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VOL. 51 NO. 51

December 17, 2012

Santa stops in Powell

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Miracle Maker When most parents think about the Parent Teacher Association, they envision the handful of women who work the equivalent of a full-time job to raise money for smart boards and playground equipment. But when members from each of the county’s PTA-affiliated schools come together, even bigger things happen.

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Comedy of errors Changing coaches wasn’t as depressing as some disasters, Marvin West says. The search was a comedy of errors. Never have so many who knew so little said so much. Media and fans with “inside” information were very entertaining. Better than Oprah. The outcome was OK.

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Daisy Gentry wears a special Christmas dress to visit with Santa at Frontier Communications. Gentry asked Santa for a bike, flute and Easy Bake oven. Photo by Ruth White

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McIntyre hears from kids at forum

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The old cliché about education – “It’s all about the kids” – was spot-on during Dr. Jim McIntyre’s community forum at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School last Thursday night. Following a 20-minute presentation in which McIntyre praised the school system’s recent successes (improvement in TCAP, TVAS and ACT scores as well as high school graduation rates), student council members dominated the question-and-answer period, asking McIntyre about everything from fielding elementary-level sports teams to having a longer school instructional day and more field trips. One asked about adding Spanish to the elementary

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Christmas bazaar It was a beautiful day for Christmas shopping, especially if you were already at Knoxville Center Mall. You could purchase special or handmade gift items just by hopping over to City on a Hill Church on the back side of the mall to take advantage of the church’s first bazaar.

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in addition to traditional high school courses, and the school system might explore offering them to upper el-

uled vacancy, the By Betty Bean board of commisState Rep. Bill Dunn is draftsioners formuing legislation to change the way lates a rank-orutility district commissioners are dered list of three selected. nominees, which Hallsdale Powell Utility Disis submitted to trict, which has been the focus of the county mayor, controversy over water rates and who may choose hiring practices in recent years, one of the candilies within Dunn’s 16th House Dis- Bill Dunn dates or reject the trict and is governed by a threemember board of commissioners entire list and force the board to who serve staggered 4-year terms. repeat the process. Three months before a schedIf the mayor rejects the sec-

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every student would receive an iPad. McIntyre says technology can allow teachers to do even more creative and innovative things in the classroom as well as help structure class activities based on individual student needs. “We’ll continue to talk to the folks on County Commission and the mayor and help us identify funding (for technology).” McIntyre said he believes publishers will stop printing textbooks in favor of an electronic textbook within the next five to seven years, “by the time many of you (students) are in high school.” Brickey-McCloud 5thgrade teacher Jilynn Parmly said she comes from a To page A-3

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Brickey-McCloud Elementary assistant principal Megan O’Dell welcomes Knox County Schools superintendent Jim McIntyre to the community forum last Thursday. Photo by Jake Mabe

ementary grades as well. Asked about the possibility of a longer school day, McIntyre said the school calendar is set for two years but the school board will soon begin discussing what future calendar years might look like. “Five states are adding 300 hours to the school year, and a few schools in Tennessee are going to participate to see if it makes a difference in student learning,” McIntyre said. “How we utilize our time best is important (to) squeeze as much time as possible in the school day for learning.” He said a longer school day would also allow more opportunities for extended learning, tutoring or afterschool enrichment. One child asked when

ond slate of nominees, the board is authorized to make up a third list, with the top candidate getting the appointment if the mayor again fails to act. Earlier this year, HPUD’s Board of Commissioners and county mayor Tim Burchett were locked into a high-profile war of wills over a scheduled appointment. The commissioners’ preference was to reappoint longtime chair Jim Hill. Burchett was not inclined to cooperate, and ended

up appointing Sheriff’s Office employee Todd Cook instead. Dunn says he is working with a staff attorney to simplify and speed the process. The best option they’ve found is to introduce the threat of handing over the decision to County Commission. The bill would apply statewide. “The idea is that both the utility district and the mayor would want to come to an agreement before it got to that point,” Dunn said.

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Darlene Spradlin looks at Christmas crafts. Ann Dodson looks at handmade bracelets created by Powell Middle School students Summer Parker and Kaitlyn Lentz. They donate the proceeds to benefit a needy family. In the background are Martha and Douglas Rodenbeck. Photos by T. Sharon Wilcox demonstrates Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com bead-weaving, making Santa bracelets.

Janet Gorman designs Christmas decorations, something she has always wanted to do. “It’s a lot of fun,” she said.

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Brenda Anderson, Claire Earl and mom Janet Earl display homemade jellies, sauces and pickles.

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The Powell Lions Club sponsored a craft fair at Jubilee Banquet Facility along with free eye screenings, diabetes testing and photos with Santa. The Farragut Lions Club helped with the eye screenings and diabetes testing. “The Lions Clubs do a lot of events together. We help each other,” said Lion Kathy Burrow. The eye screening is primarily for children ages 1-5, often performed at preschools. “This test can detect up to nine different eye diseases,” said Lion Joe Hart. The Powell Lions Club also sponsored the annual Powell Christmas parade.

From page A-1 family of teachers who “compare school districts” when together at Thanksgiving. “The biggest disparity I see is in technology. A school district in South Carolina about the size of Knox County Schools (will use) ereaders next year. There was a lot of negative feeling in the community about technology (during last spring’s school budget discussion). What can we do as teachers?” “To the extent you feel comfortable, communicate that,” McIntyre said. “Convince folks it’s not a toy, it’s a tool. “Your voice in that conversation probably carries more

weight than mine does.” McIntyre said technology costs would include building the infrastructure to support it, purchasing devices such as e-readers and offering both technical support as well as effective professional development “so that teachers know how to use (the technology) creatively and effectively.” Knox County Council PTA president Sandra Rowcliffe encouraged those of voting age to support proeducation candidates and to attend school budget meetings next year. “Your county PTA is de- tion in this county. We won’t termined to fully fund educa- rest until it happens.”

