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Making a bunad for a future Juletrefest By Carolyn Evans
Farragut resident Elizabeth Farr plays Christmas carols on her petite pedal harp.
Music-maker for a lifetime If you’ve lived in East Tennessee for any length of time you’ve surely run across the instrumental trio Farr Horizons and, in particular, their Christmas CD titled “Winter Reveries.” “People tell me they listen to it every year when they decorate their tree,” says the group’s founder, Elizabeth Farr. The music director at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church reflects on her life spent as a musician.
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This bowl game is for the seniors “When this senior class signed on, the program was in shambles. We are no longer losing more than we are winning. “I really-really want these seniors to go out with a win!” So says one reader to anyone ready to disregard the Music City Bowl, where the Vols play Dec. 30.
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Mountain Strong people persevere On the 10th day after screaming winds drove arsonists’ flames down the mountain into Gatlinburg, the city still felt like a war zone. But there was music and food and laughter and friendship and happy surprises at the Three Jimmys restaurant.
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Joan Shrader works on her Hardanger embroidery at her cabin home in Greenback. She’s making a bunad, the traditional costume of Norway. The Sons of Norway meets regularly at Faith Lutheran Church in Farragut.
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By Wendy Smith The Farragut Municipal Planning Commission discussed possible changes to the town’s subdivision regulations and zoning ordinance that would allow affordable single-family homes to be built on small parcels. Representatives from Saddlebrook Properties requested the changes. “Everybody can’t live in a $400,000 house,” said Saddlebrook president Bob Mohney. “Children that have grown up in Farragut can’t afford to live in Farragut.” Commission looked at pictures of
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By Sandra Clark
Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones must be mad because he’s term-limited. Why else would he hire Hugh Holt for a purchasing director’s job that never existed and pay him more than even the chief deputy makes?
And last week Jones was back – this time trying to get Holt protected under the Sheriff’s Merit System Council, a system designed to protect deputies and jailers from political fallout. Merit Council members are volunteers, appointed by Knox County Commission. You don’t get appointed unless the sheriff approves. It just doesn’t happen. So it was a stunning rebuke to Jones
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dim but cozy kitchen. She made the cloth belt with pockets and a few shiny brass objects dangling from it – basically, a seamstress’s toolbelt. “I wear this all the time,” she says. She picks up a long strip of cloth about 6 inches wide and carefully pierces the cloth with the needle as she talks. By drawing some thread in the material together as she embroiders, Shrader creates tiny holes, producing a sort of lace or cutwork, a design that has embellished the dresses and aprons of Scandinavian women for centuries and takes its name from the Hardangerfjord area of western Norway. “I take this with me everywhere I go and get five minutes in here or there.” The long white strip will eventually be covered with Hardanger embroidery, and once she’s finished, it will be sewn in place as a border around the bottom of a long black skirt, with the holes of the embroidery allowing the black material to show through. The skirt will be part of a traditional Norwegian outfit called a “bunad.” To page A-3
of larger developable parcels. The applicant requested flexibility in the subdivision requirements that would allow for 22-foot-wide streets and a walking path in lieu of a sidewalk on the main street. Narrowing streets from 26 feet would limit on-street parking, but would require less maintenance by the town and encourage drivers to slow down, said Community Development director Mark Shipley. To page A-3
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In a log home with a John Deere on the property, you wouldn’t expect to find a garland of Norwegian flags around the Christmas tree. Or troll figurines tucked into a small bookcase. And you certainly wouldn’t be expecting “hardanger” handiwork to be lying on the kitchen table. But at the Shraders’ home in Greenback, jewels of their Scandinavian heritage are on display everywhere. Joan Shrader, a former professor of computer science at the University of Hawaii, is a member of the Sons of Norway, a group that meets regularly at Faith Lutheran in Farragut. Like her, many are fair-haired and blue-eyed and have roots in places like Minnesota, where their ancestors settled after leaving Europe. The group’s mission is to promote Scandinavian culture. During the Christmas season at the Juletrefest (pronounced Yulee-tre-fest) celebration, members of the Sons of Norway come with traditional food and clothing, such as embroidered aprons and bunads. Shrader drapes a “chatelaine” around her neck as she sits in her
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when the three-member board tabled his recommendation on Holt, opting to leave the decision to the next sheriff. Board chair Bill Lindsey read a list of job descriptions and salaries, saying, “These people (who earn less than Holt’s $137,500) put their life on the line and have years of service. “Let’s not hamstring the new
sheriff. JJ is a lame duck. Let’s kick the can down the road 18 months. The history will be there then, and if the new sheriff wants (Holt), let him or her hire him and pay him. Let the new sheriff recommend putting him under the (Merit) System.” Roy Kruse and Jim Jennings concurred, citing employee morale. It was a rare act of independence that reflected favorably on each council member. Holt was director of purchasing for Knox County for several years until he resigned under fire. In that role, he oversaw purchasing for the Sheriff’s Office. When Mayor Tim Burchett requested his resignation following an investigation into charges of sexual harassment, Holt was earning roughly $137,000. Jones hired him three
days later for $500 more. In a column Nov. 9, 2016, this writer polled two potential candidates for sheriff when Holt was hired. Lee Tramel, the sheriff’s chief administrative officer, said it’s the sheriff’s call. “It’s not my position to comment. Look at Hugh’s record six or eight months from now. Has he saved the office money? That will tell the tale.” Tom Spangler, former chief deputy, said the position is not needed since the county has always handled purchasing. He would prefer to see the money divided among employees. “Some say that’s just $137 each, but I say it’s $137 they didn’t have before. “Nothing against Hugh, but his hiring was (an affront) to every employee up there.”
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CAK Capstone Project changes lives in unexpected ways By Kelly Norrell Olivia Scott shadowed physicians at a hospital and worked on a mission trip in Vietnam for her Senior Capstone Project at Christian Academy of Knoxville. She found that the paperwork required of physicians bored her. But the mission work was another story. “I want to do mission work as a lifestyle. Wherever I work I can be a light for Christ,” she said, adding that she’s thinking of nursing school. Chris Varnum shadowed physicians in six specialties during a youth internship program at UT Medical Center. For him, the hospital felt like home, especially the opportunity to observe surgeries of all kinds. His two favorites were a robotic gall bladder removal and a craniectomy repair. “I realized I have the desire and ability to be a surgeon,” Varnum said. Now he hopes to major in biochemistry in college and eventually study medicine as a career. The Senior Capstone Project required of each CAK student is changing lives in unexpected ways. Every student at CAK must complete a capstone project to graduate. This is a long-term research and work undertaking that many compare to an Eagle Scout project or an internship. The process is intensive: Students propose a topic and gain approval, get a mentor, plan an experience, write a paper and make an oral presentation that gains approval of a review panel. The benefit, said Jim Blackwell, Capstone Project director, is that students push their comfort level and learn things about themselves. “I call this an experiential opportunity, because students have an experience and learn something about themselves or a possible career. Even if they don’t like it, it is still a great capstone project because they’ve narChris Varnum discovered during his CAK Capstone Project a powerful attraction to surgery as a career.
Matthew Neu and Andrew Cate, who built a fire pit near the CAK tennis courts, said learning to work cooperatively was part of their challenge.
rowed their potential choices.” Examples are students who shadowed lawyers and found they disliked the amount of writing the profession required, and students who shadowed teachers and found they didn’t like working with children. Sometimes the projects point students toward ministry opportunities. “All students come out with a better understanding of themselves and how God is at work in the world,” said Pamela Neu, co-director of Capstone Projects. There are now 116 CAK students doing capstone projects. Students are: investigating an aesthetician’s career at Tennessee School of Beauty, teaching English as a foreign language, shadowing a speech pathologist, working with a golden retriever rescue group and interning at a law firm, among many others projects. One student, Brady Fernandes, launched a company called Patriot Threads to raise money for veterans and veterans’ organizations his sophomore year. He is now doing business in 17 states. In a joint project, Matt Neu and Andrew Cate built a handsome and expansive fire pit near the CAK tennis courts that students will enjoy for years. Students present every Monday before other students, teachers, and anyone the presenter wants to invite. Each presenter reveals lessons learned in the project and what each would do differently. Before her presentation, Olivia Scott said frankly, “I am very nervous. I hate speaking in front of people.” “That’s why we make you do it,” Blackwell said.
Olivia Scott traveled to Ho Chi Minh City during her CAK Capstone Project and found a calling to do mission work as a lifestyle. Photos by Kelly Norrell
Find out why CAK is set apart from other schools Admissions Open House – Jan. 26, 2017 Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK) will host an admissions open house on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at its campus at 529 Academy Way, just off Dutchtown Road near Cedar Bluff. The event is open to all prospective families who wish to learn more about how CAK is set apart from other schools in Knoxville: ■ Knoxville’s only covenant Christian private school, meaning the school partners with Christian families in building an authentic community of believers where a biblicallybased learning environment is at the core of instruction. ■ Experienced, veteran teachers who love the Lord and are committed to developing children academically, emotionally and socially. ■ Smaller class sizes and lower teacher-to-student ratios, resulting in more individualized instruction for students. ■ Multitude of extracurricular
activities, including consistently high-performing athletic teams and a robust arts program that includes worship band, marching band, concert choir, performing arts and fine arts. ■ Only Pre-K-12 school to receive Cityview’s “Best of the Best 2016” in the elementary, middle and high school private school category. Families who are interested in learning more about the school will have the ability to tour Pre-K, elementary, middle or high school grade levels alongside CAK’s respective school principals, as well as experience a “day in the life” of a CAK student through classroom visits. Student “shadow” opportunities are available by reservation only. To schedule a shadow day or to RSVP for the Admissions Open House, please contact Director of Admission Stacey Bristow at 813-4CAK or sbristow@cakmail.org. For more information about CAK, please visit www.cakwarriors.com.
