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VOL. 6 NO. 39 A great community newspaper September 24, 2012

IN THIS ISSUE

Coff ee Break A2Wendy Smith A3Government/Politics A4Marvin West/Lynn Hutton A5Jake Mabe A6Faith A7Kids A8Miracle Maker A9Business A11Calendar A12Health/Lifestyles Sect B

Index

Miracle Makers

Asked to describe Knox County Schools’ Partners in Education program in 10 words or so, Scott Bacon smiles and quotes retired educator Reuben Hunter.

“It’s the community com-ing into the schools and schools going out into the community.”

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By Anne HartCedar Bluff Shopping

Center, located on Execu-tive Park Drive at Cedar Bluff Road, is undergoing a major facelift and remod-eling effort, and as a result has already attracted a ma-jor new anchor tenant.

Public records show that Integra Construction was issued a building permit earlier this month in the amount of $1,529,869 for “renovation of the former Food City to be ITT Tech-nical Institute” at 1923 Ex-ecutive Park Drive.

Offi cials at ITT Technical corporate headquarters in Indianapolis confi rmed that the ITT Technical Institute, which opened in Knoxville in 1988 and has been in op-eration at 10208 Technology Drive since 1994, will relo-cate its campus to the Cedar Bluff center before the end of the year.

Lauren Littlefi eld, ITT

corporate director of com-munications, said the new 32,000-square-foot loca-tion will house adminis-trative offi ces, classrooms, laboratories, a student café and other amenities.

“We have had great success with our students in Tennessee, and we are looking forward to the added conveniences this location will offer them,” she said. “This is an ex-cellent location for many reasons, including easy access, ample parking and great visibility.”

Littlefi eld said the school’s curriculum will remain the same, adding, “Nothing will change ex-cept the physical address. The course schedule for our students will be unin-terrupted.”

The ITT Technical Insti-tutes are a leading private college system focused on technology-oriented pro-

By Wendy SmithFourteen years ago, Charlie

Shankles joined the Bearden High School cross-country team as a freshman. Every year since then, Bearden track and cross-country coach Steve Prince has had at least one member of the family on his team.

The youngest is David, a fresh-man. He follows in the footsteps of six impressive siblings. Charlie graduated from Bearden in 2002, Stephen in 2004, Andrew in 2006, Peter in 2008, Molly in 2010, and Jonathan “J.J.” will graduate in 2013. All ran cross-country except for Peter, who was a shot putter and discus thrower on the track team, as well as a football player. All par-ticipated in track, and David plans to participate in the spring.

But he doesn’t feel any pressure.

“I want to do well, but it doesn’t feel like I have to,” David says. It helps that his time in a recent 5k race was 17:58.8 – the fastest a Shankles has run as a freshman, ac-cording to his coach.

The kids come by running nat-urally. Mom Karen Shankles also ran for Bearden. She ran the lon-gest distance a girl could run at the time – 880 yards – and still enjoys running. Dad Roland is also athletic.

Karen was pregnant with David when Charlie began running for Bearden. It’s been a family affair ever since.

“After the fi rst one, everybody else ran. It’s what we did,” she says.

They did it well. A member of the Shankles family has been on the fi rst, second, third, sixth and seventh-best cross-country teams

in the school’s history. Stephen went on to run for Maryville Col-lege, and Andrew ran for David Lipscomb University in Nashville. J.J. has set himself apart by com-peting well in the 2,000-meter steeplechase, a race that includes hurdles and water jumps.

David began running with the high school cross-country team the summer after he fi nished 7th grade. He was invited by J.J., who thought the middle-schooler could stick with the older runners. He was right.

The brothers support each other, but they’ve always competed.

“When you grow up with boys, everything’s a race,” says J.J. Char-lie is 29 now, and the siblings still enjoy competitive games when they’re together for holidays.

Participating in cross-country

and track has been a positive expe-rience for the whole family. Prince has been a good infl uence and a good coach, Karen says. Plus, it’s an economical sport for a large family.

“All you need is shoes and a pair of shorts.”

The family offers the team some-thing, as well. Roland and Karen enjoy providing transportation to out-of-town meets in the “Shank Tank,” their 12-passenger van.

If David continues to run until he graduates in 2016, Prince will have coached the family for 18 straight years. To his knowledge, that’s unprecedented in Knox County. He’s glad that the Shank-leses, who homeschooled their children when they were younger, opted to send them to Bearden.

“They’ve been very consistent, very good runners for me.”

Running runs in the Shankles family

Bearden High School cross-country and track coach Steve Prince, fi fth from left, poses with the seven Shankles children – Peter, Charlie, J.J., Andrew, Stephen, Molly and David – after Stephen’s wedding last year. Photo submitted

Cedar Bluff Center renovation attracts new anchor tenant

Architect’s rendering of Cedar Bluff Shopping Center after renovation.

grams of study. There are more than 140 ITT schools in 38 states, offering pre-dominately career-focused, degree programs to more than 70,000 students.

While declining to iden-tify the new anchor ten-ant by name, Jerry Bodie,

executive vice president of White Realty and Service Corp., did say that Davis Overton, White Realty vice president for leasing and management, gets credit for inking the deal.

Bodie said there is also a deal pending for the space

at the eastern end of the center that was formerly occupied by First Tennes-see Bank but has been va-cant for several years.

The center has 100,000 square feet of space, with

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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Rezoning meetings setKnox County Schools will hold public meetings about elemen-tary school rezoning that will result from the construction of the new school at Northshore Town Center.

Current attendance zones of A.L. Lotts Elementary, Farragut Primary, Farragut Intermedi-ate, Hardin Valley Elementary, Blue Grass, Ball Camp and Cedar Bluff elementary schools will be primarily affected, although some other schools may experi-ence a lesser impact.

The meetings are designed to provide a zoning overview and garner insight prior to develop-ing an attendance zone proposal. The schedule:

■ Hardin Valley Elementary School, 11445 Hardin Valley Road, Monday, Sept. 24

■ Farragut Intermediate School, 208 West End Boulevard, Tuesday, Oct. 2

■ Cedar Bluff Elementary School, 705 North Cedar Bluff Road, Tuesday, Oct. 9

■ First Baptist Concord West-lake Campus, 9635 Westland Drive, Thursday, Oct. 11

Meetings will be hosted by the PTAs of A.L. Lotts and Blue Grass elementary schools. All are from 6-8 p.m. A series of follow-up meetings will be scheduled to discuss the attendance zones developed based on information garnered during these meetings.

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A-2 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

with David Dewhirst

Coffee Break

It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone you think would be interesting to Bearden Shopper-News readers. Email suggestions to Wendy Smith, [email protected]. Include contact info if you can.

Developer David Dewhirst has renovated numerous historic downtown properties over the past 20 years. But it never would have happened if he’d followed his heart as a young man.

“I wanted to be a history major, but there were no jobs.”His favorite era is the late Roman empire, and he es-

pecially likes the dramatic endings of history’s “little ep-ochs.” His favorite movie is “Dr. Zhivago.”

Historic renovation wasn’t on his radar as a youngster. He resented being dragged along when his parents re-stored an antebellum home in Decatur, Tenn.

“I hated it. Our family vacations were to go to East Ten-nessee to restore an old house.”

Now he likes old houses. While his downtown projects include the Holston, Emporium Loft and the JFG Flats, he lives in a restored farmhouse in South Knoxville with his wife, Tracy.

His favorite building in East Tennessee is the Arnstein Building, which was built in 1906 and is currently in de-velopment.

“It’s bold, but not crazily ornate. You can’t make it bet-ter. You can only bring back the original intent.”

Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know David Dewhirst:

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?“Leave the gun, take the cannoli,” a Zen-like phrase

from “The Godfather.” Maybe you have to be drinking to get it.

What are you guilty of?Absolutely nothing.

What is your favorite material possession?My John Deere tractor. It’s green – they all are.

What are you reading currently?“Rising Tide,” about the history of the Mississippi

River and the famous 1927 fl ood, and “The Story of Civi-lization” by Will and Ariel Durant. I’ve been trudging through this 20+ volume set for more than 12 years now and still haven’t fi nished, but it’s great, really.

What was your most embarrassing moment? Admitting that it’s taken me more than 12 years to

fi nish a set of history books.

What are the top three things on your bucket list? Taking a year off work, watching the Vols beat Florida

and visiting New Zealand.

What is one word others often use to describe you?Nice guy, but hopefully not in the same way that guys

use the phrase to describe some girls.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

My addiction to cookies.

What is your passion? Old wooden barns.

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?

The Roman Emperor Honorius. I’d like to punch the idiot in person then have lunch and tell him why I punched him.

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl u-ence on your life?

T.J. Paulus. He taught me math; math taught me how the world works.

I still can’t quite get the hang of … Relaxing – but I’m working on it.

What is the best present you ever received in a box?My grandfather’s rifl e.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?Whom to marry. She could see a little further than I

could.

What is your social media of choice? The telephone. If you’re over 40, you still use this

device.

What is the worst job you have ever had?Head cook at Kentucky Fried Chicken. It wasn’t all

that bad.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?Bugs Bunny. The rabbit knows his stuff.

