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Christine Jessel won the Tour de Lights costume contest for adults. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s her husband, Michael Grider, at right. How did he get his wife to dress as a tree? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the art of persuasion came into play when I convinced her to marry me,â&#x20AC;? he says. Photo by S. Clark

SOUP ahead Proposals are being sought to compete for funding for the next SOUP dinner 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at Vestal United Methodist Church. Knoxville SOUP is a dinner and micro-funding event designed to raise money for creative projects that are proposed, voted on and enacted by members of the community. The most recent Knoxville SOUP, held Nov. 7, raised money for the Joe Hill Roadshow. SOUP also showcases a local artist at each dinner. Applications may be completed online at KnoxvilleSOUP.org Project proposals should be submitted online no later than Dec. 31. Proposals can be for anything that will benefit the community or society in general.

Holiday deadlines Shopper News will be on an abbreviated schedule for this week and next. Ad and copy deadlines are noon Thursdays, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Papers will be delivered as usual on Wednesdays, Dec. 30 and Jan. 6. Also, we are changing our office setup in both Halls and Farragut. Details to follow. Meanwhile, if you need us, just call Sandra Clark at 865661-8777 and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make whatever you need/want happen. We appreciate everyone who reads the Shopper. Your time is limited, and we strive to give you a product thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth reading. Merry Christmas from all of us at Shopper News!

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Disc golf course, parking lot take shape

Phillips & Jordan Inc. donated site preparation and installation of a 26car parking lot at Powell Station Park. Photos by S. Clark

By Sandra Clark The Powell Station Park disc golf course is taking shape as workers for county contractor David Dewhirst installed tee pads last week. A second contractor will install the poles and baskets.

This work was funded by a $25,000 grant from the Knox County Health Department as part of its smoking cessation program. Doug Bataille, director of parks and recreation, coordinated the grant and awarded the construction contracts through county purchasing. To page A-3

P&J officers Max Morton and Teddy Phillips talk with Justin Bailey about the parking lot specs.

Christmas from around the world

Canine friend â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reaganâ&#x20AC;? photo bombs the picture. Yep, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Republican family. Old-timers will remember Tom Jensen as House Republican Leader in the 1970s, and Carolyn as executive director of the YWCA. She later was field rep for U.S. Sen. Bill Frist.

By Cindy Taylor

Halls residents Tom and Carolyn Jensen have set many personal records. They have been married for 55 years, traveled to more than 50 countries and been honored by Wallace Memorial Church for teaching Sunday School together for more than 40 years. A 12-foot Christmas tree is the highlight of their living room and a smaller tree resides next to the window in their bedroom. Even with two trees Carolyn has run out of room to display her assortment of more than 200 ornaments collected from the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extensive travels. With both Christmas trees filled, the Jensensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home is still full of ornaments lingering in remote places. Some ornaments are placed on desks and tables or add a splash of color in an unexpected area of the home. Some even play music. The dining room chandelier is draped with breakable ornaments that hold special meaning.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got my first international ornaments then from England, Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Holland, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain and Italy,â&#x20AC;? said Carolyn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ornaments from Portugal were very inexpensive and I wish I had bought more. That was the trip that got me started.â&#x20AC;? The couple began their world travels in 1966 with a tour of Europe. Tom traveled with a group to China when it first opened up to the west. One of Carolynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite

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Zaevion Dobsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death must make a difference

Zaevion Dobson left this selfie on teacher Russell Mayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; iPad. 7049 Maynardville Pike 37918 (865) 922-4136

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By Betty Bean Clarence Mitchell was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach Scooter,â&#x20AC;? to Zack and Zaevion Dobson and their brother Markastin Taylor, and to a lot of other Lonsdale kids whom he coached in city recreation league basketball. Zaevion wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really old enough to be a Laker, and his chunky physique

wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ideally suited to basketball, but Mitchell took Zaevion on as a favor to his hard-working mother, Zenobia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tinkerbellâ&#x20AC;? Dobson. There was a caveat, though. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told her I was going to be hard on him, and I told him the same thing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Now donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you go crying on me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He told me heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d work hard, and he did. He worked as hard, if not harder, than the bigger boys, and he stuck with me the whole year and never complained. He became one of my key players off the bench. Tinkerbell trusted me to get the best out of her kids be-

cause I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t baby them.â&#x20AC;? Mitchell was at work last Thursday when the dispatcher said thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been another shooting, but gun violence has become so common that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get really pay attention until he heard it happened in Lonsdale. He messaged a friend, and an hour later, he got the news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of Tinkerbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sons got shot in a drive-byâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. My heart just droppedâ&#x20AC;Ś This is a good mom, and I was thinking this will kill her because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so close to her kids. At that point, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know Zaevion had saved a young lady.â&#x20AC;?

Zaevion, who grew up to linebacker size, got hold of Fulton High School radio broadcasting teacher Russell Mayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; iPad and left something tangible to remember him by â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a smiling selfie. Mayes got a chuckle out of it, but now he considers the 15-year-old sophomoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gentle prank a treasured keepsake, a memento mori of the smart, funny kid whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been proclaimed a national hero after he was killed protecting his friends.

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Relief comes quickly for active Maryville outdoorswoman Marilla Cable had suffered long enough. After years of on-again, off-again bouts of sciatica, spinal injections and physical therapy, she was ready to take the proverbial bull by the horns. “I had done everything, but none of it was working,” said Cable. “So finally, I just stood on my doctor’s toes and said, ‘We’re doing an X-ray today because I refuse to live like this another day.’ “I had to get this fixed – I had a life to live,” said Cable, whose job as dispatcher at a Louisville-based charter company is to make sure the buses and limos run on time. “I have Girl Scouts I work with every week, I have three grandchildren. I don’t have time to be down.” Without hesitation, her primary care doctor ordered the X-ray and didn’t like what he saw. After ordering an MRI, he wanted to refer her to a new neurosurgeon in town. Cable, however, knew who she wanted – Dr. Joel E. Norman, a neurosurgeon at the Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and the long-time partner of the recently retired Dr. William Reid. “They said, ‘You’ll never get in there,’ but they called and I got in at his Maryville office the next day – the very next day!” said Cable. “We try to make sure that patients are seen in our office usually within a week of calling,” said Dr. Norman. “We use nurse practitioners (NPs) to perform initial patient evaluations on people who have not already undergone the imaging procedures necessary for us, as physicians, to make an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.

