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VOL. 7 NO. 1 A great community newspaper January 7, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE

Fowl play When Harry House started

keeping chickens, he had no idea what he was getting into.

Oh, he knew all about the day-to-day aspects of raising poultry. What he didn’t know was how sociable the hens can be. “Our chickens,” says Harry, “have no boundaries.”

➤ See page B-2

Put moms in charge!

Last year was supposed to be a historic year for women, partly because more were elected to public offi ce than ever before. Twenty of 100 U.S. Senators are women, as are 78 of 435 mem-bers of the U.S. House, which is a low percentage, but an improve-ment, Wendy Smith says.

“I don’t know how many of those are mothers, but here’s what I do know: if moms were running Congress right now, we would not have spent New Year’s Eve doing a Hang 10 off the fi scal cliff.”

➤ See Wendy’s story on page A-3

Coff ee BreakPeople are afraid of the

dentist because they’re afraid of the un-known, says Dr. Stephen Malone. That’s why he visits with patients in an offi ce, with a desk, before

they ever see a dental chair. Meet Dr. Malone over this

week’s Coffee Break.

➤ See page A-2

We are fam-i-leeIn March 1980, spring

baseball training at Braden-ton, Fla., Phil Garner and Dave Parker were doing their salt-and-pepper act.

Trash talk was clubhouse raw. Marvin West thought they might come to blows. “And I thought ex-Vol Garner, even though he was called Scrap Iron, would be a de-cided underdog.”

➤ See Marvin’s story on page A-6

This is the yearA new year starts with a

clean, fresh calendar, and 365 days available to each of us (at least so far as we know). Filled with promise and pos-sibility, we use this time to try to live up to the resolu-tions we so bravely made, just last week.

➤ See Lynn Hutton’s story on A-6

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By Wendy SmithWhen Patti Ricker retired, she

needed a new hobby. Even though she wasn’t a card player, she decided to give bridge a try. She talked her husband, Jim, into taking EasyB-ridge lessons with her at the Knox-ville Bridge Center, which is part of the Deane Hill Recreation Center at 7400 Deane Hill Drive.

That was two years ago. The Rick-ers now enjoy the game so much that they are helping teach a new session of EasyBridge that begins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20.

“If I can learn to play bridge, any-one can learn to play,” says Patti.

Jim compares learning bridge to learning a foreign language – you begin by counting to ten, and add words as you progress. Unlike Patti, he enjoyed playing card games like Hearts before he learned bridge, and says that if you understand the

principle of a trump, bridge is easy.Patti plays fi ve times a week, and

Jim, who still works, plays three times a week. The center offers games six days a week at a variety of times to accommodate all schedules.

EasyBridge teacher David Wil-liams makes it fun to learn, Patti says. David has been playing for more than 20 years, and is a 5th-grade teacher, so he’s good at break-ing bridge down to the basics. It’s a game of experience, he says, so the more you play, the better you be-come.

“You have to be patient with yourself,” he says. “If you are having fun, you’ll make progress.”

The fi rst six lessons are free, and there are no further commitments. Subsequent lessons are fi ve dollars each. On Sunday afternoons, the large room at the Bridge Center is di-vided, with the class on one side and

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Learning the language of bridge

Wallace Mayo, Madhavan Menon, Hope Cohn and Ittop Maliyekkel play

bridge at the Knoxville Bridge Center at 7400 Deane Hill Drive.

Jo Anne Newby, who recruits new players at the Knoxville Bridge Center,

prepares for a new session of EasyBridge with teacher David Williams.

New players Jim and Patti Ricker will help with the class, which begins

on Jan. 20. Photos by Wendy Smith

By Sandra ClarkIf Carol Evans and the Legacy

Parks Foundation have half the year that they posted in 2012, watch out.

When asked her top three goals for 2013, Evans had a dozen:

■ Continue to develop our natu-ral assets – parks,

trails, natural areas, recreational opportunities – that help defi ne Knox County as an outdoor rec-reation destination for both resi-dents and visitors.

■ Begin development of a multi-use trail system in East Knox County, starting with eight miles of trail in East Bridge Busi-ness Park. The trails will be de-signed for hikers, bikers and equestrian use. A 15-mile trail can link East Bridge to House Moun-tain Natural Area, and Legacy Parks Foundation will seek con-

servation easements. ■ Complete our three signa-

ture projects – creation of Knox County’s fi rst stormwater park at Harrell Road; create a master park plan for the River Bluff property on Knoxville’s south waterfront and convey the property to the city to create a spectacular park; and fully-identify the connections for Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness from the Forks of the River to Al-coa Highway.

In 2012, Legacy Parks Foun-dation hosted Eric Weihenmayer at a fundraising lunch for 600. It opened the Outdoor Knoxville Ad-venture Center and cut the ribbon for the Knoxville Urban Wilder-ness.

Evans spoke at the Interna-tional Mountain Bike Conference and received an award. And she cheered when Barge Wagoner Sumner & Cannon decided to celebrate its 40th anniversary by developing and donating a master plan for River Bluff.

Carol Evans

Legacy Parks Foundation lists goals By Betty Bean

At 99 and 11/12ths, Nick Chase can still swing a golf club.

He proved that last week when his family and friends threw him a golf-themed early birthday celebration at Calhoun’s on the River, the fl ag-ship establishment of the restaurant chain founded by his son Mike in 1973. Nick turns 100 on Jan. 9.

Nick Chase, who came to know nine presidents during a long career as one of the most prominent law-yers in Washington, D.C., has lived in Knoxville since 1994 when Mike bought him and his wife, Louise, a house on Deane Hill Drive.

They split their time between Knoxville and their summer home at Rehoboth Beach, Del., until Louise was diagnosed with de-mentia and suffered a string of ill-nesses in the winter of 2003 that left her needing full-time care. Nick and Louise moved into Elm-croft of Knoxville, where Louise was cared for in the Alzheimer’s unit and Nick had a suite upstairs.

Louise passed away the follow-ing year, and Nick has become well known for playing the piano for

Nick Chase turns 100his fellow residents. He specializesin the classics, particularly Chopinand Mendelsohn. Incredibly, MikeChase says his father doesn’t readmusic. One of Elmcroft’s adver-tisements features a photographof Nick at the piano.

“He plays by ear,” Mike said.“My dad was born with an excep-tional brain, but now his ability totake in new information has beencompromised, so he does this otherstuff to keep his mind busy, work-ing and moving,” Mike Chase said.

Exceptional accomplishmentsare the standard for Nick Chase,who was born Nicholas J. Chias-cione, son of Italian immigrantswho settled in Connecticut.

He graduated from high schooland was awarded a college schol-arship when he was 14, but hismother believed he was too young,and made him wait until he was16 to enroll in Catholic Universityof America in Washington (CU)in 1929. He was the editor of theschool newspaper, president ofhis class and was named Phi BetaKappa when he graduated at thetop of his class before he was 19.

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a game for new players on the other. Most of the class will be ready to join the new players by July, David says.

Last year, 88 students came to the fi rst EasyBridge lesson. He would like to have 100 this year. Participants don’t need to bring a partner. Students are matched with partners as they learn.

Meeting new people is one of the perks of learning to play bridge. Patti says her bridge friends are like family.

Alda Hamrick and Brenda Mc-

Spadden agree. They learned to play when they took EasyBridge three years ago. Both say they’re still learning, but that EasyBridge was a great way to get started.

“It’s like having your hand held all the way,” says Alda.

Bridge is fun for all ages, says Jo Anne Newby, who recruits new play-ers and offers resources to experi-enced players at the Bridge Center.

“We laugh a lot,” she says. Info: Jo Anne, KnoxvilleEasybridge@gmail.com or 539-4150.

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A-2 • JANUARY 7, 2013 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

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Coffee Break

It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone

you think would be interesting to Bearden Shopper-News readers. Email suggestions

to Wendy Smith, shopperwendy@comcast.net. Include contact info if you can.

People are afraid of the dentist because they’re afraid of the unknown, says Dr. Stephen Malone. That’s why he visits with patients in an offi ce, with a desk, before they ever see a dental chair.

Malone loves being a dentist like he loves his adopted hometown. He and his wife, Lisa, moved to Knoxville be-cause it was a pleasant stop on their way to his home in Murray, Ky., while he was a Navy dentist at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C. He bought the dental practice of Dr. Paul Robinson in 1997, and now has a new offi ce at 264 South Peters Road.

The Malones appreciated the small-town feel of Knox-ville, and thought it would be a good place to raise a family. They have two sons: Davis, who attends Bearden High School, and Grant, who attends West Valley Middle School.

Malone loves to spend time with his sons, especially now that they’ve taken up his old hobby – golf. He gave up the sport when they were young because it was too time-consuming, but now he’s back on the course in a different role.

“I just watch. I still don’t get to play.”But he has another hobby that’s all his own. He’s build-

ing a custom Harley-Davidson Softail from the ground up. His boys won’t be allowed, he says, but Lisa is wel-come to ride – as a passenger.

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?“May the Force be with you,” from Star Wars.

What are you guilty of?My wife Lisa and my boys say that I snore. I don’t

know if I believe it because I have never heard myself snore.

What is your favorite material possession?I don’t consider myself very materialistic but I guess

it would be photo albums of my family as my kids have grown. You can’t buy that again.

What are you reading currently?“Business By The Book” by Chuck Bentley (Crown

Ministries).

What was your most embarrassing moment?I was driving down the road, listening to music and

eating a cheeseburger. I looked in the rearview mirror and saw blue lights fl ashing from a state trooper’s car. I pulled over and when the offi cer came to my window, I said “I’m sorry that I was speeding. I just wasn’t pay-ing attention because I was eating a burger.” He said, “I know, because I have been following you for four miles.” We both started laughing.

What are the top three things on your bucket list?1) African Safari. 2) Alaskan fl y fi shing trip. 3) A

round of golf at Augusta National.

What is one word others often use to describe you?I hope it is “generous” because I like to help people

when I am able.

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

I would not take myself so seriously. I expect too much from myself and it is not always the best way to be.

What is your passion?My family, my dental practice and

my mission trips to Suriname (South America).

With whom, living or dead, would youmost like to have a long lunch?

Jesus. I really am looking forward to seeing him face-to-face someday.

Other than your parents, who has had thebiggest infl uence on your life?

Irwin Becker, former director of edu-cation at The Pankey Institute. This is a teaching institution for dentists. I call Dr. Becker my “Dental Dad.”

I still can’t quite get the hang of …Golf! Need I say more?

What is the best present you ever receivedin a box?

My wife gave me a very nice wrist-watch that I still wear.

What is the best advice your mother evergave you?

“You need to be careful whom you choose as your friends.”

What is your social media of choice?I still prefer good old face-to-face

conversation.

What is the worst job you have ever had?I worked in tobacco fi elds when I was

in high school.

What was your favorite Saturday morningcartoon?

“Looney Tunes” (Foghorn Leghorn). I can’t explain this one but I still like it.

What irritates you?Greed and selfi shness. I can’t stand it.

What’s one place in Bearden/downtown that everyone should visit?

The downtown riverfront on UT game day. The Vol Navy and tailgating is something that everyone should see.

What is your greatest fear?That my kids will not have the same opportunities in

this country that I’ve had.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?Drop everything and take my wife on a surprise vaca-

tion. We would have to buy everything we need when we get there because we would leave so fast that we would not even have packed.

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Last year was supposed to be a historic year for women, partly because more were elected to public offi ce than ever before. Twenty of 100 U.S. Senators are women, as are 78 of 435 members of the U.S. House, which is a low percentage, but an improve-ment.