What irritates you?The Knoxville Building Code – all 30+ of those con-

tradicting volumes.

What’s one place in Bearden/downtown that everyone should visit?

The roof deck at Preservation Pub on Market Square – proof that Knoxville is going to make it.

What is your greatest fear? Dying before I’m done.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? Finish those darn history books. I can’t wait to see

how it ends.– Wendy Smith

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all but four units under lease. Among the tenants are Dollar General Store and H&R Block.

Renovation costs, aside from ITT’s remodeling of its space, are projected at about $3.1 million and in-clude a complete new fa-cade, new signage and re-paving of the parking lot.

When Cedar Bluff Shop-ping Center was built in 1973, the major tenant was a White Stores grocery, part of the locally owned chain started by Frank McDonald in 1922 which eventually grew to more than 70 stores across the Southeast.

In the mid-50s, White Stores began developing shopping centers. In 1989, the grocery stores were sold to Food City, and White Stores Inc. became White

Realty and Service Corp., which continues to manage and lease commercial real estate in East Tennessee.

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BEARDEN NOTES ■ Downtown Speakers Club meets 11:45 a.m. every Monday at TVA

West Towers, ninth fl oor, room 225. Currently accepting new mem-bers. Info: Jerry Adams, 202-0304.

■ UT Toastmasters Club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Knoxville Convention Center on Henley Street in room 218. Currently accepting new members. Info: Sara Martin, 603-4756.

■ West Knox Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each fi rst and third Monday at Sullivan’s in Franklin Square, 9648 Kingston Pike.

Kim Trent looks on as Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills Neighborhood Association president Dennis Owen welcomes Knox Heritage to its new headquarters at Historic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike. The association’s vote to approve its new neighbor was unanimous, and the last time that happened was the year the house was built (1890), Owen joked. Photos by Wendy Smith

Beth Meadows, Knox Heritage architectural salvage coordinator, prepares to serve punch to the crowd attending last week’s announcement of the nonprofi t’s $3 million capital campaign. Funds will go toward preserving Historic Westwood and saving other at-risk properties.

Jennifer Myers and M. Julius Pfeifl e show off student-painted art purchased at Rocky Hill Elementary’s 2011 Great Harvest. Photo submitted

The more land, the betterLand trusts protect thousands of acres across the

state, but it’s never enough, says Gina Hancock, state di-rector of the Nature Conser-vancy in Tennessee.

Hancock discussed “Con-servation: The Land Trust Movement in America” by Richard Brewer at last week’s Brown Bag Green Book event. The reasons for saving land are aesthetic, practical, moral, ethical and stewardship, which drives her personally.

“We have to be able to look beyond ourselves and beyond this point in time.”

Water quality is the big-gest conservation issue in the nation, she says.

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For years, Rocky Hill Elementary School raised funds by selling wrapping paper and hosting a carnival. But parents were tired of be-ing “nickel-and-dimed,” says PTO publicity chair Heather Winters, so last year, the PTO tried a new approach.

Great Harvest to benefi t Rocky Hill Elementary

It hosted an event called the Great Harvest, which raised so much money that parents were able to skip the smaller fundraisers. In fact, it brought in $65,000 – enough to get the school’s new 501(c)(3) foundation off the ground earlier this year. The school still hosted its annual Rocky Hill Rodeo in the spring, but without the pressure to raise money, everyone had more fun, says Winters.

The foundation is now

Gina Hancock, state direc-tor for the Nature Conser-vancy in Tennessee

the fundraising arm of the PTO, says Great Harvest co-chair Kelly Shiell. It al-lows the school to apply for certain grants, and having a foundation means the PTO can focus on volunteering in the school.

This year’s Great Harvest is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at Hunter Valley Farms. The adult-only event in-cludes dinner from Dead End BBQ, entertainment by the VibraSlaps, and silent and live auctions. The “Heart-print” auction features paint-ings created by each of the school’s classes, and other auction items include a back-yard makeover and a trip to Keeneland for 20.

Winters invites friends and neighbors of Rocky Hill students to attend. A good school means higher prop-erty values, she says, which is of interest to the entire community.

For information about tickets, contact Rocky Hill Elementary at 539-7844.

Food City after the buy-out occurred. Food City remained at that site until just a few years ago, when it moved to a new center on Middlebrook Pike and also bought a former White Stores location at Peters Road and Kingston Pike.

“We are really excited about what’s happening at

Cedar Bluff,” Bodie said. “It has always been a popu-lar neighborhood shopping center. It’s a tremendous location, with everything coming off the interstate going north at Cedar Bluff passing right by it. When we’re fi nished with it, it will be a brand new center.”

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GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Tim Burchett shrugged and

said, “You may have heard

that I’m getting a divorce.”

Folks at the Powell Republi-

can Club laughed nervously.

“I’m living in my sister’s base-

ment,” said the mayor, “but

it’s one of the fi ner basements

in the county.”

■ By now, the Republicans

were laughing with Burchett

rather than at him. Buddy

Burkhardt said his divorce

“cured me” of marriage.

■ Herman Meredith is sharp.

When Burchett said the

county’s debt is $1 billion,

Meredith asked what it is

without interest. “$620 mil-

lion,” said Burchett. “I was

thinking $630 million,” said

Meredith, a barber.

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New loves for Tipper and AlIf you are wondering

what has happened to former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, you need only go to www.nytimes.com and pull up an extensive article from Aug. 26 by Patrick Healy. Just type Al Gore into the search section.

It’s interesting that the Tennessee media have not picked up on this lengthy article.

The high points are that the Gores are not actually divorced, even though it was announced more than two years ago, but are very much separated. Tipper has moved to an Italian style villa in Montecito, Calif., overlooking the Pacifi c near Santa Barbara. She and the former vice presi-dent bought the house a year before they announced their separation.

According to the article, each is seriously seeing other persons.

Tipper is dating Bill Al-len, 71, former editor of Na-tional Geographic and an avid photographer, as she is. She is selling her photog-raphy at select outlets.

Al is dating Elizabeth Keadle, who lives near San Diego and is a major Demo-cratic donor. She has been married twice before and is in her 50s. She also joins him in Nashville periodi-

cally. Recently, they hosted a welcome to Nashville reception for noted author Jon Meacham, biographer of Andrew Jackson, who has a new biography on Thomas Jefferson coming out in November. He now lives in Nashville.

Gore spends much of his time traveling the world for his businesses and environmental issues but home is in the affl uent Belle Meade section of Nashville or a three bed-room, 2,800 square foot apartment at the St. Regis in New York City. Three of their four children current-ly reside in New York, too.

The article indicates Go-re’s fi nances have improved considerably since he left the vice presidency as his current net worth exceeds $100 million. That could be one of the reasons that the divorce has not actu-ally occurred as division of the fi nances may not have been resolved. It’s not an easy task when there is $100 million involved. The attorneys will be happy, however.

None of the Gores agreed to be interviewed for this article.

■ Former Nashville May-or Bill Purcell will speak at 7 p.m. tonight (Sept. 24) at the Baker Center and the public is invited. Purcell is considered an effective and articulate advocative for urban issues. He now prac-tices law in Nashville. He was House Majority Leader when the Democrats con-trolled the state House. You will be glad you attended if you do.

Despite criticism, Brooks remains sold on virtual

educationBy Betty Bean

The Tennessee Virtual Academy’s fi rst year test scores are in, and they’re not good. The cyberschool run by Union County land-ed in the bottom 11 percent statewide, and suddenly it’s not just Democrats criticiz-ing TNVA. Even Tennessee’s commissioner of education Kevin Huffman is publicly deploring the school’s per-formance.

State Rep. Harry Brooks says he isn’t taking it per-sonally.

Brooks, who serves on the House Education Com-mittee, was the prime spon-sor of the bill that created the online school. He says he worked on the concept for 10 years, at fi rst teaming up with Rep. David Hawk

of Greenev-ille, whose bill Brooks used as the framework for the Vir-tual Pub-lic Schools Act, which passed in May 2011

and authorized the online school. The controversial bill was approved by the Re-publican-dominated House on a party line vote and was signed into law so late in the summer that Union County offi cials had to scramble to hire teachers for the 2011-12 school year.

The reason he isn’t up-set by the criticism, Brooks says, is because he was in-volved with neither the se-lection of Union County to administer the cyberschool, nor of K13 Inc. to provide the curriculum or pay TN-VA’s teachers. For that, K12 collected more than $5 mil-lion Tennessee tax dollars

Virtual Academy is needed, says sponsor

Harry Brooks

and paid Union County a 4 percent fee last school year.

Brooks says he is not sure how either of the selections was made.

“What I have been doing, I’ve been doing for 10 years. I didn’t say, ‘Boom! I got this vision.’ I spent a lot of time reading, went to a lot of con-ferences, did a lot of research, collected a lot of documents,” Brooks said. “I talked with folks in Chattanooga and upper East Tennessee about what they were doing.”

An important step in his research was meeting and picking the brain of Putnam County Schools director Kathleen Airhart, now dep-uty commissioner of educa-tion for Tennessee. Airhart, who was last year’s Tennes-see Superintendent of the Year, started a virtual edu-cation program in Putnam County in 2006 for students who had fallen behind and needed to pick up credits to graduate.

