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NORTH / EAST VOL. 2 NO. 45

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Big birthday for FC Florist

Evelyn Babelay Stormer was born Oct. 21, 1918, in the Ritta community, the daughter of Vincent and Cleo Adair Babelay. Her mother was a descendant of Fountain City’s founder, John Adair, and her father founded Babelay Greenhouses on Washington Pike.

She founded a business in 1939 (at age 21 when few women even worked outside the home, much less owned businesses) that today is run by her grandson and is about to celebrate its 75th anniversary.

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Read Sandra Clark on page 3

New nest for West Marvin West has a new home in Shopper-News. Look for his column each week on pages 4-5. This week he talks about Kentucky: “Kentucky, brave and daring, sends word that it will show up Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

“The Wildcats have seen the Joshua Dobbs Show. ... They know how hard A.J. Johnson hits and what Derek Barnett does to those he catches.

“The Big Blue seems unaffected, totally resistive to intimidation. There has been no mention of opting out.”

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Read Marvin West on page 4

Aubrey’s grilled salmon tacos Our mystery diner has discovered a rare treat: “When I first heard of “fish tacos,” I was confused. Being “a little bit country,” I couldn’t see stuffing bits of fried catfish into a hard taco shell and covering them with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.

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New accessible entrance at Chilhowee Intermediate

In the May 5 Knox County primaries, mobility-impaired voters faced an accessible parking lot that was chained off.

By Bill Dockery Citizens who went to Chilhowee Intermediate School to vote in the spring primaries last May were met with a strange mix of welcome and unwelcome.

The parking lot beside the school gym had two red traffic cones in the driveway displaying a sign that said “Accessible Entrance,” coupled with the international wheelchair icon used

to mark disability access. But stretched in front of that sign was a chain that prevented vehicles from entering the lot.

The situation forced Precinct 31 voters with mobility issues to park farther away and negotiate a mazelike route to an accessible door.

Election officials on duty inside the gym said the school had refused to unlock the chain beTo page 3

Read, read, read (and read some more)

By Sandra Clark The theme of reading that former principal Nancy Maland brought to students at Halls Elementary School for a dozen years, she carried to Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy last week, speaking to both groups of the Shopper-News newspaper club.

It was fun to watch a pro. The normally rowdy

In the general election on Nov. 4, voters could use a new accessible entrance to the Chilhowee Intermediate School gym.

Pat Parker, who injured her ankle recently, uses the new ramp that gives everyone access to the Precinct 31 polling place.

Parker and husband Bob recently moved to Holston Hills from Sevierville.

bunch of reporters-to-be sat quietly around Maland to discuss reasons to read.

“Adventure,” said one boy.

“Reading takes your mind far away.” Another kid said you read to learn stuff you don’t already know.

Maland pulled out a book about training cocker spaniels and showed the kids an iPad picture of her new puppy, Izzy. “How do you spell that?” asked a

young reporter (yay!).

Next up is attorney Scott Frith, who will engage the kids with a mock trial. “Judge Judy,” one kid called it. And on Nov. 19, Mayor Madeline Rogero has promised to visit the kids to discuss their ideas about ways to improve the city.

The newspapers are named “Shark Tales” for the mostly third-graders and SMG Growlers for the mostly fifth-graders.

And as soon as we negotiate permission slips and technology Nancy Maland, former principal who retired as executive we’ll have copies of their director of elementary education for Knox County Schools, reports on our website, reads to kids at Sarah Moore Greene. Photo by Tyree Gibson ShopperNewsNow.com/.

Magnet schools From the strong communications program at Fulton to the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) program at Vine Middle to the DanceWorks program at Beaumont Magnet Academy, magnet schools are attracting a wide range of students.

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McIntyre gets a mentor

By Betty Bean At the tag end of the superintendent’s report during the November school board workshop, James McIntyre announced that Rod Paige, who served as Secretary of Education under George W. Bush, is his new mentor.

Foothills PT Physical therapist and athletic trainer Teresa Johnston opened Foothills Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center in 1992 to serve downtown. It’s a special place.

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Analysis Rod Paige and James McIntyre “The former U.S. Secretary of Education was here in Knoxville last Friday, and I had the privilege of spending a few hours with him,” McIntyre said. “I’d been introduced to him through one of my professional networks, and he’s agreed to serve as sort of an informal mentor and executive coach for me. I believe his insights and wisdom will be pretty valuable to my continued professional growth … This is a great opportunity for me, and I’m pretty excited about that.”

There is no cost to Knox County Schools.

“Dr. McIntyre and Dr. Paige were connected by the Broad Cen-

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ter, and it is our understanding that they will cover the expenses of Dr. Paige’s engagement,” Melissa Ogden, KCS director of public affairs, said in response to a question.

Teachers in the audience, who were stripped of tenure and collective-bargaining rights and left with something called PECCA (Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act) by the state Legislature in 2011, should be forgiven if they don’t share his enthusiasm.

PECCA required the school board to meet with teachers’ representatives to discuss a limited list of

matters including salaries, benefits, insurance and leave. The board delegated its powers to McIntyre, who was in no hurry to comply with this toothless law, and KCS failed to reach an agreement with the weakened Knox County Education Association by Nov. 1, leaving teachers without even the weak protections afforded by the new law.

So what does that have to do with McIntyre’s new mentor?

This: To say that the 81-year-old Paige is not a proponent of teachers’ rights is like saying Babe Ruth was a pretty fair hitter. One of his best-known pronouncements was to brand the country’s largest teachers union, the National Education Association, “a terrorist organization.”

Prior to landing the job with the Bush administration, Paige (who is part of the “executive” faculty of the Broad Center for Superintendents) served as superintendent of the Houston Independent School District for eight years and boasted a too-good-to-be-true record of improved student achievement in inner-city high schools, featur-

ing sky-high graduation rates and dropout rates of nearly zero.

One of the ways he achieved this unbelievable result was to do away with tenure for principals and put them on one-year contracts that could be terminated without cause if they failed, or to reward them with lavish bonuses if they succeeded.

The result?

A whole lot of cheating, uncovered after Paige was long gone.

KCEA president Tanya T. Coats was in the audience when McIntyre announced that Paige would be mentoring him. At the end of the meeting, she protested that the administration is misinterpreting the rules governing the selection of the teachers’ bargaining agent by attempting to reopen the process to give other organizations a second chance to apply since KCEA was the only applicant that has complied with the terms set by the Legislature.

McIntyre smiled and said he’d be looking into that.

Teachers better hope he isn’t calling Rod Paige for advice.

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Exhausted during the day, Loudon woman goes looking for answers to cure her sleepless nights Living on a dairy farm and working the breakfast shift at Chick-filA in Loudon, Janet James-Owens, 54, knows the importance of getting a good night’s sleep.

“I usually get up around 4:30, and I’m at work by 6 a.m.,” JamesOwens said.

Several years ago after a surgery on her neck vertebrae, James-Owens said she felt tired all the time and couldn’t seem to get to sleep, even though she was exhausted.

“Ever since the surgery on my neck, my breathing has been tight.

I guess it’s crowded in there,” she said.

“I wasn’t sleeping the night through, I had terrible issues sleeping and snoring,” she added.

“I just wasn’t getting any peaceful sleep, not sleep that was productive.”

