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Choral music bonds father and son at South-Doyle

Sally’s Alley

Sally Greene grew up in South Knoxville and received her degree in fashion merchandising.

Immediately after graduation, Greene wanted to open her own boutique but had to put her dream on hold.

Now she’s opened Sally’s Alley on Chapman Highway.

You won’t believe the great clothes, unique jewelry and amazing prices.

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Read Nancy Whittaker on page 9

Dogwood makes holiday memories Students at Dogwood Elementary School have been busy making holiday memories in addition to filling their heads with knowledge.

Last week, families were invited to come eat a delicious lunch of turkey, dressing and all the fi xings with their kids at Dogwood. Several generations took advantage of the bonding time.

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Read Betsy Pickle on page 8

It’s all about Vandy How intriguing that Vanderbilt, the center of football ineptness, will determine whether this Tennessee season is a modest success or another sad failure.

What Saturday comes down to is this: If the Vols can’t whip the lowly Commodores, they’ll be saddled with another losing record – five in a row. They’ll be home again for the holidays, twiddling their thumbs while winners accumulate bowl gifts and enjoy plum pudding.

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Read Marvin West on page 4

On becoming bike-friendly South Knoxville led the way for our city’s award last week. Knoxville, along with 356 other communities, received the Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award from the League of American Bicyclists.

This is the second time the city has been recognized for its bike lanes, designated bike routes and encouragement to bike through education and events, says Knoxville Alternative Transportation Coordinator Jon Livengood.

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By Betsy Pickle Seth Maples compares it to a coaching tree – protégés of one coach continuing a dynasty throughout a sport. That’s the impact his father, John Maples, has had on music educators coming out of South-Doyle High School.

John Maples retired at the end of the 2013-14 school year. Seth Maples picked up the reins this fall. He and his wife, Bethany, a music teacher at West Valley Middle School, are among the many South-Doyle alumni who have gone into careers focused on teaching music to young people.

John Maples credits his choral director at Doyle High, John Ribble, for inspiring him, just as Seth Maples credits his father. Sitting in the choral room at South-Doyle, both of the Maples men say they are thankful for careers in a field that they love.

“To have been able to be in a vocation that has brought so much joy to me for 30 years –you hear about so many people that dread going to their jobs every day – I can truly say that I love what I did, and still do,” says John, who graduated from Doyle in 1976.

John earned his degree in music education from the University of Tennessee before heading to Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, to get a master’s degree in church music. He didn’t go

John and Seth Maples both think of the choral room at South-Doyle High School as home. alone: He married Cathy on Dec. 27, and they left for Fort Worth on Jan. 2, staying in Texas for two years before moving back home in 1982.

John got a full-time job at Stock Creek Baptist Church – where he and Cathy had met – and was happy with his situation. But one day he got a call from the Doyle principal, Sandra Quillen, who had suddenly lost her music teacher about

a week before teachers were due to report for the fall term.

“She called me on Friday afternoon before teachers were to report on Monday and offered me the job, and she said, ‘I have to have an answer by Sunday.’ So I basically had 48 hours. My world turned upside down in just a day or two,” says John.

It ended up revolving around that one position for 30 years.

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All three of the Maples’ children – Sarah, Seth and Stephen – were musically inclined and were members of the prestigious South-Doyle Singers under their father, but Seth was the only one to choose music as a career. He did a double concentration of voice performance and music education as an undergrad at UT and then earned a master’s in choral conducting there.

Sign Task Force moves forward after MPC slap

By Wendy Smith Crafting a city sign ordinance that can earn a stamp of approval from both the scenic camp and the business community is no mean feat. That’s why the City Council’s Sign Task Force labored over the document for 2.5 years before seeking input from Metropolitan Planning Commission staff.

MPC staff then spent four months examining issues like what percentage of window space can be used for advertising, how far signs should be from intersections and what to do about abandoned signs.

That’s almost three years of work invested since City Council appointed the task force to review the city’s outdated sign ordinance.

That’s why it was a surprise when MPC Commissioner Art Clancy made a motion at the Nov. 13 meeting to hire an outside consultant who could use the revised

ordinance as “a framework, a platform, if you will, to write a new and comprehensive sign ordinance.”

City Council member Duane Grieve, chair of Duane Grieve the Sign Task Force, didn’t see it coming. “I was surprised. It was totally unexpected.”

In making the motion, Clancy acknowledged that, “with Solomon-like wisdom,” the task force was able to achieve consensus on the majority of the issues.

But later, after saying he couldn’t understand how “even someone as smart as Mark Donaldson” couldn’t write a window signage ordinance that made sense, he referred to the ordinance with the old adage, “You can polish a piece of excrement all you want and it

will still be a piece of excrement.”

MPC approved Clancy’s motion without discussing the staff’s comments.

Grieve says the Sign Task Force crafted a better, well-organized sign ordinance even though members have a variety of backgrounds and opinions. Task force appointees were approved by City Council, and effort was made to give neighborhoods, the Knoxville Chamber and Scenic Knoxville a voice. Grieve is a former Scenic Knoxville president, and task force member Joyce Feld is the organization’s current president.

The group was able to reach a compromise on the height of pole signs, one of the more contentious elements. They voted 6-2 in favor of limiting the height of signs near the interstate to 40 feet, and all others to 30 feet. The current ordinance allows all signs to be 50 feet.

Meetings have been well-attended because each member is dedicated to the cause, Grieve says.

“We have a great respect for one another. People speak their minds.

There were disagreements, but we still produced a good product.”

During an interview, Clancy said he thought Scenic Knoxville was underrepresented on the task force. He thinks the only way to have consensus is to bring in a consultant who knows how other cities have handled the divide.

He says he’s not in either camp.

“I just want to see us do a good sign ordinance.”

Grieve will meet with the task force soon before sending a final recommendation to City Council.

Task force recommendations are available in the agenda package archives on the MPC website: www.knoxmpc.org. The comparison is labeled “Exhibit K.”

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Enjoy the holiday season (andfoodthe) without overdoing it for them. Having a buddy at the event can help keep you focused on the people and not the food.

■ DON’T FORGET THE VEGETABLES. Vegetables are high in nutrients and low in calories. Make sure you choose vegetables that have plenty of color and crunch. Making your plate visually interesting can help you feel less deprived. Crunchy foods like vegetables take longer to eat and make you slow down to appreciate your food.

■ DON’T RUN ON EMPTY. Whatever you do, don’t go to a party hungry and don’t “save up” for a big end-of-day meal.

Eat a mini-meal before the office get-together or make yourself healthy snacks throughout the day. If you face a buffet table on an empty stomach, you’ll have little chance of preventing a diet disaster.

■ PICK A SMALLER PLATE. Avoid buffet size plates and choose a plate from the smaller sizes usually available on the dessert or appetizer table. A full small plate looks more appealing than a large plate with lots of empty space.

■ IF YOU BOOZE IT, YOU WON’T LOSE IT. Alcohol can be very fattening.

Whether you’re sipping a glass of wine or having a frosty cold beer, those empty calories are going to add up! Drinking will not quell your appetite either. In fact, it may loosen your determination and cause you to binge on foods you might never have touched sober. If you do choose to imbibe, try making some switch-offs, like having a wine spritzer instead of a whole glass of wine.

