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Ashley Boruff has been singing in church since she was 6 years old. Now 13, Ashley decided to use her talent to raise money for the building fund at her home church, Clear Springs Baptist. With the help of local musicians and businesses she has cut a CD that should be released in time for Christmas. The teen speaks with authority, but wait until you hear her sing.

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Ornaments for literacy coming Friends of Literacy will hold its annual ornament fundraiser 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Marble City Glassworks, 1045 Artella Drive.

Participants can make their own glass ornament to cherish while helping to support a great cause.

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Tour de Lights is Friday on bikes On Friday night, Dec. 18, add lights to your bicycle, come downtown in festive attire, and share holiday cheer with 1,000 or more fellow riders and other Tour de Lights Bike Ride participants.

Friday night’s Tour de Lights is a fun, free, casual bike parade, leaving from Market Square at 7 p.m. The ninth annual event – a five-mile tour of downtown, Fourth and Gill and Old North Knoxville – has become a favorite holiday tradition. “I am always so impressed with the energy and creativity people put into their decorations and costumes,� says Kelley Segars, manager of the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission’s I Bike KNX regional bicycle program. “Tour de Lights is such a unique event – it’s as much for the people who come to watch and cheer on the riders as it is for the riders.�

Judging for the costume and decorating contest begins at 6 p.m.; prizes are awarded after the ride in several categories, including Best Decorated Bike, Best Decorated Person and Best Group Theme. Free bike safety checks and a first-ever photo booth are also available, starting at 6 p.m.

Mast General Store and Three Rivers Market will provide hot cocoa and cookies for participants. Helmets, headlights and rear reflectors are required, and all ages and skill levels are welcome.

Info: www.ibikeknx.com/ tourdelights.

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Carl Tindell and Michelle Wilson are the Halls BPA president and vice president for 2016. of things, but I never thought Halls assist him as vice president.

Longtime board member Ted Woman of the Year was something Hatfield of Regal Entertainment I would be called.�

State Rep. Bill Dunn and Kim Hansard of Star 102.1 were named Halls Man will rotate off the Previous Man of the Year Huand Woman of the Year by the Halls Business and Professional Association. bert LaRue introduced Dunn, sayboard for 2016.

Photos by S. Carey Johnson thanked ing that Dunn has done a lot for him for his serHalls and Powell, including pushvice. volunteer work at Children’s Hos- ing for improvements to Emory

By Shannon Carey “He has been a Road and Maynardville Highway.

The Halls Business and Profes- pital and in local schools. wonderful board “I appreciate this,� said Dunn. “Her passion for the last two sional named state Rep. Bill Dunn member and a and Kim Hansard of Star 102.1 years has been sharing her per- “I think I’ve just done what we’re great contact,� she Halls Man and Woman of the Year sonal experience with breast can- all supposed to do. Do good at said. “It has been your job, take care of your family at the HPBA’s annual banquet cer,� said Cates.

Ted Hatfield a pure blessing to and be a good neighbor.�

Hansard gave special thanks to Dec. 4 at Jubilee Banquet Center. serve with him on the board.�

Previous Woman of the Year the late Mary Lou Horner.

Johnson listed the HBPA’s ac“She was another mom to me Sandy Cates introduced Hansard. complishments for the year, inHBPA president Pam Johnson A Halls resident who attended in a lot of ways,� Hansard said. “I cluding donations to the Halls recognized board members and just hope that I can do some of the Halls schools and attends Christ High School Marching Band, Boys officers for 2015 and 2016. Carl United Methodist Church, Han- good Mary Lou Horner did. and Girls Club and the Halls Se“This means so much to me. In Tindell will take over as president, sard is a well-known morning talk nior Center. Events include the and Michelle Wilson of KUB will radio personality. She is active in my line of work you get called a lot monthly networking Halls Breakfast Club, the Prayer Breakfast on Good Friday, and monthly membership meetings. “We are an active organization, and we always see growth as our goal,� Johnson said. “You should be very proud of your support of this organization.�

Tindell encouraged all members to attend monthly meetings.

Santa and Mrs. Claus (aka “We want to introduce you to Dee and Linda Harless) wave some businesses in Halls that you to the crowd as the Gibbs probably don’t know about,� he Christmas parade travels said. through Harbison’s Crossroads. Photo by R. White See more parade pictures Author and actor Bill Landry, on page A3. best known for “The Heartland Series,� was the evening’s keynote speaker. He kept the audience in stitches with tales of his adventures, including the fable of the malfunctioning prop firearm in a Roane State production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.�

2015 reflections

Santa visits Gibbs

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John Fugate heads FC business group

By Sandra Clark John Fugate, manager of Commercial Bank in Fou nt a i n City, is the new president of the Fou nt a i n City Business and Professional Associat ion.

Fugate He was installed last week by Knox County Law Director Bud Armstrong.

Rob Glass is vice president, Elaine Shipe is secretary and Andrew Har-

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Outgoing president R. Larry Smith presented $300 gifts to three elementary schools: Fountain City, Inskip and Sterchi.

The money was raised, he said, through lunch sponsorships.

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Clear Springs Baptist Church members Jo Miller, Lori Jones, Terry Cooper, Laura Faddis and Jim Faddis prepare to sing Christmas carols to the crowd during the Gibbs parade. Photos by R. White

Gibbs parade brings Christmas excitement Area businesses and church groups gathered for the Gibbs Christmas parade and entertained with decorated floats, singing Christmas carols and handing out candy to community members who lined the street to watch the annual event.

Ruth White P.J. Burchett and Betty Jones talk about Burchett’s truck, the Cruisin’ Cone, and his plans for the new year.

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Joe Sallings and Matthew Clabough of the Horse Valley Cowboy Church travel behind the horses in the parade to make sure the roads stay clean.

Michele Romeo and Kimber get ready to ride the Advance Auto Parts float.

The Christ United Methodist Church Dickens Carolers provided music before the banquet. They are (front) Nancy Hodges, Robin Burchfield, Sarah Holloway, Susan Kiefer; (back) Ralph Davis, Phil Campbell and Diane Pyne.

Landry was cast as Atticus Finch. In the scene when Finch shoots a rabid dog, Landry was armed with a rifle that fired blanks.

One night, the rifle refused to fire, and when L a n d r y checked the Bill Landry c h a mb er, the blank flew out and clattered to the stage floor.

Landry, without missing a beat, picked up the bullet and threw it offstage toward where the dog was supposed to be. The actor playing the

sheriff played right along.

“You got it, Atticus! You got it,” he yelled.

Landry said, “It just goes to show you never let the facts get in the way of a good story.”

Like the time Landry said “Appa-lay-shun” on TV instead of “Appa-la-chun,” and his phone rang off the hook for a week.

Or the time the Heartland April Fools episode claimed you could get electricity from trees. Landry got perturbed calls from TVA and even Los Angeles Power and Light.

“Every yahoo with a tree in his back yard was call-

ing,” he said.

Or the time Landry attributed an off-color joke to Neal Denton when speaking at a luncheon at Denton’s church.

“If you ever repeat that story, tell them Sam Venable told it to you,” Landry said.

TDS Telecom was the banquet’s corporate sponsor. Other sponsors included Food City, Halls Crossroads Women’s League, Highway Markings, Home Federal Bank, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, KUB, Phil Ballard and Tindell’s Inc. Info: www.hallsbusiness. com

State trooper rescues two from vehicle A state trooper saved the lives of two during flooding on Andersonville Pike on Dec. 1.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Michael Turley located a wrecked car in heavy rain and fog and got help from Rural/Metro for Thomas and Verlin Yonker.

The car was rapidly filling with rain runoff, according to a dispatch from THP in Nashville.

Sgt. Turley then pulled the door open through the rising water and removed Thomas Yonker, 78, from the vehicle and escorted him up an eight-foot embankment to safety. Then Turley and Rural/Metro firefighters went back down the embankment to remove Verlin Yonker from the vehicle. The car was filled with water approximately three feet high.

Once atop the embankment the couple received a medical assessment by emergency personnel, and required no medical attention. They were treated and released to go home safely with their family.

“This is a wonderful example of how our troopers are placing service before self. I am very proud of the job our troopers perform daily,” said THP Col. Tracy Trott.

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Contest forms for vice mayor Council member Duane Grieve says he will seek the post of vice mayor this Saturday at the called meeting to decide this issue. Current Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis plans to seek a third term.

The nine council members will decide between the two, who both are serving their final two years on council. Could range from a 6-3 vote for Pavlis to a 5-4 vote for Grieve unless one of them withdraws. Most council members are not talking.

Rogero might face a tie vote, which she can break if one of the nine abstains and it is split four to four between Pavlis and Grieve.

Pavlis backed Grieve for interim mayor after Bill Haslam resigned in January 2011.

■ Knox County school board, County Commission and the legislative delegation will meet to go over 2016 legislative issues 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 (tomorrow), at Louis’ at 4661 Old Broadway. The meeting is open to the public under the open-meetings law.

The delegation, if past years are any indication, will meet separately with Mayor Rogero and the UT president and chancellor prior to the legislative session starting Jan. 12, 2016.

Dates have not been set.

■ Over 200 people showed up Dec. 6 at the news conference and rally to restore the Lady Vols name by state legislation. It was held near the Pat Summitt statue on campus. In addition to state Reps. Roger Kane and Martin Daniel, Nick Pavlis was there, showing his backing of the name restoration. Kane said he had support from state Reps. Jason Zachary and Eddie Smith and Sens.

Becky Duncan Massey and Randy McNally.

This is a separate issue from the Diversity Office controversy, which only seems to get worse. Calls for Chancellor Cheek to resign seem misguided and inappropriate to me. Nothing he has done warrants that action. He and his wife are active and well liked in the community. They make a positive contribution.

However, ultimately Cheek has to resolve it.

Final responsibility goes to the UT Board of Trustees, chaired by Gov. Bill Haslam. The vice chair is energetic Knoxville business owner Raja Jubran.

Other local trustees are Sharon Pryse and Charlie Anderson. All are close friends of the governor.

Democrats field commission candidate The 6th District of the Knox County Democratic Party (Karns, Hardin Valley, Solway, part of Powell) welcomes Knox County Commissioner Amy Broyles to a work session for candidate Donna Lucas. Pictured are campaign treasurer Clay Mulford, Lucas and Broyles. Photo by Elizabeth Vacanti

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Vice Chancellor for Communications Margie Nichols will now oversee postings on the Internet from this office. Some students and faculty are unhappy over this.

Board meetings are typically scripted with little conversation or dialogue among members. One is told the real work goes in committees. The board would be wise to add a public forum to each of its meetings so the public may address them as occurs at KUB, TVA, City Council and County Commission.

Recent controversy on gender-neutral pronouns and now Christmas celebrations has only weakened legislative backing for UT. This could not come at a worse time given the additional funding higher education seeks in the upcoming legislative session.

This issue has legs and will continue in Nashville.

■ Knoxville lost a grand lady with the passing of Henrietta Grant.

Several hundred people attended the receiving of friends at Rogers Memorial Baptist Church including Mayor Rogero, former Chief Justice Gary Wade, council member Marshall Stair, former state Reps.

Bob Booker and Dick Krieg, former Republican House Leader Tom Jensen and former mayors Ashe and Daniel Brown. Grant was active in many civic activities and left a strong legacy of good works.

She served on the Knoxville Airport Authority, succeeding her husband, Lorenzo. Rogero will name a successor subject to City Council approval.

■ Tank Strickland’s retirement next month leaves a void on the city mayor’s staff. Strickland was first hired by this writer 19 years ago. He is calm, effective and in touch with the community. Replacing Strickland will not be easy. Joshalyn Hundley, also on staff, resigned to go to First Tennessee Bank a few weeks ago.

Only Avice Reid, the PARC director, will remain in the Community Relations Department.

It will be down to one person. Lots of turnover here.

James McIntyre’s $1 million severance package will be a ready-made campaign issue in the upcoming school board elections, right?

