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IN THIS ISSUE UT WAVE (stands for Work Achievement Values Education) has provided individualized tutoring for young dropouts seeking a GED diploma and help in plotting their career strategies.

On Dec. 19 it will close after almost 40 years, a victim of changing priorities.

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Carter Boys & Girls Club builds community

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Read Bill Dockery on page 3

What about JJD? U.S. Rep. John “Jimmy” Duncan will be 69 years old with 28 years in the House before the next election in 2016.

His father died in office at that age, a fact that surely hasn’t escaped his son’s notice.

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Read Larry Van Guilder on page 4

Green showcase Faculty members at Green Magnet Academy recently hosted an evening to showcase the students’ work and to allow parents and guests an opportunity to see the great things at the school.

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Read Ruth White on page 8

Bernstein to retire One of Knoxville’s most distinguished attorneys, Bernard Bernstein, is retiring from law practice the end of the year, less than 30 days from now.

Bernstein, 83, will maintain an office at the Bernstein, Stair and McAdams law firm on Agnes Street in West Knoxville.

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Read Victor Ashe on page 5

Members pause for picture time on the Boys & Girls Club playground at Carter: (front) Tylen, Madison, Rachel and Jacob, (back) Jordanna, Alex, Haley, Jenikai and Cloe. Photos by Bill Dockery

By Bill Dockery The Carter community got an up-close look recently at the new Boys & Girls Club that was relocated to the old Carter Elementary School gym this year. Parents Night was an opportunity for children attending the Carter club to show their parents what the organization has done for them and with them since it opened in August.

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port she has gotten from families in the community: “They’ve been very understanding.”

The Carter club is one of the newest of almost a score of clubs in Knox, Anderson, Loudon and Blount counties. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley serves some 7,000 children across the region. Nationally, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America has more

By Carol Shane

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Broadway Baptist Church wants everyone – including those struggling with expenses – to have a wonderful holiday season. Photo by Carol Shane

with a difference Ludell Coffey, 35-year member of Broadway Baptist Church, speaks enthusiastically about the church’s upcoming rummage sale.

“Every item is no more than $1,” she says. I ask if that applies to furniture and larger objects. “Whatever gets donated,” she says, “it’ll only

than 100 years of service to children and young people in need of positive opportunities to develop character and increase their possibilities in life.

The club offers staff-supervised outdoor play, an indoor game room, and an iPad technology lab, as well as quiet space for read-

be a dollar!”

Coffey and her fellow BBC members are dedicated to helping those in the region who struggle economically. She was one of the driving forces behind Renaissance Terrace, an assisted-living facility located in the building that used to house the church’s day-

care center. “The dream,” says Coffey, “was that we could renovate the building, and it would be for middle-income people.

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Read the review on page 7

RAM premieres Making the documentary “Remote Area Medical” was a learning experience for first-time filmmaker Farihah Zaman.

“People are more than just the sum of their struggles,” says Zaman.

RAM, which was founded by Stan Brock and based in South Knoxville until a recent move to Rockford, provides free, high-quality medical, dental and vision care to people who cannot afford it.

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“Our mission is to help create a community of responsible citizens,” said Sydney Squire, club director. “We want to serve. We want to enable all young people, especially those who need us most.”

Some 60 youngsters are enrolled from the Carter community, with an average of 40 children showing up on any given day, Squire said. The biggest positive for her is the sup-

A rummage sale

Turkey at Buddy’s You thought it was enough.

You swore you would never eat again. Still, here you are, almost a week after the tryptophan-laced turkey has worn off, and you are craving a turkey sandwich.

The Mystery Diner visits Buddy’s for a turkey sandwich.

The Carter Club’s outdoor basketball court is a place to show off your fast break.

Read Betsy Pickle on page 6

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Dunn breaks with Haslam on Common Core

By Betty Bean

State Rep. Bill Dunn is a key member of the House Education Committee and has generally supported Gov. Bill Haslam’s education reform measures. But he broke ranks last session by passing Bill Dunn a bill to reel back the Common Core State Standards, which have grown increasingly unpopular among conservatives as well as teachers.

Dunn said the new law (which Haslam signed) puts Tennessee in control of its standards while requiring the state Board of Education to notify members of the House and Senate education committees and post information online before it can vote on standard changes.

The law also limits the application of the standards to language arts and math, limits the data that can be collected from students and

parents, and requires Common Core-aligned tests to be bid out.

“Basically I’ve tried to make the standards process very transparent,” Dunn said.

He also has a plan to get teachers a raise but isn’t ready to say what it is.

“The governor may have a different plan, but I’ve got a backup plan to reward teachers for their hard work over the years.”

He admits his plan could be complicated by the reality of a tight budget year. “That’s going to rule a whole lot of things.”

When asked if he’ll join his conservative colleagues who want to repeal the Hall tax on investment income, he hedged his answer, pointing out that he has supported tax cuts like the small sales tax decrease on food (“People have got to eat”) but saying he’s leery of cutting off vital revenue streams.

“I think we have to look at the budget long term. When you weaken yourself financially as a state, you become beholden to the federal

government. Why would we weaken ourselves?

“When someone comes forward and says we need to repeal this tax, they need to show how that’s going to affect the budget. When we repealed the inheritance tax, we benefited because it encouraged more people to stay in state. With the Hall tax, I think you start by looking at who you’re hurting. If it’s a retiree who depends on this for income, you could raise the exemption, but I think we should distinguish between an elderly couple depending on their investments and a billionaire who’s investing.

“My main point is, as long as we have the financial means, we call the shots. When we don’t, the federal government calls the shots.”

After 20 years in the House, Dunn is kind of a big deal, particularly since the Republicans ended the Democrats’ majority in 2008. Dunn became chair of the Calendar and Rules Committee, the last stop for committee-approved bills before they hit the House floor.

Traditionally, some legislation doesn’t make it, and when it doesn’t, it’s usually the decision of the chair.

But Dunn says it’s not like the old days, when the Speaker of the House dictated outcomes.

“I’ve got the gavel, and I’m the one who determines what the vote was, if it’s a voice vote. What I like to do is work with individuals to get the bill where it needs to be. Has the bill been properly vetted in committee? That used to come from the speaker, but I go through all the bills to make a determination whether they should be on the consent calendar, make a list and give it to the Democratic leadership.

“A couple of times I’ve used my gavel to do what needed to be done. … There was one time when nobody wanted to call for question and I just got up, grabbed my gavel and left. Everybody said, ‘What?’

But if I hadn’t, we would have spent another two hours just going on and on. I think the bill ended up failing.”

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Brain tumors take many forms, cause differing outlooks There are more than 120 types of brain tumors. A diagnosis of any of them is very specific and individual to the patient. It’s also life-changing, life-threatening and often a shock.

“Brain tumors can be insidious,” said Dr. Paul Peterson, a neurosurgeon at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“Initially, many people think their symptoms Paul Peterson, MD are a stroke.

There can be Neurosurgery headaches, and subtle personality changes can occur even before the headaches occur.

“But unlike stroke symptoms, which are sudden, brain tumors can enlarge silently for a long time,” Peterson added.

Each year, an estimated 200,000 people are diagnosed in the United States with some type of brain tumor, according to research by the National Cancer Institute. Most tumors, about 160,000 of them, are spread from cancers in other parts of the body. These are called “metastatic” tumors.

Cancers of the lung, breast, kidney and melanoma skin can-

cer are the most likely types of cancer to spread to the brain.

Working with Thompson Cancer Survival Center, physicians at Fort Sanders use a combination of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy to treat metastatic tumors.

“We customize a treatment program for each patient,” said Peterson. “It just depends on what they need.”

A smaller portion of brain tumors, about 40,000 per year in the U.S., originate within the brain. These are called “primary” tumors. Of those, less than half are cancerous, although they still may be life-threatening because the tumor presses on the brain.

