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Tennessee Theatre legends

The Tennessee Theatre’s legendary performances during the golden age of movies, generally thought to be from the 1930s to the late ’50s, are a nearly forgotten part of Knoxville history. But with his new book, author Jack Neely is keeping those stories alive.

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See Wendy Smith on page A-3

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Middle School sixth-grade science teacher Kayla Canario has received funding for a weather station that will benefit the entire school and the community.

See Sara Barrett on page A-9

Two good guys Buie Alley and Thurston Raper grew up in Old Concord and, to the best of my knowledge, never ventured more than a few miles from there.

But the community would not have been the same without them.

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Read Malcolm Shell on page B-2

Ashe supports raise for mayors Former Mayor Victor Ashe is endorsing the proposal by Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis to increase the mayor’s salary to $142,500, effective with the next election.

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Read his reasons on page A-5

Movies, movies Betsy Pickle looks ahead at three new movies: “Mortdecai,” starring Johnny Depp, is based on the character Charlie Mortdecai created by English author Kyril Bonfiglioli in a trilogy of novels in the 1970s.

George Lucas came up with the story for “Strange Magic,” which features elves, fairies, imps and goblins – no Ewoks or Wookiees.

Jennifer Lopez returns to what feels like familiar territory with “The Boy Next Door.

Lopez plays a teacher who unwisely has a one-night stand with a much-younger neighbor.

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New year, new man

By Wendy Smith

This is not a story about a health makeover that’s easy, or even doable, for regular folks.

And it’s not a regimen that a doctor would necessarily approve.

But it is the story of a nearly miraculous return to health for a Cedar Bluff resident. And it all began with a bicycle.

Brent Williams graduated from the University of Tennessee’s College of Architecture and Design in 1985 and immediately started a business selling decorative and structural finishes to design firms. Because the business requires a lot of driving, he eventually put on weight.

In 2007, he began experiencing shortness of breath.

His brother recommended cy-

Brent Williams prepares to compete in a cyclocross race, an event that involves riding, and sometimes carrying the bike, over multiple surfaces and around various obstacles. Photo by Wendy Smith

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Work begins at Knoxville Botanical Garden the ground, complementing the stacked-stone walls and ancient trees of the former Howell Nursery property.

Board Chair Joan Ashe is optimistic.

“We’re getting close.

To date, we have raised approximately $1.2 million, and we’re hoping that we are showing the community that we are good stewThe new Knoxville Botanical Garden visitors center (Image courtesy of De Leon & Primmer Architecture ards, progressing and Workshop) staying true to the mission Botanical Garden and Ar- voted to proceed, banking of what this place is supBy Betty Bean It was a leap of faith, boretum before having on the belief that poten- posed to be.”

The new visitors cenbreaking ground for the the entire $1.45 million tial donors will step up as new entrance and visitors estimated cost in hand. they see the impressive ter will be an expansion center at the Knoxville But the board of directors new project coming out of and retrofit of the block

house Joe Howell built in the 1960s. Architects De Leon & Primmer Workshop from Louisville, Ky., designed a plan to add glass-andsteel wings and wrap the old building in a rippled wire mesh for a shimmering, translucent look. “ T h e r e ’s no building in Knoxville like it,” Ashe said.

Joan Ashe “Lighting will give it a whole different feel: modern, yet somehow rustic. Using the existing building cuts down on the expense. Our To page A-3

The difficult task of regulating signs

By Wendy Smith It took three years of meetings for the eight-member Sign Ordinance Task Force to finish its work on a new ordinance that will now go to City Council for consideration.

It’s been difficult work, but Duane Grieve, council member and committee chair, commended the dedication of task force members who rarely missed meetings and worked together in spite of differing opinions.

If you can’t imagine how a group could spend three years talking about signs, here are just a few examples of signs that are addressed by the new ordinance:

bulletin board signs (those used in front of schools or churches to announce meetings), directory signs, historic signs, menu boards, electronic message center signs, monument signs, pole signs, sidewalk signs and window signs.

In addition to sign height, the ordinance addresses sign placement, sign landscaping, illumination and abandoned signs, among other things.

If you can’t imagine how people could disagree over anything other than the height of pole signs, here’s an example from last week’s meeting. Current city standards do not define, regulate or require a permit for window signs. The pro-

posed ordinance prohibited window signs − defined as any sign within a window facing the street for the purpose of advertising, composed of letters, symbols or lighting − that exceed 25 percent of the window area or 20 square feet.

Grieve said he didn’t mind regulating signs outside of businesses but wasn’t comfortable with regulating signs inside of businesses, even if they faced outside. He preferred not to address window signs.

Joyce Feld, a board member of Scenic Knoxville, said that if you can see it from a public rightof-way, it’s a sign, and one of the

group’s purposes was to improve the aesthetics of the public rightof-way.

Gary Hayes pointed out that it would be hard to separate permanent signs from periodical signs in windows.

After two motions failed − one limiting window signs to 25 percent of window area and one limiting them to 40 percent − a motion to exempt window signs from regulation passed, five to three.

If the ordinance is approved, it will face another significant hurdle − enforcement. Peter Ahrens, the city’s director of building inspections, says that while the departTo page A-3

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Legendary Tennessee Theatre performances remembered The Tennessee Theatre has offered a steady stream of star power since it reopened in 2005, but its legendary performances during the golden age of movies, generally thought to be from the 1930s to the late ’50s, are a nearly forgotten part of Knoxville history.

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A new book, “The Tennessee Theatre: A Grand Entertainment Palace,” written by Jack Neely, keeps the stories alive. Neely and Becky Hancock, executive director of the Tennessee Theatre Foundation, shared some of them at Knox Heritage’s Lost and Found luncheon last week.

During the theater’s early days, movies generally played for just three days. That required a large theater and multiple shows, Neely said.

One story he’d heard over the years is that Western movie star Tom Mix appeared onstage with his sidekick, Tony the horse. Neely was skeptical because there was no way to load equipment from the back of the theater at the time. That would mean that a horse would have to enter at the Gay Street entrance, walk through the lobby, walk through the theater and climb the narrow stairs to the stage.

Through newspaper research, Neely determined that Tony did indeed appear onstage with Mix, along with other horses and acrobats.

The Ziegfeld Follies didn’t travel much, but they did come to the Tennessee during a 40-city tour in 1935.

Comedienne Fanny Brice was the star who drew a standing-room-only crowd.

Helen Hayes performed the same year in the theater’s first big Broadway show, “Mary of Scotland.”

Glenn Miller made a brief stop at the Tennessee in 1940. In those days, the audience didn’t expect a two-hour show, said Neely.

Miller played for 15 minutes before leaving with his orchestra to perform for a dance at the University of Tennessee.

Desi Arnaz came to town to promote his 1940 movie “Too Many Girls,” the story of a college football team that aimed to beat the Tennessee Volunteers. Arnaz performed the rumba onstage with a pharmacist from St. Mary’s Hospital, Neely said.

The era ended with the premiere of a 1953 biopic about Grace Moore, a Cocke County-born opera star and

Botanical Garden

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goal is to be finished by Aug. 1. We chose these architects because they developed Yew Dell Gardens in Louisville on property that was an old nursery, like this one. De Leon and Primmer loves working with nonprofits, taking what you have and showing how you can use what you have and make the most of it. And what we have here are these gorgeous stone walls.”

The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum encompasses 47 acres of what was once a massive, 2,000acre property granted to a Howell ancestor for his Revolutionary War service.

“At one time it was the largest nursery in the U.S. and started before Knoxville became a city,” Ashe said.

Joan Ashe and her husband, Victor, became interested in the gardens while they were living in Warsaw during Victor’s stint as U.S. Ambassador to Poland, after founding board member Jim McDonough sold them on the idea. They became active supporters when they returned to the States in 2009. The Martha H. Ashe Garden was dedicated in 2010 and is named for Victor Ashe’s mother, who was active in local gardening and beautification efforts including helping to found the Dogwood Arts Festival.

“Victor had already given a sizable donation to the garden while we were in Poland, and having semi-grown up here, I remember what it was like before Victor took office, when we didn’t have any of

Executive Director of the Tennessee Theatre Foundation Becky Hancock answers questions about the theater’s renovation as Jack Neely looks on. Photos

by Wendy Smith

these parks – no Lakeshore Park, no Ashe Park, very few greenways – so supporting the garden seemed like a logical continuation of that,” she said.

Joan Ashe has chaired the KBGA board since 2011, and although she is stepping down as chair later this

Jack Neely, author of “The Tennessee Theatre: A Grand Entertainment Palace,” and Lee Ingram grab a bite before Neely’s talk at Knox Heritage’s Lost and Found luncheon.

actress who lived briefly in Knoxville. Four stars of “So This Is Love,” including Merv Griffin, came to Knoxville for three days to promote the film.

Hancock, a former assistant director at Knox Heritage, showed photos of beautiful buildings that

were torn down to make way for the theater, which opened in 1928. While she’s not an advocate of demolition, she’s glad it happened.

Since the theater reopened in 2005, 12 million people have attended events and brought $64 million to the local economy, she said.

year, she’ll remain on the board until 2016.

An Indiana native who had family here, spent childhood summers in Knoxville and moved here to live full time in 1978, she remembers visiting the nurseries with her grandfather, J.R. Moody. Her aunt is former County Commissioner Wanda Moody.

“I remember coming

out here with my grandpa and coming in from Boyd’s Bridge Pike. I loved the stone walls with the little round houses at the end; I always thought that’s where the princesses lived. That’s how we want it to be, with an allée of trees up to the new visitors center,” Ashe said. “It will welcome people the way they used to come to the garden years ago.”

community New year, new man

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cling to increase fitness, so Williams bought a recumbent bike, which he describes as “a lawn chair with wheels.”

Because he was up to 300 pounds, his wife suggested that he get a physical before taking the bike out of the neighborhood.

The physical revealed a tumor the size of a liter bottle in his chest.

Fortunately, the tumor was benign and hadn’t interfered with other organs, so it was successfully removed.

“The bike saved my life because I had no symptoms other than shortness of breath,” he says.

He also learned that he was pre-diabetic. After he recovered from surgery, he returned to riding once or twice a week.

By fall 2013, he was divorced and remarried.

Last May, his doctor, a friend, told him that his blood sugar was dangerously high.

Williams improved his diet and rode more frequently. By August, he had lost 15 pounds, but his blood sugar was up 40 percent.

His doctor said he would die if he didn’t do something dramatic and prescribed insulin.

“I literally went home and cried,” Williams says.

His wife, Jeanne, a physical therapist, researched different treatment options and laid them out for him, least aggressive to most aggressive. He chose the most aggressive, an ultra-low calorie diet that had shown good results in a Mayo Clinic study.

He knew it wasn’t going to be easy. But by the third

day, he felt more energetic than he had in years. He tried to use the energy for daily bike rides, but his heart rate skyrocketed.

His wife told him he was “freaking his system out,” so he stopped riding until he ended the diet after 11 weeks.

Williams returned to his doctor and asked for an A1C blood test that would show his average blood sugar level over the past three months.

The doctor hesitated.

Williams’ previous A1C showed a hemoglobin level of 10.75 percent, well above 7 percent, the target for those who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

The doctor was skeptical that the number could have improved in such a short time.

At 10 that night, Williams received two text messages from his doctor.

The first read “7.2.” The second was an emoji of two thumbs up.

Over the past year, he’s lost 90 pounds, but weight loss was never his goal, he says. His A1C is now less than 6. He believes he shocked his system into using the glucose his body was making but ignoring.

Williams estimates that he rides 100 miles a week on upright bicycles. He participates in cyclocross races and high-speed night rides on gravel.

He also enjoys riding with Jeanne, who has lost 25 pounds since she took up his sport.

“What I did was not normal, and it was certainly not recommended,” he says.

“Drastic events require drastic action.”

Regulating signs

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ment has historically been reactive, the goal is to get to a level of proactive enforcement of the sign ordinance.

He is examining ways to strengthen his department, possibly by collaborating with other departments, like neighborhood codes enforcement. He’d like to be able to address problem signs before there is a public outcry.

Ahrens hopes to have the structure to tackle sign enforcement by the end of this year, and he’s not concerned about the complexity of the sign ordinance. When City Council approves it, his department will dive in, he

says.

But he acknowledges that it’s a moving target. Once the new ordinance is adopted, the sign community will begin pushing the envelope.

