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Mr. Herd passes Services were held Monday at The Powell Church for Mr. Ivan Gilbert Herd who passed away Nov. 21. Mr. Herd was a faithful member of the church and a volunteer at the Community Ivan Herd Chest.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Nancy Herd; children and spouses: Sandy Glover, Buster and Sharon Herd, Donna and Michael Rogers, Gary and Judy Herd. He was preceded in death by son Jody.

Grandchildren are Jassiman Simms, James Simms, Taylor Herd, Curtis and wife Jessica Herd, Clark Herd and Kaila Herd.

Born in Washington Lake, Minnesota, he was the son of Elmer and Mabel Herd. He served in the U.S. Army and provided bookkeeping services to Cooper and Cooper Accounting of Powell.

Memorial donations may be made to The Powell Church, Attn: Food Pantry, 323 w.

Emory Rd, Powell TN, 37849.

Powell parade The annual Lions Club Christmas parade is set for Saturday, Dec. 5, forming at Powell Place shopping center and marching down Emory Road to the high school.

The parade will step off at dark, said Laura Bailey.

Participants do not have to register, but all floats and marchers should have lights and no Santa.

After the parade, stop by Powell Station Park for hot chocolate and fellowship, sponsored by the PBPA.

Longtime teacher quits, tells why Linda Holtzclaw was the last public forum speaker at the November school board meeting. When she stepped up to the podium, it was clear that she meant business.

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Diamond, Underwood get top honors Bart Elkins is businessperson of the year

By Sandra Clark John Diamond was named Powell’s Man of the Year for 2015, while Teresa Underwood was named Woman of the Year at the annual banquet held Nov. 20 at Tennova’s North Knoxville Medical Center.

Bart and Cindy Elkins must be reeling. On the previous day, they were recognized by Knox Heritage as one of the Fabulous 15 for historic preservation for their efforts to restore and reuse the Harrell home on Emory Road at Spring Street – now The Front Porch restaurant.

John Majors, legendary coach and football star, was the surprise speaker, replacing Inky Johnson who cancelled at the last minute.

John Diamond, who does massage therapy through his business Energy Found, was recognized for his volunteer work at Powell Station Park. Justin Bailey, co-chair of Enhance Powell, introduced him: “When we decided to open up the park and then to put a disc golf course there, we looked at each other and said, ‘Who knows anything about disc golf?’ And there was John Diamond.

“He is one of the hardest working guys I know. … He’s put both sweat equity and creative design into the park, estimated at 120 hours over there working with the inmate crews and community volunteers.

“He did it because he loves the community and wants to see it improve.”

Diamond, a Powell High School graduate, was surprised by the award. “It means a lot to get thanks and recognition,” he said.

“I have ownership of the park because it’s beautiful and it’s right there!”

Honorees at the Powell Business and Professional Association: Bart Elkins, Teresa Underwood and John Diamond.

Photo by S. Clark

Teresa Underwood, who does fundraising for Muscular Dystrophy Association, was recognized for her work as multi-year events coordinator for the Powell Business and Professional Association.

Underwood drew praise for making events better each year. In her role, she organizes the annual banquet and auction – the only fundraiser for PBPA. Underwood also coordinates the 4th of July business showcase at Powell Station Park. The event follows the Lions Club parade and offers free food and entertainment for the community.

This year she joined Dr. Don and Cindy Wegener to host the Tennessee Mustang Association car show at Food City. This will become an annual fundraiser for Enhance Powell in memory of Tra-

vis Wegener.

Teresa is not a self-promoter, but she uses her talents and connections to make good things happen for Powell.

Bart Elkins loves Powell as much as anybody I know, said Justin Bailey. “Every Western has the same story. There’s a town in trouble and a stranger rides in. …

Bart Elkins is that hero.

“Bart and Cindy have turned an old house into a new house – a place where people feel at home.”

Elkins was blown away. He talked of moving to Powell from West Virginia where people were “not expected to rise above their raising.”

Things are different in Powell, he said. “I wanted to be a winner.

And here in Powell it seems the sky’s the limit.”

Kenny Phillips seamlessly (well, almost) replaced his dad, Howard, as the auctioneer. After Majors went political, Kenny Phillips said, “If I let Dad up here, he’ll talk politics and we’ll be here all night.”

R. Larry Smith introduced Majors, saying “UT was robbed of the Heisman Trophy twice (Majors and Peyton Manning).” He said Majors’ record was 185-137-10 with a national championship at Pitt in 1976.

Majors walked through the room, shaking hands. He said he always told his players: “You never turn and run. When you lose, you face the public; look them in the eye.”

He also told them, “Those who stay will play.” At age 80, he plans to stay and play a while longer.

Six high schools plunge to bottom of state rankings

By Betty Bean A month ago, we wrote about Bearden High School, where the faculty and staff were reeling from the news that Bearden’s Tennessee Value Added Assessment (TVAAS) ranking had plunged from a goodas-it-gets Level 5 all the way to Level 1, the lowest score possible.

Schools that stay at Level 1 are labeled by the state as failing. Teachers that stay at Level 1 get fired.

Bearden’s fall was so steep and dramatic that five other KCS high schools – Central, Gibbs, Paul Kelley Volunteer Academy, L&N STEM Academy, and West – were also rated Level 1 for 2014-15 and went virtually unnoticed.

There were just two Level 1 KCS high schools in 2012-13.

Also unreported was the number of Knox County’s Level 5 high schools, which declined from nine in 2012-13 to four in 2014-15.

TVAAS ranks teacher effectiveness by measuring students’ annual academic progress against a predicted goal set by SAS Curriculum Pathways, the company chosen by the state Department of Education to formulate standardized tests. Teachers live and die by these numbers, particularly since

2011, when the state extended the probationary period for tenure from three to five years and required teachers to receive scores in the highest two categories to qualify.

Value-added testing doesn’t allow for variables like student health, environment or parental influences, and the formula gets even more esoteric for subjects (like art, music, business or special education) for which the state hasn’t figured out standardized tests. These teachers are evaluated based on the performance of students they have not taught.

John Beckett, KCS director of research and evaluation, said that slight declines in individual scores can impact school rankings, particularly in larger schools.

“It can be a really tight fit between a Level 1 and Level 5,” Beckett said, explaining that SAS measures teacher effectiveness against student performance predictions generated via “giant computers” with the capacity to analyze vast amounts of data.

Assistant Superintendent/Chief Academic Officer Elizabeth Alves said KCS looks at these numbers from “a macro level” and that no

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Austin East Magnet Bearden Carter Central CTE Magnet Farragut Fulton Gibbs

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health & lifestyles

Enjoy the holiday season (andfoodthe) without overdoing it for them. Having a buddy at the event can help keep you focused on the people and not the food.

■ DON’T FORGET THE VEGETABLES. Vegetables are high in nutrients and low in calories. Make sure you choose vegetables that have plenty of color and crunch. Making your plate visually interesting can help you feel less deprived. Crunchy foods like vegetables take longer to eat and make you slow down to appreciate your food.

■ DON’T RUN ON EMPTY. Whatever you do, don’t go to a party hungry and don’t “save up” for a big end-of-day meal.

Eat a mini-meal before the office get-together or make yourself healthy snacks throughout the day. If you face a buffet table on an empty stomach, you’ll have little chance of preventing a diet disaster.

■ PICK A SMALLER PLATE. Avoid buffet size plates and choose a plate from the smaller sizes usually available on the dessert or appetizer table. A full small plate looks more appealing than a large plate with lots of empty space.

■ IF YOU BOOZE IT, YOU WON’T LOSE IT. Alcohol can be very fattening.

Whether you’re sipping a glass of wine or having a frosty cold beer, those empty calories are going to add up! Drinking will not quell your appetite either. In fact, it may loosen your determination and cause you to binge on foods you might never have touched sober. If you do choose to imbibe, try making some switch-offs, like having a wine spritzer instead of a whole glass of wine.

■ AVOID SECONDS. Take modest portions of the foods you’re interested in eating and don’t make a second trip to the buffet. If you need to hold something after you’ve enjoyed first helpings of holiday foods, hold a cup of tea, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverage.

By Beth A. Booker, Fort Sanders Regional Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist As the holidays arrive, so too does the crunch of shopping, family and tempting food. But there’s a way to avoid a dieting disaster and keep your waistline in check for next year. Here are some strategies for having a tasty, terrific holiday.

■ START YOUR DAY OUT RIGHT. Use the morning meal to pack in lots of nutrition with whole grains, fruits, and lean protein.

People who skip breakfast usually make up the calories (or more) later in the day.

Use this time to refresh yourself and build a healthy base for the day.

■ GAME PLAN. Planning is paramount during the holiday season. You need a course of action: think about what to do when you’re offered foods you feel you should not eat; what to eat instead; and ways to enjoy the season that are not foodrelated. If you have a plan you will not be caught off-guard.

■ WHERE’S THE FIBER? Eat foods high in fiber including whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Fiber delays digestion, making you feel full longer and making you less likely to binge on holiday foods.

■ BRING SOMETHING YOU LOVE. Ask to bring something to the holiday party or family dinner. Make sure your contribution is something that you like and is low in calories while being high in nutrients. By bringing something along, you can be assured that you have a go-to food for healthy snacking.

