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UT Professor Emeritus Cynthia Griggs Fleming can tell you a lot about AfricanAmerican history. She can tell you about the three books she’s written, and about the times she took her students into the heart of civil rights country to walk in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. Stokely Carmichael himself sat in on her classes. She can tell you about all those things, and more. Problem is, you’ll have to catch her first. If she’s not astride her horse, chances are she’s muscling one of her classic cars down the highway.

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Mixed-media artist and Powell resident Cheryl Tarrant currently calls the mountains of Tennessee her home. But she says much of her work is inspired by childhood memories of her grandfather’s Cheryl Tarrant ranch in the hills of Trabuco Canyon, Calif. “I have always found solace in old barns and the magic you can find in them, such as birds’ nests, cobwebs and crinkly snakeskins,” she said. “The same holds true for abandoned houses. I am drawn to the “Her Name Is Alabama,” a painting by Cheryl Tarrant chipped-paint sideboards, dusty photographs strewn about and the light that finds its way in … .” ing textures using a computer pro- works with torn paper collages. Tarrant transforms her original gram and manipulating them with The first to admit she is not a photographs into art by overlay- a digital paintbrush. Tarrant also technical photographer, Tarrant

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Kids Play Free is more than a slogan at the Beverly Park Par 3 Golf Course. George Hall, retired teacher from Halls Middle School and PGA golf instructor, spoke last week at the Halls Business and Professional Association. “I’ve coached about every sport there is,” he said. Hall led softball teams from both Halls and Gibbs high schools to multiple state tournaments. His son, Andrew, was a two-time all-state golfer for Halls High School. George Hall was seeking donations to the Tennessee Golf Foundation, which manages the Beverly Park course that is owned by Knox County and located on Tazewell Pike. In addition to free golf for kids, the course offers junior camps, clinics and competitions. The course has a brandnew, full-size driving range. Holes range from 80 yards to 170 yards. Adults as well as kids can play golf there, and Hall is available for lessons for adults and teens. Info: 423-794-0747.

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of artist Cheryl Tarrant has learned to use textures over photographs to turn simple images into unique art. She is also an iPhoneography artist and co-creator of the editing app Distressed FX, which turns basic images into art in a matter of seconds. Tarrant’s work is on display at The Emporium Center on Gay Street as part of the Arts and Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition of 2015. The exhibition features selected works from 31 artists in the Southeast. Most works are for sale. A public reception will be held at The Emporium Center from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, with a brief awards ceremony at 6 p.m. Works will be on display in the balcony gallery Feb. 6-28. Tarrant can be reached by email at distressedtextures@gmail.com. More of her work can be seen at www.distressedtextures.net.

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Powell is perfectly poised to obtain a community development grant from a $10 million program sponsored by Frontier Communications and DISH network. The deadline to apply to America’s Best Communities contest is mid-March, said Mike Byrd, general manager of Frontier Communications in Powell. Byrd said the contest is straightforward. “We just have to have a good plan.” John Bayless, technical services supervisor for Frontier, is president of the Powell Business and Professional Association. He said PBPA will take the lead on submitting the application, but he asked for comments from residents. PBPA created a committee, Enhance Powell, last year that has developed a plan for expanding the Powell Station Park. “We’re currently using about one acre of a six-acre, county-owned tract,” said Justin Bailey, co-chair of Enhance Powell. Plans include a

perimeter walking trail, a kayak put-in/take-out, a second picnic pavilion and a grassy meadow for picnics. Byrd said the Frontier initiative supports revitalJohn Bayless ization of small towns. Powell qualifies because of population and because it falls within Frontier’s service area. Knox County Commissioner Charles Busler went to Nashville with Byrd and others to meet the CEOs of participating sponsors. Later, Busler pledged his support to whatever plan the community produces. One idea is to target the area from Powell High School to the new Front Porch restaurant at Spring Street and Emory Road. The plan could include sidewalks, facade and landscaping grants to property owners and even a “train station” visitors’ center and res-

Push back on push-out By Bill Dockery African-American children in the Knox County school system are suspended from school almost three times more often than their white fellow students. And that rate has not changed since 2007, when a community task force recommended ways to fi x the disparities in discipline. State statistics reported for 2012 show that black Knox County students are Sheppard still about three times more likely to be suspended than white students, despite the negative results such suspensions will have on their educational and legal futures. Those facts are part of the information presented at a workshop on “school push-out,” the name given to discipline policies that re-

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sult in children leaving school and getting caught up in the criminal justice system. A group of parents, students, school personnel and civil rights activists gathered Thursday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church to share stories and strategize about ways to change county schools so that their discipline system does not discriminate against blacks, people with disabilities and other minorities. Local activists with the NAACP and the Children’s Defense Fund sponsored the meeting. “We want parents to understand that suspensions are not an individual problem with you and your child,” said Andre Canty, one of the organizers of the meeting. “School push-out is a systemic problem that has some students being arrested for no reason. That’s messed up.” Amy Sosinski, a law student at the University of Tennessee, presented totals from 2012 state rec-

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taurant. “America’s Best Communities contest is designed to challenge a community’s brightest and most innovative thinkers to develop meaningful strategies and plans that will transform their town or city,” said Maggie Wilderotter, board chair and CEO of Frontier Communications. Joe Clayton, president and CEO of DISH, said, “Every small community has a story to tell, and we want to help create an opportunity for the best ideas that lead to thriving communities to be identified and shared.” America’s Best Communities is a three-year program that provides $4 million in seed money and other support to assist communities as they develop growth and revitalization plans. The top three communities will receive a total of $6 million in prize money. Municipalities with populations of 9,500 to 80,000 that are located within Frontier’s service areas are eligible to apply.

Judges will select up to 50 qualified applicants, each of which will be awarded $35,000 to develop their plans and proposals. These communities will then have seven months to refine and submit their final proposals in September 2015. Up to 15 semifinalists will be selected in November 2015 and will attend America’s Best Communities summit in January 2016 to present their proposals. In early 2016, eight finalists will be selected and will be awarded $100,000 each. The prize money awarded to the eight finalists will be used to implement the communities’ plans and bring them to life, while sharing their stories – and successes – along the way. The America’s Best Communities top three competition winners – those with the most innovative, effective proposals – will be awarded a total of $6 million in grand prizes in October 2017. Info: www. americasbestcommunities.com.

ords that show that some 8,300 black students in Knox County schools are about 2.7 times more likely to be suspended than the system’s 44,600 white students. Among students with disabilities, slightly more than one in 10 white students will be suspended; around one in four black students with disabilities will be sent home from school. In November 2014, the Education Law Practicum filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education based on those disparities. That complaint is still pending in the department’s Office for Civil Rights. Maya Sheppard presented information on an innovative plan in Baltimore that had dramatically reduced school suspensions. Sheppard is a lawyer with the Knox County Public Defender’s Office who serves in the county’s juvenile court. Other speakers discussed similar programs that have improved racial disparities in discipline in other school systems. “These are proven methods

for reducing suspensions and arrests,” Canty said. “What needs to happen from the people is a collaborative effort among parents, teachers and students.” Canty asked the attendees to share their own experiences of problems with the school system’s disciplinary policies. He then led the attendees in a discussion of how they would like to see the system change and how those changes can be brought about. Suggestions included mentoring programs for students, cultural sensitivity training for teachers and school personnel, increased parental advocacy and changes in special-education laws and policies. “We want all our kids to have a bright future,” Canty said. In late December, Canty participated in a discussion with Superintendent Jim McIntyre on WATE-TV’s “Tennessee This Week.” During that broadcast McIntyre announced that he would create a working group to look at solutions to the disparity problems.