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government Haslam is fundraising, Alexander close behind Mayor Madeline Rogero was at her best last week when she spoke against the extension of the South Knoxville Parkway. She was firm, direct and right on. She wants a green city and knows this proposal was anti-green from its inception by extending a roadway over fragile lands and a growing park system which is important to South Knoxville’s new awareness and progress. Vice Mayor Nick Palvis, who represents South Knoxville, has been strong in promoting the new South Knoxville to his great credit. ■ Gov. Bill Haslam was strong and made us proud last week as well when he defended the hiring of Samar Ali, whose only problem seems to be she is a Muslim, has been attacked viciously by some who are intolerant of other religions. Ali grew up in Humphreys County in Middle Tennessee. She was a 4H leader in high school and president of the student body at Vanderbilt. She is now an attorney who works in the Department of Economic and Community Development. Haslam pointed out to a questioner who accused the Governor of hiring a “Shariah compliance” expert that Ali “is as Tennessee as they come.” We should remember that this nation was founded by many who sought religious freedom and fled European nations which did not allow more than one religion to be practiced. ■ While the 2014 election is two years off, mailers have gone out for a Jan. 7 fundraiser at Scripps Networks Interactive offices on Sherrill Boulevard in West Knoxville for a $1,000-aperson fundraiser for Gov. Haslam, who is not expected to have a serious opponent based on his successful first two years in office. It is hard to imagine that he will face significant Republican or Democratic opposition. Expect to receive invitations from Sen. Alexander’s campaign as well. Alexander also has no announced opponents and, with the public support of the entire Tennessee GOP Congressional delegation (minus scandal-plagued Rep. Scott DesJarlais), is not expected to face major opposition.

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■ Rep. Jimmy Duncan is Alexander’s campaign chair. Any who think Alexander will take his reelection for granted should think again. Alexander is one of the most competitive and well-organized public officials I have ever known. We first met in 1966 when we both worked in the Howard Baker for U.S. Senate campaign. Alexander will leave no stone unturned in his quest for a 3rd term. ■ Gov. Haslam’s decision for Tennessee not to run its own health insurance exchange is further evidence of the Obama Administration’s failure to get its act together in a way which can be persuasive to a practical CEO-type governor like Haslam. Haslam was one of a handful of Republican governors who was willing to work to implement the plan if it made sense. The fact that the draft regulations exceeded 800 pages and were still a draft, plus a goal line which kept moving, was a strong argument to avoid this changing plan until one actually knew what it involved. The bottom line is that Haslam was not persuaded that the plan was good for Tennessee. At this point in time, Haslam clearly made the right decision. Perhaps the day will come when the Obama Administration will have a plan which makes sense for states to implement, but that day is apparently a long ways off. ■ Next week, a report on my week long trip to Myanmar (Burma). ■ For those of you who recall our son, J Victor, being born during my first term as mayor in 1990, an update on him 22 years later is that he graduated from Purdue University yesterday, Sunday, Dec. 16, with a major in computer science and starts to work in February for Booz Allen outside Washington, D.C. Time flies and his parents are very proud of him. Our daughter, Martha, 20, is a sophomore at the University of Richmond.

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Tindell prosecution: selective justice? In 2009, the politically active Troy Whiteside walked into an East Knoxville establishment and ran into an old foe. Minutes later out in the parking lot, witnesses saw Whiteside astride a prone Stacey Sudderth, emptying a Glock 19 clip into his back as he lay face down on the asphalt. Whiteside claimed selfdefense. Whiteside was arraigned and charged with seconddegree murder. Attorney General Randy Nichols recused himself because of his personal relationship with the defendant. Attorney General Berkeley Bell came in from Greeneville, took over the case and upped the charge to murder one. Whiteside’s trial date has been repeatedly postponed. There’s an ancient maxim about mills of justice grinding slowly, but exceeding fine. The first clause is undeniably true in Knox County. The second is subject to question. In 2006, outgoing Republican Party chair Chad Tindell discovered that an employee of county Mayor Mike Ragsdale had gotten into his private email account and was spreading around his personal emails. He made a lot of noise about

Betty Bean it and asked Attorney General Randy Nichols to prosecute. Nichols declined, telling a reporter “it’s just a bunch of Republicans fighting among themselves.” In 2007, a routine county audit exposed trouble in then-Trustee Mike Lowe’s office. Local media feasted on stories about phantom employees, five-figure overpayments and questionable purchases. Lowe and four others were indicted recently and still have not come to trial. In 2008, another audit exposed some $130,000 misuse of county purchasing cards by members of Mayor Mike Ragsdale’s administration. Local media cranked out stories about fancy wining and dining, togo smoothies and expensive hotels. Yet only one person was prosecuted, Cynthia Finch, who was convicted in 2011 of forging receipts. Three other employees, two of whom were, like Finch, African-American women, lost their jobs. When he sentenced Finch to unsupervised probation,

Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood said the prosecution “was not fair.” In March 2011, the prescription drug-addicted Judge Richard Baumgartner pleaded guilty to one count of official misconduct, agreed to retire from the bench and was allowed to keep his pension. A year later, federal prosecutors stepped in, and within months Baumgartner was found guilty of a felony. Now he faces possible prison time, hefty fines and the loss of his pension. Last week, a yearlong scandal in Trustee John J. Duncan III’s office burped up two guilty pleas to facilitation of a felony, a Class A misdemeanor. Delinquent Tax Attorney Chad Tindell and Chief of Staff Josh Burnett resigned and will get 11-month, 29day suspended sentences. Duncan has admitted giving himself and four employees bonuses for County Technical Assistance Service courses they never completed. Details are murky, but Tindell, who did not receive the CTAS bonus, is in trouble for authoring the trustee’s salary suit, an arcane document state law requires county fee officers to submit annually in order to receive operating funds.

Chad Tindell These “friendly” lawsuits go to the law director and the finance director before being approved by the mayor. It’s hard to understand Randy Nichols’ selective prosecutions. Why were Ragsdale and his top aides allowed to repay the money they had misappropriated with no criminal charges? Will Troy Whiteside ever face a jury? Why did it take federal prosecution to obtain justice in the Baumgartner case? And it’s hard to see Chad Tindell, whose beefed-up delinquent tax collection efforts resulted in an unexpected windfall for the county this year, as anything more than grist for the mill.