■ HELPING HAND. Ask someone else to fill your plate at a buffet. Walk down the line without a plate first, making mental notes of what you might want to eat AND what you might want to avoid. Ask a friend to fill your plate and not deviate from your requested foods. If your friend is watching his or her intake, you can fill a plate

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One way to cut your calorie intake and beef up bene cial nutrients during the holiday season is to modify traditional recipes. Try to increase the nutrition available in your holiday favorites with these ideas: 1) If you’re making stuf ng or dressing from scratch, replace 1/2 of the bread in the recipe with whole grain bread. Add some vegetables and a bit of softened dried fruit (apricots or apples are nice) to increase the volume of the stuf ng while upping the nutritional display.

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3) Stir some wheat germ or nuts into stuf ng or sprinkle on top of casseroles to add nutrients and crunch.

4) Add some Grape-Nuts cereal to the pecan pie topping. You can also add cranberries to a pecan pie to cut the richness and add bright color.

5) Make your beverages count by adding cloudy apple juice, pomegranate or Concord grape juice to the list of options. Add club soda to make a festive spritzer.

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community

Veterans honored at the Heiskell Senior Center meeting Nov. 12: (front) Charles Fowler, Carl Elliott, Gary Baker, C.R. Strader, O.T. Wood Sr. – WWII; (second row) Harry Lewis, Jim Young, Harold Smith, Jim Kirk, Mike Beeler; (third row) Bob Jake, Jim Herrell, Bruce Farr, Jim Coleman; (back) Keller Wallace, Charles Barker, Roy Hall, Bill Forrester, Ken Spencer. Not pictured: George Miller.

Karns High School teacher/retired Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Dubrule speaks to seniors and veterans.

Honoring those who served Heiskell Senior Center members honored veterans with a program and lunch Nov. 12. It was a moving moment when the Karns High School Air Force Jr. ROTC Color Guard preceded the 19 veterans into the gym.

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Joan Barker brought photos for the memory table of her grandfather, William Henry Miller, who fought in the SpanishAmerican War.

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country.”

“You don’t know how much I appreciate you all,” said Busler.

“All of you laid and continue to lay the groundwork for others who serve,” said Dubrule. “It is an honor to have my cadets here to meet you today.”

Senior center members brought photos and memo-

High schools ranked Meanwhile, our superintendent wants a contract extension until 2019, set for a vote at a special school board meeting Nov. 30.

Last week, Knox County Education Association president Lauren Hopson was a “Principal for a Day” at Bearden High School.

“I requested Bearden to confirm my suspicion that it’s a great school that shouldn’t be judged by a TVAAS score, which by its very nature is flawed,” Hopson said.

“So many of the things that make Bearden a great school have nothing to do with that test – I learned today there is actually AP Art. The teacher is working on her master’s and doing the same things with her kids

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that she’s doing in her master’s level class.

“In another class, the kids came up with plan for a solar powered lawn mower.”

Hopson said she asked Superintendent James McIntyre if parents should pull their students out of Bearden High School, based on its TVAAS scores.

“He had no answer for me. Then he said he didn’t believe test scores were the most important thing.

“For 10 or 15 seconds, I lost all professional decorum. I belly laughed.

“When I got done, I said, ‘I have to disagree with you, Dr. McIntyre.

“The only thing we get a media circus with confetti guns and the governor for is test scores.’”

rabilia of past wars for the display table.

The regular monthly meeting of Heiskell seniors is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each second Thursday at the Heiskell Community Center. Speaker at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, bingo at 1 p.m. Info: Janice White, 548-0326.

■ Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136.

■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: Steven Goodpaster, generalgood paster@gmail.com.

State Rep. Bill Dunn speaks to veterans.

■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: facebook. com/knoxnorthlions.

■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak

Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail. com.

■ 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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City sets EPA brownfield meeting A public meeting to review the city’s brownfield cleanup grant applications to the Environmental Protection Agency for properties on Jackson Avenue and Broadway will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at All Occasion Catering, 922 N. Central Street.

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People rose to their feet and applauded in gratitude for the service these men afforded their country. Each veteran gave his name, branch of service and years served before being seated on stage.

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It isn’t easy being a Commodore The planned moment of silence for Vanderbilt football has been cancelled.

Please return the wreath to Bob’s Flowers, suburban Maynardville.

The Commodores are alive. They are actually improved over last season.

They will enter Neyland Stadium in the enviable position of playing with house money, little to lose and considerable to gain if they can trash the Tennessee season.

Oh, that can’t happen, you say? It could. Vandy can play defense. It has a running back. It now has a more imaginative offensive coordinator. It has discovered a young quarterback. There is hope for the future -- maybe.

Even with that, it is so hard to be a faithful Com-

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ John Majors at age 80 is a class act.

He was a last-minute replacement for Inky Johnson at the Powell business banquet last week.

■ “I’m first string,” he said. “I’ve never been a sub.”

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■ And then he went political.

Labeling himself a “progressive moderate,” he called out legislators who won’t pass a federally-funded health care benefit for uninsured Tennesseans while drawing statesubsidized health insurance for themselves.

■ Bill Dunn, not a fire-brand, was miffed at being called unethical and corrupt. Afterwards he itemized the state Democrats who have committed crimes, ranging from Ray Blanton to John Ford.

“The only Republican who’s gone to jail is Chris Newton,” said Dunn.

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playing late each November out of contractual obligation. Games are seldom a joyous occasion. The Vols Marvin almost always win. The reWest cord is 72-12 since the coming of Robert R. Neyland.

Tennessee losses stand out as historical markers. modore follower. One who The Vols fell in 2005. has been trying for 50 years Phillip Fulmer said “This is said root canals, bamboo rock bottom.”

It wasn’t. Tennessee looked shoots under the fingernails and hemorrhoidectomies are much worse in 2012 and 2013, easier. He actually said that. propelling Vanderbilt coach Lodging in the Southeast- James Franklin to fame and ern Conference is part of the fortune at Penn State.

Because Stanford does problem but Vanderbilt leadership is much too shrewd to academics and can also play forfeit incoming millions to football, Vanderbilt went be more comfortable. there for a Franklin replaceLinkage to the University ment. What it got was a of Tennessee is part of the good defensive coordinator.

I saved my notes from problem. Vandy thinks it and us are polar opposites the announcement of the

new head coach, Jan. 18, 2014, and added my sarcastic heading, “How wrong can you be?”

Before Derek Mason a cheering throng of 17 or 18, Derek Mason said: “We will be champions, just so you know.”

Not yet.

In 2014, Vanderbilt was 0-8 against SEC foes but it defeated UMass, Charleston Southern and Old Dominion. Certain assistants were terminated.

This year was supposed to be much better but, in August, Vanderbilt got dis-

tracted trying to erase an official athletic department tweet which said “We don’t need your permission.”

We still don’t know what that was supposed to convey but some took it out of context. It was thrown up against the background of rape charges against four former players. Missiles flew. The school ducked as best it could.

In September, Vandy’s very good defense allowed highscoring Western Kentucky only 14 points. Alas, the Commodores scored but 12.

As usual, the season has been down, up and down, limited hope, disappointments.

The Commodores nipped MTSU, ripped Austin Peay, upset Missouri and scared the daylights out of Florida. They

A garden grows in Lonsdale This is a story about a garden. It’s not actually a garden yet, but Beth Aaser, garden director for Thrive Lonsdale, has a clear vision for the space.

There will be fruit trees and berry bushes for the neighbors to share, and 20 raised beds for growing vegetables. She hopes for benches and a trellis that will create an inviting space for the community.

Thrive Lonsdale is a nonprofit Christian ministry that provides an afterschool program for children from the neighborhood.

While the group doesn’t receive government funding, they were able to purchase the small, unbuildable lot at 1229 Louisiana Avenue through the City Community Development Department’s Homemaker Program for just $500.

The program makes vacant or dilapidated prop-

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erties available for sale to nonprofit organizations, businesses, developers and individuals, with the stipulation that the owner rehabilitates the existing structure, builds a new dwelling or maintains the vacant lot.

When most people drive through Lonsdale, they don’t think of it as a beautiful or welcoming neighborhood, Aaser says. The community garden could help change that.

“We want to create a place where people want to be, where they’ll feel included and safe.”

That will be a challenge.

Lonsdale is primarily com-

posed of subsidized housing and small homes, many of which are owned by slum lords. Those who can afford to leave already have, she says.

Most of those living in subsidized housing are African American, including some Burundian refugees.

The homes are primarily inhabited by elderly people or Guatemalan immigrants.

There’s already a community garden near the subsidized housing, Aaser says.

The new garden, across the street from Lonsdale Elementary School, will primarily be used by Guatemalan residents, many of whom have agricultural backgrounds.

Families will receive use of a raised bed based on an application process to determine interest and need.

It’s a tiny spot in an oftenoverlooked part of town, but it says something about our community that we have or-

lost several. They edged Kentucky in the match-up of supposed equals.

Vanderbilt emotions seem mixed. Some traditional optimists remain lukewarm as in “We are building and will be much better next year – maybe.”

Others earlier gave up on Mason. He lacks Franklin’s charming personality.

From a distance, I lean toward the maybe-next-year group. There is a hint of good news. Coach Mason found the piece of paper he misplaced in his library months ago. It is a detailed list of game situations and what he should do when one occurs.

Think what a difference it could make to know what you are supposed to do and when you are supposed to do it. Among the helpful guidelines is when to kick an extra point and when to try for two.

And you thought everybody already knew that.

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ganizations that look out for our poorest residents, many of whom came to the U.S. to escape crushing poverty or extreme violence in their own countries.

The idea of this little garden is particularly refreshing after the news that one state lawmaker has asked the National Guard to “gather” Syrian refugees, and that 30 governors, including our own, have said Syrian refugees are no longer welcome.

