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Inventing TV

The invention of television can’t be credited to any individual. Instead, several inventions served as building blocks for the technology, which continues to evolve rapidly, says electronics expert Julian Burke.

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Read Wendy Smith on A-3

Warm thought on a winter day It’s 7 degrees outside and the ground is crusted in a white mantle. Brrr!

Perhaps that’s what turns this silvered-haired noggin to daydreams about turning over the spring soil and watching the garden blossom into summer’s green bounty ... tomatoes, squash, peppers, string beans, spinach, fragrant herbs ... basil, don’t you just love its bright, complex aroma? Ahh!

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Read Nick Della Volpe on B-2

Larger class sizes ahead for state?

Every Tennessee governor in living memory has wanted to be remembered as the Education Governor. Bill Haslam is no exception.

He staked his claim to the title by ending 2013 with a victory lap around the state celebrating the National Assessment of Education ranking Tennessee the fastest-improving state in academic growth in 4th grade math and reading scores over the past two years.

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Read Betty Bean on A-4

Complex recruiting Careful now, what happens next is critical.

The main event in Tennessee’s level of football is the remainder of the recruiting race that peaks in early February.

Recruiting is a high-tech combination of science and art. Evaluation is step one. If it is erroneous, nothing else matters. If targets are correctly identified, creative salesmanship becomes the key.

Serious research is involved.

Effort is endless.

Recruiters must find the winning edge.

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Read Marvin West on A-5

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January 13, 2014

iving in to the music

By Wendy Smith Like many of her classmates, West High School senior Carolyn Craig is preparing for the transition from high school to college. For her, the challenge won’t be increased academic rigor. As a student in the international baccalaureate program, she’s already academically disciplined. Instead, she will face a reordering of priorities.

“School has always been more important than music,” she says.

“Now there will be a shift, and music will be school.”

In February, Carolyn has pipe organ auditions at the University of Rochester, Rice University and Indiana University. After a stellar academic career, she has chosen to concentrate on music, and is currently interested in becoming a church musician.

Her father, Christopher Craig, is a classics professor at UT. His parents were both doctors, and Carolyn considered that path. She attended Governor’s School for the Sciences in 2012 and participated in the Medical Explorations program at the University of Ten-

Carolyn Craig with her organ teacher, John Brock, at the Quimby Regional Competition for Young Organists in Columbia, S.C. Photo submitted

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Old-time music draws wide audience

By Wendy Smith With a name like T-Claw, he’s likely to be mistaken for a rapper.

He is, in fact, a caller for traditional Appalachian square dancing. With the help of Knoxville Square Dance and Jubilee Community Arts, TClaw (Ty Crawford) brought Dare to be Square, a four-day event featuring dancing and workshops in calling and dance history, to the Laurel Theater.

“I’m especially hoping to jumpstart the Knoxville dance scene,” he said. “Right now, we don’t have a local caller near Knoxville.”

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Onstage, Michael Ismerio calls while the Hellgrammites play during last weekend’s Dare to be Square event at the Laurel Theater. The theater is owned and operated by Jubilee Community Arts, which is dedicated to the preservation of traditional arts of the Southern Appalachians. Photo by Wendy Smith

Having fun A new column of outtakes and general shop talk has launched in Section B. Shopper publisher Sandra Clark talks this week, but you’ll hear from others as the year wears on.

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Knox students’ criticism of Common Core … has national impact

By Betty Bean Another Farragut High School senior is becoming an Internet sensation.

In December, Kenneth Ye, who has a 4.696 GPA, told members of the Knox County Board of Education that excessive reliance on the Common Core State Standards’ high stakes testing is taking a toll on students.

Ye has spent summers attending school in his parents’ native country,

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Ye also criticized the role that for-profit businesses like publisher Pearson PLC have been allowed to play in formulating

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Common Core standards.

“As a student who has scored fives on AP calculus and AP statistics exams and who plans to take Calculus 3 at a local college next semester, I can honestly tell you that I am unable to answer or justify your first grade Pearson math question, ‘What is a related subtraction sentence?’”

Ye’s speech has been viewed some 30,000 times on YouTube, has been reposted on websites like the Huffington Post and the

Daily Caller and is drawing responses like, “Holy Crap. Does this kid have a speechwriter? Impressive.”

Ye’s friend and classmate Ethan Young addressed the school board about Common Core’s effects on teachers in November. Young’s video has garnered nearly 2 million hits. If the details can be worked out, Ye and Young will be going to Nashville to speak to members of To page 3

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The beginning of TV The invention of television can’t be credited to any individual. Instead, several inventions served as building blocks for the technology, which continues to evolve rapidly, says electronics expert Julian Burke.

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He spoke at a Brown Bag lecture held last week at the East Tennessee History Center in conjunction with the opening of a new exhibit, “Live! On Air! And in Your Living Room.” Several artifacts from the exhibit belong to Burke, who began collecting electronics at age 7.

The first building block was the light bulb, invented by Thomas Edison. Then John Ambrose Fleming invented the diode, but he didn’t know what he had, Burke says. Lee de Forest’s work on vacuum tubes was critical, and Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the microphone was another milestone.

While the first television broadcast featured the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City, mass production of television sets didn’t oc-

cur until after World War II. RCA had a leg up on competitors because it worked on television technology secretly while developing cameras for aircraft, Burke says.

RCA also came out on top in the race to produce a color TV. The FCC approved the company’s method of producing programming that was compatible with black and white sets over CBS’s.

In regard to new innovations, Burke says he prefers looking back to guessing what might come next.

“We’re doing things that are phenomenal. It’s limited to your imagination.”

“Live! On Air! And in Your Living Room” will be at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, through Feb. 23. The exhibit includes vintage clips of local television shows like “Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour” and “Romper Room,” a 1960s-era living room, and much more. Don’t miss it.

nessee Graduate School of Medicine last year.

But the musical influence of her mother’s family won out. Five of Ann RobinsonCraig’s six siblings have taught or performed professionally, and the family often plays together at gatherings, Carolyn says.

“Music is a very present part of our family.”

Music may have taken a back seat to academics, but it’s been an important

From page A-1 part of Carolyn’s life, and schedule, for several years.

She began piano lessons at age 7 and realized she had a knack for the organ during a piano camp she attended as a middle school student.

Her interest was ignited by two Pipe Organ Encounters – one at Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and one at Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. The annual program is

Old-time music Traditional square dancing is different from other types of square dancing because dances are taught beforehand, and music is always live.

Events like Dare to be Square typify the type of programming offered by Jubilee Community Arts, the nonprofit that owns and operates the Laurel Theater.

The organization’s mission is traditional to present performances with a focus on music of the area, like string bands, bluegrass and folk music, says concert manager Toby Koosman.

Koosman has noticed a revival of interest in classic string band recordings from the 1920s. String band music predates bluegrass, which gets its name from Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, who gained popularity in the mid-

From page A-1 1940s, she explains. Bluegrass utilizes microphones that allow one instrument to be louder than another, so members can take turns playing the lead. In a string band, everybody plays as loud as possible.

Laurel Theater dates back to the 1890s, when it was the Fort Sanders Presbyterian Church. When the congregation became inactive, the Epworth Ecumenical Church held services there. The church offered dances and concerts, and the music took on a life of its own, says Koosman. Epworth created Jubilee Community Arts in 1969, and the nonprofit eventually bought the building.

A fire almost destroyed it in 1982, but the former church was rebuilt with the spacious feel of an art center. It can accommodate an

Knox students the General Assembly at the invitation of Rep. Gloria Johnson, who is also a Farragut graduate.

“I’d put these two Knox County students up against any students in the country,” Johnson said.

Ye describes himself as a proud Southerner with a taste for country music and sweet tea who is also fluent in Chinese. He says he decided to speak out because he feels he can offer a different perspective on datadriven education.

He and his older brother, Kevin, spent their summers attending classes in the Chinese school district where their grandmother was a member of the school board. Last summer he went to Beijing with the Ameson Chinese Elite, a cultural exchange program that took a group of American students

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to Beijing to study along with Canadian and Russian students and several hundred of their Chinese counterparts. Kenneth worked closely on projects with Chinese students, and learned that they wanted to study overseas.

“I asked them why, and they talked about how free

“Culture is what brings us together.”

President Bob Samples also welcomed the students.

Rotary Club is an interna-

tional organization with 30,000 clubs worldwide, and its international focus is eliminating polio, he said.

Ten members of the Rotary

for Young Organists, Carolyn will perform in a “Rising Star” recital at the national American Guild of Organists’ convention in Boston in June.

She credits her success to three teachers – UT professors Fay Adams and David Brunell, with whom she studies piano, and UT Professor Emeritus John Brock, with whom she studies organ.

Carolyn also serves the community with her talent.

When she was asked to volunteer at the Cancer Institute at UT Medical Center by playing the keyboard, she worried that her time there would be better spent doing something practical.

But when patients sang and tapped their feet as she performed, she knew it was a good use of her talent.

She is also Children’s Choir Assistant at Church Street United Methodist Church. She has sung in the choir herself since the 4th

grade, and says the church has nurtured her musically.

The congregation awarded her a scholarship to attend the Royal School of Church Music in Newport, Rhode Island, last summer.

Although Carolyn is eager to take on the next stage of her studies, she admits she’s a bit nervous about her upcoming auditions, in spite of her numerous competitions and performances.

“There’s something wrong if you don’t get nervous.”

Julian Burke with a Hungarian scanning disk television set.

sponsored by the American Guild of Organists.

“When you come home, you just know – I want to be an organist,” she says.

Her talent on piano and organ has been confirmed by numerous competitions.

On Jan. 20, she will represent Tennessee for the fourth time at the Southern Division of the Music Teachers’ National Association solo piano performance competition, held at the University of Louisville.

As the winner of the Quimby Region IV Competition audience of 200.

An event calendar is available at www.jubileearts.org. The nonprofit’s signature event, the annual Jubilee Festival, is Feb. 28 through March 2. It will feature six old-time string bands on Friday and Saturday and Old Harp Singing and a potluck on Sunday.

Musicians will jam in the basement all weekend.

The festival is part of the Arts and Culture Alliance’s Penny4Arts program, so a limited number of tickets are available for one penny with the purchase of one ticket at regular price. Info: 522-5851.

While Jubilee Community Arts receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission, memberships also benefit the organization, says Koosman. Members receive discounts on tickets and CDs as well as other benefits.

and open in it is in other countries. They are very smart kids, but you could see a difference between how they work and how American students work.

The American way is based on our innovative thinking.

We pride ourselves on being a nation of free thinkers.”

Ye’s father, Chuntao Ye, is a vice president at Denso Manufacturing. His mother, Yingdong Gan, was a researcher at the University of Tennessee’s Center for Environmental Biotechnology who now is a fulltime caregiver for her parents. Kenneth is a server at Aubrey’s restaurant in Farragut, as was Kevin before he started college at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business.

Kenneth hasn’t decided where he will go to college quite yet, but he’s hoping there will be sweet tea available wherever he ends up.

Raccoon raid at Silk Purse Studio

Judy Gardner loves the new location of her boutique, Silk Purse Studio, at 5900 Kingston Pike. Customers from her former store on Carr Street have been drawn to the charming yellow house, which is sandwiched between Bearden Square and the Royal Chaplain Corps.

But not all visitors have been welcome. Just before Thanksgiving, an intruder entered the store, and employee Ray Sherrill was the first to see the mess he left behind.

She asked her son to look over the premises to make sure the interloper was gone.

He reported that the damage was all within two feet of the floor. The burglar, it turns out, was a raccoon.

The incident would have been laughable if professional thieves hadn’t hit the store a few weeks earlier. A group of women, who were eventually apprehended, robbed several West Knox businesses in October.

