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BUZZ Canes Color Run The Holston Middle School Hurricanes track and field team is sponsoring a fundraiser 2-mile fun race at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, on campus. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Participants will get a free Color run T-shirt. Preregister online at holstonms/myfunrun.com. Fees are: $15 for ages 11 and younger; $20 for ages 12-17; and $30 for ages 18 and older.

Fun @ 4th & Gill More than 800 community members roamed through booths Oct. 24 during the second annual ARTtoberfest held in the Historic Fourth and Gill neighborhood. Shoppers could purchase everything from jewelry to hypertufa to miniature ceramic adoptable gnomes and resurrection plants.

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Look out for South Carolina You may relax and take two deep breaths. Set aside tranquilizers and Pepto-Bismol. Tennessee football is now near the safety net – well, the relative safety of November. This is the time of year when coaches preserve jobs. Some even get raises and contract extensions in the name of progress – because teams look much better against inferior competition. South Carolina, even without the old Ball Coach, does not project as a pushover. This is another must-win game for the Volunteers. All are. There are no shortcuts to saving this season.

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SOUP is good food, fellowship The third Knoxville SOUP takes place Thursday, Nov. 5, at Woodlawn Christian Church, 4339 Woodlawn Pike. Doors open at 6 p.m. At 6:30, up to four groups or individuals will present brief proposals on projects – either new or already in progress – that will make a difference in the community. Afterward, attendees will dine on soup and other goodies, discuss the projects and then vote on their favorite. Presented by the South Knoxville Alliance, Knoxville SOUP is open to projects anywhere in Knox County, and attendees from beyond SoKno are encouraged as well. The event will end no later than 9 p.m. A $5 donation is requested at the door, with all the donations going to the winning project. There will also be a raffle and entertainment.

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from Buffat Mill east end of their property. Buffat Mill Road was built to carry their goods, and those of other farms, to the Knoxville’s market. The mill was powered by Loves Creek. The mill began its operation some time in February 1861, grinding corn and other grain. It proved to be a great benefit not only to the family but also to the surrounding country during the trying times of the Civil War. Buffat Mill was described durPatty Parker Watkins and Mayor Tim Burchett examine the historical marking this period as one of the larger at Spring Place Park. Watkins is a great granddaughter of Alfred Buffat. est mills south of the Ohio River. Harry Weller Tillery married Knox County Mayor Tim Bur- Switzerland in the mid-19th cen- Elise (1880-1965), the daughchett and descendants of Alfred tury to escape religious persecu- ter of Alfred Buffat. Known as Buffat unveiled a historical mark- tion. Alfred Buffat’s family had a “Uncle Pete,” Weller was superer at Spring Place Park last week. farm located in the Loves Creek intendent and later president of The marker commemorates a area, including the current Spring Rich Mountain Coal Company in grindstone from the original Buf- Hill Park. The two-story home- Habersham and became a memfat Mill that once stood near the stead of the family still stands ber of the board of directors of near the corner of Loves Creek Tennessee Mill and Mine Supply park on Loves Creek. The Parker family donated the and Buffat Mill Road, and is on the Company. land for the park to Knox County National Historic Register. After Alfred’s death, Weller in 1976 and the mill stone in 2014. In 1860, the family received an and Elise Tillery lived on the large Brothers Peter and Alfred Buf- inheritance from Switzerland and Buffat family farm for more than fat immigrated to Knoxville from used it to build a grist mill on the 50 years.

According to a 2009 Geocache project, one of his major hobbies was recording his observations on the habits and antics of the birds that he and Elise saw at their feeder and on the farm. He sent them to Lucy Templeton of the Knoxville Sentinel and J.B. Owen of the Knoxville Journal, and several were published. His essay on the adventures of his pet dog and long-time constant companion, Runt, was a favorite and over 1,000 copies of it were distributed over the years. Schoolchildren loved the story about Runt’s playfulness and adventures on the farm. Two stone columns and part of an old diversion dam remain of the mill. Steps up the bank across the road, south of the mill site, led to the original Buffat home site, which was replaced by the home that stands up the hill, across the road from the mill. With the exception of Spring Place Park, the land is privately owned. – Compiled by S. Clark

Design Center sets charrette on Broadway Corridor The future of Broadway from Halls of Fame to Branson Avenue is the topic of a design charrette set for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the fellowship hall of St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 North Broadway. The East Tennessee Community Design Center is working with the city’s Broadway Corridor Task Force to develop a corridor enhancement plan. The charrette will have a 30-minute overview presentation with 90-minute breakout sessions in which participants can discuss ideas.

The task force was established in early 2014 to consider ways to improve the corridor for businesses as well as adjacent residential ne ig hb orho o d s . Membership is from the North Knoxville Business and Professional AssociaLeslie Fawaz tion as well as six major neighborhoods bordering Broadway between Fifth Avenue and I-640. Studio design director Leslie

Fawaz says the corridor has wonderful assets, however the current streetscape could be improved to the benefit of businesses, customers and residents. City Council member Marshall Stair put it more succinctly on television Sunday: “Our commercial corridors are ugly.” Stair said his goals for a second term will be to introduce mixed use zoning (enabling people to live above businesses, for instance) and to improve the commercial corridors. The Broadway corridor connects downtown with Fountain City.

“The results from the meeting will influence the overall Broadway Corridor Enhancement Plan that will be developed through the ETCDC,” said Fawaz. Seating is limited. RSVP to leslie@communitydc.org or call 865-525-9945. Task Force co-chairs are Art Cate, president, North Knoxville Business & Professional Association, acate@kcdc.org, 865403-1116; and Lauren Rider, past president, Old North Knoxville, laurenellent@yahoo.com, 865964-3905.

Tuition equality bill heads back to Legislature By Betty Bean Last session, the Tennessee General Assembly came within a hair’s breadth of passing a bill that would make the undocumented children of immigrant parents eligible for in-state college tuition. The Senate approved the bill Fran Ansley 21-12, and House members voted 49-47 in favor – one vote short of the 50 required for the bill to pass – which sent it back to the Calendar and Rules Committee. Two members thought to be sympathetic to the bill were absent, so it should be an easy lift to get over that 50-vote threshold, right? Maybe not, says retired UT law professor Fran Ansley, one of the state’s most eloquent tuition equality supporters. Ansley and her allies are ready to give it another go when the Legislature reconvenes in January, but the anti-immigrant tone of much the talk generated by the Republican

primary has her concerned. “Despite how close we came last year, there’s been a lot of hateful rhetoric coming out of the primary season so far and I worry about the effect it’s going to have on this issue.” As the law stands now, students who aren’t citizens have to pay out-of-state tuition (about three times as much as in-state tuition) at Tennessee’s colleges and universities, even if that student’s parents have lived and paid taxes in the state for years. High school guidance counselors and college administrators went to Nashville to tell legislators about the stifling effects this has on ambitious young people who find educational opportunities foreclosed to them through no fault of their own. “It’s crazy to have these young people growing up here, getting an education in Tennessee public schools and facing this insurmountable barrier. I think there is in fact broad public support for the idea that Tennessee should be educating all its young people,” Ansley said,

emphasizing that the bill does not include any kind of financial aid. Obviously, Democrats alone cannot pass bills in a legislature where Republicans hold a supermajority in both houses, and some of the state’s most conservative Republican legislators supported the tuition equality bill last year. Its Senate sponsor was Todd Gardenhire of Chattanooga, and Knoxville’s Eddie Smith cited his mother’s admonition to the right thing when he signed on as a co-sponsor in the House. Ansley, who was a law professor at UT for 20 years (and ranked first in her class when she graduated in 1979), said her interest in this bill grew out of her study of the effects of plant closings in Tennessee, which led her to travel south of the border to look at the effects of international trade agreements on poor and working people. She argues that slamming the door on educational opportunities for ambitious students because of where they were born is having a detrimental effect on American democracy. “This migration wasn’t the

result of individual decisions by migrants to come here and break our law, but were decisions made on very high levels, to cut these trade agreements, causing outmigrations from those places to begin to spill out over here,” she said. “What happens to our own economy and our own labor standards if we allow the fact that our immigration system has gotten broken to create a new underclass of people among us? What happens to our democracy if we allow a broken system to produce a group of 11 million people who are not allowed to vote or benefit from the sales taxes and income taxes they pay? It’s very dangerous.” If the bill passes, Tennessee will join 25 other states with tuition equality bills in place. It has been amended to cover students who have already applied for “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) status, which allows students a temporary but renewable To page 3