Sequoyah Elementary School students Caroline Powell, Brady

Kuester, Graham Kuester and Parker Knott play Santa for the

Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley. Caroline, Brady and

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Let’s put moms in charge

I don’t know how many of those are mothers, but here’s what I do know: if moms were running Congress right now, we would not have spent New Year’s Eve doing a Hang 10 off the fi scal cliff. Instead, there would be well-con-structed fences to keep ev-eryone a good, safe distance

from any type of cliff, fi gura-tive or literal.

Here are a few rules that moms would enforce if we were running the show:

Don’t just sit there. Do something produc-tive. Usually, we’re talking to children who have played too many video games or spent too much time texting. Maybe that’s what’s going on in Washington, too. After all, the 112th Congress was the least productive since we began tracking passed bills in the 1940s. Don’t make us take those cell phones away!

Don’t wait until the last minute to fi nish an assignment. We all re-member that research pa-per we didn’t start until 6 p.m. the night before it was due. The sad outcome was a lost night of sleep, a C+ and a very angry mother. Last week, Congress barely met

its deadline, partially by put-ting off tedious little details like that pesky debt ceiling. Didn’t they learn anything in senior English?

Take turns. Anyone who had a mother learned this lesson when they were a tod-dler. Sure, it would be great if you could get your way all the time, but if you’re going to live with other people, this just isn’t possible. A grown-up word for taking turns is “compromise.” It sounds like this: “If you’ll accept a few spending cuts, I’ll agree to a small tax hike.” Was that re-ally so hard?

Be nice to every-body, not just your best friends. In middle school, everyone wants to be friends with the rich, popular kids. But mothers teach us to treat everybody well. After all, that kid with the acne problem and the World of Warcraft

addiction could become your best friend. He could also fi nd the cure for cancer. The 113th Congress would do well to remember that they repre-sent all of us – not just the top two percent.

Take responsibility for your mistakes. There once was a broken vase, and two siblings who each said it was the other’s fault. It’s a classic tale that ends with both kids being punished and losing their allowance for a month. No one wins when both parties point fi ngers, and it would be refreshing if Congress could remember this in the coming months. Moms across the country would say: “Give each other a big hug and move on.”

■ Get your ’grass onWe enjoy our bluegrass

music in Knoxville, and we always welcome more of it.

Nicholas Chase with his family: Stephen Chase, Lauren Gaston,

Katie Barnett, Jackie Barnett; Bill Gaston, Kelsey Chase, Tyler

Gaston, Nicholas J. Chase, Laurie Barnett, Mary Alice Rooks,

Jordan Rooks; Michael Gaston, Joey Gaston, Nicholas Gaston,

Kara Chase, Nick Chase II, Sydney Rooks. Photos by Betty Bean

Mike Chase and his father,

Nicholas J. Chase

Nick Chase From page A-1

He went on to earn a mas-ter’s degree in philosophy there before going to work at the Brookings Institution for a couple of years before deciding to go to law school.

He fi nished fi rst in his class at Georgetown Univer-sity in 1934 and later spent almost 20 years as a pro-fessor there, teaching trial practice. He still found time for his own law practice, and in 1947 became the senior partner in Chase & Williams with junior partner Edward Bennett Williams, a fl am-boyant attorney who would much later represent Bill Clinton during his impeach-ment ordeal.

Chase & Williams proved to be a short-lived partner-ship due to the sketchy na-ture of some of Williams’ associates; the last straw being his determination to represent deported mobster Lucky Luciano. Chase ob-jected, and was quoted in multiple accounts as saying that he couldn’t go home and

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former president an honor-ary doctorate from CU. There are also photos from that period of Chase with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and J. Edgar Hoover.

Despite a long and sto-ried career teaching and practicing law, it is clear what means to most to Nick Chase, who is called “Pop-Pop” by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He and Louise had fi ve children, eight grandchil-dren (seven of whom are liv-ing) and nine great-grand-children. Grandson Nicho-las J. Chase II is a Knoxville

attorney. Great-grandson Joey Gaston, a freshman football player at the Naval Academy, made a special ef-fort to get to Knoxville last Sunday after suiting up for a bowl game in San Francisco Saturday night.

Dapper, as always, in a custom-made suit from John H. Daniel, Nick gave

look his children in the eye if he represented “skunks” like Luciano. Among clients he did not cull was labor leader John L. Lewis.

In 1961, Attorney Gen-eral Robert Kennedy offered him an appointment as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a position that Chase, who says the Kennedy brothers “were all-right fel-lows,” turned down because he didn’t want to be a govern-ment lawyer.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was his favorite of all the presidents he has known, and a scrapbook on display at his party showed photo-graphs of Ike with Chase at the ceremony awarding the

a brief speech that brought the crowd to tears when he thanked them for coming and told them always to re-member that they are parts

of “a wonderful family.”“I’m a very lucky man. A

very fortunate man. A very proud man. Thank you, ever so much.”

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State Rep. Gloria John-son hasn’t been sworn into offi ce yet, but she’s already hit the ground running.

Legislators dump fee on teachers

Not surprisingly, the 25-year veteran special educa-tion teacher is hoping to be assigned to the Education Committee. She has zeroed in on education issues, par-ticularly school vouchers and the exams required for teacher licensure.

Individual teachers must foot the bill for the Praxis Series Exams, and John-son, who will be on legisla-tive leave from her job at the Richard Yoakley Alternative School this semester, says the requirement is particu-larly burdensome for spe-cial education teachers, who teach a variety of subjects and must pass an exam in each one – and pay for it themselves.

“This will require me to take fi ve tests, which are about $250 apiece,” said Johnson, who teaches biol-ogy, algebra, geometry and English 1-4. She and Rep. Joe Armstrong spoke at a meeting of the directors of Democratic Television (DTV) last week.

“Lots of special educa-

tion teachers are teaching in subjects they’re not quali-fi ed in, so this will be in-credibly diffi cult and might require taking the test more than once. It’s going to cost me over $1,000 to get the tests I need. The math test includes calculus and trigo-nometry, which I’m never going to teach.”

She said she has spoken with her predecessor, Harry Tindell, about the new re-quirement, and he told her that legislators who voted for it didn’t realize that it would go into effect Jan. 1 when they passed it last ses-sion.

Johnson believes that a move to postpone imple-mentation until next year would have bipartisan sup-port because it is proving to be disruptive to school sys-tems.

“Three months is not a reasonable amount of time to prepare. People are ask-ing, ‘Where did this bill come from?’

“Harry called to let me know that this is causing a problem in Maryville’s al-ternative school, and spe-cial ed supervisors in Knox County say they don’t want to exempt anybody, but they just want to allow more time. It’s not easy to fi nd folks to fi ll in at alternative schools.”

Johnson, who opposes school vouchers, said she recently attended an orga-

nizational meeting spon-sored by Students First; a pro-voucher lobbying organization founded by Michelle Rhee, the contro-versial former Washington, D.C., schools superinten-dent. She wasn’t impressed by the substance of what she heard, but says she was concerned by the meeting facilitator’s zeal.

“We need to get the word out; the other side is start-ing to organize,” she said. “What Students First is do-ing is talking about school choice. She (the organizer, who is an employee of the organization) said they want to hold county schools accountable.

“When I asked a ques-tion about funding, she said that’s anonymous. I said, ‘You’re expecting the county system to be transparent, but you’re not transparent in your own organization?’

“She said, ‘By law, we don’t have to tell you.’

“The students I’ve taught for 25 years will never be ac-cepted by a charter school,” Johnson said.

Armstrong’s focus is on healthcare, and he is critical of his colleagues for ignor-

ing the issue of complying with the Affordable Care Act in budget hearings for two years while they waited for the courts to strike it down.

“The whole time we were supposed to be setting up an exchange,” Armstrong said. “And I was a little dis-appointed that this attitude persisted until the gover-nor’s conference call when Herb Slatery (Haslam’s general counsel) spent 43 minutes of a 45-minute call trying to explain that we couldn’t pre-empt federal law.

“Haslam gave up and threw his hands into the air.”

Armstrong is also wor-ried about Medicaid ex-pansion, over which the Supreme Court has given states broad discretion.

“We’re leaving (federal) money on the table,” he said.

Amrstrong predicted that moves to limit the num-ber of bills legislators can fi le will be burdensome to publicity-seekers.

“You’ve got a guy like (state Sen. Stacey) Camp-fi eld that’ll throw 100 bills in just for the publicity.”

Tennessee House Speak-er Beth Harwell will push to limit state lawmakers to 10 bills per person for a total of 990 bills for 99 members when the Legis-lature convenes tomorrow, Jan. 8. This would be half of the 2,000 bills normally introduced each year.

Don’t limit

legislative bills

If successful, this will be a sea change in the way the Legislature operates and it effectively reduces the number of bills in the state Senate if there is not a House sponsor.

Other changes she pro-poses such as eliminat-ing “ghost voting” where another member votes for one not at his or her desk when the vote occurs are no-brainers and are clearly needed. It is proxy voting without an autho-rized proxy.

However, limiting the number of bills an elected lawmaker can sponsor while allowing the Ad-ministration an unlim-ited number of bills will change the course of busi-ness.

With the Administra-tion being Republican as well as the Legislature that may not bother any-one except Democrats whose numbers have been sharply reduced to less than one-third.

Democrats would see their ability to offer alter-native legislation limited as they only have 29 mem-bers in the House and 7 in the Senate.

It is certainly valid to ask if members duly elect-ed to enact laws by the voters should have their rights curtailed by impos-ing a limit.

Sometimes issues arise in districts where voters demand legislative action.

What happens if that member has already in-troduced his limit? Why should the executive branch of state government be able to introduce through its fl oor leaders any number of bills while the actual members who serve in the legislative branch would be limited to 10 each?

Should the limit be 10 or 15 or no limit?

Will reducing the number of bills actually

shorten the session and make it more efficient? Special interest groups must be deeply concerned about this rule change as it will reduce their ability to have bills introduced. It does not speak to the state treasurer, comptroller and secretary of state who sometimes have their own legislation as well as the University of Tennessee and other higher educa-tion institutions.

Will they fall under these limits too?

Oftentimes bills are in-troduced to stimulate de-bate on an issue knowing actual passage is remote. Wine in grocery stores has been around for 40 years. The death penalty is debated on both sides. Other issues such as the selection process for the state attorney general or the lieutenant governor are topical and merit dis-cussion.

Will lawmakers drop these bills now in order to deal with local issues? Bill limits would impact the independence of the Legis-lature and make life easier for whatever Administra-tion is in office as the ex-ecutive branch would have fewer bills to follow.

Certainly, the concept behind limiting bills is laudatory as it is aimed at more discussion on more quality legislation and less on headline bills with zero change of passage. Some lawmakers, like Steve Hall from Knoxville, sponsor very few bills while oth-ers sponsor 30 or 40 bills each year. If any limit is imposed it will be a sig-nificant change in how business is done.

■ This Wednesday, Jan. 9, marks the 100th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s birthday in 1913, and Nixon alumni as well as his two daughters, Julie Eisenhower and Tricia Cox, will gather at the Mayfl ow-er Hotel in Washington to celebrate the occasion.

Henry Kissinger, secre-tary of state under Nixon, chairs the dinner.

Expected to attend are former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld plus many sur-viving members of the Nixon Administration. Sandy Quinn leads the Nixon Foundation. Some in Knoxville may remem-ber his role in planning Knoxville’s 1982 World’s Fair along with Bo Roberts at the time.

Changes ahead for Shopper

NOTES ■ Recycle computers and acces-

sories at Chilhowee Park from

9 to 3 Saturday, Jan. 12, in a

drive-thru event co-spon-

sored by the city of Knoxville,

the Optimist Club of West

Knoxville, the Volunteer Res-

cue Squad and Knox County

Solid Waste. Volunteers

will accept old computers,

laptops, cell phones, small ap-

pliances and other electronic

items. Info: plugintoyourcom-

munity@yahoo.com/.

