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Delay on Powell Drive? Residents are wondering if the new Powell Drive will be open Dec. 13 as planned. The replacement road for Emory from Gill to Clinton Highway has been stalled, although work is currently underway. TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi said TDOT meets montly with the contractor, Potter South East out of Huntsville. “The estimated completion date remains Dec. 13, 2014,” Nagi wrote. “If the contractor fails to complete the project in its entirety by the completion date, liquidated damages may be assessed at the rate of $1,400 per day until completion. “At this time (Nov. 21), the contractor has not made any requests for additional time in regards to this project.”

Pecans are here The Union County Lions Club is selling pecans at the Union County Trustee’s Office in the courthouse, First Century Bank and Commercial Bank (Maynardville branch). Cost is $10 per pound for halves and $12 per pound for 12-ounce packages of dark chocolate covered pecans.

IN THIS ISSUE It’s all about Vandy How intriguing that Vanderbilt, the center of football ineptness, will determine whether this Tennessee season is a modest success or another sad failure. What Saturday comes down to is this: If the Vols can’t whip the lowly Commodores, they’ll be saddled with another losing record – five in a row. They’ll be home again for the holidays, twiddling their thumbs while winners accumulate bowl gifts and enjoy plum pudding.

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On becoming bike-friendly Knoxville, along with 356 other communities, received the Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award from the League of American Bicyclists. This is the second time the city has been recognized for its bike lanes, designated bike routes and encouragement to bike through education and events, says Knoxville Alternative Transportation Coordinator Jon Livengood.

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PBPA honors Powell boosters By Sandra Clark Powell Business and Professional Association honored several community members who have made and are making positive contributions to the community. Man of the Year went to the late Travis Donald Wegener, owner of Champion Lawn and Landscaping, who died Aug. 15 at age 28. Dr. Tony Bradley presented the award to Travis’s parents, Dr. Don and Cindy Wegener. Wegener Bradley said Travis took the time to help others. He was an active member of Sharon Baptist Church where he coached two basketball teams, taught in Vacation Bible School and loved to cook and clean up after church socials. He found time to sit and visit with his elderly landscaping customers. Business Person of the Year was awarded to Justin Bailey, an agent Dr. Don Wegener presents the Business Person of the Year award to Justin Bailey of Realty Executives Associates in with Realty Executives in Powell. Powell. Bailey joined his family business, working with parents Larry and Laura Bailey. He was Mr. Powell High School in 2001 and volunteered with Young Life while attending Johnson University. He continues to volunteer with Young Life, leading weekly meetings and serving as a chaplain for the football team at Powell High School. Bailey is a leader of the Enhance Powell committee which cleaned up the corner of Emory Road at Brickyard Road and is expanding the Powell Station Park. The Woman of the Year award went to the women of Powell Playhouse – those volunteers who have kept Nita Buell The family of Travis Wegener accepts the Powell Man of the Year award on his behalf: Presenter Dr. Tony Bradley, faBlack’s dream ther Dr. Donald Wegener, brother-in-law and sister Sean and Tracy Metz, and mother Cindy Wegener. Photos by S. Clark alive. “The Playhouse continues and Nita’s dream lives on,” said presenter Clare Crawford. Buell Black The Enhance Powell commitBuell Black tee heard from Powell resident founded the Powell Playhouse Dwight Van de Vate last week at and directed nine plays. PBPA’s the group’s final meeting of 2014. woman of the year in 2007, “Nita John Bayless, next year’s presibrought a lot of attention to Powdent of the Powell Business and ell,” said Crawford. Professional Association, said, Honorees included current of“You’re all re-appointed,” when ficers: Gina Jones, president; Terri asked if he planned to continue Rose, secretary/treasurer; directhe committee. tors Helen Seymour (honorary), Van de Vate listened to the Mona Napier, Carolyn Wells, Mary group’s goals before offering adHodge Cunningham, Paula Johnvice. Accepting the PBPA’s Woman of the Year award on behalf of the women of son, Christy Rutherford; women Justin Bailey said the group Powell Playhouse are presenter Clare Crawford, Playhouse board president who serve as ushers and ticket wants a safe walkway between Gina Jones, Mona Napier and Jim Black. personnel: Regena Richardson, the new Powell Drive and Emory Brenda Lansdell, Hellen Sellers, Road, possibly along Brickyard Lynette Brown; and women on the Road. Van de Vate said there are advisory board: Molly Durr, Cindy too many utility pipes on the Taylor and Kim Hurst. Brickyard Road bridge to make Singer Sydni Stinnett, 13, a adding a walkway feasible. student at Karns “It could cost as much as buildMiddle School, ing a whole new bridge,” he said. entertained at the “How about building a whole banquet. new bridge?” asked somebody. Officers for Van de Vate’s department is 2015 are: John currently building a new bridge Bayless, president; on Conner Road, but he said inRob Followell, spectors rate the Brickyard Road president-elect; R. bridge as “fair.” Sydni Stinnett Larry Smith, vice New bridges are funded for president; Terri safety or lack of capacity, he said. Gilbert, secretary; Steve Mouser, State Rep. Bill Dunn and Countreasurer; and Sage Kohler, past ty Commissioner Charles Busler president. attended the meeting. Other firstState Rep. Bill Dunn installed timers were Pamela Simmons and the officers. “Tonight you get Mary Eisenhauer, science teacher Teresa Underwood, banquet chair, helps Howard Phillips of Powell Auction sworn in; tomorrow you get sworn from Powell High School. and Realty during the live auction which raised more than $2,000 for PBPA. at,” said Dunn.

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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 beneficial 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 stuffing 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 stuffing while upping the nutritional display. 2) Make your mashed potatoes with sweet potatoes or 1/2 white and 1/2 sweet. You can

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add some applesauce to the sweet potatoes to increase the sweetness and cut the calories while adding a creamy consistency. 3) Stir some wheat germ or nuts into stufﬁng 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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Food buckets … By Cindy Taylor Inskip Community Association (ICA) collected food for less fortunate families this Thanksgiving. Home Depot on Clinton Highway donated more than 50 buckets, and the ICA along with other community members

filled them with grocery items for families at Inskip Elementary School. Jennifer Mirtes and Betty Jo Mahan spearheaded the effort. “We had such an overwhelming response to our request for help filling these buckets,” said Mirtes. “The

community really stepped up and we filled 50 buckets to overflowing in no time. I think we can do even more next year.” The buckets filled with food were delivered to Inskip School on Nov. 20.

Emory Road DAR members (front) Emory Road Chapter DAR regent Marisa Moazen and Jenifer Huey; (back) Betty Turner, DAR registrar Martha Cummings, Kay Stopplebein and Martha Raper Photos submitted

On the stage at Inskip Elementary School with Home Depot buckets filled with food are (front) Betty Jo Mahan, Inskip students Ben and Parker Feagins, Jennifer Mirtes; (back) Inskip assistant principal Amy Schumpert and principal Jessica Holman. Photo submitted

Haji Yoosef Zadeh, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan and Emory Road Chapter DAR registrar Martha Cummings at the Nov. 6 naturalization ceremony. ■

Aubrey Maples from the Knoxville Police Department demonstrates how easy it is for a thief to grab onto a purse worn cross-body and drag a victim, in this instance Humana Guidance Center coordinator Jeanne DiGirolamo. Photos by Cindy Taylor

‘Whipping’ through the holidays It’s difficult enough to keep up with everything you have to do during the holiday season – much less add more to the list. The Humana Guidance Center recently presented programs in the hope of alleviating some of the pressure felt when todo lists get overwhelming. One thing that seems to fall by the wayside this time of year is nutrition – or sometimes remembering to eat at all. Chef Brenda Beaty prepared a program on nutritional smoothies and shared easy recipes. These are quick to prepare, and the additional protein can help keep spirits and energy up when running from store to store to find those bargains for Christmas. “Oxidation produces free radicals which are detrimental to our system,” said Beaty. “The right smoothie

