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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ VOL. 8 NO. 43 October 29, 2014 www.ShopperNewsNow.com www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow 10512 Lexington Dr., Ste. 500 37932 (865) 218-WEST (9378) NEWS [email protected] Sherri Gardner Howell Wendy Smith | Anne Hart ADVERTISING SALES [email protected] Shannon Carey Jim Brannon | Tony Cranmore Patty Fecco | Wendy O’Dell By Wendy Smith The upcoming expansion of a Weigel’s store will mean the loss of a West Knoxville landmark. Chris Ooten, Weigel’s director of real estate, unveiled plans for the new convenience store at the corner of Kingston Pike and Wes- ley Road at last week’s West Hills Community Association meeting. The company plans to demolish the building next door that cur- rently houses World Futon and Art Galleria. According to a handwritten blessing inside a closet in World Futon, Pauline McKelvey Cain and Boyd S. Cain moved into the home at 6917 Kingston Pike on Aug. 23, 1942. “‛Dear Lord, go thou before us and open the door.’ I pray that we may have health and happiness in this Home,” reads the blessing. A “Vote for Kennedy” bumper stick- er was added to the closet door at a later date. A brass eagle doorknocker en- graved with “Boyd Cain and wife Pauline M. Cain” still hangs on the front door. The community may better re- member the house’s second life as a motel. Former City Council member Barbara Pelot announced at the meeting that her husband, Nib Pelot, spent his last evening as a single man at the Mount Vernon Motel. She remembers playing with a friend who lived across Kingston Pike from the Cain home when the area was primarily residential. “Return to Thunder Road: The Story Behind the Legend” by Alex Gabbard puts the date of the motel at 1950 and says it was one of the nicest places to stay in the area. The Pelots recall that the build- ing later housed Jane’s Florist and Meats ’N Treats, the first fresh butcher shop in West Knoxville, as well as a jewelry store. Both World Futon and Art Gal- leria have plans to relocate. Ooten says he will meet with members of Knox Heritage to discuss salvaging items from the building. The current Weigel’s store is 2,400 square feet, and the new store will be approximately 5,000 square feet. It is anticipated that the new store will be open by sum- mer 2015. Vote on Tennova headlines West Hills meeting Hundreds of West Hills residents stopped by the meeting to vote on the proposed Tennova hospital that will back up to the neighborhood. The final tally was 213 votes against the hospital, 42 for it and two unde- cided. The neighborhood’s opposition to the hospital was expressed at Monday’s Tennessee Health Ser- vices and Development Agency’s fact-finding hearing held in con- junction with Tennova’s Certificate of Need (CON) applications for the new hospital. ww.ShopperNewsNow.com www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow Remembering past lives Former Cain home, Mt. Vernon Motel to be razed for new Weigel’s A 1950s postcard shows the Mount Vernon Motel before Inter- state 40, and billboards, spoiled the view. Photo submitted The residence turned motel turned shopping center at 6917 Kingston Pike will be demolished for the expansion of the adjacent Weigel’s store. Photo by Wendy Smith During the vote, each side was given five minutes to speak. West Hills resident Rocky Swingle spoke against the hos- pital, saying that the closure of Physician’s Regional Medical Cen- ter, formerly St. Mary’s Hospital, while opening a new West Knox- ville hospital doesn’t contribute to the orderly development of health- care in the county. “West Knoxville is well-served by hospitals,” he said. Melanie Robinson, director of business development at Tennova Healthcare, says the company has modified the original plan by moving the hospital 770 feet from the nearest home and adding a 44-acre buffer area behind the hospital. Ongoing dialogue with the neighbors has made it a better project, she says. The Certificate of Need applica- tions will be considered at a Nov. 19 hearing in Nashville 865-882-9900 expresshealthcare.webs.com SUBOXONE ® Treating NARCOTIC ADDICTION with N NARC 5209 Kingston Pike • 588.0486 www.westknoxvilleglass.com west knoxville glass Celebrating 54 Years in Bearden Local family owned and operated Analysis Burchett sets Bearden meeting Adam Hasan wins state honor Adam Hasan, Knox County school board student repre- sentative, was selected by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) to receive its Stu- dent Recogni- tion Award. The award recognizes students who have distinguished themselves in academics, community, service and leadership. A senior at Bearden High School, Hasan served as his class president for three years, as the co-founder and vice president of the Model UN and as founder and president of the Youth in Government’s Consti- tution Club. Hasan attended the Ten- nessee Governor’s School for International Studies and par- ticipated with the East Tennes- see School Band and Orchestra Association’s Junior Clinic Or- chestra. He serves through the Bearden High School Key Club and as a volunteer for Second Harvest Food Bank. His hob- bies include the Great Smoky Mountains Curling Club, play- ing the cello and being a home coffee roaster. As part of the TSBA recogni- tion award, Hasan will receive a $2,000 scholarship and a plaque at the annual convention awards luncheon on Nov. 17. We haven’t heard much of that since that since August elections and Indya Kincannon’s depar- ture whittled McIntyre’s major- ity down to a 4-5 minority, and depending on the outcome of the Nov. 4 race to replace Kincannon, the former majority would prob- ably be well advised to start prac- ticing a new mantra. New board member Amber Rountree has one: “Go big or go home.” Rountree has requested a called meeting to vote on abolish- ing SAT-10, an exam for kinder- garten through second grade that many educators feel is inappropri- ate. SAT-10 is not state-mandated, and board chair Mike McMillan is expected to honor her request. Rountree wants a vote before the tests are ordered. Board member Karen Carson is expected to oppose Rountree’s South Knox rep wants fewer tests in K-2 By Betty Bean In the recent past, when teach- ers or parents asked for relief from Knox County Schools’ test-happy corporate reform regime, Super- intendent James McIntyre and the 8-to-1 school board majority that had his back would tell them to suck it up and get with the pro- gram. Rountree School chant: ‘Change is hard’ efforts. Carson said at last week’s mind- and butt- numbing five-hour workshop that it’s the school board’s job to hire a su- perintendent and set goals. It’s the superintendent’s job to decide what tests will be administered. But Rountree disagrees. She quit her job as a school librarian to serve on the school board. Her South Knox constituents elected her, and she’s not been shy about saying how she feels about Mc- Intyre’s heavy-handed adminis- tration. Rountree, Patti Bounds and Terry Hill have served notice that they intend to own future school board meetings. It’s unlikely that McIntyre’s lengthy, orchestrated presentations will recur. County Commissioner Charles Busler said last week that commis- sioners would never allow Mayor Tim Burchett, or any mayor, to sit at their table and control their meetings. In fact, Burchett often stays in his office, monitoring commis- sion meetings and making himself available if needed. Change is hard. And we should expect change for the Knox County Board of Education, starting this week with Amber Rountree’s effort to dis- continue high-stakes testing for kids who have not yet learned to read. Are we really that data-driv- en? And to what goal? Will Rountree win the vote? Maybe yes, maybe no. But the message is clear: Go big or go home. Yes, change is hard. “Change is hard,” they’d say to tearful mothers telling of their children’s mounting test anxiety. “Change is hard,” they’d tell teachers saddled with evalua- tions based on subjects they never taught. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will host 10 constituent meetings dur- ing October and Novem- ber to give citizens the opportunity to speak in- dividually with him about issues that are important to them. These meetings are open to the public. Burchett will be at the Bearden Library, 100 Golf Club Road, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30; and at the Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road, 9-10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 24. No appointment is nec- essary and county staff will be available to assist with specific issues. Tim Burchett IN THIS ISSUE Street View coming? If you take a stroll on a Knoxville greenway and you run into a robot riding pig- gyback on the shoulders of a hiker, you have just seen (and been photographed by) a Google Trekker. But if you try to talk to the hiker, he/she will hand you a card that says, “We’d love to chat, but we have to keep mov- ing!” Read Bill Dockery page A-5 Hope renewed Thousands of Butch Jones advisers can now see clearly what the coach had overlooked. In the first game of this new season, Joshua Dobbs made a remarkable difference. His quickness reduced the pressure on the offensive line. His speed generated yardage. His abil- ity to throw on the run created problems for cornerbacks. Read Marvin West on page B-3