Not necessarily, given the fact that nobody who voted for it will be on the ballot in 2016. How we got to this point in history is another illustration of the difficulties of pr e d ic t i ng the political future, and Tracie Sanger board member Tracie Sanger’s 11th hour decision not to run is one of the more surprising events in local politics since state Rep. Loy Smith pulled out of his reelection race, leaving his protégé Jimmy Kyle Davis as the only contender as his successor in 1984.

On Monday, Nov. 30, the school board called a special meeting to vote on Superintendent McIntyre’s request for a two-year contract extension, which would ef-

Betty Bean fectively award McIntyre a $1 million severance package should the board decide to dismiss him without cause in the near future (he makes $227,000 a year and Knox County must pay out the full term of the contract – think UT Athletic Department paying off discarded coaches).

After a three-hour discussion, the vote came down 5-4 in favor of the extension, which surprised exactly nobody, since this is how votes involving McIntyre always end up.

This board is so polarized that they could have saved themselves two hours and 54 minutes by voting immediately after their minute of silence. It wouldn’t have mattered.

The only extraordinary thing about the meeting was the behavior of the board’s vice-chair Tracie Sanger,

who has been in office for a single year, and who ran on a platform of being an apolitical young mother, neither pro- nor anti-McIntyre. She was unusually aggressive that night, both in her defense of McIntyre’s extension request and of his $227,000 annual salary, which she said is not out of line with salaries in other school districts.

Her attacks on the competence of Law Director Bud Armstrong and the integrity of board colleague Mike McMillan raised eyebrows, topped off by her attempt to summon her only announced competitor, Jennifer Owen, back to the podium during public forum.

We’ll never know what she would have said, since she was informed that board members aren’t allowed to question speakers.

That Monday night, Sanger was acting like an incumbent gearing up to defend her office.

Next day, Dec. 8, Grant Standefer, executive director of the Compassion Coalition, picked up a peti-

tion to run for the Second District school board seat, two days ahead of the Dec. 10 deadline. Sanger, who did not return a completed petition, said she was having health problems and was happy to pull out of the race when she learned that someone of whom she approved – Standefer – had decided to run.

Standefer is an ordained minister who has served as director of the non-profit Compassion Coalition since 2006. He purchased a residence in the Second District in January 2015 and lived in west Knox County prior to that time. School board chair Doug Harris (a strong McIntyre supporter who is not seeking re-election) is a current and founding member of the Compassion Coalition.

Election officials are predicting a 300 percent voter turnout increase for the March primary elections, driven by a hotly contested Republican primary. It remains to be seen how this will impact down-ballot contests.

Christmas open house Former Knox County Commissioner Wanda Moody visits with retired Knox County Sheriff’s Office chief of detectives Bobby Waggoner at the buffet. The annual event at Prince’s home in West Knoxville has long been an opportunity for GOP friends to gather informally to talk politics and enjoy a sumptuous buffet.

U. S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan entertains a group of longtime friends at the annual Christmas open house hosted by former Knox County GOP chair Mike Prince. From left are retired Chancellor Sharon Bell, Law Director Bud Armstrong, Duncan and former GOP chair Gerald Turner. Photos by Anne Hart

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Christmas: Let’s keep it Dedicated readers may have noticed odd extremes during this year’s “Holiday Season.” On one hand, University of Tennessee students and faculty were encouraged to eschew Christmas parties so that those who don’t traditionally observe a holiday that celebrates rampant consumerism and a fat man who breaks into homes could feel included.

On the other hand are Tennessee legislators who are so committed to their Christian faith that they’d rather see UT’s seventh chancellor tossed out of office on Christmas Eve than encourage inclusivity at a university that draws students from over 100 countries.

The whole kerfuffle could make dedicated readers think that Christmas celebrations will soon be a thing

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of the past. But that would be incorrect, especially in Knoxville, Tenn.

The city now has three Christmas parades – downtown, in Fountain City and in the Rocky Hill neighborhood. There are more tree lightings than you can shake a stick at, as well as Christmas events featuring buildings made of canned food, lighted bicycles and sugar plum fairies on ice skates.

There are reindeer-themed road races, nativities with live animals and Christmas bazaars galore.

Venture out to the county and you’ll find a spectacle of

sparkles at the Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove and parades at Halls, Powell, Gibbs, Corryton, Karns and maybe a few we missed.

Judith Foltz, the city’s special-events director, estimates that the number of community and civic Christmas events has doubled since she took up her post five years ago, and some require a taxpayer investment.

The city pays expenses that aren’t covered by sponsorships for six Christmas in the City events – Regal Celebration of Lights, the WIVK Christmas Parade, Xfinity Christmas in Chilhowee Park, Tour de Lights, Holidays on Ice and New Year’s Eve on the Square – as well as Festival on the Fourth. Total costs include Knoxville Police Department traffic control and security and Knoxville Fire

Department EMS staffing.

This year, sponsorships for the seven events totaled $130,000.

Figures aren’t available yet for this year’s Christmas events, but last year, the city’s portion of the Regal Celebration of Lights was $6,900, not including police and fire department labor costs.

Theoretically, the city charges for services provided to community groups.

Organizers of this year’s Fountain City Christmas Parade were flummoxed when they received a $1,500 bill for KPD traffic control for the first time in nearly five decades.

The goal is to charge community groups consistently and find as many sponsors as possible for city-sponsored events, says Foltz. But the upkeep of all those baubles is expensive.

Kirkland football is full-time job The story of college football in the higher elevations…

Young linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. started and played well for Tennessee against Southeastern Conference foes.

Butch Jones says Kirkland has exceptional instincts for a freshman, “great instincts.”

The coach says Kirkland had great parenting, great training at the high school level and he’s a high-character young man with a great love for football.

To make additional use of one of the coach’s favorite words, great!

Defensive coordinator John Jancek sees Darrin Kirkland greatness from another point of view.

“He has a lot of potential.

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His upside is huge and exciting. We’ve just got to keep working, the rest of this year and the offseason.”

And next year.

And the year after.

And all the time in between, spring drills, summer improvement, work, work, work, be nimble, be quick, read keys, anticipate, run to the ball, deliver a blow.

College football is an almost full-time job. If a player isn’t playing football,

he is preparing to play. He is thinking football, studying football and, meanwhile, working to get stronger to become a better football player. He is eating according to directions from the food coach and sleeping with a magic monitor to be sure he is getting real rest.

Not incidentally, football players also go to school. Many make excellent grades. Several achieve academic all-star status.

Be reminded of Bob Johnson, Mike Terry, Tim Irwin, Mack Gentry, Tim Priest, Joshua Dobbs … there is a considerable list.

Now and then one wins everything except the Heisman and graduates in three years instead of four. And stays and plays some more.

Think Peyton Manning.

Darrin Kirkland Jr. likes the idea of being an accomplished football player. He says he takes a lot of pride in playing well. He says being competitive and getting to the ball is his game.

Darrin has a pep line he directs at linebacker star Jalen Reeves-Maybin: “I always tell Jalen when we’re on the field, ‘I’ll meet you at the ball and we’ll see what happens.’”

What happens is the culmination of ability, training and effort.

It appears college players go far beyond the NCAA-limited 20 hours per week in football development. The latest survey I’ve seen says the average is 44.8 hours a week playing

government This year, the city spent $5,000 on new lights and $40,000 on the new tree at Krutch Park.

“The squirrels love to chew up the lights,” she laughs.

Even if you favor Jimmy Cheek’s approach, it’s hard to deny that Christmas in the City is good for business and the community.

Holidays on Ice has been extended through Jan. 18 because the ice-skating rink

attracts customers to Market Square. Such events instill community pride, draw out-of-town visitors and help locals get comfortable with parking downtown. It makes Knoxville look good, Foltz says.

“We’re trying to make the city as attractive as possible. That’s first and foremost to us.”

Bah, humbug to the haters, I say. Christmas is here to stay.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Pilot Flying J should hire Rickey Hall from the UT Office for Diversity for a similar job at the company. It would benefit both institutions.

■ Flout: to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt.

■ Flaunt: display ostentatiously, especially to provoke envy.

■ It’s best not to confuse those words, as this writer did last week, especially in a column that calls someone else’s actions “flat-out dumb.”

games, practicing, training and recovering.

The group of Northwestern players who thought they wanted to form a union said they were spending 50 hours on football.

The survey says football players in power conferences invest a little less than 40 hours a week on academics. That doesn’t leave much time for video games or dancing with darlings.

Complex forces affect the voluntary commitment: motivational coaches, personal pride, winning spirit, desire to excel, investment in the perceived future (NFL).

Darrin Kirkland gets the

■ The Legislature is coming after UT, led by Knox County reps who should be the university’s defenders.

■ Roger Kane, on TV Sunday, said, “The university only understands power and money.”

■ Becky Massey called the removal of the name Lady Vols “a solution looking for a problem.” She said the UT Board of Trustees should grant a public hearing if people request it.

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full load. He hears the word “potential” and wants to move that up a notch. He is fueled and driven by a natural desire for excellence. He wants to play as a pro.

Darrin was recruited to be Tennessee’s middle linebacker. He has all the necessary tools, size, strength, speed, smarts – plus toughness and a high-RPM motor.

Considering what he has accomplished as a rookie, try projecting his likely performance as a sophomore.

Wow! Oh, wait, there is a postscript: If he keeps working, Jancek says.

Marvin West invites reader reactions. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

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SENIOR NOTES ■ Corryton Senior Center 9331 Davis Drive 688-5882 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary

Dawn Davis serves hors d’oeuvres to guest Andrea Lane.

Offerings include: exercise classes; card games; billiards; Senior Meals program, 11 a.m. each Friday. Main Munch Potluck: Honey Baked Ham, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17. The center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25.

Register for: Christmas Movie Matinee: “Miracle on 34th Street,” 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, with hot chocolate and popcorn snacks.

■ Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; dance classes; craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee each Tuesday; Senior Meals program, noon each Wednesday. The Knox County Veterans Services will provide one-on-one assistance to veterans and family members 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23. The center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25.

This little swag, complete with burlap owl, is perfect for a small interior door.

■ Senior Citizens Information and Referral Service| 2247 Western Ave. 524-2786 knoxseniors.org Provides information about services for older persons (age 60+) and persons with disabilities who live in Knoxville or Knox County and referrals to these services when needed: health services, employment services, housing, transportation, legal services, recreation, support groups, emergency assistance, in-home services and minor home repair.

NHC wishes everyone Happy Holidays with a wreath inspired by the great outdoors.

Elmcroft hosts Festival of Wreaths Elmcroft of Halls hosted an event to benefit Alzheimer’s Tennessee called Festival of Wreaths. Area businesses and family members of residents got crafty and created beautiful wreaths just in time for the holidays.

Guests were able to browse through the great selection of wreaths and bid on their favorite(s), enjoy sangria and hors d’oeuvres and hear the UT choir sing festive carols.

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Smoky Mountain Hospice donated this gray swag with faux fur flowers to the auction.

Lucy White picks out her favorite wreath, donated by Wilson Auto Parts. Photos and text by Ruth White

WE WANT TO HELP SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, AND PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF OUR REGION.

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • DECEMBER 16, 2015 • A-7

Singing with authority

By Cindy Taylor Ashley Boruff has been singing in church since she was 6 years old. Now 13, Ashley decided to use her talent to raise money for the building fund at her home church, Clear Springs Baptist. With the help of local musicians and businesses she has cut a CD that should be released in time for Christmas. The teen speaks with authority, but wait until you hear her sing.

“Making a CD to help raise money for my church was a good experience for me,” she said. “I hope people will listen to it while they are in their car.”

Ashley sings lead on every song including the title track, “Everything’s Fine.”

She says the different types of music on the CD should attract a number of listeners.

“The CD has gospel, bluegrass and contemporary music,” she said.

Parents Tim and Candy Boruff footed the bill to purchase blank CDs. Many others involved donated their time, energy and resources to complete the CD. Ashley

Ashley Boruff during rehearsal plays violin and piano but not on this album.

“I’m not ready,” said Ashley. “The people who played the music have the skills for that.”