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Beloved local broadcaster continues journey of cancer fight

Dave Foulk retired from broadcast radio after 45 years, but returned one day in August 2015 to Newstalk 98.7. Foulk was carrying the same smooth, deep voice he had had for years while delivering news and traf c and chatting with Hallerin Hilton Hill on his morning show. “It’s the only one God gave me,” Foulk said of his voice. Now almost 64 and having battled stage four colon cancer, Foulk joked that while his voice is intact, his abdomen is a different story. “My belly looks like a map of Jamaica! I had to decline several centerfold offers. They just can’t PhotoShop out the scars,” he said with a laugh. “But I’m here, and I’m still standing.” Foulk was rst diagnosed with cancer in 2012, and had a recurrence in 2014. Both times he was treated at Thompson Cancer Dave Foulk, known by many around East Tennessee for his booming radio voice and Survival Center. “In 2012, I was feeling really bad … decades of news coverage, is grateful for the draggy, didn’t feel like doing anything. My treatment he received at Fort Sanders Redoctor took a blood count and said, ‘You’re gional and Thompson Cancer Survival Center losing blood somewhere.’ His second state- when his colon cancer reoccurred in 2014. ment was, ‘You’re due for your screening for your colonoscopy, so we’ll start there.’ I was ascending colon, and he had surgery to remove it soon afterward. In the next year, he 60 and I was due.” The colonoscopy found a mass in Foulk’s had routine blood tests to check for tumor

markers in his blood. “At rst it was normal, but in 2014, it was too high,” said Foulk. “So that meant something’s up. I had a PET (positron emission tomography) scan, and they found a mass in my liver.” It was decided by Foulk and his doctors at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Thompson Cancer Survival Center to shrink the tumor with chemotherapy rst, and then remove it with surgery. So Foulk began chemotherapy for three months in the fall of 2014, and it was not an easy process. “When it came to side effects, I was an over-achiever. I had every side effect you could have, including blood clots, anemia, you name it,” he said. “Last year was quite an ordeal, up until February or March of 2015, when I started to turn the corner. I started feeling better, recovering from the side effects of the chemotherapy and surgery.” By summer he was feeling well enough to help his wife, Denna, through knee surgery, and other chores around the house. “I do get to get out and piddle around in the yard, and that’s been really good. I’ve come back tremendously. You still get tottery and tired, but you just allow for it.” Foulk said today he is an advocate for

routine colonoscopy screening. He had a normal routine screening for colon cancer at the recommended age of 50. “I’ve used any public recognition that I have to try to get folks to have regular colon cancer screenings,” said Foulk. “And also, I urge family members to be there for that cancer patient. My children and my wife were there to support me. It was a team battle, and that meant so much. I was grateful to God I had that support behind me.” Foulk said he would recommend Thompson Cancer Survival Center to anyone dealing with cancer. “When you’re hit with a diagnosis like that, you have a thousand questions,” he said. “The support from everybody here has been phenomenal. There’s a great attitude in this building. This is not a dreary place. The people are upbeat and energetic about treating you. “The doctors are aggressive at it,” said Foulk. “They don’t just sit back and be whipped, they go after the disease. I knew Thompson was good because my father was a patient here, but now I’ve seen it from the patient’s eyes. I can’t imagine having any better care.

Options when colorectal cancer strikes Here’s a quick guide to some common procedures performed on colorectal cancer patients. The patient’s individual case will determine which procedure is used. A polypectomy removes growths on the inner lining of the colon during a colonoscopy. Local excision removes cancer from the wall of the rectum, while resection involves removing part or all of the colon. Various surgeries can be performed to remove the cancer and portions of the internal organs where it is found. The most extensive is a total proctocolectomy, which removes both the colon and the rectum, and sometimes the anus. Stomas and ostomies create an open-

ing from the bowel or colon to the surface of the skin when the stool can’t make its normal route after surgery. Similarly, fecal diversion creates an opening between the skin’s surface and the small intestine or colon. After stomas, ostomies, and fecal diversion, the stool is redirected through the opening in the skin and collected in a bag. Radiation and chemotherapy may also be used before or after surgery. Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Thompson Cancer Survival Center work together to give patients the best chance at beating cancer of all kinds. Learn more by visiting fsregional.com and thompsoncancer.com, or call (865) 541-4500.

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all days of the week ■ Limiting alcohol – no more than two drinks for men and one for women in a day ■ Eating a healthy diet – more fruits, vegetables, and sh, but less red and processed meats With this index in hand, researchers rated the lifestyles of more than 347,000 adults. For each healthy behavior met, study participants received a point. The scale ranged from one (the least healthy lifestyle) to ve (the most healthy). Researchers then followed the people until they developed cancer, died, or dropped out of the study. In half of the cases, that period was 12 or more years. What did they nd? Each healthy behavior that a person followed lowered his or her chance for colorectal cancer by 12 percent. Combining all ve could amount to a 60 percent drop in risk for the disease. Thompson Cancer Survival Center offers a variety of prevention and screening resources. For more information or a physician referral, call (865) 374-TCSC (8272), and visit thompsoncancer.com.

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A screening colonoscopy is recommended for anyone who is older than 50, but is especially important for those who are considered to have a higher risk of developing colon cancer. If you have a personal history of colorectal cancer or polyps, or chronic in ammatory diseases like ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, you’re more at risk. You’re also more at risk if a member of your family has dealt with colon cancer. Diabetics are more at risk, and AfricanAmericans have a greater risk of colon cancer than any other race. If you’ve ever had radiation therapy directed at your abdomen to treat a previous cancer, you may also have an increased risk. Additionally, in the journal BMC Medicine, researchers set out to test if a certain lifestyle pattern might lower a person’s risk for colorectal cancer. To do so, they rst created a healthy lifestyle index. This index took into account ve behaviors: ■ Staying at a healthy weight ■ Not smoking ■ Getting regular physical activity – at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise most or

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Eat, drink, shop and polka! More than 800 community members roamed through booths Oct. 24 during the second annual ARTtoberfest held in the Historic Fourth and Gill neighborhood.

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Shoppers could purchase everything from jewelry to hypertufa to miniature ceramic adoptable gnomes and resurrection plants. Most of the more than 50 participating vendors were artists living in the area. Others came from across the region. Many vendors worked their art on-site. Blacksmith Preston Farabow had unique and haunting sound effects wired to vibrations from his anvil by Marquis McGee.

