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BUZZ Powell shows up Nashville event Powell was present at last week’s Governor’s Conference on economic development in Nashville.

Expoquip Inc. was recognized as one of three winners of the Governor’s Award for Trade Excellence. Others were the Memphis Area Chamber and Jorge Sanabria Nanomechanics Inc. of Oak Ridge.

Expoquip, located on Central Avenue Pike, was founded in 1998 by Jorge Sanabria as an exporter of heavy equipment replacement parts. The business now serves customers in 35 countries and its sales staff collectively speaks five languages.

Justin Bailey, owner of Bailey & Co. Real Estate, attended the conference as well. “I learned some cool stuff on co-working space, which is essentially a Justin Bailey business incubator model where members pay a small monthly fee and share office space. It’s working well in Jackson, Tenn. “State Rep. Bill Dunn introduced me to some people who might help with grants for community projects.�

Bailey cochairs Enhance Powell, a committee of the Powell Business and Professional Association. He recently purchased the former Arnold’s Garage on Depot Drive. He also owns the former Groner building.

Powell voting place is changed Voters at Powell High School will vote at the Clark Duncan Athletic Complex, 7523 Brickyard Road, on Election Day. Previously, the election was held in the high school gym.

The election is Tuesday, Nov. 8, with the polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Schools will be closed, but the day is in-service for teachers.

Reality sets in The crash you heard the other day, the one with breaking glass and breaking hearts, was reality settling in at Tennessee.

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Yasir Wirya (green shirt) hustles downfield as an opponent attempts to keep up with his fast pace as he heads to the goal for Norwood’s soccer team.

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By Ruth White East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Great Schools Partnership and the Knox County Health Department staff met early this year to discuss the possibility of creating an intramural program for the community schools programs.

The goal for the program is to provide students with more

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By Betsy Pickle The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club has the seven-year itch, but that’s OK. AMBC’s annual Fall Festival – which has been held for six years at the South Knoxville home of Brian Hann and Mary Beth Tugwell – is moving to the Baker Creek Preserve this year. The club has leased the park from the city for the event.

Activities start at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, and wind up at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the

preserve, 1516 Taylor Road. Overnight camping will be allowed.

The move gives the festival – which is free and open to the public – more room for programs, says AMBC president Matthew Kellogg. “In addition to that, we have parking, for once.�

There will be group bike rides for all levels throughout the day and a short-track race at 5 p.m. that will be fun for spectators. The festival takes place two days after the official opening of the kids’ track at Baker Creek Preserve – the

schools, Jordan Frey, held open sign-ups for third through fifth grades. “Most of the kids that signed up for Norwood had no prior soccer experience, which was really exciting because these kids might never have tried playing an organized sport without this program,� said Frye.

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ribbon-cutting is at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3.

There also will be skills clinics and bike demos by a variety of vendors. On Sunday, there will be a Downhill race run by Go Nuts Biking.

AMBC members are looking forward to having the event at the new location, Kellogg says. “Baker Creek has just been everybody’s favorite toy for the past six months,� he says.

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Amber Rountree’s big October

By Betty Bean South Knox’s Amber Rountree has every reason to “call in tired� for the Nov. 2 school board meeting, but here’s betting she will find a way to attend. The board will vote on her resolution to exempt Knox County from using standardized tests in students’ grades and for teacher evaluations.

Analysis The tests are not yet aligned with the curriculum, she says.

A similar resolution passed the board last year, but this one has drawn fire from interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas and even Gov. Bill Haslam.

Rountree was elected the board’s vice chair Oct. 5, after a

4 4 deadlock between Terry Hill 4-4 and Tony Norman with Mike McMillan absent. She’s a doctoral candidate at UT, and on Saturday, she and husband Bart added a second son to their family.

Just two days earlier, Oct. 27, Gov. Haslam brought astronaut Barry Wilmore to Mount Olive Elementary School in her district to celebrate two-year-old science scores. Rountree was there.

Haslam, as quoted in the daily newspaper, had a Lake Wobegon moment (â€Śâ€œwhere all the children are above averageâ€?) when he said: “Here’s the big deal: Tennessee is the only state in the nation to grow faster than the nation in fourth grade and eighth grade ‌.

That makes Tennessee the fastestgrowing state in the nation in science results.�

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canThey didn’t get a confetti conf nfetti f can non, but everybody at Mount Olive knew something big was up, even before the VIP invitations went out on Wednesday. Long-requested repairs suddenly got done, and by the time the governor showed up, the school was spit-shined to a fare-thee-well and the teachers’ parking lot was full of bigwigs’ cars.

Going to Mount Olive was a two-fer for Haslam. He got to plug state Rep. Eddie Smith (fighting a stiff challenge from former Rep. Gloria Johnson) and he got in some licks against Rountree’s resolution.

The resolution was on the school board’s October agenda, but was bumped by her colleague Gloria Deathridge, who took a point of personal privilege so the

Teachers Advisory Committee could take up the matter (which they did, and voted 12-8 to support Rountree’s position).

How was the Mount Olive event received?

Depends on whom you ask. Not everyone appreciated the lastminute school facelift. The term “dog-and-pony show� got a lot of use: “If you don’t have nice stuff at your school, our politicians need to see that. You don’t need to clean up for company. Let them see how it is every day,� said one veteran teacher. “I kept asking myself, ‘Why Mount Olive?’ They never gave a reason.�

And what does Rountree think?

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For many of the students, this is their first time participating in an organized sport.

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Art of healing Artist has passion for Artsclamation! mission Vicki Denaburg may live almost four hours from Knoxville, but the Alabama artist says she has found something here that’s “near and dear” to her heart – Artsclamation!

The annual fine art sale benefiting the behavioral health services of Peninsula Hospital, set for Saturday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Lighthouse Knoxville at 6800 Baum Drive, will be Denaburg’s fourth trip to Knoxville but will likely be one of her most memorable.

That’s because Denaburg has been named winner of Artsclamation’s first Founders’ Award. The award pays tribute to longstanding event chair Leigh Bailey, who, along with her late husband Doug, launched this event in 2002 to raise desperately needed funds for the behavioral health services of Peninsula.

Just as the Baileys were passionate in their support of Peninsula and mental health issues, Denaburg too is keenly aware of the trials faced by those afflicted by mental and behavioral health issues. Back in her Mountain Brook, Alabama, home studio, Denaburg’s paintings frequently help support such charitable causes as heart disease, cancer, juvenile diabetes and even a school for autistic children.

“I have close friends who have lost children to suicide,” she said.

“I cannot imagine that pain, but that’s one reason I do it. Another reason, one closest to my heart, is watching my son as he deals daily with depression and anxiety, as well as panic attacks. I do it because every family is touched by mental illness. Whether it is their immediate family or a neighbor or a relative, everyone is touched.

And I just want to do what I can to help.”

She has already helped plenty through her artwork. Denaburg, whose mixed media paintings grace everything from corporate and medical offices throughout the Southeast to homes and movie sets, has been among the top five Artsclamation! sellers each year she has participated.

“I was like, ‘Oh my goodness!

That’s my art!’

“It was pretty exciting.”

Her mixed media abstract paintings are her first love and were the first to sell. “That’s what I feel my strength is,” she said.

“I feel that I’m a natural with it.

It’s a lot easier to look at a photograph or a landscape or a flower or a church or something like that and paint, but an abstract has to come from within. It’s just very rewarding when I create something that came from within that someone wants to buy.”

Each year Peninsula publishes a wall calendar featuring works by Artsclamation! artists. One of Denaburg’s paintings was selected for the cover of the 2017 Art of Heal-

ing calendar. A little different from her abstracts, the piece titled “Let It Go” features a scene of natural tranquility and beauty where land and water meet. The original will be for sale at Artsclamation! with 100 percent of the purchase price going to Peninsula.

“I love to paint nature and God’s beauty,” Denaburg said. “When I look at something that is natural beauty, it makes me want to take a step back and just breathe and just meditate, just be thankful and focus on the good things and not the bad. Just letting go of worries, of stress, of depression, all the things that can hinder our happiness and our emotional state.

“Land and water does that for me. It’s therapeutic for me, and I hope it is for others.”

“I do it because every family is touched by mental illness. Whether it is their immediate family or a neighbor or a relative, everyone is touched. And I just want to do what I can to help.”

– Vicki Denaburg

2017 Art of Healing

Vicki Denaburg, a painter from Birmingham, is Artsclamation’s first Founders’ Award winner. The award honors founding event chairs Leigh and Doug Bailey and recognizes a participating artist with a strong passion for the behavioral health mission of Peninsula.

Her work can be viewed at vickidenaburg.com. Many of her buyers are repeat customers.

