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BUZZ ‘Downton Abbey’ sets final season You have to wonder if PBS is feeling a little like Jack’s giant when the boy ran off with the goose that laid golden eggs. “Downton Abbey,” public television’s highest-rated series ever, will close the iron gates at the end of season six in 2016. “Downton Abbey” has been a phenomenon for PBS. It is one of the most watched dramas on U.S. television, with season five averaging 12.5 million viewers.
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Tour de Lights is Friday on bikes On Friday night, Dec. 18, add lights to your bicycle, come downtown in festive attire, and share holiday cheer with 1,000 or more fellow riders and other Tour de Lights Bike Ride participants. Friday night’s Tour de Lights is a fun, free, casual bike parade, leaving from Market Square at 7 p.m. The ninth annual event – a five-mile tour of downtown, Fourth and Gill and Old North Knoxville – has become a favorite holiday tradition. “I am always so impressed with the energy and creativity people put into their decorations and costumes,” says Kelley Segars, manager of the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission’s I Bike KNX regional bicycle program. “Tour de Lights is such a unique event – it’s as much for the people who come to watch and cheer on the riders as it is for the riders.” Judging for the costume and decorating contest begins at 6 p.m.; prizes are awarded after the ride in several categories, including Best Decorated Bike, Best Decorated Person and Best Group Theme. Free bike safety checks and a first-ever photo booth are also available, starting at 6 p.m. Mast General Store and Three Rivers Market will provide hot cocoa and cookies for participants. Helmets, headlights and rear reflectors are required, and all ages and skill levels are welcome. Info: www.ibikeknx.com/ tourdelights.
Ornaments for literacy coming Friends of Literacy will hold its annual ornament fundraiser 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Marble City Glassworks, 1045 Artella Drive. Info/RSVP: 549-7007.
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December 16, 2015
Mission Unstoppable yields toys
and teamwork
By Wendy Smith Last Thursday, Amy Crawford’s language arts classroom didn’t look like a classroom. It looked like a workshop − full of busy 7thgrade elves. Workshop day was the culmination of an annual project for Crawford’s four classes. Before Thanksgiving, students were assigned to groups, or teams, since “Coach” Crawford uses sports themes to motivate kids in the classroom. Teams brainstormed ways to make money by doing things like household chores, babysitting and yard work to buy toys for Mission of Hope. Each team estimated how much they thought they could earn during the two-week time frame, and Crawford put the numbers on the class whiteboard. She had one firm rule for fundraising − donations were not allowed. In spite of the limitation, the four classes raised $3,268. “They could have made more money, but I really wanted them To page A-3
Jon Fulmer and Tristan Williamson, front, and Mabree Wilson and Will Haney, back, assemble a car they purchased after earning funds for Mission Unstoppable. West Valley Middle School teacher Amy Crawford created the project to spur students to work together on something positive. Photos by Wendy Smith
Road show for new auditorium seats By Wendy Smith
Bearden High School Senior Committee members Sydney Gabrielson, Perry Johns, Andy Chance, Christina Paris, Madison Daniels, Callie Elonen, and Annie Smith pose for a picture with Superintendent Jim McIntyre in the Andrew Johnson Building board room. Photo by Wendy Smith
A group of Bearden High School seniors met with Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre last week in an ongoing quest for funds to replace their auditorium’s 46-year-old seats. Seven of 25 Senior Committee members traveled to the board room of the Andrew Johnson Building to make a case for new seats. They’ve already spoken to a handful of school board members and Bearden High School Foundation president Buddy Heins, and hope to meet with county leaders and local philanthropists in the future. The estimated cost to replace the seats is $250,000. To page A-3
West High parents call threat response
too little, too late By Betty Bean Only 845 of West High School’s 1,300-plus students showed up for school last Monday, Dec. 7. Some of the other 450 may have been legitimately ill, but most stayed home because they’d been frightened by rumors of a threat scrawled on the wall of a boys’ restroom. The ominous graffito – “I will cleanse this school on Monday” (punctuated with a happy face) – was real, although the threat turned out to be a hoax, and parents and teachers who spoke with the Shopper News about the incident believe the administration bungled its response, which they called slow and inadequate. Principal Katherine Banner said she believes she did a good job after the threat was discovered.
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On Friday, she called in Knoxville Police Department investigators, who determined it was a hoax. She asked for extra security on Monday. She emailed her staff on Sunday and thought the matter was under control until she checked her Twitter account Sunday night and discovered that the issue had “blown up on social media.” She recorded an automated phone message to reassure parents that went out at 7 a.m. Monday. “School security is on my mind every single day,” she said. “I think about it when I walk in the door. I’m sorry there were some people who were not happy, but I’ve had at least 20 emails from parents thanking me for the way I handled it. My West High School Foundation gave
me a round of applause this week.” Leslie Kurtz, whose daughter transferred into West to participate in the acclaimed International Baccalaureate Program, isn’t apBanner plauding. Kurtz said she was horrified to watch the rumor grow into a fullblown crisis that weekend and attempted to intervene on Sunday via an email to Superintendent James McIntyre: “As I am sure you are aware by now, social media is exploding with discussion about a threat at West High for tomorrow. There is a discussion among parents as to whether this was known about on Wednesday or Friday or if it’s two incidents. The wall painting was still visible on Friday (who would leave that up for two days if the situation were resolved!). Either way,
there has been no official communication since then or ever. That is not acceptable. It is your job to investigate and resolve this issue. That includes communicating with parents and students. You may put into place whatever safeguards you think necessary. However, and I mean this in the strongest possible terms, it is MY decision if it is safe. “These kids are teenagers. And there is this little thing called social media. Your inability to understand this is unbelievable. These kids are scared, maybe over nothing, but in light of the ZERO information they have received, what do you expect? “This lack of communication only shows parents that KCS has no plan. None at all. “I will not wait for the bus to wreck. My daughter will not be at school until this is resolved.” Others said the scare was just the latest in a string of troubling events. To page A-3
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Road show
Jeff Jarnigan, assistant general manager of East Tennessee PBS, is joined at the party by a host of PBS staff and guests. From left are Gary Ellis, Beth Howe-Christensen, Jarnigan, Judy Cutaia, Linda Nguyen, Matthew Skoglund and Cheryl Lee.
High tea with the
Crawleys You have to wonder if PBS is feeling a little like Jack’s giant when the boy ran off with the goose that laid golden eggs. “Downton Abbey,” public television’s highest-rated series ever, will close the iron gates at the end of season six in 2016.
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“Downton Abbey” has been a phenomenon for PBS. It is one of the most watched dramas on U.S. television, with season five averaging 12.5 million viewers. Compare that to HBO’s season five finale of “Game of Thrones” with 8.1 million and a weekly audience of 21.4 million for NCIS, and it’s easy to see why public television will mourn the ending of the series. The diversity of the audience, too, has been a boon for public television, with spoofs on “Saturday Night Live,” headlines in national publications that read “Downton Abbey and How PBS Got Cool” and a presence on social media that set records for tweets about a PBS show: more than 190,000 tweets and 24 million impressions in season five. East Tennessee PBS has joined affiliates in making the most of the Downton popularity. A full house of fans gathered on Sunday at Crescent Bend for a Down-
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The group also hopes to secure funds to funds to fi x cracks in the ceiling, repaint and add a light pulley system, and the expected cost of all improvements is approximately $500,000. “If any group could pull off a campaign, it’s this group right here,” said Bearden High teacher and Senior Committee sponsor Amy Moskal. “They’re gonna start a road show.” The seats need to be replaced because the auditorium is used for community and county-wide school functions, as well as Bearden events, the students said. While only 1,204 of the original 1,250 seats remain, the auditorium is one of the largest in Knox County. The county often requests it for in-service teacher training because of its size, said Bearden principal John Bartlett, who also
Threat response “Things aren’t going well,” said Drema Bowers, whose daughter is a senior. “And they’ve not gone well for awhile. “My goal was to get my The Downton Abbey manor made a great backdrop for sou- daughter out of there withvenir photos at the East Tennessee PBS fundraiser. Helping out saying a lot, but yestermake the evening memorable are Jim Dee, East Tennessee PBS day’s incident was one of Community Advisory Board chair; Linda Ridings, underwriting those things where I decidexecutive director for ETPBS; and Russ Manning, director of ed somebody needs to help us figure out what is going programming. on. This young man writing that message on Thursday or Friday, and none of us knowing what was going on till it got on social media?” Bowers said her daughter woke her up late Sunday night and told her she was afraid to go to school the next day. “She’d gotten a call from a classmate and she asked, ‘What am I going to do? I’m afraid to go to school, and I’m just lying here thinking Ready for tea: April Shelton, Ellie Harshbarger and Holli about each of my classes – Brockwell where would I hide? What
From page A-1 attended the meeting. McIntyre encouraged the students to get a firm estimate on costs and prioritize the projects. He said he would be willing to recommend the project as a 2017 capital fund budget item after he saw the numbers. He asked about other funding sources, and the students said they hope to collect up to $3,000 from BHS seniors as well as funds from the Bearden Foundation. McIntyre reminded students that the decision wasn’t up to him, and the project would first have to be approved by the school board and then by Knox County Commission. He said he’d work with them on a presentation to the school board. Once he’d developed a recommendation, it could help the group’s efforts to raise private dollars, he said.
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ton Abbey High Tea from 3-5 p.m., followed by a private showing of the first hour of season six. The fundraiser has been an annual event for the past two years. For this year’s sold-out party, guests spared no effort in putting their best 1920s style on parade with headpieces, gowns and tuxedos that would surely pass even the critical appraisal of the Dowager Countess of Grantham! Tina Morrison’s hat is right on target with a feathered friend nesting on the brim.