“Not all brain tumors are cancerous,” explained Peterson.

“But benign tumors still need to

be followed and may need to be removed because of pressure on the brain.”

After removal, most benign tumors do not grow back or spread further, but serial followup with a neurosurgeon may be needed to watch for potential recurrence. Under a microscope, benign tumor cells usually have distinct borders and almost a normal appearance, according

to the American Brain Tumor Association.

“We do a CT scan and an MRI and these may provide good clues, but sometimes you need a piece of the tumor before you know it’s truly benign or cancerous. You can tell something’s going on but not the specifics about what it is,” said Peterson.

“Some benign tumors are classic looking, others we’re not sure. Sometimes tumors can look benign but they turn out to be metastatic cancer.”

A malignant primary tumor is one that is cancerous. These tend to be fast-growing and send out tentacle-like tissue into the rest of the brain, or shed cells that travel throughout the brain.

No one really knows what causes primary brain tumors, although excessive radiation exposure does increase the risk, as do a few rare genetic conditions, according to the National Cancer Institute.

“Some speculate head trauma can cause certain benign tumors, but how many times do you hit your head over a lifetime? One thing we can say is that there’s no association with cell phones or living near power lines,” said Peterson.

“Really the term is multifactorial, because there is no one thing associated with brain tumors,” he added.

Symptoms and treatment of brain tumors Symptoms of brain tumors can be subtle at first, but they increase as the tumor grows larger.

“The symptoms of brain tumors are weakness; headache, especially one that’s worse in morning; nausea; and vomiting, if the tumor is big enough,” said Dr. Paul Peterson, neurosurgeon with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Fort Sanders Neurosurgery and Spine.

There are four main types of treatment for brain tumors, and most patients receive a combination of therapies, depending on their specific needs.

■ Surgery – The goal of surgery is to remove as much of the tumor as possible without damaging the surrounding brain tissue. At the very least, the surgeon will get a sample of the tumor for a biopsy, but in many cases the tumor can be removed. The biopsy reveals whether the tumor is cancerous or not.

■ Radiation therapy – Using X-rays, gamma rays or pro-

ton beams, radiation therapy either is used to shrink tumors before surgery or as a follow up to surgery to get rid of any residual cancer cells left. Some types of radiation are used on non-cancerous tumors as well.

■ Chemotherapy – Medications that kill cancer cells are often used after surgery to reduce the chance the tumor will grow and spread.

■ Targeted therapy – New medicines being tested in clinical trials work differently than standard chemotherapy. Instead of killing all cells, they target certain types of cells in an effort to stop tumors.

■ Watchful waiting – For slow-growing tumors, this approach involves regular monitoring of the tumor without actively removing it.

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UT dropout education program to end Farewell to WAVE

By Bill Dockery Bob Kerr was a young man in 1975, fresh out of Vietnam and about to graduate from the University of Tennessee, when he signed up to work on a program helping high school dropouts.

On Dec. 19, Kerr will close down that program after almost four decades dedicated to helping t h o u s a nd s of dropouts complete a high school Krysten Nieves equivalency diploma, find employment or continue their education.

UT WAVE (stands for Work Achievement Values Education) has provided individualized tutoring for young dropouts seeking a GED diploma and help in plotting their career strategies.

“Dropouts bring a lot of baggage,” Kerr said. “The stigma is that dropouts are stupid, but actually there are 100 different reasons they drop out.”

The program has worked with about 100 students a year, with half of that number successfully getting their GED. The male-female ra-

Bob Sharp helps Jeremiah Zupsic refresh his knowledge of Bob Kerr and Michelle Love will be leaving the UT WAVE office when it closes permanently on graphing equations for his upcoming GED exam. Sharp, a reDec. 19. Kerr started the program 39 years ago to help dropouts get high school equivalency tired math teacher from Halls High School, began tutoring WAVE students so he could continue to help people. diplomas. Photos by Bill Dockery tio has been roughly 50-50 from year to year, and about 30 percent of the students are black. Students between 17 and 24 who wanted to get into WAVE were tested to see if they have sixth-grade academic skills.

“If they bomb the test, they can’t enter the program,” Kerr said, “but we hate to weed someone out.

That’s what we were about: second chances.”

Jeremiah Zupsic is seeking just that second chance.

Zupsic expects to take the test before the program closes. He also represents something Kerr sees often: a second-generation WAVE graduate. His mother got her GED during the early 1990s from a WAVE pro-

gram in Ohio.

Krysten Nieves, a recent dropout from South-Doyle High School, started the program around Halloween but expects to pass the test before the Dec. 19 closure.

“I like the one-on-one tutoring,” the New York native said. “You get more attention.”

She hopes to pursuing nursing or other health care work.

Originally funded by CETA, the Comprehensive Employment Training Act of the 1970s, the program that is now UT WAVE has undergone several changes of name and funding sources.

After CETA came the Workforce Investment Act. Private support has come from

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Dollar General, United Way, Boys & Girls Clubs, and the Chamber of Commerce. In recent years, the program has switched from the GED Testing Service to the HiSET Program, which is less expensive to administer.

Kerr said a change in federal funding priorities is forcing WAVE to close. Money that once went to help high school dropouts complete their education is now being channeled into school programs intended to keep teenagers from dropping out in the first place. Kerr said that most school systems still have dropout rates that are too high.

“A program doesn’t last 40 years unless it’s needed,” Kerr said. “We’re not closing

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There is always time to pose for a picture. Just ask Jaynie, Lain- Third-grader Justin Chittum ey and Mason. shows off the book he read to get 10 points in the Carter ing, tutoring and homework to keep it closer to 12 to 1. Boys & Girls Club’s reading help. Children who become All facilitators receive three program. involved in the club com- days of training in skills for also offer a summer promunity can join members dealing with the children. from other clubs in service Members are provided gram for $75 a week.

“The Boys & Girls Clubs projects, beach trips and transportation to the club, conferences. as well as a snack and din- wants to be there for parBoys & Girls Clubs seek ner if they stay late. Home- ents who can’t afford child to build relationships with work help is available, and care,” Squire said. The club the children over time, from games and other opportuni- can take Families First kindergarten through high ties for social recreation are child-care certificates.

Parents and other memschool, and to create safe, provided. positive environments that Unlike many after-school bers of the Carter commufoster community. programs, the Carter club nity can become involved “We see these members will be open from 7 a.m. to through a board that serves every day for years. We want 6 p.m. during the holidays. the Carter club.

“Here at Carter, we’re them to come learn from the The club is also open for staff,” Squire said. non-holiday school closings looking for community memThe Carter club currently like in-service and election bers to be on our board,” has six staff members. The days. Weekly tuition is $50, Squire said. “The biggest task maximum student/staff ra- with part-time and single- for me is telling who we are, tio is 18 to 1, but Squire tries day options. The club will getting our name out there.”

Rummage sale of Tennessee, Knox County and the Haslam Foundation. (Former state Sen.) Ben Atchley helped a lot.

Plus, some church employees had pledges taken out of their paychecks. It took us at least 15 years, but Renaissance Terrace was finished in 2008 and is occupied.”

The facility is owned and operated by Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service Inc., which is accredited by the National Association for Home Care and Hospice.

The upcoming rummage sale will feature not only affordable clothing and household items “and probably some Christmas decorations,” says Coffey, but hearty, cheap eats.

“We’ll have sausage, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee in the morning. The meal costs a dollar. Then in the afternoon there will be beans and cornbread for lunch, also for a dollar.

“We’ll have cookies, four for a dollar. So a family of

From page 1 four can eat lunch with dessert for $5.” Coffey is excited to offer the food as well as the merchandise. She and her colleagues want the rummage sale to be a real “go-to” event for families who could use a little help this holiday season.