“What was missing was

to bring together these con-cepts where a system could do a school. Dr. Airhart’s vi-sion was to do a cooperative with a number of (school dis-tricts) on the (Cumberland) Plateau,” Brooks said. “The piece that was missing was to create a school ‘building.’ In some regions it had to be brick and mortar. In oth-ers, it’s totally virtual. We worked it out and combined elements and put together all of those pieces, worked with (local schools), and ar-rived at the conclusion that it would be managed by a school district.”

One thing Brooks says he is sure of is the concept of online education, par-ticularly for certain student populations – like juveniles in state custody and medi-cally or psychologically fragile children – and he says if TNVA doesn’t per-form academically, the state will step in and take it over, just like any other school.

■ If you are the least bit worried about TVA CEO Tom Kilgore’s retirement package, you can stop your worry now. When asked, TVA directed me to page 174 of TVA’s annual 10-K form. It can be found at http://investor.shareholder.com/tva/secfi ling.cfm?fi lingID=1376986-11-74 on your computer.

■ The total value of Kilgore’s retirement pack-age is just under $7 million at $6,994,369. Of that, $3,329,935 will be paid to him over fi ve years divided into annual installments, and $3,664,434 is deferred compensation.

Kilgore has had a trou-bled tenure with the Roane County ash spill, over-runs on nuclear power expan-sions and tree removal poli-cies which angered many residents. TVA is working hard to replace him before the end of 2012 when its current quorum on the

board may disappear.Other TVA executives

listed on the form include John Thomas, William Mc-Collum (who has retired), Kimberly Greene and Pres-ton Swafford. McCollum cashed in for $3,807,203. Swafford can currently expect $1,837,956 when he retires but it will increase the longer he continues his current day job.

Valley ratepayers are entitled to know how their dollars are being spent.

■ This week I depart for Georgia. Tbilisi, not Atlan-ta, is where I am headed as an election observer of the parliamentary elections on Oct. 1. Georgia was a Republic within the former Soviet Union but is consid-ered pro-Western today. It borders the Black Sea and was invaded by Putin’s Russia in 2008. The team is sponsored by the Interna-tional Republican Institute located in Washington.

Burchett is rightKnox County Mayor Tim

Burchett may not win today (although he usually does), but he is right about the budget surplus. Let’s keep the $3 million or so in the county’s till to help balance future budgets.

C o u n t y C o m m i s -sion meets at 2 p.m. today (Sept. 24) and s p e n d i n g those excess funds will headline the discussion.

Here are my predictions:Mike Brown’s idea to give

raises is a non-starter. No way it passes.

Sam McKenzie’s proposal to spend $55,000 so each commissioner has $5,000 to dole out to nonprofi ts may pass, but it’s a terrible idea. Burchett has eliminat-ed most county grants and now requires agencies to sign contracts for services. The agency completes the service, sends an invoice, and is paid. It’s a much bet-ter way to manage county money. McKenzie’s “slush fund” is a step backwards.

Brad Anders is sincere about wanting a senior cen-ter in his district (Karns and Hardin Valley), but this is not a one-time expense. An-ders anticipates “$80,000 to $90,000” for annual op-erations. The county would be better served by consoli-dated libraries/senior cen-ters. And the Karns/Hardin Valley area could be covered by an expanded center, per-haps built in conjunction with the town of Farragut.

Amy Broyles will again grab the lion’s share of de-bate time with her proposal to provide $500,000 to the Community Action Com-mittee (CAC) toward trans-portation for seniors.

Broyles and Barbara Monty, director of transpor-tation for CAC, made a poor presentation at last week’s commission workshop. The discussion started when Burchett sliced from the budget a $25,000 grant to KAT to enable seniors to ride free. Broyles fought un-successfully to have the cut restored.

Now that a surplus has been “discovered,” she’s back. But instead of $25,000, she’s asking for $500,000 with $100,000 going to KAT for targeted seniors and the balance to CAC.

Monty said, “Having to turn away 20 people a day is tough,” but 20 people a day is not much bang for 400,000 bucks.

Brown asked how many of the seniors served live outside the city limits, and Monty estimated 65 per-cent. This is a specious ar-gument, as 100 percent of them live in the county and pay county taxes.

Anders argued against Broyles’ proposal, and then asked for $300,000 to de-sign and plan his senior center.

Broyles said, “I’m going to support this, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if (the se-niors) had transportation to get there?”

Dr. Richard Briggs inter-rupted a couple of times to ask, “Is anyone keeping a running total of how much we’ve spent here today?”

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Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor. …

(Psalm 10: 1-2a NRSV)

We had no choice; the guns were behind us, then they bring us to this sad place. Here there is not enough food. I am hungry now, as I am sitting here. Everybody has died. My man has gone and died, as have my daughters. They took my land away. The Lord has also gone, yes, I suppose he has also gone.

(Maria Zotwana, quoted in Relocations: The Churches’ Report on Forced Removals, South Afri-can Council of Churches and the Southern African

Bishops’ Conference, Johannesburg, 1984)

I had dinner with my daughter Jordan in At-

lanta last week, at a res-taurant called Ten Degrees South. The cuisine is South African, which is a delight-ful fusion of Dutch, French, Portuguese, German and Malaysian cuisines, with Mediterranean infl uences.

South African food is a sign of its country’s his-tory: the southern tip of Af-rica was the corner that the European explorers sailed around to get to Asia, a true crossroads of cultures. Sup-posedly, the restaurant is so-named because of the latitude of South Africa, but if that is the case, they are off by about 20 degrees (ac-cording to my globe).

The food was delightful, unexpected, spicy, exotic. The conversation was in-

tense, real and honest (ah, the joys of having daughters who are real grown-ups!), and we lingered, talking over things that are too deep for phone conversations.

The experience set me thinking about my love for South Africa, a place I may never see, and which Jordan is absolutely set on seeing. My friend Peter Sto-rey, who was Bishop of the Methodist Church in South Africa during the dark days of apartheid and a prophet (one who tells God’s own truth) in his own right, speaks passionately about the beauty of his homeland and its people.

So when I came home from Atlanta, I reread “Cry, the Beloved Coun-try,” Alan Paton’s signature book about a family torn

The Lord has gone

Tennessee approaches another chance to do

something significant. Georgia is thought to be a superior team. That cre-ates the possibility for an earth-shaking upset. Well, a mid-sized South-ern shake.

Playing at Georgia is almost always a worthy challenge. This is an OK rivalry, a relatively recent development, more snarky and s n a p p i s h than bit-ter. For-tunately, t h e r e are land-marks.

C on-s i d e r 1 9 6 8 : After not playing for 34 years, the neighbors were to open at UT. Georgia was late learning about Tartan Turf and put up a gosh-awful fuss.

The Bulldogs finally hushed and were up eight but became victims in a magnificent 17-17 tie. On the final play, Bubba Wyche heaved a touch-down pass to Gary Kreis. For an encore, Bubba threw a postgame two-point conversion to Ken DeLong. Georgia couldn’t believe it.

After days of film study, the Bulldogs decided there was no Kreis catch, that the ball touched plas-tic. Forty-four years later, Gary still smiles.

1969: Grudge game in Athens, big build-up and a radio guy made it worse by often interrupting pro-gramming to scream “Go you hairy dogs!”

It rained. Georgia got an early field goal off a fumble but the pendulum swung. In a five-minute burst, the Vols got a touch-down, an interception and another touchdown. Curt Watson chewed up the grass between the famous hedges and gained 197 yards.

1973: Bill Battle faced a dilemma. Tennessee, leading by three with two minutes remaining, faced fourth and two at the UT 28. The Vols were fresh out of defense. Battle be-lieved, if his team punted, the Bulldogs would surely win. The coach called for a fake punt. It became a di-saster. Georgia won.

1980: The legend of Herschel Walker was born at Neyland Stadium. The freshman was entirely too young and inexperienced to play in the first quarter of the opening game. He matured rapidly and soon ran smack over Bill Bates on a 16-yard TD run.

Snarky rivalry with Bulldogs

CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton

apart in South Africa, and then started in on John De Gruchy’s “Cry Justice!,” a collection of prayers and meditations drawn from the pain of a people, in-terspersed with scripture readings from the Psalms and the Prophets.

At the same time all of this is churning in my mind and soul, I am rehearsing with the Knoxville Choral Society a work the Society commissioned Knoxville composer John Purifoy to write, commemorating the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, an-other struggle spawned by color, class and injustice. The powerful, poignant work will be performed in November, near Veterans Day, and I’m telling you now: bring a handkerchief.

Election Day draws near. Our own 21st century Amer-ica has some big choices to make. Because the right to determine our own future was given to the American people by the blessing of God, and by men and women who sacrifi ced to make it pos-sible, and who died to keep it, you should be informed, be involved and be prepared to exercise your right to vote your conscience.

And may God never leave us!

1992: Georgia was lead-ing by four in the fourth quarter. Interim coach Phillip Fulmer recognized a crisis when he saw one, fourth down, 14 to go. Young quarterback Heath Shuler was confident he could make it. He patted Fulmer on the fanny and said leave it to me. An old-er receiver asked if Heath was sure about the play he had called. Shuler said it

absolutely would be open.