My partner (Dr. Barrett Brown) and I are each in the office at some point four days a week and our NPs see patients every day. We do not require a referral to be seen.” “We often open up additional patient appointment slots in order to take care of our patients in a timely manner. I certainly wouldn’t want to spend a month in agony waiting for a doctor’s appointment, and I try to keep our patients from going through that as well.” “In this case, we were even able to place Ms. Cable on the surgery schedule within two weeks of her initial evaluation,” Dr. Norman added. “We are committed to providing prompt care for our patients in all aspects of their neurosurgical care.” If Cable thought that getting an appointment was fast, she was even more startled when Dr. Norman scheduled her surgery on June 30, just 11 days later. According to Dr. Norman, Cable’s clinical history and neurological exam strongly suggested a radicular component to her pain, meaning it was likely originating from a spinal nerve compression. Follow-up Xrays of her lower back confirmed that there was significant instability at the L4-5 disc space, and the L4 bone was clearly seen to slide forward on L5 when she bent over. A review of her MRI confirmed the diagnosis of a spondylolisthesis, or slippage, of the L4 vertebrae over the L5. “This significant instability led to the formation of a synovial cyst, or ‘outpouching’ of the material providing the cushioning of the joints in the spine,” said Dr. Norman. “This cyst was compress-

there was no longer ing the nerve roots any compression leaving her spine of those nerves. He and running into also passed a probe her leg.” While Cable exalong the course of pressed some reserthe nerve to conﬁrm no compression was vations about surevident, even outside gery, Dr. Norman his ﬁeld of view. The said she had “reached disc between L4 and a point where her pain was no longer L5 was then completely removed on tolerable.” both sides. Dr. NorWhile the traman then placed a ditional, open ap“cage” or spacer into proach would require a large midline the disc space to help incision in the back, hold that space open, and put material in stripping muscle tisthe cage to help the sue away from the patient to grow new bone and placement bone across this disc of large retractors, Dr. Norman offered space and form a solid fusion. a minimally invasive “Her surgery went surgery known as very well,” said Dr. TLIF (transforamiNorman. “I was able nal lumbar interbody fusion). The minimally invasive apMarilla Cable is back to hiking, kayaking proach from Cable’s and loving an active life after finding releft side used small lief at the Center for Minimally Invasive incisions around the center Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional of the spine and state-ofMedical Center. the-art intraoperative image guidance to allow for less tissue damage and retraction. to completely decompress the neuDuring the 3-to-3.5 hour surgery ral compression. In her case, I was at Fort Sanders Regional Medical even able to bring the vertebral bodCenter, Dr. Norman placed pedicle ies back into normal alignment.” screws into the L4 and L5 verteCable was in the hospital only bral bodies on both sides. He then overnight, but it was long enough removed the diseased facet joint that she was impressed by the hospifrom the left, and removed the sy- tal staff. “When I was in holding and novial cyst. This allowed him to beginning to get woozy I asked them, directly visualize the nerves as they ‘Could you please pray with me?’ And leave the spine and ensure that they did,” she said. “They were just

incredible. They took care of my every need before I needed it. I was very well pleased with everyone there. I was very impressed. Everyone was very nice, very accommodating. They knew I was a little apprehensive – they had me in there and put a little heater blanket on me, and they’d come by and talk to me and they were just really, really good.” By the time of her one-month follow-up visit with Dr. Norman, Cable was already feeling better. At her two-month follow-up, she realized that she had been hurting even worse than she ﬁrst thought. “When I went back for my threemonth visit, Dr. Norman asked what all I had been doing. “I said, ‘Oh, a little mountain hiking, a little kayaking, a little paddling my boat and playing leap frog with my granddaughter.’ He said, ‘You were playing leap frog?! I don’t even play leap frog!’ “I said, ‘All I know is I can walk, I can sit, I can cross my legs and it doesn’t hurt.’ “I recommended Fort Sanders and Dr. Norman to a friend of mine a couple months ago,” Cable added. “I told her that she has to go see Dr. Norman, and she said, ‘I’ll never get in there.’ I said, ‘As soon as I hang up the phone, please call because I’ve been praying about this and it will happen.’ She picked up the phone and she got in to see him the very next day, and she had surgery two weeks later. It was amazing.” For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865541-2835 or visit fsregional. com/minimallyinvasive.

Meet Dr. Joel Norman – local neurosurgeon and Seymour native Dr. Joel Norman is a local native who returned to East Tennessee after medical school and now cares for patients in the place he calls “home.” He recently talked about his journey from local boy to well-educated neurosurgeon, Dr. Joel Norman and the minimally invasive spine surgery that is changing the lives of his patients. Tell us your story – where did you go to school, and how did you decide to become a neurosurgeon? I was born in Knoxville, and raised in Seymour. After I graduated from Seymour High School, I went to college at MTSU in Murfreesboro, then moved to Johnson City to attend ETSU Quillen College of Medicine. I completed neurosurgery residency in Lexington, Ky., at the University of Kentucky. I’ve always had a keen interest in the sciences. I found neuroscience intriguing and challenging. Once I found my way into the op-

erating room, I knew I had found my calling. Combining my love of neuroscience with my love of the operating room, neurosurgery was a natural extension. What do you like about this area? In other words, why are you still here, instead of in a larger city? East Tennessee is my home. I love the scenery here, the people here, and the opportunity to give back to the community that raised me. I appreciate the hometown feel here and the value that word-ofmouth retains in this community. The greatest compliment I receive is when someone tells me they heard about me from one of my patients. What are some common problems your patients have, and how do you help them? We treat an expansive variety of patients from brain tumors to herniated discs. Many of my spine patients have seen several different medical providers and some have undergone several different treatments for their back and leg pain before they arrive in my ofﬁce.

Most have complaints of back pain coupled with sciatica or nerve pain, typically running down the back of their legs. These patients beneﬁt from the minimally invasive approaches to lumbar discectomies and spinal fusions. Which patients might be candidates for the surgery? The ideal candidate for minimally invasive spinal fusion is someone suffering from back and leg pain due to a spondylolisthesis, or slippage, of the lumbar vertebrae. This is a condition sometimes missed on an initial workup as it often requires specialized x-rays with the patients bending forward or backward to clearly visualize. Often, patients are pain-free while lying on their back, such as during their MRI scans, but upon standing their pain returns. Can you explain how it works? What are the beneﬁts of minimally invasive spine surgery? Minimally invasive spine surgery uses specialized technology within the operating room to allow for smaller incisions and more precise placement of instrumenta-

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tion. We are able to actually obtain a CT scan of the patient while they are asleep on the operating room table and customize our surgical approach to the individual patient, in real-time. This allows for much smaller incisions and less damage to the tissues surrounding the spine. Ultimately, this approach gets people back on their feet sooner than is generally necessary for a more traditional, open approach to the spine. What makes the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the best choice for this surgery? Fort Sanders Regional has demonstrated a true commitment to excellence in spine surgery, and especially minimally invasive neurosurgery. The hospital has been instrumental in purchasing stateof-the-art intraoperative image guidance that allows minimally invasive surgery to be possible. We have a dedicated team of nurses and technicians in the operating room who are experienced and specially trained to as-

sist in these minimally invasive procedures. Post-operatively, our nurses are also hand-picked and specially trained in the management of our patients who have undergone minimally invasive spinal procedures, and we have a dedicated ﬂoor of the hospital reserved for neuroscience, and especially spine patients. What’s it like to also practice medicine in the place where you grew up? Many of my friends and family still live nearby and it’s been great to reconnect with people I hadn’t had the opportunity to see in the years I was away for training. It’s also been an honor and a humbling experience to take care of people who watched me grow up in a small town. I’ve taken care of my school teachers, old friends and family members of friends who knew me in high school. I have a relatively unique experience in that I graduated high school with many of the same people I started kindergarten with. I’m honored that those people who watched me grow up trust me now with their health.

