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This is Savery’s 26th year of teaching in Knox County schools. He was teaching environmental science at Bearden when he was asked to teach a wildlife class. He wrote his own curriculum, which was approved by the state as a special course, and has taught the class for 12 years.

The things he teaches are things people used to know, he says. When he was a teenager, it was the norm for boys to acquire two things on their 16th birthday – a driver’s license and a shotgun, so they could hunt.

Many of today’s teens have almost no outdoor experience. While walking through a small wooded area on campus, one 18-year-old student told Savery it was the first time he’d been in the woods.

Giving kids a taste for the outdoors is another objective of the course. They spend the first 10 weeks in the classroom learning about wildlife management and federal laws that cover wildlife, then spend much of the rest of the semester outside. The lessons are hands-on and entertaining. After learning how to use a compass, students are given maps to locate cookies Savery has hidden on campus.

“If they can find two boxes of cookies on 55 acres, they can find anything.”

They also get an up-close look at the animals who share their campus. Students put peanut butter and oats on a stick surrounded by sand, and go back the next day to identify the tracks of the animals that showed interest. Then they put an appropriately-sized live trap in the area. This semester, they caught raccoons, possums, squirrels and skunks. They weigh, mark and identify the sex of the animals – except the skunks.

In all his years of teaching the course, Savery Bearden High School teacher Bob Savery assists senior Melissa King as she prepares to rappel off the school’s has only been sprayed twice, much to the delight football stadium. Rappelling is part the curriculum for of his students.

“They loved that.” his popular wildlife class. Photo by Wendy Smith

Getting hooked Class hooks kids on outdoors

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It was cold and windy as members of Bob Savery’s wildlife class put on their harnesses to rappel from the top of Bearden High School’s football stadium. The students waiting their turn chatted nervously while those who were brave enough climbed over the stadium’s protective fence to begin a 43foot descent, supported only by sturdy ropes and the calming voice of their teacher.

“Look at me. Smile! Wave at me with your left hand,” he instructed.

One girl’s terror was betrayed by labored breathing as she shuffled slowly down the wall. But she beamed, and her classmates cheered, when her feet finally reached the grass below. Senior Melissa King, who is on the Bearden climbing team coached by Savery and math teacher David Leach, showed no fear as she rappelled face-first, a technique she learned in the classroom.

If students choose to work with wildlife, they need skills that will enable them to get to the animals, Savery says. Another reason rappelling is part of the course’s curriculum is that it grabs the students’ attention.

“Every high school teacher knows you have to have a hook on these kids today.”

Students with a variety of interests, and GPAs, have been hooked by the science curriculum that includes learning how to use a map and compass, capturing and identifying small animals, and a fire-building competition that

National Trust lauded at Knox Heritage event Knox Heritage has published a cookbook containing more than 300 recipes from its popular Summer Suppers. Order online at www.knoxheritage. org or call 523-8008.

It will also be available from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at Union Avenue Books, noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Knox Heritage tent at the Holiday Market on Market Square, and 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Bliss Home, 7240 Kingston Pike. Cost is $20 through Dec. 31.

By Wendy Smith

Knox Heritage Executive Director Kim Trent, Knox Heritage President Scott Schimmel and National Trust for Historic Places President Stephanie Meeks spoke at Knox Heritage’s 2011 Preservation Awards and Annual Meeting which was held at the Bijou Theatre. Photo by Wendy Smith

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Commission neuters Hillside/ Ridge Top Plan

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After more than 3 1/2 years, County Commission’s debate on the Hillside and Ridge Top Protection Plan ended last week as that body accepted an amendment which declared the plan “advisory.”

Richard Briggs Tony Norman

Briggs’ amendment was supported by the Knoxville Chamber and mollified developers. It allowed commissioners who had never supported the plan Commissioners voted 7-3 to declare victory. R. Larry for the amended plan, with Smith said later Monday at Dave Wright abstaining. the Halls Republican Club, Only Tony Norman, Amy “both sides won.”

Broyles and Sam McKenzie Despite Briggs’ declarastood against the amend- tion that the amendment ment that gutted the plan. was “not intended to subCommissioner Richard vert anything,” it’s a frank

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betrayal to homeowners and businesses that endorsed the plan that had emerged from the facilitated joint meetings of commission and City Council.

Plan opponents have habitually engaged in bluster and threat, and last week was no exception. Speaking for the Chamber, attorney Tom McAdams said, “There are lawsuits waiting to be had if you make this binding.”

“All you want to do is kick us in the teeth when we’re down,” developer Scott Davis said, alluding to the depressed construction industry.

County Law Director Joe Jarret said a property owner’s right to appeal an MPC decision was not affected by the plan. “Regardless of what language you put in the plan, there’s still redress for the landowner,” Jarret said.

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Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, was guest speaker at Knox Heritage’s recent Preservation Awards and Annual Meeting.

“Knoxville and Knox Heritage would not be where we are today without the National Trust,” said Knox Heritage Executive Director Kim Trent, who introduced Meeks at the event.

Trent and Ambassador Victor Ashe are on the National Trust’s Board of Trustees.

The National Trust works to save nationally significant places, and the organization has an “America’s 11 Most

“It’s raining again,” said Norman, as discussion wound down. The vote is about water issues and Briggs’ amendment “is a Trojan horse, he added.

“City Council walked away (from the joint facilitated meetings) and we were in agreement. “Water knows no boundary between city and county. … We need to stay parallel with the city.”

“The Briggs amendment,” Norman concluded, “is muddying the water metaphorically and practically.”

But Briggs said his amendment “un-muddies” the water. “People may say I’m taking one side or another, but I’m not,” he said, without a trace of irony.

What are those who expected more left with?

First, a plan for the county that is unlikely to pass – or even be presented – at City

Endangered Historic Places” list that’s comparable to Knox Heritage’s “Fragile Fifteen” List.

“America’s cultural heritage is at risk,” she said.

“The heart of our work is understanding the power of place.”

Locally, The National Trust has invested more than $10 million in downtown Knoxville preservation projects, including the Tennessee Theatre and the 500 block of Gay Street. It is currently striving to save part of the former K-25 plant in Oak Ridge. The organization is actively advocating for a To page A-2

Council. If council members sign off on the plan approved at the joint meetings, city and county policies on slope protection diverge.

That outcome brings to mind the city/county divide on stormwater ordinances in 2007 which resulted in the city threatening to sue the county.

Because of Briggs’ amendment, developers in the county may feel less constrained in continuing the practices that resulted in the Dawson Hollow disaster a few months ago or the hillside stripping at Watt Road which Norman aptly called “an abomination.”

“How do you have a ‘nonbinding’ map?” Norman asked. With Briggs’ “advisory” amendment tacked on, that self-contradicting, limbo-dwelling creation is precisely what we have.

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HOLIDAY NOTES ■ Knoxville Christmas Parade, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, down Gay Street. Marching bands, floats and more.

Sponsored by WIVK and Fowler’s.

Blessings found in the strangest of places Dread creeps into my soul when Christmas trees start popping up in stores. I’m not a Scrooge, exactly, I just don’t enjoy being bombarded with the message that my love for family and friends is best expressed by the overuse of my credit card.

My kids could probably recite the lecture I pull out this time every year. It goes something like this: “Look, money’s tight. Why don’t you think of one not-toosmall-but-not-too-huge gift you’d like to receive, and then maybe we can all go to the movies? After all, the best part of Christmas is the extra time we get to spend together.”

This year, I plan to put more emphasis on the “money’s tight” part of the speech. I’m probably not the only one who feels like the price of everything, from food to health care, has skyrocketed. We’ll send our first child to college next year, and the cost of tuition is staggering.

I’ll admit that I’ve thrown some world-class pity parties this year, and I was in the throes of one the other day when something profoundly affected my attitude.

I opened my refrigerator.

There it was – a bounty of food, all for my family. I may not be able to afford a new North Face jacket for my 9-year-old, but she’s got a turkey sandwich, yogurt, or fresh fruits and veggies whenever she wants.

How blessed are we? According to the Second Harvest website, 1 in 5 East

■ Comcast Christmas at Chilhowee Park, 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, featuring a forest of lighted trees decorating the lake and nightly driving tours through Jan. 1.

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Tennesseans will go to bed hungry tonight. My car insurance may have gone up twice this year, but it won’t cause anyone in my house to miss a meal.

If you have an abundance of food at your house, celebrate it with a gift to Second Harvest. It will sweeten your holiday to fill someone else’s tummy.

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‘Smokyland Christmas’ at Bearden High

If you’re one of the millions glued to your television set for “The Sing-Off,” then a big dose of barbershop might be just what you need to get into the holiday spirit.

Smokyland Sound and the East Tennessee youth male chorus Note-Torious will perform “A Smokyland Christmas” at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 4, at Bearden High School. The concert will include both secular and religious selections, says Smokyland Sound president John Shelton.

Smokyland Sound has been registered with the Barbershop Harmony Society for 50 years, but Note-Torious just formed last spring. The fact that the young group has more than 20 members speaks to the current popularity of a cappella music, says Shelton.

