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December 7, 2016

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Admirals channel namesake to claim first state title

Pearl Harbor It is the date that lives “in infamy” – Dec. 7, 1941.

Seventy-five years ago today, U.S. military facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, were attacked and our nation was plunged into World War II. The war changed every aspect of life. Millions of Americans went into uniform and fought on land, sea and air – and nearly a half-million were lost. The Shopper News honors the memory of our “greatest generation,” the men and women who answered the call to defend our nation from dictatorship.

– Sarah Frazier

By Stefan Cooper It didn’t look good for David Farragut, either.

Mines guarding the entrance to Mobile Bay brought Farragut’s fleet to a halt on April 5, 1864.

Bunched together, the ships would soon be cut to pieces if they didn’t get moving. Confederate guns to either side of the harbor filled the air with so much smoke, the first admiral in U.S. naval history had himself lashed to the rigging of his flagship just to see.

Farragut’s famous words – “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” – helped change the course of American history that day. Friday in Cookeville, another Admiral, Farragut football coach Eddie Courtney, took a similar stay-the-course approach.

The results proved no less dramatic as the Admirals rallied from a four-touchdown deficit to stun Independence, 45-35, in the Class 5A BlueCross Bowl at Tennessee Tech.

The football championship is the first for Farragut in school history.

His team down 35-7 late in the second quarter, 35-14 at the half, Courtney’s demeanor in the Farragut locker room at halftime changed everything.

“I knew it wasn’t time to yell at them,” Courtney said. “If they saw me falling apart, they’re going to fall apart.

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Festival of Lights Knox County’s 18th annual Holiday Festival of Lights at The Cove at Concord Park kicks off Friday, Dec. 16, and runs through Friday, Dec. 30, excluding Christmas Day. The three-quarter-mile greenway trail will be illuminated from 6-9 p.m. The Cove is located at 11808 S. Northshore Drive.

The Holiday Festival of Lights has grown over the past few years with illuminated displays and a series of lights coordinated to music. Visitors walk the three-quarter mile greenway trail to view the lights. Pets on leashes are welcome.

Wood Oven Eats Catering will be onsite with kettle corn, hot apple cider, hot chocolate, cotton candy, ribbon fries, funnel cakes, cinnamon glazed nuts and other refreshments for sale.

The park staff at The Cove does all the decorating, which includes placing displays, adding several thousand lights to trees and building bonfires for roasting marshmallows.

The event is free, but Knox County will collect non-perishable food items for The Love Kitchen, which provides meals, clothing and emergency food packages to the homebound, homeless and unemployed.

Coach Eddie Courtney talks with senior running back Cooper Hardin.

Coach Eddie Courtney receives the coach’s award from TSSAA official Jody Wright.

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New outdoor seating at FHS

By Wendy Smith Farragut High School students will have a comfortable place to sit outside, thanks to the school’s PTSO. Fourteen new concrete tables with bench seating installed on level concrete pads replace previous picnic tables, which had become hazardous, said assistant principal Dwayne Simmons. Students will use the tables, located next to the school’s front door, at lunchtime.

The pads and tables were installed by JB

Everett Road is open to public

Rhea and Sons Pottery, along with ornamental landscaping stars and two concrete planters.

The planters, which have the school’s signature star on the side, will be available for parents to purchase for their homes during an upcoming fundraiser, says Diana Van Leuven of the PTSO. The entire project cost around $3,000.

Funds came from the PTSO and parents, and JB Rhea and Sons Pottery provided services at a reduced rate.

By Sandra Clark Joe Minicozzi says we must look at land like a farmer does – analyze it for best production.

Analysis The architect and Harvardeducated urban designer was in town last week, talking with policy makers about land use. Through his consulting firm, Urban3 LLC, he’s created a 3-dimension computer model to explain the tax yield of property for those who hold the power to rezone it.

“Be sure to ask the right questions,” he said. “In God we trust, all (others must) bring data.”

Bad decisions lead to low-value development and the community is stuck, he said. Budd Cullom,

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a partner in the development of the most recent Halls Walmart, was present and battled back. But that’s another story for another day.

Minicozzi said Joe Minicozzi he once heard a Walmart real estate specialist tell a gathering of property assessors that Walmarts are built to last 15 years. “We depreciate it out and move.” Minicozzi flashed a screen shot of a cat.

“The average Walmart lasts as long as your house cat – 15 years,” he said, letting the audience decide which brings greater personal satisfaction and community benefit.

Essentially, Minicozzi brought an anti-sprawl message, sup-

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Smart growth increases tax yield, says expert

Everett Road is now fully open to the public, according to the town of Farragut. This includes the sidewalk and greenways on both sides of the road. An official ribbon cutting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16.

Construction site cleanup is underway.

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While the PTSO has wanted to tackle the project for a year, planning didn’t begin in earnest until August. Ryan Siebe, who stepped into his role as principal over the summer, recalls sitting at an old picnic table during a planning meeting for the improved courtyard.

The tables were terrible, he says, because they weren’t level and didn’t have enough leg room.

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Density rules in his model. And he said counties get the benefit of increased property taxes when their core cities redevelop, even though the counties invest little in the redevelopment.

Minicozzi talked about his experiences as a founder of the Asheville Design Center and a consultant to Public Interest Projects. Asheville had downtown, multi-story buildings boarded up, while development stretched outward – big box stores and malls with huge parking lots. Politicians touted “growth,” but this was poor land use for two reasons: ■ The outward migration created demand for roads and infrastructure. “Roads are not an asset,” he said. Roads are a liability for which governments do not re-

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■ The best land use is vertical. Tax yield on a 10-story office building or apartment complex is significantly more per acre than tax yield on a sprawling Walmart with acres of paved parking.

“When we started, Asheville’s downtown property was worth $100 million. We invested $26 million and raised the value to $500 million.”

Several MPC commissioners including Rebecca Longmire, Art Clancy and Laura Cole attended, along with Knoxville council members and county commissioners.

Takeaways: Ask the right questions; let the city/county finance directors sit in on zoning discussions; and advocate urban design guidelines with minimal parking.

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Gary Mulliner, Clair Donnelly, Lloyd Donnelly, Dennis Stanczuk, Cindy Solomon, Chris Garner and Ginny Ranck all received Honor Awards. Not pictured: Agnes and Bill Beauchamp and Judy President’s Award winners Ray Wright, Jolyne Thoreson, Marty Hulett, Bob Coates, Joe Marlette Buscetta. and Barry Corle. Not pictured are Agnes and Bill Beauchamp and Carol Sweeney.

Tellico Village luncheon honors the best At an event on Nov. 16 attended by an appreciative crowd, Tellico Village honored its best and brightest volunteers at the biennial Honor Awards and Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at the Yacht Club.

Twenty-seven volunteers were celebrated for their hard work and giving spirit in and around the Tellico Village community. The Honor Awards winners are nominated by fellow Villagers and selected by a committee of their peers. The President’s Award winners are nominated by Property Owner Association managers and Board members and selected by the TVPOA Board.

This year’s winners:

2016 President’s Awards ■ Bill and Agnes Beauchamp

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Honor Awards (Community Service Award)

■ Agnes and Bill Beauchamp ■ Judy Buscetta (Distinguished Service Award)

■ Lloyd Donnelly ■ Chris Garner ■ Ginny Ranck (Educational Service Award)

■ Cindy Solomon (Outstanding Individual Award)

■ Bob Coates

■ Clair Donnelly

■ Barry Corle

■ Gary Mulliner

■ Marty Hulett

■ Dennis Stanczuk

■ Joe Marlette ■ Jolyne Thoreson ■ Carol Sweeney ■ Ray Wright

These Villagers truly make a difference in their community. Thank you to each and every one of them.

Team members Kim Love-Lee, Tony Love-Lee, Barbara “BAM” Miller, Trips Dawson, Melanie Dodson, William Padgett, Cindy Moore and Captain J. Huffman to qualify for the National Championship semifinals.

Team Tennessee then dePhoenix, Ariz., was the feated Northern Califorsite of the 2016 United nia in the semifinal match States Tennis Association and the defending national Mixed Doubles Champion- champions, Southern Caliships on Nov. 4-6. fornia, to claim the 2016 Team Tennessee, with USTA Mixed-Doubles NaTellico Villager Trips Daw- tional Championship. son, qualified by winning Congratulations goes the nine-state Southern out to team members Kim Sectional Championship Love-Lee, Tony Love-Lee, during the first weekend in Barbara “BAM” Miller, October.

Trips Dawson, Melanie At Nationals, Team Ten- Dodson, William Padgett, nessee defeated each of its Cindy Moore and Captain J. divisional opponents (New Huffman.

York, Nevada and Virginia) Well done!

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Woodworkers donate toys

This marks the 19th year for the Tellico Village Woodworkers Club’s Toys-for-Tots program.

The program puts toys under Christmas trees for many disadvantaged children. The toys are distributed through the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office.

The Woodworkers presented their gifts this year on Dec. 1 at the Tellico Village Community Church.

Everyone who attended felt the giving spirit of Christ-

mas as hundreds of handmade and purchased toys were presented.

Over the past 19 years, club members have delivered to the county sheriff’s office more than 10,000 wooden toys. These toys have ranged from trucks and cars to elaborate jewelry boxes, wooden puzzles, doll cribs, music boxes, children’s furniture, circus trains, toddler pull toys, rocking horses, artist boxes, easels and many more elaborate wooden toys.

Tellico Village residents have generously supported the program as well by donating purchased toys. This year over 500 purchased toys were given to the sheriff’s office.

In addition, Village residents made cash donations to Toys-for-Tots to help the sheriff’s office meet special gift needs, particularly for older children. Our residents came through generously, with donations of over $2,000.

Yet another reason why it’s better at Tellico Village.