“I think the fact that I have good shows there and Peninsula’s program is getting donations from it, I would hope that means it’s helping,” she said. “I know it’s helping.

Artsclamation! is near and dear to my heart, and I wanted to help the cause – not just make money.”

A fashion merchandising major in college, Denaburg began painting 15 years ago. “I’ve always liked color and balance, and I just love decorating,” she said. “To me, creating a piece of art for someone’s wall is like accessorizing an outfit – it’s all interchangeable.

It’s very rewarding to be the focal point for a beautiful room of

someone’s home, and to know that my art would bring someone joy enough that they would pay for it and want to look at it every day.”

Untold others may have seen her work without ever realizing it, thanks to an Atlanta gallery that rents out her work to television and film companies. Her paintings have been in numerous TV films and movies including the star-studded “Last Vegas.”

“I think that was the most famous,” said Denaburg, noting that the film starred Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Robert DeNiro and Kevin Kline. “It was so rewarding because the camera zeroed in on my art in the lobby of a Vegas hotel scene and it was like a focal point.

Peninsula Recovery Services For many people, mental health treatments such as medication and therapy are essential parts of the recovery process.

Peninsula offers additional services to adults receiving mental health treatment to equip them to live more satisfying and productive lives.

The Recovery Education Center (REC) at the Peninsula Lighthouse campus in Knoxville serves adult TennCare enrollees with mental health diagnoses from around the region by helping them move beyond troubling symptoms through psychiatric rehabilitation. The REC offers interactive classes that provide essential knowledge and skills for pursuing educational, work

or volunteer opportunities and healthy lifestyles. The REC program, based on the internationally recognized best practice model Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP), helps students

calendars now available There’s something in everyone’s price range at Artsclamation!

Prices begin at just $10 for a beautiful 12” x 21” wall calendar for 2017, which showcases the work of 13 of this year’s participating artists. Each page also highlights educational information and resources on a behavioral health topic.

Calendars will be available at the event, or may be purchased by calling 865-531-5210. They make wonderful holiday gifts!

Proceeds from the sale of these calendars benefit the behavioral health programs of Peninsula, East Tennessee’s leading provider of behavioral health services. Peninsula has helped thousands of people recover from mental disorders and dependencies so they can lead healthy, positive and productive lives.

develop and implement self-directed plans for reaching their long term goals, especially in maintaining mental health recovery and sobriety, if the issue is co-occurring.

An on-site job specialist assists REC students in locating, attaining and retaining meaningful work in the community and acts as a liaison with Vocational Rehabilitation Services.

Peninsula’s Peer Support Academy (PPSA) is a non-clinical recovery and social support program serving Knox, Sevier and Blount county adults with mental illness. PPSA members attend recovery and holistic health education classes; support groups; fitness, leisure and community service activities; and recreational outings each month. Members have the opportunity to be mentored and develop leadership skills. Choice, empowerment and personal

responsibility are highly valued and promoted by specially trained Academy staff members who have also experienced recovery from mental illness. Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment and Education (COPES), a PPSA outreach program, offers community awareness and recovery education in local venues. PPSA participants are not required to be current or past Peninsula clients.

Because the Academy is funded by a grant from the state of Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, all activities and transportation are free of charge.

For more information about Peninsula Recovery Services, visit www.PeninsulaBehavioralHealth.org or call 865-970-9800.

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Soccer rocks

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Frye is excited about the opportunities the program will bring, and she said she is already witnessing the success. “I see a group of kids that might not otherwise have been involved in community school activities and I think our team has already learned to build each other up over the course of the program.” Players’ parents show up on Friday afternoons to watch games and use a portion of the school grounds that went Knox County Education Association president Lauren Hopson, astronaut Barry Wilmore and school board member Amber unused for some time.

Rountree at Mount Olive Elementary School

Big October Will Gutierrez takes the ball downfield as Kalie Wilder heads toward the goal with her teammate.

“It’s too bad Haslam couldn’t see fit to personally speak to me about my resolution while he was visiting (Mount Olive). It’s hard to be a wallflower at nine months prego! I could’ve illuminated for him that NAEP and TNReady are vastly different assessments, and that in his analysis of the NAEP data he missed that our large ‘gains’ in science appear (to be because) in fourth grade over half the states flat lined and 34 states in eighth grade flat lined.

“Am I proud of our kids and teachers? Absolutely! But I am tired of political PR stunts that don’t paint an accurate picture of our work and use our students to further political agendas.”

It seems the votes are there Wednesday to pass the Rountree resolution. What’s uncertain is, will she bring the baby?

A different kind of nut Dr. Bob Collier

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foraging for walnuts, hickory nuts, and the seldomseen others – chinkapins, beech nuts, butternuts.

But then there are exceptions to every rule. Think of a big, shiny, brown, tastylooking and abundant nut that isn’t. Isn’t edible, I mean. That would be our common buckeye. Carrying a buckeye in your pocket is widely known for being either good luck, or for being good for your rheumatism.

Maybe both – I suppose if your rheumatism gets better, that’s good luck.

Either way, buckeyes are an interesting member of the nut family, one that city folks are often unfamiliar with, unless you’re an Ohio State fan (THE Ohio State Buckeyes just experienced their first loss of the year, to the delight of many here in the SEC – but we digress). Of our two large native buckeye trees here in the United States, the Ohio buckeye has the widest distribution, growing in a wide swath west and north of us from Texas, on up through Missouri and on into Ohio, and slipping down to grow in middle Tennessee. Its fruits have spiny husks and usually only one small nut.

Our buckeye trees here, called the yellow buckeye or sweet buckeye, have a smaller distribution, mostly in East Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. They can grow very large and old, and have fruits with thick, smooth husks that break open to yield from one to three large, shiny nuts. The brown nuts each have a large pale spot that makes them resemble the eye of a deer, hence their name.

The problem here lies in the fact that those lovely brown nuts are poisonous, at least to humans. In spite of that, the toxins they contain do not affect squirrels or deer, proven by the fact that the buckeyes that fall in abundance around our place tend to disappear somewhere at a rapid pace.

One piece of folklore has it that buckeyes are poisonous only on one side, and the squirrels are able to tell

Buckeyes displayed in a bowl turned from the wood of a buckeye tree which side is OK to eat. And one of my dependable rurallife consultants swears that there was a schoolteacher to whom the kids brought buckeyes; she supposedly sat at her desk and munched them.

Perhaps more factual are accounts of Native Americans who used powder made from buckeye pulp to put into a stream to paralyze the fish, for easy capture. And as most experienced farmers know, just as wilted black cherry leaves from a fallen tree in the pasture can poison cattle (the leaves develop cyanide compounds), buckeyes are definitely toxic to cattle. Eating buckeyes can cause staggering, paralysis, and even death if the animals eat enough of them.

As for people and poisons, most plants used for their medicinal qualities are poisonous if used incorrectly or in excess. Buckeyes are listed in texts of medicinal plants as having been used for a number of disorders, and even as food, after having been boiled, blanched, pounded, baked, and so forth. These are not currently recommended.

There are well-documented incidents of human poisoning and even deaths, especially in children, which make my physician antennae go up at times such as Halloween. A recent newspaper report stated that we would be spending a staggering $8.4 billion celebrating Halloween this year, a significant portion going, we presume, on the early1900s American invention of “Trick or Treat.”

In some locales, a popular treat is made from peanut butter, dipped in chocolate and leaving a bare spot so the inside yummy brown

COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: Steven Goodpaster, generalgoodpaster@gmail. com.

■ Enhance Powell meets 4-5 p.m. each second Wednesday at the Powell Branch Library. Info: 661-8777.

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

■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 6882160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161.

stuff shows, to closely resemble a buckeye. Not too surprisingly, they are called buckeyes. And are probably scrumptious. Maybe all the little kids in those locations are taught the difference between the good buckeyes and those poisonous ones that they come upon outdoors, but I worry – kids will be kids.

But hey, my rheumatism has been feeling a lot better lately, since I’ve been carrying my new buckeye

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Non-riders can watch the race and talk to experts about getting into mountain biking. Savory and Sweet food truck will be on site for lunch and snacking. YeeHaw Brewing Co. will have beer sales starting at noon.

Live music starts at dusk, with Southern Cities and Big Bad Oven performing.

After 10 p.m., there will be a “silent disco.” Attendees can borrow headsets from AMBC to hear the dance music.

“It’s quite an interesting thing to watch and to participate in,” says Kellogg, adding that this is a first for the Fall Festival. “Seeing as how we’re sort of in a more public location, we wanted

to still have the party vibe but get it quiet quicker.”

The festival is one of AMBC’s largest annual fundraisers; they use their coffers to build and maintain trails in the area. While the event is free, the club raises money through a silent auction and merchandise sales.

“We’ve got really great silent-auction items that have been donated from the community,” Kellogg says.

