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Traditions make season bright

By Wendy Smith

Swanson changes clients Read Victor Ashe’s take on the city’s new law director.

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There are enough holiday happenings in West Knoxville to keep children (and their parents) occupied until the New Year. Here are two favorites that have entertained thousands over the past couple of decades, and a newer holiday attraction that’s engineered for the long haul.

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A Walk Through Bethlehem

If anyone at Church Street United Methodist Church had known that Sue Isbell’s idea would lead to two truckloads of wood chips being dumped onto the church’s floor, they might have vetoed the plan.

Fortunately, they didn’t know.

Isbell, who is Church Street’s children’s ministry director, moved to Knoxville from Nashville, where her family had a tradition of attending A Walk Through Bethlehem at Woodmont Christian Church. She thought her new church might be willing to take on a similar project, so she took a busload of members to see the Nashville event. They were blown away, she said.

Church Street began its own Walk Through Bethlehem in 1999.

Each year, the church building is transformed into a replica of the town so participants can imagine what life was like more than 2,000 years ago.

“Everybody loves to pretend, to get into a make-believe state of mind,” says Isbell. “What better story to be a part of than the story of Jesus?”

The wood chip floor and yards of shade cloth transform the building.

Participants travel past the census taker to a traditional synagogue service, conducted by members of Temple Beth-El, before entering the village’s shops. Once there, they can make a bracelet or a clay ornament, watch basket makers or weavers work, or taste a sample of Bethlehem bread baked by church members.

The stable is located in an alcove, and some participants miss the baby Jesus altogether in their excitement of seeing the live camels, sheep and donkeys, Isbell says.

Thousands are expected for the event, which is 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. The Walk Through Bethle-

David Craig, Dan Taylor and Winston Sullivan of Church Street United Methodist Church are Wise Men at last year’s Walk Through Bethlehem. Photo submitted

hem is free – a gift to the commu- shine during the Nutcracker on Ice. nity from the church.

Jennifer Bradley, ■ Nutcracker on Ice 33, has performed Emma Curtis, Susie Clark and Katie Elder anticipate Most of the kids who take lessons in all but three of playing a rat, a coachman and Claire a few moments the show’s 24 perat the Ice Chalet will never be probefore opening night of the Nutcracker on Ice. The formances. fessional skaters. But they can still show’s 24th season opened last week at the Ice Chalet.

Because the spend time in the spotlight during Photo by Wendy Smith skaters enjoy it, the rink’s annual Nutcracker on Ice performance, says Ice Chalet man- and the show is a quarter-mile of track, beautifully lit surefire money-maker, LaBorde ex- with thousands of lights, and serves ager Larry LaBorde. as a fundraiser for the gardens.

Last week’s show was the 24th pects the tradition to continue.

“We can’t imagine the Ice Chalet performance of the classic ChristThis is the fourth year for the mas tale. LaBorde was inspired to without the Nutcracker anymore.” event, and attendance has gone up bring the show to Knoxville after he each year, says James Newburn, assaw it performed in Chicago. Rob- ■ The Holiday Express sistant director of the gardens. ert Unger, who ran the Ice Chalet’s Landscaper Mark Fuhrman “It’s worked out well for us. It skating school at the time, loved the wanted space to set up a holiday gives us exposure to a new audience idea of giving his students an op- model train exhibit. The staff at the made up of people who have never portunity to perform.

UT Gardens wanted more people to been to the gardens before.”

The staff has to get creative with visit, so a deal was struck.

The Holiday Express is open noon the original Nutcracker story to Fuhrman was already well-known to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and be able to accommodate the 150 at the gardens, having completed noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, through skaters who participate each year, several projects there, including the Jan. 1. It is also open noon to 6 p.m.

LaBorde says.

Beall Family Rose Garden. The Holi- Dec. 26-29. Tickets are $6 and are Kids aren’t the only ones who day Express features 10 trains on a free for children 4 and under.

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Member merchants held special sales, trunk shows and events, while District restaurants provided refreshments.

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The big man in red got an enthusiastic response from the preschoolers who attend Ananda Lawrence’s Wednesday story time at the Bearden Branch Library.

Ian Anderson was happy to crawl into Santa’s lap with his Christmas request – a new sleeping bag. Ian’s sister, Elsa, was slow to join her brother but screwed up her courage in order to ask for a candy cane.

Mom Elizabeth Anderson says Ian’s list is long and changes from day to day, but little Elsa has steadfastly requested nothing but candy.

Both children attend Sequoyah Hills Early Enrichment Program at Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church.

Christmas wishes are rarely so simple. In between visits with preschoolers, Santa reports most kids want an iPod touch under their tree.

Youngsters who missed the visit with Santa can still enjoy the season at the Bearden Branch Library.

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Fellowship craft fair draws a crowd

The crowd at Fellowship Evangelical Free Church’s recent craft fair was as dense as the one at the mall.

But money spent there did double duty as it enriched local crafters and benefited the church’s missions programs.

This was the 12th year the church has held the missions craft fair, and it has grown steadily each year, says event coordinator Barb Shaughnessy. The church sold 100 booths this year, and money generated by booth sales supports work in such places as Vietnam, ■

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Diane Morris’s tale, “A Sayonara Christmas,” recalled the day she and her husband moved from Tokyo after living there for a year. Their flight was due to leave on Christmas Day, so she spent some of her last moments in Japan saying goodbye to the people she

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Some vendors also donated proceeds from sales to specific overseas projects.

Pam Perdue of Kingston, who makes glass beads and jewelry, drew a crowd with her blowtorch. She took a class in Knoxville to learn to make beads and says she was hooked the first time she turned on the torch.

“You learn very quickly to respect the fire,” she says.

The church will hold its second annual spring craft fair a few weeks before Mother’s Day, says Shaughnessy.

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One of her stops was the nearby post office, where she had been referred to as “Jabba the Hut” on her first visit. All foreigners were suspect, she explained, but over time, Morris learned enough Japanese to talk to the staff, and they, in turn, learned some English.

When she left, she took fond memories of the elegance and politeness of the Japanese people.

Stephanie Levy shared the memory of a Christmas at the Federal House, a bed and breakfast she ran with her husband near Ithaca, N.Y. A party of four – an older couple and their daughter and son-in-law – were staying at the inn. The younger couple sported spiked metal collars and multiple tattoos.

“Reservation had taken on a new meaning,” she read.

When the guests interrupted the decorating of the family tree, Levy was Ian and Elsa Anderson, ages 4 and 2, share their Christmas wishresentful. But as her fam- es with Santa, who visited the Bearden Branch Library last week. ily shared the memories Mom Elizabeth Anderson grabs a picture of the moment. associated with each ornament, she experienced the magic of the season. She was further moved when the young woman thanked her and said she’d never had a Christmas tree.

Linda Underwood told the true story of the Christmas morning when Sally, her husband’s great-grandmother, woke up and realized she’d gone blind. Her eyeglasses did nothing to correct her blurred vision, but she went about making breakfast anyway. When her children and grandchildren streamed into the kitchen, they knew something was wrong, but Sally would only admit to being tired.

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Veteran Roy Willie Veals receives military honors as marker is returned

Retired Chief Petty Officer Robert Bridges, U.S. Navy, and retired Sgt. Brad Huen, U.S. Army, ceremoniously fold the U.S. flag in honor of U.S. Army Veteran Roy Willie Veals. Photos

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Veteran Roy Willie Veals’ marker returned to its resting place at Holliway Cemetery.

Kelly Norris, Roberta Baldridge, Melissa Geause, Stacey Tallent and Kelly Meyers, the team at Gallaher Spa MD, gather during Holiday Open House.

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At left, Sole in the City co-owners Betty Copeland and Deborah Cunningham greet guests during the District in Bearden Holiday Open House. Photos by D. Hacker

BEARDEN NOTES ■ 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.

