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There are good bowl games and bad bowl games and some that are irrelevant. Now and then one becomes far more meaningful than an ordinary bowl should be. This wasn’t Tempe 16 years ago. This wasn’t part of the new national playoff. It was just the TaxSlayer (Gator) Bowl, but it was really big for the Volunteers. It was double or nothing.
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‘Inherent Vice’ Betsy Pickle reviews “Inherent Vice” and “Selma.” About the first she writes, “Joaquin Phoenix would seem the perfect actor to play a stoner private eye in a ’70s-set mystery, and in many ways he is the right man for the job in “Inherent Vice.” But the twist on film noir – “Chinatown” with hippies – never feels comfortable in its own skin.”
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PACE 10 results, benefits, rates Knoxville Utilities Board told customers in 2004 to expect rates to triple over 10 years as the utility picked up the pace on sewer system improvements to comply with a federal consent decree. With 2014 ended, how has that worked out?
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2019 is a long way off, says Pavlis Who will succeed Madeline Rogero? Betty Bean writes: “If past is prologue, the field will be crowded. A candidate or two will likely emerge from the business community, and, as observed above, several members of City Council are believed to be eyeing a run – most notably Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, who has not only met regularly with his South Knoxville constituents, but also has attended neighborhood meetings all over town.” Get Pavlis’ response.
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‘Selma’ movie, panel kick off city’s civil rights celebration Rights march changed a nation – and a minister’s life By Bill Dockery Four Knoxville veterans of the civil rights movement will gather for a special public screening of the new movie “Selma” as the city of Knoxville opens its celebration of the 50th anniversary of passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The celebration is called “Let Us March on Ballot Boxes,” and the program will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Regal Cinemas Pinnacle Turkey Creek with the four civil rights leaders reflecting on the struggle for voting rights. “Selma” is winning praise for its portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. and for its astute re-creation of the politics and personalities of the civil rights campaign. “We encourage everyone to buy tickets in advance,” said Joshalyn Hundley, city coordinator of the program. Tickets for the PG13 film are $8 for adults and $7.50 for children and seniors. KAT buses will provide transportation from the Civic Coliseum to the theater at 2 p.m. Saturday. People using mobility devices should contact
In this AP wire photo from Feb. 15, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. greeted two Unitarian Universalist ministers when they were released from jail in Selma, Ala. Gordon Gibson (right) and Ira Blalock (left) were observing civil rights actions for their denomination when they were arrested on the steps of the Dallas County (Ala.) courthouse. AP photo Hundley at 865-215-3867 by Friday, Jan. 9. The panelists include Gordon Gibson, a retired Unitarian Universalist minister who was in Selma as an observer; Harold Middlebrook, retired minister who was active in Selma; Avon Rollins, who led Knoxville civil rights actions; and John Stewart, a member of Vice President Hubert Humphrey’s staff when the Civil Rights Act was passed. Fifty years ago, Gibson was sent by the Unitarian Universalist Association to observe civil rights actions in Selma being led
by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. With a fresh master’s in divinity from Tufts University and only 25 years old, Gibson headed to Selma without a clear sense of what was at stake personally or nationally. “Don’t go to Selma unless it’s more important that you go than that you come back,” one denomination official warned him. That shocked Gibson and his wife, Judy – also a minister – into having their wills written. “In retrospect, I was thinking only a fraction of
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Judy and Gordon Gibson had been married only about 18 months in early 1965 when the Unitarian Universalist Association sent him to Selma, Ala., as a civil rights observer. The couple, now retired, live in East Knoxville. Photo by Bill Dockery
what I should have been thinking,” Gibson said. “I didn’t have a good grasp of all the issues around me. “I went to Selma with an observer mentality. It took me a while to overcome that mentality and figure out that the local people weren’t just observing – they were putting everything on the line. If they went down to the courthouse, they were risking being arrested, beaten, fired from their job, evicted from their house or even
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being run out of town.” Gibson didn’t have to wait long to find out the cost of involvement. While standing on the steps of the Dallas County courthouse watching a voterdrive demonstration, Gibson and fellow minister Ira Blalock were arrested and jailed for five days. When they were released on Feb. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. was there to meet them. Days later, after Gibson
All kinds of trash ends up in local waterways. Some of it is deliberately tossed there. This shot was made at Goose Creek along Maryville Pike.
There’s plenty of litter on Brown Road, just across from Charter Doyle Park. Photos by Betsy Pickle
Note: South Knox ShopperNews reporter Betsy Pickle wants everyone to clean it up. As South Knoxville gets busier, it’s also getting trashier. The amount of litter along major and secondary roadways is reaching alarming levels. The subject of trash and litter comes up at nearly every community meeting across South Knox. It was a focus at the December meeting of the Chapman Highway Garden Club, where Allison Teeters, executive director of Keep Knoxville Beautiful, spoke about litter eradication and how to clean up South Knoxville before April’s Dogwood Arts Festival, which will spotlight all of SoKno. Teeters thanked the garden club members for their role in beautifying the community. “You guys help greatly to make Knoxville more beautiful,” she said. “But Keep Knoxville Beautiful is about more than planting flowers.” The organization began in 1978 as the Greater Knoxville Beautification Board, formed to help the To page 3
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After thyroid cancer scare, Englewood man keeps his voice and life Mike Williams of Englewood, 63, uses his voice constantly in his job as director of employee communications and development at Heil Trailor International Co. “Not only for that, but I’m a minister (at Liberty Hill Church of Christ) as well,” said Williams. “Pretty much my life is built around my voice.” This fall, both Williams’ voice and health were on the line when he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. “I had a lump on the side of my neck that my dermatologist thought perhaps was just a fatty tumor. But I have a little history of melanoma, so to be on the safe side, he said he’d go ahead and get that out,” said Williams. But the dermatologist quickly realized the lump was something more and referred Williams to Dr. Michael Kropilak and Dr. Troy Kimsey, who specialize in endocrine procedures at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. The endocrine system includes glands like the thyroid and parathyroids, located in the neck. After undergoing a number of tests, including a biopsy and ultrasound,
In November at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Mike Williams had surgery to treat his thyroid cancer. The 63-year-old is now back home after a successful procedure by Dr. Michael Kropilak and Dr. Troy Kimsey.
Williams was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which affects nearly 60,000 adults each year in the United States. “All the bad things we thought it could be, it was not,” said Williams. “It was not lymphoma, not melanoma, but it did turn
out to have some papillary cells,” which is an indication of thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer, although surgery on the neck can involve a long incision and requires an experienced surgeon.
