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Glenwood grows Glenwood Baptist Church in Powell has been a driving force in the community since 1954. In the past two years, the church has made improvements that include the addition of a screen/ projector, new lights in the parking lot, a new air-conditioning unit and a welcome center. The screen/projector aids those who have trouble hearing or seeing – those who have difficulty following along with music or scripture readings.

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No tax increase Victor Ashe got County Mayor Tim Burchett’s take on taxes, and he also forecasts upcoming political races. Ashe talks about former state Sen. Bill Owen and the challenge for leadership in the Democratic Party between Owen and former commissioner Mark Harmon.

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Hider’s art: beautiful, but strange There’s something mesmerizing about artist Kelly Hider’s work. Her sumptuous mixedmedia pieces incorporate photographs, gilded paint, sequins, rhinestones and handmade jeweled toys. Cherub-cheeked children are often her subjects. And yet there’s something disturbing there, too. Something difficult to put one’s finger on. As the artist herself says, “You’re not sure.”

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DeRoyal’s beginnings go back to 1973 when Pete DeBusk invented, manufactured and patented an orthopedic boot. Today, the company has 2,000 employees and 2.5 million square feet under roof with operations in five states, six countries and manufacturing assets on three continents. DeRoyal manufactures surgical devices, unitized delivery systems, orthopedic supports and bracing, wound care dressings and orthopedic implants p r o du c e d by processes including injec t ion Pete DeBusk molding, device assembly, metal fabrication, converting, electronics assembly and

sterilization services. Locally, this means jobs – stable jobs. The LaFollette plant manufactures surgical procedural trays and has 144 employees. The Tazewell plant specializes in distribution and has 230 employees who work in multiple buildings boxing and shipping DeRoyal products. At the Maynardville plant, 61 employees do foam fabrication, laminating, rotary die cutting and production of the adhesive backing on medical devices. “We’re very proud to have been a major employer in Union County for more than three decades and have recently consolidated both our converting and foam fabrication operations to a previously To page A-3

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By Cindy Taylor In order to find quality cake baking and candy supplies in the 1980s, a drive to Nashville or Atlanta was necessary. Thanks to Larry Clark, owner of Sugarbakers Cake, Candy and Wedding Supplies, Knoxville has had a competitively sweet option since Valentine’s Day 1989. Masquerading as superhero Captain Chocolate and using the alias of The Cake Guy have brought Clark local notoriety. He goes to work in a store where the scents of peppermint, vanilla and chocolate assault the senses and beautiful objects abound. Who wouldn’t want that job? But for Clark, Captain Chocolate is no masquerade, and he doesn’t view his job as work. It is

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a legacy to his late mother, Loraine Clark, who created delicious desserts and beautiful salads while working in the cafeteria business. “I remember her being so proud and excited when I made the decision to create Sugarbakers,” he said. “I wanted to bring fresh ideas, innovative merchandise and an enthusiasm for this craft to our community.” For 25 years Clark has done just that. He began catering weddings for his friends as a hobby while working as operations manager at a local television station. Unable to find new and creative displays and supplies for his hobby, Clark often travelled out of Knoxville and even out of Tennessee to find what

Larry Clark holds his 25th anniversary cookbook with staff members Brent Wallace and Shari Austin. he needed. Those trips prompted the conception of Sugarbakers. The shop contains all things sweet and wonderful. Customers always leave with a smile and something sweet tucked away in their bag. Through the years Clark developed distinct relation-

ships with customers that have carried on generationally. He knows their family, their history and now their children and grandchildren – many of whom continue to make Sugarbakers their one stop for baking needs. In honor of Sugarbakers 25th anniversary, Clark has compiled a cookbook fea-

Hodge wins Presidential Award Tennessee State University, By Betty Bean where she Rocky Hill Elementary got her unSchool 4th grade teacher dergraduAmber Hodge has won the ate degree, Presidential Award in Math and South and Science Teaching in College, Tennessee. She was one of where she two finalists in Knox Counreceived ty and one of six statewide. her masOne math teacher and one and science teacher from each Amber Hodge ter’s her teachstate was selected to win ing certification, was nomithe award. Hodge, a graduate of East nated for the award by her

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turing sweet recipes from his customers. The book is available in the shop. Captain Chocolate also has a big heart. On display in the store are fun T-shirts depicting Clark as his alter egos. Money raised from the sale of the shirts supports children’s charities. This year Clark is the main sponsor for Chocolatefest, a Knoxville tradition for 20 years before disappearing during the last four. Clark has brought it back in celebration of Sugarbakers 25th anniversary. Chocolatefest Knoxville will be held at The Grande Event Center at the Knoxville Expo Center 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 1. Proceeds will benefit The Butterfly To page A-3

“I was awed when I was nominated, elated when I became one of three state finalists, and over the moon when I received notification that I am the national math winner for Tennessee. “I hope that the knowledge I gain from being a finalist will allow me to become an even better educator so that I can reach as many students as possible and show them that math and science are fun!”

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Clowning with care “You get to pick your nose,” Tom Johnson says wryly. “It’s a cosmetic nosectomy.” Johnson holds a carton of red and pink foam clown noses. The box bears a label that reads, “Emergency Clown Nose Transplant Kit.” It’s just one of many items in his bag of tricks bringing smiles and laughter to Parkwest Medical Center. Johnson, 76, has been clowning around at the hospital since 2008, but it’s really no laughing matter. What alter ego “Doc Waldo” does on rounds at the hospital is the result of hours of education and research. Johnson’s ﬁrst experience as a clown came when he was invited by a friend in Tellico Village to be a part of a clown troupe that visited nursing homes and hospitals. Usually a quieter man by nature, he surprised himself when he found out clowning was something he could do, and genuinely enjoyed. “I was kind of an introvert, and I wasn’t very outgoing at all,” Johnson says. “But when I put the red nose on, I’m a different person. My wife says it, and my family. It’s different – unique – I feel real comfortable doing what I do.” When his 70th birthday was approaching, he told his kids he only wanted one present. “I told them I wanted a scholarship to Clown Camp,” he says. So Johnson’s family helped him get there. Johnson even took his clown persona with him when he was a recovering heart patient at Parkwest several years ago. He wore his clown nose and told a nurse that it was an allergic reaction to medication.

Doc Waldo , a.k.a. Tom Johnson, performs a “cosmetic nosectomy” on a visitor in a waiting area at Parkwest. The nurse snapped his picture and sent it to the surgeon. Johnson was deemed ready for release the next day.

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looks at that nose in the mirror. There’s a sense of surprise, a smile “I have something for you,” Doc and usually some giggles. Waldo tells a child in a waiting “I have my own ‘scripts,’ ” he tells area, “let me ﬁnd it here.” He riﬂes a woman waiting for a patient in critthrough his bag of props and pulls ical care. He pulls out a yellow paper out a roll of stickers. “Can you hold pad with a printed prescription. this mirror for just a minute?” “One smile before lunch. Two Doc Waldo peels off a red, round hugs. A kiss at bedtime. And a little clown nose sticker and attaches it touch of tenderness,” he says with a to the little boy’s nose. The result compassionate grin. is always the same when a child

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Sleek and well-muscled, Ginger and Roxie bear the appearance of well-trained race dogs. They should – these two greyhounds had successful racing careers in Florida. However, they’ve traded in the track for a noble cause in Tennessee. Ginger and Roxie retired several years ago, found their way to a greyhound rescue program, and then landed in the care of Parkwest Medical Center volunteers John and Susan Randolph. Together, the Randolphs and their dogs visit patients and staff at Thompson Cancer Survival Center West, dispensing a dose of comfort and encouragement. “We start at the front door in the lobby with the people who are either waiting for their radiation therapy or for other appointments,” says Susan Randolph. “Then we work our way back to the staff, because it’s just as important to de-stress staff as it is patients.” The Randolphs have been volunteering with Ginger and Roxie for more than two years. The dogs are part of the pet therapy program Human Animal Bond in Tennessee. H.A.B.I.T. sponsors programs which foster visitation to places like hospitals and nursing homes, so in addition to all the

Johnson learned in training that compassion is a key element in hospital clowning. Administering the medicine of laughter requires thoughtfulness and care. “I took a course in hospital caring clowning, taught by Brenda Marshall at Dallas Children’s Hospital,” Johnson says. Marshall helped Johnson design an appropriate look for roaming the halls of a hospital and interacting with the people there. While it’s common to think of clowns as being loud and silly with broad gestures and outlandish appearances, a skilled hospital clown takes a more delicate approach. “We’re so close to people I don’t have a lot of make up on,” Johnson says. “I don’t wear any black make up, so it’s not scary. It’s happy.” With a simple red hat, red nose, striped socks and a lab coat decorated with colorful buttons and pins, he gets noticed without causing a commotion in a place where peace is important. “What I do ﬁrst is go in the waiting rooms and look for kids, or people who acknowledge me,” Johnson says. “I read the room and see who’s interested. I look at their eyes. Some people don’t want to be bothered.” So the jokes and tricks he offers up are never intrusive. They’re cheerful and even comforting. “This is a smiley face with a little love, just for you,” Doc Waldo says as he hands a sticker to a nurse. “When a snow woman got mad at a snowman, do you know what happened? He got the cold shoulder,” Doc Waldo jokes with a woman in a waiting area.