Veteran Roy Willie Veals, who served in World War II, was honored in a military rededication ceremony Dec. 2 at Knoxville’s Holliway Cemetery as his stolen grave marker was replaced. “Honoring Those Who Served” is the title for the military service provided by the Volunteer State Honor Guard.

Veals’ marker had been stolen from the cemetery and was discovered at a junkyard.

His first cousin, Mary Veals, was notified two days after Mother’s Day. “It being in a junkyard is what really hurt, what’s really hard … because our veterans are not junk. They fought a wonderful battle for us,” she said. “He’s good now, it’s concreted in.

“I’m so proud of our veterans, all of them.”

Retired Pfc. Gerald Clark, who served in the Army’s 75th infantry during World War II in Europe, began the ceremony with prayer. Although

he was in a wheelchair, during the playing of taps he stood on his one leg, giving his “final salute” to Veals.

Chaplain Michael Inman said, “It’s a disgrace what happened. These men have fought and died for our country, for the freedoms we enjoy.” He described Veals as a decorated veteran who loved justice and freedom.

“We owe him a great deal for his service to our country.

Freedom is not free. It was bought by the blood of our country’s finest.” We have our freedom, he said, “all due to the service and dedication of people such as Mr. Veals.”

The military ceremony included the three-volley rifle salute by the Volunteer State Honor Guard, the playing of taps by bugler Lt. Col. Charles Davis, U.S. Air Force, the formal folding and presentation of the U.S. flag to Mary Veals, and prayers and dedication in his honor.

Veals’ marker has been replaced where it was originally,

under a big oak tree on the top of the hill in Holliway Cemetery. It was a community cemetery, a pauper’s cemetery, but is inactive now, not owned or maintained by anyone. Mary said, “We’re really proud of him. It doesn’t matter where they’re buried. They’re still a veteran. God bless you all.

Thank you very much.”

A few people discussed the history of the cemetery. A neighbor said it started with the burial of a former slave in the back corner behind his chicken house. After we cut through thickets of honeysuckle bushes, his 3-foot monument was uncovered: “Thomas Dailey, died Sept.

28, 1918, aged 70 years (born around 1848). The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”

Above the inscription were two clasped hands.

The cemetery is also where other veterans are buried. One tall moss-covered monument near the center is inscribed: “Matthew A. Thompson, Nov. 19, 1833 June 27, 1921, Private Co. D. 6th Tenn. Infantry.”

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Clutter, clutter everywhere And all the signs that blink

“People get used to ugly.

They almost don’t see the clutter,” Scenic Knoxville president Joyce Feld told the crowd at last week’s meeting of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners.

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Retreads resurface for 2012 elections Some people never met an elected office they didn’t like. Three candidates in the March 6 primary are back for another bite at the electoral apple and hoping for a sweet aftertaste.

Right up to the deadline for filing her qualifying petition, former County Commissioner Elaine Davis was conflicted. Should she run for school board in the 3rd District or the 5th? She opted for the 5th just under the wire last Thursday.

After her appointment to a 4th District commission seat in the wake of Black Wednesday, Davis lost a 2008 Democratic primary race to Finbarr Saunders for the permanent seat by a nearly 2-1 margin. Considering that result, it may be a good thing for Davis that the term of current District 4 school board member Lynne Fugate doesn’t expire until 2014. Otherwise, she may have been tempted to try her luck there.

Why did Davis have a choice to begin with? Redistricting. In the first election following redistricting, the district residency requirement is waived. If you want to argue that the waiver favors incumbents who’ve been shifted from their home districts by reapportionment you have my support; that’s precisely what it was intended to do.

Davis’ opposition, the incumbent Karen Carson, is a formidable enough foe to make one wonder why Davis didn’t run in District 3. But Davis is regarded as considerably more conservative than Carson, and there’s already one deeply conservative candidate, Gina Oster, in that race. Oster once served as Brian Hornback’s campaign director in his bid for re-election to the school board, and that alone is enough to establish her conservative bona fides.

School board races are nonpartisan, just like the recent Knoxville mayor’s race in which nonpartisan Ivan Harmon threw his support to nonpartisan Mark Padgett who wound up losing despite that support to nonpartisan Madeline Rogero. My guess is that Oster and Davis will draw similar nonpartisan support.

While we’re on the subject, if there’s one contest which should be decided in a nonpartisan contest, it’s the race for Knox County Law Director. While we’re at it, let’s put judges in that category as well, because if there are Republican, Democratic and independent versions of the Tennessee Code Annotated, I haven’t come across them.

Nonetheless, two Republicans, incumbent Joe Jarret and Richard “Bud” Armstrong, are vying for the law director’s chair. Bud is another Phoenix hoping to rise from the ashes after he was defeated in a bid for an at-large commission seat. His experience as an attorney is limited, only a few years, and Jarret, in contrast, has been at the game for a couple of decades.

But Joe, as is said, ain’t from around here, and Armstrong may have the edge in this decidedly partisan race.

Will qualifications trump connections? We’ll see.

The contest between incumbent Property Assessor Phil Ballard and former assessor John Whitehead may provide the most highlights (or lowlights). Ballard and Whitehead don’t pretend to hide their mutual (to be kind) distaste for one another. Let the games begin.

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“But you go elsewhere and see an area that doesn’t have visual clutter. … Those are the kinds of places we go on vacation.”

Last fall, Scenic Knoxville got an unsolicited grant from former Mayor Victor Ashe through the East Tennessee Foundation for billboard control. The Scenic Knoxville board added some money to that sum for a survey of outdoor advertising erected in the city since the billboard ban of 2001 was enacted. They hired a University of Tennessee intern to do the count, and many

suspected they’d find a good number of billboards that lacked permits or are larger than the law allows.

Feld declined to give up details of the survey findings, which will be formally unveiled soon. But she hinted that violations were found. She defended Scenic Knoxville against the charge that it is anti-business.

“People often accuse us of that, but we simply believe that an attractive community is the most business friendly community, and that’s where people want to be. That’s how you create economic vibrancy.”

She said Scenic Knoxville is also working to make county signage laws consistent with those in the city and to revisit the city’s sign ordinance, as well. She said the group also supports a move to lower maximum sign heights to 25 feet, as recommended by outgoing City Council member Joe Bailey.

Another item on the Scenic Knoxville agenda is to watchdog the city Board of Zoning Appeals. Feld noted that John Schoon-

city BZA meeting and read them the sign ordinance.

One member asked, ‘Do you have an extra copy of that?’ ” Another item on Feld’s todo list is the “Pride of Place” bill, which has replaced the oft-defeated bottle bill and is a comprehensive anti-litter and recycling solution. It has failed several times but has been modified and will be reintroduced during the 2012 General Assembly session.

The last initiative Feld mentioned will be an effort to overturn a recent City Court ruling that allows Lamar Advertising to keep leasing a scrolling electronic message center on Cumberland Avenue to the University of Tennessee Athletics Department despite the fact that the sign doesn’t have a permit. Scenic Knoxville disagrees with Judge John Rosson’s ruling that converting the billboard to an EMC is merely an extension of an existing sign.

“It’s clearly illegal,” Feld said. By definition, EMCs have to be on premise. On top of that fact, there are no permits for it.”

Scenic Knoxville president Joyce Feld Photo by Betty Bean maker, a former president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners who now sits on the county BZA, announced there will be no December BZA meeting because nobody has requested a variance this month.

“We want to change the way the city BZA works,” she said. “County BZA, historically, has been quite liberal in handing out variances for sign heights, but it’s different now, and this is one case where city BZA needs to catch up to the county.

They’re not following their own guidelines. I went to a

Swanson gets new client Charles Swanson is clearly first among equals in the directors Mayor-elect Madeline Rogero has announced so far.

Victor Ashe

As the law director, his words are taken seriously and virtually every initiative requires a legal opinion. He will interact with the mayor daily and on weekends as well, even when one or the other is out of the city.

Second, Swanson knows more than the new directors combined about the city.