The CD “Everything’s Fine” was truly a community effort. Clear Springs’ music minister, Mike Tipton, accompanied Ashley on piano. Wayne Goforth played accompaniment on guitar, used his expertise to finalize tracks and wrote one of the songs. The production team had assistance from Roger Fortner, Todd Span-

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gler and Makayla Mounger.

Bobbie Wyatt designed the cover art. These volunteers have spent months bringing the project to market.

“We are grateful that Ashley is willing to use the talent God has given her,” said Tim Boruff. “I know all parents say this, but we could not ask for a better daughter.”

“We are very proud of Ashley,” said Candy Boruff.

“When she asked to sing in the choir when she was so young, Mike told her it would be work, and she was willing.”

“We have seen Ashley grow exponentially since she started this recording,” said Goforth, who has often accompanied Ashley during worship services at the church. “We have made this CD a bit unconventional and with a variety of styles.”

“She is a tremendous talent whose heart is in the right place and who has a love of music,” said Tipton.

“God has His hand on her and has blessed her with an immense capability to sing and get the message of the song across.”

Tipton says Ashley has a bright future in music. Other ministries are already requesting Ashley sing at their events. For now she doesn’t seem extremely anxious to get her name out there.

“I am grateful to everyone who put their time and effort into this, but I didn’t do this for me,” said Ashley. “It’s for God and for my church.”

The Boruffs have set up a Facebook page to keep people posted on a release date.

FB info: Ashley Boruff-Everything’s Fine.

Gifts from Guatemala

By Cindy Taylor Powell Presbyterian Church members take their role in supporting foreign missions seriously.

One of the ways they continue to help raise funds and awareness is by sponsoring a holiday shopping store to benefit children in Guatemala through Nuestros Ninos. This year’s event was held Dec. 6.

Just inside the church lobby, shoppers could purchase beautiful handmade gifts such as purses, computer bags, jewelry, Christmas ornaments, scarves and hand-carved wooden pieces. Angela Grussing leads the way for the local nonprofit organization.

“We have adopted two Guatemalan-born children,” said Grussing. “This charity is a good way to give to our children’s birth country and also teach them about service to others.”

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faith Happy birthday, Beethoven He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

(Isaiah 35:4-5 NRSV) I have always had a special love affair with Beethoven.

One of the first piano pieces I learned as a child (second grade, as I recall) was a (very) simplified version of his “Ode to Joy.” I knew his story of increasing deafness, and knew that when that was first performed, at the close of the debut of the Ninth Symphony, a friend turned him around so that he could see the audience’s response, even though he could not hear either the music itself or the thunderous applause of the crowd.

There was a period of about four months when I was in college that I was having ringing in one ear and some fairly serious vertigo. I lost some range of hearing in one ear, and felt it was another link with the great composer.

I love to sing his “Ode to Joy” which is in the United Methodist Hymnal with two different

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sets of words. I am also proud of the fact that the Methodists got it right in starting the last line of the text on the fourth beat of the measure instead of the first; that one beat gives that line of the music a sense of importance and urgency that it would otherwise lack.

We don’t know with certainty the date of Beethoven’s birthday, but his christening was recorded on Dec. 17, 1770, and given the custom of the day, to christen a child at the earliest possible time (infant mortality being incredibly high), historians have assumed that he was born on Dec. 16.

So, happy birthday, Herr Beethoven!

“One out of five children dies before age 5 from respiratory problems from breathing in smoke, so the stoves really help them,” said Josie. “We also make blankets to take to the families when we go to Guatemala.”

Many of the gifts sold to raise funds help provide ■ Gallery of Arts Tribute: a income to the person who ■ Arts in the Airport: juried exhibition allows regional juried exhibition developed made them and include artists to compete and display to recognize local artists and their story. After paying work at McGhee Tyson honor the life and times of Dr. small yearly fees for a WebAirport secured area behind Martin Luther King Jr. Artwork site and post office box, the the security gate checkpoint should be delivered 9 a.m.-5 ministry puts the remainfrom March 17 to Oct. 12. p.m. Monday and Tuesday, der of the profit directly Theme: “Smoky Mountain Jan. 4-5. Entry form: knoxalEricka Sain preps displays for the holiday shopping sale. Photo back into serving families in Air Show.” Entries deadline: liance.com/MLK.htm; or SASE

by Cindy Taylor Guatemala. midnight Sunday, Feb. 7. Info/ to Arts & Culture Alliance, P.O. Grussing says volunteers application: knoxalliance.com; Box 2506, Knoxville TN 37901.

Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or Info: Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 Church member Sue Sain la,” she said. “We have been are welcome to join the sc@knoxalliance.com. or sc@knoxalliance.com. trips. is on the board of Nuestros able to install 150 stoves in “They can learn about ■ Dogwood Arts Festival: ■ Scruff y City Art Contest: a Ninos and has an adopted 11 trips in many homes so juried artists are selected to juried art exhibit competidaughter from Guatemala. the families don’t have to other cultures and help with exhibit and sell their original tion celebrating Knoxville’s She says the charity began cook over open flames and service projects,” she said. work in mixed media, clay, blend of Southern history and largely as a cultural avenue risk getting burned or ex- “It is always a great expedrawing/pastels, glass, jewmodern development on the rience where we get much for hers and the Grussings’ posed to toxic chemicals.” elry, leather, metal, painting, banks of the Tennessee River. children.

The Grussings’ biological more than we give.” photography, sculpture and Free and open to all artists.

Info: www.nuestrosninos “We take three service child, Josie, 15, is a strong wood in April. Info/applicaSubmissions deadline: Feb. charity.org. trips each year to Guatema- advocate for the ministry. tion: dogwoodarts.com.

15. Info: liz-beth.com/contest.

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Community services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

■ Unity Baptist Church, Scenic Wood Subdivision off Norris Freeway, will present the Christmas drama “He Is Here” 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18. Everyone is invited.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday.

Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

Classes/meetings

Christmas services

■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

■ Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, 405 Black Oak Drive, will host the Celebration Choir’s presentation of “The Heart of Christmas” and the drama “Stolen Jesus,” 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Info: bohbc.org.

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■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway, will host a Live Nativity 6-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 20-21.

$25 Enrollment Special.

■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road, will host a Christmas program with a Candlelight Service, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20.

■ Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road, will host the following Christmas services: Christmas Choral Cantata “Candles & Carols: A service of hope, peace, joy and love,” 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20; Christmas Eve Candlelight and Communion Service, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, with refreshments following. Info: 938-

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■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, hosts Recovery at Powell at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: recoveryatpowell.com or info@powellchurch.com.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Morning Breakfast and Afternoon Hang Out for youth each Tuesday. Breakfast and Bible study, 7:20 a.m.; Hang Out Time, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 690-1060 or beaverridgeumc.org.

A-8 • DECEMBER 16, 2015 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

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ETSU surprises Halls students County Commissioner Charles Busler, Halls High teacher Kathryn Griffin, principal Mark Duff and school board member Patti Bounds are all smiles as Busler presents a check to Griffin for the school’s Pocket Points program. Photo by R. White

Earning points for not playing the creator, she helped Halls High became a pilot school for high schools.

Students download an app and once it’s opened on their phone, they lock down the phone and put it away.

The app keeps track of how long an individual stays off the phone, and points are earned that can be cashed in at the school store or area businesses that participate.

Busler stopped by the school and presented Griffin with a $200 check to use to help purchase treats for the school store to distribute to top point earners.

By Ruth White Students at Halls High have an opportunity to earn points and prizes for not using their phones during school hours and for keeping them in their pockets/ purses.

Teacher Kathryn Griffin had heard about the Pocket Points program that is currently being used in close to 200 colleges and universities. The program awards students with points for staying off their phones, and Griffin thought it would be a great idea for high school students. After contacting

Two school clubs – National Honor Society and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America – also sponsor the project.

Community sponsors include Scrumps Cupcakes, Subway, Tennessee Smokies, Jerry’s Barbershop, Simply Blessed Boutique, Sonic, Domino’s Pizza, Max Air Trampoline Park, BurgerFi, Oscar’s Taco Shop, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Red Onion, Blush Boutique, Brenz Pizza, Knoxville Ice Bears and Snake Eyes Comics. For more information on the program, visit www.pocketpoints.com.

Gibbs wrestling results from WHHS Falcon Frenzy The Gibbs High wrestling team has gotten the season started in full force and recently competed at the Falcon Frenzy.

Results are as follows: Phillip Maxwell (113 lbs.) placed second, scoring 23.50 team points. He was defeated by Morgan King of North Henderson in the championship round. Landon Adzime (126 lbs.) placed third and scored 20 team points. In the consolation round, Adzime defeated Colby Sousa of West Henderson with a fall. Noel Leyva

(145 lbs.) placed fourth and scored 18.50 team points.

Noel was defeated by Zachary Wilson of Erwin to land in the fourth-place spot.

Angel Leyva competed in the 152 lb. bracket and placed sixth. During the consolation round, Leyva won by decision over Dmitry Simonovich of North Buncombe. Elijah Lawson (170 lbs.) was defeated by Tanner Revis of Enka during the fourth round of consolation. Hunter Fortner competed in the 182 lb. bracket

and placed second, scoring 23 team points. Fortner lost to Conor Fenn of Asheville School by decision to end up in the second-place spot.

John Lawson III placed second in the 195 lb. bracket, scoring 26 team points.

Lawson was defeated by Peter Simonovich (North Buncombe) in the championship match. Dylan Burkhalter (220 lbs.) was defeated by Keenan Sloan of Hardin Valley Academy in the fourth round of the consolation bracket.

Dr. Brian Noland, president of East Tennessee State University, made a stop at Halls High last week to hand out holiday surprises to several students – admissions letters for the fall semester.

Noland wanted to hand out the certificates personally and congratulate the students on acceptance, and ETSU president Dr. Brian Noland presented Halls High students he was able to answer any Kaitlyn Lay and Alex Yanniello with acceptance certificates for questions the students may have had that day. the fall 2016 semester. Photos submitted

David Barrier and Jamie Brightwell load the car to deliver buckets.

Inskip community provides buckets for students

By Ruth White Members of the Inskip Community put together Thanksgiving buckets for students at Inskip Elementary. Volunteers gathered at Inskip Baptist Church to load up the items at the church and take them to the gym at the school for assembly. School counselor Johnathan Allen began distribution of buckets the Monday morning before Inskip Elementary teacher Sherri Owens and Jennifer Mirtes Thanksgiving and through- show a turkey picture students made to put in the buckets. Photos submitted out the day.

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Gibbs Christmas parade

Maddie Dyer sings and does sign language on the Fairview Baptist Church Kidz float.

Josie Melton sings with the choir members on the Clear Springs Baptist Church float.

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Blakelynn Massengile is all decked out in Christmas attire and ready to hand out candy with members of the TVA Credit Union float.

It’s not every day that a high school senior learns of their college acceptance personally from the college president.

Dr. Brian Noland stopped by to visit the campus of one of East Tennessee State University’s famous alumni (Kenny Chesney) and hand out acceptance letters to students.

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Olivia Patterson sits inside a 1923 Ford T-Bucket car as she waits for the parade to begin.

Jeremy Evans prepares to step out onto the parade route with the GHS Eagle marching band.

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Gibbs High band member Leila Wyrick plays a second bass drum for the Eagle marching band.

Prior to the presentation, Noland shared some advice with the group of juniors and seniors – advice he wishes someone had shared with him when he was in high school.

The most important piece of advice was to fill out financial aid forms and apply for scholarships. “Education is expensive, but if you will fill out the financial aid form and apply for scholarships, a good portion of your education can be paid for.�

The second piece of advice was to find your passion. Noland went to college to work in the medical field because it was expected from his family. He found,

through a college course, that his passion was history.

He changed majors and became a history professor.

Point three was to remember that college is more than a collection of hours.

He advises students to get involved in activities on campus. Noland himself can be found running up and down the courts of an intramural basketball game or two during the school year.

One very important piece of advice can be used from early in middle school and high school, and that is to watch what is posted on social media. Noland and other staff members at ETSU have been known to check the social-media accounts of individuals who apply for scholarships, making sure the student reflects the values of the university.