Endocrine services at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center offers the latest and most comprehensive care available for a wide range of endocrine diseases affecting the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. From biopsies to more extensive surgeries, Drs. Michael Kro- Michael Kropilak, pilak and Troy Kimsey MD work as a team at Fort Sanders, consulting on cases and assisting each other with complicated surgeries to provide the highest level of care available. Dr. Michael Kropilak went to Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia and did a residence in general surgery at The Cleveland Clinic. He is board certified
in general and vascular surgery through the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He was named one of Knoxville Cityview Magazine’s “Top Docs” in 2014. Dr. Troy Kimsey is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, Troy Kimsey, MD completed residency in general surgery there, and a fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is board certified in general surgery and is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. For more information about the services at Fort Sanders Regional, call 673FORT or visit www.fsregional.com.
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“This kind of surgery is extensive,” said Kropilak. “It’s a difficult surgery, which is why it’s important to have surgeons working together, to provide care for these kinds of complicated cases.” On Nov. 5, Kropilak and Kimsey worked together to remove Williams’ thyroid gland and nearly four dozen lymph nodes. The surgery required a long incision, stretching from Williams’ left shoulder blade to the center of his neck. Williams said that despite this, he only stayed one night at Fort Sanders and was able to go home the next day. “The care was excellent, the staff is good and they were constantly very proactive, checking with me about what my needs were,” Williams said. “Everything went just fine. “My neck’s a little stiff, but I’m getting more and more movement with it,” Williams said. “In the beginning my voice was affected; it was weak, but it’s a whole lot better now and is pretty much back to normal,” he said. “I was very relieved that even though they did all that around my neck, it
didn’t seem to have a lasting effect on my voice.” Williams underwent one follow-up treatment with radioactive iodine to eliminate any remaining cancer cells in his body. The thyroid absorbs iodine, so any remaining thyroid cancer cells in his body will absorb the radiation and be destroyed, without affecting the rest of his body. “I was radioactive for Christmas,” said Williams, with a laugh. This treatment means he should not be around pregnant women and young children for 10 days. Williams has 21 grandchildren and one on the way. “So I quarantined myself. Which is really more of a concern for my wife,” he said with a laugh. “I appreciate everything everyone at Fort Sanders has done,” Williams said. “Everybody has been so professional, and both myself and my wife, we just felt like everyone was real supportive. “I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that, but if you’re going to, Fort Sanders has proven to be a great place to go through it.”
Thyroid cancer: What you should know Thyroid cancer begins in your thyroid gland, which is located in your neck. The thyroid gland is found under your Adam’s apple and above your collarbone. You usually are not able to see or feel your thyroid. It faces the front, but it’s underneath your skin. It’s shaped like a butterfly, with two lobes (a right and left lobe) connected by a bridge of tissue, called the isthmus. Statistics from the American Cancer Society regarding thyroid cancer: ■ Doctors will diagnose about 56,460 new cases of thyroid cancer. ■ Thyroid cancer occurs more often in women. Three in four cases occur in women. ■ About 43,210 cases of new thyroid cancers will be diagnosed in women. The other 13,250 will be found in men. ■ Thyroid cancer rates have risen sharply in recent years. It is the fastest-increasing cancer in both men and women. ■ Thyroid cancer has a 97 percent survival rate at the five-year mark. This means that out of every 100 people treated for thyroid cancer, 97 of them will be alive five years after treatment. Survival, however, is affected by many factors, including stage at diagnosis, the subtype of cancer and patient age. ■ About 1,000 women and 780 men will die of thyroid cancer every year.
Three common thyroid problems Your thyroid is a tiny, butterfly-shaped gland that controls your body’s energy level. A problem with your thyroid affects your metabolism. Here are three common thyroid issues: ■ Hypothyroidism: Your thyroid gland is underactive and doesn’t produce enough hormones. Common symptoms are fatigue; feeling cold; slowed thinking; weight gain; muscle pain; brittle hair, skin and nails; and feeling depressed.
■ Hyperthyroidism: Your thyroid gland is overactive and produces too many hormones. Common symptoms are nervousness, irritability, feeling hot, rapid heartbeat, eye problems, weight loss and hair loss. ■ Nodules: Nodules are growths of tissue in the thyroid gland. Many times nodules do not cause symptoms or affect the production of thyroid hormone. Around 95 percent of the time, nodules are not cancerous.
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KUB’s PACE 10: ‘on time and on budget’ Knoxville Utilities Board told customers in 2004 to expect rates to triple over 10 years as the utility picked up the pace on sewer system improvements to comply with a federal consent decree. With 2014 ended, how has that worked out? KUB has reduced sewer overflows by 75 percent, according to Bill Elmore, executive vice president and chief operating officer. And while rates have soared, they’ve not reached the 200 percent increase originally projected. Elmore says KUB’s typical residential customer (500 cubic feet of usage or 3,750 gallons) pays $50.50 per month for sewer. That’s because customers have reduced usage and installed more water-efficient fi xtures. “If water usage was at the higher level anticipated in the five-year report (600 cubic feet), today’s bill
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would be $59.20,” said Elmore. For that investment, KUB has completed 134 projects totaling $530 million on time and on budget under a program it named PACE 10. Another $45 million is needed to completely satisfy the consent decree, Elmore said. Approximately $70 million went toward enhancements to the wet weather treatment systems at the Kuwahee and Fourth Creek plants; however, the bulk of the work was directed at the collection system. Six wet weather storage tanks were constructed
‘Selma’ movie had returned to Massachusetts, the Bloody Sunday confrontation took place at the Pettus Bridge in Selma, and the voting rights march to Montgomery followed. That summer, the Voting Rights Act was passed by
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(34 million gallon capacity), 275 miles of pipe were rehabilitated or replaced (approximately 20 percent of the system), and nearly 7,000 manholes replaced (of 30,000 systemwide). “KUB will continue its collection system rehabilitation/replacement program at a rate of 2 percent per year but will do so under the Century II program that addresses infrastructure improvements for each of our four utility systems,” said Elmore. To satisfy the consent decree, KUB must complete wastewater plant upgrades at Fourth Creek (deadline mid-2018) and Kuwahee (mid-2021). “These improvements will upgrade the … systems to full biological treatment, said Elmore. He estimates the cost at $45 million (today’s dollars). But is the juice worth the squeeze? Stay tuned.
when the jailing of black civil rights advocates had hardly drawn media attention. “My presence may not have changed anything about the Selma campaign, but it certainly changed me,” he said. “I became less trusting of those in authority, and I insist on a higher standard of proof now than I would have then.” Gibson would go on to serve almost 20 years in UU churches around Jackson, Miss., working in federal poverty programs there. The couple retired from their Unitarian Universalist ministry in Elkhart, Ind., and moved to Knoxville in 2005.