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FARRAGUT Shopper news • DECEMBER 7, 2016 • A-3

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The Farragut High PTSO Landscape Committee, a joint committee of parent volunteers and administrators under the leadership of Simmons, brought together resources for the muchneeded project, says Van Leuven. “It was wonderful to see the support of the parents.�

Randy Dotson, Doug Rhea and Roger Rhea of JB Rhea and Sons Pottery, FHS principal Ryan Siebe, PTSO leaders Cara Phillips and Lori Moczadco and assistant principal Dwayne Simmons celebrate the school’s revitalized courtyard. Photo by Wendy Smith

Santa cheers as Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill sets the hand on the control board to “On� and turns on 70,000 lights in Founders Park by the Farragut Library. Approximately 900 people turned out for the event. Photos by Carolyn Evans

Amelia Brock, 5, poses with Paloma Arantes, sister Annabelle, 7, and grandmother Gail Bell.

Chloe Cunningham, 10, sings “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas� at Light the Park on Nov. 28.

All aglow for Light the Park

By Carolyn Evans Stars Hollow, watch out!

When it comes to small-town charm, Farragut is giving you a run for your money! “Gilmore Girls,� Lorelai and Rory would have loved the Nov. 28 Light the Park event where Mayor Ralph McGill “flipped the switch� to light up Founders Park.

The turnout was bigger than ever for the annual event sponsored by the town of Farragut and the Farragut Business Alliance.

Approximately 900 people gathered near the library to listen to Concord Brass Quintet, Farragut High School madrigal singers and soloists from Angela Floyd School for Dance and Music – and of course to see Santa and lights on 60 light-

Full speed ahead! “I told them, ‘We’ve got 24 minutes. We didn’t come down here to play in this game. We came down here to win.’ “Our kids just turned it up and played with a different level of confidence.�

The Admirals got rolling when quarterback Adam Fulton connected with Braden Collins for a 74-yard touchdown strike on the first play of the second half.

Place-kicker Joe Doyle hit from 42 yards with 8:30 remaining to give Farragut its first lead at 38-35, and Cooper Hardin’s 20-yard run three minutes later all but sealed victory.

Staying the course has been the central theme in Courtney’s 21 seasons as the Admiral head coach.

He’s been on the Farragut coaching staff for 35 years.

Through it all, his focus has never been simply football, he said. “I love what I do,� Courtney said. “We’ve had some

ed trees, and enjoy cookies provided by Costco and hot chocolate and coffee from First Watch.

This was the first Light the Park for Steve Krempasky, new FBA executive director. “I went through the crowd and did some Instagram photos with them,� he said. “I was amazed by the number of neighbors who were meeting up at this event. They were mixing and matching who would be featured in the photos.� “The town of Farragut is thrilled with the attendance from the community for the Farragut Business Alliance Light the Park event,� said Sue Stuhl, town of Farragut parks and leisure services director.

“It truly was magical when nearly 70,000 lights were switched on by the mayor and Santa. We commend the hard-working Farragut Business Alliance Board of Directors – all volunteers – who assisted their new executive director in the coordination of this event. The town is also proud to provide all the decorations and we want to say a special thank you to our public works department, who worked so

hard in the past few months to coordinate and install the lights. We hope the community and our visitors will enjoy the lights throughout the month of December.�

The lights will stay on until 9:45 each night throughout the month, but Krempasky is already thinking about next year’s event. He says he wants to make it more festive than ever and invites suggestions at info@ farragutbusiness.com

Three of the Farragut High madrigal singers stopped for a picture: Terrance McBride, Brookie Smothers and Kaleb Burnett.

From page A-1 pretty good teams through the years. We could just never get past that third round. “I really try to teach good values in our program. I think that’s important because that’s what’s going to carry you through life.�

Farragut athletic director Donald Dodgen echoed the sentiment. “He (Courtney) is just a great man,� he said. “He’s worked so hard through the years and built an outstanding football program here. “He never gets too high; he never gets too low. He just keeps his wits about him.�

David Farragut joined the Navy when he was 9. He was 63 when he sailed into Mobile on that fateful day, waiting nearly 50 years for the battle that would make him immortal.

Courtney waited 21 years to lead Farragut to its first state title, the results for these Admirals no less sweet.

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COMMUNITY NOTES ■Farragut Gun Club meets 6 p.m. each second Monday, Rosarito’s Mexican Cantina, 210 Lovell Road. The public is invited. Info: Liston Matthews, 316-6486.

â– Farragut Rotary Club meets 12:15 p.m. each Wednesday, Fox Den Country Club, 12284 N. Fox Den Drive. Info: far ragutrotary.org.

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Tennessee is recruiting a two-sport star Tennessee football is recruiting a multi-talented athlete from Mobile, Ala., Bubba Thompson, with the promise that he can also play baseball in his spare time.

That prompted an avid follower of Tennessee recruiting to ask if dualsports stars are out of style.

The answer is yes.

Football is almost a yearround game. Bubba is a quarterback. That doubles time demands. Of course he could skip most of spring football practice but that would slow primary development.

Until this fall, young Thompson thought he was an outfielder with professional potential, 6-2 and 185, sprinter speed, quick bat, medium power, very good arm, partial scholar-

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ship offer from Auburn, commitment to the Tigers.

Previous football seasons have been plagued or eliminated by injuries. This one has been great, No. 1 team in the state, 69 percent completions for 2,894 yards and 37 touchdowns.

He has rushed for 494 yards and five TDs. He’s been intercepted five times. Sacks?

Ends and linebackers can’t catch him.

Central Florida and Troy were first and second to offer football scholarships.

Tommy Thigpen invited Bubba to visit Knoxville.

Bubba was impressed. UT coaches were impressed.

One day later, Bubba had a big-time football offer. That caused rivals to open eyes.

Bubba canceled his pledge to Auburn baseball. He returned to UT for a second visit. Sometime soon, he’ll get to decide if he would really turn down the MLB draft to play football.

In years long gone, multisports stars were prominent in college athletics. Jim Brown was an All-American at Syracuse in football and lacrosse. Bo Jackson was legendary in Auburn football and baseball.

Danny Ainge of Brigham Young won the John Wooden Award as the top player in NCAA basketball. While

‘The Journey’

By Renee Kesler The Beck Cultural Exchange Center is “The Place Where African-American History Is Preserved,” and included in this rich history are ex traordinary and resilient people.

N i k k i Giovanni is an example Renee Kesler of one of those extraordinary people. Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. in Knoxville in 1943, she remains a staunch activist, award-winning author and poet.

Giovanni has published more than 30 award-winning books, has been labeled the “Princess of Black Poetry,” deemed a “National

Treasure” and declared one of the top-25 “Living Legends” by Oprah Winfrey. Giovanni’s numerous awards include 25 honorary degrees, Governor’s Awards from both Tennessee and Virginia, the first Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award and the Langston Hughes Medal for Poetry.

Absolutely, she is an extraordinary person.

Often, in difficult times I find myself looking to history and to the great people of history for encouragement.

As we revisit history, we learn, grow and ultimately discover ways to make a better tomorrow.

This past week after hearing the sad news of the fire in the Great Smoky Mountains and the unprecedented devastation that our neighbors were facing, I

Nikki Giovanni was born in Knoxville. Her writings inspire us amid difficulty and sorrow. began to revisit history.

“On my Journey Now, Looking At African-American History Through The Spirituals” by Nikki Giovanni was the book that came to my mind in thinking about this situation. I found encouragement in Giovanni’s ability to speak powerful truths about our ancestors.

in college, he played parts of three baseball seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. Danny was better in baskets.

Gene Conley, 6-8, was big in basketball and baseball at Washington State. He is the only man to win a world championship in both sports, pitcher for the Braves, forward for the Celtics.

Bob Hayes, football and track, Florida A&M, ended up with two Olympic gold medals and 71 NFL touchdowns plus a Super Bowl ring.

Dave Winfield was drafted to play professional football, basketball and baseball out of the University of Minnesota. Deion Sanders played football and baseball and ran track at Florida State. He is the only man in history to play in the World

Giovanni affirms that “from the moment Africans were taken on board the slave ships, they had to choose: to face an ominous future or to give up.”

The book is a celebration of the spirituals, the songs of a people who chose to live.

One spiritual that Giovanni reminds us of in the book is “Done Made My Vow To The Lord.” In the first verse of that song it declares, “Done made my vow to the Lord, And I never will turn back.

I will go. I shall go. To see what the end will be.”

As we begin our celebration of the Christmas season, may we remember our friends in the Great Smoky Mountains, those families with children involved in the Chattanooga bus crash and all of those who are going through a difficult journey. May the echoes of the spirituals of long ago encourage them on the journey.

Series (Atlanta) and Super Bowls (49ers and Cowboys).

Tennessee has had dualsport stars – Ron Widby, Condredge Holloway, Todd Helton, Alan Cockrell, Richmond Flowers, Willie Gault, Chip Kell, Doug Atkins, Herky Payne, Bert Rechichar, long list.

Widby was a basketball captain and football punter (NFL) who played baseball and golf for fun.

Holloway, quarterback and shortstop, was even better in high school basketball, according to Wooden.

Helton was a quarterback and the best baseball player in the NCAA on his way to a great pro career.

Cockrell was the first Vol freshman to start at quarterback. A serious knee injury led to the eventual decision that baseball was his future.

Flowers was a very good football player (NFL) who

carried Tennessee colors around the world as a hurdler.

Gault was a splendid receiver (11 years in the NFL) and hurdler-sprinter. Kell was a College Hall of Fame lineman who once held the UT record in the shot put.

Atkins thought he was a basketball player. He scored 38 in a freshman game. Bob Neyland made him somewhat more famous in football. No question Doug was multi-talented. He once high-jumped 6-7 in an SEC track meet (without bothering to practice).

Payne and Rechichar were excellent in football and comparable in baseball – when both sports were big at Tennessee.

Sorry you missed Bob Foxx. He was a shining star in football, baseball and basketball, 1938-40.

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City sets public meeting on bike projects The city of Knoxville will host representatives from Kimley-Horn and Toole Design Group to discuss improvements to four bicycle routes. The meeting is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave., main conference room.

Designs will be presented for: ■ Chapman Highway, between Woodlawn Pike/ Fort Dickerson and the Henley Bridge. This project may also include improvements to the existing bike lanes on the bridge. It’s a key connection between downtown and several South Knoxville neighborhoods and destinations.

■ Middlebrook Pike, between Proctor Street and Western Avenue/University Avenue. This will connect the existing bike lanes on

University Avenue with the Middlebrook Pike greenway – extending an east-west bike route.

