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UT Professor Emeritus Cynthia Griggs Fleming can tell you a lot about AfricanAmerican history. She can tell you about the three books she’s written, and about the times she took her students into the heart of civil rights country to walk in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy.

Stokely Carmichael himself sat in on her classes. She can tell you about all those things, and more.

Problem is, you’ll have to catch her first.

If she’s not astride her horse, chances are she’s muscling one of her classic cars down the highway.

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‘Walk, Don’t Ride’ The WordPlayers of Knoxville are kicking off Black History Month in a big way with “Walk, Don’t Ride,” billed as “a presentation of drama and song depicting events that helped shape American freedom.” An example of the best kind of “edu-tainment,” “Walk, Don’t Ride” has been booked in nine different counties and 16 different venues in East Tennessee, including middle schools, colleges and churches.

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Surviving on faith

By Sara Barrett At 90 years old, retired Marine Ed Harrell has shared his life story with more than 40,000 people nationally and continues to do so because “the story needs to be told,” he says.

Harrell, a Clarksville resident, is one of only 317 men who survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945. He spoke to guests of the Oak Ridge chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees last week about the experience.

Unbeknownst to the crew, the Indianapolis had delivered components of the atomic bombs that would be dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The ship then headed toward the Philippines without an escort and was attacked by Japanese torpedoes. The heavy cruiser sank within 12 minutes and was never missed by Navy personnel, says Harrell, so search and rescue was never ordered.

Harrell vividly recounts the attack in his presentation. He says that despite requests to abandon ship, men were repeatedly told to wait for orders to do so. They had no idea the electrical system had been destroyed after multiple explosions on board. Once the order came by word of mouth, 900 men jumped ship with a handful of lifejackets.

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USS Indianapolis survivors include, front, from left, Marines Max Hughes, Raymond Rich, Jacob Greenwald, Edgar Harrell; and back, from left, Miles Spooner, Earl Riggins, Paul Uffelman, Giles McCoy and Melvin To page A-3 Jacob. Photos courtesy of Ed Harrell

Traffic signal synchronization ahead Motorists can expect smoother traffic flow at four West Knox County intersections as a result of action taken Jan. 26 by the Knox County Commission.

The project is the result of “some really good work by Cindy Pionke,” said Dwight Van de Vate, senior director of Engineering and Public Works.

Pionke is a staff engineer in the department.

Tennessee Department of Transportation is providing $105,500 for a traffic signal coordination project for 20 signals along four roads: Lovell, Dutchtown, Hardin Valley and Peters/Ebenezer.

“It’s a six-month contract once it’s signed and fully executed,” said Van de Vate. “Realistically, allowing for various compliance deadlines, it should be completed around September.

“The scope of work is for signal timing optimization. The consultants will do updated turning movement counts, field observations and data analysis to produce the optimization plan.”

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Former Marine Ed Harrell shares his story of survival.

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See Carol Shane’s story on page A-11

100 days The kindergarten classes at Karns Elementary School got to explore reaching the century mark as part of celebrating 100 days of school last week.

Dressing up as a 100-year-old version of themselves brought many to school with gray hair.

“I think today is just so cool,” says teacher Debbie Smith. “They get excited when they start to learn the higher numbers.”

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Push back on push-out

By Bill Dockery African-American children in the Knox County school system are suspended from school almost three times more often than their white fellow students.

And that rate has not changed since 2007, when a community task force recommended ways to fi x the disparities in discipline. State statistics reported for 2012 show that black Knox County students are Sheppard still about three times more likely to be suspended than white students, despite the negative results such suspensions will have on their educational and legal futures.

Those facts are part of the information presented at a workshop on “school push-out,” the name given to discipline policies that re-

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A group of parents, students, school personnel and civil rights activists gathered Thursday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church to share stories and strategize about ways to change county schools so that their discipline system does not discriminate against blacks, people with disabilities and other minorities.

Local activists with the NAACP and the Children’s Defense Fund sponsored the meeting.

“We want parents to understand that suspensions are not an individual problem with you and your child,” said Andre Canty, one of the organizers of the meeting.

“School push-out is a systemic problem that has some students being arrested for no reason.

That’s messed up.”

Amy Sosinski, a law student at the University of Tennessee, presented totals from 2012 state rec-

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ords that show that some 8,300 black students in Knox County schools are about 2.7 times more likely to be suspended than the system’s 44,600 white students.

Among students with disabilities, slightly more than one in 10 white students will be suspended; around one in four black students with disabilities will be sent home from school.

In November 2014, the Education Law Practicum filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education based on those disparities. That complaint is still pending in the department’s Office for Civil Rights.

Maya Sheppard presented information on an innovative plan in Baltimore that had dramatically reduced school suspensions.

Sheppard is a lawyer with the Knox County Public Defender’s Office who serves in the county’s juvenile court.

Other speakers discussed similar programs that have improved racial disparities in discipline in other school systems.

“These are proven methods

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for reducing suspensions and arrests,” Canty said. “What needs to happen from the people is a collaborative effort among parents, teachers and students.”

Canty asked the attendees to share their own experiences of problems with the school system’s disciplinary policies. He then led the attendees in a discussion of how they would like to see the system change and how those changes can be brought about.

Suggestions included mentoring programs for students, cultural sensitivity training for teachers and school personnel, increased parental advocacy and changes in special-education laws and policies.

“We want all our kids to have a bright future,” Canty said.

In late December, Canty participated in a discussion with Superintendent Jim McIntyre on WATE-TV’s “Tennessee This Week.” During that broadcast McIntyre announced that he would create a working group to look at solutions to the disparity problems.

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COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday, Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: www.cwkch.com/.

■ District 6 Democrats meet 6:15 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Karns Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: Clay Mulford, 257-6744, or Janice Spoone, 771-5920.

■ Karns Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each first Tuesday at Karns Middle School library.

■ Karns Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday, Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: http:// karnslionsclub.com/.

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from a kindergarten point of view The kindergarten classes at Karns Elementary School got to explore reaching the century mark as part of celebrating 100 days of school last week. Dressing up as a 100-year-old version of themselves brought many to school with gray hair.

Reece Gordon, teacher Debbie Smith and Josh Reid work on a 100-piece puzzle.

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“I think today is just so cool,” says teacher Debbie Smith. “They get excited when they start to learn the higher numbers. We count down the days on our wall with sticky bears, numbered according to the days of school. As we start getting to 90, they start freaking out saying, ‘Oh my goodness, we’re almost to 100!’”

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What happens when the cheering stops?

Real life is not far away.

College football is history for Justin Coleman, Justin Worley, Marlin Lane, Jordan Williams, Jacob Gilliam, Devrin Young, Matt Darr, A.J. Johnson and a few other Volunteers who settled for smaller headlines.

One, two or three may find jobs in the NFL. The others face this sobering question: What now?

What happens after the cheering stops, after the crowd has gone home and old jerseys and Adidas shoes are put away? What happens when life replaces fun ’n’ games?

Well, it depends.

Dick Williams looked like a tight end but played defensive tackle in the mid-late 1960s (heart of

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a lion). He married well, co-founded an insurance agency and became a national leader in the industry. He has never had half the credit he deserves for supporting UT and for leading the East Tennessee chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame.

Larry Seivers, first of the great receivers, never believed the cheers were for him, so there wasn’t much to miss when it was over.

He went into the vending business (food services) and earned a fortune.

David Rudder, quarterback, completed 11 passes in a row against Alabama in 1978 and became our and several others’ dentist.

Bill Nowling, fullbacklinebacker, 1940-42, finished a fine career with an interception against Tulsa in the Sugar Bowl. Too soon, football was background.

Bill and many other Volunteers went away for World War II. Nowling was killed fighting in France on Aug. 9, 1944.

Jim Smelcher, tackle, 1956-59, coached for a while, got smart and started an insurance agency. There is value in being a former Volunteer.

Several Tennessee ath-

letes performed as well or better after the applause faded away. Hank Lauricella, great in 1950-51, enjoyed a 32-year political career in Louisiana, eight as a state representative, 24 as a state senator. He was managing partner of Lauricella Land Company.

Bill Johnson, 1957 really good guard, became a Sparta banker and university trustee. Bob Johnson, 1967 center (sixth in Heisman voting), was an icon with the Cincinnati Bengals and is one in Cincinnati business.

David Allen, cornerback, 1970-72, returned to Athens, Ga., and emerged as the state’s leading urologist.

Herman Hickman, 1931 guard, had a short but spectacular post-football career

as TV and banquet humorist and Sports Illustrated author. I probably shouldn’t tell you that he dabbled in pro wrestling.

Steve Chancey, secondgeneration Vol, son of a coach, scored a couple of touchdowns against Penn State in 1972. He and Art Reynolds created a heating and air-conditioning business. Good men. Good company.

Ed Molinski, 1939 guard, became a doctor.

Tony Robinson went another direction, from spectacular quarterback in 1984-85 to prison. His path looks better now.

Austin Shofner, 1936 tackle behind Bob Woodruff, became a Marine. He plotted and led the only successful American team escape from a Japanese prison camp during World War II. He brought to the world the first report of the Bataan

Death March.

Shofner retired as a brigadier general.

Dennis Wolfe, linebacker and captain, 1978, is another winner. He didn’t say much as a Volunteer but spoke right up as a school administrator. He is a leader in the lettermen’s T Club.

Mack Gentry was serious about academics and athletics when he arrived in 1963.