After a busy holiday season, Judy continues to imagine possibilities for her new space, like adding soup and muffins to her offerings.

“It’s so cozy. Everybody likes it,” she says.

Ray Sherrill and Judy Gardner of Silk Purse Studio get ready to greet customers at the boutique’s new location at 5900 Kingston Pike. Photos by Wendy Smith

of the polar vortex was like something out of a Hollywood movie, he said.

He attended a dinner hosted by the Rotary Club of Knoxville at UT’s International House. The students present represented 16 countries, and many were new to Knoxville. They were served a traditional Southern dinner of smoked meat, beans, coleslaw and tea.

■ Rotary welcomes Odgie Oliveira, chair Brazilian students of the club’s international A new hat, coat and community, encouraged the gloves were required when students to immerse themVicente Neto arrived at the selves in the language and University of Tennessee last culture of their temporary week to begin his studies in home. The exchange of culmaterials engineering. His ture is even more important journey from 90-degree than the knowledge they’ll weather to the single digits gain, he said.

Giving in to music

Club of Knoxville will travel to India at the end of January to celebrate the elimination of the disease there.

Rotary Club of Knoxville member Odgie Oliveira visits with Vicente Neto and Flavía Vietra, both from Brazil, at the club’s dinner for international students.

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government Who is Ralph Rodgers And why does he make $1.9 million?

Media failed to report that Bill Sansom’s term as TVA board chair was extended to May and that fellow board member Mike McWherter, son of the late Gov. Ned McWherter, voted against Sansom at the board’s recent meeting in Oxford, Miss.

It was an 8 to 1 vote. It is rare that anyone votes against the choice to be chair or many other votes for that matter. Disagreements are worked out in advance at closed committee meetings.

Sansom’s term on the board expires in May 2014, but under the law he does not go off the board until the end of 2014 unless replaced by another nominee before then. When contacted, McWherter declined to comment on why he voted no.

The no vote by McWherter is a public sign of the unrest and change which may be coming.

Several board members are stunned to learn TVA General Counsel Ralph Rodgers is making $1.9 million a year. Most East Tennessee attorneys do not make a quarter of that amount in one year. An equally or more competent attorney could be employed for far less and save ratepayers money. Most people in Knoxville do not have a clue who Ralph Rodgers is.

■ Neil McBride lost his TVA seat last week because President Obama failed to nominate anyone including McBride.

Sources tell me the White House will nominate three new persons to the board in the next few weeks or by May at the latest. One will replace McBride and the other two will replace Sansom, 72, and Barbara Haskew, 73, whose term also expires in May. With three new members, the White House is apparently interested in having a board asking more questions in its public sessions and a chair who is actually a Democrat.

The Obama White House was stunned that the eight TVA board Democrats selected the only Republican to be chair. With the filibuster now gone, it is likely whoever Obama names will be confirmed.

■ Pam Reeves, Knoxville attorney and federal judge nominee, will likely get a Senate vote on her nomination this month or next, if it has not already happened by the time this appears in print.

It will be a favorable vote.

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Is there room for Kristi Davis?

Knoxville lawyer Kristi Davis threw her hat in the ring last week to replace Circuit Court Judge Dale Workman at her campaign kickoff at The Bistro at The Bijou.

Victor Ashe Jake Mabe ■ The special state Supreme Court has failed to render a decision six months after hearing the John Jay Hooker lawsuit on the method by which state appellate judges are selected. The court includes two attorneys from Knoxville, former city Law Director Morris Kizer and former U.S. Attorney Russ Dedrick.

This high profile case has generated considerable interest. The fact the decision has taken so long to be released is leaving many observers wondering if the court is divided and if the final decision will be a split one.

It is hard to imagine that a special Court appointed entirely by Gov. Bill Haslam would overturn the current system, but the delay to release an opinion is causing many to become anxious as to the outcome. If this court sided with Hooker, it would be the equivalent of a political earthquake. Although it was interesting to see former GOP Gov. Winfield Dunn at the Court hearing in Nashville supporting the argument of Hooker, his 1970 Democratic opponent for governor.

■ The City Council budget retreat will be held Friday, Feb. 7. Location has not been announced.

■ Former city Law Director Louis Hofferbert died Jan. 2 at age 86.

He was one of the city’s longest-serving law directors having served eight years in the two non-consecutive terms of Kyle Testerman.

The longest-serving law director in the past 75 years is Thomas Varlan, now federal district judge, who served 10 years for this writer.

He is followed by Jon Roach who served eight consecutive years for Randy Tyree. Michael Kelley served six years also for this writer.

Among those attending the receiving for Hofferbert were current city Law Director Charles Swanson, who once worked a few months for Hofferbert; former Knoxville First Lady Janet Testerman (now Janet Crossley); County Commissioner Ed Shouse; former County Commissioner Wanda Moody; former school board member D.M. Miller and city Judge John Rosson.

In what promises to be a barn-burner of a race, Davis joins lawyers Ray Hal Jenkins and Billy Stokes. All are Republicans. The early question is how Davis fits into the equation.

Both Jenkins and Stokes are former Knox County Republican Party chairs. Davis says that’s a positive for her.

“I have never been the leader of a political party, which, frankly, I think is better for this position of judge.”

Davis, who has been a partner at Hodges, Doughty & Carson since 2007, successfully appealed 4th Judicial District Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew’s

decision last year to forbid Cocke County parents from naming their child “Messiah.” Ballew’s decision was set aside and she was cited by a court panel for an inappropriate religious bias in violation of the state judicial code of conduct.

Asked why she’s running, Davis says it’s something she feels called to do.

She said she thinks a good judge is one who “has been a lawyer in a courtroom, and understands how to try a case. The best judges are scholars of the law.”

But they also must possess integrity. “If you can’t do that, show impartiality and fairness, all of your legal knowledge is for naught.”

She adds that a good judge should also show “appropriate judicial demeanor (and) be respectful of those in the courtroom.

Be firm, be in control, but in a respectful way. It’s not (a judge’s) courtroom, it’s Knox County’s courtroom.

“But most importantly (a good judge) has a commitment to the concept of justice, making sure wrongs are righted.”

A Knox native and Karns

Kristi Davis chats with supporter Chris Fortner at her campaign kickoff last week at The Bistro at The Bijou. Davis, a Knoxville lawyer, is running for Knox County Circuit Court judge. Photo by Jake Mabe

High graduate, Davis majored in broadcasting at UT and graduated magna cum laude from UT’s College of Law in 1998. She has worked at Hodges, Doughty & Carson since 2000.

Stokes is holding his campaign kickoff 5-7 p.m. tonight (Monday, Jan. 13), at Calhoun’s on the River.

He has some heavy hitters in his corner, including Victor Ashe, Jimmy Kyle Davis, Gail Jarvis, James A.H. Bell, Kreis Weigel, and the Perry Mason and Hamilton

Larger classes ahead?

Education reform on the cheap

Every Tennessee governor in living memory has wanted to be remembered as the Education Governor.

Bill Haslam is no exception.

He staked his claim to the title by ending 2013 with a victory lap around the state celebrating the National Assessment of Education ranking Tennessee the fastest-improving state in academic growth in 4th grade math and reading scores over the past two years.

Reporters and TV cameras showed up to record him delivering sheet cakes to selected schools, lapping up the photo ops without bothering to ask whether he and his education commissioner, Kevin Huffman, can legitimately claim these scores as the product of their reforms, many of which haven’t yet been fully implemented, or why the achievement gap between have and have-not communities isn’t closing, or why 63 district school superintendents signed a letter accusing Huffman of considering “teachers, principals and superintendents impediments to school improvement rather than partners.”

He was asked about the hundreds of protesting teachers in his hometown, but blew them off as a few bellyaching malcontents.

Betty Bean

Many teachers feel that the bulk of recent educational reforms – successful and otherwise – have come at their expense.

They point to diminishing job security, collective bargaining rights and pension plans as well as plans to tie licensure to student test scores.

Many of these reforms did not start with the Haslam administration; it was Gov. Phil Bredesen who shepherded the state’s Race to the Top effort that won Tennessee a $500 million grant from the Obama administration and came with a lot of strings attached, including requirements to step up high stakes testing.

Except for Haslam himself, Kevin Huffman has no bigger public fan than U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who proclaimed Tennessee’s National Report Card results “simply remarkable” – it’s a bipartisan deal.

Most of Haslam’s reforms have steamrolled their way into law over the protests of the increasingly marginalized teachers, with one glar-

ing exception.

In 2012, an administration proposal to raise the state-mandated cap on average class size for individual classrooms was a resounding failure, even though Haslam pitched it as a way to return autonomy to local school districts.

(Currently, maximum class size, grades K-3 is 25, schoolwide average class size for those grades must not exceed 20. In grades 4-6, the individual maximum is 30, schoolwide average must not exceed 30.

In grades 7-12, the classroom maximum is 35, but the schoolwide average cannot exceed 30.)

Pushback came from everywhere, not just from teachers.

Haslam reluctantly withdrew the proposal, vowing to bring it back after critics can be made to understand that its purpose is to give local school districts flexibility to hire teachers in high

Clarification Knoxville Communications Director Jesse Fox Mayshark requested this clarification: “Victor Ashe’s column of Dec. 30 misstated the organization of the city of Knoxville Communications Department. Former Se-

Burger MPC lawyer duo – Arthur Seymour Jr. and John King.

Stokes probably is the front-runner, but it’s worth noting that his announced support is West and East Knox heavy. If Stokes holds the Republican establishment and Jenkins grabs at least some of the red-meat Republicans North and South, where is Davis’ GOP base?

Fasten your seat belts and hang on tight. The Republican Primary is May 6.

priority areas.

Does this mean there are “low priority areas” in public schools? Research and common sense tell us that that all kids do better in smaller classrooms.

Education on the cheap is not an idea that Haslam learned at Webb School of Knoxville, which his children, siblings and other family members also attended, and where he has served on the board of directors.

Webb’s website boasts two teachers per classroom in the lower school, an average class size of 22 and a 10:1 overall student/faculty ratio. Lower School tuition is $15,480; Upper School tuition is $17,170.

“Small class size helps teachers know students as individuals and fosters maximum student participation,” the website says.

The bottom line is, good schools cost money. Haslam needs to take his case to Tennesseans and level with them about the cost of educating our kids versus what it costs not to. nior Director of Communications Angela Starke reported to Deputy to the Mayor/Chief Policy Officer Bill Lyons. She did not report directly to Mayor Madeline Rogero.

There has been no change in this structure since Starke’s departure.”

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Complex recruiting, uninvited Vol Careful now, what happens next is critical.

The main event in Tennessee’s level of football is the remainder of the recruiting race that peaks in early February.

Recruiting is a high-tech combination of science and art. Evaluation is step one. If it is erroneous, nothing else matters. If targets are correctly identified, creative salesmanship becomes the key. Serious research is involved. Effort is endless.

Recruiters must find the winning edge. What are the interests?

What matters most? Is the prospect looking to be part of a national championship or does he seek early playing time? Is geography a factor? Which relative or friend has the most influence?

This takes work. Commitments are the midpoint. Defending those pledges is what pays dividends. There is no such thing as time out.

Case in point: On the Satur-

Marvin West

day evening after that merciless thrashing by Auburn, coach Butch Jones quickly changed gears for a gathering of recruits for a family dinner at his house. Barbara Jones is a terrific assistant.

Sons Alex, Adam and Andrew fit right in. Visitors could feel the warmth. Food was fine. Conversation ranged from light and bright to deeply sincere. Feedback was powerfully positive.

To see the effort Butch Jones and associates cram into recruiting brings to mind the good old days and how Mike Stratton, big, blond end at Tellico Plains, made his way to the University of Tennessee.

This was 1957. Mike had no fouror five-star buildup. He was 6-3 and 205, established in baskets, a late-bloomer in football, a starter his senior year. He was the biggest and fastest on a squad of 18.