No one would deny the gravity of the terrorist attacks on Paris, but punishing those who are trying to escape violence is foolish.

The Washington Post recently reprinted the results of a Fortune Magazine survey conducted in July 1938.

When a group of Americans were asked about their attitude toward German, Austrian or political refugees coming into the United

Thrive Lonsdale’s proposed community garden is at 1229 Louisiana Avenue States, two-thirds agreed with the statement “We should try to keep them out.”

Most of the refugees would have been Jewish.

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Veteran teacher calls it quits, denied extra minute to tell school board why Linda Holtzclaw was the last public forum speaker at the November school board meeting. When she stepped up to the podium, it was clear that she meant business: “I come to you today as a classroom teacher with 32 years of experience teaching in Knox County Schools,� she said, explaining that South-Doyle Middle School, where she has taught for the past 20 years, has lost 60 teachers in the past two years, and that student behavior has become increasingly problematic.

Meanwhile, increasingly rigorous academic standards and a high pressure-testing regime designed to measure student “improvement� and teacher performance have exacerbated the situation. “These two entities have collided in a disastrous explosion at my school,�

Holtzclaw said.

Bringing in a new principal has made matters worse, she said. “Teachers do not feel supported or backed up with the behaviors the students are exhibiting. Students are walking out of class, skipping class and smoking in bathrooms, leaving the campus, fighting, cursing teachers daily, bringing weapons to school and disrupting class so often that many days teachers can’t get through their planned lesson. “There is no time to form relationships with kids anymore because of the excessive pressure to get ready for tests. The consequences these students receive are not deterring them from repeating these serious and

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She said that students aren’t learning. “I know some of these students would rather appear bad than stupid. Many of them can’t read. I had seventh-graders who couldn’t tell me what 7x6 was. “Yet, I had to teach a more and more difficult curriculum to them. It is easier for the students to just appear to not care than to try to do things beyond their ability. ‌ You can’t put a round peg in a square hole, no matter how hard you try, at least not without SERIOUS damage to the peg. “I have said before these students are not widgets.

They can’t be treated like robots. I’m afraid they are telling us this now.�

Linda Brandau Holtzclaw Holtzclaw said stress has taken a toll on her health and she will retire in December. She had a list of suggestions for the board: Make South-Doyle Middle a community school.

Reach out to families. Establish an alternative school within the school for the hundreds of students who need additional services in smaller, more structured settings. Hire a strong principal. Spend money wisely. “We don’t need a $53,000 transportation review to know how to keep kids safe on buses. We don’t need to

pay a Broad Academy fellow $80,000 to do an “assessment of the assessments.�

By that point, she’d used up her five minutes, and board chair Doug Harris cut her off. Here’s what she would have said if he’d given her another 30 seconds: “We don’t need to pay Parthenon Group thousands of dollars to tell us to increase class sizes. We need to take care of our children. We have to meet all their needs, not just academic ones. “At SDMS the students are destroying the school demanding that we do something, whether we realize that is what is happening or not. If you are really so concerned about test scores, when we are meeting the child’s emotional needs as well as academic needs, the learning will come much easier and scores will rise. “Please work with the teachers and students and get that school back under control.�

Commissioners night out

With platters of pork and fries piled high, Knox County commissioners met at Love That B-B-Q on Maryville Pike last week. The only civilians in sight were folks stopping for dinner to go. “I guess everybody in South Knoxville is happy,� said Jeff Ownby. Pictured are Bob Thomas (standing), John Schoonmaker, Linda and Ed Brantley, commission candidate Carson Dailey, state Rep. Eddie Smith, Dave Wright, Ownby and owner Walt Love. Photo by S. Clark

Trump towers in Knoxville rally As you probably heard, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came to town last week to rally campaign supporters.

Thousands of folks turned out for Trump at the Knoxville Convention Center. It was great theater.

You can learn a lot about a campaign by an event.

Winning presidential campaigns don’t worry about a crowd showing up.

Trump rented one of the biggest rooms in town, built a stage, put a podium and microphone on it, and invited supporters to show up.

And they did.

There’s an old saying in politics that a good campaign speech contains 95 percent of what the audience wants to hear and only 5 percent of what the politician actually believes.

Donald Trump excels at it.

Worried about manufac-

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turing job losses to China?

Trump will stop it. Want to build a wall on the border with Mexico? Trump will build it. Believe the United States should do more in the fight against ISIS? Trump will “bomb the [obscenity]� out of them.

There’s a reason politicians tell voters what they want to hear. The voters like it. It’s one reason Trump continues to rise in the polls.

Of course, the contrast with Jeb Bush’s campaign couldn’t be any greater.

You may recall that Bush visited Knoxville in October for a fundraiser and rally.

First, Bush attended a highdollar fundraiser at a pri-

vate residence in Blackberry Farm (that forested bastion of the local elite). The next day, Bush held a tailgate rally for supporters at the Tennessee-Georgia football game.

Why have a campaign rally before a Tennessee football game?

There are few better ways to create a crowd in East Tennessee than the 100,000 or so folks who attend a UT football game on Saturday.

Unlike Donald Trump, Bush couldn’t fill up the convention center. Even worse, a football tailgate is probably the only way Bush could get regular folks to attend one of his campaign events.

Trump doesn’t have that problem.

Yet, crazier things have happened. The campaign season could shift and Jeb Bush could be the Republican nominee. More likely, Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio may prevail.

We’ll see.

By the way, lately I’ve heard more than a few of my Democratic friends hoping that Trump prevails in the Republican primary. They believe that Trump would be a weak Republican nominee and pave the way for a Hillary Clinton victory next November.

Democrats should be careful what they wish for.

Ironically, eight years ago I remember Republicans hoping for something similar. Many were rooting for an allegedly weaker Democratic candidate for President, a young senator from Illinois who could give a good speech, turn out big crowds, but was far too liberal to ever get elected President.

His name?

Barack Obama.

That guy could never get elected, right?

Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can contact him at scott@pleadthefrith.com

Expect Pavlis to be vice mayor Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis says he would like to serve a third term as vice mayor when the position is voted on Dec. 19. Pavlis said council members were satisfied with his leadership as vice mayor.

He pointed out that he had to hire new council employees to replace Cindy Mitchell, Melissa Peters and Susan Wilson who Nick Pavlis all retired within two months of each other.

Pavlis is considered a possible mayoral candidate in 2019 or earlier if Madeline Rogero receives a federal appointment from the next president.

Council member Duane Grieve has made no secret of his interest in serving as vice mayor, but it is unlikely he will challenge Pavlis in four weeks. Both Grieve and Pavlis go off the council in two years. Grieve was absent from a recent council meeting having surgery but is recovering well. Pavlis will be the next vice mayor. â– The next president takes office Jan. 20, 2017, and a Rogero appointment would most likely occur in late spring or early summer if the president is a Democrat.

Under the city charter, the vice mayor becomes interim mayor for 10 days when Council would meet and choose a longer term interim mayor who would have to be a council member. In this case, a special election for mayor would also be required since more than 10 months remains in the mayor’s term of office.

An interim mayor would serve 90 to 100 days only. â– The inaugural of Mayor Rogero and swearing in of the four re-elected Council members will likely be a low-key affair at the City County Building on Dec. 19. A special council meeting may be held that day to choose the vice mayor and chair of the Beer Board, currently Brenda Palmer.

The inaugural four years ago was a major event at the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park as Knoxville’s first woman mayor took over.

The second inaugural may be as low key as the voter turnout where only 3,800 people voted for mayor in September. â– For Marshall Stair, the most important event on Dec. 19 will be his wed-

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ding to Natalie Robinson at the Knoxville Museum of Art in the evening. â– Cheri Siler, who was a credible if unsuccessful Democratic state Senate candidate against Sen. Richard Briggs, plans on running for the Amy Broyles seat on County Commission in August 2016. She has a much better shot at winning this contest than she did winning the state Senate seat. â– GOP presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich will visit Maryville Dec. 1 for a breakfast hosted by former Maryville Mayor Steve West and his wife at their home. Kasich will go to Nashville and Memphis the same day for similar fundraisers. â– Janet Testerman, GOP candidate for County Commission in West Knoxville, has started putting out yard signs over three months before the March 1 primary where she faces Hugh Nystrom and incumbent Jeff Ownby. This will be a high profile and expensive contest. Nystrom says he will put up his signs in December. â– The endlessly delayed opening of the Buck Karnes greenway along the Tennessee River has now been delayed to sometime before the end of the year, according to city spokesperson Eric Vreeland. Earlier greenway coordinator Lori Goerlich had said it would occur before Thanksgiving.

No word on whether there will be a formal opening or ribbon cutting. The greenway itself has been completed for six months at a cost of $1.6 million but not announced by the city. ■Former Council member Carlene Malone says she will not be a candidate for Council in 2017 to follow Nick Della Volpe who is term limited as “Life is too short.� ■State Rep. Eddie Smith is a candidate for at-large delegate for Marco Rubio in the March 1 GOP Presidential Primary, while state Rep. Jason Zachary is a delegate candidate for Ted Cruz. Former state Rep. Gloria Johnson, whom Smith defeated last November, is likely to be Smith’s Democratic opponent in 2016.

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Arbor Terrace resident Minnie Chilton colors at the work table in her living room.

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Chilton’s son-in-law, Randy Dill, saw a television commercial for an adult coloring book. Instead of large, cartoonish characters and thick borders for staying inside the lines, adult coloring books have smaller details and finer lines for pencil or gel pen. He thought it might be something for Chilton to do.