Vacation Expo to benefit Sertoma Center
Plan a vacation to an exotic location or fun resort during the 2015 Vacation Expo, to be held noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Downtown Marriott, 501 E. Hill Ave. AAA Travel agents will be on hand to answer questions or make your vacation reservations on the spot. Show specials and discounts will be available. Tickets are $6 at the door, $5 with your AAA membership card. All proceeds benefit the Sertoma Center. The Sertoma Center is dedicated to serving adults with developmental disabilities by providing the highest quality of services to empower them to lead richer, fuller lives. Services at the center include vocational training and job supports, life enrichment services, therapeutic recreational opportunities, art therapy, residential services, and case management and medical services. Info: 524-5555 or www. sertoma.com.
Gibson has become an expert on his denomination’s history in the South, especially as it involves civil rights. In mid-February, Skinner House will release his book “Southern Witness: Unitarians and Universalists in the Civil Rights Era.” The Gibsons also lead spring bus pilgrimages to civil rights landmarks like Selma, Montgomery and other Southern sites where history was made. “I do it only because it messes with people’s minds,” he said. “I’ve seen more change from the sevenday pilgrimage than from 40 years’ worth of sermons.”
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McCrary retires from U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Kevin E. McCrary retired from active military service Nov. 14, 2014, at Fort Belvoir, Va., having served more than 29 years in the U.S. Army. He is the son of Blenda Juanita McCrary of East Knoxville. Family members also live in Farragut. McCrary became the Army chief information officer senior enlisted adviser on Feb. 22, 2011. During his career he held a variety of leadership positions to include a nominative position as operations sergeant major White House Communications Agency. During his tour at the White House he served as a special missions operations officer; first sergeant of Second Presidential Communications Command; and senior adviser for all vice presidential communications officers,
operations sergeant major and the primary communications officer for Vice President Richard B. Cheney. McCrary served three tours in Germany, which included missions to Bosnia, Kosovo, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Egypt. He holds numerous military awards and decorations including Army Meritorious Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon and Presidential Service Badge. McCrary graduated from Fulton High School. His military education includes all levels of the noncommissioned officer education system, and he holds a degree in business management and information technology management.
Allison Teeters, executive director of Keep Knoxville Beautiful, and Ariel Allen, KKB program coordinator from AmeriCorps Photo by Betsy Pickle city clean up for the 1982 World’s Fair. The name was changed in 1997 to strengthen the branding of all Keep America Beautiful affiliates. “Our general vision is a cleaner, greener, more beautiful community,” said Teeters. Powell resident Roy Arthur chairs the board of Keep Knoxville Beautiful, and the late Mary Lou Horner of Halls was an active member since its formation. Teeters, who has been the director for seven years, and Ariel Allen, program coordinator through AmeriCorps who started last year, are the only staff members at Keep Knoxville Beautiful. They depend heavily on volunteers. “We typically have about 3,500 volunteers per year,” Teeters told the group gathered at Woodlawn Christian Church. “Last year they picked up over 97,000 pounds of litter off our roadways.” While that’s an impressive figure, it’s also “kind of sad,” she said. “Litter gets there either on purpose or by accident. We’ve all seen somebody throw something out of their car, which is really just sad because they’re littering God’s creation. We are treating it like a trash can.” Much of the problem is that “we are a disposable society” – throwing away everything from fast-food packaging to refrigerators, and not always in landfills or designated trash receptacles. In addition to educating and encouraging people not to litter, Keep Knoxville
Beautiful focuses on waste reduction. “We’re talking about reuse; we’re talking about recycling,” said Teeters. KKB has a recycling trailer that can be borrowed by any organization, free of charge. The 6x10-foot trailer comes with metal holders that can be set up and outfitted with clear bags to collect recyclables at events of any size. On average, Americans accumulate 4.4 pounds of trash per day, she said. “You can imagine a family of four – that’s almost 20 pounds of trash a day.” As a twist on traditional beautification projects, KKB has started organizing “beautification mobs.” The first took place at the corner of Central and Summit Hill in the Old City and took all day. At another “mob” in the fall, about 20 volunteers planted 1,000 daffodil bulbs in an hour at the off-ramps from I-275 to Woodland and Oldham avenues. Cleaner, greener streets make people feel safer and thus more inclined to stop at nearby businesses, Teeters said. “We want to make a good first impression,” she said. “We want people to come here. We want people to stay here. We want people to spend money here because it helps our economy.” To volunteer with KKB or to inquire about the recycling trailer, call 865-5216957 or email info@keepknoxvillebeautiful.org. To report littering, call 1-877-8LITTER.
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Bowl was double or nothing There are good bowl games and bad bowl games and some that are irrelevant. Now and then one becomes far more meaningful than an ordinary bowl should be. This wasn’t Tempe 16 years ago. This wasn’t part of the new national playoff. It was just the TaxSlayer (Gator) Bowl, but it was really big for the Volunteers. It was double or nothing. The Tennessee victory produced a winning season, the apparent end of disappointment and misery. This win sets an interesting stage for the next act. It will help recruiting, winter workouts, spring practice, the summer out-
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look, ticket sales and August preparation. Are the Vols really back? We’ll see. We know they are better than they were. The 42-7 part was the best the team has played in five years. This was an extra-large brick in the Butch Jones construction project. Now we can identify some of the stuff the coach has been talking about. The culture has changed. The outlook
Congress Inc. U.S. Rep. John J. “Jimmy” Duncan Jr. hasn’t occupied center stage in Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District for 26 years without connecting to his audience, as he demonstrates in his recent “Washington Report.” Unlike Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report,” the “t” in Duncan’s mailer is enunciated. However, it does compare to Colbert in sheer zaniness. Duncan wastes no time getting off a zinger. After noting the Republican majority in both chambers taking effect in January, he brings down the house with this one-liner: “I hope the next Congress will be more business-friendly and profree enterprise.” Be honest, now. Who among you hasn’t shed a tear for BP, IBM or Citigroup
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as you think of those gallant corporations trying to surmount the obstacles thrown in their path by Congress? Only yesterday I saw a senior citizen in a self-checkout lane at Food City weeping over her Ramen noodles and Friskies cat food paté. When I asked what was troubling her, she choked out one word: “Exxon.” I knew she was referring to the struggles of ExxonMobil and its Big Oil compatriots (BP, Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips) to survive with only $2.4 billion in annual tax breaks to di-
has switched to positive. Talent is developing. Nineteen starters are projected to return. Better days are out there. Flip it around and think what a loss would have meant. It would have been deadly – a five-year losing streak. The Jones balloon would have lost a lot of air. Just guessing, but Tennessee probably wanted to be in Jacksonville more than Iowa did. The Gator Bowl was one notch up from what the Vols deserved. It was one down from what the Hawkeyes thought of themselves. Tennessee fought like crazy to earn a bowl bid. Iowa staggered in below ex-
pectations. Attitude is very significant when you have a month to improve or to fret about what might have been. Attitude may have been the winning edge. Speed helped. The 321 first-half yards were truly spectacular. Many football games are very much alike – 21-14, 3520, 10-7. One team or the other makes a big play or a major mistake. We file the result as a win or loss and move on. Now and then, there is something different, a surprise, a reason to remember. This time, Tennessee fans made the Vol Walk feel like a home game. The checkerboard end zone helped.