I recall that he was pledged to a fraternity for one week.

He was in law school before he ran out of eligibility as a defensive tackle.

He coached at West Point.

There were few cheers. The team went 1-9-1. He became an SEC and NFL official.

Nobody cheers for zebras.

He heads a tax law firm. It earns deep appreciation. If there is applause, it is private.

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

ual turning away from the The worst mid-term votreactionary politics that er turnout since 1944, 36 began with Reagan and percent of eligible voters, is homecoming queen and her peaked with the neocon not a ringing endorsement court, class officers and the tragedy that was the Bush of the party of “No.” In fact, Gridlock there’s a good chance the happy scholarship winners. administration.

Tall, short, slim, stocky, in Washington has earned Obama miracle may beget smiling or somber, they both parties a bad rap, but still another.

Are you ready for a womhave one thing in common: Republicans come off much worse in national polls. an in the Oval Office? their white skin.

A black president one day? Dream on.

Viewed through my generational lens, Barack Obama’s presidency is miraculous. I was 13 years old when Bull Connor turned fire hoses and police dogs loose on children in Birmingham, Ala., 14 when three civil rights workers were murdered near Philadelphia, Miss.

As a man and a politician, Obama is flawed, as we all are. That doesn’t take President Barack Obama listens to Sen. Lamar Alexander while away from the significance meeting with a congressional delegation aboard Air Force One of his election. en route to Knoxville Jan. 9. Also pictured are, from left, Ted Despite the Republican Mitchell, undersecretary of education; Sen. Bob Corker; James majority in both houses of Kvaal, deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council; and Rep. Congress, there is a grad- John “Jimmy” Duncan. Official White House photo by Pete Souza

Miracles on Pennsylvania Avenue Remember the fun Tina Fey had with her Sarah Palin impersonation on “Saturday Night Live”? If you do, you can hardly wait to see what the show does with Joni Ernst.

Ernst is what would happen if Palin and Michele Bachmann conceived a love child. Choosing “Shoeless Joni” to “rebut” the president’s State of the Union address makes as much sense as castrating hogs with bread bags on your feet.

Anyway, very little rebuttal took place.

There was the expected swipe at Obama’s “failed” health-care plan. Obamacare has proved such a resounding dud that 10 million people now have insurance who had none before.

Like her Tea Party soul-

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mates, Ernst is not about to let facts stand in the way of demagoguery.

But without the miracle that preceded her, Ernst wouldn’t have had an audience to admire her dental work. A black president delivering a State of the Union message is a social and political miracle few of my generation thought we’d witness.

I vividly remember the way in which the only black student in my freshman high school class was treat-

ed 50 years ago. I can recall feeling ashamed and embarrassed for her, but I was too cowardly to speak up.

I don’t know where she found the courage to show up each day and endure the name-calling, shunning and isolation, and I’ve often wondered how she made out later in life.

Now, leafing through my high school yearbook, I find the faces of two young black women among the hundreds of class photos.

I scan the superlatives: best dressed, best school spirit, best looking, most studious, most athletic, best-all-around, most likely to succeed.

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Mark Donaldson: the gift that keeps on giving Former Metropolitan Planning Commission director Mark Donaldson retired in December with a $101,000 severance package (approved in a meeting that you can’t watch online because MPC doesn’t maintain an accessible video archive), but his policies continue to rile neighborhood groups.

Take Ryan and Amber Bradley, who live next door to a former church building on the west end of Cedar Lane and have invested money and sweat equity in their home.

In 2007, Donaldson championed a new zoning designation called Civic Institutional to apply to churches, schools and government buildings. This classification was attached to the parcel at 607 Cedar Lane although it was no longer being used as a church (churches are allowed in residential neighborhoods as a permitted use and frequently cause issues like this to arise if they vacate the property).

Fast forward to late 2014, and imagine the Bradleys’

Betty Bean surprise when they learned that MPC had recommended that their property – and that of their close neighbors westward to the railroad tracks – be rezoned from Residential 1 to Office 1 along with the former church building at 607 Cedar Lane.

The railroad tracks have long served as a boundary between residential Cedar Lane and the commercial hub of Merchant Road and its interstate ramp to the west. The Bradleys and their neighbors were not notified about the MPC recommendation. Critics charge that this is unlawful “spot” zoning.

MPC commissioners further complicated the issue by prohibiting all but three of the 15 uses allowed in office zones by “right” (meaning that they do not need to be reviewed).

The controversy came

about when real estate agent and former MPC commissioner Cindy Bradley (apparently no relation) bought the property, which had not been used as a church for many years, last April for a greatly reduced price after the previous owner was unsuccessful in an attempt to sell it to Family Promise, a nonprofit organization that provides housing for families with children who have lost their homes.

Cindy Bradley said the need for the rezoning became more urgent when city codes inspectors ordered her to remove a sign from the property in December.

Her request was supported by Betty Jo Mahan, president of the Inskip Neighborhood Association (and administrative assistant to Mark Donaldson).

It was opposed by Fountain City Town Hall, represented by board member Carlene Malone.

Mahan cited her organization’s worries about halfway houses and apartment complexes. Malone warned that excluding uses allowed by ordinance is vulner-

able to legal challenge and will likely be struck down, and although Cindy Bradley promised not to allow any objectionable uses, if she sells the property, the door would then be open to all kinds of things neither neighborhood association wants, like private clubs and halfway houses.

The vote was 5-4 to approve on first reading.

On second reading, Jan. 20, City Council member George Wallace, a Realtor and one of Cindy Bradley’s most adamant champions, recused himself, saying someone had complained that he had a conflict of interest because his company had been involved in the sale of the property to Bradley and also had a contract to resell it that expired Dec. 31.

Council member Duane Grieve, who represents the Sequoyah Hills area and voted no on first reading, flipped his vote, guaranteeing approval. On the crucial vote to change the sector plan, Mark Campen, Finbarr Saunders and Nick Della Volpe voted no.

It’s time to rethink Knoxville elections What if you threw an expensive birthday party for a friend and no one showed up? Would you do the same thing the next year or would you try something different?

Knoxville city elections are coming up this fall.

They are expensive and few people vote. Unlike state and county contests, which are held in even-numbered years (2014, 2012, 2010), the city has stand-alone elections in odd-numbered years (2015, 2013, 2011) for offices like mayor, city council and city judge.

As a result, city taxpayers get stuck with the entire bill of about $250,000 for the primary and general election.

But the cost of the election isn’t even the biggest problem. Voter turnout is worse.

According to the Election Commission, there

reflect the will of the people.

For example, an election with 50,000 voters is more likely to reflect the views of the community than an Scott election with 5,000 voters.

Frith However, in low-turnout city elections, special interest groups like government employees and neighborare approximately 107,000 hood organizations have registered voters in Knox- more clout because candiville. Yet, in the last city dates know that their memelection (November 2013), bers are more likely to turn only 4,350 ballots were cast out to vote than the general citywide. Think about it. population. In the long run, We have enough folks reg- low-turnout elections can istered to vote in Knoxville have a corrosive effect on to fill Neyland Stadium, yet government, electing folks the voters from the last city who cater to an elite few, election wouldn’t fill the rather than the views of the Civic Coliseum. city at-large.

Why is low voter turnout Nevertheless, the current a bad thing? system still has its supportWe have elections so that ers – mainly from folks who folks have a voice in choos- benefit from it – and city ofing their leaders. The larger ficials have little incentive the voter turnout in an elec- to change a system which tion, the more accurately benefits them. the election results should What now?

Let’s move city elections to the state election cycle in even-numbered years. Put the city primary in August and the city general election in November. It will save a lot of money, about a halfmillion dollars every four years, and turnout will increase exponentially.

Of course, this idea isn’t new. Other surrounding municipalities have elections in even-numbered years: Maryville, Alcoa, Oak Ridge and Clinton, among others.

If necessary, delay implementing any new election schedule until the current officeholders are term limited out of office. Removing political self-interest might give city officials greater incentive to act.

Knoxville city elections are broken. Let’s rethink them.

Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can contact him at scott@pleadthefrith.com.

Fire protection ‘hot topic’ in Knox County

By Wendy Smith There are 86 homes in George Turner’s West Knox subdivision, but not one fire hydrant. His home in Landmark subdivision, off Middlebrook Pike, has doubled in value since he bought it in 2003, and he’s afraid of losing his investment to fire.

It’s a valid concern. According to Turner, a home in the subdivision burned to the ground three years ago. The initial response was slow due to debate over

whether the home was in the city or the county, he said, and when a fire truck finally arrived, a hose had to be run across Middlebrook Pike to a hydrant at Weigel’s. By then, the home had burned.

Because his home is in the county, he pays for a Rural/Metro subscription.

Turner was the only resiGeorge Turner tells about his unsuccessful effort to have dent to speak at the first a fire hydrant installed in his meeting of Knox County West Knox subdivision. Photo Commission’s fire protection

by Wendy Smith workgroup. The group in-

cludes commissioners Dave Wright, Charles Busler and Bob Thomas, fire and emergency personnel and others.

They will spend the next year looking at ways to improve fire service in the county.

Kevin Lauer, a fire and emergency services management consultant, said that fire protection is a “hot topic” throughout the state because many county leaders realize that current systems might not work in a few years.

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If anyone thought the new year would bring a kinder and more transparent TVA, they were quickly disabused of that notion when TVA rejected the freedom of information request regarding the amount of tax-paid incentives given to a Clinton industry to expand. In fact, TVA even suggests the News Sentinel should seek judicial review.

