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Taking the Penguin Plunge
After the frigid temperatures last week, Saturday’s Penguin Plunge was definitely a labor of love. And the love and commitment were strong as participants gathered at Calhoun’s on the River to jump, flip or dive into the Tennessee River to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee.
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Meet me at Wright’s Wright’s Cafeteria has been around so long it doesn’t really need that last name. The first one works just fine. “Meet me at Wright’s,” is a phrase familiar to generations of Knoxvillians who love great food – mouth-watering fare that tastes like what your grandmother cooked.
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Jaren Nugent of Creative Structures removes stone from the former Ace Hardware store before demolition begins for an Aldi grocery store. The stone was salvaged for a proposed pocket park dedicated to the Everly Brothers. Photo by Wendy Smith
Read Anne Hart on page A-13 Shoney’s came to Bearden around 1960, and Parker Brothers Hardware moved into the building in 1993. The stonework was used on most Shoney’s locations, so people associate it with the restaurant, says Faulkner. Aldi approved the removal of the stone, and Creative Structures General Contractors donated the work. This adds two more entities to the list of groups and individuals who are working to bring the potential park to life. The city is in the process of acquiring the property from TDOT, which purchased it during improvements to the railroad bridge over Forest Park in 2010. TDOT built a decorative stone wall at the site at Faulkner’s request. The city has agreed to plant 26 trees at the site. City Council member Duane Grieve will partially fund landscaping with a portion of his Community Improvement 202 funds. The Bearden Council has asked the East Tennessee Community Design Center to help finalize the plans for the pocket park. Fundraising is expected to begin this spring, and Legacy Parks Foundation has agreed to serve as the fiscal agent. Faulkner says there has been considerable interest in Jim Smith sells his homemade hot sauce to customers at Nourish Knox- donating to the project. ville’s Winter Market, held in the fellowship hall of Central United MethodDuring its heyday, Shoney’s was ist Church at 201 E. Third Ave. Smith is the owner of Rushy Springs Farm in significant because it was one of Talbott, Tenn. The Winter Market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every other two restaurants in Bearden, the Saturday at the church through March 21. Photo by Bill Dockery other being Pero’s, Faulkner says.
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Berry Strong “Eric Berry is already a model for younger players, an example of how to do it. Before that, he was just a model citizen. I remember a high school story of him volunteering as a helper in a dentist’s office. I always suspected the receptionist was pretty. “I recall, at UT, him showing up in the equipment room the night before a game to help team managers clean and polish helmets. Think about that, star with a scrub brush.”
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Mary Boyce Temple “Along with Lizzie Crozier French, Mary Boyce Temple organized the Ossoli Circle in 1885 and was elected its first president. Ossoli is the South’s oldest federated women’s club.”
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‘American Sniper’ Director Clint Eastwood knows war movies. His “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters From Iwo Jima” are two of the best in recent years. “American Sniper” had the potential to make it a trifecta, but Eastwood can’t figure out what kind of war movie he’s trying to make.
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A proposed pocket park dedicated to former Knoxville musicians Don and Phil Everly could feature a souvenir from another local icon − the Bearden Shoney’s restaurant. The Bearden Council has been working on the idea for a park at the northeast corner of Kingston Pike and Forest Park Boulevard for more than two years. Council
member Dennis Owen came up with the idea of dedicating the park to the Everly Brothers. When council members met with Aldi Director of Real Estate Dave Hassen to discuss plans for a Bearden grocery store at the site of the former Ace Hardware, council chair Terry Faulkner thought to ask for the stone on the exterior of the building. Hassen agreed.
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It was significant to her personally because she worked there while she attended UT. She was also courted by her husband, Charles Faulkner, at the restaurant’s drive-in. She hopes the donated stone can be used in walls or other structures at the park. Plans drawn up by the Bearden Council include a statue of the Everly Brothers, benches and a small stage. The site already has an improved KAT bus stop, and a nearby evergreen tree will serve as the official Bearden Christmas tree, Faulkner says. Plans also call for a historic marker, similar to those on the Third Creek Greenway that document Bearden history. Don and Phil Everly moved to Knoxville in 1953. Both attended West High School, and they performed on the Cas Walker show before moving to the Nashville area. Their influence has been cited by such artists as John Lennon, Paul McCartney and the Beach Boys. Faulkner would like for the stage to be called the “Dreams” stage, in honor of their popular rendition of “All I Have To Do Is Dream.” She hopes the park will be a place where people can be inspired by the famous duo. “They graduated from high school, moved to Nashville, and in two or three years, they were producing hits. Kids can go down there and get up on that stage and imagine doing the same thing.”
A great day to stay home By Sandra Clark Knox County Schools will be giving a state-mandated “writing assessment” to children in grades 3-11 in February. The mom of a thirdgrader contacted Shopper-News.
Analysis The tests will be given on computer, and third-graders will be required to type their answers, she said. The teacher wrote: “This is an online assessment, which means they will read two articles online and then TYPE their 5 paragraph response.”
The kids will have an hour and a half to complete the test with a 30-minute break “in between,” according to the teacher. Dr. Elizabeth Alves, chief academic officer for Knox County Schools, said this is the first year the test will be administered in grades 3-11. “In the past, it was only given in grades 5, 8 and 11. The test was piloted across the state last year. Our teachers opted not to participate in the pilot.” Alves said the writing test for grades 5, 8 and 11 was administered by computer last year and grades 8 and 11 have been tested
on computer for two years. She said student performance will be reported, but it will not count for teacher evaluation or system accountability purposes. My final question: In what grade are children taught to type and expected to be proficient in the skill?” Alves said: “Instruction in the use of technology and typing varies from school to school. Currently, there is no curriculum from the state for teaching typing at the elementary levels; however, there are state standards at each grade level that identify performance expecta-
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tions. Elementary students are not graded on proficiency in typing.” The parent who contacted Shopper-News is concerned that her 8-year-old will be typing a fiveparagraph response in a timed format. She said her kid visits the tech lab every six days, hardly enough to become proficient at keyboarding. The teacher who contacted her said typing practice at home would be helpful because, “Capitalization, punctuation and indentions will be taken into consideration on their assessment grade.” This might be a good day to keep your 8-year-old at home.
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Todd Richards and Kirk Finnerty do back flips off the dock near Volunteer Landing.
Penguin Plunge helps raise cold cash for Big Brothers By Sherri Gardner Howell After the frigid temperatures last week, Saturday’s Penguin Plunge was definitely a labor of love. And the love and commitment were strong as participants gathered at Calhoun’s on the River at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, to jump, flip or dive into the Tennessee River to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee. The goal of the organization, which has the Penguin Plunge as one of its annual fundraising events, was $15,000. At press time they were close, with pledges still being counted. The Penguin Plunge is billed as Freezin’ for a
Reason and also gives Big Brothers Big Sisters supporters a chance to talk about the program and the scope of what they do in East Tennessee. All funds raised go directly toward matching children with caring Big Brother and Big Sister volunteers. Big Brothers Big Sisters works to help broaden children’s perspectives and teach them how to make good choices. The “Bigs” work to help their “Littles” get started on the path to fulfilling their potential and succeeding in school and life. For more information about Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee: www.TennesseeBig.org.
Making a fashion statement in Penguin Plunge style are Tracy Clark and Victoria Tucker.
Chris Helwick, Andy Lane, Jennifer Baxter and Scott Burgett do back flips off the dock into the Tennessee River.
COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday, Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: www.cwkch.com/.
Superheroes from Jimmy’s Pub Team are ready to take a dip for Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee. From left are Rebecca Sutton, Steve Sutton, Jay Sutton, John Kee and A.J. Kee. Photos by Justin Acuff
Artists’ works on display Three artists will be featured during January at the Parkside Gift Shop, formerly known as the Parkside Open Door Gallery in Fountain City. Denae Oglesby will have handcrafted silver jewelry and Kate McCullough will feature watercolors; both are Fountain City residents. Mary Secrist of Halls will also feature watercolors. The gift shop is at 213 Hotel Ave. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday; and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Artists throughout the area are juried into Parkside Gift Shop. Info: 357-7624 or 357-2787.
Start the New Year with a new license plate Drivers in Tennessee and North Carolina can kick off the New Year by joining the 32,000 others who own vehicles with Friends of the Smokies license plates. Sales of specialty license plates in North Carolina and Tennessee support priority projects
in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Projects include Student Conservation Association internship positions, Parks as Classrooms and Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner programs in both states. Seasonal environmental student interns gain a deeper understanding of park ecology while conducting scientific research, assisting with resource management projects and eradicating non-native plants and pests. Through the Parks as Classrooms program, approximately 18,000 students visit the Smokies each year for rangerled, curriculum-based environmental education. By utilizing the national park as a science classroom, students develop an appreciation for the natural and cultural resources in subject areas including math and science. The Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner program works to protect resources and enhance the hiking experience along the AT within the national park. Ridgerunners educate backpackers and day
hikers, clear trail debris, report emergencies and pack out litter along more than 70 miles of the AT in the park. Friends of the Smokies specialty license plates can be purchased for $35 in Tennessee and $30 in North Carolina, independent of plate expiration date. Plates may be purchased at DMV license plate tag offices and online at www. FriendsOfTheSmokies.org.
ETTAC needs computers, medical equipment If you recently upgraded your computer system, iPad or tablet during the holidays and want to donate your old equipment, the East Tennessee Technology Access Center (ETTAC) will accept XP Windows computers or newer, as well as all iPads, iPods, other mobile devices and tablets. All computers and iPads must be in good working condition. ETTAC is a regional nonprofit agency that helps people with disabilities. The staff adapts computers with specialized software and hardware that are then
■ Historic Sutherland Heights Neighborhood Association. Info: Marlene Taylor, 951-3773,
given or loaned to clients to enable them to pursue their educational or employment goals. Hard drives will be wiped clean before distribution. All donations are tax deductible.
