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Miracle Maker

If you look up “educator role model” in the dictionary, you’ll find Julie Pepperman’s picture. She tutors before school and by appointment after school.

She’s a lead teacher and evaluates her colleagues. She’s on the state science leadership team.

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See Betsy Pickle’s story on A-9

Teachers to retire Bearden High School English teachers Janet Curley, Kathleen Greenwell and Ginny Thurston will retire at the end of the semester.

The community is invited to a retirement party at the school for all three from 3:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5.

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Read Wendy Smith on page A-3

Coffee Break When a client pulls out her lipstick before she walks out of his shop, Mitchell Rutherford chalks up another bright spot in a good day.

A hairdresser and owner of Salon Bior on Kingston Pike, Mitchell loves his job and is happy he decided to follow his dream.

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Meet Rutherford on page A-2

Some Kentucky games mean a lot An amazing number of Tennessee-Kentucky games have turned out the same way.

Some included suspense. One lasted into overtime. Some were more meaningful than others.

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Read Marvin West on A-5

Golf at First Tee Sandra Clark ventured up Dandridge Avenue and landed at the Williams Creek Golf Course where a group of guys who care have put in place a wonderful program for kids.

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See story on page A-13

Goin’ on a bear hunt ... oops!

Carol Zinavage got more than she bargained for when a bear invaded camp at LeConte. Rangers sedated and hauled him away, but not before Carol snapped a camera’s worth of photos.

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Collaborating in the kitchen

By Wendy Smith A unique collaboration between the University of Tennessee and Pellissippi State Community College provides valuable realworld experience for students – and tasty dishes from around the globe for the rest of us.

Last week, the Ready for the World Café served up a gourmet meal of Spanish tapas, or small portions, for those lucky enough to purchase a $12 ticket in advance.

This semester’s seven meals were sold out with little or no advertising, says Chef Tyler White of the Pellissippi Culinary Institute.

The café at the UT Visitors’ Center features food procured and prepared by third-semester Culinary Arts students from Pellissippi and served by students in UT’s Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Management Department.

On the Tuesday before each Thursday café, the hospitality students are invited to sample the dishes that will be served and talk about what goes into each one.

White likes to call it a “product appreciation” class, because the students learn about the oils, seasonings and other ingredients that are used in each dish.

The café provides a rare opportunity for UT and Pellissippi students to work together, White says.

Pellissippi State Community College students Grant Davis, Spencer Kilcrease, Adam Myers, Josh Hedges, Jasmine Gurley and Umeko Wells prepare sopa de ajo, or garlic soup, for last week’s Ready for the World Café at the UT Visitor’s Center. Photo by Wendy Smith Each Ready for the World Café features food from France, Japan or Spain, and the Dec. 5 café will serve French-Japanese Fusion.

The culinary arts students are

required to write papers on the with presenting a meal to a roomfoods and regional traditions of ful of adults that might include the each country. likes of Pellissippi State President But book-learning is far from their minds when they’re faced To page A-3

The park at Fort Higley

By Betsy Pickle Beginning Friday, Nov. 29, Knoxvillians can enjoy a milliondollar view and a glimpse of history at the same time.

High Ground Park in the heights of South Knoxville at 1100 Cherokee Trail will open to the public at 1 p.m. The peaceful, lowenvironmental-impact park features a hilly gravel walking trail and the remnants of Fort Higley, which Union soldiers built in 1863 to hold the high ground south of the Tennessee River during the Confederate siege of Knoxville.

Nov. 29 marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Knoxville, when Union troops defeated the

Aslan Foundation executive director Jeff Mansour rests on the wall at the High Ground Park meadow.

Confederates at Fort Sanders a few miles away.

A visit to the park makes it clear why military strategists thought the land was a valuable asset.

The ridgetop would have offered

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Coffee Break with

What was your most embarrassing moment?

I don’t remember much about my most embarrassing moment, but other people sure do! I had my wisdom teeth pulled, and the drugs must have really loosened my tongue. From the stories I have been told, I said a lot!

What are the top three things on your bucket list?

Fly a plane, tour Europe and drive a race car.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

Kind-hearted. I care about people and like to treat them the way I would want to be treated.

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

Mitchell Rutherford

My ears.

What is your passion?

When a client pulls out her lipstick to apply before she walks out of his shop, Mitchell Rutherford chalks up another bright spot in a good day.

A hairdresser and owner of Salon Bior, 10517 Kingston Pike, Mitchell loves his job and is happy he decided to follow his dream.

“I have known I wanted to be a hairdresser since I was a little boy,” he says. “I always loved fiddling with people’s hair.”

Mitchell grew up in Clinton, and, after graduating from Clinton High School, he worked other jobs around the area. “I was embarrassed to enroll in beauty school because I was a boy. One day I decided I needed to do what would make me happy, and I picked up the phone and called Tennessee School of Beauty. I haven’t missed a beat since.”

After years of working in shops owned by others, Mitchell took the leap of faith and started his own salon.

He remembers the opening as being “very scary.”

“It’s hard to believe it will be three years in June,” he says, adding that “Bior” means “beauty” in French. “It was definitely a risky and scary thing to do. You know your customers, and you know the relationships you have with them, but that doesn’t mean they will leave the salon where they are and follow you. It was what I wanted to do, but I was scared to death that I would wake up and have no income!”

What happened was beyond his expectations. “So many people came, more than I thought would. I was surprised and so grateful. The salon is doing well, and there are now six of us, with three hairdressers plus me. We are a family, and we all get along and care about each other.”

Professionally, color is Mitchell’s favorite part of the process. Personally, it’s the relationships and the opportunity to make someone’s day better that he loves.

“I get close to people, and I worry about them when things aren’t going well. It is gratifying to me to be able to make their day better. Someone might come in feeling down and blah, but by the time they leave with their hair looking good, they are happy. When they put on lipstick before they walk out the door, I know I have helped them feel good about themselves, so they will have a better day.

That’s my favorite part.”

Family – including Winston, his Yorkie – is also important to Mitchell. His father died a few years ago,

Owning Salon Bior and doing hair!

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

My dad. He died about four years ago, and I miss him.

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

My friend Deana Ferguson Whitehead. She taught me about life and how to respect myself and my ideas. She told me to always reach for my goals because I was worthy of success.

I still can’t quite get the hang of …

Cooking!

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

It was a watch that I really wanted but would have never bought for myself. and Mitchell keeps close to his mother. “She is my best friend,” he says. “I have a great, supportive family with my brother and sister and four nephews and nieces. And, yes, I do all their hair!”

For Thanksgiving, the family knows not to expect any culinary delights from Mitchell at their family feast. “Last year I made banana pudding and forgot to put in the bananas. I noticed it at the last minute and had to stir them in after the whole dish was done and in the bowl.

“Now I am asked to bring plates, paper products, cups and ice.”

Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Mitchell Rutherford.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

Mother taught me to always be kind and to respect others. She also said I was never to give up on my dreams.

What is your social media of choice?

Facebook

What is the worst job you have ever had?

Driving a Moore’s Potato Chip delivery truck on the Gatlinburg route. Can you imagine how many times a day I had to try to park that truck on those Gatlinburg streets?

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?

“Scooby Doo.” That cartoon rocks!

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?

I love “Forrest Gump” and the classic from that movie: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

What are you guilty of?

What irritates you?

Being lied to.

What’s one place in Farragut everyone should visit?

Salon Bior. Come see us. We are a happy, fun group.

Working too much

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

What is your favorite material possession?

Pack the bags, leave now and travel the world.

My Galaxy tablet

What are you reading currently?

“Sam’s Letters to Jennifer” by James Patterson

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Candy Cane Cottage benefits needy families Rocky Hill Elementary School’s 28th annual Candy Cane Cottage and Holiday Market is more than just a holiday gift shop. It raises money for the school’s benevolence fund and outreach program.

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Last year, the holiday event paid for buses that brought 2nd graders from Mooreland Heights Elementary School to attend Rocky Hill’s 2nd grade musical.

The 2nd grade students had been pen-pals throughout the year, says Rocky Hill PTO member Heather Winters.

She thinks the cherished holiday tradition says a lot about the school.

“It says that we are a diverse school that wants to lift up families with needs.”

The Candy Cane Cottage has gifts for the entire family for $10 and under.

Students will have the opportunity to shop, with the assistance of elves, throughout the week after Thanksgiving.

The public is invited to shop during the Holiday Market, which is 4-8 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 2.

In addition to the Candy Cane Cottage, the Holiday Market will feature booths from local businesses, in-

cluding artist Mike Berry, the Mustard Seed and Doodle Pad. Santa will be available for photos.

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Stair talks ‘the next revolution’

Inequity of wealth is a serious problem in the U.S., but city council member Marshall Stair couldn’t find obvious solutions in Gar Alperovitz’s book “What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution.”

Stair reviewed the book at Knox County Public Libr a r y ’s B o o k s Sandwiched In series.

As a politician, he was a little nervous about leading a disMarshall Stair cussion of the anti-capitalist book, he said.

But the statistics are inarguably sobering.

According to the book, 400 individuals in the U.S. have more wealth than the other 180 million. It’s a systemic problem rather than a political one, Stair said.

Alperovitz is in favor of worker-owned businesses, like cooperatives and credit unions, and thinks cities and states should serve as incubators for businesses that spread wealth.

The author is not in favor of government spending big money to attract big business. Stair cited the ex-

ample of the state of North Carolina offering Dell a package worth $242 million to open a plant in WinstonSalem in 2005. It closed after five years.

Alperovitz favors government-run businesses because they are better regulated and don’t give CEOs exorbitant bonuses.

During a discussion that followed, Doug Veum suggested that the city open a hospital at the Physicians Regional Medical Center Sara Bohleber helps her son, Isaac, shop at Rocky Hill Elementary School’s 2012 Candy Cane site if Tennova pulls out, or Cottage. Photo submitted offer high speed Internet service, like Chattanooga.

Stair said that he prefers for local government to have a vision for what the city and county should be and use land-use planning and rezoning to bring it about.

“We should push for the type of development we want rather than trying to do it ourselves.”

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Retiring Bearden teachers honored

Three Bearden High School English teachers who have taught for a combined total of 110 years will retire in December, and former students are asked to recall favorite memories that will be included in an album for each.

Janet Curley, Kathleen Greenwell and Ginny Thurston will retire at the end of the semester. The com- Three Bearden teachers are getting ready to say goodbye to the Bulldogs. From left are Kathmunity is invited to a retire- leen Greenwell, Janet Curley and Ginny Thurston. Photo by Wendy Smith ment party at the school for all three from 3:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5.

Good luck to each of you!

Lucy Greer: school board rep

By Wendy Smith

High Ground Park opening executive director of the Aslan Foundation, which owns the 30-acre park.

“It was to honor the legacy of the fort and what happened here, and it was also to preserve and to showcase the natural beauty of the site.”