■ School board will meet 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Andrew

Johnson boardroom with a

workshop at 5 p.m. Monday,

Jan. 7, at the same site.

■ Citizens Academy, sponsored

by the League of Women

Voters to help folks learn

about Knox County govern-

ment, will be held on three

Saturdays, Feb. 16 and 23

and March 9. Applications are

due on Jan. 25. Info: www.

lwvknoxville.org/.

Mary Lou Horner had more energy than six regu-lar people. So maybe six of us will step up and try to support her favorite proj-ects this year and in years to come.

Mary Lou led efforts to plant trees in Fountain City Park, usually in memory of someone and often in the shade of a bigger tree.

Usually, I went along to take pictures, kidding Mary Lou about maybe taking sand to the beach next.

But look around. Many of the older trees have lost limbs or even died. The most robust trees in the park today are those plant-ed over the last 20 years by Mary Lou and her friends at Keep Knoxville Beautiful.

So the gang at Shopper-News will plant a tree in memory of Mary Lou at Fountain City Park.

We’ll invite everyone when we set the date. Hope-fully, no one in the crowd will foot-drag and make jokes about planting trees in a forest (or a park).

LeAnn Horner and Kim Isenberg stopped by to re-view our photo fi le on Mary Lou. It’s huge!

Mary Lou with kids, Mary Lou with multiple for-mer county commissioners and school board members, Mary Lou with business leaders, and Mary Lou with her grandkids: Josh, Jason and Kristen.

She loved those kids, even selling her condo when they came along to move into the house with Bobby and LeAnn to be nearby.

When Kristen was born, I thought, “Aha! If they name her Mary Lou, we’ll have an-other Mary Lou Horner.”

But they were smart. Kris-ten is unique and will make her mark. And there will nev-er be another Mary Lou.

New offi ce in HallsSometime over the next

two months, the Shopper-News team will leave our 10-year home on Doris Circle and move across the highway to a new home ad-jacent to our prior location.

We will be located near Toby Strickland’s Edward Jones offi ce and Mike Padgett’s antique shop.

In fact, we’re meeting today (Jan. 7) to look at upgrades and technology hookups at the offi ce.

We’ll let you know when it’s offi cial.

Brandi Davis returns to work today, having been gone on maternity leave with baby Brinkley.

Davis is a wonderful ad-dition to our team, and we’re all glad she is back to work.

Rachel Dove, who fi lled in for Brandi, has found a job in the offi ce at Salsari-ta’s. Good luck to Rachel in her new career.

Tony Cranmore is com-ing along as our newest sales rep after replacing

Debbie Moss.Now if I could just quit

calling him Cranberry!

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NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

“Undefeated” is the title of a book I recently bought in a small museum at Bos-ton Harbor.

It was written by a distin-guished Navy offi cer and his-torian, Commander Tyrone G. Martin, and unfolds the amazing history of our most famous warship. The USS Constitution, nicknamed “Old Ironsides” when a Brit-ish cannonball was seen to bounce off her side into the sea early in the War of 1812, is still moored at her berth there in Boston, fully maintained, fully rigged and seaworthy nearly 200 years after the end of her remarkable career.

Grandma and I were in Boston at Thanksgiving to gather up No. 2 Grandson from college and see the sights. One sight I really wanted to see, besides all the beautifully-preserved historic buildings and the wonderful Museum of Science, was Old Ironsides. The great ship is kept in the harbor where she was built in the years 1794-97, launched in October of 1797 and put to sea in July of 1798. Her glorious fi ghting days long over, she is still a fully-commissioned ship of the U.S. Navy under the constant watchful care of an attentive crew of active-duty personnel.

I have always been fasci-nated by the Constitution, not only by her amazing ca-reer on the high seas, but by how she was built. Back then, there were no big ma-chines or any power tools, and ships were built essen-tially of wood-tons (tons of it) and pieced together by hand and ingenuity. Being a tree and wood person, I fi nd the story remarkable of how all that wood, of several impor-tant varieties and from many different parts of this new country and elsewhere, got assembled into the best fi ght-ing ship on the seas.

A bit of historical back-ground is necessary here to explain why the Constitution and her two sister ships, plus three smaller warships, were needed and came to be built. After winning independence from the British in 1781 (more offi cially with the Treaty of Paris in 1783), the United States of America, tired of war, penniless and just trying to fi gure out what they really were, apparently breathed a sigh of relief and did away with their navy. The last units of the Continental Navy were sold off in August of 1785.

Within a week of the end of the Continental Navy, writes Commander Martin, the notorious Barbary pirates of North Africa had seized two American ships and held their crews for ransom. Pre-viously under the protection of the powerful Royal Navy, the now-vulnerable, un-armed American merchant vessels could be picked off by the pirates at will.

And so it continued. The last three months of 1793 saw 11 American merchant ships taken by the pirates and more than 100 crew members held for ransom, a situation that fi nally roused Congress into action to create a new navy. A Select Committee was ap-pointed and recommended construction of four 44-gun warships and two 20-gun ships. But then, as now, poli-tics dominated the scene.

Arguments went back and forth, some politicians even suggesting that a strong navy could lead to the overthrow of the government. There was a lot of parsimonious wrangling and name-calling. But at last, reason prevailed and appropriations were agreed upon. Designs for the big warships were drawn up, engineering ahead of any-thing then on the seas. Prep-arations were begun to build one of the three big ships at

Undefeated

a shipyard in Boston Harbor and work began in 1794.

Now, it takes a lot of stuff to build a big warship. Fifty-four cast iron cannons, 32 of them weighing in at 5,600 pounds each, were forged in foundries in Maryland, New Jersey and Rhode Island. The three anchors weighed more than 5,000 pounds apiece. Paul Revere’s foundries sup-plied 4,200 feet of 1 1/8 to 1 1/2 inch copper bolts to hold the parts together. More than 4,000 sheets of copper, ironi-cally from British mills, were tacked over the bottom, with 40 copper tacks per sheet. And fi nally, the acres and acres of sail were provided by more than 10,000 yards of 20-inch-wide fl axen canvas.

Now let’s talk about all that wood. More than 1,500 huge oak trees, weighing more than 1,200 tons in all, were harvested from at least six states: white oak planking

from New Jersey and live oak for the massive structural pieces from the islands and swamps of Georgia. Tower-ing white pines for masts, cut in Maine, were fl oated to Bos-ton by sea. There were cedar logs for interior frames and planks, yellow heart pine for fl ooring. More than 50,000 “tree-nails,” 18-30 inches long, of black locust, were used to nail the pieces of the frame together; these again came from England, almost all produced in the small vil-lage of Owlesbury.

The structural strength of the great ship came from the oak. Oak is quite strong and quite heavy, and the framing pieces for the ship were mas-sive. A cube of white oak only 12 inches on a side weighs 42 pounds! The largest piece for the keel was 80 feet long and 18 x 24 inches across. That adds up to 4 1/2 tons, and it had to be accurately shaped

by hand and laid in place with no power equipment. The huge oak ribs, in some places 12 x 21 inches across, were laid less than two inch-es apart. Covered with oak planking, some of it 40 feet long and seven inches thick, Old Ironsides’ wooden sides were an incredible 21 inches thick!

The USS Constitution had

already distinguished herself against the varying enemies of the time, whether British, French or the Barbary pi-rates, when the United States again declared war on the British on June 18, 1812. At that time, America had the second-largest fl eet of mer-chant vessels in the world, but the smallest navy of any major power. The entire navy

USS Constitution captain’s wheel

Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides’ cannons

totaled 17 ships; the British Royal Navy boasted about 900.

During the War of 1812, with unsurpassed design, construction and seaman-ship, the Constitution pulledoff three narrow escapes from vastly superior British naval forces, and decisively won three major engagements, the last against two Royal Navy warships at the same time.

Commander Martin con-cludes his book by writing that in helping to win the Sec-ond War for Independence, the Constitution and her sis-ter ships uplifted American morale at the time spectacu-larly, ended the myth that the Royal Navy was invincible and proved that Americans were equal to any other na-tion in the world.

Isn’t it wonderful what a bit of genius, a few oak trees, and a lot of hard work and sacrifi ce can accomplish?

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In March 1980, spring baseball training at Bra-denton, Fla., Phil Garner and Dave Parker were do-ing their salt-and-pepper act. This was before “rac-ism” precluded such antics.

Trash talk was club-house raw. I thought they might come to blows. And I thought ex-Vol Garner, even though he was called Scrap Iron, would be a de-cided underdog.

When my eyes were as wide as they would go, Parker and Garner stopped the show, laughed, hugged and sat down to tell me the story of the Pittsburgh Pi-rates and “We Are Family.”

We are fam-i-lee

They had borrowed the song from the disco group Sister Sledge and made it their theme for the 1979 sea-son that ended with a World Series championship. The Pirates really were a togeth-er group. Their closeness was part of what made them famous. Willie Stargell was another part.

Here we are, a gen-

eration later, and football coach Butch Jones is using the same concept, talking family to Tennessee.

His hot line to recruit-ing commitments is “Wel-come to the family!”

Great idea. Big Orange Country really needs the glue and all the clichés that go with family – we are one, all join hands, close ranks, get on the same page and start the climb up the hill.

I get the feeling Jones might make it happen. Mothers of prospects un-doubtedly appreciate the thought of family looking after their boys.

Butch talked family with his team at the first meeting, about signing their names to be part of the program.

He took a great second step, inviting former Vol-unteers to dinner, for a tour of the world-class fa-cilities and a little family chat. The meeting was just about getting acquainted, feeling welcome, connect-ing names and faces, ask-ing and answering ques-tions and wishing every-body well. Nobody took up a collection.

It was a brilliant move.If he and we are going to

talk Tennessee family, old Vols are the very founda-tion. Those guys made Ten-nessee football what is was – big time, spectacular, gi-ant stadium, full house.

Butch has the precisely correct perspective. He’s the new guy in town and reaching his goal may take

a few minutes. He needs all the friends he can find, positive support, maybe even a few prayers.

Mike Stratton, 1959-61 Volunteer and later a Buf-falo Bill, came away with an optimistic fi rst impression – football name, football hair-cut, knows what he is talking about when he discusses the game and is hopefully the answer this time.

Jack Kile, 1959 guard, 1962-69 assistant coach, past-president of the T Club, faithful supporter of all things orange, reports as follows:

“Coach Jones said he thinks we will be proud of the team that takes the field this fall. Coach said there will be discipline, hard work, much effort by

all, no slackers.”Kile liked the part about

doors open to former let-termen, welcome at prac-tices and inside the big building.

“I personally told him that I was glad he was here be-cause he wanted to be here.”

Kile told athletic di-rector Dave Hart that he thought Jones scored more points with lettermen in one day than Derek Dooley had in three years.

Jack Kile does not wear orange blinders. He is a re-alist. He knows what really matters are results.

For now, Butch Jones is in the front row of the fam-ily photo. Looks good with the power T on his lapel.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

Pay attention! Are you deaf?Open your eyes! Are you blind?You’re my servant, and you’re not looking!You’re my messenger, and you’re not listening!The very people I depended upon, servants of God,Blind as a bat – willfully blind!You’ve seen a lot, but looked at nothing.You’ve heard everything, but listened to nothing. (Isaiah 42: 18-20 The Message)

Thank you, God, for this good life, and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

(Garrison Keillor)

A new year starts with a clean, fresh calendar, and 365 days available to each

of us (at least so far as we know). Filled with promise and possibility, we use this

This is the year

time to try to live up to the resolutions we so bravely made, just last week.

We are going to lose weight, exercise, clean out the broom closet, throw away all the stacks of pa-pers (they’ve been there since before Christmas; they could not possibly have been there since Thanksgiving!) We’re go-ing to be kinder to our

neighbors, more patient with our kids, more careful with our checkbook, more generous with our church, more consistent with our daily devotions, or atten-dance at worship.

