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Send us a sign!

It took three years of meetings for the eight-member Sign Ordinance Task Force to finish its work on a new ordinance that will now go to City Council for consideration.

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Read Wendy Smith on page A-3

Three get grants Thanks to the Junior League of Knoxville, three teachers at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School received funding for projects to enhance learning in the classroom.

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See report on page A-8

Abernathy sons play UT football Ralph David Abernathy IV and his brother, Micah, are playing football for coach Butch Jones at UT. They are the great-grandsons of the best friend and closest ally of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Read Marvin West on page A-4

Ashe supports raise for mayors Former Mayor Victor Ashe is endorsing the proposal by Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis to increase the mayor’s salary to $142,500, effective with the next election.

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Read his reasons on page A-5

ServPro is named ‘Rising Star’ A local disaster-cleanup franchise has won the Tennessee Small Business Development Center’s Rising Star award for 2014.

ServPro of Rocky Hill, Sequoyah Hills and South Knoxville is owned by John and Kristina Greenway. Their office is at 2444 Sutherland Ave.

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Movies, movies Betsy Pickle looks ahead at three new movies: “Mortdecai,” starring Johnny Depp, is based on the character Charlie Mortdecai created by English author Kyril Bonfiglioli in a trilogy of novels in the 1970s.

George Lucas came up with the story for “Strange Magic,” which features elves, fairies, imps and goblins – no Ewoks or Wookiees.

Jennifer Lopez returns to what feels like familiar territory with “The Boy Next Door,” playing a teacher who unwisely has a one-night stand with a much-younger neighbor.

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Post-party perk-ups

By Cindy B Ci d Taylor T l Heiskell seniors aren’t letting the winter blahs catch up to them.

Powell Florist owner and designer Walta Patt brought ideas to the January meeting to brighten homes and beat the blues. Unless blue is your color of choice – it’s a popular one this year, according to Patt.

“When you take down your tree and all the parties are over, your home can seem dark and depressing,” said Patt. “Especially with all the clouds and rain we’ve been having.”

Patt reviewed current trends and shared décor, color and clothing choices for the coming year.

She says styles and colors from 1969-1976 are coming back.

“One of the new hot colors for this year is gold rose,” said Patt.

“It’s what we used to call mauve.”

Heiskell resident artist Faye Simpson and Powell Florist owner and designer Walta Patt demonstrate ways to To page A-3 brighten up a home after the holidays (original painting by Simpson and floral design by Patt).

A night on the town

By Sandr Sandra dra ra Clark Cla Cl ark ark ar Powell is unique in the world.

Where else can you dine on duck or trout before attending a community playhouse for an evening of good food and fun? And for less than $100 – for two?

The Powell Playhouse troupe outdid itself last Saturday with a short play by Bob Longmire followed by improvisation by folks who could easily be professionals.

Carolyn Wells proved again the wisdom of Nita Buell Black, who cast her for the playhouse’s inaugural show. Wells, whose day job is at Vaughn Pharmacy, is perfect with timing, facial expressions and a mountain accent.

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Steven Miller, Carly Johnson, Carolyn Wells, Grant McMahan and Bob Longmire are ready to perform in “Happy Holidays,” an original work by Longmire. Photo by S. Clark

Work begins at Knoxville Botanical Garden

The new Knoxville Botanical Garden visitors center (Image courtesy of De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop)

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It was a leap of faith, breaking ground for the new entrance and visitors center at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum before having the entire $1.45 million estimated cost in hand.

But the board of directors voted to proceed, banking

on the belief that potential donors will step up as they see the impressive new project coming out of the ground, complementing the stacked-stone walls and ancient trees of the former Howell Nursery property.

Board Chair Joan Ashe is optimistic.

“We’re getting close. To

date, we have raised approximately $1.2 million, and we’re hoping that we are showing the community that we are good stewards, progressing and staying true to the mission of what this place is supposed to be.”

The new visitors center will be an expansion and retrofit of the block house

For more information, call 859-7900 or visit Tennova.com.

with nonprofits, taking what you have and showing how you can use what you have and make the most of it. And what we have here are these gorgeous stone walls.”

T h e K nox v ille Botanical Garden and A rboretum encompasses 47 Joan Ashe acres of what was once a massive, 2,000-acre property granted to a Howell ancestor for his Revolutionary War service.

“At one time it was the largest nursery in the U.S. and started before Knoxville became a city,” Ashe said.

Joan Ashe and her husband, Victor, became interested in the gardens while they were living in Warsaw

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Joe Howell built in the 1960s. Architects De Leon & Primmer Workshop from Louisville, Ky., designed a plan to add glass-andsteel wings and wrap the old building in a rippled wire mesh for a shimm e r i n g , translucent look.

“There’s no building in Knoxville like it,” Ashe said.

“Lighting will give it a whole different feel: modern, yet somehow rustic.

Using the existing building cuts down on the expense.

Our goal is to be finished

by Aug. 1. We chose these architects because they developed Yew Dell Gardens in Louisville on property that was an old nursery, like this one. De Leon and Primmer loves working

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Ignored hypertension ‘a shot across bow’ for young outdoorsman Outdoorsman.

Policeman.

Landscaper. Athlete.

Except for that troublesome left knee he’d had since his linebacker days under coach Johnny Majors, Jim Lambert was the proverbial picture of health. Or so he thought.

But on the morning of Nov. 6, the 42-year-old Oliver Springs man learned otherwise. That was when Lambert, his speech slurred and numb in his left hand and leg, was airlifted from Roane Medical Center in Harriman to the Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“I didn’t believe it was stroke,” Lambert says today. “I thought, ‘No way! No way! I am always on the go.’ I didn’t think that’s what it was.

I thought it was something else.”

But Dr. James Hora, the neurohospitalist who examined him, says Lambert, a former police officer who now operates his own landscape business when he’s not out deer hunting, was only fooling himself. In fact, an MRI revealed that James Hora, Lambert had preMD viously suffered four small strokes.

“I think there was an element of denial there,” said Dr. Hora, adding that Lambert had been warned by others about his hypertension before one of his five arthroscopic knee surgeries. “His blood pressure was through the roof – 248 over 180.”

The day had begun like any other with Lambert cooking breakfast, but not without some difficulty. “I bumped into the refrigerator, then

Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST! The early symptoms of stroke are often overlooked or ignored. If you suspect that you or a loved one is having a stroke, think FAST: F – FACE: Look at your face. Is one side sagging?

A – ARMS: Hold out your arms.

Is one arm lower than the other or harder to hold in place?

S – SPEECH: Is your speech slurred or garbled?

T – TIME: Time is critical when trying to minimize the effects of stroke.

Call 911 and get to a hospital as quickly as possible.

And be sure your hospital is a stroke-ready, Comprehensive Stroke Center, like Fort Sanders Regional.

Jim Lambert, pictured with his fiancée, Bambi Akers, survived a stroke thanks to the treatment he received at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Now nearly three months later, he’ll walk down the aisle at his wedding to Akers. into the counter and then I hit the door frame as I was going down the step into the bedroom,” said Lambert.

“It had rained a little that morning, and we really didn’t think it was anything more than arthritis,” said Lambert’s fiancée, Bambi Akers.

After she left for work at a local day care at 9 a.m., Lambert fed his dog and “got in the car and also drove off for work, not knowing anything.”

Enroute to the garage where his mowers are stored, he stopped at a gas station for a coffee, even asking the clerk, “ ‘Could you carry this out for me? My knee’s bothering me this morning and I’m afraid I’m going to drop it.’ He said, ‘Sure no problem.’ He walked with me out to my car, we talked just a minute and I left.”

By the time he arrived, however, Lambert knew something wasn’t right and called his fiancée.

“From the time I went to work until the time that he called was less than 30 minutes,” said Akers. “So, it progressively got worse really fast. When I got to him in the car, he was slumped over in the seat and could hardly talk.”

She rushed him to Roane Medical Center three miles away. After a thorough evaluation, staff at Roane determined that Lambert needed to be transferred to the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional for treatment. With Roane and Regional both in the Covenant Health network, their staffs work seamlessly together to assure patients receive prompt, excellent care for conditions such as stroke.

“A stroke program such as ours is a truly multi-disciplinary program,” said Dr. Hora. “We’ve got neurologists, internal medicine specialists, extensive therapy support, dietary expertise, rehab medi-

cine expertise. So there are a lot of people involved in each stroke case.

It is a coordinated effort, and everybody at a center like ours knows immediately what their role is.”

It’s that team approach that has earned Fort Sanders’ Stroke Center recognition by the Joint Commission, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as an industry leader in complex stroke care.

