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City/County Christmas tree recycling Knox County will recycle Christmas trees throughout January at Dutchtown Convenience Center , 10618 Dutchtown Road; Forks of the River Convenience Center, 3106 Water Plant Road; Halls Convenience Center, 3608 Neal Drive; John Sevier Convenience Center, 1810 John Sevier Highway; Powell Convenience Center, 7311 Morton View Lane; and Gibbs Convenience Center, 7201 Tazewell Pike. Trees must be cleaned of all ornaments, lights, wire, string and other décor. Christmas tree collection in the city is the same process as for brush collection. After all decorations have been removed, trees should be placed at the street for collection.

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County officials are optimistic about getting the stalled Emory Road/Andersonville Pike widening project going early this year. “We have had a long series of cordial but unproductive discussions with the developer who is responsible for making those improvements,” said Knox County Public Works director Dwight Van de Vate. “We remain hopeful that we’ll be able to reach a reasonable agreement, but we do hold a rather substantial bond to help protect the public’s interest if we cannot reach an agreement.” Deputy director Jim Snowden said that the county has completed utility work – relocating power, water and sewer lines – so that work can proceed quickly once the dispute over right-of-way issues is resolved. No contracts have been let, but Van de Vate said the developer (Budd Cullom) has purchased the traffic light as per the agreement. “If we can resolve these issues of who will complete what portion of the

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project and get some good weather in the spring, we should have the work completed before school starts in the fall,” Van de Vate said. Gibbs: By late summer or early fall, bids should be let for an improvement project at the intersection of Tazewell Pike and Emory Road, Van de Vate said. This is primarily a state project for which the county has funded a portion of the design work. Snowden said the state has started appraisals with the intention of acquiring rights-of-way this winter. “We are hopeful that the work will be finished in 2013,” he said. “And it’s going to be a huge improvement. Leveling out the ‘hump’ at the intersection will improve sight distances greatly.” Concurrent county/state Halls connector projects are slated to begin sometime in 2012, but will not be completed until 2014. The county portion of the project will add turn lanes to Norris Freeway, allowing northbound access to Maynardville Highway. The state portion of

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Knox County Public Works director Dwight Van De Vate and deputy director Jim Snowden review planned road projects. Photo by Betty Bean the project will widen Maynardville cost of $40 million. Design work is Highway to five lanes north to the complete and this project awaits enUnion County line at an estimated vironmental impact studies.

By Jake Mabe Sisters Christy Tillery French and Cyndi Tillery Hodges have both been writing for some time now. Christy is the award-winning writer of a series called “The Bodyguard,” a suspense romantic comedy that she calls “a fun series to write.” Cyndi writes paranormal romance and genre fiction. They decided to team up recently to try something new: writing literary fiction based on family stories told to them by their dad, artist John Tillery. Published under the name CC Tillery, the result is the novel “Whistling Woman.” John’s artwork will adorn the cover of the print version of the novel. The novel’s main character was inspired by the family’s great-aunt Bessie, who lived in Hot Springs, N.C. “Our dad tells us all these great stories,” Christy says. “I

Book cover of “Whistling Woman” Sisters and authors Cyndi Tillery Hodges and Christy Tilcall the book ‘faction’ (fact/ lery French have teamed up fiction). A lot of it includes to write “Whistling Woman,” characters and things that a novel of historical fiction based on stories told to them actually happened.” Christy says that she and by their father, John Tillery. Cyndi spent about three years Photos submitted working on the book, the majority of which was dedicated near factual as we could. to research. “We also have a Melun“We went to Hot Springs, geon character in the book N.C., and to the geology de- and we wanted to put some of partment in Marshall, N.C. that history in there. On evWe were constantly research- ery page we did some kind of ing the vernacular of the time. research.” There is a lot in the book about Christy and Cyndi see Cherokee lore and Cherokee this project as a legacy to medicine. We talk a lot about their father. herbs. We wanted it to be as “We couldn’t ever get him

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Burchett looks at the year ahead By Larry Van Guilder Mayor Tim Burchett is the chief fiscal officer for Knox County, so it comes as no surprise that his focus for 2012 can be summed up in two words: the budget. “We’re in constant discussions about the budget,” Burchett says. He also has bi-weekly meetings with schools Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre. Last year, $7 million in federal stimulus money funded programs and some personnel costs for the schools. That money is gone, but the needs are as great as ever. “My concern is that cuts

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“We go back and look now and I can’t tell if I wrote this particular passage or whether Cyndi did. It was almost as if Aunt Bessie was sitting on our shoulders.” Christy lives in Powell and Cyndi lives in Hendersonville, N.C. Christy says the project offered the sisters a great excuse to spend more time together. They are already planning a sequel. “We’re close. It was a lot of fun going to Hot Springs and doing research together. It was a lot of fun to write. At times it was frustrating, but it was worth it.” “Whistling Woman” is currently available for download in the Amazon.com Kindle store. (You do not need to own a Kindle to download the book to a computer.) It will be available in hardback and paperback in February at local bookstores, by special order or online from Barnes and Noble or Amazon.

ment,” he adds. Burchett acknowledges that closing the Lakeshore Mental Health Institute potentially could burden the county with what amounts to an unfunded mandate. “I hope we don’t use that as an excuse to grow government,” he says. “I hope those dollars follow the patients. “Unfortunately, we’re not equipped (to care for the patients) and neither is J.J. (Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones).” Already there’s talk on County Commission about beefing up local outpatient treatment programs, but Burchett says he’s optimistic the state will do the right thing. “I texted the governor and he assured us those folks will be taken care of.” Dean Rice, the mayor’s chief of staff, says the administration will “stay the course”

in 2012: Continue to “shrink the footprint” and “spend less.” To that the mayor adds that government needs to become less intrusive. “Too many times I’ll hear, ‘What’s government doing for jobs’? I say it gets out of the way and lets businesses operate.” Burchett successfully championed a new elementary school for the Carter community, but, in general, he says he’s not a “big project” fan. “Instead of starting new programs, pay down the debt,” he says. (Last year’s budget included the administration’s plan to pare the debt by $100 million over five years.) “It’s not sexy, it doesn’t make headlines,” Burchett says, “but those millions we save now will pay off down the road.”

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Burchett says Knox County is “a donor community” currently, and the former state senator understands what it takes to change that: “17 votes in the Senate and 50 in the House.” Burchett slimmed down the county administrative budget last year, and the cuts weren’t nearly as draconian some feared. The mayor says the “tweaking” will continue, and the buck Tim Burchett will stop on his desk. “When they talk about don’t affect the classroom,” (cutting) ‘a few percentage the mayor says. points,’ I’m the one who has One source for offsetting to make those decisions,” some of the stimulus money he says, and it’s never easy, loss is the Basic Education especially where jobs are Program (BEP) which dis- concerned. “You can’t run tributes state education dol- government like a business lars to local school districts. or business like the govern-

to record it (his stories). This was a labor of love for our dad. He loves it. We took him a copy and he absolutely loved it. He said everything was just the way he told it.” Christy says she was first bitten by the writing bug when she was in college. But, she didn’t get serious about it until after she’d married and raised her kids. Then she found an agent and sold her first book. She’s written nine more since then. She says Cyndi was encouraged to start writing after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “She has the best voice. She writes in a Southern, genteel tone that would remind you of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’” Asked about the collaboration process, Christy says her and her sister’s voices “meshed as one” when they began to write “Whistling Woman.”