“We’re really excited about being at Baker Creek.

The city of Knoxville, Visit Knoxville and Legacy Parks are the ones who made it possible.”

Info: ambc-sorba.org and on Facebook.

in my pocket. I’m sure that wouldn’t have anything to do with this nice dry fall weather, would it? And, I’m looking forward to that

Good Luck part of the magic kicking in any day now.

You’d better find one – if the squirrels and deer haven’t polished them off.

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■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@gmail.com

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It’s Nut Season in East Tennessee. Now, this piece is not about the nuts out on our roadways, looking at the phone in their laps as they drive towards me with half their car in my lane. Not the nuts, either, who will soon be coming to blows with one another, in the spirit of Christmas, over the unbelievable bargains surrounding them during the already-begun Shopping Season. We’re thinking Nature here, not human nature.

And as for Nature and its critters, it’s a time of abundance, even this year with its heat and drought. There is a carpet of small nuts under my shagbark hickory trees, and we can’t walk around the place for the walnuts on the ground – ankle turners for sure, buckets and buckets of them. They should be a sign for walnut pie in my future, helping tune up the taste buds for Thanksgiving.

For the critters, though, this is a critically important time of the year for all those who either stock up on supplies, or fatten up their bodies, for the winter ahead. One exception is the morbidly obese groundhog that lives under my workshop and does nothing but eat and sleep all year long, and who appears to me to always be ready for hibernation (just in case of a severe cold snap in July). The rest of the animals depend on the big fall food crop to get them ready for several cold months of slim pickings.

The acorns, walnuts, and hickory nuts provide a source of rich, fattening food for everything from millions of mice, chipmunks, squirrels and turkeys, on up to deer and 350-pound bears. The size of the mast crop is what tells the tale on surviving the winter and early spring.

And through the centuries, as we know, humans have benefited from the nut harvest as well. Historically, whole communities of people have learned to survive and thrive on abundant and dependable crops of chestnuts in some parts of the world, and from huge oak trees full of acorns in other places. In more modern times, autumn was the time for heading out into the woods especially for chestnuts, big nuts full of protein and fat, but even after their demise in the 1930s, still

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Roads to peace

By Renee Kessler

The Times-Herald says it all. And it just cost 15 cents!

From the Research Lab at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center

At the heart of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, “The Place Where African A mer ican History is Preserved,” is its Research Lab, which contains old newspapers, newsRenee Kessler l e t t e r s , publications and the like.

Included in the collection are copies of The Times-Herald, a Knoxville newspaper publication.

In November 1961, The Times-Herald presented Highlights of Homecoming Festivities for Knoxville College. The theme was “Roads to Peace,” and The

Times-Herald indicated that this was a “real message for the entire community.”

The winning Knoxville College homecoming float was designed to symbolize “The Key to Peace is through Understanding.”

The next month in December 1961, the front page headline of the publication was titled “Mahalia Rocks and Rolls.”

Mahalia Jackson, regarded as “The Queen of Gospel,” performed at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum to a mixed audience filled to capacity.

The writer of The TimesHerald stated, “Every song Miss Jackson sings she ‘feels it.’ That is, she is able to project herself into the song. One seems to forget all worldly troubles when listening to

State GOP chief to hang it up Ryan Haynes will resign his post as state GOP chair a few weeks after the Nov. 8 election. Haynes, a former state legislator who represented Farragut and West Knox County, has been unhappy with the position. He is a more policy-oriented person and does not like the internal GOP politics on the state executive committee.

He was also blindsided by Gov. Bill Haslam’s rejection of Donald Trump, which fell on him to explain.

When Gov. Haslam repudiated Trump, the party headquarters was swamped with irate Republican calls and Haynes was attacked, too. He received only six hours’ notice on the Haslam move to prepare when it hit the media.

Haynes is mentioned as a possible candidate for Knox County mayor, but he has not made a decision.

His successor will be chosen by the 66-member state executive committee elected by GOP voters from each of the 33 state Senate districts. The committee is divided between more traditional Republicans and more conservative ones.

Normally, Gov. Haslam would be able to choose the next chair as a practical matter and the committee would approve it. That may not be the case this time around as many SEC members are furious at Haslam for opposing Trump. Picking someone other than the governor’s choice could be part of the fallout. The governor may not make a recommendation and leave it entirely to the state committee.

Haslam may also suffer in the next session from ultraconservative lawmakers opposing his programs in his final two years as gover-

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check for $30,000 the Legislature had approved. The only problem was that state Victor Sen. Becky Massey, who was Ashe equally responsible for the check by handling it in the Senate, was omitted from the news release by Rogero spokesperson Jesse Maynor as a consequence of his shark. Massey was approopposition to Trump. priately recognized at the However, if the SEC stiffs ceremony itself despite the the governor, it may find Mayshark-Rogero blunder. fundraising becomes very Rogero is publicly backing difficult as the SEC needs Johnson but playing ball him and the two U.S. sena- with Smith. tors helping to meet payroll ■ State Senate majorat party headquarters. ity leader Mark Norris ■ Early voting in from Memphis spoke a few Knox County has exceeded every prediction over the past two weeks. Not clear who this favors, but clearly voters are not staying home.

■ The Eddie SmithGloria Johnson race continues to be hard hitting

By Betty Bean and should be close. I acTwo days after Bob tually think one of the two Booker’s first solo performay have a comfortable win mance, he was still having and it will not be as close as a tough time keeping his the past two elections have feet on the ground. been where the winner was “Initially, I was as nerfewer than 240 votes apart vous as a long-tailed cat from the loser. The winner in a room full of rocking might have a margin up to chairs,” he said. “But once 900 votes out of 21,000 that I got on that stage and will be cast in that district. opened my mouth and got The last election in this disthat reaction, I was home trict was decided by fewer free.” than 200 votes.

Booker packed the Trump has been a real house last week at the Beck negative for Smith and if Cultural Exchange Center, Smith loses, Trump will be where 100 chairs had been part of the reason. In fact, set up. Tickets were $11.41 most of the state House and in advance and $15.41 at Senate seats that Tennesthe door. The bulk of the see Democrats win from proceeds went to the Beck, Republicans next Tuesday with $1.41 going to Knoxcan be credited in part to ville College. The dollar Trump’s controversial camfigure was set in honor of paign and vulgar remarks, KC’s 141st anniversary. which have upset and anThe starting time was gered many voters. held up a bit and more seats Mayor Madeline Rogbrought in as the crowd ero tried to help Smith grew in numbers. with a news conference in There probably aren’t Sequoyah at Talahi park, where Smith presented a

weeks ago in Oak Ridge to a breakfast meeting of over 100 and was asked about the gas tax. Norris immediately pointed out that the governor has not sought his advice and pointedly asked the two other senators present, Randy McNally and Ken Yager, if he has sought their advice. Their response was NO. If the governor does propose a gas hike, he needs to be working the legislative leadership now or he will pay a penalty for failing to do so.

■ It is hard to realize that it was 60 years ago last month when the Hungar-

her singing.”

Adorning the front page headline article was a picture of Mahalia Jackson sleeping beautifully in bed with the caption, “Mahalia sleeps after delivering a dynamic sermon in songs: tired, warm-hearted, downto-earth Mahalia rests peacefully in her plush suite at the Holiday Inn on Chapman.” It was noted that Miss Jackson was the first top negro artist to perform in the new Civic Auditorium and possibly the first to sleep at the then-new Holiday Inn. What an exciting, energetic and spirit-filled time it must have been. By all accounts, it would appear that Miss Jackson’s stay in Knoxville was welcoming and peaceful. Not so; there was more to the story.

Two weeks prior to The Times-Herald article, another publication whose members have a long history of violence and hate

wrote, “All h- -l broke loose at the Holiday Inn here, last Saturday night.”

The article used malicious and slanderous words to describe Miss Jackson and her entourage, and the writer indicated in no uncertain terms that they should never have been allowed to occupy the Holiday Inn on Blount Avenue and Chapman Highway.

The members yelled slurs and outbursts until the news spread for hotel guests to vacate the hotel immediately, and many did not pay.

Amid all of this, we find Miss Jackson sleeping peacefully at the Holiday Inn. I am convinced that in 1961 Miss Jackson, along with the students at Knoxville College with the winning float, were correct. “The Key to Peace is through Understanding.”

Understanding one another is on the roads to peace.

ian uprising in Budapest occurred against the Soviet occupation. The uprising failed and was brutally crushed, but not before the world saw the Soviet system for what it was – a cruel, nondemocratic occupying force.

