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Davis to head new school Veteran principal Susan Davis has been named to lead the new southwest elementary school now under construction at Northshore Town Center. Superintendent Dr. Davis Jim McIntyre said Davis will play a key role, working with the contractor to complete the school as well as hiring staff and working with parents and students to establish the community of the school. She will step down as principal at Cedar Bluff Elementary School where she has worked in administration since 2004. Davis joined Knox County Schools in 1992 as a teacher at Whittle Springs Middle School. A resident of East Knox County, she is married to attorney and former state Rep. Jimmy Kyle Davis.

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Miracle Maker

It’s just after 9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, and Tracy Thomas’ 2nd-grade students at Halls Elementary are gathered in the corner of the classroom. Thomas reads a book the class has chosen, “Abraham Lincoln Comes Home,” about the funereal train trip that returned the slain 16th president home to Springfield, Ill., after his assassination. The students listen attentively, ask questions and do all the things you’d expect them to do. The amazing part is what happens next.

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Coffee Break He is the man of the hour. Our jolly ol’ elf, Kriss Kringle, aka Santa Claus, agreed to take a few minutes to share with ShopperNews readers by answering the questions over this week’s Coffee Break.

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Away in a manger By Suzanne Foree Neal From the sheep on top of the stable to the king who is missing a hand to a “stinky” crèche made out of walnut shells, the stories about family nativity sets are often as rich as the holy message they represent. Joan DeTar at Concord United Methodist Church invited members to bring their nativity scenes to the church for a “show and tell” evening on Dec. 12. Members responded with 17 nativities to share, each with a rich story. The nativities came from as far away as Haiti to as close as Pigeon Forge. Some were traditional in look, while others had their own unique character. Marion Bayless brought her most recent one that she bought in Ecuador on a church mission trip. The retired nurse/missionary loves to collect nativities in her travels, but her greatest joy is in giving them away. She started collecting and giving them as gifts after what she calls her “most unusual Christmas ever.” “I was in Zimbabwe serving as a missionary,” she begins. “It was my first Christmas in a hospital setting. The patients had never seen a Christmas tree. I brought in a scraggly tree and put all sorts of decorations on it, things you would never see in the U.S. I told them about Christ being born and about the nativity and that we exchange gifts. “Families had to come and feed the patients. They brought eggs, corn, green beans and a live chicken. They fed us. It was the most un-

Carrie LeSage delights in telling guests about the history of her Fontanini Italian-made nativity collection during a nativity show-and-tell night at Concord United Methodist Church. Photos by S.F. Neal

usual Christmas I have ever had.” Renee Henderson, accompanied by her son Taylor, 3, brought a nativity set that has been in her family since 1977. She saw it at an Eckert Drug store in Orlando, Fla., that year, and thought it was the perfect Christmas gift for her mother. Her

piggybank was a little light, so her father made up the difference. Her mother later gave it to her so she could make it part of her family traditions. Last year she found that someone had put the sheep up on top of the stable. “Taylor explained to me

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Nativity stories resonate with season’s message that it needed some hay,” she says. Carrie LeSage has collected Italian-made Fontanini nativity sets for years. Each year her children give her a few more pieces for Christmas. She has the inn, stable and king’s tent. LeSage jokes that she has the only set with a handicapped king. He is missing his left hand because the family dog thought he was a chew toy. Carole and Dave Conklin brought two family nativities. One, made of papier mâché, was made for Carole’s father many years ago. The other was made from molds painted to look like metal by her father and stepmother. “The papier mâché is pretty fragile and needs a little repair work, but because it belonged to my father, it is special to me,” she says. DeTar, who works at the church, is a serious collector with about 60 nativities. Her smallest is the size of a tiny matchbox, and she has a 5-pound one carved out of stone. A nativity set she received as a thank you gift on a 2005 mission trip to Ecuador made for an interesting trip home. The set is made of walnut shells. “It was a thank you for building a daycare center,” she explains. “They smelled so bad that we had to put them in a plastic baggie to get them home.” DeTar bought one carved from olive wood during a trip to Israel in 1996. She also has a set made out of marzipan. There is one that she doesn’t have that she really wants to check off her “wanted” list: “I want a big one for the front yard at my house!”

Development District. It shows combined monthly rates for 7,000 gallon users: tial customers is $9.60 for the first Hallsdale Powell – $128.64 By Sandra Clark KUB – $106.62 First Utility District water and 1,500 gallons, $2.53 per 1,000 galLenoir City – $101.62 sewer customers will see a bit lons from 1,501 to 8,000 gallons, $3.16 per 1,000 gallons for 8,001 Knox Chapman – $96.59 higher bill come February. West Knox – $73.37 Commissioners on Dec. 18 ad- to 20,000 gallons, and $4.43 per Alcoa – $68.10 opted a five percent rate increase. 1,000 gallons over 20,000 gallons. The 4-page rate resolution inIn November, First Utility colA customer using 7,000 gallons of water per month now pays $22.41 cludes the fee schedule for connec- lected $2.7 million in receipts. The for water and $37.50 for sewer tions, late fees, backflow preven- district set 27 water meters (279 tion devices, and multiple water/ year-to-date), and inspected 27 ($59.91 combined). sewer hookups. The new rate will be $23.52 sewer service. Commissioners were provided Commissioners also adopted a for water and $39.45 for sewer an analysis of area utility rates budget for 2013, projecting rev($62.97 combined). The minimum bill for residen- compiled by the East Tennessee enue of $24.2 million. Wayne Watson presents the budget.

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It’s a plan

noted that you don’t have to drive very far off Kingston Pike into the neighborhood to feel like you are in a different place. Resident Greg Wayland said the neighborhood is bounded by a flood plain, Costco and U-Haul. “It’s pretty well developed all the way around us. We want to maintain our current zoning,” Wayland said. By Suzanne Foree Neal “Powell Acres subdivision has The Farragut Municipal Planning Commission has finally been there for 40 years,” said resisigned off on the town’s Com- dent Dick Caywood. “We deserve prehensive Land Use Plan, after better from Farragut than to go tweaking it Dec. 20 at the request from low density residential to regional commercial development. of residents of Powell Acres. The proposed plan called for Do you intend to buy up properchanging the zoning of the subdi- ties? I hope you will reroute that vision from low density residential (zoning) around our subdivision.” Tom Rosseel, who represented to regional commercial development, with the commercial strip the residents in talks with Costco, fronting the subdivision on Kings- echoed the sentiment. “I don’t think this should even be in the ton Pike to have similar zoning. One of the oldest subdivisions plan. They have no desire to be in town, Powell Acres is a quaint bought out. Leave it residential.” Mayor Ralph McGill tried to neighborhood that backs up to Turkey Creek. Community De- ease fears by explaining that the velopment director Ruth Hawk land use plan is a suggested plan,

Land use roadmap gets MPC approval

and there are no zoning changes on the table at this point. “It’s just a map, not an action,” he said. Commissioner Noah Myers said the only way he would support rezoning of the neighborhood would be if a developer came in and bought every house in the subdivision, citing the recent buyout of several houses in Oak Ridge for a new Kroger. “In no way could I support eminent domain for a private developer. If even one homeowner said, ‘No, not moving out,’ I couldn’t support the rezoning.” The residents prevailed, with Farragut MPC deciding to leave Powell Acres zoned low density residential. Property from Powell Acres to Newport Road will remain at its current commercial zoning. Others who addressed commissioners about zoning changes on their property will have to wait for another day. In explanation, Commissioner Ron Honken said that Powell Acres is a reality, while the other locations are undeveloped

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property. Property owners will have an opportunity to request whatever zoning they want when the property is developed. Jeff Winston of Winston Associates, the firm that oversaw development of the land use plan, said that only about one percent of the town’s residents participated in its development. “We weren’t able to roust a majority of the population, which is not unusual, even across the U.S.,” he said. “We reached out to a variety of groups, not just with public meetings. At the end of the day, this is about tradeoffs. It is a plan and not a mandate.” The Comprehensive Land Use Plan is tied to the town’s Strategic Plan, and Winston said both are intended to work together for the town’s future. With its approval, the planning commission has adopted a road map for Farragut’s future, said Winston, but it will be up to the To page A-5

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Coffee Break with

Clement Clarke Moore who wrote “T’was the Night Before Christmas.” I really need to chat with him about the whole “down the chimney” thing. Dad tried it when the poem first came out. What a mess!

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why? Herman Fisher, Irving Price, Margaret Evans Price and Helen Schelle, the individuals who founded Fisher-Price in 1930.

I still can’t quite get the hang of … That Wii Fit Plus Mrs. Claus gave me last year. Every morning it’s yoga and kung fu and, oh! that balance board! Forget it.