“Sometimes I don’t know what to say,” Johnson confesses. “I know the trite phrases. … They don’t want to hear all that stuff. I try to just listen to them and respond in some other way. Then I tell jokes and they laugh. For a little bit they smile.”

Making a difference Johnson, one day every week, spends hours at area hospitals, bringing his own special brand of care without requiring a paycheck for his services. “I have moments of grace, where I really make a difference,” Johnson says. “That’s when I get paid. Those priceless moments.” He has many stories of those moments, including a cherished memory of interacting with a cancer patient the day before she died. He received a thank you note from a family member saying “she knows when she gets to heaven she’ll be wearing a pink nose.” Johnson is keenly aware that every person he comes in contact with has a story, and a mind full of thoughts. Some of those thoughts are negative, and maybe even frightening. “And then they smile and giggle and it’s a different world to them for that short period of time, and I can see that in their eyes,” he says. “Sometimes they just start crying. It’s really special.” “You get to interact with people and listen to their stories,” Johnson says of being a hospital clown. “You get some ugly stories and some good stories and you get to make a little difference in the world. Is that what life’s about? I think so.”

Rescued greyhounds Ginger and Roxie ease stress in a medical setting along with their owners, Parkwest Medical Center volunteers Susan and John Randolph.

race training the dogs have had, they’ve been trained how to behave in a much quieter setting. Susan Randolph says sometimes the two lines of training cross each other. “Anytime there’s an open door, they try to get through it ﬁrst,” she says. “That’s part of their race dog training.” But when they get through those doors, there’s no racing down the halls. Ginger and Roxie are as calm and comforting as the medical professionals who treat the patients. Dogs are chosen for this type of work based primarily on their temperament. Randolph says Ginger

and Roxie like to be up and always moving around, so walking from room to room for brief visits suits them very well. “I just enjoy bringing them,” John says. “We like it. They like it. We like the people here. You know, both the employees and the patients seem to like dogs. There are a few that don’t, but most of them do.” Patients will be asked if they like dogs. If the answer is “yes,” the very unexpected, four-legged visitors are brought in for a while. While the Randolphs talk to patients, Ginger and Roxie patiently enjoy being petted, offering the kind of solace only a dog can provide.

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Emory Road Chapter DAR grows The Emory Road Chapter of DAR has inducted two new members. Jenifer Huey and Andrea Gass joined the chapter Jan. 18.

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Program for the day included a slide show from the DAR Museum in Washington D.C. In February the DAR will hold its annual luncheon at Rothchild’s to celebrate the first president’s birthday. “This event is hosted by Knox County Council of Re-

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gents and is a time for area and regional chapters to come together to celebrate,” said DAR member Diana West. The chapter recently presented the Air Force JROTC award to Cadet Tyler Freni. Tyler Freni receives the Air Force JROTC award from Emory Attending the presentation Road DAR member Martha Raper. Photo submitted were parents Richard and Tammi Freni, retired Major Carl Pittman and Senior Master Sgt. Tim Kumes.

Bits n’ Pieces Quilt Club members browse material at the indoor yard sale.

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Bits n’ Pieces Quilt Guild members brought fun and color to their January meeting with an indoor yard sale. Members went through their material “stash” to decide what they could part with and sold it by the yard at a discounted price. The club also sold older books from its library to help with fundraising. Funds raised go toward the purchase of batting and quilting expenses for future projects.

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Pat Melcher designed a quilted candle holder for the holidays. Show and Tell featured wall hangings, quilt tops, a Newport purse and small quilted items. Bit’s N Pieces Quilt Guild meets at 1 p.m. each fourth Wednesday at the Norris Community Center. Info: cherrm1760@aol.com. Blue Water Movement “In the Flow” wall hanging created by Sally Wyrick. Photos by Cindy Taylor

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idle facility in Maynardville and maintain a substantive presence in our orthopedic fabrication operation in Union County as well,” said president and chief operating officer Bill Pittman. “We are very happy with the quality of Union County’s workforce and their ability to adapt to more automated manufacturing processes. Our corporate office is ideally situated in Knox County, which provides us with a highly-educated sales force and ongoing partnership opportunities with local universities, Oak Ridge and

Pat Long designed a handmade Newport purse and brought it for Show and Tell.

other tech companies.” Michael Smith, DeRoyal brand marketing manager, said job openings in Tazewell, LaFollette and Maynardville get snapped up quickly. “I talked to the recruiter who handles (those plants), and she said she’ll get a tremendous number of applicants when she posts those openings online,” Smith said. (w w w. d e r o y a l . c o m / careers/currentopenings. aspx) DeRoyal’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, long term and short term dis-

ability, group life insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid vacation, holiday and personal time off, an employee assistance program, leaves of absence for marriage, bereavement, family medical leave, medical, personal and military plus convenience benefits including an on-site fitness center, aerobics and nutrition classes, on-site dry cleaning pickup and delivery, cafeteria, car wash service and a hair salon. DeRoyal is headquartered in Knox County, off West Beaver Creek Road – on DeBusk Lane, naturally. This campus is the home of Royal Precision Plastics, a turnkey manufacturer of plastic products, includ-

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Sugarbakers Fund of East Tennessee. “For the past 25 years I have been blessed with the most wonderful and supportive customers any shop owner could wish for,” said Clark. “My hope for the future is that this legacy will continue to serve and flourish for many anniversaries to come.” On Feb. 10, the shop will feature many items rolled back to 1989 prices and on Feb. 14, anniversary day, all items in the store will be 25 percent off. Sugarbakers is located at 514 Merchants Road. Info: 689-6877, 800-559-6877 or www.sugarbakersonline. com.

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government Burchett pledges no new taxes Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett says “no way” will he recommend a property tax increase for county residents this year.

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“The economy is not picking up as much as people hoped. Now is not the time to put additional burdens on hard-working men and women of Knox County,” Burchett explained. He said he’s proud that his administration added $40 million to county schools without a tax hike over his three years in office. Burchett is cruising to re-election without an opponent in either the May Republican primary or August general election. His popularity is strong and a high turnout is expected at his Feb. 18 fundraiser. ■ Ed Shouse, who serves in an at-large position on county commission, says he would vote against a property tax increase if one is offered by anyone this year. Shouse is a candidate for trustee in the May Republican primary. ■ The new homelessness plan announced by Mayor Rogero is well intended but slim on cost figures, as pointed out by council member Marshall Stair. In fact, there is nothing to indicate what the cost will be. No matter how laudatory the goal of ending homelessness may be (and it is), it is impossible to render an intelligent opinion without a budget. This program hit troubled waters four years ago when Lakeshore Park was included for public housing and many voiced opposition. City parks were not created to be sites for camping or housing. There is little chance the city would renew the housing at Lakeshore Park. This is a city-only plan for now with the county not

involved, although homelessness is in Knox County as well as Knoxville. ■ Bill Owen, longtime member of the state and national Democratic committees, is seeking another term on the state committee, the election for which will be held in August 2014 for both Republicans and Democrats. Owen has served 20 years. He is the only Democrat to serve in the state senate from Knox County in the past 50 years. Owen will be opposed by Mark Harmon, a UT professor and former county commissioner. This contest in the August Democratic primary will be hot and heavy among few voters. One would have to go back to the contest between the late Harry Asquith and now-Judge Charles Susano for the same position to find a race which will generate similar interest among hard-core Democrats. Susano was the challenger then and he prevailed. Susano is seeking another term on the Tennessee Court of Appeals this August. ■ Sylvia Woods, 72 (with a birthday coming on Jan. 30), is also taking out a petition for re-election to the state executive committee. She lives in South Knoxville and has also been on the state Democratic committee for over 20 years, along with her late husband, Harold, who passed away last week. Harold Woods was a stalwart of the Democratic Party and a strong community activist who backed United Way for many years. His strong voice for labor, South Knoxville and the community will be missed. ■ The Ashe Henderson Lecture series at Carson-Newman University starts tomorrow, Jan. 28, with evening services open to the public on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. Dr. Joseph Kim and Dr. Billy Kim, father and son from South Korea, will speak.

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Norman wants ‘fair shake’ for teachers Last week, Tony Norman pulled a discussion item off Knox County Commission’s work session agenda and rescheduled it for today’s (Jan. 27) commission meeting, requesting that it be heard late enough for those most affected – Knox County teachers – to get downtown after school.