■ AVOID SECONDS. Take modest portions of the foods you’re interested in eating and don’t make a second trip to the buffet. If you need to hold something after you’ve enjoyed first helpings of holiday foods, hold a cup of tea, coffee or other nonalcoholic beverage.

By Beth A. Booker, Fort Sanders Regional Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist As the holidays arrive, so too does the crunch of shopping, family and tempting food. But there’s a way to avoid a dieting disaster and keep your waistline in check for next year. Here are some strategies for having a tasty, terrific holiday.

■ START YOUR DAY OUT RIGHT. Use the morning meal to pack in lots of nutrition with whole grains, fruits, and lean protein.

People who skip breakfast usually make up the calories (or more) later in the day.

Use this time to refresh yourself and build a healthy base for the day.

■ GAME PLAN. Planning is paramount during the holiday season. You need a course of action: think about what to do when you’re offered foods you feel you should not eat; what to eat instead; and ways to enjoy the season that are not foodrelated. If you have a plan you will not be caught off-guard.

■ WHERE’S THE FIBER? Eat foods high in fiber including whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Fiber delays digestion, making you feel full longer and making you less likely to binge on holiday foods.

■ BRING SOMETHING YOU LOVE. Ask to bring something to the holiday party or family dinner. Make sure your contribution is something that you like and is low in calories while being high in nutrients. By bringing something along, you can be assured that you have a go-to food for healthy snacking.

■ HELPING HAND. Ask someone else to fill your plate at a buffet. Walk down the line without a plate first, making mental notes of what you might want to eat AND what you might want to avoid. Ask a friend to fill your plate and not deviate from your requested foods. If your friend is watching his or her intake, you can fill a plate

Vanilla roasted snacking nuts Nuts are healthy foods when eaten in small quantities. Make these tasty nuts as an alternative to chips and candy. They deliver heart-healthy fats and hunger-banishing proteins along with great taste. Enjoy these salty sweet spiced nuts on their own, or as a topping for oatmeal or yogurt.

1 tablespoon bestquality vanilla 1 large egg white 3 cups raw nuts (almonds, walnuts and pecans are nutritious choices) 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

Healthier holiday cooking made easy!

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Combine egg white and vanilla in a bowl and whip with a fork until frothy.

Stir in nuts and mix well. Mix sugar, salt and spices together; then sprinkle over the nuts. Toss again until well mixed.

Pour nut mixture onto a cookie sheet topped with baking parchment. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Turn off oven. Remove baking sheet and stir nut mixture. Return nuts to the oven (now off) and let stand in warm oven for 10 minutes. Remove, let cool and serve.

One way to cut your calorie intake and beef up beneficial nutrients during the holiday season is to modify traditional recipes. Try to increase the nutrition available in your holiday favorites with these ideas: 1) If you’re making stuffing or dressing from scratch, replace 1/2 of the bread in the recipe with whole grain bread. Add some vegetables and a bit of softened dried fruit (apricots or apples are nice) to increase the volume of the stuffing while upping the nutritional display.

2) Make your mashed potatoes with sweet potatoes or 1/2 white and 1/2 sweet. You can

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add some applesauce to the sweet potatoes to increase the sweetness and cut the calories while adding a creamy consistency.

3) Stir some wheat germ or nuts into stuffing or sprinkle on top of casseroles to add nutrients and crunch.

4) Add some Grape-Nuts cereal to the pecan pie topping. You can also add cranberries to a pecan pie to cut the richness and add bright color.

5) Make your beverages count by adding cloudy apple juice, pomegranate or Concord grape juice to the list of options. Add club soda to make a festive spritzer.

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community

Blanchard & Calhoun president Mark Senn shows an area planned for retail development across from the former Baptist Hospital site.

The 411 at Old Sevier Last week, it seemed as though all the neighborhood meetings in South Knoxville were buzzing with the news that two new eateries were on their way to SoKno. Some of the rumors got straightened out at the Old Sevier Community Group meeting.

First, for those who still miss the Dunkin’ Donuts that used to be where the (s o on-to -b e -r elo c at i ng ) Subway is, a new Dunkin’ is supposed to be taking over the former Burger King location just up from Shoney’s on Chapman Highway. That ought to slow down some traffic!

Second, and this is “95 percent” sure, the Bull’s BBQ food truck, er, bus, will have a new “brick and mortar” sister in the old Civil Air Patrol building at 1147 Sevier Ave. Brett Honeycutt and Jan Conley have bought the building, and while they are planning to build townhome apartments on the back, they are working with Bull’s on a deal for a restaurant on the front.

These details came after a lively Old Sevier meeting that packed the library at South Knoxville Elementary

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School. The big draw was a presentation by Mark Senn, president of Blanchard & Calhoun Commercial, who went over plans for the redevelopment of the old Baptist Hospital site.

The vibe wasn’t quite as laidback as the meeting at Flenniken Landing the week before; Old Sevier residents asked more pointed questions and still seemed somewhat apprehensive about the variances that B&C is requesting. One of them has to do with the maximum lot size on the site.

Senn insisted that the residential design follows “the spirit” of the South Waterfront development code by breaking up the various entities that comprise the redevelopment. There were also questions about the “riverwalk” that will be at the back and on the level of the apartment complex instead of actually being on

CHRISTMAS EVENTS ■ Fantasy of Trees, Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 26-30, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; 3-9 p.m. Thanksgiving Day; noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Proceeds benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Info: www.fantasyoftrees.org or 541-8441.

■ Regal Celebration of Lights, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, Krutch Park Ext., Market Square. Free admission. Live music, lighting of tree, kids activities, more. Info: www. cityofknoxville.org/Christmas.

■ Holidays on Ice presented

by Home Federal Bank, Friday, Nov. 28-Sunday, Jan. 4, on Market Square. Hours: 4-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday through Dec. 18; 1-9 p.m.

Monday-Thursday, Dec. 19-Jan. 4; 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays; 1-9 p.m. Sundays. Info: www. knoxvillesholidaysonice.com.

■ Christmas Lantern Express Trains, Fridays through Sundays, Nov. 28-Dec. 21.

Reservations now available.

Features holiday treats, storytime with celebrity readers and a visit with Santa. Info/ schedule/reservations: www.

ThreeRiversRambler.com.

■ The Crown College of the Bible Christmas Program, 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, Temple Baptist Church, 1700 West Beaver Creek Drive.

Free admission. Info: www. thecrowncollege.com or 877692-7696.

■ Celebrate the Season, 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by the Farragut Beautification Committee. Numerous free activities and performances.

Canned goods donation requested for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee.

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the river.

Residents were concerned about connecting the higher and lower parts of the recreational walk.

Audrey Gilbert helps mom Molly Gilbert plant pansies.

Terry Caruthers, left, and Ann Strange, right, dig in while Patti Berrier and Dave Gartner wait to plant more bulbs during the Lake Forest/Colonial Village workday.

the new Lake Forest marble sign was landscaped with mulch, pansies and about 500 tulip bulbs.