Goforth moves on, thankless My dad used to say a man shouldn’t have to preach his own funeral. Sitting through Thursday’s meeting of the Union County Board of Education, I finally understood what he meant. Embattled Director of Schools D. Wayne Goforth said he will “move on” when his contract expires on June 30, 2013. His statement cleared the way to start a search for his replacement, and it kept board members from having to vote on his tenure. You would have thought one of the seven members might have found something to say. “Thanks,” would have worked. Goforth distributed a four-page list of achievements that he said he and the board, working together, had achieved during his four years. “I hope things go well for Union County Schools,” he said. Stone-faced, the board moved to the next item. Wayne Goforth is not some guy we brought in from someplace else. He’s one of us, born and raised in East Tennessee. His parents were well-known in Baptist circles. Wayne and his brothers sang gospel music. He’s worked for Union County Schools for

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30 years. And he deserves a thank-you for his efforts. In a county where local funds for education are scarce, Goforth found federal grants, state grants and private money for initiatives. He’s got enough computers to have all the county’s kids take statewide tests online in 2014, and few systems can claim that. He even got fiber cables installed to each school, owned by the school system. His only concern, as he told board members last week, is that the meter boxes at the middle school and Maynardville Elementary might not be big enough to power up all the computers at once. But that won’t be Wayne Goforth’s problem as he “moves on” next July. He told me awhile back that his wife just won’t let him leave Union County. Tater Valley is home. And there’s that nifty grandchild that he dotes on, living just

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over the ridge in Fountain City. So I guess we can create two want ads for upcoming editions: The first: “Wanted – job for not-quite-over-the-hill educator; aggressive, visionary, able to feed a multitude with loaves and fishes. The second: “Help wanted – director of schools for rural county, not noted for local tax support. The successful candidate should be aggressive (but not step on toes), visionary (but not offensive to traditionalists) and able to feed a multitude with loaves and fishes (but not by juggling funds). Of note to Knox County readers, Goforth built Paulette Elementary for $6.8 million with a Knoxville architect and contractor. It meets state specs and may even win an award. He jumped on a state law allowing a local school district to create a virtual academy. His deal with Virginia-based K12 made Union County Schools the first and only school system to produce its own revenue – $400,000 this year alone. Parents mobbed Thursday’s meeting to complain about losing their school nurses. It was a program Goforth had worked out

D. Wayne Goforth with a private vendor that billed insurance rather than the school district to cover its costs. Goforth said he will pay the LPNs for at least a week with money budgeted for substitute teachers while he works to find another vendor. Knox County doesn’t have a nurse in every school, and I’ll bet few counties do. Doggone that Goforth. He ran too far ahead of the pack – an incredibly vulnerable position – and the pack overtook him. His salary for all of this grief is $86,000 a year with no “buy-out bonus.” There are classroom teachers in other systems making more. So we’ll say it. “Thanks, Wayne.”

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The Rose Hill ‘death’ curve MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell Today, the almost 90-degree curve located a few hundred yards west of the entrance to Fox Den Village on Kingston Pike is guarded by a traffic signal and a caution light, which gives it a benign appearance and masks its past history. But 60 years ago, the locals called it the “death curve.” I am not sure how the curve came to be called Rose Hill, but the most plausible suggestion is that it was named after an infamous roadhouse located on the north side of the Pike almost in the center of the curve. The only remaining evidence of that structure today

is a small, partially paved parking area that was located in front of the building. The curve became famous to the locals for two reasons: the perils it created for truckers and the infamous nature of the roadhouse. Before construction of I-40/75, Highways 11 and 70 were the main east-west and north-south routes in the area, which brought Rose Hill curve into play. For truckers heading east, the curve gave little warning of its severity, and they frequently ran off an embankment some 15 feet deep on the south side of the highway.

One of my high school classmates, Jane Walker Black, lived on her family’s farm where Wentworth Town Homes is now located. Jane recalls that it was not unusual to be awakened at night by a large crash, which she immediately recognized as another trucker who had failed to make the turn. As Jane recalls, this happened with considerable frequency and often resulted in serious injury to the trucker. For young teenagers, the curve represented a different challenge: to see who could go around it at the highest speed. I am not sure who held the record, but as far as I can remember, no one in our gang ever crashed. The fastest speed anyone achieved was just more than 60 miles per hour headed east and slightly lower going west. Of course, the trials had to be done at night to see the lights of oncoming traffic. As for the roadhouse, it was one of the most popular places around for certain types of patrons who were all too tough

for a bunch of teenagers. Shootings were quite common, and in fact occurred on a weekly basis. Most law enforcement avoided the joint because it was a place where you could easily walk in and be carried out. In fact, I always drove by it as quickly as possible to avoid becoming the victim of a stray bullet. On one particular occasion, one of our local law enforcement officers, deputy Clarence Hobbs, was called to investigate a reported shooting. Deputy Hobbs was a World War I veteran and was not known to be fearful of anyone. But on that evening he entered the road house to arrest the shooter and ended up being shot. The shooter left Rose Hill and went to another road house, the Sandstone, located about a mile further west at Dixie-Lee Junction. Deputy Hobbs survived the shooting, and the shooter was arrested later that evening by his cousin Clemmy Hobbs, who was also a county deputy.

Carter Nisley dreams of running Little Carter Nisley, 6, has been setting some records that make us proud.

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Last summer when watching the Olympics with his dad, Aaron, Carter announced that he wants to become an Olympic runner. As everyone knows, it’s never too early to establish one’s goals, nor is it too early to start work toward the achievement of Carter Nisley gets a high five from those goals. the Chick-fil-A cow following a recent Aaron invited Carter to go race. Photo submitted

If truckers were the main victims of the eastbound curve, the westbound traffic was subjected to an even greater risk. Most of the patrons who left the roadhouse were extremely intoxicated and often backed out of the narrow parking lot onto the highway without looking for oncoming vehicles. The result was that some unsuspecting motorists became victims of the roadhouse without ever entering the place. I am not sure when Rose Hill closed, because I left the area to enter the service shortly after graduating from high school. Roadhouses were common on U.S. highways during the late ’40s and early ’50s and many had the reputation of being a dangerous place to hang out. But Rose Hill was the worst of the worst. Even today it is impossible for me to drive past the location without remembering the many accidents and tragedies that occurred there some 60 years ago.

