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Trashing the trash
BUZZ Urban Wilderness impacts economy
1 Year Down the Drain cleanup seeks volunteers
While no data have been collected on how many mountain bikers use Knoxville Urban Wilderness trails, or how much money they spend while doing it, a report published by Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Fellow Charles Sims and two graduate research assistants estimates that the recreation area could bring almost $52 million to the region annually if it became a national destination.
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Read Wendy Smith on page A-10
Homes of Love based in Farragut A nonprofit business in Farragut is making a difference in children’s lives around the world. It started in 1972 when Debbie Smith, then a senior at Bearden High School, watched the nightly news as orphaned children were airlifted out of Vietnam to head to the United States. She soon learned that her Young Life leader was one of the adopting parents, and the child ended up in Knoxville.
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Joseph Konvicka, AmeriCorps environmental technician with Farragut Stormwater Matters, prepares for the special cleanup “1 Year Down the Drain: Turkey Creek.� Photo by Carolyn Evans
By Carolyn Evans The town of Farragut is looking for trash collectors. Not only do they want as many men, women and young people as possible to volunteer for these positions, town officials will proudly display the fruits of the collectors’ efforts for all to see. From 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Jan. 23, the Stormwater Matters program coordinators for Farragut will host “1 Year Down the Drain.� The mission is to clean
up along the Grigsby Chapel Greenway. The litter collected that morning will be displayed at the outdoor classroom near Farragut High School. “This project is a twist on the Adopt-A-Stream program we have managed for several years,� says Lori Saal, Farragut stormwater coordinator. “We are trying something new in an effort to clean up the most littered sections of stream within Farragut.� The display is immediate gratification
By Wendy Smith
Every century or so somebody has such a remarkably good idea that the rest of us just smack our head and say, “Duh!� That’s what Pete DeBusk and the folks from Lincoln Memorial University announced last week. It’s a new doctoral program that bridges the gap between physician and physician assistant (PA). Read Sandra Clark on page A-5
Rick Barnes is philosophy prof What we are watching is Rick Barnes teaching philosophy 101. Tennessee basketball looks about like the preseason forecast from media experts. Right now, fans are still giving the coach the benefit of most doubts. Me too. His team is undersized. He has no threat in the post, offensively or defensively. We’ll find out later about recruiting.
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for the volunteers and a potent reminder to drivers who pass by on Campbell Station Road. In addition to being a visual lesson, the cleanup will have an educational component. Stormwater coordinators will talk about the dangers of litter beyond the aesthetic. “This cleanup gives an opportunity for community members to help the environment and to educate themselves on water quality problems on a local and national level,� says Joseph Kon-
vicka, AmeriCorps environmental technician with Farragut Stormwater Matters. Before the work gets started, participants will gather at the outdoor classroom to hear a history of water quality in the United States. As cleanups occur over the year, the trash collected will be added to the display at the outdoor classroom so the public can see what is being thrown into their waterways and bring water quality problems to the forefront of public thought, says Konvicka. “1 Year Down The Drain: Turkey Creek� is a collaborative service project inspired in the summer of 2015 by a conversation between Dr. Annie Gray with Pellissippi State Community College and CAC AmeriCorps program director Jason Scott. In September 2017, the waste collected through the year will be used to create art in the forms of sculpture, photography and illustrations or will be recycled or properly disposed. Those interested in volunteering are asked to sign up via SignUpGenius by Thursday, Jan. 21. Info: Konvicka at americorps@ townoffarragut.org or 966-7057
Povlin is new alderman
Read Carolyn Evans on page A-7
LMU launches new medical program
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Louise Povlin is congratulated by Alderman Ron Pinchok, Mayor Ralph McGill and her husband, Jay Povlin, after the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted for her to fill Alderman Ron Honken’s open seat. Photo by Wendy Smith
Farragut Metropolitan Planning Commissioner Louise Povlin was chosen from seven candidates to fill Alderman Ron Honken’s North Ward seat on the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Honken has taken a job in Indianapolis. His term will expire in August. Each candidate was given five minutes to make a presentation to the board. During her presentation, Povlin said she looked forward to receiving her MPC packet each month with “giddy excitement,� and brings a copy of the town’s land use plan to every meeting. She served on the Farragut Branding Committee and current-
ly sits on the board of the Farragut Business Alliance. She and her husband, Jay Povlin, own Anytime Fitness. She previously worked as an engineer. Following the presentations, the floor was open for each board member to nominate candidates. Alderman Ron Pinchok nominated Povlin, Alderman Bob Markli nominated Richard Cataldi and Vice Mayor Dot LaMarche nominated Rose Ann Kile. Because Povlin was nominated first, the board voted on her first. Since she received a majority of votes, she won, with no further voting. To page A-3
Winners, losers in school rezoning By Sandra Clark Last week, in response to the NAACP’s complaint to the Office of Civil Rights about racial resegregation following construction of two middle schools on the periphery of Knox County, a man who should know better asked, “What are they mad about?� The late Diane Jablonski quotes Sir Edmund Burke: “If you forget history, you are doomed to repeat it.� Last April the former school board member sent me her recollections of the school rezoning in 1991. Let’s review: Jablonski Knoxville voters dissolved the city school system in 1987. The suddenly combined city and county systems
faced a racial segregation problem, housing patterns here resembling those in communities like Nashville where federal courts had ordered cross-town busing. A countywide task force was formed to evaluate schools, plan for closures and make recommendations to achieve a greater racial balance. Jablonski served on that task force. Many communities were affected; compromises were made. Then-superintendent Earl Hoffmeister wanted to close AustinEast and Fulton high schools and build a true magnet high school downtown, perhaps at World’s Fair Park. Political noise boomed. Knox County Commission thwarted the school board’s plan (surprised?). Jablonski says South Knox was most affected by rezoning and was the area with the most promised
broken. School closings put enrollment pressure on Mooreland Heights and New Hopewell. Both were promised renovations and additions. Mooreland Heights got its addition in 2015. New Hopewell is still waiting. Jablonski calls the consolidation of former foes – South High Rockets, Young High Yellow Jackets and Doyle High Pioneers – “a painful marriage of the Hatfields and McCoys,� but said the community decided to make it work and “they came out stronger and more unified in the end.� One can only speculate on the Farragut resident’s conclusion and wonder if current turmoil at South-Doyle Middle School can be laid on the doorstep of these forced consolidations. Some think Gibbs was the only community impacted by the 1991 plan. Not true.
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Elementary schools: 8 closed Three in North Knox: Brownlow, Lincoln Park and Oakwood, with a new Christenberry built to replace them. Three in South Knox: Flenniken, Anderson and Giffin, with Dogwood built to replace them. Two in East Knox: Eastport and Fairgarden, which became a preschool. Three others: Sarah Moore Greene, Green Elementary and Beaumont were enlarged and established as magnet schools – the elementary base of the desegregation agreement. Middle schools: 6 closed South and Doyle were consolidated into South-Doyle Middle
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Impromptu reunions bring friends together to celebrate a new year and reminisce about high school and college days. This group of mostly Farragut High School graduates gathered at Wild Wings CafĂŠ to catch up and watch a little football. Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell
Family brings a gathering of friends The new year, now 20 days old, is still fielding some impromptu gatherings. One of the best things about the holidays is that it often brings people “home,� not just to the places their parents live but to the places of their childhoods.
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My younger son, Brett, wasn’t able to come home during the Christmas and New Year celebrations because of work schedules. Seattle is a long way for a short trip, so Brett waited until last Thursday to come to Knoxville. The “carrot,� not that he needs one, was his only nephew’s first birthday. I’m not going to use this space to talk about that birthday – although I did
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Markli was the lone dissenting vote. Before voting, board members expressed appreciation to the candidates and lauded their talents and enthusiasm. Mayor Ralph McGill encouraged them to continue to seek leadership roles in the town. LaMarche reminded them that they’d have an opportunity to run again in August. Povlin will be installed at the Jan. 28 board meeting. During the Citizens Forum, Herron Road resident Melissa Martin spoke to the board about stormwater issues that are impacting her yard as well was the driveways of her nearby tenants. Stormwater from Turkey Creek and Sweet Briar subdivision accumulates on her property and has caused her
throw in one photo just because I’m a grandmother. What I found especially interesting about Brett’s visit – and the visit of my Seattle daughter-in-law, Olivia, during Christmas – was the gathering of friends that came with it. Farragut is not what I would call a transient community, but it isn’t a traditional small Southern town either. While there are plenty of folks here who can trace their roots back to the founders, there are more who came from somewhere else. Our children often take wing, ending up in both nearby and faraway places. High school friendships aren’t easy to maintain in that kind of setting. It’s so easy to lose touch, so hard to keep in touch. Once the reunions for weddings settle down, the times to get together get further and further away. Even holiday visits can put so many family demands on your time that friends get
driveway to sink since Christmas. A representative from the town has visited twice and said it’s not the town’s problem, since the issue is on private property, she said. Her husband, Joe Martin, joined her at the podium and said the water sometimes covers parts of Herron Road. Markli visited the site, and he agrees that existing stormwater drains can’t accommodate the amount of water that flows through the area. Town Administrator David Smoak said the town typically only does work on right-of-ways. He told the Martins he’d set up a meeting to see if a solution could be found. McGill said Farragut Land Partners should participate since much of the runoff comes from Turkey Creek. The board approved a request to amend the FY2016
Brett Howell, Farragut High School Class of 2001, gives his nephew, King Howell, a birthday hug.
pushed to the back burner. Brett and Olivia, being the ones who are “away,� still keep in touch with their friends. They make it a priority, and the benefits are evident when they come home. Not only are they happy to see and get reacquainted with old friends, but the friends seem genuinely happy to also spend an evening or afternoon with Brett and Olivia, and with people who may live just five miles down the road. They gathered at my house, they gathered at bars and restaurants (Brett and Olivia have to eat at Aubrey’s
at least twice during every visit), and they gathered at the bowling alley. Children were introduced or subjected to “how you’ve grown� regularly, and the camera corps was as strong as a prom night. I’m glad Brett and Olivia are the keepers of the flame. Parents miss seeing the grown-up versions of the gangly, sometimes infuriating teens who used to hang around the house with their children. Impromptu reunions are a great way to start a new year.
