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Mike Russell of the Tennessee Department of Transportation will discuss plans to improve the intersection of Broadway and I-640 at the Fountain City Town Hall meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike. Town Hall members will elected the board of directors at this meeting. Info: www. fountaincitytownhall.org/.
IN THIS ISSUE Women celebrate
The Halls Crossroads Women’s League held its Autumn Gala Oct. 24 at The Foundry. Reliable volunteer photographer Faye Heydasch got some great shots. See pictures on page A-3
Next is depression Superintendent James McIntyre appears to be in the third stage of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance) in coming to terms with the loss of his 8-1 majority on school board.
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Mike Hammond tackles new job
Mike Hammond said he’d clean up the Criminal, General Sessions and Fourth Circuit Court Clerk’s office, and two months after taking office, he’s well on his way. It used to take hours, days or even weeks to locate documents in the dead file office, he says. But after filing approximately 200,000 documents, staff was recently able to locate the record of a 1992 traffic violation, which allowed a resident to pay his fine and renew his driver’s license. Without the record, the county would have had to forgo the fee.
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Retired insurance executive Bob Johnson, a founding father of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Knoxville, has again been honored for his generations of influence with young people. Johnson, 84, received the recognition and a plaque Tuesday Bob Johnson night at the FCA fundraising dinner at the Marriott. “Bob was instrumental in bringing programs and volunteers together to impact our community through athletes and coaches,” said Dean Craig, FCA area director. Frank Emanuel, former Tennessee all-American linebacker, assistant coach and College Hall of Fame honoree, sent a video tribute, saying congratulations and how much Bob Johnson has meant in his life. “We met when I was at a crossroads. Thanks to you and FCA for pointing me in the right direction.” Johnson, long a pillar of the Halls community, now living in Crossville, insists on sharing the FCA credit. He says former UT coach Jim McDonald, Pat McGlothin, Bob Temple, Frank “Red” Bailes, Joe McKenry, Buddy Warren, Rip Kirby, Dave Burns, Tommy Hensley and Bob Hines were in at the beginning or very early. This was 53 years ago.
In the beginning Johnson recalls that the original idea of a fellowship of Christian athletes came from a young basketball coach in Oklahoma, Don McClanen. He wrote letters, seeking guidance and support, to famous sports names who had expressed their religious faith in newspaper and magazine stories. Letters went to football players Doak Walker and Otto Graham, baseball players Carl Erskine, Robin Roberts and Alvin Dark, Olympians Bob Mathias and Bob Richards, football legends Amos Alonzo Stagg, Bud Wilkinson and Clarence “Biggie” Munn and even
Doug Dickey, Frank Emanuel and Bob Johnson make FCA program plans in the ‘60s.
sportscasters Tom Harmon and Red Barber. After considerable effort, McClanen secured “a five-minute appointment” with baseball general manager Branch Rickey. That conversation lasted five hours. Rickey pointed the young coach to the necessary funding to get started. FCA was chartered in Oklahoma City on Nov. 10, 1954. Knoxville started catching up in 1961 after Johnson and Hines had a long talk with Bill Wade, then quarterback of the Chicago Bears. “Bill Wade and Bob Hines had been football teammates at Vanderbilt,” said Johnson. “Wade was already involved with FCA. He gave us a plan for getting started.” The first FCA rally in Knoxville was Dec. 15, 1962, at UT. The late Sam Venable was chair. UT president Andy Holt and football coach
Marilyn Johnson, Bobby Richardson and Bob Johnson when the former Yankee second baseman was in Knoxville for an FCA appearance
Bowden Wyatt were among the speakers. Former Rule High coach J.D. Price sang “How Great Thou Art.” From this seedling grew a mighty tree, or maybe a forest – an amazing number of huddle groups in East Tennessee high schools and colleges, thousands of young athletes dispatched to FCA summer camps to hone leadership skills, hundreds of coaches encouraged to point their players toward positive lifestyles. “Bob Johnson led by example,” said former Shopper columnist Jake Mabe, whose grandparents, Virginia and the late Wayne Wy-
att, lived across a shared garden from Bob and Marilyn in Emory Estates. “His interest in a young person’s spiritual development went way beyond attending a banquet once a year and giving a donation, like so many of us do. He played an instrumental role in seeing FCA grow and flourish in Knoxville.” Interesting that FCA has maintained a two-way course. In the beginning, the concept trickled down, but leadership has risen from local units. Former CarsonNewman coach and UT assistant Dal Shealy is a past president of national FCA.
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KCEA presidency could be next political fray By Betty Bean Political junkies worried about going into withdrawal after the Nov. 4 elections can rest easy – there’s a fi x waiting right around the corner. The Knox County Education Association will be choosing a new president this winter, a biennial event that doesn’t usually attract a lot of attention outside the professional circle of teachers who are participants. But this year could be different. School news has been big news in Knox County in 2014. High-profile administrators have been taken down by high-profile scandals while Superintendent James McIntyre has come under increasing scrutiny, the glittering state and national “report cards” notwithstanding. School board races attracted more attention than county com-
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mission races in August, and one candidate in this week’s special District 2 Board of Education race will probably set a new record for school board fundraising. McIntyre has remained relentlessly upbeat even while drawing increasingly harsh criticism from Mayor Tim Burchett. During this time, KCEA president Tanya Coats has represented Knox County’s teachers and has sat through some long, conten-
tious meetings. Throughout the year, her tone has been respectful of McIntyre and his supporters. Recently, however, she has expressed dissatisfaction with the way the superintendent has slowwalked the collaborative conferencing process, which began in October 2011, shortly after the General Assembly stripped teachers of their collective-bargaining and tenure rights under the Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act, which ordered school boards and teachers’ representatives to produce a Memorandum of Understanding regarding teachers’ pay and benefits within three years. Knox County was one of the first local districts to begin the process but will not meet the state’s deadline. The spark that kindled the explosion of attention to all things
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Red Devils at Red Gate The sun set, the moon rose and the Red Devils of Halls High partied on. Butch Butcher, a 1978 Halls graduate, and Red Gate Farm hosted the reunion of Halls High alumni from 1976 to 1980. Food trucks were on hand, and the Kincaid Band kept alumni on their feet.
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Entertainment for the Halls Crossroads Women’s League Autumn Gala included Jim Ford. Photos by Faye Heydasch
Celebrating the 80th birthday of Millie Norris (far right) at the gala are Adam Vandergriff, Peixing Liu and Ed Norris.
Sandra and Ray Smyth do some boot-scootin’ around the dance floor.
Dancing the night away The Halls Crossroads Women’s League held its Autumn Gala Oct. 24 at The Foundry. Jim Ford performed a dance routine, and the John Overton Country Classy Band entertained guests with great music. It was a night of line-dancing, bootscootin’ fun for everyone.
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Co-chairs for the gala were Shelba Murphy, Janet Kendrick and Brenda Gratz.
Women’s League cleans up Halls The Halls Crossroads Women’s League hit the streets early Saturday, Oct. 18, and helped clean up the area. The league members collected more than 20 bags of garbage; 88 bags were collected by probationers on Woods Road, and an additional 35 bags were collected on Thompson School Road. Julia Cox, chair of the litter pickup committee, was pleased with the results and stated that the group will be back in the spring for more cleanup efforts.
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■Halls Community Lions Club meets 7:15 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, Shoney’s, 343 Emory Road. ■Halls Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each third Monday at the Boys & Girls Club of Hall/ Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike. Info: www.knoxgop.org. ■Halls Toy Drive applications are available through Friday, Nov. 14, at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 4329 E. Emory Road, in the red wall box at the top of the steps. Take an application, fill it out completely and slip it under the double doors at the end of the overhang by Nov 14. You will be contacted by Nov. 21. ■Halls Toy Drive donations will be accepted at Halls Commercial Bank and Halls Senior
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Reporter’s notebook: Next stop – Just about everybody’s got election fatigue, including whoever did the graphics for the state GOP’s TV ad featuring Gov. Bill Haslam and District 13 state House candidate Eddie Smith exchanging manly grins at the Tennessee/Alabama game. Beneath them is a bunch of Benjamins with this caption: “Balenced Budgets.”
■ On the morning after Election Day, political operatives are declared goats or geniuses. But however the District 2 school board race goes, Gary Drinnen and Joe May, who ran Tracie Sanger’s campaign, look like winners. Sanger, who made a big splash when she logged more than $44,000 in con-
Betty Bean tributions in the campaign’s first reporting period (most of it from outside her district), reported only about 10 percent of that ($4,355) in the second reporting period. Sanger has reported paying nearly $20,000 to Drinnen’s Targeted Strategies and owing another $8,102. May & Associates got $2,868.64 for signs, so with another financial disclosure to go, it appears that the consultants will have sucked up nearly threequarters of Sanger’s record take. ■ Superintendent James McIntyre appears to be in the third stage of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance) in coming to terms with the loss of his 8-1 majority on school board. In an Oct. 30 email to the board members but not to the media, McIntyre announced his intention to drop the magnet school portion of the proposed Bearden Middle School International Baccalaureate program. He said this
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change cuts the cost of the program from $747,000 per year to around $500,000, “… in recognition that the 2016 budget appears to be a very challenging one.” Board chair Mike McMillan still has his doubts. “Dr. McIntyre’s been very emphatic from the start of the discussion that he can find the money, and by reducing this cost, apparently he feels he can gain support from a board member or two that had reservations about the original cost. But the fact still remains that we’re spending a half million dollars that we do not have, and by his own admission, the money’s going to be short. What’s going to be cut out of the budget? At this point in time I don’t think he can tell us.” ■ The second example came after District 9 board member Amber
Rountree demonstrated that she wasn’t going to be cajoled, bullied or bored into dropping her opposition to the SAT-10 exam, which is administered to Knox County’s youngest students (kindergarten through second-graders). First, McIntyre changed its name to K-2. Rountree wasn’t impressed. Then he announced that he’d stop making kindergarten students take it. Here’s what Rountree said about that on her Facebook page: “Not giving up on my 1st & 2nd grade teachers or kiddos.” Later, she said she won’t be satisfied with a third of a loaf (which means, of course, that she will continue to push to abolish the whole thing, whatever its name). Next stop: depression.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Welcome to a political section that was printed pre-election for your reading pleasure on the day after the election. ■ When Betty Bean turned in a headline on “depression,” we thought she meant her own. ■ WATE-TV has decided to go forward without anchor Gene
Patterson. That’s a shame. Gene’s contract ends in December. ■ Gene gets credit for reviving “Tennessee This Week,” the Sunday talk show that’s fun to watch, despite George Korda. ■ Just when they’re needed the most, it’s open season on reporters.