The rummage sale takes

place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6, at Broadway Baptist Church, 815 N. Broadway, just north of Central Avenue. For more information, or to make a donation or volunteer, call (865) 524-2575.

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grads on a bulletin board surrounded by framed pictures of whole classes of GED recipients. All are wearing academic caps and gowns. Love, who has worked at WAVE for eight years, has started taking the pictures down. She will be without a job when the program closes.

Kerr isn’t calling it quits yet, though. In the next weeks he will start working in adult basic education at Roane State Community College, helping adult learners chart out their career paths.

Knox County Schools will have the only GED program remaining when WAVE closes. That program is the Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy, located in Knoxville Center Mall.

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because of a lack of need or an ineffective program. It’s a shame people are spending the money on other things.”

The program has also provided opportunities for volunteers. Bob Sharp, a retired math teacher from Halls High School, found his way to WAVE through Knoxville’s Friends of Literacy. In recent years, the mentor for language arts has been Jan Avent. A retired Knoxville News Sentinel journalist, Avent first volunteered in memory of a fellow reporter and writer, the late Jim Dykes, who wanted to help people learn to read.

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Sneak preview of 2015 At my age, I don’t win many foot races, but, by jumping the gun, I might be first with a Tennessee football outlook for 2015.

Marvin West

Next year is when the Volunteers are supposed to take a giant step forward. Some teams that have been pushing Tennessee around for the past several seasons should rethink the situation. The big bullies know who they are. They know the scene is changing. There will be no more sand flipped in the face of the 105-pound weakling.

The boy is now a man.

No, no, not a giant, just bigger and stronger and tougher and smarter.

It is logical that returning Vols, just because they are a year older, will be improved.

Development is part of what coaches do for their money.

Dave Lawson, in charge of muscles, will guide contin-

ued growth this winter. He is already seeking a preventative solution to high ankle sprains and torn labra.

The key to next season is what made the Vols better in most of November. There should be no quarterback confusion. Joshua Dobbs is a potential star.

There was a time when I thought recruiting was the front end of long-term projects. Butch Jones taught me something. I now think recruiting, at the level these guys do it, is an immediate patch and sometimes a fi x – for every ailment except the offensive line.

Tennessee played 23 freshmen with minimal embarrassment. In some cases, it was a matter of necessity. In other cases, talent prevailed over experience.

I suppose it will happen again, to a lesser degree.

Example: Jalen Hurd, running back, emerged as a future all-American if he stays well. Marlin Lane became one notch up from incidental. For 2015, Derrell Scott may be a solid backup.

Somebody new must help.

SEC contenders need four tailbacks. Alvin Kamara,

apparently inbound from Hutchinson, Kan., is the primary prospect.

Tennessee projects to look more like Wide Receiver U. next season. It has the reputation but fell short of expectations. There are genuine playmakers among wideouts and slots. They will block better and drop less.

I do believe Marquez North will bounce back.

Josh Malone will eventually grasp what he is supposed to do. Jason Croom is big with big potential. Pig Howard and Von Pearson will add refinement. There are others. This is the deepest segment of the team.

Josh Smith can play. I think Jonathon Johnson, Vic Wharton and Ryan Jenkins can help.

Tight ends? Capable but should get much better.

Tennessee has one or more joining the three with established credentials.

The offensive line will remain a work in progress.

Tackle is enough of a question mark to cause concern.

Maybe Dontavius Blair will become what he was supposed to be. Charles Mosley? Possible. There is mini-

They’re always hungry The calendar says it’s still three weeks till winter begins, but it sure feels like winter today, Thanksgiving, as I hunt and peck this column. Gloomy, sprinkles, 40 degrees.

Well, here’s a quiz question for you: What wintertime outdoor activity can best be enjoyed indoors, and usually improves, the worse the weather gets? I know everyone got the right answer: watching the bird feeders, of course.

Grandma and I don’t keep our feeders going during the summer months, generally closing down around the start of hot weather in June.

There is plenty of natural food all around in the summer. We’ve found that summer feeding, at least at our location, seems to attract flocks of undesirables, namely starlings and pigeons.

So we start feeding again as the cooler weather returns in mid-October. Anyone who is a regular bird feeder understands the satisfaction one gets when the usual cast of characters begins to show up. Chickadees and titmice immediately, then soon thereafter the cardinals, blue jays and woodpeckers.

The colder-weather customers aren’t here yet at our feeders: sparrows, towhees, juncos and the like.

They seem to prefer their still-abundant natural weed seeds and berries for now,

Dr. Bob Collier

and some haven’t arrived in these parts yet. But just you wait till that first decent snowfall. The gang will all be here!

Many a new first-time feeder person is amazed at the array of birds they can attract, and at how much they can observe and learn about them from the warmth of their living room.

Almost without realizing you are learning things, you become familiar enough with the common species to be able to recognize them at a glance, just by their size and behavior. Thus, titmice and chickadees grab a seed and fly away; house finches park themselves on the feeder and nibble away.

We here in East Tennessee live in a good part of the country for bird feeding.

We’re midway between the deep-freeze snowy north where winter feeder birds are a small (but hardy) crew, and the semitropical coastal areas like Florida and Texas where the feeders are visited by hordes of colorful and exotic species reminiscent of an aviary at the zoo.

In our winters here, we

enjoy a familiar and fairly stable population of resident birds that have been here all year long but seem to need us for a boost through the long, tough winter. Some of them we seldom see, such as brown thrashers or field sparrows, except for under the feeder in the winter.

These birds are joined in the winter by migrants from farther north, here to enjoy the food supplies of our milder winters, such as the white-throated sparrows (a very common winter bird here, gone in the spring), as well as purple finches, darkeyed juncos, pine siskins and the like.

And then there is the great fun of finding an unusual or out-of-place bird there amongst the usual ones. It happens every year, and people get the word out and head on over to see the rare visitor. For example, the first part of this last February, in the dead of winter, there appeared at a feeder in Maryville an amazing sight: an adult male painted bunting, a small, spectacular red, blue, green and yellow bird of the summertime Carolina and Georgia coast.

We drove over there on a cold rainy morning and saw and photographed the bird, hundreds of miles from its usual haunts and months out of season!

East of the Mississippi, the only species of hummingbird that nests is the

mal depth and freshmen are not easy plug-ins.

Three pretty good players are gone from the defense, but that unit will be better instead of worse.

Replacing A.J. Johnson will be the first order of spring business. If Jakob Johnson can’t do it, Dillon Bates can.

Justin Coleman never was fast enough, but he refused to yield his spot in the secondary. Tennessee is not overflowing with DBs. It would be really good to bring in more corners.

Assuming Kahlil McKenzie and Shy Tuttle arrive as scheduled, both will be seen and heard. They might achieve at defensive tackle some of what Derek Barnett did at end. That would take care of the void created by Jordan Williams’ departure.

We know who will kick placements. We think incoming Tommy Townsend may emerge as punter. Evan Berry will get better on returns. Cheers!

The 2015 outlook is exciting. This next team might be good for eight or nine wins, even with Arkansas coming onto the schedule. If it hits 10, send me an email about being old and too conservative.

Marvin West’s address is westwest6@ netzero.com.

ruby-throated. But more and more every year, folks around here are hosting overwintering rufous hummers at their feeders. Normally western birds, the rufous hummers nest in the Pacific Northwest and winter in Central America. But for some reason the little guys are showing up here in the fall, and people keep their feeders filled all winter for them, rigging up light bulbs to keep the feeders from freezing.

We hopped over to a lovely, feeder-filled yard in a local neighborhoodl last winter and stood there enjoying the surreal experience of watching a beautiful rusty-brown male rufous hummingbird, thousands of miles from its normal winter habitat in Costa Rica or Belize, happily feeding.