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Page 1: Bearden Shopper-News 102914

NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

VOL. 8 NO. 43 October 29, 2014www.ShopperNewsNow.com www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow

10512 Lexington Dr., Ste. 500 37932

(865) 218-WEST (9378)

NEWS

[email protected]

Sherri Gardner Howell

Wendy Smith | Anne Hart

ADVERTISING [email protected]

Shannon Carey

Jim Brannon | Tony Cranmore

Patty Fecco | Wendy O’Dell

By Wendy SmithThe upcoming expansion of a

Weigel’s store will mean the loss of a West Knoxville landmark.

Chris Ooten, Weigel’s director of real estate, unveiled plans for the new convenience store at the corner of Kingston Pike and Wes-ley Road at last week’s West Hills Community Association meeting. The company plans to demolish the building next door that cur-rently houses World Futon and Art Galleria.

According to a handwritten blessing inside a closet in World Futon, Pauline McKelvey Cain and Boyd S. Cain moved into the home at 6917 Kingston Pike on Aug. 23, 1942.

“‛Dear Lord, go thou before us and open the door.’ I pray that we may have health and happiness in this Home,” reads the blessing. A “Vote for Kennedy” bumper stick-er was added to the closet door at a later date.

A brass eagle doorknocker en-graved with “Boyd Cain and wife Pauline M. Cain” still hangs on the front door.

The community may better re-member the house’s second life as a motel. Former City Council member Barbara Pelot announced at the meeting that her husband, Nib Pelot, spent his last evening as a single man at the Mount Vernon Motel. She remembers playing with a friend who lived across Kingston Pike from the Cain home when the

area was primarily residential. “Return to Thunder Road: The

Story Behind the Legend” by Alex Gabbard puts the date of the motel at 1950 and says it was one of the nicest places to stay in the area.

The Pelots recall that the build-ing later housed Jane’s Florist and Meats ’N Treats, the fi rst fresh butcher shop in West Knoxville, as well as a jewelry store.

Both World Futon and Art Gal-leria have plans to relocate. Ooten says he will meet with members of Knox Heritage to discuss salvaging items from the building.

The current Weigel’s store is 2,400 square feet, and the new store will be approximately 5,000 square feet. It is anticipated that the new store will be open by sum-mer 2015.

Vote on Tennova headlines West Hills meeting

Hundreds of West Hills residents stopped by the meeting to vote on the proposed Tennova hospital that will back up to the neighborhood. The fi nal tally was 213 votes against the hospital, 42 for it and two unde-cided.

The neighborhood’s opposition to the hospital was expressed at Monday’s Tennessee Health Ser-vices and Development Agency’s fact-fi nding hearing held in con-junction with Tennova’s Certifi cate of Need (CON) applications for the new hospital.

ww.ShopperNewsNow.com www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow

Remembering past livesFormer Cain home, Mt. Vernon Motel

to be razed for new Weigel’s

A 1950s postcard shows the Mount Vernon Motel before Inter-

state 40, and billboards, spoiled the view. Photo submitted

The residence turned motel turned shopping center at 6917 Kingston Pike will be

demolished for the expansion of the adjacent Weigel’s store. Photo by Wendy Smith

During the vote, each side was given fi ve minutes to speak.

West Hills resident Rocky Swingle spoke against the hos-pital, saying that the closure of Physician’s Regional Medical Cen-ter, formerly St. Mary’s Hospital, while opening a new West Knox-ville hospital doesn’t contribute to the orderly development of health-care in the county.

“West Knoxville is well-served by hospitals,” he said.

Melanie Robinson, director ofbusiness development at TennovaHealthcare, says the companyhas modifi ed the original plan bymoving the hospital 770 feet fromthe nearest home and adding a44-acre buffer area behind thehospital. Ongoing dialogue withthe neighbors has made it a betterproject, she says.

The Certifi cate of Need applica-tions will be considered at a Nov.19 hearing in Nashville

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Celebrating 54 Years in Bearden Local family owned and operated

Analysis

Burchett sets Bearden meeting

Adam Hasan winsstate honor

Adam Hasan, Knox County school board student repre-

sentative, was selected by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) to receive its Stu-dent Recogni-tion Award. The award

recognizes students who have distinguished themselves in academics, community, service and leadership.

A senior at Bearden High School, Hasan served as his class president for three years, as the co-founder and vice president of the Model UN and as founder and president of the Youth in Government’s Consti-tution Club.

Hasan attended the Ten-nessee Governor’s School for International Studies and par-ticipated with the East Tennes-see School Band and Orchestra Association’s Junior Clinic Or-chestra. He serves through the Bearden High School Key Club and as a volunteer for Second Harvest Food Bank. His hob-bies include the Great Smoky Mountains Curling Club, play-ing the cello and being a home coffee roaster.

As part of the TSBA recogni-tion award, Hasan will receive a $2,000 scholarship and a plaque at the annual convention awards luncheon on Nov. 17.