And then stuff happens. The kids get sick; it’s

raining when we are sup-posed to go running; we see a paper we wanted to re-read in the stacks for re-cycling and put it back on the coffee table; we find a really good deal on the one thing we wanted (but didn’t receive) for Christmas. We decide to skip church this week because it is raining (or sunny, Commitment Sunday or the first day of

the golf tournament). It is easy to see why the

Lord gets exasperated with us – just as God did with the people of Judah.

We make promises to ourselves, to others, to God, and then fail to keep them. We swear off bad habits, then let them creep back in. We lay a few more miles of well-intended pav-ing stones on that famous road to perdition.

In the passage from Isa-iah 42 (quoted above), God rants at God’s own chosen people, calling them to ac-count.

“I chose you,” (to para-phrase a thundering God), “to be my servants, to do my

will, to be a light to the na-tions! And you have done nothing – nothing! – for me.”

However, the God of Sec-ond Chances is alive and well, and still in business. God calls us to all manner of tasks in God’s name, asks us to stand up again when we fall, to try again when we fail, to start all over again when the whole thing just doesn’t work.

And here is the really Good News: God walks with us every step of the way, leads us through the difficult passes, reproves us when we fail, rejoices with us when we succeed, and loves us.

Always.

Give blood, save livesDonors who give blood during the month of January

will be entered to win a trip for two to Graceland, home of Elvis Presley. This package includes tickets to Graceland, hotel stay and a gas card. The winner will be announced in February. Donors may visit any community drive or one of Medic’s donor centers: 1601 Ailor Ave. and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Area blood drives are:

■ 1:30-5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 7: Great West Casualty Company, 2030

Falling Water Road, Bloodmobile.

■ 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday, Jan. 7: Knox County Health Department,

140 Dameron Ave., inside community room.

■ 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8: Landmark Center, 1111 Northshore

Drive, 6th fl oor north.

■ Noon-7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8: Petro’s Chili and Chips-Cedar Bluff ,

Bloodmobile. *Free regular Petro for donors!

■ 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8: Walgreens/Powell, Bloodmobile.

■ 2-8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9: Grace Lutheran Church, 9076

Middlebrook Pike, inside fellowship hall.

■ 11 a.m.-6p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9: Kinder-Care, 3053 Staff ordshire

Blvd., Bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 10: Food City/Halls, 7202 Maynard-

ville Highway, Bloodmobile.

■ 1-8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 10: Marbledale Baptist Church, 5935

Thorngrove Pike, inside fellowship hall.

■ 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 10: Toyota of Knoxville, Bloodmobile.

■ 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 11: Healthy Living Expo/Knoxville Con-

vention Center, Bloodmobile.

■ ·11 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 11: Tennova Health and Fitness, 7540

Dannaher Lane, inside conference room.

■ 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12: Healthy Living Expo/Knoxville

Convention Center, Bloodmobile.

■ 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 13: Temple Beth-El, 3037 Kingston

Pike, Bloodmobile.

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

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Mary Lou Vittetoe Horner, 88, passed away on New Year’s Day (Jan. 1, 2013) at home.

She leaves a son, Bobby, and his wife; daughter-in-law LeAnn Horner; grand-children Josh, Jason and Kristen Horner; stepdaughter and son-in-law Victoria and Jeff McKee; and a host of friends.

Mary Lou was a proud member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City where her memorial service was held on Jan. 6, with the Rev. Ron Mouser offi -ciating.

She served on the Knox County Com-mission and its predecessor the County Quarterly Court from 1976 until 2006 when the state Supreme Court upheld term limits. The Halls Senior Center build-ing bears her name.

A two-time cancer survivor, she was an active vol-unteer with the American Cancer Society, the YWCA where

she zealously sold tickets for the Tribute to Women fundraiser, and Keep Knoxville Beautiful.

Professionally, she was the spirit of the Halls and Fountain City Shopper newspa-

per for 30 years. She promoted develop-ment and supported local businesses. She was named the fi rst Fountain City Woman of the Year.

Her involvement with PTA when Bobby was in elementary school led to her decision to seek public offi ce.

She also supported Stan Brock and Remote Area Medical. In a Nov. 19,

1991 letter, Brock called her “a mover and shaker.”

Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel and Crematory handled her arrangements.Memorials may be made to the American

Cancer Society or to Central Baptist Church, 5364 N. Broadway 37918.

Anne Hart

Remembering Mary Lou

There are few things in life that are certain. There is, of course, the old saw about death and taxes. I’d add a third: If you ever met Mary Lou Horner, you never forgot her.

The fi rst week after I moved to Knoxville as a News Sentinel reporter in the late 1960s, I was sent to cover a meeting of the old Knox-ville Transit Authority at the County Courthouse.

The only thing I recall about that meeting so long ago was the lady at the po-dium with the bright red hair teased so high and thin you could probably have read a book through it. That hairstyle never changed one whit for the next 40 years, and over time, it became ef-fectively the trademark of a distinctly and wonderfully unique individual.

After the meeting ended that day, the red-haired lady came over and introduced herself to this newcomer to town. It was the beginning of a long friendship. But then, I fully realize that just about everyone who ever met Mary Lou Horner considered her a friend. She made sure of it.

You couldn’t miss her in a crowd – ever. First, there

was, yes, that red hair. And then that great big grin that caused her whole face to crin-kle up and her blue eyes to sparkle. Add to that a laugh that was unparalleled and could be heard way across a crowded room, and you have the person who really didn’t need a last name: “Mary Lou” said it all.

She was truly one-of-a-kind, and it was all good.

She was way before her time in so many ways, but she never wanted to be put in a category. She would scoff at some of the women’s rights tactics of the ’60s and ’70s – like bra burning in the streets. After all, she had earned her considerable stripes through sheer hard work and was darn proud of it – and still had all her bras.

And yet she made certain to not only open doors for other women, but to stand to one side and usher – drag, if necessary – them through, doling out sage advice all along the way. Mary Lou did more to promote women in the workplace than anyone around, but she did it with-out fanfare, as she did a lot of

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truly important things that improved the quality of life in this community.

Yes, she was amazingly gregarious; always the life of the party and the center of attention at any gathering, but that was the public per-sona. The private one – the one that did so much good for so many people –was always churning just as vigorously, albeit out of sight and usually unheralded.

In whatever she was do-ing, Mary Lou was smart to know it didn’t matter who got the credit as long as the goal was reached. That’s one of the ways she was able to accom-plish so much for so many charitable organizations. She was always quick to hand off the credit to others.

And politics? She loved it absolutely and unequivocal-ly. And no one – positively no one – was better at it.

During her three decades of elective offi ce – fi rst on the

old Knox County Quarterly Court and then on County Commission – she fought fi ercely for her constituents. Those blue eyes could turn to stone and that usually cheery voice to ice if she thought someone was being mistreat-ed. She could level you with

a look. But you always knew where you stood with her.

Mary Lou was forced out of offi ce by term limits, and it soon became abundantly clear that while someone else could take her seat, no one could ever take her place. She had no match.

(This is the place where it is appropriate to say “Rest in Peace, Mary Lou.” But those of us who knew and loved Mary Lou cannot conceive of her rest-ing. It’s easier to think of her sitting on a cloud regaling the angels with funny stories, eyes twinkling and face all crinkly with that great big grin.)

A-8 • JANUARY 7, 2013 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS kids

African tribal chief Aba proudly stands with his daughter, Adaeze, and his two grandchildren, Amaka and Alala.

Sara Barrett

Rocky Hill Elementary School 4th graders and friends Henry

Schaefer and Maggie Tipton sit with the family of African art

dolls they created. Photo by S. Barrett

A family made from tradition and imagination

“His face is made of mod-eling clay,” said Rocky Hill Elementary School 4th grad-er Henry Schaefer.

Henry and his friend and classmate Maggie Tipton created the family of African art dolls in art teacher Karen Bertollini’s class during the afterschool enrichment pro-gram The Rock. They are made from items including recycled water bottles, clay, pieces of jewelry and fabric.

The students researched African legends and incorpo-rated some of the history into the creation of each doll.

Several other students participated in the six-week

art class, but Henry and Mag-gie took it to another level.

“Their favorite food is ga-zelle,” said Maggie. “Adaeze doesn’t like meat, but she makes an exception for it.”

The two budding artists created an entire personality for each doll. Bertollini asked each student in the class to make a birth certifi cate for their doll, and Maggie and Henry added information in-cluding their favorite season, what their names mean and what they like to eat.

The dolls have been displayed in a case at the school’s front entrance, but the students will take them home over the holiday break. Maggie is making a house for her doll using recycled candy wrappers for the walls.

After explaining the life-style and personality of each doll, Maggie laughs.

“It takes almost as long to explain it as it did to make it.”

Maggie and Henry both plan to continue studying art after graduating from high school.

Bearden High School senior

Danielle Willis has commit-

ted to play softball with

Tennessee Tech University.

Danielle had a .418 batting

average and was all-district

this year. Photo ssubmitted

Goodson commits to Milligan College

Bearden High School se-

nior Jessica Dawn Good-

son has signed to play

softball for Milligan Col-

lege. She has been play-

ing softball since age 7.

Jessica was all-district this

past year and fi nished

with an 11-0 record.

Willis to playfor Tennessee Tech

Webb School artists display their best

Webb School senior Lindsey Orrin’s print “Untitled” won

Best of Show at the 2012-2013 East Tennessee Regional

Student Art Exhibition. It now appears on a billboard for

the Knoxville Museum of Art. Orrin and 24 other Webb

students will have their work showcased with 325 other

middle and high school students from East Tennessee

through Saturday, Jan. 13, at KMA. Photos submitted

Webb School senior Bethany

Miniard’s “Untitled” won Best

Print at the 2012-2013 East

Tennessee Regional Student

Art Exhibition.

Webb School senior Walker

Kennedy’s “Untitled” won

Best Computer Graphics at the

2012-2013 East Tennessee Re-

gional Student Art Exhibition.

SCHOOL NOTESGreenway School

■ A visitors’ open house will be

held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, for

interested families to tour the

facility and meet the faculty.

Sequoyah Elementary

■ A PIT student support meeting will be held 1-2 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 11.

■ A staff appreciation lun-cheon will be held 10:30 a.m.-

12:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14.

■ The PTA will meet 10:45-11:45

a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the

library. All parents are encour-

aged to attend.

Snowfl akes for Sandy Hook

When school re-sumes for Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., it will be in a different build-ing. Parent volunteers would like to welcome the students with a “Winter Wonderland” with the entire building decorated with as many unique snowfl akes as possible.

Send snowfl akes by Saturday, Jan. 12, to the Connecticut PTSA, 60 Connolly Parkway, Building 12, Suite 103, Hamden, Conn., 06514.

Make each snow-fl ake unique.

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(865) 922-4136.

By Sandra ClarkDani Rose loves her job. The Nashville native is a graduate

of UT’s early childhood program with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She was then selected to teach the kindergarten class at the lab school, so her connection to the college remains strong.

Teacher Dani Rose observes

a kindergarten student at

the UT lab school.

Summer campSummer camp at the lab school

runs almost 10

weeks, June

through three

days in August,

with an “on the

move” motif, says

Jennifer Reece.

She’s the assistant

teacher at the

kindergarten and

camp director.

The camp is open to the

community and will accommodate

20 to 24 kids with a weekly tuition

of $185 plus lunch and snacks.

“We visit downtown, ride

the trolleys, learn to read maps

and GPS,” she says. “There’s an

animal week and a couple of

weeks for drama.”

Reece is fl exible on the age limits.

She said former campers often ask

to come back and she’s designated

some as junior counselors. Details

and registration info are available

online at elc.utk.edu/.

Jennifer Reece

What do they know, and when should they know it?

What are your expectations of

children entering

kindergarten and

what are your goals

for them when they

fi nish?