What started as one coloring book and a set of pencils has turned into a card table in Chilton’s living room covered with cups of pencils, pens, markers and prints from numerous books Dill brought for her to try. “I don’t know I’ve found anything I’ve enjoyed better than coloring,� said Chilton. “I’m thankful the good Lord

let me live long enough to find another talent.�

Friends and family have begun calling her “Minnie Moses,� a play on “Grandma Moses,� the nickname of American folk artist Anna Mary Robertson Moses who began painting when she was 78. Chilton has her beat at 90 years old.

Numerous scrapbooks keep completed works safe in clear sleeves. Dill estimates those images to number in the 60s. “I’ve even taken my own photographs and turned them into line art on the computer so she can color them,� said Dill. Chilton’s vision has been damaged by multiple strokes and she had a tremor in her hand when she began coloring in August. The tremor disappears completely when she colors, and she uses a bright lamp to help her see the images. “She couldn’t even open a sugar packet without her hand shaking, and she’ll sit

and color and it won’t shake one time,� said Dill. He has had several of Chilton’s images made into greeting cards for friends and family.

Dill remembers one afternoon he stopped by to visit and Chilton was so enthralled in coloring, he lay down on the couch behind her and fell asleep.

She didn’t realize he was there until she heard someone snoring and she turned around and found him there. “I think everyone should try coloring. It is fulfilling, peaceful ‌ well, some images are more peaceful than others,â€? she said with a laugh. Some of the designs and color schemes keep Chilton up at night. She will think about what color to use on a specific area of a design and then she’ll have to get up and color. “When you get to be my age, you think ‘I’m useless.’ But this has given me a purpose,â€? she said.

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Festival of Wreaths The annual Festival of Wreaths is set for Thursday, Dec. 3, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Elmcroft of Halls.

Each resident has been asked to decor his or her door with the winners to get prizes.

A party will follow the

announcement of winners.

Bingo will be held at Elmcroft from 2-3 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 11. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always on the third Thursday of the month, said Samantha Beals.

A big honor came to Brenda McCloud, a laundry

aide with Island Home Park Health & Rehabilitation for 13 years. She received the Tennessee Health Care Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (THCA) 2015 Caregiver of the Year award. Betsy Pickle was there and will bring details next week.

SENIOR NOTES â&#x2013; Elmcroft of Halls 7521 Andersonville Pike

Center will be closed ThursdayFriday, Nov. 26-27.

Festival of Wreaths, 3:306:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. All proceeds benefit Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennessee. Community invited.

Info: 925-2668.

Register for: Lunch and Learn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Understanding Stroke,â&#x20AC;? noon Thursday, Dec. 10 (5414500); Relief Block Carving class, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1; Mighty Musical Monday trip, Monday, Dec. 7 (RSVP by Tuesday, Dec. 1); Christmas Holiday Potluck, noon Tuesday, Dec. 8 (RSVP by Friday, Dec. 4); Veterans Services presentation: VA Burial benefits, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 9.

â&#x2013; Karns Senior Center: 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; computer lab; billiards room.

Crafting Social, 1:30 p.m. each Thursday in December. The

â&#x2013; Halls Senior Center: 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary

Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; dance classes; craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee each Tuesday; Senior Meals program, noon each Wednesday. The Center will be closed Thursday-Friday, Nov. 26-27. Halls High School Madrigals performance, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1. Lunch Bunch: Cancun Mexican Restaurant, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2. Quilter and craft sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Register for: Mighty Musical Monday at the Tennessee Theatre, Monday, Dec. 7; Christmas Party Potluck, noon Tuesday, Dec. 8.

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Not to worry Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

(Philippians 4:5b-7 NRSV) I’ll be honest.

What surpasses all understanding (at least to me, in my current state of mind) is how one human being can walk into a crowded theater and start shooting his fellow human beings. So I could certainly use some of God’s peace right now.

We have seen terrorists before. The attacks of 9-11 on our own shores were horrific, but very different, in that they were less personal. To fly a plane into a building is one thing; to look a stranger in the eye and shoot him down is quite another.

That act, to me, also surpasses all understanding!

It is ironic that Thanksgiving is upon us, that holiday that celebrates life and freedom and bounty. Our American Thanksgiving began almost 400 years ago, when a little band of people came to these shores to be free, and with the help of their new friends, the Indians, survived hard-

Biodegradable balloons were released in the parking lot of Jubilee Banquet Facility by family members in memory of loved ones who were organ donors. Photos by Cindy Taylor

David and Betsy Herrell with Ruth and Jim Kornegay. Kornegay received the small intestine from the Herrell’s daughter after she passed in 2006.

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there was no question what we do.”

Mandy Herrell gave the gift of life to six people. Donors and recipients don’t suffered through more than usually get to meet or even

By Cindy Taylor It was an emotional af- 50 surgeries due to Crohn’s know names of recipients.

The Kornegays and Herrells ternoon Nov. 15 when organ Disease.

“Organ donation had al- worked hard to find each donors and their families came together from the re- ways been a given in our other.

“We very much wanted gion and beyond to share family,” said Mandy’s mom life-giving stories during Betsy. “When Mandy died to meet Jim and his family,” the annual Celebration for Life; an event that allows transplant recipients the opportunity to thank family members of donors. Many met the people for the first time whose lives were saved by loved ones.

Jim Kornegay made the trip from Atlanta to the Jubilee Banquet Facility to celebrate and express his gratitude for his gift of life.

“There are no words,” he said. “I am so grateful to the Herrells. I would not have survived. This was a gift of life.”

Kornegay received the small intestine from donor Mandy Herrell, 18, who passed away after a severe accident in 2006. He had Brooke Swaggerty and sister Whitney are daughters of an organ donor.

FAITH NOTES Community services ■ 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 Avenue Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611. Your call will be returned.

■ 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 Powell 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.

Guatemala, Nuestros Ninos.

Info: 938-8311; nuestrosninoscharity.org.

■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway, Knoxville, will host “Brunch with Santa” 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 19. Cost: $5 each or $20 per family of five. Includes games, crafts, food and fun. Time with Santa is free; optional photo purchase available. RSVP by Dec. 10. Info/RSVP: 922-1412, Mondays-Thursdays.

Special services

Ave., will host the 35th annual Christmas Handbell Concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The Celebration Handbell choir and the Powell High Singers will present “Glory to the Newborn King.”

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.

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The sisters made and donated a quilt square for the donor family quilt. The completed quilt will remain on display at Tennessee Donor Services.

According to Herrell there is a critical need for organ donors.

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ship and hunger and disease. They celebrated that accomplishment with a feast that we replicate, sometimes forgetting (or ignoring) its history.

However, if we stop to consider, we can see that in that coming together of disparate cultures, languages, and histories, differences were trumped by the humanity of both sides: white Anglo men, women and children alongside dark-eyed, redskinned Native American men, women and children.

It is that humanity we share. It is that humanity we must protect.

I don’t know the answer to hatred and terrorism. We can only pray for our friends and, God help us, for our enemies.

My hope is that everyone will seriously consider signing up early to be an organ donor,” she said. “It is an important decision and not one that should be made at the last minute.”

Info: www.donatelifeTN. org or www.tds.dcids.org.

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Fundraisers ■ Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road, will host a handmade Guatemalan gifts sale 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Proceeds will go to a local charity committed to helping “our children” in

said Betsy. “Jim had written us a letter but it took a long time for us to finally find each other. It is very important for donor families to see the results of the gift they gave.”

Brooke and Whitney Swaggerty attended the event. Their father was an organ donor.

“We believe everyone should be a donor and it is important to share your wish with your family,” said Brooke. “This is our first time to attend a donor tribute and it was very moving.’

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 27-28 Open house, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Info: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY, NOV. 28 The last jam of the year, 7 p.m., Old Rush Strong School, Leadmine Bend Road, Sharps Chapel. Free bluegrass, country and gospel music performed by local talent. Refreshments available, donations appreciated.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 28-29 Auditions for “The Last Five Years” by Jason Robert Brown, a musical being produced/performed at Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Times: 3-5:30 p.m. Saturday and 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday. Seeking one female and one male who can play an age range of 25-40. Performance dates: Feb. 12-28. Info: info@ theatreknoxville.com.

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bers/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254; Stephanie, 862-9252.

Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library.

Info: 992-5212.

meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria.

Info: 992-5212.

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, DEC. 4-20

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.

“Cinderella and Ebenezer,” 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/tickets: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre. com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 5 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: 40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254; Stephanie, 862-9252.

The city of Luttrell Christmas parade, noon, Luttrell Community Park. Info/registration form for parade entries: 992-0870 or city of Luttrell Facebook page.

Craft show and sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Summit Towers, 201 Locust St. Items include: paintings, drawings, wood art, crocheted items, ceramics, Christmas crafts, baked goods and more.

Market Square Holiday Market, noon-6 p.m., with farm vendors selling until 3 p.m. near the Market Square stage, and craft vendors and food trucks open until 6 p.m. on Union Avenue adjacent to Market Square and along Market Street. Info: MarketSquareFarmers Market.org or NourishKnoxville.org.

SUNDAY, DEC. 6

AARP Driver Safety classes, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., GFWC Ossoli Circle, 2511 Kingston Pike. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

“Let’s Build a Santa with Wool,” 1-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructors: Nancy Shedden and Karen Bills.

Registration deadline: Nov. 29. Info/registration: 4949854; appalachianarts.net.

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MONDAY, DEC. 7

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

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

Crocheted Oblong Shawl class, 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway.

