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KUB’s PACE 10, ‘on time and on budget’ By Sandra Clark
Flapjacks Cabin coming to Powell Get ready for some Smoky Mountain flapjacks on Emory Road near I-75. Business reporter Nancy Whittaker says the spot vacated by Three Amigos has been leased to the Collier Group out of Sevierville and is being remodeled as Knox County’s first Flapjacks Pancake restaurant. The stores in Sevier County are called cabins and the website talks about a guy named Brent who learned how to make flapjacks from his grandma and perfected his technique on hungry hikers and mountain visitors in the Smokies. Opening in 2001, Flapjacks sold its first million pancakes by 2005. By 2006, it was at two million and now is over five million. That’s a lot of flapjacks. The new store is already posted on the website at 603 East Emory Road, Suite 101, but the town is wrong. If your ZIP code is 37849 then your town is Powell. The phone there is 865-362-7575 and, on the off-chance that it’s answered somewhere else, call about employment. Tell them you saw it in the Shopper! – S. Clark
Evening of magical fun Order of the Eastern Star will host a benefit Night of Magic at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at the Scottish Rite Temple, 612 16th Street near UT. Magicians scheduled to appear include The Great Bevarino, “Mr. Roger” Reeves, Savannah McCoy and Ed Ripley. Tickets may be purchased at the door and are $12 for adults, $6 for children 10 and under. Info: 588-9829 or 470-7919.
IN THIS ISSUE 2019 is a long way off, says Pavlis Who will succeed Madeline Rogero? Betty Bean writes: “If past is prologue, the field will be crowded.” She asked Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis if he will run. Get Pavlis’ response.
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Knoxville Utilities Board told customers in 2004 to expect rates to triple over 10 years as the utility picked up the pace on sewer system improvements to comply with a federal consent decree. With 2014 ended, how has that worked out? KUB has reduced sewer overflows by 75 percent, according to Bill Elmore, executive vice president and chief operating officer. And while rates have soared, they’ve not reached the 200 percent increase originally projected. Elmore says KUB’s typical
residential customer (500 cubic feet of usage or 3,750 gallons) pays $50.50 per month for sewer. That’s because customers have reduced usage and installed more water-efficient fi xtures. “If water usage was at the higher level anticipated in the five-year report (600 cubic feet), today’s bill would be $59.20,” said Elmore. For that investment, KUB has completed 134 projects totaling $530 million on time and on budget under a program it named PACE 10. Another $45 million is needed to completely satisfy the
consent decree, Elmore said. Approximately $70 million went toward enhancements to the wet weather treatment systems at the Kuwahee and Fourth Creek plants; however, the bulk of the work was directed at the collection system. Six wet weather storage tanks were constructed (34 million gallon capacity), 275 miles of pipe were rehabilitated or replaced (approximately 20 percent of the system), and nearly 7,000 manholes replaced (of 30,000 systemwide). “KUB will continue its collection system rehabilitation/
replacement program at a rate of 2 percent per year but will do so under the Century II program that addresses infrastructure improvements for each of our four utility systems,” said Elmore. To satisfy the consent decree, KUB must complete wastewater plant upgrades at Fourth Creek (deadline mid-2018) and Kuwahee (mid-2021). “These improvements will upgrade the … systems to full biological treatment, said Elmore. He estimates the cost at $45 million (today’s dollars). But is the juice worth the squeeze? Stay tuned.
‘Selma’ movie, panel kick off city’s civil rights celebration
Rights march changed a nation – and a minister’s life By Bill Dockery Four Knoxville veterans of the civil rights movement will gather for a special public screening of the new movie “Selma” as the city of Knoxville opens its celebration of the 50th anniversary of passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The celebration is called “Let Us March on Ballot Boxes,” and the program will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Regal Cinemas Pinnacle Turkey Creek with the four civil rights leaders reflecting on the struggle for voting rights. “Selma” is winning praise for its portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. and for its astute re-creation of the politics and personalities of the civil rights campaign. “We encourage everyone to buy tickets in advance,” said Joshalyn Hundley, city coordinator of the program. Tickets for the PG-13 film are $8 for adults and $7.50 for children and seniors. KAT buses will provide transportation from the Civic Coliseum to the theater at 2 p.m. Saturday. People using mobility devices should contact Hundley at 865-215-3867 by Friday, Jan. 9. The panelists include Gordon Gibson, a retired Unitarian Universalist minister who was in Sel-
In this AP wire photo from Feb. 15, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. greeted two Unitarian Universalist ministers when they were released from jail in Selma, Ala. Gordon Gibson (right) and Ira Blalock (left) were observing civil rights actions for their denomination when they were arrested on the steps of the Dallas County (Ala.) courthouse. AP photo
ma as an observer; Harold Middlebrook, retired minister who was active in Selma; Avon Rollins, who led Knoxville civil rights actions; and John Stuart, a member of Vice President Hubert Humphrey’s staff when the Civil Rights Act was passed. Fifty years ago, Gibson was sent by the Unitarian Universalist Association to observe civil rights actions in Selma being led by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership
Bayless heads PBPA By Sandra Clark
John Bayless, an executive with Frontier Communications in Powell, has assumed leadership of the Powell Business and Professional Association. Sage Kohler, State Farm insurance agency owner, is the past president. R. Larry Smith is vice president and program chair; Terri Gilbert, manager of Food City in Powell, is the secretary; and Steve Mouser of Commercial Bank is treasurer. The business organization is on a quest for members, both new ones and renewals. It meets each second Tuesday at noon at Jubilee Banquet Facility on Callahan Drive. Buffet lunch is $14.
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On Jan. 13, committee chairs will present plans for 2015 and recruit members. Committee membership is a great way to build a business network. Committees include communications, beautification (Enhance Powell), Teen Driver Awareness and more.
Judy and Gordon Gibson had been married only about 18 months in early 1965 when the Unitarian Universalist Association sent him to Selma, Ala., as a civil rights observer. The couple, now retired, live in East Conference. With a fresh master’s Knoxville. Photo by Bill Dockery in divinity from Tufts University and only 25 years old, Gibson headed to Selma without a clear returned to Massachusetts, the sense of what was at stake per- Bloody Sunday confrontation took place at the Pettus Bridge sonally or nationally. “Don’t go to Selma unless it’s in Selma, and the voting rights more important that you go than march to Montgomery followed. that you come back,” one denomi- That summer, the Voting Rights nation official warned him. That Act was passed by Congress and shocked Gibson and his wife, Judy signed into law by President Lyn– also a minister – into having don Johnson. “What I did did not change the their wills written. “In retrospect, I was thinking world,” Gibson said of those days. only a fraction of what I should “Sadly, we were newsworthy – two have been thinking,” Gibson said. white ministers jailed in Selma …” “I didn’t have a good grasp of all when the jailing of black civil rights advocates had hardly drawn media the issues around me. “I went to Selma with an ob- attention. “My presence may not have server mentality. It took me a while to overcome that mentality changed anything about the Seland figure out that the local people ma campaign, but it certainly weren’t just observing – they were changed me,” he said. “I became putting everything on the line. If less trusting of those in authority, they went down to the courthouse, and I insist on a higher standard they were risking being arrested, of proof now than I would have beaten, fired from their job, evict- then.” Gibson would go on to serve ed from their house or even being almost 20 years in UU churches run out of town.” Gibson didn’t have to wait long around Jackson, Miss., working in to find out the cost of involvement. federal poverty programs there. While standing on the steps of the The couple retired from their UniDallas County courthouse watch- tarian Universalist ministry in ing a voter-drive demonstration, Elkhart, Ind., and moved to KnoxGibson and fellow minister Ira ville in 2005. Gibson has become an expert on Blalock were arrested and jailed for five days. When they were re- his denomination’s history in the leased on Feb. 15, Martin Luther South, especially as it involves civil rights. In mid-February, Skinner King Jr. was there to meet them. Days later, after Gibson had To page 3
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After thyroid cancer scare, Englewood man keeps his voice and life Mike Williams of Englewood, 63, uses his voice constantly in his job as director of employee communications and development at Heil Trailor International Co. “Not only for that, but I’m a minister (at Liberty Hill Church of Christ) as well,” said Williams. “Pretty much my life is built around my voice.” This fall, both Williams’ voice and health were on the line when he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. “I had a lump on the side of my neck that my dermatologist thought perhaps was just a fatty tumor. But I have a little history of melanoma, so to be on the safe side, he said he’d go ahead and get that out,” said Williams. But the dermatologist quickly realized the lump was something more and referred Williams to Dr. Michael Kropilak and Dr. Troy Kimsey, who specialize in endocrine procedures at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. The endocrine system includes glands like the thyroid and parathyroids, located in the neck. After undergoing a number of tests, including a biopsy and ultrasound,
In November at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Mike Williams had surgery to treat his thyroid cancer. The 63-year-old is now back home after a successful procedure by Dr. Michael Kropilak and Dr. Troy Kimsey.