After a $10 entrance fee, a $4 ticket got you a serving of beer, wine, pretzels or brats. Volunteers were granted free entrance and a free drink. Might want to keep that in mind for next year. Live music was a constant during the seven-hour event. Braver souls could choose to watch the Tennessee-Alabama game on a big screen. Profits from the event go to public art, ARTreach, and maintenance and beautification of the Fourth and Gill neighborhood.

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Festival wine maiden Shannon Denton gets in the party spirit amidst colors of the season.

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Scottie Baxter with one of her favorite clay pieces

Gordon Coker brought hand turned wooden items. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Neighborhood kids enjoy rolling around the grounds on the upcycled art ball done by local artist Gerry Moll.

Linda Edmunds brings the art of hypertufa to the festival.

The Art 120 organization brought student-made art bikes from Chattanooga. Pictured is AmeriCorp volunteer Philip Stetson, Art 120 executive director Kate Warren and Jack Warren with one of the Art 120 bike designs.

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Brandy Slaybough, attorney by day and hobgoblin by night, tempts shoppers with a rabbit egg.

status that carries a two-year deferral from the treat of deportation, a work permit and a social security number, making it one of the country’s most restrictive. It is supported by Republicans who believe it will grow the tax base, increase tuition paid to the state, supply skilled labor to business and align with the governor’s “Drive to 55” initiative, which aspires to see 55 percent of Tennesseans equipped with college degrees or certificates by 2025.

COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association. Info: Ronnie Collins, 637-9630.

David Gorley set up a booth for resurrection plants, also known as Rose of Jericho. The plant on the left is waiting to be purchased and revived.

■ 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: 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: edgewoodpark.us.

Volunteer Caiden Bacho’ Donnell, 12, serves up hot pretzels.

■ 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: Harold Middlebrook, haroldmiddlebrook@gmail.com; Mary Wilson, marytheprez@ yahoo.com.

ARToberfest chair Laurie Meschke stands by the Knoxville ARTreach painted car.

■ Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, Central UMC, 201 Third Ave. Info: Liz Upchurch, 898-1809, lizupchurch1@ gmail.com.

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■ 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.

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■ Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each first Monday, Community Club House, 916 Shamrock Ave. Info: Bill Hutton, 773-5228. ■ Old North Knoxville meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall. Info: Andie Ray, 548-5221.

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■ 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 Church, 2504 Cecil Ave. Info: Rick Staples, 385-3589. ■ 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. ■ Town Hall East. Info: Eston Williams, 406-5412.

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GOSSIP AND LIES â&#x2013; Greg Mackay and some 30 employees of the public facilities department, which he manages, are being outsourced by Mayor Madeline Rogero. â&#x2013; Bill Haslam simply studies outsourcing certain state functions and catches heck from Democrats, public employees and generally sensitive souls. â&#x2013; Rogero just announces it will be done and pretty much gets a pass. â&#x2013; Fred Thompson, who died last week at age 73, was a bigger than life guy. He played himself as Arthur Branch on TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law and Order.â&#x20AC;? He served one term in the U.S. Senate and retired, saying he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the pressure to raise money. â&#x2013; Thompson voted for one and against another article of impeachment for Bill Clinton. He was one of the good guys.

Vols approaching safety net You may relax and take two deep breaths. Set aside tranquilizers and PeptoBismol. Tennessee football is now near the safety net â&#x20AC;&#x201C; well, the relative safety of November. This is the time of year when coaches preserve jobs. Some even get raises and contract extensions in the name of progress â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because teams look much better against inferior competition. Oh no, this is no guarantee of four consecutive victories and a holiday bowl outing for the Volunteers but South Carolina, North Texas, Missouri and Vanderbilt do sound more favorable than Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Tennessee has not always finished strong but there have been Novembers to re-

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member. John Majorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teams sometimes ran out of fuel in his first eight seasons (11 late losses) but the Sugar Vols of 1985 got it all straightened out. They went 5-0 down the stretch, on their way to a Southeastern Conference championship and a historic trip to New Orleans. They walloped Rutgers, 40-0, defeated Memphis State by 10, Ole Miss by 20, Kentucky by 42 and Vanderbilt by 30. Once they found the for-

mula, Majorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teams won 22 consecutive November games, lost to Notre Dame and won 11 more before the end. Phillip Fulmer teams went 42-4 in his first 12 Novembers. Losses were to Memphis State, Arkansas, Miami and Notre Dame. Alumni leaders should have known better than to pick Miami for homecoming. North Texas is a much better idea. Fans do remember what the Vols do in November. Fifteen times Tennessee went undefeated from 1985 through 2004. Fulmer teams were 10-6 in his last four Novembers. Lane Kiffin was 3-1. Derek Dooley was 7-4. Butch Jones is 4-4. Tennessee numbers have been skewed through the

years by near-total domination of Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Not so much lately. Tennessee has been down near their level. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t noticed any change in pulse rate but incoming South Carolina figures to be a somewhat different story on Saturday. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to get by without anguished expressions, visors sailing through hot air and futile sideline searches for somebody to blame, inept assistants or thoughtless Gamecocks. It was sad to see Steve Spurrier give up the swim in midstream â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just plain quit. He coached players to persevere but when things got tough, he took down the flag and surrendered. Getting his full $4 million stopped the bleeding and soothed

most of the pain. He undoubtedly has another parttime job at ESPN or the SEC Network. I blame Butch Jones in part for Spurrierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision. What Joshua Dobbs and the Tennessee defense did to South Carolina this time last season took a lot of fun out of coaching. Professional critics didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help. One asked Spurrier a loaded question: If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat the Vols, who can you beat? South Carolina, even without the old Ball Coach, one of the best ever in college football, does not project as a pushover. This is another must-win game for the Volunteers. All are. There are no shortcuts to saving this season. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

and in 1995, Williams took a year of leave to serve as Gov. Don Sundquistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commissioner of Personnel. She was state Senate appointed to the UT Board E duc at ion of Trustees, and chose to Committee. continue in the role when The women she returned to Knoxville. were reAfter managing the quested in Knoxville office of the InN a s h v i l l e gram Group, Williams the next started a public affairs morning to consulting group, SRW explain why Associates, in 2004. She Williams a partisan has sought new challenges Republican had been hired throughout her career, and at the same time Lamar Al- sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s found that she learns exander was named presi- something new every day dent of UT. through running her own Around 500 people, in- business. cluding several of Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; She continues to learn at enemies from the Demo- home, too. The Williamses cratic Party, attended the are raising their 14-year-old hearing. Williams recalls grandson, and Susan says Cronanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finally a â&#x20AC;&#x153;soccer mom.â&#x20AC;? you tell the truth, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy.â&#x20AC;? Looking back, she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Alexander was in Australia imagine having had a cawhen she began recruiting reer in geology. But she still Williams, Cronan said. Wil- regrets missing out on arliams told the committee she chaeology. had left partisan politics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love history,â&#x20AC;? she says, But politics called again, with a sigh.