The team certainly gets plenty of practice. On a recent afternoon, Dr. Hora reviewed the hospital’s census. “Five North has 34 patients up there, and I bet you a third of those are stroke,” he said.

“Then, this morning, we had eight beds in our Neuro Intensive Care Unit, and I am involved with seven of those patients. Of those seven, six were strokes. It’s there! That’s why they call the Southeast the Stroke Belt.”

Lambert’s NIH Stroke Scale (a numerical measure of the neurologic examination) was down to a 3 by the time his dangerously high blood pressure was brought under control – a combination of factors that caused Dr. Hora to decide that using the well-known clot-busting drug tPA was “not a good idea” because of a bleeding risk.

“Twenty years ago when I first got into this business, we would give people an aspirin, send ’em home and say, ‘Good luck!’ ” said Dr. Hora. “Now, we’ve learned enough about preventing another stroke that people are literally going home with a cocktail – aspirin, blood pressure, cholesterol. We’re sending them out after having seen one of our nutritionists for diet and exercise, diabetes control.

We get them seeing our therapists for therapy and exercise.”

After two weeks, Lambert went

home. With the help of his fiancée and a physical therapist closer to home, he is convinced that he’ll make a complete recovery.

“I didn’t have 100 percent use of my leg to start with, but I don’t see why I won’t fully recover,” said Lambert. “I’m shooting for 110 percent – if I can only get 100, I’ll settle for that.”

Thanks to the “great care” they received at Fort Sanders, Akers believes her soon-to-be-husband will be ready to walk down the wedding aisle as planned Jan. 24 and honeymoon in Florida.

“He was treated with so much dignity,” Akers said. “They knew that his being an athlete, a hunter, a policeman, that he needed that extra encouragement to get up and go. If he did get hateful or snippy, the nurse was OK with it. She said, ‘I’ve got thick skin, you can tell me this but you’re still going to get up, you’re still going to walk across the room … the care was great, even for me because I stayed in there the whole time too. If I needed anything, they would do whatever to help. All the nurses and doctors were great.”

What’s more, she says Lambert has become an evangelist of sorts, warning everyone he sees to get checked. “He’s telling everybody, all his buddies, ‘Go to the hospital. Go to the doctor. Check your blood pressure.’ He’s lecturing everyone. He’s stubborn, but he’s saying, ‘Don’t be like me – get checked!’ ” “I think he saw the light after seeing all of us,” said Dr. Hora. “In the end, the important thing with Mr. Lambert is that he is a young guy and this was a shot across the bow basically telling him that if he wanted to become an old guy, he needed to make some serious changes in his approach to his health.”

The first Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in East Tennessee When it comes to treating strokes, no other hospital in the Knoxville area offers a more advanced level of care than Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Fort Sanders was the first in the area to earn an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care programs in the United States.

This “gold-seal” advanced certification means that Fort Sanders is recognized as having the most advanced and effective treatments available for stroke today. Certification through The Joint Commission involves extensive training for the staff, documentation of effectiveness and inspection of the hospital by The Joint Commission.

Part of certification is having a team of “neurohospitalists” on staff. These physicians treat only

stroke and neurological cases in the hospital, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Instead of waiting for a doctor to have time from his or her private practice, Fort Sanders has neurologists on hand.

“It makes access to specialArthur Moore, ized neurologists MD easier,” said Dr. James Hora, one of the neurohospitalists at Fort Sanders. “We have 24/7 coverage, and this provides rapid access to a neurologist for acute neurologic problems.”

Dr. Arthur Moore was hired in July 2014 as medical director for the center. “With our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification, we offer the highest level of care for all patients. Whether they’re able to have surgery or not,

we’re there to give their bodies the best chance to heal and recover,” he explained.

Some stroke patients can be treated with minimally invasive surgical options. Using brain angioplasty, stents and aneurysm surgery, Fort Sanders surgeons can remove tiny clots, stop brain bleeds and insert tiny stents to hold open delicate arteries.

“Using a catheter, we thread a tiny wire into the artery in the groin and up to the brain,” explained Keith Woodward, M.D., a neuro-interventional radiologist at Fort Sanders. “Then we can use a special device to pull the clot out, or sometimes we can inject it with medicine and dissolve it while we’re in there.”

Most stroke patients need follow-up care after the initial event, and patients at Fort Sanders have access to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, an award win-

ning rehabilitation center. About one-third of the Patricia Rehabilitation Neal Center’s patients are stroke patients, according to the center’s medical director, Mary E. Dillon, M.D. “Our specialists begin determining as soon as possible what level of care the patient will need,” said Dr. Dillon. “Patients have access to rehab services from time they arrive in the emergency department, throughout their care here, and through all the postacute levels of care.”

Having everything – speedy emergency care, advanced surgical techniques and the best in rehabilitation – makes Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the smart choice for stroke care.

“We’re equipped to handle all stroke cases, from the most complex to the least,” said Dr. Dillon.

“Our patients don’t have to go anywhere else to find help.”

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POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • JANUARY 21, 2015 • A-3 corners of wood pieces From page A-1 with greenery and using light woods with a bit of black, neutrals with one pop of color, and stripes with florals. And animal print is popular again.

“So spruce up your living space, cook a special dinner and have a warm cozy meal in your new surroundings,” she said.

Patt said curling up with a book or magazine and a couple of new pillows by the fireplace can also cheer you up without adding a lot of expense.

Change is in the air for Heiskell seniors. Beginning in February, the craft/ cards/art groups will meet at Morning Pointe in Powell 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Betty Davis is the lucky winner of a door prize provided by first Thursday. Lunch will Powell Florist. Photos by Cindy Taylor be served at no charge to seniors. Art classes will Patt suggested updating gold and brass can also be available for $45 per person per class. This cost with new silk plants in cur- brighten rooms. rent colors, or cleaning your All shades of blue are includes all supplies. Nic current ones, a service that hot this year, along with Hankins will be the new Powell Florist offers. She burlap, twigs and any art instructor, taking over said bringing the outdoors outdoor-inspired designs. for Faye Simpson. The in with wood and adding Patt suggested softening group will start crochet-

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ing and sewing lap quilts and blankets for Safe Harbor.

“Meeting at Morning Pointe is a great way for us to reach out to the community,” said Heiskell president Janice White. “It usually benefits us more than them.”

Mary Kate Smith has completed the quilting on the fundraiser quilt. Money raised from selling chances will go toward the new Heiskell Community Center.

The regular meeting of Heiskell seniors will continue 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each second Thursday at the Heiskell Community Center.

Speaker is at 11 a.m., lunch at 12 p.m. and bingo at 1 p.m. Planned speaker for February is R. Larry Smith, and a chocolate fest is on the menu. All are invited to bring their favorite chocolate dessert; a contest will be held and a winner chosen. Info: Janice White, 548-0326.

Sign Ordinance Task Force members Joyce Feld, Jim Nixon, George Wallace and Duane Grieve listen as a city official discusses abandoned signs. Photo by Wendy Smith

The difficult task of regulating signs

By Wendy Smith It took three years of meetings for the eightmember Sign Ordinance Task Force to finish its work on a new ordinance that will now go to City Council for consideration.

It’s been difficult work, but Duane Grieve, council member and committee chair, commended the dedication of task force members who rarely missed meetings and worked together in spite of differing opinions.

If you can’t imagine how a group could spend three years talking about signs, here are just a few examples of signs that are addressed by the new ordinance: bulletin board signs (those used in front of schools or churches to announce meetings), directory signs, historic signs, menu boards, electronic message center signs, monument signs, pole signs, sidewalk signs and window signs.

In addition to sign height, the ordinance addresses sign placement, sign landscaping, illumination and abandoned signs, among other things.

If you can’t imagine how people could disagree over anything other than the height of pole signs, here’s an example from last week’s meeting. Current city standards do not define, regulate or require a permit for window signs. The proposed ordinance prohibited window signs − defined as any sign within a window facing the street for the purpose of advertising, composed of letters, symbols or lighting − that exceed 25 percent of the window area or 20 square feet.

Grieve said he didn’t mind regulating signs outside of businesses but wasn’t comfortable with regulating signs inside of businesses, even if they faced outside.

He preferred not to address window signs.

Joyce Feld, a board member of Scenic Knoxville, said

that if you can see it from a public right-of-way, it’s a sign, and one of the group’s purposes was to improve the aesthetics of the public right-of-way.

Gary Hayes pointed out that it would be hard to separate permanent signs from periodical signs in windows.