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Fox Den wraps up toy drive By Margie Hagen Santa delivers again! For the past 16 years, Fox Den Country Club members have been donating new toys to disadvantaged children throughout the area, and this year beat all expectations. Fox Den general manager Dave Largent was appreciative, saying, “Our members always rally and come together. They deserve credit for their generosity, not only for this toy drive, but for all of the philanthropic events they support throughout the year.” “This has been our largest toy drive yet,” said Caroline Inman, communications and administrative assistant. Well over 100 gifts were collected throughout the month, with Inman working with volunteers to organize the drive. The toys will be distributed by Mission of Hope, a Christian ministry serving rural areas of Tennessee and Kentucky. Based in West Knoxville, the organization is a volunteer group with 28 teams traveling the Appalachian region to deliver clothes, food, school supplies and toys to impoverished families.
Saddlebrook Properties president Bob Mohney and engineer Russ Rackley discuss changes that would allow for affordable housing development in Farragut. Photo by Wendy Smith
Affordable homes Fox Den staffers Patti Thigpen, Carrie Wrinn and Caroline Inman with toys contributed by community members. Inman coordinated the toy drive. Photo by Margie Hagen Mission of Hope executive director Emmette Thompson was on the road delivering necessities in Kentucky when reached by cellphone; reception there is spotty, so he pulled over to speak with the Shopper. Explaining the work he and his teams do, he said,
WWII pilot comes alive By Wendy Smith Kay Rothman, member of the Andrew Bogle Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), educated and entertained at the organization’s Christmas meeting by making her father-inlaw, a WWII bomber pilot, come to life. She entered the room at the Fox Den Country Club decked out in a flight suit and announced that she was 23-year-old Harry Rothman, who missed the bombing of Pearl Harbor because of the birth of his son. Hospital visitors weren’t allowed to share the news of the attack with patients, but the next round of mothers-to-be quickly filled them in, she said. Harry Rothman was in-
spired to join the Air Force by watching newsreels proclaiming atrocities committed by the Japanese. He eventually piloted a B-24, called a “heavy” due to its large crew and payload. He was called “Pappy” because he was a father and the oldest of the crew at age 24. Crew members were required to fly 50 missions before they could come home. Kay Rothman read a letter Harry wrote to his wife to share the news of completing his 50th mission. His last day was his roughest ever, but when he landed, 50 friends were waiting to celebrate his accomplishment − with whiskey. He confessed to his wife that he wrote the letter while recovering from a hangover.
“This year we will reach 18,000 children and their families in depressed and economically disadvantaged areas. We serve 28 schools, and also assist with developing job skills and repairing homes. It’s a full- time effort; we work 52 weeks a year.”
He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his final raid, and retired after 30 years of Air Force service. Other festivities at the Christmas meeting included carols sung by students from Pellissippi State Community College’s music department and a silent auction to raise funds. The organization provides scholarships and supports schools, the DAR Library and projects that benefit Native Americans. DAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing America’s future through better education. There are 3,000 chapters across the world. To join, women must prove descent from a patriot of the American Revolution. Info: tndar.org/~andrewbogle
Founded in 1996, the organization depends on community support. Said Thompson, “We are just so grateful for people wanting to help.” And thanks to the generosity of Fox Den residents, more children will feel the joy of Christmas. Info: missionofhope.org
Garlands of Norwegian flags swirl around the Shraders’ Christmas tree at their log home in Greenback. Joan Shrader is a member of the Sons of Norway that meets regularly at Faith Lutheran Church in Farragut.
Commission also discussed amending the zoning ordinance to allow for detached homes in the Attached Single-Family Residential District (R-4). The applicant requested a minimum of 10 feet of separation between houses, rather than the current 20 feet, and for lot coverage to be increased from 40 percent to 75 percent. Commissioners Louise Povlin and Noah Myers expressed a preference for creating an Open Space Overlay Zoning District that could be used with Single Family Detached (R-3) zoning instead. After a discussion of possible amenities and requirements, Mohney said he wouldn’t pursue such development if it was too expensive. “I want to develop affordable housing.” Shipley said he would draft changes for commissioners to consider. Sal Guadiano, who has been trying to develop a senior living facility on his Grigsby Chapel Road property since 2014, postponed his request to rezone his
largest parcel from R-4 to Community Service (S-1), which would have required a change to the Future Land Use Map. But commission approved his request to rezone a parcel north of Chapel Point subdivision and Farragut Commons subdivision from General Single Family Residential (R-2) to R-4. Guadiano said he is still considering what to do with the property. Chapel Point resident Linda Cobb said neighbors are weary of proposed changes to the property. She suggested that the town institute a mandatory wait time between efforts to rezone. Shipley agreed that such a rule would be helpful. Commission discussed proposed changes to the zoning ordinance that would allow business owners to opt for fewer parking spaces and require justification for requests for excess parking. Commission approved the adoption of a color palette for the town’s Architectural Design Standards. Colors from the earth tone palette are intended for exterior accents on new construction.
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Making a bunad “A bunad is actually two pieces,” she says, “a blouse and a vest, or a long-sleeved jacket and a long skirt, and it’s the national costume of Norway.” Bunad styles differ according to region, and Shrader says you can tell where someone’s from by the type of bunad they’re wearing. Hers will be almost completely black, since her own Norwegian ancestors had the same black outfits. She pulls a book from the bookcase guarded by a few authentic Norwegian trolls and turns to a page with a picture of her Norwegian ancestors, in-
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From page A-1 cluding a great-something grandmother, Ingebord Hungensdattertofte. Like the other women in the picture, she was dressed in black. “The last part of the name is always the name of the farm,” she explains. “My mother’s last name was Tofte.” When will she have her bunad finished? Shrader lays her hardanger work down in her quiet cabin and closes her eyes to think. “In about five years,” she says.
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Bowl game is for seniors Special reader Bill Young (not THE Bill Young, he used to say, early in our correspondence) picked up on my disregard for the upcoming bowl game. He didn’t disagree that next year should have already started and is of far greater concern than salvaging and reassembling fragments from the recent mess. Bill simply sees the bowl from a different perspective. “When this senior class signed on, the program was in shambles. We are no longer losing more than we are winning. I really-really want these seniors to go out with a win!” I’ll buy some of that. I respect the Tennessee seniors.
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Ten truly hung in there. I remain offended that Vanderbilt determined where they would go for their bowl opportunity. Regarding the seniors, large Charles Folger deserves a medium medal. The defensive tackle walked on during the Derek Dooley disaster and never gave up. He practiced every day and got in one game in 2014 and one in 2015. Butch Jones recognized tenacity and re-
warded it with a scholarship for this season. Folger made three tackles against Tennessee Tech, one for a three-yard loss. Teammates cheered. Defensive tackle LaTroy Lewis and linebacker Kenny Bynum followed the same timeline but played a lot more. End Jason Croom played in three games in 2012, endured two season-ending injuries but never surrendered. I think I remember his first catch was a touchdown against Oregon. Malik Foreman engaged most of the bumps and stumbling blocks in the defensive backfield but made one spectacular hustle play against Texas
A&M. He chased down Trayveon Williams on a 71-yard run late in the fourth quarter, knocked the ball loose and helped force the game into overtime. It was unforgettable but, alas, not enough. Offensive lineman Dylan Wiesman is mental toughness personified. Minus injuries, he might have been Tennessee’s best blocker. Memorable was his pinchhit job at center in the victory over Florida. Opponents running away from Derek Barnett ran into Corey Vereen. He had six sacks and 10 tackles for losses this season. If the defense had stopped anybody in November, he might have been mistaken for a star.
Hopefully, some will forever remember Jalen Reeves-Maybin. The best linebacker was lost from the lineup early in the season. Four years ago, Jalen was an early commitment who helped the Vols before he arrived. He was a beacon in Butch’s first recruiting race. Three highlights of Cameron Sutton’s career were punt returns for touchdowns. His 467 yards last year broke Bobby Majors’ school record set in 1969. Fourth highlight was winning an Al Wilson Award for leadership. Fifth or first was what he gave in rehab to get back on the field after suffering a fractured ankle in the Ohio game. Sutton never whined about probable NFL money lost in returning for this senior season.