■ Woodland Avenue, between Broadway and existing bike lanes on Woodland. This connection also will tie into the new First Creek Greenway extension to be constructed next year.

■ Adair Drive, linking to Old Broadway. It will provide a safer route for bicyclists trying to bypass the heavily congested section of North Broadway at the Interstate 640 interchange.

Jon Livengood, the city’s alternative transportation engineer, said input from bicyclists, motorists and neighborhood leaders is needed, because these four projects involve complicated connections with major roads.

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Nashville’s school board follows Knox County’s lead Question: How much did Bill Haslam hate Knox County school board member Amber Rountree’s resolution asking the state for a one-year waiver from using TNReady/TCAP scores to calculate student scores and teacher evaluations?

Answer: A lot.

So much that he staged an event in Rountree’s South Knox district to celebrate statewide improvements in science scores the week before the vote.

He brought an astronaut in and hung around long enough afterward to pose for pictures and denounce Rountree’s resolution – not bothering to take the opportunity to speak to Rountree, who would have been hard to miss in her heavily pregnant state.

She gave birth to her second son a few days later and attended the school board meeting the follow-

Betty Bean ing week, casting her vote via Skype. Her resolution passed 6-3, despite heavyhanded opposition from interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas, who wrote a scathing email to school board members calling her resolution “ill-advised� and warning them (among other things) that approving the resolution would risk offending Education Commissioner Candice McQueen and legislators Harry Brooks and Bill Dunn, causing newly elected board chair Patti Bounds to remark that this sounded like a request to put politics ahead of what’s best for students.

Rountree, who had spon-

sored an almost-identical resolution last year after the state messed up testing data and was unable to produce reliable numbers in time for grades and evaluations to be calculated, said she was perplexed by the harsh reaction from high places and that she had hoped for “a collegial discourse about it.�

You don’t have to be a mind reader to surmise that Haslam feared a cascading effect – that other districts will follow suit.

And it looks like he’s right.

Last week, the Metro Nashville Public Schools voted unanimously to adopt an almost identical resolution.

Andy Spears, author of Tennessee Education Report, speculated that this is the beginning of a “waiver wave,� and wrote that change is in the air.

“Now, two large Tennessee school districts are calling for a waiver from using test data in student grades and teacher evaluations.

Will other districts follow suit? Will the General Assembly pay attention?�

That’s exactly what Spears – who questioned Haslam’s contention that the use of student assessments in formulating teacher evaluations is “part of the recipe for successâ€? – is hoping for: “To suggest that a year without the use of TVAAS scores in teacher evaluations will cause a setback is to insult Tennessee’s teachers. As if they’ll just relax and not teach as hard. ‌ Right now, we don’t know if we have a good standardized test. Taking a year to get it right is important, especially in light of the frustrations of last year’s TNReady experience.â€?

Union County is region’s ‘next big thing’ Roads, jobs, retail top county goals If you’re thinking about building or expanding a business, look north to Union County. State funding is available to help stimulate growth in 23 socalled distressed counties.

Union County is the closest to Knoxville.

It made the list with unemployment of 11.4 percent, per capita income of $18,000 and a poverty rate of 22 percent, according to the state’s most recent reports. Many residents drive to Knox County to shop and work.

Beth Phillips said preliminary research showed an annual $194 million retail gap – demand exceeding supply – across all sectors. Food City filled a need, but still that’s a lot of Union County dollars being spent someplace else.

Major private-sector employers are Clayton Homes, Food City and O-N Minerals, each with 100-plus, and Cooper Container Corporation with 80. The local sales tax rose 1.5 percent 2015 over 2014.

Gov. Bill Haslam and Randy Boyd, commissioner of Economic and Community Development, have visited the county. The state has contracted with the UT Center for Industrial Services, where Phillips is manager, to facilitate meetings and develop strategies to jumpstart local economies of the distressed counties.

Phillips joined with the Union County Chamber of Commerce last week for the third public meeting to get specific suggestions.

During a break, Charlie said he’s taking all the special classes he can, but he knows there could be more.

He suggested computer programming, website development and auto mechanics/ body work.

Health care: Kathy Chesney, director of admissions for Willow Ridge Center, advocated for a continuum of care, including a dialysis and urgent care clinic along with assisted living and residential hospice. She said real estate values, especially near Norris Lake, would attract relocating residents if they had easier access to health care.

Tourism: Participants said the county sponsors many events, but Shannon Brooks, branch manager for FSG Bank, said these must be promoted outside the county.

Rick Riddle of Seven Springs farm said it’s tough to promote attractions that are staffed by volunteers and therefore open intermittently, such as the museum.

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There were some good ones: Infrastructure: Roads, said David Cox, superintendent of highways. “You can’t grow jobs without good roads.� Luttrell Mayor Johnny Merritt advocated for a four-lane Hwy. 61 from Luttrell to Rutledge Pike and the interstate. County Commissioner Wayne Roach wants KUB to extend a gas line to Luttrell, which has railroad access and land available in an industrial park.

Education: Susan Oaks, supervisor for Union County Public Schools, suggested a community college site in the county – perhaps at a warehouse owned by J.T. Russell which is close enough to the high school for students to walk to classes. The building was previously used by a T-shirt manufacturer who “shipped the jobs to Mexico,� Russell ■Lee Trammel represented said. Now he uses the buildSheriff Jimmy “J.J.� Jones at ing for boat storage and a last week’s annual banquet vendors’ mall. for the Halls Business and Charlie Hamilton, a high Professional Association. school student and former ■Sherry Witt represented herShopper News intern, said self, even though she’s termUnion County High School limited as register of deeds. needs more dual credit (acWord on the street is that Witt may go for another county celerated so kids get coloffice – perhaps county clerk. lege credit) and CTE (caLord knows, she could make reer technical education) vast improvements there. classes.

Someone suggested more promotion for agri-tourism, and Jack Rhyne, Maynardville city manager, said the county needs an events center. That was also the top suggestion of Chamber president Leslie Corum.

Advertise outside the county for events, said several participants. One suggested combining several music festivals and buying regional promotion.

Jobs: Doug Lawyer from the Knoxville Chamber said, “Prepare concept plans for sites within five minutes of 55 miles per hour. TVA can do that.�

Gary England said the county needs a new car dealership. That’s been lacking since the closure of Booker Chevrolet.

Riddle said the county should immediately create an office of economic development under the mayor and staff it with grant writers.

There are no bad ideas, Phillips said. We’re all waiting to see how her report consolidates the ideas of last week’s meeting.

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■Law Director Bud Armstrong was listed as a table sponsor, but he was not there. ■Radio guy Phil Williams spoke. He said he knew five families whose homes were destroyed by fire. It was hard to be funny, but Williams did manage one good crack. He said nobody can get Donald Trump to stop tweeting, but we should just be grateful it’s not Anthony Wiener.

government UT set to escalate administrative salaries Beverly Davenport, likely to be approved as UT Knoxville chancellor by the UT Board of Trustees in a week, certainly knows how to cut herself a great salary deal at $585,000 a year plus $20,000 in annual housing allowance plus $20,000 in expenses plus $87,775 in annual bonus (likely to be approved, too) for a total package of $712,775 a year if it all comes together.

Some suggest she is taking a pay cut as it Davenport is less than the $615,000 she is making as interim president of the University of Cincinnati, but that is a different position from the Knoxville job, and while UT did not reveal what she made as provost, a quick check on Google shows that her salary was $200,000 less than her salary as interim president at UC. In other words, she really got a huge pay raise by coming to UTK. Defenders argue that this is the going rate for college chancellors and UT must pay it to be competitive. Buying this argument adopts a never-ending cycle of pay raises triggered outside Tennessee.

This is also a continuation of a policy of picking chancellors and athletic directors who have little prior knowledge of Knoxville and Tennessee. This is what led to the Lady Vols name-change fiasco and other errors on diversity issues.

Having been in government myself, I found many are very generous with money when it is not theirs. It is easy to up salaries when someone else (taxpayers) are paying for it. Push back becomes more difficult.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is one who actually knows how to say no to higher taxes and massive pay raises.

UT President Joe DiPietro makes $513,334 a year, but the new chancellor now making more will trigger a move to raise the president’s salary above the chancellor’s salary. Count on it.

Does it not occur to the folks at UT that paying the new chancellor in the same range as outgoing Chancellor Jimmy Cheek would have been a fiscally prudent thing to do, and while Davenport may

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be wonderful, are there not other equally wonderful candidates out there who would do the same job for a lesser salary hike? Many wonder when will these never-ending pay raises slow down.

I hope Dr. Davenport turns out to be worth it, but it would have been better to start her out at a salary comparable to Cheek’s and then, based on her performance, raised it as time passed. She wins without performing. The UT Board will not question this in its public meeting to approve it.

Meanwhile, UT is meeting with area legislators at 8 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 16, at Andy Holt Towers at DiPietro’s invitation. The media and public will be barred from attending. Public issues and business will be discussed, but we will have to rely on talkative lawmakers telling us about it after the food is served. Strange that UT, which advocates full, open discussion of issues, does not practice it when it comes to briefing lawmakers. ■Larsen Jay, founder of Random Acts of Flowers, is considering a run for one of the two at-large seats on Knox County Commission in 2018. Jay, 42, lives in the Riverbend area of West Knox County.

He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1998 with a bachelor’s in theater and in 2012 with a master’s in business. He has lived in Knox County since 1994.

He and his wife, Adrian MacLean, have two boys: Henry, 8, and Alexander, 5. MacLean is a former reporter at WATE. â– State Sen. Richard Briggs turns 64 today, Dec. 7, followed by state Sen. Doug Overbey turning 62 on Dec. 11. â– Barbara Ray, who lived in Fountain City, passed away last week.

Longtime Republican activists recall her fondly. She worked in many campaigns including those of former state Rep. Charlie Severance, council members Marshall Stair and Brenda Palmer as well as this writer. She followed local issues closely.

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SENIOR NOTES ■ All Knox County Senior Centers will be closed Friday-Monday, Dec. 23-26.

■ Frank R. Strang Senior Center: 109 Lovell Heights Road 670-6693 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; dance classes; watercolor classes; Tai Chi; blood pressure checks; Mahjong; senior-friendly computer classes; lending library with tapes and movies.