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Pre-Admission Testing: What to expect Before you come in for surgery, you will make an appointment for Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) in order to expedite your registration and complete necessary preparation for surgery. At your PAT appointment, Parkwest staff members will discuss your medical history, allergies and medications, and will complete a pre-anesthesia consultation. Other necessary pre-operative diagnostic studies, such as X-rays and blood work, will be done at this appointment. An important component of PAT is education about and preparation for surgery. Parkwest aims to reduce anxiety associated with having surgery by giving patients the opportunity to voice their concerns and ask questions. Staff members work with pre-operative patients to explain exactly what will happen on the day of surgery and make sure that all medical information is on file and correct. “Our focus on pre-testing is directly tied to patient safety and successful surgeries,” Dawn Cunningham, RN, ambulatory staging manager, said. “We want patients who choose Parkwest to know everything they want to about their surgeries and have positive experiences.” While PAT involves many questions and numerous confirmations of identity, this thorough process significantly decreases chances of patient misidentification or surgical error. PAT has also proven to reveal previously undiagnosed conditions that are identified through lab work. By discovering these issues before the day of surgery, Parkwest staff can provide safer care and better outcomes.

roscopic surgery and robotic surgery using the DaVinci Robot. Gynecological surgeries include hysterectomies, diagnostic laparoscopies and vaginal repair. Neurosurgery: Parkwest’s dedicated team works with four neurosurgeons trained on the BrainLab system for spinal and cranial surgeries. The BrainLab system is especially useful in precisely pinpointing the location of a tumor during brain biopsies, which allows physicians to obtain more accurate tissue samples. The system also reduces radiation exposure, shortens operating time and is minimally invasive. Orthopedics: Patients experiencing

joint pain, foot problems or chronic issues may beneﬁt from Parkwest’s elite orthopedics program, which ranks among the highest orthopedic volume generators in the state. The orthopedic surgeons at Parkwest perform more than 1,800 total joint replacements each year. Parkwest is home to The Retreat, a total joint replacement center, which provides physical therapy immediately following a short surgical recovery period. Physical therapists work with patients to practice how to climb stairs, get in a car and move comfortably again. Orthopedic surgeries that are common at Parkwest include replacements, a wide variety of podiatry procedures, fracture repair and knee arthroscopy. Plastic Surgery: Parkwest also offers reconstructive or elective plastic surgeries. Urology: For patients with issues of the urinary tract, Parkwest’s urology service line offers a wide variety of treatments for issues including kidney stones, bladder tumors and bladder repair. To prepare for surgery, every patient is scheduled for a Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) appointment (see below). Patients and families are encouraged to ask any questions and voice concerns at this time. “Our priority is patient care and providing the best possible outcomes for every procedure, every time,” Deena McStay, RN, surgery nurse manager, said. For more information about surgical services at Parkwest, call 865-374-PARK or visit www.TreatedWell.com.

Surgical patient spotlight: Audrey When Audrey W. started to have pain in her lower abdomen, she rushed to the Emergency Department at Parkwest. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed thickening in her colon and issues with her uterus. “I hadn’t been to a gynecologist in four years,” she said. “My friend recommended Susan Schwarz, MD, at Parkwest, so I made an appointment.” Dr. Schwarz initially advised Audrey to take a wait-and-see approach based on her symptoms. She completed an ultrasound to establish a base line from which she could watch for future changes. “A couple of days after the ultrasound, Dr. Schwarz called me and explained that I had fibroids in the muscle of my uterus,” Audrey said. “She explained everything about it in great detail.” Fibroids are benign solid masses and can cause severe pain and heavy bleeding during periods. “If left untreated, fibroids can continue to grow and cause significant pain,” Dr. Schwarz said. For Audrey, who was not planning to have more children, having a hysterectomy was the best way to be free from the pain.

“There are many different types of hysterectomies. They all have a special place for a special problem,” Dr. Schwarz explained. “Each woman should sit down with her doctor and ﬁgure out the best individualized approach to get her back on her feet as quickly as possible.” Surgery was scheduled for Dec. 10, 2014. Audrey had an appointment on Dec. 4 to complete her Pre-Admission Testing (PAT). “They asked me a ton of questions, which made me feel good about the safety of the hospital,” Audrey said. “They warned me they’d ask my name and date of birth a lot, which I totally understood.” On the day of the surgery, Audrey’s husband and mother accompanied her to Parkwest. They were given a pager that works across the hospital’s campus and were able to monitor Audrey’s progress on a screen in the Surgery

Waiting area that lists each patient’s whereabouts using a unique ID. “My family was taken care of while they were waiting,” she said. “The volunteers were so friendly and the environment was so nice. The craft table gave my 67-year-old mother something to do while she waited, which was good for her. Between that, the valet parking and how good the cafeteria food is, I would recommend Parkwest to everyone I know. I had a great experience from start to ﬁnish.” Audrey’s hysterectomy resulted in the removal of her uterus and fallopian tubes and was completed laparoscopically, so she only has three small scars on her abdomen. Her pain has been eliminated. “Dr. Schwarz even shared before and after pictures of my uterus, ovaries and surrounding organs,” Audrey said. “That helped me understand how incredibly important it was to have this procedure. “The medical staff at Parkwest made my family and me feel very cared for and welcome. It all felt so organized, and I felt like I was in such a safe and clean environment.”

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Lions’ spring carnival set

The 2015 Knox North Lions spring carnival promises even more exciting rides and games.

Knox North Lions have set the date and location for their second annual spring carnival. Mark your calenCindy dars for Wednesday, April Taylor 29, through Sunday, May 3. “Hopefully the weather won’t be a factor this year,” said Lions president Rick This year’s fun will be Long. “Even with some bad provided by Forever Young weather last year, this was Amusements. Owners John still a huge fundraiser for and Angel Young have been us.”

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in the carnival business for 16 years and have owned Forever Young Amusements in Georgia since 2012. They promise to bring new and exciting rides and games to Powell. The site will move from the Yow property on East Emory to the old Ingles on Clinton Highway. Rides and equipment will begin arriving April 27. Long says the

site prep needs to be completed before then. “The lot is overgrown and has a lot of trash,” said Long. “We are hoping a few local organizations and individuals will participate in the cleanup with us.” Preparation of the site is slated for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 28. Meet at the old Ingles parking lot on Clinton Highway. Those

it “a wonderful view of what the Old City has to offer” and complimented Birdwell on the excellent use of line and great definition that move the viewer’s eye through the piece. Honorable mentions were awarded to Bob Bolinger for his photograph titled “Elkmont”; Pat Shaw for her watercolor “Nature’s Passion”; Leslie Aguilar for her watercolor “Autumn Afternoon”; and Nancy Webb’s watercolor “Look Ahead, Look South.” The show will run through Feb. 12. The center is at 213 Hotel Ave. Info: 357-2787.

Treasures on display The Fountain City Art Center recently hosted the themed show East Tennessee Treasures, featuring local artists’ work depicting the area.

Ruth White Pat Shaw won an honorable mention ribbon for her watercolDirector Sylvia Williams or, “Nature’s Passion.” was impressed with the originality and number of submissions for the exhibit. shine titled “Tennessee handled the glass and liquid Named Best of Show was Gold.” The judges stated in the piece. the watercolor work of Janet that the “Mason jars reveal Rounding out the top Trewhitt, “Promise of Spring a rich contrast in color and winners was Robert Birdin the Smokies.” The judges careful balance of shapes” well’s watercolor “Sullivan’s selected the piece because of and liked how the artist Tavern.” The judges called the balance, contrast, excellent continuity and subtle variations of tone. rate the event. Anyone First place went to Kate FCAC’s 10th interested in placing an Aubrey for her watercolor anniversary gala ad with a congratulatory “Elkmont Memories.” The message should contact judges called the piece a upcoming Sylvia Williams, fcartcen“playful watercolor wild The Fountain City Art ter@knology.net or Bob card” and liked how the Center will host a gala to Meadows, bkbinderbob@ “loose, energetic applicacelebrate its 10th anni- bellsouth.net for ad sizes tion of the watercolor creversary, Saturday, March and prices. ates shapes and light.” 7, at the Foundry. Kate McCullough won Ad deadline is noon second place with her waThe center will compile Monday, Feb. 23. Info: tercolor featuring Mason a program to commemo- 357-2787. jars of Ole Smokey Moon-

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What happens when the cheering stops? Real life is not far away. College football is history for Justin Coleman, Justin Worley, Marlin Lane, Jordan Williams, Jacob Gilliam, Devrin Young, Matt Darr, A.J. Johnson and a few other Volunteers who settled for smaller headlines. One, two or three may find jobs in the NFL. The others face this sobering question: What now? What happens after the cheering stops, after the crowd has gone home and old jerseys and Adidas shoes are put away? What happens when life replaces fun ’n’ games? Well, it depends. Dick Williams looked like a tight end but played defensive tackle in the mid-late 1960s (heart of

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a lion). He married well, co-founded an insurance agency and became a national leader in the industry. He has never had half the credit he deserves for supporting UT and for leading the East Tennessee chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. Larry Seivers, first of the great receivers, never believed the cheers were for him, so there wasn’t much to miss when it was over.