Her doctor referred her to the Sleep Disorders Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, and James-Owens went in October 2013 for a sleep study. During the sleep study, patients stay all night, monitored for their heart rate, breathing and other vitals while they sleep.

“You have a bedroom just like at home, with a real nice mattress,” James-Owens said.

“I got there around 6, 6:30,” she said. “You have to change into your pajamas, they take all your vitals and do a bunch of paperwork.

You get settled in, and it’s 8 or 9 o’clock.

“The staff was great,” James-

Janet James-Owens came to the Sleep Disorders Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center exhausted and looking for a fix to her restless nights. Now she’s sleeping better thanks to the Sleep Center’s diagnosis and treatment.

Owens said. “They were just very attentive and very caring. They were very prompt and efficient.

Except they woke me up too early!”

During the night, a technician monitored her sleep. And soon afterward, Dr. Thomas G. Higgins,

Myths about sleep Myth: Some people only need 4 to 5 hours per night.

Truth: Everyone needs 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night, and others need up to 9 hours. Sleep is productive time, in which brain and body cells rejuvenate.

Myth: Sleep problems only affect older women.

Truth: Insomnia affects everyone, but is more common in older women. Men in their 30s and 40s are most likely to get sleep apnea. And narcolepsy, a serious sleep disorder, most often begins in a person’s teens and 20s.

When to call the doctor If you have a problem getting to sleep, it’s probably a sleep hygiene issue.

Try keeping regular sleep hours, use the bedroom only for sleeping, don’t work on the computer or watch TV just before bed and avoid caffeine after dinner.

Get exercise every day, but not right before bed. Do something relaxing before bed, like take a bath or read (as long as it’s not exciting).

Keep the lights low or even off. Before there were electric lights, people regularly slept 9 hours per day.

If you keep waking up during the night, that’s more likely a physical problem such as sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome or any one of a number of sleep disorders.

If you’ve tried good sleep hygiene and still can’t fall asleep, call your doctor. Or if you’re waking up in the middle of the night repeatedly, that’s a reason to call a doctor as well.

medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center, diagnosed JamesOwens’ medical problem: obstructive sleep apnea.

Obstructive sleep apnea is when the airway collapses on itself during the night. This blocks the flow

of air, causing loud snoring and interruptions in breathing. Often, the patient jerks and gasps for air multiple times during the night.

Although most patients don’t remember them, apnea episodes will rob a person of deep REM

(rapid eye movement) sleep, a vital part of sleep.

Sleep apnea can be managed easily by using a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine every night. This machine forces air through a tube and into a mask that fits over the nose and sometimes the mouth.

The machine forces air into the airway to keep it open throughout the night.

The CPAP eliminates both the apnea episodes and the patient’s snoring.

“It made a significant difference,” said James-Owens. “Now I wake up well rested. It’s like a night and day difference. My energy level is way up. Before, I used to want to take an afternoon nap, and now I don’t have the need for that.”

While some people are bothered by wearing a mask at night, James-Owens said hers hasn’t been a problem for her.

“The mask has never bothered me. It works perfectly. I just went into it with the attitude that this is for my benefit,” she said.

James-Owens added that she would recommend the Fort Sanders Sleep Disorders Center to anyone who isn’t getting a good night’s rest.

“Anybody who thinks they have an issue should really go on and have the sleep study done,” she said. “You’re going to like how you feel and what it does for you. I highly recommend it.”

Science of a good night’s rest Getting a good night’s rest is not a luxury but rather a necessity for good health, according to Dr. Thomas G. Higgins, a neurologist and sleep disorders specialist at Fort Sanders Sleep Disorders Center.

“Most people need at least seven or eight hours of sleep,” said Higgins. “There are shorter sleepers, but most people getting five hours are not getting enough sleep. Your body temperature, horDr. Thomas G. mones and everyHiggins thing in the body functions better if you’re attaining enough sleep.”

A lack of sleep can affect the body in many negative ways, Higgins said.

“The immune system is affected,” he said. “People who do not get enough sleep are more likely to become ill. People with insufficient sleep are more likely to put on weight, because a lack of sleep affects metabolism. That can lead to diabetes and heart disease.

“Obtaining good sleep reduces your sensitivity to chronic pain.

doesn’t get to a deep stage of sleep.

Sleep apnea is managed by wearing a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine at night. This machine forces air through a tube and mask, and into the patient’s airway to keep it open.

“In one study, they took photos of patients before and two months after using a CPAP machine, and asked other people to rate who was more attractive. The people judged most attractive were the ones who had used the CPAP for a couple of months.

“So if you want to Fibromyalgia, for example, can be aggravated by a lack of sleep,” be good looking, healthy and feel better, use your CPAP,” said Higsaid Higgins.

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Get Your Life Back Chronic sleep deprivation or poor quality sleep can leave you feeling exhausted, irritable and unable to focus. It can also lead to serious health problems.

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Babelay family’s Fountain City Florist

Celebrating 75 years

New accessible entrance cause school was in session, children were present and the lot was part of the playground.

A picture of the ironic invitation was posted on Facebook and quickly drew comment. Someone wanted to know if the situation had been reported to the Knox County Election Commission. Another commenter called it disgraceful. Indya Kincannon, school board member at the time, apologized: “So sorry the accessible entrance was not truly accessible. The school refused to unlock it? Seems unlikely.”

A call to the Knox County Election Commission revealed that the school system did refuse to open the lot because – in a rare break with procedure – the schools had not closed for the election. Administrator of elections Clifford Rodgers said that early voting and absentee ballots were available to people with disabilities and that the commission might remove the Chilhowee site from its list

By Sandra Clark Fountain City Florist is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month. The business is now owned by Paul Kennard, Paul Kennard grandson of its founder, Evelyn Babelay Stormer.

“It runs itself,” Paul says.

“This is a family business, especially at the holidays.”

Paul remembers his grandmother watching golf on television while tying floral bows. He remembers being called from age 12 to cut flowers and during college to make deliveries. Some families hold reunions. Paul remembers his family cutting, potting and delivering 500 Easter lilies or 1,000 Christmas poinsettias during those holidays.

Times have changed. A flower shop today might send six to eight arrangements to a funeral that would have seen 30 to 40 years ago. Paul calls this generation “fast-paced” and less traditional than previous ones.

Although he grew up at the store, Paul took a circuitous route to ownership.

The beginning: Evelyn Babelay opened the shop on Hotel Avenue at Broadway on Nov. 15, 1939, a time when every other floral shop in town was owned by men.

She married Robert Stormer two weeks later and ran the store while raising her family: son Vincent and daughter Sue. Evelyn was born Oct. 21, 1918, in the Ritta community, the daughter of Vincent and Cleo Adair Babelay. Her mother was a descendant of Fountain City’s founder, John Adair, and her father founded Babelay Greenhouses on Washington Pike.

Her grandfather, Vincent Babelay Sr., immigrated to Knoxville in 1899 from Switzerland.

When Oak Ridge was being developed, men approached Evelyn about opening a second store there. She did and ran Flowers by Evelyn for 10 years before it became “too much,” Paul recalls.

Evelyn was an avid golfer who played at both Beaver Brook and Holston Hills.

Paul says she didn’t hit the ball hard but she hit it straight. “She kept it in the fairway.” She belonged to Shannondale Presbyterian Church for 67 years and during the latter years was an elder.