Cost: $25. Info: Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/ profile/monicaschmidt.

THURSDAY, DEC. 3 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 mem-

TUESDAY, DEC. 8 Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9

THURSDAY, DEC. 10 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 11-13 “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” performed

by The WordPlayers, 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Info/tickets: wordplayers.org.

SATURDAY, DEC. 12 “Holiday Art Blitz!,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. All-day small giftmaking workshops, $25 to make five gifts. Info/ registration: 357-2787; fcartcenter@knology.net; www. fountaincityartctr.com.

Holiday Market, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Garden of Eden Preschool/Berean Bible Church. 2329 Prosser Road.

Lots of vendors in the gym.

Market Square Holiday Market, noon-6 p.m., with farm vendors selling until 3 p.m. near the Market Square stage, and craft vendors and food trucks open until 6 p.m. on Union Avenue adjacent to Market Square and along Market Street. Info: MarketSquareFarmersMarket.org or NourishKnoxville.org.

Wreath workshop, 12:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Cost: $35. Bring a pair of small garden shears and garden gloves. Other materials provided. Info/reservations: 546-0745 or ramseyhouse.org.

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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.

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Girl talk with Mayor Rogero Mayor Madeline Rogero has answered some tough questions at many press conferences while serving the city, but maybe none as tough as those asked by students at Northwest Middle School.

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Rogero stopped by the school last week and chatted with the girls during a session of Girl Talk. Denetria Moore is the executive director of Girl Talk and created the organization to mentor young girls and encourage positive self esteem.

Moore said that growing up she suffered from low self esteem, which led to poor choices and struggles.

Her goal is to inspire and empower girls and to help them keep from making the same mistakes.

The group was able to ask Rogero a series of questions during the session and the answers shed a light on Knoxville’s first female mayor. One of the first questions asked was whether Rogero thought she was treated differently being the first woman mayor and her

Pictured with the mayor following a session of Girl Talk is mentor Sarah Gilpin, Kailynn DavenOwen Thomas and his mom, Megan, play a game of opposites port, Mayor Madeline Rogero, Jazlyn Butler, Kyrsten Cooper and mentor NaQuaina Moore. bingo. Photos by R. White answer was “no”. “I ran for city mayor in 2003. I didn’t win but I came close. People weren’t quite ready for a female mayor.” She ran again in 2011 and won.

One of the most satisfying things Mayor Rogero has done is help others. She loves making a difference in Knoxville. Her role models are her mom, whom Rogero says is always positive and reaffirming and Martin Luther King, Jr. whom inspires her to be a good leader.

When asked what she thought about being a local celebrity, Rogero said that she didn’t see herself as one.

She believes being mayor is a great honor and involves a

lot of responsibility. “Being mayor is the highlight of my career,” she said.

One student asked if she was rich. “My dad was a plumber and my mom was a secretary. I hope to be an inspiration, showing people that you don’t have to come from a wealthy or political family to become mayor.

Hard work equals possibilities.”

Another student asked her about the best thing she has done as mayor. Rogero had not one single answer, but said that supporting community schools, working on parks and greenways and focusing on empowering students were among

some of the most important.

The mayor reminded the group that she faced obstacles to get where she is today but worked hard to get there and that nothing was handed to her. She also reminded the girls to take time for themselves and to enjoy life. “Education is important. Set goals and work hard to achieve them. Don’t depend on others to reach your goals.”

Her advice to her middle school self? Have fun, stay focused on what you want, don’t worry so much about petty things and to find a good, solid group of girl friends. “Don’t be in a rush to grow up.”

Giving thanks at Pleasant Ridge

By Ruth White There is no better way to kick of the Thanksgiving holiday than spending time enjoying lunch with a special student.

Pleasant Ridge Elementary cafeteria staff served up a delicious turkey lunch,

with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy and pumpkin pie for students and special guests last week.

The event is a time to share and remember the things we are thankful for during this holiday season.

Norwood hosts family reading night

By Ruth White Norwood Elementary hosted a family night of reading fun last week and students brought their parents back to school for fun and games.

The event featured different types of bingo and used candy corn as markers keeping with the Thanksgiving theme. As students filled their cards and “Bingo” was called, winners received a ticket to exchange for a free book.

Family night events— reading, math, science—are important for students and their parents to work together to achieve success in the classroom. Parents are able to see exactly what students learn in the classroom and games make learning even more fun. The school staff

Pellissippi State Community College will host a family-friendly 3-D printing class 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in the Megalab, located on the Strawberry Plains campus, 7201 Strawberry Plains Pike. Cost is $35. Space is limited to 10 participants, and attendees must be at least 12 years old. Class participants will assist in each step of 3-D printing, from modeling to prototyping, and will be able to take home a 3-D printed souvenir. Info/registration: www.pstcc.edu/bcs or 539-7167.

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HEALTH NOTES ■ BLOOMS (Bringing together Losses Of Others Mourning Sadness) grief support group, will meet 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at Litton’s, 2803 Essary Drive. The free dinner session is hosted by Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

The support group is open to the public. Reservations required by Tuesday, Dec. 1, for complimentary meal. Info/ RSVP: 689-4481 or Bethany.

Fields@gentrygriffey.com.

■ CADES caregiver support group meeting, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Dec. 1, Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive, Room E224. Speaker: Rebekak Wilson, MSW, from Choices in Senior Care.

Topic: “Sharing the Holidays.”

Anyone who gives care to an

elderly individual is welcome.

Info: 675-2835.

■ Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. Newcomers welcome; no dues/fees; no sign-up; first names only.

Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.com.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served.

Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

REUNION NOTES ■ Rule High School Class of 1957, Saturday, Nov. 28.

Everyone invited. Info: Ralph Williams, 494-9482.

gets to see their teaching efforts pay off and seeing the students get excited is a big motivator for everyone.

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Amanda Lewis and Declan Harrel, wearing a handmade turkey hat, enjoy a festive lunch together.

Deborah McCoy and her granddaughter Elizabeth Manges smile for a photo during the event. Photos by R. White

Norwood Elementary student Caden Anderson shows off the book he selected as his prize for winning at bingo during Family Reading Night.

Betsi James and her daughter, Maycee, take a selfie during the Harvest Lunches at Pleasant Ridge Elementary.

Call for artists

■ Arts in the Airport: juried exhibition allows regional artists to compete and display work at McGhee Tyson Airport secured area behind the security gate checkpoint from March 17-Oct. 12. Theme: “Smoky Mountain Air Show.”

Entries deadline: midnight Sunday, Feb. 7. Info/application: knoxalliance.com; Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com.

■ Dogwood Arts Festival: juried artists are selected to exhibit and sell their original work in mixed media, clay, drawing/pastels, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, painting, photography, sculpture, and wood in April. Info/application: dogwoodarts.com.

■ Gallery of Arts Tribute: a juried exhibition developed to recognize local artists and honor the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Artwork should be delivered 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 4-5. Entry form: knoxalliance.com/MLK.htm; or SASE to Arts & Culture Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, Knoxville TN 37901. Info: Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com.

■ Scruff y City Art Contest: a juried art exhibit competition celebrating Knoxville’s blend of southern history and modern development on the banks of the Tennessee River. Free and open to all artists. Submissions deadline: Feb. 15. Info: lizbeth.com/contest.

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Boys and Girls Club names top students

The Boys and Girls Club of Halls/Powell recently selected the students of the month for October. Selected for their good character, willingness to help and being good students are Addison Wallace from the Early Childhood center; Nicholas Cooper for the Youth Area and Logan Evans for the Teen Center.

Powell High competes in East TN swim classic The Powell High School swim team participated in the 28th annual East Tennessee Classic in Kingsport on Saturday, November 21.

There were 13 teams participating in the swim meet and some of the events had up to 72 swimmers competing in that individual event.

Powell had the following finishes: First place: Girls 500 free (20 lap race) Abby Corea; Sixth place- Girls 200 Medley Relay: Sarah Corea, Abby Corea, Mailyn Grosser, Shelby Stover; Second place: Boys 200 Medley Relay- Ben Stover, Chris Wilbanks, Pierce Anderson, Alec Tripp; Ninth place: Girls 200 Free- Mailyn Grosser; Third place: Boys 200 Free- Alec Tripp; Fifth place: Girls 50 Free- Abby Corea; Eleventh place: Girls 50 Free- Shelby Stover;

First place: Boys 50 FreeBen Stover; Fifth place: Boys 100 FlyAlec Tripp; Eleventh place: Girls 100 Free- Shelby Stover; Twelfth place: Girls 100 Free- Sarah Corea; Eighth place: Boys 100 Free- Chris Wilbanks; Eleventh place: Girls 200 Free Relay- Lydia Moneyhun, Esme Calvacca, Sarah Corea, Mailyn Grosser; Fifth place: Boys 200 Free Relay- Ben Stover, Khanh Ha, Chris Wilbanks, Alec Tripp; Seventh place: Boys 100 Back- Ben Stover; Ninth place: Girls 100 Breast- Mailyn Grosser; Fifth place: Boys 100 Breast- Chris Wilbanks; Fifth place: Girls 400 Free Relay- Abby Corea, Esme Calvacca, Lydia Moneyhun, Shelby Stover. Powell finished sixth place overall.

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If you’re a fan of organ music, head over to Oak Ridge this weekend for a collective recital of Advent and Christmas music by area organists Deborah Cain, Frederick Pogue, Don King, Tamra Kincaid, Susan Ridgell, Miriam Griffin and Gerald Scott. Pianist Slade Trammell, a graduate of the University of Tennessee and member of the Roane State Community College music faculty, will close the program with a Mozart piano sonata, “Noel” by Olivier Messaien and George Gershwin’s “Fascinatin’ Rhythm.” The event is free and open to the public, but contributions can be made to the Louis Hughes Memorial Organ Scholarship at Roane State.