“People will come with proposals for things that have not been specifically addressed. You can’t address everything with one ordinance.”

The Sign Ordinance Task Force deserves credit for its hard work. The hardest part was surely working together.

“Trying to reach an equitable position is a difficult thing to do,” said member Don Parnell.

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If you expect Todd Kelly Micah, 6-1 and 182, Micah grew up as a runJunior and Dillon Bates to from Norcross, Ga., out of ning back. He remained one be as good as or better than their fathers …

Greater Atlanta Christian last season. He had some Marvin School, is ranked among the large numbers in playoff If you believe in footWest ball bloodlines, the Majors top prep cornerbacks in the games, 194 yards rushing family, the DeLongs, the country. He chose Tennes- and three touchdowns in Colquitts, the Berrys, the see over Georgia and offers one, 260 total yards in anCanales, the Reveiz clan, from Ohio State, Oregon, other. the Johnson brothers from David Abernathy III and the Penn State and a few dozen His coach, Tim Hardy, Cleveland, the Lowe broth- grandson of the best friend others. says Micah is a home-run ers from Fountain City … and closest ally of Dr. MarRalph David IV is a re- hitter who gets into the If you think there might tin Luther King Jr. cent graduate of Cincinnati. secondary and goodbye, he be meaningful hand-meThe Abernathy fam- He has a remaining year of is gone. Very big-play guy. down connections between ily background is in civil eligibility and decided to Game changer. The coach generations, in football, in rights. Micah and older play for the coach who origi- says his future is defenacademics, in life, you could brother Ralph David IV nally recruited him. sive back. Quick reactions.

Several years ago Butch Smart. Sees and interprets. be interested in Micah Ab- have created a new direcernathy. tion. They are football play- Jones convinced the Aber- Still learning.

He is the son of Dr. Ralph ers. They run fast. They are nathy family he was on the Ralph David was part

running back, part slot receiver and kick returner for the Bearcats. His career highlight was a 90-yard touchdown return against Vanderbilt in the 2011 Liberty Bowl.

He played better for Jones than he did for Tommy Tuberville. In fact, he didn’t do much this past season. He had injuries. He sort of faded away.

Of course Ralph David and the familiarity with Jones and his staff were factors in the recruitment of Micah. Both Abernathys know the coaches as real people, away from the arena. They’ve seen them as husbands and fathers.

“Great guys,” said Micah.

Dr. Abernathy says his

boys are OK guys, too. He says they have been raised the right way, in a Christian home. He says they will bring integrity. He says they will play the game as it is meant to be played.

The history of the Abernathy family is the struggle, the hurt, a few arrests, some ridicule and a few n-words.

Dr. Abernathy says his sons don’t see color. They do recognize racism. But, if they are around people who don’t care about black and white, they are comfortable.

The father sounds as if he is filled with joy that Ralph David IV and Micah chose Tennessee. He has been quoted as saying “We couldn’t be prouder.”

executed the homos like God recommends.”

It’s another matter when brutality in the name of religion is state-sponsored.

Saudi Arabia’s public flogging of a “liberal” (whatever that means on the Arabian Peninsula) blogger is the latest example.

Sharia law is the template for Saudi governance. The Quran is what passes for a constitution for this U.S. ally.

Murder and savagery cannot hide behind “cultural relativism.” I don’t need to form an opinion within the context of Muslim society to understand that executing journalists is an abomination, that the suicide-bombing of innocents is a vile, cowardly act, or that subjugating women is wrong.

A debate familiar to anthropology students concerns the Incan practice of sacrificing children to their gods.

Although we can’t understand such cultural values,

we do understand that the concept of human rights has evolved since the 16th century – for most of us. Those who kill and punish under the guise of religion would drag all humanity back half

a millennium or more.

In the U.S. we devise “humane” ways to kill people who kill people. Maybe that’s crazy, too. But there’s no doubt about the sanity of these Sharia activists.

Do you believe in bloodlines?

You might be crazy if …

So, what can we say about A journalist will occasionally write something the slaughter of cartoonists that someone finds offen- and others in Paris?

The murderers were desive. Sometimes his pen is sharp enough to offend en- ranged. Crazy.

There are offenses for tire groups. which capital punishment can seem justified, like white people singing Otis Larry Redding songs at a karaoke bar, being tailgated at 70 Van Guilder miles per hour or the entire NBA. But this is a serious issue, so let’s get serious.

An Al Qaeda branch based in Yemen has claimed Editorial cartoonists are responsibility for the Paris journalists no less than key- atrocity. As an offshoot board commandos. Most of mainstream Islam, the often their cartoons are in- group enforces a strict, littended to cause the guilty to eralist interpretation of squirm and the rest of us to Sharia law among its followthink. ers.

Local cartoonist Charlie According to Al Qaeda’s Daniel has skewered scores interpretation of Sharia law: of politicians and miscreThe punishment for a ants over his long career, thief is amputation of the but I’d wager few of the of- right hand. fended contemplated murCriticizing the Quran, der in retaliation. the Muslim holy book, is

punishable by death.

Converting a Muslim to another religion earns a death sentence for both parties.

Husbands may beat wives for disobedience.

Adulterers shall be stoned to death. And there are many more “laws” too numerous to list.

The people who engineered and carried out the Paris killings are murderous psychopaths, and if you live by and promote the expansion of the laws above, you can’t live too far removed from me.

It’s one thing for a splinter religious movement to advocate violence for behavior that offends its peculiar moral standards. We see similar insanity in the U.S., especially among fundamentalist religious sects.

Only a few weeks ago an Arizona pastor said AIDS could be eliminated “if you

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McNally heads finance With the retirement of state Sen. Douglas Henry, Sen. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) is now the senior Senate member. He was sworn in last week for his eighth four-year term. He also served eight years in the House.

McNally represents the Powell area of Knox County and portions of Anderson and Loudon counties. Speaker Ron Ramsey reappointed McNally to chair the Finance, Ways and Means committee. He serves on the Rules, Health and Welfare, and TransportaMcNally tion committees.

Sen. Becky Massey will chair the Calendar Committee while serving on the Transportation and Health and Welfare committees.

First-year Sen. Richard Briggs, who defeated a Ramsey favorite, Stacey Campfield, was appointed to the State and Local Government committee.

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Knoxville mayor: Worth every penny

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville was one of only four House Democrats not to vote for Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker, but he voted for Colin Powell to be Speaker, as he did in 2013.

House rules provide that a non-member may serve as Speaker. However, no House Speaker has ever not been a member at the same time. Powell is considered to be a moderate Republican. He endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 and 2012.

An ordinance by Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis will increase Mayor Rogero’s salary to $142,500 and also increase her pension by $2,000 a year the rest of her life, with an annual 3 percent escalator starting when she leaves office and for her beneficiary, if adopted by City Council.

This represents the first increase in the mayor’s salary since 2003 and is merited. Five city employees – Janet Wright, Charles Swanson, Bill Lyons, David Rausch and Christy Branscom – make more than Rogero makes now, and four of them will still make more if this pay raise goes through.

Daniel Brown was paid $130,000 a year for the 11 months he served in 2011.

When I became mayor in 1988 the salary was $50,000 a year. When Randy Tyree was first elected

mayor he earned $25,000 a year. During my tenure several city employees were paid more than the mayor.

Frankly, the raise of $12,500 is very small compared to what it ought to be. $155,000 is comparable to the county mayor.

Seems strange it is being brought up at this time and by someone who himself is mentioned as a mayoral candidate in 2019, or before, should Rogero not complete her second term.

Four city employees making more than Rogero also receive a $4,000 annual car allowance on top of their salary, although in the case of Lyons, he lives four blocks from his office and walks to work. Hard to explain why he needs a car allowance when he does not drive to work.

On the other hand, the argument that a higher salary is needed to attract more qualified persons to run for mayor is bogus.

I cannot think of anyone serving as mayor – going back to George Dempster – for whom the salary prevented their candidacy.

The salary should be an amount that is consistent with the duties of the office.

The salary will not be what the private sector pays nor should it be.

In fact, Rogero’s salary is more than she has ever made in any previous employment. As mayor she earns it and should be paid more than this ordinance provides.

■ John Gill, former U.S. attorney and longtime attorney with the Knox DA office, has had double knee replacements and is recovering well here in Knoxville.

■ Former Knoxville Mayor Randy Tyree turned 75 on Jan. 20.

Happy Birthday. He is the second-oldest living former mayor, with Kyle Testerman at 80 the oldest. Including the current mayor, there are six living persons who have held the office in the city’s 224-year history.

watch list and given an electronic alarm to call for help.

One young beat cop made it his business to look out for her, but he couldn’t be there 24-7. Ultimately, in an odd twist, the stalker was killed by his would-be victim.

The young cop who did more than he had to was Jeff Stiles. Over the years, I’d see his name in the news and was always glad to see good things happening for him.

Last week, it made me sad to see that he has been stricken with multiple myeloma and is fighting for his life in Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Next week, MEDIC and KPD are sponsoring a replacement blood drive for him.

Please consider giving a pint for a good cop, Thursday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., third floor Civic Coliseum Ballroom.

He’d do it for you.

U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais was the only Republican House member from Tennessee to oppose House Speaker John Boehner’s re-election. DesJarlais barely won renomination by 38 votes last August after the House leadership privately suggested he not seek another term.

New food code means healthier diners, higher health scores Knox County residents who eat out, and pay attention, may have noticed that restaurant health scores have risen over the past year. The bad news is that higher scores didn’t come about through a sudden adherence to rules. But the good news is that the state’s updated food code puts a greater emphasis on keeping patrons healthy and less emphasis on structural issues.

In 2013, the Tennessee General Assembly made the first significant change in how the state inspects retail food establishments in 30 years by adopting the 2009 FDA Food Code. The new code has changed inspections, which will now focus on problems that typically make people sick, says Knox County Director of Environmental Health Ronnie Nease.

The state’s food industry worked together to bring about the changes. The biggest issues addressed by the new code are safe cooking temperatures,

Wendy Smith

safe holding temperatures, sanitization of utensils and equipment, personal hygiene of employees, and employee health policies that ensure the removal of sick employees from the establishment.

The Knox County Health Department has 11 inspectors and one supervisor, and they like the new code better because they know that marking violations for problems with walls, floors and ceilings doesn’t keep people from getting sick, Nease says. They prefer talking to owners about food safety.

“They feel like they’re doing public health.”

The new code officially takes effect July 1, but over the past year, Knox County health inspectors have been getting additional education

and passing it on to owners.

Inspections are now less about penalizing owners for violations than about educating them. The goal is for inspectors to address the process as well as the problem, he says.

In the past, each restaurant was inspected twice a year. But the new code calls for the number of annual inspections to be based on risk. That means that a larger restaurant with a more complex menu will be inspected more often than a smaller food-service operation.

Education extends beyond inspections. Classes for food handlers are offered once a month at the health department, and onsite education, which Nease likes because it allows for inspectors to address restaurant-specific issues, is also available.

Inspectors are busier than ever. While the number of permits issued for foodservice operations leveled out during the recession, it is climbing again. There

are currently approximately 3,600 permitted facilities that require inspection. In addition to food-service operations, the list includes schools, day-care centers, convenience and grocery stores, tattoo parlors and the county’s 600 public swimming pools.

Health scores have never been very meaningful to Nease, who began his Knox County career as an inspector. He’s seen restaurants with high scores where he wouldn’t want to eat, and restaurants with low scores where he’d be happy to eat. But the inspection process ensures that restaurants adhere to a high standard.

“We are not as concerned about a score as we are about what can make people sick,” he says.

An inspection history of every restaurant in the state is available at www.knoxcounty/health. Choose Environmental Health. Under Food Protection, click on the Restaurant Inspections link.

Hopson challenges Coats for KCEA prez It’s election time for some 2,000 members of the Knox County Education Association.

Betty Bean In the past, this announcement would have generated a big fat yawn from anybody but KCEA members, but that could change this year. Lauren Hopson, the unofficial leader of the teachers’ rebellion, is challenging incumbent KCEA president Tanya T. Coats, who is seeking a second two-year term.

The nomination process was completed in October, and elections (there are sev-

eral offices to be filled) start Jan. 26. The voting process will last until Friday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m.

A n y KCEA member in good standing is eligible to vote (there Coats are some 2,000 of them, representing about half of Knox County’s teachers).

