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Haslam held hostage

Ron Ramsey’s going to put his big boot down on Gov. Bill Haslam. If Haslam’s thinking about bringing his long-awaited Tennessee Plan for Medicaid expansion to the General Assembly, Ramsey’s going to mess it up.

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See Betty Bean’s story on A-4

Rebuilding Together “Imagine a group of angels coming down, swooping in, doing their work, and then they’re gone,” said Marilyn Sobota. “That’s what it feels like.

It’s wonderful and Robert Hubbard feels the same way.”

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See Cindy Taylor’s story on A-4

UT hoops? Myth or maybe?

We have been told this will be Cuonzo Martin’s best basketball team at Tennessee.

That won’t take much. The previous two lost in the opening round of the NIT, at home, to Mercer and MTSU.

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Fundraiser benefits

Powell Playhouse

By Cindy Taylor Once a year, the Powell community gets a chance to support local theater, browse for unique items and view the work of fine artisans all at the same time.

Jubilee Banquet Facility hosted the third annual Arts and Crafts Show and Fundraiser for the Powell Playhouse. The event featured local artists and crafters, and served as an opportunity to purchase holiday décor and gifts.

Marsha Sneed demonstrated her talent for acrylic art onsite.

Sneed was a student of Powell Playhouse founder Nita BuellBlack.

“I love to come out and support Nita and the Playhouse,” said Sneed.

Many of the artists donated all money earned at their booths to the Playhouse.

Robert and Daphene Overman at their booth with shopper Gia Hinton Photos by Cindy Taylor

See Marvin West’s story on A-5

The Battle of Fort Sanders

The unique pencil art of Jamie Speed

In November, 1863, two battle-scarred generals – Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside and Confederate Gen. James Longstreet – faced one another in the Knoxville Campaign.

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If you weren’t at the East Tennessee History Center on Nov. 1, you missed a heck of a historic show.

See Jake Mabe’s story on A-14

Knitted with love Women at Trinity UMC have knitted so many shawls, baby blankets and hats they can’t really remember how many they’ve finished or given away – and the ministry keeps going.

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Powell’s traffic signal, webinar and PBPA

By Sandra Clark Knox County Engineering and Public Works continues its efforts to construct a turn lane and install a traffic signal at the entrance to the new Food City store on Clinton Highway.

Engineers had hoped to have it operative by Thanksgiving, but a delay last week by the signal installer has pushed the opening date back to December, said chief engineer Jim Snowden.

After the signal is installed, it must flash for seven days before it’s turned on, he said.

Also in business news: Frontier Communications has scheduled a free webinar for 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, that will focus on small businesses benefitting from the use of market research.

Leonard Murphy, chief executive officer of GreenBook, will present the program as part

of Frontier’s Getting Ahead Webinar Series: What Every Small Business Should Know, said Mike Byrd, general manager for Frontier.

“This free webinar demonstrates our commitment to supporting our customers and the communities we serve,” said Byrd.

With more than a decade of experience in market research, Murphy is a consultant to numerous organizations and an adviser to

several technology focused startups.

Those interested in joining the webinar can make reservations by going online at http://bit. ly/1hqjYtC. Info: frontier@kineticfin.com.

Powell Business and Professional Association will meet for lunch at noon Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Jubilee Banquet Facility. Cost of attendance is $14, which includes a buffet lunch.

See Cindy Taylor’s story on A-7

Raku for you Powell High School art students were recently given an opportunity to join in the fun of mask making with Raku firing. Retired Carter High School teacher Mack Hickey brought his expertise and a Raku kiln to the school.

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Artist Doris Hudnall with her favorite piece, The Girl with the Pearl Earring.

Caleb Ellis, 3, helps mom Lauran Williams (not pictured) at her booth, which featured handmade jewelry.

See Jim Tumblin’s story on A-5

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By Betty Bean Last week, Gloria Johnson put both her jobs on the block by inviting her fellow teachers to speak out about their grievances with Knox County Schools. As a state representative, she was handing her political opponents a potential opportunity to brand her ineffective, a troublemaker. As a lifelong educator, she was risking the ire of those who sign her paycheck.

Gloria Johnson rallies the troops But her colleagues answered the call. Dozens of teachers attended a Monday night planning session. Most had never spoken use their names. But Johnson publicly about their grievances, helped them screw up their courand many – but not all – were ap- age and hone messages to present at the Wednesday night school prehensive about speaking out.

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Tension rose that afternoon.

But by the time board chair Lynne Fugate opened Wednesday’s meeting, almost every seat on the main floor and some 35 in the balcony were occupied, and almost everybody wore red. One by one, they presented their concerns, complaints and demands: A Spanish teacher talked about being asked to speak less Spanish during her evaluation because her evaluator didn’t speak the language.

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ered solid data; others presented first-hand accounts of how the system’s emphasis on endless high-stakes testing was impacting their students.

All spoke with conviction. The atmosphere was creative and collegial. They vowed to have each other’s backs, and they decided to wear red to symbolize their resolve.

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health & lifestyles

Veterans take on new challenges later in life After Curby Thomas of Powell had a heart attack in 2002, he was referred to the Fort Sanders Cardiac Rehabilitation Outpatient Program for 13 weeks of exercise and nutrition classes under the watchful eye of nurses, dieticians and exercise specialists.

Working out three times a week, Thomas regained his strength.

Then he decided to keep going with exercise.

Thomas joined Fort Sanders Cardiac Rehab on a monthly basis, like a health club. Now at 71, he visits several days each week to use the treadmill, weights and other equipment.

“I’ve kept up a routine of walking and exercising, and it’s made a tremendous difference in the quality of my life. If you exercise you can live life. Or, you can just sit around and wait to croak, I guess!”

Thomas said with a laugh.

Like many cardiac patients, Thomas is a veteran. He served in the Army in 1959 to 1960. His heart problems were not related to his service, he said.

However, many veterans do have heart and lung problems stemming from military service.

“Many men in World War II were exposed to dangerous levels of asbestos. And during the Vietnam War, it was Agent Orange that may have affected their lungs,” said Rick Smith, a cardiovascular technologist at Fort Sanders. Smith is himself a former Army combat medic and National Guardsman.

Cardiovascular technologist Rick Smith talks to Zijad Dvzanic during his rehab session at Fort Sanders Cardiac Rehabilitation Outpatient Program.

Smith said he sees military service related heart and lung diseases regularly. Asbestos was rampant in old Navy ships and shipyards. Agent Orange and other chemicals were used in Southeast Asia. And throughout the military, cigarette smoking was an encouraged habit (it is now discouraged).

“Cigarettes used to come in the meal ration packs,” said Smith.

“The old adage was, ‘If you’ve got ’em, light ’em.’ ” For example, Harold Pruitt of Knoxville, 79 and a Navy veteran, exercises regularly at Fort Sanders.

“I was exposed to asbestos, but I also smoked for 52 years,” he said. “I had a little trace of CPOD (chronic pulmonary obstructive disorder), and restless leg syndrome.”

Exercising at Fort Sanders has made a big difference in his health, Pruitt said. “It’s helped me quite a bit. I can walk better, breathe better and the doctor says my lungs are clear and free,” said Pruitt.

Veterans and other patients often say they enjoy having nurses, physical therapists and dieticians nearby while they exercise, in case of emergency.

“We exercise the patients, take

their blood pressure and watch them on heart monitors while exercising, taking them through different stations like the treadmill, the bicycles and weights for their upper body,” said Smith.

Chuck Doherty of Knoxville, 86, said he’s glad Fort Sanders staff members are nearby while he exercises.

“I think they’re doing a great job. I fell once on the treadmill, and they were there in a nanosecond. I’ve got to learn to keep awake on the treadmill,” he joked.

Doherty said he was likely exposed to asbestos in the Navy years ago; however, his main heart issue is an irregular heartbeat. He began attending Fort Sanders Cardiac Rehab about four years ago.

“I use the arm machines, the treadmills, the steps, weights, bicycles, everything. My wife tells me it’s keeping me alive,” Doherty said.

“Whether you’re a veteran or not, you’ll get the most excellent care you could ever get at Fort Sanders,” said Smith. “Exercise helps stave off old age issues, arthritis and things like that.

“Your mobility is better, your lung issues get better. You’re being watched by all these people, and we send reports to physicians.

“We like to say we have smart, happy hearts and happy patients.

Exercising at Fort Sanders helps our patients recognize what’s going on with their bodies. It also gives them a way to improve their health,” said Smith.

Exercise your heart at Fort Sanders Cardiac Rehab Center

For more information about the Cardiac Rehabilitation Outpatient Program at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-541-1250 or go to fsregional.com/cardiovascular.