Betty Bean He took exception to Sam McKenzie’s suggestion that his language – “Discussion regarding teachers’ revolt and superintendent’s contract” – was overblown. After the meeting, he defended his choice of words. “It absolutely is a revolt,” said Norman, who taught ecology, biology and environmental science at Farragut and West high schools for 30 years. “You don’t understand just how docile teachers are. This is not only way outside their comfort zone, it’s historic. Nothing

like this has ever happened here before.” Norman will leave the commission when his second term ends in September. He was still teaching when he was elected in 2006, but retired in 2008 (the same year Superintendent James McIntyre was hired) and has established himself as a relentless critic of the school system. When he made a successful run for commission chair in 2012, school board members lobbied against him, privately complaining that he has a grudge against McIntyre. So does he? Norman says “a taste” of the high-pressure environment the superintendent brought to Knox County was enough to prompt him to take early retirement. “I was subjected to just a very modest degree of the kind of stuff that teachers have right now. “People told me when I got elected, ‘Watch out. Things are going to change for you.’ And I felt it.” Norman backs the teachers in their opposition to “this data collection mo-

rass” of high-stakes testing and excessive evaluations and is unimpressed by the modest concessions McIntyre is offering teachers as a remedy. “I talked personally to McIntyre about these same issues when he got here. These ‘concessions’ infuriate me because teachers have been telling the administration about these things for years. “Think about all the stress this has caused, all the psychologists and gastroenterologists who have been busy because of the BS this idiot has imposed on his employees. They’ve made people sick all across this county. And for them to come back and start backpedaling now? Oh, my gosh.” He is likewise unimpressed with the joint commission/school board working group, of which McKenzie is a member and which Norman calls “the Kumbaya Committee.” He believes McIntyre’s staff attempted to intimidate teachers who attended the Dec. 9 school board

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meeting to speak against McIntyre’s contract extension. “That $900,000 PR department at the AJ (the Andrew Johnson Building, where KCS administration is housed) did its job. They filled up the first three rows with principals and shoved the teachers out into the outer lobby. They’re good, and they’ll sabotage this (Monday) meeting, too, in some way, if they can.” Norman doesn’t know how many teachers will show up, but he means to see that they get a fair shake.

Jenkins touts broad, deep experience By Jake Mabe Ray Hal Jenkins says that if anybody thinks he believes he has a sense of entitlement to be Division I Knox County Circuit Court judge, he sure took a circuitous route. The Jenkins family is a familiar one indeed. His dad and grandfather were longtime Knoxville lawyers. Daddy Ray Lee was a Knox County Criminal Court judge for 25 years. Ray majored in computer science and math at Tennessee Tech. He was a weapons system analyst/ programmer for the Navy for three years then went to Winchester, Tenn., to manage a data center for the Air Force. While doing so, he drove to Nashville nightly to earn a law degree at the Nashville School of Law. He then went to work in the late ’90s for the Internet company Edge.net. The business was eventually sold. Ray became chief operating officer and general counsel for a company that developed software to configure windows, doors and special orders for companies like Lowe’s, Home Depot and Andersen Windows. And he began practicing law and consulting on tech projects for Computer Sciences Corporation, handling legal implications for the U.S. Army and NASA. He helped modernize the judicial system in San Diego. He says this experience sets him apart from his announced competition, Kristi

Davis and Billy Stokes. “I’m more than just a trial lawyer.” Jenkins says he’d help the clerk modernize the office. “While it’s public record, the Circuit Court is a mystery to 98 percent of the public. They’ve done a great job of putting dockets online, but nothing else. The federal courts have done a lot to digitize the system, pleadings and allowing you to file online. I have that hands-on experience.” Jenkins, who has been practicing law for 16 years, says he takes “whatever comes in the door,” giving a nod to Ray Lee and grandpa Erby, who were what he calls “the last of the generalists. “I’ve been everything from a corporate attorney to a country lawyer.” Like Stokes, Jenkins is a former Knox County GOP chair. He says he had the

Ray Hal Jenkins “best job in the county” for four years. “My two main jobs were to raise money and elect Republicans. There wasn’t much interparty squabbling, and while I certainly can’t take credit for it, I like to think my management style helped.” He says that style will help him on the bench. “A judge needs to al-

low lawyers to try cases but maintain control of the courtroom.” And, given his business experience, Jenkins adds, “I’ve dealt with intellectual property issues, negotiated deals, and been a transactional attorney, drawing contracts so you don’t end up in court. I understand things from the litigants’ standpoint. Lawyers are paid to be in court; litigants don’t want to be there. My experience is broad and deep.” His campaign kickoff is 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at the Crowne Plaza downtown. Last week, I said Stokes is familiar. So is Jenkins. His father won a tough race once thanks to organization and name recognition. Don’t count out his son. Republican elephants don’t forget. “Pull Up A Chair” with Jake Mabe at jakemabe.blogspot.com.

Ahoy, mateys! Sixth District Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee representatives Ted Hatfield and Sally Absher speak about their responsibilities to the Halls Republican Club last week at the Boys & Girls Club of Halls/Powell. Hatfield says the eye patch is to help cure a lazy eye, not his bid to replace Johnny Depp in “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Hatfield is running for re-election. Absher is running for the Knox County school board. Photo by Jake Mabe

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Recruiting is about rela- the link with the Volunteers tionships. Roots are some- was never broken. times relevant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad took me to at least one Tennessee game a year during this time, and it was bigger than Christmas. I remember the teams from Marvin the late 1960s and early 70s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Steve Kiner, Jackie Walker, West Bobby Scott, Curt Watson, Jamie Rotella, and then, later, Condredge Holloway, The legendary Jesse Larry Seivers, Andy Spiva, Butcher, a long-ago land- Stanley Morgan and that mark in Gibbs, Halls and at group. They were my heroes.â&#x20AC;? flea markets, a direct link This limb off the Butcher to watermelons, beagles tree took root in the Atlanta and the trading of pocket area. After the Air Force, knives, was at different the father worked for Delta. times a gentleman farmer, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;A piece of artificial turf game and fish officer and an from Shields-Watkins Field auto salesperson. was in our basement,â&#x20AC;? said He was always a Tennes- Brian Butcher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would lay see football fan. It ran in on it and dream of playing the family. Generations of for UT.â&#x20AC;? Butchers were orange. John Majors became Allen Butcher, son of the new coach. He said he Jesse and Roxine, sold pro- wanted players whose blood grams at the stadium in the ran orange. Brian thought 1950s. He always wore or- he would be a perfect fit. He ange socks on game day. was one heck of a football Somewhere in a closet player, 6-5 and 200. are home movies of a trip to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surely heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d want me, Jacksonville to see Tennessee right?â&#x20AC;? versus Syracuse in the Gator Roots be damned, TenBowl. Maybe you remember nessee never sent the first what happened to Floyd Lit- recruiting letter. Other tle and Larry Csonka. schools offered scholarships. Allen Butcher was finish- Brian signed with Clemson. ing up at UT when son Brian Three times the Tigers won was born at UT hospital. The ACC titles. He got a national father became a military championship ring in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;81. man and the family moved He met and married Kathall around but the son says leen. He was drafted by the

You mean they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bomb Syria? Turns out Knox County Chris Caldwell said he and Commission canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attack city finance director Jim York recommend deferring Syria after all. a decision awaiting a clarification of state law about handicapped parking. He added that the number of county handicapped parkJake ing passes has dropped Mabe from 130 to 60. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you why. I have an idea, but I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say.â&#x20AC;? Hmm â&#x20AC;Ś Chair Brad Anders Norman asked the godropped that bomb during ing full-time rate for county Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workshop last employees at the Dwight week, joking about discus- Kessel Garage ($30). sions held in the past over â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city has said emissues the body canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t con- ployees can park at the Colitrol. This was in response seum for free and take the to Sam McKenzieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concern trolley,â&#x20AC;? Caldwell said. about the delay between the Hammond asked if Comtime discussion items make mission could discuss the the news until the commis- issue in August, rather than sion meets. September, which Caldwell â&#x20AC;&#x153;There should be a vet- initially suggested, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beting process,â&#x20AC;? McKenzie cause some of us wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I brought up an is- here in September.â&#x20AC;? sue that is racially charged, Brown asked if a parking that could be insensitive.â&#x20AC;? committee should be desigMcKenzie was concerned nated. about Tony Normanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reâ&#x20AC;&#x153;PBA has a mind-set that quest to discuss the so- this is just a rate issue more called â&#x20AC;&#x153;teacher revolt.â&#x20AC;? than a city/county issue,â&#x20AC;? Norman delayed a dis- Caldwell said. cussion on it and school Some think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Superintendent Jim Mc- public should park thereâ&#x20AC;? Intyreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract until 4:30 issue. But, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another p.m. today (Monday, Jan. story for another day. 27), so teachers can attend. Sales tax collection â&#x20AC;&#x153;What teachers have is down in the county, done is historic and worthy Caldwell said, and the curof attention.â&#x20AC;? rent property tax collection Rick Briggs wants to is up 2 percent from the make sure the commis- 2013 total collection/assesssion doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cross over into ment. school board policy. Mike The unassigned fund balBrown says such discussion ance grew from $44.2 milis important and appropri- lion to $51.4 million. ate. McKenzie said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Debt service numwant to stifle discussion; bers went down to $631 heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just worried about in- million from $669 million, flammatory language and $374.4 million of which is the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response Knox County government time. and $257.1 million of which Anders said the issue is Knox County Schools, will be discussed at an up- â&#x20AC;&#x153;with the caveat that the coming commisison/school first number includes Powboard retreat. ell Middle School and HarWonder if anybody will din Valley Academy updrop any bombs there, since grades,â&#x20AC;? which the county Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s off limits? funded, Caldwell said. Postponed until AuJim McIntyre said the gust is a vote on parking school systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total revrates for employees in the enues/expenditures is $158 PBA-run parking garage un- million, â&#x20AC;&#x153;slightly behind in der the City County Build- percentage,â&#x20AC;? 38 percent vering. sus 39 percent. Both city and county are Commission meets at looking at the rates ($60/ 1:45 p.m. today (Monday, month full-time rate, $30/ Jan. 27) in the Main Assemmonth part-time). bly Room at the City County County finance director Building.