Register for: Veterans Office visit, 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8; RSVP: 215-5645.

Strang Holiday Party and Farewell to Phyllis, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14; pot luck lunch, bring a dish to share.

■ 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; outdoor grill and kitchen area. Chair Zumba classes, 8:30 a.m.

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Register for: “Takin a Load Off During the Holidays” presentation by Morning Pointe of Powell, 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.

Christmas Season Potluck Luncheon, noon Tuesday, Dec. 13; bring side dish to compliment main dish: ham; door prizes.

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Strang Senior Center’s Phyllis Barnes retires

By Nancy Anderson Frank R. Strang Senior Center coordinator Lauren Monahan recently announced the retirement of facility receptionist Phyllis Barnes, saying it was the end of an era.

“We don’t know what we’re going to do without her,” said Monahan. “She’s the most giving person I know. She’s consistently put the needs of others before her own and we’re really going to miss her.”

Barnes came to the center in 2002 after at 15-year career in sales. Since that time, she has kept the facility in order by scheduling, ordering food, organizing, greeting visitors at the front desk, and generally doing whatever needs to be done.

She said her favorite task was organizing the yearly veterans luncheon.

“I looked forward most to our Veterans Day luncheon. It was a pleasure to call each of them personally. Of course, it’s sad too, because we lose so many each year. I’m so grateful for all of our men and women who

serve and I have a lot of respect for all of them so I’m going to miss helping out with Veterans Day the most.”

Barnes said she would not miss working in the afternoons as she tends to want a nap around 2 p.m. and looks forward to doing all the things she doesn’t have time to do now.

“You know it’s really hard to come to work after having not slept the night before, plus I get sleepy after lunch so I’m looking forward to staying up as late as I want and napping every afternoon if I desire.

“But I’ll be spending most of my time helping my daughter, who lost her home in the Gatlinburg fires. I’m thankful that I’ll now have the time to help her out all I can.”

There will be a Christmas party/retirement reception at the center on 109 Lovell Heights Road at 11:30 Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Everyone is welcomed.

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By Ruth By Ruth White Elmcroft Assisted Living in Halls hosted its third annual Festival of Wreaths last week to benefit Alzheimer’s Tennessee.

Area businesses and organizations crafted beautiful and unique wreaths to donate to the silent auction, and guests placed bids on them while enjoying holiday refreshments.

The Halls High Madrigals sang a series of classic carols to kick off the holiday season. The evening ended with auction winners being announced and wreaths being handed out to those in attendance.

Madrigal singer Emily Russell checks out items on the Angel Tree at Elmcroft Assisted Living. Items include socks, underwear, toothbrushes, Tshirts and more.

The Halls Ha Crossroads Women’s League donated this beautiful wreath to the auction.

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By Carolyn Evans The real St. Nicholas lived back in the 4th century and was famous for helping the poor. St. Nicholas might not be around anymore, but his spirit is definitely alive at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church in Farragut.

Each year Ginger Forbes, director of children’s ministries, hangs tags with clothing requests on the giant tree in the church’s foyer.

Members can look over the tags and choose an item to buy. They’re always generous, but this year they’ve outdone themselves. Forbes hung 252 clothing tags, but apparently that wasn’t enough – they disappeared in just two Sundays.

Now bags of children’s clothing line the walls and a barrel of toys is overflowing, all waiting to be loaded on Santa’s sleigh – well, actually a donated semitruck trailer – to make their trek to Kentucky.

On Dec. 9, 75 church members and staff will unload not only the clothes and toys, but also food, hygiene bags and Bibles at Black Mountain Elementary School, one of 28 schools served by the Mission of Hope. “We’ve been going there for 16 years,� says Forbes. “Our church provides for the neediest children at the school, but it’s done privately, so we don’t embarrass the kids.�

Black Mountain Elementary has 330 students, and Christ Covenant will provide a complete outfit for 84 of them: a coat, hat, gloves, shirt, jeans, underwear, socks and tennis shoes. The church will also give out food boxes to the neediest 50 families at the school.

Staff member Susan Horn has been to Black Mountain many times over the years and has taken her own children on the trip. “Helping a child choose two Christmas gifts each year is a highlight of the season for me,� she says. “They thoughtfully choose something they want or need, but many times they plan to give it to another family member for Christmas. “Extending the hope of Jesus is what it’s all about for us, and Christmastime is such a natural time to remind our friends in the mountains that Jesus loves them!�

Co-worker Sherri Bolen echoed her thoughts. “The sweet generosity of our church family continues to amaze me each year,� she says. “The true blessing, however, is go-

Let there be peace For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

(Isaiah 62:1 KJV) Peace unto Zion. Peace to the faithful, and a crown of rejoicing, And a crown of rejoicing from your heavenly Father. (“Peace Unto Zion,� Shaker hymn)

Sherri Bolen and Susan Horn look over the toys that have come into Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church in Farragut. The church will deliver the toys and other items to a school sponsored by the Mission of Hope.

On this day, we must remember. The only way to learn, to lead toward a more peaceful world, is to remember the past.

On this date in 1941, without warning, Japanese planes attacked the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (which, for all you whippersnappers, was then a Territory, but not a State). U.S. ships sank, disabling much of the Pacific Fleet and destroying many of our aircraft.

The attack plunged the U.S. into an active role in a world war that was already in progress elsewhere.

The war raged on across Europe and the Pacific for four long years. There has not been another such conflagration since, and, God willing, there will never be another world war.

However, peace is earned, and must be treated with care.

Thank God for men and women of intelligence, sense, understanding, temerity, gravitas and strength, across the world, who are willing to work for peace and to live in peace.

Each and every one of us can do our part. It requires caring enough to be involved, willingness to work, sensitivity to nuances, firmness of conviction even while able to be persuaded.

Years ago, maybe when I was in college, a friend introduced me to a book called The Family of Man. It is such a classic that it probably is still in print. Look for it; it will do you good!

CALL FOR ARTISTS ■The city of Knoxville’s Public Arts Committee invites artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for a permanent work of art to be located in front of the main entrance to State Street Garage. The deadline to submit qualifications is 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Info: Liza Zenni, 523-7543 or lz@knoxalliance.com; knoxvillepublicart.com. ■Dogwood Arts 2017 events and exhibits entry deadlines: Art In Public Places, Jan. 20; East Tennessee Art Educator Exhibition, Jan. 20; Student Art Exhibition, Jan. 20; Dogwood Art DeTour, Feb. 10; Chalk Walk, Feb. 20; Regional Art Exhibition, March 3. Info/applications: dogwoodarts.com or 637-4561. ■Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission Gallery of Arts Tribute, to be on exhibit Jan. 6-27 in the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Works should be delivered 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3. Info/entry form: knoxalliance. com/mlk-tribute/.

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A simpler holiday

By Kip Oswald My recent articles have been influenced by our newest resident, Cassie, who has made me very aware of how simple daily routines can be stressful for many people.

As we are coming to the Christmas holidays, I have been thinking about how different and stressful they can be for some people. This made me realize how I have always taken for granted what Mom has done for all of us at Christmas, and how stressful this must be for her on her one paycheck.

After all, she has to plan the holiday for her own four children, one grandchild, and now a niece.

So Kinzy and I asked Mom if we could search out some new simpler traditions that were less costly and stressful on her.

Once we began researching ideas, we found several that we wanted to share. Of course, we want to continue to decorate our family tree, watch our favorite movies and bake tons of cookies, but we decided to change how we ask for presents.

Mom still wants to buy all of us presents, so her favorite new gift idea was to buy everyone four presents, using the plan of buying something we need, something we want, something we wear and something we read.

My brothers and sisters agreed we would not give Mom the long list we usually have so she would not feel guilty when she does not buy it.

As a family, we also

decided we wanted to use our own saved money to give something to others at Christmas. So we are considering several things: Operation Christmas Child, where we can fill a shoebox with small items and send it to Samaritan’s Purse; taking bags of cookies to places where people were working on Christmas morning; or buying an Angel Tree Gift.

Two other favorites we found to share: celebrating the 12 days of Christmas beginning Dec. 13 with small gifts each day, with the biggest gift on Dec. 25th, or forgoing all the family presents by adopting a needy family for Christmas.

Website: Operation Christmas Child https:// www.samaritanspurse.org/ operation-christmas-child/ pack-a-shoe-box

A slide featuring a photo of a Holy Man in Nepal during Chris Rohwer’s visit in 2011.

Ja’Mya Hollis twirls a prayer wheel, brought from Nepal by Chris Rohwer. Photos by SMG Leaders Club student Zachariah Thompson

Leaders Club learns about Nepal from a man who visited Chris Rohwer demonstrates a music bowl to students Janiyah Thornhill and KeShawn Jackson.

Rohwer talks about his trip of a lifetime

By Sandra Clark Chris Rohwer is known as a banker (manager of Home Federal in Fountain City) and an active member of the North Knoxville Rotary Club. But who knew he had a lifelong dream of traveling to Nepal?

He read a book, “My Side of the Mountain,” when he was 13 or 14, he said, and, “It took me 40 years of dreaming about it” before

he took the three-week trip.

Finally, in 2012, he went around Thanksgiving. It took 42 hours to fly “halfway around the world,” he told member of the Leaders Club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy.

He showed slides of Kathmandu, a city of a million people where bicycles and cars share the roads with the random cow.

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mon and visitors get around by hiring a bicycle rider who pulls a carriage. It’s a lowtech country.

Rohwer showed pictures of small shops like a fruit stand and road crews working by hand. He showed slides of elaborate temples.

Mostly, his slides were of people – faces of young and old, men and women, Hindu and Buddhist. He showed a boy about the age of the kids

in the Leaders Club – in training to be a monk.

In answer to a question, Chris said he had a thanksgiving meal of turkey and dressing. Ironically, his wife and kids, back in the states, went out for lunch and had something nontraditional, like fish.

He hiked into the countryside but did not attempt to scale Mount Everest, some 29,029 feet.

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Henry Benton looked a little sleepy cuddling with his grandfather Jim Mach, but when his grandmother Ann Mach asked if he was sleepy he replied, “I’m hungry.”

