The SewaneeMountain MESSENGER Vol. XXXI No. 33 Friday, September 18, 2015 School Board Asks County to Release Funds Monies Would Pay Off Debt from New High School by Leslie Lytle, debt-service funds held in reserve for Messenger Staff Writer high school debt repayment. At the Sept. 14 meeting of the Caroland and CleiJo Walker were Franklin County Board of Education, re-elected to serve as board chair the board approved a lett er addressed and vice chair, respectively, for the to the Franklin County Commission, 2015–16 school year. county mayor and county attorney Franklin County Deputy Finance asking the county to release $2.5 million Director Cynthia Latham reviewed in funds reserved for school system the Health Savings Plan insurance debt service to pay off the debt for option recently approved by the state the new high school. The board and now available to school system also elected officers and approved employees. Premiums are signifi cantly a contribution to the health savings lower, Latham said, but employees con- plans of school system employees. sidering a Health Savings Plan needed Sarah Coakley Summarizing the history of the to take into account the signifi cantly request for release of the debt service higher deductible and maximum out- repayment funds, board chair Kevin of-pocket expenses, totaling $4,850 DuBose Caroland said in 2011 the county com- annually for a family. The school mission passed a resolution capping system would see an average savings annual sales tax revenue released to the of $165 per month for each employee Lectures schools at $3.9 million, reserving the who adopts the plan. Th e board voted excess for debt service repayment. Law to contribute the savings to employees stipulates the school system receive health savings accounts if they Begin on 50 percent of sales tax. According switched to a health savings plan. Cooler weather is here and soccer has begun on the Mountain. Ludmila to the school district’s att orney, the Addressing the concern of school Zasedatelev (above) is a member of the Little Kickers, a team of three-year-olds. county does not have the right to principals that their schools did not Wednesday Photo by Robin Walker determine how the school district have the technology resources needed spends sales tax revenue. for students to practice for the new Sarah Coakley, the Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity at Cambridge Th e amount held in reserve is suf- Common Core testing protocol, in which all testing is done on the com- University, will deliver three lectures fi cient to pay off the debt for the new during the School of Th eology’s 2015 Playing Big Chess high school, Caroland said, a debt the puter. Franklin County Director of Schools Amie Lonas said she would DuBose Lectures, Wednesday and school system has been paying off at Thursday, Sept. 23–24. At 9 a.m., the rate of $250,000 annually. The work with Latham to try to fi nd money Wednesday, Sept. 23, she will talk in the Realm of Angels lett er asks the county commission to in the budget to address the need. by Kevin Cummings, Messenger Staff Writer on “Return to Sacrifi ce? Biblical and abolish the sales tax cap and release the (Continued on page 6) Historical Mandates for a Messy A fl ock of chimney swift s sweep the sky above the chess board as dusk Metaphor”; at 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, approaches—occasionally one of them darts into the Lemon Fair’s chimney. Sept. 23, she will lecture about Freddy Saussy watches the swift s’ frenzy as his opponent, Charles Whitmer, “Repressing Sacrifi ce? Freudian and studies the three-foot high chess pieces and ponders his strategy. Feminist Critiques in a Modern Era”; Big chess, with oversized plastic pieces weighted with sand bags that some- and at 9 a.m., Th ursday, Sept. 24, her times require two hands to move, is an event that occurs every Wednesday topic will be “Rescuing Sacrifi ce? The evening at Angel Park in Sewanee. Th e set belongs to Charles, who has a vision Irreducible Signifi cance of Sacrifi ce in of Sewanee be- a Th éologie Totale.” coming “the Th e DuBose Lectures are open to destination for the public and free of charge, made big chess” in the possible by the DuBose Lecture Fund. world. He imag- Coakley is a systematic theologian ines big chess and philosopher of religion with wide boards at differ- interdisciplinary interests. She is cur- ent points on the rently writing a four-volume work in Domain. systematic theology, the fi rst volume “That is a of which (“God, Sexuality and the mighty exposed Self: An Essay ‘On the Trinity’”) was king there,” published in 2013. Her related apolo- Charles chides getic work spans the divides between Freddy after a natural science, social science and phi- series of moves. Charles Whitmer sets up the big chess board in losophy of religion. In her writings for “But he’s got Angel Park. the church she is especially concerned space. I like Jason Eskridge with the tight connection of spiritual space,” Freddy laughs. “Th at’s the only rationale I can come up with to why practice, asceticism and contemporary he’s exposed there.” theories of gender and race. Charles discovered the big chess set at an antiques store in Cowan, and it Jason Eskridge The annual DuBose Lectures called to him, not unlike the “needful things” from Stephen King’s novel. “I had feature prominent theologians from an ‘I’ve got to have that’ feeling stronger than I’ve had in a long time,” Charles around the world and are based on says. “I thought, ‘If they want my kidney they can have it, or I can pawn my at AngelFest on Sept. 25 the lectures given by William Porcher (wedding) ring.’” DuBose in 1911. Beginning in 1871, Later, Charles’ parents tell him about a picture of when Charles was 3 years Singer Jason Eskridge will perform at the fi ft h annual AngelFest on Friday, DuBose served the University of the old, hugging a giant queen chess piece in Finland. “Apparently this (fascination) Sept. 25, in the Angel Park in Sewanee. Family-friendly activities will begin at South for more than 37 years in vari- has been buried deep in my psyche for 40 years,” he says. 4:30 p.m.; this year’s plans include face-painting, infl atables, hands-on building ous positions and is widely