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The new Jim Crow Law professor and author Michelle Alexander says a result of the War on Drugs is that it’s legal to discriminate against felons in the same way it used to be legal to discriminate based on race.

“It is the moral equivalent of Jim Crow,” she said, speaking at UT.

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Catching Vandy So it’s come to this.

Vanderbilt football, which has never won an SEC championship, not in eight decades, is leading the Vols in football recruiting. Marvin West ponders this and other “borderline inconceivables.”

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January 28, 2013

World class BBQ cookoff announced for West Knox site

By Anne Hart An event that has been in the planning for months by a group of local Rotarians could bring national recognition to Knoxville for years to come.

The Rotary Club of West Knoxville and the Episcopal School of Knoxville have set May 3 and 4 as the date for the “Rocky Top hummin’ & strummin’ BBQ Cookoff” which is expected to draw hundreds, if not thousands, of locals and visitors to the picturesque 100-acre ESK campus in West Knoxville.

Oliver Smith IV, who is chairing the event with the help of a large volunteer committee, has gotten the event sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, the official sanctioning body of barbecue competitions internationally and an imprimatur recognized worldwide.

KCBS is a nonprofit organiza-

tion dedicated to promoting and enjoying barbecue. With more than 15,000 members, it is the world’s largest organization of barbecue and grilling enthusiasts.

Smith says 50 teams will come to Knoxville from all across the country to compete for $10,000 in prize money.

There will be four major categories that will be judged by 54 people.

The winner here will compete against some of the finest barbecue chefs from across the globe in the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue, held annually in October in Lynchburg, Tenn., and considered the Super Bowl of barbecue competitions.

In addition to the barbecue contest, there will be prizes in other categories, including best dessert and best side dishes.

Unlike most other barbecue events, where only the certified judges get to taste the product, Smith said the “Rocky Top hummin’ & strummin’ BBQ Cookoff” will have a “People’s Choice” category in which the winner will be determined by the general public.

There will also be a number of food vendors on site, including Dead End Barbecue. George Ewart, one of the owners of the Sutherland Avenue restaurant, is on the event committee along with other community lead-

ers. The popular Big Fatty’s in Bearden will also be a vendor, along with others still to be selected.

Four bands will play – one for opening activities on Friday evening, and the others throughout the day on Saturday. One of the bands was a finalist on the American Idol TV program.

There will be sales of commemorative items, including T-shirts with the event logo, which was created by designer Julie Hutchens of PureLine Media.

Friday hours will be 6-10 p.m.

Saturday’s will be noon to 5 p.m.

Tickets for the cookoff are $15 for both days and $10 per day if purchased separately. All profits will go to the Interact Club at ESK and to other projects of West Knox Rotary.

Gov. Bill Haslam has proclaimed the barbecue a Tennessee State Championship Event.

Frost finds a home as council’s counsel Rob Frost served two terms on Knoxville City Council and then was hired to represent the group as its attorney.

Betty Bean talked with Frost about the differences in his old job and new.

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Square Room Kenny Woodhull of New City Resources is now in charge of programming at the Square Room at 4 Market Square, and its 2013 calendar is filling up.

Wendy Smith tracked down the details.

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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

West Hills homeowners talk with Tennova How do property owners in the neighborhood of the 100+ acres on Middlebrook Pike where Tennova has optioned land for a new hospital feel about the potential development?

And how do neighbors of the former St. Mary’s Hospital feel about its possible closure?

Wendy Smith talks with West Hills folks, while Betty Bean talks with her neighbors in the Old North Knox and Oakwood Lincoln Park areas.

Both stories are on Page 4.

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Muenster, Victoria to headline Dogwood House & Garden Show Dogwood Arts will host 200 exhibits in this year’s House & Garden Show set for Friday (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and Saturday, (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Feb. 15-16, at the Knoxville Convention Center.

The show features artists, landscapers, floral designers and more.

The “how-to” stage will present 11 shows throughout the weekend.

Also featured: ■ The Green Pavilion brings vendors who emphasize energy efficiency and conservation.

■ A cooking school, sponsored

by Avanti Savoia, will provide 13 cooking demonstrations focused on homemade Italian cuisine.

■ The third annual fundraising raffle will give visitors 18 years

and older the opportunity to win one of five prize packages.

■ Artists: furniture makers, custom tile makers, faux painters, fine art painters and more.

■ Celebrity speakers will appear on the entertainment stage.

Matt Muenster, host of DIY Network’s Bath Crashers, will present “Bathroom Design for 2013 & Beyond!”

Leigh Anne Lomax from Cheekwood Botanical Garden in Nashville will present Muenster “Cheekwood’s Dynamic Dogwoods: Building an Ex-

emplary Collection.”

Alison Victoria, host of DIY Network’s Kitchen Crashers will present “Alison’s Five Best Kitchen Tips.”

Pa r t ic ip at i n g artists include: Alex Smith, Art by Nick, Cadman & Cummins Studios, Victoria Charles Pinckney Designs, Jill Stone Studio, Michelle Monet Creations, The Clay Horse and Tufa Garden Art. Participating landscape designers include: Ecoscapes, Forever Green, Landscape Outfitters, Mark W. Fuhrman Complete

Landscape Services, Petey’s Landscaping, Pleasant Hill Nursery, Proscapes, Reno Land Design, Stuart Row Landscapes, The Lawn Butler, and Willow Ridge Garden Center & Landscaping.

Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (over 65), and $5 for youth (6-12 years old).

Children under 5 are admitted free.

Tickets purchased at any local ORNL Federal Credit Union will receive $1 off the ticket price through Feb. 14. All proceeds benefit Dogwood Arts.

For more information on the House & Garden Show, visit www. dogwoodhouseandgarden.com or call 637-4561.

Mr. McClardy goes to Washington

By Wendy Smith UT sophomore Derek McClardy rode a bus to Washington, D.C., to see President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. He had quality time with his family and rubbed shoulders with a few celebrities, but he was most impacted by the speeches. The discussion of issues made him realize that he has a role to play in the political process.

“It affects me now,” he says.

The trip came about because Derek’s mother, Arvetta McClardy, wanted her family to experience the inauguration. She requested tickets from Tennessee’s U.S. Rep. Diane Black, and booked the family on a chartered bus trip.

Arvetta and Mike McClardy, who live in Murfreesboro, boarded in Nashville. The bus picked up Derek and his brother Shawn, also a UT student, in Knoxville at 1:30 a.m. on the Saturday before the inauguration. They arrived in D.C. that evening.

On Monday, the family arose at 3 a.m. to travel from their Maryland hotel to D.C. They stood in line from 5-7 a.m. to get into the inauguration area, and spent most of the next hour passing through security.

The family was rewarded with 12th-row seats in the red section, which was behind elected officials and ticketed guests.

Ticketed guests, many of whom were celebrities, passed through the red section on their way to their

Arvetta McClardy and her son, UT student Derek McClardy, pose in front of the U.S. Capitol. The McClardy family travelled to Washington, D.C., for President Obama’s second inauguration. Photo submitted seats. John Mayer, Katie Perry and Cicely Tyson were among them. Derek’s closest encounter with a star came when he allowed Paula Abdul to sit in his

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seat during the benediction and temporarily shielded her from picture-snapping fans.

He was immediately engaged by Obama’s address.

The president comforted the souls of all in attendance, Derek says.

“In that moment, I felt like everything was going to be okay.”

He was particularly touched by Obama’s remarks about equality. The president said the country’s journey won’t be complete until all children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia, know they are cared for, which made an impression on Derek, since his parents grew up on the streets of Detroit.

He says that he’s in the process of developing his own political ideas. Before the trip, he considered himself a Republican, but now he’s in favor of certain Democratic views, he says.

He returned to Knoxville Tuesday morning – an hour and a half before his first class. He doesn’t regret the lost sleep.

“I’ll be able to treasure this forever and tell my kids about it.”

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Would MLK be proud?

On the surface, a black president being inaugurated for a second term on a national holiday honoring another black man would indicate that the U.S. has made great strides against discrimination. But our prison population says otherwise, says civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander.

Wendy Smith

you’ve got to check that box, knowing that your application’s going straight into the trash.”

The result is that it’s legal to discriminate against felons in the same way it used to be legal to discriminate based on race.

“It is the moral equivalent of Jim Crow,” she said.

Alexander is an associate professor of law at Ohio State University. Her lecture was sponsored by UT’s Africana Studies program.

TCDE artistic director recognized

“Our system of mass incarceration would have Martin Luther King turning over in his grave. It is tantamount to a new caste system.”

Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” spoke at UT last week.

The U.S. prison population, which now stands at 2 million, has quintupled in the past 30 years.

That’s the highest rate in the world, in spite of the fact that crime rates are at a historic low. She blames the War on Drugs. In 2005, four out of five arrests were for simple possession, and poor blacks are more likely to be searched for drugs, even though blacks don’t use or sell at higher rates than whites, she said.

Those with a felony on their record are swept into a “parallel social universe” where they can’t get a job, vote or even get food stamps, she said.

“For the rest of your life,

Irena Linn, artistic director of the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble (TCDE) and director of Dancers Studio at 4216 Sutherland Avenue, recently received the Margaret Martin Award from the Tennessee Association of Dance.

The award is given in recognition of exceptional contributions to the field of dance.

Linn was nominated for her relentless dedication to dance and the number of people who have been exposed to dance as a result of her work. TCDE is the only professional modern dance company in the world for children ages eight to 17.

The award is presented annually at the Tennessee Association of Dance Festival. Congratulations, Irena Linn!

West High School goes high-tech The West High School Foundation will dedicate the school’s new stateof-the-art lecture hall at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan.

Ruth Pate (who looks as if she’s up to no good), Hank Peck and Jeannie McDaniel of Long’s Drug Store visit with Barbara Pelot, (center) and Shopper-News reporter Wendy Smith (far right). Pelot and Smith revisited their old haunt last week. Photo submitted

BEARDEN NOTES ■ Downtown Speakers Club meets 11:45 a.m. every Monday at TVA West Towers, ninth floor, room 225.

Currently accepting new members. Info: Jerry Adams, 202-0304.

■ UT Toastmasters Club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Knoxville Convention Center on Henley Street in room 218. Currently accepting new members. Info: Sara Martin, 603-4756.

Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander discusses her book, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” at UT. Photo

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31. The foundation raised $300,000 for improvements, which include new seating, enhanced lighting

■ West Knox Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday at Sullivan’s in Franklin Square, 9648 Kingston Pike.

Laurel Zahrobsky, awards chair for the Tennessee Association of Dance, presents Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble ■ West Knoxville Kiwanis Club artistic director Irena Linn with the Margaret Martin Award. meets 5:30 p.m. every TuesPhoto submitted

and audio, and a fixed projector with internet con-

day at Shoney’s on Walker Springs Road.

nectivity for videoconferencing.

Coffee Break with

Terry Bullman

Terry Bullman came to Knoxville from Weaversville, N.C., in 1997 to train with boxing great Ace Miller. Now he’s doing the training at Bullman’s Kickboxing & Krav Maga. The facility is currently located in Homberg, but will soon move to Western Plaza.

Krav Maga, the self-defense system used by the Israeli military, utilizes boxing, kick-boxing and jiu-jitsu.

The motto for the class is “Get in shape, go home safe” because the best way to defend yourself is to be in better shape than your attacker, Terry says.

Safety is especially important to him now that his two sons are playing sports. He’d support them if they want to box, but he’d rather they do something else, he says.

“Sports are more intense now. They’re better athletes, so kids are getting hit with more force now.”

His new facility will offer classes for kids, cardio kickboxing, yoga and Zumba in addition to Krav Maga. He recommends Krav Maga for those who want to get in shape, and kick-boxing for those who want to hit something.

The best workout is one that’s enjoyable, he says.

“When you are doing something you enjoy, you are more likely to continue it. Otherwise, it’s more like Lent.”

Note: Terry will conduct a self-defense seminar at Bearden High School on Saturday, Feb. 16, as a fundraiser for the Bearden dance team. Sessions are at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The cost is $25 per session, and registration at bhsselfdefense@gmail.com is required.

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?

“Radio…who needs a radio? Mock…yeah…” Jim Carrey in “Dumb and Dumber.” Classic!

What are you guilty of?

Trying to do too many things at once to make sure everyone is happy.

What is your favorite material possession?

What was your most embarrassing moment?

the mall.

Probably when I worked for a cleaning service many years ago. I was in the company truck and went to the mall to meet my friend for a movie. The parking garage has a seven-foot height clearance. I was in a nine-foot box van … oops.

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

What are the top three things on your bucket list?

What is your social media of choice?

Skydive, visit Rome, take a Krav Maga class in Israel.

What is one word others often use to describe you?

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

Never start a fight, but always stand up for yourself.

