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BUZZ County kills land swap at park Knox County has withdrawn its request for rezoning land in Nicholas Ball Park adjacent to Middlebrook Pike. The rezoning was set to be heard Thursday, Nov. 12, by the Metropolitan Planning Commission. “There are no plans to move forward with the proposal,” said Michael Grider, communications director for Mayor Tim Burchett. Concurrently, an entity called Gusto LLC has requested its rezoning request for adjacent properties be tabled. MPC is expected to comply with both requests. According to the MPC agenda, “Staff’s understanding is that the applicants intend to hold a public hearing … before items are asked to be untabled.” MPC requires a written request before items can be taken from the table and, if MPC commissioners vote to do so, the item will be placed on the next month’s agenda. The proposal was first discussed publicly at a forum sponsored by Commissioners Bob Thomas and Ed Brantley held Oct. 20 at the Hardin Valley Food City. Knox County was considering trading 7.45 acres off the Ball Camp park in exchange for 100 acres for a park in Hardin Valley. Gusto LLC controlled 1.36 acres on Middlebrook Pike and the entire tract was 8.8 acres. Speculation is that the site would be developed as a Walmart grocery store. – S. Clark
Help wanted! The Knox County Election Commission is recruiting election officials for three 2016 elections and will host five orientation meetings. Administrator of Elections Cliff Rodgers said, “We require hundreds of trained election officials.” The elections are March 1, Aug. 4 and Nov. 8. Election officials are paid for Election Day in addition to required training. Orientation sessions are: Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road, Monday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona Street, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. Howard Pinkston Library, 7732 Martin Mill Pike Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m. Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road, Monday, Nov. 23, 6 p.m. Info: Brian Hall at 215-2480
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By Sara Barrett Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission stopped by the Karns Community Club meeting last week to get residents’ in-
put on the new Northwest Knox County Sector Plan. The plan includes other areas, but Karns was the spotlight of this particular meeting. Massive aerial maps were laid out on several tables at the community center and people were asked to mark their idea of Karns’ town limits.
MPC representatives Liz Albertson and Jeff Archer visited each table and encouraged folks to be as honest and open as possible. Lifetime Karns resident Don Reagan, 78, says he supports growth, but doesn’t want to see things get too far out of hand. “I don’t like to see it grow too big but I know things have to grow,”
says Reagan. “I live on the new Schaad Road extension – it went through my property – and it has sidewalks but nobody uses them there. Only the horses and cows can see them. They’re good where we’ve got them, but we haven’t got
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Competin’ for Ethan By Sara Barrett Families in the Glenlake neighborhood held a chili cook-off fundraiser on Halloween to help their neighbor, 11-year-old Ethan Parsley, and his family. Ethan is battling a rare form of bone cancer he was diagnosed with last year. “This event created a great sense of community,” said Glenlake resident Wendy Blackburn. “So many people often move in
and out and we all get so wrapped up in our jobs and sporting activities that this was a great way to reconnect and help our neighbor.” Festivities included pumpkin carving and Glenlake’s annual Halloween parade, led by Ethan on a green dragon. The chili cook-off was judged by celebrities including Jeff JarniThe “Voice of Neyland Stadium,” Jeff Jarnigan, talks with Ethan Parsley and To page A-3 former UT quarterback Bobby Scott.
Mission of Hope: By Anne Hart
It was a celebration 20 years in the making. Twenty years of helping thousands of families in povertystricken rural Appalachia by providing everything from backpacks stuffed with supplies for school children, wood stoves to help ward off the winter cold, desperately needed food and clothing, Christmas gifts for children who would otherwise have none and college scholarships for high schoolers who very much want to continue their education, is quite something to celebrate. And celebrate they did as some 600 volunteers and other supporters of Mission of Hope filled the Rothchild Conference Center Thursday evening to rejoice about two decades of helping others and
20 years of helping those who need it most
to dedicate themselves to expanding the effort. Who could have imagined that the project Julie Holland started in the garage at her home in West Knoxville with the help of a few friends could have accomplished so much? Holland had seen a documentary by then WBIR anchor Bill Williams that illustrated the extreme suffering of families who live in remote areas of the southern Appalachians, far from towns where help might be available. She decided to do something about it. That first year, 150 children received new clothing for school. Three months later, Christmas was provided for 1,500 children. Last year, that number totaled 17,000. Emmette Thompson would tell
you it’s all thanks to donors and volunteers, but others would say that it is the energy and the sheer passion for his work that Thompson embodies that motivates the thousands who pitch in their money and goods and time throughThompson out the year. Thompson was hired as executive director of Mission of Hope in 1996 and still spearheads the organization. He and his small staff work year-round, encouraging volunteers and donors alike to do all they can to further the organization’s mission of help and hope. And the good works continue to grow exponentially, as Mission of
Hope buses leave Knoxville month after month loaded with donated furniture and clothing and just about anything else that can be used to help the urgent needs of the recipients, including so many things we all take for granted, such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, soap and shampoo. The needs are many and growing, Thompson says, as the coal business, which provided jobs for so many of these families, continues its decline. Among speakers at last week’s event was Kathy West of Oneida, executive director of the Appalachian Life Quality Initiative, who told those gathered, “Mission of Hope has been a Godsend in Scott County since 2003. We have seen To page A-3
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By Sherri Gardner Howell Leadership Knoxville is, by definition, all about learning to lead. In practice, it is also about friendships and community. A group of graduates from the Leadership Knoxville Class of 2013 have found a way to renew friendship, give to the community and have a “monstrous” good time each Halloween season with the Monster Ball. The 4th annual Monster Ball, held at Concord Marina Clubhouse, is an adults-only party with innovative, fun costumes, food, music and gifts. Disc jockey Jim Ogle kept the tunes spinning and the dancers swinging. Ball organizers chose Harmony Adoptions as the beneficiary for the second year, with proceeds this year were earmarked for the Harmony Family Center and Montvale Renovations.
Other recipients have been East Tennessee Children’s Hospital and Lake Loudon Association. The tie to Harmony is strong. Pam Wolf, a graduate of Leadership Knoxville 2013, is CEO of Harmony and the founder of Harmony Family Center. The family center is located at the former YMCA Camp Montvale in Blount County, 364 acres of scenic land nestled at the foot of Chilhowee Mountain and adjoining the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Harmony has programs for families and children including leadership camps for at-risk youth, adoptive and foster family retreats and equine-assisted therapy programs. The Monster Ball was founded in 2012 by Mike Charland, a graduate of the 2013 Leadership Knoxville class.
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Abby Falletti, Sydney Henegar and Autumn Timmerman offer a crisp salute after singing “Anchors Aweigh” with the second-grade class in honor of all Navy veterans.
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At 11 months old, Ella Ruby Smith already seems to be an all-American girl.
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soldiers stand in a train of valiant warriors who fought in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, two world wars, Korean, Vietnam and Gulf wars. “Each of these conflicts, while unique in itself, shares the common goal of protecting American freedom. “Freedom once won must be maintained. President Ronald Reagan once said, ‘Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction. It must be fought for, protected and handed down for them to do the same.’ “Without stalwart brave defenders, freedom is lost. “Our National Anthem ends with a line, ‘For the land of the free and the home of the brave.’ A reporter during World War II said, ‘This Nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.’ ”
Knoxville Christian School students saluted more than 130 veterans and guests for their annual Veterans Day celebration. Every student from kindergarten to senior participated in special musical tributes to honor the service and sacrifice of American veterans. Guest speaker was Capt. Mark W. Kohring, U.S. Naval Reserve (retired), who won two Meritorious Service Medals, a Navy Commendation Medal and a Navy Achievement Medal. He brought chills to the crowd, saying, “Our freedom as a nation is a precious thing. It was bought with the sweat, toil and blood of countless Americans who initially fought to obtain it in the Revolutionary War, as well as those who fought to secure it in the centuries since those
Guest speaker Capt. Mark W. Kohring was visibly moved when the Knoxville Christian School chorus sang Lee Greenwood’s classic “God Bless the USA.”
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Glenlake’s annual Halloween parade was led by guest of honor Ethan Parsley (at left).
Kids carve pumpkins while the chili cooks.
Competin’ for Ethan gan, Bobby Scott, Chuck Cavalaris, Brad Anders and Amherst Elementary School principal Sharon Yarbrough. Leslie Blevins won first place with her chili recipe and Shannon McFerrin came in a “close second.” The evening wrapped up with lots of trick or treating. Commissioner Anders provided the hot dogs for grilling, Wendy’s restaurant supplied the bowls, plastic ware and crackers, and Sara
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Lee donated hot dog buns and loaned a commercial grill. “Our subdivision raised $1,800 for Ethan Parsley and his family,” said Blackburn. “We hope this will be the first of more fundraisers to help families in our neighborhood to let them know there are people who care and are ready to help.” Donations can be made at gofundme.com/ EthanParsley
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hard times, and Mission of Hope is always there to help.” West described a carnival that Mission of Hope stages annually for the impoverished children of Scott County “where everything is free,” and talked about the gratitude of the children who received those backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene kits. Next to take the stage were two students whose college educations are funded by Mission of Hope scholarships. Daphne Bunch is now a graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University, but her relationship with Mission of Hope began when she was a student at Fairview Elementary School in Scott County. “It was amazing to see the smiles on the faces of children who wouldn’t have had
Christmas without Mission of Hope. I’ll never forget it.” Later, as a high school senior, “I didn’t know how I was going to be able to pay for college,” Bunch said. “The Mission of Hope scholarship was make or break for me, but the best part is knowing that I have a whole organization of people pulling for me and praying for me.” Samantha Botts is now sociology major at Tennessee Tech, studying on a Mission of Hope Scholarship. Botts said that when she was growing up, “Every kid’s favorite day of school was when the principal came on the intercom and said, ‘Mission of Hope is here.’ As far as I can remember, Mission of Hope has been helping. It is such a blessing to have people in my life who believe in me and my future.” Colleen Addair, WIVK
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Sidewalk Cows them where we need them.” Reagan’s sentiment was heard from the majority of those in attendance. Several new sidewalks have been added to the area over the last few years, but they are urgently needed around the schools. Martha Kirby, owner of Kirby Plants, feels widening the roads will also improve the safety of drivers and students walking to school. Specifically, Karns Valley Road could use an upgrade, she said. People opened up toward the end of
From page A-1 the hour-long meeting, and a record number of folks turned out. Everyone’s top priority was definitely sidewalks. Karns resident Cindy Buttry said the biggest relief to congestion will come after the new middle school is built in Hardin Valley and sidewalks are added. “It needs to happen simultaneously,” she said. A final thought for the night came from the top of an aerial map where someone wrote, “We don’t want to be like Clinton Highway!” Info: knoxmpc.org.