“If a college recruiter came to Tellico Plains, nobody saw him,” said Stratton.

If Mike received so much as a football questionnaire from UT, he doesn’t remember.

“I did get a basketball letter from Kentucky. I answered all the questions and sent it back. I never heard any more.”

Mike knew a lot more about the Volunteers than they knew about him.

“Everybody in Tellico Plains was a Tennessee fan.”

Uncle Percy Swanson took Mike to some games. Swanson watched John Majors. Mike focused on that pass-snagging end, Buddy Cruze, No. 86.

“I wanted to be 86. I wanted to be Buddy Cruze.”

Even with the help of a miracle, it never happened. But Mike Stratton made it to Tennessee.

On the day before signing day, Tellico coach Bill Spurling said, “We’re going over there.”

Uninvited, they showed up at the UT athletic department office.

A secretary asked their business.

“Coach Spurling said we had come for a scholarship and wouldn’t be leaving until we got one.”

That was a new approach.

The good woman carried the message into another room. There was a long delay. Eventually, Ken Donahue came out.

“Coach Spurling repeated his words. The key word was ‘scholarship.’ ” Donahue went away without commenting. In time, George Cafego came out, scholarship papers in hand.

Mike Stratton was a sophomore end on Bowden Wyatt’s 1959 team.

He didn’t play much.

“I think I was the only player on the bench who didn’t get in the Chattanooga game. I was really upset.”

Teammates persuaded him to

Remembering Rebecca Michael Dirda, senior editor at the Washington Post, said in 2001, “Books are a way up and a way out.”

Jim Tumblin

True! And libraries are a source of timeless pleasure and vast knowledge. And special collection libraries are extra special. Anyone writing on local history has long recognized an outstanding local resource, the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection.

Established in 1921 and occupying the entire third

Rebecca Crawford floor of the East Tennessee History Center, the Collection is the genealogy and history research branch of the Knox County Public Library. It provides a wealth of materials for East Tennessee research. While the focus is regional, visitors will find a wide range of materials for all of Tennessee and for most other states.

But the finest collection in the world is often of little use without a helpful librarian. The McClung Collection

Reading Room at the C.M. McClung Historical Collection. The shelves on the four walls of the reading room contain historical materials for every one of the 95 counties in Tennessee – local histories, census records, cemetery records, etc. Photos courtesy of the C.M. McClung Historical Collection

lost a premier librarian and archivist in November when Rebecca Lynn Crawford passed away at a way-tooyoung 41.

Rebecca was born in Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 6, 1972.

Her family moved to Karns

in 1980 and Rebecca later attended Karns High, where she graduated in 1990.

She graduated from UT in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in plant and soil science and earned her master’s degree in library science.

hang in there.

Stratton’s junior season was better. He was second team. He caught a pass for six yards and a touchdown against Tampa.

“That was pretty good. We didn’t throw it but three or four times a year.”

Stratton was a senior two-way starter. He wore No. 86, but he was not Buddy Cruze. Mike had a few tackles and nine receptions, 142 yards, touchdowns against Georgia Tech, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

There is another chapter to this story. The Buffalo Bills saw much greater potential in the “uninvited” Volunteer. They invested $11,000 and turned Stratton into a linebacker.

He had one of the unforgettable hits in pro football history. He made the Pro Bowl six times. He is on the Buffalo wall of fame. He was elected to the Bills’ 50-year team.

Sometime soon, maybe next week, I’ll tell you some more about Mike Stratton, totally unrecruited Volunteer.

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

Rebecca began her library career at the Karns Branch Library as an assistant and worked at other branches before she transferred to the McClung Historical Collection in 2006 and became a professional reference librarian.

Her expertise in evaluating and categorizing archival files resulted in a very important recent assignment. She worked for three years to establish an index of the old Knoxville Journal’s text and photograph files. The files came to the McClung Collection after the daily Journal ceased publication in 1991.

It was a great loss when Rebecca Crawford passed away suddenly on November 19. Her fellow librarian and close friend, Sue Ann A. Reese, says: “Rebecca was legendary for her equanimity, no matter who she was deal-

ing with, either a treasured friend or a challenging patron. All received equal measure of her attention and consideration.

“Rebecca could always be counted on to give impartial, non-judging advice if you had a work problem or a personal issue. She was intelligent, organized and observant, and she put those skills to use in both her work and personal life.

“Rebecca ... relished being a daughter, sister and aunt; she counted herself blessed to fill those roles.

The scope of her care and influence extended beyond her immediate family and co-workers, and we feel ourselves adrift without the anchor of Rebecca.”

Just as Rebecca was a good friend to so many, so is the McClung Collection a good friend to many local and regional historians.

A lengthier tribute appears at www.

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Doc Severinsen: Shooting for 110 Doc. “He went through the worst, but he used his experience to help others” such as the friend who was in denial about his wife’s terminal cancer. Taking the man aside, Johnny sat him down and asked pointedly, “Are you ready for what’s about to happen?”

“He didn’t sugarcoat things,” says Doc. “He wouldn’t let people go off into flights of fancy. He was there for them in a way that they ultimately needed him to be.” It’s clear that he misses his friend, who died in 2005.

But as for Doc, he plans to be around for a while. “The minimum I want to go is 105,” he declares, “but I’m shooting for 110!”

“My dad was a violin player in a shipyard band, and loved the violin all his life,” says Doc Severinsen, recalling his childhood in Arlington, Ore. “But by the time I came along, he’d switched to playing clarinet in the town band.

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Carol’s Corner “That outfit would probably qualify as one of the worst bands of all time. They practiced in a cement room.

It was horrendous, but to me it was intoxicating. I was only 2, but I thought I was part of the band.”

The boy thrived on going to rehearsals and listening to the music. By the time he was 7, he’d set his sights on the trombone.

But his dad, the senior Doc – so-called because of his dentistry practice – had other plans. “He wanted me to play the violin. I was just a little guy, but I said, ‘No, I won’t do it. I want to play the trombone.’ So he sat me in a high chair for an hour each day, trying to get me to see things his way.

“I wouldn’t give in. After three days, he gave up.”

Doc still has the chair.

There was, however, a problem with the trombone.

“My arms were too short to reach the slide! So my dad got me a trumpet instead, from a friend down at the Shell service station.”

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Blount County residents Doc Severinsen and Cathy Leach pose with “the chair.” Photo by Carol Zinavage

The memory still affects him deeply. “When I opened that instrument case and smelled that musty smell – oh! Into-o-o-xicating!” His dad got someone to scribble instructions for a C scale on a brown paper bag, and the boy was off and running.

“A week later I made my first appearance for the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist church, playing ‘The Man on the Flying Trapeze,’” Doc says. “They said, ‘How can a boy that age know so much about music?’”

Doc Senior, admitting defeat but still sold on strings,

came to his own somewhat cockeyed conclusion: “Well, you can play the violin on the trumpet.”

Formal music study continued with Bernard Baker, principal trumpeter under Arturo Toscanini with the NBC Symphony. “He wouldn’t cut me any slack,” Doc recalls. Eventually he found his way to fame on NBC, first as a section player and then bandleader on “The Tonight Show” with its first host, Steve Allen.

Doc cherishes his memories of his long tenure with “The Tonight Show.”

Of his friend Johnny Car-

A memorable character I suppose most people have met someone who tends to linger in their mind and surfaces from time to time when certain events or observations trigger a remembrance.

And, in 70-plus years, I have met a lot of people who fall into that category. But one in particular seems to stand out when I see street people, and I cannot help but wonder what event in their lives resulted in their becoming homeless.

As part of a Christmas event, several members of our church decided to cook breakfast at a homeless ministry center.

After the event, we gathered at the Cracker Barrel to enjoy breakfast together, and we decided to make this outing a permanent ministry. I doubt that many of us

Malcolm Shell knew what we were getting into, or we may never have made the commitment. Certainly we never realized that it would continue for nine years.

So we made arrangements with the ministry center director to cook breakfast every Wednesday at 7 a.m. We served pancakes with hot syrup, link sausage and scrambled eggs, and soon word got around that the place to be for breakfast was the Volunteer Ministry Center. Since the preparation time took about two hours, we got up

at 4 a.m. and met at the local barber shop, crowded into a Suburban and were usually ready to start cooking by 5 a.m.

I met many people during the nine year period, and soon got to know the locals by their first names.

But on one particular morning I had some business to conduct downtown and drove by myself. I parked in an adjacent parking area and walked up to the entrance. It was dark and as I approached I noticed a man standing in the doorway.

I was a bit hesitant to approach because he was not someone I recognized. He asked if I had eaten there before and I explained that I was one of a crew who would be cooking his breakfast.

We had only talked a few minutes when I realized this

son, the “king of late night,” he says, “People would be surprised at the extent of his humanity. He was class personified. He never passed up a chance to help somebody who needed help.”

Doc recalls that Johnny learned of an elderly woman whose refrigerator had given out. “He not only bought her a new one but got her all new appliances. He was always doing stuff like that, and nobody ever knew.”

Carson didn’t shy away from difficult situations.

Losing his son Ricky in a 1991 freak accident “absolutely leveled him,” says

man was not a run-of-themill street person. Our subject matter quickly made me realize that he was educated and had an in-depth knowledge of many subjects. He carried a pack which he had set down in the doorway. He reached down and pulled a cylindrical container from the pack that contained his law degree from the University of Chicago. This diploma was apparently the only thing he had kept to remind him of who he once was. He said that if he were found dead, someone might take the diploma and trace down his relatives.

I asked him if he would like to share his experience that led to this, and he seemed anxious to do so. He was a full partner in a prestigious law firm, and certain events in his life resulted in his gradually taking money from the firm. His partners soon discovered the theft.

Rather than prosecute him, they simply asked him to leave. From that point, his

Severinsen at UT

Doc Severinsen will be the keynote speaker for this year’s conference of the Mid-Atlantic and Southern chapters of the College Music Society and the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.

His talk will be at 11:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center. At 8 p.m., the three winning pieces from The Doc Severinsen International Composition Contest will be performed in the James R. Cox Auditorium at UT. Info: www.music.utk. edu/conference/index. html.

Scholarships available through ETF East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) has 11 scholarships available for Knox County students for the 20142015 school year. Requirements range from financial need to scholastic achievement, and scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors or adults returning to college.

Several scholarships are targeted toward students involved in certain extracurricular activities or those who may not display the highest scholastic rankings yet still possess great potential and motivation. Others are geared toward students pursuing a specific field, such as business or nursing.

Many of the scholarships have been established to honor the memory of a parent, spouse or child. Others have been founded to honor teachers, coaches or prominent community leaders.

Scholarship information and applications are available online at www.easttennesseefoundation.org/receive/scholarships.aspx. Deadline is March 1.

wife divorced him and his two daughters refused to even talk to him. Then he gathered some clothes and a small amount of money and left his home during the night.

When the rest of my crew arrived, we opened the door and invited him in out of the cold. There was a spinet piano down on the dining floor. He sat down and started playing Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” I told him that he could get a job at one of the local hotel’s piano bars, and that we would help him get some clothes.

He thanked me for the offer, but said he was doing exactly what he wanted to do.

And it became apparent that what he wanted to do was just live for his next drink. A previous experience taught me that giving a homeless person money almost always worked to their further detriment. I never pushed the offer further, but during the week I thought a lot about my ex-

perience and was anxious to see him again the following Wednesday. But he never came back, and for several weeks I hoped he would show up. But he apparently found that next drink further down the road.

His story is like many others I heard over the nine-year period. There was some cataclysmic event that happened in their life that resulted in or intensified their addiction to alcohol.

And from that point, the slide was downward.