Cindy Taylor is an easy way to get antioxidants.” Beaty used high-protein and fiber veggies such as kale and spinach, along with fruit and plain yogurt, to whip up delicious drinks for any time of day. Some smoothies can even be made ahead and carried along for a quick pick-me-up rather than grabbing that cookie or candy sample. “Always write down what you use as you go so you can remember for the next time. That way when you hit on a combination you like you’ll have it.” Aubrey Maples works

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Chef Brenda Beaty whips up healthy smoothies at Humana. in safety education for the Knoxville Police Department. She discussed crime prevention and identity theft. Recommendations from Maples included shopping in pairs, having keys at ready, being aware of your surroundings (i.e. no talking on cell phones when walking to your car) and never wearing your purse cross-body. “Women have been grabbed by the purse straps and pulled along,” said Maples. “Some have even been dragged beside a thief’s moving car using purse straps. I don’t even carry a purse. I keep everything I need in pockets.” Maples adds that if you

are alone and uncomfortable walking to your car, there are usually security guards who are more than happy to accompany you. When at home Maples says to make use of peep holes, locks and lights, and never open your door if you don’t know who is on the other side. She also says to never assume that any email you send is private, and be aware of the sender’s address before you open email. Info: amaples@ cityofKnoxville.org. The Humana Guidance Center is in 640 Plaza at 4438 Western Avenue. Many programs are geared toward seniors, but most are free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892

A place in history

The Emory Road Chapter of the DAR studies and reflects American history during its monthly meetings. In November, the group experienced history first-hand as they gathered at the Howard H. Baker Jr. U.S. Courtroom in Knoxville to witness a naturalization ceremony. Seventy-eight people from 46 countries took the oath of citizenship. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan presided over the ceremony that included some of his dear friends.

“This ceremony is one of the more meaningful and most enjoyable things I do as a district court judge,” he said. Many of those who took the oath said that receiving the right to vote as an American citizen was very special to them. During the Nov. 15 meeting of the Emory Road DAR, Regent Marisa Moazen gave a presentation on the American Flag and its inception. Emory Road Chapter of the DAR meets at 10:30 a.m. each third Saturday at the Powell library.

COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: stevengoodpaster@gmail.com. ■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: https://www.facebook. com/knoxnorthlions/. ■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-

2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161. ■ Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136. ■ Powell Alumni Association banquet is the first Saturday in April. Info: Vivian McFalls, 607-8775. ■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@gmail.com.

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Signs and the sunshine law Not only is Ruthie Kuhlman not seeking a second term as GOP county chair, but she and her husband are selling their Kingston Pike home that has been a top site for GOP yard signs. They plan to move into a smaller home in the Sequoyah Hills area once the current home sells.

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■ MPC continues to ignore the state’s open meetings law with the chair of their nominating committee calling members to see if they will serve in certain positions. Open meetings law is clear that discussions between two or more officials of the same body must be conducted in public if it relates to committee business. ■ Seems MPC plans on re-electing Rebecca Longmire as chair of MPC though she has not been reappointed by county mayor Tim Burchett to a new term and her current term has expired. She was dropped by the two mayors from the MPC director search committee. She could be replaced or reappointed by Burchett at any time. There are two MPC commissioners on the mayoral-appointed MPC director search committee. They are Bart Carey and Herb Anders, who is the uncle of County Commission chair Brad Anders. The potential for these two members of the same body (MPC) to violate the open meetings law is very real. The search committee is meeting behind closed doors, but it is hard to imagine that these two commissioners will not discuss MPC matters while discussing who will be the next MPC director to follow Mark Donaldson. If they do, then failure to invite the public to the dialogue between two or more members of the same public body is contrary to the open meetings law. Bill Lyons, city deputy mayor, is leading these meetings. Adhering to the open meetings law apparently is not a priority for him. ■ The recent vote by MPC not to endorse the sign ordinance and ask

City Council to spend more public money for another review by an outside expert is going nowhere. One wonders why MPC commissioners cannot just vote on the issue and let the final vote be whatever it is and stop worrying over whether it is unanimous or not. ■ David Abshire died last week. He was born in Chattanooga in 1926 and led the review of the IranContra controversy under President Reagan. ■ There is a fourth former ambassador living in Knox County, Dee Robinson. She was U.S. ambassador to Ghana from 1998 to 2001 and is a UT graduate now living in Farragut. The other three are Margaret Scobey, (Syria and Egypt), Cran Montgomery (Oman) and this writer (Poland). ■ Two Haslam cabinet members have departed and will not serve in the second Haslam term. They are Kevin Huffman at Education and Bill Hagerty at Economic and Community Development. Huffman was controversial and had both his fans and his opponents. Two Knoxvillians are mentioned as possible successors to him: schools superintendent Jim McIntyre and former state Sen. Jamie Woodson. It is doubtful that Haslam would choose McIntyre given all the controversy he is currently generating locally. However, for those wanting McIntyre to depart, they might be happy to see him go to Nashville. It would avoid a buyout from his current contract and save county taxpayers thousands of dollars. However, it would be a pay cut for McIntyre. Woodson is identified with Common Core, which can be a plus or minus depending on one’s view of that issue. She was a popular legislator here in Knoxville. Hagerty, on the other hand, has been an extraordinarily able commissioner of ECD who received rave reviews. His success in bringing new jobs and businesses to Tennessee was recordbreaking. He is mentioned as possible candidate for governor in 2018. Speaker Beth Harwell is also widely mentioned as a 2018 GOP candidate for governor. Others will emerge over the next several years.

GOV NOTES ■ Karns Republican Club Christmas party will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Karns Middle School.

■ Knox County GOP Christmas/ Hanukkah Gala will be 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at Rothchild Center. Tickets: $25. Info: alexanderowaters@gmail.com.

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Some hike and others read about hiking. Both groups will enjoy a new publication, “Urban Hikes in Knoxville and Knox County.” The book debuted last week with a reception at Mast General Store. All proceeds will benefit Legacy Parks Foundation. Pictured at the book signing are Victor Ashe, who wrote the foreword, and authors Christine Hamilton, Ron Shrieves and Mac Post. Books are available for $25 at Mast General, the Knoxville Visitors Center and online at Legacy Parks Foundation. Photo by S. Clark

Vanderbilt is disaster zone How intriguing that Vanderbilt, the center of football ineptness, will determine whether this Tennessee season is a modest success or another sad failure. What Saturday comes down to is this: If the Vols can’t whip the lowly Commodores, they’ll be saddled with another losing record – five in a row. They’ll be home again for the holidays, twiddling their thumbs while winners accumulate bowl gifts and enjoy plum pudding. If Tennessee loses to Vanderbilt, some of us may even admit that Butch Jones needs a little more time than previously thought. He has recruited well but the product on the field … Vanderbilt reached the depths of despair at Starkville. It lost by half a

hundred that could have been 75. If you believe misery loves company, opportunity knocks for the Commodores. They still have a chance to drag down the Volunteers. What a terrible thought. Strange that Vandy has so underachieved. Before the season, USAToday tallied the young talent the departing James Franklin couldn’t get into his suitcase and said this was again a bowl team (blessed with an easy schedule) that would “run the football with intimidating efficiency.”

