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Bright lights come to The Cove

Becoming Historic Farragut Read Larry Van Guilder’s irreverent proposal. Page A-3 One of the many “people” here to entertain you at the Cove. Photos by

Betty Bean pays tribute to the late Bill Tallent

Electrician Ernie Berry with Knox County Parks and Recreation prepares for the Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove.

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The Cove at Concord Park on Northshore Drive is covered with hundreds of thousands of lights that will shine during this year’s Holiday Festival of Lights beginning Thursday, Dec. 22. The event will run through Friday, Dec. 30 (excluding Christmas). Hours are 6-9 p.m.

Along the three-quarter mile trail, there will be lights coordinated to music, hot dogs, kettle corn and hot chocolate, and bonfires to roast marshmallows and make s’mores. Santa will stop by Dec. 2223. Pets on leashes are welcome.

The event is free, but Knox County encourages donations of nonperishable food items for the Love Kitchen which provides meals, clothing and emergency food packages to those in need.

Info: www.knoxcounty.org/parks.

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A Christmas to remember Malcolm recalls a poignant holiday from childhood.

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Samantha Derus, Isaac Brown, Jeremy Joiner and Haley Sharp sing “Jingle Bell Fantasy” with the Variations Choir at Pellissippi State Community College’s holiday concert. Read more about the concert on page A-11.

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Greens Tea raises funds for Racheff House

By Wendy Smith Members from across the state attended the annual Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs (TFGC) Greens Tea at Racheff House and Gardens on Dec. 9. The historic home was festooned with wreaths, garlands and arrangements crafted by the nonprofit’s board of governors. Proceeds from the sale of the greenery, along with baked goods and items from the gift shop, go toward upkeep of the house, which serves as headquarters for the club.

The holiday decorations were created with foliage from Beaver Creek Nursery in Powell and the gardens surrounding the house. Ivan Racheff built the home, located at 1943 Tennessee Ave., beside his factory, Knoxville Iron Works (now Gerdeau Ameristeel) in 1901. He left the house and 5-acre garden to the garden club upon his death in 1982.

While the property is one of Knoxville’s hidden jewels, recent flooding in the home’s basement hampered the board of governors as they prepared for the tea. The basement serves as creative headquarters for the organization, says Elaine Clarke,

Festival. The convention and a twoday conservation camp are the largest events hosted by the federation.

The 2011 conservation camp was held in Beersheba Springs Assembly, near Manchester, in October.

TFGC president Valerie Tipps came from Chattanooga for the tea.

The TFGC is a charter member of the National Garden Clubs, which is the largest volunteer organization in the world, she says. Members of the state federation serve by working on highprofile projects, like assisting Crissy Haslam with outdoor decorations at Tennessee’s governor’s residence, Members of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs enjoy sweets and shop- and performing quieter tasks, like ping at the annual Greens Tea at Racheff House and Gardens. Greens Tea chair working with hospital patients in Ruth Ann Fowler, president-elect Ann McCormick, president Valerie Tipps, and therapy gardens. board of governors chair Janet Oakes were in attendance. Photo by Wendy Smith Each region of the TFGC also hosts flower shows, educational proa member of the Dixie Highway Gar- tion. The organization emphasizes grams and bulb sales, she says. den Club. She designed a large cen- service as well as education, says Whited thinks the primary objecterpiece, featuring an underwater Carole Whited, former District IV tives of the organization are to presfloral arrangement, for the event. director, and clubs that belong to the ent the gifts of creation and be active in conservation. Along the way, There are four districts within the federation must be willing to work. state federation, which has 3,500 Whited and Linda Ford of Far- members enjoy getting to know each members. Knoxville is located in ragut are chairing TFGC’s state con- other, she says.

District IV, and 22 garden clubs from vention in 2013, which will be held in “We learn how to grow, and we Knox County are part of the federa- Knoxville during the Dogwood Arts learn how to show.”

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Steve Coker loves his job as a codes officer for the town of Farragut where he’s worked for 18 years. Photo by S.F.Neal

Helping people best perk for codes officer

By Suzanne Foree Neal These days people are more apt to apply for a permit to remodel an existing house than build a new one. That’s one of the major changes Steve Coker sees in his position as a codes officer for the town of Farragut.

“People are staying put and adding on instead of buying new homes,” he says.

There’s been a decline in building permits since about 2009 as the economy has taken a hit. Since the town was recently named the most Business Friendly Town in Tennessee, he’s seeing more commercial building permit applications come across his desk.

The most common problem he encounters has to

do with set-back requirements. His best advice is “call before you start work.

Ask before you do things.

We’re here to help,” he adds with a ready smile.

Helping people is something the Bearden native enjoys along with educating people on building codes, which are ever changing.

The town updates its codes about every six to seven years to keep current.

In high school he took an aptitude test and it showed he would do well in public service for a career. “Now, that’s what I’m doing,” he says, marveling at the long ago prediction. Even as a teen, Coker was immersing himself in the trades. He worked for his father who was a plumbing contractor and eventually started his own business. He still

A-2 • DECEMBER 19, 2011 • FARRAGUT SHOPPER-NEWS keeps his master plumber license current.

Coker notes that like a lot of towns, Farragut’s biggest code violation headaches often involve abandoned or foreclosed property.

“Property maintenance, overgrown lots, those are my least favorite things to deal with,” he says, “and having to tell people no.”

Foreclosures are especially hard because it’s difficult to track down who actually owns the property.

He’d like to see building permit levels return to normal and see banks “loosen up” and help start new construction, especially houses. “There aren’t many new permits,” he says. “It’s hard to buy a house with banks hanging on to their money.”

The longtime employee speaks highly of his fellow staffers. “We’ve got a good staff, very knowledgeable, experienced and courteous,” he says. “I love construction and love the people. I love my job and have enjoyed it for 18 years. I hope to finish out and when I’m 66, I’ll consider retirement.”

Since he’s 65 now, retirement might not be too far off. Once that time comes, he’d like to take some time to do mission work, both locally and overseas, for his church, Grace Baptist in Karns. He also has a soft spot for nursing homes and the elderly. There would also be more time for his wife, Shirley Jean, who grew up in Farragut, and their son and two granddaughters in Sevierville.

Any downtime he has is spent playing his guitar or studying his Bible for the Sunday school lessons he teaches. One thing he’s definitely looking forward to in retirement is sleeping in – until about 9 a.m. every day.

Farragut MPC tackles ‘bouncy houses’ Owners of property containing Summit View Nursing Home will get their letter of credit for required walking trails extended for two years, but at a price.

The Lawrence family, represented by Ronald E. Lawrence, originally posted $80,000 for completion of a walking trail through the property, but it will now cost them $96,000. That was the decision reached by the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission last Thursday.

When the letter of credit was posted with the town in 2009, a walking trail was to be completed as part of an expansion of the property. The property is now in probate after the death of a family member and expansion plans are on hold. The family requested that it be released from the letter of credit or have it extended for two years.

Ruth Hawk, community development director, explained that town engineer Darryl Smith estimates that the project cost would rise to $96,000 within the two year extension period. Releasing the letter of credit would be inconsistent with past practices.

The owners still intend to complete expansion plans, but expect it will take two years.

The commission also approved an amendment to the Farragut Zoning Ordinance regarding parking and loading spaces for off-street parking requirements. The amendment will clarify parking requirements established by the Board of Zoning Appeals as follows: Parking spaces for a day care center, 1/employee plus 1/25 children; for a pavilion as part of residential recreation facilities, staff recommends 1/400 square feet of gross floor area of a pavilion or a minimum of three parking spaces, whichever is greatest; BZA recommends 3/200 square feet of gross floor area of

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the pavilion; parking spaces for arbors developed as part of the residential recreation facilities, zero; parking spaces for fountains developed as part of the residential recreational facilities, zero. Staff continues to recommend the 1/400 square feet of gross floor area of the pavilion or a minimum of three parking spaces, whichever is greatest.

There was a long discussion about the aesthetics of bouncy houses, especially in view of main arteries throughout town, and the use of the word “seasonal” but the commission tabled those issues for further discussion. Also included in that discussion was the use of outdoor storage and sale of mulch and other landscaping related materials as a freestanding business versus as part of a commercial greenhouse or nursery.

The BZA has determined that the outdoor storage and sale of mulch and other landscaping related materials is not similar to a greenhouse or nursery. Inflatable playground structures and paintball facilities are similar to miniature golf courses, golf courses, driving ranges, batting cages, tennis courts, swimming pools, skating/skateboard facilities and other similar nonmotorized recreational facilities.

The concern was whether inflatable structures would only be used seasonally or if they would become permanent structures. Commission members also seemed to voice the opinion that such structures would be OK but only in certain places. Some be-

lieved that such attractions would likely be limited to warmer temperatures and taken down during colder months.

Staff recommended that the zoning ordinance be amended to incorporate these similar use determinations made by the BZA, but the commission wasn’t ready to call for a vote yet.

Commission members discussed a proposed ordinance to classify entrance pillars the same as subdivision walls with the same setback requirements. The staff is proposing that they be required to have a 10-foot front yard setback requirement. That keeps such structures out of utility, drainage and construction easements. Chair Rita Holladay asked Ruth Hawk to provide some photos of pillars used around the town at the next meeting.

The group also took up the issue of outdoor sales permits for discussion only.

The staff is supporting a zoning amendment to allow businesses to have some sort of seasonal outdoor sales that would help draw people to shopping centers.

Possible dates would be May 1 to Sept. 30.

“We’re looking at the needs of businesses and working with the Farragut Business Alliance and Shop Farragut,” Hawk said. She used as an example people who come to Village Green to buy a Christmas tree from Mayo’s and then shop at Fresh Market. “It would bring more activity into a center and boost business.