The teens, who come from nine different high schools,

■ First Night Knoxville 2012 at Market Square, will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. Features music, dancing, storytelling, children’s activities and more. Info: www.cityofknoxville.org/ Christmas.

Randy Boyd, founder of Radio Systems of Knoxville, (center) presents a turkey to Contessa Campbell and her granddaughter, Jermicah Campbell. Jermicah is enrolled at the University Assisted Community School program at Pond Gap Elementary School, and Boyd gave each participant’s family a Thanksgiving turkey. Photo submitted are very talented, and a couple of kids who sing bass with the group are as good or better than anyone in Smokyland Sounds, he says.

Tickets, which are available at the door, are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for students.

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Pond Gap students receive turkeys

Students enrolled in the University Assisted Community School program at Pond Gap Elementary had a more bountiful turkey day, thanks to a gift from a generous pilgrim – Randy Boyd.

Forty kids participate in the after-school program that provides extra instruction in math, science and the arts. The program also offers services to community members, such as GED and ESL classes. A donation from Boyd, founder of Radio Systems of Knoxville,

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Since Boyd is concerned about filling the children’s bellies as well as their minds, he presented each student with a turkey.

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The program is now branching out and offering classes, like parenting ■ Children’s Breakfast with workshops, at apartment Santa, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. complexes that are close to Saturday, Dec. 3, at Norwood the school, he says. There is UMC, 2110 Merchants Drive. also a new women’s support Pancakes will be served.

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three-part Manhattan Project National Park, which would preserve facilities in Los Alamos, N.M.; Hanford, Wash.; and Oak Ridge.

Knox Heritage announced its slate of officers for 2012. Scott Schimmel is president, Annette Brun and Sean Martin are vice presidents, Farris Eid is secretary and Todd Witcher is treasurer.

Schimmel said his 3-yearold son loves to watch buildings being torn down. As

they watched a demolition project, Schimmel felt compelled to make a case for preservation. He asked his son which he preferred – new buildings or old.

The toddler said he liked the new ones better because the old ones fall down. This shows, Schimmel said, that preservation isn’t innate but is a learned behavior.

He went on to list Knox Heritage’s many accomplishments this year. There have been 10 Vintage Homes

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Volunteers enjoy atmosphere at WUOT

By Wendy Smith Eric McAnly had been a public radio fan for more than a decade before attending an open house at WUOT last summer. It was a convenient stop for him, since he’s a UT student and the station is housed in UT’s communications building on Circle Park Drive.

After becoming acquainted with WUOT staff, it was an easy decision to volunteer for the station’s annual fund drive in October. “I was happy to finally have done it. I’d wanted to for a number of years,� he says.

McAnly was one of 110 volunteers that helped the station exceed its fundraising goal for the year.

More than 1,900 pledges brought in more than $187,000. He answered phones during the drive and enjoyed the opportunity to meet new people and work with the staff, who made the work pleasant. “There always seems to be somebody laughing around the corner.�

The experience was so positive

UT student Eric McAnly was one of more than 100 volunteers who helped WUOT exceed its goal during its annual fund drive held last month. Photo submitted that he now volunteers weekly at the station. His primary task is sending out thank-you gifts to donors.

The station has a database of approximately 300 volunteers, and the success of the program

is due to the efforts of membership coordinator Lisa Beckman, says Corporate and Community Relations Coordinator Cindy Hassil. The two staffers make up the WUOT development department.

Beckman has been instrumental in organizing the volunteers, who are often assigned mundane tasks that the staff would otherwise have to do, Hassil says. And they do it with a smile. “It’s not exciting to stuff envelopes, but if there’s a group of people doing it, it’s more fun. Sometimes husbands and wives come together to have a little extra time with each other.�

No matter how mindless the project, the staff is always appreciative. “You’ve never seen such grateful people,� laughs Hassil.

One reason there’s no shortage of volunteers at WUOT is the passion of the station’s listeners. Volunteers are sometimes assigned the task of making thank-you calls

to donors, who, once they realize they’re not being asked for money, are more than happy to talk about their favorite National Public Radio programs, like “Car Talkâ€? and “Wait Wait ‌ Don’t Tell Me.â€? “Anyone who is a public radio fan wants to talk about public radio and their favorite programs.

It’s like an instant cocktail party ice-breaker.�

The station strives to make the work fun for volunteers by assigning them tasks that match their interests. Outgoing volunteers might choose to make phone calls, while those with taxing day jobs might prefer something mindless. When the station adds food to the mix, as it does during the fund drive, it feels like a party, says Hassil. The effort pays off for the 15 full-time staff members. “It just blows us away. It’s such an amazing thing that folks care so much about the station.�

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BEARDEN NOTES â– A scratch and dent book sale will be held by the University of Tennessee Press from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the UT Press lobby located in front of Suite 110 of the UT Conference Center Building, 600 Henley St. Cash and checks only will be accepted.

Info: 974-5466. ■The Council of Involved Neighborhoods (COIN) will meet 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at the CAC/L.T. Ross Building, 2247 Western Ave. Members of Knoxville City Council and the leaders of city neighborhood associations will come together to discuss various issues occurring throughout the city. ■West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Shoney’s on Lovell Road. ■West Knoxville Kiwanis Club meets 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Shoney’s on Walker Springs Road.

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Nip it in the bud No one likes a bully. When we see bullying, especially in our schools, we’re becoming quicker to condemn it and take action.

County Commission isn’t the schoolyard, and practicing politics will never be confused with “Ring Around the Rosie.”

Sharp, informed exchanges are not only expected but desirable in our representative form of government.

But lately the transparent dislike of one commissioner for another has reBroyles sulted in one crossing the line that separates mutual exchange from the tactics of intimidation. Mike Brown is consistently targeting Amy Broyles with the all but spoken acquiescence of commission chair Mike Hammond.

Broyles is, to begin with, in a uniquely vulnerable position. She’s the only woman on the 11-member commission and one of only two Democrats.

Brown Being outnumbered 10-1 in gender and 9-2 in party preference hasn’t stopped Broyles from saying her piece, and apparently Brown finds that annoying. At last week’s commission meeting he angrily interrupted Broyles.

“I have the floor,” Broyles said. You’re repeating the same things “over and over,” Brown said. Hammond mildly said – in effect – “Play nice.”

Because of her outspokenness, and because she is so often in the minority on questions before commission, for other commissioners Broyles can be (as my grandfather might have said) “hard to cotton to.” And she does have a tendency to revisit an issue once too often. But personal dislike for a fellow legislator or her style doesn’t trump the necessity for mutual respect when commission sits as a body.

The venomous tone with which Brown addresses Broyles even suggests an underlying misogyny. If there are any woman-haters on commission, a rapid attitude adjustment is in order. Knoxville just elected a woman mayor, and the times they are a-changin’.

Perhaps Brown isn’t aware of how the spectacle of a strong, husky man bullying a petite woman plays to the audience. If not, the clerk’s office could retrieve the video of the day when Commissioner Greg “Lumpy” Lambert left his seat and approached Mayor Mike Ragsdale’s senior staffer Cynthia Finch as she stood at the lectern.

No matter how you felt about Finch, it was an ugly moment.

It isn’t incumbent upon Broyles and Brown to be pals.

However, it is the duty of the commission chair to see that members conduct their business with mutual respect.

Hammond may have been off his game last week. We know he was ill for a time.

Assuming he returns to form for the December meeting, he should clarify the ground rules sooner rather than later. “Nip it in the bud,” our favorite fictional law officer would say, before the problem gets worse.

Some might say Broyles talks too much, others Brown too little. Both were elected to vigorously represent the interests of their constituents, and we trust that each will continue to do so.

But enough already with the bullying. It discredits the individual, the leadership and the body. Knox County expects better.

Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

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Johnson says Senate run worth the pain I get knocked down But I get up again You’re never going to keep me down - Chumbawamba Gloria Johnson doesn’t sound defeated. Not even after she ended her firstever run for public office on the short end of a 63.5 to 36.4 perJohnson cent thumping at the hands of now state Sen. Becky Duncan Massey.

Johnson, a special education teacher who also chairs the Knox County Democratic Party, took on the assignment shortly before the qualifying deadline when no other candidate stepped forward. She had little time to plan a campaign and little money to finance it.

“When you live on a

Betty Bean schoolteacher’s salary, you get pretty good at staying on a shoestring budget,” she said. “I don’t have a big giant savings to tap into – but we got a lot done on very little money. I don’t play. If I do it, I’m gonna really do it.”

She didn’t live in the district, so she took the giant step of vacating her home in North Knoxville and moving into a rental house in Halls. She campaigned fiercely against the odds for 90 days.

Despite the outcome, she remains relentlessly optimistic and upbeat about her campaign for the 6th District Senate seat vacated by Jamie Woodson, who departed last summer to take the helm of an education think tank.

“Democrats in that district have never done better than 70/30 in the last few election cycles, so we moved the bar nearly seven points. In under three months. Against a Duncan,” Johnson said.

“I got two-and-a-half times more votes in the general election than I did in the primary, and on the Republican side, with all three candidates in the primary, they got 11,000 votes. Becky Massey got 10,000 in the general, so she didn’t even get all the Republicans. To me that says something.”