He went into the vending business (food services) and earned a fortune. David Rudder, quarterback, completed 11 passes in a row against Alabama in 1978 and became our and several others’ dentist. Bill Nowling, fullbacklinebacker, 1940-42, finished a fine career with an interception against Tulsa in the Sugar Bowl. Too soon, football was background. Bill and many other Volunteers went away for World War II. Nowling was killed fighting in France on Aug. 9, 1944. Jim Smelcher, tackle, 1956-59, coached for a while, got smart and started an insurance agency. There is value in being a former Volunteer. Several Tennessee ath-

letes performed as well or better after the applause faded away. Hank Lauricella, great in 1950-51, enjoyed a 32-year political career in Louisiana, eight as a state representative, 24 as a state senator. He was managing partner of Lauricella Land Company. Bill Johnson, 1957 really good guard, became a Sparta banker and university trustee. Bob Johnson, 1967 center (sixth in Heisman voting), was an icon with the Cincinnati Bengals and is one in Cincinnati business. David Allen, cornerback, 1970-72, returned to Athens, Ga., and emerged as the state’s leading urologist. Herman Hickman, 1931 guard, had a short but spectacular post-football career

as TV and banquet humorist and Sports Illustrated author. I probably shouldn’t tell you that he dabbled in pro wrestling. Steve Chancey, secondgeneration Vol, son of a coach, scored a couple of touchdowns against Penn State in 1972. He and Art Reynolds created a heating and air-conditioning business. Good men. Good company. Ed Molinski, 1939 guard, became a doctor. Tony Robinson went another direction, from spectacular quarterback in 1984-85 to prison. His path looks better now. Austin Shofner, 1936 tackle behind Bob Woodruff, became a Marine. He plotted and led the only successful American team escape from a Japanese prison camp during World War II. He brought to the world the first report of the Bataan

Death March. Shofner retired as a brigadier general. Dennis Wolfe, linebacker and captain, 1978, is another winner. He didn’t say much as a Volunteer but spoke right up as a school administrator. He is a leader in the lettermen’s T Club. Mack Gentry was serious about academics and athletics when he arrived in 1963. I recall that he was pledged to a fraternity for one week. He was in law school before he ran out of eligibility as a defensive tackle. He coached at West Point. There were few cheers. The team went 1-9-1. He became an SEC and NFL official. Nobody cheers for zebras. He heads a tax law firm. It earns deep appreciation. If there is applause, it is private. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

ual turning away from the The worst mid-term votreactionary politics that er turnout since 1944, 36 began with Reagan and percent of eligible voters, is homecoming queen and her peaked with the neocon not a ringing endorsement court, class officers and the tragedy that was the Bush of the party of “No.” In fact, Gridlock there’s a good chance the happy scholarship winners. administration. Tall, short, slim, stocky, in Washington has earned Obama miracle may beget smiling or somber, they both parties a bad rap, but still another. Are you ready for a womhave one thing in common: Republicans come off much worse in national polls. an in the Oval Office? their white skin. A black president one day? Dream on. Viewed through my generational lens, Barack Obama’s presidency is miraculous. I was 13 years old when Bull Connor turned fire hoses and police dogs loose on children in Birmingham, Ala., 14 when three civil rights workers were murdered near Philadelphia, Miss. As a man and a politician, Obama is flawed, as we all are. That doesn’t take President Barack Obama listens to Sen. Lamar Alexander while away from the significance meeting with a congressional delegation aboard Air Force One of his election. en route to Knoxville Jan. 9. Also pictured are, from left, Ted Despite the Republican Mitchell, undersecretary of education; Sen. Bob Corker; James majority in both houses of Kvaal, deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council; and Rep. Congress, there is a grad- John “Jimmy” Duncan. Official White House photo by Pete Souza

Miracles on Pennsylvania Avenue Remember the fun Tina Fey had with her Sarah Palin impersonation on “Saturday Night Live”? If you do, you can hardly wait to see what the show does with Joni Ernst. Ernst is what would happen if Palin and Michele Bachmann conceived a love child. Choosing “Shoeless Joni” to “rebut” the president’s State of the Union address makes as much sense as castrating hogs with bread bags on your feet. Anyway, very little rebuttal took place. There was the expected swipe at Obama’s “failed” health-care plan. Obamacare has proved such a resounding dud that 10 million people now have insurance who had none before. Like her Tea Party soul-

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mates, Ernst is not about to let facts stand in the way of demagoguery. But without the miracle that preceded her, Ernst wouldn’t have had an audience to admire her dental work. A black president delivering a State of the Union message is a social and political miracle few of my generation thought we’d witness. I vividly remember the way in which the only black student in my freshman high school class was treat-

ed 50 years ago. I can recall feeling ashamed and embarrassed for her, but I was too cowardly to speak up. I don’t know where she found the courage to show up each day and endure the name-calling, shunning and isolation, and I’ve often wondered how she made out later in life. Now, leafing through my high school yearbook, I find the faces of two young black women among the hundreds of class photos. I scan the superlatives: best dressed, best school spirit, best looking, most studious, most athletic, best-all-around, most likely to succeed. I browse the clubs, the chorus, the student council, and the football and basketball teams. I come to the

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Mark Donaldson: the gift that keeps on giving Former Metropolitan Planning Commission director Mark Donaldson retired in December with a $101,000 severance package (approved in a meeting that you can’t watch online because MPC doesn’t maintain an accessible video archive), but his policies continue to rile neighborhood groups. Take Ryan and Amber Bradley, who live next door to a former church building on the west end of Cedar Lane and have invested money and sweat equity in their home. In 2007, Donaldson championed a new zoning designation called Civic Institutional to apply to churches, schools and government buildings. This classification was attached to the parcel at 607 Cedar Lane although it was no longer being used as a church (churches are allowed in residential neighborhoods as a permitted use and frequently cause issues like this to arise if they vacate the property). Fast forward to late 2014, and imagine the Bradleys’

Betty Bean surprise when they learned that MPC had recommended that their property – and that of their close neighbors westward to the railroad tracks – be rezoned from Residential 1 to Office 1 along with the former church building at 607 Cedar Lane. The railroad tracks have long served as a boundary between residential Cedar Lane and the commercial hub of Merchant Road and its interstate ramp to the west. The Bradleys and their neighbors were not notified about the MPC recommendation. Critics charge that this is unlawful “spot” zoning. MPC commissioners further complicated the issue by prohibiting all but three of the 15 uses allowed in office zones by “right” (meaning that they do not need to be reviewed). The controversy came

about when real estate agent and former MPC commissioner Cindy Bradley (apparently no relation) bought the property, which had not been used as a church for many years, last April for a greatly reduced price after the previous owner was unsuccessful in an attempt to sell it to Family Promise, a nonprofit organization that provides housing for families with children who have lost their homes. Cindy Bradley said the need for the rezoning became more urgent when city codes inspectors ordered her to remove a sign from the property in December. Her request was supported by Betty Jo Mahan, president of the Inskip Neighborhood Association (and administrative assistant to Mark Donaldson). It was opposed by Fountain City Town Hall, represented by board member Carlene Malone. Mahan cited her organization’s worries about halfway houses and apartment complexes. Malone warned that excluding uses allowed by ordinance is vulner-

able to legal challenge and will likely be struck down, and although Cindy Bradley promised not to allow any objectionable uses, if she sells the property, the door would then be open to all kinds of things neither neighborhood association wants, like private clubs and halfway houses. The vote was 5-4 to approve on first reading. On second reading, Jan. 20, City Council member George Wallace, a Realtor and one of Cindy Bradley’s most adamant champions, recused himself, saying someone had complained that he had a conflict of interest because his company had been involved in the sale of the property to Bradley and also had a contract to resell it that expired Dec. 31. Council member Duane Grieve, who represents the Sequoyah Hills area and voted no on first reading, flipped his vote, guaranteeing approval. On the crucial vote to change the sector plan, Mark Campen, Finbarr Saunders and Nick Della Volpe voted no.