vide. Worse yet, their 2013 profits were an embarrassing $93 billion. The latest budgets for the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi combined are a shade over $86 billion. Budget problems, at least for these states, could be solved by selling out to the oil and gas industry. (Never mind: With fracking on the rise all over the South, the sellout is already underway.) If Congress’ largesse to the oil industry doesn’t support Duncan’s view that a more business-friendly Congress is in order, there must be other examples of how our elected representatives spurn business. Well … In 2014, federal candidates for office showed their disdain for the pharmaceutical business by accepting only $16 million in contributions from the industry’s PACs. According to OpenSecrets.org, between 1998 and
2012, pharmaceutical lobbyists sweetened the pot by lavishing $2.6 billion on lawmakers. If you’re wondering what the industry gets for its money, you haven’t filled a brand-name drug prescription lately. U.S. consumers pay more for prescription drugs than their foreign counterparts because Congress will not pass legislation limiting price increases while allowing exclusive rights to manufacture a drug for as long as 20 years. In 2006, Medicare expanded to include a prescription drug benefit, and pharmaceutical lobbyists went to work on their buddies in Congress. Medicare, one of the largest healthinsurance programs in the world, would not be allowed to negotiate lower prices with drug makers. As Wendell Potter, a former insurance executive, pointed out in a 2013 article for the Center for Public Integrity, “So not only
Seeing that reminded me of a fun day, Dec. 30, 1994, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. It was the 50th Gator Bowl, Tennessee against Virginia Tech, played in the swamp because of stadium renovations in Jacksonville. Tennessee fans were treated to the trademark checkerboard in the north end zone. The effect was surreal – orange and white checks on Florida’s ho me field. Think about it. Pat Haden, once a Southern Cal quarterback, now the athletic director, was part of the TV team. He said Steve Spurrier had troubling thoughts about Vol squares painted on his grass. “I was talking to the groundskeeper before the game,” Haden said. The groundskeeper said Spurrier told him there
were recruits coming soon and that he wanted all traces of that dreadful (he used a more colorful word) checkerboard long gone before then. As said at the beginning, some bowls are meaningless. Some are insightful. They foretell things to come. The 1994 Gator Bowl victory provided a glimpse of what was to be, a magnificent run of 45 Tennessee victories in 50 games. In that 1994 Gator Bowl, the Vols scored 35 in the first half. They did it again against Iowa. Wouldn’t it be exciting if this first-half romp turns into what Joshua Dobbs said, the start of something big? Do you suppose there is any connection to the checkerboard in the end zone?
did drug makers get a huge new revenue stream from taxpayers, but they pulled a fast one on us.” If Congress becomes any
more “business-friendly,” it will have to incorporate. Fortunately, it has 139 lawyer- and law-firm PACs from which to choose counsel.
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Thanks for KCDC service Culver Schmid, retiring KCDC board chair, is given a commemorative plaque by David Hutchins, current board chair, to honor Schmid’s more than 20 years of service on the board. His tenure included overseeing the HOPE VI revitalization project in the Mechanicsville neighborhood and the Five Points Master Planning process in East Knoxville.
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When Buzz Buswell was serving as Knox County’s Veterans Services officer, he didn’t think he could enjoy a job more. When his role was expanded to serving seniors, he realized he was wrong.
told him that the center helped her embrace life again after spending several months at home in her bathrobe. It’s a transformation Buswell witnesses frequently when those who are dealing with loss or illness decide to get involved with other seniors. “It’s an opportunity to become part of something Wendy bigger than yourself. As Smith soon as you become mindful of the needs of others, you realize your stuff’s not so bad.” Buswell had been a More county residents county employee for six Buzz Buswell, center, chats with Tom Yeagle and Frank R. Strang Senior Center director Lauren will have easy access to a seyears when he asked Mike Monahan during a line-dancing class. Yeagle is the DJ for the class, taught by his wife, Evelyn. nior center when the Karns Ragsdale to “leave a note” Photo by Wendy Smith for incoming Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett recomBut he didn’t hesitate helping veterans resolve to see why the center had mending him for the Veterans Services Officer post if when Burchett requested problems with the U.S. De- such a good reputation. Strang director Lauren it became available. When that he play a new role as partment of Veterans AfWhatever happened to it did, in 2012, Buswell interim director of veter- fairs, he thoroughly enjoys Monahan admits she was the rain tax? thought he’d “died and gone ans and senior services last having ongoing relation- initially nervous to have her ships with patrons of the boss a few feet away. But she to heaven.” It gave him the year. “I don’t recall the mayor county’s five – soon to be six couldn’t be more pleased opportunity to help those asking me if I wanted to do – senior centers. with his management style. who’d served, he says. Betty Burchett offered him Buswell calls it “manageHelping veterans meets a it. He said, ‘You will be inBean deep need for him. He was terim director,’ and I said, a corner office at the City ment by walking around.” an Army platoon leader ‘Yes, sir.’ It was actually a County Building, but Bus- He makes surprise visits to well didn’t think it made each of the centers, somewhen he was wounded in better job for me.” Four years ago, Madeline While there are 35,000 sense for him to be down- times on subsequent days, Cambodia in 1970. In spite Rogero’s most vocal oppoof spending 19 months in the veterans in Knox County, town while working with to ensure that seniors are nents warned that her first hospital recovering from in- there are far more seniors. senior centers. Instead, he coming – and thriving. priority would be to levy a He tells of a Strang pajuries that still plague him, One in three county resi- opted for an office in the “rain tax.” he regrets having to leave dents is over 50, Buswell Frank R. Strang Senior Cen- tron who came into his Now, she’s entering the says. And while he liked ter in Farragut. He wanted office and wept as she his platoon. fourth year of her administration and preparing to stand for re-election, and nobody’s talking (or hearing) about a rain tax anymore. Nobody even squawked much when she asked for, and got, a 34cent property-tax increase Congratulations to the ate may hold off approv- care expansion. last spring. She (unlike her Knoxville News Sentinel ing any Obama nominees ■ Team Rogero’s me- mostly Republican predefor bringing Frank Cagle awaiting the new Republi- dia shop recently sent out cessor mayors) took the first Victor back as a regular columnist can president taking office a news release proclaiming steps toward fi xing the city’s Ashe on Wednesdays. Readers Jan. 20, 2017, when Sens. the success of the renova- pension problems. who like politics will mark Alexander and Corker will tions to the Third Creek The tax debate is unlikely Wednesday for the Shophave a pivotal voice in the Bike Trail at Tobler Road to come up again in 2015 beper and News Sentinel for selection. near West High School. cause another thing nobody at least four columns that ■ Guilford Glazer, The project was needed and (except perpetual candidate cover politics at some level. Knoxville-born multimil- worthwhile. What was not Ivan Harmon) is talking Cagle is a thorough and it clear to the White House lionaire, died in Los Angeles needed or worthwhile was about is running against keen observer of politics that they expect to be con- at age 93 on Dec. 23. He was the pointed omission of any Rogero – or any incumbent who has a low tolerance for sulted on future appoint- reportedly worth $900 mil- mention of council mem- City Council member, for baloney from public offi- ments or they will not be lion. He once owned and op- bers Duane Grieve and Dan that matter. cials. He has his share of ad- confirmed by the new GOP- erated Glazer Steel in East Brown, in whose districts “We’re not even hearmirers and opponents, but controlled Senate. Tennessee before moving the project is located and ing anything at the whisper you know what he thinks McBride has given up on to Southern California. He who both advocated its ad- level. Not one word,” said and why. He is no wimp being appointed to a second was a strong and generous vancement. a Rogero supporter who when it comes to voicing his term. The term of former supporter of Israel. He once Team Rogero is happy to spoke on the condition of views. He was deputy to this Oxford, Miss., Mayor Rich- applied to own the televi- proclaim success but neg- anonymity. “That’s not the mayor for several years dur- ard Howorth will expire sion franchise that became ligent in assigning credit, case looking four years out ing my 16 years as mayor. May 18, 2015, making two WBIR-TV. His application even to two council mem- – half of City Council might ■ Jean Teague, 81, vacancies and leaving seven did not prevail, but in his bers who backed their tax be candidates (for mayor).” former veteran City Coun- members. But Howorth will day he was a player in this hike. They would do better Not diverting the mayor’s cil member, is back home in continue until the end of community. if they shared the accolades. focus from city business is West Hills after five days at this year if no new nomi■ This writer turned ■ Jeff Welch has re- a good thing, considering Park West Medical Center nee is confirmed. His re- 70 on New Year’s Day, and placed MPC Director Mark some of the thorny issues on over Christmas for tests. cord, like McBride’s, has widely known and respect- Donaldson as interim di- her plate, like figuring out She is feeling much better been modest. The bookstore ed Knoxville attorney Ar- rector. Welch will make how to get developers inand doing well. owner is seen as a nice but thur G. Seymour Jr. turns $110,000 until a permanent terested in the Cumberland ■ TVA still has one va- ineffective board member, 70 today. He is almost a director is picked by the Avenue project, advancing cancy on its nine-member which is exactly what the fi xture at City Council and search committee (Deputy the South Waterfront and board of directors, which is TVA top staff like. County Commission meet- City Mayor Bill Lyons chairs Magnolia Avenue Corridor actually the oldest current In 2016, three board ings, where he represents the group), which meets be- projects and deciding what vacancy. It was once held by members’ terms will ex- numerous clients. He is hind closed doors to make a to do with the Civic ColiOak Ridger Neil McBride, pire on May 18: Joe Ritch, considered a go-to person recommendation. No trans- seum. who was not reappointed by Peter Mahurin and Michael for local zoning issues. parency here from a mayor Add keeping an eye on President Obama in 2013. McWherter. They, too, will ■ The state Legisla- who pledged transparency. the Legislature, whose revIt has been vacant for over continue until the end of ture reconvenes on Tues- Dr. Lyons is noted for pro- enue-slashing inclinations 18 months now and is not the year, when we will day, Jan. 13, with larger- moting open processes threaten local governments’ likely to be filled for many have a new president-elect. than-ever GOP majorities. generally, but that does not revenue sources (like the more months. Sens. Alexan- Should that person be a Re- A special session will occur apply here, despite its im- Hall income tax), and Rogder and Corker have made publican then the GOP Sen- in a few weeks on health- portance. ero really doesn’t need the
center opens in the spring. The new facility will have space and programming similar to the other centers, with a couple of upgrades. The center’s computer lab will be stocked with tablets rather than desktop computers, and a covered outdoor kitchen will be a first for the county. As Buswell looks back on his military se rvice and subsequent career, he sees how his military experience prepared him to serve his community through work and volunteering. “Life prepares you for what’s next,” he says.