Starving 17th-century pilgrims would hardly recognize today’s Thanksgiving, now known to Native Americans as “What Were We Thinking Day,” when many celebrate by joyfully pummeling one another as they wrestle for the last Playstation 4 on the shelves of Best Buy at 6 a.m. But Americans have kept the natives’ giving tradition alive. Walmart, Target, Sears, Macy’s and Big Lots, to name a few, thoughtfully give their employees additional hours on Thanksgiving to earn money they will be too tired to spend before Christmas. Inevitably, some workers will think only of themselves and whine about missing time with their families. The giant retailers allow for this by staffing their stores with “volunteers.” The resulting 95 percent shortfall in manpower is made up by feckless employees accustomed to eat-

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ing regularly and sleeping indoors. Don’t let righteous indignation stand in the way of enjoying your turkey and trimmings. Big box stores are upholding the American way of giving. It started not long after that first Thanksgiving feast. Maybe the funny hats and all those “thees” and “thous” should have tipped off the original owners of the land of the free, but it was several years before they realized what the newcomers were giving them, good and hard. And they kept on giving, treaty after shattered treaty, promise upon broken promise. They gave the Sioux a prairie unspoiled by buf-

falo, the Comanche a dry wasteland to farm, a trail of tears to the Cherokee. In the name of Manifest Destiny, our forebears slashed their way across the continent, even as clueless folks like Brigham Young made a wrong turn in Wyoming and ended up in Utah, where they founded the Church of Donny and Marie. At day’s end, to paraphrase a prescient Roman philosopher, they made a desert and called it peace. Like those pioneers, Walmart and the Big Box Brethren (which, by the way, would make a great name for an alternative rock band) marched bravely into Bangladesh, China and Vietnam crying, “Bring us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, and we will pay them 27 cents an hour to make sweatshirts and Cabbage Patch Kid knockoffs.” Theirs is the gift that keeps on giving: consumerism. They will give it to the American people with

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is now. The Commodores have a two-game winning streak against Tennessee. A similar disaster occurred in 1925-26. A young soldier named Robert Reese Neyland took care of that. This current mess started the day before Derek Dooley’s dismissal. Tennessee had won 28 of the previous 29 games, but 2012 was a stampede the other direction. It included a Vanderbilt kneel-down to avoid running up the score. Coach Franklin, gracious and benevolent, thought 41-18 was sufficient. Last year was different but still bad. For 56 minutes, Tennessee’s defense played almost good enough to win. It had held Vanderbilt to seven points while forcing four turnovers.

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Hasn’t happened. Season highlights: 34-31 over UMass, 21-20 over Charleston Southern and 42-28 over Old Dominion. Notice anything missing? Hint: Vanderbilt plays in the Southeastern Conference. Tennessee is supposed to approach this disaster zone with restored vigor and some degree of optimism. I’m telling you, the pressure is unfair. Vandy has been trampled. There is nothing left to lose. It will be a double-disaster if the Volunteers trip over their own feet and get beat. Tennessee-Vanderbilt is a strange rivalry. Since 1928, the Volunteers have won 71, lost 11 and tied two. My best Vandy friend says I am as old-fashioned as those numbers. That was then, he says. What matters

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Knoxville on the road to ‘bike-friendly’ By Wendy Smith Last week, Knoxville, along with 356 other communities in the country, received the Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award from the League of American Bicyclists. This is the second time the city has been recognized for its bike lanes, designated bike routes and encouragement to bike through education and events, says Knoxville Alternative Transportation Coordinator Jon Livengood. While difficult to achieve, bronze is the lowest level awarded by the league, so there is room for improvement, he says. “We are on the very bottom end of being a bicyclefriendly community.” No community has received the top award − diamond − and only four have received the platinum designation. Gold, silver and bronze follow. But the fact that the city has hired Livengood − a traffic engineer who oversees transportation infrastructure for cyclists, pedestrians and transit users − is a step in the right direction, says Kelley Segars, director of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s (TPO) bicycle program. Knoxville is also the only city within the TPO’s member jurisdictions to take advantage of the organization’s offer to fund 80 percent of the development of a Bicycle Facilities Plan. To qualify for the grant, the city had to spring for 20 percent of the cost and be willing to implement proposed projects, Segars says. Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. and Toole Design Group developed the city’s plan, which was recently finished. Public input was solicited at a May meeting, and a map of the overall

Tom Wright loads his bike after a ride on the Third Creek Greenway. bikeway network and a prioritized project list will be unveiled at a second meeting in December, Livengood says. One of the prioritized projects is a connector from Chapman Highway to the Henley Bridge. The bridge has bike lanes, but there’s currently no safe, direct way to get there, he says. Another is an improvement to the city’s signed bike route from Cedar Bluff Road to downtown. The shoulder of Kingston Pike between Wesley Road and Golf Course needs to be widened. The intersection of Old Broadway and I-640 is another priority. An upcoming TDOT project to reconfigure the intersection doesn’t include bike lanes. But TDOT improvements on Western Avenue adjacent to Tennessee Avenue will include bike lanes, and Livengood hopes the city will add bike lanes at both ends. That project isn’t expected to begin until 2016. When Segars moved

to Knoxville in 2001, she could count on one hand the number of bicycles she’d see downtown in a day. Now, she sees that many within 15 minutes. The sheer number of people on bikes has created a cultural shift that’s changed the way cyclists are viewed by the general public and by city government, she says. While that shift is evident downtown, it hasn’t reached West Knoxville. Fewer corridors mean more traffic at higher speeds − and less patience with bicycles. An upcoming training session will certify additional bike-safety instructors who will be available to speak to neighborhood groups and service clubs about how to share the road. One of the most important things for motorists to understand is that cyclists are people. Many of them are just trying to get to work, she says. “They’re not trying to change the world. They may not be able to afford a car, and they’re vulnerable.”

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West Knox to Oak Ridge Greenway plan review The Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council, Knoxville Regional TPO and their partners will hold a public open house 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the auditorium at Hardin Valley Academy to present conceptual greenway routes linking existing greenway trails in West Knoxville, West Knox County and the city of Oak Ridge. The public can provide feedback on proposed amenities and greenway alignments linking: ■ the Ten Mile Creek Greenway in West Knoxville and West Knox County ■ the Pellissippi Greenway in West Knox County ■ the Melton Lake Greenway in Oak Ridge.

Schoonmaker has earned the right to serve By Sandra Clark John Schoonmaker is the most tenacious man I know, almost like the guy named Ahab who went after a big fish. Schoonmaker wants to serve on the Knox County Commission. He stood as a candidate in 2008, finishing second in a field of five but not claiming the GOP nomination – crucial for winning in the heavily Republican District 5. Now that Richard Briggs has moved on to the state Senate, Schoonmaker will get another chance. County Commission will select Briggs’ successor (details follow this column). John is best known for his work as a volunteer member and chair of the county’s

Board of Zoning Appeals. He and his predecessor, William Daniels, get credit for profesSchoonmaker sionalizing a body that was previously known for its political bent. John served as president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners for 11 years, stepping down when he joined BZA in 2009. But he continued to attend council meetings, updating board members on upcoming zoning matters before the Metropolitan Planning Commission, the County Commission and the BZA.

John’s interests are broader than zoning. In seeking the appointment, he mentions support for parks and libraries. He wants raises for county employees. As a lifelong Republican, he supports Tim Burchett’s efforts to hold the line on the property-tax rate. “I don’t know all the answers, but I’m not bashful about asking questions,” he says. John is in sales, and maybe that career choice has strengthened his tenacity. When John is rebuffed, he just doubles down and keeps going. John and Heather have been married for 35 years and have two children, Laura and Justin. Their home is in Tan Rara Oeste subdivision. John has volunteered

in several parent groups at Farragut High School. A goal is to get more citizens involved with local government – where one person can make a difference. District 5 includes Farragut and West Knox County.