It’s time to rethink Knoxville elections What if you threw an expensive birthday party for a friend and no one showed up? Would you do the same thing the next year or would you try something different? Knoxville city elections are coming up this fall. They are expensive and few people vote. Unlike state and county contests, which are held in even-numbered years (2014, 2012, 2010), the city has stand-alone elections in odd-numbered years (2015, 2013, 2011) for offices like mayor, city council and city judge. As a result, city taxpayers get stuck with the entire bill of about $250,000 for the primary and general election. But the cost of the election isn’t even the biggest problem. Voter turnout is worse. According to the Election Commission, there

reflect the will of the people. For example, an election with 50,000 voters is more likely to reflect the views of the community than an Scott election with 5,000 voters. Frith However, in low-turnout city elections, special interest groups like government employees and neighborare approximately 107,000 hood organizations have registered voters in Knox- more clout because candiville. Yet, in the last city dates know that their memelection (November 2013), bers are more likely to turn only 4,350 ballots were cast out to vote than the general citywide. Think about it. population. In the long run, We have enough folks reg- low-turnout elections can istered to vote in Knoxville have a corrosive effect on to fill Neyland Stadium, yet government, electing folks the voters from the last city who cater to an elite few, election wouldn’t fill the rather than the views of the Civic Coliseum. city at-large. Why is low voter turnout Nevertheless, the current a bad thing? system still has its supportWe have elections so that ers – mainly from folks who folks have a voice in choos- benefit from it – and city ofing their leaders. The larger ficials have little incentive the voter turnout in an elec- to change a system which tion, the more accurately benefits them. the election results should What now?

Let’s move city elections to the state election cycle in even-numbered years. Put the city primary in August and the city general election in November. It will save a lot of money, about a halfmillion dollars every four years, and turnout will increase exponentially. Of course, this idea isn’t new. Other surrounding municipalities have elections in even-numbered years: Maryville, Alcoa, Oak Ridge and Clinton, among others. If necessary, delay implementing any new election schedule until the current officeholders are term limited out of office. Removing political self-interest might give city officials greater incentive to act. Knoxville city elections are broken. Let’s rethink them. Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can contact him at scott@pleadthefrith.com.

Fire protection ‘hot topic’ in Knox County By Wendy Smith There are 86 homes in George Turner’s West Knox subdivision, but not one fire hydrant. His home in Landmark subdivision, off Middlebrook Pike, has doubled in value since he bought it in 2003, and he’s afraid of losing his investment to fire. It’s a valid concern. According to Turner, a home in the subdivision burned to the ground three years ago. The initial response was slow due to debate over

whether the home was in the city or the county, he said, and when a fire truck finally arrived, a hose had to be run across Middlebrook Pike to a hydrant at Weigel’s. By then, the home had burned. Because his home is in the county, he pays for a Rural/Metro subscription. Turner was the only resiGeorge Turner tells about his unsuccessful effort to have dent to speak at the first a fire hydrant installed in his meeting of Knox County West Knox subdivision. Photo Commission’s fire protection by Wendy Smith workgroup. The group in-

cludes commissioners Dave Wright, Charles Busler and Bob Thomas, fire and emergency personnel and others. They will spend the next year looking at ways to improve fire service in the county. Kevin Lauer, a fire and emergency services management consultant, said that fire protection is a “hot topic” throughout the state because many county leaders realize that current systems might not work in a few years.

government Lawyers win regardless If anyone thought the new year would bring a kinder and more transparent TVA, they were quickly disabused of that notion when TVA rejected the freedom of information request regarding the amount of tax-paid incentives given to a Clinton industry to expand. In fact, TVA even suggests the News Sentinel should seek judicial review. Hopefully, the News Sentinel accepts the challenge and takes TVA to federal court. TVA’s most recent top legal counsel was paid $2 million a year. Management has minimal regard for fiscal restraint other than the layoff of some 800 employees across the valley while their top employees get literally millions each year. New TVA legal counsel Sherry Quirk will earn $675,000 a year if she meets all goals. This still exceeds what 98 percent of East Tennessee attorneys make. U.S. Reps. Jimmy Duncan and Chuck Fleischmann have said TVA should disclose the amount of money paid out. The two should go a step further, put some backbone behind their statements and introduce legislation to require more transparency in TVA’s use of tax dollars. Clearly, TVA does not care what Duncan and Fleischmann think, and only a new law or a court order will elicit the corporation’s attention. ■ Something strange is going on with Team Rogero and its treatment of Rick Evans, former Chilhowee Park general manager who now works at a much lower salary for the city’s service department. Evans, a 20year city employee, had received significant compliments at Chilhowee Park – up until Greg Mackay took over from Bob Polk as director of Public Assembly

Facilities and did away with Evans’ position. Abolishing a position is a cleverer way of getting rid of someone than simple termination. Meanwhile, the city hired attorney Thomas Hale to do a report on some of the charges in the lawsuit Evans filed against the city. The report cost $10,868.50 but failed to settle the lawsuit. This appears headed to court with lots of stories to come. Shirley Nash-Pitts, former chair of the Coliseum Board, says this issue never would have occurred if the Rogero administration had not removed the board’s authority and placed it directly under the mayor. Jamie Satterfield, able News Sentinel reporter who first broke the story, has further details in her blog at http://knoxblogs. com/lady-justice-unmasked/2015/01/13/reportcity-boss-greg-mackay-potty-mouth-average-joe/. ■ It is interesting that two sponsors of the mayoral pay raise, Nick Pavlis and George Wallace, are both often mentioned as mayoral candidates themselves. Maybe they did not get the memo urging them to avoid raising the pay if they have any remote notion of seeking the position in 2019 or before. Marshall Stair, also a possible candidate, did not sign the ordinance. ■ State Rep. Martin Daniel will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Bearden Branch Library on Golfclub Road for any constituent to attend and comment on pending legislative issues.

As a former Farragut fire marshal, Lauer is familiar with fire protection in Knox County. The county’s subscription-based funding through Rural/Metro is fairly unique, he said. Shelby County, which includes Memphis and is the state’s largest, is covered by a career fire department. Hamilton County, which includes Chattanooga, is covered by volunteer fire departments outside city limits. John Linsenbigler of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department said that Sevier and Blount counties are also

looking at ways to provide better fire protection. In response to Turner, Dwight Van de Vate, the county’s engineering and public works director, said the group would have to engage utility companies to talk about contributing factors like water pressure. The group will meet again at 4 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the large assembly room at the City County Building. Each meeting will include a public forum. Turner says he’ll come to every meeting until he gets his neighborhood a fire hydrant.

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Faith Promise rocks North Knox By Cindy Taylor Faith Promise North Knox will hold a three-week 20th-anniversary celebration during weekend services beginning Sunday, Feb. 1. The congregation is celebrating the opening of its new campus at 5830 Haynes Sterchi Road. Trinity Community Church sold the property to Faith Promise and has acquired another location, which is undergoing renovation. Trinity will meet at Jubilee Banquet Facility until the renovations are complete, according to the church website. Faith Promise has ﬁve campuses in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Campbell counties. The North Knox campus is the newest, launched Jan. 11 with more than 950 in attendance, ﬁlling nearly every available chair in the worship center, as well as many of the children’s rooms. The Rev. Mike Baker, Faith Promise North Knox campus pastor, was more than happy with the turnout.

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“We were blown away by what God did at our grand opening service. Almost every seat was taken, and our students sat on the carpet in the The Rev. Baker front,” said Baker. “We serve an amazing God!” Faith Promise was born on Feb. 5, 1995, when 350 people gathered to wor-

ship in the Garden Plaza Hotel in Oak Ridge. In the 20 years that followed, the church built a new facility on Pellissippi Parkway, expanded that facility, began broadcasting online and launched four additional regional campuses with a total attendance of more than 6,000. The North Knox church started three years ago, meeting at the Knoxville Expo Center as a portable campus, setting up each weekend and packing back

up once services were ﬁnished. Baker says the church experienced continual growth in that location and God changed many lives. Now in the new facility, Faith Promise is ready to be a church home for many in the area who are looking for a different sort of church setting. “We are thrilled to have a beautiful, permanent facility on 16 acres of land, but our focus is not on buildings or programs,” said Baker. “Jesus died for people, and they are our priority.” Faith Promise North Knox meets at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Middleand high-school students come together at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for live music, videos and Bible teaching. The church plans to add another service time in the coming weeks. “We want to invite people to ‘come as you are’ and experience God in worship,” said Baker. “You will never be the same.” The celebration is open to the public. Info: faithpromise.org.