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Bingo, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Bring a prize, win a prize. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Defrost Your Life luncheon hosted by the Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection, 10:45 a.m., at Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall at 5806 Kingston Pike. Cost: $12 inclusive. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Info/reservations: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com. Halls Middle “Pink Out” basketball game. Donations to The Butterfly Fund will be accepted during the school day and at the basketball game that afternoon. Info: Jill Wright, jill.wright@knoxschools.org or 922-7494. Heiskell seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road. Lunch: Johnnies’ famous hot tamales and chili plus soup bar. Bring a dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326. Knoxville Choral Society auditions for all voice parts, 6-8 p.m. To schedule an audition time: 312-2440 or membership@knoxvillechoralsociety.org. Once a time is set, location and other details will be provided. Info/ audition form: www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org. Movie and Popcorn: “Earth to Echo,” 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. No-Sew Pillows: Make a Pillow for the Children, 3-4 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza,
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Knoxville AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Cost: $30 members; $35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250. Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info/to register: 525-5431. Dancing lessons: Line Dancing, noon-1 p.m.; Ballroom Dancing: Intermediate, 1-2 p.m.; Ballroom Dancing: Advanced, 2-3 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Bring a gift win a gift. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Java and “Good for the Brain games,” 9-10:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Bring a gift win a gift. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Journaling 101, 3-4 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Bring a gift win a gift. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
distractions of running a political campaign. (Note: The job of monitoring the General Assembly could be easier this year with the departure of Stacey Campfield, who was generally unfriendly to city concerns and elevated antieminent-domain measures to the level of a religious crusade.) Sources close to the mayor also discount the persistent rumor that she will be offered (and will take) a job in the administration of Hillary Clinton, should Clinton be elected president in 2016. Members at large George Wallace, Marshall Stair and Finbarr Saunders, along with District 5 council member Mark Campen, will stand for re-election this year, cementing the reality that limiting elected officials to two consecutive terms has created de facto eight-year terms. Those who follow city politics are filling the lack of drama around the 2015 elections with longer-term speculation – who will succeed Rogero? If past is prologue, the field will be crowded. A candidate or two will likely emerge from the business community, and, as observed above, several members of City Council are believed to be eyeing a run – most notably Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, who has not only met regularly with his South Knoxville constituents, but also has attended neighborhood meetings all over town. “Nick Pavlis for mayor?” Pavlis asked, as though surprised to be asked. “No. 1, it’s very flattering. I’ve been around a long time, been elected four times and I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me yet. “It’s not something I’d rule out, but it’s so far down the line – four years is an eternity in politics. But I obviously have worked hard, and it would be a great culmination to my career.”
4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
FRIDAY, JAN. 9 Brain Games, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Crochet and Knit for Charity, noon-1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. January Birthday Celebration, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
SATURDAY, JAN. 10 Presentation of Harold’s Tours available in 2015 from, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Halls Senior Center, Crippen Road. Presentation by Harold Cox. Bring a covered dish. All welcome. Run 4 Their Lives race, 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Market Square. The race raises awareness and funds for sexually exploited women and children. Registration deadline: Thursday, Jan. 8. Info: www.freedom424.org/ r4tl/races/. Saturday Stories and Songs: Faye Wooden, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.
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‘Inherent Vice’ stays in a haze Joaquin Phoenix would seem the perfect actor to play a stoner private eye in a ’70s-set mystery, and in many ways he is the right man for the job in “Inherent Vice.” But the twist on film noir – “Chinatown” with hippies – never feels comfortable in its own skin.
Betsy Pickle Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball (Reese Witherspoon) lets boyfriend and private eye Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) explain his case in “Inherent Vice.” Director Paul Thomas Anderson adapted Thomas Pynchon’s novel about Larry “Doc” Sportello (Phoenix) and his misadventures as he makes his way through L.A.’s seedy sections and shiny corridors. It’s a long, strange trip with only occasional humor. It feels as though there ought to be more in the laugh-inducing department. The film is a study in absurdity, though the offbeat surface covers a disturbing underbelly. Doc lives the laidback
life at Gordita Beach, enjoying his herb (which he also sells) and working when he has to. When his former girlfriend, Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterston), shows up asking for help, he can’t refuse. Shasta is now the mistress of a big-time developer who has disappeared, and she asks Doc to track him down. To do so, Doc winds his way through massage parlors and pricey dental
Soloists prep for When Aaron Apaza brings Mozart’s bassoon concerto to Knoxville audiences this coming Sunday, he’ll be thinking quite a bit differently about the piece than he usually does. “It’s music instead of a job interview,” he laughs. Apaza, who won the principal bassoon position in the Knoxville Symphony and Chamber orchestras in 2013, has often played the piece for auditions. Just as prospective candidates for employment have to demonstrate mastery of a certain skill set, professional musicians looking to be hired by an orchestra have a set of pieces – especially the more difficult, showy excerpts within them – that they’re required to know. French hornists must be able to perform certain tricky horn calls. Trumpeters spend many hours practicing well-known solo passages. And bassoonists need to know the Mozart bassoon concerto. Written when Mozart was 18, it is the composer’s first stab at a concerto for a wind instrument. And it’s the piece most often performed and studied in the entire bassoon repertory. “It’s been an interesting experience working on this piece for the purpose
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of actual performance,” says Apaza. “Until now I’ve only ever worked on it for auditions. It’s been difficult letting go of the idea that anything short of technical perfection would result in some sort of disqualification. I’ve had to get out of that box in order to free myself up to actually make music! “Once I clarified my musical mission, it actually became enjoyable rather than a chore to work on it.” Apaza grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He started playing alto saxophone at age 11, picking up the bassoon a few years later. He’s the most musical member of his family, though he says, “my dad dabbles in Irish fiddle.” The talented teen spent his last two years of high school at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the Curtis Institute and his master’s at Yale University. Now he’s at home in
offices, through bungalows and private sanitariums. Along the way, he picks up some side missions, including tracking down a musician (Owen Wilson) who may or may not be dead and whose rehabbed wife (Jena Malone) is frantic. The film’s characters are a weird and colorful bunch, beginning with Doc. Aside from his handling of illicit drugs, he seems to be the purest and most ethical one
in the bunch. Josh Brolin is delightfully but dangerously wacky as Lt. Det. Christian F. “Bigfoot” Bjornsen, one of L.A.’s finest. He steamrolls over civil liberties with abandon – when he’s not working as an extra on cop shows. Phoenix’s “Walk the Line” co-star Reese Witherspoon appears as a buttoned-down beehived deputy D.A. who reveals her true self when she’s alone with Doc. Maybe. Martin Short is uber creepy as a dentist with a penchant for young talent. Eric Roberts puts a little haze on his usual oily persona, and Benicio Del Toro perks up his too-infrequent scenes. Wilson creates an intriguing aura and more than once may strike the viewer as the person who should have been in Doc’s shoes. Either he or Matthew McConaughey might have provided that spark that Phoenix is missing, the glimmer of humorous self-awareness that would give Doc an edge and turn “Inherent Vice” into something more than an interesting mess.
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Ralph Abernathy (Colman Domingo), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo), Andrew Young (Andre Holland) and John Lewis (Stephan James) press forward in their quest to obtain equal voting rights in “Selma.”