Michael Stokes gives two thumbs up as he takes his backward dive into the river for Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee.
taylor8246@bellsouth.net. ■ Lyons View Community Club meets 6 p.m. each second Monday, Lyons View Community Center, 114 Sprankle Ave. Info: Mary Brewster, 454-2390. ■ Third and Fourth District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each fourth Thursday, Bearden Public Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: District 3, Suzie Coffey, 691-1075; District 4,
ETTAC also has a reuse program for durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, lifts and shower seats, which are given to people who cannot afford them.
Rosina Guerra, rosinag@ earthlink.net or 588-6260, or Chris Foell, foellmc@aol.com or 691-8933. ■ West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first and third Monday, 8529 Kingston Pike. Info: http:// knoxvillewestknoxlionsclub. org/. ■ West Hills Community Association. Info: Ashley Williams, 313-0282.
Computers and medical equipment can be dropped off at ETTAC’s Knoxville office, 116 Childress St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Info: 2190130 or www.ettac.org.
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Prayer meeting time I do believe it is prayer meeting time. The sports forums I follow, starting with Scout’s VolChat and Rocky Top Board, tell me Tennessee people are praying for one of our favorite sons, Eric Berry. So are Georgia people and Kentucky people and some from Florida and even Alabama. Out in Kansas, concern for Berry is big. Eric is 26, a two-time All-American Volunteer, recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s best collegiate defensive back. The Chiefs selected him fifth in the 2010 draft. He has been that good or better in the NFL. That was then. The now part is a fight for his life against Hodgkin lymphoma. He is favored to win – a high percentage do – but he is too special and this is too serious to take for granted. Peyton Manning has checked in. He sees this as a tough fight, understands the treatment is challenging, but says Eric is a fighter. “I reached out to him and told him he’s in a lot of peo-
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ple’s prayers and thoughts.” Phillip Fulmer is optimistic. “He was always up to the challenge. I believe he will be in this case.” Ex-Vol Inky Johnson, inspiration for many, close friend to Berry, says Eric is doing well. “He’s doing great. He comes from a great family. Most importantly, Eric knows who’s in control of his situation, and that’s God. When you know who’s in control, you’re at peace with it. So Eric will be fine.” Maybe you know that Berry chose Kansas City number 29 in recognition of Inky. He was 29 at Tennessee. We don’t know when the cancer started, but we know when it was found. Quirky story. Late November, Berry put a big hit on Oakland running back Marcel Reece.
‘H’ is for hypocrite A more fitting name for the Harvard Crimson might be the fortuitously alliterative “Harvard Hypocrites.”
behind the red faces of Harvard faculty members. Turns out they’re indignant about being introduced to the reality of health-care reforms many of them supLarry ported. Ivy League, meet The Van Rest of Us. Guilder Confronted with increases in out-of-pocket costs for health care, resulting in part from provisions in As the New York Times the Affordable Care Act, recently reported, it isn’t the agitated academics are love for the Crimson that’s questioning the university’s
The other safety, Husain Abdullah, came flying in to get a piece. He also got some of Eric. Berry got up clutching his chest. “You all right?” Abdullah asked. “I’m good,” Berry replied. Later, his shoulder wasn’t so good. An X-ray didn’t show anything, but when orthopedic physician Cris Barnthouse examined him, things didn’t add up. Berry hurt when he moved his arm but was not sensitive to touch, nor was his strength affected. If his chest was bruised, he would have felt pain in all three tests. Barnthouse recommended an MRI. There it was, the intruder, a mass that didn’t belong. Eric chose Atlanta as the battleground, Emory’s cancer institute. Dr. Christopher R. Flowers, a Stanford man, is calling the plays. He says the affliction is potentially curable with standard chemotherapy. Radiation is a secondary approach. Stem cell implants are out there somewhere, if needed. Flowers did not discuss future football. Or hair loss. I lack the wisdom to explain why really bad things sometimes happen to really good people. I do know the
NFL generates a bunch of ugly headlines. None belong to Eric. He is considered a rock-solid pillar among the Chiefs, a natural leader who plays the game the right way and didn’t flaunt his wealth or honors. Eric is already a model for younger players, an example of how to do it. Before that, he was just a model citizen. I remember a high school story of him volunteering as a helper in a dentist’s office. I always suspected the receptionist was pretty. I recall, at UT, him showing up in the equipment room the night before a game to help team managers clean and polish helmets. Think about that, star with a scrub brush. I never saw Eric turn cartwheels or otherwise celebrate an interception or touchdown. He just handed the ball to the nearest official. He has always been substance over style. BerryStrong is the getwell theme, but Kansas City defensive end Mike DeVito tweeted a verse from Psalms that I’m going to keep handy, just in case: “O Lord, my God, I cried to You for help, and You have healed me.”
data. Some have gone so far as to devise spreadsheets to crunch the numbers – no mean feat for professors more at home with Aphrodite than annuities. One Harvard veteran called the changes “deplorable, deeply regressive,” while another said the outof-pocket costs were “equivalent to taxing the sick.” As a member of the unwashed masses who has forked over my “sick tax” for years, it’s hard to overlook their hypocrisy, much less generate sympathy for them. The new Harvard health
plan carries an annual deductible of $250 for an individual and $750 for a family. Those are small fractions of what’s paid by most people who purchased insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The yearly out-of-pocket limit is $1,500 for individuals and $4,500 for families. In sum, Harvard says the plan will pay 91 percent of health-care costs for enrollees. Don’t bother looking for a plan through the federal or state exchanges that pays as well.
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Pavlis: Time to give mayor more money Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis is looking for co-sponsors for an ordinance to raise the mayor’s pay, a measure he says is long overdue. The mayor and four of his City Council colleagues will be up for re-election this year.
Betty Bean “The mayor makes $130,000 a year, and I am going to propose raising it by $12,500, to $142,000. It would take effect at the end of 2015, the day after the next swearing-in. This is the appropriate time to do it,” he said. “The last increase was voted on in 2003 and didn’t take effect until ’06 – and here it is, 2015. Sure, $12,500 is a big one-time catch up, but if you amortize it over a nine-year period, it’s not that big a catch up. I just think our city should be in line with other cities and with county officials.” Most mayors in other cities and County Mayor Tim Burchett make more than Rogero, said Pavlis, whose great-uncle Jack Dance was mayor of Knoxville when he died in 1959. He said he doesn’t want to see this office become the preserve of the very rich, and said that since city employees are required to be on the job for 10 years before vesting in pension benefits and mayors are limited to two four-year terms, mayors will generally be ineligible for pensions (Rogero, if re-elected, would be an exception since she served for four years as city development director
under Mayor Bill Haslam before resigning in 2010 to run for mayor). County employees vest in eight years. “I worry that we’re making it an exclusive club and knocking out the vast majority of citizens of Knoxville from consideration,” he said. “If you’re a reasonably intelligent person with a reasonable job with a pension and benefits, the salary has to be up there because you’re giving up your benefits. We’ve been surveying salaries and benefits, and I think this is a good path for us to go down and I think we should look at this more frequently than we have. “Madeline had no idea this was coming. She wouldn’t be a party to that, anyway – that’s political suicide.” Chattanooga Mayor Andy Burke makes $151,000. Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton makes $162,925, and Knox Count y Mayor Tim Burchett gets $167,687 annually. Metro Nashville Mayor Karl Dean’s $136,500 makes him a bit of an outlier (in November, the Metro Council turned down a proposal to raise his salary to $180,000). State law requires the county mayor’s salary to be the highest in the county, but at least six city employees, including Janet Wright (director of information systems) at $168,230, Bill Lyons (deputy to the mayor) at $160,130, Christi Branscom (deputy to the mayor) at $153,120, Charles Swanson (law director) at $152,980, David Rausch (chief of police) at $139,080 and Stephen King (deputy director of engineering) at $133,150 make more money than Rogero.
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The case for tuition-free college By now, everyone in the world and the astronauts in outer space know that President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, visited Pellissippi State Community College last week to announce a national plan of two years of tuition-free community college for anyone willing to work for it. The plan will be based on Tennessee Promise, a program with the same incentive offered for the first time ever to the class of 2015 throughout our great Volunteer state. I am not usually one to follow politics, but I think this is a great idea if we can all make it through the red tape without getting stuck in it. This is why I support the president’s plan: When covering school news, every
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day I visit at least one public school and meet students who blow me away with their ideas. Students of all ages have shown me projects they’ve created, fundraising they’ve planned and hosted themselves, goals they’ve achieved and dreams they would like to follow upon graduating from high school. Without Tennessee Promise, many of them would never be able to afford college. I can’t speak for the rest of the country, or even for
everyone else here in Tennessee, but I know when I hear a kindergartner tell me an idea she has to help the homeless or I interview a student in the fifth grade who already has a business plan to start his own company, I am so glad they will have the support they’ll need right here at home. Not only will they have the potential to better themselves, but they’ll better their world – mine and yours – in the process. During his announcement, the president said he hopes to level the playing field among the haves and the have-nots. “We don’t expect everybody to make it,” he said, “but we do expect everybody to get an equal shot.” It shouldn’t be about what you look like, how you worship or your last name,
he said. I couldn’t agree more. There are many gifted children who may not be given the same opportunities because of the area they live in or how much money their parents make. “No one with drive and discipline should be left out,” the president continued. “Two years of college will be as free as high school is today.” Once students complete the two years of college, they could transfer those credits to a university and essentially get half of a bachelor’s degree free. The students I meet and write about are a glimpse of the talent thriving in today’s schools. With a national plan to give them a hand up, their possibilities are endless. Sara Barrett is West Knox school beat reporter for Shopper-News.