Coats expressed surprise at hearing from a reporter and was reluctant to campaign via this column.

“It’s new for us to have an article in the paper,” she said. “We work hard to try to make sure we (the teachers) are doing right by our kids and are being treated as professionals. We should

have been treated as professionals before.”

Hopson was less reticent: “ Te a c h ers need to feel like their association is actively advocating for Hopson them and their students, not just waiting in the wings until something really goes wrong.”

Sunshine: Apparently there’s something about open government that second-term school board member Gloria Deathridge just doesn’t get.

She was heavily criticized a year ago for saying that the public “doesn’t know what goes on behind closed doors” when the board

evaluates the superintendent. Then, at the January school board meeting, she chided a couple of new board members for asking questions about the yet-tobe-revealed pay to be drawn by former KCS chief of staff Russ Oaks in his new position as chief operating officer: “That is not what we do,” she said. “That is private.”

Deathridge remained visibly skeptical even after board chair Mike McMillan and Superintendent James McIntyre told her that taxpayer-funded salaries are public information.

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CAK’s student-run broadcast program, the Warrior Network, was recently recognized in the National Federation of High School’s national newsletter. CAK was one of two schools mentioned in the newsletter, which went out to 42 states across the country. Below is the piece from the newsletter:

Warrior Network gains national attention Christian Academy of Knoxville – Knoxville, Tennessee

A School Broadcast Program member since April 2011, this year, CAK has turned a good broadcast program into an amazing, professional-level production team. CAK’s broadcasting crew, a.k.a. The Warrior Network, has expanded this year by implementing a multiple camera setup, which enables them to isolate their audio commentators and highlight key athletes and performers.

“We also very recently added the capability of instant replay for our athletic broadcasts. For our homecoming football game, we produced an hour-long live pre-game show that models ESPN’s College Gameday! One of the things that has enabled us to expand the most, and develop our skills as broadcasters is moving into broadcasting more than just athletics. The Warrior Network now covers band concerts, choral performances, worship services, school-wide events, and individual in-depth interviews of our head coaches. This spring we will cover even more sports along with more

school-wide events” commented Cole Skaggs, student leader of the Warrior Network.

January 24, 2015

CAK vs. Webb Girls - 4:30 / Boys Basketball @ CAK Campus Center Gym - 6:00 “Play 4Kay,” formerly known as the “Pink Zone,” is a national campaign put forth by the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to raise awareness for breast cancer through basketball, on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.

CAK would like to take this initiative one step further by celebrating and raising money for all types of cancer research during the 6th Annual “Get Pink’d” event. This year’s proceeds will bene t two families very close to the CAK and Webb communities. Gate money and any other funds raised through donations and sponsorships will be split in half and donated to these two families.

This year’s event is sponsored by Rodefer Moss & Co., and State Farm (Jeannette Rogers).

Here’s how you can support the 2015 Get Pink’d event: ■ Come to the game! Are you a cancer survivor (of any type)? If so, come to the game to be recognized.

■ Wear pink! 2015 Get Pink’d t-shirts will be on sale (at school and at the game, while supplies last) $10!

■ MAKE A DONATION! ■ Tell your friends!

New Elementary Tuesdays tours We open our doors on Tuesday mornings, January through April, for future elementary school families to see CAK through our parents’ eyes. This is a standing appointment with tours led by one of our elementary parent ambassadors along with a member of the admissions staff. Please park at the Campus Center building adjacent to the tennis courts and meet the tour leaders in the lobby. This is a 45-60 minute walking tour that begins at 8:30 a.m., and guests are asked to be prepared for cold or wet weather. Dates for winter/spring 2015 are: ■ Jan. 20 and 27 ■ Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24 ■ March 3, 10, 24 and 31 (Closed March 17 for spring break.)

■ April 7, 14, 21 and 28 An RSVP is helpful but not required; please direct communication to Monica Rogers at 865-690-4721 ext. (*)155 or mrogers@cakmail.org.

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By Josh Shupe, Executive Chef, Sage Dining Services at CAK 1 pound lump crab meat 1/2 cup mayo 12 white bread slices 1/2 cup milk 1/2 tsp white pepper 1/2 tsp salt

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BEARDEN Shopper news • JANUARY 21, 2015 • A-7

The Single Parent Family ministry team seems to be having a great time playing with decorations for the January Single Mom Luncheon at First Baptist Concord in Farragut. At front, from left, are Kara Phillips and director Dora Ogles; back, from left, are Becky Seepe, Beverly Crocker and Janice Norris. Photos by Nancy Anderson

One pair of hands Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself.

(Luke 24: 39a NRSV) One pair of hands formed the valleys, The ocean, the rivers and the sand.

His hands are so strong, so when life goes wrong, Put your faith in the one pair of hands. (“One Pair of Hands,”

by Billie Campbell and Mann Curtis)

More than lunch First Baptist Concord program supports single moms

By Nancy Anderson The second Sunday of every month is a special time for the single moms at First Baptist Concord. The moms meet in the church’s café to eat, laugh, share burdens, foster a strong support group and learn a few solutions to real world problems.

Program director Dora Ogles said the luncheons serve as safe haven for single moms under pressure. The group averages 20 to 30 moms in attendance.

“Our goal is to make single moms feel loved and to feel Mary Bland and Melanie Sherwood say they try to never miss the warmth of Christ through the church. It tough being a Single Mom Luncheon and have forged a friendship that will last a lifetime. a single mom, and we’re here to offer support and let them know they aren’t going it alone. We also want to empower and educate the moms on ways to navigate through problems,” said Ogles.

Each gathering features an educational speaker. A recent luncheon featured an all-male panel of church members, with expertise ranging from household repairs to child mentoring, available to answer questions that any mom Andy Rittenhouse, Gary Johnson and David Sparks served as guest panelists for the luncheon, might have for a dad.

Ogles has big plans for fielding general questions. “We might not have all the answers, but we’ll sure try to do our best,” the group. Diversity is the says Rittenhouse. goal for 2015. She said her team is trying to grow the ministry to get more church for many of the moms.

“For me, as a single mom, this program at the church has members involved and to attract a variety of age groups from single moms with young children to those dealing been invaluable,” says Mary Bland. “They’ve helped us with everything from finding a refrigerator to finding an auto with the late teenage or college age children.

The program has already become an integral part of life mechanic who is willing to work with a single mom’s budget.

OK, I will admit it: In my youth, I was a musical snob. In my own defense, I was too young when Elvis broke onto the scene to understand or appreciate his talent. I came to appreciate him much later.

So I was surprised when his song “One Pair of Hands” showed up in our church service on Sunday.

Even as I enjoyed listening to the song, this column was already taking shape.

Jesus’ hands. We see them in many different ways in Scripture!

We see them as tiny fists, as Jesus was laid down to sleep in a manger, in a cold and drafty stable. We see them as young and willing, helping Joseph in the carpenter’s shop. We see them as healing and comforting, reaching out to the young, the old, the lame, the hungry, the sick, even the dead!

I think of his hands

Cross Currents

Lynn Pitts

when I cup my own hands to receive the bread of Holy Communion. I remember those frightened, bereaved, confused disciples hiding after Jesus’ crucifi xion. I remember how he suddenly appeared among them, showing up in spite of locked doors. (What was our first clue that this was the resurrected Savior, alive forevermore??!) I remember how, once again, he was human and divine: He asked for something to eat!

In the presence of those hands, I stand convicted of my own shortcomings.

What good have I done with my hands?

FAITH NOTES ■ Cokesbury Church will hold its Father/Daughter Dance 7-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Cokesbury Center, 9915 Kingston Pike. Advance tickets: $8, available at the Cokesbury Church office, 9919 Kingston Pike, or Cedar Springs Christian Bookstore, 504 N. Peters Road. Tickets at the door: $10. All proceeds will be used to sponsor Cokesbury missions and the Cokesbury Food pantry.

■ Consignors needed for

clothing consignment sale to be hosted by Central Baptist Church Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7. Deadline to register: March 1. Info: cbbclothingsale@gmail.com.

■ 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.

“It has literally fed me physically when I had no food.

It has fed me emotionally and spiritually when I was emotionally and spiritually bankrupt. It has taken a very broken woman and helped mend me and make me into who I am today. Today, I plan on asking the panel about my leaky faucet!”

For more information on the Single Mom Luncheon held the second Saturday of every month, email singleparentfamily@fbconcord.org or call 288-1633.

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By Carol Shane When asked about this Saturday’s collaborative concert featuring the Knoxville Opera Gospel Choir and performers from the opera company, Knoxville Opera Company Executive Director and maestro Brian Salesky says, “I think we learn to know each other better. I think we learn to appreciate each other’s culture better.”

The hugely popular annual concert, now in its fifth year, is called “Knoxville Opera Goes to Church … A Celebration of Talent!” Last year, it gathered a standingroom-only crowd.

Jeanie Turner Melton, co-music director of the event, believes, “We are the only opera company in the world that has its own gospel choir.” Melton, who is choir director of East Knoxville’s Mount Olive Baptist Church,

is excitedly gearing up for Saturday. “We’re proud to present our eclectic repertoire featuring outstanding local and visiting guest artists. Our performances are an inspiration to both the performers and our very enthusiastic audience.

We make sure to give them something to cheer about!”

According to Salesky, it was seven years ago that the opera company, in consultation with leaders from the African-American community, was seeking a way to reach out to the community, wanting to bring the music of opera to their neighborhoods while simultaneously celebrating local Knoxville talent. “After considering various ways to accomplish this,” says Salesky, “the committee chose to form the Knoxville Opera Gospel Choir, under the direction of Ms. Jeanie Melton, and

present that group, along with local soloists and guest opera artists, in a predominantly African-American church.

“This year’s concert will include our usual variety of music with a special segment of highlights from our February production of George Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ with distinguished guest artists.”

The concert is free, but you’d better get there early, or you won’t find a seat.

“Knoxville Opera Goes to Church … A Celebration of Talent!” will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Greater Warner A.M.E. Tabernacle, 3800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., in Knoxville.

For more information, visit www.knoxvilleopera.com/ schedule/kochurch or call 865-524-0795.

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Experience the elementary magnet Three elementary magnet schools have scheduled open houses to showcase their programs. All are accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year.

Beaumont Magnet Academy offers a unique learning experience in areas including vocal music, theatre, art studio, dance and museum. Open house is 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at 1211 Beaumont Ave. The magnet facilitator is Casey Robison.

Green STEAM Magnet Academy has designed

a program around science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Open house is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 24, at 801 Town View Drive. Magnet facilitator is Sandra Morris.

Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy has a media and communications theme with a variety of after-school clubs, a computer lab and production studio.

Open house is 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 12, at 3001 Brooks Ave. Magnet facilita- Aden Charlton uses a laptop to run a program that controls his tor is April Lamb.

LEGO creation at Green Magnet. File photos by Ruth White

Sara Barrett is a school beat reporter for Shopper-News.

The W’s meet Padlet

By Sandra Clark

The Shopper-sponsored newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy is taking a break from guest speakers to develop solid skills among the reporters. We probably should have done this first.

During January, we’re drilling the reporters on the basics of newsgathering and the computer skills associated with producing a newspaper.

First we discussed the W’s – who, what, where, when, why. “If you don’t know why you’re writing a story, you can bet the readers won’t know why they’re reading it – or will just stop Beverly Lockhead and Sarah Johnson show student work at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy student Kobe Glass reading,” said I. Sara Barrett described provides information on photosynthesis and energy.

Beaumont Magnet Academy. how she obtained a press pass to attend President Obama’s visit to Pellissippi State. (She contacted the White House directly and so persistently that her name ■ All Halls High 1975 grads who are interested in a 40-year was underlined on the final reunion are encouraged to send contact information to Cathy West High School Hickey-Johnson at hallshighclassof75@gmail.com as soon as list of credentialed media.)

■ The 2015 West High Baseball Banquet will be held 6-9 p.m. possible. Those interested in serving on the planning committee Kids now take notes and Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. should email Tim Witt at hallshigh75@yahoo.com. five pictures each on an Info: 680-6666. iPad. They then scan a QR

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■ Link your Food City ValuCard, Kroger Plus Card and Target Red Card to West Hills Elementary and help raise money for the school.