Joshua Dobbs became the face of the franchise. He played through assorted criticisms (lack of accuracy, can’t throw deep). He sometimes erred in how badly he wanted to win. He gave up interceptions he should not have thrown. He lost the final crucial fumble of the season. Some Saturdays Dobbs performed rather well. He threw four touchdown passes in breaking the Gators’ grip. He passed for 398 yards at Texas A&M. He ran for 190 against Missouri. He completed 31 of 34 against Vandy. He produced 8,951 career yards and 83 touchdowns. Only Peyton Manning had more. Two more victories might have made these seniors famous. Marvin West invites reader reactions. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
Good things come to those who accidently stumble into them We tell our kids to set goals and plan ahead. But we realize during the second half of life that some of the best stuff comes unexpectedly, or even accidently. That was the case when I got the chance to cover local government for the Shopper News. I was trained as a journalist, but I took a detour after college to immerse myself in the latest technology craze − desktop publishing. I hadn’t done any reporting for some time when I submitted a writing sample to my first Shopper editor, Larry Van Guilder. It was a story about my older daughter getting her hair styled. What I really wanted to be was a columnist like Sherri Gardner Howell, who later became my editor. My first government gig
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was the town of Farragut. I was further schooled in local politics by former city council member Barbara Pelot, who hung out with me at Long’s Drug Store every Wednesday morning. In addition to meeting a slew of city council and county commission candidates, I learned from listening to Pelot reminisce with old friends like Jean Teague and Tim Burchett. Because of Long & Short, I saw familiar faces when I began watching city council and county commis-
sion meetings. I met more elected officials at press conferences, and Shopper publisher Sandra Clark assigned interviews with several others. Through the process, I got educated and made a few new friends. I’m a particular fan of KnoxvilleKnox County Metropolitan Planning Commission executive director Gerald Green and his efforts to update the city’s outdated zoning ordinances. I like his ideas about mixed use development and his dogged determination to get the community involved in the planning process. County Commissioner John Schoonmaker also impresses me with his efforts to stay in touch with constituents. As a past chair of the Board of Zoning Appeals, he makes it his business to keep West Knox
County residents up-todate on development that affects them. His monthly report on the upcoming MPC agenda to the Council of West Knox County Homeowners is always informative. Duane Grieve, who became District 2 city council rep after Pelot, is another friend. He likes to shoot the breeze, which is helpful to reporters, and he’s willing to change his mind if a good case is made. He’s also a staunch supporter of the Bearden community. There was a time when my youngest child, Laurel, tagged along with me to community events. In addition to getting free food and entertainment, she got to meet both mayors. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero complimented her on her hair, and Knox County Mayor Burchett slipped her a business card and said
to call him for lunch. She’s never forgotten it. It’s been a fun and fascinating ride, one that I never expected when I wrote about the trip to the hair-
dresser. I’ll start a new job at the beginning of the year, but I’ll always be grateful to the Shopper and its readers, who made it all worthwhile. Thank you.
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Mountain Strong people celebrate the season, persevere On the 10th day after screaming winds drove arsonists’ flames down the mountain into Gatlinburg, the city still felt like a war zone – blockaded at every entrance, strewn with rubble and charred reminders of lost lives, homes and businesses. Burned out motor lodges and shops and restaurants along East Parkway bore witness to that awful Monday night. But just beyond the last
Betty Bean police barricade, at the far end of a little strip mall on the left, there was music and food and laughter and friendship and happy surprises at the Three Jimmys restaurant, where the steel magnolias of the Gatlinburg Garden
Club were having their annual Christmas party. It was supposed to have happened on Dec. 7 at The Castle – the immense, fivestory mountainside mansion with the panoramic view of downtown Gatlinburg. Garden club president George Hawkins had been decorating for weeks, trucking in chairs and tablecloths and garlands and bows. He’d engaged the Three Jimmys to cater, booked 150
reservations and arranged parking and shuttle buses to ferry guests up to the Castle. “I was getting ready to do a 50-foot tree and had picked up the lights at Ace Hardware,” Hawkins said. “And I thought I’d wait till Tuesday to do that. Well …” The Gatlinburg Garden Club has a long and storied history, dating back to 1937 when it was founded by the Pi Beta Phi service fraternity-sponsored Weaver’s
Trump gets head start on TVA board Three nominees of President Barack Obama for the TVA board of directors were not confirmed by the U.S. Senate and will, consequently, depart the board in 10 days, reducing the ninemember board to six members. The terms of two more expire in May 2017, for a total of five off the board. The current chair, Joe Ritch, from Huntsville, is one, which means the next chair (interim or acting) will be Lynn Evans, the first woman and African-American ever to chair the TVA board. Current bylaws provide that Evans, chair of the audit committee, becomes the TVA acting chair when Ritch leaves the board. But the board is also required to meet within 30 days of the current chair’s departure to elect a new chair, who might be Evans or one of the other remaining five board members. All are Democrats. Two current committee chairs, Mike McWherter and Peter Mahurin, also depart, creating vacancies there. And if Evans is elected chair, then she vacates the audit committee chairmanship. Evans’ term expires in May, but she continues on the board until
filled by the end of 2017, there will not be a quorum to hold board meetings. Victor This has happened to TVA Ashe once before and it simply means the staff (i.e. Bill Johnson) assumes full control, in reality if not in law. This could change. The the end of 2017 unless her Wall Street Journal has successor is confirmed by been calling around about a the U.S. Senate. possible story saying Trump For the first time in mem- will name board members ory, the East Tennessee area who are coal advocates to does not have a single cur- change current TVA policy. rent board member, while As of my writing this colWest Tennessee has three umn, that story had not yet board members and Middle appeared. Tennessee has two. TVA is, of course, headquartered in ■ KCDC opts for Knoxville. new direction President-elect Donald KCDC shocked everyone Trump can nominate three new members after Jan. 20 last week when it picked Ben and two more in May, for Bentley over Alvin Nance as a total of five – a majority its executive director to folof the board. Sen. Jeff Ses- low Art Cate. Nance, the former direcsions, who will likely become attorney general, will tor who had been there 14 have a voice in the picks. years, was the first black Sens. Lamar Alexander and leader of KCDC. Bentley is Bob Corker will also have in his 30s, married with a strong voice, as will Ken- one child. Mayor Rogero tucky’s senators, Mitch Mc- and Deputy Mayor Bill LyConnell, the Senate major- ons had advocated Nance. All seven board members ity leader, and Rand Paul. Trump is expected to are Rogero appointees. name only Republicans to Nance received very positive reviews when he led the the board. A problem for TVA will agency. be if these five seats are not What happened? In talking with Dan Murphy, KCDC board chair and former Knox County school board chair, he said, “We May 2016: Mike McWherter, Jackson, TN; chair Joe Ritch, looked to the future. Either Alabama; Peter Mahurin, Kentucky one would have been a good May 2017: Marilyn Brown, professor, Atlanta; Lynn Evans, pick. (Bentley) is extraordiCPA, Memphis narily bright and a visionMay 2018: Eric Satz, investment adviser, Nashville ary. He is a superstar.” May 2019: Virginia Lodge, political activist, Nashville; Ronald Asked if the vote was Walter, TV executive, Memphis unanimous, Murphy said May 2020: Richard Howorth, former mayor, Oxford, Miss. that, after all the interviews concluded, he did not ask
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for a motion to choose someone but rather a show of hands between Bentley and Nance, the Ben Bentley two finalists. He said the show of hands indicated four were for Bentley and three for Nance. According to Murphy, the Bentley votes were Murphy, attorney John Winemiller, Jackie Arthur and Kimberly Hickman, the resident commissioner. Nance had support from Bob Whetsel, attorney and former KUB chair Bruce Anderson and Gloria Garner. All then agreed to make the choice unanimous. Had one vote switched, Nance would have prevailed, but it was not to be. Obviously, a majority wanted a new direction for KCDC. Bentley was impressive by all accounts in his interview. While no one would mention age (due to legal considerations) it was clear Bentley’s youth in this case worked in his favor. The two black members of the commission split between Nance and Bentley. A contract has to be drafted and salary and relocation expenses set. It will be voted on Dec. 30. This column will advise you of the salary and whether it reflects an increase over previous directors. Condolences to state Rep. Martin Daniel, whose mother, Mary Barker, died last week in Memphis at age 86.
Newlyweds James Thomas and Laura Lee Elizabeth Adams Polk with George Hawkins (at right) officiating
Guild. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Pi Beta Phi Elementary School are also part of that legacy. It didn’t take this mountaintough bunch long to decide that the show must go on. “It’s like the ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ with Betty Hutton,” Hawkins said. “Remember when the circus train turned over and they decided the show must go on, bigger and better than ever? Well, we need to put our best foot forward.” Hawkins, whose home survived, was sporting an elegant jacket and pocket square. His immediate predecessor, Mike West, was dressed in green sweatpants and a yellow sweatshirt – pretty much the sum total of his wardrobe, the rest having been lost to the fire in North Chalet Village. He and his wife, Sally, had gotten separated in the smoke and flames and confusion and each thought the other was dead. “She grabbed the dogs and went out ahead of me while I stopped to grab my keys and wallet,” he said. “When I went out, I couldn’t find her.” He drove up to the clubhouse (their designated emergency meeting place) and waited. Finally a snowplow made it up Wiley Oakley Drive and brought the survivors down the mountain. He got the evacuation notice two hours after his house burned. Meanwhile, Sally, shoeless, was running down the flaming mountain in her stocking feet, eventually meeting up with a sheriff’s deputy who piled her and the dogs into his cruiser and started looking for a way out. He thought they were trapped, but a dispatcher talked them to safety. Sally, who suffered burns on her face, was taken to the hospital, where she started calling friends – “I’m alive. Have you heard from Mike?” She told a TV reporter that her husband was dead.