Law school enrollment down
Law student enrollment at the University of Tennessee College of Law is down substantially from last year. In 2013 there were 158 firstyear students, and this year there were 95 with 10 added as transfers. In 2012 there were 120 entering students. The goal is to get the entering class of law students back to 150 while maintaining diversity and academic standards. Law dean Doug Blaze says this is a nationwide trend due to a smaller job market for law graduates. Also, there are more law schools in the United States now than 15 years ago. UT is not filling positions such as retiring professor Carl Pierce’s to accommodate this reduction. Blaze says it’s too early to determine whether the reduction will be the new normal or is a one-time aberration. He feels the freeze in law school tuition will assist in attracting students. Plus, a new state law allows military veterans anywhere in the U.S. to enroll at in-state tuition fees for law school that is less than $20,000 a year, whereas out-of-state tuition for law school at UT exceeds $37,000 a year. Interestingly, the percentage of female law graduates, which was 50 percent only a few years ago, has
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dropped to 40 percent this past year. ■ The Urban Land Institute, which spent four days in Knoxville a few weeks ago at a cost of $125,000, has issued its thought-provoking report on a vision for downtown. ULI came to Knoxville at the urging of council member Duane Grieve. They had been here more than 14 years ago when they recommended World’s Fair Park as the site for the convention center. That occurred. This year they state clearly that the green space on the west side of the World’s Fair Park should be preserved and not turned over to UT for a new theater or school. As you may recall, Mayor Rogero established a task force with UT to look at the World’s Fair Park. It held numerous meetings at the Holiday Inn. Fort Sanders neighborhood was denied a seat at the table but could attend meetings. Many felt this was a cover to develop
(remove) the green lawn at the park. Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons was the prime mover behind this at city hall. The ULI report pushes Lyons back. The ULI report should bury that idea. People like Randall De Ford, Fort Sanders supporter and architect, are thrilled that ULI took their side of the issue and are still disappointed that the city administration did not include them on a task force that impacted their neighborhood. While ULI does not officially kill off this development, it is hard to imagine their insight would be ignored, and it gives Mayor Rogero a graceful way out of this controversy by deferring to this report on this issue. ■ Bill Baxter, Knoxville resident and owner of Holston Gases, spends a week a month in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where he is the owner of the historic Wort Hotel (see www.worthotel. com). Baxter is a former chair of TVA and commissioner of economic development for Gov. Sundquist. This historic hotel was featured in the New York Times Sunday travel section, and the Wort was named Best Small Historic Hotel in America by its 300 peer historic hotels. Also,
it received the Four Star Award from Forbes Travel. It is located in the center of Jackson Hole, which is near Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone. ■ Three former American ambassadors currently live in East Tennessee, but the number will expand to four in a few years with the planned move of Jim Knight to Tellico upon his retirement as ambassador to Chad. Knight was previously ambassador to Benin. He has also served in other African nations including Nigeria, Angola, Cape Verde Islands, The Gambia, Madagascar and desk officer for Ethiopia. The current former ambassadors here are Cran Montgomery (Oman), Margaret Scobey (Egypt and Syria) and this writer (Poland). ■ The oldest current U.S. senator is Diane Feinstein of California at 81, with Lamar Alexander the 15th oldest current senator at 74. He will become the 12th oldest senator as three older than he are retiring this year: John Rockefeller of West Virginia, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Carl Levin of Michigan, all Democrats. Bob Corker is the 54th oldest senator now at 62. After January 2015, he will be the 51st oldest senator due to these three retirements.
Pumpkin season By Bob Collier This is pumpkin season. A recent item in the news tells us that this year has seen a bumper crop of pumpkins in Tennessee. Folks with pickup trucks and flatbed trailers loaded with the big orange vegetables tool up and down the roads and byways, offering a selection of this year’s big crop. There was a blurb on the evening news about a fellow who had won a blue ribbon at his state fair for coming up with a 2,040-pound pumpkin. They showed the prizewinning behemoth being transported with big straps, dangling from a front-end loader. Just imagine how many people you could feed with a couple of acres of those babies! By my careful and exacting calculations, a one-ton pumpkin should produce 800 pumpkin pies, or about 6,400 good servings. That should take care of most any family gathering, including all the cousins and in-laws, plus any strangers that happened to show up. Pumpkins are in the same family as other winter squash, of which there are many. They’re not just to carve into jack-o’lanterns for Halloween; they’re good food. They are native to the New World, and early colonists here discovered them being grown by the Native Americans. Our newly immigrated European ancestors quickly adopted pumpkins as a major food source. We are told that pumpkins saved any number of the early settlers from winter starvation. The early New Englanders initially fi xed a pumpkin by cutting out the top, jack-o’-lantern style, removing the pulp and seeds, and then pouring in cream, honey and spices. The “lid” was put back on and the whole thing roasted in the coals of the fireplace. When it was done, they ate the resulting product right out of the pumpkin, like a pudding. That sounds like a satisfactory way to fend off starvation. But they did go on to develop pumpkin pie, more or less as we do it today. Sugar was unavailable as a sweetener, hence the honey in the pumpkin pudding. They also used molasses as a sweetener, and one account tells of a group of Connecticut pioneers postponing Thanksgiving until they could solve the problem of getting molasses for their pumpkin pies.
With cool frosty air and falling leaves, we instinctively turn to foods that seem appropriate to the season. We’ve gone from greens, green onions and new potatoes, through okra and tomatoes, to autumn foods. November doesn’t feel exactly right for key lime pie, either. I have a theory that says we’ve been given pumpkin pie to help our systems transition from the lighter summer desserts to the glorious pecan pie and eggnog of the high winter holidays. I like to use all parts of this theory. Pumpkin seeds are a tasty treat, especially when roasted and salted. And thick, greenish pumpkin seed oil is usually mixed with other oils to give a distinctive flavor to cooking oils and salad dressings. But back to that pumpkin pie – don’t forget the spices. Remember the word “spices” in the Pilgrims’ pumpkin pudding recipe? One of our popular fast-food establishments advertised its milkshake flavor for October as “pumpkin spice.” The spices usually used in pumpkin pie recipes combine with the flavor of the pumpkin itself to give us that distinctive yummy flavor we’ve become accustomed to. Consultation with my go-to encyclopedia of culinary information, Rombauer and Becker’s “Joy of Cooking,” plus a conversation with my knowledgeable chef daughter, tells me the proper spices for a pecan pie are cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves or allspice. Those spices had been known to European cooks for centuries, even though they originated in such tropical climates as the West Indies, Southeast Asia and India. Even in the snowy wilderness of colonial New England, those folks would have had those spices available. Most likely, each family would have brought some of each of those rare and precious cooking treasures into their New World home, and then, using their cooking skills, applied those exotic spices to that wonderful new vegetable, the pumpkin. Perhaps thinking back on those determined folks hammering out an existence in wintry New England, and their pausing long enough to enjoy a spicy piece of pumpkin pie created from a newfound local food, will add a little pleasure to your Thanksgiving pumpkin pie. A dollop of whipped cream won’t hurt either.
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No more ‘whipping boys’ in clerk’s office By Wendy Smith Mike Hammond said he’d clean up the Criminal, General Sessions and Fourth Circuit Court Clerk’s office, and two months after taking office, he’s well on his way. It used to take hours,
days or even weeks to locate documents in the dead file office, he says. But after filing approximately 200,000 documents, staff was recently able to locate the record of a 1992 traffic violation, which allowed a
resident to pay his fine and renew his driver’s license. Without the record, the county would have had to forgo the fee. Better records mean better collecting, which is one of his goals. The office col-
Organizing records, improving collections and updating technology are a few of Clerk Mike Hammond’s goals since taking office in September. Photo by Wendy Smith
lected $11.3 million last year. Hammond, who was inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame during his 40-year radio career, wasn’t the obvious choice to straighten out the clerk’s office, but attention to detail is vitally important in the radio business, he says, because everything that happens on air requires a paper trail. “The principles are the same. It’s just a different magnitude.” Indeed. Everything that happens in the courts produces documents that must be managed. There are hundreds of cases each day, and court lasts until 2 or 3 p.m. That leaves little time for filing before the day is over and the process starts all over again, he says. Managing that much data is a challenge, but it’s a responsibility Hammond takes personally.
Frankenstein meets the dummies Let’s push Halloween out a few days on the calendar. Some horrifying creatures turn up in early November, and at least one is a cinch to appear on every ballot in every election. Crazed politicians are nothing new (see McCarthy, et al.), but the increase in wacko, scary folks occupying legislative seats since President Barack Obama’s election is unprecedented. Sarah Palin may have been “sui generis” (a species unto herself), but her lunatic ramblings were an inspiration. Dozens of political wannabes have looked at Palin and thought, “If that’s what
panies to deny coverage for birth-control pills for religious reasons. The bill made the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case, which applied only to family-owned businesses, appear timid. For example, it would allow employers to require proof of a medical prescription for women who used birth-control pills for hormone treatment. Republican women will yet disenfranchise themselves, but this effort narrowly failed in the Arizona Senate. Ghoul #2: U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, grandson of Frankenstein
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the people want, I can deliver.” Now (thank you, John McCain), some call themselves lawmakers. Ghoul #1: Arizona state Rep. Debbie Lesko, granddaughter of Frankenstein A couple of years ago Lesko introduced a bill that would have allowed businesses and insurance com-
Santorum had a couple of terms behind him before Obama came along, but the sex-obsessed Pennsylvania Republican’s ideological paternity of smaller fry like Lesko can’t be ignored. In a 2011 interview Santorum blathered about the “dangers” of contraception. “It’s not OK,” Santorum said. “It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.” (No doubt Jesus advises the senator on how things are supposed to be.) Santorum embodies H.L. Mencken’s take on Puritanism as, “The haunting fear that someone, somewhere,
government “It’s not a flippant thing. Each record represents a person. I don’t understand why it wasn’t done properly.” That’s why real-time data entry is one of his top priorities. Clerks are being trained to enter data digitally while they’re in the courtroom, and Hammond plans to hire three more. Improved technology is another. Typewriters were still being used when Hammond came into office. Computers and software in all three divisions are being replaced, and training sessions for Windows 13 are currently in progress. Another upgrade is in the works for the jury room. The addition of television monitors and audio equipment will allow juries to review testimony or evidence, like 911 calls, without leaving the room. Through all the changes, the staff has been great,
Hammond says. In addition to the enormous task of reorganization, the clerk’s office has been reviewing files to make sure no more mistakes are made. Recently, 4,260 individuals were identified as possibly not being up-to-date on payments, and errors were found in the records of 10 that could have resulted in wrongful arrests. It’s all about being proactive in keeping mistakes from happening, he says. The staff has also been playing catch-up with the criminal court appeals records. When Hammond came into office, the recording of minutes was behind by 15 months. Now, the process is behind just three or four months. The staff is tired of being the “whipping boy” of the City County Building, says Hammond. “They’ve got direction now.”
may be happy.” Ghoul #3: U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, bride of Frankenstein If Blackburn’s parents had practiced birth control more assiduously, Tennesseans would not be afflicted with this narcissistic halfwit today. The Mississippi native never met a camera she didn’t love or a foot that wouldn’t fit in her perpetual-motion mouth. Blackburn introduced legislation to delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act by one year at the same time that Tennessee passed on expanding Medicaid. She’s been named one of the most corrupt members of Congress by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Wash-
ington for repeated failures to file accurate campaign finance reports. She was one of six Republican sponsors of the “birther bill” that would require future presidential candidates to produce a birth certificate. We can’t do justice in this space to the fatuous philosophy of the Tennessee Twit. But rumor has it she is considering a presidential run in 2016, so we’re sure to hear more from the Volunteer State’s answer to Michele Bachmann all too soon. The Dr. Frankenstein who unlocked the crypts of creeps like Lesko, Santorum and Blackburn lurks in our mirrors. By not demanding better, we get the government we deserve.