Great Britain and France were consumed by the Suez Canal crisis at the time along with the British attack there. The USA was in the middle of a presidential election between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson. Eisenhower was recovering from a heart attack. The Catholic Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty became a refugee in the US Embassy in Budapest, where he lived

for the next 15 years. This set the stage for the ultimate revolution of 1989, when the Iron Curtain fell 33 years later and the Soviet Union collapsed soon thereafter.

■ Jim Hagerman, city engineering director, deserves kudos for the replacement of the street sign at Jack Dance Street (named after a former mayor) and Kingston Pike. Hagerman is a trustworthy city employee.

The Sticky Rice Cafe on Jack Dance Street will benefit from the street sign.

■ Former state Rep. Harry Tindell, who may run for City Council next year, turned 56 last Sunday, Oct. 30.

Booker packs the house for debut concert many “firsts” available to 81-year-olds, and Booker, who is a historian, a civil rights leader and former state representative and city council member, said it helped to see so many friends in the audience, which included singer Kelle Jolly, former mayor Randy Tyree, former Knoxville first lady Janet Crossley and restaurateur Bill Regas (whose invitation to dinner at Ruth’s Chris Booker had to turn down because he was so tired when the concert was done).

“Ninety-nine percent of the people I know had never heard me sing before.

But I felt extremely good about it,” he said.

Accompanied by Vicky Ward, he kicked off his playlist with “Birth of the Blues,” and followed that with a reminiscence about his lifelong secret wish to sing in public. He cred-

he’s often its his friend Marie Owens asked why he sings (owner of Maso many rie’s Old Town Tavern) for country songs: urging him to get up and “ T h e a n s w e r ’s sing when she simple.

I noticed him humming grew up in Knoxv ille, along on kaTe n n e s raoke night.

“She got see, with WNOX and me up, and I haven’t sat the Middown since,” day Merrygo -rou nd. he said.

Light reThey were all I had freshments Bob Booker to listen to until were advertised, but Owens would WLAC signed on have none of that and at night to give us a little brought in a home-cooked, R&B.” Sunday dinner-worthy He brought tears to some eyes with his rendispread.

The playlist included the tion of “Dear Heart” and songs from Booker’s CD, was thrilled by the response “Doing it my way,” which he got when he came down featured pop, R&B and off the stage and serenaded some of the audience memcountry standards.

Booker told his audience bers.

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Reality has arrived The crash you heard the other day, the one with breaking glass and breaking hearts, was reality settling in at Tennessee.

It was almost certainly the end of championship fairy tales, all that tall talk about sweeping the SEC East, big trip to Atlanta and maybe upsetting Alabama in the rematch. Total optimists thought that might launch Tennessee into the national playoff.

Sure thing.

We now know the Vols are not a championship team. They never were but for a while, they lived on borrowed time. They are error-prone. The offensive line is not good enough. En-

nation for lack of discipline, for blocks in the back on kick returns, for the regression of Joshua Dobbs, for Marvin loss of containment on opWest posing sweeps, for inexcusable blunders.

The coach says net results are unacceptable. There thusiasm has been damaged were warning signs.

The Vols are fortunate to by frustration. Some stratebe 5-3 and almost bowl eligy is suspect. gible.

Do you remember how One fan called the entire they beat Appalachian State? operation a hoax. Smoke It was borderline incredible and mirrors. to watch middle-leaguers Injuries have obviously win in the trenches. taken a toll. Injuries are forThe ending was lost and ever part of the game but found. In overtime on a very there must be a reason for the unsettling opening evening unusual number at Tennes- at Neyland Stadium, Dobbs see. Analysis is under way. fumbled while trying to fly There is no simple expla- into the end zone.

Legalize ballot selfies Singer and celebrity Justin Timberlake fell into controversy last month when he returned home to Shelby County to vote in the presidential election. Timberlake took a selfie in front of a voting machine and posted it to social media. Some folks were not amused.

Why? A ballot selfie is likely illegal in Tennessee.

A selfie is a picture taken of oneself with a camera or smartphone. A ballot selfie is a picture in front of the voting machine or (in states with paper ballots) a picture of a marked or unmarked ballot.

Under Tennessee law, voters are not allowed to take photos or video while in the polling place. Voters are allowed to use electronic devices only for informational purposes to assist during voting. It’s doubtful

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that a selfie would fall under this narrow exception. At least 20 states allow ballot selfies.

But banning them is misguided and probably unconstitutional.

Some argue that ballot selfies are political speech and laws restricting them violate a voter’s First Amendment rights. Lawyers around the country are challenging restrictions on this basis. In fact, there are at least three cases pending in federal courts on this issue.

(If you’re interested in the legal arguments, check

out the Federalist Society’s podcast, “Ballot Selfies are free speech.” Michigan attorney Stephen R. Klein leads the discussion. You can find it online.)

Historically, photography has been banned in the polling place to prevent vote buying and voter intimidation. For example, someone pays another to go vote.

They bring out a picture of their ballot to prove whom they voted for. It’s illegal.

Yet, this concern doesn’t apply in Knox County. One feature of our voting machines is that it is impossible to take a picture of a voted ballot. The ballot is not cast on the machine until there is a waving American flag on the screen. At any point before you see the flag, you can go back and change your vote. Therefore, it’s impossible to take a selfie in front of a voted

Several people dived for the football. For at least two seconds, the entire season hung in the balance. Officials dug around in the pile.

Jalen Hurd had the prize.

Touchdown!

If a Mountaineer had found it, the game would have been lost and months of monumental dreams would have become a nightmare. Many breathed a proverbial sigh of relief.

The Battle of Bristol was a form of football suicide.

Virginia Tech gained more yards but lost by three touchdowns. Penalties and turnovers were deadly. Vol Nation smiled as if we had all done something.

There was nothing smiley about the Ohio game.

Lowlight was Jalen ReevesMaybin suffering another shoulder injury – while cov-

ering a kick. Butch Jones explained that the youngsters weren’t ready for such serious business as special teams.

The coach conceded his team was sloppy. He didn’t try to explain the high-wire act, five fumbles but none lost.

Living dangerously and winning ugly still added up to 3-0. In the fine print, the Vols were 101st in the country in total offense, 109th in passing and below the middle of the pack on rushing defense. Something was wrong.

On the last Saturday in September, Tennessee stopped 11 years of losing to Florida. Hooray. That the Vols trailed 21-0 before they joined the fight didn’t seem to matter.

The remarkable victory

ballot on a voting machine in Knox County.

Others say that photography in the polling place creates problems. It can. Yet, as we’ve seen nationally with police shootings, oftentimes smartphones are the best tool we have to record misbehavior. If an election official or voter raises concerns, video from a smartphone could be critical evidence to

expose it.

Justin Timberlake told late-night host Jimmy Fallon that he took a ballot selfie to inspire people to vote. In this era dominated by social media, Timberlake probably did more to encourage young people to vote than either candidate for president.

If we’re serious about the youth vote, we shouldn’t be

over Georgia may become the highlight of Jones’ coaching career. The Bulldogs had the game won but Dobbs, at the last second, threw the ball as far as he could and Jauan Jennings caught it.

Miracles do happen.

The bubble broke at Texas A&M. Tennessee selfdestructed. Seven was the magic number.

The Vols barely had a healthy quorum against Alabama and were overwhelmed.

Open date was supposed to be the cure-all. It wasn’t.

Summation: Some teams, Kentucky and maybe even Vanderbilt, are improving.

It is that time of year. Other teams, ________ for example, are not. Your choice to fill in the blank.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

threatening an online celebration of their vote. Whatever you think of the socalled “selfie generation,” our laws must encourage young people to vote.

It’s time for the Legislature to change the law.

Ballot selfies may be silly, but they’re political speech worth protecting.

Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can visit his website at pleadthefrith.com

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Buddy Burkhardt, who chairs the Knox County Republican Party, basically announced his candidacy for Knox County mayor Sunday on Tennessee This Week.

his side. But why didn’t somebody tell Brooks to button the bottom button on his shirt?

Distracting!

■ Tim Burchett hit the snooze button and candidates are crawling out of the cupboards to take his job – it’s his for another two years, fellows.

■ The guy who looked like a mayor was on the show’s pundits panel. Scott Frith, once-a-month Shopper columnist, wore a black power suit with all buttons buttoned and every hair in place.

■ Cameron Brooks, the county’s Democratic Party chair, was convivial with Burkhardt.

No one threw punches and each did well, representing

■ Cortney Piper sat even taller between Frith and panelist George Korda. Larry Van Guilder used to joke when he did guest appearances that Piper,

a former UT athlete, towered over all the guys.

■ The Trump bus came to North Knoxville, but only U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan got off.

Guess the junior Trumps were back in New York, trying to salvage their brand.

■ James Calloway, my nephew, jokes that if Trump wins he might shut down the United Nations and build condos.

■ With my entire family seemingly for Trump, you’ve gotta laugh with them or cry.