MPC − better than a soap opera I used to think that sitting through a multi-hour government meeting would be approximately as enjoyable as having my toenails trimmed with a jackhammer. But as I’ve become a grownup, the things that interest me have changed. Thank goodness. Otherwise, I’d still be watching soaps with my girlfriends, MPC chair Rebecca Longmire and commissioner Bart Cary recas I did when I was 14. ognize retiring MPC executive director Mark Donaldson, center, at last week’s meeting. Photo by Wendy Smith
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During my process of educating myself about local government, I’ve watched a few meetings online and attended a few in person. Last week was my first inperson encounter with the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), and I was transfi xed. Before the meeting began, I examined the audience and found I could pick out the developers, lawyers and concerned citizens. Most of the lawyers I knew by name because a relatively small pool represents
most local developers and citizens. The developers generally had a similar look − jeans, a sport coat and longish hair. Hip. The citizens wore their stress like a garment. They sat in groups and whispered together. I understand their fear. Some are facing development that could have a very real negative impact on their property and, maybe, on their lives. This is where the drama happens. People don’t like change. Nobody ever says, “I’ve always enjoyed this wooded lot behind my house, where squirrels and birds play. But I don’t mind if someone knocks down the trees and grades with loud equipment in order to build a new hospital/shopping
Larry Van Guilder The “platinum” plans come close, covering 90 percent of costs on average, but are prohibitively expensive for many. “Silver” plans, covering 70 percent, are the most purchased. Hypocrisy in academia is at least a change of pace from rampant political hypocrisy. But with the latter on full display in East Tennessee last week, it couldn’t
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be ignored. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, Tennessee’s full complement of U.S. senators, were eager to be seen with President Barack Obama as he visited Big Orange Country. Neither made an appearance during Obama’s earlier treks to Tennessee (Nashville and Memphis), so is it growing admiration for his
center/apartment complex behind my house. “I understand that development is part of the natural order of things in a growing city like Knoxville.” To be honest, I tend to side with those citizens − all of them. Our homes are overwhelmingly personal. They are our refuge. It’s cruel to deprive people of the things they love best about their homes for the sake of progress, especially if a developer profits from the loss. Still, I have to admit that, after watching several hours of meetings, I’m beginning to understand the other side. No matter how surrounding property owners feel, sick people benefit from
hospitals. People buy things they need at shopping centers, which supports jobs and produces tax revenues that pay for stuff like schools and pothole repair. People live in the apartments, and they’re more likely to be young professionals, like my son, than drug dealers. It comes down to those who serve, without pay, on the MPC, to make decisions about where such things will be built. And here’s the good news − they take their jobs seriously. They ask questions, and they seek input from citizens, even when the agenda is long and each side has spent its five minutes of talk time. They’ll never be popular, except maybe with the developers. They will, more often than not, approve development, even if it hurts the little guy. It’s done, in theory, for the greater good. It’s what they did when your subdivision, your grocery store and your office building were approved. Whenever two opposing forces come together, there’s high drama. That’s what makes MPC meetings interesting. They’re better than a soap opera.
leadership that drew them this time? During a Nov. 20, 2014, interview on Fox, Corker, riled over Obama’s decision to take executive action on immigration, called his presidency the “worst in modern history.” Obama is “weak,” Corker said, and acting like “a 13-year-old.” I don’t hear the Carpenters singing “Close to You” in that rant. They must want to praise his signature legislation.
“The health-care law is an historic mistake that should be delayed, dismantled, repealed and replaced,” Alexander said in a speech before the Senate on Sep. 27, 2013. Oops. Corker? He voted against passage of a continuing resolution that included funding Obamacare and instead supported U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s bill to repeal it. No denying that ignoring one’s own hypocrisy can
government Remembering Edward Brooke asking that his trial be moved out of Knox County through his attorney, Greg Isaacs. Without commenting on the merits of the case, I know Lowe has an expert attorney when it comes to advocating delays in trials. Isaacs is also the attorney for Troy Whiteside, who was indicted over five years ago for homicide, and his case has not yet gone to trial due to a variety of Victor delays. It is currently set Ashe to start next month, but no one is holding their breath it will happen. If this motion for Lowe is successful, that The next oldest livtrial is delayed several ing former senators are, more months. in order of age: Ernest If the city of Boston Hollings, 93, from South can find a jury to deCarolina; Jocelyn Burdick cide the trial of Dzhokhar of North Dakota, 92; Paul Tsarnaev, one of the susLaxalt from Nevada, 92; pects in the Boston MaraJames Buckley from New thon bombings, with all York, 91; and Bob Dole the international publicity from Kansas, 91. Tennessee’s Bill Brock is it has generated, surely Knoxville can provide an now the 37th oldest living objective jury and a fair U.S. senator at age 84. He trial for both Mike Lowe lives in Annapolis, Md. and Troy Whiteside for I had the privilege of their respective charges. knowing Edward Brooke The truth is, probably when I worked for Sen. Howard Baker in 1967 and more than two-thirds of the people of Knox both were freshman senaCounty have never heard tors and Republicans at that time. Both staffs were of Lowe, which means they do not have an opinion of friendly, and Lamar Alexhim. ander was Baker’s legislaFewer than half could tive aide that year. identify Lowe or Whiteside Brooke had been attorif shown a photo. ney general of Massachu■ Georgia Varlan setts prior to being elected Man, daughter of Danni to the Senate in 1966, the and U.S. District Judge same year Howard Baker Thomas Varlan, is the Jr. was elected to the Senassociate general counate from Tennessee. The sel for the new Republican two staffs played softball governor of Illinois, Bruce against each other in the Rauner, effective this summer. week. I met up with Sen. She is a Phi Beta Kappa Brooke in 1973 when I was on a private trip to Athens, graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 2012 Greece, and he was meetgraduate of the University ing with Greek leaders. We were both staying at of Virginia School of Law. She has been an attorthe Grande Bretagne Hotel on Athens’ famed Constitu- ney at Kirkland and Ellis in Chicago and will work tion Square and ended up at the governor’s Chicago having breakfast together. legal office. ■ Mike Lowe, former Knox County trustee, is The death of Edward W. Brooke, first AfricanAmerican elected to the U.S. Senate (Massachusetts), makes astronaut John Glenn the oldest living former U.S. senator at 93. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, and has an office at Ohio State University.
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A stitch in time By Wendy Smith Jewish clothing designer Hedy Strnad was all but forgotten after her death in the Holocaust. But dresses created from a handful of her designs give insight into a world where even talented, professional Jews with American connections couldn’t escape the Nazis. The story began in Prague and continued to Milwaukee. Now, thanks to a Knoxville connection, it will be told here. Ellie Gettinger and Ellen Iroff grew up worshipping together at Heska Amuna Synagogue. Gettinger, influenced by a scholarship trip to Israel, chose a Jewish professional career and became the educator of the Jewish Museum Milwaukee (JMM). Iroff, who was active in Bearden High School’s drama department, studied costume design at the College of Charleston and eventually became the school’s costume shop manager. That makes them the perfect duo to tell Hedy’s story. A letter from Hedy’s husband, Paul Strnad, was discovered in the basement of a home in a Milwaukee suburb in 1997. The letter, mailed to Paul’s American cousin in 1939, included a photo of the couple and eight of Hedy’s dress designs. The package was intended to prove that the couple could support themselves if granted a visa to the U.S.− their only possible escape from a situation that was growing increasingly dire for Jews in Czechoslovakia. In spite of the cousin’s efforts, the Strnads didn’t escape. The letter and designs were put on display at the
The community is invited to hear Gettinger and Iroff speak about the exhibit at two events at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, they will show a 30-minute PBS documentary on the exhibit, and Iroff will discuss the skills used to replicate the historical dress designs. At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, both women will discuss the role of dressmaking and tailoring in the Jewish experience. Paul and Hedy’s story
isn’t just about one couple, Levin says. It’s about two brothers who each raised a family − one in Prague and one in Milwaukee. The American side of the family is alive and well, while the Czech side was extinguished. But it’s also a story of hope. Even though Hedy lost her life, she has been immortalized through the exhibit. “It’s a remembrance, not only of what was lost in the Holocaust, but of the potential for life beyond that,” says Levin.
The Chicorelli brothers I was in fourth grade when the Chicorelli brothers announced they were going to beat me up afterr school. I didn’t know why they’d d want to do a thing like that. t. I was a sweet little boy, just stt ask my mother. They were both a year older than me, and I didn’t really even know them. Anyway, I had the rest of the day to think about what was going to transpire after school. My mind began to race. How could I avoid this fight? One of Hedy Strnad’s designs, as seen in the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. Then it came to me. When school let out, I’d make sure that several of my friends museum in 2008. Interest They even silk-screened especially poignant because were with me, and we’d walk in the material led to fabrics to match the prints they demonstrate Hedy’s home together. The bullies further research on the in the designs, says Barb remarkable talent, Levin would never try anything couple and a commission for Levin, Ellie Gettinger’s says. against all of us together. the Milwaukee Repertory mother. “When you walk into the And I was right. I never had Theater’s costume shop to The result is an room (with the dresses), that confrontation with the recreate Hedy’s designs. exhibit at JMM called there’s a loud noise because Chicorelli brothers. Five people worked on “Stitching History from the they are really loud and But now, here’s the point. the dresses for over a year. Holocaust.” The dresses are chattery.” As a fourth grader, I knew
Steve Higginbotham what to do when I was facing trouble: surround myself with friends. However, let the devil start picking on someone and what’s the first thing they do? They quit attending worship services. They isolate themselves from their friends. They play right into the hands of the devil. Take it from the experience of a fourth grader who knows. If you’re having trouble, don’t isolate yourself. Instead, surround yourself with friends who will give you strength when you are weak. Give it some thought.
Subdividing time For everything there is a season and time for every matter under heaven. ... (Ecclesiastes 3: 1 NRSV) My old clock used to tell the time And subdivide diurnity; But now it’s lost both hands and chime And only tells eternity. (“Out of Time (A Holiday Thought),” Piet Hein)
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you do differently? What is one aspect of your life that you would most like to change? (If there isn’t something you need or want to change about your life, then you are most singularly blessed!) When my mother was a stay-at-home mom, her annual January gift to herself was to put away all the Christmas paraphernalia and then settle in to re-read “Gone with the Wind.” (Her copy of that book eventually fell apart and had to be rebound; it sits in a place of honor on my bookshelf today.) What will you give yourself in the New Year?