The concert starts at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 29, at First United Methodist Church, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.

This time of year, if you’re in a store or place of business, you’re hearing Christmas music. Sometimes when it’s everywhere we tend to forget how special some of those tunes re-

ally are.

Thanksgiving weekend offers an opportunity to hear holiday favorites played by live musicians in a beautiful setting. This Sunday, as part of the KSO’s Chamber Classics series, Maestro James Fellenbaum will lead the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra in “Classical Christmas” at the Bijou Theatre.

The Clayton Holiday Concerts, presented each year just before Christmas week, feature the full orchestra, guest artists, the Knoxville Choral Society and a certain Jolly Old Elf. They’re full of gaiety and holiday flash.

But, says Maestro Fellenbaum, “this year we wanted to offer something different: a smaller, more intimate concert to start the holiday season, as families are finishing up their Thanksgiving weekend, surviving Black Friday, and are ready for some feel-good holiday music.

“We’ll have some Christmas-inspired music from around the world and, with the Knoxville Chamber Chorale joining us, we’ll

Maestro James Fellenbaum leads the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra this weekend in “Classical Christmas.” Shown are Gordon Tsai, Yin Wu, Jennifer Bloch, Sean Claire, James Fellenbaum, Carol Shane, Bill Pierce, Katy Gawne, Edward Pulgar, Jennifer Ownby, Eunsoon Corliss, Ayca Yayman, Ihsan Kartal, Sara Matayoshi, Phylis Secrist and Andy Bryenton. Photo by Gary Sims

have several choral selections, including familiar holiday songs and carols.”

Included on the program are “The Skaters’ Waltz” and Mannheim Steamroller’s version of “Stille Nacht,” as well as more traditionally classical pieces such as “For Unto Us a Child Is

Born” from Handel’s “Messiah,” two pieces by beloved arranger/composer John Rutter, J.S. Bach’s lilting “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” and English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams’ ethereal “Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves.’”

The Chamber Classics se-

ries is presented with help from the Aslan Foundation, and this concert is sponsored by Asbury Place Continuing Care Retirement Communities.

Fellenbaum says, “It’s shaping up to be a very special afternoon with the KSCO at the Bijou Theatre.”

The Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra’s “Classical Christmas” will be presented at 2.30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. Info: www.knoxvillesymphony. com or call 523-1178.

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‘Brooklyn’ opens arms to sweet drama

By Betsy Pickle Far away from the immigrant concerns of today’s world lies “Brooklyn,” a beautifully painted romantic drama about the tug of war between the known and the unknown.

Whereas today’s immigrants might be fleeing violence and persecution, the protagonist in “Brooklyn” is seeking the quintessential

gift of the idealized America: opportunity. As she discovers, that gift comes at a price.

Starring Saoirse Ronan, who burst onto the film scene with a searing performance in “Atonement,” “Brooklyn” gives Ronan a great space to stretch within the framework of a familiar story. She creates fireworks inside long frames of silence that grow shorter as her character ad-

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Between her mournful farewell and her unpleasant crossing, Eilis doesn’t get off to a great start. But a priest, Father Flood (Jim Broadbent), has arranged both housing and employment for her in Brooklyn.

The boarding house, run by Mrs. Kehoe (Julie Walters), is clean and safe, though filled with sharp-tongued fellow lodgers, and the job at a department store is decent if not challenging.

Homesickness is Eilis’ biggest hurdle, but it starts to abate when she meets a sweet young Italian-American named Tony (Emory Cohen). Romance proves a blessing for Eilis, making Brooklyn seem more like home and helping to draw out her confidence.

However, her ties to the old country are still strong,

Diana (Eve Macklin), left, and Patty (Emily Bett Rickards), right, help Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) look more presentable for the parish hall dance in “Brooklyn,” which opens today at Downtown West. and she must eventually make a stand about where she will plant her heart.

Based on the novel by Colm Toibin, “Brooklyn” was directed by John Crowley from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. It could have been a pleasant but pedestrian period piece resting on its wonderfully art-directed laurels, but the teams on both sides of the camera turn it into

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Well Key offers quick care, doctors on-site

By Sandra Clark

The Ridenour family – Steve, Jill and Tanner – hosted the annual Thanksgiving reception for customers and friends at J.S. Ridenour Construction Inc. last week. Steve noted the passing of his dad, company founder Joe Ridenour, and praised his mother, Marjorie, for her work in co-founding the company in 1958 and instilling a strong work ethic in each family member.

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BIZ NOTES ■ Amanda Shell Jennings has been promoted to senior account executive and added to the firm’s executive team at Moxley Carmichael public relations firm.

Before graduating from the University of Jennings Tennessee, Jennings served two terms as a Moxley Carmichael intern.

She joined the firm as an account executive in 2011 after returning from her last semester abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

■ Louis Civitarese, investment analyst, has joined The McLaughlin Group in the Merrill Lynch Knoxville office.

Civitarese joined Merrill Lynch in 2015. He received an MBA specializing in asset mangement from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

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■ Imagination Library of Knox County now mails over 19,000 books each month to kids under age 5, representing 73 percent of the eligible population and a four percent increase since 2013.

■ Shoney’s will remain open on Thanksgiving with a special buffet from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The breakfast buffet will be served from 6-11 a.m.

UT NOTES ■ Jacob Cecil, a senior in biology, was one of two UT students awarded the school’s first International Research Opportunities Program scholarships through the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Cecil will conduct his research at the University of Helsinki in Finland.

■ Sociology professor Chien-fei Chen and her collaborators have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help address U.S. infrastructure issues. Her team will focus on micro grids – energy grids in regions and localities that can operate apart from the traditional large-scale power grid.

■ Marleen Davis, Distinguished Professor of Architecture, was recently honored with the 2015 Gold Medalist Award by the East Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Retired UT architecture professor Bill Shell received the organization’s Award of Merit. A water kiosk design/build project led by professor of architecture

John McRae earned a Design Award of Merit.

■ Judy Flanagan, director of special events from 1990 to 2006, has been honored for her service to the university with the Jefferson Cup. She has created the Judy Flanagan Special Events Scholarship in the College of Communication and Information and the Judy Flanagan Animal Law Excellence Endowment in the College of Law. ■ Lydia Pulsipher, a retired UT geography professor and honorary consul of the Republic of Slovenia for Tennessee, has open her home to serve as the consulate. The consulate holds a variety of cultural events, monthly gatherings and sponsors music and art exchanges.

■ UT’s College of Nursing and the graduate and executive education programs in the Haslam College of Business will co-plan the curriculum for a new Health Care Leadership Series. The series aims to mentor academic partners in rural and underserved clinics in East Tennessee.

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Bearden Rotarians give 4,400 dictionaries

By Tom King Members of the Rotary Club of Bearden are busy this fall presenting new dictionaries to each third grader in the Knox C o u n t y Tom King school system. That’s 51 schools and dictionaries for approximately 4,400 students. Members of the club have visited almost half of the schools to date.

This is the 10th year of this major service project and in those 10 years the club has distributed more than 47,000 dictionaries.

“We are distributing about 4,400 dictionaries this year,” said Ted Hotz of Bearden Rotary. “Our cost started out at around $8,000 per year and has grown to $11,000 for this year.”

The picture here represents a large “thank you” card that was recently presented to Hotz at A.L. Lotts Elementary School after his presentation there. Hotz distributed dictionaries at both A.L. Lotts and Christenberry Elementary schools.

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the Rotary Club of Bearden at last week’s meeting, but it was club member Jim Coffin who brought down the house.

Hancock described a 1933 event when showman Tom Mix brought his rodeo to town. That was several decades before the stage was expanded to allow entry from the back of the theater, so the rodeo animals entered through the front door and paraded through the lobby and auditorium to the stage.

Coffin, whose family has been in the shoe store business for three generations, added even more color to the Mix story, saying, “Tom Mix’s wife went to my Dad’s shoe store on Gay Street and bought a pair of cowgirl boots while that rodeo was here. I think they were the last pair of cowgirl

Physicians Michael Rothwell and Robin Huskey own the urgent care facility Well Key. Photo by S. Clark had more than 18,000 patient visits last year with an average time “door-to-door” of 58 minutes.

Huskey and Rothwell have looked at land in Cedar Bluff and Farragut for a third clinic, and currently have four other doctors associated with them. In addition, they use physicians’ assistants and nurse practitioners, but only alongside a physician.

Both Huskey and Rothwell are spending a lot of

time in Powell, getting the clinic set up just as they want it. Both are active in the Powell Business and Professional Association.

Well Key currently employs 40 between the two clinics. The clinics accept most insurance as well as Medicare.

A new app for smart phones works like a Disney fast pass. “It moves you to the front of the line.” Info: wellkeyhealth.com or 865428-2773.

Ted Hotz with his “Thank You” card from the third graders at A.L. Lotts Elementary School.

checks for their support of the club’s recent Wine Tast■ News & notes ing & Silent Auction event The Rotary Club of that raised $14,000. Mishu Knoxville ended up rais- donated $1,000 to the Naing $5,500 for Christmas tional Pancreatic Cancer gifts for the children at Foundation and Taylor dothe Mateszalka Children’s nated $1,000 to The Dream Home in Mateszalka, Hun- Connection. gary … Farragut Rotarians Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a for 27 years and past president Sam Mishu and Sam Taylor Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be were honored with $1,000 reached via email at tking535@gmail.com boots we ever sold.”