She and Robert died in 1996 within three weeks of each other. An oak tree was

community of accessible polling places.

But for the Nov. 4 Election Day, a completely different situation greeted Precinct 31 voters. The gymadjacent parking lot and playground had been fenced in, but a wheelchair-friendly concrete ramp complete with canopy had been built, allowing people with mobility issues to go directly from the main school lot into the gym.

“A ramp and canopy were recently added to make the gymnasium accessible for elections,” said Melissa Ogden, director of public affairs for the school system. “All of the work was completed prior to Election Day.” Ogden said the work was the latest in a major remodel at the school, which was built in 1928. The makeover included a new accessible main entrance to the building, an elevator and a new heat-and-air system, as well as a space reconfiguration creating a new classroom.

School officials cut the ribbon on the project in April.

Dying to live Once while I was “channel surfing,” a program caught my attention. A man d and a woman were trapped d underwater in a wrecked mini-submarine with an innsufficient amount of air forr m both of them to safely swim back to the main submarine.

However, they had a plan.

The young woman would allow herself to drown, and the man, who was the stronger and faster swimmer, would swim back to the submarine, dragging her along.

When he reached the safety of the submarine, he would attempt to resuscitate her.

Well, the plan worked. It was, however, a rather macabre solution to their problem. She had to die in order to live.

I couldn’t help but think that this same paradox exists in the life of every Christian. Every child of

Sue Stormer Kennard sits among Christmas decorations at Fountain City Florist. Photo

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planted in her memory in Fountain City Park on Nov. 15, 1996. At the dedication ceremony, organizers said, “It is hard to imagine how many hospital arrangements, prom, Easter and Mother’s Day corsages, funeral wreaths, sprays, baskets, Christmas arrangements and bridal bouquets she made during the past 50 years.”

Writer Elizabeth Grimm Sisk called her “a legend (who) doesn’t know it.”

The next generation: Sue Kennard and Vincent Stormer each had two sons: Jason and Paul Kennard and Byron and Mark Stormer.

Vincent followed his mom as manager of Fountain City Florist, retiring 18 years ago. Paul joined the family business when his uncle retired and Jason Kennard became manager until health concerns forced his retirement in 2004.

Sue Kennard with her mom, Evelyn Stormer, at the 1985 Tennessee State Florist Convention at Knoxville’s Hyatt Regency.

Photo by Warwick Studios

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

Jason and Paul Kennard graduated from Gibbs High School and UT, both business majors. Jason’s children chose careers in teaching and the U.S. Air Force. Paul’s son, Ben, is a bio-chemical major at Carson-Newman University on a golf scholarship.

“This job allowed me the time to raise my son,” Paul says. “Will I be a rich man?

No, but I wouldn’t trade the

opportunity to be with Ben ■ Beaumont Community as he grew up.”

Organization. Info: Natasha Paul enjoys officiating at Murphy, 936-0139. football games. His wife, ■ Belle Morris Community Melinda, a Halls High gradAction Group meets 7 p.m. uate, is a labor and delivery each second Monday, City nurse for Tennova.

View Baptist Church, 2311 Paul’s biggest regret is Fine Ave. Info: www.belthat his grandmother never lemorris.com or Rick Wilen, 524-5008. met his son; never knew that Ben followed her avo- ■ Chilhowee Park Neighborcation as a golfer. hood Association meets Info: 5410 Broadway, 6:30 p.m. each last Tuesday, Administration Building, 865-689-3346.

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.

House Mountain in the fall This beautiful fall view of House Mountain was submitted by former Corryton Elementary School principal Bob Martin.

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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.

■ Oakwood Lincoln Park

Steve Higginbotham God has made a similar decision: a decision to die to self and sin so that we might live eternally with Christ.

That’s not an easy decision to make. Selflessness is a mature quality. Exchanging temporal pleasures that can be experienced now for eternal pleasures that may not be experienced for decades to come is also a mature decision. But they are right decisions that you will not eternally regret.

Friends, you too must make a choice. You too must choose to die if you want to live.

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 meets 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.

FAITH NOTES ■ First Lutheran’s 55 Alive senior group will meet noon Thursday, Nov. 13, in the church meeting room, 1207 N. Broadway. Guest speaker: Chaplain Shawn Hunze. Lunch is served at 12:30 p.m.; cost of the meal: $8, reservations required. The public is invited.

Info/reservations: 524-0366.

■ First Comforter Church Fellowship Hall, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

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Caution: Kentucky is coming Kentucky, brave and daring, sends word that it will show up Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

The Wildcats have seen the Joshua Dobbs Show.

They have been properly informed of the many skills of the sophomore Volunteer.

They know how hard A.J. Johnson hits and what Derek Barnett does to those he catches. The Big Blue seems unaffected, totally resistive to intimidation. There has been no mention of opting out.

All connected to or concerned about Tennessee football should spend a minute absorbing that thought. As the complexion of the Volunteers’ season switched from drab to bright (well, a lot brighter than it was) in the final few minutes at South Carolina, it could switch back if this one gets away.

Kentucky is now Tennessee’s pivotal game in the bid for a bowl. If the unthinkable happens, you try to explain it. You have been alerted.

This should be a simple comparison. The Volunteers

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and Wildcats are in their second season of reconstruction.

The mostly orange team, under the previous coach, was comparable to the blue team at the time of need.

Neither had enough talent to compete in the Southeastern Conference. Kentucky has often lived at that level. Tennessee had deteriorated.

Kentucky sort of acted like it might possibly want Butch Jones to come down from Cincinnati and tidy up the Lexington mess. Easy move, 89 miles. Clear challenge, nowhere to go but up.

An unofficial trial balloon was floated to gauge interest. Butch was shrewd enough to wait until Tennessee called.

In theory, that gives these Vols an advantage. Jones

was an established head coach with a winning record. UK gave Mark Stoops his first opportunity.

Those who claim to know all about recruiting say Stoops has done surprisingly well in his two years.

Jones has done better. Advantage Vols.

Kentucky started this season with back-to-back 2-10s as background. Tennessee is trying to overcome the habit of falling one win short of bowl eligibility.

The Vols prevailed as visitors last November. It was not a rout. Dobbs was the winning pitcher. The Wildcats are much improved over 2013.

Comparing where they are to where they were, Kentucky is impressive on both sides of the ball. It has playmakers, a crusty attitude and, we have learned from past experiences, a general dislike for all things orange.

It appears the Vols are improving on offense. There was plenty of room.

Like Tennessee, Kentucky has a young quarterback. Redshirt sophomore Patrick Towles, grandson of

former Sen. Jim Bunning, played his best game against high and mighty Mississippi State – 390 yards and two touchdowns passing and 76 and two TDs running.

The Wildcats were pretty good against South Carolina. They scored the concluding 21 points to start the USC slide.

Hmmm, both plucked and cooked the chickens.

Put that on your checklist: How does Towles compare to Dobbs? Both did summer training out in California with quarterback guru George Whitfield Jr. For sure, Towles talks more. Before the UK trip to LSU, he said crowd noise was no problem, bring it on, it would help him focus. I assume he feels the same about Neyland noise.

In comparing these rivals, Tennessee has a considerable edge in tradition, if that matters. It also has higher expectations. For sure that matters. The heat is never off. This is a must game.