Politics, PR: Susan Williams keeps learning Susan Richardson Williams celebrated a birthday last week. She spent the day working at home in an effort to ignore the occasion, but it turned out to be a great opportunity to look back at her career. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a total of 16 jobs, and was recently reappointed, by Gov. Bill Haslam, to the TVA Regional Energy Resource Council. In August, she was appointed to the EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) Advisory Council, which she expects to be even more demanding. She currently serves on 10 different boards. When she began her career, her options were limited. She dreamed of studying archaeology, but there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a program at UT at the time. She considered geology, but a professor told

anderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father recommended Williams for the post. She joined Winfield Dunnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gubernatorial camWendy paign during the summer of Smith 1970, then moved to Nashville to join his staff. There, she got to know Lamar Alexander, who was Dunnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign manager. After her sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be disappointed working for Sen. Bill Brock because, as a woman, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d for four years, she worked likely end up as someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for the Tennessee Republisecretary. can Party for a year. So Williams, who graduWhen Alexander was ated from UT in 1967, chose elected governor in 1978, to be a teacher. Her efforts Williams went to work for to secure a teaching posi- him. She held three different tion at Maryville Junior jobs during his first term. High would ultimately take â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was fun. Lamar was her career in another direc- young, and the staff was tion. Her sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend young. It was an interesting worked for U.S. Sen. How- time in my career.â&#x20AC;? ard Baker, and the friend In 1982, she was elected mentioned to Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legis- as the first woman to head lative assistant, Lamar Al- the state GOP. Times had exander, that Williams was changed since she chose her moving to Maryville. Alex- career as an undergraduate.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a better time, by the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s, to be a female seeking a job like that. Women had come a long way since the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s.â&#x20AC;? In 1985, Williams took a hiatus from politics to devote time to her family. She had three children with her husband, Dick, a captain of UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1968 football team. In 1987, she met Joan Cronan, who invited the couple to watch a game from Neyland Stadiumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new skyboxes. During the game, Cronan asked Susan to come work for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletics at UT. She refused, saying she had no intention of leaving Nashville. But Cronan was relentless, and in 1988, the family moved to Knoxville. Williams was with Cronan at the SEC menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball tournament in Baton Rouge in March of 1988 when Cronan received a call from the

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Siler shakes up District 2 commission race

Republicans have held a commanding majority on Knox County Commission for decades and have expanded their hold in recent years, whittling the number of Democrats to two in recent elections. In 2016, bolstered by the statewide “Red to the Roots” campaign, the GOP appears poised to finish the job and sweep Democrats out of county office entirely. Democrats Sam McKenzie (District 1) and Amy Broyles (District 2) are not seeking re-election. District 2 Republican candidates Michele Carringer and John Fugate have held appointed offices in recent years and are well known in the community. Both have been running hard for months. Announced Democratic candidate Laura Kildare, a newcomer to politics, hasn’t been visible. Several high profile Democrats urged Cheri Siler to run. Siler left a favorable impression while losing a state 2014 state Senate race no-

Betty Bean body expected her to win, but she wasn’t ready to try it again. She had gained weight and was plagued by migraines during the campaign. She started changing that by participating in an online challenge group with the aim of getting in better shape. “My motivation was to feel better, so I changed the way I eat and added exercise to my daily routine. I’m down about 20 pounds and have more energy than I’ve ever had in my life. I haven’t had five migraines this year. Losing weight was a bonus. My motivation was to feel better.” Last Thursday, after lots of conversation with her husband, Stanley, the Central High School math teacher and mother of six climbed down off the fence and picked up a petition to

become a candidate. What made her change her mind? “It’s been mulling around in my brain for a while, and I decided I wanted to stay involved. (Incumbent Amy Broyles) isn’t running again, and I feel like we need good strong female leadership in our county, so here I am,” Siler said. The daughter of Larry and Donna Edwards, owners of the Edwards Restaurant in Halls and West Knoxville, she helped in the restaurants as a teenager and entered the University of Tennessee at age 16 under an early admissions program for gifted students. She majored in business administration and graduated in 1991, returning years later to study for a master’s degree in mathematics education. She eventually took a temporary job at Central High School, working under principal Jon Miller, who offered her a permanent position at the end of the year.

All in for Bud At right, as Con Hunley and his band provide the music, Law Director Bud Armstrong claims the first dance with his wife, Patti Jo. Below, among the friends and supporters of Knox County Law Director Bud Armstrong who gathered at the Crowne Plaza last week for his re-election campaign kickoff event were: Dr. Galen Methvin, Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen and her husband, Kevin Allen, and Bobby Waggoner. Photos by Anne Hart

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She stayed at Central for 10 years until she was hired as a “numeracy” coach, working with teachers on inA few months ago, prior Cheri Siler structional to the city primary election, strategy and professional Mayor Rogero met with development. area mayors both city and This year she returned county at Cafe 4 on Market to Central, where her older Square. What was interestfour sons graduated and ing according to the media her daughter, Kayley, is in coverage was that several the ninth grade and was re- of the county mayors were cently named the outstand- complaining that new resiing freshman on the varsity dents in their counties are soccer team. not fitting in and not supShe said she’ll be appoint- porting the local governing a treasurer and gearing ment the way they should. up a campaign soon. Translated into ordinary “I’ve never been afraid language, this means many of hard work and believe of the new residents ask that governing has to be questions about the way a business of compromise local government is operand working together. I ated and may actually vote hope County Commission, against the incumbents. no matter who’s elected, These are not willing to can work for what’s best for say yes to every tax hike all of our county – and not proposal. They actually stick to an agenda. have prior governmental experience and use it. This seems surprising as local officials are always encouraging people to move into their area and extending a welcome mat. They should not be surprised when new eyes see things differently. Tennessee benefits by its new residents. Change is a constant. ■ Chris Rugerg, recently announced as the city’s real estate manager, will earn $62,400. He seems like a good, solid hire. He will work with Judy Walton, the city’s real estate acquisition agent, who makes $53,439 a year. Both report to deputy to the mayor Christi Branscom. ■ Both mayors Burchett and Rogero, to their credit, oppose the state Legislature charging fees for citizens to inspect public records. Burchett described it as “a ridiculous step backward, out of the sunshine and into the shadows.” There is a serious effort by some local government officials who dislike producing public records being perto charge a fee in order secuted to reduce and discourage and killed. requests. “ISIS only ■ Marlene Davis, 63, knows the will be the Democratic canlanguage of didate for County Commisbeheading.” sion from District 4. She is But those a professor of architecture who seek asylum in Susan Dakak the United States are suspected of be- have been granted asylum. ing ISIS infiltrators. And But there’s a funnel effect the U.S. cannot use religion with millions wanting to as a test of immigration or come in and just a few thoucitizenship, anyway. sand accepted each year. According to the New There’s what Dakak calls York Times, just 30,000 a shadowy underground Iraqis were resettled in railroad, helping Iraqis esthe United States in the six cape, and moving them into years following the 2003 in- the U.S. across our porous vasion. At least 1,500 more border.

New eyes see things differently

When there’s just no good answer Certainty is the gold standard of politicians. Think Donald Trump. Uncertainty is disconcerting. Think Jeb Bush, who said Sunday he goes back and forth on the death penalty. Susan Dakak, a civil engineer, U.S. citizen and native of Iraq, spoke recently to the North Knox Rotary. Dakak presented a realtime dilemma that defies a good answer. Take a look. First, she showed a PowerPoint of her family pictures. They looked like most American families of that time – kids stiffly dressed for church, parents dancing and enjoying life.

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Life in Iraq in the 1970s was much like that in the U.S. “More women than men were doctors and engineers,” she said. Dakak attended Catholic schools, excelled in math, and came to the U.S. to study engineering at Tennessee Tech. She left before Saddam came to power. In 2003, he fell to U.S.-led forces.