Hopefully, the News Sentinel accepts the challenge and takes TVA to federal court.

TVA’s most recent top legal counsel was paid $2 million a year. Management has minimal regard for fiscal restraint other than the layoff of some 800 employees across the valley while their top employees get literally millions each year.

New TVA legal counsel Sherry Quirk will earn $675,000 a year if she meets all goals. This still exceeds what 98 percent of East Tennessee attorneys make.

U.S. Reps. Jimmy Duncan and Chuck Fleischmann have said TVA should disclose the amount of money paid out. The two should go a step further, put some backbone behind their statements and introduce legislation to require more transparency in TVA’s use of tax dollars. Clearly, TVA does not care what Duncan and Fleischmann think, and only a new law or a court order will elicit the corporation’s attention.

■ Something strange is going on with Team Rogero and its treatment of Rick Evans, former Chilhowee Park general manager who now works at a much lower salary for the city’s service department. Evans, a 20year city employee, had received significant compliments at Chilhowee Park – up until Greg Mackay took over from Bob Polk as director of Public Assembly

Facilities and did away with Evans’ position. Abolishing a position is a cleverer way of getting rid of someone than simple termination.

Meanwhile, the city hired attorney Thomas Hale to do a report on some of the charges in the lawsuit Evans filed against the city. The report cost $10,868.50 but failed to settle the lawsuit.

This appears headed to court with lots of stories to come. Shirley Nash-Pitts, former chair of the Coliseum Board, says this issue never would have occurred if the Rogero administration had not removed the board’s authority and placed it directly under the mayor.

Jamie Satterfield, able News Sentinel reporter who first broke the story, has further details in her blog at http://knoxblogs. com/lady-justice-unmasked/2015/01/13/reportcity-boss-greg-mackay-potty-mouth-average-joe/.

■ It is interesting that two sponsors of the mayoral pay raise, Nick Pavlis and George Wallace, are both often mentioned as mayoral candidates themselves.

Maybe they did not get the memo urging them to avoid raising the pay if they have any remote notion of seeking the position in 2019 or before. Marshall Stair, also a possible candidate, did not sign the ordinance.

■ State Rep. Martin Daniel will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Bearden Branch Library on Golfclub Road for any constituent to attend and comment on pending legislative issues.

As a former Farragut fire marshal, Lauer is familiar with fire protection in Knox County. The county’s subscription-based funding through Rural/Metro is fairly unique, he said.

Shelby County, which includes Memphis and is the state’s largest, is covered by a career fire department.

Hamilton County, which includes Chattanooga, is covered by volunteer fire departments outside city limits.

John Linsenbigler of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department said that Sevier and Blount counties are also

looking at ways to provide better fire protection.

In response to Turner, Dwight Van de Vate, the county’s engineering and public works director, said the group would have to engage utility companies to talk about contributing factors like water pressure.

The group will meet again at 4 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the large assembly room at the City County Building.

Each meeting will include a public forum.

Turner says he’ll come to every meeting until he gets his neighborhood a fire hydrant.

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Getting real at Beaver Ridge UMC

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The Youth Drama and Movement Team from Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church spread a message of hope during rehearsal at the church. From left are Lauren Kelly, Paige Lann, Mathew Graham, Owen Porter, Jonah Kahm, Jordan Graham and Jesse Kelly. Photos by Nancy An-

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Jordan Graham, left, and director Lisa Howard give Jonah Kahm tips at a Youth Drama and Movement Team practice session.

When asked how the Youth Drama and Movement team at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church came to be, member Jordan Graham said, “We wanted to do something that was cool and everyone in the group could be involved in.

We didn’t want to leave anyone out just because they’re shy.”

The drama group has seven members who have found their voices since their humble beginnings.

The team won a youth talent competition that put them as the opening performance at “Resurrection,” an annual Christian youth conference in Gatlinburg boasting 12,000 attendees.

Director Lisa Howard says the show is “movement set to Christian music sharing important messages.”

Topics can include anything youth are concerned about, including peer pressure, bullying and living a Christian life. The message is that God loves everyone, says

The team performs their skit behind a screen to create dramatic shadow figures.

Howard. The performances include silhouettes of the performers as they act behind a screen.

“On a deeper level, the shadow aspect speaks to the use of social media which hides kids behind a screen,” says Howard. “They broadcast an inauthentic version of themselves. The program

the team does is about getting down to authenticity and sharing true feelings.

That has had a dramatic effect on the kids.”

Howard says the drama group plans on growing their repertoire and taking the show on the road to other churches and youth conferences.

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Changing a child starts with Hope

By Carol Shane “One simple thing will make a big difference in the life of an at-risk child,” says the Kids Hope USA website.

“One-on-one, positive attention from a responsible, caring adult.”

Begun in October 1993, Kids Hope USA grew out of conversations between concerned church groups and experts in fields such as law enforcement, education, religion and health and human services. The experts responded with one voice: Churches that mobilize and train their members to form one-to-one relationships with the youngest children St. John’s Lutheran Church pastor Steve Misenheimer (right) can make a profound differ- and his good friend Brandon, a fourth-grader at the time Photo

by Thea Peterson ence in their lives.

St. John’s Lutheran Church is one of the Knoxville churches that provide Kids Hope mentors. In cooperation with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the program currently has 17 trained St. John’s Lutheran volunteers, each carefully matched with an at-risk child.

“We are in our seventh year of mentoring,” says program coordinator Thea Peterson. “We began at Christenberry Elementary and have followed students Local Kids Hope USA coordinator Thea Peterson and 15-yearall the way to freshman year old Thalia Photo by Owen Peterson in high school.

“Mentoring young people child who needs a relationto help them grow up to be transform our community.”

The “Kids Hope USA Way” ship with a caring adult; productive, contributing ■ One hour: 60 critical members of our community relies on four integral parts: ■ One child: an at-risk minutes each week when a was very important to us. We elementary-school trained mentor befriends a feel this is a wonderful way to public

child and helps him or her acquire basic academic skills; ■ One church: a committed congregation that owns the program with its neighborhood school and provides a trained mentor and a behind-the-scenes prayer partner for each child; and ■ One school: a school that welcomes this proven intervention to increase the academic skills of at-risk children, at no cost to the school.

Peterson has mentored Thalia, who is now 15, for the past seven years. The high school student has “moved from being an average student to one who has been on the honor roll for the last three years. Her self-esteem with regards to doing well in school has increased tremendously,” says Peterson. “I reward her efforts in getting on the honor roll with a trip each summer that provides many learning opportunities.”

Clearly, special relationships are being formed here and not only for the good of the students.

Peterson encourages other churches that want to find a way to get involved in making a difference to consider Kids Hope USA. “I would be happy to talk with anyone who is interested.” Contact her at thea@sjlcknox.org or 922-8555.

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FAITH NOTES ■ Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive, will host “Man Up,” a men’s conference, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7.

Guest speaker: Inky Johnson. Topic: “What Do Real Men DO When God Says No?” Cost: $10, includes din-

faith On getting old When Methuselah had lived one hundred eighty seven years, he became the father of Lamech. Methuselah lived after the birth of Lamech seven hundred eightytwo years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years; and he died.

(Genesis 5:25-27 NRSV) Wasn’t it Bette Davis who said, “Getting old is not for sissies”? Now, there is a bit of wisdom that becomes clearer to me as the years pass.

What about poor Methuselah? However you understand the biblical accounting of years, it’s clear that Methuselah lived much longer than average. Succeeding generations lived shorter and shorter lives, a fact which one commentator attributes to the cumulative effects of sin on human life.

I have discovered that age provides perspective.

The things that once were hugely important – crucial, even – aren’t so important anymore.

Maybe it was the turning of another year that set me thinking about time and age. Maybe I feel older because this is the first New Year in which I am without any living ancestors. Maybe it is because these days I seem to have more doc-

ner, breakfast and program.

Info/to register: http://www. concordumc.com.

■ Consignors needed for clothing consignment sale to be hosted by Central Baptist Church Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7. Deadline to register: March 1. Info:

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tors’ appointments than has been my custom!

But would I go back and live it all over again? Not a chance.

I have learned a lot about what is truly important. I have learned that one of my favorite words is today.

I have learned that time is limited, and that every day is a gift. As someone said, “That’s why we call it the present!”

So in this present, what will I do?

I hope that I will live, love, give, forgive, forget, remember, rejoice, serve, abide. I hope that I will make a difference in some way, to someone. I hope that I will be thankful for all things.

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■ Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, will host “Compassionate Communication” seminar Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31. Cost: $20, includes materials, Friday dinner and Saturday lunch.

Info: westsideuuc.org.

Working on the Stop Hunger Now project as part of Concord United Methodist Mission Blitz Day are the Belmont family, Tracey, Sophie and Nicholas. Photos submitted

Bringing mission work home Members of Concord United Methodist Church, friends and family came together on Jan. 19 to bring the work of missions home as the church hosted Mission Blitz Day. Jane Currin, director of missions for Concord UMC, estimated that 302 volunteers came together to work on five projects the church had outlined. “This was a great time for families to work together on projects, as well as a time for us to come together as a church to work in our community,” says Currin. “We had several generations of family working on projects together.”

The five projects covered a broad spectrum of abilities and commitment. The congregation could sign up for areas of interest and skill level prior to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, which was a day off for students and therefore allowed them to also participate. The five projects were: Stop Hunger Now: Volunteers gathered in the Concord UMC worship center to pack more than 20,000 bags of dry food. Each bag provides a family with six servings of food.