We would pretty much have to rewrite the whole ordinance.”

Member Ron Honken said, “Allowing these kinds of sales makes the town a little warmer and cozier.”

The goal of the proposed change is to add a sense of community and a gathering purpose, Hawk noted.

A non-tenant at a center could get an annual permit that would be issued by staff and not the BZA.

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Making Farragut historic

By Larry Van Guilder We’ve heard a good deal in recent months about “historic Farragut.� I hear the skeptics among you: “Historic? A 31-year-old town?

I’ve got bunions older than that!�

So do I, but that doesn’t mean we can’t transform Farragut into a genuinely historic town on the cheap.

If we want to be historic, we have to act historic. A few additions and lifestyle changes and the tourists will flock in from all points of the compass.

Build a bandstand: I once saw Gomer Pyle and Deputy Barney Fife repair Mayberry’s crumbling bandstand on an episode of the “Andy Griffith Show.� At least they tried to repair it until Gomer’s fear of spiders lying in wait underneath the bandstand forced them to give up the job.

But the point is that if Gomer and Barney can undertake such a task, the skilled public works employees of the town should find building a bandstand from scratch a snap. There are plenty of talented musicians in Farragut who’d clamor to serenade their neighbors on sultry summer nights, and a bandstand is a lot cheaper than that community center folks are talking about.

Can’t you see it and hear it now? Glowing Chinese lan-

PELLISSIPPI NOTES ■The WordPlayers announces auditions for “Ragtime,� the musical, and “Anne of Avonlea.�

Auditions are by appointment Jan. 7-9. Info: 5392490 or wordplayers@ comcast.net/. â– Pellissippi State pumped an average of $215.6 million per year into the local economy during the past five years, according to a study by Fred Martin.

Local business volume – the total amount generated locally by businesses from the college’s direct and indirect expenditures – was $522 million for the five-year period, Martin said. Of that, $421 million came from nonlocal revenues such as state appropriations, state and federal contracts and grants, and federal and state student financial aid revenues. ■Pellissippi State ranks among the “Top 50 Fastest-Growing Public TwoYear Colleges� nationally.

The rankings were released in November by Community

terns festooning the bandstand, the band decked out in Admiral blue jackets and trousers, the sweet sounds of “Old Folks At Home� and “I Wish I Was in Dixie� mingling with the soft shutter click of red light cameras on Kingston Pike?

And as the band wraps up its performance beneath the stars, dozens of contented audience members depart on their ‌ Bicycles Built for Two: Farragut aspires to be a bicycle-friendly town, but requiring bike lanes on newly built roads doesn’t go far enough. We need an ordinance banning all automobile traffic from town property. Visitors to town hall will arrive in pairs on bicycles for two, or if coming alone must be traveling on what was once referred to as a “velocipede,â€? the two-wheeled cycle with the enormous front wheel and the tiny rear wheel. (Wearing a derby or straw boater hat is optional.)

The mayor and aldermen will look splendid aboard velocipedes. For safety’s sake, any elected official or resident age 65 and older may opt for the threewheeled velocipede. And when they need repair (the velocipedes, not the aldermen), who better to do the job than ‌ The Village Smith:

College Week, with analysis based on U.S. Department of Education data. Pellissippi State experienced a seven percent gain in headcount from fall 2009 (10,295 students) to fall 2010 (11,049). ■Two students are living and studying in China thanks to the scholarships they received prior to the fall 2011 semester. Jack Little and Chris Summerville traveled to China in August, and they return to Knoxville spring 2012. The experience gives them the chance to pursue their studies of Chinese language and culture while immersed in the country’s daily life. “Mandarin Chinese is a very specific skill,� said Little, and it is

Mayor Ralph McGill (through the marvels of Photoshop) demonstrates a historic mode of transportation.

Somewhere in Farragut resides an anvil whose owner has sadly concluded that its only remaining use is to send it skyward with high explosives on July 4. Poppycock!

A village blacksmith shop is not only a tourist draw but a money saver. Who needs expensive auto repair shops when your local smith is available? To complete the

valuable in a job search. Both participate in the Confucius Classroom at PSCC.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Info: 966-7057. All events are held at the Farragut Town Hall unless otherwise noted. â– Farragut/Knox County Schools Education Relations Committee, 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3. â– Economic Development Committee, 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4.

tableau it will be necessary to transplant a towering oak to the site so the smith can work in the shade, but the parks and recreation department is up to that assignment. If you can move a cannon to town hall, why not a tree?

Next week: Learn the Charleston in your spare time.

Farragut staff serve on professional boards Numerous town of Farragut staff members are serving with local, state and national professional organizations in 2012. These include: Administration Department: David Smoak, town administrator, is a board member of the Farragut Business Alliance, the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce and the Metropolitan Drug Commission.

Gary Palmer, assistant town administrator, is a board member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Advisory Board for Graduate Education, and a member of the ICMA Annual Conference Planning Committee.

Community Development/Codes Department: Dan Johnson, fire marshal, serves on the board of the Knox County Construction Board of Appeals; is president of the Tennessee Building Officials Association Eastern Chapter; and is second vice president of the Tennessee Fire Safety Inspectors Association.

Engineering Department: Jason Scott, stormwater coordinator, serves on two committee for the Tennessee Clean Water Network – policy and strategic planning; he is secretary of the Tennessee Stormwater Association and an executive committee member for the Water Quality Forum.

Parks & Leisure Services Department: Sue Stuhl, parks and leisure services director, is chairing the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association (TRPA) 2012 conference program committee.

Lauren Cox, special events and program coordinator, serves on the TRPA 2012 conference program committee.

Chelsey Riemann, public relations coordinator, is president-elect of the Public Relations Society of America Volunteer Chapter and a member of the TRPA 2012 conference program committee.

Jay Smelser, athletic and park coordinator, is on the TRPA 2012 conference program committee.

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Williamson County Commission: Turn out that light!

Williamson County is smarter than you (And richer, too) Avis car rental made famous the line: “We try harder.”

Members of the Williamson County Commission in Middle Tennessee don’t need to try at all – they’re smarter than you and certainly don’t need the public prying into their decision process.

With the backing of the Tennessee County Commissioners Association, and in the company of Lewis and Obion counties, the Williamson County Commission has decided there’s too much sunshine for comfort in the state’s Open Meeting Act. In October, Williamson County’s commissioners passed a resolution supporting legislation that would “subject governing bodies to the same Open Meeting Act that the General Assembly is subjected to.” Me, too, say Lewis and Obion.

What gives? The General Assembly exempts itself from the Open Meeting Act if the members gathered constitute less than a quorum.

In short, Williamson County’s 21-member commission believes that when 10 or less of its number come together to discuss public business out the public eye, no one should be concerned.

What’s good enough for the state, etc.

Williamson County is situated mid-state, suspiciously close to the capitol, and maybe that has something to do with this insurrection against openness. According to 2010 census data, 50.2 percent of the county’s residents age 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree, and the median household income in 2009 was $87,474.

In Knox County, only 33 percent have a bachelor’s degree, and the median household income in 2009 was a paltry $45,380. Maybe rich eggheads just need a little more privacy.

But, hold on. In Lewis County only 9.4 percent competed four years of college, and the median household income is just a shade over $33,000. Obion County fares slightly better, with about 12 percent of its residents holding a bachelor’s degree and a median income of $38,157.

Seems the “99 percent” want in on the act, as well.

If the snobbery of wealth or the envy of poverty isn’t behind this quest for furtiveness, what’s driving it? We know that Gov. Bill Haslam has proclaimed his support for leaving the Open Meeting Act alone as it pertains to local governing bodies, and the consequences of Black Wednesday should be lesson enough for any county or city legislative body.

The problem is that Williamson County and its would be partners in the resurgence of backroom politics are looking through the wrong end of the telescope. It isn’t the local policy that needs amending; the General Assembly needs to clean up its act and remove the “Scarlet H” (hypocrite) from its collective foreheads.

Talk of “greater efficiency” if discussions among less than a quorum are allowed away from public scrutiny is simply code for “let’s make a deal.” As Commissioner Ed Shouse said last week, “Government is inherently inefficient.”

Amen, Ed. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

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Bill Tallent: American hero The wrinkly, yellowed page isn’t much to look at, but it reads like a novel: “I didn’t know it was going to be called the Battle of the Bulge, but I knew something was about to happen. Something big,” Bill Tallent said.

“I was 19 years old and I was an Infantry Raider with the 28th Infantry Division assigned to Intelligence, which meant I was responsible for penetrating the enemy lines to gather information about their locations and personnel. I carried about $30,000 worth of currency called ‘Invasion Money.’ They were smaller than normal bills, and I was supposed to use them if I ran into trouble.

“We were camped in a German town called Hosigen, not far from the Belgian border. Both sides were trying to infiltrate the enemy lines. There were Germans galore in American uniforms.

Betty Bean “Two nights before the battle started, I’d been out late. The moon was out and I saw somebody come through an opening in a wall. I couldn’t see exactly where he went, so I followed him. I was inside. He was outside.

We both stepped through another opening at the same time and he walked right up against the barrel of my gun.

I had it in his belly. He was wearing an American colonel’s uniform. I saw his hand start to come around and he took a big, deep breath.

I could see a colonel’s silver leaf on his helmet.

“I said ‘Don’t do it.’ He saved his own life by breathing deep. He spoke English and we interrogated him.

We were talking, talking, talking, standing there in

Bill Tallent the moonlight. I told him to show us where he was staying and he took us to a house.