Given his 28 years as City Council attorney, he has knowledge and background which even precede my time as mayor. Swanson has forgotten more than most Rogero directors will know on Day One. They will turn to him for advice as they

in representing the council view on budget issues and other matters where a different view from the mayor may emerge or exist. He cannot let Swanson roll them due to his vast experience.

Swanson will know how to roll his successor without him even realizing that they were outmaneuvered.

■ The new attorney will be cautious about taking on the veteran Swanson. Council members must recognize Swanson has a new client and it is not them.

■ Nick Pavlis is likely to be chosen vice mayor when City Council meets right after members are sworn into office on Dec. 17. Council also will select a Beer Board chair and representative to KAT. Given his past experience and knowledge, Pavlis can be an effective and influential vice mayor. The new mayor may not yet recognize how significant the vice mayor is in councilmanic relations. The vice mayor is also only a heartbeat away from being mayor.

shifting public opinion as evidenced by City Council vagaries. He will have gravitas in private and has many community contacts. Influential people will call him first. Charles and his wife, attorney Pam Reeves, have been a team as law partners and now as a power couple.

■ The notice which has gone out seeking replacements for Swanson as City Council attorney seems most unusual as it just lets Charles Swanson candidates know to apply by should. He has simply been Dec. 30 without a word as around longer than anyone to what the salary or duties else plus he knows how City might be (although SwanCouncil works. son is paid $90,000 a year).

Third, Swanson is Swan- Will there be a signed conson. He is smart and savvy. tract? How and when will He does not suffer fools eas- the public interviews occur? ily. He advocates his views Which applicants will be instrongly. He can get angry. terviewed?

He will want to influence ■ The council attorney the actions of the city ad- must be a forceful advocate ministration, not just give for council’s point of view legal advice. as an independent co-equal Swanson will weigh in branch of the city governon more than legal niceties. ment. With Swanson as the His views on policy will be mayor’s attorney, the new sought and I suspect will City Council attorney will prevail. Swanson is wise to need to be equally forceful

Haslam to visit L&N STEM Academy Big happenings are in store this week for students at the L&N STEM Academy.

Today (Dec. 12) at 1:30 p.m., Randy Boyd with Radio Systems and Andy Page from Oak Ridge Associated Universities will be recog-

nized for their donations toward the purchase of iPads.

Radio Systems contributed 100 iPads and ORAU donated $25,000 toward the purchase of additional iPads so all students at L&N STEM Academy can use

the technology daily. Boyd and Page will tour selected classrooms to observe students.

Gov. Bill Haslam is set to visit the school at 10 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 16. The Academy was launched during

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Tony Norman: MPC resolves to be irresolute ‘Where are you guys?’

By Larry Van Guilder

By Betty Bean County Commissioner Tony Norman is a regular at the Council of West Knox County Homeowners. So are his colleagues Richard Briggs, Mike Hammond and Ed Shouse. Norman was the only commission member present at the December meeting.

“I came tonight in case somebody had any questions,” said Norman, who co-chaired a taskforce which created the original Hillside and Ridgetop Protection

Plan. Commission passed its version of the plan in November after attaching a Briggssponsored amendment Norman that city and county legal observers say effectively neuters the plan.

City Council passed the plan without the amendment.

“I really wanted to hear from the other guys,” Nor-

man said.

He outlined his view of the plan’s progress and called the amendment “egregious to those of us who have been working on this so long.”

He said the Briggs amendment was actually prepared by representatives of the Knoxville Chamber.

“Dr. Briggs mentioned it at a workshop a week before the commission meeting and I said ‘What are you doing? Do you know what it does?’ He said no, not really.”

Mission of Hope donations down Help urgently needed

By Betty Bean On Dec. 2, Mission of Hope director Emmette Thompson was a worried man.

Time was running out on the Blue Barrel campaign, and for the first time ever, the barrels were almost empty. There were children depending on him and he’d made promises that he was determined to keep, so he went to Twitter and issued an urgent appeal: “Our Christmas Drive Collection is way behind and our needs are great.”

The tweet went far and wide and donations picked up over the next few days, he said. But Christmas is still not assured for the 17,000 impoverished children in Tennessee and Kentucky that he has promised to help.

“We’ve never called a principal and said, ‘So sor-

ry, we can’t come.’

I wrote those pr incipa ls on Sept. 1 to tell them we were coming, and we will be there. We Thompson trust that the harvest will come in, and we’re doing that again this year. We were just so far behind that it’s taking awhile to catch up,” he said.

The Blue Barrel campaign ended Dec. 5, but there’s still time to help. Thompson has five buyers who will be dispatched to purchase age and gender-specific toys and clothes that are in short supply – as the funds come in.

Thompson says this is the first year that Mission of Hope has felt the effects of the economic downturn that have afflicted so many other nonprofit organizations, and even though he is making this urgent appeal, he says

he doesn’t want to deprive other worthy causes.

“Please, do not take away from your church giving to donate to us. You give to your church first. We have been behind in previous years, but never have we experienced something like this. We feel that many of our faithful Mission of Hope donors and supporters are now feeling the impact of our down and strained economy and perhaps can’t help us this year. Here is where our faith has to kick in over our anxiety, and we will trust that God will provide.”

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As expected, the dueling versions of the Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan took center stage at last week’s meeting of the Metropolitan Planning Commission. Up for consideration were the City Council-approved version born of the facilitated joint meetings of council and commission members, and County Commission’s version sporting the Briggs amendment.

Casting caution to the wind, MPC sent both versions back to their respective legislative bodies with a “no recommendation” vote. But before matters came to that sorry pass, the inmates tried to overrun the asylum.

Sally Absher led the revolt. Absher is a Republican State Executive Committee member for the 6th Senate District. One of the original members of the Knoxville Tea Party, her face beams down on visitors to the Patriots of East Tennessee website where she proclaims her goal “is to promote true conservatism in Tennessee.”

Or at least for those who live uphill from places like Dawson Hollow, because Absher not only dislikes the hillside plan, she’s nursing a serious grudge for MPC Executive Director Mark Donaldson because he has the audacity to, well, be the director.

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her beef. The argument was hard to follow.

“There’s been a lot of talk about the time that went into the plan,” Absher said, but not much said about the time spent by citizens or the “nearly $400,000” it cost to develop.

Wherever Absher has been hiding is not equipped with a television or a newspaper box, because both issues have been front and center for months. But Absher was only warming up.

“MPC director Mark Donaldson gave conflicting statements to County Commission and City Council,” Absher said, and warned the commissioners they could not amend the Briggs amendment.

(Apparently Absher was taking a call when, only minutes before, Donaldson said much the same thing.

You can approve the plans, disapprove the plans or send them back with no recommendation, Donaldson said – period.)

“The Briggs amendment was necessary because of continued attempts by Mark Donaldson to usurp the law,” she said, and if Donaldson continued on his criminal path she would see that he

was brought up on ethics charges.

Finally, it was all too much for Commissioner Robert Anders who told Donaldson Absher “not five minutes ago” Donaldson said you could vote it up or down or send it on with no recommendation.

Developer Victor Jernigan then spoke of the “unintended consequences” of the plan, but his remarks had the virtue of coherency.

Yet it must be said that Absher and her death-totree-hugger friends received encouragement from MPC, and it began when Commissioner George Ewart moved to send City Council’s plan on with no recommendation because “they’ll do what they want anyway” so “it makes no difference.”

Ewart’s strong stand for apathy drew rebuttals. Commissioner Michael Kane said the language in the Briggs amendment even confuses “professional planners.”

Commissioner Rebecca Longmire noted there’s no electric fence to separate the city and county and therefore a single plan is needed.

Called to the podium, Commissioner Tony Norman asked for an up or down vote.

“No recommendation is like a pass,” he said. “What the heck is a pass on this?”

Conley Underwood is candidate for school board The man chosen by his neighbors to lead the Carter community’s efforts to obtain a new elementary school has jumped into the race for school board, challenging incumbent Mike McMillan in District 8.

