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Del Moro named to U.S. Army AllAmerican Band Halls High School senior Daniel Del Moro has been selected to be a member of the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Del Moro is the Del Moro first student from Knox County Schools to achieve this honor. A recognition ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the middle school auditorium. Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre and representatives from the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl will participate in the ceremony. The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band recognizes the top 125 high school senior marching musicians and color guard members from across the country, showcasing their talents during the largest celebration of high school football in America, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, televised live on NBCTV at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Tennova North Tennova has scheduled a ribbon cutting and reception from 8-9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, to celebrate the opening of the previously unused fifth floor of the North Knoxville Medical Center, located at 7565 Dannaher Drive off Emory Road at I-75.

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By Jake Mabe A project to ease erosion along a 1,400-foot stretch of Beaver Creek at Mill Run subdivision in Halls is all but complete. Knox County watershed coordinator Roy Arthur said the last piece of the project, planting trees and brush to create a riparian (or buffer) zone, will happen soon. Resident Joe Bush, who has owned his house since 2000, said last Tuesday that he contacted Knox County Stormwater about a year and a half ago asking for advice about the erosion after his insurance company told him that flood insurance would not protect his house because of creek erosion. “I had lost a lot of yardage,” Bush said, with Arthur adding that Beaver Creek had eroded about 12 feet during the last 12 years. “And it (had created) a straight, up-and-down slope, probably about four feet.” “The stream was dissipating its energy,” Arthur says. “It wanted to move up to Joe’s house.” During heavy rain, Bush says everything from swing sets to furniture would come floating down the creek. Bush contacted project manager Tracy Jones at Knox County Stormwater Management about the problem. Jones said that county money cannot be used for projects on private property, but she approached Arthur, who had secured grant monies for Beaver Creek a few years ago. Jones contacted six other homeowners who all agreed to the project.

Knox County watershed coordinator Roy Arthur, Knox County Stormwater Management project manager Tracy Jones and homeowner Joe Bush inspect the work that has been done along his property line in Mill Run subdivision to ease erosion at Beaver Creek. Photo by Jake Mabe

“It’s very rare that we could do this project and it was perfect timing,” Jones says. “So far, compared to what it looked like, it looks good,” Bush says. Arthur says the buffer zone will “look ugly” for a few years, “but then it will take care of itself.” UT journalism student Debo-

rah Robbins brought her camera to Bush’s house last Tuesday. Her assignment for Dr. Sam Swan’s Journalism 414 class was to produce a “problem/solution package.” “I had to find a problem, preferably here in East Tennessee, that started with one person but affects a larger number of community members,” Robbins says.

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Copper Ridge Elementary student Cassie Norris is surprised by her mother, Jennifer, with the award she received for being the top seller of the Original Knox County Schools Coupon Book. Photo by Dave Armstrong

Copper Ridge Elementary School student Cassie Norris is the top system-wide and elementary school-aged seller of the Original Knox County Schools Coupon Book. Cassie and other top sellers were honored at a special luncheon at the Sarah Simpson Center last week. Cassie sold 330 books in the annual fundraiser. As the top system-wide seller, she received a $500 gift card. Her photo will appear on the cover of next year’s coupon books. As the top elementary schoolaged seller, she received a $350 gift card, a bicycle from Walmart

Petitioners seek HPUD rate review By Shannon Carey Halls resident Russ Rymer has started an online and pen-andpaper petition in an attempt to trigger a rate review of Hallsdale Powell Utility District. The petition needs 10 percent of HPUD customers, meaning the primary name on the HPUD account. According to HPUD’s Sandy Liford, customers total 29,077 for water and 22,254 for sewer. The online petition had 2,133 signatures at the time of this writing. Rymer says that pen-andpaper signatures raise the total to around 2,400. Rymer says he started the petition over concerns that HPUD’s rates are too high, a sentiment echoed by many ratepayers after

see Comptroller of the Treasury. According to board spokesperson Blake Fontenay, the petition’s signatures will be compared to an HPUD customer list to verify that each signor is a primary HPUD account holder. Once the signatures have been verified, the case will be docketed several years of rate increases. and assigned to an administra“I just wanted to start the pro- tive law judge. Both sides will be cess and open a dialogue for rate- allowed to accumulate evidence payers with concerns about where and formulate arguments. Then, the money is going,” he said. “This the hearing will be held before the is not us versus them, but more UMRB and assigned a judge in like open the doors and let’s solve Knox County. the problem.” But, according to HPUD presiA successful petition would dent/CEO Darren Cardwell, the appeal to the state Utility Management Review Board (UMRB), which operates under the TennesTo page A-3

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Russ Rymer of Halls started a petition for rate review of Hallsdale Powell Utility District at change.org. The petition needs almost 3,000 signatures to trigger a rate review by the state Utility Management Review Board. Photo by S. Carey

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Help needed at Halls Outdoor Classroom A $150 donation is being sought to replace rotting rails that form the perimeter fence around the Halls Outdoor Classroom. Knox County watershed coordinator Roy Arthur says the rails, which were donated by the Hallsdale Powell Utility District when the classroom was built in 2004-05, are untreated lumber and have begun to rot. One section is completely missing. Elliot Weidow, who is the CAC AmeriCorps Adopta-Watershed coordinator for Halls High School, says the Halls High landscaping class has measured the gaps, determined what needs to be replaced and budgeted

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Jake Mabe MY TWO CENTS the cost. Jeff McMurray’s carpentry students will cut and remount the boards once they are secured. Weidow says a $150 donation would buy about 1415 pressure-treated boards, which will be more permanent. Anyone who can help should call Roy Arthur at 755-9053.

CAC AmeriCorps Adopt-a-Watershed coordinator for Halls High Elliot Weidow examines the rotting that has taken place along the perimeter fence at the Halls Outdoor Classroom. Weidow and Knox County watershed coordinator Roy Arthur are seeking a $150 donation to replace the rotting rails. Photo by Jake Mabe

HPUD rate review process may not have to get that far. Cardwell said he reached out to the UMRB more than a month ago to start a rate review voluntarily. Cardwell said HPUD staff has been aware of the petition. While HPUD has used North Carolina company Raftelis since 2004 for regular audits and rate analysis, he feels that those signing the petition will only be satisfied by a rate review by a neutral third party. “(UMRB) would probably be willing to outsource that under the supervision of the department, but Hallsdale Powell would have to pay, and that’s the ratepayers paying at the end of the day,” Cardwell said. Cardwell “ballparked” the cost at $30,000 to $75,000. “It’s not cheap, but if it helps the majority understand and feel comfortable we’d probably be willing to do that,” he said. “It sounds like it doesn’t matter what we say, they’re not going to trust us. That’s why we want a third party. What I’m trying to do is jump out ahead of all that. I don’t have anything to hide. Why fight it?” When asked about the possibility of voluntary rate

Courtney Shea reports that the Central High School Foundation and the CHS Alumni Association will have a special Byron Booker recognition for Central High teacher and state Teacher of the Year Byron Booker at the 11th annual Wall of Fame Breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Central High commons. “It has been a busy year for (Booker),” Shea says. “He has been an integral part of Central High School’s push to increase graduation rates, resulting in an increase in the graduation rate among English language learners from 50 percent in 2008 to 82 percent in 2012. The number of English language

learners pursuing post-secondary education has increased from 50 percent in 2008 to 88 percent in 2012.” This school year Booker is serving as assistant principal in residence at Central, and is co-chair of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation Review. He is one of the 2012 fellows at the Center for Educational Leadership, a partnership between UT and school districts focusing on professional development. Wall of Fame inductees for 2012 are Bob Temple, Barry Litton and Mary Sue Miller. Cost for the breakfast is $20 and benefits academics and technology at Central High. Tickets can be purchased at the school office, by calling Larry Smith at 922-5433 or by emailing Courtney Shea at courtshea@aol.com.