Leaving the hospital is just the first step in recovering from a heart attack, heart surgery or angioplasty. Cardiac patients often need to strengthen weakened heart muscles and learn heart-healthy practices. Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center heart patients are referred to the hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Outpatient Program. The three-month program offers exercise sessions and health classes to establish lifestyle changes that help reduce the patient’s risk of further heart disease.

“Cardiac Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary treatment plan which involves medication, nursing, exercise physiology, nutrition and psychology. We know it’s difficult to make lifestyle changes, so we try to provide people support so they can change,” explains cardiac rehab nurse case manager Brenda Leuthold.

Patients exercise three times each week while hooked to a heart monitor. They also attend different classes on nutrition, stress management and medications.

“It’s long enough to help form healthy habits,” says Leuthold.

After completing the rehab program, patients are invited back to the center to continue exercising. The center has exercise bikes, step machines, treadmills and free weights.

“It’s a wonderful support group for anybody that’s had heart disease or heart procedures,” says Leuthold. “We have a lot of great outcomes.”

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Noweta members brought plants for identification and judging practice. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Knox North Lions president Rick Long enjoys a reunion with his former Powell High School basketball coach Jeff Hunter.

Rebuilding Together “Imagine a group of angels coming down, swooping in, doing their work, and then they’re gone,” said Marilyn Sobota. “That’s what it feels like. It’s wonderful and Robert feels the same way.”

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Marilyn Sobota takes a break from work on the home of Robert Hubbard (pictured with Sobota).

Among other things, RTK volunteers installed a new HVAC system, resealed the basement and constructed a new shed. Hubbard had been living without heat or air.

“I am completely overwhelmed,” said Hubbard.

Fifth Third Bank donated $150,000 to Rebuilding Together for home rebuild projects for veterans in six U.S. cities, all taking place around the country on Nov. 7.

Jeff Hunter’s coaching years at Powell High School spanned from 1968 to 1993.

Hunter was the guest speaker at the Knox North Lions Club meeting Nov. 6. He recalled some tough times but said most memories are good ones.

“Powell basketball was already really strong when I came. Due to some odd circumstances we (PHS) actually went to district one year with a 9-14 record,” said Hunter. “I found out that 6 a.m. was the best time to teach kids basketball. If kids really wanted to play they would show up and nobody would bother you.”

Club president Rick Long announced volunteer opportunities with the Salvation Army. Info: 5259401.

In honor of Veterans Day Long recognized veterans present at the meeting, Lions Cindy Teague and Greg Householder. Householder won the trivia contest by knowing why Veterans Day is always Nov. 11.

“Fighting in World War I ceased when an armistice went into effect between the Allied nations and Germany on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month,” said Householder.

Knox North Lions meet at 12:30 p.m. for lunch each first and third Wed. at Puleos on Cedar Lane. Speaker for the Nov. 20 meeting will be Lion Jim McFarland.

and high-stakes testing. The teachers showed up, spoke out and made their points in a forceful, intelligent and courageous fashion.

Teachers’ grade: A Afterwards, McIntyre gave a 9-minute interview during which he said it was great to hear from all those terrific teachers, although “we try to create opportunities for feedback all the time.”

He vowed to continue to

help the teachers adjust to all the “changes” and disavowed creating or tolerating an atmosphere that squelches dissent.

He did not express any frustration with the new standards and did not address the substance of any of the complaints.

S u p e r i nt e n d e nt ’s grade: F School board members by rule and by custom do

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Rowena Brown and Peggy Jones set up for the Noweta white elephant auction.

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so often by outsiders that students have asked why so many adult “stalkers” are in the room.

A special education teacher said that forcing reading-disabled students to take written tests dooms them to failure (and probably violates federal law).

Others spoke out about:

■ An unfair evaluation which includes 61 indicators on a rubric.

■ Students being taken out of class to be coached for tests while missing instruction time.

■ Being called “human capital” by the administration (which boasts an actual position labeled Director of

Sobota was talking about work that was done on her home and the home of Robert Hubbard by Rebuilding Together – Knoxville (RTK).

Sobota is so grateful for the help received from RTK she now volunteers with the organization and was helping work on Hubbard’s house Nov. 7.

With Veterans Day approaching, Fifth Third Bank and RTK went looking for a candidate who needed help with their home and found Hubbard.

Hubbard received an honorable discharge from the Army in the 1950s and now lives in Cumberland Estates. In 2009 he tragically lost both his wife and daughter. Hubbard suffers from dementia, vision problems and a heart condition, all of which makes home repair difficult to impossible for him. RTK president Chris Bieger was onsite and working.

“This is what we do,” said Bieger. “Our goal is to keep people in their homes. We concentrate on low income, elderly and disabled folks who need our help.”

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■ Contacting the administration with specific problems and never getting a response.

A few demanded that Superintendent Jim McIntyre be dismissed, and many applauded those demands.

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Husband/wife team Emily and Chris Bieger (president of Rebuilding Together Knoxville) work on the home of Robert Hubbard.

White elephant sale at Noweta

Members of the Noweta Garden Club scoured their homes last week to find useful and beautiful objects that needed a new habitat. Club members brought those objects together at the November meeting for a white elephant sale to raise money for the club.

“I think I’ve found my new calling,” said fill-in auctioneer and club president Peggy Jones.

Members also brought plants to swap and cuttings for identification and practice judging.

Members will gather at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Riverside Grill for the December meeting and Christmas party.

Noweta Garden Club meets at 10 a.m. each first Tuesday at Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Info: pjones1@ frontier.com.

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Yule Tide Gathering to come

The Powell Lions Club spent the evening of Nov. 7 pulling together props, making necessary repairs and finalizing plans for the annual Yule Tide Gathering Gifts and Crafts Festival.

The club will host crafters and artisans from around the region Saturday, Nov. 16, at Powell Middle School.

The fair will run from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. More than 30 vendors will be on hand to sell and demonstrate their art. Lil’ Thunder Railroad will be onsite offering train rides. Concessions will be available.

Next up are plans for the Powell Lions Christmas Parade. The parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, and will include dozens of floats, a grand marshal, the Powell High marching band and Santa Claus.

Participants are asked to meet in the old Food City parking lot as in years past.

Rain or shine the parade will begin promptly at 5 p.m. and head down Emory Road.

Powell Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. each first and third Thursday in the clubhouse at 7145 Old Clinton Pike in Powell. Info: 640-1053.

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not respond to presentations at public forum. Indya Kincannon asked that the teachers’ concerns be addressed at the board’s next meeting and posted an open invitation for them to contact her on various social media.

No one addressed the numerous requests to fire McIntyre.

School board’s grade: Incomplete

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Haslam held hostage

Ron Ramsey’s going to put his big boot down on Gov. Bill Haslam. If Haslam’s thinking about bringing his long-awaited Tennessee Plan for Medicaid expansion to the Genresidents who are Wayne eral Assembly, Ramsey’s goDavis, dean of engineering ing to mess it up. at UT, and environmental The lieutenant governor activist Steve Smith. Wil- is putting stuff like this on liams has operated a pub- his website: “If Obamacare lic relations firm for many is implemented, it will be years in Knoxville. near impossible to roll it She is a longtime Repub- back. We must do what we lican activist having served can while we can.” in the Alexander and SunLast week Ramsey told dquist cabinets.

Capitol Hill reporters that She was actually the the governor is wasting his recommendation of Gov. time even thinking about Bill Haslam to serve on this presenting a plan to get fedcommittee which held its eral money to buy health first meeting in October insurance for 330,000 unin Scottsboro, Ala. She is insured Tennesseans. When a former UT trustee and they went running up to TVA board member where Haslam’s office for comshe says she supported ment, his people told them open committee meetings that Ramsey’s ruminations of the board (which has won’t affect the governor’s never materialized). TVA deliberations, which are pays expenses to attend the into their second year. meetings.

Also serving on the committee is Anne Davis, wife of Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and manager of the Southern Environmental Law Center in Tennessee, as well as Tennessee ConThe ethereal photo deservation Commissioner picting the Virgin Mary and Robert Martineau. her son is more than a holiThe committee is not day vignette to David Baker. expected to address the It’s an important part of his public relations headaches family history.

TVA has had with its now abandoned dress code for public hearings and excessive tree cutting policies in residential neighborhoods Wendy which exceeds what KUB Smith does in Knox County.

TVA CEO Bill Johnson chairs the committee, although originally it was The photo is part of proposed that the comKnoxville’s history, too. mittee pick its own chair.

The photographer is Joseph Johnson preferred to run Knaffl, the son of Austrian it himself and asserted court physician Dr. Rudolph that view. One can ask how Knaffl, who came to East much independence will it Tennessee after fleeing the really have? revolutions of 1848.