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enough, we have added a historic basketball collapse and home-court loss to Austin Peay. Don’t want to disturb Cuonzo’s calmness but nothing quite like that had ever happened. “For me,” he said, “it’s a loss, not necessarily a bad loss. You don’t put one above the others.” Do what? This may not be rock-bottom. Thank goodTALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West ness Jarnell Stokes. Versatile fans recall how bad was the baseball team n the absence of a bowl Kentucky, coupled with the and that the coach got fired. The once-proud Tennesreport, I offer the follow- Vols’ lethargic look, caused ing perspective: some to think 2011 was the see track program has fadYou know things are go- worst year ever in Tennessee ed from prominence. The ing poorly when you see a athletics. Back-to-back los- Vols finished eighth at the power T decal upside down ing seasons are difficult to Southeastern Conference on the dented door of a bat- digest. Surly sophomores are meet this year, more than tered pickup truck. Oh my, impossible. Where are you, 100 points behind winning Arkansas. Ouch! what is the driver thinking? Nick Reveiz? Two assistant coaches As if the Bruce Pearl saga Not-even-close football scores and the historic loss to and NCAA probation weren’t were dismissed. The best

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ish that I was on ole Rocky Top, down in the Tennessee hills,” sang Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. It’s now a hallmark of her speaking engagements – the coach leads UT fans in singing “Rocky Top,” just as she did last January as the featured speaker of the Big Orange TipOff Club. Club members hope for an encore performance when the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history

kicks off this season’s annual series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Calhoun’s on the River. Board member Mike Turner helped found the Big Orange TipOff Club in 2005 when coach Bruce Pearl arrived on UT’s campus. “We took some of the ideas from the old “Orange Tie Club” which was a pivotal support group back in the day,” Turner said. “We wanted to create fan enthusiasm and bring in first

class speakers to the basketball-starved fans of East Tennessee.” “Our first speaker was former Voice of the Vols John Ward,” said co-founder Barry Smith. “We probably had 375 people pack in to Calhoun’s on our first meeting – far exceeding our expectations – and it’s been great ever since.” A distinguishing characteristic is that speakers frequently let their guard down and reveal basketball

Happy birthday, Bob The Bob Johnson Insurance Agency thrives in Bob Johnson is a Halls Halls today, operated by guy forever, even after he the Johnsons’ sons, Doug moved to Crossville. Bob will celebrate his and Ben, and other insur82nd birthday on Jan. 10, ance professionals. Say and he still works out. But this for Bob, when he renow his idea of weight lift- tired he left town. I doubt ing is getting out of his that Shannon and Jake will be so lucky (here at the pachair. Bob and Marilyn have per). Bob’s been using a cane mailed a Christmas letter to friends since 1985. Bob calls since a bad fall last April as it “The Johnson Medical he and Marilyn attended a Letter.” You can guess why. Gideon state convention at

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sprinter, young Dentarius Locke, delivered scathing comments about the direction or misdirection of the team and quit. Athletic director Mike Hamilton, champion fundraiser and builder of magnificent facilities, accepted a generous going-away settlement and several complimentary season tickets forever and ever, amen. You get to decide how much of this overall managerial mess is Mike’s fault. Worst of all, Pat Summitt announced that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type. Dear God, we know about this stuff. It is unsettling. Three other employees of women’s athletics took their twice-rejected claim of gender discrimination (not enough pay) to the Equal Em-

ployment Opportunity Commission. No matter which argument prevails, it will cost the university a bundle in legal fees and reputation. So, it was a bad year. You should have seen 1962. That was the career crash for football coach Bowden Wyatt, former captain, AllAmerican, Hall of Fame, winner of championships in three different conferences, movie-star handsome, charismatic leader of the terrific 1956 Tennessee team. Wyatt had a bad summer and his ’62 Vols went 4-6 and bowed to Kentucky – but kicked the stuffings out of Vanderbilt, 30-0. 1962 was John Sines’ last campaign as basketball coach. His team won four of 23. It carried the scars of two players lost in a point-shav-

ing scandal. The final game drew a morbid gathering of 514. I was there. Basketball had no pulse. Baseball wasn’t too bad once spring football practice was finished and coach George Cafego had time to coach. The Vols won all nine games in May. Before that, they lost to North Georgia, Carson-Newman, LMU and others. Attendance was skimpy. Popcorn sales suffered. 1962 was the year before Chuck Rohe which means Tennessee track was virtually nonexistent, 10th in the SEC, about where it had been except when it was 11th. This was before Ray Bussard but there was good news in swimming. Nobody drowned.

war stories that they would otherwise never tell the media. “Few fans knew until Coach Summitt mentioned it at the club luncheon, that she receives private correspondences regularly from her 1976 Olympic Team coach, Billie Moore. “After every game, she sends me her thoughts,” Summitt said. “Sometimes, I thought maybe I didn’t need to read it, but it’s been wonderful to have someone who knows the game, who is really on top of it, and when I thought we played really well at LSU (Tennessee won 73-65 in Baton Rouge on Jan. 2, 2011), I got a two page letter. It’s just a reminder that you can always get better.” One of the club’s most requested speakers is former SEC coach Hugh Durham. The entertaining Durham

told TipOff members last January that during his career, in which he notched 600 victories at Florida State, Georgia and Jacksonville, he developed a list of things a coach never hears a player say: Coach, coach, I want to share my minutes. Or, I’ve got this play drawn up for Mike – he’s really shooting well. Coach Cuonzo Martin looks forward to his TipOff Club speaking engagement Jan. 25 and told The LoeDown in an interview before practice last week that he embraces the club’s efforts to increase awareness and knowledge of the game of basketball. “I think it’s great,” said the former Purdue University star. “You’re talking about a program of this magnitude, the exposure’s great. It’s always great to be

seen in a positive light.” Big Orange TipOff Club members are expected to warmly embrace Coach Summitt at Wednesday’s luncheon, as it will be the first time some fans will greet her since her recent medical diagnosis. And, they will be prepared to join the chorus if Coach Summitt punctuates her speech by singing, “… Good ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee!”

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a child evangelism “good news club” at a low income apartment complex. Marilyn says the kids are “like sponges, soaking up the Good News.” And the other good news (for their children) is that they’ve stopped embarrassing the kids in the annual letter. Now they’re focused on the grandkids … and they seem to like them better. Amber Talley is engaged to Ben Lowe with the wedding set for May. Lanna Talley is the head pastry chef at Chez Liberty on Kingston Pike near Homberg. Alicia Johnson graduated in logistics from UT in May and then studied abroad in Australia for one month. Chandler graduated from

high school and enrolled at Carson-Newman. Jacob and Adam are 12 and 10 and both like flag football. Adam also plays piano, while Jacob buys coins at flea markets. “If we don’t see you this

year, then we hope to see you in Heaven when that time comes,” wrote Bob. And he recommended a book: “Heaven is for Real” by Todd Burpo. “It’s a great book you will thoroughly enjoy,” he said.

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Making â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with maps Young advocates user friendly greenways maps By Betty Bean Donna Young retired a couple of months ago, but greenways are still her passion, so much so that she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop thinking about ways to entice local elected officials into getting passionate, too. And what better way to do that, she has decided, than to get their constituents excited enough to start calling and emailing their City Council representatives? The former city of Knoxville greenways coordinator says she had been mulling over how to accomplish this when she heard that Far-

ragut Mayor Ralph McGill has credited an abundance of parks and greenways with his town being named the most business friendly city in Tennessee. And that really got her going. Then it came to her: What if she could get her hands on a new kind of map that shows all of the parks and greenways in each City Council district? That would be a useful tool, not only for letting Knoxvillians know the locations of recreational facilities in and around their neighborhoods, but for informing them who they should call (or write, or email) to get more. So she presented her idea to John Innes, president of User Friendly Maps, and to

Robin Easter, whose company designs logos, websites and communications campaigns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ideally, what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to do is give each City Council member a map of their district that will show them what is planned and what exists,â&#x20AC;? she told members of the Knox Greenways Coalition, which held its December meeting at the Knoxville Area Transitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Duncan Center conference room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want a user-friendly map, a second type of map that emphasizes greenways, and since our website is not up right now, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to design a user-friendly public advocacy website. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give us a chance to have sort of an op-ed page.â&#x20AC;?

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Innis said that he wants to simplify the data that is already available to the public, making it easier to cross-reference and use. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Using KGIS (local governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website) is like trying to take sips out of a fire hydrant, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much data out there,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The plan,â&#x20AC;? Young said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is to start a new marketing effort to advocate for greenways and get people to understand that if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to support greenways in a certain area, this would be a way to hook up with the proper City Council member. This would create a user friendly link between people who want to support greenways with the decision makers,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding that

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By Pamela Lester Householder Halls lost one of those â&#x20AC;&#x153;fabric of the communityâ&#x20AC;? kinds of guys on Christmas Eve. John Paul â&#x20AC;&#x153;J.P.â&#x20AC;? Freshour was laid to rest last Tuesday. Some may remember him installing their floors. Others may remember him from his service in the Optimist Club. I remember him as a coach. I met J.P. in the summer of 1969 when I began to play softball. I was 9 years old and selected from tryouts to play for the Halls Optimist Club team with J.P. as the head coach assisted by Herkey Beeler. Our team was very young and inexperienced. There was no tee ball to teach the basic skills. We just scheduled a practice and tried to figure out who was going to play what position. Your first at-bat was with a live pitcher. I, of course, wanted to be the star of the team and my first choice was to play first base. J.P. just smiled and kindly said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pam, first base needs to be played by someone taller than you.â&#x20AC;? Then I asked for second base. He let me try it for a short time. Again, J.P. placed his hand on my shoulder, smiled and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pam, second base is not a good fit for you. I want you to play catcher for the team.â&#x20AC;? I was not very happy with his decision because I felt being a catcher was not an important position. After practice that day J.P. sat down on the bench with me and explained how important the role of catcher is and how confident he was that I was the one for the job. I ended up playing catcher for 11 years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; answer to Johnny Bench. Being a catcher became my passion. Some of my teammates also remember J.P. Sandra Lynn said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;J.P. was the sweetest coach ever. You could tell he wanted to win, but he pushed the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;have fun with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; aspect of playing. He smiled more than any one man I knew. He would have these one-on-one confidence building talks that honestly made you feel like you could catch that ball or hit that home run! I never did hit a home run. He assured me a base hit was as good as a home run. At least I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t out.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was so patient with a klutz like me who had no skill whatsoever. Kindness