Facebook.

What is the worst job you have ever had?

Caveman. That’s pretty much my approach to everything.

I once worked construction in a waste management facility. Yuck!

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?

I wish I had gone to college. And I wish I had green eyes, but college first.

What irritates you?

What is your passion?

Helping people to live healthier and happier lives and empowering them with the ability to defend themselves.

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

My old boxing coach, Ace Miller. He passed last year.

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

Well, I would say my dog Newman, but he is from the shelter, so I guess I would say my piano.

My two boys, Trent and J.W. They keep me grounded and young, and they make every day worth getting out of bed.

What are you reading currently?

I still can’t quite get the hang of …

I barely have time to read my emails …

Does a boxing ring count?

Golf and those remote control helicopters they sell in

“ThunderCats” … duh.

Selfish people.

What’s one place in Bearden/downtown that everyone should visit?

Bullman’s Kickboxing & Krav Maga, of course.

What is your greatest fear?

Being buried alive.

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

Go on a month-long vacation.

– Wendy Smith It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone you think would be interesting to Bearden Shopper-News readers. Email suggestions to Wendy Smith, shopperwendy@comcast.net. Include contact info if you can.

government Bill limits benefit governor The Tennessee State House has limited bills to 15 per lawmaker, and it will be interesting to see how it works out. My guess is that the current 2,000 bills introduced in each House will decrease to about 1,650.

How much having 350 fewer bills will speed up the process and end the legislative session remains to be seen.

Those lawmakers who previously introduced bills for discussion purposes such as the selection process for judges or the state attorney general, gun bills, pro-choice or pro-life bills will be reluctant to use their 15-bill allotment that way when they feel the bill is dead on introduction.

That is not necessarily good in the sense that many issues merit debate and dialogue which legislation affords and this process limits. Some bills influence the executive branch or state programs just by being introduced. After two years of this new rule, there will be a basis to assess how it worked.

The real winner is the administration (any administration) as it means the executive branch has fewer bills to monitor and be distracted by from lawmakers who may not wish the administration well.

When the time comes that the governor belongs to a different party than the Legislature (not now), then this limit may fade or be expanded as the Legislature asserts itself.

Can you imagine the U.S. House of Representatives led by Republican John Boehner limiting the bills their 230 GOP members can introduce while President Obama sits in the White House? Not likely. The Congress treasures its independence.

Limiting bills to some degree will diminish the independence of the Legislature.

■ Coffee with newly elected state Rep. Gloria Johnson two weeks ago was interesting. She spoke of her new role as a “huge adjustment.” She failed in her

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effort to be named to the House Education Committee, which she feels is due to her opposition to school vouchers. She said she “was disappointed” in not being appointed but declined to criticize Speaker Harwell directly on the matter.

As a 25-year school teacher, many had expected her to be named to this committee. However, three of the seven Knox House members do serve on Education, including Harry Brooks, who is chair, along with Bill Dunn and Roger Kane.

Johnson does serve on Health and Agriculture and Natural Resources. Environmental issues such as mountain top removal and clean air and water issues will go to this committee.

Rep. Joe Armstrong was removed from the House Health Committee which he chaired when the Democrats controlled the House.

Johnson’s win in Knoxville in a district Mitt Romney carried by more than 1,000 votes was the one bright spot for local Democrats on the state scene. She said she will not seek reelection as chair of the local Democratic Party at the end of March when the Democrats will re-organize here.

She has a meeting planned with Transportation Commissioner John Schroer (former mayor of Franklin). She opposes the extension of the South Knoxville Boulevard as currently planned. Johnson lives at 2506 Brice Street and her phone is 660-9800.

Her email is rep.gloria. johnson@capitol.tn.gov ■ Ruth Graham, daughter of the Rev. Bill Graham, is at Carson-Newman College this week (Jan. 29-31) speaking at the Ashe Henderson Lecture Series, which my late mother established more than 30 years ago.

Snow mode The threat of icy rain late Thursday led to an early deadline for Shopper-News.

This edition contains some great stuff, but if it’s missing something you were looking for, tune in next week. We’ll all be back!

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West Hills residents ponder a hospital in the backyard Representatives from Tennova met with the West Hills Community Association (WHCA) executive committee last week to discuss plans for a new hospital on 110 acres that are adjacent to the subdivision.

While the group expressed concerns about traffic and potential flooding, the mood was congenial.

Jeff Potter and Melanie Robinson of Tennova talk to the West Hills Community Association executive committee about the company’s plans to build a hospital on property adjacent to the subdivision. Photo by Wendy Smith

Wendy Smith Joe Fuhr, who serves on WHCA’s zoning committee, called it “a harbinger of a good relationship” that Tennova representatives were willing to come to the meeting.

Tennova has purchased a two-year renewable option on the property at Middlebrook Pike and Old Weisgarber Road. The parcel is bordered by West Hills on its western edge. The site is being considered as a location for a new medical facility that would replace Physician’s Regional Medical Center, the former St. Mary’s Medical Center, Tennova senior vice president Jeff Potter told the group.

Physician’s Regional is 81 years old and is approximately one million square feet, so it’s hard to find your way around, Potter said. Since the trend is toward outpatient procedures, the new facility needs to offer easy access and a flexible footprint.

As of yet, there isn’t a plan for what the facility will look like, but Tennova intends to get input from its board, its physicians and the community over the next several months, he said.

“It is our intention to be a good neighbor.”

One executive committee member pointed out the number of fast food restaurants and gas stations that

have sprung up since the Tennova’s North Knoxville Medical Center was built on Emory Road.

Melanie Robinson, Tennova’s director of business development, answered that development and traffic in that area increased as a result of new neighborhoods, not because of the hospital.

“I can’t see a major threat of commercial development springing up around this, unless you go to the east,” Fuhr said of the Middlebrook property.

A water problem on the vacant parcel could be improved with development, but it could also be a disaster, said Barbara Pelot. Her

biggest concern is that Tennova might lease or sell the acreage that’s not needed for the medical facility.

Concerns about lighting were also expressed. The buffer at the Turkey Creek Medical Center is twice that of the adjacent Wal-Mart, said Potter.

While patients need appropriate lighting, low lighting combined with a berm would have a minimal impact on nearby residences, he said.

When a concern was raised about another abandoned Knoxville hospital, Potter expressed disappointment that no buyer has been found for the former Baptist Hospital.

He said that some services, such as an emergency room, will likely remain at Physician’s Regional.

Since it remains to be seen what services will be offered at the new facility, Potter didn’t comment on concerns about emergency vehicles frequently passing West Hills Elementary School and Bearden Middle School or an uptick in cut-through traffic in West Hills.

Potter and Robinson said they would keep the homeowners group informed during the planning process.

Neighbors brace for loss of the former St. Mary’s Since it opened in 1930, the hospital formerly known as St. Mary’s has anchored North Knoxville’s business districts and neighborhoods, providing employment and medical care.

Betty Bean The Sisters of Mercy, who raised money to build the hospital, stayed on to preside over the birthing of babies and consoling of families in the face of illness and death.

For almost 80 years, residents of Oakwood, Lincoln Park, Old North Knoxville, Fairmont, Arlington, Park City, North Hills and Fountain City considered St. Mary’s “their” hospital and felt secure knowing there was an emergency room nearby.

In recent years the Christ-

mas tree lights atop the building on Oak Hill Avenue lit up the night from Thanksgiving through New Year’s.

So it was natural that people got nervous in 2008 when St. Mary’s and Baptist Hospital merged and became Mercy Health, despite reassurances that things were only going to get better.

The nerves grew frayed when Mercy announced a plan to replace St. Mary’s and Baptist with a fancy new building that would combine the best of both, and when a news story suggested the former St. Mary’s facility could make a good drug rehabilitation facility for Knox County, the sheriff had to visit a neighborhood meeting to tell them it wasn’t so.

In 2011, St. Mary’s/Mercy became Tennova and the hospital formerly known as St. Mary’s became Physicians Regional Medical Center, leaving neighbors so

confused that they haven’t had much to say about the most recent report that their neighborhood hospital is going to be shut down and replaced with a new one on Middlebrook Pike.

County Commissioner Amy Broyles says it’s not an accident that she lives within walking distance of the former St. Mary’s.

“Avery (her youngest daughter) was due at the end of January, and we figured if I went into labor during a snowstorm we could still get to the hospital,” she said.

But she says she’s disappointed that all she knows about Tennova’s plans is what she’s seen in the news.

“The last time they talked about moving, I got a letter.

They had meetings. This time I haven’t heard a thing from them.

Other residents, however, say that a Tennova representative told members of the North Knox Business and Professional Associa-

tion that the building would continue to be used for some kind of healthcare.

That will probably come as something of a relief to former City Council member Larry Cox, who lives even closer to the hospital than does Broyles.

Cox observed that the neighborhood has lived through decades of watching the abandoned Oakwood School deteriorate until the county finally moved to rescue it last year (it is being rehabbed and remodeled as an apartment building for senior citizens).

“I grew up next to St. Mary’s,” Cox said. “I’d definitely hate to see it go.”

NOTES ■ Fourth District Democrats will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road, to hear from three activists: Chris Foell, John Bohstedt and Lorraine Hart. Info: 637-3293.

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New job, same issues for City Council attorney Frost

By Betty Bean Far as anybody knows, Rob Frost is the first sp e c ia l counsel and adviser to City Council to have also been a member of City CounRob Frost cil.

It didn’t take him long to learn that there’s a big difference between the two positions.

“I have nine different clients, but they all have the same goal: ‘How can we improve the city?’ Sometimes they have different routes to get there, but they all have the same goal. I think it’s a thoughtful council, really.

They take their duties seriously.”

The city pays Frost, who is in private practice with the firm of Arnett, Draper & Hagood, $79,000 a year to advise City Council (no overtime). The workload fluctuates, but he says he’s been enjoying it.

“Everybody is real un-

derstanding of the push and pulls that folks have in life.

The day before and the day after a council meeting can get hectic, but having served for 8 years I understand that. There are boom and bust cycles of activity with any client.

“One attribute I have is a shared perspective. I know what it’s like to put your name on the ballot, run and serve, and help out constituents. I hope that’s a way I’m able to assist council. I enjoy the city and the various processes it goes through in trying to deliver good services. Though I don’t vote anymore, I’ve always been an interested observer.”

Frost’s undergraduate degree (more accurately degrees, as he holds more than one) is from the University of Tennessee, from which he graduated in 1991 and was awarded degrees in English, history and political science.

Afterward, he did graduate work in Chinese history at UT before going off to study law at Tulane. His years in New Orleans gave him an appreciation for old build-

ber, and his moving on created a vacancy that drew a lot of interest in Knoxville’s legal community. Frost prevailed over some stout competition, including a former city law director and a former city attorney.

Vice mayor Nick Pavlis was one of Frost’s strongest supporters for the job, and says he hasn’t been disappointed.

“I supported him in that position from the get-go,” Pavlis said. “I had worked on council with him for two years and was impressed by him then.

“He had eight years being a council member and served on boards and commissions before that.

“He hit the ground running and has been a tremenRob Frost with sons Charlie (at left) and Sonny on the grounds of Sequoyah Elementary School dous asset to us this past Photo by Erin Frost year, and it was a tough year.

“Rob gives good advice if ings and historic preserva- by beautifully preserved old ney job came open when you ask him. He questions tion, which he brought home buildings. I got my law de- Mayor Madeline Rogero you and makes you think. to Knoxville after earning gree and got married in the hired Frost’s predecessor “He’s got good walking same week, and when Erin Charles Swanson as city law around sense, and I’m glad his law degree in 1996.

“New Orleans is a city and I moved into our first director just after taking of- he’s there.” with great history and archi- home, our first house was in fice. Swanson had been City Rob and Erin Frost have Council’s lawyer for as long two sons: Sonny, 12, and tecture. I lived in the Garden 4th & Gill.”

The City Council’s attor- as anybody could remem- Charlie, 7.

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proponent of sustainability and environmentallyfriendly efforts. Some of the city initiatives that were cited include: ■ Securing the Office of Sustainability within the City budget Madeline Rogero ■ Becoming a Department of Energy Better consumption 20 percent by Buildings Challenge Part- 2020 ner and publicly pledging to ■ Issuing a Mayor’s Enreduce Knoxville’s energy ergy Challenge with Path-

way Lending to announce $10 million for businesses to do energy-efficiency projects ■ Winning an IBM Smart Cities grant for a proposal to study connecting emergency utility bills to weatherization and energy education services ■ Receiving a TDEC Infrastructure grant for new stormwater permitting best practices. The grant will cover a stormwater infrastructure retrofit, separating the stormwater program from the city’s sanitary sewer system; the creation of a rain garden/bio-infiltration

planter; the installation of pollution control catch basins; and incorporating a system storage effort that allows infiltration into ground water ■ Championing the adoption of 2012 International Building Codes, including the International Green Construction Code, which establishes safe and sustainable standards for construction ■ Budgeting for a tree management plan, greenway maintenance and improvements, and the residential single-stream curbside recycling program.

particularly trying week, she washed sheets and hung them out to dry on the clothesline. One of her sisters chastised her, fretting over “What will people think? Washing clothes and hanging them out to dry on Sunday?!”