Santa Claus

He is the man of the hour. Our jolly ol’ elf, Kriss Kringle, aka Santa Claus, agreed to take a few minutes to share with Shopper-News readers by answering the questions for our popular Coffee Break feature. Santa is very busy this time of year, but his answers were thoughtful and offer some insight into the life of this magical man. A modest guy, he actually tried to push the missus to the forefront, suggesting that she would be “much more entertaining” in Coffee Break. But in the end, Santa kept true to his form of not wanting to disappoint, so he put pencil-to-paper, so to speak, and sent his answers. Not much of a coffee fan, Santa did suggest that we change the name to “Milk and Cookies Break,” but finally did admit that a hot cup of cocoa isn’t that different from a coffee break. “It’s the pause in the day that really counts, I think,” he said. “Whether it’s with a cup of Joe, an Earl Grey with honey and lemon or a steamed milk hot chocolate with tiny marshmallows, it is good to just sit and read something good in the newspaper.” We agree, Santa, and all of us at Shopper-News thank you. And, we wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Now, sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Santa Claus:

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? I have two. From “Elf,” when Buddy says: “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.” And, I love when the conductor in “The Polar Express” says, “The thing about trains … it doesn’t matter where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on.”

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What is the best present you ever received in a box? My Garmin. Gary Burrell and Min Kao will be on the Nice list forever!

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you? Marry someone who likes to cook. I listened, and Mrs. Claus is the best, although I will have to say that she is getting a little too fond of Slice and Bake cookies.

What is your social media of choice? YouTube. Oh, the things you learn … The “Naughty” list has gotten longer thanks to YouTube.

What is the worst job you have ever had? “Merry Christmas, Alex Cross.” I have never regretted giving James Patterson that typewriter.

What was your most embarrassing moment? There was a YouTube video of my college days when I tried to play linebacker for the Fighting Elves. The coach only put me on the team to stay off the naughty list, but I got in for this one play. … Well, it wasn’t pretty. Don’t bother looking for it. I have far-reaching influence.

What are the top three things on your bucket list? 1. Get rid of my triple chin so I can shave this beard. 2. Spend a few weeks on a “repositioning” cruise – no ports of call, just sailing the seas. 3. Take Mrs. Claus to Blackberry Farm for a whole week.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why? Really? Let’s just go out on a limb and say: “Jolly.”

Switching up the Naughty and Nice lists, just for fun. Oh man, does it make the elves scramble! I always switch them back.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I think it would be kind of neat to have a tan …

What is your favorite material possession? My state-of-the-art, custom-made supersonic sled. Truthfully, the reindeer are mostly just for tradition these days.

What are you reading currently?

Well, while Santa is eternal, this is a family business, and there is a long apprenticeship process. When I was a teenager, my dad started me in the stable. I hate reindeer poop.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why? Without a doubt, my all-time favorite was “Magilla Gorilla.”

What irritates you? Nonbelievers who insist on spreading their unhappiness.

What’s one place around here everyone should visit? The parks. With the way you light things up at Christmas, I don’t even need Rudolph to find your great town.

What is your greatest fear? That the world will become so jaded and logical that little children will no longer believe in the magic of Christmas and Santa Claus. I don’t dwell on it, however, because the hearts of children are pure, and the magic lives in them. Thankfully, that hasn’t changed much through the centuries.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? Sleep through Christmas Eve. Ho, ho, ho – just kidding! Merry Christmas! –Sherri Gardner Howell

What is your passion? Giving to others.

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Four-legged fun with Santa Hermione and Ron might have been a little nervous. After all, they were the only two visitors to Village Veterinary Medical Center who didn’t talk to Santa with a “ruff” or a “meow.”

Sherri Gardner Howell FARRAGUT FACES Mom, however, was nearby, as the two guinea pigs belong to Juniper Corum, the center’s client care representative and event coordinator, who was also the person behind the camera for Village Vet’s Pet Photos with Santa earlier this month.

“We had about 50 families come by for pet photos,” Corum said. “All brought dogs or cats except for my two guinea pigs.” In addition to being a favorite with the community and the center’s clients, the event raised approximately $600 for Young-Williams Animal Center. There was no charge for the photos, but the request for donations was generously acknowledged, said Corum. This is the third year Village Veterinary Medical Center has offered the pet photos. Donations have doubled since the first year. “Thanks must go to Dr. Anita Courtney holds Copper Kristi Lively, who helps put as they wait their turn to see the event together,” said Santa. Corum. Lively is one of the doctors and owners at the center.

Hawk gets a big hug from Santa as he prepares to have his picture made at Village Veterinary Medical Center. The loveable pooch is owned by Stacy Eastridge. Photos by Justin Acuff

Galen Gaylord Helton, a dog rescued from Hurricane Katrina, Bailey dressed for the occasion on his visit to Village Veterinary looks ready to help Santa pull his sleigh, as long as his owner, for a photo session with Santa. He is owned by Ron Schuster. Janice Helton, comes along.

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board of mayor and aldermen to follow through with any changes needed to make the plan a reality. Also getting early Christmas presents were the Farragut Business Alliance and Myers Bros. Holding. The commission approved an amendment to the Farragut Zoning Ordinance to create a

grand opening special events permit, which was being championed by the FBA. The town will provide banners for new businesses that can be used for grand openings and then returned to the town. The signs will bear the town’s dark blue and white colors to identify users as Farragut businesses.

Merry Christmas

Izzy and Pippen, owned by Clair McBride and Sherrie Snipes, promise double kisses if Santa will fill their stockings with treats.

It took two steps for Myers Bros. Holding to get approval to take the next step in its plan to build the town’s first four-story building. The commission first approved an amendment to the Farragut Zoning Ordinance to create a new zoning district that will allow for four-story buildings.

It then approved Myers Bros. Holding’s plan to rezone the property at the corner of Way Station Trail and Kingston Pike, adjacent to Renaissance Farragut, from C-1 to the new business district. This clears the way for the development firm to present its site plan.

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government Back from Burma Last week I returned from Burma (Myanmar), where I was part of the Radio Free Asia delegation to this nation in transition from a military dictatorship to a democracy. I had last visited Burma in 1995 with my late mother on a private trip. The contrast since those intervening 17 years was stunning. Burma is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24th largest nation, occupied by the British until World War II when the Japanese occupied Burma. After the war, Burma won independence from Britain, but it lasted only a few years as a democracy. Today it is clearly moving slowly but steadily to a free nation and is emerging from its dependence on China. The purpose of our visit was to solidify RFA broadcasts of local news within Burma and allow our journalists to have credentials to visit all parts of Burma wherever news may occur, which is often without notice. If Burma in 2015 has a free election for president, it will place the country in a small group of nations in Southeast Asia where the people can prevail. That is not true today in China, Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia. We met first with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at her modest home in Naypyitaw (the new capitol), where we discussed with her the practical challenges in moving from 50 years of military rule to a government which includes the rule of law and participatory democratic values. We also met with members of the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cabinet and the speaker of the Upper House. We met with U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell in Rangoon, where Voice of America signed a historic agreement with SKynet to broadcast direct to home satellites in Burma. On the final day in Burma, we had an hour and a half meeting with President Thein Sein in his ceremonial office in Naypyitaw. He was clearly well-informed on our mis-

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sion. The amount of time he spent with us was highly unusual and bodes well for progress in getting objective news to the Burmese people. This will help lay the groundwork for a robust, democratic election process in 2015. In January I will return to Southeast Asia, going to Cambodia this time to lead a program for local government officials for the International Republican Institute and meeting with Radio Free Asia and Voice of America officials in Phnom Penh. The Cambodian government has not been as open to free media as the new Burmese government is. â&#x2013; Knoxville lost a truly distinguished educator last week when Paul Kelley died. A longtime school board member, he always looked for the solution to an issue which solved the problem. He was patient in hearing all points of view. He brought calm to troubled waters. He was a champion for Fulton High School and North Knoxville in particular. It is not often that someone so dedicated to the public good comes along and stands tall for his views, even when not popular. He always sought to give the student in trouble a second chance. â&#x2013; Jack Barnes, longtime political operative in city politics, was honored last week at a Kerbela Temple luncheon pulled together by Terry Landell. Barnes worked in fleet management for many years for the city. He is 81. Former city council members Jack Sharp (former vice mayor) and Ed Shouse (now county commissioner) attended, along with Sheriff Jimmy â&#x20AC;&#x153;JJâ&#x20AC;? Jones. Former Knoxville mayor and ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe serves as vice chair of Radio Free Asia.