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The 1974 Halls Optimist Club softball team members are: (front) Catrina Adams, Lori Whitaker, Dawn â&#x20AC;&#x153;JoJoâ&#x20AC;? Quarles; (middle row) Doris Seymore, Terri Lett, Terry Beeler, Kathy Ramsay, Susan Freshour; (back) coach Herkey Beeler, Pam Lester, Sandy Lynn, Cindy Hopson, Diane Lambdin, Cindy Gray and head coach J.P. Freshour. Photo submitted and patience is what I remember,â&#x20AC;? said Lori Whitaker Witt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was like a father to all of us rather than just a coach. He truly cared about the team and each player. He is how I got the name â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;JoJo.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He just could never remember Dawn and I was talking about the weather one day and somebody

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Pavlis to job applicants: ‘Don’t expect 90 grand’ By the early ShopperNews holiday deadline last week, 10 candidates had pitched their names into the hopper to be considered for the job of counsel to City Council being va-

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Mr. Answer Man looks back You can’t predict which of your well-intentioned ramblings may set someone off. Mr. Answer Man takes a second look at items which provoked some sensitive readers. Q: I’m disgusted with the U.S. Congress and Senate, Mr. Answer Man. Both bodies seem more interested in party agendas than in the welfare of the people. What do you think should be done? Mr. Answer Man recommended an amendment to the Constitution that would bar Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, tea partiers and folks under the age of 65 from elected office. He still doesn’t understand how such a common sense proposal could offend anyone. Q: Mr. Answer Man, W.C. Fields once said, “Any man who hates dogs and babies can’t be all bad.” Looking over the cuts to nonprofits in this year’s Knox County budget, do you think Mayor Tim Burchett fits that description? Mr. Answer pointed out that the questioner was wrong on a couple counts. First, it was writer Leo Rosten who said that about Fields. Second, Tim Burchett is a warmhearted, sentimental soul who tears up at the drop of a hat. For the record, Mr. Answer Man likes the mayor. Q: Mr. Answer Man: Because I have no life, I just read Knox County’s 2010 Consolidated Annual Financial Report. On page 8 I read that the county’s capital assets are “not available for future spending” because the assets “provide services to citizens.” Doesn’t this put a crimp in Mayor Burchett’s plans for Carter Elementary School? Mr. Answer Man noted that assets that do not “provide services” and are free of related debt may be sold. He conducted a forensic audit of the county’s assets and came up with a list of qualifying items: three gas-powered refrigerators, a subscription to National Geographic, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves and Property Assessor Phil Ballard. Immediately following this column, Mr. Answer Man’s membership in the Carter Elementary Boosters’ Club was canceled and his property assessment went up 38 percent. Q: Hello, Mr. Answer Man. What is a “TIF,” and can I get one? I understand it is worth a lot of money. Mr. Answer Man explained that “TIF” is an acronym for “This Is Fantastic.” If you’re dreaming of creating a strip mall or hotel that may create dozens of minimum wage jobs, TIF dollars may be just what you need to bring your vision to life. Before applying, answer these questions: (a) I contributed (blank) to (blank) commissioners’ last election campaigns. (b) Does your car have a bumper sticker that reads “I love The Development Corporation?” (c) Should a developer pay for infrastructure improvements that mainly benefit the developer’s project? The correct answers are: (a) as much as I could to as many as I could (b) yes (c) never. Proving that some folks have no sense of humor, soon after the above ran Mr. Answer Man learned that his TIF application to build a luxury resort for homeless journalists had been turned down.

cated by Charles Swanson, whom Mayor Madeline Rogero tapped as law director. That list was sure to grow longer by the New Year’s Eve deadline. Some were doubtless lured by the salary – lawyers haven’t been immune from the recession, and $90,000 a year for a part-time job makes a comfy cushion against hard times. This will be the brandnew City Council’s most pressing business to date, and they will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, in the Large Assembly Room for a workshop to discuss hiring

Swanson’s replacement. Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis will preside, marking his first time to take up the gavel at a workshop. At least one of his views may not be popular with job applicants. He’s looking to cut the Council counsel’s pay, which was raised in 2007 by thenVice Mayor Mark Brown. “For those who think they’re coming in at 90 grand – guess again,” Pavlis said. “There will be several criteria, and experience is certainly one of them. The pay should be commensurate to the amount of experience. Charles is a person who walked out the door with 28 years’ experience, and I wouldn’t be in favor of starting the next person out at that level.” But that is not to say that he doesn’t consider the job crucial: “The foremost thing on my plate is to get the attorney hired as Swanson’s replacement and we’ve got a workshop on the 5th to

Nick Pavlis File photo discuss that,” he said. “My personal preference would be for a city resident (at least two applicants live in Blount County) and my thought is to do a two-year contract to give them a chance to get their feet wet.” Pavlis said he was surprised not to have been heavily lobbied about the position, but expected that to change after last Friday’s deadline for applications. “There’s only been one,” he said. “Mose Lobetti called me before Christmas on behalf of Jason Long.” Long, who is with Lon-

don and Amburn, was one of the first to submit an application. He is a former law partner of Swanson and filled in for him at meetings when Swanson could not attend. Other candidates who had filed by Wednesday noon are John F. Weaver Jr.; Arun Rattan; Melanie Davis, who is with the Maryville firm Kizer and Black; Thomas McCroskey, also of Maryville; Stephen R. Wise of Wise and Reeves (Wise represents the Metropolitan Planning Commission); former law department employee George T. Underwood Jr. of the Underwood Law Practice; David Dothard of Breeding and Dothard; and Michael Cramer, another former city law department lawyer, of Norton, Spangler and Cramer. Former City Council member Rob Frost, who is with Arnett, Draper and Hagood, was expected to file an application before week’s end, as well.

Pension reform tops ‘to-do’ list Pension reform will be high on the “things to do” list for Mayor Madeline Rogero whether she wants to deal with it or not. In fact, changes must be voted on by November 2012 or we must wait two years to 2014. Costs are rising and getting a handle on them will be hard. Delay only adds to the cost. While Dave Hill will receive a city pension in 2017 at a little more than $12,500 a year, his supplemental account value is $46,515 as of Sept. 30, 2011, which he can cash in now. New federal court clerk and former city law director Deborah Poplin will earn $1,841.38 at age 62 (many years from now) after 13 years and 10 months with the city on two separate occasions. Her supplemental retirement account value is considerable at $60,450.81 as of Sept. 30, 2011. She can withdraw it when she no longer works for the city. Current city charter provisions mandate a 3 percent

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annual increase even when the cost of living is less. This is more than current city employees’ mandated 2.5 percent annual increase and is hard to justify. The eligible age to draw the city pension could be moved from 62 to 64 which would impact future employees but reduce costs. Current annual contributions by city employees to the retirement system could be increased. These changes stir opposition from some. The current task force has not made a report back to the city and it is not expected to urge many significant recommendations. Expect to see Rogero chosen as the new pension board chair if she is willing to do it. That will give her an important voice in mak-

Events set for MLK holiday Various local events are set to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 16, a holiday for most. The MLK Tribute Service is 11:45 a.m. Jan. 16 at the Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church, with the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Goodman Jr. speaking. Dr. Goodman is the senior pastor of the historic Tabernacle Baptist

ing needed changes. ■ Lisa Hatfield, Knoxville city attorney whose law license was suspended for a week for not completing CLE requirements, also has a reputation for not returning phone calls promptly or ever. Law Director Charles Swanson may wish to remind her that her $79,000 plus salary is paid by city taxpayers and calls from taxpayers should be returned the same day. She should take seriously whatever her new boss tells her as Swanson will run a tight ship as law director. ■ Ivan Harmon told me that he plans a third campaign for mayor in 2015. (He ran against me in 1995 and again in 2011 against Rogero). ■ Meanwhile, Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones has hired Harmon as a maintenance supervisor at the Knox County penal farm. When I spoke to Harmon, he was doing some repairs with a work crew at Three Ridges

Church in Augusta, Ga. He has traveled abroad to preach and study in the Holy Land and was recently inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers. He was voted one of “America’s Most Loved Pastors” in the 2006 issue of Gospel Today magazine. This event is free and open to the public. The annual MLK Leadership Luncheon will be noon Thursday,

Golf Course. Sheriff Jones actively backed Harmon for mayor this past election and they are longtime hunting friends. Jones and Harmon then openly backed Mark Padgett against Rogero in the mayoral runoff. This employment will add to Harmon’s county pension which he already has from his County Commission service but he will not be part of the lucrative sheriff’s pension plan. ■ Anne Woodle, FFM (First Friend of Madeline), says she will not be working for the city but will continue to be a close friend of the mayor. She was on the transition committee along with Larry Martin and Sam Anderson. Woodle is a former school board member and her son is married to council member Finbarr Saunders’ daughter who works for the city of Knoxville. Woodle is well connected in the new city government. Contact Victor Ashe, 16-year Knoxville mayor and former U.S. ambassador to Poland, at vhashe@aol.com/.

