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The snow daze

IN THIS ISSUE In the sunshine Does the Sunshine Law go too far? Not far enough? Does it give too much power to mayors and political operatives? Attorney Scott Frith lays out the pros and cons of the law here in Shopper-News.

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Boy wonder Dev Patel, star of 2008’s “Slumdog Millionaire” stars in two feature films.

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The Nolan family – Allie, Sam, Kathy and Dewayne – try out a novel sled at Blue Grass Elementary School. Katie Roberts, who attends Blue Grass with Allie, hitches a ride.

See Betsy Pickle on page A-8

NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Mayor plans meetings Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will host constituent meetings in March to invite comment from citizens. These meetings are open to the public. Area times and locations are: ■ Monday, March 9, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Cedar Bluff Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. ■ Thursday, March 12, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Bearden Library, 100 Golf Club Road. ■ Monday, March 16, 9-10 a.m., Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. ■ Thursday, March 19, 11 a.m. to noon, Karns Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. For more times and locations, visit www.knoxcounty. org.

By Wendy Smith The snow has melted and the kids have returned to the classroom, but the memory of the

From butterflies to beautification City’s best neighbors get shoutouts

‘Standardized’ The public is invited to a free screening of the movie “Standardized: Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education” from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Bearden Public Library, 100 Golf Club Road. A panel discussion will follow.

West High celebration West High School is presenting an “Evening of Gratitude” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5. The event will start at 6:30 with dessert, coffee and music. Tate Cantrell of the West High School Foundation said the purpose is to “create awareness for the great happenings at West High School, thank the donors for their support and show the technology of the new lecture hall,” which is patterned after the lecture hall at UT’s Haslam Business School. Students will contact West High graduate Owen Littman (Class of 1996) who now teaches in Japan. Students in both schools will interact.

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By Bill Dockery The accomplishments of the nominees for Knoxville’s highest award for neighborliness are many and varied. One started a neighborhood watch. Another knits socks for her elderly neighbors. A third created a neighborhood garden for monarch butterflies. A fourth makes her neighbors feel like they live in Mayberry. In all, 14 people have been recognized by their neighbors for their good works. All will be honored at Knoxville’s Neighborhood Conference on Saturday, March 7, and one will be selected for the Diana

Conn Good Neighbor of the Year award, given annually by the city’s Office of Neighborhoods. “These are the people who have become known for their leadership and their service to their neighborhoods all over the city,” said David Massey, Knoxville neighborhood coordinator. “They make many contributions, but most make their marks in community beautification and/ or attention to the wellbeing of the people living near them.”

The 2015 Neighborhood Conference will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center and will feature 32 workshops, including five for young people, 82 information booths and three breakout sessions. Door prizes will be awarded at the end of the day. “Early-bird registration ended March 3,” Massey said. “Everyone is welcome to come right up through Saturday, but we may not have a box lunch ready for them.” The KAT bus system is offering free rides to the conference, and the Smart Trips program is available for those interested in carpooling, he said. Mayor Madeline Rogero will recognize the honorees at a noon luncheon and

will name the recipient of the Good Neighbor of the Year award. The nominees are: ■ Kirk Anderson, “the mayor of Timbercrest,” is known for pulling people together for social events, tending to neighborhood signage and landscaping, and keeping up with elderly neighbors. ■ Tanisha Fitzgerald Baker, a Project GRAD administrator at AustinEast High School, is credited with giving her Pleasant Knoll neighborhood a “Mayberry feeling” of belonging and safety for local children. Her villageofknox.com website promotes positive events in East Knoxville. ■ Beth Booker is known for her work on

beautification projects, the Old North Knox home tour and the creation of Old North Park. ■ George Conner, a leader in the Adell Ray Park homeowners association, is known as the go-to guy for neighborhood problems of all sorts in Northwest Knoxville off Merchant Drive. ■ Sylvia Cook, who lives in the Residences at Eastport and has started a neighborhood watch in the Eastport/Dr. Lee Williams/Five Points neighborhood, has also has been instrumental in providing training in computers, fire safety and social security matters for the neighborhood. To page A-3

Rotary barbecue cook-off headed to World’s Fair Park By Anne Hart Not since the 1980s has Knoxville seen an event like the one set for the World’s Fair Park in late May. If you’re a lover of barbecue, you might want to start dieting right now because QueFest, the 2015 Tennessee State Barbecue Championship, is going to be an opportunity to nibble your way to pork paradise. On May 29 and 30, the heavenly aroma of barbecue will waft over the park as it did when the events called “Riverfest” dotted the site for a few years after the fair closed, when local groups competed for the best barbecue in town.

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Those events will look like beginner stuff when the Rotary Club of Bearden hosts some 50 or so contestants from all over the country at the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS)-sanctioned QueFest, which will feature two days of intense competition for the best barbecue in four categories, live music and lots of other entertainment for the entire family. The cooking competition for KCBS honors is fierce and like no other. It is closely monitored and

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judged by professionals. No amateurs here: The winners’ purse totals more than $10,000. The big rigs and fancy motor homes hauling all manner of grilling equipment will start arriving at the park’s South Lawn early on Friday, May 29. By 5 p.m., when the event opens to the public, the cooking will be underway, along with entertainment for the evening. Legendary concert promoter Stephen Gudis of Nashville is lining up top-flight entertainers and

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bands to perform Friday until 10 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visitors will be able to wander the site and talk with contestants about their “secret recipes” and special techniques. And there will be plenty of Ted Hotz good food. Event chair Ted Hotz says vendors will include local favorite Dead End BBQ, whose owner, George Ew-

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The Creswells – Janet Testerman and Joey – at the gala

Guests at the American Heart Association’s Knoxville Heart Gala on Saturday, Feb. 28, were greeted and guided by volunteers and Heart Association staff. From left are Ellen Liston, Pauline Bushman, Brooke Fontana, Terran Anderson, Danica Clark and Haley Allen. Terran is the regional director of the American Heart Association. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell

A gala celebration of heart By Sherri Gardner Howell For many years, the American Heart Association has been working to educate, fund research and present programs in East Tennessee. One way they do that is through money raised at the annual

Knoxville Heart Gala. The gala, an elegant February tradition, filled Cherokee Country Club with guests ready to celebrate on Saturday, Feb. 28. In fact, “celebration” was the theme of the evening as this 30th annual ball looked to the

past for sharing, calling on past ball chairs to stand and recall events and milestones from their year at the helm of the event. Chair for this year’s ball was Eddie Mannis. His leadership team included Robbie Arrington, Eric

Black and navy were the new black at the ball – gorgeously represented by Lori Parker, Jennifer Overstreet, Lisa Milligan and Leslie Clearman.

Bell, Dino Cartwright, Jeff Dobbs, Heather McKinney, Lisa Murray, Jeanette Priest, Mark Taylor, Emily Tirgrath, Frank Venable and Taylor Wortham. Emcees for the evening were WBIR-TV’s John Serving as emcees for the evening are WBIR-TV’s John Becker Becker and Robin Wilhoit. and Robin Wilhoit.

Heart Gala chair Eddie Mannis welcomes guests to the 30th Annual Heart Gala.

Spot on with their colorful gowns are Amy Dobbs, Linda Tisdale and Heather Harper.

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‘Pack’ing the FISH Pantry By Sara Barrett Each year, Cub Scout Pack 39 collects food for its neighbors in need as part of the Boy Scouts of America’s nationwide Scouting for Food event. This year, though, Pack 39 helped more than twice the amount of folks as last year with more than one and a half tons of food. The pack participated in four food drive events with help from Boy Scout Troop 20, including plasticbag distribution throughout neighborhoods during which residents could donate from their pantries, and a Show-n-Collect booth in front of the Bearden Kroger, where Scouts asked customers to pick up an item or two while shopping. Customers then dropped the items off with the Scouts as they left the store. After collecting almost 3,400 pounds of food, the Scouts boxed everything up for delivery to FISH Hospitality Pantries, a local organization that provides Pack 39 Scouts Thomas Pitman and Hayden Crist box food dofood to more than 11,000 nations at the Show-n-Collect booth at the Bearden Kroger. families each month around Knoxville. FISH representative Jim Wright presented a plaque to Pack 39 cubmaster Anthony Crist in appreciation for the pack’s hard work. Each year’s total will be engraved on the front. Crist said Pack 39’s success is attributable to the amount of effort parent volunteers put into helping the Scouts with the food drive. Info: www.fishpantry.org and www.scouting.org.

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first winter precipitation occurring on a day they were already out of school. Extreme cold allowed the ice to hang around through Saturday, Feb. 20, when a second round of sleet coated the ground. Warm weather melted the mess long enough for parents to anticipate sending kids to school one hour late on Monday, Feb. 23, but hopes were dashed by a three-inch layer of snow that morning. The grand finale was the beautiful, wet snow that coated every surface, including some leftover snow, the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 25. The doors may have been closed, but school grounds were popular places to play on snow days. After the Feb. 23 snowfall, Blue Grass Elementary School student Allie Nolan discovered a new way to enjoy the playground when she catapulted down the school’s front lawn on an air mattress with her whole family. Other past and present Blue Grass students played Capture the Flag and waged war with snowballs on school property. In spite of the fun and games, the long break was tedious for parents, especially those with employers who were less concerned about safety than KCS. Og-

Sisters Sophie and Chloe Baker engage in a snow battle with young friends Crosby Frear and Lane Hutchison on the Blue Grass track. Photos by Wendy Smith den reports that the school district received a handful of complaints from parents but also “numerous emails from parents praising Dr. McIntyre’s decision to err on the side of caution.” The decision to close schools is made based on road conditions assessed by transportation personnel, Central Office staff and bus contractors, Ogden says. Superintendent Jim McIntyre also drives the roads himself so he can see and experience

road conditions firsthand. Input is also solicited from KCS curriculum and instruction departments, county law enforcement and public works departments, and the National Weather Service. Now that March is here, it’s time to set aside worries about winter weather and start thinking about Spring Break, which begins in just over a week. It will be 10 days long, counting weekends and the student holiday on March 13.