regarded Charles didn’t off er any vital organs or the symbol of his vows to his wife projects and wild animal presentations. as being the most infl uential American Kelly Whitmer, a Sewanee history professor. He did strike a deal to make pay- Eskridge and his band will begin at 7:30 p.m. He is a native of Tennessee and theologian of the Episcopal Church. ments on the set and a few months later he hauled it up the Mountain in the is known for his soul-acoustic-folk music. Later this year Eskridge will be touring back of his pickup truck. While parked on University Avenue, a couple of log with the Zac Brown Band. cabin assemblers from Kentucky took an interest and started pulling the pieces AngelFest is organized and P.O. Box 296 out of the truck. sponsored by Joseph’s Remodeling Sewanee, TN 37375 “Can we play with these?” they asked when Charles returned to his truck. Solutions. For the full schedule “I was just planning on taking it home and playing in the backyard,” Charles of event activities, go to
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IONA: Art Sanctuary TKP (Wheat House) 630 Garnertown Road on Texas Avenue, Tea on the off 56-S (Sherwood Road) from 41-A, home of the TKP Sorority, Mountain Sewanee Sewanee 298 Colyar Street, US 41, Tracy City 6 • Friday, September 18, 2015 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Schools (fr om page 1) Chess (fr om page 1) Lonas estimated the cost at $140,000. working,” Tom comments. Friends of South Cumberland Updating the board on the status Freddy started strong and a hand- Senior of the Air Force Junior ROTC pro- ful of Charles’ captured pieces sit Acquire Key Property gram, Franklin County High School along the Angel Park wall, but now Principal Greg Mantooth said cur- Charles is coming back and decorates Center rently the school system funded the his side of the wall with two white Across From Stone Door program which had one instructor pawns and a rook. Th e Friends of the South Cumberland (FSC) announce that a “small but News and 49 students. To qualify for ROTC “Big chess has sort of a “Wee!” signifi cant” holding of private land across from Stone Door at Savage Gulf is funding the program needed two factor that’s missing from regular now in its hands. Chair Exercise instructors and 100 students. chess,” Charles says. FSC recently closed Resumes on Monday The ROTC will terminate the Th e knights waiting patiently all on the 40-acre Jones Chair exercise will return program at the end of the year if the have goofy grins on their faces, maybe Tract that includes to the Sewanee Senior Center, school system did not meet the cri- because Charles complains that the 2,000 feet of bluff line 10:30–11:15 a.m., on Mondays terion, Lonas said. Caroland asked grease from the hamburger he’s eating immediately across and Wednesdays beginning on Lonas to investigate ways of boosting makes it hard to move the pieces. and in view from Monday, Sept. 21. Th e exercises enrollment if the school system hired Freddy totes a captured pawn with the Stone Door are designed to improve range an additional instructor. two hands and walks it from the board overlook. To mark of motion and fl exibility. All are Huntland girls soccer coach Brian to the wall of death. A donation jar also the acquisition, FSC welcome. Classes are free. Norcross asked the board to con- perches on the wall, stuff ed with green- will have a celebration sider purchasing six acres across from backs that Charles hopes will eventu- on Oct. 11 at Stone Fabric Sale at Huntland School for use as a playing ally grow to be enough to purchase a Door and the historic and practice fi eld. Th e team currently 5-foot-tall community chess set. Senior Center on Sept. 26 Beersheba Hotel. There will be a fabric sale practices on the baseball outfield, Tom has left, but Susan Holmes “This purchase hampering the team’s performance of Sewanee arrives with her two at the Senior Center, 9 a.m.– is one we have been 3 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 26. It when they compete on a standard size black Labrador retrievers on leashes. working on for over fi e l d a t g a m e s .Th e board expressed One of the puppies runs around the will feature a large assortment eight years,” said FSC of fabric at bargain prices. provisionary approval for the purchase board and its leash hits a rook but the president Latham and asked for more information on stately castle barely budges. Susan asks Davis. drainage needs and rezoning. Charles if he’ll watch the dogs while “Sometimes a small Lunch Menus On the recommendation of a she places an order at the Blue Chair tract like this can be Th e Sewanee Senior Center middle school coach, Lonas asked across the street. With one black lab tremendously impor- serves lunch at noon on week- the board to consider revising the in his arms, and Carter watching the tant because of the days. The suggested donation student-athlete drug testing policy and other puppy, Charles needs help. irrevocable damage is $3 (50 or older) or $5 (under to switch to using urine analysis or fi n- “Can you kill your own guy for to the view if houses 50). Please call by 9 a.m. to order gernail analysis instead of hair sample me?” he asks Freddy. Freddy captures were to be built along lunch. If you make a reservation analysis, which some students find his own pawn. the bluff .” for lunch but do not come eat, objectionable. Th e analysis requires Darkness has fallen. Someone According to please be prepared to pay for 40–50 hairs cut from the scalp line, utters checkmate and Freddy is fi- Davis, this transaction your meal. Menus may vary. 1.5 inches in length. Lonas will draft a nally victorious. He also wins the next is especially rewarding revised drug testing policy and present match. A small knot of brew-bolstered Sept. 21: Vegetable soup, peanut because of recent butt er sandwich, dessert. it to the board for review. onlookers have gathered; Freddy and issues with private In keeping with Lonas’ decision theology student Paul Schutz play to Sept. 22: Chicken pot pie, salad, property access on the dessert. to give the board the opportunity to a stalemate. Fiery Gizzard Trail. Th e bluff view from Stone Door visit area schools, the board met at With the hour late, the