government Harris TV remarks tick off teachers It took Lauren Hopson tions. Did Fugate’s attempt at almost no time to respond to Doug Harris’ remarks on diplomacy succeed? It’s too soon to tell, but WBIR TV’s “Inside Tenneshis erstwhile allies like Hopsee” Sunday. son (a third-grade teacher at Halls Elementary School and a leader of the teachers’ revolt) have their doubts. Betty “This is the second time Bean Doug Harris has bold-faced lied and said he hasn’t heard from parents in his district who oppose the SAT-10 Harris and school board test,” Hopson said. “He said chair Mike McMillan were the same thing at a board on the morning show with meeting, but teachers and parents John Becker. By 1 p.m., from his Hopson had posted an district cereight-point summary of tainly have his remarks on the SPEAK contacted (Students, Parents, Educahim. One tors Across Knox County) parent even Facebook page. Within posted a a half hour, her post had screen shot drawn 25 responses. By 4 on Facep.m., there were 54 – none Harris book of her of them happy with Harris. Much of the criticism cen- email to him.” Hopson didn’t spare pantered on his spirited defense of the SAT-10 test, which elist Don Bosch, who genKnox County Schools has erally supports McIntyre’s been giving to kindergarten education reform agenda, through second-grade stu- and said he could educate dents, and which the board himself by listening to the voted 6-3 to abolish earlier speech that then-Farragut this month because the new High School senior Ethan board members and McMil- Young delivered to the lan believe it to be develop- board last November. “Go back and listen to mentally inappropriate (two of the new members, Amber Ethan Young’s speech. He Rountree and Patti Bounds, connects the dots,” Hopson have administered the test). said. “Some of the standards Harris, a fervent sup- in math and science are not porter of Superintendent even as high as the ones we James McIntyre, said he were teaching before. Comvoted with the majority on mon Core has nothing to do the hope that he could bring with higher standards. It has the SAT-10 back for recon- to do with rebranding and sideration at a later date. He with a whole bunch of people said he hasn’t been hearing making money off it.” Hopson praised McMillan complaints about the test from teachers or parents in for saying he found it “odd” his district and pointed to that complaints about teach“grade inflation” as a prob- ers potentially losing bonus lem that standardized test- money without SAT-10 data weren’t aired until after the ing is designed to remedy. Harris is vice chair of the special called meeting to board thanks to a vote from vote on abolishing it and for interim board member John reminding Harris “… that Fugate (not a McIntyre sup- the supervisors and principorter) who explained that pals with whom he is so fond he voted for Harris to pro- of talking work directly for mote unity on a body that the superintendent. “Perfect response,” said is badly polarized between pro- and anti-McIntyre fac- Hopson.

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Applicants should submit resumes by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, by mail, fax, email or hand-delivery to Suite 603, City County Building, 400 Main St., Knoxville, TN 37902. Fax: 2152038, email commission@knoxcounty.org. Info: 865-215-2534. The appointment will be made at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, or immediately following a public hearing at 4 p.m. on that day. Both meetings are in the main assembly room, City County Building. Appointee will serve until the next election, August 2016.

Unfortunately, what happened in the final four minutes is what we remember. The Commodores drove the length of the field, 92 yards to be precise, to break some hearts, shatter the home team, put an end to bowl hopes and guarantee a fourth consecutive losing season. Perhaps you recall the sequence of events: Two long pass plays, a facemask

From previous page penalty and video evidence that overturned a ruling on the field. The clincher was quarterback Patton Robinette’s fake pass and fiveyard scamper to the end zone with 16 seconds to spare. It looked so easy. It hurt so bad. I’m trying to forget, I really am. This Tennessee team could help several of us while saving itself. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, the ossifrage, the ospray, the glede, the kite, the vulture after his kind, every raven after his kind, the owl, the night hawk, the cuckow, the hawk after his kind, the little owl, the great owl, the swan, the pelican, the gier eagle, the cormorant, the stork, the heron after her kind, the lapwing, and the bat. (Leviticus 11: 13-19 KJV)

Don Goodpaster can recite many of his poems from memory. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Judith Didier is a musician and writer. Didier brought her first book “A Week in the Country” to sell at the craft fair.

Thanksgiving is upon us; perhaps that is why I am thinking about birds on the dinner table. Ben Franklin famously wanted the national bird to be the turkey, because they were so abundant in the New World, and because they had been partially responsible for the survival of the Pilgrims. He was ultimately overruled in favor of the bald eagle. However, it is the swan – the lovely swan – that I want to consider today. Swans are graceful, peaceful, and pure white, Janet Greer poses with her favorite elf friend from her book gliding across a lake. Grace“The Nana Stories.” ful, that is, until you see them on land. Then they are ungainly, awkward, mean, and, on top of all that, they have ugly black legs and feet Author Janet Greer and a few will tug at your which are set too far back on their black bodies. A swan brought her books and elf heartstrings. Many of the vendors will on land is not – not, I tell friends to the event. Greer promotes her books and ap- have booths at the craft fair you – a thing of beauty. pears in area schools. Her scheduled for Dec. 6 at Felfirst book “When You Hear lowship Church on Middlea Siren” honors her father, brook Pike. Beaver Ridge UMC is who was in law enforcement for more than 30 years. The considering combining the story encourages children event with a youth fund- Community to pray for the people being raiser next year and pos- services transported in emergency sibly adding rummage sale ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, vehicles. items and entertainment. 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Her second book “The The church is at 7753 Oak Halls Welfare Ministry food Nana Stories” is packed with Ridge Highway. Info: 691pantry 6-8 p.m. each second humorous stories about her 4065. Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each grandchildren and the elf, fourth Saturday.

Christmas, authors and elves By Cindy Taylor Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church members raised funds for their Family Life Center by combining a fun event for the community with a Christmas shopping opportunity Nov.15. The church sponsored a Craft Bazaar in the Family Life Center featuring jewelry, food, doll clothes and accessories, wood crafts and much more. Authors were on hand to sign copies of their books, and Veteran Christian writer and Pow-

ell resident Don Goodpaster brought ready-to-frame prints of his inspirational poems. Deborah Stansberry has been attending Beaver Ridge UMC for more than 18 years. This was her first year to organize the annual event. “I didn’t intend to get as involved as I did, but it was a ton of fun,” she said. “We had so many vendors who wanted to participate we even ended up with a wait list.”

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Gospel on the go: Farragut ministry keeps on truckin’ By Carol Shane The holidays can be a lonely time for those who must be away from their loved ones. Many of us are aware of people in the military, or those who must be far away for other reasons. Long-haul truckers fit the latter category. And the Rev. Leonard Turner of Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Farragut feels called to help them, not just during the holiday season but throughout the year. Turner (“I’m ‘Leonard,’ by the way”) has been spearheading a truck stop ministry for 21 years. He’s at the Petro on Watt road at 7 a.m. every Sunday morning, Gary Hamb and the Rev. Leonard Turner of Union Cumberland prepping for an 8:30 service Presbyterian Church get the songs and message ready for an and inviting folks to join 8:30 a.m. Sunday service at Petro Truck Stop off Watt Road. Phohim. At 11, another service tos by Sherri Gardner Howell is held at the TA truck stop on Lovell Road. what do you want me to do saying awful things to each He traces the ministry with this?’ He said, ‘Sit on other. I had the thought, back to his desire for a CB the side of the road and talk ‘pearls before swine.’ But I radio back in the 1980s. “I to these guys.’” kept trying. had bought a li’l ol’ Jeep, Attempting to “breaker “Then I was led to go and I couldn’t get it out of breaker” in on the truck- to Petro. I walked in and my head to buy a CB radio. ers’ chatter, Leonard was asked, ‘Is there a place I can I bought the cheapest one stopped several times by have a church service?’” I could find. I said, ‘Lord, “cuss fights. They were just The manager offered the

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It was the white feathers and the black body that made them a medieval symbol of hypocrisy. To the medieval mind, swans were pretending to be something they were not. Perhaps that is why swans were included in the list of unclean birds that were not to be eaten by the Israelites. The next time you see a swan – graceful on a lake, or gracelessly on land – think about your own soul, and whether or not you are what you appear to be from the outside.

Classes/meetings ■ Powell Church hosts Recovery 6 p.m. each Tuesday at 323 W. Emory Road, followed by a meal and worship at 7 p.m. Small sharing groups will convene at 8:15 p.m. The recovery plan focuses on individuals and families who are struggling with addiction. There is no charge. Info: www. recoveryatpowell.com or 938-2741. ■ First Comforter Church Fellowship Hall, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

Music programs ■ Oaks Chapel American Christian Church, 934 Raccoon Valley Road, will host a singing 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. Everyone welcome. ■ Fairview Free Will Baptist Church choir, 135 Fairview Church Road, will present the Christmas musical “He Is Here,” 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. All are invited.