Volunteers, Andrew decided Tennessee was the perfect place for him. He was the second commitment for the class of 2015. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost surreal how the twists of fate work out sometimes,â&#x20AC;? said Brian Butcher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ties of the Butcher family to Tennessee skipped one generation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mine.â&#x20AC;? Memories, connections, roots? There are a hundred Jesse Butcher stories. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life support system will include Uncle Bud Gilbert, Knoxville attorney, Aunt Vickie and Uncle Buddy in Farragut, Uncle Evan in Maryville, Aunt Betsy and Uncle Charles in Lenoir City and grandpa Allen way over in Murfreesboro. Clemson? It might be appropriate to sing another verse about unanswered prayers. Â Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

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A little boy has an unusual companion in Kelly Hider’s mixed-media work “Doubting Daisy.”

Artist Kelly Hider poses with her mixed-media piece “Pigtail.”

Photo by Carol Zinavage

Beautiful and strange There’s something mesmerizing about artist Kelly Hider’s work. Her sumptuous mixed-media pieces incorporate photographs, gilded paint, sequins, rhinestones and handmade jeweled toys. Cherub-cheeked children are often her subjects. And yet there’s something disturbing there, too. Something difficult to put one’s finger on. As the artist herself says, “You’re not sure.” Hider holds several degrees in painting and drawing, including an MFA from UT’s School of Art and Architecture, but she’s been fascinated with photography and mixed media for about 10 years. Her unique approach is grounded in her childhood, spent in an exceptional house. “Built in the late 1700s, the house I grew up in was haunted,” she says on her website. “As young children my sister and I talked to ghosts unconcerned, yet were tormented by them as older, more aware teenagers. Compounding this fear was the absence of religion

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Carol’s Corner or faith in our upbringing, leaving me with personal questions and searching.” Hider spoke about her newest works at a recent “Time Well Spent” lecture for the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville. Her latest series, “Presence,” was featured in the Blackberry Farm Gallery at Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville last September. The beauty of Hider’s work is immediately evident. Colors are saturated and vivid, tableaus are engaging and mysterious. Objects and backgrounds occasionally appear out of proportion, giving a sense of other worldliness. But if you spend time with these pieces, you’ll start to notice that the children in them are sur-

rounded by unusual, often threatening imagery. One little boy has a twin made of black rhinestones. Another work, “The Flower Sermon,” shows a little girl delighted with a bauble, while a specter of brilliantly colored stones floats to her left. Is it a guardian? Does it mean her harm? Or is it something else entirely? Hider revels in the ambiguity. It’s at the core of her art. She calls her photographic work “constructed imagery.” Her influences range from painter Robert Rauschenberg to paper artist T. Demand to popculture phenomenon Peewee Herman. “His house is enchanted,” she says of the latter. “It’s over the top. Everything talks. Some of the elements – like the talking floor – are a bit ominous. But the darker themes are balanced out by humor.” Another new series, “Bury Me in the Garden,” uses 300 old photos that Hider found in a secondhand store. They depict scenes from a couple’s life in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Hider was touched

Kelly Hider’s “The Flower Sermon” was influenced by Star Trek “transporter room” imagery.

Kelly Hider’s “Careful Company”

Some of the toys artist Kelly Hider makes for her manipulated photographs. Photos submitted

by the fact that the pictures were unwanted. She decided to use them as a way of honoring the people in them. She calls the collection, made for her MFA thesis, an “altered archive.” Hider is judicious with the alterations she makes, and each picture contains only “a couple of moves that are very impactful.” She’s also fond of “canceling out” what’s in the photos, often covering up people’s faces or entire bod-

ies with paint and other materials. It’s fitting that her name is “Hider” because that is often her role. In this kind of work, she’s influenced by John Stezaker and Christian Holstad, both of whom manipulate print media to create their art. In addition, she is creative with the framing, using three different types: white gallery frames, found thrift-store frames and her own homemade dried-macaroni frames, spray-painted

gold. Gluing different pasta shapes onto wood bases, Hider replicates rich gilded “art gallery” frames so well that the viewer has to get up close to see what’s actually there. “I’m poking fun at high art,” she admits with a laugh. You can view the fascinating work of this young artist and learn of her upcoming exhibitions at www. kellyhider.com. Send story suggestions to news@ShopperNewsNow.com

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Glenwood changes the posture of worship

Footprints in the snow

By Cindy Taylor Glenwood Baptist Church in Powell has been a driving force in the community since 1954. In the past two years, the church has made improvements that include the addition of a screen/projector, new lights in the parking lot, a new air-conditioning unit and a welcome center. The screen/projector aids those who have trouble hearing or seeing – those who have difficulty following along with music or scripture readings. “The front screen has changed the posture of our worship services,” said pastor Travis Henderson. “I can place an outline onscreen and lyrics to songs are onscreen. When you can look up and are able to see other people worship, it aids in your worship.” Henderson said that Glenwood is both an “older” and a “getting younger”

And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isaiah 30: 21) He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6: 8) O, be careful, little feet, where you go. (Sunday school song)

The new screen and projector at Glenwood Baptist Church keeps focus toward the front of the sanctuary. Photo by Cindy Taylor church as far as the age of the congregation. But the real work is just beginning. The church is now raising funds to enclose outdoor areas of the church to add handicapped-accessible restrooms, shortening pews to make room for wheelchairs and updating

existing restrooms. The church was built before accessibility codes came into existence and doesn’t lend itself well to an elevator addition – therefore the blueprints include renovations just outside the sanctuary to provide singlelevel improvements.

“We are blessed to be debt-free due to a generous, giving congregation,” said Henderson. “We want to be good stewards and be smart about this renovation. It is important to us that anyone who comes in our doors is able to worship and not hindered by inaccessibility.”

What heaven looks like Jaime Goldenberg, Emory Quince and Rita Holloway of the Church at Knoxville, which aims for a multi-ethnic, multi-generational membership. Photo by Wendy Smith

By Wendy Smith There’s no white steeple or even a permanent sign to direct people to the Church at Knoxville. In spite of this, the church is growing and may be looking for larger quarters by the end of the year. Staff members place yellow flags at the intersection of Rocky Hill Road and Northshore Drive on Sunday mornings so visitors can find the church, located behind Butler & Bailey Market in Rocky Hill Shopping Center. The growth is because of the church’s emphasis on a multi-ethnic, multigenerational membership, and that’s important, says administrative assistant and elder Rita Holloway, because that’s what heaven will look like. The focus is also unusual, even for the church leaders. Emory Quince, worship and student pastor, grew up in

East Knoxville and didn’t experience worship with white Christians until he was a student at CarsonNewman College. It’s not racist, he says, but it reflects prejudice against people and churches that are different. “We need to break that,” he says. Quince has a unique perspective on Knoxville’s racial divide. He attended public school until middle school when he received a scholarship to attend Webb School of Knoxville. While he had a positive experience at Webb, he didn’t always fit in, and his East Knoxville friends shunned him for spending time in West Knoxville. He now thinks God was preparing him to work with a multi-ethnic church. The congregation, originally called Mountain Ridge Church, was founded several years ago by Cory Hard-

esty. It met at several locations before putting down roots in Rocky Hill Shopping Center. Pastor Jaime Goldenberg and his wife, Sandra, joined the congregation in 2009. Quince loves the authenticity of the congregation. Church is not a show, and members don’t judge each other by externals like clothes or socioeconomic status. Holloway agrees, and says the sanctuary is like a living room – a place to open up and to teach. “There are special things happening in this house,” Quince says. The congregation kicked off the year with 21 days of fasting and prayer. While many adults are participating in the Daniel Fast – a partial fast that includes fruits and vegetables – others are opting to take a break from electronics, sweets or activities that are a distraction from spiritual

disciplines. Quince says he can see a difference in the congregation after a corporate fast, especially in the youth. While observation of the fast is optional, Holloway estimates that 70 to 80 percent of members are participating. The fast will end with a Mega Prayer and Worship Night on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Last weekend, the church hosted a Faith for Families seminar featuring Joe McGee of Tulsa, Okla. Quince has seen a rise in families dealing with problems, and the seminar was intended to benefit the community as well as church members. Worship services are at 9:30 and 11 a.m. on Sundays. Smaller groups, called Connect groups, meet throughout the week.