Pack 39 Scouts Harry Crist and Tate Carty place food collected from the Whitlow Park neighborhood in Sequoyah Hills into the collection van.

Butterflies to beautification ■ Linda Denton, a leader in beautification in North Hills, lends her gardening expertise to beginners in the neighborhood and keeps up with neighbors in need. ■ Ben and Heather Burchfield Ream were nominated for founding the South Knoxville Old Brooms Brigade, a volunteer group some 300 strong that cleans up and beautifies neglected corners of their community. They also help deliver church food baskets. ■ Sandy Robinson, a 59-year resident of Wesley Hills, has served in various offices of the Wesley Hills and West Hills neighborhood associations and delivers the association newsletters. ■ Rita Schwartz, nom-

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inated for starting a morning exercise group at Love Towers in Old North Knoxville, knits stockings for older residents and founded the Win Our World urban ministry that sends young people and teenagers to serve the community. ■ Monte Stanley spearheaded the creation of an Old Sevier neighborhood garden for monarch butterflies and supplies South Knoxville Elementary School and its students with plants from the greenhouses that bear his name. ■ Ronnie Thompson, who serves as president of the Montgomery Village residents association off Maryville Pike, works with community agencies on ed-

World’s Fair Park art, has shared his expertise with Rotarians as they have planned this event. “We will also have two other vendors from outside this area,” Hotz says, “because we want to give folks the opportunity to experience the regional differences in barbecue.” While the list of vendors isn’t complete yet, and while barbecue will unquestionably be the “main course,” Hotz says ice cream and

ucation, health and parenting issues, and started the Paint the Street project. ■ Nancy Wallace, who is known to her West View neighbors for being first on the scene in emergencies, provides church pantry food to non-driving neighbors and mows the lawns of eight neighbors. ■ Tonja Warren, past president and current treasurer of the Montgomery Village residents association, is program director for Montgomery Village Ministries and helps residents with personal needs. ■ The award is named after the late Diana Conn, who received the first award posthumously in 2013. Info: 215-2113.

Pack 39 Cub Scouts Thomas Pitman and Inesh Nambiar, pack parent Laura Pitman, Troop 20 Boy Scouts Slade Newton, Stone Newton and David Turvin and Scout parent Dean Newton help out at the Show-n-Collect booth at the Kroger in Bearden.

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From page A-1 other treats will be available. QueFest represents a tremendous success story for Bearden Rotary. It was just three years ago that club member Oliver Smith IV and Ewart convinced the group that a barbecue cookoff could be a tremendous fundraiser for Rotary’s projects, both locally and internationally. Episcopal School of Knoxville hosted the first

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two years on its West Knoxville campus, but the crowds quickly outgrew the available space. The number of volunteers who make it all happen has also grown. Hotz says a few dozen have been working on QueFest for several months. By the time this year’s event opens, that number will grow to a few hundred. Mark your calendars. This is one event you don’t want to miss.

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The saga of Section X Select civic club members may have heard this tale in times past. I think of it each time football winter workouts are mentioned. Exercises between bowl games and spring practice are now very sophisticated, professionally designed to add strength, adjust bulk and enhance certain skills in conjunction with ideal diets. I suppose they work. Long, long ago, the first winter workout I observed was more primitive. Some still think it was hell on Earth. Others have blocked it from their memories. From more than 50 years away, a few now think it wasn’t all that bad, just a little toughening-up process.

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Winter workouts for Tennessee football arrived with young Doug Dickey. The new coach called the program “off-season conditioning.” Best he could tell, the Volunteers had no experience in getting better in January and February, before they practiced getting better in the spring. Since Tennessee had no workouts, Dickey did not

find it surprising that Tennessee had no place set aside for such activities. He sent forth a search committee. It didn’t find much. As Dickey tells the story, scouts discovered running room at a tobacco warehouse and the agriculture campus. They reported, almost incidentally, some dirty, drab, dreary space once used for storage, on the ground floor, in the northwest corner of Neyland Stadium, under Section X. Dickey inspected it and said the room looked like something left over from the Civil War, except the cobwebs appeared older. Dickey could have made it better. He made it worse.

He installed old mats on the floor and hung a heavy rope from on high. Those who thought they wanted to be on his football team were going to do agility drills, wrestle, fight and scratch – and then climb that blasted rope, hand over hand, until they bumped their head on the concrete ceiling. Center Bob Johnson remembers the one-on-one wars, Vols on opposite sides of the mat, no rules, do anything you want to get to the other side. The training tempo was fierce, frantic, run here, jump there! Down on the mat, up on your feet, seat roll right, jump up again, forward tumble. Everywhere a player looked or landed, there was an assistant coach yelling for more speed and greater effort.

Dickey said some players were overcome by the afternoon exercises and ambiance – and lost their lunch. He admitted the smell was terrible. He spent one of his most dramatic terms on describing the winter workout scene: “A stinking mess.” Joe Graham hit right in the middle of it. “There wasn’t room under Section X for all of us at once,” said Graham. Everybody dreaded checking the dorm list for when to report. Early was better. “Our group arrived to the sound and smell of some of the guys throwing up. In the middle of the winter, the room seemed nearly steamy. Everybody was sweating. I don’t remember the exact time we worked, but it seemed forever.”

Dewey Warren was there and it matched his imagination of Marine boot camp, only worse. “Under Section X was like a dungeon, dark and smelly, the worst place I’ve ever been.” Bert Ackermann said it was a learning experience for those who survived. “It laid the foundation for the great comeback of Tennessee football under Doug Dickey.” Robbie Franklin believes Coach Dickey used the first winter program to find out who really wanted to play football at Tennessee. Today’s Vols think winter workouts are challenging. Today’s Vols live in a different world – music, lights, refreshments, exhaust fans. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

The politics of ‘sunshine’ If you paid attention only to local media, you might be forgiven for believing that the most pressing problem facing our community is a lack of openness and transparency in government. Each breaking scandal, it seems, involves a county commissioner, city council member or public board member violating the Open Meetings Act (sunshine law) by sending an email or lobbying a fellow board member outside of a public meeting. The Open Meetings Act states that “… the formation of public policy and decisions is public business and shall not be conducted in secret.” As a result, members of County Commission, City Council and other local public boards cannot delib-

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erate about public business in private. Violations of the law void the actions of the violators and require open deliberations on the issue and another vote. Nearly all would agree that open, public meetings and the public discussion of the people’s business is a good thing; however, less understood are the problematic and perhaps unintended consequences of the law that give increased influence to the mayor and third parties over the members of legislative bodies.

In county government, the mayor (unlike commissioners) is indirectly empowered by the law by being able to lobby the commission directly and in private. (As you can imagine, it is easier to keep track of how each commissioner will vote when you can ask them privately.) This same dynamic applies with the superintendent of schools and the board of education. More troubling is that local political bosses can also lobby commissioners and council members independently, lining up their votes and pushing their own agendas. In fact, because of the restrictions of the open meetings law, well-connected politicos often have a better idea of how the commission will vote than the commissioners who actu-

lowed to discuss the pros Regardless, until there are and cons of their own radio changes, expect more headcommunication system out- lines, more “gotcha” politics side of a public meeting. over communications beally get to vote. Unfortunately, few have tween public officials, and Ultimately, the open the political courage to ad- further distraction from meetings law doesn’t in- dress these problems with more important issues faccrease openness and trans- the law. Either the so-called ing the community. parency in government “sunshine law” goes too far Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can contact him at scott@pleadthefrith.com. as much as folks believe. or doesn’t go far enough. Plenty still happens behind closed doors. Instead, the law merely takes political power away from individual Neighborhood event commissioners and shifts The city’s annual Neighborhood Conference will be that power to the mayor, po7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Knoxlitical bosses and other lobville Convention Center. byists. Designed for both city and county residents, this Recently, the E-911 Board free event is an opportunity to connect with other has been in the news due to neighborhoods and neighborhood leaders as well as allegations (later substantimeet elected officials and department heads. ated) that board members The conference includes 32 workshops from fightcommunicated with one ing crime to grappling with legal issues faced by homeanother outside of a public owner associations. Also featured are 80-plus informeeting about a new E-911 mation booths, a free continental breakfast, free box radio communication syslunch, door prizes and a neighborhood T-shirt contest. tem. Info: David Massey, the city’s neighborhood coorAs absurd as it may dinator, at www.cityofknoxville.org/neighborhoods or sound, under current law, 215-2113. the city police chief and the county sheriff are not al-

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The letter from Emerald Academy came during the snow days and was addressed to the parents/ guardians of children zoned to Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urban elementary schools and signed by Emeraldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director, Dr. Jon Rysewyk . Five of the recipients were Christenberry Elementary School faculty members who bring their children to school with them. One faculty member said reading it was like a slap in the face. It began like this: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have a choice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Emerald Academy! Do you know the grades for the school your child is zoned to attend next year and how they compare with Knox County Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; overall grades?â&#x20AC;? Next came a chart comparing three years of Christenberryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s math and reading scores with Knox County Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scores. Christenberryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are all lower, although they improved from Ds in 2012 to Bs in math and

Betty Bean Cs in reading in 2013 and 2014. KCS scored As in both subjects in 2013 and 2014. The faculty member said the test scores tell only half the story. The other half is the value-added scores, which show that Christenberry students have made steady gains from one school year to the next. These scores were not included in the letter. Christenberry assistant principal Tonya Davis Cash posted a scathing comment on her Facebook page, calling the letter misleading and ending with an offer: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have more current data if you would like to include that with your next propaganda. Steve has my number.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steveâ&#x20AC;? is Emerald Youth Foundation CEO Steve Diggs, who lives a

few blocks from Christenberry and sent his two children to school there. Many Christenberry students are involved in after-school programs at Emerald Youth Foundation. Diggs announced his charter school plan a year ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I, historically, was a huge fan of Steve Diggs and consider him very bright, hard-working and visionary. My husband and I have always bought a table at his fundraising things, but I am real disappointed about this,â&#x20AC;? said Martha Bratton, who retired five years ago and was Christenberryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first principal (she was also the last principal at Brownlow and principal at Inskip elementary schools before that). Bratton said Emeraldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major advantage will be that parents will â&#x20AC;&#x153;self-selectâ&#x20AC;? and must agree to be actively involved in their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education. She believes Rysewyk could have touted what his school has

to offer without disparaging other schools. Rysewyk said he got the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; addresses from Knox County Schools and wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;taking a shot at Christenberry.â&#x20AC;? He said that when he was principal at Fulton High School, his students got similar letters informing them of openings at higher-performing schools like Farragut and Bearden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The intention was never to upset teachers anywhere,â&#x20AC;? he said. Diggs said all parents from all the urban feeder schools got the same letter, but he believes Christenberry is performing well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe we should have had a PR firm write the letter. I just hope everyone will look at our track record. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to try and do it right â&#x20AC;Ś I have no desire to start a private school.â&#x20AC;? Next week: A closer look at the program at Emerald Academy, set to open July 15 in the old Moses School downtown.