Grandparents and special guests started the morning with Mass followed by a breakfast in the school’s cafeteria. Enjoying the gathering were Jim Pelant, Mica Bentley, Sarah Tucker, Sarabeth Bentley and DeAnna Pelant, who declared “There’s nothing better than worshipping with your grandchildren.” Photos by Suzanne Foree Neal

SJN guests travel from far, near for visit

By Suzanne Foree Neal If St. John Neumann Catholic School gave a prize for the relative who traveled the farthest for Grandparents Day, it might be a tie between grandmother Ana Diaz from Honduras or great-uncle and great-aunt Oscar and Rosa Mena from Peru.

They were among about 150 special guests at the school’s annual Grandparents Day. Diaz was making her third trip to be with granddaughter Anabel Zablah, and the Menas came to see their greatnephew Gonzalo Vela. Anabel was looking forward to going skating with her grandmother while Gonzalo said of his relatives, “It’s really good; I don’t get to see them a lot.”

Jim Bentley was going solo to visit grandson Jamie Bentley. He and his wife swap out every year be-

Sometimes grandmothers just have to have a hug to say goodbye. Amy Barbre gave a big hug to her grandson, Brett Powell, at the end of her visit to his classroom.

cause their grandchildren in North Carolina always have the same event the same day. He and Jamie worked on a puzzle with help from Jamie’s best buddy Evan Hansen. “They play ball together, swim together, have a great time and keep grandparents busy,” Jim Bentley laughed. While her grandparents visit every year, Flynn Harrigan said this year they got to go around from class to class.

Michael and Wanda Lyons visited with grandson Nicholas Lyons in his art class. “It’s a lot of fun having them here to see what I do,” Nicholas said. Nora Hamling said it was “awesome” having her grandmother visit. Norma Mathien said it was great having her son’s family close by since he retired from the Navy. “Nora’s mother is cooking Thanks- Jim Bentley took his turn to come for St. John Neumann Catholic School’s Grandparents Day to be with his grandson Jamie Bentgiving dinner and I don’t ley, while his wife stayed behind in North Carolina to be with grandchildren there for the same occasion. Jamie’s best buddy, have to cook this year!”

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Holiday notes

■ Christmas in Chilhowee, 6-9 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 9, Chilhowee Park and Exposition Center. Includes: forest of lighted trees floating on the lake, pictures with Santa, marshmallow roasting, hot cocoa, face painting, train rides and more. Info: knoxvilletn.gov/christmas.

■ Mabry-Hazen House Christmas tours, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, and 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Free, but donations appreciated. Info: 522-8661 or mabryhazen.com.

■ Christmas in the City: Tour de Lights, Friday, Dec. 16, starts at Market Square. Judging, 6 p.m.; the bike ride, 7 p.m.

Info: ibikeknx.com.

■ Volunteer Ministry Center’s annual holiday store, through Dec. 21. New items and cash donations are requested for the store where clients of the ministry can “shop” with points earned through community service. Most needed are toys, craft sets, baby clothes, sports balls, cosmetic/perfume sets and small tool kits. Info: Gabe Cline at 524-3926, ext. 224 or vmcinc.org.

■ New Year’s Eve on the Square, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 31, Market Square. Includes live music and Ball Drop at midnight.

Info: knoxvilletn.gov/ christmas.

■ Holidays on Ice, Fridays-Sundays, through Jan. 8, Market Square.

Admission: $10 adults, $7 children 12 and under; includes skate rental. Info: knoxvillesholidaysonice .com or 215-4423.

Nominations for Orchid Awards Keep Knoxville Beautiful is accepting nominations from the public for its beautification awards, the Orchids. Since 1979, Keep Knoxville Beautiful has presented Orchid Awards to Knoxville and Knox County buildings and outdoor spaces that beautify and elevate the local landscape. Deadline for nominations: Dec. 16. Info: keepknoxvillebeautiful.org or 521-6957

Dramatic new arch at New Jewish Cemetery Artist Karly Stribling in her workshop

By Betty Bean The top of the soaring metal arch over the entrance to the New Jewish Cemetery bears the Hebrew inscription, “Eternal Home.” It is the work of Karly Stribling, who got the commission to create the arch after a member of the Heska Amuna congregation saw the chandeliers she had created and installed in the Grill at Highlands Row. Stribling, who says it’s OK to call her a sculptor, a blacksmith or “just a regular artist, although I don’t know if I’m worthy of any of them,” creates graceful, functional objects out of steel. Joyce Diftler, whose mother had set aside a sum of money to create an archway for the New Jewish Cemetery on Glenn Street and Keith Avenue, had been looking for the right artist to do the job.

Once Stribling drew the design and got it approved by a committee headed by Rabbi Alon Ferency, Stribling spent 45 working days from late summer until mid-fall bending and hammering and welding in the tiny workshop housed in the garage of the North Knoxville home she shares with her husband, R.B. Morris, and daughter, Oona Pearl.

By its latter stages, pieces of the 16-foot arch stretched out into the driveway.

Arch at New Jewish Cemetery

The next step was to assemble the three pieces of the arch, which she’d fashioned in a delicate Art Nouveaux design, and cart it out to the cemetery for a trial run, hoisting it onto the existing brick columns at the entrance with a scissor lift.

R.B., she says, is her main installer guy (she doesn’t like to have too many people around for the trial runs because they can involve “a lot of cursing”).

“I had to make sure the designs were stable enough and the arch was just perfect,” she said. “Then I took it back home to clean it up and paint it and lay it out in my driveway.”

Stribling is from Louisville, Ky., where she attended a magnet high school and got some experience as an apprentice welder. Afterward, she spent a semester at Murray State University before coming to Knoxville,

home of R.B. Morris and a singer-songwriter whom she’d met in Kentucky. She enrolled in the University of Tennessee and majored in fine arts with an emphasis in sculpture. She and Morris married and have made their home here (Morris was recently named Knoxville’s first poet laureate).

Stribling has a professional Facebook page called Soil and Steel, where examples of her work are on

display. The “soil” part is a reference to her gardening business, which has been taking a back seat to her sculpting as time passes.

She still tends some yards and gardens, primarily in Fort Sanders, where she and Morris lived before moving back to his North Knox home place.

To check out examples of her work, or contact her, see soilandsteel.com, the Art and Gardens of Karly Stribling.

Trees Knoxville draws crowd for Silver Leaf Trees Knoxville will distribute free trees 9-noon Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Knoxville Botanical Garden, in cooperation with the Arbor Day Foundation, CSX Transportation and the Alliance for Community Trees. Redbuds, sugar maples, shumard oaks and tulip poplars will be available first-come, first-served.

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pleted its first tree planting project on Dec. 3 in the Silver Leaf neighborhood, a Habitat for Humanity development in East Knoxville.

More than 60 people planted 54 trees in city right-of-way. Planting partners included Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, the city of Knoxville urban forestry program, Keep Knoxville Beautiful, and Earth-

adelic, a local landscaping construction firm.

Tom Welborn, board chair of Trees Knoxville, said the group wants to conduct three volunteer tree planting projects in 2017 and will continue to do so “as we get more rooted in the community.”

The recently organized group aims to increase the tree canopy of Knoxville

and Knox County by educating citizens about the importance of a healthy tree canopy, encouraging property owners to properly plant and care for trees, and supporting public policy that promotes a robust urban forest, said board member Joyce Feld.

Welborn encouraged neighborhood associations and schools in areas without adequate tree coverage to get in touch with Trees Knoxville to partner in future projects. Info: TreesKnoxville@gmail.com or kkrouse@knoxvilletn. gov

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Weigel’s boosts

Christmas shopping spree

By Sandra Clark

A couple of guys with scruffy beards were very un-elflike at Saturday’s Salvation Army shopping spree at the Halls Kmart.

“Do you work at Weigel’s?” we asked.

“We’re vendors,” they said. “R.J. Reynolds.”

But there they were, wearing the red aprons of The Salvation Army and assisting kids with shopping and logistics.

Aha! That’s how it happens. Bill Weigel phones his friends and 400 show up at the Kmart to help 200 kids selected through the Salvation Army spend some money.

Each child, age 5-9, was allotted $150 to shop for gifts. They were brought to Halls on school buses. Their purchases were bagged and tagged and loaded on Krispy Kreme trucks. The volunteers and shoppers started the day with breakfast at The Salvation Army headquarters. They ended with lunch there and then the presents were distributed to parents.

“Many of our volunteers come back year after year to participate in this heartwarming event,” said Kurt Weigel, training and recruiting director. “Often entire families come out to be a part of this special day, and it’s so rewarding for them to

Bill Weigel is the field commander for the Santa shopping adventure.

Shoppers such as Jah’Quezz Brown are helped by volunteers in red aprons: Abby Weigel, Carolyn Weigel and Trey West. be able to assist the children with their shopping.”

We picked a random group and the smallest helper was named Abby Weigel. “Do you know Bill?” we asked.

“Grandfather,” she grinned.

Every year, the Salvation Army selects deserving children and Weigel’s

organizes the event and provides funding. Since the program’s inception in 1998, it has impacted more than 3,400 children.

“It’s truly amazing to have watched this program grow. We started by bringing six kids shopping, now we invite more than 200 kids,” said Bill Weigel, company chair. “This event

embodies the true spirit of Christmas.

“The volunteers make this day possible. We love watching the kids shop and seeing their faces light up.

This day is filled with smiles galore and tears of joy, and

Delease Green gets a hug from Santa as she exits the Kmart. it truly makes our holiday season as much as we help make theirs.”

Halls Kmart hosted this year’s event. It was previously held at the Broadway store, which closed earlier in 2016. Knox County cap-

tured the local option sales tax from approximately $30,000. We expected to see county finance guy Chris Caldwell in a red Santa hat, collecting the sales tax.

It was a good day, all around.

FARRAGUT MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 15, 2016 7:00 P.M. FARRAGUT TOWN HALL For questions please either e-mail Mark Shipley at mshipley@townoffarragut.org or Ashley Miller at amiller@townoffarragut.org or call them at 865-966-7057.

I.

Citizen Forum

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Approval of agenda

III.

Approval of minutes – November 17, 2016

IV.

Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for Planet Fitness, 11433 Kingston Pike, Zoned C-1/MUTC (Mike Twiss, Applicant)

V.

Discussion and public hearing on a request to amend the 2012 Comprehensive Land Use Plan for a portion of Parcel 116.01, Tax Map 130, north of Farragut Commons and Chapel Point, and Parcels 96 and 96.01, Tax Map 142, adjacent Grigsby Chapel Road, from Medium Density Residential to Civic/Institutional (Diversified Holdings, Inc., Applicant)

VI.

Discussion and public hearing on a request to rezone a portion of Parcel 116.01, Tax Map 130, north of Farragut

Halls Kmart was packed on Saturday as volunteers and kids from The Salvation Army invaded to shop for Christmas presents.

Commons and Chapel Point, 8.63 Acres, from R-2 and FPD to R-4 and FPD, and to rezone Parcels 96 and 96.01, Tax Map 142, adjacent to Grigsby Chapel Road, 11.43 Acres, from R-4 to S-1, (Diversified Holdings, Inc., Applicant) VII.

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Discussion on text amendments to the Farragut Subdivision Regulations, Article III., General Requirements and Minimum Design Standards., to provide for new requirements in relation to street widths and pedestrian facilities (Saddlebrook Properties, LLC, Applicant)

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A-12 • DECEMBER 7, 2016 • Shopper news

Another amazing traveler Bird migration is one of the major wonders of nature. It can produce amazing surprises that bring wonder and joy to the everseeking crowd of faithful birders out there, hoping for one more rare bird to show up in their part of the world.

Five years ago this January, I wrote about the rarest traveler we’d ever seen, a hooded crane from the remote bogs of inner Siberia.

Probably the first of its kind to ever be seen in North America, it was discovered down near Chattanooga at the Hiwassee Refuge, hanging out with several thousand of its newest best friends, the sandhill cranes.

It attracted people from at least 27 states and Canada – news travels fast in the birding world.

I’ve mentioned bird migration in several columns, including updates on the technology developed to trace the course of those remarkable distances traveled by various species of birds, and the remote places on earth where they go.

A real breakthrough in these studies has been the invention of the tiny geolocator, small enough to be fitted on the back of a sparrow-size bird without affecting its flying and traveling.

In a spring column about three years ago, I wrote

Dr. Bob Collier

about how the geolocators had discovered the all-time songbird long-distance migrator.

Placed on two little bluebird-size birds called Northern Wheatears, the geolocators revealed that those two birds, after nesting for the summer on the stony tundra of northern Alaska, performed an annual fall journey of 18,640 miles, flying west across the Bering Strait, across Siberia, and then south, to end up for the winter in SubSaharan Africa!

An interesting, if not totally amazing story about a species of bird that, although filed in my interesting facts department, I would never, ever, expect to see.

So imagine the electricity in the birding community when the call went out on Nov. 14 that an intrepid member of the Knoxville Bird Club, Tony King, had discovered a Northern Wheatear at a farm in Loudon County!

We were there the next morning at 8:30, the fog (plus smoke) so thick you

couldn’t see 50 yards ahead.

The location was Windy Hill Farm & Preserve, a lovely 500-acre working cattle farm fronting on the Tennessee River. The owners, in spite of trying to run their farm, graciously admitted all of us rarity-crazed birders. By 10 a.m. the fog had lifted and there were some 20 carloads of people from as far away as Chattanooga and Nashville, with binoculars, spotting scopes and cameras, lining the fence beside the farm road.

And there it was, creating joy and excitement akin to a Tennessee football victory over Alabama. The little one-ounce feathered world traveler was just doing its thing – sitting on fence posts, flying down to the ground to grab an insect, freezing beside a stone for several minutes as a threatening Cooper’s hawk flew across the field.

The Wheatear was in its winter plumage, as would be expected at this time of the year. It could have been mistaken for a female bluebird at a casual glance, but no blue anywhere. About the same size, though, but it stood taller on longer legs.

Its back was gray and its chest a pale rufous (robinbreast) color, with a beady black eye and a white eyebrow. Its telltale diagnostic ID feature was easily seen as

MAYOR AND ALDERMEN AGENDA

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the Rotary guy

Tom King it flew – a bright white rump tking535@gmail.com and upper tail, bordered by a sharp black inverted “T” at the end.

A very cooperative little bird, it had probably seen very few human beings in The recent District 6780 Million Dollar Dinner at its life considering where it Cherokee Country Club became a $3.675 million dinhas lived; I imagine that it ner as Knoxville Rotarians and Rotarians from the just presumed we, like the district’s 65 clubs were honored for pledges of $10,000 cattle, were just some more or more to The Rotary Foundation. The goal was to large, non-bird-eating wildraise $1 million in one night and that goal was more life. than tripled. The dinner attracted a crowd of 115.

Everyone got good close Helping honor our Rotarians and others from looks and excellent photothroughout the district were Rotary International graphs, and it was a couple president John Germ of Chattanooga and RI presiof hours of serious birding dent-elect Ian Riseley of Australia, who was the keyenjoyment for those of us note speaker. District Governor Fred Heitman was the fortunate enough to have master of ceremonies. He duly credited past district been there. A rare bird? It governor Frank Rothermel, who was the dinner chair was the first time ever that and headed up the fundraising by working with team a Northern Wheatear had captains in each club. been recorded in the state of Riseley called the success of the dinner “astonishTennessee! ing,” and Germ said this is more proof “that this is the When we first started best district in Rotary in the world.” birding back in 1985, we found out about rare birds ■ Rotarian Bob Parrott passes away by using a chain of telephone calls (that would be Rotary and Knoxville lost a great man last month. your wired-in, home teleRobert C. “Bob” Parrott, 82, died peacefully at his phone – remember those?). home on Sunday, Nov. 20. A native of Newport, he Each person notified earned his degree in architecture from Georgia Tech would then call two to four and spent three years as an officer and pilot in the others, and so on. Back in U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the Rotary Club of February of 1996, Spouse Knoxville and was the club’s president in 1998-99. His and I got to see a very rareprofessional career began at Barber-McMurry Archifor-Tennessee Ivory Gull, tects, Knoxville’s oldest architectural firm, where he a resident of the far, far served as president, board chair and senior partner. north, out at Pickwick Dam ■ Farragut club collects gifts for kids in West Tennessee thanks to our then very effective teleSanta Claus will be busy at the Boys & Girls Club of phone rare-bird alert systhe Tennessee Valley this month after members of the tem; others followed.

Rotary Club of Farragut donated a truckload of gifts That was then, this is through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program for now. Nowadays such news, 50 children. including photographs and Past president Jonathan Johnson coordinates this GPS locations, goes out program for the club. Farragut Rotarians made the doinstantly to anyone, anynations at their Nov. 30 meeting. where, who has the appropriate app on their information device. More birders are out there now, attuned to the notion of finding more and more rarities, and everyone seems eager to share the information. Nice ■ Tuesday, Dec. 13, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., ribbon cutting: The Voice Tank, 1000 Kingston Pike. people and great technology ■ Thursday, Dec. 15, 8-9:30 a.m., networking: Farragut HS Educameet Mother Nature. tion Foundation, place TBD. How good is all that?

$3.6 million raised for Rotary Foundation

FARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS

BMA WORKSHOP Review of Campbell Station Inn Renovation Project Discussion on Development Impact Fees 5:30 PM BMA MEETING 7:00 PM I.

Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call

II.

Approval of Agenda

III.

Mayor’s Report

IV.

Presentation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016

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Citizens Forum

VI.

Approval of Minutes A. November 10, 2016

VII.

Business Items A. Approval of Revised FY2017 Fee Schedule, Rollback on For-Profit Field Rental Fees B. Approval of Resolution R-2016-12, Supplemental Retirement Plan Trust Agreement C. Approval of 2016/2017 Snow Removal Schedule

VIII. Ordinances A. Public Hearing and Second Reading 1. Ordinance 16-23, an ordinance to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3., Section IX., Attached Single Family Residential District (R-4)., Subsection C.11., to provide for new setback provisions for accessory structures.

B. First Reading 1. Ordinance 16-25, an ordinance to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3., Section XII., General Commercial (C-1)., Subsection B.12., to Canine Playschool, Applicant)

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DR set w/china cab., red oak, 4 stored leaves in table, must sell, exc, $1,000 obo. Pd $3,000. (865)724-1575 SOLID PINE FURNITURE - Bedroom Armoire, Dresser: Each 100 or 150 for both. Call after 4:30 PM (865)769-5385

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GENERATOR BIG 8500 watt, 2016, Honda elec. start. Batt. & whl kit incl. Never used. New retail $4995.

Wholesale $3750. 1st $1850 cash, 864-275-6478.

Musical WURLITZER ORGAN - all accessories, guitar, etc. Elec. $500. Good cond.

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Pool & Spa Supplies HAWAIIAN BREEZE HOT TUB - Hawaiian Breeze Spa, 740L Lounger Equipped - 6 person cap w/lounger.

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Homes Unfurnished Emory Rd & I-75. 4 BR, 2.5 BA, oversized lot, in Teagues Grove, new appls, granite, shows like model, 3,000 SF, subd pool, A+ Powell schools, by owner, $1650 mo. Lease to own avail. (954) 547-2747 Lease. Historic Oakwood. Quaint 2 BR, 1 BA, just refurbished. $600. 422 Caldwell. Refs, credit. 865-254-7393 LENOIR CITY near Ft. Loudoun Dam, 1 level w/fin. bsmt, 5 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2 kitchens, 3 great rms, outside stor. shed, $1400 mo + $1400 dep. (865) 740-7691 POWELL CLAXTON. 3 BR, 2 BA, no pets, private, convenient, $700 mo + 1st, last, DD. 865-748-3644

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Pets

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Shopper Ve n t s enews

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THROUGH FEB. 28 “Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets are being offered by Zoo Knoxville during Kroger BOGO Days. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo tickets window or zooknoxville.org. Discounted tickets must be used by Feb. 28. Info: zooknoxville.org.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7 Jazz Lunch at the Square Room: “Tribute to Ornette Coleman with Mike Baggetta,” noon-1 p.m., Square Room, 4 Market Square. Admission: $15; includes lunch buffet. Info/tickets: knoxjazz.org.