This is going to seem like WTMI (Way Too Much Information), but stay with me. There is a lesson here. I have calluses on my right foot. None on my left. Go figure. The problem started when I was a freshman at the University of Tennessee. It was summer school, and I was walking to class, uphill and down, day after day. I was wearing sandals (like everyone else), and my right sandal never seemed to stay straight on my foot. I would tighten it, adjust it, straighten it, but it would be crooked again after a few steps. I soon developed blisters, which turned into calluses. I have walked in the sand on beaches (which offer a natural and gentle pumice stone effect) and have used actual pumice stones, creams, lotions, files, etc. The calluses remain. Then one snowy day, a couple of years ago, I walked out of the church where I was working and down the sidewalk. For some reason, in an excess of responsibility, I turned around and went back to the door to make sure it had locked properly. When I turned again to walk down the sidewalk, I noticed my footprints. I was stunned. My left footprints were absolutely straight. My right footprints were angled out, to the right. I stood there, looking at my path, having learned something new about myself at this late date. It was only later that I understood. I put two and two together

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and came up with a hundred and fifty: I walk funny; that is why I have calluses on only one foot. There is, however, a larger lesson here. The way we walk influences who we are. The way we walk shapes us (like my feet), changes us, molds us. Our walk in life is made up of hundreds of footsteps – small decisions, spoken words that are helpful or hurtful, acts of kindness or sins of omission. It was Abraham Lincoln who said that every man over the age of 40 is responsible for his face. His own face was a testament to the truth of his statement: The craggy sadness of his countenance was the product of a difficult marriage, the awful loss of a beloved child, the weight of the presidency and the horror of a Civil War. The same is true of our feet, I think, as well as our souls, our spirits. We are callused or soft; we grow or are stunted; we give or take; we love or hate; we forgive or become the carcass at our own dreadful feast. The prophet Micah got it right, offering perhaps the best advice in all of scripture: “do justice, love kindness and … walk humbly with your God.”

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Halls wrestling wins district, region titles

Andrew Kitts pinned his opponent to add six points to the Halls team score.

The Halls High wrestling team defeated Bearden High, 40-30, during the regional tournament and was crowned district and region champions after the duel. Halls and Bearden advance to the state tournament, to be held in Franklin on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Photos by Ruth White

Colton McMahan defeated Jake Gerken, 8-3.

The 138-lbs. class kicked off the region tournament finals with Bearden’s David Garabrandt losing to Halls’ Joe Fox, 6-5.

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Science Saturdays are back Science Saturdays will be held 9:3011:30 a.m. each Saturday through Feb. 15 at West High School, 3300 Sutherland Ave. Students in grades 8-12 can learn about research being conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and stay for hands-on activities related to the research topics.

Volunteers are needed to assist with ■ 2014 spring rec baseball hands-on activities, and supplies and signups, 3U-14U, 10 a.m.-2 monetary donations are welcome. p.m. every Saturday through Registration is available online at www. Feb. 8 at Halls Community orau.org/science-saturdays/registration/ Park. Signups also will be students.html. Info: contact Julia Abbott, held at Halls Elementary, 241-7501 or julia.abbott@orau.org. Bricky-McCloud Elementary and Halls Middle during basketball games on Saturdays. Info: hcpark.org or email hcpsports@msn.com. ■ Two players needed for 2014 Cherokee AAA/Major 10U. Info: 414-8464.

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TMJ diseases, stretching of the jaw as TMJ is an acronym occurs with inserting a breathing tube before surgery, and clenching for temporomandibular joint disorder. or grinding of the teeth. Often an extremely Symptoms are pain in and painful condition, it around the ear, tenderness of the is caused by displace- jaw, headaches or neck aches, clicking, popping or grating sounds ment of the cartilage Dr. Wegener when opening the mouth, and where the lower jaw connects to the skull. This is one of swelling on the side of the face. the most commonly used joints in Chiropractic care works on corthe body. It moves every time you recting a misaligned or out of place chew, talk or use your mouth at all. temporomandibular joint and can remove the pressure, reducing pain The displacement creates a and improving ﬂexibility and funcpainful pressure and stretching of tion. Call today for a complimenthe associated sensory nerves. You tary consultation. might have TMJ if you feel like your jaw is locking or clicking, if Next time: Scoliosis you have a problem opening your mouth fully or if you have frequent headaches or pains in your neck. By Dr. Donald G. Wegener

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Savor the flavor at North Corner Sandwich Shop

Juanita Winters at Angelic Ministries. Photo by S. Clark

Juanita Winters – a volunteer with a big heart Juanita Winters, the Latin Ministries director for Angelic Ministries, grew up in Los Angeles – her dad was from Mexico, her mom from Texas.

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She credits a special woman who tutored her in 2nd grade with teaching her the value of a true giving spirit. Juanita spoke Spanish at home, and she is grateful this volunteer taught her how to read and speak English. A lasting impression was made. As an adult in L.A., Juanita worked at the Rescue Mission. She and her husband, John, then moved to Dayton, Ohio, where she worked in the Salvation Army’s drug

rehabilitation program. The birth of a granddaughter 14 years ago brought her to Knoxville to be closer to her daughter’s family. John is the pastor of missions and outreach at Fellowship Church. Juanita’s family continues to grow. Her daughter and two sons have blessed her with ﬁve grandchildren, and she beams as she talks about them. September 11, 2001, left a desire “to do something eternal that had meaning and value.” She closed her Bearden consignment shop and started tutoring Latino Lonsdale Elementary students in English. She also took them to appointments and acted as their liaison. Juanita had a goal – to open a Christian assisted living home for people in drug rehab. She wanted to provide counseling and prevent relapse. She says, “God had another plan.” Betsy Frazier came into the picture.

Frazier, founder of Angelic Ministries, and Juanita met at a women’s prayer group. Juanita says Betsy was like an open book. After hearing the story of Angelic Ministries, Juanita knew this was her calling. Usually, a city council Angelic Ministries serves member gets calls about the “working poor,” people something gone wrong, a who have fallen on hard situation needing immedieconomic times. Helen Ross ate attention by a specialist McNabb Center, Knoxville in one of Knoxville departCommunity Action Com- ments, or a neighborhood mittee and Volunteer Min- disturbance from life’s istry Center are its primary events gone awry ... But not source of referrals. here. Not now. Juanita’s position is fulltime and without pay. She credits her 2nd grade tutor Business with inspiring her to be the by type of person who “does not discriminate against Nicky D. anyone and serves with dignity and respect.” Volunteers are needed. Juanita says the families who come in just need someRecently, people have one to listen to their stories. called about an eatery Info: www.angelicminis- known as the North Corner tries.com or call 523-8884. Sandwich Shop. Located at 2400 N. Central Avenue, at Current needs the corner of Springdale Av■ Angelic Ministries enue sits a hidden treasure: is collecting items for the North Corner Sandwich Easter baskets. Donations Shop. of candy, baskets and small Great food, constituents toys are needed. Volunteers write, has arrived. This criare also needed to assemble sis, of course, requires speand decorate the baskets. cial, hands-on attention. ■ Urgent Needs: All That’s how I met chef and household and hygiene small business owner David items – Clothing and Blevins. The North Corshoes, especially women’s ner (open weekdays only, plus size clothes, men’s 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) features pants, size 28-32, and size culinary-inspired, hand3-16 kids’ clothes. made sandwiches, creative ■ Donations can sausage-okra laden gumbo be dropped off Monday and other featured soups, as through Saturday, 8-4. For help with larger items, well as gourmet cookies. The menu varies with the drop off Monday-Thursday, seasons and the chef’s sense 8-3. Info: 1218 N. Central of adventure. Chef David is Street (corner of Oklahointo this. ma), 865-523-8884. The sandwich venue started after the roving chef ■ Got news? had a chat with his longIf your business is growtime friend, Nancy Kending, changing or just needs rick from the Coop Café, a shot in the arm, call me for about her old haunts on a short and snappy business North Central. (These days, story. 922-4136. Nancy is cooking down on Woodland, across from St.

