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What your neighbors are up to in Old North Knoxville
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Jordan Webb: Catching a Wave
For some people catching a wave means grabbing a board and finding a beach. However, for
Jordan Webb of East Oklahoma Ave. catching a wave means communicating on his HAM radio. As a recently licensed Amateur Radio Operator, he can communicate with people in the 2 meter, 6 meter, 1.25 meter, 70, 33, 23, or 13 centimeter bands. As a member of two different emergency clubs he can assist in getting information out in case of an emergency or natural disaster. With his home based HAM radio station, known as a HAM shack, he can act as net control. This means he can be a host to conversations between several HAM operators operating on the same frequency. All this and Jordan is just 12 years old.
Jordan says his inspiration was his grandfather, who has had an amateur radio license since the 1960s. His grandfather helped him study for the test, which he passed the first time he took it. His plans for the near future include seeing if he can start an amateur radio club when he enters Fulton High School next year. His call sign is KI4AVG. If anybody is interested in contacting him about becoming involved in amateur radio, you can call him at 546-8717, or by e-mail at KI4AVG@comcast.net. If you call him, don't be surprised if he calls you back using his HAM radio, which he can do even if you don't have a HAM radio of your own. Bill Anderson: Family Photo
According to a press release from the Metropolitan Drug Commission Coalition, in a "2002 Knox County Teen Assessment Project, 34% of the teen respondents (said) their parents had never had a conversation about drugs or alcohol with (them)." To help encourage conversation between parents and their children on this important subject, the commission is sponsoring an ad campaign with the theme: "Connect with your kids. Take time to talk. Take time to listen." Over the next year you might just look up and see this photo (at right) and those words on a billboard in Knox County. The photo for that billboard was taken by Old North Knoxville's Bill Anderson. Along with Dedra Jenkins who was the set stylist and make up artist, they volunteered their time and spent about half a day setting up and taking photos of the mother and daughter who volunteered to be the subjects. "We took shots in different rooms in their house," Bill said, "but the one in the kitchen was the one the commission decided to use." The billboard space is being donated by Lamar Advertising. For more information on the Metropolitan Drug Commission and on drug prevention and treatment, call 588-5550 or go to www.metrodrug.org.
Chet (Kilgore) in Charge Well, maybe he's not in charge, yet, but Chet Kilgore of Grainger Ave. was recently appointed by Mayor Victor Ashe to the Metropolitan Planning Commission. Chet, who also is the neighborhood liaison to the Historic Zoning Commission, says there is more work than one might think involved in being an MPC member. He said he is honored to be appointed to such an important board and will work to do his best to bring his historic preservation experience and knowledge to the commission.
Annalee Bohon and Jo Willey: Biking to Beat Cancer Fremont residents Annalee Bohon and Jo Willey have signed up for the 100 mile Leukemia and Lymphoma Society cycling event this October in West Palm Beach, Florida. They have also pledged to a raise a minimum of $6,600 for the Society, 75 percent of which goes directly to Leukemia/Lymphoma research and patient care. Deductions are tax deductible. While neither resident has participated in such an arduous event before, they are hoping their 4 - 5 months of training will see them through. If you have any questions or would like to sponsor them call 524-8817 or e-mail at be@annaleebstudios.com. Checks can be made out to LLS and sent to Annalee Bohon and Jo Willey, 1520 Fremont Place, Knoxville, TN 37917. You can even include the name of somebody you know who has been affected by these diseases. They said they would be glad to ride in their honor.
Sit a Spell Be on the look out for some new signage and benches in Old North Knoxville's
1st Creek Greenway. As a result of the tour through the neighborhood before the Ice Cream Social,
Mayor Victor Ashe has signed an order directing that benches be added to 1st Creek and signage be erected on Grainger Ave. announcing it is the 1st Creek Greenway. These will be fine additions to an asset that few neighborhoods have literally in their back yards. Thank you, Mayor. If the benches are up in time, they may come in handy when we're doing the fall creek clean up.
Candidates come and speak On July 31st, mayoral candidate Madeline Rogero spoke and answered questions before the monthly ONK meeting. She stressed her eight years as a county commissioner and master degree in planning from UT as two assets she could draw on as mayor of Knoxville. It is not just growth, but smart growth that will be the key to Knoxville's future. As a resident of south Knoxville, she also stressed the importance of neighborhoods and preservation not only to her, but to Knoxville. She said there would be somebody in her cabinet would be responsible for helping neighborhood residents find the answers to their questions and there would also be a member of her cabinet dedicated to historic preservation. More information can be found at www.madelineformayor.com. On August 28th, At Large Seat B city council candidate Chris Woodhull spoke and answered questions before the monthly ONK meeting. A resident of Mechanicsville, he said businesses and neighborhoods are like the seat and back of a chair, without one there isn't the other. The neighborhoods are the seat and the businesses are the back, he said. He spoke in favor of historic preservation, and when asked said he would consider ideas to help those who rehabilitate old homes and see their property taxes go increase because of it. More information can be found at www.chriswoodhull.com. Additional information on these and other candidates can be found at
www.knoxheritage.org/cityelection.html. Early voting runs until Sept. 25th. Primary voting is Sept. 30th at Central United Methodist Church, 201 Third Ave.
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