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Not much about North Texas All I intend to say about Tennessee against North Texas in football is that Vol basketball, ready or not, is moving toward the national spotlight. Big deal coming up for Thanksgiving weekend – fourth annual Barclays Center Classic in uptown Brooklyn, presented by Honda. Last year’s show was presented by Continental Tires. Thought you might want to know, just in case you are considering tires or cars. There are two divisions to this unusual basketball event. In the junior division, Gardner-Webb will play UT at noon Nov. 22. Army will visit on Nov. 24 for a 7 p.m. game. Other games are other places. The senior division
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matches Cincinnati against Nebraska and George Washington against Tennessee on Nov. 27 in New York City. Check local listings. The next day, losers play at noon and winners go for the championship at a more convenient 2:30. The junior division, which includes the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions and Southeastern Louisiana ordinary Lions, doesn’t get to play in the big house, capacity 17,000 or so. It assembles at West Point.
Barclays Center is the really big time, home to the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA and New York Islanders of the NHL. Other events horn in. The Ultimate Craft Beer Festival has come and gone. Disney on Ice will have its 100-year celebration. Rock bands Yes and Toto were there. Barclays has passed Madison Square Garden as the highest-grossing venue in the United States for concerts and family shows, not counting sports events. ■ Suggestion: If you are going to New York for Tennessee basketball, stay over a day and enjoy Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall. Discount tickets available. ■ Whispers: Longsuffering faithful fans are nervous about what they
are not hearing about Tennessee basketball recruiting. Rick Barnes is teaching technique and trying to develop what he has inherited. Rob Lanier, ace talent solicitor, is not listed among those in pursuit of four- and five-stars that Kentucky doesn’t want. Barnes was even quoted as saying star ratings don’t matter. Fans suffered the shakes. ■ Memories: The Stu Aberdeen Memorial Tour-
nament at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, has faded away. Lack of interest, said a school official. Lack of appreciation, said I. Stu Aberdeen, Tennessee associate coach during the Ray Mears era, famous for the tireless recruitment of Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King, coached at Acadia from 1958 to 1966. He led the Axemen to six conference championships, five Maritime titles, a national crown and an overall 122-50 record. Stu won the coach-of-the-year trophy so many times, it was retired.
Stu Aberdeen died in 1979. Acadia inducted him into the school hall of fame. It honored the biggest little man on any basketball floor with a four-team Christmas holiday tournament. It failed to flourish. It was moved to pre-season, then dropped and maybe forgotten. It might resume next season. So said the school official. Best I can tell, there are no Stu Aberdeen monuments at Tennessee. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
MPC seeks community feedback Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission Executive Director Gerald Green has preached the same message since he came to town in July: the MPC wants community feedback. It was welcome news to the Council of West Knox C o u n t y Homeow ners, a group that enjoys giving feedback. Green spoke to the group last week. Sector Green plan updates present an important opportunity for citizen input, he said. Sector plans define how the city, or county, would like for future development to happen. The Northwest County Sector Plan, which includes
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Hardin Valley, Solway, Ball Camp and West Emory Road, is now being updated. Once adopted, sector plans can only be changed if surrounding land use or the area’s infrastructure changes, he said. Green gave a primer on the MPC. The planning commission is made up of 15 unpaid members; seven appointed by the city mayor and eight appointed by the county mayor. The paid staff makes recommendations to commissioners, who vote on recommendations to legislative bodies. Neither commissioners
nor staff initiate rezoning requests, he said. Those are made by property owners. When a rezoning is requested, staff considers the sector plan, surrounding land use, infrastructure in the zone and the general feel of the area. Another opportunity for public input is when commission hears the rezoning request. When a rezoning is opposed, each side is given five minutes to speak. Consolidation of comments is recommended. Meetings are at 1:30 p.m. in the Large Assembly Room at the CityCounty Building. To avoid a trip downtown, residents can express opinions via email, petitions or letters directed to commissioners. Views expressed on social media, like those regarding Knox County’s controversial proposed land swap of a portion of Nicholas
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Ball Park, can’t be accepted as public comment because it’s not directed to commissioners, Green said. He has ideas for improving the process. He’d like to move back notice on upcoming rezoning requests to give citizens more warning. But the need to notify the community has to be balanced with providing a fair timeframe for developers. Verbatim minutes of MPC meetings are being replaced with audio and video recordings that will be available on the website, www.knoxmpc.org. After
meetings, the time each agenda item was heard will be noted on the agenda to make it easy to find on the recordings. MPC staff will also be reviewing adopted sector plans to make sure that ordinance changes are being implemented. “If the public takes part in the planning process, it’s our responsibility to follow through with that.” Local ordinances need to be brought into the 21st century, Green says. Possible changes include requirements that new sub-
divisions have sidewalks, connectivity to other subdivisions and open spaces. He has his own ideas about such updates, but that’s not what matters. “We don’t know what you want here, so we need your input.” MPC staff member Liz Albertson says additional public meetings regarding the Northwest County Sector Plan are planned for December. Staff members are available to discuss the sector plan at community meetings. Info: liz.albertson @knoxmpc.org
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Republicans target District 1 Republicans have long dominated Knox County Commission, but Democrats used to be a scrappy bunch who found a way to hold onto five or six seats on the 19-member body and finagle their way to into the vice-chair slot. Today, Democrats hold just two of nine district seats, and don’t dare even dream of snagging the two at-large positions, which leaves them with just their traditional District 1 and 2 strongholds in the heart of the city. Next year, Republicans are coming for more. Riding a statewide tide of “Red to the Roots” success, they’ve drawn a bead on District 1, which has not elected a Republican in living memory, although there was surely a Republican squire from East Knoxville on the old Quarterly Court at some time from its organization in 1915 to its dissolution in 1980. Party activists have decided that Michael Covington is the guy who can get it done in 2016. He has been campaigning for months and is energetic, talkative and liable to show up anywhere. The district, which
Betty Bean stretches from Lonsdale to Ft. Sanders, through downtown, and includes Morningside, Parkridge, Park City, Burlington, Holston Hills, Chilhowee and Spring Hill, has remained a Democratic stronghold. The long line of Democrats this district has elected stretches back at least 50 years, in roughly inverse order, from Sam McKenzie to Tank Strickland, Diane Jordan, Frank Bowden, Rudy Dirl, Joe Armstrong, Pete Drew, Andrew Dix and the still-revered Dr. Water S.E. Hardy. Even Drew, who hasn’t had any luck getting elected to anything – and Lord knows he’s tried – since he switched parties in 1985, first got elected as a Democrat. (Armstrong, after serving 10 years on the commission, took Drew’s House seat in 1988.) Whether the entourage that shows up with Covington will be an asset or a liability could depend on how long it takes for them to fig-
ure out that Barack Obama carried the city of Knoxville handily and District 1 by a landslide, and that as much fun as it is to trash him at a suburban Republican Club, it’s not a winning strategy to do it in the first district. And they should check out county election law before saying stuff like owning property in the district qualifies them to vote there in county elections. If they do, they’ll find they can’t vote on “property rights” in a county election, even if the property is inside the city. Ask election administrator Cliff Rodgers, who’ll say something like this: “Property qualification voting only applies in city of Knoxville elections. It doesn’t apply in the county – everybody has a county residence in the state of Tennessee, and I can’t buy property in a different part of the county and vote there, unless a city municipality gives me the right to vote.” The days of county residents’ wholesale dabbling in city politics were halted by a city charter change in 2000 – see Article VII, section 703, which restricts property-qualified voting
rights to no more than two voters per 4,000 squarefoot parcel, which they have owned for at least six months Covington – thus ending the practice of ward heelers buying vacant lots and dividing them into slivers, thus creating a bunch of new voters. Richard Bean tells some pretty funny stories about those days, but allows as how things could get complicated after the election when they had to run around getting signatures of 19 – or 29 – property owners before the property could be sold. Finally, Covington’s supporters would be well advised to note the Republicans like Victor Ashe, Bill Haslam and various members of the Duncan family have had success in East Knoxville because they’ve been smart enough to emphasize constituent services over ideology. As Dorothy said to Toto, they knew they weren’t in Kansas anymore.
Willie Gault’s wedding Willie Gault did everything in a big way. Marvin West says he was twice a legend: on the field and in his mind.