In 2004, Dakak volunteered to assist her native country with its reconstruction efforts. She spent six months in Iraq investigating the country’s wastewater collection system and helping standardize rehabilitation methods. “Things had changed,” she said. “Little by little, people came to feel they had no room to be free. “The new generation of Islam was completely different than the (Muslims) I knew growing up.” Christians, in particular, are persecuted by the religious extremists in Iraq. And here is the dilemma. The Iraqi Christians are

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at UT. She lives on Cherokee Blvd. in Sequoyah Hills and has been at UT for 20 years. She says she disagrees with UT changing the Lady Vols name. There is vigorous campaign going on between three contestants for the GOP nomination to oppose Davis. Running are incumbent Jeff Ownby, Hugh Nystrom and Janet Testerman (daughter of former Knoxville First Lady Janet Testerman). GOP primary is March 1, along with the presidential primary. Davis will be a credible Democratic candidate in the August general election. ■ In the discussion over immigrants and refugees it is important to remember there is a huge difference. An immigrant (legal and illegal) often chooses to settle in a country for economic reasons to make a better life for him or herself. The USA currently has about 11 million “undocumented” immigrants. A refugee is fleeing persecution based on political or ethnic affiliation. The U.S. limits the number of refugees to 70,000 annually with the largest numbers currently from Myanmar, Bhutan and Iraq. However, you may be surprised to learn that 10 countries actually shelter well over half of the world’s refugees. In order of numbers they are: Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Chad, Uganda and China. Turkey, Pakistan and Lebanon shelter 30 percent of this refugee total. Turkey has 1.2 million with mostly Syrians. Lebanon’s has 232 refugees per 1,000 citizens which makes it the highest ratio in the world. Lebanon is not considered a stable nation while Turkey is.

“What do we do with these people,” she asked. “How do we help them? I don’t know the answer. ... I’m not a Muslim-basher, but our security and future depend on letting the right ones in (and keeping the wrong ones out.) “It makes me question what’s right or wrong.”

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New director, new programs

at Elmcroft of Halls

■ Carter Senior Center: 9040 Asheville Highway 932-2939 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; arts and crafts; movie matinee each Friday; Senior Meals program each Wednesday. The Center will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11. Register for: Veterans Appreciation Celebration, 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6; Super Seniors’ free Thanksgiving Dinner, 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9; Turkey Trot 1-mile Fun Walk, 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13. ■ Corryton Senior Center: 9331 Davis Drive 688-5882 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Offerings include: exercise classes; card games; billiards; Senior Meals program, 11 a.m. each Friday. Medicare presentations 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. The Knox County Veterans Services will provide one-on-one assistance to veterans and family members 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Center will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11.

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But does it talk? Martha Zeiser with Honey the horse. The Star Minis recently visited Morning Pointe of Powell. The therapeutic horses can do tricks and one actually kicked a soccer ball while another did math. Photo submitted

Register for: Super Seniors meeting, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, includes presentation of a “Quilt of Service” to a veteran. ■ Larry Cox Sr. Center 3109 Ocoee Trail 546-1700 Offerings include: exercise programs; bingo; arts and crafts classes. Register for: field trip to Dillards in Ashville, N.C., 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5; field trip to Yoder’s, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. ■ John T. O’Connor Senior Center: 611 Winona St. 523-1135 Monday-Friday

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Monahan is runner-up Lauren Monahan (left), director of the Frank R. Strang Senior Center in West Knoxville, was third runner-up for the title Ms Senior America 2015. The contest was Oct. 18-23 in the Casino Resorts Hotel in Atlantic City. The winner was Dr. Barbara Mauldin (center) from Mississippi. The pageant will be televised on the BBC network during November. Photo submitted

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS The Knoxville Challenger, set for Nov. 8-15 at the UT Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center, is calling for volunteers to help with the region’s largest professional tennis event. Must be 15 or older; hours are flexible. Event benefits Helen Ross McNabb. Info/registration: knoxchallenger.com.

CALL FOR VENDORS Christ UMC is seeking vendors for its fall arts and crafts festival, to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Info/application: bsstair@comcast.net or Sherry, 776-1100.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolk dancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, NOV. 5 AAA Driver Improvement course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Bee Friends bee keeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Walter State University Tazewell campus auditorium. Program: free honey tasting. Info: 617-9013. Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 5-8 “Quoth The Raven: Tales Of Poe,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.

FRIDAY, NOV. 6 Free movie night featuring “St. John in Exile,” 7 p.m., Beaver Dam Baptist Church education building, third floor, 4328 E. Emory Road. Free popcorn and drinks.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 6-7 Fall festival, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Fairmont Presbyterian Church, 2537 Fairmont Blvd. Includes rummage sale, bake sale and Santa’s Christmas Shop. Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Info: 228-4910. Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Beulah Baptist Church, 1138 Raccoon Valley Road off Loyston Road. Featuring: $3 per bag, furniture, and odds and ends. Info: 992-5833. “Tinsel & Treasure” presented by the Junior League of Knoxville (JLK), 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park. The Girls’ Night Out Preview Party is 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. Tickets: Advance, $5; at the door, $8; preview party, $30. Info/ tickets: jlknoxville.org or 584-4124.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7 AAA Driver Improvement course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Chili cook-off hosted by Boy Scout Troop #13, 5-8 p.m., Lions Club Building, 5345 N. Broadway. Cost: $5. Holiday Market and Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 6900 Kingston Pike. Featuring: guest artisans, local crafters, baked goods, a silent auction and Fair Trade items. Info: 300-7490. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town Petsmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Public Speaking and the Alexander Technique, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $80. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/registration: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600, or AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com. Spaghetti supper, 5-7 p.m., Alder Springs Baptist Church, 556 Hickory Star Road, Maynardville. Includes: spaghetti, salad, garlic toast, dessert and drink. Donations go to WMU projects.

SUNDAY, NOV. 8 Free drop-in art activities for families, 1-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Docent Tours in English, 2 p.m., and in Spanish,

Elmcroft of Halls hosted a smashing family night and open house last week, introducing some 11 vendors who all brought food. Folks moved from table to table for fried chicken, veggies, fruit, desserts and, of course, information. Nobody left hungry. Over the next few weeks, we will profile various health service providers in this space; after all, we do work for food. But for now, let’s look at the funniest episode of the evening. Charlie Harris, Elmcroft’s regional director for 11 centers in Tennessee, said he hired Chris Tharp as director of the Halls facility because he had worked with him in Oak Ridge and knew of his dedication. “He had no bow tie and short hair,” Harris joked. “We hit it off right away.

Conway Twitty

… It’s a blessing for Halls to have Chris here.” Tharp then praised Harris. “He was born the day I got married. He’s the smartest young guy I know.” Tharp said during his job interview the men didn’t discuss finances, they talked culture. But there was this one odd thing … “Why does Charlie have that huge picture of Conway Twitty on his wall?” Chris asked a staff member. “Is there something I should know?” She laughed. “Conway is his grandfather.” Sure enough, Charlie Harris’ mother is the daughter of Conway Twitty. The well-known country music star, born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, recorded with Loretta Lynn and performed on “Hee Haw.” He died June 5, 1993, at age 59 and is buried in Gallatin, Tenn.