Aslan, whose mission includes protecting and restoring historic lands and properties, bought the land in 2008 to save it from development. It had already been encroached upon by a few houses (now razed), and there were no Civil War souvenirs to be found.

“There have been a lot of metal-detector hobbyists coming through here,” says Mansour. “We had a group from UT come … do an archaeological survey, and they didn’t find anything. The whole site’s been stripped.

“I’ve talked to people who’ve lived here for years, grew up here, and they remember … just finding

stuff. You’d find a mini ball; you’d find some kind of relic. Even now, we have some trees that fall from storm damage, and we’ll be cutting them up, and there in the middle of the tree you see a piece of lead that you have to assume … based on the rings of the tree, that it’s there from the Civil War era.”

Markers will help visitors understand the features that remain, including an actual Cherokee Trail (for which the modern road was named), rifle trenches and pits, and the cannon redoubt. The walking trail beginning at the 20-space parking lot descends one steep grade and then ascends another, ending at a meadow partially encircled by a low stone wall.

A quote from Union Brig.

Gen. Orlando Metcalfe Poe, who was a captain when he designed the fortifications at Fort Higley, is at the center of a small plaza. Nearby

From page 1 is the trailhead that leads to the forested cannon redoubt.

The meadow’s views of Knoxville and the mountains are incredible, and the hardwood forest and landscaped native plants will provide year-round beauty for the trail. Mansour says Aslan is exploring ways to let the public access more of the park, but nothing has been decided yet.

The public opening, 1-3 p.m., will follow an invitation-only dedication.

Exhibitors including the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable, McClung Museum, Legacy Parks Foundation, South Knoxville Alliance and Historic Homes of Knoxville will be present. Visitors should park at a specially designated lot on Cherokee Trail at UT Medical Center and ride a shuttle.

The park is not handicapped-accessible because of grade.

West High School senior Lucy Greer readily admits that she’s a “giant government dork.” Her general interest in politics, and her specific interest in social issues, led her to apply to be student representative to the Knox County school board.

She holds the position for the 2013-14 academic year.

As the student rep, she attends one board meeting and two work sessions each month. She hasn’t missed a meeting yet, although she was unable to attend the board retreat.

Lucy has been surprised by the vehemence of those who have spoken at meetings about Common Core State Standards and teacher evaluations. But she is still forming her own opinions on policies regarding education.

“It affects everyone. I love it,” she says.

Now, when she hears education discussed on the news, she turns up the volume. She also enjoys talking to her classmates and teachers about their views.

High school students have opinions on issues like Common Core, and she’s glad some have spoken up at board meetings. She hasn’t yet decided whether she supports the standards.

“On the cover, it sounds like a great idea. But technically, there are more and more problems,” she says.

Her teachers are aware of her position on the board, and they’re happy to express their opinions, Lucy says.

“They don’t mind evaluations, they just don’t like the system.”

Another way she stays in touch with the public is through social media, especially Twitter. She’ll even “tweet” if something compelling happens during a meeting.

“We millennials are good at multi-tasking,” she says with a grin.

While she might pursue a government career, she’s not interested in teaching, even though her mother and grandmother were both teachers.She’d prefer to study international relations, and she’s already been accepted at UT. She’s

also applied to American Un iver sit y and George Washington Un iver sit y in Washington, D.C. Wherever she attends s c ho ol , Lucy Greer she’ll hold on to her interest in national politics, which she calls “fiery and exciting.” She’s already registered to vote, though she won’t be 18 for another couple of weeks.

Lucy follows national debate on such topics as health care and women’s reproductive issues. She’s particularly intrigued by the role of popular culture in the issue of gay marriage. “History is unfolding before our eyes,” she says.

During her three months as student representative so far, Lucy has witnessed some lively debates. But what’s surprised her most is how much the Knox County school board cares.

“They really do care about teachers. They’re not just saying it.”

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government Breakfast with John McCain Asheville has elected a new mayor, Esther Manheimer, who was previously vice mayor of the city. She takes office Dec. 10.

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She is the third woman to serve as mayor of Asheville, which is known as a liberal outpost in otherwise conservative Western North Carolina as well as a very attractive tourist destination. Last week I drove over to Asheville to chat on ways to handle the mayoral transition. We met in her law office along with the city manager and two council members. Asheville has a city manager form of government.

Manheimer will also attend the mayoral leadership conference of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Dec. 3-6 in Cambridge, Mass.

Mayor Rogero attended this conference two years ago, along with Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan.

■ Eleven couples have signed up for benefits under Mayor Rogero’s new policy on extending benefits to same- and oppositesex city employee couples who are not married under Tennessee law but are living together, according to city spokesperson Jesse Mayshark.

The enrollment period has concluded and will not reopen until October 2014.

The extension of benefits was done by the mayor’s directive without a vote of city council.

In Chattanooga, major controversy has ensued with a 5 to 3 vote on council. It has not generated much comment in Knoxville.

■ Mary Ann Blankenship, the receptionist in the city’s communications department, is retiring Nov. 30 after 22 years with the city including work in the city law department for four law directors and four mayors. She will be followed to the door sometime soon by Communications Director Angela Starke, but Mayshark (who may replace Starke) declines to state an exact date or comment in any form.

Starke is moving to Florida.

Whenever the Starke departure occurs, Mayshark, who is paid $40,000 a year less than Starke, will be the

only person with journalistic experience left in the office. The mayor has been very tight-lipped on her plans to replace these two departees, including reorganization or merger of the office and pay adjustments or car allowances.

■ Sen. John McCain’s visit to Tennessee for Sen. Lamar Alexander last weekend raised $110,000 for his Senate re-election campaign. Attending the Airport Hilton breakfast were state Sens.

Doug Overbey and Stacey Campfield along with state Reps. John Ragan of Oak Ridge, Roger Kane of Knoxville and Jimmy Matlock of Loudon. Campfield’s opponent, Richard Briggs, was also present and both sat at the same table but were separated by Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank and Kevin Corbett.

Ragan said he was supporting Alexander over his House colleague, Joe Carr, while Kane declined to endorse Alexander, simply calling him “a good man.”

Also present were U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan, former TVA director and Alexander state commissioner Susan Richardson Williams, Knoxville attorney Jim London, judicial candidate Billy Stokes, Knoxville banker Jim Clayton, hospital executive Jerry Askew and the governor’s parents, Jim and Natalie Haslam. There were 80 persons present.

■ Fred LeClercq and his wife, Angie, were in Knoxville last weekend visiting old friends. LeClercq was a professor at the UT College of Law for 27 years.

He is now 76 and resides in Charleston, S.C. ■ High Ground Park will be dedicated in South Knoxville this Friday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. It is being created by the generosity of the Robert and Lindsay Young families through the family foundation. This will be a stellar addition with historical significance to parks in the city. It is worth attending.

GOV NOTES ■ Sixth District Democrats will meet 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Guest speaker: Gera Summerford, president of the Tennessee Education Association.

■ Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will host a oneon-one constituent meeting 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Karns Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway.

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Price-Green race could blur party lines In the nearly seven years since Channon Christian and Chris Newsom were murdered, they have become everybody’s children.

The trials of their killers were televised gavelto-gavel, riveting horrified East Tennesseans for months, with the families, defense attorneys, prosecutors and Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner becoming well-known in the process.

All four defendants were found guilty, but soon thereafter, Baumgartner was forced to resign from the bench ahead of charges of drug-related misconduct, placing the verdicts in doubt and prolonging the families’ misery. Two of the defendants had to be retried.

When it was all finally over, the court had meted out three lengthy prison terms and a death penalty for the ringleader, convicted carjacker Lemaricus Davidson.

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Davidson’s brother Letalvis Cobbins got a life sentence with no possibility of parole. Lawyers praised the work of his court-appointed attorney, former prosecutor Scott Green, who was drafted for the job and helped Cobbins avoid the death penalty, despite the daunting set of facts he was handed. At least one seasoned attorney sent Green a fan letter for his work. Green is highly regarded in the legal community.

He’s a Republican.

Also highly regarded is Leland Price, lead prosecutor in the Christian-Newsom murder trials. Price has a Harvard law degree and served a tour in Iraq when

his National Guard unit was called up. His diligence and smarts won the admiration of the victims’ parents, Gary and Deena Christian and Hugh and Mary Newsom.

He’s a Democrat.

When Criminal Court Judge Mary Beth Leibowitz announced that she would retire in 2014, Price let it be known that he would run for the seat. Green has done the same.

Recently, Price accompanied the Christians and the Newsoms to meet with state Rep. Ryan Haynes and Sen. Randy McNally to discuss crafting legislation to drug test judges, as well as bills to protect the reputations of victims and to clarify the requirement that judges must serve as a “13th juror.” The legislation has raised eyebrows in legal circles, but could be well-received by the public.

Price officially kicked off his campaign last week with

a downtown reception. The Christians and the Newsoms were among the hosts.

Gary Christian, via his Facebook page, outlined his reasons for supporting Price: “I am not asking you, I am telling you, we need Leland Price as a judge in Knox County. People every day say how can we help, WELL, if you don’t vote for anyone or anything AT LEAST GO TO THE POLLS IN THIS ELECTION, and vote for Leland Price for Judge. You can make a positive change in the justice system by having a man as a judge that is honest and will do his part to give victims a fighting chance. MY WORD!!!!!!”

A qualified Republican beats a qualified Democrat almost every time in a Knox County election. This one, however, has the potential to put that paradigm to the test.

Campaign kickoff Bobby Waggoner, whose grandfather (Bernard Waggoner Sr.) was sheriff of Knox County, talks with Aubrey Jenkins, whose dad (Joe H. Jenkins) was sheriff of Knox County. Waggoner’s campaign kickoff at Wright’s Cafeteria brought out a host of Republican faithful; so many, in fact, that David Wright had to send out for more sausage. Waggoner will face sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones in the May 2014 primary. Photo by S. Clark

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School board at risk for ‘Dumb and Dumber’ It’s too late for the school board just to listen to teachers. The board must act to solve teachers’ concerns or the county is at risk of a board of “Dumb and Dumber” after the 2014 elections.

Since voters no longer elect the superintendent (thank you, state legislators), school board races are the only choice on the ballot.

With 5 of 9 seats up in 2014, we could see turnover which sets back our progress in test scores and technology.

Superintendent Jim McIntyre has alienated virtually every teacher in Knox County Schools while trying to weed out a small number of ineffective ones.

Don’t kid yourself.

Excessive testing does not benefit kids. If it did, you would see it at private schools ... and you don’t.

Excessive testing, instructional coaches and weekly “professional learning communities” are about control. They’re about enforcing top-down instructional methods and even time tables with little regard for individual kids.

Sandra Clark The board will meet 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 to consider the annual evaluation and a contract renewal or extension for McIntyre.

How safe are these board members?

District 1: Gloria Deathridge, vice chair, is wrapping up her first term. With support from longtime board member Sam Anderson, Deathridge is the best bet to win reelection.