UT lab school

teacher Dani Rose

says kids entering

kindergarten should

know how to write their name and

have a general sense of the alphabet

and numbers. They should do self-care

tasks independently and know how to

use classroom tools.

“We don’t expect them to have

mastery of these skills, just some

experience,” she says.

And what are the expectations at

completion?

Rose says kids should have

mastered recognition of all letters

of the alphabet and should write

phonetically. There should be “an

emerging ability to read,” with

children able to “navigate simple math

equations and words in print.

“They should leave us with the

ability to work with other children

and understand simple math

concepts, such as telling time and

counting money.”

Dani Rose

Will she go for her doctorate? She’s unsure, but after four years of the physically strenuous work with fi ve-year-olds, she pretty certain her body won’t hold out for a 30-year career.

The UT Early Learning Center (ELC) enrolls kids from babies through kindergarten. UT professors work with the teachers to share current research. In turn, the teachers such as Dani Rose model best practices to the student teachers who pass through their classrooms.

“It’s a teaching partnership (with the UT students),” Rose says. Last semester she had just one student teacher, along with assistant teacher Jennifer Reece. The classroom has sometimes had four student teachers.

While teachers don’t let kids set the curriculum, Rose says, “We put emphasis on empowering children to learn what they don’t know.”

That seems logical, but Rose says the “lines are a bit more gray” than at public schools where teachers are expected to follow a more rigid program. The lab school kindergarten is for families

who “are looking for something more – more attention in a smaller classroom.”

Children learn from play, Rose says, and the UT lab school features a playground with natural elements. More academic topics are tackled through a “project-based approach to learning.”

This year, the class began a writer’s workshop that “has

transformed how children have embraced writing.

“First, we ask them to tell us

who you are. We want a narrative, only truth.

Next, we move into story-telling and then to scientifi c writing. The more factual writing leads to research. The children are so much more passionate about (writing) now.”

A-10 • JANUARY 7, 2013 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

By Anne HartTodd Kelly uses an acronym – LIFE – to illustrate the

path to a satisfying life. Here’s how he described it at last week’s meeting of West Knox Rotary.

■ L – Learn from your mistakes. ■ I – Be intelligent. Use Godly wisdom, not street wis-

dom, to make choices. ■ F – Seek forgiveness in your relationships with oth-

ers. ■ E – Be an example to others.

The former All American defensive end at UT, who was recruited by and played under coach John Majors, went on to play professional ball for San Francisco, Cincinnati and Atlanta, but despite being raised by strict parents who gave him a strong foundation on which to build his life, Kelly found himself living a party lifestyle that destroyed his chances at a long career in football.

Fortunately, Kelly was able to turn his life around. He re-turned to Knoxville and now sells medical products and is a motivational speaker.

In 2012 he was inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame. He is married to Renee Davis Kelly, principal at West Valley Middle School. The couple’s son, Todd Kelly Jr., is a senior defensive back at Webb School who has re-ceived scholarship offers from 28 Division I colleges.

Kelly said he is “highly, highly impressed” by new UT football coach Butch Jones. “I believe Butch Jones will bring us back to where we ought to be in UT football.”

Dick Hinton, at left, and Sam Balloff , right, with Todd Kelly,

speaker at West Knox Rotary. Photo by A. Hart

Kelly teaches life skills

Anne Hart

Architect’s rendering of the new Harper Fiat dealership scheduled to open in March on Parkside

Drive adjacent to the Pellissippi Parkway overpass.

Gearing up for 2013They don’t do anything

half way at Harper Auto Square.

Since Tom Harper opened the business in 1981 with Porsche, Audi and Jag-uar dealerships, the family-owned operation has con-tinued to expand, and will soon add another franchise to the six it now has.

Shannon Harper, vice president of the Harper dealerships, says the com-pany “is looking forward to a successful launch of our fi rst Italian franchise – Fiat.”

With Acura, Audi, In-fi niti, Jaguar, Porsche and Volkswagen already occupy-ing a big chunk of real estate on Kingston Pike, the new Fiat showroom will be close by, but not right next door. It will be located at 10045

Parkside Drive and will open sometime in March.

Just in time for the Fiat grand-opening celebration, Harper says a new guy has been hired to manage the numerous events and com-munity activities being planned for 2013.

Mike Weber is a gradu-ate of Powell High School

and UT. He says his job will entail “putting on events like g a m e - d a y t a i l g a t e s and cook-outs at our dealerships. We also

help in the community with local fundraisers and char-ity events. Instead of just donating money to vari-ous local events to get our name on a f lier or banner, we are hoping to actually have a presence at events to promote our brands.”

With that in mind, We-ber says Harper is in the process of converting a 1971 Airstream camper

trailer into a car hauler/event trailer. “The back will be converted to haul clas-sic VW, Jaguar, Porsche and Fiats, while the front will have TVs and music to help promote our brands as a mobile showroom.”

And the company’s fi-nancial goal for 2013? It’s a sunny one. Harper says he hopes the dealerships can increase business by 20 percent in the New Year.

■ Liquor retailers ready for battleThad Cox Jr., owner of

Ashe’s Wine & Spirits in Bearden, knows he has his work cut out for him in the New Year as it relates to the future of his own business and many others statewide. He’ll likely be spending a lot of time in Nashville.

Cox sits on the board of the Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Associa-tion, a group ready to go to battle to fight action in the Legislature to allow the sale of wine in grocery

stores.“We are going to protect

all of our small business owners across the state and fight against this push for wine in grocery stores,” Cox said last week.

He sounds confident of the outcome. Most observ-ers believe the liquor lobby “is strong as dirt,” as we like to say around here. But then the grocers have their own lobbyists…

Legislative action on the measure could come this week as the session convenes on Tuesday. Stay tuned.

■ The District Gallery ‘better than expected’East Tennessee na-

tives Denise and Jeff Hood opened The District Gallery and Framery in Bearden just over a year ago, and Jeff says the business so far “has done better than we expect-ed. We had a really good holiday season.”

With the year winding down, last week the Hoods held meetings with their staff to lay plans and set goals for 2013.

“We want to trim the things that aren’t doing well and replace them with things that will do well,” Jeff said. “It doesn’t take long to figure all of that out with a new business.”

He says the Gallery will expand its popular jewelry lines and will concentrate on bringing in corporate and interior design clients for the framery side of the shop.

More to come later on the numerous charitable and schools-related events the Hoods are planning for the new year. Contact:annehartsn@aol.com

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NEWS FROM MODEL CONSTRUCTION

By Shana Raley-LuskKent Settlemyer knew from

an early age that his family’s company, Model Construction, would be an important part of his future.

“I started working in the busi-ness by about the age of 15 in the summers while out of school for summer break. Then I began making deliveries when I got my driver’s license,” Kent says. “Af-ter working at the 1982 World’s Fair with my fi ancé and getting married, I started working full time in the business.”

The business was founded in 1953 by Kent’s grandfather,

Nelson Settlemyer. Model Con-struction offers a wide array of services and specializes in roofi ng, insurance loss repairs, kitchen and bath remodels, room additions, screen porches and sun rooms.

“My father, Von, followed my grandfather, and now my father and I are working together in the company,” Kent says.

Now the president of the business, Kent is also a Certifi ed Graduate Builder in Tennessee.

A full-service construc-tion and remodeling company, Model is state licensed, bonded and insured. Their work is al-

ways backed by a 12-month written guarantee, providing peace of mind for their many loyal customers. HVAC ser-vices, electrical and plumbing services and framing are also offered by the company.

Over the years, the Settlemy-er family has helped many East Tennessee residents and busi-nesses with building and remod-eling projects. This has helped create their solid reputation as one of the area’s most trusted sources for quality craftsman-ship. From their highly skilled workers to the use of the best quality materials, the fi rst pri-

ority of the Settlemyer family is customer satisfaction.

The knowledge and capability that the Settlemyer family has gained during their 60 years in business sets Model Construc-tion apart from the competition. It is also a source of pride for the Settlemyer family.

“We are a third generation

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

JK - 12 • Christ Centered • College Preparatory • Inspiring ExcellenceAccredited by: The Association of Christian Schools International & Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Come hear about about our NEW Junior Kindergarten Program.

Junior Kindergarten & KindergartenAdmissions Open House

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 • 6:30 p.m.Grace Christian Academy Library

Call for more information or to RSVP865.691.3427, ext. 3940

5914 Beaver Ridge RoadKnoxville, Tennessee 37931www.gracechristianrams.org

By Shannon Morris

Is my child ready for kin-dergarten?

That is a question many parents ask as their children grow and develop. There are many factors to consider when facing this question, includ-ing academic readiness, so-cial skills and maturity level. It is important to consider a child’s level of independence and ability to focus on an ac-tivity for an extended period of time. When contemplating these issues, parents may feel that their child is not quite ready for kindergarten, yet the parents is looking for a structured program. With the changes to the age require-ment for kindergarten, junior kindergarten may be just the answer parents are looking for.

To enroll your student in kindergarten, the state now requires they must be 5 years old by Aug. 30. With this

Grace introduces junior kindergarten

By Shannon Morris

While most students will return to their traditional classroom environ-ments after Christmas break, Grace Christian Academy high school stu-dents will start a new year and a new semester in a different way. For the next two weeks, students at Grace will experience what is known as Winterim. This is a unique opportunity for stu-dents to be challenged with hands-on learning experiences that are not part of the typical classroom curriculum.

Many local professionals in the business, legal, medical and technol-ogy sectors open their doors to our students each year, giving them an op-portunity to explore possible careers. During this two-week period, students serve as interns and volunteers for six hours a day, participating in the daily activities of the business.

Our list of professionals continues to expand year after year. Some Grace students will experience the daily op-erations at our local TV stations. Oth-ers will assist a production crew on the fi lming of a TV show for Jupiter En-tertainment. Alstom Power, Kimberly Clark, Tennova Medical Center, Tennes-see School of Beauty and Oak Ridge As-sociated Universities in Marketing have all been added to the already abundant

Grace Christian Academy student Kaycie McCreight (right) chats with a patient at

Children’s Hospital. Photo by R. Down

Learning outside the classroom

list of participating businesses. Other courses are offered during

Winterim that involve activities both on and off campus. Options to learn

a new craft or trade are available. Students can participate in a variety of courses such as gourmet cooking, light construction, landscape design

and jewelry making. Other courses al-low a hands-on approach to exercise, nutrition and the connection between the body and mind in overall wellness. All of these courses are taught by GCA faculty and staff, and serve to chal-lenge students physically, mentally and spiritually.

Winterim does not just take place in Knoxville. Grace has students travel-ing the country and the world absorb-ing all they can about life and culture outside of our city. This year, we have groups traveling to Italy and Peru. Other groups have chosen to travel a little closer to home with a trip to Washington, D.C. Students visit vari-ous historical sites, attend a session of Congress and Supreme Court hear-ings, visit the White House and visit as many museums as time allows.

The Winterim experience expands the boundaries of learning for each high school student at Grace. Some students will be out in the community learning about life in the work force, and others will be traveling to differ-ent countries and exploring new cul-tures, while still others will stay close to home serving in a variety of ways. Winterim is what makes Grace Chris-tian Academy a place that equips the whole student, for life!

change, junior kindergarten at Grace Christian Academy will provide another option for parents seeking a challenging enriching program for their children.

Students who are not quite ready for the rigors of kinder-garten, or who do not meet the new state guidelines, now have a valuable option for

this transitional year. Parents who prefer an extra year for growth for their children will find that our junior kinder-garten program has a stronger academic program that goes beyond preschool.

Each junior kindergarten class will be taught by an ACSI certifi ed teacher, and will of-fer a low teacher-student ratio.