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3 p.m. Info: knoxart.org. Silent Meditation Gathering, 11 a.m.-noon, Narrow Ridge’s Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Inclusive of people of all faiths as well as those who do not align themselves with a particular religious denomination. Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or community@narrowridge.org. Sing Out Knoxville, 7-9 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Open to everyone. Info: bobgrimac@gmail.com or 546-5643. Step Out: Walk To Stop Diabetes, 1-4 p.m., UT Gardens. One-day fundraising walk benefiting the American Diabetes Association. The Subway® Race Against Cancer, World’s Fair Park. Race-day registration, 1-2:30 p.m. Online registration: raceagainstcancer.org through 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. One-stop registration: Fleet Feet Sports in Turkey Creek and New Balance Knoxville in Suburban Plaza. Benefits outreach services of Thompson Cancer Survival Center. Info: raceagainstcancer.org or 541-1227.

MONDAY, NOV. 9 The Alexander Technique, an Introduction, 1:30-3:45 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $35. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/registration: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600, or AlexanderTechnique Knoxville.com.

TUESDAY, NOV. 10 Benefits to Work training, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St. Two counselors available to answer questions and discuss how working will affect Medicare and Medicaid health benefits. Free; reservations required. Info/reservation: Steven Glowicki, 423-433-7616 or 1-888-839-5333. Cocktails and Conversation, 5:30-7 p.m., 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cash bar and snacks. Stephen Wicks, Barbara W. and Bernard E. Bernstein Curator, Knoxville Museum of Art, will present: “Facets: Musing on the Future of Glass at the KMA.” Free and open to the public. Info: knoxart.org. Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 8 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Edwin C. Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service and Special Assistant for Military Sites. Topic: “The Impact of Native Americans in the Civil War.” Cost: lecture only $5, students free; dinner (7 p.m.) and lecture, $17. RSVP by noon Monday, Nov. 9. Info/RSVP: 671-9001. Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

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A near miss

…my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. (2 Samuel 22: 3 NRSV) Jesus, Savior, pilot me over life’s tempestuous sea; unknown waves before me roll, hiding rock and treacherous shoal. (Edward Hopper, 1871)

Colonial Heights United Methodist Church hosts a Halloween trunk or treat. Pictured are Daniel Parris, Megan Zartman holding Graham Zartman, Tom Pierce holding Lily Pierce, Leah Holley holding Liv Zartman, and Shannan Rogan. Photos by S. Clark

Trunk or Treat! Pastor Daniel Ogle sits with Ben Holley, a sixth grade student at The King’s Academy.

Run, pull, pray By Cindy Taylor First Baptist Academy Powell is filled with multitalented students. Two FBA students are competing in their chosen field and winning big. Powell resident and FBA fourth grade student Anna Graves, 9, woke up one day last year and decided it would be fun to run. When she placed 36th out of 406 girls on the FBA crosscountry team her family realized very quickly that Anna was capable of more than just typical speed. “After her first race we decided Anna had Godgiven running talent,” said mom Amy. “We started looking for opportunities where she could further develop her gift.” Anna attended the Knoxville Youth Athletics program (KYA) this past summer. She was invited

Anna Graves

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to join the competitive team after her first meet. She then competed in the Southeastern AAU district meet where she placed first in the 800-meter dash, third in the 400-meter dash and fifth in the 200-meter dash. Anna went on to compete in the Region 6 National Qualifier meet held in Knoxville, placing first in the 800 dash. This qualified Anna to represent the state of Tennessee in the 2015 AAU Junior Olympic Games in Norfolk, Va., where she

placed 31st in the nation in the 800 with a personal record of 2:55.3. She ran cross-country this fall with FBA finishing in the top five at all regular season meets. Anna placed second in the region for the state qualifier and finished 17th in the state. She continues to run with KYA in its postseason cross-country program with hope of making nationals. Halls resident Dominic Leung, 15, is a sophomore at FBA. His mom was looking for summer activities for Dominic two years ago when they found archery. He excels at the sport and maintains a 4.0 GPA yet remains humble. “There are a lot of exceptional archers nationally” said mom Mandy. “I’m glad that Dom’s passion for archery may help generate more interest in the sport.” Dominic competed and placed first in the 2015 National Field Archery Association TN State Indoor

Championship and the North Carolina State Outdoor Championship. He participated in the U.S. Nationals last July and qualified for the shoot-off rounds where he shot his personal best of more than 1,000 points. He will compete in the TN State Indoor Championship in Nashville on Nov. 7. Dominic says he often relies on prayer when he competes. He is currently working with coach Dee Falks, a Junior Olympic

It happened so fast that later I had trouble remembering the exact sequence of events. Lewis and I were traveling on the interstate in our motor home, which is about the size of a Mack truck, that is to say, impossible to stop on a dime. To add to the peril, it was raining. Suddenly, in our lane, there was a car stopped, clearly the result of a wreck that had happened within the past two minutes. Two other cars were involved, and a tractor trailer was just ahead, apparently unscathed and moving on. Thanks to Lewis’ good reflexes and quick thinking, we were able to avoid becoming part of the wreckage. Later, he asked me what I was thinking at that moment. When my pounding heart slowed down and I could breathe again, I told him, “I wasn’t thinking! I

Dream Team coach. Dominic says he is nowv mastering new techniques to perfect his back tension. He is planning to become a certified coach so he can begin working with other students.

Cross Currents

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was praying!” No kidding! We never know when the “rock and treacherous shoal” will be right in front of us. We can be assured of two things: there will be danger on occasion, and always, no matter the outcome, God is with us. Lewis and I were fortunate: to be unhurt, and to have avoided hurting anyone else. I have to admit, as well, that we were grateful that our motor home was intact. Such an experience focuses the mind. It also reminds me that there are many across this world who live in constant danger. Let’s pray for them, too.

“Archery is a very humbling sport and helps me build character, patience and perseverance,” he said. “One day you shoot great and the next day you can’t hit anything. For now I’m just shooting for fun.”

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Christ United Methodist to host annual bazaar Christ United Methodist Church has been hosting the annual craft bazaar since 1991 and the Bazaar Babes have been busy preparing for the event. Pictured are (front) Judy Guinn, Norma Richardson, Lou Watson, Dory Norris; (back) Carolyn Camp, Frances Ryan, Jewell Stivers and Mary Baker. The bazaar will feature crafts, white elephant items, baked goods, a country store and Rida knives. The event will be held 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the church, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Photo by Ruth White

FAITH NOTES ■ Alice Bell Baptist Church, 3403 Alice Bell Road, will open its Clothes Closet 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov.7. Everyone welcome. Infant through adult clothing available. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7754 Oak Ridge Highway, is seeking vendors for the annual Craft Fair to be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 in the family life center. Spaces: $40. Bring your own table or rent one for $10. Info/reservations: 690-1060. ■ Church Women United Knoxville-Knox County will meet 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Graystone Presbyterian Church, 139 Woodlawn Pike. Info: 577-0287. ■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788. ■ Music ministries of Community Evangelistic Church in East Knoxville and Christ Covenant Church in Farragut will join for three presentations of “How Great Our Joy – a Gospel Christ-

November 8, 2015 mas!” Presentations: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11-12, Christ Covenant Church, 12915 Kingston Pike; 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, Community Evangelistic Church, 2650 Boyds Bridge Pike. Info: 525-1589 or cecchurch.org; 671-1885 or office@christcov.org. ■ Church Women United Knoxville-Knox County will meet 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Graystone Presbyterian Church, 139 Woodlawn Pike. Info: 577-0287. ■ Music ministries of Community Evangelistic Church in East Knoxville and Christ Covenant Church in Farragut will join for three presentations of “How Great Our Joy – a Gospel Christmas!” Presentations: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11-12, Christ Covenant Church, 12915 Kingston Pike; 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, Community Evangelistic Church, 2650 Boyds Bridge Pike. Info: 525-1589 or cecchurch.org; 671-1885 or office@christcov.org.