They were reunited when someone told Mike where she was and gave him a ride to the LeConte Center. “If I’ve got him, I can take anything else that comes,” Sally said. They lost their home and their cat, Fanny. They plan to rebuild. The party was one for the ages. The food was bountiful and delicious (several of the Three Jimmys employees who cooked and served it were among the new Gatlinburg homeless). Gatlinburg Heritage Club’s vice president Bill Landry and GatlinburgPittman High School’s guidance counselor Don Bohannon (who has helped local kids get scholarships worth millions of dollars over the years) spoke, and 15-year-old Tristan Laboard played the violin. Peggy Smith played the piano and a group of G-P alumni singers showed up to honor their choral director, Ruth Lewis. The high point of the party was the surprise wedding of Laura Lee Elizabeth Adams and James Thomas Polk. Hawkins, a former Gatlinburg mayor and city commissioner, officiated (after making sure he was still legal to do so). The ceremony came at the end of the program, when Hawkins announced there was one more thing on the agenda and launched into the wedding vows. “Laura Lee, do you take James to be your lawfully wedded husband? “James, do you take Laura Lee to be your lawfully wedded wife?” Hawkins said later: “Both said, ‘Yes, I do,’ and everybody was so shocked. They applauded and carried on. The girls (from the chorus) were standing near the piano and started singing ‘Hey, Big Spender,’ and the first girl grabbed James by the necktie and whirled him around, to great applause. “It was a happy, happy luncheon. What a great way to start the healing process.”
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SENIOR NOTES ■ All Knox County Senior Centers will be closed Friday-Monday, Dec. 2326, and Monday, Jan. 2. ■ 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. Book club meets noon each third Thursday; new members welcome. Private one-onone classes available for beginners: “Facebook,” “Internet” or “Digital Photos”; $10. ■ 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. Thursdays. Bingo, 11 a.m. each last Thursday. Rise-NShine Walkers, 8 a.m. each Monday-Friday. ■ CAC Office on Aging 2247 Western Ave. 524-2786 knoxooa@knoxseniors.org ■ Knox County Senior Services City County Building 400 Main St., Suite 615 215-4044 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ■ Senior Citizens Information and Referral Service 2247 Western Ave. 524-2786 knoxseniors.org
Alexis Williams Carr continues the family tradition At New Millennium Writings, the prestigious national magazine based in Knoxville, literature and writing are family traditions.
beginning – first as a data entry person and then as a ‘gopher’ and a screener. Now, I really enjoy editing.” Originally from Seymour, Carr earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature from Middle Tennessee State University. Her minor in sociology, she Carol Z. says, taught her a valuable Shane skill for an editor: to look outside her own experience objectively. After college, she found “The journal was actually various kinds of writing started by my dad, Don Wil- assignments, including a liams,” says Alexis Williams stint at a community colCarr. Some readers will re- lege in Tallahassee, Fla., member the elder Williams and at LearnSomething, as a regular newspaper col- a Xerox company that umnist in Knoxville. “When provides educational and there was a downsizing,” training courses to corcontinues his daughter, “he porations. Her husband, took the opportunity to do Brent, managed a chain something he always want- of frozen yogurt shops ed to do and started NMW. in the Sunshine State at I’ve had my hand some- the time; when the couple where in it almost from the moved back to East Ten-
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nessee in 2011, they found a house in Brent’s native Fountain City, and they’ve been there ever since. In 2012 she took over NMW because “Dad had already been ready to do other things and devote more time to his writing.” Twice a year, NMW
holds a contest for entries in four categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry and flash fiction – complete stories told in 1,000 or fewer words. “That’s actually my favorite category. It takes a special talent to tell the whole arc of the story in a moving and powerful way in less than 1,000 words, but when people do it, it’s just magical.” Short stories aren’t the only magic in Carr’s life these days. A little over two months ago, she and Brent, now NMW’s webmaster and database manager, welcomed their first child, son Julius. “We call him ‘Julius Coolius,’” she says. Since NMW is run from their home, Carr says, “we joke that we’re in ‘a different kind of 1 percent.’ Both of us get to be at home with our little guy for the first year or so. That’s the goal. It’s been
a real blessing. The busiest, weirdest, loveliest time of my life.” Her mom, Jeanne Tredup, is also in town; she’s a high school teacher for high-level special education, helping her students to find work experience. “She’s a hero in our book,” says Carr. Now in its 20th year, NMW employs two professional local writers to screen hundreds of entries from all over the U.S. “One of the true facets of good writing is that it shines through,” says Carr. “But it needs to be accessible; it needs to be something that people from all walks of life can look at and be moved by. Ultimately, that’s our bar.” NMW is updating its website, but you can find the last four contest award winners on www.newmillennium writings.org
Holiday potluck bigger and better than ever By Nancy Anderson Karns Senior Center gathered more than 60 for its annual Holiday Potluck. Many brought their best homemade dish. All the holiday favorites were represented, from ham and turkey to sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Pianist and Italian language teacher Charles LaLoggid played classic Christmas tunes, creating an atmosphere of Christmas cheer. Facility coordinator Darrell Gooding called name after name of winners of door prizes, including Dollywood tickets worth $182, a $75 Sam’s Club certificate, Earth Fare certificate, gourmet nuts and pretzels donated by Arbor Terrace, first aid kits from Home Depot, and several certificates from local eateries. Gooding said this year was by far the best event over years past as there were many more door prizes and the food queue
was much better organized. “Last year there was a bottleneck that was annoying so this year we’ve numbered the tables and we’ll hit the food table by table rather than just everyone bunching up there at once. There’s plenty for everyone. “I don’t think we’ve have so many dishes; many of them are homemade and that’s always special. “We’ve also got more door prizes than ever before. Every year is special, but this is a good one in particular, we’re thankful for all those who donated prizes to make our seniors happy.” Info: www.knoxcounty.org/seniors/ karns.php Facility chief Darrell Gooding with Denver Teague, who won a $75 gift card to Sam’s Club as well as a set of CorningWare.
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Keep the main thing the main thing! Chanie Wilhelm and Nesya Klausner make menorahs with help from Elizabeth Rutan. Photos by Wendy Smith
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I love Christmas! I enjoy all the hurry and bustle, the planning, the preparation, the anticipation. But there is always a magic moment – almost always when I least expect it – that my heart is overwhelmed by the Good News, and my eyes well with tears, my throat tightens, and I know that Christmas has come at last. In all the hustle of the season it is easy to forget the point; it is tempting to get so tied up in all the doing that we miss the being. I think of Mary and Joseph, whose plans were rearranged and made difficult by this unexpected, unimaginable, unbelievable, but very real miracle. They managed to do what they had to do, that is, make the inconvenient, uncomfortable journey to Bethlehem for a government census, of all things. As we prepare for Christmas these 20 centuries later, let’s remember that this was God’s greatest gift to His creation because He loves us – His only, his beloved Son! May your Christmas be blessed and merry!