FAITH NOTES ■ First Presbyterian Church, 620 State St., will host an Interfaith Prayer service at noon Wednesday, Jan. 14, to begin the week of celebration honoring the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Featuring leaders from a variety of faith groups, musical selections underlining the interfaith theme and lunch following the service, offered free of charge. Info: Interfaith@ MLKKnoxville.com. ■ Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, begins its spring series “Movies That Matter” 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, with two parts of the documentary “The Up Series.” Discussion of the film will follow, led by Dr. David Howell. Admission is free, $2 suggested. Info: westsideuuc.org. ■ Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, will host “Compassionate Communication” seminar Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31. Cost: $20, includes materials, Friday dinner and Saturday lunch. Info: westsideuuc.org.
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You understand as well as I do that time flows in one direction, and nothing we can do, say or think will change that. On reflection, I am grateful for that; otherwise, I might possibly have to live some days over and over until I get them right! Even so, the turning of the year is a gift. Because we have chosen to “subdivide diurnity,” as Danish poet/philosopher/architect/ city designer Piet Hein describes it, we can deal with time in chunks, rather than be overwhelmed by its immensity. I am willing to take my days, my blessings and my woes one at a time! There is something fresh and promising about a new year. We have a chance to start over. A new year places us at a new starting line: we have a clean slate; we can change ourselves, our bodies, our habits, our outlook. So, this year, what will
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West Valley dance heads to nationals West Valley Middle School’s dance team is preparing to compete in the nationals at Disneyworld the weekend of Jan. 30.
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“This is honestly one of the strongest teams I’ve seen at this school,” said Amanda Varnes, team coach and math teacher. The team began competing at nationals four years ago and came in second place. The training and rehearsals begin almost a year prior to competing. West Valley English and language arts teacher Beth Abee is a team sponsor, and a choreographer has also been hired this year. Varnes attributes the team’s success to the bond among its members. “It’s Ansley Honeycutt is lifted into the air by Lauren Hull, Tori So- really more important than kolow, Bailey Simpson and Noelle Gatton-Bumpus. the technique,” she said. In addition to practicing after school, the girls hang out regularly, and a leadership breakfast is planned for them each week prior to the competition. “We don’t have team captains, but the eighth graders assume the responsibilities of that role,” she said. Perhaps it’s no coincidence, then, that Varnes was on the school’s first dance team when she was in eighth grade. Most of the 18 girls on the team take additional dance lessons on their own time and maintain an A/B average, according to Varnes. “We also push them hard WVMS dancers Summer Davis and Amilian Clemes run through academically, and we stay in touch with their teachers,” a routine based on “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
West Valley dance team includes Tori Sokolow, Bailey Simpson, Sydney Schriver, Chloe Anders, Lauren Jacoby; (middle) Lauren Hall, Alina Serafin, Ansley Honeycutt, Lauren Hull, Sofee Keener, Noelle Gatton-Bumpus; (back row) Samantha Pender, Katherine Newman, Ali Berg, Emma Manalac, Amilian Clemes, Natalie Adkins and Summer Davis. Photos by S. Barrett she said. The team won first place and best choreography at a
competition in December from around the country and will compete against at nationals, including pera dozen of the best teams forming arts schools.
Austin-East to host youth symposium WEST HILLS The MLK Commission Youth Symposium team is partnering with the Knoxville Chapter of Jack & Jill of America to host a day of youth development and leadership training, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Austin-East High School. Jack & Jill will present an oratorical contest concurrent with the breakout sessions for middle and high school students. The Jack & Jill program is designed to inspire and encourage
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BEARDEN Shopper news • JANUARY 14, 2015 • A-9 Students Madison Daniels, Claire Napier, Adam Hasan, Grace Fielder, Annie Smith, Natalie Parks, Sydney Gabrielson, Maggie Kimber and Sarah Hall work at a Lego table in Bearden High School’s West Mall. Photos by S. Barrett
s y o t g w a D By Sara Barrett When Bearden High School students need to unwind, they head to the West Mall during lunch and between classes for Legos, kinetic sand and beanbag chairs. Principal John Bartlett said students are inundated by a digital environment and need a break from technology. “We want to encourage kids to build and create outside of a computer,” said Bartlett. A couple of months ago, toys were delivered to the high school for the students’ benefit. Bartlett said the beanbag chairs are prime real estate during lunchtime, and additional stuffing has already been ordered to replenish the
current seats. He would like to add to the Lego supply as well, but realized after ordering the first batch how expensive they are. Is he concerned that the Legos John Bartlett may slowly disappear? Bartlett said the students respect what they’re given. The West Mall restrooms were renovated six years ago, and fish aquariums were added to the hallways – and they’re still intact. “People thought we were crazy for doing it, but we’ve never had any problems. With Bearden kids, we put
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Bearden High School students Emma Mink, Beth Lynam, Katie Leonard and Cate O’Donnell relax in beanbag chairs on a dreary afternoon.
out our expectation and they abide by it,” he said. So far, the activities are a hit with students. “It really brings camaraderie to our school,” said student Sydney Gabrielson. “(The Lego table and bean bag chairs) are kind of our hangout.” One student in particular has enjoyed the Legos; a visually impaired student loves them and has requested light-up Legos so he can see them easier. “It’s my job to create a great culture for learning and a great learning environment,” said Bartlett. “What we do here is a little different. We love our students.”
REUNION NOTES ■ All Halls High 1975 grads who are interested in a 40-year reunion are encouraged to send contact information to Cathy Hickey-Johnson at hallshighclassof75@ gmail.com. Those interested in serving on the planning committee should email Tim Witt at hallshigh75@yahoo. com.
Girl Scouts ‘on Ice’ Girl Scout Troop 20355 attended the “Nutcracker on Ice” to see and support fellow Girl Scout members Kendal Patty (Claire) and Jaedyn Sobota (Jester). The troop girls attend schools in Powell, Rocky Hill and West Knoxville. Pictured are: (front) Richmond Brickey, Ella Sneed, Ella Inman, Janda Atchley; (back) Kendal Patty, Jaedyn Sobota and Isabelle Kroner. Photo submitted
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Chris “Thor” Hemsworth plays a hacker in “Blackhat.”
The title character learns about plumbing in “Paddington.” Josh Gad and Kevin Hart star in “The Wedding Ringer.”
Movie hodgepodge should satisfy most tastes Pardon the cliché, but this weekend’s new movies offer something for practically everyone. For Oscar bait and warmovie fans, there’s “American Sniper,” starring Bradley Cooper and directed by Clint Eastwood. (Please see review, this page.) For the moviegoing mainstream, there’s “Blackhat,” a timely thriller starring Chris “Thor” Hemsworth. Hemsworth plays a jailed hacker recruited by the government and furloughed to help stop another hacker who’s trying to collapse the world’s financial markets. Viola Davis and Wei Tang co-star in the thriller directed by Michael Mann, whose last big-screen directing gig was 2009’s “Pub-
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lic Enemies.” For families, there’s “Paddington,” based on the beloved books by Michael Bond. The lovable Peruvian bear is alone in a London train station until the kindly Brown family finds him and takes him home. It looks like a happy ending for Paddington until an evil museum curator (Nicole Kidman) finds out about the unusual talking bear. A top-notch British cast
– Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Michael Gambon and Imelda Staunton – stars. Ben Whishaw provides the voice of Paddington, who is entirely computer generated. Paul King directed. Finally, for lovers of raunchy comedy, “The Wedding Ringer” fills the void. Kevin Hart plays a bestman-for-hire who attempts to save the day for a shy young groom trying to impress his in-laws. Josh Gad, Kaley CuocoSweeting, Josh Peck, Jorge Garcia, Cloris Leachman, Mimi Rogers and Jenifer Lewis round out the eclectic cast. Screenwriter Jeremy Garelick makes his featuredirecting debut.
Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) sets his sights on a target in “American Sniper.”
Cooper impresses, but ‘Sniper’ misses mark By Betsy Pickle Director Clint Eastwood knows war movies. His “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters From Iwo Jima” are two of the best in recent years. “American Sniper” had the potential to make it a trifecta, but Eastwood can’t figure out what kind of war movie he’s trying to make. Based on the story of Chris Kyle, whose liketitled autobiography spent months on the best-seller lists, “American Sniper” has a strong central performance but little nuance otherwise. The one thing that’s inarguable is that Bradley Cooper makes a tremendous physical transformation and powerfully conveys the growing inner disconnect between military and home life. Eastwood and screenwriter Jason Hall jump around in time at first, but even that gives way to a mostly orthodox chronology. Chris Kyle (Cooper) is a Texas rodeo rider who decides it’s his duty to defend his country. He joins the Navy SEALs and soon after his training is finished he is deployed to Iraq.
Trained as a sniper, he proves exceptionally good at his job, gaining the nickname “Legend” for his record number of kills. But when he goes home to his wife, Taya (Sienna Miller), he keeps his feelings and experiences to himself. Chris returns for tour after tour, passionately dedicating himself to protecting his brothers in arms. But he can’t save everyone, and unless he finds a way to address his inner demons, he may not be able to save himself, or his marriage. “American Sniper” feels right in the details of the Iraq war: the danger, the difficulty, the tunnel vision of trying to kill the enemy before he or she kills you. It also shows how Chris tries – and fails – to keep his work life separate from his home life with Taya and their growing family. But each aspect starts to seem redundant, especially Taya’s pleas for Chris to open up to her. And while the script – rightly – refuses to let in any political or historical revisionism, that only adds to the simplistic nature of the film. “American Sniper” doesn’t foreshadow – it
blares. His father preaches a message of defending others, so Chris joins the military. Young Chris showed a talent for hunting, so he becomes a sniper. Macho cowboy Chris discovers his girlfriend being unfaithful, so macho SEAL Chris finds an attractive woman, gently woos her and starts making plans for his version of their perfect life. Chris never questions the mission, and he takes it as inevitable that a colleague who does should die. If that’s how it went down, that’s fine. But after the lengthy buildup to Chris’s inner torture, the solution comes at warp speed. The breakthrough seems too convenient. Cooper’s bulked-up giant deserves better. The intensity he creates is palpable. The pain within him is wrenching. Simplistic in so many ways, “American Sniper” denies the audience the light-bulb moment that ensures a connection. It robs the story of the catharsis it should have earned and makes the denouement feel like an afterthought.