From page A-1 review, Fontinay replied, “We are not aware of this.” However, he cautioned against comparing HPUD’s rates to those of other utility districts. “By law, each utility district is required to prescribe and collect reasonable rates, fees, tolls or charges to produce revenue sufficient to provide for all expenses of operation and maintenance of the system - including reserves - and to pay off bonds and interest on those bonds when due. Because of this requirement, the rates for utility districts across the state will vary. … It is

like comparing apples to oranges, as the revenue needs of each utility district are different.” Rymer said he plans on meeting with HPUD’s Board of Commissioners and attending the next board meeting, which is set for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at HPUD’s Cunningham Road office. “Let’s all be involved in this process,” he said. “We’re just really excited that the conversation has started.” The online petition is located at www.change.org/ petitions/hallsdale-powellutility-district-reduce-therates-of-this-water-district.

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Kayla Noel Tatum graduated from Carson-Newman College in May. She has accepted a position with East Tennessee State University and will pursue a master’s degree in counseling. She is a 2008 graduate of Halls High School. Parents are John and Kim Tatum, and her sister is Sydney Tatum. Grandparents are Leonard and Linda Tatum of Halls and the late Eugene and Birdie Whitlock of Powell.

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government A banquet of consequences 13th, people knew who they wanted early on in the race and voted for, not against a candidate. Conversation afterward concerned whether the race was won based on ideology or personality or a combination of both. With a few very imporAnne tant exceptions, primarily social issues, Loe and JohnHart son aren’t that far apart on issues, and even have the same position on some. However, the experts know A shrewd observation, many voters cast their balas the Republican Party nationally learned when the lot on the “feel good factor,” based on personality alone. results of the 2012 presiWhen it comes to perdential race were in. Their sonality there is no combanquet left a nasty taste in mouths from coast to coast. parison between these two. Johnson, a teacher, is a Wiser heads than mine voluble, effusive type who will spend the next four is easily capable of taking years dissecting the intricaover any room she enters. cies of it all, but it seems Hers is a commanding perobvious that the GOP sonality. leaned farther and farther Loe is the opposite. He is to the right, trying to pacify quiet and introspective and all manner of “wingers,” until it just toppled over on more comfortable listening than talking. That doesn’t itself, and in the process mean he is not a warm perlost any hope of attracting son or that he doesn’t have moderates, independents a command of the issues. It or ethnic groups – or even keeping a sizable portion of just means that after many years in the TV news busiits own historic base – in ness, he seems most at ease other words enough votes “behind the camera.” to win a presidential elecIf there were two favorite tion in 2012. teachers you still rememAnd the Democratic Parbered from high school, it ty was right there with open could easily be these two arms ready to sweep all of – Johnson because she gave those looking for a home you a big smile and a hug safely inside its storied and made you feel good, big tent. Seemingly, that and Loe because he gave party alone realized that you some really good nugthe country’s demographics gets of information that have changed dramatically you still remember and apand forever. preciate. Things were a whole lot So if you’re thinking better for the GOP in Knox about now that you’ve had County with one glaring enough of this “Monday exception: the race for the morning quarterbackstate House in the 13th ing,” look at it this way: it District where Republican is Monday morning, and Gary Loe and Knox County at least we’re not talking Democratic Party chair about Vol football! Gloria Johnson tussled for the seat vacated by Harry A new day in Nashville Tindell, who decided not to A lifetime ago, in 1972, run for re-election after the Ned McWherter was elected district was redrawn. Tennessee House speaker. Johnson won by less than 300 votes in a contest He ruled with a solid majority and an iron hand. Then that was extremely hardfought and was muddied by McWherter got elected govmeddling (characterized by ernor and was succeeded as speaker by Jimmy Naifeh – some as “help”) from the two speakers for 37 years. two state parties. Lt. Gov. John S. Wilder Most GOP observers was Senate speaker from think Loe was done a huge 1971-2007 – one speaker for disservice by mailers and TV ads from the state GOP. 36 years. Last Tuesday, the RepubThe ads were negative in licans rolled in Tennessee, the extreme; Johnson’s electing “walkout-proof” were no better. majorities in both houses. Were the ads effective? Republicans took the Were they responsible for seats previously held by Mcthe outcome? They sure Wherter, Naifeh and Wilder. made a bunch of people How things change in a angry on both sides of the lifetime. ticket, but from where I stand it appears that in the – S. Clark It was the poet Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote: “Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.”

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Congrats, Gloria (sort of) The morning after Election Day, Gloria Johnson was right back at Precinct 33, operating on a couple hours’ sleep. Teaching special education at Richard Yoakley Transition School (aka Precinct 33, which she carried by four percentage points) is her day job, and she’d burned all her personal leave time running for the House seat recently vacated by longtime officeholder Harry Tindell. So despite having stayed up all night at the election commission while officials counted some 4,000 absentee ballots, Johnson was back in the classroom when the bell rang last Wednesday, dog-tired and running on adrenaline. She’d won a hard-fought race most politicos had predicted she’d lose, because her opponent Gary Loe was (A) a Republican, (B) wellfinanced, and (C) endorsed and supported by Gov. Bill Haslam. The 13th District used to favor Democrats but has been redrawn with a slight Republican tilt. The good news for Johnson is she won. And she did it the oldfashioned way – with hard work, a decent amount of money, a horde of volunteers and a stellar ground game (a Nashville fundraiser starring Emmy Lou Harris and a robocall by Morgan Freeman were icing on the cake). She lost the early vote, but a vigorous get-out-thevote effort put her on top of the Election Day total. Loe had to make do with about $100,000 worth of (mostly

Betty Bean negative) advertising plus Gov. Bill Haslam’s endorsement. The bad news for Johnson is she’ll be joining a band of House Democrats who seem poised on the cusp of extinction. Republicans have built super-majorities in both legislative houses, which means they won’t need Democrats for a quorum and can cut off debate at will. Johnson will be one of 28 Democrats in a sea of 70 Republicans and one independent. And if she thought the work product of last year’s General Assembly was bad, she better fasten her seatbelt for this year’s kamikaze ride. The deadline for states to comply with the Affordable Care Act is Jan. 1, 2014, but

Tennessee legislators have been dragging their heels, first counting on the Supreme Court to strike down the hated Obamacare, and then pinning their hopes on President Romney’s promise to dismantle it upon taking office in January 2013. Oops. So soon after upbeat, optimistic Gloria Johnson takes the oath of office, she’ll be entangled in the argument to decide whether to set up a health care insurance exchange or let the feds do it. And even more difficult (since the Supreme Court declined to enforce the provision turning the states’ Medicaid programs over to the federal government), Johnson and her colleagues must decide whether Tennessee should run its own Medicaid program or allow the feds to take over. This decision traps legislators between the rock of Tea Party intransigence and

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the hard place of the state’s financially-strapped hospitals, which want the $10 billion in federal drawdown money Tennessee gains if it plays by Washington’s rules over the next decade. And that doesn’t even get them to education vouchers, judicial selection process reform, higher education reform and, of course, whatever gun legislation the National Rifle Association decides it wants. Good luck, Gloria Johnson.

