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It was a good bowl game There are good bowl games and bad bowl games and some that are irrelevant. Now and then one becomes far more meaningful than an ordinary bowl should be. This wasn’t Tempe 16 years ago. This wasn’t part of the new national playoff. It was just the TaxSlayer (Gator) Bowl, but it was really big for the Volunteers. It was double or nothing.
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Read Marvin West on page A-4
‘Inherent Vice’ Betsy Pickle reviews “Inherent Vice” and “Selma.” About the first she writes, “Joaquin Phoenix would seem the perfect actor to play a stoner private eye in a ’70s-set mystery, and in many ways he is the right man for the job in “Inherent Vice.” But the twist on film noir – “Chinatown” with hippies – never feels comfortable in its own skin.”
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Read Betsy Pickle on page A-10
Remember when “Community newspapers are the heartbeat of journalism,” writes reporter Nancy Anderson. “Publications like the Shopper-News are all about you and your neighbors, bringing you stories you won’t find anywhere else.” Anderson ventures back through 2014 to recall the good times and bad through photos.
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Making their mark American Heritage Herritage Girls got a good start in East Tennessee By Sara Barrett When high school freshman Laken Scott was in kindergarten at Knoxville Christian School, her mother, Amy Hamby-Scott, was approached by the principal to start a troop of American Heritage Girls. Hamby-Scott hesitated. “At that time, I didn’t feel confident about it,” she says. “I didn’t know what it was about.” American Heritage Girls is a national, faith-based organization that offers activities similar to scouting. Hamby-Scott and Laken got some up-close experience with the group by participating in a troop at St. John Neumann Catholic School. Soon, both mother and daughter were hooked. Hamby-Scott then started the second American Heritage Girls troop in Knox County. Since then, four other troops have been formed in East Tennessee. The national organization is going strong and will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. “Our focus is on faith and service,” says Hamby-Scott of the group. Fun comes pretty close to the top of the list. Girls can earn 80 different badges based on everything from operating a computer to space exploration to money management. Hamby-Scott explains that American Heritage Girls was founded by moms who had been involved with Girl Scouts. The main difference in the two organizations is American Heritage’s
emphasis of growing spiritually in addition to other aspects of life. “I like meeting new friends,” says Laken. “Even though we’re not all part of the same denomination, we can talk about the differences and learn from each other.” She plans to continue participating with the troop throughout high school. Her favorite activity is teaching the younger members during summer camp. “Laken is not at all concerned about standing up and talking in front of a group,” says her mother. “She is a leader. She gets the job done, and she learned those skills from American Heritage Girls.” Hamby-Scott has passed the role of troop coordinator to another volunteer, but says she would like to see other chapters start up in this area. Her husband, Don, is a leader in Trail Life USA, an organization that started a year ago and is similar to the Boy Scouts of America. Their 10-year-old son,
In 2007, Amy Hamby-Scott started the second troop of American He Heritage Girls in Knox County. Her daughter, Laken, has participated eve ever since. Photo submitted A drawing of an American Heritage Girl from the organization’s website fr
Donovan, is a member. Today there are about 70 girls in Laken’s troop, and they range in age from 5 to 18. “We like to keep the AHG units small so we know all
the girls, and they can bond,” says Hamby-Scott. “I have a lot of friends who also volunteer, and it brings us closer to our daughters,” she says. To find out more about American Heritage Girls: www.ahgonline.org.
Read Nancy Anderson on page A-3
NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ
Evening of magical fun Order of the Eastern Star will host a benefit Night of Magic at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at the Scottish Rite Temple, 612 16th St. in Knoxville. Magicians scheduled to appear include The Great Bevarino, “Mr. Roger” Reeves, Savannah McCoy and Ed Ripley. Tickets may be purchased at the door and are $12 for adults, $6 for children 10 and under. Info: 588-9829 or 470-7919.
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‘Selma’ movie, panel kick off city’s civil rights celebration
Rights march changed a nation – and a minister’s life By Bill Dockery Four Knoxville veterans of the civil rights movement will gather for a special public screening of the new movie “Selma” as the city of Knoxville opens its celebration of the 50th anniversary of passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The celebration is called “Let Us March on Ballot Boxes,” and the program will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Regal Cinemas Pinnacle Turkey Creek with the four civil rights leaders reflecting on the struggle for voting rights. “Selma” is winning praise for its portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. and for its astute re-creation of the politics and personalities of the civil rights campaign. “We encourage everyone to buy tickets in advance,” said Joshalyn Hundley, city coordinator of the program. Tickets for the PG-13 film are $8 for adults and $7.50 for children and seniors. KAT buses will provide transportation from the Civic Coliseum to
In this AP wire photo from Feb. 15, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. greeted two Unitarian Universalist ministers when they were released from jail in Selma, Ala. Gordon Gibson (right) and Ira Blalock (left) were observing civil rights actions for their denomination when they were arrested on the steps of the Dallas County (Ala.) courthouse. AP photo the theater at 2 p.m. Saturday. People using mobility devices should contact Hundley at 865215-3867 by Friday, Jan. 9. The panelists include Gordon Gibson, a retired Unitarian Universalist minister who was in Selma as an observer; Harold
Middlebrook, retired minister who was active in Selma; Avon Rollins, who led Knoxville civil rights actions; and John Stewart, a member of Vice President Hubert Humphrey’s staff when the Civil Rights Act was passed. Fifty years ago, Gibson was
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Judy and Gordon Gibson had been married only about 18 months in early 1965 when the Unitarian Universalist Association sent him to Selma, Ala., as a civil rights observer. The couple, now retired, live in East Knoxville. Photo by Bill Dockery
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