But when West visited with the authors club at Sarah Moore Greene school last week, he talked most about the 1983 wedding of Willie Gault and Dainnese Mathis. “They had 15 bridesmaids and 13 groomsmen and three best men,” said West. “They invited some Sandra 600 people and about 1,300 Clark showed up. “Gault was very, very fast. … but never a poster boy for At the University of Ten- hard work. … He won a Sunessee (1979-82), Gault set per Bowl and danced with kickoff return records that the Chicago Ballet.” still stand; he led the team Each member of the auin all-purpose yardage as thors club selected a Vol a sophomore, junior and legend to read about and senior; he was named all- discuss with West. Maurice American in 1982 and was a Jacobs picked Willie Gault. first-round NFL draft pick. Dy’Keise Fears-Perez Gault played 11 seasons talked about Peyton Manwith the Bears and Raiders. ning, noting that he came His Bears won Super Bowl back to UT for his fourth XX. year because he wanted to Willie was fast. He won win a championship. He the SEC in the 110-meter won neither a championhigh hurdles twice. He won ship nor the Heisman Trothe SEC indoor champion- phy. West recalled he led the ships 60-yard hurdles in band in “Rocky Top.” 1983, and the 60-yard high Arraya Moore read about hurdles and the 60-yard John Majors, who starred at dash at that year’s NCAA UT as a player and returned championships. He was on a to coach “for 15 or 16 years.” world record-setting 4x100 West said Majors was ideal meter relay team at the 1983 for the tailback position. “In World Championships. 1956, he was the best player He made the 1980 Olym- in the SEC. He wasn’t very pics team and could have big, but he knew how to run won a medal but for the behind those guards and boycott. He even earned a tackles.” spot on the U.S. Olympics Larry Seivers, from bobsledding team. Now 55, Clinton, never expected he continues to set records to play for a big-time colin senior competitions. lege, but UT coaches liked
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Sportswriter Marvin West signs his book “Legends of the Tennessee Vols” for students in the authors club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy: Dy’Keise Fears-Perez (left) and Arryana Moore (right). him. “They gave him the last scholarship they had. He was a great player and a humble, good guy.” Seivers caught a 2-point conversion to beat Clemson. After college he owned a vending machine business. “He became a millionaire when he sold it.” Heath Shuler came to UT, West said, because the WIVK radio signal reached Bryson City, N.C., where Shuler grew up. After three years as a “model citizen” quarterback, Shuler was drafted into the NFL. He later won election twice to Congress. Reggie White “played hard, but not mean.” He died young at just 43. Richmond Flowers came
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to UT because of racial discrimination at the University of Alabama, but after graduation he was not admitted to the UT College of Law. So he applied to law school at Bama and was admitted, on the recommendation of legendary coach Bear Bryant. West said “a certain sportswriter” made a point to mention Flowers’ grades every semester – just to remind UT what it missed. West then introduced his wife, Sarah, and read the dedication of his book. The Wests have been married for 62 years and Marvin calls Sarah his “proofreader and moral conscience. “Every man should be blessed with such a wife.”
government Maurice Mays should be pardoned The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ordered that the Knoxville City Council must actually vote on proposals on zoning which it does or does not favor. The time honored practice of letting proposals die for lack of a motion was convenient in that it permitted council members to avoid creating an actual vote where they could be held to account. It seems this decision may have ended the practice. Expect a few more roll calls in the future. It will make for more accountability. ■ Michael Grider is the press liaison for Mayor Tim Burchett. He has been with the Mayor for five years. He makes $71,000 a year which is far less than Jess Mayshark who heads up Mayor Rogero’s media operation. He started out working for WVLT in the news room. He says he has always been interested in politics and is “fairly independent,” but “fiscally conservative.” He says his time with Burchett has been a “fun, growing experience.” Grider has an easy person to work for given Burchett’s outreach and ease in talking to citizens of all areas of the county. He seldom has to spend time on damage control for the mayor. ■ As reviews are made to right wrongs and remove offensive symbols from the past, there is a matter from Knoxville which merits a review by the governor. That is the execution of Maurice Mays in 1921. Former state Rep. Bob Booker, who writes an excellent weekly column for the News Sentinel, has pointed out his conviction came from an all-white jury which deliberated all of 11 minutes on April 22, 1921. His real crime which generated significant public comment was that he was a black man who dated a white woman. The News Sentinel, through reporter Matt Lakin, has written extensively on this as has Jack Neely for the old Metro Pulse. Gov. Haslam should pardon Mays posthumously as clearly the jury did not do its job with any degree of objectivity or fairness. His former legal counsel, Herbert Slatery (now attorney general) declined the request of the late Knoxville attorney Donald Paine on the grounds the governor should not substitute his
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judgment for a jury. Had it been a representative jury or a deliberative one perhaps that would be true, but this jury excluded blacks and reached a verdict in 11 minutes. That seems to be grossly unfair and warrants correction by a pardon. ■ Dean Rice, chief of staff to Burchett, was a pallbearer for the late Sen. Fred Thompson’s services in Nashville on Nov. 6. Rice has been a field representative for Thompson, and his widow asked five field reps to serve as pallbearers, along with three of his grandchildren. ■ There are now five living Knoxville mayors with Randy Tyree, 75, the oldest. Bill Haslam is the youngest. All were present at the Welcome Center dedication of the Knoxville Botanical Gardens in August. All five are firsts. Tyree is the first to serve two consecutive 4-year terms. Dan Brown is the first African American. Rogero is the first woman. Haslam is the first mayor of Knoxville to become governor of Tennessee. This writer was the first mayor to serve four consecutive 4-year terms. Three are Democrats and two are Republicans. ■ The two recent city elections cost taxpayers over $250,000 with about 10,000 total voters for both elections which comes out to about $25 a voter. How long does this have to continue before something is done to change it? City Council for two years is now composed of nine persons, all term limited for a third term. Five new citizens will be elected to City Council in November 2017. Voter turnout then will be higher due to more competitive contests for council than this year, but will still be low. For those who believe the cycle of city elections should be moved to coincide with state and/ or federal elections then a charter amendment must occur and it will require a citizen petition effort to do it as council appears wedded to the current system. Incumbents generally like low turnouts.
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SENIOR NOTES ■ Karns Senior Center: 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; computer lab; billiards room; outdoor grill and kitchen area. Crafting social, 1:30 p.m. each Thursday in November and December. The center will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11. Register for: Medicare presentation, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12; Christmas ornament class, 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12; Thanksgiving Potluck Luncheon, noon Tuesday, Nov. 17; Lunch and Learn: “Dying in America,” an overview of palliative care and hospice, noon Thursday, Nov. 19; Bombshell Beauties Makeover, 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19; toenail trimming by appointment, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. ■ Frank R. Strang Senior Center: 109 Lovell Heights Road 670-6693 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; dance classes; watercolor classes; Tai Chi; blood pressure checks; Mahjong; seniorfriendly computer classes; “Senior Services” resource wall. The center will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Knox County Veterans Services will provide one-onone assistance to veterans and family members 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12; book club will discuss “Sycamore Row,” noon Thursday, Nov. 19. Register for: “Elegant Rattan Basket Weaving” class, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13; Alzheimer’s Association of East Tennessee program: “Healthy Habits for a Healthier You,” noon Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Singers from First Baptist The Golden Oats senior choir from First Baptist Church Knoxville performed for the residents at Morning Pointe of Powell. The choir sings all across Knox County for other senior adults to promote activity and music among the aging. The choir sang hymns and gospel medleys, closing with “Amazing Grace.”
Biggs pens book on drug kingpin By Betty Bean Thirty years ago, Jerry LeQuire was not just famous. He was infamous. He evolved from a violent young criminal with convictions for cattle rustling and road rage to eventual entanglement in international smuggling schemes and involvement with the CIA. His notoriety grew even greater after he was imprisoned for drug smuggling when his brothers and two others were indicted on charges that they had plotted to blow up electrical transmission lines, a dam, an airport and a power plant and blame it on terrorists in an elaborate scheme to spring him from prison. The plan was for LeQuire to volunteer his services to “solve” the case in return for having his sentence reduced. His notoriety had faded by the time LeQuire died in federal prison last year at age 70, but his name still registers with East Tennesseans of a certain age, and he cemented his status as a legendary desperado by leaving behind a lingering mystery: What happened to the $280 million stash he’d earned from the Colombian
drug cartel, the Medellin, for flying cocaine into the USA? Knoxville author Richard Biggs, whose biography of LeQuire, “A Species of Insanity,” is on track to be released in December, says he doesn’t know – and doesn’t want to know– where (or Richard Biggs w h e t h e r) LeQuire stashed the drug money. But he knows just about everything else about the charming criminal whom he spent some 150 hours interviewing. He and LeQuire became friends in the process, and Biggs had planned to speak on LeQuire’s behalf at a parole hearing that was short circuited by a pancreatic cancer diagnosis quickly followed by LeQuire’s death in a prison hospital. So how did Biggs, who had a distinguished career as an electrical engineer before becoming a published author, get interested in telling the story of a career criminal like LeQuire? In the beginning, he
was curious because, like LeQuire, Biggs is a native Blount countian. They both attended Everett High School (not at the same time), and they knew many people in common. He started his research in 2011, and began visiting LeQuire in McCreary Prison in Pine Knot, Ky. “I talked to him so many hours,” Biggs said. “I saw the Jerry that was, and saw the Jerry that is. We talked about everything from people involved to conspiracies that I won’t mention because I want to stay alive to spiritual matters. He’d reconciled his fate, and although he knew that lot the things he’d done were wrong, he still rationalized that he didn’t have a choice, and he was still a dangerous person. “I was going to appear for him at the parole board. We were friends. Every letter, every email, he’d end by saying, ‘Your friend, Jerry.’” The cast of characters in LeQuire’s story is fascinating, from the lawyers, beginning with Franklin Park, a notorious East Tennessee lawyer/bad guy whose mysterious murder was never solved and in which Lequire
may (or may not) have been implicated, to LeQuire’s defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey, to a Kentucky lawyer called “Lying Larry,” to LeQuire’s treacherous ex-wife. Biggs lays it all out. Snippets of the story can be found at richardbiggs-
books.com, as well as information about when and where the book will become available. Biggs has also written about the founding of Mission of Hope and a biography of Maxine Raines, founder of Lost Sheep Ministries.
