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Planting bulbs Volunteers are needed for a beautification mob sponsored by Keep Knoxville Beautiful 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, meeting at Helen Ross McNabb Center, 201 W. Springdale Avenue. One hundred volunteers will plant 60,000 daffodil bulbs along three exits of I-275 (Baxter, Woodland and Heiskell). Holes will re pre-augured; volunteers will plant and cover. From the McNabb Center buses will take volunteer to the planting sites. Volunteers do not have to commit to the full day, and buses will run throughout the day. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Saturday and lunch on Sunday. Info on Facebook or call 865521-6957.

The Knox County Election Commission is recruiting election officials for the three large elections in 2016 and will host five orientation meetings in mid-November. Administrator of Elections Cliff Rodgers said, “With 85 precincts in 71 polling places, we require hundreds of trained election officials. While we have a great group of experienced election workers, we need many more new workers to staff all of our precincts in what promises to be a busy year for voting.” The elections are March 1, Aug. 4 and Nov. 8 and Rodgers said turnout for the November election could approach 200,000 voters. Election officials are paid for Election Day in addition to required training. The orientation sessions are: Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road, Monday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona Street, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. Howard Pinkston Library, 7732 Martin Mill Pike Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m. Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road, Monday, Nov. 23, 6 p.m. Info: Brian Hall at 215-2480

GOP targets East Knox district Democrats hold just two of 11 seats on Knox County Commission. Next year, Republicans are coming for more. They’ve drawn a bead on District 1, which has not elected a Republican in living memory.

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UT football player Inky Johnson will speak at the annual banquet of the Powell Business and Professional Association 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Tennova North. The venue is limInky Johnson ited to 160 seats, and tickets are going fast.

Johnson was secured by program chair R. Larry Smith. His appearance was made possible by donations from Tennova, Dr. Tony Bradley, Vaughn Pharmacy, Clinton Highway Wrecker Service and Frontier Communications. Johnson spoke to a packed house at a recent fund-raiser for Emerald Youth Foundation. Smith promises a powerful speech that attendees won’t forget. A routine tackled turned into a life-threatening injury for Inky

Johnson on Sept. 9, 2006, at Neyland Stadium. Now he lives with daily pain, a paralyzed right arm and constant physical challenges. He earned a master’s degree in sport psychology from UT and devotes much time to mentoring athletes and underprivileged youth. He and his wife, Allison, live in Atlanta with their children, Jada and Inky Jr. Teresa Underwood is chairing

the banquet, assisted by Angela Farmer, Denise Girard and others. Tickets at $60 each may be purchased from Girard at First Century Bank, Emory Road, by Friday, Nov. 13. Info: 947-5485 x 1802. The annual banquet recognizes the man and woman of the year and the business person of the year.

opening of the Powell Drive bypass. It occurred to me that most of the time I take the Downtown Powell exit at the traffic light that came with the bypass, most of the traffic seemed to be going through Downtown Powell, rather than staying on the new Powell Drive bypass. Also, I couldn’t help but notice that on every occasion when I forgot the time and went to Vaughn’s Drug Store when the middle and high schools were letting out for the day, traffic would still be backed up for a quarter of a mile west of the school and it would be almost impossible to leave Vaughn’s parking lot, just as it always had been. Out of curiosity, I decided to do some investigating. I started at Vaughn’s Drug Store by asking Da-

vid Kearney, one of the staff pharmacists, if business had dropped in the nearly six months since the bypass had opened up. “It’s possible that a few people driving by who might have bought a birthday or anniversary card went somewhere else, but there hasn’t been a notable slowdown in our business.” At the Marathon station, where the lot was full, I asked the same question of manager Douglas McMillan. His answer was almost the same as I got at the drug store. “It’s possible we lost a couple of drive by gasoline sales, but we have a good mechanic and most of our business is from regular customers who have who have been coming here for years.” After getting the same answer at a pet store and veterinarian’s office, I decided to check at Steamboat Sandwiches, certain that a food vendor, who depends somewhat on drive-by traffic would have noticed a drop in sales. Jimmy Miller, the Steamboat manager, said he had hardly noticed a difference. “We have a lot of repeat business from Powell High School and other regular customers who are willing to make fairly long drives to eat here, but no real loss of volume.” In conclusion, the Powell Drive bypass doesn’t seem to have made a lot of difference – even if the estimated 10,000 vehicles was correct. Residents are loyal to local businesses and proud to do their shopping in Downtown Powell. Most of them were trading there before a shiny government sign went up, proving that Downtown Powell even existed.

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Several years ago I was giving a talk about a new book to a Sunday school luncheon group in West Knoxville, when I made mention of patrolling downtown Powell while I was with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. There was a loud laugh from the group and one lady said she loved my “dry sense of humor.” I had not intended to be humorous, but I took credit for it. To be sure, Powell never had the traffic flow of Farragut, or even the adjacent community of Halls, but it was the business section for residents of the area – home to the post office, eateries, a drugstore, the schools our children attended and other places frequented by the community. Then, through the powers that be, residents learned that there would be a bypass around downtown Powell for the purpose of eliminating the heavy volume of traffic through the school zones. The public officials estimated the bypass would cut down the traffic through the school zones by 10,000 vehicles a day. When the construction started just west of Gill Road, those who hadn’t paid attention to the long, drawn-out discussions about the bypass began to realize it was actually going to happen. In Febru-

ary 2015, after three years of construction, the bypass to Clinton Highway finally opened and that stretch of road became Powell Drive, while the section being bypassed remained as Emory Road. How many times I took the turn off at Emory Road before I saw the new sign I don’t know. Then one day, waiting to turn at the newly installed traffic light, I saw it – an official road sign that said Downtown Powell. After a century or more, the power of government had officially named the business district where most local residents do the bulk of their shopping. I felt triumphant as a resident of Powell who still drives through our downtown district several times a week. Nearly six months after the

Mission of Hope: By Anne Hart It was a celebration 20 years in the making. Twenty years of helping thousands of families in povertystricken rural Appalachia by providing everything from backpacks stuffed with supplies for school children, wood stoves to help ward off the winter cold, desperately needed food and clothing, Christmas gifts for children who Thompson would otherwise have none and college scholarships for high schoolers who very much want to continue their education, is quite something to celebrate. And celebrate they did as some 600 volunteers and other sup-

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porters of Mission of Hope filled the Rothchild Conference Center Thursday evening to rejoice about two decades of helping others and to dedicate themselves to expanding the effort. Who could have imagined that the project Julie Holland started in the garage at her home in West Knoxville with the help of a few friends could have accomplished so much? Holland had seen a documentary by then WBIR anchor Bill Williams that illustrated the extreme suffering of families who live in remote areas of the southern Appalachians, far from towns where help might be available. She decided to do something about it. That first year, 150 children received new clothing for school. Three months later, Christmas was provided for 1,500 children. Last year, that number totaled

17,000. Emmette Thompson would tell you it’s all thanks to donors and volunteers, but others would say that it is the energy and the sheer passion for his work that Thompson embodies that motivates the thousands who pitch in their money and goods and time throughout the year. Thompson was hired as executive director of Mission of Hope in 1996 and still spearheads the organization. He and his small staff work year-round, encouraging volunteers and donors alike to do all they can to further the organization’s mission of help and hope. And the good works continue to grow exponentially, as Mission of Hope buses leave Knoxville month after month loaded with donated furniture and clothing and just about anything else that can be used to help the urgent needs of