A good way to enhance your feeder enjoyment is to keep your bird bath open all winter. Water can be scarce in winter, especially in times of freezing temperatures. You can purchase small bird bath heaters that will do the job. You’ll be surprised to see how many of your feathered customers that will attract, with water flying everywhere and others waiting for their turn.

It’s almost winter! Get those bags of black oil sunflower seed (it’s cheaper this year) and white proso millet, nyger (thistle) seed and suet cakes, and settle down to enjoy your own flock of appreciative feathered entertainers. It’s way more fun than shoveling snow.

Catching up Bill Johns of Farragut and Mike Palazzolo, mayor-elect for the city of Germantown, Tenn., catch up on community leadership, trends and partnerships at Huey’s in Germantown over Thanksgiving holiday week. Both Palazzolo and Johns were members of the inaugural class of Leadership Germantown in 1996. Photo submitted

What will Jimmy do?

This is a special time of year for Congressional representatives. Election winners can chill for several weeks before beginning 22 months of fundraising for the next contest.

For U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., “Jimmy” to his admiring constituents, campaign finance is almost an afterthought. A breakfast here, a luncheon there, a boat cruise, a reception for some well-heeled donors and he’s good to go.

And why worry? Since 2000, when he polled better than 89 percent against a Libertarian candidate, Duncan’s tally has not fallen below 72.5 percent of votes cast. In an era when the average Congressional candidate raises close to $2 million, Duncan’s take peaked at $731,000 in 2006.

John J. Duncan Sr. held the seat now occupied by his son from 1965 until his death in 1988. As we ring in 2015, a Duncan will have represented Tennessee’s Second Congressional District for 50 years.

That’s family job security in a way the nation’s architects never conceived, but that’s another story. For now it’s more instructive to consider the dark clouds stalking the sun-drenched Duncan dynasty.

Duncan will be 69 years old with 28 years in the House before the next election in 2016. His father died in office at that age, a fact that surely hasn’t escaped his son’s notice.

Any thought of slipping into a comfortable retirement with the Duncan sinecure untroubled by pretenders to the throne probably vanished when the heir apparent, John Duncan III, stumbled badly after winning election to the Knox County Trustee’s office in 2010.

Maybe it’s something in the water in that office. What-

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ever the reason, the apple of Dad’s eye sold his birthright for a few thousand dollars in unearned “bonuses.”

So, absent serious rehabilitation of John III’s image, the elder Duncan must hold serve for a while. Could anything break it?

Maybe.

Duncan is a member of the party whose goal for the next two years is to fiddle while Rome burns and hope the flames engulf the White House. Shutting down the government, impeaching the president and refusing to raise the debt ceiling are a few of the stratagems being touted by the likes of Sen. Ted Cruz and other escapees from the asylum.

If the Republicancontrolled House and Senate run the country over a cliff in the next two years, will Duncan follow? Would the backlash be painful enough to make a race for the Second District competitive?

Duncan artfully maintains a low profile. He defied the Republican leadership in opposing the Iraq war, but he’s generally stayed loyal.

But it’s not hard to imagine Cruz and company, mainly through inaction, triggering a deep global recession or worse, and folks will want to know where Duncan stands.

And then there’s Tim. Is Burchett a potential rival when his mayoral term expires in 2018? Does it rain in Seattle?

To Mr. and Ms. Local Loyal Republican: That “WWJD” bracelet you’re wearing could soon be asking, “What will Jimmy do?”

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Johnson versus ‘Nashville-centric’ mentality Gloria Johnson is a glutton for punishment, as evidenced by the fact that she’s running again, this time for Te n n e s s e e Democratic Party chair, a position that some Johnson might consider even less enviable than the one she lost last month.

It would have been her second term in the House of Representatives, where she was one of just 27 Democrats in a 99-member body.

Her chief opponents are Nashville radio personality and progressive activist Mary Mancini, who lost a primary bid for state Senate, and Knoxville lawyer Terry Adams, who ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary for the privilege of facing Republican incumbent Lamar Alexander. They were selected by a committee

Betty Bean that whittled down a field of about a dozen contenders.

The three were slated for public vetting in a series of six meetings (two in each Grand Division).

In typically chaotic Democratic Party fashion, there could be other candidates as well. Lenda Sherrell, who spent a huge wad of money trying to unseat ethically challenged incumbent Scott DesJarlais, showed up for East Tennessee meetings in Morristown and Sweetwater. Others could materialize and probably won’t be barred from running.

This time around, the voters Johnson must woo are the 72 members of the Democratic Executive Committee, composed of one male and one female committee representative from

each senate district plus six ex-officio members. There is an appropriate sense of urgency around this election, acknowledging the party’s endangered status.

The traveling candidate road show is a response to growing complaints that the party’s leadership is too Nashville-centric. Rural Democrats (truly an endangered species) complain that they are being ignored.

Johnson, whose district tilts Republican by a 53-47 margin, agrees with them.

She was identified as the GOP’s top target this year, and despite running a wellorganized campaign lost by 183 votes to Republican Eddie Smith. Two years ago she won by a narrow margin.

She says the primary difference between 2014 and 2012 was early help from Nashville two years ago, when the party sent two field organizers to Knoxville to help set up the campaign.

“Roy Herron (the present chair) has a different philos-

ophy,” Johnson said. “He’s got the idea that you raise a whole bunch of money and give it to the candidate at the end. But it’s better to organize, determine who the persuadable voters are. The field organizers did that and really helped activate volunteers.”

“I’m a proven fundraiser,” she said. “I raised more in my area for a state race than ever (a little over $200,000). There are people who still think you just need a ton of money. I don’t think that. I think you need a ground game.”

Johnson also believes the party leaders didn’t understand Knox County voters’ crossover voting habits.

“They were looking at my numbers as if they were Nashville numbers and didn’t realize how close it really was. They haven’t had a race like mine. You look at Knoxville numbers differently because we just don’t have Democratic primaries.”

New life for blighted properties Last week, City Council approved the $10,000 sale of a blighted property on East Quincy Avenue. In recent years, the property had racked up 31 lot violations, and a tree was growing through the front porch of the crumbling home.

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The sale will be finalized through the city’s Homemaker Program, and the pending owner is a neighbor who plans to rehabilitate the property for her mother.

The sale of five Homemaker properties was approved during the meeting. Four will require purchasers to rehab existing structures or build new ones. One is an empty lot that will be taken over by an adjacent homeowner.

Kathy Ellis, senior project specialist, has overseen the program for seven years. She has run off vagrants and raccoons during her investigations, and she’s witnessed the rehabilitation of 19 properties.

While most view life “from the cradle to the grave,” Ellis sees things backward.

“In my case, I go from the grave back to the cradle.”

The Homemaker Program was established in the 1980s to acquire and sell blighted properties in Mechanicsville. In 1995, it was expanded to address the rest of Knoxville. It is

Now stabilized, this East Quincy Avenue property will be sold and rehabilitated through the city’s Homemaker Program. currently a disposition program rather than an acquisition program.

But Ellis also works to acquire blighted properties. Abandoned properties are brought to the city’s attention by neighbors, law enforcement, the fire department, or tax and codes authorities, and her goal is to negotiate a sale − if she can locate the owners. That happens about 10 percent of the time.

Funds for acquiring blighted properties come from the city’s Chronic Problem Properties Fund. The total cost of staff time, a title search, an appraisal and legal expenses is approximately $50,000 for each parcel.

Mayor Madeline Rogero, and Mayor Bill Haslam before her, have strongly supported programs that battle blight, and it takes money, says Ellis.

“We get almost everything we ask for.”

After last week’s prop-

erty sale, there are no lots with structures available.