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Christmas

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community A blue, silver and white tree matches the bedroom decor.

A hand-painted Venetian glass ornament hangs on the bedroom tree.

The late morning sun reflects off the sparkling 12-foot tree in the Jensen home. Photos by Cindy Taylor

A hand-carved camel from Egypt dons a Christmas bow for the season. talked to the people we met there.â&#x20AC;? There are ornaments ornaments from Venice is made of hand-done Vene- from the U.S. as well. Some tian glass. The ornaments are more precious than othfrom farthest away are from ers; such as an ornament Australia and Africa. Tom made by Carolynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother was a pilot so there are sev- and one that belonged to her eral airplanes adorning the grandfather. The Jensens do all the trees. The couple have learned decorating themselves. Sura lot about Christmas tradi- prisingly, their dog Reagan tions of other countries as doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother any of the decorations, except for octhey traveled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly do re- casionally pulling a plush search,â&#x20AC;? said Carolyn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just toy from under the tree.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our grandson does put the tree together,â&#x20AC;? said Carolyn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to use a step ladder to decorate to the top.â&#x20AC;? The couple love to take their children and grandchildren when they travel now. They still find new and exotic

destinations where Carolyn continues to make purchases. Her eyes twinkle and she laughs when asked about adding to the collection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess if I continue collecting ornaments Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just have to put up more trees.â&#x20AC;?

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it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lost without you bruh. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m telling you Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gonna make it for you.â&#x20AC;? Jonathan Egert, who teaches social studies at Fulton, is mourning the future Zaevion will never have, both on and off the football field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a really intelligent kid. If you engaged him in the material, he would ask about a million questions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was like being in a lightning round of a TV quiz show. Usually you can overcome freshmen in those batZack Dobson, mom Zenobia Dobson, Zaevion and Markastin. tles of wit, but Zaevion went toe-to-toe. Such a display of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our hearts are broken, ketball game and walked over intelligence! He was one of but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re filled with pride to a neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front porch to those kids that you wished at what he did,â&#x20AC;? said Mayes, join some other friends. Ev- would believe in himself as who is also an assistant erybody was festive because much as we believed in himâ&#x20AC;? Zenobia Dobsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name football coach and overseer Christmas break was to start comes in every conversation of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student-run the next day. The excitement turned to about her boys. radio station. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His mom is one of my â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was something horror when men with guns that was special about Zae. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; authorities say there were all-time favorite parents,â&#x20AC;? The class was kind of small, five of them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; probably gang Egert said. Russell Mayes agrees. and he got along well with members bent on revenging â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is one of our most ineverybody, even when he a shooting that none of the was picking on people. It Fulton students had any- volved parents. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get was always done playfully, thing to do with, walked up much turnout at open housin friendship and love, and and started shooting. The es, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always there, those kind of things stick kids scattered. Zaevion and and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much that with people. What people three girls attempted to run goes on with her boys that will always remember is that inside, but the front door was she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about.â&#x20AC;? Fultonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head football personality. You just knew he locked, so Zaevion told them coach Rob Black and team was something special, and to get down, and he threw chaplain Steve Diggs arwhen he found the key to un- himself on top of them. The next day, one of the rived at the Dobson house lock all that potential, he was going to do something great.â&#x20AC;? girls, Faith Gordon, wrote as soon as they heard what had happened. Black deMillions of people, includ- on her Twitter account: â&#x20AC;&#x153;He died laying on top scribed Zaevion as a talenting the President of the United States, believe Zaevion of me. I love him thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my ed, promising young athlete did something great when brother man. Rest easy with a quick wit and an enhe died trying to protect his Zae. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL NEVER FORGET gaging personality. friends from gunmen who YOU.â&#x20AC;? Zack also reached out to opened fire on them. He and Zack had just got- social media for comfort: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I swear man Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m losing ten home from a Fulton basFrom page A-1

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was just one of those guys that everybody flocks to. A friend to everybody, and just so well liked. He had a very, very bright future. The only silver lining is that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be remembered as a hero and his story is going to be one that lives on.â&#x20AC;? Clarence Mitchell believes that Zaevion has another chapter to write. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the baddest or the biggest, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the man with the biggest heart. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my hero, and I see the bigger picture, the gift he gave. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes we need something to put the fire to us, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to make something happen in this community. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to love on our kids and fight this gang activity. Just like he saved those young girls, Zaevionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to save those other kids and save our community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something big is going to happen because of Zaevion and his mother. Something goodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming out of the projects, and these kids are going to know it. We needed this hero.â&#x20AC;? Funeral services for Zaevion Dobson will be noon Saturday, Dec. 26, at Overcoming Believers Church, 211 Harriet Tubman Street. To donate to the Zaevion Dobson Scholarship Fund: gofundme.com/9yfmfu5b To help fund Zaevion Dobsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral arrangements: gofundme.com/ longlivezae

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The parking lot for the disc golf course was installed last week, thanks to the generosity of local engineering firm Phillips & Jordan. Powell resident Max Morton is a vice president at P&J. His son, Josh, is a Powell High School senior. Justin Bailey met with Teddy Phillips, CEO of the company, at the suggestion of Mike Edwards, president of the Knoxville Chamber. Phillips called in Morton to evaluate the plans. Morton later met with Bailey onsite to refine the plans. And last week Robby Pressley graded the site and spread gravel to create a 26car parking lot. The rock was purchased at a good price from Powell resident Mike Overton, owner of 33 Quarry. Stone was packed six inches deep, Pressley said. The P&J guys resisted publicity, so we waited until the parking lot was done before printing their picture. It was a great gift that enhances recreational opportunities adjacent to the high school. Those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet play disc golf must check it out.

From page A-1 The 9-hole course is set up like regular golf with holes rated Par 3, etc. An added challenge at Powell is that several holes are in the woods. But you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need clubs, greens fees or a cart. The game is played by throwing a Frisbee-like disc. Squirrels and joggers, beware. Phillips & Jordan is â&#x20AC;&#x153;focused on work product, not self-promotion,â&#x20AC;? according to a recent trade journal article. Mike Edwards calls them a major local corporation with headquarters on Parkside Drive and a plant off Callahan Road at I-75. The company has projects in almost every state. It held a clean-up contract at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attack in 2001. It also has cleaned up after hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. Teddy Phillips Jr. became chief executive officer in 2009, and the company has grown under his leadership. He also plays drums for the Chillbillies. Max Morton oversees the power generation and federal services groups for P&J. He is a civil engineer.