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The power of By Carol Shane January isn’t typically thought of as the cheeriest month, what with the brightness of the holidays over and done with and tax season looming. Add in the usual cold, gray weather, and you’ve got a prescription for downheartedness. But there’s plenty of color around if you know where to look. The Arts and Culture Alliance of Knoxville is currently presenting the works of seven East Tennessee artists in “New Group Exhibition in the Balcony,” which opened with a warm, convivial reception at the Emporium Center on Jan. 9. Visitors mingled, snacked on treats from the Melting Pot, viewed the artwork and visited with participating artists. Lynn Corsi Bland from Gatlinburg mixes wax with oil to create her colorful, blocked abstracts. She says the wax “gives the oil body so you can move it around.” She uses various tools, including a palette knife and a brayer (a type of hand roller) to manipulate the paint. Bland has taught at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts along with another featured artist, Jennifer Willard, whose fabric works borrow from fairy tales. Using embroidery on hand-dyed material, Willard incorporates darker, more ambiguous aspects of the stories to add an intriguing conceptual layer to
the hand-stitched pieces. Tony Sobota’s brilliant draftsmanship takes center stage in his paintings, most of which feature some kind of industrial presence: a spark-spitting smelter, a conveyor belt tower, steel girders, coal-mining apparatuses. The viewer can almost hear the clang and feel the weight of these immense machines. “I love the architecture of industry,” says Sobota, “and I’ve become a downright factory junkie of late.” Sobota is also interested in “manmade versus living realities,” so human elements are often included: a rumpled coal miner, a musing face. Tony Henson’s big, vivid abstract-expressionist works dominate much of one wall of the exhibit. Eight years ago, he broke his
Painter and caricaturist Tony Sobota draws a customized “doodle” for Amy Simmerman of Farragut. In the background, South Knoxvillian Barry Jenkins gives his wife, Maria, an affectionate peck on the shoulder.
right hand – yes, he’s righthanded – in three places in “a stupid accident.” Henson, who up until then had been a representational artist, found that he could no longer hold a brush or pen, even after a period of recovery. He experimented with applying paint to canvas directly with his hands. As he healed, he moved on to using tools such as squeegees and palette knives and, eventually, brushes. He now says the accident “was a blessing because my paintings got better!” The Shopper’s own copy editor, Emily Shane, has seven pieces in the show. Shane uses discarded book covers with bright graphic designs to create optical flights of fancy. “Oasis,” an installation consisting of nine squares, appears to contain many layers. Some
viewers see a pool in the depths; others imagine that they’re gazing through the piece to the sky. “I like making art that doesn’t try to tell a story,” Shane says. “Ten people can look at the same piece and see it 10 different ways.” Beth Meadows’ paintings superimpose a punked-out model in unlikely settings like the great hall from “The Sound of Music.” Her work has been shown at Old City Java and Relix Variety Theatre. A transplant from Memphis, Meadows runs The Salvage Room for the nonprofit Knox Heritage and is also the director of the 17th Street Studios. Terina Gillette teaches art classes for all ages in her Holston Hills home. Her pieces show a love for texture. “I call them wall sculpture,” she says. Gillette
The Grill at Highlands Row I can never enter The Grill at Highlands Row without a flashback to Andrew Morton’s Fine Gifts, one of Knoxville’s premier gift shops that operated at the location. Folks older than I, however, will quickly point out that The Grill at Highlands Row has actually returned the building at 4705 Old Kingston Pike to its original use. The Highlands Grill was one of Knoxville’s finest dining establishments from the early 1930s to the early 1960s. The new restaurant was opened in 2010 by Knoxville developer Tom Weiss, Chad Barger and Pat McMullan. They feature sophisticated Southern cuisine and strive to buy locally whenever possible. Steaks and seafood are favorites on the menu, and guests are always eager to see what culinary twists the chef has put on traditional Southern favorites.
also provides chalk art for various local businesses, including the popular Dean’s Restaurant in Fountain City. Like all seven artists featured in the show, she is driven by her creative vision. “I like to say that she has an affair with a guy named ‘Art,’” says Gillette’s hus-
band, Daniel, “and if she doesn’t see him occasionally, she gets irritable!” The “New Group Exhibition in the Balcony” runs through Jan. 31 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Hours and info: www. knoxalliance.com. Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow.com.
■ “Love Letters” presented by the Tellico Community Players, 7:30 p.m., the new Tellico Community Playhouse, 304 Lakeside Plaza, Loudon. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 at Village Salon, Salon Anew, the Tellico Village Yacht Club in Loudon; Kahite Pub & Grille in Vonore; and at the door. Info: http://tellicocommunityplayhouse.org.
FRIDAY, JAN. 16 ■ Alive After Five concert: Tennessee Sheiks, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.
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■ “Huckleberry Finn” presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com or info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.
The pork tenderloin is grilled to perfection and fork-tender at The Grill at Highlands Row. On this plate, the sides are rum sweet potatoes and roasted acorn squash. Photo by Mystery Diner
rum whipped sweet potatoes and aforementioned acorn squash were incredible accompaniments to the pork. My only complaint was the brandy peppercorn sauce under the pork tenderloin. I was really look-
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SATURDAY, JAN. 17 ■ A Night of Improv, 7-8:30 p.m., Nita Buell-Black Auditorium, Powell High School, 2136 W. Emory Road. Presented by the Powell Playhouse. Tickets: $10, ages 5 and under free. Featuring a special Powell Playhouse performance. Ticket info: 947-7428, 256-7428. ■ Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II concert, 8 p.m., Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Part of the Knoxville News Sentinel Pops Series. Tickets: $35-$89. Tickets: 291-3310 or www.knoxvillesymphony.com. ■ Wade Hill in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
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At home at Raintree Terrace By Bonny C. Millard Two former Wellspring facilities, purchased last fall by Fortress Investment Group, provide residential units for people needing services in memory care and assisted living. The properties are under the management of Blue Harbor Senior Living, whose headquarters are in Portland, Ore. Regional sales leader Caroline Wilder said the properties were renamed: Maple Court Senior Living in Powell and Raintree Terrace Senior Living in Bearden. Fortress has 24 properties nationwide, but these are the only two in Tennessee, she said. Maple Court is a 56-bed memory-care facility for those with dementia or Alzheimer’s who need secure living conditions. Wilder said in the industry it is known as a “standalone memory-care neighborhood.” It offers residents both security and interior freedom to move about the building. Dementia behaviors include wandering, so this facility gives residents the space to do that, she said. “What I love about Maple Court is that it doesn’t feel like a memory-care neighborhood,” Wilder said. “Typically speaking, memory care is kind of closed off and away from – and secured from – everything. The fact that it’s a specialty built-alone memory-care (facility) means that once you walk in the secured doors in the front of the building, everything’s open. There’s a beautiful indoor courtyard.” The enclosed courtyard gives residents a safe place to go outside and even work
Raintree Terrace Senior Living activities assistant Mary Magyar visits with resident Mary Rust during a recent afternoon tea party.
Mind Yer P’s and Q’s bartender Lori Griffith serves a glass of wine during the ribbon-cutting.
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Raintree Terrace Senior Living health services director Crystal Murphy, Maple Court Senior Living maintenance director Jim Williams and receptionist LaVonne Murray
in raised-bed gardens. Raintree Terrace is different from Maple Court in that it offers both memorycare and assisted-living units. The memory-care unit has 16 beds while the assisted-living area is larger, with 48 beds. Wilder said Raintree Terrace has a condo-like atmosphere because of the amenities. “When you walk into the dining room, there’s a large stacked-stone fireplace that’s just gorgeous. Off the dining room, there are two doors that go to a covered deck. That’s upstairs, and even downstairs in our memory care, there’s a pri-
vate secured patio so that the residents who are in memory care can enjoy the outdoors in a secured environment.” Both facilities offer individual or double-occupancy rooms, which provide socialization and lower residency costs. “We offer companion suites, or shared suites, as an alternative,” she said. “It’s particularly helpful in memory care because studies show that individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia do better socially when they have a roommate.” Amanda Spencer is the executive director at Raintree, and Cindy Winegar,
who started this month, is the executive director of Maple Court. Both directors have been in the business for years, Wilder added. The two senior living residences have full-time dining services and available 24-hour nursing care, and each has about 30 employees, including activities directors. Residents go for group outings such as a recent trip to Gatlinburg to see the Christmas lights. Wilder said the centers also hold family nights and holiday dinners. Info: www.raintreeterraceseniorliving.com and www.maplectseniorliving. com.
Julie Predny of the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce greets Marci Stiles, co-owner of Mind Yer P’s and Q’s, during the craft beer and wine lounge’s ribbon-cutting event. Photos by Shannon Carey
Chamber welcomes beer and wine lounge By Shannon Carey Friends Marci Stiles and Hollie Hennessy saw a need in Farragut, a need for an upscale craft beer and wine lounge. The pair, both Farragut residents, opened Mind Yer P’s and Q’s in November 2014, and business has been great. At a Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting Jan. 7, Mayor Ralph McGill wished Stiles and Hennessy the best and mentioned that Mind Yer P’s and Q’s is one of two businesses so far to open in the town under the new “tavern” classification. “We keep expanding our horizons. Welcome to Farragut!” he said. The lounge has 24 beers
on tap and 30 wines ready to serve, along with appetizers. They have some liquors, but no mixed drinks. They host trivia nights on Tuesdays and live music on the weekends. They’re even starting wine and beer appreciation classes this month. But what about that unique name? Stiles said it means lots of things. The classic minding your manners is in there, but so is “pints and quarts” and “prime and quality.” “It’s been a great adventure,” said Stiles. Mind Yer P’s and Q’s is located in the Renaissance Center, 12744 Kingston Pike Suite 104. Info: www.mindyerpsandqs.com.