Moving to music Morning Pointe of Powell resident Millie Odle and resident assistant Caleb Parrish dance to music at the assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care community.
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No peace They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. (Jeremiah 6: 14 NRSV)
Chloe Nussbaum, a member of Farragut Christian Church, sets up a table at One Acre Café in Johnson City where she volunteered this summer. Chloe Nussbaun, soon to be 16 years old, holds one of the children she met on a mission trip to At the café, patrons pay whatPalin, Guatemala, when she was 14. Photos submitted ever they afford for a meal.
Teen wants her gifts marked for Guatemala By Carolyn Evans Chloe Nussbaum will be turning 16 on Nov. 22, but there will be no presents at her party — at least that’s what she hopes. Instead, Nussbaum wants to do chores and sell T-shirts as she works toward a goal of raising $900. A little over a year-ago Nussbaum and 24 others from Farragut Christian Church went to Guatemala to give out food, build a well, host a Vacation Bible School and spread the gospel. “She fell in love with the people and country and has been wanting to go
back,” says her mother, Randi Nussbaum, a staff member who helped chaperone the trip. “She has a birthday coming up and wanted to do something for the village we worked in.” The teenager’s goal is raise enough money to build a brick house for one of the thousands of families recently displaced because of a mudslide. She needs 1,500 and has $600. Nussbaum is working through Clubhouse Guatemala, a Christian ministry started in 2003. To raise the funds, Chloe has been taking donations, doing odd jobs and
selling T-shirts that her mother orders. The T-shirts say HOPE. The “O” is a map of Guatemala. Chloe said she loved Guatemala and is hoping to go back in another year or so, since her church takes international mission trips every other year. During her time there, she passed out bags of food while another team dug a hole for a well and carried bricks. “There was a language barrier, sure,” said the Oak Ridge High School sophomore, “but there wasn’t a language barrier when it came to our faith.”
These kids spent more than hour creating this elaborate Lego city complete with houses, banks and skyscrapers. Pictured from left are Matthew Hardin, 11, Bascom Winn, 8, Angel Bahati, 10, Paul Ballast, 6, Naomi Winn, 11, and Tamar Burch, 10. Photo
Call it Armistice Day or Veterans Day, Nov. 11 is a day of remembrance, of gratitude, of pride and of grief. It was set aside to honor the sacrifice of those Americans who fought in World War I. Still today, those who fought and lived, as well as those who fought and died are remembered and honored at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month. There have been other wars since, long, agonizing wars, and those veterans are also included in the tribute paid to their service. One would think that by this time, the inhabitants of Planet Earth would have figured out that maybe, just maybe, we should learn to peacefully share this home we have. As Rodney King so
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■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will serve a free traditional Thanksgiving dinner 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26. The community is invited. Info: beaverridgeumc.org or 690-1060. ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church will have a community food drive for the Pantry on Saturday, Nov. 14, weather permitting. Donations may be dropped off 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Heiskell Fire Department, 9444 Heiskell Road.
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pened to be from different cultures. “The kids come in contact with people from many different cultures on a daily basis. Right here in Knoxville, Norwood Elementary has students from 23 differ-
ent countries, said TEAM Kids volunteer Lynn Robinson, who is from South Africa. “What we’re teaching the kids today is that one church in one city can have an impact on people from
all over the world. “I was watching a video about a church in Queens, N.Y., where the pastor says there are people from more than 200 countries in Queens alone. “That one church can
■ First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike, will host the Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 6-7:30 p.m.
■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Morning Breakfast and Afternoon Hang Out for youth each Tuesday. Breakfast and Bible study, 7:20 a.m.; Hang Out Time, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 6901060 or beaverridgeumc.org.
have an impact on those 200 countries, and that has the potential for enormous impact across the world.” Elementary ministry coordinator Alisha Ballenger added saying, “Our kids are seeing the impact of globalization all around them, so we want to encourage them to be curious and befriend those from other cultures.
“We’re teaching them to build bridges. In a lot of ways kids are just kids all over the world. They have a better chance to build those bridges than we adults, because we have preconceived notions and children do not. “It’s my hope that they go back to school with an open heart and desire to share the good news of Jesus.”
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■ Music ministries of Christ Covenant Church in Farragut and Community Evangelistic Church in East Knoxville will join for three presentations of “How Great Our Joy – a Gospel Christmas!” Presentations: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11-12, Christ Covenant Church, 12915 Kingston Pike; 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, Community Evangelistic Church, 2650 Boyds Bridge Pike. Info: 525-1589 or cecchurch.org; 671-1885 or office@christcov. org.
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plaintively asked, after riots and beatings and killings in California, “Why can’t we all just get along?” Why, indeed? This sweet little blue planet that we call home is big enough to allow us all to live here, and to get along! Surely we could take care of it and of our fellow humans! But no, we fight over land and water and oil and mineral rights and politics and religion! We kill each other in wars and riots and on our highways. God forgive and help us!
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From Brazil, to Japan, to China, to South Africa, it seems kids love to smile. Pictured from left are Jacob Engle, 10, Bascom Winn, 8, Caitlin McVeigh, 8, Naomi Winn, 11, Sarah Engle, 8, and Love Mutambula, 8; back, TEAM Kids volunteer Lynne Robinson. Photo by Nancy Anderson
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■ Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, holds meditation services 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday. Includes quiet reflection, simple music and readings. Info: westsideuuc.org.
■ Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road, will host a churchwide Mission Day event 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, to raise funds for missions. Featuring: UMC Women’s rummage sale; Men’s Club barbecue and “Roots” Youth ministry bake sale. Info/ barbecue orders: 691-8330 or eumcknox.org.
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More than 250 kids at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church gathered in the church’s gym to build Lego cities and dress up in clothing depicting different cultures from cities from all over the world on Sunday, Nov. 1. As part of the church’s Missions Sunday, TEAM Kids, a children’s ministry for kindergarten through grade five, attended a “God’s Love for the Cities” program aimed at getting the children acquainted with missions work and its global impact. While some explored clothing from countries such as China, Brazil and South Africa; others were busy constructing elaborate cities from Lego blocks, and getting to know other kids from the church who hap-
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Science night for Admirals By Sara Barrett Farragut Intermediate School’s PTA hosted Science Night Oct. 29. The Muse Knoxville brought numerous hands-on exhibits and activities including making a galaxy from glitter, black PlayDoh and marbles; creating electromagnetic energy from a series of wires and small gadgets; an inflatable planetarium; and bubbles of CO2 gas that could be held only if you had socks on your hands.
Emmanuel Maillard helps his son, fifth-grader Clement Maillard, hold a jar of candy corn as they estimate how many pieces it contains. The winning guess wins the jar.
FIS first-grader Graham Hurt holds a bubble of CO2, affectionately known as a “Boo Bubble,” during Science Night.
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Farragut Intermediate School fifth-grader Kate Ford creates electromagnetic energy while waiting for her turn in the inflatable planetarium. Photos by S. Barrett
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Careers come to Karns Middle Karns Middle School hosted its 11th annual career fair Oct. 30, and the gymnasium was busting at the bleachers with exhibitors. Students roamed among the professionals, asking questions and politely accepting freebies and candy afterward. Knoxville Zoological Gardens brought a ferret and an owl, Fly Fishing Tennessee showed the appropriate way to roll cast and the Anthropology Department at Pellissippi State Community College brought along examples of specimens found on a dig. PSCC anthropologist Dr. Judy Sichler said she thoroughly enjoys meeting the middle school students and answering their questions about her career. It also lends itself to some humorous moments, she said. “Sometimes they’ll ask if I’m the one who gives the gas,” referring to the confu- KMS students Daniel Combs and Beau Hington and anthropologist Dr. Judy Sichler inspect sion of the titles anesthesi- archaeological items on display at Pellissippi State Community College’s Speech Communicaologist and anthropologist, tions and Anthropology booth. of course.
“Roadtrip Nation” representative Joy holds the phone for Karns High School student Kristen Sharpe as she completes a cold call to a biologist while “Roadtrip Nation” representative Paul looks on. Photo submitted
‘Roadtrip Nation’ visits Karns High School A crew from the nationally known program “Roadtrip Nation” visited Karns High School to give the students a pep talk on finding their calling in life. Nathan Butler of Butler Animal Clinic, a KHS graduate, was interviewed by the crew as an example of a successful community leader. Selected students were also given the opportunity to interview someone in a
Sara Barrett field that interests them. While on stage with the crew, KHS student Kristen Sharpe interviewed a biologist over the phone to learn more about sea turtles. Info: www.roadtripnation.com.
