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Crutcher center begins third decade

Sally Greene grew up in South Knoxville and received her degree in fashion merchandising.

Immediately after graduation, Greene wanted to open her own boutique but had to put her dream on hold.

Now she’s opened Sally’s Alley and you won’t believe the great clothes, unique jewelry and amazing prices.

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Read Nancy Whittaker on page 9

Vine Middle hosts principal for a day Junior League of Knoxville president Suzanne Prince took a break from her day job recently to be principal for a day at Vine Middle School.

Vine principal Cindy White escorted Prince through the school to observe some of the great things happening there.

The event gives community members a peek inside the learning experiences that students encounter on a typical school day.

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Read Ruth White on page 8

It’s all about Vandy How intriguing that Vanderbilt, the center of football ineptness, will determine whether this Tennessee season is a modest success or another sad failure.

What Saturday comes down to is this: If the Vols can’t whip the lowly Commodores, they’ll be saddled with another losing record – five in a row. They’ll be home again for the holidays, twiddling their thumbs while winners accumulate bowl gifts and enjoy plum pudding.

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Read Marvin West on page 4

On becoming bike-friendly East and South Knox County led the way for our city’s award last week.

Knoxville, along with 356 other communities, received the Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award from the League of American Bicyclists.

This is the second time the city has been recognized for its bike lanes, designated bike routes and encouragement to bike through education and events, says Knoxville Alternative Transportation Coordinator Jon Livengood.

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The Crutcher center drills young students on the keyboard skills they will need for future academic success. Here Kobe Angel, Clinton Graham, Nikko McDonald and Nadia Stephens practice touch typing using Mavis Beacon software.

By Bill Dockery As October came to a close, an educational landmark in Burlington started its 21st year of enriching elementary students’ lives.

Crutcher Memorial Youth Enrichment Center opened its doors to East Knoxville children in October 1994 as a living memorial to the Rev. Dr. W.T. Crutcher, who for decades was minister at Mount Olive Baptist Church.

Crutcher was known for his commitment to young people, and the center was founded by his family and friends to cultivate the talents and intellectual gifts of Af-

rican-American youth in the city.

The minister died in 1989.

Willie C. Crutcher, Dr. Crutcher’s widow, is president of the organization, though she has cut back her activities at the center in recent years.

“My father always reminded us not to forget the young people,” said Mae Blanche Moore, Crutcher’s daughter and one of the founders. “We didn’t open CMY to provide after-school care but to enrich the quality of life of these children.”

The activities reflect that desire. In addition to homework help

Mae Blanche Moore, a founder of the Crutcher Memorial Youth Enrichment Center, counsels recent Crutcher graduate Kennedy Angel on career plans as she prepares for high school. Moore is a daughter of the school’s namesake.

and study skills, the center offers basic lessons in computer, piano, etiquette, reading and Spanish.

CMY enrolled some 14 students from second through seventh grades this year. Bearden, Beau-

mont, Belle Morris, Chilhowee, Holston, Inskip and Vine are among the Knox County schools that have students in the center, To page 3

Sign Task Force moves forward after MPC slap

By Wendy Smith Crafting a city sign ordinance that can earn a stamp of approval from both the scenic camp and the business community is no mean feat. That’s why the City Council’s Sign Task Force labored over the document for 2.5 years before seeking input from Metropolitan Planning Commission staff.

MPC staff proceeded to spend four months examining issues like what percentages of window space can be used for advertising, how far signs should be from intersections and what to do about abandoned signs.

That’s a total of almost three years of work invested since City Council appointed the task force to review the city’s outdated sign ordinance.

That’s why it was a surprise when MPC Commissioner Art

Duane Grieve

Clancy made a motion at the Nov. 13 meeting to hire an outside consultant who could use the revised ordinance as “a framework, a platform, if you will, to write a new and comprehensive sign

ordinance.”

City Council member Duane Grieve, chair of the Sign Task Force, didn’t see it coming.

“I was surprised. It was totally unexpected.”

In making the motion, Clancy acknowledged that, “with Solomon-like wisdom,” the task force was able to achieve consensus on the majority of the issues.

But later, after saying he couldn’t understand how “even someone

as smart as Mark Donaldson” couldn’t write a window signage ordinance that made sense, he referred to the ordinance with the old adage, “You can polish a piece of excrement all you want and it will still be a piece of excrement.”

MPC approved Clancy’s motion without discussing the staff’s comments.

Grieve says the Sign Task Force crafted a better, well-organized sign ordinance in spite of the fact that members have a variety of backgrounds and opinions. Task force appointees were approved

by City Council, and effort was made to give neighborhoods, the Knoxville Chamber and Scenic Knoxville a voice. Grieve is a former Scenic Knoxville president, and task force member Joyce Feld is the organization’s current president.

The group was able to reach a compromise on the height of pole signs, one of the more contentious elements of the ordinance. They voted 6-2 in favor of limiting the height of signs near the interstate to 40 feet, and all others to 30 feet.

The current ordinance allows all signs to be 50 feet.

Meetings have been well-attended because each member is dedicated to the cause, Grieve says.

“We have a great respect for one another. People speak their minds.

There were disagreements, but we still produced a good product.”

During an interview last week, Clancy said he thought Scenic Knoxville was underrepresented on the task force. He thinks the only way to have consensus is to To page 3

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Enjoy the holiday season (andfoodthe) without overdoing it for them. Having a buddy at the event can help keep you focused on the people and not the food.

■ DON’T FORGET THE VEGETABLES. Vegetables are high in nutrients and low in calories. Make sure you choose vegetables that have plenty of color and crunch. Making your plate visually interesting can help you feel less deprived. Crunchy foods like vegetables take longer to eat and make you slow down to appreciate your food.

■ DON’T RUN ON EMPTY. Whatever you do, don’t go to a party hungry and don’t “save up” for a big end-of-day meal.

Eat a mini-meal before the office get-together or make yourself healthy snacks throughout the day. If you face a buffet table on an empty stomach, you’ll have little chance of preventing a diet disaster.

■ PICK A SMALLER PLATE. Avoid buffet size plates and choose a plate from the smaller sizes usually available on the dessert or appetizer table. A full small plate looks more appealing than a large plate with lots of empty space.

■ IF YOU BOOZE IT, YOU WON’T LOSE IT. Alcohol can be very fattening.

Whether you’re sipping a glass of wine or having a frosty cold beer, those empty calories are going to add up! Drinking will not quell your appetite either. In fact, it may loosen your determination and cause you to binge on foods you might never have touched sober. If you do choose to imbibe, try making some switch-offs, like having a wine spritzer instead of a whole glass of wine.

■ AVOID SECONDS. Take modest portions of the foods you’re interested in eating and don’t make a second trip to the buffet. If you need to hold something after you’ve enjoyed first helpings of holiday foods, hold a cup of tea, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverage.

By Beth A. Booker, Fort Sanders Regional Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist As the holidays arrive, so too does the crunch of shopping, family and tempting food. But there’s a way to avoid a dieting disaster and keep your waistline in check for next year. Here are some strategies for having a tasty, terrific holiday.

■ START YOUR DAY OUT RIGHT. Use the morning meal to pack in lots of nutrition with whole grains, fruits, and lean protein.

People who skip breakfast usually make up the calories (or more) later in the day.

Use this time to refresh yourself and build a healthy base for the day.