Jan. 12, at the Knoxville Marriott ballroom. Judge John Westley McClarty, who sits on the Court of Appeals for East Tennessee, will speak. Judge McClarty has served as Juvenile Court referee and special judge for Chattanooga City Court. Luncheon tickets may be purchased by calling 215-2048. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door the day of the event. Info: www.MLKKnoxville.org.

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Much to anticipate in 2012 “Elections have consequences” is a political buzzword and it’s true. It should have surprised no one when the Republicans took control of county election commissions following the party’s ascent to majority status in Nashville. And it should not be a huge shock that Madeline Rogero thought outside the white bread, white male box in naming her directors. It’s exciting to see the intelligence, training and diversity of Rogero’s appointments. It’s exciting to anticipate the ideas this group will propose to make Knoxville a better place to live and work. Despite the Bah! Humbug! advice from another pundit who urged Rogero to be careful lest she be a one-termer, our first female mayor has chosen boldly. Let the games begin. Pensions: How much should the promises of the past impede the progress of the future? Public employee pensions are the 800pound gorilla that’s gobbling up scarce resources. I was amazed to read Victor Ashe’s comments about a mandatory annual 3 percent cost of living increase in city pensions. Leaders should quit pussy-footing around and get pension reform on the ballot. Let voters decide what we can afford. Public employees are nice folks, but so are preachers, bakers and candle-stick makers. Pay workers a fair wage and contribute toward their retirement. But guaranteed pay-outs and automatic cost of living increases are unsustainable. This is the paramount issue of 2012 and beyond.

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Meet a couple of Rogero’s directors: Patricia Robledo will head the new Office of Business Support. She is a small-business owner and the executive director of the Robledo Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee. Robledo, who is married to downtown developer John Craig, moved here from Colombia in 1980 and worked for the 1982 World’s Fair. She became an American citizen in 1990, attended the University of Tennessee and then graduated with a double major in biology and medical technology from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. In 1997, she founded Robledo Translations LLC, which provides Spanishlanguage interpretation and consulting services to companies and agencies across East Tennessee. Christi Branscom is the new public works director. A lawyer, she has been with Partners Development since 1991 and also is president and founder of Grace Construction. She has a principal broker’s license and a law degree. Branscom is a member

of national, state and local associations of home builders and Realtors. She is a past vice chair of the Central Business Improvement District and served on the executive committee of the Knoxville Chamber. Branscom has worked on numerous Partners projects, including Gettysvue, CarsonNewman College and Wei sga r ber Medical Park. She graduated with honors in finance from the Branscom Un iver sit y of Tennessee and earned her law degree from the University of Memphis. Twenty or 30 years ago these appointments would not have been possible because women with these credentials were rare or nonexistent. But then so were women mayors. ■

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It’s too late for Fountain City, where a crematorium was permitted near a residential area, but the Gentry-Griffey construction got the town to talking and the City Council asked the Metropolitan Planning Commission for a report. MPC has set a public hearing for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the small assembly room of the City County Building to take comments on appropriate siting and permitting of crematoria. MPC staff will examine current regulations and review best practices throughout the state and nation. Staff will then recommend postponement of the MPC

agenda item set for consid- ■ Dave Wright eration Jan. 12, pending a looks ahead recent petition to the city’s Commissioner Dave Board of Zoning Appeals regarding the Fountain City Wright says 2012 will be interesting because “so many permit. subjects have taken on a life ■ But what about of their own.” Schools: “We know the skunk? there’s a $7 million shortWe hate to disillusion fall, but it could be as much the young fellow, but Maras $14 million.” Wright shall Stair, meet Dave wants the school board to Wright. “come with a budget that Marshall is the youngest matches its income” and member of City Council. He says Superintendent Dr. Jim lifted both McIntyre won’t tell him how arms in the many seats are available for air after his students. “If we drew a cirs w e a r i n g cle three miles around Vine in. He’s ex- Middle School, we would cited about have enough kids (to fill it),” service. he said. “Of course, we can’t Dave is do that.” a grizzled Budget: “I expect the C o u n t y city and county to work toWright C o m m i s - gether to make government sion veteran, and he also more efficient. … If I lived had high hopes following in the city, I’d want the city his election. Dave’s wife, to go out of business. Those Pat, picks up the story: taxpayers are paying douThe first call, before he ble.” was even sworn in, came Pensions: “We sit here from a woman who want- and say the federal governed a dead skunk picked ment is growing at an unup. Dave called the public sustainable rate. Well, what works department. They are we doing?” came out and couldn’t find Charter review: “I fait. But the woman wouldn’t vor 13 to 15 commissioners, take no. She could smell it. one from each district, and So Dave went out himself no at-large members.” and sure enough. He found Contact: “Call me at it about 100 yards off the 556-6930, but if it’s a dead road on private property. skunk, call 215-HELP and Pat didn’t say what Dave ask for April.” did with the skunk, but she did tell another story about ■ Larry Smith a constituent who called looks ahead after a neighborhood altercation. Seems this fellow Commissioner R. Larry thought a horse was being Smith divides his concerns abused so he crept through into district and countywide the woods and up to the categories. fence to check it. For the 7th District, he The neighbor pounced wants completion of Emory and punched him with a Road through Powell (a state rock. concern), and a community

center for Heiskell. He wants the county to pave streets in Saddlebrooke subdivision where the developer “never put a second coat of asphalt on it,” and he wants to get the trash burned at Clayton Park in Halls. “I may have to call the Boy Scouts to help with that,” he said. Smith wants the Halls greenway project finished. “It’s such a small project … should have already been done.” He wants a northbound turn lane on MaynardSmith ville Pike at the Time Out Deli center. Countywide, Smith is troubled by the lack of new development. That’s reflected in the short meetings of MPC. “They start at 1 and are out by 3 p.m.,” he said, “and that’s with a long prayer.” Rural/Metro’s contract for ambulance service is up for renewal in August. Litigation between Natural Resources Recovery and Brad Mayes should “wrap up” this year and Knox County may “get some money.” Pensions: “It’s obvious we’re in the hole. We need to put (reform) on the ballot and stop the bleeding. Educate the people and vote.” Bonuses: “I’m not for (fee offices) paying $3,000 bonuses for taking an open book test.” Schools: “We start with a $7 million deficit; it could grow to $11 million or more.” Lakeshore: “Looks like it will close. (Knox County) will do something with those patients. It’s our obligation.”

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A memoir with a twist By Betty Bean

Psychotherapist’s first book praised

rom the beginning, Carolyn Dobbins excelled. A stellar student and an Olympiccaliber athlete, as a teenager, there appeared to be no limit to what she could accomplish. Today she is Dr. Carolyn Dobbins, a respected psychotherapist with a Vanderbilt doctorate and a practice that fulfills her long-held desire to help people who are struggling with mental health issues. Contained within that broad outline is a remarkable story. This fall, she began its telling by publishing her first book, “What a Life Can Be,” in which she tells the story of “Jane,” a client who has struggled all her life with schizo-affective disorder, a cross between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. It begins July 20, 2009, the date of Jane’s first session with Dobbins. Soon, Jane says she has decided to put her life down on paper for Dobbins’ review. The resulting memoir forms the basis of the book. Jane tells about the onset of her mental illness at the age of 17 and how it (along with a host of physical injuries) ended a promising career as an Alpine (and later a Nordic) skier on track to participate in the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid.