Massey presents teacher award State Sen. Becky Massey visits Bearden Elementary School to present the “Teacher of the Year” award to first grade teacher Cindi Ellison. Massey said it was fun visiting with Ellison’s students on Halloween “because they all wanted to talk to me about spiders.” Photo submitted

Stairs’ home in Southern Living Hilltop Farm, home of Caesar and Dorothy Stair on Lyons View Pike in West Knoxville, is featured in the November issue of Southern Living (pages 48-50). This showcase home, which has been in the Stair family since 1956, has one of the most scenic views in all of East Tennessee, with both the Tennessee River and Smoky Mountains in front of the house. Caesar Stair is a prominent Knoxville attorney, president of the Knoxville Opera and longtime backer of the Knoxville Museum of Art. Dorothy Stair is past president of Knox Heritage and is active for Blount Mansion. They are the parents of city council member Marshall Stair. Their other sons, Caesar IV and Morgan, were married in the gardens featured in Southern Living. Caesar Stair has lived at this home continuously since he was 11 years old.

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The year-old photos were taken over several days. It was quite a production with ladders used to position the cameras correctly. The original home was built in 1916 in a prairie style of the day. Southern Living may feature the gardens of Knoxvillians Joe and Sharon Pryse, who live on Kingston Pike in its fall 2013 issue. Sharon Pryse is president of the Trust Company. ■ Ten days ago I had lunch with Harry Tindell, whose legislative seat Gloria Johnson, Nick Cazana and Gary Loe battled over. He predicted then that only 100 votes would separate the top two. I had been saying it would be 500 votes and it turned out to be 296 votes.

Loe carried early voting by roughly 500 votes and lost on Election Day by 1,000 votes. Johnson clearly had a superior Election Day operation, assisted by Mayor Rogero’s active organization. Gov. Haslam’s popularity, breakfast and TV commercials did not turn the tide for Loe, whose campaign never seemed to catch fire. Interestingly, Nick Cazana, a cousin to the developer of the same name, got more than 1,000 votes as an independent. My guess is most came off Loe as the Cazana name is more identified as a Republican. Loe was thrown off guard early on when the GOP-dominated Election Commission closed Belle Morris School as a voting precinct at an 8 a.m. meeting without consulting the neighborhood. Loe declined to take a position on it while Johnson milked it for all it was worth, to her credit.

This is Loe’s second loss after losing to state Rep. Steve Hall two years ago in a GOP primary. Johnson’s challenge will be to reach out to those Repubicans and independents who voted for her. In traditional Sequoyah, Loe carried it on Election Day by just one vote, 402 to 401. Romney carried the district by 1,000 votes, so obviously many Romney voters backed Johnson although she was an Obama delegate to the Democratic convention in Charlotte. ■ KUB has seven commissioners and today only two of them live inside the city of Knoxville as Pace Robinson recently moved from his longtime West Hills home to west Knox County. Mayor Rogero has six names in front of her now for a current opening. She must choose one for city council to confirm. Will she move to correct the board’s current imbalance of non-city residents to city residents. After all, city residents own KUB.

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The city’s noblest citizen HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin

William Rule (1839-1928) When William Rule died in 1928, the Civil War had been over for more than 60 years. The reconciliation at the Reunion of the Blue and the Gray had occurred in 1890, with 15,000 to 20,000 veterans present for a ceremony at the site of the Battle of Fort Sanders. However, the local Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial Association had never sent a floral offering to honor a Union Army veteran. But for Rule’s funeral the Daughters’ wreath was among many other floral arrangements honoring the Union soldier recognized as the “city’s noblest citizen.” William Rule was born on May 10, 1839, in Stock Creek Valley, six miles south of Knoxville in the same log cabin in which his father was born. He was one of the six children of Frederick Rule (18171874), a farmer, and Sarah Brakebill Rule (1819-1882), a descendant of the wellknown Landon Carter Haynes and Nathaniel Taylor families of upper East Tennessee. William attended the common schools in his community and completed the modern-day equivalent of the seventh grade. Beyond that, he was self-

educated. His early interest in reading led him to spend many nights before the family’s stone fireplace reading from the classics with a particular interest in “Plutarch’s Lives.” When he had the opportunity, he attended public discussions and speeches by prominent citizens of the county and the state. As he came of age, he was a faithful reader of William G. “Parson” Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig, which not only provided ample discussion of the events leading up to the Civil War, but also offered a progressive view of the “new East Tennessee” that was developing as the railroad opened the area to cultural exchange and trade with markets both north and south. Soon after his 1858 marriage to Lucy Anne Maxey (1838-1928), he and his cousin James Rule opened a store in Knoxville at the corner of State Street and Cumberland Ave. They closed the store in 1860 and Rule was employed by Brownlow, editor and publisher of the Whig. The paper had an exceptionally large circulation for its time and Rule worked first in the mail department, but soon was setting type and occasionally was allowed to write for publication. By 1861, Knoxville was under Confederate occu-

pation during the early months of the Civil War and the railroad was used to move troops from Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi to the battlefields of Virginia. Also, the commissary general of the Confederacy reported that, in the first two years of the war, East Tennessee furnished 25,000,000 pounds of bacon along with large supplies of livestock and grain, much of it transported by rail. A clandestine group, with approval and probably with funds from upper echelons in Washington, planned to disrupt this supply line by burning nine railroad bridges from Bristol, Va., to Bridgeport, Ala., on the night of Nov. 8, 1861. They were successful in destroying five of the nine bridges. With instructions from Richmond, the Confederate authorities carried out reprisals and eventually five men were hanged and scores were sent south to prison without a trial. By the spring of 1862, those local young men with Union sympathies were aware of the increasing pressures. Michael Rule, William’s younger brother, enlisted on April 18, 1862, and was mustered into the Union army at Cumberland Gap. By September, William had slipped through the mountain passes and enlisted in his brother’s

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unit, Col. Joseph A. Cooper’s fighting 6th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, leaving his wife and two children behind in Stock Creek. In 1977, a descendant of the Rules, Dorothea Hatcher Bartlett, presented 37 letters with notes, receipts and other items to the C.M. McClung Historical Collection. Those letters from the two Rule brothers to their parents, sisters, brothers and other relatives reveal a rather complete account of the deeply-held religious and loyalist convictions of the two brothers as well as their military history. Enlisting on Sept. 21, 1862, as a private in Company A, Rule was appointed commissary sergeant on Jan. 1, 1863, and rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant and adjutant and was assigned to Field and Staff duty on Dec. 21, 1863. He participated in the Battles for Missionary Ridge (Nov. 25, 1863), Resaca (May 1415, 1864), Atlanta (MaySept., 1864) and Nashville (Dec. 15-16, 1864). After the capture of Nashville, the 6th Infantry assisted in the pursuit of Confederate Gen. John B. Hood across the Tennessee River to Eastport, Miss., and was then sent to join Gen. William T. Sherman at Goldsboro, N.C., after his successful march through Georgia and South Carolina. The regiment then was to go by transport from Norfolk, Va., to New York. While at the port of embarkation, they learned that Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox on April 12, 1865. The 6th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry was mustered out of service at Nashville on April 27, 1865, having served three years and having moved nearly 10,000 miles, on foot or

Capt. William Rule (1839-1928). After his distinguished service in the Union army during the Civil War, Rule returned to Knoxville and became active in local politics while serving as editor and publisher of an influential newspaper. Photo courtesy C.M. McClung Historical Collection

otherwise. The 26 year-old William Rule would begin a long career that would include his service as clerk of Knox County, postmaster, Knoxville mayor on two occasions and more than 40 years as editor and publisher of the Knoxville Journal. Time Magazine recognized his passing with these words, “Milestones: Aug. 5, 1928 –Died. Captain William Rule, 89, oldest active (newspaper) editor in the U.S., founder (1885) and publisher of the Knoxville Journal; of appendicitis; in Knoxville, Tenn. Republican and veteran of the Union Army, he was nevertheless elected

mayor of Knoxville in 1873 and, in 1898, caused Tennessee to enact an antiduel law in defiance of the old time code of honor, became the man whose birthday Knoxville considered ‘next to Christmas’ in importance.” Editor William Rule was regarded with more genuine respect and affection by all classes of people than any other citizen of Knox County. Author’s Note: Thanks to Col. Dot Kelly, Steve Humphrey, Sally Polhemus, Douglas Davenport and the McClung Historical Collection for assistance with the text and photograph.