Mary’s). So, David grabbed a paint brush and woodworking tools, and started refurbishing the empty rental space. Five months later, this small, clean, inviting, modestly furnished eatery emerged. The real treat is behind the counter. There, Chef David whips up some of his special creations: Italian Nos. 1 and 2, for example, built on special Turano bread he imports from up North, and laden with dried-cured salami and mortadella imported from San Francisco, as well as provolone, fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil and other goodies hand selected by a culinary-schooltrained chef who is used to plating gourmet food in Aspen and Vale among other resort venues where he has worked. David likes his current venture, although I suspect his restless spirit makes him a bit of a rover, savoring new challenges as they arrive. For his sandwiches, David prepares his own roast beef for the Cattleman House Roasted Beef sandwiches topped with gouda and caramelized onions, and prepares the roasted pork tenderloin for his Cubanos sandwiches. His homemade meatball sandwiches, with freshly ground and seasoned meat, plus cheeses and marinara sauce, draw moans of pleasure from his customers as they sink their chompers into food crafted with knowhow and love from this chef and foodie. Did I mention the Southwest, crafted with spicy chorizo, Monterey jack

and roasted peppers? Or the Italian sausage s a ndw ic h? M o m m a mia! David bakes awesome David Blevins Ghirardelli chocolate chip cookies to round out your lunch. In short, this is handcrafted, not assembly-line food. What’s he doing here? He has family roots in East Tennessee. And this challenge has his attention for now. Come and enjoy. Join David at lunchtime. Check out his Facebook page for announcements: www.facebook.com/Nor t hCor nerSandwichShop. It’s only the best sandwich in town! Nick Della Volpe represents District 4 on Knoxville City Council.

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Meet the Shopper-News community reporters By Sandra Clark Shopper-News is bigger than the paper you’re holding. Each week we produce eight editions, seven zoned for specific communities in Knox County and another mailed to every home in Union County.

This week and next, we’ll introduce our community reporters – the people who who develop relationships and cover local happenings. Each will explain how she came to this job and why she stays.

For the love of stories By Wendy Smith

Community reporter for Bearden sit down and talk to someone, I almost always like them. I want my readers to like them, too. That’s what makes our community more than just a bunch of people jockeying for position on the interstate. We need to know and understand each other. It makes us compassionate, which helps us make better decisions as a community. Very few of my stories are Ruth White makes cookies with her grandchildren Brayden (at left) and Kynleigh White. hard-hitting news stories. But I hope all of them are relevant because they are about your neighbors, the kids at the school around By Ruth White the corner, or somebody Community reporter for Halls, Fountain City and Gibbs who attends church, or Rotary Club, with you. As long as I can remem- mail slot at Shopper-News. party or two, shared laughs It’s a privilege to get to ber, I’ve had a camera in my In August 2003, Sandra at a club meeting and celetell those stories. Thanks for hands. offered me a job. brated the success of several reading. My parents always alThere have been memo- athletes. lowed me to use the family rable times: the Christmas I love sharing these celecamera and I don’t ever re- parade where Jake Mabe brations and successes with call them fussing about the and I pretty much walked everyone and look forward thousand shots I would take backwards in front of pa- to making more memories. and ask to be developed. rade floats taking photos I also remember creating and getting names; sloga “newspaper” with my best ging through elephant dung friend, Rhonda Penland, at the newly-constructed Next week using an old typewriter of Halls Convenience Center; you’ll meet my dad’s. I think we got 2-3 climbing on the roof at Powtyped out before we were ell Middle School; and my tired. It was more like a gos- personal favorite – heading Betty Bean sip column, but it kept us for the courthouse to grab busy during a long summer. a picture of a politician in Betsy Pickle I started taking pictures trouble and hearing Clark Libby Morgan for the Shopper in 2003 yell, “Try not to get shot!” when my oldest son, Joe, I have a great job. I have Cindy Taylor was a senior at Halls High. met more people than I He was a pitcher for the can count, cried a few tears Nancy Anderson baseball team which was with friends, shared laughs, Wendy Smith, Rebekah Roberts and Jon Crowhaving a great run for a dis- judged spelling bees and son celebrate their return from an out-andtrict championship. I began chocolate desserts. back trip on the city’s new designated bicycle sliding photos through the I’ve attended a birthday commuter route. Photo by an innocent bystander

When I was in high school, one of my best friends would always start off our conversations with, “Tell me a story.” That was when I learned that any event could be retold as a story, and when it was a story, it became relevant. I still love stories in all forms – books, movies, even the little personality segments on ESPN that my husband makes me watch. So it makes sense that I would have a job telling stories. The best ones often come from people who think they’re not interesting. Yeah, right. One of the most important career moves I made was accepting a summer internship at the Danville Bee

in Danville, Va. It was the summer before my senior year at Virginia Tech, and I knew no one in Danville. But I had a terrific editor who took the time to discuss each of my stories. I learned a lot about writing, and life, that summer. After working as a graphic artist for several years, I pulled out my old clips from the Danville Bee and remembered that I am, deep down inside, a writer. Not long after that, I accepted my first assignment from the Shopper-News. Sandra has been nice enough to let me hang around for five years. When I’m driving on I-40, I don’t really like people. But when I get to

That’s when I snapped!

Community newspapers connect us to the people around us By Sherri Gardner Howell Community reporter for Farragut; editor for Bearden, Farragut and Karns/Hardin Valley Community journalism was my first love. Perhaps if I had grown up somewhere other than Lexington, Tenn., I would have chosen a more hard-hitting, uncover-the-truth road for my career. I loved Lexington so much that even during the “rebel” years of wanting to get away from small-town life, I was still fascinated by stories about the community and the people who live there. When given the choice, I chose features, entertainment and stories about people over government, politics or hard news. My career at the Knoxville News Sentinel and E.W. Scripps started in 1974 in obituaries while I was still a journalism student at the

University of Tennessee and continued, in some form or fashion, through 2011. Although I live in a “no man’s land” that is outside the town of Farragut but not in any other community either, Farragut has been my home since 1986 when we built the house we still live in off Northshore Drive. My children went to Farragut schools and played sports in the Farragut community. I watched the birth of the town, saw new schools built and new communities with Farragut roots spring up around us. I still have a problem wearing anything besides maroon and gray. My association with the Shopper-News came at a time when I had a broken

heart. My career had taken an unusual turn that led me to Blount County, where I had the incredible privilege of being publisher of a weekly community newspaper for seven years. I nurtured and loved it, and when corporate closed it, it broke my heart and almost my spirit. Coming “home” to Farragut helped restore the passion I have always had for community journalism. While this is not the only thing I do now, it is, by far, my favorite. Print journalism is at a crisis point all across the country. Many don’t think it will survive. I have no crystal ball and am so old school and rooted in print that I

could not give an unbiased opinion. What I do know is this: People still care about their communities, the folks who live, work and play in them, and the politics and policies that govern them. For communities outside the “mother ship,” the best way to learn about what is happening in their backyards is through community newspapers like Shopper-News.

I believe what we do is important. Photos of parades, piano concerts or potluck dinners won’t go viral, but they give a snapshot of our everyday life. A profile of a community leader or Joe Smith down the block won’t win any big awards, but it connects us to the people around us. The news of what happened at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting rarely makes the daily-paper headlines, but it keeps us informed and encourages good citizenship. Thanks for welcoming us into your home every week. Keep us on speed dial and our email in your favorites so we can continue to make Shopper-News a better newspaper that is a reflection of our community.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 Computer Workshops: Library Online, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info/to register: 525-5431. Free blood pressure checks, 6:30-7 p.m., North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6530 Fountain City Road. No appointment necessary.

THURSDAY, JAN. 30 Book Discussion: “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand, 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. Relay For Life of Metro Knoxville kickoff, Barley’s Tap Room & Pizzeria, 200 E. Jackson Ave. Appetizers and Happy Hour: 5:30-6:30 p.m.; program: 6:30 p.m. Info: Annie Sadler, 603-4727, annieleesadler@gmail.com.

Center, 701 Henley St., Exhibit Hall B. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Collection of unwanted medicines and a used mercury thermometer exchange, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. both days. Tickets at the door: $10. Info/free tickets: www.TheHealthy LivingExpo.com.

SATURDAY, FEB. 1 Story Time with Dr. Jared Graves, 11 a.m., Luttrell Library, 115 Park Road. Dr. Graves of Union County Animal Hospital will read a story and share his experiences as a veterinarian. Info: 992-0208. Valentine Sweetheart Supper, 4:30-8 p.m., Union County High School. Menu: choice of chicken parmesan or ham, vegetables, dessert and drink. Cost: $20 per couple; $12 for single. Hosted by the Women In Action of Mountain View Church of God. Carryouts available. Chocolatefest Knoxville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, Clinton Highway. Tickets: $15; VIP Pass: $30. Benefits The Butterfly Fund. Info/tickets: www.chocolatefestknoxville.com; Sugarbakers Cake, Candy & Supplies, 514 Merchants Road. Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. Baseball signups for 3U-14U, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Halls Community Park. Also during Saturday basketball games at Halls Elementary, Brickey-McCloud and Halls Middle schools. Continues Saturdays through Feb. 8. Info: hcpark.org or hcpsports@msn.com. Girls softball registration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Willow Creek Youth Park, 7530 Quarry Road. Cost: $40, wee ball; $60, 6u-17u. Info: www.facebook.com/Willow CreekYouthPark. “Hot Chocolate And Cool Crafts,” 2-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. For all ages. Cost: $10 per person. Registration deadline: Jan. 27. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net. Saturday Stories and Songs: Melissa Mastrogiovanni, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Molly Moore, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Recommended for birth to not-yet-walking. Info: 9476210.