After two motions failed − one limiting window signs to 25 percent of window area and one limiting them to 40 percent − a motion to exempt window signs from regulation passed, five to three.

If the ordinance is approved, it will face another significant hurdle − enforce-

ment. Peter Ahrens, the city’s director of building inspections, says that while the department has historically been reactive, the goal is to get to a level of proactive enforcement of the sign ordinance.

He is examining ways to strengthen his department, possibly by collaborating with other departments, like neighborhood codes enforcement. He’d like to be able to address problem signs before there is a public outcry.

Ahrens hopes to have the structure to tackle sign enforcement by the end of this year, and he’s not concerned about the complexity of the sign ordinance. When City

Council approves it, his department will dive in, he says.

But he acknowledges that it’s a moving target. Once the new ordinance is adopted, the sign community will begin pushing the envelope.

“People will come with proposals for things that have not been specifically addressed. You can’t address everything with one ordinance.”

The Sign Ordinance Task Force deserves credit for its hard work. The hardest part was surely working together.

“Trying to reach an equitable position is a difficult thing to do,” said member Don Parnell.

community Night on the town find a play about January coming in April while “Happy Holidays” is staged in January.

The Playhouse has a sock hop and silent auction set for Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at Jubilee Banquet Facility. Admission is $10 at the door. Info: 256-7428.

The Front Porch restaurant is the work of Bart and Cindy Elkins, located in the elegantly restored home of George and Frona Gill.

Built in 1910 at the intersection of Spring Street and Emory Road, the house was the longtime home of the

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Gills’ oldest daughter, Ruth, and husband Kyle Herrell.

The restaurant is open 3-9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Info: 859-9260.

Nine gourmet entrees range from blackberry barbecue duck breast or filet medallions with two sides for $20 to a custom-made mountain burger at $14.

Portions are plentiful, and diners ranged from dressed-up playgoers to jeans-clad families. But save room for dessert.

We tried both the blackberry and apple pie. Absolutely. Delicious.

Botanical Garden during Victor’s stint as U.S. Ambassador to Poland, after founding board member Jim McDonough sold them on the idea. They became active supporters when they returned to the States in 2009. The Martha H. Ashe Garden was dedicated in 2010 and is named for Victor Ashe’s mother, who was active in local gardening and beautification efforts including helping to found the Dogwood Arts Festival.

“Victor had already given a sizable donation to the garden while we were in Poland, and having semi-grown up here, I remember what it was like before Victor took office, when we didn’t have any of these parks – no Lakeshore Park, no Ashe Park, very few greenways – so supporting the garden seemed like a logical continuation of that,” she said.

Joan Ashe has chaired

From page A-1 the KBGA board since 2011, and although she is stepping down as chair later this year, she’ll remain on the board until 2016.

An Indiana native who had family here, spent childhood summers in Knoxville and moved here to live full time in 1978, she remembers visiting the nurseries with her grandfather, J.R. Moody. Her aunt is former County Commissioner Wanda Moody.

“I remember coming out here with my grandpa and coming in from Boyd’s Bridge Pike. I loved the stone walls with the little round houses at the end; I always thought that’s where the princesses lived. That’s how we want it to be, with an allée of trees up to the new visitors center,” Ashe said. “It will welcome people the way they used to come to the garden years ago.”

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■ Thursday, Jan. 22: 11:15 a.m.1 p.m., Movie & Popcorn – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”; 3-4 p.m., Charity Crafting – No-Sew Pillows for the Homeless Shelter.

■ Friday, Jan. 23: 11 a.m.-noon, Healthy U: Treating Your Pain.

■ Monday, Jan. 26: 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., White Elephant Bingo; 12:45-2 p.m., Fireside Art for Fun: Watercolors.

Cooker Recipes; 11 a.m.-noon, New Year, New You Part 2; 12:30-2 p.m., Oprah’s Book Club; 3-4 p.m., Senior Tai Chi.

■ Wednesday, Jan. 28: 9-10:30 a.m., Tea Time and “Good for the Brain Games”; 1-2 p.m., New Health New You: Healthy Goals celebration; 3-4 p.m., scrapbooking.

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A-4 • JANUARY 21, 2015 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news up-and-up. The then-Cincinnati coach did what he said he would do for the first son. The sales talk was easVolunteers-to-be. ier the second time around.

If you expect Todd Kelly Micah, 6-1 and 182, Micah grew up as a runJunior and Dillon Bates to from Norcross, Ga., out of ning back. He remained one be as good as or better than their fathers …

Greater Atlanta Christian last season. He had some Marvin School, is ranked among the large numbers in playoff If you believe in footWest ball bloodlines, the Majors top prep cornerbacks in the games, 194 yards rushing family, the DeLongs, the country. He chose Tennes- and three touchdowns in Colquitts, the Berrys, the see over Georgia and offers one, 260 total yards in anCanales, the Reveiz clan, from Ohio State, Oregon, other. the Johnson brothers from David Abernathy III and the Penn State and a few dozen His coach, Tim Hardy, Cleveland, the Lowe broth- grandson of the best friend others. says Micah is a home-run ers from Fountain City … and closest ally of Dr. MarRalph David IV is a re- hitter who gets into the If you think there might tin Luther King Jr. cent graduate of Cincinnati. secondary and goodbye, he be meaningful hand-meThe Abernathy fam- He has a remaining year of is gone. Very big-play guy. down connections between ily background is in civil eligibility and decided to Game changer. The coach generations, in football, in rights. Micah and older play for the coach who origi- says his future is defenacademics, in life, you could brother Ralph David IV nally recruited him. sive back. Quick reactions.

Several years ago Butch Smart. Sees and interprets. be interested in Micah Ab- have created a new direcernathy. tion. They are football play- Jones convinced the Aber- Still learning.

He is the son of Dr. Ralph ers. They run fast. They are nathy family he was on the Ralph David was part

running back, part slot receiver and kick returner for the Bearcats. His career highlight was a 90-yard touchdown return against Vanderbilt in the 2011 Liberty Bowl.

He played better for Jones than he did for Tommy Tuberville. In fact, he didn’t do much this past season. He had injuries. He sort of faded away.

Of course Ralph David and the familiarity with Jones and his staff were factors in the recruitment of Micah. Both Abernathys know the coaches as real people, away from the arena. They’ve seen them as husbands and fathers.

“Great guys,” said Micah.

Dr. Abernathy says his

boys are OK guys, too. He says they have been raised the right way, in a Christian home. He says they will bring integrity. He says they will play the game as it is meant to be played.

The history of the Abernathy family is the struggle, the hurt, a few arrests, some ridicule and a few n-words.

Dr. Abernathy says his sons don’t see color. They do recognize racism. But, if they are around people who don’t care about black and white, they are comfortable.

The father sounds as if he is filled with joy that Ralph David IV and Micah chose Tennessee. He has been quoted as saying “We couldn’t be prouder.”

executed the homos like God recommends.”

It’s another matter when brutality in the name of religion is state-sponsored.

Saudi Arabia’s public flogging of a “liberal” (whatever that means on the Arabian Peninsula) blogger is the latest example.

Sharia law is the template for Saudi governance. The Quran is what passes for a constitution for this U.S. ally.

Murder and savagery cannot hide behind “cultural relativism.” I don’t need to form an opinion within the context of Muslim society to understand that executing journalists is an abomination, that the suicide-bombing of innocents is a vile, cowardly act, or that subjugating women is wrong.

A debate familiar to anthropology students concerns the Incan practice of sacrificing children to their gods.

Although we can’t understand such cultural values,

we do understand that the concept of human rights has evolved since the 16th century – for most of us. Those who kill and punish under the guise of religion would drag all humanity back half

a millennium or more.

In the U.S. we devise “humane” ways to kill people who kill people. Maybe that’s crazy, too. But there’s no doubt about the sanity of these Sharia activists.

Do you believe in bloodlines?

You might be crazy if …

So, what can we say about A journalist will occasionally write something the slaughter of cartoonists that someone finds offen- and others in Paris?

The murderers were desive. Sometimes his pen is sharp enough to offend en- ranged. Crazy.

There are offenses for tire groups. which capital punishment can seem justified, like white people singing Otis Larry Redding songs at a karaoke bar, being tailgated at 70 Van Guilder miles per hour or the entire NBA. But this is a serious issue, so let’s get serious.

An Al Qaeda branch based in Yemen has claimed Editorial cartoonists are responsibility for the Paris journalists no less than key- atrocity. As an offshoot board commandos. Most of mainstream Islam, the often their cartoons are in- group enforces a strict, littended to cause the guilty to eralist interpretation of squirm and the rest of us to Sharia law among its followthink. ers.