Equipment Fund Budget to allow the Public Works department to replace two Kubota four-wheel drive lawnmowers that are scheduled for replacement in July. The mowers have had multiple issues and have ex-
tremely high maintenance costs, said Public Works Director Bud McKelvey. Bids are currently out for new mowers.
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School, located at the old South-Young High School. Christenberry and Spring Hill were closed as middle schools and the students were disbursed to the newly formed Holston Middle and to Whittle Springs. Beardsley Middle was closed. At Gibbs, the middle school was a program within the existing Gibbs High School, administered by a high school assistant principal. Those students were sent to the new Holston Middle School. High school students from Holston were zoned to Gibbs High. Vine was designated as the middle school magnet and expanded. High schools: 3 closed Rule High was closed with its students zoned to West, Fulton and Central. The campus stands empty 20 years later. South-Young High closed and reopened as SouthDoyle Middle. Doyle High expanded into the former Doyle Middle School, a building across the street, in order to accommodate the students from SouthYoung. Holston closed as a high school and reopened as a middle school. Most of its high school population went to Gibbs with some going to Carter or Austin-East. A-E was renovated as the high school magnet. Jablonski’s memo relates some consequences of the 1991 rezoning: ■When Rule High was closed, the Golden Bears and all their memorabilia went into storage. The majority of the Rule kids were reassigned to West High and although renovations and additions were done there,
From page A-1 nothing was done initially to welcome or accommodate the kids from Rule. West remained the Rebels and the Rule kids just had to adjust. ■The Gibbs community never embraced Holston as part of its school community, even though 80 percent of the Holston Middle School kids go to Gibbs High School. ■Gibbs is not the only community without a middle school. There is no middle school in District 4. West High takes kids from Bearden and Northwest middle schools. Hardin Valley Academy takes students from Cedar Bluff, Farragut and Karns middle schools. Northwest Middle School sends its students in five different directions for high school. ■Some South-Doyle kids travel as far as the Gibbs students. That’s the result of living in a rural area. ■Finally, wrote Jablonski, the magnet program was initiated at considerable cost to fulfill the compliance agreement. Only after the magnets were upgraded and expanded did the school board start replacing portable classrooms to relieve overcrowding. Hardin Valley, Northshore, Amherst, Cedar Bluff and Carter elementary schools have been built since the rezoning. A recent study indicated no need for new middle schools, yet we’re about to build two – in Gibbs and Hardin Valley – at a cost of $70 million. Was Gibbs hurt by rezoning? Absolutely. Was Gibbs the only community affected? No way. Ponder a final quote from Edmund Burke: “Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.�
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Rick Barnes: Philosophy 101 What we are watching is Rick Barnes teaching philosophy 101. Tennessee basketball looks about like the preseason forecast from media experts, 12th among 14 teams in the Southeastern Conference. Anything significantly better will be a small feather in Barnes’ cap. No way to be much worse. Right now, fans are still giving the coach the benefit of most doubts. Me too. His team is undersized. He has no threat in the post, offensively or defensively. We’ll find out later about recruiting. But, the teacher can teach. Individual improvement shows in several players.
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It appears Barnes is explaining, time after time, what it takes to succeed as underdogs, fighting with a short stick under trying circumstances. The Vols can win if they play complete games on defense, with all their heart and a little extra effort – and execute an occasional play and hit a decent percentage from outside. I looked back at my notes from the time Dave Hart scooped Barnes up from
the Texas trauma. He was to be an instant fi x, a scrub job for the athletic director’s previous error. Rick has a reputation for honesty, good enough to redirect NCAA cross-checkers elsewhere. Barnes said he was not burned out, that at 60 he wanted to continue coaching, that Tennessee was a fine landing place. The coach had been getting the Longhorns to the tournament, 16 times in 17 years. Maybe, sometime, he can beat the odds and do it with another orange (and gray) team. It is easy to like Rick Barnes. He speaks plain English. His candor is refreshing. I chuckled when he said his team was “hor-
rible” at the beginning of the Te n n e s s e e State game. It was, but coaches don’t talk like that. Someone Rick Barnes might say it is his job to have the Vols at least half-ready when the ball goes up. When Barnes was trending downhill at Texas, critics complained that he was a chronic underachiever, simply not as good as his record indicated. I’ll argue that. When you have been doing it as long as Rick has, you are what your numbers say you are – one of 13 active coaches with more than
600 victories. Those same Texans who wanted change said Barnes was old-fashioned, out of step with the times, too tough on his players. He pushed some really hard, even forced one or two to change their game. Guilty and unrepentant. At a recent press conference, in front of Robert Hubbs III and everybody listening, Barnes said Hubbs needs to play harder so the Vols can win more games. The truth sometimes hurts. Hubbs took it like a man. Months ago, Barnes was dissatisfied with Kevin Punter’s shooting motion. It started behind his head. It needed to start in front. Punter said ouch. That shot had been good enough to get him 10.3 points per game last season. Donnie
Tyndall never said anything about changing it. The adjustment took a while. “It was frustrating,” said Punter. “I kind of wanted to quit. But I just kept trying because I don’t really quit. I don’t quit anything. Now, it’s really a part of me.” Detrick Mostella had a head-on with the tough-love coach. Barnes said Detrick was at a crossroads, change or watch. At issue was defense. Mostella hadn’t previously bothered with it. Now we know no one plays without at least trying to defend. Freshman improvement? Some recruited by the previous administration don’t look too bad. They are beginning to get it. Give them a mid-term C+ in philosophy 101. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
Development doesn’t have to be a dirty word As Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) Executive Director Gerald Green has met with residents and business owners, he’s confronted a mix of attitudes, from oblivious to disgruntled. R e s i are Gerald Green dents disgruntled by development when they don’t understand the process and don’t get engaged, he says. “One of the goals I identified soon after starting with MPC was increasing the public’s awareness of what we do and how they can be involved.” One of the best ways to become educated about the development process is to attend MPC meetings at
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1:30 p.m. on second Thursdays. But those who can’t make it downtown can watch video archives online. A link at the bottom of the MPC home page − www. knoxmpc.org − provides access to new archives that allow users to view separate agenda items. Green also plans to post the preliminary agenda earlier − four weeks before each meeting rather than two. At the same time, he recognizes that citizens won’t want to be involved if their opinions don’t matter. Too often, steps haven’t been taken to implement ideas
incorporated into city and county sector plans and community plans, like the Bearden Village Opportunities Plan. If plans are realistic, MPC should draft ordinance and policy changes to back them up, he says. If such ordinances had been in place in 2001, when the Bearden plan was created, the area might look different now. The plan calls for wide sidewalks and mixed-use buildings that are close to the street with parking behind them. Implementing such ideas into areas with existing structures is a challenge, but you have to start somewhere, Green says. He’d like the opportunity to meet with builders and developers. A development community that’s “comfortable with the way things have been for 30 years” makes change even more challenging. But mixed-
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use, multi-story development benefits everybody − property owners, local government and consumers − because it puts more on a smaller space. It’s smarter than using an acre to build a 12,000-square foot fast food restaurant with 33,000 square feet of parking. It also fights urban sprawl. “We can’t keep spreading out if we want to preserve our agricultural lands. We have to increase density,” he says. But he understands why change is slow. “Change is scary − for everyone. If we’ve been doing something for a long time, and it works okay, there’s not much motivation to do it another way.” He’d like to offer incentives, like faster time frames or reductions in fees, to motivate developers to try new things, like mixed-use projects.
The redevelopment of areas like the Magnolia corridor will take more than involvement. It will require buy-in from citizens, business owners, developers and investors, he says. The city will present plans for streetscape improvements
to a six-block section of Magnolia Avenue at a public meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona Street. “There’s a lot of opportunity here,” Green says of Knoxville and Knox County.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ State Rep. Eddie Smith made a big deal of Mayor Madeline Rogero’s proposed closed meeting with legislators, then he presided over a – guess what – closed meeting of 8 of 10 legislators who asked for an investigation of UT. ■ State Rep. Bill Dunn’s legislative questionnaire says: Studies show that students in prekindergarten lose their gains by third grade. Should we use that pre-K money for something else, like teachers salaries? ■ Even if Dunn’s studies are valid, the takeaway should
be a look at K-2, not slashing pre-K. ■ But Dunn’s logic is flawed. This example shows why: Studies show that people who eat broccoli will ultimately die. So should we just eat chocolate cake instead? ■ Don’t let anyone kid you. It is not necessary to pay Jim McIntyre over a quarter million dollars to retire. Let him cash out his sick days and move on. ■ Any school board member who voted for this buyout deserves the political fallout that will follow. – S. Clark
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LMU to train a new kind of doctor Every century or so somebody has such a remarkably good idea that the rest of us just smack our head and say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duh!â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Pete DeBusk and the folks from Lincoln Memorial University announced last week. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new doctoral program that bridges the gap between physician and physician assistant (PA). The degree is doctor of medical science (DMS), and LMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will be the first such program in the country. This oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got legs, folks. Pete wants 100-200 students this fall, when the program launches. The teaching is online. Students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to travel to Harrogate. Each PA already has a supervising physician â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a requirement to practice. Each supervising physician has a medical degree and the requisite internship and residency.