SUNDAY, FEB. 2 Performance by 3mb trio, 10:30 a.m. worship service, Inskip UMC, 714 Cedar Lane. Everyone invited. Lunch provided by the church will follow.

FRIDAY, JAN. 31 Concert featuring Sarah Morgan on mountain dulcimer and Dan Landrum on hammer dulcimer, 7 p.m., Union County Arts Co-Op, 1009 Main St. Reception at 6:30. Seats: $15 each. Pay at the door, but seats must be reserved. Info/reservations: 278-3975. The World’s Finest Balsamic Vinegars and Extra Virgin Olive Oils tasting, two seatings: 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $5. Info/reservations: 9229916 or www.avantisavoia.com. Deadline to submit items for new member jurying, noon, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Info/forms: www. appalachianarts.net, 494-9854.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 31-FEB. 1 The Healthy Living Expo, Knoxville Convention

TUESDAY, FEB. 4 Chocolate = Love cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia. com. Outreach meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. Guest speaker: Sharon Welch, senior pastor of New Living Faith Community Church. Bring a brunch dish to share if possible. Child care provided. Info: Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

TUESDAYS, FEB. 4-MARCH 11 Living Well with Chronic Conditions, 9:30 a.m.noon, Knox County Health Department classroom, 140

Dameron Ave. Free. To register: 215-5170.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6 Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tazewell Campus of Walters State in the auditorium. Coffee and dessert will be served. Info: 617-9013. Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Stories, music, flannel board activities and a craft. Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite toy or stuffed animal. Info: 947-6210.

THURSDAYS, FEB. 6-MARCH 13 Weekly Bible study, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. The topic will be “The Gate Keeper” with host Judy Burgess. Info: call Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

FRIDAY, FEB. 7 Crossroads Chili Chowdown, 5:30-8 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Hosted by the Halls Crossroads Women’s League. Chili and the fixin’s; hot dogs; bake sale. Tickets at the door: $5, adults; $2.50, children under 10. Live band. Proceeds go to the “History of Halls” book. Free family movie night, 7 p.m., third floor education building of Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4328 E. Emory Road. Movie: “The Last Brickmaker in America.” Includes free popcorn and drinks. Info: 922-2322.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8 Auction, singing and chili supper benefit for family of Jaden Thacker, 5 p.m., Sharps Chapel Elementary School. Chili supper: $5 for adults; $3 for children and includes chili, dessert and drink. The Valley Boys will perform. Auction at 7 p.m. All proceeds go to Jaden’s funeral expenses. Donations can also be made directly to Reese’s Funeral Home in Harrogate. Story Time with Jared Effler, candidate for district attorney, 11 a.m., Luttrell Library, 115 Park Road. Info: 992-0208. “Knitted Bead Cuff Bracelet” workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., instructor: Mimi Kezer. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Feb. 2. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net. Baseball signups for 3U-14U, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Halls Community Park. Also during Saturday basketball games at Halls Elementary, Brickey-McCloud Elementary and Halls Middle schools. Info: hcpark.org or hcpsports@msn.com. Girls softball registration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Willow Creek Youth Park, 7530 Quarry Road. Cost: $40, wee ball; $60, 6u-17u. Info: www.facebook.com/ WillowCreekYouthPark. Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Father-Daughter Valentine Dance, 6-8:30 p.m., church gym at Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Ave. For dads and daughters of all ages. Tickets: $5 per person, available at church office. Includes dancing, door prizes, refreshments, dance picture. Info: 689-5175.

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Deborah Hill-Hobby 207-5587 1.2 ACRES! Walk to lake, lots of privacy & wildlife. Almost 2300 SF w/ everything on main except bonus rm & 3rd BA. Open floor plan, soaring ceilings, brick FP, whirlpool tub, screen porch, huge deck, 2-car gar & much more. $255,000 NORTH

ALL BRICK! 4BR/2BA, level fenced lot w/lrg strg bldg. Absolutely perfect cond w/lam hdwd, modern kit w/island, tile flrs & pantry, lrg master w/W/I closet. Must see inside. Better than new. $122,900 MAYNARDVILLE

PERFECTLY LEVEL LOT! All brick, 3BR/2BA, private, fenced backyard. Open flrplan, gas FP, over-sized gar, laundry rm. Very well cared for. Reduced to move fast. $99,900

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MASTER ON MAIN! 2600 SF. Updated on a perfect lot. 4BRs, hardwood floors, bonus room, new deck, extra storage and much more. $209,900

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25+ ACRES POWELL! Restricted hunters paradise. Gated access with one acre stocked spring fed pond. Great place to build your dream home. $299,000 CRYSTAL SPRINGS! Perfectly level estate lot backing up to DeBusk mansion. Close to golf course. $114,900

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on 2+ acres!! Cathedral great room with bay window, total of 3 bay windows, big kitchen and bedrooms, lots of space!! Basement has kitchen, bedroom, bath, 2 living areas, and ﬁreplace, all brick, with some wood accents, back yard is beautiful...nice views, H&A 3 years, roof 5 years. $259,900. MLS# 866170

< Fountain City – Practically new 2 story in great

Fountain City location! Nice family room w/ﬁreplace, formal dining plus eat-in kitchen, nice size laundry room, lots of hardwood, big bonus, huge master BR, level lot and neighborhood amenities include playground, clubhouse and pool! $212,900. MLS# 871205

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NORTH HILLS AREA! $115,900! OWNER TRANSFERRED! Bsmt ranch, over 1,700 SF, 3BR/2BA, lg, corner lot w/fenced backyard. Finished bsmt w/BR & full BA + den. Hdwd ﬂrs on main, oversized GR, updated kit w/newer cabinets, tops & appl, DR, breakfast bar, oversized deck, carport for main level entry & sep driveway to bsmt gar. Loads of stg. MLS# 855415

FTN CITY! JUST REDUCED TO $149,900! WOW! Full, partially ﬁnished, bsmt w/sep entrance. Almost 2,600 SF, 6BR/4 full BAs, mstr on main & BR & BA in bsmt. This is no misprint - owner has purchased another home & has priced this one to sell fast. Move-in ready w/loads of upgrades. Gorgeous, oversized lot w/mature trees, fenced backyard. 16 rms in this home & rm to expand. Loads of stg. HURRY! Won’t last at this price! MLS # 853289

ALL BRICK! Everything on one level except huge bonus room. Large master w/ whirlpool, 9' ceilings, FP, huge lot with view. $199,900

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Halls – Must See this one! Hardwoods on both levels and staircase, built-ins in both living and sitting areas, BIG master BR, double sinks/shower/jacuzzi in MBath, many updates, including windows, H&A unit, roof, screenedin porch, lighting, front window seat, counter tops/sink/dishwasher, tiled BA,fenced yard and more!! Level lot (private) with professional landscaping,deep garage, good storage, nice ﬂoor plan too! $209,900. MLS# 871472

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FTN CITY! $97,000! Special 100% ﬁnancing available. This one is a real show place. Cape Cod style home on lg, level lot built in 2005 - privacy fenced backyard, 3BR/2 full BAs, mstr on main. Approx 1,108 SF. LR w/ view of eat-in kit, neutral decor, lg deck. Conv. loc just off Tazewell Pik. MLS # 862106

NORWOOD! $109,900! Special 100% ﬁnancing available. 3BR/1.5BA, 1,150 SF w/no stairs. A real dollhouse w/original hdwd ﬂrs thru-out most of home. Oversized LR & DR, updated kit & BAs, gorgeous fenced backyard. Covered deck, 1-car carport, utility rm, conv. to schools & shopping! MLS # 868268

6726 Todd Lane, Knoxville, TN – 2 homes on 1 lot! This property includes a house & mobile home. 2BR/1BA home features updates in kitchen & BA. Covered porch, deck and a storage shed. $65,000 MLS # 863328

1413 Timbergrove, Knoxville, TN – Lots of updates & plenty of space on lg lot in West Knoxville! 4BR/2.5BA, home features refinished hdwd flrs, new kit countertops and stainless steel appl, bsmt has new carpet, tile flooring, & beautiful new tile shower. Home has been painted throughout. Roof & siding 2.5 yrs, H&A 3yrs. $169,900 MLS # 869879

1020 Ozone Rd, Rockwood, TN – This beautiful tract of land has it all! 20.9 +/- acres, pasture, woods, lots of creek frontage, ponds & blueberry farm with irrigation, well & fencing. $131,900 MLS # 867268

Crystal Coﬀey

It’s the experience that counts! < 7113 Majors Landing Rd, Corryton – Beautiful well-kept home in nice culde-sac. Knox County. Convenient location and country setting. All Brick rancher, privacy fence around large backyard. Great home for first time buyers! MLS#860188. $129,900