District 4: Chair Lynne Fugate opted to lecture teachers last week, telling them supervisors work hard too.

Fugate represents the Sequoyah Hills area, a safe district. But teachers could find somebody to run against her, just to liven things up.

Things get interesting in three mostly county/suburban districts: District 6: Thomas Deakins has said he won’t

run again after serving two terms. Expect the winner of this district to be the candidate who most clearly differentiates herself from McIntyre and the current board.

District 7: Kim Severance is finishing her first term and has failed so far to state a clear position on the teachers’ concerns.

There’s even talk that term-limited County Commissioner R. Larry Smith might be a candidate.

District 9: If Pam Trainor’s opponent(s) make her support of McIntyre the paramount issue, she loses.

It’s hard to see how Trainor can differentiate herself, but her alliance with McIntyre has brought a lot of goodies to South Knoxville, an area often neglected.

Board members Indya Kincannon, Karen Carson, Doug Harris and Mike McMillan are in mid-term.

So even if McIntyre critics are successful in capturing Districts 6, 7 and 9, aligning with McMillan gives them only 4 votes unless they flip either Deathridge, Carson, Harris or Kincannon. Or beat Fugate.

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Burchett regroups

Mayor Tim Burchett is shifting into re-election mode with an announcement last week that he’s installing solar panels on public buildings to save money.

Guess he’s trying to reach out – call it the Green Tea Party.

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Briggs is bashed

Dr. Richard Briggs was not treated kindly in a meeting with Choto area homeowners who want a firehall.

“What’s taking so long?” asked Ed Stout.

Welcome to Knox County.

We can’t have it both ways. We either smother government, sell off assets and foot-drag on projects or we embrace government, seek grants and get stuff done.

Reckon Choto wants to get annexed?

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Some Kentucky games mean a lot An amazing number of Tennessee-Kentucky games have turned out the same way. Some included suspense. One lasted into overtime. Some were more meaningful than others.

Twice since Ronald Reagan was re-elected president of the United States, the Wildcats have defeated the Volunteers.

Once was 1984, when John Majors was coach.

Randy Sanders from Morristown was a Vol freshman.

He had nothing to do with the 17-12 defeat but he is a point of reference.

That loss was unexpected. Tennessee had a pretty good team and some very good players: Tony Robin-

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son, Johnnie Jones, Dale Jones, Tim McGee, Charles Davis, Bruce Wilkerson, David Douglas, David Moon, Reggie and Raleigh McKenzie, Carl Zander, Jimmy Colquitt, Fuad Reveiz, etc.

That setback was the only surprise in a 7-3-1 season.

It knocked the Vols down to the Sun Bowl.

What happened after that was hard for outsiders to believe. Tennessee won

26 consecutive meetings, enough to generate paranoia among some UK fans, almost enough to turn them against the color orange and the “wooo” in “Rocky Top.” How to measure such a time frame? Tennesseans have a yardstick. Lamar Alexander went from governor to Australia and back on a slow boat. He served as president of the university. From that good gig, he became secretary of education. He went from there to the U.S. Senate where he became a landmark, something like the Washington Monument.

Meanwhile, Kentucky coach Jerry Claiborne lost five to Tennessee. Bill Curry

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cluded both locals and newcomers. And the amount of hair a customer had in no way influenced the amount of time he spent in the chair.

I am sure Bob did a lot of snipping with his scissors when there was nothing to snip. I wore a flattop burr at the time, and I remember Bob sighting across the crown of my head to make sure it was perfectly flat.

The shop is filled with autographed pictures of UT football players dating back to the 1951 national championship team. Taxidermies of water fowl adorn

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the walls along with a wild boar’s head and deer antlers. You can tell when you walk in that this is a man’s place. A cup of coffee proves it. It pours more like syrup.

Bob is also an accomplished master woodcarver whose work has been exhibited at local museums and art galleries. On Wednesday nights the shop served as a classroom for both beginning and accomplished woodcarvers. Under Bob’s tutelage, many beginning students became skilled in the art.

I remember watching him carve a dog as he looked up at me and said, “This is really pretty simple; you just carve away everything that’s not dog.”

Saturday mornings were special. Bob had a core of clients that gathered at 5 a.m. Most would choose to

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15 yards. He ran the Vols ragged, gaining 124.

For much of the afternoon, Tennessee appeared discombobulated or disinterested. There were unconfirmed whispers that certain key Volunteers didn’t want to qualify for some peanut bowl that would involve three or four weeks of practice drudgery without significant reward.

Tennessee fans were left somewhere between disappointed and furious, depending on emotional involvement or personal losses. Kentucky fans were numb. Old-timers had forgotten how to respond to a victory over the Vols.

Then, as now, both teams were mediocre, bad or worse but we have all learned the awful difference in winning and losing.

sleep in on a Saturday morning after a hard workweek.

Getting up at 4:30 a.m. is not something most would consider. But that should tell you something about how important most of his clientele viewed this early morning get together. Some got haircuts, but many just came to talk and enjoy the camaraderie. I was part of that group, and although I always got a haircut, mostly I just went to hear the tall tales and catch up on local news.

Many of Bob’s friends encouraged him to run for Farragut alderman. After considerable resistance, he finally agreed. He won by a landslide and was subsequently selected vice mayor.

As alderman, he demonstrated a lot of common sense that resulted in many of the improvements the town of Farragut now enjoys. But there was one problem. Bob was too acces-

sible. When the mayor and other aldermen were not available, people who had a complaint knew where to find Bob. I have actually seen citizens come through the door in a vile mood. Bob had a way of calming them down and listening to their complaints. But I think he was glad when his term ended.

One of the legacies of his term as an alderman is the Bob Watt Fishing Rodeo for children. The rodeo has become one of the town’s favorite events, and for many children it is the first time they have ever baited a hook or felt the tug of a fish on their line. And to that extent, it has helped many kids enjoy the outdoors and spend less time with video games and texting on smartphones.

As I reflect back on those early years, I realize that Lovell Heights Barber Shop was more than a place to get

your hair cut. It provided a forum where the exchange of ideas among the citizens often resulted in positive change for the community.

Bob sold the shop to Ron Cockrum several years ago and worked part-time until he retired for good in 2010.

But the ambience of the shop remains the same.

Ron carries on many of the same traditions that Bob started and has added a few of his own. He usually plants a mini-garden in a small plot of ground in front of the shop, and the corn stalks make for an interesting conversation piece.

The coffee is a bit weaker now, but the locals still gather to spin their tales and catch up on local happenings. And most new customers will readily admit that they have learned more about the area from conversations at the barber shop than they could ever learn in a book or a classroom.

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Unlike the Frontier House and Lone Star Service Station, which have both passed into history, Lovell Heights Barber Shop is one of the few iconic establishments of that era that is still as active as it was nearly 50 years ago.

The original proprietor, Bob Watt, is a former schoolmate, and our friendship dates back to grammar school days. Bob opened for business Oct. 1, 1967, and as part of the grand opening gave away two prizes – a bicycle and a football – to the lucky ticket holder.

The business flourished from the beginning and continues to do so. Bob, who recently retired, had the perfect personality for a barber because he had a great gift for gab. But, he was also a good listener.

So, part of the barber shop experience was getting the inside scoop on what was going on in the community that you would never find in the newspaper.

The original clientele in-

lost seven. Hal Mumme lost four. Guy Morris didn’t stay long but lost both tries. Rich Brooks went 0-for-7. Joker Phillips started on the same track.

Even though the weather sometimes intruded and the ball took unpredictable bounces and some games were entirely too close, Tennessee learned to take the outcome for granted. Lexington or Knoxville, the end was always the same.

Kentuckians never accepted forever.

They thought of it as only a trend, to eventually be halted and perhaps reversed.

Indeed, Kentucky defeated Tennessee in 2011. On the frost-bitten brown turf

of Commonwealth Stadium, the nation’s longest football monopoly came to a crashing conclusion. The Wildcats inflicted an ugly scar on Big Orange history. It was only 10-7 but it looked worse. Derek Dooley took the hit.

Randy Sanders, ex-Vol mentioned above, was a Tennessee player and coach for 22 years. He was eventually persuaded to go away. He chose Kentucky or maybe it was the other way around. He did bring considerable knowledge.

Sanders was the genius who plotted how-to-do-it for the 2011 shocker.

Kentucky won without a quarterback. Reserve receiver Matt Roark occupied the position in the absence of injured teammates. He couldn’t throw a lick but completed four of six for

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Love of music begins at home

By Wendy Smith The dining room in Stephen Aber’s childhood home tells the story of a family that finds nourishment through music.

Aber is Central Baptist Church of Bearden’s 25-year-old organist. His early musical ability led to a dining room that currently houses a pipe organ and three pianos, including a Yamaha grand piano.

He grew up in Fayetteville, N.C., and his musical interest began with the 1903 upright piano that he and his brother as Stephen Aber played children.

After Aber landed a job playing the organ at First Baptist Church in Lumberton, N.C., his parents bought the 16-year-old a pipe organ instead of a car and drove him to the church.

“They felt I had a Godgiven gift for music that I would be foolish to ignore,” he explains.

His interest began at school, a church school with an organ that was played only on special occasions, like graduation. He later

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A pipe organ and three pianos sit in the childhood home of Central Baptist Church of Bearden organist Stephen Aber. Photo submitted enjoyed watching Diane Bish, “The First Lady of the Organ,” perform on a television show called “Joy of Music.”

Aber wanted to study architecture, but his parents, Allen and Julia Aber, encouraged him to continue on a musical path. He auditioned to be an organ major at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, with the only piece he knew – Gothic Toccata by Boellmann. He was the first organ major at the school in several years.

But after his freshman year, he opted out of the 21-hour drive home by transferring a little closer, to Belmont University in Nashville. He studied organ

literature and learned the history and the mechanics of the pipe organ and had weekly lessons with Andrew Risinger, organist for the Nashville Symphony. He also practiced – a lot.

He finished his undergraduate degree and went on to receive a master’s degree in sacred music and conducting from Belmont.

After graduation, Aber learned that there was an opening for an organist at Central Baptist Bearden from Associate Pastor of Music Paul Magyar, whom he met in Nashville.

Aber joined the church staff in May. In addition to accompanying the senior adult and sanctuary choirs

on Sunday with pianist Pam Robertson, he directs the youth and handbell choirs.

He’s happy with where he landed and especially enjoys being in a college town and living close to the mountains. He’s looking forward to a busy Advent season, which will include four services.

At 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, Central Baptist Bearden will offer Lessons and Carols. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, the church will host the Bearden Christmas Festival. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass will perform. Christmas Eve services will be held at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Not many people stick with one job for 50 years. Dave Ward of First Baptist Church is an exception.

Church members held a Love Fest Luncheon for Dave and his wife, Jo, on Nov. 17after the 11 a.m. service to show their appreciation Dave and Jo Ward after being lovefor the Wards’ ser- fested. vice. Music, memories and a delicious meal es shared were filled with catered by The Entertainer gratitude and love.