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If LMU simply makes that supervising physician an adjunct professor in charge of oversight, then it seems the skyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the limit on graduating the new docs. Physician assistants already hold a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LMU board chair Pete Debusk announces a new degree: doctor degree. They would be re- of medical science. Photo by S. Clark quired to have at least three years of clinical experience could add up to 32 million Some may choose a cato enroll in LMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program. new patients to the health reer in medical education DeBusk says the need is care system,â&#x20AC;? he said. rather than clinical work. great. The demand for physi- The program will be accredâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The greatest users of cians is greater than the ited by Southern Associahealth care resources, in- supply and the gap is widen- tion of Colleges and Schools. cluding the elderly and ing, he said. Find a need and fill it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; chronically ill, are expected The new DMS program thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pete DeBuskâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credo. to increase by 46 percent will offer three tracks: pri- And now LMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board chair over the next 10 years, and mary care, hospital care has outdone himself. Altothe Affordable Care Act and emergency medicine. gether now, Smack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duh!â&#x20AC;?
Magnolia gem may shine again Anyone who has walked or driven Magnolia Avenue can appreciate its generous design, with sidewalks and a center turn lane.
Nick Della Volpe
When you look at its older buildings, some now empty or underutilized, you can imagine a busier time, before I-40 opened and shanghaied much of the through traffic. The old center-lane commuter trolley is gone. But Magnolia is still home to KAT, the Caswell ballfields, Community TV, several banks and fast-food restaurants, Chilhowee Park and the Knoxville Zoo, to name just a few of its amenities. It borders Victorian homes being restored in
Park Ridge and Park City and the Botanical Garden. Now it may be time to resurrect another gem, Swanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bread bakery. Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Magnolia Corridor renewal plan is slated to move forward from the drafting table to construction. Refreshed streetscape plantings, sidewalk, road and bicycle lane improvements and better lighting will begin along a â&#x20AC;&#x153;model blockâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; actually four blocks â&#x20AC;&#x201C;extending eastward from Hall of Fame Drive to Bertrand Avenue. With $500,000 in the current budget, these city enhancements will proceed from the downtown core eastward in phases, under a plan promoted by Mayor Madeline Rogero. Future work will move toward Cherry Street and later Chilhowee Park, just as it has along the south waterfront, Cumberland and downtown north.
Swanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bread bakery, 1934, in a photo by Thompson Brothers. Used with permission of C.M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library
Center city renewal is radiating outward. The goal of such public infrastructure improvements is to foster private development and growth. The downtown restoration efforts teach us that private dollars sometimes need the visible encouragement, provided by the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investment, in order to progress. Developers prefer successful renewal behind them as they inch forward. No sudden leap into the unknown. Otherwise, venture capital remains risk adverse. Included in the model Magnolia block is Pellissippi State Community College, a two-year degree institution which prepares young men and women with skills to enter the workforce. The Magnolia campus, which currently serves some 700800 students, hopes to expand its footprint. Unfortunately, it is physically hemmed-in by other business property. Landlocked. Fortunately, the Swan building sits just across Magnolia, waiting. This vintage 3-story red brick, 12,000 square foot
Public meeting Thursday on Magnolia Avenue upgrades City officials and consultants with Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon will present the design details for Magnolia Avenue streetscape improvements at a public meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the John T. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. The meeting will review final designs for streetscape improvements to a six-block section of Magnolia Avenue between Jessamine Street and North Bertrand Street. Proposed improvements include raised medians to replace the center left-turn lane; bike lanes; improved sidewalks; bus pull-offs; and streetscape amenities that include street lighting, benches and bike racks. Traffic signals will be upgraded, and pedestrian signals and crosswalks will be improved. Left-turn lanes will be provided at major intersections. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend? There will be a two-week public comment period following the Jan. 21 meeting. Email your ideas or comments to dmfoster@knoxvilletn.gov
building, is of solid masonry construction. When its original bread-baking mission ended sometime in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s, the building was shuttered. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently serving as an overflow warehouse for an electrical supply company. Its close proximity to Pellissippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Magnolia campus argues for it to be put back to work. Imagine if it were converted into a cooking school or other classrooms for the campus. What a great anchor for the Magnolia corridor restoration â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an attractive building creating valuable job skills for inner city youth. A spark plug igniting wholesome growth. The buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solid, concrete-floor construction and open floor plan present an excellent opportunity to repurpose it as an integral part of the Magnolia campus. As state economic development commissioner Randy Boyd recently observed: downtown could use a culinary school. This location is close enough to fill that role. Let the Swan unfurl its wings.
The Jan. 6 meeting Mayor Rogero had with Knox lawmakers in her office over breakfast was finally opened to the public after Rogeroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spokesperson, Jesse Mayshark, said the day before the meeting that it was closed. The decision to open was made literally the day before the meeting. His comments triggered unrest among the Knox lawmakers who had not asked for a closed meeting and advised Rogero that they preferred the meeting be open. The reasons given by Mayshark for closing the meeting seemed strange as relating â&#x20AC;&#x153;to this bill, that bill.â&#x20AC;? In fact, Mayshark, when he worked for the now closed Metropulse, was a strong advocate for open meetings. He has abandoned his consistent backing of open meetings. This meetingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notice was omitted from the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public schedule and was only brought to public attention by this column. The reality is that Rogero benefited from having an open meeting due to the generally favorable press it achieved. Rogero will start out having public meetings in the future when she meets with the entire delegation so she does not have to reverse course at the last minute. â&#x2013; Renee Hoyos was re-appointed to the KAT Board by Rogero and confirmed by city council. She previously chaired the board which works on public transportation. She is the CEO of Tennessee Clean Water Network. This is excellent appointment by the mayor. Rogero herself once served on the KAT Board, appointed by this writer. â&#x2013; Zane Duncan, son of Lynn and Rep. Jimmy Duncan, has been appointed to the Board of Parole by Gov. Bill Haslam. He follows in his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s footsteps as she served on the same board when Gov. Sundquist appointed her. Duncan is one of the youngest if not the youngest person to serve on this Board. â&#x2013; Jimmy Duncan is seeking another term in Congress this November. If re-elected, in 2018, he will have served 30 years and two months in Congress (having been first elected in 1988). Only five other Tennesseans in history have ever served 30 or more years in the Congress (House and/or Senate combined). They include Carroll
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SENIOR NOTES â&#x2013; Frank R. Strang Senior Center: 109 Lovell Heights Road 670-6693 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; dance classes; watercolor classes; blood pressure checks; computer classes. Register for: Homewatch Caregivers presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winter Safety & Terracotta Snowman,â&#x20AC;? 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are Your 5 Last Wishes?â&#x20AC;? presentation by Chaplain Rebecca from Smoky Mountain Hospice, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. Covenant Health Wellness Lunch & Learn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Osteoporosis,â&#x20AC;? noon Wednesday, Jan. 27; RSVP to 541-4500. AAA Safe Driver Course, 11 a.m.3 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Jan. 28-29; $10. â&#x2013; Karns Senior Center: 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; a computer lab; billiards room. Register for: Field trip: Healthy Living Expo free Senior Day, 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22; transportation provided by CAC. Brown Bag Luncheon: Wildlife Photographer Larry Perry, noon Tuesday, Jan. 26. Beginning Genealogy Class, six week series, begins 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26; $12. â&#x2013; CAC Office on Aging 2247 Western Ave. 524-2786 knoxooa@knoxseniors.org â&#x2013; Knox County Senior Services City County Building 400 Main St., Suite 615 215-4044 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Heiskell seniors are excited to hear the announcement by Janice White (standing, far right) that the seniors will hold their February meeting at their new facility. The group is moving to the former Wheeler Karate building at 1708 W. Emory Road. Photo by R. White
Heiskell seniors to open new center By Sandra Clark Seniors in Powell and Heiskell (the northwesterly suburb of Powell) got tired of watching Knox County build senior centers on either side of them, at Halls and then at Karns. So they raffled quilts and played bingo and sold cakes. Suddenly, they had amassed enough money to buy a building which will become the Powell-Heiskell Community Center. At least it was enough to leverage a loan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wanted our own place,â&#x20AC;? said Janice White, the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Powell and Heiskell deserve this.â&#x20AC;? She thanked the volunteers who have donated time and supplies to get the center established. It will be a place for adults of all ages to gather, socialize, play games and visit with friends. Beginning in March, the center will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The building will provide space for business meetings, senior citizen activities, parties, family reunions and celebrations at a reasonable rate to all members of the community,â&#x20AC;? said White. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already had a couple of calls about rentals. White chairs the board of the Heiskell Community Organization, which will own and operate the facility. The seniors previously met at Heiskell United Methodist Church. Knox County Commissioner Charles Busler said the county may eventually buy the building and land. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussed the idea with Mayor Tim Burchett and county Finance Director Chris Caldwell. Michael Grider, speaking for Burchett, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too early in the budget cycle to commit to the purchase, although the mayor supports the concept. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been
out (to Heiskell) several times. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a wonderful program.â&#x20AC;? Realtor Laura Bailey facilitated the deal as the listing agent for the Wheeler family. The property is the former Wheeler karate school. It contains seven acres, of which five are suitable for building. White said her prayers were answered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the door opens youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d better walk through it or it may not open again.â&#x20AC;? Showing her knack for fund-raising, White asked Powell Business and Professional Association members for donations to buy chairs and tables at $50 each. The center needs 100 chairs and 15 banquet tables. Also on her wish list: inside painting, bathroom upgrades, a new kitchen, plumbing and electrical work, flooring, a sound system and additional parking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because we are a 501(c)
(3), we depend on others to invest in our success,â&#x20AC;? she said. Donations can be mailed to the Heiskell Community Organization, P.O. Box 432, Heiskell TN 37754. Anyone who can help should contact White at 865-548-
0326 or jwhite1049@frontiernet.net Self-reliance is the watchword of the gritty folks from Heiskell. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve accomplished with a vision and hard work. Just watch what happens next. Ruth White contributed to this report.