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Working for equity in schools By Wendy Smith When most parents think about the Parent Kathy Roy, Tracy Griffin and Shelia Teacher Association, Shipley share a laugh at the Knox they envision the handCounty Council PTA’s recent fundful of women who work raiser, “Snowflakes and Packages.” Photo by Wendy Smith the equivalent of a fulltime job to raise money for smart boards and playground equipment. But when members from each of the county’s PTA-affiliated schools come together, even bigger things happen. The Knox County Council PTA (KCCPTA) provides service to students through the Knox County Schools/PTA Clothing Center and scholarships for graduating seniors. It serves teachers through the Knox County Schools/ PTA Teacher Supply Depot. It provides leadership training and educational opportunities for members, and conducts community service projects, like the upcoming Jason Jablonski Memorial Project Heart Cart. Upcoming Knox County It also encourages and empowers Council PTA events PTA members to interact with local, ■ 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, Powell High state and federal lawmakers in supSchool: State of the Schools address, port of educational issues. That’s a new Dr. Jim McIntyre role for parents, says current president ■ 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, Sandra Rowcliffe. Bearden Middle School: Honoring “Parents are the piece of the puzzle our Founders and Celebrating our that was forgotten, except for fundraisStudents (KCCPTA general meeting ing, baking cookies and making Xerox and student awards) copies. Those things are important, but ■ 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14, there’s more to advocating for kids.” Teacher Supply Depot at Cedar Rowcliffe has served as PTA presiBluff Schools: Special Families, dent at Cedar Bluff schools and HarSpecial Needs (KCCPTA general din Valley Academy. She’s encouraged meeting and panel discussion) by improvements in the school sys■ 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, tem since she became involved with May 9, Teacher Supply Depot at the county council in 2005, such as Cedar Bluff Schools: KCCPTA School higher graduation rates and further of Instruction (leadership training) implementation of the Teacher AdMore info at knoxcountypta.org vancement Program (TAP), a system for reform that uses collaboration and performance-based pay. But she’d like for parents to become Knox County has made progress more actively involved in the election in the effort to give students the skills of local decision-makers. and knowledge they’ll need once they “If I could encourage parents to do leave high school, but there’s still a one thing, it would be to know as much gap, she says. about County Commission members, “We’re bridging it, but we don’t and how they voted, as they do about have time to take two steps forward presidential candidates.” and one step back.” The KCCPTA advocates for Knox Parents make a difference when County School students by taking a they take the time to look at the big stand on such issues as school vouchpicture. It begins when a child goes ers, Rowcliffe says. to kindergarten, she says. During the “We don’t want to micromanage, early years, most parents are only but we want public money used in aware of what goes on in their child’s public schools.” classroom. Later, parents begin to

A. L. Lotts Elementary School principal Adam Parker looks on as Knox County Council PTA president Sandra Rowcliffe comments at a recent rezoning meeting. think about the school as a whole and are willing to work toward improvements. Real change happens when parents open their minds to another school, Rowcliffe says. “I wish everybody who had a kid at a school like Blue Grass Elementary could spend a day at Dogwood Elementary. I think it would give folks a different perspective on how many needs there are in the county.” Rowcliffe has four children – one who is a freshman at UT, and three who attend schools in west Knox County. Her kids shouldn’t have any-

thing better than anybody else’s kids when it comes to education, she says, and the KCCPTA works to make that ideal a reality. Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre appreciates the organization’s leadership, since he’s a parent and a cardcarrying member of the PTA. He also calls the KCCPTA “an excellent partner.” The organization is important because it helps engage families in the education process and focuses communication on what schools are trying to accomplish educationally, he says.

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A-8 • DECEMBER 17, 2012 • POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS That is impressive. It would have been more meaningful if he had brought back Tee Martin. I sure hope Butch never has to change seven assistants at one time. In trying to decide how slick a salesman Butch really is, I listened carefully to what was said about in-state prospects and top priorities. I think I heard “We will own our state.” That is something like “building a fence” on both sides from Bristol to Memphis. I have heard that before. I have never seen it. I join Dave Hart in wishing Butch the very best. Hart’s wishes may be even more fervent than mine. The athletic director and the coach are linked at the hip.

This was Hart’s call. There are no consultants to blame. There was no search committee. There might should have been. There were several swings and misses. Time was not a factor. Hart had half a season for a head start. He guessed wrong on RSVPs. I don’t know but I’ve been told that people of influence (including Peyton Manning and Kenny Chesney) believed they could deliver Jon Gruden. No, thank you. Hart did not need help and he did not want to relinquish authority, and what’s more, Gruden was a bad idea, a misfit for college football. So, how about Jimbo Fisher? Or the original

Stoops? Do you think Mike Gundy used Hart for leverage? Larry Fedora just wasn’t moving after only one year. Bo Pelini? Probably not. Charlie Strong was a done deal. All that remained was picking the press conference hour. Was Jimmy Cheek a helpful wrap? Hart was shocked by this turndown. Butch Jones was there all the time, rejecting offers left and right, waiting patiently for his dream to come true. What a story! What an ending! *The original “Comedy of Errors” was one of William Shakespeare’s earliest plays. It was a farce with significant humor coming from mistaken identity.

“To hold fast.” Well, that is good news indeed! If Cross God’s intent is to bring us Currents home and hold us fast – to Lynn gather us – then all is well. However, and this is a Hutton huge however! Sometimes we don’t want to be gathered. We don’t want to be held fast. We want to be And it is that motley independent, to have our crew (which includes all of own way. “By myself!” was us sinners) that God prom- my watchword when I was a toddler (so I’m told). My ises to save and to gather. Gather is an interesting daughter Jordan’s declaration of independence was word. It comes from the Old an emphatic “Baby do it!” English gaderian, which (Eden, on the other hand, is (according to Webster’s who is a different perNew Collegiate Diction- sonality altogether, was ary) akin to the Sanskrit famous for saying philogadh, which means “to sophically, “Whatever.”) hold fast.” Jesus encountered

some of the same recalcitrance among the people of Jerusalem. He wept openly over the city, saying, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” (Matthew 23:37 NRSV) So, why, I wonder, did this whole line of thought come to me during the Advent season? This sounds more like a Lenten meditation than an Advent one, even to me. Perhaps it is because what I have described is

the human condition: our unwillingness to be “gathered,” to be “held fast,” by our Creator. Our rebellion against God’s love is the reason God had to do something. What God decided to do for us was to become one of us. God came into the world; God arrived (the word Advent means arrival) the way all the rest of us arrived, as a helpless baby. Except that there was one important difference. God came as the One who would fulfill the promise given to Zephaniah: he would save us, gather us, change us, and bring us home. Thanks be to God!

Comedy of errors* Changing coaches wasn’t as depressing as some disasters. The search was a comedy of errors. Never have so many who knew so little said so much. Media and fans with “inside” information were very entertaining. Better than Oprah. The outcome was OK. Butch Jones may very well be the best fifth or sixth choice in America. Several other schools wanted him. I read an editorial which said he is a solid pick. Wow. Butch looks like a football coach. He talks like a football coach. He may be a very good traveling salesman. He might also be a

Neyland Stadium on Sept. 10, 2011, he undoubtedly thought, “My, oh my, what I could do with this.” Marvin Butch has been a conWest sistent winner in the little leagues. He seems confident his plan will work big time. Infallible was his word. I fisherman. He stretches hope he knows what defenthings just a little. sive ends, linebackers and He said, “Tennessee’s cornerbacks look like in been my dream job for a this league. I hope he can while. I grew up watching find and sign some from the Tennessee football.” shark pool. That sounds like a pubJones said he will put lic relations spin. He has together the best staff of seen one Tennessee football assistants. game. That was the day the “Not just the Southeast“dream job” idea hatched. ern Conference, the entire When he looked around country.”