■ GAME PLAN. Planning is paramount during the holiday season. You need a course of action: think about what to do when you’re offered foods you feel you should not eat; what to eat instead; and ways to enjoy the season that are not foodrelated. If you have a plan you will not be caught off-guard.

■ WHERE’S THE FIBER? Eat foods high in fiber including whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Fiber delays digestion, making you feel full longer and making you less likely to binge on holiday foods.

■ BRING SOMETHING YOU LOVE. Ask to bring something to the holiday party or family dinner. Make sure your contribution is something that you like and is low in calories while being high in nutrients. By bringing something along, you can be assured that you have a go-to food for healthy snacking.

■ HELPING HAND. Ask someone else to fill your plate at a buffet. Walk down the line without a plate first, making mental notes of what you might want to eat AND what you might want to avoid. Ask a friend to fill your plate and not deviate from your requested foods. If your friend is watching his or her intake, you can fill a plate

Vanilla roasted snacking nuts Nuts are healthy foods when eaten in small quantities. Make these tasty nuts as an alternative to chips and candy. They deliver heart-healthy fats and hunger-banishing proteins along with great taste. Enjoy these salty sweet spiced nuts on their own, or as a topping for oatmeal or yogurt.

1 tablespoon bestquality vanilla 1 large egg white 3 cups raw nuts (almonds, walnuts and pecans are nutritious choices) 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

Healthier holiday cooking made easy!

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Combine egg white and vanilla in a bowl and whip with a fork until frothy.

Stir in nuts and mix well. Mix sugar, salt and spices together; then sprinkle over the nuts. Toss again until well mixed.

Pour nut mixture onto a cookie sheet topped with baking parchment. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Turn off oven. Remove baking sheet and stir nut mixture. Return nuts to the oven (now off) and let stand in warm oven for 10 minutes. Remove, let cool and serve.

One way to cut your calorie intake and beef up beneficial nutrients during the holiday season is to modify traditional recipes. Try to increase the nutrition available in your holiday favorites with these ideas: 1) If you’re making stuffing or dressing from scratch, replace 1/2 of the bread in the recipe with whole grain bread. Add some vegetables and a bit of softened dried fruit (apricots or apples are nice) to increase the volume of the stuffing while upping the nutritional display.

2) Make your mashed potatoes with sweet potatoes or 1/2 white and 1/2 sweet. You can

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add some applesauce to the sweet potatoes to increase the sweetness and cut the calories while adding a creamy consistency.

3) Stir some wheat germ or nuts into stuffing or sprinkle on top of casseroles to add nutrients and crunch.

4) Add some Grape-Nuts cereal to the pecan pie topping. You can also add cranberries to a pecan pie to cut the richness and add bright color.

5) Make your beverages count by adding cloudy apple juice, pomegranate or Concord grape juice to the list of options. Add club soda to make a festive spritzer.

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Crutcher center which occupies the old post office building on Lakeside Street in the heart of Burlington.

Crutcher draws its support from a modest $120-per-month tuition and fundraising efforts with local charity campaigns like United Way and the University of Tennessee Community Chest, as well as giving programs by local grocery chains. The tuition includes

From page 1 transportation from nearby schools and daily snacks for the children.

“We seek to encourage and reward academic excellence,” Moore said.

“That commitment to academics comes naturally to the CMY staff. Moore was a Knox County teacher, as was current lead instructor Shirley Walker and the late Dora Wilson, another founder.

Sign Task Force bring in a consultant who knows how other cities have handled the divide.

He says he’s not in the Scenic Knoxville or the business camp.

“I just want to see us do a good sign ordinance.”

Grieve plans to meet with the task force soon to review comments made by MPC

Joy Bennett Robinson (left) leaves her day job as a juvenile court lawyer to volunteer teaching Spanish to center students.

From page 1 staff before sending a final recommendation to City Council.

A comparison of task force recommendations and proposed changes by MPC staff is available in the agenda package archives on the MPC website: www.knoxmpc.org. The comparison is labeled “Exhibit K.”

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

■ Beaumont Community Organization. Info: Natasha Murphy, 936-0139.

The center takes “enrichment” seriously, offering its students piano lessons, Spanish and practice in formal etiquette. Here Eryn Walker practices on the school’s piano.

Sometimes you just have to look up at some point during a 20-minute reading period, and Jayda Grady is no exception.

CHRISTMAS EVENTS ■ Fantasy of Trees, Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 26-30, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; 3-9 p.m. Thanksgiving Day; noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Proceeds benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Info: www.fantasyoftrees.org or 541-8441.

■ Regal Celebration of Lights, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, Krutch Park Ext., Market Square. Free admission. Live music, lighting of tree, kids activities, more. Info: www. cityofknoxville.org/Christmas.

■ Holidays on Ice presented

by Home Federal Bank, Friday, Nov. 28-Sunday, Jan. 4, on Market Square. Hours: 4-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday through Dec. 18; 1-9 p.m.

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

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

■ Christmas Lantern Express Trains, Fridays through Sundays, Nov. 28-Dec. 21.

Reservations now available.

Features holiday treats, storytime with celebrity readers and a visit with Santa. Info/ schedule/reservations: www.

ThreeRiversRambler.com.

■ The Crown College of the Bible Christmas Program, 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, Temple Baptist Church, 1700 West Beaver Creek Drive.

Free admission. Info: www. thecrowncollege.com or 877692-7696.

■ Nutcracker on Ice, 7 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, Dec. 2-6, Ice Chalet, 100 Lebanon St. Additional performance 2 p.m. Saturday. Info: www.chaleticerinks.com/ nutcrackeronice or 588-1858.

■ Celebrate the Season, 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by the Farragut Beautification Committee. Numerous free activities and performances.

Canned goods donation requested for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee.

Info: Arleen Higginbotham, arleen.higginbotham@ townoffarragut.org or 9667057; www.townoffarragut. org.

■ Knoxville Chamber Chorale Christmas Concerts. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave.; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, First UMC, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge.

Both concerts free.

■ Colonial Christmas Celebration open house, Friday, Dec. 5, at Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Ave. Candlelight tours at 6 and 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $5. Info: 525-2375 or email info@bloutnmansion.org.

■ Christmas drive-thru exhibit: “The Life of Christ,” 7-9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike in Luttrell.

Sponsored by Cedar Ford Baptist Church, Clear Branch Baptist Church, Fellowship Christian Church, New Friendship Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church and Warwick’s Chapel Baptist Church. All welcome.

■ Breakfast with Santa, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Norwood UMC, 2110 Merchant Drive. Pancakes, fruit and juice with Santa Claus. Free, but a nonperishable item for the church food pantry requested.

■ Holiday on the Square, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, hosted by The Shops at Franklin Square, 9700 Kingston Pike. Carriage rides, photos with Santa, kids’ activities, entertainment and more. Info: www.franklinsq.com.

■ Halls Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.

Stepping off from Halls High School. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ ShopperNewsNow.com/.

■ Christmas in Old Appalachia, Dec. 6-24 at the Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway. Info/schedule of events: 494-7680 or www. museumofappalachia.org.

■ “Sounds of the Season/ Christmas Time is Here” production by the Central High School Choral Department, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, Central High auditorium.

Tickets: Adult/general admission, $8; student/senior citizen, $6.

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

■ “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” will be presented

by The WordPlayers, Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Tickets: 539-7529, www. wordplayers.org, or at the door.

■ East Tennessee History Center Holiday Open House, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.