– S. Clark

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Families first at Bells Campground Baptist

By Stacy Levy Bells Campground Baptist Church’s family is growing and has gained a new director of family ministry, Brent Hodson. In February, the church called the Rev. Keith Tillman and music minister Stephen Burnett.

Brent and Allyson Hodson have lived in Powell for over 20 years and have a desire to serve and equip other families to help them fulfill their God-given roles and responsibilities.

“Family ministry is about developing a culture that enables the church to become more like a family and the family to become more like the church. What this actually means is that the church nurtures multi-generational relationships that will assist parents and their discipleship within the context of their home,” says Hodson.

The purpose of Family Ministry is to help each family become a “little church” by training parents to function as the primary disciple maker in their children’s lives and equip families to have a gospelcentered foundation.

It takes the entire church family coming together to make the Family Ministry

work. “Every member has a place and function in a family ministry model.”

In 2017, the church plans several Family Ministry events: dinners, movie nights, Vacation Bible School, Powell Christmas Parade, an Easter event, and a Fall Festival like they had Oct. 22. Families and the community came together to worship, fellowship, sing, play games, carve pumpkins and, of course, eat.

Hodson hopes to see lives, families and the Powell community transformed for the glory of God. “My heart is passionate for the families in this community and my desire is to lead men in their pursuit to be godly husbands, fathers and leaders.

“The family ministry is a vital role within the church and I believe when we give God control of our lives … then our marriages, children, homes, churches and ultimately our community will be impacted for God’s glory.”

“As I survey the 21st century family, I see so much chaos and confusion as it tries to survive the climate and culture of the day.

“I long to see families, at

cross currents Lynn Pitts, lpitts48@yahoo.com

Age? No matter When Methuselah had lived one hundred eightyseven years, he became the father of Lamech.

Methuselah lived after the birth of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years; and he died.

(Genesis 5:25-27 NRSV) Bells Campground Baptist Church director of family ministry Brent Hodson with his family: (front) Ezra, Edan, Emma; (back) Allyson, Elam (in Brent’s arms) and Eli. Photo submitted

The musical group Ready for Rain performs at Bells Campground Baptist Church’s fall festival. various stages within the One in their lives and in the family lifecycle, valuing life of their family,” says PasChrist and the Preeminent tor Tillman.

FAITH NOTES Community services ■ Clapp’s Chapel UMC, 7420 Clapps Chapel Road, will host a free Thanksgiving lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24.

Free and open to the community. Reservations requested.

Info/reservations: 687-4721.

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-7 p.m. each second Tuesday and 10-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

■ Dante Church of God, 410 Dante School Road, will distribute “Boxes of Blessings” (food) 9-11 a.m., or until boxes are gone, Saturday, Nov. 12.

One box per household. Info: 689-4829.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church,

SENIOR NOTES ■ All Knox County Senior Centers will be closed Friday, Nov. 11.

■ Heiskell Senior Center 1708 W. Emory Road.

Info: Janice White, 548-0326 Upcoming: Mobile Meals each Wednesday; $2 donation requested; RSVP by noon Tuesday.

■ 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; a computer lab; billiards room; outdoor grill.

Register for: Thanksgiving Season Potluck, noon Tuesday, Nov. 8; sliced ham provided by Sisk Dental. Veterans Coffee and Doughnut Social, 9-11 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 10.

■ Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; quilting, dominoes, dance classes; scrapbooking, craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays.

Register for: Mighty Musical Monday, 11 a.m.

Monday, Nov. 7, Tennessee Theatre. Field trip: Smoky Mountain Opry Christmas Show, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15; cost: $55; travel from Center on Rocky Top Tour Luxury bus.

■ Morning Pointe Assisted Living 7700 Dannaher Drive 686-5771 or morningpointe.com Ongoing event: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers Support Group meets 1 p.m. each last Monday.

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5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

■ Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road, hosts Griefshare, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. The support group is offered for those who are dealing with the loss of a spouse, child, family member or friend.

Cost: $15 for workbook. Info: 689-5175.

■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, hosts Recovery at Powell each Thursday. Dinner, 6 p.m.; worship, 7; groups,

8:15. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges.

Info: recoveryatpowell.com or 938-2741.

Special events ■ St. Paul UMC Fountain City, 4014 Garden Drive, hosts Agape’ Café’ each fourth Wednesday. Dinner is served 5:30-7 p.m., and the public is invited. Nov. 30 program: Brenda Logan will present the Heifer Project, an international organization dedicated to

Let me say at the outset that Bible scholars interpret such longevity as is attributed to Methuselah in different terms. We have no way of knowing how time was measured then, and therefore, it is possible that what the writer of Genesis called years were really months.

Nine hundred-sixty-nine months equals 80.75 years, which is still a pretty impressive life span for that era (or for that matter, for our own)!

Granted, if we assume Methuselah’s life span to be counted in months, we have to believe that he fathered Lamech at the age of 15, which is certainly not an impossibility!

Perhaps I am thinking about age because my birthday was yesterday, and I may as well confess that I am now 68 years old. How did that happen to a nice kid like me? (I have often said that I was born one day and Harry Truman was elected the next, and the world has never been the same!)

Certainly, from my now-advanced years, I can look back over world events and personal landmarks, and I understand a little more about how this old world works. It is not always fair, it is frequently not easy, and it is almost always unpredictable.

Even so, I have to say I am thankful for so many people (both living and dead) who have shaped and enriched my life. I am grateful, too, for experiences (both delightful and difficult) that taught me, strengthened me, and took me down a notch when needed!

■ Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike, will celebrate its 134th anniversary with Homecoming on Sunday, Nov. 6. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Nathan Malone, Knoxville District Superintendent of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 10:45; covered dish lunch and Bookwalter choir concert follow.

Info: 689-3349.

assisting third world families to become self-sustaining.

Info: 687-2952.

Special services ■ Alder Springs Missionary Baptist Church, 556 Hickory Star Road, Maynardville, will hold revival 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, and 7 p.m. through the week. Evangelists will be the Rev. Tim Inklebarger and the Rev. Greg Goodman.

Everyone welcome.

Tips for growing older in Knoxville

By Ruth White Susan Long, the director for CAC’s Office on Aging, shared top tips on growing older in Knoxville.

She said it’s never too early to know everything about growing older.

“Knowledge is power.

The more you know, the less likely people will be able to take advantage of you.”

She shared her top resource books with the group, one being the Senior Service Directory that the Office on Aging produces every two years. The guide is filled with organization names, numbers and services provided for senior adults and is worth keeping handy.

Long also suggested gaining knowledge at community fairs focused on senior adults and gathering available literature on

Office on Aging staff member Melinda Bryant and director Susan Long discuss growing old with guests at a luncheon hosted by Elmcroft of Halls. Photo by Ruth White

organizations represented.

Tip No. 2: It is perfectly acceptable to tour any/all facilities in which you have an interest.

“You also need to know the lingo associated with different facilities,” Long said, such as assisted living, Alzheimer’s care, nursing homes and adult day cares.

Know the different ser-

vices offered and how payment is made (private pay, Medicare, long-term care insurance, etc.).

When dealing with longterm care policies, Long suggested appointing someone to be your advocate.

“The process can be long and drawn out and oftentimes an individual that is ill doesn’t have the energy

to deal with it.”

She also stated the importance of understanding all aspects of home care, especially the differences between non-medical and medical home care.

Questions to ask include how does an individual pay for the service and what type of services are offered with each?

Her third tip involved transportation for senior adults. “Drive your car as long as you are able,” she said. AAA offers a Car Fit program that checks vehicles of senior adults to make sure they are safe, seats and mirrors are adjusted properly for the driver and other safety features.

Once individuals are no longer able to drive themselves, services are available through the Knoxville Area Transit, CAC transportation, ETHRA and more.

Growing older doesn’t have to be something to stress over. Being “in the know” by using available resources (whether you’re a senior adult or caring for one) will help make the process go more smoothly.

The event was hosted by Beaver Dam Baptist Church and sponsored by Elmcroft of Halls.

Connecting with the community Windsor Gardens celebrated National Assisted Living Week with the theme “Get Connected,” both with the community and with new technology.

With “Pen Pals,” residents are paired with elementary school kids from a nearby after-school program. The pairs will correspond through a series of letters.

This activity will help bridge the generation gap, said Tara Wallace, MSSW, life enrichment director at Windsor Gardens. “Students can teach residents the benefits of new technology and residents can pass along wisdom to students.”

After Pen Pals, residents danced with a ballroom dance instructor to music

and each other through an iPod – teaching ternoon brought a UT pep residents that they can lis- rally.