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Area churches host fall festivals Churches around the area hosted fall festivals and trunk-or-treat events to give children an opportunity to dress up in costume at a safe event. Fall festivals offer games, face painting, food and, of course, lots of candy handed out to children of all ages.
Super staff members at Fountain City United Methodist Church helped pull off a great night of fun at the fall festival. They include Lacey Sharp, director of children’s ministries Sherri Smith, Molly Shipman, early childhood ministries coordinator Jenny Cook and youth director Daniel Doubleday.
Kingsley Adkins looks regal in her Cinderella costume at Central Baptist.
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JoAnne Owens and Mary Sue Miller chat at the luncheon at Central High. Owens was at the school substitute teaching for the day. The pair taught together at CHS for close to 10 years. “I became a teacher because of Mary Sue,” said Owens.
Central Baptist Church of Fountain City served lunch to the staff at Central High last week. Here, Women’s Ministry member Nancy DeCosta is ready to greet guests and serve them some homemade soup. Photos by R. White
Kadance Tripp wears a colorful mermaid outfit, made by her mom, at the Fountain City UMC fall festival. Photos by R. White
purchasing cans of corn and donating them to the center. Volunteers hope to collect 5,000 cans at five area grocery stores 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. “The ministry center hands out 5,000 food bags a year, and to receive that much corn through donations would help us serve the community,” said coordinator Bill Keeler. Matthew Duncan, thirdgrade student at Sterchi Elementary, is working on his black belt in karate. As his community service requirement, he is asking students at the school to help the center reach its goal. When Helping to spread the word about Fountain City Ministry Cenasked how many he would ter’s canned corn drive are Isaac Gardiner, Kaylynn Gardiner, like to see come from Sterchi center coordinator Bill Keeler and Matthew Duncan. Photo by R. families, Matthew replied, White “A thousand would be good.” Volunteers will be at the Fountain City Kroger, plus four Food City locations: Helping the Fountain City needed items is as easy as a Halls, Fountain City, MilMinistry Center stock up on can of corn. Well, as easy as lertown Pike and Northgate.
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Mossad: the little secret service that could By Wendy Smith Author, speaker and politician Michael Bar-Zohar shared stories about Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service, at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center last week. Bar-Zohar co-wrote “Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service,” which topped Israel’s best-seller lists for 69 weeks. The English version was published last year. He has written more than 30 fiction and nonfiction books and is considered one of Israel’s foremost experts on espionage. Mossad has been called the best secret service in the world, and one of its earliest accomplishments happened almost by accident. In February 1956, during the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev made a four-hour speech describing the crimes of the late premier, Joseph Stalin. An American correspondent reported that the speech took place, and Western leaders clamored for a copy, since they believed it could topple communism. In Warsaw, reporter Viktor Grayevski had a girlfriend who was the secretary of the leader of the commu-
Knoxville Jewish Alliance Executive Director Jeff Gubitz, left, presents author Michael Bar-Zohar with a shirt that says “Tennessee, Go Vols” in Hebrew. Photo by Wendy Smith nist party. While visiting her office, Grayevski noticed a top-secret document on her desk. When he realized what it was, he felt like he was looking at an atomic bomb, Bar-Zohar said. The girlfriend said he could take it home if he returned it before the end of the day. After reading it, Grayevski took the document to the Israeli embassy, where a security agent made a copy. He then returned it to his girlfriend, and no one knew it had been leaked. The head of Mossad sent the speech to Washington, D.C., and respect for the small intelligence agency was established. In the 1960s, Mossad’s mission changed from protecting Israeli operations to
fighting terrorism. “Suddenly, we had a new enemy that was very elusive,” Bar-Zohar said. When the Palestinian terrorist group Black September slaughtered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Israel knew it could no longer fight terrorists by trying to kill them all. The head of Mossad told Prime Minister Golda Meir that if they crushed the head of the snake, the terrorist group would be stopped. One by one, Black September leaders were eliminated. One was killed in Rome, another in Paris and two in Cyprus. Meanwhile, two sisters with underwear full of plastic explosives were arrested in Tel Aviv, as
was a family with a transistor radio that was intended to detonate multiple bombs on the eve of Passover. Bar-Zohar described one Black September leader, an Algerian actor who was able to lose Mossad agents by dressing as a woman. They eventually assassinated him but had to cope with disastrous consequences when they killed a Moroccan waiter in Norway they thought was “The Red Prince,” Ali Hassan Salameh. It took another five years to hunt down Salameh. After 11 leaders were killed, Black September ceased to exist. While Mossad has managed so far to foil nuclear projects in Iran, Bar-Zohar predicts Israel will eventually have to take overt action. Iran is a danger to the entire Middle East, and to other countries as well, he said. A year ago, he was optimistic about peace in the region. The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has changed that. If ISIS takes over Jordan, and Palestine has the West Bank, ISIS would be on Israel’s threshold. All Jews and non-Jews should be concerned about that, he said. “They make al-Qaeda seem like choirboys.”
Visions As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them. As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of Beryl; and the four had the same form, their construction being something like a wheel within a wheel. (Ezekiel 1: 15-16 NRSV) Ezekiel saw de wheel, way up in de middle ob de air. (Negro spiritual) As is so often the case, I learned about Ezekiel and his vision of wheels by singing about it. The old spiritual “Ezekiel Saw De Wheel” was part of the standard choral repertoire when I was in high school. It was years later, in a course on the Old Testament, that I really studied Ezekiel’s vision. The living creatures are cherubim, guardians of God’s throne, winged human-headed lions or oxen, symbolizing mobility, intelligence and strength. In Ezekiel’s vision, the cherubim were apparently just heralds of what was to come, namely a glimpse into the heavenly realms. There was a dome, and “something like a throne” (Ezekiel 1: 26) and seated above (not on, please note) the throne was “something that seemed like a human form.” Ezekiel remarks that the
appearance of the splendor all around was “like a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day.” This, Ezekiel declares, “was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.” What intrigues me in all this description is that Ezekiel does not claim to have seen the Lord, Himself. He does not claim to have seen the glory of the Lord. He only says he has seen something like the glory of the Lord. Is this humility? Fear? Confusion? No. I choose to think of it as wonder.
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Fall, food and fun By Cindy Taylor For over 20 years, Christ UMC in Halls has been hosting a fall bazaar featuring crafts and a white elephant sale. This year was a huge success with a country store, handmade quilts, unique offerings in the Christmas shop and baked goodies. Shoppers could take advantage of sausage, biscuits and gravy for breakfast and hang out for a yummy lunch of soup and sandwich Witchy wonder baker Martha Barber sells a basket and goodies to Pam Richardson. Barber sold out in the first two hours of the bazaar.
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Ride and Decide Pioneer Heating and Air president Gordy Noe received a phone call last summer that started something big.
Ruth White Heather Mayfield, Matt Bergstresser and Frank Murphy at Central High School Photo by R. White
Bergstresser honored by Star 102.1 Central High School chemistry and physics teacher Matt Bergstresser was surprised last week by a visit from Frank Murphy of Star 102.1 FM. Bergstresser was nominated by student Erin Wyrick for teacher of the month and was selected by the radio station. Wyrick stated that Bergstresser was a great teacher who challenges students and makes them think. Murphy and Heather Mayfield of Huntington Learning Center presented Bergstresser with a plaque and basket of goodies for the honor.
HEALTH NOTES ■ Abundant Life weight management meeting is 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, North Knoxville 7th-Day Adventist Church fellowship hall, 6530 Fountain City Road. Info/to register: 314-8204 or www. KnoxvilleInstep.com. ■ The CADES Caregiver Support Group will meet 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Room E 224, Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive. Guest speaker: Terri Stewart of Silver Sneakers. Info: 675-2835. ■ Enrollment assistance for the Affordable Healthcare and Medicaid and the
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■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP): 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov 15, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1807 Dandridge Ave; and 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, South Knox Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike. Info: www. healthcare.gov. ■ “Let’s Go MEDICARE Shopping!,” a workshop for Medicare beneficiaries, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, O’Connor Center, 611 Winona St. Presented by Kim Ward, East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability, and Peggy Ransom, CAC Office on Aging Affordable Medicine Options for Seniors Program. Info: 523-1135.
pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Dante Church of God, 410 Dante School Road, will be distributing Boxes of Blessings (food) 9-11 a.m. or until all boxes are gone Saturday, Nov. 8. Info: 865-689-4829.
The call came from Beth Killen in Blount County. She and Noe have known one another through the PHCC (Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors), and her son, Ty, was looking for something to do over the summer. Since Ty enjoys spending his time building things and working with his hands, Beth called Noe to ask if he had anything for Ty to do at his company. “Ty is a smart kid,” said Killen. “He gets good grades in school, but sitting down to write a book report or essay isn’t his thing.” Ty worked with Noe for five weeks that summer, riding along on service calls, assisting technicians with simple tasks, helping others and learning a trade. From that experience, Noe has launched a program called Ride and Decide. The program is designed to help students and their parents make educated decisions about college vs. trade school through summer internships at area businesses. Open to students during the sum-
■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 865-938-2611. Your call will be returned.