Virgie, the preacher’s wife, calm and unrepentant, retorted, “The Lord will understand, and I don’t care what anyone else thinks!”

What do you worry about?

Do you stew over the shape the world is in? What people think? What others have? What you lack? What may (or may not) happen?

Jesus told his followers not to worry, not to fret. He

asked, in so many words, “Do you think worry does any good at all?”

So what can we choose to do instead of worrying?

We can be prepared, at least to some extent.

We can think ahead, and thoughtfully prepare ourselves for reasonable possibilities. We can be where we are supposed to be and do what we are supposed to do. We can have faith that God cares for us, leads us and will use us to God’s own purposes.

We can wake up each morning with hope and the expectation that today is going to be a good day. We can let go of worry, irritation, envy and pettiness.

We can look for positive

thoughts, kind words, new ideas. We can expect joy.

Last, but certainly not least, we can pray. In times of confusion, uncertainty, loss and pain, we pray. In times of victory, celebration and triumph, we pray.

But when we worry, doubt or fail, too often we turn to our own resources, blaming ourselves and, at the same time, adding to our misery.

Worry is quite simply useless effort; prayer is effective. Fear is paralyzing; faith is nurturing.

We are human and fragile; God is God and omnipotent.

Turn your worries and fears over – now, today – and be free and blessed.

Rogero honored with 2012 ‘Green Leader’ award Mayor Madeline Rogero has been recognized for her efforts as a leader in sustainability and has been named the 2012 Green Leader by the East Tennessee Chapter of the United States Green Building Council.

USGBC-ET recognizes leaders in the green building community of East Tennessee. The group held its second annual Green Light

Awards event Tuesday night at The Emporium in downtown Knoxville.

“Living green and working green is not just a motto for me and my staff,” said Rogero. “We really believe sustainability is a key to keeping Knoxville a livable city, and I am grateful to the USGBC-ET for this honor.”

The nominating committee recognized Rogero as a

Don’t worry, be happy “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.

Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?”

(Matthew 6: 25-27 NRSV) I have confessed in this space before that I come from a long line of champion worriers. In his later years my grandfather was the all-time Grand Master worrier, despite the fact that, in his youth, he had

left home at the age of 16 in search of adventure and headed west to be a cowboy.

Papa was not a solo worrier. He wanted help in his worries, and would become slightly vexed when his son

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and daughters declined to join him in worrying.

Some of his children inherited the worry gene, and others did not.

For example, his second child and oldest daughter, Virgie, married a minister. One Sunday, after a

Trying to catch Vandy In 1932, Vanderbilt – just past the pinnacle of its athletic dominance – helped create the Southeastern Conference.

Interesting, isn’t it, that Vanderbilt football has never won an SEC championship. Not in eight decades.

Might never happen. It may not even be a fantasy.

Humbling is the realization that Tennessee, for the first time in a long, long time, is eating dust, trying to catch up to the Commodores.

This is an awkward position, slightly amazing considering the ambitions and resources in Big Orange Country. It is borderline inconceivable that the once mighty could fall so far so fast. How did this happen?

Vandy took a knee to run out the clock and avoid running up the score on the 2012 Volunteers. That is one

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sad measurement of bad.

Vandy didn’t beat anybody big but had nine victories. It again went bowling. It finished nationally ranked. It is riding high, recruiting boldly as if it intends to compete.

What a challenge for Tennessee, to be scrambling madly in the approach to national signing day, hoping to finish ahead of Vanderbilt.

Perhaps, in years to come, Tennessee can somehow gain on Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas A&M, LSU, Mis-

souri, Arkansas, Auburn, the Mississippis, oh my.

New coaches are not supposed to produce miracles, well, never before their second season. They must first change things, adjust attitudes, install new systems, build a base, establish connections and nurture relationships.

Personable, inspirational Butch Jones aspires to own the state of Tennessee in recruiting. He has said it out loud and is working toward that goal. That means almost never losing a top prep talent to anybody, not the vaunted Crimson Tide, not Southern Cal, not Notre Dame, certainly not to Vanderbilt.

This is a chicken-oregg dilemma. Talent wins games. Winning attracts talent. Which comes first, success or sales?

Magnificent facilities,

Butch Jones encourages his players during a game in late 2012 while he was still coach at Cincinnati. Jones was named successor to Derek Dooley at UT on Dec. 7, 2012. AP file photo fabulous fan base, tremendous tradition, almost unlimited budget? Tennessee is far, far ahead of Vanderbilt and many others comfortably above in SEC standings.

The shocking decline and crash landing implies there must be deeper UT problems than the obvious lack of speed. Internal conflicts? No sense of direction? Weak leadership?

Not enough effort, enthusiasm, sincerity?

All are relevant in recruiting. Some affect autumn Saturdays.

Butch Jones is a brave guy. In spite of information available to the general pu blic, in spite of what video shows, he bet his future on the potential of Tennessee.

He believes his way works.

He is going to change the

leopard’s spots.

The transformation will get a surge or suffer a setback next week. Who Tennessee persuades to accept a scholarship will be the first clue regarding where this process is going and how long it will take to get there.

Do not expect too much.

That would be unfair. Recruiting is an endless process. Among the current coaches, only Jay Graham has had more than a few weeks on the job. No way he could sell what he previously had.

Tennessee will not steal Alabama commitments that Alabama wants to keep. But it might take one or two away from Vanderbilt.

How about that! We now measure progress by whether we can compete with the Commodores. The late George Cafego might not like this.

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

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Square Room offers local talent, inspiration

By Wendy Smith Kenny Woodhull of New City Resources is now in charge of programming at the Square Room at 4 Market Square, and its 2013 calendar is filling up.

A weekly singer-songwriter show that begins on Thursdays in February is part of Woodhull’s vision for the venue.

“It’s our wish to artfully engage the city,” he says.

“The Square Room is ideal for being a gathering place for our city, across the generations.”

While he expects the singer-songwriter night to draw a younger crowd, an eclectic array of artists will offer something for everyone.

Upcoming performances include a Knoxville Jazz Orchestra tribute to Nat King Cole on Feb. 6, Christian artist Michael Card on Feb. 12, and the Knoxville debut of the “Talk is Cheap” tour featuring local storytellers Bill Landry, Sam Venable, Elizabeth Rose and Jim Claborn on March 2. Other events are listed at www.thesquar- Kenny Woodhull of New City Resources Photo submitted eroom.com.

WORSHIP NOTES ESK kids qualify for Grade Talent Search Special services ■ Farragut Presbyterian Church, 209 Jamestowne Blvd., will hold Ash Wednesday Service on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Supper will be served at 6 p.m.; service will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info: 966-9547 or www. fpctn.org.

Meetings and classes ■ Church Women United will meet Friday, Feb. 1, at Shiloh Presbyterian Church, 904 Biddle St., for human rights celebration. Coffee at 10 a.m.; meeting at 10:30.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, is beginning a new DivorceCare series on Wednesday, Feb. 6, through April 10. Meetings will be in the church library 6:30-8:30 p.m. The course is free and open to all. Info: 690-1060 or www.beaverridgeumc.com.

Students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades at the Episcopal School of Knoxville have qualified to participate in this year’s Grade Talent Search sponsored by the Duke University Talent Identification Program.

Students qualify by scoring at the 95th percentile or above on selected subtests of a nationally normed achievement test and then register for the program.

TIP participants can access online enrichment opportunities, gain recognition for their academic abilities, enjoy publications written for them and submit their work for possible publication, enter the annual Duke TIP writing contest, and more.

Info: www.tip.duke. edu/456ts.

ESK students selected are: Fourth Grade: Asher Brownlie, Caroline Crook,

Aiden Farabow, Andrew Gilbert, Eliot Jolley, Max Lancaster, Claudia Levi, Barrett Parker, Megan Quigley, Phil Spates, Ryan Steadman, Jaden Aaron, Sydney Aikens, Carson Davis, Austin Kirkland, Noor Musharbash, Austin Rhea, Matt Robinson, Jose Vowell, Max Webb, and Adam Wise.

Fifth Grade: Davis Clem, Charlie Kirk, Laura Kirk, Ansley Letsinger, Cooper Milam, Luke Fowler, Cooper Goethert, Veronica Killeffer, Ashton Mayo-Beavers, Jackson Musrock, Madeleine Pappano, and Brandt Weller.

Sixth Grade: Ben Aikens, Paige Gleason, Miela Hurst, Frances James, Rosie Lambrecht, Drew Milam, Natalie Musharbash, Hannah Nye, Bryce Parker, Riley Schumaker, Crosse Smith, and Abi Wilson.

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But there is something the acts will have in common – they will meet the Square Room’s standard of excellence and integrity.

Patrons will receive what they’ve come to expect from Café 4, he says.

“Just like Lori (Klon aris) serves in Café 4, every plate will be full of good food.”

Woodhull operated the New City Café in the Old City for 10 years. He originally anticipated moving into 4 Market Square in 1997, but chose to return to school instead. He received a doctorate from Fuller Theological Seminary last year. In his study of Jesus’ parables, he examined how stories and metaphors are used in artistic expression.

He sees the Square Room as both an incubator for local talent and a place

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to be inspired by the creativity of others. It should be an environment that encourages dialogue rather than shouting it down, he says. He hopes the performances will sow seeds.

“We want to sow good, strong seeds so that as people reflect, they will grow good things in their lives.”

Woodhull is pleased to be partnering with the other organizations that are housed at 4 Market Square, like All Souls Church, The Crossings Downtown, and the Knoxville Fellows program. All have the same goal of serving the city, and they work together to create a hospitable place that cultivates artistic gifts. It’s a true collaboration, he says.

“The whole is definitely greater than the sum of the parts.”

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Social Security tips

By Anne Hart Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit.

Wisdom is not using it in a fruit salad.

Rogers Penfield, a certified financial planner who specializes in wealth management strategies, used that analogy to educate his fellow West Knox Rotary members on the intricacies of Social Security.

“While we can know that Social Security is available to us, it is imperative that we have the wisdom to know when to apply for it and how

best to make it work for our individual situations,” Penfield told the group at their meeting last week.

Anticipated longevity is one of the many criteria that should be considered when determining when to draw benefits, Penfield said. The Social Security Administration estimates a male, currently age 65, has a life expectancy of 88 years and four months; a female, 93 years and seven months.

While each person’s unique circumstances dictate when application for

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BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS • JANUARY 28, 2013 • A-7

Shopper-News Presents Miracle Makers

Perry is ‘hard-nosed dreamer’ at Austin-East

By Betty Bean At Austin-East High School, students are encouraged to dream.

Dreaming is an integral part of the school’s décor. The word “dream” is written, sculpted and painted into slogans on the walls and atop bookshelves. Principal Benny Perry is a dream believer.

“Things started turning around here my third year in the building,” he said. “In order to be successful, you’ve got to get the kids believing.

The students decided they were tired of the stigma. They took it as a challenge. The first part of that year I came up with an acronym: ‘PRIDE.’ “I told them what the public perception (of the school) was, and I told them that the P stands for perform to the best of your ability every day.

If you’re in a race, you can’t run at the same pace as the people in front of you. You’ve got to run harder. The R is for responding to the challenge.

People are saying A-E kids can’t do what other kids do. What are y’all going to do about it? The I stands for interdependency and the D stands for dream. Dream big. Everything starts with a dream. You can stay in the situation you are in, or you can dream about what you want to do in your life. The E stands for excellence. I told them good ain’t good enough. You’ve got to be excellent.”

Confidence builds

“By the end of the second year, the kids did really well in writing assessments. They went from 79 percent proficiency to 89 percent.

That built confidence. The next year we went from 79 percent to 89 percent. The next year, we went from 89 percent to 94 percent. What we were trying to do was use that success to build confidence in kids. By no means are we where we want to be; we’ve still got wide achievement gaps. We’ve still got a ways to go, but I feel the ship is headed in the right direction.”

Perry was appointed principal at Austin-East on April 30, 2008, and he walked into a school under threat of state takeover. Because A-E had failed to meet standards required under the No Child Left Behind law, every teacher and staff member in the building had to reapply for their jobs. Perry had to decide who would be rehired.

This made for a challenging atmosphere, but he stayed focused on the interview process and relied on assistant principal Alvin Armstead, whom he calls “my right arm,” to handle student and staff morale.