Following the discussion, Noland offered some question-and-answer time and then awarded certificates of admission to a group of well-deserving students.

Receiving letters that day were Zack Beeler, Tristan Brown, Rachel Bull, Taylor Byrd, Sydney Fry, Robert Kincaid, Armenta Leyva (not pictured), Eustacia Lindsey, Emma Ward, Nathan Whitt, Melody Wilshire and Morgan Worley.

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West High parents call threat response too little, too late

By Betty Bean Only 845 of West High School’s 1,300-plus students showed up for school last Monday, Dec. 7. Some of the other 450 may have been legitimately ill, but most stayed home because they’d been frightened by rumors of a threat scrawled on the wall of a boys’ restroom.

The ominous graffito – “I will cleanse this school on Monday� (punctuated with a happy face) – was real, although the threat turned out to be a hoax, and parents and teachers who spoke with the Shopper News about the incident believe the administration bungled its response, which they called slow and inadequate.

Principal Katherine Banner said she believes she did a good job after the threat was discovered.

On Friday, she called in Knoxville Police Department investigators, who determined it was a hoax. She asked for extra security on Monday. She emailed her staff on Sunday and thought the matter was under control until she checked her Twitter account Sunday night and discovered that the issue had “blown up on social media.�

She recorded an automated phone message to reassure parents that went out at 7 a.m. Monday. “School security is on my mind every single day,� she said. “I think about it when I walk in the door.

I’m sorry there were some people who were not happy, but I’ve had at least 20 emails from parents thanking me for the way I handled it. My West High School Foundation gave me a round of applause this week.�

Leslie Kurtz, whose daughter transferred into West to participate in the acclaimed International Baccalaureate Program, isn’t applauding.

Kurtz said she was horrified to watch the rumor grow into a fullblown crisis that weekend and attempted to intervene on Sunday via an email to Superintendent James McIntyre: “As I am sure you are aware by now, social media is exploding with discussion about a threat at West High for tomorrow. There

is a discussion among parents as to whether this was known about on Wednesday or Friday or if it’s two incidents.

The wall painting was still visible on Friday (who would leave that up for two days if the situation were resolved!). Either Banner way, there has been no official communication since then or ever. That is not acceptable. It is your job to investigate and resolve this issue. That includes communicating with parents and students. You may put into place whatever safeguards you think necessary. However, and I mean this in the strongest possible terms, it is MY decision if it is safe. “These kids are teenagers. And there is this little thing called social media. Your inability to understand this is unbelievable.

These kids are scared, maybe over nothing, but in light of the ZERO information they have received, what do you expect? “This lack of communication only shows parents that KCS has no plan. None at all. “I will not wait for the bus to wreck. My daughter will not be at school until this is resolved.�

Others said the scare was just the latest in a string of troubling events. “Things aren’t going well,� said Drema Bowers, whose daughter is a senior. “And they’ve not gone well for awhile. My goal was to get my daughter out of there without saying a lot, but yesterday’s incident was one of those things where I decided somebody needs to help us figure out what is going on. This young man writing that message on Thursday or Friday, and none of us knowing what was going on till it got on social media?�

Bowers said her daughter woke her up late Sunday night and told her she was afraid to go to school the next day. “She’d gotten a call from a classmate and she asked, ‘What

am I going to do? I’m afraid to go to school, and I’m just lying here thinking about each of my classes – where would I hide? What would I do?’�

Bowers told her daughter that she wouldn’t force her to go to school the next morning. “We got a call from Katherine Banner at 7 a.m. Monday saying they think it was a prank: she only got that out because somebody had called Channel 6. They knew about it on Friday and never said a word to us? We heard that the young man who did it finally confessed, and he was actually in school – that’s the irony of it.�

Banner, who got a call from the principal of West High School in Victoria, Texas, Monday morning, asking her what was going on, said she has learned something important from the difficult weekend: “This has taught me the farreaching effects of social media.�

Spreading Christmas cheer Smiles on the faces of Halls Crossroads Women’s League members are a prelude to the smiles of the many children who will receive Christmas toys from the Halls Welfare Ministry. In addition to the toys, a $500 check from the league was also presented on Nov. 20. “These funds will be used to provide Christmas baskets and for the continuing operation of the food pantry,� said Marvin Powers, vice president of the organization. Women’s League president Shelba Murphy noted that the league’s support is an important annual tradition for its members. Pictured are (front) Gail Browning, Shelba Murphy, Smiley, Lois Treece (Halls Welfare Ministry), Linda Ward, Jeanie Sager (HWM); (back) Halls Crossroads Women’s League members Gail Cox, Janie Branam, Millie Norris and Susan Smith. Photo submitted

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Fans expected to stay up all night for

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By Betsy Pickle Poe Dameron. Finn. Rey. Will these names become as beloved as Han, Luke and Leia?

That’s one of the questions teasing “Star Wars” fans as they (OK, we) await the debut of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The official opening day is Friday, Dec. 18, but the first screenings begin around 7 p.m. Thursday.

How popular is “Star Wars” locally? The “Star Wars” marathon – screening all six of the previous films beginning at 4 a.m. today at Regal Pinnacle – was sold out well in advance.

Many of Pinnacle’s primetime Thursday show times are sold out, and the film will play all night.

In addition to Pinnacle, the film will be shown at Knoxville Center, Riviera, Wynnsong, Foothills in Maryville and Tinseltown in Oak Ridge.

Old friends Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) return in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) run for their lives in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Other mysteries fans can’t wait to be revealed include the plot, which has been a tightly held secret, and the relationships of the new characters to the characters in the original series. Film critics who attended the press junket weren’t allowed to see the film, but the story picks up 30 years after the end of “Return of the Jedi.”

To many fans, “A New Hope,” the postdated subtitle

for the original “Star Wars” (1977), should have been reserved for this seventh entry in the series. Though there was great hoopla for “The Phantom Menace” (1999), “Attack of the Clones” (2002) and “Revenge of the Sith” (2005), all are considered lesser entities than the original, “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983).

When director J.J.

Abrams picked up the reins on “The Force Awakens,” the fans went wild. Abrams, one of the creators of the TV phenomenon “Lost,” revitalized the “Star Trek” bigscreen series and is beloved by fanboys and fangirls around the globe. Great things are expected from this entry, which was written by Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt.

‘Sisters’ “Baby Mama” and “Saturday Night Live” buds Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite on the big screen in “Sisters.” Poehler plays the perfect sister, and Fey plays the one who’s not, but they are on the same page when it comes to throwing one final, epic house party in their childhood home before their parents sell the place. James Brolin and Dianne Wiest, who play a married couple on TV’s “Life in Pieces,” portray the parents. The comedy also stars Maya Rudolph, John Cena, John Leguizamo, Bobby Moynihan, Rachel Dratch and Samantha Bee. It’s rated R for crude sexual content and language throughout, and for drug use.

Having Kasdan on board is also seen as a plus. He co-wrote both “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”

It doesn’t hurt that the stars of the original trilogy reunite for “The Force Awakens.” Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa) are back, as are Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO).

The newcomers – who hope to avoid the curse of Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman – are Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux and Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke. Oh, and there’s some kid named Max Von Sydow as Lor San Tekka.

According to the Box Office Mojo website, when adjusted for ticket-price inflation, the highest to lowest moneymakers have been: “Star Wars,” “The Phantom Menace,” “Return of the Jedi,” “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Revenge of the Sith” and “Attack of the Clones.” Cumulatively, the “Star Wars” universe has raked in $2,217,773,310 ($4,777,153,300 in adjusted dollars) over the past 38 years.

The upcoming “Star Wars” films, following the trend of recent spectacle series, won’t keep fans waiting the way the first two trilogies did. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is due out in 2016, followed by “Star Wars: Episode 8” in 2017 and “Star Wars: Episode IX” in 2019.

As for this week, if you’re one of the millions planning to attend “The Force Awakens,” arrive early and let it be said of you, “Patience is strong in this one.”

Holiday bells and whistles

By Carol Shane

True fans of a certain 1964 Rodgers & Hammerstein movie musical featuring the von Trapp family shouldn’t consider their education complete unless they’ve also seen the stage version.

Fortunately they’ll have eight chances to do so when “Broadway at the Tennessee” presents “The Sound of Music.” The show runs Dec. 1520. Info: www.tennesseetheatre.com or 684-1200.

They stand in the back and move around a lot. Their instruments often have no pitch. They can startle you with a crash, soothe you with a shimmer or set your feet to tapping.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra percussionists are the ones who give the Clayton Holiday Concerts their snap, crackle and pop.

Timpanist Michael Combs, who’s been with the KSO since 1968, when David Van Vactor was on the

podium, has a Dickensian sense of “Christmas past, present and future.”

“There was not always a holiday concert,” he says.

“We used to have a regular subscription concert in December. Then Jim Clayton stepped up to support the holiday concerts.

“Until then, percussion was drab for sure. No bells and whistles.” And even the first Clayton Holiday Concerts weren’t that exciting for the percussionists. “We brought books to read,” says Combs with a grin.

Subsequent conductors began to realize that more holiday flash meant more fun for the players and the audience. “We moved from snare drum, bass drum, cymbals and a pair of timpani to a major percussion workout!” says Combs.

Bob Adamcik, who was principal percussionist for many years and is now the KSO’s principal timpanist,

says, “So much of what the percussion section does sets the mood. In the Christian tradition, people often think of bells to celebrate holidays and joy. We use chimes, bells, triangles, sleigh bells and other ringing things to add a bright touch. The tambourine is an important part of the tradition of Hanukkah, so we usually get to play at least one piece on that instrument.”

They’re sometimes asked to come up with out-of-thebox ideas. Jay Oberfeitinger, a KSO percussionist since 1995, remembers that “one year with Lucas Richman we played a composition of his that had some sort of African inspiration or connection. We had to use our ‘standard’ drums to emulate African tribal drums.”

And, of course, they do sound effects.

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He’s enjoyed the musical variety over the years, “from Celtic to Appalachian to musical stories and reading ‘The Night Before Christmas,’ to dancers, different singing groups, bagpipes and bluegrass.

Oberfeitinger enjoys the audience sing-alongs of traditional carols. He admits that he sings along, too, and occasionally gets “a bit teary-eyed.”

“Regardless of the piece,” says Adamcik, “it’s always rewarding to be invited to be a part of someone’s holiday tradition.”

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents the 29th annual Clayton Holiday Concert, “An Appalachian Christmas,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18; 3 and 7:30 p.m.

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Linda’s Hallmark: 31 years and growing

By Sandra Clark It’s always good to catch up with old friends, and Linda Underwood is that.

Owner/operator of Linda’s Hallmark with locations in Bearden and Farragut, Underwood survives when others have stumbled.

She says it’s all about evolving. “Hallmark stores have had to reinvent themselves.

Some did and some didn’t.�

Linda handles buying for her stores now, leaving the day-to-day to managers April Moss at Village Green and DeLena Toler at The Gallery. She says buying is not an exact science. “Most of our customers are women. While we carry Hallmark products, we now have hundreds of other vendors.� She is proud that the

recent News Sentinel readers’ poll voted Linda’s Hallmark the “best gift shop� in town.

She’s also got the best location in town for her Bearden store. And how she got it is worth retelling.

Originally from Chattanooga, Linda came to Knoxville in 1970 to attend UT. Her first job was in real estate – leasing and managing shopping centers. In 1982, “I got married, quit work and started playing tennis,� she says. Then Nick Cazana called. He was getting ready to build The Gallery on the site of an old motel on Kingston Pike. “He asked me to do the leasing.�

Linda Underwood and her Underwood didn’t take pup at work at Linda’s Hallthe job, but she did meet mark. Photo by S. Clark with Cazana. When she saw the plans, she snagged

the corner storefront. “I like cards and gifts – the social expression business.

I wanted a Hallmark shop and I wanted to be on that corner.�

That was 31 years ago in September.

Over the years, Linda has bought several shops, operating five Hallmark stores at one point. Her first store carried about 40 percent office supplies from file cabinets to Scotch tape. When big box stores like Office Depot and Staples came into the market, Linda adapted her inventory mix.