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

Sue Methvin passes Sue Methvin, a trailblazer for women in politics, p a s s e d away Nov. 1. Survivors include husband Dr. Galen Methvin, son and spouse GaSue Methvin len Rhodes and Mindi Methvin, and three grandchildren.

She followed Mike Prince as chair of the Knox County Republican Party, the first woman to hold that post.

Sanger wins, Johnson moves on To the relief of television viewers and mailboxes everywhere, the election is over. But if you miss the campaigning already (or didn’t like the outcome) – don’t worry – there’s always another election.

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Mayors’ committee should do open search Mayors Madeline Rogero and Tim Burchett have named their six-member committee to do a search for the new MPC director who will follow Mark Donaldson, who has resigned effective Jan. 4, 2015.

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The members will include city Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons and county chief of staff Dean Rice along with two MPC commissioners, Bart Carey and Herb Anders. Also serving are former county commissioner Wanda Moody and Stephanie Welch, vice president of operations for community schools at the Great Schools Partnership.

The committee met this past Monday, Nov. 10, in the city finance department conference room. The topic was the job description and next steps.

Eric Vreeland, city spokesperson, said the committee meetings will not be open to the public but the committee itself never met to make that decision. Vreeland said, “Prior MPC director search processes have (not) been open to the public. To encourage the best professional candidates to apply, it is important to

protect their confidentiality and the integrity of the search process.”

While legally these meetings of an advisory group are not required to be open to the public, the powers that be are missing an opportunity to be transparent by inviting the public to attend. The search for the UT president is fully open to the public, and that has not prevented able applicants from seeking the position or being chosen.

Rogero pledged transparency when she ran for mayor, but in this case it is a bridge too far for her to cross in terms of keeping the public informed.

Furthermore, this secretive process will only trigger rumors and talk that cannot help MPC, which has been less than candid in its public relations and willingness to discuss the Donaldson severance package. This is a publicly funded agency.

Kim Scarborough, executive assistant for policy with the city, is handling the logistics for the six-member committee. The committee will make a recommendation to the two mayors, which they can accept or reject.

The composition of the search committee is surprising only in that the current MPC chair, Rebecca Longmire, is not on the committee. Longmire must be wondering why she was not asked to serve but two of her colleagues were asked.

There is little chance this process will be completed before Donaldson leaves, which means someone will have to name an interim director on Jan. 4, which is less than 55 days from now.

■ Hubert Smith, Knoxville bus authority member, has stirred concerns from Knox bus management now led by Dawn Distler due to his active involvement and raising of questions requiring information from staff.

John Lawhorn, KTA attorney, has written a two-page letter to Smith outlining concerns involving recognition of retiring employees, staff time and adding items to the board agenda.

It is most unusual for the board attorney to send such a letter to a sitting board member, which has generated comment and discussion.

Smith is certainly within his rights to do what he has been doing even if it does not win him friends with his colleagues or top management.

He can always resort to open-records requests under state law if the board attempts to restrict his requests for information.

Honoring veteran retirees seems to be an easy matter to resolve by establishing a process that honors all at public sessions.

But stay tuned, Smith is not likely to go away, and he is enjoying this attention.

Lawhorn and Distler should assume Smith will not alter his behavior. His terms goes

to 2016.

■ Two Knox County Democrats may seek to be the next state Democratic party chair. They are former state Rep. Gloria Johnson and former U.S. Senate candidate Terry Adams. It will be decided in January by the full 66-member state executive committee.

■ Former Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Gordon Ball tells the Memphis Flyer publication he is not only buying a condo on Mud Island in Memphis but he is also filing for a divorce.

He may be selling his home on Old Kent Drive in Knoxville’s Westmoreland neighborhood.

GOV NOTES ■ Knox County Republican Women meeting, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 13, Chick-filA, 4944 Kingston Pike. Info: Manuela, 227-6825, or kcrw@ earthlink.net.

■ Volunteer Republican Women’s Club meeting, 11:30 a.m.

Monday, Nov. 17, Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall. Lunch: $12. RSVP to: Deborah Stansberry, 938-2540.

■ Halls Republican Club meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, Boys & Girls Club of Halls/ Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike.

Info: http://knoxgop.org.

■ Knox County Democratic Party regular county-wide meeting is the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 at 311 Morgan Street. The office number is 865-540-4001.

Linda Haney is party chair.

“Sue was a good friend, someone you could count on,” Prince said.

Her friend Anne Hart said Sue’s Southern charm and gracious demeanor hid a strength of will that led her to fight with everything she had for a cause or a candidate she believed in.

“That dedication to her party, combined with a tremendous sense of humor, was a powerful force. Her love for all things Republican was exceeded only by her love for her family, especially the grandchildren she adored.”

In politics, there’s no such thing as a total victory.

Today’s hero is tomorrow’s villain.

Sanger cruises to victory: More than a few folks were surprised when Tracie Sanger won last week’s second district school board race. Sanger won in impressive fashion for a firsttime candidate, winning by nine percentage points in a three-candidate race.

Sanger’s win can be attributed to strong fundraising, well-known supporters like Tommy Schumpert and Indya Kincannon, and a strong door-to-door operation. In fact, according to her campaign, Sanger won every precinct where she knocked on doors.

Yet, one of the more surprising twists of the second district race was the involvement of County Mayor Tim Burchett, who recorded two automated telephone messages (“robocalls”) for candidate Jamie Rowe. Burchett endorsed Rowe presuming that Rowe (if elected) would oppose Burchett’s arch-nemesis, school Superintendent Jim McIntyre.

Of course, the problem for Burchett is that Jamie Rowe didn’t win.

In politics, sometimes the person who loses the most isn’t even on the ballot. Jamie Rowe’s loss to Tracie Sanger is also a loss for Tim Burchett.

Gloria Johnson loses re-election: Local Democrats will call Gloria Johnson’s defeat to Republican

Eddie Smith a fluke, dismissing the loss as an unfortunate consequence of an energized Republican electorate. These folks conveniently ignore the fact that Johnson was first elected two years ago in a similar Democratic wave of voters supporting Barack Obama.

The 13th district is one of the few competitive legislative districts in the state. It will be fun to watch the 13th district every two years until the Republican Legislature redraws the district lines as a safely Republican district after the next census in 2020.

But don’t feel bad for Gloria Johnson just yet.

Johnson may have parlayed a part-time legislative seat into a full-time, higher-paying gig.

On election night, Johnson announced she’s running for chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party. It’s difficult to overstate Gloria Johnson’s popularity with some Democrats. These aren’t your father’s conservative, blue-dog Democrats.

Instead, the Johnson wing of the Democratic Party has more in common with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren than former Tennessee Gov. Ned Ray McWherter.

If Gloria Johnson is named state party chair, you can count on the state Democratic Party moving further to the left – to the delight of both Democratic and Republican activists. Many Democrats are tired of offering “Republican-lite” candidates and will welcome Johnson as state chair. Republican activists know Johnson’s liberal politics won’t play well outside of urban areas and will only help elect more Republicans.

(By the way, in case you missed it, previous Democratic state party chairs have been paid a salary of more than $100,000 a year.

For some folks, politics pays well. Very well.)

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

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Ready or not: Fat’s in the fire for Sanger The wise man said he expects the school board’s pro-McIntyre faction to keep the heat off new board member Tracie Sanger, who made a campaign promise not to become part of any faction.