It was, to Ronald Davis for 16, first down, then a touchdown, great victory.

Consider the 1990s: Tennessee won nine in a row, including Satur-days when James Stew-art ripped off 211 yards and four touchdowns and Tee Martin ran for three scores and Leonard Scott returned a kickoff 100. Peyton Manning made a career of the Bulldogs: 88 of 119 for 1,063 yards and eight touchdowns.

Jim Donnan’s best team, 1997, yielded 628

yards, including a late TD pass. Instead of the cus-tomary postgame hand-shake, the upset Georgia coach showered Fulmer with profanity for running up the score.

2001: David Greene sparked a Bulldog come-back and hit a winner. Georgia announcer Larry Munson delivered an ob-noxious summation: “We

just stepped on their face with a

hobnail boot and broke t h e i r nose.”

2 0 0 6 : E r i k

Ainge ral-lied the Vols from a 24-7 deficit

against supposed-ly the best defense in the country. Tennessee scored 51, only the second such disaster ever in Athens.

2008: Tennessee netted 1 yard rushing and Geor-gia fans sang “Rocky Top, you’re 0 and 3 in the SEC.”

Tennessee warms the rivalry by recruiting vig-orously in Georgia. Both sides are waiting to see how Vince and Barbara’s boy does as Tennessee coach.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is [email protected].

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I took one look at Kennebunk-port, Maine, and fell in love.

No, I won’t be moving there any-time soon. It’s not a cheap place to live. But it is a nice place to visit.

The weather was perfect in early September, 75 during the day, 55 or 60 at night. Lobster is relatively cheap right now. You could buy a pound of steamed lobster for $4.99 in the grocery store or buy one for about $15 in the restaurants.

Kennebunkport has been a popular summer tourist resort for more than a century, but I had never heard of it until the village made news during George H.W. Bush’s presidency. Bush 41’s maternal grandfather, George Herbert Walker, built a house on what is now called Walkers Point (it used to be known as Point Vesuvius). George H.W. and Barbara Bush have spent their summers here for years and now reside at Walkers Point year-round.

Falling in love with Kennebunkport

Lobster is cheap in the state of Maine right now. A steamed lobster could

be bought for $4.99/pound at the grocery store and was going for $15.99

in the restaurants. Photos by Jennifer Mabe

Walkers Point, the Bush family’s longtime summer home. President George

H.W. and Barbara Bush now live in Kennebunkport year-round.

The tide splashes onto one of Maine’s famous rocky shorelines. Sunset at Kennebunkport

During his presidency, the el-der Bush hosted several world leaders at the residence, including Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev. His son George W. Bush hosted Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Sarkozy there while he was president.

The locals have nothing but good things to say about Bush 41 and Barbara Bush. The couple like to eat at Mabel’s Lobster Claw and Barba-ra Bush often does her own errands. Bush 41 does not get out much any-more due to complications from a fall; he now uses a wheelchair.

We stayed at the Rhumb Line Resort in Kennebunkport, quite af-fordable after Labor Day. It is con-veniently located within a mile or so of town.

The concierge recommended we visit Cape Porpoise, a work-ing fishing harbor that also boasts one of the most beauti-

ful beaches in Maine. It is one of the few sandy beaches in the state but the water only warms to about 67 degrees even in summertime.

One of Maine’s slogans is “The Way Life Should Be.” Eat-ing lobster and enjoying the re-mains of the day while the wind blew in from the harbor, it was difficult not to agree. It was also hard to leave.

My only complaint is that several things we wanted to do (lobster boat tour, whale watch-ing) were only available a couple of days a week after Labor Day. Still, it was worth it to skip the crowds and enjoy not only a cheaper rate at the hotel, but also room to breathe.

Looking for a quiet, pictur-esque vacation next year? Head Down East. And don’t miss Ken-nebunkport.


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Mentoring program

knows no age limitBy Suzanne Foree NealWhen you’re struggling, it

can be a saving grace to have a helping hand. Cokesbury United Methodist Church is reaching out to help tru-ant students but has found it isn’t only a juvenile problem. Truancy is a family issue.

Anna Lee, director of outreach ministries for the West Knoxville church, says the Hope Initiative grew to help families struggling to cope with life. Initiated about six years ago to al-leviate problems stemming from job loss, incarceration and disability, the group found the common thread was fi nancial struggles.

“We decided to take a holistic approach,” she ex-plains. “Children get one-on-one tutoring and every adult goes through a six-semester Bible study that

also includes life skills and a one-on-one adult to help them. We offer a communi-ty of support around these families.”

With a volunteer force of 80 to 100 people, the church has space to serve 30 fami-lies a semester. At 6 p.m. Tuesdays during the school year, families are greeted by volunteers and then eat din-ner. Adults dine by them-selves, students with their tutors and preschoolers in the nursery.

“We model what it would look like to have a healthy dinner at home,” Lee says. At 6:35 p.m., children start their homework and adults go to Bible study. Pre-K stu-dents participate in a pro-gram to help them master skills needed for school. If there’s not enough home-work to keep students busy,

they work on skill-building activities, then play educa-tional games.

Sarah Beshaw, 10, cred-its her tutor, Mary Fechter, with helping her improve her school performance. Math and reading are hard subjects for her, but after help from Fechter she’s seen a “big improvement” in her grades.

Adults who stay in the program successfully for three years can become mentors. Lee points to one success story. “We have a single mom who was di-vorced with English as a second language,” Lee says. “Now she has a good job, and she and her teenage daughter come to help.”

Maria Cervera, who has a 7-year-old son, Jameel, is one who hopes to help oth-ers after attending for four

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By Theresa EdwardsMuscle Car Ministries led

by Jamie “Pastor J” Ellis is “spreading the Word of God the fastest way we know how.”

They have given out 1,000 New Testament Bibles this past year and raised funds with their recent car show at Lance Cunningham Ford to purchase 1,500 additional Bibles to distribute. They also raised $200 to donate to a lo-cal horse shelter.

“Bringing a fun atmo-sphere to a car dealership is important to us and we are so grateful they have allowed us to be a part of Muscle Car Ministries,” said internet manager Greg Benson. “Ja-

mie Estes and Muscle Car Ministries are the best bunch of people I’ve ever been around.”

“If it wasn’t for Jamie, this event wouldn’t have been nearly the level it was. He spends countless hours net-working with people, bring-ing them to these events. We really want to thank him, because he really cares,” said Lance Cunningham.

The dealership moved their cars to make room for 87 cars brought to participate in the show. “The weather was perfect, and we were ex-cited about it,” Cunningham said.

Estes says thanks to ev-

Muscle Car Ministries

Muscle Car Ministries held a car show at Lance Cunningham Ford, where trophies, gifts, food, refreshments and Bibles were given away. Photos by Greg Benson

Leonard Wolfenbarger wins “Best in Show” award with his black 1950 Ford 2-door Custom Sedan.

Jamie Estes is known as “Pastor J” of Muscle Car Ministries. He drives a 2007 Stage 3 Roush Mustang. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

eryone who came out to make the show a success.

Previously, the ministry was “Mustang Ministries,” but changed their name this year to “Muscle Car Minis-tries.”

“We had close friends who drove Camaros and didn’t want to leave them out. So we changed our name,” Estes said. “Brand loyalty is a big thing.”

Many of their Mustangs were in the July Karns pa-rade behind the Corvettes. They also participated in the car show at the Karns fair where they distributed free Bibles.

Estes is an ordained min-ister, licensed with the South-ern Baptist Convention. He earned his Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in Industrial Engineering at East Tennes-see State University and his master’s degree in ministry at Covington Theology Semi-nary in Rossville, Ga.

David Lopata is a partner in the ministry. “We needed to fi nd a way to share Christ through our cars,” Estes said. “That is how we started out.”

The next local car show they are planning is at Ray Varner Ford in Clinton on Oct. 20. They also en-joy going to Bristol Motor Speedway.

Cokesbury United Methodist Church’s Hope Initiative is a program that helps families. Participants and volunteers Maria Cervera, Valerie Ramey, Sharon Patterson, Betty Kirkland, DeRhonda Marney-McClellan and Allison Orcutt enjoy some adult time around the dinner table. Photos by S.F. Neal

Kiley Scheetz helps Sean Capshaw, 4, with a preschool learning exercise

Maria Cervera listens and takes notes during a ses-sion for parents. The topic was “Relationships With Others,” with volunteer leaders leading the discus-sion. She hopes to one day change her participant role to that of mentor.

years. “It changed my spiri-tual life,” she says. Cervera calls her son’s tutor “loving and a Godsend and a true blessing.” The program helped him prepare for school.

The church has taken on a second program recently as part of Second Harvest Food Bank’s Food for Kids. Second Harvest provides healthy, ready-to-eat foods for children on Knox Coun-ty’s free lunch program,

but someone has to pack the bags to distribute each Friday to participating stu-dents.