He didn’t have a key, but he went in the front door and never did come out. Never said thank you. I should’ve triggered him right there, but I didn’t. He was scared all to hell.

“I went back and told my commanding officer, but it didn’t seem to bother him.

He was a schoolteacher out of South Carolina, and he

wasn’t a killer type. He carried a carbine. Might as well have been a BB gun. The next night I crossed the Our River to gather information.

I knew they were massing up, and I wanted to know how many tanks they had.

I went back and briefed my C.O: ‘There’s a crowd over there waiting on us.’

“He asked me, ‘Do you think they’re going to come after us?’

“We got our answer the next morning.”

In the months that followed, Tallent survived capture, Gestapo interrogation and gunshot wounds, two escape attempts (one successful) and going on the lam in the German countryside.

I had the honor a few years ago of helping him get it down on paper. Above is the first page of the first draft of his World War II memoirs. The finished product is in his files. I hope somebody finds it.

Rogero takes the helm Some have asked why the mayor’s inaugural is on the third Saturday of December instead of Jan. 1. When I first was inaugurated as mayor on Jan. 1, 1988, it was obvious that it was a less than satisfactory day for events in the mid morning.

It conflicted with football bowl games, a national holiday and the distress of any who might have partied too much on New Year’s Eve. Therefore, I sought a charter change to move it to the third Saturday of December when only Christmas shopping might intervene. City Council approved the amendment and the voters, in turn, ratified it. So the third Saturday in December is now the significant date.

Law Director Charles Swanson may want to sit down with inherited attorney Lisa Hatfield, whose law license was suspended for a week during the prior administration for not completing the required CLE courses required of attorneys, and suggest this not happen again on his watch.

Hatfield was suspended without pay by Law Director Debra Poplin.

Hatfield got an order vacating her suspension when she returned to work. She had failed to receive credit for some CLE conferences she had attended. The city pays for CLE courses but does not pay late fees issued by the Board of Professional Responsibility.

Today is the first work day for the new Rogero Administration. Attention will fade quickly as we get ready for Christmas and the newness wears off. Salaries for

Saunders will be the new City on his face says he may file a Council representative on the federal lawsuit against TVA city pension board. He is well based on violation of his First Victor qualified to deal with these Amendment rights. TVA is on Ashe complex issues. The city pen- weak constitutional grounds sion is not in as much finan- to try to enforce a facial cial turmoil and difficulty as makeup code for attendees at the county pension plan but it public hearings. One would think TVA has better things the new directors will be re- does face challenges. to do than worry about how ■ Attorney Chris Irwin leased as required by open records law, and this column who was barred from a TVA silly, foolish, outlandish or will keep you advised. Also, public hearing on nuclear outstanding people look while whether they are assigned power for wearing red paint attending a policy hearing. city cars or a car allowance will be told so you can know the total pay package.

■ Mayor Rogero plans to attend the mid winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington on Jan. 18-20. This will be a valuable time for her to meet mayors from around the country. Mayor Kim McMillan of Clarksville (former South Knox resident) will attend, too. I found the meetings to be worth the city expense of traveling there as I always came back with enhanced knowledge of urban issues.

■ Mayor Rogero is expected to attend the first 2012 city pension board meeting on Jan. 10. She ought to be chosen the new chair to follow Barbara Pelot whose term as chair and as a board member has expired. Pension issues are serious and costly.

■ For example, Dave Hill, who Rogero terminated from his waterfront position, will receive a lifetime city pension starting in 2017 of $1,035.17 a month or $12,400 a year with “Pedagogy,” a new piece of public art to honor educators, was a 3 percent annual escalator unveiled last week at the City County Building. It was sculpted compounded for the rest of by Julie Warren Conn who stands with Dr. Gene Overholt his life. So in 2027, his pen- at the dedication. The work in stone includes books titled: sion will be almost $17,000 “Discovery” “Enlightenment” and “Truth.” Overholt, who once a year and still growing ... served on the Knoxville city school board, was co-founder of a 30 percent increase com- the Chamber’s Leadership Education program and remains pounded in 10 years. Finbarr active with its alumni group. Photo submitted

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Lakeshore closing ‘not a done deal’ Local officials skeptical

By Betty Bean Doug Varney, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health was dispatched to Knoxville by Gov. Bill Haslam Tim Burchett last week to meet with County Mayor Tim Burchett and others to quell the negative reaction to the news that the state plans to close Lakeshore Mental Health Institute.

Whether or not he succeeded remains to be seen.

Knox County commissioners will vote today (Dec. 19) on a resolution to ask the state to delay the closure for two years.

Varney, a psychological examiner who worked his way up the management ladder to become CEO of Frontier Health, a community mental health center in the Tri-Cities area, assured his audience that he didn’t decide to close Lakeshore because it’s costing more than $25 million a year to care for some 100 patients.

This is not a budget-balancing measure, he said.

There are better ways to treat mental illness than institutionalization.

“This is not driven by money or budget,” he said.

“The deal in and of itself, the real key, is that we are moving forward in something we’ve been working on for 50 years – deinstitutionalization.”

Varney commended the Lakeshore employees, whom he said, “do God’s

Commissioner Doug Varney and Deputy Commissioner Marie Williams field questions. Photo by Betty Bean

work, every day.” He said his department will provide as much help as possible to some 370 employees who will lose their jobs, including severance packages and placement assistance.

As for the patients, Varney said the state has placement alternatives for those who need inpatient care.

He believes advances in medications will ease the transition for others.

“We’ve come a long way.”

Varney added that 90 percent of Lakeshore’s patients stay for fewer than 10 days, 70 percent for less than a week, and that these patients are good candidates for community health care services.

The portion of the $25plus million spent on thirdparty payments will be reinvested in the community, he said. The rest will be reinvested in the mental health system.

He attempted to dispel fears that chronically mentally ill patients will be discharged into the streets of Knoxville, swelling the

already robust homeless population and endangering the patients’ lives. “(Under the new system) we’re going to be able to serve a lot more people,” he said. “Nobody in that longterm group is going to be discharged to some apartment somewhere or some emergency shelter. They’ll have some of the best placements we’ve ever had.”

Those 40 to 60 patients who require inpatient care will be moved to facilities in Johnson City and Oak Ridge and the state will develop a transportation option to keep that burden from falling on local emergency services, Varney said.

Several county commissioners expressed dissatisfaction, led by Jeff Ownby, who complained that stateprovided job leads are turning out to be for low-pay, low benefit, dead-end positions, and Amy Broyles, who said she has “deep concerns” that uninsured patients will end up on the streets. Commission chair Mike Hammond observed

that the shutdown appears to be “a done deal,” a contention Varney denied.

A woman seated at the conference table attempted to ask questions, but wasn’t called on. After the meeting, she identified herself as “Stacey,” a Lakeshore employee. She said about 2,261 patients have been admitted to Lakeshore over the past year, 1,801 of them uninsured. Forty-nine were classified as violent and 141 were inmates of the Knox County jail.

“At least 460 were sent to us because no other facility wanted them,” she said.

“And 273 of those were sent to us because there was no appropriate bed available at a private facility.

Six people on the sub-acute or short-term floor are violent. One of them has a probation band around his ankle because he’s actually a rapist. No private facility is going to take somebody like that.”

And fi nally, she said there are patients whom Varney needs to reassure.

“Patients are wanting to talk to him. He won’t.

They’re terrified. A lot of our patients were here in the Children and Youth Program. Some of them refer to the security guards as Mom and Dad. It’s just a sad, sad thing that’s going on here. I don’t understand how he can sleep at night.”

After the meeting, Burchett was asked if he is convinced that the move to close Lakeshore is motivated by concern for patient well being rather than financial considerations.

“When I was a legislator, there’s one thing I learned pretty quick,” he said. “Follow the money.”

Brown bids a graceful farewell

By Betty Bean Call it a victory lap.

Vice Mayor Joe Bailey did the honors at the reception honoring outgoing Mayor Daniel Brown last Monday. “ M a y o r, Daniel Brown you didn’t mess it up.”

There was a rare consensus in the crowded Small Assembly Room as several hundred Knoxvillians gathered to thank Brown for his 11-month tenure as interim mayor.

Brown, who was elected by his City Council colleagues to serve out the unexpired term of now-Gov. Bill Haslam, went back to being the 6th District City Council representative after the inauguration of Mayor Madeline Rogero on Saturday.

But Monday belonged to history buff Brown, whose sole request upon vacat-

ing the mayor’s office was some kind of commemoration of those who came here in servitude.

Brown, who is known for old-school courtesy, thanked his wife, Cathy, his constituents, his City Council colleagues, city employees (with a special shout-out to City Recorder Cindy Mitchell) and got a standing ovation as he unveiled the plaque, which said, above the great seal of the city, “In Honor of Daniel T. Brown, Knoxville’s First African American Mayor.

Beneath the seal were the words “In remembrance of those who came to the area in servitude.”

Afterwards, city planning and policy chief Bill Lyons wanted to be clear: “He just wanted the bottom part. We added the top part.

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A Christmas

The steam engine received at Christmas in 1944 by Malcolm Shell. It is now on display at the Farragut Folklife Museum.

to remember

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MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

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am sure almost everyone has a special Christmas they remember above all the rest.

With some 73 Christmases to remember, one in particular stands out.

It was the Christmas of 1944 when World War II was nearing its end. It was a bittersweet Christmas for my family because we had just learned that my brother, Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Shell, had been killed in France on Thanksgiving Day and another brother, Sgt. 1st Class Carl C. Shell, was still in harm’s way in the battle for Italy.