Holiday closings Knox Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offices will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Knox County Solid Waste Convenience Centers will close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day and Tuesday, Jan. 1. The centers will accept Christmas trees for recycling. Library branches are closed Dec. 24-25. All branches will close at 5:30 p.m. on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve and will remain closed on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Knox County Senior Centers, Health Department facilities and the Knox County Veterans Service Office will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day.

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Paul Kelley: a champion for children Some years ago, the Knox County Schools adopted a strict zero tolerance policy and began expelling students for infractions involving weapons and drugs. Kids could be pitched out of school for offenses as slight as having a pocketknife, even inadvertently, or swigging a beer at dinner before a ballgame.

Betty Bean School board member Paul Kelley objected to the one-size-fits-all policy and took to wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;End Zero Tolerance Now.â&#x20AC;? Sam Anderson, who served on the school board with Kelley for 12 years and worked with him for another dozen years when Kelley was an assistant superintendent of city schools, says if he had to sum up Paul Kelley in one word, he knows exactly what it would be â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;integrity.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;On any issue, you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to guess where Paul stood because of his values. You knew where he was because you knew who he was.â&#x20AC;? He cited Paul Kelley and Cecil Kelly as colleagues with integrity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But his primary issue was kids. He did not believe in discarding kids. If a kid gets in trouble, we find a place for him or her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He always said weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the kid-building business, not the kid-destroying business. We have a responsibility to educate every child, no matter what problems he brought with him. Once when the alternative school was full, he said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care. Find another one. You discard a kid, you create a problem for a lifetime.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paul was thoughtful and sincere. Every statement he made, he thought it through. There was no political game in him. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d make the call and live with it. The community has lost a great man, and I have lost a great friend â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the most consistently steady person I ever worked with,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. That sentiment was widely shared by the huge, somber crowd that packed into Emerald Avenue Methodist Church last Thursday night to say goodbye to Kelley, who died Dec. 16 after a long illness. It might have been larger still, but for an event a few miles away at Knoxville Center. It was graduation night at the Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy, the alternative high school for at-risk students named for the educator who was practicing No Child Left Behind long before politicians made it a slogan. The sanctuary glittered with the trappings of the season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a big Christmas tree in the front corner dwarfed a tiny, hand-made purple and white tree crafted by Abby Diggs, daughter of Steve Diggs, executive director of the Emerald Youth Foundation, an organization founded by Kelley and other church members in 1988 that has drawn great acclaim for its service to inner city youth. Abby made ornaments symbolizing the things she will remember about Kelley â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a bluebird (Kelley was a bird lover who had at least a dozen birdhouses in his yard); a garbage can (for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zero and One Club,â&#x20AC;? an anti-litter organization he started whose members are asked to promise not to litter and to pick up one piece of trash per day); and baskets of candy and bubblegum (for the treats he carried in his pockets for the

children at his church). Ministers Bob Bean and Jim Bailes sharing moving anecdotes, followed by grandson, Lucas Kelley, reading scripture. His son Michael paid tribute to his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of children. Diggs recalled that when asked how he was doing, Kelley would respond, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am well if you are,â&#x20AC;? and told of Kelleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visiting inmates Dr. Paul L. Kelley during a in prison and opening his break in a school board meethome to a teenaged boy who ing. File photo by S. Clark needed a safe place to live. Kelleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger son â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meanwhile, I had to John, a Whiffenpoof alumnus who majored in music call the organization in San at Yale, sang a version of Francisco and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We need The Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prayer that awed to track this down.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Kelleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school board the room. successor, Indya Kincannon, was out of town due to â&#x20AC;&#x153;You knew where the death of her father, but he was because you had some thoughts to share: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Kelley met with me knew who he was.â&#x20AC;? in 2003 when I started camâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sam Anderson paigning to take his place on the school board. I respected his decision to supAfterward, Norma Kelley port my opponent, who was dispensed hundreds of hugs. a longtime friend â&#x20AC;&#x201C; loyalty As the crowd thinned, is a valuable trait. When I John Kelley shared the sto- did win, he was ever so grary behind the story about cious, willing to offer guidhis dad making national ance when I asked, giving news in 2008 for donating me all his files, and staying $10,000 to fight Proposi- engaged on education istion 8, a ballot measure sues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is a great role model bent on outlawing samesex marriage in California. for me. His decisions as a John lives in San Francisco, school board member were where he says he is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a law- never political, but truly yer by day and a singer by always in the best interests night.â&#x20AC;? He is gay, and says of students. I particularly his parents have always admired his steadfast opposition to the draconian and been supportive. zeroâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Dad intended to make a counter-productive $1,000 contribution, which tolerance policies that we was pretty big for somebody once had. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a soft-spoken who was not in California, but it was mistakenly re- school board member, but corded as $10,000, and he when he spoke, people lisgot interviewed by a news- tened because they knew paper in Nashville because he spoke with integrity and he gave the biggest contri- from long experience. He bution in the state of Ten- was a great advocate for nessee. He told them that kids and for public educahe believed that everyone tion. His many contribushould be free to marry tions to our community will whomever they loved. be long remembered.â&#x20AC;?

How to fund school technology Ever wonder how we get into messes like the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fiscal cliff?â&#x20AC;? Combine a lack of historic perspective with a desire to have stuff now while paying later, stir and bake. Fiscal calamity lies straight ahead. Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we learn anything from the county law enforcement pension plan? Last year the school board presented an aggressive budget that required a 35-cent tax increase. Not in the mood to raise taxes, the county commission did not fund it. Instead, the commission cobbled together a band-aid budget that funded much of what the school system planned to spend in Year One of a 5-year plan.

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Now the commission seeks political cover for what lies ahead. Chair Tony Norman suggests a monthly â&#x20AC;&#x153;seminarâ&#x20AC;? at which Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre instructs commissioners about the intricacies of the school budget. Commissioner Mike Brown wants a joint committee of commissioners, school board members and representatives of the business community. People with, as

he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;skin in the game.â&#x20AC;? Funny he never mentioned teachers, parents or kids. Commissioner Richard Briggs wants a joint committee with the school board so the commission does not get blindsided by the next budget proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (budget) was one of the more difficult things weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done in the last 4-5 years,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What the schools are talking about is important, but we have to find a way to sell to the public how to fund it.â&#x20AC;? Briggs suggested borrowing money at â&#x20AC;&#x153;historically low interest ratesâ&#x20AC;? to fund portions of the budget. He must mean the technology component. Fiscal cliff alert!

Borrowing money makes sense only for one-time purchases, such as school construction. But as anyone in business knows, the technology itself is transient. Electronic devices and software require frequent upgrades and should be funded with a stable revenue stream, such as the property tax. You would not buy an iPad on a multi-year financing plan. So why sell bonds to buy 50,000 of them for Knox County Schools? The budget debate is about funding technology. The school boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan was transparent, clearly stated and honest. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hope the commission can be equally honest in its response.

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Richard Krieg and his midnight raid LAW DOGS | Betty Bean Richard Krieg was night” raid and says it re“Fortunately, she was a 22-year-old law stu- ally wasn’t that dramatic. persistent, and she finally dent when he became the “Back then there were got me to agree to come youngest member ever two newspapers in town and see what she was comelected to the Tennessee – the Knoxville Journal, plaining about. This was House of Representatives. which was a Republican in the days before there “I was elected in the fall paper, and the News-Sen- were laws protecting whisof 1968 when the voting tinel, which was an eve- tleblowers, and as a state age was still 21, employee, and I do hold the she was distinction that terrified. I the first time I promised I would not was eligible to Richard Krieg grew up in Morristown. His vote, I voted for give up my dad, Dick Krieg, is deceased. His mother, Mary, myself,” he said. source. now 101, lives at LakeBrook in Knoxville. Krieg served “I was Richard and wife Karen live in Westmotwo terms behorrified reland Hills. Their family includes: daughter fore deciding to by what I Ashley Krieg, with the Atlanta March of Dimes; retire from polisaw – celltics and devote like rooms, son Justin Krieg, with the Historic Columbus his full attenunsaniFoundation in Columbus, Ga.; daughter-intion to his f ledgtary condilaw Katie Krieg and grandson George. ling law practions, rats Krieg received his undergraduate and law tice. Today he and mice … degrees at the University of Tennessee in 1968 is a shareholder Although and 1971, respectively. He has held a variety in Lewis King there were of positions with the American Cancer SociKrieg and Walgood emety including service on the national board, is drop. He served ploye e s the former chair of the Metropolitan Knoxville for 21 years on there, they the Knoxville had limited Airport Authority and is former board chair of resources Airport Authorthe East Tennessee Discovery Center. and support ity, which he from the also chaired. His most public action ning paper. If one news- state. After my unofficial as a state legislator came paper took a position, the visit, I met with a number early in his second term, other would take the op- of people I trusted and said ‘You won’t believe it …’ when he led what the posite position. “So I’m a freshman “I made the decision News Sentinel archive labels “a post-midnight visit legislator in a House of that without the media to overcrowded wards” at Representatives that has reporting it, it would be what was then called East- 49 Democrats, 49 Repub- very difficult for me to get ern State Psychiatric Hos- licans and one Indepen- anything done. Being a pital, finding “too little dent, and during my first Republican, my best constaff, too little training, term in office, I received tacts were with the Jourand unsanitary and inhu- several calls from a person nal, and one of the most mane conditions in aging who lived in my district intimidating things I had who was a nurse at East- to do was to go talk to edibuildings.” Krieg, who is no lon- ern State, telling me how tor Guy L. Smith. “I also had some conger active in politics (and bad the conditions were says he likes it that way), there. But being new, and tacts at WBIR-TV, and chuckles at the descrip- learning the ropes, I put they teamed up with the Journal to break this stotion of his “post-mid- her off.