HEALTH NOTES â&#x2013; Healthy Living Expo, 9 a.m.3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Seniors 55+ will receive free admission on Friday. Features: exhibits, cooking demos, speakers, entertainment and more. Info/schedule: TheHealthyLivingExpo.com.
â&#x2013; The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA will offer beginner classes 9-10:30 a.m. Mondays beginning Jan. 25, Deane Hill Recreation Center, 7400 Deane Hill Drive. Info on this and other Taoist Tai Chi classes: 482-7761, 546-9222 or taoist.org.
â&#x2013; Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. Newcomers welcome; no dues/fees; no sign-up; first names only.
â&#x2013; UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.
Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.com.
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Homes of Love lifts children out of orphanages
The problem of money In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other. â&#x20AC;Ś (Ecclesiastes 7: 14 NRSV)
By Carolyn Evans A nonprofit business in Farragut is making a difference in childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives around the world. It started in 1972 when Debbie Smith, then a senior at Bearden High School, watched the nightly news as orphaned children were airlifted out of Vietnam to head to the United States. She soon learned that her Young Life leader was one of the adopting parents, and the child ended up in Knoxville. Debbie never forgot that. She married Gary Chesney, and they had five children, but the thought of adopting a child was always in her heart, she says. As they began to explore that option, the Chesneys found the only country that would let a family with five children adopt was Vietnam. The Chesneys spent five weeks in 1995 near the orphanage that was home to 250 children in Vietnam and then headed home with their 8-month-old daughter. They named her Anne Le, after her aunts and grandfather. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finally the wheels lifted up on the plane,â&#x20AC;? Debbie says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and it was a huge relief. But as I looked out the window, I was really sad. My husband looked at me, and I had tears streaming down my face because I realized weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d left so many children behind who would have to grow up in an orphanage, who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a family.â&#x20AC;? The Chesneys returned to Vietnam twice on mission trips in the years that followed. Through those trips, the Knoxville dentist and his wife met pastors and
In all the furor over the lottery (and yes, I have bought a ticket or two in my time; never won a dime!), it occurs to me that the Bible has a great deal to say about money. (The word itself appears 138 times in the King James Version.) One must be careful when quoting the Bible in regard to money, however. The most famous misquote is that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Money is the root of all evil.â&#x20AC;? The actual quote is â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the love of money is the root of all evilâ&#x20AC;?! (1 Timothy 6:10) There is, of course, the famous observation about tainted money: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only problem with tainted money is that there â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;taint enoughâ&#x20AC;?! When I lived in New Jersey, there was a choir member in our congregation who had won the lottery not once, but twice! She was a lovely person, as normal as the rest of us, except richer, of course. The real problem with money is that it is often equated with power. And
Debbie Chesney, founder of Homes of Love, with children in Cambodia
Debbie Chesney holds her new daughter, Anne Le, for the first time in Vietnam in 1995. Photos submitted
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formed connections with Christians in the country. At a dinner with a Vietnamese pastor visiting in Knoxville in 2000, Debbie had a conversation and a moment of inspiration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We told him our hearts
were really heavy for the children of Vietnam,â&#x20AC;? Debbie says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to do.â&#x20AC;? The pastor suggested that they help place those children in families in their own countries, giving them
a family base that was different from the orphanages. A year later, the first child was placed with a Vietnamese family. The idea has grown into a non-profit called Homes of Love. Debbie and six others work part-time in the Homes of Love office in Farragut. Children from Vietnam, Zimbabwe and soon, Cambodia, are finding their â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope to reinvigorate way from orphanages to the Jewish community and families. the Arnstein Jewish Comâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything we do is in munity Center so that we partnership with Christians can offer programs for all in the countries we work ages,â&#x20AC;? she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;not just to with,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know socialize, but to promote the needs and can do the insocial advocacy and social justice.â&#x20AC;? Also on her plate are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Learn a New Game Before the Big Game;â&#x20AC;? a pickleball event taking place on Su- Classes/ per Bowl Sunday; plans for workshops AJCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer camp and swim team; and, on Jan. 31, â&#x2013; Cokesbury Church, 11345 Hardin Valley Road, will host the opening of the SchwarDivorce Recovery workshop zbart Gallery, so-named in 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Jan. memory of Arnold Schwar25-April 25. Info/registration: zbart, the well-known, RusJoy Gaertner, 246-0416 or sian-born Knoxville artist jgaertner@cokesbury.tv. and architect who died last â&#x2013; Cokesbury UMC, 9908 March. Kingston Pike, will host Weekâ&#x20AC;&#x153;That should get us startend Bridges Out of Poverty ed,â&#x20AC;? says Oleshansky. In-Depth Training, 5:30-8 Info: jewishknoxville.org p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, and 8:30 or 865-690-6343 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
tor for the Arnstein J e w i s h Community Center. Another child came along, completing the family, and Oleshansky Oleshansky became director of the University of Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hillel chapter, which fosters and supports campus Jewish life. She also served as the Southeast regional coordinator for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Partnership2gether,â&#x20AC;? which connects global Jewish communities directly with Israeli communities. On Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, she was named executive director of the KJA, though â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still working on a contract,â&#x20AC;? she says.
the truth is, money is simply a tool, and a tool can be wielded for good or evil, for healing or hurt, for building up or tearing down. It depends on the person (or persons, or companies or institutions) doing the wielding. So, in all the lottery todo, just remember where your true treasure is: count your blessings, and remember the old song: Folks with plenty of plenty They got a lock on the door Afraid somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna rob them while theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out a-makinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; more. What for? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I Got Plenty of Nothinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Hayward and Gershwin So, just count your blessings, friends.
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Special services â&#x2013; Middlebrook Pike UMC and Fountain City UMC choirs will perform an adult choir concert 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road. Proceeds to benefit scholarship funds supported by each church. â&#x2013; Westside Unitarian Universalist Church,
616 Fretz Road, holds meditation services 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday. Includes quiet reflection, simple music and readings. Info: westsideuuc. org.
Youth programs â&#x2013; Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Morning Breakfast and Afternoon Hang Out for youth each Tuesday. Breakfast and Bible study, 7:20 a.m.; Hang Out Time, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 6901060 or beaverridgeumc.org.
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New director, new plans at Jewish Alliance The Knoxville Jewish Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly-elected executive director Deborah Oleshansky never expected to end up where she is in her career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am,â&#x20AC;? she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;sort of an accidental Jewish professional.â&#x20AC;? Originally from Boston, she started her career in Washington, D.C., in the field of criminal justice, with a concentration on child abuse and family violence. During the Reagan administration, she was assigned to the Presidential Task Force on Child Victimization. She moved to Knoxville over 20 years ago because of a business opportunity for her husband, David. Within weeks of arriving here, she was approached for help by Conrad Koller of the Knoxville Jewish Alliance. She became the coordinator for the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Russian resettlement program, working with Russian Jews who had fled the Soviet Union, helping to find them homes, schools and employment. Following the birth of her second child, she served as interim preschool direc-
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‘WYSIWYG’ is her favorite word
Shamrock Ball By Sara Barrett Tickets are available for Farragut’s annual “Shamrock Ball: A Father-Daughter Dance” that will be held 7-9 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in the Farragut High School Commons. Advanced tickets are $20 per couple, $30 per family. Tickets at the door are $25 per couple and $35 per family. Individuals can purchase tickets for $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets are available online at townoffarragut.org/register or at the Farragut Town Hall. Presented by the town of Farragut and Kiwanis
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Club of Farragut, the event will include music, dancing, light refreshments and a craft project. Photos will be taken by event staff and can be purchased online afterward. Proceeds from the Shamrock Ball will benefit the Kiwanis Fresh Air Camp which provides disadvantaged youth with an overnight camping experience, and the Kiwanis International Eliminate Project, whose purpose is to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. Info: townof farragut.org/shamrockball or 966-7057
Science fair, grades 3-5 Tate’s Regional Science Fair is accepting entries from students in grades 3-5. All public, private and homeschooled students are encouraged to submit a project. Now in its 16th year, the fair is hosted in partnership with TN Bank. Judges include professionals in science, technology and engineering fields. Submissions will be accepted through Friday, March 25. Registration is
$20. The fair and award ceremony will be held Sunday through Tuesday, April 1012, at the Knoxville Christian Center on Cedar Bluff Road. This year’s prizes include iPads minis, EZ Rollers and Kindle Fires. To request entry forms or to sign your school up to participate, call 690-4255, email jocelyn-taylor@tateschool.com or visit tates school.com. Sponsorships are available.