But amidst the sadness, the family gathered at our home to celebrate Christmas. I was only 6 years old and had very little understanding of our loss since I was only 3 years old when they left home and barely remembered either of them. As always, we had a beautiful Christmas tree with lots of presents, and my mother had prepared a feast for some 12 family members. I really wasn’t expecting much that year because the war effort had greatly reduced the availability of toys and that fact had been explained to me.

All toys in the Christ-

mas catalogues were made of wood since metal was needed for the war effort.

But my big surprise on Christmas morning was a Western Flyer red wagon.

My father grew up in a family that owned part interest in a furniture manufacturing company and had great talent in wood working.

He had made the wagon in our woodworking shop and meticulously painted it exactly like those offered in catalogues including the name Western Flyer.

Another special gift that year was a toy steam engine with a brass boiler, a whistle to let off excess steam and an alcohol burner. This was as big a surprise as the wagon because it was metallic. My father had purchased it from one of the train people who regularly came into the train station where he worked. It had probably been made in the mid-to-late 1930s prior to the rationing of metal products. I am not sure what ever happened to the Western Flyer wagon, but the steam engine is currently on display at the Farragut Folklife Museum as part of the antique toy collection exhibit.

Although I had a dog,

A jersey for Christmas

I had also begged for two ducks, for what reason I can now not imagine, but they appeared one day as small solid white ducklings.

My dog enjoyed them even more than me because it became his pastime chasing them around the yard.

Now, ducks are extremely messy creatures and the yard was always full of white feathers. I named them Huey and Dewey. It didn’t take long before my parents suggested that we might need to give them away, but I was not too keen on giving away Huey and Dewey.

The Christmas table that year contained the usual big turkey and all the trimmings, but there were two other offerings that I had not seen before, much smaller than the turkey. I noticed that the other family members were testing two offerings in a cautious manner and I decided to do the same. It didn’t take long for me to determine that turkey was the best choice.

And it was not for several days later that I realized Huey and Dewey were missing and overheard a conversation about them.

It then dawned on me that I had eaten Huey and Dewey.

I can remember other Christmases with varying degrees of fondness and sadness, including two that were spent overseas while in the military. And I am sure that like most soldiers now serving our country in foreign lands, their memories of past Christmases are thoughts that bring them closer to home. Home for the holidays seems to be an innate yearning, and I remember that yearning which also translates as home sickness. And during those two years away from home, the Christmas of

marker on the tape on his wrists and, without ceremony, dedicated the game to the memory of his friend. A few days later, Chad gave No. 67, nice and clean, to David to give to J.D.’s fiancee to give to Mr. and Mrs. Sims.

The transfer took 12 years.

“That was never a problem,” said John Sims. “The jersey was a special memento. It meant a lot to TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West a lot of us, but the kindness of the gesture was what really mattered. ometime this week John and that November week in Tupelo, Chad Clifton was a busy man, in Sandra Sims will receive a MS. He had lived next door to the the closing push of a football seaTennessee football jersey, No. 67, Clifton family while attending UT- son, approaching a career decision. worn the day their son was bur- Martin. He was a life-loving class- That he would think of us was and ied. mate and close friend of Chad’s is very meaningful.

It was from the Arkansas game, friends, David Glass and Brad “To this day, we have never met Nov. 13, 1999, a bad day for addi- Franklin. As grad students at UT, Chad Clifton but he has a place in they and Clifton became room- our hearts.” tional reasons.

The good guy who sent the jer- mates.

John and Sandra Sims live in J.D. stayed at their apartment Franklin. He is a consulting ensey was Chad Clifton, big body, big heart, Volunteer tackle at the when he came over for games. It gineer. She is a teacher. They are time, more recently affiliated with was one big happy fellowship – Tennessee football fans. until it went sad. the Green Bay Packers.

“We became season-ticket holdClifton wrote JDS in magic ers in 1998. It was a good year to J.D. Sims died in an auto crash

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1944 was the one I seemed to remember most.

Even today, I enjoy browsing through toy stores during Christmas and looking at the myriad of offerings that kids can enjoy: radio controlled vehicles, electronic computer games and even small power-driven vehicles that can be ridden. These toys would have been beyond the most creative imagination for kids 60 years ago and particularly those that grew up during the WWII years.

But given all the ad-

join the crowd.”

In more ways than the meaningful jersey, Chad Clifton has done a lot for the image of Tennessee football.

He grew up in Martin. He was a two-way tackle and sometimes tight end on the Westview High team. He also took up considerable space in basketball. Parade magazine said he was a prep allAmerican in football.

Alabama tried to recruit him.

Gene Stallings did the official inhome visit.

When the coach returned to his car, he found it decorated in orange and white with a Tennessee pennant attached to the radio antenna. Those same Clifton friends did the dastardly deed.

Stallings smiled and acknowledged that Big Orange Country is real.

Chad chose to join Phillip Fulmer, an old line coach, at Tennessee. Remember this part: Clifton

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vancement in technology, Christmas for kids 60 years ago, when little red wagons were a real treat, were enjoyed no less than Christmases today when kids have a virtual cafeteria of offerings. And through the work of various charities, many of which didn’t exist then, even disadvantaged kids can now find their stockings filled with toys that will one day create fond memories for them.

And through these opportunities, hopefully many will learn the joy of giving rather than receiving.

was a four-year starter. The Volunteers were somewhat successful, 43-7, during his time. He received all-SEC recognition and a national championship ring.

The Sporting News thought Chad was a second-team allAmerican. The Packers thought he was at least that good. They drafted him in the second round.

He became a great blindside protector, treasured but relatively unheralded.

Clifton overcame injuries and got better with age. One year he played all 1,031 offensive snaps.

He made it to the 2008 Pro Bowl.

In 2010, he cashed in. His threeyear contract called for $20 million. In February, he and the Packers took another jackpot, Super Bowl XLV. His reputation is near enough to spotless to be about right for Vol for Life. Do I hear a second to that motion?

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

faith

WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS • DECEMBER 19, 2011 • A-7

Time warp Now the birth of Jesus took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

(Matthew 1: 18-21 NRSV) This is a season when time gets turned topsy-turvy.

In the first place, time gets scarce. There doesn’t seem to be enough of it. How will we ever get everything done: shopping, cleaning, decorating, writing, mailing, cooking, wrapping? And where in that list, for crying out loud, are reading, singing, savoring, praying, fellowshipping, enjoying, worshipping, being?

Also, time gets warped.

The liturgical year has Christ the King coming in power and glory one Sunday in November, and the

Cross Currents

Lynn Hutton next Sunday we are looking forward to his coming as a tiny babe.

Our own memories are part of that time warp, too.

A carol can come winging out of nowhere, and suddenly we are back at our grandmother’s dining table, or putting on our angel wings for the children’s pageant.

Those who used to be present – and now are gone – still inhabit Christmas.

Our memories are dear and poignant. In the midst of the merriment, there are sometimes tears; with the laughter comes a catch in the throat and a wave of remembrance.

Time was pretty topsyturvy for Joseph, too. Here was Mary, pregnant before she was married, pregnant even before they had “lived together,” as Matthew so delicately puts it.

Where I work, our neighbors who are poor, homeless, alone, scared or sick remind me of a young couple who had no safe home to return to, and therefore no livelihood, no family or friends available and no place for a child to be born. No safety net at all, except the angel who kept showing up in Joseph’s dreams.

The angel had reassured Joseph that everything was going to be fine. But now he had to deal with this taxation that Caesar Augustus had thought up! Here was bad timing, indeed, because Mary was due any day.

I have tried to imagine that trip down through

Judea, past Jerusalem and on toward little Bethlehem.

I have wondered how Joseph must have felt, coming back to his ancestral home, only to be told there was no place for him and for his wife, who was even now looking pale and frightened, and wishing for her mother.

Did Joseph’s angel hover close that night, beating back the darkness with his powerful wings? Or did he sing the very first Christmas carol at the baby’s cry, a soft lullaby that was picked up by the heavenly hosts who sang in full chorus for amazed shepherds to hear: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors” (Luke 2: 14)?

Remember, in this holy season, to someone, today, you may be the angel of the dream: giving direction, giving hope, giving encouragement or giving that swift kick in the seat of the pants, much like Joseph’s angel: “GO!” Or it may be that you are one of the heavenly choir who sings because you cannot stop the melody that gives your heart wings.

May your Christmas be merry and blessed!

WORSHIP NOTES Chanukah ■ Heska Amuna Synagogue will host a Chanukah celebration 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. There will be latkes, Karaoke and lots of family fun. Bring your family and your Menorah. Dress casual.

Everyone is invited. Admission is $18 ($9 children 12 and under, family cap of $45). Info: 522-0701.

Christmas events

‘Love was Shown’ The children’s choir of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church on Dec. 11 performs during the church’s Christmas concert “Love was Shown.” Photos by T. Edwards

HVA seniors strut their stuff

By Sandra Clark Events leading up to the Christmas break seem to move at hyperspeed, and we apologize for any concert, recital, performance or festive meal that we missed. Huff, huff, catching breath.

One event I’ll try never to miss again is the senior portfolio presentation at Hardin Valley Academy. I went to see Madison Williams’ display and to meet her mom.

Madison interned with Shopper-News this semester and produced some wonderful profiles in a series called “Hawks at Home,” a look at things HVA students do when they’re not in school.

We learned that most of them are out there making money as bakers, photographers, instructors, etc.

Anyhow, the big space (it has a name) was packed with displays, parents, mentors and students, all showing off their senior portfolios.

It didn’t hurt the crowd that there was a wrestling match and choral concert going on at the same time. Busy place, that Hardin Valley Academy.

And this was at night!