SCHOOL NOTE ■ West Hills Elementary participates in the following programs to help raise money for the school: General Mills “BoxTops for Education,” Campbell’s “Labels for Education,” and linking Food City ValuCards, Kroger Plus Cards and Target Red Cards to the school for points. Info: 539-7850.
HEALTH NOTES LeConte Medical Center representative Stacy Suggs explains the details of an X-ray to passersby.
■ Parkinson Support Group of North Knoxville will meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Topic: “Supplements That May Help P.D. Symptom Management.” Info: the Rev. Scobie Branson, 806-6907 or on Facebook.
Karns Middle School student Harris Hunter accepts a challenge from KUB journeyman/lineman Kevin Whittington to unscrew a bolt while wearing rubber sleeves and gloves that are used ■ Health and Wellness talk hosted by Susan Fowlkes, MS, RD, LDN, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western when power lines go down. Photos by S. Barrett Ave. Healthy Cooking Demonstration with recipes for diabetes follows at 11. Info: 329-8892 (TTY: 711).
KMS students Hannah Tarwater and Catherine Sage represent the Oak Ridge Academy of Dance during the career fair. “It is fun to share dancing with other students at KMS,” said Hannah.
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stay hotel opened here in 1997. The staff is led by Bart Pemberton, general manager; Trish Cisco, operations manager; and Dawn Lassiter, director of sales. ■ Knox County Schools sold 156,033 coupon books this year, raising $1.37 million for classrooms and schools. U.S. Cellular was the presenting sponsor. Corporate sponsors were First Tennessee Foundation, Junk Bee Gone, Rusty Wallace Automotive and Stanley Steemer.
the Mediterranean Dec. 4-30 with an opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at 5113 Kingston Pike. Parrott will attend the opening and will offer a painting demonstration in the gallery from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Info: 865-200-4452. ■ Commercial Bank will sponsor an event to benefit Alzheimer’s Tennessee from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in Fountain City Park. The Friday Fall Fun Fest, Tailgate and Cornhole Tournament is
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Southern Appalachians will not increase cookie prices next year. Locally, the cookies will continue to sell for $4 per box. The council’s 2016 sale will launch Jan. 16 and extend through February.
■ Pictures with Santa for kids 12 and younger will be offered at Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace, Realtors, 3009 Tazewell Pike, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Broker Gina Mills said the office will have holiday-themed snacks and activities. Info: 865-687-1111.
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■ Arts in the Airport: juried exhibition allows regional artists to compete and display work at McGhee Tyson Airport secured area behind the security gate checkpoint from March 17-Oct. 12. Theme: “Smoky Mountain Air Show.” Entries deadline: midnight Sunday, Feb. 7. Info/application: knoxalliance.com; Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com ■ Dogwood Arts Festival: juried artists are selected to exhibit and sell their original work in mixed media, clay, drawing/pastels, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, painting, photography, sculpture, and wood in April. Info/application: dogwoodarts.com ■ Gallery of Arts Tribute: a juried exhibition developed to recognize local artists and honor the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Artwork should be delivered 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 4-5. Entry form: knoxalliance.com/MLK.htm; or SASE to Arts & Culture Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, Knoxville TN 37901. Info: Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or
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Dottie Ely joined her husband, Bob, when he was recognized for 55 years of perfect attendance by the Rotary Club of Bearden. Ely was a founding member of the club. Photo by
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International students celebrate
The Rotary Club of Knoxville is hosting a Thanksgiving meal for International students at the University of Tennessee on Monday, Nov. 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will be at the International House, located on the UT campus at 1623 Melrose Place. You can park in front of the building. There is no charge for Rotarians and their families. ■
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Tennessee’s First Lady – Crissy Haslam – will be speaking to the Tuesday Nov. 24 meeting of the Rotary Club of Knoxville at the Marriott Hotel. The meeting begins at noon. If you are interested in hearing the wife of Gov. Bill Haslam, call 865-523-8252.
Outsourcing? Not convinced
State Sen. Becky Massey told the North Knox Rotarians she’s talked to about 10 individuals from Gov. Haslam to folks in her district and nothing she’s yet heard has convinced her it’s a good idea to outsource state jobs. She predicted a change in the state’s tax on gasoline to include indexing – adjustments for inflation every three to five years. On abortion, she said, “We’re not going to abolish it; it’s the law of the land. We can make it safe for those who participate.” sc@knoxalliance.com ■ Broadway Studios And Gallery, 1127 N Broadway, will host an art exhibit about food. Artists reflect on food as it pervades lives, from the profound to the mundane. Entry fee is $5 with a limit of three pieces per artist. Drop off Nov. 20, 21, 27, 28 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Opening reception and awards night 5-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and the exhibit will run through Dec. 31. Info: Jessica Gregory, 865556-8676.
Call for vendors ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7754 Oak Ridge Highway, is seeking vendors for the annual Craft Fair to be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Spaces: $40. Bring your own table or rent one for $10. Info/reservations: 690-1060. ■ Christ UMC is seeking vendors for its fall arts and crafts festival, to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Info/application: bsstair@comcast.net or Sherry, 776-1100.
State Sen. Becky Massey talks with North Knox Rotary Club member and Jerry Griffey. Photo by S. Clark
■ Knox Heritage Salvage Shop is accepting applications from vendors for its Holiday Market to be held Dec. 2-19. Products will be sold by The Salvage Shop on consignment, so vendors do not have to be present during market hours. Proceeds will benefit Knox Heritage. Application deadline: midnight Friday, Nov. 20. Info/applications: knoxheritage.org/salvage.
AREA FARMERS MARKETS ■ Ebenezer Road Farmers Market, Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays through late November. Info: on Facebook. ■ Knoxville Farmers Market, Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Fridays through late November. ■ Lakeshore Park Farmers Market, 6410 S. Northshore Drive. Hours: 3-6 p.m. every Friday through Nov. 20. Info: on Facebook.
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By Betsy Pickle The only thing better than standup comedy is convenient standup comedy. Take this weekend’s Scruffy City Comedy Festival (please!). It will span three locations on Market Square – Scruffy City Hall, the Speakeasy at Preservation Pub and Knoxville Uncorked – instead of being spread throughout downtown. “People can literally walk out the door of one show and into the door of another show and be seated within a minute,” says Matt Ward, the Knoxville comedian and comedy promoter who founded the festival last November. “That allows people to see all the shows if they hang around all weekend, at least part of all the shows.” Ward and his associates learned a lot from the 2014 fest. One thing that doesn’t worry him is tackling a University of Tennessee football game day. His headliner Saturday night is Midwesterner Jackie Kashian. “Jackie Kashian is a perfect comic to have on Saturday night on a home football game day,” says Ward. “She has nothing to do with sports. She definitely has a dorky, nerdy following, and her material is beautiful in that regard.” On Saturday afternoon, New Orleans-based festival performer Chris Trew, who is also an improv coach and
Jackie Kashian headlines on Saturday night. Andy Sandford headlines the Scruff y City Comedy Festival on Friday night. teacher, will lead an improv class for both newcomers and seasoned performers. “It’s a class on language and communication in improv comedy,” says Ward. Ward has also learned to take bumps in stride. His Friday-night headliner, Ben Kronberg, had to bow out, but he ended up with a replacement who could prove even more popular. The new headliner, Andy Sandford, is a comic out of Atlanta now based in New York City. “It goes from being kind of a raunchy show on Friday night to being almost a completely clean comedy show,” says Ward, who notes that Sandford has appeared on “Conan” and “Adult Swim.” “Andy’s not 100 percent clean, but he definitely isn’t a very controversial comic. He’s more of a wordsmith.”
It’s becoming more common for mid-sized and small cities to have their own comedy festivals, Ward says. Nearly three dozen comedians will perform at the Scruffy City fest. “The comedy communities in these cities are growing,” he says. “Some of these places may not have had much live comedy at all before. Now they have a few years under their belt of having standup comics come in and do shows, typically produced by local performers. And then those people get excited, and they’re like, ‘Let’s showcase our scene. Let’s do a festival.’ So there’s a new festival popping up probably every few months across the country.” The second time around has been much easier, he says. “Last year we had such a great response and turnout, it makes this year that much
Mia Jackson will headline Sunday along with Shane Mauss. more legitimate. When I walk into a place to put up a poster, people have heard of the festival, whereas last year we were creating the festival and people weren’t sure about it.” Ward says there’s something “really big” that will also be announced via the Twitter handle @scruffycomedy. There also will be some free “pop-up performances” revealed on Twitter. He wants “to keep people focused on the shows that we do have on the schedule, but if they don’t happen to be able to make it to those shows give them an alternative at the last second.” The fest kicks off with an opening-night party at 7 p.m. Friday. The comedy starts at 7 on Saturday and Sunday as well. Sunday’s headliners are Mia Jackson and Shane Mauss. For tickets/passes, times and locations visit scruffycitycomedy.com or The 2nd Annual Scruffy City Comedy Festival on Facebook.