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Has the worm really turned? My Vanderbilt insider says the worm has turned. The Commodores are on their way. Great coaching, bold recruiting, exciting format. They look to the future with optimism. The future is Saturday. For generations Vanderbilt has boasted of academic excellence as if athletic success was insignificant or incompatible. Heaven help us if the already unbearable Commodores develop into a Southeastern Conference football power. Imagine that, “Commodores” and “football power” in the same sentence. Just in case they destroy this Tennessee season, here

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are some memories from the good, old days. Save them for medicinal purposes. In 1926, Nathan W. Dougherty hired Robert R. Neyland with a firm suggestion to stop Vanderbilt domination. It took a few minutes. The new coach had to gather better players. His Flamin’ Sophomores, seven in the starting lineup, ended the foolishness.

Don’t leave me here The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger. (Exodus 16: 2-3 NRSV) Did you ever set off on an adventure, anticipating Cross a wonderful time, only to Currents discover that things were Lynn a lot tougher than you exHutton pected? I readily admit that my mental picture of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt is shaped as much by Ce- Ten Commandments” as by cil B. deMille’s movie “The my reading of the book of

Since 1927, the record is 71-9-2. My favorite game was 1994, Tennessee 65-0 in downtown Nashville. That was a Saturday the Commodores were hoping to become bowl eligible. Unmerciful? Reserves played. The Vols gained a thenrecord 665 yards. Freshman quarterback Peyton Manning showed promise. Nine Vols scored touchdowns – James Stewart, Nilo Silvan, Billy Williams, Aaron Hayden, Joey Kent, David Horn, Chester Ford, Ronnie Pillow and Jay Graham. So many extra points and kickoffs caused John Becksvoort’s leg to cramp.

I still treasure 1963. Mallon Faircloth, the last singlewing tailback, ran for 179 yards. Frank Emanuel recovered a fumble to set up a Stan Mitchell touchdown. Tennessee defeated Vandy 14-0 in Jim McDonald’s final day as coach. There was a crazy comeback in 1987. The Vols couldn’t stop the option and trailed 28-3 in the second quarter. They finally figured it out and won, 38-36. Reggie Cobb, William Howard and Jeff Francis were pacesetters. Vanderbilt was always George Cafego’s game back when Tennessee had coaches who knew who he was. The Hall of Fame tailback and longtime assistant, the epitome of a Volunteer, hated the Commodores with a purple passion. The impoverished lad had

escaped the coal mines in scruffy Scarbro, W. Va., and arrived at UT with holes in his shoes and overalls. His worldly possessions were in one cardboard suitcase tied up with string. Yes, this is one of my favorite things. Vanderbilt was another world, easy street, linen napkins, silver spoons. Cafego was never clear on the spelling or definition of pomposity but he was convinced Vanderbilt was full of it. For years, Vanderbilt week was his turn to motivate. His pep talks were “colorful.” George died in February 1998. For the Vanderbilt game, equipment man Max Parrott wrote “Coach Cafego” on the blackboard in the locker room. The game was dedicated to his memory. Tennessee won, 41-0. So many warm and

fuzzy recollections … Willie Gault returned the 1980 second-half kickoff for a touchdown and John Ward said “he’s running all the way to the state capitol.” Dale Carter may have triggered the pregame fight in 1991. In 1993, Tennessee scored 27 in the second quarter and romped, 62-14. Charlie Garner was good. Vandy almost cost Tennessee the 1951 national championship. Bill Wade passed the Vols dizzy. UT got a clinching TD from Andy Kozar with five seconds to spare, making it 35-27. The afternoon ended with an old-fashioned free-for-all. Tennessee won.

Exodus. I mean, I am pretty clear that the pharaoh Ramses looked just like Yul Brynner. The Israelites had not been out of bondage in Egypt for long when they began to look back wistfully at their life as slaves. “At least we had food in Egypt,” they complained. “Meat stews, and nourishing bread! Now we have nothing! What good is freedom if we starve?” They had left behind the fleshpots – those bubbling meat stews. The Children of Israel were in a wilderness where water was scarce, animals were wild, crops were impossible, and shelter was difficult. Worse still, the Land of

Milk and Honey was still a distant dream, or worse, a mirage. So what does one do when one finds oneself stuck in an untenable position? Stuck, for example, in the no-man’s-land between the fleshpots and the milk and honey? When realization dawns, one cries, “Don’t leave me here! Get me out of here! Help me!” And therein lies the Good News. God never leaves us where God finds us. God will nudge, push, pull, coax, lead, entice, call and command, but God will never give up on us. Now, to be fair, that is also the Bad News.

When God gets hold of us, and has work and purpose for us, God is tenacious, persistent, even insistent. God may well call us out of our comfort zone, into places we never expected to be, knowing things we never expected to know, working with people we never expected to meet. In my mind, this phenomenon is best summarized by Albert Schweitzer’s final paragraph in his book “The Quest for the Historical Jesus.” As is so often the case, I learned this text by singing it, in a wonderful setting by composer Jane Marshall. I keep these words posted on the fridge in my kitch-

en, and on the bulletin board in my office at work: “He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old by the lakeside, He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us, He speaks the same word: “Follow! Follow! Follow thou Me!” And sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they shall pass through in His fellowship. And as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience who He is.”

Several other Vanderbilt stories are in Marvin West’s first book, Tales of the Tennessee Vols. Signed copies are available by mail for $20 from WESTCOM, PO Box 38, Maynardville, TN 37807.

HEALTH NOTES ■ Guiltless holiday foods cooking class, presented by the Healthy Living Kitchen team at The University of Tennessee Medical Center, will be noon Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Suite E-170 of the Medical Center’s Heart Lung Vascular Institute building. Cost: $20. Advance registration is required. To register: 305-6877 or www. utmedicalcenter.org/healthylivingkitchen. ■ Knoxville Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Night Group will meet

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Associated Therapeutics, 2704 Mineral Springs Ave. Info: Judy Moyers, 922-2281. ■ Working Lunch speaker series, presented by the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, will feature transplant expert Oscar H. Grandas, MD, FACS, from noon-2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at Cherokee Country Club. Funds raised will benefit local kidney patients. Tickets are $25, tax-deductible and available for purchase at http://www.etkidney.org.

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Pat Williams holds a pillow depicting the art of needle felting done by her business partner Shirleen Morgan. Photos by C. Taylor

By Cindy Taylor The Faithway Baptist Church Fall Carnival has drawn shoppers for more than 20 years. This year’s carnival on Nov. 3 brought vendors to the church with unique gift items along with bargains for the frugal-minded. Early birds were treated to free coffee and donuts. Vendors offered jewelry, wood crafts, handmade items such as wreaths, decorated boxes and hair bows, and even items using the art of felting. There was a free children’s craft table and food was available for purchase. “This is sponsored by our WMU and the money is used to help needy families and to support missions,” said coordinator Robin Wrinkle. An additional and rare opportunity to help someone less fortunate made its way to this year’s festival by way of JK Whims, run by Jennifer Downey and Kim Massey, who produce original handmade items such as jewelry, scents and journals. The pair also brought with them some remarkable work by another artist. Massey had come to

ite an old coonhunter, country lanes and mountain trails. Some are dated in the 1980s and some are signed and numbered. Jennifer Downey and Kim Massey at their booth at the Faithway Since O’Dea is homeless Baptist Church Fall Carnival hold two of Caleb O’Dea’s prints. there is a contingency plan in case a time comes when know a mother and her “I came across these he cannot be reached. adult son. The son, who beautiful drawings,” said “In honor of the fact that had his own health issues, Massey. “He had already he calls himself an old solwas still living at home had prints made years ago dier, we would see that any helping in the care of his but had done nothing with money made from print elderly mother. When the them. He had nowhere to sales is donated in O’Dea’s mother’s health failed she store them and was going Sisters Laisa and Celissa Bull work on crafts with the help of name to The Wounded had to move to a nursing to throw them out. I just Warrior Project,” said grandmother and event coordinator Robin Wrinkle. home and the son was left couldn’t let them go to the Downey. homeless. Massey volun- dumpster.” JK Whims can be teered to assist him with Massey asked the son, the prints for him and from the sales but are hold- reached by email at jen@ moving. That was when Caleb O’Dea (pen name), he agreed. Massey and ing it for O’Dea’s needs. jkwhims.com or online at she found a treasure. if she could try and sell Downey keep no money O’Dea depicts in graph- www.jkwhims.com.