Down and (even more) out in South Knox News that David Dewhirst was rescuing another endangered Knoxville property was widely hailed in the city last week. Dewhirst and associates bought the 84-yearold Kernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery building on Chapman Highway just across the Henley Bridge from downtown and quickly announced speculative but elaborate plans to transform the industrial site into a vague complex of boutique eateries and performance venues like the ones that have brought fresh life to the center city. No one seemed unhappy. After all, the bakery building is intimately connected to Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, and making it productive again would be a worthy effort. Dewhirst has a record of turning historic but decrepit urban-core properties into moneymaking real estate ventures. Dewhirst was expansive about the effects the development could have on South Knoxville. The News Sentinel quoted him as saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to South Knoxville because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reason to. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to give them a reason to come to South Knoxville.â&#x20AC;?

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Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ignore for the moment the fact that â&#x20AC;&#x201C; practically speaking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the bakery is hardly in South Knoxville at all. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s examine that remark again: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to South Knoxville because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reason to.â&#x20AC;? Apparently a man of Dewhirstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate savvy isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t aware that (according to the 2009-2013 census estimates) almost 38,000 people have found a reason to go south of the river â&#x20AC;&#x201C; without benefit of bodegas or brew pubs or trendy cafĂŠs or music stages. They go (or stay) because South Knox (city and county) is home. Dewhirstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notion is but the latest in a tradition of dissing South Knoxville that goes back at least half a century. In the 1950s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s, South Knoxville was derided as â&#x20AC;&#x153;South Americaâ&#x20AC;? by its more sophisticated northern neighbors. When the James White Parkway

bridge was built in the early 1980s, it was quickly labeled â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Bridge to Nowhere.â&#x20AC;? In current parlance, South Knoxville is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wildernessâ&#x20AC;? suitable mainly for hiking, jogging or mountain biking expeditions by some of our more urbane urbanites, many of whom hail from West Knox suburbs. No one has labeled South Knox as District 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yet. Another recent news item illuminates the overall attitude toward South Knoxville: At the behest of the city, the Urban Land Institute has released a study that calls for Henley Street â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the six-plus lane connection between I-40 and the Henley Bridge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to be made pedestrian-friendly, with a reduced capacity to handle traffic headed south and an increase in cafĂŠs, shops and other accoutrements of the good life. Again, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the first time South Knox has been slighted. A couple of years ago, the extension of James White Parkway to deep South Knox County was vetoed by the city mayor, despite support for the extension from county mayors of Knox and Sevier. And during the planning stages, the six-lane rehab of the

Henley Bridge was scrapped for a five-lane version at the behest of urbanites who wanted bike lanes instead of vehicular traffic. There are still some of the wags that tail the dog who insist that the city should take a jackhammer to the concrete roadways in the First Creek canyon, letting the creek run free again â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the connectivity needs of South Knoxvillians be damned. South Knox County and its neighbors in the Seymour community are the only sector of greater Knoxville that are not now served by a limited-access, freeway-engineered roadway. Isolation is the kissing cousin of scorn. The thinking that dominates political culture in Knoxville right now sells â&#x20AC;&#x153;South of the Riverâ&#x20AC;? short not only in the language it uses but in its dreams of how to connect that area to the wider community. It ignores the longterm harm that can come to the whole region if one sector is systematically cut off from the whole. The revitalization of Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be allowed to strangulate the development of the rest of the city.

A home for Estes The Estes Kefauver office and collection that was once displayed at the Hoskins Library on the UTKnoxville campus will not go to the Tennessee State Museum, despite earlier reports to the contrary. The Museum Commission voted in January not to accept the collection due to lack of space for storage or display. There was a feeling it would set a precedent for other Tennessee senators to place their papers and memorabilia at the museum that would have to be honored. In addition to this writer, Knoxvillians Deborah DiPietro and Jan Simek serve on the commission board. Other recent Tennessee senators have reached greater national prominence than Kefauver did as Howard Baker and Bill Frist were majority leaders of the Senate and a third (Al Gore) was president of the Senate as Vice President of the United States. Kefauver sought but did not attain such status during his career. Meanwhile the UT library, led ably by Steve Smith, will continue to keep the material in storage. The issue at some point will become whether storage is the permanent site for the collection or will it be made available for public viewing as it once was? When will the Hoskins Library be renovated? Only UT knows. Pay: When City Council adopted a $12,500 annual pay raise for the mayor, only five members signed on as sponsors. Interestingly, the only former mayor in the nine-member group, Dan Brown, did not sign it. He said â&#x20AC;&#x153;the timing was not right.â&#x20AC;? Eyesore: If there is one new recent eyesore that is harming the aesthetics of downtown Knoxville, it is the south wall of the Langley garage, which faces Union Avenue and the Pembroke. It is the size of a football field and all a grim gray. It offends residents of the Pembroke who look out to the north. It is hideous and stunning. How did the city administration let this happen? Putting brick around it would help. Graffiti even would help, too. Majors: Retired UT

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football coach Johnny Majors is having a hip replacement this week. He will not let it slow him down as he heads in mid-April to Australia. â&#x2013; The E 911 Board now meets March 13, and Mayor Rogero will attend her first meeting ever as mayor. It should be a standing-room-only event. It seems the mayor and her police chief may vote differently on the radio contract. No doubt Rogero wishes it would all go away and her failure to attend this significant board would be forgotten. â&#x2013; Kim Trent, head of Knox Heritage, recently moved to Carta Road near Holston Hills and had an open house a few weeks ago that was packed with political types, including council members Marshall Stair and Finbarr Saunders. Trent is being urged to run for City Council in 2017 when Nick Della Volpe cannot seek a third term. â&#x2013; DeFord: Also present at the event and being talked up as a council candidate was longtime Fort Sanders resident and architect Randall DeFord. Asked if he might run for Nick Pavlisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; seat, also up in 2017, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am flattered so many people have mentioned it to me. The city faces important and serious issues. I will consider it.â&#x20AC;? DeFord was ignored by the Rogero administration when they appointed a task force on the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair Park. Neighborhood activists were stunned that Fort Sanders was excluded; however, the task force appears to have accomplished little and has become a distant memory. â&#x2013; Hannah Parker, 28, becomes one of the youngest persons to serve on the Knox County Election Commission. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first Republican woman in 28 years. As the choice of the Knox GOP legislators, she must be appointed by the state election commission.

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Rain, sleet or snow The Thin Mints must go! Girl Scouts throughout Knox County have braved record snowfall amounts and below-freezing temperatures to bring people their guilty pleasures: Thin Mints, Samoas, and a new variety of oatmeal-raisin sure to be a classic: Rah Rah Raisin. That’s right, folks. Girl Scout cookies are here and for sale around town through March 22. No need to panic if you don’t know a Girl Scout from whom to make your purchase. “It’s easy for people who don’t know Girl Scouts to buy cookies,” says Heather Hatmaker, the council’s director of revenue. “Just

go to GirlScoutCookies. org, enter your zip code, and you’ll see all the cookie booth locations and times in your neighborhood.” Also handy this year is a mobile cookie app allowing smart phone users to find nearby cookies within seconds. More than 1.3 million boxes of cookies are awaiting your purchase through the local Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians. One hundred percent of the revenue after expenses stays within the local council. Info: www. girlscouts.org, click on “find cookies” at the top of the page.

Bearden High School’s dance team won first place in Large Varsity Pom at the regional Smoky Mountain Christmas Championship, which was held in Sevierville. The team then traveled to the UDA National Dance Team Competition in Orlando, where it placed fifth in Large Varsity Pom and 12th for Large Varsity Jazz. The BHS dance team is the current TSSAA Large Varsity Jazz state title holder. Pictured are (front) Rachael Buckley, McKensie

Wehinger, Caroline Ward, Paige Walter, Ashley Williams, Merrielle Luepke, Audri Brakebill, Allison Balsley; (middle) Sarah Balsley, Alison Napier, Lyndi Vaugh, Alyssa Menavich, Haley Mañalac, Madison Deatherage, Natalie Werner; (back) Jade Gatton-Bumpus, Becca Jernigan, Lily Tirgrath, Gracie Benevicz, Avery Jetton, Hanna Matthews, Shaylie Rutherford and Ally Robinson. Photo submitted.