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Underwood is part-owner of the family business Lubrication Equipment Service. He and his wife, Regina, have two daugh-

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‘Brisk and businesslike, with the gift of sincerity’

HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin

Dr. Herbert Acuff (1886-1951)

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ne astute observer said of Dr. Herbert Acuff that “he gives the impression of boundless energy and excellent health credited to him by his wife and secretary. Only when listening to a patient is he in complete repose, his intense dark eyes fixed on the speaker, his mobile face relaxed and his long surgeon’s hands before him on the desk.

“His voice is sympathetic and inspires confidence. He’s brisk and businesslike with the gift of sincerity and a boundless belief in the miracles of modern medicine.”

Born in Washburn, Tenn., on Aug. 22, 1886, P. Herbert Acuff was the son of the Rev. Joel A. Acuff and Sarah Branson Acuff.

Herbert graduated from Washburn High School and entered Carson and Newman College (as it was then known) to take preparatory courses. He entered the Kentucky School of Pharmacy and received his degree in 1910. He registered as a student in the University of Louisville Medical College, earning his medical degree in 1911.

After serving two years as house surgeon at the Knoxville General Hospital, he studied abroad in clinics in London, Edinburgh, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna and spent six months in training at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. He returned to private practice in Knoxville in 1914 and served as the chair of the therapeutics department at the Tennessee Medical College, then located in Knoxville.

On Oct. 20, 1915, Dr. Acuff married Lola Pruden (1889-1976), the daughter of coal magnate Tom Pruden, in the Pruden Mansion (Hillcrest) on North Broadway in Fountain City. With about 50 guests

P. Herbert Acuff, M.D. (1886-1951). In addition to his large surgical practice and service as head of the clinic, Dr. Acuff was the president of the International College of Surgeons.

Photo courtesy of the C.M. McClung Historical Collection

attending, the wedding was the social event of the season. An altar was improvised in the bay window of the drawing room. Mary Conner played the wedding march as the bridal party descended the stairs.

An orchestra furnished a delightful musical program during the entire evening.

Karl Baum, founder of Baum’s Home of Flowers and Greenhouses, prepared the floral arrangements, including a massive floral presentation with the initials of the bridal couple, A-P. Palms, ferns, smilax, white chrysanthemums, roses and lilies of the valley surrounded the altar. Representing the medical community, Dr. Reese Patterson Sr., a well-known ear, nose and throat specialist, was Dr. Acuff’s best man.

Dr. Acuff enlisted in the medical corps during World War I and was assigned to the 118th Field Hospital of the 30th Division mostly composed of East Tennesseans. After special surgical training at the Uni-

The Acuff Clinic (circa 1950). The red brick building midway of the block on the left at 514 W. Church Ave. is the Acuff Clinic. Second Presbyterian Church in the foreground moved to Kingston Pike in 1957. Postcard courtesy of C. Milton Hinshelwood versity of Pennsylvania and in various surgical centers in Europe, Maj. Acuff became the operating surgeon for his division, as well as some British and Australian divisions. He accompanied them through the fighting in Belgium, including the attack on the Hindenberg Line. Their horrendous Sept. 29, 1918, attack near Bellicourt resulted in casualties of 26 officers and 366 men. They captured seven German field pieces, 29 machine guns, seven anti-tank rifles and 592 prisoners that day. Subsequent attacks in the same sector on Oct. 7, 8 and 9, cost an additional 34 officers and 1,051 men, while they captured 113 machine guns, 28 field pieces, 907 small arms and 800 prisoners. The regiment was not relieved until Oct. 17 when they were sent to the rear for rest, reorganization and resupply.

Upon his return home in 1919, Dr. Acuff resumed his practice. He first had offices at 405 W. Church St., but by 1923 occupied the ground floor of the Acuff Building at 425 W. Clinch where he practiced for five years. In 1946, after four years in Suite 402 of the Medical Arts Building, Dr. Acuff organized the Acuff Clinic in the former Marion Apartment building

at 514 W. Church Ave. There were six other physicians involved at first but the clinic soon expanded to include a number of medical specialties. By 1955, there were 14 physicians representing eight medical specialties.

His surgical training in the United States and abroad, his extensive experience in wartime, his service as physician for the Southern Railway and his private practice resulted in his becoming known as the outstanding surgeon in the area.

The story may be apocryphal, but it does illustrate a point. A fellow surgeon described to the author how Dr. Acuff sometimes demonstrated his skill to his peers. He would place a stack of cigarette papers on a table top, grasp his favorite scalpel and proceed to slice the top paper in half without touching the second one.

Dr. Acuff somehow found time for many contributions to the community. He joined the Civitan Club in 1920 and rose to become international president. As president of the local club, he spearheaded a campaign that raised $150,000 that resulted in the establishment of the Beverly Hills Sanatorium where vic-

tims of tuberculosis could be treated in a residential setting. From its founding in 1924 to 1968 when it was released to the state, the hospital cared for 3,348 patients.

In recognition of his expertise in his profession, Dr. Acuff became a fellow of the International College of Surgeons in 1941. He became president of the U.S. chapter in 1949 and was inaugurated the College’s seventh president during the International Assembly in August 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Assembly was warmly supported and welcomed by the country’s president, General Juan Peron, and his spouse Senora Eva Peron. The General and the First Lady entertained 1,500 guests at a special luncheon in the gardens of the presidential palace.

Approximately 4,000 general surgeons and specialists from all over the world participated in the scientific program, some 300 of them had come from the United States.

He was identified with several fraternal organizations: the Woodmen of the World, the Odd Fellows and the Kerbela Shrine. He was a Master Mason in the Oriental lodge and earned the 32nd degree in 1921 and the Knights Templar degree in 1922. He also had wide business interests: president of the General Building and Finance Corporation and director of the Knoxville Investment Corporation, the Holston National Bank, the Banker Trust Co., the Knoxville Savings and Loan Bank and the Pruden Coal and Coke Co. Dr. Acuff had suffered since the previous Sunday with a mild attack of influenza, but his death due to a massive heart attack on Friday, Nov. 2, 1951, was a surprise and shock to his family and to the medical community. His services were held in First Baptist Church of Knoxville, his home church, and he was buried in Highland Cemetery. Upon her death in 1976, his wife was buried beside him. They were survived by one daughter, Betty Rose Barker.

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My Christmas soundtrack Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; Shout, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem!

(Zephaniah 3 : 14 NRSV) I am a church musician.

I love Christmas music. And truth be known, I have never been able to decide which is the cause and which the effect.

I try to be disciplined about it. I schedule the Advent hymns first and only gradually segue into Christmas carols as the day itself draws nearer.

Occasionally, however, just to startle people into really listening to the words they are singing, I will choose “Joy to the World” as the final hymn for a July worship service.

(Try it sometime! I guarantee you will hear those words differently when you sing them in a different context.)

My music sources at home and in the car are laden with favorites right now, and an eclectic collection it is!

My taste stretches back to Tennessee Ernie Ford, on a recording that taught me Alfred Burt’s lovely “The Star Carol,” and forward to Mannheim Steamroller’s version of “Greensleeves.” John Denver’s “Christmas Like a Lullaby” is a favorite, and Jessye Norman singing “See Amid the Winter Snow” gives me chills every time. The Dale

Warland Singers version of Elizabeth Poston’s “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree” is a worship service in itself. And of course, Handel and Bach and Mendelssohn all have their say in my collection.

For eight years I had one daughter or the other in the Rhodes Singers at Rhodes College in Memphis. My pilgrimage at Christmas was to drive down one day and back the next to hear “Christmas at St. Mary’s,” their Christmas concert of sacred music, performed at an Episcopal Church in town. I have recordings of those concerts and still am awestruck by the beauty of their version of “This Child, This King.”

One of my most glorious experiences of Christmas music was the first time I went to All Saints’ Chapel at the University of the South for

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Chanukah ■ Heska Amuna Synagogue will host a Chanukah celebration 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. There will be latkes,

their Christmas program. Sewanee, as the campus is affectionately called, has a “chapel” that rivals some of Europe’s cathedrals. The college choir does a Service of Lessons and Carols each year on the weekend after Thanksgiving.