Then the privately-held, family-run Hallmark company undermined its retailers by making side deals with Walmart and others to sell Hallmark products.

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moved her Cedar Bluff inventory to Farragut, where she also has her business office.

What challenges does the Internet bring to retail stores like Linda’s Hallmark? “It’s hard to tell,� says Linda. “We’re taking it day-by-day.� Now birthday greetings are sent with a click via Facebook. Young people are not taught to write thank you notes.

Even gifts themselves have changed, and Hallmark’s retailers are competing with hallmark.com/.

Linda Underwood operates Gold Crown Hallmark stores although that gives her little protection from corporate competition.

Hallmark opened a lifestyle store at Deane Hill, less than a mile from The Gallery. “They ended up closing that store,� says Linda, “and I’m still here.�

Stair calls corridor zoning ‘broken’

By Sandra Clark

tory to other vendors, specializing in gifts and collectibles.

She added Precious Moments and villages. Both were popular gifts for a time but fewer collectibles are being sold now.

Time for reinvention: Linda’s Hallmark now sells costume jewelry, scarves, purses, wallets and sandals – highly “giftable,� but also great for personal buying.

Not changing for Linda’s are the pleasant atmosphere and the knowledgeable staff. “You just can’t do it without staff.� Toler has been with Linda’s for 11 years.

Just as Linda was considering whether to remodel or relocate her store in Cedar Bluff, Lissa’s Hallmark in Village Green shopping center near Fresh Market came available. Lissa’s had a 25-year history in Farragut.

Linda bought her fi xtures about four years ago and

Led by the Broadway Task Force, the city is considering zoning changes along the main corridors to dow ntow n to reflect Marshall Stair current lifestyles.

Council member Marshall Stair says the corridors are ugly, and a zoning code designed for suburban living just doesn’t work in urban areas where residents prefer to walk and bike to nearby businesses.

Traditionalists and new wave property owners butted heads last week at Knoxville City Council when Daniel Sanders appealed Ben Kershaw’s variance to reduce parking from 59 spaces to five at 937 North Broadway, a house which previously hosted the Food Co-op. The property is zoned C-3, a designation for areas where commercial uses are displacing residential.

The city’s Board of Zoning Appeals granted Kershaw’s variance on Sept.

17, but Sanders, who owns property nearby, appealed to City Council. “There is nothing in the record to show why he needs a variance,� said Sanders. “The BZA did not look at other uses. They granted the maximum variance for a restaurant – the most intensive use.�

Stair asked if there is any use for the property for which five spaces would suffice. Dan Kelly of MPC said only residential, and that’s not allowed in C-3.

Stair noted nearby variances and said, “Unless we just want a large surface parking lot all through Central and Broadway, we’re going to have to grant these variances.� He said K Brew and BreadHead are extremely popular and “a tremendous asset to the community,� and they have a variance to four parking spaces. “Given the drastic reductions we’ve made for others, I can’t support the appeal,� said Stair.

Gary Tener supported Sanders. As chief operating officer of Broadway Carpets, located directly across Broadway from Kershaw’s property, he said, “The question is, where will these customers park?

The answer is right across the street – at Broadway Carpets.�

Tener said the business neighbors are concerned about what type business will go in – a bar or a restaurant? – and added, “The variance forces the customers to encroach upon nearby businesses.�

Broadway Carpets is located on a huge lot, the former Cliff Chrysler auto dealership.

Tener told BZA earlier that his company is prepared to spend $500,000 to upgrade the exterior and landscape the site to conform to the new corridor plan.

Adjacent businesses, KCDC and McCoy Motors, have refused to sign parking agreements with Kershaw.

Kershaw spoke convincingly on his own behalf. “Variances are granted to businesses and homes that have extenuating circumstances that prevent them from complying with the code. We only have five (parking) spots. If we demolished the building and paved it to turn it into a parking lot, we’d be lucky to get 12 spaces.

He said Tener’s parking lot is not his responsibility. “It’s Broadway Carpets’ responsibility to police it whether by gates, signs or towing. However he wants to do it is entirely up to him, but it is not my concern.�

Sanders said Kershaw failed to prove a hardship. “He says, ‘the property I purchased is not big enough to do what I want to do so I need a variance.’ If this is how you grant a variance, everybody gets one.�

Council member George Wallace moved to deny the appeal (to leave Kershaw’s variance intact). The vote tied with Stair, Daniel Brown and Mark Campen voting with Wallace, while Nick Della Volpe, Brenda Palmer, Nick Pavlis and Finbarr Saunders voted no.

Duane Grieve abstained.

Mayor Madeline Rogero said she was not prepared to break the tie.

Della Volpe then moved to approve the appeal, and his motion failed 5-3. With only Palmer and Saunders joining him.

Ben Kershaw keeps his variance, and the Broadway Task Force will continue to look for ways to improve the accessibility and looks of commercial corridors.cessibility and looks of commercial corridors.

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News from the Rotary Guy

Knox Rotary plays Santa with 600 new books Backwoods Bistro

By Tom King

2015 came early for Beaumont M a g n e t Elementary School when the Rotary Club of Knoxville used a $10,000 Tom King grant to buy 600 new books for the school’s library. A group of more than 25 volunteers helped unload, catalog, place stickers in and shelve the books on Nov. 21. “Yes, it’s like Christmas is here early,� said Beaumont librarian Molly Moore. “Ours was a really old collection, with books that went back to the ’60s and ’70s. So many of our materials are not relevant to kids today.� Beaumont has 515 students. “It’s been amazing and this is really transformational for our library,�

Moore said. “We have a diverse population of students and we want them to see themselves in the books – women, minorities and everyone. The kids are clamoring for these news books.�

She says they have updated their biography collections with books about people the students know in different fields – sports, history, entertainment, business leaders and political figures plus fiction and non-fiction and books on careers.

asks for kick start

Christmas

By Sandra Clark A Halls-based restaurant is asking a few friends for help in relocating across the road.

Backwoods Bistro has created a project on kickstarter. com to raise $20,000 for a move from the Black Oak Plaza Shopping Center to Halls Crossing near KARM and United Grocery Outlet.

Knoxville Rotarians Andrew Murr, Frank Rothermel, librarian Molly Moore, Dave Baumgartner, The campaign was set for 30 days, ending Dec. 21. and Bill MacGrath with a few of the new books donated to the Beaumont School library.

Catering manager Marty Goddard said the bistro Of the 600 new books, at the Boys & Girls Club of Mainstream Committee has needs more space, both for 100 are e-books, a first at the Tennessee Valley. Past chosen for its project the dine-in customers and for Beaumont. Teachers can President Jonathan John- Knoxville Botanical Garden parking. Also, the move will use the e-books on their son headed up this project and Arboretum’s “Fitness enable additional equipclassroom active boards and helped Ernie Brooks Loop Trail.â€? The trail will ment. After two years in and students can read them load the truck. Ernie is vice be located on the grounds business, Backwoods Bistro on mini iPads in the library president of corporate rela- called the Center for Urban has outgrown its space. or at home if they have the tions for Boys & Girls Club Agriculture and will include Owner Nathaniel MorInternet. ‌ Knoxville Rotary Club’s outdoor equipment. ris says, “Simply put, we’re In addition to the 600 fresh food among friends. books, members of the club We’re local people making are reading to students once fresh food from simple, raw a week at the Book Club after ingredients and serving it to school on Wednesdays. There â– Dan Sines has joined Hedstrom Design as landscape are two groups of about 15 designer. He comes with five years of experience in the students in grades K-1 and industry, including work with firms in Illinois 2-3 in this program. and Washington. He earned a bachelor’s de“Words can’t do justice to gree in natural resources from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in landscape our appreciation for Knoxarchitecture from Iowa State University. ville Rotary. This will have Sines lives in Sequoyah Hills and regularly an impact on our students bikes to work. A newcomer to the area, he for years to come, not just plans to get involved with the local bicycle now,â€? Moore said.

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Farragut Rotarians delivered 148 Angel Tree Christmas gifts for 50 kids

community and said that safe and well-maintained bike infrastructure is important to him Dan Sines as a commuter and parent. His wife, Bree, and three children currently reside in Chicago and will join him in Knoxville in the spring.

Marvin Powers accepts gift cards from Halls Food City manager Travis Woody to benefit the Halls Welfare Ministry. Woody also had a check for Christ UMC’s food pantry. The funds were raised through Food City’s Race Against Hunger. Photo by R. White

North Knox BPA gives annual awards

The North Knox Business and Professional Association awarded the Non-Profit of the Year to Ladies of Charity for their work in the community. President Art Cate (above) presented Nancy Scheurer and Susan Unbehaun with a plaque and check for $500. Other non-profits recognized were Wesley House, the Baby Falcons, CTE Foundation and the Salvation Army, each receiving $200.

Food City customers fight hunger

Steve Searcy accepts Food City gift cards from Fountain City store manager Kenny Greene on behalf of Fountain City UMC. Checks also went to Lonsdale UMC and Fountain City Ministries.

Broadway Carpets received the Business of the Year award from the North Knox Business and Professional Association.

Accepting are president John MacLellan, chief operating officer Gary Tener and secretary Larry Kelsay. Photos by R. White

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Morris said the bistro is moving “because our customers are asking us to make it easier to park and eat with us.� He said customers now must make a “frogger� style U-turn in and out of the store.

He’s promising a variety of perks for donors. “If you’re an existing customer, our rewards will speak for themselves. “They are loaded with some of the crowd favorites from our menu as well as a special VIP option that will give you unique, exclusive opportunities throughout the year,� said Morris.

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Back on the road Bus driver credits caring rehabilitation staff with recovery Ruby Hall’s next day was going to be a busy one. She was switching to an early shift at the Knoxville Area Transit where she has worked as a bus driver for the past 35 years. Afterwards, she would swing by her son’s house to babysit.

“I knew as soon as my head hit the pillow I’d be asleep,” she said, adding that she had even purchased an extra alarm clock to make sure she didn’t oversleep.

She never had that chance. Before that next day would come last May, the 65-yearold widow would be severely burned in a kitchen grease fire and unable to care for herself. But thanks to an extensive rehabilitation at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center (PNRC), Hall is back at work and eternally grateful to the caring staff of PNRC. “I don’t know how many times I am going to say this, but if it hadn’t been for Patricia Neal, I would be sitting over there in my house on Drybrook Lane not able to walk and drawing disability,” said Hall, who was back behind the wheel at KAT 127 days after the May 5, 2014, incident.

That was the day when she had no sooner gotten home, put on a pot of French fries, drew a bath, undressed and lay across her bed to write out a birthday card for one of her long-time passengers that she nodded off.

“My brain must’ve went to sleep,” she said, recalling how she had forgotten the fries on the stove and awakened just in time to see a raging grease fire in her kitchen. “I went through the hall and looked down the steps, and I saw out my right eye, the flame. And it was blazing!

The microwave over my stove had already melted down onto the stove. That’s how long it had been burning. All I could think of was, ‘Get the fire out!’”

“I panicked,” she added. “I had my uniform blouse in my hand, and I threw it onto the pot which knocked the pot off onto the floor, and set the floor on fire.

When the grease hit the floor, it must’ve hit me in the face too, because I looked down and my legs were on fire.”

Just when it looked as if things couldn’t get any worse, Hall did the unthinkable: she grabbed the water sprayer from the kitchen sink and began spraying, something one should never do to a grease fire.

“I knew I shouldn’t have, but God was with me because it put all the fire out except for a little flame on the floor,” she said. That “little flame” was extinguished when Hall slipped in the grease and water, plopping her down on the flame.

By the time the flames and fury had died down, Hall had second-degree burns on her face, chest, abdomen, both legs and the top and bottom of both feet. Rushed first to UT Medical Center, she was given morphine to relieve the pain and quickly transferred to the Vanderbilt Burn Center. There, doctors and nurses treated her burns with skin grafts, bandages and

hydrotherapy. After 13 days in intensive care, she was transferred to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center where she became fast friends with Christy Williams, who manages PNRC’s rehab services, and occupational therapist Kelli Morelock.