Technically, Dave Ward were on the program, but the Wards were taken by hasn’t held the same job at surprise when their younger First Baptist during his tenson, Bob, who lives in Up- ure; his current title is minland, Calif., and is rarely ister of pastoral care. But able to visit, joined them he and Jo have both been on the dais in the church’s integral parts of the church Trentham Hall, which was through a large portion of its 170-year history. packed to capacity.

The event’s capper was Along with Bob and elder son David, the Wards sat the unveiling of a plaque to back and smiled as church be placed on the Hill Avenue members joked about front of the church’s educaDave’s illegible handwriting tion building, which is now and fondness for acrostics. to be known as the Dave But as one speaker pointed Ward Education Building. out, this was a toast, not a Ward was given a miniature roast, and the reminiscenc- version as a keepsake.

Fellowship and good food at Cedar Springs

By Sherri Gardner Howell Sometimes the best nourishment for the soul is good Christian fellowship. Like many churches in the area, Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church feeds the need for fellowship and takes care of those hunger pains with a weekly Wednesday night church dinner.

Members and guests taking advantage of the opportunity to have a good meal without turning on the oven or visiting the local restaurant drive-through vary in number with the season, but more than 350 gathered last week. Following dinner, there are four different Christ-centered seminars from which to choose.

Volunteer SarahBeth Lown asked how she might be of service and was given a sweet job. She has been serving dessert every Wednesday evening for three years.

Clay Harrington, pastor to seniors at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, begins a fellowship dinner Wednesday evening with prayer and announcements. Photos by Nancy

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By Betsy Pickle Julie Pepperman has earned the highest honor a U.S. K-12 science teacher can earn: the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. That doesn’t mean she’s been coasting since receiving it in spring 2008.

“I don’t care what profession you’re in, if you’re not always trying to get better, you’re getting worse,” Pepperman says. “You have to stay relevant.”

She reads constantly – four to six books a week during summer break and at least two per week during the school year.

“It’s my relaxation,” says the Bearden Middle School eighth grade science teacher. “I usually have one in the car, one in the house. I have four books going right now – two professional, two (personal) interest.”

She’s also revisiting “Ender’s Game” before she takes her four daughters to see the new film. She always makes her family compare the book to the movie.

“Nothing they put on screen can match what your mind can create.

I’ve seen some good adaptations, but I think it’s always better in your head.”

She doesn’t watch TV. At night she watches webinars – or attends her daughters’ school events with her husband.

If you look up “educator role model” in the dictionary, you’ll find her picture. Extracurricular activities are her version of breathing. She tutors before school and by appointment after school. She’s a lead teacher and evaluates her colleagues. She’s on the state science leadership team.

She reviews textbooks for McGrawHill. And she’s coordinating ORNL’s teacher science program to the Next Generation Science Standards, which she helped to devise as part of a national team that developed them over a two-and-a-half-year process that wrapped up in 2012.

Pepperman’s schedule is stuffed full, but she seems to love every minute of it. Growing up in New Orleans, she had a chalkboard in her bedroom, requested grade books for Christmas and would ask teachers for extra worksheets they were going to throw away.

“I would make my sisters sit in my room and be my students. I have two younger sisters, so they had to do what I said because I was the oldest.

“I don’t remember a time when I actually decided, ‘I want to be a teacher.’ It just sort of happened.”

After earning her bachelor’s in education and her master’s in educational administration at the University of New Orleans, she taught eighth grade science for three years in pub-

lic school in New Orleans and three years in a Catholic school in Mobile, Ala. She and her family got to know East Tennessee through visiting her parents, who moved to Maryville in 1994, and they decided to move here.

“I fell in love with what a good place it is to raise kids,” says Pepperman, who taught for a year in Maryville before coming to Bearden, where she is in her 10th year.

There are some things she was sad to leave behind.

“I do miss the food,” she says. “When Popeye’s opened up, I was like, ‘Yes!’” She also recommends the fare at Bayou Bay – “They have good gumbo” – and the Shrimp Dock.

In the classroom, Pepperman focuses on matter, biodiversity and electromagnetism, squeezing in a bit of astronomy after TCAPs in the spring.

Bearden Middle School science teacher Julie Pepperman is especially proud of Matthew “I think it’s imporStubblefield and Carson Matthews for their depiction of how a giant great sloth might evolve over tant to understand centuries. Photos by Betsy Pickle where you live and where we are in the universe and the solar system.”

In college, where she took “all different sciences,” her favorite was astrophysics.

“I thought it was cool. That meshed right in with chemistry. I thought it was amazing that we could tell what something so far away was made out of.”

Some teachers get frustrated when they see students with cellphones in the classroom. Not Pepperman.

“You have a phone that has Internet access and unlimited data?

Take it out; look Vice principal David Bailey talks with Julie Pepperman about a project. this up. Why wouldn’t you use a free technology tool that the mistake, eighth grade is the time to “It’s also the last year, I think, you school doesn’t have to pay for but can do it and to learn from it. No college have to catch some of those kids who do everything you need them to do?” is ever going to come ask your eighth are on the border, to get them interPepperman is grateful for the grade teacher if you should be admitested. I look at it as, we’re the threshPresidential Award and the doors it ted. old to pending adulthood, and this is has opened for her, allowing her to “Eighth grade is the year that you the last chance to really make sure have input into science teaching on should be finished figuring out the they’re ready – not just ready to pass the state and national level, and givbest way to study for you; how you high school, but to do well, to know ing her connections with far-flung take tests and what you need to do to what they want, to be able to follow colleagues. But she never forgets why help yourself do better on tests; how a path. she does what she does. your work ethic is – how you could “I love this grade because it’s “Eighth grade is the last chance a improve it; and how to be an advoamazing. You can see all the potenlot of these kids have to work with a cate for yourself. tial bubbling up inside these kids.” safety net. If you’re going to make a

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NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE

Many Webb School athletic teams regularly compete for and win state championships each year in a wide array of sports.

For the first time in the history of Webb School’s varsity volleyball program, the Lady Spartans won the 2013 TSSAA Division II-A state championship.

Webb Athletics: In it to win it, something for everyone

By Scott Hutchinson, Webb School President

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ebb School aspires to offer a premium student experience with every program that is supported at the school.

That means that we pursue excellence in our writing curricula, for example, with the same vigor and resource allocation as we commit to our mathematics curHutchinson ricula. Our drama program receives the same attention as our visual arts program; second grade the same as seventh grade; robotics the same as Mandarin Chinese. This quest for superior experiences across the board is expensive, both in terms of dollars and other resources, but in these formative years of a young person’s life, providing first-quality experiences that will positively impact one’s interests and ultimately one’s development is at the heart of what great schools do.

Webb’s athletic program is clearly a high-visibility program that receives much attention, both internally at the school and externally in the community.

(left) Webb’s varsity boys’ soccer team made school history in 2012 with its first-ever Division II-A state title, and in 2013, the Spartans finished runner-up. (right) Webb’s varsity Spartan football team won the Division II-A state championship in 2012 – its third state crown in the past four years – and is hoping for a berth in the state championship title game this year.

Excellence in Webb athletics takes on two forms: a highly competitive experience for those who seek the challenge of dedicating considerable time and energy to being great in sports, and a recreational experience for those who want to participate in a sports program to acquire some balance in their lives. In Webb’s student body we certainly have both profiles of young athletes, and our programs and facilities are designed to accommodate and support both models.

In terms of the highly competitive side of Webb’s athletic program, the school regularly competes for and wins multiple state championships each year in a wide array of sports. Already this fall, the Lady Spartan varsity volleyball team won the state championship, and both varsity boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams did

(left) This past October, Webb’s Lady Spartan Middle School cross-country team won its second consecutive TennesseeRunner.Com/KYA Middle School State CrossCountry Championship.

“For many young people, athletics play both an important part in their daily lives and in their development as a person. Webb is interested in providing experiences that inspire the best in all, and the sports program at Webb certainly reflects that philosophy.” as well. Our Middle School girls’ cross-country squad captured its second consecutive state crown and boys’ varsity golf finished runner-up. The Spartan varsity football team has won the state championship three of the last four years and is hoping for another berth in the state title game this year. Girls’ high school basketball and boys’ and girls’ tennis are perennial state champions or finalists, and boys’ varsity soccer won the state championship two years ago and placed runner-up last year. In a typical year, 12 to 15 Webb seniors commit to participate in college athletics, further reflecting that the desire to excel at the highest levels of a sport can and will be nourished and encouraged at Webb.

With regard to the participation element of middle and high

school athletics, students at Webb enjoy an enormous diversity of team opportunities.

Whether it is with field hockey, sailing, bowling, climbing, or lacrosse, or more traditional high school sports like baseball or wrestling, Webb students who want to join a team and compete at the interscholastic level can find a welcome home.

In almost all of the athletic offerings, students enjoy a no-cut policy, and opportunities to participate are plentiful.

For many young people, athletics play both an important part in their daily lives and in their development as a person. Webb is interested in providing experiences that inspire the best in all, and the sports program at Webb certainly reflects that philosophy.

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Campbell to play at Bryan College

Bearden High School senior Isaiah Campbell has signed a letter of intent with Bryan College.

The point guard had considered UT, where his grandfather played basketball, but upon Campbell touring Bryan, Campbell said it was a “done deal.” The small class size and student life are what attracted him, he said.

Upon graduating from college, Campbell hopes to become a coach or a sports physician.

A.L. Lotts Elementary School student Sydney Freeman touches an electrical device before touching Samuel Tankersly’s finger to create a mild electrical shock. Michelle DuFault, Olivia ■ Wheelock and Parker Abramson watch excitedly with Kris Light from the American Museum of Science and Energy. Photos by S. Barrett

What learning looks like Recently at A.L. Lotts Elementary School, fourth graders in Tina Clark’s class were treated to a “field trip” of sorts without leaving their classroom. Kris Light from the American Museum of Science and Energy stopped by to talk to the class about electricity.

Sara Barrett

Clark said the students had just wrapped up a lesson on the subject as part of their curriculum, and she thought they would enjoy seeing first-hand examples of what they learned. Each student paid a small fee of about $4 to participate.

Before letting the students perform a series of experiments using household items, Light briefly reviewed each one on a PowerPoint presentation.

“In just a moment, each group will receive a battery,” said Light, which led to cheers from the audience.

She really knows how to work a crowd.

First, students were taught how to make a small static charge using a fleece cloth, plexiglass, PVC tubing, masking tape and a pizza pan. They welcomed the

Josh Leslie beams at his successful lighting of a flashlight bulb with a battery and aluminum foil. chance to become the teacher for a moment, discussing the experiment and its outcome with their classmates.

Student Sydney Freeman asked that a shorter classmate be moved toward the front of their group in order to see better. Everyone obliged.