Betty Bean “I’ll support him when he’s right and hold his feet to the fire when he’s wrong,” she’d say.

“Him,” of course, is Superintendent James McIntyre, who was a major bone of contention in the District 2 school board campaign that Sanger won.

The wise man said the smartest course for the four board members who support McIntyre’s policies

would be to shelter Sanger from the heat of controversy for as long as possible while she gets her feet on the ground.

Evidently he didn’t watch Wednesday’s board meeting, or he’d know that the board members he referenced apparently do not agree with him. If he had tuned in, he would have heard the most strident of the McIntyre loyalists, Karen Carson, toss the fat right into the fire by invoking personal privilege to delay a vote on the proposed Bearden Middle School International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) until December – Sanger’s first meeting – apparently believing it stands a better chance of gaining approval after Sanger takes her seat.

That’s because the middle school program has got-

ten a tepid reception from the three new board members, who have criticized its cost and the fact that only Bearden Middle students and West High ninth- and 10th-graders will benefit from it. Teachers are quietly grumbling about its cost – more than $700,000 before McIntyre dropped the idea (for now) of making it a magnet program, $500,000-plus without the magnet transportation.

Others are troubled by the fact that the new program is being introduced outside the budget process, and many see it as just another expensive money pit that will make it more difficult to find a way to give teachers a long-awaited pay raise.

Bearden Middle School faculty and parents worked for a couple of years to make the IB program happen. It

will not only give Bearden Middle School students an enriched educational experience, but also will prepare those who choose to do so to enter West’s prestigious International Baccalaureate Programme for high school juniors and seniors.

And there lies the rub.

Sanger, who is serving out a partial term and will face another election in 2016 should she choose to run, was supported by a member of the West High School PTSO, who got the organization in hot water by circulating an email urging the membership to support Sanger to protect McIntyre’s education reforms.

Since this kind of political activity is verboten for nonprofit organizations, the email caused an unpleasant buzz that will likely resurface if Sanger votes for the new IB program.

The view from Hornswoggle Holler The mid-term elections left Tennessee and the rest of the U.S. hemorrhaging red. For their perspective on what happened and what to expect now, we sat down with our favorite pundits, Amos and Ruth Bucketlist of Hornswoggle Holler.

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Amos and Ruth celebrated their 104th birthdays this year, and they’ve voted in every presidential and midterm election since 1932.

Amos: I voted for FDR four times, but don’t call me a Democrat! I vote for what the candidate stands for.

Ruth: Now, Amos, I know for a fact you voted for Ronnie Reagan because you liked that movin’ picture “Bedtime for Bonzo.”

Amos: Well, that’un was a caution. Anyway, I was just a kid then, not much over 40.

SN: Mr. and Mrs. Bucketlist, you’ve watched more elections than most of us ever will. What’s your take on the mid-terms?

Ruth: Folks goin’ to need a whole lot of doctorin’, right, Amos?

Amos: Right as rain.

SN: I don’t understand.

Ruth: Why, there’s never been such a passel of folks cuttin’ off their nose to spite their face as went to the polls. Ain’t no wonder the U.S. map is blood red!

Amos: Yep. It’ll take a lot of stitchin’ to get that many noses re-attached.

run for office. He says the reason for the Civil War ain’t settled yet, and it’s a choice to be a gay man or woman. Dumber than a bag of hammers and twice as dangerous if you ask me.

Ruth: Did you know that voters raised the minimum pay in five states and then put people in office like that hog-castratin’ Joni Ernst out in Iowa who’s against it? Poor folks ain’t got much chance with the likes of her in control.

SN: What happens now?

Amos: Between now and the next presidential election, not much.

Oh, they’ll be squeakin’ like a Sears saddle up in Washington about repealin’ Obamacare and shuttin’ down the borders, but it won’t amount to nothin’.

Ruth: And not much to be done about what’s in office now.

Amos: That’s the truth – can’t baptize a cat.

SN: Thanks for your time, folks.

Amos: Any time. On your way down the pike, stop by my nephew’s place and tell Loop trails. For running, him I said to get out and she prefers the shade of the vote next time. Said he was Third Creek Greenway. too tired and him only 88!

While she’s out, she likes to chat with other greenways users about their experiences and concerns. They generally say positive things, she says.

“Everyone is encouraging.

They’re very curious about me.”

There are approximately 35 AmeriCorps members currently deployed throughout Knox County. Participants are selected from a nationwide pool of applicants and matched to local programs based on interests and skills.

The Knoxville-Knox County CAC organized the local program in 1994, making it one of the longestrunning and largest AmeriCorps programs in the state.

SN: Examples?

Ruth: Look yonder across the border where they reelected that McTurtle fellow in Kentucky. A United States senator speakin’ against the health care law when 400,000 of his own people are gettin’ health insurance they couldn’t get before!

Amos: Now, Ruth, ain’t nice to call names. Anyway, Brother Bill Haslam right here in Tennessee is just as bad, stoppin’ Medicaid like he did. Man got 70 percent of the votes.

SN: Anything else?

Amos: Hmph. How much time you got? There’s a feller down in Georgia just elected to the U.S. House of Representatives name of Hice, a preacher man mind you.

Anyway, this Hice thinks women ought to have their husband’s permission to

AmeriCorps member is city’s greenways ranger

By Wendy Smith Becky Gronewold has been in Knoxville less than three months, but she already knows the city greenways better than most lifelong residents.

The AmeriCorps member is serving as Knoxville’s greenways ranger. According to Parks and Greenways Coordinator Lori Goerlich, Gronewold will spend half her time patrolling the city’s 86 miles of greenways and the other half working on the Knoxville, Knox County, Knoxville Utilities Board Geographic Information System (KGIS).

While on the trail, Gronewold serves as the office’s eyes and ears, Goerlich says.

She’ll be on the lookout for maintenance problems and getting feedback from greenway users.

As much as she enjoys being outside, Gronewold looks forward to finding ways to improve the KGIS database.

The information in the database has been compiled by several government departments, and each has layers that contain different information, she explains. She hopes to make the database more user-friendly during her yearlong tenure in Knoxville.

She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa this year with a degree in

government Why we didn’t endorse Rowe My first call after last Tuesday’s election was: “Why didn’t the Shopper endorse Jamie Rowe?”

Rowe is a Fountain City activist who ran in a special election for the school board seat formerly held by Indya Kincannon. Also running were PTA mom Tracie Sanger, who won, and retired principal Charlotte Dorsey, who didn’t.

We didn’t endorse Rowe because I thought she was so far ahead that she didn’t need it. How did I miss this one so badly?

Teachers and parents who are pushing back against the draconian measures called education reform, won big in May and August. Former school social worker Terry Hill won in District 6. Patti Bounds retired from teaching at Brickey-McCloud to run unopposed in District 7. Former school librarian Amber Rountree ousted Pam Trainor in a South Knox upset. Along with Mike McMillan, a former teacher at Gibbs High School, they made four pro-teacher votes on the nine-member Board of Education.

But then, Kincannon’s husband won a Fulbright to teach in Slovenia. She resigned and the county commission named banker John Fugate as interim member.

Fugate sided with the teachers, and the new majority elected McMillan as chair. Rountree got a called meeting and the new majority rescinded Knox County’s K-2 testing called SAT-10.