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ry,” Krieg said. “We went at night because my source went to work at 11 p.m., and I didn’t want to take the kind of orchestrated tour the administration would have arranged. “In my unsophisticated way, I was surprised at the way the Sentinel reacted – calling it an after-midnight raid. That was what made the whole thing such a controversy. And I was there after midnight, that is correct.” The result was a weeklong series of investigative stories by both the Journal and WBIR that shocked the establishment into action. Krieg made sure to give just-elected Republican Gov. Winfield Dunn a courtesy heads-up before the story broke, and he recalls Dunn being surprised, concerned and grateful for the advance notice. “Naturally, I think he was cautious because he was new to office. He appointed a commission of people within his administration to look into it, and he was thankful that the abuses didn’t occur on his watch. They made

wholesale changes in leadership, cleaned the place up, and put a greater emphasis on mental health care facilities and improving the program. “My tenure in the legislature ended in 1972 when I did not run for reelection. I’ll take credit for talking my campaign supporter Ben Atchley into running. And at that point, at 25, I was becoming a has-been.” Despite leaving office, Krieg has stayed keenly interested in mental

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Forget the figgy pudding Farragut Madrigals sing a song of fruitcake By Sherri Gardner Howell After a program of beautiful, traditional Renaissance music, the Farragut High School Madrigal Singers got up close to their audience with a song about a fruitcake. The singers, who have had a busy season of performances this year, were the guests at Concord United Methodist Church for a program in the sanctuary on Dec. 5. For their “fruitcake” song, they strolled through the audi-

ence, drawing laughter. The program helped kick off a full complement of holiday offerings for the church members and the community. The FHS singers included Josh Culotta, Stephanie Miller, Paul Gary, Bridget Sellers, Dallas Boudreaux, Ethan Wolfe, Maggie Mobley, Skylar Grieco, Brian Hooyman, Victoria Crawford, Sofia Valencia, Joey Wasilewski, Analise Osorio, Brooke Holland, Kristina Ksarjian, Colby White, Moriah Genova, Brianna Smart, Adrian Garcia, Michael Tsaltas and Haley Retterer.

Farragut High School Madrigal singer Michael Tsaltas comes out to the audience at Concord United Methodist Church to present a song about fruitcake. Photos by Justin Acuff

Maggie Mobley gets into character as she performs with the FHS Madrigal Singers.

The FHS Madrigal Singers harmonize. Bridget Sellers and Ethan Wolfe ham it up during a song about fruitcake at the FHS Madrigal Singers performance at Concord UMC.

and Ashley Anderson. Mayfield is a professional accompanist with a degree in piano performance and another original member of the group. “I love to play with other pianists, and it’s interesting when you have more parts,” she said. Davy, another original member, works for Restoration Services Inc. and is currently assigned to Chattanooga. She comes home to Knoxville on the weekend and has been busy with the project since rehearsals started in September. “I have always loved church music and par-

ticularly keyboard music. Christmas is just naturally overflowing with wonderful opportunities to share Christ through our music,” she said. Shanks teaches first grade and has attended First Baptist Concord her whole life, playing piano there since age 15. “It is such a privilege and honor to be part of this group,” she said. “It is so great to be able to present the wonderful music of Christmas with such talented musicians.” The program might not have happened were it not for Greg Scribner of American Piano Gallery, who provided

the five Steinway pianos. Scribner said moving the pianos from his Parkside Drive store to the church was an all-day event. Piano sizes ranged from just over 5 feet to a 9-foot piano that weighed about 1,000 pounds. In all, he guesses his two employees moved about 4,500 pounds of pianos. “Those guys were worn out,” he said. “They had to move one right after the other, and then we had to let them sit for a day before the technical tuner came in and tuned them. That took 60 to 90 minutes for each piano.” All five pianos had to be tuned to each other so they could be played together. Anderson, a high school teacher, is a newcomer to the group and said she got as much of a gift as she gave. “The really special thing for me was being back on the keys,” she said. “I moved here four years ago and just haven’t played as much publicly. Being part of a new community where no one knows you play, it was like having a part of me back.”

Here we are in the midst of a season of hope and peace and joy and love (as the Advent candles remind us), and yet, there is an overwhelming sense of desolation and fear and horror and – if we are honest – anger. I mean, really! Can you imagine pointing a gun at a kindergartner and pulling the trigger, multiple times? Gunning down unarmed women trying to protect terrified children? Can you fathom a little girl who was canny enough to play dead and survive? The infanticide decreed by Herod in Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus

was another instance of a paranoid madman killing babies, only Herod’s motive was to protect his throne. And he sent soldiers to do his murdering. I have a lot of questions about this dark episode in the Christmas story. They are the same questions a lot of people are asking in Newtown. Why? Why does a merciful God allow such horror? Where was God? Asleep? Where were the miracles that needed to happen in those awful moments? And like the mothers and fathers in Newtown whose children survived, did Mary and Joseph feel survivor’s

guilt? As they slipped out of Bethlehem and across the Judean desert, did they hear the dreadful cries of the babies as they were dying? Could they hear the horrified screams of the mothers? How long did it take for those cries to stop echoing in their ears? How long will it take for us? As we celebrate this Christmas, let us spare a thought, say a prayer, light a candle, sing a song for the children, all the children, the world over. In the name of the Child. Amen.

was sincere: Hood shouldn’t have to keep paying for a “terrible mistake” made as a kid. “Catholic High gave him a second chance, and he lived up to expectations. We feel like he has earned the chance to continue that,” said Hamilton. Hood became a Vol and part of the revolving door that was/is Big Orange football. Dooley replaced Kiffin. Position coaches came and went. Hood switched from offense to defense. He was an imposing man. At 6-4 and 300 with shoulder-length hair and scraggly beard, Hood became the image of the mythical Thor, god of lightning and thunder. I suppose he does resemble Chris Hemsworth, the actor who was Thor in the movie.

Interesting sidelight: Hood got the Thor feeling. The Vols were doing a project for Habitat for Humanity. Players picked up hammers and went to work. Hood hooked a sledgehammer on his belt. He looked bigger than life. That was not the Dooley look. Daniel trimmed enough to meet specifications. It helped that he could play. There has never been an easy street for Daniel Hood. Shoulder repairs knocked him out of spring practice, a crucial setback with another new coaching staff. In mid-June, Hood found his mother and her boyfriend dead in her apartment. He said that was the darkest day of his life. Teammates rushed to the rescue. Dooley spent hours

with his grieving player. Hood and teammates found one small smile. They speculated that the coach’s car was the best ever in the neighborhood, not the nicest in South Knoxville. They guessed how it must have been when Derek went door to door saying “I’m Coach Dooley, y’all know where Dan Hood lives?” In the months that followed, Hood could not distinguish between the coach and the man who put an arm on his shoulder and helped him through really rough times. Hood said Derek Dooley is one of the best people he has ever been around, perhaps the second most important in his life.