The gathering I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. At that time I will bring you home, at the time when I gather you. (Zephaniah 3: 19b-20a NRSV)

In my day-to-day work, I spend a lot of time with our homeless neighbors. They are truly the outcast of our society, sometimes because of their own decision-making and sometimes because of circumstances completely beyond their control. Just as the causes for their current situation vary

widely, so also do their attitudes toward their circumstances. Some are resigned, others are angry; some are looking for a rescuer; still others are fired up to get busy and do something to improve their lot. In other words, they are a lot like the rest of us: a mixed bag.

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efforts from others. He will receive the award in New Orleans on Jan. 5 at the annual meeting of the AALS. Tony Mezzacappa, a leader in the field of astrophysics and supernova science, has been named director of the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (JICS) at UTK and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He is a UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow and group leader for theoretical physics in the Physics

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City on a Hill Church holds first bazaar By Cindy Taylor It was a beautiful day Dec. 8 for Christmas shopping, especially if you were already at Knoxville Center Mall. You could purchase special or handmade gift items just by hopping over to City on a Hill Church on the back side of the mall to take advantage of the church’s first bazaar. Church members and outside vendors brought jewelry, canned goods, candles, knit scarves and much, much more to sell at what the church hopes will become an annual event. Door prizes, concessions and gift wrapping were offered. Proceeds went toward church ministries. Coordinator Anita Rickard was excited about the Wilma Gosnell brought homemade canned goods. opportunity to get to know the community better. “We have really grown in the past few months,” said Rickard. “Our pastors, Tony and LaShea Colson, wanted to invite people in to shop at the bazaar and get to know us.” The Colsons established City on a Hill Church in 2003. “God has done amazing things during this time but we believe we are just at the edge of something great,” said Tony. “Our aim is to serve the community through building relationships and offering transforming events that will introduce people to our savior Jesus Christ.” The church is located in Knoxville Center Mall, Suite 2961B. Sunday services begin Church members Johnny Dotson and Justice Cash enjoy the at 11 a.m. and dress is casual. bazaar. Info: 659-7729

Church member Meghan Watson and daughter Brenna visit Almeda King at her booth featuring homemade cookie mixes during the City on a Hill Church bazaar.

Jackie Holloway brought yummy-smelling soy candles, Janet Burton brought homemade goodies and Angela Creswell brought hand-crocheted items.

Anita Rickard pointed folks towards the bazaar.

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■ New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes food boxes 5-6:30 p.m. each third Thursday. Info: 688-5330. ■ Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalter-umc. org/oneharvest/index.html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-noon. weekdays.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell, 7212 Central Ave. Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Call 938-2611 or leave a message; your call will be returned.

Special services ■ Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon meets at noon each Tuesday at Golden Corral. Info: www.kfl-luncheon.com.

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I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below With tiny lights, like heaven's stars reflecting on the snow The sight is so spectacular - please wipe away that tear, For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear But the sound of music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here. I have no words to tell you the joy their voices bring, For it is beyond description to hear the angels sing! I know how much you miss me - I see the pain inside your heart But I'm not so far away - we really aren't apart. So be happy for me dear ones, you know I hold you dear And be glad that I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I send you each a special gift from my heavenly home above I send you each a memory of my undying love. After all, love is the gift more precious than pure gold. It was always the most important of the stories Jesus told. Please love and keep each other, as my Father said to do, For I can't count the blessings and love he has for you. So have a Merry Christmas, and wipe away that tear Remember - I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

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What is your passion? History

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch? Robert E. Lee (and then have supper with Ulysses S. Grant to compare notes)

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why? The three women in my life: Hassie K. Gresham, my high school principal; Nannie Lee Hicks, my senior history teacher in high school and, by far, my dear, late wife, Peggy, to whom I was married for 54 years.

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Longtime Shopper-News columnist Dr. Jim Tumblin received the 2012 Knox Heritage Media Award for his long-running monthly column, History and Mysteries. We are quite proud of Dr. Jim and thought you needed to get better acquainted with him over this week’s Coffee Break. Dr. Tumblin graduated from Central High School in 1944 and took his pre-optometry courses in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at Milligan College, Central Michigan University and at the University of Michigan. He graduated from Illinois College of Optometry in 1948. Tumblin was in the private practice of Behavioral Optometry in Fountain City for 46 years, with the exception of his two years in the Army’s Medical Service Corps at Ft. Belvoir, Va. He specialized in the area of vision-related learning problems of children and teens. He is a past president of the American Optometric Association (19721973) and the Optometric Extension Program Foundation (OEPF) (1983-1987). Jim was named the Fountain City Man of the Year in 1999 and received the Claude C. Myers Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. He also co-wrote the Images of America “Fountain City” installment from Arcadia Publishing with C. Milton Hinshilwood. Pour yourself a cup of Joe and get to know one of Fountain City’s favorites.

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? If documentaries count, my favorite quote is, “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” from Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s inaugural address, March 4, 1933.

I still can’t quite get the hang of … Ballroom dancing

What is the best present you ever received in a box? My Eagle Scout badge

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you? Keep your (unruly) hair combed and put your best foot forward

What is your social media of choice? One-on-one conversation

What is the worst job you have ever had? Working the brass kettle on Saturday night at the Karmelkorn Shop in the second busiest shopping area in Chicago (62nd and Halstead)

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why? er for the president’s first pitch at a St. Louis Cardinals game in Busch Stadium with a capacity crowd. The pitch was low and outside and I muffed it. The photograph in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the next day was captioned, “Fumblin’ Tumblin.”

What are the top three things on your bucket list?

What are you guilty of? Forgetting my priorities list when the mail carrier delivers a new book on Civil War (or local) history.

What is your favorite material possession? I have a love/hate relationship with my desktop computer, depending on how it is acting on any given day.

What are you reading currently? Margery Weber Bensey’s new book, “Park City: A Knoxville Neighborhood History.”