Once Rowe won on Nov. 4, the new majority would be solidified for two years, challenging Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre’s reforms.

The Republicans (at least one bloc of them) went wild.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett made two robocalls on Rowe’s behalf. In a virtually all-city district, Burchett said something like: “Hello, I’m Tim Bur-

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chett and I want to keep your taxes low, but I need help …

I need Jamie Rowe. Taxes low, vote Jamie Rowe.”

Sanger countered with a robo-call from the old coach himself, Tommy Schumpert, the last county executive to push through a property tax increase (which went mostly to education).

Rowe came back with city guy Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis.

Sanger countered with Kincannon, presumably calling from Slovenia. Dorsey said on TV that she didn’t use robo-calls because she doesn’t like them.

The business community kicked in to Sanger, probably in excess of $50,000. Big Jim Haslam and nine family members (excluding Gov. Bill, who presumably stayed neutral) gave the maximum $1,500 each – $15,000 from Haslams alone, two of whom live in Nashville, or as one wag said, “Extreme West Knoxville.”

Sanger had won handily.

Now the five-vote majority has flipped back to the pro-McIntyre board members. Mike McMillan retains the chair, but with three allies, not four, behind him.

Lessons learned: Money matters.

PTA moms rule.

Tim Burchett should avoid virtually all-city elections.

It’s a bad idea to assume.

Marvin and gov Effective with this issue, we’ve moved Marvin West’s weekly sports column to pages 4-5, along with our usual writers on government and politics.

Guess we’ll call it “Gov and Marv.”

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She’ll also get plenty of exercise. The Parks and Recreation Department provides her with a bicycle, and she also explores the greenways on foot. Her favorite trail for riding is the Will Skelton Greenway, which begins at Island Home Park and passes through Ijams Nature Center on its way to the Urban Wilderness South

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Breland Donahoo and Blakelen King react to some of the wacky goings-on behind the scenes at a restaurant in the play “Server Alley,” opening this weekend at Pellissippi State Community College.. Photo by Heather Beck

Unsung heroes and big scores Anyone who has ever waited tables will identify with Pellissippi State Community College’s current production of “Server Alley.” This world-premiere comedy-drama examines the inner lives of the 20-somethings who work behind the scenes of the restaurant industry.

“It’s about the important decisions that we all make as young people which set the course for the rest of our lives,” says the play’s director, Charles Miller.

“We have a multi-year history of doing original works and world premieres

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here at Pellissippi,” Miller points out. “Most go on to be published, and many win accolades.”

Miller, who has just begun his 18th year as director of theater at PSCC, has an expansive theater history, with credits as actor, director, fight choreographer and voice/text coach at theaters

all over the country, including the Clarence Brown Theatre and the Knoxville Opera Company.

The playwright, Alex Gherardi, is executive director of CNY Shakespeare in Central New York and is an adjunct faculty member at Pellissippi State. A graduate of Rutgers University, he is now living in Knoxville.

The two met at an audition and worked together as actors. That’s where Miller learned that Gherardi wrote as well. “I asked him if he had anything he was working on. He sent me a rough draft of the piece.

“I told him if he finished it, we’d produce it,” says Miller. “And here we are!”

“Server Alley” performance times are 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14, 15, 21 and 22 and 2 p.m. on Nov. 16 and 23. The event takes place in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. To purchase tickets, visit www.pstcc.edu/ tickets or call 694-6400.

■ On Nov. 13-14, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents the third concert of its Moxley Carmichael Masterworks series for the current season. Two well-known operatic composers are featured in various guises. The program begins with Giuseppe Verdi: first, the overture to his dramatic opera “La Forza del Destino.” Then, soprano Emily Birsan will follow with arias from “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto.” And clarinetist Gary Sperl, who’s been with the KSO since 1977, will be featured with Birsan on a little-known orchestral version of Franz Schubert’s lilting “The Shepherd on the Rock.”

“It’s just so beautiful anyway,” says Sperl of the piece, written originally for piano, clarinet and voice, “and now with the orchestra, there are added colors to make it even more so. I’m excited!”

The big piece of the evening is the “Alpine Symphony” by Richard Strauss.

Known for his sweeping, harmonically virtuosic orchestral works as well as his operas, Strauss wrote some of the most thrilling music you’ll ever hear, and if your only exposure to him is the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” I urge you to get down to the Tennessee Theatre to hear the KSO shake the rafters.

And while you’re there, note that the violin section is missing a musician. Norris Dryer, Green Party can-

didate for the U.S. House of Representatives, retired program director and announcer for WUOT radio and KSO violinist for 47 years, died on Oct. 30 after a long illness. I am honored to have been his friend for almost 30 years. A week before he died, he told me, “All I ever wanted to do was to be an announcer on a classi-

cal radio station and play in a symphony. I got to do both of those things for 56 years, and how many people can say they got to do exactly what they wanted to do? I consider myself to be very fortunate.”

Norris, we miss you.

Info and tickets: www. knoxvillesymphony.com or 865-523- 1178.

Gael Garcia Bernal plays journalist Maziar Bahari in “Rosewater.”

‘Rosewater’ sneak includes Stewart Q&A

By Betsy Pickle Jon Stewart fans can get a sneak peek of his feature-film writing and directing debut, “Rosewater,” at a special event Thursday night.

“Rosewater: Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert Live” will have a one-time presentation at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Regal West Town Mall. The event includes a screening of the film, which opens Friday, along with a live broadcast of a question-and-answer session between the two Comedy Central hosts.

Stewart took time off from “The Daily Show” last year to film “Rosewater,” the real-life story of a Canadian-Iranian journalist who was held in an Iranian prison for more than a year. His Iranian captors insisted he was a spy and did everything they could to make him confess, but he held on to his sanity and sense of humor throughout the ordeal.

The drama stars Gael Garcia Bernal as journalist Maziar Bahari. Kim Bodnia, Dimitri Leonidas and Shohreh Aghdashloo co-star.

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weekender THROUGH SUNDAY

Ready or not, the “Dumb and Dumber” guys are back.

■ “4000 Miles” by contemporary playwright Amy Herzog, Carousel Theatre, 1710 Andy Holt Ave., UT campus. The production is performed without an intermission and contains adult content and language. Info/performance schedule/ tickets: 865-974-5161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY

Responding to a demand that probably never existed, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels return as Lloyd and Harry in “Dumb and Dumber To,” opening in theaters on Friday. Directing brothers Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly are back as well to helm the comedy that picks up two decades after the events of the original.

This time around, Harry and Lloyd go in search of the daughter Harry never knew he had. Fart jokes and absentee parents – sounds like a solid foundation for laughs.

The cast also includes Kathleen Turner, Rob Riggle, Laurie Holden and Rachel Melvin.

Also opening Friday is “Beyond the Lights,” a romance set in the world of hip-hop music. Gina PrinceBythewood (“The Secret Life of Bees,” “Love & Basketball”) wrote and directed the film.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Belle”) plays a rising star whose success masks her inner despair. Nate Parker (“Non-Stop”) plays a police officer who becomes part of her security detail but has aspirations to enter politics. They fall in love despite the advice of those close to

■ “An Alpine Symphony,” 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Presented by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra as part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. Info/ tickets: www.knoxvillesymphony.com or 865-291-3310.

FRIDAY Lloyd (Jim Carrey) and Harry (Jeff Daniels) are together again in “Dumb and Dumber To.”