“My legs were heavy, like lead. My balance was off. I was dizzy. I was slow. I didn’t know what was what. I’d jump on the trampoline and complain that the springs were shot. I’d play tennis and say that the racket needed new strings. I’d cross-country ski and complain about the wax being wrong. Then, I realized it was me,” she said. She kept trying for a while – stayed in boarding school at the ski academy in Vermont where she had been training and even started college there. Eventually, she asked her parents to help her come home to Knoxville because the process of securing a plane ticket was too daunting. Fast forwarding, she enrolled in the University of Tennessee, made straight As, transferred to the University of Utah, excelled and graduated. She recounted coming home from school to see her younger sister graduate from college and having a mental breakdown that made it obvious that her earlier diagnosis – bipolar disorder – was incorrect. She tells her story in a matterof-fact, compassionate fashion, sparing judgment – of the psychiatrists who tinkered with her medications with disastrous re-

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sults, and ultimately of herself, as well. She experienced jail, homelessness, marriage, a brief career as a country music singer, divorce and loneliness. There were successful careers built and lost and constant fear. The brutal facts are leavened with humor (like the time she called the White House to tell George H.W. Bush to shut up and eat his broccoli and got a call back from someone wanting to know if she was OK) and triumph (like successfully defending her dissertation just a week after being jailed, lost in the system and then hospitalized for a month). And it is not until the end of the narrative that Dobbins reveals the most crucial fact:

She is Jane. “I have written a book about my therapist, myself. It’s not about two people, but one who cares and who has a lot to manage and who does so as graciously as possible. That’s what a life can be. And that’s what it has been for me.” Dobbins was somewhat fearful of telling her story and wrote the first version under a pen name. Her publisher urged her to drop the pseudonym, and, with some trepidation, she reworked the book under her own name. It was published in October by Bridgecross Communications and is available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. She has been interviewed on a national radio show that deals with mental health issues and plans to do some local presentations in the upcoming months. She is happy to have conquered her fear of telling her story. “I’ve been ill for 34 years; every day’s been a trial run,” she said. “There’s something to deal with every day that I get through and do. I call it a job. It’s a job in and of itself to take care of myself. I’m not reckless about it. Every day is just a further refinement. If I see a bump, I just deal with it. It’s never cost me a job.” The deeply spiritual Dobbins works with the Philadelphians Prison Ministry and has a private practice. She keeps up with local mental health issues, and although

she says she is not an expert on the subject, she is very concerned about the fate of the long-term patients at Lakeshore Mental Health Institute and for the employees who must find other arrangements when the state shuts the hospital down next year. “My concern is follow-through. If this absolutely has to occur, will these people have the care they need? And what will happen to the employees? Why are we doing this in the first place? We need a place like Lakeshore. If not, we need to take the money and hire people to run group homes. I am concerned that we’re going to end up with more homeless people, more people in jail. We’re talking about people who have been institutionalized for years. I know how hard it is to try and help someone homeless to become independent and get on their feet. Even with people who are young and have family support, it is not easy.” Finally, it is her goal to provide hope for the mentally ill and their families. “If you’re at the end of your rope and ready to give up, I say just give it some time and keep trying. Others have done it. Other people in this world have it a lot worse than I do, and when I think about the people I might be able to help, if I can help people, writing this book will have been worth the effort.”

Lions get ‘new’ truck for vision lab Jim McFarland of the Smoky Mountain LiBy Greg Householder ons Charities took possession of the truck at A few months ago, Remote Area Medical RAM headquarters in Island Home last week. donated a mobile vision lab to the Smoky The truck, a 1995 International FL70 with a Mountain Lions Charities. Last week, the “gooseneck” hitch, will also go to the paint shop Lions finalized the purchase of a truck from for the SMLC logo to replace the RAM one. RAM to pull it. The Lions will screen potential patients for Remote Area Medical had been using the eligibility. Depending on the individual cirlong trailer loaded with equipment which cumstances, the patient will be asked to go to fits prescription lenses to new frames for an optometrist for an eye exam and then told about 10 years. Earlier this year, RAM rewhere the lab will be set up. These patients ceived a newer, larger lab trailer and no lonwill bring their prescriptions to the lab and ger needed the older one, hence the donathe Lions will assemble the eyeglasses. Others tion to the Lions. may simply be told to come to the lab where The older trailer needs some work. Its roof an optometrist will conduct the eye exam and leaks and there is some wiring to be done, then the Lions will assemble the glasses. but the Lions have it covered. They are hoping to tow the lab in for repair this week. The McFarland said the reason for this dual Lions plan to start using the lab in March. process is because typically an optometrist can conduct only 15-18 eye exams in a day “So many people in East Tennessee need and the lab will have the capacity of assemglasses and this is going to extend the Lions bling about 100 glasses in a day. efforts,” said Stan Brock, founder of RAM. The Lions are looking for sponsors for the He said half or more of RAM’s patients Jim McFarland of the Smoky Mountain Lions Charities is ready to drive the group’s “new” truck vision lab, donations to help purchase lensare there for vision issues. purchased from Remote Area Medical. The truck will be used to pull the mobile vision lab RAM es, optometrists to do the exams and volun“We get calls all the time from people donated to the Lions earlier this year. Photo by Greg Householder teer technicians. Anyone interested should needing glasses,” said Brock. “Sometimes we contact McFarland at 556-9091. Donations have to tell them – ‘well, our next expedition may be mailed to Jim McFarland, 8030 Whitestone Road, is in Wise, Va.,’ or someplace. With the Lions having their from being used in the U.S. own lab, we can refer many of those patients to them.” “The millions of glasses recycled by the Lions are essentially Knoxville, TN 37938. The Smoky Mountain Lions Charities is a 501(c)(3) orgaThough the Lions accept used glasses through collection going overseas,” said Brock. The Lions donate glasses to RAM nization and all donations are tax deductible. boxes located around the community, law prevents those for use in the group’s foreign expeditions.

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“The only one on earth who loves you more than you love yourself is your dog.” They are company when you are lonely, solace when you are sad, protection when you are uneasy and a one-member welcoming committee when you come home. They never criticize your taste, they forgive your shortcomings and they keep your secrets. I have loved and lost several dogs over the years. That end of the deal never gets easier, but as I have written in this space before, “Loss is the price of love.” That is true of dogs (whose life expectancy is much shorter than ours) and of humans as well. Give your heart away, and it may get broken. But love is always worth running the risk, taking the chance. I will have a dog again – sooner rather than later, I hope – but until then, I am happy to be visited by my “grand-dogs.”

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■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane (across from Tractor Supply in Halls), distributes free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday of the month. Info: 566-1265. ■ New Hope Baptist Church distributes food from its food pantry to local families in need 6-8 p.m. every third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

Music services ■ New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road, will host a gospel singing 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, featuring the New Calvary Echoes. There will be no charge. Love offering

■ Beaver Ridge UMC , 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will have a beginner yoga class Mondays from 6-7 p.m. upstairs in the family life center. Cost is $10 per class or $40 for five classes. Bring a mat, towel and water. Info: Dena Bower, 567-7615 or email denabower@comcast. net. ■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5. Info: 689-7001.

■ Fairview Baptist Church , 7424 Fairview Road off East Emory Road, hosts a Celebrate Recovery program 7-9 p.m. Thursdays. ■ New Hope Baptist Church , 7602 Bud Hawkins Road in Corryton, hosts Celebrate Recovery adult and youth classes 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 12-step class 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Info: 688-5330. ■ Dayspring Church, 901 Callahan Drive, Suite 109, will offer Divorce Care classes 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Mondays. There is no charge for the 13-week program and child care will be provided. Info: 242-3995.

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Chase Gregory will celebrate his second birthday Jan. 5. His parents are Rob and Michelle Gregory. Chase has a sister, Gracie. Grandparents are Gloria Gregory, Pat Sisson and Bob Gregory.

Angie Merritt will be the guest speaker for the Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon at noon Tuesday, Jan. 3. The KFL is a group of Christian men and women who meet weekly at the Golden Corral in Powell.

Louise McDaniel Earl Bonham

Birthdays

Merritt to speak at KFL

■ Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church offers an Internet prayer line. Anytime you have a prayer or concern, call the line and leave a message. Someone will be praying about the request with you within 24 hours. Prayer line: 484-4066.