■ Tom Brokaw, former Joseph Knaffl and his anchor for NBC news and brother, Charles, opened well known journalist a Knoxville photography and author, will speak at studio called Knaffl & Bro. the Cox Auditorium at the in 1884, and the business Alumni Memorial Buildeventually moved to 522 ing on the UT campus this Gay Street. In 1899, JoWednesday, Nov. 13, at seph was inspired to cre1:30 p.m. sponsored by the ate a Madonna and Child Howard Baker Center. The portrait from looking at the public is invited. It is part full moon, says Baker, who of the Baker Distinguished is the grandson of Joseph Lecture series. Brokaw is Knaffl.

73. It is co-sponsored by The photographer chose the News Sentinel, WBIR and WUOT. Reservations can be made by contacting the Baker Center.

Christi Branscom handles two jobs Christi Branscom seems to have settled easily into her job as chief operating officer and deputy to the mayor, replacing Eddie Mannis.

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She is visible in solving issues such as the initial foolish decision to change the camera lights at the entrance to Turkey Creek shopping which developer John Turley highlighted.

She corrected the error.

What has gone unmentioned is that her old job as senior director has gone unfilled. The Rogero Administration has not made an official announcement, but it is evident it is not going to be filled which will save city taxpayers over $160,000 a year since the two jobs of Mannis and Branscom have effectively been combined without any public acknowledgement.

Frankly, both positions were not needed and Branscom doing both jobs with only a $500 annual pay hike proves it. More efficiency and cost cutting in city government is to be admired and applauded.

Meanwhile the Rogero administration is being tight-lipped about life after Angela Starke, communications director, who departs in December for Florida where her husband has a new job. Discussion ranges from simply filling the position with someone new, elevating Jesse Mayshark who makes $40,000 a year less than Starke or re-arranging the whole operation by merging it into a new department. Mayshark has been the go-to person for city information. The next person may not make the same salary which Starke has had. Stay tuned.

Complicating matters is that Starke’s departure leaves the Rogero Administration without an African-American leading an operating department.

Tank Strickland, who has worked for four mayors, continues with community relations but it is one-person office. Strickland is highly regarded.

■ Knox County Democratic ■ Susan Richardson Women’s Club will meet Williams serves on the 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Shoney’s on Western Avenue. new TVA committee to look New members are welcome. at its energy activities along Info: 742-8234. with two other Knoxville

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Meanwhile, staunch Haslam supporters like the Tennessee Medical Association and the hospital lobbyists, who evidently haven’t found tort reform to be the solution to their financial problems, are ramping up the pressure to get him to sign on to the Medicaid deal so they can get reimbursed for treating the poor and the sick. Vanderbilt Medical Center is getting ready to lay off 1,000 workers; rural hospitals are threatening to close, leaving Haslam to take the fall when communities end up without access to medical care.

This is devil and the deep blue sea territory, and surely not what Haslam anticipated when he rolled over

Ramsey in the 2010 GOP primary with 47 percent of the vote. Ramsey’s 22 percent couldn’t even beat Zach Wamp’s 29 percent.

Should he have realized that Ramsey would be holding him hostage before he’d finished his first term?

Probably, given the makeup of the upper house of the General Assembly, which is dominated by what John McCain calls the “wacko-bird” faction.

Think maybe Haslam wishes he were back in Knoxville where he could count on a collegial, nonpartisan City Council to pretty much endorse his every wish – Knoxville, the running of which he could delegate to trusted deputies Larry Martin and Bill Lyons while he spent two years shaking hands from Memphis to Mountain City trying to be governor – Knoxville, where reporters were friendly, their bosses

deferential and there was no problem a phone call from his daddy couldn’t go a long way toward solving?

Heck yes. He had a sweet ride over here.

Maybe he’s been thinking about that since last March, when, after months of deliberation, internal debate and just plain dithering, he announced what everybody already pretty much knew – that he was turning down $1.4 billion the federal government stood ready to fork over to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. No healthcare for you, 300,000 uninsured Tennesseans. And if you’re waiting on that Tennessee Plan, which is supposed to leverage those federal dollars to buy private health insurance for poor people, don’t hold your breath. It’s a will o’ the wisp. Bill Haslam is not the most powerful guy in Nashville.

Historic photograph is part of Knoxville’s heritage 18-year-old Emma Fanz, the daughter of his friend, Knoxville sausage magnate Ignaz Fanz, as his Madonna.

His daughter, Josephine, was given the lofty role of baby Jesus. The infant, Baker’s mother, was frightened by the noise of the clanging trolley during the first photo shoot. To accommodate the tearful baby, the portrait was shot on a quiet Sunday afternoon, he says.

The photo was a huge commercial success. Thousands of sepia-toned prints were sold in the U.S. and Europe, and a few were hand-tinted, says Baker.

Some questioned the authenticity of the color version, which highlighted Josephine’s blue eyes.

According to Baker, the Madonna and Child portrait was Knaffl’s masterpiece.

Exhibited in Chatauqua, New York, it was written up in a national arts magazine called Pen & Brush. The critic called the photo “a signal success.”

One hundred years after the portrait debuted, Hallmark used the image on two Christmas cards, along with

the text from Isaiah 9: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given ...”

Fanz has her own place in the city’s history. She married Will Price, and

remember when then-editor Harry Moskos took off after Sheriff Tim Hutchison, accusing him of misconduct. The criticism was so excessive that Hutchison caught a backlash wave, which elected him over Rudy Bradley by 5,000 votes and even propelled Bill Frist over Bob Corker in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate. (The Sentinel endorsed Corker.)

■ Amy Broyles was a clear winner when attacked by fellow commissioner R. Larry Smith.

Seems Smith didn’t want Broyles attending the state Economic Summit for Women in Nashville. Smith said he didn’t see why Knox County had to pick up the tab ($130 or so) for her expenses. Even the League of Women Voters weighed in for Broyles.

West Knoxville resident David Baker is selling copies of a Madonna and Child portrait that his grandfather, Joseph Knaffl, created at his Gay Street studio in 1899. The baby in the photo is Baker’s mother. Photo

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GOSSIP AND LIES

■ Joy McCroskey visited the Powell Business and Professional Association in October, said she’s running for re-election and handed out gizmos.

The gift? A plastic dispenser of adhesive bandages.

■ Joy’s been needing a bandaid ever since.

■ The News Sentinel is risking a “timmy” on McCroskey. Those around in 1994

they were one of the first families in the area to own an automobile. She became Knoxville’s first car-wreck widow when Price blew a tire and plummeted into a ravine. She later married jeweler Albert Hope, and they built Hopecote, which is now owned by the University of Tennessee and used as a guest house. Ironically, she never had children but enjoyed the acclaim that came from being Knaffl’s Madonna.

Knaffl’s son, Samuel, assumed control of the business after his father passed away in 1938. The studio evolved into a framing business that lasted until 1987.

Edward Hurst Jr., a grandson of Knaffl, was a noted portrait painter who attended school in London and studied with Knoxville’s Catherine Wiley.

Baker, who lived with his parents and grandparents in the Fort Sanders neighborhood, is a lifelong resident of Knoxville. He worked at Woodruff’s on Gay Street for 45 years.

For Baker, the Knaffl Madonna and Child is a family treasure. With the help of his son, Kent Baker, he is selling prints and Christmas cards featuring the photo as a tribute to his mother. They are available at the Southern Market, the East Tennessee History Center, Paraclete Catholic Book Store and Antique & Estate Vintage Collectibles.

“I thought it was a good thing to bring it back,” he says.

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Tennessee basketball? Myth or maybe?

We have been told this will be Cuonzo Martin’s best basketball team at Tennessee. That won’t take much.

The previous two lost in the opening round of the NIT, at home, to Mercer and MTSU.

Marvin West

Perhaps you have heard that three Volunteers, Jordan McRae, Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon, are all-Southeastern Conference types. One might even make all-America.

Hope so.

Earlier, there was fear of hype overload and excessive expectations. Not so much now. Florida and Kentucky and maybe Alabama are projected as superior in the conference. Tennessee opened at No. 26 in the Associated Press preseason top-25 poll.

One computer forecast says 33 in the country.

The great Dick Vitale, breathless with excitement, says Tennessee is No. 23 until further notice. His analysis was powerful: “Stokes will be a key up front. A healthy Maymon will help.�

I had no idea.

Here are the unspoken keys to this being a good team: Antonio Barton, fifth-

Robert Hubbs or McRae or Richardson hit the required percentage of threes?