Students had interned with a veterinarian, a dietitian, a pharmacist, a pediatrician, a civil engineer, WATETV reporters, the American Red Cross, the Knoxville Zoo and the Karns Animal Clinic. One crew went to the bio-chemical lab at UT; another student helped with kindergarteners at the West End Church of Christ. She focused on autism inclusion in the classroom. Wow. Back at the last table, I met the next Bill Gates. It was just hard to sort out which of the three guys who collaborated to invent an omni directional track will stay the course.

It wasn’t hard, though, to discover the talker. That was

Tyler Trew shows off his senior portfolio project. He interned at East Tennessee Discount Drugs in Lenoir City where his mentor was Marianne Bailey. “They do both compounding and retail pharmacy,” he said.

Andrew Messing who said their work with Dr. Lonnie Love was exciting. “You hear what engineering is about, but this was real work experience. That’s when the magic happens.”

Andrew and his colleagues Josh Penney and Philip Keller met Dr. Love through his volunteer work as the coach of the Hardin Valley Robotics team. They’ve completed the first step toward a patent application. Do not ask me to explain the omni directional track, but I’m sure Andrew would volunteer.

Debbie Sayers, chemistry teacher and dean of the STEM Academy, one of four at Hardin Valley, says the students are “doing stuff beyond what I would expect and working with people who push.”

Dr. Love has won all sorts of awards for robotics, she said, calling the omni directional track “very impressive.”

Sayers oversees roughly 500 students in the STEM Academy; about 125 are se-

niors and about 34 of them did senior portfolios. “Next semester we’ll have about 50 more,” she said.

Besides STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), the academics are Liberal Arts, Health Sciences and BLPA (business, law and public affairs).

Each academy has its own flavor and STEM teachers teach primarily STEM students, Sayers said. That means English readings, for example, can be modified to the students’ interests. “They get excited when they see meaning.”

This is Hardin Valley Academy’s fourth year, but since it began without seniors, the 2012 grads are the first class to have completed all four years at HVA. Today (Dec. 19) two STEM Academy classes that read “October Sky” will shoot off rockets on the school grounds. Count me in. See you there!

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host an informal Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. with children in mind and a traditional service

HOLIDAY NOTES First Night Knoxville 2012 at Market Square, will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31.

Features music, dancing, storytelling, children’s activities and more. Info: www.cityofknoxville.org/ Christmas.

New Years Eve Extravaganza Saturday, Dec. 31, LC Family Fun and Karaoke, 1850 Old Highway 95 in Lenoir City. Arcade games, pool tables, basketball, air hockey, live music and watching the ball drop in New York City on a big screen. Talk show host Marla Higginbotham will be the master at 8 p.m. with trumpet, choir and candlelight. Service on Christmas day will be held at 11 a.m. Info: 690-1060 or visit www.beaverridgeumc.com.

■ Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike, will host “The Longest Night” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. This will be a quiet service of reflection, music, healing prayer and connection. Info: www.2ndpres.org.

■ Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike, will host Christmas Eve service Saturday, Dec. 24. Family service with the Praise Band will be at 5 p.m.; traditional candlelight service with the Chancel choir will be at 7; and communion service will be at 11. Service on Christmas Day will be held at 11 a.m. Info: www.2ndpres.org.

Community Services ■ Concord United Methodist Church’s Caregiver Support Group, affiliated with Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc., meets 10 to 11:30 a.m. each

of ceremonies. Tickets are $35 ($60 per couple) and can be purchased at Debra’s Nails Desire on Kingston Pike and Kings Inn Motel in Lenoir City. Doors open at 7 p.m., music starts at 9. Info: 332-0957.

The Festival of Lights will be held at the Cove at Concord Park on Northshore Drive 6-9 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22, through Friday, Dec. 30, (excluding Christmas day). Hot dogs, hot chocolate, bonfires for roasting marshmallows and s’mores. Santa will visit Dec. 22-23. Leashed pets are welcomed. Info: www. knoxcounty.org/parks. first Tuesday in Room 226 at the church, 11020 Roane Drive. Anyone in the community who gives care to an elderly individual is invited.

Refreshments. Info: 675-2835.

■ Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike, will begin its DivorceCare class again Jan. 5. This group is for anyone healing from a divorce or separation. Info: Email lbenner@fefc.com.

CONDOLENCES ■ Click Funeral Home (675-8765): Grover “Chris” Duke Kaye Lucille Finnell Charles Edward “Charlie” Layton III Lorene Goins Mounger Raymond A. Oakley Beatrice Shamblin “Bea” Scott Helen Christine Siler ■ Stevens Mortuary (524-0331): Jack E. DeVault Billy Earl “Little Bill” Hamrick

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Harmon, 71, has been a Montgomery Village resident since 2009. Upon moving into Montgomery Village, Harmon discovered an unused library that was, in his words, “a mess.” The Knoxville native and University of Tennessee graduate took it upon himself to reopen the library, a monumental task that he says he

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Home Federal lists year-end promotions West Knox residents Andrew “Andy” Hampson and Vaughn York were promoted to senior vice presidents at Home Federal Bank; Hampson in the trust department and York in the compliance department.

York Hampson Heidenreich Karns branch manager LeAnn Heidenrich was promoted to vice president.

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Harmon loves to share stories, and one of his stories illustrates how the library is making a real difference: “One day two Burundian teenagers came in the library and were interested in some whittling I was doing. I spotted an Encyclopedia of Crafts sitting on the shelf and suggested they read it.

They were amazed at all the things they could do, particularly beadwork.

Having that book available helped me teach them how to learn to do things from books.”

Harmon says he is profoundly grateful to have a place to live that he can afford and that giving back is his way of showing his gratitude.

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NEWS FROM HELPING HANDS HOME ASSISTANCE

New Helping Hands center to serve young and old

By Aaron Killian

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elping Hands Home Assistance wants to help young and old alike through their new center located at 6900 Office Park Circle in Knoxville.

Opened on Oct. 10, Helping Hands Childcare currently only serves small children ages six weeks to five years, but President and CEO Chris Middlebrook wants to add a senior center component to the facility.

Middlebrook plans to call the day center for seniors “The Gathering Place.”

“We want it to be a club for seniors – a gathering place,” Middlebrook said.

“It’s an alternative to a

nursing home.”

Designed mainly for seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia, the Gathering Place will be located on the upper level of the Helping Hands center with the childcare facility on the lower level, and Middlebrook said he’d like the children and adults to interact once or twice a week through crafts, story time and other activities. Also, the center will partner with the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine’s H.A.B.I.T (Human-Animal Bond In Tennessee) Pet Visitation program where children and adults will bond with animals for therapeutic experiences.

“I think both groups will benefit from the concept. Children have a way of bringing out memories for adults, especially those with memory loss,” Middlebrook said. “A lot of kids today are growing up without their grandparents, and families are spread out. It’s not like it used to be with grandma coming over or the grandkids going to grandma’s house.

“This is really a way to expose them to grandmother and grandfather figures.

Years ago, we learned life lessons – morals and values – from our grandparents. We don’t have a lot of that today. This concept will help encourage good

Saveon Magwood, Waylon Kitts, and Roshaun Smith listen as Audra Southerland reads them a story. Photo by Aaron Killian or three months.

“The center will focus on preparing the children for kindergarten through academics and by helping to develop social skills necessary for school,” Middlebrook said. “A hot, nutritious lunch and snacks are served daily.”

Middlebrook said he is happy that state funding is available for participants in both the childcare and se-

values and morals – what kids really need as they go through life.”

Currently, the childcare portion of the Helping Hands center has openings for children in their nursery, toddler, 3-yearold, and 4- and 5-year-old classes. The center is also accepting applications for its waiting list for the Gathering Place, which Middlebrook plans to open in two

nior programs.

“I’m excited to partner with the Choices program which screens our senior applicants to meet eligibility requirements,” Middlebrook said. The childcare center accepts state certificates, which cover a majority of the cost.

Currently Helping Hands Childcare is open from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Middlebrook said he wants the Gathering Place to offer a flexible schedule since so many seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s live with caretakers who work or have scheduled doctor’s appointments. Seniors may come to the center five days per week and up to 40 hours per week.

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By Suzanne Foree Neal Something in the list of school announcements caught Ramie Fathy’s ear; something about applications for a leadership program. He liked taking part in leadership activities, so the Farragut High School senior thought, “Why not?” and filled out an application.

“I thought it was worth a shot,” he says, smiling. He took a test, then wrote an essay and finally had a personal interview. “I was nervous about the interview,” he says. “I thought I did so many things wrong.”

Much to his surprise, he’s been chosen one of two Tennessee students to attend the 50th Anniversary United States Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C., in March. “It’s really a great opportunity to meet a lot of successful high school students,” he says. “They represent their senators and it’s a bigger deal than I thought.”

He has his fingers crossed that he’ll get a chance to meet President Obama. Students will sit in on a Senate session and meet their senators and Supreme Court members. Networking with other students is also on his “to do” list as some students who attended last year got a summer internship.

Although he’s not sure where he wants to go to college – Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania top his list – he has decided to major in neuroscience. “My mother had depression and my grand-

of newborns have to make some hard decisions if their baby wasn’t totally healthy.

“Sometimes they would just have to let them go because they didn’t have money for treatment,” he says.

Clearly the experience left an impression on him.

At Farragut he’s involved in the Student Government Association, Health Occupations Student Association, Spanish Club, Science Club and Quiz Bowl. Although he likes to read, when he’s not hitting the textbooks, Ramie is an avid hiker. He also makes time for video games and hanging with friends.