The school also participates in the General Mills “BoxTops for Education” program and the Campbell’s “Labels for Education” program. Clip out the Box Tops and Labels for Education and drop them off at the school or mail to: West Hills Elementary, 409 Vanosdale Road, Knoxville, TN 37909.

code and upload their stuff on a magic wall called Padlet. Carol Springer grabs it for the next newsletter.

April Lamb will talk next Wednesday. She’s the school’s magnet coordinator and was one of six teachers who recently won TeacherPreneur awards. Hers was for $6,000 for more tech equipment, which she says is already ordered.

Our goal: By year’s end the kids will conduct each session, introducing the guests. Reporters will take notes, shoot pictures, upload content and design their own newsletter. Teachers at SMG can contact sponsor Kaitlin Boling and request a reporter to cover a guest speaker or special program in their class.

And we will have moved from a chaotic after-school experience to a legitimate newspaper team. (Apologies to our initial guests.)

Hey, this is what teachers do all day, every day. We do it for two hours once a week with nobody evaluating us.

And it’s wearing us out.

■ Cancer 101, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. A light lunch will be provided and child care is available. Info/RSVP: 546-4661.

■ Community Health Alliance Marketplace Open Enrollment for Health Coverage, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road.

April Lamb demonstrates how pictures and cutlines are displayed on the Padlet. Photo by Eddys Garcia

Destiny Wood checks her work with Sara Barrett.

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■ Wednesday, Jan. 21: 9-10: a.m., Java and “Good for the Brain Games”; noon-1 p.m., line dancing; 1-2 p.m., intermediate ballroom dancing; 2-3 p.m., beginner ballroom dancing; 3-4 p.m., Journaling 101.

■ Thursday, Jan. 22: 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Movie & Popcorn – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”; 3-4 p.m., Charity Crafting – No-Sew Pillows for the Homeless Shelter.

■ Friday, Jan. 23: 11 a.m.-noon, Healthy U: Treating Your Pain.

■ Monday, Jan. 26: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., White Elephant Bingo; 12:45-2 p.m., Fireside Art for Fun: Watercolors.

■ Tuesday, Jan. 27: 9-10 a.m., Coupon Exchange Club: Coupon 101; 10-11 a.m., Healthy Recipe Exchange Club: Slow Cooker Recipes; 11 a.m.-noon, New Year, New You Part 2; 12:30-2 p.m., Oprah’s Book Club; 3-4 p.m., Senior Tai Chi. ■ Wednesday, Jan. 28: 9-10:30 a.m., Tea Time and “Good for the Brain Games”; 1-2 p.m., New Health New You: Healthy Goals celebration; 3-4 p.m., scrapbooking.

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BEARDEN Shopper news • JANUARY 21, 2015 • A-9

Weather station for Bearden Middle School Bearden Middle School sixth-grade science teacher Kayla Canario has received funding for a weather station that will benefit the entire school and potentially the community.

Sara Barrett Awarded by the Junior League of Knoxville, Canario’s project is one of 36 funded by this year’s Mini-

Grants program. More than $15,000 will be given to teachers in Knox County Schools to help “enhance educational opportunities for area students,” according to a press release from the Junior League.

Canario said weather patterns are tricky to teach students because “there is no background on it,” she said.

“Even our local weather people have trouble predicting it accurately. For a 12-year-old to do it, it is difficult.”

The new weather station will be mounted on top of the school, with a console

based in Canario’s room.

It will include rain gauges, anemometers and a humidity gauge.

About 450 students will be able to gather data from the technolCanario ogy.

The long-term goal is for the school to have its own weather website, similar to WeatherBug.com. For the last three years, students have followed weather pat-

terns with Green Magnet Academy’s weather station.

Bearden Middle’s new setup should last about six-eight years.

Canario said outside funding is extremely helpful for teachers. “We have what we need to do the bare minimum and to flat out teach,” she said. “But if we want to get kids excited about learning, we need to think outside the box and look for additional funding.” She plans to apply for other grants and hopes to get a computer to use with the weather station’s console.

Sergio Cepeda portrays Don Jose to Briana Hunter’s Carmen during a performance with the Knoxville Opera at Hardin Valley Academy. Photo by S. Barrett

‘Carmen’ visits Knox County Schools

Rhonda and Sparky Rucker visit Bearden Middle

The Knoxville Opera entertained thousands of students this month during its fourth school tour.

This season’s featured performance was Bizet’s opera “Carmen.” The school tour is part of Knoxville Opera’s annual Education/ Outreach program. All performances are sung in English and feature Spanish costumes and props.

“This opera has been performed for the past 135 years at least once a day, every day, all over the earth,” said Knoxville Opera executive director and maestro

In honor of February’s designation as Black History Month, folk performers Sparky and Rhonda Rucker stopped by Bearden Middle School last week.

The duo shared with students some lessons in African-American history, music and folklore. Info: www.sparkyandrhonda. com. Photo by S. Barrett

Philanthropy during recess Best friends Nevaeh Davis and Onika Reddish were bored during recess one day at Pond Gap Elementary School and started thinking of ways to help others.

The fifth graders decided to host a fundraiser for the homeless and called it Change for Change. Nevaeh said they originally thought about collecting items such as clothing, but decided it might be too difficult to find the correct sizes for folks.

The girls announced the fundraiser on the intercom and included it in the school newsletter. They collected spare change from classmates and left a donation box in the front office for visitors to help, too.

“We hope the people we give it to will try to do better and make the right choices,” said Onika.

“Plus, we knew it would

helped a homeless man in his neighborhood by giving him some money while on a walk with his dad. Griffin said his grandmother is in her 90s and receives care

Donating a jar of his own change to Onika and Nevaeh’s fundraiser for the homeless is cause for a smile from first grader Griffin Hawkes.

Brian Salesky. “There must be something about it.”

Salesky said the inschool performances are “a wonderful way to transport these young people to another place and time, to educate them in arts and culture, and to inspire their own creativity.”

Students of all ages are invited to the student dress rehearsal of “Carmen” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Tennessee Theatre. This will be a complete and fullystaged production. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with open seating. Info: 524-0795.

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from a local organization, and he wanted to help someone, too.

Onika and Nevaeh raised $45.56 and plan to donate it to a shelter downtown.

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A-10 • JANUARY 21, 2015 • BEARDEN Shopper news

Paul Bettany gives Johnny Depp a lift in “Mortdecai.”

Love makes the world go ’round for some, but not all, in “Strange Magic.”

Depp, fairies and J-Lo hope for

box-office magic

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It’s unlikely that any of with her philandering fianthis week’s new movies will cé even as her younger sister knock “American Sniper” grows more enchanted with out of the top spot at the box the idea of being in love.

Betsy office, but you have to give Strange things are hapPickle them props for imagination. pening in their world, No. 1 in that department thanks to a disgruntled Bog could be “Mortdecai,” starKing who hates the very idea of love, going back to ring Johnny Depp. Based on the character Charlie Mortdecai created by some miscalculations by a bumbling Sugar English author Kyril Bonfiglioli in a trilogy Plum Fairy.

In the style of “Moulin Rouge” – which of novels in the 1970s, the film takes aristocratic art dealer Charlie around the globe boasted the same music director, Marius de Vries – in a race to “Strange find a paintMagic” has ing that the characcontains the ters singing secret to rea variety trieving a of classics lost stash of and modern Nazi gold. tunes. They T h e include hits “Mortdecai” from everybooks have one from become cult Elvis Presfavorites, ley to Lady and there’s Gaga. no denying The voice that Depp Jennifer Lopez has a hard time convincing Ryan Guzman that cast includes has become she’s not interested in “The Boy Next Door.”

Evan Rachel the biggestbox-office cult movie star of the modern Wood, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, era. From Ed Wood to Raoul Duke to Jack Elijah Kelley, Sam Palladio, Maya Rudolph, Sparrow to Tonto, Depp has had his way Alfred Molina and Peter Stormare.

Jennifer Lopez returns to what feels with more offbeat characters than Willy Wonka has chocolates. Sometimes he hits like familiar territory with “The Boy Next his mark; sometimes he misses. Fingers Door.”

Seems like just yesterday Lopez was crossed on this one.

“Mortdecai” has a great supporting fighting off obsessed ex Billy Campbell in cast that includes Paul Bettany, Ewan Mc- “Enough,” but holy moly, that was almost Gregor, Jeff Goldblum, Gwyneth Paltrow 13 years ago. In “The Boy Next Door,” and Olivia Munn. David Koepp, the screen- Lopez plays a teacher (to call her “hot” writer and sometime director (he adapted seems extraneous) who unwisely has a the script and directed Depp in “Secret one-night stand with a much-younger neighbor.

Window”), directed the action comedy.

The hunky young man can’t seem to get George Lucas came up with the story for “Strange Magic,” which features elves, fair- the message that it was just a fling, and Loies, imps and goblins – no Ewoks or Wook- pez has to show some muscle (among other iees. Seven-time Oscar-winning sound things) to get rid of him.

Ryan Guzman of “Pretty Little Liars” designer and sound editor Gary Rydstrom and “Step Up Revolution” plays the boy toy. directed.

An animated fairy tale set in a magical The cast also includes Kristin Chenoweth world, “Strange Magic” tells an original sto- (busy lady) and John Corbett. Rob Cohen ry about a fairy princess who calls it quits (“The Fast and the Furious”) directed.

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BEARDEN Shopper news • JANUARY 21, 2015 • A-11

‘Harvey’ is a timeless work Ah, friendship. How many times in your life has a friend helped you through a rough spot? Negotiating life’s challenges can be a heck of a lot easier when you have that one special pal to talk to.

weekender FRIDAY ■ Miranda Lambert in concert with Justin Moore, 7:30 p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena. Tickets: $34.75 and $54.75.

Info/tickets: 656-4444; Toll free 877-995-9961; www. knoxvilletickets.com; Thompson-Boling Arena box office.

■ Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, performed by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and a part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets start at $15. Info/tickets: 291-3310 or www. knoxvillesymphony.com.

■ Theatre Knoxville presents “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?” by Del Shores, a play about a Texas family reunited to await the passing of their patriarch when they experience a rebirth of the spirit of the family unit. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 23 and 24, and 3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 25. Tickets are $15 Thursday through Saturday, $13 Sunday. Info: www.theaterknoxville.com

Carol Shane

In most cases, though – and I’m just guessing here – it’s usually not a 6-foot-tall invisible white rabbit.

There’s only one of those, and his name is Harvey.

And Harvey’s best friend is a gentle soul named Elwood P. Dowd.

If you’d like to know more about this unusual pair, as well as garner a few laughs for yourself and have a glass of good, locally made wine, check out the Tennessee Stage Company’s production of Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic comedy, “Harvey.”

It’s part of the stage company’s “Timeless Works” series, celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary.

You probably know that Jimmy Stewart played Dowd in the movie of the same name. This production features Tennessee Stage Company’s founding artistic director Tom Parkhill in the role. He’s not new to it – Parkhill says he’s “sort of made a career out of playing Elwood P. Dowd,” having done it “five or six times.”

But, he says, each production brings with it new casts and new ideas. And, he admits, “Every time I do

Tom Parkhill, center, as Elwood P. Dowd, tries to make a point to his sister, Veta, left, played by Eileen Conway, as her daughter, Myrtle Mae, played by Marlee Simmons, hopes for the best in the Tennessee Stage Company’s production of “Harvey.” Photo by Caitlin Corbitt

this show, it makes me want to be more like Elwood.”

And no wonder. The character is an affable, charming eccentric, comfortable with himself and friendly with everyone he encounters. “I always have a wonderful time, wherever I am, whomever I’m with,” he declares.

He’s the epitome of a kind, well-adjusted person.

Except, of course, for that rabbit. Dowd introduces Harvey to everyone he meets, which causes complications for his scheming sister, Veta, who’s trying desperately to find a socially impressive husband for her daughter, Myrtle Mae. When the family tries to have Dowd committed to a sanitarium, hilarious complications ensue, and the outcome is probably not what you’d expect.

The play’s director, Caitlin Corbitt, is a Nashville transplant who has worked with several Knoxville theater companies and who is on the board of Tiger Lily

Theatre, Knoxville’s only women’s theater company.

She’s thrilled with her cast.

“They really throw you for a loop,” she says. “I’ve just tried to stay out of their way!

The play will be presented in the round at the newly refurbished Historic Southern Railway Station. Corbitt raves about the space, saying, “You immediately feel like you’ve walked into a mansion.”