small Sept. 23: Baked ham, macaroni “We are glad to have good news to report,” he said, “and we hope many will and cheese, green beans, roll, Broadview Elementary School. Lonas but hearty team of men load big come to our Gaze and Graze event to celebrate with us and enjoy the unob- congratulated Broadview for earning chess back into Charles’ truck. Any dessert. structed and now protected view from the Stone Door overlook.” Sept. 24: Roast beef, gravy, TCAP Reward School designation. resolutions or revenge matches will Th e Grundy County property belonged to Michigan resident Shirley Jones The board scheduled a working have to wait until next Wednesday, mashed potatoes, slaw, roll, who wanted the family land preserved for future generations. dessert. session on Oct. 5 and the next regular when Angel Park hosts another clash “Th e Friends consider Ms. Jones a conservation hero for her willingness meeting on Oct. 12. between two armies. Sept. 25: Cabbage roll, pinto to work with us to keep her land part of this pristine natural area,” said Davis. beans, okra, cornbread, dessert. “She falls into a line of other heroes of the South Cumberland—the families of Werner, Boyd, Whitson, Greeter and Ruehling, among others. We are also Participation at the Center TOMMY C. CAMPBELL thankful for the eff orts of Friends volunteer Robert McCaleb who forged con- Th e Sewanee Senior Center FOR YOUR IMPROVEMENTS nections with Ms. Jones and maintained them over many years.” South Cumberland Interim Park Manager George Shinn is “overjoyed” at does not charge any membership Call (931) 592-2687 this long-hoped-for transaction. He noted that 30 years ago when the state was fee. All persons 50 or older who Free Estimates assessing Savage Gulf, this small tract was fl agged as one of the highest priorities. take part in any of the activities 20 Years Experience “We are so thankful that the Friends were able to purchase this land when are considered members. The the family decided to sell,” Shinn said. center is located at 5 Ball Park Rd., TRIM OR CUT DAMAGED TREES Davis noted that a major role of the FSC is to protect the boundaries of the behind the Sewanee Market. Driveway & Right-of-Way Clearing park—the bluff s, trails and watersheds—by purchasing priority tracts and ease- To reserve a meal or for more ments. Tracts such as the Jones Tract that are owned by the Friends are managed information, call 598-0771. =j]]ÛNgg\Û:`ahkÛÝÛCYf\k[Yhaf_ and utilized by the rangers as part of the South Cumberland State Park. Stone Door is one of the most popular overlooks in Savage Gulf State Park, which is one of the ten parks that comprise South Cumberland State Park, the largest wilderness state park in Tennessee. own’s Body Sh For more details about the Oct. 11 event go to
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She will also tive state is drenched is “Cannonball!” be creating a farm-to-school program In recognition of the signs emblazoned on the pool’s very founda- that the children will be able to man- tion, “No Running! No Jumping or Diving!” his mom, in that voice age. Huber said she will look forward of false admonishment says, “Now, Johnny….” While it’s not comfort- to her weekends back home in the ably your nature, you are quick to realize that without a withering glare Sewanee community on her family from you, the behavior will continue. Not only are you obligated to Naturing journaling at last year’s Day of the Book at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School. farm in Keith Cove. react to assure what is yours by right (and by public proclamation), but, your freedom for peaceful contemplation has been stolen by the Sylvan Huber-Feely thief of inconsideration. SAS Celebrates Sylvan Huber-Feely has been se- In the calculus of social discourse, we are oft en placed in a position lected to attend the eighth grade as of having to accommodate an insecure att ention-seeker. eTh deal is a boarding student at the Arthur oft en sealed by a knowing codependency from the one who is expected Day of the Book Sept. 30 Morgan School in Celo, N.C., for the to serve as the voice of authority. In such instances, the foundation 2015–16 school year. He is design- for behavioral expectations is obvious. Both the miscreant and their St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School will celebrate the second annual Day of the ing his own academic and life skills codependent admonisher know and choose to ignore this fact. Book on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Th e day will begin with a presentation from learning curriculum in this unique Th e tension easily escalates when, instead of a meaningless admon- Scott Wilson, Alfred Walter Negley Professor of Politics and chair of the poli- Montessori middle school, where the ishment, the mom is heard to actually encourage the disrespectful tics department at Sewanee. Wilson’s recent research and publications are on students raise their own meat, dairy behavior. An egoistic pretense is created implicitly stating that what you environmental activism and law in China. and vegetables, and cook their own do has more value than the rules themselves and the host of persons Following the talk, students will explore the many roles of the book in their meals. They also take physical care aff ected. Such a pretense patently ignores all of the wisdom and experi- lives. Th ey will participate in workshops led by poets, novelists, actors, publish- of the classrooms and houses that they ence incorporated into those simple rules. Th e implicit statement ends ers, editors, reporters, puppeteers, bookbinders, activists, historians and more. live, learn and play together in as a col- by asserting that our self-indulgent momentary desire exceeds both Workshop leaders include poet Caki Wilkinson ’99; SAS teacher, writer and lective family of teachers and students. the history of wisdom and the inherent rights of others. actor Robie Jackson; publisher, editor and reporter Bruce Dobie; puppeteer When the pool has a lifeguard, the child can be ordered out of the Brian Hull; teacher and bookbinder Natasha Brunton; activist and author pool until the behavior is rectifi ed. Such was the case recently when Patrick Dean; teacher and historian Geoff Smith; book