“I bet we did 500 interviews between April and August. We got tired of interviewing people,” he

Principal Benny Perry talks with a student at Austin-East High School about the consequences of making a bad decision. Photos by Ruth White

Staff members Rhonda Woodruff and Lasheika Jones with Benny Perry (center) show that at A-E, it’s all about teamwork.

said. “We came back with a 40/60 split. Forty percent of teachers after the redesign were new hires,” Perry said. “Now, we have about 69 percent new staff in the building. Lots of young teachers.”

“Tense” is the word Perry employs to describe the situation he found at A-E. “The students threatened to sit in, and in fact, they did sit in for about an hour. But I didn’t deal with that.

My assignment was to interview teachers and staff and hire new people. I had to concentrate on the task at hand. We had to start moving the school in a positive direction, or the state was taking it over. Knox County was being proactive,” Perry said.

Knox County hired an Ohio consulting firm called Ed Works to help the A-E staff, and Perry says he picked up a lot of good ideas about professional development, even though the money ran out after the second year of what was supposed to be a three-year program.

“It was a good partnership, but it was a hard time for Ed Works, too, because the system didn’t buy the whole package, and after the money ran out we didn’t re-sign up with them. It was during that time that we started toying around with the idea of small learning communities, breaking a comprehensive high

school down into smaller schools.”

Three schools in one

Now, A-E’s 600 students (it is the smallest high school in the county) are assigned to one of three schools – FOCUS (Freshman Opportunities Committed to Unprecedented Success), The Discovery School and the Impact School. Last year’s freshman class did so well, particularly in algebra, that they were each given iPads to use as sophomores.

Austin-East received a $3 million grant from Race to the Top to spend on improving student performance.

The school day was extended to 8 a.m.– 4 p.m.

Ninety-one percent of the faculty voted to join the Teacher Advancement Program. Perry believes this has helped immeasurably.

“TAP has been the best system of instruction for what we do that I’ve ever been involved in,” he said. “The beauty of TAP is this: every teacher has to be evaluated four times a year – two announced, two unannounced.”

Building community involvement

Another of Perry’s strategies is to build community involvement.

For three years, the school has been holding “State of the Roadrunner” meetings.

“For A-E to be successful, we need our parents to come to school. I told them if we don’t start doing better,

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the state’s going to take our school over,” he said. “The kids who struggle are kids who go somewhere else and then try to come back. The kids who start here in the 9th grade and stay here, we graduate them at a 90 percent clip. But whatever student comes through our door, we take them and love them just the same.

We want to have that old time attitude that every child who comes through our door and follows our plan of study can be successful.”

He is proud of last year’s valedictorian, who is now a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, and of the National Merit Scholarship winner, who was in the Class of 2011 and was a product of Beaumont Elementary, Vine Middle and A-E. “All of our kids come back to see us after they graduate and let us know how they are doing.”

Perry is from the tiny West Tennessee town of Whitesville, near Bolivar, and is married to Carmelita Perry, who is principal at West View Elementary School. He has been an educator for 38 years, 18 of those in Knox County. This is his second tour of duty at A-E. He was an assistant principal and athletic director there for the first five years he was in Knoxville before becoming an assistant principal at Central High School. He was appointed principal at Whittle Springs Middle School in 2004.

He holds an undergraduate degree in history from Lane College in Jackson, a master’s in administration from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville and an Ed.S in curriculum and instruction from Lincoln Memorial University.

Perry’s philosophy

“My philosophy is, I believe we are all lifetime learners, and the time we stop learning, they need to be throwing dirt on us. But I’m not a person who feels like I know it all.

You don’t have to know it all to be an educated person; you need to be a person who knows where to find the answers. To be an effective administrator, you have to hire people who are strong in areas that you need support in, and allow people to do their job by providing them the resources to get the job done. A principal doesn’t have to know everything, and you can’t be a micromanager. Just hire good people and trust them to get the job done. It’s not Benny Perry making a whole lot of changes himself, it’s the people.

“The main thing we need from our parents and our students is (to) commit to come here every day and make good choices, and we will commit to making you a good citizen.

The main thing for teachers is this: more is expected of you if you’re a teacher at Austin-East. You’ve got to have a heart for the students and for your fellow teachers.”

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Run for the Schools

West Valley Middle School 7th grade reading teacher Amy Crawford (back, left) started an annual project for 7th graders to help children in Appalachia. Participants pictured are Julia Craig, Sarah Kleinschmidt and (back) Dayton Forsythe.

Helping out on their own time

By Sara Barrett “So many times students will ask ‘How will I use the information I’m learning in the real world?’” said Amy Alexander, reading teacher at West Valley. “This project allowed them to apply (their lesson) to real life and make it purposeful.”

Alexander is referring to an assignment she gives to her 7th grade students each year.

To raise money to buy toys for children in Appalachia, students had to work for it. Literally. “They were not allowed to accept donations,” said Alexander. The students had to give time and manual labor to neighbors, family and friends in exchange for payment.

Sarah Kleinschmidt did yard work around her neighborhood, and Julia Craig helped clean her family’s house.

After earning money, students shopped for unassembled toys. Alexander said it was part of the plan.

“That’s part of their reading class,” she said. “They

read and followed the directions to assemble the toys. It was procedural.”

Mission of Hope delivered the toys to needy children and brought back pictures to show the students.

According to Julia, it was a real eye opener.

“Instead of making a list of what they want for themselves for Christmas, this makes them think outside of their world. They don’t just ask, ‘What can I get?’ Now they also ask, ‘What can I give?’”

Three classes raised roughly $2,000 in three weeks. Dayton Forsythe used his money not only to buy toys to assemble – he bought candy, too, and baby blankets for the younger children.

Sam Jones said the project made him consider ways to help those closer to home. He suggested starting a type of “Welcome Wagon” for new students at West Valley.

“Hopefully, they will see a need in their community and do something about it themselves,” said Alexander.

The Rusty Wallace Honda Run for the Schools will be held Saturday, March 2, at Chilhowee Park and the Knoxville Zoo. The family-friendly event will include music, refreshments, vendor booths and prizes. All participants will receive a complementary day at the Knoxville Zoo following the race.

The 5k run and walk will start at 8 a.m., and the onemile family fun walk begins at 8:15 a.m. After awards are given out at 8:45 a.m., a 100-yard dash will be held at 9:30 a.m.

Participants can run to raise funds for a specific school. Last year, $9,000 was raised.

Pre-registration runs through Feb. 22. Students are $10, adults are $20 and children 2 and under are free. Registration the day of the event will be held 6:308 a.m, and will be $15 for students and $25 for adults.

Info: runfortheschools.org.

SCHOOL NOTES Bearden Elementary ■ Grandparents’ Day for grades k-2 will be held at lunchtime Tuesday, Feb. 22.

■ Grades 3-5 will perform in a talent show 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22.

■ Character Counts assemblies will be held Wednesday, Jan. 30.

Bearden High ■ There will be a planning meeting for Grad Night 2013 at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in the library.

Bearden Middle ■ Tryouts for Lip Sync will be held 3:45-5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Signups will be held during lunch Monday through Wednesday, Jan. 28-30.

Rocky Hill Elementary School 5th graders Jalin Wald, Abigail Smith (daughter of principal Cory Smith), Sophie Cain and Margaret Friedenstab pose with “Dr. Smithenstein” during a break in gym class.

‘Story Laboratory’ heads to Rocky Hill

By Sara Barrett Rocky Hill Elementary School’s book fair will kick off with a night for grandparents and special friends 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8.

The book fair will continue the following week during school hours, Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 11-13, with additional hours of 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

This year’s theme is “Story Laboratory: Reading Gives You Super Powers.” School principal Cory Smith dressed the part last week when he walked around the school as “Dr. Smithenstein,” a mad scientist. Smith personally made the announcement to each class about the book fair and door decorating contest, and posed for pictures with teachers and students.

“It’s great to hang out with the kids and do fun stuff,” said Smith. “It’s

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Rocky Hill Elementary School librarian Deborah Gwathney shares a laugh with principal Cory Smith as he makes the rounds using the identity “Dr. Smithenstein” to announce the dates of the upcoming book fair. Photos by S. Barrett

way more fun than doing emails.”

Smith said taking a break to be silly with the kids is also a great way to stay in touch with them.

“Sometimes you lose that connection, so this is great (to maintain it).”

All proceeds from the book fair will help support the school’s library.

Critters at Rocky Hill

■ Class pictures will be taken Tuesday, Jan. 29.

■ The Sequoyah Leadership Team will meet 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in the conference room.

Ijams Nature Center naturalist Sabrina DeVault discusses the food web and winter habitats.

She also brought a real corn snake to Rocky Hill Elementary School for show and tell.

Pictured listening to a student with DeVault is a bobcat hand puppet. Photos by S. Barrett

■ A staff appreciation luncheon will be held 10:30 a.m.12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.

■ Vision screenings for students in kindergarten and 1st and 4th grades will be held Wednesday, Feb. 13.

■ First grade will have a Valentine’s Day party 1:15-2:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 14.

West Hills Elementary ■ Box Tops for Education from General Mills’ products and Labels for Education from Campbell’s products are being collected to purchase supplies for the school.

Labels can be dropped off in the silver collection box at the front of the school or can be mailed to: West

Students in Toni Duke’s class, Gavin Salvilla and Waverly Cutshaw, learn about raccoons.

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February opening for Westbrook Medical Center Middlebrook Pike and environs continue to attract medical facilities in everincreasing numbers.

business News from Rural/Metro

Winter driving safety tips

By Rob Webb

Anne Hart

The dramatic change in the previously rural area started a couple of decades ago with construction of the large medical office buildings along Weisgarber Road and eventually spread across Middlebrook Pike with the development of the huge Dowell Springs complex â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which also includes other sorts of businesses, including FBI headquarters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and other smaller medical facilities dotted up and down the road.

Last week came the announcement that Tennova has optioned the 110 acres of land across Middlebrook Pike from Dowell Springs to build a hospital to replace the old St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in North Knoxville.

The latest medical facility to go up in that area is the new Westbrook Medical Center, set to open in early February.

Owner Dr. Robert Morrison said last week that the practice will include family medicine, pediatrics and treatment for drug addiction, adding that the new facility â&#x20AC;&#x153;will allow us to double our physician and mid-level provider staff.â&#x20AC;?

Westbrook Medical has operated in West Knoxville for more than 10 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking forward to moving into our new facility, which will allow us to increase our capacity and better serve West Knoxville and all of the surrounding community.â&#x20AC;?

The expansive red brick two-story brick structure was built by Creative Structures.

The new Westbrook Medical Center will open next month just off Middlebrook Pike at 930 Adell Ree Park Lane. Photo submitted

Over the last few months, the private business school has spent some $1.5 million to make the necessary improvements to the former Food City and White Store location.

The new 32,000-square foot site houses administrative offices, classrooms, laboratories, a student cafĂŠ and other amenities, which focuses on technology-oriented programs of study.

ITT opened in Knoxville in 1988 and was most recently located at 10208 Technology Drive. â&#x2013;

Antiques and antipasto

Westwood Antiques proprietor Scott Bishop is a master at combining aspects of the great loves of his life â&#x20AC;&#x201C; antiques and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in creative ways.

For almost 20 years, Bishop has been a major participant in the Symphony Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Showhouse.

Now he is opening Westwood Antiques, located at 5020 Whittaker Drive in Homberg, to the Symphony League for one of its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elegant Diningâ&#x20AC;? fundraisers.

Holly Hambright of Hollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eventful Dining will be catering dinner, and as â&#x2013; Ribbon-cutting an added bonus, Bishop is for ITT offering a complimentary The usual flock of dignitar- appraisal of one item per ies will alight at 1923 Execu- guest. tive Park Drive in Cedar Bluff The event will be at 6 Shopping Center at 10 a.m. p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. SeatThursday for a ribbon cutting ing is limited. Contact the Symphony office for details at the new ITT campus.

or to make reservations. â&#x2013;

Right on the Money

Financial whiz Trae Wieniewitz, who relocated his business to Knoxville from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, has come up with a first for Knoxville: a homegrown TV show all about financial matters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right on the Moneyâ&#x20AC;? is the title of a program that is set to air at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, on 10News2. The show is a spinoff of Wieniewitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radio show by the same name, and was previewed for invited guests at a gathering at Ruthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chris last week.

Wieniewitz runs a tax preparation firm, Affordable Tax Solutions, and frequently hosts seminars on financial planning. Another arm of the business, Wieniewitz Financial, focuses on financial strategies for retirees.

â&#x2013; Homeownership Workshop, sponsored by Knox Area Urban League, is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. The workshop, which is open to anyone preparing to purchase a first home, covers the details involved in selecting, purchasing, financing and maintaining a home, and meeting all requirements for FHA loans. $20 training fee. Info: 524-5511 or www.thekaul.org

Project Wear and Share

Goodwillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IndustriesKnoxville will team up with local dry cleaners during the month of February for its first material drive of the year.