Cokesbury has taken on the responsibility of pack-ing the eight food items per targeted student at Maynard and Hardin Val-ley elementary schools. Wednesdays from 6:30-7 p.m., the church’s children gather at the community center and fill the bags for 40 students at Maynard

and 60 at Hardin Valley.“We pack small contain-

ers of milk, fruit, vegeta-bles, granola bars, peanut butter crackers,” Lee says. “Some might be better mi-crowaved to be the best, but all can be eaten right out of the package. We want to be sure kids get food over the weekends. We know they at least get breakfast and lunch through free pro-grams during the week.”

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Greenway School ■ Visitors’ open house will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7.

Sequoyah Elementary ■ PTA will meet 10:45-11:45 a.m. the second Wednesday of each

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Mary Kerr and Scott Bacon of Knox County Schools’ Partners in Education. Photo by Jake Mabe

Asked to describe Knox County Schools’ Partners in Education program in

10 words or so, Scott Bacon smiles and quotes retired edu-cator Reuben Hunter.

“Reuben used to say it’s the community coming into the schools and schools going out into the community. And that’s pretty much it,” Bacon says. “We have programs for just about anybody to connect with schools. Most of them are fundraisers in nature, but some of them are not.

“Knox County Schools is so large. We serve about 57,000 students at 80-some locations and that can be overwhelm-ing. Partners in Education brings that elephant down into bite-sized chunks. It could even be that a business or individual wants to help a single classroom.”

Partners in Education grew out of the old Adopt-A-School program. Its most visible proj-ect is the popular Knox Coun-ty Schools Coupon Book sale, which ends today (Monday, Sept. 24).

One book costs $10, of which $7.90 stays at the selling school. Seventy-two cents is redistributed to schools with greater economic needs, 13 cents pays for K-12 e-book subscriptions for all KCS libraries, 7 cents goes toward the PIE Schooled for Success two-day internships, 63 cents pays printing ex-penses and 55 cents goes toward ad-ministrative expenses and incentives.

Last year, 156,175 books were sold, which netted $1,382,148.75 for the school system.

PIE sponsors the Schooled for Suc-cess career awareness program at the beginning of summer in which stu-dents spend two days interning at a business of interest. Bacon says he will never forget Amber Miller, who in-terned at WATE-TV with longtime PIE supporter Bill Evans as an 8th grader, worked at the station on weekends during college and eventually came back to work at WATE after work-ing as a reporter in the Tri-Cities. Ba-con’s niece Emily Flanigan interned at Baptist Hospital through the pro-gram, earned a degree in nursing from Carson-Newman and now works for a doctor in Knoxville.

“I’m sure there are more,” Bacon

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says. “That’s the type thing you hope, that young people see things that ei-ther confi rm their belief in (a career)., or they may come away and say, “No way do I want to be in that career!’ And that’s OK. Better then than when they are 21 or 22 and have a few years of college invested toward a career.”

Sometimes individuals want to help a specifi c school. For example, Randy Boyd, CEO of PetSafe and founder of Radio Systems Corpora-tion, donated interactive technology equipment to New Hopewell Elemen-tary, which he attended, and also bought iPads for each student at the new L&N STEM Academy.

“That’s an example of a guy who grew up in his school system and want-ed to reinvest in it.”

PIE also helps secure donations to the Teacher Supply Depot, a collec-tion center and warehouse of new and used materials donated by businesses and individuals that are distributed to teachers and teachers’ assistants free of charge at least four times per school year. Roughly $2.5 million in items have been distributed since the depot opened in 2001.

“I’m really thankful the PTA brought the idea to Knox County,”

Bacon says. “It solved a lot of issues for us. We didn’t have a storage area. It serves roughly about 1,000 teachers each year.”

“And the really good thing about the depot,” says Mary Kerr, who also works in PIE, “is that teachers get something different every time be-cause we never know exactly who is going to give a donation.”

Civic organizations are also integral donors. Bacon says the West Knox Ro-tary Club, for example, buys dictionar-ies for every KCS 3rd grader every year.

One of the most popular PIE fun-draisers is Dine Out for Education, a one-day annual event in which participating restaurants donate 10 percent of that day’s pre-tax earn-ings to Knox County Schools. Ba-con says that roughly $18,000 to $20,000 is raised each year from roughly 40 restaurants.

“It’s grown into something people look forward to and anticipate,” Ba-con says. “Schools are beginning to have events catered for themselves from participating restaurants. The proceeds in part help fund the K-12 Teacher of the Year banquet, which was long overdue and needed to hap-pen years ago.”

PIE also sponsors an 8th-grade ca-reer fair each February, which is now held at the Knoxville Expo Center.

“That helps us attract businesses who might not work with us oth-erwise and we don’t charge them a penny. It showcases industries and career trends and the colleges, uni-versities, trade schools and even the high schools participate.”

The Principal for a Day program, in which local business and civic lead-ers spend a half-day at a school, has brought tremendous benefi ts.

“Knoxville’s Project GRAD grew out of Principal for a Day,” Bacon says. “This year, all area Walgreens store managers will participate and there’s no doubt in my mind that will pay divi-dends for kids.”

Kerr says that several partners con-tinue working with PIE or with indi-vidual schools even if they change jobs.

“The best part of the job is meet-ing great people who want to do great things for the schools,” she says. “Rela-tionships are the key, there’s no doubt about that.”

For more information about PIE, call Scott Bacon at 594-1909 or contact an individual school if you’re interest-ed in working directly with one.

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The District Gallery and Framery recently presented an “Equine Spirit” group exhibition with a portion of benefi ts donated to Horse Haven. Shown are Janis Calloway, Diane Dag-nan, Jeannie Dulaney, Carolyn Forster and Tish Hickman. Artist Gary Dagnan had several portraits on display. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Kimball’s Jewelers recently held a combination tailgating party and open house “Live for Greatness” featuring men’s “toys.” Motorcycles and custom cars were featured, along with food and refreshments. Shown are: owner Danny Overbey, Hallerin Hilton Hill, Jack Lee, Ken Salyer and Josh Boaz.

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Baptist Church of Knoxville, will be at the church, 501 Main St., and the Tennessee Amphitheater at World’s Fair Park. On Sept. 24, Eric Swanson will speak at a community lunch at noon at the church, and Heidi Unruh will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the amphitheater. Kyle Reese will speak at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the amphitheater and at The Bridge luncheon at noon Sept. 26 at the church. Bill Shiell will speak at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the church in a prayer meeting for refl ection on the event. Info: http://peace.fbcknox.org/.

MONDAY, SEPT. 24Tennessee Shines will feature Nashville duo

Kristi Rose and Fats Kaplin plus bluegrass band Town Mountain at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets are $10 and are available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free. Info: www.pulpcountry.com and http://townmountain.net.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 25A Cumberland Project Right-of-Way meeting

will be held by the City of Knoxville and consultants for the Cumberland Avenue Streetscape Project at 6 p.m. at the University of Tennessee Visitors’ Center (former Faculty Club), 2704 Kingston Pike. Right-of-way plans, the city’s property-acquisition process and questions from property owners and other interested citizens will be addressed. Info: http://cumberlandconnections.blogspot.com/.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26The Dr. Tom Kim Charity Golf Tournament

will be at Egwani Farms. Registration deadline has passed. Info: www/charitygolftournament.com or 777-1490.

The Knoxville Writers’ Group will meet 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Dr. John R. Finger will present “Self-Publishing with Createspace.com.” All-inclusive lunch is $12; RSVP by Monday, Sept. 24, to 983-3740.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 27“Murder at the Café Noir” will be performed

by the Mystery & Murder Dinner Theater 7-9 p.m. on the Volunteer Princess as it cruises the Tennessee River, departing from Volunteer Landing Marina, 95 Volunteer Landing Lane. Cost for the show and three-course plated dinner is $59.95. Reservations: 541-4556 or www.volunteerprincess.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28Frolic in the Foothills f lower show presented

by District IV of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs will be 1-6 p.m. at Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive, Farragut. Exhibits in three divisions by members from 42 garden clubs will be on display. Free.

Cruisin’ for a Cause, a charity car show benefiting Special Spaces of Knoxville, will be held 5-8 p.m. at Cokesbury Center, 9915 Kingston Pike. Event also includes food, music and raff les. Entry fee for classic-car exhibitors: $20, www.crusinforacause.com. Admission: $2 individual, $5 family; includes raff le ticket. Additional raff le tickets: $1.

Movies on Market Square, presented by the Knox County Public Library, will begin with pre-show activities including pet tips and advice at 6:30 p.m. followed by a screening of “You’ve Got Mail”

(PG, 1998) at dusk. Bring your own seating. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome. Free. Info: 966-3781.

The Rocky Top Pickin’ Party hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful will be held 7-11 p.m. at Oakes Farm, Corryton. Pistol Creek Catch of the Day is the headliner. Admission at the door (includes four drinks): $20 for adults; $10 for 7-15; free 6 and under. Advance purchase: $15 adults, $8 7-15; $5 admission to anyone who can play and brings an instrument. Info: http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/RockyTopPickinParty.php.