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Four bowl games were big As Farmer Charlie might say to Butch Jones in the next Farm Bureau commercial, let’s sing along in the same key this time, hi-ho, the merry-oh, a bowling we will go. In Tennessee’s century and a fifth of football, the Volunteers have played in 50 bowl games. Some were delightful. Many were meaningless. Four were monumental. The 1938 team went 100. It scored 293 points and gave up 16. It won the Southeastern Conference championship. The 17-0 victory over previously undefeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl validated those accomplishments. The romp helped the rest of the world accept the fact that Tennes-

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see was pretty good. As the late Hall of Fame tailback George Cafego said more than once, that game in Miami was one of the roughest (and maybe dirtiest) in bowl history. Some holiday outings are just vacations and vigorous versions of tag. This one was bone-bending fierce. There were 242 yards in penalties (16 for 130 against Tennessee) levied for clipping, slugging, kicking, profane

taunting and irreverent quarreling with officials. Cafego never said much about his spectacular knockout block of Sooner star end Waddy Young on the first play but he was very proud of how the Vols dominated – 268 in total offense to 94 for the Sooners. Cafego’s favorite example from the combat zone: Robert R. Neyland sent in second-team center Joe Little to talk to the team in the huddle and “settle everybody down.” The message was “The Captain says cool it, guys, keep your poise.” Two seconds after his first snap, Little got into a scuffle with two Sooners. One went down hard from a right hook. Officials im-

mediately concluded Joe had been dispatched as the designated troublemaker. He was ejected. Neyland’s reaction was classic: “What the hell is going on out there?” The 1951 Cotton Bowl was significant because it set the stage for a national championship. A pre-game moment was unforgettable. I heard this one from Hall of Fame tailback Hank Lauricella: “We were in the locker room and the General was talking to us but we had a hard time hearing him because their band was just outside the door playing ‘The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You.’ “The General paused, listened for a minute and said:

‘When this game is over, they’ll be playing ‘The Tennessee Waltz.’” He got that right – only it was the Pride of the Southland doing the playing. The Vols went to Dallas as No. 4 in the country. They defeated No. 3 Texas, 20-14. Lauricella had a legendary 75-yard run. Andy Kozar scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Tennessee fans have lifted the 1986 Sugar Bowl well above reality because it was such a joy to behold. Secondranked Miami, brashness personified, thought it was really No. 1 but fretted that a rout of the mismatched Vols might not provide enough boost to take the title from Oklahoma.

There was a rout, alright, as in 35-7 Tennessee. Daryl Dickey was better than Heisman hopeful Vinny Testaverde. The Ken Donahuedesigned defense picked off three passes and sacked Hurricane quarterbacks seven times for minus 84. What a night in New Orleans! The 1999 Fiesta Bowl qualifies because we now know national championships are few and far between. Tee Martin threw well. Peerless Price caught four for 199 yards. Dwayne Goodrich picked off a Florida State pass and hauled it back 54 for a score. The Vols won, 23-16. Ah yes, those were the days. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

UT’s forced food plan makes New York Times Two weeks ago the University of Tennessee made the front page of the Dec. 6 Sunday issue of the New York Times, dateline Knoxville, with a story about UT student Michael Miceli and his 35-mile commute to UTK for classes. Miceli, 23, is a linguistics major. He is upset because UT has imposed a $300 per semester dining fee on him and 12,000 other undergraduates including commuters who do not purchase other meal plans. He has no need for the meals. He does not use them. However, his photo is on page 18 of that issue of the New York Times. One has to wonder about the fairness of charging students and adding to their college costs for services they do not seek or use. Miceli’s debt is already exceeding $22,000 according to the article. UT will point

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out that he can get a refund on the $300 for the amount not used for food at the end of the semester. However, even that forces Miceli, in effect, to make UT a forced loan of $300 for the duration of the semester which he may not wish to do or have the funds to lend without borrowing himself. It all comes about due to the food contract with Aramark which offers commissions and signing bonuses to UT to pay for campus improvements and academic programs. According to the Times, the Aramark contract, which runs to 2027, gives

UT 14 percent of all food revenues plus $15.2 million in renovations to dining facilities. There are costs to this which Miceli and other students get to pay off against their wishes. The state Legislature may decide to enact a ban on mandatory fees for unwanted meals. It is not a lot different from workers at a plant who do not belong to a union being required to pay the equivalent of union fees. That triggered Tennessee’s right to work law many years ago. Why should a student pay for food he does not eat or need? ■ State Rep. Jason Zachary has endorsed Susan Horn in the March 1 Republican primary for the school board seat now held by Karen Carson who is retiring. Horn was active in Zachary’s unsuccessful race for Congress in 2014 and his winning race for state

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to the public or media and they were not on her public schedule. However, she will be meeting with the 10-member delegation at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday Jan. 6, for breakfast in the City County Building Room 691. It is unclear whether the media and public will be included in that meeting but it is hard to imagine anyone would be turned away if they came. It is unclear whether city council members are included or not. If they are then the open meetings law would apply. While her backing for Obamacare expansion is well known and backed by 3 of the 10 Knox lawmakers (and opposed by the other 7 members), her advocacy of the gas tax hike is less known to the public. No news release has been issued on it. In the recent special election for state representative, the winning

candidate, Zachary, opposed both. His opponent, Karen Carson, also opposed the gas tax but backed Insure Tennessee. Rogero is viewed cautiously by the overwhelmingly GOP delegation because she actively worked to defeat several of them, especially Richard Briggs and Eddie Smith. Rogero was a key Gloria Johnson backer (against Smith) and a Cheri Siler supporter in 2014 (against Briggs). She also backed Anthony Hancock against then state Rep. Steve Hall. Rogero, who is generally a strong backer of diversity, has not yet publicly backed UT’s Diversity Office. Will she urge the Knox lawmakers to support it at the January breakfast? No word at this time. Merry Christmas to all. Happy Hanukkah. Season’s Greetings.

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representative in August 2015. Horn has been PTA president of both Farragut primary and intermediate schools. ■ Mayor Rogero over the past three months has been meeting quietly with members of the Knox County legislative delegation to push her agenda in Nashville. She has advocated passage of Insure Tennessee and an increase in the gas tax among other issues. Joining her in the meetings have been Bill Lyons, her deputy, and Jesse Mayshark, her communications director. The city’s paid lobbyist, Tony Thompson, was not part of the meetings. She has also voiced regret that laws allowing annexation have been weakened. By meeting separately with the legislators, she avoids any legal requirement to open the meeting

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Christmas cookies Two years ago I quit covering the Knox County school board, turning it over to Betty Bean. I decided, instead, to go hang out with some kids.