I listened raptly as the choir sang the Advent Responsory from the West Door of the Chapel. Then they began the processional, singing – a capella, no less – and walking two by two down that incredibly long nave, moving from west to east, from symbolic darkness to dawning light. I could hear each voice part as it passed by me, and I marveled at their precision and intonation over such distance.

I am grateful for the opportunity in recent years to sing with the Knoxville Choral Society, and our work with the Knoxville Symphony has added a new dimension to the Christmas season. Last year, Maestro Lucas Richman introduced some Hanukkah music to our Clayton Christmas Concerts, and that has given us (and our audiences, one would hope) a chance to share across our faith traditions and learn about each other.

It is a season of song; it is a season of sharing. Lift up your voice and sing!

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Bearden class speaks to the future Two science fiction stories written half a century ago have made a Bearden High School English class consider what life will look like in 2054. So they’re leaving a message to their future selves, to be opened on the 40th anniversary of their high school graduation.

Ginny Thurston’s 10th grade honors English class has been studying short stories by Ray Bradbury and Tom Godwin. “The Pedestrian” is Bradbury’s peek into the television-centric world of 2053, and Godwin’s “The Cold Equations” examines how technology,

like space travel, could lead to moral dilemmas.

To illustrate how much the world has changed over the past four decades, Thurston told her incredulous class that, when she was in college, the school had only one computer that took up an entire room.

That led to a conversation about how life will be different 40 years from now, which gave the students the idea of creating a time capsule.

Thurston encouraged them to write a proposal to receive funding for a time capsule from the Bearden PTSO. The students fol-

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lowed through and are currently in the process of filling the capsule, which is aptly decorated with a sleeping bulldog.

Each student in the class is writing a paper for the project. Topics include current fashion and entertainment, art and architecture trends, and 2011’s biggest headlines. The Bearden Bulldog News is working on a video called “Bearden Cribs” that will record how the school looks now, and it will be included in the time capsule on a flash drive.

Thurston has encouraged the students to include a flash drive player, since that technology could go the way of the eight-track tape.

The project has been educational, and the lessons learned have application beyond reading and writing.

“An idea has to be carried out properly or it’s just an idea,” says Thurston.

“Also, they can communicate, not just with just

Oliver Feng, Katelyn Kleinhans, Ginny Thurston, Tru Powell and Alexis Clark show off the time capsule that will be buried early next year at Bearden High School. Kleinhans, Powell and Clark are in Thurston’s 10th grade honors English class, which came up with the idea. Feng, a senior, is working on a video of the school that will be included in the time capsule. Photo by Wendy Smith their class or school, but between generations.”

The students have committed to staying in touch and remembering the time capsule until 2054 rolls around. They think social media like Facebook will help keep them connected.

“For the whole class to

come back and see how the school has changed, to see the difference we’ve made, it’s so much fun,” says 10th grader Alexis Clark.

Tru Powell thinks it will be interesting to see how everyday life changes over the next 40 years and remember the small details of the

■ The orchestra concert will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13.

■ West Valley Middle School’s 7th and 8th grade band concerts will be held 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13.

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■ College Workshop Financial Aid Night will be held 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, in the library.

■ Parents of West Valley Middle School students are invited to a parent-to-parent chat noon Monday, Dec. 19, to discuss topics related to their teen or pre-teen. Hosted by the WVMS PTSA. Info: Debbie Bretscher at dbretscher@ yahoo.com.

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The time capsule will be buried Feb. 16, and great care will be taken to mark the spot to avoid losing it, perhaps with GPS coordinates.

“Now we just need to find someone to dig the hole,” laughs Thurston.

Sydney Gabrielson, student council president at West Valley Middle School, helps deliver a truckload of pet supplies to Young-Williams Animal Center. The donations were collected from a “Teacher’s Pet” contest.

The winning pet was “Riley,” Dawn Mayton’s Yorkie. Photos by T. Edwards

West Valley Middle School’s original student council committee members Sydney Gabrielson (student council president), Madeline Francis (front), Cole McElmurray, Reid Britton and Daniel Dos Santos help deliver pet supply donations to Young-Williams Animal Center. Their next contest is “Operation Shoebox” to get boxes of goodies to send soldiers overseas. The winning grade will receive a hot dog cookout.

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New opportunities for West physics students

By Betty Bean West High School physics teacher Joe Foy is quick to find new opportunities for his students. So, when he heard the University of Tennessee had received an $18 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy to study the transfer of electrical energy as part of a long-term overhaul of the nation’s power grid, he wanted his kids involved.

“They are exploring not just electrical power generation, but also transmission – moving power from TVA to our homes – and new energy sources – wind, solar, things like that. We contacted UT, and now we’re working with them, and the students are learning about these new power technologies,” said Foy, who was a professional engineer for

25 years before he became a teacher. He has been at West for five years.

The project is the Curent Program, short for Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electrical Energy Transmission Networks. It will provide opportunities for students to do out-ofschool research and summer employment for students and teachers as well.

“I’ve seen the numbers and they’re going to pay well,” Foy said. “Other Knox County students are eligible to apply for paid summer research as are the teachers.”

Senior Hannah Simpson and junior Emanuel Gyebison Jr. work with the Curent staff under Foy’s supervision.

But wait! Foy’s 16 AP students are building an electric car, using materials donated by UT’s Department

What a splash!

Never have I seen such a fuss over an assistant coach.

Doug Dickey once hired P.W. Underwood, twice the size of Jay Graham, without making half the splash.

The Tennessee football family is desperate for good news. And Jay is good news but he is only the beginning.

The end line is somewhere in the distance, maybe far away.

Next little step toward reconstruction is Derek Dooley deciding he really wants a running game and not just a token run coach who can occasionally cool a blitz or provide a distraction to give route-runners a break.

Jay Graham, 36, brings hope and excellent credentials. He was a big-time runner. He has recruited five-star runners. He has coached winning runners. Hard to imagine he would be anything other than a plus.

In fact, he has already produced plus points. Just wanting to be here, accepting the job (and increase in pay) was an expression of faith in the future and an endorsement of Dooley. South Carolina was shocked that Jay would leave his rock-solid arrangement with Steve Spurrier for the disorganized dilemma (and

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some might say tentative time frame) at Tennessee.

But, the heart supposedly leads home and this is the scene of Graham’s greatest accomplishments. There are so many 1995 memories: Jay ran for 144 in the opener against East Carolina, 137 against Georgia, 134 against Mississippi State, 108 against Oklahoma State, 122 against Alabama, 126 against South Carolina, 108 against Southern Mississippi, 147 against Kentucky, 211 against Vandy and 154 in the Citrus Bowl against Ohio State.

Incredible run against the Buckeyes, big moment against the Crimson Tide, 1,438 yards in an 11-1 season when Peyton Manning didn’t hand him the ball on every down.

I should say more about that Citrus game. There was an Old Testament flood in Orlando. It appeared the Vols would run out the first half

West High physics students Stephanie Stefan Ruta, Andrew Jones, Corinne Kinzy, Michela Serra, Gracie Aldridge, Greg Tate, Spring Smith, Bogachon Akylidiz, Sam Thomas, Ethan Black, Demitri Bovoupolos and Dina Alani. Photo submitted of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering to construct product a “street legal” three-wheeled vehicle.

“They will learn the technologies around an electric car, both hands-on and theoretical,” Foy said.

Also in the works is a new endeavor for next year – Knox County’s first IB physics class (which makes sense, since West is Knox County’s first International Baccalaureate school).

“It will run parallel to

clock and got dry off only seven behind. Graham’s idea of killing time was to break four tackles and run 69 yards for a touchdown. For the day, he overshadowed Heisman hero Eddie George and was MVP. I do not know how long were Jay’s cleats.

Graham against Alabama will run on forever. Tennessee in 1995 was in the process of stopping Tide domination when the red team scored a TD and thought it might be back in contention. Graham answered with a 70-yard touchdown run, flying down the sideline, regaining momentum for good.