Misson Unstoppable
Greeting guests at the Downton Abbey High Tea are Vickie Lawson, president of East Tennessee PBS, and Sam Maynard, director of James White’s Fort.
to sacrifice something. I wanted it to come from the kids and not the parents,” she says. But parents played key roles in the project. They took teams shopping and assisted with workshop day. They also baked cookies so hungry elves could recharge after toy-building. Each team was instructed that the first toy purchased had to be something that required assembly. Riding toys are ideal because they take about an hour to put together, and kids have to follow directions and work as a team. The experience also teaches kids about simple mechanics, Crawford says. “You really do learn things, like how the axel works with the steering wheel.” She’s done the project every Christmas since she began teaching at West Valley eight years ago. She wanted to find a way to get kids to
This screen shot was sent to Superintendent Jim McIntyre on Saturday, but parents at West High School did not get a reponse from Knox County Schools until Monday morning.
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work together to do something positive that would tie into educational standards. It’s had a big impact on students. Students from past years tell her that Mission Unstoppable was one of their most memorable school experiences. Current 7th-grader Tristan Williamson was impacted by the event, in spite of not participating in fundraising. He liked helping his team search for toys online and assembling them in class. “I enjoy helping people. It just makes me feel better,” he says. In spite of the project’s value to students, not to mention those who receive the donated toys, Crawford doesn’t know how long she’ll be able to continue the Mission Unstoppable. Because of the increased emphasis on testing, it’s getting harder to lose an entire day of teaching to put toys together. “There’s so much empha-
West Valley Middle School 7th-graders Mason Meyers, Ana Yarborough, Kristen Garland and Victoria Barton (with back to camera) assemble a pink scooter during Mission Unstoppable Workshop Day. sis on data. Everything has to be measured,” she says.
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Kirkland football is full-time job The story of college football in the higher elevations… Young linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. started and played well for Tennessee against Southeastern Conference foes. Butch Jones says Kirkland has exceptional instincts for a freshman, “great instincts.” The coach says Kirkland had great parenting, great training at the high school level and he’s a high-character young man with a great love for football. To make additional use of one of the coach’s favorite words, great! Defensive coordinator John Jancek sees Darrin Kirkland greatness from another point of view.
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“He has a lot of potential. His upside is huge and exciting. We’ve just got to keep working, the rest of this year and the offseason.” And next year. And the year after. And all the time in between, spring drills, summer improvement, work, work, work, be nimble, be quick, read keys, anticipate, run to the ball, deliver a blow. College football is an
almost full-time job. If a player isn’t playing football, he is preparing to play. He is thinking football, studying football and, meanwhile, working to get stronger to become a better football player. He is eating according to directions from the food coach and sleeping with a magic monitor to be sure he is getting real rest. Not incidentally, football players also go to school. Many make excellent grades. Several achieve academic all-star status. Be reminded of Bob Johnson, Mike Terry, Tim Irwin, Mack Gentry, Tim Priest, Joshua Dobbs … there is a considerable list. Now and then one wins everything except the Heis-
man and graduates in three years instead of four. And stays and plays some more. Think Peyton Manning. Darrin Kirkland Jr. likes the idea of being an accomplished football player. He says he takes a lot of pride in playing well. He says being competitive and getting to the ball is his game. Darrin has a pep line he directs at linebacker star Jalen Reeves-Maybin: “I always tell Jalen when we’re on the field, ‘I’ll meet you at the ball and we’ll see what happens.’” What happens is the culmination of ability, training and effort. It appears college players go far beyond the NCAA-limited 20 hours
per week in football development. The latest survey I’ve seen says the average is 44.8 hours a week playing games, practicing, training and recovering. The group of Northwestern players who thought they wanted to form a union said they were spending 50 hours on football. The survey says football players in power conferences invest a little less than 40 hours a week on academics. That doesn’t leave much time for video games or dancing with darlings. Complex forces affect the voluntary commitment: motivational coaches, personal pride, winning spirit, desire to excel, investment in the
This year, the city spent $5,000 on new lights and $40,000 on the new tree at Krutch Park. “The squirrels love to sparkles at the Holiday Fes- Department EMS staffing. tival of Lights at the Cove This year, sponsorships for chew up the lights,” she and parades at Halls, Pow- the seven events totaled laughs. Even if you favor Jimmy ell, Gibbs, Corryton, Karns $130,000. Figures aren’t available Cheek’s approach, it’s hard and maybe a few we missed. Judith Foltz, the city’s yet for this year’s Christmas to deny that Christmas in special-events director, events, but last year, the the City is good for business estimates that the num- city’s portion of the Regal and the community. Holidays on Ice has been ber of community and Celebration of Lights was extended through Jan. 18 civic Christmas events has $6,900, not including police because the ice-skating rink doubled since she took up and fire department labor her post five years ago, and costs. Theoretically, the city some require a taxpayer incharges for services provestment. The city pays expenses vided to community groups. ■ Pilot Flying J should hire that aren’t covered by spon- Organizers of this year’s Rickey Hall from the UT Office sorships for six Christmas Fountain City Christmas for Diversity for a similar job in the City events – Regal Parade were flummoxed at the company. It would Celebration of Lights, the when they received a $1,500 benefit both institutions. WIVK Christmas Parade, bill for KPD traffic control ■ Flout: to treat with disdain, Xfinity Christmas in Chil- for the first time in nearly scorn, or contempt. howee Park, Tour de Lights, five decades. ■ Flaunt: display ostentatiousThe goal is to charge Holidays on Ice and New ly, especially to provoke envy. Year’s Eve on the Square – community groups con■ It’s best not to confuse those as well as Festival on the sistently and find as many words, as this writer did last Fourth. Total costs include sponsors as possible for week, especially in a column Knoxville Police Depart- city-sponsored events, says that calls someone else’s acment traffic control and Foltz. But the upkeep of all tions “flat-out dumb.” security and Knoxville Fire those baubles is expensive.
Christmas: Let’s keep it Dedicated readers may have noticed odd extremes during this year’s “Holiday Season.” On one hand, University of Tennessee students and faculty were encouraged to eschew Christmas parties so that those who don’t traditionally observe a holiday that celebrates rampant consumerism and a fat man who breaks into homes could feel included. On the other hand are Tennessee legislators who are so committed to their Christian faith that they’d rather see UT’s seventh chancellor tossed out of office on Christmas Eve than encourage inclusivity at a university that draws students from over 100 countries. The whole kerfuffle could make dedicated readers think that Christmas celebrations will soon be a thing
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of the past. But that would be incorrect, especially in Knoxville, Tenn. The city now has three Christmas parades – downtown, in Fountain City and in the Rocky Hill neighborhood. There are more tree lightings than you can shake a stick at, as well as Christmas events featuring buildings made of canned food, lighted bicycles and sugar plum fairies on ice skates. There are reindeer-themed road races, nativities with live animals and Christmas bazaars galore. Venture out to the county and you’ll find a spectacle of
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perceived future (NFL). Darrin Kirkland gets the full load. He hears the word “potential” and wants to move that up a notch. He is fueled and driven by a natural desire for excellence. He wants to play as a pro. Darrin was recruited to be Tennessee’s middle linebacker. He has all the necessary tools, size, strength, speed, smarts – plus toughness and a high-RPM motor. Considering what he has accomplished as a rookie, try projecting his likely performance as a sophomore. Wow! Oh, wait, there is a postscript: If he keeps working, Jancek says. Marvin West invites reader reactions. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
attracts customers to Market Square. Such events instill community pride, draw out-of-town visitors and help locals get comfortable with parking downtown. It makes Knoxville look good, Foltz says. “We’re trying to make the city as attractive as possible. That’s first and foremost to us.” Bah, humbug to the haters, I say. Christmas is here to stay.
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■ The Legislature is coming after UT, led by Knox County reps who should be the university’s defenders. ■ Roger Kane, on TV Sunday, said, “The university only understands power and money.” ■ Becky Massey called the removal of the name Lady Vols “a solution looking for a problem.” She said the UT Board of Trustees should grant a public hearing if people request it. – S. Clark
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Democrats field commission candidate The 6th District of the Knox County Democratic Party (Karns, Hardin Valley, Solway, part of Powell) welcomes Knox County Commissioner Amy Broyles to a work session for candidate Donna Lucas. Pictured are campaign treasurer Clay Mulford, Lucas and Broyles. Photo by Elizabeth Vacanti
The Sanger surprise James McIntyre’s $1 million severance package will be a ready-made campaign issue in the upcoming school board elections, right? Not necessarily, given the fact that nobody who voted for it will be on the ballot in 2016. How we got to this point in history is another illustration of the difficulties of pr e d ic t i ng the political future, and Tracie Sanger board member Tracie Sanger’s 11th hour decision not to run is one of the more surprising events in local politics since state Rep. Loy Smith pulled out of his reelection race, leaving his protÊgÊ Jimmy Kyle Davis as the only contender as his successor in 1984. On Monday, Nov. 30, the school board called a special meeting to vote on Superintendent McIntyre’s request for a two-year contract extension, which would ef-
Betty Bean fectively award McIntyre a $1 million severance package should the board decide to dismiss him without cause in the near future (he makes $227,000 a year and Knox County must pay out the full term of the contract – think UT Athletic Department paying off discarded coaches). After a three-hour discussion, the vote came down 5-4 in favor of the extension, which surprised exactly nobody, since this is how votes involving McIntyre always end up. This board is so polarized that they could have saved themselves two hours and 54 minutes by voting immediately after their minute of silence. It wouldn’t have mattered. The only extraordinary thing about the meeting was the behavior of the board’s vice-chair Tracie Sanger,
who has been in office for a single year, and who ran on a platform of being an apolitical young mother, neither pro- nor anti-McIntyre. She was unusually aggressive that night, both in her defense of McIntyre’s extension request and of his $227,000 annual salary, which she said is not out of line with salaries in other school districts. Her attacks on the competence of Law Director Bud Armstrong and the integrity of board colleague Mike McMillan raised eyebrows, topped off by her attempt to summon her only announced competitor, Jennifer Owen, back to the podium during public forum. We’ll never know what she would have said, since she was informed that board members aren’t allowed to question speakers. That Monday night, Sanger was acting like an incumbent gearing up to defend her office. Next day, Dec. 8, Grant Standefer, executive director of the Compassion Coalition, picked up a peti-
tion to run for the Second District school board seat, two days ahead of the Dec. 10 deadline. Sanger, who did not return a completed petition, said she was having health problems and was happy to pull out of the race when she learned that someone of whom she approved – Standefer – had decided to run. Standefer is an ordained minister who has served as director of the non-profit Compassion Coalition since 2006. He purchased a residence in the Second District in January 2015 and lived in west Knox County prior to that time. School board chair Doug Harris (a strong McIntyre supporter who is not seeking re-election) is a current and founding member of the Compassion Coalition. Election officials are predicting a 300 percent voter turnout increase for the March primary elections, driven by a hotly contested Republican primary. It remains to be seen how this will impact down-ballot contests.