Ebony Hillbillies, one of the few African-American string bands in the country and the only one currently based in New York City, will perform in their rootsy, homegrown style at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $13 advance, $14 day of show, $7 children 12 and under; available at www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521, Disc Exchange and the door.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 28-30The 33rd annual GreekFest will be Sept. 28-30

at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 4070 Kingston Pike. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Highlights include live Greek music and dancing, tours of the church, authentic Greek food and pastries for purchase, a Kids Korner with face painting, games and cookie decorating, cooking demonstrations and an Agora (market) with authentic Greek wares. Free shuttle-bus service from Laurel Church of Christ on Kingston Pike and the lower lot of Western Plaza, adjacent to the Ice Chalet. Additional parking is available at Second Presbyterian Church on Kingston Pike on Friday only and at West High School, 3326 Sutherland Ave., on Saturday and Sunday only. Admission is $2 for adults, free for children 12 and under; weekend passes are $3. Info: www.greekfesttn.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29Award-winning poet Helga Kidder, co-founder

of the Chattanooga Writers Guild, will lead a writing workshop focusing on the revision process 1-3 p.m. at the Stone House, Church of the Savior, 934 N. Weisgarber Road. Sponsored by the Knoxville Writers Guild, the workshop costs $30 ($25 for members). Register: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org or mail check to KWG Workshops, P.O. Box 10326, Knoxville, TN 37939-0326. Space is limited to 12 participants.

The Hearing and Speech Foundation’s sixth annual Ultimate Tailgate Party will be hosted by Erik Ainge, former Vol quarterback and current host with Tennessee Sports Radio. The fundraiser takes place in Neyland Stadium’s East Club Skybox while coach Derek Dooley and the UT Vols tackle the Bulldogs in Georgia. Tickets are $100 each and include a buffet and two complimentary beverages, with a wall of TV screens on which to watch the game with Ainge. Purchase: 977-0981 or [email protected].

Andy Irvine, veteran singer-songwriter in the troubadour style of Woody Guthrie, will perform traditional and original Irish music at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $16; available at www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521, Disc Exchange and the door.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 29-30“Pardon Me for Living: A Biting Comedy”

will be presented at 8 p.m. Sept. 29, and 2 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College, 10195 Hardin Valley Road. The one-woman show is a co-production of Flying Anvil Theatre, a new professional nonprofit theatre founded by Jayne Morgan and Staci Swedeen, and The Arts at Pellissippi State. The comedic piece was written by Swedeen, who based it on the experience and aftermath of being bitten by a rabid raccoon. Tickets are $20 in advance, $24 at the door, $16 with student ID. Purchase: 694-6400 or [email protected].

SUNDAY, SEPT. 30“Fort Sanders in History and Memory,” a

lecture by Earl Hess, will be at 2:30 p.m. at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Hess, an associate professor at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate and author of several books on Civil War history, will discuss how Fort Sanders became a symbol of divided loyalties in Knoxville and will sign books following the lecture. Info: 215-8824 or www.EastTNHistory.org.

SUNDAY-MONDAY, SEPT. 30-OCT. 1Auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant

Ever” will be held by the WordPlayers 2-4:30 p.m. Sept. 30 and 6-9 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Auditions are open to adults and youth ages 7 and up, no appointment necessary. Prepared monologues are recommended but not required. Performances will be Dec. 14-15 and Dec. 17-18 at Pellissippi State Community College. Info: 539-2490 or www.wordplayers.org.

MONDAY, OCT. 1Tennessee Shines will feature singer-songwriters

Kevin Gordon and Kelley McRae at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets are $10 and are available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free. Info: http://kevingordon.net and http://kelleymcrae.com.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, OCT. 1-2Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7234 Middlebrook Pike,

will have a children’s clothing sale 6-8 p.m. Oct. 1 and 9:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 2. Items include children’s clothes (newborn-teens), maternity clothes, layette strollers, high chairs, games and toys.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3“Gabriel Lefkowitz & Friends,” a new concert

series featuring Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Lefkowitz, debuts at 7 p.m. at Remedy Coffee, 125 W. Jackson Ave. Violinist Lefkowitz programmed the series and, with pianist Kevin Class and cellist Andy Bryenton, will perform works by Ravel, Prokofi ev and Brahms. Series tickets for all three concerts (including Jan. 16 and March 13) are $45; some single-show tickets are available. The Oct. 4, Jan. 17 and March 14 shows are sold out. Ticket info: 291-3310.

FRIDAY, OCT. 5First Friday will be celebrated throughout

Downtown Knoxville. Info: www.knoxvillefi rstfriday.com.

The Arts and Culture Alliance will open four exhibitions with a reception 5-9 p.m. at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. The Emporium’s display case will feature hand-built lace pottery, functional ware fusing intricate lace patterns with simple forms, by Lahla Deakins of Johnson City (www.burningforkstudio.com). The Balcony will host “Dreamscapes, An Altered Reality” by Denny Morelock, with colorful oils and drawings by the Monroe County artist (www.dennymorelock.com). “Cultivated Form” includes pastels, oils and sculptures by regional artists Kath Girdler Engler and Suzanne Jack (www.kagesculpture.com and www.suzannejack.com). “Finger-printed” by Dena Honea includes recent portraits Honea made using her fi ngers as the paintbrush (www.fi nger-printed.com). Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5-p.m. Monday-Friday through Oct. 26, plus 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St., will host a reception 5:30-9 p.m. with refreshments and live music to honor its Oct. 2-28 exhibitions by two Knoxville artists. Paintings by marine artist George Rothery and functional art by Kathy Lovelace will be on display. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 525-5265 and http://artmarketgallery.net/knoxville-art/.

Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception 6-9 p.m. for its new exhibition. Works by Peyton Ritchie, a fi gurative artist, and Melissa Johnson, who does embossed abstract art, will be on display through the end of October.

Movies on Market Square, presented by the Knox County Public Library, will begin with pre-show activities including pet tips and advice at 6:30 p.m. followed by a screening of “The Hunger Games” (PG-13, 2012) at dusk. Bring your own seating. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome. Free.

Scott Miller, known for his work with the V-Roys and Scott Miller and the Commonwealth, will perform with old-time fi ddler Rayna Gellert of Uncle Earl at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. The duo recently released the EP “CoDEPENDENTS.” Tickets: $17 advance, $18 day of show; available at www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521, Disc Exchange and the door.

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By Elizabeth Gregor,By Elizabeth Gregor,Webb Multicultural CoordinatorWebb Multicultural Coordinator

Webb School of Knoxville’s aspirations for our students extend well beyond

simply preparing them for a successful college experience. The school is deeply com-mitted to preparing our graduates to live in, and contribute to, a multicul-tural world community in their adult lives as well. And to accomplish that goal Webb invests consid-erable time and resources in fostering both a deep

appreciation for the various cultures and languages of the world, and an under-standing of enlightened global citizenship and how the United States fi ts into an in-creasingly interconnected world.

In support of those goals, Webb School constructed the Coleman-Lange Inter-national Center (CLIC), which creates a completely immersed international envi-ronment where target languages are spo-ken in learning spaces that are designed specifi cally to refl ect those target cultures, and students regularly participate in cul-tural events and activities.

Webb’s CLIC is part of the school’s larger multicultural initiative, which rec-ognizes the value that diversity brings to the total educational experience and the lives of those within our school commu-nity. Webb’s multicultural initiative:

■ Promotes and enhances multicultural opportunities on and off campus (locally, nationally, and internationally)

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Webb Around the World: A Schoolwide Multicultural Initiative

Gregor

“Webb invests considerable time and resources in fostering both a deep appreciation for the various cultures and languages of the world and an understanding of enlightened global citizenship … ”

This past summer, Webb Interact students travelled with Elizabeth Gregor to South Africa to volunteer in township schools and

assist with Rotary projects. At the Rheenengal School in Knysna, students brought donated items like books, fl ashcards, pens, and

insulated bags for children. (above) Webb’s Lizzie Johnson and Isabel Schaad teach children animal sounds using fl ashcards.

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For more than 16 years, Webb’s Middle School has partnered with La Escuela Americana (EA) in San Salvador. In the fall, students from

EA live with Webb families, visit Webb School, and learn more about East Tennessee culture. In return, a Webb student and teacher

group travels to El Salvador each spring.

■ Prepares students to live and work in an increasingly diverse and global society

■ Strives to create an environment where differ-ences are celebrated

■ Develops a curriculum that helps students recognize how different cultures, traditions, and religions may underlie views and values different to their own

■ Encourages participation in activities that foster learning and service in the direction of world understanding

■ Expects teachers and administrators to model respect for all peoples and cultures

■ Educates and encour-ages parents to support school initiatives that promote global understanding

For Webb students, there is an abun-dance of international study, service, and travel exchanges available in the Middle and Upper Schools. For example, over the last few years, the world has come to Webb through the Rotary International program. We are proud to work with the Rotary Club of Farragut, which carefully selects an international student to attend Webb for

the school year. So far, we have hosted stu-dents from Ukraine, Switzerland, Slovakia, Brazil, Thailand and Turkey, and we have sent students to South Africa and India to work on service projects. In addition, two or three students from Guatemala study at Webb each fall through the Faces & Our Cultures program.

Apart from Rotary, international travel has been a constant in Webb’s commit-ment to developing global ambassadors. Webb’s World Languages department pro-vides numerous opportunities for students to step out of their comfort zones and trav-el abroad, including: a student exchange program for Webb Middle Schoolers to El Salvador, a weeklong study and travel program for Spanish IV students to Costa Rica, and a two-week exchange program with a private school in Paris.