The next year, Tennessee was trailing Alabama by 13-6

the AP physics course that we have now,” Foy said.

“Students will do extensive research and the curriculum will be supplemented to include current technical topics encompassing power transmission and renewable energy.

“In a sense, I’m going back to school, too,” he said, but I’m now learning about renewable energy technologies and more about power transmission and distribution.

in the fourth quarter. Graham got a favorable spot and a tying touchdown. Tennessee got one late possession at its 20 but overtime seemed inevitable. On first down, Graham gained one yard. David Cutcliffe called the same play for second down, hoping the Tide would be looking elsewhere.

What happened was simply sensational.

Graham went through a big hole on the right side, broke a tackle and took off, 79 yards, home run, Tennessee 20, Alabama 13.

It is really good to have this old Vol back in town. Now, let’s see what comes of it.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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The Shops at Franklin Square hosted Holiday on the Square on Dec. 3, with carriage rides, prize drawings, music and a visit from Santa Claus himself. Info: www.franklinsq.com.

Real estate market holds steady

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tinued to show improvement from the lull it experienced in the spring and summer. During November, about $274 million was loaned against property in Knox County.

This number represented more mortgage lending than the county experienced in August or September, indicating the signs of a possible surge in refinancing appear to be correct.

The largest single transfer was a transaction between TrinityCare Senior Living of Knoxville LLC and UGHS Senior Living of Knoxville LLC. The sale brought just under $3.5 million. The largest mortgage transaction was for $28.25 million on Campus Pointe Subdivision.

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After a history-making month of O c tob er, w h i c h saw the largest real estate transfer in Knox C ount y ’s h i s t o r y, Witt l o c a l markets returned to a more normal pace during November. For the month ending on Wednesday, Nov. 30, there were 584 land transfers in Knox County, representing an aggregate property value of around $105 million.

While there were fewer transfers in November than in October, the figures were virtually identical to those recorded during the same period of 2010. Last year, 624 parcels and around $104 million changed hands. Historically, November is a slow month for real estate markets due in part to the onset of cold weather and the decreased daylight hours.

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Before: A condemned historic home.

After: The Cornelia Project nearing completion.

It takes passion to oversee a condemned, partially burnt house transformed back into a work of art.

That’s what drove ďŹ ve neighbors including Lauren Rider, Lawrence Eaton and Ernie Roberts to purchase and restore an 1895 Queen Anne cottage in Historic Old North Knoxville.

The partners were not renovation rookies as all had tackled their own homes.

They formed Old North Restorations, LLC and purchased a blighted property at 1417 Cornelia Street known as the Cornelia Project.

In 2010, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported on the problems of blighted homes in Knoxville of which the Cornelia property was featured. A follow up story on the Cornelia purchase and renovation caught the attention of a national cable home improvement channel.

The whirlwind escalated as renovation filming began.

Modern Supply was contacted about helping with kitchen and bath products. “We’re excited to be a part of the Cornelia Project,� states Pace Robinson, Modern Supply CEO. “It’s great to see people taking action in their community and preserving a piece of history.�

Working with Lauren and team, Armstrong Cabinetry was selected for the kitchen.

Debbie Johnson, Modern Supply Sales Manager, refined the kitchen design adding an island, two glass doors and varied cabinet heights for an upscale look. “Selecting kitchen cabinetry was a major decision with several parameters to work around,� explains Rider. “We wanted to maintain the period of the house but

Stained glass adorns the historic door transom

Stunning dining room chandelier complements the island pendant.

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Of course, budget was a consideration as well as the delivery time. Debbie made suggestions, improved our design and included an island which was a plus.�

Deciding on lighting, plumbing and a water heater from American Water Heater was next. To save time and maximize budget, the Cornelia owners chose in-stock lighting and plumbing fixtures or selected items that could meet their delivery dates. Adding another twist, the Cornelia team elected to pursue LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and EnergyStar certified construction meaning aspects of the house must be energy efficient and sustainable.

Modern Supply and the HVAC contractor worked together to provide a RHEEM heating and cooling system

Water saving toilets, faucets and showerheads comply with LEED requirements.

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After months of dirty, hard work and sleepless nights, the project is coming to an end. You can almost see the house smile knowing that it’s loved again.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Knox man survives dangerous ‘widow-maker’ thanks to Fort Sanders Heart Team left side was damaged.

“I’ve never seen people moving so fast,” recalls Matthews. “The doctors and nurses were running over themselves getting everything set up to work on me.”

Fort Sanders Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Brian Adams quickly used a device to suck the blood clot out of the blocked artery, then opened Matthew’s blocked LAD artery and restored blood flow with a stent.

“Dr. Adams told me I had a “widow-maker” heart attack,” says Matthews. “I’m a blessed man. If I had gotten to the hospital 15 or 20 minutes later, I wouldn’t be here today.”

He encourages anyone having severe chest pains to get medical help immediately.

Matthews credits the good Lord and the great teamwork of the ambulance crew, the Fort Sanders Emergency and Heart staff, and physicians with saving him from the “widow-maker.”

“Everyone was so professional and knew exactly what they needed to do. I feel so blessed to be alive!”

For most of his 73 years, Dave Matthews has been healthy and active. The West Knoxville man walks several miles every day, has never smoked and never experienced any heart problems. That’s why Matthews was surprised when he suddenly began having severe chest pains, trouble breathing and sweating heavily while running errands one day this summer.

“It felt like an elephant sitting on my chest,” remembers Matthews. “It hurt so bad and wouldn’t let up. I realized I

“I’m a blessed man. If I had gotten to the hospital 15 or 20 minutes later, I wouldn’t be here today.”

– Fort Sanders heart attack survivor Dave Matthews

must be having a heart attack.”

Matthews called his wife who called 911. An ambulance met Matthews at a Quick action by the Heart Center team at Fort Sanders parking lot in Bearden and quickly took saved David Matthews from a deadly heart attack. him to the hospital.

“I told them to take me to Fort Sanders,” says Matthews. “The emergency The American College of Cardiology and American an He Hear Heart artt doctor and nurses there worked really Association’s recommended goal “Door to Balloon” time on” ttim ime fo for fast to do an EKG and draw blood. The hospitals nationwide is under 90 minutes. “Door to doc said I was having a heart attack right Balloon” is the amount of time from when a heart rt then!” patient arrives at the ER to the Within minutes of arriving at Fort opening of the blocked heart artery.

Sanders, Matthews was whisked to the The average Door to Balloon time in 2010 for Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Fort Sanders Regional was 54.6 minutes. Time where the Heart Team discovered his IS heart muscle! left anterior descending (LAD) heart artery was blocked completely, and his

The deadly ‘widow-maker’ STEMI heart attack Every 34 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that’s nearly 1.2 million Americans having heart Dr. Brian Adams, attacks each Fort Sanders year.

OneInterventional third of all Cardiologist heart attacks happen suddenly, with no significant previous symptoms. About half of all heart attacks are fatal.

The most dangerous type of heart attack is called STEMI (STsegment elevation myocardial infarction). And, in this type of cardiac event, quick treatment is a matter of life or death.

A STEMI occurs when a coronary artery is suddenly completely blocked by a clot, stopping

blood flow (and oxygen delivery) to the heart muscle. If the vessel is not opened quickly, there will be irreversible damage to the heart muscle. That’s why immediate treatment is essential.

“There are three major coronary arteries,” says Dr. Brian Adams, an Interventional Cardiologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “While STEMI heart attacks of any coronary artery can be fatal, a complete blockage of the LAD (Left Anterior Descending) can be catastrophic.”

The LAD artery supplies blood to 50 percent of the heart muscle.

“Occlusion of the initial part of this artery is often called “the widow-maker” because it causes a massive heart attack and can lead to sudden death,” explains Dr. Adams.

Symptoms of STEMI can vary and not everyone realizes they’re having a heart attack.