Williams was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which affects nearly 60,000 adults each year in the United States. “All the bad things we thought it could be, it was not,” said Williams. “It was not lymphoma, not melanoma, but it did turn
out to have some papillary cells,” which is an indication of thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer, although surgery on the neck can involve a long incision and requires an experienced surgeon.
Endocrine services at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center offers the latest and most comprehensive care available for a wide range of endocrine diseases affecting the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. From biopsies to more extensive surgeries, Drs. Michael Kro- Michael Kropilak, pilak and Troy Kimsey MD work as a team at Fort Sanders, consulting on cases and assisting each other with complicated surgeries to provide the highest level of care available. Dr. Michael Kropilak went to Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia and did a residence in general surgery at The Cleveland Clinic. He is board certified
in general and vascular surgery through the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He was named one of Knoxville Cityview Magazine’s “Top Docs” in 2014. Dr. Troy Kimsey is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, Troy Kimsey, MD completed residency in general surgery there, and a fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is board certified in general surgery and is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. For more information about the services at Fort Sanders Regional, call 673FORT or visit www.fsregional.com.
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“This kind of surgery is extensive,” said Kropilak. “It’s a difficult surgery, which is why it’s important to have surgeons working together, to provide care for these kinds of complicated cases.” On Nov. 5, Kropilak and Kimsey worked together to remove Williams’ thyroid gland and nearly four dozen lymph nodes. The surgery required a long incision, stretching from Williams’ left shoulder blade to the center of his neck. Williams said that despite this, he only stayed one night at Fort Sanders and was able to go home the next day. “The care was excellent, the staff is good and they were constantly very proactive, checking with me about what my needs were,” Williams said. “Everything went just fine. “My neck’s a little stiff, but I’m getting more and more movement with it,” Williams said. “In the beginning my voice was affected; it was weak, but it’s a whole lot better now and is pretty much back to normal,” he said. “I was very relieved that even though they did all that around my neck, it
didn’t seem to have a lasting effect on my voice.” Williams underwent one follow-up treatment with radioactive iodine to eliminate any remaining cancer cells in his body. The thyroid absorbs iodine, so any remaining thyroid cancer cells in his body will absorb the radiation and be destroyed, without affecting the rest of his body. “I was radioactive for Christmas,” said Williams, with a laugh. This treatment means he should not be around pregnant women and young children for 10 days. Williams has 21 grandchildren and one on the way. “So I quarantined myself. Which is really more of a concern for my wife,” he said with a laugh. “I appreciate everything everyone at Fort Sanders has done,” Williams said. “Everybody has been so professional, and both myself and my wife, we just felt like everyone was real supportive. “I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that, but if you’re going to, Fort Sanders has proven to be a great place to go through it.”
Thyroid cancer: What you should know Thyroid cancer begins in your thyroid gland, which is located in your neck. The thyroid gland is found under your Adam’s apple and above your collarbone. You usually are not able to see or feel your thyroid. It faces the front, but it’s underneath your skin. It’s shaped like a butterfly, with two lobes (a right and left lobe) connected by a bridge of tissue, called the isthmus. Statistics from the American Cancer Society regarding thyroid cancer: ■ Doctors will diagnose about 56,460 new cases of thyroid cancer. ■ Thyroid cancer occurs more often in women. Three in four cases occur in women. ■ About 43,210 cases of new thyroid cancers will be diagnosed in women. The other 13,250 will be found in men. ■ Thyroid cancer rates have risen sharply in recent years. It is the fastest-increasing cancer in both men and women. ■ Thyroid cancer has a 97 percent survival rate at the five-year mark. This means that out of every 100 people treated for thyroid cancer, 97 of them will be alive five years after treatment. Survival, however, is affected by many factors, including stage at diagnosis, the subtype of cancer and patient age. ■ About 1,000 women and 780 men will die of thyroid cancer every year.
Three common thyroid problems Your thyroid is a tiny, butterfly-shaped gland that controls your body’s energy level. A problem with your thyroid affects your metabolism. Here are three common thyroid issues: ■ Hypothyroidism: Your thyroid gland is underactive and doesn’t produce enough hormones. Common symptoms are fatigue; feeling cold; slowed thinking; weight gain; muscle pain; brittle hair, skin and nails; and feeling depressed.
■ Hyperthyroidism: Your thyroid gland is overactive and produces too many hormones. Common symptoms are nervousness, irritability, feeling hot, rapid heartbeat, eye problems, weight loss and hair loss. ■ Nodules: Nodules are growths of tissue in the thyroid gland. Many times nodules do not cause symptoms or affect the production of thyroid hormone. Around 95 percent of the time, nodules are not cancerous.
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Whole Foods saves the day Whole Foods saves Christmas. OK, that’s stretching it a bit. But they did save the end-of-year school party for one of our granddaughters.
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Our Eirinn is a firstgrade student in Vestavia, Ala. For her class’s year-end party, the teacher decided a sugar cone decorating event would be wonderful. What
kid wouldn’t like that, right? Problem is, Eirinn is gluten intolerant, allergic to food dyes and has a severe allergy to sugar. So while she could decorate the sugar cones with her classmates, there would be no licking the icing off of fingers or enjoying a cone later. Where’s the fun in that? When our daughter, Christa Taylor Brogan, heard the plans, she emailed her local Whole Foods and requested to purchase some of their dye-free colored icing. When she arrived at the store and shared the reason she needed the icing, Christa got a Christmas surprise.
“When I went to pick up the icing, the bakery employees insisted on providing multiple colors at no charge,” said Christa. “They even provided piping bags. I cried.” Christa baked some gluten-free, low-sugar cookies and sent them to school so Eirinn, and any other student who wanted them, would have something to decorate other than sugar cones. Now believe me, I am well aware that our family is blessed beyond words. While this story seems quite small in the overall scheme of things, the response from
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a local retailer made one 6-year-old girl’s day. Thanks to Whole Foods, Eirinn was able to enjoy her party without having attention drawn to her allergies. She even got to eat a couple of cookies with no ill effects. “I felt so special that Whole Foods made icing just for me,” said Eirinn. “I finally got to eat Christmas cookies.” To see employees at a huge chain store express concern for one little girl, well, it kind of renews my faith in the Christmas spirit, and I thought it was a story worth sharing.