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(who knew?) and gathered several dozen jelly beans, M&Ms and sprinkles. My plan was to read Christmas stories (it is the Authors Club, after all) while the kids quietly decorated cookies. Perhaps we would play soft music in the background. It was not to be. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m shouting â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Christmas Catâ&#x20AC;? over howls of delight as kids poke their fingers in icing, try to balance sprinkles on a plastic knife and just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return to their seats because they might miss a chocolate drop. I gave up, laying the book on a chair. Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kaija Hughes had painted a tree with lush branches and fruit. Under-

neath it said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks for helping us grow.â&#x20AC;? Teacher Krista Rines framed it and the kids gave it to me. Wow! Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kaija (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken me four months to say her name right) brought her younger sister to the party. She demonstrates sensitivity and kindness thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rare. Taleah Beal is a teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kid â&#x20AC;&#x201C; probably bearing similar burdens to a preacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kid. Taleah is quiet, careful and conscientious. Maurice Jacobs is all over the room. To heck with artistry. His game is to cram as many sprinkles onto his cookies as possible. He even had one multi-layered one. But when you think Maurice has left the room on a sugar high, he comes over

and says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a pretty good story.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What story?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Christmas Cat.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t finish it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did. He gets adopted.â&#x20AC;? Maurice had found time to pick up the book, finish the story and then report to the group. He also found time to bring along his younger brother, Micah. The personal growth in this once-a-week group is going both ways. And I honestly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand why that school is not packed with community volunteers every day from 3:30-5:30. Know this. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve not missed those school board meetings at all. Merry Christmas! Sandra Clark is publisher of Shopper News

Local Democrats face challenges in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;16 It has to be tough to be a Democrat in Knox County. The governor is a Republican. Both U.S. senators are Republicans. No Democrat has represented Knoxville in Congress since 1855. A Republican super-majority controls the state Legislature. No Democrat currently serves in a countywide elective office. Democrats rarely win. Even worse, they rarely even run. Lately, Republicans have won on Election Day by simply showing up on the ballot. That may be changing. Many Democrats were giddy last week when the candidate withdrawal deadline passed and their party had fielded candidates for six of the seven county commission seats on the ballot next year. They surprised nearly everyone. In the first district, two Democratic candidates, Ev-

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Luckily, Susan Espiritu had just been appointed principal at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy with the intention of starting a community school. I had known Susan since she and Charlie lived in Halls and Susan taught, I believe, second grade at Gibbs Elementary. She was an outstanding principal at Pond Gap Elementary, leading Knox Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first (and model) community school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure,â&#x20AC;? she said, when I emailed her to volunteer. Crazy me. I thought a community school meant people from the community volunteered to do after-school programs. What I discovered is that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m apparently the only one over at SMG running rogue. The others are organized by a leader who takes roll and makes it seem ever so much like school. Flash-forward a year and a half. We wrapped up our semester last week with a party. We bought some blank gingerbread people and some fancy cookies at Ritaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery and a bunch of plain cookies from Food City. My friend Kathy Fitz stirred some green food coloring into white cake icing

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elyn Gill and Rick Staples, are running to replace the Democratic incumbent, Sam McKenzie. In the second district, Laura Kildare and Cheri Siler are running in the Democratic primary to replace that Democratic incumbent, Amy Broyles. Recruiting candidates to run in either of these contests shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be much of a surprise. In both races, Democrats are running to replace Democrats. More unusual are the Democratic candidates running in the other commission districts. In the fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth districts, the Democrats have candidates on the ballot. At

a minimum, this ensures that the Republican candidates will have an opponent. Some Democrats may even be dreaming of taking over county commission. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to happen. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a testament to how bad things have been for Democrats lately when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excitement merely by having a candidate on the ballot. Democrats are like UT football fans a few years ago. The results on the field were so terrible that fans could only sit around and dream of potential recruits. Democrats may be finding candidates, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a long way from relevance in county government. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe me? Democrats failed to find any candidates for the only two countywide offices on the ballot next spring, Property Assessor and County Law Director. There are

plenty of qualified lawyers, who are also proud Democrats, who could have run for law director. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too tough to win as a Democrat. Also, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entirely possible that Democrats could put forth all these candidates for County Commission and yet still end up with fewer Democratic commissioners after the election. How so? The only commission districts currently represented by Democrats are the first and second districts (two out of 11). Both seats are on the ballot next year. Due to redistricting and changed boundary lines, the second district now has more Republican voters than the previous version which elected Democrat Amy Broyles. Put simply, the second district is now winnable for Republicans. Although highly unlikely, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not impossible to think that next

When I was a kid, my parents played a game with me called Dots and Boxes. It starts with a grid of dots, and the object is to draw lines between the dots while avoiding giving your opponent the opportunity to complete a box. When you complete a box, you put your initial in it, and the one with the most initials at the end wins. This is how parents kept children quiet before cell phones. The game is easy at the beginning. You have to draw a lot of lines before it becomes a challenge. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of where we are with city greenways. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already drawn the easy lines, like the Will Skelton Greenway along the Tennessee River and the scenic Third Creek Greenway. The next lines require more thought. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why Mayor Madeline Rogero asked for an additional $45,000 for a study examining the feasibility of 13 proposed urban greenways at the Dec. 8 City Council meeting. Council unanimously approved the amended agreement after District 4 representative Nick Della Volpe asked if it was time to stop studying and start building. It was a valid question, but it reveals a lack of understanding of the complexity of building urban greenways. David Craig of Ross/ Fowler is working on the feasibility study, and every one of the 13 proposed greenway corridors is challenging, he says. Acquiring property is the biggest obstacle; steep topography and buildings that are too close together are other physical challenges. Many current greenways run along creeks or through pastoral settings, but urban corridors donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offer as many natural perks. Now, the goal is to find small scenic opportunities between point A and point B, he says. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the process of making revisions to the study based on feedback from the Greenways Commission. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a process that takes time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything in the public realm takes longer than

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what you expect,â&#x20AC;? he says. More hard work will come after the feasibility study is completed. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when planning for the next five to 10 years begins, says Parks and Greenways coordinator Lori Goerlich. Deciding how to progress will be one of her challenges in the coming year. Factors to be weighed include connectivity (connecting current greenways to destinations or other greenways), equity (making sure everyone in town has access to quality greenways) and available grants and partnerships. One section thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected to be completed in 2016 will take advantage of TDOT funding. The .6mile section of First Creek Greenway, from Woodland Avenue to Edgewood Avenue, has an estimated price tag of $1.225 million. A TDOT grant will cover $768,000, says Knoxville chief civil engineer Tom Clabo. The project began before Goerlich took up her post 3.5 years ago. It shows how slow, and pricey, greenway projects have become. The urban greenways are a huge investment, but Goerlich thinks the city, Ross/ Fowler and the Greenways Commission will produce a high-quality product. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique for a city of this size to take on such an ambitious project. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25 miles, and literally, block by block, everything is being explored.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also an evolving process. During the next 10 years, things will change and there could be new opportunities for greenway alignments, she says. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking forward to delving into the project in the coming months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited to be part of Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth. Greenways have gotten a lot of attention lately, and that shows that the community cares.â&#x20AC;?