Changing a child starts with Hope By Carol Shane “One simple thing will make a big difference in the life of an at-risk child,” says the Kids Hope USA website. “One-on-one, positive attention from a responsible, caring adult.” Begun in October 1993, Kids Hope USA grew out of conversations between concerned church groups and experts in ﬁelds such as law enforcement, education, religion and health and human services. The experts responded with one voice: Churches that mobilize and train their members to form one-to-one relationships with the youngest children can make a profound difference in their lives. St. John’s Lutheran Church is one of the Knoxville churches that provide Kids Hope mentors. In cooperation with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the program currently has 17 trained St. John’s Lutheran volunteers, each carefully matched with an at-risk child. “We are in our seventh year of mentoring,” says program coordinator Thea Peterson. “We began at Christenberry Elementary and have followed students all the way to freshman year in high school. “Mentoring young people to help them grow up to be productive, contributing members of our community was very important to us. We feel this is a wonderful way to transform our community.”

The “Kids Hope USA Way” relies on four integral parts: ■ One child: an at-risk public elementary-school child who needs a relationship with a caring adult; ■ One hour: 60 critical minutes each week when a trained mentor befriends a child and helps him or her acquire basic academic skills; ■ One church: a committed congregation that owns the program with its neighborhood school and provides a trained mentor and a behind-the-scenes prayer partner for each child; and ■ One school: a school that welcomes this proven intervention to increase the academic skills of at-risk children, at no cost to the school. Peterson has mentored Thalia, who is now 15, for the past seven years. The high school student has “moved from being an average student to one who has been on the honor roll for the last three years. Her self-esteem with regards to doing well in school has in-

creased tremendously,” says Peterson. “I reward her efforts in getting on the honor roll with a trip each summer that provides many learning opportunities.” Clearly, special relationships are being formed here and not only for the good of the students. Peterson encourages other churches that want to ﬁnd a way to get involved in making a difference to consider Kids Hope USA.

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Wasn’t it Bette Davis who said, “Getting old is not for sissies”? Now, there is a bit of wisdom that becomes clearer to me as the years pass. What about poor Methuselah? However you understand the biblical accounting of years, it’s clear that Methuselah lived much longer than average. Succeeding generations lived shorter and shorter lives, a fact which one commentator attributes to the cumulative effects of sin on human life. I have discovered that age provides perspective. The things that once were hugely important – crucial, even – aren’t so important anymore. Maybe it was the turning of another year that set me thinking about time and age. Maybe I feel older because this is the ﬁrst New Year in which I am without any living ancestors. Maybe it is because these days I seem to have more doc-

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tors’ appointments than has been my custom! But would I go back and live it all over again? Not a chance. I have learned a lot about what is truly important. I have learned that one of my favorite words is today. I have learned that time is limited, and that every day is a gift. As someone said, “That’s why we call it the present!” So in this present, what will I do? I hope that I will live, love, give, forgive, forget, remember, rejoice, serve, abide. I hope that I will make a difference in some way, to someone. I hope that I will be thankful for all things.

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Three phases of healing By Dr. Donald G. Wegener Many times when a person goes to the chiropractor he or she is under the impression that a bone is out of place and pinching a nerve. He or she believes that if the bone is put back in place the problem will be permanently fixed. This could not be any farther from the truth. On most occasions, the pain is Dr. Wegener a result of injury to the soft tissues of the body. Soft tissues are basically everything but the bone. This includes muscles, ligaments, tendons, joint capsules, discs, nerves and fascia. After being injured, soft tissues heal by a relatively complex process, involving three phases. Phase One, Inflammation: Normal soft tissues have a crisscross pattern that gives them strength in all directions of force. When soft tissues are torn, their fibers are disrupted in a manner similar to the tearing of a piece of paper. Once these tissues have torn, they will heal in three distinct phases. The first step is the acute inflammation phase, also known as swelling. This phase and swelling will last for about 72 hours after an injury. During this phase, the tissues continue to swell causing more pain and discomfort to the injured area. Phase Two, Regeneration: The second phase of healing, called regeneration,

begins about three days after an injury. During this phase, the tears in the tissues begin to accumulate small protein cells called collagen. These cells create a glue that ﬁlls the gap in the tissues caused by the tear. This laying down of the collagen glue during the regeneration phase will take six to eight weeks to complete. After this phase, no more glue will be laid down. The glue is what will become scar tissue. When the glue is making scar tissue in the injured area it is being laid down in a weaker more irregular pattern and not in the stronger, crisscross consistent pattern. After all the glue is in place and the scar tissue has been formed, the healing process is still not yet complete. Phase Three, Remodeling: The ﬁnal phase is the remodeling phase. This phase takes up to 12 months. During this phase, the irregular pattern of scar tissues will line up in the proper direction to create a better quality of healing. Therefore, remodeling is a motion-dependent phase that governs the quality of healing in the tissues. Next time: Three problems with healing

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April Lamb: Great reporter, great teacher

April Lamb engages with students. Photos by Madison Thomas

By Sandra Clark April Lamb is best known to students at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy as their technology teacher. She’s got a lot of cool equipment since SMG is a magnet school. And she’s ordered $6,000 more as one of six winners of the recent TeacherPreneur grant program sponsored by the Great Schools Partnership. But before Lamb was a

teacher, she was a reporter. And she talked to the newspaper club last week about her career. A shy kid growing up in Bristol, she was challenged by her third-grade teacher to be the class reporter. She loved the job and determined right then to be a TV reporter. There was discouragement. “You have to go to college … it costs too much ...” “But I worked hard to earn scholarships,” she said. She made it through East Tennessee State University with a degree in mass communications. Next came the challenge of finding a job. “Back then, we had to send out tapes. I sent tapes to television stations everywhere.” She was hired first by a local radio station and then by a TV station in West Virginia. Her big break came when she was offered a job at WBIR-TV in Knoxville as reporter/anchor for a show called “Style.”

Karina Cortez and Safari Bahati snap photos of the PowerPoint showing April Lamb reporting for WBIR-TV at the TVA coal ash spill.

Lamb’s PowerPoint showed her climbing a rock wall despite her fear of heights. The studentreporters were captivated, especially when Lamb told us she had to do it twice – once with the photographer on top shooting down and

again with the photographer shooting her ascent from below. Twice up a rock wall, but the show was still canceled. The station gave Lamb a job as a reporter and backup anchor. She showed clips of both. Working on New

Year’s Day, she was the first reporter on the ash pond at the TVA coal ash spill site. “Was almost arrested twice (by TVA police trying to restrict access) that day,” she said. During her spare time, Lamb worked as a reading

tutor. One day a student asked how long she had been a teacher. “I’m not a teacher, I’m a reporter,” she said. The fellow told her she would make a wonderful teacher. To page A-9

Like father, like son By Ruth White Wrestling is in Josh Neely’s blood. It’s only natural, seeing that his dad, Powell High coach Larry Neely, was a wrestler at Halls High back in the 1970s. When Larry was in high school, wrestling coach Ed Simmons encouraged him to come out for the team. “Once I won my first medal in the Halls Invitational Tournament, that was it,” said Neely. The 1977 graduate was a three-time district champion, two-time regional champion and placed fourth at the state tournament under Simmons’ guidance. Ever since graduation, Larry has been involved with the sport, either officiating or coaching. Josh is a senior this year and has been wrestling since he was seven years old. “Starting young helped him gain basic skills of wrestling sooner than most,” said Larry. Josh is having a great season (13-3) in the 220 lb. weight category. He placed eighth at the recent Halls Invitational. Seeing some of the state’s best teams there, and using that experience to

help him get better and work harder, he’s getting ready for the upcoming individual regional tournament. The pair enjoy working together on the team. Larry teaches his son skills and important life lessons, and Josh knows that even though his dad may be a little tougher on him than he is on other team members, he enjoys the challenges it can bring. “My dad taught me to never give up on my dreams, and he’s taught me to seek God and follow His direction in my life,” said Josh. After graduation, Josh plans to attend Roane State thanks to the Tennessee Promise program and work toward a degree in physical science. He would like to transfer to UTK or UT Chattanooga after two years and continue his studies. Neely is also a member of a musical quartet and has competed at the national level, so his future looks promising. One day he hopes to follow in his dad’s footsteps and coach at some level, possibly even coach Powell High senior wrestler Josh Neely and his dad/coach, Larhis own children. ry Neely. Photo by R. White

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100 days of learning

Students in Knox County got creative as they celebrated the 100th day of school last week. Pleasant Ridge Elementary used the day to dress up as 100-year-olds, counted and sorted 100 items and discussed what they might do with 100 legs.