– S. Clark ten to any song they want at the touch of a button! Computer classes came next with instruction in Facebook and a look at Google Earth. “We visited residents’ childhood homes, interesting monuments and even went inside the White House,” said Wallace. “We celebrated the end of summer with an outdoors party complete with fresh fruit, iced treats and bubbles.”

Residents also participated in a Wii bowling tournament and later ate lunch at Cracker Barrel. The af-

Cecil and Lucille Campbell prepare for an upcoming UT game with a pep rally at Windsor Gardens Assisted Living.

Delphia Jeffers watches as Saundra Long blows bubbles at Windsor Gardens.

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What’s in a name?

By Kip Oswald In last week’s article on grading, I wrote about Gresham Middle School.

Wondering how Gresham got its name, Kinzy and I found a very cool piece of history to share with you!

Gresham Middle School is in a part of Knoxville called Fountain City, and students from Gresham move on to Central High School. I am going to write about Gresham and Central’s story this week.

First, the building where Gresham is located now has a long history. It began as a college for teachers!

In 1893, it was Holbrook Normal College and then became Tennessee Normal College, where it trained teachers who taught in schools all over the area.

The college began losing money and was sold to the Knoxville school board in 1906. The school board used it as the first Central High School.

Hassie K. Gresham was a very special teaching student who graduated from the Tennessee Normal College in 1902 and then became an English teacher at Central High School. Gresham worked at Central High School for nearly 40 years both as an English teacher and as the principal. In fact, she was the very first female high school principal in Tennessee and she kept teaching an English class even while she was principal.

In 1931, while Gresham was principal, the old buildings

were torn down and the buildings that are there now were built.

In 1971, Central High School moved to its current building, and its old building was named after principal Gresham and has been called Gresham Junior High and now is Gresham Middle School.

Shannondale Elementary, Sterchi Elementary, Inskip Elementary and Fountain City Elementary send students to Gresham, and each has its own great history – such as Fountain City Elementary starting as the first grammar school in Fountain City in 1903. Hopefully, we can come back to those stories in the future!

Next week, we will look at more “First Women” in addition to Hassie Gresham!

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New Baker Scholars at UT are: (front) Tristan Smith of Maryville, political science; Travis Clark of Nolensville, Tenn.; Morgan Chance of Memphis; Christina Gore of Franklin, and Feroza Freeland of Memphis; (back) Sarah Smith of Knoxville, political science and Middle Eastern studies; Avanti Rangnekar of Knoxville, economics and philosophy; Elle Johnson of Dunlap, Tenn.; Gus White of Chattanooga; Miranda Isaacs of Elizabethton; McKenzie Manning of Munford, Tenn.; Lauren Patterson of Franklin; Will Gableman of Cookeville, and Turner Matthews of Knoxville, political science.

Baker Center announces newest class of scholars The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee has added 14 Baker Scholars to its program, bringing the total to 30.

The students have an academic and career interest in public policy and government, said Nissa Dahlin-Brown, associate director of the Baker Center.

“Each student will complete an individual research project while enrolled in courses to help them develop their project. It is a unique experience for undergraduates to be able to target an issue they are passionate about; research it; and discover ideas, solutions and unintended consequences.”

Scholars are paired with faculty or professional mentors who help direct their project.

In addition to their project work, scholars are encouraged to participate in Baker Center events, guest lectures and conferences.

The new class will graduate in May 2018.

UT'S CLASS OF 2017 BAKER SCHOLARS ■ Auria Asadsangabi, political science and economics, Brentwood, Tenn.

■ Hayley Brundige, College Scholars (journalism, public policy, Arabic), Nashville

■ Diana Howell, political science/Latin American and Caribbean studies, El Paso, Texas ■ Emily Massengill, honors political science and Spanish, Franklin, Tenn.

■ Morgan Chance, political science and English, Memphis

■ Caitlyn McCandless, supply chain (economics collateral), Sevierville

■ Travis Clark, microbiology and Russian, Nolensville, Tenn.

■ Monil Mehta, microbiology, Oak Ridge

■ Alina Clay, College Scholars, Collierville, Tenn.

■ Eric Peters, Global Leadership Scholar, economics, Murfreesboro

■ Will Gilman, political science and global studies, Nashville

■ Colleen Ryan, Haslam Scholar, global studies, Nashville

■ Christina Gore, economics, Franklin, Tenn.

■ Tucker Shull, honors political science, Kingsport

■ Roxanne de Guzman, social work, Timonium, Md.

■ Sawyer Smith, political science and economics, Chattanooga

Karns principal to move downtown Darlene Miller has been R idgeda le appointed supervisor of and Brickey early childhood education, elementary effective January 2017. schools.

Miller is currently prinMiller cipal at Karns Elementary began her School. career in She joined Knox County administraSchools in 1981 as a kindertion in 2003 garten teacher at Norwood Darlene Miller as an assisElementary. She has also tant prinworked as a teacher at both cipal at Bluegrass Elemen-

tary. She has been principal at Karns Elementary since 2008.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from UT, a master’s degree in curriculum from Tusculum College and an educational specialist degree in administration and supervision from Lincoln Memorial University.

Interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas has made two other key appointments: Carly Harrington, a former reporter for the News Sentinel, is the director of public affairs, replacing Melissa Tindell.

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Area schools celebrate coupon book top sellers

Haley Burnett sold 114 coupon books at Brickey-McCloud this year. The school goal was 5,000 books and the students sold 4,980, just shy of the goal.

Crissy Haslam, wife of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, reads “What Pet Should I Get?� by Dr. Seuss to students at Maynardville Elementary School.

Top coupon book seller at Copper Ridge Elementary School was Ty Abbott with 44 books, with T.J. Camp coming in second with 35 books sold and Hunter Norris third with 34 books sold.

Lauren Cox was the top coupon book seller at Sterchi Elementary this year, selling 80 books for the school. Lauren earned the honor of tossing the largest number of water balloons at principal Lynn White as she rode around the track in a golf cart driven by staff members Kerri Whitehead and Lorie Rheinecker. The school surpassed its goal of 1,600 books, selling a total of 1,625.

Students, teachers enjoy 50th day of school Blowing bubbles with gum was a popular habit in the 1950s. BrickeyMcCloud students Reece Logan and Maddie Lance show their skill on the 50th day of school.

Second-grade teachers at Brickey-McCloud Elementary celebrated the 50th day of school by dressing up in attire from the 1950s. Pictured are (front) Laura Lawson, Mandy Taylor, Susan Merryman; (back) Angie Cox, Courtney Sanford, Tracy Williams, Hope Britt and Amy Campbell.

Haslam brings Read20 to Maynardville

By Shannon Carey Maynardville Elementary School first-graders got a special treat Oct. 27 as Crissy Haslam, wife of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, dropped by the school to read them a book.

Haslam is on a mission to visit each Tennessee county with her literacy message.

Union County was her 93rd.

She encourages students to “Read to be Ready� for their future jobs and tells parents and teachers to “Read20� and set aside 20 minutes each day to read to children. “Reading is something you will do all your life,�she said. “Everything you do in the future will depend on you being a strong reader.�

Crissy Haslam came to Maynardville the same day that Gov. Haslam announced in Knoxville that Tennessee schools are the fastest improving schools in math and science, accord-

ing to the national report card. She mentioned that she has been hearing good things about Maynardville Elementary’s progress as well. “You are getting better and better and stronger and stronger,� she said. “You guys are doing a terrific job.�

She read to the students from “What Pet Should I Get?� by Dr. Seuss. Then, she asked students if they had any messages they wanted her to take back to the governor. “Tell him he’s nice,� said one student.

Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter said, “We all appreciate him for getting our teachers a raise.�

Students gave Haslam a signed thank-you card, and principal Lisa Carter gave her a Maynardville Elementary School T-shirt.

Info: www.tn.gov/ firstlady/section/read20

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Persimmon predictions and other folklore “According to old-timers, persimmon seeds can be used to predict the severity of winter weather. When cut into two pieces, the persimmon seed will display one of three symbols.

A knife shape will indicate a cold, icy winter (where wind will cut through you like a knife). A fork shape indicates a mild winter. A spoon shape stands for a shovel to dig out the snow.”

The folklore and official weather predictions are messing up my mind. I read that the Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a humdinger of a winter this year, so I rushed out to check the persimmon seeds. Too soon! The spoons/forks/knives were in their infancy and not ready to speak to us on this issue.

This was about mid-September. Now that the heat has gone and fall is trying to make a showing, I gathered a few persimmons; and, yes,

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the “flatware” had matured.

From the Farmer’s Almanac, I expected to find knives in all the seeds. Not so! It is spoons again this year.

Another common folklore prediction is about whether hornet nests are high in the trees or close to the ground. As I understand it, if the hornets build high in the trees, we’ll have a mild winter. If hornets build close to the ground, look out – winter will come in like a lion. I haven’t seen one nest to get the hornet message.