What it says to her is that she was able to change the discussion (guns/ abortion/ immigration) that dominated the Republican primary.

“We got people to talk about different issues,” Johnson said, recalling the time when a reporter wanted to ask her the same questions he had asked Massey

and her two GOP primary opponents.

“They were talking about newspapers printing government whatevers, guns, things like that, and I asked shouldn’t we be talking about things that are going to help people in the 6th District, like taking the tax off groceries and taking taxes off of small businesses?

I talked to a lot of Republicans who completely supported those two issues.”

Johnson says that moving to Halls hasn’t been a hardship, and that she had intended to move closer to her ailing parents, who don’t live far from her rental house on Long Hollow Road.

She also intends to stay in touch with Sen. Massey.

“I think she’s a very nice lady,” Johnson said. “I called her on election night and told her I will be in touch.

She’s going to hear from teachers.”

Joyce Burchett: guts and gumption Until her husband, Charlie, died three years ago, the great sorrow of Joyce Hicks Burchett’s life was losing her brother Roy, who died somewhere in France not Burchett long after D-Day. That had to be a sad, scary time for Joyce, who was “engaged to be engaged”

Candidate School at Georgia Tech to study engineering. He got worried that the war was going to end before he could get a lick in so he flunked out on purpose and got shipped to the Pacific.

Joyce wrote him every day, following the war’s bloody course across a map of the Pacific, knowing – despite the heavy hand of the censors – that he was in the thick of the fighting.

Being a woman of guts and gumption, she earned her degree, became a teach-

er and learned to fly an open cockpit Meyer 90 by taking lessons with the Navy flyboys.

When she and Charlie married in 1948, she excised the word “obey” from her vows, and they lived happily for the next 60 years – living reminders of the contributions and the sacrifices made by the Greatest Generation, both those who fought and those who waited.

– Betty Bean

metal desks and a bunch of file cabinets.” He reorganized a customer service area, a mapping department, a section for data entry and data analysis, and a corridor for managers. “We didn’t have computers and phones on Sandra most desks,” he said.

Clark Whitehead said he’s a conservative. “I will be in the office and I will answer cogent case for himself. the phone. I’ll look after Even Whitehead realized his your money.” clumsiness when he stopped The case for Carson and observed, “Well, the Karen Carson is seeking crowd got awfully quiet.” re-election Money quotes: to the school Ballard, pulling out a board from campaign brochure: “PromDistrict ises made, promises kept.

5, which We are better off today (than includes when he took office).”

Bearden Whitehead, calling BalHigh and lard a big spender: “I’ll save sur roundyou $1 million over four ing areas.

Carson years.”

C a r Whitehead said Ballard son chaired the board that spent $600,000 to upgrade hired Superintendent Dr. a computer system that Jim McIntyre and is closely worked fine. “He himself identified with him. With used this system (for the a background in PTA, her 2009 reappraisal). What passion is parent involvemade it obsolete?” ment. Carson advocated for Ballard said he came into a nonvoting student on the office to find “four or five board; she pushed for a re-

alistic cell phone policy.

“I believe that the foundation is in place in our strategic plan and it is time for me to put the pressure on the system to truly embrace parent and community engagement. I firmly believe that we will never reach the levels of success necessary if we don’t make significant changes in this area. I don’t have the ‘magic bullet’ for this, but I do know that websites, newsletters and community forums only scratch the surface of seeking active engagement,” she said.

A nurse at Children’s Hospital, Carson brings a thoughtful, deliberate style to board debates. She deserves another term.

to Charlie, whom she had met in 1942 when they were both students at Austin Peay State College. He was from Clarksville, she was from Cheatham County. She’d always been at the top of her class. Charlie was a wild boy who liked to say that his main interests were “girls, football and motorcycles,” in no particular order.

He got her attention by putting a tack on her chair.

Before long, Charlie decided to enlist in the Marines. He was sent to Officer

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The winner of the Republican nomination for property assessor will be the first candidate who hires a speech coach. That’s the major takeaway from last week’s joint appearance by Phil Ballard and John Whitehead at the Halls Republican Club.

Incumbent Ballard stumbled first, thanking folks for electing him county comm i s s ioner.

Oops. That was his first Ballard job, before he quit to run for property assessor in 2008.

Whitehead, the previous assessor who was termlimited in ’08, played defense, refuting Ballard’s points rather than making a Whitehead

Random thoughts Knox County Commission disrespected the school board (what’s new?) in redistricting. Cindy Buttry and Thomas Deakins don’t even live in their districts now and Indya Kincannon picked up all of Fountain City in District 2.

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Becky Massey is off and running

By Sandra Clark

For anyone who missed the significance, Becky Duncan Massey is running hard for re-election.

And she should, since candidates can pick up petitions starting Jan. 6, the qualifying deadline is noon April 5 and the winner-take-all primary is Aug. 2.

The swearing in event at Central High School a couple of Sundays ago wasn’t so much a coronation as a campaign kickoff. And it was a dandy.

First, Massey had participation from each high school in District 6: Carter, Central, Gibbs, Halls, South-Doyle and West. An opening dance was choreographed by Massey’s daughter Courtney and the master of ceremonies was radio personality Bob Thomas, who attended school with the senator at Chilhowee Elementary. The invocation was by the Rev. John Wood of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church.

The former softball coach touched all the bases.

“This is a happy day for our family,” said Massey’s brother U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan. “Becky will speak out for the people she serves. She has the confidence to do a good job and a heart for service.” Then he joked, “I just don’t understand how she got to the Senate before I did!”

Massey spoke briefly: “I want to make government work, not make government bigger. … Despite our difficulties, the United States remains strong. … Tennessee has incredible natural beauty and amazing people. Financially, we’re in better shape than almost any state.

But there is always more to do.”

John and Lois Duncan would have been proud to see their four kids – Beverly, Jimmy, Becky and Joe – on stage together. They would have been even prouder to see the folks in the audience, old friends from days gone by and lifelong political allies.

So Becky Duncan Massey heads off to Nashville, buoyed by the good wishes (and a landslide mandate) from the folks in District 6.

Godspeed.

Retired Criminal Court of Appeals Judge Joe D. Duncan (below) swears in his niece, state Sen. Becky Duncan Massey, as her husband, Morton Massey, looks on. Photos by S. Clark

Senators all: Ben Atchley, Sue Atchley, Becky Duncan Massey, Jamie Woodson and Victor Ashe. Sue Atchley served briefly following Woodson’s resignation.

Ben Atchley had represented the 6th District since 1974. Photo by S. Clark

Rogero sets Inaugural: much to do During a four year term, a mayor gives five speeches which are carefully listened to by the public and decision makers. These are the four budget or state of the city messages and the fifth, but the first one the mayor makes, is the inaugural address. A mayor makes countless talks and speeches but these five are the ones guaranteed to be heard.

Madeline Rogero, by choosing the Jacob Building as the site of her Inaugural and swearing in for four new council members and city judge, has made East Knoxville the well deserved focal point of her attention. This will be the first time a mayor has been sworn into office in East Knoxville. The site will be a good setting to address concerns in our African-American community as well as the entire city.

The first Jacob Building was built in 1910 and burned down in 1938. Rebuilt shortly thereafter, it was substantially overhauled during my tenure as mayor under the able, steady, longtime leadership of Robert “Bob” Polk, director of public assembly and facilities. New bathrooms, heating and air condi-

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tioning, an elevator and new panels were added, along with a dressed up entrance off Magnolia Avenue with the ugly chain link fencing removed.

I held one of my 16 budget messages at Chilhowee Park in front of the bandstand and it is great to see the 2011 Inaugural occur there as well.

By having it indoors she does not need a rain alternative.

Polk says he is “honored and excited” that the city’s 68th mayor will hold her Inaugural at the Jacob Building. No doubt he and the chair of his board, the energetic, irrepressible Shirley Nash Pitts, will leave no stone unturned to ensure a flawlessly executed event at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17. I suspect it will be a huge crowd (700 to 800 people) by mayoral Inaugural standards so one had better plan to be there early for parking and a good seat.

Yet to be announced is the mas-

ter of ceremonies, whether the governor or U.S. senators will attend, who will sing the national anthem, who will give the invocation and benediction, and if any musical group will perform as well as a band.

Invitations must go out. Who will sit on the platform, all of City Council or just those being sworn into office? Spouses included or not? Will the persons giving the invocation and singing the national anthem get a platform seat? Where will elected officials be placed? The six persons being sworn into office will choose who will administer the oath, who will hold the Bible and who will stand with him/her as the oath is given. A photographer is required.

Programs must be printed which emphasize the theme of the Rogero Administration.

It is not a simple task to pull off such an event. I was fortunate to have optimistic, dedicated Sue Clancy followed by the incomparable Mickey Mallonee lead the effort for four Inaugurals. They did it without a hitch.

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Pelot, chair, departs next month when her term expires. Speculation centers on incoming council member Finbarr Saunders, who has an extensive financial background, replacing her.