But the thing that made him different is that he had the credentials and talent to turn his life around. He probably could have landed a position of law clerk in some law firm in spite of his past history, and he certainly could have played the piano in some capacity. He made a bad choice to solve a problem, and I can only hope that somewhere further down the road he might have made a right choice.

But I doubt it.

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Catholic Mission buys land in Union County

By Sandra Clark Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Mission has purchased 24.96 acres across from Union County High School in Maynardville to construct a new church.

The $261,000 sale closed Dec. 30 with property owners Von Richardson and Glenn Cooke.

“The property will serve as the permanent location for the Catholic community here in Union County,” said Father Steve Pawelk.

He expects to convene a meeting within two weeks to launch fundraising for a church building. But for now, he’s celebrating the land purchase.

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Mission opened in November 2011 and currently has 95 registered families with services on Sundays at 9 a.m. in English and 11 a.m. in Spanish.

The congregation meets in a mini-warehouse near Maynardville’s Food City, and Pawelk said the congre-

Following the closing of the sale of land in Maynardville are Glenn Cooke, Von Richardson and Father Steve Pawelk. Photo submitted

gation has adapted six units for church use.

Bishop Richard F. Stika said, “The Diocese of Knoxville is looking forward to establishing a permanent presence in Union County with a new church in Maynardville.

We have been working toward this since 2011, when Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Mission began.

“Through the Holy Spirit’s divine guidance, many prayers and the hard work

of Father Steve Pawelk and the Union County Catholic faithful, we are ready to take another important step in the growth of the Catholic church in East Tennessee.

“The diocese and this new church look forward to being an active part of the community.”

The Maynardville land is one of three parcels purchased over the past 18 months through the Catholic Foundation.

The Foundation, with 150 members, provides funds for land acquisition and educating seminarians.

Other land purchases were for St. Michael the Archangel in Erwin and Blessed John Paul II in Rutledge.

In just 25 years, the Diocese of Knoxville has more than doubled its size from more than 30,000 Catholics at its 1988 founding to now nearly 65,000 Catholics in East Tennessee. During that time, the diocese has opened nine parishes and four missions, in addition to helping build a Catholic high school.

Since its inception, Catholic Foundation members have contributed $2.25 million toward the purchase of 12 properties on which these new churches have been built.

Pawelk is with Glenmary Home Missioners, a Catholic society of priests and brothers who are dedicated to establishing a Catholic presence in rural areas and small towns.

Conference helps health professionals share faith

By Wendy Smith Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike, will host a Medicine and Faith Conference from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 25, to help Christians in the health care industry bring their faith into the workplace.

Over 100 Fellowship members are in the health care field, says Stacie

Johnson, Fellowship’s associate pastor of disciplemaking. The conference was designed by church members who are health professionals, and the featured speakers, Dr. Jeff McMichael and Dr. Stacy Hicks, are also members.

“Our church is really trying to help people learn how to bring their faith into the world in a way

that’s sensitive and relevant,” says Johnson.

The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s accreditation manual for hospitals mandates that doctors address the spiritual needs of patients as part of their health care.

Spiritual issues are often manifested in physical symptoms, says Hicks.

Addressing spiritual issues can be a challenge for health professionals, given time constraints and ethics considerations.

The conference will include an informal time for participants to think out loud and share ideas. Students are welcome. For information: h t t p : // c o n f e r e n c e . fellowshipknox.org.

Putting Christmas away But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

(Luke 2:19 NRSV) Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep.

See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

(Revelation 5:5 NRSV) I love Christmas, and I used to say (foolishly) that “There is nothing quite so over as Christmas.”

I was a child when I first sang the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” and it was years before I learned what that was all about. I was thrilled to learn that Christmas was not so over after all — that it is a season; that, in fact, it is much too significant to be stuffed into one day, or even one night and one day.

Yes, the Fraser fir that stood in our dining room window during Christmas has been taken down and tossed into the woodland to provide shelter and safety for the creatures of the forest. But I kept my little Twelve Days artificial tree up until Epiphany and hung an ornament on it for each day of the season.

Now, however, it is gone, too, and the pine boughs have vanished from the mantel. The crèche sets are carefully and lovingly stored away. The Christmas plates are back in their box, and the ornaments have been packed away.

The weather is seriously cold now, with only a skiff of snow. It is winter, and not Christmas, much like C.S. Lewis’ land of Narnia before Aslan, the great lion king, came and breathed warmth and life into it. In the Narnia story, Aslan is a Christ figure, and he dies, just as the Babe of Bethlehem would do, for his kingdom.

Cross Currents

Lynn Pitts

I had determined this year that I would do something different after the holidays, something to remind me subtly of Christmas.

Nothing so obvious as an ornament or a wreath. Some small thing to keep Christmas in the house, even if known only to me. And that something just occurred to me, as I write. I know what I will do.

I have a lion.

A dear friend gave it to me years ago, a small figurine of a lion in midstride.

His suggested movement is graceful, quiet, slow. He is clearly and most assuredly Aslan. He can stand in some quiet corner of the house, and I will know he is there.

He will help me put Christmas away in my heart, where it belongs.

We often ask friends and relatives, “Where are you spending Christmas this year?” I suggest that we can find a way to keep Christmas, instead of spending it. Think about it: what it means to you, how you might remind yourself each day that Christmas is always!

Put Christmas away, like Mary did: in your heart, where it belongs.

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Bonnie Peters chats with presenter Allen Beeler and library director Chantay Collins. Photo by Libby Morgan

Use your squirrels (to compost leaves)

By Bonnie Peters Horticulturist Allen Beeler lectured at the January meeting of the Union County Herb Society about growing herbs. Allen is expanding his business, Little Valley Nursery and Landscaping.

He also shared many helpful hints for the gardener. Anyone who has at least one tree in their yard had a bumper crop of leaves to deal with last fall. I rake mine to the back of my yard next to the woods to just rot.

Allen has a much better idea of how to deal with your leaves. Compost them by using your squirrels.

Composting requires oxygen, and the leaves must be aerated by you or by using your squirrels.

Allen inserts ears of dried corn in his leaf piles and lets the squirrels oxygenate the leaves. By doing this the leaves will be decomposed into soil before the next fall.

Since I don’t have any dried corn on the cob I asked Allen if shelled corn would do. He says yes; just insert a handful of dried corn here and there in your leaf pile and the squirrels will take

care of the rest.

To root herbs, take a cutting, apply root hormone and root the herbs in moist sand. There are three types of root hormone, so be sure you are using the correct one.

For growing herbs in pots, Allen recommends terracotta pots. He suggests thoroughly cleaning the pots and soaking them in a mild solution of bleach before planting the herb in a soil-less mix.

Fertilize about every two weeks with a mild solution of fish emulsion or Osmocote, which is a time-release fertilizer. Plants feed on water vapor instead of water. If you notice that water is still standing in your watering dish after six or eight hours, drain the dish.

If you use Osmocote, be sure to dilute it because in warmer conditions the Osmocote will dump all its nutrients and kill your plant. It is important to know your water source and to feed your plants compatible nutrients.

Allen will talk about jumpstarting your seeds

for spring planting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Maynardville Public Library. Allen likes Triple 10 fertilizer for outdoor plants.

A nice assortment of herbs and perennial flowers for spring planting is bee balm (monardia); yarrow, feverfew, nasturtiums, calendula, pineapple sage, coreopsis, coneflower, rudbeckia, creeping rosemary, creeping thyme and lavender.

Bee balm, yarrow and coneflower have now been hybridized into many colors.

Remember lavender likes sandy soil. Walker’s Low purple cat mint was mentioned as a nice edging plant.

When asked how to tell cat mint from catnip, Allen said just put it in front of a cat. If the cat goes crazy, it’s catnip.

If not, it is cat mint.

By the way, Allen trims his shrubs about every six weeks during growing season.

If you don’t think this group has fun, check it out. The meeting is generally held the first Saturday of the month; however, the next meeting will be Saturday, Feb. 8.

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Bearden dance team takes two trophies Art teacher Karen Bertollini shows an example of gesture drawing created by a student.

Bearden High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dance team competed against many others from across the Southeast during the Smoky Mountain Christmas Championship in Sevierville. The team earned first place regional trophies in varsity pom and varsity dance. Sponsors and team members pictured are (front) Tammy Smith McKibben, Christi Lechner, Elena Alles, Lindsay Tom, Olivia Riley, Faith Goddard, Hannah Wunschel, Taylor Kidd; (second row) Allison Balsley, Merrielle Luepke, Ashley Williams, Marissa Tarantino, Alison Napier, Paige Walter; (back) Natalie Werner, Madison Deatherage, Lyndi Vaughn, Sarah Balsley, Alyssa Menavich, Â McKensie Wehinger, Haley MaĂąalac, Rachael Buckley, Audri Brakebill and Caroline Ward. Photo submitted

Modeling the Nutcracker

By Sara Barrett

let and they analyze its art, movement, costumes and background for inspiration before creating their own mixed media art with the initial sketches they made.

After their art is complete, the students write a paragraph about the scene they created.

Sara The finale is a short perBarrett formance of the Nutcracker by dancers at Studio Arts who attend the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really pretty amazStudents are chosen by ing what beautiful figures Bertollini to pose like danc- second graders can creers on top of worktables ate once they are given the in various positions while knowledge and tools to their classmates sketch draw a proportionally cortheir form on paper with rect figure,â&#x20AC;? said Bertollini. pencil. Bertollini said both the sketcher and the model â&#x2013; Attention: cookie thoroughly enjoy the â&#x20AC;&#x153;out of monsters the boxâ&#x20AC;? experience.

Folks, times are tough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I introduce the With temperatures at remodeling aspect of this unit, I use the element of cord lows and the holidays gone, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to look forward surprise,â&#x20AC;? said Bertollini. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I move the students to?

The Girl Scouts are here. away from the modeling table and pull it away from The annual Girl Scout cookthe other tables, the kids are ie sale kicked off Jan. 10, completely stumped. I ask with Thin Mints, Samoas, for a volunteer, choose one Tagalongs, Trefoils and the who I think will be comfort- whole gang available in as able being the first model many colorful little boxes as and help him up onto the you can fit into your pantry.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had a Girl table. From that moment on, the kids are completely Scout cookie (which I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t engaged and so excited to be imagine), you are in for a treat. a model or drawing like col- There is something for everyone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; chocolate lovers, lemon lege students.â&#x20AC;?

Bertollini teams up with fans, caramel connoisseurs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; music teacher Sarah Boyd the list goes on and on.

I remember trying to for 4-5 class periods to teach different aspects of recreate Samoas when I was about 9 years old in the famous ballet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoy collabo- my grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen. rating and believe it is a When my aunt taste-tested natural, wonderful way for my first batch it pulled out students to learn,â&#x20AC;? said Ber- her tooth. My family even had a running joke about tollini.

Boyd teaches the his- Girl Scout cookies: if you eat tory, music and story of the one, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want Samoa!

I never had the pleasure Nutcracker, while Bertollini introduces modeling, life of being a Girl Scout, aldrawing and Edgar Degasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; though I am counting the days until my 4-year-old ballet artwork.

Students are shown per- can wear the uniform with formance clips of the bal- pride. According to its webEach year, second graders in Karen Bertolliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art class bring the Nutcracker ballet to life on paper.

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â&#x2013; Prepaid group pictures will be taken Friday, Jan. 24, in the music room. Paws classes kick off after school Monday, Jan. 27.

â&#x2013; Class pictures will be taken Thursday, Jan. 23.

Bearden Elementary Keller Ware strikes a pose. Photos by N. Anderson

site, The Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mission is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.â&#x20AC;?

Show me where to sign.

An example of this noble mission is this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Operation: Appreciation, where the goal of the Scouts is to sell 20,000 boxes of cookies to donate directly to people in the armed forces to thank them for their service.