Christmas open house Former Knox County Commissioner Wanda Moody visits with retired Knox County Sheriff’s Office chief of detectives Bobby Waggoner at the buffet. The annual event at Prince’s home in West Knoxville has long been an opportunity for GOP friends to gather informally to talk politics and enjoy a sumptuous buffet.
U. S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan entertains a group of longtime friends at the annual Christmas open house hosted by former Knox County GOP chair Mike Prince. From left are retired Chancellor Sharon Bell, Law Director Bud Armstrong, Duncan and former GOP chair Gerald Turner. Photos by Anne Hart
Contest forms for vice mayor Council member Duane Grieve says he will seek the post of vice mayor this Saturday at the called meeting to decide this issue. Current Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis plans to seek a third term. The nine council members will decide between the two, who both are serving their final two years on council. Could range from a 6-3 vote for Pavlis to a 5-4 vote for Grieve unless one of them withdraws. Most council members are not talking. Rogero might face a tie vote, which she can break if one of the nine abstains and it is split four to four between Pavlis and Grieve. Pavlis backed Grieve for interim mayor after Bill Haslam resigned in January 2011. ■Knox County school board, County Commission and the legislative delegation will meet to go over 2016 legislative issues 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 (tomorrow), at Louis’ at 4661 Old Broadway. The meeting is open to the public under the open-meetings law. The delegation, if past years are any indication, will meet separately with Mayor Rogero and the UT president and chancellor prior to the legislative session starting Jan. 12, 2016. Dates have not been set. ■Over 200 people showed up Dec. 6 at the news conference and rally to restore the Lady Vols name by state legislation. It was held near the Pat Summitt statue on campus. In addition to state Reps. Roger Kane and Martin Daniel, Nick Pavlis was there, showing his backing of the name restoration. Kane said he had support from state Reps. Jason Zachary and Eddie Smith and Sens. Becky Duncan Massey and Randy McNally. This is a separate issue from the Diversity Office controversy, which only seems to get worse. Calls for Chancellor Cheek to resign seem misguided and inappropriate to me. Nothing he has done warrants that action. He and his wife are active and well liked in the community. They make a positive contribution. However, ultimately Cheek has to resolve it. Final responsibility goes to the UT Board of Trustees, chaired by Gov. Bill Haslam. The vice chair is energetic Knoxville business owner Raja Jubran. Other local trustees are Sharon Pryse and Charlie Anderson. All are close friends of the governor.
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Vice Chancellor for Communications Margie Nichols will now oversee postings on the Internet from this office. Some students and faculty are unhappy over this. Board meetings are typically scripted with little conversation or dialogue among members. One is told the real work goes in committees. The board would be wise to add a public forum to each of its meetings so the public may address them as occurs at KUB, TVA, City Council and County Commission. Recent controversy on gender-neutral pronouns and now Christmas celebrations has only weakened legislative backing for UT. This could not come at a worse time given the additional funding higher education seeks in the upcoming legislative session. This issue has legs and will continue in Nashville. ■Knoxville lost a grand lady with the passing of Henrietta Grant. Several hundred people attended the receiving of friends at Rogers Memorial Baptist Church including Mayor Rogero, former Chief Justice Gary Wade, council member Marshall Stair, former state Reps. Bob Booker and Dick Krieg, former Republican House Leader Tom Jensen and former mayors Ashe and Daniel Brown. Grant was active in many civic activities and left a strong legacy of good works. She served on the Knoxville Airport Authority, succeeding her husband, Lorenzo. Rogero will name a successor subject to City Council approval. ■Tank Strickland’s retirement next month leaves a void on the city mayor’s staff. Strickland was first hired by this writer 19 years ago. He is calm, effective and in touch with the community. Replacing Strickland will not be easy. Joshalyn Hundley, also on staff, resigned to go to First Tennessee Bank a few weeks ago. Only Avice Reid, the PARC director, will remain in the Community Relations Department. It will be down to one person. Lots of turnover here.
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Offerings include: Senior Walkers, 10:30 a.m., Monday-Friday. ■ Frank R. Strang Senior Center 109 Lovell Heights Road 670-6693 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; dance classes; watercolor classes; Tai Chi; blood pressure checks; Mahjong; senior-friendly computer classes. Book club holiday party, noon Thursday, Dec. 17. Holiday Breakfast Bar/ Silly Sweater Day, 9:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18; bring an item to share. The center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25. ■ John T. O’Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. 523-1135 knoxseniors.org/oconnor. html Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Offerings include: Card games, billiards, senior fitness, book club, Senior Savvy computer classes, bingo, blood pressure checks 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Creative Endeavors holiday sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. KAT Q&A session, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22. The center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25. ■ Larry Cox Senior Center 3109 Ocoee Trail 546-1700 Monday-Friday Offerings include: exercise programs; bingo; arts and crafts classes. ■ Senior Citizens Information and Referral Service 2247 Western Ave. 524-2786 knoxseniors.org
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Happy birthday, Beethoven He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped. (Isaiah 35:4-5 NRSV)
Anne Greenbaum, Stephen Nagler and Scott Hahn visit beneath a giant menorah during Menorah Madness at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center. Photos by Wendy Smith
Menorah Madness at AJCC By Wendy Smith Menorah Madness 2015 celebrated the last night of Hanukkah with food, singing and gelt (chocolate coins) falling from the sky, and a giant tiki-style menorah lent a glow to the outdoor festivities. Chabad of Knoxville and the Knoxville Jewish Alliance (KJA) host the annual event at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. The family-friendly celebration is the “grand finale” of the eight days of Hanukkah, says KJA interim director Deborah Oleshansky. While the holiday has deep meaning, Hanukkah
doesn’t require going to synagogue and primarily revolves around festivities, she says. “Everybody in the community comes together.” Oleshansky was pleased that the weather cooperated when a helicopter dropped 40 pounds of gelt onto the center’s front lawn. Children scrambled to pick up the chocolate coins. Inside, kids enjoyed crafts, inflatables and story time using books from PJ Library, a free children’s book club that features Jewish literature. Adults were treated to music, eggplant Parmesan and lots and lots Kate Orthoefer helps Mender Perlstein build a dreidel out of of latkes − with applesauce, of course. toothpicks and candy.
I have always had a special love affair with Beethoven. One of the first piano pieces I learned as a child (second grade, as I recall) was a (very) simplified version of his “Ode to Joy.” I knew his story of increasing deafness, and knew that when that was first performed, at the close of the debut of the Ninth Symphony, a friend turned him around so that he could see the audience’s response, even though he could not hear either the music itself or the thunderous applause of the crowd. There was a period of about four months when I was in college that I was having ringing in one ear and some fairly serious vertigo. I lost some range of hearing in one ear, and felt it was another link with the great composer. I love to sing his “Ode to Joy” which is in the United Methodist Hymnal with two different
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■ Central Baptist Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, will hold Christmas Eve services, 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. Child care provided. Info: 5880586; cbcbearden.org. ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road, will host a Christmas program with a Candlelight
sets of words. I am also proud of the fact that the Methodists got it right in starting the last line of the text on the fourth beat of the measure instead of the first; that one beat gives that line of the music a sense of importance and urgency that it would otherwise lack. We don’t know with certainty the date of Beethoven’s birthday, but his christening was recorded on Dec. 17, 1770, and given the custom of the day, to christen a child at the earliest possible time (infant mortality being incredibly high), historians have assumed that he was born on Dec. 16. So, happy birthday, Herr Beethoven!
Service, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. ■ Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, holds meditation services 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday. Includes quiet reflection, simple music and readings. Info: westsideuuc.org.
Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Morning Breakfast and Afternoon Hang Out for youth each Tuesday. Breakfast and Bible study, 7:20 a.m.; Hang Out Time, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 6901060 or beaverridgeumc.org.
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Lev Gross-Comstock encourages the crowd to sing along with Knoxville Jewish Day School students during Menorah Madness.
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FAITH NOTES ■ Central Baptist Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, will present “An Appalachian Christmas” 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at the church. Free admission; child care provided. Info: 588-0586; cbcbearden.org.