Council will probably opt to have one of its own members on the board. Hopefully, Mayor-elect Rogero will attend the meetings herself each month and not turn it over to an aide. She will learn a lot simply by being present. While the board chooses its own chair, an attentive and attending mayor is likely to be the chair by vote of the board if she participates. Given the large amount of money and problems involved in the pension plan, it is appropriate (even imperative) for the mayor to be the board’s leader.

Lakeshore Commissioner Jeff Ownby will host a meeting with employees and concerned citizens regarding the closure of Lakeshore Mental Health Facility at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at West High School.

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Concord’s first convenience stores

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onvenient-type stores are now found on almost every corner in Concord/Farragut and all offer similar items ranging from fast-food and beverages to grocery staples.

Many are open 24/7 to ensure customers have a convenient place to pick up a late-night jug of milk or loaf of bread. But in our area 60 years ago, only two of these quick stop stores existed and neither offered late-night services.

One was the Lone Star Service Station located on the south side of Kingston Pike about a half-mile east of Concord Road. The store was owned and operated by Oscar Woody who took a vacation to Texas where he found a large, neon enhanced metal star. Oscar bought the

star, brought it home and mounted it on the cupola of the store. The Lone Star soon became an icon in the area and was recognized from Bearden to Dixie-Lee Junction.

The other store was Lakeland Service Center at the corner of Concord Road and Front Street (now Lakeshore Drive). This store fondly remains in my memory. During my teenage years, I often worked there on weekends and during summer vacations. My co-worker was Bland Winfrey who, along with the GI Bill, put himself through UT Law School working there and became one of Loudon County’s premiere trial attorneys.

The owner, Ben Jones, affectionately called “Uncle Ben,” lived directly across the street in a stately

old home known locally as Calloway’s Landing. Ben came to town during the Concord Fair days (18901920) and was an equestrian trainer of some renown. He met a beautiful woman named Mayme Callaway, and their marriage produced four children. Mayme’s brother, Sam, was not particularly fond of Ben and warned Mayme that if she married that “horse trader” he would never speak to their children.

The Calloway and Jones families were eccentric during an era when conformity was the norm, and having dined in their home several times, I can attest to the fact that Sam carried out his threat. At the dinner table, Sam would say, “Mayme, tell Ruth to pass the bread.”

Lakeland Service Center closed

Bits ‘n pieces and other small thoughts TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

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ust 20 months ago, Tennessee basketball was within one goal of the Final Four. Look at us now.

This team has far less ability but is giving greater effort.

This is sometimes what you get when you tell somebody they can’t do something.

Tough road ahead. Rivals are not letting up.

They continue to bring in superior talent. The Volunteers get Yemi.

Shouldn’t have said that.

It was unfair. Yemi Ibrahim Makanjuola may be a great player someday. He isn’t ready yet. He is 6-9. That is good. He is a better scorer in soccer and ping-pong than baskets. That is not good.

In some large way, Yemi is symbolic of the recruiting plight. Coach Cuonzo Martin could not snap his fingers and change the world. A lot of people are still trying to decide who is Cuonzo and what is his

game. High school superstars, no more than curious about Tennessee, are yet to be attracted.

As for Yemi, he plays hard. He is a warrior. He can block shots. He can run and rebound. He may not frighten Kentucky. *** Sports Illustrated picked the 68 teams it expects to see in March Madness.

From the Southeastern Conference are the usual

Real people.

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several months ago because much of their business was construction workers, and with the downturn in housing, their business all but ceased to exist. But in its heyday it was the busiest place in the area.

It was the last stop before entering Concord Park, and it was much cheaper than the typical items sold at Concord Marina. I can remember 10 or more cars pulling boats backed up with people waiting to fill their marine gas tanks and purchase fishing supplies.

But the best seller was beer and crushed ice. Beer was not available at the park, so the Center had a virtual monopoly on both marine fuel and cold beer. Procuring a license to sell beer in those days was very involved and often depended on political pull. So, it could only be bought in a few places.

In those days, few stores were open on Sunday, and even fewer sold beer. And the combination of these two transgressions was the topic of many church sermons in the village. In fact, my parents were a bit concerned by the fact that I worked there on Sunday afternoons after church. And you could always hear conversations in church about that “sinful place on the corner.” But some of the most vocal critics also

suspects: Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama and Mississippi State.

Where it starts to hurt is on down the list: Chattanooga, Austin Peay, Harvard, Drexel, Central Connecticut State and Florida Atlantic with the 5-6 guard. You do get the message? *** File this under good news: Terry Francona, convinced he was not going to become manager of the Cubs, decided he would enjoy a year in the real world. That means he will not be all that busy and can speak as scheduled at the UT baseball leadoff banquet Jan. 18 at the Knoxville Convention Center.

Francona is a good man.

He did well as manager of the Boston Red Sox. He figures to be very entertain-

showed up late Friday afternoon and ordered some “groceries.” They never got out of the car, but we knew what they wanted and the groceries were delivered in a brown paper bag. I remember they always had the correct change available so they could make a quick getaway.

The Center also had its locals who showed up in late afternoon to share their stories. Nail kegs were used as seats and large coffee cans served as spittoons and cigarette butt depositories. Conversations were diverse, but most usually got around to politics. And these could become rather heated. I never had the inclination or time to participate in those conversations, but the participants in the current presidential debates could have taken some valuable lessons from those characters.

Today, the Lone Star has been torn down to make way for an office complex and Lakeland Service Center sits vacant in a rapid state of deterioration. But in their heyday, they served their clientele as both a place to buy groceries and engage in brisk conversations. And when I drive by the old building, I always think of the great times we had there and the cast of characters who made up that clientele.

ing, worth the $40 ticket no matter how goes the chicken dinner. I do hope the kitchen offers Bigelow green tea, Joe Torre variety. *** The Colts told us again the other day how important is Peyton. The team had 12 offensive possessions. Two were squandered on a fumble and interception. After that came 10 punts and the postgame shower. *** Any time the basketball family gathers, tall tales flow. Forty years after the fact, we hear that Ray Mears wanted a wild boar as team mascot. He visualized a stout steel cage on wheels and the ferocious beast charging in all directions, clanging giant tusks against the bars, threatening to

break free and consume or cripple Wildcats and Tigers and even red elephants.

The mean hog was going to be motivation for his guys and a distraction for the enemy.

What followed was big cage construction and research regarding proper diet of wild boars. Mountain wildlife friends actually captured a wicked one. It had impressive battle scars.

A UT vet said time out.

Does Coach have any idea how bad a wild boar smells under stressful circumstances? Tell him the odor would empty Stokely Center faster than a fire drill.

Mears settled for the guy inside the paper mache orange.

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What will you do on Christmas?

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

(Psalm 29: 2 NIV) OK, so I know it is Advent, and normally on this day I would write about the season of preparation, the penitential nature of the weeks leading up to Christmas, the fugue in time that has John the Baptist show up as a grown man immediately after the visit of the Magi. But not yet. We will get there, but not yet.

This is a pre-emptive strike, because there are church boards and committees – right now – who are wringing their hands over the fact that Christmas falls on Sunday this year.

“Oh, what will we do?

We can’t possibly tear children away from their toys and families away from their Christmas festivities!”

And my personal favorite: “Christmas has never fallen on Sunday before.” (I actually heard those words

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uttered in a church board meeting one year!) Really?

There are only seven days to choose from, and sometime in the past 1,600 years – since Christmas settled into Dec. 25 – it must have been on a Sunday!

So here is what I want to ask those boards and committees who will decide about whether to worship on Christmas morning: Why would you not?

Time was – and thankfully still is, in some traditions – that you went to church on Christmas morning, no

matter what day of the week it was on! It was a day of sacred meaning, a day of rejoicing that God had entered the world God created, that God was “pleased as man with men to dwell.” It was a day to rejoice, to worship this God who had come to be one of us.

Only after you had worshipped did you go home and celebrate with feasting and gift-giving and singing carols.

“But what about the children?” you ask. “They won’t get to play with their toys!”

Yes, they will. Of course they will.

After worship.

Am I hard-nosed? Maybe. Am I a worship junkie?

Most certainly.

However, before you turn the page in disgust, dear reader, consider this: this is an opportunity to teach your children about the real Christmas: what it is, what it signifies, what it is really about.

We do a disservice to our children if we are not careful to keep the Christ Child at the center of Christmas. It seems that every year some wellmeaning, kind-hearted person says “Oh, Christmas is all about the children, anyway!”

To which I always reply, “No! It isn’t. It is all about The Child.”

Now, I work in the church and I fully understand that churches who have three or four different services on a Sunday morning may rearrange the usual schedule because it is Christmas. I know that an 11 p.m. Christmas Eve service – my favorite service of the church year – makes for sleepy worshippers on Christmas morning.

Been there, done that.

But please, in the name of the Babe of Bethlehem, do not forsake Him on His birthday.

Make your plans now to worship Him, adore Him, celebrate Him.