But there are unimproved lots for sale − nine in Five Points, 17 in Lonsdale, one in North /Northwest Knoxville, and eight in East Knoxville. Because one of the goals of the Homemaker Program is to provide affordable housing, applications for the purchase of lots must include a plan for a new home. If the lot isn’t buildable, it can be added to an adjacent residential property.

The Homemaker Committee meets monthly to review applications in order to find the best fit for each neighborhood. Applicants with the highest bid aren’t always chosen, Ellis says.

Some are picked because they have rehab experience and ready funds.

Once approved, applicants are required to put down 10 percent of the purchase price. Within 90 days, site plans must be approved

government Bernstein retires … sort of One of Knoxville’s most distinguished attorneys, Bernard Bernstein, is retiring from law practice the end of the year, less than 30 days from now. Bernstein, 83, will maintain an office at the Bernstein, Stair and McAdams law firm on Agnes Street in West Knoxville.

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As appellate court judge Charles Susano said in regard to Bernstein, “He taught me how to be a lawyer.”

Married over 50 years to wife Barbara, Bernstein has been a leader in many fields. He was president of both the Knoxville Bar Association and Heska Amuna Synagogue. In a 1976 non-partisan election, Knox County voters elected him – by a substantial margin – as a delegate to the 1977 state constitutional convention along with Leonard Ambrose and E. Bruce Foster Jr. During the Korean War, Bernstein served in the U.S. Air Force in intelligence.

He and his wife received the Clayton Award from the Knoxville Museum of Art for outstanding service.

They are strong supporters of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra as well as the Museum of Art. They have lived on Corteland Drive in West Hills for many years.

Bernstein has always taken constitutional rights seriously and advocated for liberty and personal freedom. This was clearly displayed over 35 years ago when he picketed a display of items from the Soviet Union at the City County Building due to the mistreatment of Jews in the Soviet Union under Communist rule. He carried a sign on Main Street in front of the building and attracted much attention to the Soviet treatment of Jews and restrictions on their right to leave that country.

Bernstein was the person I turned to as mayor to chair the commission to look at the issue of establishing a

by the Infill Committee, and within 120 days, all financing must be in place. Construction must begin within 180 days of the deed transfer, and the build must be completed within one year.

If the purchaser doesn’t meet any part of the Homemaker agreement, the city can take the property back.

While Ellis enjoys seeing the birth of a new home, thoughts of the original owner are never far from her mind.

“Every home, every lot, has a story. It belonged to a family, and there were happy times and sad times there.

I never go to an abandoned property without thinking about that,” she says.

A list of available lots is on the city website, www. cityofknoxville.org.

Info: 215-2120.

Note: Due to scheduling conflicts, there will be ■ Knox County Republican Party Christmas/Hanukkah no Sign Task Force meeting Gala will be 6 p.m. Monday, on Tuesday, Dec. 8. It will be Dec. 8, at Rothchild Catering rescheduled in January. and Conference Center, 8807

police civilian review board for Knoxville after several persons had died in police custody. His reputation for fairness, integrity and intelligence was such that his chairing that group gave it instant credibility.

I took to heart the Bernstein Commission’s recommendations for the creation of such a board, and I established it by executive order when it became apparent that the then-City Council would not vote for it. Two years later the panel was so successful that the council did an about-face and unanimously created it by ordinance, so a future mayor could not abolish it by a similar executive order.

Bernstein says he will continue to be active in the community and with his family. He is now a grandfather to a granddaughter and grandson who live in San Francisco. While Bernstein’s legal expertise will be missed as a practicing lawyer, his community service will continue, which is good news for Knoxville.

■ Don’t be surprised if more than 55 legislators publicly endorse House Speaker Beth Harwell’s candidacy for another term.

That would be a majority within the 73-member GOP caucus and the entire 99-member House.

One change House Republicans ought to make in their election procedure is to announce the actual vote for the various leaders elected. Current practice announces the result without giving the vote totals.

■ Norris Dryer, the Green Party candidate for Congress, died a week before the Nov. 4 election, but his death did not slow down those wanting to support him. Dryer actually got more votes on Election Day after his death than he did when he was still alive and able to campaign during early voting.

In Knox County early voting, Dryer got 1,493 votes, and after his death on Nov. 4 he got 1,515 votes.

Dryer ran several times for office and was a longtime member of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

■ This writer is getting his left hip replaced this week after getting a new right hip over two years ago.

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Shot at a RAM clinic in Bristol, “Remote Area Medical” focuses on people whose desperate need for health care complicates their lives.

RAM filmmakers hope to inspire support

By Betsy Pickle Making the documentary “Remote Area Medical” was a learning experience for first-time filmmaker Farihah Zaman.

“People are more than just the sum of their struggles,” says Zaman, noting one of the truths that came from the experience.

RAM, which was founded by Stan Brock and based in South Knoxville until a recent move to Rockford, provides free, high-quality medical, dental and vision care to people who cannot afford it.

RAM schedules clinics all over the country with the help of hundreds of medical personnel.

Zaman and her co-director, Jeff Reichert, were inspired to make the film after volunteering at a RAM clinic in Pikeville, Ky. They were moved by the experience, and after many years working in the film industry they were looking for a project for their directorial debut.

“We wanted to share that story with other people,” she says.

After Pikeville, it didn’t take long to decide to make the film, Reichert says.

“It took a really long time introducing ourselves to RAM and Stan (Brock) and making him comfortable with the idea of doing the film,” says Reichert.

“We had to convince them we don’t have an agenda. We don’t have a policy outcome we’re trying to push.

“Originally, our idea was to show how

you run a clinic, what it takes. Once we started meeting the patients, it changed entirely. You can see Stan on the news and see how big the clinics are, but you’re not hearing as much in depth.”

Zaman says they chose to shoot at the clinic in Bristol because “Appalachia is so incredibly beautiful, and the people are gracious. In addition to that, it’s overlooked by the rest of the country. This was an opportunity to give them a voice.”

The shoot made sense logistically, the filmmakers say, and there was another big factor.

“It took place in a NASCAR speedway – a huge, expensive leisure center hosting something so different,” says Zaman.

“That said a lot without making a big point out of it.”

The filmmakers tried to find patients who had good stories before they started shooting so they could follow them through the process. Zaman says they couldn’t help but get involved at times.

They hope the film opens people’s eyes to some harsh medical realities in this country and makes them think about how they can help, through volunteering or working to cut through the red tape that RAM often experiences.

“Most states don’t allow doctors not licensed in their state to practice,” says Zaman. “They need the out-of-state help.

RAM needs to draw from what exists.”

Post-holiday short list

By Betsy Pickle After the big Thanksgiving push, the movie scene this week is a bit more lowkey.

The documentary “Remote Area Medical,” which was shot in Bristol and had a premiere at the Tennessee Theatre last year, starts a regular run this week.

(Please see the accompanying interview with the directors.)

The widest release belongs to the horror film “The Pyramid.” U.S. archaeologists discover an ancient pyramid buried in the Egyptian desert and, while exploring it, become lost.

As they try to figure a way out, they realize they’re not alone in the pyramid – and they’re being hunted.

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Fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 will want to check out Rifftrax Live: “Santa Claus,” in which the MST3K guys tear apart the 1959 Mexican holiday nonclassic. It will play at 8 p.m.

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

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

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

FRIDAY ■ First Friday Gallery and Kwanzaa Holiday Marketplace, 6-9 p.m., Downtown African American Art Gallery, Suite 106, The Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St.

David Dwyer as the mysterious Herr Drosselmeyer has just given the magical nutcracker to Clara, danced by Harris Wilbanks. Photo by Richard Calmes

By Carol Shane Those who know Amy Morton Vaughn know that she sleeps, eats and breathes ballet. The artistic director of the Appalachian Ballet Company (ABC) is excited about recent changes she’s made to the company’s annual production of “The Nutcracker.”

“This year, the audience will be treated to lots of new choreography, dancers and soloists,” she says.