Every Christian knows the story of how a very pregnant Mary travelled to Bethlehem with Joseph to be counted for census. How, having found no room to stay, Mary gave birth to Jesus in a lowly barn where animals were kept. But what’s the rest of the story? Enter Faith Promise Church with its film, “The Stable Boy.” “It’s a short film for Christmas about the people who were around when Mary and Joseph were turned away at the inn. Jesus was born not in a palace Sean Sexton and Jewel Sowell as Joseph and Mary. but in a broken down place were animals slept. It’s a story of the little things that teers worked around the it and didn’t want to bring happened to change … ev- clock for three weeks to it, but Joseph said it was erything,” said Micah Ste- bring the 10-minute film perfect. It’s a simple act of phens, creative director. to life telling the story of a kindness that had a major Originally planned as boy who did what he could, impact. a stage production for the however humble that may “You don’t have to have a church’s “Love Starts Here” be, to make a difference. large presence to serve the series, it became clear a “It’s the story set in the Lord. It’s the simple acts of film was the better option 1800s, we wanted to put it obedience that make wonto entertain and convey the in a timeframe completely derful things happen. message “do what you can, different than what’s ex“Like holding umbrelwhen you can, with what pected to grab attention, of las over the cast and crew you have,” at all Faith Prom- a boy who actually found while filming at night in the ise locations during church the manger. He found an old rain at the Historic Ramsey service. wooden trough and cleaned House.” Getting a late start, the it up for the baby. Watch at faithpromise. creative team and volun“He was embarrassed by org/stable-boy
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Christmas Market at Concord Christian School By Sara Barrett Elementary school students were wheeling and dealing last week at Concord Christian School. Each year, second-graders create products to sell to other grades. All money raised benefits Ronald McDonald House. Second-grade teacher Aja Grimes came up with the idea about six years ago when brainstorming ways to teach a lesson on consumerism while also incorporating a “missions’ emphasis.” Grimes said initially, students in kindergarParent volunteer Lora Craft purchases an orten through third grade nament from second-graders Evelyn Martin shopped, but it got to the and Delaney Jane Walker. Photos by S. Barrett point where students in grades four and five who had sold items in second grade wanted to come back and shop, too, so now all grades shop each year. Activities and items sold included face painting, handmade ornaments, a turn at karaoke, bowl-a-snowman and – the most popular item, according to every student I talked to – candy tubes, which were paper-towel rolls filled with miniature candy bars and wrapped with wrapping paper. Bobbie Morrison takes a break “How perfect for children from shopping long enough to help other children and to dig into a candy tube. learn at the same time,” said Grimes. Cooper Sloan, Branson Last year’s market raised Hyer and Kate Lewis wait $1,500. Not bad for an hour for customers to purchase and a half of business. their reindeer lollipops.
Lizzy Asti appears to hold her daughter, kindergartner Campbell Asti, off the floor using nothing more than the lid from a cardboard box during Engineering Night at Sequoyah Elementary School. The stunt is possible because of Dixie cups underneath the lid supporting Campbell’s weight. Photos by S. Barrett
Defying gravity at Sequoyah Elementary Sequoyah Elementary School held its fourth annual Family Engineering Night Dec. 3 with an incredible turnout. Activities were set up in the gym and down the hallway, even at the rail of the balcony overlooking the cafeteria’s entrance. Students created and dropped parachutes made from plastic shopping bags, fished for magnetic fish using pipe-cleaner fishing poles, raced solar-powered cars and launched straw rockets.
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One new addition was purchased by the Sequoyah Elementary Foundation. Students could inspect items with six brand new microscopes and a digiscope, which showed the magnified image on a big screen.
SCHOOL NOTES ■ West Hills Elementary participates in the following programs to help raise money for the school: General Mills “BoxTops for Education,” Campbell’s “Labels for Education,” and linking Food City ValuCards, Kroger Plus Cards and Target Red Cards to the school for points. Info: 539-7850.
Adopt a new friend! Kindergartners Anna Margaret Loftin, Dallas Manolache and Kennedy McVeigh strut their stuff down the hallway during Rocky Hill Elementary School’s annual Turkey Trot.
Turkey Trot at Rocky Hill Kindergarten turkeys Kirsten Mount and Ben Carver stand in front of a paper teepee in the gym before singing songs with classmates. Photos submitted
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By Betsy Pickle Poe Dameron. Finn. Rey. Will these names become as beloved as Han, Luke and Leia? That’s one of the questions teasing “Star Wars” fans as they (OK, we) await the debut of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The official opening day is Friday, Dec. 18, but the first screenings begin around 7 p.m. Thursday. How popular is “Star Wars” locally? The “Star Wars” marathon – screening all six of the previous films beginning at 4 a.m. today at Regal Pinnacle – was sold out well in advance. Many of Pinnacle’s primetime Thursday show times are sold out, and the film will play all night. In addition to Pinnacle, the film will be shown at Knoxville Center, Riviera, Wynnsong, Foothills in Maryville and Tinseltown in Oak Ridge.
Old friends Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) return in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) run for their lives in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Other mysteries fans can’t wait to be revealed include the plot, which has been a tightly held secret, and the relationships of the new characters to the characters in the original series. Film critics who attended the press junket weren’t allowed to see the film, but the story picks up 30 years after the end of “Return of the Jedi.” To many fans, “A New Hope,” the postdated subtitle
for the original “Star Wars” (1977), should have been reserved for this seventh entry in the series. Though there was great hoopla for “The Phantom Menace” (1999), “Attack of the Clones” (2002) and “Revenge of the Sith” (2005), all are considered lesser entities than the original, “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983). When director J.J.
Abrams picked up the reins on “The Force Awakens,” the fans went wild. Abrams, one of the creators of the TV phenomenon “Lost,” revitalized the “Star Trek” bigscreen series and is beloved by fanboys and fangirls around the globe. Great things are expected from this entry, which was written by Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt.
‘Sisters’ “Baby Mama” and “Saturday Night Live” buds Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite on the big screen in “Sisters.” Poehler plays the perfect sister, and Fey plays the one who’s not, but they are on the same page when it comes to throwing one final, epic house party in their childhood home before their parents sell the place. James Brolin and Dianne Wiest, who play a married couple on TV’s “Life in Pieces,” portray the parents. The comedy also stars Maya Rudolph, John Cena, John Leguizamo, Bobby Moynihan, Rachel Dratch and Samantha Bee. It’s rated R for crude sexual content and language throughout, and for drug use.
Having Kasdan on board is also seen as a plus. He co-wrote both “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” It doesn’t hurt that the stars of the original trilogy reunite for “The Force Awakens.” Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa) are back, as are Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO). The newcomers – who hope to avoid the curse of Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman – are Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux and Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke. Oh, and there’s some kid named Max Von Sydow as Lor San Tekka.
According to the Box Office Mojo website, when adjusted for ticket-price inflation, the highest to lowest moneymakers have been: “Star Wars,” “The Phantom Menace,” “Return of the Jedi,” “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Revenge of the Sith” and “Attack of the Clones.” Cumulatively, the “Star Wars” universe has raked in $2,217,773,310 ($4,777,153,300 in adjusted dollars) over the past 38 years. The upcoming “Star Wars” films, following the trend of recent spectacle series, won’t keep fans waiting the way the first two trilogies did. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is due out in 2016, followed by “Star Wars: Episode 8” in 2017 and “Star Wars: Episode IX” in 2019. As for this week, if you’re one of the millions planning to attend “The Force Awakens,” arrive early and let it be said of you, “Patience is strong in this one.”
Holiday bells and whistles By Carol Shane
True fans of a certain 1964 Rodgers & Hammerstein movie musical featuring the von Trapp family shouldn’t consider their education complete unless they’ve also seen the stage version. Fortunately they’ll have eight chances to do so when “Broadway at the Tennessee” presents “The Sound of Music.” The show runs Dec. 1520. Info: www.tennesseetheatre.com or 684-1200. They stand in the back and move around a lot. Their instruments often have no pitch. They can startle you with a crash, soothe you with a shimmer or set your feet to tapping. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra percussionists are the ones who give the Clayton Holiday Concerts their snap, crackle and pop. Timpanist Michael Combs, who’s been with the KSO since 1968, when David Van Vactor was on the
podium, has a Dickensian sense of “Christmas past, present and future.” “There was not always a holiday concert,” he says. “We used to have a regular subscription concert in December. Then Jim Clayton stepped up to support the holiday concerts. “Until then, percussion was drab for sure. No bells and whistles.” And even the first Clayton Holiday Concerts weren’t that exciting for the percussionists. “We brought books to read,” says Combs with a grin. Subsequent conductors began to realize that more holiday flash meant more fun for the players and the audience. “We moved from snare drum, bass drum, cymbals and a pair of timpani to a major percussion workout!” says Combs. Bob Adamcik, who was principal percussionist for many years and is now the KSO’s principal timpanist,
says, “So much of what the percussion section does sets the mood. In the Christian tradition, people often think of bells to celebrate holidays and joy. We use chimes, bells, triangles, sleigh bells and other ringing things to add a bright touch. The tambourine is an important part of the tradition of Hanukkah, so we usually get to play at least one piece on that instrument.” They’re sometimes asked to come up with out-of-thebox ideas. Jay Oberfeitinger, a KSO percussionist since 1995, remembers that “one year with Lucas Richman we played a composition of his that had some sort of African inspiration or connection. We had to use our ‘standard’ drums to emulate African tribal drums.” And, of course, they do sound effects. “We are the sounds of the horse hooves and the whip in ‘Sleigh Ride,’” says
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra percussion section looks forward to the upcoming Clayton Holiday Concerts. Shown are Bob Adamcik, Scott Eddlemon, Wes Palmer, Carol Shane, Clark Harrell, Andy Adzima and Jay Oberfeitinger. Photo by Cindy Hicks Adamcik. “We also provide loud pops with a special 2-foot-long pop gun.” An important part of the job is setting everything up so that each player can get to the desired instrument or noisemaker in time. Usually things go pretty smoothly, but Andy Adzima remembers a moment of high drama once when something went awry with the Civic Coliseum’s physical plant. “We had to evacuate during a performance because the basement was flooding and the boiler and
electric rooms were filling with water. Had to come back two days later and collect our instruments.” He’s enjoyed the musical variety over the years, “from Celtic to Appalachian to musical stories and reading ‘The Night Before Christmas,’ to dancers, different singing groups, bagpipes and bluegrass. Oberfeitinger enjoys the audience sing-alongs of traditional carols. He admits that he sings along, too, and occasionally gets “a bit teary-eyed.”