Martin thinks Tennessee will be a pretty good team. “I think the most important thing is not to get caught up in what other people are saying‌we know what we need to do to be successful.â€?

Coach wasn’t talking about me. I hadn’t said anything at the time.

There are encouraging signs of success – more talent, more experience, more depth, more matchup flexibility.

Leadership is strengthened with Maymon’s return.

He tried during his sit-out season but there is a significant difference in talking a good game and playing one.

Maymon can play.

Stokes has lost a few pounds and appears a bit

quicker. He got that message last spring when NBA evaluators shocked him with several reasons he should remain in college.

At heart, Jarnell is a gladiator who goes hard to the boards. He generally maintained effort last season even when he didn’t get the ball. Stokes is a winner if the refs will let him breathe.

McRae is one of the better developmental stories in the country. As Vitale likes to say, he has come a long way, baby. He may actually be an NBA scorer.

Hubbs, top new talent, is also a shooter. Alas and alas, Tennessee must play with just one ball at a time.

That probably means more games will be won or lost on defense.

of delay and confusion, one cannon ... in the fort fired two quick rounds of canister into the storming party, but quickly closing their ranks the Confederates reached the ditch and chased away the gunners exposed on the platform. “The rapid advance in almost complete darkness over terrain filled with obstacles and converging furrows brought the attacking force in a packed mass whose officers could no longer distinguish their own men. Hesitating only momentarily, the men swarmed into the ditch which they had been told The assault on Fort Sanders (Nov. 29, 1863). Gen. James Long- was no more than four feet street’s 4,000 battle-tested veterans of the war in the east at- deep. They expected to get tacked at dawn but were repulsed in 20 minutes with 80 casu- a toe hold on the berm and alties to Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s 13. Painting used by permission of scale the parapet with one Charles A. Reeves Jr. leap. But as they surged into the ditch they discovered to barriers and bowled them lead troops began tearing their horror that in places aside like tenpins, but in the and kicking at the wires, it was more than 11 feet darkness the men tripped they were knocked over by deep, the embankment was and stumbled over the tele- the sheer weight of numbers slippery and icy, the berm graph wires stretched be- of the rest of the onrush- had been cut away and the tween the stumps. As the ing troops. At the moment parapet had been built up

very high with cotton bales.

Many of the men, not knowing what else to do, fired into the embrasures at any of the Federals foolish enough to show their heads.�

In 20 minutes the battle was finished. There was nothing for the men in the ditch to do but surrender.

Longstreet suffered about 800 casualties, Burnside only 13. Longstreet took a few days to assemble his wounded and retreated through Strawberry Plains and Mossy Creek (presentday Jefferson City) to Russellville. There he spent two miserable months with record cold weather and inadequate supplies before he proceeded back to the battlefields of Virginia.

The Union army controlled Knoxville for the remainder of the war. Both armies had stripped East Tennessee of its foodstuff and livestock.

Guerrilla warfare, hunger and deprivation marked the period.

year senior imported from Memphis as a surplus Tiger, must move the ball at a faster pace, get out on the break, feed the big bullies inside.

Stokes really needs a short jump shot. Has he developed one? We’ll see.

Here’s one of the mythor-maybe parts: Can Tennessee guard guards? Perhaps Barton or freshman Darius Thompson or multitalented Josh Richardson or somebody deeper on the bench can make critical stops. The previous two teams boosted several opposing guards toward fame and fortune.

Trae Golden, since departed with only rumored explanation, was at the fore-

front of that problem. He lacked quick, nimble feet.

But he could hit clutch free throws. Replacing poise at the foul line is another unspoken key.

In theory, there will be more free-throwing. Officials have been told to remove some of the toughness from defense. If it really happens, that is bad news.

Defensive toughness, not yet developed, was supposedly one of Cuonzo’s hallmarks.

Here is the other unspoken key to significant improvement, another myth-or-maybe segment: Has Tennessee developed an offensive strategy for attacking zones? If it remains the same, bombs away, can highly regarded newcomer

The Battle of Fort Sanders In November, 1863, two battle-scarred generals – Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside and Confederate Gen. James Longstreet – faced one another in the Knoxville Campaign.

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In an attempt to buy time for his engineers to put the final touches on fortifications in Knoxville, Burnside planned an orderly withdrawal of about 5,000 troops he had detached to Loudon, southwest of the city. They were to march to Lenoir Station (now Lenoir City), through a crucial road crossing at Campbell’s Station, and into the protection of his positions in Knoxville.

Longstreet, with about 12,000 combined infantry and artillery, advanced northward from Chattanooga on a parallel route. The race was on, made more difficult by the heavy rain that was falling and the resulting mud. The Federal troops won the race to the crossing by some 15 minutes. The sharp contest that occurred at Campbell’s Station on Nov. 16, 1863, resulted in 338 Union casualties to 174 for the Confederates.

After much delay for reconnaissance and preparations for another battle and because of the terrible weather, Longstreet finally scheduled the assault on Fort Sanders, where he thought Burnside was most vulnerable.

Fort Sanders was constructed on an eminence near downtown Knoxville, at present-day 17th St. and Laurel Ave. The staging area for the Confederate attack was northwest of the fort, near present-day Forest Ave. and the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks.

Both sides lacked food, adequate clothing, and shoes. After 17 days of siege, Burnside’s army had been reduced to quarter rations.

The fort was surrounded by a ditch 6-8 feet deep but appeared to be only 3-4 feet deep. Some planks had been placed across it and, from distant Confederate observation posts, troops were observed crossing easily but they were using the planks.

The earthen walls were 13 feet high in most places with cotton bales wrapped in rawhide piled on top to protect the riflemen.

Longstreet had been warned he would need scaling ladders, but he was deceived by the apparent shallow depth of the ditch and did not prepare them.

For perhaps 30 to 80 yards in front of the northwest bastion that was selected for the assault, there were 18-inch tree stumps between which the engi-

neers had stretched telegraph wire to trip and delay the attackers.

Gen. Porter Alexander, Confederate artillery commander, had 34 guns in the Knoxville area. Burnside had 51.

Inside the fort, 1st Lt. Samuel Benjamin had 335 Union riflemen and 105 artillery working 12 cannons.

Longstreet commanded 4,000 Confederate veterans of Robert E. Lee’s campaigns in the East (almost a 10-to-1 ratio). His first assault troops crouched low and approached the fort at dawn on Nov. 29, 1863.

Says author D.G. Seymour: “With a rush and a yell the surging gray column advanced up the hill toward Ft. Sanders. As they neared the fort the leading lines crashed through brush

Marvin West is the only Tennessean in the U.S. Basketball Writers’ hall of fame.

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NEWS FROM SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES

At Southeastern Retina Associates the focus is all on the eyes

By Anne Hart November is Diabetes Awareness Month, which brings a reminder of the devastating role the disease can play in damaging or even destroying eyesight, and of the importance of good ophthalmologic care. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness for people under 50.

Diabetes affects the eyes by causing deterioration of blood vessels in the retina. The retina is the nerve tissue in the eye which functions similar to the film in a camera.

The breakdown of retinal blood vessels may result in fluid leaking into the center of the retina (macular edema) or abnormal blood vessels that grow on the surface of the retina (neovascularization), which can bleed and scar. This can lead to permanent loss of vision.

The physicians at Southeastern Retina Associates (SERA) have been caring for patients with diabetic retinopathy for over 30 years. The physicians at SERA are the only retina specialists in the Knoxville region who are board-certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

As retina specialists, the physicians at SERA specialize in treating diseases of the retina.

That specialization and experience has led SERA to become the most trusted retina practice in the region. Almost all of the patients seen at SERA have been referred by other eye care providers who trust the physicians of SERA to provide the highest

level of care to their patients with diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, and other retinal conditions.

“We are proud of the care we have provided to the East Tennessee community over the last 30 years and appreciate the trust our patients and their physicians have placed in us,” says Dr. John Hoskins, the founder of SERA. Diabetic retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss if not identified early. Dr. James Miller notes “It is important to remember that diabetic retinopathy may not cause any symptoms in its early stages, so it is critical that people with diabetes mellitus undergo at least an annual eye exam, even if there are no apparent vision symptoms.”

All patients with diabetes are urged to have an annual eye exam. “Prevention is the key to maintaining your vision because all too often the nerve damage that results from diabetic retinopathy cannot be reversed,” says Dr. Miller. Similarly, good blood sugar control is a critical aspect of preventing and managing diabetic retinopathy.

Patients with diabetic retinopathy are often treated with medication, lasers, and surgery if necessary. All of the physicians at SERA completed four years of medical school, a one-year internship in medicine and surgery, a three-year ophthalmology residency, and a two-year fellowship in medical and surgical retina care, so they are well-trained to provide a full spectrum of care to diabetic patients.