“Ms. Ruby may be one of the sweetest ladies I have had the pleasure of working with at Patricia Neal,” said Williams. “Her smile would brighten anyone’s day.”

Of course, it wasn’t always easy for Ruby Hall to smile through the excruciating pain.

“A patient with burns requires special consideration to protect what is essentially an open wound, and in Ms. Hall’s case, covering a significant portion of her legs and body, while continuing to progress through the learning of functional skills with limited mobility,” said Williams. “Though her burns were dressed with bandages on a dai-

ly basis, the natural progression of healing with burns produces drainage, not to mention the severe pain associated with that depth of injury.”

Williams said additional precautions are needed to protect the new, immature skin on healing wounds. “Recovering range of motion is vital to restore function,” she said. “However, this process can be painful – and detrimental, if done too quickly with recently burned tissue.”

For Hall, who had not walked in the two weeks since the fire, walking was particularly challenging because of burns on her feet and around major joints.

“I could not walk when I got here, and although I thought, ‘I can’t do this,’ they walked me, they exercised me every day and got me to where I could walk on my walker,” she said. “Christy made sure that I could do housework. Kelli made sure I could cook on my own, and take a bath on my own. Christy made sure that I could sweep and make a bed … they are just wonderful out there.”

“I just can’t say enough good things about them, especially those two,” Hall went on as tears glistened in her eyes.

“Everybody up there was great, but Kelli and Christi – they were the best.

“They treated me like I was a child.

They protected me. We were like family.

And they didn’t let up on me just because I was old. I knew they were being paid, but it was like they were doing this because they cared, not because of the pay.

“I have this opportunity now to thank them all: the doctors, the technicians, the nurses, all the staff at Patricia Neal, and especially Kelli and Christy. I love them.

If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be here today at KAT driving, I would have had to go on disability. If it hadn’t been for Patricia Neal, I wouldn’t be walking today. I hope this never happens again, but if it does, or if I ever have to go to rehab again, Patricia Neal would be the one that I would want to go to.”

Program seeks to prevent injuries through education It’s more than looking before you leap. It’s using your mind to protect your body.

It’s ThinkFirst, a nationwide injury prevention program that strives to teach how life can change in the blink of an eye.

Just ask Ashley Hamilton, state director of the Tennessee ThinkFirst chapter and a recreational therapist who daily sees patients come through the doors of the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center with brain or spinal cord injuries that could have been prevented.

“You know the old saying is true: ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,’ and we at Patricia Neal see that every day,” said Hamilton, recalling the countless people she has seen whose lives have been irreparably altered by failing to wear a seat belt or a helmet, texting while driving, diving into shallow water or giving in to peer pressure. “This is a lot of what ThinkFirst teaches. Our motto is ‘Use your mind to protect your body – ThinkFirst!’”

ThinkFirst does just that by using knowledge, demonstrations and speakers who have sustained injuries to advance its message at schools, health fairs, community pools, festivals and oth-

er community events.

Funded locally by the Fort Sanders Foundation, ThinkFirst has three curricula for students: ThinkFirst for Kids (grades 1-3), ThinkFirst for Youth (grades 4-8) and ThinkFirst for Teens (grades 9-12). This message of prevention is delivered in a fun, non-threatening way to the youngest audience and with a realistic approach in our high schools, but always with the aim of teaching how truly fragile the human body can be in the hope of shaping decisions.

In fact, an estimated 1.7 million persons in the United States sustain a brain injury, and thousands more sustain a spinal cord injury. Injury is the leading cause of death among people between the ages of one and 44.

“The presentation content varies greatly based on the type of presentation requested,” said Hamilton. “Principals and teachers can choose which topics they’d like to have their students learn about, be it pedestrian and bicycle safety, water safety, sport safety, play safety, violence prevention, concussions, or any combination of these.”

“They can also choose how big – or how small

– they want us to go,” added Hamilton. “For example, a teacher may prefer a small, classroomtype presentation in which we may only have 30-45 minutes to present to a single classroom of 30 students, or they may want to get together with several teachers or a full grade level and have us do a larger assembly that would last 6090 minutes with 100-200 students. The difference between presentations will be small, such as the amount of time spent with the students or hands-on activities for each student versus a hands-on activity for a few volunteers to show the whole group. Otherwise, they will all have a health care professional teaching about the body systems and how our choices affect our body in various ways.”

“It could be considered an outreach program primarily for schools, simply because the school year comprises of most of the year and that is what our curricula are centered around,” said Hamilton. “But it is certainly not limited to schools. It’s also been presented at various afterschool and summer programs as well as the Girl Scouts. We are looking forward to renewing those relationships as well as establishing several

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center wishes you and your family a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. fsregional.com • (865) 673-FORT

more such as the Emerald Youth Foundation, Boy Scouts, Boys & Girls Club, etc. The possibilities really are endless as our curricula can be adapted and modified to fit any number of needs.”

The ThinkFirst for Teens program can also be adapted for other community presentations such as adult drivers’ education, Alcoholics Anonymous, college presentations and other groups or events. Soon, the ThinkFirst national office will be launching a falls prevention program geared toward seniors.

“Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center sees the repercussions of the lack of education and application on a regular basis,” said Hamilton. “We teach people how to live with the consequences of their risky behaviors. By partnering with ThinkFirst to help to educate on the consequences of these habits, we can not only help to prevent lifechanging injuries but we can ultimately help save lives.”

Interested in holding a ThinkFirst program at your school or event? Want to start a ThinkFirst chapter in your town or facility? Contact Ashley Hamilton at (865) 541-1356 or email apinkert@covhlth.com.

B-2 • DECEMBER 16, 2015 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

Motorcycles/Mopeds

Transportation Automobiles for Sale DODGE CHARGER - 2013. V6 8spd automatic fully loaded factory warranty and clean car fax call pete 33,000 mi., $22,900. (865)643-0036.

FORD FOCUS SE - 2015. 3500 mi, alloy wheels, all power, cruise, blue tooth. $11,000. (865)660-9191.

HYUNDAI ACCENT - 2014. HYUNDAI ACCENT. PERFECT GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS. RED with Beige INTERIOR. Premium Package included.

Immaculate condition. America’s Best Warranty, 10year/100,000 miles.ALL Other Manufacturers Warranties included and transferable to new Owne. rONE OWNER 9,200 mi., $10,450. (865)816-3053.

Sports and Imports HONDA ACCORD XL 2002, loaded, sunrf., lthr. seats, extra clean, $4695. (865)308-2743.

JAGUAR 1st Class British Racing Green Jaguar.

Bargain. $4100 (865)247-5762.

JAGUAR X-TYPE AWD 3.0 V6 Sedan 2006, silver, blk. lthr. 104K mi., exceptionally nice. $6500. (865)806-3648.

1998 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLH TOURING Gar. kept. low mi, Many extras. Very nice. $5200 obo. Health reas. 865-607-0101 2000 H-D ROAD KING Engine(CC) 88 Odometer 43322 Clean title (865)254-5827 (865)254-5827.

Jobs Driver/Transport DRIVERS - Dedicated home WEEKLY. CDL-A. 6 mos. OTR. Good background. Apply at www.mtstrans.com MTS: 800-305-7723 DRIVERS: CDL-A - Guaranteed home time. $1250+ per wk & benefits.

Monthly bonus program usually $500-$650. No-touch. 855-454-0392

Non Profit/Volunteer Volunteer Assisted Transportation 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 at: 865673-5001 or nancy.welch@cactrans. org

Tree Services

Breeden's Tree Service Aerial bucket truck Stump grinding Brush chipper Bush hogging Trimming & removing Licensed and insured Over 30 yrs. experience

Free estimates

865-219-9505

EDWARDS TREE SERVICE Interior Pruning, Complete Removal, Power Stump Grinding Insured • Free Estimates

922-0645 Workers Comp Liability

Mercedes CLK 320 2002, Conv., 100K mi, good cond., $6500. Call Duncan Automotive 865-237-0385

Hankins

MERCEDES-BENZ CL500 2004. Black opal, 121K mi., exc. cond. $8500.

(865)771-3906.

Services Offered

MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 320 Conv. 2001, silver, V6, 204K mi., clean car fax, looks & drives good. Lady owned. $4000. (865)806-3648.

Air Cond/Heating

Sport Utility Vehicles

Honda Pilot 2014, EXL, white, w/running boards, sunrf, leather, like new, 24K mi, clean $27,500. 423-295-5393.

HONDA PILOT TOURING 2015. Touring, loaded, white, w/lthr. 3K mi., $28,900. (423) 295-5393.

INFINITI EX35 - 2012. loaded, sunrf, leather, 34K mi, exc cond., $19,500.

423-295-5393 KIA SPORTAGE 2002. 4x4, AT, Pwr windows & door locks. Clean. Good tires. Runs good. $3200/b.o. 423438-8407 (423)587-1071.

VOLVO XC90 - 2006. Great Condition!!

7-psgr w/3rd row- Leather int & Wood trim- Independent climate control - Power seats - Moonroof - Large cargo and more! NADA Retail $8,425! 142,000 mi., $7,490.

(865)621-8230.

Trucks CHEVROLET C10 1980. Original paint, seats & clutch. Currently has a turbo 350trans 250 straight 6.Only has surface rust on the body. Please contact for more info. 77,000 mi., $3,500. (865)385-9948.

WANTED DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP - 2000. 4X2 wheel dr, 2000-2008, V8, 5.9 pref. All opt. Please call (865)679-6935.

Vans

HOMETOWN AIR “Back to the basics”

Lennox 17.00 S.E.E.R Heat Pump Financing Available

Alterations & Sewing

ALTERATIONS

BY FAITH

Cleaning Services

AFFORDABLE, EXPERIENCED

Reliable residential cleaning.

Call Kathy at (865)363-4388 .

NEED HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS?

Call Christian Lady Cleaning. Reliable w/references.

(865)705-5943

Contractors/Builders

LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Dozer Work/Tractor

1966 Impala Conv., everything new, $16,000. Call after 5pm wkdays & anytime wkends. (865)688-9359.

Trailers 28’ enclosed with ramp door, 3’ walk in door, 3 rows of E track with tie down straps, and spare tire. $9,500 (865)446-2259 UTILITY TRAILER 51” x 8’, 12” tires, new floor, $350. (865)680-3717

Vehicles Wanted 1978-81 CHEVY MALIBU - 2 dr. wanted, good body, with or without motor.

Call (865)804-6831.

FAST $$ CASH $$ 4 JUNK AUTOS 865-216-5052 865-856-8106

• Bobcat w/Backhoe Attachment • Footer • Above-Ground Pools • Sewer Installations • Landscaping • Bush Hogging • Driveways • Firewood etc.

BOBCAT/BACKHOE

Small dump truck. Small jobs welcome & appreciated! Call 6884803 or 660-9645.

Home Maint./Repair 5” INSULATION, fascia board repair, gutter guards, gutter cleaning.

Call (865)936-5907

HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE Will clean front & back, $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed.

(865)288-0556

Plumbing

DAVID HELTON

All Types of Residential & Commercial Plumbing

Boats/Motors/Marine

RANGER BASS BOAT 1987 - 150 HP Johnson, garage kept, exc. cond. $4500. (865)258-3758.

Campers & RV’s CAMPERS WANTED

We Buy Campers

Travel Trailers, 5th Wheels, Popups, Motorhomes.

Will pay Cash (423) 504-8036 DEMCO Tow-It 2 tow dolly, top of the line, surge brakes, $1800.

(865) 354-4900.

Farm Products

AT YOUR SITE LOGS TO LUMBER USING A WOOD MIZER PORTABLE SAW MILL

865-986-4264 Logs2Lumber.com

FANNON FENCING We build all types of Farm Fencing and Pole Barn. *WOOD & VINYL PLANK *BARBED WIRE *HI-TENSILE ELECTRIC *WOVEN WIRE, *PRIVACY FENCING, ETC.

(423)200-6600 HAY, SQ. BALES, fescue, orchard, clover. Near Lenoir City, $3.75. Call (865)806-0219.

Livestock & Supplies GRAIN FED HOGS - 250 to 500 lbs.

