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Butch may exaggerate Any day now Butch Jones will deliver his best bowl pep talk, how almost all of America is focused on the surging Volunteers and maybe millions will be lining up to secure tickets for 50-yard-line seats.

The coach has great enthusiasm for this bowl game. It is the fulfillment of a year-long goal.

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Read Marvin West on page A-5

Nativity Pageant The Knoxville Nativity Pageant will be presented at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 14, and 7 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 15, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Admission is free.

All shows begin in darkness, and audience members are requested to come early in order to find seats and get settled. Each performance lasts approximately one hour.

Info: www.knoxvillenativity. com or 258-9985.

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Read Carol Shane on page A-11

NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Northwest County Sector Plan Metropolitan Planning Commission staff will hold a public meeting from 6-7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 11, at Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church to discuss the MPC’s northwest county sector plan.

Book to benefit Children’s Hospital A portion of the sales of a new children’s book, “K-9 On Board,” will benefit the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, said author Cinthia Diane Stafford.

She will be signing books at noon Saturday, Dec. 13, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Kingston Pike. Each book comes with a CD, and Stafford will read from the book starting at 11 a.m.

Info: 865-670-1727.

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By Sara Barrett When Nancy Green was sixyears-old and living in Ohio, her grandmother in Tennessee made doll dresses as a Christmas gift for her. Green was so amazed at what could be made from fabric, she asked her grandmother for a box of scrap material.

“She said, ‘Nancy, you’re the only child that would ask for a box of rags for Christmas,’” said Green. The box started a lifelong love of sewing for Green, who now lives in East Tennessee and creates dresses from old linens, doilies, lace and scraps from vintage garments she finds at estate sales.

Green’s love of sewing evolved from making doll clothes to making her own clothes in high school Nancy Green’s grandmother, Lily to creating curtains for her two Belle McNew Lumbert, helped spark daughters’ nurseries. At that point, Nancy’s love of sewing. Photos submitted the sewing machine was packed away for a number of years until she found a piece of lace about six years ago at an estate sale.

“I thought it would be beautiful to wear,” she said. She got her machine out to make a top and hasn’t stopped sewing since.

Now creating clothing under the pseudonym daniSunshine, Green has a sewing room so heavily layered with vintage textiles that it has made the room virtually soundproof. She has shown her work at area textile shows and Dogwood Arts Festival events, and she’s had pieces displayed at museums. She now sells them online and at the Paris Apartment Boutique and Tearoom in Bearden, where the store owner bought every item Green A daniSunshine original jacket made brought to their first meeting.

“I hadn’t intended on selling my from pieces of a vintage garment, pieces,” said Green. Parting with lace and doilies. the first one was hard. “I know

A dress made by Nancy Green, a.k.a daniSunshine they can’t be duplicated,” she said.

“It’s like painting a picture on a blank canvas.” But since selling that first item, her dresses and tops have been shipped all over the world. Her top buyers are in Australia and Italy.

Green cuts embroidered images from old pillowcases and trims beadwork from wedding dresses too outdated to wear. She creates

items on a dress form freestyle, starting from scratch, without using a pattern. Many of the pieces are hand-stitched. Others she dyes with coffee or tea.

Each piece takes about a day to create, working nonstop from morning to night. And she doesn’t To page A-3

Commissioners asked for help on Barnard Road

By Sandra Clark Knox County commissioners have been asked to secure funding to widen Barnard Road in northwest Knox County.

Property owner and developer Raj Sood met with District 3 commissioner Randy Smith and atlarge commissioner Ed Brantley at the Woods-Smith Market.

Sood said Barnard Road is dangerous for anyone who travels there. At less than 16-feet wide in Ed Brantley and Raj Sood

places, the road won’t allow for a center stripe, he said.

Yet traffic engineers have been reluctant to recommend improvements.

The road makes a sharp curve, has elevation issues and is narrow, Brantley said. “I drove that way to get here.”

Sood said his land lies in three tracts on both sides of Barnard.

It’s the former Hollifield farm.

The previous owner got it rezoned

for residential development, and Sood would like to construct apartments there although he has no current plans to do so.

Smith and Brantley were on a fact-finding mission, and both agreed to request the county’s Engineering and Public Works Department to take another look at Barnard Road.

Sood said the Hollifields donated land for improvements in 1982 but nothing has been done.

Let’s pitch in to help families

By Sandra Clark It’s impossible to know the emptiness felt by three Knox County families this Christmas.

Two children and an adult were killed and several others injured Dec. 2 when two school buses collided on Asheville Highway.

When the news came, my thoughts went first to the kids at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy, where some of us volunteer each Wednesday to launch a newspaper club.

News trickled out slowly. Can you imagine the anxiety of those parents and grandparents who gathered at the old Food Lion store to await information about their child?

Finally, the names were released. Dead were Zykia Burns, 6;

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Seraya Glasper, 7; and teacher’s aide Kimberly Riddle, 46, who left a husband and two young children.

Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre said, “Our families and community suffered an unspeakable tragedy, and our thoughts and prayers are with all of the families and staff members at Chilhowee Intermediate School and Sunnyview Primary School.”

Both schools were closed on Wednesday, and Church Street United Methodist Church held a candlelight vigil.

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Karns Democrats undeterred Although rain forced the Karns Community Christmas parade to be rescheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday Dec. 13, the weather couldn’t dampen the spirit of these intrepid members of the Democratic Party who showed up to march: Elizabeth Rowland, Beth Harwell, Dan Haney, Richard Dawson, Janice Spoone, Willa Reister, Clay Mulford, Linda Haney (chair of Knox County Democratic Party) and Frank Schingle. Beth and Richard are Democratic State Executive Committee members. Phil DePorter and Carolyn Greenwood are not shown. Photo submitted

West Knox to Oak Ridge greenway routes discussed

By Wendy Smith It’s no surprise that those who attended a public-input session on conceptual greenway routes from West Knoxville to Oak Ridge were generally in favor of the idea. But their input varied depending on how they would use the greenway.

Tyler Jordan, general manager of the Best Western at Cedar Bluff, says visitors regularly come to the area to eat and spend the night, and business owners want guests to be able to walk safely.

“A lot of employers look at the health of employees, too. That’s really important, not just for businesses, but for the community as a whole,” he said.

Robin Hill, an 86-yearold Sierra Club veteran, just wants a pleasant place to walk.

Jim Wiggins, avid cyclist and owner of Bearden Bike & Trail, is more interested in a scenic bike route than an efficient commute to Oak Ridge. Commuters can ride on the shoulder of Pellissippi Parkway if they’re brave enough, he said.

Representatives from Equinox Environmental were on hand to explain the process they used to come up with two routes – preferred and alternate – to connect the Knoxville/ Knox County 10 Mile Creek Greenway, Knox County’s Pellissippi Greenway and Oak Ridge’s Melton Lake Greenway. The firm was hired through a grant from the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization and matching funds from the Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council.

David Tuch of Equinox said he looks at greenways as being spokes on a wheel, with the hub being the city

Jim Wiggins and Tyler Jordan provide feedback as David Tuch of Equinox Environmental, not pictured, answers questions about conceptual greenway routes from West Knoxville to Oak Ridge. The Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council, the Knoxville Regional TPO and other partners hosted a public open house to discuss the routes last week at Hardin Valley Academy. Photo by Wendy Smith

center. There should also be connections between the spokes. The primary purpose is to connect residents to schools and businesses, and fulfill recreational purposes when possible.

“It’s important to be able to pull people onto the greenway. But it’s sometimes not picturesque.”

The draft plan outlines the construction of the 13.7-mile greenway in three phases at an estimated cost of approximately $8 million. Securing funding is the project’s biggest challenge, said Shauna Godlevsky, Knox County’s parks and greenway trails coordinator, and obtaining easements is a close second.

Community support is crucial for the project to gain traction. People still don’t understand the value of greenways, which provide transportation and health benefits, as well as increased property values, she said.

Community buy-in will also affect the route of the greenway. The preferred

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“Everyone needs a pasme out to get a custom request. I freeze in my tracks,” sion. If you just go to work and come home, then what she said.

She enjoys creating the pieces, but Green says her favorite part is hunting for materials to use. She rides around with her husband, Ray, each Saturday after breakfast and hits estate sales, looking for the next Call perfect piece of old lace.

“To find that next piece … it’s just a true treasure, like TERMITE AND PEST CONTROL Since 1971 finding gold. If ever there was retirement in my fuRated A+ ture, I could see myself do-

route would take advantage of the public land and possible business partnerships by running alongside Pellissippi Parkway. The alternate route, which would require more private land, parallels sections of Solway Road.

While it appears on maps to be close to Pellissippi Parkway, the preferred route is buffered by elevation and trees, said Kimbery Williams of Equinox.

“You will feel like you are in the woods.”

Hill suggested that Knox County follow Farragut’s lead by creating an ordinance that requires a 20-foot easement along all roads it acquires. That would make the process of building greenways easier, he said.

“I’ve never seen a single greenway built anywhere that people didn’t like.”

Documents from the conceptual plan, including maps and a form for feedback, are expected to be available this week at www. knoxtrans.org.

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Meeting Goals

By Daron Long As 2014 ends, we at the Karns Volunteer Fire Department believe it is important to review the year and determine what improvements can be made to better serve you in 2015.

I’m happy to report that we successfully met every goal we set for 2014: ■ Purchased a new fire engine ■ Upgraded the Karns Daron Long station from Basic Life Support (BLS) to Advanced Life Support ■ Hired a paramedic to be on-duty at this station 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and ■ Increased our full-time staff by three positions.

In 2015, we are setting even more ambitious goals, like the hiring of more full-time staff to provide assistance on emergency scenes. We also plan to work with the Insurance Services Office (ISO) to lower communities’ ISO classifications, possibly leading to lower homeowner insurance premiums. Another big priority is to keep our fire department local through expansion of

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

■ District 6 Democrats meet

our Cadet program.

Born and raised in Solway, I joined the Karns VFD in 1992 while attending Karns High School. Through the years, I have made many lasting friends in the department and within the community. To me, keeping our department local is what keeps our community strong. Our Cadet program allows youth ages 14-18 to observe and support the operations of the fire department under our supervision. This program, formerly the Explorers, has fed our department with recruits for many years, thus strengthening KVFD’s strong community ties for the next generation of firefighters.