Halls High student Tyler Anthony, Pioneer Heating and Air president Gordy Noe and North Knox instructor Jeff McMurray discuss the benefits of the Ride and Decide program. mer following their sophomore or junior year in high school, the program makes applications available at a career fair in the fall. “The program does not encourage kids not to attend college, but it’s a way for parents and students to make a smart decision before they spend a fortune on college, especially if the student isn’t interested.” Noe understands the importance of a college education but is also realistic. “For many students college is the answer, but for many other students it could be trade school. For other students it may be a combination of onthe-job apprentice training with either trade school or some specific college courses. Careful planning with all the right information could save families hard-earned dollars, help the economy and potentially give young people a jumpstart to their future.”
■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, will host The Kids’ Kloset 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5. Each child may receive five outfits, one pair of shoes, one coat, one toboggan and one pair of gloves. All items are
Ty Killen welds in the shop at North Knox Vocational. Ty was part of the inspiration for the Ride and Decide program. Photos by R. White
Participants are paid at least minimum wage for working with the program, after which they have not only earned some money
free. Participants are eligible to receive assistance every three months. Info/emergency assistance: 865-688-1000. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host a Fall
but have also gained some good insight for their future. For more information on the program, contact Noe at 865-922-2817.
Food Giveaway along with Second Harvest Food Bank, 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in the Family Life Center. Open to anyone in the community needing food. Info: 690-1060 or www.beaverridgeumc.org.
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Judarius Jones likes the wooden train from Germany, brought by special guest Carol Springer. Newspaper club official photographers of the day Jubrea Davis and Aliyah Huff use iPads to catch the action.
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■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, is seeking local crafters for its Fall Craft Fair, Saturday, Nov. 15. Spaces: $30. Info/applications: office, 690-1060; Bonnie, 693-9664; www.beaverridgeumc.org. ■ Highland Baptist Church, 6014 Babelay Road, is seeking vendors for its Christmas Bazaar to be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8. Each spot is $25 total for both days. To reserve a spot:
I gave several students a quick lesson on photography. Then I let them use my camera (and school iPads) to capture what was happening in the classroom. The students were very careful with the equipment and, to my surprise, got some great shots!
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■ Powell Church hosts Recovery 6 p.m. each Tuesday at 323 W. Emory Road, followed by a meal and worship at 7 p.m. Small sharing groups will convene at 8:15 p.m. The recovery plan focuses on individuals and families who are struggling with addiction. There is no charge. Info: www.recoveryatpowell.com or 865-938-2741. ■ First Comforter Church Fellowship Hall, 5516 Old
Halls High players J.T. Freels and Blake Lawson were named Players of the Week for their efforts against Anderson County last week. Each player’s name will be displayed on the marquee at Marco’s Pizza Halls, and they will receive a special meal pack J.T. Freels Lawson from the restaurant.
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■ Admissions open house for grades 6-12 for both parents and students, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, Webb’s Central Building on the Webb School campus. RSVP: Christy Widener, 291-3830, or www. webbschool.org/openhouses6-12. ■ “Take a Look” at Webb’s Lower School for interested parents and their children, 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9. Tour the Lower School, visit the classrooms and meet members of the Lower School faculty.
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At Christmas Time Student Danea Summerford set up the wooden train and Matryoshka nesting dolls for this photo. Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 865-771-7788. ■ Church Women United will meet 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 3023 Selma Ave., for World Community Day. ■ Hardin Valley Church of Christ, 11515 Hardin Valley Road, will host a free Marriage Seminar on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8. Free babysitting will be available. Info/registration: www.hvcoc.org.
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■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Wednesday Night Dinners each week. Dinner and dessert, 5:45 p.m.: $7 for adults and children ages 6 and up; $3 for ages 5 and under; $20 maximum for a family. Classes, study groups and activities, 6:30. Dinner reservations and payment deadline: noon Monday. Info/ reservations: 690-1060, www. beaverridgeumc.org.
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“The Red Skiff� by George Rothery was chosen as a finalist in Artist Magazine’s 2014 competition. Photo by George “Breaking Close to Shore� will be one of George Rothery’s paintings on view at the Art Market Gallery in November. Photo by George Rothery
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As we head into the holiday season, it’s a good idea to take a look at ways to make gift-giving more meaningful. Many of us are considering options other than the plastic and the prefab – original art, for example. Knoxville is blessed with many craftspeople and artists, and two venues are celebrating that abundance with shows opening this month. The Art Market Gallery on Gay Street will present their artists of the month, Kathy Lovelace and George Rothery, at an opening reception on First Friday, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Nov. 7. The show runs through Nov. 30.
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Considering the number of water lovers, boaters and fishing enthusiasts in the area, these two artists will have a wide appeal. They both specialize in marine subjects. Born into an Air Force family, Lovelace and her brother – a talented commercial artist – were always encouraged to draw. “Most rainy days,� she says on her website, you could find the two of them “lying on the
family living room floor, with crayons, markers and pencils in hand, drawing on leftover end rolls of newsprint provided by their uncle who worked in the press room at the local newspaper office.� She made a career in banking but took art classes along the way, and her love of drawing, creating and making things with her hands has grown over the years. From her website: “Most of Kathy’s paintings are functional art in that they are depicted on small furniture and accessory pieces for the home, such as trays, stools, boxes, etc. The painted surfaces are protected with ten coats of polycrylic
3-D artist Kathy Lovelace paints marine life on functional objects. Photo by Kathy Lovelace
making each item entirely safe to use without fear of damaging the underlying painting.� So if you have a trout lover in your life, check out some of Lovelace’s work. Oh – did I mention she specializes in big, gorgeous multicolored Smoky Mountain rainbow trout? She paints brook and brown trout, too. Her husband is an avid fly fisherman, and his love of sport fishing led her to choose the iconic fish as her subjects. George Rothery’s oil and acrylic paintings center on beachscapes, seascapes and portraits of sea vessels. In fact, he’ll paint a portrait of your boat if you want him to – his website offers infor-
mation on how to commission such an artwork. His masterful paintings show a passion for sea life. “My family’s summer house was on an island in New Jersey between the ocean and Barnegat Bay,� Rothery recalls. “I grew up around boats. It’s in my blood.� Some of the paintings are so vivid that they give a feel of photo-realism. Others have a more impressionistic quality. All are first-rate. Rothery was named as a finalist in the 2014 Artist Magazine Competition. “Considering that there were 7,500 entries,� he says, “I’m real pleased to be included!� Info: www.artmarket gallery.net; 865-525-5265.
The Fountain City Arts Center kicks off its holiday art show with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. The public is invited. Sylvia Williams, director of the Fountain City Art Guild, says the event will showcase two-dimensional art of all types – watercolor, oil, acrylic and more. “We’re considering adding 3-D,� she says, “but not for this show.� She adds that the FCAG mounts two shows per year. “We meet once a month, and people are always encouraged to join.� The holiday show runs through Dec. 18. Info: http://fountaincityartctr. com; 865-357-2787.
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Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ looms on movie horizon
Most filmgoers know director Christopher Nolan for his angst-ridden Batman movies: “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight” rises.
weekender THURSDAY-SATURDAY ■ “A Nice Family Gathering” presented by the Powell Playhouse, Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $10 at the door. Dinner, $15, or lunch, $10, available before performances. Meal reservations/times: 865-938-2112.
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But Nolan also has another series – his “I” movies: “Insomnia,” “Inception” and now “Interstellar,” opening Friday. OK, they’re not really connected – other than beginning with an “I,” featuring striking visuals and (though “Interstellar” still is an unknown) thought-provoking inner dramas. As the name suggests, “Interstellar” takes place in outer space, where a team of explorers looks beyond our solar system for a planet that will sustain human life as Earth is no longer able to do so. A wormhole lets them travel farther and faster than ever before, but every hour they’re in it amounts to seven years on Earth, so the pressure is on. The “stellar” cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Wes Bentley, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, John Lithgow, Topher Grace and Casey Affleck. Keira Knightley plays a young woman having problems finding direction in life in “Laggies.” Knightley plays Megan, a 28-year-old content with working odd jobs for her father (Jeff Garlin) instead of using her degrees in an actual career. She gets a real-
■ “4000 Miles” by contemporary playwright Amy Herzog, Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. The production is performed without an intermission and contains adult content and language. Info/performance schedule/tickets: 865-9745161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com.
FRIDAY Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and David Oyelowo are on a mission to save humanity in “Interstellar.”
■ Opening reception for exhibit of art and creations in celebration of the Day of the Dead, 5-9 p.m., the Emporium, 100 S. Gay St. Free. Exhibit will continue through November. Info: www.holafestival.org. ■ Opening reception for Art Market Gallery November featured artists George Rothery and Kathy Lovelace exhibit, 5:30-9 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St. Info: 865-5255265, or visit artmarketgallery.net, or facebook.com/Art. Market.Gallery. ■ Public reception for “In/finite Earth” exhibition, 5-9 p.m., the Balcony gallery of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit features work by 15 emerging young artists with disabilities. Info: www.theemporiumcenter.com/visit.html.; 865-523-7543; www.knoxalliance.com.
Megan (Keira Knightley) symbolically keeps herself off the fast track by hanging out with a turtle in “Laggies.” ity check at her 10-year high school reunion, where she learns that all her friends are embracing adulthood with jobs and spouses and kids, and she hits full panic mode when her boyfriend (Mark Webber) pops a surprise proposal. Instead of dealing with her issues, Megan hides out in the home of Annika, a teenager (Chloe Grace
Moretz) she’s just met, and Annika’s single dad (Sam Rockwell). Lynn Shelton (“Hump Day”) directed the romantic comedy. Also opening Friday is “Big Hero 6,” an animated action-comedy adventure from the team behind “Frozen” and “Wreck-It Ralph.” Set in the fictional city of San Fransokyo, the film is
about a troubled 14-year-old genius who bonds with a cutting-edge robot as they work with his nerd friends to solve a dangerous mystery. The film was inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name. The vocal cast includes Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Damon Wayans, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk and Maya Rudolph. Don Hall and Chris Williams directed.
■ First Friday Gallery, 6-9 p.m., Downtown African American Art Gallery, Suite 106, The Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. Artist Hawa Ware will be spearheading an ongoing effort to raise awareness, funds and resources to help aid “No condition is permanent” in her country, Liberia, West Africa.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY ■ Dessert theatre production of “I Hate Shakespeare,” 7 p.m., Halls High cafeteria, Presented by the Halls High Masquerade Players. Tickets: adults, $10; children under 12, $5. Includes show and choice of dessert and drink. Tickets: Kim Hurst, 865-922-7757 or kim.hurst@knoxschools.org by 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5.
SUNDAY ■ Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout featuring Machine Gun Kellys vs. Black Bettys, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville. Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www. hardknoxrollergirls.com.