We haven’t heard much of that since that since August elections and Indya Kincannon’s depar-ture whittled McIntyre’s major-ity down to a 4-5 minority, and depending on the outcome of the Nov. 4 race to replace Kincannon, the former majority would prob-ably be well advised to start prac-ticing a new mantra.

New board member Amber Rountree has one:

“Go big or go home.”Rountree has requested a

called meeting to vote on abolish-ing SAT-10, an exam for kinder-garten through second grade that many educators feel is inappropri-ate. SAT-10 is not state-mandated, and board chair Mike McMillan is expected to honor her request. Rountree wants a vote before the tests are ordered.

Board member Karen Carson is expected to oppose Rountree’s

South Knox rep wants fewer tests in K-2

By Betty Bean In the recent past, when teach-

ers or parents asked for relief from Knox County Schools’ test-happy corporate reform regime, Super-intendent James McIntyre and the 8-to-1 school board majority that had his back would tell them to suck it up and get with the pro-gram.

Rountree

School chant: ‘Change is hard’efforts. Carson said at last week’s mind- and butt-numbing fi ve-hour workshop that it’s the school board’s job to hire a su-perintendent and set goals. It’s the superintendent’s job to decide what

tests will be administered.But Rountree disagrees. She

quit her job as a school librarian to serve on the school board. Her South Knox constituents elected her, and she’s not been shy about saying how she feels about Mc-Intyre’s heavy-handed adminis-tration.

Rountree, Patti Bounds and Terry Hill have served notice that they intend to own future school board meetings. It’s unlikely that McIntyre’s lengthy, orchestrated

presentations will recur. County Commissioner Charles

Busler said last week that commis-sioners would never allow MayorTim Burchett, or any mayor, tosit at their table and control theirmeetings.

In fact, Burchett often stays inhis offi ce, monitoring commis-sion meetings and making himselfavailable if needed.

Change is hard.And we should expect change

for the Knox County Board ofEducation, starting this week withAmber Rountree’s effort to dis-continue high-stakes testing forkids who have not yet learned toread. Are we really that data-driv-en? And to what goal?

Will Rountree win the vote?Maybe yes, maybe no. But themessage is clear: Go big or gohome.

Yes, change is hard.

“Change is hard,” they’d say to tearful mothers telling of their children’s mounting test anxiety.

“Change is hard,” they’d tell teachers saddled with evalua-tions based on subjects they never taught.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will host 10 constituent meetings dur-ing October and Novem-ber to give citizens the opportunity to speak in-dividually with him about issues that are important to them. These meetings are open to the public.

Burchett will be at the

Bearden Library, 100 Golf Club Road, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30; and at the Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road, 9-10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 24.

No appointment is nec-essary and county staff will be available to assist with specifi c issues.

Tim Burchett

IN THIS ISSUE

Street View coming?If you take a stroll on a

Knoxville greenway and you run into a robot riding pig-gyback on the shoulders of a hiker, you have just seen (and been photographed by) a Google Trekker.

But if you try to talk to the hiker, he/she will hand you a card that says, “We’d love to chat, but we have to keep mov-ing!”

➤ Read Bill Dockery page A-5

Hope renewedThousands of Butch Jones

advisers can now see clearly what the coach had overlooked.

In the fi rst game of this new season, Joshua Dobbs made a remarkable difference. His quickness reduced the pressure on the offensive line. His speed generated yardage. His abil-ity to throw on the run created problems for cornerbacks.

➤ Read Marvin West on page B-3

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BEARDEN Shopper news • OCTOBER 29, 2014 • A-3 community

One of the pictures on display for the Class of 1959 reunion was

this one of Ms. McCarthy’s fi rst-grade class at Sequoyah. “They

could name every classmate,” marveled retired Sequoyah prin-

cipal Martha Hill.

By Sherri Gardner HowellWest High School was

the site of several class re-unions Friday, always a special time for returning alums. The Class of 1959, however, got a special treat Saturday morning. Mem-bers of the class who at-tended Sequoyah Elemen-tary School were invited to come back and tour their old elementary school.

The tour came about the way so many good things do: Someone runs into some-one, casual conversation ensues, an idea is born and someone makes it happen. In this case, it was retired Sequoyah principal Mar-tha E. Hill and Sequoyah/West alum Mary Johnston

Shaver who struck up a conversation at a Dogwood Arts garden tour about the upcoming reunion. Current principal Alisha Hinton and Hill led the group of 21 through the school on Sat-urday morning, gave them an update about the school and the Sequoyah Founda-tion and treated them to refreshments in the library.

The alums were im-pressed, says Cissy Lyons Nichols. “Different grade levels have different events every year that bring in the community and add to the curriculum,” says Nich-ols. “It brings parents into the school and just sounds like a great idea.” The fi rst-grade classes had recently

‘Quiet in the halls!’Alums return to Sequoyah Elementary

Sequoyah Elementary principal Alisha Hinton and retired prin-

cipal Martha Hill greet Dixie Hollis Butler, a West High School

Class of 1959 graduate who attended Sequoyah and went on

to become a school principal in Mississippi.

Enjoying some photos from their days at Sequoyah Elementary

are Peggy Register Addicks, Mary Johnston Shaver, Helen Lee

Keyes, Steve Caller and Lucinda Long Hall.

Posing by the “welcome” waiting for them at Sequoyah Elementary School are Helen Lee Keyes, Mary Johnston Shaver, Cissy

Lyons Nichols, Becky Handly Sutton and Mary LaRue Swann. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell

Cindy Taylor

Kelle Jolly, in sunfl ower attire,

entertains on the ukulele.

Fall harvestBeardsley Community

Farm held its Harvest Festi-val on Sunday, Oct. 26. The community was invited to enjoy games, live entertain-ment and a great time at no charge in the beautiful gar-dens.

Pictured at left, Jordan Loo, third-grade student at Copper

Ridge Elementary, helps at the festival by hiding needles in

the haystack for kids to fi nd and redeem for prizes.

Nick Shoemaker was taught to play the Nyckelharpa (keyed

fi ddle) by his grandfather, who was an instrument builder. Dad

Ed is on guitar. Photos by Cindy Taylor

fi nished their special event, Grandparents Day. Other grade levels will make gin-gerbread houses, host a Mother’s Day tea and a Din-ner with Dad, for example.