CONDOLENCES ■ Mynatt Funeral Homes Inc. (922-9195 or 688-2331):

Workshops and classes

Faithway

Baptist Church

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Sunday School 10:00 am Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed. Evening Worship 7:00 pm 4402 Crippen Rd. Halls, Knoxville • 922-3939 Rick Passmore, Pastor

“Totes of Love” are ready for distribution to deserving kids at Copper Ridge Elementary and Powell Middle schools. Photo submitted

Heiskell gives ‘Totes of Love’ 102 kids and 85 seniors receive gifts By Greg Householder The Heiskell Community Center distributed “Totes of Love” bags filled with personal hygiene items and school supplies to 102 children at Copper Ridge Elementary and Powell Middle schools. The “Totes of Love” project began in the summer with donations of fabric from the Knoxville and Nashville Chapters of the American Society of Interior Designers. The fabric was gathered by interior designer Susan Ballard and donated to the Community Center. The fabric samples are discontinued and scrap that is normally burned or placed in landfills. Ballard approached Janice White at the Heiskell Community Center to see if projects could be done to both save the fabric and benefit the community. Thus, the “Totes of Love” was born. White approached the Heiskell Seniors Group, Heiskell United Methodist Church, the Powell Business and Professional Association and members of the community to ask for help in sewing the totes and filling them. An overwhelming outpouring of support resulted in enough product to fill not only 102 totes for the children, but also 85 totes filled with fruit, scarves and gloves for the Heiskell seniors. Totes were sewn by Taffy Kanipe, Joan Freeman, Lois Mroz, Bessie Durham, Marjorie Gardner, Cathy Abell, Liz Jett, JoAnn Strickland, Jeri Foust and others. Donations of product or money were supplied by U.S. Post Office Credit Union, Comfort Inn in Powell, Y-12 Credit Union, UT Credit Union, A.J.’s Hair Salon, Heiskell United Methodist Church members, Heiskell Seniors Group members, Emory Family Practice, Jim and Jacki Kirk, Matt and Daphne Richards, Deena Bower, Nita Buell Black, Walgreens in Powell, Powell Florist, Deborah Webb, Noreen Hall, Molly Durr, Alissa Stone, Dr. Reed Crumpton, Dr. Patrick Kennedy, Corryton Alignment and Brake Service, Donna Yardley and others. Fabric from the interior designers has also been distributed to Lost Sheep Ministries and Wallace Memorial Baptist Church for their various projects. The “Totes of Love” will continue to be sewn yearlong to be filled again next year and hopefully will include more schools. Anyone who wants to help should call Janice White at 548-0326.

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Halls Elementary School popped open a blast from the past May 21 with the unveiling of a time capsule that was sealed in 1986. Shown at the ceremony are Halls Elementary principal Dr. Chris Henderson, former principal Dr. Nancy Maland and County Commissioner R. Larry Smith. Former principal Scott Haynes said he got the idea for the time capsule when the cornerstone from the original school building was finally brought over to the new building (which opened in 1984). “It was too late to put it here and we didn’t know until we opened it that it had stuff in it, too,” Haynes said. “We thought (2011) was so far in the future. …” Items in the capsule included a laminated newspaper article on teacher Christa McAullife, killed in January 1986 along with six NASA astronauts in the Challenger disaster; a cafeteria menu; a flour sifter; and, yep, plenty of Halls Shoppers.

Halls Elementary time capsule opened

We’ll remember Halls 2011 Here are some memories we’ll take with us as we look back on 2011 …

Sterchi team honors J.W. Jones Members of the 1961-62 Sterchi Elementary 8th grade Royals, which won the East Tennessee Elementary Championship with a 30-1 record, surprised coach J.W. Jones (center) with a special 50th anniversary luncheon at Litton’s in November. The lunch was organized by former players Mike Fleming and Jimmy Sullivan. Jones later coached basketball and golf at Halls High.

Halls Lions Club turns 50

The Halls Lions Club celebrated a big birthday March 19 at a special gala for the club’s 50th anniversary. It was chartered Feb. 10, 1961. At the ceremony, Lions District 12N governor Bill McDonald joined in the recognition of Edythe and Kenneth McNabb (a charter member) with past international director Bill Watkins and (back) longtime Halls Lions Club members Carl and Jennie McDaniel.

First inductees named to Halls High Hall of Fame Eddie Bright, Ruth Haynes and Randall Stout were selected in April to be the inaugural inductees to the Halls High School Alumni Hall of Fame. Bright is a 1977 Halls High graduate who is a senior research scientist team leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a nationallyrecognized expert in remote sensing and spatial modeling. Haynes, a 1941 Halls High graduate, served as the school’s secretary from 1942 until her retirement

Sally Dill passes away

in 1982. Stout, a 1976 Halls High graduate, is the president and principal-in-charge of the Los Angeles-based Randall Stout Architects

Inc. Stout’s projects have won numerous awards for excellence in design and have been featured in international publications and exhibitions.

Sally Dill, the longtime manager of the Halls Branch Library, passed away Feb. 1. She was 65. Dill served as the branch manager of the Halls library for 19 years. She worked for the Knox County Public Library for 25 years. “She was always in tune with her library patrons, recommending books and authors for the youngest to adult patrons,” says library director Myretta Black.

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY SHOPPER-NEWS • JANUARY 2, 2012 • A-9

75 at 75

Four named to Central High Wall of Fame Dr. Ralph Norman (Class of ’51), the Rev. Billy Wallace (Class of ’41), Charlotte Davis (Class of ’51) and Eddie Mannis (Class of ’77) were inducted into the Central High School Wall of Fame at a breakfast ceremony Nov. 12. Norman was recruited in 1966 to start the Department of Religious Studies at UT. Wallace is an ordained minis-

ter who pastored several churches before being hired as the assistant director of the Department of Correspondence Studies at UT in 1968. Davis was head nurse on the pediatrics ward at the old St. Mary’s Hospital. Mannis established Prestige Cleaners and the HonorAir Knoxville flights to Washington, D.C., for World War II and Korean War veterans.

Broadway Barbershop owner Roy Hembree (above, cutting the hair of longtime customer Manny Ilagan) turned 75 on Sept. 1 and held his own personal walk-a-thon Sept. 11, walking 75 laps around Fountain City Park. Donations that he solicited for the walk were given to the Fountain City Lions Club’s annual White Cane Day fund drive.

We’ll remember Fountain City 2011

Booker is state Teacher of the Year Central High School English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher Byron A. Booker was named Tennessee Teacher of the Year in October at the annual banquet in Nashville.

Booker was lauded following an August 2008 shooting at the school by helping his students, many of whom witnessed the shooting, deal with the tragedy.

Max Alvarez passes away

Max Alvarez, for years the go-to guy for Fountain City Park and Lake as a member of the Fountain City Lions Club, passed away in November. He was 93 and living in Signal Mountain. Here, he is shown with his wife of 69 years, Avelina “A” Alvarez, and the memorial to veterans at Fountain City Lake on the day of its dedication. He was the Fountain City Man of the Year in 1989, a World War II veteran, a member of Beaver Brook Country Club and the co-founder of Vulcan Safety Shoes.

Helton, Scott are FC Man and Woman of the Year Joel Helton and Nan Scott were named Fountain City Man and Woman of the Year during the annual Honor Fountain City Day on Memorial Day. Helton was recognized for his 27 years as a Central High School teacher and coach; Scott was recognized for her volunteer work with Fountain City Presbyterian Church and other groups. Longtime community activist Joe Hitch took home the Friend of Fountain City Award.

Nan Scott

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Blayke Holbert and her mom, Angie, enjoy a fun night together at Brickey-McCloud Elementary.

Kyleigh McMahan, Ryland Yeatts and Hannah Smith show off their dance moves for the crowd.

Dancing the night away Kate Sparks and Raelyn Akers perform a line dance in the Brickey-McCloud gym.

Kindergarten students and their parents enjoyed a fun night together at Brickey-McCloud Elementary at the annual Christmas dance. Girls dressed in their prettiest party outfits and boys wore clothes that transformed them into handsome young men. Parents danced with their children and spent the evening enjoying the company of friends. A visit by Santa Claus made the evening extra special.

Isaiah and Roman Webb pose for a holiday picture. Brickey-McCloud Elementary kindergarten students Ella Kate Smith, Chloe Cunningham and Violet Truong take a break from dancing. Photos submitted

Keli Hopkins and her son, Walker, dance together at the kindergarten Christmas dance at Brickey-McCloud Elementary.

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Tuesday, January 24: Tuesday, January 31: A Trio Of Talent

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Thursday, Jan. 19 6pm - 8pm

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Tuesday, February 21: Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler!