Tom Mix and the cowgirl boots!

Becky Hancock, executive director of the Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation, offered an entertaining look into the history of Tennessee’s state theatre to

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“We’ve had a warm reception from the community,” said Rothwell in a lengthy interview earlier this month.

He trained and has worked as a general surgeon and comes with strong opinions on the state of health care delivery.

After studying best practices across the country, he says Well Key falls within the 90th percentile. It’s a model that works well in rural East Tennessee where there is a dearth of primary care physicians and ERs are remote.

The Sevier County clinic has been in operation for six years. Dr. Huskey was a primary care physician in Pigeon Forge before joining Rothwell to start Well Key. The name, by the way, comes from RothWELL and HusKEY. The Sevier County clinic

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A new walk-in medical facility at 6606 Clinton Highway is serving a need for urgent care at a lower cost than emergency room visits.

Drs. Michael Rothwell and Robin Huskey opened Well Key urgent care earlier this year. It’s their second facility, with the original still operating in Sevierville.

“We’re the place where the doctor is waiting for the patients.

“We’re not outside the traditional medical model,” Rothwell says. The clinic fits the gap between primary care physicians and emergency room visits.

“We are open seven days a week, 12 hours a day, with a doctor on-site. We are trying to unload the ERs.” (The clinic does close for Thanksgiving and Christmas and it opens late on Easter.)

Exams can be scheduled ahead or patients can walk in. Well Key does not manage chronic disease – best

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Holiday

A Shopper-News Special Section

November 25, 2015

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evierville and the Great Smoky Mountains area are now â&#x20AC;&#x153;twinklingâ&#x20AC;? with millions of lights as the annual Smoky Mountain Winterfest Celebration kicked off this month for the 26th year.

Smoky Mountain Winterfest, running now through Feb. 29, has become a holiday tradition for many who return year after year to enjoy the lights, shopping, shows and attractions, and this year has added two new activities for visitors to experience: Thomas Kinkadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas of Light at Smoky Mountain Palace (Nov. 1 to Jan. 2) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This new Christmas show is a live music event featuring the art of worldrenowned artist Thomas Kinkade.

The show weaves together the masterpieces of Thomas Kinkade with new music by award-winning composers along with Christmas classics, and promises breathtaking, high-definition projection, special effects and awe-inspiring music to bring Kinkadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful masterpieces to life.

Info: thomaskinkadechristmas.com Shadrackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Wonderland at Smokies Stadium (Nov. 6 to Jan. 3) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Shadrackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Wonderland returns to Smokies Baseball Stadium for its seventh season of festive lights, jolly tunes, tasty treats and Santa himself.

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music filling their vehicle. This year, Shadrack has added one of their most highly acclaimed displays, two â&#x20AC;&#x153;walls of lightsâ&#x20AC;? that each span 220 feet that guests drive between.

Also debuting this season is a half-mile of displays featuring some favorite childhood tales like Little Red Riding Hood, Jack be Nimble, the Princess and the Frog,

Little Miss Muffet and many more.

The festivities continue beyond the driving route. Through Dec. 27, guests of the light show can stay to visit Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village where they can meet and have a photo with Santa Claus (through Dec. 23) while enjoying festive refreshments like hot cocoa, apple cider, Christmas cookies, kettle corn and much more.

Info: shadrackchristmas.com In addition to these new experiences, Smoky Mountain Winterfest offers a number of other ways for friends and family to get in the holiday spirit.

For example, Tanger Outlets Sevierville will be adding more than 100,000 new lights to their holiday dĂŠcor this year. For added fun, visitors can make a quick stop on their way into town at the Sevierville Visitor Center on Hwy. 66 (1.5 miles from I-40 Exit 407), where they can purchase a pair of Winterfest in 3D glasses while supplies last for only $1. The glasses shift each point of light into a snowflake, adding even more interest to the intricate light displays.

Winterfest lights and Christmas shows are a huge draw, but once visitors arrive in Sevierville they also find incredible shopping and attractions. Sevierville features nearly 150 name brand outlet stores where shoppers can find everything from fine China and clothing to tools and furniture.

Specialty retail shops featuring items like fine art, antiques and collectibles and outdoor items are also popular. Visitors can even take a piece of Winterfest home by visiting stores like Country Christmas & Collectibles where Winterfest style lighting displays are for sale and custom displays are built to order.

Info: VisitSevierville.com

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obby Todd in historic downtown Sweetwater and UPSTAIRS, located at 4514 Old Kingston Pike in Knoxville, are your one-stop shopping centers for all your holiday needs. Each store offers a wide variety of holiday dĂŠcor, gifts for everyone on your shopping list, and everything you need to host your holiday parties. Whether you need a beautiful wreath for your front door, unique ornaments for your Christmas tree, or a beautiful holiday centerpiece for your table â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bobby Todd and UPSTAIRS have you covered.

Unique jewelry from Mary James, Vincent Peach, Julie Vos, and Susan Shaw make wonderful gifts, as well as our selection of scarves, fragrant candles, books, luxurious soaps, lotions, pillows, lamps, and accessories for every room in your home.

Save the dates for these upcoming events: Join us on Friday, November 27 for our Black Friday Sale at both stores. Bobby Todd and UPSTAIRS will offer 10 percent off purchases totaling more than $100 and 15 percent off all orders totaling more than $200. On Saturday, November 28, join us in historic downtown Sweetwater for A Small Town Christmas from 5 to 8 p.m. Bobby Todd will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. A Small Town Christmas features carriage and hay rides, carolers, choirs, and dancers, Santa pictures, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shopping area, antique fire engine, marshmallow roast, and for the first time, an ice skating rink.

For more information, click on www. visitsweetwater.com.

The Third Annual UGLY Christmas Sweater Contest will be Friday, December

11, and Saturday, December 12, from 10-5 each day at Bobby Todd in historic downtown Sweetwater, as well as UPSTAIRS in Knoxville. Customers wear their ugliest Christmas sweater to compete for a $100 gift certificate and the title of #1 Ugly Christmas Sweater. All customers who wear a Christmas sweater to Bobby Todd or UPSTAIRS on Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, will receive 20 percent off Christmas decor at both locations on those days.

UPSTAIRS will host a champagne reception for Nashville Jewelry Designer Vincent Peach on Thursday, December 10, from 3 to 7, and Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12, from 10-5 each day.

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n celebration of the season, Home Federal Bank invites the public to enjoy its Christmas gift to the community – two free screenings of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the historic Tennessee Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 13.

“We’ve been presenting this holiday classic film for six years, and we appreciate this opportunity to make the holidays brighter for so many,” Home Federal Bank president Dale Keasling said.

“We love seeing the packed house each year and hearing people say that attending the movie has become a fun and inspiring family tradition.”

The film will be shown at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and doors will open one hour prior to each screening. The event is free, and no ticket is required. Seating is limited to the theater’s capacity. Convenient, free parking is available in the State Street garage, 520 State Street.

As a bonus, moviegoers will may also pick up $2 discount coupons for the City of Knoxville’s Holidays on Ice open-air skating rink on Market Square, also sponsored by the bank.

Released in 1946 and starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a bittersweet comedy/ dr ama about George Bailey, a compassionate but debt-ridden manager of a bank in typical small-town America, and the angel that helps him realize his importance in the world. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards and ranks No. 1 on the American Film Institute’s “100 Most Inspiring Films of All Time” list.

The Tennessee Theatre is located at 604 S. Gay St. in downtown Knoxville.

Patrons with special needs should contact the Tennessee Theatre in advance at 865684-1200.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a Christmas classic featuring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a man pictured here surrounded by his family.

NEWS FROM THE GRILL STORE

Grilling for the holidays is a growing trend

The Perfect Gift for the Home Griller

The Big Green Egg offers the ultimate cooking experience

The Grill Store is a “toy store for outdoor cooks” – great for gift shopping and gift certificates. Located in the heart of Bearden at the corner of Northshore and Baum Drive. Hours: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday and Saturdays 9 am to 4 pm.

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he Big Green Egg Company was founded by Ed Fisher more than 35 years ago as he took on the challenge of developing a modernized version of an ancient Asian cooker.

Often called a “modern culinary marvel,” the EGG has amassed legions of loyal fans that include backyard grillers, culinary aficionados, and world-class chefs all over the world.

“The holidays are a time for celebrations, and the ease of use and versatility of the Big Green Egg gives you the opportunity to enjoy your guests and to embrace the culinary experience,” says Pat Bright, owner of The Grill Store and Prism Pool & Backyard with husband Tom Bright. “We are seeing more and more people use the Big Green Egg not only for the preparation of the main meat entrée for holiday meals but also side dishes and even dessert.”

So how has the Big Green Egg developed such a cult-like following? “Versatility. You can perfectly prepare anything from a steakhouse-style grilled porter-

“Cooking outdoors on the EGG is like an extension of your kitchen that opens your eyes to cooking techniques you never thought you could try outside,” says Pat Bright, owner of The Grill Store and Prism Pool & Backyard with husband Tom Bright.

house to a tender brisket, turkey, or pork tenderloin,” says Bright.

“But meats are just the start of the options you can prepare in a Big Green Egg. Vegetables, stews, stir-fries, casseroles, and desserts are superb. Pizza on an EGG is in a class of its own. You can truly cook an entire meal in an EGG.” The versatility also allows the EGG to be converted into a convection oven.