Seasonal symphony Eight come together to present ‘Keyboards at Christmas’ By Suzanne Foree Neal “Joe” needed some work on his heart and his spirit. Eight talented musicians from First Baptist Concord got together and renewed not only the fictitious man’s holiday spirit, but the hearts of the community in “Keyboards at Christmas,” a musical program at the church on Dec. 16. The program was a revival that reunited five pianists from a group that performed at the Tennessee Theatre and other venues several years ago. For the program’s reawakening, three more talents were added to offer a free concert with eight musicians playing five pianos and one organ. The group first came together in 2001 after pianist

Donna McNeilly, who is in product sales for a pharmaceutical company, brought the idea of five pianists playing a concert together from her former church in Georgia. She and Tim Conner, a lawyer and pianist, found all the talent they could want at their home church at First Baptist Concord. For several years, the group rented the Tennessee Theatre for the concert, moving to the University of Tennessee Alumni Hall when the theater closed for renovations. Then, for several years, the difficulty in finding an affordable venue put the group in hiatus. Conner was motivated by the opportunity to showcase the talent he found at First Baptist, which he realized this year could be a great venue. He added three more keyboard players to the group and got the ball rolling. The show offered a narrated story about “Joe,” an older man who needed a renewal

“Keyboards at Christmas” members pause before their performance at First Baptist Concord. Seated are Donna McNeilly, Sarah Davy and Rhonda Carpenter; (standing) Mark Littleton, Rebecca Shanks, Rhonda Mayfield, Ashley Anderson and Tim Conner. Photo by Suzanne Foree Neal of the Christmas spirit. “It’s a unique program that really concentrates on the melodies of the season,” Conner said. McNeilly was happy to see the group come back together and grow. “It’s a beautiful program to hear that many pianos and the organ,” she said. “We all love music so much, all you have to do is say, ‘Do you want …’ and the answer is ‘Yes!’ It’s not a sacrifice; it’s a gift of love.” The group consisted of Conner and McNeilly, Sarah Davy, Rhonda Carpenter, Mark Littleton, Rebecca Shanks, Rhonda Mayfield

Slaughter of the innocents When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more.” (Matthew 2: 16-18 NRSV)

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ing after the attacks of 9/11, and I have not yet allowed myself to cry over these precious children, over their A stunned nation grieves I will confess I have ac- devastated parents, over the with the people of New- tively tried not to envision loss of innocence and trust town, Conn., whose chil- the carnage. I remember which must be rampant dren “are no more.” when I could not stop cry- among the survivors.

Influence: Derek and Daniel A preacher, struggling to reach older boys and young men, said a football coach has more influence. The minister was right. By the time athletic males are sophomores in high school, coaches probably have more influence than preachers or parents. Peers may be runners-up. That is scary. I choose this thought as my Christmas reflection on Derek Dooley. There were no signature football victories, unless you inflate the value of Cincinnati and North Carolina State. But there were signature influences. I hope his Vol for Life program proves genuine. I hope his support of the Fellowship of Christian

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Athletes was enough to keep it alive and well. I do know that Derek Dooley did some remarkable things with individual Volunteers. Here is one example: Daniel Hood is a resident expert on sin and redemption, on heartbreak and hope, on lows and highs that hit dead ends. He was part of a crime that merited prison but his age, 13, spared him.

He repented and overcame enough of the stigma to become an outstanding student-athlete at Catholic High – terrific grades, model citizen, Mr. Football on a state championship team. Twenty-seven colleges were interested in his future until they caught up with his past. One by one, they quit recruiting him. Tennessee was among the dropouts. Along came Lane Kiffin to take a chance and the heat. Lane was all about winning any way he could. The controversial scholarship was to help him and the team, not Hood. I thought athletic director Mike Hamilton’s evaluation

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Giving season at Farragut Middle

SCHOOL NOTES Farragut High ■ Financial aid information night will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, in the library. Seniors and their parents are invited to attend.

Farragut Intermediate ■ Students return to class Wednesday, Jan. 8. ■ PTA Book Drive, Jan. 7-21.

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■ A visitors’ open house will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, for interested families to tour the facility and meet the faculty.

Farragut Middle School 7th graders Tatum Allen and Nathan Henry sit among the many bags of toys donated to needy children by students and faculty of the school. A toy drive has been hosted by students in the green pod every year for almost 20 years. Angels describing specific toys and the children that wish for them decorate the Christmas tree in Farragut Middle School’s green pod. A parent of a previous student hand made the paper angels that are used each year.

Snowflakes for Sandy Hook When school resumes for Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., it will be in a different building. Parent volunteers would like to welcome the students with a “Winter Wonderland” with the entire building decorated with as many unique snowflakes as possible. Send snowflakes by Saturday, Jan. 12, to the Connecticut PTSA, 60 Connolly Parkway, Building 12, Suite 103, Hamden, Conn., 06514. Make each snowflake unique.

Equality for all is goal Farragut High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance held its first-ever Christmas party recently. The club became official at the end of the last school year and now has about 15-20 members according to the president, sophomore Kayla Welden.

Party time at A.L. Lotts First graders Coady Wilson and Kaiden Sucrlock beaded holiday bracelets during the Christmas party in teacher Hillary Hudson’s class.

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Welden started the club after moving to Farragut High from Bearden High School. She received help from the board of the East Tennessee GSA and hopes club members can network more in the future

‘Mini book shop’ at Farragut Middle Farragut Middle School attendance secretary Sandy McRae (front) checks out possible purchases from Books Are Fun Ltd., a company which sets up a mini shop in the teachers’ lounge three or four times a semester. Faculty and staff can purchase items at a discount, with a percentage of the proceeds given back to the school in books or money. “It’s great for Christmas shopping when you can’t leave the building,” said school counselor Brooke Partin. Books are Fun representative Dana Pair is seen in the back setting up shop.

A.L. Lotts Elementary School kindergartners Jordan Brownlee and Brodie Roberts proudly display their handmade reindeer headbands during the Christmas party in teacher Katherine Cutcliffe’s class. Also in the class, Dottie the “elf on a shelf,” (right) sat on top of a globe and watched the students for Santa.

Freshman Emalee Josef enjoys a cupcake during the Christmas party.

with GSA groups from other schools. The Farragut High GSA meets twice a month and has its first guest speaker in January with a representative from Lambda Law, a national student organization. Welden said any Farragut High student can join the GSA. “We hope to create equality for gays and straights,” she said. The Christmas party’s refreshments included rainbow-colored cupSeniors Colin Abel and cakes made by Welden, Connor Reis display new T- and the club’s official Tshirts. Photo by S. Barrett shirt was unveiled.

First grader Hannah Yarbrough sneaks a taste of icing before putting it on her holiday cookie in Hillary Hudson’s class.

First grader Britton Cooper takes a break after finishing her yogurt parfait during the Christmas party in teacher Hillary Hudson’s class.

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business And, once again, it’s a ‘sign’ issue Is the honeymoon over? When Farragut ShopperNews reporter Suzanne Foree Neal called in to give the low-down on the Dec. 20 Farragut Municipal Planning Commission meeting, the first thing I felt was guilt. It was 11 p.m., four days before Christmas, and Suzanne had been sitting in a town meeting since 6:30.

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Of course there is nothing worse than being in a long meeting and having nothing to report. That wasn’t the case with the MPC meeting. A lively and impassioned discussion surrounded the approval of the town’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan (See Suzanne’s story on A1). And, after months of public meetings and discussions of town centers, historical districts, parks and community centers,

the town of Farragut came out the long meeting with an approved plan. Going forward, the board of mayor and aldermen will have a roadmap to help them make decisions on what the town will look like in the next decades. But, I digress. Back to the honeymoon. Also on the MPC agenda was a request from Costco. The wholesale membership club that has had a rosy relationship with and been a shining star for the town wants – guess what? A bigger sign. The message from Costco representative Jeff Rutter to the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission was that the sign on the building’s front just doesn’t look good aesthetically. “It’s just too small for the building,” he said. Farragut figures the size of a building sign based on a 1:1 ratio. For every linear foot of wall length, there can be 1-square-foot of sign area. Costco is proposing a sign that would have a 2.5 to 1 ratio. Commissioner Annette Brun said that she personally agrees the sign is

A-8 • DECEMBER 24, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS too small for the building, but Community Development Director Ruth Hawk wanted clarification on the reason for the larger sign. Making the sign larger would not make it visible from Lovell Road because of the slope nor from Kingston Pike and Lovell Road because Walgreen’s blocks the view, Hawk said. She suggested the company would get more visibility with an allowed ground-mounted sign on Lovell Road. Costco, however, doesn’t use ground-mounted signs. “Having a larger sign on that elevation really serves no purpose,” Hawk said. “Signage is for way-finding purposes. Judging from recent traffic patterns, I think people are finding Costco.” “We’re not asking for additional signage or more signage, just a larger sign,” Rutter said. The company would also agree to forego an allowed 300-square-foot sign on the other side of the building in order to get the larger signage over the entrance, Rutter added. Hawk said granting the request would create problems throughout the town’s C-1 district because other businesses will want larger signs, too. “The request is inconsistent with past practices.” Commissioners will take up the issue again at its January meeting. Here’s betting Costco may not like the outcome.