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FOUNTAIN CITY – Totally updated from top to bottom just waiting on a new owner. 3BR/1.5BA, new metal roof, new siding, new windows, insulation, newly painted & more. Corner lot w/ fenced backyard. $99,900

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OFF TAZEWELL PIKE - Unbelievable! Updated from top to bottom. New roof, floors, countertops, BAs, windows, newly painted inside and out. New gar door, updated electrical panel & more! Very open flr plan w/lrg LR & stone FP. 2 lrg BRs on main w/2BAs, master w/tiled shwr & W/I closet. Bsmnt w/den, 2nd kit & 1BR/1BA + office. Bsmnt has sep entrance & could be used as sep living qtrs. $159,900

tammielhill@cs.com www.tammiehill.com STRAWBERRY PLAINS - 3BR bsmnt ranch w/updates includRealty Executives ing vinyl siding, roof, flooring, gutters & more. 3BR/1.5BA, lrg bsmnt w/workshop. 2 rooms used as BRs. Bsmnt could easily be Associates finished. Reduced to $67,000

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6515 Old Washington Pike, Knoxville – Wonderful > building site in lovely farmland setting. Excellent area. Property has well-established mature trees with open land for even a horse or two. Some restrictions apply. Convenient to interstate and shopping but yet private country living. Lots of potential at a great price! MLS#866688. $98,900

Terri Ridings

Exit Triple "E" Realty 442 E Economy Morristown, TN 37814 Phone: 423-307-8566

MAYNARDVILLE – 2140+ SF, custom-built 1-level on large 2+ level acres. Features hardwood floors, marble floors, tiled counters, lrg sunroom, open floor plan w/cath ceils, 2-car gar, 2-car det gar. Central vac, irrigation/watering sys throughout yard. Large master w/his & her W/I closets. Greenhouse attached to back of garage. $245,000 HALLS, NEAR CO. LINE – Well-maintained & updated in quiet country setting inside Knox Co. w/Halls schools. Updates include lighting, back deck, main level flooring, water heater, paint & much more. Large master in bsmnt with W/I closet, lrg BA w/jacuzzi tub, alarm sys, 4BR/3BA w/2 masters, FP in LR & propane heater in den as backup heat. Built-in blinds in french door, covered front porch, quiet country setting. $199,900 MAYNARDVILLE - Spacious and open floor plan. 1200+ SF, 3BR/2BA, maintenance-free ranch w/2-car gar on level lot. All kit appliances. Just waiting for a new owner. $99,900 NEAR NORRIS LAKE - Well-maintained, all brick ranch within walking distance of Norris Lake w/deeded lake access. Spacious 1240+SF home w/open floor plan, master w/jacuzzi tub, all kit appl, lam hdwd floors, ceramic tile & much more. Lrg covered front porch. Level 1 acre lot. $113,900 NEAR NORRIS LAKE - Property is within 1 mile to Big Ridge State Park & Norris Lake Boat Ramp. Updated & well-maintained. Updates include vinyl siding, metal roof (3yrs), water heater (4yrs), HVAC (1.5yrs), lam hdwd floors & much more. Lrg screened-in porch w/hot tub, 3rd BR converted into a lrg laundry room w/extra strg & sev closets. Oversized det 2-car gar w/floored attic. All on 1.85 acres. $105,000 OFF TOPSIDE/ALCOA HWY - Completely remodeled & ready for new owners. Updated from top to bottom. New siding, windows, roof, HVAC, plumbing, electrical panel & so much more. Like new. Located on 1 acre w/lrg backyard. $129,900

For a complete list of available properties in your area contact Tammie direct. Cell/txt 256-3805 Email at tammielhill@cs.com or visitwww.tammiehill.com

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Q: I have already made arrangements and funded my funeral in advance. What if I move or want to use another funeral home? A: Pre-arrangements made at one funeral home are easily transferred to a different funeral home. At Gentry Griffey, we can handle this process for you to make it a seamless transition. Death is not something that anyone particularly enjoys thinking about, but the circumstances that come with it are difficult enough as it is. It only makes a difficult situation harder on your loved ones by neglecting to make arrangements in advance. The professional staff at Gentry Griffey are able to answer any other questions readers may have and encourage people to contact them at (865) 689-4481.

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the inspiration for the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 – but this year she’s outdone herself. Sarah Weddington, the youngest lawyer ever to win a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, has agreed to fly in from Texas and address the 12th annual Women of Faith luncheon, to be held July 12 at the Foundry. In 1973, when she was 27 years old, Weddington represented the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion rights across the U.S. Reddick is excited. “I knew if I could get to the right person, I could get her – and I did,” Reddick said. “I dropped Ellie Smeal’s name (the founder of Ms. Magazine) and told her assistant to tell Sarah she’d be sleeping in the same bed that Ellie and Gloria Steinem have slept in (in attorney Wanda Sobieski’s guest house).” So she’s looking forward to summer, and knows that Jim would have a big grin on his face. “Jim always supported me,” Reddick said. “And I’ve always wished that he could have lived to see a woman elected president.”

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Call 865.777.1500 to learn more about Clarity Pointe Knoxville.

901 Concord Road, Knoxville, TN 37934 Q t G

www.ClarityPointeKnoxville.com

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A CRSA Community

I-75 North

Windsor Gardens

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Central Ave.

â&#x20AC;˘ Locally Owned and Operated â&#x20AC;˘ Three Apartment Sizes â&#x20AC;˘ Three Levels of Care â&#x20AC;˘ 24 hr Nursing Onsite â&#x20AC;˘ Medication Management â&#x20AC;˘ Activities Program â&#x20AC;˘ VA BeneďŹ ts for Veterans & Widows

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North Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Premier Assisted Living Community (865) 688-4840 5611 CENTRAL AVE. PIKE

Upcoming Events at Clarity Pointe Knoxville: Feb. 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; How to Select a Memory Care Community 10 AM & 2 PM at FairďŹ eld Glade Community Club Feb. 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cognitive Domains and How Our Mind Works: Part Two 5:30 PM at Clarity Pointe Knoxville Feb. 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; How to Select a Memory Care Community Tellico Village 2:00 PM at Chota Recreation Center at Tellco

For directions and to RSVP call 865.777.1500

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT EXIT 108 (MERCHANTS RD.) OFF I-75

www.windsorgardensllc.com

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• JANUARY 27, 2014 • Shopper news

FEBRUARY 1 10AM - 4PM The Grande Event Center at the Knoxville Expo p Center 5441 Clinton Hwy • Knoxville

Chocolate, Candy, Cakes, Cupcakes, Shopping! Exhibitors with delicious chocolate and sweets, gourmet coffee, kitchen items and decor, homemade crafts and more.

• LIVE ENTERTAINMENT • FUN FOR THE KIDS

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Tasting Tickets: Tickets available at Sugarbakers Cake, Candy & Wedding Supplies. 514 Merchants Rd, Knoxville or online at

www.chocolatefestknoxville.com

Tasting Pass $15

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VIP Pass $30

A special thanks to B&G All Occasion Catering

144 Concord Road, Knoxville, TN 37934 • 777-1727 • www.farragutent.com

A truly sweet event to beneﬁt The Butterﬂy Fund of East Tennessee

staying with them, making the total count five boys and two adults. “You ought to have seen me trying to cook that much!” she exclaims. “We didn’t even have a washing machine when Tommy was born. I had to do this,” she laughs as she mimes scrubbing on a washboard. “I still have the washboard!” “I was born in Corryton in 1916. I’ve always lived in Knox County. I went to Smithwood Grammar School and Central High School. “I had a friend named Polly and we ran all over the neighborhood up at Lynnview and Conner streets,” she remembers with a smile. “She got me to go over to the Methodist Church.” The Harringtons have been members of Fountain City United Methodist for many years, though Chloe is no longer able to attend due to a recent bout of vertigo. Her doctor doesn’t want her to go outside because of the uneven ground, but Tom says, “I made her a little path around the lot.” She walks around it now and then, but mostly stays in shape by walking a loop inside the house. She also likes doing step aerobics to a video. She fondly remembers gardens she cultivated in years past. “Tom, what were some of the flowers I had?” “Probably petunias,” he answers. “That was when the kids were little and we’d all be outside together. We had hollyhocks, marigolds, morning glories. I grew string beans and they went all the way up to the roof!” Chloe’s face is animated and cheerful. She’s clearly a happy person. And she’s a techie. Speaking of her new iPad, she enthuses, “You can do just about anything you want with this!” Pointing to an array of buttons on a website, she says, “Sometimes I just punch these things to see what they do!” She enjoys reading online and watching YouTube videos. Her son Tom teases her about her slow typing. “I type with one finger,” she retorts with a grin, “but I do it!” When asked if she has any advice for those who aspire to live a long healthy life, Chloe says, “Just keep busy and active. “Don’t sit down and rot!”

• Hearing Aids & Audiology • Allergy Testing and Immunotherapy • Eardrum Repair • Cochlear Implants

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