A classical ‘fab four’ By Carol Shane There’s a new classical kid in town, and its name is “Inner Voices.” Made up of four musicians from the Knoxville and Oak Ridge symphonies, the recentlyformed string quartet has a fresh objective: to play great music in an intimate, fun setting, and to pick the pieces the members really want to perform, even if that means playing only parts of larger works. “It’s like a mixed tape,” says violinist Ruth Bacon Edewards. Indeed, “Mixed Tape” is the name of the group’s inaugural concert, and the setting is just as hip as the idea. “We are having it at The Hive, which is a creative space in my neighborhood of Old North,” says cellist Jeanine Wilkinson. “Several of us live near this up-and-coming neighborhood and we would love to highlight a new business that just opened.” Edewards agrees. “We’re just really inspired by the energy in North Knoxville right now. We wanted to be
a part of that.” Wilkinson is largely responsible for the group’s formation. She’s been thinking about this type of project “for several years. For string players, chamber music is what we live for. It’s such a unique instrumentation that permits each player to be a soloist and at the same time be part of an ensemble.” She wanted to get together regularly to rehearse and perform with like-minded, equally-committed musicians. She discussed the idea with her good friend Kevin Richard Doherty, host of WUOT’s Early Morning Concert. “I thought the idea sounded amazing,” says Doherty. “So I told Jeanine that if she got the group together I would help her promote it. In this crazy age of technology and instant gratification, I feel like we need classical music and thoughtful music now more than ever.” Wilkinson called up some of her string-playing
‘The 33’ Mario Sepulveda (Antonio Banderas) is one of 33 Chilean miners trapped 200 stories underground in “The 33,” based on the 2010 disaster that gripped the world for nearly 70 days. Director Patricia Riggen’s film depicts the struggles of the miners, who endured 100-degree temperatures in the collapsed mine, as well as the heroic efforts of those trying to rescue them. The international cast also includes Juliette Binoche, Rodrigo Santoro, Lou Diamond Phillips, Gabriel Byrne, Mario Casas and James Brolin. The movie opens wide on Nov. 13.
‘Menagerie’ Elizabeth Beck of Harriman will play Laura in the Roane State Playmakers production of “The Glass Menagerie.” Show times are Nov. 13-14 and Nov. 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, Nov. 15 and Nov. 22, at 2 p.m. in Harriman. Tickets are $10 ($5 for students and seniors). Info: 865-354-3000, ext. 5296.
Rachel Loseke, Ruth Bacon Edewards, Christina Graffeo and Jeanine Wilkinson are the members of “Inner Voices,” a new string quartet making its debut at The Hive this Friday. Photo by CMarlowe
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friends, and the four had “a social get- together to sight read music and then eat and drink wine, just to make sure the chemistry would be compatible between all of us. We ended up having a ton of fun and decided that we would all love to work together and put on a concert.” Violist Christina Graf-
feo is thrilled to be making music again after being sidelined by an injury that kept her from symphony playing. A sonographer for Blount Memorial Hospital, she welcomed the chance to join her musical friends. “It is refreshing,” she says of working with “Inner Voices.” “I love that!” And violinist Rachel Los-
eke says, “Ever since I’ve moved here I’ve missed playing chamber music for fun. I feel like it’s the most expressive medium for a string player, aside from solo playing. You get to be collaborating and communicating.” Loseke is enjoying the social and autonomous aspects of the venture. “I love
the girls I’m working with. We’re in charge, and we get to do what we want!” The program includes the winding, mesmerizing first movement from Maurice Ravel’s only string quartet and “Is Now Not Enough?” by Asheville composer Dosia McKay, as well as music from Mozart, Beethoven and Piazzolla. And in keeping with the casual atmosphere, the audience is also invited to “join the quartet for a drink after the show.” Doherty hopes to see an enthusiastic crowd this weekend. “I want to do my part to help classical music find its stride in the 21st century. More of this is happening, i.e. the Big Ears Festival. We just need more people believing in the cause.” “Mixed Tape” by “Inner Voices” will be performed at 7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 13, at The Hive, 854 North Central Street in Knoxville. Tickets are $10, and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Info: kevinricharddoherty. com
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Millen Garage Builders 865-679-5330 Farm Equipment 1937 Oliver 70 Row Crop tractor, $3,000 obo. 865-213-3342 763 Bobcat skid loader, runs strong, good tires, $9900. (865)475-1182
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PUBLIC HEARING
I. Ordinance 15-19, an ordinance to rezone a portion of Parcel 78.01, Tax Map 142, located at 200 Boring Road, from R-2 to R-1 (Ryan Lynch, Applicant)
2 BR, mtn view, water/yd maint. furn. Great for elderly & others. Nice & quiet. Carport. F&B decks. W&D. Dr. Berry (865)256-6111
Lake Property RENTAL/SALE/OWNER FINANCE 4/3/2 Tellico Village, Panoramic Lake View. Nicely kept up. (774)487-4158. SHORT SALE. Watts Bar lakefront. 3 BR townhome. Dock, hdwd flrs, granite, S/S appls, 25 min to Turkey Creek. 3 units pre-approved at $199,900 each. (865)924-0791
Homes with Acreage KARNS FSBO: 9+ acres with small house just off of Pellissippi Pkwy. Mega views! $220K. (865)386-8720
Manufactured Homes I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643
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OF ENTIRE INVENTORY OF COLONIAL HARDWARE STORE at 6204 Chapman Highway on Saturday, Nov. 21st at 10:30 AM All inventory to be sold including tools, paint supplies, gardening tools, pipes and plumbing supplies, all sizes of nails, bolts, screws & washers + much more! Call 1-800-540-5744, ext. 9017 or visit www.PozyAuctions.com for more information.
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I NEED TN vs N. TEXAS Tickets PLEASE CALL RUDY (865) 567-7426
Wanted NEED CHRISTMAS MONEY? - I will pay good prices for your vintage toys, old costume jewelry, old shaving items, lighters & any advertising items & old Halloween items. (865)441-2884
A loving Mom, a devoted Dad, and a bright future are waiting to welcome your baby! Expenses paid. Anne & Colin. 1-877-246-6780
HIGHLAND MEMORIAL CEMETERY - 4 plots together. $7,850. (317)727-2764
BUYING OLD US COINS
90% silver, halves, quarters & dimes, old silver dollars, proof sets, silver & gold eagles, krands & maple leafs, class rings, wedding bands, anything 10, 14, & 18k gold old currency before 1928 WEST SIDE COINS & COLLECTIBLES 7004 KINGSTON PK CALL 584-8070
Homes Unfurnished ALL BRICK 3 BR RANCHER IN WEST HILLS PARK - Hdwd floors, updated baths & open kitchen area. Culde-sac wooded lot w/back fenced. Family room w/lots of windows. Only $1,200/mo. Call (865)201-1003 FARMINGTON SUBD (Ebenezer & Northshore) - 1628 Dunraven. 3 BR, 2.5 BA, new carpet/paint/deck, den, laund rm, 2 car gar., 1 yr lease, $1250 mo + $1250 sec dep. (865)207-0996 NORTH - 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, Incl all s/s appls, shows like model. In subd. w/ lrg comm. pool & amenities. $1375. Call Lydia 865-804-6012
Condos Unfurnished 2BR, 2 FULL BA, HALLS, Kit/DR combo, 1 car gar., priv. patio, all appls., very quiet. $790/mo. (865)712-8326. CONDO - WEST. Colonies. 2 BR, 1.5 BA, frpl, pool, tennis cts. View of Smoky Mtns. $795/mo + dep. No pets. Avail Now. (865) 216-8053
Lots/Acreage for Sale FOR SALE OR LEASE 80+ acres in Hardin Valley, zoned industrial & SP. 1.5 mi of creek frontage, very private. $20k per acre. By appt. only. Call (865)386-8720 .
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Commercial RE Lease LOCATED 1 BLOCK OFF SUTHERLAND AVE. 970 SF Office Bldg. Cent. gas heat, 3 lg. offices, reception area, break area & lg. storage room. $850 mo. Lease, Lg. fenced outside storage avail. $250/mo. 865-765-1123 or (865)539-1145.
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DR Power Grader 48”, 12 scarifying teeth, remote control. Pull with ATV or riding mower. Sell $1,100. New $1,500. Needs new battery. (423) 921-9001
FOR SALE BY OWNER 836 TREE TRUNK RD 37934 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car gar. Move in ready. $158,500. For info call (865)567-0859
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A COMPLETE SET - of Goebel Hummel annual plates: 1971 to 1996 with pretty bas-release dolls on them, such as the “apple tree” boy & girl and the “umbrella” boy & girl. $3000. Certified check or cash. Phone: 865-922-1819. Ask for Barbara.
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THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN of the Town of Farragut will hold a public hearing on December 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, to hear citizens’ comments on the following ordinances:
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AGENDA Farragut Board of Mayor & Aldermen, November 12, 2015 WORKSHOP: 5:45 PM Discussion: Farragut Business Alliance Contract 6:15 PM Discussion: McFee Park Splash Pad BMA MEETING: 7:00 PM I. Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Mayor’s Report IV. Citizens Forum V. Approval of Minutes A. October 22, 2015
VI. Business Items A. Approval of proposal from Cannon & Cannon, Inc. for engineering services for Traffic Signal Improvement Project. B. Approval of proposal from Kimley-Horn/Cannon & Cannon, Inc. for engineering services for feasibility study of possible north-south connector between Parkside Drive and Outlet Drive. C. Approval of TDOT contract amendment to Include local cost share for decorative lighting on Concord Road project – Turkey Creek Road to Northshore. D. Approval of TDOT contract for improvements to intersection at Kingston Pike and Watt Road. E. Approval of contract with BerryDunn for professional information technology (IT) strategic planning services.