We look forward to another safe year of serving the people of Karns, Hardin Valley, Solway and Ball Camp under the direction of our board of pastors, lawyers and community leaders. We will continue to be a fiscally responsible, open and transparent fire department that works for our communities.

I can assure you that we will always be there should the need arise and will continue to be your firefighters and your fire department.

Important Note: December mandatory subscription program invoices will be mailed the week of Dec. 15. Look for the Shield!

6:15 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Karns Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: Clay Mulford, 257-6744, or Janice Spoone, 771-5920/ ■ Karns Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each first Tuesday at Karns Middle School library.

■ Karns Lions Club meets 6:30

p.m. each first and third Monday, Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway.

Info: http://karnslionsclub. com/.

■ Northwest Knox Business and Professional Association meets noon each second Thursday, Karns Community Center Building, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: http:// www.karnsbusiness.com/.

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Chris Whittle thrives in the Big Apple Former Knoxvillian, UT graduate and Etowah native Chris Whittle, who left Knoxville after Whittle Communications collapsed in 1992, has rebounded financially from his low point some 22 years ago.

According to the Nov. 21 Wall Street Journal, he and his wife, Priscilla Rattazzi, have listed their East Hampton home including 11.2 acres on New York’s Long Island for $140 million.

When I was first elected mayor in 1987, Whittle was being mentioned as a candidate for governor as well as the life raft for economic development in Knoxville.

He could do no wrong. He walked on water.

It was in 1989 that he renamed his company, 13-30, to Whittle Communications, sold a 50 percent stake to Time Inc. and razed two blocks in downtown Knoxville with city help from the previous city administration.

A few years later it all collapsed, and the city faced the unwanted acquisition of the Whittle building due to the foolish financial agreement that made the city liable in case of collapse. The impossible occurred. I was looking at an unexpected and unwanted $14 million liability as then-mayor.

Luckily, the notion of making this building the home of the new federal courthouse came into play.

The late Judge Jim Jarvis pushed it, and GSA discovered it was cheaper to acquire the Whittle complex than to build a new courthouse.

Just in the nick of time, city taxpayers were saved the surprise gift of a costly building for which the city had no reasonable use.

Whittle has emerged from every setback he encounters more nimble and financially enhanced. Just amazing.

Knox County commissioners Randy Smith, Ed Brantley, Bob Thomas and Dave Wright take questions from the Council of West Knox County Homeowners. Photo by Wendy Smith

County commissioners invite feedback

March 6, 2015, deadline to submit proposals.

Prospective bidders are invited to a pre-proposal conference at the UT Purchasing Office, 5723 Middlebrook Pike, at 10 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 12.

At 4848 Lyons View Pike, the property’s acreage is

between the street and the Tennessee River and includes a 10,000-square-foot house and two-story horse barn. The three-story brick house has been unoccupied since 1983.

Through the RFP, the University seeks to lease the property to “the

individual(s) with the best plan for restoration and care of the property” and who proposes the highest rental payments.

Shopper-News columnist Victor Ashe repeatedly called for attention to this issue.

– S. Clark

Wright explained that commissioners have to take off all the hats they’ve ever worn to work for the county as a whole, rather than working for those in individual neighborhoods. Development is ultimately the decision of property owners, he said.

Later, he said the county needs new middle schools in Hardin Valley and Gibbs.

The commissioners shared different perspectives on a proposed change to Knox County Commission meeting times. Smith said he’s in favor of later meetings that would allow working people to attend.

When it was suggested that evening meetings might be less safe for residents to attend, commissioners pointed out that City Council and school board meetings are in the evening.

They asked for feedback on the appointment of a replacement for District 5 member Richard Briggs, now a state senator.

CWKCH president Margot Kline asked commissioners to support John Schoonmaker, a past president of the organization.

The Board of Zoning Appeals chair is a business owner who wants the area to be prosperous and attractive and have good schools, but not at the expense of individuals and neighborhoods, she said.

is an unflinching guardian of the truth.

A PunditFact survey of 83 Fox statements found only 15 to contain some of the truth, and only eight were deemed “completely true.” CNN was truthful 60 The Gospel of John tells percent of the time, and MSus Jesus was brought beNBC was 31 percent honest. fore Pontius Pilate, the RoThe hillbilly wisdom of Larry Jed Clampett echoes down man prefect of Judaea, who Van signed off on his crucifi xion. the years: “Pitiful.”

Guilder After Jesus told Pilate his Television and the Web mission was to bear witness shape more opinions today to the truth, Pilate asked, than every teacher, preach“What is truth?” er and newspaper columnist I’m not cadging material combined. from Lynn Pitts’ column. becomes true, especially In “Idiot America,” Pilate’s words, cynical as when embedded in a 24- Charles P. Pierce writes of a they were, are more relevant hour media blitz. panel discussion about the Fox News understands “science” of creationism that than ever in the modern this principle better than its aired on “Larry King Live.” world.

The big lie, spoken loudly competitors, but none of the King asked: “All right, enough and often enough, major cable news networks hold on, Dr. Forrest, your

concept of how you can out-and-out turn down creationism, since if evolution is true, why are there still monkeys?”

And, as Pierce noted, “Why, dear Lord, do so many of them host television programs?”

Fueled by lies from Fox, the Tea Party and assorted Obama-haters, congressional Republicans did everything but foam at the mouth over Benghazi, the scandal that never was.

In dozens of prime-time segments, Fox commentators claimed Obama gave an order to special forces soldiers at the American embassy in Tripoli to “stand down.”

It never happened.

Two Fox News contribu-

tors claimed Hillary Clinton faked a concussion to weasel out of testifying about Benghazi.

False and despicable.

Why repeat the lie after it’s been thoroughly debunked? The lie sells quickly, and the truth is rarely easy to tease out.

Viewers and browsers have little patience for nuance. Unless it happens on PBS, no broadcast medium is going to carefully dissect a White House position paper.

Reading engages the intellect like television will never do, but reading by adults has been in freefall for decades. Last January the Pew Research Center released a report showing 23 percent of Americans had not read a

book in the past year.

That number was 8 percent in a 1978 Gallup poll.

Is it any wonder newspapers are struggling?

No political party or philosophy holds a monopoly on expedient lies. Vietnam was the most tragic lie foisted upon 20th-century America, and the deepening and continuation of that war was the work of both Democrats and Republicans.

Communism was a monolithic entity, we were told, and North Vietnam a puppet for the ambitions of Red China and the Soviet Union. That lie ground up 58,000 American lives.

The truth is always out there. Turn off the talking heads and take a look for yourself.

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Named Briar Patch, it’s one of the most expensive residential listings in the history of the affluent Hamptons. The house is 10,000 square feet with six bedrooms, built in 1931 right after the Great Depression.

According to the WSJ, the Whittles bought the property in 1989 and spent two and a half years renovating it to include a threestories-tall great room in the main house with a separate four-bedroom guest house.

The house was previously up for sale in 2002-03 for $45 million but did not sell and was taken off the market. The asking price has now jumped almost $100 million in 12 years.

Rattazzi is a photographer who has her own website, www.priscillarattazzi. com. Whittle is her third husband, and they are the parents of two daughters.

The Whittles, according to WSJ, “are embarking on a new chapter in their lives as empty nesters.” They plan to spend more time in China, Europe, Palm Beach and New York.

Tell homeowners to attend meetings Knox County is a big, diverse place, and county commissioners are doing their best to represent all of it. That was one of the messages delivered to the Council of West Knox County Homeowners (CWKCH) by three new commissioners and their vice chair last week.

“The four of us all really care, and we love to listen and hear what you have to say,” said at-large member Bob Thomas.

Commission members were invited to speak at the group’s holiday meeting. Thomas, along with atlarge member Ed Brantley, District 3 member Randy Smith and District 8 member and vice chair Dave Wright, attended.

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Brantley said he’d never appreciated the county’s diversity until commission duties required him to traverse it. While West Knoxville is business oriented, other areas, like Washington Pike, are scenic. The Halls community is its own little world, with little traffic, he said.

Thomas has lived in East Knoxville and Fountain City and has family in South and West Knoxville, so he’s familiar with the entire county.

“We have to take care of it. We want to develop it the way it should be.”

He’s concerned about

West Knoxville’s aging subdivisions, which are peppered with homes that are falling apart as well as rentals. Neighborhood associations are important because they invoke pride, he said.

Brantley agreed. The secret to maintaining good neighborhoods is getting people involved, he said.

All four commissioners expressed a desire to hear from the community. Attending meetings is one way to be heard, said Brantley.

“When we’re going through zoning, we ask if there is opposition. If there’s not, it gets approved.”

Thomas said he thought commission would have a hard time voting against homeowners if they were opposed to a zoning change.

When CWKCH members disagreed, new commissioners acknowledged that there’s been little controversy in the months since they’ve taken office.

UT issues RFP for former Eugenia Williams estate Proposals for restoration, care, occupancy and leasing of a 23-acre property on Lyons View Pike in Knoxville bequeathed to the University of Tennessee in 1998 are being sought.

The University’s request for proposals, or RFP, was released Nov. 24 with a

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Trying week frays tempers, loosens tongues Last week, the school board had important business that stretched Monday’s workshop into a three-hour ordeal. At Wednesday’s voting meeting, board members burned through the long agenda: approving a contract for teachers, who have been working without one since 2011, appointing one another to committees, and discussing board member Karen Carson’s objections to the way the vote to discontinue the SAT-10 test for grades K-2 was conducted.

Monday workshops exist to allow board members to work out differences in the sunshine and ease the process of coming to agreements, so it’s not unusual for the voting meeting to be considerably shorter. But this one was different.

After Tuesday’s school

Betty Bean bus crash that took the lives of two children and a teacher’s aide and sent more than 20 others to the hospital, the nuts and bolts of school governance somehow didn’t appear quite as urgent. That doesn’t mean that the meeting wasn’t emotional. It was memorable for unusual occurrences: The first came after the usual non-sectarian moment of silence, in the form of a prayer delivered by Great Schools Partnership CEO Buzz Thomas (also an ordained minister) begging God’s help in the aftermath of the tragedy.

The second came after a

public forum dominated by pleas from parents of special-education students who say Knox County Schools is not meeting its legally mandated obligations to their children. A couple of teachers spoke, too, hammering home their view that the inherently unfair SAT-10 is not only developmentally inappropriate but produces bad data that is then used to evaluate not only student progress but also teacher effectiveness. Knox County Education Association president Tanya Coats cried as she expressed her thanks for the board’s approval of the Memorandum of Understanding that was three years in the making.