Art by cutie-pies By Sara Barrett Elementary school students will have works of art displayed at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Monday, Jan. 25, through Thursday, Feb. 4. The exhibit is open to the public. Students from Concord
Christian School, Farragut Primary School and St. John Neumann Catholic School will participate. A reception will be held in the artists’ honor 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2. Town hall hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
West Valley Middle School seventh grader Rhea Charles won this year’s spelling bee, and she says she had fun doing it. “I’ve always enjoyed learning new Charles words and their meanings,” says Rhea. She won the bee previously when she was in fourth grade. To study, Rhea says she’ll hop onto Scripps’ national spelling bee website and log in to The Word Club. The page gives a word verbally with its definition and prompts participants to spell the word by typing it on their keyboard. For anyone hesitating to try the bee, Rhea says you should just do it. “It’s a really good opportunity to learn new words, and it is fun,” she says. A knack for spelling runs in the Charles family. Rhea’s older sister, Cathy, won the spelling bee in the eighth grade. She is now a junior at Webb School of Knoxville. Rhea doesn’t remember the word she spelled to win this year’s competition, but her favorite word is WYSIWYG, which is actually a word in the spelling bee study guide. It is an acronym for “what you see is what you get.” Rhea will compete in the regional bee March 12.
The crowd gets pumped up during a pep rally for the school’s Fun Run fundraiser. Photos by S. Barrett
Preparing for the Fun Run Students went wild last week during Farragut Intermediate School’s pep rallies for its upcoming fundraiser. The Fun Run, a schoolwide event, will raise money for technology.
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Two girls affectionately known as “Super Sid” and “Abigaitor” greeted students in two pep rallies held in the gym. A disc jockey spun a beat, and a game similar to the classic “Let’s Make a Deal” stirred the competitive spirit throughout the student body.
“The first person to spot someone wearing red socks in the crowd, raise your hand!” said Super Sid. That’s all it took for students’ faces to turn as red as the socks they had spotted when yelling to get Sid’s attention. In the midst of the silliness, the rules of the Fun Run were explained. Students can ask for pledges from friends and family, but not strangers, teachers or classmates. During the actual “run,” students can choose to complete their laps in slow motion, while acting as an airplane or while dancing. For each pledge they receive, students will also receive prizes such as a Fun Run sweat band, a flying disc, backpack or ear buds. School principal Reggie Mosley got in on the
Loryn Crocker fun, challenging students to meet a goal of $40,000. Class rewards will also be given including no homework and extra recess. Super Sid and Abigaitor will visit classrooms prior to the actual fundraiser, which takes place every hour beginning 8:15 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22. Info: funrun.com
SCHOOL NOTES ■ West Hills Elementary participates in the following programs to help raise money for the school: General Mills “BoxTops for Education,” Campbell’s “Labels for Education,” and linking Food City ValuCards,
Kroger Plus Cards and Target Red Cards to the school for points. Info: 539-7850. ■ Webb School of Knoxville will host the following admissions open houses in the Lower School library: pre-K for 4- and
5-year-olds, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 9:30 a.m.; Fifth Grade Academy, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27. Info/RSVP: Deborah Welsch, 291-3864 or webbschool.org/ openhouses.
THANK YOU! Emerald Charter Schools is grateful for the tremendous community support shown during this inaugural school year of Emerald Academy. We also celebrate the renovation of the historic Moses School Building, which was honored with a Fantastic Fifteen Award by Knox Heritage for excellence in preservation rehabilitation. Thanks to much hard work by the following companies and their employees, Emerald Academy scholars are enjoying an exceptional learning environment:
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Emerald Academy is now enrolling K, 1st, 2nd, and 6th grade scholars for the 2016-2017 academic year. Learn more at www.emeraldacademy.org or call 865.249.7223.
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‘Anomalisa’ By Betsy Pickle Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman loves getting inside his characters’ heads, and his fans enjoy taking that journey along with him. Whether the mind trip is literal (“Being John Malkovich”) or figurative (“Synecdoche, New York”), Kaufman’s quirky approach takes on mental landscapes unlike anything else seen in today’s movies. Even his most accessible creations – “Adaptation” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” – use the mind as a playground. With “Anomalisa,” he has
breaks the mold
created perhaps the ultimate interior film. That may be why it is only the second feature film he has directed, and why he chose to portray the story in stop-motion animation, with stop-motion whiz Duke Johnson as his co-director. In live action, “Anomalisa” might have been too much of a downer – as it is, it’s hardly a picnic. But live action also couldn’t convey the kind of scenario Kaufman wants to create: a world of mundaneness and conformity so overwhelming that it could drive a person over the edge. Michael Stone breaks out of his funk when he meets Lisa and Emily.
Humans vs. aliens Cassie (Chloe Grace Moretz) has a hard time figuring out whom she can trust after aliens invade Earth and destroy most of its population in “The 5th Wave.” Her first priority is trying to keep her little brother safe. Based on the young-adult novel by Rick Yancey, “The 5th Wave” also stars Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Zackary Arthur, Ron Livingston and Liev Schreiber. The action film is rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying.
David Thewlis gives voice to Michael Stone, a Britishborn Los Angeles resident who has achieved fame in the world of customer service with his best-selling guide on said subject. The irony of Michael’s achievement is made deliciously obvious from the get-go; he’s not a social person, and he has to force himself to interact with others as he flies to Cincinnati to speak at a conference. Part of Michael’s problem is that his world has become – or perhaps it always was – so bland that everyone sounds the same. (The film achieves this by having character actor Tom
Noonan voice all the other characters save one.) No one stands out; nothing has meaning. Michael tries to break out of the blanket of blandness by contacting a former girlfriend who lives in Cincinnati. Their meeting does nothing to free Michael of his chains, and it might make viewers feel that he deserves any misery he has created for himself. But then he hears a voice that breaks through the din. It belongs to Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a customerservice representative who has come to the conference with colleague Emily. Both women have read Michael’s
book (sort of) and are big fans, so when he takes an interest in them it makes their day and then some. On the sunniest level, “Anomalisa” could represent the difference one person can make in life, the power of a soul mate. But Kaufman isn’t a sunny guy, and he can’t just leave it at that. Even though the story is set in a time that predates the ubiquity of cellphones, it still exists in a time in which gadgets and technology have created distances between individuals. And it definitely takes place during the era of the cult of personality, which is as false a con-
struct as humans have ever created. The stop-motion animation is a perfect fit, even when it comes to a sex scene that could have been more than a little creepy. As wry humor melds with a fantasy of American business culture, “Anomalisa” lets the audience explore as deeply as it wants. Kaufman is a great believer in the examined life, though his point here may be that even he believes there can be such a thing as too much wallowing. Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language. Scheduled to open Friday at Downtown West.
Welcome, number three! By Carol Shane This month, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra welcomes the third of its conductor candidates. Aram Demirjian is currently associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, and an alumnus of the prestigious Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals. The KSO’s principal French hornist, Jeffery Whaley, has worked with him before. “I went to Pierre Monteux school for conductors with Aram,” Whaley says. “He’s a super nice guy, and a fantastic musician.” Demirjian’s program begins with John Adams’ minimalist 1995 composition “Lollapalooza,” consisting of a complex interlocking texture of repeated short rhythmic phrases. The KSO’s principal bassoonist, Aaron Apaza, says, “When everyone is in the pocket, it feels great, but there is always the danger of feeling like you’ve got one foot in the boat and one foot
on the dock if it’s not quite grooving.” Clearly, Demirjian has his work cut out for him. Also included are György Ligeti’s 1951 “Romanian Concerto” and Romantic composer Max Bruch’s popular first violin concerto, performed by guest artist Philippe Quint. Closing the program will be Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Although the fifth is the most famous to listeners, the seventh is arguably the favorite among those who actually play the music. “It’s by far my favorite Beethoven symphony!” says Whaley. “It’s so dancey, with catchy tunes and an unbeatable rhythmic drive. The horn parts are very exciting.” Apaza agrees. “The whole symphony is great, but it is really defined in my mind by the second movement.” He’s referring to one of the undisputed masterpieces of symphonic literature: a brooding minor theme that starts in the low strings and builds in layers of inter-
twining themes and intensity until the whole orchestra is thundering. “That movement really goes for all the money emotions,” says Apaza. Principal oboist Claire Chenette believes that the entire program “emphasizes the emotions that bind humanity together, and there’s no message I’d rather promote in this day and age!” The three musicians will be involved in an exciting venture later in the month. The KSO’s Q Series at the Square Room features the orchestra’s Principal Quartet – all string players – and the Woodwind Quintet. Although the French horn is technically a brass instrument, it is often combined with flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon to create a group of five. The series consists of relaxed, intimate midday concerts for lunchtime listeners. A boxed lunch courtesy of Café 4 is included in the ticket price. Chenette is especially
KSO musicians are looking forward to playing under the third of six conductor candidates for music director/conductor. Shown are Gary Sperl, Nick Johnson, Claire Chenette, Jeffery Whaley and Aaron Apaza, the members of the KSO’s Woodwind Quintet, which will also perform at the Square Room later in the month as part of the KSO’s Q Series. Photo submitted looking forward to playing “one of any oboist’s all-time favorite pieces of classical music,” Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin.” The program will also feature a world premiere of a piece by Jonathan Chenette. Any relation? You bet. “I also get a visit from my composer
father!” The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents “Beethoven and Bruch,” part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series, at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 21, and Friday, Jan. 22, at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville. The Q
Series at the Square Room happens at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the Square Room at Café 4 on Market Square in downtown Knoxville. Tickets/info: www. knoxvillesymphony.com or 291-3310. Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow.com.