First-grade student Eirinn Brogan enjoys cookie decorating. Photo submitted
Emory Road DAR members visiting the Ben Atchley Veterans Home are Jessica Whisman, Kay Stoppelbein, Gladys Forgety, Erin Anderson, Andrea Gass, Diana West and Martha Cummings. Photo submitted
Sharing in games and songs DAR members of the Emory Road Chapter share their time and talents throughout the year. One of their favorite
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House will release his book “Southern Witness: Unitarians and Universalists in the Civil Rights Era.” The Gibsons also lead spring bus pilgrimages to civil rights landmarks like Selma, Montgomery and other Southern sites where history was made. “I do it only because it messes with people’s minds,” he said. “I’ve seen more change from the seven-day pilgrimage than from 40 years’ worth of sermons.”
ways to spend a December afternoon is their annual visit to the Ben Atchley Veterans Home. DAR members played
bingo with the residents said DAR member Diana and joined them in singing West. “We appreciate the Christmas carols. staff allowing us to visit.” “It is a blessing to see all the wonderful veterans,”
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Windsor Gardens concert The Windsor Gardens Assisted Living choir recently performed a Christmas concert. Choir members having fun singing are: (front) Thelma Word, Prentys Word, Cecil Campbell; (back) Paul Whaley and Claude Patterson. Photo submitted
■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: stevengoodpaster@gmail.com. ■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: https://www. facebook.com/knoxnorthlions/. ■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161. ■ Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136. ■ Powell Alumni Association banquet is the first Saturday in April. Info: Vivian McFalls, 607-8775.
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Bowl was double or nothing There are good bowl games and bad bowl games and some that are irrelevant. Now and then one becomes far more meaningful than an ordinary bowl should be. This wasn’t Tempe 16 years ago. This wasn’t part of the new national playoff. It was just the TaxSlayer (Gator) Bowl, but it was really big for the Volunteers. It was double or nothing. The Tennessee victory produced a winning season, the apparent end of disappointment and misery. This win sets an interesting stage for the next act. It will help recruiting, winter workouts, spring practice, the summer out-
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look, ticket sales and August preparation. Are the Vols really back? We’ll see. We know they are better than they were. The 42-7 part was the best the team has played in five years. This was an extra-large brick in the Butch Jones construction project. Now we can identify some of the stuff the coach has been talking about. The culture has changed. The outlook
Congress Inc. U.S. Rep. John J. “Jimmy” Duncan Jr. hasn’t occupied center stage in Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District for 26 years without connecting to his audience, as he demonstrates in his recent “Washington Report.” Unlike Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report,” the “t” in Duncan’s mailer is enunciated. However, it does compare to Colbert in sheer zaniness. Duncan wastes no time getting off a zinger. After noting the Republican majority in both chambers taking effect in January, he brings down the house with this one-liner: “I hope the next Congress will be more business-friendly and profree enterprise.” Be honest, now. Who among you hasn’t shed a tear for BP, IBM or Citigroup
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as you think of those gallant corporations trying to surmount the obstacles thrown in their path by Congress? Only yesterday I saw a senior citizen in a self-checkout lane at Food City weeping over her Ramen noodles and Friskies cat food paté. When I asked what was troubling her, she choked out one word: “Exxon.” I knew she was referring to the struggles of ExxonMobil and its Big Oil compatriots (BP, Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips) to survive with only $2.4 billion in annual tax breaks to di-
has switched to positive. Talent is developing. Nineteen starters are projected to return. Better days are out there. Flip it around and think what a loss would have meant. It would have been deadly – a five-year losing streak. The Jones balloon would have lost a lot of air. Just guessing, but Tennessee probably wanted to be in Jacksonville more than Iowa did. The Gator Bowl was one notch up from what the Vols deserved. It was one down from what the Hawkeyes thought of themselves. Tennessee fought like crazy to earn a bowl bid. Iowa staggered in below ex-
pectations. Attitude is very significant when you have a month to improve or to fret about what might have been. Attitude may have been the winning edge. Speed helped. The 321 first-half yards were truly spectacular. Many football games are very much alike – 21-14, 3520, 10-7. One team or the other makes a big play or a major mistake. We file the result as a win or loss and move on. Now and then, there is something different, a surprise, a reason to remember. This time, Tennessee fans made the Vol Walk feel like a home game. The checkerboard end zone helped.
vide. Worse yet, their 2013 profits were an embarrassing $93 billion. The latest budgets for the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi combined are a shade over $86 billion. Budget problems, at least for these states, could be solved by selling out to the oil and gas industry. (Never mind: With fracking on the rise all over the South, the sellout is already underway.) If Congress’ largesse to the oil industry doesn’t support Duncan’s view that a more business-friendly Congress is in order, there must be other examples of how our elected representatives spurn business. Well … In 2014, federal candidates for office showed their disdain for the pharmaceutical business by accepting only $16 million in contributions from the industry’s PACs. According to OpenSecrets.org, between 1998 and
2012, pharmaceutical lobbyists sweetened the pot by lavishing $2.6 billion on lawmakers. If you’re wondering what the industry gets for its money, you haven’t filled a brand-name drug prescription lately. U.S. consumers pay more for prescription drugs than their foreign counterparts because Congress will not pass legislation limiting price increases while allowing exclusive rights to manufacture a drug for as long as 20 years. In 2006, Medicare expanded to include a prescription drug benefit, and pharmaceutical lobbyists went to work on their buddies in Congress. Medicare, one of the largest healthinsurance programs in the world, would not be allowed to negotiate lower prices with drug makers. As Wendell Potter, a former insurance executive, pointed out in a 2013 article for the Center for Public Integrity, “So not only
Seeing that reminded me of a fun day, Dec. 30, 1994, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. It was the 50th Gator Bowl, Tennessee against Virginia Tech, played in the swamp because of stadium renovations in Jacksonville. Tennessee fans were treated to the trademark checkerboard in the north end zone. The effect was surreal – orange and white checks on Florida’s ho me field. Think about it. Pat Haden, once a Southern Cal quarterback, now the athletic director, was part of the TV team. He said Steve Spurrier had troubling thoughts about Vol squares painted on his grass. “I was talking to the groundskeeper before the game,” Haden said. The groundskeeper said Spurrier told him there
were recruits coming soon and that he wanted all traces of that dreadful (he used a more colorful word) checkerboard long gone before then. As said at the beginning, some bowls are meaningless. Some are insightful. They foretell things to come. The 1994 Gator Bowl victory provided a glimpse of what was to be, a magnificent run of 45 Tennessee victories in 50 games. In that 1994 Gator Bowl, the Vols scored 35 in the first half. They did it again against Iowa. Wouldn’t it be exciting if this first-half romp turns into what Joshua Dobbs said, the start of something big? Do you suppose there is any connection to the checkerboard in the end zone?
did drug makers get a huge new revenue stream from taxpayers, but they pulled a fast one on us.” If Congress becomes any
more “business-friendly,” it will have to incorporate. Fortunately, it has 139 lawyer- and law-firm PACs from which to choose counsel.
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Thanks for KCDC service Culver Schmid, retiring KCDC board chair, is given a commemorative plaque by David Hutchins, current board chair, to honor Schmid’s more than 20 years of service on the board. His tenure included overseeing the HOPE VI revitalization project in the Mechanicsville neighborhood and the Five Points Master Planning process in East Knoxville.