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Body mechanics Retired auto technician gets new knee, same-day service Rodney Loveland began tinkering with cars almost a half century ago, a time when cars still had carburetors, foot-operated dimmer switches and windows raised and lowered by hand crank. But times change, and as the retired mechanic will tell you, “Stuff wears out – no way around it.” That includes people parts, too, and the 68-year-old Loveland, with two back surgeries and a shoulder surgery, is no exception. Years of twisting, turning, bending, squatting, pushing and pulling – under the hood, under the car and under the dashboard – took its toll. So when a night of bowling wore out his left knee, he gured he was in for a major repair job: total knee replacement and a lengthy rehabilitation period of six months. “The only sport I do is bowling, and I could bowl, but my leg hurt when I was done, and it hurt the next morning when I got up,” he said. “Then one morning after bowling, I got up and I couldn’t walk on it. I was done. I literally could not walk. My primary doctor gave me a steroid injection, but it didn’t help because it was too far gone by then. He said it was bone on bone, and that I probably needed a total knee replacement.” Loveland delayed the inevitable for two and a half months. “I was walking on a cane. I was in bad shape. I really was,” he said. “My wife and kids got on me about it. It was just an aching, aggravating pain. I knew I had to do something.” At the recommendation of family members, Loveland turned to Dr. Paul Yau, an orthopedic surgeon with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. But instead of total knee replacement, Dr. Yau had a better

idea: a partial knee replacement that would take only 30 to 45 minutes of surgery and a hospital stay measured in hours that would have Loveland back on his feet in no time at all. “If you have a car and one tire is blown, there’s really no point in replacing all the tires,” Dr. Yau explained. “You just have one bad tire. So the partials have been really good for orthopedics because now we can just take the one ‘tire’ that is bad.” “Dr. Yau looked at the X-rays, and when he came into that room, the rst thing he said to me was, ‘I can x you with only a partial knee replacement,’” said Loveland. “He gave me a brochure about it. It’s called knee resurfacing, and he explained that they’ve been doing this in Europe for years, but it is relatively new in the United States. He said there’s less rehab time and a shorter recovery time. So I said, ‘Hey, bring it on! Let’s do it!’” So, on Sept. 9, Loveland arrived at Fort Sanders around 8 a.m. and was back home in Dandridge the same afternoon. “I came home on a walker and walked around the house,” he said. “That was a Wednesday, and by Friday I was at physical therapy in Kodak. But I was walking on a cane by the second or third physical therapy session. I probably went to physical therapy 10 times in all. Finally I said, ‘I can do all these stretching exercises at home already.’ So they said, ‘OK, you’re ne. You’re good to go.’ I’m amazed because this is the rst time in three years that I’m walking without a limp.” A former garage owner, Loveland was expecting the medical equivalent of an engine change but instead received same-day ser-

Retired mechanic Rodney Loveland found relief from his aching joints thanks to a partial knee replacement by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Yau at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “I’m amazed because this is the first time in three years that I’m walking without a limp,” said Loveland.

vice almost as fast and simple as an express oil change. “I was expecting six months’ recovery time and all this rehab, but it’s only been about a month and a half since I had it done, and you can see how well I can get around. I was up on a ladder yesterday, working on a roof – don’t tell Dr. Yau!” he said with a laugh. “He is so personable. You don’t feel like you’re talking to a doctor. You feel like you’re talking to a buddy or something. He comes in and we’re talking about knees, and the next thing I know, we’re talking about riding motorcycles. He’s just a great guy!” Loveland was equally impressed with his stay at Fort Sanders, although it was only for a few brief hours. “Fort Sanders, the way they run that place, it was wham!” he said. “Smooth! Click! Click! Click! If you’ve got to get something done, they were great! I was very pleased with the whole procedure and the folks in Dr. Yau’s of ce. I thought Fort Sanders was amazing.” Loveland now hopes that he’ll not only be able to return to the bowling lanes soon, but that he’ll do so with less pain and more game. “I hope this helps my game. I need something to improve it!” he joked. “When you’re right-handed, you slide with your left knee and bending. So I sort of bowled in an upright posture, and didn’t really slide,” he said and laughed. “I didn’t have that pretty delivery. I’m the guy who was on the team because they needed a handicap. But I’m eager to see if it’s made a difference.” For more information about partial knee replacements at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-673-FORT or go to www.fsregional.com.

Same-day miracles Surgeon says partial knee replacements becoming common It’s called partial knee replacement, but Dr. Paul Yau calls it the “new normal,” a 30- to 45-minute same-day surgery followed by such a quick recovery that it borders on the miraculous. Case in point: Patient Rodney Loveland, a retired mechanic in Dandridge. “Before his rst follow-up visit, he cut down a tree and chopped it into logs! Who does that three weeks out from surgery, really?!” exclaimed Dr. Yau, an orthopedic surgeon with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “But that’s how quick this surgery is. His is actually Dr. Paul Yau a fairly typical experience. It’s sort of miraculous, but it happens like clockwork. We just accept it as the new normal.” Knee replacement surgery such as the one Dr. Yau performed on Loveland in September makes up only a small percentage of knee surgeries performed in the U.S. That’s partly because the osteoarthritis deterioration must be con ned to only one or two of the three compartments of the knee. Osteoarthritis occurs most frequently (about 80 percent of the time) in

the medial or inside part of the knee. It’s also usually the rst place it appears. “When you analyze the biomechanics of the knee, the inner part of the knee is actually the most important part,” said Dr. Yau. “It takes about 70 to 75 percent of the stress of any activity: walking, jumping, bending, getting up in the morning, putting on your shoes, getting in your car, walking downstairs. Your body weight mainly goes to the inner part of the knee.” Each case is different, however, and only an orthopedic surgeon can determine what’s best for a patient. The surgery is also known as partial knee resurfacing because the surgeon shaves the surface damaged by osteoarthritis, then caps the bone with metal components and restores the lost cartilage with a high-density plastic insert. The advantages are immense: less trauma to the tissue, less pain, less bleeding (the incision may be as small as 3 to 4 inches) and faster recovery. “The partial has really become more and more popular because it’s less surgery,” said Dr. Yau. “The other bene t is you get to keep your ligaments. With a total knee replacement, surgeons typically remove the ACL and often PCL – the central ligaments

with the knee. With the partial, you get to keep all those structures, and because you do, the knee feels more normal, particularly when people squat or bend deeply, or when they try to pivot, twist, turn corners or walk on uneven surfaces like a hiking trail, or out in a eld. Those ligaments do a ton for people’s stability, their con dence with the knee, their strength, their coordination, their endurance and just their feelings of having a normal knee – to the point where some people with partials forget they ever had surgery.” A decade ago, same-day partial knee replacements were unheard of. Today, Dr. Yau said, the procedure is done in only a handful of centers across America but with great success. “You need a surgeon and a team that can operate in narrower margins,” said Dr. Yau. “You have to hit the bullseye with your surgery, your implant, how you handle the tissues, the anesthesia and all the medications given to the patient in that perioperative period – the 8 to 10 hours around surgery. If you don’t nail all those every time, patients will struggle.” The percentage of knee patients receiving a partial versus total knee replacement, he said, is historically low: around 20-25

percent. “But I would say that as we get better with the surgery and better at using this implant, we could reach as high as 50 to 60 percent of patients who are candidates,” he said. “As awareness grows I expect interest to continue to grow,” said Dr. Yau. “The patient experience to date has been amazing, and patients are so thankful to be back on their feet so soon. They have rapidly regained function quicker than any of the expectations they, their friends or their therapists had before surgery. I see the recovery time shortened when patients go home. They reach all the milestones and checkpoints in about half the time as patients who follow the traditional pathway.” Another patient of Dr. Yau mowed four lawns the day before his first followup appointment. “That’s fine, because we do this surgery so that people can do those things again,” said Dr. Yau. “We don’t do it just so they can lie around. We do this so they can be active, go on dates with their spouses and take care of their homes. That’s the whole point of this – so they can go back to being productive members of society, their community, their families, and live life to the fullest.”

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Good things happening at Tennova North By Sandra Clark

Sisters Robyn Breeden, Mel Coward, Donna Yardley, Cheryl Brummett, Joan Freeman and birthday girl mom Geraldine “Jerry” Lucas Foust on board a cruise ship to the Bahamas Photo submitted

Former Heiskell resident Jerry Foust experienced a lot of firsts in October. She took her first trip on a plane, Cindy her first cruise, visited her Taylor first island and played Bingo for the first time aboard a cruise ship. Foust told her five daughters what she wanted for her cruise. The sisters set out to 90th birthday was to take a make it happen.

Mission of Hope tude of the children who received those backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene kits. Next to take the stage were two students whose college educations are funded by Mission of Hope scholarships. Daphne Bunch is now a graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University, but her relationship with Mission of Hope began when she was a student at Fairview Elementary School in Scott County. “It was amazing to see the smiles on the faces of children who wouldn’t have had Christmas without Mission

Foust celebrated her birthday in August and just returned from her birthday cruise with all of her daughters in October. Three of the sisters had never been on a cruise and one had never been on a plane. They flew from Knoxville to Cape Canaveral and hopped on a cruise ship from there.