What was your most embarrassing moment? As president-elect of AOA, I was chosen to play catch-

1. Spend another week on Sanibel Island, Fla. 2. Climb Mt. LeConte one more time and sit at Cliff Top on the pinnacle. 3. Spend an hour viewing the panorama of the Chimney Tops in one direction and Clingman’s Dome in another.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

Wile E. Coyote (on “Looney Toons”), because he had such an inventive mind

What irritates you? Tailgaters and those who don’t start decelerating behind me until the final 20 yards when there is a red light ahead.

What’s one place in Fountain City everyone should visit? The Fountainhead Spring in Fountain City Park with the historic plaque for Col. J.C. Woodward nearby

What is your greatest fear? Not completing my history of Fountain City

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? Climb the Chimneys one more time – J. Mabe

Taciturn, maybe because I (sometimes) am.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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Santa likes visiting the zoo, too. Photo submitted

Santa at the zoo Smoky Mountain champs The Powell Middle School girls “A” team won the Smoky Mountain Middle School Soccer Tournament. Team and coaches are: (front) Rachel Ross, Raygen Scarbrough, Bailey Taylor, Taylor Dawson, Abby Garrett, Brooke Jackson, Sydney Walls, Brooke Huffaker; (back) coach Daniel Scarbrough, Lauren Wood, Emily Carr, Caroline Whitehead, Delaney Huff, Emily Murphy, Ashlyn Miller, Alyssa Kral and coach Joe Huff. Photo submitted

Santa Claus will be at the Knoxville Zoo through Friday, Dec. 21, to visit with children and their families in Santa’s Village. Stop by the zoo between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a picture with the big guy himself.

give little shoppers a hand and can also wrap the gifts when they’re done. Your visit with Santa will be included with your admission, which is half-off through Feb. 28, so it’s a deal in itself.

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Powell Elementary celebrates with holiday lunches

Last week I wrote about the new bear cub that has moved in at the zoo. A contest is being held to choose his name. Originally, the two choices were “Monty” and “Knox,” but now “Butch” has been added to the list in honor of UT’s new head football coach, Butch Jones. Votes can be cast online by donating $1 for the name of your choice. Info: www. knoxville-zoo.org.

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Critter Tales There will also be a “Secret Santa Shop” with gifts starting at $5 for kids to do some lastminute holiday shopping. “Elves” from the zoo will Juanita Jimenez (center) enjoys lunch with her grandparents, Larry and Sharon Husch.

Meet Homer Meet Homer. He would love to be in his forever home for the holidays. You can meet him or one of his adoptable friends at Young-Williams Animal Center’s 3201 Division Street location. Hours there and at the location on Bearden Hill are noon to 6 p.m. daily. See all of the center’s adoptable animals online at www.youngwilliams.org.

Chloe Wilson (center) spends lunch time with her parents Chris and Carolyn. The cafeteria staff at Powell Elementary served a delicious lunch of turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, roll and cake. Don, Griffin and Kim McClanahan, enjoy Christmas lunch together at Powell Elementary. Griffin is a 5th-grade student, and this is the last holiday lunch the family will share at the school. The McClanahans have enjoyed this tradition since 1998 with their first child. Photos by Ruth White

Heiskell senior center expands hours Janice White announced that the Heiskell Senior Center is expanding its hours and will be open 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning in January.

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Tuesday’s activities will include cards and games and the third Tuesday will feature the group’s book club. At 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, Noell Lewis of Edward Jones will speak on the foundations of investing. On Thursdays the center will be open for sewing and quilting and at 1 p.m. will feature bingo. The second Tuesday of the

month will be the monthly meeting with lunch and bingo. On Jan. 10 the featured speaker will be Knox Wimberly with information on free tax preparation. Lunch will consist of Johnnie’s famous hot tamales, chili and a salad bar. Bring a dessert and a friend. The center will be closed if Knox County Schools close due to inclement weather. The center celebrated Christmas a little early at its monthly meeting. Each member brought a gift and everyone waited anxiously to have his or her number called out. Participants also received a beautiful tote bag filled with fruit and winter wear accessories. Many of the participants were dressed in festive holiday attire and were ready to enjoy the company of good friends.

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Winning the Myers award My colleagues in the Fountain City Business and Professional Association awarded me the group’s highest honor last week, and all I can say is “Wow.”

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Frontier’s direct line to Santa Koen Peterson receives a gift from Santa while visiting with him last week at Frontier Communications. Koen told Santa to “surprise him” this Christmas. Brother Karston also visited with Santa and asked for a light-up soccer ball. Photo by Ruth White

HPUD hires John Valliant By Shannon Carey In closed executive session Dec. 10, Hallsdale Powell Utility District’s board of commissioners opted to retain attorney John Valliant as HPUD’s legal counsel, replacing attorney C. Coulter “Bud” Gilbert of Kennerly, Montgomery and Finley P.C. HPUD executive Sandy Liford confirmed the change in legal counsel Dec. 13. Before the board adjourned to executive session, it voted to set four board meetings for 2013 at 6 p.m. instead of the regular 1:30 p.m. time

Angela Floyd students of voice and dance entertain at the Fountain City Business and Professional Association holiday banquet: Sarah Hepler, Ireland Willis, Mona Armani, McKenzie Winstead, Emily Smith and Makayla Morton.

slot. These evening meetings will be held Mondays, March 11, June 20, Sept. 9 and Dec. 9. The utility district set 13 water meters and inspected 14 sewer hook-ups in November. The board approved a pay request of $207,242 to Judy Construction Company for the expansion of the Raccoon Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant, the plant’s first overhaul since it was built in the 1970s. HPUD president Darren Cardwell said the project is about 30 percent complete.

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Justice joins Tennova Dr. Michele Justice, an obstetrician and g y necologist, is now practicing at Tennova’s Physicians Regional Medical Center. Justice She is joining Dr. Robert Tatum with East Tennessee OB/

GYN Associates. Orginally from Atlanta, Dr. Justice received her medical degree from the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center and also holds a master’s degree in public health from Emory University. She is accepting new patients. Info: 522-0365.

Thompson promoted

Touching a reindeer Donna Roach (above) and Kyle Wilson were at Creekside Nurseries with reindeer a weekend ago. Donna’s day job is MLS director for the Knox Area Association of Realtors. She said it’s a tradition to visit Creekside before Christmas. You, too can rent reindeer. Visit www.reindeerman.com/. Photo by S. Clark

Winning the Claude C. Myers award for service and dedication to the Fountain City community is a great honor. Previous winners have included Dr. Jim Tumblin, Richard Tumblin, Mary Lou Horner, Alvin Frye, Dan Boring and Hassie K. Gresham.