Roofing Project: Volunteers worked with students from Maryville College to complete a roof.

House Painting Project:

The inside and outside of a local home got a much needed paint job.

KARM Blanket Cutting Project: Working in the gym at the church, volunteers cut the fleece for more than 400 blankets for Knoxville Area Rescue Mission and cut net bags for future Crop Drop programs.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade: To show support for the civil rights leader, members of the church joined in the parade in Knoxville.

Following the mission blitz day, volunteers were invited to the church for a soup beans, cornbread and cookies dinner to celebrate a day of good work.

The tongue is a fire An event that occurred a number of years ago taught me a lesson. A friend and I went to a Little League baseball game. We weree watching a team play that at we had both played for just st a year earlier. hAs we sat in the bleachers, we began to critique their “young” pitcher. We sat there and said things like, “If that’s all the harder that kid can throw, we’d destroy him if we were still playing,” and “He’s terrible!

I wonder if he’s won any games this year.”

All of a sudden, a lady sitting in the bleachers behind us tapped both of us on our

Steve Higginbotham shoulders and said, “Boys, that’s my son out there that you’re criticizing, and I think he’s pretty good.”

Well, if there’d been a hole to crawl in, we would have crawled in it. There was no way to take back what we had said. There was no way to make it any better.

The words had been spoken.

The damage was done. And we regretted it.

Though 40 years have passed since that incident, I still remember the sting of our loose speech. And I dare say that while you may not have been at a Little League ball game, you, too, can recall a similar situation in which it was your tongue that offended.

Friends, we would do ourselves a favor if we would be slow to speak (James 1:19) and choose our words wisely. And remember, “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew 12:37).

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April Lamb:

Great reporter, great teacher

By Sandra B S d Clark Cl k April Lamb is best known to students at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy as their technology teacher.

She’s got a lot of cool equipment since SMG is a magnet school. And she’s ordered $6,000 more as one of six winners of the recent TeacherPreneur grant program sponsored by the Great Schools Partnership.

But before Lamb was a teacher, she was a reporter.

And she talked to the newspaper club last week about her career.

A shy kid growing up in Bristol, she was challenged by her third-grade teacher to be the class reporter. She loved the job and determined right then to be a TV reporter.

There was discouragement. “You have to go to college … it costs too much ...”

“But I worked hard to

April Lamb engages with students. Photos by Madison Thomas earn scholarships,” she said.

She made it through East Tennessee State University with a degree in mass communications. Next came the challenge of finding a job.

“Back then, we had to send out tapes. I sent tapes to television stations everywhere.”

She was hired first by a

local radio station and then by a TV station in West Virginia. Her big break came when she was offered a job at WBIR-TV in Knoxville as reporter/anchor for a show called “Style.”

Lamb’s PowerPoint showed her climbing a rock wall despite her fear of heights. The student-reporters were captivated, especially when Lamb told us she had to do it twice – once with the photographer on top shooting down and again with the photographer shooting her ascent from below.

Twice up a rock wall, but the show was still canceled.

The station gave Lamb a job as a reporter and backup anchor. She showed clips of both. Working on New Year’s Day, she was the first reporter on the ash pond at the TVA coal ash spill site. “Was almost arrested twice (by

Karina Cortez and Safari Bahati snap photos of the PowerPoint showing April Lamb reporting for WBIR-TV at the TVA coal ash spill.

TVA police trying to restrict access) that day,” she said.

In her spare time, Lamb worked as a reading tutor.

One day a student asked how long she had been a teacher.

“I’m not a teacher, I’m a reporter,” she said. The fellow told her she would make a wonderful teacher.

“That set me thinking,” she said. She remembered

her third-grade teacher’s impact on her life. She decided, “We need teachers who can make a difference.”

So she returned to college for a second degree – this time in education.

“Education provides freedom,” she told the kids.

“I have two degrees and can do a lot of jobs.”

A fifth-grade reporter,

Eddys Garcia, said it best: “I think she was a great TV reporter and still is and she is also a great tech teacher here.”

For the younger reporters, Lamb included pictures of her daughter’s first birthday party. She said she met her husband while working in television. The family lives in Fountain City.

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Sydni is a vocal student with AFS music instructor Valerie Buckner. She was in the “Rising Star” category for Middle School Vocalist. AFS student Billie Williams was also a finalist for the event, one of the youngest to make it to finals.

Craft Guild to hold Jury Fest The Foothills Craft Guild is accepting new member applications from fine craft artisans for its Jury Fest on March 9-10. Membership applicants must reside in Tennessee, and crafts must be of original design produced within the past two years.

Applications may be mailed in early, but entries must be hand-delivered to the Foothills Craft Guild office at the Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10. Info/application form: Bob Klassen, 604-5638 or bobklassen@ charter.net; or the “How to Join” section at www. foothillscraftguild.org.

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Reflections at Hardin Valley Academy Hardin Valley Academy students Sydney Rowell, Breanna Piercy and Brittany Pelletier have been recognized for their submissions in this year’s PTA Reflections competition.

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The contest’s theme of “The World Would Be a Better Place If …” caught the attention of all three students.

Two submissions suggested more opportunities for education, coincidentally after President Barack Obama’s visit to Knoxville to announce his proposal of two

years of free college nationwide.

Brittany moved to Hardin Valley Academy from a school in east Knoxville and entered the drawing part of the competition.

“Where I used to live, not a lot of people got an education,” Brittany said.

“The world would be a better place if there were more educational opportunities for everybody and not just certain people.” She has enjoyed HVA and likes the fact that the school is newer than her previous one.

Breanna feels education should be available for everyone, too, regardless of social status or background.

“Everything going on with terrorism stems from people being uneducated,” she said. She feels conflicts begin because people don’t

Hill to play for Milligan College Grace Christian Academy senior Lexie Hill has signed with Milligan College to play tennis. “I’m really excited, and the coach is friendly,” said Lexie. “It was my goal to play tennis in college, so I’m happy.” Photo by N. Anderson

Hardin Valley Academy students Sydney Rowell, Breanna Piercy and Brittany Pelletier talk about winning the PTA Reflections competition. Photo by S. Barrett

understand one another.

Breanna would encourage students to enter the Reflections contest, spe-

cifically the writing portion, because “writing is a tool you will use the rest of your life, and the competition

looks good on college applications,” she said. Breanna has competed in the Reflections contest since the fourth grade and has placed almost every year.

Sydney competed in the writing part of the contest and feels the world would be a better place if people were kinder to each other.

“If people thought more about their actions and were

a little kinder to each other every day, life would be better,” said Sydney. She feels bullying is a big issue, specifically in schools.

Sydney feels the Reflections contest is a good opportunity for students to share their opinions and practice their writing skills. Info: www.pta.org/ programs/ArtsinEducation. cfm.

Treasures on display The Fountain City Art Center recently hosted the themed show East Tennessee Treasures, featuring local artists’ work depicting the area.

Director Sylvia Williams was impressed with the originality and number of submissions for the exhibit.

Named Best of Show was the watercolor work of Janet Trewhitt, “Promise of Spring in the Smokies.” The judges selected the piece because of the balance, contrast, excellent continuity and subtle variations of tone.

First place went to Kate Aubrey for her watercolor “Elkmont Memories.” The judges called the piece a “playful watercolor wild card” and liked how the

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Rounding out the top winners was Robert Birdwell’s watercolor “Sullivan’s Tavern.” The judges called it “a wonderful view of what the Old City has to offer” and complimented Birdwell on the excellent use of line and great definition that move the viewer’s

Janet Trewhitt was awarded Best of Show at the Fountain City Art Center’s East Tennessee Treasures show. Photos by R. White

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Abel (Oscar Isaac) and Anna (Jessica Chastain) discuss their troubles in “A Most Violent Year.”

‘Violent Year’ sets scene, forgets action “A Most Violent Year” doesn’t fall short on violence, but it has all the emotion and allure of a research paper on the subject.

Written and directed by J.C. Chandor (“All Is Lost”), the drama is set in New York in 1981, which holds the distinction of being the most violent year in the city’s history. It takes place in the dog-eat-dog world of the heating-oil industry (who knew?), which apparently occupies the least populated areas of the city.

If none of that gets your juices going, there’s no point in checking out “A Most Violent Year.”

Well, there is the cast.

Oscar Isaac tries to pull a 180-degree turn from “Inside Llewyn Davis” – from unlikable ne’er-do-well musician to admirable, integrity-filled businessman.

He succeeds, but there isn’t much point in this bland enterprise.

Jessica Chastain plays his loyal wife, but she mainly seems to be on board to walk a cinematic catwalk in the 1980s-era outfits designed by Giorgio Armani – some original to the period

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and others created in concert with costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone.

(Perhaps the cost of her costumes decimated the budget for extras.)

Elyes Gabel (of CBS’s “Scorpion”) plays an immigrant oil-truck driver who wants to achieve the American dream, like his boss.

And Albert Brooks plays Isaac’s lawyer, a canny, world-weary type who sees the big picture better than most.

Abel Morales (Isaac) has done well in the heatingoil industry, but he’s under siege. His drivers are being attacked and their trucks hijacked, with the thieves making off with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of oil.

Abel has no idea who’s behind the crimes. He’s an honest businessman trying to operate legally in a busi-

ness full of cut corners and questionable practices.