From page A-1 of Hope. I’ll never forget it.” Later, as a high school senior, “I didn’t know how I was going to be able to pay for college,” Bunch said. “The Mission of Hope scholarship was make or break for me, but the best part is knowing that I have a whole organization of people pulling for me and praying for me.” Samantha Botts is now sociology major at Tennessee Tech, studying on a Mission of Hope Scholarship. Botts said that when she was growing up, “Every kid’s favorite day of school was when the principal came on the intercom and said, ‘Mission of Hope is here.’ As far

as I can remember, Mission of Hope has been helping. It is such a blessing to have people in my life who believe in me and my future.” Colleen Addair, WIVK music director, encouraged the audience to become even more involved. “Don’t be looking for a billboard that says ‘here’s what you’re supposed to do.’ Where there is a need, there is a calling. If you’re wondering what you can do, ask Emmette. This is your opportunity. What are you going to do with it?” To learn how you can help with the work of Mission of Hope, call 544-7571 or go to missionofhope.org

COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: Steven Goodpaster, generalgood paster@gmail.com. ■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: facebook.com/knoxnorth lions. ■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 6872161. ■ Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136. ■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@gmail.com.

next year), Tennova has expanded on the Summit physicians’ practice to create a complex with a total of three buildings featuring two podiatrists, expanded primary care, speech therapy and occupational therapy. Tennova has added a neurologist, Dr. Jose Cardenas in the past year and will be expanding his office in the former office of Dr. Kristy Newton, who recently retired. The Tennova Women’s Care Group has expanded and was moved to a newly renovated suite on the ground floor of the Professional Plaza B located on the Tennova NKMC campus. “We’re constantly recruiting physicians to meet the needs of the area, and added 20 physicians in the last four years. “We’ve brought up the level of service and are proud of our family atmosphere.”

Planners see a new look for Broadway By Sandra Clark The funding is not in place, but we’ve got to start somewhere. T h a t attitude brought an overf low crowd to Saint James Leslie Fawaz Episcopal Church last week – business owners, neighborhood residents, city employees and contractors – to discuss a revival of Broadway from Hall of Fame Drive to Branson Avenue, just north of the Fulton High School campus. Wayne Blasius (director) and Leslie Fawaz (studio design director) of the East Tennessee Community Design Center are taking the lead, working with David Massey of the city’s Office of Neighborhoods, the Broadway Corridor Task Force and others to get folks talking. Fawaz asked attendees to imagine ways to make Broadway more accessible to businesses, more connected among neighborhoods and friendlier to pedestrians and bikers. Discussion topics included: ■ Traffic – Should traf-

fic lanes be reduced to provide space for landscaping, wider sidewalks and bike lanes? Should parking be on-street or moved to the back or side of businesses? ■ Bus stops – Fawaz said Broadway in the most used bus line for KAT. Could usage be increased with bigger bus-stop shelters, perhaps providing bike racks? ■ Consistency in street signage, lights and landscaping – this included whether participants preferred tall, skinny shrubs or bushy trees (bushy won). Someone suggested extending First Creek Greenway along the Broadway Corridor. “Walking is the most common form of physical activity and the oldest form of transportation,” said a consultant. It was almost urban architecture as a cure for diabetes. The spirit moves among people of a common mind who gather in a small room with PowerPoint slides and 60 clickers. The only option that never won was to leave Broadway as it is. As City Council member Marshall Stair said recently, “Our corridors are ugly.” Details will be posted online this week. Stay tuned. This discussion has just begun.

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“We were going to drive but it would have been 16 hours in the car,” said daughter Donna Yardley. “We suggested taking a one hour flight instead and mom agreed.” Foust requested a short cruise for her first time as she was afraid she would get seasick. That never happened. “We lay in the sunshine and played in the ocean,” said Yardley. “Mom was amazed by all the things you can do on a boat.” Foust was insistent that she get to play Bingo while on the cruise. Her daughters didn’t really want to join her for that. “I told them that I did a lot of things I didn’t like to do when they were growing up so they could play Bingo with me this once,” said Foust. Yardley said the ship was stopped for four hours while the crew handled a medical emergency. Helicopters flew in to land on the boat adding to the excitement of the cruise. Foust now lives in Claxton. When asked what’s left to do for her 91st birthday she had a quick response. “We’re going to Las Vegas to gamble!”

Tennova continues to be an economic engine for Halls, Powell and communities north of Knox County. Rob Followell, CEO of Tennova North, spoke recently to the Powell Business and Professional Association. Tennova has added a 3D mammography machine. Followell said the ER has 38,000 visits each year and Tennova North will expand the emergency room by 25 percent. “We’re adding a second linear accelerator to expand our services,” he said. Tennova has made a multi-million dollar investment in its Digestive Disease Institute. He made no promises, but said Tennova North is experiencing double digit growth and he looks forward to significant capital investment going forward. In Anderson County (where Followell will chair the Chamber of Commerce

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Maurice Mays should Republicans target District 1 be pardoned The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ordered that the Knoxville City Council must actually vote on proposals on zoning which it does or does not favor. The time honored practice of letting proposals die for lack of a motion was convenient in that it permitted council members to avoid creating an actual vote where they could be held to account. It seems this decision may have ended the practice. Expect a few more roll calls in the future. It will make for more accountability. ■ Michael Grider is the press liaison for Mayor Tim Burchett. He has been with the Mayor for five years. He makes $71,000 a year which is far less than Jess Mayshark who heads up Mayor Rogero’s media operation. He started out working for WVLT in the news room. He says he has always been interested in politics and is “fairly independent,” but “fiscally conservative.” He says his time with Burchett has been a “fun, growing experience.” Grider has an easy person to work for given Burchett’s outreach and ease in talking to citizens of all areas of the county. He seldom has to spend time on damage control for the mayor. ■ As reviews are made to right wrongs and remove offensive symbols from the past, there is a matter from Knoxville which merits a review by the governor. That is the execution of Maurice Mays in 1921. Former state Rep. Bob Booker, who writes an excellent weekly column for the News Sentinel, has pointed out his conviction came from an all-white jury which deliberated all of 11 minutes on April 22, 1921. His real crime which generated significant public comment was that he was a black man who dated a white woman. The News Sentinel, through reporter Matt Lakin, has written extensively on this as has Jack Neely for the old Metro Pulse. Gov. Haslam should pardon Mays posthumously as clearly the jury did not do its job with any degree of objectivity or fairness. His former legal counsel, Herbert Slatery (now attorney general) declined the request of the late Knoxville attorney Donald Paine on the grounds the governor

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should not substitute his judgment for a jury. Had it been a representative jury or a deliberative one perhaps that would be true, but this jury excluded blacks and reached a verdict in 11 minutes. That seems to be grossly unfair and warrants correction by a pardon. ■ Dean Rice, chief of staff to Burchett, was a pallbearer for the late Sen. Fred Thompson’s services in Nashville on Nov. 6. Rice has been a field representative for Thompson, and his widow asked five field reps to serve as pallbearers, along with three of his grandchildren. ■ There are now five living Knoxville mayors with Randy Tyree, 75, the oldest. Bill Haslam is the youngest. All were present at the Welcome Center dedication of the Knoxville Botanical Gardens in August. All five are firsts. Tyree is the first to serve two consecutive 4-year terms. Dan Brown is the first African American. Rogero is the first woman. Haslam is the first mayor of Knoxville to become governor of Tennessee. This writer was the first mayor to serve four consecutive 4-year terms. Three are Democrats and two are Republicans. ■ The two recent city elections cost taxpayers over $250,000 with about 10,000 total voters for both elections which comes out to about $25 a voter. How long does this have to continue before something is done to change it? City Council for two years is now composed of nine persons, all term limited for a third term. Five new citizens will be elected to City Council in November 2017. Voter turnout then will be higher due to more competitive contests for council than this year, but will still be low. For those who believe the cycle of city elections should be moved to coincide with state and/or federal elections then a charter amendment must occur and it will require a citizen petition effort to do it as council appears wedded to the current system. Incumbents generally like low turnouts.