I have to tell you, we re-

Report cards will be distributed Monday, Jan. 13. The geography bee will be held in the gym 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, for grades 3-5. Talent show auditions will be held 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the gym. Group pictures will be taken Wednesday, Jan. 22.

The last day to take the AR test for award period #4 is Thursday, Jan. 23. Character Counts assemblies will be held Wednesday, Jan. 29.

ceive all sorts of press releases at the Shopper, but when this one hit my inbox, my day got a little brighter.

Profits from all sales in this area will stay with the local Girl Scout troops. Bearden Middle Pre-orders will be taken â&#x2013; School librarian Donna Gobthrough Monday, Feb. 10. bell is collecting Box Tops for Booth sales in front of local Education to purchase items businesses will be held Frifor the library. They can be dropped off in the library. day, Feb. 28, through Sunday, March 23.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just in time for Rocky Hill spring. To see the list of cookies available, visit Elementary â&#x2013; Class pictures for the year will www.girlscouts.org.

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Friday, Jan. 17. Hearing screenings will be held for students in grades k, 2nd and 4th Monday through Wednesday, Jan. 27-29.

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West Hills Elementary â&#x2013; All students will take the Curriculum Based Measurement test Thursday, Jan. 16, to check reading fluency.

Children need to get plenty of sleep the night before and eat a healthy breakfast so they are prepared. Encore classes will not be held because of testing. â&#x2013; Box Tops for Education from General Millsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; products and Labels for Education from Campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s products are being collected to purchase supplies for the school. Labels can be dropped off outside the school entrance in the library book drop box, or they can be mailed to: West Hills Elementary School, 409 Vanosdale Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909. Info: email Jill Schmudde, jschmudde@ gmail.com. â&#x2013; Chick-fil-A will give 10 percent of sales back to WHES from 5-8 p.m. each Thursday. This offer is valid at the location in the mall or at 7063 Kingston Pike. Turn receipts in to the school.

Ijams goes naturally social Just to prove that its programs arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t only for kids, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave., will hold a Happy Hour Full Moon Hike at 6 p.m.

Thursday.

Drinks and light hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres will be served as the sun sets, and then attendees will head out onto the trails, using the light of the full moon to explore the park after dark. The

event is part of Ijamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; social series.

(If you want to get technical, the full moon debuts just before midnight on Wednesday, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a happy hour for anyone except werewolves, so Ijams is making the right call.)

The cost is $25 ($15 for members), and pre-registration is required.

Call 577-4717, ext. 110.

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Coffee Break with

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why?

Suzanne Johnston was and still is my biggest influence in business. She gave me the tools and support to open my dance school back in 1997. Suzanne’s guidance has helped grow my business into two locations in Knoxville. Suzanne was the founder of The Knoxville Ballet Company and The New Mexico Ballet Company and still teaches in New Mexico. She toured with several ballet companies before going on to perform on Broadway in New York City.

I still can’t quite get the hang of …

Texting.

What is the best present you ever received in a box?

My wedding ring from my husband, David. He is the love of my life and my true soulmate.

Angela Floyd

Angela Floyd is a Knoxville girl through and through.

Born here, a graduate of West Hills Elementary, Bearden schools and then the University of Tennessee, she never thought twice about where to start her business back in 1997. The first Angela Floyd School opened in West Knoxville and now has a sister school in North Knox.

But there’s a little bit of Broadway in this hometown girl.

Floyd started dancing at age 3 with Marion Campbell.

“When she retired, I took from Irma Witt O’Fallon,” says Angela. “Dancing really has always been my passion. I don’t know anything else.”

As a UT student, that passion led her to try out to be a majorette with the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. She was a majorette for three years and was head majorette her senior year.

“Now the UT majorettes train at my facility in North Knoxville,” says Angela, “so I’ve come full circle!”

When she began her school, there were 140 students.

In 2008, she added the North location and a full music school. “We teach every instrument including voice,” says Angela. “The convenience for parents is important because they may have one child who wants to do dance and another who wants to play an instrument.”

Angela is married to David Canter, and the couple have five children in the blended family: Ryan and Alex King and Matt, Adam and Sarah Canter.

Like an athlete who looks forward to the Super Bowl, Angela loves the performances the schools do each year.

“We don’t do recitals,” she says. “We do full performances, both for our music and dance students. Our music students perform at the Relix (Variety Theatre), so they are onstage with full lighting and great sound. Our dancers perform at the Civic Auditorium, and we always have a professional backdrop, sound and light crew. The auditorium seats 2,500, and we come close to selling out each year. It is a very professional show.”

More than 500 take the stage during the two events, says Angela. “This year our theme is ‘royalty,’ which we are interpreting in a variety of ways.”

For example, numbers from the king” of rock ’n’ roll, Elvis, will join the king of pop (Michael Jackson) and the king and queen of soul (James Brown and Aretha Franklin). The ballet is “Peter Pan.” “Peter was the prince of Neverland,” explains Angela.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

As a majorette in the 1980s, Angela says twirling during UT football Saturdays is still a special memory. “I would twirl in front of 107,000 people. The thrill is amazing and life-changing.”

Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Angela Floyd:

What is your favorite quote from a television show or movie?

Well, it is not from a TV show or movie, but my favorite quote is “Own your power. Every storm brings a fresh, new beginning.”

What are you guilty of?

Not liking chocolate or shopping.

What is your favorite material possession?

I have two. One is my wedding ring from my husband and the other is a cross necklace my two sons gave me years ago. I never take them off.

What is your passion?

I have always had a passion for performing and the performance. I have provided the students at Angela Floyd Schools with the skills and tools to always give the best performance possible, whether in music or dance.

It is all about the journey, the end result and the performance. I guess you could say I am in the business of giving the passion of music and dance to our students to enjoy for a lifetime.

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?

My father, Bob Floyd. He passed away when he was 45 and I was a senior at Bearden High School. He was the owner of Henderson-Floyd Drugs in Suburban Center, which now houses Toys R Us. I miss him so much and remember vividly the times he let me stay home from school just to go up to Gatlinburg for the day to hang out together. I know he would be proud of me for following in his footsteps and becoming a business owner and giving back to the community.

My mother has always been there for me and is truly my best friend. I would be nothing without her, but I can honestly say that she does not really give me advice. She has always been a firm believer that I have to make decisions for myself, and I feel I am a stronger person for having to make my own choices in life. If I have to pick something she says to me it would be, “Do what makes you happy.”

What is your social media of choice?

I only use social media for business. I have my friends at Slamdot to thank for giving me the tools and guidance to use Facebook, Twitter and the website for my business.

What is the worst job you have ever had?

I worked at a Mexican Restaurant in Bearden for two weeks when I was in college. They were very unorganized, which may be why they are no longer in business. On the plus side, my brother really liked it when I brought food home from there.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?

I did not watch Saturday morning cartoons growing up because I was always at the dance studio in classical ballet class. When my two sons were little, our favorite cartoon was “Babar the Elephant.”

What irritates you?

People who text and then don’t answer their phone when I call them. I am not fond of texting and really prefer to talk to someone and hear their voice.

What ‘s one place everyone should visit?

Campbell Station Park and The Cove.

What is your greatest fear?

That I will not live long enough to meet my great grandchildren like my grandmothers did.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?

I would be a rock star for a day. I envy great singers and, of course, I am all about the performance. I am officially tone deaf, but I think I sound really good in my car.

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Let’s talk … but are we speaking the same language?

By Sherri Gardner Howell It’s irony in its purest form: The generation that coined the phrase “generation gap” and bemoaned the stodginess of their bosses as they entered the workplace is still in the Gap. And today, they are the stodgy ones.

Dr. Kenneth Levine, a University of Tennessee associate professor in the College of Communication Studies, brought an eyeopening and instructional message to the Rotary Club of Knoxville on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at the downtown Marriott. His topic was “Intergenerational Communications in the Workplace.”

The subtitle for the room of Traditionalists (born before 1945), Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) and Gen Xers (born between 1965 and 1980) could well have been “How to talk to and manage those ‘kids’ in your office.” Levine says the Gen Y or Millennials (born after 1980) who are entering the workplace today are a different breed of worker, and the intergenerational workplace often suffers from a serious lack of communication.

“In today’s workplace, there are receivers of the message who don’t want to receive it the way you want to send it,” says Levine.

“It is important to understand these ‘kids’ who appear to you to always have their heads down and their thumbs moving.”

The Baby Boomers were the first to talk about the Generation Gap, and now it is the Boomers who are at the top of the Gap, says Levine.

“Is there a 21st century gap? Well, there are certainly differences in the way the groups view life and career.”

The Boomers are comfortable with “top-down” management, says Levine, while Gen X and Millennials like a more flat management.

“Boomers are the original workaholics. The Gen

Nearly 70 Lions raise a toast during dinner to celebrate “good will and community service.”

Lionhearted celebration for 40 years of service Dr. Kenneth members of of Knoxville erational

Levine talks to By Sherri Gardner Howell the Rotary Club The Farragut Lions Club about intergen- had plenty to applaud when communication. they gathered at Rothchild Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell Catering and Conference Center Jan. 9. The club was X and Gen Y workers are celebrating 40 years as an orlooking for more balance ganization dedicated to combetween life and work. munity service.

Approximately 70 Lions Boomers believe success is achieved with came to the elegant dinner, long hours, hard work which meant plenty of Lion and loyalty. Millen- stories to share. Past Counnials are more likely cil chair Dr. Dianne J. Pitts to want to work from was the honored speaker for home and prefer a more in- the evening.

A retired teacher from formal workplace.”

Part of the problem for all Inman, S.C., Pitts told the the groups is that “we don’t group that being a member know the people we work of a Lions club was a source with as well as we used to,” of pride. “I like to quote International Director Merle says Levine.

“Communication is more Hartle of Ohio who said, difficult. Talking to a col- ‘Being a Lion is making the league is different from community a better place to live.’ This is still true today,” talking to a friend.”

The Millennials are com- said Pitts.

The International Lions fortable sharing personal information, as seen in the Clubs are the largest service popularity of Facebook and organization in the world, with 46,000 clubs and 1.35 Twitter, says Levine.

The takeaway, says million members. While Levine, is that it is impor- each local club chooses its tant to know with whom own charities and community needs to address, you are communicating.

“If it is a person in your the clubs are best known organization who is more traditional, pick up the phone and call. If the person prefers email, communicate through email.

Remember that times are changing, but we need to be constructive, not destructive. Ask how you can better communicate your message to bring down barriers.

“Think outside the box, but be prepared to communicate inside the box.”

Rotary Club of Knoxville meets at noon on Tuesdays at the downtown Marriott. Info: www.knoxvillerotary.org.

News from Office of Register of Deeds

2013 tops 2012 for property sales

By Sherry Witt The local real estate market slowed somewhat during December; howe ver, the data from 2013 indicate a noticeably stronWitt ger year for property sales than in 2012. For the month ending Dec. 31, about $157 million worth of real property was sold in Knox County.

That was considerably short of the $200 million in sales last December. The total number of property transfers last month was 729, also short of the 788 transactions recorded in December 2012.

It was the first time in 2013 that the monthly recordings fell short of those in the corresponding period in 2012.

Analysis of the yearly figures, however, paints a very different picture. For the calendar year 2013, there were 9,971 property transfers in Knox County. That pace was well ahead of the 8,713 sales recorded during 2012. In

terms of the aggregate value of property sold, the 2013 figure was just over $2.1 billion, nearly $300 million more than in 2012.

Although the number of new mortgages and refinances declined during the fourth quarter, the total amount loaned against real property in 2013 was almost identical to that of 2012. In 2013 about $3.74 billion was loaned in mortgages and refinances, compared to $3.76 billion in 2012.