According to its website, the station, designed by architect Frank P. Milburn and built during 1903-1904, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been honored with various preservation awards. The building contains office and event spaces and offers tours Tuesdays through Sundays, including self-guided tours of several historic rail cars.

The station also houses the Blue Slip Winery, “Knoxville’s first winery and Tennessee’s first urban

winery,” according to the website. “Our homegrown and handcrafted wines are made from Tennessee grapes and fruit. All wines are processed, bottled and sold on-site.”

And the wine bar will be open during the run of “Harvey.”

All in all, a wonderful experience awaits you the next two weekends. To quote one of Parkhill’s favorite lines from Elwood P. Dowd, “In this world you can be oh-sosmart, or oh-so-kind. For years I was smart.

“I recommend kind.”

The Tennessee Stage Company’s production of “Harvey” will be presented at 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, Jan. 22, 23 and 24; 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25; 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, Jan. 29, 30 and 31; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1. For tickets and more info, call 865-546-4280 or visit the website at www. tennesseestage.com.

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■ “Huckleberry Finn” presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through Feb. 1; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m.

Sundays. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com or info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

■ Knoxville Ice Bears hockey team will face off against the Columbus Cottonmouths, 7:30 p.m. at Knoxville Coliseum.

Tonight’s game is sponsored by Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. First 750 fans get a rally towel. Ticket info: knoxvilleicebears.com or 656-4444.

SATURDAY ■ Yonder Mountain String Band with Horse Feathers, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25 advance/$30 day of show plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: www. knoxbijou.com.

■ UT Gardens will host a Black and White Conifers drawing class 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the gardens. Attendees will focus on the forms, textures and mass of conifers. Cost is $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers per class. Info or to register: 974-7151 or dstowell@utk.edu.

■ The Knoxville Swing Dance Association will present a brand new small combo swing band, the Acorn Stompers, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, upstairs at the Flynn Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip Avenue Northwest. A beginner dance lesson is available at 7:15 p.m. at no extra cost. No partner or previous dance experience required. Cost is $10.

Info: www.swingknoxville.org.

SUNDAY ■ Tedeschi Trucks Band, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: all Ticketmaster locations, www. tennesseetheatre.com, Tennessee Theatre box office.

■ Lark in the Morn English Country Dance hosts 17th-18th Century social dancing with live music Sundays, 8 p.m., at Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Avenue. This is a performance group, and newcomers are welcome. No partner necessary. The event is free. Info: 546-8442.

Plate it

The Original Louis’ Drive-In Restaurant Maybe the most important thing that comes with the combination platter at Louis’ Original Drive-In Restaurant is the take-home box. The platter promises Louis’ specialties, and it doesn’t fail to deliver.

Well, I guess you could add a slice of pizza, but it would just mean you would need two take-home boxes.

The combination platter is overflowing with spaghetti, a huge meatball and beefstuffed ravioli, all covered – and I do mean covered –

glasses were refilled.

The Original Louis’ Restaurant can point to more Mystery than 50 years of history Diner serving food in North Knoxville. The Mystery Diner even remembers when there were two Louis’ restaurants in the same block, both in Louis’ famous meat sauce claiming to be the “origiand sprinkled with parme- nal.” In its present location at 4661 Old Broadway since san cheese.

You also get a salad, 2000, this Louis’ has stood which arrives before you the test of time, and few arsee the portion size of the gue its “original” claim anyplatter. We asked for a take- more.

The spaghetti sauce, home box before the iced tea

meatballs and ravioli are homemade, as is the blue cheese salad dressing. The whole ensemble was delicious, with a special nod to the ravioli. Go easy on adding extra parmesan for this is not the “sprinkle from the can” type. It’s strong, and they add just enough in the kitchen. The garlic bread didn’t have enough buttery garlic for me, but I’m a vampire chaser when it comes to garlic bread, so pay that no nevermind.

They encourage a taste of

The combination platter at Louis’ keeps hungry patrons from having to make a choice. On the plate are spaghetti, a meatball and beef-filled ravioli, all covered in Louis’ rich meat sauce.

Photo by Mystery Diner

their famous hand-breaded onion rings, but that has to be for another day.

Mystery Diner, who is always looking for good ways NOT to cook, did take a long look at the restaurant’s bulk

pack menu. Reasonable prices, if the portions inside the restaurant are any indication.

Now, where’s that takehome box …

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A-12 • JANUARY 21, 2015 • BEARDEN Shopper news

NEWS FROM PROVISION HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE

One goal:

Helping you achieve yours

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By Sandra Clark

he goal at Provision Health & Performance is not to help people drop a dress size or run a marathon.

The website says it best: “Our team has one goal: Helping you achieve yours.”

In an interview last week, Casey Peer and Britton Leitch talked about their philosophy and approach: “We meet people where they are,” said Peer, a Registered Dietitian. “I ask the question, ‘How does the food you’re eating and the method you’re eating it work against you?’

“I don’t ask clients to

eliminate food groups or even count calories. I tweak their current eating, helping make the foods they eat make sense for their goals.”

Britton Leitch agreed.

In devising an exercise program, he starts with a functional movement screen.

After determining a client’s goals, he focuses fi rst on movement quality.

“Many people have bad backs, bad knees or other problems that restrict their movement. They know they would feel better if they moved more, but the movement itself may be painful.

“We identify imbalances and design a (work-

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Britton Leitch, CSCS, has over a decade of experience in the health and fitness industry.

His areas of expertise include functional movement screening, corrective exercise, functional strength training, exercise program design, sports performance coaching, small group training and wellness coaching.

He is a National Strength and Conditioning Association – Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

Britton is a Knoxville native who earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Maryville College.

While at MC, Britton was a 3-year football letterman and a College Football Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete.

Britton spends his free time traveling throughout the country competing as a topranked Scottish Highland

out) program that creates a strong base. It’s all about the progression. We say, ‘This is where you are. Now what’s your game plan to progress toward your goal?’

“People want everything right now.”

Leitch, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, likens his approach to a kid in kindergarten. “You don’t start out knowing how to read. You learn the letters fi rst, then how to form words and then sentences. You progress to paragraphs. Finally, you’re writing the dissertation.”

Peer said weight loss and improved nutrition work the same way. “Yes, it’s about layering; building on what you’ve learned before. You ask, ‘What works? What didn’t work? How did I get off track?’

Not all calories are created equal, says Peer. She advocates a balanced plate, but says hormonal responses can promote fat (food storage) while others promote using food for energy. Some foods can be inflammatory, and the timing of eating can impact metabolism.

“Everyone is so different,” said Peer. “Another factor is what are you willing to do to reach your goals?”

The time dilemma

Both exercise and nutrition are about timing, balance and moderation, said Leitch.

“We hear people say they don’t have time to exercise.

But you don’t have to spend

hours in the gym. Examine your daily living activities.

There are three variables in getting stronger: the volume, the intensity and the time spent in exercise.

“Your goal can range from running a 5k to playing in the park with your grandkids.”

“And it doesn’t have to be time-consuming to eat healthy,” said Peer.

“Good nutrition and movement are not about getting into size 10 pants. It’s about putting those pants on without assistance.”

Both said clients range from age 14 to 84. “We cover the gamut,” said Leitch.

“Who can we help?” asked Peer. “Anyone who wants to improve their quality of life.

“People think they know what to do … exercise more and eat less … but this doesn’t have to be painful or complicated. There is a science to nutrition and exercise. And reading a book or asking what worked for a friend is not the best approach.

The Provision website sums it up: “Each of our qualified professionals is committed to supporting you and helping you stay focused on your health and performance goals. With personal trainers, registered dietitians and physical therapists on staff, the experts at Provision Health & Performance are here to work with you – while collaborating with each other – to plan programs that ensure the best outcomes possible.”

Blandie O’Bannon works out during a personal training session with certified strength and conditioning specialist Britton Leitch (right) at Provision Health & Performance. Individual sessions and group sessions are available to get you on the right path to physical wellness. Photos by Andrew Tessier

Games athlete. He has won several Highland Game competitions including Grandfather Mountain, Stone Mountain and North Alabama and was selected to compete in the Leger Invitational Games the past two seasons.

He and his wife, Robyn, have been married for six years. They have one daughter, Savannah Grace.

HEALTH & PERFORMANCE Provision Health & Performance is located on the Dowell Springs campus, just off Middlebrook Pike.

To find out more information or to schedule an appointment with Casey or Britton, please call (865)232-1414 or visit provisionhealthandperformance.com

Casey Peer, chief dietitian at Provision Health & Performance, consults with Beth Wolf (right) about a nutrition plan. Provision Health & Performance offers comprehensive plans to suit any individual needs or medical concerns.

With nearly 20 years of experience, Casey is passionate about educating and motivating Provision Health & Performance members as chief dietitian and director of program development.

A Registered Dietitian, Casey creates individualized plans to help her clients reach their weight-management goals. “We don’t do cookie-

cutter,” she says, “and we’re not all-or-nothing.”

She received her Bachelor of Science in nutrition and Master of Science in clinical nutrition from East Tennessee State University.

Prior to joining Provision, Casey owned and operated a nutritional consulting company that worked with long-term care facilities, home health

agencies, hospitals, group homes and fitness centers for more than 15 years.

Her philosophy: balance and moderation are the keys to a healthy life. A workout enthusiast who enjoys hiking and running, Casey is a Bearden native and current resident. She has two children, Drake and Ava.

BEARDEN Shopper news • JANUARY 21, 2015 • A-13

Greenways’ ServPro is ‘rising star’

business

A local disaster-cleanup franchise has won the Tennessee Small Business Development Center’s Rising Star award for 2014.

Sandra Clark

ServPro of Rocky Hill, Sequoyah Hills and South Knoxville is owned by John and Kristina Greenway. Their office is at 2444 Sutherland Ave. “John and Kristina Greenway have expanded their business from 1,900 square feet in 2009 to more than 16,000 square feet and Kristina and John Greenway earn the Rising Star award from Pellissippi State Community Col23 employees today,” said lege. Photo by Shannon Carey Larry Rossini, director of the Knoxville TSBDC, a di- ServPro recognized their Larry was that guy.” for both residential and vision of Pellissippi State franchise for best practices Kristina said, “We were commercial property folCommunity College. at its 2013 national conven- totally overwhelmed with lowing fire, flood or storm Kristina was a home- tion. work for the first eight damage. It handles mold based entrepreneur and “Without Larry Rossini months. We had a tough remediation and general John was district man- and the TSBDC there would time keeping up as we cleaning with the goal of ager for a pharmaceutical have been no ServPro at taught ourselves what making it “look like it never Lynne Overton and Cindy Fisher of Holiday Inn Express and firm that downsized. After Rocky Hill, said John. “I we desperately needed to even happened.”

Suites of Lenoir City test out stability balls while Jennifer Cea bumpy start, they have needed someone to steer me know.”

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Wheeler says history is about stories

By Sandra Clark Retired UT professor Bruce Wheeler says history is about stories, not dates, so he pr o c e e de d to tell some nice ones to the North K nox v ille Rotary Club last week at Dr. Wheeler Litton’s.

The funniest was from Robert Lewis Dabney (whose son Charles was later president of UT), a Civil War chaplain and Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s biographer. Dabney told of Georgia Sen. Robert Toombs who was

confronted by a woman just prior to the war. “Can we beat them Yankees?” she asked.

“We can beat them with cornstalks,” he answered.

After Appomattox, the woman reminded him of his prediction. Toombs replied: “Madam, the SOBs would not fight with cornstalks.”

Wheeler now lives in Wears Valley. This story was told by a fiddle player sitting on his front porch: Seems the man’s parents had been Christian missionaries in Tibet prior to the communist takeover. He was born there but left when the family was given the choice to leave or be killed.

Decades later the man and his wife journeyed back to his birthplace. The church and school had been destroyed. The village was gone. Even the gravestones had been dug up and thrown over a cliff. He was devastated. Was his parents’ work in vain?

They saw people walking toward them, going about their daily life. As they drew closer, Wheeler’s guest recognized their song. It was “Amazing Grace.”

One more for MLK Day: Wheeler’s colleague Dr. Cynthia Fleming took students to Selma and Montgomery. There is a big star on the floor of the Alabama Capitol entry.