Holiday music, refreshments, craft demonstrations, storytelling, ornament-making for kids, book signings and free museum admission. Info: www.eastTNhistory.org or 215-8824.

■ Corryton Christmas Parade, 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Stepping off from Corryton ball field. Lineup at 1 p.m. Info: Joyce Harrell, 705-7684, or Joe Longmire, 898-9097.

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

■ The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, 3 p.m. Saturday

and Sunday, Dec. 13-14 and 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Free. Info: www.KnoxvilleNativity.com or 579-5323.

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

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

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

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

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

■ Belle Morris Community Action Group meets 7 p.m. each second Monday, City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Info: www. bellemorris.com or Rick Wilen, 524-5008.

■ Chilhowee Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each last Tuesday, Administration Building, Knoxville Zoo. Info: Paul Ruff, 696-6584.

■ Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association meets 7 p.m. each third Tuesday, Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail. Info: http://edgewoodpark.us./ ■ Excelsior Lodge No. 342 meets 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike.

Info: Bill Emmert, 933.6032 or w.emmert@att.net.

■ First District Democrats meet each first Monday, Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: Tony Brown, 973-4086, or Evelyn Gill, 524-7177.

■ Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, Central UMC, 210 Third Ave. Info: Liz Upchurch, 898-1809, lizupchurch1@ gmail.com.

■ Inskip Community Association meets 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, Inskip Baptist Church, 4810 Rowan Road. Info: Betty Jo Mahan, 679-2748 or bettymahan@ knology.net.

■ Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each third Thursday, Community Club House, 916 Shamrock Ave. Info: Bill Hutton, 773-5228 or s_wlhutton@yahoo.com.

■ Old North Knoxville meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1101 N. Broadway. Info: Andie Ray, 548-5221.

■ Parkridge Community Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each first Monday except holidays, Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Info: Jerry Caldwell, 329-9943.

■ Second District Democrats 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.

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Signs and the sunshine law Not only is Ruthie Kuhlman not seeking a second term as GOP county chair, but she and her husband are selling their Kingston Pike home that has been a top site for GOP yard signs.

They plan to move into a smaller home in the Sequoyah Hills area once the current home sells.

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■ MPC continues to ignore the state’s open meetings law with the chair of their nominating committee calling members to see if they will serve in certain positions. Open meetings law is clear that discussions between two or more officials of the same body must be conducted in public if it relates to committee business.

■ Seems MPC plans on re-electing Rebecca Longmire as chair of MPC though she has not been reappointed by county mayor Tim Burchett to a new term and her current term has expired. She was dropped by the two mayors from the MPC director search committee. She could be replaced or reappointed by Burchett at any time.

There are two MPC commissioners on the mayoral-appointed MPC director search committee.

They are Bart Carey and Herb Anders, who is the uncle of County Commission chair Brad Anders.

The potential for these two members of the same body (MPC) to violate the open meetings law is very real. The search committee is meeting behind closed doors, but it is hard to imagine that these two commissioners will not discuss MPC matters while discussing who will be the next MPC director to follow Mark Donaldson.

If they do, then failure to invite the public to the dialogue between two or more members of the same public body is contrary to the open meetings law.

Bill Lyons, city deputy mayor, is leading these meetings. Adhering to the open meetings law apparently is not a priority for him.

■ The recent vote by MPC not to endorse the sign ordinance and ask

City Council to spend more public money for another review by an outside expert is going nowhere.

One wonders why MPC commissioners cannot just vote on the issue and let the final vote be whatever it is and stop worrying over whether it is unanimous or not.

■ David Abshire died last week. He was born in Chattanooga in 1926 and led the review of the IranContra controversy under President Reagan.

■ There is a fourth former ambassador living in Knox County, Dee Robinson. She was U.S. ambassador to Ghana from 1998 to 2001 and is a UT graduate now living in Farragut. The other three are Margaret Scobey, (Syria and Egypt), Cran Montgomery (Oman) and this writer (Poland).

■ Two Haslam cabinet members have departed and will not serve in the second Haslam term. They are Kevin Huffman at Education and Bill Hagerty at Economic and Community Development.

Huffman was controversial and had both his fans and his opponents.

Two Knoxvillians are mentioned as possible successors to him: schools superintendent Jim McIntyre and former state Sen. Jamie Woodson. It is doubtful that Haslam would choose McIntyre given all the controversy he is currently generating locally. However, for those wanting McIntyre to depart, they might be happy to see him go to Nashville. It would avoid a buyout from his current contract and save county taxpayers thousands of dollars. However, it would be a pay cut for McIntyre.

Woodson is identified with Common Core, which can be a plus or minus depending on one’s view of that issue. She was a popular legislator here in Knoxville.

Hagerty, on the other hand, has been an extraordinarily able commissioner of ECD who received rave reviews.

His success in bringing new jobs and businesses to Tennessee was recordbreaking. He is mentioned as possible candidate for governor in 2018.

Speaker Beth Harwell is also widely mentioned as a 2018 GOP candidate for governor. Others will emerge over the next several years.

GOV NOTES ■ Karns Republican Club Christmas party will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Karns Middle School.

■ Knox County GOP Christmas/ Hanukkah Gala will be 6 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 8, at Rothchild Center. Tickets: $25. Info: alexanderowaters@gmail.com.

‘Urban Hikes’ Some hike and others read about hiking. Both groups will enjoy a new publication, “Urban Hikes in Knoxville and Knox County.”

The book debuted last week with a reception at Mast General Store. All proceeds will benefit Legacy Parks Foundation. Pictured at the book signing are Victor Ashe, who wrote the foreword, and authors Christine Hamilton, Ron Shrieves and Mac Post. Books are available for $25 at Mast General, the Knoxville Visitors Center and online at Legacy Parks Foundation. Photo by S. Clark

Vanderbilt is disaster zone How intriguing that Vanderbilt, the center of football ineptness, will determine whether this Tennessee season is a modest success or another sad failure.

What Saturday comes down to is this: If the Vols can’t whip the lowly Commodores, they’ll be saddled with another losing record – five in a row. They’ll be home again for the holidays, twiddling their thumbs while winners accumulate bowl gifts and enjoy plum pudding.

If Tennessee loses to Vanderbilt, some of us may even admit that Butch Jones needs a little more time than previously thought. He has recruited well but the product on the field …

Vanderbilt reached the depths of despair at Starkville. It lost by half a

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hundred that could have been 75. If you believe misery loves company, opportunity knocks for the Commodores. They still have a chance to drag down the Volunteers. What a terrible thought.

Strange that Vandy has so underachieved. Before the season, USAToday tallied the young talent the departing James Franklin couldn’t get into his suitcase and said this was again a bowl team (blessed with an easy schedule) that would “run the football with intimidating efficiency.”

Hasn’t happened. Season highlights: 34-31 over UMass, 21-20 over Charleston Southern and 42-28 over Old Dominion.

Notice anything missing?

Hint: Vanderbilt plays in the Southeastern Conference.

Tennessee is supposed to approach this disaster zone with restored vigor and some degree of optimism.

I’m telling you, the pressure is unfair. Vandy has been trampled. There is nothing left to lose. It will be a double-disaster if the Volunteers trip over their own feet and get beat.

Tennessee-Vanderbilt is a strange rivalry. Since 1928, the Volunteers have won 71, lost 11 and tied two.

My best Vandy friend says I am as old-fashioned as those numbers. That was then, he says. What matters

is now. The Commodores have a two-game winning streak against Tennessee.