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SENIOR NOTES â&#x2013; Karns Senior Center: 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; computer lab; billiards room. The Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25, and Friday, Jan. 1 Register for: Noon Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve party, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. â&#x2013; Halls Senior Center: 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; dance classes; craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee each Tuesday; Senior Meals program, noon each Wednesday. The Knox County Veterans Services will provide one-on-one assistance to veterans and family members 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23. The Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25, and Friday, Jan. 1. â&#x2013; Senior Citizens Information and Referral Service 2247 Western Ave. 524-2786 knoxseniors.org Provides information about services for older persons (age 60+) and persons with disabilities who live in Knoxville or Knox County and referrals to these services when needed: health services, employment services, housing, transportation, legal services, recreation, support groups, emergency assistance, in-home services and minor home repair. â&#x2013; One Call Club 2247 Western Ave. 595-3006 knoxseniors.org/onecall Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

Four senior members who were instrumental in getting items sewn for Safe Harbor children are Joyce Davis, Taffy Kanipe, Mary Daugherty and Pat Needham.

A merry Heiskell By Cindy Taylor It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take much for folks at the Heiskell Senior Center to have fun. During the Christmas season fun comes through the door with each member. At the Dec. 10 meeting/ Christmas party seniors donned their gay apparel, brought gifts for each other and enjoyed a Christmas lunch together. It was also a good opportunity to bless others. Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center â&#x20AC;&#x153;COPEâ&#x20AC;? coordinator Renee Poole joined the festivities. Poole was invited to come pick up quilts, dolls and hats handmade by members of the center. A group has been working together at the center since January to complete the gifts for the children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the best part of my job, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is so special for us to be able to give these items to the children who come to the center. They need something to take home that is a comfort to them.â&#x20AC;?

According to Poole children seen at Safe Harbor are there to report abuse. It is a difficult time for them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always give them a gift,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And these items are their gift. Those of you who have made these should feel really good about the help you are giving to these children.â&#x20AC;? People have been busy all year buying tickets in hopes of winning the quilt completed by center member Mary Kate Smith. The drawing was held during the meeting. Retha Bass was the lucky winner. This was Bassâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first time at the center since having back surgery. Money collected from the quilt raffle goes toward the new senior center. The regular monthly meeting of Heiskell seniors is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each second Thursday at the Heiskell Community Center. Speaker at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, Bingo at 1 p.m. No meeting if Knox County Schools are out for weather. Info: Janice White 548-0326.

Heiskell Senior Center member Roberta Fogle is a happy Christmas elf right down to her toes. Renee Poole happily accepts items for Safe Harbor.

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Candlelight and cookies By Cindy Taylor Powell Church members always celebrate with candlelight, singing, scripture reading and communion during their Christmas Eve service. Afterward they celebrate the season with cookie deliveries. “Part of our mission is to carry light and the love of Christ into our community,” said the Rev. Martha Atkins, associate pastor at Powell Church. Volunteers from within the church do this by baking and delivering cookies to people in the Powell community who have jobs that require them to work on Christmas Eve. Once the Christmas Eve service is over these volunteers take the goodies to more than 200 people working in businesses throughout Powell. Carol Scarbrough and her daughter Piper baked some of the cookies. “I’ve had to work during Carol Scarbrough and daughter Piper, 7, work on cookies that Christmas before,” she said. will be delivered to people in Powell who will be working “I like to minister to people Christmas Eve. Photo by Cindy Taylor and this is a way to do that.” “Our church family en- ing to deliver than we have nered with Prison Fellowjoys this service to the com- actual deliveries to make,” ship in hosting an annual Angel Tree party since munity so much that we said Atkins. The church has part- 2005. The party is for chiloften have more people will-

Gifts of the season By Cindy Taylor Families of students at Northwest and Whittle Springs Middle schools will have a merry Christmas this year thanks to local churches, civic clubs and businesses. Fellowship Church North sponsored more than 50 children at the two schools with more than 200 gifts. Volunteers from the church also participated in the Dec. 15 “Token Night for Fami-

lies” at Whittle Springs. Robin Smith is the social worker at Northwest. “We are so thankful for the community support for our families who otherwise might not have anything this season,” said Smith. The Allergy, Asthma and Sinus Center also supplied gifts and groceries to Whittle Springs students and their families. Employee Mary Wilson made the delivery.

“We had some of our employees who just weren’t going to be able to contribute this year,” said Wilson. “When one of them told their children they couldn’t help, each child asked if they could give up some of their own gifts to the students in need at Whittle Springs.” Knox North Lions Club contributed coats, gift

Ethan “Big E” Parsley had a bright smile that lit up his entire face and caused everyone around him to smile back. I met in Ethan Parsley Ethan May at Amherst Elementary School. Diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma just over a year ago, Ethan was limited in what he could do but it didn’t seem to stop him from living life. Thousands of people across the country followed his journey on social media, and the hashtag #EthanStrong quickly went viral. Professional football players including Peyton Manning and Eric Berry rallied for Ethan, sending videos encouraging him

Don’t forget the baby! … the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see – I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:10-11 NRSV) There is a story that lives in my family lore. I had not thought of it in years and years, until this Christmas. I was stunned and saddened by how true and relevant it is in this season. All of this happened almost a hundred years ago. In those days, cars were scarce, telephones (at least in the country) were rare and television was not yet invented. Neighbors visited each other by walking from one house to another, and in nice weather, their visit was most likely to occur on the front porch. One evening, when the visit was over, the neighbors said their goodbyes and went home. My grandfather and grandmother and assorted children stayed on the front porch a while. A bit later, their neighbors returned, sheepishly. It seems they had forgotten to retrieve their sleeping baby who had been

cards and school supplies to Whittle Springs and provided Christmas gifts to 10 students. The club will sponsor a chili dinner in January for parents at the school. “Because of these groups we are able to help more than 60 families have a better Christmas,” said Whittle Community Springs parent coordinator services Florence Ndiaye. ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian,

to keep up the good work fighting his illness. But, on Dec. 16, he decided he had better things to do and left this world to be healthy and happy in a greater one. Throughout Ethan’s journey, never once did he or his family and friends let the shadow of cancer overpower his love of football and hanging out with his younger brother, Logan. Their mom, Denise Rowe, kept us all updated until news of Ethan’s passing gave us hope that he was finally at peace and pain free. A memorial service was held Saturday at Faith Promise Church. Ethan’s family requests donations be made in his memory to The Butterfly Fund of East Tennessee, P.O. Box 31434, Knoxville, TN 37930, or to The Dream Connection, P.O. Box 10924, Knoxville, TN 37939.

4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

Christmas services ■ Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Christmas Eve candlelight and communion services led by the Rev. Stephen K. Doyal, 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. Special music by the Chancel Choir. Everyone welcome. ■ Fountain City Presbyterian Church, 500 Hotel across from Gresham Middle School, will have two services on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The 5:30 p.m. service is designed for children with children will participating. Children of all ages are welcome. The 7 p.m. service will be a more traditional candlelight service. Senior Pastor Max Reddick will have a special Christmas message and communion will be offered. All are invited. ■ Miller’s Chapel UMC, 2719 Hwy. 33, Maynardville, will

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deposited on Papa’s bed for the duration of the evening visit. I have known that story for most of my life, but it wasn’t until recently that I began to think of it in terms of today’s Christmas celebrations. Too often, I think, folks are more concerned about Christmas shopping and gift giving and parties and festive food than they are about the birth of “a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” They forget the Baby who was born in a stable because the inn was full. They forget because their lives are too full of other thoughts, other things. Please, don’t forget the Baby this Christmas!