Through Project Wear and Share, three Bearden dry cleaners will collect gently used clothing and linens and provide a complimentary cleaning prior to donating the materials to Goodwill.

Participating are Prestige Cleaners Inc., Crown Cleaners and Laundry and Executive Cleaners.

The proceeds from items donated to Goodwill will help provide 15 programs that offer vocational training to community members facing barriers to employment.

The programs are designed to help participants get good jobs in the community and become selfsufficient.

Allow extra time to arrive at your destination.

Drive slowly and cautiously in ice and snow. Speed is the most common factor in fatal crashes each year. In icy or snowy weather, you may be going too fast even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re driving the posted speed limit.

Leave three times more following distance between cars.

Use brakes gently. Try to keep all actions smooth and fluid. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t accelerate or decelerate quickly.

Keep your lights on and windshield clear.

Bridges and overpasses freeze first, so watch for icy patches. Ice can develop in these problem areas even if the temperatures are technically above freezing.

If you get stuck, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spin your wheels. This will only dig you in further. Instead, move your wheels from side to side and gently ease onto the accelerator. If available, spread sand, kitty litter, gravel or salt in front of the car for additional traction.

Practice. Take your vehicle to a snowy deserted parking lot and practice maneuvering your vehicle in winter conditions.

The best ways to stay safe on the roads this winter are to practice these driving safety tips, stay alert and pay attention to road conditions. You never know what the weather will throw at you in the winter. The best we can do as drivers is to be prepared for all elements.

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Living in Knoxville, you never know what type of weather the winter will bring.

Weather c ond it ion s can vary from sunny and warm Webb to freezing rain and ice within the space of a few days or sometimes even a few hours. During this time of year, we have to be prepared to handle any winter conditions we might encounter.

When adverse conditions strike, Rural/Metro sees firsthand an increased number of car accidents related to snowy or icy conditions. According to a study conducted by University of California, Berkeley, 1.4 million fatal crashes have been attributed to weather conditions from 1975 to 2000. These crashes are 14 percent more likely to occur the day immediately following a snow incident.

Though weather conditions may be beyond our control, we can control our own actions while on the roads and take precautions to stay safe on the roads this winter. Follow our simple tips to navigating treacherous roads this winter: Stay at home when you can. When roads are dangerous from ice or snow, it is best to limit your outings until conditions have improved and give road crews time to treat the road.

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THROUGH TUESDAY, FEB. 26 The Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd., presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of Giants and Dwarfs,â&#x20AC;? recent works including paintings, drawings and installations by American artist and set designer Michael Zansky.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Info: 974-3200 or www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu.

THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 12 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central Asia,â&#x20AC;? an exhibit of more than 50 handcrafted items of elaborate silver, gilt jewelry, carpets and textiles from the semi-nomadic Turkomen tribes of Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, will be on display at the Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, on the UT campus. A free program for families will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23.

Museum hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.

MONDAY, JAN. 28 GFWC Ossoli Circleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leadership Day at the Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike, will feature 9:45 a.m. coffee, 10:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Reflection on Leadershipâ&#x20AC;?

by Dr. Joe Johnson, and 11:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Unique View of Leadershipâ&#x20AC;? by Mayor Madeline Rogero.

The Orangery, 5412 Kingston Pike, is donating $5 to Young-Williams Animal Center for every $10 American Kobe Burger purchased on Monday nights in January. (Dinner is served 5:30-10 p.m.) Reservations: 588-2964. Info: www.OrangeryKnoxville.com.

GriefShare, a support group for people grieving the death of a loved one, will be held 6-7:30 p.m. at Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. The group will meet weekly through March 18.

Info: 522-9804 or www.sequoyahchurch.org.

Tennessee Shines will feature the Jonathan Byrd Band and the Stray Birds at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets are $10 and are available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

MONDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 28-MAY 19 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Becoming a Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812â&#x20AC;? will run Monday, Jan. 28, through Sunday, May 19, at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. The traveling exhibit from the Tennessee State Museum commemorates the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the role Tennessee played in the war. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

will perform at 6 p.m. in Performance Hall 32 at UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alumni Memorial Building. Free.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike, offers weekly information sessions on nurse assistant, EKG and phlebotomy training 10-11 a.m. Info: 8623508.

David Mirvis, adjunct professor of public health at the UT College of Medicine, will lead a discussion of the challenges the Affordable Care Act will pose to patients, health-care professionals, health-care systems and state and local governments from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Room 206, Claxton Complex, 1122 Volunteer Blvd. The public is invited.

THURSDAY, JAN. 31 A free device workshop explaining features on Android-powered, Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices will be held at 9 a.m. at the U.S. Cellular store at 8401 Kingston Pike. The workshop is open to new and existing smartphone and tablet users, and attendees do not have to be customers of U.S. Cellular. Info and register: 777-7777.

A Psalm Writing workshop with Ray McGinnis, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writing the Sacred,â&#x20AC;? will be held 6-8 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Open to all regardless of writing skill or knowledge of the Psalms. Registration fee: $10. Contact Rev. John Mark Wiggers to register, jwiggers@stjamesknox.org or 5235687. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red,â&#x20AC;? the 2010 Tony Award-winning drama by John Logan, will be performed Jan. 31-Feb. 17 at UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carousel Theatre. Evening performances will be at 7:30 and matinees at 2 p.m. Ticket prices vary; call the Clarence Brown Theatre box office, 974-5161, or Tickets Unlimited, 656-4444.

FRIDAY, FEB. 1 Connect: Fellowship for Women! will meet at 9:30 a.m. in Epworth Hall at Cokesbury UMC, 9915 Kingston Pike. Warm brunch will be served. Free childcare.

The Arts & Culture Alliance will open a new group exhibition featuring works by six area artists with a free reception 5-9 p.m. in the Balcony of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. The artists include Tina Brunetti (acrylic and mixed media); Phillip Carter (acrylic on canvas); Meg Haufe (pastels); Steven Ingram (mixed media); Barry McManus (photography); and Jane Nickels (acrylics). The exhibition will run through Feb. 22. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays with additional hours on 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Feb. 2.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St., will host an opening reception 5:30-9 p.m. for an exhibit of recent works by Kory Kiker (wood intarsia paintings) and Katie White (porcelain sculptures). The exhibit runs through Feb. 24. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, will host a free opening reception 6-9 p.m. for February featured artist photographer Phil Savage.

FRIDAY-THURSDAY, FEB. 1-28 Goodwill Industries in Bearden is holding a month-long materials drive, Project Wear and Share, to fund 15 vocational training programs. Gently used clothing and linens dropped off at Prestige Cleaners, Crown Cleaners and Laundry, and Executive Cleaners will receive a complimentary cleaning before being donated to Goodwill for sale.

TUESDAY, JAN. 29

SATURDAY, FEB. 2

The third annual Veteran Career Expo will be held 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Convention Center. More than 150 exhibitors will be present, and there will be sessions covering the GI Bill, job search tips and business startups. All veterans are invited to the free event. Info: www.jointvba.org or 675-9384.

An e-book help session focusing on how to check out and download e-books from the Knox County Public Library to tablets and smartphones will be held at 2 p.m. at the Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road.

The Cumberland Quintet, a wind ensemble,

A Candlemas Concert will be presented at 2:30 p.m. by the Pope Benedict XVI Schola at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 1041 N. Central St. The schola, directed

by Mary C. Weaver, will perform Gregorian chants and choral works in Latin and English by Palestrina, Purcell, Victoria, Byrd, Sheppard, Tye and Vaughan Williams.

Organist Charles Walden, Holy Ghost music director, also will perform. Tickets: $10 (proceeds benefit Ladies of Charity). Available: at the door or http://b16. eventbrite.com.

Comedy legend Bob Newhart will headline â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stars on Stageâ&#x20AC;? with an 8 p.m. performance at the Tennessee

Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. The annual fundraising gala and performance benefits the historic theater. A gala reception begins at 5:30 with hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, cocktails and a silent auction. Doors open to general ticket holders at 7 p.m., and a live auction will be conducted prior to Newhartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance. Tickets: $152 and $47 (show only) at all Knoxville Tickets locations, the theater box office and www.tennesseetheatre.com.

South Carolina Broadcasters, a Charlestonbased, award-winning string band, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. The old-time trio features Ivy Sheppard on fiddle, banjo, guitar and vocals; Sarah Osborne on banjo and vocals; and David Sheppard on guitar and vocals. Tickets: $12.

Available: www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521 and at the door.

The Lonesome Coyotes with Dana Paul (lead singer/songwriter from Rich Mountain Tower) will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Grove Theater, 123 Randolph St., Oak Ridge. Tickets: $15; at the door only.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB. 1-2 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walking With Single-Parent Families,â&#x20AC;? training to help churches minister to single-parent families, will be presented by Compassion Coalition and the Single Parent Ministry Roundtable at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, 9132 Kingston Pike. Info: www. knoxvillespr.org or Sheila Vaughn, mrssvaughn@gmail. com or 288-1613.

MONDAY, FEB. 4 GriefShare, a support group for people grieving the death of a loved one, will be held 6-7:30 p.m. at Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. The group will meet weekly through March 18. Info: 522-9804 or www.sequoyahchurch.org.

The WordPlayers will tour the original oneact presentation â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lift Every Voiceâ&#x20AC;? throughout East Tennessee during February, and the public is invited to a free final dress rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. at Middlebrook Christian Ministries, 1540 Robinson Road. The program tells the story and influence of the Harlem Renaissance.

Info: 539-2490.

Tennessee Shines will feature alt-country rockers the Matt Woods Band and Nashville singer-songwriter Stephen Simmons at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets are $10 and are available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets. com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

TUESDAY, FEB. 5 The Tennessee Human Rights Commission will host a public roundtable discussion 3-5 p.m. at the Beck Cultural Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. The event will inform citizens about THRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work and services and provide an opportunity for them to bring issues facing the area to the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention. Free, but RSVP required. RSVP: 615-253-1608 or http:// knoxvilleroundtablediscussionthrc.eventbrite.com/.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Becoming a Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812â&#x20AC;? exhibit curator Myers E. Brown II will lead a Brown Bag Lecture and Gallery Tour at noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St.

THURSDAY, FEB. 7 Knoxville Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guild will have Brian Griffin and Mark Harmon, Ph.D., speak about writing to deal with tragedy at the guildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Both men were at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in July 2008 when a man entered the sanctuary and fired a shotgun at congregants, killing two people and wounding seven. A $2 donation is requested at the door.

FRIDAY, FEB. 8 Connect: Fellowship for Women! will meet at 9:30 a.m. in Epworth Hall at Cokesbury UMC, 9915 Kingston Pike. Warm brunch will be served. Free childcare.

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If you have never visited Kimballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewelers on Bearden Hill, make a point to drop in and you might be surprised at what you find. Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the market for baby items, earrings, rings, necklaces or a special gift, Kimballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has something for everyone and every budget. Pictured is a sample of the Roberto Coin collection. Customer service is top priority for the staff, and they will work to help you find the best item for you and your occasion and to help you feel comfortable with complimentary coffee, tea and hot chocolate. They are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and are located at 6464 Kingston Pike. Info: 584-0026.

BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS • JANUARY 28, 2013 • A-11

NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE

Learning to love learning

By Scott Hutchinson, Webb School President

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lementary school children inarguably need to acquire their basic literacies in language and mathematical reasoning. That knowledge and those skills provide a foundation for their future learning.

Beyond that, though, for a young person to develop varied interests, additional competencies, and the resulting confidences Hutchinson that come from trying new things and learning to do them well, an optimal elementary experience must offer much more than language and mathematical instruction. In an optimal elementary educational milieu where young people have powerful, innate curiosities toward the world around them and an eagerness to try new experiences, providing regular, frequent, and varied opportunities outside the reading, writing, and arithmetic arena is critical. Learning to love learning is most often the result of one being exposed to a wide variety of engaging and relevant learning environments.

In Webb’s Lower School there are two primary avenues for addressing this important challenge of arming boys and girls with expanded competencies and strengthened

As part of Webb’s Lower School afterschool clubs program, students have the opportunity to participate in more than 20 activities, ranging from chess to tennis, robotics to archery, Mandarin Chinese to dance, community service to Garage Band.

WEBB 3RD GRADE STUDENT SCHEDULE EXAMPLE ■ 8:15 a.m.

Community Meeting

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Math

■ 10:00 a.m. Language Arts ■ 11:00 a.m. Art ■ 11:40 a.m. Lunch ■ 12:10 p.m. Recess ■ 12:50 p.m. Independent Projects ■ 1:00 p.m.