Rocky Hill honor roll Students who made the honor roll at Rocky Hill Elementary School for the second nine weeks include third grade students Carlo Adams, Nathan Allan, Brody Armstrong, Meg Atkins, Janie Brice, Dane Britton, Lewis Brooke, Elisabeth Callis, Grey Carrasco, Conner Coleman, Mary Beth Coleman, Fiona Collins, Ryan Collins, Torrance Crary, Lydia Cruze, Joshua Dickerson, Miles Dixon, Lisa Forester, Nyle Fulton, Kinsey Gentry, Savannah Goan, Olivia Gray, Jase Hancock, Claire Holladay, Baylor Hollingsworth, Jaliyn Huff, Blythe Jacobs, Annabel Jumper, Shomoy Kamal, Abby Kelton, Will Kimel, Jack Kohl, Jackson Lange, Jack Lavelle, Kathryn Lentz, Taylor Lewis, Gray Loftin, Ian Lusby, Cesar Magaña, Nicholas McIntyre, Norah McLoughlin, Yvangeline Mills, Maliyah Mixon, Ayden Moore, Santana Nance, Naomi O’Meara, Luke Parker, Sarah Grace Pashke, Payal Patel, Frieda Pellathy, Kenleigh Pennington, Riley Phillips, Carson Pickett, Rylee Sieber, Alisa Sieger, Anderson Smith, Mary Davis Spencer, Annalee Sword, Meghan Taylor, Asia Thigpen, Emma Valentin, Lauren Wade, Elizabeth Walker, Kayla Walker, Keller Ware, Hayden Watts, Amelia Webb, Ethan Webb, Patrick Weinand and Owen Winters. Fourth grade honor roll students are Emily Adams, Emma Atkins, Harper Bienko, Bizzie Bowers, Samantha Brody, Nathan Brusseau, Sara Logan Cada, Blue Cain, Luke

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Cheadle, Jones Conner, Kieran Darko, Luke Egan, Kathryn Faulkner, Lily Fawaz, Jackson Fisher, Tate Gerrish, Evan Goins, Quinn Gormley, John Kirby Hamilton, Morgan Hellman, Robert Hovan, McKenna Hubbard, Cline Johannson, Ranya Joshi, Joshua Layton, Andrew Lay, Justin Li, Ava Long, Jackson Lowe, Eric Lyttle, Izabella Maestroiani, Margaret Manolache, Max Manolache, Lily Mason, Aaron Matheny, Zack McAllister, Drake McDonald, Wells Moffitt, Max Moore, Dylan Murray, Ella Outland, Anderson Puckett, Gavon Reeves, Averi Richardson, Ava Salvilla, Madeline Saunders, Ben Schaefer, Will Siegling, Makenzie Stalker, Jaquelin Tercero, Morgan Vittetoe, Brooklyn Walker, Finley Warren, Franklyn Whaley, Christalleni White, Katie Wilhoit, Garrett Willard, Finn Winters, Sydney Woodall and Ella Wright. Students in the fifth grade who made honor roll are Noah Allard, Kathryn Atkins, Sara Katherine Bailey, Romain Baudry, Seth Bhatka, Carlie Bobo, Isaac Bohleber, Angela Bulkhak, Will Carter, Irving Chavez-Charles, Lauren Chiles, Kyle Collins, Will Cooper, Chapman Craig, Josh Cruze, Maddy Curtis, Patrick Curtis, Anna Ford, Max Giesecke, Abby Gray, Mary Lindley Gray, Max Harper, Ava Harris, John Harrison, Sydney Hayes, Jordan Hellman, Richard Hollow, Faith Ingerson, Lydia Ingerson, Carson Kammann, Emma Kyser, Mackenzie Lesmerises, Joshua Lovett, A.C. Maddox, Lilly Mangum, Reese Marine, Barlow McDonald, Devin Mixon, Tyla Munsey, Sarah Noe, Kerry O’Neill, Bonnie Ortiz, Fredy Ortiz, Sally Pendergrass, Nicholas Peters, Ashton Peterson, Ashley Poling, Carson Pruitt, Spencer Rebenold, Angi Ramos Cruz, Zeke Rebholz, Anna Rhatigan-Moore, Olivia Rhines, Alec Roberts, Olivia Roberts, Preston Rotton, Hayden Rush, Caroline Schow, Mary Helen Schow, Matthew Schultz, Wyatt Shomaker, Sophie Shymloch, Conner Smith, Jaedyn Sobota, Jaxon Thornburgh, William Triko, Jade Vo, Hunter Watts, Tyce Webster, Claire Whitehead, Mason Willoughby and Kota Yamaguchi Phillips.

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SCHOOL NOTES Sequoyah Elementary ■ Kindergarten open house has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, March 5. Prospective kindergarten parents will receive information on curriculum, PTA, Sequoyah Foundation, enrollment and tour classrooms. Info: 594-1360.

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Lifting the voice of victory By Nancy Anderson “I just hope I touch somebody today,” said Dottie Culberson. “Of course I say that every day.” Culberson, wife of the Rev. Barry Culberson of Knoxville Christian Center, can be heard at 1240 AM and 92.7 FM “The Voice of Victory” on the radio dial from noon to 2 p.m. daily playing contemporary Christian music and entertaining listeners from Knoxville, Kingston, Crossville, Oak Ridge, Harriman, Athens, Maryville, Pigeon Forge and everywhere in between – all from a tiny 8 x 10 room at the Knoxville Christian Center on Cedar Bluff Road. “How the station came to

be here is evidence of one of those ways God just lays the answer to a problem in your lap,” said Culberson. “Barry’s been on the radio for years and years. His program ‘Walk in Victory’ has a very dedicated following, but about 10 years ago his time slot was moved to 3 a.m.” “Well, that just would not do, so we were thrilled when the radio station became available and we were able to work with Progressive Media, a Christian nonprofit organization, to bring the station to Knoxville Christian Center.” Cut to 10 years later, the unassuming little radio station plays hard with the big boys offering syndicated

Christian radio programming such as Doug and Jaci, who offer family friendly programming with Christian celebrity interviews; Rick & Bubba, a sports and current events talk show staring two guys who are not ashamed to say how much they love America, food, football, family and Jesus. Add Joyce Myers, Adrian Rogers, Jay Sekulow, John Hagee, and of course, Dr. Barry Culberson, and you’ve got an impressive 24/7 lineup offering something for everyone. Dottie Culberson said when her last child left for college, her afternoon drive time slot saved her from empty nest syndrome and

continues to be a blessing she strives to pay forward daily. “When my last child left for Lee University I told Barry I wanted to get a job. He said I should work for the radio station. Now, I’m thinking he meant sweep the floors or something, but with a degree in Russian, a background teaching English, and a gift for gab; you know I talked my way onto the air. There was no sweeping of floors.” “Seriously, it is a blessing to have this two-hour time slot. I have the best time playing fun trivia games with our listeners and they win great prizes. We play the latest in Christian contemporary music from art-

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Sales manager Brian Bennett and D.J. Dottie Culberson take a break from on-air programming in the Victory 92.7 radio station located at Knoxville Christian Center. Photos by Nancy Anderson ists like Mercy Me, Casting Crowns and Third Day.” “You just never know when a message or a lyric will hit home for someone and just change their day

for better in a snap. There’s a lot of joy in that.” “It’s a victory … Victory 92.7,” said Culberson as she turned back to the microphone.

The power of an idea Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer suffer disgrace.” I told them that the hand of my God had been gracious upon me, and also the words that the king had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let us start building!” (Nehemiah 2: 17-18a) Sonia Justiniani, Pat Ryan, Beth Meyer and Rosilyn Flanagan serve lunch following last week’s ecumenical Lenten service at Immaculate Conception Church. Photo by Wendy Smith

Community welcome at downtown Lenten services By Wendy Smith The season of Lent means different things to each worshipper, but those attending an ecumenical Lenten worship last Wednesday said that observing the Christian tradition together made it even more meaningful. Lent is the 46-day period from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. If the six Sundays are taken away, the length is 40 days – the same amount of time that Jesus fasted in the wilderness. It is generally viewed as a time of prayer, devotion and almsgiving that leads up to Holy Week, the commemoration of the last week of Jesus’ life. For several years, downtown churches have offered midday services on each Wednesday of Lent, followed by a light lunch. Last week’s service at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 414 Vine Ave., drew worshippers from several denominations. The Rev. Ann Myers, an ordained minister who worships at First Presbyterian Church, considers Lent a time to reflect on Jesus’ fi-

nal journey toward Jerusalem. “I really like the opportunity to meet with different congregations during Lent because the journey to Jerusalem is important to all traditions.” The Presbyterian Church places an emphasis on taking things on, along with giving things up, which builds discipline and dedication, she said. Elsbeth Freeman of St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral said the Episcopal Church also encourages members to take on projects during Lent. She plans to attend all five downtown Lenten services. Ben Winder, First Baptist

Short ecumenical Lenten worship services are held at a different downtown church each Wednesday at noon through Easter, followed by a light lunch: ■ March 4: Church Street United Methodist Church, 900 Henley Street ■ March 11: St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 413

Church minister to youth and families, said that Baptists are embracing the observance of Lent more fully now than they did at one time. His congregation provides a Lenten devotional that helps members become spiritually focused as they prepare for Holy Week. The Rev. Ronald Franco of Immaculate Conception said that Lent was originally observed through a strict fast. Now, for Catholics, the fast is limited to abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays during Lent. Preparation of adults for baptism on Easter Sunday was another element of early Lent. Now the focus is

Cumberland Avenue ■ March 18: First Baptist Church, 510 W. Main Street ■ March 25: First Presbyterian Church, 620 State Street ■ At 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 3, the Stations of the Cross will be observed at Market Square.

on renewal rather than baptism, he says. Lent is considered a time of quietness and mindfulness in Methodist churches, says the Rev. Ashley Helton of Church Street United Methodist. During Lent, no songs are played at the beginning of services and there are no hallelujahs. That makes the songs and hallelujahs more vibrant on Easter Sunday, she says. Marilyn Hafner, Immaculate Conception member and president of the Smoky Mountain Deanery Council of Catholic Women, said that joining in the suffering of Christ through self-denial prepares worshippers to celebrate the resurrection. At 5:30 p.m. on Good Friday, April 3, the downtown Lenten services will conclude with the Stations of the Cross on Market Square. As part of the service, worshippers will carry a large wooden cross through downtown. “To me, it’s such a powerful witness,” Hafner says. “Downtown watches as the church comes together.”