Tuesday, February 28: Southern Fare with a Mediterranean Flair

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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY SHOPPER-NEWS • JANUARY 2, 2012 • A-11

business News from First Tennessee

Partners with UT By Pam Fansler

Tennova partners with C-N nursing program Celebrating the Cooperative Learning Program between North Knoxville Medical Center, formerly Mercy North, and CarsonNewman College School of Nursing are: Pat Crotty, RN, CarsonNewman College; Jessica Tarbet, Francisca Felipe and Brittany West, nursing students; Julie Kelley, RN, North Knoxville Medi-

cal Center preceptor; Vickie Lollar, RN, North Knoxville Medical Center preceptor; and Lindsay Reynolds, Tiffany Smith and Katie Myers, nursing students. Carson-Newman students will perform clinical rotations with designated nurses at North Knoxville Medical Center. Photo submitted

Bo Shafer, Salvation Army board member emeritus, thanks Dan Fleming, Pilot operations manager, for the $35,000 contribution from the red paper kettle campaign. Pilot customers from 39 stores bought paper kettles for $1 to support the Salvation Army. Behind them are Jimmy Fleming, Ted Juranek and Keith Manor. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Pilot Flying J donates $35,000 to Salvation Army

Bo Shafer brought along his wife, Jane. They were married Dec. 18.

We are very proud of our relationship with the University of Tennessee. Not only is the University one of our strongest friends, First Tennessee is the official Bank of the Vols. The First Tennessee Foundation Fansler contributes to the University’s excellent academic programs, including scholarship support as well as the MBA Symposium, an annual event designed to provide UT-Knoxville MBA students, faculty and alumni as well as members of the local business community with exposure to a nationally known senior business leader who can engage discussion around a critical business issue. The Foundation became the presenting sponsor of the UT MBA Symposium in 2007. In 2010 we hosted Bob McDonald, board chair, president and CEO of Procter & Gamble and a UT Knoxville alumnus. Students heard about McDonald’s values-based leadership beliefs which align so well with First Tennessee’s core values of putting employee and customers first and supporting them with a nurturing culture. Last year’s symposium speaker was Dick Clark, president and CEO of Merck from 2005-2010, who implemented a successful business strategy and led an historic corporate merger. At the same time, he extended Merck’s strong leadership in corporate social responsibility, embedding it into every facet of the company’s business. Because of Clark’s leadership and vision, Merck now has a new way to deliver the company’s mission of saving and improving lives. The company recently announced its “Merck for Mothers” initiative in which it will join global partners to create a world where no woman has to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. The 10-year, half-billion dollar initiative supports the United Nations goal to help reduce maternal mortality by 75 percent. Responsible leadership is something we heartily embrace at First Tennessee, and we’re especially proud of our community service and family-friendly work environment. We also have a strong commitment to the communities in which we do business. In addition to our charitable contributions, our employees in the East Tennessee Region contributed almost 13,000 volunteer hours to their communities. Those volunteer hours were a major driver in First Horizon National Corporation being selected as one of 15 financial institutions to receive a 2010 Community Service Leadership Award from the Financial Services Roundtable. Pam Fansler is president of First Tennessee Bank’s East Tennessee region.

Home for the holidays Rural/Metro EMTs Cory Killion and Teona Rutherford transport patient Alesia Hardin to her sister’s home for Christmas from Hillcrest North nursing home as part of Rural/ Metro’s annual Home for the Holidays program. For more than 25 years, the program has provided free professional transportation to help people in nursing homes or assisted living facilities go home to be with their families during the holidays. Photo submitted

Fulton Alumni The Fulton Alumni Association is gathering information for a directory. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 10. Info: www.fultonfalcons. com or call Ray Abbas, 6073074.

Harold’s Tours to host presentation Harold’s Tours will host a pot luck dinner 11 a.m. to

COMMUNITY CLUBS ■ The West Knox Toastmaster Club meets 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7324 Middlebrook Pike. Now accepting new members. Info: Ken Roberts, 680-3443. ■ Longstreet-Zollicoffer Camp 87, Sons of Confederate Veterans will have its monthly business meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike. Prior to the meeting, Sam Forrester will present a program on the battles during the War Between the States along the Chattahoochee River. Free admission. ■ The Knoxville Writers’ Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at Laurel Theater. Winners of this year’s Knoxville Writers’ Guild contests will read their entries. A $2 donation will be requested at the door. Everyone is invited. Info: www.knoxvillewritersguild. org.

1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Halls Senior Center on Crippen Road. Come hear about tours planned for 2012 and bring a covered dish.

Get fit on your schedule at Workout Anytime John Heifner is a certified personal trainer and a registered nurse who provides preventive counsel to clients. Heifner opened Workout Anytime last March and offers an assortment of cardio and elliptical machines, treadmills, bicycles, free weights and more in a welcoming, noncompetitive atmosphere. Workout Anytime is staffed with knowledgeable trainers who can provide guidance and encouragement to the exercise novice or the professional athlete at 3547 W. Emory Road (near Food City in Powell). Info: 441-4471. Photo by Ruth White

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BEAUTIFUL NORRIS LAKE! This .93 acre lot in the gated community of Hickory Pointe features: Year-round lake access & $500 year dues include club house, pool, boat ramp and boat slips on first come basis. $19,900 or 1.8 acre for $38,000. Well & septic needed. (742593)

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

A stroke patient cautions: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ignore your symptoms In the spring of 2007, Lori McKinney of Maryville noticed that as she typed at her computer, her left hand didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also had decreased vision in my left eye, slurred speech, and weakness in my left arm,â&#x20AC;? McKinney remembers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just ignored it. I was really afraid it was a brain tumor.â&#x20AC;? Then, on May 10, 2007, McKinney got a terrible headache as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was at home at the time and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to work. Over the next few days, I had increasing problems.â&#x20AC;? At the urging of her husband, Jim, McKinney ďŹ nally made an appointment with her primary care doctor. The exam found her blood pressure was dangerously high, and a CT scan showed a spot on the right side of her brain. A follow-up MRI revealed the spot was not a tumor as she feared, but a stroke caused by a blockage. Like heart arteries, brain blood vessels can build up plaque that restricts the flow of blood and causes a stroke. Strokes are either caused by blockages or bleeds. With a bleed, a blood vessel bursts in the brain and dam-

ages the tissue around it. Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Although most stroke victims are older than 65, McKinney was just 43 at the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was really scary,â&#x20AC;? she says. Within a week, McKinney was referred to Dr. Keith Woodward, a neurointerventional radiologist who treats strokes at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Dr. Woodward is one of only 300 physicians in the United States who performs a minimally-invasive procedure to treat strokes called intracranial angioplasty. In this procedure, a tiny balloon is threaded through an artery in the groin, up to the brain and the area of blockage. The balloon is then expanded to force accumulated fatty plaque against the artery wall, opening the blood vessel. Intercranial angioplasty can be done with or without a â&#x20AC;&#x153;stent.â&#x20AC;? A stent is a tiny wire coil left behind to keep the artery propped open. Stroke patient Lori McKinney says she should have recognized her stroke McKinney couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a stent, symptoms sooner. she says, because Dr. Woodward felt it would be too dangerous. state-of-the-art imaging machines physician an accurate 3-D picture Both types of brain angioplasty at Fort Sanders, which take con- of the brain throughout the proceare performed with the beneďŹ t of tinuous CT images that give the dure. Intracranial angioplasty has

a short hospitalization and is considered minimally invasive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went from 99 percent blockage overall, to 60 percent ďŹ&#x201A;ow,â&#x20AC;? says McKinney. A second angioplasty in August 2007 increased the ďŹ&#x201A;ow of blood to her brain even more. McKinney, a social worker, missed six months of work throughout the ordeal, but is fully recovered now after some physical and speech therapy. McKinney says she felt conďŹ dent in Fort Sanders and in Dr. Woodward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about Dr. Woodward,â&#x20AC;? smiles McKinney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just an incredible miracle.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, I had a whole lot of help. I give a lot of glory to the Lord.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? McKinney is thankful for Fort Sanders and its ability to offer such a state-of-the-art treatment for strokes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was wonderful, absolutely wonderful,â&#x20AC;? McKinney says of her care at Fort Sanders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the time I got here until the time I left four days later, it was excellent care.â&#x20AC;? For more information about care at the Fort Sanders Primary Stroke Center, call 865-673-FORT (3678) or go to fsregional.com.

Symptoms of stroke may include: weakness of the face or arm on one side of the body, loss of vision and a sudden severe headache.