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Buswell helps seniors thrive When Buzz Buswell was serving as Knox County’s Veterans Services officer, he didn’t think he could enjoy a job more. When his role was expanded to serving seniors, he realized he was wrong.
told him that the center helped her embrace life again after spending several months at home in her bathrobe. It’s a transformation Buswell witnesses frequently when those who are dealing with loss or illness decide to get involved with other seniors. “It’s an opportunity to become part of something Wendy bigger than yourself. As Smith soon as you become mindful of the needs of others, you realize your stuff’s not so bad.” Buswell had been a More county residents county employee for six Buzz Buswell, center, chats with Tom Yeagle and Frank R. Strang Senior Center director Lauren will have easy access to a seyears when he asked Mike Monahan during a line-dancing class. Yeagle is the DJ for the class, taught by his wife, Evelyn. nior center when the Karns Ragsdale to “leave a note” Photo by Wendy Smith for incoming Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett recomBut he didn’t hesitate helping veterans resolve to see why the center had mending him for the Veterans Services Officer post if when Burchett requested problems with the U.S. De- such a good reputation. Strang director Lauren it became available. When that he play a new role as partment of Veterans AfWhatever happened to it did, in 2012, Buswell interim director of veter- fairs, he thoroughly enjoys Monahan admits she was the rain tax? thought he’d “died and gone ans and senior services last having ongoing relation- initially nervous to have her ships with patrons of the boss a few feet away. But she to heaven.” It gave him the year. “I don’t recall the mayor county’s five – soon to be six couldn’t be more pleased opportunity to help those asking me if I wanted to do – senior centers. with his management style. who’d served, he says. Betty Burchett offered him Buswell calls it “manageHelping veterans meets a it. He said, ‘You will be inBean deep need for him. He was terim director,’ and I said, a corner office at the City ment by walking around.” an Army platoon leader ‘Yes, sir.’ It was actually a County Building, but Bus- He makes surprise visits to well didn’t think it made each of the centers, somewhen he was wounded in better job for me.” Four years ago, Madeline While there are 35,000 sense for him to be down- times on subsequent days, Cambodia in 1970. In spite Rogero’s most vocal oppoof spending 19 months in the veterans in Knox County, town while working with to ensure that seniors are nents warned that her first hospital recovering from in- there are far more seniors. senior centers. Instead, he coming – and thriving. priority would be to levy a He tells of a Strang pajuries that still plague him, One in three county resi- opted for an office in the “rain tax.” he regrets having to leave dents is over 50, Buswell Frank R. Strang Senior Cen- tron who came into his Now, she’s entering the says. And while he liked ter in Farragut. He wanted office and wept as she his platoon. fourth year of her administration and preparing to stand for re-election, and nobody’s talking (or hearing) about a rain tax anymore. Nobody even squawked much when she asked for, and got, a 34cent property-tax increase Congratulations to the ate may hold off approv- care expansion. last spring. She (unlike her Knoxville News Sentinel ing any Obama nominees ■ Team Rogero’s me- mostly Republican predefor bringing Frank Cagle awaiting the new Republi- dia shop recently sent out cessor mayors) took the first Victor back as a regular columnist can president taking office a news release proclaiming steps toward fi xing the city’s Ashe on Wednesdays. Readers Jan. 20, 2017, when Sens. the success of the renova- pension problems. who like politics will mark Alexander and Corker will tions to the Third Creek The tax debate is unlikely Wednesday for the Shophave a pivotal voice in the Bike Trail at Tobler Road to come up again in 2015 beper and News Sentinel for selection. near West High School. cause another thing nobody at least four columns that ■ Guilford Glazer, The project was needed and (except perpetual candidate cover politics at some level. Knoxville-born multimil- worthwhile. What was not Ivan Harmon) is talking Cagle is a thorough and it clear to the White House lionaire, died in Los Angeles needed or worthwhile was about is running against keen observer of politics that they expect to be con- at age 93 on Dec. 23. He was the pointed omission of any Rogero – or any incumbent who has a low tolerance for sulted on future appoint- reportedly worth $900 mil- mention of council mem- City Council member, for baloney from public offi- ments or they will not be lion. He once owned and op- bers Duane Grieve and Dan that matter. cials. He has his share of ad- confirmed by the new GOP- erated Glazer Steel in East Brown, in whose districts “We’re not even hearmirers and opponents, but controlled Senate. Tennessee before moving the project is located and ing anything at the whisper you know what he thinks McBride has given up on to Southern California. He who both advocated its ad- level. Not one word,” said and why. He is no wimp being appointed to a second was a strong and generous vancement. a Rogero supporter who when it comes to voicing his term. The term of former supporter of Israel. He once Team Rogero is happy to spoke on the condition of views. He was deputy to this Oxford, Miss., Mayor Rich- applied to own the televi- proclaim success but neg- anonymity. “That’s not the mayor for several years dur- ard Howorth will expire sion franchise that became ligent in assigning credit, case looking four years out ing my 16 years as mayor. May 18, 2015, making two WBIR-TV. His application even to two council mem- – half of City Council might ■ Jean Teague, 81, vacancies and leaving seven did not prevail, but in his bers who backed their tax be candidates (for mayor).” former veteran City Coun- members. But Howorth will day he was a player in this hike. They would do better Not diverting the mayor’s cil member, is back home in continue until the end of community. if they shared the accolades. focus from city business is West Hills after five days at this year if no new nomi■ This writer turned ■ Jeff Welch has re- a good thing, considering Park West Medical Center nee is confirmed. His re- 70 on New Year’s Day, and placed MPC Director Mark some of the thorny issues on over Christmas for tests. cord, like McBride’s, has widely known and respect- Donaldson as interim di- her plate, like figuring out She is feeling much better been modest. The bookstore ed Knoxville attorney Ar- rector. Welch will make how to get developers inand doing well. owner is seen as a nice but thur G. Seymour Jr. turns $110,000 until a permanent terested in the Cumberland ■ TVA still has one va- ineffective board member, 70 today. He is almost a director is picked by the Avenue project, advancing cancy on its nine-member which is exactly what the fi xture at City Council and search committee (Deputy the South Waterfront and board of directors, which is TVA top staff like. County Commission meet- City Mayor Bill Lyons chairs Magnolia Avenue Corridor actually the oldest current In 2016, three board ings, where he represents the group), which meets be- projects and deciding what vacancy. It was once held by members’ terms will ex- numerous clients. He is hind closed doors to make a to do with the Civic ColiOak Ridger Neil McBride, pire on May 18: Joe Ritch, considered a go-to person recommendation. No trans- seum. who was not reappointed by Peter Mahurin and Michael for local zoning issues. parency here from a mayor Add keeping an eye on President Obama in 2013. McWherter. They, too, will ■ The state Legisla- who pledged transparency. the Legislature, whose revIt has been vacant for over continue until the end of ture reconvenes on Tues- Dr. Lyons is noted for pro- enue-slashing inclinations 18 months now and is not the year, when we will day, Jan. 13, with larger- moting open processes threaten local governments’ likely to be filled for many have a new president-elect. than-ever GOP majorities. generally, but that does not revenue sources (like the more months. Sens. Alexan- Should that person be a Re- A special session will occur apply here, despite its im- Hall income tax), and Rogder and Corker have made publican then the GOP Sen- in a few weeks on health- portance. ero really doesn’t need the
center opens in the spring. The new facility will have space and programming similar to the other centers, with a couple of upgrades. The center’s computer lab will be stocked with tablets rather than desktop computers, and a covered outdoor kitchen will be a first for the county. As Buswell looks back on his military se rvice and subsequent career, he sees how his military experience prepared him to serve his community through work and volunteering. “Life prepares you for what’s next,” he says.