In addition, teachers continue to lead trips abroad each summer to expose students to cultures different from their own. This past year, a large group of Webb students traveled to the United Kingdom and France, and Spain and Italy. Next summer, a group is sched-uled to participate in the Amadeus Tour of Prague, Vienna and Budapest.


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So when Parkwest Medical Cen-ter demonstrated unusual success at preventing these skin lesions that kill 60,000 Americans a year, the healthcare industry took notice.

VHA Inc., a cooperative of 1,350 not-for-profi t hospitals and 72,000 non-acute care providers, called Parkwest’s 15-month stretch without any Stage III or IV pressure ulcers “unheard of” and wanted to learn how the Knoxville hospital did it.

Sending a team of clinical ex-perts to meet with the hospital’s multidisciplinary Pressure Ulcer Prevention (PUP) Team on June 28, VHA set out to create an electronic “blueprint” of the clinical practices and social patterns that helped Parkwest successfully combat pres-sure ulcers.

A tedious, lengthy process, the blueprint sought to map every step, every process, every success and failure along the way. As three VHA team members – Lynne Linder, Linda Tonge and Vanessa Gorena – made notes, asked questions and charted the process, PUP Team members retraced steps taken since the team’s formation in 2009.

Adhesive stickers of every kind marked key processes and identifi ed staff and triggers. “Ah ha!” moments (such as the decision to do a root cause analysis of every hospital-ac-quired pressure ucler) were marked with “light bulb” stickers. Color-cod-ed sticky notes identifi ed cultural factors such as quality, expecta-tions and staff commitment. Several

sheets ripped from an easel pad list-ed numerous “Organizational En-ablers” that supported their efforts – enablers like the addition of certi-fi ed wound care nurses to the staff, regular PUP Team brainstorming sessions and implementation of an Incontinence Care Protocol. Forms that were created to document and track processes were added to the blueprint mix as well.

Five hours after the process be-gan, almost one wall of the room was covered with a jumble of infor-mation, information that was care-fully reviewed over the next several weeks, revised, refi ned and trans-lated into electronic form. Finally, on Aug. 29, the Parkwest blueprint was

posted to VHA’s member portal for sharing with others.

“To go back to 2009, and look at everything unfold and the steps we went through, it was like ‘Wow!’” said Crystal Wilkerson, the nurse manager who has headed the PUP Team since its formation. “A lot of the things that we put into place are hardwired now, and we do ’em automatically without even think-ing about them. We’ve made so much progress in fi ve years that it felt really good to go back and look at everything we’ve done from the beginning. It’s really amazing what this team has accomplished. Our employees are the reason we’re get-ting this recognition.”

To those outside healthcare, pre-venting bed sores might seem to be an easy task – just turn the patient frequently. But in a world where every hospital bed is occupied by a patient with other, more pressing health issues, pressure ulcers can become a matter of life and death.

“Pressure ulcers are hard to prevent because there are so many things that can contribute to them,” said Wilkerson, citing a range of factors that include patient age, in-continence, lack of mobility, loss of sensory perception, excessive mois-ture or dryness, medical conditions that affect circulation or mental awareness and even nutrition.

Too, it’s easy to get a bed sore.

Depending on several factors in-cluding weight and bed surface,they can develop quickly. One studyfound that tissue breakdown couldbegin in as little as four hours.

It’s little wonder, then, that VHAcites research that shows 2.5 mil-lion patients are treated for hospi-tal-acquired pressure ulcers eachyear in the U.S. When patients de-velop a pressure ulcer, their hospi-tal stay increases by 13 days. Thatadds up quickly – $70,000 in extratreatment costs per ulcer in acute-care facilities.

That’s a hefty chunk of change intoday’s cost-conscious healthcareindustry. In fact, the problem hadgrown so prevalent that, in 2008,the Centers for Medicare & Medic-aid Services (CMS) stopped reim-bursing hospitals for all hospital-acquired injuries not present onadmission.

Yet, even prevention comes withits own price tag. Parkwest employsan arsenal of creams, foams, bed-ding, medical devices, cushions andother costly equipment in its pre-vention efforts. “We tried cheaperthings that we wished would work,but didn’t. In many cases, we wentwith the more expensive solutionsbecause it was best for the patient,”said Wilkerson.

Wilkerson notes, too, that thePUP Team even includes the hos-pital’s vice president of supportservices – a testament to the not-for-profi t hospital’s commitment.“Getting everybody’s buy-in, ev-erybody’s participation – fromeducation to frontline nursing tofi nance – is what made this work,”said Wilkerson. “It was a team ef-fort with everybody wanting whatwas best for the patient. When apatient comes to us for one thingbut then develops something else,well, that’s something we neverwant to happen to a patient on ourwatch.”

For more info on physicianreferral, call 374-PARK orvisit TreatedWell.com.

Melissa Theyken, a therapist in Parkwest’s wound care department, reviews steps collected during the VHA blueprint process.

Crystal Wilkerson, head of the PUP Team since its formation, says Parkwest’s success was patient-focused.

Linda Tonge of VHA quizzes PUP Team about methods.

Chief Nursing Offi cer Diane Oliver applauds the PUP Team’s commitment.

Enterostomal therapist Scott Barnett and education coordinator Amanda Underwood make a point during the blueprinting process.

Physical therapist Beth Graber studies data collected.

VHA’s Vanessa Gorena adds another item to the “Organizational Enablers” chart.

Sharon Monday, Parkwest’s Clinical Improvement and Regulatory Compliance Offi cer, served as consultant to the PUP Team.

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RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICETake notice that Turkey Creek Partners, 10741 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934, has ap-plied to the Town of Farragut for a Certifi cate of Compliance and has or will apply to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission at Nashville for a retail liquor license for a store to be named Knoxville Wine & Spirits located at 10741 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Knox County, TN 37934, at real property owned by Costco Wholesale Corp., 999 Lake Dr, Issaquah, WA 98027. Turkey Creek Part-ners is a general partnership to be owned by James L. Turner, Managing Partner, 10224 S. River Trail, Knoxville, TN 37922; Amelia D. Maddox, General Partner, 530 Church St., Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219; Tommye M. Working, General Partner, 7709 Indian Springs Dr., Nashville, TN 37221; and Stanley Griffi n, General Partner, 1005 Graves Rd., Strawberry Plains, TN 37871.

All persons wishing to be heard on the certifi cate of compliance may personally or through counsel ap-pear or submit their views in writing at Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Dr., Farragut, TN 37934, on Th ursday, September 27th, 2012 at 7:00 P.M.

Th e Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission will consider the application at a later date to be set by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission in Nashville, Tennessee. Interested persons may personally or through counsel submit their views in writing by the hearing date to be scheduled by the TABC.

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AGENDAFARRAGUT BOARD OF

MAYOR AND ALDERMENSeptember 27, 2012

BMA MEETING 7:00 PM I. Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Mayor’s Report

IV. Citizens Forum

V. Approval of Minutes

A. September 11, 2012

VI. Ordinances

A. Public Hearing and Second Reading

1. Ordinance 12-13, an ordinance to amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance of the town of Farragut, Tennessee, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending Chapter 3., Section xii. General Commercial District (c-1), b., to permit rental car businesses as an allowed use, as authorized pursuant to section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated.

2. Ordinance 12-14, an ordinance to amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Farragut, Tennessee, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending Chapter 4., Section xxiii. Site plan regulations, to require fi nalized, stamped approved site plans and all associ-ated revisions to be submitted as a pdf and to require approved as-builts to be submitted as a pdf prior to the issuance of any certifi cate of occupancy, and to clarify pre-submittal meetings requirement, as authorized pur-suant to Section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated.

VII. Business Items

A. Approval of Dream Connection 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run

B. Approval of Certifi cate of Compliance for off premise liquor store permit for Knoxville Wine & Spirits

C. Approval of Radio Communication contract

D. Approval of Contract amendment with Freeman Webb

E. Approval of Dates for the November and December BMA meetings

VIII. Town Administrator’s Report

IX. Attorney’s Report

Seeing giraffes eye-to-eye is an amazing experi-ence, feeling their breath across your arm as you feed them. You can see their whiskers, blackish-purple tongue and ossi-cones (hair-covered horns) in clear detail, better than with binoculars.

Jaxon Byrd feeds giraff e Jumbe maple leaves at the Knoxville Zoo. Giraff es do not have teeth, so Jumbe wraps his blackish-purple 18-inch tongue around the leaves to pull them off the branch. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Giraff es up-close

Theresa Edwards

Welcome to the close encounters adventure at the Knoxville Zoo, of-fered monthly from spring through September.

Two of the visitors were Mary and Ashley Hum-

phrey. “We’ve always been coming to the zoo together. It is a great mother-daugh-ter experience. Today we came for the giraffes’ close encounter and to see the new lion enclosure.

“I’ve been coming here 43 years, starting back when Old Diamond was the first elephant here,” Mary said.