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Exhibition showcases marching bands Imagine having stands filled with people who are in attendance to watch the band. Yes, the band. That is what the Knox County Schools band exhibition is all about. It gives band members from area high schools a chance to see the halftime shows of their rivals and many times, of schools they don’t see during the football season.

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Little Peyton Lee of Corryton dressed as a peacock (with real feathers) and had a huge fan base at the mall.

Brothers Blake and Braylen Thornhill, students at Carter Elementary School, honored their favorite team by dressing as Hornets.

Each band is able to perform its halftime routine and every show is a display of musical ability, flashes of color and marching skills only perfected through hour upon hour of practice. This year Halls High hosted the event and the stands were packed for the entire event as fans gathered to watch and cheer on their favorite school. There were no awards presented during the exhibition, but I would guess if attendees were able to vote on a fan favorite, Austin-East Magnet High School would have taken home that trophy. The Marching Road Runners are directed by Dorothy Brice who narrates the show from the press box. The band features just a handful of instruments, the fabulous Dancing Dolls, color guard and a majorette. They are led to the field by the drum major who features a style all his own. This year’s show was titled “You Think You Can Dance?” and did not disappoint.

Dancing Dolls Jadia Hill, Danielle Pierce and Nadra Gray perform with the Marching Roadrunners.

Front ensemble member Piper Wilson performs front and center with the CHS band.

Tyler Maples plays guitar during a segment of the Fulton High halftime show.

Austin-East Marching Roadrunner drum major Jerquay Stewart leads the band off the field in style following the group’s performance at the Knox County Schools exhibition. Photos by R. White

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Lexi O’Connell and the Fulton High color guard help tell a story using colorful costumes and flags during the performance.

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wraps viewers in its reality By Betsy Pickle The best movies make you feel as though you’re part of their world. “Room” does that. You’re pulled in immediately and wrapped in the same sense of confinement as the characters.

And through the visceral performances, you also begin to feel smothered by the same emotions – fear, frustration, confusion, anger, hopelessness – but also uplifted by love, joy, contentment and, ulti-

‘Spectre’ James Bond (Daniel Craig) is one cool customer in “Spectre,” opening Friday. In 007’s latest outing, he has to uncover the truth about a sinister organization as his boss, M (Ralph Fiennes), fights to keep the British secret service from falling victim to politics. Christoph Waltz, Naomie Harris, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista and Ben Whishaw also star for director Sam Mendes.

By Carol Shane The Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville routinely outdoes itself with exhibitions of highest-quality art from our region and beyond, as well as seminars and support for local artists of all types. One of the organization’s most popular events is set for this weekend as the ACA partners with the East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild to present the 18th Master Woodworkers Show at the Emporium Center. “We’ve got a great show for 2015,” says show director Scott DeWaard. “It only happens every other year, and it goes so fast.” The juried show will feature the works of 30 fine woodworkers from East Tennessee and the surrounding region. Many types of woodwork, including marquetry, sculpture, turning and cabinetry, will be on display. Some pieces are traditional; some are whimsical. The artists will be in attendance, so it’s an ideal environment to view the work and meet the peo-

ple who make it. Participating artists include Ronald Young of Chattanooga; Stephen Moles of Church Hill; Matt Campbell of Dayton; Richard Dwyer and Jeffrey Neil of Gray; Curtis Buchanan of Jonesboroug; Stephen Shankles of Maryville; and Harold Galbraith, Brian Horais, Al Hudson, Dan Land, Lou Mansur and Gordon Rome of Knoxville. North Carolina woodworkers Gary Rawlins of Mars Hill and Kirk Shufelt of Cullowhee, who runs the website “Peace, Love and Dovetails,” will also showcase their furniture and cabinetry. DeWaard is from Blount County. On his website, he says that he has “cloistered himself in his modest shop for the last 30 years picking up the phone saying ‘Ya, I can do that.’ ” He’s also on the faculty of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. “If you love fine handmade furniture and want to know more about what sets it apart,” he says, “this is the show for you.”

mately, hope. “Room,” based on the novel by Emma Donoghue and adapted for the screen by the author, is like living at the heart of an onion. Layers gradually fall away, providing information bit by bit. Some of them aren’t hard to predict, but it’s still difficult to provide a storyline without unveiling a few of the mysteries. Jack (Jacob Tremblay), about to turn 5, lives in a squalidly magical place called Room with his Ma (Brie Larson of “Short Term 12”). They do practically everything together because they never leave Room. Ma has created a fantasy for Jack that has him believing there is nothing except for Room. They have an ancient, barely watchable TV, but Ma explains that the people on it aren’t real. They can see outside through a skylight in the ceiling, but Ma has explanations for what’s visible through it as well. Room is reality. Everything else is made up. They play games, read books, exercise, bathe, eat and sleep within Room.

Jack (Jacob Tremblay) and Ma (Brie Larson) make decorations within the confines of “Room,” opening Nov. 20 at Downtown West. Sometimes a gruff man called Old Nick (Sean Bridgers) comes to bring supplies and spend time with Ma, but she always hides Jack in Wardrobe so that Nick won’t see or interact with him. Jack is getting bigger, and he’s a smart kid. Ma worries about him. She worries about herself. She has reason to. And she begins to sketch out a plan that could turn Jack’s world upside down. “Room” is pretty much perfect. It takes an event that has become uncomfortably familiar in the real

world and imagines what happens beyond the newsprint or sound bites. It gives humanity to a framework of exploitation. It offers hope for healing. The acting is phenomenal. Larson is heartbreaking as the young woman robbed of so much and yet so giving to her son. She makes all of Ma’s actions and reactions believable. Young Tremblay is astounding both as the unquestioning inhabitant of Room and as a Valentine Michael Smith type. There is something otherworldly

in his perceptive gaze, but he makes Jack’s journey raw and powerful. Performances by Joan Allen and William H. Macy round out an incredible depiction of a family derailed by a horrific event. Between Donoghue’s insightful script and director Lenny Abrahamson’s lean direction, “Room” comes to life without melodrama. And like other great films, it lingers, holding you close as you continue to think about its characters and their lives. Rated R for language.

Scott DeWaard and Stephen Shankles are two of the accomplished artists featured this weekend in the 18th Master Woodworkers Show at the Emporium Center in Knoxville. Photo submitted

The 18th Master Woodworkers Show is open 4-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6; 10 a.m.5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Emporium Center,

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Dogwood Arts issues call to artists With quality fine arts and crafts booths, arts in action, performing arts, culinary arts demonstrations and tastings, and an expanded children’s creation station, several blocks of downtown Knoxville are transformed into a lively street fair for the Dogwood Arts Festival. The artist application is now available at dogwoodarts.com The 56th annual celebration of Dogwood Arts will be held during the entire month of April 2016. The annual Festival will be held April 29 to May 1 in the heart of downtown Knoxville on Market Square and Krutch Park. More than 60 juried artists are selected to exhibit and sell their original work in mixed media, clay, drawing/pastels, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, painting, photography, sculpture and wood. Artists are eligible for several cash awards during the Dogwood Arts Festival including Best of Show, Artists Choice and three honorable mention awards. Awards will total $2,000. Dogwood Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to promote and celebrate the region’s arts, culture and natural beauty. Info: dogwoodarts.com or 865-637-4561.