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distractions of running a political campaign. (Note: The job of monitoring the General Assembly could be easier this year with the departure of Stacey Campfield, who was generally unfriendly to city concerns and elevated antieminent-domain measures to the level of a religious crusade.) Sources close to the mayor also discount the persistent rumor that she will be offered (and will take) a job in the administration of Hillary Clinton, should Clinton be elected president in 2016. Members at large George Wallace, Marshall Stair and Finbarr Saunders, along with District 5 council member Mark Campen, will stand for re-election this year, cementing the reality that limiting elected officials to two consecutive terms has created de facto eight-year terms. Those who follow city politics are filling the lack of drama around the 2015 elections with longer-term speculation – who will succeed Rogero? If past is prologue, the field will be crowded. A candidate or two will likely emerge from the business community, and, as observed above, several members of City Council are believed to be eyeing a run – most notably Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, who has not only met regularly with his South Knoxville constituents, but also has attended neighborhood meetings all over town. “Nick Pavlis for mayor?” Pavlis asked, as though surprised to be asked. “No. 1, it’s very flattering. I’ve been around a long time, been elected four times and I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me yet. “It’s not something I’d rule out, but it’s so far down the line – four years is an eternity in politics. But I obviously have worked hard, and it would be a great culmination to my career.”
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Carolyn Riggs: A lifetime of miracles By Cindy Taylor Powell resident Carolyn Riggs lives her life expecting miracles. That has been her way since 1972 when she received her first one. “I was a heavy smoker and was diagnosed with an incurable, untreatable lung disease in 1971,” she said. “When I made one of the trips back to the doctor, he was shocked. My lungs showed scar tissue but otherwise were completely clear.” What she didn’t know was that her husband had been fasting and praying for her. She credits God for taking away her desire to smoke. Riggs has had no further trouble with her lungs. Riggs has had open-heart surgery, stents in her stomach and her colon removed. She has recovered from a bacterial infection, fluid on her lungs, staph infection and an illness that put her in the hospital for two months. She suffered a heart attack a few years ago while
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driving. Her prayer at that moment was that God would keep her from having a wreck and hurting someone else. Through all the illnesses, her faith was never shaken. She says doctors consider her a walking miracle. “God shows me his power every time he heals me,” she
said. Riggs believes in taking every opportunity to study God’s word, praise his name and tell others what he has done for her. What she doesn’t believe is that anyone should learn everything they know from ministers. She digs deeply into the Bible and other religious
material to learn all she can about God for herself. A true prayer warrior, she is often asked by friends and relatives to pray for them. She married a Christian but didn’t become one until God began working miracles in her life. She and husband Charles, a minister, were married for 55 years. They had two sons and 10 grandchildren. The couple spent years ministering to others until Charles passed away two years ago. At 75 years old, Riggs says she doesn’t get to help others as much as she once did. She has passed her legacy of service on to her sons, and they are passing it to their children. She has sound advice for any who will listen. “People need to realize how powerful God is,” she said. “Life is short and we are in the end times. Jesus Christ is real. Our God is real. The greatest thing you can do is have faith, love others, don’t dwell on the bad stuff and keep your eyes on God.”
Lifting their candles, the congregation at Knoxville Christian Center cheers “Happy New Year!”
Doubly dark And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John 1: 14 NRSV) To Bethlehem, to Bosnia, L.A. and Central Park; To where a star is needed, Since the dark is doubly dark; To where our lives require the Lord To set on them his mark. (“God Bless Us and Disturb Us,” from Cloth for the Cradle) New York police officers are gunned down in their squad car; riots and protests continue over the killing of a black man in Ferguson, Mo.; Christmas lights cause fires that kill whole families; mud slides destroy entire towns in California. I think – sarcastically, bitterly – “Happy Holidays!” even while acknowledging the sad reality that “the dark is doubly dark” this year. Oddly enough, I remember Rodney King, who, during the 1992 L.A. riots, implored, “Why can’t we all just get along?” I agree with the idea from Cloth for the Cradle, quoted above: “We need a star.” I step outside before bedtime, or in the morning, before dawn, to look at the stars. I do that because they are bright, shining; they are distant, infinite; they
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Lighting up the New Year its annual New Year’s Eve Concert. The event brings in top-tier entertainment to partner with an intimate candlelight service, says promotions director Nancy Zeigler. To welcome 2015, Guy Penrod, a Grammy and Dove winner who was the lead singer for the Gaither
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Xavier Hill wants to be Ted Hatfield’s new best friend as he holds Hatfield’s gold Oscars card. Photo by Ruth White
The Growlers newspaper club from Sarah Moore Greene surround Ted Hatfield from Regal Entertainment. Pictured are (front) Taylor Styles, Danea Summerford; (back) Tyree Gibson, Eddys Garcia, Ivyawna Roe, Hatfield, Safari Bahiti and Destiny Woods.
By Sandra Clark The newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy got a treat when Ted Hatfield came to visit. Teacher April Lamb even rolled out the school’s red carpet. “There are two people who live around here who can vote in the Academy Awards,” said Hatfield, “and I’m probably the only one you’ll ever meet.” The other: Dolly Parton. Hatfield works as film marketing director for Regal Entertainment Group based in Halls. He’s also one of 66 members of the Republican state executive committee.
Regal Entertainment operates 575 theaters with over 7,000 screens, Hatfield said. That’s a huge company to be based in Knox County. He told the kids about starting work at age 11, a small lad in Arkansas who decided it would be more fun to work at the theater than carry newspapers. Hatfield held every job from tickets to usher to concessions. He was a theater manager and then district manager. After a stint in New York City, he joined MGM in Los Angeles – “a city within a city with more stars than there are in the heavens.” His job was to arrange
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SCHOOL NOTES ■ Webb School of Knoxville will host an admissions open house for grades 6-12, Sunday, Jan. 11, for both parents and students. The program will begin at 2 p.m. in Webb’s Central Building. Info/to RSVP: Christy Widener, 291-3830, or www.webbschool.org/ openhouses6-12.