His wife, Anna (Chastain), is the daughter of an oil man who played by a different set of rules and got caught. She seems happy to follow Abel’s lead and reap the benefits of their nouveau-riche lifestyle as she works alongside him.

An ambitious district attorney named Lawrence (David Oyelowo) is investigating the oil business and its shady practitioners.

In his drive for power, he is willing to paint all the participants with the same brush.

Trying to run his business legally, rise above Lawrence’s persecution and solve the mystery of the hijackings takes a toll on Abel.

The resulting sizzle is too little, too late.

Chandor focuses so much on creating a specific atmosphere that he forgets to give the film energy. Even with a cast that also includes Alessandro Nivola, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter Gerety and Jerry Adler, he can’t lift “A Most Violent Year” out of its torpor.

All that oil. So little heat.

Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner both want what’s best for their granddaughter in “Black or White.”

Jude Law plays a rogue submarine captain in “Black Sea.”

Costner, Spencer, Law head new film lineup

By Betsy Pickle Worlds collide in “Black or White,” one of four new films opening in Knoxville on Friday.

Kevin Costner plays a grandfather who suddenly finds himself raising his biracial granddaughter on his own. He loves the little girl (newcomer Jillian Estell) and believes that she belongs in his home and his world.

Octavia Spencer plays the girl’s paternal grandmother, who is encouraged

to seek custody by her lawyer brother (Anthony Mackie).

In this timely film intended to open discussion on racial relations and the meaning of family, both grandparents want the best for the child, but they have different ideas on what that means.

Mike Binder (“The Upside of Anger”) wrote and directed the film, based on experiences within his own family.

Jude Law sails into trou-

ble in “Black Sea.” Law plays a submarine captain who agrees to hunt for a submarine rumored to be full of gold.

Claustrophobia and danger ensue. Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) directed the thriller, whose cast includes Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn.

Teenagers get into trouble in “Project Almanac.”

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FRIDAY ■ Gaelic Storm, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $21.50 plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: knoxbijou. com.

■ Ron White, 9:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $50-$60. Tickets: all Ticketmaster locations, tennesseetheatre.com, Tennessee Theatre box office.

SATURDAY ■ ENSO String Quartet concert, 7:30 p.m., Lambert Recital Hall at the Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Tickets: $20-$35. Info/tickets: 9818590 or claytonartscenter.com.

■ World Class Bluegrass featuring Phil Leadbetter, 7:30 p.m., Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info: 981-8590 or claytonartscenter.com.

Joe Tolbert, Ethan Norman, Grace Hamer, Darneisha Riley and Kelsey Broyles rehearse a scene from “Walk, Don’t Ride,” which runs for the month of February. Photo by Jeni Lamm

Plate it

Theater with a conscience The WordPlayers of Knoxville are kicking off Black History Month in a big way with “Walk, Don’t Ride,” billed as “a presentation of drama and song depicting events that helped shape American freedom.”

The play’s author is Peter Manos.

An example of the best kind of “edu-tainment,” “Walk, Don’t Ride” has been booked in nine different counties and 16 different venues in East Tennessee, including middle schools, colleges and churches.

A Christian theater company, The WordPlayers’ mission, according to the company’s website, is “to impact theatre audiences and artists by telling culturally relevant stories from a Christian worldview.”

The shows will be presented in collaboration with the Carpetbag Theatre, which is “a professional, multigenerational ensemble company dedicated to the production of new works,” according to the website.

Founded in 1969 and

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chartered in 1970, the Carpetbag Theatre works in partnership with other community artists, activists, cultural workers, storytellers and leaders. They work with people who are concerned about social justice, creating original works through collaboration in a style based in storytelling and song.

Events depicted in the Manos play are the Montgomery bus boycott, the Nashville lunch-counter sit-ins and the Greyhound/ Trailways freedom rides.

Speaking of these civil rights events, the Carpetbag Theatre’s website states, “For some, they are part of a seemingly distant history. And perhaps for others, they are unfamiliar. But without a doubt, a couple

of generations ago, those events changed the course of America.”

Private performances will take place in several area schools. The following performances are free and open to the public: ■ 5 p.m., Feb. 1, Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1323 N. Broadway ■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 5, Walters State Community College, 1325 Claiborne St., Tazewell ■ 1 p.m., Feb. 7, ReCreate Cafe, 800 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga ■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 12, Walters State Community College, 1720 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville ■ 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Feb. 16, Roane State Community College, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman ■ 9:40 a.m., Feb. 17, Pellissippi State Community College, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave. ■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 19, Walters State Community College, 500 S. Davy Crockett Parkway, Morristown ■ 2 p.m., Feb. 21, Oak

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Valley Baptist Church, 194 Hampton Road, Oak Ridge ■ 5 p.m., Feb. 22, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, 2500 E. Fifth Ave. ■ 1:30 p.m., Feb. 24, Walters State Community College, 215 N. College St., Greeneville, Tenn.

■ 7 p.m., Feb. 26, Austin-East High School, 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. This project is funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Commission and supported by the Arts Fund of the East Tennessee Foundation.

Info: www.wordplayers. org or call 865-539-2490.

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his friends come across the blueprints for a mysterious device, they build it and end up on an exciting timetravel adventure. But since they apparently have never watched any time-travel movies, they discover belatedly that every time they travel, they affect the world as they know it.

Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Allen Evangelista, Sam Lerner and Virginia Gardner star in the film from first-time feature director Dean Israelite.

Also opening this week is “A Most Violent Year.”

Please see review on previous page.

The 12-ounce prime rib at Chop House is tender and flavorful. To accompany the classic, a buttered baked potato, with a starter of a bowl of Shrimp Bisque. Photo by Mystery Diner When you go to eat at a place called The Chop House, it is probably a good idea to go craving a good piece of meat. Prime rib – which I consider to be the king of steak dinners – comes in three hearty sizes at The Chop House: eight, 12 or 16 ounce. I went straight for the 12 ounces because I like to clean my plate.

The prime rib at The Chop House is slow roasted for 12 hours. You can choose from a smorgasbord of “steak toppers” if you want to enhance your prime rib.

They offer everything from béarnaise sauce to blue cheese butter to lobster. I was strongly considering the burgundy mushrooms as a steak topper but decided to just stay pure with the meat.

I also kept the accompaniments classic – baked potato with butter, after starting with a bowl of shrimp bisque instead of a salad.

The prime rib and accom-

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panying ramekin of au jus is really all you need.

Prime rib at The Chop House is tender and full of flavor. My cut was well-marbled with just enough fat to enhance to taste. It was cooked to perfection, which is medium for me.

The locally owned Chop House has three outstanding locations – each one befitting the casual, yet upscale restaurant atmosphere that makes you feel good about white tablecloths but not bad about your casual attire. Check them out at 4870 Harvest Mill Way in North; 7417 Chapman Highway in South; and 9700 Kingston Pike in Franklin Square in West.

Sam Lerner, Jonny Weston, Allen Evangelista and Virginia Gardner think using a time-traveling device is a good idea in “Project Almanac.”

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Potbelly franchise has rich history

By Shannon Carey At first glance, you might think that the “potbelly” in the name Potbelly Sandwich Shop refers to the tummy you get from eating too much. But the Turkey Creek eatery is part of a company with a rich history in which the “potbelly” refers to stoves.

That’s right, stoves.

According to general manager and Farragut resident Tom Knight, Potbelly Sandwich Shop started in a Chicago antique store in the 1970s, where the owner specialized in potbelly stoves.

Then, he started making sandwiches for his customers, added live music to the store and an icon was born.

Now the franchise has 300 locations nationwide.

The Turkey Creek location is the only one in Tennes-

see so far, but Knight said he is looking at expanding to downtown Knoxville near the corner of Gay and Church.

Open for a year now, the new franchise celebrated with a Farragut West Knox Chamber ribbon-cutting Jan. 23. They have great, fresh sandwiches and salads, along with live music during lunch hours Friday and Saturday. Potbelly Sandwich Shop is located at 11661 Parkside Drive.

Info: www.potbelly.com/ knoxville

Tom Knight, general manager of Potbelly Sandwich Shop in Turkey Creek, joins wife Barbara and daughter Olivia (seated) for lunch wearing the iconic tie-dyed shirts of the franchise. Photo by S. Carey

Daniel Monday of Slamdot enjoys a slice of delicious Jet’s Pizza during the Farragut West Knox Chamber networking event Jan. 21. Photos by S. Carey

Networking at Jet’s Pizza

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Jet’s Pizza was a perfect joyed tasty pizza, fellowship venue for the Farragut West and door prizes. Info: farraKnox Chamber networking gutchamber.com. event Jan. 21. Attendees en-

■ Thursday, Jan. 29, 8-9:30 a.m. – Networking, Rural/ Metro Fire Department Station 14, 210 S Watt Road.

■ Thursday, Feb. 5, 5-6:30 p.m. – Networking, Clarity Pointe Knoxville, 901 Concord Road.

■ Friday, Feb. 6, 1-2 p.m. – Ribbon-cutting, Edward Jones: Meredith Tilson, 9217 Parkwest Blvd., Ste F-3.

■ Wednesday, Feb. 11, 4-5 p.m. – Ribbon-cutting, I Love Juice Bar, 1681 Parkside Drive.

Farragut West Knox Chamber president Bettye Sisco greets Chamber ambassador Susan Guffey of Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon engineering and architectural firm.