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Volunteer Rotarians raise $12,500 for service dog TMA sets legislative agenda By Tom King

It began in March 2015 with a program at a Friday meeting of the Knoxville Volunteer Rotary Club. The speaker was Mike KitchTom King ens, volunteer chair of the Smoky Mountain Service Dogs Inc. The organization trains and provides service dogs for veterans with physical and/or psychological disabilities. These dogs – usually Golden Retrievers or Labrador Retrievers – are custom-trained mobility assistance service dogs. His program led to the Volunteer club creating a fund-raising program by soliciting donations and pledges for its 21 members to lose weight. They have lost more than 100 pounds since July and raised $12,500 to fund a veteran placement sponsorship. Earl Kear, the club’s immediate past president, came up with the idea for the sponsorship. Kitchens will be at the club’s Nov. 20 meeting updating them on the dog’s training. He also said they will have a “Pass the Leash” ceremony with the Volunteer Club in early 2016 when

North Knoxville Rotary recently hosted Kurt-Lennart Kalmsjo, a 32-year Rotarian from Scandinavia, pictured with his daughter, Knoxville resident Sofie Teague. Sofie came to East Tennessee to attend Maryville College. She married Justin Teague. the dog is presented to the veteran after a three-month training program. ■

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University of Tennessee’s new basketball coach Rick Barnes spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville on Tuesday and thanked them for all the good they do in the world. He then surprised the club with a $1,000 contribution to support the club’s orphanage – the Mateszalka Children’s Home in Mateszalka, Hungary, so the children can have Christmas this

year. He challenged the club to match his $1,000 and the members had the $1,000 matched before the meeting ended.

Recent graduate Chris and his mobility assistance service dog “Millie.” Chris is a U.S. Marine veteran, full-blooded ■ Webb Madrigals native American Indian (Chippewa), born on a reservation to visit 2 clubs in Texas, and fourth generaThe holiday season is tion Marine. Chris sacrificed coming on fast and the tala right leg in Iraq when a misented and great voices sile hit his Humvee. Last name of the Webb School withheld on request Madrigal Singers will be making appearances at two Rotary Tuesday, Dec. 1, at its noon clubs this year. If you meeting at the Marriott and want to hear their holiday on Wednesday, Dec. 9, they program then get these will be at the Rotary Club of dates on your calendar. Farragut for its noon meetThey will entertain the Ro- ing at Fox Den Country tary Club of Knoxville on Club.

Taking to the streets By Sandra Clark It’s amazing what happens when the city closes a major road. Hundreds of residents spilled into the closed Central Street from the Freezo to the Old City on an overcast Sunday afternoon for the city’s first Open Streets event. Without cars for three hours, folks took to the street on bikes, skateboards and on foot. Yes, your humble scribe walked the full length and back. Politicians were about, shaking hands and seeming to enjoy the street mimes, magicians, musicians and food vendors. Mayor Madeline Rogero circulated without entourage. Most members of City Council were handy, especially those with names on the Nov. 3 ballot. You see things differently on foot. You spot the interesting architecture of old commercial structures. You see small business owners, stocking and selling items of interest to downtown residents. There’s a strong market in resell, especially furniture. And one wag noticed how

both sides of Central Street rise up from Broadway. “You know that old joke about walking three miles to school, both ways uphill,” said Kathy Fitzgerald. “That school was on this street.” Chandra Taylor brought her family to help sell cupcakes and bakery items from the MerMer table. MerMer’s is a downtown bakery at 617 N. Gay Street, and Taylor wanted a wider audience to sample her wares. She was flat out midway through the event. “When I named my daughter Mercedes, my mom just called her MerMer. That’s where we got the name,” said Taylor. I Bike KNX, an organization that promotes bicycle safety, pushed for the Open Streets event. Bikes and helmets were given to youngsters, while other businesses rented bikes to older visitors. Several government agencies including the Knox County Health Department ran information booths. It was a great day downtown. The event coordinator was Trey Joiner.

■ Mark Steiner will speak at noon Thursday, Nov. 5, at the annual R. Gerald McMurtry

Lecture at the LMU Duncan School of Law courtroom, 601 W. Summit Hill Drive. The lecture is free. Dr. Steiner is a professor at South Texas College who has written about Abraham Lincoln’s practice of Mark Steiner law. He is a former editor of the Lincoln Legal Papers. ■ Brad Peters has been hired as vice president of redevelopment and legal services for Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation. Board chair Dan Murphy said having a legal specialist in KCDC leadership is an asset

can change fee schedules and payment policies and require adequate notice of those changes to make the process more transparent. “It’s impossible for a physician to make sure the business side of a practice runs smoothly when health plans can cut reimbursement mid-contract with no recourse for the physician,” Dr. Hale said. TMA will work toward a constitutional amendment clarifying that the General Assembly can set caps on noneconomic damages in cases including medical liability actions. A 2011 cap on noneconomic damages is currently being threatened by lawsuits. The proposed amendment must pass two separate General Assemblies before it goes on the ballot for a vote in 2018. If the amendment doesn’t pass the 2016 General Assembly, the earliest the issue could be up for a statewide vote would be 2022. “The General Assembly needs to act now to prevent us from going backwards on the issue of a noneconomic damages cap,” Dr. Hale said. “The cap fosters growth in Tennessee’s health care industry by cutting back on frivolous lawsuits and the costs that come with them. I’m confident Tennessee voters will support it if given the chance to have their voices heard.”

MerMer’s Bakery sold out of cupcakes at the street fair. Working the booth are owner Chandra Taylor (front), her mother, Sandra Taylor; her aunt, Sharon Davis; and Christopher Grigsby, a shift manager at Subway downtown who helps out. Photos by S. Clark

He says his name is Glenn, just Glenn, and he’s watching the dog, Man-Man, for a friend. And yes, he used to be a biker, but now he just dresses like one..

BIZ NOTES ■ Penny Cutshaw has joined Coldwell Banker, Wallace & Wallace Realtors, as an affiliate broker. She works with first-time homeowners and experienced owners looking to make a new move. Cutshaw Cutshaw previously worked in human resources with various healthcare companies. She is a graduate of Western Governors University and holds her Professional Human Resource Management certification.

The Tennessee Medical Association has a 3-point agenda when the legislative session reconvenes on Jan. 12. TMA president John W. Hale Jr. says the group wants a better, safer health care environment for both doctors and patients. TMA will seek a health care future that is patientcentered and physicianled, make sure insurance companies are more accountable when changing fee schedules and payment policies, and protect medical malpractice caps, among other issues, Hale said. Dave Chaney is the lobbyist for TMA, which represents some 8,000 physicians. The agenda is listed on the group’s website at tnmed.org A key piece of legislation will compete with the “Nurse Independent Practice” bill which would give advanced practice nurses the ability to diagnose and treat patients and prescribe drugs without a physician supervisor to review charts or provide consultation. Hale says it’s in the best interest of all Tennesseans to have physician-led health care. TMA will also work to see the Health Care Provider Stability Act passed. Sponsored by Sen. Bo Watson and Rep. Jon Lundberg, the bill would limit how often insurance companies

as national funding models evolve. Peters spent the last three years in Asia, where he taught business law and corporate governance to university students; studied Mandarin Chinese; and pursued misBrad Peters sion work with the urban poor. ■ Peters graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and earned a law degree from the UT College of Law. He also holds a master’s degree in strategic management from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

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