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. (“The Little Prince,” Antoine de Saint Exupery) It has been 50 years since I heard the sermon based on this text from Nehemiah, but I remember it still. As I recall, there had been a medium-sized crisis in the church, one of those too-frequent kerfuffles in churches which cause members – some of them leaders, elders, teachers – to leave. Those of us who remained were shaken. The young pastor knew what he had to do. He reassured us that we would survive as a congregation. He convinced us that we would have to work hard, work together and love each other and the Lord. He was a skillful preacher and a good singer into the bargain; he knew the power of a refrain. Were it not for that

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refrain, I might have forgotten that sermon. However, his refrain echoes in my heart: “But the people had a will to work.” Like Nehemiah, he could see the potential. Instead of a pile of rubble, he saw a rebuilt congregation. To paraphrase Saint Exupery, he bore within his heart the image of a healthy, serving, worshipping congregation. He had the faith, the stamina and the grace to rebuild us.

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Mrs. Kapoor (Lillete Dubey), Sonny (Dev Patel), Guy (Richard Gere) and Sunaina (Tena Desae) dance the night away in “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.”

Dan (Vince Vaughn), Timothy (Tom Wilkinson) and Mike (David Franco) wind up in a pasture while in Europe to close the most important deal of their lives in “Unfinished Business.”

Let’s hear it for the boy wonder There are some big names showing up this week in movieland, including Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Vince Vaughn, Richard Gere, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson. But no one dominates the screen like Dev Patel, mainly because he’s starring in two of the week’s new films: “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” and “Chappie.” Patel, now 24, first caught the world’s attention as Jamal in “Slumdog Millionaire,” which won eight Oscars, among them Best Picture of 2008. His two new films are very different from “Slumdog” – and from each other. “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is a sequel to the 2012 international hit “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” about a group of senior citizens who get an unexpected new lease on life at a ramshackle hotel in India. The hotel’s manager, Sonny (Patel), now has a huge success on his hands and dreams of expanding his empire as he prepares for his own wedding. A new guest named Guy (Gere) adds to the romantic drama at the hotel.

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Most of the original cast – Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Tena Desae, Lillete Dubey, Diana Hardcastle and Ronald Pickup – return for the PG-rated sequel, along with director John Madden (“Shakespeare in Love”). “Chappie” is set in the near future, where law and order around the world are enforced by an oppressive mechanized police force directed by Hugh Jackman and owned by a company headed by Sigourney Weaver. When one robot cop, called Chappie, is stolen and reprogrammed with artificial intelligence, his owners will stop at nothing to retrieve him and end his sentient streak. Patel plays the lonely engineering prodigy who reprograms Chappie and gives him the ability to think and feel. Chappie becomes more human than humans,

though his human “parents” – Ninja and Yolandi of the South African rap act Die Antwoord, playing a version of themselves – are confusing role models with their differing bents toward good and evil. South African director Neill Blomkamp used his “District 9” and “Elysium” star Sharlto Copley to play Chappie on the set, after which animators created an animated version of Chappie from Copley’s movements and expressions. The film is rated R. The “Marigold” effect also exhibits itself in the week’s third film as Tom Wilkinson – who starred in the original “Best Exotic” movie – stars with Vince Vaughn in “Unfinished Business.” Vaughn plays a small business owner who travels with associates Wilkinson and Dave Franco (James Franco’s little brother) to Europe. Their goal is to close the biggest deal of their lives, but they get detoured constantly and improbably, including to a massive sexfetish event and a global economic summit. Ken Scott (“Delivery Man”) directed the R-rated comedy.

Chappie (Sharlto Copley) tries to understand humanity with the help of Deon (Dev Patel) in “Chappie.”

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FRIDAY ■ Deep Fried 5 will perform, 10 p.m., Barley’s in the Old City, 200 E. Jackson Ave. Info: 521-0092.

Jazz Jill-of-all-trades Emily Mathis headlines a tribute to women in jazz this coming First Friday. Photo by Daniel Taylor

■ Houndmouth in concert, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $16.50 plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: http://www.knoxbijou.com. ■ Midnight Voyage Live: Downlink, Dieselboy and Trollphace, 9 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Tickets: $25. Info/tickets: www.intlknox.com. ■ Red, Islander, 3 Years Hollow and Tears to Embers will perform, 6 p.m., The Concourse, 940 Blackstock Ave. Presented by Night Owl Music. Tickets: $25. Info/tickets: www. intlknox.com.

Cellist Andy Bryenton, violinist Gabriel Lefkowitz and pianist Kevin Class will join other local classical music stars in performances tonight and tomorrow night at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Photo by Stacy Nickell Miller

■ Subtle Clutch will perform, 6 p.m., Scruff y City Hall, 32 Market Square. Free and open to all ages.

Musical talent will be in abundance tonight, Thursday and Friday of this week when two different events – one classical, one jazz – take place at the Knoxville Museum of Art and the Emporium’s Black Box Theatre. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s popular Concertmaster Series will present concerts tonight and tomorrow featuring KSO Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz and Kevin Class in a series of very entertaining short violin and piano pieces. The program opens with the delightful swing and sway of Fritz Kreisler’s “Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven.” Classical music is often self-referential. Here Kreisler, the great violin virtuoso and composer, takes a familiar theme by another composer and adapts it to his style. Maybe you could call it “sampling,” in a very broad sense. Kreisler as P. Diddy? Why not? At any rate, it’s the kind of piece that will make you smile. Maurice Ravel’s sensuous “Pièce en Forme de Habanera” follows on the program. I know a piano teacher who says, “The French guys write better Spanish music than the Spanish guys do.”

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Ravel certainly does shine in his Spanish writing, and this piece is no exception. Gabriel Fauré’s tender “Berceuse” (“Lullaby”) has one of those beautiful, melting melodies so typical of the composer. And violin fireworks will fly on “Perpetuum Mobile” by Franz Ries. It’s a real showpiece, and Lefkowitz, who plays the most difficult passages with ease and flair, is sure to keep audience members on the edge of their seats. The concert concludes with Dvorak’s “String Quintet in G Major.” Joining Lefkowitz on that work will be violinist Gordon Tsai, violist Katy Gawne, cellist Andy Bryenton and bassist Steve Benne. Having just performed Dvorak’s religious cantata “Stabat Mater” in conjunction with the Knoxville Choral Society, these musicians are wellversed in the composer’s lyrical, romantic style. “Gabriel Lefkowitz and Friends,” part of the

KSO Merchant & Gould Concertmaster Series, will be presented on Wednesday, March 4, and Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Tickets are $20. Info: 865-523-1178 or www. knoxvillesymphony.com Over on Gay Street, the Black Box Theatre at the Emporium will be the venue for “Women in Jazz,” featuring local jazz stars pianist/vocalist Emily Mathis, trumpeter/vocalist Pamela Klicka, bassist Cheryl Dow and vocalist Kelle Jolly. In recognition of Women’s History Month, the group will highlight the contributions of women jazz composers and performers, including Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Mary Lou Williams and others. Mathis, who is overseeing the project, is well-known to local jazz fans for her laidback style and versatility – she plays flute in addition to singing and playing piano. “I’m really excited about performing in a concert that features the music of women jazz composers,” says Mathis. “I appreciate the opportunity to learn about women in jazz and the contributions they have made to this area of music.” KSO conductor Lucas

Richman, who also knows a great deal about jazz, has said that singer Jolly reminds him of “a young Sarah Vaughan.” Jolly is also the host of WUOT’s Jazz Jam. Bassist Cheryl Dow, a decades-long veteran of the Knoxville music scene, is highly regarded in both the classical and jazz worlds. And trumpeter Pamela Klicka brings her bright sassy style into the mix. Klicka teaches trumpet at Knoxville’s Community School of the Arts and is known for getting her students involved in jazz projects of all types. Under her guidance, the kids lead local luminaries in bands of their own. Mathis is looking forward to sharing the stage with her colleagues. “It will be a great joy to perform with them,” she says. “Each of these very talented musicians will bring something unique to this special night of jazz. It should be fun!” “Women in Jazz – a Tribute Concert” will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. on First Friday, March 6, at the Emporium Building’s Black Box Theatre, 100 S. Gay St. in Knoxville. Admission is free. Send story suggestions to news@ shoppernewsnow.com.

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egories, with two of those being grand championships. The chicken has won statewide first places in Tennessee and North Carolina. So, it was with confidence that the Mystery Diner ordered the chicken. Sides could be chosen from a long list that includes two baked-bean dishes, macaroni and cheese, corn on the cob, green beans, chips, potato salad and more. I chose the Red, White and Bleu Slaw and Beans with Smoked Sausage. The chicken thighs – two good sized ones – come topped with a little

■ Appalachian Ballet Company presents “Cinderella,” 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: all Ticketmaster outlets; Tennessee Theatre box office, 684-1200 option 2; ticketmaster.com; 800-7453000.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY ■ “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: 656-4444, 877995-9961 or http://www.clarencebrowntheatre.org. ■ “Alice’s Rumpus In Wonderland,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $12 and under. Info/tickets: http://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.

SATURDAY ■ Boss Awesome will perform, 8 p.m., Preservation Pub, 28 Market Square. Tickets: $5, free before 8 p.m. Info: 524-2224. ■ The Dr. E.V. Davidson Teen Step Show, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Tickets: Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum Box Office, 215-8999; KnoxvilleTickets. com, 656-4444 or 877-995-9961. Info: 215-8999. ■ Rico Stache Bash, Barley’s, 200 E. Jackson Ave. Charity event for the UT Small Animal Oncology Department. Info: 521-0092. ■ Swing Dance with The Gamblers, Flynn Dance Center, 828 Tulip Ave. Lindy Hop workshop, 5-7 p.m. Free beginner lesson, 7:15-8 p.m.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY ■ Phoenix Rising Out of Ashes Tournament No. 2, 7 a.m., Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St.

SUNDAY ■ Fleetwood Mac: On With the Show, 8 p.m., ThompsonBoling Arena. Tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444 or 877-995-9961; Thompson-Boling Arena box office, 974-0123.