Prices .80 to $1.00 per lb. live weight. (865)250-4576.

Wanted to Buy WANT TO BUY STANDING TIMBER, Hardwood & Pine & Land Clearing.

865-982-2606 & 865-382-7529.

Dogs Australian Shepherd Pups Toy / Mini, champion bloodline.

(865) 322-5545. www.dollsanddogs.com Australian Shepherd pups, AKC, ASCA, hips & eyes, black, blue merle. See us at waldencreekaussies.com $850. 865-441-5382 BASSETT HOUNDS, AKC reg, 7 wks old, 1 M, 1 F, lemon color, 1st shots & vet checked, $600. (865) 622-0615; (865) 622-0726 BLOODHOUND PUPPIES AKC reg., black & tan, red & liver & tan, $500 each. (865)680-2155.

ROTTWEILER PUPPIES, M&F, 8 wks old, shots, wormed, tails docked, $300-$350. (865) 742-2572 SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, beautiful colors, Males $450. Shots up to date.

Warranty. 423-775-4016 SMALL BREED DOG GROOMING UNDER 50 LBS. Reasonable prices.

Flexible times & dates.

(865)377-4749 YORKIE pup, male, 8 wks old, adorable, just in time for Christmas. $700. (330) 714-7541 Sevierville YORKIE PUPS - AKC, M/F, standard, parents on site, M-$500, F-$700. Call or text (423)539-3110.

YORKIE PUPS, beautiful females, 12 wks old, will be tiny, shots & worming, $500. 423-368-0986 YORKIES - A pair of reg. Yorkie Breeders, moving must sale, Price neg.

2 9 wk old male pups for sale. Call (865)255-7777.

YORKIES - CKC reg, $375.

POM-A-POOS, $375. RAT TERRIERS $100. Shots & wormed, (931)319-0000 YORKIES AKC - Born 8/26, Ch. line. 2 Females, 1 Male, shots, wormed. $1000. (865)256-7660

Other Pets AFRICAN Gray Parrot, 4 yr old male already talking, $900 for bird, $200 lrg cage. (423)915-9213

Antiques BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE SIDE BOARD, pd $7000 20 yrs. ago. Take $4000.

(865)337-4866

WANTED Military antiques and collectibles 865-368-0682

Appliances GAS WATER HEATER - This is a like new gas water heater. You will have to pick it up. (423)884-6621

GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty

GERMAN YORKIES CKC, 14 wks., 2 M, $800 ea. 1 F. $1200. Tri color, shots, ready to go! (865)428-2627.

GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies, AKC, 1st shots, vet ckd, $700. 931-808-0293, or (931)738-9605

40 Years Experience Licensed & Bonded

922-8728 257-3193

LAB PUPS - yellow - cream color, AKC, Champ. bldlns, vet ck’d. S/W. Taking dep. $800. (423)715-8131.

PLUMBING MADE EASY!

LAB PUPS Just in time for Christmas.

AKC, choc., yellow & black, 1st shots, 2nd worming. $600. kenb5of9@yahoo.com Call (859)533-3359 Englewood, TN.

Call Cross Construction (Plumbing) Services. Free estimates, licensed,ins’d. (865)484-6093

Wheels/Recreation

Buy & Sell fast!

WEST, GREYWOOD CROSSING. Move in Ready, 2BR, 2 full BA, 1 level, FP, deck, new hdwd flrs, new appl, new paint in/out. Refrig & W/D. 2 car gar. w/storage. $159,900. (865)966-0277

4 STACK HEATERS V220; - one exercise bike; one 18,000 BTU air conditioner.

Call 922-3020 and leave message & number. $350 for everything!

FIREPLACE GAS LOGS Propane.

14”Dx28”W. New logs cost $1000.

Sell $250. (615)216-5769 GENERATOR BIG 8500 watt, 2016, Honda elec. start. Batt. & whl kit incl. Never used. New retail $4995.

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

WHIRLPOOL WHITE STOVE - 6 wks old. $400 new; $165.

(352)216-7330 Knoxville

Auctions MEEK’S ANTIQUE AUCTIONS Chattanooga, TN SUN DEC 13th 1pm French Antiques & Decor WWW.LESMEEKSAUCTIONS.COM 423-875-9828 Tal#2730 Fl#2388

Cemetery Lots 2 lots, Highland Memorial Cemetery, Garden of the Gospels, $2100 firm + transfer fee. (865) 686-4791; 865850-3080 LYNNHURST CEMETERY - 2 plots, sideby-side. $2,000 or best offer. Valued at $3,500/ea. Serious inquiries only.

(865)705-5877

NATURAL RANCH MINK Jacket. size medium. $550.

(865) 693-6702

Collectibles

BUYING OLD US COINS

90% silver, halves, quarters & dimes, old silver dollars, proof sets, silver & gold eagles, krands & maple leafs, class rings, wedding bands, anything 10, 14, & 18k gold old currency before 1928 WEST SIDE COINS & COLLECTIBLES 7004 KINGSTON PK CALL 584-8070

DIECAST Jeff Gordon, Denver Bronocs, NHRA, Mostly 1/24 scale, approx.

150 pieces, $1500. (865)429-6403

SCHWINN AIRDYNE EXER. Bike, cost $710, exc. cond. sell for $450.

(865)803-3015 TOP OF THE LINE Schwinn 6000 programmable recumbant exercycle, gently used, $150. (865)522-0900

Duplex/Multiplex-Unfurn

SEYMOUR ON PRIV. FARM 2 BR, mtn view, water/yd maint. furn. Great for elderly & others.

Nice & quiet. Carport. F&B decks.

W&D. Dr. Berry (865)256-6111

UTILITY TRAILERS ALL SIZES AVAILABLE 865-986-5626 smokeymountaintrailers.com

Manufactured Homes

Musical JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! *Banjo w/pearl tuners, Aria Pro II, $850. *Indonesian made Hammer Grand Ole Opera Elec. Guitar, $800. *Kingston Base Guitar, $500. *Thomas Playmate Organ w/color glow, $500. *Sears Silvertone Amplifier, tube type, $500.

All in exc. cond. Call 865-256-4224.

LUDWIG 5 PC. DRUMSET - Never gigged, 1998, Fab 4 reissue. $1000, Dandridge (865)484-0013 VINTAGE MARTIN GUITAR - 1955 martin 0-18 guitar. dings and scratches. no cracks, no repairs. has gold grovers. (865)680-4891

Sporting Goods

I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643

For Sale By Owner 3BR, 2BA, All brick, FP, 2 car gar Avail.

Immed. Emory Rd./Tazewell Pk. $1100 mo. For Rent or Sale. (865)599-8179.

Out of Town

Nature’s Sanctuary 1,146 acres. Hardwoods. Fields.

Bordered by National Forests.

Steel gated entrance. Private.

Beautiful rolling Virginia land.

Near Wytheville & Abingdon. $750/acre. $859,500. Financing.

Email: jnyhokie@verizon.net

Lots/Acreage for Sale 3 ACRES S. Anderson Co. near Karns & water plant. 2 springs & 1 lake.

Gas avail. $35,000. (865) 688-6777 BEAUTIFUL 4.5 ACRES, wooded & private. Lays great, good building sites. Utilities available. NE Anderson County. Owner financing available. Call (865) 310-0992.

Announcements Adoptions ADOPT: Married couple seeking a newborn baby. Family oriented, fun loving, religious. Attends church weekly. Home filled with love and happiness. All expenses paid. Call Mary & Bill 1-877-882-2475 or our attorney James Greenberg 1-888676-9015.

ADOPT: My greatest wish is to adopt a baby. A loving, secure home awaits with happy, financially secure, educated woman. Expenses paid. Call Anne-Michele 1-877-246-1447 Text 516-305-0144, www.amadopt.info.

Misc. Announcements THANK YOU Saint Expedite for Favors Granted.

(865)693-3352

865-851-9053

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES - - AKC, M & F, vet ck, 1st shot, $1500 and up.

(423)519-0647.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS - AKC reg., Vet ck’d. 1st shots, $400. Call (865)216-9395.

Merchandise - Misc.

Real Estate Rentals Apartments - Unfurn.

1,2,3 BR $355 - $460/mo.

GREAT VALUE RIVERSIDE MANOR ALCOA HWY 970-2267 *Pools, Laundries, Appl. *5 min. to UT & airport www.riversidemanorapts.com BEST DEAL OUT WEST! 1BR from $375. 2BR $550-$695.

No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686

2001 E. Magnolia Ave.

Exercise Equipment

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES - 2 F. $500. dovemountainfarm.com for pictures. (865) 457-8186

Condos-Unfurn

Merchandise

PRECOR EFX CROSSTRAINER - PRECOR EFX 5.25 CROSSTRAINER like new purchased for 2,951.00 Rarely used Total body workout (865)2545824

English Bulldog puppies, AKC, champ bldline, show potential, shots & worming UTD, raised in my home, great personalities, have shown Bulldogs for 15 years. Healthy & ready for forever homes, (1) F 10 wks old, (3) F 6 wks old (ready Christmas week). $1500. Text or call (931)397-1368

WHEELCHAIR RAMPS 1 8 ft., 1 10 ft., barely used. $350 each. Call 865-986-9714

YAMAHA GOLF CART good cond. $1400 obo. (865)680-3717

DACHSHUND Mini pups AKC, long hair, 1 boy, 2 girls. UTD on shots. 10 wks. $500. 865-680-4244; 865-223-7162

LAB PUPPIES, AKC, - yellow, champ. bldlns., taking dep. for Christmas.

Vet ck’d. 24 mo. health guar., $600.

(865)414-5379. www.frenchbroadlabs.weebly.com

MASTER PLUMBER HOUSEBOAT ON FONTANA -1994 Sumerset. 80’x16’.Aluminum Hull, 2 350cu ft Chevy engines.2 docks.

Shore power.City water. $155k FIRM. 865.414.1099. (865)591-4064.

Farmer’s Mkt/ Trading Post

Pets

PLUMBING CO. Recreation

PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots & wormed.

We do layaways. Health guar. Div. of Animal Welfare State of TN Dept. of Health. Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates.

423-566-3647.

Clothing

FORD 1940 CONVERTIBLE, restored, selling due to illness. $38,500 obo. (865)922-1226.

FORD gasoline E350 1996 28 passenger bus. Low miles - 49,200 mi. $6500.

(865) 525-8122 or 524-4491

Condos-Furn FARRAGUT OFF PARKSIDE DR. 2 BR, 1 BA, 1100 SF, secure, priv., move in ready, $99,900. (865) 368-2375

Beautiful bedroom set needs home for the holidays. 3 matching pcs. Very pretty & sturdy. $325. 423-291-0072

Men, women, children. Custom-tailored clothing for ladies of all sizes, plus kids! Faith Koker (865)938-1041

Classic Cars

Commercial Vehicles

TREE WORK

AND POWER STUMP GRINDER Free est, 50 yrs exp!

Call (865)804-1034

Restoration, remodeling, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, sunrooms, garages, etc. Residential & commercial, free estimates.

Herman Love (865)922-8804

WANTED 1946-75 Chevy Conv.; 194675 GM Conv.; 1970-76 Chevy or GM 2 dr.; 1967-73 Camaro. Any condition.

Fast cash. (330) 722-5835.

Med Equip & Supplies JAZZY CHAIR 1120, MADE BY PRIDE, Hov-a-Round, $695. 1st class shape. almost new batt. 865-556-6050

FREE ESTIMATES • LIFETIME EXPERIENCE

FORD HI-TOP CONV. VAN 2003, (Sherrod Edt.), Dark green, exceptionally nice. 1 owner, $75K actual miles. $9000. (865)806-3648.

PROJECT CARS -- HENRY J 1951 Coupe.

1953 Studebaker 2 dr. hardtop, 1953 Studebaker Coupe, 1938 Ford pu.

(865)435-0086.

Roger Hankins Pruning • Logging Bush Hogging Stump Removal Insured

TOYOTA CAMRY - 1995. Runs smooth.