Now the guilt rolls in. What have I done for Fountain City lately? Not enough. But 2013 is a new year and redemption lies ahead. Look for me at the egg hunt, the Christmas parade and next year’s holiday party. Watch me call Bill Gentry and try to blow life into one of the best ideas I’ve ever heard (Bill’s). Why not create additional fountains in Fountain City? Charlie Severance got us started when he secured state funding to build the fountain at Fountain City Lake. Let’s make 2013 the Year of the Fountain and work to construct another. Anyone want to help? Give a call at (cell phone) 661-8777.

Lisa Thompson has been promoted to assistant vice president – compliance at ORNL Federal Credit Union. She will serve as Thompson

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Switching jobs: Andrew Hartung (left) will be president of the Fountain City BPA in 2013, while current president Doug Estep (right) will replace Hartung as vice president. Hartung is with Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain PC; Estep owns and operates On Target Training Center.

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Avoid sleeping pills

Sleeping pills are dangerous and ineffective. The use of prescription sleeping pills has been cut in half over the last 10 years, however millions of people still buy over-the-counter sleeping pills every year, and these can be hazardous. Dr. Daniel Kriple, professor of psychiatry at the University of California and director of a Dr. Wegener pioneer sleep disorder center, reported that frequent users of sleeping pills have a 50 percent higher mortality rate than other people. “Sleeping pills may also compound that very problem causing a person’s insomnia,” he pointed out. They lead to further disruptions of the sleep cycle, as well as fragmented sleep, disturbing dreams and daytime fatigue. Residual effects may last up to 17 hours and can affect driving or other activities the next morning. “Compared to a few studies that suggest pills will make you feel better the next day, there’s a huge body of studies that show you may feel worse”, said Dr. Wallace Mendelsen, head of the sleep study unit at the National Institutes of Health. Also, don’t use “nightcaps” or other drugs. Alcohol highballs late at night might help knock you out temporarily. However, the sleep you get will be light, fragmented and unsettled. Since alcohol is metabolized so quickly, one can almost be sure of being awakened with withdrawal pangs later in the night or at least to get up and use the bathroom. Sleep laboratories have found that alcohol also interferes with the deep and REM dreaming sleep. So, if you do drink, let that cocktail or wine at dinner be your last for the evening. While alcohol is a depressant, nicotine and caffeine are stimulating drugs. Skip caffeine-containing coffee, tea or carbonated beverages after late after-

noon. It takes the body four to five hours to halve the amount of caffeine in the bloodstream. If you smoke, stop well before bedtime. Research has found that smokers who quit experience dramatic improvement in their quality of sleep within three days. The illegal “street drugs” including crack, crystal and cocaine are devastating to normal sleep patterns. So, what can I do to positively ensure better sleep? Work with your own sleep rhythm. Your internal circadian clock is the body’s marvelous mechanism that regulates fluctuations in body temperature, blood pressure and heartbeat. This clock also regulates when we feel drowsy and how long and how well you sleep. Preceding all sleep, there is a lowering of the body temperature to about 97 degrees, a drop in metabolism and a period of drowsiness. These rhythms are highly individual; you will however get your best sleep if you work with this sleep rhythm rather than fight it. Don’t go to bed either too early or too late. For example, if your drowsy period occurs at 1 a.m. instead of 11 p.m., the “nation’s bedtime,” don’t fight it. Your quality sleep of six hours will do you better than eight hours of tossing around. In fact, if you go to bed and aren’t sleepy, don’t just lie there. If you have not gone to sleep in 15 minutes or so, get up, go to another room, and read a dull book until drowsiness hits you. Next time: Water, the key to health and weight loss

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SATURDAYS THROUGH DEC. 29 Turkey Shoot and Trade Day, 8 a.m., 6825 Tindell Lane, off Tazewell Pike. Fundraiser for summer baseball team.

THROUGH MONDAY, DEC. 17 Food drive held by the Edward Jones office of Justin Myers, 713 E. Emory Road, Suite 102, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Bring nonperishable food items to be donated to local food pantries to help those in need this holiday season. No cash or checks as donations can be accepted. Info: Barbara Allison, 938-4202.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19 Fountain City Art Guild Holiday Show and works by Gibbs area Knox County Schools students in the student exhibit area, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Through Dec. 21, all items in the Parkside Open Door Gallery at the center are 10 percent off with a $20 or more purchase. Open: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. second, third, fourth Saturdays. Info: fcartcenter@knology.net, 357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com.

MONDAY, DEC. 24

SATURDAYS, JAN. 12 TO FEB. 16

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 7 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 1207 N Broadway. Communion will be served. The public is invited. Info: 524-0366 before noon. Family Service and Nativity Pageant with Holy Eucharist, 4 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Choral Prelude with String Quartet, 10:30 p.m., followed by Holy Eucharist at 11 p.m. Info: www.stjamesknox.org. Christmas Eve worship, 7 p.m., Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road. Featuring a children’s play of Charlie Brown Christmas. Info: 938-8311 or www.powellpcusa.org.

Take Your Pottery to the Next Step, 1-4 p.m., with York Haverkamp, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline: Jan. 7. Info: www.appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY, DEC. 24 Christmas Eve services, 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., Central United Methodist Church, 201 Third Avenue.

TUESDAY, DEC. 25 Christmas Day worship, 10:30 a.m., First Lutheran Church, 1207 N Broadway. Communion will be served. The public is invited. Info: 524-0366 before noon. Holy Eucharist, 10 a.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Info: Info: www. stjamesknox.org.

THURSDAY, DEC. 27

SATURDAY, DEC. 29

Holiday Writing workshop, 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Turn your holiday memories into a holiday memoir. What to bring: a notebook, pen, any form of Christmas memorabilia: photos, ornaments, letters, cards, toys, etc. Presenter: Sherry Palmer. Info: 922-2552.

Benefit singing for Linda Shope to help with medical expenses, 7 p.m. Oaks Chapel Church, 934 Raccoon Valley Road. Singing will be Wade Brantley and the Gospel Strings, Tamelia and Emmaline Jenkins and others. Gospel singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road in Heiskell. Heart to Heart will perform. Everyone welcome.

A visit from Santa Claus, 3:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 6892681. Advent services, 6:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 1207 N Broadway. Communion will be served. Info: 524-0366 before noon. Christmas celebration and meal for the homeless, hosted by Lost Sheep Ministry under the I-40 Bridge. Christmas music by the Birdsong Family, 6 p.m.; inspirational message by Vic Howard, 6:30; meal served at 7 p.m. Stockings will be given to the children present.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Parade, 10 a.m. Info and application to participate: www. MLKKnoxville.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2 Free women’s self-defense class, noon, Overdrive Krav Maga & Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway. Info: www.overdrivema.com or 362-5562.