VII. Ordinances A. Public Hearing and Second Reading 1. Ordinance 15-17, an ordinance to amend the text of the Farragut Municipal Code, pursuant to authority granted by Section 13-4-310, Tennessee Code Annotated by adding Title 14, Chapter 7., Farragut Vested Property Rights Ordinance. 2. Ordinance 15-18, an ordinance to amend the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, pursuant to authority granted by section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated, by amending Chapter 4., Section XXIII., Site Plan Regulations, Subsection B., validity, to clarify the procedure for approval of plans as it relates to the Vested Property Rights Ordinance. B. First Reading 1. Ordinance 15-19, an ordinance to rezone a portion of Parcel 78.01, Tax Map 142, located at 200 Boring Road, from R-2 to R-1 (Ryan Lynch, Applicant)
VIII.Town Administrator’s Report IX. Town Attorney’s Report It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-966-7057 in advance of the meeting.
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AGENDA FARRAGUT MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION November 19, 2015 7:00 PM • Farragut Town Hall For questions please either e-mail Mark Shipley at mark.shipley@townoffarragut.org or Ashley Miller at ashley.miller@townoffarragut.org or call them at 865-966-7057. 1. Citizen Forum 2. Approval of agenda 3. Approval of minutes – October 15, 2015 4. Discussion and public hearing on a final plat for Phase II of the Briarstone Subdivision (formerly the Villas at Anchor Park Subdivision property) located on the north side of Turkey Creek Road across from Anchor Park, a portion of Parcel 59 and Parcel 59.04, Tax Map 152 (Saddlebrook Properties, LLC, Applicant). 5. Discussion and public hearing on a final plat for Phase 2 of the Cottages at Pryse Farm Subdivision, Parcel 047, Group C, Tax Map 162B and Parcel 8.01, Tax Map 162, 23.94 acres, 34 lots, Zoned R-1/OSMR (Robert G. Campbell & Associates, Applicant). 6. Discussion and public hearing on a final plat for Phase 3 of the Cottages at Pryse Farm Subdivision, Parcel 047, Group C, Tax Map 162B and Parcel 8.01, Tax Map 162, 16.76 acres, 22 lots, Zoned R-1/OSMR (Robert G. Campbell & Associates, Applicant). 7. Discussion and public hearing on a final plat for McKinley Station Subdivision, located at 421 Everett Road, a portion of Parcel 104, Tax Map 141, Zoned R-1/ OSR, 32 lots, 15.385 acres (Saddlebrook Properties, LLC, Applicant). 8. Discussion and public hearing on a resubdivision plat of Lots 42, 43 and 62 at The Battery at Berkley Park, located at the intersection of Prince George Parish Drive and Cotton Blosson Lane, Parcels 42, 43 and 62, Tax Map 142A, Group D, Zoned R-1/OSR, 2.213 acres (Benchmark Associates, Inc., Applicant). 9. Discussion and public hearing on a final plat for the Danut V. & Cornelia Leuciuc property, Parcel 33.02, Tax Map 142, 12401 Union Road, Zoned R-1, 1.44 acres, and a variance request from the Subdivision Regulations requirement to construct sidewalks and other pedestrian facilities on Smith Road and Union Road (Benchmark Associates, Inc., Applicant). 10. Discussion and public hearing on a final plat for the Vasile Deac property, Parcel 2, Tax Map 153, 624 Red Mill Lane, Zoned R-1, 2.91 Acres, and a variance request from the Subdivision Regulations requirement to construct sidewalks and other pedestrian facilities on Red Mill Lane (Stan Hinds, Applicant). 11. Discussion and public hearing on a final plat for the Ben Boring property, Parcel 78.1, Tax Map 142, 200 Boring Road, Zoned R-1, 9.4 Acres, and a variance request from the Subdivision Regulations requirement to construct sidewalks and other pedestrian facilities on Boring Road (Ryan Lynch, Applicant). 12. Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for telecommunications tower, a portion of Parcel 37.03, Tax Map 153, located off of Concord Road adjoining Clarity Pointe and First Utility District, Zoned C-1 and Telecommunications Tower Overlay, 5.24 acres (Branch Towers, Applicant). 13. Discussion and public hearing on the adoption of a Vested Property Rights Ordinance and amendments to the text of the Farragut Subdivision Regulations to address new legislation regarding vested property rights as established in §T.C.A. 13-4-310. 14. Discussion on a request to amend the 2012 Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the property located at 12639 Kingston Pike, 30.13 acres, from Low Density Residential and Open Space to Commercial and Open Space (Paul R. Swan, Applicant). 15. Discussion on a request to rezone Parcel 58, Tax Map 151, 12639 Kingston Pike, 30.13 acres, from R-2 and Floodplain to C-1 and Floodplain (Paul R. Swan, Applicant). 16. Discussion on a request for an assisted living facility on Parcel 117, Tax Map 142, located at the south intersection of N. Campbell Station Road and Herron Road, approximately 4.5 acres (Peter Falk for Autumn Care II, LLC, Applicant). 17. Public hearing on proposed locations for new utilities. It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-966-7057 in advance of the meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11 West Knox Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Applebee’s, 261 N. Peters Road. Cost: $5 adults, $3 children under 12. Includes pancakes, sausage and drinks. Proceeds to benefit West Knox Lions Charities, including Kids Sight and vision screening programs. Info: Ron Riehn, 690-2557, or Jonnie Sorensen, 584-8266.
THURSDAY, NOV. 12 AARP Driver Safety classes, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822. Brown Bag Lecture: “The Tangled Web of the Civil War: A Novelist’s Perspective,” noon-1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-8824. Fall Crush, 6-9 p.m., The Stables at Hunter Valley Farm, 9111 Hunter Valley Lane. Features: wines, food, silent auction. Tickets: $75. Proceeds benefit the National MS Society, Mid-South Chapter. Info/tickets: 470-9933. Fall Festival Luncheon hosted by the Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection, 10:45 a.m., Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker: Anne Hart from Johns Island, S.C. Topic: “Finding the Missing Piece to the Puzzle.” Featuring silent and live auctions; vendor sales, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $12. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Info/RSVP: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com. Improving Postural Balance with the Alexander Technique, 10:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $55. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/registration: Lilly Sutton, 3877600, or AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com. Knoxville Square Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Live old-time music by the Hellgrammites; calling by Stan Sharp, Ruth Simmons and Leo Collins. Admission: $7, $5 for students and JCA members. Info: on Facebook.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 12-15 “My Three Angels,” the Historic Southern Railway Station, 300 W. Depot Ave. Performances by Tennessee Stage Company: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Benefit production for the Tennessee Stage Company. Tickets: $15. Info/tickets: 546-4280; tennesseestage.com.
FRIDAY, NOV. 13 AARP Driver Safety classes, 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822. “Friday Night Lights” Alzheimer’s Tennessee 5K Glow Run and Walk, 6 p.m., Lakeshore Park. Entry fee: $35. Registration: alzTennessee.org. Info/sponsorships: Kay Watson, kay.watson@TNalz.org, or 544-6288.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 13-14 Terra Madre: Women in Clay Holiday Pottery Show and Sale, 5-8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 115 Perimeter Park Road. Featuring handmade pottery and clay art of more than 30 members of the group. Info: on Facebook.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 13-15 The Scruffy City Comedy Festival, at Scruffy City Hall, Speakeasy at Preservation Pub, Knoxville Uncorked. Nearly three dozen featured comedians performing with headliners: Andy Sandford, Jackie Kashian, Mia Jackson and Shane Mauss. Info/tickets: scruffycitycomedy.com.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 13-22 “She Kills Monsters,” Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $12 adults; $10 seniors or students. Info/tickets: pstcc.edu/arts or 539-7529.
SATURDAY, NOV. 14 “Composting 101 for Home Gardeners,” 1-2:30 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Presented by Master Gardeners Dr. Annie Gray and Bill Menius. Info: 470-7033 or knoxlib.org. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Performance Anxiety and the Alexander Technique, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $80. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/registration: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600, or AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com. Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Tour of the Gray Fossil Site, 8:30 a.m. depar-
ture from Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, and under are free. Townsend, or 9:15 a.m. departure from Blount County Public Library, Maryville. Cost: $85; includes lunch with special presentation by Dr. Blaine Schubert, paleontologist and museum director. Info/reservations: 448-8838. Computer Workshops: Excel, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215- 8700.
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
Guitarist David Burgess in solo recital, 3 p.m., Pollard Auditorium, 210 Badger Ave., Oak Ridge. Tickets: $25 for adults; $10 for young adults and youth (29 and under). Info/tickets: ORCMA.org or 483-5569. SAFTA Reading Series: James Arthur and Brent House, 3 p.m., The Birdhouse, corner of Fourth and Gill. Free and open to the public. Info: sundresspublications. com/safta or safta@sundresspublications.com.
MONDAY, NOV. 16 Computer Workshops: Word Basics, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/ registration: 215-8700.
TUESDAY, NOV. 17 Open house for prospective students, 8:30-10 a.m., Knoxville Jewish Day School, 1529 Downtown West Blvd. Meet staff, students; tour campus. Info/ RSVP: me@kjds or 560-9922.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18 Dine and Discover, noon-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. David Butler, executive director of the Knoxville Museum of Art, will present “A Look Over the Horizon.” Free and open to the public. Info: knoxart.org. “End-of-Life Plan,” 2:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Speaker: Susie Stiles, LCSW. Info: 329-8892 (TTY: 711). “Getting a Show: Avoiding the Pitfalls & Pratfalls,” noon-1 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: $5 for members of the Arts & Culture Alliance/ $8 for nonmembers. Info/registration: knoxalliance.com/ development.html; 523-7543; sc@knoxalliance.com. Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Dr. Bruce Wheeler will speak about his book “Knoxville, Tennessee: A Mountain City in the New South”: Lunch: $12. RSVP: Mary McKinnon, 983-3740 by Nov. 16. “Using Legal Tools for Life Decisions” 1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Speaker: elder law attorney Monica Franklin, CELA. Info: 329-8892 (TTY: 711).