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Republicans have long dominated Knox County Commission, but Democrats used to be a scrappy bunch who found a way to hold onto five or six seats on the 19-member body and finagle their way to into the vice-chair slot. Today, Democrats hold just two of nine district seats, and don’t dare even dream of snagging the two at-large positions, which leaves them with just their traditional District 1 and 2 strongholds in the heart of the city. Next year, Republicans are coming for more. Riding a statewide tide of “Red to the Roots” success, they’ve drawn a bead on District 1, which has not elected a Republican in living memory, although there was surely a Republican squire from East Knoxville on the old Quarterly Court at some time from its organization in 1915 to its dissolution in 1980. Party activists have decided that Michael Covington is the guy who can get it done in 2016. He has been campaigning for months and is energetic, talkative and liable to show up anywhere. The district, which

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stretches from Lonsdale to Ft. Sanders, through downtown, and includes Morningside, Parkridge, Park City, Burlington, Holston Hills, Chilhowee and Spring Hill, has remained a Democratic stronghold. The long line of Democrats this district has elected stretches back at least 50 years, in roughly inverse order, from Sam McKenzie to Tank Strickland, Diane Jordan, Frank Bowden, Rudy Dirl, Joe Armstrong, Pete Drew, Andrew Dix and the still-revered Dr. Water S.E. Hardy. Even Drew, who hasn’t had any luck getting elected to anything – and Lord knows he’s tried – since he switched parties in 1985, first got elected as a Democrat. (Armstrong, after serving 10 years on the commission, took Drew’s House seat in 1988.) Whether the entourage that shows up with Covington will be an asset or a liability could depend on how long it takes for them to fig-

ure out that Barack Obama carried the city of Knoxville handily and District 1 by a landslide, and that as much fun as it is to trash him at a suburban Republican Club, it’s not a winning strategy to do it in the first district. And they should check out county election law before saying stuff like owning property in the district qualifies them to vote there in county elections. If they do, they’ll find they can’t vote on “property rights” in a county election, even if the property is inside the city. Ask election administrator Cliff Rodgers, who’ll say something like this: “Property qualification voting only applies in city of Knoxville elections. It doesn’t apply in the county – everybody has a county residence in the state of Tennessee, and I can’t buy property in a different part of the county and vote there, unless a city municipality gives me the right to vote.” The days of county residents’ wholesale dabbling in city politics were halted by a city charter change in 2000 – see Article VII, section 703, which restricts property-qualified voting

rights to no more than two voters per 4,000 squarefoot parcel, which they have owned for at least six months Covington – thus ending the practice of ward heelers buying vacant lots and dividing them into slivers, thus creating a bunch of new voters. Richard Bean tells some pretty funny stories about those days, but allows as how things could get complicated after the election when they had to run around getting signatures of 19 – or 29 – property owners before the property could be sold. Finally, Covington’s supporters would be well advised to note the Republicans like Victor Ashe, Bill Haslam and various members of the Duncan family have had success in East Knoxville because they’ve been smart enough to emphasize constituent services over ideology. As Dorothy said to Toto, they knew they weren’t in Kansas anymore.

Willie Gault’s wedding Willie Gault did everything in a big way. Marvin West says he was twice a legend: on the field and in his mind.

Sandra Clark At the University of Tennessee (1979-82), Gault set kickoff return records that still stand; he led the team in all-purpose yardage as a sophomore, junior and senior; he was named allAmerican in 1982 and was a first-round NFL draft pick. Gault played 11 seasons with the Bears and Raiders. His Bears won Super Bowl XX. Willie was fast. He won the SEC in the 110-meter high hurdles twice. He won the SEC indoor championships 60-yard hurdles in 1983, and the 60-yard high hurdles and the 60-yard dash at that year’s NCAA championships. He was on a world record-setting 4x100 meter relay team at the 1983 World Championships. He made the 1980 Olympics team and could have won a medal but for the boycott. He even earned a spot on the U.S. Olympics bobsledding team. Now 55, he continues to set records in senior competitions.

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But when West visited with the authors club at Sarah Moore Greene school last week, he talked most about the 1983 wedding of Willie Gault and Dainnese Mathis. “They had 15 bridesmaids and 13 groomsmen and three best men,” said West. “They invited some 600 people and about 1,300 showed up. “Gault was very, very fast. … but never a poster boy for hard work. … He won a Super Bowl and danced with the Chicago Ballet.” Each member of the authors club selected a Vol legend to read about and discuss with West. Maurice Jacobs picked Willie Gault. Dy’Keise Fears-Perez talked about Peyton Manning, noting that he came back to UT for his fourth year because he wanted to win a championship. He won neither a championship nor the Heisman Trophy. West recalled he led the band in “Rocky Top.” Arraya Moore read about John Majors, who starred at UT as a player and returned to coach “for 15 or 16 years.” West said Majors was ideal for the tailback position. “In 1956, he was the best player in the SEC. He wasn’t very big, but he knew how to run behind those guards and tackles.” Larry Seivers, from Clinton, never expected to play for a big-time college, but UT coaches liked

Sportswriter Marvin West signs his book “Legends of the Tennessee Vols” for students in the authors club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy: Dy’Keise Fears-Perez (left) and Arryana Moore (right). him. “They gave him the last scholarship they had. He was a great player and a humble, good guy.” Seivers caught a 2-point conversion to beat Clemson. After college he owned a vending machine business. “He became a millionaire when he sold it.” Heath Shuler came to UT, West said, because the WIVK radio signal reached Bryson City, N.C., where Shuler grew up. After three years as a “model citizen” quarterback, Shuler was drafted into the NFL. He later won election twice to Congress. Reggie White “played hard, but not mean.” He died young at just 43. Richmond Flowers came

to UT because of racial discrimination at the University of Alabama, but after graduation he was not admitted to the UT College of Law. So he applied to law school at Bama and was admitted, on the recommendation of legendary coach Bear Bryant. West said “a certain sportswriter” made a point to mention Flowers’ grades every semester – just to remind UT what it missed. West then introduced his wife, Sarah, and read the dedication of his book. The Wests have been married for 62 years and Marvin calls Sarah his “proofreader and moral conscience. “Every man should be blessed with such a wife.”

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MPC seeks community feedback Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission Executive Director Gerald Green has preached the same message since he came to town in July: the MPC wants community feedback. It was welcome news to the Council of West Knox C o u n t y Homeow ners, a group that enjoys giving feedback. Green spoke to the group last week. Sector Green plan updates present an important opportunity for citizen input, he said. Sector plans define how the city, or county, would like for future development to happen. The Northwest County Sector Plan, which includes

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Hardin Valley, Solway, Ball Camp and West Emory Road, is now being updated. Once adopted, sector plans can only be changed if surrounding land use or the area’s infrastructure changes, he said. Green gave a primer on the MPC. The planning commission is made up of 15 unpaid members; seven appointed by the city mayor and eight appointed by the county mayor. The paid staff makes recommendations to commissioners, who vote on recommendations to legislative bodies. Neither commissioners

nor staff initiate rezoning requests, he said. Those are made by property owners. When a rezoning is requested, staff considers the sector plan, surrounding land use, infrastructure in the zone and the general feel of the area. Another opportunity for public input is when commission hears the rezoning request. When a rezoning is opposed, each side is given five minutes to speak. Consolidation of comments is recommended. Meetings are at 1:30 p.m. in the Large Assembly Room at the CityCounty Building. To avoid a trip downtown, residents can express opinions via email, petitions or letters directed to commissioners. Views expressed on social media, like those regarding Knox County’s controversial proposed land swap of a portion of Nicholas

Ball Park, can’t be accepted as public comment because it’s not directed to commissioners, Green said. He has ideas for improving the process. He’d like to move back notice on upcoming rezoning requests to give citizens more warning. But the need to notify the community has to be balanced with providing a fair timeframe for developers. Verbatim minutes of MPC meetings are being replaced with audio and video recordings that will be available on the website, www.knoxmpc.org. After

government meetings, the time each agenda item was heard will be noted on the agenda to make it easy to find on the recordings. MPC staff will also be reviewing adopted sector plans to make sure that ordinance changes are being implemented. “If the public takes part in the planning process, it’s our responsibility to follow through with that.” Local ordinances need to be brought into the 21st century, Green says. Possible changes include requirements that new sub-

divisions have sidewalks, connectivity to other subdivisions and open spaces. He has his own ideas about such updates, but that’s not what matters. “We don’t know what you want here, so we need your input.” MPC staff member Liz Albertson says additional public meetings regarding the Northwest County Sector Plan are planned for December. Staff members are available to discuss the sector plan at community meetings. Info: liz.albertson @knoxmpc.org

Not much about North Texas All I intend to say about Tennessee against North Texas in football is that Vol basketball, ready or not, is moving toward the national spotlight. Big deal coming up for Thanksgiving weekend – fourth annual Barclays Center Classic in uptown Brooklyn, presented by Honda. Last year’s show was presented by Continental Tires. Thought you might want to know, just in case you are considering tires or cars. There are two divisions to this unusual basketball event. In the junior division, Gardner-Webb will play UT at noon Nov. 22. Army will visit on Nov. 24 for a 7 p.m. game. Other games are other places. The senior division

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matches Cincinnati against Nebraska and George Washington against Tennessee on Nov. 27 in New York City. Check local listings. The next day, losers play at noon and winners go for the championship at a more convenient 2:30. The junior division, which includes the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions and Southeastern Louisiana ordinary Lions, doesn’t get to play in the big house, capacity 17,000 or so. It assembles at West Point.