Fort Sanders Regional: A Primary Stroke Center

The Bi-Plane Angiography system at Fort Sanders Regional helps neurointerventional radiologist Dr. Keith Woodward reverse the effects of many strokes and aneurysms.

Innovative treatment at Fort Sanders for strokes and aneurysms Woodward, M.D., is a certiďŹ ed neurointerventional radiologist at Fort Sanders Regional. He is one of the few physicians in the United States who uses the bi-plane technology to seal off an aneurysm. He does this by coiling a tiny platinum wire into the weakened blood vessel in the brain. Dr. Woodward also uses the bi-plane to help him retrieve blood clots from the brain with a small corkscrew device. Restoring blood ďŹ&#x201A;ow quickly can often reverse the effects of a stroke. Both procedures are done less invasively through a tiny catheter inserted by a needle stick in the groin area. Patients experience a smaller amount of pain, a shorter hospital stay and a

quicker recovery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting to be able to treat major diseases of the blood vessels in the brain without major surgery,â&#x20AC;? explains Dr. Woodward. Not all patients can be treated with these techniques. In some cases, traditional neurosurgery may be recommended. Fort Sanders neurointerventional radiologists and neurosurgeons work together to determine the best treatment for each individual patient. For more information about the treatment of strokes and aneurysms at Fort Sanders Regional, call 673-FORT (3678) or visit our website at fsregional.com.

(called thrombolytics) that can open blocked arteries and reduce the effects of stroke. For patients who arrive in the emergency room after three hours, thrombolytics can be administered directly into the clot through a small catheter that goes up the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leg into in the blocked artery in their brain. A corkscrew Stroke patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brain scan device, called the Merci clot retriever, can be inserted through a catheter to memory. Temporary or longremove a clot to restore nor- paralysis on one side of the mal blood ďŹ&#x201A;ow to large arter- body can also occur. The nationally-recognized rehabiliies in the brain. As a Stroke Center of Ex- tation programs at Patricia cellence, the care provided Neal Rehabilitation Center by Fort Sanders Regional and help stroke patients restore Patricia Neal Rehabilitation abilities and regain lost caCenter (located inside Fort pacity. Fort Sanders and PatriSanders) is second to none. The facility is one of the few cia Neal have achieved such in Tennessee to hold a Pri- designations by having a mary Stroke Center certiďŹ ca- committed medical team, extion from the Joint Commis- cellent nursing and therapy sion, as well as three separate services, and state-of-the-art stroke accreditations from diagnostics, treatment and the Center for the Accredita- rehabilitation. tion of Rehabilitation FaciliFor further information ties (CARF). about stroke treatment and Stroke survivors have rehabilitation at Fort Sanders complex rehabilitation needs. Regional and Patricia Neal Brain injury resulting from Rehabilitation Center, stroke can affect speech and call 865-673-FORT (3678).

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Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the No. 1 cause of disability in adults. Strokes affect more than 600,000 Americans every year. A stroke is basically a â&#x20AC;&#x153;brain attack.â&#x20AC;? It happens when the blood ďŹ&#x201A;ow to an area of the brain is interrupted by a blocked or broken blood vessel. When a stroke occurs, it kills brain cells in the immediate area and endangers cells in surrounding brain tissue. Without immediate medical treatment, a larger area of your brain may die and you may suffer permanent brain damage, paralysis, speech impairment or even death. Symptoms of stroke may include: weakness of the face or arm on one side of the body, loss of vision and a sudden severe headache. As a Primary Stroke Center, Fort Sanders Regional is equipped to handle stroke from the initial diagnosis, to the treatment and through the rehabilitation process. When patients suspected of having a stroke come to Fort Sanders Regional, they receive a CT scan within 45 minutes. If they arrive within three hours of the onset of the stroke, the patient will receive powerful clot-busting drugs

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Dance for disabled

Help find Eliza Laura Ross from the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley shared this photo on Facebook with hope that someone may be able to help.

New classes are forming for individuals with disabilities who love to dance.

Theresa Edwards Sara Barrett Starting next week, classes will be held at 5 p.m. each Monday in Powell and Maryville, on Tuesdays in LaFollette, Wednesdays in Fountain City and Fridays in Morristown. Lurley Noe of Sunshine Ambassadors wants to create opportunities in West Knox and Farragut as well. Instead of striving for â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfectionâ&#x20AC;? from dancers, leaders help the disabled progress according to their individual abilities. Noe says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the dances are choreographed with easy movements to help achieve certain developmental goals.â&#x20AC;? Dances are simple enough so classes can be expanded to other communities. The goal is to help increase the participantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quality of life. The classes originated for people with Down syndrome. The classes evolved when teachers found that autistic children responded well to the music and movements, followed by people with more extreme disabilities. Students currently range from age 3 to

Critter Tales Eliza is one of the lucky souls to be taken in by HSTV. She was adopted from there by her forever family about 10 years ago and was visiting Knoxville

Audrey Noe hugs her mom, Lurley Noe, executive director of Sunshine Ambassadors, a group dedicated to â&#x20AC;&#x153;enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities through dance.â&#x20AC;?Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

37. Wheelchair students are welcome with certain appropriate facilities. Expansion to a new location requires a suitable site, a dedicated teacher with a helper and students with a desire to dance. The Sunshine Ambassadors will train teachers, providing them with performancegrade routines, useful

ideas and performance opportunities. Teachers may be paid or volunteer their time. Sunshine Ambassadors are available to dance or speak at civic functions; class and/or student sponsors are also welcomed. Locations and info: www. sunshineambassadorsdance.org or 219-8697.

Adopt a new friend for the new year! Freckles is a cute 4.5 lb., 9-month-old long-haired spayed female Tabby cat with cute wisps of hair that extend from her ears. She is very affectionate, gets along with other cats, and loves to sleep in the bed with her people.

Vinnie is a wonderful little 6-month-old guy who enjoys playing, napping, cuddling, and generally being in on the action. He gets along with everyone and loves to be petted.

Eliza is lost somewhere in Knoxville and needs help finding her way home. Photo submitted

for the holidays when she got out and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been seen since. She needs medication and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure she misses her family and her safe, warm home. Eliza was last seen in the Rocky Hill area wearing a pink collar with a blue stripe. She is shy and has a sweet temperament. Fortunately, she does have a microchip, so if found there is

Done any tattooing lately? TALES OF UNION COUNTY | Bonnie Peters

any of you have heard of the late Alex Stewart of Sneedville. He is well remembered in a book by his name, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alex Stewart â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Portrait of a Pioneer,â&#x20AC;? by John Rice Irwin. One of the stories in the book (which was written by Mr. Irwin from many, many personal interviews with Mr. Stewart) tells about how to get rid of trashy neighbors and especially those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother to pay their rent! Mr. Stewart told Mr. Irwin about a family who was in really hard times. A neighbor, feeling sorry for them, agreed to rent a small house to the family, the rent to be paid by the father cutting wood for his landlord. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t long until the place looked awful. The renter would come by, talk and eat but had never cut any wood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just talked and ate off his landlord. The neighbors began to discuss the issue and thought Uncle Boone, the landlord, ought to just â&#x20AC;&#x153;run them off.â&#x20AC;? Uncle Boone said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he might come back and burn me out.â&#x20AC;? To solve the dilemma, it was decided the neighbors would tattoo him. No, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the word wrong. Mr. Irwin says in the book that he was sure Mr. Stewart had misspoken until he got home and consulted a dictionary. Webster says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tattoo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to puncture the skin with a needle and insert indelible colors so as to leave permanent marks as designs. â&#x20AC;Ś 2. Any continuous drumming or rapping; to beat or tap on a drum or other surface.â&#x20AC;? In the Middle East during the time of the Old Testament, much of the pagan world was practicing the art of tattooing as a means of deity worship. At issue in the Christian religion is interpreting the body piercing as a desecration of the temple (the body) of the Holy Spirit. A passage in Leviticus 19:28 reads, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead, nor make any

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Animal Center team member Kendrall takes a moment to pose with Myrtle, a 5-year- old female basset hound mix. Myrtle is sponsored through the Furry Friends program by our friends at Garden Montessori in Fountain City, which means her adoption fee is prepaid. Thanks to generous donors to the Furry Friend program, many of the adult dogs and cats are sponsored. Donations are also being accepted to the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spay/neuter fund for owned pets, which helps families in need meet the needs of their own pets. Myrtle is available for adoption at the main center at 3210 Division St. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;newâ&#x20AC;? center at Young-Williams Animal Village is located at 6400 Kingston Pike. Both facilities are open daily from noon to 6 p.m. Info: 215-6599 or visit www.young-williams.org.

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