By Wendy Smith The Knoxville Jewish Alliance’s Winter Festival was more than fun and games. It was an opportunity for the local Jewish community to come together to help out neighbors in Gatlinburg. The KJA had already sent a truck loaded with necessities for fire victims, but the organization asked for toy donations during the Winter Festival, an annual event that celebrates upcoming winter holidays. Participants were also invited to make cards to send with the gifts. The support of the Gatlinburg community will be ongoing, says KJA executive director Deborah Oleshansky. The toy drive was a major focus of the celebration, which included games and crafts for kids, holiday food and storytelling. “If we can also learn a little bit about Hanukkah, all the better,� she said. Arnstein Jewish Community Center preschool teacher Ally Wiener coordinated the festival. She and her family recently moved to Knoxville
In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered.‌ All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2: 1-7 NRSV)
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from Queens, N.Y., and she’s jumped into the local Jewish community with both feet. Living in a smaller place makes it easier to connect, she said. “I love to see the community come together.� Chabad of Knoxville and
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What’s in a name? Gibbs Plus, some free holiday fun! By Kip Oswald Aunt Becky surprised us during Fall Break with a trip to a really cool corn maze that was a long way from our house. On the way we passed two schools named Gibbs, so Kinzy and I wanted to know more about them and what is a Gibbs. The first Gibbs High School was built in 1913 but burned down twice before it was finally built where it is now. The building beside the high school used to be the elementary school, but a new elementary school was built just a few years ago. Both schools are named after Nicholas Gibbs, who ran away from his home in Germany and worked his way on a ship to America in the 1700s. He fought in the Revolutionary War and was given 100 acres. The house that he built in 1793 is still in the Gibbs area, and he is buried in the old family cemetery. We want to go back and see it so Mom is going to take us some weekend. We found other schools who send students to Gibbs High School have names linked to early settlers, too! Corryton Elementary, which was near the maze, is named after Corryton Woodbury, who named that whole area after himself when he purchased the railroad station and all the land around it. Holston Middle School is near the Holston River, which is named for Stephen Holstein, a settler
who built a cabin on the river in 1746. ■ Last week, I wrote about spending time with family during the holidays and how we were trying to help Mom save money. Here are some free activities we are going to do in the next few days. Chilhowee Park drivethrough light tours, through Dec. 31. Drive through the park to view the lights and decorations. Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove, through Dec. 30, 6-9 p.m. See Concord Park light up each night on a walk around a 3/4-mile loop! New Year’s on the Square: Downtown Knoxville Market Square, Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m. Celebrate the coming of 2017 with a countdown, ball drop and fireworks. Next week, we look at the history behind West High School and its schools! Comments to oswaldsworldtn@gmail. com
Mike Capps (center) cuts the ribbon on Capps Court at the Boys & Girls Club with assistance from current and former players at the Sports Camp. Photo by Ruth White
Mike Capps teaches skills, behavior By Ruth White To know Mike Capps is to respect and yes, love him. He has been part of the Boys & Girls Club in Knoxville since 1961 when he joined the organization as a boy. Capps was named Youth of the Year in 1969, became a volunteer, part-time staff member, a member of the advisory board and was later a full-time employee of the Sports Camp program. His philosophy is simple – he teaches kids about life and he holds true to that practice. Parents of all ages know Mike Capps has taught several generations of players the fundamentals of sports and how to behave. Mike was honored recently at the new facility off Baxter Avenue as one of the courts was named after him. Family, friends, former coaches and players gathered at the gym to say thank you
and officially open the facility. Former CEO and president John Lee said it best: “Mike taught us as parents how to behave, not just the players.” Any parent who has been part of Capps’ teams knows exactly what Lee means. Parents were instructed to cheer for their child, but he never allowed parents to yell at players, coaches or referees from the stands. Webb basketball coach Shelley Sexton Collier called Capps a “huge blessing.” She said that some people come into your life and leave a mark. One of Collier’s favorite memories of working alongside Capps was when one of the girls teams was playing in a tournament against a team that was undefeated. As that team began to pull ahead, it had the attention of all the fans. During a timeout, Capps
reminded his young team that “pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing. And you know what you’re doing.” The team returned to the court and handed their opponent its first loss in a couple of years. Say what you will, but this is for sure – Mike Capps has spent his lifetime caring about kids, as athletes and as individuals. Once players go through the program, he continues to follow their successes in life and celebrates, often, from the sidelines. All three of my children played basketball for Mike Capps, and my sons played baseball on his teams. They have carried lessons learned through the Boys & Girls Club’s Sports Camp program that they continue to use in their adult lives and will pass those qualities down to their own children.
Miller to see expanded duties as pre-K coordinator By Sandra Clark When school resumes after the winter break, Darlene Miller will become supervisor of early childhood programs for Knox County Schools. Miller is a veteran teacher and principal, having served for the past nine years as principal at Karns Elementary School where she oversaw four pre-K classrooms.
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in reading,” she said. “Knox County Schools must have a consistent, high quality early learning model.” While Miller is excited about her new challenge, she said the change is bittersweet because she’s leaving her school family at Karns. “They will be in great hands, but I will miss them.” For the full interview, read the Karns edition at www.ShopperNewsNow.com
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FARRAGUT Shopper news • DECEMBER 21, 2016 • A-9 Jessica Harvey and her children, Nathan, Jonah and Sarah, stopped by Becky Wanca’s booth where she was selling rice-filled heat packs activated by the microwave. Great to warm the feet on a cold night.
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Ella Pinchok with some of the stuffed toys collected by the Bear Hugs Club for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital patients. Photo by Margie Hagen
Kids helping kids with bear hugs By Margie Hagen For young patients at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Christmas will be brighter thanks to the efforts of the Bear Hugs Club. The club is the brainchild of Ella Pinchok, a sixth-grade student at Farragut Middle School. Ella, 11, came up with the idea of collecting new stuffed toys for the hospital on her own, saying, “I thought about how I could help the community, especially kids. It’s the season for giving.� Ella soon enlisted friends and classmates; they started collecting stuffed toys at the school’s
Fall Festival in October, and continued the drive by setting up a table in the school lobby in December. Last week the club delivered over 140 new stuffed toys to ETCH. Says volunteer specialist for the hospital Tamara Adkisson, “The stuffed toys have a transforming power for children facing surgery. It’s a comfort they can hold onto.� Adkisson is impressed by young people organizing and donating, adding, “It’s just amazing to see kids being so mindful of the needs of others.� Stuffed toy donations are always welcome, but must be brand new with
tags attached, due to contamination concerns. Volunteers are also needed: find out more at etch.com. When not acting as the president of the Bear Hugs Club, Ella keeps busy playing the flute in the middle school band. She likes spending time with friends, reading and sports, with tennis and basketball being favorites. She has big plans for the future, perhaps involving a career in politics. Public service runs in the family; her grandfather is Ron Pinchok, vice mayor of the town of Farragut. Keep up the good work, Ella!
Atomic City swimmers excel at meet By Chip Fischer The Atomic City Aquatic Club recently competed at the Excel Meet of Champs. Their performance lived up to the meet’s name. Forty-six swimmers competed and 45 obtained personal bests. Tais Brown (12) led the charge for ACAC with seven victories and seven Southeastern qualifying races. He also took seventh in the men’s open 200 Fly, competing against older swimmers and earning points for the team. Stephen Zhukov (10) made Southeastern cuts in all nine of his events, winning the 200IM and taking top-three in all other events. Andrew Chou (10) and Ethan Chou (14) also had great performances. Andrew earned
Southeastern cuts in six races, bonus cuts in three, and top-eight finishes in nine races. Ethan won the 200 Free, earned cuts in five events, and a bonus in another, with top-eight finishes in seven events. Logan Hall (10) made Southeastern cuts in five events, placing second in the 100 Back and top-six in all events. Abigail King (12) made Southeastern cuts in six events, winning the 500 Free and also, notably, taking second in the 1650 Free. Zach Telep (14) made four Southeastern cuts and three bonus cuts, taking second in the 100 Fly and top-seven in all events he swam. Sarah Walker (14) and Kendal Goodman (14) earned the right to swim four events at
Southeasterns. Creed Loy (12) made cuts in four events. Mason Fischer (12) made cuts in three events. Nathan Benko (17) and Sydney Ragsdale (17) made cuts in two events. Grant Groscost (17) and Paul Greene (12) each made a Southeastern cut. Younger swimmers also performed very well. Samuel Campbell (8) was in the top four of all six of his races. William White (8) placed in the top seven in all six events he swam. Landon Hall (7) finished in the top eight in all six of his races. Next for ACAC will be the TNAQ Invitational in January. For more information about ACAC, contact Dean Gerchar by email at dmg5829@gmail.com or go to swim4acac.com.
The first Farragut Middle School PTO Holiday Gift Bazaar jingled with a successful cash flow of about $4,500 for the school’s technology needs. PTO parents Amy Bush and Stephanie Nelson visualized the idea. They spread the word and local vendor slots filled fast. Doors opened with 50 vendors ready to sell. There was a little of everything from clothing to jewelry to scents to soothe the soul and sweet treats. FMS students volunteered to help and others
came from Farragut High School’s National Honor Society. “I’m in the Volunteer state so it’s sort of good to volunteer since I’m going out of state for college,� said Jamada Garner. Karys Nelson and Katie Bush were recruited by their mothers to help, but it was hard not to do some looking. Both found purses for their wish list. Kim Brothers and her son Jack checked out books. “This is great,� she said. “He goes to this school so it’s nice we can support the school and local vendors.� Greeters Walker and Abi-
gail Lee said their job was nice because they got to see everyone who came. “More people showed up than I thought for the first annual,� he said. The cookie booth was a major stopping point for all ages. Jeremy Langlois and children James, Catherine and Anna stopped for a shack. “We’re having a good time,� Langlois said. Sisters Lena and Eleanor Tyner, Archana and Abinaya Ramesh and friend Lucile Chambon were on a mission and stopped to look at every jewelry vendor trying on and buying.
This group of five, including two pairs of sisters plus one friend, were on the hunt for jewelry at the Farragut Middle School PTO’s first Holiday Gift Bazaar. Checking out one booth were Lena Tyner, Lucile Chambon, Archana Ramesh, Abinaya Ramesh and Eleanor Tyner.