Local cartoonist Charlie According to Al Qaeda’s Daniel has skewered scores interpretation of Sharia law: of politicians and miscreThe punishment for a ants over his long career, thief is amputation of the but I’d wager few of the of- right hand. fended contemplated murCriticizing the Quran, der in retaliation. the Muslim holy book, is

punishable by death.

Converting a Muslim to another religion earns a death sentence for both parties.

Husbands may beat wives for disobedience.

Adulterers shall be stoned to death. And there are many more “laws” too numerous to list.

The people who engineered and carried out the Paris killings are murderous psychopaths, and if you live by and promote the expansion of the laws above, you can’t live too far removed from me.

It’s one thing for a splinter religious movement to advocate violence for behavior that offends its peculiar moral standards. We see similar insanity in the U.S., especially among fundamentalist religious sects.

Only a few weeks ago an Arizona pastor said AIDS could be eliminated “if you

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McNally heads finance With the retirement of state Sen. Douglas Henry, Sen. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) is now the senior Senate member. He was sworn in last week for his eighth four-year term. He also served eight years in the House.

McNally represents the Powell area of Knox County and portions of Anderson and Loudon counties. Speaker Ron Ramsey reappointed McNally to chair the Finance, Ways and Means committee. He serves on the Rules, Health and Welfare, and TransportaMcNally tion committees.

Sen. Becky Massey will chair the Calendar Committee while serving on the Transportation and Health and Welfare committees.

First-year Sen. Richard Briggs, who defeated a Ramsey favorite, Stacey Campfield, was appointed to the State and Local Government committee.

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Knoxville mayor: Worth every penny

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville was one of only four House Democrats not to vote for Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker, but he voted for Colin Powell to be Speaker, as he did in 2013.

House rules provide that a non-member may serve as Speaker. However, no House Speaker has ever not been a member at the same time. Powell is considered to be a moderate Republican. He endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 and 2012.

An ordinance by Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis will increase Mayor Rogero’s salary to $142,500 and also increase her pension by $2,000 a year the rest of her life, with an annual 3 percent escalator starting when she leaves office and for her beneficiary, if adopted by City Council.

This represents the first increase in the mayor’s salary since 2003 and is merited. Five city employees – Janet Wright, Charles Swanson, Bill Lyons, David Rausch and Christy Branscom – make more than Rogero makes now, and four of them will still make more if this pay raise goes through.

Daniel Brown was paid $130,000 a year for the 11 months he served in 2011.

When I became mayor in 1988 the salary was $50,000 a year. When Randy Tyree was first elected

mayor he earned $25,000 a year. During my tenure several city employees were paid more than the mayor.

Frankly, the raise of $12,500 is very small compared to what it ought to be. $155,000 is comparable to the county mayor.

Seems strange it is being brought up at this time and by someone who himself is mentioned as a mayoral candidate in 2019, or before, should Rogero not complete her second term.

Four city employees making more than Rogero also receive a $4,000 annual car allowance on top of their salary, although in the case of Lyons, he lives four blocks from his office and walks to work. Hard to explain why he needs a car allowance when he does not drive to work.

On the other hand, the argument that a higher salary is needed to attract more qualified persons to run for mayor is bogus.

I cannot think of anyone serving as mayor – going back to George Dempster – for whom the salary prevented their candidacy.

The salary should be an amount that is consistent with the duties of the office.

The salary will not be what the private sector pays nor should it be.

In fact, Rogero’s salary is more than she has ever made in any previous employment. As mayor she earns it and should be paid more than this ordinance provides.

■ John Gill, former U.S. attorney and longtime attorney with the Knox DA office, has had double knee replacements and is recovering well here in Knoxville.

■ Former Knoxville Mayor Randy Tyree turned 75 on Jan. 20.

Happy Birthday. He is the second-oldest living former mayor, with Kyle Testerman at 80 the oldest. Including the current mayor, there are six living persons who have held the office in the city’s 224-year history.

watch list and given an electronic alarm to call for help.

One young beat cop made it his business to look out for her, but he couldn’t be there 24-7. Ultimately, in an odd twist, the stalker was killed by his would-be victim.

The young cop who did more than he had to was Jeff Stiles. Over the years, I’d see his name in the news and was always glad to see good things happening for him.

Last week, it made me sad to see that he has been stricken with multiple myeloma and is fighting for his life in Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Next week, MEDIC and KPD are sponsoring a replacement blood drive for him.

Please consider giving a pint for a good cop, Thursday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., third floor Civic Coliseum Ballroom.

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U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais was the only Republican House member from Tennessee to oppose House Speaker John Boehner’s re-election. DesJarlais barely won renomination by 38 votes last August after the House leadership privately suggested he not seek another term.

New food code means healthier diners, higher health scores Wendy Smith

safe holding temperatures, sanitization of utensils and equipment, personal hygiene of employees, and employee health policies that ensure the removal of sick employees from the establishment.

The Knox County Health Department has 11 inspectors and one supervisor, and they like the new code better because they know that marking violations for problems with walls, floors and ceilings doesn’t keep people from getting sick, Nease says. They prefer talking to owners about food safety.

“They feel like they’re doing public health.”

The new code officially takes effect July 1, but over the past year, Knox County health inspectors have been getting additional education

and passing it on to owners.

Inspections are now less about penalizing owners for violations than about educating them. The goal is for inspectors to address the process as well as the problem, he says.

In the past, each restaurant was inspected twice a year. But the new code calls for the number of annual inspections to be based on risk. That means that a larger restaurant with a more complex menu will be inspected more often than a smaller food-service operation.

Education extends beyond inspections. Classes for food handlers are offered once a month at the health department, and onsite education, which Nease likes because it allows for inspectors to address restaurant-specific issues, is also available.

Inspectors are busier than ever. While the number of permits issued for foodservice operations leveled out during the recession, it is climbing again. There

are currently approximately 3,600 permitted facilities that require inspection. In addition to food-service operations, the list includes schools, day-care centers, convenience and grocery stores, tattoo parlors and the county’s 600 public swimming pools.

Health scores have never been very meaningful to Nease, who began his Knox County career as an inspector. He’s seen restaurants with high scores where he wouldn’t want to eat, and restaurants with low scores where he’d be happy to eat. But the inspection process ensures that restaurants adhere to a high standard.

“We are not as concerned about a score as we are about what can make people sick,” he says.

An inspection history of every restaurant in the state is available at www.knoxcounty/health. Choose Environmental Health. Under Food Protection, click on the Restaurant Inspections link.

Hopson challenges Coats for KCEA prez It’s election time for some 2,000 members of the Knox County Education Association.

Betty Bean In the past, this announcement would have generated a big fat yawn from anybody but KCEA members, but that could change this year. Lauren Hopson, the unofficial leader of the teachers’ rebellion, is challenging incumbent KCEA president Tanya T. Coats, who is seeking a second two-year term.

The nomination process was completed in October, and elections (there are sev-

eral offices to be filled) start Jan. 26. The voting process will last until Friday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m.

A n y KCEA member in good standing is eligible to vote (there Coats are some 2,000 of them, representing about half of Knox County’s teachers).

Coats expressed surprise at hearing from a reporter and was reluctant to campaign via this column.

“It’s new for us to have an article in the paper,” she said. “We work hard to try to make sure we (the teachers) are doing right by our kids and are being treated as professionals. We should

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Hopson was less reticent: “ Te a c h ers need to feel like their association is actively advocating for Hopson them and their students, not just waiting in the wings until something really goes wrong.”

Sunshine: Apparently there’s something about open government that second-term school board member Gloria Deathridge just doesn’t get.

She was heavily criticized a year ago for saying that the public “doesn’t know what goes on behind closed doors” when the board

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Deathridge remained visibly skeptical even after board chair Mike McMillan and Superintendent James McIntyre told her that taxpayer-funded salaries are public information.

Officer Stiles: Twentysome years ago, a young woman who lived in Walter P. Taylor Homes was being stalked by a former boyfriend intent on killing her.

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Knox County residents who eat out, and pay attention, may have noticed that restaurant health scores have risen over the past year. The bad news is that higher scores didn’t come about through a sudden adherence to rules. But the good news is that the state’s updated food code puts a greater emphasis on keeping patrons healthy and less emphasis on structural issues.

In 2013, the Tennessee General Assembly made the first significant change in how the state inspects retail food establishments in 30 years by adopting the 2009 FDA Food Code. The new code has changed inspections, which will now focus on problems that typically make people sick, says Knox County Director of Environmental Health Ronnie Nease.