Shannon and Zac Carey of the Society for Creative Anachronism provided a change of pace for the Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy newspaper club recently when they dropped by in period costume to talk about life in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Shannon, who also works at Shopper-News, is known in the Barony of Thor’s Mountain as Lady Muirenn ingen Ui Dunchada, a member of the Irish nobility. Her husband, Zac, is known as Brewer, a name that suggests his ancestors’ craft. Zac let the kids try on helmets and hold a sword of the type used in simulated combat. He talked about production methods of blending iron with alloys to make lighter-weight yet still protective armor. He said his older brother got him
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A most important bird Years ago, when you went to Grandma’s house for Sunday dinner, you didn’t find a skillet full of chicken breasts or chicken thighs. You found a chicken, period. It was cut up into the usual pieces, of course, but only the pieces that came with that one chicken. And you saw pieces that you may not see that often anymore. I remember my Mom and Dad sharing carefully-divided halves of the heart, liver, and gizzard, while my brother and I would pretend to cover our eyes and not even look at those delicacies. There was a certain pecking order, so to speak, that determined just who got which part. It definitely wasn’t random. The visiting preacher or other company always got first choice, which was usually a big piece of the white meat (and if not them, then Grandpa or big brother). Those unfortunates lower down on the totem pole had to wait on the better stuff till somehow they worked their way up, or else wait for the next church potluck for an op-
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portunity to grab a choice piece (or two) from the bountiful table. That’s all changed now. We go to the store and buy only the pieces we want, almost never a whole chicken. One of the wonders of the chicken, in contrast to other farm animals, is how quickly they mature and how rapidly varieties can be bred for any number of desirable characteristics: for meat, for eggs, for suitability to thrive in different climates, and so on. Meat chickens, for example, can be ready for market in only 6 or 7 weeks, and can be designed to make more white or dark meat to suit. A 2014 article in the journal “Science” concerning the search for the ancestral wild chicken quotes a biologist from Georgia Southern University as saying that
the chicken is “the most important bird in the world.” They’ve been domesticated for thousands of years and are a major food source for literally billions of people all around the globe. In the U.S. we’re producing something like 90 billion eggs per year, and some 40 billion pounds of chicken meat per year. That’s a lot of chicken! We export around 7 billion pounds, or about 18 percent of the total. And as for that whole chicken versus many parts thing: almost all chickens are sold as parts these days, rather than as whole birds; people are eating everything from Buffalo wings to chickenfoot soup, from breasts to thighs to nuggets. The October issue of “National Geographic” had an informative 2-page spread about the destination of all our chicken parts. It turns out that we Americans prefer blander food than other folks, and so we export very few breast quarters. But we sell hundreds of thousands if not millions of tons of other chicken parts overseas: wings and feet (yes,
feet) to China, legs to Russia, feathers to Indonesia, and innards (to become pet food and fertilizer) to South Africa. Good eats here at home, money-making trade abroad. Did you ever wonder where chickens originally came from? They weren’t always just here, scratching around in the side yard. It’s a complex story that the scientists haven’t fully nailed down as yet, but the broad brushstrokes are that our domestic chickens were derived from an original wild species called the red jungle fowl from Southeast Asia. Their range was from 5000 feet in the Himalayas down through Malaysia into Indonesia, and they are believed to have been domesticated somewhere between 4000 and 8000 years ago. Red jungle fowl look and act a lot like present-day fighting chickens. They are smallish, fast, wily and aggressive. They have reddish bodies, golden-red neck feathers, and shiny black tail feathers. There are few pure-blooded red jungle fowl left in the world, due mainly to domestication and interbreeding by many civilizations over the centuries, and that has the biolo-
What’s new in Tennessee tourism There are lots of new things to see and do in Tennessee in 2015. Tennessee’s tourism industry is continuing to expand in the New Year with grand openings, milestone anniversaries and expansions happening throughout the state. Of note in Middle and West Tennessee: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville’s world-renowned music venue, is getting an upgrade in 2015 with a $14
million expansion, and Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis has broken ground on a new worldclass hotel, to open in the fall. The Guest House at Graceland will be constructed along Elvis Presley Boulevard. A few of the events in East Tennessee include:
historic sites. The event has been named an ABA Top 100 event for 2015. ■ Dollywood will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, a new 60-acre, 307-room resort property, is set to open in the summer.
■ Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event continues with “Reconstruction Tennessee,” which will take place April 30-May 1 in Knoxville and surrounding
■ Expansions at the Island in Pigeon Forge include the Margaritaville Restaurant, the Margaritaville Island Hotel, Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen and the Ripken Baseball Experience for youth baseball tournaments.
■ The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge will exhibit the only Bible saved from RMS Titanic. The only lifejacket that can be tied to an actual Titanic passenger, Madeleine Astor, will be on display in 2016. ■ The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is now open in downtown Bristol. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum is dedicated to telling the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions. ■ The Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga will complete
gists worried that the original species will soon be lost forever. Some attempts were made back in the 1960s to collect Asian red jungle fowl and propagate them in the U.S. As a result, there are some purebred birds scattered around in aviaries and labs in this country, and some are still hiding out there in various places in the wild. In Vietnam, for example, it is illegal to trap them, but the practice continues, and the birds bring premium prices as fighting chickens. In the unlikely event that you’re suddenly seized with the desire to actually see a wild, free-range red jungle fowl not too far from here, let me tell you about Fitzgerald, Georgia. It seems that in the 1960s, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources released some 10,000 jungle fowl all over the state to be used as game birds, hunted like quail or pheasants. The project failed spectacularly, but there was one batch of birds released down along the Ocmulgee River that had more determination. They didn’t care for their riverside site, so they moved along west for a few miles to
the inviting town of Fitzgerald, a peaceful place founded in 1895. There they took up residence, with the eventual acceptance and support of most of the humans dwelling there. And today, there are several hundred of the birds, scratching in gardens, eating grasshoppers in churchyards, and ambling across streets. They used to have an annual rattlesnake roundup in Fitzgerald, but the jungle fowl got to be such a phenomenon that they changed over to the Fitzgerald Wild Chicken Festival. Its motto: “We’re strutting our stuff.” There is a big Friday night street dance, followed the next day by the 5K run, the pinewood derby race, and the ever-popular chicken crowing contest. The festival is scheduled for March 20 and 21 this year. Fitzgerald is just a couple of hours south of Atlanta. You may want to make your reservations early. Or, you could just stay around here and go out to your favorite place for some wings or nuggets. Whether as fighting chickens, tourist draw, or major food source – chickens are important birds to us all.
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■ Paula Deen recently opened The Paula Deen Store in Gatlinburg. ■ Rocky Top Sports World Complex recently opened in Gatlinburg and has already been ranked as one of the top five new sporting venues in the country. ■ Seven Islands State Birding Park is now open in Kodak. The diverse natural landscape of aquatic and grassland habitats makes this a premier
■ Special events will be held in Greeneville marking the 150th anniversary of Andrew Johnson becoming president of the United States. His two homes and burial site are one of five National Civil War sites in Tennessee. ■ For more information about these and other things happening across the state, visit tnvacation.com.
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‘Inherent Vice’ stays in a haze Joaquin Phoenix would seem the perfect actor to play a stoner private eye in a ’70s-set mystery, and in many ways he is the right man for the job in “Inherent Vice.” But the twist on film noir – “Chinatown” with hippies – never feels comfortable in its own skin.