A similar disaster occurred in 1925-26. A young soldier named Robert Reese Neyland took care of that.

This current mess started the day before Derek Dooley’s dismissal. Tennessee had won 28 of the previous 29 games, but 2012 was a stampede the other direction. It included a Vanderbilt kneel-down to avoid running up the score. Coach Franklin, gracious and benevolent, thought 41-18 was sufficient.

Last year was different but still bad. For 56 minutes, Tennessee’s defense played almost good enough to win. It had held Vanderbilt to seven points while forcing four turnovers.

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Giving thanks, the American way Starving 17th-century pilgrims would hardly recognize today’s Thanksgiving, now known to Native Americans as “What Were We Thinking Day,” when many celebrate by joyfully pummeling one another as they wrestle for the last Playstation 4 on the shelves of Best Buy at 6 a.m.

But Americans have kept the natives’ giving tradition alive. Walmart, Target, Sears, Macy’s and Big Lots, to name a few, thoughtfully give their employees additional hours on Thanksgiving to earn money they will be too tired to spend before Christmas.

Inevitably, some workers will think only of themselves and whine about missing time with their families.

The giant retailers allow for this by staffing their stores with “volunteers.”

The resulting 95 percent shortfall in manpower is made up by feckless employees accustomed to eat-

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ing regularly and sleeping indoors.

Don’t let righteous indignation stand in the way of enjoying your turkey and trimmings. Big box stores are upholding the American way of giving.

It started not long after that first Thanksgiving feast. Maybe the funny hats and all those “thees” and “thous” should have tipped off the original owners of the land of the free, but it was several years before they realized what the newcomers were giving them, good and hard.

And they kept on giving, treaty after shattered treaty, promise upon broken promise. They gave the Sioux a prairie unspoiled by buf-

falo, the Comanche a dry wasteland to farm, a trail of tears to the Cherokee.

In the name of Manifest Destiny, our forebears slashed their way across the continent, even as clueless folks like Brigham Young made a wrong turn in Wyoming and ended up in Utah, where they founded the Church of Donny and Marie.

At day’s end, to paraphrase a prescient Roman philosopher, they made a desert and called it peace.

Like those pioneers, Walmart and the Big Box Brethren (which, by the way, would make a great name for an alternative rock band) marched bravely into Bangladesh, China and Vietnam crying, “Bring us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, and we will pay them 27 cents an hour to make sweatshirts and Cabbage Patch Kid knockoffs.”

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both barrels just as long as our demand for cheap goods outweighs our notion of fairness for the workers, here and abroad, who make it possible.

In the recent mid-term elections, voters approved a hike in the minimum wage in a handful of states.

Those results are likely to become outliers in a political environment that sees Walmart effectively bribing its employees to donate to a political action committee that backs the company’s favorite politicians.

Your money is safe if you bet none of those turkeys favors a bump in the federal minimum wage.

Obviously, we don’t hold a monopoly on exploiting the less fortunate and driving them from their ancestral homes. It’s a practice that long predates Hitler’s quest for “Lebensraum.”

We can be thankful today that we are Americans, but as Americans we should aim higher.

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Knoxville on the road to ‘bike-friendly’

By Wendy Smith Last week, Knoxville, along with 356 other communities in the country, received the Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award from the League of American Bicyclists. This is the second time the city has been recognized for its bike lanes, designated bike routes and encouragement to bike through education and events, says Knoxville Alternative Transportation Coordinator Jon Livengood.

While difficult to achieve, bronze is the lowest level awarded by the league, so there is room for improvement, he says.

“We are on the very bottom end of being a bicyclefriendly community.”

No community has received the top award − diamond − and only four have received the platinum designation. Gold, silver and bronze follow. But the fact that the city has hired Livengood − a traffic engineer who oversees transportation infrastructure for cyclists, pedestrians and transit users − is a step in the right direction, says Kelley Segars, director of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s (TPO) bicycle program.

Knoxville is also the only city within the TPO’s member jurisdictions to take advantage of the organization’s offer to fund 80 percent of the development of a Bicycle Facilities Plan. To qualify for the grant, the city had to spring for 20 percent of the cost and be willing to implement proposed projects, Segars says.

Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. and Toole Design Group developed the city’s plan, which was recently finished. Public input was solicited at a May meeting, and a map of the overall

Harris TV remarks tick off teachers

Tom Wright loads his bike after a ride on the Third Creek Greenway. bikeway network and a prioritized project list will be unveiled at a second meeting in December, Livengood says.

One of the prioritized projects is a connector from Chapman Highway to the Henley Bridge. The bridge has bike lanes, but there’s currently no safe, direct way to get there, he says.

Another is an improvement to the city’s signed bike route from Cedar Bluff Road to downtown. The shoulder of Kingston Pike between Wesley Road and Golf Course needs to be widened.

The intersection of Old Broadway and I-640 is another priority. An upcoming TDOT project to reconfigure the intersection doesn’t include bike lanes. But TDOT improvements on Western Avenue adjacent to Tennessee Avenue will include bike lanes, and Livengood hopes the city will add bike lanes at both ends. That project isn’t expected to begin until 2016.

When Segars moved

to Knoxville in 2001, she could count on one hand the number of bicycles she’d see downtown in a day. Now, she sees that many within 15 minutes. The sheer number of people on bikes has created a cultural shift that’s changed the way cyclists are viewed by the general public and by city government, she says.

While that shift is evident downtown, it hasn’t reached West Knoxville. Fewer corridors mean more traffic at higher speeds − and less patience with bicycles. An upcoming training session will certify additional bike-safety instructors who will be available to speak to neighborhood groups and service clubs about how to share the road.

One of the most important things for motorists to understand is that cyclists are people. Many of them are just trying to get to work, she says.

“They’re not trying to change the world. They may not be able to afford a car, and they’re vulnerable.”

Photo by Wendy Smith

West Knox to Oak Ridge Greenway plan review The Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council, Knoxville Regional TPO and their partners will hold a public open house 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the auditorium at Hardin Valley Academy to present conceptual greenway routes linking existing greenway trails in West Knoxville, West Knox County and the city of Oak Ridge.

The public can provide feedback on proposed amenities and greenway alignments linking: ■ the Ten Mile Creek Greenway in West Knoxville and West Knox County ■ the Pellissippi Greenway in West Knox County ■ the Melton Lake Greenway in Oak Ridge.

Schoonmaker has earned the right to serve

By Sandra Clark John Schoonmaker is the most tenacious man I know, almost like the guy named Ahab who went after a big fish.

Schoonmaker wants to serve on the Knox County Commission. He stood as a candidate in 2008, finishing second in a field of five but not claiming the GOP nomination – crucial for winning in the heavily Republican District 5.

Now that Richard Briggs has moved on to the state Senate, Schoonmaker will get another chance.

County Commission will select Briggs’ successor (details follow this column).

John is best known for his work as a volunteer member and chair of the county’s

Board of Zoning Appeals.

He and his predecessor, William Daniels, get credit for profesSchoonmaker sionalizing a body that was previously known for its political bent.

John served as president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners for 11 years, stepping down when he joined BZA in 2009.

But he continued to attend council meetings, updating board members on upcoming zoning matters before the Metropolitan Planning Commission, the County Commission and the BZA.

John’s interests are broader than zoning.