Among the noteworthy transfers during December was the sale of the old Baptist Hospital overlooking the Tennessee River in South Knoxville. The property sold to Riverwalk Investors for $6.25 million. The University of Tennessee also sold the residence of the university president in Sequoyah Hills at a price of $2 million.

Our recording statistics do indicate that 2013 produced a much better year for the real estate market in Knox County – easily the strongest since the housing collapse of 2008.

Here’s wishing all of you a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year in 2014.

Lion Brandon Johnson and his guest, Shayla Atkins, enjoy the anniversary dinner. for sight programs. Locally for the Farragut Lions that includes vision screenings and eyeglass recycling. A natural outgrowth of the prevention aspect of the sight programs is the club’s focus on diabetes screening and education.

Joining in the celebration at Rothchild Catering are Lions Denise Keith and Bill Watkins, past international director.

Sarah Johnson and Lisa Johnson have business cards ready at the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce networking John Randazzo, owner of Fish Window Cleaning, enjoys the Event at the new Milestones Event Center, which is next door to bountiful buffet at Milestones Event Center. The food was caClick Funeral Home in Farragut. Photos by Nancy Anderson tered by Bradford Catered Events.

Checking out Milestones Center

By Sherri Gardner Howell What better way to introduce a new event center than to have an event?

Tonya Alsobrooks, special events planner for Milestones Event Center of Farragut, opened the doors to the Click Funeral Home new addition Jan. 9 by hosting the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce networking event.

Milestones has been open for several weeks – and has already been the venue for a variety of events – but this was time to show off for the business community.

The new center, 11909 Kingston Pike, serves a dual purpose. Alsobrooks says that the warm, living room setting will be offered at no additional charge to families who are using the services at Click Funeral Home but will also have a position in the community as a venue for everything from baby showers to anniversary parties to wedding receptions.

As a business meeting Robin Purvis with Farragut Wine & Spirits offered a wine tastvenue, the center was geting at the Farragut Chamber event. ting some serious looks from Chamber members.

Robin Purvis with Farragut Wine & Spirits set up a wine tasting area for the networking event, and the food

by Bradford Catered Events kept folks coming back for the hors d’oeuvres.

Info on the center: www. clickeventcenters.com On the schedule for the Farragut Chamber: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 7:30 a.m. – New member orientation at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive Thursday, Jan. 16, 5 to 6:30 p.m. – Networking at Jet’s Pizza, 11124 Kingston Pike Thursday, Jan. 23, 5 to 6:30 p.m. – Networking at Fairfield Inn & Suites, 11763 Snyder Road Wednesday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. – Ribbon-cutting at Blue Upper Cervical Chiropractic, 10641 Braden Dickey Lane Thursday, Jan. 30, 5 to 6:30 p.m. – Networking with FSG Bank and Campbell Station Wine & Spirits, 136 N. Campbell Station Road Info: www. farragutchamber.org

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NEWS FROM PAIDEIA ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

A Classical Christian approach The academic program at Paideia Academy is based on the classical Christian model of education.

What is classical Christian education?

According to the Association of Classical & Christian Schools, classical Christian education is simply “a historic, biblical education.”

Paideia Academy is one of the association’s member schools and part of a quickly-growing nationwide movement in education. Classical Christian schools seek to develop a student’s character, depth of core knowledge, reasoning, and communication skills utilizing:

Age-specific K-12 learning Classical Christian schools use a child’s strengths at each stage of growth to help them learn.

Time-tested method and content Classical Christian schools develop skills to equip students to be lifetime learners by using methods of instruction that have been in use for hundreds of years and produced most of

history’s great thinkers. Graduates are trained in reading, writing, Latin, logic, math, science, rhetoric, and the fine arts.

Christ-centered curriculum Classical Christian schools teach all subjects based on the principle that God is the Creator of all that exists, and therefore all knowledge is interrelated and points back to Him. Biblical standards of conduct are applied in all areas of school life.

Rigorous academics Classical Christian schools have high expectations for student learning, allowing students to experience the personal satisfaction inherent in mastering a difficult task.

Nurturing community Classical Christian schools are a community of parents and teachers who share a commitment for teaching children to love learning and grow in godliness.

At Paideia, a young student’s cognitive thinking skills are focused on core knowledge. During the early years, students love to memorize and can learn lots of basic facts.

Pre-K, Kindergartners and first graders develop a solid foundation in reading, writing, and math, using phonics and grammar programs that build these skills at a progressive rate.

As the students reach adolescence, they become naturally argumentative and are seeking to form their own conclusions.

In 7th and 8th grades, Paideia Academy teaches these students formal logic and reasoning skills.

They draw from their earlier years of storedup facts and work to analyze and evaluate this information. Here the classroom environment becomes the center of interactive discussion and debate.

In high school, emphasis shifts to the student’s ability to think and express his or her thoughts clearly and persuasively, both orally and in writing. Students enjoy this transition as they are becoming more concerned with a sense of how others perceive them. Using an integrated study of original history, literature, and theology works, students study, discuss, and present many of the great books. Advanced math and sciences are also included to bring a full perspective to students’ learning experience.

Parent Testimonial Angie and Michael Tucker have three children enrolled at Paideia Academy. When asked how they came to Paideia Academy, Michael said, “When we were blessed with children, four years went by so quickly. We were suddenly faced with having to make a decision on where and how we were going to educate them. So Angie and I began to discuss, ‘What kinds of things are we looking for? What did we want for our children?’”

The Tuckers decided they wanted a school: ● With a like-minded culture ● That was Christ-centered ● With a disciplined, rigorous, quality education ● Where Christ is embraced, not ignored or persecuted ● With solid morals, ethics, and values that are taught and exemplified ● With a proven educational method.

Angie attended an Open House, and that event was such a profound experience for her that she called her husband in tears. “I knew we had found it!” she said.

In 2nd through 4th grade, Paideia students continue strengthening their reading, writing, and math skills. They also enjoy Latin, science, geography, and history. These students love to recite, sing and chant, using lots of action and body movement. They play games and drills to sharpen their memory work. They also explore through fun hands-on work like making collections and building models. Emphasis is on detailed depth of knowledge instead of abstract thinking. Independent study skills and self-learning are also growing as the students mature.

By fifth and sixth grade, students are starting to engage in their literature and history studies with excitement and personal understanding not often present in earlier years.

They exhibit a deeper and more complex way of enjoying literature and writing creatively.

Did You Know... ...that Paideia Academy's status as a Dual Enrollment Site with Bryan College means that this year Paideia’s 11th grade students will earn sixteen accredited college credits for their regular classes … before they complete their junior year of high school!

For more information about how a classical Christian education can benefit your student, visit Paideia Academy’s website at www.paideiaknoxville.org or call the school at (865) 6700440 to arrange a school tour.

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January 13, 2014

HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Walking and wagging through the halls of Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Every Wednesday after lunch, Jason Artymovich of Karns, a Knoxville police officer, ties a red scarf on his dog, Ransom, and visits patients at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.

Roaming the halls of three floors in a little more than an hour, Ransom calmly nudges and greets all the patients he sees. He usually obliges with a few tricks as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knows how to shake, high-five, roll over and sit. And then I fake like I shoot him, and he falls over. The patients love that,â&#x20AC;? said Artymovich of Ransom, his 4-year-old German shepherd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He does that five or six times the hour weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re there.

He likes the attention.â&#x20AC;?

Ransom is an official HABIT dog, which stands for HumanAnimal Bond in Tennessee. HABIT screens and sponsors animals well-suited to visiting nursing homes, retirement centers, rehabilitation facilities and other places where an Ransom animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calming presence may be needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His temperament is real good and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real calm. He listens really well, and he lets you do pretty much anything to him,â&#x20AC;? said Artymovich. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you grab his ear, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real relaxed and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t snap at them for doing that. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not stressed out easily.â&#x20AC;?

Ransom seems to know instinctively how to be calm with

Ransom sits for PNRC patient Charlotte Hardy, right, and therapist Nicole White. At PNRC, Ransom will show off his tricks and laid-back attitude to patients who suffer from orthopedic injuries, spinal cord injuries, stroke or other conditions.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feature to bring Ransom in because he brightens the day of everyone,â&#x20AC;? said PNRC patient Charlotte Hardy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love dogs so much, and it is a great break from reality to see him walk into the room.â&#x20AC;?

Ransom and his owner Jason Artymovich spend a few minutes playing with PNRC patient Anna Bonds. On a normal Wednesday afternoon, Ransom and Artymovich will interact with dozens of patients.

the patients, compared to when he visits the administration wing of the center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of every visit we go to the administration office, and Ransom gets real hyper.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll run around and get excited. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weird that he can tell a difference between patients and non-patients,â&#x20AC;? said Artymovich.

Ransom has a therapeutic effect on patients, Artymovich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One lady, when we first saw her, she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ransom.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But a couple of weeks before she left, she knew his name and could say it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to see the change in patients,â&#x20AC;? said Artymovich. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another lady started using her right hand to pet him, which she never used. He brings out a different side of the patients.â&#x20AC;?

Artymovich is not a police canine handler, but has taught Ransom the same basic commands of a police dog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I taught him Dutch commands like the canine trainers do. That way if I ever get a canine, they would both do the same thing,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Ransom will never be a police dog, Artymovich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different skill set,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ransomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not aggressive enough, which makes him a good family pet.â&#x20AC;?

Artymovich, 31, has had Ransom since he was a puppy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first dog Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted a dog, but when I was a kid I never had time,â&#x20AC;? Artymovich said. He began volunteering at Patricia Neal about a year ago on the recommendation of a friend, and the two plan to continue their weekly visits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feeling,â&#x20AC;? he said.

For more information about the services offered at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, visit www. patneal.org or call 865-541-1446.

Nontraditional therapy offers great results al therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy, and that all adds up to success. We help restore abilities and rebuild lives,â&#x20AC;? Dillon said.

Here are a few of the nontraditional therapy programs available at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center: â&#x2013; Animal Therapy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Two types of dogs regularly visit the center. Therapy dogs come through HABIT (Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee), a group that screens animals to interact gently with patients. Specialty command dogs have more formal training and follow action commands to help patients learn to verbalize.

They can make therapy fun, especially for children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more in-

teresting to throw a ball to a dog or take a walk with a dog,â&#x20AC;? said Dillon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regular exercises can become mundane and not that interesting in a pediatric setting. But if you involve a dog, suddenly itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; IRC sports program (Innovative Recreation Cooperative) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Golf, ďŹ shing, water skiing, snow skiing, racing and other sporting activities can be adapted so that people with disabilities can participate in and excel at them. Using specialized equipment, the IRC helps pair patients with activities they can do and enjoy. Participation in events is free of charge excluding travel and lodging. â&#x2013; Peer Support Groups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Small support groups are avail-

able for spinal cord, brain injury, stroke and amputee patients. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives patients a chance to be with their peers and ask questions of each other,â&#x20AC;? said Dillon. Most of these groups have several outings a year, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to ball games or art workshops, or just going out to dinner. â&#x2013; Rooftop Gardening â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In warm weather, the rooftop garden at Patricia Neal invites patients outside to exercise their hands and arms, and to return to a hobby that many enjoyed before injury or illness. â&#x2013; Adaptive Apartment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Before going home, many patients spend a few nights in the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special apartment, making sure they can ďŹ x a meal, use the bath-

room or do other daily living tasks safely. Family members are welcome to stay also so that they can work out daily living tasks with the help of the therapists and nurses at PNRC. â&#x2013; Adaptive Driving Program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; When is it safe or possible to drive after a stroke or serious injury? This program can help patients determine whether theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to drive and what adaptive equipment might be necessary.

Training and support are offered as well by a certiďŹ ed driving therapist.

For more information about the services offered at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, visit www. patneal.org or call 865-541-1446.