Has oil leak. Hail damage. 209k mi, $800. 865-691-6366

FORD ESCAPE XLT 2007. Loaded, V6, AT. New Michelins, beautiful white finish, tan leather. Immac. thruout.

Great vehicle. $7495. (865)382-0365.

Owner Operator

497-3797

Saab Aero 2004, 6 spd manual, loaded, exc. in & out, $3995 obo. 865-3977918, 865-898-8825

CHEVY TAHOE 2013, silver w/titanium lthr, 3rd row seating, 56K mi, $29,750. (865) 337-7138.

Tree Service

Dogs MINIATURE Mastiff Bulldogs - Cane Corso/French Bulldog cross. 14 wks, all shots, M/F, $500. (865)457-5907

Financial Consolidation Loans

FIRST SUN FINANCE

We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals.

See manager for details.

865-687-3228

Real Estate Sales North 3810 Fairmont Blvd. 37917. 3 BR, 1 BA, 1216 SF, level lot w/fenced in bkyard. $79,000. Call 865-824-7200 x 203

Credit Union Foreclosure 1700 Westchester Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918 $129,900 or best offer. Located in the Inskip Area near Fountain City.

3 bdrm., 2 bath, 1762 sq. ft., Hardwood Floors, New Cabinets, Fireplace, Central Heat and Air, Fenced Back Yard with a Large Patio. Financing Available with approved credit and 10% down. Payments as low as $492.24 per month, 2.99% annual percentage rate on a 5 year adjustable rate mortgage amortized over 30 years. Call 865.541.2560 for a viewing appointment FSBO. I-75 & Emory Rd. 3,000 SF, 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, granite, S/S appls, comm. pool, $267,777. (954) 547-2747

Homes For Sale

MORNINGSIDE GARDENS 1 BR Apt Now Available ELDERLY OR DISABLED COMPLEX A/C, Heat, Water & Electric Incl, OnSite Laundry, Computer Center & Resident Services Great location! On the Bus Line!

Close to Shopping!

Rent Based on Income, Some Restrictions Apply Call 865-523-4133. TODAY for more information

NORTH, 1 BR APT. Very clean, new carpet & ceramic tile, water incl. $500 + sec. dep. No pets. 865-531-7895.

OAK RIDGE, renovated 2 BR apt, C H/A, New kit, appls, DW & bath. Lrg fncd lot, great for children. Close to schools. Lawn care incl. $525 mo.

Call Sheila Morgan 865-250-5318 or 865-483-7253

Homes Furnished 2 BR HOUSE Trailer Completely furn. 2008 model. $22,000. Loc. Lot 5, 3725 Maynardville Hwy. (865)388-2746

Homes Unfurnished 3 BR, 3 BA, 2 car gar. End unit inf condo subd. Plenty of windows. 1 BR & BA w/bonus rm up. Off Kingston Pk. near Cheddar’s. $1300/mo. Lse & refer. (865)405-5908

WHERE TO TURN TO WHEN YOUR SEVIERVILLE HOME DOESN’T SELL Before re-listing your home, order this Free Report that reveals 4 critical issues to ensure that your home sells fast and for top dollar.

www.HomeNotSold.com Free recorded message 1-800-281-6402 Kings of Real Estate LLC ID# 1012

Automobiles for Sale

BROADWAY TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

Immediate housing if qualified.

Section 8-202.

865-524-4092 for appt.

TDD 1-800-927-9275

4 BR W/POOL - 9012 Coburn Dr. , Ofc., Dbl OV, REF. 2 1/2 BA, (New BA). LR, DR, DN/FP. Fncd yd. 2 car gar. Cr. ck. $1795/mo. $1000 Sec. Dep. Call (865)250-4959.

CEDAR LN/Highland, Cute 1 1/2 story 3BR, 2BA, deck, sunrm., gar., appls, no pets, lse, $900 o/a. 865-588-7416.

Automobiles for Sale

Furniture CONDO TO SMALL! - Furniture needs to go! $40 to $150. No bedroom furn.

Call for details. (865)523-9482.

DESIGNER SOFA - w/matching chair & ottoman. Chenille fabric, neut. colors, $450/all. (865)963-5238

Household Goods 7 CUSTOM MATTED & FRAMED PRINTS Frace, signed, Snow Leopard Head, Full Leopard Cub, Full Leopard, $200 ea.; Unsigned Frace Full Snow Leopard Cub on Rocks $150; RJ McDonald signed Elephant & Calf $200; Doris Scott Nelson, signed, Zebra & Colt Head, Leopard & Cub Head, $75 ea.

(865) 522-0900

Landscaping/Lawn Service

SPECIALS OF THE WEEK!

SAVE $$$

'14 Ford Fusion, 1 owner, clean, autochek, save $$$! R1759 ................ $13,950 '15 Ford Trans-It 350, 15-passenger van XLT, new body style! R1814.... $31,900 '14 Lincoln MKZ, new body style, moonroof, leather! R1829 ................. $25,500 '14 Ford Expedition EL, limited, fully loaded, nav, roof, chrome wheels! R1825 ... $41,880 Price includes $399 dock fee. Plus tax, tag & title WAC. Dealer retains all rebates. Restrictions may apply. See dealer for details.

Prices good through next week.

LABRADOODLE PUPPIES F1B - Black & choc. Reg. All shots. Hyperallergenic, shed free. M/F. $1000. (423)595-3952 LLEWELLIN SETTER BIRD DOGS, 2 yrs old, 1 M, 1 F, Started dogs.

Call (423)358-0202.

MALTI POO TOY MALE PUPPIES $400.

ALSO 8 MO. TOY MALE, GROOMED, $300. SHOTS. (865) 717-9493

Leaf removal, gutter cleaning, landscape installation, outdoor lighting & more!

MINI SCHNAUZERS. AKC 2 White M & 1 S/P M, super coated, 1st shots, wormed, $700. Ready to go for Christmas. Call (423) 736-0277.

www.meesetotallawncare.com

865-356-9276

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2026 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. • Clinton, TN 37716

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THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 20 “Cinderella and Ebenezer,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16 Creative Endeavors Holiday Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Includes handmade and upscale items from local artisans. Open to public. Info: 523-1135.

Dine and Discover, noon-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Adam Alfrey, East Tennessee History Center, and Steve Cotham, manager of McClung Historical Collection, will present “An Inside Look at Lloyd Branson.” Free and open to the public. Info: knoxart.org.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

KSO Library Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Santa Storytime Celebration, 3-4 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Open to children 0-10 years old. Info: 525-5431.

“The Sound of Music,” Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Performances: 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: Ticketmaster outlets, the Tennessee Theatre box office, and 800-745-3000.

Christmas in the Cave, 5-8:30 p.m., Historic Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway. Cost: $10 ages 3 and up; kids 2 and under, free. Proceeds benefit the maintenance and preservation of Historic Chero-

MONDAY. JAN. 4

Christmas Craft Bazaar and secret Santa shop, 1-3 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church.

400 E. Beaver Creek Drive. Fundraiser for several Girl Scout troops.

Market Square Holiday Market, noon-6 p.m., with farm vendors selling until 3 p.m. near the Market Square stage, and craft vendors and food trucks open until 6 p.m. on Union Avenue adjacent to Market Square and along Market Street. Info: MarketSquareFarmers Market.org or NourishKnoxville.org.

Mighty Musical Monday with Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, noon, Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Free. Info: 684-1200.

MONDAY, DEC. 21 Monday Night Book Club: “A Land More Kind Than Home” by Wiley Cash, 6-8 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Polar Express pajama party and Santa visit, 2:30-4 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road.

Info: 922-2552.

Robotics at the Library, 5 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For teens ages 12-15.

Building kits provided. Info/registration: 525-5431.

TUESDAY, DEC. 22 Santa visits the Library, 6-7 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 16-20

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 18-20

SATURDAY, DEC. 19

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”: A solo performance by Mark Cabus, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Drive. Info: 584-3957.

Family Friendly Drum Circle, 3:30-5 p.m., Ijams Nature Center Miller Building. Bring a snack to share.

All ages welcome. Free. Info: 577-4717.

Christmas in Old Appalachia, Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway, Clinton. Info: 494-7680 or museumofappalachia.org.

Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.

Advance screening of the first hour of “Downton Abbey” final season, 2 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Free. Info: 684-1200.

SUNDAY, DEC. 20

THROUGH THURSDAY, DEC. 24

THURSDAY, DEC. 17

kee Caverns. Info: cherokeecaverns.com.

Clayton Holiday Concert: “An Appalachian Christmas,” Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Featuring: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Choral Society, GO! Contemporary Dance Works and local folk musicians. Info/tickets: knoxvillesymphony.com.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, 7 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: Ticketmaster outlets, the Tennessee Theatre box office, and 800-745-3000.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, DEC. 31

Church Inc., 4611Central Avenue Pike.

SUNDAY, JAN. 3

MONDAY-TUESDAY, JAN. 4-5 New Play Festival auditions for Tennessee Stage Company, 7-10 p.m. Monday and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. No appointment necessary. Info: 546-4280.

TUESDAYS, JAN. 12, 19, 26, FEB. 2, 9, 16 “Reflections, Light and Magic” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $150/nonmembers $175.

Materials list provided. Info/registration: knoxart.org.

THURSDAY, JAN. 14 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

SATURDAY, JAN. 16 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

WEDNESDAYS, JAN. 20, 27 “Beautiful, Vibrant Alcohol Inks” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65.

Info/registration: knoxart.org.

“Mosaics Keepsake Box” class, 2-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65. Info/registration: knoxart.org.

MONDAY, FEB. 1, 8, 15 “Mask Making and Face Jugs” (clay sculpture) class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $90/nonmembers $110. Info/registration: knoxart.org.

New Year’s Eve Gala, 10 p.m., World For Christ

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Real Estate Rentals Homes Unfurnished NORTH - I-75 & 640. 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2400 SF, all s/s appls incl refrig & microwave, comm. pool. Shows like model. $1350. Lydia 954-547-2747 NORTHWEST in country. 3 BR, 1 BA, $750 mo + $500 deposit. No vouchers.

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RENTAL/SALE/OWNER FINANCE 4/3/2 Tellico Village, Panoramic Lake View. Clean! $329K, (774)487-4158.

WEST. 3 BR, 2 BA, fish or boat - lake access - TN River, W/D, new carpet, very CLEAN! Lawn care incl. Quiet, scenic area. Near Concord Park & YMCA. $950/mo. 865-599-4617

Condos Unfurnished AVAIL. IMMED. Emory Rd/Tazewell Pk., 3BR, 2BA, all brick condo, hrdwd & tile flrs.. $1000 mo. (865)599-8179

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CARBON FIBER OAK RIDGE 65,000 Sq. Ft. state of the art technology/ MFG facility on 21 acres. Adjacent to Cabon Fiber Tech. Center in Oak Ridge. Expandable to 150,000 Sq. Ft. w/highbay area, labs, a secure facility. For Sale or Lease. For video walk through, brochure, and contact info. go to www.hnproperties.net.

LOCATED 1 BLOCK OFF SUTHERLAND AVE. 970 SF Office Bldg. Cent. gas heat, 3 lg. offices, reception area, break area & lg. storage room. $850 mo. Lease, Lg. fenced outside storage avail. $250/mo. 865-765-1123 or (865)539-1145.

4000 SF Office/Warehouse with dock & drive in, prime location Middlebrook Pk. $3,000 mo.

2000 SF Office/Warehouse drive in bay, Papermill, $1,300 mo.

Office Space + Duplex combined.

3713 Washington Pike. $69,900. Contact CECU 865-824-7200 x 203

OAK RIDGE Top floor of bank building in Oak Ridge. 8,000 Sq. Ft. of office space. Location, Location, Location, secure space w/17 offices, large conference room, kitchen, break room & 2 vaults. For Lease or Sale.

For info. email hnewton498@aol.com

865-544-1717; 865-740-0990 DOWNTOWN OFFICE SUITE WITH PARKING - 119 W. Summit Hill Drive, Downtown prime 1st fl 4500 sq. ft. office space w/ parking. Easy I-40 access. (865)637-8400

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