Pajama Storytime and Dance Party, 5-6 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive.

Ages 4-8. Info: 470-7033.

Santa Claus is Coming to Karns, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway.

Info: 470-8663.

THURSDAY, DEC. 8 The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra’s, “Swingin’ Christmas,” 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Featured performer: vocalist Niki Haris. Info/tickets: knoxjazz.org or 656-4444.

Knoxville Square Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Calling by Stan Sharp, Ruth Simmons and Leo Collins. Live music by the Hellgramites.

No experience or partner necessary. Admission $7; students and JCA members $5. Info: on Facebook.

Swim-A-Thon Fundraiser: Swim For The Change – Kids Helping Kids, 5-8 p.m., Tennessee School for the Deaf, 2725 Island Home Blvd. Hosted by the Halls High School Swim Team. Celebrity swimmers will swim with swimmers from the Halls Swim Team and the Tennessee School for the Deaf. Proceeds will benefit the Halls Swim Team and The Change Center. Info: Frank Nauss, 591-1124, or Amanda Messer, 607-6684.

FRIDAY, DEC. 9 Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. for the “I Love The ’90s Tour,” to be held 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. The once-in-a-lifetime lineup includes Salt N Pepa, All 4 One, Coolio, Tone LOC, Color Me Badd, Rob Base and Young MC.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 9-10 “The Nutcracker” presented by the Appalachian Ballet Company with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Tickets: 981-8590.

SATURDAY, DEC. 10 Candoro Arts and Heritage Center’s Holiday Open House, 5:30-8 p.m., 4450 Candora Ave. Commissioner Carson Dailey will be attending. The public is welcome.

Holiday Gift Bazaar hosted by Farragut Middle School, 10a.m.-3p.m., at the school, 200 West End Ave. Includes: boutique venders, crafters and unique gifts.

Family Fun Day, 1-4 p.m., The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive.

Free and open to the public. Info: 974-2144.

First Farragut UMC Breakfast with Santa, 9-11 a.m. at the church, 12733 Kingston Pike. Cost: $10 per family; includes breakfast, Elf Shop and craft area, silent auction. Proceeds go to FFUMC Children’s Ministry Program. Tickets: ffumc.org under “event registration.” Walk-ins also welcome.

Holiday Open House, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Museum of East Tennessee History, 601 S. Gay St. Featuring: entertainment, craft demonstrations, crafts for kids,

refreshments and more. Free and open to the public.

Info: eastTNhistory.org or 215-8824.

Natural green wreath class, 12:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Instructor: Julia Shiflett. Class fee: $35. Info/registration: 546-0745.

North Hills Garden Club Holiday Home Tour, 4-8 p.m., North Hills Neighborhood on North Hills Boulevard. Tickets: $10 in advance, purchased from Club member or through PayPal: http://bit. ly/2fkV6u0; $12 at the door, 1726 North Hills Blvd. Info: northhillsgardenclub.wixsite.com/nhgc.

Not your Ordinary Poetry Fest: “5 Award Winning Poets and a Traveling Saleswoman,” 1 p.m., Southland Books and Café, 1505 E Broadway, Maryville.

Featuring: KB Ballentine, Sue Weaver Dunlap, Judith Duvall, Austin Kodra, Linda Parsons and Diana Amann.

SUNDAY, DEC. 11 Annual Candlelight tour, 6-8 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Tour is free, but donations will be accepted. Info: 546-0745 or ramseyhouse.org.

Winter Festival and Hanukkah Fun event, 3-4:30 p.m., Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Hosted by the Knoxville Jewish Alliance. Includes gift making for all winter celebrations including Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanza. Free community event. New toys for children in need will be collected. Info: office@jewishknoxville.org.

MONDAY, DEC. 12 Stroller Tour: “Tweeting Away,” 10-11 a.m., The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Free and open to the public, but reservations required. Info/reservations: 974-2144.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12-14 “Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!” production, Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State Community College. Performances for public private and home school students: 9:15 a.m. and noon Monday and Tuesday; 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. Tickets: students, $5; adults, $8. Reservations required. Info/ tickets: 539-2490 or wordplayers@comcast.net.

TUESDAY, DEC. 13 Harvey Broome Group of Sierra Club Holiday Photograph Show, 7-8:30 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike.

Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike.

Guest speaker: Christopher Hebert, author and writerin-residence at the University of Tennessee. All-inclusive lunch: $12. Visitors and guests welcome. RSVP to 9833740 by Sunday, Dec. 11.

Ugly Sweater workshop, 6-8 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Create your very own ugly Christmas sweater using recycled sweaters and swag. Cost: $15. Info/registration: ijams.org.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 15-17 Modern Dance Primitive Light 2016, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Performances: 8 p.m.

Thursday; 7 and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets: circlemoderndance.tix.com. Info: 309-5309 or CircleModernDance@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, DEC. 16 Suzy Bogguss’ Swingin’ Little Christmas, 7:30 p.m., The Standard, 416 W. Jackson Ave. Tickets: $25, plus applicable service fees, in advance or $30 at the door. To purchase tickets: 544-1029. Info: info@wdvx. com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 16-18 Clayton Holiday Concert, “A World of Joy,” presented by Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.

Info/tickets: knoxvillesymphony.com.

SUNDAY, DEC. 18 Family Wildlife Series: Owl-ology 101, 2-4 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Fee: $5

members; $8 nonmembers. Info/registration: 577-4717, ext. 110.

TUESDAY, DEC. 20 “Social Media for Museums and Organizations” workshop, 1-3 p.m., the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: $10, Arts & Culture Alliance members; $16, nonmembers. Info/registration: knoxalliance.com or sc@knoxalliance.com.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 CAC Beardsley Community Farm Winter Solstice Supper, 6-9 p.m., OliBea in the Old City, 119 S Central St. Tickets: wintersolstice2016.bpt.me.

THURSDAY, DEC. 22 Sugar High!, 8:30-10 p.m. Sugar Mama’s, 135 S. Gay St. Free monthly stand-up comedy show featuring touring and local comedians. This month’s show features Jake Head, along with Atlanta comedians Paige Bowman and Andrew Michael.

FRIDAY, JAN. 6 Public reception for three new exhibits, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibits include: The O’Connor Senior Center Painters: “Breaking Ground – What You Want to See,” Appalachian Area Chapter of Blacksmiths: “Beautiful Iron” and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission Gallery of Arts Tribute. Exhibits on display through Jan. 27. Info: 5237543 or knoxalliance.com.

TUESDAY, JAN. 10 “Lessons from Ansel Adams in the Digital Age” workshop, 5:30-6:30 p.m., the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: $5, Arts & Culture Alliance members; $8, nonmembers. Info/registration: knoxalliance.com or sc@knoxalliance.com.

SUNDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 15-22 Roane State’s Wilderness First Responder course, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.

Meets Tennessee EMS standards and national standards for first responder training. Focuses on special situations that may develop in the wilderness. Must have completed professional-level CPR training. Info/registration: gsmit.org/wfr.html or 448-6709.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JAN. 26-27 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: 3825822.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 27-29 Refresher course for Wilderness First Responder, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.

Satisfies the requirements to renew certification in First Responder on the national registry. Info/registration: gsmit.org/wfr.html or 448-6709.

TUESDAY, FEB. 7 “The Power of Video and Photo to Tell Your Story” workshop, noon-1 p.m., the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: $5, Arts & Culture Alliance members; $8, nonmembers. Info/registration: knoxalliance. com or sc@knoxalliance.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21 “Stepping Off the Edge” workshop, 5:30-7 p.m., the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: $7, Arts & Culture Alliance members; $10, nonmembers. Info/registration: knoxalliance.com or sc@knoxalliance.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 11 “Social Media and Branding” workshop, 5:306:30 p.m., the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: $5, Arts & Culture Alliance members; $8, nonmembers.

Info/registration: knoxalliance.com or sc@knoxalliance. com.

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B-4 • DECEMBER 7, 2016 • Shopper news

Holiday

A SHOPPER-NEWS SPE PECIAL SECTION

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Merry making

at Stanley’s open house

By Betsy Pickle The holiday bustle was merry and colorful at the Holiday Open House at Stanley’s Greenhouse on Sunday.

Customers from across town and beyond dropped in looking for the perfect décor for the season. Poinsettias of every size and color imaginable filled the greenhouse, and they were unquestionably the most popular purchase of the day.

“We could spend all day in here,” said Brenda Humphrey of Powell as she and husband Jerry rolled out with a cart of poinsettias.

“It was very festive with the music and all.”

Stanley’s provided a gorgeous spread of baked treats and punch, and the duo 3 Mile Smile – spouses Becki Grace on vocals and ukulele and Jeff Livingston on guitar – filled the air with

holiday tunes. This was their second year playing at the open house, and they’ve already been booked for 2017.

Customer Martha Kern looked happy as she made her way through the greenhouse.

“This is my stress-free shopping,” she said.

Alexis Niceley, looking around with husband Rush and children Josephine and Strong, said it was always a pleasure to come to Stanley’s.

“I love the customer service and the quality and wide variety of the products,” said Niceley. “It’s truly a beautiful place to shop.”

Melody and Spencer Ratliff of North Knoxville check out miniature poinsettias during Stanley’s Greenhouse’s Holiday Open House. Spencer wanted mini poinsettias to go with his offerings at the holiday market on Market Square, and the Ratliffs also were buying their Christmas tree. Photos by Betsy Pickle

A zebra stands guard over the red beauties.

Strong and Josephinehelp themselves to holiday cookies – with the approval of their parents, Rush and Alexis Niceley.

Jewelry from Julie Vos, GYPSY, and Mary James make great Christmas presents

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MY-2

• DECEMBER 7, 2016 • Shopper news

Christmas means sharing at Valley Grove Baptist Church

By Kelly Norrell

Valley Grove Baptist has a long history watching over three counties. Photos by Kelly Norrell

Susan Watson of Watson’s Stained Glass studio in South Knoxville shows Andy Haury of South Knoxville and Bobby Scott of Fountain City her glass angels.

Watson was one of the vendors at the open house at Stanley’s Greenhouse.