The final jolt came from former board chair Lynne Fugate, who acknowledged that board members normally do not respond to

speakers at public forum but said that handing over the gavel to successor Mike McMillan this fall gave her the freedom to say things she couldn’t say when she sat in the big chair.

And then she had a Howard Beale* “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” moment: “This board has been attacked for over a year as if we don’t give a darn and we don’t care ... Don’t patronize and treat us like idiots. We have gone through hell in this community … We are all here because we are trying to do the right thing, so please.

Do not insult me and assume I am a bitch. Thank you.” *Howard Beale was the fictional news anchor in the 1976 movie “Network” whose epic on-air rant against his network struck a chord with the public and won actor Peter Finch an Oscar.

Ag students are 2014 Persons of the Year

By Betty Bean Picking out poinsettias offered by the Future Farmers of America at the North Knox CTE Center (they can’t call it a sale) is a tradition for residents of Halls and Fountain City, but six months ago, many feared the poinsettias had gone the way of Christmas past. Knox County Schools was Scrooge.

The role of Bob Cratchit was admirably filled by longtime agriculture teacher/FFA sponsor Mike Blankenship, who had been informed that his program was being disbanded because it wasn’t attracting enough students. It was a grim time for the Ag kids and for Blankenship, who found himself facing the possibility of an abrupt end to his award-winning, 37year career with KCS. But his students, led by rising seniors Ryan Cox and James Dunn, decided to fight for their teacher, their club and their future.

Cox, who will attend UT next year (and is waiting to hear about scholarship money), started bombarding administrators with emails. Here’s an excerpt from one he sent to Superintendent James McIntyre and Halls High School principal Mark Duff: “I feel that the Knox County School District should review its policy on teacher cuts. Positions should not only be qualified to be cut based on student enrollment, but by the quality and importance of the education received in the course. For instance, a class offered at Halls High consists merely of watching movies, and writing reviews on them. I challenge the fact that this class has a higher educational value than an Agriculture class.”

Ryan Cox, James Dunn, Mike Blankenship, Jessica Costner and Jonah McMahan File photo by B.Bean Cox wore out Duff, McIntyre and school board members. He contacted the media. He started an online petition. He and Dunn, a Gibbs High School senior and FFA president, went to the June school board meeting and spoke at the public forum. Dunn recited a partial list of the honors the club has won under Blankenship’s guidance.

“We will no longer be able to compete in career development events,” he said.

“We as a class and a chapter are very disappointed. This closure will take away many opportunities.”

What he didn’t say that night is that one of the lost opportunities could be his chance to go to college through an FFA scholarship.

Before long, Blankenship was offered a job at the new Career Magnet Academy on Strawberry Plains Pike, which should have surprised nobody, given his long list of

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professional and community accolades, not to mention the fact that CTE supervisor Don Lawson had been one of his first students, back at the old Doyle High School.

Moved by what he’d heard from Cox and Dunn at the school board meeting, Lawson started working on a plan.

Would Blankenship be interested in teaching one class a day on the Halls campus so these seniors could finish out the credits they needed?

Blankenship agreed, and the Ag class was restored.

The FFA crew is having a good year, winning awards and raising nearly $2,000 for homecoming candidate Casey Jo Mitchell. It hasn’t been easy; Blankenship commutes from Halls to Strawberry Plains every day at a time when his family has suffered terrible losses.

His son, Mark, developed a brain tumor and died, and his father is under home hospice care, but he stays on the road and keeps on

teaching. His students appreciate it and say their fight was worthwhile.

“I’m not really positive that Mr. Blankenship will be back at North Knox next year, but they’ve got a biology teacher who went on the field trip with us who took the test to get Ag certified. She’s hoping to teach biology, Ag and a computer class, and continue FFA. Meanwhile, she’s got the best instructor in Tennessee to learn from,” Cox said.

Dunn concurs.

“He’s the same old Mr. Blankenship. He’s a good one,” said Dunn, who has applied for a Tennessee Promise scholarship and hopes to attend Pellissippi State. “Everything was worth it. Everybody learned a little something from it, and I think it showed some people that we’re more than just farmers with pitchforks.”

Note: Each year reporter Betty Bean selects her favorite story/people and names them her POY.

government Butch sometimes exaggerates Any day now Butch Jones will deliver his best bowl pep talk, how almost all of America is focused on the surging Volunteers and maybe millions will be lining up to secure tickets for 50-yard-line seats.

The coach has great enthusiasm for this bowl game. It is the fulfillment of a yearlong goal. He gets a nifty bonus – $100,000.

Assistants get 8.75 percent of their salary. Young players get additional developmental time. Everybody gets a free ride for a holiday outing and gifts galore.

There is a chance for a winning season.

The coach talks a lot because he has so much to say: new culture, brick by brick, program growth, academic progress, the end of losing.

Some see Butch as a spin doctor, capable of sticking a smiley face on a red-zone fumble. I and others who really enjoy the rhetoric see him as an exciting orator, a colorful storyteller with an interesting background, an extensive vocabulary and fantastic lung capacity. He seldom pauses for air.

Sometimes he exaggerates just a little. On rare occasions he soars over the top.

The other day he got off on the subject of national perception of Tennessee football.

“It is at an all-time high right now. The energy, the excitement, we see it every day because of recruiting and talking to high school coaches, not just in this great state, but across the country.

“We have players coming in from all over. We are going to have another great, great recruiting class, individuals that fit our profile. It is a matter of time.

People know that. They see the energy, they see the vision.”

Jones has recruited well.

Only four SEC schools did better last year. By Tennessee’s recent standards, the 6-6 record is modest progress. Kentucky and Vandy were worse.

Peak of perception? Alltime high? Maybe not.

Even in the context of a

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sales pitch, suggesting the national view of Tennessee football is atop the mountain is a stretch, considering everything that happened in those so-so years from 1989 to 2004. Sorry the national championship run wasn’t more exciting.

Jones speaks of Volunteer history with great reverence. He gets it “each and every” day. I don’t think he was deliberately stepping on the last third of the John Majors era or the best years of Phillip Fulmer or the pageantry of the Peyton Manning show.

Butch was just talking.

Here is a historical refresher, for evaluating national perception only: 1989: 11-1, SEC champs, AP rank No. 4; 1990: 9-2-2, SEC champs, AP rank 8; 1991: 9-3, 5-2 in SEC; 1992: another 9-3 and 5-3 and the conclusion of the Majors years.

1993: 10-2, 7-1, loss to Florida, symbolic of the Fulmer era; 1994: 8-4, 5-3, romped past Virginia Tech in Gator Bowl; 1995: 11-1, 7-1, AP rank 3, lost to Florida, defeated Ohio State in Citrus Bowl; 1996: 10-2, 7-1, AP rank 9, lost to Florida, beat Northwestern by 20 in Citrus Bowl.

1997: 11-2, 7-1, AP rank 7, SEC champs, lost to Florida, naturally; 1998: 13-0, national champs; 1999: 9-3, 6-2, AP rank 9; 2000:8-4, 5-3, lost to Kansas State in Cotton Bowl; 2001: 11-2, 7-1, lost to Georgia, beat Florida, AP rank 4, mauled Michigan in Citrus.

2002: 8-5, 5-3, lost to Maryland in Peach Bowl; 2003: 10-3, 6-2, AP 15, lost to Clemson in Peach; 2004: 10-3, 7-1, lost to Auburn twice, defeated Texas A&M in Cotton; AP 13.

Ah yes, those were the days and the numbers, with little or no exaggeration.

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A-6 • DECEMBER 10, 2014 • Shopper news Sisters Breanna and Alexis McClendon make snowflakes with help from Paul Phelps, minister of the Farragut Church of Christ, during Hope Central’s afterschool program.

Jacobi Garrett grins as volunteers cut out circles to make snow art. Photos by Wendy Smith

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Last week, Veta Sprinkle wasn’t thinking about her to-do list, which is typically filled with the management of Hope Central, a ministry that serves the Parkridge community. She was just thinking about a young boy who walked away from Knox County Schools bus No. 57 and the family of a girl who didn’t.

The boy attends Hope Central programs, and the girl’s extended family lives in the neighborhood. Sprinkle knows both families through her longtime investment in the area. She doesn’t just serve there. She loves there.

She got to know Parkridge 20 years ago when a small group from the Farragut Church of Christ served there through Volunteers of America. When she had another opportunity to reach out to the neighborhood through the Central Church of Christ at 1932 Woodbine Ave. she jumped at the chance.

Four and a half years ago, that effort evolved into a stand-alone ministry that serves a 50-block area bordered by Hall of Fame Drive, Cherry Street, Magnolia Avenue and I-40. The ministry is primarily run from a house next door to the church.

Hope Central’s vision is to be a neighbor like Jesus would be, says Sprinkle.

“There’s no sign in the yard. We want to be seen as just another neighbor on the

block. We’re not coming in to save the day.”

When the ministry began, it was primarily about sharing resources. But gradually, relationships began to form. Much of the outreach was aimed at kids, but soon, mothers and grandmothers became part of the mix. A culture of mutual support developed, Sprinkle says, and blessings, as well as difficulties, were shared both ways.

Now, the goal is to involve, include and empower parents and help families to become what God wants them to be.

This philosophy will be evident when Hope Central hosts its annual Christmas shopping event this weekend. Supporting churches have donated new toys at $25, $15 and $10 price points. Parents pay $5 per child to be able to pick a toy from each category, and volunteers wrap the gifts. More than 100 children will be served this year.

Sprinkle credits Daniel Watson, executive director of Restoration House, with the idea for the Christmas store. Parents can honestly say they purchased and selected the gifts in a process that builds dignity and respect, she says.

Family portraits are also part of the tradition, and fathers typically come in order to be in the picture.

It creates a lifelong memory they don’t want to miss.

Hope Central offers a

three-day-a-week afterschool program for kids and a weekly Bible study for moms.

Craft events, to help moms create family “treasures,” are held once a month. The ministry organizes clothingshare events, where neighbors choose from donated items and donate their own outgrown items.

Parents also help out with neighborhood parties, like the Spring Fling, when moms hide Easter eggs. The neighbors are planning their first New Year’s Eve party this year.

The ministry even has its own church service on Sunday afternoons at the Grace and Peace Church on Magnolia Avenue.

It’s a ministry that takes time but pays off with healing.