The Lake Forest and Colonial Village neighborhood asResidents of Lake Forest, Colonial Village and Old Sesociations may have frozen their fingers off, but they put in vier helped out, as did honor students from South-Doyle a heroic effort on beautifying their portions of the ChapHigh School and students from Webb School. One of those man Highway Dogwood Trail.

Guided by the city’s urban forester, Kasey Krouse (who was Audrey Gilbert, daughter of Lake Forest president also gave advice at the Old Sevier meeting last week), the Molly Gilbert, who worked hard on the pansies, helped “Hero Squad day” resulted in a ton of pruning and plant- spread and settle the mulch, and inspired her elders with ing. Dogwoods were planted in both neighborhoods, and her energy.

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■ Colonial Christmas Celebration open house, Friday, Dec. 5, at Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Ave. Candlelight tours at 6 and 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $5. Info: 525-2375 or email info@bloutnmansion.org.

■ Holiday on the Square, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, hosted by The Shops at Franklin Square, 9700 Kingston Pike. Carriage rides, photos with Santa, kids’ activities, entertainment and more. Info: www.franklinsq.com.

■ Halls Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.

Stepping off from Halls High School. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ ShopperNewsNow.com/.

■ Christmas in Old Appalachia, Dec. 6-24 at the Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway. Info/schedule of events: 494-7680 or www. museumofappalachia.org.

■ “Sounds of the Season/ Christmas Time is Here” production by the Central High School Choral Department, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, Central High auditorium.

Tickets: Adult/general admission, $8; student/senior citizen, $6.

■ Xfinity Christmas in Chilhowee, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, Chilhowee Park. Live music, lighting of the tree, kids activities, and more. Info: www.cityofknoxville.org/ Christmas.

■ “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” will be presented

by The WordPlayers, Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Tickets: 539-7529, www. wordplayers.org, or at the door.

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Signs and the sunshine law Not only is Ruthie Kuhlman not seeking a second term as GOP county chair, but she and her husband are selling their Kingston Pike home that has been a top site for GOP yard signs.

They plan to move into a smaller home in the Sequoyah Hills area once the current home sells.

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■ MPC continues to ignore the state’s open meetings law with the chair of their nominating committee calling members to see if they will serve in certain positions. Open meetings law is clear that discussions between two or more officials of the same body must be conducted in public if it relates to committee business.

■ Seems MPC plans on re-electing Rebecca Longmire as chair of MPC though she has not been reappointed by county mayor Tim Burchett to a new term and her current term has expired. She was dropped by the two mayors from the MPC director search committee. She could be replaced or reappointed by Burchett at any time.

There are two MPC commissioners on the mayoral-appointed MPC director search committee.

They are Bart Carey and Herb Anders, who is the uncle of County Commission chair Brad Anders.

The potential for these two members of the same body (MPC) to violate the open meetings law is very real. The search committee is meeting behind closed doors, but it is hard to imagine that these two commissioners will not discuss MPC matters while discussing who will be the next MPC director to follow Mark Donaldson.

If they do, then failure to invite the public to the dialogue between two or more members of the same public body is contrary to the open meetings law.

Bill Lyons, city deputy mayor, is leading these meetings. Adhering to the open meetings law apparently is not a priority for him.

■ The recent vote by MPC not to endorse the sign ordinance and ask

City Council to spend more public money for another review by an outside expert is going nowhere.

One wonders why MPC commissioners cannot just vote on the issue and let the final vote be whatever it is and stop worrying over whether it is unanimous or not.

■ David Abshire died last week. He was born in Chattanooga in 1926 and led the review of the IranContra controversy under President Reagan.

■ There is a fourth former ambassador living in Knox County, Dee Robinson. She was U.S. ambassador to Ghana from 1998 to 2001 and is a UT graduate now living in Farragut. The other three are Margaret Scobey, (Syria and Egypt), Cran Montgomery (Oman) and this writer (Poland).

■ Two Haslam cabinet members have departed and will not serve in the second Haslam term. They are Kevin Huffman at Education and Bill Hagerty at Economic and Community Development.

Huffman was controversial and had both his fans and his opponents.

Two Knoxvillians are mentioned as possible successors to him: schools superintendent Jim McIntyre and former state Sen. Jamie Woodson. It is doubtful that Haslam would choose McIntyre given all the controversy he is currently generating locally. However, for those wanting McIntyre to depart, they might be happy to see him go to Nashville. It would avoid a buyout from his current contract and save county taxpayers thousands of dollars. However, it would be a pay cut for McIntyre.

Woodson is identified with Common Core, which can be a plus or minus depending on one’s view of that issue. She was a popular legislator here in Knoxville.

Hagerty, on the other hand, has been an extraordinarily able commissioner of ECD who received rave reviews.

His success in bringing new jobs and businesses to Tennessee was recordbreaking. He is mentioned as possible candidate for governor in 2018.

Speaker Beth Harwell is also widely mentioned as a 2018 GOP candidate for governor. Others will emerge over the next several years.

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

■ Knox County GOP Christmas/ Hanukkah Gala will be 6 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 8, at Rothchild Center. Tickets: $25. Info: alexanderowaters@gmail.com.

‘Urban Hikes’

Some hike and others read about hiking. Both groups will enjoy a new publication, “Urban Hikes in Knoxville and Knox County.”

The book debuted last week with a reception at Mast General Store. All proceeds will benefit Legacy Parks Foundation. Pictured at the book signing are Victor Ashe, who wrote the foreword, and authors Christine Hamilton, Ron Shrieves and Mac Post. Books are available for $25 at Mast General, the Knoxville Visitors Center and online at Legacy Parks Foundation. Photo by S. Clark

Vanderbilt is disaster zone How intriguing that Vanderbilt, the center of football ineptness, will determine whether this Tennessee season is a modest success or another sad failure.

What Saturday comes down to is this: If the Vols can’t whip the lowly Commodores, they’ll be saddled with another losing record – five in a row. They’ll be home again for the holidays, twiddling their thumbs while winners accumulate bowl gifts and enjoy plum pudding.

If Tennessee loses to Vanderbilt, some of us may even admit that Butch Jones needs a little more time than previously thought. He has recruited well but the product on the field …

Vanderbilt reached the depths of despair at Starkville. It lost by half a

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hundred that could have been 75. If you believe misery loves company, opportunity knocks for the Commodores. They still have a chance to drag down the Volunteers. What a terrible thought.

Strange that Vandy has so underachieved. Before the season, USAToday tallied the young talent the departing James Franklin couldn’t get into his suitcase and said this was again a bowl team (blessed with an easy schedule) that would “run the football with intimidating efficiency.”

Hasn’t happened. Season highlights: 34-31 over UMass, 21-20 over Charleston Southern and 42-28 over Old Dominion.

Notice anything missing?

Hint: Vanderbilt plays in the Southeastern Conference.

Tennessee is supposed to approach this disaster zone with restored vigor and some degree of optimism.

I’m telling you, the pressure is unfair. Vandy has been trampled. There is nothing left to lose. It will be a double-disaster if the Volunteers trip over their own feet and get beat.

Tennessee-Vanderbilt is a strange rivalry. Since 1928, the Volunteers have won 71, lost 11 and tied two.