artist Jen Knowles; and Franklin County Schools a county clerk, thinking she would make a big splash, refused a con- University assistant archivist Matt hew Reynolds. All Franklin County students are stitutionally based order issued by a federal court. Why was anyone Aft er the morning sessions, a literary-themed lunch will be served in Rob- again receiving free breakfast for the alarmed when she was sent to the equivalent of the time-out chair. inson Dining Hall. Students will then enjoy an aft ernoon of House Program entire year. Her action was in deliberate contravention of a ruling derived from activities. Th e Day of the Book is a celebration of books in all their forms and Elementary school parent-teacher our country’s very foundation. Th e egoistic pretense is that her belief- the freedom to enjoy the printed word. conferences are scheduled for Monday, based behavior superseded the wisdom of our Constitution and the Wilson is the author of “Tiger Without Teeth: Th e Pursuit of Justice in Sept. 28. Middle school parent-teacher rights of those aff ected by her action or inaction. Contemporary China” and “Remade in China: Foreign Investors and Institu- conferences are scheduled for Th urs- If this were her pool, she could recklessly splash all day long to no tional Change.” He recently returned from a year in China as a Fulbright Senior day, Oct. 1. one’s detriment but her own. When the pool is the American public, Scholar, studying environmental law and mediation in China and lecturing on Late-Start Wednesdays contin- mutual respect and the rule of law is the standard one follows. Self- American politics and culture. Wilson received his B.A. at Oberlin College and ue this school year. Each week on congratulatory stunts are anathema to a civil society, and irresponsible his Ph.D. from Cornell University. His research over the years has included Wednesday, school begins at 8:30 a.m.; authorities are acting as misbegott en children. village-level political economy to issues related to China and globalization. He buses will run 30 minutes later than Th ose of us whose religion involves quiet contemplation have is the father of SAS junior Kyra Wilson and Marisa Wilson ’14. normal. Dismissal will be at 3 p.m. the right to our contemplative expression without being harshly confronted in public spaces by other religious viewpoints tendered under guise of governance. Th is supports our right to believe that quiet contemplation rather than harsh public outcry is a means of approach- College Representatives Visiting ing our sense of God. Forcing one to either accept the message of the obnoxious child or to confront that message is to act with disrespect toward one’s right to a contemplative approach. St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School Imagine how one must feel when they are confronted with a news Representatives from more than 50 sense of what goes on here. Th ey see the interviews on campuses of their choice. report that, ”In God We Trust,” is now splashed across the face of the colleges and universities will visit St. quality of the school and its facilities. It Each year, SAS seniors are accepted Franklin County Courthouse. Andrew’s-Sewanee School in the com- is a real benefi t to our students to have into some of the country’s most selec- ing weeks. Th e college representatives someone at the college who can put tive institutions. Th e 2015 graduation travel from as far away as the Univer- their application into context.” class matriculated to such schools as Got news? 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Hartley is the Russell and there’s nothing on the planet more critical Robinson Distinguished Professor than cats, so one movie each week is rated from of Shakespeare at the University one to fi ve Tobys. eTh more Tobys there are, the of North Carolina at Charlott e. Hicks bett er it is! is artistic director of the Nashville Sir Toby Shakespeare Festival. Jurassic World 7:30 p.m., Friday–Sunday, Sept. 18–20 2015 • Rated PG-13 • 124 minutes Color When at fi rst you don’t succeed, try, try again? Twenty-two years after the first attempt to create a of Music theme park resurrecting the famous large reptiles of old, a new park has reopened on the island. Sadly the Festival same feeble-minded individuals are in power. Th is time they decide to genetically modify a dinosaur to be even The Color of Music fall festival bigger than the T-Rex. What a great idea! What could go wrong? will take place Friday through Sunday, Of course, everything does. Sept. 25–27, at the Smoke House in What saves this latest installment from being a feeble plot rehash- Monteagle. Events will include a silent ing is Chris Pratt ’s character, Owen, who acts as a kind of “dino- auction, bonfi re jam sessions and an whisperer.” By giving the dinosaurs their due, he is able to train the adult song-writing contest. Single day velociraptors to work with the humans to defeat the latest foe. Bryce tickets for adults are $10 per day or $25 Dallas Howard does a valiant job making something more of her for a weekend pass; age 18 and under are free. underwritt en character as the corporate naysayer/damsel in distress, Th e Glad Game by Elizabeth Core. Mixed media on canvas, 46” x 34” although I am tired of seeing women running from giant disaster Th e Color of Music is a nonprofi t sequences in high heels. She’s essentially on safari; can someone get organization dedicated to mentoring her reasonable shoes? Th anks to Hollywood’s advances in computer- young people through the arts: music, generated graphics, our reptilian friends look bett er than ever, and IONA Begins Tonight positive song lyrics, spoken words the armored pods zipping through fi elds look signifi cantly cooler Th e Autumn Assembly of Authors at IONA: Art Sanctuary opens at 7 p.m., and visual arts. Th e fall festival will than the clunky jeeps on a track from the fi rst fi lm. Rated PG-13 for today (Friday), Sept. 18. Sewanee native Elizabeth Core will have an art exhibi- help teach youth to play, write, sing, intense sequences of sci-fi violence, it is a visually dazzling adrenaline tion. Readers will be Lynn Cimino-Hurt, Chris McDonough and Laura Willis. speak and build their own musical rush appropriate for