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B-2 • JANUARY 13, 2014 • Shopper news

Having fun yet?

When we announced that Jake Mabe would be covering politics and Knox County Commission in 2014, a gasp went up from folks who know that’s been my beat (for more years than you want to count). Gosh, what will Sandra do?

Hey, do not be concerned.

You’re reading the first edition of what I hope to make the best-read page in Shopper-News.

Every week we squeeze and stretch what the corporate guys call “content,” to fit around the ads. “All the news that fits, we print,” is our not-original takeoff on the motto of the New York Times.

And most weeks we have stuff left over.

That’s what you will find on this page going forward.

It’s not that the regular paper is all that serious, but this Section B will be positively madcap. For instance, consider the Christmas float picture. There among the shepherds and angels marching along came this float in opposition to the Common Core State Standards for schools. “Keep Christ in History,” is the headline.

Now we didn’t exactly want to run it with the parade pictures, but gosh, it surely deserved to be published. So here it is.

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The beginning

My mother remained hopeful that I would find a good husband and a real job. Of course, I did neither.

There was the brief reporting gig at the daily Knoxville Journal. It lasted almost a year (1970) and I earned $2 per hour ($80 per week for the math impaired). That was pretty

each week to promote content from our other zones.

If you’re reading Halls, what did you miss from Bearden or South or Karns? I’ll try to tell you, at least the high spots. Or visit www.ShopperNewsNow.com to find all of our editions.

Sandra Clark

■ good because my rent was $15 a week and gasoline cost about 24 cents a gallon. I liked living on Luttrell Street so much that I bought my first house there – $15,000 or so and sold it for $30,000. Ahh, real estate. My second career.

In 1971, Doug and Linda Price joined with me to buy the Shopper. Our first front page hangs in the Halls office. Since Doug was a photographer and I had been saving news items for six months or more, that first paper was dynamite. We’ve never had so much local news in one paper since.

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The middle

The point of it

Look carefully at that pirate picture. You’ll see the luckiest person in Knox County. To get up every day and hunt for stories about folks having fun and building our town, well, that’s a great job. Maybe not a real job, but a great one.

In the pirate picture, the Karns kid got it. Your school or your job or your newspaper must not be boring. And you share the responsibility to create your own joy.

We’ve got the Cedar Bluff Middle School career fair coming on Jan. 24. I asked Jake whether he would rather read pages or work the fair. He picked the pages.

I know he was just giving

This fall we ventured to Karns Middle School for the annual Career Fair. This kid was a kindred spirit. He got our theme for the day – stick your head through a hole to be on the front page. The hats and glasses just made the experience more memorable. Now I’m not sure how many kids we enticed to a career in journalism, but we sure had fun.

me a break. Because what’s more fun on earth than a middle school career fair where you can dress like a pirate, stick your head through a hole and get yourself on the front page?

See you there!

In 2005, I sold the Shopper to the E.W. Scripps Company, largely because I liked Bruce Hartmann.

Soon Bruce was promoted to a job so high that I only see him in the hall. The newspaper industry has changed a lot, but the Shopper has chugged along.

And anyone who still calls us the Halls Shopper is missing how we’ve grown.

We’re putting Shoppers into the driveways of almost 150,000 homes every Monday. That’s an amazing reach. Now it’s on us to get folks to open up the paper and read. Eyeballs on pages equals results for advertisers. We’re still free and totally advertiser-supported.

So we’ll use this space

Barry Litton sends his New Year’s Resolution to all of Fountain City ... Chili Dogs and Chocolate Cake.

The float that caused a double take.

Adopt a new friend!

About Ringo

Nicky D.

About Squash

Squash is a darling short haired classic gray tabby female kitten about 4 months old. Her coat is quite strikingly beautiful and unique.

She's very outgoing and social and gets along well with cats. She loves to play and wrestle with other cats or toys and is never bored.

She's negative for feline leukemia and aids, had her first distemper vaccine, been wormed, vet checked and had Advantage for fleas. She’s healthy, happy, loves to snuggle and is as cute as a button, and ready for a permanent home.

About Xena

Xena, the warrior princess, is a cute short haired dilute tortie (gray with gold mix through) female kitten, about 8 months old. Born in foster care, she is very social, playful and outgoing. She continues to nurse on her own belly, which is very endearing. She loves to play with toys or other cats and likes to be held and snuggled. Gets along well with cats, and should be great with dogs and kids.

She's negative for feline leukemia and been wormed, had Advantage for fleas, aids, had two distemper vaccines, has and been vet checked and spayed.

Please contact: or Katpirate@ comcast.net

Peaceful Kingdom 57 579-5164 79-5 -5164 Space donated by Shopper-News.

It’s 7 degrees outside and the ground is crusted in a white mantle. Brrr!

Business by

Ringo is a strikingly handsome silver tabby male cat about 8 months old. He’s gets along great with other cats and would be great with kids.

He is very affectionate and likes to be petted and rubbed. He loves to be the center of attention and sometimes I think he thinks he’s a dog.

He can entertain himself but also likes to play with other cats and toys. He’s negative for feline leukemia and aids, has been spayed, wormed, vaccinated, and vet checked.

Holly at 671-4564

A warm winter’s thought

Perhaps that’s what turns this silvered-haired noggin to daydreams about turning over the spring soil and watching the garden blossom into summer’s green bounty ... tomatoes, squash, peppers, string beans, spinach, fragrant herbs ... basil, don’t you just love its bright, complex aroma? Ahh! But it’s winter. Still, there is time to plan the spring offensive as you roast your toes by the cocoa-enhanced fire.

That brings us to Knoxville Seed and Greenhouse Supply, located at 5001 Rutledge Pike (just shy of the I-640 overpass over Chilhowee Drive). You can’t miss that ancient, endless chain link fence surrounding the place.

Business owner Ernie Rader and his long-term floor manager, Rick Haun, along with warehouse regulars and a greenhouse flower lady run the place year-round.

Knoxville Seed has been in business since 1982, originally in the Terry Horn warehouses along Cherry Street and in its current 3.5 acre business location on Rutledge Pike since 1992.

As the name implies, they have lots of seeds for your garden, lawn or farm, packed on the premises this time of year in country-sized packages (not those weenie, overpriced, 10-to-a-pack chain store seed envelopes).

Need 50 pounds of crowder peas, for example?

For those who doubt Nick Della Volpe’s skill with a shovel, take a look at last summer’s garden.

They got ’em. 50 pounds of grass seed? Check. You get the idea. You can, of course, buy home-gardensize packages as well.

But that is just the beginning. In spring there are flats and flats of veggies and herbs, and bulb sets, as well as an array of flowers.

In the fall, the mums are waiting for your spade, followed later by white, yellow and purple pansies. Then in winter, Christmas trees and wreaths are there to help decorate the home.

In short, your year-round friends at Knoxville Seed have the stuff you need.

If I stopped here, you might just let out a yawn.

But inside that workingman’s block building lie garden tools and garden bug and fungal sprays and solutions to keep your green thumb groovin’ through the July to October garden doldrums.

Did I mention the warehouse stacks of straw, humus and fertilizers? Or pots, flats, pro-mix starter medium? It’s there.

That’s just some of the greenhouse supplies. You also get friendly, knowledgeable in-store service.

“Hey Rick, I got these pesky brown spots on my tomato plants, what do I need?”

Long-beard Rick (hey, is he on Duck Dynasty?) springs to life. After laying down a country quip and a chuckle or two, Rick will walk you down the aisle and show you your chemical choices, dispensed with country-wisdom and handsin-the-dirt know-how.

“This blue copper ammonium fungicide works good on that. Just mix it up in your old windex bottle and hit ’em once a week.” If you can read, check the label too.

This man’s a farmer, not some generic chain-store, shelf jockey. They’ve got what you need here, often in lower-cost generic brands.

And if you’ve got a good crop, don’t be shy. Stop by and spin your own yarn.

Remember, this ain’t no fashion show. Just hitch up your coveralls, hop in the pickup or SUV, and git on down to Knoxville Seed. No question is too dumb to ask – heck, I’ve tried ’em all already.

Nick Della Volpe represents District 4 on Knoxville City Council. He writes a weekly tongue-in-cheek column in North*East Shopper-News to promote local businesses.

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THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, THROUGH JAN. 26 “Proof” by David Auburn, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Contains strong language; not suitable for children. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: 5441999 or www.theatreknoxville.com.

Prayer Service, noon, Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church, 1723 Washington Ave. Time Well Spent: Inspiration at Lunch featuring photographer and mixed-media artist Kelly Hider, noon, The Emporium, 100 S. Gay St. The Arts & Culture Alliance event is free; brown-bagging is welcome.

Regal Classic Film Series featuring “The Princess Bride,” 2 and 7 p.m., Downtown West Cinema 8, 1640 Downtown West Blvd.

Knox County Public Library’s Book Sandwiched In series: “The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football,” noon, East Tennessee History Center auditorium, at 601 S. Gay St. Led by Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel sports reporter. The public is invited to join the conversation.

“Community’s First Words” event, noon, Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Music provided

by Dr. Bill Snyder; appetizers and beverages by Matt Wilson. Leaders present include: Bill Williams; Dr. Bill Snyder; Edward Harper, LCSW, Director of Senior Services for Blount Memorial Hospital; and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett.

MONDAY, JAN. 13

THURSDAY, JAN. 16

Ossoli Circle meeting, Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. 9:45 a.m., coffee; 10:30, program by Dr. Fred Bedelle Jr., author and former Superintendent of Knoxville City Schools; 11:30, book study by Wayne Zurl followed by lunch. Visitors welcome. Info: 577-4106.

Free Stroller Tour, 10-11 a.m., The McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive on UT campus. Focus: textiles and fiber art from around the world. Parents and caregivers with toddlers or babies should meet in the museum’s lobby. Reservations required: http://mcclungmuseumstrollertour.eventbrite.com or 974-2144.

Tennessee Shines featuring Jim Lauderdale and author Jayne Morgan, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Hosts: Bob Deck and Paige Travis. Broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.

BrownPaperTickets.com. Info: www.WDVX.com.

Job Resources Group meeting, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive.

Muslim Journeys: Points of View – “In the Country of Men” first of five scholar-facilitated reading and discussion program, 6-8 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive.

Lupus Support Group meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Tennova-Turkey Creek Medical Center, Women’s Pavilion, classroom No. 1. Open discussion, games, bookclub. Fellowship, coffee and snack provided. Info: Virginia, 742-0490.

Sneak preview of “Las Marthas” documentary, 7 p.m., East Tennessee PBS studio, 1611 E. Magnolia. The film will make its television debut 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17.

“Research and Practice in Mass Grave Exhumations: Current International Projects at the Anthropology Research Facility,” a lecture by Dawnie Steadman of the UT Anthropology Department, 7:30 p.m. McClung Museum. Free.

Brown Bag Lecture: “Archeological Excavation Discovers Knoxville History,” noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Led by TVA Project Archeologists. Free. Info: 215-8824 or www.EastTNHistory.org.

Weight Loss Challenge 2014, 6:30 p.m., QuickGym West Knoxville, 12752 Kingston Pike E 102, Renaissance|Farragut. 8-week program. Coaches: Sylvia and Ron Garrett. Fee: $35. Info: 671-2199; www.qgwk. com; ilost90lbs@aol.com.

Free budget classes, The Good Samaritan Center of Loudon County, 119 “A” St., Lenoir City. Classes provided by CredAbility. Info/to register: Karen Bowdle, 986-1777, ext. 12.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14 Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club, 7 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Paul and Barbara Akers will cover Appalachian Trail Through Hiking and a Top 5 Gear “Show and Tell.”

Computer Workshops - Word 2007 II, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/ to register: 215-8700.