Next up was a test to see how many D-size batteries it would take to light up a small flashlight bulb. They learned quickly that four batteries will burn out the bulb.

Light enjoys working with the students. She gets just as excited about their findings as they do. Many of the photos on her PowerPoint presentation were taken of weather in her own backyard, or of the meter on the side of her house.

“Now listen to this, because it could be TCAP material,” she said before discussing insulators and conductors.

A static electricitycharged dome was set up for the students to feel the charge from touching each other, which literally led to screams of excitement, the sort of screams that typically come from sightings of boy bands or superheroes.

Light usually visits with classes for an hour or two.

She’s done this job for about 26 years but it doesn’t seem to really be work.

After handing out clothespins and hair bands to the class for another experiment and receiving gasps of awe, Light said “You all know you can purchase this stuff at the store?”

American Museum of Science and Energy employee Kris Light explains to Tina Clark’s 4th grade students how a Bubble Bee works.

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Mentors for teachers

Honor roll at Rocky Hill

Students at Rocky Hill Elementary School who made the honor roll for the first nine weeks of school are Natalia Adams, Kainjasha Angel, Tristin Beam, Riley Bogle, Halle Bolling, Isabella Bourque, Jackson Bowman, Monica Bowman, Nicholas Bowman, Anna Brice, Owen Brooke, Griffin Butler, Evan Carrigan, Cameron Carter, Caroline Cazana, Brittany Chisholm, Aspen Cook, Brady Cook, Cameron Cook, Adriane Crocker, Taylor Dixon, Will Duff, Courtney Elliot, Alex English, Olivia Felker, Will Fulton, Jett Gentry, Nicole Gerrish, John Paul Givens, Madison Hall, Claire Hamilton, Anne Caroline Harris, Mary Kate Holladay, Rhea Joshi, Ty Kimel, Meredith Kiser, Preston Lamb, Mariam Layton, Emma Kate Lowe, OV Manolache, Adam Martin, Darius Martin, Skylar Mason, Austin Mayes, Rachil McAllister, Jake McIntyre, George McLoughlin, Michael Messer, Bo Millikan, Graham Monroe, Alex Moore, Nathaniel Moore, Caroline Morris, Will Myers, Kaitlynd Nenninger, Holly Nguyen, Andrew Nichols, Anna Nichols, Matthew Noe, Eli Outland, Grant Parker, Elise Pickett, Annabelle Ragukas, Austin Rhines, Rebecca Robinson, Henry Schaefer, LoRen Seagrave, Avery Shellist, Blakely Shuler, Franklin Smith, Ishani Spanier, Camryn Taylor, Chloe Thomas, Maggie Tipton, William Walker, Kelsey Webb, Brittany West, Andrew Wilson, Trey Wilson, Robert Winkel and Piper Woodall.

In honor of its production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” students at Bearden High School recently dressed its mascot as a flapper from the early 20th century.

Tons of help

By Sara Barrett Third graders at the Episcopal School of Knoxville recently collected thousands of pounds of food and toiletries to benefit the FISH Hospitality Pantries.

The school’s previous record was 3,700 pounds. In just the first week of this year’s fundraiser, more than 3,600 pounds had already been collected.

Each grade has a specific service project it is responsible for each year.

The school’s third graders have taken on the FISH pantries.

According to its website, FISH feeds 11,000 families

every month.

Recipients can choose items that fit their dietary needs. The nonprofit feeds folks from across the Knoxville area.

“Each student was asked to bring in five cans,” said parent volunteer Cindy Coe. “But I have literally seen flats of cans being carried in this week.”

Students got to wear pajamas to school instead of their uniform if they brought at least five cans.

With the turnout they’ve had, they may wear pajamas for the rest of the school year.

Info: www.fishpantry.org.

Fake an Injury at West Valley Abby McCord, Emily Powell and Erin Claxton could be extras on “Grey’s Anatomy” with their plethora of braces and slings.

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Knox County Schools has a mentoring program for new teachers to learn from their more experienced col- Vendors needed leagues, but Rocky Hill El- ■ Vendors are needed for Rocky Hill Elementary ementary School takes the School’s Candy Cane Cotidea a little further. tage Holiday Market that Deanna Ivey, the school’s will be held 4-8 p.m. Monday, lead mentor teacher, said Dec. 2, at the school. Registramost schools assign one “extion is $25. Vendors donate perienced” teacher to three 10 percent of their sales to newbies, but Rocky Hill prethe school. Proceeds will help fers a 1:1 ratio. the school’s benevolence “Our new teachers know and community outreach prothey have someone they can grams. Info: 300-8197 or email go to,” said Ivey. carla.bailey@comcast.net.

Also, being a mentor herRocky Hill Elementary School teacher Teresa Goodwin mentors self, “I became more aware Bearden High first-year teacher Carrie Dance. of ‘am I doing the right ■ The school store needs volthings?’” unteers for the 7:45-8:30 a.m.

First year teacher Carshift. Info: email Katie Walsh rie Dance said she appreciat krw1066@comcast.net. The ates knowing she can go to Environmental Club will colher mentor teacher, Teresa lect gently used jeans for the Goodwin, to help with planhomeless through December ning for daily lessons and during the Teens for Jeans knowing, “I can just pop fundraiser. Bring jeans of any size to Tonya Henke’s room. over anytime.”

Mentors complete a training program through the school system.

Millie in the doghouse

Episcopal School of Knoxville third graders Claudia Davenport and Jack Coe pack boxes with canned goods and paper and hygiene products to be delivered to the FISH Hospitality Pantries. Photo by S. Barrett

Silliness at the Scamper Sequoyah Elementary School first graders (front) Jaime Branch, Morgan Herren, Grace Shattuck, Mimi Elshehawy and Reagan Bowling take a break from running the annual Sequoyah Scamper with Bolt, the school mascot. Photo submitted

Day of the Dead at West High

Erin Anderson and Helen Martin pose in festive attire during West High School’s first Day of the Dead Festival. More than 100 students attended, and students from the National Spanish Honor Society shared activities, food and information about the Day of the Dead.

Photo submitted

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NEWS FROM PROVISION

Making miracles

Scott Hamilton ice show to celebrate life

By Shannon Carey The ght against cancer is personal for Scott Hamilton.

The Olympic gure skating legend lost his mother to cancer, has seen many friends struggle with the disease, and is a cancer survivor himself. After his mother passed away in 1977, he supported cancer research.

“I always thought that was as far as I could take it,” he said.

But with the wisdom and insight he gained as a cancer survivor, Hamilton took his efforts a step further and created the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative through Cleveland Clinic where he was successfully treated. The program supports clinical research, the 4th Angel Mentoring Program, and Chemocare.com, which puts chemotherapy information in simple English and Spanish.

These efforts are funded through a wildly successful Cleveland, Ohio, gure skating show.

Now, through his acquaintance with Provision founder Terry Douglass, Hamilton is expanding his philanthropic mission to Knoxville through the Scott CARES Foundation. The celebration kick-off will become an annual ice skating and musical event.

“Scott Hamilton and Friends on Ice” will feature a live concert by six-time Grammy© winner Amy Grant, coupled with live gure skating performances by Olympic greats like Katia Gordeeva, Nicole Bobek, Paul Wylie and many more. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.

This unique program will never be performed again, and the combination of great, live music with professional skating is not to be missed.

“It’s spectacular,” said Hamilton. “The live music brings the performance to a whole other level. Everybody brings their best self, and the performances are full of authenticity. Everyone is sharing their love and joy of skating, and their love and joy of music. There is nothing like it.”

But, more than anything else, the show is a celebration of life, the lives of survivors and the lives of those who are no longer with us.

Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton. Photo by

Scott Hamilton and Terry Douglass tour the Provision Center for Proton Therapy. They are standing in one of the treatment rooms in front of a 360-degree gantry that will administer proton therapy to cancer patients. Photo by Gretchen Crawley

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Olympic & World Champion Skaters

“They’re not gone,” said Hamilton. “They live in me. They are Performing on December 6 part of who I am. Mom is with me every single Katia Gordeeva day. It means a lot to me Ilia Kulik that I’m doing what she wants me to do.”

Paul Wylie Funds raised by the Jozef Sabovcik ice show will support Grammy© winner Amy Grant is the the new Provision Michael Weiss musical guest for Scott Hamilton and Healthcare Foundation Friends on Ice. Nicole Bobek and Scott CARES Caryn Kadavy Foundation in their humanity. He just loves people. mission to fund cancer research, Alissa Czisny “I am totally engaged in promote cancer awareness, Ryan Bradley proton therapy. I’m excited provide assistance to patients about what they’re doing and families in need and the Lindsay Davis & here (at Provision). This is new RadCare.org web site that Rockne Brubaker an incredible opportunity for provides easy-to-understand Kim Navarro & people in Knoxville and the information on radiation Brent Bommentre region to have access to this therapy.

To purchase tickets, go to level of technology in health Hamilton is excited to be www.KnoxvilleColiseum.com care. part of Provision, where the “We’ll be here until cancer is emerging science of proton cured.” therapy is ready to help cancer patients receive effective treatment while protecting healthy tissue as much as The Provision Healthcare Foundation mission is: possible.

■ To provide educational forums and innovative wellness programs that “This is a blessing and promote healing, healthy lifestyles, disease prevention and awareness, an honor,” said Hamilton.

■ To grow clinical and biomedical research that continues the advance“Terry Douglass is more than ment of clinical care and innovative healthcare solutions, a brilliant man and incredible ■ To provide assistance for patients and family members to help alleviate entrepreneur. Part of his the financial burden of medical expenses for those in need. identity is how he touches Please visit www.ProvisionCares.org people all over the world with his service, faith and love of An alliance with Provision Healthcare Foundation was developed to bring the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation to Knoxville and East Tennessee.

Key initiatives of Scott Hamilton CARES include: 4th Angel Mentoring Program The 4th Angel Mentoring Program is designed to offer one-on-one mentoring services to patients and caregivers who have been touched by cancer. Our mentors are cancer survivors or caregivers who are specially trained to provide hope, inspiration, and encouragement via phone or email. Matches are based on age, gender, and diagnosis. This is a free service offered to anyone who has been touched by cancer regardless of where they live or are treated.

ChemoCare.com ChemoCare.com is a unique website designed to help patients better understand the chemotherapy experience. As the first website of its kind in the United States, Chemocare.com is written in easy-to-understand language and outlines everything patients and their families need to know about chemotherapy, side effects and their management.

Radcare.org Radcare.org is another unique website to help patients better understand the radiation therapy experience. Radcare.org is also written in easy-to-understand language and outlines everything patients and their families need to know about radiation therapy, side effects and their management.

Research Funding Critical to its mission, CARES has funded nearly $1.2 million in cancer research in the past six years.

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First Utility stays on budget First Utility District participated in a “Journey of Life” event held by Farragut High School’s Marketing and Business Department.