teens and older children accompanied by adults. Cimino-Hurt is a local writer and artist; she will read poetry. McDonough is a instrument. Th ere will be gift s and professor of classics at Sewanee who blogs regularly at THE LOCAL MOVER WeWe SellSell 615-962-0432 Boxes!Boxes! Q Security Gate DanDan & & Arlene Arlene Barry Q Security Camera HwyHwy 41 41 - Between- Between Sewanee Sewanee & MonteagleMonteagle ForFor Your Your Antiques Antiques and Prized Possessions Possessions Climate Control 931-967-7546 ® Temperature and Humidity Regulated Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER • Friday, September 18, 2015 • 11 TINTINNABULATIONS by John Bordley What do others think of Sewanee’s carillon? Most carillonneurs I have met think that the car- it is there, but I don’t know how loud it is. When I was illon they play regularly is particularly good. Some at the carillon school in Belgium in 2005–06, I wrote would rank theirs among the best. What do others a thesis on the overtones of some of the bells at St. think of Sewanee’s carillon? Rombouts Cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium. I made Th ey think Sewanee’s carillon is indeed very good recordings of four bells, four diff erent bells of pitch and among the best in the United States. Milford “A,” each an octave apart. I used soft ware to analyze Myhre, former carillonneur at Bok Tower in Lake the bells and found that, indeed, the minor third is very Wales, Fla., and recipient of an honorary degree prominent in those bells. In fact it is about 10 times from Sewanee, ranks Sewanee’s carillon high on the as loud as the note being played, the “prime.” Th e next list. So does current Bok Tower carillonneur Geert several overtones are also quite loud, but our ear pro- D’hollander. And perhaps most importantly, Arthur cesses all the information and decides the note being Bigelow ranked our carillon as his best installation. played must be the “prime.” My next big project is to Bigelow was a noted carillonneur in the 1940s and record all the bells of the Leonidas Polk Carillon and 1950s. He taught engineering graphics at Princeton to analyze the overtones. Once I do that, I can produce University and was their “bellmaster,” a term he pre- a graph—a picture—that shows all the overtones and ferred over carillonneur. He did a lot of research on how loud each one is. I’ll share that with you. the acoustics of bells and published a book and other In the meantime you can be assured that our bells materials on the strange overtones that bells have. are among the best that there are, and that Bigelow At the time of our installation in 1957–58, he was went out of his way to have the best possible bells cast working with the Paccard Foundry in France trying for our carillon installation. In addition to the bells, to make the high bells in carillons more robust and Sewanee’s carillon is good because of the design and to minimize the prominent minor third overtone location of the tower. Th e surroundings are relatively that sometimes sounds rather jarring. Th e upper bells quiet, except for motorcycles, airplanes, trucks back- in most carillons get proportionally thinner as they ing up with their warning horns sounding and loud get smaller. Paccard started producing smaller bells, bands at fraternity parties. Bigelow used his engineer- including ours, that have much thicker walls than ing expertise to design our tower. He decided on the normal. Th is feature allows them to sound louder and locations of the bells in the tower and on the sizes longer than other bells of the same pitches. When the of the openings for the sound to get out. All told, he air is moist, our bells have a strikingly beautiful sound. thought the Polk carillon to be his best installation. Kevin Wilson of Sewanee att ends the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 14 My ear is not good enough, or properly trained What do you think of Sewanee’s carillon? for the opening of the fi lm “Th e Family Fang,” an adaptation of Wilson’s best-selling enough, for me to comment on the minor third. I know book of the same name. Jason Bateman directed and stars in the fi lm, which received rave reviews in Toronto. Photo by Gett y Images BraNanza: Art Brings Unique Mountain Properties Awareness In honor of October’s designation as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Melissa Long Krosnick will present “BraNanza: Art Brings Awareness,” a collection of bras decorated by the Southern Tennessee Ladies Society for 2210 SARVISBERRY PL. Solitude 376 OLD INGMAN RD. in Bridal breast cancer awareness. 1610 CLIFFTOPS AVE. “Under The in Clifftops. Classic mountain 107 BLACKBERRY LANE, Sewanee. Veil Estates. 6.32 acres. 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Lexie Laurendine had 11 kills, fi ve aces, three blocks, nine assists and fi ve digs; Sierra Mushett had six aces, 10 assists and four kills; Lydia Angus had fi ve digs and four kills; Carolyn Bruce had fi ve kills and two blocks; Madison Gilliam had fi ve digs; Skylar Moss posted eight digs and two aces; Sophie Swallow had two kills; and Margaret Wilson had fi ve digs. “Th e team pulled together with the game on the line,” said head coach Rob Zeitler. “So many players stepped up and made plays at pivotal points in the match. I am proud of their hustle and mental toughness.” Th e Mountain Lions’ win vaulted the team to 8-3 on the season. Kyra Wilson scores against Grace Christian Academy. Photo by Eric Hartman SAS Ties Grace Christian Grace Christian Academy trav- elled to St. Andrews-Sewanee School on Sept. 12 to play the girls’ varsity soccer team. Th e match was a great contest as SAS volleyball coach Rob Zeitler strategizes during a match earlier this season. both teams worked on quick passing SAS middle school soccer action fr om earlier this year. through the midfi eld. Twenty minutes into the game, SAS junior Kyra Wilson (Sewanee) loft ed a free kick over the SAS Middle School Soccer SAS Cross Country Excels goalie’s head to score the first goal. Shortly aft er the goal, SAS had more Th e St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School opportunities in the 18 -yard box. Team Drops League Match cross country team hosted its fi rst SAS senior Eliza Gooding On Sept. 