TUESDAYS, JAN. 14-28 Pilates class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructor: Simon Bradbury. Cost: $30. Deadline to register: Monday, Jan. 13.

Info/to register: 966-7057 or Farragut Town Hall.

“Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing” by Judy Blume, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 2083677; www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Week: Gallery of Art Tribute, 5-7 p.m., Community Forum, 6:30 p.m., Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. In conjunction with the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance. Info: www.mlkknoxville.com.

“Kidz Night Out” for ages 5-13, 6-9 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $30, first child; $25 each additional child. Registration deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 15. Info/ to register: 966-7057 or Farragut Town Hall.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18 P.R.A.Y. Conference for women, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., West Park Baptist Church, 8833 Middlebrook Pike.

Led by national speaker and author Debbie Taylor Williams. Cost: $10. Registration deadline: Jan. 12. Info/to register: www.westparkbaptist.org.

Farragut Skate Date, 4-6 p.m., Cool sports: Home of the Icearium, 110 S. Watt Road. Info: 218-4500.

YWCA Race Against Racism, 11:30 a.m., YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center, 124 S. Cruze St. Info: www. ywcaknox.com.

Wallace Coleman concert, blues harmonica, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14 (dis-

TUESDAYS, JAN. 14-FEB. 18 Yoga class, 9-10 a.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructor: Betty Kalister.

Registration deadline: Friday, Jan. 10. Info/to register: 966-7057 or Farragut Town Hall.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Week Interfaith

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Shakespeare Out Loud: Richard II, 2 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 2158750.

“Southern Jews and Slavery” presented by Dr. Stuart Rockoff, 7 p.m., Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments. Hosted by The Knoxville Jewish Alliance (KJA) and the Clarence Brown Theatre in collaboration with the theatre’s production of “The Whipping Man,” a Civil war drama running Jan. 30-Feb. 16. Production tickets: 974-5161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com.

Longstreet-Zollicoffer Camp 87, Sons of Confederate Veterans, monthly business meeting, 2 p.m., East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 South Gay St. Presentation before the meeting: “Love War and Tragedy” by Adjutant John Hitt. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Vegan Supper Club meeting, 5 p.m., Knoxville First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3611 Kingston Pike. Includes plant-based meal, live food demonstrations and presentation: “Natural Alternatives to Addressing Cancer” by Walt Cross. Open to the public.

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Regal Classic Film Series featuring “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” 2 p.m., Downtown West Cinema 8, 1640 Downtown West Blvd.

Book Signing and talk with Jack Neely, author of “Knoxville: Green by Nature,” 4 p.m., Union Avenue Books. 517 Union Ave. Info: 951-2180.

Piano-trumpet concert featuring pianist Ryan Fogg and trumpeter Glenda Cloutier, 5 p.m., American Piano Gallery Recital Hall, 11651 Parkside Drive. Free.

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Saturday Stories and Songs: Charlene Ellis, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

Introductory Internet Genealogy, 1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration, a valid email address and good Internet searching capabilities required. Info/to register: 215-8809.

Certifiably Organic, 10:30 a.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Presented by Knox County Master Gardener Stephanie Sayres and her husband, Tom. Free and open to the public.

Second annual Robert E. Lee Luncheon hosted by The Captain W. Y. C. Hannum Chapter #1881, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 11:30 a.m., Green Meadow Country Club in Alcoa. Visitors welcome. Info/ reservations: Charlotte Miller, 448-6716.

Children’s Story Time with Miss Caryn, 11 a.m., Union Avenue Books. 517 Union Ave. Info: 951-2180.

Spellman College Glee Club and Temple of Faith Liturgical Dance Ensemble performance, 7 p.m., Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Part of Blount County’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations. Tickets: 981-8590.

New exhibits opening, “Glass of the Ancient Mediterranean” and “Brightly Beaded: North American Indian Glass Beadwork,” McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Will run through June 1. Info: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/events.

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No worries

Peninsula program helps woman conquer anxiety Faye Gibbs says she can’t remember a time when she didn’t have seizures.

“I have scars on my tongue where I’ve bitten it so much,” Gibbs says. “My hands might draw up, my legs draw up, I’ll be sore for a couple of days when that happens.”

These seizures, which started when she was a baby, usually had a surprising source.

“Worry. Worry about things, worry about people and what might happen,” Gibbs says.

Sometimes the worry would also manifest itself in anger, or silence.

“I’d just go off in the world,” she says. “I won’t talk if I have a bad one. I won’t talk for a few days and I won’t eat much.”

This difficult and emotionally painful existence got to a point where her brother felt it was time to intervene. He took her to see a doctor about her crippling anxiety, and the doctor referred Gibbs to Peninsula Lighthouse and its Recovery Education Center (REC).

REC is a psychosocial rehabilitation program for TennCare patients, teaching them skills to cope with problems like anxiety and to recognize what triggers those symptoms.

“I told them whatever it took to make me better,” she says. “It won’t take the seizures away completely, but I might not be as worried so much of the time.”

As part of the program, Faye Gibbs created a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) which is a personalized crisis management plan, helping her identify her feel-

frequently, and she didn’t worry as much.

Faye Gibbs (left) works with Gibbs has also Peninsula Job Readiness started taking comSpecialist Cathy Jerrolds on puter learning to use computer keyboard skills. the keyboard, improving her memory and has aced the math games. In fact, Gibbs turned out to be so good at math that she spent an entire class helping another REC student learn to count money.

Her mentoring earned her one of several award amulets.

She has other honors for volunteering, taking on tasks like cleaning the kitchen and making snacks of peanut butter and crackers for program participants. However, her awards for Handy in the kitchen, Faye makes attendance are the snacks of peanut butter and crackers for greatest testament to program participants at Peninsula. how much she enjoys REC. “We’ve had people ings, recognize what brings on wanted to talk more. Teased in with perfect attendance,” Jerrolds the anxiety and develop a sup- the classroom as a child when she says, “but not for this long.” Gibbs port system to help her through had difficulty reading, Gibbs had has only missed one day over the it. The program doesn’t deal with become withdrawn in social set- course of several years, and that crisis management alone. It also tings through the years. That has was when she was out of the state.

A special “Gibbs Award” was crehelps patients improve as indi- changed. viduals. Job readiness specialist “She has made great progress ated to honor that attendance reCathy Jerrolds says the goal is to with that,” says Jerrolds. “Her cord.

“Every member of the team have every person either become reading has improved a lot and employed, engaged in meaningful she’s taking classes on conversa- has been great to my sister,” Chris volunteerism in the community or tion. She’s much more talkative Gibbs says. “Cathy Jerrolds treats my sister with respect that has now.” achieve higher education.

In REC, Gibbs learned how to translated into making Faye feel During an initial assessment, they discussed what Gibbs might let go of the things that she didn’t comfortable and confident in any want to achieve from participat- have control over, and it helped. situation she faces in daily life.” He ing in the program. Gibbs said she The seizures started to come less says he would recommend every

Marjorie’s personal courage Marjorie Diefenbach sat in a room in Middle Tennessee, elegantly set tables and kind words all around. There was praise and there was applause. It was a far cry from where she was only a few years ago.

After two attempts to end her life following a series of traumatic events, Diefenbach was recently recognized by the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO) for her courage in facing personal challenges presented by mental illness and then providing effective leadership, advocacy and support for a program that serves others. The award was presented during the association’s annual conference in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Diefenbach went from receiving treatment and support at Peninsula Outpatient Centers to being the one offering help to others at Peninsula’s Sevierville Wellness Recovery Center. She’s also started a “Mission: Possible” task force, telling people in shelters and on the streets about the help available through Peninsula’s Wellness Recovery Action Plan.

“Marjorie’s cup is filled with hope, love and strength in which she shares with others who are struggling through their own personal journey,” Peninsula vice president Liz Clary says. “She gives them tools to get through each day with courage and endurance.”

When Diefenbach began her journey of recovery, she had been drinking and cutting herself to cope with trauma from

her past, in addition to the emotional pain of divorce, losing her home, undergoing surgery for a cancerous melanoma, a car wreck that resulted in back injuries and being diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

She also suffered from clinical depression.

Diefenbach’s manager, Mary Nelle Osborne, says Diefenbach models the tenants of The Serenity Prayer in pursuing wellness, facing demons from the past, and persevering through treatment and

rehabilitation to reach a position of stability end joy.

“She actively sought and engaged in treatment,” Osborne says. “She incorporated tools of recovery into her day-to-day life and continued to grow in personal awareness and acceptance. She was submissive to her past and reconciled herself to what had happened, but did not allow feelings about the past to direct her future.”

Osborne says Diefenbach continues to work, “as we all do,” to balance stress and practice healthy living.

“She has not given up on humanity,” Clary says, “and helps others as they face difficulties in their lives.”

family look into the resources and programs that Peninsula offers.

The resources are many, and Faye Gibbs is part of a long list of success stories from REC. “We have people who have been diagnosed with mood disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar, eating disorders and addictions,” Jerrolds says. “We have people who have come in here who have a lifelong history of hospitalizations, and after they’ve been here for a while, they’ve not had a hospitalization since.”

In addition to the WRAP book, REC offers classes on topics like codependency, boundaries and anger management.”

“We have people who get the skills they need to go on to college, we have people who go to work maybe for the first time, or maybe re-enter the work force. And we have people who do meaningful volunteer work.”

Jerrolds says working alongside the participants and seeing their transformation is incredibly rewarding.

“I’ve been here for over 14 years and I love it,” Jerrolds says. “I never, ever get up in the morning and dread coming to work. I am so thankful for this job, for what I do, and being a small part of their lives and seeing the quality of their lives change.”

If you or someone you love needs the kind of help Peninsula’s Recovery Education Center can offer, you don’t have to have a doctor’s referral. Call 865-9709800 to get started, and learn about the programs and services Peninsula can provide.

Stop hitting the panic button!

While a “stress-free” life may not be possible, you have more control over how stress affects you than you think. Cathy Jerrolds, a job readiness specialist at Peninsula, has some advice to help prevent stress so you can toss the panic button for good: ■ Learn how to say “no.” If you say “yes” to everything, you might end up resenting yourself and others.

■ Take control of your schedule or to-do list. Review your daily life and prioritize by distinguishing between the “should” and the “musts.”

■ Express your feelings. If something or someone is bothering you, communicate your concerns in an open and respectful way.

■ Be willing to compromise. When you ask others to change their behavior, be willing to do the same.

■ Be more assertive. Deal with problems head on, don’t avoid or send mixed messages.

■ Don’t try to control the uncontrollable. Many things in life are beyond our control. Focus on the things you can control, such as the way you choose to react to problems.

■ Look for the “up” side. When facing major challenges, try to look at them as opportunities for personal growth.

■ Learn to forgive. Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world and that people make mistakes, yourself included.

Marjorie Diefenbach (second from left) was among nine individuals, including Gov. Bill Haslam, selected to receive honors from TAMHO. She overcame her own mental health struggles, which included depression, PTSD and addiction, with the help and support of Peninsula Lighthouse’s Intensive Outpatient and Wellness Recovery programs. She is now a certified peer support specialist at Peninsula Wellness Recovery Center in Sevierville, Tenn., and is using her own experience to help others in their recovery journey.

Pictured with Diefenbach (right to left) are: Liz Clary, Peninsula Vice President of Behavioral Health; Mary Nelle Osborne, Manager of Recovery Service for Peninsula Outpatient; and Mark Potts, Director of Clinical Services for Peninsula Outpatient.

Jerrolds adds two more simple strategies for dealing with stress: “Keep your sense of humor,” and “Do something you enjoy every day.”

If stress and anxiety are holding you back, call Peninsula Outpatient Centers at 865-970-9800 to find out about programs that could help. It’s confidential and you don’t have to have a physician referral.

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