In seeking the appointment, he mentions support for parks and libraries. He wants raises for county employees. As a lifelong Republican, he supports Tim Burchett’s efforts to hold the line on the property-tax rate.

“I don’t know all the answers, but I’m not bashful about asking questions,” he says. John is in sales, and maybe that career choice has strengthened his tenacity. When John is rebuffed, he just doubles down and keeps going.

John and Heather have been married for 35 years and have two children, Laura and Justin. Their home is in Tan Rara Oeste subdivision. John has volunteered

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The appointment will be made at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, or immediately following a public hearing at 4 p.m. on that day. Both meetings are in the main assembly room, City County Building.

Appointee will serve until the next election, August 2016.

Unfortunately, what happened in the final four minutes is what we remember.

The Commodores drove the length of the field, 92 yards to be precise, to break some hearts, shatter the home team, put an end to bowl hopes and guarantee a fourth consecutive losing season.

Perhaps you recall the sequence of events: Two long pass plays, a facemask

From previous page penalty and video evidence that overturned a ruling on the field. The clincher was quarterback Patton Robinette’s fake pass and fiveyard scamper to the end zone with 16 seconds to spare. It looked so easy. It hurt so bad.

I’m trying to forget, I really am. This Tennessee team could help several of us while saving itself.

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A goal is to get more citizens involved with local government – where one person can make a difference.

District 5 includes Farragut and West Knox County.

It took Lauren Hopson tions.

Did Fugate’s attempt at almost no time to respond to Doug Harris’ remarks on diplomacy succeed?

It’s too soon to tell, but WBIR TV’s “Inside Tenneshis erstwhile allies like Hopsee” Sunday. son (a third-grade teacher at Halls Elementary School and a leader of the teachers’ revolt) have their doubts.

Betty “This is the second time Bean Doug Harris has bold-faced lied and said he hasn’t heard from parents in his district who oppose the SAT-10 Harris and school board test,” Hopson said. “He said chair Mike McMillan were the same thing at a board on the morning show with meeting, but teachers and parents John Becker. By 1 p.m., from his Hopson had posted an district cereight-point summary of tainly have his remarks on the SPEAK contacted (Students, Parents, Educahim.

One tors Across Knox County) parent even Facebook page. Within posted a a half hour, her post had screen shot drawn 25 responses. By 4 on Facep.m., there were 54 – none Harris book of her of them happy with Harris.

Much of the criticism cen- email to him.”

Hopson didn’t spare pantered on his spirited defense of the SAT-10 test, which elist Don Bosch, who genKnox County Schools has erally supports McIntyre’s been giving to kindergarten education reform agenda, through second-grade stu- and said he could educate dents, and which the board himself by listening to the voted 6-3 to abolish earlier speech that then-Farragut this month because the new High School senior Ethan board members and McMil- Young delivered to the lan believe it to be develop- board last November.

“Go back and listen to mentally inappropriate (two of the new members, Amber Ethan Young’s speech. He Rountree and Patti Bounds, connects the dots,” Hopson have administered the test). said. “Some of the standards Harris, a fervent sup- in math and science are not porter of Superintendent even as high as the ones we James McIntyre, said he were teaching before. Comvoted with the majority on mon Core has nothing to do the hope that he could bring with higher standards. It has the SAT-10 back for recon- to do with rebranding and sideration at a later date. He with a whole bunch of people said he hasn’t been hearing making money off it.”

Hopson praised McMillan complaints about the test from teachers or parents in for saying he found it “odd” his district and pointed to that complaints about teach“grade inflation” as a prob- ers potentially losing bonus lem that standardized test- money without SAT-10 data weren’t aired until after the ing is designed to remedy.

Harris is vice chair of the special called meeting to board thanks to a vote from vote on abolishing it and for interim board member John reminding Harris “… that Fugate (not a McIntyre sup- the supervisors and principorter) who explained that pals with whom he is so fond he voted for Harris to pro- of talking work directly for mote unity on a body that the superintendent.

“Perfect response,” said is badly polarized between pro- and anti-McIntyre fac- Hopson.

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Familiar faces, and beaks, dot film landscape You don’t have to wait until the weekend to gobble up the latest movies. The film feast starts today with three new features.

Dale (Charlie Day), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Nick (Jason Bateman) go from one bad idea to another in “Horrible Bosses 2.”

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“Horrible Bosses 2” continues the misadventures of Nick, Dale and Kurt, who failed so miserably in their attempts to kill their bosses in the 2011 original. This time, the three are trying to be their own bosses by launching a company to sell their original invention.

Unfortunately, an unscrupulous rival steals their invention and leaves them less than penniless, and they have to come up with a way to repay a gigantic loan.

Their solution: kidnap their rival’s grown son and demand a ransom.

Turns out the hapless criminals are no better at kidnapping than they are at murder. They make plans based on the plots of movies they’ve seen. And it doesn’t help when their “victim” turns the tables on them.

Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis return as the clueless trio.

Also back from the first film are Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Foxx. Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz come on board as baddies.

A second new film also comes from sources we’ve seen before. “Penguins of Madagascar” evolved from the “Madagascar” movie franchise and its TV spinoff, “The Penguins of Madagascar.”

Anyone with brains realized the Penguins deserved

their own big-screen adventure, and that’s what they get here. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private set out to stop an evil scientist from destroying the world, joining forces with a high-tech group that doesn’t appreciate the Penguins’ approach.

The introduction shows the origin of the Penguins, who are not the typical cute waddlers usually depicted

in Antarctic footage. An in joke for movie fans is the inclusion of director Werner Herzog as the narrator of the early footage; Herzog previously made his own non-cutesy Antarctic film,

“Encounters at the End of the World.”

Joining the vocal cast are John Malkovich and Benedict Cumberbatch.

There’s been a lot of footage on physicist Stephen

Hawking through the years, but “The Theory of Everything” takes a narrative approach to the story of the renowned scientist’s relationship with his wife.

Eddie Redmayne (“Les

Miserables”) and Felicity Jones (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2”) play the couple in a biopic directed

by James March, known for documentaries such as “Man on Wire” and “Project Nim.” The movie, which also stars David Thewlis and Emily Watson, arrives with a landslide of positive critical buzz.

Private, Skipper, Rico and Kowalski engage in global espionage to stop a crazed scientist.

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A wealth of holiday activities This Thi Th is Thursday, is Thurs hursd day, day y, while whi hille le you you and your loved ones are digesting that big Thanksgiving dinner and giving thanks for all you have, you might turn an eye to Knoxville’s coming Christmas in the City festival. It promises a wealth of activities for all interests and ages.

weekender WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 26DEC. 21 ■ “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, UT campus. Info/tickets/ performances: 974-5161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com/.

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, NOV. 28DEC. 14 ■ “The Games Afoot” by Ken Ludwig presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m.

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

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY The whole thing kicks off this Friday, Nov. 28, at 6 p.m. at Market Square, Krutch Park and Krutch Park Extension. Downtown Knoxville will become a Christmas village with caroling and marshmallow roasting, the lighting of the 38-foot Christmas tree and a performance by the Old City Buskers. There’ll be free activities such as pictures with Santa Claus, hot cocoa provided by the Salvation Army, face painting, balloon animals and much more.