Shaelyn Atkins packs her purse like any other centenarian might: complete with bunion pads, raisins, a Bible, medicine and candy. First-grade students at Pleasant Ridge Elementary enjoy dressing up to look like 100-year-olds. Pictured are: (front) Isabella Smith, Anthony Diaz, Sammy Ray, Donovan Day, Kyle Wilson; (middle) Elizabeth Manges, Lydia Kinnaird, Isabella Conner, Emma Underwood; (back) Grace Latham, Clara Posadas, Ella McCarter and Averie Leathers. Photos by R. White

Pleasant Ridge staff members get in the spirit of the 100th day of school. Pictured are Trey Lemmings, Jessica Fitzgerald, Kara Israel, Carrie Poteat and Vanessa Hammond.

First-grade teachers Lauren Clowers and Julie Leathers are a pair of high-spirited grannies on the 100th day.

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Community services ■ Alice Bell Baptist Church, 3305 Alice Bell Road, will hold its Community Clothes Closet Opening 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Each family member will receive a clothes bag to fill. Everything free. ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Ave. Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611.

April Lamb “That set me thinking,” she said. She remembered her third-grade teacher’s impact on her life. She decided, “We need teachers who can make a difference.” So she returned to college for a second degree – this time in education. “Education provides freedom,” she told the kids. “I have two degrees and can do a lot of jobs.” A fifth-grade reporter, Eddys Garcia, said it best: “I think she was a great TV reporter and still is and she is also a great tech teacher here.” For the younger reporters, Lamb included pictures of her daughter’s first birthday party. She said she met

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

■ The Church of God at Maynardville will host its Fifth Saturday Night Singing 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Features guest singer Brad Lee. Everyone welcome. Info: Pastor Charles McClure, 992-2522.

■ Powell Church hosts Recovery at Powell 6 p.m. (meal) Tuesdays at 323 W Emory Road. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: www.recoveryatpowell.com or info@

■ Oaks Chapel Church, 934 Raccoon Valley Road, will host a singing 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Features Wayne Carpenter, along with several other singers. Everyone welcome.

■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: stevengoodpaster@gmail.com.

Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161.

■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: https://www.facebook.com/ knoxnorthlions/. ■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy

■ Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136. ■ Powell Alumni Association banquet is the first Saturday in April. Info: Vivian McFalls, 607-8775. ■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@ gmail.com.

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Abel (Oscar Isaac) and Anna (Jessica Chastain) discuss their troubles in “A Most Violent Year.”

‘Violent Year’ sets scene, forgets action “A Most Violent Year” doesn’t fall short on violence, but it has all the emotion and allure of a research paper on the subject. Written and directed by J.C. Chandor (“All Is Lost”), the drama is set in New York in 1981, which holds the distinction of being the most violent year in the city’s history. It takes place in the dog-eat-dog world of the heating-oil industry (who knew?), which apparently occupies the least populated areas of the city. If none of that gets your juices going, there’s no point in checking out “A Most Violent Year.” Well, there is the cast. Oscar Isaac tries to pull a 180-degree turn from “Inside Llewyn Davis” – from unlikable ne’er-do-well musician to admirable, integrity-filled businessman. He succeeds, but there isn’t much point in this bland enterprise. Jessica Chastain plays his loyal wife, but she mainly seems to be on board to walk a cinematic catwalk in the 1980s-era outfits designed by Giorgio Armani – some original to the period

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and others created in concert with costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone. (Perhaps the cost of her costumes decimated the budget for extras.) Elyes Gabel (of CBS’s “Scorpion”) plays an immigrant oil-truck driver who wants to achieve the American dream, like his boss. And Albert Brooks plays Isaac’s lawyer, a canny, world-weary type who sees the big picture better than most. Abel Morales (Isaac) has done well in the heatingoil industry, but he’s under siege. His drivers are being attacked and their trucks hijacked, with the thieves making off with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of oil. Abel has no idea who’s behind the crimes. He’s an honest businessman trying to operate legally in a busi-

ness full of cut corners and questionable practices. His wife, Anna (Chastain), is the daughter of an oil man who played by a different set of rules and got caught. She seems happy to follow Abel’s lead and reap the benefits of their nouveau-riche lifestyle as she works alongside him. An ambitious district attorney named Lawrence (David Oyelowo) is investigating the oil business and its shady practitioners. In his drive for power, he is willing to paint all the participants with the same brush. Trying to run his business legally, rise above Lawrence’s persecution and solve the mystery of the hijackings takes a toll on Abel. The resulting sizzle is too little, too late. Chandor focuses so much on creating a specific atmosphere that he forgets to give the film energy. Even with a cast that also includes Alessandro Nivola, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter Gerety and Jerry Adler, he can’t lift “A Most Violent Year” out of its torpor. All that oil. So little heat.

Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner both want what’s best for their granddaughter in “Black or White.”

Jude Law plays a rogue submarine captain in “Black Sea.”

Costner, Spencer, Law head new film lineup By Betsy Pickle Worlds collide in “Black or White,” one of four new films opening in Knoxville on Friday. Kevin Costner plays a grandfather who suddenly finds himself raising his biracial granddaughter on his own. He loves the little girl (newcomer Jillian Estell) and believes that she belongs in his home and his world. Octavia Spencer plays the girl’s paternal grandmother, who is encouraged

to seek custody by her lawyer brother (Anthony Mackie). In this timely film intended to open discussion on racial relations and the meaning of family, both grandparents want the best for the child, but they have different ideas on what that means. Mike Binder (“The Upside of Anger”) wrote and directed the film, based on experiences within his own family. Jude Law sails into trou-

ble in “Black Sea.” Law plays a submarine captain who agrees to hunt for a submarine rumored to be full of gold. Claustrophobia and danger ensue. Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) directed the thriller, whose cast includes Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn. Teenagers get into trouble in “Project Almanac.” When a brilliant teen and To next page

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FRIDAY ■ Gaelic Storm, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $21.50 plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: knoxbijou. com. ■ Ron White, 9:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $50-$60. Tickets: all Ticketmaster locations, tennesseetheatre.com, Tennessee Theatre box office.

SATURDAY ■ ENSO String Quartet concert, 7:30 p.m., Lambert Recital Hall at the Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Tickets: $20-$35. Info/tickets: 9818590 or claytonartscenter.com. ■ World Class Bluegrass featuring Phil Leadbetter, 7:30 p.m., Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info: 981-8590 or claytonartscenter.com.

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Theater with a conscience The WordPlayers of Knoxville are kicking off Black History Month in a big way with “Walk, Don’t Ride,” billed as “a presentation of drama and song depicting events that helped shape American freedom.” The play’s author is Peter Manos. An example of the best kind of “edu-tainment,” “Walk, Don’t Ride” has been booked in nine different counties and 16 different venues in East Tennessee, including middle schools, colleges and churches. A Christian theater company, The WordPlayers’ mission, according to the company’s website, is “to impact theatre audiences and artists by telling culturally relevant stories from a Christian worldview.” The shows will be presented in collaboration with the Carpetbag Theatre, which is “a professional, multigenerational ensemble company dedicated to the production of new works,” according to the website. Founded in 1969 and

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chartered in 1970, the Carpetbag Theatre works in partnership with other community artists, activists, cultural workers, storytellers and leaders. They work with people who are concerned about social justice, creating original works through collaboration in a style based in storytelling and song. Events depicted in the Manos play are the Montgomery bus boycott, the Nashville lunch-counter sit-ins and the Greyhound/ Trailways freedom rides. Speaking of these civil rights events, the Carpetbag Theatre’s website states, “For some, they are part of a seemingly distant history. And perhaps for others, they are unfamiliar. But without a doubt, a couple

of generations ago, those events changed the course of America.” Private performances will take place in several area schools. The following performances are free and open to the public: ■ 5 p.m., Feb. 1, Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1323 N. Broadway ■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 5, Walters State Community College, 1325 Claiborne St., Tazewell ■ 1 p.m., Feb. 7, ReCreate Cafe, 800 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga ■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 12, Walters State Community College, 1720 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville ■ 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Feb. 16, Roane State Community College, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman ■ 9:40 a.m., Feb. 17, Pellissippi State Community College, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave. ■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 19, Walters State Community College, 500 S. Davy Crockett Parkway, Morristown ■ 2 p.m., Feb. 21, Oak

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Valley Baptist Church, 194 Hampton Road, Oak Ridge ■ 5 p.m., Feb. 22, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, 2500 E. Fifth Ave. ■ 1:30 p.m., Feb. 24, Walters State Community College, 215 N. College St., Greeneville, Tenn. ■ 7 p.m., Feb. 26, Austin-East High School, 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. This project is funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Commission and supported by the Arts Fund of the East Tennessee Foundation. Info: www.wordplayers. org or call 865-539-2490. Send story suggestions to news@ shoppernewsnow.com.