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“Regardless of the piece,” says Adamcik, “it’s always rewarding to be invited to be a part of someone’s holiday tradition.” The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents the 29th annual Clayton Holiday Concert, “An Appalachian Christmas,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Info: http://www.knoxvillesymphony.com or 523-1178. Send story suggestions to news@shop per newsnow.com.
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Linda’s Hallmark: 31 years and growing By Sandra Clark It’s always good to catch up with old friends, and Linda Underwood is that. Owner/operator of Linda’s Hallmark with locations in Bearden and Farragut, Underwood survives when others have stumbled. She says it’s all about evolving. “Hallmark stores have had to reinvent themselves. Some did and some didn’t.” Linda handles buying for her stores now, leaving the day-to-day to managers April Moss at Village Green and DeLena Toler at The Gallery. She says buying is not an exact science.
“Most of our customers are women. While we carry Hallmark products, we now have hundreds of other vendors.” She is proud that the recent News Sentinel readers’ poll voted Linda’s Hallmark the “best gift shop” in town. She’s also got the best location in town for her Bearden store. And how she got it is worth retelling. Originally from Chattanooga, Linda came to Knoxville in 1970 to attend UT. Her first job was in real estate – leasing and managing shopping centers. In 1982, “I got married, quit work and started playing tennis,”
she says. Then Nick Cazana called. He was getting ready to build The Gallery on the site of an old motel on Kingston Pike. “He asked me to do the leasing.” Underwood didn’t take the job, but she did meet with Cazana. When she saw the plans, she snagged the corner storefront. “I like cards and gifts – the social expression business. I wanted a Hallmark shop and I wanted to be on that corner.” That was 31 years ago in September. Over the years, Linda has bought several shops, operating five Hallmark stores
at one point. Her first store carried about 40 percent office supplies from file cabinets to Scotch tape. When big box stores like Office Depot and Staples came into the market, Linda adapted her inventory mix. Then the privately-held, family-run Hallmark company undermined its retailers by making side deals with Walmart and others to sell Hallmark products. Linda expanded her inventory to other vendors, specializing in gifts and collectibles. She added Precious Moments and villages. Both were popular gifts for a time but fewer collectibles are being sold now. Time for reinvention: Linda’s Hallmark now sells costume jewelry, scarves, purses, wallets and sandals – highly “giftable,” but also great for personal buying. Not changing for Linda’s are the pleasant atmosphere and the knowledgeable staff. “You just can’t do it without staff.” Toler has been with Linda’s for 11 years.
Just as Linda was considering whether to remodel or relocate her store in Cedar Bluff, Lissa’s Hallmark in Village Green shopping center near Fresh Market came available. Lissa’s had a 25-year history in Farragut. Linda bought her fi xtures about four years ago and moved her Cedar Bluff inventory to Farragut, where she also has her business office. What challenges does the Internet bring to retail stores like Linda’s Hallmark? “It’s hard to tell,” says Linda. “We’re taking it day-by-day.” Now birthday greetings are sent with a click via Facebook. Young people are not taught to write thank you notes. Even gifts themselves have changed, and Hallmark’s retailers are competing with hallmark.com/. Linda Underwood operates Gold Crown Hallmark stores although that gives her little protection from corporate competition. Hallmark opened a lifestyle store at Deane Hill, less
Linda Underwood and her pup at work at Linda’s Hallmark. Photo by S. Clark than a mile from The Gallery. “They ended up closing that store,” says Linda, “and I’m still here.”
Stair calls corridor zoning ‘broken’
Westwood’s holiday décor Scott Bishop and Tim Bridges have decorated their Westwood Antiques & Design Market for the holidays the same way they design and decorate local homes – with style, class and a whole lot of gorgeous. Westwood is located at 4861 Kingston Pike in The District in Bearden and is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Photo by Anne Hart
Backwoods Bistro wants kick start com to raise $20,000 for a move from the Black Oak Plaza Shopping Center to Halls Crossing Centre near KARM and United Grocery
Outlet. The campaign was set for 30 days, ending Dec. 21. Catering manager Marty Goddard said the bistro needs more space, both for dine-in customers and for parking. Owner Nathaniel Morris said the bistro is moving “because our customers are asking us to make it easier to park and eat with us.” He said customers now must make a “frogger” style Uturn in and out of the store. He’s promising a variety of perks for donors. “If you’re an existing customer, our rewards will speak for themselves. “They are loaded with crowd favorites from our The North Knox Business and Professional Association award- menu as well as a special ed the Non-Profit of the Year to Ladies of Charity for their work VIP option that will give you in the community. President Art Cate presents Nancy Scheurer unique, exclusive opportuand Susan Unbehaun with a plaque and check for $500. Other nities throughout the year.” non-profits recognized were Wesley House, the Baby Falcons, Info: kickstarter.com/ CTE Foundation and the Salvation Army, each given $200. projects
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A Halls restaurant is asking for help in relocating. Backwoods Bistro has created a project on kickstarter.
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Central and B r o a d w a y, we’re going to have to grant these variances.” He said K Brew and Breadare Marshall Stair Head ex tremely popular and “a tremendous asset to the community,” and they have a variance to four parking spaces. “Given the drastic reductions we’ve made for others, I can’t support the appeal,” said Stair. Gary Tener supported Sanders. As chief operating officer of Broadway Carpets, located directly across from Kershaw’s property, he said: “The question is, where will these customers park? The answer is right across the street – at Broadway Carpets.” Tener said the business neighbors are concerned about what type business will go in – a bar or a restaurant? – and added, “The variance forces the customers to encroach upon nearby businesses.” Broadway Carpets is located on a huge lot, the former Cliff Chrysler auto dealership. Tener told BZA earlier that his company is prepared to spend $500,000 to upgrade the exterior and landscape the site to conform to the new corridor plan. Adjacent businesses, KCDC and McCoy Motors, have refused to sign parking agreements with Kershaw. Kershaw spoke convinc-
ingly on his own behalf. “Variances are granted to businesses and homes that have extenuating circumstances that prevent them from complying with the code. We only have five (parking) spots. If we demolished the building and paved it to turn it into a parking lot, we’d be lucky to get 12 spaces. He said Tener’s parking lot is not his responsibility. “It’s Broadway Carpets’ responsibility to police it whether by gates, signs or towing. However he wants to do it is entirely up to him, but it is not my concern.” Sanders said Kershaw failed to prove a hardship. “He says, ‘the property I purchased is not big enough to do what I want to do so I need a variance.’ If this is how you grant a variance, everybody gets one.” Council member George Wallace moved to deny the appeal. The vote tied with Stair, Daniel Brown and Mark Campen voting with Wallace, while Nick Della Volpe, Brenda Palmer, Nick Pavlis and Finbarr Saunders voted no. Duane Grieve abstained. Mayor Madeline Rogero said she was not prepared to break the tie. Della Volpe then moved to approve the appeal, and his motion failed 5-3, with only Palmer and Saunders joining him. Ben Kershaw keeps his variance, and the Broadway Task Force will continue to look for ways to improve the accessibility and looks of commercial corridors.
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By Sandra Clark Led by the Broadway Task Force, the city is considering zoning changes along the main corridors to downtown to reflect current lifestyles. Council member Marshall Stair says the corridors are ugly, and a zoning code designed for suburban living just doesn’t work in urban areas where residents prefer to walk and bike to nearby businesses. Traditionalists and new wave property owners butted heads last week at Knoxville City Council when Daniel Sanders appealed Ben Kershaw’s variance to reduce parking from 59 spaces to five at 937 North Broadway, a house which previously hosted the Food Co-op. The property is zoned C-3, a designation for areas where commercial uses are displacing residential. The city’s Board of Zoning Appeals granted Kershaw’s variance on Sept. 17, but Sanders, who owns property nearby, appealed to City Council. “There is nothing in the record to show why he needs a variance,” said Sanders. “The BZA did not look at other uses. They granted the maximum variance for a restaurant – the most intensive use.” Stair asked if there is any use for the property for which five spaces would suffice. Dan Kelly of MPC said only residential, and that’s not allowed in C-3. Stair noted nearby variances and said, “Unless we just want a large surface parking lot all through
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Real estate keeps moving By Sherry Witt
Knoxville Rotarians Andrew Murr, Frank Rothermel, librarian Molly Moore, Dave Baumgartner, and Bill MacGrath with a few of the new books donated to the Beaumont School library.