News from Rural/Metro

Happy Holidays! By Rob Webb This holiday season, between Rural/Metro’s emer genc y duties we will give thanks for the opportunity to serve Knox County and Webb for the continued support this great community has shown our employees and company. Last week, Knox County Commission voted unanimously to let us continue providing excellent, trusted service here. Knox County is our home. We have been the official emergency ambulance service provider for more than 25 years, and we look forward to continuing that service for many years to come. Under this new contract, we will continue to serve Knox County with state-of-the-art ambulances and cutting-edge technology. We are extremely grateful to Knox County, Knox County Commission and the residents of Knox County for recognizing the value we provide to the area in both medical service and community involvement.

Rural/Metro paramedics Matt Plummer, Shaun Lyon and DeeAnn Kelly stand ready in the ambulance bay at the Rural/ Metro operations center in west Knox County. Rural/Metro was confirmed last week by Knox County Commission to continue providing emergency ambulance service to Knox County. Photo submitted

At Rural/Metro, we see our contract as a privilege. As such, we promise to maintain our support of this community. Last year, we spent $3.6 million in donations and stand-by service at local sporting events, charity fundraisers, parades, festivals and other community events, and we will continue to support local organizations and charities. This is all thanks to our more than 500 paramedics, EMTs, firefighters and telecommunicators located right here in Knox County. More than 350 of

these employees call Knox County home and serve each day in their own neighborhoods. These highly-trained men and women in our ambulance and fire divisions stand ready around the clock to answer the call in an emergency, so your family can feel safe this holiday season. Thank you to Knox County for your continued support this holiday season, and we look forward to a wonderful new year serving our neighbors. Happy holidays from the Rural/Metro family!

Regal offers eGift Card

Jerry Parkerson to retire from TDS

Faster than a speeding reindeer, Regal Entertainment Group has announced a special offer for last-minute purchases. It’s an eGift Card available for purchase and delivery instantly online. Just log on to REGmovies.com to send eGift Cards to friends and family. For every $50 in eGift Cards purchased through Jan. 6, the sender gets another $5 eGift Card for free.

TDS Telecommunications market manager Jerry Parkerson is retiring Dec. 31 after 32 years with the company. Parkerson also has been an active member of the Farragut West Knox Chamber. Parkerson joined the Air Force in 1966. “They gave me a tremendous education in electronic technology. The military was converting vacuum tube equipment to solid-state devices. I came away from the Air Force well-equipped to work for Continental Telephone Systems, which TDS purchased in 1980.” In 1994, Parkerson was asked to take over as general manager for one of TDS’ local telephone exchanges. He was soon promoted into more managerial positions. “I went to evening school to study finance, psychology, composition and accounting, so I could talk intelligently with people outside the technical world.”

“Jerry has been a dedicated employee,” says TDS president and CEO Dave Wittwer. “He’s done a great job working with our customers and employees. He’s also had the opportunity to take the lead on many new projects, including our rollout of TDS TV and managedIP. Parkerson I commend Jerry for his efforts and willingness to take on new opportunities.” Parkerson says he’d like to be remembered for “being a great proponent for the individual customer and for customer service. I hope our customers can say I was always willing to help.” In retirement, he plans to write a few books and spend at least one day a week fishing or hunting.

Y-12 workers play elf Steve Temple of Home Federal Bank’s Commercial Lending Department volunteers for the Salvation Army’s red kettle campaign on Market Square Dec. 11. The red kettle campaign helps provide Christmas dinners, clothing, toys and basic necessities for those in need, and the bank’s volunteers again this year committed to staffing this downtown Knoxville location at lunchtime from Dec. 3-21. Photo submitted

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‘Daily 5’ Shopper-News Presents Miracle Makers

gets students ready to read By Jake Mabe It’s just after 9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, and Tracy Thomas’ 2nd-grade students at Halls Elementary are gathered in the corner of the classroom. Thomas reads a book the class has chosen, “Abraham Lincoln Comes Home,” about the funereal train trip that returned the slain 16th president home to Springfield, Ill., after his assassination. The students listen attentively, ask questions and do all the things you’d expect them to do. The amazing part is what happens next. After writing down a question or thought they might have had about the story on a yellow post-it note, the students return to their desks or split up into groups. Some are practicing spelling words using Wikki Stix. Others are reading to each other in groups of two. Three students are meeting in a small group session with Thomas near the back of the classroom. Everyone is on task, just like clockwork. It’s all by design, part of a teaching philosophy called The Daily 5. Developed by teachers Gail Boushey and Joan Moser and refined in their classrooms for a decade, The Daily 5 is a series of literacy tasks that students complete on a daily basis while a teacher provides individual instruction or meets with small groups. Thomas says it takes about a month (25 to 28 days) to implement. The five tasks are: reading to one’s self, reading to another (or “buddy read”), word work, listening and writing. Students know what to expect and what must be completed each day during the two hour and 20 minute literacy block. “It teaches them to be indepen-

Halls Elementary School 2nd-grade teacher Tracy Thomas meets with a small group of students. She has organized her literacy block using a classroom management philosophy known as The Daily 5. Photo by Ruth White

dent learners,” Thomas says. “They know what to do every day. It takes that step out so that we can focus on reading strategies.” She admits The Daily 5 takes a lot of work to implement. On day one, a student might spend two minutes reading. On day two, that time increases to three minutes and so on, “building stamina,” Thomas says. “You take baby steps and say, ‘This is what you do on this day.’ It takes a lot of time. I might have to stop the kids and say, ‘Let’s talk about what you’re doing right and what you need to work on.’” Thomas first heard about The Daily 5 when she was living and teaching in Washington state. She observed students in a “split” 1st grade/2nd grade classroom. “Everybody was doing what they were supposed to do. Everybody was on task. I told the teacher, ‘I

want to do what you’re doing!’” When Thomas began teaching at Halls Elementary School, she asked former principal Nancy Maland if she could implement The Daily 5. Maland gave her the OK. “I’m a big fan. A lot of teachers in the school use it as well.” The other “secret” behind The Daily 5 isn’t really a secret at all. Students get to choose not only what books (on grade level) they want to read, but also the order in which they complete The Daily 5. “The choice gives the kids the motivation.” Thomas uses other unique approaches as well. A group of students that earns the privilege gets to use exercise balls as seats rather than traditional desk chairs. A native of Kingsport, Thomas has traveled the country with her husband, Robbie, who is in the military, and has worked in several

elementary schools from Maine to Washington. She says the diverse employment experience has allowed her to observe and implement various innovative teaching styles. Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Idaho State University and a master’s degree in education from Auburn. She has taught for 15 years. She says the other great thing about The Daily 5 is that it gets kids excited about reading and gives them the skills and, hopefully, the desire to be lifelong readers and learners. “My kids are reading more. They’re going to be better readers. And they want to read more and are finding a love for reading.” Boushey and Moser have written a book called “The Daily 5” as well as several other instructional books. More information can be found at www.the2sisters.com.

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NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE

Toward the end of each school year, Webb’s Upper School hosts College T-Shirt Day, when Webb seniors are invited to wear T-shirts bearing the name of the college/university to which they are headed in the fall. College T-Shirt Day is just one of several Webb School traditions that celebrate seniors’ departure from high school and their new journey in college.

Webb School: A college preparatory experience By Scott Hutchinson, Webb School President

ithin the context of functioning as a college preparatory school, Webb School of Knoxville focuses largely on two goals. The first is to create learning experiences that foster the full development of our students and that make students attractive candidates for admission to colleges Hutchinson and universities throughout the country. The second is to equip graduates with both the skill set and the mindset to enjoy, benefit from, and contribute to the colleges and universities at which they matriculate. Both of these goals are important – getting admitted to the college of one’s choice and doing well at one’s selected college – and while they are not entirely synonymous, they significantly overlap in nature. Both goals share what we believe are the four core attributes that contribute both to being an attractive college admissions candidate and being a successful college student, and Webb’s programs and culture are centered

on producing experiences that engender those attributes. The four core characteristics are: intelligence, specifically critical thinking skills and literacy in a broad range of disciplines; a strong work ethic; integrity; and the ability and willingness to successfully collaborate. Being smart means lots of different things to lots of different people. At Webb, being smart means being literate in a wide variety of topics; having cultivated aptitudes in language, especially reading and writing; being able to think and reason conceptually; and having a collection of interpersonal and intrapersonal knowledge and skills that allow one to interact with others successfully. Our wide array of courses, smaller class enrollments, emphasis on interactive and experiential learning, and a culture of achievement all better ensure that Webb students will be “smart” when they graduate. The key to fostering a strong work ethic lies in two truths. First, the experience and workload must be rigorous and challenging. Working hard over time is a habit, and like other habits – good and bad – it’s formed and reinforced through repetition. Secondly, the

For more than half a century, Webb School of Knoxville has successfully prepared students to succeed both in college and in life. Webb’s Class of 2012 graduates had 100 percent college placement, were extended 440 offers of admission to 154 different colleges and universities, and received more than $5.8 million in scholarship offers.