My best Vandy friend says I am as old-fashioned as those numbers. That was then, he says. What matters

is now. The Commodores have a two-game winning streak against Tennessee.

A similar disaster occurred in 1925-26. A young soldier named Robert Reese Neyland took care of that.

This current mess started the day before Derek Dooley’s dismissal. Tennessee had won 28 of the previous 29 games, but 2012 was a stampede the other direction. It included a Vanderbilt kneel-down to avoid running up the score. Coach Franklin, gracious and benevolent, thought 41-18 was sufficient.

Last year was different but still bad. For 56 minutes, Tennessee’s defense played almost good enough to win. It had held Vanderbilt to seven points while forcing four turnovers.

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Giving thanks, the American way Starving 17th-century pilgrims would hardly recognize today’s Thanksgiving, now known to Native Americans as “What Were We Thinking Day,” when many celebrate by joyfully pummeling one another as they wrestle for the last Playstation 4 on the shelves of Best Buy at 6 a.m.

But Americans have kept the natives’ giving tradition alive. Walmart, Target, Sears, Macy’s and Big Lots, to name a few, thoughtfully give their employees additional hours on Thanksgiving to earn money they will be too tired to spend before Christmas.

Inevitably, some workers will think only of themselves and whine about missing time with their families.

The giant retailers allow for this by staffing their stores with “volunteers.”

The resulting 95 percent shortfall in manpower is made up by feckless employees accustomed to eat-

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ing regularly and sleeping indoors.

Don’t let righteous indignation stand in the way of enjoying your turkey and trimmings. Big box stores are upholding the American way of giving.

It started not long after that first Thanksgiving feast. Maybe the funny hats and all those “thees” and “thous” should have tipped off the original owners of the land of the free, but it was several years before they realized what the newcomers were giving them, good and hard.

And they kept on giving, treaty after shattered treaty, promise upon broken promise. They gave the Sioux a prairie unspoiled by buf-

falo, the Comanche a dry wasteland to farm, a trail of tears to the Cherokee.

In the name of Manifest Destiny, our forebears slashed their way across the continent, even as clueless folks like Brigham Young made a wrong turn in Wyoming and ended up in Utah, where they founded the Church of Donny and Marie.

At day’s end, to paraphrase a prescient Roman philosopher, they made a desert and called it peace.

Like those pioneers, Walmart and the Big Box Brethren (which, by the way, would make a great name for an alternative rock band) marched bravely into Bangladesh, China and Vietnam crying, “Bring us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, and we will pay them 27 cents an hour to make sweatshirts and Cabbage Patch Kid knockoffs.”

Theirs is the gift that keeps on giving: consumerism. They will give it to the American people with

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both barrels just as long as our demand for cheap goods outweighs our notion of fairness for the workers, here and abroad, who make it possible.

In the recent mid-term elections, voters approved a hike in the minimum wage in a handful of states.

Those results are likely to become outliers in a political environment that sees Walmart effectively bribing its employees to donate to a political action committee that backs the company’s favorite politicians.

Your money is safe if you bet none of those turkeys favors a bump in the federal minimum wage.

Obviously, we don’t hold a monopoly on exploiting the less fortunate and driving them from their ancestral homes. It’s a practice that long predates Hitler’s quest for “Lebensraum.”

We can be thankful today that we are Americans, but as Americans we should aim higher.

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Knoxville on the road to ‘bike-friendly’

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

While difficult to achieve, bronze is the lowest level awarded by the league, so there is room for improvement, he says.

“We are on the very bottom end of being a bicyclefriendly community.”

No community has received the top award − diamond − and only four have received the platinum designation. Gold, silver and bronze follow. But the fact that the city has hired Livengood − a traffic engineer who oversees transportation infrastructure for cyclists, pedestrians and transit users − is a step in the right direction, says Kelley Segars, director of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s (TPO) bicycle program.

Knoxville is also the only city within the TPO’s member jurisdictions to take advantage of the organization’s offer to fund 80 percent of the development of a Bicycle Facilities Plan. To qualify for the grant, the city had to spring for 20 percent of the cost and be willing to implement proposed projects, Segars says.

Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. and Toole Design Group developed the city’s plan, which was recently finished. Public input was solicited at a May meeting, and a map of the overall

Harris TV remarks tick off teachers

Tom Wright loads his bike after a ride on the Third Creek Greenway. bikeway network and a prioritized project list will be unveiled at a second meeting in December, Livengood says.

One of the prioritized projects is a connector from Chapman Highway to the Henley Bridge. The bridge has bike lanes, but there’s currently no safe, direct way to get there, he says.

Another is an improvement to the city’s signed bike route from Cedar Bluff Road to downtown. The shoulder of Kingston Pike between Wesley Road and Golf Course needs to be widened.

The intersection of Old Broadway and I-640 is another priority. An upcoming TDOT project to reconfigure the intersection doesn’t include bike lanes. But TDOT improvements on Western Avenue adjacent to Tennessee Avenue will include bike lanes, and Livengood hopes the city will add bike lanes at both ends. That project isn’t expected to begin until 2016.

When Segars moved

to Knoxville in 2001, she could count on one hand the number of bicycles she’d see downtown in a day. Now, she sees that many within 15 minutes. The sheer number of people on bikes has created a cultural shift that’s changed the way cyclists are viewed by the general public and by city government, she says.

While that shift is evident downtown, it hasn’t reached West Knoxville. Fewer corridors mean more traffic at higher speeds − and less patience with bicycles. An upcoming training session will certify additional bike-safety instructors who will be available to speak to neighborhood groups and service clubs about how to share the road.

One of the most important things for motorists to understand is that cyclists are people. Many of them are just trying to get to work, she says.

“They’re not trying to change the world. They may not be able to afford a car, and they’re vulnerable.”

Photo by Wendy Smith

West Knox to Oak Ridge Greenway plan review The Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council, Knoxville Regional TPO and their partners will hold a public open house 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the auditorium at Hardin Valley Academy to present conceptual greenway routes linking existing greenway trails in West Knoxville, West Knox County and the city of Oak Ridge.

The public can provide feedback on proposed amenities and greenway alignments linking: ■ the Ten Mile Creek Greenway in West Knoxville and West Knox County ■ the Pellissippi Greenway in West Knox County ■ the Melton Lake Greenway in Oak Ridge.

Schoonmaker has earned the right to serve

By Sandra Clark John Schoonmaker is the most tenacious man I know, almost like the guy named Ahab who went after a big fish.

Schoonmaker wants to serve on the Knox County Commission. He stood as a candidate in 2008, finishing second in a field of five but not claiming the GOP nomination – crucial for winning in the heavily Republican District 5.

Now that Richard Briggs has moved on to the state Senate, Schoonmaker will get another chance.

County Commission will select Briggs’ successor (details follow this column).

John is best known for his work as a volunteer member and chair of the county’s

Board of Zoning Appeals.

He and his predecessor, William Daniels, get credit for profesSchoonmaker sionalizing a body that was previously known for its political bent.

John served as president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners for 11 years, stepping down when he joined BZA in 2009.