Grasslands keeper Kate-lyn Gregory photographed each visitor with the male giraffe, Jumbe. She also gave interesting facts about giraffes and the person-alities of those at the Knox-ville Zoo. She said not to touch Jumbe, because he is skittish. However, he is also curious and came within an inch of my arm, examining either me or my camera.

“Giraffes eat about 95 percent of the day,” Grego-ry said. “That is why their tongues are blackish-pur-ple – so they won’t get sun-burned.” She warned ev-eryone that giraffes wrap their tongues around the leaves and can pull quite hard. “Hold on tight to the branch,” she said.

The female giraffes, Lu-cille and Patches, stayed in the background mostly, getting only a few of the leaves. A few of the visi-tors hand-fed apple slices to Jumbe.

Other close encounters that day were the penguin party, behind-the-scenes and tortoise time with the giant Aldabra tortoises. Both were fed watermelon.

By Theresa EdwardsAlthough it was rain-

ing, the seniors still came out for their “Sit N Be Fit” class at the Strang Senior Center, part of the body-WORKS program offered by Covenant Health.

“These classes are for those who can’t do cardio. The exercises are designed for low-activity seniors who may be using a walker or wheelchair. It is for those who sit but can still exercise and get a lot out of it,” said Lauren Monahan.

‘Sit N Be Fit’ at Strang

Cindy Epperly, a fi tness specialist with Covenant Health, leads the “Sit N Be Fit” class at Strang Senior Center, showing how to rotate the hips for a full range of motion. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Ray Schall exercises, leaning forward with arms crossed in front of his chest. He is 96 years old. “I’ve had a lot of wonderful years,” he said.

Kathy Yuricic lifts weights, working on upper body strength.

“We work on balance, strength and fl exibility, using chairs the entire time,” said instructor Cindy Epperly. Each participant can go at their own speed and tailor the exercises to their indi-vidual needs. Epperly gives lots of options. “I’m here as a coach and to make it fun for them,” she said.

“It is key to keep seniors moving, keeping them up and mobile” Epperly says. This enables them to do their everyday tasks. “Part of it is social. It’s good for them to get out and see their friends here too.”

Strang receptionist Phyl-lis Barnes tells how the classes helped one senior man. “He came in, trying to lose weight. He was bent over on his walker. After coming to the classes, he

has lost several pounds, is not using the walker now and feels better than he ever has,” she said.

The class is in a smaller setting, so it is not intimi-

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■ The annual fl u shot clinic off ered by East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa, will be 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, through Sept. 28. Most insurance accepted; no appointment necessary. Info: 984-ETMG (3864) or www.etmg.net.

■ “Alexander Technique

Introduction” will be off ered

10:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the West Hills Branch Library. Free, but preregistra-tion is required. Info and to register: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600 or www.LillySutton.com.

■ The “Making Strides Against

Breast Cancer” 5k will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Plaza, 800 Howard Baker Ave. Registration opens at 2 p.m.

Info: 558-4048 or www.mak-ingstridesknoxville.org.

■ The fourth annual Pink

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It’s not that some diaboli-cal force set out to poison us. Instead, the push toward con-venience foods has introduced chemicals and preservatives that the human body was never meant to digest.

Casey says it’s as if our body speaks English only, and the foods we ingest are multi-lingual. This “misinformation”

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serving our patients for more than 25 years.

Fort Sanders Center for Advanced Medicine1819 Clinch Avenue, Suite 108

Knoxville, TN 37916

CardiologistsBrian J. Adams, M.D.

Thomas M. Ayres, M.D.Jeffrey M. Baerman, M.D.

Lee R. Dilworth, M.D.George M. Krisle, M.D.

Daniel M. Slutzker, M.D.

Joseph S. Smith, M.D.Joshua W. Todd, M.D.David E. Wood, M.D.

For more information please call (865) 546-5111 or visit knoxvilleheartgroup.com.

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Johnny Braden, pictured four-wheeling with granddaughter Sabrina Owens, recently had a heart catheter placed through his wrist at Fort Sanders Regional.”

Man’s heart cath placed thru wristBattling heart disease and diabetes for

years, Johnny Braden of Caryville, 67, had angioplasty in 1990 and a number of cardiac stents installed after that, the most recent in August at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

A cardiac stent is a tiny metal mesh cyl-inder that props open a blood vessel in the heart muscle to open up a blockage.

Braden is grateful for the improvements in stent technology available at Fort Sand-ers. His latest stent in August was inserted through an artery in his wrist instead of his groin. That meant less bleeding and a more comfortable, quicker recovery time.

“This time it was a lot more comfortable,” says Braden.

A stent is inserted into the heart arteries through a tiny fl exible tube called a catheter, threaded over a wire that is directed down the heart arteries. Typically the large femo-ral artery is accessed, through the groin. This is called transfemoral PCI (percutane-ous coronary intervention).

But Dr. Brian Adams, an interventional cardiologist with Fort Sanders Regional, is one of a few physicians in the Knoxville area trained to insert stents through the smaller radial artery in the wrist instead, a proce-dure called transradial PCI.

If a stent is inserted through the groin, the patient must lie fl at for several hours to

avoid bleeding after the procedure. It can be uncomfortable for some patients to lay fl at, particularly those with back problems. Pa-tients who develop bleeding from the groin require additional pressure to the artery, either manually or with a 5 pound weight sandbag.

“It’s like you’re wearing a truck,” jokes

Braden. “When they do it through the wrist, you don’t have that.”

Because the wrist artery is so much smaller, it bleeds less. After the procedure, the patient wears a wristband with a balloon in it. This infl ates to put pressure on the in-cision site. Every half hour, nurses let the air out slowly to release the pressure as the

wound heals. During that time, the patient can sit up or even walk around the room.

“Believe me, it’s a lot more comfortable,” says Braden.

In studies, transradial stenting has been shown to reduce bleeding at the site of the cath-eter, reducing healing time and complications.

As with traditional transfemoral PCIstent procedures, patients usually go home the next day. Stenting procedures are con-sidered noninvasive because there is very little cutting involved, just enough for the catheter to be inserted.

Braden recommends Fort Sanders andDr. Adams to others who need heart care.Just weeks after his procedure, he is back athome with his wife, Ann, doing yard work,spending time with their grandchildren,fi shing and riding his ATV.

“I’ve put about 15,000 to 20,000 miles on it in the mountains. When I go, I go forthe day. I’m back exactly as I was before,” hesmiles. “The care at Fort Sanders, that wasNo. 1 in my opinion,” Braden adds. “Every-body treats you like family instead of like astranger. All the nurses, they were fantastic;they treated me with great respect.”

For more information about procedures off ered at the Heart Center at Fort Sanders

Regional, call 865-673-FORT (3678) or go to fsregional.com.

New technique opens blocked heart vessels via wristHeart catheterization procedures can

save lives. Commonly called “balloon” angioplasty and stenting, these minimally invasive procedures use tiny, balloon-like catheters inserted through a patient’s artery to reach the heart, where they facilitate a number of procedures to treat heart artery blockages.

Currently, the majority of those catheters are inserted through the femoral artery, which is in the groin. But at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, a number of heart catheterization procedures are being performed through an artery in the wrist, a process called transradial cardiac catheterization.

This new technique can benefi t patients with special health concerns. “It can be more comfortable for people who are morbidly obese, those with chronic back pain or patients who are on blood thinners and have a higher risk of bleeding,” explains Dr. Joshua Todd, an interventional cardiologist with Knoxville Heart Group at Fort Sanders Regional. “With the

wrist procedure, patients are sitting up immediately afterward with only a small wrist bandage in place.”

While only 5 percent of cardiologists in the United States do transradial catheterization versus the traditional femoral approach, the use of this technique is growing and evolving.

“European countries perform 50 to 90 percent of their catheterizations through the wrist,” says Dr. Todd. “I think it will become more popular here and possibly become a standard of care in the U.S. Transradial access has also been shown to

Benefi ts of

Transradial Cardiac

Catheterization ■ Less bleeding ■ Less pain ■ Quicker recovery ■ Earlier return to work ■ Low complication rate ■ Lower cost ■ Improved quality of life

reduce hospital length of stay and lower health care costs.”

One drawback to the transradial access is that in some patients (around 10-15 percent) the procedure may take a little longer than transfemoral access. Also, a quick, noninvasive bedside test must be done fi rst on the wrist to make sure the artery has a dual blood supply in order to safely perform the procedure.

Physicians say this technique is not suited

for every type of patient. “Transradial isnot for everyone,” explains Fort Sanders interventional cardiologist Dr. Brian Adams.“We still do emergency heart attack patientsand patients who have bypass grafts via the femoral approach.”

But, Dr. Adams and Dr. Todd say thatwith less bleeding, more patient comfort and comparable patient outcomes forboth methods, using the wrist does give physicians another good option for catheter insertion.

For more information about the cardiac catheterization procedures available at Fort Sanders Regional,

call 865-673-FORT (3678).Dr. Brian Adams,Interventional Cardiologist

Dr. Joshua Todd,Interventional Cardiologist

FSRMC Receives Platinum Cardiac Award

Fort Sanders Regional’s Cardiology De-partment is the recipient of the 2012 Ameri-can College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry – 2012 GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award. FSRMC is one of just 164 hospitals nation-wide to receive this designation. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients

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