By Tom King Christmas 2015 came early for Beaumont Magnet Elementary School when the Rotary Club of Knoxville used a $10,000 grant to buy 600 new books for the school’s library. A group of more than 25 volunteers helped unload, catalog, place stickers in and shelve the books on Nov. 21. “Yes, it’s like Christmas is here early,” said Beaumont librarian Molly Moore. “Ours was a really old collection, with Tom King books that went back to the ’60s and ’70s. So many of our materials are not relevant to kids today.” Beaumont has 515 students and is an inner-city school. “It’s been amazing and this is really transformational for our library,” Moore said. “We have a diverse population of students and we want them to see themselves in the books
– women, minorities and everyone. The kids are clamoring for these news books.” She says they have updated their biography collections with books about people the students know in different fields – sports, history, entertainment, business leaders and political figures plus fiction and non-fiction and books on careers. Of the 600 new books, 100 are e-books, a first at Beaumont. Teachers can use the e-books on their classroom active boards and students can read them on mini iPads in the library or at home if they have the Internet. In addition to the 600 books, members of the club are reading to students once a week at the Book Club after school on Wednesdays. There are two groups of about 15 students in grades K-1 and 2-3 in this program. “Words can’t do justice to our appreciation for Knoxville Rotary. This will have an impact on our students for years to come, not just now,” Moore said. ■
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Farragut Rotarians delivered 148 Angel Tree Christmas gifts for 50 kids at the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley. Past President Jonathan Johnson headed up this project and helped Ernie Brooks load the truck. Ernie is vice president of corporate relations for Boys & Girls Club … Knoxville Rotary Club’s Mainstream Committee has chosen for its project this year the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum’s “Fitness Loop Trail.” The trail will be located on the grounds called the Center for Urban Agriculture and will also include outdoor equipment. More details to come on this.
Winter may be looming, but the typical autumn slowdow n often experienced by real estate markets was difficult to find in NovemWitt ber. The month ending Monday, Nov. 30, produced 779 property sales in Knox County – only a modest drop from the October figures, and some 44 transfers ahead of last November’s activity. The more impressive data, however, involved the total value of property sold. During November nearly $208 million worth of real estate changed hands in Knox County, easily surpassing last November’s aggregate of $173 million. This comes on the heels of a very robust September and October. The two-month period ending on Oct. 31 produced $515 million in property sales. While there was a slight
decrease in mortgage lending in November, the overall trend in 2015 has continued to significantly outpace last year’s activity. The $292 million loaned against real estate in November pushed the 2015 total to nearly $3.6 billion. By comparison, around $2.9 billion was borrowed in mortgages and refinancing during the first 11 months of 2014. The largest property transfer recorded in November was the sale of the Parkview Independent Living facilities at three different locations. The entire transaction totaled $26 million. On the mortgage side, the largest loan of the month was secured by a Deed of Trust in the amount of $27,360,000, affecting a portion of the University Commons complex. As 2015 nears its close, I certainly hope that each of you had a blessed Thanksgiving, and on behalf of all of us at the Register of Deeds office, we would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
BIZ NOTES ■ Dan Sines has joined Hedstrom Design as landscape designer. He comes with five years of experience in the industry, including work with firms in Illinois and Washington. He earned a bachelor’s degree in natural resources from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in landscape architecture from Iowa State University. Sines lives in Sequoyah Hills and regularly bikes to work. A newcomer to the area, he plans to get involved with the local bicycle community and said that safe and well-maintained bike infrastructure is important to him as a commuter and parent. His Dan Sines wife, Bree, and three children currently reside in Chicago and will join him in Knoxville in the spring.
Honorary member Katie Bell and Harry Fields, both of Chattanooga, were on hand for the ceremony last week when their sister, Shopper-News writer Anne Hart, at right, was named an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Bearden. Fifty-five year club member, Bob Ely, and club president, Tom Daughtrey, made the presentation. Fields is a former District Governor of Rotary’s District 6780. Photo by Charles Garvey
Winter is here.
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■ Kurt Weigel, training and recruiting director for Weigel’s, said the company brought Christmas
to 200 local children selected by the Salvation Army during a shopping spree at Kmart on Broadway last week. It was Weigel’s 18th year to sponsor the event for kids from 5-9 years old. Each participant got $150 to spend, assisted by volunteers. ■ Jody Freeman, president of FMB Advertising, said a university website designed and programmed by FMB is one of only three Freeman school sites worldwide to receive a Gold W3 Award, which honors creative excellence on the web. The 2,500page website of Marymount University of Arlington, Va., was launched in December 2014, just over six months from its initial concept meeting.
HEALTH NOTES ■ Cancer Support Community holiday party, 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Includes “gift exchange game.” Info/registration: 546-4661. ■ Family Bereavement Group, 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Contact clinical staff before attending. Info: 546-4661. ■ “Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Mindful Celebration,” 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 19, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Info/registration: 546-4661. ■ Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. Newcomers welcome; no dues/fees; no sign-up; first names only. Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.com. ■ Women with Advanced Cancer Networker, 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Call before first visit. Info: 546-4661.
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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Back on the road Bus driver credits caring rehabilitation staff with recovery Ruby Hall’s next day was going to be a busy one. She was switching to an early shift at the Knoxville Area Transit where she has worked as a bus driver for the past 35 years. Afterwards, she would swing by her son’s house to babysit. “I knew as soon as my head hit the pillow I’d be asleep,” she said, adding that she had even purchased an extra alarm clock to make sure she didn’t oversleep. She never had that chance. Before that next day would come last May, the 65-yearold widow would be severely burned in a kitchen grease fire and unable to care for herself. But thanks to an extensive rehabilitation at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center (PNRC), Hall is back at work and eternally grateful to the caring staff of PNRC. “I don’t know how many times I am going to say this, but if it hadn’t been for Patricia Neal, I would be sitting over there in my house on Drybrook Lane not able to walk and drawing disability,” said Hall, who was back behind the wheel at KAT 127 days after the May 5, 2014, incident. That was the day when she had no sooner gotten home, put on a pot of French fries, drew a bath, undressed and lay across her bed to write out a birthday card for one of her long-time passengers that she nodded off. “My brain must’ve went to sleep,” she said, recalling how she had forgotten the fries on the stove and awakened just in time to see a raging grease fire in her kitchen. “I went through the hall and looked down the steps, and I saw out my right eye, the flame. And it was blazing! The microwave over my stove had already melted down onto the stove. That’s how long it had been burning. All I could think of was, ‘Get the fire out!’” “I panicked,” she added. “I had my uniform blouse in my hand, and I threw it onto the pot which knocked the pot off onto the floor, and set the floor on fire. When the grease hit the floor, it must’ve hit me in the face too, because I looked down and my legs were on fire.”
Just when it looked as if things couldn’t get any worse, Hall did the unthinkable: she grabbed the water sprayer from the kitchen sink and began spraying, something one should never do to a grease fire. “I knew I shouldn’t have, but God was with me because it put all the fire out except for a little flame on the floor,” she said. That “little flame” was extinguished when Hall slipped in the grease and water, plopping her down on the flame. By the time the flames and fury had died down, Hall had second-degree burns on her face, chest, abdomen, both legs and the top and bottom of both feet. Rushed first to UT Medical Center, she was given morphine to relieve the pain and quickly transferred to the Vanderbilt Burn Center. There, doctors and nurses treated her burns with skin grafts, bandages and
hydrotherapy. After 13 days in intensive care, she was transferred to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center where she became fast friends with Christy Williams, who manages PNRC’s rehab services, and occupational therapist Kelli Morelock. “Ms. Ruby may be one of the sweetest ladies I have had the pleasure of working with at Patricia Neal,” said Williams. “Her smile would brighten anyone’s day.” Of course, it wasn’t always easy for Ruby Hall to smile through the excruciating pain. “A patient with burns requires special consideration to protect what is essentially an open wound, and in Ms. Hall’s case, covering a significant portion of her legs and body, while continuing to progress through the learning of functional skills with limited mobility,” said Williams. “Though her burns were dressed with bandages on a dai-
ly basis, the natural progression of healing with burns produces drainage, not to mention the severe pain associated with that depth of injury.” Williams said additional precautions are needed to protect the new, immature skin on healing wounds. “Recovering range of motion is vital to restore function,” she said. “However, this process can be painful – and detrimental, if done too quickly with recently burned tissue.” For Hall, who had not walked in the two weeks since the fire, walking was particularly challenging because of burns on her feet and around major joints. “I could not walk when I got here, and although I thought, ‘I can’t do this,’ they walked me, they exercised me every day and got me to where I could walk on my walker,” she said. “Christy made sure that I could do housework. Kelli made sure I could cook on my own, and take a bath on my own. Christy made sure that I could sweep and make a bed … they are just wonderful out there.” “I just can’t say enough good things about them, especially those two,” Hall went on as tears glistened in her eyes. “Everybody up there was great, but Kelli and Christi – they were the best. “They treated me like I was a child. They protected me. We were like family. And they didn’t let up on me just because I was old. I knew they were being paid, but it was like they were doing this because they cared, not because of the pay. “I have this opportunity now to thank them all: the doctors, the technicians, the nurses, all the staff at Patricia Neal, and especially Kelli and Christy. I love them. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be here today at KAT driving, I would have had to go on disability. If it hadn’t been for Patricia Neal, I wouldn’t be walking today. I hope this never happens again, but if it does, or if I ever have to go to rehab again, Patricia Neal would be the one that I would want to go to.”