FRIDAY, FEB. 8 Union County Chamber of Commerce Banquet and Auction, 7 p.m., Rutherford Methodist Church, Corryton. Everyone invited. Ticket sales or info: Kathy Chesney, 745-1626; Darlene Wine, 992-5268; or Rebecca Mills, 992-5816.

Shannondale Elementary Foundation’s “Dancing in the Moonlight!” fundraiser, 6 p.m., Beaver Brook Country Club. Tickets: Janie Kaufman, 687-0272; Tracie Sanger, 405-4449; or Shannondale Elementary School office, 689-1465.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY FEB. 23-24 Are we Listening?: “The Diary of Adam and Eve” and “Louder, I Can’t Hear You,” 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee Center, presented by the Powell Playhouse. Info: 9477428, 256-7428.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

Free women’s self-defense class, noon, Overdrive Krav Maga & Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway. Info: New Year’s Eve Service, 7 p.m., First Lutheran www.overdrivema.com or 362-5562. Church, 1207 N Broadway. Communion will be served. The public is invited. Info: 524-0366 before noon.

MONDAY, MARCH 4

THURSDAY, JAN. 3 Knoxville Choral Society auditions, 6-8 p.m. Info or to download an audition form: www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org. To schedule audition time: 579-6292 or send an e-mail to membership@knoxvillechoralsociety.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5

Commemoration of the birthday of Captain W.Y.C. Hannum, 2 p.m., Old Gray Cemetery, by the Captain W. Y. C. Hannum Chapter #1881, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Visitors welcome. Info: Charlotte Miller, 448-6716.

Free women’s self-defense class, noon, Overdrive Krav Maga & Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway. Info: www.overdrivema.com or 362-5562.

“The Story Will Never Grow Old,” 10:30 a.m., Community Baptist Church, 738 Highway 61 West. Everyone welcome. “Would You Receive Him?” 6 p.m., New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Info/directions: 546-0001 or www.NewBeverly.org. “The Gates of Heaven and Hell,” 6 p.m. Son Light Baptist Church, Son Light Way off Rifle Range Road. Info: the Rev. Eddie Myers, 659-5501.

MONDAY, JAN. 21

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SUNDAY, DEC. 23

Comedy Night – Rhythm & Laughter, 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee Center, presented by the Powell Playhouse. Info: 947-7428, 256-7428.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23

Auditions for Powell Playhouse production of “Louder, I Can’t Hear You,” 4-7:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library. Parts to be cast: two teenagers, two women and two men.

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Boot Camp for farmers: Learn marketing and business management to successfully sell your products at farmers markets. UT-sponsored workshop, 9 a.m.2:30 p.m. Register at least five days ahead with Nancy Austin, 974-7717 or naustin@utk.edu.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 Norris Lake Clean-up, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., multiple launch sites on Norris Lake. Info: Union County Chamber of Commerce, 992-2811, or Anderson County Tourism, 457-4547.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 11-14

“Puss and Boots” at Jubilee Center, presented Mindfulness and Clay, 6-7:30 p.m., with Sandra by the Powell Playhouse. Dinner: 6 p.m. April 11-13 McEntire, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Ander- only; Play: 7:30 p.m. April 11-14. Info: 947-7428, sonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline: 256-7428. Jan. 10. Info: www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAYS, JAN. 8 AND 15 Weaving 201, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with Carol Pritcher, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline: Jan. 4. Info: www.appalachianarts.net.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 6-9 “The Odd Couple” at Jubilee Center, presented by the Powell Playhouse. Dinner: 6 p.m. June 6-8 only. Play: 7:30 p.m. June 6-9. Info: 947-7428, 2567428.

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NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Music and message at Temple Christmas program On Tuesday evening, Dec. 11, Temple Baptist Academy held its annual schoolwide Christmas program. Students from all grade levels contributed to the evening’s performances. Temple Elementary students presented “Tales of the Carols.” Students portraying authors and composers of classic Christmas carols took the audience Keegan McElyea and Alana Ford of the Temple Baptist Academy concert band provide back in time to music for the Christmas program. tell the stories Temple Junior High and Hicks. The play tells the story behind the music. Composers portrayed included Franz High School choirs, along of the cast of a church’s livGruber (Silent Night), Isaac with the school concert band, ing nativity, all of whom get hauled off to jail for disturbWatts (Joy to the World), presented Christmas music. Members of the Temple se- ing the peace when their herd Charles Wesley (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing), Fredrick nior class performed “Tis the of uncooperative livestock Jerome Work (Go, Tell it on Season,” a play written by gets loose. the Mountain), and others. Jerry Cohagen and Stephen While in jail, the group en-

Temple senior Brittany James portrays Mary in the play “Tis the Season.” counters a down-on-his-luck man arrested for pocketing donations while posing as a Salvation Army bell-ringer. The church group learns the man was trying to get money to buy presents for his family. The group is reminded of

the real meaning of Christmas and decides to share the message of Christ with their new friend. The play provided plenty of laughs while reminding the audience of the significance of the true message of Christmas.

Noah Alexander and Phillip Thompson provide festive tunes on the Temple Baptist Academy float in the Powell Christmas Parade.

Temple spreads Christmas cheer Recital at Crown Conservatory Emma Ylitalo, a 4th grader at Temple Baptist Academy, plays violin during the Crown Music Conservatory winter recital Dec. 1. Students from the community exhibited their talents and skills. The conservatory is entering its seventh year of providing quality instrumental and vocal instruction for all ages. Info: Greg Gray, 938-8186, ext. 423.

On Dec. 1, the Powell community gathered for the yearly Christmas parade. In thee days ptiist leading up to the parade, Temple Baptist Academy parent volunteers worked around the clock to prepare the 48foot flatbed trailer for the school’s parade float. One end of the float was decorated with an old-fashioned oneroom schoolhouse, and the other end was decorated with a Christmas tree. The schoolyard area in the middlee of the float was filled with members of the school

concert band sitting around a simulated bonfire. Band members played their favorite Christma mas carols. Temple High School basketb ball players and cheerleaders walked in front of the float, tossing candy to the children lining Emory Road. Dr. Clarence Sexton, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, and David Whitaker, p principal of Temple Baptist Academ my, along with their spouses, greeted the crowd from a festively-decorated golf cart that preceded the float.

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