■ Thursday, Feb. 12, 5-6:30 p.m. – Networking, Episcopal School of Knoxville, 950 Episcopal School Way. ■ Tuesday, Feb. 17, 3:30-4:30 p.m. – Ribbon-cutting, Mortgage Options Lending, 10820 Kingston Pike, Ste 12.

■ Thursday, Feb. 19, 5-6 p.m.

– Networking, Archers Barbecue, 10205 Kingston Pike.

‘Taste vacation’ at Hurricane Fred Ludwig and U.S. Rep John Duncan Jr. go on a “taste vacation” tour of more than 35 sauces with Hurricane Grill and Wings owner Henry Sadiq and Hurricane staff member Madison Neal.

General manager Justin Barnhill (not pictured) says the franchise has been very successful on Lovell Road, and they plan to open more locations in East Tennessee, including on Emory Road in Powell. “We’re thrilled to be part of the community,” he said. Info: hurricanewings.com or 865-966-9464. Photo by Shannon Carey

Hispanics transforming

US culture

By Anne Hart Rosa Mar has been making a name for herself ever since she arrived in K nox v ille as a Levi Strauss manager in 1996.

B a c k then she had the imRosa Mar portant job of global sourcing consolidation manager for the international company, where she distinguished herself as Levi’s first manager to develop products for toddler girls. She was with the company, both here and in San Francisco, for 27 years.

Now she is CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee, a position she has held since last year. She also serves on numerous boards and was a finalist in the YWCA’s 2013 Tribute to Women.

The passion that makes Mar successful at whatever she tackles was evident when she spoke to the Rotary Club of Bearden last week about the Latino culture, its people and their impact on society.

Mar told the Rotarians that most Latinos in this area have come here not from other countries, but from other states. “These are not new immigrants, and they are coming here for the quality of life and the stable economy.”

She said that 16.7 percent of the U.S. population – 52 million people – are Latino, and predicted that by 2050, Latinos will represent 30 percent of the total U.S. population.

Mar said that many Latino children come from families where only Spanish is spoken and learn English in elementary school. “By the third generation in this country, Spanish is gone.

“Hispanics need and want services, and we have the money to spend if you provide what we need.

We are techies and we are wired. We all have cell phones because most have relatives in other countries with whom we communicate. This is a huge opportunity.

“Hispanics are transforming our culture, even in Knoxville where we have a Madeline Rogero, a Hispanic, as mayor.”

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All flavors make Rob Followell left members of the Halls Business and Professional Association looking at each other d i f f e r ently after last week’s meeting.

Rob Followell F o l l o w e l l , CEO of Tennova North, borrowed from author George Manning to divide people into groups of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.

Every team needs a mix of the three personality

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types, he said.

Look for dark chocolate when hiring a CFO. These individuals like order and structure. They won’t go above the chain of command. Examples in history and sports are Moses (who literally carried rules carved into stone) and coaches Pat

Summitt and John Wooden.

“All successful leaders,” said Followell.

“I’m vanilla,” he said.

“That’s a team-builder who dislikes confrontation and lives within boundaries while leading toward a goal.” Most people fall into the vanilla category. They like to make people happy with plenty of discussion around decision-making.

In history and sports, examples are Ben Franklin, who pulled France into the American Revolution on the side of the United States. He went on to found the public library system and the U.S.

Post Office.

Rick Pitino is a coaching example. He led Kentucky to an NCAA national championship and then turned around and led “a team of scrubs” at Louisville to the same achievement. He’s a consensus-builder for sure.

Strawberry people are most likely to hit a home run. They’re also most likely to land in jail. “Don’t hire a strawberry as your CFO,” said Followell. “You might end up in jail.”

Historically, he cited Patrick Henry: “Give me liberty or give me death!” In sports he flashed photos of Bruce

Pearl and Bobby Knight on the screen.

Strawberries are creative people who focus on the present. There’s an element of marketing and optimism around them, and they don’t mind surprises.

“There are great leaders in all three groups,” said Followell. “As business leaders, we need a balanced team.”

Somebody asked about football. Folks quickly labeled Peyton Manning a chocolate, Joe Montana a vanilla and Michael Vick a strawberry.

Followell drew his talk

from the work of George Manning, a professor of psychology and business at Northern Kentucky University. He has written 11 books, and his consulting clients include AT&T, IBM, the IRS and the U.S. Navy.

As the meeting ended, I drifted over to the table where Hallsdale Powell Utility District CEO Darren Cardwell sat. “Now I know why Marvin Hammond and I always got along so well,” I whispered. “We’re both strawberries.”

“I tend toward chocolate myself,” said Cardwell.

Well, yes he does.

Innovation Valley boosts local economy

By Bonny C. Millard

Keena Strickland and Ann Wallace from Blue Ridge Realty visit with SunTrust representative Alice Eads and LBMC tax partner John Bailes during LBMC’s ribbon-cutting and open house Jan. 20. LBMC is located at 2095 Lakeside Center Way, Suite 200. Photos

by S. Barrett

Open house at LBMC LBMC co-manager Mike Cain celebrates the ribbon cutting with managing partner Greg Gilbert. LBMC offers several different services including financial and human resources and technology solutions. Info: 691-9000.

The Knoxville region saw one of its best periods of economic recovery and success in 2014, a local business leader said.

That’s due in large measure to Innovation Valley, an economic development initiative created in 2008 by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, said Rhonda Rice, Chamber executive Rhonda Rice vice president.

Rice made a joint presentation to the Rotary Club of Farragut with Doug Lawyer, Chamber vice president of economic development.

“Knoxville is a large, viable region, and we know that we can get more for this region and this community by marketing and recruiting as a whole instead of worrying about what political boundaries and geographical boundaries are in this area,” Rice said. She is executive director of Innovation Valley.

Lawyer said that last year, the Innovation Valley partnership recruited new businesses such as Flower Foods, Leisure Pools and Fresenius Medical Care and expanded current businesses including Aisin Auto-

motive Casting Tennessee Inc. and ARC Automotive.

The initiative has three goals: net new jobs, gain capital investments and increase wages.

During the 2013-2014 year, 3,273 new jobs were created, surpassing the goal of 2,300. Innovation Valley exceeded its capital Doug Lawyer investment goal of $300 million by $215 million.

According to its annual report, distributed

by Rice and Lawyer, the wages increase fell short of its annual 2 percent goal by just .5 percent.

“We spend a lot of time making sure that we’re out in front of site-selection corporate decisionmakers who are interested in seeing companies grow,” Rice said. “We also spend a lot of time working with our existing industries in the region in trying to find ways and opportunities to help them grow.”

Created just as the national recession hit, Innovation Valley is managed by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce but is a separate entity.

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For the ten-year period following this bubble peak, covering 2000-2009, the S&P 500 Index produced a total return of -9.1%. This was the second worst tenyear period for the stock market in US history, the worst being the period following the Great Depression. It has thus been dubbed the “Lost Decade.”

Rather than extrapolate the returns of the 1990s into the future, such lofty prices at the beginning of 2000 should have been reason for caution. High prices equate to lower long term returns, not vice versa. It does not mean we all have to be analysts. The principle is there to remind us not to chase returns on assets whose prices have soared.

The other notable feature of this era was that it was only a lost decade for that sector, while other areas did quite well. Real estate

investment trusts (REITs) returned 176% over the same period. Smaller US companies not attached to “big tech” returned 121%. Overseas, emerging market stocks returned 154%. There was a wide investment menu that investors shunned at the time they needed them most.

Avoiding the lost decade did not require predicting the future or timing specific events. It only required diversifying the portfolio across a range of different kinds of investments, and reinvesting profits of the high flyers into those areas that had not performed nearly as well.

In 2015 and ahead, we can think of our investment portfolio with these principles in mind. The next few years are likely to unfold differently than the last few years. Assets whose prices have soared may be due for a trim, because nothing lasts forever.

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MD, FACS, For deand Paul S. cades, the PreDudrick, mier Surgical MD, FACS. Associate phyDr. Midis sicians and completed staff at Fort a Surgical Sanders ReOncology gional Medical Fellowship at Center have the respected had a tradition M.D. Anderof providing son Cancer exceptional Center, and surgical care. a Colon It’s a tradition established Premier at Fort Sanders surgeons (from left to right) Dr. Paul and Rectal Dudrick, Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley, III, Dr. Troy Kimsey, Dr. Greg Surgery Felby respected, Midis, Dr. Michael Kropilak and Dr. Richard Young. lowship at longtime the top-notch Fort SandCleveland ers surgeons Clinic. Like Dr. Kimsey, Dr. Dudrick including Richard A. Brinner, MD, received his surgical oncology FellowFACS, Randal O. Graham, MD, ship training at the renowned Memorial FACS, Hugh C. Hyatt, MD, FACS, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. and Kevin P. Zirkle, MD, FACS, Vascular surgeon, Richard M. founding, early members of Premier Young, MD, FACS, completed FellowSurgical Associates. ships in Vascular Surgery at the UniverWith the retirement of these promisity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and nent Premier surgeons in the past two Endovascular Surgery at the nationallyyears, one of Knoxville’s most estabknown New York-Presbyterian Hospital. lished surgical groups is experiencing a He specializes in complex vascular and changing of the guard and a rebirth.