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Race Against Hunger aids food pantries By Sandra Clark Food pantries in Food City’s distribution area received almost $400,000 from the 2016 Race Against Hunger, a promotion that enables Food City customers to donate $1, $3 or $5 by adding it to their grocery bill. Store officials met last week with nonprofit hunger relief representatives at the store on Western Avenue. Mickey Blazer, executive vice president of operations for Food City’s Knoxville division, saluted the sponsors and customers who raised $399,500 collectively. Major donations in Knox County went to Second Harvest, $17,000; Empty Stocking Fund, $4,000; Mission of Hope, $3,500 and Emerald Youth, $3,500. Other recipients were: Powell Presbyterian Church, Grace Baptist Church, Glenwood Baptist of Powell, St. James Episcopal, Heiskell Community Center and Temple Baptist Church. Others were: Good Shepherd Center, Faith Fellowship, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Hardin Valley Church of Christ, Lost Sheep Ministries, Angelic Minis-
tries, Parkwest Church of God, Eternal Life Harvest Center, Cokesbury United Methodist Church, Norwood United Methodist Church, Cumberland Baptist Church, Rocky Hill Baptist, Knoxville Christian Center and Fountain City Food Pantry at Central Baptist. It was a busy time. Also coming in were: New Hopewell Food Pantry, Metropolitan Community Church of Knoxville, Lonsdale United Methodist, Fountain City United Methodist, North Acres Baptist, Christ Methodist, Halls Welfare Ministries at Cross Roads Presbyterian and Eastminster Presbyterian. The holiday promotion was co-sponsored by Kellogg’s.
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North Knox Rotary huge help to residents
Roman Nichols, manager of the Food City on Western Avenue downtown, with deli/bakery manager Tammie Brown. Nichols said the entire staff pitches in to help the department serve its customers, especially at lunch time. “Sometimes the food line is way back here,” he said, pointing to the deli meat counter. Party trays and catering are also popular during the holidays.
Mickey Blazer (at right) and Emerson Breeden (center) of Food City talk with a couple from Gatlinburg (at left) who were among the dozens of food bank representatives who received cash from Food City’s Race Against Hunger. Photos by S.
The Highland Group Home in Fountain City is a unique home to 10 Knoxvillians born with cerebral palsy. The home is staffed by the Cerebral Palsy Center of Knoxville and governed by the Cerebral Palsy Housing Corp. Its annual budget is approximately $200,000. For the past 20-plus years the home has been adopted and loved by the North Knox Rotary Club. On Thursday, Dec. 22, the Rotarians will treat the home’s residents and staff to pizza at Harby’s Pizza and present a check in the $15,000 range to Bob Sexton, the longtime executive director of the Cerebral Palsy Center, during its Merry Christmas party. Bob puts it bluntly: “This accounts for about 16 percent of the home’s budget and we could not keep it open without Rotary. If you take this away, the home could not pay its bills.” The club has a golf tournament each fall at Three Ridges Golf Club and the money raised goes to the group home. Rotarian Chris Rohwer, a past president of the club, says they are now working to raise an additional $15,000 to rebuild and renovate the kitchen and make other improvements. Knox County has committed $7,500 through a defined service contract and the club is matching that, said Rohwer. The Highland Home has been in Fountain City for 34 years. “The home and the residents receive no state or federal funding and without the Rotary Club our residents would be in nursing homes,” Sexton said. “They could not work, could not be a part of the community or go to church or really have hobbies. What the Rotary Club does is very special.” ■
Thank you, Bearden Rotary!
Bearden Rotarians recently enjoyed getting more than 50 sweet thank you notes from Sequoyah Elementary School third-graders. The notes were thanking the club for the new dictionaries delivered by Rotarian Turner Howard, who also played a Word Find game with the kids to help them learn new words.
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Busby leads Knoxville Bar Association Amanda M. Busby, founding member of the law firm of Anderson Busby PLLC, assumed the presidency of the K nox v ille Bar Association at the close of its Busby recent annual meeting. Newly elected officers for the association are: Keith Burroughs, president-elect; Wynne CaffeyKnight, treasurer; and Hanson Tipton, secretary. Dwight L. Aarons, Kathryn St. Clair Ellis, Stephen Ross Johnson and Mary D. Miller were elected to fill positions on the Board of Governors.
Roane State to offer business-related courses
Merry Christmas from all of us at CANTRELL’S HEAT & AIR “Cantrell’s Cares”
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Roane State Community College will offer several business-related classes in three locations. Classes in Oak Ridge will be held at the college’s Oak Ridge campus, 701 Briarcliff Ave. Clinton courses are held at the Clinton Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility, 214 Nave St. Courses in Roane County are held on the college’s main campus, 276 Patton Lane in Harriman. Technology: Excel Level 1, 6-9:30 p.m. Jan. 17 and 19, $149, Oak Ridge campus; Word Level 2, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 12, $169, Clinton; Power Point Level 1, 1-4:30 p.m. Jan. 10-11, $149, Oak Ridge; Access Level 1, 9 a.m.3:30 p.m. Jan. 26-27, $199, Oak Ridge; and QuickBooks Level 1, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 17, $169, Oak Ridge. Business: SHRM-CP/ SCP, 6-9 p.m. March 7-May 23, $999, Harriman; Leading Teams to Success, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 31, $139, Oak Ridge; Ability to Work and Lead Multigenerational Employees, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 17, $99, Oak Ridge; Business Writing, 6-10 p.m. Feb. 27-28, $99, Oak Ridge. Indust r y-specif ic: Introduction to Injection Molding, Jan. 17-April 27, $750, Clinton. Other: ACT Prep, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. April 1, $59, Harriman. Info/registration: 4812031 or roanestate.edu/ workforce.
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Rylee Raby and Manhattan Shuler are in charge of the cash box at their booth with some help from mom Jennifer Shuler. They were selling candy canes with a message about the season.
Their shopping bags filled with purchases, Micah Dewald and Joseph Martin stopped to buy candy canes at a booth manned by Finn Moore. This was the sixth year Concord Christian School’s second-grade classrooms have staged a Project Christmas Stores benefiting a charity.
Only $1, that’s what Joey Mitchell was calling out to attract buyers to his booth. His candy canes were threaded through a story about the meaning of the candy cane.
Ava Skaalerud and Olive Nelson reduced the price on their peppermint lollipops to attract more buyers. The second-graders were participating in the Concord Christian School Project Christmas Stores. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Olive made the lollipops by melting peppermint candies together in the oven on a cookie sheet.
Pint-sized market delivers for charity By Suzanne Foree Neal It was a record-breaking effort made possible by a lot of mini business moguls at Concord Christian School. Four second-grade classrooms raised $2,292.75 for the Ronald McDonald House selling a lot of holiday spirit. Buyers were other students who perused booths selling candy canes, lollipops, popcorn, Christmas ornaments and more. Project Christmas Stores closed out its sixth year of students creating then selling their own products. Teacher Aja Grimes said textbooks didn’t address consumerism, producers or basic economics. So a store was created to make real money to support families
living at the Ronald McDonald House. The charity offers families a place to stay while children are receiving hospital treatment. “We hope students will learn that it doesn’t take a lot of effort to make a big difference in someone’s life,” Grimes added. The children will take a field trip to Ronald McDonald House sometime in February to present their check. Jackson Kuhn said it made him feel good to help people who are sick. He worked hard to get students to buy his star-shaped ornaments made from wooden craft sticks decorated with shiny jewels. Kaitlyn Zalk and Lizzy Franklin were peddling
paper cups of popcorn, a very popular purchase with classmates. “This is a really nice thing to do,” said Lizzy. Kaitlyn said of the Ronald McDonald House, “It’s a really cool place and it’s neat to raise money for it.” Mia Crider clutched her cup of popcorn as she dug through her shopping bag with the other hand to see what she bought. “A snowman ornament, cookies, a brownie … I bought so fast I don’t remember,” she said, shyly. Parent volunteer Sheila Perryman described the chaos in her son Bryson’s room as “Black Friday on steroids!” It was her first experience with the holiday stores.
Photos by Suzanne Foree Neal
Jackson Kuhn was enthusiastically hawking star ornaments made with wooden craft sticks and jewels to fellow Concord Christian School students shopping the second-grade charity Christmas market.
FARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS ■ Thursday, Jan. 12, 5-6:30 p.m., networking: Hampton Inn & Suites Turkey Creek, 11340 Campbell Lakes Drive.
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN AGENDA
■ Thursday, Jan. 19, 5-6:30 p.m., networking: Anytime Fitness-Farragut, 12572 Kingston Pike.