New Knoxville Stake President Elder Thomas E. Clapp Jr. is welcomed by Elder Paul E. Koelliker from Salt Lake City as the new Knoxville Stake President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prior to this appointment, he was the bishop of the West Hills Ward. He was surprised to receive this position and said he is “very humbled to have the responsibility of leading the members (of the churches) in this area.” Photo by T. Edwards

WORSHIP NOTES Courses ■ Concord United Methodist Church’s Caregiver Support Group, affiliated with Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc., meets 10 to 11:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Room 226 at the church, 11020 Roane Drive. Anyone in the community who gives care to an elderly individual is welcome to attend. Refreshments are provided Info: 675-2835.

Trash and treasure at Holy Cross Anglican Church At the “Trash and Treasure” sale held recently at the Holy Cross Anglican Church, three friends – Tammy Beavers, Allison Ogden and Lynne Crowel – laugh as they read inside a pink bunny bowl, “Some bunny needs a treat.”

One says, “We are having fun … always do though!” All proceeds from the sale will help local organizations as well as elementary schools with a high poverty rate. Photo

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Music services ■ Holy Ghost Church, 1041 N. Central St., will host a performance of “A (Mostly) Medieval and Renaissance Christmas Concert” at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3, presented by The Pope Benedict XVI Schola.

All proceeds will benefit the

Ladies of Charity organization. Tickets are $10 and are available online or at the door.

Info: www.b16schola.org or 437-8620.

CONDOLENCES ■ Click Funeral Home (675-8765): Samuel Martin Billingsley Jr. Joyce Hicks Burchett Alan Myles Davidson Frank Henry Sharon Alene Roberson-Allor ■ Stevens Mortuary (524-0331): Christina LeAnne “Christy” Acuff Nancy Vineyard Cowan Glenn Edward Slagle

COMMUNITY CLUBS ■ The Knoxville Writers’ Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Laurel Theater. Guest speaker Bill Landry will discuss his new book “Appalachian Tales and Heartland Adventures.” A $2 donation is suggested as admission. Everyone is invited. Info: www. knoxvillewritersguild.org.

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The public is welcome to enjoy fun and entertainment throughout the day. Lights and decorations, as well as special holiday activities, performances and refreshments, will make the day festive.

Carriage rides with Percheron draft horses will be available, and proceeds from the carriage rides will benefit Knox Area Rescue Ministries.

Children of all ages are welcome to have their pictures taken with Santa on his sleigh, while his elves and other helpers liven up the atmosphere.

One lucky attendee will win a fabulous $1,000 Franklin Square shopping spree.

For information and entry form, visit www.franklinsq.com.

Horse-drawn carriage rides are a feature of Holiday on the Square. Proceeds from the carriage rides will help support Knox Area Rescue Ministries. Photos by S. Clark

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The Bluegrass Carolers (we made up the name on the spot) are affiliated with Uncle Lem’s outfitters, located across the street from Franklin Square. These guys have a mean rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” They are Ethan Bennett, Cody Bennett and Mic Mingie.

Maggie Mallicote gets into the Christmas spirit at Holiday on the Square.

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West students share holiday cheer

By Betty Bean

year-old girl whose “needs” are shampoo, jeans, hoodies and a jacket, size medium.

Her “wants” are the book “Texas Gothic,” and some room decorations (yellow).

Melina was touched by the simple requests.

“She wrote across the bottom ‘All I want is for everybody else to have a good Christmas,’ and she put a little smiley face, so sweet” Melina said. “I’d really like to meet her.”

Another group of marketing students is working

with Mike Warwick’s Career and Technical Education’s Construction Core class on a money-making project to benefit the program – selling hand-crafted, studentmade wind chimes.

Warwick helped his students come up with the design a year ago, which starts with ordinary, easy-to-find hardware like metal conduits for the chimes, treated wooden deck post tops for the caps and cabinet knobs for the clangers. They polish the tubes with steel wool

When holidays approach, West High School gets busy.

Christy Seals’ Marketing 1 students are working hard to promote the school’s Angel Tree, which sits just inside the front office and represents the Christmas hopes and dreams of scores of area children. Seals furnished the tree and the names were provided by the school’s social worker. New “angels” get hung on the tree every day as more students, faculty, staff and visitors choose to participate. The deadline is Dec. 12.

“We have a few people who have already signed up,” said sophomore Justin Ludwig. We’re hoping that more and more people come and we just add names as we need them.”

Junior Melina Jansen said the class has been working hard on the project.

“We’ve made a bunch of signs and flyers and we’ve gone through every single lunch period with a tub to fill with money to donate to the Angel Tree,” she said, spreading a hand full of new angel cut-outs on the table in front of her. Angel number 10 was going up on the tree Melina Jansen and Justin Ludwig are enthusiastic about getting people to help with the that morning. She’s a 15- school’s Angel Tree project.

Freshman Noah Hoxie, Construction Core teacher Mike Warwick and sophomore Makayla Edwards admire the wind chime they are offering for sale. Photos by Betty Bean and cut wind catchers out of sheet metal that they’ve beaten into different designs with a ball peen hammer.

The prices are reasonable: $30 for a small wind chime made of half-inch pipe and $40 for a larger, deepertoned chime made of threequarter inch pipe. Copper wind chimes are available for $50 on special order.

“The wind chimes are high quality,” said freshman Noah Hoxie. “They’re tedious to make – you have to drill a whole lot of holes.”

Sophomore Makayla Edwards, one of three girls in the class, said the project has inspired her to come up with another idea – to make crosses out of sheet metal and put them up for sale to other students, who can buy them, paint messages on them and send them to troops overseas.

Any profits from the wind chime sales will be plowed back into a fund to help pay for future projects and to defer costs for CTE students to enter competitions.

Future educators honored by retired teachers Six students majoring in education were recently awarded scholarships thanks to the Knox County Retired Teachers Association. Each recipient was required to write an essay on why they wanted to become and teacher and described the path taken to reach their goal.

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Cameron Holcomb of Cedar Bluff Middle School won second place from among hundreds of entries in the 2011 Knoxville Kids for the Cure design contest. His colored pencil drawing depicted Ronald McDonald racing to a pink-tape finish line. Cameron loves art and drawing, but wants to be a surgeon when he grows up. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

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NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE

Webb’s Upper School: An abundance of challenge and opportunity

By Matt Macdonald, Upper School Head, Webb School of Knoxville

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reat schools do two things very well. They create and sustain relevant, engaging, important learning environments that support and challenge students, and they sequence those environments so that students are prepared for successful and fulfilling lives beyond school. They are, in fact, both an end in itself and a means to an end.

In that context, Webb’s Upper School is proud to offer academic, athletic, art, extracurricular, and community service programs reflective of those two profound truths. With 480 students enrolled in the Upper School, our main charge each Macdonald day is to provide a nurturing, supportive and safe environment within which our students may develop intellectual and interpersonal skills necessary for success in the 21st Century.

Academically, our program is designed to help students develop advanced critical and creative reasoning skills across all subject areas. Taught by faculty members who are passionate about their subjects and dedicated to ensuring that each student reaches his or her full potential, the coursework in the Upper School is both rigorous and engaging. More specifically, our Upper School curriculum is designed to help students build their level of expertise in fundamental areas as they cultivate a sense of their own strengths and interests.

In keeping with Webb School’s commitment to developing leadership and character through service, the school supports more than 50 charitable organizations, annually, through community service projects. In fall 2010, Webb completed its fifth schoolsponsored Habitat for Humanity house.

Our Upper School curriculum is designed to help students build their level of expertise in fundamental areas as they cultivate a sense of their own strengths and interests.

In addition to completing the required core curriculum, students are able to choose from a variety of electives – including numerous Honors and Advanced Placement courses – as well as independent study and research options. Class size in the Upper School typically averages 14 students with many opportunities available to meet one-on-one with teachers throughout the school day.

Moreover, coursework extends well beyond the confines of the classroom through field trips and study abroad.

The same spirit that prevails in our academic life is also a guiding force behind athletics in the Upper School.

Participating in athletics at Webb is not only critical for one’s good health, but also teaches invaluable life lessons in teamwork, peer support and self-discipline. Webb has three gyms, a newly renovated outdoor track, numerous playing fields, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, a wrestling room, and two weight rooms; all providing students a variety of options depending on their interest level in athletics.

In addition to the school enjoying tremendous success competing in the TSSAA, many of our student-athletes have gone on to play college sports; some at the highest level.

In addition to the required core courses, Webb’s Upper School science program offers a wide range of electives, including Honors and AP classes as well as Forensic Science, Anatomy and Physiology, and Scientific Research.

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More than 40,000 high school students on some 2,200 robotics teams representing more than 15 countries participated in regional FIRST Robotics competitions last year.

Webb’s Robotics Team #1466 competed in the FIRST Smoky Mountain Regional at the Knoxville Convention Center. Team #1466 also mentored the Seymour High School Team in its rookie year.

In the arts, our program is rich and varied. We encourage students to discover their artistic interests and abilities through introductory visual arts courses in areas such as ceramics, photography and 3-D design. Once a student has had an opportunity to explore our art curriculum, he or she then may continue to take similar courses at the advanced level. Additionally, our drama productions and award-winning vocal groups receive high praise for the quality of their performances. At Webb, we have created an environment within which the arts thrive.