Barclays Center is the really big time, home to the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA and New York Islanders of the NHL. Other events horn in. The Ultimate Craft Beer Festival has come and gone. Disney on Ice will have its 100-year celebration. Rock bands Yes and Toto were there. Barclays has passed Madison Square Garden as the highest-grossing venue in the United States for concerts and family shows, not counting sports events. ■ Suggestion: If you are going to New York for Tennessee basketball, stay over a day and enjoy Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall. Discount tickets available. ■ Whispers: Longsuffering faithful fans are

Me, myself and I Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett with county commissioners Brad Anders and Ed Brantley at the dedication of the new pumper for the Karns Fire Department’s Hardin Valley Station on Saturday morning, Nov. 7. Photo by Nancy Anderson nervous about what they are not hearing about Tennessee basketball recruiting. Rick Barnes is teaching technique and trying to develop what he has inherited. Rob Lanier, ace talent solicitor, is not listed among those in pursuit of four- and five-stars that Kentucky doesn’t want. Barnes was even quoted as saying star ratings don’t matter. Fans suffered the shakes. ■ Memories: The Stu Aberdeen Memorial Tournament at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia,

has faded away. Lack of interest, said a school official. Lack of appreciation, said I. Stu Aberdeen, Tennessee associate coach during the Ray Mears era, famous for the tireless recruitment of Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King, coached at Acadia from 1958 to 1966. He led the Axemen to six conference championships, five Maritime titles, a national crown and an overall 122-50 record. Stu won the coach-of-the-year trophy so many times, it was retired.

Stu Aberdeen died in 1979. Acadia inducted him into the school hall of fame. It honored the biggest little man on any basketball floor with a four-team Christmas holiday tournament. It failed to flourish. It was moved to pre-season, then dropped and maybe forgotten. It might resume next season. So said the school official. Best I can tell, there are no Stu Aberdeen monuments at Tennessee. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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iabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes and is a leading cause of preventable blindness among American adults. Approximately 45 percent of diabetics will develop some form of diabetic eye disease. The good news is that preventative measures and current treatments can help keep your vision clear and bright. Diabetic retinopathy is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. As the disease progresses, these blood vessels can become damaged. When these vessels are damaged, they prevent parts of the retina from receiving blood and nutrients. This damage to the normal blood vessels can in turn lead to the growth of abnormal blood vessels or to leakage of fluid into the central retina. One major way diabetes can cause vision loss is through leakage of fluid into the central retina. Normally, the retina helps transform light entering the eye into a clear picture seen in the brain. The macula is the highly sensitive area of the retina that is responsible for our sharp, central vision. Fluid buildup in the macula, known as macular edema, can cause gradual and painless vision loss. Maintaining good blood sugar control is critical as it can help delay the onset of fluid buildup. However, at

least 30 percent of patients with diabetes for more than 20 years have some macular edema. Fortunately, regular eye exams and early treatment can halt the progression of the disease and help maintain good vision in most patients. Physician researchers are currently working to improve treatments for complications of diabetic retinopathy. The Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR) is the nation’s leading diabetic research program and coordinates the efforts of over 110 diabetic retinal disease centers in the U.S. Southeastern Retina Associates is East Tennessee’s only DRCR center and has been nationally recognized by the DRCR for excellence in their research efforts. The National Institute of Health and the DRCR work in tandem advancing medical research of diabetes-induced retinal disorders. For the last two years, Southeastern Retina Knoxville, also servicing Maryville, Oak Ridge, Sevierville, Morristown, Harriman and Crossville, has won the top site award. “This level of clinical excellence for our patients is important for Southeastern Retina and we are honored to receive this award,” said Dr. Stephen Perkins. Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), also

known as background retinopathy, is diabetic retinopathy in the early stages, characterized by tiny blood vessels in the retina leaking blood or fluid. The retina can swell due to this leakage and form deposits called exudates. Mild NPDR is common among people with diabetes and usually does not affect their vision. When vision is affected, it is due to macular edema (swelling or thickening of the macula) or macular ischemia (closing of small blood vessels, causing vision to blur). Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is growth of new, abnormal blood vessels on the surface of the retina or optic nerve as a healing response to the widespread closure of the normal retinal blood vessels. Unfortunately, the new blood vessels do not resupply the retina with normal blood flow, and they may be accompanied by scar tissue which may cause wrinkling or detachment of the retina. PDR may cause more severe vision loss than NPDR because it can affect both central and peripheral vision. PDR may lead to vision loss from vitreous hemorrhage (blood leaking into the clear, gel-like substance that fills the eye), traction retinal detachment (scar tissue wrinkling or pulling the retina out of position, causing visual distortion), or neovascular glaucoma (abnormal blood vessel growth in the

iris and drainage channels in front of the eye, causing pressure in the eye and possible damage to the optic nerve).

Diagnosis and treatment A medical eye exam is the best way to check for changes inside your eye. Those with Type 1 diabetes should schedule an eye exam with an eye doctor within five years of being diagnosed. Those with Type 2 diabetes should have an exam at the time of diagnosis. Pregnant women with diabetes should have an exam in the first trimester, because retinopathy can progress quickly during pregnancy. The frequency of follow-ups aimed at early detection and treatment of problems – ideally even before vision loss has occurred – will be determined by your doctor. There are several treatments for retinopathy including traditional therapies like laser and vitrectomy surgery. Newer therapy focuses on injections of medicine into the eye. A major breakthrough has been the development of antiVEGF medication which can stop the growth of abnormal blood vessels and reverse vessel leakage. Know the symptoms of DME. ■ Blurred vision ■ Straight lines that look crooked

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SENIOR NOTES ■ Mayor Tim Burchett will speak to residents at Morning Pointe of Powell at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. He will speak on community issues and answer questions. ■ Karns Senior Center: 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Singers from First Baptist The Golden Oats senior choir from First Baptist Church Knoxville performed for the residents at Morning Pointe of Powell. The choir sings all across Knox County for other senior adults to promote activity and music among the aging. The choir sang hymns and gospel medleys, closing with “Amazing Grace.”

Biggs pens book on drug kingpin By Betty Bean Thirty years ago, Jerry LeQuire was not just famous. He was infamous. He evolved from a violent young criminal with convictions for cattle rustling and road rage to eventual entanglement in international smuggling schemes and involvement with the CIA. His notoriety grew even greater after he was imprisoned for drug smuggling when his brothers and two others were indicted on charges that they had plotted to blow up electrical transmission lines, a dam, an airport and a power plant and blame it on terrorists in an elaborate scheme to spring him from prison. The plan was for LeQuire to volunteer his services to “solve” the case in return for having his sentence reduced. His notoriety had faded by the time LeQuire died in federal prison last year at age 70, but his name still registers with East Tennesseans of a certain age, and he cemented his status as a legendary desperado by leaving behind a lingering mystery: What happened to the $280 million stash he’d earned from the Colombian

drug cartel, the Medellin, for flying cocaine into the USA? Knoxville author Richard Biggs, whose biography of LeQuire, “A Species of Insanity,” is on track to be released in December, says he doesn’t know – and doesn’t want to know– where (or Richard Biggs w h e t h e r) LeQuire stashed the drug money. But he knows just about everything else about the charming criminal whom he spent some 150 hours interviewing. He and LeQuire became friends in the process, and Biggs had planned to speak on LeQuire’s behalf at a parole hearing that was short circuited by a pancreatic cancer diagnosis quickly followed by LeQuire’s death in a prison hospital. So how did Biggs, who had a distinguished career as an electrical engineer before becoming a published author, get interested in telling the story of a career criminal like LeQuire? In the beginning, he

was curious because, like LeQuire, Biggs is a native Blount countian. They both attended Everett High School (not at the same time), and they knew many people in common. He started his research in 2011, and began visiting LeQuire in McCreary Prison in Pine Knot, Ky. “I talked to him so many hours,” Biggs said. “I saw the Jerry that was, and saw the Jerry that is. We talked about everything from people involved to conspiracies that I won’t mention because I want to stay alive to spiritual matters. He’d reconciled his fate, and although he knew that lot the things he’d done were wrong, he still rationalized that he didn’t have a choice, and he was still a dangerous person. “I was going to appear for him at the parole board. We were friends. Every letter, every email, he’d end by saying, ‘Your friend, Jerry.’” The cast of characters in LeQuire’s story is fascinating, from the lawyers, beginning with Franklin Park, a notorious East Tennessee lawyer/bad guy whose mysterious murder was never solved and in which Lequire

may (or may not) have been implicated, to LeQuire’s defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey, to a Kentucky lawyer called “Lying Larry,” to LeQuire’s treacherous ex-wife. Biggs lays it all out. Snippets of the story can be found at richardbiggs-

books.com, as well as information about when and where the book will become available. Biggs has also written about the founding of Mission of Hope and a biography of Maxine Raines, founder of Lost Sheep Ministries.