Historian Danial to visit Braden’s Fans of the Arts and Crafts movement will get a special treat at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, when Stickley Furniture historian Mike Danial visits Braden’s Lifestyles Furniture in Turkey Creek. Stickley Furniture was founded in the early 1900s by Gustav Stickley and his brothers. The Missionstyle furniture line quickly gained recognition due to solid construction and quality. The Stickley brothers also partnered with architects William Morris and Harvey Ellis, becoming forerunners of the American Arts and Crafts movement. While Stickley Furniture is now owned by the Audi family of New York, the company’s integrity and commitment to quality remain. While at Braden, Danial will speak about the Arts and Crafts movement
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Meet me at Wright’s: a familiar refrain By Anne Hart Wright’s Cafeteria has been around so long it doesn’t really need that last name. The first one works just fine. “Meet me at Wright’s,” is a phrase familiar to generations of Knoxvillians who love great food – mouthwatering fare that tastes like what your grandmother cooked: chicken and dumplings, country fried steak with gravy, fried okra, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, yeast rolls hot from the oven, banana pudding, strawberry shortcake and plenty of sweet tea to wash it all down. Yum. Hungry yet? Then head on over to 5403 Middlebrook Pike any weekday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and on Thursday evening – known to the regulars as “Wright’s Night” – between 4:30 and 7:30. David Wright, his daughter, Robin Griffin, and the always friendly staff will fi x you right up. You’ll find more than two dozen entrees, although not all are served every day. There are easily that many selections of vegetables and fresh salads, and the array of homemade desserts is guaranteed to kick to the curb any New Year’s resolution concerning weight loss. Best of all, everything is cooked on site daily, so it’s always fresh. Wright’s Cafeteria has been in operation for 50 years now, but the family business from which it originated started in 1938. That was the year Harry Bean, maternal grandfather of David Wright, the family patriarch these days, opened a grocery store where the cafeteria now stands.
Robin Griffin, the latest generation to run things at Wright’s Cafeteria, with her dad, David Wright Photo by A. Hart It was a small place, occupying what is now the side room of the cafeteria. After World War II ended, Harry Bean went back to his first love, farming, and his daughter and son-in-law, J. B. and Ella Mae Wright, took over. In the mid-1950s, they added to the grocery store, expanding it to the size now occupied by the cafeteria. In the early 1960s, a rental opened up across the street from the grocery store, and Ella Mae, who had always loved to cook, started a little restaurant there, serving plate lunches. Soon, Ella Mae talked her husband into letting her take over a part of the grocery store – that side room – for a restaurant. Customers loved it. By about 1965, J. B. and Ella Mae had turned the whole place into a cafeteria. It has remained hugely popular to this day. “Mother has always been a great cook,” David Wright says, “and Dad was always dabbling at it, so they made
a good team.” David and his wife, Donna, were living in Athens, Tenn., where David had been a sales supervisor with Nabisco for about 12 years. “In about 1975, Mother and Dad wanted to retire, so Donna and I moved back and took over. Donna really ran things. She was a great cook herself, and she had all of Mother’s recipes.” Donna still keeps the books, but doesn’t come to the restaurant much. She’s busy helping with granddaughter Lainee. Donna’s spot at the cafeteria has been taken by daughter Robin. “And she really runs things now,” David says. “She is a really good cook. One thing she does is make all of the yeast rolls every morning and Thursday night.” So what does David do nowadays? Other than stand at the head of the serving line filling plates and greeting most of his long-time customers by name? He still goes out to personally buy the fresh produce. “I’m real
picky about what I buy. I like to look at it myself.” You may have to stand in line for a bit when you get to Wright’s, but you’ll never be bored. If you don’t see friends to greet, or the usual gaggle of elected officials who will be only too happy to jaw with you, spend time enjoying the UT football memorabilia lining the walls of both the main dining room and the side room. There’s plenty to bring back all kinds of Big Orange memories. And if you’re there at lunchtime on Friday, you may be greeted by 97-yearold Ella Mae Wright herself. “She has her hair done every Friday and then stops in to speak to everybody. She’s in great health, and we love it when she comes by.” You never know who you’ll see at Wright’s. David says many years ago a guy thought he’d rob the place in the middle of lunch. He knocked the cashier off her stool, grabbed the money and made for the door. “The cashier tackled him before he got outside,” David laughs, “but what he didn’t know was there were four state troopers eating lunch with us who hopped up and handcuffed him and hauled him off.” Never a dull moment at Wright’s.
BIZ NOTES ■ Tennessee Veterans Business Association Dual-Purpose Expo, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, Holiday Inn – World’s Fair Park. Open to the public with free admission.
Amanda Hemphill, holding baby Jordan, joins husband Josh Hemphill in celebrating the ribbon-cutting of his new State Farm agency in Farragut.
Like father, like son at Hemphill agency By Shannon Carey Being a small business owner runs in Josh Hemphill’s family. His father and grandfather were small business owners, and now Hemphill is passing along that passion. His infant son, Jordan, who was front and center at the Farragut West Knox Chamber’s ribboncutting for Hemphill’s new State Farm agency Jan. 9, sported a State Farm shirt in mother Amanda’s arms. Native Knoxvillian Hemphill has been with State Farm for nine years, working at another agency in town. When Farra-
gut State Farm agent Jack Plauche retired, Hemphill got what he calls “a dream come true” – a chance to have his own agency. Farragut Town Administrator David Smoak and Julie Predny of the Chamber were among the crowd of well-wishers at the ribboncutting. Josh Hemphill’s State Farm agency offers a wide range of insurance and financial services. The office is located in Farragut Town Square shopping center, 11420 Kingston Pike. Info: 675-3999 or www.sfagentjosh.com
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Friendsville woman finds friends, mobility at Patricia Neal Progressive myelopathy. Cauda equina syndrome. Thoracic disk herniation. Peripheral polyneuropathy. You name it – Phyllis Kirksey seemed to have everything – except the ability to move her legs. “It really wasn’t pain – it was inability to do anything,� she recalls. “Your mind tells you to lift your leg and go up the stairs, but it won’t do it. It was just like I weighed 400 pounds. I just couldn’t move.� Nobody knows what caused this latest in a long history of back problems, but it set the retired pharmacist on a path to her sixth surgery followed by two weeks of rehabilitation as a spinal cord injury patient at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. It happened soon after returning from her son’s wedding that Kirksey, wife of Dr. Jim Kirksey, an ER physician at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, suddenly found herself unable to climb any of the stairs in their Friendsville tri-level home. Soon, Dr. Merrill White, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Parkwest Medical Center, was laying out her options: Undergo an extensive 12-hour multi-level spinal decompression and reconstruction or spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. “Dr. White shoots straight from the hip,� said Mrs. Kirksey. “He said, ‘You’ve got a 50 percent chance of getting better, a 10 percent chance of getting worse and a 40 percent chance of being just like you are. But being like you are is better than what you will be if you don’t have surgery because you will continue to get worse.’ It wasn’t a pretty picture to paint. So, I gambled on 50 percent and I won.� Of course, it wasn’t an easy victory. After the July 3 surgery by Dr. White and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brent Grishkin, Mrs. Kirksey recovered at Parkwest for a week. “I was the Pillow Lady,� she said with a laugh. “I had a pillow here, a pillow in front, a pillow in back, pillow between my knees. I was pillowed up – and don’t move me!� But White had other plans. The next day, he had Mrs. Kirksey to stand on her own two feet. Walking, however, would take awhile longer. Discharged from Parkwest a week after surgery, she was sent to Patricia Neal Reha-
“It was not just a hospital where you are treated as an individual but you made friends, made friends for life,� said Phyllis Kirksey of her experience at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center in Knoxville.
After a series of surgeries, Kirksey is now on her feet and walking thanks to the excellent rehabilitation experienced at the facility.
bilitation Center where she was immediately impressed by the staff. “When I was ďŹ rst admitted, everyone came in and introduced themselves and explained their job position and if there was anything I needed related to their expertise, just let them know,â€? she said. “Everybody had a smile on their face. It was a very uplifting, encouraging atmosphere. “Of course, Day One they are going to get
you to your feet. They let you know from the very beginning that, ‘You’re not here to be waited on!’ â€? she said with a laugh. “That was the whole atmosphere. They present you with challenges, then you go in and you do it, and you don’t think you will be able to accomplish, but by golly, after a few days, I was doing exactly what they said. Everybody was very encouraging.â€? By the end of the ďŹ rst of two weeks at PNRC, she was walking the full length of an exercise bar and climbing steps, well on her way to meeting her personal goal of caring for herself and getting in and out of her multi-level home. She was also learning to maneuver her wheelchair, taking part in an obstacle course
throughout different oors of Fort Sanders Regional. “I look at people in wheelchairs in the mall or wherever now in a whole different perspective,â€? she says. “I know what they are going through because I’ve been there even if was for a short period.â€? Perhaps just as important were the lessons learned in group sessions with new-found friends in similar situations. “There was camaraderie there,â€? she said. “I learned everyone’s name. It was interesting to see the change each other went through. In the beginning, some were real withdrawn and focused on their own pain, but by the end of two weeks, they were more concerned about how others were feeling. You really got to know one another. “It was not just a hospital where you are treated as an individual but you made friends, made friends for life,â€? she added. “And you take your own problems in a new perspective. OK, I’ve got this condition and I’m having trouble walking, but you know what? I didn’t really have a choice in the surgery because, if I hadn’t had the surgery, I would have been in a wheelchair for life. That was my option, and I didn’t want that. So you deal ‌ thank God there was an alternative!â€? Today, Mrs. Kirksey moves about her home with the aid of a cane and can climb any ight of stairs in her home. If she is going a long-distance, she uses a walker. But the wheelchair she took home from Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center sits at a dining table, unused except by a son-in-law who says it’s comfortable to his own bad back. The surgeons, rehabilitation physicians or physiatrists, therapists and nurses have done their part. The rest, she says, is up to her. “It’s easy to say, ‘Why is this happening to me?’ But if you really, really search your heart and take in these experiences and use them for a better good, then so be it. It is what it is. I am just thankful that I can do what I can do.â€? “I would not wish anybody to go through what any of us at Pat Neal had to go through,â€? she added. “But if life deals you an unfortunate circumstance where you are in that position, then you couldn’t go to a better place for rehab. They have the ability to reach any type person. They were wonderful. They were great in every way.â€?
Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center serves Covenant and beyond patient well enough that they could make the 24-hour ight home with this new disability. Then, coordinating with international, socialized medicine was also quite a learning experience.â€? Navigating the many twists and tangles of red tape, however, is hardly new to the scores of health professionals involved in caring for PNRC patients. Since 2010, the government-mandated guidelines for admission to rehabilitation centers have become increasingly stringent, making it more challenging for patients to get the care they need. “When a patient is admitted for inpatient rehabilitation at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, they have to meet admission requirements established by the government for ‘medical necessity’ as well as rehab needs,â€? said Dr. Dillon, a physiatrist. “You have to be sick enough to require a hospital level of care but well enough to participate in an intensive, multiple-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary therapy program.â€?
Helping smooth that process is the relationships Dr. Dillon and her team have built with physicians throughout the Covenant network, a network that continues to grow and now serves 23 counties in East Tennessee. As new facilities are added, such as Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville and Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell, Dillon and her team work to develop relationships with the new facilities to better understand their capabilities as well as offer PNRC’s services when needed. Another important role in maneuvering government guidelines is that of the admissions liaison, specially trained registered nurses and social workers assigned to each Covenant hospital to evaluate and process referrals from those facilities to PNRC. “That’s a vital role,� said Dillon. “We have licensed persons in that role to collate the referral data. The ultimate decision for admission or not admitting, however, has to be made by a physician with training in rehabilitation. A lot of it is seman-
tics. It’s knowing how to capture the medical intensity of the care needed. The goal is to get the patient to the level of care in the post-acute continuum that will best meet their needs and best utilize their resources.� Each year about 750 to 800 patients with a variety of illnesses or injuries are admitted to PNRC. About 80 percent of those come from Parkwest Medical Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center and Fort Sanders Regional with the balance mostly coming from other Covenant facilities although referrals often come from Nashville, Chattanooga, the Tri-Cities in Tennessee and many other states as well. Countless others, whose condition does not qualify for inpatient care, receive help as a PNRC outpatient or may be referred back to a Covenant therapy center closer to home. Still others may be referred to a skilled care nursing facility or home health care. But for those who do qualify for
admission to PNRC, quality care is a hallmark. The nationally acclaimed facility has won numerous national awards, including four Crystal Awards, the top award given for patient satisfaction by Professional Research Consultants, a nationally known health care research company. What’s more, PNRC’s rate of readmission within 30 days of discharge is lower than the regional and national averages. “Our goal is to provide excellent care to everyone,� said Dr. Dillon. “We strive to restore abilities and rebuild lives. We maximize their functional independence. Patients admitted to PNRC tend to come in sicker, get home sooner and stay home longer with fewer readmissions. While changes in health care are making it more challenging to get into PNRC, once you are admitted, we’ll provide you with excellent care, among the best rehabilitation in the nation.� For more information and a virtual tour video, visit PatNeal.org or call 865-541-1446.
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Mary Boyce Temple (1856-1929) HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin Those who followed the Washington count of the events leading up to Tennesscene in the 1950s, particularly during see’s secession, the Bridge Burning Incident President Truman’s administraand the Great Locomotive Chase. tion, will remember Perle MesFrom 1862 to 1865, the Temple family lived at Melrose ta. She was the socialite who Estate, among the finest in gave the parties that evKnox County, where they eryone aspired to attend. When Truman appointentertained many visited her U.S. Ambassaing dignitaries. Now dor to Luxembourg, the site of UT’s Hess she continued her Hall, Temple’s 20 acres contained the lavish parties there. impressive Melrose Long before that time, Knoxville’s mansion, experiMary Boyce Temple mental flower and moved into either vegetable gardens, an extensive fruit Washington’s Mayorchard and an outflower or Willard hotel standing collection of during each winter’s ornamental shrubs and social season. There she trees. practiced the skills Philanthropist, socialite and suffragMary Boyce atthat had made her ist, Miss Mary Boyce Temple (1856tended local schools mother famous for 1929) was active in Knoxville, Nashhosting at her Melbut obtained much of ville and Washington. Photos courtesy of rose Estate, enterher education from the C.M. McClung Historical Collection taining celebrities frequent travel with such as Gov. William her family, as well as G. Brownlow, presidential candidate John from the family’s extensive library. She maBell, and Civil War generals John G. Foster triculated at Vassar College, then an excluand Ulysses S. Grant. sive school for women only, and graduated Born on July 6, 1856, Mary Boyce Tem- with a bachelor of arts degree in 1887, the ple was the only child of Judge Oliver Perry first Southern woman to graduate from the Temple (1820-1907) and Scotia C. Hume college. Founded in 1861 in Poughkeepsie, Temple (1832-1889). O.P. Temple was a N.Y., Vassar is on the banks of the Hudson staunch Unionist in the days leading up to River, halfway between the capital, Albany, the Civil War and became one of the most and New York City. No doubt its location in a center of so much of America’s history encelebrated jurists of his day. He was a busy practicing attorney before hanced her interest in the subject. he became chancellor of the Eighth ChanWhen she returned to Knoxville, she cery district (1866-1870) and of the Second found her mother in ill health, and the two District (1870-1878). At one point he had traveled widely seeking a physician or clithe highest personal income of anyone in mate that would help her. However, Scotia Knox County. As a member of the Univer- Hume Temple passed away in May 1889 sity of Tennessee board of Trustees for 54 while they were in New York City. Her body years, he was an early and persistent pro- was returned to Knoxville and interred in moter of improvements in agriculture and Old Gray Cemetery where a tall obelisk was placed in her honor. transportation. Miss Temple lived with her father for Of his four published books, “East Tennessee and the Civil War” (1899) has been many years in a home at the southeast corthe most influential, with its detailed ac- ner of Market and Cumberland. The house
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Adair Monument in Lynnhurst Cemetery. On Oct. 26, 1926, Mary Boyce Temple represented the Bonny Kate Chapter of the DAR at the dedication of John Adair’s monument. In the front are Sarah Smith Sanders, J. Harvey Smith, Temple and Sarah Smith McCampbell.
also became a center of Knoxville’s social life, where Mary Boyce assisted her father with hosting and with the research and writing that would result in the publication of his four books. Her father passed away in 1907, and she completed the editing of his fourth book, “Notable Men of Tennessee (1833 to 1875),” which was published in 1912. Along with Lizzie Crozier French, Temple organized the Ossoli Circle in 1885 and was elected its first president. Ossoli, the South’s oldest federated women’s club, chose promotion of its members’ intellectual and moral development as its first goal. Later, they chose projects that would aid in the education of mountain children and in other social, economic and civic activity. In 1893, she organized the Bonny Kate Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), named for the second wife of John Sevier. She served as regent of the chapter for many years and also served as vice president-general of the national DAR (1898-99). Eventually she was named life regent of the chapter. She always attended the national congresses; she was often called upon to preside and was said to have a “particular genius” in conducting the meetings. In recognition of her work at the local, state and national level, Gov. Benton McMillan appointed Temple to represent Tennessee at the Paris Exposition in 1900. She would later represent the state in Stockholm and Rio de Janeiro. She attended the
St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904 as the lone woman on the Jury of Higher Education, and in 1913 she helped organize Knoxville’s National Conservation Exposition. When developers threatened to raze Blount Mansion in 1925, Mary Boyce wrote her personal check for $100 to secure the option for the DAR She became the first president of the Blount Mansion Association and means were found to save the mansion. An ardent suffragist, Temple became president of the Knox County chapter of the League of Women Voters in the 1920s. In 1922, Mary Boyce moved to 623 Hill Ave. and lived there until her death. Originally occupied by the Chambliss family, the house had several owners and underwent many structural changes after her death and was scheduled for demolition. Fortunately, Brian Pittman, a local architect, purchased it in 2006 and has expended much effort in its authentic restoration. The two-story house includes a Colonial Revival-style porch, bay windows in the parlor and master bedroom and original exterior brick and iron. The interior features elegant woodwork, including an oak staircase and two impressive pocket doors. A lifelong member of Second Presbyterian Church, Mary Boyce Temple passed away on May 16, 1929, leaving a lasting legacy as a welfare worker, preservation activist, philanthropist, historian and author. Her services were conducted by Dr. Clifford Barbour, and she was interred with her parents in Old Gray Cemetery.
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THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28 “Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets available for Knoxville Zoo. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo ticket window during regular zoo hours. Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or knoxvillezoo.org.
THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features firsttimers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www. rhythmnbloomsfest.com.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 Dance classes, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Line dancing, noon-1 p.m.; intermediate ballroom dancing, 1-2 p.m.; beginner ballroom dancing, 2-3 p.m. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Scrapbooking techniques, 3-4 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Tea Time and “Good for the Brain Games,” 9-10:30 a.m. Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JAN. 14-15 Gabriel Lefkowitz & Friends in concert, 7 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Part of the KSO Merchant & Gould Concertmaster Series. Tickets: $20. Tickets: 291-3310, www. knoxvillesymhony.com or at the door.