Some of the curriculum com-ponents include letters and sounds, math, Bible, hand-writing and various learning centers. Students will also take part in special areas like gym, library, Spanish and art. A daily rest period will also be provided for each child. The curriculum will provide a seamless transition into

the kindergarten program at Grace.

Children who will be 5 by Nov. 30 are eligible for this program. Junior kindergarten allows 4- and 5-year-olds skill development at a pace that will be successful for a posi-tive start to their educational experience.

This program will comple-ment the objectives of kin-dergarten and will build a strong foundation. Join us at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, for a kindergarten open house, which includes information about our junior kindergar-ten, or 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, for a schoolwide open house. You can visit classrooms and meet the teachers and admin-istrators who will be working with each child. For more in-formation on our new junior kindergarten class beginning in the fall of 2013, visit www.gracechristianrams.org or call Teri Rash at 691-3427.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB January 7, 2013

NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

ROBOTICS SURGERY: hands on meets high tech

• More precise• Less invasive• Quicker recoveryFort Sanders Regional, the first East Tennessee hospital to offer robotic surgery, now offers the newest generation of the da Vinci Surgical System, with enhanced 3D vision and increased movement.

Fort Sanders’ surgeons specialize in robotic surgery to treat prostate, kidney and bladder cancers, as well as gynecological procedures.

For more information, please call (865) 673-FORT (3678).

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Good news for women

Advances in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery

“Most patients can go home within 24 hours of surgery versus staying in the hospital three or four days.” – Dr. Curtis Elam on the benefi ts of minimally invasive surgery.

The word “surgery” often conjures up thoughts of severe pain and a lengthy recov-ery that can disrupt your life and day-to-day activities for weeks or months. For women, traditional surgery that requires large ab-dominal incisions was once the only option for most gynecologic procedures. Now, with advances in technology and surgical instru-ments, many procedures for women can be performed minimally invasively, with just a few tiny incisions.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is in the forefront of offering a minimally inva-sive approach – including robotic-assisted laparoscopy surgery – for most noncancer-ous gynecologic conditions. The benefi ts for women are undeniable.

“There’s less blood loss, less pain, less scarring and a more rapid recovery,” explains Dr. Cur-tis Elam, an OB/GYN with Fort Sanders Women’s Spe-cialists. “Most patients can go home within 24 hours of surgery versus staying in the hospital three or four days and having weeks of healing for open surgery.”

Hysterectomy, the re-moval of the uterus, is one of the most commonly performed gynecologic surger-ies. Nearly 1/3 of women will undergo this procedure during their lifetime. At Fort Sanders, a majority of hysterectomies are performed using minimally invasive sur-

Robotic surgery was a good,

minimally-invasive option for Tonia

Daniel, who was nervous about

having her fi rst surgery.

Robotic hysterectomy results in quick recovery for Seymour woman

Tonia Daniels of Seymour de-cided she had suffered long enough. “I had a lot of abdominal pain,” says the 40-year-old Daniels, who was di-agnosed with two fi broid tumors in her uterus in mid-July.

Fibroid tumors are growths origi-nating in the uterus. Although they are typically not cancerous, they can be. And they can cause a great deal of pain and excessive bleeding.

Daniels consulted with Dr. Frank McKeown, a gynecologist with Fort Sanders Women’s Specialists at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Through a CT scan, he confi rmed the presence of the tumors, one of them 9 centimeters across.

“It was like I was four to fi ve months pregnant with these fi -broids,” explains Daniels.

“Dr. McKeown was so nice and explained all the options,” she re-members. Fibroids can be removed while leaving the uterus intact, but unfortunately they often return. The only way to cure them for good is to remove the uterus, which is called hysterectomy.

“Dr. McKeown was sure to ask whether my husband and I still wanted any kids. I said, ‘No, we’re just happy having our cat, Matilda,’ ” she says with a laugh. “I was just happy to have the tumors removed.”

Still, Daniels was apprehensive. “This was the fi rst surgery I’d ever had and the fi rst time I’d ever been in a hospital for something of that

type. I’m used to being in the wait-ing room, not being the one on the table,” she says.

“Dr. McKeown was wonderful at answering our questions and de-scribing exactly what the procedure would be like.”

Dr. McKeown recommended us-ing Fort Sanders’ state-of-the-art daVinci Surgical Suite, commonly known as “robotic surgery,” for the procedure. Robotic surgery is mini-mally invasive with just a few small incisions in the patient’s abdomen, instead of a large cut to open the body.

Most hysterectomies performed at Fort Sanders are done minimally invasively, either with robotic or lap-

aroscopic surgery. The hospital is one of just 30 nationwide to be named a Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Women’s Surgery by the American Institute of Minimally In-vasive Surgery (AIMIS).

Daniels is glad Dr. McKeown used a minimally invasive technique for her hysterectomy.

“The surgery went excellent; it couldn’t have gone any better,” she says. “The whole experience was easy, compared to what I was expect-ing.”

Daniels recommends Fort Sand-ers, the robotic system and Dr. McKeown to anyone needing a hys-terectomy.

“Dr. McKeown is an excellent doctor, and the nursing staff was fan-tastic,” she says. “I stayed there over-night and got to go home the next evening.”

Shortly after the surgery, Daniels met with Dr. McKeown to confi rm that everything was fi ne and that the fi broids were not cancerous.

“I wouldn’t wish surgery on any-body, but if you have to, that’s the way to do it,” she says. “It’s 100 per-cent worth it, and Fort Sanders is the place to do it, because the care was great.”

For more information about

minimally invasive gynecological

procedures performed at Fort

Sanders Regional, call 865-673-FORT

or visit fsregional.com/gyn.

Fort Sanders named Center of Excellence for Minimally

Invasive Women’s Surgery: First in Tennessee

Fort Sanders Regional is one of only 30 medical centers in the United States to earn the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS) Gy-necological Surgery Center of Excellence designation. Fort Sanders offers laparoscopic and minimally invasive gynecologic sur-gery, particularly laparoscopic hys-terectomy, that has produced excellent patient outcomes and meets the high-est standards of quality and safety set by the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery.

The Gynecological Center of Excellence designation is im-portant to Knoxville because it gives patients added assurance that Fort Sanders has not only passed and exceeded existing norms for minimally invasive surgery quality and delivery, but also has physicians on staff who have achieved designations as accredited AIMIS physicians as well.

The American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery is the nation’s pre-eminent edu-cator of minimally invasive surgical techniques. The or-ganization teaches minimally invasive methods and also sup-ports graduates and members

with opportunities where they can fi nd marketing support, consulting services and strategies to help them grow and strengthen their practices.

For those sur-geons and hospitals

that already meet AIMIS’ strict criteria for minimally invasive outcomes, AIMIS accredits sur-geons and designates hospital Centers of Excellence so that patients can fi nd the best stan-dard in minimally invasive care. AIMIS provides resources for patients, corporate partners, and physician members and affi liates to help foster progress through-out the medical profession.

For more information,

visit aimis.org.

suffering from conditions such as uterine fi broids, endometriosis and prolapse.

Women suffering from prolapse, a condi-tion in which the structures of the vagina,uterus or bladder fall out of their normalpositions, especially benefi t from the new

surgical technology. “Using the minimally

invasive robot system to repair prolapse is the most rewarding for me,” ex-plains Fort Sanders OB/GYN Dr. Erin Saunders. “Prolapse is a painful, de-bilitating condition but this procedure fi xes it and pa-tients feel immediate relief.”

Patients also leave the hospital more quickly and are back on their feet in a shorter amount of time.

Depending on their health and specifi c condition, not all patients may be candi-dates, but Dr. Saunders says the trend to-wards minimally invasive gynecological sur-geries is good news for women in general.

“Most women’s lifestyles don’t give them a lot of time to recover from a sickness or surgery. We’re busy taking care of everyone else. Anything that helps us recover andbounce back faster is welcome.”

For more details about gynecological

surgery options available at Fort Sanders

Regional, call 865-673-FORT (3678)

or visit fsregional.com/gyn.

Dr. Curtis Elam

Dr. Erin

Saunders

gery via laparoscopy or the da Vinci surgical robot.

“The robot system gives you great dexter-ity in your hand movements during the sur-gery,” says Dr. Elam. “There’s less trauma to the tissue and with the robot’s 3-D view, you can see and seal the blood vessels more rapidly.”

Physicians at Fort Sanders also offer min-imally invasive surgical options for women

B-2 • JANUARY 7, 2013 • SHOPPER-NEWS

Barnyard TalesKathryn Woycik

I often pass by an unusual barn at the Museum of Ap-palachia and wonder about its style. Well, thanks to one of our readers, I now know. It is a cantilever barn.

Cantilever has a style which is similar to European barn designs. This barn has a large upper story which rests over two log cribs with an open driveway in the middle. Hay was usually stored in this large loft area.

Wagons could be driven in the covered drive and then easily loaded from above.

This barn is part of the Messer Farmstead, located in the Greenbrier area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Also

nearby is the former Smoky Mountain Hiking Club cabin. The barn was built in 1875 by John Whaley. The site is located about

two miles along the Porter’s Creek Trail, along which you can also see remains of stone walls and an old cemetery. Photo by S. Carey

Two cantilever barns can be seen at the Museum of Appalachia

in Norris. Photo by K. Woycik

So that’s what that is!The overhangs on either side could be used as storage for farm equipment or even an area for livestock. They would protect the cribs from the rain and allow plenty of air circulation.

These barns are rarely found anywhere outside of Tennessee.

According to the Tennes-see Encyclopedia of History and Culture, in the 1980s, fi eldwork by Marian Moffett and Lawrence Wodehouse indicated that six cantilever barns could be found in Vir-ginia and another three in North Carolina.

There are 316 located in East Tennessee, with 183 in Sevier County, 106 in Blount County, and the remaining 27 can be found from John-son to Bradley counties. Most seem to have been built from 1870 to about 1915.

In addition to the barn at the Museum of Appalachia,

two more can be seen in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The Tipton Place barn is in Cades Cove. The John Mess-er Barn is off the Porter’s Creek Trail in the Greenbrier area near Gatlinburg.

Thank you for the re-

sponse from readers who suggested some of their own barn histories. We will try to feature these in the upcom-ing weeks. Anyone wanting to share the age, history, or story of their barn, please contact me at woycikK@ShopperNewsNow.com.

When Harry House start-ed keeping chickens, he had no idea what he was getting into.

Harry House and Bob Photo by Sharon House

Fowl Play

Carol Zinavage

Oh, he knew all about the day-to-day aspects of rais-ing poultry. He had, after all, been a 4H kid. What he didn’t know was how so-ciable the hens can be. “Our chickens,” says Harry, “have no boundaries.”

Witness the carpenter who, having been asked by the Houses to knock out some projects at their Straw-berry Plains residence, found that his temporary workshop had been overrun.

“They were sitting on his saw,” says Harry. “They’re not shy.”

Harry’s hens run, fl apping and clucking, to greet every visitor, and take every oppor-tunity to invade space. Harry and his wife, Sharon, got a surprise on New Year’s Eve.

Dressed for a neighbor’s party, the couple were get-ting into their car when they remembered something in the house. When they re-turned, Little Black Sharon, one of their more pampered hens, had made herself com-fortable on the passenger-side fl oor mat.

She seemed content. Put-ting her back where she be-longed would involve don-ning boots and walking through mud. “Let her stay there,” said Harry. “She’ll be fi ne for the evening.”

So the Houses set out for the party, which was (drum-roll, please) across the road. Yes, the chicken crossed the road. In temperature-con-trolled comfort.

When Harry and Sharon had fi nished toasting the New Year, they returned to their car to fi nd that Little Black Sharon had laid an egg. “They’re usually done by 3 in the afternoon,” Harry says. “They don’t usually lay eggs at night.”

And usually not in a Ford Focus.