This tiny clot of blood was removed from Mr. Matthews’ artery during his heart attack.

Those symptoms may include the traditional pain or pressure in the chest, sometimes radiating down the left arm. But it can also include cold

Fort Sanders receives GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry-GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2011.

Fort Sanders Regional consistently followed the treatment guidelines in ACTION Registry® -GWTG™ for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 85% for specific performance measures to receive this 2011 award.

The award recognizes the hospital’s success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients.

It also signifies that Fort Sanders has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients with standards of care outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

To receive the ACTION RegistryGWTG Performance Achievement Award, Fort Sanders consistently followed the treatment guidelines in ACTION Registry-GWTG for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 85 percent for specific performance measures.

Fort Sanders is one of only 167 hospitals in the U.S. to receive the 2011 GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award.

sweats, nausea or pain between shoulder blades. Risk factors like family history, smoking, high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol levels can all increase the risk of STEMI and other heart diseases.

“The important thing is, if you have any symptoms, call 911 immediately and don’t wait to come in,” stresses Dr. Adams. But according to the CDC, nearly half of sudden cardiac deaths happen outside a hospital, suggesting that many people don’t act on early symptoms.

“You should definitely not try to drive yourself to the hospital,” Dr. Adams adds. “That puts you and other people on the road at risk. In an ambulance, emergency personnel can administer aspirin and other medications, do an EKG and, if a STEMI is identified, take you directly to a hospital that can perform life-saving angioplasty.”

EKG readings are transmitted directly from the ambulance to the Emergency Department at Fort Sanders Regional

where physicians activate the 24/7 Angioplasty Team.

Suspected heart attack patients are taken straight to the cardiac catheterization laboratory to evaluate the type of heart attack and amount of heart damage. The standard treatment for STEMI is angioplasty, which uses a balloonlike catheter threaded through the patient’s groin or wrist and into the heart artery to open a blockage.

Tracking a hospital’s doorto-balloon time is a measure of quality cardiac care.

Fort Sanders’ average time is under 60 minutes, according to Adams, well under the 90-minute guideline recommended by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. It is much faster than the national average time of 142 minutes.

For more information about the Heart Center at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-673-FORT (3678) or go to www.fsregional.com.

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NEWS FROM THE WELLNESS CENTER AT DOWELL SPRINGS

Andrea Wolfer

13|31 Why wait for the New Year?

Jan. 1, the infamous kick start date for New Year’s resolutions.

This is a time of evaluating your life in terms of your health, family life and financial life to see where you can improve. Taking the time to look at these various aspects of your life and resolving to make changes for the better is a good thing to do – it gives us a sense of accomplishment.

Common resolutions include quitting smoking, getting out of debt, increasing family time, and the infamous, losing weight.

Why do we wait until Jan. 1 to set our resolutions? Can we not set goals to make ourselves better anytime during the year? Of course we can. So let’s resolve to become healthier, happier and better people now!

Do we have a game plan for how we will reach our goals?

Often our resolutions involve changing our current lifestyle for a lifestyle we do not yet know. Simply stating I want to lose weight will not bring about your success. Take a moment and think about your current state of health. Do you like what you see? If you want to change your current health picture don’t wait until Jan. 1.

Join me Monday, Dec. 19, at 5:30 p.m. for this month’s Healthy Eating Series 13|31. I will teach you how to jump start your resolution to a healthier you and how to begin losing weight before the New Year. We will discuss the significance of these two numbers, learn how to change your lifestyle to become healthier and happier through nutrition, exercise and mind body. This is the perfect time of year in the midst of your hectic holiday schedule to learn the steps you need to take to begin changing your lifestyle and become a healthier, happier and lighter you!

Andrea Wolfer, RD, LDN, can be reached at The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs, 232-1400.

The results are in A magical 12 weeks

By Aaron Killian After spending 12 weeks and dropping a cumulative total of 85 pounds, 15 participants from The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs’ LiveWELL Lifestyle Change Program are proof of just how well the program works.

The Wellness Center has released results from a survey of participants in the LiveWELL program showing significant improvements in various areas of health.

“We saw remarkable results,” said exercise specialist Mike Wigger, “but it’s not the number on a scale (weight loss). It’s about what you will be better able to do.”

Wigger teamed with Registered Dietitian Andrea Wolfer to lead the initial LiveWELL program. “Everyone

increased flexibility and endurance,” she said. “When you talk about a gain in upper body strength, you’re talking about opening jars, carrying in groceries, getting up off the floor.”

All participants showed lower blood pressure upon program completion, more than half of the participants had lowered their cholesterol, and the majority had lost weight – including one who had lost 6 percent body fat during the 12week program.

Chris Mackay said LiveWELL taught her how to live a healthier lifestyle.

“I have finally learned how and when to eat,” Mackay said. “I feel confident when I walk into a gym to know what to do and how to do it.”

Knowing “what to do and how to

do it” in relation to healthy living is the purpose of LiveWELL. From stress control, eating habits, exercise routine and even relationships with others, the LiveWELL program is designed to combine fitness and nutrition to influence positive and healthy lifestyle changes.

“We give people the tools to live healthier lives,” said Wigger. “They get confidence when they’re here.”

Pam Pappas said, “I feel better, and I am happier. I have so much more confidence.”

LiveWELL meets three times per week for 1 1/2 hours per session. New groups will start Jan. 9 with varying start times and programs organized around abilities. Info: 232-1414.

QUICK LOOK By Mike Wigger Participants: 15 between the ages of 37 and 75 (an average age of 54) of all physical ability levels.

■ 11/15 saw a decrease in blood pressure. All maintained their blood pressure within the normal range.

■ 9/15 lowered their cholesterol – some by as many as 68mg/dL, 37mg/dL and 29mg/dL. ■ All but 1 lost weight – some losing as much as 6% body fat.

■ Participants lost an average of almost 2 inches around their waist, significantly decreasing their visceral fat stores.

■ 100% showed significant improvements in their cardiovascular fitness, upper and lower body strength and even flexibility.

■ Upper body strength increased 298% ■ Lower body strength increased 195%

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■ A 75-year-old female lost more than 2 inches from her waist in only 12 weeks. Blood pressure went from 169/91 to a controlled 110/70.

Triglycerides went from 204mg/dL to a normal 141mg/dL ■ A 67-year-old female lost 16 lbs (10% of her bodyweight) and 5 inches from her waist. Cholesterol went from an elevated 148mg/dL to a normal 131mg/dL. LDL Cholesterol went from 42mg/dL to a controlled a 29mg/dL. ■ A 58-year-old female lost 15.4 pounds (almost 7% of her body fat). Her blood pressure went from an elevated 142/79 to a normal 120/75.

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Virginia and Paul Zorovic dance during the Jingle Bell Rock, a square dance hosted by the Little T Squares. The group is the largest square dance club in Tennessee and hosts dances every couple of weeks. Lessons are available. Info: Brad Baker, 548-4180 or radandcassie@comcast. net. Photo submitted of every month at Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Info: Trish or Amanda, 218-7081.

HEALTH NOTES ■ 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 evenings.

Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday evenings.

Info: 546-4661 or www.cancersupportet.org.

■ Stop Smoking: 215-QUIT (7848) is a program of the Knox County Health Department. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

■ Lung cancer support group meets 6 p.m. the third Monday

■ Support group meeting for family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Avenue. Info: Rebecca Gill, 602-7807 or

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Activities for the week of Dec. 12: ■ Monday, Dec. 12: 1 p.m., Mediserve Medical Equipment informational talk ■ Tuesday, Dec. 13: 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.

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14: Noon, Lunch & Lecture: Reconstructive Surgery with Dr. Brian Edkin. Register, 670-6693.

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

■ Friday, Dec. 16: 8:45 a.m., Advanced Cardio; 10 a.m., Cardio; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 1 p.m., Rummikub; 2 p.m., Ballroom.