TUESDAY, DEC. 1 AARP Driver Safety classes, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., GFWC Ossoli Circle, 2511 Kingston Pike. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, DEC. 4 “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by Gian Carlo Menotti, 7:30 p.m., St. John’s Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave. Performed by Marble City Opera. Family-friendly production with free admission. Info/tickets: 525-7347. Matt Brown and Greg Reish in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
SATURDAY, DEC. 5 Market Square Holiday Market, noon-6 p.m., with farm vendors selling until 3 p.m. near the Market Square stage, and craft vendors and food trucks open until 6 p.m. on Union Avenue adjacent to Market Square and along Market Street. Info: MarketSquareFarmers Market.org or NourishKnoxville.org.
SUNDAY, DEC. 6 “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by Gian Carlo Menotti, 3 p.m., St. John’s Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave. Performed by Marble City Opera. Family-friendly production with free admission. Info/tickets: 525-7347.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, DEC. 9-10 AARP Driver Safety classes, 1-5 p.m., Cheyenne Ambulatory Center, 964 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
THURSDAY, DEC. 10 Knoxville Square Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Live old-time music by the Hellgrammites; calling by Stan Sharp, Ruth Simmons and Leo Collins. Admission: $7, $5 for students and JCA members. Info: on Facebook.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, NOV. 18-19 SATURDAY, DEC. 12 AARP Driver Safety classes, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
THURSDAY, NOV. 19 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA office, 715 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.
SATURDAY, NOV. 21 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA office, 715 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Ancestry in Detail, 1-3 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration and a valid email address as well as good Internet searching capabilities are required. Info/registration: 215-8809. “Baroque to Modern” performed by the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., First UMC of Oak Ridge, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Tickets: $25 adults; $10 ages 19-29. Info/tickets: ORCMA.org or 483-5569. Craft show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., West Towne Christian Church, 9300 Middlebrook Pike. Crafters’ booth fees will all go to the Youth Group Mission Fund at the church. Features more than 40 crafters with a wide variety of quality crafts; Youth Group will be selling coffee, hot chocolate and doughnuts in the morning and a soupand-sandwich lunch. Info: Sandy Tanaka, 742-6728 or sewcrazyn10@gmail.com. Emory Road, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) meeting, 10:30 a.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Speaker: Sonja DuBois, a WWII Holocaust survivor. Topic: “Preserving the Legacy.” Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Unity of the Community, Building Community through the Heart of Yoga, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lindsay Young Downtown Y, 605 W. Clinch. Light refreshments, yoga classes and more. Info: 622-9025.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 21-22
Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Market Square Holiday Market, noon-6 p.m., with farm vendors selling until 3 p.m. near the Market Square stage, and craft vendors and food trucks open until 6 p.m. on Union Avenue adjacent to Market Square and along Market Street. Info: MarketSquareFarmers Market.org or NourishKnoxville.org.
SUNDAY, DEC. 13 Free drop-in art activities for families, 1-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Docent tours in English, 2 p.m., and in Spanish, 3 p.m. Info: knoxart.org. Historic Ramsey House Candlelight Tour, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Featuring: holiday treats, Christmas carols and tours of the decorated, candlelit historic home. Admission free; donations appreciated. Info: 546-0745 or www.ramseyhouse.org.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, DEC. 14-15 AARP Driver Safety classes, noon-4 p.m., American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16 Dine and Discover, noon-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Adam Alfrey, East Tennessee History Center, and Steve Cotham, manager of McClung Historical Collection, will present “An Inside Look at Lloyd Branson.” Free and open to the public. Info: knoxart.org.
SATURDAY, DEC. 19 Market Square Holiday Market, noon-6 p.m., with farm vendors selling until 3 p.m. near the Market Square stage, and craft vendors and food trucks open until 6 p.m. on Union Avenue adjacent to Market Square and along Market Street. Info: MarketSquareFarmersMarket.org or NourishKnoxville.org.
TUESDAYS, JAN. 12, 19, 26, FEB. 2, 9, 16 “Reflections, Light and Magic” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $150/nonmembers $175. Materials list provided. Info/registration: knoxart.org.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, 27
Foothills Craft Guild Fine Craft Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Jacob Build“Beautiful, Vibrant Alcohol Inks” class, 10 ing in Chilhowee Park. Includes a free “Kids’ Make It & a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Take It Booth” sponsored by the Appalachian Arts Craft Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65. Center. Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors; children 13 Info/registration: knoxart.org.
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NEWS FROM SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES
Diabetic Retinopathy: the most common diabetic eye disease D
iabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes and is a leading cause of preventable blindness among American adults. Approximately 45 percent of diabetics will develop some form of diabetic eye disease. The good news is that preventative measures and current treatments can help keep your vision clear and bright. Diabetic retinopathy is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. As the disease progresses, these blood vessels can become damaged. When these vessels are damaged, they prevent parts of the retina from receiving blood and nutrients. This damage to the normal blood vessels can in turn lead to the growth of abnormal blood vessels or to leakage of fluid into the central retina. One major way diabetes can cause vision loss is through leakage of fluid into the central retina. Normally, the retina helps transform light entering the eye into a clear picture seen in the brain. The macula is the highly sensitive area of the retina that is responsible for our sharp, central vision. Fluid buildup in the macula, known as macular edema, can cause gradual and painless vision loss. Maintaining good blood sugar control is critical as it can help delay the onset of fluid buildup. However, at
least 30 percent of patients with diabetes for more than 20 years have some macular edema. Fortunately, regular eye exams and early treatment can halt the progression of the disease and help maintain good vision in most patients. Physician researchers are currently working to improve treatments for complications of diabetic retinopathy. The Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR) is the nation’s leading diabetic research program and coordinates the efforts of over 110 diabetic retinal disease centers in the U.S. Southeastern Retina Associates is East Tennessee’s only DRCR center and has been nationally recognized by the DRCR for excellence in their research efforts. The National Institute of Health and the DRCR work in tandem advancing medical research of diabetes-induced retinal disorders. For the last two years, Southeastern Retina Knoxville, also servicing Maryville, Oak Ridge, Sevierville, Morristown, Harriman and Crossville, has won the top site award. “This level of clinical excellence for our patients is important for Southeastern Retina and we are honored to receive this award,” said Dr. Stephen Perkins. Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), also
known as background retinopathy, is diabetic retinopathy in the early stages, characterized by tiny blood vessels in the retina leaking blood or fluid. The retina can swell due to this leakage and form deposits called exudates. Mild NPDR is common among people with diabetes and usually does not affect their vision. When vision is affected, it is due to macular edema (swelling or thickening of the macula) or macular ischemia (closing of small blood vessels, causing vision to blur). Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is growth of new, abnormal blood vessels on the surface of the retina or optic nerve as a healing response to the widespread closure of the normal retinal blood vessels. Unfortunately, the new blood vessels do not resupply the retina with normal blood flow, and they may be accompanied by scar tissue which may cause wrinkling or detachment of the retina. PDR may cause more severe vision loss than NPDR because it can affect both central and peripheral vision. PDR may lead to vision loss from vitreous hemorrhage (blood leaking into the clear, gel-like substance that fills the eye), traction retinal detachment (scar tissue wrinkling or pulling the retina out of position, causing visual distortion), or neovascular glaucoma (abnormal blood vessel growth in the
iris and drainage channels in front of the eye, causing pressure in the eye and possible damage to the optic nerve).
Diagnosis and treatment A medical eye exam is the best way to check for changes inside your eye. Those with Type 1 diabetes should schedule an eye exam with an eye doctor within five years of being diagnosed. Those with Type 2 diabetes should have an exam at the time of diagnosis. Pregnant women with diabetes should have an exam in the first trimester, because retinopathy can progress quickly during pregnancy. The frequency of follow-ups aimed at early detection and treatment of problems – ideally even before vision loss has occurred – will be determined by your doctor. There are several treatments for retinopathy including traditional therapies like laser and vitrectomy surgery. Newer therapy focuses on injections of medicine into the eye. A major breakthrough has been the development of antiVEGF medication which can stop the growth of abnormal blood vessels and reverse vessel leakage. Know the symptoms of DME. ■ Blurred vision ■ Straight lines that look crooked
■ Dark spots or “floaters” in the line of vision ■ Washed out colors What are the risk factors for DME? The major risk factors for DME are: ■ The severity of a patient’s diabetic retinopathy ■ How long a person has had diabetes ■ High blood sugar ■ High blood pressure ■ High lipid levels How to help reduce the risk of DME. The best way to reduce the risk of DME is to control the diabetes by doing the following: ■ Make sure blood sugar levels are within target range every day ■ Use diabetes medicine as director by a healthcare professional ■ Eat nutritious foods in moderation, and exercise regularly to maintain a healthy weight ■ Keep blood pressure in a normal range ■ Don’t smoke ■ See an eye doctor at least once a year for a dilated eye exam Southeastern Retina will continue to participate in research for diabetes-related retinal diseases and will be actively involved in upcoming clinical trials to help offer the best treatments for the Knoxville area community.
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James H. Miller, Jr., M.D.
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Nicholas G. Anderson, M.D.
R. Keith Shuler, Jr., M.D.
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