“Many of the neighbors have had lives filled with episodes of pain, hopelessness, challenges, betrayals and rejection. Those hurts don’t heal easily. Quickdelivery ministry opportunities fulfill tangible needs and are valuable, but allowing God to heal deep, life-long hurt takes time and relationships,” Sprinkle says.

The benefits go both ways. Because Sprinkle has an abundance of resources, God doesn’t have to “show up” in the same way he does for those in poverty, she says.

“When you are living in parched area, God showing up is spectacular!”

Knoxville churches join to battle addiction

By Bill Dockery As the time for New Year’s resolutions edges ever closer, John Gargis is counting on that life-renewing urge to bring new people into a recently formed fellowship that promotes recovery from addiction.

Gargis is one leader in Celebrate Recovery North Knoxville, a Christian community offering spiritual support to people battling substance abuse and addictions of all sorts.

Every Tuesday at 6 p.m., Celebrate Recovery opens for an hour of supper, followed by a worship celebration and a breakout into small group counseling sessions.

“It’s like a funnel,” Gargis said. “We invite everyone to a meal, followed by a highenergy worship service, and we hope that they will stay for small group talks and ultimately commit to our 12-step program.”

He has helped forge a connection among eight mostly United Methodist congregations in North Knox neighborhoods: Lincoln Park Community UMC (which he pastors), Norwood, Lonsdale, Fountain City, Inskip, Emerald Avenue and Oakwood. The eighth church is Fellowship Church on Middlebrook Pike, which contributes program space at its north campus on Tazewell Pike, in the old Smithwood School building.

Celebrate Recovery North Knoxville began with an August meeting of 21 area churches.

In January, Celebrate Recovery will kick off its next 12-step study. Modeled on the iconic 12-step program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous, the North Knox program takes a more Christian approach to recovery.

That approach was pioneered by the Saddle-

back Church in California. Several other groups have also brought the Celebrate Recovery ministry to the wider Knoxville community.

Gargis’ enthusiasm for this work has very personal roots.

“My dad died of alcoholism when I was 17,” he said. “And I have been sober for 12 years.”

Another Celebrate Recovery North Knoxville pastor also is in recovery, he said.

Gargis is a licensed local pastor and for about two and a half years has been at Lincoln Park, where his small congregation focuses on the spiritual needs of its neighborhood. The joint ministry with the other churches has been a way to reach more people. Pastors from each of the churches rotate speaking and teaching duties.

Randy Fry, another key leader in the ministry, said he is encouraged by folks’ commitment.

“We hope to help people make their resolutions stick,” said Fry, who is pastor of Fountain City United Methodist Church.

“Celebrate Recovery is one of the most transforming ministries we have to offer.

“We hope to see many people turn their lives around, but we are focused on getting one person to commit to a better way of living.”

Gargis agrees: “We all struggle. People often get stuck in their efforts to change their lives. We are here to help them understand that ‘Life hurts. God heals.’ ” North Knox Celebrate Recovery is held at the North Knoxville Fellowship Church campus, 3203 Tazewell Pike. Info: northknoxcr.org.

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Girl Scout Joanna Reed helps fill party favors with colorful sand art ornaments.

Surrounded by family and friends, Plattillero’s son, Paul, lights the candles on the castle-shaped birthday cake. Nona Plattillero says the cake is castle-shaped in honor of Jesus, “The King of kings.” Pictured are Paul Plattillero, Amy Reed, Annie Plattillero, Nona and Ellie Plattillero.

Birthday party for Jesus

By Nancy Anderson Nona Platillero battles the increasing commercialism of Christmas with a Birthday Party for Jesus. The retired missionary has been hosting the party for 25 years now, each year with a different non-profit beneficiary.

“We can’t leave Jesus Christ out of his own birthday celebration,” said Platillero.

The event is for children, and this year it was in support of Karns Girl Scout Troop 20148 which is supporting Christmas for 54 kids at Karns Elementary School. Platillero collected

some $500 toward the cause.

Before retiring, Platillero worked in Florida with Cuban refugees. The family now lives in Karns. Platillero was run over by her own vehicle two weeks ago and was released from the hospital just hours before the party.

She had stopped to put an encouraging note in her neighbor’s mailbox, but forgot to put her vehicle in park.

Amy Reed has attended these parties for 12 years, even hosting them at her house. She’s become a cosponsor with Platillero who two years ago gave the younger woman the apron she tra-

ditionally wears at each party. Reed intends to continue the tradition as long as she’s able.

“Nona giving me that apron meant a lot because she’s done so much for this community. Everywhere she goes, she spreads good will and love,” said Reed.

“The accident personifies Nona. She stopped to put a note of inspiration in a neighbor’s mailbox. Her car slipped out of gear as she was crossing in front of it. It rolled over her breaking her cheekbone along with other injuries. She got up and put that note and a candy bar in the mailbox (before seeking help).”

Retired missionary Nona Plattillero, 87, smiles with co-organizer Amy Reed at the 25th annual Happy Birthday Jesus party held at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church. Photos by Nancy Anderson

CHRISTMAS EVENTS ■ Annual Clayton Holiday Concert presented by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 19; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20; 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21. Info/tickets: 521-2337.

■ Christmas Candlelight Tours, 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway. Suggested donation: $2. Info: 573-5508 or info@marblesprings.net.

■ Christmas in Old Appalachia through Wednesday, Dec. 24, at the Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway. Info/schedule of events: 494-7680 or www. museumofappalachia.org.

■ Christmas Lantern Express Trains will run Fridays through Sundays through Sunday, Dec. 21. Reservations now available. Features holiday treats, storytime with celebrity readers, and a visit with Santa. Info/ schedule/reservations: www.

ThreeRiversRambler.com.

■ Christmas Tours of MabryHazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave., will be held 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and 2-5 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 14. Light refreshments will be served. The tours are free; donations are encouraged. Info: 522-8661 or www.mabryhazen.com.

■ East Tennessee History Center Holiday Open House, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Holiday music, refreshments, craft demonstrations, storytelling, ornament-making for kids, book signings and free museum admission.

Info: www.eastTNhistory.org or 215-8824.

■ A Family Christmas at

Dowell Springs, 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 11, Provision Center for Proton Therapy, 6450 Provision Cares Way. Free and open to the public.

Performances by Halls High School Madrigals, Holston Middle School Show Choir, Clear Springs Baptist Church Children’s Choir and BrickeyMcCloud Elementary School; refreshments; visit with Santa.

Info: Gretchen Church Crawley, 321-4554 or gretchen. crawley@provisionhp.com.

■ Historic Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway, will be open for public tours 5:30-9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Dec. 12-14 and Dec. 19-21, during “Christmas in the Cave.” Admission: $8, ages 5 and up. Photos with Santa: $10. Wheelchair and stroller accessible. Includes music, vendors, kids’ activities. Info: www.cherokeecaverns.com.

■ Holidays on Ice presented

by Home Federal Bank through Sunday, Jan. 4, on Market Square. Hours: 4-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday through Dec. 18; 1-9 p.m.

Monday-Thursday, Dec. 19-Jan. 4; 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays; 1-9 p.m. Sundays. Info: www. knoxvillesholidaysonice.com.

■ “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Free, but seating is limited. Info: www. homefederalbanktn.com.

■ Knoxville Chamber Chorale Christmas Concert, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 11, First UMC, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge. Free.

■ “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” will be presented

by The WordPlayers, Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State Community

College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Tickets: 539-7529, www. wordplayers.org, or at the door.

■ Pictures with Santa Claus at Cool Sports, 110 S. Watt Road.

Schedule: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14; 8-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19; 3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec 20. Photos by No Dud Photography. Info: 218-4500 or www.coolsportstn.com.

■ Santa’s Workshop Ice Show, 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, Cool Sports, 110 S. Watt Road. Info/ tickets: 218-4500 or www. coolsportstn.com.

■ Share Your Sweater holiday contest is being hosted by Goodwill Industries-Knoxville.

To enter for a chance to win a $50 Goodwill shopping spree, purchase a Christmas sweater

at any Goodwill store and submit a photo of the sweater with info naming the store where purchased by Sunday, Dec. 28, by posting to Goodwill Industries-Knoxville’s Facebook Page, facebook. com/gwiktn; Twitter and tag @ GWIKTN; on Instagram and tag @goodwillknoxville; or emailing to marketing@gwiktn.org.

Info: www.gwiktn.org/events.

■ Xfinity Christmas in Chilhowee Park, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, Chilhowee Park. Live music, lighting of the tree, kids’ activities, and more. Info: www.cityofknoxville.org/ Christmas.

Peace on earth?

Lynn Pitts reflects on Bill Cosby and more. Read the column online at www.

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Well done!

I don’t know of many d words that inspire us and help us to aspire to greaterr s, things than the two words, g “Well done.” All of us long to hear words of acceptance, e, and when they are spoken, we cherish them.

When I was in sixth grade, I received a test back from one of my teachers. At the top of it was my grade, but next to the grade were the words, “Super! Steve, you did a great job!” I’m now 40 years old and I still have that test paper folded up in a drawer. Why? Because of the encouragement and praise it offered. I doubt if Mr. Glass ever thought that such a brief comment could mean so much, but it did.

Steve Higginbotham And here’s the point. How long does it take for you to say, “Well done,” or “Great job,” or “Super?” Not long at all. While it may take only a second to speak them, those words may be cherished for a lifetime. Friends, let’s not get lazy. With so little effort we can accomplish so much.

“Pursue the things that make for peace and whereby we might edify one another.” (Romans 14:19).

Steve Higginbotham is pulpit pastor of Karns Church of Christ.

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Farewell to the book peddler

By Ruth White Friends and co-workers gathered to bid farewell to Scott Bacon, who after 24 years is retiring from Knox County Schools. Bacon has been called many things over the years, including a book peddler, coupon book commander and tireless campaigner.

Bacon is best known for heading up the annual school coupon book campaign and has been the driving force for its growth for 20-plus years. He is also the supervisor of Partners in Education (PIE), a program designed to create working relationships between community organizations, schools and programs in Knox County Schools.

He is also known for his ear-to-ear grin and boundless energy. Mary Kerr, who worked closely with Bacon on the coupon book campaign until her retirement last year, commented that he was “wonderful to work with” and that he had a keen sense of humor. “We worked as a team and complemented each other. I was never comfortable talking in front of a crowd, but Scott could.

He always wanted to help kids have a better education.”