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Rotarians get primer on Alzheimer’s

By Anne Hart It’s a word that strikes fear in all of us, and a diagnosis no one wants to hear: Alzheimer’s.

The most common cause of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive and terminal disease that starts in the brain, destroying memory and thinking skills and eventually inhibiting the simplest tasks of daily living.

Janice Whitehead, executive director of Alzheimer’s Tennessee, described the disease, its symptoms and treatment for members of the Rotary Club of Bearden at last week’s meeting.

She said for most people with AD, the symptoms – usually starting with shortterm memory loss – appear after age 60, but that is not always the case. Some diagnoses take place in people still in their 50s. The disease

Worden is new KUB commissioner John Worden is a new KUB commissioner. He succeeds Joel Connell, who completed his term on the board in December.

Worden joins fellow KUB commissioners Bruce Anderson, Kathy Hamilton, Celeste Herbert, Sara Hedstrom Pinnell, Nikitia Thompson and Eston Williams.

The board elected new officers. Thompson, chair; Hamilton, vice chair; and KUB senior VP Mark Walker, secretary to the board.

does not progress quickly.

Changes usually occur “over months and years, not hours and days.”

A n d while treatment can slow the progression of AD and Whitehead help manage its symptoms in some patients, there is no cure for the devastating disease.

Diet is one thing that can be helpful in managing the disease, Whitehead said. “The best brain foods are rich in antioxidants and help repair damaged cells.

Foods that are dark on the outside, such as blueberries, and also dark greens are examples.

“Forty minutes of exercise four times a week is good for both the brain and

networking!

By Shannon Carey Anytime Fitness hosted a well-attended networking event for the Farragut West Knox Chamber on Jan. 15.

Chamber members gathered in the facility’s group fitness room for socializing and a tasty breakfast from Lighthouse Coffee and Tea. Jennifer Celeste of Anytime Fitness said the facility

has been open for about two years. It offers 24-hour access for members, as well as a virtual aerobics class.

“There’s no better time to start than now, today,” Celeste said.

Anytime Fitness is located at 12572 Kingston Pike. Info: 671-1112 or anytimefitness.com.

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the heart, and anything that engages the brain. Lifelong students, always learning new things, do well.”

Whitehead explained that Alzheimer’s Tennessee offers many services to AD patients and their families and caregivers, including adult day care, home safety visits and referrals to a number of support groups.

Because the organization is not affiliated with national or state groups, 86 percent of funds raised locally go to helping AD patients in this area. Ten percent is used for fundraising and the remaining four percent goes to pay staff.

The annual Alzheimer’s Walk fundraiser, now in its 25th year, is scheduled for April 18. Whitehead said both volunteers and sponsors are needed to help with the event. Info: 544-6288 or www.alztennessee.org.

Greene gets AIMIS recognition The American Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS) recently inducted its first general surgeon into “The 300 Club,” which recognizes physicians who demonstrate an approach to surgery that offers patients the best cosmetic results.

Marcella Greene, M.D., a general surgeon with Premier Surgical Associates at Physicians Regional Medical Center and North Knoxville Medical Center, joins the nation’s top 300 minimally invasive women’s health surgery specialists.

Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederacy.

Some 100 years later Gov. George Wallace stood there to declare, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”

The UT students watched a school bus discharge a class of elementary schoolaged children, all black.

The teacher collected their chewing gum and they marched up the steps, walking over that star as they entered their Capitol.

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A-14 • JANUARY 21, 2015 • BEARDEN Shopper news

Janice Mitchell hits the reset button

By Anne Hart

Ben Landers; Alicia Griego and Dorothy Beavers of First Tennessee Bank; Adam McCampbell and Cheryl Hair of the United Way; and Eric Whitener and Teri Jo Fox of Crye-Leike Realtors celebrate the United Way ribbon-cutting. Photos by S. Carey

United Way joins Farragut West Knox Chamber

By Shannon Carey It may seem strange for United Way of Greater Knoxville to have a ribboncutting. After all, the United Way has been around for a long time. But that’s the way the Farragut West Knox Chamber welcomes new members.

The United Way joined the Chamber at the urging of Cheryl Hair, United Way of Greater Knoxville senior vice president and Farragut resident.

“It’s not just the Knoxville Chamber,” she told president Ben Landers.

“There’s a Farragut Chamber, too.”

“We’re sorry it only took us 93 years to find you,” Landers joked to Farragut Chamber members during the Jan. 14 ceremony.

The United Way of Greater Knoxville helps fund local services with a focus on education, income and health – what the United Way vice president

for community engagement calls “the building blocks for a good life.”

Organizations receiving United Way funds in the Knoxville area include Helen Ross McNabb Center, YMCA and YWCA, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Emerald Youth Foundation, ChildHelp Inc., Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and Second Harvest Food Bank.

Info: www.uwgk.org

Pints and flights in Farragut

By Shannon Carey The Casual Pint franchise now has a location in the heart of Farragut.

Pat O’Brien and his wife, Barbara, opened the craft beer market and pub in November. The Farragut West Knox Chamber had a ribbon-cutting there Jan. 16.

O’Brien says the place is a family business. His sonin-law Chris Mulgrew, who hails from Northern Ireland, is the store manager.

Yes, come for the great beer, stay for Chris’s accent!

O’Brien is also a flight surgeon with the Air Na-

tional Guard and an emergency doctor locally. He decided to open the Farragut Casual Pint because he loves craft beer and brews it as a hobby.

The 26-year Farragut resident said he wants to have a local business endeavor ready for when he retires from medicine.

He was full of praise for the town of Farragut’s role in the Casual Pint’s opening.

“Everything with the town has gone wonderfully,” he said. “It’s been a real pleasure. It just went

smooth as silk.”

The Farragut Casual Pint has events going on weekly, including beer appreciation classes from South College, along with food pairings from local restaurants.

Neighboring restaurants Firehouse Subs and the French Market even let Casual Pint patrons order food and serve it at the Casual Pint.

The Casual Pint is located in the Kroger Marketplace shopping center on Brooklawn Street. Info: www.farragut. thecasualpint.com

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Farragut Casual Pint patron Rachel Chento carries a “flight,” or beer sampling to enjoy with friends. Photo by S. Carey

Pushing the reset button on a successful career in mid-life is something not everyone is brave enough to do.

Janice Mitchell is the exception.

A woman of many skills, particularly in the area of music and linguistics, Mitchell has resigned as organist and choir director at an area church to pursue a new challenge.

She’ll still keep her parttime job teaching music to children at the Montessori International School on Northshore Drive, and she’ll continue to teach piano, voice and brass instruments to private students in her studio, but she’s embarking on something different.

She will be coaching the art of public speaking.

From preachers to politicians to radio and TV broadcasters to captains of business and industry conducting important meetings – a better speaking voice can be of enormous benefit.

“A lot of it has to do with breathing properly,” Mitchell says. “For instance, if the back of your tongue is hitting the roof of your mouth at the very back of it, it closes off sound and you sound nasally. It’s an easy thing to fi x, but you have to be aware of how the different parts of your mouth work.”

Mitchell says some ministers have a strong singing voice but want to improve their speaking voice. “Singing is just speaking with a melody. I can show them how to breathe better for public speaking.”

Mitchell is a graduate of Auburn University, where she majored in vocal performance.

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She has worked as a church organist, choir director and hand bell instructor much of her adult life, and as a result has seldom had time for vacation. She empathizes with others in the same Mitchell situation.

Which leads to Mitchell’s next endeavor: substituting for choir directors, church organists and pianists who want to take a bit of time off, whether for a vacation or because of illness.

“This will work just like a substitute teacher in the school system,” Mitchell says. “When I taught school there was always a lesson plan for a substitute to follow when the teacher wasn’t there. It’s a smooth transition. Right now I’m putting together a menu of the services I’ll offer.”

Mitchell says it will be a lot easier for her to substitute in a variety of denominations than it might be for someone else. “Over the years I have worked for many different denominations, so I have their hymnals and am able to easily match the music to the scripture for a service.”

Janice and her husband, Wayne, a retired educator, have three adult children.

She volunteers with the Rotary Club of Bearden, serves on the UT School of Music advisory board and on the board of James White’s Fort. She is chairing Music in the Gardens for the Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show.

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BEARDEN Shopper news • JANUARY 21, 2015 • A-15

Concord students serve Headmaster

Q&A

4thGrade: Students Lucie Dover, Jake Baldwin and Raleigh Jack Walker help with the 4th grade’s sanitization of the school lunchroom.

Headmaster Ruston Pierce

Q:

CCS recently held a school preview, in which families were invited to our campus to learn about Concord Christian School. All of the teachers, coaches and administration were on hand to answer questions and visit with those attending. It was a great night and we heard overwhelmingly how impressed families were with our teachers! What makes a CCS teacher so special?

A:

Most importantly, each of our teachers has a strong testimony and a great love for their students. We are very intentional in our hiring process to find the most qualified person. We are very intentional to keep our class size small.

With only 15 students per class, the CCS teacher is able to maximize their effectiveness in the classroom. We also have hired teachers for the high school with very specific degrees in order to offer even more dual enrollments on site. The final thing that is so impressive about our CCS teachers is they do a great job partnering with our families to provide the best education for each child.

The CCS high school serve crew includes (front) Tabitha Ray; (second row) Nathan Helton, Brenna Flynn, Alysda McHale, Abby Collins, Chloe McClish, Elizabeth Farmer, Emily Newton; (back) Abraham Gale, Taylor Turbyfill, Nicholas Ingle, Tim Monroe, John Haeberli , Dillan Brandenburg and Jennifer Keck.

Helping out at Ronald McDonald House are (front) Briley Kreis, Marin Tuck, Caroline Woods, Sydney Chan, Ava Diggs, Emma Hart; (back) Liam Knudsen, Brenon Bodie, Cade Keeton, Ethan Watson, Elijah Gwilliams and Rylan Fleming.

Imagine a community whose members understand the importance of serving others and lending a helping hand where it is needed. At Concord Christian School you will nd that kind of school community.

In keeping with our vision statement:

Concord high schoolers Nathan Hudson, Jacob Snipp, Hunter Templin and Joshua Malone paint a building at Camp Wafloy Mountain Village.

Students will acquire knowledge and wisdom with a biblical world view as demonstrated through service and leadership in worship, missions, care and growth, we strive to make a positive difference in our local community and beyond.

One of the goals this year was to set aside a day to have faculty, staff, and students serve alongside one another in the community. CCS was rep-

CCS athletics expanding

Athletic director and head varsity basketball coach Rob Murphy goes over plays during a recent game. Pictured are (front) Murphy, Jacob Crox; (back) Noah Collins, Josh Arnold, Manny Jones, Matt Snyder, Aaron Whitehead, Evan Bachman, Taylor Turbyfill and Randy Crox.

Concord Christian School is rapidly expanding in athletics and is positioning itself to further meet the needs and desires of all of its students. Two years ago, the volleyball team’s remarkable run to the state tournament represented the only varsity competition at CCS. As of 2015-16, the

Lions will compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, boys and girls soccer, softball, volleyball and wrestling at the varsity level. These teams will all play of cial TSSAA schedules, and 80 percent of CCS coaches have either played or coached their sports collegiately. It’s a great time to be a Lion!

Middle schoolers Raymond Wysmierski, Mia Ford, Autumn Mitchell, Sarah Kamer and Leigha Gray rake leaves in Village Green. resented at many local nonpro t groups such as Ronald McDonald House, The Baptist Center at Western Heights, and Camp Wa oy Mountain Village. We also had students visiting nursing homes, raking leaves and working with preschoolers.

Leigh Ledet, the elementary principal said, “Serve Day was a great opportunity for the students, staff and faculty at CCS to forge bonds with one another and members of the community. The students were able to practice the biblical truth of serving. The scripture commands us to use whatever gifts we have to serve others (1Peter 4:10) and by building this special day into our school year, we are showing students and their families the value we place on service.”

Serve Day is an annual event at Concord Christian School and we are excited to share this journey with our school family.

Fifth grader Connor Finley summed up Serve Day by saying, “This was an awesome day! God wants us to do this and it’s good to serve others.”

Concord offers dual enrollment

Teacher Betsy Farquhar interacts with her students.

With the ever-increasing cost of colleges and universities, high school students are looking for ways to earn college credit before graduation. Through a partnership with Bryan College, CCS is offering that opportunity on their campus.