Both teams are winners By Theresa Edwards The Oliver Springs Bobcats and Stone Memorial Panthers of Crossville both played to win at a charity game held at Grace Christian Academy. In the end, both teams were awarded trophies. “These teams came with a commitment to raise money and an awareness in helping others,” said coach Dave Moore who organized the “CAREacter Star Bowl” game. “They came from far away to support two students from a different school (Grace Christian Academy) which speaks volumes, and that’s a huge witness for both students and adults.” The game was played to raise funds to help with the medical expenses of students Anna Hamilton who has Lymphoma and Will McKamey, son of Grace Christian Academy coach Randy McKamey, who suffered a brain injury in Grace’s last game. “Sometimes we need to learn in life from our young

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SPORTS NOTES ■ Baseball meeting for any Knoxville area high school baseball players who are not currently on a high school team – 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at Knoxville Christian School. Info: John Barry, 924-1007. ■ Baseball tournament at Halls Community Park. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18. Open to all T-ball, 6U coach pitch, 8U-14U teams. Info: 992-5504 or hcpsports@ msn.com. ■ Tennessee Girls Hoops Team League, competitive league for all-girls teams. 14-16 games. All 10-minute quarters. Assemble your team or bring your existing team. $150 per player. Info: Chris, 389-5998; Ann Marie, 300-8463.

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Shopper-News Presents Miracle Makers

Teaching math By Wendy Smith If you have kids Rocky Hill Elementary School teacher Amin fourth or fifth ber Hodge looks on as Ryan Hood and grade this year, you Chloe Stewart complete TCAP practice tests. may have noticed Hodge is one of two Knox County teachers that math is harder who are finalists for the Presidential Award than it used to be – of Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. a lot harder. There are six finalists from Tennessee. That’s because Tennessee, along with 44 other states and three territories, is adopting national Common Core State Standards in math, English and language arts. In Tennessee, the standards have been implemented in math this year, and will be implemented in English and language arts next year. The goal is for all U.S. students to receive a consistent, highquality education. That’s why good math teachers, like Amber Hodge at Rocky Hill Elementary, are so important. Hodge is one of three math teachers in finalist for the Presidential Award the state that has been chosen as a of Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. Karla Fultz, who teaches 5th grade at A. L. Lotts Elementary, is one of three finalists in the science category. One math teacher and one science teacher from each state will receive the national award. Hodge was nominated by her former principal at Annoor Academy, a private Islamic school where she taught for six years before coming to Rocky Hill this year. Getting nominated was the easy part. Nominees are required to fill out a 15-page application detailing a lesson plan on a difficult subject, all research, how well the lesson was received, and ideas for improvement. Hodge chose a lesson on fractions, which is the most Ethan Fancher plays Stack the States on one of 10 challenging math skill iPads used in Amber Hodge’s 4th grade classroom. for 4th and 5th gradPhotos by Wendy Smith ers, she says.

Students aren’t the only ones who are thrown for a loop by the new math curriculum. Parents are confused, too, because Common Core math looks different from what they learned in school. There are fewer standards, but concepts are explored with more depth. She gives the example of doubledigit multiplication. Her students learn partial product multiplication, where tens and ones places are multiplied separately then added together. The approach seems more complicated than long multiplication to parents, but gives the students a better understanding of place value. “It’s a better approach, for the most part. Common Core is a good direction to go. It’s getting kids to think about math, not just do math.” The lesson Hodge submitted on her Presidential Award application utilized iPads. She wrote a grant to purchase 10 iPads that are shared by the 25 students in her class, and says the students are better engaged by technology than pencil and paper. “They were born into technology. It’s instinctive and natural for them.” When students are engaged, they’re self-motivated. One of the most popular applications on the iPads is a game called Stack the

States. Learning state names is part of the 5th grade curriculum, but many of her students already know them from playing the game, Hodge says. Her classroom is one of two at the school that has wireless Internet access. The other belongs to 5th grade teacher Jordan Haney, who won a $25,000 technology grant in ORAU’s Extreme Classroom Makeover contest in 2010. The school has 10 iPads that students can check out from the library, and there are plans to purchase 20 more by Christmas. Funds from the school’s new foundation have been set aside to make Rocky Hill Elementary the first in the county to offer wireless Internet service in all classrooms, says school principal Corey Smith. He is waiting to hear how much funding the project will receive from Knox County. He’s also anticipating further accomplishments from Amber Hodge. “She’s been a great addition to our staff, and we’re looking forward to great things from her in the future.” Hodge and Fultz were honored as finalists at the Opryland Hotel in mid-October. National winners will be named next summer.

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Thoughts on thinking Gibbs Elementary School teachers Tammy Young and Shanda Loftis worked on part of the school rubric and integrated a thinking strategy for daily classroom lessons. Photo submitted The staff at Gibbs Elementary is working hard to use the new teacher evaluation process to positively influence instruction. One part of the rubric that is used to evaluate staff members involves how they are promoting the thinking process in the classrooms. The students are responsible for thinking; they are also responsible for thinking about their thinking. First grade teachers Shanda Loftis and Tammy Young decided to tackle this part of the rubric and integrate a thinking strategy into their daily lessons. The pair met with reading coach Lisa Moles to get ideas on implementing a specific strategy that could be used in all subject areas. Loftis and Young came up with a “Types of Thinking” chart and decided to focus on two higher-order thinking areas: analytical and creative thinking. These two types of think-

ing are very challenging for first graders to use, and it’s much, much harder for them to think about and explain the type of thinking they are using during a lesson. After a few weeks of implementing the strategy into class lessons, the students’ progress was amazing. They can now not only use these types of thinking to complete activities/lessons, but can also explain the types of thinking each task requires them to use. Loftis and Young chose to turn the new process of evaluating teachers into a positive learning experience for all involved.

Third grade students at Gibbs Elementary perform for parents and friends in “Tennessee Hayride.” Pictured are Seth Sheperd, Addison Lowery, Jason Melo, Daimon Southard, Devlin Simon and Nathaniel Rosenbaum. Photos submitted

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Experience Smokies history at the Foothills Fine Craft Fair True Appalachian crafts are treasured heirlooms, and Jim McGie is one of a handful of artisans who still work with only traditional hand tools in the old ways of the Smoky Mountain woodworkers. McGieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winning rockers are included in the permanent collection of the Tennessee State Museum, and his work is well-known for its unique blend of art and utility. Sitting in one of his rockers is like savoring a piece of Smoky Mountain history. Says McGie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each piece has a distinct personality of its own with a hand-rubbed finish that is applied with lots of TLC. My goal is to keep the historical techniques of making fine crafts on the forefront, so they will not be forgotten.â&#x20AC;? McGie also teaches a variety of workshops that focus on keeping the old ways of Appalachian craftsmaking alive. Emphasizing traditional woodworking techniques and the creative spirit of country living, a sampling of his unique workshops includes chair making, shaving horse construction, hewing old-time dough bowls, spoon carving, poplar bark basket making

Robust October in real estate By Sherry Witt After a bit of a plateau coming off the summer surge, October was a very healthy month for the local real estate and lending markets. There were 774 parcels that changed hands in Knox County. That number represents 114 more transfers than Witt those recorded in September, and 100 more than last October. The aggregate value of land sold was just over $140 million. That fell well short of Septemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s figure, but it is important to remember that the September numbers were bolstered by a single transfer that came in at $100 million. Last October does not provide a good comparison either, since that was the month when Mercy Health properties were sold to Tennova in the largest real estate transfer in Knox County history.