One thing he won’t be Ramie Fathy is one of two stuable to escape during his dent delegates from Tennessee chosen to attend the 50th week in Washington is Anniversary United States Sen- homework. It will follow ate Youth Program in Washing- him there. The weeklong event is sponsored by U.S. ton, D.C. Photo by S. F. Neal senators and the Hearst Foundation. mother had Alzheimer’s. I Ramie will also receive decided I wanted to help a $5,000 scholarship. Not people. The brain is naa bad payoff for listening ture’s greatest puzzle and to those routine school anwe don’t really know anynouncements. thing about it.”

While he’ll learn a lot about the political process in Washington, he’s really not interested in becoming a politician. He would, however, like to be involved in public policy in some way, especially after a trip to Egypt where he studied the health care system in that country.

“I saw private hospitals and the charity hospitals,” says the son of Aly and Amal Fathy. “The private hospitals had the best technology and doctors. The charity hospital only has a certain amount of money.”

He volunteered in the neonatal unit at one of the charity hospitals where he helped bathe the babies.

Ramie also saw parents

Seniors excel with STEM project Andrew Messing, Philip Keller and Josh Penney are exploring a patent for their senior project at Hardin Valley Academy. All are members of the STEM Academy and interned at ORNL with Dr. Lonnie Love, who also coaches the school’s robotics team. Their project involves an omni directional track system which Andrew says is unique. Seniors from Hardin Valley’s four academies displayed their senior portfolios for parents and mentors. Photo by S. Clark

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■ Backyard Book Fair will be held all day Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 19-20.

■ Tutoring sessions will be held by Mu Alpha Theta from 7:45 to 8:20 a.m. each Tuesday and Friday, and 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays in room O207.

■ The 7th and 8th grade band concerts will be held 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20.

Local champions The FC Alliance 98 Black boys soccer team won the state title winning the Division 1, U14 Tennessee State Championship in November. The team finished the 2011 fall season with another tournament win at the Nike Norcross Cup in December where it competed in the championship division. Pictured are (front) Kell Gammeltoft, Jeb Gary, Kyle Jacobs, Jon Creel, Lucas Cannineu, Connor Jacobs, Will Little, Andrew Ross, Collin Rose; (back): coach Paulo Neto, Jeremy Wise, John Totten, Charlie Richards, Jacob Helterbridle, Lucas Altman, Alex Schupp and Luke Orren. Photo submitted

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A joyful noise at Pellissippi strumental ensembles, and a jazz band.

Another Pellissippi State Community College presented special performance was two performances of its by the Dance Ensemble of “Christmas Memories” the “Dance of the Reedconcert on Dec. 8, in the Flutes” from “The NutClayton Performing Arts cracker” by Tchaikovsky, Center. Director Bill Brew- choreographed by Elaine er led the choir with Lin- Armfield Guffrey. nette Legg as accompanist.

The penultimate numThe public was invited for ber was “I’m Dreaming of this free entertainment a White Christmas” with a and filled the auditorium video behind the singers of to capacity. snow falling on an evergreen In addition to the cho- tree. Then “snow” started rale music, other groups falling on the stage, followed performed holiday melo- by snow for the audience, dies. There were blue- and the auditorium rocked grass, brass, guitar, with laughter. The perfor- Linda Rhea seems to dance on air to “Dance of the Reed-Flutes” percussion and small in- mance ended with a rendi- from “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky. Photos by T. Edwards

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tion of “Merry Christmas.”

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Concert Chorale director Bill Brewer joyously wishes everyone a “Merry Christmas” after “snow” descends upon the audience at the holiday concert finale.

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Roane State Community College ■ Denark Construction of Knoxville will serve as construction manager of an expansion of the Oak Ridge campus. A new building will provide space for three new programs, include two large lecture halls and have a geothermal heating and cooling system. Ground-breaking on the $11.5 million project is planned for spring 2012, and the building is expected to be ready by fall 2013.

■ Computer science professor Dr. George Meghabghab has been named Course Developer of the Decade by the Regents Online Campus

UT-Knoxville ■ Reporting child physical or sexual abuse is explained in a refresher program developed by the College of Social Work. Free, online training was developed in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. To date, more than 100,000 users have visited the training website, which has been in existence for several years.

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■ College of Social Work has developed a voluntary program to deliver child support services to inmates and help newly released offenders find work and community assistance. The Tennessee Partnership for Ongoing Parental Support was featured in the November issue of “Child Support Report,” a publication of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement. Monica Roush and Martha Deaton coordinate the program.

■ Alumni Association offers networking for grads and will unveil new tools in January to make it easier for more than 325,000 UT alumni to network with one another. Mike McCay is developing the program.

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Meghabghab developed three online computer science courses in 2001 that are still being taught through the ROCC. ■ Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students recently presented at the annual Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association conference.

Jordan Yancey of Scott County and Miranda Longmire of Wartburg discussed their study-abroad trip to Mexico where they learned about community-based rehabilitation based on the World Health Organization model. The course was part of the college’s International Education program.

■ College of Nursing was one of five schools in the nation selected to participate in The Beryl Institute’s Educational Outreach Program, focused on engaging students and faculty in the patient experience. “It is of utmost importance for our students to be leaders in bettering the patient experience,” Dean Victoria Niederhauser said.

■ Lee Riedinger and Michael Simpson, joint faculty members at UT-Knoxville and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Riedinger is the director of the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, and Simpson is the center’s assistant director. Riedinger has been on the UT physics faculty for more than 40 years and was recognized by the AAAS “for seminal studies of atomic nuclei at high spin.”

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John Lelle steps on VIG sunMikki Barr, owner of The Rainforest Room, shows Nikki Billingsley an acacia wooden carved glasses to try out their indeelephant head. Billingsley said, “The elephant is my favorite. It’s beautiful!� Barr, who travels to structibility while Bill Witten Indonesia to obtain the artwork and help people struggling to survive, said, “It started out as a watches. Lelle said, “That’s business but turned out like a giant family for me. They call me Dr. Doolittle.� amazing (when the sunglasses do not break)! We have five kids and they go through sunglasses like crazy.�

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Photos with Santa are available 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 23 and 24. Breakfast with Santa is 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, for $5 per child.

Larry Hill brings “Lucy� to visit Bob Miller at Mattie’s Attic. Miller Each Saturday offers live entertainment, sells leather wallets for $5.98 or 2 for $10. He tells about one which begins around noon. It is “open mic� shopper who purchased eight wallets, added a $20 bill in each by appointment. To schedule your perforand said, “Thank you very much. I’m done (Christmas) shopping!� mance, call 850-7415.

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NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

The Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors high school football team celebrates the school’s first state football championship. Photo submitted

Charlie High, a.k.a. ‘Mr. Football’

Warriors are state champs First state title for football team

By Aaron Killian

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hey came. They saw. They conquered Division I Class 3A high school football.

On Dec. 2, the Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors took home the school’s ďŹ rst football state championship trophy by sweeping the tournament in Cookeville and defeating the Milan Bulldogs 49-14.

Head football coach Rusty Bradley said, “We were really excited. (Winning the state championship) was not something that was on our radar screen.�

Bradley added, “We had never even won our district championship before, so we won our ďŹ rst district championship and our ďŹ rst state championship in the ďŹ rst year.

It was a year of ďŹ rsts for us.â€?

Finishing the season 13-2, the team’s “year of ďŹ rstsâ€? had moments of adversity, Bradley said, but those moments helped equip his play-

ers with how to handle the tough challenges of the state tournament.

Starting the season with wins over Anderson County, Lexington Christian and Stone Memorial, CAK lost to Grace Christian 32-31. “Looking back on it, that really was a blessing to be in that situation, ďŹ rst of all, because we were pushed.

Second of all, it helped refocus our kids,� Bradley said.

The Warriors went on to beat Loudon, Gibbs, and Scott County. During their game against Kingston, Bradley witnessed a mid-season transformation in his team. “We were losing at halftime . . . And I remember there was no panic in our kids. There was no panic whatsoever,� Bradley said. “We came out in the third quarter and just exploded.

I think we scored 35 points in the third quarter. Our defense created some turnovers and gave our offense a short ďŹ eld, and I saw a passion and an emotion in our kids that I

Home for the holidays

By Aaron Killian There is no place like home for the holidays, and on Dec. 13, the Christian Academy of Knoxville celebrated Christmas with a concert at its original home of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church.

CAK ďŹ rst opened its doors in 1977 at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, and for many the performance at the church was like a homecoming.

CAK Elementary Music Director Will Burkhart said, “Personally, I was very excited about the opportunity to ďŹ nally bring our students to perform in a venue that is both visually and musically appealing.â€?

Historically, the Christ-

mas celebration features the middle and high school bands and choirs, but this year the music department wanted to do things a little differently to reach more people and appeal to a wider range of audiences.

For Burkhart and the rest of the music department, the most logical choice was to do a combined seasonal concert, so they added performances from grades 3 to 5 to the lineup. “It was a unique opportunity to share our music together in this corporate endeavor during this special season,� CAK Choral Director Peggy Filyaw said.

Performing for a packed audience, the Christmas Celebration was considered by many a huge success.

had not seen all year.�

However, the passion and emotion from the Kingston game would not carry the Warriors to victory against LaVergne, who beat them 4342 in overtime. “But it was a great experience for our kids,â€? Bradley said. “We had eight starters injured in that game, and it was great to see some backups step up and ďŹ ll in and to see our guys compete. And we drove down to tie the game at the end of the regulation.â€?

The loss to LaVergne fueled Bradley’s team to strive for a victory against Alcoa during the last regular game of the season, and only then did Bradley see a state championship as a possibility. “When we beat Alcoa in the regular season, and the brackets came out, I saw that if we were fortunate enough to win the ďŹ rst and second round, we would play Alcoa in the third round,â€? Bradley said.