“Our high school is young, but we wanted to provide options for our third graduating class,” says Concord high school princi-

pal Amanda Lane.

During this school year, those options were English 109, English 110, and General Psychology. Seniors Brittney and Brooke Murphy are nishing English 110 this semester and will have credit for all three college classes when starting college this fall.

Looking to the fall, CCS will add Dual Enrollment classes in mathematics and Bible. Additionally, a partnership is planned with Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Harriman, adding college classes in nursing and information technology within the next two years.

Headmaster Ruston Pierce says, “We are committed to providing college credit opportunities to our students on our campus with quali ed teachers who will integrate biblical truth.”

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Ignored hypertension ‘a shot across bow’ for young outdoorsman Outdoorsman.

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Except for that troublesome left knee he’d had since his linebacker days under coach Johnny Majors, Jim Lambert was the proverbial picture of health. Or so he thought.

But on the morning of Nov. 6, the 42-year-old Oliver Springs man learned otherwise. That was when Lambert, his speech slurred and numb in his left hand and leg, was airlifted from Roane Medical Center in Harriman to the Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“I didn’t believe it was stroke,” Lambert says today. “I thought, ‘No way! No way! I am always on the go.’ I didn’t think that’s what it was.

I thought it was something else.”

But Dr. James Hora, the neurohospitalist who examined him, says Lambert, a former police officer who now operates his own landscape business when he’s not out deer hunting, was only fooling himself. In fact, an MRI revealed that James Hora, Lambert had preMD viously suffered four small strokes.

“I think there was an element of denial there,” said Dr. Hora, adding that Lambert had been warned by others about his hypertension before one of his five arthroscopic knee surgeries. “His blood pressure was through the roof – 248 over 180.”

The day had begun like any other with Lambert cooking breakfast, but not without some difficulty. “I bumped into the refrigerator, then

Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST! The early symptoms of stroke are often overlooked or ignored. If you suspect that you or a loved one is having a stroke, think FAST: F – FACE: Look at your face. Is one side sagging?

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Is one arm lower than the other or harder to hold in place?

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And be sure your hospital is a stroke-ready, Comprehensive Stroke Center, like Fort Sanders Regional.

Jim Lambert, pictured with his fiancée, Bambi Akers, survived a stroke thanks to the treatment he received at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Now nearly three months later, he’ll walk down the aisle at his wedding to Akers. into the counter and then I hit the door frame as I was going down the step into the bedroom,” said Lambert.

“It had rained a little that morning, and we really didn’t think it was anything more than arthritis,” said Lambert’s fiancée, Bambi Akers.

After she left for work at a local day care at 9 a.m., Lambert fed his dog and “got in the car and also drove off for work, not knowing anything.”

Enroute to the garage where his mowers are stored, he stopped at a gas station for a coffee, even asking the clerk, “ ‘Could you carry this out for me? My knee’s bothering me this morning and I’m afraid I’m going to drop it.’ He said, ‘Sure no problem.’ He walked with me out to my car, we talked just a minute and I left.”

By the time he arrived, however, Lambert knew something wasn’t right and called his fiancée.

“From the time I went to work until the time that he called was less than 30 minutes,” said Akers. “So, it progressively got worse really fast. When I got to him in the car, he was slumped over in the seat and could hardly talk.”

She rushed him to Roane Medical Center three miles away. After a thorough evaluation, staff at Roane determined that Lambert needed to be transferred to the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional for treatment. With Roane and Regional both in the Covenant Health network, their staffs work seamlessly together to assure patients receive prompt, excellent care for conditions such as stroke.

“A stroke program such as ours is a truly multi-disciplinary program,” said Dr. Hora. “We’ve got neurologists, internal medicine specialists, extensive therapy support, dietary expertise, rehab medi-

cine expertise. So there are a lot of people involved in each stroke case.

It is a coordinated effort, and everybody at a center like ours knows immediately what their role is.”

It’s that team approach that has earned Fort Sanders’ Stroke Center recognition by the Joint Commission, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as an industry leader in complex stroke care.

The team certainly gets plenty of practice. On a recent afternoon, Dr. Hora reviewed the hospital’s census. “Five North has 34 patients up there, and I bet you a third of those are stroke,” he said.

“Then, this morning, we had eight beds in our Neuro Intensive Care Unit, and I am involved with seven of those patients. Of those seven, six were strokes. It’s there! That’s why they call the Southeast the Stroke Belt.”

Lambert’s NIH Stroke Scale (a numerical measure of the neurologic examination) was down to a 3 by the time his dangerously high blood pressure was brought under control – a combination of factors that caused Dr. Hora to decide that using the well-known clot-busting drug tPA was “not a good idea” because of a bleeding risk.

“Twenty years ago when I first got into this business, we would give people an aspirin, send ’em home and say, ‘Good luck!’ ” said Dr. Hora. “Now, we’ve learned enough about preventing another stroke that people are literally going home with a cocktail – aspirin, blood pressure, cholesterol. We’re sending them out after having seen one of our nutritionists for diet and exercise, diabetes control.

We get them seeing our therapists for therapy and exercise.”

After two weeks, Lambert went

home. With the help of his fiancée and a physical therapist closer to home, he is convinced that he’ll make a complete recovery.

“I didn’t have 100 percent use of my leg to start with, but I don’t see why I won’t fully recover,” said Lambert. “I’m shooting for 110 percent – if I can only get 100, I’ll settle for that.”

Thanks to the “great care” they received at Fort Sanders, Akers believes her soon-to-be-husband will be ready to walk down the wedding aisle as planned Jan. 24 and honeymoon in Florida.

“He was treated with so much dignity,” Akers said. “They knew that his being an athlete, a hunter, a policeman, that he needed that extra encouragement to get up and go. If he did get hateful or snippy, the nurse was OK with it. She said, ‘I’ve got thick skin, you can tell me this but you’re still going to get up, you’re still going to walk across the room … the care was great, even for me because I stayed in there the whole time too. If I needed anything, they would do whatever to help. All the nurses and doctors were great.”

What’s more, she says Lambert has become an evangelist of sorts, warning everyone he sees to get checked. “He’s telling everybody, all his buddies, ‘Go to the hospital. Go to the doctor. Check your blood pressure.’ He’s lecturing everyone. He’s stubborn, but he’s saying, ‘Don’t be like me – get checked!’ ” “I think he saw the light after seeing all of us,” said Dr. Hora. “In the end, the important thing with Mr. Lambert is that he is a young guy and this was a shot across the bow basically telling him that if he wanted to become an old guy, he needed to make some serious changes in his approach to his health.”

The first Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in East Tennessee When it comes to treating strokes, no other hospital in the Knoxville area offers a more advanced level of care than Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Fort Sanders was the first in the area to earn an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care programs in the United States.

This “gold-seal” advanced certification means that Fort Sanders is recognized as having the most advanced and effective treatments available for stroke today. Certification through The Joint Commission involves extensive training for the staff, documentation of effectiveness and inspection of the hospital by The Joint Commission.

Part of certification is having a team of “neurohospitalists” on staff. These physicians treat only

stroke and neurological cases in the hospital, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Instead of waiting for a doctor to have time from his or her private practice, Fort Sanders has neurologists on hand.

“It makes access to specialArthur Moore, ized neurologists MD easier,” said Dr. James Hora, one of the neurohospitalists at Fort Sanders. “We have 24/7 coverage, and this provides rapid access to a neurologist for acute neurologic problems.”

Dr. Arthur Moore was hired in July 2014 as medical director for the center. “With our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification, we offer the highest level of care for all patients. Whether they’re able to have surgery or not,

we’re there to give their bodies the best chance to heal and recover,” he explained.

Some stroke patients can be treated with minimally invasive surgical options. Using brain angioplasty, stents and aneurysm surgery, Fort Sanders surgeons can remove tiny clots, stop brain bleeds and insert tiny stents to hold open delicate arteries.

“Using a catheter, we thread a tiny wire into the artery in the groin and up to the brain,” explained Keith Woodward, M.D., a neuro-interventional radiologist at Fort Sanders. “Then we can use a special device to pull the clot out, or sometimes we can inject it with medicine and dissolve it while we’re in there.”

Most stroke patients need follow-up care after the initial event, and patients at Fort Sanders have access to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, an award win-

ning rehabilitation center. About one-third of the Patricia Rehabilitation Neal Center’s patients are stroke patients, according to the center’s medical director, Mary E. Dillon, M.D. “Our specialists begin determining as soon as possible what level of care the patient will need,” said Dr. Dillon. “Patients have access to rehab services from time they arrive in the emergency department, throughout their care here, and through all the postacute levels of care.”

Having everything – speedy emergency care, advanced surgical techniques and the best in rehabilitation – makes Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the smart choice for stroke care.

“We’re equipped to handle all stroke cases, from the most complex to the least,” said Dr. Dillon.

“Our patients don’t have to go anywhere else to find help.”

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Two lives worth remembering One comment that I get quite often from people who grew up hundreds of miles from Concord-Farragut is: “Your column reminds me of my hometown.” Their hometown might have been in Michigan, Wisconsin or Kansas, but in rural America during the 1950s, there was a commonality that transcended geographic location.

And I am sure all small hamlets had people who contributed admirably to the community, and did so without expecting any special recognition for their efforts. When I reflect on Old Concord, two names come to mind that fit that description.

Buie Alley and Thurston Raper grew up in Old Concord and, to the best of my knowledge, never ventured more than a few miles from

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there. But the community would not have been the same without them.

Buie and Mae Alley’s lives centered on their son, Kelton, and Thurston’s pride was his daughter, Helen. Kelton passed away recently, and I am not sure what happened to Helen.

Both men worked hard, but back then there were no safety nets to catch those who fell through the cracks; there were no food stamps, welfare or educational assistance programs such as are available today. And I am

sure neither of the two men ever worked at a job that withheld Social Security.

Both men dug graves.

Using picks and shovels, Alley and Raper worked even when the ground was frozen and during drought periods, when the ground was so hard that sparks flew when the pick struck a rock.

Often they worked at night with a kerosene lantern to accommodate a family that had experienced an unexpected death.

I can remember walking past the cemetery at night, seeing their light and approaching cautiously to satisfy my curiosity. And Mae Alley took in ironing to help with household expenses, often working well into the early-morning hours.

Buie Alley arose early on Sunday mornings to fire up

the furnaces for all three churches and would keep checking on them until the congregations arrived. I am sure that he was paid, but it could not have been very much. He also assisted the local plumber, digging pipeline ditches or crawling under houses. And while the work was not regular, it helped put food on the table.

Raper earned money by hanging the outgoing-mail bag on a spring-loaded crane that the mail train’s personnel then snagged with a hook. He also picked up the incoming-mail bag as it was kicked from the train in front of the post office.

And on rare occasions when the bag worked its way back under the train and was torn open, Raper led the effort to recover every piece of mail.

He also walked the railroad

track, picking up pieces of coal that had fallen from coal cars, and he put out a vegetable garden every year.

Many businesses hired both men to do odd jobs like sweeping floors or carrying out garbage. My father, a Southern Railway telegrapher, paid Raper $2 every day to sweep up around the depot. Raper also helped unload heavy items from trains into the depot warehouse and then loaded the items onto customers’ trucks.

Neither man ever owned a car, a home or a checkbook. And I doubt that they ever saw a movie or attended a sports event. Their lives were always centered on their immediate struggle for survival. Indeed, planning for retirement would not have been one of their concerns. Rather, it was a dayto-day existence, and after a lifetime of hard, backbreaking work, I doubt that either of them had more than $5

in their pocket when they passed away. But they had something that was far more important: They had pride and a work ethic that would not have allowed them to ask someone for money or food without having earned it first.

These men lived at a time when all work was considered honorable if it did not hurt someone and contributed to the community. And certainly Alley and Raper contributed to their community. I doubt there was a single family in Old Concord who did not use their services at some point – ploughing a garden, cleaning up a vacant lot or assisting in moving something. It was like having a handyman on call. But unlike with the handymen of today, many of whom guarantee their work, no guarantee was necessary with Buie or Thurston. You knew you would be satisfied because they took pride in what they did.

Young-Williams salutes outgoing board members

Young-Williams Animal Center outgoing board members are Roy Kruse, Kristen Williams and Mike Brown. Photos submitted

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Young-Williams Animal Center has recognized the service of several board members who completed their terms at the end of 2014.