Dr. Julian Alexander “Zander” Ayres from Moun-tain City, Ga., thought it was a special morning, saying it was “great to see the old

school.”“It was fi rst through sixth

when we were here,” says Ayres. “There was a huge picture of Sequoyah that hung at the front door, and the offi ce was straight ahead. I enjoyed hearing about the school today and all the dif-ferent things they do.”

The tour lasted a little

over two hours, leaving some of the women scram-bling to make a reservation at The Paris Apartment Tea

Room for lunch. A total of about 84 from the West High 1959 class participated in events over the weekend.

Locally grown luff a gourds are a

rare sight, but not at Beardsley

Community Farm.

Lloyd

Branson,

Catherine Wiley and Russell

Briscoe are just a few of the

accomplished artists and mu-

sicians buried at Old Gray.

By Wendy SmithThere’s one place to en-

counter Knoxville’s most important families − with names like McGhee, Mc-Clung, Armstrong and Ijams − and it may be the most beautiful and serene spot in the city.

It’s Old Gray Cemetery, located on 13 rolling acres on North Broadway. There have been more than 9,000 burials at Old Gray, and a tour through the tombstones reveals notable Civil War of-fi cers, statesmen and artists.

Gray Cemetery was named for English poet Thomas Gray, author of “Elegy Written in a Coun-try Church Yard.” The fi rst burial was in 1851 − a 23-year-old who was killed by a cannon that exploded during a Fourth of July cel-ebration − and burials con-tinue today in family plots. It became Old Gray when New Gray Cemetery on Western Avenue was estab-lished in 1892.

“It’s a walk through Knox-ville history,” says Executive Director Alix Dempster.

Dempster inherited the position from her mother-in-law, Kathryn Dempster, who held it for 20 years before she passed away in 1986. It started as a small job, but her efforts to increase awareness of Old Gray have expanded Alix’s responsibilities.

The cemetery is on the National Register of Histor-ic Places and is listed with Museums of Knoxville. It is, after all, the city’s most notable outdoor art mu-seum, says Dempster. As of last year, it’s a Level One Ar-boretum, cer-tifi ed by the T e n n e s s e e Urban For-estry Coun-cil. More than 40 tree species are identifi ed by stone markers.

People continue to enjoy the cem-etery, especially during special events like the an-nual Lantern and Carriage tour, held the last Sunday in

September. But crowds don’t regularly fl ock to Old Gray as they once did.

It was the city’s fi rst park, and every Sunday after church, people came to so-cialize. Visitors often recall playing at Old Gray when they were children, Demp-ster says.

During those days, peo-ple talked about death but didn’t talk about sex. Now

the two are reversed, she observes.

Visitors are still wel-come. The gate is always open, even at night, to allow for police to patrol. Near the entrance is a map hut erected by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture with an index notebook that lists everyone who is buried and their location.

Dempster’s small salary comes from a fund estab-lished in 1949 to provide

maintenance for the cem-etery. She doesn’t typi-

cally give tours but agreed to share a few tales with the Shopper-News.

She points out the grave of Knox-

ville Fire Depart-ment Captain Wil-

liam Franklin Maxey, who died while fi ghting

a Gay Street fi re in 1904. George Mitchell Parrott, en-gineer of the Eastbound No. 12 train that crashed in New Market in 1904, is buried at Old Gray.

A lady friend of Robert McKeehan, who also died

in 1904, was known to bring an oriental rug and a rocking chair to sit beside his mausoleum. When she passed away, she, her chair and her rug joined him in the mausoleum.

The Old Gray receiving vault was built to hold bod-ies if circumstances pre-vented burial. Lena Blanch Deemer Arnett, who died in 1920 at age 22, was placed in the vault by her mother, who came to Knoxville to retrieve her 2-year-old grandson. Lena stayed in the vault for 38 years before cemetery trustees fi nally buried her.

The receiving vault now holds the cemetery’s lawn-mowers, Dempster says.

She marvels at the intri-cacy and variety of the cem-etery’s monuments, many of which are made from local marble. The tallest, an obe-lisk that ascends into a giant oak tree, marks the grave of the Lawrence Tyson family. McGhee Tyson Airport was named for Lawrence’s son, Navy pilot Charles McGhee Tyson.

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“All we are trying to do is get people inside the cem-etery.”

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And the winners areEverything you ever

(didn’t) want to know about Knox County politics.

In about a week, those who didn’t take advantage of early voting will cast their ballots in local and state general elections.

Feel free to use the peer-less prognostications below as a guide to tasting the thrill of victory by voting for the winning side.

■ State Senate District 7Republican candidate

Richard Briggs is regarded as the un-Stacey, a dignifi ed upgrade from the clownish Campfi eld.

It’s not likely that Briggs will become a target for Jon

LarryVan

Guilder

Stewart or Stephen Colbert, but the good doctor’s core values are little different from the man he looks to replace.

A line in the modern Hip-pocratic Oath reads, “I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is pref-erable to cure.”

Briggs, a respected sur-geon, opposes Medicaid ex-

pansion and the Affordable Care Act, despite the latter’s emphasis on preventive medicine. Go fi gure.

In contrast, Democratic candidate Cheri Siler fa-vors healthcare reform. She supports an increase in the minimum wage, a posi-tion Briggs considers a “job killer.”

Not surprisingly, she’s been unsuccessful in luring her painfully shy opponent to the debate platform. In this overwhelmingly Re-publican district Briggs has nothing to gain from a mod-erated debate.

Residents of the 7th Dis-trict deserve more than just an upgraded vocabulary in

their next state senator, but they aren’t going to get it. Briggs rakes in 70 percent or more of the vote.

■ Gloria Johnson vs. Lane Kiffi nOtherwise known as the

race for State House District 13, the contest has taken a turn for the bizarre.

A fl yer recently mailed by a PAC supporting Republi-can candidate Eddie Smith compared Democratic in-cumbent Gloria Johnson to Lane Kiffi n, “all talk” and “promises, promises.”

If nothing else, this Hail Mary tactic demonstrates that no idea is too desperate or too shopworn not to be repeated.

In 2012, Tennessee Re-publicans employed the

same shtick in a television commercial. Like Kiffi n, said the announcer, John-son’s strategy was to “take the money and run.”

Johnson might consider countering with an endorse-ment from Bo Wallace, the giant-slaying Ole Miss quarterback who led the Rebels to a recent win over Kiffi n’s Alabama Crimson Tide. If Wallace isn’t paid it shouldn’t violate NCAA rules.

If Johnson really wants to play hardball, use six de-grees of separation to link Smith with Derek Dooley and give Kiffi n haters a run for their money.

Johnson has earned an-other term, but this one will be close. When time ex-pires, Johnson 52 percent, Smith 48.