After winning against Polk County and Sweetwater, CAK faced Alcoa again, but this

time would prove to be more difďŹ cult than the Warriors’ ďŹ rst encounter with the Tornadoes. “We were down 21 to 7, and we won 38 to 37 in overtime,â€? Bradley said. “With the Grace game and being in a tight situation, our guys were like, ‘We’re not going to let that happen again.’ And then to play in overtime, our guys were like, ‘We’re not going to let LaVergne happen again.’ So those two losses our guys drew on in the Alcoa game.â€?

The CAK Warriors went on to topple Austin-East and ultimately Milan for the state championship.

For Bradley, the real reward is not the district or state championship trophies, but the marked growth he experienced with his team. “From the beginning to the end our guys just grew up,� Bradley said. “We grew together as a unit, as a team with a passion and with emotion that they want to honor God with their effort.�

You can call him “Mr. Football.�

CAK quarterback Charlie High has had quite the football season this year, leading his team to a Division I 3A state championship and breaking several state records in the process.

Now, High has a new accolade to add to his collection: the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Back of the Year Award for Division I Class AA. Beating Dalton Boles of West Greene and Ladarius Vanlier of Maplewood, High received the award at a banquet on Nov. 28 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Murfreesboro.

High’s coach Rusty Bradley was proud of his quarterback. “Charlie High came into the year as a ďŹ rst year starter,â€? Bradley said. “He set state records for completions in a season, attempts in a season, yards in a season, touchdown passes in a season, combined touchdown passes and rushing in a season, and then total offense in a season.â€?

Bradley added that High winning Mr. Football and then leading his team to victory in the state championship was a wonderful way to end the season.

Bradley said, “It was deďŹ nitely a good year.â€?

Christian Academy of Knoxville choir sings “Carol of the Bells� at the Christmas Celebration held at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church. Photo submitted

Burkart said that the music program excels because so many involved with CAK support the arts. “Being supported ďŹ nancially is about receiving funds,â€?

Burkart said. “But that is not the most important support one can give. To give one’s

time, effort, and encouragement; to value what these students and their teachers work for; for both its inside and outside-the-classroom value – that is the nature of real support.� “We were thankful to give these talented students the

opportunity to perform in this venue,� Filyaw said.

Filyaw said that the Christmas celebration was not about the students, but the meaning behind the holiday and teaching students to use their talents for the glory of God.

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Direct hit gives motorcycle couple devastating injuries Charles “Bill” Mounger has been to war twice with two separate deployments to Iraq, but nothing compares to the battle he and his wife, Jean, have been fighting since being victims of a horrific motorcycle accident on April 29, 2010.

Multiple surgeries, skin grafts, rods, plates and a computerized prosthetic leg later, the Moungers are well on the road to recovery, thanks in part to the Parkwest Therapy Center.

“The Moungers are an extraordinary couple,” said Suzanne Moskal, physical therapist working with Jean. “Not only are they doing remarkably well physically and emotionally, they are amazingly supportive of each other.”

“Bill is one of the hardest working patients I’ve ever had,” said Mark Conley, physical therapist.

“He has come so far and I can really push him. He has such a strong desire to do everything he possibly can.”

An active couple who regularly worked out, had a busy social life and took motorcycle trips to their favorite destinations, Bill, age 44, had just returned from his second tour in Iraq on Easter Sunday 2010. He and Jean, age 54, set out on a motorcycle trip to California to visit with Jean’s family for a few weeks. They were heading back home to Lenoir City and decided to take Route 66 on the way. As they were pulling into the town where they were planning to spend the night, they stopped at a red light just blocks from their hotel. When the light turned green they went through the intersection.

“I saw the car coming straight at us,” said Bill. “I cut hard to the left so he wouldn’t hit us head on.

That’s the last thing I remember.”

Bill and Jean Mounger are all smiles following a session at the Parkwest Therapy Center.

The driver of the car hit a minivan, then the Moungers on their motorcycle and two more cars before finally coming to a stop. The driver was diabetic and apparently suffering from low blood sugar at the time of the accident.

Bill was thrown from the bike while Jean ended up underneath

With a focus on keeping patients Treated Well. Well Treated.®, the programs at Parkwest Therapy Center are nationally recognized for excellence in clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. The outstanding staff of physical, speech and occupational therapists draw from extensive experience and utilize the latest research and technology to achieve maximum patient function and pain relief.

Many of the therapists have been awarded advanced certifications in order to offer specialty programs such as: ■ Certified Mechanical Diagnosis Therapy through McKenzie ■ Advanced Sports Medicine with board certified specialists ■ Certified Hand Therapy ■ Certified Neurological Rehabilitation ■ Aquatic Therapy ■ Certified Vestibular Rehabilitation ■ MedX Spine and Cervical Therapy with certified specialists ■ Certified Neuromuscular Stimulation ■ Specialized Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Therapy ■ Certified Functional Capacity and Ergonomic Evaluations Located just off Pellissippi Parkway at the Fort Sanders West campus, Parkwest Therapy Center has ample free parking and easy access. A physician’s referral is required and most insurance plans are accepted. For more information about these or any of the services available at Parkwest Therapy Center, call 865-531-5710 or visit www.covenanttherapy.com.

it. He suffered multiple fractures in his right pelvis, hip and leg as well as a shattered right ankle.

Jean lost her right leg at the scene and had multiple breaks in her right forearm and upper arm.

She considers herself fortunate, though – her femoral artery had been exposed but never ruptured.

Had it broken, she likely would have died at the scene.

Initially the couple was airlifted to a local trauma center for treatment. Based on their injuries, Jean was admitted to ICU, Bill to a trauma floor. Neither knew what had happened to the other. After two days they were reunited on the trauma floor and eventually stepped down to an orthopedic floor. They spent a total of seven weeks in the hospital undergoing surgeries, skin grafts and wound care, but were not ready for physical therapy.

In mid-June the Moungers were well enough to return home. Both families had come to visit while they were in the hospital and Bill’s father flew back home with them and stayed for five months helping care for the couple.

Initially, the Moungers underwent home health and wound care treatment. In the fall, Jean was able to get a prosthetic leg. She has a special computerized C-Leg that is able to adjust as she progresses.

The stronger she gets, the more flexible it becomes. Once they were physically able, they started physical therapy at Parkwest.

“We asked around and visited several therapy centers,” said Bill.

“We had concerns about finding someone to work with Jean’s prosthetic leg. We’d been told that above the knee amputees can have a harder time regaining the ability to walk well. Once we spoke with Suzanne, we knew Parkwest was best place for us.”

When they started therapy in March of this year, Jean was using a walker and Bill had just gone from crutches to a cane. The couple’s goals for physical therapy included strengthening their core muscles, rebuilding their strength and endurance, and improving their gait. Cur-

Bill Mounger, pictured with Parkwest Physical Therapist Mark Conley, works on regaining core strength and hip flexibility at the Parkwest Therapy Center.

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rently, Bill is using a single cane and Jean is working toward a single cane from a tripod style.

“We live in a split-level house,” said Bill. “Before the accident, we’d never thought about things like how to get groceries into the house when we were both in wheelchairs.

We ended up creating a rope with a hook pulley-system to get things up and down. We still use it for groceries, laundry, anything that we need to get up and down.”

“Once we spoke with Suzanne, we knew Parkwest was best place for us.”

– Bill Mounger That same spirit and determination has carried the Moungers through their journey. They are able to get around on their own now and are enjoying spending time with their 8-year-old grandson, Colby.

“God has watched over us,” said Jean. “We still have some negative moments but we don’t stay there.

I want my life back and I’m slowly getting it back.”

Bill and Jean say they often get asked about their injuries when out in public and openly share their story.

“If we can touch somebody’s life in some way and inspire them, then it’s worth it to talk about it.

This has slowed us down but it hasn’t stopped us,” they said.

Jean Mounger, pictured with Parkwest Physical Therapist Suzanne Moskal, navigating stairs with her C-Leg.

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Learning about arthritis Last Wednesday at the Strang Senior Center’s lunch and learn program, Dr. Brian Edkin, surgeon for Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, gave an informative presentation on the various treatment options available for those suffering from arthritis of the hip or knees.

Nearly 21 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis, the most crippling form of arthritis, affects approximately 2.1 million Americans. Both forms of arthritis cause the wearing out of joints from the progressive deterioration of cartilage.

Preventive treatments for arthritis are avoidance

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of injury, maintenance of ideal weight, exercise and in some instances surgery to fi x alignment problems.

Other treatments which may help relieve pain, but do not stop arthritis, are glucosamine/chondroitin supplements, pain relievers, anti-inflammatory medications, injections and braces.

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More than 600,000 joint replacements are expected to be performed in the United States this year. Of those, 90 to 95 percent have favorable results. The goals of joint replacement are to relieve pain, restore motion, improve stability and correct deformity (when present).

To contact Edkin, visit www.tocdocs.com or call Dr. Brian S. Edkin, of the Ten- Fort Sanders Regional Mednessee Orthopaedic Clinic, ical Center at 524-5365 or speaks at the Strang Center. Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center at 483-8478.

Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com The Strang Center invites you to their popcorn and when pain is moderate to holiday movie “The Bucket severe; interferes with daily List� at 12:30 p.m. Wednesactivities, work or enjoyable day, Dec. 21. They also invite activities; and/or is accom- you to visit Thursday, Dec. panied by other intolerable 22, for free coffee, tea or hot issues such as instability, loss cocoa. The Strang Center of motion or deformity. An will be closed for Christevaluation by an orthopaedic mas on Friday, Dec. 23, and specialist would help deter- Monday, Dec. 26.