Webb School’s College Counseling Office hosts its annual College Fair in the fall for Webb students and parents. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors have the opportunity to speak with representatives and bring home information from more than 80 colleges and universities from across the region and beyond.

workload must be relevant and engaging. Only then will the cultivation of discipline have real meaning and payoff for a student. Webb’s Honor Code serves as the guiding light for the school’s culture of trust and integrity. The simple maxim, “I will not lie, cheat, or steal nor tolerate those who do,” guides and inspires the behavior of all students, kindergarten through twelfth grade. Students are held accountable by the adults in the lower grades and largely by their peers in the older grades; and in surveys conducted with alumni over the years, growing up in a school setting with incredibly high standards of honor proves time and again to be the single most impactful outcome of the Webb School experience. A key to achieving success in an endeavor is often linked to a person’s ability to work well with others. Successful collaboration can be developed in a whole host of settings, including, but not limited to, academics, athletics, and the arts. Being able to participate and practice collaboration in various milieus in a school setting strengthens a student’s chances for success later on in life. Schools with a clear mission are able to focus their institutional energy and resources toward specific, desired outcomes. At

“At Webb, a large part of our core business is preparing students to be qualiﬁed candidates for the universities and colleges of their choosing, and to be engaged, productive, and contributing members of those schools.” Webb, a large part of our core business is preparing students to be qualified candidates for the universities and colleges of their choosing, and to be engaged, productive, and contributing members of those schools. By focusing on the development of the four core characteristics in our students, we have excelled as a college preparatory school for more than fifty years.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES

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Doctor under (heart) attack March 9, 2012, began like any other Friday. There was a full schedule of patients to see in his busy medical practice and then lunch on the run. Dr. Jerome McKenzie, a Parkwest physician since 1976, often chewed an antacid tablet to tame heartburn and indigestion, and that day was no different. However, shortly after returning from lunch, McKenzie felt a pain in his chest so severe that he asked his nurse to run an electrocardiograph. Results confirmed what McKenzie suspected: he was having a heart attack! Within moments, McKenzie’s partner at Summit Medical Group, Dr. William Robinson III, transported McKenzie to the Parkwest Emergency Department, just across the street. Within 20 minutes, McKenzie was on the table in the Cath Lab, where a procedure was underway to restore blood flow to his heart. It was the beginning of a lifestyle changing journey. “The EKG showed that I was having an anteroseptal myocardial infarction,” McKenzie explained. “It turned out that I had a 100 percent blockage.” Prior to the heart attack, McKenzie said that his food choices could sometimes rack up as many as 10,000 calories per day, commenting that he tended to “stress eat” whenever things were hectic, which they often were for the busy doctor. “I was a big eater,” he said. “Breakfast was a McDonald’s bacon/egg/cheese biscuit, lunch was fried chicken fingers or a hamburger, dinner was meat and potatoes and always butter with bread and a dessert.” To contrast, McKenzie’s typical breakfast today is light, low-fat yogurt with whole grain toast and turkey bacon. Lunch is a small portion of baked, skinless chicken and a baked potato. “Now, my portion sizes are reduced, actually right-sized,” he explained. “I do not eat red meat. It’s chicken and fish, lots of fruit and vegetables, and increased fiber. I keep better track of what I’m eating. Now I will look at a restaurant menu online before I go and see how many grams of fat an entrée has in it.” With the care of Parkwest cardiologist Michael Underwood M.D., McKenzie

“No pain, no gain, no results. You get out of cardiac rehab what you put in to it.” “The real sad thing is that I saw many people in rehab who were not fully committed to making the changes that would help them heal and have long-term success,” he said. “Is it easy? No. Does it hurt? Yes, some,” said McKenzie. “But, here’s what I believe: no pain, no gain, no results. You get out of cardiac rehab what you put in to it.” “I used to weigh 269 pounds and I had no endurance. Now I feel so much better and have such increased energy. I’m not out of breath and I can keep up with my grandkids. I want to be around for them.” aggressively pursued a healthier lifestyle. “I’m not going to let myself get back where I was before,” he vowed. “Cardiac rehabilitation and being more active have put years on my lifespan that I did not have before.” “For me, the dietary information in cardiac rehab classes was very valuable,” McKenzie said. “Exercise is key.” With diet modification and a regular exercise regimen, his weight dropped dramatically. McKenzie lost 50 pounds while in rehab and even more weight in the months following. A white lab coat hangs in his office that is now several sizes too large. McKenzie’s health benefits didn’t stop with weight. His heartburn disappeared. His problem with high cholesterol vanished. The number of required medications decreased. His energy skyrocketed. He is a living testimonial for others. “I was fortunate. If I had been five or 10 minutes further from the hospital, the outcome may not have been the same,” he reflected. “I feel that I’ve been given a second chance, and I don’t want to squander it.”

Excess weight increases the heart’s work. It also raises blood pressure, blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and lowers HDL (good) cholesterol levels. It can make diabetes more likely to develop, too. Losing as few as 10 pounds can lower your heart disease risk. Before the heart attack, McKenzie’s lifestyle was sedentary, by his admission. Today he exercises about an hour a day, five days a week. His routine varies, but typically he may do 20 minutes on an elliptical machine, 20 minutes on an inclined treadmill and 10 minutes with weights. He also walks at least nine holes on the golf course as often as possible.

About Parkwest Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiac rehabilitation helps individuals with chronic cardiovascular disease to live well and reduce the risk of future cardiac events. The nurses, exercise physiologists, dietitians, counselors and pharmacists at Parkwest Cardiac Rehabilitation work as a team with physicians to provide an intensive lifestyle modification approach for heart disease management. Individuals who have heart disease and are referred by their attending physician are eligible for the Phase II program. Parkwest Cardiac Rehabilitation was Phase II includes three sessions each one of the first programs to receive week for 12 weeks. Each session lasts two hours, with one hour for medically supernational certification by the American vised and monitored exercise and one for Association of Cardiovascular and group education. Individual counseling Pulmonary Rehabilitation for consistent on stress management, home exercise, diet clinical outcomes with heart patients. and medications is also included. Parkwest Cardiac Rehabilitation is located in Suite 205 of Medical Office Building 2, at the Fort Sanders West campus on Kingston Pike, just west of Pellissippi Parkway. Call 865-531-5560.

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Does your barn have a story to tell?

Barnyard Tales by Kathryn Woycik Barns are a thing of the past. New barns are not being built like they were in days gone by. Today it usually is cheaper to put up a metal building. It may serve the purpose, but it lacks the beauty of the old barns. Over the past few months I have come to realize just how many old barns there are scattered about in the East Tennessee area. Most of the ones to which I am drawn are abandoned or dilapidated, but in some cases are still active. Each barn has character and tells a story of its own. Some have unique features and are very beautiful. Some are bare rustic wood, or painted different colors that brighten up the countryside. Although I have seen hundreds of beautiful barns, I have not always been able to just conveniently pull over and take a picture of them. Here are some of the barns that I have been able to capture along the way. As a little tribute to the barns of East Tennessee, the Shopper-News will be featuring some of them from time to time. If your old barn has a story to tell, contact us at woycikk@ shoppernewsnow.com.

New State Farm agent Sunny Hall will open a State Farm insurance agency at 4313 Ball Camp Pike, Suite 101, on Jan. 1. S h e brings five years of inHall surance and financial services experience to the agency, having worked in two Tennessee State Farm offices. Prior to joining State Farm she owned local

childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boutique Cutie Tooties Natural Baby Store. She holds a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from UT. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being a State Farm agent fuels my desire to make a difference in the lives of the people around me,â&#x20AC;? said Hall. Her office includes two fully licensed staff members, Brad Anderson and Nickie Lancaster. Sunny and husband Brandon have triplets: sons Braylen and Kyan and daughter Kynsie, 7. All are active in the community with school, church and sports.

Sloan joins BWSC A happy tale could be told here on Mountain View Road in Clinton.

Stephen Sloan has joined Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon Inc. (BWSC) as a mechanical engineer in the industrial and buildings Sloan services business unit. He previously was with Michael Brady Inc. Sloan brings 12 years of experience in government, laboratory, commercial and

industrial projects. His specialty areas include dust collection, pneumatic conveying, process exhaust and paint room design. He holds a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from UT and is a licensed professional engineer in Tennessee, North Carolina and West Virginia. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Sloan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He is a professional engineer licensed in Tennessee, North Carolina, and West Virginia.