They are the only specialists in the area who provide both medical and surgical care to their patients. “We are the only retina specialists in the area who are trained to manage all aspects of diabetic retinopathy,” notes Dr. Tod McMillan.

SERA is a nationally-recognized retina practice with a very active clinical trial and research program. SERA has been a leader in multiple nationally known clinical research studies for diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, and other diseases of the retina. “By collaborating with the National Eye Institute and leading clinical research studies, our practice is able to provide cutting-edge treatment to patients in East Tennessee that they cannot obtain anywhere else,” notes Dr. Joseph Googe.

With offices in the Knoxville, Chattanooga and Tri-cities areas, the physicians with SERA have the confidence of patients and their referring physicians from Wytheville, VA. to Dalton, GA and from Crossville, TN to North Carolina.

SERA’s retina specialists utilize the most advanced therapies and surgical approaches, combined with unfailing attention to consistency and detail, to provide the best treatment available, including surgery when necessary.

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The end of war Pam Cunningham, Deborah Glenn, Carole Raxter and Jean Neil work with circular knitting needles. Not pictured: Deedra Glenn, Pat McBee, Pam Kautz and Frances Cunningham.

Knitted with love, covered in prayer

By Cindy Taylor Women at Trinity UMC have knitted so many shawls, baby blankets and hats they can’t really remember how many they’ve finished or given away – and the ministry keeps going.

The items benefit Children’s Hospital, UT Hospital and members of the armed forces, just to name a few. They don’t always know who receives them but occasionally word comes back.

“I have a friend with breast cancer who helps out at Powell Playhouse,” said Pam Cunningham. “We gave her a prayer shawl and she had it at work with her.

When she told everyone what the shawl was for, a group prayed around her right before a performance.”

The lap robes, prayer shawls and other handmade items are distributed at no cost to the recipients.

Helmet liners and fingerless gloves have been sent to members of the armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The women have been working in the ministry since 2005. Some are experienced in the art of knitting LoAnna Woods, Liana Woods, June Nickle, Gail Vandiver, and Yvonne Pearman work at a table but many come to learn. The covered with finished prayer gifts. group meets the first Saturday of each month and includes more than four sets of mother/daughter teams.

“Most of the time we have no idea where the items will go or who will receive them,” said organizer Carol Raxter.

“But we pray for whoever the recipient will be as we make the items.”

While the women were hard at work inside, the men were making improvements outdoors. The front entrance now sports a new coat of paint.

■ Rule High Class of 1973 will hold its 40-year reunion Saturday, Nov. 16, at Bearden Banquet Hall. All graduates are invited. Info: Mike Doyle, 687-2268, or Juanita McFall Bishop, 804-4816.

Food banks ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. Info: 922-9412.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell, 7212 Central Ave. Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. For appointment: 9382611 or leave a message and your call will be returned.

■ Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalter-umc. org/oneharvest/index.html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-noon. weekdays.

Steve Jacques and Winston Kegley use a bucket truck to paint the front entrance at Trinity UMC. Photos by Cindy Taylor

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■ New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes food boxes 5-6:30 p.m. each third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

■ Halls High School Class of 1984 is planning its 30-year reunion and is searching for classmates. If you are a graduate of this class or have information about a graduate of this class, contact Brenda Gray, 548-7825 or bfg1966@ tds.net; or Jeana Carter Kirby, 556-9032 or jeana.kirby@ knoxschools.org.

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At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, in the year 1918, World War I – the “war to end all wars” – officially ended.

It was only two years ago that the last U. S. veteran of that war died: Frank Buckles, of West Virginia.

Twenty-nine years after the “war to end all wars,” World War II began. Ironically enough, Mr. Buckles would become a prisoner of war in that conflict. After his service in World War I, he took up a career as a ship’s officer on merchant vessels.

He was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II, and held prisoner of war for more than three years before he was freed by U. S. troops.

So far, wars have not ended war, nor have they been accurate predictors of the end of the world. Jesus was right: “the end is not yet.”

So the end of the world is somewhere in the future.

Tomorrow? Next week? A millennium from now? Two millennia?

If this little blue planet is home, and we are unable, so far, to escape its environs en masse, why can’t we stop killing each other? Rodney King asked plaintively after the riots in Los Angeles, “Why can’t we just get along?”

Well, it seems we just can’t. Because we can’t

■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane, distributes free food 10 a.m.noon each third Saturday.

Info: 566-1265.

REUNIONS

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When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? Jesus answered them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah!’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

(Matthew 24: 3-6 NRSV)

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church offers a Clothes Closet free of cost for women, men and children in the Red Brick Building, 6125 Lacy Road.

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seem to get over those seven deadly sins: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony, all of which (it seems to me) boil down to selfishness.

So when a man gives his life for a cause larger than himself – say, the salvation of the world – it is an act of total heroic unselfishness.

We all need heroes. At times, history provides an opportunity for men and women to do heroic things.

Sometimes God provides such an opportunity for us – you and me: a chance to stand up and be counted, to take a stand, to perform a service, to do a task, to be a hero.

There are heroes among us – quiet heroes we don’t notice – who are faithfully doing the right things, the necessary things, the difficult things.

It is my prayer that we will watch for them, study them and emulate them.

And if we are called on to be a hero, even for a moment, we will hear that call, answer the summons and faithfully do our best.

Open to the public 10:30 a.m.1 p.m. every second Saturday.

Crafters needed ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway in Karns, is calling all crafters for its annual Craft Fair to be held Saturday, Nov. 23. Tables are $30 and set-up is 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22. For application to reserve your spot, email amrector@comcast.net or call the church office, 690-1060.

Meetings and classes ■ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is offering tours of one its local churches to help the public have a better understanding of their beliefs. The church located at 6024 Grove Drive in Fountain City, near Gresham Middle School, will offer tours 6-7 p.m.

Thursdays, Nov. 14 and 21.

■ Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike, will host a one-time class, “Surviving the Holidays,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, in the Prayer Chapel.

The class is a warm and encouraging event featuring video instruction and group discussion that will help you deal with the intense pain of grief during the holiday season. Info: care@ fellowshipknox.org.

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Brickey-McCloud students celebrate Colonial Days Brickey-McCloud Elementary 4th grade students celebrated the second annual Colonial Day. The special day culminates the end of the colonial unit in Social Studies.

Students spent the day dipping candles, making

butter, learning a colonial dance, playing traditional colonial games and more.

Many dressed in colonial attire and ate typical colonial food. Each student was able to have their picture taken in the old-timey photo station.

Brickey-McCloud students Katy Niedling, Clay Gamble, Samuel Rievley, Clay Stooksbury (in background), Bethany Quillen, Brodie Runyard, Porter Tolf, Taylor Powers and Cole Prentice perform a colonial dance during the 4th grade Colonial Day event.

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Shopper-News Presents Miracle Makers

Teachers get fired up

By Betsy Pickle Teachers from throughout the area got a lift last Tuesday night at Reach Them To Teach Them at the Tennessee Theatre.

From a Petros supper and gift bags to a program featuring sports broadcaster Roy Firestone and radio host Hallerin Hilton Hill, the evening was all about celebrating and reinvigorating educators, and it appeared to be a huge success.

“It was great,” Jackie Jacobsen, ELL teacher at Belle Morris Elementary School, said of Firestone’s presentation. “I thought it was very entertaining. I really appreciated it and the inspiration that it gives us all.”

Hill drew on humorous and poignant remembrances from his childhood to illustrate the impact teachers can have on students. Firestone, a seven-time Emmy Award winner, used video clips of sports triumphs and bloopers, along with some impressive singing and mimicry chops, to drive home the “Field of Dreams”inspired message, “If you build it, they will become.”

Buzz Thomas, president of the Great Schools Partnership, served as MC. Scotty Hicks, 8th grade social studies teacher at Maryville Middle School, performed his poem “I Am a Teacher,” and the FreshWind Youth Mass Choir, directed by John Jackson, sang two songs for the audience.

Amy Crawford, a 7th grade English teacher at West Valley Middle School and founder of Reach Them To Teach Them, was exhausted but elated at the end of the evening.

“Our very first event about eight years ago, we had about 500 people,” said Crawford. “Tonight, we had in the neighborhood of 1,600.”

The program drew teachers from Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox and Roane counties.

“We had 1,100 teachers from Knox County preregistered,” Crawford said.

“Every single Knox County school was represented here tonight, so we’re really excited. We think that what we’re doing is going to have an impact on the lives of the kids that we teach every day.”