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Moving to music Morning Pointe of Powell resident Millie Odle and resident assistant Caleb Parrish dance to music at the assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care community.

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No peace They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. (Jeremiah 6: 14 NRSV)

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DAR serves Hindman By Cindy Taylor The Emory Road DAR extended their hand in October to provide for Hindman Settlement School in Hindman Kentucky. Eight DAR members made the three hour drive to take monetary gifts and donated items needed by the school. “Since the DAR service project this year emphasized education we thought the school would be a good choice for us to donate items from their list,” said DAR member Diana West. Gail Young, a DAR member from Hindman and

long-time associate of Hindman Settlement, hosted the visit. Young provided an overview of the school and spoke about Hindman’s success stories. Members were treated to lunch. Afterward a video presentation depicted the history of Hindman Settlement, changes throughout the years, programs offered and successful results based on the careers of students who went through the school. School instructor Melissa Blair led an informative tour of classrooms. Blair explained daily events

and educational tools provided for students. She also presented statistics on improvement scores and goals. Blair showed iPads purchased through donations and explained how they are used by students for their studies. “We are so grateful for the donations, the visits and the DAR’s support of our school,” said Blair. “This helps us to provide students needs and the opportunity to succeed.” Hindman Settlement School currently offers after school instruction dur-

ing the school year and 19 weeks during the summer. Living accommodations for non-local students are also available. DAR members took time to tour the Arts and Craft shop at the settlement. The shop contains products from local artists. Proceeds help support the school. Emory Road DAR will meet at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at the East Tennessee Historical Society. Speaker will be Sonja Dubois. Dubois, a WWII Holocaust survivor, will present the program “Preserving the Legacy.”

A global community By Carol Shane This Sunday marks a very special day in the worldwide Jewish community of faith. The Global Day of Jewish Learning is an annual event dedicated to celebrating shared sacred texts and community-based learning. According to the website sponsored by the New York City-based Aleph Society, the event exists for the purpose of “fostering Jewish unity, empowering individuals through increased Jewish knowledge, and creating grown to involve more than meaningful shared experi- 500 communities in over 40 ences.” Created in 2010, it has countries worldwide. Norma James, religious

adults – everyone will be involved,” she says. “This is our third time to host it.” Temple Beth-El alternates with Heska Amuna Synagogue each year to provide classroom space. She’s enthusiastic about the two congregations spending time together. “It’s so cool – especially here in Knoxville, where the students don’t see a lot of other Jewish kids in their schools – that we can tell the children that Jews all over the world school director for Temple are going to be studying,” she Beth-El in Knoxville, is look- says. “And they get to meet ing forward to the occasion. the other rabbi!” The curriculum for the “It’s for children and

FAITH NOTES Community services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will serve a free, traditional Thanksgiving dinner 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26. The community is invited. Info: beaverridgeumc.org or 690-1060. ■ 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. ■ Dante Church of God, 410 Dante School Road, will distribute Boxes of Blessings (food) 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, or until boxes are gone. One box per household. Info: 689-4829. ■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611. Your call will be returned. ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church will have a community food drive for the Pantry on Saturday, Nov. 14, weather permitting. Donations may be dropped off 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Heiskell Fire Department, 9444 Heiskell Road. ■ Mountain View Church of God in Luttrell will host a free community dinner of turkey, dressing and trimmings noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21. Pickup at the drive-thru. ■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788. ■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, hosts Recovery at Pow-

ell at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: recoveryatpowell.com or info@ powellchurch.com.

Fundraisers ■ Mountain View Church of God in Luttrell will hold a fundraiser beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14: breakfast of biscuit/gravy, ham and sausage available for a small price followed by an old-fashioned cakewalk and bake sale. ■ Rutledge Pike Missionary Baptist Church, 10316 Rutledge Pike, will host a benefit singing 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. All donations and pro-

ceeds will go to Texas Valley Baptist to help with rebuilding the church, which burned in August.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Morning Breakfast and Afternoon Hang Out for youth each Tuesday. Breakfast and Bible study, 7:20 a.m.; Hang Out Time, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 6901060 or beaverridgeumc.org.

Special services ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, will host a special singing 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, featuring Rick Alan King.

■ Inskip UMC, 714 Cedar Lane, will host a Noah’s Ark animal workshop at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Cost: $30. Includes: choosing a furry pal, stuffing it, tucking in a wish, personalizing a T-shirt for it, naming it and creating a birth certificate. Noah’s Ark mascot Mogo Monkey available for pictures. Proceeds benefit Partners for Children. Info/registration: 689-9516.

■ Oaks Chapel American Christian Church, 934 Raccoon Valley Road, will begin a revival at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov.13. The revival continues at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Speakers will be the Revs. Jerry Epperson and Richard Nicely. Everyone welcome.

God made the World in six days flat On the seventh He said, “I’ll rest.” So He let the thing into orbit swing To give it a dry run test. A billion years went by, Then He took a look at the whirling blob. His spirits fell as He shrugged, “Oh well, it was only a six-day job!” (Rhymes for the Irreverent, Chad Mitchell Trio) Call it Armistice Day or Veterans Day, Nov. 11 is a day of remembrance, of gratitude, of pride and of grief. It was set aside to honor the sacrifice of those Americans who fought in World War I. Still today, those who fought and lived, as well as those who fought and died are remembered and honored at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month. There have been other wars since, long, agonizing wars, and those veterans are also included in the tribute paid to their service. One would think that by this time, the inhabitants of Planet Earth would have figured out that maybe, just maybe, we should learn to peacefully share this home we have. As Rodney King so Knoxville event is taken from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life, based in Jackson, Miss. In addition, the ISJL will be sending a Fellow – typically a young adult who has finished graduate school and, in this case, a female – to help facilitate. As for the upcoming day of study, James observes

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plaintively asked, after riots and beatings and killings in California, “Why can’t we all just get along?” Why, indeed? This sweet little blue planet that we call home is big enough to allow us all to live here, and to get along! Surely we could take care of it and of our fellow humans! But no, we fight over land and water and oil and mineral rights and politics and religion! We kill each other in wars and riots and on our highways. God forgive and help us! another benefit that could apply to any discipline. “I like the example that adults set for children when the adults are studying, too.” The Global Day of Jewish Learning is set for this Sunday, Nov. 15. Info: theglobalday.org or call 865524-3521. Send story suggestions to News@Shopper NewsNow.com

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Choosing to be drug free By Ruth White Talking about staying away from drugs can be a tough subject to initiate with pre-teens, but it is an important one. As part of Red Ribbon Week, Devin Payne of the Metropolitan Drug Commission stopped by Northwest Middle School and talked with students about the dangers of using drugs and why it’s important to be informed. She also discussed the importance of talking with an adult or parent when questions arise. Red Ribbon Week was recently celebrated across Knox County, and students learned the dangers of using drugs and alcohol and discussed healthy eating habits and physical activity.

Devin Payne of the Metropolitan Drug Commission shows the shirt presented to her by the Northwest Middle School Rangers for Red Ribbon Week. Photos by R. White

Northwest Middle School cheerleader Gynessa Kirkpatrick and the squad perform a cheer encouraging students to stay drug free.