10, the St. Andrew’s- Despite the loss, SAS saw strong play meet on the mountain on Sept. 8. (Lockport, N.Y.) helped defend Sewanee middle-school soccer team from forward Sophia Carlos and cen- It was a great showing with against a strong GCA att ack. In the fell to league rival Cascade Middle ter back Cate Bachman. five teams in attendance: Grundy second half, GCA scored off of a School, 3-0. Th e team hosted their last regular County, Warren County, Franklin penalty kick. SAS responded with It was a hard fought batt le with both season home game on Sept. 17 against County, Coff ee County and SAS. a goal from freshman Kate Butler teams creating scoring opportunities. Fayett eville Middle School. On the boys’ side, John David (Sewanee) who made a beautiful Dickerson from Grundy finished cross into the top of the 18, where fi rst and led his team to a fi rst place freshman Mariel Rinck (Sewanee) Jim Long’s Import Auto Service 931-596-2217 meet finish. For SAS, Mustafe one-time volleyed the ball into the Exclusive Volvo Automobile Facility 931-596-2633 Axmed fi nished third with his best back of the net. time of the year. 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After four Last weekend as I rolled my wheelbarrow away to the shed butt oning shots in the fi rst 15 minutes, Sewanee up the fi nal tasks of a drawn-out chore, I noticed an odd sight. Tucked scored when freshman Kyle Johnston in between a short stretch of woods behind our house was a thin trail blasted a deep shot into the left corner of new grass. Less than an inch wide but about 15 feet in length, amid of the goal. brown leaves, twigs and trees, was a strip of bright green, fresh grass. Th e After five more Sewanee shots, trail ended mysteriously right at the edge my concrete driveway. Th en Johnston was at it again. After a it hit me. I remembered that the last time I brought out a bag of grass LaGrange foul, sophomore Ryan seed, I noticed that a chipmunk had been eating his lunch from a small MacDonald served a well-placed ball corner of the seed bag. As I carried my grass, I had unknowingly spilled into the box where Johnston headed a narrow stream of seeds behind. it home. As the advent semester of 2015 comes to a close in December, LaGrange got its fi rst goal late in longtime coach Nancy Ladd will retire aft er 36 years of service to the the opening half, as Kristian Javier University. During her tenure she has coached basketball, volleyball, used a bicycle kick to score in the 36th fast and slow pitch soft ball, fi eld hockey and golf. Nancy is an old-school minute. coach who knew that coaching was about more than X’s and O’s in one Th e score remained at 2-1 until the specifi c sport. For her it was about the students and the opportunities 77th minute. Aft er LaGrange sent a coaches can provide for them outside of the classroom. She has served cross in front of the net, Adam Curry as Sewanee’s senior women’s administrator and led the Student found the loose ball and knocked in Athletic Advisory Board. Nancy has worked with intramurals and led the equalizer. the Physical Education department. From 1971–75 she was a member Sewanee’s Kyle Johnston drives for the goal on Sept. 13 in the Tigers’ 3-2 win against of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team and played for legendary However, just when it looked like LaGrange College. Photo by Lyn Hutchinson Sewanee would play its second over- basketball coach Pat Summitt . time match in as many days, the Tigers Nancy’s world was turned upside down in June 1992 when her stayed on the att ack. Aft er a long pass beloved husband Donny died suddenly of a massive heart att ack. He was played into the corner, Ramsey was principal of Grundy County High School at the time. Nancy Seagle played a shot that was blocked found herself as a single mother of two young children; Erin (who was around LaGrange keeper AJ Wilson. 6 years old) and Elliot (who was 2). Coach Ladd, as many have called On the ensuing rebound, Max Hawes her over the years, pieced things together and raised her kids as a single slid in and redirected the ball into the mom while coaching hundreds of other kids. Erin graduated from St. back of the net for the game-winner. Andrew’s-Sewanee School in 2004 and from the University in 2008. Overall, Sewanee outshot the Elliot graduated from McCallie School in 2008 and from Sewanee in Panthers 23-10. Th e Tigers also led in 2012. Both are now prosperous young adults with exciting futures ahead. corners by three, 5-2. Freshman keeper I doubt that Nancy can tell you how many games she won in each Will Merriman finished with four respective sport she coached. And like most coaches, the losses always saves while Johnston led the off ense haunt you much longer than they should. But when you coach in a with seven shots. Division III at a school that puts academics fi rst, that isn’t really the point is it? She will take from her offi ce photographs of her athletes, her stu- dents, and memorabilia from a career well-spent. Nancy can point to Sewanee Hall of Fame athletes such as Kim Valek or Sewanee’s director of alumni aff airs Susan Steele Askew and realize the many great accomplishments that came under her watch. She will think of her own two children and Football know that Donny would be proud of the family she raised in his absence. And Nancy will hold back a tear to know that he couldn’t be there for Falls to W&L the graduation days and the weddings that surely lie ahead. When we walk away from something we love, we don’t always see the trail of seeds that our actions left behind. oseTh hundreds of athletes Generals —all those students who passed through her offi ce door and went to her practices, the kids that rode on late-night van rides through Mississippi Washington & Lee (W&L) raced or Kentucky, and the ones who struck volleyballs that someone pumped to a 21-0 fi rst-half lead en route to a up before they hit the fl oor—all grew up and thrived, unseen by the 28-10 win over the Sewanee football coach who helped them along the way. team on Sept. 12 in Lexington, Va. Sewanee’s Caroline Montgomery (left ) and Maggie Stanford block a shot in the volleyball team’s Sept. 11 game against Huntingdon College. Photo by Lyn Hutchinson We don’t always know