Locally, The Grill Store in Bearden offers the complete line of Big Green Eggs, from a Mini Egg to the new EGGzilla – an XXLarge EGG twice the size of the already impressive XLarge EGG. If your special chef already has a Big Green Egg, look no further than The Grill Store for hundreds of grilling accessories and gourmet seasonings and sauces that are perfect not only for EGG users but for any type of outdoor grilling. The store offers aromatic smoking woods, gourmet grilling planks, 100 percent organic lump charcoal, dozens of seasonings and rubs for meat, poultry, fish, or vegetables, and much more.

“EGGstremely” popular are the grilling classes led by Bright.

“We personally use EGGs at our home and love to share our passion for grilling with our customers,” says Pat Bright. “Every time we announce a cooking class we max out our capacity in just days.”

If you are a griller or have a special griller in your life, be sure to visit The Grill Store for gift shopping this holiday season. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 to 5, and Saturdays 9 to 4. If you’d like to receive news of specials, cooking classes, and more, send your email address to prismpoolsknoxville@gmail. com.

The Grill Store 203 S. Northshore Drive 865-588-1290 www.prismpoolsknoxville.com prismpoolsknoxville@gmail.com

Since 1982 Prism Pool & Backyard has been one of Knoxville’s leading providers of pool supplies and service. Now our newer shop, The Grill Store, expands our offerings with a complete line of Big Green Egg grills and accessories in addition to a full selection of rubs, sauces, wood chunks, and more that can be used with any brand of grill. And gift certificates always make the home griller happy!

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t’s almost time for Christmas in the City! The lights and decorations, the skating rink on Market Square and the annual calendar of holiday events create a festive atmosphere for all ages.

This year, holiday revelers can look forward to two updates to Christmas in the City favorites – a new 42-foot-tall tree with synchronized LED lighting and Market Square’s first open-air ice rink in a decade.

“There have been a lot of requests from Market Square business owners and the public to remove the tent to help open up the ice rink, so this year, the Special Events team decided to give it a try,” said Judith Foltz, special events director for the city of Knoxville. “With the tent gone, we hope the ice rink can become Knoxville’s own Rockefeller Center.

“And of course, we can’t wait to light the newer and bigger tree at the Regal Celebration of Lights on Friday, Nov. 27.”

The city of Knoxville has a special events app, available free for all smartphones and mobile devices. Events are also listed on the city’s website, knoxvilletn.gov/

christmas Christmas in the City officially kicks off with the free Regal Celebration of Lights at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, on Market Square and in Krutch Park, when more than 100,000 holiday lights will be turned on. The new 42-foot-tall tree has multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting, and the lights can be synchronized in different patterns.

The kickoff also features live music through the WDVX Holiday Ho Ho Hoe-

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down, carolers, train rides, pictures with Santa, face painting, marshmallow roasting and more.

Local businesses will offer crafts with children. And families can stop by Home Depot’s Little Elves Workshop to make a toy or a card to be sent to U.S. soldiers with American Red Cross “Cards for Heroes.”

Also kicking off on Friday, Nov. 27, is Holidays on Ice, presented by Home Federal Bank. Enjoy skating under Christmas lights and winter stars!

Over 52 days, through Jan. 18, accomplished and first-time skaters alike will enjoy the tent-less open-air ice rink on Market Square. (The rink is closed only on Christmas Day, and it offers extended hours on weekdays from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3.)

Inclement weather may close the rink, so before you head out to strap on your skates, check the skating rink’s Facebook page. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for children 12 years and younger, and that includes skate rental and unlimited time on the ice.

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Motorists touring the park through Jan. 1 can drive through the lighted tunnel.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rundown of other Christmas in the City events: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Window Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? Decorating Contest: Once again, downtown businesses are participating in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Window Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? holiday display contest.

Some are choosing their favorite holiday dĂŠcor, and others are illustrating this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How the Grinch Stole Knoxville.â&#x20AC;?

Cast your vote for your favorite display through the Knoxville Events app or at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Special Events Facebook page.

Share the good cheer! The Special Events Office loves to share images of merry-making families on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social media sites. Help spread the holiday good cheer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; use the hashtag #christmasinthecity on your photos.

Share the most festive window displays, or boast on your homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing light display. Snap photos of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Up on the Rooftopsâ&#x20AC;? Christmas trees, which will be adorning the tops of buildings across the city. And if Knoxville has a white Christmas, send a picture of your own Frosty

the Snowman.

WIVK Christmas Parade: The 43rd annual Christmas Parade steps off at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and marches up Gay Street with a mighty assortment of bands, floats, dancers and Santa Claus.

The parade begins on Church Avenue at Hall of Fame Drive and will continue from Church to Gay Street, Gay Street to Jackson Avenue, then Jackson Avenue to Morgan Street. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WIVK Christmas Parade is presented by the Smoky Mountain Air Show.

Knoxville Community Band Holiday Concert: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a Scrooge; get into the holiday spirit with the Knoxville Community Band, which will perform a free holiday concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Bijou Theatre.

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XFinity Christmas at Chilhowee: This free event from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, includes a traditional lighting of a tree on the Chilhowee Park and Exposition Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bandstand.

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Enjoy live music, and build a gingerbread house with the Austin-East Magnet High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Culinary Arts Department.

XFinity Christmas at Chilhowee also offers train rides for all ages, pictures with Santa Claus, marshmallow roasting, hot cocoa by the Salvation Army, face painting and balloon animals. Stop by The Muse Knoxville tent for a special activity.

Tour de Lights Bike Ride: What could be more fun than touring Knoxville and checking out neighborhood light displays with hundreds of other bicyclists while riding festive decorated cycles?

The free 5-mile Tour de Lights ride starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, at Market Square, and it tours downtown, Fourth and Gill and Old North Knoxville.

Decoration judging begins at 6 p.m.; prizes are awarded after the ride in several categories, including Best Decorated Bike, Best Decorated Person and Best Group Theme.

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Music on Market Square begins at 11 p.m. and a big screen will be showing events from 2015. The countdown begins at 11:59 p.m., with a ball drop and fireworks at midnight. The Holidays on Ice skating rink will be open from 1 p.m. until midnight.

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benezer Scrooge and the memorable ghosts return in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s long-running and most popular production. A magical tradition for the whole family, “A Christmas Carol,” runs Nov. 25 through Dec. 20 on the mainstage with 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. performances.

A Pay What You Wish Preview performance will be held Wednesday, Nov. 25, a talk back with the designers will take place Sunday, Dec. 6, following the matinee, Deaf Night @ the Theatre will take place Dec. 8 and the open captioned per-

formance is Sunday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m.

The production is sponsored by Schaad Companies, Pilot Travel Centers and UT Medical Center.

Free and convenient parking is available in the McClung Tower Garage on Volunteer Boulevard.

At each performance, patrons can enhance their experience with special holiday treats at the concession stand and taking pictures with the “Christmas Carol Ghosts” in a specially designed cutout which will be stationed in the main lobby.

“A Christmas Carol” was first published in 1843.

Charles Dickens culled the story from personal childhood experiences along with various Christmas stories.

The book is generally considered one of the greatest influences for the restoration of the Christmas holiday and it has never been out of print.

The story’s numerous adaptations include opera, ballet, radio plays, audio recordings, films and stage.

In less than a year after the book was published as many as 12 theatrical productions were playing in London. Wikipedia lists 30 theatrical productions

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between 1974 and 2010, 22 films since 1901 and just as many TV adaptations, not counting the numerous pastiches performed.

Famous Scrooges over the years have included Lionel Barrymore, Orson Welles, Basil Rathbone, Alec Guinness, Jonathan Winters, Charles Laughton, Tony Randall, Hal Linden, Roddy McDowell and Patrick Stewart’s one-man show of “A Christmas Carol” which opened in London in 1988.

Micah-Shane Brewer, director, is the artistic director of Encore Theatrical Company. He also serves as an adjunct instructor, coach’s private students and has written for The Sondheim Review.

Rachel Schlafer-Parton, musical director, from Luttrell, Tenn., is best known for her performance on the syringe on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” She also performed at the National Gallery of Art, Strathmore Music Center, Bonnaroo and the Bluebird Café.

The production features visiting professional guest actors, UT graduate and undergraduate student actors, and actors from the community.

Performing the role of Scrooge is visiting guest actor David Kortemeier.

He holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Louisville.

UT Theatre graduate actors include: Melissa David,

Jeff Dickamore, Brian Gligor, Emily Kicklighter, Kyle Maxwell, Charlotte Munson, Lindsay Nance, Lauren Pennline, Carlene Pochette, Steve Sherman and Jude Carl Vincent.

Community and visiting actors include: Joshua Cross, Ryan Cross, Livi Fenech, Aurora Florence, Peter Kevoian, Jayne Morgan, Ethan Reed and Tori Beth Sullivan.

Undergraduate students include: Gracie Belt, Emily Cullum, Andrew Henry, Connor Hess and Evan Price.

The creative team for this production includes: Bill Black, costume designer; John Horner, lighting designer; Joe Payne, sound designer; Tannis Kappel, projection/media designer; and Christopher Pickart, scenic designer. Also contributing to the production are Casey Sams, choreographer, Carol Mayo Jenkins, voice coach; and Alex Dearmin, stage manager.

Preview for “A Christmas Carol” is Wednesday, Nov. 25, followed by opening night Friday, Nov. 27. The show runs through Dec. 20.

UT faculty/staff, senior citizens, children and students receive discounts. Info: 865-974-5161 or clarence browntheatre.com

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