‘Selma’ tops week of big movies By Betsy Pickle
Early January is when studios start spreading out the films they opened in New York and Los Angeles for Oscar consideration in late December. That’s the case with a couple of movies this week, “Selma” and “Inherent Vice” (see review, this page). “Selma” (which the Shopper was unable to screen before deadline) arrives on a wave of positive buzz. Director Ava DuVernay’s film tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights for African-Americans in 1965, despite an overwhelming amount of violent opposition. The historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., was the straw that broke the camel’s back, leading President Lyndon Baines Johnson to sign the Voting Bassoonist Aaron Apaza looks forward to performing on Sun- Rights Act of 1965. day, Jan. 11. Photos courtesy Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Knoxville’s Bearden area, and he’s gearing up for Sunday, when the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will be at the Bijou Theatre. Also on the program is the Trumpet Concerto in D Major by Johann Stamitz, or possibly by Johann Georg Holzbogen. That’s right. Scholars still can’t agree on the composer of this piece! You didn’t know classical music was so controversial, did you? At any rate, it’ll be played to the rafters by the KSCO’s fabulous principal trumpeter, Phillip Chase Hawkins. Hawkins, who’s currently based in Kentucky, is active in many performing groups, including the University of Kentucky Faculty Brass Quintet, Saxton’s Cornet Band and the Lexington Brass Band. He’s also the adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Centre College in Danville, Ky., and is currently pursuing a doctorate
Rising star David Oyelowo (“Interstellar,” “A Most Violent Year”) plays King, with Tom Wilkinson as LBJ. The cast also includes Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, Cuba Gooding Jr., Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, Common, Martin Sheen, Alessandro Nivola, Dylan Baker and Oprah Winfrey. The indestructible Liam Neeson returns for a (supposedly) final outing as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills in “Taken 3.” Accused of a vicious murder, Mills must fight to clear his name and protect the only thing that still matters to him. Starring with Neeson are Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Jon Gries and Leland Orser. Screenwriters Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen complete the trilogy they started with 2008’s “Taken.”
Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) has to clear his name when he’s accused of murder in “Taken 3.”
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of musical arts at the University of Kentucky. He’s played all over the world, in such locales as New York’s Carnegie Hall; the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China; Tianjin Concert Hall in Tianjin, China; Stefaniensaal in Graz, Austria; and Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria. And he excels at playing Baroque trumpet pieces, like the one he’ll be performing on Sunday.
If you want to hear a future star, you should come hear this young man. He’s destined for a big, big career. Also on the program is Richard Strauss’ lively, entertaining and virtuosic suite, “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,” based on a satire by the French playwright Moliere. The play, which was first performed in 1670 for the court of Louis XIV, pokes fun at social climbers and vain, snobbish aristocrats. Strauss’ vivid, bump-
tious adaptation, written during the early part of the 20th century, features various players in “bit parts” and will be well worth hearing. The Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will present “Orchestra Soloists” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Bijou Theatre. Tickets can be purchased by calling 865-656-4444 or 877-9959961, or by visiting www. knoxvillesymphony.com. Send story suggestions to news@ shoppernewsnow.com.
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Movies and Middle Ages Jadarius Jones listens intently as Ted Hatfield talks about the stars he has met. Photo by Wesley Mills
Taylor Styles lifts her arm to allow Zac Carey to move underneath. This dance from the Middle Ages is called Tangle Bransle.
Dancing with the SCA Shannon and Zac Carey of the Society for Creative Anachronism provided a change of pace for the Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy newspaper club recently when they dropped by in period costume to talk about life in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Shannon, who also works at Shopper-News, is known in the Barony of Thor’s Mountain as Lady Muirenn ingen Ui Dunchada, a member of the Irish nobility. Her husband, Zac, is known as Brewer, a name that suggests his ancestors’ craft. Zac let the kids try on helmets and hold a sword of the type used in simulated combat. He talked about production methods of blending iron with alloys to make lighter-weight yet still protective armor. He said his older brother got him
Xavier Hill wants to be Ted Hatfield’s new best friend as he holds Hatfield’s gold Oscars card. Photo by Ruth White
hooked on SCA by taking him to an event. Shannon brought home the high death rate of the Middle Ages by having everyone stand up and then calling them to sit as members of their imagined age group died. Very few lived past 50, and 30 was considered “old” during that time. The Careys and other SCA members speak at schools without charge to show young people a far different way of life. Members gather on weekends at regional events to “live the dream” through dressing in costumes of the period, participating in martial tournaments, displaying arts and sciences, and just having fun with like-minded friends. Info: www.thorsmountain.org or find them on Facebook.
The Growlers newspaper club from Sarah Moore Greene surround Ted Hatfield from Regal Entertainment. Pictured are (front) Taylor Styles, Danea Summerford; (back) Tyree Gibson, Eddys Garcia, Ivyawna Roe, Hatfield, Safari Bahiti and Destiny Woods.
By Sandra Clark The newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy got a treat when Ted Hatfield came to visit. Teacher April Lamb even rolled out the school’s red carpet. “There are two people who live around here who can vote in the Academy Awards,” said Hatfield, “and I’m probably the only one you’ll ever meet.” The other: Dolly Parton. Hatfield works as film marketing director for Regal Entertainment Group based in Halls. He’s also one of 66 members of the Republican state executive committee.
Regal Entertainment operates 575 theaters with over 7,000 screens, Hatfield said. That’s a huge company to be based in Knox County. He told the kids about starting work at age 11, a small lad in Arkansas who decided it would be more fun to work at the theater than carry newspapers. Hatfield held every job from tickets to usher to concessions. He was a theater manager and then district manager. After a stint in New York City, he joined MGM in Los Angeles – “a city within a city with more stars than there are in the heavens.” His job was to arrange
premieres and work with local media to promote movies and MGM’s stars. He traveled with many big-name stars. Luckily, he saved those stories for another time (and audience). “Regal looks for computer-trained, college-educated employees, but we also hire students,” he said. He encouraged students to look for internships in the industry. And he mentioned he was a judge for last year’s Dogwood Arts local moviemaking competition. Hatfield showed a ballot for last year’s Oscars, but the kids were most impressed with his Oscar card. As a voting member of the
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SCHOOL NOTES ■ Webb School of Knoxville will host an admissions open house for grades 6-12, Sunday, Jan. 11, for both parents and students. The program will begin at 2 p.m. in Webb’s Central Building. Info/to RSVP: Christy Widener, 291-3830, or www.webbschool.org/ openhouses6-12.