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his friends come across the blueprints for a mysterious device, they build it and end up on an exciting timetravel adventure. But since they apparently have never watched any time-travel movies, they discover belatedly that every time they travel, they affect the world as they know it. Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Allen Evangelista, Sam Lerner and Virginia Gardner star in the film from first-time feature director Dean Israelite. Also opening this week is “A Most Violent Year.” Please see review on previous page.

The 12-ounce prime rib at Chop House is tender and flavorful. To accompany the classic, a buttered baked potato, with a starter of a bowl of Shrimp Bisque. Photo by Mystery Diner When you go to eat at a place called The Chop House, it is probably a good idea to go craving a good piece of meat. Prime rib – which I consider to be the king of steak dinners – comes in three hearty sizes at The Chop House: eight, 12 or 16 ounce. I went straight for the 12 ounces because I like to clean my plate. The prime rib at The Chop House is slow roasted for 12 hours. You can choose from a smorgasbord of “steak toppers” if you want to enhance your prime rib. They offer everything from béarnaise sauce to blue cheese butter to lobster. I was strongly considering the burgundy mushrooms as a steak topper but decided to just stay pure with the meat. I also kept the accompaniments classic – baked potato with butter, after starting with a bowl of shrimp bisque instead of a salad. The prime rib and accom-

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AFS students and guests are: (front) Ellison Rittenhouse, Onise Cox, Seaman, Mayer, Sophie von Wedel; (second row) Grace Gee with Cadance Eastman on her back, Autumn Skinner, Penny Myers, Blye Allen, Avery Griebe, Caroline Neal, Katy Buhl, Lindsay Levy, Natalie Rhodes, Devon Miller, Isabella Crichlow, Adriana Silvestri, Hina Ueda, Olivia Mikels; (third row) Emaleigh Marshburn, Madeline Taylor, Aiden Stalcup, Taylor Gee, Nicole Payne, Caroline Crook, Sydney Elam, Ella Riehl, Madelyn Mundt, Madison Sandidge, Lily Baker, Alyssa Lewis, and Anna Summerville; (back) Sydney Hawkins, Addie Peterson, Leia Riehl with Jaysa Hough on her back, Rachel Rigsby with Maddux Wigley on her back, Shelby Elam, Katie von Wedel with Chandler Wigley on her back, Lauren Large, Theresa Keller, Grace Sullivan, Maria Kasipovic, Anastasia Begoli, Keira Newsom, Ella Klenck and Lauren Clodfelter. Photos submitted

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‘Annie’ dancers visit Angela Floyd Broadway Connection teachers Evan Mayer and Meghan Seaman from the touring cast of “Annie” were guest teachers at Angela Floyd Schools. “Evan and I had a wonderful morning with these kids in Knoxville! We had a show after the Q&A for their parents and all the studio teachers, and they performed three different dances! “They were excellent dancers and a lot of fun to work with,” Seaman tweeted later.

Two honored at Bijou Awards

Angela Floyd Schools’ very own music student Sydni Stinnett was the winner of The Bijou Awards last night. Sydni is a vocal student with AFS music instructor Valerie Buckner. She was in the “Rising Star” category for Middle School Vocalist. AFS student Billie Williams was also a finalist for the event, one of the youngest to make it to finals.

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All flavors make Rob Followell left members of the Halls Business and Professional Association looking at each other d i f f e r ently after last week’s meeting. Rob Followell F o l l o w e l l , CEO of Tennova North, borrowed from author George Manning to divide people into groups of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Every team needs a mix of the three personality

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types, he said. Look for dark chocolate when hiring a CFO. These individuals like order and structure. They won’t go above the chain of command. Examples in history and sports are Moses (who literally carried rules carved into stone) and coaches Pat

Summitt and John Wooden. “All successful leaders,” said Followell. “I’m vanilla,” he said. “That’s a team-builder who dislikes confrontation and lives within boundaries while leading toward a goal.” Most people fall into the vanilla category. They like to make people happy with plenty of discussion around decision-making. In history and sports, examples are Ben Franklin, who pulled France into the American Revolution on the side of the United States. He went on to found the public library system and the U.S.

Post Office. Rick Pitino is a coaching example. He led Kentucky to an NCAA national championship and then turned around and led “a team of scrubs” at Louisville to the same achievement. He’s a consensus-builder for sure. Strawberry people are most likely to hit a home run. They’re also most likely to land in jail. “Don’t hire a strawberry as your CFO,” said Followell. “You might end up in jail.” Historically, he cited Patrick Henry: “Give me liberty or give me death!” In sports he flashed photos of Bruce

Innovation Valley boosts local economy By Bonny C. Millard The Knoxville region saw one of its best periods of economic recovery and success in 2014, a local business leader said. That’s due in large measure to Innovation Valley, an economic development initiative created in 2008 by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, said Rhonda Rhonda Rice Rice, Chamber executive vice president. Rice made a joint presentation to the Rotary Club of Farragut with Doug Lawyer, Chamber vice president of economic development. “Knoxville is a large, viable region, and we know that we can get more for this region and this community by marketing and recruiting as a whole instead of worrying about what political boundaries and geographical boundaries are in this area,” Rice said. She is executive director of Innovation Valley. Lawyer said that last year, the Innovation Valley partnership recruited new businesses such as Flower Foods, Leisure Pools and Fresenius Medical Care and expanded

current businesses including Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee Inc. and ARC Automotive. The initiative has three goals: net new jobs, gain capital investments and increase wages. During the 2013-2014 year, 3,273 new jobs were created, surpassing the goal of 2,300. Innovation Doug Lawyer Valley exceeded its capital investment goal of $300 million by $215 million. According to its annual report, distributed by Rice and Lawyer, the wages increase fell short of its annual 2 percent goal by just .5 percent. “We spend a lot of time making sure that we’re out in front of siteselection corporate decision-makers who are interested in seeing companies grow,” Rice said. “We also spend a lot of time working with our existing industries in the region in trying to find ways and opportunities to help them grow.” Created just as the national recession hit, Innovation Valley is managed by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce but is a separate entity.

Pearl and Bobby Knight on the screen. Strawberries are creative people who focus on the present. There’s an element of marketing and optimism around them, and they don’t mind surprises. “There are great leaders in all three groups,” said Followell. “As business leaders, we need a balanced team.” Somebody asked about football. Folks quickly labeled Peyton Manning a chocolate, Joe Montana a vanilla and Michael Vick a strawberry. Followell drew his talk

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from the work of George Manning, a professor of psychology and business at Northern Kentucky University. He has written 11 books, and his consulting clients include AT&T, IBM, the IRS and the U.S. Navy. As the meeting ended, I drifted over to the table where Hallsdale Powell Utility District CEO Darren Cardwell sat. “Now I know why Marvin Hammond and I always got along so well,” I whispered. “We’re both strawberries.” “I tend toward chocolate myself,” said Cardwell. Well, yes he does.

Put together party rooms, giant trampolines and a convenient Powell location and what do you get? Fifty-thousand square feet of indoor fun! MaxAir Trampoline Park owners hope to be open for business by the end of January. The company has leased the Yow warehouse at 229 E. Emory Road and totally transformed the interior. Brightly lit, colorful rooms can be rented for birthday parties or any special occasion. Every room has large windows to let in even more light. It is strongly suggested by management that the jumping comes before the eating, but you don’t have to have a party in order to come and jump. The park is open to groups and/or individuals. Prepare to be amazed by the trampoline area, which takes up nearly half of the

facility! More than 160 folks can be bouncing at any one time. There will be open air jump, in-the-air dodgeball and inflatable air bags. An opportunity to slam dunk a basketball on the indoor trampoline court is not one to be passed up. Kiddy trampolines are in the near future as more activities are added. The idea was born from a small group of local investors with a common goal: the need to have more activities in the Powell community that encourage exercise, fitness and movement in a fun, safe indoor environment. Safety of guests is high on the list of priorities. MaxAir is the only indoor trampoline park of its kind in North Knoxville. The biggest challenge will be trying not to smile while having this much fun! Info: maxairknoxville. com, Facebook or 362-5039.