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It’s not too often that a menu item has trophies to back up claims of deliciousness. At Dead End BBQ, George’s Championship Chicken has the trophies and ribbons to back up the bragging. George is George Ewart, a co-owner with Robert Nutt of the restaurants in Knoxville and Maryville. He is the mastermind behind the whole Dead End concept. Ewart and the Dead End Society barbecue team have brought home around 50 Top 10 finishes in meat cat-

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■ “The Tempest,” 3 p.m., Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Performed by Aquila Theatre. Tickets: Box Office, 981-8590 or 981-8591; www.claytonartscenter.com; www. knoxvilletickets.com.

George’s Championship Chicken features juicy thighs with a delicious barbecue sauce. Sides are the diner’s choice. In this case, it was Beans with Smoked Sausage and Red, White and Bleu Slaw. Photo by Mystery Diner

sauce with Texas toast and a corn muffin. They were so juicy that additional napkins were required. Cooked perfectly with just

a hint of smokiness, the chicken had no need for any other sauce. Just out of curiosity – and because this is, after

all, a barbecue joint – I tasted the three sauces offered for those who think the meat is a side dish to the sauce. Peacefully Dead is very mild and has a sweet flavor. Gratefully Dead is very smoky and just a little sweet, but not very spicy. Dead End Red is the spiciest of the three, but still not

three-alarm hot. The restaurant’s name is a tribute to the home cook who started it all. Ewart and his neighbors would gather at the end of a dead-end street to barbecue. From that neighborhood gathering, the barbecue team and eventually the restaurant were born.

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business Good things for good people The University of Ten- a performer. And she has. Dale’s career has innessee is awarding honorary degrees to two different cluded roles yet deserving people. in “Winter’s Bone” and the TV series “My Name Is Earl,” Sandra but folks Clark around here recall her Dickey powerful presence on the Clarence Brown Theatre stage, most Dale Dickey’s mom, recently in “A Streetcar Missy, started coaxing her Named Desire” and “Sweefriends to see Dale perform ney Todd.” She will receive when the kid was a street an honorary Master of Fine urchin in “Oliver Twist.” Arts degree. Even then she was deterMarian Wright Edelmined to make her living as man heads the Children’s

A-10 • MARCH 4, 2015 • BEARDEN Shopper news Defense Fund, whose headquarters are at the former Alex Haley farm in Clinton. Her work has made a dif ference in the lives of numerous kids over time. Edelman She will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane letters and speak at the College of Communications and Information commencement on May 8. These will be just the ninth and 10th honorary degrees that UT-Knoxville has awarded. ■ Paul Degges, deputy commissioner and chief engineer with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, has been honored with the Tennessee Tech Engineer of Distinction award. The award recognizes professional excellence, character and dedication to Tech’s College of Engineering. I covered Degges’ visit

with then-state Sen. Jamie Woodson. They stood on the corner of Emory Road and Norris Freeway and talked about a greenway connector from Clayton Park to Degges Halls Elementary School. Pictures on the front page of this week’s Halls Shopper show that construction now underway. ■ Jared Fogle, “The Subway Guy,” will be showing up around town this summer. He’s a partner with Thompson Cancer Survival Center and Covenant Health in the annual Race Against Cancer. Subway will be the named sponsor of the 5K race. Covenant CEO Tony Spezia said Subway is widely known for promoting active and healthy lifestyles. “The Subway Race Against Cancer is an asset for the community because all of

Jared Fogle and Michael Holtz at the Covenant press conference. the funds raised stay here to support health care needs in East Tennessee.” ■ John Schoonmaker may yet secure consistency in parking space sizes between the city (162 square feet) and the county (200 square feet). While on the Board of Zoning Appeals, he watched new businesses “file an appeal, stand in line, wait a month or more and pay $200 to ask (BZA) to let them conform.” Now Schoonmaker is a member of the County Commission. He pounced on Dave Hill, representing the

MPC, at last week’s meeting. Hill, who rejoined MPC in April, said he was aware of BZA’s request. He first asked the city and county mayors what they thought. Then he launched a comprehensive review of parking lot regs including stormwater runoff. “I guess we could break out that one line,” he said. “I make that motion,” said Schoonmaker. “And I second,” said Commissioner Mike Brown. Wow! At this rate we might see a change sometime this year.

Dr. Roy King stands with Maureen Jamieson, superintendent of Mater Dei Hospital; Rotarian and physician Phillip Mitchell; and a hospital physician at the dedication of St. Philip’s Training School. Photos submitted

Teresa Day (front), a nurse with the University of Tennessee Medical Center Trauma Neurosurgical ICU, and Niki Rasnake, a nurse and UTMC trauma program manager, work with volunteers from the Mater Dei Hospital.

King, Mitchell and medical team assist in Zimbabwe By Bonny C. Millard The success of a recent medical training project in Zimbabwe by the Rotary Club of Knoxville demonstrates the spirit of what Rotary is all about, said a returning member of the team. Dr. Roy King, who is also president of Rotary club this year, said that collaboration of the Knoxville club and the Rotary Club of Bulawayo South, Zimbabwe, shows what can be done through the international organization. The vocational training team, spon-

sored by Downtown Rotary, included Rotary members as well as nurses and physicians from the University of Tennessee’s College of Nursing and trauma units at UT Medical Center. The group of 10 traveled to Bulawayo in February to provide training to doctors and nurses in advanced trauma life support. “The importance of this is that trauma is the number one killer amongst young people, mainly due to motor vehicle accidents,” King said. Zimbabwe didn’t have a

trauma training program and asked for help in establishing one. Rotarian Dr. Phil Mitchell was instrumental in writing a global grant to Rotary International and then coordinating the project, King said. Doctors from South Africa agreed to assist with the project and to serve as the local partner to oversee the developing program. Members of the team also provided educational lectures on women’s health

issues. The team took donated materials including equipment, books and supplies to the Mater Dei Hospital and the recently created St. Philips School of Nursing. The project’s ongoing goal is to train local doctors and nurses to become certified in trauma training so

As part of the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, UT Law students will offer free tax preparation help and electronic filing to qualifying members of the community. The program is available to those who generally make $53,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited-Englishspeaking taxpayers who need assistance

in preparing their own tax returns. The services are available 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 15 in Suite 157 of the College of Law, 1505 W. Cumberland Ave. Appointments are not required. Visit www.tiny.utk.edu/ vita to learn what documents are needed. Info: Morgan, 974-2492 or rmorgan2@ utk.edu.

Free tax assistance available Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which offers free tax preparation by certified volunteers to low-to moderateincome families and households, is available at three locations: Goodwill, 5307 Kingston Pike: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Satur-

days, through April 15. Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays through April 10. Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road: 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, through April 14. Documents needed include: Social Security card

and birthday for each person on the return; taxpayer photo ID; original W-2s, 1099Rs, SSA1099s, etc., for all income; proof of health insurance – a new requirement. Optional documents: last year’s return, proof of account for direct deposit and expenses for deductions. Info: www.irs.gov.

FARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS ■ Wednesday, March 4, 2-3 p.m., groundbreaking, American Family Care, 9203 Kingston Pike. ■ Thursday, March 5, 8-9:30 a.m., networking,

FHS Education Foundation, The Chop House, 9700 Kingston Pike. ■ Thursday, March 12, 8-9:30 a.m., networking, AT&T, 11555 Parkside Drive.

bers had a good stay. “The project really highlighted the strength of Rotary, where we have a club here in Bulawayo who had needs, and we have a club here in Knoxville where we have a lot of the resources,” King said. “Rotary works well because the project got initiated by people living in the area where the projects are needed.”

News from The Knoxville Area Urban League

Urban League finds perfect job for client By Phyllis Y. Nichols

UT Law offering free tax help

that they can teach others. Bulawayo will become the advanced trauma life support training center in Zimbabwe. King, a skin pathologist, taught pathology to the medical students. King said the Rotary Club of Bulawayo made sure the team had what it needed and provided entertainment during the evenings and weekends to ensure mem-

Deryn Kellogg moved to K nox v ille in 2013 after frequent visits to her sister’s home in East Tennessee. She never expected it Nichols would take six months to find a job. “I was searching online and through temp agencies for administrative positions,” she said. When Kellogg reached out to the International Association for Administrative Professionals, the organization referred her to the Knoxville Area Urban League. That is how Kellogg came to meet Bill Myers, workforce development counselor for the Urban League. “In my first phone conversation, Bill and I discussed my background and what kind of job I was interested in,” she said. “From there, he provided the most thoughtful, individualized attention. He focused on what I was really looking for and only sent me positions

that met my expectations.” Myers also helped Kellogg update her resume, write cover letters and practice interviewing skills. While Kellogg benefited from the practical assistance, the Urban League also encouraged her to stay committed when she got frustrated with the jobhunting process, an invaluable service. “Bill and the Urban League staff kept me inspired and gave me hope to continue my job search,” she said. “There was a time when I had been going through so many applications that I felt rejected and wanted to give up, but Bill encouraged and coached me to help me keep going.” After a few months, Kellogg got an administrative job in the government sector. “It was a great job,” Kellogg said. “But Bill believed I was capable of more. He kept sending me positions that matched my skill set. I applied to five of them.” Kellogg submitted five applications and secured interviews for three positions. Job offers resulted from two of the interviews.

Now, Kellogg is the regional administrative assistant for Advance Auto Parts. She serves as the executive assistant to the regional vice president, as well as to 12 district managers. The region covers parts of seven states. “Even when times were hard, I knew I was going to get a job,” Kellogg said. “Bill helped me find something to get me on my feet and then another opportunity that spoke more to my advanced skill set.” Kellogg, who is now a member of the Knoxville Area Urban League, encouraged community support of the organization. “There aren’t many places that do everything that they do for as little as they do it for,” she said. “Regardless of what you are looking for, get connected to and support the Urban League. They have a variety of opportunities that will teach you new skills, help you find what you’re looking for and make you a better employee.” Info: www.thekaul.org or 865-524-5511. Phyllis Y. Nichols is president and CEO of the Knoxville Area Urban League.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

The Story of Katelyn

“Jersey” Black

mate, Leeanna Palmer Reynolds, introduced me to Jesus. We were on tour with the GCA Ensemble in Chicago, the timing was perfect and I was ready to receive the message. I am grateful to my friend for being bold enough to share.