Sponsored by Regal Entertainment, Pilot, Krispy Kreme, WDVX, WATE Channel 6, 93.1 WNOX, Home Depot, The Muse Knoxville, Cheerwine, Knoxville News Sentinel, Crowne Plaza and All Occasions Party Rentals, the opening celebration will also feature WDVX’s “Holiday Ho-Ho-Hoedown” at 6:30 p.m. on the Market Square Stage. This lively show will include Madisonville’s own national singing sensation, 10-year-old Emi Sunshine, and her backup band, the Rain, which consists of her dad, brother and uncle.

Emi (Emily Sunshine Hamilton) is the little girl with the big voice who appeared on the “Today”

Plate it Having a place “where everybody knows your name” is hard to come by in today’s busy and transient world. Cazzy’s Corner Grill, 2099 Thunderhead Road, opened in the growing community off Pellissippi Parkway and Northshore Drive with hopes of being that neighborhood place.

You’ll have to ask the regulars if they have accomplished their goals. Me? I heard the grill had killer fish and chips, so I was just there for the food. No one yelled, “Norm!” while I was there, but the folks gathered around the dozen-plus tele-

■ Christmas Gift Bazaar, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., The Yarn Haven, 464 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Featuring handcrafted items from local artisans. Info: 694-9900 or www.theyarnhaven.com.

■ Holiday Open House, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tea & Treasures, 4104 W. Martin Mill Pike. Refreshments, door prizes and fun holiday gift ideas.

SATURDAY ■ Children’s Program: Drop-and-Shop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. For grades K-5. Fee: $30 members; $40 non-members. Pancake breakfast included. Info/to register: 577-4717, ext. 116.

The city of Knoxville will take on a holiday glow after the kickoff of Christmas in the City this weekend. Photo submitted

show this past March. She’s packed with talent and vocal sass and has a presence that practically jumps off the stage. The video of her Market Square performance of “Folsom Prison Blues” has gone viral. She also picks and has the guts to take solos – good ones – on her ukulele after less than two years of learning the instrument.

Also appearing will be another East Tennessee up-and-comer, singersongwriter Mae Beth Har-

ris, who was featured on WDVX’s “Tennessee Shines” this past September.

Make sure to catch these rising stars while you can, along with the Step Above Dance School’s national championship clogging team.

WDVX personality Freddy Smith is master of ceremonies.

Another very different kind of holiday celebration takes place the following two Thursdays when the Knoxville Chamber Cho-

rale presents its Christmas concert. This elite group is a 28-member choral ensemble conducted by Dr. John R. Orr. Auditioning members were from the Knoxville Choral Society.

If you yearn for the rich, warm sound of beautiful voices ringing through an English cathedral, admittedly on this side of the pond, you won’t do better than this concert, which features choral arrangements of Christmas classics as well as newer music

arranged for unaccompanied choir. Among the pieces to be performed are Sweelinck’s “Hodie Christus natus est” and “Quem pastores laudavere” by James Bassi, as well as new arrangements of “Away in a Manger” and “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen” by modern composer Ola Gjeilo. There will also be holiday favorites such as “Deck the Halls,” “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “Silver Bells.”

I don’t know about you, but, for me, it just isn’t Christmas until I hear “Silver Bells.”

There will be two performances of the concert:

Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave.; and Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Both are free and open to the public.

Stay with this column in the coming weeks for more “Christmas in the City” activities, as well as a close-up look at this year’s Appalachian Ballet “The Nutcracker” and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Clayton Holiday Concerts.

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Jim Oakes presents the Reuben/Pat Hunter scholarship to Ellie Vaughn at the Retired Teachers Association luncheon. Vaughn, a UTK student, is an intern in the English department at Fulton South College student Jessica Triboulet receives the Don Akers Scholarship from Patty Richardson.

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Retired teachers scholarship selection committee member Janet Oakes presents UTK student Rachel Principe with the Colleen Bennett Scholarship. Principe is completing her internship at West Valley Middle.

Retired teachers honor scholarship recipients

By Ruth White Retired teachers from across Knox County gathered for a celebration luncheon to award deserving college students pursuing a career in the education field.

Long ago the event featured two scholarships of $500 each in honor of Reuben Hunter and Tom Under-

wood. Over the years, the scholarship amounts and the number of recipients have grown, and this year, six $1,000 scholarships were awarded.

The scholarships are given through donations and provide the recipients with financial assistance as they finish their education.

Dotty Vinson awards the Geneva Jennings Scholarship to UTK student Marissa Mitchell.

Benjamin Collins, intern at STEM Academy, receives the Tom Underwood Scholarship from Vicki Andrews. Benjamin is a student at the University of Tennessee. Photos by R. White

Shannon Smith receives the Association Scholarship from Mary Lou Kanipe at the Retired Teachers Association luncheon. Smith is a student at South College.

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Pair of Premier Surgeons Team Up to Repair Complex Hernias

Surgeons Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley and Dr. Kristopher Williams work with patients before surgery to prepare them for successful complex hernia repair.

Tonia Brock had been battling a bulge in her abdomen for more than a dozen years. But the lump in the Knox County woman’s abdomen wasn’t due to weight gain or obesity, it was a large, multiply recurrent hernia. A hernia is weakness or hole in the abdominal muscles that allows an organ or tissue to protrude through the weakened area.

Brock says she developed her first hernia several years after having an ileostomy, or surgically created diversion of the intestines installed in her abdominal wall to remove body waste. Brock needed the ileostomy when her diseased colon was removed at age 29.

Brock’s hernia was surgically repaired for the first time in 1998, but because of infection the hernia eventually reoccurred.

It was the beginning of Tonia Brock is a long string of hernia excited about surgeries for her. To date, having a better the now 71-year old, has quality of life undergoing undergone at least nine after abdominal wall hernia repairs, without a reconstruction to repair her large, permanent resolution.

“I’d had many, many multiply recurrent hernia. hernia surgeries,” explains Brock. “Each time they fix it, I’ll be fine for a year or two, and then the hernia starts to bulge out again.”

In recent years, Brock’s hernia grew uncomfortably large and had such a negative effect on her quality of life that she seldom left her home.

“It was like my whole stomach was a hernia.

It looked like I was carrying a big watermelon around,” remembers Brock. “It really impacted my life.”

Brock is one of a growing number of people with a hernia so complex it can’t be repaired by traditional techniques. Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley and Dr. Kristopher Williams specialize in abdominal wall reconstruction for complex hernia patients like Brock, as well as abdominal catastrophes caused by disease or trauma such as a gunshot wound or auto accident. The physicians joined Premier Surgical in Knoxville this summer.

The pair first teamed up in fellowship training at the nationally-known Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. There, Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams learned to repair the most complex hernias using advanced techniques. The repairs can be very challenging and often takes many hours.

The surgeons also worked extensively to research and identify key factors that cause the failure of some hernia repairs. This expertise is applied in their daily practice at Premier Surgical.

“Hernia repairs fail for a reason,” explains Dr. Bradley. “It may be due to infection, weak tissue, or technical aspects of the previous repair, or the patient’s own health factors.”

Dr. Bradley says smoking, obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition and previous wound infections are factors that can diminish the success of hernia surgery.

Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams work closely with their complex hernia patients before surgery to prepare them for a successful and lifelong functional hernia repair.

“We counsel our patients preoperatively to ensure they do everything possible to lower their known risk factors,” says Dr. Williams.

“They must work to stop smoking, control their diabetes, ensure proper nutrition and lose weight prior to such a major surgical undertaking.”

The preparation is worth it for people like Tonia Brock, whose complex hernia was recently repaired by Drs. Bradley and Williams.