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Jaxon Stewart receives a bag of freshly-made popcorn from PES librarian Steve Davis.

Book fair equals fun times Northwest Middle School cheerleaders perform at halftime of the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball game. Pictured at the top of the stunt are Karlye Rush (hidden from view), Faith Sullivan and Brookylnn Johnson. Photos by R. White

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with the newest books, posters and collectable items for students to enjoy and then kicks it up a notch with fun activities and guests, serving up delicious popcorn to top it off.

Basketball season kicks off Middle School basketball is in full swing and the courts are heating up with some well-matched games. Northwest Middle hosted Powell Middle last week, and the Ranger won both games over the Panthers. Look for NWM Rangers in action Tuesday, Dec. 2

at Holston; Thursday, Dec. 4 at home against West Valley; Monday, Dec. 8 at home against Bearden; Thursday, Dec. 11 at home against Gresham and Monday, Dec. 15 at Karns for the last game before the winter holidays. Powell Panthers will

travel to West Valley on Monday, Dec. 1; will be at home against Bearden on Thursday, Dec. 4; travel to Gresham on Monday, Dec. 8 and to Karns on Thursday, Dec. 11 and will host Vine Middle for the ďŹ nal game before the holidays on Monday, Dec. 15.

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Familiar faces, and beaks, dot film landscape You don’t have to wait until the weekend to gobble up the latest movies. The film feast starts today with three new features.

Dale (Charlie Day), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Nick (Jason Bateman) go from one bad idea to another in “Horrible Bosses 2.”

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“Horrible Bosses 2” continues the misadventures of Nick, Dale and Kurt, who failed so miserably in their attempts to kill their bosses in the 2011 original. This time, the three are trying to be their own bosses by launching a company to sell their original invention. Unfortunately, an unscrupulous rival steals their invention and leaves them less than penniless, and they have to come up with a way to repay a gigantic loan. Their solution: kidnap their rival’s grown son and demand a ransom. Turns out the hapless criminals are no better at kidnapping than they are at murder. They make plans based on the plots of movies they’ve seen. And it doesn’t help when their “victim” turns the tables on them. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis return as the clueless trio. Also back from the first film are Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Foxx. Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz come on board as baddies. A second new film also comes from sources we’ve seen before. “Penguins of Madagascar” evolved from the “Madagascar” movie franchise and its TV spinoff, “The Penguins of Madagascar.” Anyone with brains realized the Penguins deserved

their own big-screen adventure, and that’s what they get here. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private set out to stop an evil scientist from destroying the world, joining forces with a high-tech group that doesn’t appreciate the Penguins’ approach. The introduction shows the origin of the Penguins, who are not the typical cute waddlers usually depicted

in Antarctic footage. An in joke for movie fans is the inclusion of director Werner Herzog as the narrator of the early footage; Herzog previously made his own non-cutesy Antarctic film,

“Encounters at the End of the World.” Joining the vocal cast are John Malkovich and Benedict Cumberbatch. There’s been a lot of footage on physicist Stephen

Hawking through the years, but “The Theory of Everything” takes a narrative approach to the story of the renowned scientist’s relationship with his wife. Eddie Redmayne (“Les

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This Thi Th is Thursday, is Thurs hursd day, day y, while whi hille le you you and your loved ones are digesting that big Thanksgiving dinner and giving thanks for all you have, you might turn an eye to Knoxville’s coming Christmas in the City festival. It promises a wealth of activities for all interests and ages.

■ “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, UT campus. Info/tickets/ performances: 974-5161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com/.

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, NOV. 28DEC. 14 ■ “The Games Afoot” by Ken Ludwig presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: theatreknoxville. com or at the door. Info: theatreknoxville.com.

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The whole thing kicks off this Friday, Nov. 28, at 6 p.m. at Market Square, Krutch Park and Krutch Park Extension. Downtown Knoxville will become a Christmas village with caroling and marshmallow roasting, the lighting of the 38-foot Christmas tree and a performance by the Old City Buskers. There’ll be free activities such as pictures with Santa Claus, hot cocoa provided by the Salvation Army, face painting, balloon animals and much more. Sponsored by Regal Entertainment, Pilot, Krispy Kreme, WDVX, WATE Channel 6, 93.1 WNOX, Home Depot, The Muse Knoxville, Cheerwine, Knoxville News Sentinel, Crowne Plaza and All Occasions Party Rentals, the opening celebration will also feature WDVX’s “Holiday Ho-Ho-Hoedown” at 6:30 p.m. on the Market Square Stage. This lively show will include Madisonville’s own national singing sensation, 10-year-old Emi Sunshine, and her backup band, the Rain, which consists of her dad, brother and uncle. Emi (Emily Sunshine Hamilton) is the little girl with the big voice who appeared on the “Today”

Plate it Having a place “where everybody knows your name” is hard to come by in today’s busy and transient world. Cazzy’s Corner Grill, 2099 Thunderhead Road, opened in the growing community off Pellissippi Parkway and Northshore Drive with hopes of being that neighborhood place. You’ll have to ask the regulars if they have accomplished their goals. Me? I heard the grill had killer fish and chips, so I was just there for the food. No one yelled, “Norm!” while I was there, but the folks gathered around the dozen-plus tele-

■ Christmas Gift Bazaar, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., The Yarn Haven, 464 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Featuring handcrafted items from local artisans. Info: 694-9900 or www.theyarnhaven.com. ■ Holiday Open House, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tea & Treasures, 4104 W. Martin Mill Pike. Refreshments, door prizes and fun holiday gift ideas.

SATURDAY ■ Children’s Program: Drop-and-Shop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. For grades K-5. Fee: $30 members; $40 non-members. Pancake breakfast included. Info/to register: 577-4717, ext. 116.

The city of Knoxville will take on a holiday glow after the kickoff of Christmas in the City this weekend. Photo submitted

show this past March. She’s packed with talent and vocal sass and has a presence that practically jumps off the stage. The video of her Market Square performance of “Folsom Prison Blues” has gone viral. She also picks and has the guts to take solos – good ones – on her ukulele after less than two years of learning the instrument. Also appearing will be another East Tennessee up-and-comer, singersongwriter Mae Beth Har-

ris, who was featured on WDVX’s “Tennessee Shines” this past September. Make sure to catch these rising stars while you can, along with the Step Above Dance School’s national championship clogging team. WDVX personality Freddy Smith is master of ceremonies. Another very different kind of holiday celebration takes place the following two Thursdays when the Knoxville Chamber Cho-

rale presents its Christmas concert. This elite group is a 28-member choral ensemble conducted by Dr. John R. Orr. Auditioning members were from the Knoxville Choral Society. If you yearn for the rich, warm sound of beautiful voices ringing through an English cathedral, admittedly on this side of the pond, you won’t do better than this concert, which features choral arrangements of Christmas classics as well as newer music

arranged for unaccompanied choir. Among the pieces to be performed are Sweelinck’s “Hodie Christus natus est” and “Quem pastores laudavere” by James Bassi, as well as new arrangements of “Away in a Manger” and “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen” by modern composer Ola Gjeilo. There will also be holiday favorites such as “Deck the Halls,” “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “Silver Bells.” I don’t know about you, but, for me, it just isn’t Christmas until I hear “Silver Bells.” There will be two performances of the concert:

Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave.; and Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Both are free and open to the public. Stay with this column in the coming weeks for more “Christmas in the City” activities, as well as a close-up look at this year’s Appalachian Ballet “The Nutcracker” and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Clayton Holiday Concerts. Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow.com.