Anita Loy said she knows that he will be successful at whatever he does in the fu-

HEALTH NOTES ■ American Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training 20-year anniversary and open house, 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 6921 Middlebrook Pike.

■ Community Health Alliance Marketplace Open Enrollment for Health Coverage, 1-5 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 13, Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive, 470-7033; Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road, 689-2681; and Lawson McGhee Library, 500

ture. “He is the same every day. He always has a smile on his face and is very energetic.”

Blenza Davis, former principal at Sarah Moore Greene, recalls how Bacon always got her ready for the challenge of selling coupon books. “He was hilarious and perfect for the campaign.”

Carol Strevel called him energetic, fun and dependable. “He’s a good one,” she said.

“Scott had a great ability connecting with the children, and he gave parents opportunities to give back to the community,” said Alvin Nance, who has known Bacon since his children were at Spring Hill Elementary.

When Nance first met him, he thought Bacon was the P.E. teacher. “He was this young, energetic guy that seemed to be everywhere at the school, so I thought he was a teacher.”

PIE board member Ellen Liston called Bacon a great friend to the community.

“It’s a loss that he won’t be here to continue to cultivate partnerships, but he has left a legacy that will continue.

He’s a good man and a good friend.”

Whatever Bacon chooses to do during retirement, rest assured it will be with enthusiasm and success.

W. Church Ave., 215-8750.

■ Enrollment assistance for the Affordable Healthcare and Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP): 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, South Knox Community Center; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20, Mount Calvary Baptist Church; 3-7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 12, Montgomery Village, 4530 Joe Lewis Road.

Info: www.healthcare.gov.

■ “Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together,” 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday,

Tommy Schumpert signs a banner at the reception.

Scott Bacon was honored at a reception last week marking his retirement from Knox County Schools. Bacon is pictured with Ellen Liston, who served with him on the Partners in Education board. Photos by R. White

Former Sarah Moore Greene principal Blenza Davis and Carol Strevel browse through memorabilia.

Mary Kerr and Alvin Nance share their favorite memories of Scott Bacon.

Dec. 11, Fountain City Branch Library. Topics include: “What is Diabetes?”, treatment options, blood sugar monitoring, understanding your A1C, stress management, sick day guidelines, barriers to control, behavior changes and goal setting. Info: 689-2681.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served.

Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

UT NOTE ■ The UT Culinary program will host an information session 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, on the fourth floor of the UT Conference Center, 600 Henley St. for those interested in sharpening their culinary arts skills or taking them to the next level.

Classes begin Monday, Jan. 12.

Info/to register: 974-3181.

Karns High School student Joe Crookham poses with a friend from anatomy class. Photo by S. Barrett

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Karns High School junior Joe Crookham has always had an interest in the medical field. He tore his ACL last year and was intrigued by the surgical procedure it took to repair it.

“I’m fascinated with how the body works, and how we are created to move,” he said. “How your hand is moving as you write this down …”

Joe’s anatomy teacher recommended him for a two-week internship this past summer at UT’s Department of Anthropology and Forensic Anthropology Center. More than a dozen students from Knox County Schools worked with professors and advanced graduate students in more of a “realworld setting,” according to information from UT. The first week, students were taught how to estimate the age of a human pelvis.

The second week, students chose a question based upon what they had learned

so far. Joe’s group wanted to know whether different procedures would be more accurate when estimating the age of bones from different ancestral backgrounds.

They determined different procedures would be neither more nor less accurate.

Toward the end of the program, Dr. Bill Bass spent some time with the interns and shared some favorite cases and artifacts. The skull from an embalmed body, with pieces of skin and hair still intact, was a favorite of Joe’s.

“The bones you work with don’t look like a real body, so it helps take away the creepy factor. It’s cool to feel the texture of real bones,” said Joe, as opposed to the plastic skeleton on display in his anatomy class.

The internship has piqued Joe’s interest in the medical field even more, although he is currently torn between becoming an orthopedic surgeon or an aerospace engineer.

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Bubbles from the UT Federal Credit Union machine surround singers from the Farragut High School Madrigals: Rachel Liske, Nora Gross and Erin Heyrman.

Santa digs for a peppermint cane to give to a youngster. Santa moved indoors this year, but the kids still found him. The Santa photographer was set up in the former Mathnasium site, but never fear. Mike O”Hern and the Mathnasium crew have moved a couple of doors away to a bigger space.

Brandywine bluegrass filled the air at Franklin Square as the merchants hosted Holiday on the Square. Performing are Ryan Hardison, Pamela Thomas and vocalist Cecil Thomas.

Christmas

comes to Franklin Square

By Sandra Clark Horses plodded around the square and students sang carols. Over by Sami’s Deli a bluegrass band played decidedly unseasonal ballads. It was the once-a-year festivities of Holiday on the Square.

Smart Toys and Books was packed with kids eyeing every box and playing with the trains while parents, grandparents and assorted kinfolks scoured the store for Santa-type surprises.

Chop House was brimming with the sights and smells of well-prepared holiday fare, and Sami’s Deli was standing room Barbara McQuade of Smart Toys and Books only during an extended helps youngsters design crafts. Photos by S. Clark lunch (11 until 2).

David Smith and the folks at the UT Federal Credit Union drew a crowd with a bubble machine, spewing bubbles all the way over to a new store, Bricks 4 Kidz, a place to learn, build and play with Legos.

Chris and Maria Howard, managing directors, may have a gold mine for there are generations of folks who claim addiction to the colorful squares that stick together to form miracles.

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FARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS ■ Dec. 11, 4-7 p.m., Chamber holiday open house, Chamber offices, 11826 Kingston Pike.

■ Dec. 12, 4-5 p.m., open house, Slamdot, 2053 Thunderhead Rd.

Farragut Rotary elects officers Dale Read is president of the Farragut Rotary Club for the upcoming Rotary year. Other officers are: David Smoak, president-elect; Chris Camp, vice president; Patty Daughtrey, secretary; Glenn Bates, treasurer; Jim Dodd, sergeant-at-arms; and Lee Mrazek, past president.

Members of Farragut Rotary and Farragut High School Interact Club will be bell-ringing for Salvation Army at the Kroger Marketplace on Saturdays, Dec. 13 and 20, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Mike Singletary is the “boss bell ringer,” according to newsletter reporter Tom King.

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By Betsy Pickle “Exodus: Gods and Kings� has drawn controversy for casting Welshborn Christian Bale and Aussie Joel Edgerton as its leads. I say the biggest issue is, why is Hollywood showcasing an Old Testament story during the Christmas season?

Anybody out there have an inflatable or light-up Moses in their yard? I think not.

Out-of-season thinking aside, “Exodus� is exactly the kind of epic studios like to debut during the holidays, when some people have a little more free time on their hands for longish movies.

It tells the story of Moses defying Pharaoh Ramses and leading 600,000 Jewish slaves away from Egypt and some very unpleasant plagues. With Ridley Scott

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Chris Rock wrote, directed and stars in this comedy about a comedian turned movie star who’s trying to prove himself as a serious actor. As he prepares for his wedding to a reality-TV star

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Part of the story involves revisiting his old neighborhood and friends who nurtured his comedic start. But

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There’s another little movie opening on Wednesday – actually Tuesday night – that you might have heard of: “The Hobbit: The

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Nativity Pageant is a local tradition Ernie Roberts knows the Knoxville Nativity Pageant well, having been its assistant director for the past four years.

THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 14 ■ “The Game’s Afoot” by Ken Ludwig presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: theatreknoxville. com or at the door. Info: theatreknoxville.com.

THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 21

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■ “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, UT campus. Info/tickets/ performances: 974-5161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com/.

Now he’s in the director’s chair.

It’s a big job, overseeing the cast and crew of this enormous annual production. There are large sets, many costumes – both humble and opulent – hundreds of cast members and singers, an orchestra and quite a few animals.

“I get the best view of all from the ‘crow’s nest’ at the top of the coliseum where I can see the entire floor and choir,” Roberts says. “I can see how beautiful the interaction is among our cast members. Every villager, shepherd, wise man, soldier and angel has the specifics of each role in mind and develops the character, telling his or her story as the events leading up to the birth of Jesus unfold.

“I am in awe,” says Roberts, “of the ownership that each individual puts into this production.”

During his time with the pageant, Roberts says, “I have gotten to know the cast, musicians, technical folks and board of directors, which allows me to trust in them as each does a phenomenal job. This is definitely a wonderful team production.”

One part of that team is the orchestra, led by Mark Hill. Mary Ann Fennell, who is in charge of contacting and securing the talented musicians each year, remembers going to

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THROUGH SATURDAY, JAN. 3 ■ The Knoxville Watercolor Society exhibit at the Rose Center, 442 W. Second North St., Morristown. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Thursday until 7:30 p.m. Info: www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com.

FRIDAY, DEC. 12 ■ Alive After Five concert: “Holiday Dance Party” with The Streamliners Swing Orchestra and The Kayley Farmer Project, 6-9:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.

■ Holiday Sparkles & Spirits!, an evening to benefit The Joy of Music School, 6:30 p.m., Cherokee Mills, 2220 Sutherland Ave. Music, heavy hors d‘oeuvres and cocktails, live and silent auctions. Admission: $75. Info/tickets: 525-6806.

The Knoxville Nativity Pageant’s players include David McDaniel, Karen Robinette and J.T. Sharp. The show opens this Saturday afternoon at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Photo by Leah Berry the very first Nativity Pageant, held in the courtyard of the Civic Coliseum. “The animals were outside, and it was cold and muddy – probably just like the real thing would have been!” she laughs.

Fennell has played violin in the pageant for many years, and even she is at a loss to count them. When asked if she can name any enjoyable details about the show, she immediately answers, “everyone loves the donkey. But he’s not always a sweetie.”

“The pageant will have many humorous moments, in many cases courtesy of the sheep, goats and the infamous donkey,” Roberts says. Having animals in the cast, he feels, adds a touch of realism. “The sheep and goats sometimes like to play, and we use an animal

wrangler dressed as a shepherd to get them on and off stage on time. The donkey, however, is front and center and many times will have a mind of its own.

“The plan is always to get Mary to come in on the donkey with Joseph leading it to the gate. Sometimes the donkey has been known to tell its side of the story with some braying.” There have been times, continues Roberts, when the animal has “stopped in its tracks or begun to make some side steps to force Mary to walk to the gates of the city alongside Joseph.

