August 29, 2016 www.knoxfocus.com Now offering onlinePAGE A1 auction services Fountain City Auction for all of your auction needs (865)604-3468 fountaincityauction.com FREE Take One! August 29, 2016 Howell, Smith Rally CAK to Victory over Grace Christian Is Tennessee By David Klein Stewart Howell rescued CAK. The 6’1” a paper tiger sophomore who primarily plays wide receiv- er for the Warriors made the defensive play of the game. With CAK leading 36-29 and or for real? 1:20 left, the Grace Christian Academy By Steve Williams Rams faced a 4th-and-goal at the CAK 6. Rams’ quarterback Luke Kirby threw it to Butch Jones has put Tennes- Jonah Duggins. Duggins tried to throw back see football back on the map. But to Kirby, but Howell batted away the pass. can he keep it there? CAK took over and ran out the clock for That will be answered on the the win. field in the 2016 season, which “I played outside linebacker all of my opens Thursday night with a visit middle school years,” Howell said. “I guess from Appalachian State. it showed tonight.” The Vols’ rise into the pre- It was a tale of two halves as CAK rallied season Top 10 has more to do from a 22-8 halftime deficit. Grace Chris- with expectations and potential tian established its running game early than solid past results. in the first half as the Rams would accu- mulate 121 yards rushing on 21 carries. Running back Andrew Sorrells ran for two touchdowns, a 10-yard touchdown and a one-yard touchdown. “He was determined to have a good game,” Rams Head Coach Randy McKamey Photo by Dan AndREWS. CAK running back Alex Dalton (middle with ball) scores CAK’s first touchdown in the first Continued on page 4 quarter of Friday night’s game. PHOTO BY HAYLEY PENNESI / Tennessee AthletiCS Tennessee Head Coach Butch Jones is a picture of determina- tion during the Vols’ come-from- Mall sale to behind win over Georgia last sea- revitalize son at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee, in fact, hasn’t beaten a Top 10 team since area the 2006 season under Phillip By Mike Steely Fulmer, who was forced to step [email protected] down in 2008. The closest to Several representatives of achieving that was when Jones Knoxville Partners met with three guided the Vols past No. 11 Knox County officials Friday at ranked South Carolina in 2013, Knoxville Center Mall and Coun- his first season at UT. cilman Nick Della Volpe said the Butch’s record against Top 25 new mall owners are beginning ranked teams over the past three phase one there. years also is a meager 3-13. Della Volpe, along with State So how did Tennessee earn its Representative Eddie Smith and Top 10 preseason rankings? Ronnie Collins, President of the Evidently, prognosticators are Alice Bell Neighborhood Associ- impressed with the Vols’ present ation, met with Patrick King and roster after four strong recruit- Brent Engle of Henry Wallace, Native-plant small wetland is next ing classes in a row by Jones and and several others to discuss were influenced by last season’s what future the failing mall may close losses to Oklahoma and have. step in Fountain City Lake restoration Alabama – two of the four nation- “Don’t expect anything over- al playoff qualifiers – as much or night,” Della Volpe told The The City of Knoxville has more than the wins over Geor- Focus. He said that the first step invested more than $260,000 gia and Northwestern in the Out- for the new owners, who official- updating and repairing the back Bowl. ly purchased the mall on Friday, water-quality infrastructure at For most Tennessee fans, this August 19, talked about fix ups, Fountain City Lake. season appears to be boom or pothole patching, fixing an esca- At a public meeting Thursday bust. Finishing short of Atlanta lator, and stabilizing things. He night at Fountain City Park, envi- and the SEC championship game said they also discussed brush ronmental engineering firm LDA would be a letdown. removal along I-640 and possibly Engineering shared with resi- Last year’s season reviews a new building in the mall area for dents, Lions Club members and were mixed. While many were additional retail. lake enthusiasts a proposed happy to finish with a six-game “They said they were going to design for a new wetland area winning streak for a 9-4 record, meet with Mayor Burchett and on the lake’s northern end – the I was firmly in the camp that felt with neighborhood and commu- last major step needed to fix the season could have been so nity groups to see what people Fountain City Lake’s decades- much, much more. want there,” Della Volpe said. He old problems. hard outline of the lake, creat- with the help of the Lions Club In three of Tennessee’s losses added that the new owners were The addition of the wetland ing a more natural setting, LDA and LDA,” Walsh said. “This wet- – against Oklahoma, Florida and invited to the East Towne Busi- would eliminate a shallow, stag- Senior Project Manager Ste- land would create new habitat Arkansas – the Vols led by as ness Alliance meeting Septem- nant zone of water that for years fanie Farrell said. for wildlife, and it would com- much as 13 points. UT also led in ber 7th. has been conducive to thick Joe Walsh, the City’s Parks plement the lake’s beauty. We the fourth quarter against even- “Looks like we finally have algae growing. LDA’s design and Recreation Director, agreed think lake visitors will enjoy it.” tual national champion Alabama someone who is focused and not calls for introducing native wet- that the wetland would be a ben- In the past two years, the but bowed 19-14. Conservative just a caretaker holding it just to land plants, such as blue flag eficial new amenity for Fountain City and its contractors have play on both sides of the ball con- get rid of it,” he said. iris and cardinal flower, that City Lake – both in terms of aes- repaired a leak in the earthen tributed heavily in the comeback Laura Sievers, Manager of would reduce algae-feeding thetics and functionality. berm that surrounds the lake. losses. Knoxville Center Mall, confirmed excess nutrients. “We knew restoring the lake Crews have repeatedly drained, While it is hard to be critical of that the management is now The wetland would make to good health would be a long cleaned, treated and taken mea- a coach who has done so much under Knoxville Partners. good use of the quality spring- process, but we’re nearing com- surements of the lake, and inap- good for the program and put “We’re excited!” she said Friday fed water by helping to sup- pletion, and the City is pleased propriate species of fish have Tennessee in a position to win afternoon. port aquatic life and soften the by the progress we’ve made Continued on page 2 Continued on page 4 Spotlit on Disleksia PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus August 29, 2016 Advantages and Disadvantages of a Living Trust Before we get goods, and other The number one reason have to divide up your trust set up, usually through are many resources online into the advan- valuables) into for people to have a living assets according to the an attorney that specializes to aid in your decision. tages and dis- this trust and trust is to avoid going State laws. 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