The Houses started with 40 hens and now have more than 100. They started sell-ing eggs two years ago, and now have a Facebook page (“Harry’s Hens.”) Feel free to “like” them.

But keep your car doors closed. If you have any interesting animal stories,

let us know at news@ShopperNewsNow.

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HEALTH NOTES ■ PK hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East Tennes-

see will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, Kern United Methodist

Church in Oak Ridge. Speaker will be Debbie Ashton; topic: “What

is this Methodology of Body Movement called Feldenkrais?” East

Tennessee Personal Care Services will provide a light lunch.

Meet Prancer!An adorable 1-year-old

hound mix.

Meet Nick!He is a fun-loving, domestic

short-hair mix, white and

orange cat looking for his

forever home.

Adoption fee for both

Prancer and Nick is spon-

sored through Young-Wil-

liams Animal Center’s Furry

Friends Program. Come

meet them as well as their

adoptable friends at 3201

Division Street.

AARP driver safety classesFor registration info about these and all other AARP driver

safety classes, call Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964. ■ 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 16-17,

Cheyenne conference room, 964 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.

■ 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, Far-ragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Drive.

■ 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona Drive.

■ 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 24-25, FirstBaptist Church of Seymour, 11621 Chapman Highway.

■ 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike.

■ 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, Trinity Methodist Church, 5613 Western Ave.

Zoo off ers trade for phone booksThe Knoxville Zoo is currently hosting Penguin

Discount Days in which regular admission is half price.Throughout January, folks can bring their outdated phonebooks to recycle and receive two half-price admissiontickets in exchange for one phone book.

January at the Knoxville Zoo is one of the area’s best keptsecrets since many of the animals enjoy the cooler weatherand are more active. These include the red pandas, ottersand big cats. There are also plenty of indoor viewing areasto get out of the cold, and children can enjoy the indoor funof the Wee Play Zoo.

The phone book recycling promotion is not valid withany other coupon, discount or offer. It ends Thursday, Jan.31. Info: 637-5331 or www.knoxvillezoo.org.

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Executive Beautiful 4 BR House in Farragut. $2,550.

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HALLS, All Brick 3BR, 2BA, w/hrdwd flrs. 2 car gar., $950 mo. 599-8174 or 938-7200.

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WEST, 1921 Breezy Ridge Trl. 37922, 3BR, 2BA, lg. loft, eat-in-kit.

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Condo Rentals 76WEST - NEW CONDO 2BR, 2BA, fully equip kitchen, 2 car garage, one yr lease. $850/mo. w/$600 dep. No Pets.

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Rooms-Roommates 77FURNISHED ROOM

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Wanted To Rent 82Ret. Private Detective

& Author needs 1-2BR house on tranquil, pri-

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and/or light caretaker duties. 865-323-0937

Manf’d Homes - Sale 85I BUY OLDER

MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK.

865-384-5643

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for Rent in nice park. North Knoxville area. Low rent. Lawns mowed by management. Perfect for retired tenants. Security deposit and background check required. 865-973-3035 or 865-687-2183

Healthcare 110

NOW HIRING

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London County. Also hiring CNA's to

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Sign on Bonus Offered

Business For Sale 131VENDING BUSINESS

w/truck, over 30 yrs in business. Over 25 accounts. 865-803-4547.

Dogs 141Bloodhound Puppies,

AKC reg, 4M, 2F, born 11/4, shots UTD, $500 ea. 865-228-0868

***Web ID# 191540***

DACHSHUNDS, Mini Smooth coat pups, 1 M, 3 F, pie/dap., $600. 865-206-8971.

***Web ID# 191621***

DOBERMANS, Full Blood, 6 Wks, Shots,

Blue & Fawn, $300. Call 865-428-6981.

***Web ID# 190451***

GERMAN DUTCH Shepherds, 10 wks, protect your home, $100. 865-304-3804.

German Shepherd Puppies, born 11/20/12. NKC reg, parents on prem., vet ckd, $200 cash. 865-992-0943

GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups, blk, AKC reg. WUSV & BSZS lines, $700. 423-664-2060.

***Web ID# 190874***

GOLDEN Retriever Pups, AKC. Both parents certified

therapy dogs & CGC. Strong show pedigree.

$500. 423-357-7628. ***Web ID# 190696***

GREAT DANE PUPPIES, black & harlequin, Males $400. Phone 423-202-2530

***Web ID# 189963***

Dogs 141MALTESE PUPPIES,

M & F, AKC Reg. Small. 423-733-2857; 423-300-9043.

Malti Poo, female, 5 mos old, black & white, all shots, can be reg. $500. 865-685-0354

PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds

Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles,

Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots

& wormed. We do layaways. Health guar. Div. of Animal Welfare

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Lic # COB0000000015. 423-566-3647

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Farmer’s Market 1502 YEARLING Polled Balancer Black Bulls,

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Household Furn. 204DINING TABLE & 4

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MATTRESS SET. Queen Pillow Top Set, $150. NEW.

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Household Appliances 204a

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Collectibles 213RECORD Collection,

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Aircraft 230AIRCRAFT Hanger,

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Boats Motors 232Sunchaser 2005, 820 Fish/Cruise Pontoon Boat. 50 hp Yamaha trlr $9500. 865-406-4334

Motor Homes 2372006 Cross Country

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DISCOVERY 36T 1998 Cummins/Allison, 6.5KW Onan, 1 slide, new tires & batteries, exc. cond. $35,000. 865-982-8145

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Autos Wanted 253A BETTER CASH

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Utility Trailers 255UTILITY TRAILERS

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dump truck. White / gray manual trans. 1 owner, 38,900 mi. New tires, PS, PL, AM/FM,

CD, $18,500. 865-356-5802

FORD F150 1988, good body inside & out, needs motor, Priced Cheap. 865-661-1865

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FORD F-150 2001 4x2 White Supercab, V8, Michelin Tires, 260K Mi. $3000 Firm, 865-755-7171

***Web ID# 190904***

NISSAN FRONTER 2000, Desert Runner Truck. 57k miles, $7950. 865-693-6925. ginblu2@gmail.com

Sport Utility 261INFINITY QX56 2005,

near mint cond, 78,500 mi, loaded, $22,000. 865-679-2829

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Imports 262ACURA TL 2007, 1

owner, gar. kept, exc. cond. in/out. 99k hwy mi. $14,500/obo. 865-556-5101 ***Web ID# 191227***

NISSAN SENTRA 2008, AT, AC, 45k miles, nice car. $7700. 423-438-8574

TOYOTA CAMRY LE 1999. VG cond. 1 owner since 2000. 248K miles. $2,745. 865-405-2470

Sports 264CHEV CAMARO 2002,

V6, AT, looks & runs like new, 106K mi, $5500. 865-556-6244 ***Web ID# 190738***

Domestic 265Cadillac 2011 CTS Coupe,

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FORD FOCUS SE 2010, 4 dr., 40K mi., white, $9,975. 865-591-4239

Flooring 330CERAMIC TILE in-

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Guttering 333

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Handyman 335CARPENTRY,

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AGENDA

FARRAGUT BOARD OFMAYOR AND ALDERMEN

January 10, 2013 BMA MEETING 7:00 PM

I. Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Mayor’s Report A. Proclamation

IV. Citizens Forum

V. Approval of Minutes A. December 13, 2012

VI. Business Items A. Approval of Resolution R-2013-01, Appointment of Town of Farragut Municipal Judge B. Approval of Contract for Information Technology Services

VII. Ordinances A. Public Hearing & Second Reading 1. Ordinance 12-18, ordinance establishing a Community Health Council

B. First Reading 1. Ordinance 12-19, ordinance on 1st reading to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 4. General Provisions and Exceptions, by adding Section XXIX. Grand Opening Special Events Permit 2. Ordinance 12-20, ordinance on 1st reading to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 4. General Provisions and Exceptions, Section XIII. Outdoor Site Lighting, to establish wall mounted light heights and required glare shields 3. Ordinance 12-21, ordinance on 1st reading to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 4. General Provisions and Exceptions, Section I. Accessory structures, to require HVAC screening to be architecturally compat- ible and to rename section to Accessory Structures and Uses 4. Ordinance 12-22, ordinance on 1st reading to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3. Specifi c District Regulations, Section XVI. Reserved for Future Use, to create a new commercial zoning district entitled Busi- ness District, Four Story (BD-4) 5. Ordinance 12-23, ordinance on 1st reading to rezone Parcel 63, Tax Map 151, located on the southwest corner of Kingston Pike and Way Station Trail, part of the Renaissance development, approximately 2.5 Acre, from C-1 General Commercial District to BD-4 Business District, Four-Story (Myers Bros. Holding, Applicant)

VIII. Town Administrator’s Report

IX. Attorney’s Report

PUBLIC HEARINGFARRAGUT BOARD OF

MAYOR AND ALDERMENThursday, Jan. 24, 2013, 7:00 PM

Farragut Town Hall11408 Municipal Center Drive

To hear citizens’ comments on the following ordinances:

1. Ordinance 12-19, ordinance on 2nd read-ing to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 4. General Provisions and Excep-tions, by adding Section XXIX. Grand Opening Special Events Permit 2. Ordinance 12-20, ordinance on 2nd read-ing to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 4. General Provisions and Exceptions, Section XIII. Outdoor Site Lighting, to establish wall mounted light heights and required glare shields 3. Ordinance 12-21, ordinance on 2nd read-ing to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 4. General Provisions and Exceptions, Section I. Accessory structures, to require HVAC screening to be architecturally compat-ible and to rename section to Accessory Structures and Uses 4. Ordinance 12-22, ordinance on 2nd read-ing to amend the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3. Specifi c District Regulations, Section XVI. Reserved for Future Use, to cre-ate a new commercial zoning district entitled Business District, Four Story (BD-4)5. Ordinance 12-23, ordinance on 2nd read-ing to rezone Parcel 63, Tax Map 151, located on the southwest corner of Kingston Pike and Way Station Trail, part of the Renaissance development, approximately 2.5 Acre, from C-1 General Commercial District to BD-4 Business District, Four-Story (Myers Bros. Holding, Applicant)

MONDAY, JAN. 7GFWC Ossoli Circle will meet at the Ossoli

Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike, with 9:45 a.m. fellowship and coffee; 10:30 a.m. “Union County, Tenn. History” by author and Union County historian Bonnie Peters; and 11:30 a.m. business meeting.

Tennessee Shines will feature the Derek Hoke Band with cowboy poet David Nelson at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets are $10 and are available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA will start a three-month beginning class in Tai Chi with an open house 7-8:30 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: 482-7761 or www.taoist.org.

MONDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 7-13The Museum of East Tennessee History,

601 S. Gay St., is hosting the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission’s offi cial traveling exhibition “Common People in Uncommon Times” along with the tie-in exhibit “In Death Not Divided: Civil War Tombstones and the Stories They Tell,” organized by the East Tennessee Historical Society. Museum hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays; and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Info: 215-8830, eths@eastTNhistory.org or www.easttnhistory.org.

MONDAY-THURSDAY, JAN. 7-17Registration for the Martin Luther King

Jr. Memorial Parade is being accepted through Jan. 17. Forms and info are available online at http://mlkknoxville.org. The parade will be held Monday, Jan. 21, with lineup 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, 124 S. Cruze St., and step-off at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 2137 MLK Jr. Blvd. The parade starts at 10 a.m. More info: Mabrey R. Duff, tuxman1@bellsouth.net.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JAN. 7-25The Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist

Gallery is planning exhibitions for September 2013

through August 2014. Artists living within 250 miles of Knoxville are encouraged to submit proposals, postmarked by Jan. 25. Nonrefundable entry fee: $30. Info: www.tvuuc.org.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8The Knoxville Chapter Embroiderers Guild of

America will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 6900 Kingston Pike, for a presentation by international quilting teacher Tone Haugen-Cogburn. Info: 777-9535.

The Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club will host the program “From Sea to Icy Sea: Biking Across America’s Last Frontier for Record and 101 More Amazing Things To Do on a Bike” at 7 p.m. at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. GerFalcon Racing’s Gerry Eddlemon, an aquatic ecologist retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will present the program.

The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable will feature Jim Lewis, park historian of the Stones River National Military Park, as its speaker at 8 p.m. at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Admission: $5 (free for students with ID). To attend the 7 p.m. dinner buffet for $17 ($15 members), make reservations by 11 a.m. Jan. 7 to 671-9001.

Wallace Coleman, blues harmonica player and East Tennessee native, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14; www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521 and at the door.

TUESDAY-FRIDAY, JAN. 8-25The Seventh Annual East Tennessee Regional

Student Art Exhibition features 1,500 juried pieces of artwork created by middle- and high-school students from 32 counties across East Tennessee at the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Museum hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission and parking are free.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike,

offers weekly information sessions on nurse assistant, EKG and phlebotomy training 10-11 a.m. Info: 862-3508.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, JAN. 9-18UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St., presents

“Revealed,” featuring paintings by Pat Badt and ceramic sculpture by Paul Briggs. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Info: http://web.utk.edu/~downtown.

THURSDAY, JAN. 10The Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection

will hold a “New Beginnings Luncheon” at 10:45 a.m. at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Inspirational speaker Elizabeth Woodson of Seymour

will share “When Life Doesn’t Add Up,” and Ragg Carriers owner Beverly Watson will be the special feature. Cost: $12 inclusive. Reservations: Marie, 382-1155 or marie.rose139@hotmail.com. Complimentary childcare by reservation.

55 Alive, First Lutheran Church’s senior group, will meet and have lunch at noon in the meeting room of the church, 1207 N. Broadway. Guest speaker Terrie Yeatts, a graduate of UT’s School of Fine Arts, will display some of her paintings and discuss art shows in which she has participated. Lunch: $6.50. Reservations/info before noon: 524-0366.

Knoxville Square Dance will feature traditional Southern squares, circles, waltzes and two-steps, with lessons for beginners at 7:30 p.m. and the dance program beginning at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. The Hellgrammites will provide live old-time music, and all dances will be taught and called by Bobby Fulcher. Admission is $7. Follow Knoxville Square Dance in Facebook.

Yonder Mountain String Band will perform at 8 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25 at Knoxville Tickets locations, the theater box offi ce, 865-684-1200 and www.tennesseetheatre.com.

FRIDAY, JAN. 11Connect: Fellowship for Women! will kick off

its winter session 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Epworth Hall at Cokesbury UMC, 9915 Kingston Pike. Warm brunch will be served, and an overview of upcoming small-group topics will be presented. Free childcare.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 11-12Monster Jam featuring USHRA Monster Truck

Racking will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Thompson-Boling Arena. Saturday Party in the Pits is 5-6:30 p.m. (ticket and pit pass required). Advance tickets are $20-$40 adult; $7-$40 child; available at the arena box offi ce, www.knoxvilletickets.com, 656-4444, and 877-995-9961 (toll-free); $2 more day of show. Select adult tickets are $5 off through Jan. 6.

SATURDAY, JAN. 12A “Plug Into Your Community” eCycling

event will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Midway Parking Lot at Chilhowee Park on North Beaman Street. Residents may recycle old computers, laptops, cell phones, small appliances and other electronic items free, without even getting out of their cars. Participants will be eligible to win a wide-screen TV from Best Buy. Any monetary donations will benefit the Optimist Club of West Knoxville and the Volunteer Rescue Squad. Info: plugintoyourcommunity@yahoo.com.

One World Circus will entertain families at 10:30 a.m. as part of Saturday Stories and Songs in the Children’s Room at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave.

Georgi Schmitt, storyteller and musician, will entertain families at 10:30 a.m. as part of Saturday Stories and Songs at Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive.

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Except for the sinus headache that wouldn’t go away, Nov. 17, 2011, began like most days for Scott Ritchie. But it would not end that way.

Before heading to his job in the engineering department at Parkwest Medical Center, Ritchie stopped in to see his doctor who ordered a CT scan for the headache that had been bothering Ritchie for days. “It was on the right side, like an ear infection, and it was con-stant for about four or fi ve days,” he said. “I had had bronchitis before that and was coughing a lot still. So I thought that whatever it was might have moved up to my sinus cavities.”

But what Scott Ritchie was hav-ing wasn’t just a headache – the 44-year-old father of four was having a stroke, a stroke he would later describe as “going from 100 to zero.”

While awaiting the CT scan re-sults, he had gone into work when, around 2 p.m., he reached to take yet another dose of ibuprofen. Al-most immediately, his whole left side went numb and Ritchie col-lapsed on the fl oor. A co-worker quickly called for help and Ritchie was wheeled into the Emergency Department.

“I was in shock,” said Julie Ritchie, Scott’s wife who works in Parkwest’s business offi ce as a patient account representative. “I didn’t know what to think. I talked to him just an hour earlier and he said he had not yet gotten the re-sults of his CT scan but was going to call later in the afternoon. The next thing I knew, Joanie (Butler, an as-sistant in the department where Scott worked) was calling and say-ing that he had collapsed and was being taken to the Emergency De-partment.”

In the Emergency Department, Scott was not only found to be ex-periencing partial paralysis on the left side, but also slurring his speech and having a seizure – all classic signs of a stroke.

A CT angiogram showed a clot in the artery to the right side of his brain. He was transferred to Inter-ventional Radiology where Dr. Jeff Roesch discovered the artery had

Stroke: Numbers behind the facesThe American Stroke Association (ASA), a division of the American Heart Association, reports

the following statistics regarding strokes:

■ Stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death,

ranking behind disease of the heart, all forms of

cancer and lower respiratory disease.

■ Almost every 40 seconds in the United States, a

person experiences a stroke.

■ More than 4 million U.S. adults live today with

the eff ects of a stroke.

■ ASA estimates strokes cost the U.S. $73.7 billion

in 2010.

■ Women account for about six in 10 stroke deaths.

■ Black males have almost twice the risk of a fi rst-

ever stroke compared with white males.

■ Hispanics have an increased risk of stroke

compared with non-Hispanic whites.

■ Each year about 795,000 people suff er a new or

recurrent stroke in the U.S.

■ Stroke accounts for about one out of every 18

deaths in the U.S.

Warning signs of a strokeAnyone having a stroke should seek medical attention immediately. These are the warnings

signs:

■ Sudden weakness or numbness of the face, arm or leg on one side of the body

■ Sudden dimness or loss of vision, particularly in only one eye

■ Loss of speech or trouble talking or understanding speech

■ Sudden, severe headaches with no known cause

■ Unexplained dizziness, unsteadiness or sudden falls, especially combined with any other symptom

Reduce your stroke risksStrokes can happen to anyone. You may prevent a stroke by taking the following

actions:

■ Control your blood pressure. High blood pressure (over 140/90) is the biggest risk factor

for stroke.

■ Don’t smoke. Chemicals in tobacco raise your blood pressure, reduce the amount of

oxygen your blood carries to your brain, make blood thicker and stickier, and promote

clotting.

■ Control your cholesterol. High LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels damage your arteries and

promote the formation of plaque.

■ Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight increases your risk for high blood pressure.

■ Be physically active. Getting regular aerobic exercise helps overall cardiovascular health.

■ Eat a balanced diet, including plenty of fruits and vegetables. Some fad diets may be

unhealthy if they promote too much fat or salt.

■ Control diabetes. People with the disease are more likely to have strokes.

■ Take little strokes seriously. A small clot will sometimes clog an artery briefl y, causing

temporary weakness, dizziness or other symptoms. These transient ischemic attacks

often precede a major stroke.

■ Follow your healthcare provider’s advice for treatment of heart disease, including coro-

nary artery blockage and abnormal rhythms like atrial fi brillation.

■ Find out from your healthcare provider if you need to have your carotid arteries – the

arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain – checked for blockage.

apy seemed to come easy for me because I worked out and was quite active before this, lifting weights and working out on the exercise bike, and a little bit of recreational stuff. But the hardest part for me was the mental part of it all – get-ting my memory, my focus and at-tention span back.”

Traffi c lights posed such a prob-lem for him that he retook his driv-er’s test. “I also had some seizures after the stroke so I had to be put on seizure medication and retake my driver’s license test – the writ-ten test, the road test and the vision test because it affected my vision on my right side a little bit. But I passed it all. It was OK. The biggest

thing was not getting distracted as I went through red lights. I really had to watch those.”

After about 10 weeks of therapy, Scott continued to push himself into re-covery. As far as I’m concerned, I pretty much consider my-self as having a full recovery,” Scott said almost a year after the stroke. “I’m still not fully coordinated on my left side, and I still have a little vi-

sion problem but it’s nothing to complain about – I was going to have to wear glasses any-way. But other than that, I’m pretty much where I was before. I truly believe God is the reason I have recovered so well and am doing so well. I have a strong Christian faith which has helped my outlook.”

Now when he looks back on that day, he realizes how far he’s come.

“It was like going from 100 to zero in a day,” he said. “One minute I was 100 percent healthy, and the next I was at zero. It wasn’t a long, slow deterioration – it was imme-diate.”

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spontaneously dissected – or split – likely because of a rare disease called segmental arterial medioly-sis. Although the cause of SMA is unknown, it causes the muscle lay-ers to become sponge-like and split apart.

“The pain he was having was probably from that dissection occur-ring, and it had probably been go-ing on a few days. That’s where his headaches were coming from,” said Roesch. “When you get dissec-tional fl aps, they

sometimes block the blood fl ow. They act like one-way valves and when the fl ow slows down, it clots. So it slowed down and made the clot form there.”

Unfortunately, Roesch said, part of the clot had broken off and trav-eled to Ritchie’s middle cerebral ar-tery, injuring a “relay station” in the brain as well as smaller portions of his right frontal parietal and tem-poral lobes and causing the stroke.

To remove the clot, Roesch used a Penumbra, a tube-like catheter with a tiny sphere on the end that acts as a suction device. “The name

‘penumbra’ comes from the tissue that is kind of stunned in the brain but is still viable enough that, if we open up the blood fl ow, we can save it,” said Roesch. “That’s what we’re trying to save.”

Directing the penumbra through Ritchie’s carotid artery to his mid-dle cerebral artery, Roesch injected the clot-busting drug t-PA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) directly into the clot and used the penum-bra to “chip away” at the clot and remove it.

For the next three or four days, Ritchie was in a medicated coma and on a ventilator in the Critical Care Unit.

On Thanksgiving Day, seven days after his stroke, he was moved into a patient room on Parkwest’s second fl oor, but it was a holiday Julie Ritchie remembers as being “fi lled with mixed emotions of fear, anxiety and stress and thankful-ness and happiness” as Scott awak-ened from his medicated coma.

“He still had a lot of trouble talk-ing, but he wanted to know what they were saying happened to him,” said Julie. “When I told him that he had a stroke, he was pretty upset. He started saying, ‘I tried to keep healthy so stuff like this wouldn’t happen.’ He was thinking it was

The stroke short-circuited Ritchie’s

short-term memory for awhile.

Ritchie

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Dr. Jeff Roesch

something that he didn’t do right, but then, he wasn’t fully awake and comprehending things.”

What’s more, the stroke had damaged a part of Scott’s brain that stored short-term memory. So, every question he asked was answered – but quickly forgotten – only to be asked again.

After his discharge from Park-west, Ritchie discovered that he had a new “job” awaiting him – eight hours a day of therapy at Pa-tricia Neal Rehabilitation Center for two weeks.

“Therapy lasted pretty much all day long,” he said. “You started in the morning and went pretty much for eight straight hours: physi-cal therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy. The physical ther-