“I’m hopeful this is the last hernia surgery I’ll ever need. I’m excited about having a much better quality of life now,” says Brock. “I am so pleased and thankful to God for Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams.”

For more information about complex hernia repair, visit www.premiersurgical.com.

Vine Middle School student Jayden Donohoo works out a math problem on the white board in Jihad El-Amin’s classroom. Photos by R. White

Vine Middle welcomes principal for a day

By Ruth White Junior League of Knoxville president Suzanne Prince took a break from her day job recently to be principal for a day at Vine Middle School.

Vine principal Cindy White escorted Prince through the school to observe some of the great things happening there.

The event gives community members a peek inside the excellent learning experiences that students encounter on a typical school day.

Caidyn Crawford (at right) takes notes on her computer, explaining to special guest Suzanne Prince how a problem is solved and how she and her classmates use technology.

Sixth grade student Diamond Moody, at right, explains a complicated problem to Suzanne Prince, principal for a day.

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Sally’s Alley goes Big Orange

By Nancy Whittaker Last week I stopped by Sally’s Alley to see for myself what a friend has been telling me for years: they’ve got great clothes, unique jewelry and amazing prices.

Turns out that was an understatement.

Sally Greene grew up in South Knoxville and received her degree in fashion merchandising. Immediately after graduation, Greene wanted to open her own boutique but had to put her dream on hold for a while.

For 18 years she worked for an ophthalmologist.

But a while after she quit that job, she says, everything just fell into place. She bought out a clothing store on Chapman Highway. Even with no advertising, Greene was busy her very first day.

And she has stayed busy in the same location for 14 years.

The savvy buyer travels to different markets to find

socks, scarves, sterling silver and costume jewelry, and fun purses are displayed artfully. Be sure and allow plenty of time to shop!

And here’s a tip for all you UT fans: Sally’s Alley has lots of unique Big Orange clothing and accessories.

Cute winter coats, sweaters and tops are plentiful. The best part about shopping here is that you never know what treasures you will find.

Sally’s Alley is open Monday through Friday 10:30-6 and on Saturday 10:30-5.

Starting Nov. 30, you can also shop on Sundays from noon-6 throughout the holiday season. This boutique Sally Greene, owner of Sally’s Alley, is busy preparing for holi- is conveniently located at day shoppers. Photo by Nancy Whittaker 8203 Chapman Highway near the intersection of the best deals on designer but at much lower prices.

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Cancer group benefits from Copper Cellar employees

By Sandra Clark Rick Laney sure knows how to draw a crowd. Copper Cellar is giving away a bunch of money and, by the way, we’ll even feed you, he wrote. Wow! Every starving reporter in town was there.

Bart Fricks, chief operating officer for The Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants, said the staff launched the fundraiser called Making Strides in 2011. Each year, more money is raised and this year’s contribution topped last year’s by $5,000.

Employees created competitions to spur donations.

Team captains from each restaurant were honored at last week’s event.

And yes, the food was fantastic.

Amy Fields, community events specialist, said the American Cancer Society will use the gift. “Partnerships like this help us move the marble” toward finding a cure for breast cancer.

Scott Evans, ACS senior representative for community engagement, thanked Amy Fields of the American Cancer Society accepts a check for the Copper Cellar staff.

Participating restaurants $38,289.02 from Bart Fricks, chief operating officer of The Copincluded Calhoun’s, Cop- per Cellar Family of Restaurants. Photo by S. Clark per Cellar, Chesapeake’s, Everybody departed with resolve to do it all again next Smoky Mountain Brewery a full tummy and renewed year. and Cherokee Grill.

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Food City raises $100K for ABLE project Food City customers raised $100,000 for the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Mission: ABLE project. This makes $350,000 total raised by Food City and NASCAR champion Richard Petty.

Pictured are Kassie Perkins, the reigning Miss Food City; Petty; Steve Smith, Food City president/ CEO; and Travis Garland, a store manager. Photo submitted

■ UT alumnus Marshall Ramsey, radio show host, author, awardwinning cartoonist and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, drew an original cartoon for the College of Communication and Information and recently presented it to CCI’s Board of Visitors.

The cartoon depicts iconic campus scenes and features artistic images of several College of Communication and Information deans.

business Bud Armstrong to speak at ETBA

By Nancy Whittaker East Towne Business Alliance will meet at 8 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the New Harvest Park community center. The speaker will be Knox County Law Director Bud Armstrong.

Armstrong, an East Knox County resident, has served as a member of the Knox County Commission and on several local boards including the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Candoro Arts & Heritage Center and the East Knox Business and Professional Association.

East Towne Business Alliance vice president Mike Davis says, “The growth in business opportunities near East Towne means more engagement with city and

county officials. We have a lot to gain by hearing from someone with Bud’s perspective.

It is going to be an awesome meeting for nonmembers to attend and get a feel Armstrong for the East Towne Business Alliance.”

Business owners, managers and those who are interested in learning more about progress and growth all along the East Towne Corridor should plan to attend. Come a few minutes early and enjoy breakfast with the group.

News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

Giving thanks at KCDC

By Alvin Nance Every Thanksgiving, the KCDC administration and senior asset managers at each property join to make the holidays just as speNance cial for our residents as they are for us.

Our senior asset managers selected families at several KCDC properties to receive boxes with everything needed for Thanksgiving dinner. Families at Northgate Terrace, Valley Oaks, Autumn Landing, Nature’s Cove and Passport Homes will receive boxes stocked with food, hand-delivered this week by our staff.

Each year, KCDC purchases the turkeys, and the KCDC property staff donate all the fi xings. Our Community Involvement Committee organizes the donations and makes sure every box has all the needed food, said Tiara Webb, committee chair. The week of Thanksgiving, KCDC employees travel to each home to provide a grateful family with turkey, stuffing, gravy, canned vegetables, mashed

potatoes, cranberry sauce, packaged desserts and other nonperishables to make the holiday meal special.

Beth Bacon, senior asset manager of Passport Homes, says she welcomes being able to give back to families in her community. Bacon will deliver a Thanksgiving meal box to Lamar Moore, Venus Walker and their four children in Mechanicsville.

“Every year, our staff sits down and thinks of a deserving family to receive the basket,” Bacon said. “Lamar is a working dad, and Venus graduated from a college program in the top of her class. With four children, we hope this donated meal will allow them to spend their money on other things to make this holiday season special for their family.”

Bacon has served on the Community Involvement Committee since its creation. She helped plan the first Thanksgiving donation more than 10 years ago.

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful to be a part of a team that cares about our residents and wants to make their holidays special.

Giving truly is the best gift of the holiday season.

Alvin Nance is executive director and CEO of KCDC.

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TUESDAY, DEC. 2

SUNDAY, DEC. 7

UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Deadline to reserve tickets for “Traditional family Christmas dinner at the Historic Ramsey House,” to be held 7-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Dec. 7-11, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Limited seating. Info/reservations: 546-0745 or judy@ramseyhouse.org.

Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout featuring Black Bettys vs Lolitas Locas, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville.

Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.

Let’s Build A Snowman With Wool class, 1-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructors: Nancy Shedden and Karen Bills. Registration deadline: Nov. 30. Info: 4949854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

THROUGH MONDAY, DEC. 8

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 5-6

“Big Red Bow Project” donation collection for individuals facing Alzheimer’s and dementia in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Loudon counties at Lexus of Knoxville, 10315 Parkside Drive. Info/wish list: www.alzTennessee.org/big-red-bow-project or 5446288.

