The SewaneeMountain MESSENGER Vol. XXX No. 8 Friday, February 28, 2014 Anderson Poetry Symphony Reading on Th ursday & Classic Poet Daniel Anderson will read from his new collection, “Th e Night Guard at the Wilberforce Hotel” (Johns Hopkins University Press) at 4:30 p.m., Th urs- Guitar day, March 6, in Gailor Auditorium. He will also sign copies during a reception following the reading. Th e event is present- Festival ed by the Sewanee Writers’ Conference Th e music department at Univer- and the department sity of the South will host the Sewanee of English. Guitar Festival, Th ursday–Saturday, Anderson’s work March 6–8. Th e festival will feature has appeared in the performances from world-renowned Kenyon Review, New classical guitarists Guido Sanchez and England Review, the Stanley Yates. Yale Review, the Hud- In conjunction with the festival, son Review, Harper’s, Maestro César Leal and the Sewanee the New Republic, Symphony Orchestra will present the Southern Review, “Steppin’ Out: An Evening of Soloists the Sewanee Review, with the Sewanee Symphony Orches- the Best American tra” at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 7, in Poetry, Poetry and Guerry Auditorium. All events are free Southwest Review, and open to the public. among other places. Kathy Pack (left ) accepts a community service award omfr Cumberland Center for Sanchez will present a concert at In addition to his new Justice and Peace on Feb. 22. Th e Rev. Bill Barton presented the award and described 7:30 p.m., Th ursday, March 6, at St. collection from Johns Pack’s tireless service helping children and families, providing food, shelter, clothing, Luke’s Chapel. He is currently an Hopkins University continuing education and a sense of history for the people of the South Cumberland adjunct lecturer at the Jacobs School Press, Anderson is Plateau. Other CCJP award winners were Jim Peterman for his work to promote uni- of Music in Indiana University, where the author of two versal health care; and Duck River Electric Membership Corporation for promoting he teaches courses in Latin American other books of poetry, energy conservation and sustainable energy solutions. Photo by Philip Lorenz music history and techniques for ar- “Drunk in Sunlight” ranging in Latin styles. (Johns Hopkins Uni- At 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 8, versity Press, 2006) Stanley Yates will perform in St. Luke’s and “January Rain” Daniel Anderson. Photo by Mary Staff ord SUD Elects Offi cers; Chapel. Described as “one of an elite (Story Line Press, 1997). Anderson also edited “Th e Selected Poems of Howard breed of guitarists,” Yates is professor Nemerov” (Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 2003). of music and director of guitar studies His honors include a Pushcart Prize, as well as fellowships from the National Reviews Meter at Austin Peay State University. Endowment for the Arts and the Bogliasco Foundation. He currently teaches Soloists on Friday night will be Se- in the creative writing program at the University of Oregon and is a regular wanee faculty members Lucas Finney faculty member of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and the Sewanee School Replacement Progress (guitar) and Abi Coffer (flute), and of Lett ers. He holds degrees in English and creative writing from the University Sewanee students Carolyn Ramseur of Cincinnati and Johns Hopkins University. by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer (voice) and Huiqi Xu (piano). Th is fall, Anderson will be a senior Tennessee Williams fellow and teach a Newly elected commissioners were sworn in, and offi cers for the coming Th e Guitar Festival has been made workshop in poetry at the University. year appointed at the Feb. 24 meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the possible in part by presenting series Sewanee Utility District of Franklin and Marion Counties. Much of the meet- sponsors KK’s Music and Support ing was devoted to assessing the meter replacement program. Local Independent Music. For more Commissioners Randall Henley and Karen Singer were sworn in at the information about the festival go to outset of the meeting. Both Henley and Singer were re-elected in January to <www.sewaneeguitar.com>. serve another four-year term. The board voted to continue with the same slate of officers for 2014: Cliff Huff man, president; Karen Singer, vice president; Ken Smith, secretary. SUD is in the process of replacing all its meters to move them to automated meter reading (AMR) technology. With AMR meters, SUD will retrieve cus- tomer meter data via a radio transmitt er system. SUD manager Ben Beavers said almost one-quarter of SUD’s meters were replaced as of Jan. 31. Aging meters typically give false low readings. By replacing aging meters, SUD hopes to see an increase in water sales and a decrease in unaccounted-for water loss (the diff erence between water produced at the plant and water registering in metered sales). To date, SUD has not seen an increase in sales, but Beavers said most of the aging meters and largest meters are located in Sewanee, and the meters there had not yet been replaced. Similarly, unaccounted-for water loss has not decreased. Another possible source of unaccounted-for water loss is supply line leaks. To aid in detecting supply line leaks, SUD is in the process of calibrating its zone meters for AMR to more accurately register the amount of water delivered to the various zones of the district. AMR also aids in detecting leaks on the customer side of the meter. Th e technology reports hourly consumption for the past 40 days, immediately alerting SUD meter readers to an irregularity. Also, a meter that has not stopped running for 24 hours alerts the system that a leak is likely. For a $100 setup cost Cody Snead (above) plays Trinculo in and $10 per month fee, customers can monitor their usage via computer and Theatre Sewanee’s current production check their water use remotely, such as during vacation. of “Th e Tempest,” which continues at 7:30 A customer who receives an unusually high bill due to a water leak may p.m., today (Friday) and Saturday, and at Abby Mainzer (left ), McLain Still and Zaferah Fortune apply for an adjustment. If the adjustment is approved, SUD will reduce the 2 p.m., Sunday, at the Tennessee Williams customer’s water bill for the month in which the leak occurred by 50 percent. Center. Photo by Lyn Hutchinson For leaked water that did not enter the Mainzer Earns Gold Medal sewer system, SUD will reduce the customer’s sewer bill for the month St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School sophomore Abby Mainzer won the gold P.O. Box 296 in which the leak occurred to a level Sewanee, TN 37375 medal at the state wrestling tournament on Feb. 14–15. Zaferah Fortune, a equal to the previous 12-month aver- freshman, placed fourth. age of the customer’s sewer bill. At the Seth Horton and Hannah Dempsey also represented the Mountain Lions. customer’s request, SUD will test the Both were eliminated aft er Friday’s matches. customer’s meter for inaccuracy. If the Abby had been dominant for most of the season, winning her fi rst tour- meter tests accurate, the customer is nament and sweeping her competition at the Mountain Top Invitational. charged a $50 fee. In addition to pinning her way through the fi nals, she had to overcome two Beavers said the February month- competitors who had already beaten her earlier this season. She fi nished the end reports would reflect numerous season with an 11-4 record. customer adjustments resulting from Zaferah, who started the year with back-to-back losses, turned things around, frozen pipe leaks in January. Th e next winning her fi rst match at the Mountain Top Invitational. She recorded two pins meeting of the SUD board is March 25. on her way to the state medal rounds. McLain Still coaches the team. 2 • Friday, February 28, 2014 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER THE SEWANEE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER Letters 418 St. Mary’s Ln. P.O. 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