■ Opening reception for new exhibits: “Fountain City Art Guild Annual Holiday Show and Sale” and “Men at Work,” a photography exhibit by Embry DuBose, 6-8:30 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Everyone welcome.

On exhibit through Dec 18. Info: fcartcenter@knology.net or 865-357-2782.

■ Four Leaf Peat in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Irish music. Tickets: $12, some discounts available.

Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 14-16 ■ Fine Craft Show presented by the Foothills Craft Guild, the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Features handmade work of 175 Tennessee artisans. Info: www. foothillscraftguild.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 14-23 Noni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Kaz (Nate Parker) seek some alone time in “Beyond the Lights.” them, who would rather they focus on their respective careers.

Minnie Driver and Danny Glover co-star.

“Saving Christmas” kicks off the holiday season early with faith-based family

comedy.

Kirk Cameron stars as a man looking forward to his sister’s Christmas extravaganza until he realizes that his brother-in-law is sorely in need of experiencing Christ in Christmas.

Cameron’s real-life sister, Bridgette Ridenour, co-stars along with Darren Doane, who also directed.

For info on writer-director Jon Stewart’s “Rosewater,” please see the feature on page 6.

■ World premiere of “Server Alley,” a comedy/drama by playwright Alex Gherardi, Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 14, 15, 21, 22; and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 16 and 23. Tickets: $12; seniors and students, $10. Info/ tickets: www.pstcc.edu/tickets.

SATURDAY ■ The Bishop’s Tea for the Ladies of Charity, 1-3 p.m., Bishop Richard Stika’s residence. All donations fund the emergency Fuel Fund. Men, women and children are invited. To donate or RSVP: ladiesofcharityknox@gmail.com.

■ Hoot Gibson, five-time shuttle astronaut, will speak to local aviators 11:30 a.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Cost: $24, includes buffet lunch. Public invited; registration required by Nov. 12. Info/to register: www.eaa.org.

Plate it

Aubrey’s

When I first heard of “fish tacos,” I was confused.

Being “a little bit country,” I couldn’t see stuffing bits of fried catfish into a hard taco shell and covering them with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.

Hey, I’ve done been ed-ucated, and fish tacos give my palate an international flair.

Had I not already been a fan, I can assure you the Grilled Salmon Tacos at Aubrey’s would have done the trick.

First, start with the wrapping. The soft flour tortilla shells are toasted to that perfect blend of crunchysoft, just right to fold around the stuffings. While I’m not one to cut flour tortillas into toast points and dip them into salsa, I think I could with these. Can’t do that, of course, because the generous stuffing is all the

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Grilled Salmon Tacos

■ Free kids “Make It & Take It” booth, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Foothills Craft Guild’s 2014 Fine Craft Show. Provided by the Appalachian Arts Craft Center.

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wrap can handle, so there are no little bits left over.

The filling is salmon, avocado, pico de gallo, shredded jack cheese and chipotle cream. The menu says the salmon is “Sunspot-spiced, farm-raised.” While I was searching the Internet to figure out what exotic spice “Sunspot” was, I discovered that the owner of Aubrey’s also owns the Cumberland Avenue restaurant Sunspot.

Good to know, so I don’t search the shelves at World

■ St. Nicholas Christmas Market, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 4070 Kingston Pike. Presented by the Ladies’ Philoptochos Society. Vendors: crafts, jewelry, candles, makeup, KARM, loucoumades and more; bake sale features limited amounts of freshly baked baklava and koulourakia; lunch of Greek salad and tiropita, $5. Proceeds benefit local charities.

SUNDAY The salmon tacos at any of the nine Aubrey’s restaurants are a good choice for lunch or dinner. Photo submitted

Market for a bottle of Sunspot rub.

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Hey, salmon’s healthy, right?

■ Concert of holiday music performed by the Walters State Community Band, 3 p.m., “Z” Buda Assembly Hall and Gymnasium, Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Admission is free. Info: 865-585-6922.

■ Concert featuring the combined choirs of Carson-Newman University’s Music Department and the Knoxville Choral Society, 7 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Free. Info: www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org.

■ Shakespeare Outloud: “The Tragedy of Cymbeline,” 2 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

■ Torsk (Norwegian cod) Dinner hosted by the Sons of Norway Lodge 5-677 “Vikings of the Smokies,” 5-7:30 p.m., Seasons Café in Turkey Creek, 11605 Parkside Drive. Cost: $20; under 12, free. Info/reservations: Clark Brekke, cjbrekke@ gmail.com or 865-966-0608.

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Fulton coach Bob Black sig- Kylie Gainers plays in the nals from the sideline. marching band.

Uriah Richey carries the banner.

Sadiea Smith cheers on the Falcons.

Falcons advance in playoffs Fulton athletes Domonique Williams and Ethan Williams own the field this Friday night. Photos by Ruth White

Fulton’s Zach Winston runs away from Scott County defenders in the first round of playoffs. Fulton won 55-0 to move on.

Magnet schools attract

By Ruth White From the strong communications program at Fulton (FulCom) to the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) program at Vine Middle to the DanceWorks program at Beaumont Magnet Academy, magnet schools are attracting a wide range of students.

Knox County has nine magnet schools that provide unique learning opportunities in a specific area or theme not offered at other schools in the district.

The Communications Magnet (FulCom) at Fulton High School allows students to explore broadcasting, production, digital design and web design in conjunction with core academic courses. The school of communications partners with several media-production companies in the area, giving the students access to real-world experience.

L&N STEM Academy

was founded in 2011 and focuses on the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math. The academic program is based on full-year classes where the maximum course load is eight simultaneous credits.

Austin-East is proud of its academic accomplishments the past few years, with student growth at the highest in Knox County in both English and mathematics. The school provides opportunities for students in the arts through programs such as chorus, ballet, modern dance, West African drum and dance, cosmetology and culinary arts.

Career Magnet at Strawberry Plains seeks to provide multiple avenues to educate the whole scholar through purposeful relationships, rigorous content and exposure to a chosen path leading to college and career excellence. The four career pathways include teaching as a profession, homeland security, ad-

Kobe Glass, a fifth-grade student at Sarah Moore Greene, explains photosynthesis to guests at the magnet showcase. vanced manufacturing and sustainable living.

West High School is the county’s first International Baccalaureate World School and offers an IB diploma program with options of being an IB full diploma candidate or an IB certificate candidate. The IB curriculum is studied worldwide, whereas the Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum is written in the United States.

Beaumont Magnet Academy student Madeline Foxx performs with the DanceWorks team. Armonie Blair performs an African dance with the troupe from Vine Middle Magnet.

Photos by R. White

Vine Middle Magnet offers STEAM lessons and activities that challenge students to think critically and creatively about real-world problems. Vine Middle staff members are working to prepare students for careers that don’t yet exist that will require use of technology that is yet to be invented.

Magnet schools at the elementary level include Sarah Moore Greene, Green Magnet and Beaumont Academy.

Sarah Moore Greene focuses on media and communications, Green Magnet focuses on math and science and Beaumont has partnered with area museums to focus on fine arts, music and dance.

Out-of-zone students interested in the programming at a magnet school may apply during the application and transfer period.

Students who live in-zone automatically receive a seat in the magnet school for which they are zoned. Applications are available on www.knoxschools.org and must be submitted no later than close of the transfer period, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.