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UT Knoxville, in partnership with Knox County Schools, has added Inskip Elementary School as the newest member of its University-Assisted Community Schools initiative. The initiative focuses on high-needs elementary schools to create challenging learning opportunities for students by providing a nurturing environment supported by family, community volunteers and staff. The first community school was established at Pond Gap Elementary in 2010 with the help of Bob Kronick, a professor of educational psychology counseling in UT’s College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. “A lot of people from UT and Knox County Schools have worked diligently over a long period of time to make this hap-

pen for Inskip Elementary,” said Kronick. “We look forward to seeing positive growth in the school and the community. This kind of program positively challenges students and encourages parents to become more involved with their children and community.” UT will provide physical education, music and tutoring services to the students at Inskip, utilizing a combination of faculty, staff, students and community volunteers. To date, there are nine community schools within Knox County that are supported by either UT or the Great Schools Partnership. Most stay open into the evening and offer additional instructional time as well as recreational, arts, mental health, adult education and other services.

Broadway, will host an art exhibit about food. Artists ■ Arts in the Airport: reflect on food as it pervades juried exhibition allows re- lives, from the profound to gional artists to compete the mundane. Entry fee is and display work at McGhee $5 with a limit of three piecTyson Airport secured area es per artist. Drop off Nov. behind the security gate 20, 21, 27, 28 from 11 a.m.-7 checkpoint from March 17- p.m. Opening reception and Oct. 12. Theme: “Smoky awards night 5-9 p.m. FriMountain Air Show.” En- day, Dec. 4, and the exhibit. tries deadline: midnight Sunday, Feb. 7. Info/application: knoxalliance.com; ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or 7754 Oak Ridge Highway, sc@knoxalliance.com ■ Dogwood Arts Fes- is seeking vendors for the tival: juried artists are annual Craft Fair to be held selected to exhibit and sell 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. their original work in mixed 21. Spaces: $40. Bring your media, clay, drawing/pas- own table or rent one for $10. tels, glass, jewelry, leather, Info/reservations: 690-1060. ■ Christ UMC is seekmetal, painting, photography, sculpture, and wood in ing vendors for its fall arts April. Info/application: dog- and crafts festival, to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturwoodarts.com ■ Gallery of Arts day, Nov. 14. Info/applicaTribute: a juried exhibi- tion: bsstair@comcast.net tion developed to recognize or Sherry, 776-1100. ■ Knox Heritage local artists and honor the life and times of Dr. Martin Salvage Shop is accepting Luther King, Jr. Artwork applications from vendors should be delivered 9 a.m.- for its Holiday Market to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, be held Dec. 2-19. Products Jan. 4-5. Entry form: knox- will be sold by The Salvage a l l ia nc e.c om/ML K .ht m; Shop on consignment, so or SASE to Arts & Culture vendors do not have to be Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, present during market Knoxville TN 37901. Info: hours. Proceeds will benefit Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or Knox Heritage. Application deadline: midnight Friday, sc@knoxalliance.com ■ Broadway Stu- Nov. 20. Info/applications: dios And Gallery, 1127 N knoxheritage.org/salvage.

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■ Knoxville Farmers Market, Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Fridays through late November. ■ Lakeshore Park Farmers Market, 6410 S. Northshore Drive. Hours: 3-6 p.m. every Friday through Nov. 20. Info: on Facebook.

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HALL-oween at Powell Elementary

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Saylor Parker arrived at the party as a cute gumball machine and her friend Abbie Frost is dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Tom Keesling meets with student council members from Pleasant Ridge Elementary to look at plans for a new playground. Student council members Christian Fine and Gianni Magdos share the plans with Keesling and his wife, Betty. Photo by R. White

Royce Russell and Kellie Whiteley make a cute Thing 1 and Thing 2 from the Dr. Seuss books.

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Who doesn’t love an RC and a moon pie? Especially if they are Powell Elementary staff members Kim Webb and Jennifer Poston. The school hosted a HALL-oween night, allowing students the opportunity to see staff members dressed up and to trick-or-treat through the school hallways. Photos by Ruth White

Tom Keesling attended Pleasant Ridge Elementary from 1948 to 1954. He remembers many details of his years at the school, especially his principal and teacher “Miss Irene” Easterly.

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Cole Hammond created a realistic looking snack machine for his Halloween costume this year.

and the fundraising efforts that were planned. Keesling, who lives near the school, saw the story and with his wife decided to make a sizable donation to the school. “It was Betty’s idea,” said Keesling. “Even though she never attended Pleasant Ridge, she is partial to the school because this is where I attended.” The Keeslings recently met with student council members at the school, where the group showed the plans for the playground. The student council worked together to list ideas for the new area and submitted them to Knox County for approval. Members also presented the Keeslings with a large envelope filled with handwritten thank-you cards from the students.

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Sisters Gracelyn and London Smith show off their beautiful handmade peacock costumes.

Brkic honored for community service West Haven Elementary head custodian Esma Brkic was recently honored with the Mrs. Lucille E. Hill Award from Reach Them to Teach Them. The award, named for Hallerin Hill’s mother, was presented to Brkic for intentionally serving Tennessee’s youth by instilling an insatiable love for learning, never giving up on a single child, effectively communicating to children that they are fearfully and wonderfully made and by living her life in such a way as to be worthy of a legacy. Photo submitted

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■ Copper Ridge Elementary School will host its inaugural Holiday Bazaar, 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Featuring: Advocare, Jamberry, Keep Collective, Scentscy, Thirty-One, wreaths, gifts, home décor and much more. Info: Amy, 387-1162.

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State Sen. Becky Massey told the North Knox Rotarians she’s talked to about 10 individuals from Gov. Haslam to folks in her district and nothing she’s yet heard has convinced her it’s a good idea to outsource state jobs. She predicted a change in the state’s tax on gasoline to include indexing – adjustments for inflation every three to five years. On abortion, she said, “We’re not going to abolish it; it’s the law of the land. We can make it safe for those who participate.”

State Sen. Becky Massey talks with North Knox Rotary Club members Cheryl Arthur (left) and Jerry Griffey. Photo by S. Clark

BIZ NOTES ■ Bennett Galleries has stocked new art, furniture, jewelry and many unique items in celebration of its 40th anniversary. ■ K-VA-T Food Stores Inc., parent company for Food City, has been named a 2015 Healthier Tennessee Workplace for its commitment to encouraging and enabling employees to live a healthy lifestyle both at work and at home. ■ Candlewood Suites Knoxville has received the 2015 Quality Excellence Award, given to hotels achieving distinction in all aspects of their operation. Only 85 reached this designation in the Americas. The extended-stay hotel opened here in 1997. The staff is led by Bart Pemberton, general manager; Trish Cisco, operations manager; and Dawn Lassiter, director of sales. ■ Knox County Schools sold 156,033 coupon books this year, raising $1.37 million for classrooms and schools. U.S. Cellular was the presenting sponsor. Corporate sponsors were First Tennessee Foundation, Junk Bee Gone, Rusty Wallace Automotive and Stanley Steemer. ■ The District Gallery will present the works of Joe Parrott: From Knoxville to the Mediterranean Dec. 4-30 with an opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at 5113 Kingston Pike. Parrott will attend the opening and will offer a painting demonstration in the gallery from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Info: 865-200-4452. ■ Commercial Bank will sponsor an event to benefit Alzheimer’s Tennessee from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in Fountain City Park. The Friday Fall Fun Fest, Tailgate and Cornhole Tournament is open to all. ■ Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians will not increase cookie prices next year. Locally, the cookies will continue to sell for $4 per box. The council’s 2016 sale will launch Jan. 16 and extend through February. ■ Pictures with Santa for kids 12 and younger will be offered at Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace, Realtors, 3009 Tazewell Pike, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Broker Gina Mills said the office will have holiday-themed snacks and activities. Info: 865-687-1111.

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By Betsy Pickle The only thing better than standup comedy is convenient standup comedy. Take this weekend’s Scruffy City Comedy Festival (please!). It will span three locations on Market Square – Scruffy City Hall, the Speakeasy at Preservation Pub and Knoxville Uncorked – instead of being spread throughout downtown. “People can literally walk out the door of one show and into the door of another show and be seated within a minute,” says Matt Ward, the Knoxville comedian and comedy promoter who founded the festival last November. “That allows people to see all the shows if they hang around all weekend, at least part of all the shows.” Ward and his associates learned a lot from the 2014 fest. One thing that doesn’t worry him is tackling a University of Tennessee football game day. His headliner Saturday night is Midwesterner Jackie Kashian. “Jackie Kashian is a perfect comic to have on Saturday night on a home football game day,” says Ward. “She has nothing to do with sports. She definitely has a dorky, nerdy following, and her material is beautiful in that regard.” On Saturday afternoon, New Orleans-based festival performer Chris Trew, who is also an improv coach and

Jackie Kashian headlines on Saturday night. Andy Sandford headlines the Scruff y City Comedy Festival on Friday night. teacher, will lead an improv class for both newcomers and seasoned performers. “It’s a class on language and communication in improv comedy,” says Ward. Ward has also learned to take bumps in stride. His Friday-night headliner, Ben Kronberg, had to bow out, but he ended up with a replacement who could prove even more popular. The new headliner, Andy Sandford, is a comic out of Atlanta now based in New York City. “It goes from being kind of a raunchy show on Friday night to being almost a completely clean comedy show,” says Ward, who notes that Sandford has appeared on “Conan” and “Adult Swim.” “Andy’s not 100 percent clean, but he definitely isn’t a very controversial comic. He’s more of a wordsmith.”