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NEWS FROM TRANSFORMATIONS MASSAGE
Transformations Massage declares 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Year of Self-Careâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to turn over a new leaf for 2016, but not a self-punishing New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolution to drop 30 pounds or run a marathon. Instead, make 2016 the year you really commit to self-care with Transformations Massage and Wellness Center. Lisa Birnesser, licensed massage therapist and life management coach, says New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolutions arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the way to go for lasting lifestyle change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Statistics show that only 64 percent of people who make a Lisa Birnesser New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolution stick with it longer than the ďŹ rst month,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And in six months, only 46 percent are continuing.â&#x20AC;? Instead, a commitment to selfcare can head off health problems like stress and back pain before they start. So, the staff at Transformations has introduced the 2016 Year of SelfCare package, 12 months of monthly class sessions with 4-6 women in each class. There will be group discussion about physical, emotional and spiritual selfcare, along with one-on-one lifestyle planning sessions with Birnesser, and one session per month of massage or body work that applies to that monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topic. Birnesser said she was inspired to
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create the program â&#x20AC;&#x153;by the number of folks that are coming to see me with acute pain or problems that interfere with their daily tasks.â&#x20AC;? Many of these people are so invested in caring for others that they have forgotten to care for themselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What if people could head that off in advance? Often, people are giving so much of themselves that they are not ďŹ lling their cups back up,â&#x20AC;? Birnesser said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What can you do to invest in yourself so that you can have a more fulďŹ lling life?â&#x20AC;? To kick off the Year of Self-Care, and in honor of Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Februaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sessions will focus on relationships, particularly oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self, Birnesser said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are worth it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ignoring their own self needs is going to prevent them from being successful making changes in their lives.â&#x20AC;? The program is open to all ages. If there is interest, Birnesser will open the program to men as well. Other opportunities at Tr a n s f o r m a t i o n s include classes on self-massage techniques, stretching, massage your mate classes, and information on essential oils and their uses. A Detox Your Home class will be held in March, in which people will learn to make their own natural cleaning products. Those interested in any Transformations Massage and Wellness Center programs may call the center at 865-337-5583 for more information, or go online to transformationsmassage.com and book a complimentary consultation with Birnesser. TRANSFORMATIONS MASSAGE & WELLNESS CENTER 342 Ebenezer Road â&#x20AC;˘ Knoxville 865-337-5583
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Networking at Jetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farragut West Knox Chamber held its weekly networking event at Jetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza, 11124 Kingston Pike, drawing more than 50 people to enjoy free pizza, beer and wine while getting to know their business neighbors. Pictured are Jetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s server Joe Moore, Chamber executive assistant Julie Blaylock, Patricia Cappiello of Sisters Home Concierge Services, and Jetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s server Victoria West. Photo by Nancy Anderson
Report shows economic benefit of Urban Wilderness By Wendy Smith While no data have been collected on how many mountain bikers use Knoxville Urban Wilderness trails, or how much money they spend while doing it, a report published by Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Fellow Charles Sims and two graduate research assistants estimates that the recreation area could bring almost $52 million to the region annually if it became a national destination. Sims presented the report at the Baker Center last week. The Urban Wilderness boasts 42 miles of trails and is distinctive because of its proximity to the city center. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less than three miles from downtown. The report utilizes trailbiking data from local amenities, like those in the Research Triangle in Raleigh, N.C., regional destinations, like the Virginia Creeper, and national destinations, like Slickrock in Utah. Local amenities have a large number of local users, while regional destinations have a small number of mostly non-local users and national destinations have a medium number of mostly non-local users. More spending is associated with nonlocal use of destinations. By multiplying average bike user days at other destinations by the Knox County population, the report says the Urban Wilderness
Charles Sims speaks on the economic potential of South Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Urban Wilderness at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. Photo by Wendy Smith
could have over 260,000 annual bike user days as a local amenity, over 329,000 as a regional destination, and over 451,000 as a national destination. Those numbers would correlate with $8.3 million in average expenditures as a local amenity, $14.6 million as a regional destination and $29 million as a national destination. The indirect impact on businesses in Knox, Grainger and Anderson County was also calculated. Counting net income accrued by businesses that supply businesses directly impacted by Urban Wilderness bike usage, impacts were estimated at $14.7 million, $25.7 million and $51.2 million if the area becomes a local, regional or national
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destination. Efforts to turn the Urban Wilderness into a national destination would require additional investment, promotion and continued local support, Sims said. He hopes to ďŹ nd funding that would allow him to gather local data. Linda Rust, president of the South Haven Homeowners Association, said the neighborhood is already seeing improvements due to the growth of the nearby Urban Wilderness. A corner grocery store is stocking healthy foods that cater to trail users, and homes are being purchased by people who want to be close to the trails. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would be happy to help with the study,â&#x20AC;? she told Sims. Senior Director of Knox County Parks and Recreation Doug Bataille said he recently purchased a home in South Knoxville. He is a member of Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, which built many of the trails in the Urban Wilderness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can literally get on a bike downtown and get on a trail. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something we can hang our hat on.â&#x20AC;? Carol Evans of Legacy Parks said there is currently a deliberate effort to make the Urban Wilderness a national destination, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s using Simsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; report to search for national grants that could make more data collection possible.
If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve passed by Powell High School and Powell Community Chest recently you may have noticed the signs reading â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome Home, Scott Walker.â&#x20AC;? Walker was born and raised in Halls before moving to Powell to complete high school. After 10 years in the military he is home for good. He served his country in the Air Force before a back injury forced him back to civilian life. The 2005 PHS graduate made it home in time for Christmas last year. He says being home for good after being broken down from a civilian mindset and then brought back up in Uncle Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mindset is surreal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After you do something in a certain way for so long that only a small percentile of people has been a part of it is deďŹ nitely difďŹ cult to be back,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having the military mindset and learning to adjust to people here who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any idea what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like will be hard.â&#x20AC;? Walker developed a strong work ethic at the age of 12 when he quit playing sports and went on the road with a gospel group. He
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helped unload, set up and repack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad started working when he was 12 so I thought I should do that too,â&#x20AC;? said Walker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a result I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t apply myself as I should have in school.â&#x20AC;? Walker says he realized in high school that the only way he would be able to attend college would be through military service. He sat down with an Army recruiter his junior year and was ready to sign up. He gave the recruiter his info but never heard back. Three weeks later an Air Force recruiter gave a presentation at the school. His mom
signed the necessary documents that allowed him to enlist at age 17. Walker says the rest is history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Signing those papers to allow my son to join the military when he was only 17 was a very emotional and difďŹ cult decision,â&#x20AC;? said Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom, Sheila. During much of his service Walker was stationed at Lackland AFB and also at Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea. His job was with security forces. He was deployed twice to Iraq but prefers not to talk about that time period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family has always been there for me through rough patches, deployment, re-enlisting and being away from home. They have supported every military-afďŹ liated decision I made even though they wanted me home. Walker says he had planned to make a career in the military. Now that he is home, college is on the immediate horizon and he is happy to be starting a different phase of his life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is great to spend time with my family whenever I want and to have my personal freedom back.â&#x20AC;?
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News from the Rotary Guy
Law Dean Gary Wade speaks By Tom King The Rotary Club of Knoxville last week heard from retired state Supreme Court justice and the new dean of the Duncan School of Tom King Law at Lincoln Memorial University â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Hon. Gary R. Wade. Wade received his undergraduate degree and law degree from the University of Tennessee and was mayor of Sevierville from 1977-87. He was chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 2012 to 2014. Among his many civic activities, he is the co-founder and chair emeritus of the Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Judge Gary Wade and Sandy Martin, president of the Rotary During his presentation Club of Knoxville. he expressed his admiration for the vision and mission of Following his remarks, â&#x2013; Farragut Rotary. Wade addressed the club on three qualities of he answered several honors Bruce civic virtue (1) Generosity, questions about the (2) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knowing your commu- current state of the Williamson nity,â&#x20AC;? and (3) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living up to Tennessee Supreme Dr. Bruce Williamthe individual that you want Court, the LMU Law son, past president of to be.â&#x20AC;? He spoke to these School, and the Great the Rotary Club of Farvirtues, with an illustrative Smoky Mountains Naragut, was recently made tional Park. story for each. an honorary member of the
News from Office of Register of Deeds
club. Williamson left Knoxville last summer to become a commissioner on the state of Maineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Utilities Commission in Augusta. Prior to accepting this sixyear gubernatorial appointment in Maine, Bruce was a senior economist at the University of Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Howard Baker Center for Public Policy and served as a research professor at the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Business Administration; a lecturer in advanced data analytics; and as a senior economist at the National Defense Business Institute. â&#x2013;
Volunteer Ministry needs books
The Rotary Club of Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Literacy Committee is asking for help to restock the Volunteer Ministry Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s libraries. The Volunteer Ministry Center is in need of new/used books again â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hard or paperback books except Readers Digest Condensed. The club is placing a box at the welcome table at its weekly meetings for members to place books in. Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a Rotarian for 28 years and past president of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be reached at tking535@gmail.com
2015 ends with a bang By Sherry Witt It was a very good year. As the data from the final month of 2015 came in, it was clear that local real estate and mortgage lendWitt ing markets had outperformed the previous year in virtually every statistical category, ending with an impressive run in December. For the month that ended on Thursday, Dec. 31, there were 1,036 property transfers recorded in Knox County, an increase of nearly 20 percent over December 2014, and a 33 percent jump from Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total. The aggregate value of property sales was also robust as around $287 million worth of real estate changed hands. By comparison, November saw about $208 million in sales, and last December produced just over $200 million. The final month of 2015 brought the total value of property sold for the year to more than
$2.7 billion. In 2014, just under $2.3 billion in real estate was transferred. Mortgage markets experienced an even greater surge as lending against real estate jumped from $292 million in November to nearly $433 million in December. In all, 2015 saw right at $4 billion in new mortgages and refinancing in Knox County, a 22 percent increase over 2014 levels. The largest property transfer recorded in December was the sale of a 46-acre tract in the Hardin Business Park off Hardin Valley Road, for a price of $23,850,000. On the lending side, there were two large mortgage loans of note. One for $32.2 million, affecting a residential development known as Metropolitan Apartments on Cedar Bluff Road, and the other by Greystone Pointe LLC for just over $31 million. I certainly hope that each of you had a blessed and joyous holiday season, and on behalf of all of us at the Register of Deeds office, I wish you a healthy and prosperous year in 2016.