My College Journey I was recruited to play softball at Campbellsville University in Kentucky. My freshman year, I helped the Lady Tigers to a program best with 44 victories. And, during my sophomore year I was recognized for earning the Dean’s List! Me, Kate Black, on the Dean’s List! It goes without saying that my two years at GCA prepared me for my transition into college. The summer before my sophomore year, I began to consider my future beyond college. My heart was being drawn to exmy grades were becoming a By Kate Black plore a life of serving those At 20 years old, my life has barrier to that goal. Early in my who suffer with Mental Illness taken a few turns; most for the high school years, academic ex- and to work as an advocate on good, and some that provided pectations became nearly overme great life lessons. For me, whelming, injuries began to aflife began in North Carolina fect my sports, and my dream of competing at the college level began to slip. I responded to these disappointments by making poor choices, almost giving up on myself and my dream.

their behalf. Unfortunately, Campbellsville did not have a major that would accommodate this career path. But when exploring, I discovered others schools that did. I faced my hardest decision ever...would I be willing to make another transition and walk away from my dream of playing college softball to pursue this new passion in social work? After much consideration and prayer I put into action the necessary steps to begin a search outside of Campbellsville. As I began the

application process and visiting new college campuses, the likelihood became real that my softball career could potentially be coming to an end. Among others, I submitted an application to Belmont University even though I knew it would be a stretch. But, as God would have it, Belmont is exactly where He wanted me. Not having missed a beat, I am completing my sophomore year, majoring in Social Work at Belmont University, and playing softball as a Lady Bruin. Without a doubt, the two years spent at Grace Christian Academy were the most meaningful years of my life thus far. GCA gave me the hope that I needed to reclaim my dream, and prepared me academically for a successful college transition. I am thankful to the staff, teachers, coaches, and friends who believed in me. Thank you for being part of my story; you helped make my dream come true.

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where I attended a small Christian school and lived a simple and comfortable life with my parents and brother. My family, going to church, and playing with neighborhood friends consumed my days. After completing the 3rd grade I experienced my first major transition when we moved to Princeton, New Jersey and my world was completely turned on end. I was exposed to such diversity; different cultures, religions, value systems, academic expectations, and economic status. Trying to fit in and find my way became my priority. It wasn’t long before I realized my new classmates were well beyond where I was academically. Struggling to catch up, I spent the next 5 years receiving extra help from tutors. With class work always a stressor, I found relief in sports. Horseback riding, softball, and volleyball quickly became my outlets, and it didn’t take long to realize that I had some natural athletic ability. Playing college sports became my dream, however,

But, there was hope. Hope that I was introduced to during a spring break trip to Knoxville. Quite reluctantly, I agreed to visit Grace Christian Academy during the trip. As a high school sophomore, the thought of moving again and changing schools was nearly unimaginable. But, my tour through the hallways of GCA quickly faded my concerns, as I immediately felt comfortable and welcome. Shortly after our visit, my parents made the decision to move from Princeton to Knoxville where I would enroll as a junior at GCA. This was a significant transition and brought many fears, but my fears subsided as my new classmates reached out to me to make sure I was included. Academically, although still not an easy ride, I found myself becoming confident in the classroom. The teachers were amazing, making me feel comfortable in class. I ended my senior year making straight A’s...for the very first time in my life! Athletically, things improved as well. The Lady Ram’s Volleyball and Softball players and coaching staff welcomed me with open arms. My softball career was highlighted with All State recognition for both years of eligibility. My dream was alive again! Although these were important steps as I prepared for college, my best experience was the day a class-

“Cast of The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

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Making a lifesaving decision No matter how many diets she tried, Tracie Kitts of Sevierville, 44, couldn’t keep the pounds off. “I had tried many diets over the years. I could lose weight, but then I’d gain it back and more,” she said. “I did not really have morbid obesity at ﬁrst, but I was always 20 to 30 pounds overweight growing up,” she said. “Then, after I got married I gained even more. And then I got pregnant and gained even more!” By the time Kitts was 40, she was 100 pounds overweight and taking blood pressure and cholesterol medication. “I had hypertension, high cholesterol, and I had a lot of back and joint pain. After talking with one of my doctors, they told me I needed to lose weight or I would develop diabetes because it’s in my family.” The weight took a toll on her family life as well. “I had a baby and she was growing up, and I couldn’t play with her,” said Kitts. “I went to Dollywood and wasn’t able to ride in the swings with her, which embarrassed me big time.” Kitts works as a patient advocate in the ofﬁce of Dr. Jonathan Ray, a bariatric surgeon with the Fort Sanders Center for Bariatric Surgery. Kitts helps patients prepare for weight loss surgery, and in 2011, she decided the surgery was right for her as well. On Dec. 27, 2011, Ray performed a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on Kitts. Using laparoscopic instruments and several small incisions, Ray removed about 80 percent of Kitts’ stomach. The “gastric sleeve” procedure, as it’s commonly called, is an increasingly popular option over the older and more traditional gastric

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Tracie Kitts shows off her new figure. We think she looks great!

With any weight loss surgery, the lifestyle changes afterward are even more important than the surgery. Kitts’ whole family, including her husband, David, and daughter, Sarah, made changes bypass procedure, according to compared to 2 ounces for gastric to their diet and exercise habits. “We cut out high carb food, anyRay. bypass and 64 ounces, a half-galthing white,” said Kitts. Both procedures reduce the lon, for a normal stomach. The sleeve also carries fewer side “We don’t eat a lot of sweets, size of the stomach, but the sleeve procedure leaves a slightly larger effects and complications than the and we really push the protein and vegetables and water. We don’t stomach size, about 4 ounces, bypass procedure, Ray said. Tracie Kitts before bariatric surgery.

The ‘How?’ and ‘Why?’ of bariatric surgery Obesity has become a signiﬁcant national health issue. Our society is overweight. The foods we eat are often poor choices and can lead to obesity. Morbid obesity, deﬁned as having a BMI over 35 and being at risk for obesity-related health issues, Mark Colquitt, MD and is closely correlated with Jonathan Ray, MD serious medical conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. port and encouragement. Many of The Fort Sanders Center for our staff members have undergone Bariatric Surgery is the answer to bariatric surgery and use their exthe prayers of many who battle perience to help others be successobesity and its accompanying is- ful on their journey. The surgeons offer two main sues. Bariatric surgeons Dr. Mark Colquitt and Dr. Jonathan Ray options for their patients: laparohave helped more than 2,200 scopic gastric bypass (usually done patients lose close to 200,000 as a robotic procedure), in which a pounds through a combination of smaller stomach pouch is created surgical, spiritual and emotional and a portion of the small intestine is rerouted to the pouch; and support. The atmosphere at the Center sleeve gastrectomy, which removes for Bariatric Surgery is one of sup- a portion of the stomach and cre-

ates a narrower digestive tube. “The safety of bariatric surgery has improved greatly,” Dr. Colquitt said. “Today, the surgical risk of the procedure is comparable to having a gallbladder removed.” He said in most instances, the patient goes home within 24 hours after surgery. “But in order for bariatric surgery to succeed, people have to commit to making the lifestyle changes to support the choice,” Dr. Colquitt said. Dr. Ray added, “Our team will be there for the patient before and after the procedure. We can get them to the door, but they have to walk through it.” “Our goal is to promote health and wellness and support an obesity-free lifestyle,” they say, “and to help our patients become more productive – and fully engaged in life.”

drink a lot of carbonated drinks. I don’t drink anything carbonated, although my husband and daughter may drink it when they go out to eat.” All three of them joined a gym and go three to four days each week. “And if I’m not able to go over the weekend, we do activities like walking, swimming and camping.” Kitts lost 108 pounds within a year of her surgery. Her husband and daughter lost weight as well. “I have kept it off; I continued to try to eat right and exercise,” she said. “My daughter, husband and I do a lot of outside things now. We walk the track at a local church, we go swimming. And it’s being more mindful of what you put in your mouth, too.” Ray said his staff helps each patient to learn new ways of cooking, eating and exercising through several classes before and after surgery. “What we have learned in the last 60 years with bariatric surgery is that this is a lifestyle change,” he said. “It’s a change mentally, spiritually and psychologically. “To lose one pound you have to burn an extra 2,600 to 3,600 calories, but walking a mile only expends about 50 to 100 calories. So that’s a whole lot of calories to expend to lose that weight, and it’s almost impossible when you’re 100 pounds overweight.” Kitts said she would recommend Dr. Ray to anyone struggling with obesity. “Dr. Ray is a joy,” she said. “He talks about God, and I’m a Christian. He sits down and talks with you, explains things to you, any questions you have, he’s there for you. Every time my daughter sees Dr. Ray, she always says, ‘He saved my mom’s life.’ ”

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Armchair birding NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

he weather over the past couple of weeks following Presidents’ Day seems to have been dropped on us from Michigan or New Hampshire or some other place that I’m glad I don’t live this time of the year. But even without the drama of snow and ice, winter makes a great time for some armchair birding. Just like looking hopefully through all those spring gardening catalogs, it’s a good opportunity for thumbing through the bird books (and these days, the bird apps) for those ID tips on the not-so-far-off spring migrants, listening again to those soon-to-beheard spring songs and calls, and thinking about those great spring birding hotspots we’d like to visit. And it just so happens that we have a great new armchair birding resource available to us, just in time for spring wish-list planning. From the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency comes

www.tnbirdingtrails.org . (The TWRA publishes the familiar “Field Checklist of Tennessee Birds” that birders in Tennessee have used for years. Those handy little folding pocket-sized cards currently list 248 species of birds you’re most likely to encounter while birding in Tennessee.) The TWRA has produced all sorts of useful outdoor information and has had a website for quite a while. But this website is specifically about birds and birding. The new site has numerous features. There is a photo gallery of Tennessee birds, and you can click on any bird photo and get detailed information about that particular species. Want to travel? There is a Tennessee state map with over 130 birding localities; click on one and you get a detailed description of the site and its habitats, and the bird species you’ll likely encounter there by season: spring & fall mi-