■ Nashville CatsIn the best of all possible

worlds, Republican Mark “Coonrippy” Brown would be squaring off against Democrat Charlie Brown for the governor’s chair.

“Coonrippy” wants the state to give back his “res-cue” raccoon it seized and released into the wild. Char-lie wants his own party to support him. Both are likely to be disappointed.

In the real world, Charlie Brown opposes Republican incumbent Bill Haslam. Even Lloyd’s of London wouldn’t give you odds on the Democrat’s chances.

Brown captured 30 per-cent of likely voters in an Au-gust Rasmussen poll. I’d be surprised to see him reach that percentage on Nov. 4.

The little man who wasn’t there

Candidates Jamie Rowe, Gloria Johnson and Cheri Siler Photoby Betty Bean

Last night I saw upon the stairA little man who wasn’t thereHe wasn’t there again todayOh, how I wish he’d go away

– From “Antigonish” by William Hughes Mearns

2014 appears to be the year of not showing up – particularly for Republicans Eddie Smith and Richard Briggs, who are employing the same no-show tactic, likely for different reasons.

ic (note the small D) process and makes Briggs look like a wuss, despite the pictures of him decked out in combat gear on his campaign litera-ture.

Smith, who has been ducking public forums in what is thought to be a tight District 13 House race, doesn’t enjoy a name rec-ognition advantage over the incumbent Johnson, despite assaulting voters with a re-lentless negative direct mail campaign that peaked with a ludicrous Alabama Week comparison piece likening Johnson to Lane Kiffi n.

Despite being offered many potential dates for a League of Women Vot-ers forum, a genteel affair most candidates consider a required campaign ap-pearance, neither Smith nor Briggs could be bothered to fi nd the time. And neither

accepted the joint invitation from County Commission-ers Jeff Ownby (R) and Amy Broyles (D) to appear at a forum at West High School last Thursday (the three District 2 school board can-didates were also invited, and Jamie Rowe was the only one to attend).

Smith did, however, make a guest appearance at South-Doyle Middle School earlier in the week on an evening when parent/teach-er conferences were being held. He stationed himself in the teachers’ break room near the food, where he had easy access to a captive au-dience and was clearly in violation of Knox County Schools’ policy prohibiting political solicitation inside schools:

“Solicitation or adver-tising in any form by can-didates for public offi ce or

But the effect is the same – their would-be constitu-ents are being cheated of the opportunity to hear them defend their positions and

philosophies against those of their Democratic oppo-nents, Gloria Johnson and Cheri Siler. Both men, pre-sumably, are confi dent the R behind their names will secure their elections.

Briggs, the presumed frontrunner for the District 7 Senate seat after his pri-mary victory over Stacey Campfi eld, is likely relying on the well-practiced, Dun-can-family theory of not allowing lesser-known op-ponents the chance to raise their public profi le at his expense. While this makes some strategic sense, it also shortchanges the democrat-

political- or issue-oriented organizations is not per-mitted. Political literature shall not be distributed through the school to stu-dents, nor sent home to parents, nor placed in teachers’ mailboxes, loung-es or on school premises. Political advertising in any form shall not be permit-

ted on school facilities, on school grounds or in school publications.”

Smith refi ned the tac-tic three days later when he sent a campaign worker armed with yard signs and campaign literature to West High School, thus managing to violate KCS policy with-out even being there.

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Tammy Kaousias is the newest member of the Knox County Election Commis-sion and is the appointee of state Rep. Gloria John-son, who has known her for more than 20 years.

An attorney in solo prac-tice of business law, she is a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. She met her husband in 1997 in West Java, Indonesia, where they married. He is a Knoxville native, and they live in North Hills.

She is an engaging, com-mitted activist on voting-rights issues.

Kaousias, 48, is one of two Democratic members of the election commission. She wants feedback from the public on whether the election commission should meet at 8 a.m. as it makes it diffi cult for working people to attend if their workday starts at the same time.

She says it is “very un-

fortunate” that Belle Morris School was closed as a vot-ing precinct but is not sure it can be reopened. She feels voting should be accessible and the process transparent and nonpartisan.

She serves on the board of the Knoxville Jazz Or-chestra with such widely known personalities as Hal-lerin Hill, Bill Arant and El-len Robinson. She likes yoga and owns the Glowing Body Yoga Studio off Central Av-enue.

As an election commis-sioner she is paid $300 a month and has declined the county health insurance for which she is eligible.

With the absence of the chair, Christopher Heager-ty, the commission is now tied at two Democrats and two Republicans, making it totally bipartisan. Kaousias is the only commissioner not pictured on the website but plans to correct that soon.

Both Democrats on the Knox County Election Com-mission are women. The GOP has not had a woman serving on the local election commission in over 25 years since Hazel Showalter.

In April 2015, the GOP state legislators will make three recommendations for commissioners to the State Election Commission, which is virtually always honored. It will be interest-ing to see if the GOP legisla-tors, which include at least two new members (Rick Briggs and Martin Daniel), will make any changes in the current lineup. If Hea-

gerty is not back to work at the commission by then he is likely to be replaced.

■ Until 2008 there was a replica of the offi ce of the late Sen. Estes Kefauver at the University of Tennessee Hoskins Library. Then, due to structural concerns, that area of the building was closed and the furniture and photos were placed in stor-age, where they have been for six years. They are not likely to be on public display for some time to come.

The Kefauver family, some of whom live in the San Francisco area now, would like to see the offi ce re-es-tablished. The problem is no one seems able to do it.

The UT library, under the able leadership of Steve Smith, simply does not have a place to locate it. The arti-facts in storage have not di-minished.

Discussion has occurred with the Tennessee State

Museum executive direc-tor in Nashville. However, the museum has much of its current collection, includ-ing over 300 Red Grooms art pieces, in storage, hop-ing for a new museum to be built someday. The likeli-hood of a new state museum in Nashville, which would cost over $160 million (not including new storage space), being built soon is wishful thinking given the needs competing for con-struction funds.

Last July 1, in an email to Lindsay Kefauver, one of the senator’s daughters, the ex-ecutive director of the state museum said the museum “was honored to become the repository” of the collection but she may have spoken too soon as the furniture portion of the collection is actually owned by the U.S. Senate, which stated clearly in 1965 the furniture must be returned to the senate if

not used as a memorial to Kefauver.

Is having the Kefauver collection in storage for six years and facing another six years of storage still a public memorial?