Program seeks to prevent injuries through education It’s more than looking before you leap. It’s using your mind to protect your body. It’s ThinkFirst, a nationwide injury prevention program that strives to teach how life can change in the blink of an eye. Just ask Ashley Hamilton, state director of the Tennessee ThinkFirst chapter and a recreational therapist who daily sees patients come through the doors of the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center with brain or spinal cord injuries that could have been prevented. “You know the old saying is true: ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,’ and we at Patricia Neal see that every day,” said Hamilton, recalling the countless people she has seen whose lives have been irreparably altered by failing to wear a seat belt or a helmet, texting while driving, diving into shallow water or giving in to peer pressure. “This is a lot of what ThinkFirst teaches. Our motto is ‘Use your mind to protect your body – ThinkFirst!’” ThinkFirst does just that by using knowledge, demonstrations and speakers who have sustained injuries to advance its message at schools, health fairs, community pools, festivals and oth-
er community events. Funded locally by the Fort Sanders Foundation, ThinkFirst has three curricula for students: ThinkFirst for Kids (grades 1-3), ThinkFirst for Youth (grades 4-8) and ThinkFirst for Teens (grades 9-12). This message of prevention is delivered in a fun, non-threatening way to the youngest audience and with a realistic approach in our high schools, but always with the aim of teaching how truly fragile the human body can be in the hope of shaping decisions. In fact, an estimated 1.7 million persons in the United States sustain a brain injury, and thousands more sustain a spinal cord injury. Injury is the leading cause of death among people between the ages of one and 44. “The presentation content varies greatly based on the type of presentation requested,” said Hamilton. “Principals and teachers can choose which topics they’d like to have their students learn about, be it pedestrian and bicycle safety, water safety, sport safety, play safety, violence prevention, concussions, or any combination of these.” “They can also choose how big – or how small
– they want us to go,” added Hamilton. “For example, a teacher may prefer a small, classroomtype presentation in which we may only have 30-45 minutes to present to a single classroom of 30 students, or they may want to get together with several teachers or a full grade level and have us do a larger assembly that would last 6090 minutes with 100-200 students. The difference between presentations will be small, such as the amount of time spent with the students or hands-on activities for each student versus a hands-on activity for a few volunteers to show the whole group. Otherwise, they will all have a health care professional teaching about the body systems and how our choices affect our body in various ways.” “It could be considered an outreach program primarily for schools, simply because the school year comprises of most of the year and that is what our curricula are centered around,” said Hamilton. “But it is certainly not limited to schools. It’s also been presented at various afterschool and summer programs as well as the Girl Scouts. We are looking forward to renewing those relationships as well as establishing several
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more such as the Emerald Youth Foundation, Boy Scouts, Boys & Girls Club, etc. The possibilities really are endless as our curricula can be adapted and modified to fit any number of needs.” The ThinkFirst for Teens program can also be adapted for other community presentations such as adult drivers’ education, Alcoholics Anonymous, college presentations and other groups or events. Soon, the ThinkFirst national office will be launching a falls prevention program geared toward seniors. “Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center sees the repercussions of the lack of education and application on a regular basis,” said Hamilton. “We teach people how to live with the consequences of their risky behaviors. By partnering with ThinkFirst to help to educate on the consequences of these habits, we can not only help to prevent lifechanging injuries but we can ultimately help save lives.” Interested in holding a ThinkFirst program at your school or event? Want to start a ThinkFirst chapter in your town or facility? Contact Ashley Hamilton at (865) 541-1356 or email apinkert@covhlth.com.
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DODGE CHARGER - 2013. V6 8spd automatic fully loaded factory warranty and clean car fax call pete 33,000 mi., $22,900. (865)643-0036.
HOUSEBOAT ON FONTANA -1994 Sumerset. 80’x16’.Aluminum Hull, 2 350cu ft Chevy engines.2 docks. Shore power.City water. $155k FIRM. 865.414.1099. (865)591-4064.
FORD FOCUS SE - 2015. 3500 mi, alloy wheels, all power, cruise, blue tooth. $11,000. (865)660-9191. HYUNDAI ACCENT - 2014. HYUNDAI ACCENT. PERFECT GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS. RED with Beige INTERIOR. Premium Package included. Immaculate condition. America’s Best Warranty, 10year/100,000 miles.ALL Other Manufacturers Warranties included and transferable to new Owne. rONE OWNER 9,200 mi., $10,450. (865)816-3053.
Sports and Imports HONDA ACCORD XL 2002, loaded, sunrf., lthr. seats, extra clean, $4695. (865)308-2743.
JAGUAR 1st Class British Racing Green Jaguar. Bargain. $4100 (865)247-5762. JAGUAR X-TYPE AWD 3.0 V6 Sedan 2006, silver, blk. lthr. 104K mi., exceptionally nice. $6500. (865)806-3648. Mercedes CLK 320 2002, Conv., 100K mi, good cond., $6500. Call Duncan Automotive 865-237-0385
RANGER BASS BOAT 1987 - 150 HP Johnson, garage kept, exc. cond. $4500. (865)258-3758.
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Volunteer Assisted Transportation CAC - is seeking volunteer drivers for their Volunteer Assisted Transportation program. Volunteers will utilize agency-owned hybrid sedans while accompanying seniors or persons with disabilities to appointments, shopping, and other errands. Training is provided. If you are interested, please contact Nancy at: 865673-5001 or nancy.welch@cactrans. org
FORD ESCAPE XLT 2007. Loaded, V6, AT. New Michelins, beautiful white finish, tan leather. Immac. thruout. Great vehicle. $7495. (865)382-0365. Honda Pilot 2014, EXL, white, w/running boards, sunrf, leather, like new, 24K mi, clean $27,500. 423-295-5393. HONDA PILOT TOURING 2015. Touring, loaded, white, w/lthr. 3K mi., $28,900. (423) 295-5393. INFINITI EX35 - 2012. loaded, sunrf, leather, 34K mi, exc cond., $19,500. 423-295-5393 KIA SPORTAGE 2002. 4x4, AT, Pwr windows & door locks. Clean. Good tires. Runs good. $3200/b.o. 423438-8407 (423)587-1071. VOLVO XC90 - 2006. Great Condition!! 7-psgr w/3rd row- Leather int & Wood trim- Independent climate control - Power seats - Moonroof - Large cargo and more! NADA Retail $8,425! 142,000 mi., $7,490. (865)621-8230.
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Vans FORD HI-TOP CONV. VAN 2003, (Sherrod Edt.), Dark green, exceptionally nice. 1 owner, $75K actual miles. $9000. (865)806-3648.
Classic Cars 1966 Impala Conv., everything new, $16,000. Call after 5pm wkdays & anytime wkends. (865)688-9359.
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Commercial Vehicles FORD gasoline E350 1996 28 passenger bus. Low miles - 49,200 mi. $6500. (865) 525-8122 or 524-4491
Trailers 28’ enclosed with ramp door, 3’ walk in door, 3 rows of E track with tie down straps, and spare tire. $9,500 (865)446-2259 UTILITY TRAILER 51” x 8’, 12” tires, new floor, $350. (865)680-3717
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LAB PUPS - yellow - cream color, AKC, Champ. bldlns, vet ck’d. S/W. Taking dep. $800. (423)715-8131. LAB PUPS Just in time for Christmas. AKC, choc., yellow & black, 1st shots, 2nd worming. $600. kenb5of9@yahoo.com Call (859)533-3359 Englewood, TN. LABRADOODLE PUPPIES F1B - Black & choc. Reg. All shots. Hyperallergenic, shed free. M/F. $1000. (423)595-3952 LLEWELLIN SETTER BIRD DOGS, 2 yrs old, 1 M, 1 F, Started dogs. Call (423)358-0202. MALTI POO TOY MALE PUPPIES $400. ALSO 8 MO. TOY MALE, GROOMED, $300. SHOTS. (865) 717-9493 MINI SCHNAUZERS. AKC 2 White M & 1 S/P M, super coated, 1st shots, wormed, $700. Ready to go for Christmas. Call (423) 736-0277. MINIATURE Mastiff Bulldogs - Cane Corso/French Bulldog cross. 14 wks, all shots, M/F, $500. (865)457-5907 PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots & wormed. We do layaways. Health guar. Div. of Animal Welfare State of TN Dept. of Health. Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates. 423-566-3647. ROTTWEILER PUPPIES, M&F, 8 wks old, shots, wormed, tails docked, $300-$350. (865) 742-2572 SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, beautiful colors, Males $450. Shots up to date. Warranty. 423-775-4016 SMALL BREED DOG GROOMING UNDER 50 LBS. Reasonable prices. Flexible times & dates. (865)377-4749 YORKIE pup, male, 8 wks old, adorable, just in time for Christmas. $700. (330) 714-7541 Sevierville YORKIE PUPS - AKC, M/F, standard, parents on site, M-$500, F-$700. Call or text (423)539-3110.
YORKIES - CKC reg, $375. POM-A-POOS, $375. RAT TERRIERS $100. Shots & wormed, (931)319-0000 YORKIES AKC - Born 8/26, Ch. line. 2 Females, 1 Male, shots, wormed. $1000. (865)256-7660
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Credit Union Foreclosure 1700 Westchester Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918 $129,900 or best offer. Located in the Inskip Area near Fountain City. 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 1762 sq. ft., Hardwood Floors, New Cabinets, Fireplace, Central Heat and Air, Fenced Back Yard with a Large Patio. Financing Available with approved credit and 10% down. Payments as low as $492.24 per month, 2.99% annual percentage rate on a 5 year adjustable rate mortgage amortized over 30 years. Call 865.541.2560 for a viewing appointment FSBO. I-75 & Emory Rd. 3,000 SF, 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, granite, S/S appls, comm. pool, $267,777. (954) 547-2747
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BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE SIDE BOARD, pd $7000 20 yrs. ago. Take $4000. (865)337-4866
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THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 20 “Cinderella and Ebenezer,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.
THROUGH THURSDAY, DEC. 24 Christmas in Old Appalachia, Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway, Clinton. Info: 494-7680 or museumofappalachia.org.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16 Auditions for “37 Postcards,” 2-4 p.m., Tellico Community Playhouse, 304 Lakeside Plaza, Loudon. Casting six roles for men and women. Info: Len Willis, 423-519-9807. Creative Endeavors Holiday Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Includes handmade and upscale items from local artisans. Open to public. Dine and Discover, noon-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Adam Alfrey, East Tennessee History Center, and Steve Cotham, manager of McClung Historical Collection, will present: “An Inside Look at Lloyd Branson.” Free and open to the public. Info: knoxart.org. Knoxville Writer’s Group meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Judy DiGrgoria will speak on her latest book, “Tidbits.” Lunch cost: $12. RSVP deadline: Monday, Dec. 14. Info/RSVP: Mary McKinnon 983-3740. Santa Visits the Library, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Sean McCollough and his “song games,” 11 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 470-8663.
WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 16-20 “The Sound of Music,” Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Performances: 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: Ticketmaster outlets, the Tennessee Theatre box office, and 800745-3000.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 17-19 24th annual Modern Dance Primitive Light, 8 p.m. Thursday and 7 and 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Ave. Info/tickets: circlemoderndance.com.
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New Play Festival auditions for Tennessee Stage Company, 7-10 p.m. Monday and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. No appointment necessary. Info: 546-4280.
Clayton Holiday Concert: “An Appalachian Christmas,” Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Featuring: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Choral Society, GO! Contemporary Dance Works and local folk musicians. Info/tickets: knoxvillesymphony.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 19 Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Market Square Holiday Market, noon-6 p.m., with farm vendors selling until 3 p.m. near the Market Square stage, and craft vendors and food trucks open until 6 p.m. on Union Avenue adjacent to Market Square and along Market Street. Info: MarketSquareFarmersMarket.org or NourishKnoxville.org.
SUNDAY, DEC. 20 Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”: A solo performance by Mark Cabus, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Drive. Info: 584-3957. Family Friendly Drum Circle, 3:30-5 p.m., Ijams Nature Center Miller Building. Bring a snack to share. All ages welcome. Free. Info: “A Johnnyswim Christmas,” 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com.
TUESDAY, DEC. 22 Ornament Craft Party, 10 a.m.-noon and 6:307:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23 Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, 7 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: Ticketmaster outlets, the Tennessee Theatre box office, and 800-745-3000. Ornament Craft Party, 10 a.m.-noon, Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.
SATURDAY, DEC. 26 Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.
SATURDAY, JAN. 2 Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.
SUNDAY, JAN. 3 Advance screening of the first hour of “Downton Abbey” final season, 2 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Free. Info: 684-1200.
FRIDAY, DEC. 18 Cafe Mortel, 1:30-3 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: 588-8813.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 18-19 Punch Brothers with special guest Anais
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Mitchell, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/ tickets: knoxbijou.com.
MONDAY. JAN. 4 Mighty Musical Monday with Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, noon, Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Free. Info: 684-1200.
TUESDAYS, JAN. 12, 19, 26, FEB. 2, 9, 16 “Reflections, Light and Magic” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $150/nonmembers $175. Materials list provided. Info/registration: knoxart.org.
THURSDAY, JAN. 14 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.
SATURDAY, JAN. 16 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.
TUESDAY, JAN. 19 Tribute Show honoring Dolly Parton’s 70th birthday, 7 pm., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25. Proceeds will benefit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Knox County. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 Greensky Bluegrass with Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, 27 “Beautiful, Vibrant Alcohol Inks” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65. Info/registration: knoxart.org. “Mosaics Keepsake Box” class, 2-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65. Info/registration: knoxart.org.
SATURDAY, JAN. 30 The Del McCoury Band with Sierra Hull, part of WDVX’s World Class Bluegrass concert series, 7 p.m., Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/tickets: 9818590; ClaytonArtsCenter.com; Clayton Center box office.
MONDAYS, FEB. 1, 8, 15 “Mask Making and Face Jugs” (clay sculpture) class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $90/nonmembers $110. Info/registration: knoxart.org.
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health & lifestyles NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK
‘Ain’t nobody perfect’
Jackson conquers addiction after multiple rehab attempts Vonnie Jackson’s been raped, beaten, in and out of jail, homeless and has had her child taken away. “The usual,” the Maryville woman says casually. Peaceful and pleasant now as she sits calmly in an easy chair, Jackson says the horrors of her past are not uncommon at all for women who have suffered from addiction. Jackson, 62, has checked herself into rehabilitation programs more than two dozen times, but says she is finally clean and clean for good, after graduating from the Women in Treatment program at Peninsula Lighthouse. “I have been in and out of treatments all over the country,” Jackson says. “It’s embarrassing to say how many times, but I never could grasp it. I guess I never was willing to.” Jackson says Women in Treatment at Peninsula Lighthouse is the only program she’s found that is exclusively for women. That makes a difference, she says, because there are certain things an addicted woman just can’t talk about in mixed company. “I felt really safe in my group to let it all out, and talk about all the locked-in stuff,” Jackson says. “The stuff that you’ve held inside for years is what does the most damage.” The first thing Jackson had locked inside was sexual molestation that happened when she was a young girl. Introduced to marijuana at age 14, and then alcohol, she eventually progressed to heroin and cocaine use. By the time her baby was 6 months old, the 16-year-old mother was snorting heroin. By the time her daughter was 2, Jackson was injecting it. “The addiction doesn’t let you have a normal life,” she says. “You have pieces of relationships. You sort of live outside the family. You show up once in awhile, but you’re not really a part of anything.” Out of all the mistakes Jackson has made as a result of her addictions, the way she’s treated her family haunts her the most. When she was a caregiver for both her mother and her brother, she stayed drunk most of the time and was filled with resentment. “I remember one time my mom asked me ‘why do you hate me?’ ” Jackson recalls.
cidal plan. She says enrolling in Women in Treatment at Peninsula Lighthouse got the ball rolling and, after all those years in all those rehab programs, she finally got it right. “I started doing the things they told me to do,” Jackson says, “and I was shocked when it worked.” Jackson says journaling has been the biggest help, along with changing the way she views her addiction, her life and herself. “Quitting is really not all that hard. It’s staying quit,” Jackson says. “If you don’t change your way of thinking, whatever reasons you had for using in the first place are going to keep coming around.” Since her first day with Women in Treatment at Peninsula Lighthouse, Jackson’s become part of a 12-step program, renewed her faith in God and found a whole new life. “I have a life that I don’t feel ashamed about that I can hold up in the light of day,” Jackson says. “I can look people in the eye. I feel good about the choices that I make.” Today Jackson continues to care for her brother, who is a lung cancer patient. The role of caregiver is emotionally draining, but she feels she’s getting a second chance to meet not only the physical needs of a loved one, but the emotional needs, too. “My life has just changed. I live for my daughter, for my great grandson and my brother. I try to keep home and hearth together now and that makes me happy. I get Vonnie Jackson made more than two dozen unsuccessful attempts at rehabilitation programs up happy every day,” Jackson says. across the country before finding the one that worked at Peninsula Lighthouse. Not one to mince words or gloss over the truth, Jackson admits that she still struggles. “I have times when “When she died, I was holding her I get depressed,” Jackson says. “I hand and looking at her, and it was get very, very tired and discourtormenting to me. The guilt was exaged, but I’m not going to drink, no cruciating.” matter what. I just close my eyes After years of getting high to esand pray for a minute. I have good cape her emotional pain, Jackson friends I can call any time I need suddenly found that it wasn’t workto. When I get stuck – and I do get ing anymore. There was no relief, stuck – ain’t nobody perfect.” nothing that could wipe away the Jackson says each day she hurt, the guilt and the shame. makes a firm decision to do the best that A therapist had given her a phone num- well or kill herself. “My plan was to get a bottle of pills and she can. ber for the Women in Treatment program at “I can’t change what I did in the past,” Peninsula Lighthouse several weeks earlier. take every single one,” Jackson says, “and Jackson says. “But I do have the opportuJackson made the decision to call because then drink. I knew that would do it.” But she never had to carry out that sui- nity to make better choices today.” she had decided she was either going to get
“I have a life that I don’t feel ashamed about that I can hold up in the light of day,” Jackson says. “I can look people in the eye. I feel good about the choices that I make.”
Affordable, effective treatment
Addiction is different for women A report on gender and addiction from Harvard University Medical School says while men are more likely to become addicts, women tend to become addicted more quickly. Women also develop medical or social consequences of addiction faster than men. For example, alcohol-related problems such as brain atrophy or liver damage occur more rapidly in women than in men. Women often find it harder to quit using addictive substances and are more susceptible to relapse. Women are more likely than men to be prescribed narcotic pain medication, and women are more likely to show up in hospital emergency rooms for overdosing. Substance abuse is the No. 1 health epidemic in the United States, and the number of women who die from addiction-related illnesses is more than four times the number of women who die from breast cancer. With statistics like these, the importance of treating addiction seriously and promptly is evident. The Women in Treatment program at Peninsula Lighthouse is funded by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and is appropriate for women age 18-64 who are in addiction, and who are uninsured or have exhausted available insurance benefits. If you think this program could be right for you or someone you care about, call 865-374-7262.
If you’re caught in an endless cycle of paying for drugs or alcohol to fuel an addiction, finding the extra money to help you stop may seem completely impossible. Many women struggling with addictive issues may know they need help, but think they can’t afford it. Peninsula Lighthouse offers help through Women in Treatment. It’s an intensive outpatient program exclusively for women who don’t have insurance or who have exhausted their insurance benefits. This program offers a safe, compassionate, therapeutic environment for addicted women who want to reclaim their lives. Sessions are held weekdays at the Peninsula Lighthouse campus on Dowell Springs Boulevard. The sessions are conducted by a master’s level clinician and cover a wide variety of addiction-related issues including: ■ Relapse prevention ■ Self-esteem ■ Conflict resolution ■ Parenting skills ■ Stress management ■ Body image ■ Symptom management/mental health diagnosis ■ Communication techniques ■ Trauma ■ Relationship concerns ■ Co-occurring disorders A referral is not necessary. Call Women in Treatment directly at 865-374-7262. Uninsured women age 18-64 find treatment for addiction in a compassionate, supportive environment at Peninsula Lighthouse.
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