Then there’s the woolly worm philosophy. If the woolly worm has long hair, hold on to your heavy coat.

If its hair is short, we can get by without several layers

Recently gathered persimmon seeds hint at plenty of snow this winter, if folklore holds true.

of clothing and our heat bill won’t bankrupt us. We shall see, but according to the persimmon seeds prediction, keep your snow shovel handy. The Farmer’s Almanac is kind of ho hum until February of 2017, when it says the frigid weather will begin. This is the month you want to make sure your heat works, your long johns are washed and your slippers are nearby. Get your snow blowers ready. If you see a woolly worm eating a per-

the Rotary guy Tom King, tking535@gmail.com

Year in Taiwan changes Rotary student After spending a year as a Rotary Youth Exchange student in Taiwan, the Peter Shaffer who left Knoxville is not the same Peter Shaffer who returned. He was 16 when he flew across the Pacific Ocean in August 2015 and he returned in August 2016 as a 17-year-old who now considers himself a “global citizen.”

Peter’s exchange was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Farragut. He lived in Gaoyuan City, about 45 minutes by train from the capital city of Taipei.

Peter Shaffer He attended Carter High School and graduates in May 2017 from the Home Life Academy.

He is completing his senior at Pellissippi State Community College. Prior to attending Carter he was home schooled by his mother, Christan.

“My year in Taiwan was the absolute best experience of my life – so far,” Peter says. “It changed me.

I left here as an amazingly shy teenager. I went from being shy to being confident in myself. I learned to let go and laugh more and enjoy myself. I learned that there’s a lot more to learn outside of school.”

Peter’s father, Mark, who works for the U.S. Postal Service, said he agrees with Peter that the year abroad changed him. “Maturity is the biggest thing. What fuels that is a combination of becoming independent and just starting to grow up,” he said. “Those are formative years when you are 16 and 17. Peter’s got a new confidence that he can handle whatever comes his way. He also came back more appreciative of what he has at home and of his family and friends here.”

Peter now speaks Chinese quite well, and one of the most enjoyable things he did was to simply venture out and explore the country and meet people. Mark said that one day recently Peter was watching TV and fell asleep and started talking in his sleep. He was dreaming in Mandarin. When his Dad told him, his reaction was: “This is super cool. I never dreamed in Mandarin when I was there.”

The year abroad also helped Peter make some decisions about what’s next for him. “I’ll decide sometime soon about where I want to go to college, but this exchange convinced me that I want to maybe be a career diplomat or work in the Foreign Service or maybe in international economics – something international,” he said. “This was a real life-changing year for me.”

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I must mention a couple of other characteristics of the persimmon tree. The fruit tastes good if we will just wait for it to get ripe.

The folklore is it takes a frost to keep persimmons from being bitter. The other asset of these trees is the fall foliage. The yellow, red and green persimmon leaves have made a magnificent showing when there’s not much else to write about.

Videographer David Dixon, Becky Sharpe (for Hassie K. Gresham), Tom Dillard, and J.B. Mize and Ron Mize (for Beecher Mize).

Past comes to life at Wall of Fame

By Betsy Pickle

If the organizers of the 2016 Central High School Wall of Fame induction were worried about turnout because three of their four choices were being honored posthumously, they shouldn’t have been.

One honoree alone drew 31 family members.

Not to mention, the inductee videos were so well produced that any fan of local history – with or without ties to Central – would find them fascinating.

Saturday’s Wall of Fame Breakfast and Ceremony followed the form of its predecessors, with a hearty buffet in the CHS commons and program in the auditorium. This year, talented student musicians entertained during the meal. The Central High School Foundation and Central High School Alumni Association host the event as a fundraiser, complete with a silent auction.

The honorees were known in advance: Tom Dillard, class of 1959, whose career included stints as a U.S. attorney and a criminal defense lawyer; Beecher Mize (1938), a business owner and musician; Jackson Keith Bondurant (1922), a successful in business and dedicated to community service; and the legendary Hassie K. Gresham, who attended college on the site of the original CHS and returned there to spend four decades as an

English teacher and principal – the first female principal in Tennessee.

Their stories were shared through videos professionally crafted by David Dixon, former assistant band director at Central and former director at Gresham Middle School. Dixon was honored for his annual contributions to the Wall of Fame, which have brought the honorees and their lives into vivid focus.

It was a special gift for birthday boy Dixon, who said he enjoyed making the videos because it gave him an excuse to buy new tech “toys.”

Prior to the main event, principal Michael Reynolds and student Grace Wilson spoke about their ties to Central and the school’s importance. R. Larry Smith and Courtney Shea served as announcers.

Dillard, the only living inductee, accepted his own award. Brothers J.B. and Ron Mize accepted for their father (and brought 29 other relatives), and Barbara Bondurant Pelot accepted for hers. Becky Sharpe, an educator herself, came to represent her great-aunt, Gresham.

The most stirring story was that of the late principal, who made a lasting, positive impression on all of her students. Though she retired in 1947 and passed away in 1970, Gresham’s sayings live on (“Don’t

Barbara Bondurant Pelot holds the plaque honoring her father, Jackson Keith Bondurant.

Photos by Betsy Pickle

“Finish Your Degree Close To Home” informational meeting for the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies offered by Tennessee Tech University will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, on the Roane State Oak Ridge Campus in room H209. This degree program is designed for students who have completed an associate degree or equivalent college credit. The BS in Interdisciplinary Studies is offered in an evening format for full time working adults.

Info: Patty Benton, pbenton@tntech.edu or 481-2028.

stand in doorways!”), and her video captured her many facets.

In hers and the others, humor was a common thread, with Dillard recalling some of his more offbeat cases and the Mize brothers reminiscing about their dad’s musical pursuits.

Pelot, in the video and in person, displayed pride in her father and sadness that her brother, Jack Bondurant, who helped her with research on their dad, died last year and wasn’t with her to accept the award.

Pelot also nearly caused an “incident.” Though she has deep ties to Fountain City and Central, she grew up in Farragut, and at one point in the video she referred to Fountain City Lake as “the duck pond.” Even in the darkened auditorium, one could see fumes rising from certain heads!

BIZ NOTES ■ Powell Business and Professional Association meets noon each second Tuesday, Jubilee Banquet Facility.

President is John Bayless, john.bayless@ftr.com or 947-8224.

■ Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets 11:45 a.m. each second Wednesday, Central Baptist Church fellowship hall. President is John Fugate, jfugate43@gmail.com or 688-0062.

■ Halls Business and Professional Association meets noon each third Tuesday, Beaver Brook Country Club.

Co-presidents are Carl Tindell, carlt@tindells.com or 922-

7751; and Michelle Wilson, michelle.wilson@kub.org or 594-7434.

■ Dr. Anna H. Wallace, musculoskeletal oncologist and orthopaedic trauma surgeon, has joined University Orthopaedic Surgeons. She is the only fellowship-trained musculoskeletal oncologist in East Tennessee.

■ Erin Black, M.D., Meredith Murphy, D.O., and Brittany Stofko, D.O., are seeing OB/ GYN patients at the East Tennessee Regional OB/GYN Associates’ second office, located at 9546 S. Northshore Drive.

■ Free Microsoft Excel 2013 class, 8 a.m.-noon Tuesday

Tennessee Tech to hold informational meeting for bachelor’s degree

and Thursday, Nov. 15 and 17, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. 5th Ave. Taught by Pellissippi State instructors.

Registration required. Info/ registration: Bill or Jackie, 524-5511.

■ Hiring event, 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Nov. 10, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. Support Solutions will be taking application and interviewing for support professionals, family providers and related positions. Crowne Plaza Hotel for desk clerks, attendants, housekeeping, foodservice and maintenance. Bring resume. Info: Jackie or Bill, 524-5511.

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

“Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans” hosted by the Knoxville Bar Association, noon-2 p.m., Knox County Public Defender’s office, 1101 Liberty St. Free clinic. Legal issues consultations include: landlord/ tenant, bankruptcy, criminal defense, consumer protection, contract disputes, estate planning, child support, personal injury and general legal issues. Info: 522-6522.

“Holiday Market and Craft Fair,” 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 6900 Kingston Pike. Guest artisans, local crafters, baked goodies, a silent auction and Lutheran World Relief Fair Trade items. Lunch will be available. Portion of proceeds to benefit Disability Resource Center of Knoxville. Info: Cristall Mount, 300-7490.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road.

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: feralfelinefriends.org.

Listening Hearts, A Gathering for Bereaved Moms, meeting, 3 p.m., Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 4110 Central Avenue Pike. Info: 679-1351 or listeningheartsmoms@gmail.com.

Project DYI, Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road.