But he continued to attend council meetings, updating board members on upcoming zoning matters before the Metropolitan Planning Commission, the County Commission and the BZA.

John’s interests are broader than zoning.

In seeking the appointment, he mentions support for parks and libraries. He wants raises for county employees. As a lifelong Republican, he supports Tim Burchett’s efforts to hold the line on the property-tax rate.

“I don’t know all the answers, but I’m not bashful about asking questions,” he says. John is in sales, and maybe that career choice has strengthened his tenacity. When John is rebuffed, he just doubles down and keeps going.

John and Heather have been married for 35 years and have two children, Laura and Justin. Their home is in Tan Rara Oeste subdivision. John has volunteered

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Applicants should submit resumes by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, by mail, fax, email or hand-delivery to Suite 603, City County Building, 400 Main St., Knoxville, TN 37902. Fax: 2152038, email commission@knoxcounty.org. Info: 865-215-2534.

The appointment will be made at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, or immediately following a public hearing at 4 p.m. on that day. Both meetings are in the main assembly room, City County Building.

Appointee will serve until the next election, August 2016.

Unfortunately, what happened in the final four minutes is what we remember.

The Commodores drove the length of the field, 92 yards to be precise, to break some hearts, shatter the home team, put an end to bowl hopes and guarantee a fourth consecutive losing season.

Perhaps you recall the sequence of events: Two long pass plays, a facemask

From previous page penalty and video evidence that overturned a ruling on the field. The clincher was quarterback Patton Robinette’s fake pass and fiveyard scamper to the end zone with 16 seconds to spare. It looked so easy. It hurt so bad.

I’m trying to forget, I really am. This Tennessee team could help several of us while saving itself.

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in several parent groups at Farragut High School.

A goal is to get more citizens involved with local government – where one person can make a difference.

District 5 includes Farragut and West Knox County.

It took Lauren Hopson tions.

Did Fugate’s attempt at almost no time to respond to Doug Harris’ remarks on diplomacy succeed?

It’s too soon to tell, but WBIR TV’s “Inside Tenneshis erstwhile allies like Hopsee” Sunday. son (a third-grade teacher at Halls Elementary School and a leader of the teachers’ revolt) have their doubts.

Betty “This is the second time Bean Doug Harris has bold-faced lied and said he hasn’t heard from parents in his district who oppose the SAT-10 Harris and school board test,” Hopson said. “He said chair Mike McMillan were the same thing at a board on the morning show with meeting, but teachers and parents John Becker. By 1 p.m., from his Hopson had posted an district cereight-point summary of tainly have his remarks on the SPEAK contacted (Students, Parents, Educahim.

One tors Across Knox County) parent even Facebook page. Within posted a a half hour, her post had screen shot drawn 25 responses. By 4 on Facep.m., there were 54 – none Harris book of her of them happy with Harris.

Much of the criticism cen- email to him.”

Hopson didn’t spare pantered on his spirited defense of the SAT-10 test, which elist Don Bosch, who genKnox County Schools has erally supports McIntyre’s been giving to kindergarten education reform agenda, through second-grade stu- and said he could educate dents, and which the board himself by listening to the voted 6-3 to abolish earlier speech that then-Farragut this month because the new High School senior Ethan board members and McMil- Young delivered to the lan believe it to be develop- board last November.

“Go back and listen to mentally inappropriate (two of the new members, Amber Ethan Young’s speech. He Rountree and Patti Bounds, connects the dots,” Hopson have administered the test). said. “Some of the standards Harris, a fervent sup- in math and science are not porter of Superintendent even as high as the ones we James McIntyre, said he were teaching before. Comvoted with the majority on mon Core has nothing to do the hope that he could bring with higher standards. It has the SAT-10 back for recon- to do with rebranding and sideration at a later date. He with a whole bunch of people said he hasn’t been hearing making money off it.”

Hopson praised McMillan complaints about the test from teachers or parents in for saying he found it “odd” his district and pointed to that complaints about teach“grade inflation” as a prob- ers potentially losing bonus lem that standardized test- money without SAT-10 data weren’t aired until after the ing is designed to remedy.

Harris is vice chair of the special called meeting to board thanks to a vote from vote on abolishing it and for interim board member John reminding Harris “… that Fugate (not a McIntyre sup- the supervisors and principorter) who explained that pals with whom he is so fond he voted for Harris to pro- of talking work directly for mote unity on a body that the superintendent.

“Perfect response,” said is badly polarized between pro- and anti-McIntyre fac- Hopson.

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

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

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“Horrible Bosses 2” continues the misadventures of Nick, Dale and Kurt, who failed so miserably in their attempts to kill their bosses in the 2011 original. This time, the three are trying to be their own bosses by launching a company to sell their original invention.

Unfortunately, an unscrupulous rival steals their invention and leaves them less than penniless, and they have to come up with a way to repay a gigantic loan.

Their solution: kidnap their rival’s grown son and demand a ransom.

Turns out the hapless criminals are no better at kidnapping than they are at murder. They make plans based on the plots of movies they’ve seen. And it doesn’t help when their “victim” turns the tables on them.

Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis return as the clueless trio.

Also back from the first film are Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Foxx. Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz come on board as baddies.

A second new film also comes from sources we’ve seen before. “Penguins of Madagascar” evolved from the “Madagascar” movie franchise and its TV spinoff, “The Penguins of Madagascar.”

Anyone with brains realized the Penguins deserved

their own big-screen adventure, and that’s what they get here. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private set out to stop an evil scientist from destroying the world, joining forces with a high-tech group that doesn’t appreciate the Penguins’ approach.

The introduction shows the origin of the Penguins, who are not the typical cute waddlers usually depicted

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

“Encounters at the End of the World.”

Joining the vocal cast are John Malkovich and Benedict Cumberbatch.

There’s been a lot of footage on physicist Stephen

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

Eddie Redmayne (“Les

Miserables”) and Felicity Jones (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2”) play the couple in a biopic directed

by James March, known for documentaries such as “Man on Wire” and “Project Nim.” The movie, which also stars David Thewlis and Emily Watson, arrives with a landslide of positive critical buzz.

Private, Skipper, Rico and Kowalski engage in global espionage to stop a crazed scientist.

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

weekender WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 26DEC. 21 ■ “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, UT campus. Info/tickets/ performances: 974-5161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com/.

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, NOV. 28DEC. 14 ■ “The Games Afoot” by Ken Ludwig presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: theatreknoxville. com or at the door. Info: theatreknoxville.com.

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY The whole thing kicks off this Friday, Nov. 28, at 6 p.m. at Market Square, Krutch Park and Krutch Park Extension. Downtown Knoxville will become a Christmas village with caroling and marshmallow roasting, the lighting of the 38-foot Christmas tree and a performance by the Old City Buskers. There’ll be free activities such as pictures with Santa Claus, hot cocoa provided by the Salvation Army, face painting, balloon animals and much more.