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Parton’s Smokin Butz BBQ My grandpa, at the rare times he ventured out of the county, always wanted to eat where the truck drivers ate. Of course, he preferred that Grandma pack a fried bologna sandwich to eat in the car, but if she was hankering for a meal out on the road, he looked for the parking lot with the most 18-wheelers. I guess that’s why I’m not a fast-food fan. It’s hard for “two all-beef patties” to live up to fried bologna or a truck-stop burger. You won’t see 18-wheelers at Parton’s Smokin Butz BBQ, 10211 Chapman Highway, but don’t bother if you expect white tablecloths and candlelight. Your snobbery will only cause you to miss one of the top-three best-tasting smoked brisket
■ Alive After Five concert: CD Release Party for Steve Brown’s “Threnody,” 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 865-934-2039.
■ Sing Out Knoxville, a folk singing circle, 7-9 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Songbooks are provided. Info: bobgrimac@gmail.com or 865-546-5643.
Pike; $75. Featuring Frederick the tenderness of the meat, Wildman Imports. and piled high on the bun. Even without the truck ■ UT Culinary benefit for Angelic Ministries – 6:30 to 8 drivers, Grandpa would p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Univerhave been happy.
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sandwiches I’ve ever eaten. And the beans? No. 1, hands down. The beans were an easy winner for me because I’m a baked-beans purist. They will add pork to them – for 99 cents – but as they come, these are basic, old-fashioned, saucy/sweet baked beans, and they are lick-thebowl delicious. Well, don’t lick the bowl … Break off a piece of your bun and sop up what’s left. You can get the brisket on a bun or as a platter. I chose the bun (see above).
Parton’s Smokin Butz BBQ, 10211 Chapman Highway, 865-773-0473.
Upcoming food events: No points for plating, but close your eyes and dig in for a lipsmacking beef brisket and beans at Parton’s Smokin Butz BBQ.
It was fork-tender, smoky and cooked perfectly. The seasoning was mild, so the diner can choose whether to eat it just as it is or sauce it up with Parton’s sweet or original barbecue sauce. I chose original for half, then put sweet on the other half
ABSOLUTE ESTATE AUCTION Saturday, November 8 • 1:00pm To settle estate of Mary Lynn and Louis Riddle, Sr. 3BR/2BA, all brick basement rancher located at
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■ KaTom’s Cooking Class with Chef Christopher Pease of Echo Bistro and Wine Bar – 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at KaTom’s, 305 KaTom Drive, Kodak; $30. Menu includes Thai beef Nicoise salad with ginger lime dressing, sautéed Thai shrimp pasta and Thai mango rum flambé with coconut sticky rice. 865-2251559.
and loved them both. Brisket has to be tender and juicy and properly sliced. I always chop mine up, but that’s just a thing with me. Parton’s brisket sandwich was sliced to a ■ Naples/Ashe’s Winery Dinmedium thickness, showing ner – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Naples, 5500 Kingston they had justified faith in
sity of Tennessee Conference Center, 600 Henley St.; $150 for table of eight. “Catering to Broken Lives” is an Angelic Ministries fundraising dinner to be presented by students of the University of Tennessee Culinary Certification Program. Tickets: Dana Wallace at 865-705-7115
■ Caymus Wine Dinner at Bistro By the Tracks – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at Bistro, 215 Brookview Centreway; $100. Featuring chef-prepared dinner paired with wines of Caymus Vineyards in Napa Valley. Reservations: 865-558-9500 Send upcoming restaurant events to news@shoppernewsnow.com.
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Ben Dobson at Savvi Formalwear in Knoxville Center
Be cool, be Savvi By Sandra Clark Ben Dobson is as excited today as he was when he bought his business some 30 years ago. At Savvi Formalwear, renting tuxedos for weddings and proms puts him in touch with people at their happiest times. And the business is virtually recession-proof. Who Robin Broyles has 12 small, and even furry ani- could ask for more? decorated trees and a “for- mals. Each tree is themed, “We’re selling the experiest” of undecorated ones and the materials on each ence,” Dobson says. “Your on display at Elder’s Ace tree are available for sale in wedding and the birth of a Hardware in Halls. As head the store. child are the most impordesigner and buyer, Broyles Ace in Halls held a tant days of your life. And stretches Christmas into a Christmas open house on it’s always fun to get dressed year-round job for the 18 Nov. 2 and has scheduled up and go someplace.” stores that make up the El- the popular women’s event Savvi has two locations: der’s Ace franchise. for 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. Knoxville Center mall and “We’ve had people 13. Broyles will be instruct- Windsor Square off Kingsask, but we don’t want to ing in “centerpieces, bows ton Pike (which Dobson sell our display models,” and balance,” she said. Last opened in 1990). Broyles says. The models year 200 women attended. While the two Knoxville are packed with ribbons and – S. Clark stores are locally owned bows, ornaments large and and operated, Savvi itself is nationwide with some Robin Broyles at work
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500 stores. The inventory includes men’s tuxedos and formalwear from top designers for weddings, proms, college formals or any black-tie affair. Alterations are done onsite, so Dobson can assure both speed and perfection. With the inventory onsite, customers can see and touch what they are renting rather than flip through pictures online or in a catalog. Dobson uses words like “comfortable, elegant and hip” to describe his offerings and says current trends include slim-fit and vintage styles in grays and tans. Dobson enjoys the family aspect of his business. He might outfit a young man for prom, then for his wedding and work with him again when his son attends eighth-grade prom. But he never forgets for
whom he works. “We do bridal shows, never groom shows,” he says with a smile. “We want to keep those brides happy. A wedding is all about the bride.” And he says girls often assist with their date’s prom attire as well, making sure colors are coordinated. “We establish rapport with our customers, and they become our friends,” Dobson says. He’s been invited to weddings, and it’s not unusual for brides to bring by wedding photos or to tag Savvi on social media. How has he stayed in business? “Hard work and good luck,” he says. “We keep our inventory in stock so customers can try on clothes on the spot. This is convenient, and it reduces our costs because we’re not doing overnight shipping.” Shopping locally mat-
ters, Dobson says. He is here to help schools with fashion shows and productions. The next one is at Bearden High School where the musical “Footloose” is set for November. Dobson hails from Greeneville. He moved to Knoxville to attend UT and now calls Knoxville his home. He enjoys meeting and forming relationships with interesting people, not only customers, but also other wedding professionals who provide mutual referrals and great friendships. “There are so many wonderful and talented wedding professionals in the Knoxville area, and I am very proud to be a part of such a group,” he says.
■ Savvi Formalwear will participate in a fashion show at Knoxville Center mall on Nov. 29.
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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • NOVEMBER 5, 2014 • A-13
Duncan visits North Knox Rotary By Sandra Clark U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan found both warmth and tough questions from members of the North Knoxville Rotary Club last week. After a short speech filled with homilies and references to people in the audience, Duncan asked for questions. Rotarian Neil Razor had a comment instead: “I’d Grocery Outlet celebrated its 40th business anniversary last weekend with special sales and rather you take out C-SPAN a radio remote at the Halls store. Pictured are manager Josh Taylor, assistant manager Ronald (taping of Congress) and Burnette and assistant manager Bradley Brummette. Taylor and Burnette live in Halls and Brumjust get to work.” He implied mette is a Halls High School grad. Photo by S. Clark the legislators are more concerned about sound bytes Khristina Followell, wife of Rotary member Rob Followell, talks than compromise. “I can understand how with U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan. Photo by S. Clark you think that,” said Duncan, “but well over half, Water Resources Develop- try has too much debt and maybe two-thirds of the ment Act of 2014, which too many regulations, and By Sandra Clark bills in the House, pass by passed 417-3. He has spe- “Anyone counting on SoBusiness and political healthy majorities.” It’s just cialized in transportation cial Security is foolish.” He consultant Mike Cohen on issues of core philoso- and infrastructure issues, said things will improve if avoided predictions about phy such as Obamacare that having chaired subcommit- Republicans take control of the outcome of this week’s partisan bickering breaks tees on aviation and high- the U.S. Senate and noted, elections when he spoke ways and transit. “There are always surprises out, he said. to the Halls Business and Duncan said the coun- on Election Night.” Duncan referenced the Professional Association. Afterward, he was pleased. He didn’t want to offend anyone. Guess he left that to state Rep. Bill Dunn and this writer, who disagreed on the four proposed constitutional amendments on Tuesday’s ballot. Dunn Mike Cohen (center) talks with state Rep. Bill Dunn and former says the amendments were county commissioner R. Larry Smith following the October thoroughly vetted by two meeting of the Halls Business and Professional Association. sessions of the Legislature, Photo by S. Clark and he implied that all are good for Tennessee. “They scare me to death, and I’m was challenged by Republi- nessee. “The congressional voting no on every one,” can Eddie Smith. “Spirited,” delegation used to be 5-4 said I. Most folks in the au- Cohen called both races. Democratic. Now it’s 7-2 dience just grinned. It’s nice He marveled that the Republican,” he said. The to have a bit of spice with Democrats didn’t even con- only Democrats standing lunch. test the August election are Rep. Steve Cohen from Cohen touched on the when Republican Charme Memphis and Rep. Jim Coobattle for school board Knight Allen was elected to per from Nashville. where Jamie Rowe, Tracie succeed longtime district In response to a question, Sanger and Charlotte Dors- attorney general and Demo- Cohen said metropolitan ey battled to succeed Indya crat Randy Nichols. “She or unified city and county Kincannon. He said it would got an early start,” yelled government won’t happen be close, but not as close as someone from the back of because “people here don’t the fight for state represen- the room. want it.” Passage requires a tative in District 13 where Cohen talked about the leader whom people believe Residents at Windsor Gardens Assisted Living give one last “hurrah!” to summer with an oldfashioned bean breakin’. Pictured are Edna Weiland, Mary Campbell, June Grooms, Imogene first-termer Gloria Johnson shift from “D” to “R” in Ten- in, he said. Tyree, Helen Foster, Jean Folden, Christel Haynes, Joan Warise and Marie Worrell. Photo submitted
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Conference to focus on aging
We’re all getting older. But whether it is caring for aging parents or understanding your own physical, financial and lifestyle changes, there are simply so many questions. The Knoxville-Knox County Community Action
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Dennis Pratt: A legacy of love
Dennis Pratt with grandson Henry, who was three years old at the time of the photo
Fireplace in the Pratt home built entirely by Dennis.