Ijams opens pet welcome station Ijams Nature Center, complete with over 12 miles of trails, is a great greenspace for walking pets.

Now, with the support of PetSafe, a new pet welcome station will provide enhanced enjoyment for the furry park visitors.

Ijams and PetSafe invite visitors and their special pets to a grand opening at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Visitor Center Plaza.

A number of community pet partners will attend, including Small Breed Rescue with little pups who will be up for adoption.

The Pet Welcome Station is part of a series of improvements Ijams has made in 2014 to enhance visitor orientation and enjoyment on the Visitor Center Plaza. Recent

additions also include wildlife interpretation, information kiosks and custom-designed art installations by local artisans.

The Pet Welcome Station features a handy water fountain as well as hitching posts to secure dogs while visitors step into the Visitor Center for a trail map or a quick snack.

Funding has been provided by PetSafe, the largest manufacturer of electronic pet training products in the U.S. PetSafe is committed to helping Knoxville become the most petfriendly city in America.

Ijams Nature Center is a 300-acre urban greenspace encouraging stewardship of the natural world by providing engaging outdoor experiences.

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Located across the street from Krystal at 4011 Chapman Highway, Suite J, the clinic is only 1.5 miles south of downtown.

During my visit, I was impressed by the staff as well as the enthusiasm of the patients. Joann Scott says she is now “a walking pain-free product of the clinic” and would highly recommend it to anyone. The atmosphere is more like that of a great family reunion than a clinic.

ETBA president Justin Sterling, Saw Works Brewing Company president Adam Palmer and PaCertified health educatricia Robledo, business liaison with the city of Knoxville, chat before the ETBA meeting. Photo by tion specialist Aimee PehrNancy Whittaker son says many of their patients first come in after an injury. A free consultation and screening can assess the injury, to determine whether the person needs to see a doctor and who the Members and guests of preparing for a huge move best one would be. The ultithe East Towne Business and expansion, and Palmer mate goal is that people get Alliance met Nov. 5 at New is doubling his current staff. better and are pain-free.

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Blue Slip Winery co-owner Linn Slocum prepares to cut the ribbon to open the winery’s new location in the Historic Southern Railway Station. With her are City Council member Daniel Brown, Chamber president Mike Edwards and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero. Photo by Bonny C. Millard

Officials launch Blue Slip Winery

East Towne Business Alliance

Blue Slip Winery owners Linn Slocum and Jeff Galyon welcomed more than 75 people to the winery’s new location at the Historic Southern Railway Station, 300 W. Depot Ave., during a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The business, which got its start in another location in 2009, has spent the past several months renovating the building, taking it back to polished hardwood floors, exposed brick walls, high ceilings and wooden railings to create

the perfect atmosphere for tasting wines made on the premises from locally grown grapes.

The spacious rooms offer an event venue for gatherings. Civic and business leaders congratulated Knoxville’s first winery and touted it as Tennessee’s first urban winery.

The RailRoad Angels, a duo of sisters Cheridan Shipley and Lexus, provided music for the event.

Info: 865-249-7808 or events@blueslip.com.

– Bonny Millard

Matt Edwards enjoys Mississippi State success

By Marvin West Matt Edwards, twice a Bulldog, is relishing his college’s once-in-a-lifetime run as No. 1 in football.

Edwards, president of Alliance Printing in Knoxville, was a Bearden High Bulldog before he was a Mississippi State Bulldog, 1976-80.

Matt was back in Starkville for a mini-reunion when his old team knocked off Auburn. Excitement overflowed. That was the third big win in a row, the one that boosted MSU atop the AP poll, a record rise from unranked in August.

“The town was crowded and there was so much enthusiasm,” said Edwards.

“It was interesting that people did not seem surprised by the victory.

“We have reached a level where the fans expect to win.”

Could it really contend for a national championship? Edwards and a few million will be tuned in Saturday when MSU lays everything on the line at Alabama.

End of happiness? Not necessarily so. Matt Edwards was co-captain of the 1980 team that upset the defending national champion Crimson Tide when it was No. 1.

“Many have said that was the biggest victory in the history of Mississippi State football,” said Edwards. “I suppose this may be bigger if we can win again.”

Strange things happen in college football, almost weekly, but nothing like this has ever happened to Mississippi State. Before this season, the previous high was ninth in the AP poll – in 1940.

Before this sharp guy, Dan Mullen, came to town, the previous coach with a winning record was Darrell Royal. He departed in 1955.

Jackie Sherrill went 75-75.

His time ended with four years of NCAA probation.

Edwards concedes this surge is surprising. The Bulldogs had been building but last year were only 7-6, and this team was pegged for fifth in the SEC West.

Las Vegas odds on winning the national championship were 100 to 1.

Junior quarterback Dak Prescott is the driving force.

He has risen to top three on the Heisman Trophy consid-

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He had come to Mississippi State from Tennessee.”

The next season, Emory Bellard was coach. The souvenir ball from the second victory over the Vols is on Matt Edwards’ desk.

Bitterness? Of course not. Knoxville is home. Matt loves it. A son graduated from UT. Matt is pleased that the Vols are improving. OK, he is more pleased that his Bulldogs are No. 1.

Note: Two former Mississippi State players are in the College Football Hall of Fame. Both are from Knoxville. Quarterback Jackie Parker played at Young High School. D.D. Lewis was a linebacker at Fulton.

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Matt Edwards holds the game ball from Mississippi State’s victory over Tennessee in 1979. Photo by Ruth White eration list.

Edwards says Prescott is something of a Tim Tebowtype player, a rugged runner and better passer, a more likely pro prospect. “He appears to be a fine person who does the right things.

He is a very good Bulldog.”

Matt Edwards would never tell you, but he was a very good Bulldog. He started 34 consecutive games at guard and was a senior leader on a team than won nine of 11.

Edwards really should have been a Volunteer. Oh, how he wanted to be. He grew up a Tennessee fan.

His bedroom carpet was orange shag.

His parents had season tickets and, beginning at age 5, he went to many games, even bowl trips. His father became vice president of the UT Alumni Association.

Matt was an all-KIL linebacker at Bearden, but a staph infection interrupted his senior season.

He was hospitalized for three weeks and lost 30 pounds. He fought back and was delighted to receive a formal invitation to visit UT for a meeting with Coach Bill Battle. He arrived with the hope of receiving a scholarship offer.

“Coach Battle said Tennessee needed more time for evaluation.

“He suggested that I wait until after summer all-star games for scholarship consideration.”

Matt could hear the unspoken term “walk-on” in that presentation. With all the dignity he could muster, he stood tall and told the coach that was the end of their conversation.

“I drove around Gibbs Hall, past Stokely Center, past the famous rock, past the track, said goodbye and headed home. I was fighting back the tears. It was a crushing defeat, an overwhelming hurt, by far the worst in my first 18 years.”

Edwards had valid offers.

He checked to see which schools had Tennessee on their schedule. Bingo, Mississippi State had two games coming up against the Vols in Memphis.

Matt Edwards went to Starkville. It was a culture shock, but he played well.

He earned a degree in business. He treasures the experience.

Mississippi State twice defeated Tennessee, 34-21 in 1978 and 28-9 in 1979.

“Coach Bob Tyler gave the souvenir ball from our first win to Dr. James Douglas

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