Sponsored by Regal Entertainment, Pilot, Krispy Kreme, WDVX, WATE Channel 6, 93.1 WNOX, Home Depot, The Muse Knoxville, Cheerwine, Knoxville News Sentinel, Crowne Plaza and All Occasions Party Rentals, the opening celebration will also feature WDVX’s “Holiday Ho-Ho-Hoedown” at 6:30 p.m. on the Market Square Stage. This lively show will include Madisonville’s own national singing sensation, 10-year-old Emi Sunshine, and her backup band, the Rain, which consists of her dad, brother and uncle.

Emi (Emily Sunshine Hamilton) is the little girl with the big voice who appeared on the “Today”

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You’ll have to ask the regulars if they have accomplished their goals. Me? I heard the grill had killer fish and chips, so I was just there for the food. No one yelled, “Norm!” while I was there, but the folks gathered around the dozen-plus tele-

■ Christmas Gift Bazaar, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., The Yarn Haven, 464 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Featuring handcrafted items from local artisans. Info: 694-9900 or www.theyarnhaven.com.

■ Holiday Open House, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tea & Treasures, 4104 W. Martin Mill Pike. Refreshments, door prizes and fun holiday gift ideas.

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

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

show this past March. She’s packed with talent and vocal sass and has a presence that practically jumps off the stage. The video of her Market Square performance of “Folsom Prison Blues” has gone viral. She also picks and has the guts to take solos – good ones – on her ukulele after less than two years of learning the instrument.

Also appearing will be another East Tennessee up-and-comer, singersongwriter Mae Beth Har-

ris, who was featured on WDVX’s “Tennessee Shines” this past September.

Make sure to catch these rising stars while you can, along with the Step Above Dance School’s national championship clogging team.

WDVX personality Freddy Smith is master of ceremonies.

Another very different kind of holiday celebration takes place the following two Thursdays when the Knoxville Chamber Cho-

rale presents its Christmas concert. This elite group is a 28-member choral ensemble conducted by Dr. John R. Orr. Auditioning members were from the Knoxville Choral Society.

If you yearn for the rich, warm sound of beautiful voices ringing through an English cathedral, admittedly on this side of the pond, you won’t do better than this concert, which features choral arrangements of Christmas classics as well as newer music

arranged for unaccompanied choir. Among the pieces to be performed are Sweelinck’s “Hodie Christus natus est” and “Quem pastores laudavere” by James Bassi, as well as new arrangements of “Away in a Manger” and “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen” by modern composer Ola Gjeilo. There will also be holiday favorites such as “Deck the Halls,” “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “Silver Bells.”

I don’t know about you, but, for me, it just isn’t Christmas until I hear “Silver Bells.”

There will be two performances of the concert:

Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave.; and Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Both are free and open to the public.

Stay with this column in the coming weeks for more “Christmas in the City” activities, as well as a close-up look at this year’s Appalachian Ballet “The Nutcracker” and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Clayton Holiday Concerts.

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Turkey Dashawn Wilson, Pilgrim Lennox Weatherford and Pilgrim Lakari Hill of Whitney Lane’s kindergarten class at Dogwood Elementary take a break from rehearsing their Thanksgiving play. Photos submitted

Festive times at Dogwood

By Betsy Pickle Students at Dogwood Elementary School have been busy making holiday memories in addition to filling their heads with knowledge.

Last week, families were invited to come eat a delicious lunch of turkey, dressing and all the fi xings with their kids at Dogwood. Several generations took advantage of the bonding time.

Yesterday, kindergartners put on a Thanksgiving play for their families and schoolmates. The historical presentation was reportedly hysterical.

And first-graders combined artistry with heartfelt sentiment as they created Christmas cards to send to veterans. It was a great and fun exercise in thoughtfulness and respect.

Second-grader Brandon Collins is joined by his little brother, Kendrick, and parents, Carla and Bill Avery, at Dogwood Elementary’s Thanksgiving lunch.

Dogwood Elementary first-graders in Scarlett Hopkins’ class display the Christmas cards they made for veterans.

capita,” said Lisa Light, Gap Creek principal. “The teachers are certainly pleased with the effort of our staff and students because it provides money to buy things for their classrooms.”

Gap Creek’s top sellers were Thomas Greene, Abby Owens and Gretchen Komeshak.

Bonny Kate Elementary was also one of the top-performing schools, with 5.64 books sold per student.

Lacey Ermer of Bonny Kate was No. 17 in the Trunda Brown enjoys spending time with her son, seccounty among elementaryond-grader Jah’Quezz Brown, at Dogwood Elementary’s school top sellers. She sold Thanksgiving lunch.

106 books. Among highschool students, Nora Kirk of South-Doyle was No. 5 with 110 books sold.

The breakdown of South Knox school enrollment and book sales was: County Schools. That was

By Betsy Pickle Bonny Kate: 346 stuSchools and students up from 2013’s 154,063. dents and 1,950 books; Gap Creek Elementary Dogwood: 702 students represented South Knox well at the recent celebra- School was No. 1 in the coun- and 850 books; Gap Creek: tion for sales of The Origi- ty in per capita sales. The 93 students and 654 books; nal Knox County Schools school sold an average of 7.03 Mooreland Heights: 378 coupon books per student. students and 900 books; Coupon Book.

“We were so excited to Mount Olive: 265 students The total of 158,557 coupon books sold raised learn that we were the No. 1 and 1,196 books; New $1,400,058.31 for Knox school in terms of sales per Hopewell: 244 students and

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Pigeon Forge. Includes: the area singers, dancers and musicians, along with aerialists, acrobats and majestic live animals. Alzheimer’s Tennessee will receive $10 of each $35 ticket sold for this performance. Tickets: www.

SmokyMountainOpry.com or 800-908-9018; must mention or include ticket code: ALZTN. Holiday crafts, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

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Holiday Dance Party with dance instructors, noon-3 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

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“Big Red Bow Project” donation collection for individuals facing Alzheimer’s and dementia in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Loudon counties at Lexus of Knoxville, 10315 Parkside Drive. Info/wish list: www.alzTennessee.org/big-red-bow-project or 5446288.

MONDAY, DEC. 1 Deadline to reserve an adapted battery-operated toy from East Tennessee Technology Access Center and for holiday party to be held 4-6 p.m. Monday, Dec, 8 at ETTAC’s office, 116 Childress St. Info/to register: 219-0130.

Tennessee Shines: The Howlin’ Brothers and author Lisa Soland, reading from “The Unmade Moose,”7 p.m., Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Info/tickets: WDVX.com.

“Dec. 7, 1941 – A Day of Infamy,” 7 p.m., board room of the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by retired Farragut Middle School history teacher Frank Galbraith. Free; no registration required. Light refreshments served. Info: 966-7057.

Humana Guidance Walking Group, 11:30 a.m.noon, Cumberland Estates Recreation Center. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

TUESDAY, DEC. 2 UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Deadline to reserve tickets for “Traditional family Christmas dinner at the Historic Ramsey House,” to be held 7-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Dec. 7-11, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Cost: $125. Limited seating. Info/reservations: 546-0745 or judy@ ramseyhouse.org.

Special holiday show to benefit Alzheimer’s Tennessee, 8 p.m., Smoky Mountain Opry in

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3

THURSDAY, DEC. 4 Bingo, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Movie and Popcorn: “A Christmas Story” with Peter Billinglsey, Darren McGavin, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Dressing Girls for Charity, 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Holiday Spectacular concert performances, 6 and 8 p.m., Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.