We also have numerous clubs and organizations that offer students the opportunity to acquire new abilities, engage in self-expression, develop leadership skills, share interests, and provide service to the community.

Whether the club or organization involves school government, the environment, business, technology, or robotics, the diversity among the groups allows students to broaden their horizons and experiment with new ideas.

Community service, in particular, is a vital part of the fabric of the Webb experience, promoting greater leadership, character development, and civic responsibility within our students. All Upper School students are required to complete a minimum of 100 hours of service by the time they graduate. The school supports more than 50 charitable organizations, annually, through community service projects.

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Our Honor Code is based on the premise that every student has a fundamental right to be trusted and to have his or her word accepted at all times and by all people.

Equally significant to the daily life of the Upper School is our Honor Code.

Our Honor Code is based on the premise that every student has a fundamental right to be trusted and to have his or her word accepted at all times and by all people. In order for each student to have this right, all must accept the covenant not to lie, cheat, steal, nor to tolerate this behavior in anyone else at the school. The atmosphere of mutual trust between students and faculty that exists within Webb’s Upper School is fundamental to the community and enriches the lives of all who work and study at the school.

The Upper School is a diverse family that welcomes and values individuals from all backgrounds. Such diversity is essential to a vital community of learning and growth. In nurturing the hearts, minds and bodies of its students, Webb’s Upper School prepares students for fulfilling lives of responsibility, leadership and service to others.

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■ Plan ahead. Planning is paramount during the holiday season. You will need courses of action: what to do when you’re offered foods you feel you shouldn’t eat; what to eat instead; and ways to enjoy the season that aren’t food-related. If you have a plan you won’t be caught off-guard.

Make your plan real. Don’t just think about it, write it down. The more concrete it is, the more likely you will stick to it.

■ Practice mindful eating.

When you sit to enjoy your meal or snack (yes, sit), take a moment to look at the food on your plate.

Take a deep breath. Relax. Look at the colors. Think about the textures. Is there a food on your plate that reminds you of a special time or person in your past? Spend a little time before your pick up your fork. Your hips and your digestive tract will thank you.

■ Be a picky eater.

We all have foods that we love and others that we may simply eat because they are there.

Save your fat/calories/ carbs – whatever you’re watching – for your favorite foods only. Reserve your “budget” for foods that you feel you simply can’t get through the season without.

Don’t feel guilty when you partake, but at the same time, don’t over indulge. Savor you favorite dessert or side dish, but not with wild abandon–portion size is crucial. If you’re going to eat something you consider “bad,” don’t berate Beth A. Booker, Fort Sanders Regional Medical yourself while you are Center Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist eating it, or after. It was a decision, own up to it, move on.

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■ Go “veg” for a day. Many Whatever you do, don’t go to a parfamilies have vegetarians or vegans ty hungry and don’t “save up” for in their midst these days. Chances a big end-of-day meal at the famare your hosts will have prepared ily’s. Eat a mini-meal before the a special dish or two just for them. office get-together or make yourTake advantage of the healthier self healthy snacks throughout the fruit and vegetable-based fare (but day over the holiday weekend at watch out for cheesy entrees.) Why Mom’s. If you face a buffet table on not try those veggie Buffalo wings an empty stomach, you’ll have little (yes, they do exist) or “garden” chance of avoiding a diet disaster. breakfast patties? They are low- If you arrive overtly hungry, you’re fat, lower in calories and delicious. likely to appreciate everything on While not all vegetarian dishes are the table with little regard for pornecessarily lower in fat or calories, tion size and you won’t be very they will provide you with the ex- thankful for what your scale says a tra nutrients that other foods on few days later! the table might not contain.

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2) Make your mashed potatoes with sweet potatoes or 1/2 white and 1/2 sweet. You can add some ing holiday host or hostess? While the guests are mingling, pack up leftovers in portable “doggie bags” for them. If you get the leftovers out of the house, you can’t overeat them again later on.

■ If you booze it, you won’t lose it. Alcohol can be very fattening. Whether you’re sipping a glass of wine or having a frosty cold beer, those empty calories are going to add up! Drinking will not quell your appetite either. In fact, it may loosen your determination and cause you to binge on foods you might never have touched sober. If you do choose to imbibe, try making some switch-offs, like having a wine spritzer instead of a whole glass of wine.

■ Avoid second portions.

Take modest portions of the foods you’re interested in eating and don’t make a second trip to the buffet. If you need to hold something after you’ve enjoyed your first helpings of holiday foods, hold a cup of tea, coffee or other non-alcoholic beverage.

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Add club soda to make a festive spritzer.

Stove-Top Rice Pudding Can rice pudding be both glamorous and healthy? Yes, it can. In this version, traditional rice pudding gets a boost of health from whole-grain brown rice and a lower fat content from use of evaporated skim milk instead of cream.

The dose of glamour comes from the garnish of antioxidant-packed pomegranate arils and a shower of dark chocolate curls. You can have your dessert and eat it too!

1 1/2 cups cooked brown Basmati rice (or other brown rice of choice) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 can (12 ounces) fat-free evaporated milk (not condensed sweetened milk) 1/2 cup skim or low-fat milk 4 large eggs 7 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup pomegranate arils (the tiny red fruits from inside the shell) 2 tablespoons dark chocolate shavings or curls In a medium saucepan, beat eggs and 1/2 cup milk together until well combined. Add sugar and evaporated milk. Stir to blend

Whole-grain brown rice and evaporated skim milk make this rice pudding a wholesome treat. well. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from stovetop and stir in nutmeg and vanilla.

While pudding is cooking, heat rice in the microwave with butter until butter melts. If using freshly cooked brown rice, add butter to hot rice and let stand until melted.

Stir buttered rice mixture into pudding. Let stand for 30 minutes to cool slightly. May be served warm or chilled. Garnish each serving with a few pomegranate arils and a few chocolate shavings.

Serves 6-8

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STRANG SENIOR CENTER

Blake McCoy, owner of Independent Insurance Consultants, holds the “We Back Pat” framed poster at the Strang Senior Center while fans Jeanne Faber, Maggie Greff and Connie Chavannes sign it. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

‘We Back Pat’ fans at Strang Senior Center The day before Thanksgiving, people at the Strang Senior Center took time to show their thanks to Pat Summitt by signing a “We Back Pat” framed poster that was to be presented by Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc. and co-sponsor Blake McCoy, owner of Independent Insurance Consultants, at yesterday’s pregame ceremony of the Baylor game.

The Baylor game was the first game named a “We Back Pat” game.

rooms decorated in “patriotic orange.” About Pat Summitt he says, “She’s an aweTheresa some person, a great coach Edwards and an excellent leader to have in our community.”

McCoy’s grandfather was recently diagnosed with dementia and now resides in McCoy’s family members are longtime fans and sea- an assisted living facility.

The Strang Senior Center son ticket holders who have is now decorated for the holattended all the University of Tennessee women’s bas- idays and invites you to join ketball games for years. in their upcoming activities Their home even has several and classes.

Activities for the week of Nov. 28: ■ Monday, Nov. 28: 8:45 a.m., Advanced Cardio; 9:30 a.m., Watercolor; 10 a.m., Bridge; 10 a.m., Cardio; 12:30 p.m., Sit N Be Fit; 1 p.m., Tax information for 2012; 1:30 p.m., Belly Dancing.

■ Tuesday, Nov. 29: 8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 9:30 a.m., BB Bridge; 10 a.m., Oil painting; 10 a.m., Digital class; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 12:30 p.m., Canasta/PIN; 12:30 p.m., Yoga; 2 p.m., Line dancing.

■ Wednesday, Nov. 30: Noon, Snack Series “You Can Beat the Blues” includes lunch and prizes, $3.

■ Thursday, Dec. 1: 10 a.m., Paint group; 11:15 a.m., Cardio M&B; 12:30 p.m., Sit N Be Fit; 1:45 p.m., Chorus.

■ Friday, Dec. 2: 8:45 a.m., Advanced Cardio; 10 a.m., Social Bridge; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 1 p.m., Rummikub; 2 p.m., Ballroom.

Dates to remember: ■ Wednesday, Dec. 7: 1 p.m. Christmas Show featuring entertainer and singer Tammy Marshall.

Bring finger sandwiches to share. $2 donation, call center to register.

■ Info or to register for classes: 670-6693. Complete calendar listings available at www.knoxcounty.org/ seniors.

HEALTH NOTES

Open House

■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee (formerly the Wellness Community), 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday

Sunday, December 4, 2011 Noon to 3 p.m.

the

Christian Science Reading Room Resources for spiritual growth

5032 Whitaker Drive (in Homberg Place) Stop by and share Christmas joy while you shop for inspired gifts and enjoy yummy goodies & music ... hope to see you here!

Come by and register to

Meet Max The Young-Williams Animal Center team would like you to meet 2-year-old boxer mix Max. Boxers are known to be especially wonderful family dogs.

They often get along great with children and are playful and fun. One thing they lack is much body fat. Boxers and other lean dogs are susceptible to cold, so sweaters and coats are a good idea for your boxer during walks and outside time. Do not overdo food and treats to try to bulk up your boxer.