It’s becoming more common for mid-sized and small cities to have their own comedy festivals, Ward says. Nearly three dozen comedians will perform at the Scruffy City fest. “The comedy communities in these cities are growing,” he says. “Some of these places may not have had much live comedy at all before. Now they have a few years under their belt of having standup comics come in and do shows, typically produced by local performers. And then those people get excited, and they’re like, ‘Let’s showcase our scene. Let’s do a festival.’ So there’s a new festival popping up probably every few months across the country.” The second time around has been much easier, he says. “Last year we had such a great response and turnout, it makes this year that much

Mia Jackson will headline Sunday along with Shane Mauss. more legitimate. When I walk into a place to put up a poster, people have heard of the festival, whereas last year we were creating the festival and people weren’t sure about it.” Ward says there’s something “really big” that will also be announced via the Twitter handle @scruffycomedy. There also will be some free “pop-up performances” revealed on Twitter. He wants “to keep people focused on the shows that we do have on the schedule, but if they don’t happen to be able to make it to those shows give them an alternative at the last second.” The fest kicks off with an opening-night party at 7 p.m. Friday. The comedy starts at 7 on Saturday and Sunday as well. Sunday’s headliners are Mia Jackson and Shane Mauss. For tickets/passes, times and locations visit scruffycitycomedy.com or The 2nd Annual Scruffy City Comedy Festival on Facebook.

A classical ‘fab four’ By Carol Shane There’s a new classical kid in town, and its name is “Inner Voices.” Made up of four musicians from the Knoxville and Oak Ridge symphonies, the recentlyformed string quartet has a fresh objective: to play great music in an intimate, fun setting, and to pick the pieces the members really want to perform, even if that means playing only parts of larger works. “It’s like a mixed tape,” says violinist Ruth Bacon Edewards. Indeed, “Mixed Tape” is the name of the group’s inaugural concert, and the setting is just as hip as the idea. “We are having it at The Hive, which is a creative space in my neighborhood of Old North,” says cellist Jeanine Wilkinson. “Several of us live near this up-and-coming neighborhood and we would love to highlight a new business that just opened.” Edewards agrees. “We’re just really inspired by the energy in North Knoxville right now. We wanted to be

a part of that.” Wilkinson is largely responsible for the group’s formation. She’s been thinking about this type of project “for several years. For string players, chamber music is what we live for. It’s such a unique instrumentation that permits each player to be a soloist and at the same time be part of an ensemble.” She wanted to get together regularly to rehearse and perform with like-minded, equally-committed musicians. She discussed the idea with her good friend Kevin Richard Doherty, host of WUOT’s Early Morning Concert. “I thought the idea sounded amazing,” says Doherty. “So I told Jeanine that if she got the group together I would help her promote it. In this crazy age of technology and instant gratification, I feel like we need classical music and thoughtful music now more than ever.” Wilkinson called up some of her string-playing

‘The 33’ Mario Sepulveda (Antonio Banderas) is one of 33 Chilean miners trapped 200 stories underground in “The 33,” based on the 2010 disaster that gripped the world for nearly 70 days. Director Patricia Riggen’s film depicts the struggles of the miners, who endured 100-degree temperatures in the collapsed mine, as well as the heroic efforts of those trying to rescue them. The international cast also includes Juliette Binoche, Rodrigo Santoro, Lou Diamond Phillips, Gabriel Byrne, Mario Casas and James Brolin. The movie opens wide on Nov. 13.

‘Menagerie’ Elizabeth Beck of Harriman will play Laura in the Roane State Playmakers production of “The Glass Menagerie.” Show times are Nov. 13-14 and Nov. 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, Nov. 15 and Nov. 22, at 2 p.m. in Harriman. Tickets are $10 ($5 for students and seniors). Info: 865-354-3000, ext. 5296.

Rachel Loseke, Ruth Bacon Edewards, Christina Graffeo and Jeanine Wilkinson are the members of “Inner Voices,” a new string quartet making its debut at The Hive this Friday. Photo by CMarlowe Photography

friends, and the four had “a social get- together to sight read music and then eat and drink wine, just to make sure the chemistry would be compatible between all of us. We ended up having a ton of fun and decided that we would all love to work together and put on a concert.” Violist Christina Graf-

feo is thrilled to be making music again after being sidelined by an injury that kept her from symphony playing. A sonographer for Blount Memorial Hospital, she welcomed the chance to join her musical friends. “It is refreshing,” she says of working with “Inner Voices.” “I love that!” And violinist Rachel Los-

eke says, “Ever since I’ve moved here I’ve missed playing chamber music for fun. I feel like it’s the most expressive medium for a string player, aside from solo playing. You get to be collaborating and communicating.” Loseke is enjoying the social and autonomous aspects of the venture. “I love

the girls I’m working with. We’re in charge, and we get to do what we want!” The program includes the winding, mesmerizing first movement from Maurice Ravel’s only string quartet and “Is Now Not Enough?” by Asheville composer Dosia McKay, as well as music from Mozart, Beethoven and Piazzolla. And in keeping with the casual atmosphere, the audience is also invited to “join the quartet for a drink after the show.” Doherty hopes to see an enthusiastic crowd this weekend. “I want to do my part to help classical music find its stride in the 21st century. More of this is happening, i.e. the Big Ears Festival. We just need more people believing in the cause.” “Mixed Tape” by “Inner Voices” will be performed at 7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 13, at The Hive, 854 North Central Street in Knoxville. Tickets are $10, and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Info: kevinricharddoherty. com

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THURSDAY, NOV. 12 Fall Festival Luncheon hosted by the Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection, 10:45 a.m., Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker: Anne Hart from Johns Island, S.C. Topic: “Finding the Missing Piece to the Puzzle.” Featuring silent and live auctions; vendor sales, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $12. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Info/RSVP: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com. Improving Postural Balance with the Alexander Technique, 10:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $55. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/registration: Lilly Sutton, 3877600, or AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com. Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 14 Fall Arts & Craft Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Info/application: bsstair@comcast.net Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Faithway Baptist Church, 4402 Crippen Road, across from the Senior Center; several vendors selling crafts, Christmas gifts, jewelry and baked goods including pies, cakes and candies. Lunch will be available at 11:30; donations accepted. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Performance Anxiety and the Alexander Technique, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $80. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/registration: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600, or AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 15 The Steeles in concert, 6 p.m., New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Preaching by Dr. Jeff Steele. No admission charge, but love offering will be taken. Info: 546-0001, NewBeverly.org.

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Emory Road, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) meeting 10:30 a.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Speaker: Sonja DuBois, a WWII Holocaust survivor. Topic: “Preserving the Legacy.” Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Unity of the Community, Building Community through the Heart of Yoga, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lindsay Young Downtown Y, 605 W. Clinch Ave. Light refreshments, yoga classes and more. Info: 622-9025.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 21-22 Foothills Craft Guild Fine Craft Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park. Includes a free “Kids’ Make It & Take It Booth” sponsored by the Appalachian Arts Craft Center. Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors; children 13 and under are free.

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

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Happy Travelers’ Thanksgiving lunch and gathering, 10:30 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church fellowship hall, 5803 Millertown Pike. Music by Eternal Vision. No charge; suggested contribution, $7. Deadline to sign up: Friday, Nov. 21. Info/sign-up: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

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“Bread Basket,” 2-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Sheri Burns. Registration deadline: Dec. 6. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net. Free drop-in art activities for families, 1-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Docent tours in English, 2 p.m., and in Spanish, 3 p.m. Info: knoxart.org. Historic Ramsey House Candlelight Tour, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Featuring holiday treats, Christmas carols and tours of the decorated, candlelit historic home. Admission free; donations appreciated. Info: 546-0745 or www.ramseyhouse.org.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, DEC. 14-15 AARP Driver Safety classes, noon-4 p.m., American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

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