There is also no room for it to be displayed and would simply be in storage in Nash-ville instead of Knoxville if transferred. The commis-sion members were also not informed about this devel-opment at the time but are now aware of it. (This writer is a commission member).

The museum commis-sion will need to set policy on this given that other, more recent Tennessee sen-ators have been nationally known as Senate majority leaders (Baker and Frist) and/or president of the Sen-ate (Al Gore).

■ Sen. Lamar Alexan-der will be at the Knoxville Crowne Plaza Nov. 4 to await the election results.

Kaousias is Johnson appointee to election board

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By Betty BeanDemocrats once domi-

nated the Volunteer State’s political landscape – both senators, the governor, the General Assembly and most of the congressional del-egation. Now, Republicans control most every nook and crevice of government and Democrats are trying to climb out of the ditch.

One way to begin to do it would be to fi gure out a way to bottle the energy of June Jones, fi eld representative for the U.S. Senate cam-paign of Democratic Party nominee Gordon Ball.

Jones, whose Cedar Lane home is one of the prime yard-sign locations in Knox-ville, made national news in 2012 when vandals kept tearing down her “Tennes-seans for Obama” billboard.

“My yard was a battle-ground,” she said. “Not two days after we put it up, someone tried to steal it.”

So she put the sign back up with deep, reinforced stakes. They came back with a box cutter and sliced it up.

“I was so upset, but you know what? I taped it up… and they did it again. And so I taped it up again and started putting up other signs asking if you’d want to be part of a party that would suppress freedom. The best thing about it was the people that would come to my door and thank me for standing up to them.

“One lady said, ‘I’ve been driving by your house for days.’ I got letters from all over the United States. It was amazing to see all that hate turned into something more.

“My overall personal goal is to make Tennesseans proud to say they’re Demo-crats.”

Jones had more on her mind than signs that year. She was part of Obama’s

The unsinkable June Jones

North Carolina Get Out the Vote operation.

“East Tennessee led the action for the president, and I was over nine counties as a volunteer. We rocked it. The last three weeks of the cam-paign, we had a war room in a condo that a doctor let us borrow. We had tables, chairs and computers in ev-ery room.”

After the North Carolina

polls closed, the group start-ed making calls in Western states as part of the “Rolling Thunder” operation.

That, said Jones, is how to affect the process from a “red” state.

Her conviction that her party can exert its infl uence closer to home isn’t damp-ened by a recent poll show-ing her candidate 21 points behind Republican Lamar

Alexander.“We have absolutely got

them on the RUN!” Jones said. “He’s pounding Gor-don in the press and spend-ing money in the Tri-Cities and Middle Tennessee. La-mar Alexander didn’t fi ght this hard against (primary opponent) Joe Carr! Forty years is enough! We need to change what’s going on in Washington, and until we change WHO’s in Washing-ton, what they’re doing is not going to change.”

Jones is in charge of or-ganizing counties in Middle and upper East Tennessee. The day after this interview, she was headed to meet with Democrats in Hamblen County and with the sheriff of Greene County.

The sheriff of Greene County is a Democrat?

“Yes!” she said. “Pat Han-kins. He’s a Democrat in a very Republican area, and he got voted in. Isn’t that GREAT? We can DO this!”

June Jones at Time Warp Tea Room. Photo by Betty Bean

Trail panoramas may be fi rst for a U.S.

greenway systemBy Bill Dockery

If you take a stroll on a Knoxville greenway and you run into a robot riding piggyback on the shoulders of a hiker, you have just seen (and been photographed by) a Google Trekker.

But if you try to talk to the hiker, he/she will hand you a card that says, “We’d love to chat, but we have to keep moving!”

The card explains that Knoxville and Knox County are partnering with Google to produce a Street View video of the whole green-way system and other notable local landmarks.

When completed, the project will allow armchair hikers to enjoy 86 miles of Knox greenways from the comfort of their computer desks or smart phones. The virtual visuals will comple-ment the elaborate map of trails and parks recently re-leased by the city Parks and Recreation Department.

Both the department and Google public affairs folks decline to talk about the project, but a number of sources have confi rmed that the Street View trek-king has been underway for about a month. The Google website confi rms that Street View imaging is going on now in Knox and Jefferson counties.

Sources say that this project may be the fi rst Street View focusing on a U.S. greenway system, but that could not be confi rmed at press time. A number

of Street Views are avail-able on trails in Yosemite National Park and along Florida beaches.

Most of Google’s Street View images are cap-tured by a multi-camera tower strapped to the top of a small car that is driven along streets and roads. The cameras capture a 360-degree panorama of the passing scenery to form an interactive Google map.

The greenway project makes use of a similar tow-er outfi tted as a 40-pound backpack that sports 15 cameras.

Preparing a Street View video involves four steps: collecting images, matching the images to the ter-rain, stitching the images together seamlessly into a 360-degree panorama and using lasers to create a three-dimensional image that the viewer can move through virtually.

In recent months, Google has expanded use of the Street View technol-ogy to document museums, airport terminals, walks, parks and other scenic locales. In addition to the backpack and car, Street View cameras have been mounted on trolley carts, snowmobiles and tricycles. The company lends the Google Trekker equipment to nonprofi ts and tourism organizations, as well as researchers and universi-ties that can provide access to hard-to-reach places.Contact Bill Dockery at wldockery@

icloud.com.

Good man HughBy Sandra Clark

Anyone in Knox County Republican politics knows the name Hugh Noe.

He was an institution in the Alice Bell community, chairing the GOP commit-tee there for decades. He died Oct. 21 at age 89, just a month shy of 90.

His son, Dr. Ronald E. Noe of Lake City, captured Hugh in his eulogy:

“Dad believed in hard work. (pause) Not so much in vacations. …

“He was a man of convic-tion and diligence. He val-ued education, and he loved his grandbabies.

“We are losing a genera-tion of diligence.”

Hugh and Jean were mar-

ried for 62 years. Pastor Toby Everett of their church, Alice Bell Baptist, said, “Jean, I commend you.”

Everyone at the service acknowledged there was never doubt about where Hugh stood.

He liked Tim Burchett back when Tim was a skin-ny kid who tried to save the world by recycling waste vegetation for mulch. Bur-chett landed a contract with the city (he had no competi-tion because no one else saw merit in this endeavor). All city brush was dumped at Tim’s location. He worked from dawn to midnight.

A major blizzard that year overwhelmed every-one. Brush started piling up

and Tim couldn’t process or sell it fast enough.

A city inspector started sniffi ng around Burchett’s mulch yard with an eye to-ward shutting him down. Someone spotted Noe and suggested he was dumping raw sewage on the mulch.