Offers attendees choice of two or three classes, lunch and a fashion show. Classes offered include “Christmas Décor,” “Holiday Foods” and “Reclaim Restore and Repurpose.” Cost: $25. Registration: fountaincityumc.org or the church office. Info: Marie Perelman, mperelman@ comcast.net; Carol Sewell, caroljosewell@comcast.net.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Dancing Spider Yoga, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. For ages 3-9. Info: 689-2681.

Terry Collins Family Singers from Sneedville will be preforming 7 p.m., Hill Top Baptist Church in Halls. Everyone invited.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3

SUNDAY NOV. 6

Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer (Windows 7), 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info/registration: 9222552.

Annual “Shindig,” a celebration of the Thorn Grove Community, 1-4 p.m., Thorn Grove Christian Church’s 728 S. Carter School Road in Strawberry Plains. Featuring: live music, bounce house, petting zoo, chili cook off, bake sale, vendors and more. Info: 6607259 or hjsickles@aol.com.

“Knoxville’s ‘Merry-Go-Round,’ Ciderville and the East Tennessee Country Music Scene,” 2:30-4:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. A lecture and book signing by Ruth B. White; musical performance by David West and the Cider Mountain Boys. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-8824 or EastTNHistory.org.

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FRIDAY, NOV. 4 Livestock Production on Small Acreage, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. UT Extension Eastern Region Office, 1801 Downtown West Blvd. Lunch included. Info/registration: 215-2340.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 4-5

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9

Rummage and craft sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Loveland Baptist Church.

1320 Spring Hill Road. Proceeds go to missions. Individual sales. Table rental: Phillip, 368-8016.

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

SATURDAY, NOV. 5 Church bazaar, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church. 7535 Maynardville Highway.

Crafts, country store, baked goods, white elephant and Rada Knives. Serving breakfast and lunch. Info: 922-1412.

guns). Admission is free; the chapter requests donations of 10 percent of cash sales to support its outdoor education programs for children, adults and disabled veterans. Info: Dennis Baxter, dsbaxter1@live.com or 494-6337.

Hiring event, 10 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. Support Solutions will be taking application and interviewing for support professionals, family providers and related positions. Crowne Plaza Hotel for desk clerks, attendants, housekeeping, foodservice and maintenance. Bring resume. Info: Jackie or Bill, 524-5511.

Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection (KCWC) brunch and fall festival, 9:15 a.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Barbara McGrege; topic: “Making Peace With My Past. Complimentary child care by reservation only. The fall festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; includes vendor fair and silent auction.

Brunch and fair, $12, fair only, $3. Info/reservation: 3158182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com.

Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 10-13 Zoo Knoxville Dollar Days. General zoo admission tickets for ages 4 and up are $1 each and parking is free with the donation of a non-perishable food item or pet food. Tickets must be purchased in advance online.

Info/tickets: zooknoxville.org.

FRIDAY, NOV. 11 “Glass Tile Jewelry” workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Basement Community Art Studio, 105 W. Jackson Ave. Instructor: Marianne Gansley. Cost: $25; includes all supplies. Registration required by Nov. 8. Info/registration: 333-5262 or thebasementartstudio@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12 Painting workshop, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Instructor: Kristi Bailey. Cost: $35. Bring lunch.

Info/registration: 573-5508 or info@marblesprings.net.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

THURSDAY, NOV. 10

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, NOV. 15 AND 17

Fishing and Outdoor Swap Meet, 7 p.m., St. Francis Episcopal Church, 158 W. Norris Road, Norris.

Hosted by the Clinch River Chapter, Trout Unlimited.

Buy or sell fishing, camping or other outdoor gear (no

Free Microsoft Excel 2013 class, 8 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. 5th Ave. Taught

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News from Southeastern Retina Associates

Southeastern Retina Associates cares about your eyes and more

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Fortunately for them, there’s Southeastern Retina Associates.

Known for their expertise in the treatment of a wide range of advanced eye disorders, the SERA doctors all hold fouryear degrees as Doctor of Medicine (MD), followed by three years of ophthalmology residency and a two-year fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery. All are board-cer-

tified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. And several have completed additional training in research, and are members of the American Society of Retina Surgeons, contributing actively to SERA’s nationally recognized clinical trials program.

There’s a reason their motto is “Experience, Expertise, Excellence.” SERA is a subspecialty, referral-only practice.

As their website states, “we are the practice that other physicians and eye care professionals turn to for the most challenging retina problems.”

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SERA extends mission into research Like any top-notch medical facility, Southeastern Retina Associates’ engagement in the ophthalmological community doesn’t stop with patient care.

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Ridge, Sevierville, Harriman, Morristown and Crossville, SERA’s physicians are readily available to those who need them.

Quality control is important.

The doctors monitor and compare data to make sure they provide the highest level of care. And they do this through two different registries.

The IRIS (Intelligent Research in Sight) reported in 2016 that SERA exceeded the national benchmarks in all 14 measures reported.

The Vestrum Health registry is a private registry focused on U.S. retina specialist data. In its most recent report, SERA compared favorably to other retina specialists at both the regional and national levels.

SERA carefully considers costs for their services to ensure they provide excellent value. Multiple reporting tools are studied.

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Approximately 45 percent of diabetics will develop some form of diabetic eye disease.

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Regular eye exams and early treatment can halt the progression of the disease and help maintain good vision in most patients.

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lishes a QRUR for all providers. In the 2016 report, SERA continued to demonstrate high quality and low cost when compared to the Medicare eye provider population.

This is noteworthy, as SERA specializes in complex surgical patients and patients with chronic conditions requiring intensive medical treatments, while the comparison group

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A-14 • NOVEMBER 2, 2016 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news

Value. Everyday.

Frozen, 10 Lbs. & Up

Get

Butterball Turkey

300

ValuPoints*

Per Lb.

Selected Varieties

Food Club Stuffing Mix With Card

6 Oz.

99

Limit 2

99

¢

¢

*Offer valid through December 27, 2016.

Requires additional $35.00 purchase in the same transaction. Limit one per customer per day. Receive 300 ValuPoints with the purchase of any frozen whole turkey, Food City Whole Semi-Boneless Ham, Food City Whole or Half Spiral Sliced Ham or Food City Whole Boneless Ham.

4

99

USDA Select

T-Bone Steak Per Lb.

Regular or Thick Sliced

Boneless Pork Sirloin Chops

12 Oz.

1

Per Lb.

1

99

99

With Card

Fresh Pineapple

Coca-Cola Products

Each

2 Liters

79

With Card

When you buy 5 in the same transaction. Lesser quantities are 1.39 each.

Limit 1 transaction. Customer pays sales tax.

With Card

Whole or Cored

Selected Varieties

¢

With i h Card d

Food City Fresh

Carolina Pride Bacon

5

With Card

Harvest Club

1

99

Russet Potatoes 10 Lb. Poly Bag

With Card

SAVE AT LEAST 4.99 ON TWO

MIX OR MATCH ANY 10 AND SAVE 5 - SEE MORE IN-STORE! $

Selected Varieties, Chunk or

Food Club Shredded Cheese 6-8 Oz.

Crisco Vegetable Oil 48 Oz.

ValuCard Price................2.19 BUY 10, SAVE $5 DISCOUNT....50

ValuCard Price................1.99 BUY 10, SAVE $5 DISCOUNT....50

YOUR FINAL PRICE...

YOUR FINAL PRICE...

1

69

With Card

Selected Varieties

1

49

With Card

30 Oz. V ValuCard Price................2.49 BBUY 10, SAVE $5 DISCOUNT....50

ValuCard Price................1.49 BUY 10, SAVE $5 DISCOUNT....50

YOUR FINAL PRICE...

YOUR FINAL PRICE...

1

99

With Card

Selected Varieties

Green Giant Vegetables 14.25-15.25 Oz.

Selected Varieties

Prego Spaghetti Sauce

Kraft Mayonnaise

Items and Prices are specifically intended to apply locally where issue originates. No sales to dealers or competitors. Quantity rights reserved.

Sales tax may apply. 2016 K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. Food City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pure

ValuCard P Price...................89 BUY 10, SAVE $5 DISCOUNT....50 YOUR FINAL PRICE...

39

¢

With Card

14.5-27 Oz.

99

¢ With Card

Selected Varieties

Food Club Butter 1 Lb. Quarters

Knoxville, TN - N. Broadway, Maynardville Hwy., Hardin Valley Rd., Kingston Pike, Middlebrook Pike, Morrell Rd. • Powell, TN - 3501 Emory Rd.

ValuCard Price................2.49 i BUY 10, SAVE $5 DISCOUNT....50 YOUR FINAL PRICE...

1

99

With Card

SALE DATES: Wed., Nov. 2 Tues., Nov. 8, 2016