Space limited; arrive 30 minutes before performance for complimentary ticket. Free event; donations accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship fund. Info: 694-6400 or www. pstcc.edu/arts.

Free preview screening of “Evolution of a Criminal,” followed by a panel discussion, 6 p.m., Scruffy City Hall in Market Square. Free event. Info: www.EastTennesseePBS.org.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5 First Friday Gallery and Kwanzaa Holiday Marketplace, 6-9 p.m., Downtown African American Art Gallery, Suite 106, The Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. Opening reception for the Arts & Culture Alliance 2014 Members Show, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. On display through Dec. 23. Info/hours: 5237543 or www.knoxalliance.com.

Opening reception for Chasing Light: New Works

by Kathie Odom, 5-8 p.m., The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike. Meet the artist, holiday cuisine from Gourmet’s Market, live music by Michael Whitesides.

Exhibit runs through Dec. 30.

Knitting Caps for the Homeless, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

847 books; South Knoxville: 128 students and 487 books; South-Doyle Middle: 1,087 students and 831 books; and South-Doyle High: 1,226 students and 560 books.

Bonny Kate will use its coupon-book money for technology updates, playground equipment and upkeep, security upgrades and campus updates; Dogwood for school-wide technology upgrades to include white boards and student devices; Gap Creek for technology and instructional material; Mooreland Heights for technology; Mount Olive for teacher laptops for use with smart boards; New Hopewell for technology to include iPads and software; and South Knoxville for technology for classrooms, materials and supplies for teachers and students.

South-Doyle Middle will use its share for library books, classroom supplies and technology. SouthDoyle High’s funds go to the groups that participated in the sales program.

Schools keep $8 out of each $10 book sold.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Best Little Christmas Sale Ever, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road.

Info: 938-3410.

Oak Ridge Community Orchestra concert, 2 p.m., First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge Sanctuary, on the corner of the Oak Ridge Turnpike and LaFayette Drive. Admission is free; donations at the door to support the orchestra’s routine operating expenses will be appreciated.

Scott Hamilton & Friends on Ice, 5-6:30 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. All proceeds will benefit the Provision CARES Foundation and the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation supporting cancer education and wellness, clinical research and patient assistance. Tickets: $22 and $32.50. Info: 6842616, www.provisonhp.com Santa Claus is Coming to Town, 9-10 a.m., Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center, 1127 Broadway.

For ages 4-5. Cost: $18. Info: 523-1401 or www. cityofknoxville.org/recreation/arts.

Christmas Gifts to Give, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center, 1127 Broadway.

For ages 6-10. Cost: $49. Info: 523-1401 or www. cityofknoxville.org/recreation/arts.

FaithWalk & Al Ichiki 5K, 2 p.m., Church of the Immaculate Conception, 414 West Vine. Packet pick-up, 12:30-1:45 p.m. day of event. Hosted by Samaritan Ministry, a ministry of Central Baptist Church of Bearden and an AIDS service organization. To register: www. samaritancentral.org or day of race. Info: 450-1000, ext.

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AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Downtown Knoxville AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Cost: $40 members; $50 nonmember. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250.

Best Little Christmas Sale Ever, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road.

Info: 938-3410.

First Saturday, Gallery Open, International Fine Arts Academy with KWANZAA Presentation and Kuumba Watoto Parent Booster Club Fundraiser, Downtown African American Art Gallery, Suite 106, The Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. Nutcracker Breakfast, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. Cost: $25. For ages 6-12. Reservations required. Info/reservations: 539-2475 or www.gocontemporarydance.com.

Dor L’Dor, Klezmer: Music for Hannukah, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts. org.

Winter Concert, 8 p.m., Princess Theatre in downtown Harriman. Features: Roane State Community College Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Celebration Singers, faculty and guest musicians. Donations will be accepted at the door. Info: Brenda Luggie, 354-3000, ext. 4236; or luggieb@roanestate.edu.

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Sally’s Alley goes Big Orange

By Nancy Whittaker Last week I stopped by Sally’s Alley to see for myself what a friend has been telling me for years: they’ve got great clothes, unique jewelry and amazing prices.

Turns out that was an understatement.

Sally Greene grew up in South Knoxville and received her degree in fashion merchandising. Immediately after graduation, Greene wanted to open her own boutique but had to put her dream on hold for a while.

For 18 years she worked for an ophthalmologist.

But a while after she quit that job, she says, everything just fell into place. She bought out a clothing store on Chapman Highway. Even with no advertising, Greene was busy her very first day.

And she has stayed busy in the same location for 14 years.

The savvy buyer travels to different markets to find

socks, scarves, sterling silver and costume jewelry, and fun purses are displayed artfully. Be sure and allow plenty of time to shop!

And here’s a tip for all you UT fans: Sally’s Alley has lots of unique Big Orange clothing and accessories.

Cute winter coats, sweaters and tops are plentiful. The best part about shopping here is that you never know what treasures you will find.

Sally’s Alley is open Monday through Friday 10:30-6 and on Saturday 10:30-5.

Starting Nov. 30, you can also shop on Sundays from noon-6 throughout the holiday season. This boutique Sally Greene, owner of Sally’s Alley, is busy preparing for holi- is conveniently located at day shoppers. Photo by Nancy Whittaker 8203 Chapman Highway near the intersection of the best deals on designer but at much lower prices.

Hendron Chapel Road and jeans, the latest trends and In addition to the great Chapman Highway. overstock items. She also deals on clothing, Sally’s If you happen to live in a deals directly with several Alley has a huge assort- different area of town, it’s clothing factories to offer ment of accessories. Greene worth the drive! Check out many of the name brands has made the most of every Sally’s Alley on Facebook or you will find at larger stores little nook and cranny. Boot call 609-0480.

Quicker airline boarding ahead

By Anne Hart There’s some good news for frequent flyers who suffer through long lines and security checkpoints at airports across the country.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has opened a Pre-check Enrollment Center at the UPS Store, 6923 Maynardville Pike, where you can be fingerprinted, present documentation verifying your identity and begin other procedures to expedite your progress through security at airports nationwide.

Stephen N. Wood, Federal Security Director for all airports in Tennessee since July 2013, described the process at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Bearden.

Wood said that with pre-check documentation, passengers will not be required to remove their shoes, belt or lightweight jacket and may keep possession of a Wood computer in its case.

TSA was formed as a result of the 9/11 attacks.

Wood joined the TSA in 2008 after a 24-year career in the U.S. Army, where he rose to the rank of colonel.

He signed on with the TSA “because I wanted to continue public service.”

He credited Richard Reid, the “shoe bomber”

who planted explosives in his shoe in an attempt to blow up an airplane on a flight between Paris and Miami, with “changing the way we do business” at airports around the world.

Reid’s actions, although thwarted, led to dramatic changes regarding security screenings and what can be taken aboard planes in carry-on luggage.

Wood said that while the rules and the security checkpoints may seem excessive to some passengers, “There’s a lot going on behind the scenes that you don’t even know about” to provide additional safeguards against terrorism.