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Copper Cellar employees gift American Cancer Society By Sandra Clark Rick Laney sure knows how to draw a crowd. Copper Cellar is giving away a bunch of money and, by the way, we’ll even feed you, he wrote. Wow! Every starving reporter in town was there. Bart Fricks, chief operating officer for The Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants, said the staff launched the fundraiser called Making Strides in 2011. Each year, more money is raised and this year’s contribution topped last year’s by $5,000. Employees created competitions to spur donations. Team captains from each restaurant were honored at Amy Fields of the American Cancer Society accepts a check for $38,289.02 from Bart Fricks, chief operating officer of The Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants. Photo by S. Clark last week’s event.

booms on North Central The North Corner Sandwich Shop on the north end of the North Central food corridor is what happens when a gifted chef who has traveled the USA and experienced all kinds of cuisines decides to come home and make sandwiches. David Blevins dares to bill his tiny, spotless establishment “An amazing chef-driven sandwich joint,” and boy, howdy, can he make a sammie sing. He comes in at 6:30 a.m. to start roasting meats, making soup, bacon potato salad with sour cream and the jumbo-sized, sea salt-sprinkled Ghirardelli chocolate chunk cookie that is his only dessert. His most popular sandwich is probably the Roast Beef Hoagie, but the Grilled Cheester and Cuban sandwich shouldn’t be missed, either. It would take weeks of daily lunches to sample the entire selection. North Corner Sandwich Shop 2400 N. Central • (423) 737-0760 Open: 11-3 p.m. Monday-Friday Donna Kennedy’s homemade biscuits are ready Tuesday through Saturday at 6 a.m. at Knoxville’s oldest sit-down eatery operating in the same location – Rankin Restaurant. This means Donna and her husband, Perry, roll in at 3 a.m. to get things started. They bought Rankin almost 10 years ago, and have carried on the classic Southern diner’s traditions that have made it a popular breakfast and lunch destination for 60 years and counting. Country style steak is their most popular entre and the house made desserts – pineapple upside down cake, peach cobbler and banana pudding – turn strangers into loyal regulars like Robert Corvette, who pronounced the food “awesome,” the service fast and the servers friendly. Breakfast is served all day. Rankin Restaurant 2200 N Central • 524-9621 Open: Tuesday-Friday, 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m.-11 a.m. In the interest of avoiding arguments, we’ll stipulate that Original Freezo is the oldest walk-up dairy bar and diner (tables under the mulberry tree out back) in Knoxville. Located on the north end of Happy Holler since 1948, it has had several owners. The Original Freezo doesn’t close for winter, and its present proprietor, Darrell Dalton, simply shifts his emphasis from frosty frozen treats to chili, tamales and pinto beans when the weather turns cold (Freezo sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs know no season). The daily blue plate lunch specials pretty much always sell out, and there are and assorted trinkets, T-shirts and other oddities for customers to examine while waiting for their order to emerge. Original Freezo 1305 N Central • 637-6500 Open: 8:30–5 p.m. There’s no place like the Time Warp Tea Room, where vintage motorcycles are part of the décor and a nude photograph of Hazel Davidson (naughty parts covered by a blue masking tape bikini) and a painting of Cas Walker look down from a antique cherry bar back that owner Dan Moriarity rescued from an old Eastside bar slated for demolition. Moriarity is a pioneer in the redevelopment of Happy Holler, and he has created a unique, only-in-Knoxville space that’s a music venue, the headquarters of several vintage bike clubs and a good place for a business meeting or a quiet cup of cup of coffee over a classic sandwich, bowl of chili and a homemade brownie. Dan and his wife, Peggy, also open the Time Warp to community groups and political gatherings of

all kinds. It’s Cheers, without the booze. Time Warp Tea Room 1207 N. Central • 524-1155 Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (or later, depending) http://timewarptearoom.blogspot.com It would be a mistake to categorize Happy Holler’s Central Flats & Taps as just a bar, even though Wednesday night is Pint Night with $1 off tap beer and live team trivia that begins at 8. Yes, there’s wine and Tennessee sipping whiskey paninis and a full array of craft beer to pair with flatbread pizzas and paninis (made with naan, the distinctive Indian flatbread) from an original menu that includes unique appetizers, the house soup of the day, salads, and slow roasted, free range chicken wings. The Belly Boy (pork belly, smoked gouda, field greens, red onion, avocado, and roasted red pepper mayo) is highly recommended. Central Flats and Taps 1204 N Central • 247-0392 Kitchen hours, Sunday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bar hours every day 11 a.m.-3 a.m. flatsandtaps.com The hot bar at Three Rivers Market always features two entrees, one with meat, one without, plus four healthy sides that always include fresh veggies from the other side of the market. On a recent Thursday the menu included chili seitan, pulled pork, cabbage, hoppin john, balsamic beets, macaroni and cheese and three house made soups. There’s a “cold” bar, too, replete with crunchy greens and all the traditional salad bar fixings. A wide selection of cold drinks is a few steps away and desserts, including yummy cupcakes and layer cake slices from Magpies, individually packaged. There’s a café area in the front of the store, and a patio for al fresco lunching in good weather. Three Rivers Market 1110 Central St. 37917 • 525 7621 Hot bar hours: 11 am – 7 pm, (Market hours 9 a.m.– 10 p.m.) www.threeriversmarket.coop/hot-bar-menu/ Holly’s Corner anchors the southern end of the strip and is owned and operated by chef Holly Hambright, whose sister Peggy Hambright owns and operates Magpies Bakery next door. Both inspired by their mother, the late Hazel Hambright, they are shooting stars in Knoxville’s culinary firmament. The name of Holly’s place pays homage to a previous tenant, the iconic Corner Lounge. Her menu is a mixture of the down home and the exotic. There’s a trio of quiches – the Lurleen (Benton’s country ham and Sweetwater Farms smoked cheddar), the Hollyhock (fresh spinach, asparagus and artichoke hearts) and the Bernstein (smoked salmon and fresh asparagus), plus vegetarian selections like Fake Steak (grilled Portobello with mushrooms, provolone, lettuce and tomato). There’s Hazel’s chicken and tuna salads presented a variety of ways and a BLT, plus a BELT(with an egg), a BLAT (with avocado), a BLECT (with egg and cheese), a SPLAT (with smoked salmon) and a BLAST (smoked trout added to BLAT). Be sure to check out the recipe page on the web site. Holly’s Corner 842 N. Central St. (next door to Magpie’s Bakery) • 851-7854 Open: Monday– Friday: 11:a.m. – close; Saturday: 11 a.m. – close www.hollyseventfuldining.com/hollyscorner.html

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And yes, the food was fantastic. Amy Fields, community events specialist, said the American Cancer Society will use the gift. “Partnerships like this help us move the marble” toward finding a cure for breast cancer. Scott Evans, ACS senior representative for commu-

nity engagement, thanked the Copper Cellar staff. Participating restaurants included Calhoun’s, Copper Cellar, Chesapeake’s, Smoky Mountain Brewery and Cherokee Grill. Everybody departed with a full tummy and renewed resolve to do it all again next year.

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Quicker airline boarding ahead By Anne Hart

There’s some good news for frequent flyers who suffer through long lines and security checkpoints at airports across the country. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has opened a Pre-check Enrollment Center at the UPS Store, 6923 Maynardville Pike, where you can be fingerprinted, present documentation verifying your identity and begin other procedures to expedite your progress through security at airports nationwide. Stephen N. Wood, Federal Security Director for all airports in Tennessee since July 2013, described the process at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Bearden.

Wood said that with pre-check documentation, passengers will not be required to remove their shoes, belt or lightweight jacket and may keep possession of a Wood computer in its case. TSA was formed as a result of the 9/11 attacks. Wood joined the TSA in 2008 after a 24-year career in the U.S. Army, where he rose to the rank of colonel. He signed on with the TSA “because I wanted to continue public service.” He credited Richard Reid, the “shoe bomber”

who planted explosives in his shoe in an attempt to blow up an airplane on a flight between Paris and Miami, with “changing the way we do business” at airports around the world. Reid’s actions, although thwarted, led to dramatic changes regarding security screenings and what can be taken aboard planes in carry-on luggage. Wood said that while the rules and the security checkpoints may seem excessive to some passengers, “There’s a lot going on behind the scenes that you don’t even know about” to provide additional safeguards against terrorism. And perhaps not surprisingly, Wood said “dogs are

some of the best capabilities we have for detecting explosives.” Wood said it’s not against the law to take a gun on a flight, but it can’t be loaded, it must be declared and it must be in luggage that is checked. The penalty for non-compliance is up to $3,000. In answer to a question about security in other countries, Wood responded, “While we can’t tell foreign countries what to do, we can require that they comply with our regulations to be able to fly to the US.” Additional information about TSA Pre-check is available by calling 1-855347-8371 or online at www. tsa.gov.