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What’s new in Tennessee tourism Commercial Bank honorees Commercial Bank recognized its President’s Award Winners for 2014 at a recent dinner. Winners are nominated by customers, coworkers or management for outstanding job performance. Pictured are: Terry Lee, Commercial Bank CEO; Mitch Burke, New Tazewell branch manager/VP; Natalie Hall, West Knoxville loan processor; Shelia Price, VP/accounts payable, Harrogate; Corey Chesnut, loan officer/assistant VP, Barbourville (Ky.); Jason Ramsey, loan officer/assistant VP, Harrogate; and Adam Robertson, bank president. Photo submitted
New members of the International Unicum Society wait to be inducted after the toast. Photos by Bonny C. Millard
Rotary toasts New Year’s Eve By Bonnie Millard The Unicum toast on New Year’s Eve by the Rotary Club of Knoxville is a testament of lasting international friendships that started 20 years ago. Downtown Rotary Club members and their guests met at Naples Italian Restaurant for the 12th annual gathering of the International Unicum Society to honor the Mátészalka (Hungary) Rotary Club and the Knysna (South Africa) Rotary Club. At 6 p.m., when Mátészalka was ushering in 2015 at midnight, society co-
chair Townes Osborn offered a toast with Unicum, a Hungarian national liqueur. The Hungarian Rotarians offered a similar salute with Jack Daniel’s. A short time later, the local Rotarians made a second toast to Knysna with Amarula, a South African liqueur. Osborn explained to the group of about 40 people that being a member of the society is a simple matter: toasting with Unicum. Photos are emailed to Hungarian members. The society has no special obligations, but each member’s
name is placed on a website. However, the toast is more than a symbolic gesture. It celebrates the deep connection with Mátészalka and Knysna, which Osborn said are “Twin Clubs” with RCK, meaning the organizations work closely together on many projects. The association with Mátészalka started 20 years ago when Osborn, who has been to Hungary 20 times, traveled there with other Knoxville Rotarians. Jim Cundall, society co-chair, said RCK raised funds for a children’s camp. In 1999,
There are lots of new things to see and do in Tennessee in 2015. Tennessee’s tourism industry is continuing to expand in the New Year with grand openings, milestone anniversaries and expansions happening throughout the state. Of note in Middle and West Tennessee: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville’s world-renowned music venue, is getting an upgrade in 2015 with a $14 million expansion, and Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis has broken ground on a new worldclass hotel, to open in the fall. The Guest House at Graceland will be constructed along Elvis Presley Boulevard. A few of the events in East Tennessee include: ■ Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event continues with “Reconstruction Tennessee,” which will take place April 30-May 1 in Knoxville and surrounding historic sites. The event has been named an ABA Top 100 event for 2015.
they organized a bike ride from Budapest to Mátészalka, a trip of about 170 miles, ■ Dollywood will celebrate its he said. At every stop, the 30th anniversary. Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, a riders toasted with Unicum. new 60-acre, 307-room resort Osborn said in addition property, is set to open in the to the projects, the two summer. clubs have had summer exchange programs for their ■ Expansions at the Island in Pigeon Forge include the children. Building friendMargaritaville Restaurant, the ships promotes peace in the Margaritaville Island Hotel, world, she added. Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen “I see the world without and the Ripken Baseball boundaries,” Osborn said. Experience for youth baseball “There are more similarities tournaments. in the world than there are ■ The Titanic Museum Attracdifferences …. Our relationtion in Pigeon Forge will ships are deep and nurturexhibit the only Bible saved ing because we’ve accomfrom RMS Titanic. The only plished things together.”
lifejacket that can be tied to an actual Titanic passenger, Madeleine Astor, will be on display in 2016. ■ The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is now open in downtown Bristol. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum is dedicated to telling the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions. ■ The Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga will complete an $8 million renovation and restoration in the spring that includes a comedy club, 500-capacity music/entertainment venue, retail space and two new restaurants with outdoor patio seating. ■ Paula Deen recently opened The Paula Deen Store in Gatlinburg. ■ Rocky Top Sports World Complex recently opened in Gatlinburg and has already been ranked as one of the top five new sporting venues in the country. ■ Seven Islands State Birding Park is now open in Kodak. The diverse natural landscape of aquatic and grassland habitats makes this a premier birding destination with more than 180 species of birds sighted. The park encompasses 416 acres along the French Broad River and features eight miles of natural trails, rolling hills and views of the Smoky Mountains. ■ Special events will be held in Greeneville marking the 150th anniversary of Andrew Johnson becoming president of the United States. His two homes and burial site are one of five National Civil War sites in Tennessee. ■ For more information about these and other things happening across the state, visit tnvacation.com/.
Leaders at Maud Booth Gardens Belinda Rogers Dyer (left) and Karen Dunn were misidentified in last week’s paper. Photo by Nancy Whittaker
COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association. Info: Ronnie Collins, 637-9630. ■ Beaumont Community Organization. Info: Natasha Murphy, 936-0139. ■ Belle Morris Community Action Group meets 7 p.m. each second Monday, City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Info: www.bellemorris.com or Rick Wilen, 524-5008. ■ Chilhowee Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each last Tuesday, Administration Building, Knoxville Zoo. Info: Paul Ruff, 696-6584. ■ Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association meets 7 p.m. each third Tuesday, Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail. Info: http://edgewoodpark.us./ ■ Excelsior Lodge No. 342 meets 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike. Info: Bill Emmert, 933.6032 or w.emmert@att.net. ■ First District Democrats meet each first Monday, Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: Tony Brown, 973-4086, or Evelyn Gill, 524-7177. ■ Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, Central UMC, 210 Third Ave. Info: Liz Upchurch, 898-1809, lizupchurch1@ gmail.com.
■ Inskip Community Association meets 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, Inskip Baptist Church, 4810 Rowan Road. Info: Betty Jo Mahan, 679-2748 or bettymahan@ knology.net. ■ Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each third Thursday, Community Club House, 916 Shamrock Ave. Info: Bill Hutton, 773-5228 or s_wlhutton@yahoo.com. ■ Old North Knoxville meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1101 N. Broadway. Info: Andie Ray, 548-5221. ■ Parkridge Community Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each first Monday except holidays, Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Info: Jerry Caldwell, 329-9943. ■ Second District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each second Thursday, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2504 Cecil Ave. Info: Rick Staples, 385-3589 or funnyman1@ comic.com. ■ Thorn Grove Rebekah Lodge No. 13 meets 7:30 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike. Info: Mary Jo Poole, 599-7698 or mjp1101@aol.com. ■ Town Hall East. Info: Eston Williams, 406-5412 or eston_williams@yahoo.com; https://www.facebook.com/ townhalleast/info.
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