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Donna Dowdy is a native of Blount County and lives in Louisville with her husband R. L., who is a sergeant with the Blount County Sheriff's Department in the Internal Affairs and Training Division. She is a licensed insurance agent and has worked in the insurance business for 27 years. Donna is also a Blount County Commissioner, representing District 10, Seat A of the Louisville area. Some of Donna's other activities include serving as treasurer of the Associated Builders and Contractors of East Tennessee, the board of directors for the Blount County Chamber of Commerce, and she is a member of the Leadership Blount Class of 2004. Donna and R. L. attend Broadway Baptist Church, where she teaches a women's Sunday School class. She enjoys boating and walking, and welcomes the opportunity to put her talents to work at Gateway.

Norma Bean was born in Knoxville and is a graduate of East High School. She attended East Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee, and graduated from Knoxville Business School. She has been employed by the Communications Workers of America, Local 3805 in Knoxville for 37 1/2 years. She was married to the late David Bean for 21 years; he was the retired commander of the 228th Mobile Communications Squadron at McGhee-Tyson Air Base. She is a member of the VFW Auxiliary in Maryville, AREME Order of Eastern Star, the Mildred Buffler Women's Democrat Club, and the Office & Professional Employee's International Union, Local 144. She is a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church. She has been a resident of Louisville for 32 years, and while she has no children of her own, is godmother to Joe and Sharon Szmidt's puppy "Snickers."

  Rewards vs. Consequences
As is the case with many situations in life, we at the Gateway Center often find ourselves caught up in "negatives." Often so much of our energy and time are focused on correcting a client's behavior that we lose sight of the clients who are truly excelling and don't need constant corrective actions. We have decided to correct this and change our focus. While we have always had an incentive-based program, we have increased this so that emphasis is placed on clients who are doing what they should be doing and away from those who are not. Our goal is to encourage the kids who are making negative choices to realize that making the right choices are not only more beneficial, but are also more fun! Many teenagers see the "right" choice as being the boring choice. We are attempting to change those thoughts by rewarding clients making good choices with opportunities that are not available to clients making unhealthy choices. We would enourage you to take this same approach with the children in your lives. Stay attuned to the wonderful things your children do every day. When children realize they can get your attention by making good choices, the good choices will naturally prevail!

  Elopements

Two male clients left the facility without permission on Tuesday, April 20 at 10:15 p.m. They exited the building through the windows in their bedrooms. Both had been admitted to Gateway less than a week prior to the incident. The Blount County Sheriff's Department was notified immediately. We later discovered that the two males stowed away in the bed of a visiting parent's truck and made the ride to Cookeville undiscovered. When the driver stopped in Cookeville for gas, the two youths ran. The driver contacted local authorities. One of the clients was found the next day and has been safely returned to Gateway Center. The other young man has not been located.

On Sunday, May 9 a female client left the premises at 4:15 p.m. She kicked out the screen of a lobby window and left. She returned on her own initiative and has been discharged to the care of her family.