what grows in the path we leave, but as Nancy W&L improved to 2-0 while and others in our University move toward retirement, we can be sure that Sewanee dropped to 1-1. hidden among the trees some beautiful green grass is silently growing. The Tigers opened the game by forcing a W&L turnover when John Centre Snaps Tigers Win Streak Cleveland recovered a fumble at the Conference rival Centre College score remained close until Centre Sewanee 19 yard line. snapped the Sewanee volleyball team’s pulled away late. Th e Colonels closed Sewanee would march 33 yards seven-match winning streak with a 3-1 the fi nal set at 25-19. Please Join Us September 25th on nine plays on its fi rst drive. On the conference opening win on Sept. 15 Overall, Sewanee hit .089. Th e loss ensuing Sewanee punt, Cleveland at Centre. Th e Tigers dropped to 7-3 marked the fi rst time since Sept. 4 that Sewanee AngelFest forced W&L to start at its own 11-yard overall and 0-1 in league action. Centre the Tigers failed to hit above .105. line. A play later, the Generals ripped improved to 4-5 overall and 1-0 in Individually, setter Walker Family Fun 4:30–7pm off a 79-yard run which set up Charlie conference play. Buxton led Sewanee with 10 kills Concert will follow at 7:30pm Nelson, who scored on third and goal Sewanee opened by winning the and 22 assists. Freshman Peyton from fi ve yards out. first set in extra points by a score Parent fi nished with 21 digs, while The Generals would score two of 27-25. Centre stormed back in the Diamond Stewart had 16 stops. more times in the fi rst half. Once on next two sets with 25-11 and 25-17 Caroline Owens also played well on a reverse from 32-yards out and then wins. In the fourth and fi nal set, the defense with 11 digs. on a long run by Nelson from 82 yards. Sewanee fi nally got on the board, when Callum Wishart connected on a 37-yard fi eld goal with 9:36 left in the third quarter. Th e Tigers then held W&L to a three and out which set up a Cody Daniel 14-yard touchdown run six plays later. COMPETITIVE PRICES AND FRIENDLY SERVICE The Generals would answer back to start the fourth when W&L went 68 Great Wine Selection ~ Special Orders Available yards on nine plays. Again it was Nelson ALL YOUR FAVORITE MAJOR BRANDS with the touchdown, this time from Across 41A from Monteagle’s Piggly Wiggly ~ (931) 924-6900 two yards out. Overall, the Generals Mike Gifford, Owner; M–Th 9 a.m.–10 p.m.; F–Sa 9 a.m.–11 p.m. fi nished with 407 rushing yards and forced seven Sewanee fumbles. Th e Tigers were led on off ense by Daniel. The Sewanee quarterback fi nished with 120 passing yards to go along with a team-high 51 yards on the ground. Nelson led W&L with 108 rushing yards and three scores. On defense, Alex Kops finished with 11 tackles. 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Hope Sullivan, who holds a Ph.D. in biology from Florida State University, is a former professor of the University of Louisiana at Lafayett e. She lives in Sewanee and winters in New Iberia, La. She has published papers in numerous horticultural journals, a non-fi ction book, “Why Water Plants Don’t Drown,” two science fiction novels, and poetry. Her research on the plant genus Eupatorium Eupatorium sullivaniae Helicopters deliver crew members and shields to the top of the towers. led to her having a species, , named aft er her. To register for the workshop, call 598-0046 or mail a check made out to Buzzard Shields on High-Voltage Towers “Th e Community of St. Mary,” to St. Mary’s Convent, 1100 St. Mary’s Lane, Tennessee Valley Authority crews installed “buzzard shields” on 116 Sewanee, TN 37375. high-voltage towers in Franklin and Bedford counties in early September. Scott Brooks of TVA reports that the shields are pieces of 36-inch corrugated plastic drainage pipe cut into sections and bolted into place State Park Off erings on top of the towers. Th e shields protect the insulators and other equip- ment on the towers from buzzard droppings and other contamination Saturday,Sept. 19 Th ursday, Sept. 24 Rayna from birds that land on the towers. Such contaminants can build up and Hawkins Cove Exploration— Savage Day Loop Trail Run— cause the lines to short out, which can create power interruptions. Th ese Meet Ranger Park at 2 p.m. at the Meet Ranger Gheesling at 8:30 a.m. lines carry up to 500,000 volts of electricity. Visitors’ Center to carpool to the at Savage Gulf ranger station for this Helicopters were used to place crew members on the towers, and to beautiful, Hawkins Cove area of the relatively fl at but exciting and scenic Pets of the transport the shields to the towers approximately 200 feet in the air. Th is park, numerous waterfalls, cliff s and 4.2-mile group run. is a relatively new way to install the shields, and is proving to be safer and rare species. Th is is an off -trail hike, more cost-eff ective than the old way, which involved having workers so dress accordingly and bring plenty Friday, Sept. 25 Week climb the towers and use heavy equipment to raise the shields. of water and snacks. Hike to Sycamore Falls—Meet TVA is installing the shields on towers that have a history of issues Ranger Park at 2 p.m. at Grundy Forest Meet Hope & Rayna with contamination, and where large numbers of birds have been parking lot for a moderate 3.1-mile The Franklin County Humane observed. round trip hike to see many of the Society’s Animal Harbor off ers these park’s pristine waterfalls and beautiful two delightful pets for adoption. Weather rock formations including some rocky Hope is a pretty 3-month-old ground, so please wear sturdy shoes Tortie kitt en who was bott le fed from DAY DATE HI LO and bring water. Mon Sep 07 84 79 a very young age. She’s very sweet and Th e South Cumberland State Park she loves to give kisses and cuddle. Tue Sep 08 84 65 Visitors’ Center is located on Highway Wed Sep 09 84 67 Hope is negative for FeLV and FIV, 41 South between Monteagle and house-trained, up-to-date on shots, Th u Sep 10 84 66 Tracy City and is open 8 a.m.