Crawford said she thought that they had achieved all three of their stated goals.

“The first goal is to appreciate – that every teacher who comes to a Reach Them To Teach Them event feels appreciated. The second goal is that they feel inspired, that they find something that they can take with them back into their classrooms and use with their students or their sports teams or their youth groups.

“And the third component of

Jackie Jacobsen, ELL teacher at Belle Morris Elementary, left, and Amelie Delzer, a speech-language pathologist at Belle Morris, Whittle Springs Middle and Fulton High, pal around with Inky Johnson, former UT football player turned motivational speaker, who drove from Atlanta to attend Reach Them To Teach Them. Photos by Betsy Pickle

Amy Crawford, founder of Reach Them To Teach Them and 7th grade English teacher at West Valley Middle, relaxes after the event with keynote speaker Roy Firestone.

Fulton High School’s Claudia Bland, teaching assistant in a satellite classroom for emotionally disturbed children, catches up with Fulton’s technology coordinator, Matt Graves, as Graves volunteers at Reach Them To Teach Them.

Jim Friedrich, business teacher at Hardin Valley Academy, and Nancy Friedrich, 4th grade teacher at Dogwood Elementary, pause at the food line at Reach Them To Teach Them. a Reach Them To Teach Them Event is personal challenge. We feel like that’s really where the community will change – when teachers leave here and they’re ready to challenge themselves to look at what they do in the classrooms and the role that they play in the lives of kids in a different way than they did before.”

Volunteers Lynn White, assistant principal at Gibbs Elementary, and Connie Simpson, 2nd grade teacher at Sequoyah Elementary, hand out teacher gifts.

Dawn Perry, teacher assistant at Fair Garden Preschool, and Zackea Harris, pre-K teacher at Fair Garden, get ready to head into the auditorium for the program.

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Powell Middle School teachers who received an award from the state are Mary Ann Edwards, 6th grade social studies; Lindsay McNeely, 7th grade reading; Drew Carpenter, chorus; Jeanie Roop, 8th grade algebra; Kristy Roop, 7th grade science; and Kim Kaman, 8th grade Language Arts. Not pictured are band director Janet Roach and Sandra Houston, 6th grade math.

Intern Rachel Mezger and Powell High art teacher Lee JenkinsFreels hold finished masks. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Raku for you at Powell High

By Cindy Taylor Powell High School art students were recently given an opportunity to join in the fun of mask making with Raku firing. Retired Carter High School teacher Mack Hickey brought his expertise and a Raku kiln to the school.

Students made minimasks from clay as a pretest and then created larger masks to learn the art form. The Raku kiln baked the masks at around 2000 degrees and Hickey cooled them by dropping the masks in sawdust and shredded paper.

Once the masks cooled students painted a finishing glaze on their creations.

flint and steel. The program is available for boys age 11-17 and a Cub Scout program is offered for 1st5th graders. Contact Agee at 406-2528 for more info.

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A group of Powell Middle School teachers received the Team Award from the state for collaborating on a project to benefit students.

The award was presented by the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools.

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Chris Agee demonstrates how to create a spark with flint and steel.

“At summer camp you’ll get to use a zip line and learn how to make a fire ■ Joining the with flint and steel,” he Scouts said. “We’ll teach you wilEchota District Boy derness survival skills Scout executive Chris Agee such as cooking over a paid a visit to Powell Mid- campfire and how to fish, dle School to recruit 6th rock climb and paddle a grade boys for the club. canoe.”

Agee described tools Boy Interested students Scouts are trained to use were given an opportunity during camp and told about to join the Scouts and each the fun they can have. enrollee received his own

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Powell Middle School hosted a Parent Educa- Mack Hickey, Wyatt Freels and UT intern Rachel Mezger use gloves to pull fired masks from the kiln. tional Opportunity Night (PEON) on Oct. 24. Stakeholders who participated were Food City, Chick-filA, YOKE Ministries, Mathnasium, West High School and Fulton High School.

Door prizes were provided by Walgreens, Aubrey’s, Thress Nursery and Quaker Steak and Lube.

More than 130 parents took advantage of the special evening.

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Teachable moments Lately I’ve been “felled” by the same thing that’s got a lot of Knox Countians in its pernicious grasp – a bad cold of the sort that makes leaving one’s bed a bad idea for all concerned.

While I haven’t been able to interview any interesting folks this week, I have been keeping up with the current school controversy. By now everyone knows about the recent school board meeting in which Knox County teachers voiced their frustrations and concerns.

Here at the ShopperNews, Sandra Clark and Jake Mabe have been consistently supporting those educators for months now.

I was particularly struck by the recent article, “Tenured and Tired,” in which Mabe spoke with a teacher who noticed her students’ lingering confusion about the correct use of apostrophes.

God knows we need some clarification in that area.

Where’s the millionaire who’ll give me a dollar for every sign I can find that uses an apostrophe incorrectly?

The teacher, who spoke

HEALTH NOTES ■ PK Hope is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East TN will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Kern UMC Family Life Center, 451 E. Tennessee Ave. in Oak Ridge. Speaker: Kelly Arney from Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. A light lunch will be provided by East Tennessee Personal Care Service. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867, or e-mail: pk_hopeisalive@bellsouth.net.

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Carol’s Corner anonymously, said that she spotted “a teachable moment” and in other circumstances would have taken the time to veer off course a little in order to re-teach the difference between contractions and possessive nouns.

But she’s bound by the new, rigid rules and was given, in Mabe’s words, “no wiggle room.”

No wonder some of these capable veterans say that they sometimes come home in tears at the end of the day.

It got me to thinking about my own teaching.

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Beginning piano student Aida-Sophia Lundy with teacher Carol Zinavage Photo by Jennifer Willard calendar. We’re more like a conservatory, offering private lessons in music, drama, and visual and culinary arts to underserved kids in the community. Our faculty includes KSO members, popular local jazz and rock musicians, and stellar experts of all stripes, including chefs, ceramic artists and painters.

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plore a wealth of methods and build our own teaching programs as long as each student can produce what’s expected on several recitals, concerts and shows during the school year.

Recently one of my brightest students came in for his hour-long lesson.

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broken-chord pattern. It occurred to me that we could use his own “homemade” exercise to reinforce his knowledge of several different types of chords.

So we spent the first part of his lesson doing just that.

It wasn’t part of my original lesson plan, but it was the right thing to do. After 15 minutes or so, it was obvious that he understood those chords better than he ever had, and he’d contributed to the process himself.

I thought of the teacher with no wiggle room.

Of course, we’re talking about two different types of schools here. There’s no way a teacher with 30 stu-

dents in her class can afford to follow the whims of each one (and I’d have no earthly idea how to manage and teach that many kids at once). Obviously there must be standards set and schedules observed.

But it seems to me that there must be a happy medium. It seems to me that no “teachable moment” should be wasted.

And the seasoned teachers – the ones with the education degrees, the experience and the know-how, who’ve given their lives to public education – are the ones who can spot them best.

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Real estate market holds ground

News from Foothills Craft Guild

Fine craft show offers the unique What makes a fine craft made by a member of the Foothills Craft Guild so special? A lot of people don’t realize that every member of the Foothills Craft Guild is actually juried into the Guild by meeting very strict standards for quality workmanship.

You can see many of these items first-hand at the Guild’s upcoming Fine Craft Show designated by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top 20 Event.

For the past 13 years, Kristine Taylor’s passion has been designing oneof-a-kind and limited edition pieces of jewelry with polymer clay. Rich in color with contemporary designs, her inspiration comes from nature, architecture and cultural arts.

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After a very strong summer, the local real estate market returned to a more normal pace in October.

Howe ver, property sales still Witt easily surpassed those of a year ago with 850 property transfers in Knox County. The market outperformed last October’s number of 774 sales, and was only 20 off the pace set in September.

The total value of land sold in October was just over $165 million. While that was about $20 million short of the September total, it was ahead of October 2012 by about $25 million.

Historically, real estate activity slows down somewhat during the last quarter of the year as cooler weather and shorter days make construction more challenging.

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The largest real estate transfer of the month was a deed for property at 5032 Lyons View Pike which sold for $4,675,000. The largest mortgage transaction was a Trust Deed by Sachchidanand Hotel Papermill financing property on Papermill Road in the amount of $9.4 million.

On this Veterans Day, I would like to extend a special thanks to all the men and women who have served our country in the military.

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Enthusiasm is contagious Excitement filled the room as business owners kicked around ideas for advertising promotions and customer bonus days. It is obvious that businesses in and around Knoxville Center mall are uniting, and the enthusiasm is contagious!