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Runners brave the cold in

Race 4 Their Lives Knoxville’s second annual Race 4 Their Lives, held Jan. 10, drew 316 participants with 281 running in the 5K and another 35 registered for the walk, according to race organizer Pam Cantrell.

Another 100 people volunteered for the race event, which was based at Market Square. The temperature was 23 at race time, Cantrell said.

More than $17,000 was

raised, according to organizer Karen Harper. Money will be given to Freedom 4/24, a nonprofit organization that “exists to raise awareness of the sexual exploitation and human trafficking of women and children around the world and to provide financial support to partner organizations dedicated to bringing freedom and doing justice,” according to the website, www.freedom424.org.

Katie Howe, Pam Cantrell and Karen Houston at the Run 4 Their Lives volunteer table in The Square Room

First Baptist Academy third grade students Gavin Johnson, Ava Shaw and Peyton Monge prepare for Preview Night. Photo submitted

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Tim and Cindi Spaulding with their children, Ewan and Eva, in the back of the stroller, and Ezra in the front. Tim is the president of Freedom 4/24. Photos by Justin Acuff

By Cindy Taylor

A celebration of talent

By Carol Shane

When asked about this Saturday’s collaborative concert featuring the Knoxville Opera Gospel Choir and performers from the opera company, Knoxville Opera Company Executive Director and maestro Brian Salesky says, “I think we learn to know each other better. I think we learn to appreciate each other’s culture better.”

The hugely popular annual concert, now in its fifth year, is called “Knoxville Opera Goes to Church … A Celebration of Talent!” Last year, it gathered a standingroom-only crowd.

Jeanie Turner Melton, co-music director of the event, believes, “We are the only opera company in the world that has its own gospel choir.” Melton, who is choir director of East Knoxville’s Mount Olive Baptist Church, is excitedly gearing up for Saturday. “We’re proud to present our eclectic repertoire featuring outstanding local and visiting

Soloist Evelyn Jack sings from her heart.

our February production of George Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ with distinguished guest artists.”

The concert is free, but you’d better get there early, or you won’t find a seat.

“Knoxville Opera Goes to Church … A Celebration of Talent!” will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Greater Warner A.M.E. Tabernacle, 3800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., in Knoxville. For more information, visit http://www. knoxvilleopera.com/schedule/kochurch/ or call 865524-0795.

Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself.

(Luke 24: 39a NRSV) One pair of hands formed the valleys, The ocean, the rivers and the sand.

His hands are so strong, so when life goes wrong, Put your faith in the one pair of hands. (“One Pair of Hands,”

by Billie Campbell and Mann Curtis)

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when I cup my own hands to receive the bread of Holy Communion. I remember those frightened, bereaved, confused disciples hiding after Jesus’ crucifi xion. I remember how he suddenly appeared among them, showing up in spite of locked doors. (What was our first clue that this was the resurrected Savior, alive forevermore??!) I remember how, once again, he was human and divine: He asked for something to eat!

In the presence of those hands, I stand convicted of my own shortcomings.

What good have I done with my hands?

the admission process. Enrollment packets will be available.

Students and teachers will also give testimonials and hold a Q&A session.

Those who attend Preview Night will receive a concession stand voucher and free admission to home basketball games.

Open enrollment for FBA 2015-2016 school year begins Feb. 2.

First Baptist Academy is located on the campus of First Baptist Church Powell at 7706 Ewing Road. Info: 947-8503.

FAITH NOTES ■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611. Your call will be returned.

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

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guest artists. Our performances are an inspiration to both the performers and our very enthusiastic audience. We make sure to give them something to cheer about!”

According to Salesky, it was seven years ago that the opera company, in consultation with leaders from the African-American community, was seeking a way to reach out to the community,

One pair of hands

OK, I will admit it: In my youth, I was a musical snob. In my own defense, I was too young when Elvis broke onto the scene to understand or appreciate his talent. I came to appreciate him much later.

So I was surprised when his song “One Pair of Hands” showed up in our church service on Sunday.

Even as I enjoyed listening to the song, this column was already taking shape.

Jesus’ hands. We see them in many different ways in Scripture!

We see them as tiny fists, as Jesus was laid down to sleep in a manger, in a cold and drafty stable. We see them as young and willing, helping Joseph in the carpenter’s shop. We see them as healing and comforting, reaching out to the young, the old, the lame, the hungry, the sick, even the dead!

I think of his hands

wanting to bring the music of opera to their neighborhoods while simultaneously celebrating local Knoxville talent. “After considering various ways to accomplish this,” says Salesky, “the committee chose to form the Knoxville Opera Gospel Choir, under the direction of Ms. Jeanie Melton, and present that group, along with local soloists and guest opera artists, in a predominantly AfricanAmerican church.

“This year’s concert will include our usual variety of music with a special segment of highlights from

First Baptist Academy will hold a special Preview Night at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Staff members hope to attract parents and students who may be looking for an alternative to public schools.

“This will be an information opportunity for prospective families and is actually different than anything we have done before,” said Amy Stewart, FBA director of admission and communication.

Teachers and students will share information, answer questions and explain

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The W’s meet Padlet

Brickey-McCloud third-grader Eli Abell explores motion and friction at The Muse Knoxville.

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Third-grade students at Brickey-McCloud recently visited The Muse Knoxville, the former East Tennessee Discovery Center designed for kids from 1 to 101.

Students explored the almost 4,000 square feet of exhibit and play space while

discovering physical science in a hands-on setting.

Students also attended a presentation on motion and friction and viewed a program in Knoxville’s only public-access planetarium.

The Muse Knoxville is at Chilhowee Park.

By Sandra Clark The Shopper-sponsored newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy is taking a break from guest speakers to develop solid skills among the reporters. We probably should have done this first.

During January, we’re Brickey-McCloud Elementary students Elijah Bowen, Haley Burnett, Paul Mackawiecz and Kyleigh McMahan participate in drilling the reporters on the basics of newsgathering and a friction experiment at The Muse Knoxville. Photos submitted the computer skills associated with producing a newspaper.

First we discussed the W’s – who, what, where, when, why. “If you don’t know why you’re writing a story, you can bet the readers won’t know why they’re reading it – or will just stop reading,” said I. Sara Barrett described how she obtained a press pass to attend President Obama’s visit to Pellissippi State. (She contacted the White House directly and so persistently that her name was underlined on the final list of credentialed media.)

Kids now take notes and Beverly Lockhead and Sarah Johnson show student work at five pictures each on an iPad. They then scan a QR Beaumont Magnet Academy.

Experience the elementary magnet Three elementary magnet schools have scheduled open houses to showcase their programs. All are accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year.

Beaumont Magnet Academy offers a unique learning experience in areas including vocal music, theatre, art studio, dance and museum. Open house is 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at 1211 Beaumont Ave. The magnet facilitator is Casey Robison.

Green STEAM Magnet Academy has designed

a program around science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Open house is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 24, at 801 Town View Drive. Magnet facilitator is Sandra Morris.

Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy has a media and communications theme with a variety of after-school clubs, a computer lab and production studio.

Open house is 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 12, at 3001 Brooks Ave. Magnet facilitator is April Lamb.

code and upload their stuff on an Internet site called Padlet. Carol Springer grabs it for the next newsletter.

April Lamb will talk next Wednesday. She’s the school’s magnet coordinator and was one of six teachers who recently won TeacherPreneur awards. Hers was for $6,000 for more tech equipment, which she says is already ordered.

Our goal: By year’s end the kids will conduct each session, introducing the guests. Reporters will take notes, shoot pictures, upload content and design their own newsletter. Teachers at SMG can contact sponsor Kaitlin Boling and request a reporter to cover a guest speaker or special program in their class.

And we will have moved from a chaotic after-school experience to a legitimate newspaper team. (Apologies to our initial guests.)

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Junior League aids Brickey teachers Thanks to the Junior to muffin tins (for groupLeague of Knoxville, three ing items) to help students teachers at Brickey-Mcb e c o m e Cloud Elementary School more aware received funding for projof math ects to enhance learning in all around the classroom. them.

Physical education teacher Ruth Larry Israel White received Dawn Stacy $500 for his proposal “PE Equipment for Students with Disabilities.”

Dawn Stacy, fourth- Israel plans to purchase grade teacher, received items that special-needs $440 for her project titled children can use during “Math for Real.” Stacy will gym time, allowing them use the money to purchase to participate more and inmath items from software teract with other children

in modified settings. The equipment will also help the specialneeds children work fine and gross motor skills in unique ways.