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Winter wonderland By Ruth White Sterchi Elementary hosted the annual father/daughter and mother/son dance last week, creating a magical winter wonderland. Many of the girls dressed in beautiful, glittery dresses and tiaras while the boys wore dress shirts and ties. Moms and dads had many opportunities to dance with their child but had an equal amount of fun line dancing with the crowd and even watching the dancers from the sidelines.

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THROUGH FRIDAY, JAN. 30 Submissions accepted for jurying process for Appalachian Arts Craft Center until noon. Includes completed forms and three samples of work. Cost: nonrefundable $25 jurying fee. Info/forms: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

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.

THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28 “Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets available for Knoxville Zoo. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo ticket window during regular zoo hours. Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or knoxvillezoo.org.

THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Call for local authors of children’s books for “Farragut Book Fest for Children” to be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Founders Park at Campbell Station. $25 fee includes tent, table, two chairs and lunch at the event; authors will supply their books, decorations and signage. No fee: bring own set-up materials, which must include a tent fitting a 10’x10’ space. Info/to register: www.townoffarragut.org/ register and click the Programs tab; Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive; 966-7057.

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features firsttimers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www. rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m., Norris Community Center, Norris. Program: Show and Tell of everyone’s Best Quilting-related Christmas presents. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Diane Bogan, 377-3837, or bnpquilt@gmail.com. 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.

FRIDAY, JAN. 30 Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting Class, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com or myquiltplace.com/ profile/monicaschmidt.

SATURDAY, JAN. 31 Beginner Crochet Class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/profile/monicaschmidt. Benefit singing and chili supper, 5:30 p.m., Carter Road Missionary Baptist Church, 5915 Carter Road off Tazewell Pike. All proceeds go to a family in need. Info: 689-2690. 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. Featuring the Walker Boys Bluegrass Gospel Group from Clinton. The church is also collecting nonperishable food items for the church pantry. Everyone welcome. 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. Info: 947-6210.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1 Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee meeting, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Featured dish: Thai Green Curry with Vegetables demonstrated by Ellen Matteson. Potluck supper to follow. Cost: $4. Info: bobgrimac@ gmail.com or 546-5643.

MONDAY, FEB. 2 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522. Crochet in the Round-Make a Hat class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/ profile/monicaschmidt.

TUESDAY, FEB. 3 Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt. tn@gmail.com, 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: 687-0744. Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting class, 3:307:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@ gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/profile/monicaschmidt. Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB. 6-7 Mildred Haun Conference, Walters State Community College. Featuring: the ETSU Old Time Pride Band, Appalatin, Walters State choral groups and more. Registration is free. Info/schedule of events: 423-5856922 or http://www.ws.edu/.

SATURDAY, FEB. 7 Chili Supper and Silent Auction, 6-8 p.m., New Pleasant Gap Baptist Church: 9019 Old Andersonville Pike. Donations only. 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. Info: 687-8228 or cvlcecdc@yahoo.com. 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. Info: 689-2681. Valentine Sweetheart Supper, 4:30-7:30 p.m.., Union County High School. Cost: $20/couple, $12/single; carryout available. Each couple will receive a picture and heart-shaped Red Velvet cake. Hosted by Women In Action of Mountain View Church of God.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 13 Valentine dinner fundraiser, 6 p.m., the Old Southern Terminal, 306 W. Depot St. Hosted by the Grace Christian Academy baseball team. Music: The Lore Family. Speaker: Tim Lovelace. Dinner served by The Foundry. Tickets: $125. Info/tickets: coach Mitchell Turner, mturner@gcarams.org; Dave Dunaway, dhdunaway@aol.com; staff of Legal Properties Inc., 524-3670; Grace Christian Academy baseball team, 5914 Beaver Ridge Road, Knoxville TN, 37939; 691-3427.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14 Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Saturday Stories and Songs: Robin Milhollan, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

SUNDAY, FEB. 15 “Remembering Red,” A Tribute to Red Skelton featuring Brian Hoffman, 4 p.m., Historic Grove Theater, 123 Randolph Road, Oak Ridge. Tickets: www. KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444, 877-995-9961 or at the door. Special Group rates: 288-0672.

MONDAY, FEB. 16 Kaleidoscope Magic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Bob Grimac. Open to students age 10 to adult. Bring lunch. Registration deadline: Feb. 9. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net. Open house for prospective families, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Freedom Christian Academy, 4615 Asheville Highway.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17 Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21 Saturday Stories and Songs: Sean McCollough, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagan, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 21-22 Sets class, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Anderson Bailey. Registration deadline: Feb. 14. Part of the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop series. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, FEB. 26-27 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

SATURDAY, FEB. 28 Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Sean McCollough, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

MONDAY, MARCH 2 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

Clothing consignment sale, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Central Baptist Church Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive. Proceeds go to The Light House Ministries at Austin Homes. Consignors needed; deadline to register: March 1. Info: cbbclothingsale@gmail.com.

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T Professor Emeritus Cynthia Griggs Fleming can tell you a lot about African-American history. She can tell you about the three books she’s written, and about the times she took her students into the heart of civil rights country to walk in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. Stokely Carmichael himself sat in on her classes. She can tell you about all those things, and more. Problem is, you’ll have to catch her first. If she’s not astride her horse, chances are she’s muscling one of her classic cars down the highway. The retired professor and Lenoir City resident dotes on her seven automotive beauties, keeping them in a temperatureand-humidity-controlled garage at her home, along with related memorabilia, and taking each car out for a spin at least once a week. Having grown up in Detroit, she’s a big fan of American engineering. What about car shows? “I’m not really a show person,” she admits. “I just like to cruise around in ’em.” Her oldest car – and the only one of which she’s not the original owner – is

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a 1941 cream-colored Chevrolet Town Sedan Special Deluxe, and her newest is a 2005 Pontiac GTO. All but one are Americanmade. The lone foreigner – a sleek, 70s-burnt-orange Mazda RX7 – was bought because “I wanted a sports car, and at the time the only American-made sports car was a Corvette.” Straight out of graduate school, she found the price too steep. So she got the Mazda instead and liked it so much that she kept it. Dr. Fleming speaks in passionate detail about each car. “400 horsepower at the rear wheels,” she says of Jim, the GTO. “Same engine and drive train as a 2005 Corvette. This car flat-out flies.” There’s often a story – or several – attached to each auto. For instance, Franklin, a blue 1993 Chevrolet C/K truck, made Fleming somewhat famous and got her a personal tour of the GM proving ground in Milford, Mich. Seems she had come into

This beautiful 1941 Chevrolet Town Sedan Special Deluxe named Grace has all its original parts. Dr. Fleming names all her cars and swears they each have a personality, as well as “an attitude.” Photo submitted

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the day of our interview, she is all about the cars. “I’ve always liked to drive,” she says. The first black woman to receive a Ph.D. in history from Duke University, Fleming is considered a pioneer in her field. She started teaching at UT in 1982, received tenure in 1987 and a full professorship in 2005. She is a first-rate oral historian, with “so many tapes,” she

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group and shared his memories of the service. In Birmingham, Ala., Fleming and her students toured the 16th Avenue Baptist Church and retraced the route of a march that had landed King in jail. In Selma, they walked across the Edmund Pettus bridge, site of the March 7, 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march. She also made sure her students had some fun. “Oh, my goodness! Nikki’s West restaurant in Birmingham has the best soul food, and Dallas Soul Food in Camden is even better!” On Feb. 6, the UT history department will honor Dr. Fleming and her “trailblazing career and distinguished service to the UTK community and beyond” with a private reception at UT’s Black Cultural Center. Gracious and elegant, she’ll enjoy visiting with her colleagues and eating goodies provided by Chandler’s Deli, Knoxville’s own soul food star. But soon she’ll be back in one of those cars, and she’ll move pretty fast.

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