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By Cindy Taylor Dennis Pratt was a humble man who loved people. He never sought the spotlight, yet it often shined on him. Dennis and wife Wilma were high school sweethearts. In their 43 years together they reared two children, Amiee Pratt Smith and Jason Pratt, and had one grandchild, Henry, 7. The family attended Powell United Methodist Church for 35 years. “My dad was very intelligent and always spoke his mind,” said Jason. “We were extremely close.” “He was the strongest and most intelligent man I have known,” said Amiee. Wilma recalls fondly the years spent at the convenience store/deli first owned by Dennis’s parents, Charles
Dennis wasn’t happy being idle. As a young boy he was an Order of the Arrow Eagle Scout. As an adult he was a charter member of the Powell BPA and a Powell Jaycee. Dennis was selected as Powell Man of the Year and Business Person of the Year. He coached and sponsored
ball teams for kids and was involved in Scouts with his children. The couple helped with the big orange balloon release for years. “We would go over early in the morning with the Powell Jaycees before UT football games to blow up 10,000 balloons to raise
money for Juvenile Diabetes,” said Wilma. Dennis picked up rocks along the side of the road to build a fireplace in his home, doing all the labor himself. The fireplace cost the Pratts a total of $50. Wilma says Dennis read the encyclopedia from A-Z just to pass the time. “Dennis was so very intelligent. There was nothing he could not do,” said Wilma. “We never had a repairman come out to do anything.” Friends often remember Dennis as the man who made the best hoagie in Powell. When asked what Dennis would want to be remembered for, Wilma was quick to respond. “I don’t think he would,” she said. “He didn’t like attention. But if you played Trivial Pursuit he was the one you wanted on your team.” Dennis Pratt passed away Aug. 28. He was a blessing to those who knew him dur-
and Sue Pratt, then later by Dennis and Wilma. “We went to Central High School together but really got to know each other at the deli,” said Wilma. Dennis was also the owner of the Powell Post newspaper from the 1970s until 2009. “We went to every single football game and playoff to cover them for the paper,” said Wilma. “Dennis took photos and did the writing, but the community would send in stories too.” Folks continue to admire the grounds around the Pratt family home. “Dennis was the one with the green thumb,” she said. “He planted everything we have in the yard and gave many plants away when people would stop to admire them.”
Dennis Pratt ing his short life and continues to bless others in death; Dennis’ body was donated to science for a 30-day research period before being cremated. Daughter Amiee says a quote from A.A. Milne’s “Winnie the Pooh” is probably the best summation of her dad’s life: “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” When spring arrives, Dennis’s family will spread his ashes at the trailhead of one of his favorite hikes.
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THURSDAY, NOV. 6 Seminar luncheon sponsored by Trinity Funeral Home, 11:30 a.m., 228 Main St., Maynardville. Guest speaker: attorney Anne McKinney. Topic: Estate planning and the future Tennessee inheritance tax laws. Offered to all business owners and professionals in Union County. Info: 992-5002. Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Auditorium of Walter State University Tazewell Campus. Program: free honey tasting. Info: 617-9013.
FRIDAY, NOV. 7 “By Golly its Holly!” Knox County Master Gardener program, 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Missing Man Table and Flag Dedication Ceremony, 10:30 a.m., Morning Pointe, 7700 Dannaher Drive. Veterans Day program held in the honoring of and awareness for the 83,000+ POW/MIA veterans from all past and current wars. Public is invited. Info: 686-5771 x 403 “Grander” Opening celebration, 4-6 p.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road. Ribbon-cutting, 4 p.m. followed by community cash mob, refreshments, door prizes. Public is invited.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 7-8 Church yard sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Lighthouse Christian Church, 8015 Facade Lane. HH items, furniture, decor, toys, clothing and more. Christmas bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Highland Baptist Church, 6014 Babelay Road. Rummage/bake sale/Santa’s workshop, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Fairmont Presbyterian Church, 2537 Fairmont Blvd.
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Treasure, Knoxville Convention Center. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $8 at the door. Info: www. JLKnoxville.org.
SATURDAY, NOV. 8 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748. Thunder Road Author Rally, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Maynardville Public Library, 296 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-7106 or http://www. maynardvillepubliclibrary.org/. Bean supper and live auction, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Macedonia UMC, 4630 Holston Drive. Tickets: adult, $5, children 10 and under, $2. Info/to donate: 5236618. Biggest Little Sale to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the former Old Navy store next to Sears at Knoxville Center, 3001 Knoxville Center Drive. Admission: $5. Donations of unwanted usable items are welcome. Info: 523-9455 or www.tennesseebig.org. National Neighborhood Toy Store Day celebration, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road. Special sales; prizes; balloon animals by Bop’s Balloons; book signings by local authors Katy Koontz, Gayle Green and Heather Robinson; and more. Community fall festival, 4 p.m., Texas Valley Baptist Church, 7100 Texas Valley Road. Antique cars, inflatables, games and food. Everyone invited.
201-5748. Old Fashioned Gospel Singing, 7:30 p.m., Ridgeview Heights Baptist Church, 7809 Ridgeview Road in Corryton. Everyone invited. Info/directions: 712-1835. Soy Candles class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Victoria Nicely. Registration deadline: Nov. 8. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts. net.
SUNDAY, NOV. 16 Snowman Beads class, 1-3 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Renee Mathies. Registration deadline: Nov. 9. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.
TUESDAY, NOV. 18 UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277. Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415. Art exhibit and silent auction, 5:30 p.m., Morning Pointe, 7700 Dannaher Drive. Proceeds to benefit Powell High School Art Program. Art created by residents of Morning Pointe, local artists and student artists from Powell High School. Info: 686-5771.
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Free admission available to all veterans and activeduty military on Veterans Day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway, Clinton. Info: 494-7680 or www.museumofappalachia.org. “Salt Block Cooking” class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/ to register: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com. Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 7 p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Ed Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service. Topic: “Sherman’s March to the Sea. Cost: $15, members; $17, nonmembers; lecture only, $3. RSVP by noon, Monday, Nov. 10: 671-9001.
AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.
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Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748. Turkey Shoot, 9 a.m., corner of Hickory Valley Road and Malone Gap in Maynardville. Hosted by the American Legion Post 212. Pre-Black Friday, a small business and pre-holiday shopping show, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way.
VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
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On the road, pain free and loving it As the caregiver for her husband for years, Karen Keirstead of Loudon, 70, put off tending to her own health problems, including the pain in her lower back. “The pain started off and on for about four years,” she said. “It started in my feet and ankles, and then moved to my lower back. It would come and then after awhile it would be OK, and then it would come back. My husband had Alzheimer’s disease, and I was taking care of him, so I had to put off anything for me. “When he passed away, I thought I needed to take care of myself,” she said. “The pain went down my entire left leg. I couldn’t even put my shoes on, tie sneakers. It was so painful because my sciatic nerve was being pinched.” Keirstead tried chiropractic treatments, an acupuncturist and steroid shots, with none of them bringing permanent relief. Happily, she also remarried, and Keirstead said her new husband, Jim Lane, began taking care of her as the pain got worse. “My husband had to help me out of the bed in the morning, give me a hot shower, put ice on my back. That was the only way I could do anything,” she said. Through a friend, Keirstead heard about Dr. Joel Norman, a neurosurgeon who operates at the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine
cure, but Keirstead wanted to wait. “We wanted to go on a safari in Kenya!” said Keirstead. “I was trying to get surgery before, but Dr. Norman said that would not be a good thing.” Instead, Norman worked with Keirstead on a plan that allowed her to safely take the trip. Upon her return to East Tennessee, Keirstead had surgery in January 2014 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “By Tuesday, I was no longer taking any kind of pain medicine because I had no pain,” said Keirstead. “I haven’t looked back. I feel fine. I’m back to playing golf again, and taking long trips in the car. I Karen Keirstead and her husband, Jim, toast after a two-week drive from don’t have any more pain Loudon, Tenn., that took them through Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, than somebody 70 years Toronto, Buffalo and finally back home. After minimally invasive spine old would have.” surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, Keirstead was able to make the trip Keirstead said she pain free, even while sitting for hours.
Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional. In May 2013, Dr. Norman confirmed Keirstead’s diagnosis: spondylolisthesis, which is generally a degenerative condition that results in “slipping” or sublaxtation of one vertebral body over another. This instability puts pressure on the sciatic nerves running down the legs and also causes pain in the lower back. Surgery to remove the discs and stabilize the vertebrae is an effective
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What is spondylolisthesis? Spondylolisthesis is one of the main reasons for spinal fusion surgery, said Norman. At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, this surgery can be done with a minimally invasive approach. Using special imaging and instruments, the surgeon operates through several small incisions instead of one large one. The goal is to reposition the bones so they’re not compressing a nerve and to fuse them together, to stabilize the area. The small incisions mean less blood loss and quicker healing. “This gets people back on their feet faster and back to regular activity much sooner than a large incision operation does,” said Norman. “After a hospital stay of one to two days, most people return to normal activities within one to four weeks.” Spondylolisthesis can be caused by an injury or a malformation at birth, but is more often the result of arthritis and aging. “The typical patient is 50 to 60 years old,” said Norman. “Spondylolisthesis is a condition causing back pain that I feel confident I can fix with an operation,” he said. “In most cases we’re able to return people to their normal way of living.” For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive.
Back pain, leg pain, neck pain, arm pain… the root of the problem is often a pinched spinal nerve. The good news is that now Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s physicians use state-of-the-art minimally invasive techniques to perform spine surgery. Compared with traditional open surgery, minimally invasive surgeries offer patients many advantages, including a smaller incision, less postoperative pain, faster recovery and improved outcome. Non-surgical treatments such as physical therapy and medication should always be tried first. If those don’t help, surgery may be the best option.
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Almost everyone experiences back pain – especially lower back pain – at some point in life. For about 5 to 10 percent of people, back pain comes from a condition called “spondylolisthesis.” From the Greek words “spondylo,” meaning spine, and “listhesis,” meaning “slip,” spondylolisthesis is when one vertebra slips in relation to another above or below it. The misalignment can press against a nerve or allow fluid between the vertebrae to bulge and cause a painful cyst. In both cases, the pain can radiate from the back down the leg. “Spondylolisthesis is often missed on initial MRIs,” said Dr. Joel Norman, a Dr. Joel Norman, neurosurgeon Neurosurgery with the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional. The vertebrae tend to slip back in place when the patient is lying down for the MRI scan. To get a better image, the patient must have X-rays standing up or bending forward and leaning back. “That way you’ll see the slippage of the bones in there,” said Norman. “Usually the person’s pain is much worse when walking or standing.”
would recommend Fort Sanders to anyone facing spinal surgery. “I thought Fort Sanders was wonderful,” she said. “I was impressed by the fact that there were so many registered nurses on the floor. I thought there would be one for the whole floor, but there were at least three or four of them tending to me, and I was real impressed with that level of care. I can’t say anything bad about it. “And Dr. Norman is so wonderful. Anytime I met with him, I felt very comfortable; everything he said to me was true.” This summer, Keirstead returned to her normal activities, including golfing and a two-week road trip to Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto. “We drove the whole way! I haven’t done any bungee jumping yet, but I feel great,” she said.