Exchange students share experiences By Bonny C. Millard Webb School senior Emily Brener’s exchange year in South Korea taught her many things about life outside of the United States and about herself. Brener, who soaked up the county’s culture while attending high school there last year, said the experience taught her to overcome shyness. She went through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Her counterpart, Francesca Panero, who is from Turin, Italy, is spending this year at Webb. Both spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville about their experiences. Liz Gregor, Webb’s multicultural coordinator, said students show a lot of courage to participate in the exchange program, living in a foreign country where they may or may not speak the

Webb School senior Emily Brener and Italian Francesca Panero, now an exchange student at Webb, talk about their experiences. Photo by Bonny C. Millard language. “It takes a mature, confident, open-minded student to do that,” Gregor said. “It’s a leap of faith.” The high school Brener attended in South Korea is much larger than Webb with

about 1,500 more students, she said. Brener, wearing a hanbok, the traditional dress of Korean women, said she’d always been interested in South Korea and its cultural. “I learned to cook a lot of

different recipes.” Brener traveled to a northern providence on the North Korean border. Buddha statues had been placed at the border as a means to promote peace. She learned about the Korean War by listening to stories of one of her Korean grandfathers, and she discovered how grateful he was for the Americans who helped to fight the war. “I had an amazing year and learned so much,” she said. Panero, who speaks four languages, shared details about her country and some of her experiences here including an overwhelming but fun day at Neyland Stadium during a UT football game. “I had never seen 100,000 people all together.”

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Bud Armstrong to speak at ETBA By Nancy Whittaker East Towne Business Alliance will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the New Harvest Park community center. The speaker will be Knox County Law Director Bud Armstrong. The law director’s office is responsible for executing and administering the legal affairs of Knox County, providing legal advice to county officials, serving as intermediary between other departments of government, and litigating on behalf of Knox County in civil actions. Armstrong has served as a member of the Knox County Commission and on several local boards including the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Candoro Arts & Heritage Center and the East Knox Business and Professional Association. East Towne Business Al-

liance vice president Mike Davis says, “The growth in business oppor tunities near East Towne means more engagement with city and county officials. We have a lot Armstrong to gain by hearing from someone with Bud’s perspective. It is going to be an awesome meeting for non-members to attend and get a feel for the East Towne Business Alliance.” Business owners, managers and those who are interested in learning more about progress and growth all along the East Towne Corridor should plan to attend. Come a few minutes early and enjoy breakfast with the group.

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Tonia Brock had been battling a bulge in her abdomen for more than a dozen years. But the lump in the Knox County woman’s abdomen wasn’t due to weight gain or obesity, it was a large, multiply recurrent hernia. A hernia is weakness or hole in the abdominal muscles that allows an organ or tissue to protrude through the weakened area. Brock says she developed her first hernia several years after having an ileostomy, or surgically created diversion of the intestines installed in her abdominal wall to remove body waste. Brock needed the ileostomy when her diseased colon was removed at age 29. Brock’s hernia was surgically repaired for the first time in 1998, but because of infection the hernia eventually reoccurred. It was the beginning of Tonia Brock is a long string of hernia excited about surgeries for her. To date, having a better the now 71-year old, has quality of life undergoing undergone at least nine after abdominal wall hernia repairs, without a reconstruction to repair her large, permanent resolution. “I’d had many, many multiply recurrent hernia. hernia surgeries,” explains Brock. “Each time they fix it, I’ll be fine for a year or two, and then the hernia starts to bulge out again.” In recent years, Brock’s hernia grew uncomfortably large and had such a negative effect on her quality of life that she seldom left her home. “It was like my whole stomach was a hernia. It looked like I was carrying a big watermelon around,” remembers Brock. “It really impacted my life.”

Brock is one of a growing number of people with a hernia so complex it can’t be repaired by traditional techniques. Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley and Dr. Kristopher Williams specialize in abdominal wall reconstruction for complex hernia patients like Brock, as well as abdominal catastrophes caused by disease or trauma such as a gunshot wound or auto accident. The physicians joined Premier Surgical in Knoxville this summer. The pair first teamed up in fellowship training at the nationally-known Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. There, Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams learned to repair the most complex hernias using advanced techniques. The repairs can be very challenging and often takes many hours. The surgeons also worked extensively to research and identify key factors that cause the failure of some hernia repairs. This expertise is applied in their daily practice at Premier Surgical. “Hernia repairs fail for a reason,” explains Dr. Bradley. “It may be due to infection, weak tissue, or technical aspects of the previous repair, or the patient’s own health factors.” Dr. Bradley says smoking, obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition and previous wound infections are factors that can diminish the success of hernia surgery. Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams work closely with their complex hernia patients before surgery to prepare them for a successful and lifelong functional hernia repair. “We counsel our patients preoperatively to ensure they do everything possible to lower their known risk factors,” says Dr. Williams. “They must work to stop smoking, control their diabetes, ensure proper nutrition and lose weight prior to such a major surgical undertaking.” The preparation is worth it for people like Tonia Brock, whose complex hernia was recently repaired by Drs. Bradley and Williams. “I’m hopeful this is the last hernia surgery I’ll ever need. I’m excited about having a much better quality of life now,” says Brock. “I am so pleased and thankful to God for Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams.”

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REDUCED! Affordable 3BR/2BA home w/new carpet, paint & water heater. Huge screened-in back porch & fenced-in yard w/large storage shed. Bonus rm w/bay window. Halls/Adrain Burnett area. Cedarchase S/D, 6509 Red Ashe. MLS 883221 $105,000. Call Cody 865-257-3302

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FTN. CITY – HUD Case #481-273684, sold “As Is” Equal Housing Opportunity. 1,821 SF, 3BR/2.5BA, huge sun rm, fenced yard. FHA insured w/$2,200 repair escrow to replace floor covering & misc. 4120 Oakland Dr, $90,000. Call Cody or Beverly to place bid. MLS 902909

WHEATMEADOWS S/D – HUD Case # 481-225726, sold “As Is” Equal Housing Opportunity. 2BR, 2-car gar, vinyl siding. FHA insured w/$1,650 repair escrow to repair HVAC & misc. $80,000. Call Cody or Beverly to place bid. MLS 904462

LOTS & LAND CEDAR CROSSING – Corner building lot in a desirable Halls S/D. Homes $250,000+. Lot 4, LeClay $34,900 MLS# 889239. Call Beverly 30 ACRES – 3721 Hickory Valley. 600’ of road frontage. Mountain views, wild turkey, deer. Owner motivated. Some owner financing available. REDUCED $78,000. Call Beverly.