Special education Larry Israel teacher Melissa Halter received $500 from the league for her project “Sensory and Switches.”

Halter is using her money to buy buttons/switches that will give special-needs children the opportunity to play games with adaptive equip-

ment and help develop their social skills.

E a c h year the Junior League partners with Belk to award mini-grants in amounts ranging Melissa Halter from $50 to $500 on a competitive basis to teachers to fund innovative classroom projects. This year they awarded $15,238.41 in funds to help 36 classroom projects in many Knox County schools.

West Haven Elementary PTA treasurer Leslie Lane and president Ann Robinson discuss fundraising opportunities for the school. Photo by R. White ■

West Haven PTA gears up for spring

The PTA board at West Haven Elementary met last week, and the wheels of fund-raising opportunities are turning.

Efforts of the PTA allow the school to receive little extras, such as teacher appreciation recognition, help with yearbook funding and refreshments for family engagement nights. “These extras help make things fun for the students and their families,” said principal Kathy Duggan.

The school recently received a check for over $400 for collecting Box Tops for Education, which students will continue to collect throughout the year.

Students are encouraged to turn in box tops in zipper baggies to their teach-

ers. Box tops can be found on items such as Ziploc bags, Pillsbury rolls, Betty Crocker products, Big G cereals such as Lucky Charms, Cheerios, Chex and Total, Old El Paso products and more.

Other student opportunities in the works include a pajama day for PTA, Pennies for PTA collection and a possible walk-a-thon to help raise funds and encourage exercising.

Coming up on the school calendar is Family Math Night, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. The evening will include fun learning games for the students, a take-home activity and refreshments.

Field day is scheduled for Friday, May 8.

Hope McCrary, Kaylee Morris and sisters Norah and Greta Nobles get ready for Saturday Stories and songs with Laurie Fisher (right) at Powell Library.

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■ Baseball signups for 3U-14U will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7, at Halls Community Park.

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Stuck in the house with kids thanks to cold, rainy weather? Well at least you can get them out of their rut on Saturdays.

Powell library has reintroduced Saturday Stories and Songs, featuring local

artists and performers.

Laurie Fisher led the way Jan. 10, engaging the children with lively readings from “Little Humans,” “A Perfectly Messed Up Story,” and “It’s Okay to Make Mistakes,” along with other new

and some familiar books.

Storyteller Faye Wooden brought laughter, legends, lessons and life to her performance on Jan. 17.

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Paul Bettany gives Johnny Depp a lift in “Mortdecai.”

Love makes the world go ’round for some, but not all, in “Strange Magic.”

Depp, fairies and J-Lo hope for

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It’s unlikely that any of with her philandering fianthis week’s new movies will cé even as her younger sister knock “American Sniper” grows more enchanted with out of the top spot at the box the idea of being in love.

Betsy office, but you have to give Strange things are hapPickle them props for imagination. pening in their world, No. 1 in that department thanks to a disgruntled Bog could be “Mortdecai,” starKing who hates the very idea of love, going back to ring Johnny Depp. Based on the character Charlie Mortdecai created by some miscalculations by a bumbling Sugar English author Kyril Bonfiglioli in a trilogy Plum Fairy.

In the style of “Moulin Rouge” – which of novels in the 1970s, the film takes aristocratic art dealer Charlie around the globe boasted the same music director, Marius de Vries – in a race to “Strange find a paintMagic” has ing that the characcontains the ters singing secret to rea variety trieving a of classics lost stash of and modern Nazi gold. tunes. They T h e include hits “Mortdecai” from everybooks have one from become cult Elvis Presfavorites, ley to Lady and there’s Gaga. no denying The voice that Depp Jennifer Lopez has a hard time convincing Ryan Guzman that cast includes has become she’s not interested in “The Boy Next Door.”

Evan Rachel the biggestbox-office cult movie star of the modern Wood, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, era. From Ed Wood to Raoul Duke to Jack Elijah Kelley, Sam Palladio, Maya Rudolph, Sparrow to Tonto, Depp has had his way Alfred Molina and Peter Stormare.

Jennifer Lopez returns to what feels with more offbeat characters than Willy Wonka has chocolates. Sometimes he hits like familiar territory with “The Boy Next his mark; sometimes he misses. Fingers Door.”

Seems like just yesterday Lopez was crossed on this one.

“Mortdecai” has a great supporting fighting off obsessed ex Billy Campbell in cast that includes Paul Bettany, Ewan Mc- “Enough,” but holy moly, that was almost Gregor, Jeff Goldblum, Gwyneth Paltrow 13 years ago. In “The Boy Next Door,” and Olivia Munn. David Koepp, the screen- Lopez plays a teacher (to call her “hot” writer and sometime director (he adapted seems extraneous) who unwisely has a the script and directed Depp in “Secret one-night stand with a much-younger neighbor.

Window”), directed the action comedy.

The hunky young man can’t seem to get George Lucas came up with the story for “Strange Magic,” which features elves, fair- the message that it was just a fling, and Loies, imps and goblins – no Ewoks or Wook- pez has to show some muscle (among other iees. Seven-time Oscar-winning sound things) to get rid of him.

Ryan Guzman of “Pretty Little Liars” designer and sound editor Gary Rydstrom and “Step Up Revolution” plays the boy toy. directed.

An animated fairy tale set in a magical The cast also includes Kristin Chenoweth world, “Strange Magic” tells an original sto- (busy lady) and John Corbett. Rob Cohen ry about a fairy princess who calls it quits (“The Fast and the Furious”) directed.

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‘Harvey’ is a timeless work Ah, friendship. How many times in your life has a friend helped you through a rough spot? Negotiating life’s challenges can be a heck of a lot easier when you have that one special pal to talk to.

weekender FRIDAY ■ Miranda Lambert in concert with Justin Moore, 7:30 p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena. Tickets: $34.75 and $54.75.

Info/tickets: 656-4444; Toll free 877-995-9961; www. knoxvilletickets.com; Thompson-Boling Arena box office.

■ Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, performed by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and a part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets start at $15. Info/tickets: 291-3310 or www. knoxvillesymphony.com.

■ Theatre Knoxville presents “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?” by Del Shores, a play about a Texas family reunited to await the passing of their patriarch when they experience a rebirth of the spirit of the family unit. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 23 and 24, and 3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 25. Tickets are $15 Thursday through Saturday, $13 Sunday. Info: www.theaterknoxville.com

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In most cases, though – and I’m just guessing here – it’s usually not a 6-foot-tall invisible white rabbit.

There’s only one of those, and his name is Harvey.

And Harvey’s best friend is a gentle soul named Elwood P. Dowd.

If you’d like to know more about this unusual pair, as well as garner a few laughs for yourself and have a glass of good, locally made wine, check out the Tennessee Stage Company’s production of Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic comedy, “Harvey.”

It’s part of the stage company’s “Timeless Works” series, celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary.

You probably know that Jimmy Stewart played Dowd in the movie of the same name. This production features Tennessee Stage Company’s founding artistic director Tom Parkhill in the role. He’s not new to it – Parkhill says he’s “sort of made a career out of playing Elwood P. Dowd,” having done it “five or six times.”

But, he says, each production brings with it new casts and new ideas. And, he admits, “Every time I do

Tom Parkhill, center, as Elwood P. Dowd, tries to make a point to his sister, Veta, left, played by Eileen Conway, as her daughter, Myrtle Mae, played by Marlee Simmons, hopes for the best in the Tennessee Stage Company’s production of “Harvey.” Photo by Caitlin Corbitt

this show, it makes me want to be more like Elwood.”

And no wonder. The character is an affable, charming eccentric, comfortable with himself and friendly with everyone he encounters. “I always have a wonderful time, wherever I am, whomever I’m with,” he declares.

He’s the epitome of a kind, well-adjusted person.

Except, of course, for that rabbit. Dowd introduces Harvey to everyone he meets, which causes complications for his scheming sister, Veta, who’s trying desperately to find a socially impressive husband for her daughter, Myrtle Mae. When the family tries to have Dowd committed to a sanitarium, hilarious complications ensue, and the outcome is probably not what you’d expect.

The play’s director, Caitlin Corbitt, is a Nashville transplant who has worked with several Knoxville theater companies and who is on the board of Tiger Lily

Theatre, Knoxville’s only women’s theater company.

She’s thrilled with her cast.

“They really throw you for a loop,” she says. “I’ve just tried to stay out of their way!

The play will be presented in the round at the newly refurbished Historic Southern Railway Station. Corbitt raves about the space, saying, “You immediately feel like you’ve walked into a mansion.”