Betsy Pickle Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball (Reese Witherspoon) lets boyfriend and private eye Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) explain his case in “Inherent Vice.” Director Paul Thomas Anderson adapted Thomas Pynchon’s novel about Larry “Doc” Sportello (Phoenix) and his misadventures as he makes his way through L.A.’s seedy sections and shiny corridors. It’s a long, strange trip with only occasional humor. It feels as though there ought to be more in the laugh-inducing department. The film is a study in absurdity, though the offbeat surface covers a disturbing underbelly. Doc lives the laidback
life at Gordita Beach, enjoying his herb (which he also sells) and working when he has to. When his former girlfriend, Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterston), shows up asking for help, he can’t refuse. Shasta is now the mistress of a big-time developer who has disappeared, and she asks Doc to track him down. To do so, Doc winds his way through massage parlors and pricey dental
Soloists prep for When Aaron Apaza brings Mozart’s bassoon concerto to Knoxville audiences this coming Sunday, he’ll be thinking quite a bit differently about the piece than he usually does. “It’s music instead of a job interview,” he laughs. Apaza, who won the principal bassoon position in the Knoxville Symphony and Chamber orchestras in 2013, has often played the piece for auditions. Just as prospective candidates for employment have to demonstrate mastery of a certain skill set, professional musicians looking to be hired by an orchestra have a set of pieces – especially the more difficult, showy excerpts within them – that they’re required to know. French hornists must be able to perform certain tricky horn calls. Trumpeters spend many hours practicing well-known solo passages. And bassoonists need to know the Mozart bassoon concerto. Written when Mozart was 18, it is the composer’s first stab at a concerto for a wind instrument. And it’s the piece most often performed and studied in the entire bassoon repertory. “It’s been an interesting experience working on this piece for the purpose
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of actual performance,” says Apaza. “Until now I’ve only ever worked on it for auditions. It’s been difficult letting go of the idea that anything short of technical perfection would result in some sort of disqualification. I’ve had to get out of that box in order to free myself up to actually make music! “Once I clarified my musical mission, it actually became enjoyable rather than a chore to work on it.” Apaza grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He started playing alto saxophone at age 11, picking up the bassoon a few years later. He’s the most musical member of his family, though he says, “my dad dabbles in Irish fiddle.” The talented teen spent his last two years of high school at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the Curtis Institute and his master’s at Yale University. Now he’s at home in
offices, through bungalows and private sanitariums. Along the way, he picks up some side missions, including tracking down a musician (Owen Wilson) who may or may not be dead and whose rehabbed wife (Jena Malone) is frantic. The film’s characters are a weird and colorful bunch, beginning with Doc. Aside from his handling of illicit drugs, he seems to be the purest and most ethical one
in the bunch. Josh Brolin is delightfully but dangerously wacky as Lt. Det. Christian F. “Bigfoot” Bjornsen, one of L.A.’s finest. He steamrolls over civil liberties with abandon – when he’s not working as an extra on cop shows. Phoenix’s “Walk the Line” co-star Reese Witherspoon appears as a buttoned-down beehived deputy D.A. who reveals her true self when she’s alone with Doc. Maybe. Martin Short is uber creepy as a dentist with a penchant for young talent. Eric Roberts puts a little haze on his usual oily persona, and Benicio Del Toro perks up his too-infrequent scenes. Wilson creates an intriguing aura and more than once may strike the viewer as the person who should have been in Doc’s shoes. Either he or Matthew McConaughey might have provided that spark that Phoenix is missing, the glimmer of humorous self-awareness that would give Doc an edge and turn “Inherent Vice” into something more than an interesting mess.
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Ralph Abernathy (Colman Domingo), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo), Andrew Young (Andre Holland) and John Lewis (Stephan James) press forward in their quest to obtain equal voting rights in “Selma.”
‘Selma’ tops week of big movies By Betsy Pickle
Early January is when studios start spreading out the films they opened in New York and Los Angeles for Oscar consideration in late December. That’s the case with a couple of movies this week, “Selma” and “Inherent Vice” (see review, this page). “Selma” (which the Shopper was unable to screen before deadline) arrives on a wave of positive buzz. Director Ava DuVernay’s film tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights for African-Americans in 1965, despite an overwhelming amount of violent opposition. The historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., was the straw that broke the camel’s back, leading President Lyndon Baines Johnson to sign the Voting Bassoonist Aaron Apaza looks forward to performing on Sun- Rights Act of 1965. day, Jan. 11. Photos courtesy Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Knoxville’s Bearden area, and he’s gearing up for Sunday, when the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will be at the Bijou Theatre. Also on the program is the Trumpet Concerto in D Major by Johann Stamitz, or possibly by Johann Georg Holzbogen. That’s right. Scholars still can’t agree on the composer of this piece! You didn’t know classical music was so controversial, did you? At any rate, it’ll be played to the rafters by the KSCO’s fabulous principal trumpeter, Phillip Chase Hawkins. Hawkins, who’s currently based in Kentucky, is active in many performing groups, including the University of Kentucky Faculty Brass Quintet, Saxton’s Cornet Band and the Lexington Brass Band. He’s also the adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Centre College in Danville, Ky., and is currently pursuing a doctorate
Rising star David Oyelowo (“Interstellar,” “A Most Violent Year”) plays King, with Tom Wilkinson as LBJ. The cast also includes Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, Cuba Gooding Jr., Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, Common, Martin Sheen, Alessandro Nivola, Dylan Baker and Oprah Winfrey. The indestructible Liam Neeson returns for a (supposedly) final outing as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills in “Taken 3.” Accused of a vicious murder, Mills must fight to clear his name and protect the only thing that still matters to him. Starring with Neeson are Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Jon Gries and Leland Orser. Screenwriters Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen complete the trilogy they started with 2008’s “Taken.”
Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) has to clear his name when he’s accused of murder in “Taken 3.”
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If you want to hear a future star, you should come hear this young man. He’s destined for a big, big career. Also on the program is Richard Strauss’ lively, entertaining and virtuosic suite, “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,” based on a satire by the French playwright Moliere. The play, which was first performed in 1670 for the court of Louis XIV, pokes fun at social climbers and vain, snobbish aristocrats. Strauss’ vivid, bump-
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business International Unicum Society cochairs Jim Cundall and Townes Osborn lead the toast. Cundall’s wife, Nancy, is seated.
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Rotary toasts New Year’s Eve By Bonnie Millard
Commercial Bank honorees Commercial Bank recognized its President’s Award Winners for 2014 at a recent dinner. Winners are nominated by customers, coworkers or management for outstanding job performance. Pictured are: Terry Lee, Commercial Bank CEO; Mitch Burke, New Tazewell branch manager/VP; Natalie Hall, West Knoxville loan processor; Shelia Price, VP/accounts payable, Harrogate; Corey Chesnut, loan officer/assistant VP, Barbourville (Ky.); Jason Ramsey, loan officer/assistant VP, Harrogate; and Adam Robertson, bank president. Photo submitted
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The Unicum toast on New Year’s Eve by the Rotary Club of Knoxville is a testament of lasting international friendships that started 20 years ago. Downtown Rotary Club members and their guests met at Naples Italian Restaurant for the 12th annual gathering of the International Unicum Society to honor the Mátészalka (Hungary) Rotary Club and the Knysna (South Africa) Rotary Club. At 6 p.m., when Mátészalka was ushering in 2015 at midnight, society co-chair Townes Osborn offered a toast with Unicum, a Hungarian national liqueur. The Hungarian Rotarians offered a similar salute with Jack Daniel’s. A short time later, the local Rotarians made a second toast to Knysna with Amarula, a South African liqueur. Osborn explained to the group of about 40 people that being a member of the society is a simple matter: toasting with Unicum. Photos are emailed to Hungarian members. The society has no special obligations, but each member’s name is
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THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features firsttimers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www. rhythmnbloomsfest.com.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 A A A Driver Improvement Course, 5:309:30 p.m., Knoxville A A A Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Cost: $30 members; $35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250. Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info/to register: 525-5431. Dancing lessons: Line Dancing, noon-1 p.m.; Ballroom Dancing: Intermediate, 1-2 p.m.; Ballroom Dancing: Advanced, 2-3 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Bring a gift win a gift. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Java and “Good for the Brain games,” 9-10:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Bring a gift win a gift. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Journaling 101, 3-4 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Bring a gift win a gift. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8 Bingo, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Bring a prize, win a prize. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Defrost Your Life luncheon hosted by the Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection, 10:45 a.m., at Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall at 5806 Kingston Pike. Cost: $12 inclusive. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Info/reservations: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com. Halls Middle “Pink Out” basketball game. Donations to The Butterfly Fund will be accepted during the school day and at the basketball game that afternoon. Info: Jill Wright, jill.wright@knoxschools. org or 922-7494. Heiskell seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road. Lunch: Johnnies’ famous hot tamales and chili plus soup bar. Bring a dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326. Knoxville Choral Society auditions for all voice parts, 6-8 p.m. To schedule an audition time: 312-2440 or membership@knoxvillechoralsociety. org. Once a time is set, location and other details will be provided. Info/ audition form: www. knoxvillechoralsociety.org. Movie and Popcorn: “Earth to Echo,” 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. No-Sew Pillows: Make a Pillow for the Children, 3-4 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
FRIDAY, JAN. 9 Brain Games, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance
Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Crochet and Knit for Charity, noon-1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. January Birthday Celebration, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
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FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 16-FEB. 1 “Huckleberry Finn” presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 2083677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com or info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.