But reporter Betty Bean determined that Noe was pumping out standing wa-ter and disposing of it at the sewage treatment plant, which KUB confi rmed.

“Hugh was a standup guy,” says Bean.

Mr. Noe was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II who served in Japan. He farmed and ran Noe’s Suburban Septic Service for 50 years. Other survivors are daugh-ter-in-law Judy Noe; grand-children, Dr. Katie A. Noe and Drs. Ronald Andrew (Leah) Noe.

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NEWS FROM EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE

Fall AmeriCorps Members at Emerald YouthEmerald Youth Foundation celebrates its Fall 2014 AmeriCorps members! They are (back) Jessica

Scott, Jaquan Smith, Dean Taylor, Denson Ligon, Keidre Shaw, Cristen Franklin, Timothy Ramsey,

Karson Jones; (middle) Neil Tate, Amanda Smith, Leanne Palmer, Khadijah Rucker, Samantha

Bates, “Tess” Woodhull, LLatricia Williams; (front) Justin Hawkersmith, Emily Blankenship, Re-

becca Woodall-Winton, Mikah Cole and August Moultry. Not pictured are Ryan Adeniran, Taylor

Kirk, Taylor Jones, Tyler Hardin, Madison Moreland and LaKiera Grimes.

When Emerald Youth Foundation helped launch a girls’ volleyball team at Vine Middle School last fall, seventh-grader Alaysia McGhee, 12, jumped at the chance to play. Now 13 and an eighth-grader, Alaysia is playing on the volleyball team for the second year.

Francine McGhee, her mother, heartily approves. “Alaysia plays every sport she can. She runs track at Vine and plays basketball. She plays tennis during the summer. I am hoping that someday she will get a scholarship,” she said.

Alaysia added, “I like ev-erything about volleyball.”

Vine is one of three Knoxville middle schools that now fi eld girls’ volley-ball teams with the help of Emerald Youth Foundation. The result is that girls have another opportunity to rep-resent their school athleti-cally, said Dwayne Sanders, Emerald Youth sports di-rector.

Emerald Youth serves more than 1,400 urban kids yearly through faith, aca-demic and sports programs.

Sanders said that even though many girls have played in Emerald’s longstanding recreation volleyball league, very few urban schools had a volleyball team for them.

Emerald launched a vol-leyball team at Whittle Springs Middle School in 2012, Vine Middle School in 2013 and Holston Middle School this fall.

Alaysia McGhee (right) sets up the ball for Treasure Rowe to hit

over the net. The girls play on Vine Middle School’s volleyball

team sponsored by Emerald Youth.

Emerald Youth launches Volleyballin urban middle schools

Steve Diggs

Our area is fi lled with many heroes who are

w o r k i n g hard on b e h a l f of chil-dren. Let me tell you about one of t h e s e , L a r r y Martin.

What I love most about Larry is that he continu-ally and quietly works for the well-being of Tennes-see’s young people.

Larry is best known around the state for his high-profi le, public roles: as Tennessee Commis-sioner of Finance and Ad-ministration, as deputy to the mayor of Knoxville from 2006 to 2011, and as COO of First Tennessee Financial Services before he entered government service. But his work on behalf of kids never stops.

In 2012, Larry joined Gov. Bill Haslam’s ad-ministration, but Larry’s work in Nashville hasn’t kept him from continuing to serve in Knoxville.

Larry has been a long-standing leader with Em-erald Youth, providing important strategic and fi nancial direction for our ministry.

A Message from Steve

Larry Martin, 2014 Legacy Dinner honoree, spends time

with Emerald Youth kids during a recent tour of the Ten-

nessee State Capitol.

The Kirks demonstrate how to hold off an attacker with your feet.

“What is the difference between a bad guy and a friend?”

Michelle Kirk asked that of a group of Emerald Youth Foundation middle-school girls recently.

Kirk is a women’s self-defense instructor.

“A friend is someone you can trust to care about you. A bad guy is someone you can’t,” said Beverly, a Vine Middle School student.

“I like that answer,” said

Kirk. “A bad guy doesn’t care about anyone but him-self, as long as he gets what he wants.”

Kirk and her son, Joshua, recently taught middle-school girls at two Emerald ministries, Virginia Avenue Ministry and Mount Zion Baptist Church, how to protect themselves against would-be predators.

National statistics show an increase in attacks of all kinds against girls and

Middle-school girls learnself-defense techniques

young women – sexual as-saults, predatory behavior in daily life settings, and date rape.

Kirk said girls should learn to recognize and avoid predators.

Through her business, Pink Diamond Defense, she teaches self-defense for girls and women, including non-credit courses at Pellissippi State Community College.

Kirk said that if a girl is attacked, she should loudly scream “No!” and “Help!”

The Kirks showed each girl how to break an arm hold with her hands and how to kick off an attacker by dropping on her back with her feet up.

Each girl got to try out these and other techniques on the spot.

At Mount Zion, girls gave the presentation a thumbs-up.

“It was good. I liked that we could go up there and learn it ourselves,” said Des-tiny, 13.

“Often women have a hard time setting boundar-ies,” said Kirk afterward.

“ I want them to know it’s OK to say ‘No.’ I want them to think, ‘When someone in-vades my space, what am I going to do?’ ”

Sanders anticipates launching teams at North-west and South-Doyle mid-dle schools in the future.

As team sponsor, Em-erald Youth transports the teams to the games. Emer-ald also provides coaches and uniforms, runs the prac-tices and pays league fees.

In season, the teams played other middle schools at the Knoxville Volleyball Academy in Hardin Valley and at K2 Volleyball Acad-emy in Louisville.

Chris Hames at K2 and Jamie Petrik at KVA pro-vided tournament opportu-nities as well as overall sup-port to Emerald’s program. The teams practice weekly at the Emerald Youth gym at 1718 N. Central St.

“There aren’t enough sports opportunities for girls,” said Sanders.

“Offering them another sport to participate in is huge. Playing volleyball gives girls a chance to be part of a team and to be a feeder program for their high school.”

Outside the school league teams, Emerald offers girls the opportunity to play club-level volleyball as well.

“We had three club teams last year play in six compet-itive tournaments and hope to have four to fi ve teams this year,” Sanders said.

Under his leadership, Emerald now offers club- and recreation-level sports in soccer, basketball, track, baseball and swimming.