Christmas Arts and Crafts Bazaar, 9 a.m.4 p.m., Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 4365 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Photos with Santa, 9-11 a.m. Saturday. To participate: 9927222.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 29 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome.

Info: Joe, 201-5748.

MONDAY, DEC. 1 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522.

Deadline to reserve an adapted battery-operated toy from East Tennessee Technology Access Center and for holiday party to be held 4-6 p.m. Monday, Dec, 8 at ETTAC’s office, 116 Childress St. Info/to register: 219-0130.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

City of Luttrell Christmas Parade, noon, beginning at Luttrell Park.

“Best Little Christmas Sale Ever,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road.

Halls Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ShopperNewsNow. com/.

Candle making workshops, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway. Reservations are required; space is limited. Cost: $10. Info/reservations: 573-5508, info@marblesprings.net, www. marblesprings.net.

TUESDAY DEC. 9 “Building Your Own Classic Gingerbread House” class, 6-9 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com.

Reception and awards ceremony for the East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, 6-8 p.m., the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park.

Free and open to the public. On exhibit Nov. 28 through Jan. 11. Info: Angela Thomas, 934-2034 or www. knoxart.org.

THURSDAY, DEC. 11 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

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NEWS FROM EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE

High school students talk,

Cleanup brightens neighborhoods Twenty-five Emerald Youth Foundation AmeriCorps members spent the morning of Oct. 25, “Make a Difference Day,” collecting refuse from neighborhood streets in Mechanicsville and Western Heights.

They joined AmeriCorps members from the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee and volunteers from Keep Knoxville Beautiful. Together, the team of about 65 cleaned 33 streets and green spaces around two elementary schools, two public parks, three neighborhoods and the perimeter of Knoxville College, removing about 470 pounds of garbage and recyclables.

AmeriCorps is a U.S. government program formed in 1993 to help remedy critical needs in education, public safety, health and the environment. Emerald Youth has received funding for more than 400 AmeriCorps members since 1998, primarily to serve inner city youth in education and sports ministries.

Joining forces to clean up neighborhood streets are CAC AmeriCorps member Ariel Allen, who serves with Keep Knoxville Beautiful, and Emerald Youth AmeriCorps members Rebecca Woodall-Winton, Keidre Shaw and Denson Ligon.

Emerald tutors listen A rich and innovative tutoring program for urban Knoxville high school students is unfolding through Emerald Youth Foundation this fall, based on student needs.

“Our tutoring is needsbased. What the kids need is what we are doing. It is what we are hearing from kids and schools,” said Christi Cardwell, curriculum and evaluation manager.

The program includes eight in-classroom tutors at Fulton High School – five in algebra and three in English. The carefully selected and trained tutors work as teaching assistants alongside teachers, helping students grasp concepts and work out problems on

Cleaning up near Maynard Elementary are EYF AmeriCorps members Leeanna Palmer, Emily Blankenship, and Taylor Jones and CAC AmeriCorps member Travis Nissen, who serves at the city of Knoxville Vacant & Blighted Properties.

Examining living quarters for exotic tortoises at the Knoxville Zoo with Phil Colclough (far right) are Shania Senters, Eric Beam and John Bradley. volunteer coordinator, and Phil Colclough, director of animal collections, introduced the students to zoo professionals and gave them a tour of exhibits.

The kids heard about the range of zoo jobs, including educators, zoo designers, animal keepers, business office professionals and procedural safety managers. They visited the reptile house and got to see the winter living quarters of animals including the rare and endangered ploughshare

As the head fundraiser of a nonprofit youth ministry, I think a lot about charitable giving this time of year.

The words of Christian essayist C.S. Lewis stick in my mind. “For many of us,” wrote Lewis, “the great obstacle to charity Steve Diggs lies not in our luxurious living or desire for more money, but in our fear – fear of insecurity.”

Many of us are afraid, not of actual want, but of the specter that we won’t have enough.

Meanwhile, too many city children and teens suffer stunning life blows on top of existing poverty and isolation. Emerald Youth Foundation ministers with youngsters who cope with the deaths of parents, worry about sib-

tortoise. They learned about Colclough‘s favorite snake: the southeastern diamondback rattler.

What is the best way to get a job at the zoo? Become a teen volunteer, said Colclough, who began volunteering as a young adult and discovered his love for reptiles.

“When you are looking for a career, find something that you just love. I love what I do each day. I can’t believe I get paid for it,” Phil Colclough shows students he said. a northern spider tortoise.

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school students contemplating leaving home for college and the workplace. For this age group, “ACT prep is a big deal because of the way the state has aligned the curriculum with ACT standards,” Cardwell said. An ACT prep program is already underway at Western Heights, with plans for more at other locations, she said.

Cardwell also stated that because of the rigor of the common core curriculum, help with subjects like math is also in demand.

Qualified, volunteer tutors are always needed at Emerald Youth. Interested community members may contact Cardwell at Emerald Youth Foundation, 6373227, for more information.

A Message from Steve

Urban kids look at zoo careers

Nine middle school students participating in Emerald Youth Foundation’s JustLead after-school leadership program recently got a behind-the-scenes look at careers at the Knoxville Zoo. They got an after-hours tour Oct. 21 as part of an EYF job-shadowing program to expose urban youth to a wide range of potential careers, said Heather Taylor, JustLead Ministry associate director.

Jessica Hurley, the zoo’s

the spot. “Everyone loves that model – the tutors, the teachers, and the students,” said Cardwell.

It is a continuation of last year’s highly successful Algebra 1 tutoring program at Fulton High School, which helped more than 150 students.

Additionally, eight Emerald tutors work with students at Emerald’s JustLead neighborhood-based ministry sites. These include the Baptist Center at Western Heights, Virginia Avenue Methodist Ministry, Emerald Avenue United Methodist Church, and Mount Zion Baptist Church on Brooks Avenue.

Tutoring needs can be especially acute for high

lings in unsafe home situations and watch schoolmates abusing drugs.

Our youth study has shown that terrible gaps persist in city youth services related to faith, learning, relationships and health. Countless young people wonder if anyone cares, if their lives have purpose and how they will ever cope as adults. They crave healthy community, even in life’s hardships.

Through Emerald Youth, more than 1,500 children, teens and young adults are engaged in discipleship, after-school activities, homework help and sports programs.

Inner-city young people have earned honors in the classroom through tutoring, come to know God’s love for them through ministry and excelled on sports fields through EY coaching.

During this season of giving thanks, we look forward to helping even

more youth in 2015.

The 14-acre Sansom Sports Complex, given to us by Bill Sansom and his family, will open to serve 350 urban soccer players right away.

Having earned approval by the Knox County Board of Education, Emerald Academy, Knoxville’s first public charter school, will open in July of 2015. Emerald Charter Schools, a nonprofit launched by Emerald Youth, founded the school.

Emerald will continue to strengthen the urban neighborhoods where kids live, with initiatives like the Christian community development program we’re piloting in Oakwood-Lincoln Park.

As you enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family, I hope you will keep Emerald Youth in mind. To learn more about us or to make a donation, please visit us online at www.emeraldyouth.org.

Students peer at a natural area where reptiles are already hibernating.

Pictured are Jahnessa Capps, Rachel Bradley, Jonathan Moore, Steven Bradley and director of animal collections Phil Colclough.

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