According to its website, the station, designed by architect Frank P. Milburn and built during 1903-1904, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been honored with various preservation awards. The building contains office and event spaces and offers tours Tuesdays through Sundays, including self-guided tours of several historic rail cars.

The station also houses the Blue Slip Winery, “Knoxville’s first winery and Tennessee’s first urban

winery,” according to the website. “Our homegrown and handcrafted wines are made from Tennessee grapes and fruit. All wines are processed, bottled and sold on-site.”

And the wine bar will be open during the run of “Harvey.”

All in all, a wonderful experience awaits you the next two weekends. To quote one of Parkhill’s favorite lines from Elwood P. Dowd, “In this world you can be oh-sosmart, or oh-so-kind. For years I was smart.

“I recommend kind.”

The Tennessee Stage Company’s production of “Harvey” will be presented at 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, Jan. 22, 23 and 24; 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25; 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, Jan. 29, 30 and 31; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1. For tickets and more info, call 865-546-4280 or visit the website at www. tennesseestage.com.

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■ “Huckleberry Finn” presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through Feb. 1; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m.

Sundays. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com or info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

■ Knoxville Ice Bears hockey team will face off against the Columbus Cottonmouths, 7:30 p.m. at Knoxville Coliseum.

Tonight’s game is sponsored by Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. First 750 fans get a rally towel. Ticket info: knoxvilleicebears.com or 656-4444.

SATURDAY ■ Yonder Mountain String Band with Horse Feathers, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25 advance/$30 day of show plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: www. knoxbijou.com.

■ UT Gardens will host a Black and White Conifers drawing class 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the gardens. Attendees will focus on the forms, textures and mass of conifers. Cost is $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers per class. Info or to register: 974-7151 or dstowell@utk.edu.

■ The Knoxville Swing Dance Association will present a brand new small combo swing band, the Acorn Stompers, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, upstairs at the Flynn Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip Avenue Northwest. A beginner dance lesson is available at 7:15 p.m. at no extra cost. No partner or previous dance experience required. Cost is $10.

Info: www.swingknoxville.org.

SUNDAY ■ Tedeschi Trucks Band, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: all Ticketmaster locations, www. tennesseetheatre.com, Tennessee Theatre box office.

■ Lark in the Morn English Country Dance hosts 17th-18th Century social dancing with live music Sundays, 8 p.m., at Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Avenue. This is a performance group, and newcomers are welcome. No partner necessary. The event is free. Info: 546-8442.

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The Original Louis’ Drive-In Restaurant Maybe the most important thing that comes with the combination platter at Louis’ Original Drive-In Restaurant is the take-home box. The platter promises Louis’ specialties, and it doesn’t fail to deliver.

Well, I guess you could add a slice of pizza, but it would just mean you would need two take-home boxes.

The combination platter is overflowing with spaghetti, a huge meatball and beefstuffed ravioli, all covered – and I do mean covered –

glasses were refilled.

The Original Louis’ Restaurant can point to more Mystery than 50 years of history Diner serving food in North Knoxville. The Mystery Diner even remembers when there were two Louis’ restaurants in the same block, both in Louis’ famous meat sauce claiming to be the “origiand sprinkled with parme- nal.” In its present location at 4661 Old Broadway since san cheese.

You also get a salad, 2000, this Louis’ has stood which arrives before you the test of time, and few arsee the portion size of the gue its “original” claim anyplatter. We asked for a take- more.

The spaghetti sauce, home box before the iced tea

meatballs and ravioli are homemade, as is the blue cheese salad dressing. The whole ensemble was delicious, with a special nod to the ravioli. Go easy on adding extra parmesan for this is not the “sprinkle from the can” type. It’s strong, and they add just enough in the kitchen. The garlic bread didn’t have enough buttery garlic for me, but I’m a vampire chaser when it comes to garlic bread, so pay that no nevermind.

They encourage a taste of

The combination platter at Louis’ keeps hungry patrons from having to make a choice. On the plate are spaghetti, a meatball and beef-filled ravioli, all covered in Louis’ rich meat sauce.

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their famous hand-breaded onion rings, but that has to be for another day.

Mystery Diner, who is always looking for good ways NOT to cook, did take a long look at the restaurant’s bulk

pack menu. Reasonable prices, if the portions inside the restaurant are any indication.

Now, where’s that takehome box …

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Greenways’ ServPro is ‘rising star’ A local disaster-cleanup franchise has won the Tennessee Small Business Development Center’s Rising Star award for 2014.

News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

MLK basketball weekend extends well beyond court

By Alvin Nance KCDC

Sandra Clark

ServPro of Rocky Hill, Sequoyah Hills and South Knoxville is owned by John and Kristina Greenway. Their office is at 2444 Sutherland Ave. “John and Kristina Greenway have expanded their business from 1,900 square feet in 2009 to more than 16,000 square feet and 23 employees today,” said Larry Rossini, director of the Knoxville TSBDC, a division of Pellissippi State Community College.

Kristina was a homebased entrepreneur and John was district manager for a pharmaceutical firm that downsized. After a bumpy start, they have exceeded expectations.

welcomed 130 basketball players and their coaches from public housing agencies across the region for the Martin Luther King Nance Jr. Basketball Challenge, an enrichment event that has been held for two decades.

The basketball tournaKristina and John Greenway earn the Rising Star award from Pellissippi State Community Col- ment does more than prolege. Photo by Shannon Carey vide a chance for tremendous athletes from across ServPro recognized their Larry was that guy.” for both residential and the Southeast to compete. franchise for best practices Kristina said, “We were commercial property fol- It also impacts the lives of at its 2013 national conven- totally overwhelmed with lowing fire, flood or storm youths residing in public tion. work for the first eight damage. It handles mold housing by offering a week“Without Larry Rossini months. We had a tough remediation and general end of cultural experiences and the TSBDC there would time keeping up as we cleaning with the goal of and educational opportunihave been no ServPro at taught ourselves what making it “look like it never ties.

Rocky Hill, said John. “I we desperately needed to even happened.”

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Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (SERC-NAHRO) established the basketball tournament, and Knoxville’s raphy trade organization in making TNPPA a valu- fessional photographer with Community Development in the world, Professional able resource for profes- PPA, a credential that dis- Corporation and the Emsional pho- tinguishes her as a profes- erald Youth Foundation Photographers of America (PPA). Both organizations tographers. sional who has achieved and helped to host the teams.

“It’s a real privilege to support photographers in His enthu- maintains a higher standard work with KCDC on the increasing the quality of siasm is within the industry. their craft as well as procontagious, She is honored to be tournament,” said John moting professionalism his business recognized by her peers as Crooks, Emerald Youth a c u m e n having the leadership skills Foundation marketing and throughout the industry.

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The Emerald Youth Foundation provided space for the tournament. The teams included The Bobcats of Bowling Green, Ky.; Eufala Housing of Eufala, Ala.; Showtymers of Bessemer, Ala.; Statesville Eagles of Statesville, N.C.; Alex City Lakers of Alexander City, Ala.; LHA Thunder of Laurel, Miss.; Hard Flight of Birmingham, Ala.; and Opp Bobcats of Opp, Ala. The teams were divided into three age categories, and tournament-style elimination games took place Jan. 17 with championship contests for each age group on Jan. 18 at the Emerald Youth Foundation gym.

In addition to playing basketball, the Emerald Youth Foundation arranged for the teams to enjoy cultural and educational activities throughout the weekend. The players had the opportunity to tour Haley Farm, the historic home of the late Pulitzer Prizewinning author Alex Haley and site of the Children’s Defense Fund; and Green McAdoo Cultural Center, which commemorates the desegregation of Clinton High School. The basketball teams also were invited to participate in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission Annual MLK March Parade on Jan. 19.

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Rusty Wallace to speak at PBPA takes,” he said.

Terri Gilbert of Food City (secretar y) and Steve Mouser of Commercial Bank (treasurer) round out the officers.

Committee chairs Rusty Wallace recruited at the January meeting: ■ Teresa Long, First Tennessee Bank, membership. Will sponsor a membership contest and a new member social during the first or second quarter. Goal is 100 members.

■ Fred Braden, communications. Members can renew online with a receipt for $50 dues emailed. Feb. 15 is the cut-off for inclu-

By Sandra Clark New leaders at the Powell Business and Professional Association are preparing for a splendid year.

First up is business owner and retired race driver Rusty Wallace speaking at noon Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Jubilee Banquet Facility.

Vice president and program chair R. Larry Smith said Wallace is the first of many strong programs planned for the year.