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Opening reception for Fountain City Art Guild Holiday show and Knox County Schools student show featuring works from Gibbs and feeder schools, 6:30-8 p.m. Info: fcartcenter@knology.net, 357-2787, www. fountaincityartctr.com.

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Halls Cleaners’ coat drive. Drop off used coats at either Halls Cleaners, 7032 Maynardville Highway, or Robbins Cleaners on Broadway in Fountain City to be cleaned and distributed. Info: 922-4780.

Fountain City Art Guild Holiday Show and Knox County Schools student show by Gibbs and feeder schools students, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Open: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. second, third, fourth Saturdays. Info: fcartcenter@knology.net, 357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com.

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SATURDAYS THROUGH DEC. 29 Turkey Shoot and Trade Day, 8 a.m., 6825 Tendell Lane, off Tazewell Pike. Fundraiser for summer baseball team.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, THROUGH DEC. 17 Food drive held by the Edward Jones office of Justin Myers, 713 E. Emory Road, Suite 102, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Bring nonperishable food items to be donated to local food pantries to help those in need this holiday season. No cash or checks as donations can be accepted. Info: Barbara Allison, 938-4202.

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 16-17 Friends of the Library Used Book Sale, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library. Info: www.knoxfriends.org.

SUNDAY, NOV. 18 “A Holiday Concert,” presented by the Walters State Community Concert Band, 3 p.m. in the “Z” Buda Assembly Hall and Gymnasium. No tickets or reservations required. Info: 423-5856922. Union Baptist Church, 6701 Washington Pike, will host state Rep. John DeBerry at the 10:30 a.m. service. He has represented House District 90 since 1995 and has been an ordained minister for 40 years. He’s the guest of state Rep. Harry Brooks.

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Fountain City Town Hall membership meeting, 7 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike. Featured speaker: Cindy Pickel from Knoxville Area Transit will discuss getting bus shelters in Fountain City. Info: www.fountaincitytownhall.org.

Thanksgiving Open House, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, in Norris. Enjoy hot cider and pastries while you shop. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Bonny Kate Chapter, DAR, noon, Second United Methodist Church, 1524 Western Ave. Program by Lawson Hickox: “The War of 1812: The Star Spangled Banner and the Tall Ships.” Dramatic presentation about the Rev. John Harper, a Scottish pastor and evangelist who died 100 years ago along with many other passengers on the RMS Titanic, 7:15 p.m., Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church, Corryton. Everyone invited.

FRIDAY, NOV. 16 Inskip Elementary School fall festival, 5-7 p.m. Armbands: $10 at the door, includes hot dogs, chips and drink for dinner and games; tickets: 25 cents each, sold at the door.

Holiday Shopping Open House, 3-6 p.m. Saturday and 12:30-3 p.m. Sunday, Powell Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 2910 W. Emory Road. Handmade Guatemalan gifts for sale to benefit Nuestros Niños, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Info: 938-8311.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 KSO Storytime - How Many Cats? 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library. Join KSO musicians as they explore the importance of numbers and counting. Preschool aged children and their parents.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DEC. 7-8 Christmas Craft Fair, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in Sunnybrook Apartments clubhouse, 4500 Doris Circle. Christmas crafts, baked goods and snacks. Info: 922-9124 or visit www.sunnybrookaptstn.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8 Needle-Felted Snowpeople class, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the The Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline, Dec. 3. Info or to register: 494-9854, www. appalachianarts.net or stop by the center.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11 Holiday After Hours, sponsored by Fountain City Business and Professional Association, 4:30-7 p.m., $6, Commercial Bank. Silent auction, networking. Info: Beth Wade, info@ fountaincitybusiness.com.

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Comedy Night – Rhythm & Laughter, 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee Center, presented by the Powell Playhouse. Info: 947-7428, 256-7428.

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Lenior City diabetic has sweet success in controlling his blood sugar When Roger Moody of Lenoir City, 57, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, he says he was shocked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I should have seen it coming,â&#x20AC;? he admits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have three brothers, and three have high blood pressure, and one has diabetes. I weighed about 300 pounds. Still, it was kind of scary to get this diagnosis,â&#x20AC;? says Moody. In Type 2 diabetes, the body cannot properly process starch and sugar from food into energy for cells. This means that sugar builds up in the bloodstream, where it can cause problems in the heart, eyes, kidneys and nerves. In January, Moody learned his blood sugar average had been very high for months. He had a test called the A1C, which measures average blood sugar levels. A normal result would have been 5.7 or lower, but Moodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was a whopping 14.9. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had so many physical issues, such as sinus infections. I was up all night going to restroom,â&#x20AC;? he remembers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew something was wrong but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a clue.â&#x20AC;? After the diagnosis, Moodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doctor sent him to Fort Sanders Diabetes Center, which offers education from experts in diabetes management. Meeting with Moody twice, they developed a plan to help him manage his own diabetes at home

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Since learning to manage his diabetes through classes at Fort Sanders Diabetes Center, Roger Moody is eating better and living a healthier life.

cheese, or some nuts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once I cut with a healthy fat in it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll keep out candy bars I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss them,â&#x20AC;? your energy levels up.â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll eat something Following this new eating plan,

Moody lost 34 pounds in three months, and best of all, his A1C level is down to 6.0. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone from a 44 waist to a 38 in 10 months,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel better, have an increased energy level and get better sleep at night. Those things are all worth it.â&#x20AC;? He plans to keep up his healthy lifestyle and credits Fort Sanders Diabetes Center for teaching him how to do it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything has improved, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working out great,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But without that information, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done as well. The information Fort Sanders gave me is what people need to get their diet under control. This would work for anybody.â&#x20AC;? Moody is back at work and enjoying his ďŹ ve children and 12 grandchildren. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I chose to alter my lifestyle in a way that would signiďŹ cantly increase my lifespan,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a sacriďŹ ce to live healthier. Some people think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving up things, but if you gain health, you gain everything. The program at Fort Sanders Diabetes Center was a great experience. I would recommend it for anyone with diabetes.â&#x20AC;? For more information about the Fort Sanders Diabetes Center, call 865-531-5580.

Learn to manage your diabetes at Fort Sanders Diabetes Center If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes, you may be overwhelmed with information. Taking care of your diabetes does make a difference! You will not only feel better, but good blood sugar control can help delay and even prevent the risk of diabetes complications such as heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and nerve damage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We give people the tools to manage their diabetes,â&#x20AC;? says Ellen McPherson, a Certified Diabetes Educator at Fort Sanders Diabetes Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our goal.â&#x20AC;? Diabetes is a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from defects in the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to produce and/or use insulin. Diabetes affects 25.8 million Americans, or 8.3 percent of the population. Most people with diabetes, about 90 to 95 percent, have Type 2. Obesity and lack of physical exercise are two of the most common causes of Type 2 diabetes, although not everyone with the disease is overweight.