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Reading Buddies with Kindergarten

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self-confidence. Those two pathways consist of the special area classes embedded in our curriculum and the after-school clubs program that meets throughout the year.

In Webb’s Lower School all students participate in a diversified curriculum that includes regular and frequent classes in science, Spanish, technology, art, music, library skills, and physical education. These classes both supplement and reinforce the salient skills taught in the core language, math, and social studies classes, and they provide a variety

and balance to the day.

The after-school clubs program offers an even more expanded menu of experiences that challenge and support the most curious and active young people. Webb Lower Schoolers have the chance to attend regular classes in chess, Mandarin Chinese, robotics, dance, and tennis as well as participate in archery, art, book club, Garage Band, an assortment of craft activities and service activities, and a full-scale dramatic production.

In the formative, preteen years of school, children need to acquire some fundamental literacies, learn to love learning, do some school-related activities well, and feel positively about themselves as a result of all of the above. Having competent and confident children emerging from grade schools with positive experiences in a wide variety of disciplines is the best assurance that In Webb’s Lower School science classes, students participate in a variety of hands-on discovery expe- they will continue to riences that enable them to increase their level of understanding of the topics being explored. The grow into interesting, use of the scientific method and collaboration are emphasized in many units, and especially during fulfilled, and students’ annual science fair. productive adults.

“Learning to love learning is most often the result of one being exposed to a wide variety of engaging and relevant learning environments.”

Webb fourth grade students work on a combined library/technology research project about Native American tribes. Student teams researched information on computers in the Lower School technology classroom and recorded their findings on their iPads.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Fort Sanders Pulmonary Rehab Program helps woman control her COPD Becky Hare is not a fan of “organized exercising.” For a woman who was always active and grew up playing basketball and volleyball, the idea of being tethered to a treadmill to exercise is an odd concept.

“It’s a tough mindset for me to be walking on a treadmill and not going anywhere,” says Hare.

But a COPD diagnosis and the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outpatient Program (PROP) at Fort Sanders Regional have helped Becky learn to embrace the treadmill and organized exercising.

Hare learned she had COPD, also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, after a bad bout of pneumonia in 2005.

Her lung disease makes it hard to breathe and exert herself physically. Hare’s pulmonologist, Dr. Gregory LeMense at Fort Sanders Regional, recommended that she attend the hospital’s pulmonary rehab program to learn how to manage her COPD and strengthen her lung function.

The program is medically supervised and includes educational classes and exercise sessions in

COPD patient Becky Hare says the exercise sessions at the Fort Sanders Cardiac Rehabilitation Outpatient Pulmonary program have improved her lung function.

COPD: Finding the hidden joys of exercise If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), your health care team has probably told you that exercise can help improve or maintain your physical health. Doing breathing exercises, walking, swimming and gentle bicycling can really make a difference. Exercise can help reduce COPD problems, such as shortness of breath and limits on your activity level. But that’s not all exercise is good for.

Bonus benefits

Here are some other bonuses you receive from exercise: ■ You can make new friends and get support. Ft ort Sanders offers a pulmonary rehabilitation exercise programs designed for people who have lung disease. Exercising with a group can also help you stick with it when you feel like quitting.

■ If you smoke, exercise can help you quit. Many smokers who have quit for good were successful because they found other activities to do when they had the urge to smoke. By substituting exercising for smoking, you can get rid of a lethal habit and gain one that will help you feel better.

■ It keeps your mind sharp. A recent study showed that older people with COPD who kept a regular exercise rou-

tine were better able to keep their mind sharp for the tasks of daily life. One reason may be that exercise provides oxygen. When you don’t get enough oxygen, you may get headaches, feel irritable and think less clearly.

■ Exercise improves your sleep. People who exercise notice that they sleep better than before they had an exercise routine.

■ It helps your emotional health. Regular exercise can help you feel better emotionally, reducing your risk for health problems such as depression.

Being active helps increase serotonin and beta-endorphin, substances in the body that help you feel good.

a special gym located on the Fort Sanders Regional campus.

“They have bicycles, body weights and, of course, the ever loveable treadmill,” says Hare.

“The staff here at Fort Sanders is especially great. They are so creative and really encouraging.”

Hare exercises several times a week at PROP and says the program has been beneficial for her and her lungs.

“You can’t cure COPD, but you can try to maintain your level and keep from getting worse,” explains Hare. “There’s no way I could have continued to function so well without doing this exercise program.”

Hare recommends that anyone with COPD consider joining a pulmonary rehab exercise program.

“Stay with it and you’ll see a big difference in your health. I’m so thankful for Fort Sanders PROP. For more information about the Fort Sanders Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outpatient Center, call 865-541-1250.

What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also called COPD, is a type of lung disease marked by permanent damage to tissues in the lungs, making it hard to breathe.

COPD includes chronic bronchitis, in which the bronchi (large air passages) are inflamed and scarred, and emphysema, in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs) are damaged.

COPD develops over many years and is often caused by long-term cigarette smoking.

Breathe easier with the Fort Sanders Pulmonary Rehab program Managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is difficult, but lung patients can improve their well-being greatly with help from a special program at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outpatient Program at Fort Sanders is a physician-supervised program for people who have COPD, a chronic disease in which lungs deteriorate over time. The program also benefits people with interstitial lung disease, asthma, lung cancer and other pulmonary conditions.

With a staff that includes a registered nurse, respiratory therapist, exercise physiologist and a licensed counselor, the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outpatient Program offers twice-weekly monitored exercise sessions and educational classes similar to those of the heart rehabilitation services at the hospital.

But these services are specially geared for people with lung diseases.

“Pulmonary patients move at a slower pace than heart patients,” explains Angela Stephens, RN, case manager for the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center. “Most of them are de-conditioned, so our goal is to exercise and tone muscles so they can do their normal activities for the day.”

Patients are monitored during exercise for blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels, and the staff uses those numbers to customize an exercise plan for that patient. Participants are asked to continue their exercises at home, in addition to attending the twice-weekly rehab sessions, so that they can get the greatest benefit.

“We help them reduce the worsening of their symptoms and allow them to be more productive in daily activity,” says Stephens.

Center classes include information on how to avoid infections, how to maintain lung function and how to recognize the symptoms of other complications like congestive heart failure, a risk for many patients with COPD. Help to stop smoking is also offered if the patient is willing and needs those services.

The center has treadmills, stationary bicycles and hand weights. Periodically, the staff tests patients on how far they can walk in six minutes which indicates their progress in the program.

The program can slow the progression of lung disease and even reverse some of the symptoms.

Stephens says it’s important for pulmonary patients to exercise every day. “Because of their lower oxygen levels, their muscles deteriorate faster. We try to tone muscles, because toned muscles work more efficiently.”

The center also offers an intangible benefit to patients.

“We are also like a little social gathering,” says Stephens. “For a lot of pulmonary patients, to come here is their whole activity for the day. They look forward to coming in and seeing each other.”

The center treats groups of eight patients at a time. Some are being monitored for the first time, while others have graduated to a maintenance program. While a doctor’s order is required to participate, most insurance plans will cover at least 36 sessions at the center, and there is financial help for those without insurance.

“COPD is a chronic disease, but we do hope to slow the progression and reduce their symptoms,” says Stephens. “Hopefully we can get our participants back into doing things they enjoy.”

For more information about the Fort Sanders Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outpatient Center, call 865-541-1250.

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Line dancing at Strang “In 2012, the No. 1 song to dance to was ‘Pontoon’ and we’ll show you how it’s done,” said line dance instructor Evelyn Yeagle as her husband, Tom, started up the music. She got the group at Strang started by saying, “We’re going to do ‘motor boat.’ OK. Here we go.”

Halfway home Susan Shor, orchestra teacher at Oak Ridge High School, teaches her students more than music.

As a certified fan of furry four-footed creatures, she says, “I believe it’s also important to instill a love of animals.”

Judy Bush smiles as she dances.

Carol Zinavage

Theresa Edwards

vice requirement for their daughter’s Bat Mitzvah.

The young lady thought it might be fun to foster a dog.

“That was four years ago,” says Susan, “and we’re up to dog No. 22.”

Right now she has two: a chihuahua mix and a shepherd/corgi mix.

She keeps the dogs anywhere from a day to 10 months. She admits that they do sometimes become part of the family and that it’s often difficult to give them up.

“There are two reasons that I let them go.

One, I know they’re going to a great home, because Susan Shor with friend Photo SARG’s screening process submitted is so thorough. And two, I go to the shelter and I see all these dogs who are desSARG – Shelter Animals perate for homes. Giving up Rescue Group – of Oak one dog means that I can Ridge. Shirley Auble, who’s take in another and eventubeen with SARG since 1996, ally find it a ‘forever home’ says the group picks up too.” where other breed-specific If you’d like to become a rescue groups leave off. foster family or otherwise “We started this orgasupport SARG, check out nization in order to focus their website at www.shelon mixed-breed shelter teranimalsrescue.org. Fosanimals,” Auble says. “We ter families pay only for dog also help out local pet food – all other financial owners who might need a needs are covered while the little assistance with vetdog is in foster care. erinary care.” The group “I don’t understand why has a Knoxville presence, more people don’t do this,” regularly appearing at says Shor. And then she rearea PetSmart stores with turns to practicing her viola adoptable cats and dogs. under the gaze of two adorThe Shors got involved ing mutts. with fostering animals be- Send your interesting animal stories to cause of a community ser- news@ShopperNewsNow.com

Evelyn Yeagle leads the line dancing class at Strang Senior Center. Photos by T.

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The Shors belong to that noble group known as foster families.

Susan and her husband (“... he feeds them sometimes, but it’s mostly me,” she says with a chuckle) provide shelter pets with a warm home, food, medical care and love while the shelter works to get the pets adopted. They and others like them are the “halfway houses” of the animal welfare world.

Shor, who is also a violist with the Oak Ridge Symphony, works mostly with

About 21 were there, a good-sized group, but Tom said usually about 10 more show up. He guessed the cold weather may have deterred them.

“Our goal is to get people off their couches watching television and get them active, out doing things,” Evelyn said, “and they have fun line dancing.”

She also described the many friendships that have formed within the classes.

Many dancers socialize, sometimes going out to lunch together. January 2014, several are going as a group on a line-dancing cruise. There are still spots available for more to join.

Line dancing is great exercise, but doesn’t seem like exercise because it’s so much fun. Classes are 2 p.m. Tuesdays at Strang.

Mark your calendars for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, when the Strang Senior Center will celebrate its 15th anniversary with the Tellico Tappers performing.

Many years ago it was used in the raising of pigs and cows. Like many barns in our area this one has no plan of restoration in sight. Barely having a leg to stand on, it sadly is on its way down.

Thank you for the responses we’ve been receiving. I hope to share some more interesting stories from some of our readers who have welcomed the opportunity to reminisce and share their history.

Please contact me with your story at woycikK@ ShopperNewsNow.com.

On its last leg Barnyard Tales

Jeri and Steve McNeany enjoy line dancing.

Kathryn Woycik

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Prep time: 20 minutes/ Cook time: 20 minutes/ Servings: 6 Ingredients: ■ 1 onion, chopped ■ 1 four-ounce can chopped green chili peppers ■ 3 cloves garlic, minced ■ One 15-ounce can black beans ■ 1 tablespoon olive oil ■ ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro ■ 2 teaspoons chili powder ■ 2 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked ■ 1 teaspoon oregano ■ One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes ■ One 10.5-ounce can condensed chicken broth ■ 1 cup whole corn kernels, cooked ■ 1 cup hominy ■ 1 ¼ cups water

In a medium stock pot, heat oil over medium heat.

Sautee onion and garlic until soft. Stir in chili powder, oregano, tomatoes, broth, and water. Bring to boil, and simmer for five to 10 minutes.

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Ladle soup into individual serving bowls, and top with options below.

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Provision Health and Wellness offers the perfect environment for Baby Boomers to stay active while having fun. Corinne Leggett and Clark Stewart enjoy Functional Fitness at Provision Health and Wellness.

By Shana Raley-Lusk Today’s seniors are busier and more active than ever before. As the Baby Boomer generation approaches the golden years and life after retirement, many seniors are looking to their futures with optimism and specific plans for staying active and fit. For Knoxville’s senior community, finding the balance between activity and fun has never been simpler thanks to Provision Health and Wellness located at Dowell Springs.

The professionals at Provision have one simple overall mission which is to help participants reach their own goals. Fortunately, that process is enjoyable at Provision, where unique classes geared specifically toward the 50-plus crowd are always available. From Chair Yoga to Functional Fitness, there is a class to fit most any need or goal. Pro-

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

Trip of a lifetime

TAVR surgery clears way for veteran’s HonorAir flight He wanted to go with all his heart, but Beaulis Lively’s heart wouldn’t allow it.