Acclaimed as an educator, director and choreographer – and a prima ballerina herself in the ’80s and ’90s – Morton Vaughn is tireless in her devotion to the dance.

Right now she’s not only rehearsing her “Nutcracker” cast but also teaching classes as usual at the Van Metre School of Dance, which is the ABC’s official school and one of the oldest businesses in Blount County, having been founded by Cheryl Van Metre in the late 1950s.

Chartered in 1972, the Appalachian Ballet Com-

pany grew out of the school and is now the resident dance company of the Clayton Center for the Arts.

Morton Vaughn took the reins in 1997, and the ABC’s talented dancers perform a three-program season, offering a wide repertory from traditional classics to creative contemporary ballets.

And in an age when more ballet companies are opting for recorded music, “the Appalachian Ballet Company continues to show extraordinary commitment to live music,” says music director Sande MacMorran, who will conduct the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in the upcoming performances.

“Forty-one years of ‘The Nutcracker’ with full orchestra!”

Part of MacMorran’s job is to accommodate the special musical needs of the solo dancers. And this year, he’ll be accommodating a lot of them.

Some starring roles are double-cast, and Morton

Vaughn says, “I have three male guest artists coming for the first weekend and three separate male guest artists coming for the second weekend, which is very exciting! I’ll get to work with six different professional dancers!

“I’ve done lots of new choreography for the Spanish dance, and this year we’ll have both male and female dancers for the Russian dance, so get ready for those big leaps!” she continues. “But I’m most excited about the Arabian dance,” she admits, referring to the sinuous dance set to Tchaikovsky’s exotic music. “I’ve made lots of changes in it.”

Actor David Dwyer, most recently seen in “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” and the TV series “Reckless,” reprises his role as Herr Drosselmeyer, the mysterious toymaker who introduces the magical nutcracker to the Stahlbaum family at their annual

Christmas party. Kylie Morton Barry, one of Morton Vaughn’s two professionally dancing daughters, will portray the Sugarplum Fairy.

And of course there’ll be dancing dolls and snowflakes, gingerbread kids, toy soldiers, angels and marauding mice. “We have over 100 performers this year!” Morton Vaughn says.

It all makes for a thrilling family adventure that you don’t want to miss.

This year’s Appalachian Ballet Company production of “The Nutcracker” will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Two further performances will be presented at 2 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13, at The Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville.

Tickets and info: www. appalachianballet.com or 656-4444 or 877-995-9961.

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By Mystery Diner You thought it was enough. You swore you would never eat again. Still, here you are, almost a week after the tryptophan-laced turkey has worn off, and you are craving a turkey sandwich.

Tender, juicy turkey … just a hint of mayo … crisp lettuce and a ripe-red tomato … Arghhhh! Why did you turn down those leftovers?

Never fear. The answer is just around the corner, if you know where to look.

Look to Buddy’s Bar-B-Q. Yes, I said Buddy’s.

Buddy’s Bar-B-Q is an East Tennessee tradition

with 14 restaurants stretching from Morristown to Athens. They have been around since 1972 and are known for hickory-smoked barbecue, ribs and hawgback potatoes. I would venture that if you have been in Knoxville for more than a month, you’ve had a Buddy’s pork sandwich.

So let me tell you about the turkey. Like the holiday that made it famous, turkey doesn’t get much attention in the Buddy’s marketing strategy. Understandably so, as you really should dance with the one who brought you, and barbecue is what put Buddy’s

■ KSO Musical Storytimes for Kids, 10:30 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. For preschool-aged children and their caregivers. Free and open to the public. Info: 947-6210.

■ Opening reception for the Arts & Culture Alliance 2014 Members Show, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. On display through Dec. 23. Info/hours: 523-7543 or www. knoxalliance.com.

■ Opening reception for Chasing Light: New Works by Kathie Odom, 5-8 p.m., The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike.

Meet the artist, holiday cuisine from Gourmet’s Market, live music by Michael Whitesides. Exhibit runs through Dec. 30.

SATURDAY ■ Dor L’Dor, Klezmer: Music for Hannukah, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

■ Oak Ridge Community Orchestra concert, 2 p.m., First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge Sanctuary, on the corner of the Oak Ridge Turnpike and LaFayette Drive. Admission is free; donations at the door to support the orchestra’s routine operating expenses will be appreciated.

■ Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, 9-10 a.m., Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center, 1127 Broadway. For ages 4-5. Cost: $18. Info: 523-1401 or www.cityofknoxville.org/recreation/ arts.

■ Scott Hamilton & Friends on Ice, 5-6:30 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. All proceeds will benefit the Provision CARES Foundation and the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation supporting cancer education and wellness, clinical research and patient assistance. Tickets: $22 and $32.50. Info: 684-2616, www.provisonhp.com ■ Vega String Quartet in concert, 7:30 p.m., Pollard Auditorium, 210 Badger Road, Oak Ridge. Presented by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association. Tickets: $10 and $25. Info: 483-5569, www.orcma.org.

■ West Town Mall Holiday 5k race, in the mall parking lot near Charming Charlie. Registration: adult race, 7 a.m.; kids fun run (entry fee is donating toy for Angel Tree), 7:30. All proceeds go to Second Harvest Food Bank’s Food for Kids program and the Simon Youth Foundation, which helps atrisk students stay in school. Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest for attendees. Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m. in the amphitheater in front of JCPenney.

■ Winter Concert, 8 p.m., Princess Theatre in downtown Harriman. Features: Roane State Community College Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Celebration Singers, faculty and guest musicians. Donations will be accepted at the door. Info: Brenda Luggie, 354-3000, ext. 4236; or luggieb@roanestate.edu.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY Yes, there’s barbecue. But Buddy’s turkey sandwich, with baked beans and corn on the cob, is just what you need if no one gave you any leftovers. Photo by Mystery Diner

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Their turkey sandwich, however, is a rare find for those who look for it. It’s real, smoked turkey, thinsliced but still juicy. Served cold with lettuce, tomato and light mayonnaise, the sandwich is everything you dream about on Black Friday, when the mall is calling

your wallet and the refrigerator your stomach.

If the peer pressure is too much, go ahead and order the barbecue. Whisper to the cashier to add a turkey sandwich, and no one will be the wiser.

She’ll even put it in a brown paper bag for you.

■ “The Nutcracker” presented by the Appalachian Ballet Company with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Performances: 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets: 982-8463 or Knox Tickets 656-4444.

SUNDAY ■ 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, 7:308:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www. hardknoxrollergirls.com.

■ Knoxville Community Band Concert, 3 p.m., Bearden Middle School, 1000 Francis Road. Free admission.

■ Opening reception for “Sound of Many Waters” art exhibit, 6:30-7:15 p.m., Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Exhibit runs through Wednesday, Dec. 24.

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Fantasy of Trees celebrates 30 years Fantasy of Trees is an annual holiday event featuring beautifully decorated trees, mantels and wreaths donated to benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

The event is held Thanksgiving weekend at the Knoxville Convention Center and gets bigger each year. In addition to beautiful holiday decorations, Fantasy of Trees features live entertainment, a carousel, children’s activities and a visit from Santa Claus.

Fulton High School students Calessia Ford, Jayla Chandler, Keiona Siler and Malexus Singletary get ready to work at one of the children’s areas.

At tipoff, Holston Middle School cheerleaders Tierra Gwinn and Briley Jones are all smiles at Northwest Middle. Photos by R. White

Holston’s Jamal Rorex (#11) drives to the goal past E. Lacy of Northwest.

Mylieza Canon, Maurice Hundley and Tiana Younger love volunteering at Fantasy of Trees. Photos by R. White

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Students at Fulton High School created a football tree in honor of their team, heading to state in hopes of bringing home a state championship trophy for the third year in a row.