At the Fort Sanders Diabetes Center, a team of certiďŹ ed diabetes educators work with each client to develop a lifestyle plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We provide the patient with an individualized meal plan, considering their daily schedule, food preferences and weight goal,â&#x20AC;? explains McPherson. Patients are taught to use a blood glucose meter to monitor sugar levels and how to interpret their results. Educators discuss how diabetes medications work, the benefits of regular Classes at the Fort Sanders Diabetes Center focus on nutritional and lifestyle physical activity and changes that can allow you to better control your diabetes. how stress affects the blood sugar. A family member or friend is also en- Fort Sanders Diabetes Center education. Physician referral couraged to attend the classes is located in Fort Sanders West is required, but the staff at the and individual appointments off Kingston Pike. Satellite of- Fort Sanders Diabetes Center fices are also located in Oak can assist in the referral profor support. The Fort Sanders Diabetes Ridge, Lenoir City, Sevierville cess. Center is recognized by the and at the Fort Sanders PeriAmerican Diabetes Association natal Center. Most insurance For more information about the Fort Sanders Diabetes Center, (ADA) for Quality Self-Man- plans, including Medicare, call 865-531-5580. agement Education. The main provide coverage for diabetes

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B-2 • NOVEMBER 12, 2012 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY SHOPPER-NEWS Margaret Presley shows a picture of her late husband on display at the Heiskell Senior Center. The luncheon was a time to remember those who served and to give thanks for their sacrifices. Photos by Ruth White

Veterans honored, thanks given Mayor Tim Burchett visited the Heiskell Senior Center and honored veterans for their dedication and service. “I owe everything except my salvation to the veterans that fought for our country,” he told the crowd gathered. Burchett, pictured with veteran Jake Halley and county commissioner R. Larry Smith, presented a certificate to each honoree. Halley was also recognized for having served the longest in the military during the luncheon.

Janice White talks with Navy veteran Walt Gibson at the senior center. Gibson was honored as the oldest veteran at the celebration.

Raising awareness for colon cancer Country music artist Wade Hayes is best known for Billboard chart toppers from the ‘90s including “Old Enough to Know Better” and “On a Good Night.” But his recent step back into the spotlight has a more serious tone.

Sara Barrett Hayes was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer last year and is now drawing attention to the disease through his music. Hayes said last week that he displayed classic symptoms of the disease

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Hayes says is there is no history of cancer in his family. When diagnosed at age 42, he was also younger than the average age recommended for screening. Hayes’ song “Is It Already Time?” is a product of his ordeal, and one which he hopes will open people’s eyes to the warning signs and the advantages of early detection. It was written as he was completing chemotherapy. Friends of Hayes’ in the Nashville music community pulled together to help promote his single which has since received regular airplay. Initially, Hayes had planned to record the song as a demo with friends and put it on

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the Internet. Folks in the industry found out and released it as a record. “Is It Already Time?” can now be purchased on iTunes, and all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. With one more surgery scheduled at press time, Hayes is looking forward to putting the illness behind him and making new music. He hopes to be back in the studio by the end of the year. Hayes will perform a benefit fundraiser 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Tin Roof on Cumberland Avenue. Admission is $10, of which 100 percent goes toward colon cancer research and awareness.

Activities for the week of November 12: ■ Monday, Nov. 12: Center closed in honor of Veteran’s Day. ■ Tuesday, Nov. 13: 10 a.m., Canasta; 11 a.m., Exercise; Noon, Thanksgiving Potluck; 12:30 p.m., Mexican Train Dominoes; 1 p.m., Memoir Writing; 1:30 p.m., Phase 10; 2 p.m., Movie Time featuring “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.” ■ Wednesday, Nov. 14: 10 a.m., Bingo; 10 a.m., Hand & Foot; 12:30 p.m., Bridge; 1 p.m., Rook; 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., SAIL exercise; 2:30 p.m., AMAI class. ■ Thursday, Nov. 15: 10 a.m., Line Dance; 10 a.m., Pinochle; 10 a.m. Quilting; 11 a.m., Exercise; 1 p.m., Skip-Bo; 1 p.m., Ballroom dance class.

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The Amherst Singers, led by director Edie Yeager, presented a musical salute to veterans at the Tennessee Theatre’s “Mighty Musical Monday” presentation Nov. 5.

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Dr. Bill Snyder first played a medley of patriotic selections honoring each military branch. The veterans of each branch stood as their song was played and the audience applauded them in appreciation for their service and sacrifice. The Amherst Singers followed with music from around the globe, finally landing in America. The choir is comprised of auditioned fourth and fifth graders from Amherst Elementary School. This is the fourth year for this choir. Freddie Brabson played the Mighty Wurlitzer for the closing selections including the Tennessee Waltz by Pee Wee King. There are no more tickets available for December’s Mighty Musical Monday featuring the Central High choral groups. There will not be a Mighty Musical Monday in January or February. Info: www.tennessee theatre.com

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Sonie Taylor celebrates her Edie Yeager directs the Amherst Singers who present a musical 88th birthday on Nov. 5. salute to veterans.

Adopt a senior pet Young-Williams Animal Center is celebrating Adopta-Senior-Pet month by allowing all senior cats to be adopted free, and all senior dogs can be adopted for $10 off the regular adoption fee of $50. Senior pets are defined as being 7 years old or older. Pet owners can also enter their name in a drawing for a pet bed warmer.

The annual Pet Pictures with Santa Paws will be held 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18, at Agri Feed, 5716 Middlebrook Pike; and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1-2, at Young Williams’ Animal Village, 6400 Kingston Pike. All proceeds will benefit the animals of Young-Williams. Info: www.young-williams.org.

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my Hubbard and her colleagues at East Tennessee PBS were searching for a unique holiday fundraising idea that incorporated the beloved Dr. Seuss character and PBS mainstay “The Cat in the Hat.” When Jennifer Montgomery at Coldwell Banker Wallace and Wallace approached them with the idea of incorporating a knita-thon with their plans for a book drive, it seemed like a natural and engaging fit. Participants of the knit-a-thon will be making “Cat in the Hat” red and white scarves using Knit Kits purchased at Loopville yarn store in Knoxville. While the proceeds of the event benefit the television station, the books received from the book drive and the cozy scarves will be donated to Norwood Elementary School, making this event a great way to get double mileage out of holiday giving this year.

“Knit-a-thon is a way to share the joy that I have found in knitting with the community this holiday season and support public television and library improvement in a local school,” says Montgomery, who started knitting a few years ago and has found that it is a great way to connect with others. “My hope is that these simple scarves, the books, and the programming that come from this event will contribute to a warm and lovely spirit this time of year,” she adds. The best part of the event is that anyone can participate. Registration is $10 which includes the initial Knit Kit. In the kit, participants will find standard needles and enough yarn to knit their first “Cat in the Hat” scarf. Additional yarn can be purchased from Loopville as it is needed. The Seuss-a-palooza fun officially started Nov. 10 in the lounge of the downtown YWCA, where Knit Kits and book bins will be available from 4-6 p.m. For those wishing to donate more books, convenient book bins will be installed at Union Avenue Books in downtown Knoxville on Nov. 12, making it simple to take part in this special benefit. For those in search of a fun and unique way to give back to the community this season, Seuss-a-palooza is the perfect fit. Virginia “Jinka” McLaurin knits as part of the East Tennessee PBS Suess-a-palooza knit-a-thon. Info: www.easttennesseepbs.org Photo by Amy Hubbard