President John Bayless, technical supervisor with Frontier Communications, said with a larger-thanusual crowd expected for Wallace, he hopes those attending will RSVP on the website at www. powellbusiness.com.

“We need everybody to be involved. That’s what it

sion in the PBPA directory, in which members describe their business in 25 words.

■ Sandra Clark, Kim Severance and Justin Bailey, Enhance Powell, beautification committee.

Severance said landscaping and “Welcome to Powell” signs will be installed at the I-75 and Emory Road interchange.

Clark said the committee will meet monthly at Realty Executives Associates. Projects include landscaping the new four-lane, expanding Powell Station Park to the creek, and establishing pedestrian access from the new to old Emory roads.

■ Teresa Underwood, events. This committee coordinates the July 4 picnic and the annual banquet, the group’s only fund-raiser.

■ Rachel Wilburn, Teen Driver Awareness, a signature project of PBPA. “We need new ideas” and a teacher sponsor, she said.

Past projects have included mock wrecks and an impaired driving simulator.

PBPA has given gas cards to kids who sign a pledge not to drink or text while driving. “Last year we gave away some $4,000 in scholarships to high school seniors.”

Bayless attended a meeting in Nashville on Thursday sponsored by Frontier, DISH Network, and CoBank announcing a contest called America’s Best Communities. He wants PBPA to head this campaign for the Powell community.

In a note to his board, Bayless said “Man, what a busy time. I love it!”

Wise touts PSCC advantages

By Bonny C. Millard

By Sandra Clark Retired UT professor Bruce Wheeler says history is about stories, not dates, so he pr o c e e de d to tell some nice ones to the North K nox v ille Rotary Club last week at Dr. Wheeler Litton’s.

The funniest was from Robert Lewis Dabney (whose son Charles was later president of UT), a Civil War chaplain and Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s biographer. Dabney told of Georgia Sen. Robert Toombs who was confronted by a woman just prior to the war. “Can we beat them Yankees?” she asked.

“We can beat them with cornstalks,” he answered.

After Appomattox, the woman reminded him of his prediction. Toombs replied: “Madam, the SOBs would not fight with cornstalks.”

Wheeler now lives in Wears Valley. This story was told by a fiddle player sitting on his front porch: Seems the man’s parents had been Christian missionaries in Tibet prior to the communist takeover.

He was born there but left

when the family was given the choice to leave or be killed.

Decades later the man and his wife journeyed back to his birthplace. The church and school had been destroyed. The village was gone. Even the gravestones had been dug up and thrown over a cliff. He was devastated. Was his parents’ work in vain?

They saw people walking toward them, going about their daily life.

As they drew closer, Wheeler’s guest recognized their song. It was “Amazing Grace.”

One more for MLK Day: Wheeler’s colleague Dr. Cynthia Fleming took students to Selma and Montgomery. There is a big star on the floor of the Alabama Capitol entry.

On that star Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederacy.

Some 100 years later Gov. George Wallace stood there to declare, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”

The UT students watched a school bus discharge a class of elementary schoolaged children, all black.

The teacher collected their chewing gum and they marched up the steps, walking over that star as they entered their Capitol.

Greene gets AIMIS recognition

Dr. Anthony Wise, president of Pellissippi State Community College

The president’s community college initiative can be traced back to an eightyear-old back-porch conversation between then county mayor Mike Ragsdale and Randy Boyd, CEO of Radio Systems, when Ragsdale asked for Boyd’s help in creating a college access program, which became Knox Achieves.

“We really wouldn’t be here today without that initial conversation …,” Wise said.

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Worden joins KUB board of commissioners John Worden is a new KUB commissioner, appointed to a nine-year term. He succeeds Joel Connell, who completed his term on the board in December. Worden joins fellow KUB commissioners Bruce Anderson, Kathy Hamilton, Celeste Herbert, Sara Hedstrom Pinnell, Nikitia Thompson and Eston Williams.

In other business, the board elected new officers.

Thompson was elected chair; Hamilton was elected vice chair; and KUB senior VP Mark Walker was elected as secretary to the board.

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Wise said he and his staff didn’t have much time to prepare for Obama’s visit.

“It’s a real testament to the great faculty and staff we have at the college,” Wise said. “They found out about it Monday morning at the staff meeting. I said, ‘Hey, guess what? The President of the United States is going to be here on Friday (Jan. 9), and we’ve got to be ready.’”

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President Obama’s Jan. 9 visit to Pellissippi State Community College was due in part to the school’s efforts and successes in college access opportunities and training programs for students, PSCC president Dr. Anthony Wise is eager to talk about it.

“I think one of the reasons why the president came to Tennessee and to Pellissippi State is because of the work that’s going on,” he said.

Wise cited PSCC strengths including partnerships with area school systems, strong relationships with local businesses and industry, workforce training programs and its long relationship with Knox Achieves, the forerunner of Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise which in turn led to Obama’s proposed America’s College Promise.

Timing his visit in advance of the annual State of the Union address, Obama hoped to start a national conversation about ways to increase access to the nation’s community colleges, as well as changes in manufacturing and technology, Wise said.

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Three outgoing board members and years of service to the not-for-profit animal shelter are: Mike Brown, 2009-2014; Roy Kruse, 2008-2014; and Kristin Williams, 2006-2014. Williams also served as board chair in 2013.

2014 board of directors chair Kim Wood McClamroch was recognized for her leadership and service as well.

McClamroch will remain on the board of directors serving as outgoing board chair in 2015.

Young-Williams Animal Center CEO Jeff Ashin presented each with a recognition plaque and thanked them for their commitment to advancing animal welfare in Knox County.

“We are grateful for the years of guidance and support these community leaders have provided us,” Ashin said.

“Because of their strong leadership, Young-Williams Animal Center made great progress in the past several years to increase adoption rates and spay/neuter surgeries and to improve the state of animal welfare in Knoxville.”

Info: 865-215-6599 or www.young-williams.org.

Young-Williams Animal Center outgoing board members are Roy Kruse, Kristen Williams and Mike Brown. Photos submitted

Jeff Ashin, chief executive officer of Young-Williams Animal Center, thanks Kim Wood McClamroch, outgoing board chair, for her service.

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Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal poison for dogs and cats. Be sure to thoroughly clean up any spills from your vehicle, as even small amounts can be deadly.

Elfin Magic is a handsome year-old hound mix, Lenore is a gorgeous 2-year-old female domestic short hair mix and Bouncer is a 4-month-old male American rabbit. All three animals have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped and are ready to be adopted from Young-Williams.

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THROUGH SUNDAY, 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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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-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.

THURSDAY, JAN. 22 Family Pajama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Come in your pajamas and bring your best stuffed friend to the library to hear cozy winter stories, make a snowy craft and enjoy cookies and juice. Info: 922-2552.

EVOO and Balsamic Vinegar Tasting, 6:30-7:20 p.m. or 7:45-8:35 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $5. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 23-24 Unwanted medicine collection and a used mercury thermometer exchange, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Healthy Living Expo at the Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Residents turning in medications or thermometers will receive one free entry to the Healthy Living Expo.

SATURDAY, JAN. 24 Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road.

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Saturday Stories and Songs: Melissa Mastrogiovanni, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Beginner Crochet class, 4-7 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24.Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail. com or myquiltplace.com/profile/monicaschmidt.

Burlington LEGO Club, 6 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For grades 1-5. Info: 525-5431.

Free Motion Quilting Class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt. tn@gmail.com or myquiltplace.com/profile/ monicaschmidt.

Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting classes, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24.Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com or myquiltplace.com/ profile/monicaschmidt.

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

Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting Class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com or myquiltplace.com/ profile/monicaschmidt.

THURSDAY, FEB. 5 Flower Lovers Garden Club will meet 2 p.m. at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center. Program: Valentine’s Day Tea with a craft activity. Info: 6870744.

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

SATURDAY, FEB. 7 Friends Mini Used Book Sale, 1-4 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

Hot Chocolate and Cool Crafts, 2-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Jan. 31. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Inside Flea Market, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Christus Victor Early Childhood Development Center, 4110 Central Ave. Pike. Tables available: $30, $35 with electricity. Proceeds go to the Early Childhood Development program.

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Saturday Stories and Songs: Becca Tedesco, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road.

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Chocolatefest Knoxville, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center. To benefit Knoxville’s Ronald McDonald House. Admission and parking are free. Tasting pass ticket: $15; VIP pass ticket, $30. Tickets: www. chocolatefestknoxville.com; Sugarbakers Cake, Candy & Supplies, 514 Merchants Road; Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road; at the door.

Gospel singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, Heiskell.

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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 W. Emory Road.

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