“We will get Mary to her destination,” he confirms with a grin, “but each year with each performance, the trip is never a dull moment!”

In addition to fine acting and glorious music, each

■ John McCutcheon in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $20, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

performance also includes beautiful lighting, says Roberts.

“I am always amazed how everything comes together, but then again I have faith and know that the actors and crew will be ready because they love, cherish and believe in what they are doing.”

The Knoxville Nativity Pageant will be presented at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, and 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.

Admission is free. All shows begin in darkness, and audience members are requested to come early in order to find seats and get settled.

Each performance lasts approximately one hour. Info: www.knoxvillenativity.com or 258-9985.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13 ■ Candoro Arts and Heritage holiday open house, 4:40-8 p.m., Candoro Marble Company, 4450 Candora Ave. Info: 470-9344 or http://candoromarble.org.

■ “The Nutcracker” presented by the Appalachian Ballet Company with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville. Tickets: 982-8463; Clayton Center, 981-8590.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 13-14 ■ “The Christmas Song” presented by the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Worship Choir, 6:30 p.m., in the church sanctuary, 4328 E Emory Road. Everyone invited.

■ The Living Christmas Tree, 3 and 6 p.m., Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. For free tickets: WMBC. NET; from Wallace church members; and at the church during office hours.

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■ Candlelight Tour of Historic Ramsey House, 6-8 p.m., Ramsey House Plantation, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike.

Admission free; donations accepted. Info: 546-0745 or www. ramseyhouse.org.

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One of the few exceptions was Swanson’s chicken pot pies. She really liked them and would comment about how good the chicken was and how flaky the crust was. Kids liked them because they were individual

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Today, chicken pot pies are considered comfort food because they bring back memories of home and hearth and warm dinners on cold nights. Restaurants try a variety of ways to present pot pies, from gourmet pies where the filling is

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Parkside Grill, 338 N. Peters Road, slips somewhere in the middle and has one of the best chicken pot pies I have ever eaten. There is no bottom crust, but the top crust is flaky and delicious.

And they serve it in a big skillet so that the crust-tofilling ratio is spot-on. Nothing is worse than coming to

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A delicious puff-pastry crust tops the old-fashioned yumminess of Parkside Grill’s chicken pot pie.

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Parkwest earns ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®’ recognition from The Joint Commission Parkwest Medical Center has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Parkwest was included in The Joint Commission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. The report recognizes hospitals for exemplary performance in providing evidencebased interventions in the right way and at the right time.

Parkwest is one of 1,224 hospitals in the United States to achieve the 2013 Top Performer distinction, which was announced in

2014 but based on data from the previous year.

The Top Performer program recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidencebased interventions that increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, stroke, venous thromboembolism and perinatal care, as well as for inpatient psychiatric services and immunizations.

To be a 2013 Top Performer, hospitals had to meet three performance criteria based on 2013

Parkwest awarded an ‘A’ in patient safety

by Hospital Safety Score Parkwest, as well as fellow Covenant Health hospitals Methodist and Fort Loudoun Medical Centers and Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, was recently honored with an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections.

The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog Group (Leapfrog), a national nonprofit organization focused on initiating improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of health care for Americans. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.

“Parkwest places an emphasis on patient and staff safety,” said Parkwest President and CAO Rick Lassiter. “We continually track and improve safety procedures, and measurement against national benchmarks is important.

The Hospital Safety Score is one way for us to monitor our progress in this important area. We’re pleased to have this national company validate our achievements.”

In addition to this year’s scores, Parkwest, Methodist, and Morristown-Hamblen have received “A” grades annually since Leapfrog began assigning letter grades for safety in 2011.

“At Parkwest, we strive to ensure the best possible care for every patient, every time,” said Lynn Cagle, chief nursing officer.

Developed under the guidance of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single letter score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in fall 2014, with about 31 percent receiving an “A” grade. The Hospital Safety Score is fully transparent, with a full analysis of the data and methodology used in determining grades available online.

“Patient safety needs to be a 24-7 priority for hospitals, as errors and infections are all too common and often deadly,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We commend the ‘A’ hospitals for helping us to raise the standards of healthcare nationwide and demonstrating that they’ve made the well-being of patients a top priority.”

To learn more about the scores and to access consumerfriendly tips for patients and their loved ones, visit the Hospital Safety Score website at w w w.hospitalsafet yscore.org.

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ac c ou nt abi lit y measure data, including: ■ Achieving cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures; ■ Achieving performance of 95 percent or above on each and every reported accountability measure where there were at least 30 denominator cases; and ■ Having at least one core measure set that had a composite

rate of 95 percent or above, and (within that measure set) all applicable individual accountability measures had a performance rate of 95 percent or above.

“We understand what matters most to our patients is the quality and safety of the care they receive. That is why we have made it a priority to improve positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes,” said Rick Lassiter, Parkwest president and chief administrative officer.

“Parkwest is proud to be named a Top Performer because it recognizes the knowledge, teamwork and dedication of our entire hospital staff.”

“Delivering the right treatment in the right way at the right time is a cornerstone of high-quality health care. I commend the ef-

forts of Parkwest for excellent performance on the use of evidencebased interventions,” said Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, president and CEO, The Joint Commission.

The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.

For more information about the Top Performer program, visit http://www.jointcommission.org/ accreditation/top_performers. aspx.

Patients say Parkwest provides five-star care Patients gave Parkwest Medical Center top marks for overall quality of care in a survey performed earlier this year by Professional Research Consultants (PRC), a national research firm.

“The 5-Star Award is given annually to any health care facility or inpatient specialty unit that scores in the top 10 percent of PRC’s national client database for the prior calendar year,” said Parkwest CAO Rick Lassiter. “It is based on the percentage of patients who rated our facility or inpatient specialty unit ‘excellent’ for the Overall Quality of Care question.”

“PRC scores are an industry standard,” explained Parkwest Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Cagle. “We are committed to clinical and service excellence, so also having patients acknowledge us for those measures is very meaningful.”

The 4-Star Award is given annually to any healthcare facility or inpatient specialty unit that scores in the top 25 percent of PRC’s national client database for the prior calendar year, specifically between the 75th and 89th percentiles, and is based on the percentage of patients who rated

the facility or inpatient specialty unit “excellent” for the Overall Quality of Care question.

PRC conducts an annual survey of healthcare consumers to better understand their behaviors, utilization and perceptions of healthcare. In the Patient Perception category, awards are given by a star rating, with five stars being the highest ranking.

For more information about the quality scores for Parkwest and other Covenant Health affiliates, visit www.CovenantQuality. com.

Parkwest Therapy Center is a FOTO winner The Parkwest Therapy Center received the Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO) Outcomes Excellence Award for the third quarter of 2014. This certificate is awarded to practices that have a minimum of 10 complete discharged episodes in their data in each quarter and exceeded the nationally predicted risk-adjusted Functional Change (FS score) for four consecutive quarter reporting periods. Parkwest Therapy Center has achieved this honor for the last five consecutive quarters.

Parkwest Medical Center remains on the forefront of diagnosing and treating disease with the most advanced technology available…those who entrust their healthcare to us demand nothing less.

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Betsy Frazier and Belinda Kiskaden with Angelic Ministries sell handmade wreaths and other Christmas crafts. Photos by Justin Acuff

Jessica Davis stands next to some of her knitted creations for sale.

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Arts & Crafts Fair Joan Whiteside and Lennita DuBois helped to organize the Arts & Crafts Fair at Fellowship Church on Dec. 6.

Anna Lynn Harms, owner of Kids 4 Kids, and her friend Haley Snider sell handmade crafts to benefit Homes of Love.

Stephanie Richard, Andrea Ashe, and Jennifer Harless from Hillside Baptist Church stand next to their sugar scrubs for sale.

Christy Sproles with handmade wreathes for sale.

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Built in 1910, Stratford, the elegant Sterchi Mansion on Dry Gap Pike, overlooked Sterchi’s 1,400-acre farm and historic Beaver Creek. R.F. Graf was the architect. Photo

HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin Francois Sterchi had been a commissioner and archivist in Switzerland, but he fled to the United States to escape political turmoil in his native country.

Like many Swiss immigrants to the area, he first settled atop the Cumberland Plateau in Wartburg.

Finding the soil too poor for successful farming, he moved to north Knox County along Beaver Creek.

One of Francois Sterchi’s sons, Jean L.A. Sterchi, married Parthena Tunnell, and the union produced 10 children. Their eighth child, James Gilbert Sterchi, was born on June 23, 1867.

He attended local schools until he was 17 and then took a sales job with Cullen and Newman, a glassware wholesaler. Those years made him an excellent judge of character and enhanced his “people skills.”

William H. Sterchi and Charles K. Durkee established a furniture store on Vine Avenue in 1888. In 1891, Will and two of his brothers, J. Calvin and James G. Sterchi, bought out Durkee and founded the Sterchi Furniture Co. with initial capital of $800. Knoxville’s growing middle class and working class had begun to expand as East Tennessee recovered from the Civil War, and the company thrived.

Their warehouse on the 30 block of Gay Street was among the businesses devastated by the April 7, 1897 “Million Dollar Fire,” but they soon rebuilt an impressive warehouse they called “The Emporium” on the 100 block.

By 1921 they had built a 10-story headquarters at 114 Gay St., which was recently converted to the apartment building known as the Sterchi Lofts.

In 1902, James acquired his brothers’ shares, including the right to use the Sterchi Brothers name. He markedly expanded the company and owned 18 stores by the early 1920s. By 1929, Sterchi Brothers was the largest furniture company in the world with 48 stores, five manufacturing plants and considerable forest land in Kentucky to supply its timber. In addition to its large domestic business, Sterchi also exported internationally to countries including Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. James Sterchi became one of the first eight millionaires in Tennessee. The Sterchi Brothers eventually owned a chain of 73 stores in seven Southeastern states with annual net sales of $48,239,017 by 1985.

Local historian Jack Neely has responded to those who charge that Knoxville defaulted to Nashville in allowing country music to succeed there when it could have succeeded locally.

He observed, “Sterchi’s role in the development of country music is pretty fascinating. … He sold furniture, therefore he sold phonographs, therefore he was interested in expanding the market for phonographs, which had previously been marketed mainly to the affluent, who preferred classical and religious music.

“And he was an active participant even before Roy Acuff knew

courtesy of University of Tennessee Special Collections

how to fiddle.”

Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry was founded by George D. Hay on Nov. 28, 1925. Earlier in the 1920s, Sterchi had become an agent for Vocation Records and paid to send Uncle Dave Macon, Sid Harkreader and Sam McGee to New York to make their first recordings and to meet the local demand for records. To boost phonograph sales, Sterchi continued to play a role in the early development of country music by sponsoring regional musicians and local radio programs.

Bellefontaine, his grandfather’s farm, had originally contained 371 acres, but James Sterchi expanded it to more than 1,400 acres on which he ran a full-scale dairy farm. His 100 employees managed the farm, including a herd of 150 Jersey and 36 Holstein cows. The farm supplied fresh vegetables, fruit, butter, milk and eggs for his Stratford Hotel on Wall Street in downtown Knoxville.

In 1910, he retained local architect R.F. Graf to design and build Stratford, his neo-classical mansion on Dry Gap Pike. The current owners spent 11 years of nearly constant work to restore the house to its original elegance. A master-

piece of design and construction, the house contains material that cannot be duplicated today. The main floor has cherry wood trim and two sets of cherry pocket doors that work perfectly.

The library has a beautiful mahogany mantel surrounding its large tile fireplace. The spacious kitchen was enlarged from the original small kitchen, hallway and butler’s pantry.

Stratford was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 2010.

James G. Sterchi married Bertha Karns (1875-1972), daughter of James C. and Lovenia Tindell Karns, on Oct. 12, 1897. Charlton Karns, who would become Knoxville city manager, was her brother, and Belle Karns Morris, for whom Belle Morris School was named, was a sister. They were the parents of J. Gilbert Sterchi Jr. and grandparents of James G. Sterchi III, John W. Sterchi, Patricia Sterchi Morton and Nancy Sterchi Montgomery.

James G. Sterchi actively managed the Sterchi chain until 1929,

James G. Sterchi (18671932). His native talent and impressive business ability eventually made his chain of furniture stores the largest in the world. Photo courtesy of C.M. McClung Historical Collection.

when he merged his interests and became board chair. He was also a director of the First Appalachian Exposition in 1910 and in 1916 was president of the East Tennessee Division Fair held in Chilhowee Park. In 1921, he bought the park from the Knoxville Railway and Light Co. and operated it as Sterchi Park for the free use of the citizens.

He later sold the park to the city without a profit and the name reverted to Chilhowee Park. He also had interests in real estate, railroads and coal mines.

A lifelong member of Church Street Methodist Church, James Gilbert Sterchi passed away at his home on Dec. 9, 1932, at 65 years of age, having had a stroke 10 days earlier. Bertha Sterchi survived her husband by 39 years, passing away on June 1, 1972, at age 96. She was buried beside her husband and her brother, Charlton Karns, in Greenwood Cemetery.

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THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 14 Call for Heska Amuna Synagogue artists, bakers and crafters to participate in the Sisterhoodsponsored arts, crafts, bake sale fundraiser. Bring priced items to the sale by 9:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 Chanukah Story time with Laurie Fisher, 10:30 a.m., South Knoxville Branch Library, 4500 Chapman Highway. Info: 573-1772.

Merry Merry! Santa’s on his way, 4 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road.

Info: 777-1750.

Merry Merry! Santa’s on his way, 2014, 10:45 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

Sean McCollough Storytime, 11 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 4708663.

THURSDAY, DEC. 11 Joy to The World Luncheon, 10:45 a.m., Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike.

Hosted by Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection.

Complimentary child care is by reservation only.

Costs: $12 inclusive. Info/reservations: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com.

Knoxville Square Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Live old-time music and local callers.

No experience or partners or special clothing needed.

Everyone welcome. Info: www.jubileearts.org.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13 Holiday Wreath-Making workshop, 1 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Cost: $35. All materials provided. Info/reservations: 5460745.

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.

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TOWN OF FARRAGUT 498395MASTER AGENDA Ad Size 2 x 8.5 W bw FARRAGUT BOARD OF <ec> MAYOR AND ALDERMEN December 11, 2014 WORKSHOP 5:30 PM TDEC Stormwater Presentation 6:00 PM Everett Rd Corridor Infrastructure Discussion 6:30 PM Town Center District Land Use Discussion

BEER BOARD, 6:55 PM (See Beer Board agenda)

BMA MEETING, 7:00 PM I.

Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call

II. Approval of Agenda III. Mayor’s Report A. Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association Award Presentation IV. Citizens Forum V. Approval of Minutes A. November 13, 2014 VI. Presentation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014 VII. Ordinances A. Public Notice and Second Reading 1. Ordinance 14-14, Ordinance to annex into the corporate boundary of the Town of Farragut and adopt a Plan of Service for Parcel 108, Tax Map 130, 902 N. Campbell Station Road, 1.55 Acres (Kay Wellons, Applicant) 2. Ordinance 14-18, Ordinance to amend Title 16, Streets and Sidewalks, Etc., Chapter 4, Driveways and Other Access Ways, Sections 16-402 and 16-403.1-4 of the Farragut Municipal Code, to clarify the requirement for a traffic impact study in relation to rezoning requests.

B. First reading 1. Ordinance 14-21, 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 3. Specific District Regulations, Section XII. General Commercial District (C-1), by adding new requirements related to the mixed use town center district as outlined in the Farragut Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

2. Ordinance 14-22, an Ordinance to adopt the area and text identified as Mixed Use Town Center, as shown on the Future Land Use Map in the Farragut Comprehensive Land Use Plan 3. Ordinance14-23, 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 3. Specific District Regulations, Section XXVII. N. 6. Town Center District (TCD), Area Regulations, Land Area., to change minimum land area for development 4. Ordinance14-19, Ordinance to Amend the Town of Farragut Municipal Code Title 16 Streets and Sidewalks by adding Chapter 6 Everett Road Corridor Improvement Fee VIII. Business Items A. Approval of Contract 2015-09, Board Room Audio Visual System B. Approval of Farragut High School sign on Town of Farragut right of way along the school access road at Campbell Station Road C. Approval of 2014-2015 Snow Removal Schedule D. Approval of Town Holiday on Friday, December 26, 2014 IX. Town Administrator’s Report X. 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 101336 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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Knoxville author Cinthia Stafford will read to children, 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8029 Kingston Pike. Book signing will follow at noon. Part of the proceeds will go to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

MONDAY, DEC. 15 Chanukah Story time with Laurie Fisher, 2:30 p.m., Murphy Branch Library, 2247 Western Ave., LT Ross Bldg. Info: 521-7812.

Tennessee Shines: Decembersongs with Wild Ponies, Amy Speace and Rod Picott plus poet Susan O’Dell Underwood, 7 p.m., Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Info/tickets: WDVX.com.

TUESDAY, DEC. 16 Merry Merry! Santa’s on his way, 11 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.

Merry Merry! Santa’s on his way, 3 p.m., Karns Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

Winter Wonderland event, 5-7 p.m., Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Hosted

by Five Points Up community group. The event is free and open to anyone who lives, works and plays in the Five Points community.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 Chanukah Story time with Laurie Fisher, 11:15 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

International Folk Dancing, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers. Holiday potluck supper, 6:30 p.m. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724 or www. oakridgefolkdancers.org.

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Downtown Knoxville AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Cost: $30 members; $35 nonmember. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 8629250.

Chanukah Story time with Laurie Fisher, 10:30 a.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road.

Info: 525-1541.

Knoxville Symphony League’s Elegant Dining, 11:30 a.m., hosted by Dana Lamb and Judy McLean. Tickets: $40. Location/tickets/info: www. knoxvillesymphonyleague.org under Elegant Dining.

KSO Musical Story times for Kids, 4 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. For pre-

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FRIDAY, DEC. 19 Tour de Lights bike ride, 7 p.m., Market Square.

Helmets and headlights required; all ages and skill levels welcome. Info: www.knoxtrans.org or 215-6100.

SATURDAY, DEC. 20 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Maryville AAA Office, 715 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway.

Cost: $40 members; $50 nonmember. Must preregister.

Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250.

MONDAY, DEC. 22 Holly Jolly at the Library, 6 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.

Merry Merry! Santa’s on his way, 6 p.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road. Info: 525-1541.

Tennessee Shines: Red Shoes & Rosin and poet Dawn Coppock, 7 p.m., Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Info/tickets: WDVX.com.

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 New Years on the Square, beginning 11 p.m., Market Square. Ball drop and fireworks at midnight.

Holidays on Ice skating rink open 1 p.m.-midnight. Info: www.cityofknoxville.org/Christmas.

SUNDAY, JAN. 4 Winter Princess Sk8, 4-6 p.m., Cool Sports, 110 S. Watt Road. Pictures with Princess Elsa and Anna available. Info: www.coolsportstn.com, generalinfo@ coolsportstn.com, 218-4500.

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By Carol Shane Catherine Clark Nance clapped her hands authoritatively. “All right, everybody!” she announced, “it’s official dessert time!”

Her guests obeyed her command and gathered happily in the kitchen. Catherine has no trouble taking charge. After all, she is a United Methodist Church minister.

But then, so are several of her siblings.

And the ones that aren’t serve their churches in other leadership capacities.

The five Clark siblings – Steven (deceased,) Warren, Catherine, Barbara and Alice Marie, grew up in Chattanooga’s Brainerd United Methodist Church. “Our parents, Joe and Libby Clark, were very dedicated Christians, church leaders, and leaders in the community,” says Barbara, who is pastor at Faith United Methodist Church in Knoxville. “They came from a long line of ancestors who emphasized faith, family, education, and some of them, music. Our household reflected those same values. I learned so much about ministry from my parents’ example and from the Brainerd UMC staff and leadership.”

She earned a degree in violin performance from UTC and joined the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, but her passion for justice and her desire to help those in need led her to the ministry.

She received a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.

She’s served six appointments as pastor in UMC congregations. Along the way, she’s also worked with various agencies such as Habitat for Humanity, the Wesley Foundation, Intercontinued on page 2

Clark siblings Donna Clark, Catherine Nance, Warren Clark, Barbara Clark, and Alice Marie Danks gather in Maryville the Friday after Thanksgiving.

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Middle sister Catherine Clark Nance currently serves as senior pastor for First United Methodist Church in Maryville, and it’s at her cozy parsonage nearby that the family recently celebrated Thanksgiving. Though she holds a degree in divinity from Duke University, she puts Brainerd UMC front and center on her list of religious influences.