When he passed out at home onenight late last summer, it was a sign that the 90-year-old World War II veteran might not be able to make that long-awaited trip to Washington, D.C., on a flight by HonorAir Knoxville.

“I was just sitting there watching TV one night and all of a sudden, I blacked out – just went clear out,” said Lively, a retired West Virginia coal miner now living in Lenoir City.

“Shortly after that, Helen, my wife, came in and I think I got up out of a chair and it seemed like I was falling into a wall. I recovered and I was alright. But she wanted me to go to the emergency room. I said, ‘Well, let’s wait until morning.’ But she said, ‘No, no, no – you’re going right now!’”

After three days and a battery of tests at Fort Loudoun Medical Center, cardiologist Dr. Nahresh Mistry sent him to the Parkwest Valve Center where he was examined by Parkwest Medical Center cardiothoracic surgeons Drs. Thomas Pollard and Chadwick Stouffer.

Together they concurred on the diagnosis: Severe aortic stenosis.

More precisely, the aortic valve leading to Lively’s heart was closing.

“He was a very sick man,” said Pollard flatly. “He was at the end stage in terms of aortic valve stenosis and he wasn’t a candidate for openheart surgery.”

His only hope? Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR – a procedure so rare in the United States (less than 10 percent of aortic valve replacements) it’s available at only about 150 hospitals nationwide.

Parkwest is the only Knoxville hospital to offer it.

Most often reserved for elderly patients, the procedure involves replacing the diseased aortic valve with a collapsible prosthetic fashioned from the valve of a cow. The valve, designed by the Californiabased Edwards Lifesciences and approved by the Food and Drug Administration, can collapse to the diameter of a pencil and is guided to the heart through a catheter usually inserted into the femoral artery through a small incision in the groin.

Ironically, Lively had read about the procedure in the newspaper just weeks earlier and how a Knoxville man, 88-year-old Roy Ogle, had become the first Parkwest TAVR patient. “I read that two or three times

Beaulis Lively says he’ll never forget his HonorAir flight.

A retired West Virginia coal miner, Lively found a touch of home in D.C. Below, Dr. Mike Ayres (center) enjoyed the stories of patients Burton Sales (left) and Beaulis Lively (right) during their HonorAir Knoxville trip.

and I told people, ‘Look here what this fellow had done.’ That was good news to read about him. I thought, ‘Well, if they can get him in shape maybe they can do that for me,’ ” Lively exclaimed. “Now, I consider myself above average for a man of my age – the doctors said I was a pretty stout fellow – so I went ahead with it. I had a choice of doing it, but they said if I didn’t have it done, the aorta was weak and closing up and they gave me a year or a year and half to live.”

According to Pollard, studies have shown that once patients with severe aortic stenosis begin having chest pains, passing out or experiencing congestive heart failure, they have only a 50 percent chance of surviving two years, and only a 20 percent chance of surviving five. “So, we wanted to work him in quickly and get him taken care of,” said Pollard.

On Sept. 4, Parkwest did just that.

With Pollard serving as primary operator, cardiologist Dr. Mike Ayres as

secondary operator and Drs. Stouffer and Nicholaos Xenopoulos assisting, Lively underwent the two-hour TAVR procedure without a hitch.

“I opened my eyes to a new world,” Lively beamed. “There was no way to go but up.”

Four days later, Lively was released from the hospital.

Less than a month later, on Oct. 3, Lively was making the trip of his lifetime, joining 125 other World War II and Korean War veterans aboard a chartered U.S. Airways jet for a whirlwind, one-day, roundtrip all-expense paid trip to the nation’s capitol.

There, he toured the sights he had only seen in photographs – the memorials for veterans of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War, Marine and Air Force Memorials, and the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

Much to the surprise of both men,

Lively’s ever-present escort on the trip was Dr. Mike Ayres, the doctor who only weeks earlier had deployed the artificial valve into Lively’s heart.

“I didn’t even know he was going on the trip until I got the list,” said Ayres, who was making his first HonorAir flight as the flight physician. “I was looking over the list of veterans and I recognized his name.

Lively … where do I know that name from? Then, I put two and two together and realized that he was one of our TAVR patients!”

“I actually had five of my patients on the flight,” Ayres added. “The reason I got involved in HonorAir is because I have a lot of patients who are veterans.”

He wasn’t aware Lively was one of them. When they had first “met,” Lively was under anesthesia. This time, however, they shared life stories as Ayres not only accompanied him on the tours, but also provided

Lively with transportation to and from McGhee Tyson Airport.

“That was such an honor for him to pick me up and bring me home like that,” said Lively. “He’s a real downto-earth fellow. He said, ‘Don’t call me Dr. Ayres. Today, I’m Mike.’ ” Ayres, likewise, said the same about Lively. “He’s very quiet and down to earth,” he said. “He’s got some great stories of working in the coal mines and of his time in the service.”

One of those stories is how Lively, one of six radio operators aboard the destroyer USS Annapolis, had received and relayed the message for all ships within the immediate area to return to New York Harbor after the German surrender. “When I gave that message to the communications officer and he announced it over the loudspeakers … Ohhh, you’ve never seen such a celebration!”

Lively exclaimed. “The captain set the ship straight for New York.

We arrived in there at 6 o’clock, the ship was secured and everybody went ashore. They partied all night long. I’ll never forget what a celebration that was!”

Neither will he forget the HonorAir trip to Washington as marching bands, balloons, flags, Cub Scout salutes, “USO girl” kisses and police escorts were all part of the fanfare.

“When we got back, it looked like half of Knoxville was there!” Lively exclaimed. “I’ll never forget this trip.

I’d wanted to go to Washington all my life, but I never had the chance.”

He almost didn’t get the chance this time, either.

Without the TAVR procedure, both Ayres and Pollard agree, Lively would not have been able to make the trip of his lifetime. He was just too ill.

Now, Lively says, he can get around and do the things he needs to do, like mowing and gardening.

“You know,” Lively said before pausing, “I think they said there were 16 million Americans who served in World War II, but now it’s less than a million. We’re all dying and passing away. But I’m among the survivors. I am a survivor.”

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HonorAir Knoxville has Covenant support Beaulis Lively’s HonorAir Knoxville flight was the 13th since the program was established in 2007 by Eddie Mannis, president of Prestige Cleaners.

The next flight is set for April 24.

However, according to Mannis, future flights will be dependent on the level of funding the program receives from the community. “Each flight costs

about $60,000,” said Mannis.

“Although our major sponsors and Prestige donate substantial amounts of money to the program, we need additional donations to make the flights a reality.”

Among those major sponsors is Covenant Health, which not only provides funding, but frequently provides the physicians who accompany the vet-

erans on the trip. A Covenant representative goes on each flight as a guardian escorting three veterans throughout the day, and Covenant CEO Tony Spezia or his representative speaks at the sendoff the morning of the flight.

HonorAir is a 501(c)(3) organization so all donations are tax deductible. Anyone wish-

ing to support the program should send checks to: HonorAir Knoxville 7536 Taggart Lane Knoxville, TN 37938 Donations can also be made online via PayPal at HonorAirKnoxville.com.

Veteran applications and information about the trip are also available on that website.

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Life

A Shopper-News Special Section

Monday, January 28, 2013

Living off the grid

By Cindy Taylor At 73, Bill Nickle is a man living his dream. Nickle began the Narrow Ridge Community in the 1970s with a 40-acre purchase. Hippies and communes were popular, but living a life that truly preserved the earth had not yet come into vogue.

Nickle was born and raised in Knox County and returned to the area after graduating from seminary. Pastoring a church wasn’t where his heart lay.

“I have always had a desire to be part of youth ministry,” said Nickle, a former Methodist minister. “At that time in my life I didn’t feel that the institutional church was as relevant as it had once been.”

Nickle observed that young people were feeling alienated and unsure of their purpose. He felt there had to be an alternative way to reach them.

“Nature is such a healer,” said Nickle.

“The spirit of the divine can be felt in nature more than any other area of life.”

Nickle based the name Narrow Ridge on the writings of Martin Buber, a man whose philosophy of the inclusion of all peoples he admires.

“We treat each other and God’s creation as objects to do with as we want,” said Nickle. “Maintaining that relationship between ‘I’ and ‘Thou’ is like walking

Bill Nickle has a special window to show the bales of straw used to build his home. Photo by C. Taylor a narrow ridge.”

Nickle pioneered the movement to develop a self-supporting community. In the early years, he and his family lived in a four-room house.

“It wasn’t easy,” he said. “My wife drove into Knoxville for school and then work every day. I was serving four different churches as pastor.”

The two Nickle children were awarded

scholarships to Webb School based on need. The entire family put in long days but felt it was worth it.

“There were days when we took our children to school before daylight and they did not get back home until well after dark,” said Nickle.

Without grants or other help, the situation became financially difficult, and the family had no choice but to move closer to the city and a more typical lifestyle. But Nickel never forgot his dream.

After a philanthropist donated 120 acres adjacent to original acreage at Narrow Ridge, Nickle moved back; and he has no regrets.

“Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center was established to study, teach and demonstrate a theological way of sustainable living,” said Nickle.

He lives in a straw bale home, and all power is either wind or solar. Water comes from what is collected in a rain barrel. He may live in what seems to be a semi-retired environment, but his work hours certainly haven’t diminished.

“I still put in a 16-hour day,” he said.

“The difference is that at Narrow Ridge your life and that of others are intertwined with nature. And that is the dream.”

Info: www.narrowridge.org.

NEWS FROM GENTRY GRIFFEY FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORY

Consider the advantages of pre-planned cremation No one likes to think about death, let alone plan for it. However, by pre-planning your final arrangements, you relieve your family of having to make important financial decisions during a period of great stress and grief - a time when people aren’t thinking very clearly and may not know what to do because you never made your wishes known.

Taking the additional step of pre-funding your plans removes this additional burden from your family and locks in today’s costs to protect from inflation.

Why cremation?

Over the last few years, the interest in cremation as a means of final disposition has dramatically increased. There are many options available for those who choose cremation, and it is not necessary to limit or alter the type of funeral arrangements you select because you have chosen cremation. Many families include the traditional viewing, visitation and funeral service as a part of the final arrangements, while others decide to have simpler memorial services.

There are many reasons why people choose cremation.

Among the most common are environmental considerations,

philosophical reasons, cost, and because they feel it is less complicated for their families. Whatever the reason, choosing cremation is a very personal decision and one that should be made after considering all the options.

Gentry Griffey offers Knoxville’s only on-site crematory, and their staff is available to answer any questions about cremation and pre-planning and/or pre-funding your final arrangements.

Gentry Griffey’s leadership team: Eric Botts, managing partner & licensed funeral director; Jerry Griffey, founding partner & licensed funeral director; and Bryan McAdams, assistant manager & licensed funeral director.

Why is an on-site crematory important?

Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel & Crematory offers Knoxville’s only on-site crematory. By having a crematory on-site, Gentry Griffey is not dependent on anyone else’s schedule or facilities, and they oversee every step of the cremation. Your loved one will never leave their care, and as the sole service provider, their services stay affordable for all budgets. Gentry Griffey is the only funeral home in Knoxville that does not use an out-of-town crematory. The entire cremation process is completed on-site at their crematory by their professional and licensed staff.

Because Gentry Griffey’s crematory is located on their prem-

The advantages of Pre-Planning: • Make important decisions together, not alone • If something were to happen to you today, your family would know what to do • You have peace of mind knowing you have minimized the anxiety for loved ones • Your final wishes will be carried out • You can choose a pre-payment plan that fits your budget • Costs are locked in and you are protected • Most pre-arranged plans are transferable, should you transfer or move to another area

Tom and Martha Wells review pre-planning options with Gentry Griffey’s managing partner & licensed funeral director Eric Botts. ises and includes a viewing room, they both welcome and encourage families to be present prior to the cremation, which is an option not available at any other area funeral home.

For those who have chosen cremation but have pre-planned their final arrangements at another funeral home, it is a very simple process to transfer that pre-arranged plan to Gentry Griffey. Their staff can handle all of the details for you.

Cremation offers limitless options The choice of cremation does not limit the type of funeral arrangements you may make. Many people plan a traditional visitation and funeral service prior to the cremation, while others decide on a simple memorial service to be held

either before or after the cremation.

Whatever your decision, it should be the one that is right for you.

If a funeral service is planned, either a traditional casket or a cremation casket may be chosen.

Cremation caskets are simpler in design and are typically less expensive because they are made with different materials.

Following cremation, an urn or temporary container is used to protect the cremated remains. Cremation urns are available in a wide variety of materials and price ranges. Temporary containers are designed to hold the remains only until final disposition and are made of less permanent materials.