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Lindsea Dyer cheers on the Eagles during the final home game of the season.
Jill Buell rings her cowbell on the sidelines as the Central Bobcats defeat the Gibbs Eagles, 13-0, and advance to the first round of the playoffs.
Gibbs’ Brendan Wilson plays deep for the Eagles during the kickoff and returns the ball downfield for some yardage.
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Central tops Gibbs, 13-0; both advance to playoffs
Isaac Buell heads down the field with Bobcat defense to put a tackle on a Gibbs play.
It was a miserable night to be out, but the faithful fans of Gibbs and Central high schools sat in the cold rain to watch and wait to see if their teams would have a chance to play in the playoffs.
Although Central defeated Gibbs, 13-0, both teams made it to the first round of the playoffs. Central will travel to West High and Gibbs will play at South-Doyle on Friday, Nov. 7. Play-off games start at 7 p.m.
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See how you like this Tennessee basketball fans didn’t really like what Cuonzo Martin offered for sale. The team wasn’t exactly dull but it didn’t sparkle. And it was confusing. Some losses should have been victories and the finish was inexplicable. Alas, the Sweet 16 did not alter overall perception. There were no protests, no mattress burnings or even a proper period of mourning when the coach went west. It appears we now have guarded optimism that Donnie Tyndall can do better, not this season, but better sometime, and faster and more exciting in the meantime. His TV shows are almost certain to gain in the ratings. Coach Tyndall will be fighting Southeastern Conference wars with a short stick, the wrong-sized post players. There is no doubledouble Jarnell Stokes. Jerrone Maymon, even when gimpy, was big. What we have in their absence is a void. Dominic Woodson, 6-10 and 270 before lunch, is big
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Houses - Unfurnished 74 3 BR/1BA, remodeled kit & bath, hardwood flrs, appliances furnished, carport. $725/mo. Call 850-4624. Knoxville/Allison Park SD, beautiful 2 BR, 2 BA + sunroom, 2 car gar., frpl & more. Easy access to I-75/640. $975. 865-804-6012 Knoxville/Powell. 4 BR, 2 BA, 2 car gar., lrg yard & deck, shows like model, great schools, close to I-75, $1150 mo. 865-804-6012 ***Web ID# 484156***
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2 LOTS side-by-side in beautiful Greenwood Cemetery. save $1000.call 785505-8528
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ADOPT! We're growing! Looking for child care Looking for an additeachers. Must be tion to the family? 18+ w/high sch diVisit Young-Williams ploma or GED. FT/ Animal Center, the avail. Call 922-1335 official shelter for Office Space - Rent 65 PT or stop by 6630 Tice Knoxville & Ln, Knoxville 37918. Knox County. Halls office suite for Pay starts at $7.50Call 215-6599 $8.50/hr. sale or lease. VERY PLEASANT or visit OFFICES. 1620 knoxpets.org sq.ft.7 ind. of- Business Opp. 130 fices,conf. room, recep. 3 BA, breakroom, stor., many CONVENIENCE STORE Farmer’s Market 150 feat. See inside pho- LEASE. No inventory tos at jerry- to buy. Loc. on major hwy. 865-560-9989 headrick.com square bales, $6 bale $199,900 or 423-506-7203 $1500/month. 140 8656791876. Realty Cats WE BUY Exec. 6883232 skid steers, BRITISH Short Hair excavators, tractors & Selkirk kittens. Fam& more. 865-475-1182 ily oriented. Good w/kids & dogs. $300 to $600. Wildflower Honey, harvested Oct. 2014, 865-556-2904 case of quarts only. www.highlandkatz.biz 865-637-0760 ***Web ID# 484735***
NORTH small.1 BR/ ideal for working CHEAP Houses For Sale single. no Up to 60% OFF pets/smok. $490/mth 865-309-5222 refs. cr/BKGR ck req'd. 6882933 www.CheapHousesTN.com
2 CEMETERY LOTS, Highland Memorial, Sutherland Ave. $1800. 865-966-4533
experienced team in college basketball.” What this team does have is a whole crowd of ambitious newcomers, the result of a spectacular (or frantic) late recruiting rush. One rival winked and said Tyndall has already set a world record with that roundup. If this bunch can win, he is coach of the year. ESPN is not optimistic. It has assigned the Vols too many 9 p.m. games. The Sporting News has picked Tennessee for 14th place in the SEC. There are only 14 places. A panel of regional and national experts was much kinder. It said 13th. New coach and new Vols are not depressed. This is the big time. Facilities are fantastic. The spotlight is bright. Success at this level means something. Motivation overflows. Big Orange Country is a long, long jump from where Tyndall started, Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge which used to be Fort Clarke, no pay for helping coach but a night
I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643
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FOUND OLDER minpin near in Fountain City. At Young Williams Shelter 2156599. photo on Craigslist
25 PCS. metal truss, 19 ft L, 4"Wx26"H, 15 pcs. 30'L metal truss, 4"Wx26"H. 4 pcs. 45'L metal truss, 5"Wx26"H. 865-803-3633.
Golden Doodle Puppies beautiful bundles of fur, must see. Dep. being taken. 423-733-9252
Buildings for Sale 191 METAL BLDG, 120x50, 9'H sides to 14' center, compl. w/all parts to assemble & also 44 pcs. of metal roofing, blue color 16' to 19' L. 865-803-3633.
GOLDEN Retriever Puppies, go to: hickoryhillfarmgolden retrievers.com for more info & pictures. If you are serious call 423-646-5115 or email: hickoryhillgoldens Shop Tools-Engines 194 @yahoo.com. Mother is AKC reg MASSEY FERGUSON English Golden Round Baler & Hay Retriever & Father Rake, good cond. is AKC reg American Call 865-201-7832. Golden Retriever. Puppies DOB 10/8/14 & will be ready to be picked up in Music Instruments 198 early Dec. $1100 ea. Martin Guitar ***Web ID# 483430*** 12 string, 1969 LAB PUPPIES, AKC $800. Shots & wormed. $300. Call 865-671-1899 franfrady@bledsoe.net POP. 423-881-3347 ***Web ID# 483266*** Apparel/Acc. 201 Malti-Poos Puppies 8 weeks, no shedding $400 423-442-9996 ***Web ID# 482601*** PAPTESE (Papillion & Maltese), small, 10 wks, $400. 423-442-9996 ***Web ID# 482605***
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Sz. 4 PETITE Clothing Name brand, some w/tags, never worn. Lots…. 865-661-9240.
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Crystals & Clusters, Quartz & Amethysts & other minerals. 865-577-5737
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3-FAM GARAGE SALE, 4912 Crippen Rd, Thu/Fri Nov 6&7, 9a-? Lots of children's & adult clothes, farm equip, bikes, HH, etc.
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HONDA ODYSSEY Touring Elite 2014, fully loaded, 5K mi., $31,900. 423-295-5393.
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Atticus Atticus is a gorgeous 5-yearold male Border Collie and Raven is a handsome 3-year-old female retriever/ shepherd mix. They are both available for adoption from Young-Williams Animal Center’s 3201 Division Street location. They have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Info: 2156599 or visit www.youngwilliams.org.
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CAD. ESCALADE 2008, Buick LaCrosse 2005, CHRISTIAN, EXP'D 74k mi, blk on blk, nonHOMECARE like new in/out, Exc. smok. Garaged. Backup GIVER, ANY running.MUST SEE. $3,500. 865-282-8664 camera. Priv. owner. SHIFT. Nancy 214$31,500. 865-556-9257 3518. avail immed CADILLAC 2001 SEDAN DEVILLE, 75k mi, new tires, batt., water Excavating/Grading 326 pump. White. $3995. 865-675-5129
CHEVY C10 PU 1984, runs exc. also 14' Fishmaster flat bottom CHEV. EQUINOX 2005, boat w/mtr. & trlr. 2nd owner, 79,812 Inquires, 865-300-5565 GARAGE SALE Remi, AWD, new brakes/tires, some scheduled! Sat Nov hail dmg on hood & 8, 8a-2p. Beverly 4 Wheel Drive 258 Field Way off roof. $6500. 385-9818 Shannondale Rd. in FORD F150 XLT 1992, 1 Ftn City ownr, 96k mi, reg cab Imports 262 short bed, V8 302, NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE. auto, red, alum. whls, BMW 2013 328i chromed, all pwr, Thurs/Fri 8-2. cedar Hardtop conv. chase sub. Halls. Michelins, step bars, Like new. 9K mi. bed rails, new LED lots of everything. $29,500. 423-295-5393 driving lights. Fri.-nothing over Must see! Cherry, $1. follow signs BMW 330i 2003, 185K Like new! $6250. mi., looks great, 865-705-8886. runs great. $5600 365 obo. Serious inq. TOYOTA TACOMA 1997, only. 865-566-4620. Wolfe rd, Luttrell. 4x4, reg. cab, AT, AC, new tires, 1 HONDA ACCORD 2004, 11/6-7, 9a-6p. Christowner, looks, runs Vtec V6 mtr, all good. 197k mi, power, sport pkg, mas gifts, ornaments, $6300/bo. 865-300-6213 garaged, leather int., moonroof, new dolls, old-fashioned tires, new fog Antiques Classics 260 lights, eng. tune up, apple stack-cakes, exc. cond. Well-maint. sourdough, LOTS OF 1930 FORD A Model, All svc records. White. 5 window coupe, $9800. 865-705-4350 NEW & USED w/rumble seat, HONDA PRELUDE $15,000. 865-250-7811. ITEMS. 1998, wht. pearl, VTech 1947 PLYMOUTH 4 cyl., 135K mi., $7000 Special Deluxe Coupe. YARD SALE, 6612 obo. 865-679-1654. Light blue, very Greer Rd, 37918 ***Web ID# 483230*** attractive, new uph., (Near Callahan/ MINI COOPER 2011 tires & brakes. Dante) Thu-Sat Nov Club, silver w/blk Runs well, has no rust. 6-8, 8am-? HH top & blk lthr int, $7,900. 865-805-8038. items, clothing, sunrf, 6 spd, exc cond, ***Web ID# 478934*** furn, etc. 2000 Ford like new, 49K mi, Chateau RV $10,000 CADILLAC SEVILLE $15,900 bo. 423-312-8256 1979, 2 seater, conv., NISSAN 2006, 350 AT, good tires, North 225n runs great, 98K mi, leather MAXIMA int. SR, htd seats & steering wh., $2500. 865-659-3910 5 Family Garage Sale, prem. tires, Bose, Nov. 8, 9-2, 5135 E. FORD BRONCO II very sharp. 112k hwy Emory Rd. Furn., 1987, 2.9 eng., AT, mi. $8700. 952-943-2244. bedspreads, lamps, $2900. pictures, Christmas. Call 865-457-2636. TOYOTA AVALON 1995, sunroof, all pwr., FORD RANCHERO, cold air, extra, extra Boats Motors 232 1978, red, 302 V8, nice! $2850. 308-2743. auto, runs good, looks good, solid, TOYOTA AVALON 2011, ALUM. FISHING Boat, GPS, loaded, 1 107K, $7,500, will 14 ft, 8 HP Honda 4 owner, garaged, trade, Ray Varner stroke & trlr. exc. cond. Warr. Ford, Clinton, TN, $1500. 865-993-3607 41,970 mi. $22,500. 865-457-0704 ***Web ID# 483960*** 865-986-8032 LIVING ESTATE PONTOON BOAT 20 Sale, 1964 Dodge ft, 4 stroke Suzuki VW CABRIO Conv. 1997, Cute, reliable, 90 HP, covers, lift Dart, 1953 Chevy PU, 1951 Chevy 4 dr, all jackets, all other equip. and economical. 5 Exc. cond. Sell spd, AC (new), PW, $8000. At Duncan Individually or as a PL, PS, Leather. Fun Dock on Loudoun. whole. 865-250-8252. 865-993-3607 car. 146K mi., $2950. Bill (865) 679-2305, ***Web ID# 483958*** MERCEDES BENZ 560 David (865) 237-2444. SL 1989 Convertible, SEA RAY 20 ft, indark maroon, like board, 1993, $7000. new. 25,500 mi, Sports Phone 865-748-3422; 264 $24,500. 865-453-6344 865-977-4214 CAMARO MUSTANG 1968, CHEVY STARDUST 1973 2014 6 cyl. AT, red, Looks good! Sharp! Houseboat, 16x65, steel 6500 mi., $21,000. Runs great! $12,000. hull, twin 318 Chrysler Phone 865-688-5147 865-805-2454 engs. 15KW gen. (needs work), fly bridge. RAMBLER AMERICAN MAZDA RX8 2004, Asking $5,000 obo. well maintained, 440 1964, regimental, 865-567-9688. garaged, 50K miles. red conv. $2500. Call Silver with black Jim 865-250-2639 int. like new. Campers 235 VW SUPER BEETLE leather, Moon roof, deluxe 1979 conv., yellow, all trim pkg. New tires, orig., 1 owner, all battery, engine tune records, 75K mi. $11,425 up. $8,000. 865-577-4816 obo. 865-679-6836. Pontiac Firebird Trans AM 2000, V6, AT, Ttops, loaded, sharp! Looking For A New Or 922-4136 or 218-WEST(9378) $2500. 865-973-5228.