UNIQUE TIMBER FRAME HOME WITH BREATHTAKING 360 DEGREE VIEWS. 4 FPs, pool, open flr plan. Post & Beam const, oak flrs, doors & trim. Kit is cook's dream: Cherry cabinets & professionalgrade appliances. Cath ceilings, sauna. lighting/sound/cent vac sys throughout. Amazing custom details! Home includes all amenities of Whitestone Inn w/boat slip, spa & gourmet dining! 15+ acres. Year-round lake & mtn views. Great for entertaining. 4-bay gar w/office space. Motivated! MLS#873844 $1,390,000 CHARMING UNIT in a MOVE IN READY! much desired S/D. This Charming 1-level 2BR/2BA home. Great living, beautifully starter or downsize. maintained. Home Convenient to Ftn City offers a fantastic & Interstate. Excellent open flr plan, spacondition. Newly cious 3BR/2BA that painted, new counters, opens to a spacious wallpaper removed! Home warranty included. Screened-in sun & open LR w/cath porch & lg patio. spacious BRs, open flr plan. Lots of closet & shelf ceiling. Lg kit w/ stg. Motivated. Move-in ready. MLS#878288 $174,900 pantry overlooking dining area & into LR. Extra-wide halls w/ NICELY UPDATED extra-wide door entries to the BRs, MB & living area. ConveFOUNTAIN CITY niently located & only minutes from Norris lake. MUST SEE TO HOME. Great location. APPRECIATE! MLS#890279 $169,900 Lg kit w/pass-thru to LR. Great DR area. Big CHARMback deck w/great ING HOME! outdoor living space Beauti& tiered planters for fully mainseasonal favorites. MLS#896515 $124,500 tained, offers Contact Alan Cottrell for more details. 2BR/1BA, spacious Alan Cottrell LR & RE/MAX Preferred added den. Properties All newly painted, 2 yr old tiled flooring in kit & BA, linoleum 5315 North Broadway in laundry, hdwd in dining area, remodeled BA, replacement Knoxville, TN 37918 windows, lg laundry rm, 1200 SF, 2-car gar w/own heat pump, Office: 865.689.8100 breeze-way added, roof replaced approx 2.5 yrs ago. Lg fenced Cell: 865.254.4648 backyard. A MUST SEE! MLS#896990 $129,900 alancottrell12@gmail.com

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RANCHER IN THE $60's! Great opportunity to own instead of rent in this 3BR/2BA home. Hdwd flrs, central H/A, updated roof & appliances. Nice, level, private lot w/39x16 back patio area. Seller will help w/closing costs! MLS# 896162

DON'T MISS THIS! 2 mobile homes on 2 acres ready for owner/investor. Convenient to Norris Lake & Big Ridge Park in Union County. Have your privacy & income both! Priced at $44,900. MLS#899239

BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED! By this bsmt rancher home with over 1800 SF, new carpet & freshly painted. Lots & lots of space & great Oak Ridge location. Priced at only $118,900! MLS#901332

Fisher’s Loop, Sunset Bay, Charps Chapel. Flat lakefront property w/1.24 acres. Norris Lake waterfront community w/million dollar club house + large swimming pool, gym, party facilities, tennis courts, private marina and boat dock available. 24 hour security for all residents. $95,000 MLS#899400. Call Margo McCaffery

309 Lakeshore Dr, Maynardville. 3BR/2BA. 1500 SF. Hickory Star Marina.... ON THE WATER. Old style lake cabin with some interior remodeled. Nice decking, screen porch, great lake frontage, nice dock. Norris Lake at its best and very close to Knoxville. $255,000 MLS#886053. Call Debbie Boeck 212 Sara Ln, Maynardville. Want to live up high with spectacular lake views in a lake access community? Hickory Star close to Knoxville. 3BR/2BA. 1648 SF. Nicely finished first floor w/master on main Great porch and outside space. Second and third floors are not finished so you can add over 2,000 square feet of living space. Owner says to bring all reasonable offers. $249,000 MLS#881506 Call Debbie Boeck 337 Tumbling Rn, Maynardville. 4BR/2BA, 1700 SF. Great home for a lrg family. Just minutes off Hwy. 33 in a Norris Lake community. Good schools, close to marinas. w/lake and mountain views. Sits on over 2 acres. 2-car det gar. Owner says bring all offers. This home comes fully furnished.$175,000 MLS#881772 Call Debbie Boeck

OWN YOUR PIECE OF HISTORY! In this all brick, 2-story home in the Historic North Knoxville district. Plenty of charm & character w/over 1700 SF, 3BRs, beautiful hdwd flrs & 20x10 enclosed back porch. Plus the views & location couldn't be better! Priced at $159,900 MLS#904019

ESTATE HOME IN HALLS! 5000 SF+ full unfinished bsmt/wkshp/gar area. All brick elegance on a 1-acre lot w/completely private backyard & every amenity you could imagine! There are so many extras & so much room to spread out. Ideal for those dreaming of lg rms & lots of space for everything & everyone! Plus 2 additional lots available. Priced at $689,900! MLS#896764

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hen you walk through the doors of Mission of Hope, you run into a lot of happy, busy people. Right now the 19-year-old nonprofit is gearing up for its annual Christmas-season collection and distribution of over 575 barrels of food, clothes, toys and hygiene prod-

black plastic. And when those kids come out and we take the plastic off, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pandemonium!â&#x20AC;? Thompson, who strides energetically through the Mission of Hope warehouse, can hardly contain his passion for his work. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a devout Christian, and does not hesitate to give spiritual credit where credit is due. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do any of this,â&#x20AC;? he says, gesturing around Story continues inside

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came on board in 1999 after Holland became ill. “We have been privileged, and we really count it as a privilege to do what we do. I believe we’ve got to do it all. We’ve got to go to the hardest country.” To get the goods to the kids, Mission of Hope works directly with 27 elementary schools in remote areas. Thompson stresses that he doesn’t want to be funding “the biggest drug dealers” in Appalachia, and says that “since our beginning, we have used the Appalachian Regional Commission as a determinant.” Most of the families served by Mission of Hope have been hit hard by coal mine closings. At least one effort was started, years ago, to bring industry to one of the areas. “But it’s not as simple as you think,” says Thompson, citing many factors, including drug use, that keep the cycle of poverty in motion. He believes education is primary in breaking that cycle, and Mission of Hope sponsors a scholarship program for students. “Inside every one of

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Cook broccoli in one cup of water until tender. Add butter to cooked broccoli. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into 9 by 12 inch casserole and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Top should be crusty.

Party Potatoes 8-10 medium size potatoes 1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese 1 cup sour cream 4 tablespoons butter 1/3 cup chopped chives Salt and pepper to taste

Cool Asparagus with Sour Cream

Boil peeled potatoes until tender. Beat sour cream and cream cheese together, add to hot potatoes and beat all until smooth. Add butter, salt and pepper to taste. Pour into well-buttered twoquart casserole. Dot with butter and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

2 cans green asparagus 1 cup sour cream ¼ cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Easy Broccoli Casserole 2 packages frozen chopped broccoli

Peachy Sweet Potatoes are always a holiday favorite. Photo

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Combine sour cream, mayonnaise and lemon juice and refrigerate. Refrigerate the cans of asparagus. When ready to serve, place the asparagus spears on a platter and drizzle with the sour cream sauce.

Curried Fruit 1 small can cherries, drained 1 can pineapple chunks, drained 1 can pear halves, drained 1 can peach halves, drained 1 cup light brown sugar 3/4 stick butter softened to room temperature 2 teaspoons curry powder

Drain all the fruit and place in a shallow casserole dish. Mix the butter, sugar and curry powder and add to the fruit. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Frozen Cranberry Salad 1 small can whole cranberries 1 small can crushed pineapple 1 cup pecans 1 cup sour cream

Stir all together and freeze in cupcake mold or long sheet pan.

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The h Th hustle tl and d b bustle tl of the holiday season is an exciting time. But from the crowded malls to the big online markdowns, a silent threat lurks – one with the ability to wipe out your good financial standing and make it a not-so-jolly holiday for you and your family. Just as you would assess your holiday gift budget, it’s equally important to understand and evaluate the status of your identity, taking special precautions to help safeguard your information.

identity theft do not know how their information was obtained. While most people assume these criminal acts occur to only those with an online presence, anyone can be a target. Even unique, permanent credentials, such as Social Security numbers and birthdates, can live online regardless of an owner’s physical presence or real-world activity. Identity theft can have uncontrollable and significant long-term financial

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Carlson. “That means when my grandchildren reach age 20, they can either keep their policy as life insurance protection or they may decide to borrow against the cash value to help pay

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