Newly elected officers of the East Towne Area Business and Professional Association are Mike Davis, secretary; Janie Wilson, vice president; Kaelyn Farmer, president and Tammy White, treasurer. Photo by Nancy Whittaker

Nancy Whittaker The newly formed East Towne Area Business and Professional Association met last week to elect officers and adopt a slogan.

ETABPA’s vision is to “Foster a positive image and enhance customer traffic through partnerships, advertising, media and government interaction; making the East Towne Area your business destination.”

Sharon Davis, a Realtor with Hammontree Real Estate, conducted the first meeting, and city council member Nick Della Volpe encouraged everyone to bring businesses together to have “one voice.”

Kaelyn Farmer, the manager of Buckle in Knoxville Center, was elected president.

Other officers include

Give blood, save lives Medic’s 26th annual Battle of the Orange and Blue, a blood drive competition between Tennessee and Kentucky, kicks off Monday, Nov. 18. This friendly competition pits Volunteer fans against fans of the Kentucky Wildcats to see which group can bring in the most blood donations over a one-week period. Kentucky fans have

Vickie Lewis, Donna Lunsford and Mary Petree at the Magnolia Avenue location of Petree’s Flowers. Photo by Nancy Whittaker Janie Wilson, vice president; Tammy White, treasurer; and Mike Davis secretary.

Davis promises the December meeting will be “super exciting” and encourages representatives from businesses along the I-640 corridor to attend.

The meeting will be held at the Harvest Park Commuwon the last three years.

Donors at all locations will receive a free game day T-shirt, a free small, onetopping pizza from Papa John’s and a small Frosty from Wendy’s. Donors can also visit one of Medic’s two donor centers: 1601 Ailor Avenue and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Donors at these two locations will also receive a free Regal Cinema movie pass with no expira-

nity Center, 8a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4.

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Petree’s Flowers: ‘We care’

Ringing phones, customers picking up orders and designers creating beautiful arrangements were all happening at Petree’s Flowers tion date.

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■ 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, Papa John’s Pizza, 2901 Tazewell Pike, Bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, Papa John’s at Cedar Bluff, Bloodmobile.

■ 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, Pellissippi State Community College in Hardin Valley, Bloodmobile.

on Magnolia when I walked in. Donna Lunsford, owner, continued getting out a last minute order.

In 1938, Donna’s dad started Petree’s just up the street from the current location, 3805 Magnolia Ave. She and her brother, who is now retired, took over in the ’80s and opened a second location on Broadway.

Donna’s mom, Mary, is 89 years young and still active in the business. When asked what makes Petree’s different, Donna said it is simple, “We care.” Some of their employees have been there for over 30 years.

Petree’s has seven designers and four delivery trucks on the road serving all of Knox County and the surrounding areas. There is no charge to meet with a bridal consultant. Fresh flowers are shipped directly to Petree’s twice per week and special orders are always welcome.

What about unusual requests? Donna says, “every day,” and said that as long as it is feasible, they will make it happen.

Their busiest time of year is Valentine’s Day, with over 600 deliveries in one day – and I just thought they were busy while I was there!

Info: Magnolia, 5259447; Broadway, 688-0636; or www.petreesflowers.com.

■ 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, UT’s Institute of Agriculture, 2621 Morgan Circle Drive, inside Hollingsworth Auditorium.

Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh 110 pounds or more (16-yearolds weighing at least 120 pounds can donate but must have parental consent) and all donors must have positive identification.

Collecting coats for cold weather Chris Mynatt and the staff at Halls Cleaners are collecting coats to distribute to the needy.

Anyone with coats and jackets in wearable condition may drop them off at 7032 Maynardville Highway or Robbins Cleaners in Fountain City, 4919 N. Broadway through the end of November. Coats will be distributed through the Halls Welfare Ministry, Mission of Hope and Angelic Ministries. Info: 922-7032.

Photo by Ruth White

Gear Up Fountain City!

Justin Rountree prepares to customize a shirt for a Powell fan at Gear Up Knox in Fountain City, 5311 N. Broadway (at the corner of Hotel Avenue and Broadway). The store sells and customizes team gear, T-shirts, sweats and other items for all sports. It also features a great selection of Under Armor gear and offers fund-raising opportunities for youth sports. Rountree just celebrated the one year anniversary of his Fountain City location where hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Gear Up has served the West Knox area since 2000. Info: www. gearupknox.com or www.athleticexpressfundraising. com or 250-8245. Photo by Ruth White

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Extension agent Shannon Perrin with Union County 4-H Technology Team Joshua Sherritze, Jeremiah Kadron, Dakota Sherritze, Martin Dickey and Nathanael Kadron, working on the Big Ridge State Park maps. Photo by Libby Morgan

The group on the shore of the park at an old foundation, where Sherritze holds a vacant hornet’s nest found on the trail. Photos submitted

Success! 4-H group maps Big Ridge trails

By Libby Morgan Perseverance pays.

After a false start this summer, a group of 4-Hers has hiked all 11 miles of trails at Big Ridge State Park while successfully downloading GPS coordinates with software by a company called Esri, for Environmental Systems Research Institute.

The kids are creating an accurate map of the park trails for printed maps, online info and eventually a mobile app.

A “blueway” around the lakeshore of the park will also be shown as a trail, according to project leader Martin Dickey.

Mapping done by the group will be enhanced with information provided

by O’Neill Bergeron, who walked the park this summer to find flora, fauna and points of interest.

Bergeron, a Union County resident, is an ecology student at Princeton.

A grant written by Julie Graham through the Union County Chamber of Commerce enabled the funding for the software.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do to the files, cleaning up the images and smoothing the lines we traveled, and a lot of decisions to make on how to present the information,” says Dickey.

“We’re working to develop maps for Big Ridge visitors and another version for an Esri contest.”

Dickey attended the Esri international confer-

Rebecca Hughes and her daughter Scarlett demonstrate a fundraiser for the 4-H Technology team – a Christmas photo op backdrop on the Union County Arts’ Back Porch stage to be held Nov. 30, complete with live animals.

ence earlier this year, where he represented the National 4-H Council and accepted an award for Special Achievement in GIS for the council.

“I learned a lot there. I was there among 14,000 professionals using Esri’s software. We listened to the CEO’s dreams about what can be done with GIS software, how 911 operators use it to track ambulances and lots more uses. He talked for hours,” Dickey says.

The group plans to raise funds so the three older project participants, Dickey, Nathanael Kadron and Dakota Sherritze, can attend the Esri conference in San Diego in July.

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During downtown Maynardville’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Cruise-In on Nov. 30 from 3-6 p.m., the 4-H-ers will have a Christmas portrait backdrop set up on the art center’s “Back Porch” stage.

A small fee will be charged to use the backdrop for self-made photos, and the team will be on hand to take photos with a 4- by 6-inch print for $5 and a disk of photos for $15.

For $25, the team will do a precise calculation of parcels for farmers so that their fertilizer, seed and pesticide applications will be accurate.

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Kathy Hill and Jim Clayton perform at a special event at the East Tennessee History Center Nov. 1 honoring the first 20 years of Knoxville television. Hill was the featured singer on Clayton’s “Startime” show. Photos by Jake Mabe

Live and on the air again!

Pull up a chair and listen to your ol’ buddy a minute.

If you weren’t at the East Tennessee History Center on Nov. 1, you missed a heck of a historic show.

Jake Mabe MY TWO CENTS Kathy Hill and Jim Clayton, reunited since Hill was the featured singer on Clayton’s popular “Startime” TV show, sang together with the original Kountry Kings.

Hill sang like a star.

Clayton struggled through Eddy Arnold’s yodel “Cattle Call” and cracked, “If it’s painful to you, imagine how it is for me!”

David West told tales of the Ol’ Coonhunter, Cas Walker, and led the crowd in the infectious theme song to Walker’s “Farm and Home Hour.”

Jim Hartsook, known to longtime Knoxville TV viewers as Little Jimmy Hartsook, didn’t look as if he’d aged at all.

In the audience were local TV celebrities Bonnie Lou Moore (of “Bonnie Lou and Buster” fame), Ronnie

Speeks, Carl Williams and Marshal Andy Smalls.

Hartsook thanked Moore for giving him exposure, adding that an RCA executive took notice of him at a Bonnie Lou and Buster show in Pigeon Forge and signed Hartsook to a recording contract.

Brad Reeves, co-founder of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, showed an hour’s worth of clips from the first 20 years of Knoxville television.

It included just about everybody at the event as well as John Cazana’s wrestling show, classic commercials (Lay’s and JFG coffee) and outtakes of Bill Williams’ early days at WBIR-TV. The super shindig kicked off a new exhibit at the history center, “Live! On Air! And In Your Living Room,” which runs through Feb. 22. Included are early TV equipment and cameras, the original 1958 Cas Walker TV show set, costumes from Bonnie Lou and Buster, Hartsook and a few other surprises.