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

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What a face. The staff at Young-Williams would like you to meet 2-year-old male hound mix Trip. He is available for adoption at the main center at 3210 Division St. The “new” center at Young-Williams Animal Village is at 6400 Kingston Pike. Both facilities are open noon to 6 p.m. daily. If you don’t have time to drop by, visit www. young-williams.org to see photos of all of the center’s adoptables and call 2156599 for more information about each pet.

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This past week, I was watching the “Today” show when Matt Lauer teased an upcoming news item. He made the statement that many people don’t know where their animal really comes from when they purchase from a breeder on the Internet.

Get out. Really?

People need to take the time to educate themselves on the reality of puppy mills and breeders who are “in it to win it.”

Not all animal breeders are bad people. They’re just misled. Just kidding.

But here’s the dilemma: a breeder could lose $1,500 profit if their potential customer finds out the dog they want to buy came from a feces-laden cage outside of a trailer in Alabama.

Instead, the happy family of four is told that their goldendoodle comes from a beautiful farm in Connecticut. Unfortunately, this is believed more often than not.

This is why the number of puppy mills continues to rise in the United States.

I don’t want to be a downer this holiday season, but I can’t stop thinking of all the happy little families who have already contacted breeders

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B-4 • DECEMBER 12, 2011 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

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

Early diagnosis gives the upper hand on carpal tunnel syndrome The carpal tunnel is a dimesized passageway located on the palm side of the wrist. The tunnel protects a main nerve for the hand and its finger tendons.

“You might never know the carpal tunnel exists unless something goes wrong and the median nerve is compressed,” said orthopedic surgeon Tim Renfree, M.D. “When that happens, deDr. Tim Renfree creased blood supply caused by a pinched median nerve can cause the numbness, pain and hand weakness which may extend to the arm and is known as carpal tunnel syndrome or CTS.” The median nerve provides sensation to the palm side of your thumb and fingers (except for your little finger) and provides nerve signals to move the muscles around the base of your thumb.

“Most people who have CTS describe a numbness or a tingling feeling in the middle and ring fingers and the thumb. If symptoms interfere with your normal activities and sleep patterns, it’s time to see your doctor,” Dr. Renfree advised.

hands to restore normal feeling, but really, what provides relief is straightening the wrist so that blood supply is restored.”

“We do know that splinting and other conservative treatments are more likely to help you if you’ve had only mild to moderate symptoms for less than a year,” Renfree explained. “A steroid injection may provide temporary relief, and I stress the word temporary.”

If CTS is untreated, nerve and muscle damage can occur. Dr. Renfree said that in advanced stages, CTS may cause fi ngers to tingle during the day or cause pain to radiate up the arm. The ability to grasp small objects, make a tight fist or distinguish between hot and cold by touch may diminish.

To diagnose CTS, doctors most often manipulate the wrist to see if symptoms can be replicated.

In one test, the doctor taps or According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke presses on the median nerve. If (NINDS), carpal tunnel release is one of the most common surgical proce- that produces tingling in the fi ndures performed in the U.S. Some 200,000 people nationwide undergo this gers or a sensation like you have received a mild electrical shock, highly successful outpatient procedure each year. you probably have CTS. A wristflexing exercise is also effec“Patients often tell me their that they sleep with their wrists tive. If your fingers tingle or feel symptoms occur at night,” Ren- bent. When the painful tingling numb after one minute of holding free said. “They may not realize occurs, they try to shake their your elbows straight and flexing

pal tunnel syndrome, such as a pinched nerve in your neck.

“No doubt, surgery is effective for CTS,” said Renfree. “More than 80 percent of patients report relief of daytime and nighttime symptoms after six months, and in a few months after that, most patients regain their strength and feel back to normal.”

Jan Rose suffered from pain as a peri op tech, and I started in her hand for a long time beasking around about hand surfore she found a permanent geons,” she said. “Every time, solution. the answer came back, ‘Dr. Renfree’ so I made an appoint“I had pain in my right ment with him.” hand, and both my arms would become tingly,” she said. “I deIn August 2008, Rose had layed a visit to my doctor, but surgery on her right hand, and I did describe my symptoms in September, also had surgery to a pharmacist who said it on her left hand. sounded like carpal tunnel “It was a day surgery which syndrome (CTS). He recomdidn’t take very long and I didn’t mended that I wear a wrist miss any work at all,” she said. support at work, but I soon “I had about four or five stitchditched that device.” es and Dr. Renfree hid them in The tingling progressively the natural crease of my hand: became worse until Rose exyou can barely see them. The perienced numbness from the biggest thing was keeping my tips of her fingers to her elsurgery site clean all day.” bows as she slept.

She has no regrets about “I had to wake up my husdoing both hands, and in fact, band and ask him, ‘would you urges others to not delay if they please move my arm for me?’ are having problems. because I couldn’t do it,” Rose “If symptoms such as pain, said. tingling and numbness are inRose finally visited her terfering with your daily activifamily physician who agreed Within five weeks, Jan Rose of Clinton had surgery for carpal tunnel ties or your ability to sleep, then that she probably had CTS. syndrome on both of her hands. She is delighted that her hands are it’s time to see a doctor and do The doctor prescribed a set of unblemished because Parkwest orthopedic surgeon Tim Renfree something about it,” Rose adarm braces designed to hold “hid” the incisions in the natural creases of her palms. After years of vised. her wrists completely straight, discomfort, the surgery has made Rose pain-free.

Rose now works as a nursbut she soon grew tired of the ing assistant in Day Surgery at discomfort they caused. The Parkwest. braces did not stop Rose’s tingling and something about it.”

“When I talk to a patient and find out numbness.

Further medical testing was in order. that she or he is having surgery for CTS, I “I recall one day I reached for a pencil A nerve conduction study confirmed the say, ‘Oh, you’re gonna like that!’ and when and it just fell out of my hand … I couldn’t diagnosis of CTS. they say Dr. Renfree is their surgeon, I grasp it,” she said. “I knew I had to do “In 2007, I came to work for Parkwest tell them, ‘He’s wonderful!’ ”

Learn more online

The Top 10 occupations for CTS

What’s in the tunnel?

The carpal tunnel is formed from a U-shaped cluster of eight bones at the base of your palm. A strong ligament arches across these bones, providing a roof for the tunnel. Located inside is the median nerve, which travels all the way from the spinal cord and controls sensations to the palm side of the thumb and the fingers. This nerve also transmits impulses to hand muscles that move the fingers and thumb. Surgery creates more space in the tunnel by loosening the roof-like ligament, so that more space is created. This relieves pressure on the median nerve.

Visit our Health Information Library to learn more about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

www.treatedwell.com/healthlibrary

The following is a list of occupations published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics rating workers with highest to lowest total numbers of CTS-related events: 1. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers 2. Customer service representatives 3. First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 4. Janitors, maids and housekeeping cleaners 5. Food service managers 6. First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 7. Automotive service technicians and mechanics 8. Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 9. Financial managers 10. Sewing machine operators SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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“Splinting and other conservative treatments are more likely to help if you’ve had mild to moderate symptoms for less than a year.” – Tim Renfree, M.D., Parkwest orthopedic surgeon

Learn more online Parkwest is hands-down choice for surgery

Stop blaming computer use Most people incorrectly assume that excessive computer use causes painful carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS. Parkwest Orthopedic Surgeon Tim Renfree, M.D. says this belief is a myth rather than truth.

“There have been several studies, including one by Harvard Medical School, that show that tapping on a computer keyboard for eight or more hours a day won’t increase your risk of CTS,” said Renfree. “CTS is not the same thing as a repetitive stress injury.”

“Mostly, the reason people get CTS is because of genetics,” Renfree said. “Women are slightly more likely than men to suffer the syndrome.”

Renfree pointed out that additional factors for CTS involve being overweight, pregnancy and some diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and connective tissue disorders.

your hands and wrists, you may have CTS. Sometimes, electrodiagnostic tests which involve the stimulation of muscles and nerves in the hand are also used.

Nerve conduction study tests are also useful in checking for other conditions that might mimic car-

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