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Presentation of Harold’s Tours available in 2015 from, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Halls Senior Center, Crippen Road. Presentation by Harold Cox. Bring a covered dish. All welcome. Run 4 Their Lives race, 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Market Square. The race raises awareness and funds for sexually exploited women and children. Registration deadline: Thursday, Jan. 8. Info: www.freedom424.org/ r4tl/races/. Saturday Stories and Songs: Faye Wooden, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Taoist Tai Chi Society open house, 11 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Tai Chi Center, 1205 N. Central Ave. Features demonstrations and a free lesson. Info: 546-9222 or www.taoist.org. Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.
SUNDAY, JAN. 11 Benefit concert by Ellie Holcomb, 6 p.m., First Baptist Church of Knoxville, 510 W Main St. To benefit Compassion Coalition and the Volunteer Ministry Center.
A Night of Improv, 7-8:30 p.m., Nita Buell-Black Auditorium, Powell High School, 2136 West Emory Road. Presented by the Powell Playhouse. Tickets: $10, ages 5 and under free. Featuring a special Powell Playhouse performance. Ticket info: 947-7428, 256-7428. Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II concert, 8 p.m., Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Part of the Knoxville News Sentinel Pops Series. Tickets: $35-$89. Tickets: 291-3310 or www.knoxvillesymphony. com. Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Faye Wooden, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 17-18 Sets class, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Anderson Bailey. Part of the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop series. Registration deadline: Saturday, Jan. 10. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.
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MONDAY, JAN. 12 Fireside Art for Fun: Paper Crafting, 12:45-2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
TUESDAY, JAN. 13 Coupon Exchange Club: Coupon 101, 9-10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Diabetes Support Group meeting, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Healthy Recipe Exchange Club: Slow Cooker recipes, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. New Year, New You: Part 1, 11 a.m.-noon, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Senior Tai Chi, 3-4 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Wii Wheel of Fortune and Wii Sports, 9-10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JAN. 21-22 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
SATURDAY, JAN. 24 Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Saturday Stories and Songs: Melissa Mastrogiovanni, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 Computer Workshop: Word 2007 Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 525-5431.
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Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.
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admissions events for families who are considering When families attend an ad- any grade level from Junior Kinmissions event at Grace Chris- dergarten through 12th grade. tian Academy, they experience GCA Preview Days begin with an exceptional blend of environ- a brief large-group session, in ments that can be tremendously which families are welcomed by helpful in choosing the right our Head of School and other school for their child. We un- administrators. Families will derstand what a daunting pro- hear from the Heads of School cess it can be for parents when at each level, including the Lowresearching Christian schools, er, Middle, and Upper School. so our goal is to provide a set- Parents will quickly recognize ting that will enable families the passion that our leaders to visit the campus and facility, have for Christian education, meet faculty and staff, and hear understand the school’s mis rsthand from the leadership at sion and goals for students, and learn more about the opportunithe school. Because families have such ties available at GCA. At the conclusion of the large varied needs and concerns in group experience, families are regard to the educational programs available, we offer two invited to tour the campus in distinctive types of admissions smaller groups based on their events for prospective families. grade levels of interest. Faculty Our GCA Preview Days are open and staff members are available to the community and designed to answer speci c questions
By Teri Rash
Portrait of a graduate
By Danielle Taylor At Grace Christian Academy our mission is to LEAD students to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, BUILD them up to their full potential in Him, and EQUIP them to serve Him. Our mission of leading, building, and equipping students, in conjunction with our core values of Christ Centered, Truth, Church, Excellence and Service has inspired the administration and faculty of GCA to create the Portrait of a GCA Graduate. It is GCA’s aspiration to partner with God, parents, students, faculty and staff in developing spiritually devoted, intellectually disciplined, and culturally engaged followers
of Christ.
A Spiritually Devoted Student displays these qualities:
■ Continually growing personal relationship with Christ (Matt 5) ■ Displays the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5) ■ Pursues God’s purpose and calling for their lives ■ Demonstrates a genuine love and concern for others (Ephesians 5) In Mark 12:30, Jesus explains that the greatest commandment is to the love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. It is our desire to LEAD our grad-
about curriculum, grade level activities, academic expectations and more. Special area and ne arts instructors are also available and eager to meet with prospective families. In addition to GCA Preview Days, we offer speci c Junior K/Kindergarten Open House events. These events provide a unique, comfortable setting for families of younger children, carefully designed to meet the needs and address the concerns of parents whose children are beginning kindergarten. We understand that these families have speci c questions, and our goal is to answer those in a child-friendly and informative environment. Tours are provided of the facility, and parents have ample opportunity to meet each of our kindergarten faculty and spend time in
the classrooms. Admissions events are scheduled at a variety of times to meet the needs of most families during the school year. Events are offered on weekday mornings, evenings, and one Sunday afternoon each year. With a range of options, most families can easily nd a time so that students and parents can visit together. At all events, detailed information is provided to each family so that they understand the academic programs, ne arts and athletic opportunities, and admissions process. We frequently hear from families after admissions events who share what an invaluable tool it was in choosing the right school for their child. We invite your family to get acquainted with GCA by attending an admissions event this year!
uates towards an authentic relationship with Christ.
A Culturally Engaged Student displays these qualities:
An Intellectually Disciplined Student displays these qualities:
■ An ability to approach cultural issues from a Christ honoring, evangelistically focused, and ■ Actively researches topics and biblically faithful perspective. uses appropriate resources ■ Engaged in acts of service that ■ Effective communicators are best suited to their own spiritual gifting and calling. ■ Discerns truth through a developed biblical worldview ■ Upholds a focus of the spiritual, physical, and emotional ■ Independent learner needs of humanity both lo■ Critical thinker who applies cally and worldwide. knowledge to reach solutions In 2 Corinthians 10:5, Paul ■ Maintains a consistent lifestyle of active citizenship. writes that faithful followers The Great Commission of Christ must be able to demolish the world’s arguments of Matthew 28:19-20 necesby taking every thought cap- sitates cultural engagement. tive and making it obedient to Therefore, it is our desire to Christ. At the end of this jour- EQUIP GCA graduates to use ney, it is our desire to BUILD their knowledge of the goscapable graduates who will pel, their love of others and always be prepared to share their awareness of the world the reason they have hope in around them in order to evana world that has none. gelize and serve others.
Rob Hammond, Head of School
Come See for Yourself! As the Head of School at Grace Christian Academy, I frequently have the privilege of meeting prospective families when they visit our campus. What they have in common is this – they are seeking an excellent academic program and a safe, supportive environment for their children. At Grace Christian Academy, we consider the education of our students a true partnership with their parents, so we prioritize those relationships from the beginning. In conjunction with our school theme for the 2014-15 school year, we seek to “Be Present” and take an active role in the community around us. Our students are engaged individually and collectively in local, national, and worldwide mission efforts. Through our connection with the world around us, we want our students to develop a mindset more like Christ and become more outwardly focused on those who so desperately need Him. Grace Christian Academy may be the right option for the education of your child, and the best way to nd out is to visit our campus! When families are on campus, they experience the distinctive spirit of community and warmth that exists here. I invite you to attend one of our admissions events, or call our Admissions Of ce to schedule a personal tour. I look forward to meeting you soon! Rob Hammond, Head of School
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