Holston basketball in full swing

Holston Middle School basketball has kicked off another season, and the games are in full swing.

Catch up with the Hurricane teams at South-Doyle Middle on Thursday, Dec. 4. HMS will host Farragut

on Monday, Dec. 8, West Valley on Thursday, Dec. 11, and Bearden on Monday, Dec. 15, before heading into the Holiday Tournament at Carter. Girls’ games begin at 4:30 p.m. with boys’ games to follow.

Second-grade teachers at Green Magnet, Ashley Anthony, Kiaunn Brown and Tiffany Collins-Colston, pose in the photo booth during the showcase.

Clark named Simon’s national Teacher of Year Jannice Clark, a mathematics teacher at the Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy, was named the 2014 Simon Youth Foundation National Teacher of Jannice Clark the Year.

The award was presented at the Simon Youth Foundation annual conference and National Dropout Prevention Conference.

Clark has been a Knox County educator for 31 years, six of those at Kelley Volunteer Academy. In recognition of her exemplary service, she received a $1,000 gift from the Simon Youth Foundation and will be a featured speaker on best practices in a nontraditional setting at the 2015 National Dropout Prevention Conference.

“I was very honored to receive this award and very surprised,” Clark said. “Really, this award should go to all of the teachers at Kelley because they totally em-

brace this student body and are committed to helping them visualize a brighter future. I am extremely fortunate to work with such dedicated professionals.”

Kelley Volunteer Academy, a nontraditional Knox County public school located at Knoxville Center Mall, serves approximately 250 high-schoolers in grades 11 and 12, providing a nontraditional setting in which students can thrive. The mission of the academy is to provide a safe, nurturing environment for students to learn, grow and advance both socially and academically through individualized educational programs, career initiatives and community partnerships.

The Simon Youth Foundation exists to help at-risk students graduate. Through partnering with local school districts in 13 states, Simon Youth Foundation advocates, creates and initiates educational opportunities for students. In the past 16 years, Simon Youth Foundation has awarded more than $11 million in scholarships.

Fourth-grade student Aden Charlton uses technology to create a moveable Ferris wheel using Lego robotics. Photo by R. White

Green Magnet showcases student talent

By Ruth White

Faculty members at Green Magnet Academy recently hosted an evening to showcase the students’ work and to allow parents and guests an opportunity to see the great things at the school.

Green Magnet is a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) school. “We were previously an Arts360

school, receiving a grant to integrate the arts in the classroom,” said magnet facilitator Sandy Morris.

The school features 1:1 technology for students in third through fifth grades (laptops), and younger grades share one iPad among five to eight students. The technology allows for in-depth research, and the older students are able to print out their projects for display.

An engineering design lab takes learning to a whole new level as students work in collaborative groups to solve problems and become innovators. These groups will receive a story featuring a student in another country with a problem.

Then they work together to design a solution to the problem and present their results.

Green also features a hands-on greenhouse for

students to learn about plants and how they grow, and then plant beds on the school grounds. The greenhouse partners with the University of Tennessee.

As part of their community school, Green offers after-school programs for students, including West African drumming, a guitar club, bird-watching and STEM scouts (similar to Boy Scouts).

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“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 544-6288.

Bingo, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Dressing Girls for Charity, 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Mom’s Night Out Book Club: “Where’d You Go Bernadette,” 6:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Movie and Popcorn: “A Christmas Story” with Peter Billinglsey, Darren McGavin, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

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: 992-7222.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 Chanukah Story time with Laurie Fisher, 4 p.m., North Knoxville Branch Library, 2901 Ocoee Trail. Info: 525-7036.

Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Preregistration required. Info/to register: 5255431.

Holiday Dance Party with dance instructors, noon-3 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Mighty Musical Monday featuring Central High School Choral Department, noon and 3 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5 Knitting Caps for the Homeless, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Best Little Christmas Sale Ever, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road.

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.

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

Craft Bazaar hosted by Cross Roads Presbyterian Church Ruth Circle, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 4329 Emory Road.

Crafts, gifts, baked goods, lunch and more.

Friends Mini Used Book Sale, 1-4 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway.

Info: 525-5431.a ministry of Central Baptist Church of

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Rogero visits SMG newspaper club

By Sandra Clark Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero held a press conference of sorts for the two groups of kids who participate in the after-school newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy.

Questions ranged from “How much do you make?” to “Is Santa Claus real?”

Eric Vreeland, communications manager for the city, said Rogero had spent four hours earlier in intense financial discussions – bonds, pensions or some such. So she was psyched.

Rogero said 1,600 people work for the city. “So if you’re the boss of them, who is the boss of you?” asked one kid.

“One hundred eight-five thousand voters,” said Rogero.

“What do you like best (about your job)?” asked another.

“I like solving problems,” said Rogero.

She reads email and

Newspaper club members thank Mayor Rogero for visiting Madeline Rogero draws Knox County and the city of Knoxville their newspaper club. Xaiver Hill (at right) holds the business to explain the relationship. The squiggly line toward the west? card the mayor gave each reporter. Photos by Ruth White “That’s finger annexation,” said the mayor with a smile.

Eddys Garcia brought several suggestions for a better KnoxRogero gave a hand sign, ville – a list so long she had to holding up one finger and write it down. then pointing to herself.

“How many black maytakes phone calls and at- ors?” she asked.

“One,” was again the antends meetings and cuts ribbons. It’s a busy job, be- swer. Daniel Brown, who represents District 6 on City ing mayor.

“So the city of Knoxville Council, was named mayor is over 200 years old and when Bill Haslam resigned has had 68 mayors,” I said. to become governor.

Madison Thomas asked “How many of them were how one becomes mayor. women?”

Rogero talked about “One,” yelled the kids campaigning including her (who had been briefed).

most recent contest, “four guys and me.”

What does the mayor do?

“Public safety,” said Rogero. “We prepare the budget for City Council, we build sidewalks and repair roads, we operate the zoo.”

“Can you change your mind?” asked a kid.

“No, not if it’s a contract,” said Rogero.

She explained that she holds a master’s degree in city planning, but said

mayors can come from any profession. Mayor Brown, for instance, worked at the U.S. Postal Service. Other mayors have been businesspeople or lawyers.

She and her husband have a blended family of five kids, ranging in age from 39 to 25, and six grandchildren “with one more on the way.”

“Do you have a house like the White House?”

“No,” said Rogero. I live in a regular house in South

Knoxville.”

“Have you met President Obama?”

“Yes, twice. Once at the White House and again in Chattanooga. I’ve met Mrs. Obama, too.”

“How about the girls?”

“No, not yet?” said Rogero.

How much does she make and what about Santa?

Rogero artfully dodged both questions and departed for her next adventure.

The promise of Civil Rights Act anniversary recap Dec. 10 at Beck Center Tennessee Promise

By Bonny C. Millard The intrinsic value of Tennessee Promise is that students who are still in elementary school and even high school can start preparing for college now.

Randy Boyd, who volunteered as special adviser on higher education for Gov. Bill Haslam last year, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville, sharing the history of tnAchieves, Tennessee Promise and the “Drive to 55” initiative.

The goal of the “Drive to 55” initiative is that 55 percent of Tennessee’s population will have a postsecondary education, either a degree or certificate, by the year 2025, Boyd said.

Tennessee Promise is a last-dollar scholarship program that will allow high school graduates to attend community colleges or technical schools for free starting in 2015.

“What (Tennessee Promise) did was create a $350 million endowment that now allows us to offer a scholarship to every single graduate in all 95 counties,” Boyd said. “… We’re able to tell kindergartners and first-graders and their parents that they can now go to college so they can start planning and changing

their trajectory.”

The ability to access a free college education can help students b e c o m e b e t t e r prepared to do well in college, Boyd said.

Randy Boyd “If you’re reading two grades below in third grade, you never catch up,” he said.