Instead, help them maintain their weight with a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. Should you give them ear muffs to keep the cold away? That is up to you, but your boxer will let you know what he thinks of that.

Max is available for adoption at the main center at 3210 Division Street. Visitors are welcome noon to 6 p.m. seven day a week. The “new” center at Young-Williams Animal Village is also open daily from noon to 6 p.m. and is located at 6400 Kingston Pike. If you don’t have time to stop by on a given day, visit www.young-williams.org to see photos of all of the center’s adoptable animals, Info: 215-6599.

evenings. Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday evenings. Info: 546-4661 or www.cancersupportet.org.

■ Free Varicose Vein Screenings will be held Monday through Friday, Dec. 5-9, at various locations around town.

Request a screening online at www.premierveinclinics.com.

■ The Knox County Public

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Library and UT’s College of Health, Education and Human Services will host a class for parents to help them guide children through various kinds of loss. “Navigating Loss: Helping your child through grief or change” will be offered at the Farragut Branch Library 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 3. Info: 974-3845. Registration: www. knoxlib.org/griefworkshop.

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The downturn in the economy, has brought anxiety to a lot of us. But it’s made life even more challenging in the rural Appalachian communities of which we serve. Many of the areas we go to have lost factories and businesses; and have no promise that those job opportunities will return.

But we believe that there is always Hope and that’s why we are trying to take Christmas, to almost 17,000 children and their families this year.

2011 Christmas Barrel Drive November 18 - December 5

Robert W. Elliott & Assocaties, Inc.

Thanks for helping extend the Hope Donations benefit the children and families of Appalachia. The Mission of Hope is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

Food, Clothing & Toy Collection Drive Bring your New Unwrapped Items to the BIG BLUE BARRELS located at any participating Food City, Chick-fil-A, Kmart, Home Federal, Sears, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union or CVS location.

Items Most Needed Are:

Food Suggestions

Children in Kindergarten through 8th Grades

Clothing Suggestions

Macaroni & Cheese 7.5 oz. Coats - Warm Winter Green Beans 16 oz.

Oatmeal 18 oz.

Corn 16 oz.

Jeans, Shirts & Blouses Socks & Underwear Peanut Butter 18 oz.

Fruit 16 oz.

Hats and Gloves Dried Beans 2lb.

Soup 10.5 oz.

Toy Suggestions Sugar 5 lb.

Tuna 7 oz.

(Suggested $15 Value Each Gift) Flour 5 lb.

Entree Items Action Figure Sets (Stew, Chili, etc.) 18 oz. Cornmeal 5 lb.

Arts & Crafts Sets Saltines 16 oz.

Electronic Games Rice 2 lb.

Watches & Jewelry Non-perishable food items only.

Remote Control Vehicles New & unopened items only.

Please - No glass containers.

Gifts For Children Ages 10 -

Hygiene Suggestions (Full Size Products Please)

Tooth Brushes Tooth Paste Soap Bars 2 in 1 Shampoo with Conditioner

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DRY, SORE & ITCHY TOES?

Do you have Athlete’s Foot (Tinea Pedis) between your toes? If you have red, itchy, flaky skin between your toes you may have Athlete’s Foot.

Give us a call to learn more about a study for an investigational medication for Athlete’s Foot. Qualifying participants age 12 or over receive an exam by a board certified dermatologist.

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Please call 865-524-2547, ext. 1136

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Bring a New Unwrapped toy or clothing item to any area Chick-fil-A and receive a FREE Chck-fil-A sandwich (1 per person).

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News from the Turkey Creek Public Market

Santa gives a “high-five” to Cole Smith, 7, a student at Eaton Elementary School in Loudon County. Cole enjoyed a long chat. Photos by S. Clark

By Sandra Clark It’s Black Friday every day at the Turkey Creek Public Market. Well, at least on the days the Market is open (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).

Libby Fisher is the events coordinator. She has entertainers, live animals, food vendors and, of course, Santa and Libby Fisher Mrs. Claus running about. It’s a trip!

Let’s talk Santa for a minute. Adopt a Reindeer is a drawing to benefit the Blount County Humane Society. A $5 donation enters you to win a pretty big wicker-like reindeer, valued at $1,000. And the Humane Society will gift wrap your items as well.

And there’s the Christmas Tree Man, displaced by a Chickfil-A in Bearden, who brings in fresh-cut trees from North Carolina. Libby recruited him to the Public Market.

“These trees are fresh off the mountain every week,” she said. There’s garland, too.

Perhaps the calmest vendor booth is that of Webster “Web” and Dottie Sherman. At least, Web is pretty calm.

Dottie was back in a corner, zipping through a project, while Web sat amicably up front to welcome visitors.

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Web Sherman canes chairs and rebuilds wicker furniture. But they also sell an eclectic stock of merchandise, including vintage goods and antiques.

“I taught him everything he knows,” said Dottie. The couple have been married for 30 years. They formerly did outdoor shows but now are content to work at their shop in Rockford and weekends at the Turkey Creek Public Market.

“I’m insistent on ‘Made in the USA’ merchandise,” said Dottie. “You can find out more about us at www. wickerwoman.com,” she said, “or just call 719-8597.”

We paused at Jim’s Amish Food but he was so busy ringing up sales that we begged off and promised to return.

Off to one side Dayton Hanford is hammering and sawing.

It’s “Art and Beyond,” 11 booths customized to show off Dayton’s best work.

He also will take consignment items but insists that everything be made in East Tennessee.

Hanford currently operates an antique store in the same building as Cotton Eye Joe and says he will open at the Public Market as quickly as possible. “Call our opening ‘Gray Friday,’” he laughed.

Call if you want to talk: 414-4838.

Yes, everyone’s a character at the Turkey Creek Public Market.

Upcoming: Santa: Saturdays until Christmas Eve. Volkswagen Enthusiast Car Show: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.

Dayton Hanford is expanding to 11 booths at Public Market.

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One turkey had no fears on Thanksgiving. He’s the huge sculpture at Turkey Creek Public Market. Truly a work of art, the turkey is made of hundreds (perhaps thousands) of pieces of steel, welded into place.

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3 BR, 2 BA w/ 2 car Comm. Prop. - Rent 66 garage, approx 10 yrs old with approx 1512 SF. Located at 5920 Weisbrook Lane 2156 River Road, includes 2800 s.f. office/ New Market. Asking s.f. Warehouse/ $125,000 & owner 4166 3000s.f. Mezzanine will finance w/$6,250 over office. $4500./mo down. Call Bill 877- Bill Tate, 423 309 2410 488-5060 ext 323.

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Photos and Videos with Santa Claus for sale: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Breakfast with Santa: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Saturdays until Christmas Eve, $5 per child. Santa and Mrs. Claus will welcome the youngsters as they enjoy a fine breakfast from Savor Catering, Southernly Sweet or Puléo’s at the Market!

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up to date on shots, Guarantee. Visa/MC. square bales, avg 55 w/thumb. $15,000. vet chk'd. $450. Call Sara 423-562-4633 lbs. Starting $3/bale.

423-881-5730 931-993-4442 865-850-0130. Straw ***Web ID# 897153*** YORKIES, AKC, 7 bales also available.

Household Appliances 204a weeks old, 2 males, ENGLISH BULLDOG in time for Christmas, pups AKC, M & F, $400 ea. 865-363-5704 1st shots, vet chkd, ***Web ID# 896868*** $1,250. 423-519-0647 ***Web ID# 899660*** YORKIE Tcup, ACA, 1 F, $750; 2 M, $600.

German Shepherd puppies, AKC reg, Great Christmas Gift!

BEEF. imported working Rhea Co. 423-365-0041 FREEZER Angus & Hereford, bldlines, $400 & up. all natural fed.

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423-887-5342 Goldendoodle Pups Boats Motors 232 F1 & F1B, $400 each ** ADOPT! * * Buildings for Sale 191 www.Lckennels.com 270-566-4167 2007 23' Odyssey PonLooking for a lost pet or a new ***Web ID# 896851*** STEEL ARCH BUILDtoon w/90HP E-Tech, one? Visit Young-Williams INGS Fall Clearance loaded + trailer, GREAT DANE PUPS Animal Center, the official Save $$$!!! Build be$12,000. 423-907-3775 AKC, $500 each. shelter for the City of fore winter. 20'x24', www.Lckennels.com Knoxville & Knox County: 25'x40', more. Ltd Alumacraft Croppie 270-566-4167 Pro, Like new. 50 supply avail at dis3201 Division St. Knoxville. ***Web ID# 896848*** count. Ask about disHP Merc. Like new. www.knoxpets.org $7500. 865-947-9275 play savings!

866MASTIFF "English" * * * * * * * * ***Web ID# 897355*** 352-0469 PUPPIES, AKC reg., wormed, 1st shots, vet Substitute Header Substitute Header Substitute Header chkd, brindle & fawn 109 General 109 General 109 General P.O.P. $650. 423-912-1594 1 x 0 2 (3 52941) 1 x 0 2 (3 52941) 1 x 0 2 (3 52941) ***Web ID# 896833***

MIN PINCHERS AKC reg, 6 wks old, 3 males, 1 females, MATTHEW ESTATES $350. 865-585-0491 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car ***Web ID# 898940*** garage, laundry room, large yard & MIN PIN PUPPIES, water filter system, ^ ready 12/12, 4 feon cul-de-sac, great male, $450/ea. Call neighborhood in Cats 140 931-879-2225 Dandridge, TN. Close ***Web ID# 898295*** to Douglas Lake. No Persians & Himalayans pets/smoking inside.