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Christmas tree ornaments can be created using a variety of items that an individual may already have on hand. Photos by Ruth White.

Hand-crafted Christmas These five young Anatolian Shepherds and their parents have been given a second chance after being surrendered by a breeder at Jefferson County Animal Shelter. Photo by T. Edwards

Local family finds peace at the holidays Thanks to several good Samaritans in the Knoxville area, a family of Anatolian shepherds are not only still alive, but they will be safe and warm this Christmas.

The puppies will be fostered by Michael Samstag, founder of Knoxville Films.

He has converted his garage into a “puppy house” for such an occasion. From his care, the puppies will most likely be transported up North where adoptable dogs are in greater demand.

The parents are currently Sara being cared for at MeadowBarrett brooke Kennel until a suitable forever home has been selected for them.

Although these seven dogs will never be able to compreThe group of seven dogs hend the amount of work, (five puppies and the mom time and effort it took to and pop) were surrendered save their lives, and although by a breeder to the Jefferson they will never be able to County Animal Shelter for say “thank you” to everyone reasons unknown. Carmen who was involved, the many Tramell, local animal advo- people responsible for savcate and publisher of Critter ing them will be ready – in a magazine, is shuttling them heartbeat – to do it all again. to their next destination on Info: Visit www.nasrn.org. behalf of the National Ana- If you have a question or comment for tolian Shepherd Rescue Net- Sara, give her a call at 218-9378 or email barretts@shoppernewsnow.com. work.

Sometimes the simplest things bring the biggest smiles.

The idea of giving presents at Christmas has always been part of the season, but when did giving big presents become the norm? Going deep into debt just to show appreciation to friends and family isn’t my idea of the path to take, so when you receive a hand-crafted gift this year, know that it was created with a heart filled of love.

Handmade ornaments are special gifts that can be given away or kept to decorate a tree with treasured memories. Seniors at the Halls Senior Center gathered last week to create unique ornaments that are sure to become treasures.

Director Darrell Gooding

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taught class members how to create ornaments using ordinary light bulbs and turning them in to extraordinary gifts. Gooding used simple steps to create an ornament that resembled the University of Tennessee’s mascot Smokey and even the self proclaimed inartistic individuals were able to take home a beautiful gift.

Gooding also showed the class other ornaments that have been created by friends of the center and by

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the creative Amanda Patton.

Patton used old Christmas cards and cut them in to circles of various sizes, layering and creating a colorful tree ornament. Another use for old cards includes cutting into shapes and gluing them together to form a ball embellished with pretty ribbon for hanging.

If you’re suddenly feeling creative, there’s still time to grab some glue, pretty paper, paint brushes and ribbon to make some beautiful ornaments and some sweet memories.

The staff at Young-Williams would like you to meet 2-year-old male Labrador mix Holly Belle. He is available for adoption at the main center at 3210 Division St. The “new” center at Young-Williams Animal Village is at 6400 Kingston Pike. Both facilities are now open noon to 6 p.m. daily. If you don’t have time to drop by and take a look, visit www.young-williams. org to see photos of all of the center’s adoptables and call 2156599 for more information about each pet.

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Halls Senior Center director Darrell Gooding assists Angelia Correll as she creates an ornament using a light bulb.

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Labradoodle puppies for CHRISTMAS. No al- 4 REG. Angus Heifers 12-14 mos. old, 6 lergies or shedding. $450. reg. Angus Heifers Sweetwater 423-337-0073 6-11 mos. old, 865***Web ID# 907283*** 983-9681, 865-755-2030 MINI SCHNAUZERS FALL CUTTING AKC, 3F, 2M, black & GRASS HAY, sm silver, parents on square bales, avg 55 site, make dep., pick lbs. Starting $3/bale. up on Christmas Eve 865-850-0130. Straw $350. 865-257-2955 bales also available.

Imports Motor Homes

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STORAGE RV BOAT STORAGE West Knoxville 865-803-7977

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BMW Z4 Roadster Conv.

2004, AT, loaded, 26,300 mi, $21,000. 865-933-2795 INFINITI 1994 J30T, good cond. Black / tan lthr, 138k mi, $2100. 865-230-4990 ***Web ID# 907484***

Paving

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MIN PINCHERS AKC FESCUE & Orchard Autos Wanted 253 LEXUS SC 430 2003 reg., 8 wks., 3 males, conv. 98K mi., New Grass Hay, Round A BETTER CASH $250. Raised with tires, exc. cond. bales, barn kept, OFFER for junk cars, children. 865-585-0491 $17,900. 865-235-3336. $20/roll. 423-748-3188. trucks, vans, running ***Web ID# 906376*** or not. 865-456-3500 NISSAN SENTRA 2006, NEOPOLITAN AT, 2WD, 4 Buildings for Sale 191 Cash For Junk Cars, 4cyl,dr,white MASTIFF 2F, DOB w/gray, Trucks, Vans. Fast 9/28/11, $1,000 to 69K miles, loaded, STEEL BUILDINGS Free Pickup.

865-556$1,200. 423-519-4535 $7800.

865-354-4609; 8956; 865-363-0318 Arch and framed. END Lemoine42@live.com 423-534-4275 OF YEAR CLEAR***Web ID# 909209*** I BUY junk cars.

ANCE! Lowest prices SMART CAR, Passion 865.456.5249 or buy NOW for spring.

Old English Bulldog 2008, black, lthr., 865.938.6915 Save Thousands! puppies, very rare, warranty, 32K mi., 20'x26', 25'x40', othsolid white, blue eyes, $10,500. 865-771-3906. ers.

Display savings $1000/trade. 931-337-5137 Utility Trailers 255 also! 866-352-0469 ***Web ID# 906508*** POMERANIAN Pups 196 AKC, health guar, Computers parti-colors, $400 & up. 423-317-9051 HP-TOUCHSMART ***Web ID# 906544*** 610-1050f, 6 mos. old, 6 GIG, $650.

POODLES, Standard 865-539-1692 pups, ready Dec. 18, will hold w/$200 dep.

Choc. $500, Choc. Parti, Household Furn. 204 $650. 865-202-7738. ***Web ID# 909156*** Mattresses. Sealy, Stearns & Foster, Rottweilers, AKC, Serta, Qn & King German lines, extra lrg pups, vet ckd, parents $499-$799. 865-947-2337 on site. 865-986-0530 SOFA, SAGE Green, ***Web ID# 909339*** never used, purchased 5 mos. ago.

YORKIE CROSS. Dad $450. 865-603-2813 3 lb. Yorkie, mom 4 lb. L/H Chihuahua.

Males. Gorgeous pup213 pies. $400. 865-206-7157 Collectibles ***Web ID# 906730*** ELEC. TRAIN SETS, YORKIE PUPS AKC, Miniature Merry Go www.mmpuppies.com Round. All new in Guarantee. Visa/MC. box. 865-522-4610 Sara 423-562-4633 MODEL 1866 Trap Yorkshire Terriers Door Musket, MLB, puppies, AKC, F, NFL, NBA, CelebS/W, will be tiny. rity & German $500-$650. 865-659-3848 WWII autograph. ***Web ID# 906674*** Gary @ 865-604-3740

Sports

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2008 PACE Box Trailer, 7'x7.5x14. Exc. cond. PONT. Solstice Conv., 900 mi. Many opt.

2006, 79K mi, silver $4400. 865-310-1635 w/black lthr, power everything, great ENCLOSED cond, $9900 obo. 865- ^ TRAILER 5X8, 354-4609; 423-534-4275 used very little, ***Web Tree Service ID# 906779*** $1,200. 865-494-6503

Vans

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LESABRE 2000, FORD WINDSTAR BUICK 83,611 mi, exc cond., 2000, 108K mi., good leather, new tires, cond. 4 dr., PL & PW, $5,000. 865-282-9534 $3400. 865-945-3203. ***Web ID# 907605*** BUICK LeSabre Limited 2003, 79K mi, 1 ownr, lthr, all opts, Chevy Silverado 1993, great cond, must 1/2 ton, teal, 132K mi, sell, $7950 obo. 8651 ownr, all power, bed 354-4609; 423-534-4275 liner, $3300. 865-859-9035 FORD ESCORT 1998, DODGE RAM 2500 4 dr, exc., econ. rediesel 2000 SLT, ext. liable. $2,500. 865397-7918 cab, 134k mi, clean, $9995. 423-745-1181 FORD Mustang Coupe 2008, less than 33K mi, FORD RANGER 2000, very good cond, perfect super cab XLT, Xmas present, $15,000 loaded, $5200. 865obo. 865-719-3966 693-3180

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B-4 • DECEMBER 19, 2011 • WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 6:00pm Pellissippi State Campus, Goins Building

CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2nd Presbyterian Church Wednesday, December 21 • 7pm The Longest Night Service

Hardin Valley Campus

A Quiet Service of Reflection, Music, Healing Prayer and Connection

Saturday, December 24 3 Christmas Eve Services 5pm, Family Service 7pm, Traditional Service with The Chancel Choir 11pm, Communion Service

Sunday, December 25 • 11am Christmas Day Service

www.centerfaith.com

2829 Kingston Pike, Knoxville 523-2189 www.2ndpres.org

NHC Farragut Assisted Living

Our family at NHC Place in Farragut wishes you and your family a

Happy Holiday Season HOLIDAY MOVE-IN PACKAGE 3rd & 6th FULL MONTH OF RENT IS FREE! 122 Cavett Hill Lane • Farragut • 777-9000 • vakins@nhcfarragut.com