FARRAGUT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN AGENDA DECEMBER 22, 2016
BIZ NOTES ■ Prosperity Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care, located on the former site of an abandoned Sleep Inn Motel, 214 Prosperity Drive, is open and accepting new residents. Info: 672-6145 or prosperitypointe.com. ■ Citizens Bank, a familyowned bank headquartered in the TriCities, has completed the acquisition of American Trust Bank of East Tennessee (ATB) as first LaPorte announced in July. The $19.8 million cash deal was approved by bank regulatory authorities and the respective banks’ boards of directors. American Trust Bank locations in Knoxville, LaFollette and Lenoir City are now operating as Citizens Bank. Joe LaPorte III is CEO. ■ Taylor Bento has joined Asset Planning Corporation (APC) as a financial paraplanner. She will primarily be responsible for the data gathering, organizing and handling phases of the financial planning process. ■ Katherine Morris has joined Senior Financial Group as an in-house insurance adviser. In her role, Morris will educate beneficiaries and their families through seminars and work with past, present and future clients on Medicare, ACA/Marketplace and additional supplemental
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insurance plans. She will also serve as a resource and educator for local physicians, assisting their patients with any insurance questions they may have. ■ Lisa Chadwick has been named one of Roane State’s Outstanding Alumni for 2016. Chadwick graduated magna cum laude from Roane State in 1991 with an associate degree in nursing. She also holds a bachelor’s degree from Berry College and a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of St. Francis. Chadwick is currently the Director of Risk Management for Functional Pathways, a rehabilitation and therapy
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provider. ■ The Enterprise Holdings Foundation recently donated $2,500 to the Smoky Mountain Lions Charities. This contribution will help the Lions continue their KidSight program, which provides free vision screening to children ages 1 through 5 in the Knoxville and Knox County area. ■ Colby McLemore of Colby’s Photography was recognized for winning Commercial Best in Show, first place in Architectural, Distinguished in Editorial and Distinguished Architectural by the Professional Photographers of East Tennessee (PPETN) at its recent Awards and Christmas Banquet at Club LeConte.
LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Farragut, at its meeting on Thursday, December 8, 2016 adopted the following ordinances on second and final reading: 1. Ordinance 16-23, an ordinance to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3., Section IX., Attached SingleFamily Residential District (R-4)., Subsection C.11., to provide for new setback provisions for accessory structures. townoffarragut.org
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VI. Business Items A. Approval of Contract Renewal for Retail Consulting Services with Retail Strategies B. Approval of Resolution R-2016-13, a Resolution by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Farragut to Protect the Health, Safety and Welfare of the Residents of Sweetbriar Subdivision C. Approval of Resolution R-2016-14 authorizing the town to participate in the TML Risk Management Pool “Property Conservation” Matching Grant Program VII. Ordinances A. Public Hearing and Second 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 provisions to allow for outdoor kennel facilities (Dog Days Canine Playschool, Applicant) B. First Reading 1. Ordinance 16-24, an Ordinance to amend Title 12, Building, Utility, Etc., Codes, Chapter 1. International Building Code, Section 12-102 (5) of the Farragut Municipal Code VIII. Town Administrator’s Report IX. Town Attorney’s Report KN-1407433
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Holiday letter to the community from Parkwest CAO Neil Heatherly I became the CAO of Parkwest Medical Center last August, and am so appreciative of your support for the hospital and so grateful to be here. Being at Parkwest is deeply personal for me. My father, Wayne Heatherly, was the first administrator of the hospital and to date, served the longest tenure. I worked here as a surgical orderly while in high school, and have admired Parkwest’s growth from outside the organization throughout my professional career. Parkwest is truly a facility that puts patients first, expects excellence from all members of our team, and continuously strives to be the first and best choice for healthcare in our community. We’ve come a long way since the early 1970s, when a group of visionary physicians recognized the growth potential for West Knoxville and decided to build a hospital in the middle of what was then an empty field. The Cedar Bluff area has grown exponentially and has changed to meet the community’s needs. So has Parkwest. Because of your support, Parkwest continues to grow.
We consistently offer more innovative new services for cardiac care including MitraClip procedures, Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs), multiple methods of valve repair, dissolving scaffolds and traditional stents, expanded options for Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib), and we were the first in our region to offer Transaortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) – now with more than 400 successful procedures performed. In addition to cardiac services, Parkwest has performed the highest number of total joint replacement surgeries in our region during the last year. Parkwest also offers comprehensive behavioral health services for our community through Peninsula. All while continuing to provide awardwinning care and customer service. Treated Well. Well Treated.® is more than our slogan. It is the foundation for our business model. We strive for Parkwest’s clinical and service excellence to make us the first and best choice for patients, employees, physicians, employers, volunteers and the community. In fact, our goal is to provide exceptional care to every patient, every time by putting our
patients first in all that we do. When you let us know what we are doing well, or suggest ways that we can improve, it moves us closer to meeting this goal. Starting this fall, we implemented a Patient and Family Advisory Council to help us continue to improve our services to you, our community. I can’t thank you enough for all of the CARES comments and handwritten notes you send. I personally read every one of them and share them with our staff. Wishing you and yours the happiest of holidays,
Neil Heatherly Parkwest CAO
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B-2 • DECEMBER 21, 2016 • Shopper news
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NEW YEARS DAY - ANTIQUE EXTRAVAGANZA AUCTION Jan.1st 11:00am 5235 421s MT.CITY TN , www.auctionzip.com auctioneer #9694 250 pictures tnal2718 firm2634 DEALERS WELCOME (330)338-6399
Cemetery Lots 2 LOTS in Lynnhurst Cemetery in desirable section. $4600/both. 865742-0635; 865-982-0272
MINI SCHNAUZERS. CKC. Salt & peppper, and solid white. 1st shots & dew claws, $650+. Taking deposits. (423) 736-0277.
AUTHENTIC ARROWHEADS $3 each. Fossilised shark’s teeth, $10; Antique guns, flintlocks and percussion. Civil War artifacts. Navajo rugs & baskets. (865)250-9280
BUYING OLD US COINS
90% silver, halves, quarters & dimes, old silver dollars, proof sets, silver & gold eagles, krands & maple leafs, class rings, wedding bands, anything 10, 14, & 18k gold old currency before 1928 WEST SIDE COINS & COLLECTIBLES 7004 KINGSTON PK CALL 584-8070
TRAINS - Over the hill. Selling all my HO and N scale trains and accessories. (865)809-9063.
Furniture BEDROOM SET - Burlington 6 pcs. King size pillow top Excellent Cond. (815)975-4959 Complete LR set, Red Lthr couch, loveseat, 2 end tables, coffee table & wall unit. Best offer. 865-365-1497 MOVING - 91” solid wood buffet. $200. Dark pine buffet with hutch. $200. 45” round oak dining table and 4 chairs. $225. 57” TV cradenza cab. $225. Dark pine coffee table/2 side tables. $125 each. Maple coffee table. $75. 58” oak exec. desk. $50 (865)982-9822 SOLID OAK ROLL TOP DESK - multiple storage areas. Paid $1100. Asking $400. Must pick up. (865)924-2715 STANDARD double bed & box springs, quilt & linens, 1 yr old, $160. (865) 983-2981
Heavy Equipment 1995 JOHN DEERE 970 - Tractor 440 Loader 4WD 33HP Yanmar Diesel, $2630, Hours 1214, Call : (423)6659319
PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI puppies, AKC, adorable & loving, 2 M, 1 F. vet ckd. (423) 418-3108 No texts.
Daewoo forklift, pneumatic tires, 6,000 lb lift cap.; Toyota forklift, cushion tires, 5,000 lb lift cap.; Crown elec pallet jack. 865-216-5387
POODLE, CKC male, red, very playful & friendly, 12 wks old, shots & wormed, $800. (423)271-5129
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PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu. Shots & wormed. We do layaways. Health guar. Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates. 423-566-3647 SCHNAUZERS, 7 WKS, shots, reg., dewormed, $400 cash. 865-240-3254 SHIH TZU PUPPIES, AKC REG. vet ck. $385. Home raised. (865)318-3702 SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, Females $700; Males $500. Shots UTD. Warranty. 423-618-8038; 423-775-4016
HUMMINBIRD HELIX 7 - SI,DI,GPS. $425. (865)258-4511. Credit card accepted.
Farms & Acreage HORSE FARM 50 acres of beautiful pasture with 1 mile of 4-board fencing +/-, with new custom 8,000 SF barn. Fronting 2 black-top roads, across from Rarity high-end home community & minutes from historic downtown Sweetwater. Unbelievable building site with views. Sacrifice $275,000 Firm. Call owner 770-598-6999
Manufactured Homes I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES 1990 up, any size OK 865-384-5643 Land/Home Package in Sweetwater, 32x60 3 BR, 2 BA, on 3/4 acre lot, only $65,000 cash. Chris 865-207-8825
Lots/Acreage for Sale 7700 SF level lot, no trees. road frontage, 5511 Ridgefield Rd. Knoxv. 37912 $20,000. (865) 919-3327
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WALBROOK STUDIOS 865-251-3607 $145 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Refrig, Basic Cable. No Lease.
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ADOPT: Down to earth couple, who love to share their joy of sports and theatre with family, wish to adopt a newborn. Expense paid. Mary and Bill 1-877-882-2475; maryandbilladopt.com COUPLE LOOKING TO ADOPT - A loving couple dreams of adopting your newborn, promising a secure life and forever love. Expenses paid. 800-7057768. Tara and Christopher.