Direct cremation is another

option. Many people request to eliminate “all the bother of funeral services” for family members. Funeral services aren’t provided for the deceased– they’re there to help support and comfort the living. Take time to consider family and friends and their need to work through the grieving process before you make this decision. It’s easy to say, “Don’t make a fuss. I don’t want a ceremony. Just bury me and be done with it.” But it is important to realize that the ritual of a funeral and/or memorial service isn’t for the deceased but for the living. It is a time when friends and family can gather together to grieve openly and to provide support for one another.

Pre-planning, when done properly, can give you peace of mind because you know that your arrangements are pre-determined.

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Whaley enjoys eye-opening trip to Russia

By Shana Sha h na R Raley-Lusk aley ey-LLus usk k Knoxville resident Monroe Whaley believes in the importance of giving back to the community through volunteer service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do a lot of volunteer work, including pro bono consulting with small businesses,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have also given volunteer service with United Way, Habitat for Humanity, the Inasmuch campaign at Carson-Newman, and through my home church Life Style Compassion Ministry.â&#x20AC;?

But recently, he took his commitment to making a difference to the next level by taking part in his first foreign mission trip to Russia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Central Baptist Church of Bearden has an active local, national, and international mission program,â&#x20AC;? Whaley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have visited and provided financial relief in Moscow for more than 20 years, and I felt drawn to serve that mission.â&#x20AC;?

Seven church members were chosen to serve with leaders Paul

and Marti Hindalong helped and Ma M art rtii Hi ind ndal alon ng wh who he hel lped found the Paradigma Church. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not know what to expect, but we were going on a fourday retreat right outside Moscow,â&#x20AC;?

Whaley said.

His wife, Claudeane, took part in the mission trip with him. They were scheduled to spend time in a sports camp in Southern Russia on the Black Sea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were like rock stars at the camp,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids captured us at every opportunity. They surrounded us and held us captive with their inquiries.â&#x20AC;?

On one day of the trip, the Whaleys were able to take a 14-kilometer hike with some of the kids. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They wanted to know what life is like in America. They asked us about singers, movie stars and sports figures,â&#x20AC;? Whaley said.

While in Moscow, the Whaleys attended a Russian Orthodox morning service at Christ the Savior Cathedral. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are no pews, no carpet, no choir, no singing and

no p picture ictu ure taking. The building, inside and out, was magnificent and impressive with the different architecture and icons,â&#x20AC;? Whaley said.

They also attended services at the Paradigma. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went to share and teach but learned a lot, too,â&#x20AC;? he said.

While on the trip, Whaley had the opportunity to familiarize himself with the other individuals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were about 40 people present. There were many classes and time for inner reflection. We got to know them over the four days. We heard their testimonies and praise songs,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Whaley recalled an organized prayer hike as a very touching experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went into the forest that surrounded our housing and walked a trodden path,â&#x20AC;? Whaley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During this trek there were signs that had been placed on trees with suggestions for prayer subjects. Then we held hands in a

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circle and those wanting to could pray out loud.â&#x20AC;?

During the course of the trip, the Whaleys were able to enjoy a bit of sightseeing as well. From Red Square to St. Basilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral to the crowded Metro system, they were able to see much that the city has to offer. They enjoyed seeing the romantic metal love trees where many newlyweds traditionally visit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lock has been personalized with names, dates, etc. They

put the lock on one of the standing trees, close it and throw the key off the bridge into the river as a symbol of a life together,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Whaleys remember the mission trip as an eye-opening experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your faith is best told by the way you live,â&#x20AC;? Whaley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is best to have someone ask about your faith, who wants to know the root of your joy, than to bring up the subject yourself,â&#x20AC;? he concludes.

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Franklin stays active through service

By Shana Raley-Lusk After spending 25 years as an auctioneer, East Knox county resident Robbie Franklin knows a thing or two about fundraising.

“I feel that God has blessed me with a talent and personality to make people feel good about spending their money, so I try to use this talent to help organizations raise money for worthy causes,” he said.

Franklin’s diverse life experiences have certainly contributed to his unique ability to work with people and get involved in the community. In addition to his background as an auctioneer, Franklin was also a football coach at one time. He worked on the staffs of both Bill Battle and Johnny Majors.

He is very involved at his church, Pleasant Hill Methodist, where he sings in the choir, teach-

“I hope to continue to serve God daily by using my gifts, skills, and wisdom to serve others.” es Sunday school, and even serves as lay leader and speaker on occasion. But Franklin’s community outreach goes far beyond fundraising and church ministries.

“I am also involved with an East Knoxville ministry called Lock Down on the Outside which works with at-risk young people,” he says. The program aims to change the attitudes, habits, and behavior of young individuals who are in negative situations.

He also uses his time to be a positive force in the lives of his 13 grandchildren.

“My number one ministry is my family,” he said. “I have created a ‘Proverbs Covenant’ that I ask my grandchildren to join when they turn 13. It is a promise to read the book of Proverbs each year with me for the rest of their lives.”

Currently, five of Franklin’s grandchildren are participating in the group.

“This has been a great way for me to stay connected in their lives during a period of time when grandchildren and grandparents usually grow apart,” he said.

A regular participant at Carter Senior Center, Franklin also feels that staying active is a very important part of life after retirement. He and his wife participate in Senior Fitness and try to work out at least three times per week.

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center also provides a great way for him to connect with others.

“My wife and I have enjoyed the social part of the center,” Franklin said. “All of the participants have common interests.”

Franklin looks to the coming year with plenty of anticipation and plans.

“In March, my wife and I are going to Ghana, where our oldest daughter Robin and her family are spending two years working with orphans in remote villages,” he said.

While he gets a chance to speak with his daughter and grandchildren through Skype and email, he is truly looking forward to seeing them face-to-face again.

Franklin views his involvement in local programs and activities as a fundamental part of his life.

“They make me feel vital and

Robbie Franklin Photo by Shana Raley-Lusk alive,” he said. “I hope to continue to serve God daily by using my gifts, skills, and wisdom to serve others.”

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Unraveling the mysteries of Medicare

By Anne Hart If you find yourself standing at your mailbox awash in a daily sea of flyers, letters and packets of information from insurors, two things are certain: (1) It’s the last quarter of the year, and (2) you have reached the age when you are Medicare eligible or are about to be.

And there’s also a third certainty: every insurance company in existence seems to want you as a client.

So you’re swamped with information – and anyone who has been through this process knows that’s no exaggeration – but what do you do with all of it? How can you manage to sift through dozens and dozens of promises and pledges to find the one program that is the perfect fit for you?

The answer is pretty simple: you can’t. Sure, you can close your eyes and pick a program out of that pile of offers, but much as you wouldn’t buy a house without seeing what’s available on the market and consult-

Blake McCoy ing a Realtor, or buy a car without test driving and kicking some tires, you shouldn’t jump into just any Medicare supplemental insurance and prescription program.

There is one perfect fit for you,

but unless you’re an expert in the field, you don’t know what it is. It’s a true conundrum.

Finding the appropriate provider is a major, life-affecting decision.

It deserves the scrutiny of an unbiased professional who is not going to benefit financially from selling his or her company’s own product.

That individual is a broker. To again use the real estate comparison: just as a Realtor sells all agents’ listings, an insurance broker sells the products of many companies.

Each of those envelopes in your mailbox represents just one company and that company’s products alone. A broker can tell you about the products represented by each of those envelopes and more, and match your needs to what is offered by a specific company.

Blake McCoy, owner of Independent Insurance Consultants in Knoxville, is one of those brokers who charges no fees for his services.

He explains that fees are paid by the

insurors, never the client, and that his goal is to meet annually – or more often depending on individual circumstances – with each client to assess and reassess.

“Medicare changes every year.

It is our job to keep up with those changes and to continue to stay informed and keep our clients informed.”

Medicare pays only 80 percent of medical costs. It is up to the individual to cover the additional 20 percent, and that can be done outof-pocket or through either a Medicare supplement plan or a Medicare Advantage plan.

“One is not better than the other,” McCoy explains. “They are different in structure and payment. With a Medicare supplement, also called a Medigap plan, you pay a higher premium to have low or no out-ofpocket costs.

“Medicare Advantage plans usually have less expensive premiums and some even have zero monthly

premiums, but they require co-pays and co-insurances and some include a Part D prescription plan. Medicare supplements don’t include a Part D drug plan. An Advantage plan does have a maximum for co-pays and co-insurances and will not exceed that amount.”

McCoy cautions that “Medicare is not one size fits all, even in families. Often we have husbands and wives on completely different plans because their situations are different. Health issues, age, drug needs, doctors, specialists and assets and income are all among the considerations that would dictate whether a husband and wife would have the same or different coverages. We always need to talk in detail with each person to assure the best coverage.”

While most Medicare recipients are eligible to change policies only in the final quarter of the year, McCoy reminds that the exception to that rule is certain people who receive government assistance. “Those who are on Medicaid on Tenncare can make changes year-round as their situation changes. We meet with people every day in those situations.

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In the U.S., there are nearly 26 million people living with diabetes and more seniors have diabetes than any other age group – 10.9 million, or 26.9 percent, of all people age 65 and older.

“Currently, one in four Americans over the age of 60 is living with diabetes and there is a great need for further education among older adults,” says Dr. Vanessa Jones Briscoe, Chair of the Older Adult Subcommittee and Board Member for the American Diabetes Association.

In 2012 the American Diabetes Association launched its Se-

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One way to reduce your risk of developing diabetes, or to better manage it, is physical activity.

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Five things you may not know about hearing aids Hearing aids – those two words alone may conjure up images of unattractive, beige devices that your father or grandmother once wore before finally throwing them in a drawer, never to be seen again.

And who could blame them? In the past, hearing aids were big, bulky and fragile - incapable of getting wet or dirty. But hearing aids have come a very long way.

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Most people who have hearing loss have it in both ears and need two hearing aids. Wireless hearing aids “talk” with each Digital hearing aids of the other, so touching the volume past required you to manually control or program switch for

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Just like a personal headset, today’s hearing aids can wirelessly stream audio via Bluetooth technology directly into both ears – with no delay.

one hearing aid automatically adjusts both. Today’s hearing aids are personal electronics that work with your high-tech gadgets. You can wirelessly stream music into your hear-

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In 2011, Aquaris, made by Siemens, was the first digital waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant hearing aid. For high-school swimmer Kristle Cowan of Phoenix, a waterproof hearing aid is life-changing.

“Before my waterproof hearing aids, I felt like quitting the swim team,” says 17-year old Cowan. “My old hearing aids couldn’t get wet so I couldn’t wear them in the pool. I would be at a competition and get disqualified because I couldn’t hear the buzzer. Now I can hear everything.”

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With all these advances, it’s no wonder that create dexterity problems can re- and every morning you’ll have freshlyhearing aid wearers are happier and more ally struggle with opening battery pack- charged hearing aids. satisfied than ever. In fact, the technology ages, accessing a battery compartment may give some wearers an advantage over and guiding a battery into place.

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Prudential Financial’s latest biennial study on the Financial Experience and Behaviors Among Women found significant differences in the financial styles and priorities of women versus men. Among the findings: ■ Married/partnered women are more likely than their male counterparts to say they share financial decision-making equally (35 percent vs. 21 percent).

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more likely to say they are taking control of financial decisions (38 percent) than married women (19 percent).

■ Women worry most about household expenses, debt and their ability to save for retirement.

■ Men are more focused on external factors such as the state of the economy, followed by household expenses and retirement.

The survey also noted that only 10 percent of female breadwinners feel very knowledgeable about financial products and services, and are only half as likely to feel as well-prepared to make wise financial decisions as men.

“The good news for women is that they are more likely to ask for help from a financial professional, a smart move no matter where you are in terms of retirement preparedness,” says Caroline Feeney, president of Agency Distribution at Prudential.

“It’s not surprising to learn that women who work with advisors are more likely to report being on track for meeting their retirement goals.”

At a time when women are taking greater responsibility for their own and their families’ finances, it is also time for women to take the lead when it comes to saving and investing. While the task can seem daunting and even a bit intimidating, the truth

is simply educating yourself about various products and services can boost your financial I.Q. and your confidence. One good place to start is the Prudential Financial website section for women (www.prudential.com/ women). The site includes helpful life-stage checklists, easy-to-understand guides to financial products and services, and first-person financial accounts that provide encouragement and support.

Even if men are from Mars and women are from Venus, getting real-world financial planning assistance now can help both sexes prepare for a more secure financial future.

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10914 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934

5405 Colonial Circle, Knoxville, TN 37918

Driving Directions: From I-40/I-75, take the Lovell Road exit #374. Head south to Kingston Pike.Turn west onto Kingston Pike and travel 0.5 miles.

Parkview West is on the left.

Driving Directions: Take the Broadway exit on I-640 and travel north.

Just past Fountain City Park, turn left on Colonial Circle at stop light. Take immediate left into Parkview.

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