THURSDAY, JAN. 15 Dressing Girls for Charity, 3-4:45 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Movie & Popcorn: “Casablanca,” 11:15 a.m.1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. White Elephant Bingo, 10-11 a.m. Bring a prize and win a prize. Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
FRIDAY, JAN. 16 Application deadline for the Farragut Folklife Museum’s Quilt Show 2015: The Love of Quilts. The show is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Feb. 1315 at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Info/application: www.townoffarragut.org/ quiltshow; at the Town Hall; or Lauren Cox, lauren. cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057. Brain Games, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Knit & Crocheting for Charitable Organizations, noon-1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Knox Heritage “Lost & Found” lunch, 11:30 a.m., Historic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike. Guest speakers: Jack Neely and Becky Hancock. Topic: the history of the Tennessee Theatre. Free lunch buffet. Reservations required. Info/reservations: Hollie Cook, 523-8008 or hcook@knoxheritage.org. Tax Return Tips, 11 a.m.-noon, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 3298892, TTY: 711.
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TUESDAY, JAN. 20 Computer Workshops: Excel 2007, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word 2007 Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 215- 8700. Healthy Cooking Demonstration, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
TUESDAYS, JAN. 20-FEB. 24 Pilates class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., community room in Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructor: Simon Bradbury. Cost: $50. Info/to register beginning Jan. 12: www.townoffarragut.org/register or 218-3375.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JAN. 21-22 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JAN. 22-23 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series: Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4” performed by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets start at $15. Info/tickets: 291-3310 or www.knoxvillesymphony.com.
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FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 23-24 Unwanted medicine collection and a used mercury thermometer exchange, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Healthy Living Expo at the Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Residents turning in medications or thermometers will receive one free entry to the Healthy Living Expo.
SATURDAY, JAN. 24 “La Femme Bohème,” an all-female cast of Puccini’s opera “La Bohème,” 7:30 p.m., NV nightclub, 125 E Jackson Ave. Presented by the Marble City Opera. Admission: adults, $20; students, $10. Tickets: knoxtix. com or at the door. The Dismembered Tennesseans in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts. org. Saturday Stories and Songs: Becca Tedesco, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. West Knox Preschool and Activities Fair, 9:3011:30 a.m., First Baptist Concord, 11704 Kingston Pike. Hosted by MOMs Club of Farragut. Info: https://www. facebook.com/events/317471285105701/.
Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting classes, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24.Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com or myquiltplace.com/ profile/monicaschmidt. Tennessee Shines: The Hello Strangers, 7 p.m., Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Info/tickets: WDVX.com.
THURSDAY, JAN. 29 An Evening with Coaching Legend Johnny Majors, 6:30 p.m., King University Hardin Valley Campus, 10950 Spring Bluff Way. Tickets: $30; $200 for table of eight. Includes dinner. Proceeds benefit King University’s fund for scholarships and programs. Deadline to purchase tickets: Jan. 22. Info/tickets: Jenny Brown, 423-652-4864 or jibrown@king.edu. Opening preview of new exhibits: “LIFT: Contemporary Printmaking in the Third Dimension” and “Contemporary Focus 2015,” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Free. Both exhibits run Jan. 30-April 19. Info: http://www.knoxart. org/.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30 Alive After Five concert: Soul Connection, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31 Beginning Genealogy, 1-4 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Instructor: Ann Blomquist, Med. Preregistration required. Info/to register beginning Jan. 20: 215-8809. “La Femme Bohème,” an all-female cast of Puccini’s opera “La Bohème,” 7:30 p.m., NV nightclub, 125 E Jackson Ave. Presented by the Marble City Opera. Admission: adults, $20; students, $10. Tickets: knoxtix. com or at the door. Saturday Stories and Songs: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Saturday Stories and Songs: Sean McCollough, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.
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When should I go to the emergency department? According to the latest government statistics, approximately 136 million people are treated in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) every year. These patients are treated for a wide variety of medical conditions. How do you decide when a medical condition rises to the level of an emergency? The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) offers the following list of warning signs that indicate when something may be a medical emergency: ■ Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath ■ Chest or upper abdominal pain or pressure ■ Fainting, sudden dizziness, weakness ■ Changes in vision ■ Confusion or changes in mental status ■ Any sudden or severe pain ■ Uncontrolled bleeding ■ Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea ■ Coughing or vomiting blood ■ Suicidal feelings ■ Difficulty speaking ■ Shortness of breath ■ Unusual abdominal pain
“If you think you or a loved one might be experiencing a medical emergency, come to the ED to have a doctor examine you,” says Parkwest Emergency Department Medical Director Brian Braxton, MD. “If you think the condition is life-threatening or the person’s condition will worsen on the way to the hospital, you need to call 911 so the local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provider can come to you.” The Parkwest Emergency Department sees patients based on the severity of their illnesses or injuries, not first-come, first-served. To get the best care as quickly as possible, note the following advice: ■ Bring a list of medications and allergies. What’s the name of the medication you are taking? How often do you take it and for how long? A list of allergies is important, especially if you have many. Be sure to include medications, foods, insects or any other product that may cause an allergic reaction. Parkwest can provide wallet-sized medication info cards free of charge if you’d like one. To get a medication info card, ask anyone in the ED or contact Parkwest Marketing at 373-1000. ■ Know your immuniza-
Cold or When you wake up sneezing, coughing, and have that achy, feverish, can’t-move-a-muscle feeling, how do you know whether you have a cold or the flu? While it can be hard to tell, it’s important to know the difference between the symptoms. A cold is a milder respiratory illness that can make you feel badly for a few days, while the flu can make you feel very sick for a few days to weeks. The flu can also result in serious health problems such as pneumonia which may require hospitalization.
tions. These immunizations mainly include Tetanus, Flu and Hepatitis B for adults. ■ Remain calm. It is difficult to remain composed if you’ve been badly injured, but a calm attitude can help improve communication with the doctors and nurses who are caring for you. ■ If you think you or a loved one is experiencing a cardiac emergency, call 911. EMS personnel and ambulances are prepared to handle these types of emergencies and can start some treatment modalities while en route to Parkwest. Plus, we’ll know you’re coming and can triage you faster than if you come on your own. “Communication is important when you arrive at an emergency department,” says Braxton. “As an ED physician, I want to know as much about the patient as I can as quickly as I can, so the proper treatment can begin. There can be long waits in all EDs as doctors and nurses tend to those with the most severe conditions first. Tell us if your level of pain increases or if there is any change in your condition while you’re waiting so we may better meet your needs.”
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tibiotic. Asthma is another cause of persistent coughing. ■ Persistent congestion If you already have f lu or cold and headaches: When colds and pneumonia is fever that comes back symptoms, call your doctor if you allergies cause congestion and blockage of sinus passages, they after having been gone for a day or also have any of the following: ■ Persistent fever: A fever can lead to a sinus infection. If two. lasting more than three days can you have pain around the eyes and Cold symptoms usually last for be a sign of a bacterial infection face with thick nasal discharge afabout a week. During the first three ter a week, you may have a sinus that should be treated. days that you have cold symptoms, infection and possibly need an ■ Painful swallowing: Alyou are contagious and can pass the antibiotic. Most sinus infections, though a sore throat from a cold cold to others, so stay home and get “ Take your temperature,” says however, do not need an antibior f lu can cause mild discomfort, some rest. If your symptoms do not Braxton. “Flu symptoms often mimotic. severe pain could mean strep improve after a week, you may have ic cold symptoms, but a cold rarely In some cases, you may need a bacterial infection and could need causes a fever above 101 degrees. throat, which requires treatment emergency medical attention by a doctor. antibiotics. With the flu, you will probably have ■ Persistent coughing: right away. In adults, signs of a a fever initially and you will feel When a cough doesn’t go away af- crisis include: ■ Severe chest pain miserable. Body and muscle aches ter two or three weeks, it could be ■ Severe headache bronchitis, which may need an anare also more common with the flu.” ■ Shortness of Flu symptoms are breath usually more severe ■ Dizziness than cold symptoms Symptoms Cold Flu ■ Confusion and come on more ■ Persistent vomitquickly. Symptoms of Fever Sometimes, usually mild Usual; higher (100-102 F; occasioning flu include sore throat, ally higher); lasts three to four days fever, headache, musHeadache Occasionally Common cle aches and soreness, congestion, and General Aches Slight Usual; often severe cough. Some types of Pains flu are also associated Fatigue, Weakness Sometimes Usual; can last two to three weeks with vomiting and diJust like cold viarrhea. ruses, f lu viruses Extreme Exhaustion Never Usual; at the beginning of the illness enter your body Stuffy Nose Common Sometimes through the mucous membranes of the Sneezing Usual Sometimes nose, eyes or mouth. Sore Throat Common Sometimes Every time you touch Most flu symptoms your hand to one Chest Discomfort, Mild to moderate; hacking Common; can become severe gradually improve in of these areas, you Cough cough two to five days, but could be infecting it’s not uncommon to yourself with a virus. Complications Sinus congestion; middle Sinusitis, bronchitis, ear infection, feel run down for a It is essential to keep ear infection pneumonia; can be life-threatening week or more. A comhands germ-free with mon complication of frequent washing to Prevention Wash hands often; avoid Wash hands often; avoid close conthe flu is pneumonia, prevent both f lu and close contact with anyone tact with anyone who has flu sympparticularly in the cold symptoms. Flu with a cold toms; get the annual flu vaccine young, elderly or peovaccinations can be ple with lung or heart obtained through Treatment Decongestants; pain reliev- Decongestants, pain relievers or fever problems. If you notice your family doctor or er/fever reducer medicines reducers are available over the counshortness of breath, let at several area walkter; prescription antiviral drugs for flu your doctor know. Anin clinics. may be given in some cases. other common sign of * content provided by Web MD.com
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What are common cold symptoms? Cold symptoms usually begin with a sore throat, which usually goes away after a day or two. Nasal symptoms, like a runny nose or congestion, follow with a cough by the fourth and fifth days. Fever is not typical in adults. Cold symptoms may cause watery nasal secretions for the first few days. Later, these secretions may become thicker and darker. Dark mucus is natural and does not always mean you have developed a bacterial infection.
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