DOUBLE-DEPTH VETERAN PLOT, HIGHLAND CEMETERY - $3975 - -(865)567-8920
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COCKER SPANIELS - Pups. AKC. 7 weeks. 2 solid choc. males. Parents on property. $400. (865)322-2618
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Legals Public Notices ELDERLY CHRISTIAN WIDOW - needs help please with repairs for her car. Any information or donations are appreciated. Contact through mail. P.O. Box #129, 118 N. Peters Rd., Knoxville, TN., 37923. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FINANCING OF EQUIPMENT BY: - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Karns Volunteer Fire Department located in Knoxville, TN will meet on January 5, 2017 at 6:00pm for the purpose of holding a public hearing pursuant to the requirements of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, on a proposal that the issuer enter into a Lease-Purchase Agreement in order to finance (1) Sutphen Aerial Truck and (1) Sutphen Pumper Truck, to be located at 3224 Meadow Run Lane. To finance the costs of such equipment and to pay costs and expenses incidental to the financing, the Issuer proposes to enter into a loan agreement in the maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,300,000. The rental payments due pursuant to the loan agreement will be secured by a security interest in the equipment. The meeting will be held at: Karns Volunteer Fire Department 3224 Meadow Run Lane Knoxville, TN 37931 All interested may appear and be heard at said time and place or may file written comments with the issuer prior to the date of the hearing set forth hereinabove. BY ORDER OF Karns Volunteer Fire Department
2 BR TOWNHOUSES Cherokee West $615 South - Taliwa Gardens $585 - $625 1 1/2 bth, W/D conn. (865) 577-1687 BEST DEAL OUT WEST! 1BR from $395-$425. 2BR $550-$750. No pets. Parking @ front door. (865)470-8686. BROADWAY TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site. Immediate housing if qualified. Section 8-202. 865-524-4092 for appt. TDD 1-800-927-9275
NORTH, 1 BR APT. Very clean & quiet, dishwasher, water incl. $500 + sec. dep. No pets. 865-531-7895
Homes Unfurnished Home for Rent - 2518 Jones Street, 1BR, 1BA. Cottage. $550 mo. $550 deposit. (865)679-1616. POWELL CLAXTON. 3 BR, 2 BA, no pets, private, convenient, $700 mo + 1st, last, DD. 865-748-3644
Duplx/Multplx UnFurn 2 BR DUPLEX South (off Chapman Hwy) Convenient to Downtown & UT No Pets $565 - $575 (865) 577-1687
Seasonal/Vacation Rentals Gatlinburg in Arts/Crafts Community. 1 BR w/loft, jacuzzi & hot tub, priv. courtyard. Check VRBO #925381.
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4 level acres in North Hills w/mature hdwds & lots of privacy, 2 mi. from dwntwn. 3 BR, 1 1/2 BA, 1700 SF remod. bsmt rancher, hwd flrs & granite. $239,900. 865-368-2443
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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. 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. Ornament Craft Party for Kids, 10 a.m.-noon, Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.
THURSDAY, DEC. 22 Ornament Craft Party for Kids, 10 a.m.-noon, Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. 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.
MONDAY, DEC. 26 Menorah Madness 2016, 1 p.m., Market Square Skating Rink. Presented by the Chabad of Knoxville and the Knoxville Jewish Alliance. Features an ice menorah lighting, sizzling hot latkes and skating to Chanukah music. Program free. Mention “Menorah Madness” for $2 off skating.
TUESDAY, DEC. 27
Cost: $26 or $49 for two in the same family. Info/registration: Bob Grimac, 546-5643 or bobgrimac@gmail. com.
SUNDAY, JAN. 1
necessary. Info: 546-4280.
TUESDAY, JAN. 10
“Lessons from Ansel Adams in the Digital Age” workshop, 5:30-6:30 p.m., the Emporium Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee meeting, Center, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: $5, Arts & Culture Alliance 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, members; $8, nonmembers. Info/registration: 2931 Kingston Pike. Matthew Blondell will demonstrate knoxalliance.com or sc@knoxalliance.com. black-eyed pea hummus, and steamed greens with sesame rice will be served. A potluck supper follows. Cost: $4, $10 per family. Info: bobgrimac@gmail.com or 546-5643. 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 situaThird annual New Year’s Walk, 9:30 a.m. UT tions that may develop in the wilderness. Must have Arboretum, 901 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge. Easy walk completed professional-level CPR training. Info/regison the trails and is suitable for all ages. Free. Info: tration: gsmit.org/wfr.html or 448-6709. utarboretumsociety.org.
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MONDAY, JAN. 2
THURSDAY, JAN. 5 Auditions for all voice parts with the Knoxville Choral Society, 6-8 p.m. Location will be provided when appointment scheduled. Appointment: 312-2440 or membership@knoxvillechoralsociety.org. Info/audition form: knoxvillechoralsociety.org. Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 7 p.m., Central UMC, 201 E. Third Ave. Speaker: New York Times bestselling author Bob Mayer. Admission is a suggested $2. The public is invited.
FRIDAY, JAN. 6 Opening of “Opportunity Knocks” art exhibit, 5-9 p.m., Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Info: BroadwayStudioAndGallery.com or BroadwayStudiosAndGallery@gmail.com. Opening reception for Art Market Gallery’s January featured artists exhibit, 5:30 p.m., 422 South Gay St. Featured artists are mixed-media artist Lynnda Tenpenny and fiber artist Julia Malia. Exhibits on display Jan. 3-30. Info: 525-5265 or artmarketgallery.net. 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.
Jewish Heritage Night at the Knoxville Ice Bears, 7:05 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Presented by the Chabad of Knoxville and the Knoxville Jewish Alliance. Features a menorah lighting on the ice after the first period and hot latkes at the Southeast Corner. Tickets: $14; buy.knoxvilletickets.com/promo/online/article/ knoxvilleicebears, use promo code “Chanukah.”
Oz with Orchestra, 8 p.m., Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will play the live score accompaniment with the “Wizard of Oz” film on the big screen. Info/tickets: knoxvillesymphony.com.
FRIDAY, DEC. 30
MONDAY-TUESDAY, JAN. 9-10
Kaleidoscope-Making Workshop, noon-3 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. For adults and children 9 and older.
Auditions for the Tennessee Stage Company’s New Play Festival, 7-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Auditions will consist of cold readings. No appointments
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SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 21-22 The Great Smoky Mountains Outdoor Expo, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 at the door; kids 12 and under are free. Info: 414-6801.
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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Count your blessings, not your pennies ence in your life. So how can you start practicing gratitude in your daily routine without it feeling like a chore? Make it a point each day to pick three things you’re grateful for and write them down, then share it with your family around the dinner table or in bed with your partner before you turn out the lights. These activities take only a few minutes and can quickly become habit. Before you know it, you’ll start reaping the rewards.
By Wes Brown Our house is abuzz with holiday excitement. My three children are each on (at least) their third draft of their Christmas list. It seems as though there’s something new to add almost every day. It’s difficult not to want to buy our kids the things they want, to resist the “cultural fraud” behind the idea that having more Wes Brown will make them happier. But I know that the opposite is actually true – that having an attitude of gratitude is the key to happiness and that having too much impedes our ability to be grateful. And not only will being grateful make my kids happier, it may also help them make better financial decisions. Here’s how: Whether it’s chasing the performance of last year’s hot funds, overspending on credit cards, or simply going for the immediate gratification that comes from spending today what you should have saved for tomorrow, literally hundreds of academic research papers say the same thing: the impatience will cost investors a fortune. By contrast, investors who have the personal discipline to start saving young and invest strategically end up rich. But what makes one investor patient and another impatient? In the past, the answer was willpower. But researchers just couldn’t explain why one investor had it and another didn’t. Now, researchers from Northeastern University, Harvard and the University of California at Riverside seem to have found the key: Gratitude. Put simply, grateful investors were willing to wait for rewards. Those who were merely happy or neutral were more likely to live for today, according to the research. The study came to this conclusion by asking 75 individuals to write about a personal experience before being presented with an economic choice. One group wrote about a happy experience; one group wrote about experiences that were emotionally neutral; and the third group wrote about an
REMEMBER, NON-MATERIAL WEALTH COUNTS, TOO Wealth takes many forms. Part of it is the amount in your bank account, sure. But part of it is also your health, your relationships, your enjoyment of life and your feeling of fulfillment. When you’re taking a look around your life for signs of abundance to be grateful for, don’t leave out your physical well-being, your amazing friends, your loving family and other forms of abundance that are nonmaterial. When we put our attention on the ways we’re wealthy outside our bank account (while not ignoring our material wealth), it’s a lot easier to feel satisfied.
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experience likely to generate emotions of gratitude. The implications: If you have trouble with financial willpower, whether it’s an inability to pass up the shoe sale at the mall or the compulsion to chase yesterday’s hottest stock, you might want to meditate on something that makes you grateful before you act. It just might provide the necessary strength. There are a lot of tried-and-true strategies for increasing your wealth:
capitalizing on compound interest, spending less than we make, and investing wisely. However, the profound and immediate effects of gratitude shouldn’t be overlooked. Here are three gratitude exercises that can benefit your financial life and your overall well-being:
START BY ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR EACH DAY No activity you do only once in a while will make a worthwhile differ-
Abundance is a mindset, not a dollar amount. Cultivating gratitude for the things you have now will make everything that is added feel like a bonus. No amount of money will ever make you wealthy. When you realize that you already have the resources you need to bring your vision of financial freedom into reality, you look at the world differently, you make different decisions, and you do the kinds of things that actually put you on the path toward the wealth you desire, without fear or doubt that you will reach your goals. CFP® Wes Brown can be contacted at wbrown@rkcapital.com
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