Farragut seniors experienced “real world” costs compared with salaries of their desired future professions. Craig Myers and Leea Butler represented FUD and offered estimated water and sewer costs based on various home sizes. FUD employees April Cansler and Wayne Watson also participated by gathering pertinent data.

First Utility has managed to stay right on budget even though 2013 water usage has been close to record low. Teamwork to control expenses and develop a conservative revenue budget has helped FUD stay within its budget. In October, 19 new meters were set.

FUD expects this number to increase with a new apartment complex now being built.

■ Andy’s Junction: Whether you love to dance or just like to listen to traditional country music, Andy’s Junction is where you need to be on Friday and Saturday nights. It would be hard to find a country band better than the Hooterville

Nancy Whittaker Express even if you head to Nashville.

Andy Gossett started this family-oriented business more than 40 years ago.

Now his daughter, Ann Finchum, owns the business and runs it year-round.

Andy’s Junction is located at 202 Williams Road in Seymour. Turn on Joy Street just off of Chapman Highway and go to the lower level of the corner building.

The hall holds about 300.

Admission is $6 ($3 for kids 6-13).

■ AmVets Post 16 and DAV Chapter 24 held a fundraiser in November to benefit the Ben Atchley Veterans Home. Events included a horseshoe tournament which was won by Terry Butler and John Breazy.

Tom Walters won the pool tournament.

Eagle and Cherokee Distributing donated promotional items which were sold during the event. Fun and fellowship was shared by all

Diondre Jackson is surrounded by young golfers: Shawn Prater, Justin Pruitt, Aryah Miller, Alex Stenson and Tylan Baker.

Photo by S. Clark

and more than $1,400 was raised for a most deserving facility.

■ Shoney’s Restaurants will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. The buffet will feature turkey and ham plus a variety of other meats, vegetables and Shoney’s famous soup, salad and fruit bar. Free pumpkin pie is offered with each buffet purchase.

■ Denis Rochet, president/CEO of Rainwater Resources, was elected to the board of directors of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) on Nov. 5 in Austin, Texas. Rainwater Resources is family-owned and headquartered in Knoxville. It provides consultation, design and construction for commercial and residential rainwater harvesting systems.

■ Wellsley Park at Deane Hill, a 249 Class A apartment home community is now open for business.

One, two and three bedroom floor plans are available. This pet-friendly community has many features and amenities found in upscale, single-family homes.

Info: www.livewellsleyparkapts.com or 978-6640.

Dale Smith heads Civitan Club The Knoxville Civitan Club installed its new officers at Club LeConte. Pictured are vice president Tim Wright, president of the American Automobile Association of Tennessee; secretary Eric Schimmoeller, associate director of planned giving, University of Tennessee; Kendyl Massey, Civitan International Council; treasurer David Jones, client service associate for UBS Financial Services; and president Dale Smith, CEO of the Public Building Authority.

Taking focus off ‘golden rainbow’

By Sherri Gardner Howell When Michael Mbito was growing up in East Africa, he got news one day that in the U.S. would be cause for a celebration. “They tell me – ‘You are finished with school. Go home.’ I could read, and I could write, which neither of my parents could do, so after seven years, I had to go home.”

Mbito didn’t want to be finished, he told members of the Rotary Club of Farragut at the club’s Wednesday noon meeting at Fox Den Country Club. It took him four years, but he came back to school, started in the sixth grade and continued until it was time for high school. The next road block, he said, seemed unsurmountable.

“I hit high school, but there was no one to pay for my high school, so I would not be able to continue. Just as it seemed hope was gone, my uncle said to the school, ‘Don’t send him away. I will pay two months.’ He was a man of faith and prayer.

Then one day, I get called to the principal’s office – and I was wondering what I did wrong – but instead was told that someone who was never to be known to me, was going

Food City donated $5,000 to support programs at The First Tee. Pictured are: Diondre Jackson, Emerson Breeden of Food City, and Alan Gibb and Jim Bush, board members of The First Tee.

First Tee gets boost from Food City

By Sandra Clark A youth golf program in East Knoxville got a big boost from Food City grocery stores last week. The company donated $5,000 to The First Tee of Greater Knoxville which teaches golf to innercity kids.

“We want kids reading on the right grade level; we want kids to pass those standardized tests,” said Diondre Jackson, executive director. So he uses an after-school program to teach golf and tutor students from Green Magnet Academy, Sarah Moore Greene Elementary School and Vine Middle.

The First Tee “wee course” is three short holes.

When kids are ready, they move to the Williams Creek Golf Course, an 18-hole facility that’s one of the top 10 par-3 courses in the country, said Jackson.

The course was designed

by Tom Fazio. Opened in 2003, it boasts a challenging layout with three sets of tee boxes and holes that range from 85 to 245 yards.

“It’s a place for kids in the community to learn to play golf while learning life skills and core values,” said longtime board member Jim Bush, board chair of Johnson & Galyon Construction.

Jackson said kids return even after they go off to college. Seven former pupils

are in college now, assisted

by The First Tee’s scholars program.

Alan Gibb chairs the board for First Tee. He talks of the after-school learning center with a full-size gym and classrooms where kids can work out and study. It’s the former Sertoma Learning Center and also includes a swimming pool. Current enrollment is 157.

Jackson said swimming lessons are offered during the summer, but not through the First Tee program.

Emerson Breeden said Food City is often approached about helping community programs. “This is one event that provides recreation and life skills.

Bush said the operating budget is about $400,000.

“We also operate the Williams Creek Golf Course (which is revenue-producing). It’s a public course on 98 acres that was state surplus property. The city owns the land and our board operates the non-profit.”

A house in front of the golf course, at 2351 Dandridge Avenue, was built by a daughter of Knoxville’s founder, James White. “She married Col. Williams, and that’s where the name Williams Creek comes from,” said Jackson.

Info: 637-8584, ext 220 or djackson@ thefirstteegreaterknoxville.org.

Dr. Michael Mbito, founder of Child Aid Africa Inc., tells members of the Rotary Club of Farragut about children in Kenya who can’t go to high school because they have no one to pay for their schooling.

Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell

to pay for my high school.”

Mbito finished high school, got college scholarships and now has his doctorate. “I got my PhD at UT,” he says with a smile. “My message is that there are college opportunities available, but you have to get over that hurdle of graduating high school first.”

Now a professor at the University of Tennessee, Mbito has taken that anonymous gift he was given as a teenager and is returning it a hundred-fold. He founded Child Aid Africa Inc., a non-

profit supported by those who hear his story and want to help other African children. Locally, the organization gets support and encouragement from Central Baptist Bearden.

“There are one million orphans in Kenya alone,” said Mbito, “and 15 million in Africa. Some of them study hard and have the dream to be doctors, engineers. They pass their eighth-grade exams, but cannot go to high school unless someone pays. Child Aid Africa looks for these brightest and best students who cannot continue without assistance. We know that if we help them go to high school, they can get scholarship to universities.

Today, 90 percent of those we help go on to college.”

Mbito told the group that $1,000 pays for one year of high school in Kenya, which includes boarding, food, school supplies and uniforms.

“All I had was potential,” he said. “Someone guided and helped me. Now I must do the same.”

Info: Child Aid Africa Inc. – www.childaidafrica. org. Farragut Rotary – www.farragutrotary.org.

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NEWS FROM SEQUOYAH DENTAL ARTS

Foncea named one of country’s best dentists

Having fun at the brewery

By Sherri Gardner Howell The Farragut West Knox Chamber connected with the holiday mood of members at last week’s networking event by visiting Smoky Mountain Brewery in Turkey Creek.

Todd Fleming, general manager, welcomed CEO Bettye Sisco and a large group of members and guests with an impressive offering of food and drinks, great door prizes and a short presentation to introduce members to all the services offered by the restaurant.

The chamber is preparing for another much-anticipated event, the annual Holiday Open House, to be held at 11826 Kingston Pike, at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12.

Faris Askkar, owner Unique Creations in Wood, gets a warm welcome from Bettye Sisco, president and CEO of the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce, at the networking event on Thursday. Photos by Nancy Anderson

Julie Foncea, Tiffany Widby, Yvonne Macias, Chandra England, Heather Hoover, Chandler Reed and Dr. Pablo Foncea of Sequoyah Dental Arts proudly pose with the award that names Dr. Foncea one of the best dentists in the country.

By Anne Hart Looking for a new dentist can be a daunting proposition for anyone. How do you even start the process?

What about taking the recommendation of the National Consumer Advisory Board? This prestigious organization has recently given its highest endorsement to local dentist Dr. Pablo Foncea of Sequoyah Dental Arts, choosing him as one of this country’s “Best Dentists of 2013.”

The Board is an independent organization that accepts no fees, sponsorships, donations or advertising in its selection process. Dr. Foncea was chosen based on training, experience, continuing education and his obvious dedication to excellence in his work.

None of this comes as any surprise to the many patients whose lives have been forever changed by Dr. Foncea’s dental artistry during the 12 years he has practiced cosmetic, implant and family dentistry.

The walls of his offices are decorated with photographs of local residents. Each beautiful smile tells its own success story.

Every one of those smiles is the result of the unique partnerships Dr. Foncea forms

with his patients. He listens carefully, and then combines his education and experience to formulate an individual plan to meet each individual patient’s needs precisely.

Sequoyah Dental Arts is in the pretty red brick building at 2719 Kingston Pike, just west of Concord Street in Sequoyah Hills. The location is a former home that Dr. Foncea renovated, and ever since putting down roots there, he and his staff have been a welcome part of the community.

The reason is simple. The offices are warm and welcoming, the staff is friendly, helpful and experienced, and Dr. Foncea’s caring, personalized treatment gets the job done and done well.

If you have been searching for dental care of the highest quality, take the advice of the National Consumer Advisory Board and choose Dr. Pablo Foncea.

For additional information, visit www.sdasmile.com or call 524-1265.

Sequoyah Dental Arts 2719 Kingston Pike, Knoxville 524-1265 www.sdasmile.com

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Winner of a growler to fill with the beer of his choice is Chris Trezise of Brainstorm International.

Checking out the spread offered by host Smoky Mountain Brewery at the chamber networking event are two from Tennessee Smokies Baseball: Baylor Love, account executive, and Jeremy Boler, director of corporate sales.

Time for door prizes! CEO Bettye Sisco looks over her list of prizes with the help of Lynn Overton, general manager of Holiday Inn Express.

Todd Fleming, general manager of Smoky Mountain Brewery, welcomes members of the Farragut West Knox Chamber to the Turkey Creek restaurant.

Thanks to Premier Vein Centers, you don’t have to live with leg pain!

Christy Vincent is proud of aging gracefully. The 60-year-old woman stays fit and active managing the river and forest land Dr. Donald Akers with her husband on their 37-acre Claiborne County farm. Vincent’s youthful appearance has even led to modeling work with an area talent agency.

Despite her active lifestyle, Vincent has suffered from painful swelling and throbbing in her right leg for years.