And perhaps not surprisingly, Wood said “dogs are some of the best capabilities

we have for detecting explosives.”

Wood said it’s not against the law to take a gun on a flight, but it can’t be loaded, it must be declared and it must be in luggage that is checked.

The penalty for non-compliance is up to $3,000.

In answer to a question about security in other countries, Wood responded, “While we can’t tell foreign countries what to do, we can require that they comply with our regulations to be able to fly to the US.” Additional information about TSA Pre-check is available by calling 1-855347-8371 or online at www. tsa.gov.

business News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

Giving thanks at KCDC

By Alvin Nance Every Thanksgiving, the KCDC administration and senior asset managers at each property join to make the holidays just as speNance cial for our residents as they are for us.

Our senior asset managers have selected families at several KCDC properties to receive boxes with everything needed to provide complete Thanksgiving dinners. Families at Northgate Terrace, Valley Oaks, Autumn Landing, Nature’s Cove and Passport Homes will receive boxes stocked with food hand-delivered this week by our staff.

Each year, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation purchases the turkeys, and the KCDC property staff donate all the Thanksgiving fi xings. Our Community Involvement Committee organizes the donations and makes sure every box has all the needed food supplies, said Tiara Webb, committee chair.

The week of Thanksgiving, KCDC employees travel to each home, knock on the door and provide a grateful family with turkey, stuffing, gravy, canned vegetables, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, packaged desserts and other nonperishable items to make the holiday meal special.

Beth Bacon, senior as-

set manager of Passport Homes and a committee member, says she welcomes being able to give back to families in her community. Bacon will deliver a Thanksgiving meal box to Lamar Moore, Venus Walker and their four children in Mechanicsville.

“Every year, our staff sits down and thinks of a deserving family to receive the basket,” Bacon said.

“Lamar is a working dad, and Venus graduated from a college program in the top of her class. With four children, we hope this donated meal will allow them to spend their money on other things to make this holiday season special for their family.”

Bacon has served on the Community Involvement Committee since its creation. She even helped plan the first Thanksgiving turkey donation more than 10 years ago.

“This program is great because it allows our coworkers to participate in giving a little holiday cheer,” Bacon said. “Our administrative workers in the main office don’t always have daily contact with our residents. This gives them an opportunity to meet the residents and give back.”

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful to be a part of a team that cares about our residents and wants to make their holidays special.

Giving truly is the best gift of the holiday season.

Alvin Nance is executive director and CEO of KCDC.

NEWS FROM PREMIER SURGICAL

Pair of Premier Surgeons Team Up to Repair Complex Hernias

Food City raises $100K for ABLE project

Food City customers raised $100,000 for the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Mission: ABLE project. This makes $350,000 total raised by Food City and NASCAR champion Richard Petty.

Pictured are Kassie Perkins, the reigning Miss Food City; Petty; Steve Smith, Food City president/ CEO; and Travis Garland, a store manager. Photo submitted

Cancer Association benefits from Copper Cellar employees

By Sandra Clark Rick Laney sure knows how to draw a crowd.

Copper Cellar is giving away a bunch of money and, by the way, we’ll even feed you, Rick wrote. Wow! Every starving reporter in town was there.

Bart Fricks, chief operating officer for The Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants, said the staff launched the fundraiser called Making Strides in 2011. Each year, more money is raised and this year’s contribution topped last year’s by $5,000.

Employees created a variety of competitions to spur donations. Team captains from each restaurant were honored at last week’s event.

And yes, the food was fantastic.

Amy Fields, community events specialist, said the American Cancer Society will use the gift. “Partnerships like this help us move the marble” toward finding a cure for breast cancer.

Amy Fields of the American Cancer Society accepts a check for $38,289.02 from Bart Fricks, chief operating officer of The Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants. Photo by S. Clark Scott Evans, ACS senior representative for community engagement, thanked the Copper Cellar staff.

Participating restaurants included Calhoun’s, Copper Cellar, Chesapeake’s,

Smoky Mountain Brewery and Cherokee Grill.

Everybody departed with a full tummy and renewed resolve to do it all again next year.

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Surgeons Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley and Dr. Kristopher Williams work with patients before surgery to prepare them for successful complex hernia repair.

Tonia Brock had been battling a bulge in her abdomen for more than a dozen years. But the lump in the Knox County woman’s abdomen wasn’t due to weight gain or obesity, it was a large, multiply recurrent hernia. A hernia is weakness or hole in the abdominal muscles that allows an organ or tissue to protrude through the weakened area.

Brock says she developed her first hernia several years after having an ileostomy, or surgically created diversion of the intestines installed in her abdominal wall to remove body waste. Brock needed the ileostomy when her diseased colon was removed at age 29.

Brock’s hernia was surgically repaired for the first time in 1998, but because of infection the hernia eventually reoccurred.

It was the beginning of Tonia Brock is a long string of hernia excited about surgeries for her. To date, having a better the now 71-year old, has quality of life undergoing undergone at least nine after abdominal wall hernia repairs, without a reconstruction to repair her large, permanent resolution.

“I’d had many, many multiply recurrent hernia. hernia surgeries,” explains Brock. “Each time they fix it, I’ll be fine for a year or two, and then the hernia starts to bulge out again.”

In recent years, Brock’s hernia grew uncomfortably large and had such a negative effect on her quality of life that she seldom left her home.

“It was like my whole stomach was a hernia.

It looked like I was carrying a big watermelon around,” remembers Brock. “It really impacted my life.”

Brock is one of a growing number of people with a hernia so complex it can’t be repaired by traditional techniques. Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley and Dr. Kristopher Williams specialize in abdominal wall reconstruction for complex hernia patients like Brock, as well as abdominal catastrophes caused by disease or trauma such as a gunshot wound or auto accident. The physicians joined Premier Surgical in Knoxville this summer.

The pair first teamed up in fellowship training at the nationally-known Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. There, Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams learned to repair the most complex hernias using advanced techniques. The repairs can be very challenging and often takes many hours.

The surgeons also worked extensively to research and identify key factors that cause the failure of some hernia repairs. This expertise is applied in their daily practice at Premier Surgical.

“Hernia repairs fail for a reason,” explains Dr. Bradley. “It may be due to infection, weak tissue, or technical aspects of the previous repair, or the patient’s own health factors.”

Dr. Bradley says smoking, obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition and previous wound infections are factors that can diminish the success of hernia surgery.

Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams work closely with their complex hernia patients before surgery to prepare them for a successful and lifelong functional hernia repair.

“We counsel our patients preoperatively to ensure they do everything possible to lower their known risk factors,” says Dr. Williams.

“They must work to stop smoking, control their diabetes, ensure proper nutrition and lose weight prior to such a major surgical undertaking.”

The preparation is worth it for people like Tonia Brock, whose complex hernia was recently repaired by Drs. Bradley and Williams.

“I’m hopeful this is the last hernia surgery I’ll ever need. I’m excited about having a much better quality of life now,” says Brock. “I am so pleased and thankful to God for Dr. Bradley and Dr. Williams.”

For more information about complex hernia repair, visit www.premiersurgical.com.

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