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Nativity Pageant of Knoxville is family affair Her husband and two sons, ages 20 and 14, are shepherds. Like every year, she’s looking forward to the day the cast of 140 comes together to practice. “To me, it’s like a Christmas family. You might see each other one at a time throughout the year, but then, before the pageant, everybody comes back for rehearsal. It’s like picking up with your family at ThanksgivBy Wendy Smith Lisa Montgomery made her ing,” she says. Knoxville’s pageant began first appearance in the Nativity Pageant of Knoxville when she when a group of women were inwas nine years old. A friend’s spired by a Southern Living story mother was on the board and about a similar show in another asked Lisa and her parents to town. They pulled together peoparticipate. Lisa played a villager ple, props and animals, and presented the Christmas story on the that first year. This year’s pageant will be lawn of the Knoxville Civic ColiKnoxville’s 44th, and Lisa’s 41st. seum, says Nativity Pageant of She’s been the angel on top of the Knoxville board president Lynn manger since 1988, except for Whitehead. Since that first year, the board Mark and Will Whitehead pose on the Nativity Pageant of Knoxville’s elaborate set in 2011. Lynn Whitehead, wife of one year when she was deemed too pregnant to be up so high. has been composed of women. Mark and mother of Will, is in charge of this year’s production as president of the pageant board. Photo submitted

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While the coordination of an enormous cast, a 100-member choir and an elaborate set for three performances in the middle of the holiday season seems daunting, Lynn says pageant veterans, like Lisa, make it easier. “They just do it. The older ones help the newer ones.” That doesn’t mean everything always goes smoothly. When the set was pulled out of storage for last year’s show, the crew realized it had been sitting in water, the result of 2011 storm damage. The sets were already old, so it was nearly a catastrophe. “It was a mess. But we made it happen,” Lynn says. This year, the sets are being renovated. Lynn is keeping her fingers crossed that they’ll be ready for the performances, which are the first weekend in December, a week earlier than usual. Otherwise,

she’s confident that everything will fall into place. The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville has the same basic ingredients every year. The story of the birth of Jesus is told by narrators while the action takes place on the coliseum floor. The choir, invisible behind the backdrop until illuminated, sings traditional Christmas songs. There are very few changes to the script year after year, and the only actors that are unpredictable are the four-legged kind. A donkey and several sheep play pivotal roles, but they occasionally escape or refuse to cooperate, Lynn says. “We just pray really hard. You never really know what’s going to happen.” She emphasizes that the pageant is a city, rather than a church, event. Participants come from churches all over Knox County.

Performances are free and require no ticket. The Sunday performance typically plays to a packed house, but Lynn doesn’t remember ever turning anyone away. An informal survey given to audience members one year indicated that a significant percentage had never heard the Christmas story before. “For us who know the story, it gives us chills. I can’t imagine what it’s like for people who haven’t heard it.” The pageant requires a year-round effort from the board, but Lynn thinks it’s worth it for those who have never heard the story, as well as those who have heard it all their lives. “It’s the very best way to start Christmas. That’s what I love about it.” Performances are at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, and at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, and Tuesday, Dec. 4.

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By Shana Raley-Lusk For many, one of the greatest joys of the holiday season is the opportunity to adorn the home with all of the ornaments and embellishments that the season entails. From trimming the tree to ensuring that the warmth of the holidays is felt throughout your home, preparing your abode for the season may even feel a bit overwhelming. Creating the per-

fect backdrop for those precious holiday memories is no easy undertaking. But, with a little bit of know-how and organization, transforming your home into a festive holiday wonderland can be an effortless activity filled with its own special memories and traditions. According to Knoxville interior designer Carol Raley, the most important areas to consider when working on holiday decorating are those in which you, your family and guests spend the most time. For instance, pay special attention to the family room and kitchen. The front door and entryway are also essential areas for creating that initial holiday welcome into your home. Your front-door wreath is a good place to start by setting the tone for the Christmas décor that awaits

guests inside your home. The exterior erior of the home is equally important. “Take into consideration windows ndows that face the street forr treating passersby to your holiday spirit,” s a y s Carol. Keeping things tasteful and simple are keys to successcessful seasonal décor al d é or éc for the outside utside of t h e home. “Lights, a pretty wreath and

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Simple, time-saving secrets to add a unique twist to your holiday recipes When entertaining during the holiday season, time is of the essence. Between cleaning, shopping, decorating and mingling with friends and family, there’s hardly enough time to cook let alone prepare an elaborate sevencourse meal. However, the lack of time doesn’t mean your food or your guests have to suffer. By combining classic dishes with unique ingredients, you can enhance the flavor of your recipes without having to spend the entire evening in the kitchen. Instead of preparing an overthe-top feast, try opting for simple and satisfying fare with a subtle modern twist to wow your guests. Often, it’s just that extra ingredient that can really tie together your favorite appetizers, entrees and desserts. Jessica Segarra, of The Novice Chef food blog, offers three simple tips to create standout holiday dishes. ■ While it’s easy to get caught up in the moment, don’t let the holidays sidetrack your guests from eating healthy. Instead, make wholesome, lighter options the life of the party by adding unexpected ingredients to otherwise bland dishes. Serve protein-packed, homemade sweet potato hummus with veggies and low-fat pretzel crackers, the perfect combination of sweet and savory flavors for fall and winter entertaining. Not only will the hummus keep your guests satisfied, it can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve. ■ Sweet-and-savory never fails. Look for recipes that combine both elements to add a well-balanced boost of flavor. This holds true for both desserts and entrees. “Pretzels are my go-to ingredient for adding crunch and just the right amount of salty goodness to my sweeter dishes,” says Segarra. “I’ve found Pretzel Crisps (R) offer the most versatility when it comes to flavor and use. They can be easily paired with my favorite holiday desserts, including beautifully layered trifles.”

■ Select dishes that can be prepared ahead of time. Entertaining is no fun if you’re confined to the kitchen while your meal cooks. Choosing a baked entree like pork medallions or chicken breasts that can be prepped before your guests arrive can help free you up to socialize.

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Everything Pretzel Crisps Crusted Pork Medallions with Sweet Maple Gravy Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 1 pound pork loin, sliced into 1 1/2-inch rounds 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 large eggs, whisked 3 cups Everything Pretzel Crisps, crushed 4 tablespoons unsalted butter For the gravy: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons maple syrup 1 cup whole milk Directions: Preheat oven to 425 F. Line a baking dish with foil and spray with non-stick spray. Set aside. Place flour in a shallow bowl. Place eggs in a separate shallow bowl. Spread crushed Pretzel Crisps on a rimmed plate. Working with one pork medallion at a time, coat pork in flour, dip into eggs and then press into pretzels. Repeat process until all pork medallions

have been coated. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add four to five pork medallions at a time, cooking until lightly browned, about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer browned pork medallions to prepared baking dish. Repeat process until all pork medallions have been browned. Place pork medallions in the oven and bake until cooked through, or until internal temperature reaches 140 F, about 8 minutes. Let chops rest for 5 minutes after baking. While pork is in the oven, melt butter over mediumhigh heat in the skillet used to cook the pork. Whisk in flour, scraping the edges to include any of the browned pork bits in the pan. Stir continually with a wire whisk until the flour has thickened and started to brown, about 3 minutes. Pour in maple syrup and 1/2 cup of milk, continually whisking. After about 30 seconds, gravy should start to thicken again. Add remaining 1/2 cup of milk and whisk until combined. Remove gravy from heat and serve drizzled on top of pork medallions.

Dark Chocolate & Peppermint Pretzel Crisps Brownie Trifle Ingredients: 1 box fudge brownie mix 1 4-ounce bag Dark Chocolate & Peppermint Pretzel Crisps 3 cups whole milk 2 packages (3.9 oz.) chocolate instant pudding 1 tub (11 oz.) whipped topping, divided Crushed peppermint, for garnish Directions: Heat oven to 350 F (325 F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease pan with butter or nonstick spray. In a medium bowl, mix brownies as directed for fudge brownies,

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