Tennessee Promise started in Knoxville in 2008 when Boyd, founder and CEO of Radio Systems, worked with then-Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale to guide the development of tnAchieves, which gives high school students scholarships to attend community colleges or technical schools. Boyd chairs tnAchieves.

The program helped students fill out federal student aid forms, required them to perform one day of community service for each semester and matched them with a mentor. Tennessee Promise, based on the same concept, will partner tnAchieves.

“It’s a big challenge,” Boyd said. “If we decide to do it, we can do it.”

A series of local events – ranging from films to nationally known speakers to commemorative community marches – has celebrated the signing of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 on its 50th anniversary.

On Wednesday, Dec. 10, a final “Unfinished Business: Then, Now and Going Forward” event will recap what’s been learned in the past year and invite Knoxvillians to look ahead for ways to continue to embrace inclusion and diversity.

Doors open for the “Unfinished Business” celebration at 5 p.m. (with the program starting at 5:30 p.m.) on Dec. 10 at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. It coincides with the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, 1964, and the Beck Center celebration will include a video of Dr. King’s acceptance speech at the University of Oslo.

Also scheduled at the Dec. 10 event: a video titled

“If Not Us?” by Northwest Middle School students and a keynote address by University of Tennessee associate professor emeritus Dr. John O. Hodges, whose work in the Department of Religious Studies led to recognition by UT’s National Alumni Association.

“The ‘Unfinished Business’ series has been important because it gave us the opportunity to objectively assess our progress toward civil-rights equality but also take stock of what still remains to be done,” said Mayor Madeline Rogero.

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He had just heard Phyllis Driver describe projects of the Rotary Foundation, supported by Rotary Club members throughout Knox County.

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That means virtually all of the money donated goes to an actual project (rather than to fund-raising or administrative overhead).

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booms on North Central The North Corner Sandwich Shop on the north end of the North Central food corridor is what happens when a gifted chef who has traveled the USA and experienced all kinds of cuisines decides to come home and make sandwiches.

David Blevins dares to bill his tiny, spotless establishment as “an amazing, chef-driven sandwich joint,” and boy, howdy, can he make a sammie sing.

He comes in at 6:30 a.m. to start roasting meats, making soup, bacon potato salad with sour cream and the jumbo-sized, sea-salt-sprinkled Ghirardelli chocolate-chunk cookie that is his only dessert.

His most popular sandwich is probably the Roast Beef Hoagie, but the Grilled Cheester and Cuban sandwich shouldn’t be missed, either. It would take weeks of daily lunches to sample the entire selection.

North Corner Sandwich Shop 2400 N. Central • (423) 737-0760 Hours: 11-3 p.m. Monday-Friday Donna Kennedy’s homemade biscuits are ready Tuesday through Saturday at 6 a.m. at Knoxville’s oldest sit-down eatery operating in the same location – Rankin Restaurant.

This means Donna and her husband, Perry, roll in at 3 a.m. to get things started. They bought Rankin almost 10 years ago and have carried on the classic Southern diner’s traditions that have made it a popular breakfast and lunch destination for 60 years and counting.

Country-style steak is their most popular entree and the house-made desserts – pineapple upside-down cake, peach cobbler and banana pudding – turn strangers into loyal regulars like Robert Corvette, who pronounced the food “awesome,” the service fast and the servers friendly. Breakfast is served all day.

Rankin Restaurant 2200 N. Central • 524-9621 Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 6 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday 6 a.m.-11 a.m.

In the interest of avoiding arguments, we’ll stipulate that Original Freezo is the oldest walk-up dairy bar and diner (tables under the mulberry tree out back) in Knoxville.

Located on the north end of Happy Holler since 1948, it has had several owners. The Original Freezo doesn’t close for winter, and its present proprietor, Darrell Dalton, simply shifts his emphasis from frosty frozen treats to chili, tamales and pinto beans when the weather turns cold (Freezo sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs know no season). The daily blue-plate lunch specials pretty much always sell out, and there are assorted trinkets, T-shirts and other oddities for customers to examine while waiting for their order to emerge.

Original Freezo 1305 N. Central • 637-6500 Hours: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

There’s no place like the Time Warp Tea Room, where vintage motorcycles are part of the décor and a nude photograph of Hazel Davidson (naughty parts covered by a blue masking-tape bikini) and a painting of Cas Walker look down from an antique cherry bar back that owner Dan Moriarity rescued from an old Eastside bar slated for demolition.

Moriarity is a pioneer in the redevelopment of Happy Holler, and he has created a unique, only-in-Knoxville space that’s a music venue, the headquarters of several vintage bike clubs and a good place for a business meeting or a quiet cup of coffee over a classic sandwich, bowl of chili and a homemade brownie. Dan and his wife, Peggy, also open the Time Warp to community groups and political gatherings of all

kinds. It’s Cheers, without the booze.

Time Warp Tea Room 1207 N. Central • 524-1155 Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (or later, depending) http://timewarptearoom.blogspot.com It would be a mistake to categorize Happy Holler’s Central Flats & Taps as just a bar, even though Wednesday night is Pint Night with $1 off tap beer and live team trivia that begins at 8. Yes, there’s wine and Tennessee sipping whiskey paninis and a full array of craft beer to pair with flatbread pizzas and paninis (made with naan, the distinctive Indian flatbread) from an original menu that includes unique appetizers, the house soup of the day, salads and slow-roasted, free-range chicken wings. The Belly Boy (pork belly, smoked gouda, field greens, red onion, avocado and roasted red pepper mayo) is highly recommended.

Central Flats and Taps 1204 N. Central • 247-0392 Kitchen hours: Sunday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Bar hours every day 11 a.m.-3 a.m. flatsandtaps.com The hot bar at Three Rivers Market always features two entrees, one with meat, one without, plus four healthy sides that always include fresh veggies from the other side of the market.

On a recent Thursday the menu included chili seitan, pulled pork, cabbage, hoppin john, balsamic beets, macaroni and cheese and three house-made soups. There’s a “cold” bar, too, replete with crunchy greens and all the traditional salad-bar fixings. A wide selection of cold drinks is a few steps away, and desserts, including yummy cupcakes and layer-cake slices from Magpies, individually packaged. There’s a café area in the front of the store, and a patio for al fresco lunching in good weather.

Three Rivers Market 1110 N. Central • 525-7621 Hot bar hours: 11 a.m.–7 p.m., (Market hours: 9 a.m.–10 p.m.) www.threeriversmarket.coop/hot-bar-menu/ Holly’s Corner anchors the southern end of the strip and is owned and operated by chef Holly Hambright, whose sister Peggy Hambright owns and operates Magpies Bakery next door.

Both inspired by their mother, the late Hazel Hambright, they are shooting stars in Knoxville’s culinary firmament. The name of Holly’s place pays homage to a previous tenant, the iconic Corner Lounge. Her menu is a mixture of the down home and the exotic. There’s a trio of quiches – the Lurleen (Benton’s country ham and Sweetwater Farms smoked cheddar), the Hollyhock (fresh spinach, asparagus and artichoke hearts) and the Bernstein (smoked salmon and fresh asparagus), plus vegetarian selections like Fake Steak (grilled Portobello with mushrooms, provolone, lettuce and tomato). There’s Hazel’s chicken and tuna salads presented a variety of ways and a BLT, plus a BELT (with an egg), a BLAT (with avocado), a BLECT (with egg and cheese), a SPLAT (with smoked salmon) and a BLAST (smoked trout added to BLAT). Be sure to check out the recipe page on the website.

Holly’s Corner 842 N. Central (next door to Magpies Bakery) • 851-7854 Open: Monday–Friday: 11 a.m.–close; Saturday: 11 a.m.–close www.hollyseventfuldining.com/hollyscorner.html

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