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Premier Surgical,” says surgical oncoloThe group’s veteran surgeon, Migist Greg Midis, MD, FACS. “There’s an chael D. Kropliak, MD, FACS, who injection of new energy and an increashas practiced at Fort Sanders since 1988, ing need for specialized expertise.” performs general, vascular, and endoIn August, general surgeon Joel F. crine procedures. He completed a Vascu“Trey” Bradley, III, MD, and surgilar Surgery Fellowship at the esteemed cal oncologist Troy F. Kimsey, MD, Cleveland Clinic. He says working with FACS, joined the Premier Surgical practice at Fort Sanders. The pair brings multi-specialty Fellowship- trained a wealth of clinical knowledge and train- surgeons every day is a plus.

“It’s nice to have the ability to discuss ing to the group.

Dr. Bradley was Fellowship-trained in complex cases. There’s a lot of clinical knowledge and specialized experience in minimally invasive surgery at Carolinas this group.”

Medical Center in Charlotte. There he Dr. Midis agrees. “As operations bespecialized in minimally invasive surgicome more complex, specialty training cal techniques such as complex hernia and volumes point to better outcomes repair and abdominal wall reconstruction. Dr. Kimsey completed a Fellowship for patients.” in surgical oncology at the renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York.

He practiced general surgical oncology in Georgia for six years and helped develop a community-based regional cancer center, before joining Premier Surgical.

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Surgical services at Parkwest

tonsillectomy, ear and sinus surgery, and balloon sinuplasty.

General Surgery: To reduce recovery time and level of pain, Parkwest offers minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries for general surgeries including hernia repairs, gallbladder removal and hiatal hernia repair. Patients are able to return to normal routines sooner and with less pain. Other general surgeries include appendix removal, colon surgeries and breast surgeries.

Gynecology: For women who are experiencing pain in their reproductive organs or bladder incontinence, Parkwest provides gynecological and oncology services, including minimally invasive lapa-

Pre-Admission Testing: What to expect Before you come in for surgery, you will make an appointment for Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) in order to expedite your registration and complete necessary preparation for surgery. At your PAT appointment, Parkwest staff members will discuss your medical history, allergies and medications, and will complete a pre-anesthesia consultation. Other necessary pre-operative diagnostic studies, such as X-rays and blood work, will be done at this appointment.

An important component of PAT is education about and preparation for surgery. Parkwest aims to reduce anxiety associated with having surgery by giving patients the opportunity to voice their concerns and ask questions.

Staff members work with pre-operative patients to explain exactly what will happen on the day of surgery and make sure that all medical information is on file and correct.

“Our focus on pre-testing is directly tied to patient safety and successful surgeries,” Dawn Cunningham, RN, ambulatory staging manager, said. “We want patients who choose Parkwest to know everything they want to about their surgeries and have positive experiences.”

While PAT involves many questions and numerous confirmations of identity, this thorough process significantly decreases chances of patient misidentification or surgical error. PAT has also proven to reveal previously undiagnosed conditions that are identified through lab work. By discovering these issues before the day of surgery, Parkwest staff can provide safer care and better outcomes.

roscopic surgery and robotic surgery using the DaVinci Robot. Gynecological surgeries include hysterectomies, diagnostic laparoscopies and vaginal repair.

Neurosurgery: Parkwest’s dedicated team works with four neurosurgeons trained on the BrainLab system for spinal and cranial surgeries. The BrainLab system is especially useful in precisely pinpointing the location of a tumor during brain biopsies, which allows physicians to obtain more accurate tissue samples. The system also reduces radiation exposure, shortens operating time and is minimally invasive.

Orthopedics: Patients experiencing

joint pain, foot problems or chronic issues may benefit from Parkwest’s elite orthopedics program, which ranks among the highest orthopedic volume generators in the state. The orthopedic surgeons at Parkwest perform more than 1,800 total joint replacements each year. Parkwest is home to The Retreat, a total joint replacement center, which provides physical therapy immediately following a short surgical recovery period. Physical therapists work with patients to practice how to climb stairs, get in a car and move comfortably again. Orthopedic surgeries that are common at Parkwest include replacements, a wide variety of podiatry procedures, fracture repair and knee arthroscopy.

Plastic Surgery: Parkwest also offers reconstructive or elective plastic surgeries.

Urology: For patients with issues of the urinary tract, Parkwest’s urology service line offers a wide variety of treatments for issues including kidney stones, bladder tumors and bladder repair.

To prepare for surgery, every patient is scheduled for a Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) appointment (see below). Patients and families are encouraged to ask any questions and voice concerns at this time.

“Our priority is patient care and providing the best possible outcomes for every procedure, every time,” Deena McStay, RN, surgery nurse manager, said.

For more information about surgical services at Parkwest, call 865-374-PARK or visit www.TreatedWell.com.

Surgical patient spotlight: Audrey When Audrey W. started to have pain in her lower abdomen, she rushed to the Emergency Department at Parkwest. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed thickening in her colon and issues with her uterus.

“I hadn’t been to a gynecologist in four years,” she said.

“My friend recommended Susan Schwarz, MD, at Parkwest, so I made an appointment.”

Dr. Schwarz initially advised Audrey to take a wait-and-see approach based on her symptoms.

She completed an ultrasound to establish a base line from which she could watch for future changes.

“A couple of days after the ultrasound, Dr. Schwarz called me and explained that I had fibroids in the muscle of my uterus,” Audrey said. “She explained everything about it in great detail.”

Fibroids are benign solid masses and can cause severe pain and heavy bleeding during periods. “If left untreated, fibroids can continue to grow and cause significant pain,” Dr. Schwarz said.

For Audrey, who was not planning to have more children, having a hysterectomy was the best way to be free from the pain.

“There are many different types of hysterectomies. They all have a special place for a special problem,” Dr. Schwarz explained.

“Each woman should sit down with her doctor and figure out the best individualized approach to get her back on her feet as quickly as possible.”

Surgery was scheduled for Dec. 10, 2014. Audrey had an appointment on Dec. 4 to complete her Pre-Admission Testing (PAT).

“They asked me a ton of questions, which made me feel good about the safety of the hospital,” Audrey said. “They warned me they’d ask my name and date of birth a lot, which I totally understood.”

On the day of the surgery, Audrey’s husband and mother accompanied her to Parkwest. They were given a pager that works across the hospital’s campus and were able to monitor Audrey’s progress on a screen in the Surgery

Waiting area that lists each patient’s whereabouts using a unique ID. “My family was taken care of while they were waiting,” she said. “The volunteers were so friendly and the environment was so nice. The craft table gave my 67-year-old mother something to do while she waited, which was good for her. Between that, the valet parking and how good the cafeteria food is, I would recommend Parkwest to everyone I know. I had a great experience from start to finish.”

Audrey’s hysterectomy resulted in the removal of her uterus and fallopian tubes and was completed laparoscopically, so she only has three small scars on her abdomen. Her pain has been eliminated. “Dr. Schwarz even shared before and after pictures of my uterus, ovaries and surrounding organs,” Audrey said.

“That helped me understand how incredibly important it was to have this procedure.

“The medical staff at Parkwest made my family and me feel very cared for and welcome. It all felt so organized, and I felt like I was in such a safe and clean environment.”

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Whether your surgery is elective or required, Parkwest has a wide variety of specialties to meet your needs.

“It is a pleasure to work with welltrained, caring staff in the Parkwest operating suites,” Tracy Pesut, MD, Parkwest orthopedic surgeon, said. “The staff takes extra steps to make sure our patients receive excellent care and have the best outcomes possible.”

The following surgical service lines are available at Parkwest.

Cardiovascular Surgery: Parkwest is home to a state-of-the-art hybrid operating room for patients who are having issues with their hearts and lungs. In addition to offering traditional open heart procedures, the combination of up-to-date, innovative technology and Parkwest’s experienced heart team allows high-risk patients the opportunity to have Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) instead of open heart surgery. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repairs and endovascular abdominal aneurysm repairs can also be performed, which allow for better blood flow to the extremities. Open advanced cardiovascular procedures include aortic root replacement, ascending aortic aneurysm repair and aortic arch repair.

Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT): When a patient has ear, nose or throat problems that are not resolved by lesser invasive alternatives, ENT surgery may be necessary.

Parkwest physicians perform ENT surgeries for both children and adults, including

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NEWS FROM EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE

Community generosity abounds Numerous individuals, families and organizations generously served city kids as 2014 came to a close.

More than 450 Christmas gifts were collected by the students of Christian Academy of Knoxville to help Emerald Youth Foundation provide a meaningful holiday for city kids and their families.

The CAK students collected toys, athletic equipment and school supplies to stock a Christmas store that Emerald hosted for parents. The students mounted a school-wide drive to collect gifts in At the CAK Lower School’s presentation of gifts are Emerald Youth Foundation’s Kent Stanger and Heather Taylor with CAK Lower School principal Kelly Kennedy, first graders Emily Archibald and Parker Morrell, second grader Laird Steenkamp, music teacher Lois Barto, and fourth grader Mayah Kelley.

CAK senior is ‘Goofy for Emerald’ Congratulations to Christian Academy of Knoxville senior and Emerald Youth volunteer Lindsey Meadows.

She placed third in her division during the Walt Disney World Half Marathon Jan. 11.

Lindsey is a member of CAK’s cross-country and track teams, and in her “spare” time is a dedicated volunteer with Emerald Youth elementary kids.

Not only did she place third, she sought sponsors for the race, and generously donated the proceeds totaling $5,000 to Emerald Youth.