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FAIRMONT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, corner Fairmont & Whittle Springs, annual rummage & bake sale + Santa’s workshop, is Fri. and Sat. Nov. 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gifts for everyone.
Many different breeds Camper? Maltese, Yorkies, Misc. Items 203 Pre-Owner Check Us Out At Malti-Poos, Poodles, Northgaterv.com Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Wurlitzer Organ, 3 or call 865-681-3030 Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots keyboards, all sound & wormed. We do effects, $350/bo. Old layaways. Health guar. Singer sewing mach., Motor Homes 237 Div. of Animal Welfare compl. refurb. State of TN $175/b.o. 865-406-8837 2000 Pace Arrow Vision Dept. of Health. 36', 2 slides, twin air & 423-566-3647 heat, W&D, ref w/ice Household Furn. 204 maker, all opt. 23K mi, Shih Tzu, 2 litters, ready $35,000. 865-850-9613 Nov 5, No papers, MID 20th Century livparents on site. Vet ing rm furn. SevMINI WINNEBAGO 1990, ckd, 1st shots & wrmd, eral pieces. Call 4 cyl., 18 mpg, fully $275. 865-556-5818 865-539-6734 loaded w/all equip. ***Web ID# 484477*** new boys have, 18k mi, kit., refrig., YORKIES AKC, Ch. lns, roof air. Sleeps 6. quality M & F. Also taking Household Appliances 204a $6500. 865-993-3607 dep. for Christmas., Health ***Web ID# 483955*** WHIRLPOOL 25 CF Guar. 865-591-7220 dbl dr. refrig., in door ice/water. Local Driving/Delivery 106a White. Almost new. Motorcycles 238 $800. 865-922-2393 Swivel wheel motortrailer, to be Wanted To Buy 222 cycle pulled by camper, $850. 865-984-9331 BUYING COMIC books, small or lg. collections. Phone Autos Wanted 253 865-368-7499
CAC is seeking volunteer drivers for their Volunteer Assisted Transportation program. Volunteers will utilize agency-owned hybrid sedans while accompanying seniors or persons with disabilities to appointments, shopping, and other errands. Training is provided. If you are interested, please contact Nancy, 865-673-5001 or nancy.welch@cactrans.org
security job from 11:30 until 4:30 and a free room in the athletes’ dorm. This guy never had one silver spoon. He came up the hard way, step by step as an assistant, a winner in difficult head jobs at Morehead and Southern Miss. At 44, he hit the Dave Hart jackpot. He has a six-year contract worth $1.6 million per. You wouldn’t believe the incentive clauses. Tyndall knows what he wants to do – attack on defense as does Louisville and be aggressive but smart on offense as is Kansas. Sounds good. Would probably look good with Louisville and Kansas-type players. Tennessee talked toughness last year. Friends and foes say Tyndall teaches toughness. Hmmm, we’ll see. The show begins for real on Nov. 11, Virginia Commonwealth in the Veterans Classic, Alumni Hall, U.S. Naval Academy. Tennessee has six home games in December. The coach before Cuonzo comes to town on Jan. 31. Get your tickets early.
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Licensed General Contractor Restoration, remodeling, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, sunrooms, garages, etc. Residential & commercial, free estimates. 922-8804, Herman Love.
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CADILLAC CTSV 2005, fully loaded, 102k mi, 6 speed. $13,900. 865-228-7556
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938-4848 or 363-4848
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1993, 65K mi, lthr, all opts., must see. $4900. 865-774-6900 CHEVY IMPALA SS 1996, 70K mi, Very good cond. Asking $9200. 865-691-2336.
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TREE WORK & Power Stump Grinder. Free est, 50 yrs exp!
FORD FUSION SE 2012, loaded, new tires, $13,500. Phone 865-591-4239.
804-1034
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Lincoln Continental 2002, 105,040 mi, 2nd ^ Bobcat/Backhoe. Small owner, all opt. 28 dump truck. Small mpg hwy, records, jobs welcome & $3950/obo. 865-332-6110 appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645.
Air Cond / Heating 301
Firewood
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FIRE WOOD OAK 556-4774
Flooring
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HAROLD'S GUTTER SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed. Call 288-0556. ^
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NEWS FROM SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES
Hope for diabetic macular edema at Southeastern Retina Those facing vision problems caused by diabetes can find the most advanced treatments right here in East Tennessee. Southeastern Retina Associates, with locations in Knoxville, Chattanooga and the Tri-Cities, recently received the prestigious Top Site for 2013 Award from the National Institute of Health and the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network for its contributions in advancing medical research of diabetesinduced retinal disorders. “We are honored to be acknowledged at this level for our clinical excellence,” said Dr. Joseph M. Googe, Jr. of Southeastern Retina Associates. “Our entire staff has always been committed to providing the finest care possible and offering our patients the newest and best treatments of vision-threatening disease. “If you are diabetic and have vision issues, as a patient of Southeastern Retina Associates, you can be assured you have the most experienced medical team in the region working to preserve your eyesight.” ■ What is diabetic retinopathy? A diabetic’s body does not use and store sugars properly. High blood sugar levels can damage blood vessels in the retina, the nerve layer at the back of the eye that translates light into images the brain can understand. Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the retinal blood vessels.
Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), also known as background retinopathy, is diabetic retinopathy in the early stages, characterized by tiny blood vessels in the retina leaking blood or fluid. The retina can swell due to this leakage and form deposits called exudates. Mild NPDR is common among people with diabetes and usually does not affect their vision. When vision is affected, it is due to macular
tissue which may cause wrinkling or detachment of the retina. PDR may cause more severe vision loss than NPDR because it can affect both central and peripheral vision. PDR may lead to vision loss from vitreous hemorrhage (blood leaking into the clear, gel-like substance that fills the eye), traction retinal detachment (scar tissue wrinkling or pulling the retina out of position, causing visual distortion),
“If you are diabetic and have vision issues, as a patient of Southeastern Retina Associates, you can be assured you have the most experienced medical team in the region working to preserve your eyesight.” edema (swelling or thickening of the macula) or macular ischemia (closing of small blood vessels, causing vision to blur). Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is growth of new blood vessels on the surface of the retina or optic nerve caused by widespread closure of the retinal blood vessels, preventing adequate blood flow. Unfortunately, the new blood vessels do not resupply the retina with normal blood flow, and they may be accompanied by scar
or neovascular glaucoma (abnormal blood vessel growth in the iris and drainage channels in front of the eye, causing pressure in the eye and possible damage to the optic nerve). ■ Diagnosis and treatment A medical eye exam is the best way to check for changes inside your eye. Those with Type 1 diabetes should schedule an eye exam with an eye doctor within five years of being diagnosed, and follow up yearly after that. Those with Type 2
diabetes should have an exam at the time of diagnoses and then once each year. Pregnant women with diabetes should have an exam in the first trimester because retinopathy can progress quickly during pregnancy. However, vision loss is largely preventable. If you have diabetes, you can lower your risk of vision loss by maintaining strict control of your blood sugar and blood pressure, and by visiting your eye doctor regularly. Early detection is key. Today’s improved methods of diagnosis and treatment mean that a smaller percentage of those with retinopathy will develop serious vision problems. There are several treatments for retinopathy, including injections into they eye of anti-VEGF medication. This medication can stop the growth of abnormal blood vessels and bleeding. Laser surgery is another option for those with macular edema, PDR and neovascular glaucoma. Vitrectomy, a microsurgical procedure, removes blood-filled vitreous fluid and replaces it with a clear solution. According to Dr. Googe, diabetic retinopathy is the most common complication of diabetes and is the leading cause of preventable blindness. But preventative measures and modern treatments can help keep your outcome looking clear and bright.
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