English Bulldog $800/mo, $800 cleaning breeders & babies, ch. Old puppies, very rare, bldlines, $275 & up. 423dep. 423-733-9345 solid white, blue eyes, 295-2233; 865-306-3536 ***Web ID# 896763*** $1200. 931-337-5137 ***Web ID# 898436*** WEST, Completely Dogs 141 POMERANIAN Pups, redone, 3BR, 2BA in Village Green. $1500 mo. 865-671-3894 AMERICAN PIT Bull cute & adorable CKC, 1 Yr. guar. 1 F pups, 11 wks. old, S&W, 1 M $375. Credit reg., 1st & 2nd $400, ok. 423-404-4189 Condo Rentals 76 dual vaccines, parents cards on premises. $150. puppeeperson@yahoo.com Call after 1pm, no Rottweiler Pups, GerWEST KNOX, conv text, 865-696-4238 loc, 2 br, 2 ba, 1350 man Bldline, AKC/ sf, gar, vaulted ceil, ***Web ID# 886867*** DNA, parents on frpl, patio, all appl, site $500. 865-426-4841 community pool. Aussies, Mini & Toy, ***Web ID# 897737*** all colors, M&F, Dep $895/mo. 865-242-2819 will hold for Xmas, ***Web ID# 895655*** AKC, $250 & up. 931-268-2465 Rottweilers, German lines, extra lrg ***Web ID# 898581*** pups, vet ckd, 1st Manf’d Homes - Rent 86 CAVALIER KING shots, 865-986-0530 CHARLES SPANIELS. ***Web ID# 897040*** MASCOT AREA, CHRISTMAS PUPPIES private lot, 2BR, Puppies will be born SHIH TZU 1 male, 8 wks old, $350; Daddy $450 mo. $450 dep.

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health & lifestyles NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK

You like us. You really like us!

Parkwest Medical Center wins prestigious Excellence in Patient Care award for overall rating/patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 Parkwest Medical Center is the w winner of an Excellence in Patient Care award given b by outcomes firm Studer Group®.

Parkwest was honored The hospital rewith an Excellence in cently received the Patient Care Award at award at the ninth the 2011 What’s Right annual What’s in Health Care® national Right in Health conference, during Care® conference which the top health– for its exemplary care organizations in “overall rating of the industry gather to hospital” results share “best practices” on the HCAHPS with an audience of patient survey. their peers. The 2011 “What is so conference was held in exciting about Chicago October 19-21. this award is that it is based on measurements from HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), a national standardized survey tool which measures adult inpatient perception of the quality of care they receive at a given acute care hospital,” explained Parkwest CAO Rick Lassiter.

“Parkwest received this award because our patients rated our care 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale.”

award for having the best responses to the HCAHPS question, “Using any number from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst hospital possible and 10 is the best hospital possible, what number would you use to rate this hospital during your stay?”

“Hospitals care deeply about how patients perceive them,” said Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group®. “When a hospital receives an overall rating of 9 or 10, well, that’s high praise. It means the hospital is aligned, accountable and taking consistent action. This is something to be proud of – for the people who work at the hospital and for the community that hospital serves.”

“I want to publicly thank and commend all Parkwest employees and physicians for their continued dedication and hard work to making health care better for the patients and families who choose to receive care at Parkwest,” Lassiter said.

Parkwest Nurse Managers with the Excellence in Patient Care Award. Standing, left to right: Beth The 27-question HCAHPS survey was Cummings, RN (Oncology/Post-Op/Gyn); Denise Duncan, RN (Joint Replacement Center); Sabricreated in 2002 by the combined efforts na Trollinger, RN (Senior Behavioral Center); Sheila Chadwick, RN (Childbirth Center), and Wendy Shock, RN (Capacity/Patient Flow). Seated, left to right: Suzanne Miller, RN (Cardiac Specialty of The Centers for Medicare and MedUnit); Heather Jett, RN (Cardio/Pulmonary/Renal Unit); Sue Casper, RN (Endoscopy), and Crystal icaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Wilkerson, RN (Orthopedics) (AHRQ). Scores are publicly posted four Studer Group® gives its Excellence in scores in each of the HCAHPS catego- times a year at www.hospitalcompare.

Patient Care awards based on very high ries. Parkwest Medical Center received its hhs.gov.

Patients tell why they prefer Parkwest Parkwest President and CAO Rick Lassiter personally reads every comment that is submitted to Parkwest via the link on the Parkwest website. Following are a few recent comments that he would like to acknowledge and publicly share:

Valerie Dugger says, “I delivered my baby at Parkwest on Aug. 16 and stayed there through Aug. 18. I was treated very well. I LOVE this hospital! All the nurses were very nice and the food was good also. My favorite nurses were Mary and Vickie. Mary worked with me pushing for an hour and an half.

I love her and don’t think I could have done it without her. Dr Walker delivered my baby, and I love her, too – she’s awesome! I will definitely have my next baby there!”

■ Lauren Monahan Once again, Parkwest impresses me. It’s not the first time. But it WAS a first for me. I never considered going to an ER. However, I woke up with severe stomach Patients give Parkwest top marks for attentive care and fast service. pain, and knew I couldn’t wait for my doctor’s office to open. I was bent over in pain. I headed facility. Thank you for renewing for a while. Nope! I showed the to Parkwest. In my imagination, my faith in health care. staff person my paperwork, he I figured I’d walk into an overchecked his computer and said, crowded, hot and horrible ER. I ■ George Seabolt “Your done here!” Painless, was more than surprised to find smooth, efficient and treated I was hospitalized from Aug. it empty, clean, inviting and a re- well. I thank you for the fine 27 to Sept. 1 and appreciated the ceptionist who greeted me kindly. service. I am still surprised it can effort made by Oksana, Christy, It was barely 6 a.m. on a Monday. be done well if you care enough.

Stephanie and the CNAs. EveryI sat down, in pain, thinking I’d Thank you, Parkwest. one was attentive and helpful. A wait who knows how long and in special note I would like to make less than five minutes my name ■ Mike Horn is to your Food Service staff. I was called. The nurse took great am a vegetable lover and found Yesterday I had surgery at care of me, and her sense of the vegetables provided with my your facility. I never thought of humor helped greatly. Her name meals to be exceptional. I particusurgery as being a pleasant exis Beverly, and she made it bearlarly like the collards and brocperience, but that has certainly able. Dr. Mesmer came in, talked coli. Carrots are not my favorite changed.

Your staff, facilities to me and told me he’d get started but I found yours to be tasty also. and operations is simply the best on tests. They gave me morphine Your shuttle service is greatly apI have ever had the pleasure of for the pain, and I was taken preciated. My wife found it to be experiencing.

Everyone from care of with great concern. Even convenient and the drivers to be check in to exit was pleasant, though I felt terrible, I joked and courteous and helpful. smiled with the nurses and other professional and giving. I can’t say enough about every staff staff. I appreciate even more that ■ Veronica Grant member that was there to help I didn’t have to sign multitudes me. My friend who was there to On the night of Sept. 7, I had of paperwork, nor have to fish take me home had the same exthe unfortunate chance of being for cards or identification. After perience, and that was the topic at Parkwest Emergency Care it was over, they explained my for discussion all the way home.

Center for two family members at condition, sent me home, and I am not sure there is a high the same time. My father-in-law then I knew that the discharge enough rating for you staff and would “get me” and I’d be there arrived in the ECC and eventually

ER visit. She was comforting and extremely competent. Dr. Barry Cummings was the ER physician for both of my family members.

He was so caring and professional. I knew that they were both in excellent hands. My fatherin-law’s nurse was Brandy. My husband’s nurse was David. Both nurses were comforting, caring and skilled, and took excellent care of them during the entire ER The food at Parkwest is so good that experience. Lyle in CT was also so some local radio talk show hosts were nice and professional as he took heard on the air a few weeks ago say- my husband to CT. Everyone that ing they choose the Boulevard Bistro we came into contact with during as their lunchtime choice. this time was a great example of Parkwest’s mission. Thankfully was admitted for pneumonia. A my husband only had a migraine couple of hours later my husband headache (which is not great, but checked in. My husband had better than the other diagnoses experienced a headache for three that I feared!). He received meds days that had eased up at times that did help the pain to go away but other times was excruciatand was able to go to work today. ing. I was witness to the care My father-in-law remains in the that both of my family members hospital and I feel sure that the exreceived, although I was with cellent care will continue each day my husband the majority of the that he must be there. I am so glad time. Sharon Eustace was the to know that Parkwest lives up to triage nurse and did an amazing the slogan of Treated Well, Well Treated. Thanks so much to all of job of putting our minds at ease you for the excellent job you do! from the very beginning of our

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