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the store was to provide families the resources for a good Christmas celebration, but also to put the gift decisions in the parents’ hands. Proceeds were used to pay expenses of running the store and Emerald’s year-round programs with city youth.

Also, thanks to Food City’s Race Against Hunger campaign, Emerald Youth received $2,200 in Food City gift cards, which will help supply needed healthy meals and snacks for Emerald’s children, teens and young adults in the coming months.

categories: lower school students gave toys, middle school students gave toys and recreation equipment, and high school students gave school supplies.

Other businesses and individuals also donated gifts, including Beaty Chevrolet, Bailey International, Tennova Healthcare, and Scripps Productions.

Parents who shopped at Emerald’s Christmas store could purchase multiple gifts for each of their children at a nominal cost, and wrap them before leaving. The aim of

Renovations underway at future home of Emerald Academy On Dec. 22, Emerald Charter Schools announced that the historic Moses School Building in Mechanicsville will be home to Emerald Academy, Knoxville’s first public charter school.

Renovations are underway at the building, 220 Carrick Street. The first day of class is scheduled for July 27.

Emerald Charter Schools purchased the building from Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, which is constructing a new facility on Caswell Avenue.

“As noted in our charter application to Knox County Schools, the historic Moses School Building was our preferred location for Emerald Academy. It is a beautiful, 65,000 square foot facility that will allow us to serve 585 scholars when at full capacity for K-8

grades,” said Emerald Charter Schools’ president Steve Diggs.

Emerald Academy is a free, independently-operated, K-8 college preparatory school that was approved by the Knox County Board of Education in June 2014.

“We are thrilled for Emerald Academy,” said Lisa Hurst, president and CEO,

Parents and guardians of children who will be in kindergarten or first grade in the 2015-2016 school year can learn more about Emerald Academy during the following open houses, each from 5-8 p.m.: ■ Jan. 29, Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine Street ■ Feb. 12, Central United Methodist Church, 201 East Third Avenue ■ For more info: www.emeraldacademy.org

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THROUGH SUNDAY, FEB. 1 “Huckleberry Finn” presented by 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: 2083677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com or info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28 “Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets available for Knoxville Zoo. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo ticket window during regular zoo hours.

Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or knoxvillezoo.org.

THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Call for entries for the next “Arts in the Airport,” a juried exhibition to run April 16 to Oct. 7 at McGhee Tyson Airport. Info/applications: www.knoxalliance. com/airport_entry.html or send an SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901.

Call for local authors of children’s books for “Farragut Book Fest for Children” to be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Founders Park at Campbell Station. $25 fee includes tent, table, two chairs and lunch at the event; authors will supply their books, decorations and signage. No fee: bring own set-up materials, which must include a tent fitting a 10’x10’ space. Info/to register: www. townoffarragut.org/register and click the Programs tab; Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive; 966-7057.

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Beginner Crochet Class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/profile/monicaschmidt.

Beginning Genealogy, 1-4 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Instructor: Ann Blomquist, Med. Preregistration required. Info/to register: 215-8809.

Chocolatefest Knoxville, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center. To benefit Knoxville’s Ronald McDonald House. Admission and parking are free. Tasting pass ticket: $15; VIP pass ticket, $30. Tickets: www. chocolatefestknoxville.com; Sugarbakers Cake, Candy & Supplies, 514 Merchants Road; Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road; at the door.

Gospel singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, Heiskell. Featuring the Walker Boys Bluegrass Gospel Group from Clinton. The church is also collecting nonperishable food items for the church pantry. Everyone welcome.

Healthy Recipe Swap, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

“La Femme Bohème,” an all-female cast of Puccini’s opera “La Bohème,” 7:30 p.m., NV nightclub, 125 E Jackson Ave. Presented by the Marble City Opera.

Admission: adults, $20; students, $10. Tickets: knoxtix. com or at the door.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sean McCollough, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Wallace Coleman in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

The Flower Lovers Garden Club meeting, 2 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center. Program: Valentine’s Day Tea with a craft activity. Info: 687-0744.

KSO Musical Storytimes for Kids, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. For pre-school aged children and their caregivers. Info: 215-8750.

Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting class, 3:307:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24.

Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@ gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/profile/monicaschmidt.

Reception to meet artist Crystal Wagner, 4-7 p.m., Bagwell Center for Media and Art, Pellissippi State Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Info: www.pstcc.edu/arts or 694-6400.

Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee meeting, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Featured dish: Thai Green Curry with Vegetables demonstrated by Ellen Matteson.

Potluck supper to follow. Cost: $4. Info: bobgrimac@ gmail.com or 546-5643.

“Walk, Don’t Ride!” Black History Month Touring Show performance by the WordPlayers, 5 p.m., Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1323 N. Broadway. Free performance; no reservations required. Info: www. wordplayers.org or 539-2490.

MONDAY, FEB. 2 Crochet in the Round-Make a Hat class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/ profile/monicaschmidt.

Tennessee Shines: Craig Market and Thomm Jutz and poet Jack Rentfro, 7 p.m., Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Info/tickets: WDVX. com.

Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s Jackson Avenue. Features first-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www. rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

THURSDAY, JAN. 29 Opening preview of new exhibits: “LIFT: Contemporary Printmaking in the Third Dimension” and “Contemporary Focus 2015,” 5:30-7:3- p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Free. Both exhibits run Jan. 30-April 19. Info: http://www.knoxart. org/.

FRIDAY, JAN. 30 Alive After Five concert: Soul Connection, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.

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Malcolm Holcombe in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

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the day of our interview, she is all about the cars. “I’ve always liked to drive,” she says.

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She also made sure her students had some fun. “Oh, my goodness! Nikki’s West restaurant in Birmingham has the best soul food, and Dallas Soul Food in Camden is even better!”

On Feb. 6, the UT history department will honor Dr. Fleming and her “trailblazing career and distinguished service to the UTK community and beyond” with a private reception at UT’s Black Cultural Center. Gracious and elegant, she’ll enjoy visiting with her colleagues and eating goodies provided by Chandler’s Deli, Knoxville’s own soul food star.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports about 25 percent of all deaths each year in the United States can be attributed to heart disease, making it the single largest killer of both men and women. Taking a preventive approach and making healthy choices can help manage your risk for a heart attack and other forms of heart disease.

Help protect your heart with these healthy lifestyle tips from the CDC: ■ Manage medical conditions. Certain diseases and health conditions are known to put you at greater risk for developing heart disease, including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Follow your doctor’s guidance to gain control of any medical issues early on.

■ Pay attention to what you eat.

This means not only eating plenty of healthy

foods, like fruits and vegetables, but also reducing or eliminating less healthy options. Foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol and high in fiber can help prevent high blood cholesterol.

One good option to start your day right

is whole grain cereal. Doctors recommend it as part of a low sodium, healthy diet to help maintain a healthy heart, reduce the risk of heart disease and support healthy blood pressure levels.

■ Maintain a healthy weight. Ex-

ceeding your ideal weight range for your height puts you at greater risk for heart disease. Check with your doctor to determine whether your weight is in a healthy range.

This can generally be determined by calculating your body mass index (BMI). If you are in an overweight or obese range, seek help from nutrition specialists to establish an eating plan that works best for you.

■ Get moving. Exercise not only helps with managing your weight, it can also help with other problems, like high cholesterol and high blood pressure. While adults should aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, at least five days a week, you should consult your doctor before starting any exercise plan.

■ Eliminate or reduce unhealthy habits. Smoking raises your risk of heart disease. If you are a smoker, a physician can assist you in finding a smoking cessation program for your needs, and many insurance companies now cover these treatments. Similarly, excessive alcohol consumption can raise your blood pressure, which in turn escalates your chances of heart disease.

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Young at heart How seniors are staying connected through their golden years

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or senio seniors, iors rs keeping ke g in touch to ouch o h with friends, friends famfam ily and caregivers is important to maintain an active social life and remain independent. The number of seniors – and the need to find creative ways to be mindful of their care – is on the rise. With nearly seven million Americans providing support as longdistance caregivers, according to the National Institute on Aging, staying in touch is especially important.

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Nurture relationships

Email, cell phones and texting are some of the ways technology is helping people stay connected today. These tools can be especially useful for seniors living away from friends and family or for those who aren’t able to travel as much as they used to. One affordable option is a complete phone system, such as VTech CareLine, which has no monthly fee. Offering a wearable pendant, one-button or voice-activated dialing, big buttons and volume booster, CareLine has features designed with seniors in mind. For more information about keeping seniors safely connected via a phone system, visit www. vtechphones.com/careline.

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Going places

Seniors today are staying active, spending time with friends and family outside of their home, rekindling old passions and exploring new activities that keep them on the move. Even for seniors who aren’t able to be as active, changes in scenery, like a neighborhood walk or visit to the park, are great ways to get fresh air, uplift spirits and live a healthier life.

Since transportation can sometimes be a challenge, especially for seniors who rely on caregivers who work full-time, there are numerous organizations that provide transportation resources for seniors to assist in getting them safely to doctor’s appointments, organized activities at local community centers, shopping excursions and more.

Your local Area Agency on Aging is a good resource to begin researching options in your area. Find your local agency at www.n4a.org.

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Selecting a Senior Phone

A phone system can provide valuable security and peace of mind for seniors living alone and the loved ones who are responsible for their care. To get the maximum benefit of a phone system designed for seniors, experts recommend shopping for the following features:

Voice amplification Conversations are easier to hear and understand when you can adjust the volume of incoming sound.

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