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The impact of Ethan Parsley By Sara Barrett

Allison Wood brings in a bike purchased by a Fellowship Church North member for a student at Northwest Middle School. Photos by Cindy Taylor

dren in the community whose parents are incarcerated. Gifts are provided to the children on behalf of the parents to help them maintain a relationship. The church started by sponsoring 15 children. The ministry has grown each year. “This year we are sponsoring 75 children,” said Atkins. “Because we are about relationships we didn’t want to just deliver gifts.” Church members host a party each year for the children with lots of food, crafts and games, a secret Santa shop and pictures with Santa that can be sent to the parents. “We want the children to know that their parents love them, Powell Church loves them and most importantly, Jesus loves them.” Powell Church continues to host Recovery at Powell each Tuesday. An anonymous donor from within the church funded a holiday meal for the Dec.15 meeting. Powell Church is at 323 West Emory Road in Powell. Info: www.powellchurch. com or 938-2741.

have a Christmas Eve Service at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. ■ Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road, will hold Christmas Eve Candlelight and Communion Service, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, with refreshments following. Info: 938-8311 or powellpcusa.org. ■ St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway, will host special services: Thursday, Dec. 24, Nativity Pageant and Holy Eucharist, 4 p.m. and Choral Prelude and Holy Eucharist, 10:30 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 25, 10 a.m., Holy Eucharist. Info: 523-5687.

Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers at Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788. ■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, hosts Recovery at Powell at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: recoveryatpowell.com or info@ powellchurch.com.

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

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Brickey-McCloud Elementary chorus entertained patrons at El Chico Restaurant recently with a festive variety of Christmas carols. Pictured are Carter Gresham, Judah Rievley, Evan Eubanks and Isaac Fraker as they join the group in song. The choir is directed by music teacher Michelle Davis chatted with the Lakin. The group has performed at the restaurant for eight years, Lakin became good friends with the staff and one staff member had a child in the choir. Lakin enjoys taking the group out older students because the age group known as tweens to sing for the public in a unique setting. Photo by R. White (10-13) is the most likely group to get hit as pedestrians. Why is that? Davis said that through research and statistics, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most likely because kids in this age range are allowed to go out The PHS swim team Abby Corea, Sara Corea, and FBA. First place fin- by themselves more often swam against Carter and Lydia Moneyhun and Cay- ishers included: Girls 200 and that they are distracted First Baptist Academy re- lin Moore; Boys 200 free medley relay: Madeline pedestrians, thanks to cell cently and posted the final relay: Caleb Merritt, Pierce Tripp, Lillie Brooke Daven- phones and iPods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just because you see a results: Powell won with Anderson, Chris Wilbanks port, Sarah Richards and 128 points over Carter with and Alec Tripp; Girls 100 India Bradley; Girls 200 car doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always mean 28 points and First Baptist back: Caylin Moore; Boys IM: Madeline Tripp; Girls that they see you,â&#x20AC;? she Academy with eight points. 100 back: Khan Ha; Girls 50 free: India Bradley; shared with the students. First place finishers 100 breast stroke: Sara Girls 100 fly: Sarah Rich- Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critical for pedestrians were: Girls 200 free: Abby Corea; Boys 100 breast ards; Girls 100 free: India to pay attention because Corea; Boys 200 free: stroke: Chris Wilbanks; Bradley; Girls 200 free re- in many instances, drivers Chris Wilbanks; Girls 200 and Boys 400 free relay: lay: Sarah Richards, Sum- are also distracted. She inIM: Sara Corea; Boys 200 Pierce Anderson, Khan Ha, mer Hoffer, Lillie Brooke formed students to walk on IM: Alec Tripp; Girls 50 Caleb Merritt and Chris Davenport and India Brad- the left side of the road if free: Lydia Moneyhun; Wilbanks. ley; Girls 100 back: Sarah there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a sidewalk availGirls 100 free: Abby Corea; Powell Middle School Richards and Girls 100 able and to always use a Boys 100 free: Alex Tripp; also competed and scored breast stroke: Lillie Brooke sidewalk when able, regardless of the side of the road. Girls 200 free relay: 83 points to defeat Carter Davenport.

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McGinnis is Berea Pinnacle Scholar Powell High student Sydney McGinnis recently received the Berea College Pinnacle Scholar Award of E xc el lenc e for her accomplishments in the Matthew Montgomery shows field of muhow he turned his stocking Madelynn Hopkins, Landon Heath and Brayden White get supplies to create a craft project to McGinnis sic. help kick off the holidays. craft into a festive monster. The award is a way to recognize outstanding high school seniors for their work in the fields of science, music or service. Students are nominated by a teacher

or guidance counselor and then the faculty of the college selects the top student in each category. Berea College created the Pinnacle Scholar Awards to recognize students in the region who demonstrate a strong potential to exert a positive influence on the future of Appalachia. The program helps the college fulfill its mission of serving the region through a focus on learning, labor and service. Sydney was selected from hundred of nominees from across 10 different states.

Boys and Girls Club students of the month Cop Students for the month of November at the Boys and Girls Club of Halls/ Powell are Eli Gi le s, a first g r a d e student Giles at Brickey-McCloud and Jacie King, a sixth grade stu-

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Babalu Tacos & Tapas on Dec. 17 presents a check for $7,266.28 to Beardsley Farm and The Pat Summitt Foundation. The money was raised by the new Gay Street restaurant during pre-opening parties Nov. 20-21, and the donation was split evenly between the two nonprofits. Pictured are Maggie Callahan and Warren Weiss of Babalu Tacos & Tapas; Patrick Wade and Adam Waller of The Pat Summitt Foundation; and Maya Carl, Khann Chov and Rachel Newcomb of Beardsley Farm. Photo submitted

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Gerdau donates to Winter Gift Shop Employees of steel recycler Gerdauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Knoxville mill donated toys and coats for Lonsdale Elementary students as part of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Winter Gift Shop. Gerdau employees Carlus Thompson, David Moore, Donald Clark, Matthew Crumley, Katie Wallace, Ronald Fritz, Kenneth Strickland, John Rauhuff, Buddy Wolfenbarger, Wesley Mills, Damien Rose, Rick Christopher, Brian Bowen and Anthony Chaperon display some of the gifts they and other employees donated to the gift shop, held Dec. 14 at the school. Photo submitted