Three outgoing board members and years of service to the not-for-profit animal shelter are: Mike Brown, 2009-2014; Roy Kruse, 2008-2014; and Kristin Williams, 20062014. Williams also served as board chair in 2013.

2014 board of directors chair Kim Wood McClamroch was recognized for her leadership and service as well. McClamroch will remain on the board of directors serving as outgoing board chair in 2015.

Young-Williams Animal Center CEO Jeff Ashin presented each with a recognition plaque and thanked them for their commitment to advancing animal welfare in Knox County.

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With cold temperatures in East Tennessee, YoungWilliams Animal Center is reminding pet owners to take extra precautions to make sure their four-footed family members are safe and warm. Here are some cold-weather pet-care tips to remember: ■ When temperatures are below freezing, the best strategy is to keep all pets indoors. If you absolutely must leave them outdoors for a limited amount of time, provide a shelter for them to retreat to. It should be dry, draft-free and well-insulated to protect them from the cold and wind.

■ Refresh and clean pet shelter’s bedding. Straw works well to trap heat but needs to replaced periodically. Make sure your companion animal has a warm place to sleep, off the floor and away from all drafts.

A cozy dog or cat bed with a warm blanket or pillow is perfect.

■ Check water bowls frequently to make sure they have plenty of water and the water is not frozen.

■ Keep your pets dry.

When coming in from a walk or play session in cold or rain, take extra care to wipe their legs, paws and stomach.

■ Recognize that some pets may need extra protection. This includes senior pets, puppies and dogs with shorter coats. Take them for shorter walks outdoors. You may also consider adding extra insulation, such as a dog sweater or footies.

■ Check for cats under

the hood of cars. Outdoor cats seeking warmth sometimes curl up under the hood of a recently parked car. They can be seriously injured or killed if the car is started. To prevent this, bang on the car hood and give the cat time to escape before starting your car.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. To ensure that your pets are as

healthy as possible heading into the winter months, make sure their vaccines and physical exams are up to date. Dogs and cats should be examined by a veterinarian at least once a year.

Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal poison for dogs and cats. Be sure to thoroughly clean up any spills from your vehicle, as even small amounts can be deadly.

Elfin Magic is a handsome year-old hound mix, Lenore is a gorgeous 2-year-old female domestic short hair mix and Bouncer is a 4-month-old male American rabbit. All three animals have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped and are ready to be adopted from Young-Williams.

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Free Pets 145 865-691-8530 DRIVERSSOLOS, O/OP'S & CO: Household Furn. 204 ADOPT! Round trip Dedicated Lanes and Looking for an addiGet Home Weekly! tion to the family?

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Top Dollars, Great Visit Young-Williams couch & loveseat, Benefits, Newer Animal Center, the cost $1200, asking Equipment!

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Farmer’s Market 150 TO-30 Ferguson farm tractor, new paint, good tires, runs great, $2600. 865-475-1182

BLOODHOUND PUPPIES, AKC, red, $500 each. Call 865-680-2155

Powell / Claxton 3 BR, 2 BA, priv., conv., safe area, no smoke / pets. $700/mo. 865-748-3644.

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HALLS - 2 BR, 1.5BA, no pets. $600/mo. $500 dep. Doyle 254-9552

MONDAY, JAN. 26

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.

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“Something, Anything” with a talk by the director and producer, 2 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) Reading Series: Luci Brown and Donora HillardHare, 3 p.m., The Birdhouse, 800 N 4th Ave. Info: www. facebook.com/events/763973657022665/.

Young Pianist Series Concert featuring pianist Ching-Yun Hu, 2:30 p.m., Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus. Tickets: adults, $25 at the door or online at www.youngpianistseries.com; students free. Info: 408-8083 or www.youngpianistseries.com.

FRIDAY, JAN. 23

49 Apts - Unfurnished 71 Manf’d Homes - Sale 85 Dogs

ADOPTION: LOVING, 2 Cemetery lots in professional couple beautiful Sherwood eager to add to our Mem. Gardens sidegrowing family. Our by-side in Garden of warm, nurturing home is Last Supper. Below waiting to welcome market value at your baby. Expenses $2000 ea. Transfer paid. Anne & Colin. fee $195. 865-988-7680 1-877-246-6780 (toll-free)

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(Episode 1) and panel discussion, 6 p.m., Scruffy City Hall in Market Square. Three-part series. Info: www. easttennesseepbs.org/news-and-events/communitycinema/.

PUPS NKC, $1200 & up.

Visa & M/C. 423-775-6044 ***Web ID# 510528*** GOLDEN DOODLE Puppies, F1 B,exc. breeding.

Parents on prem. Vet ck.

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Dep. being taken. Many colors avail. 423-733-9252

METAL BLDG, 120x50, 9'H sides to 14' center, compl. w/all parts to assemble.

ROLL UP DOORS (2) 12'W x 8'H; (2) 14'W x 12'H; (1) 16'W x 12'H 865-803-3633

ORECK UPRIGHT VACUUM with attachments & bags. $100. 865-687-9679.

Free Motion Quilting Class, 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/ profile/monicaschmidt.

Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting classes, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 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.

West Knox Book Club: “The Invention of Wings,” 10:15 a.m. Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road.

Info: 588-8813.

THURSDAY, JAN. 29 “An Evening with Coaching Legend John 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.

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Antiques Classics 260

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V. Approval of Minutes A. January 8, 2015 VI. Ordinances A. Public Notice and Second Reading 1. Ordinance 14-21, An Ordinance to amend the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, pursuant to authority granted by Section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated, by Amending Chapter 3. Specific District Regulations, Section XII. General Commercial District (C-1), by adding new requirements related to the mixed use town center district as outlined in the Farragut Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

2. Ordinance 14-22, an Ordinance to adopt the area and text identified as Mixed Use Town Center, as shown on the Future Land Use Map in the Farragut Comprehensive Land Use Plan 3. Ordinance 14-23, an Ordinance to amend the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, pursuant to authority granted

by Section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated, by amending Chapter 3. Specific District Regulations, Section XXVII. N. 6. Town Center District (TCD), Area Regulations, Land Area., to change minimum land area for development 4. Ordinance 14-24, on first reading, to amend the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3, Section XXIII. Telecommunication Tower Overlay Zone (T)., C. 1., to limit the overlay in the Mixed Use Town Center area outlined in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan 5. Ordinance 14-25, on first reading, to amend the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3., Section XXVI., Planned Commercial Development District (PCD), as it relates to the Mixed Use Town Center area outlined in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan VII. Business Items A. Approval of Request for Supplement from Fulghum MacIndoe & Associates for Additional Engineering Services – McFee/Wentworth Greenway Connector VIII. Town Administrator’s Report IX. Town Attorney’s Report It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-9667057 in advance of the meeting.

LEGAL NOTICE The Board of MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF FARRAGUT, at its meeting on THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 adopted the following ordinances on second and final reading: 1. Ordinance14-19, Ordinance to Amend the Town of Farragut Municipal Code Title 16 Streets and Sidewalks by adding Chapter 6 Everett Road Corridor Improvement Fee

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Prayers, answered Brothers find hope in Peninsula Recovery Education Center During an appointment at Peninsula Outpatient Center in Lenoir City 10 years ago, Mike Frerichs was asked to identify his biggest issue. Then 43, the Coker Creek native replied simply, “Loneliness.”

For Mike, this loneliness stemmed from an isolating combination of schizophrenia, depression and substance abuse. Former friends had taken advantage of his illnesses. He lived with his parents in a rural community. After years of smoking five packs a day, Mike was living with only one lung and had dropped to 130 pounds.

“If you’ve ever seen a picture of serial killer Charles Manson, that’s what he looked like,” Jerry Frerichs, Mike’s older brother, said. “We had a monster.”

Because of his condition, Mike was unable to make eye contact or communicate with others. When their parents died, Jerry stepped in to help his struggling brother go to appointments, improve his physical health and stay in their parents’ home, as he wished.

Despite Jerry and his wife’s efforts – including a 60-mile roundtrip to see Mike each day – the younger Frerichs was not improving mentally and emotionally. He was withdrawn, which Peninsula Case Manager Keith McCollum attributed to the drug and alcohol culture of the 1970s. While many men and women emerged unharmed from the decade, people who are predisposed to addiction and mental illness, like Mike, were permanently affected. According to McCollum, many of those affected are now living with aging parents or other family members, unable to function in society and unable to properly care for themselves.

“If Mike had gone on much

After years of living with mental illness, Mike Frerichs has found peace, at last

longer before Jerry stepped in, I would expect him to be in jail or an adult group home in a few years,” McCollum explained.

Ridding Mike of his tendency to isolate himself was the necessary first step to recovery. He was referred to the Recovery Education

Center (REC) at Peninsula Lighthouse in Knoxville, where he could interact with peers and learn from others with similar struggles with mental illness and addiction. The REC also offers patients lessons in basic skills tailored to the needs of each individual.

Where Mike would find daily interaction and education, Jerry found solace. As part of the REC program, transportation is provided. Jerry did not have to make the 160-mile round trip to Knoxville each day. Instead, he checked on his brother each morning to

make sure Mike was dressed and ready to leave the house. In this new routine, Mike developed independence and formed friendships.

“I wanted to be around people and different surroundings,” Mike said. His communication is still limited, but he is excited to share his experience at the REC. “It was good. Everyone is friendly and we talk all the time. We’ll do multiplication, write and get on the computer.”

Beyond basic skills, the REC works with patients to develop self-esteem and connect with others. Before his treatment, Mike said, he’d “just stare at the walls, laying around restless all the time.

It’s changed a whole lot – I get to socialize, make friends and talk and laugh.”

The effects of the REC have extended to other parts of Mike’s life. He has cut down on smoking and has adopted four dogs to take care of on his own. As a former caregiver and protective brother, Jerry is proud of Mike’s progress.

“Society had beaten him down so badly,” he said. “I’ve been in every session Mike’s had since 2002, and every doctor he’s seen said eventually it would be like walking into a closet, shutting the door and never opening it. They said if nothing changed, he’d be dead in five years.”

Ten years after their journey began, Mike and Jerry have found a routine and resource that works for their family. “Thanks to the REC and Peninsula, there’s hope where there wasn’t before,” Jerry said. “It’s the answer to our prayers.”

To learn more about Peninsula and the REC, call 865-970-9800 or visit PeninsulaBehavioralHealth. org.

Peninsula recovery services For many people like Mike, mental health treatments such as medication and therapy are essential parts of the recovery process. Peninsula offers additional services to adults receiving mental health treatment to equip them to live more satisfying and productive lives.

The Recovery Education Center (REC) at the Peninsula Lighthouse campus in Knoxville serves adult TennCare enrollees with mental health diagnoses from around the region by helping them move beyond troubling symptoms through psychiatric rehabilitation. The REC offers interactive classes that provide essential knowledge and skills for pursuing educational, work or volunteer opportunities and healthy lifestyles. The REC program, based on the internationally recognized best practice model Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP), helps students develop and implement self-directed plans for reaching their long term goals, especially in maintaining mental health recovery and sobriety, if the

issue is co-occurring. An on-site job specialist assists REC students in locating, attaining and retaining meaningful work in the community and acts as a liaison with Vocational Rehabilitation Services.

Peninsula’s Peer Support Academy (PPSA) is a non-clinical recovery and social support program serving Knox, Sevier and Blount county adults with mental illness. PPSA members attend recovery and holistic health education classes; support groups; fitness, leisure and community service activities; and recreational outings each month. Members have the opportunity to be mentored and develop leadership skills. Choice, empowerment and personal responsibility are highly valued and promoted by specially trained Academy staff members who have also experienced recovery from mental illness. Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment and Education (COPES), a PPSA outreach program, offers community awareness and recovery education in local venues. PPSA partici-

pants are not required to be current or past transportation are free of charge.

Peninsula clients. Because the Academy is For more information about Peninsula funded by a grant from the state of Tennes- Recovery Services, call 865-970-9800 or see Department of Mental Health and Sub- visit www.PeninsulaBehavioralHealth.org. stance Abuse Services, all activities and

From something broken, something beautiful.

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Like the view through a kaleidoscope, Peninsula Recovery Education Center classes help people see themselves in their best light and appreciate the value that they and others have to offer. For more information about Peninsula’s Recovery Education Center, call 865-970-9800.