– micro-chipped and spayed. Fri Sep 11 78 63 4:30 p.m. seven days a week. For more Rayna is a young adult hound Sat Sep 12 81 57 information call (931) 924-2980. and a real character. She knows how Sun Sep 13 69 47 to sit on command, and she will be Week’s Stats: easily trained to do other things when Avg max temp = 81 rewarded with her favorite treat, Avg min temp = 63 Plastic drainage pipe is cut into pieces. PupPeroni beef and sweet potato. Avg temp = 72 Rayna is heart-worm negative, up- Precipitation = 1.51" to-date on shots, micro-chipped and Reported by Nate Wilson spayed. Domain Manager Every Friday is Black Friday at Animal Harbor. On Fridays, adoption fees are reduced 50 percent for black or mostly black pets over 4 months old who have been at Animal Harbor for more than a month. Pets adopted from Animal Harbor qualify for a free post-adoption wellness exam by local veterinarians. Animal Harbor is now open at its new shelter at 56 Nor-Nan Rd., off AEDC Road in Winchester. wm.c.mauzy construction co. Call 962-4472 for information, Bill Mauzy, Owner, General Contractor and check out other pets at Print your classifi ed ad in the space below, using one word per blank. A telephone number counts as one word. A hyphenated Fine )XUQLWXUHUHÀQLVKLQJhandmade country furniture refinishing, caning, word (i.e.,“queen-sized”) counts as two words. 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Sewanee TN 37375 16 • Friday, September 18, 2015 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER BARDTOVERSE Community Calendar by Phoebe Bates Today, Sept. 18 12:30 pm EQB lead, Huckabay, St. Mary’s Sewanee Curbside recycling, before 7 a.m. 1:45 pm DuBose lecture, Coakley, Guerry Fall Equinox, September 23 SAS Upper School Family Weekend 5:30 pm Yoga with Helen, Comm Center Cowan Fall Festival Heritage Festival, through Sept. 20 7:00 pm Bible study, Midway Baptist Church 8:00 am GC Clothing Bank open, old GCHS, until noon 7:00 pm Catechumenate, Women’s Center Departing summer hath assumed 8:30 am Yoga with Carolyn, Comm Ctr 7:30 pm Movie, “Delicatessen,” (free), SUT An aspect tenderly illumined 9:00 am CAC offi ce open, until 11 am Th ursday, Sept. 24 Th e gentlest look of spring; 10:00 am Game day, Senior Center Th at calls from yonder leafy shade 8:00 am GC Clothing Bank open, old GCHS, until noon 2:00 pm Shakespeare discussion, Torian Room, duPont Library 8:00 am Monteagle-Sewanee Rotary, Sewanee Inn Unfaded, yet prepared to fade, 3:30 pm Dance with Debbie, 4–7, Comm Ctr, until 4:15 pm A timely caroling. 9:00 am CAC offi ce open, until 11 am 4:15 pm Dance with Debbie, 8/up, Comm Ctr, until 5:15 pm 9:00 am DuBose lecture, Coakley, Guerry 5:00 pm Bible study, Mtn of God Tabernacle, Monteagle —From “September” by William Wordsworth 9:00 am Nature journaling, Trink’s Terrace, Abbo’s Alley 7:00 pm IONA, art and prose, 630 Garnertown Rd. 9:00 am Pilates with Kim, beginners, Fowler 7:30 pm Movie, “Jurassic World,” SUT “Lord, it is time. Th e summer was very big. 9:00 am Yoga with Becky, Comm Center Saturday, Sept. 19 9:30 am Hospitality Shop open, until 2 pm Lay thy shadow on the sundials, and on the meadows let the winds go loose. Command 8:00 am Sewanee Gardeners’ Market, until 10 am 10:30 am Tai Chi with Kathleen, advanced, Comm Ctr the last fruits that they shall be full; give 8:30 am Yoga with Richard, Comm Center 12:00 pm Pilates with Kim, intermediate, Fowler them another two more southerly days, 10:00 am Hospitality Shop open, until noon 12:30 pm Carillon concert, Bordley, Shapard Tower press them on to fulfi llment and drive the 10:30 am Tracy City Farmers’ Market open, until noon 12:30 pm Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Otey 2:00 pm CCJP planning meeting; St. Mark’s Hall, Otey 1:30 pm Folks@Home Support Group, 598-0303 last sweetness into the heavenly wine.” 2:00 pm 6:30 pm CCJP potluck supper,St. Mark’s Hall, Otey Knitt ing circle, Mooney’s, until 4 pm —Rainer Maria Rilke 7:30 pm Movie, “Jurassic World,” SUT 4:00 pm Tracy City Farmers’ Market open, until 5:30 pm 6:00 pm Karate, youth@6, adults@7, Legion Hall Sunday, Sept. 20 7:00 pm 2:00 pm Film, “Most Likely to Succeed,” SAS McCrory Hall Survivors’ support group, Morton Memorial 2:00 pm IONA, Fulford Hall prose, Garnertown Rd. 7:30 pm Movie, “Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl,” SUT Welcome, SAS families! 3:00 pm Knitt ing circle, instruction, Mooney’s, until 5 pm Friday, Sept. 25 4:00 pm Yoga with Helen, Comm Center Fall Heritage Festival, Cowan, through Sept. 27 Hope you enjoy your stay. 5:00 pm Women’s Bible Study, Midway Baptist 8:00 am GC Clothing Bank open, old GCHS, until noon 7:30 pm Movie, “Jurassic World,” SUT 9:00 am CAC offi ce open, until 11 am WOODY’S BICYCLES—SALES, SERVICE AND RENTALS Monday, Sept. 21 10:00 am Game day, Senior Center 10:00 am Medicare 101 meeting, (free), Library, Monteagle A Full-Service Trek Bicycle Dealer Grundy County Schools professional development School of Th eology reading period, through Sept. 22 3:00 pm South Cumberland Regional Land Trust hike qÀÊqxÊUÊ->ÌÊ£äqÓÊUÊxnÇÎÊ 9:00 am CAC offi ce open, until 11 am 3:30 pm Dance with Debbie, 4–7, Comm Ctr, until 4:15 pm Ü`ÞLiJ}>°VÊUÊäÊ,ii`½ÃÊ >i 9:00 am Yoga with Sandra, St. Mary’s Sewanee 4:15 pm Dance with Debbie, 8/up, Comm Ctr, until 5:15 pm (the red building behind Shenanigans in Sewanee) 9:00 am Coff ee with Coach Dombroski, Blue Chair 4:30 pm AngelFest family activities, Angel Park, until 7 pm 10:30 am A Course in Miracles study group, Mooney’s 5:00 pm Bible study, Mtn of God Tabernacle, Monteagle 1:30 pm Sewanee Woman’s Club Book Club, Flynn home 7:00 pm IONA, readings, photography,music 5:00 pm Concert for Fulford, Wheat House, until 9 pm 7:30 pm AngelFest, music, Jason Eskridge, Angel Park 5:30 pm Yoga for healing with Lucie, Comm Center 7:30 pm Movie, “Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl,” SUT 5:30 pm Yoga with Sandra, St. Mary’s Sewanee 6:00 pm Karate, youth @ 6; adults @ 7, Legion Hall 7:00 pm Centering Prayer, Otey sanctuary LOCAL 12-STEP MEETINGS 7:00 pm Sewanee Chorale practice, Hargrove Auditorium Friday 7:00 am AA, open, Holy Comforter, Monteagle Tuesday, Sept. 22 School of Th eology Alumni gathering, through Sept. 24 7:00 pm AA, open, Christ Church, Tracy City 8:00 am Grundy County Food Bank open, until 10 am Saturday Check out www.woodysbicycles.com for rates, trail maps, 7:30 pm NA, open, Decherd United Methodist photos, bike club links, races and much more! 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