The back room at Harbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza was packed on a recent Friday, filled by the 10 residents plus sta f f of the Tom King Cerebral Palsy Highland Park Group Home and members of the North Knoxville Rotary Club. It was billed as a Christmas Party â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but it was much

more than just a party. The Rev. Max Reddick, president of the North Knox club and pastor at Fountain City Presbyterian Church, presented a $17,000 check to Bob Sexton, executive director of the Cerebral Palsy Center that supports the Highland Park residents. Club member David Dooley and two others started the North Knoxville Rotary Golf Tournament at Three Ridges Golf Course 17 years ago to raise money for the group home. Since then the club has donated approximately $200,000 to the home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am overwhelmed each year with Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support and you all are responsible for the survival of the group home,â&#x20AC;? Sexton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This $17,000 pays for an entire month for operating this home and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how important it is.â&#x20AC;? Mark Rosser, president of the Cerebral Palsy Housing Corp., says the total budget for the home is $200,000 a year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to raise about $25,000 a year to help keep the doors open so you can see how important your donation really is,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If not for Rotary we could not survive.â&#x20AC;? Mark also turned into Elvis Presley at the party. He entertained the residents and the Rotarians with a great rendition of the Elvis holiday classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Christmas.â&#x20AC;? The club also presented each resident with a gift card as their Christmas present. â&#x2013;

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The Salvation Army bells were ringing Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Kroger store in Farragut as Farragut Rotarians manned the kettle from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. But shoppers also were treated to their favorite Christmas carols in the morning and afternoon. Diane Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, wife of Farragut Rotarian Jim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, played her accordion in the morning. Club president Dale Read entertained one and all on his accordion in the afternoon. The Kroger shoppers were very generous in filling the red kettle and very appreciative of the holiday tunes! Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a Rotarian for 27 years and past president of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be reached at tking535@gmail.com

BIZ NOTES â&#x2013; Two Shoneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurants in Knox County will be open on Christmas Day. The stores at 4410 Western Avenue and 100 Walker Springs Road will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with breakfast buffet from 9-11 and a dinner buffet with ham and turkey starting at 11 a.m. â&#x2013; Wayne R. Kramer is the president of the Knoxville Bar Association for 2016. Kramer is a partner at the law firm of Kramer Rayson LLP, a firm founded by his grandKramer father in 1948. He graduated from Maryville College and received his law degree from Seattle University.

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No matter what your holiday traditions are, you’ve got to admit that Friday is a great day for Christmas to fall upon! It’s the start of a long weekend; visiting friends and relatives from near and far will get a chance to breathe a little and have a true visit before they began the trip back home. In our family, it was always a treat when the cousins came to visit. I had builtin playmates close to my own age, and the same is true in any era – kids will be kids, and, to their way of thinking,

the more the merrier. After a while, though, “the more” may need a diversion. Luckily, there’s plenty to see and do this weekend with the small fry. The Knoxville Zoo is offering buy one, get one free admission tickets, sponsored by Kroger, through Feb. 29. Winter is a great time to visit the zoo. Many of the animals prefer the cooler temperatures and are more active. Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the zoo will reopen from 10 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, and remain open for those hours every

Many Knoxville Zoo animals such as this Hamadryad baboon enjoy cooler temperatures. With the Knoxville Zoo’s BOGO Days, this weekend is a great time to visit. Photo courtesy of the Knoxville Zoo

day. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth until 3.30. Info: 637-5331 or visit knoxville-zoo.org For a truly spectacular light display, head west to the 2015 Holiday Festival of Lights at The Cove at Concord Park. Every evening you and your family and pets on leashes can stroll on the three-quarter

mile greenway to view the lights. Food vendors will offer kettle corn, hot apple cider, hot chocolate, cotton candy, ribbon fries, funnel cakes and other treats. The display happens from 6-9 p.m. every evening except Christmas from now until Thursday, Dec. 31. Info: k n o x c o u nt y.o r g /p a r k s/ events

It is the time of year to count blessings, and with all the talk lately of diversity – both in the national conversation and the local one – I count myself very fortunate to know people from cultures other than my own. As a member of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, I get to see people of different races, religions and political stripes come together to make beautiful music. We have talented performers from Venezuela, Russian, China, Japan, Turkey, Korea and other nations, as well as from right here in the U S of A. Most, if not all, have become naturalized American citizens, which says a lot about our great country and the opportunities it offers. But even so, these folks enrich our nation and our lives with their own cultures. They certainly enrich mine. Who knew that “my

life is a casino” means that “things are a bit crazy right now” to my Bulgarian friend? Or that my Russian friend became a childhood fan of the Beatles by listening to reel-to-reel tapes sneaked into his Moscow home – the only way he could hear them? How else would I get to attend a festive ceremonial Korean birthday celebration? Or learn of the hardships my Chinese friend endured when she arrived in this country, just to build a better life for her family here? Knowing people from different backgrounds enlarges our world and helps us develop empathy for our neighbors. It’s up to all of us to bless each other and in turn be blessed. Merry Christmas! Send story suggestions to news@shopper newsnow.com.

‘Danish Girl’ finds itself in truth By Betsy Pickle

Director Tom Hooper won an Oscar for “The King’s Speech,” Eddie Redmayne won one for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything” and Alicia Vikander has been praised for many diverse performances in her short career. And all of that falls away as “The Danish Girl” plays out on screen. A fictionalized biography set in the early part of the 20th century, “The Danish Girl” is a glossy depiction of what no doubt was the much rougher path of a transgender pioneer. But gloss doesn’t diminish the authenticity of the emotional journey and the value of the perceptive storytelling. Redmayne plays Einar Wegener, a rising star in the Danish art world. His series of paintings of the stark landscape of his childhood resonates with critics and connoisseurs, yet he can’t seem to move beyond it, continuing to play with details as memories churn

Neighborhood group decorates graves North Knox neighbors decorated veterans’ graves for Christmas, according to Ronnie L. Collins, president of the Alice Bell/Spring Hill Neighborhood Association. “I would like to thank all those whose contribution made this possible,” he said. “We were able to cover all the graves at Lyons View. We

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the screen and makes the intimate tale larger than life. As artists, Einar and Gerda interpret the world; Redmayne and Vikander do the same for the world of their characters – as well as for those who face a similar challenge –bravely and compassionately. There are occasional splashes of ugliness, hints of the pain – both mental and physical – that LGBT persons experienced in that era and still face in our own.

Einar (Eddie Redmayne) helps his wife, Gerda (Alicia Vikander), as she tries to complete a painting in “The Danish Girl,” opening Friday at Downtown West.

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within him. Einar’s wife, Gerda (Vikander), is also an artist, but her talent has yet to be acknowledged on anything approaching a similar scale. She becomes more frustrated with each setback, but she doesn’t take it out in jealousy of Einar. Something clicks – for both of them – when Gerda cajoles Einar into standing in for a tardy ballerina while she works on a painting. Einar feels a connection to the distaff costume he dons, while Gerda unwittingly finds a model who will prove to be her inspiration. From that point the story becomes one of love in the face of transformation. As Einar finds himself – herself – as “Lili,” it would seem logical that Gerda would want to be rid of him, but their bond transcends the traditional marital dynamic. It’s more than loyalty, more than protection. They are two halves of a whole. The passion that the actors put into their work fills

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