American Red Robin gration, summer, winter and year-round. There are detailed directions for finding each spot and what facilities are available there. Ever hear of Wilbur Lake up on the Watauga River near Elizabethton? How about Bean Switch Refuge, out from Greenfield over in West Tennessee? They’re all right there, as well as all the familiar ones you’ve heard of before. There are other features that let you search for sites you might be interested in by region, species or season. In addition, there are handy links to sites that will tell you what other folks are seeing, and where. The new website seems smooth and user-friendly, and should be a good way to sit and plan birding-trip strategy, as well as finding a bunch of places to go that you may not have heard of, or just want to know more about. And it fits in with the recent proliferation of birding apps. Birding apps are numerous and wonderful; you can carry half a dozen field guides in your smart phone, complete with pictures, range maps and songs. The TWRA’s new tnbirdingtrails app is an excellent addition to that array of resources. And it comes a big step closer to bringing our state up alongside all our neighbors with up-and-running birding trails. It’s good information for us and enticement for others to visit our state, see our birds and hopefully spend some of those tourist dollars currently going to Kentucky,

Northern Flicker Photos by K. Woycik

Virginia, North Carolina and the like. Out-of-state birders have been shown to spend a lot of money where they go on gas, food, lodging – all that stuff tourists do. The 300 species of birds in Tennessee, plus our outstanding natural countryside, certainly deserve to be publicized and enjoyed. But back to the weather. This recent ice and snow has made for some spectacular feeder watching. With all this wintry weather, folks are reporting record numbers of feeder birds. With almost all their food supplies encased in ice or covered with snow, the birds see the feeders morph from nice handy dietary supplements to major sources for survival. And so, the weather brings them in to the feeders in unusually high numbers, and often with unusual species not regularly seen there. The two days following the Presidents’ Day ice and snow produced two of the busiest days at our feeder that we’ve had in years. Birds swarmed around all day long, on the feeders, on the ground and in the evergreens behind. We had as many as 60 birds on the ground under the feeders at any one time, including four fox sparrows, eight field sparrows, a pair of rusty blackbirds and a brown thrasher. Cardinals and white-throated spar-

Rufus Towhee

rows were in the 20s and beyond, European Starling and we had record numbers of species that we ordinarily memorable scenes, deer ribsee only in singles or pairs. cage, flocks of great birds, There was so much going etc., it occurred to me that on, I just fired up the stove, it just might work here. And pulled a chair up to the win- here’s my thinking: In a state dow and sat and watched. that has already legalized Armchair birding! the harvesting of road kill, That recent feeder frenzy and with a legislature that with all the snow brought is considering giving out to mind our February bird- tax-free hunting supplies, ing trip to Minnesota a few and of declaring an official years back, the second-cold- state (religious) book, and a est place we’ve ever birded. 30-pound official state fireBut those folks up there are arm, maybe the time is right very serious birders, they to declare the deer carcass have really interesting win- the Official State Winter ter birds and they don’t let a Bird Food of Tennessee. little sub-zero weather spoil Just think about how a the fun. One of their favor- few ribcages hanging around ite techniques for attracting our neighborhoods would celots of winter birds is to nail ment our state image across part of a deer carcass, usual- the rest of the country. Talk ly a ribcage, up to a big tree about attracting tourists! and then spread a bunch I can’t see our lawmakers of birdseed all around on passing up such a piece of the ground under it. Works legislation. Probably just a great. You just pull up in few phone calls or letters to your nice warm van and sit the right people should do there and feast your eyes it. And I think it’s something on dozens of colorful pine that the other neighbors grosbeaks, snow bunting, would probably adjust to, and common redpolls, northern maybe even come to apprecijays and woodpeckers. ate, after a while. It’s someAs I reflected upon those thing to think about.

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THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Volunteers needed for the Saturday, March 14, “Lucky Kidney Run,” benefitting the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation. Info/to register: volunteerknoxville.org.

THROUGH TUESDAY, APRIL 21 Online registration open for the Wildflower Pilgrimage, to be held Tuesday-Saturday, April 21-25, at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Registration fees: $75 for two or more days, or $50 for a single day; students, $15 with valid student ID. Info/to register: http://www. springwildflowerpilgrimage.org or 436-7318, ext. 222.

THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Call for local authors of children’s books for “Farragut Book Fest for Children” to be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Founders Park at Campbell Station. Info/to register: www.townoffarragut.org/ register and click the Programs tab; Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive; 966-7057.

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s Jackson Avenue. Features first-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www. rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

THROUGH MAY 20 Applications accepted for the Great Smoky Mountains Trout Adventure Camp for middle school girls and boys, sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited to be held June 15-20 at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Info/applications: http://www.tntroutadventure.org.

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Delivering excellence Local mother chooses Parkwest twice in three years For Alicia Widener, coming to Parkwest is like checking in to a hotel. “The stay is always so relaxing,” she said. “They make sure you have as little stress as possible. You can even put a food order in and they’re prompt in bringing it right up to your room.” As a patient of Craig Myers, MD, a Parkwest OB/GYN, Widener’s decision to deliver her children at Parkwest didn’t take long to make. In 2012, she had her ﬁrst daughter, Harper, at the Childbirth Center. Just two and a half years later, she was back to have Abbey. “My sister and other family members delivered here, and it’s always been my hospital,” she said. “This is one of the most life-altering things you can go through, and you want to be comfortable with wherever you’re going to be doing it.” Dr. Myers agrees. After learning a patient of his is pregnant, he schedules appointments with them once a month until 28 weeks, then twice a month until 36 weeks. He then sees his patients every week until delivery. “We all know our patients quite well,” he said. “I’d recommend to anyone who is pregnant to come tour our unit and ask questions. We want you to see it and know that you can trust us with something this important. “All of the obstetricians at Parkwest have good working relationships with each other and good communication,” Dr. Myers explained. “We all work together as a team, so if a patient’s speciﬁc physician is not at the hospital when she delivers, she’ll still be taken care of.”

Alicia and her family after the birth of her second daughter, Abbey, at Parkwest.

Before delivering, each patient is given the option to come to Parkwest to preregister and discuss what to expect. Patients are encouraged to share their wishes for the day of birth, including what medication they may or may not want during labor. If this preregistration is completed and delivery occurs within 30 days of the pre-

registration appointment, patients do not have to ﬁll out paperwork or provide medical history when they arrive at the hospital to deliver. “They get a tour of our department and get to meet everyone so there’s less ambiguity about what will happen when they’re in labor,” Teresa Paris, RN, MSHS, BSN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, man-

additional care can also be quickly transferred to Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. During her stay, Widener enjoyed the hotel-like amenities she expected from Parkwest. “The experience is just different than other hospitals,” she said. “They let our daughter sleep in our room, then knew we needed a break after labor and took her to the nursery for a while. All of the staff was so supportive throughout delivery and afterwards.” While Widener had her babies vaginally, the Childbirth Center has two dedicated operating rooms for cesarean sections. All delivery rooms are private. Following delivery, a lactation consultant visits each mother and answers questions about and assists in teaching techniques for breastfeeding. “Babies are not born knowing how to breastfeed, so we try to be hands on and support each mother,” Paris said. “We understand that it’s a personal choice and will help no matter what the patient decides. Formula is available, and we abide by parent preference.” As Widener recalled fondly, the dietary department at Parkwest provides a 24/7 menu for the Childbirth Center that can be delivered at any time. The Dining ager, Childbirth Center, said. “The on Demand program is unique to service we provide allows women the labor and delivery department and their families to focus on de- and allows patients to eat outside livery when they come back to of normal meal hours. For Widener, these beneﬁts have their baby.” During delivery, patients are made all the difference. “I really accompanied by a Nurse Clinician do tell people that I can’t wait to go from East Tennessee Children’s to my hotel-hospital,” she said. “If Hospital, who can assist if neona- anyone is having a baby, she needs tal issues arise. Infants who need to come here. It’s wonderful.”

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Parkwest Childbirth Center numbers ■ More than 1,600 babies ■ 1 nurse clinician present at birthed each year all births ■ 20 labor, delivery, recovery ■ 2-day average stay for mothand postpartum suites ers ■ 2 operating rooms ■ 4 OB/GYN practices deliver ■ 2 pre-op/recovery rooms at Parkwest

As you or a loved one prepares to give birth, you may beneﬁt from classes through Teddy Bear University in breastfeeding, breathing and birthing relaxation tips and infant and child CPR. All classes are held in the Ocoee Room on the second ﬂoor of Parkwest and are led by a lactation consultant. The following classes are offered in 2015: ■ Breastfeeding – Learn breastfeeding basics including correct positioning, tips for returning to work and an overview of breast pumps. Fathersto-be are encouraged to attend. Classes are available on one Wednesday evening and one Sunday afternoon each month. ■ Sibling Class – Siblings age 4 to 10 are welcome to attend Sibling Class, which promotes family bonding to help reduce jealous feelings. A tour of the birthing facility is also included in this class. Sibling sessions take place on one Saturday afternoon every two months.

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■ Birth and Babies Today – This multi-week series covers the variations of labor and birth, breathing techniques, tips for your support person and care for the new mom and baby. This class is recommended for firsttime parents starting in their sixth or seventh month and is completed over five weeks. ■ Super Saturday Class – The Birth and Babies Today class is condensed into one allday Saturday class for women in their seventh or eighth month of pregnancy. This session is not recommended for first-time parents. ■ Infant and Child CPR – American Heart Association certified instructors are on-site to teach parents and caregivers how to effectively perform CPR and removal of airway obstruction for infants and children. The class does not provide certification in CPR and occurs one Thursday evening each month. All Teddy Bear University dates, times and fees are available by calling (865) 374-PARK or at www.CovenantHealth.com/TeddyBearU.