Fountainhead College moves west A 30-year Fountain City business is moving to west Knox County. Fountainhead College of Technology will move its campus to a site in Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technology corridor, near Interstate 40/75 and Pellissippi Parkway, according to CEO Richard Rackley. No plans were available for the use of the former Smithwood Elementary School on Tazewell Pike. Fountainhead will begin its spring term on Jan. 7 in a 30,000 square foot building formerly occupied by ITT Technical Institute at 10208 Technology Drive. This move reflects growth for Fountainhead College, Rackley said. An open house will be held in early spring.

Football legends to be at King College This barn in Kentucky, photographed just a few weeks ago, looks like it would barely stay up in a windstorm but appears to be in active use. Photos by K. Woycik

Christmas Countdown Help homeless pets ďŹ nd loving families by Dec. 25 Young-Williams Animal Center wants to ďŹ nd every dog, cat and small furry pet a new home for the holidays.

Three members of the 1998 National Championship football team, coach Phillip Fulmer, receiver Peerless Price and linebacker Al Wilson, will speak at King College in Bristol at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. In his 17 seasons at UT, Fulmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record was 152-52, he had 92 players make a NFL roster, 18 players earned AllAmerican honors and another 68 players were selected AllSEC. Price played nine seasons in the NFL where he caught 403 passes for more than 5,000 yards and 31 touchdowns. Wilson spent nine years with the Denver Broncos where he earned five Pro Bowl selections. Ticket are $45 ($40 each for two or more) which includes dinner and an autograph session. Info: 423-652-4864 or pmhousto@king.edu.

St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legacy Foundation awards $625,000 in grants to area non-profits The St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legacy Foundation of East Tennessee has awarded grants of $625,000 to area charities. The foundation was formed in November 2011 to provide support for the ministry begun by the Sisters of Mercy with the opening of St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in 1930. It began with funds provided through the sale of Mercy Health Partners to Health Management Associations, owners of Tennova. While funded through Catholic organizations, the grants ultimately serve people of all faiths. Among the agencies receiving grants were the Knoxville Area Ladies of Charity, Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, the Catholic Education Trust Fund, and the Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors (Chattanooga). Grants were also awarded to several rural communities in Mountain City, Newport, and Rutledge to initiate and expand community charity outreach through food pantries and other social services.

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FARRAGUT LIBRARY EVENTS The Farragut Branch Library is located at 417 N. Campbell Station Road. A parent or guardian must accompany each child, except for older preschool, during Storytime and events. Info: 777-1750. ■ Monday, Dec. 24, Library closed. ■ Tuesday, Dec. 25, Library closed. ■ Wednesday, Dec. 26, 10:30 a.m., Baby Bookworms for infants to age 2. ■ Thursday, Dec. 27, 10:30 a.m., Toddler Storytime for ages 2-3. ■ Friday, Dec. 28, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

band in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets are $25 and are available at Knoxville Tickets locations, 865-656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Doors open at 7 p.m. The Colorado-based foursome blends bluegrass, rock and other influences. Tickets are $25 and are on sale at all Knoxville Tickets locations, the theater box office, 865-684-1200 and www.tennesseetheatre.com.

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Dirty Guv’nahs headline

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The Dirty Guv’nahs will headline Knoxville’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration at an 8 p.m. concert Monday, Dec. 31, at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. A Thousand Horses will open the show. The Dirty Guv’nahs, a Knoxville-based six-piece roots-rock band, formed in 2006. The group released its third album, “Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies,” in August, two months after making their second appearance at Bonnaroo. Tickets are $32 and are available at Knoxville Tickets locations, 865-656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The Town of Farragut will offer a class in beginning Tai Chi on Sundays from Jan. 13 through March 24 at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Each twohour session starts at 9 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi teaches the sequence of the 108 moves of the Tai Chi set. Benefits include improved circulation, balance and posture; increased strength and flexibility; and reduced stress. With regular practice, Tai Chi reaches deep inside the body to benefit the entire physiology, including tendons, joints, spine, connective tissue and internal organs. The International Taoist Tai Chi Society is supplying instructors for the class. For more info, call the Tai Chi Center at 865-4827761. Cost is $20 per month for age 60 and over; $30 per month for other adults. There is a $20 nonrefundable registration fee. Registration will be taken until the first class. Cash or check payment is due Jan. 13.

THURSDAY, JAN. 3 Choral Society auditions

THROUGH FRIDAY, DEC. 28 ‘Old-Fashioned Christmas’ The Farragut Folklife Museum is hosting “An OldFashioned Christmas” exhibit through Friday, Dec. 28. The exhibit features items from the museum’s collection as well as pieces on loan from Folklife Museum committee members. Included in the display are antique toys, games and dolls dating from the late 1800s through the 1900s. The museum is in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays (closed Dec. 24-25). Admission is free. For more info, visit www.townoffarragut.org.

THROUGH SUNDAY, JAN. 6 A study of watercolors The Tennessee Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibition will conclude its tour with an exhibit on display through Sunday, Jan. 6, in the Community Gallery of the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. A selection of paintings from the society’s 33rd juried exhibition features works by East Tennessee artists George Brooke, Lee Edge, Genie Even, Dot Galloway, Fran Henley, Judy Lavoie, Brenda Mills and Jim Stagner. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, contact Brenda Mills at 865691-8241.

Student art exhibit The Seventh Annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition continues through Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Approximately 1,500 juried pieces of art created by middle- and high-school students from 32 counties across East Tennessee are on display. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29

Ron White at Tennessee Stand-up comedian Ron White will perform two shows on Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. The performances start at 7 and 9:30 p.m. White, a two-time Grammy nominee, is a charter member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. His 2006 book “I Had the Right To Remain Silent But I Didn’t Have the Ability” made the New York Times best-seller list. Tickets are $48 and $58. They are available at Knoxville Tickets locations; 865-656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box office 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays.

MONDAY, JAN. 7 Job Resources Group

“An Evening with 10 Years – Acoustic and Electric” will feature the Knoxville-based alternative hard-rock

TUESDAYS, JAN. 15-FEB. 19 Town offers yoga classes The Town of Farragut will offer a six-week class in the basics and beyond of yoga on Tuesdays, Jan. 15 through Feb. 19, at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Each one-hour session starts at 9 a.m. Classes will include stretching, posture and gentle positions. Health benefits of yoga include increased flexibility, improved body strength and sharpened mental focus. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat, yoga straps, one blanket and blocks (if you have them). Betty Kalister will be the instructor. Cost is $60. The registration and payment deadline is Thursday, Jan. 10.

TUESDAYS, JAN. 15-FEB. 12 Dance Jam fitness The Town of Farragut will offer a five-week Dance Jam fitness class on Tuesdays, Jan. 15 through Feb. 12, at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Each session starts at 10:15 a.m. Dance Jam is a high-impact, exhilarating hour of dance with a mix of hip-hop and Latin styles. Class members should be ready to sweat as they tone up, burn calories and get their groove on. Christine Kear will be the instructor. Cost is $38. The registration and payment deadline is Friday, Jan. 11.

TUESDAYS, JAN. 15-FEB. 19 Town offers Pilates classes

TUESDAY, JAN. 8 Coleman at Laurel Blues harmonica player Wallace Coleman, an East Tennessee native, will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets are $12. They are available at www.knoxtix. com, 865-523-7521 and at the door.

THURSDAY, JAN. 10

10 Years in concert

Yonder Mountain String Band

The Town of Farragut will offer a six-week class in Pilates on Tuesdays, Jan. 15 through Feb. 19, at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Each one-hour session starts at 6:30 p.m. Pilates is a mind-body exercise that works the whole body. The focus is on correct use of core muscles, spinal alignment and proper breathing. Pilates helps to reduce and recover from injury and to promote muscular balance. This class has some yoga poses mixed in to enhance flexibility, strength and breathing. Simon Bradbury will be the instructor. Cost is $60. The registration and payment deadline is Monday, Jan. 14.

The Yonder Mountain String Band will perform at 8

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The Job Resources Group will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive. The group provides assistance in preparing for interviews, revising resumes and finding employment.

THROUGH SUNDAY, JAN. 13

Adoption

The Knoxville Choral Society will hold auditions for all voice parts from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3. Auditions will include assessment of vocal quality, sight reading and tonal memory drills. No prepared piece is required. Info and audition forms are available at www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org. To schedule an audition time, call 865-579-6292 or email membership@knoxvillechoralsociety.org. Location info will be provided once an audition is scheduled.

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