“It kept me awake for 5 or 6 hours at night, every night,” remembers Vincent.

And, in addition to the pain, Vincent didn’t like the appearance of her leg.

“The veins in one spot below my knee would have a zig-zag look,” she says. “I tried to cover it with black or suntan stockings.”

Vincent was resigned to living with her painful varicose veins the best she could. “I thought it was just part of the aging process. I didn’t know you could do anything about it,” explains Vincent.

Then, she saw an advertisement for Premier Vein Clinics. Vincent scheduled a consultation with Premier vascular surgeon Dr. Donald Akers and was pleased to learn that her varicose veins could be treated.

“They do an ultrasound first that shows the trouble spots in your arteries and surface veins,” says Vincent.

“People need to know that there is a procedure for it, and yes, insurance covers it.”

Dr. Akers performed an in-office ambulatory phlebectomy to remove the diseased veins from Vincent’s right leg.

“It’s a minimally-invasive procedure that uses tiny incisions to remove the veins in small segments,” explains Dr. Akers. “The recovery time is shorter and there’s less damage to the leg than traditional vein stripping.”

Vincent, who was vigilant about

Marianne Morse, a Mary Kay independent senior sales director, catches up with a group from Sherrill Hills Retirement Community including Nancy and Bob Epstein and Mary Diane Binger.

News from Rural/Metro

Think safety for holiday gifts

By Jerry Harnish

Since treatment at Premier Vein Clinics, leg pain no longer keeps Christy Vincent awake at night. wearing the recommended compression stockings after the procedure, is pleased with the result. “You do have some bruising as your leg heals, but my leg feels so much better.”

And, best of all, leg pain is no longer keeping Vincent awake at night. “Now, when I hear women my age complain of vein pain, I tell them you don’t have to suffer. You can get help!”

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I’ll be the first to ack nowledge that these gift ideas will not cause c h i l d r e n’s faces to light up or elicit many “oohs” and “ahhs” Jerry Harnish over the holidays. However, these items may save a life, protect a home and valuables or come in very handy, thus providing longlasting gifts and perhaps even comfort in a crisis.

We all have people on our gift lists who don’t seem to need or want anything specific. These safety-oriented presents will both show them how much you care and avoid giving them something they can’t use.

Some are small enough to be stocking stuffers as well.

■ Flashlights and batteries: New homeowners and college students are great candidates for these, but just about anyone could use another flashlight with

extra batteries for the car, garage, basement, nightstand, etc.

■ Fireproof security box: Protect important documents, money and other valuables that could be destroyed in a fire. Some security boxes are also waterproof.

■ Fire extinguisher: This item could mean the difference between minimal damage and extreme damage when it comes to fires, especially those that start in the kitchen.

■ Smoke and carbon monoxide detector with extra batteries: These detectors make a thoughtful gift for new homeowners.

■ First-aid kit: Useful for home or car with necessities for treating minor injuries. Customize them for children with cartoon character bandages.

■ Automobile safety kit: This is an especially good idea for students attending college away from home. Kits include jumper cables, flares, flat tire repair, reflectors, ice melt, etc.

■ Second-floor es-

cape ladder: This could be a lifesaving gift and is especially needed in two-story homes with children.

■ Emergency kit: Stock a small travel bag with energy bars, water, radio, flashlight/light sticks, batteries and a first-aid kit.

■ Kinetic flashlight: These flashlights don’t need batteries but use energy built up by shaking them.

■ Weather alert radio: Great in snow and ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes and other inclement weather situations, these radios also come in models that generate power by cranking them.

■ Medical alert system: These services protect elderly people who live at home by providing emergency contact at the push of a button in case of a medical issue, fall, fire or burglary.

The 24-hour monitoring costs $20-$50 per month.

Stay safe this holiday season and keep your loved ones safe as well.

Jerry Harnish is division general manager of Rural/Metro

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Maryville woman finally finds the relief she needs Pain in the neck? That’s hard to ignore.

In 2012, Lisa Yopp of Maryville, 53, had developed a constant pain in her neck. A former gymnast, cheerleader and horseback rider, Yopp chalked it up to wear and tear from life.

“I don’t know how many times I fell off a horse when I was a kid,” she said with a laugh.

She went to see Dr. William Reid, medical director of the Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He had helped Yopp’s husband, Ken, and his brother, Rick, doing surgeries on their lower backs, with great success.

“I trusted Dr. Reid,” she said.

“He made such a difference in my husband and my brother-in-law, I knew he could help me. I’m his biggest fan.”

Reid diagnosed Yopp with a herniated disk, which means one of the spongy cushions between her seven neck bones (cervical vertebrae) was protruding and pressing against a nerve.

Herniated disks are not unusual, but sometimes the pain they cause goes away on its own. Reid advised Yopp to watch it and wait,

Lisa Yopp, second from the right, is pictured with her mother, husband, four children, two sons-in-law and eight grandchildren. After suffering horrible neck pain, Yopp found relief at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. neck and shoulder that went down into my right arm.”

This time, the pain wouldn’t go away. “It was weird, I just got a crick in my neck and it got progressively worse. My right arm was to the point where I wasn’t able to use it. I was miserable.”

At first, Yopp tried physical therapy. “I went to physical therapy five days a week, for five weeks,” she said. “The only time I got pain relief was when they put me in traction an hour at a time.”

Traction separates the vertebrae, creatBack pain, leg pain, neck pain, arm pain… the root of the ing more space problem is often a pinched spinal nerve. between each The good news is that now Fort Sanders Regional bone, relieving Medical Center’s physicians use state-of-the-art the pressure minimally invasive techniques to perform spine temporarily. surgery. Compared with traditional open surgery, Needing a minimally invasive surgeries offer patients many more permaadvantages, including a smaller incision, less nent solution, postoperative pain, faster recovery and improved Yopp went to outcome. see Dr. Reid Non-surgical treatments such as physical therapy again. The visit and medication should always be tried first. If those don’t revealed she help, surgery may be the best option. had herniated and eventually the pain subsided.

Then in February 2013, Yopp’s pain all of a sudden came back with a vengeance.

“I don’t know why,” she said. “I remember it was Valentine’s Day. I woke up with intense pain in my

Back and Leg Pain Neck and Arm Pain

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disks between her fifth, sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae.

This time, Reid recommended surgery. As a nurse practitioner herself, Yopp knew any surgery carries risk.

“You know, surgery is scary, especially on your neck,” she said.

“One of the adverse things that can happen is that you can be paralyzed, from the neck down.”

Nevertheless, she said yes to surgery and had the procedure on March 18. Right away, she noticed a difference.

“I was in the hospital less than 24 hours. I woke up pain-free,”

Yopp said. “I didn’t have to use any pain medication. It was so nice to stretch out in the bed and go to sleep!”

During surgery, Reid removed the herniated disks from Yopp’s neck and fused the three vertebrae together, making her neck more stable.

“He went in through the front of my neck, and unless I tell you where, you don’t even notice a scar,” she said. “Dr. Reid made a one-inch vertical incision, and it just blends in.”

Yopp recovered quickly and went back to work in about a month.

“The only issue I have now is trying to look down, chin to chest, that’s not going to happen,” she said with a laugh. “I have to lean back to see the ceiling. And I can’t lean my neck down.”

However, Yopp said the surgery was well worth it for her. She said she would recommend Dr. Reid and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center to anyone facing spinal surgery.

“I was totally impressed,” she said. “Everybody was so nice, from the staff in the holding area to the anesthesiologist, they were just fabulous.

“It was amazing, I could not have asked for better care. And I would recommend Dr. Reid to anyone.”

For more information about the Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, log on to www.fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive or call 865-541-2835.

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What is a spinal fusion?

Spinal fusion is a procedure that joins together two or more vertebrae (spinal bones), so there is no movement between them. This is to reduce pain and increase stability in the back.

The spine has 33 vertebrae, with spongy cushions in between them called disks.

If a disk or vertebrae is diseased or damaged, that can put pressure on the spine and nerves, causing severe pain.

During spinal fusion sur-

gery, the doctor removes any damaged bone and disks.

Then the two vertebrae are “fused” together with a bone graft. Sometimes the surgeon uses a plate and screws on the side of the two bones, to stabilize the area as well.

Incisions are either made on the spine, the side of the belly, or the side of the neck, depending on where the fusion will be.

Spinal fusion surgery has become increasingly com-

mon in the United States, with an increase of 137 percent from 1998 to 2008, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Today most surgeons use “minimally invasive” techniques for spinal fusion surgery. They are able to fuse the vertebrae through several small incisions, rather than one long cut down the spine.

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CONTINUING “Art Appetizers,” exhibit and sale of works by members of the Arts & Culture Alliance, The Emporium, 100 S. Gay St., through Nov. 26. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays.

KoKo’s Turkey Day 4.5K challenge to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank, through Nov. 27, KoKo FitClub, 4614 Kingston Pike in Bearden and 153 Brooklawn St. in Farragut. The average American consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day, hence 4.5K challenge. KoKo FitClub invites the public to bring five canned goods each to either location, and the fitness company will donate a matching five cans to Second Harvest.

Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, “Remix: Selections From the International Collage Center” and “Richard Meier: Selected Collage Works,” through Dec. 9. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

2014 Be More Awards nominations sought; deadline Dec. 20. Awards are given to individuals and organizations in the East Tennessee PBS viewing area that contribute to the overall well-being of the community through education, the arts, health services or other forms of charitable giving or community involvement.

Visit www.easttennesseepbs.org to submit a nomination.

“Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery,” McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday, through Jan. 5. Free.

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Dec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 and 2 p.m. Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22. Open-captioned performance Dec. 1. Tickets: $12-$40 at clarencebrowntheatre.com.

Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd. Admission: a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign, or a donation.

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SUNDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 1, 7-8

High Ground Park official opening, 1-3 p.m., 1000 Cherokee Trail. The date marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Knoxville. The new park, owned by the Aslan Foundation, preserves the remnants of Fort Higley. The public is invited to tour the park, enjoy refreshments and meet representatives from the East Tennessee Historical Society, Knoxville Civil War Roundtable, McClung Museum, Legacy Parks Foundation, South Knoxville Alliance and Historic Homes of Knoxville.

Free parking and shuttle available at a specially designated UT Medical Center lot on Cherokee Trail. Beginning Nov. 30, the park, which features a steep, gravel walking trail, will be open dawn-dusk year-round.

The Messiah, performed by the Tri-County Chorus and Orchestra, 5 p.m. Dec. 1, First Christian Church, 211 W. Fifth Ave.; 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at Norris UMC, 62 Ridgeway, Norris; and 5 p.m. Dec. 8 at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.

The public is invited to attend and sing along.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 29-JAN. 5 Holidays on Ice outdoor ice-skating rink on Market Square. Regular hours Nov. 29-Dec. 19: 4-9 p.m.

Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday. Extended hours Dec. 20-Jan. 5: 1-9 p.m.

Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday. Holiday hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 24; closed Dec. 25; 1 p.m.-midnight Dec. 31; 1-9 p.m. Jan. 1.

Entry fee (includes admission, skate rental and unlimited time on ice): one-day $10 adult, $7 child 12 & under, season pass $45 adult, $30 12 and under. Save time and download liability waivers in advance at www.knoxvillesholidaysonice.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 29-JAN. 12 Eighth annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, featuring works by students grades 6-12, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive.

Reception and awards ceremony, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Regular KMA hours for the exhibition are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission and parking.

SATURDAY, NOV. 30

Affordable Care Act enrollment coaching, 6-8 p.m. South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike. Representatives from Cherokee Health Systems and Knox Area Project Access will coach people in applying for and enrolling in the ACA (Obamacare) Market Place and help with the actual enrollment. Free.

Tennessee Shines will feature the Barefoot Movement, Brandon Fulson and hosts Bob Deck and Paige Travis, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Children 14 and under with a parent admitted free.

Info: WDVX.com.

Parents’ Day Out Camp for grades K-5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Kids can enjoy hikes, crafts and other outdoor fun while parents hit the after-Thanksgiving sales. Cost: $40 ($30 members). Register: 577-4717, ext. 130.

Craft show with 40-plus crafters, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

West Towne Christian Church, 9300 Middlebrook Pike.

Free admission.

Tony Reevy, poetry reading, 2 p.m. Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave. Reevy’s new collection of poetry is called “Old North.”

Amos Lee “Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song” tour, 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Opening act Mutlu. Tickets: $40-$50 at www.tennesseetheatre.com.

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SUNDAY, DEC. 1

Thanksgiving Supper and Harp Singing sponsored by Jubilee Community Arts and Epworth Old Harp Singers, 6:30 p.m. Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Potluck dinner followed by singing based on the New Harp of Columbia. Info: Claudia Dean, 673-5822.

“A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre.

Directed by Casey Sams, with Rachel Schlafer-Parton as musical director. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27, 29, 30,

Holiday Dinner Concert, sponsored by the Knoxville Downtown Sertoma Club, 4:30 p.m., The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Proceeds benefit “Stockings from US,” delivering holiday stockings to military service members deployed overseas. Entertainment by the South-Doyle Madrigal Singers. Cost: $50. Reservations: 546-8656 by Nov. 25.

Jazz for Tots, holiday music by UT jazz ensembles, 7 p.m., Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam

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Holiday Dinner at Swan Pond, dine by candlelight at Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike.

Celebrate the holidays as they did 200 years ago in this fundraising event for Ramsey House. Private dinner, docent guide and tour for party of 10. Cost: $1,500. Reservations: 546-0745.

MONDAY, DEC. 2 Mighty Musical Monday, noon and 3 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Doors open half-hour before show. Bill Snyder and Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, plus the Central High School Bobcat Company and Select Choraliers. Free admission but ticket required; tickets available 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays at the Clinch Avenue box office. Info: www. tennesseetheatre.com.

Newly Bereaved casual workshop by Amedisys Hospice of Knoxville, 5:30 p.m., Cozy Joe’s Café, 2559 Willow Point Way. Free. Preregister with Sarah Wimmer, 689-7123 or 1-866-462-7182.

Tennessee Shines will feature the Tennessee Sheiks, Tennessee Schmaltz, author Margery Bensey and hosts Bob Deck and Paige Travis, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville.

Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets. com. Remaining tickets sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6 p.m. Children 14 and under with a parent admitted free. Info: WDVX.com.

UT Contemporary Music Ensemble performing music by Andressen, Higdon, Luther, Adams, Saanaho and Stockhausen, 8 p.m., Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, DEC. 2-3 WordPlayers auditions for “A Woman Called Truth” by Sandra Asher, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1323 N. Broadway. Appointments 6-7 p.m.; open call 7-7:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 539-2490. Seeking one African-American male, 18-35 years old; two African-American women, 22-60 years old; and one European-American man, 30-60 years old.

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National Park Service wildlife biologist Joe Yarkovich gently pulls the heavily-sedated bear out onto the ground. The trap had been baited with sardines, a human food that further reinforces to the bear the undesirable outcome of being in human areas.

Austin Bush and Chris Verdin assist.

Because the weather was misty and rainy, Yarkovich elected to treat his “patient” under a porch roof. This protected both the animal and the medical supplies. Grinning assistants Jon Jacobus, Brett Graham, Austin Bush, Chris Verdin and Anna Yohe are thrilled to help carry the bear up the hill. Photos by Carol Zinavage

Ten-year-old Anna Rogers of Richmond, Va., gets the thrill of her life when she has her picture taken with the sleeping bear. She’s flanked by Yarkovich and her father, Al. Photo by Rick Carl

Bear with us Overnight hikers at LeConte Lodge got a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity recently when a “nuisance” bear was caught, examined and released by a wildlife biologist from the National Park Service.

The bear – a young male whose weight was estimated

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at about 200 pounds – had been hanging around the popular destination for about a month and was becoming “friendlier” every day.

Authorities at LeConte alerted the park service, and these pictures show what followed.

The big guy can almost be heard to slur, “Lemme outta here!” as he slowly and groggily trundles down the mountain.

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

Music and the mind A timeless connection

In October of 2007, my family received the official diagnosis that my father had dementia and he would progress to Alzheimer’s disease. Through the years we watched him misplace items, ask repeated questions, lose his train of thought and grieve as this retired minister, who cared for so many in his life, could no longer care for himself.

As we researched the causes of this disease, it seemed almost impossible that my father, whose mind was always active through years of seminary, writing and delivering sermons, would be stricken with this degenerative disease. None of his 10 siblings had any sign of dementia and his father, who lived to be 100 years old, (1880-1980) could recall with great clarity, standing on the courthouse steps in Paducah, Ky., listening to a stirring speech by a vibrant young politician, William Jennings Bryan.

The journey has been difficult and challenging, with many stressful situations and burdensome decisions. However, as we have walked with my father we have found many moments of joy, laughter and thankfulness. As careful observation has revealed what my father can accomplish opposed to what he cannot, the overriding element is music.

My father had a beautiful bass voice and as a child would sing me to sleep. He sang in the church choir and had the qualities of a soloist, although he never received any formal training. He loved music and it was an integral element in his life.

My father still sings. He does

Music keeps the Rev. LuAnne Prevost engaged with her father, who has Alzheimer’s disease, and with patients during a music session at Parkwest Medical Center’s Senior Behavioral Health Unit.

not always remember the words, but he does remember the melody. Not too long ago he could still sing harmony on selected hymns that permeate his memory.

As a chaplain in Senior Behavioral Health at Parkwest Medical

Center, I have discovered that music can spark memories that other forms of stimulation cannot touch. My laptop computer and online music source can locate and play almost any song ever recorded, and when we play Elvis

Senior Behavioral Unit provides care for body and mind They play Bingo, they have movie nights and music. It sounds like a social club for these seniors, but it is so much more.

At Parkwest, senior patients who have both medical and psychological needs can receive specialized treatment in the 16-bed Senior Behavioral Unit, located in a quiet wing of the hospital.

“The unit is for patients with psychosocial and medical needs, ages 55 and older,” said Rona Womack, nurse manager.

Our patients have delirium, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, delusions, suicidal ideation and changes in their behaviors,” said Womack. “They also have medi-

cal needs. We are staffed with registered nurses and certified nursing assistants to provide for medical needs, and psychiatrists to help with behavioral needs.”

“Recreational therapy gets patients actively involved in exercises and games that help them focus better,” said Womack. “We bring all our patients into the day room so they’re not just lying in bed all day.”

Social workers and case managers also help support patients’ families and plan for future care, treating the whole family dynamic.

“We all have a very big heart for these people,” said Dr. Kimberly Quigley, a psychiatrist at Parkwest. The Behavioral

Health Unit at Parkwest is part of Peninsula Hospital, an inpatient mental health and alcohol/ drug crisis stabilization hospital in Louisville. Joining forces between medical and psychiatric hospitals means better care for both body and mind.

“I think we’re such a great specialty unit. We treat the mental part of it and the medical part, a lot of units aren’t able to do both,” Womack added.

Referrals to the unit are made by a patient’s primary care physician. Admissions are voluntary or by consent of a person legally appointed as a power of attorney or conservator over the patient. For more information, call 865-373-1745.

Presley, there is “A Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On.” Music searches the recesses of the mind. It helps to uncover what is hidden from view. Great happiness occurs when recognition takes place. Music does not

mandate cognitive function for success.

Even during the late stages of dementia or Alzheimer’s, the ability to stay engaged in music occurs because rhythm requires very little cognitive or mental processing.

Music can be associated with important events and emotions.

The connection to a song or piece of music can be so strong that hearing the work after a long period of time evokes a related memory. According to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, “music that was listened to from the ages of 18-25 is most likely to have the strongest responses and the most potential for engagement.”

This has been witnessed as seniors who project a flat affect suddenly begin tapping a toe, or mouthing the words to the song.

Smiles come across the face as recognition takes when something familiar is remembered.

Just as music can stimulate, it can also soothe by affecting the secretion levels of five brain chemicals in Alzheimer’s patients.

This may contribute to a patient’s relaxed and calm mood.

Even though I can no longer engage in conversation with my father, we can listen, sing, tap, touch and move together to create intimacy and emotional closeness that will be cherished long after Alzheimer’s disease has taken my father’s life.

The Rev. LuAnne Nickell Prevost, chaplain at Parkwest Medical Center and Peninsula Behavioral Health.

& Choosing the right music Using music doesn’t cure Alzheimer’s disease, but it can help patients maintain a better quality of life. Music can engage the mind, ease depression, soothe agitation and spark memories. If you’re caring for someone who has Alzheimer’s, here are some things to consider in selecting just the right tunes.

Oldies but Goodies – Music from a person’s youth can sometimes trigger positive response and memories. Take care to select songs from a happy time in the patient’s life. Encourage sing-alongs.

Turn the Beat Around – Up-tempo songs can help stimulate mental activity in Alzheimer’s patients, with the bonus of stimulating physical activity. Encourage keeping time to the music with tapping, clapping or even dancing.

Take it Easy – If you want to calm an agitated patient, soothing music can sometimes ease anxiety and frustration.

You already know lullabies can help babies drift off to sleep.

The same can be true for Alzheimer’s patients.

It can sometimes be difficult for Alzheimer’s patients to express likes and dislikes, so look for clues to determine whether or not the music is working, such as bright facial expressions and attempts to keep time with the music.

Parkwest Medical Center remains on the forefront of diagnosing and treating disease with the most advanced technology available…those who entrust their healthcare to us demand nothing less.

But technology alone isn’t enough to bring healing and comfort to patients and families.

True healthcare begins with something less expensive, non-invasive and pain free. It’s called listening.

At Parkwest…listening is state-of-the-art.

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