“I’ve heard it said,” says Alice Marie, Barbara’s twin sister, “that Brainerd made ministry fun.” The chief financial officer for Grace Healthcare, a privately owned health care organization, she lives in Chattanooga and continues to attend and lead in her childhood church. “My own church work,” she says, “began in the finance and trustees area.”

“She’s neglected to mention,” chimes in brother Warren, “that she gets hired to sing at churches all over Chattanooga because she has such a beautiful voice. Not opera, not pop, but that wonderful place in between where people just love to hear her clear soprano leading a choir.’”

She also plays the oboe.

The Clarks are all musically gifted. Ste-

Sisters Catherine Nance and Barbara Clark are both senior pastors at their respective Methodist churches. Photos by Carol Shane

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ven’s widow, Donna, confirms that “for many years, I don’t think the doors of BUMC opened without the Clark family in attendance and participating – especially in anything musical.” Steven, who passed away in July of 2012, was considered the musical authority of the family.

He began his study of the organ at age 11, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UTK, and served as organist-choirmaster at six churches in Florida and Tennessee, including Knoxville’s Church of the Ascension. He spearheaded the committee to get a new organ there the church sanctuary underwent an extensive renovation, finished in 1987. “If we’re going to have this glorious space,” he said at the time, “we need a glorious organ.” He chose Karl Wilhelm – a prestigious name in the organ world who has crafted organs all over the globe since 1966 – as the builder.

The instrument is indeed glorious, and a testament to Steven’s hard work, musical knowledge, dedication and life.

Warren Clark is well-known locally as an arranger. “The UT music department opened my ears to classical music,” he says. “I was staff arranger for the UT marching band for 20 years. I’ve also arranged music for the KSO Christmas, Martin Luther King Day, educational and Fourth of July concerts since 1996.”

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And he’s the minister of music at Bookwalter UMC in Knoxville.

Right now the Clark siblings are gearing up for their biggest season, and they want everyone to know about their various musical and inspirational offerings for Christmas.

The Rev. Barbara Clark invites everyone to Faith UMC on Dec. 14, at 5 p.m. for a dinner and auction to raise funds for the youth ministry. The choir’s Christmas cantata will follow at 7 p.m.

On Dec. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon, financially struggling parents in need of children’s clothing can “shop” for free at the church’s Kids’ Kloset.

And on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m., a Christmas eve candlelight communion service will be offered.

Faith United Methodist Church is located at 1120 Dry Gap Pike. For more info, call 688-1000 or visit www.faithchurchknoxvilletn.com.

Bookwalter UMC minister of music Warren Clark invites you to join the church for the choir’s Christmas cantata on Dec. 14, at 6 p.m., a Christmas brunch on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 9 a.m., and the Christmas eve service, Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m.

Also of particular interest is the church’s One Harvest distribution day, Saturday, Dec. 20 from 8 to 10 a.m. One Harvest Food Ministries is a non profit, non-denominational faith-based organization that provides affordable, highquality family meal boxes.

Bookwalter United Methodist Church is located at 4218 Central Avenue Pike in Knoxville. For more info, including how to order food boxes from One Harvest, call 689-3349 or visit www. bookwalter-umc.org.

The Rev. Catherine Clark Nance invites the public to First United Methodist Church in Maryville for “Kneel at the Manger,” the chancel choir’s Christmas cantata, on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. The piece will also be performed the following day, Sunday, Dec. 14, at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

The church also offers two Christmas eve candlelight services – a contemporary and a traditional one – both beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24.

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Culinary creations make great gifts

By Anne Hart Everyone enjoys a gift of tasty homemade goodies – especially at this time of year. And the more festive the offering, the better.

Following are some recipes that make great little gifts. All are easy to “dress up” for the holidays by using any of the vast array of cute containers that are widely available. Many of those containers can be reused, and thus become gifts in themselves.

One idea for a container that will be cherished long after the food has been consumed is the ever-popular Christmas china. Placing your homemade goodies on a plate of pretty Christmas china may

Santa’s favorite holiday butter balls with a steaming cup of friendship tea. Photo by A. Hart

inspire the recipient to add more pieces of the china over the years. They’ll always remember who started their collection.

The spiced tea recipe in this list could go into mugs of that pretty china for a very special gift. It also presents well in a Mason jar tied with a cute plaid ribbon and a tag describing the contents.

And while preparing your gifts of food, don’t forget neighbors and others who may be alone during this holiday season.

A visit from you along with a tasty homemade surprise could be the highlight of someone’s holidays.

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Holiday butter balls

Peppermint bark

Ingredients: Crushed candy canes to yield one cup 2 pounds white chocolate Peppermint flavoring (optional) Directions: Place candy canes in a plastic bag and hammer into 1/4 inch or smaller chunks. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Combine candy cane chunks with chocolate. Add peppermint flavoring at this point if desired.

Pour mixture onto a cookie sheet layered with parchment or waxed paper and place in the refrigerator for 45 minutes or until firm. Remove from cookie sheet and break into pieces. The pieces will be uneven, like Praline.

Makes about 2 pounds of candy.

Ingredients: 1 cup butter 4 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups sifted flour 1 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Using the mixer, cream the butter. Add sugar and beat until light. Add vanilla and mix in well. Add sifted flour and mix thoroughly. Fold in chopped nuts.

Drop teaspoon-sized balls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 15-18 minutes. When slightly cooled, roll in confectioners sugar. Makes about three dozen.

Secret kiss cookies

Ingredients: 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 3 tablespoons heavy cream 2 cups pecan halves Directions: Combine the chocolate chips and cream in a medium metal bowl and set on top of a pan of simmering water.

(Can also use a double boiler, but make certain the water is only simmering, not at a full boil.) Stir occasionally until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir pecan halves into the chocolate until completely coated.

Remove a few pecans at a time with a slotted spoon.

Separate pecan halves and place on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper.

Refrigerate for 10 minutes to set. continued on page 6

Ingredients: 1 cup softened butter or margarine 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup finely chopped walnuts (or pecans) 1 pkg. (11 oz.) milk chocolate kisses Directions: At medium speed on mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add sifted flour and nuts and mix at low speed until well blended.

Chill dough in the refrigerator. Remove foil from chocolate kisses. Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Chocolate covered pecans

Shape about one tablespoon of dough around each chocolate kiss. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes, or until cookies are soft but not brown.

Cool slightly and remove to wire rack. While still warm, roll in confectioners sugar if desired. Cool and store in tightly covered container.

Makes about 40.

Always delicious, but even more so when slightly warmed in the microwave so the chocolate is just barely soft.

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Cheese krispies

Ingredients: 1 cup sharp cheese, grated (Do not use prepackaged grated cheese.)

30 medium size green olives, pitted 1/4 cup butter 3/4 cup flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon paprika Directions: r.

Blend cheese with butter. a Add flour, salt and paprika and work to form dough.

Scoop up a small amount (about a tablespoon) and gently shape around olive d to cover. Bake on a greased ess cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. at These are great served at en n room temperature, but even better slightly heated in thee microwave.

1 stick butter 1 cup flour A dash of Tabasco sauce A dash of Worcestershire sauce 1 cup Rice Krispies Directions: Work together the first five ingredients. When this is well mixed, gently work in the Rice Krispies. Form into small balls, place on a cookie sheet and flatten with your finger. Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes or until done.

Serve at room temperature or slightly heated in the microwave.

These make great hors d’oeuvres and are also really good as an accompaniment to soups, particularly tomato soup.

Cheese olive balls

Ingredients: 1/4 pound cheddar cheese, grated (Do not use pre-packaged grated cheese.)

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Ingredients: 1 pound dates, chopped 1 pound butter 2 cups granulated sugar 4 cups Rice Krispies 2 cups chopped pecans 4 teaspoons vanilla Directions: Melt butter with sugar and dates. When the sugar dissolves, cook slowly for 10 minutes, stirring often.

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Sprinkle with powdered sugar or roll in grated coconut.

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Ingredients: 1/2 cup instant tea powder 1 cup sweetened lemonade powder 1 cup orange-flavored drink mix (e.g. Tang) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Directions: Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well and store in an airtight container.

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3 tips for easy holiday entertaining The holidays are a time for connecting with friends and enjoying quality time with family, but iff you find yourself hosting an endless stream of guests, it can also be a time of hectic preparation and hours spent in hree the kitchen. Make your life easier with three tips for easy, elegant entertaining.

Be prepared If you have wine and cheese on hand, you’ve already cut your job in half. Stock up on a few different cheeses and wine varietals so you’re always prepared for any impromptu visits.

Add sliced fruit or grapes, some crackers and roasted nuts and you have a beautiful spread ready in minutes for any surprise guests. Looking for something warm? Keep a supply of your favorite store-bought appetizers in the freezer and simply pop in the oven when needed. Dress up with a simple sauce orr garnish for a homemade touch.

For wines, choose perennial favoritess that pair with a variety of foods. One white and one red are often sufficient. A chardonnay is a classic choice, like Cambria Estate Winery’s Katherine’s Vineyard, with its subtle tropical and citrus aromas and lovely balance of oak and vanilla flavors. For red, consider lighter-bodied reds like a

in the days leading up to your party preparing dishes that can be cooked ahead of time, and then simply reheat when needed. Think potato gratins or mashes, roasted vegetable soups, gravies and for dessert: trifles.

Alternately, for big family dinners, serve dishes buffet or family style that are just as delicious at room temperature as piping hot. For example, barley salads and sliced beef can be served warm, and can be perked up with heated sauce. Finally, choose one food-friendly wine to serve throughout the meal, such as Cambria Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir which is sure to impress with its red fruit and dark berry aromas that carry through for a lush, fruity finish.

This wine pairs equally well with light and dark meats, as well as roasted vegetables and even chocolate desserts.

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Simplify, simplify, simplify Elegant holiday parties don’t require weeks of preparation or intricate, multi-course dinners. Spend some time

Add a special touch to any get-together without elaborate decorations. Create your own festive look by using similarly colored platters, plates and glasses and mixing in fresh flowers and foods found at the local farmers market. Or give more meaning to your party by selecting products that do their part to give back. For example, Cambria gives $100,000 to women making a difference in their communities with the winery’s Seeds of Empowerment grants. Highlighting giving programs is a thoughtful way to make your party more memorable and feel even more special to guests.

Every hostess can throw an elegant holiday gathering by following just a few simple tips. For more ideas to enhance your celebrations, visit www.cambriawines.com.

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