Carla Winchester of Blount County examines a Christmas pig apron made by Henry Woods, a vendor at the holiday open house. Woods also had quilts, earrings, towels and other crafts she’d made.

When Valley Grove Baptist Church pastor Keith Vaughan drove by a burning apartment complex on Chapman Highway recently, he did the only thing that made sense to him.

“I was on my way to a hospital visit. I saw what was happening, and I called the office,” he said.

“For us, it was: What do we need to do? So we started with the Red Cross. They put us in touch with the apartment manager.”

First, Valley Grove Baptist offered to house residents suddenly made homeless by the fire at Stonewall II Apartments right before Thanksgiving.

When it turned out the 23 residents all had places to go, the church offered to buy sets of dishes and silverware for residents when they get new housing. That is what it now plans to do.

“Valley Grove’s mission statement is that we exist to carry out the Great Commission beginning in South Knoxville and Seymour and going on around the world.

This is right in our mission field,” Vaughan said.

“We stress and remind our people that we are all missionaries wherever we are and we minister specifically to the South Knoxville-Seymour community.”

Located off Chapman Highway and serving residents of three counties – Knox, Blount and Sevier – Valley Grove Baptist has a long history of caring for families.

Its Path community food ministry, for example, serves people in South Knoxville and Seymour

Family pastor Chase Snyder and pastor Keith Vaughan hoist snacks to take to the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department while it was still collecting items for the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge firefighters. This is what was left after the church took three truckloads.

with nonperishable food items.

When news of the devastating fires in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge reached the church, members began expressing concern.

Pastors contacted the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department and decided to collect water, Gatorade and snacks for the firefighters.

“That day, we did a Facebook Live video at 9 a.m.

We asked for water and Gatorade and said we would be open all day.

“It was shared more than 100 times and was viewed 6,000 times. Within an hour, people were bringing things to the church.

Before it was over, we’d taken three pickup truck-

loads of supplies.” He said many people who came were not church members but just wanted to help.

The church is now waiting for word about what is needed next. Then it will let its community know.

Vaughan and Chase Snyder, Valley Grove family pastor, are confident that members will step up to help.

“There is so much sadness and sympathy for the families involved. There is a real desire to help,” Vaughan said.

“People didn’t wait for us to come up with ideas. They were contacting us with ideas,” Snyder said.

Info: 9000 Sevierville Pike, call 577-6620, email info@valleygrove.org

Shopper news • DECEMBER 7, 2016 • MY-3

By Ronnie Mincey My maternal half-brother (Jerry) once invited Mother and me to Christmas dinner. At the appointed time, my maternal half-sister and her two youngest children (Anna Mae, Joey and Penny) were at our house. Anna Mae and the kids had obviously not been invited to dinner, but since we were all family, Mother and I took them along.

When we arrived, the house was filled with the delicious aroma of a traditional holiday feast. We were eagerly awaiting the arrival of Jerry’s son Jeff, in for his first visit from the Marines since basic training. We waited for quite some time, but no Jeff appeared. Neither did any food appear on the table. I assumed dinner would be served when Jeff arrived.

About two hours into our visit, Jerry’s wife Evelyn popped a huge grocery bag of popcorn and gave us all a diet Coke. “How nice, an appetizer,” I thought. Personally, I tried not to gorge on the popcorn so as not to ruin my dinner.

Perhaps another hour passed. Still no Jeff, still no food. Finally, my niece Chanda said, “Ronnie, why don’t you come out on the porch and look at the Christmas lights.”

Once outside, Chanda said, “Ronnie, not meaning to be rude, but when the @#$% are you all leaving? I’m hungry.”

I took this as a clue, and my powers of deduction ascertained that Mother, Anna Mae, Joey, Penny and I would eat no dinner at that house that evening. Shortly thereafter, we took our leave.

On the way home, I told them about my conversation with Chanda. Anna Mae and I thought it was hilarious, but Mother was most offended. The meal we missed could have been no better than our late supper of leftovers from our very own Christmas lunch.

This event became part of our family holiday history. Anna Mae and I laughed about it as long as she lived, and Joey and I still get a kick out of it.

Mother was not the only one offended.

Anna Mae was a cashier at the Kroger in Halls at the time. She told one of my cousins on my father’s side about our defunct Christmas dinner. Anna Mae told me that my cousin burst into tears right there in

the grocery line at the thought of how badly we were treated on Christmas. That made it all the funnier to me.

I also looked at this philosophically.

From this experience I learned a lesson.

Never assume that relatives are automatically invited to all events hosted by family. That might be Southern hospitality, but not universal social etiquette.

Mother was never philosophical about it. When Jerry later explained to Mother that Evelyn didn’t have enough food for that many additional people, Mother said, “She could have stretched it out!” That’s what Mother would have done, even if she had to do without. After all, that’s Southern hospitality.

Dr. Ronnie Mincey is supervisor of federal programs for Union County Public Schools. He writes weekly for the Union County Shopper News.

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By Marvin West Make an effort to remember this Tennessee season. There may never be another like it.

It is possible the Volunteers set a world record for injuries. Guinness is verifying.

How strange that for much of the year, the Vols did not come out to play until well after games had started. Captains attended the coin toss. The band played Rocky Top. Opponents scored touchdowns.

Early in the season, the defense rescued the offense. Later, when Tennessee won games, Joshua Dobbs did it. He evolved from can’t-throw-deep to unforgettable.

Good ol’ Butch – when defensive darkness was all around, the coach came rushing in with a new serving of sunshine.

Without explaining how the Vols lost the SEC East, Butch said his seniors were not leaving empty-handed. They had won “life” championships. Rings are on order.

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In the beginning, expectations were typical Tennessee unreasonable. Others erred. The Vols were misidentified as the No. 9 team in the country. Neither line was good enough to win. Big guys appeared ill-prepared, as if they had done too many walk-throughs and not enough scrimmaging.

Appalachian State provided evidence.

The 20-point underdog Mountaineers beat what should have been Lyle Allen Jones’ best team in basics, blocking and tackling, and lost the game only when God intervened.

You do recall overtime: Dobbs ran in the correct direction and tried to fly into the end zone. He fumbled when smashed.

Several people dived for the football. For several seconds, the entire season hung in the balance.

Officials dug around in the pile. Jalen Hurd had the prize. Touchdown!

Many in what once was an enthusiastic crowd in excess of 100,000 breathed a proverbial sigh of relief. If a Mountaineer had found that football, months of monumental dreams would have become a terrible nightmare.

The Battle of Bristol sounded better than it was. The novel idea of playing football in the middle of a racetrack before a large crowd was good for conversation, promoters and school budgets but bad for fans. Most of the million or so who said they were there couldn’t see the game.

Five Virginia Tech fumbles were highlights.

The Ohio game was memorable. Star linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin suffered a season-ending shoulder injury while covering a kick.

Save the Florida game in your treasure chest. Tennessee cast off an 11-year losing streak to the Gators with a rally for the ages. Down 21-0 late in the first half, the Vols scored 38 unanswered points.

The victory at Georgia was enough to mess up minds. The Vols were ahead and about to win a big game. A stunning error in the secondary allowed the Bulldogs to complete a magnificent touchdown strike with 10 seconds remaining.

The celebration could have gone on forever but rules require a kickoff. The Bulldogs contributed a short one and 20 penTo next page

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The Vols were at the Georgia 43 with four seconds remaining. Simple situation, just do or die.

Dobbs did. He lofted a perfect spiral to the end zone and Jauan Jennings rose up from the congestion to make the winning catch. Maybe it was another miracle.

Seven Tennessee turnovers assisted Texas A&M. Alabama needed no help.

The Vols came in battered and beaten and took a historic chop to the chin.

The season pivoted on the unlikely loss at South Carolina. Butch used some bad words to describe it: lethargic, sloppy, disinterested. Hurd capped off the weekend with the strange exit.

Florida won the East. What happened after that was half-fun but mostly incidental. Tennessee could not stop Kentucky or Missouri. The Wildcats gained 635. The Tigers set a record with 740. It looked like Arena Football.

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By Carol Z. Shane The last few years have held many changes for Debbie Reagan. First, she lost her longtime partner in life and in business, Chuck Rader. Then, last year, she received word that she’d have to relocate a business she’d run in the same place for the past 21 years. And two weeks ago, her little dog Roxanne, who was known to all of Reagan’s customers, passed away.

Reagan runs “Chuck’s Tree Forest,” also known by its cheery sign, “Christmas Trees and More,” which has been a familiar sight at the corner of Gibbs Drive and Broadway for over two decades. The enterprise started when she and Rader, her boyfriend, were brainstorming with Rader’s father, a longtime business owner. Running a Christmas tree lot was “just one of those ideas that popped in,” says Reagan, and it appealed to both of them.

“To me there’s nothing better than a live tree,” she says. She lifts a landscape fabric cover off a pile of firs at her new location, about three miles south of the old one, and breathes deeply. “These were just cut. The smell!”

Like any good business owner, Reagan values her customer base. During the 2015 holidays, with the knowledge that that

year would be her last in the vacant lot at Gibbs Drive, she compiled a customer list, and prior to her 2016 re-opening, “I sent out 350 letters and 60 or 70 emails, and I made 25 or 30 phone calls.”

“Chuck’s Tree Forest” sells Frasier firs of different sizes, grown in the mountains of North Carolina, plus wreaths and garlands, and also “b & b” – industry lingo for “ball and burlap” – meaning living trees with the root ball in the pot. Among these trees, which can be transplanted into the homeowner’s landscape, will be some Frasier firs, Norway spruce and white pine. “And maybe some Colorado blue spruce,” says Reagan.

The East Knoxville resident has two daughters and seven grandchildren in nearby Blount County. When she’s not tending her tree lot in November and December, she works in the seed and produce industry.

While she’s going to miss her old stomping grounds, she’s embracing the new and looking forward to a successful holiday season. And she hopes to see all her old customers, plus new ones, at her new location. “Usually the whole family comes,” she says. “I’ve watched people bring their babies in. And now their kids

are 18 or 19 years old.”

The new home of Christmas Trees and More is at 1620 North Broadway at the corner of Grainger Avenue and Broadway.

This story ran Nov. 30 in the North/East and Halls/Fountain City editions of Shopper News.

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