BIZ NOTES â&#x2013; Weigelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has opened its 63rd convenience store at 2409 Charles G. Seivers Blvd. in Clinton. The store has 4-wide diesel fuel bays. President Ken McMullen said this is the first location to service trucking professionals with large, easy-to-access diesel lanes, SmartQ technology and DEF at the pump. A ribbon-cutting is planned for today (Jan. 20) with a grand opening celebration Jan. 25-31.
FARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS
â&#x2013; Terry Holley is the new executive director of Horse Haven of Tennessee. Founder and former director Nina Margetson will return to working more closely with animals as the operations manager for Horse Haven. Holley most recently served as philanthropy consultant for Global Fund for Community Foundations. She also headed the Oak Ridge Rowing Association as executive director and served as senior vice president for programs and regional development at the East Tennessee Foundation. Info: 865-300-5825.
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â&#x2013; Tim Young, CEO of Summit Strategic Solutions, is leaving the organization to establish a business that will focus/capitalize on the shift to more consumeroriented care. He will remain with Summit through June 30. Dr. Wesley Dean, who chairs Healthcaring Ventures, parent of Summit Strategic Solutions, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We appreciate Timâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21 years of service to Summit Medical Group and Summit Strategic Solutions and wish him well on his new endeavor. During his time at Summit, the organization has grown and achieved a number of milestones.â&#x20AC;?
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January 20, 2016
HEALTH & LIFESTYLES
N EWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE ’ S H EALTHCARE LEADER • T REATED WELL .COM • 374-PARK
Stopping the spinning Patient suffering with vertigo is able to reclaim her life thanks to Parkwest Therapy Center During the last two years, Anita Rickard has spent a large amount of time spinning. Not in an exercise class or in a sewing sense, but literally spinning, all because of vertigo. The inner ear disorder that creates a feeling of unbalance sent Rickard’s entire life spinning out of her control. Richard’s vertigo symptoms began two years ago at work. She had to excuse herself from a meeting because of dizziness. She followed up with her primary care physician the next day, who diagnosed her with vertigo and referred her to a physical therapy center. After her initial therapy, she felt better but her dizziness quickly returned. “At this point, I just thought this was something I had to live with,” she stated. Throughout the course of the next few weeks, Rickard found herself suffering from a worse case of vertigo than before therapy. Living with this ailment was not an easy task as the condition stole her independence. Her problem was so severe that she could no longer drive, ride comfortably in a car, or walk without assistance. Rickard recalled, “I had to close my eyes when I was riding in a car or I would get terribly sick, and once we got out of the car, I would have to hold on to someone to steady myself.” Like many others, Rickard works in front of a computer screen all day. Crippling dizziness from looking at her computer made working an impossible task. Rickard continued to suffer through her sickness until one afternoon while she was shopping. “I was there with my husband, holding on to his arm for balance. I was searching for paper plates and told him that I was okay to be alone while he went to another aisle. After he left, I got so dizzy
Moskal recalls, “I taught Anita exercises and instructed her to do them three times a day while she was lying in bed. What is so amazing is that I saw her four times over a three week period and her symptoms were completely resolved.” This miraculous outcome is not uncommon at the Parkwest Therapy Center. On average, the center treats more than 30 patients per week for vertigo symptoms. They are equipped with three vestibular certified therapists who treat vertigo and after receiving treatment, 95 percent of patients are completely relieved and do not have to schedule return visits. “I really enjoy working with this patient population because we see progress so quickly. As a therapist, it is rewarding and exciting to see such a positive change in vertigo patients’ lives,” said Moskal. Even with therapy, Rickard had a small dizzy spell recently. Because of the knowledge she gained in therapy, she was able to prevent worsening of her condition by doing a few simple exercises. Rickard said, “I never want to
Anita Rickard is happy to be back at work after Vertigo robbed her of her abilities to complete almost all daily living tasks. that I could not tell the difference between paper plates and cups. I broke down in tears in the store, I knew I couldn’t live like that anymore.” She was referred to an ear, nose, and throat physician who scheduled her first visit at the Parkwest Therapy Center. There, she met physical therapist Suzanne Moskal. “When Anita first came to see me, she was totally dependent on others to get through the day. She had to walk into the therapy center on her husband’s arm. Her chronic condition was affecting all
activities of her daily living,” she stated. Moskal took a different approach than that used in Rickard’s previous therapy, and taught her vertigo habituation exercises which include specific, repetitive head and body movements. These exercises work to stimulate the vestibular nerve which contributes to dizziness. Rickard also learned eye exercises to strengthen the connection between her eye and inner ear, as well as balance deficits, which are exercises that prevent the risk of falls.
feel that way again, when I was at my worst, and because of what I have learned and experienced from therapy I am confident that I won’t. Suzanne let me know I could always call her if I needed anything but more importantly, she taught me exercises that left me well equipped to handle and prevent future episodes.” Rickard is still over-the-moon about her recovery. She is determined to share her journey with others, stating, “People need to know that they do not have to live in misery, they need to know why they are dizzy and what they can do to stop the dizziness. My life was taken away from me but I can’t explain how much better I feel.” When asked about her life change, Rickard stated, “Before, I would be in the bed all day, but now I have my life back. After this interview I am going to shop till I drop.” Those words had a much different meaning at the grocery store two months ago, but with the help of Parkwest Therapy Center Rickard stopped the spinning and reclaimed her life.
Parkwest Therapy Center welcomes vestibular therapy expert Whitney Sharp Whitney Sharp, a physical therapist with 29 years of experience, recently joined the Parkwest Therapy Center team. Sharp received her Vestibular Certification from the American Physical Therapy Association and Emory University in 2007 and has since then worked extensively in vestibular rehab therapies. Sharp also has expertise in neurologic rehabilitation, wound care, and amputee rehabilitation. To schedule an appointment with Whitney, or another vestibular certified therapist, contact the Parkwest Therapy Center Whitney Sharp at 865-531-5710.
What is vertigo? Vertigo is a type of dizziness that creates a sensation of rotation or movement of one’s self or surroundings. Vertigo is a common side effect of many vestibular disorders. The vestibular system as a whole controls parts of the brain and inner ear cavity, affecting eye movement and equilibrium. Symptoms of a vestibular, or inner ear disorder can include: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Vertigo Dizziness Spinning Wooziness Imbalance/Off-balance Tilting environment Nausea Falling Motion sickness Decreased ability to concentrate Fatigue
Common vestibular disorders include: Meniere’s Disease is a disorder of the inner ear causing vertigo, tinnitus, a feeling of pressure in the ear and fluctuating hearing loss. Vestibular rehabilitation is not an effective treatment for Meniere’s but it is treatable with medication, dietary regulation or surgery. Labrinthitis and Neoronitis are inflammations of the inner ear or the nerve that connects the inner ear to the brain. These inflammations are caused by a bacterial or viral infection. If the vestibular system is affected as a result of these inflammations, vertigo, as well as visual and balance problems can occur. Labrinthitis and Neoronitis can affect one, or both ears. It is important
to seek medical treatment for these conditions because their side effects can be treated and eliminated with vestibular therapy. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Nystagmus (BPPN) is often caused by head trauma or aging. BPPN occurs due to a shift or misplacement of calcium crystals that are housed in the inner ear. BPPN is treatable with vestibular therapy, which uses exercises to realign calcium crystals, correcting balance and dizziness issues. Vestibular rehabilitation at Parkwest Therapy Center uses an exercise-based approach aimed at eliminating or minimizing imbalance and dizziness associated with vestibular disorders that are treatable with therapy.
The therapeutic program may include: ■ Balance activities ■ Eye movement exercises ■ Habituation exercises for vertigo
The exercise program is individually designed for each patient, carried out by specially trained physical therapists and has a 95 percent success rate. The goal
No matter your diagnosis, Parkwest Therapy Center can create a plan just for you. • Aquatic Therapy • Neurological Rehab • Physical Therapy • Spinal Rehab • Vestibular Rehab
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of treatment is to eliminate the symptoms and/or help a person compensate for a loss or imbalance within the vestibular system. A doctor’s referral is necessary before treatment can be initiated. For more information, or to schedule an appointment call Parkwest Therapy Center at 865-531-5710.
B-2 • JANUARY 20, 2016 • Shopper news
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Waterfront Rentals
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Classic Cars
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FANNON FENCING
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 Greensky Bluegrass in concert, 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, 27 “Beautiful, Vibrant Alcohol Inks” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65. Info/registration: knoxart.org. “Mosaics Keepsake Box” class, 2-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65. Info/registration: knoxart.org.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JAN. 20-21 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
THURSDAY, JAN. 21 Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Registration/payment deadline: Thursday, Jan. 21. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall. Salvage jewelry making workshop, 6 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. For ages 8 and up. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. Cost: $20. Must preregister. Info/registration: 577-4717, ext. 110.
p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Free class; bring your own supplies. Registration deadline: Friday, Jan. 22. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.