The station that is now WATE, Knoxville’s first TV station, signed on the air Oct. 1, 1953.

Reeves and the History Center have outdone themselves with this one.

But don’t take my word for it. Go see the exhibit.

The East Tennessee History Center is located at 601 S. Gay St. Info: 2158830 or www.easttnhistory. org.

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Singing like a bird

Robinella brought her songs of sweet, Southern sunshine to WDVX-FM’s “Tennessee Shines” last Monday night.

The local favorite was the featured singer on the station’s weekly radio show, which airs at 7 p.m.

Mondays and is broadcast live from WDVX’s Gay Street studio.

She treated the crowd to cuts from her latest album, “Ode to Love,” painted her own pictures on covers of The Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” and Gillian Welch’s “Paper Wings,” and sang “Teardrops” for her biggest fan (cough).

The House Mountain Boys served as the house band and Marilyn Kallett recited her poetry during the show.

Robin said she enjoys singing to a live audience.

“I’ve spent my life trying to be a people pleaser. I pretend I sing like a bird.”

You don’t have to pretend, Robin. Not one bit.

Tickets to “Tennessee Shines” are $10. Info: www. wdvx.com. For more info on Robinella’s music, visit www.robinella.com.

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MONDAY, NOV. 11 Fountain City Town Hall membership meeting, 7 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike. Guest speaker: Kasey Krouse, the city of Knoxville’s Urban Forester.

Multiple vendor and craft fair, 5-9 p.m., Beaver Ridge Lodge F&AM, 7429 Oak Ridge Highway.

TUESDAY, NOV. 12 Union County Little League board meeting, 6 p.m., Union County Court House. New officers for 2014 will be elected. Positions open on the board.

than 1 mile past the traffic light at Hwy. 441. Proceeds to support community projects such as the Norris Food Pantry, Habitat for Humanity, Remote Area Medical organization, Kids Sight Screening, eye exams and glasses, and hearing aids for the hearing impaired.

CarFit checkups for senior drivers, provided by Knoxville Area Urban League’s Project Ready program, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Urban League office, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. Emory Road DAR Chapter meeting, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Speaker: Eddie Lowery with the Honor Flight Program. All interested people are invited. Info: 938-3187.

The inaugural “Biggest Little Sale,” a communitywide rummage sale to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Western Plaza Shopping Center. Admission at the door: $5, children 12 and under free. Advance tickets: $3, available at Big Brothers Big Sisters off West Summit Hill Drive or EdFinancial in West Knoxville. Info: 523-9455 or email asummers@TennesseeBig.org.

MONDAY, NOV. 18 Luttrell Seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., community center. Bring a traditional side, salad or dessert and enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner. Turkey and ham are provided.

TUESDAY, NOV. 19

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 Photography class led by award-winning photojournalist Robin Layton, 5-6 p.m., followed by a reception until 8 p.m., Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 700 Hall of Fame Drive. Both events are free and open to the public. Info: Info: 633-9000.

Veterans’ Day with the Triple L seniors group, 11 a.m., Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike. John Becker, WBIR anchor, will discuss his Service & Sacrifice program.

Fredda Valentine will provide patriotic music. Lunch: $6. For reservation: 938-7245.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, NOV. 13-14 Photography show and book signing featuring photojournalist Robin Layton, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 700 Hall of Fame Drive. Info: 633-9000.

“A Healthy Holidays Cooking Class,” noon, Healthy Living Kitchen at The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Heart Lung Vascular Institute. Learn tips on how to enjoy guiltless eating during the holiday season.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 AARP driver safety class, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

The Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1:30 p.m., Norris Community Center. Social time begins at 1 p.m. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Cyndi Herrmann, 278-7796, or email bnpquilt@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, NOV. 21

New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Vendors include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket/index.php.

New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New KSO Musical Storytimes for Kids, 4 p.m., NorHarvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Vendors include local farmers, wood Branch Library, 1110 Merchants Drive. Presented crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty. by members of the KSO string quartet for pre-school org/farmersmarket/index.php. aged children and their parents. Programs are free and Heiskell Seniors monthly meeting honoring open to the public. Info: 688-2454. our veterans with a traditional Thanksgiving luncheon, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road. Speaker: Robert “Buzz” Buswell with the area Veterans Association. All veterans are invited. Info: Janice White, 548-0326.

KSO Musical Storytimes for Kids, 10:45 a.m., Book signing and author presentation by Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Presented Dr. Lin Stepp, author of “The Smoky Mountain” by members of the KSO string quartet for pre-school series, including “The Foster Girls,” “Tell Me About aged children and their parents. Programs are free and Orchard Hollow” and “Second Hand Rose,” 2-3 p.m., open to the public. Info: 947-6210.

Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: Gospel concert, 6 p.m., Washington Pike Baptist 922-2552.

Church, 1700 Washington Pike. The church choir and the Judy’s Barn Singers will sing. Free admission. Info: D.C. Hale, 688-7399, or Judy Hogan, 254-4921.

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NightinGala, a fundraiser hosted by the UT College of Nursing, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn in World’s Fair Park. Open to the public. Cost: $125 per person. To register: 974-3672 or http://tiny.utk.edu/25AV6.

SATURDAY, NOV. 16 Concert in honor of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 2:30 p.m., Holy Ghost Church, 1041 N. Central St. Presented by the Pope Benedict XVI Schola. No charge for the program, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

Yule Tide Gathering Gifts and Crafts, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Powell Middle School, Emory road. Free admission. New and used book drive; craft vendors; Christmas music; Santa; free kid’s sight screening and diabetes screening; canned food and used eyeglasses collection. Info: Diane Wilkerson, 640-1053, or TNPowellLions@gmail.com.

Norris Lions Club Turkey Shoot, 8 a.m.-noon, on Highway 61 East toward Andersonville, just more

SATURDAY, NOV. 23 Smocked Christmas Ornaments, 10 a.m.-noon, instructor: Janet Donaldson. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Registration deadline: Nov. 18. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

Clear Springs Baptist Church G.A.L.A., 9 a.m.3 p.m. Children’s and adult crafts will be sold. Craft vendors welcome. Info: Deanna Brown, 742-2948.

MONDAY NOV. 25 Powell Recreation Commission annual meeting, 6:30 p.m., Lighthouse Christian Church, 8015 Facade Lane.

SATURDAY, NOV. 30 Let’s Build a Santa With Wool, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,

instructor: Nancy Shedden. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Registration deadline Nov. 24. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY, DEC. 2 Tai Chi for Arthritis Open House, 10:30 a.m., Halls Senior Center. Learn about this ancient Chinese form which is designed to improve your balance, your stability and strength. The open house is free. Lessons begin Jan. 6. Info: email Don Parsley, dparsley@ comcast.net.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 KSO Musical Storytimes for Kids, 11 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Presented by members of the KSO string quartet for pre-school aged children and their parents. Programs are free and open to the public. Info: 9222552.

Merry, Merry at the Library with Santa Claus, 11 a.m., North Knoxville Branch Library, 2901 Ocoee Trail. Info: 525-7036.

Merry, Merry at the Library with Santa Claus, 4 p.m., Corryton Branch Library, 7733 Corryton Road.

Info: 688-1501.

THURSDAY, DEC. 5 Pajama-Rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Stories, music, flannel board activities and a craft. Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite toy or stuffed animal. Info: Becky, 947-6210.

FRIDAY, DEC. 6 “Holiday Sparkles & Spirits!” to benefit The Joy of Music School, Cherokee Mills, 2220 Sutherland Ave. Info: 525-6806.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7 The Halls Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Halls Business and Professional Association. Route: Halls High School, proceeding along Maynardville Highway, to Neal Drive. Line up: 4 p.m.; step off: 6 p.m.

Info: Shannon Carey, 235-5324.

Soy Candles, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; instructor: Victoria Nicely; Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Dec. 1. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Luttrell Christmas Parade, noon-1 p.m., Luttrell Community Park. Info: Jackie Roberts, 7054755.

Clinton Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Theme: “A Christmas To Remember.” Deadline to register: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. Info: 457-2559 or email accc@andersoncountychamber.org.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8 Smocked Christmas Ornaments, 2-4 p.m., instructor: Janet Donaldson. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Registration deadline: Dec. 3. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY, DEC. 9 Merry, Merry at the Library with Santa Claus, 6 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road.

Info: 947-6210.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10 “Classic Gingerbread House” class, 6-9 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60.

Limited seating. To register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

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