TUESDAY, JAN. 26 “An Evening with Regina Carter” presented by the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, 8 p.m., Square Room, 4 Market Square. Tickets: $32.50 adult, $15 student. Info/ tickets: knoxjazz.org. “Battling Dangerous Belly Fat,” 10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Featuring: how to manage belly fat, a cooking demonstration and second lecture will follow. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Computer Workshops: Excel, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215- 8700. Robert Earl Keen in concert, 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com. University Women’s Club “Meet and Greet” for women in the University community, 4:30-6 p.m., UT Visitor’s Center, Neyland Drive. Light refreshments served. RSVP by Wednesday, Jan. 20 to: Therese Leadbetter, 805-7165.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215-8700. Guster in concert, 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com. “Is It Alzheimer’s?,” 1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. learn about the early signs of Alzheimer’s. A lecture on “Managing Worries and Fears” will follow. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Dr. Lin Stepp, author of “The Smoky Mountain Books.” Luncheon: $12. RSVP by Monday, Jan. 25: Mary Mckinnon, 983-3740.
THURSDAY, JAN. 28
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JAN. 21-22
KSO Very Young People’s Concerts: “Let’s tell a story!” 11 a.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/ tickets: tennesseetheatre.com.
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven & Bruch, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: tennesseetheatre.com; knoxvilletickets.com; 656-4444.
FRIDAY, JAN. 29
FRIDAY, JAN. 22
Alive after Five: “Tribute to the R&B Classic Hits, Part 3” featuring Evelyn Jack & Donald Brown, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.
Alive after Five: Tennessee Sheiks, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 934-2039. Black Jacket Symphony performs Journey’s “Escape,” 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/ tickets: knoxbijou.com. Cafe Mortel, 2:30-4 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: 588-8813. The eighth annual Snow Day, a CAC Beardsley Community Farm Benefit, 7 p.m., Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria, 200 E Jackson Ave. Featuring: live music, soup contest, silent auction and more. Preorder discount tickets: brownpapertickets.com/ event/2477917. Tickets available at the door. The Naughty Knots, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
SATURDAY, JAN. 23 “1 Year Down the Drain: Turkey Creek” stream cleanup, 10 a.m.-noon. Parking available at the Farragut Park & Ride lot, 11798 Campbell Lakes Drive. Volunteer signup: SignUpGenius (http://bit. ly/1O9ecPY) by Thursday, Jan. 21. Info: Joseph Konvicka, americorps@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057. AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA Office, 715 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Brown Bag Lecture: “Caring for Your Paintings and Artifacts” by Andrew Hurst, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Lloyd Branson Painting Documentation, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-2 p.m. Free program. Info: EastTNHistory.org. The Freight Hoppers Old-Time String Band, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Moon Taxi in concert, 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: tennesseetheatre.com. Saturday Stories and Songs: Kindermusik, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. For ages birth to 5. Info: 470-7033. Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. West Knox Preschool and Activities Fair, 2-4 p.m., St. John Neumann Catholic School, 625 Saint John Court. Free event. Hosted by the Knoxville-Farragut MOMS Club. Info: facebook.com/ events/1612266402369709/.
MONDAY, JAN. 25 Deco Mesh Wreath Making class, 6:30-7:30
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 29-30 WaveTransform Festival, Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: knoxbijou.com. Info/schedule: wavetransformfestival.com.
SATURDAY, JAN. 30 Auditions for the musical “Big River,” to be produced by The WordPlayers at the Bijou Theatre in July. Info/appointments: wordplayers.org/auditions or 5392490. Beginning Genealogy, 1-4 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Registration begins Jan. 19. Info/registration: 215-8809. Dale Ann Bradley in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org. Deadline for early bird registration for Songwriter Opportunities at the fifth annual Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival, to be held Aug. 24-28. Info/ registration: smswf.com. The Del McCoury Band with Sierra Hull, part of WDVX’s World Class Bluegrass concert series, 7 p.m., Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/tickets: 981-8590; ClaytonArtsCenter.com; Clayton Center box office. Financial Education Series: Debt Free, 1 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Ijams Seed Swap, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Free event. Everyone welcome, with or without seeds. Info: 577-4717, ext. 110. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. “Pruning 101: Rules and Tools,” 2:30-3:30 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by Master Gardener Marsha Lehman. Free and open to the public. Info: 588-8813 or knoxlib.org. Saturday Stories and Songs: Faye Wooden, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. WDVX’s World Class Bluegrass concert series: featuring Del McCoury Band with Sierra Hull and special guest Emily Ann Roberts, 7 p.m., Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/tickets: ClaytonArtsCenter.com; Clayton Center box office; 981-8590.
SATURDAYS, JAN. 30- FEB. 27 Sign ups for spring league baseball and softball for ages 4-14u, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Holston Ball Park, 5900 Asheville Highway. League fees: $60. Teams will play at several locations around Knoxville. Info: Julie Townsend, 659-6989; Randy Geames, 525-5275.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, FEB. 1-2 IPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/ payment deadline: Monday, Feb. 1. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.
MONDAYS, FEB. 1-15 “Mask Making and Face Jugs” (clay sculpture) class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $90/nonmembers $110. Info/registration: knoxart.org.
TUESDAY, FEB. 2 Reception to view exhibit and honor the artists from Concord Christian School, Farragut Primary School and St. John Neuman Catholic School, 4:30-6 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Exhibit on display Monday-Thursday, Jan. 25-Feb. 4 during regular Town Hall hours. Info: Lauren Cox, lcox@ townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, FEB. 3-4 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oak Ridge Senior Center, 728 Emory Road, Oak Ridge. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5 Alive after Five: “Fat Friday Mardi Gras” with Roux Du Bayou, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 934-2039. Public reception for The Knoxville Photography Collective exhibit, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit on display Feb. 5-26. Info: 523-7543 or knoxalliance.com. Public reception for Arts & Culture Alliance’s National Juried Exhibition, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Includes a brief awards ceremony at 6. Exhibit on display Feb. 5-26. Info: 523-7543 or knoxalliance.com. RB Morris in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/ tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
SATURDAY, FEB. 6 Wallace Coleman in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, FEB. 8-9 Advanced iPad/iPhone for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, Feb. 8. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 “Congestive Heart Failure,” 1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Speaker: Dr. Glenn Meyers. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. How to Use Facebook for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Registration/payment deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 10. Info/ registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.
THURSDAY, FEB. 11 AARP Driver Safety class, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, FEB. 12 Alive after Five: The BlairXperience, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 9342039.
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16-17 Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet Basics for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 16. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17 “Financial Planning for Artists” professional development seminar, noon-1 p.m., the Emporium, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: free for members of Arts & Culture Alliance/$5 nonmembers. Info/registration: 523-7543; sc@ knoxalliance.com.
THURSDAY, FEB. 18 Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Registration/payment deadline: Thursday, Feb. 18. Info/ registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.
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“Why Do They Keep Coming to this Doctor? …” (Who admits to curing no one) Dear friend,
I’ve got to tell you something that I’ve never said out loud. But, what I’m going to tell you makes so much sense that you’ll probably get mad that no one told you this before. I’ve been a doctor in this town for over 13 years now. And, to this day I’ve never cured anyone. You may think that the word would get around and that no one would come to me anymore. The opposite is true. The more people who understand, the more people come to see me. Several times a day patients thank me for helping them with their health problems. But I can’t really take the credit. I’ve never healed anyone of anything. What I do is perform a specific spinal adjustment to remove nerve pressure, and the body responds by healing itself. And, we get terrific results. That’s why our office is filled with people that have found help nowhere else. Years ago, something happened to me that changed my life forever. Let me tell you my story.
“I’m only 23 years old at the time, athletic having fun. That is, until it happens … Somehow, I start to get terrible pain in both my hands and feet. I still remember how awful it is. The pain in my hands and feet gets so intense that it’s unbearable to touch anything, or even wear socks. To say the least, I’m scared. And that’s not all... Eventually, I can’t even walk because of the pain in my feet. My blood pressure and heart rate are sky high! I’m admitted to the hospital where they do every test they can think of, and the doctors still can’t say what’s wrong. I’m terrified that I may never walk again. After two weeks in the hospital, I’m only getting worse. My insurance runs out, so they put me on powerful painkillers and send me home. But, there’s more…
some films, and then ‘adjusts’ my spine. The adjustment doesn’t hurt, it actually feels good. Over time, I get relief. I can use my hands and feet again and my blood pressure and heart rate are normal. Oh, did I mention that this doctor is a chiropractor? Chiropractic works so well for me, and I’m so impressed with the other ‘miracles’ I see in his office, that I head straight to chiropractic school.” Let me tell you about Zachary, my son (the cute one in the picture!). He’s 8 years old. He’s a very happy and healthy boy! Can you believe that Zachary’s been getting adjusted since he was only 5 minutes old? Why? He’s very active and constantly falls down, just like all little kids. These falls, and even the birth process, affect the spine. That’s why we see so many children in our office. People from Knoxville, Karns and the Hardin Valley areas bring their kids to see me. They also come to me with their: • Headaches • Fibromyalgia • Migraines • Chronic pain • Neck Pain • Shoulder/arm pain • Backaches • Numbness in limbs • Asthma • Allergies Here’s what some of your neighbors had to say:
“I now have long-term relief from my headaches.” (A. B., Karns, 16) “My neck pain is gone, and I can feel my fingers again!” (T. S., Karns) “The last time I went to my Rheumatologist, he couldn’t find any pressure points caused by Fibromyalgia!” (F. C., Karns) “Since I have been coming to see Dr. Andy, I have not had any ear infections.” (Hayden, age 2)
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