And Emerald Youth isn’t the only organization to which Larry is commit-ted. He currently serves on the boards of East Ten-nessee Children’s Hospital and the University of Ten-nessee Foundation, and he’s provided leadership to the Great Smoky Moun-tain Council-Boy Scouts of America, Knoxville Cham-ber, and United Way of Greater Knoxville, among many other organizations.

When a group of Em-erald Youth kids visited the Tennessee Capitol re-cently, he spent an entire afternoon giving them a “behind the scenes” tour and talk.

Larry’s own endorse-ment of Emerald Youth recently gave us great en-couragement: “Emerald is a dynamic organization, very attuned to be relevant and meeting the needs of the community.”

Emerald Youth was pleased to honor Larry with its highest accolade, The Legacy Award, at the sixth annual Legacy Din-ner benefi t on Monday, Oct. 27. at the Knoxville Convention Center.

Sincerely,

Steve DiggsPresident & CEOEmerald Youth Foundation

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Jonathan Warren of Powell Presbyterian Church, Emily Plem-

mons of First Baptist Church and Bill Keeler of Fountain City

Presbyterian are members of congregations that serve as hosts

for Family Promise of Knoxville. Photo by Wendy Smith

Anna Sailors moved the stu-

dents to tears with her rendi-

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ing chapel at Grace Christian

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the students. Voices of Mobile soloists Anna Sailors, Kirsten Sayers, Josh Hill and Josi Ingram fl ash smiles prior

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Five of the 17-member vocal ensemble Voices of Mobile sing “His Eye on the Sparrow.”

Bodeau new minister at

Westside UUC The Rev. Carol Bodeau

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church as Director of Re-ligious education. Interim minister the Rev. Morris Hudgins has been leading the 100-member Farragut congregation for more than a year during its ministe-rial search effort. He will continue until July of next year, sharing the pulpit with Bodeau. Westside Unitar-ian Universalist Church is located at 616 Fretz Road in Farragut. Info: www.westsideuuc.org.

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By Nancy AndersonFriday morning chapel

for the senior class at Grace Christian Academy was a rocking good time last week as more than 300 students gathered to hear a group whose credentials include performing at the White House.

The Voices of Mobile is a 17-member vocal ensem-ble from the University of Mobile in Alabama. They travel throughout the world, bringing with them tradi-tional gospel songs, contem-porary Christian tunes and classic favorites.

Dr. Roger Breland, exec-utive dean of music for the University of Mobile and di-

rector of The Voices of Mo-bile, has 37 years of experi-ence touring and singing. He says he uses that knowl-edge to bring a program he calls a little “outside the box” and designed to not only touch the audience but to teach his students.

“It’s my calling to take 18- to 21-year-olds and help prepare them to do what God has called them to do,” says Breland. “Music is simply the tool. It’s been a real joy in this journey to see what they’ve become – musicians, actors, teachers, leaders in the church. This experience changes their lives and, truthfully, they change mine as well.”

For Grace Christian Academy students, Breland also brought some encour-agement. He offered stu-dents $2,000 scholarships if they feel the University of Mobile is the right fi t for their college education. He also offered some advice to the seniors: “Understand that the tough times of your life are not the rest of your life. It’s only a season. Just because you step in a mud hole doesn’t mean you have to live there.”

The Voices of Mobile are preparing an international tour for next spring that will include singing in Cuba, China, Japan and the Phil-ippines.

Voices lifted in praise, encouragement

By Wendy SmithFamily Promise of Knox-

ville is moving into larger headquarters, and that means the organization has the potential to serve twice as many homeless families. The key to growth is the support of the Knoxville faith community.

Family Promise execu-tive director Mary LeMense spoke at last week’s Com-passion Coalition Salt and Light lunch. Family Prom-ise partners with the faith community to provide food and housing for families working to achieve the sta-bility they need to live inde-pendently.

Currently, a rotation of 16 congregations provides housing for four families for a week at a time, four or fi ve times a year. They provide dinner and breakfast, as well as unconditional love, LeMense said.

“Like Compassion Coali-tion, Family Promise works across all faiths to help our fellow man.”

Family Promise guests arrive at host congrega-tions at 5:15 p.m. and leave at 7 a.m. During the day, families stay at the Fam-ily Promise headquarters, where they receive assis-

Reaching out: All types of congregations can host homeless

tance with fi nding jobs and case management. Now that the organization is mov-ing into its new home, the former West View United Methodist Church on Mid-dlebrook Pike, there is room to serve eight families. That means more host congrega-tions are needed.

Homeless families don’t resemble the street dwell-ers that most associate with chronic homelessness, Le-Mense said. Many have got-ten caught in a downward spiral that led to homeless-ness. After losing resources, like a car, it’s hard to re-

cover.“It’s very diffi cult to be in

poverty.”Families can’t typically

stay together at shelters, so their options are limited. There are currently 58 peo-ple on the Family Promise waiting list.

To be accepted into the program, participants must have children and be willing

to work on improving their circumstances. Those with a criminal background, sub-stance abuse issues or acute mental health disorders are not eligible.

Congregations don’t have to be large to host. All they need is four classrooms that can serve as bedrooms for the week and bedding for two volunteers who spend the night with the families. Family Promise provides air mattresses, but congrega-tions provide linens.

Shower facilities are helpful, but not necessary. Transportation for guests is provided, as is training.

“We will get you ready. You will be prepared,” Le-Mense said.

Powell Presbyterian Church pastor Jonathan Warren explained that his congregation, composed of 45 regular worshippers, has everything it needs to serve as a host congregation.

“It doesn’t take a lot of people to do something big.”

The church has been studying the book “Toxic Charity,” which claims that many charities actually hurt the poor. But hosting through Family Promise isn’t charity – it’s compas-sion, he said. It helps people get on their feet.

Bill Keeler of Fountain City Presbyterian attend-ed the lunch. Up until his church began hosting Fami-ly Promise families in 2005, it was internally focused on Bible study and worship, he said.

“Now, we’re all over the community doing relational ministry.”

Compassion Coalition executive director Grant Standefer encouraged lunch attendees to consider us-ing their congregational re-sources to help.

“Family Promise is the only resource we have for homeless families,” he said.

Info: 584-2822 or www.familypromiseknoxville.org

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West Valley Middle School art teacher Logan O’Connor

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Saxophone player

Justin Bain and the

West High band

brought a great

halftime show to

the Knox County

Schools band exhi-

bition last week.

Addison Heathcott

plays trumpet for

the marching band

at Bearden High.

Exhibition highlights area marching bands

Raising money with zombie legsWest Valley Middle

School’s student council has raised money in past years with a turkey leg com-petition among the faculty. Students voted with money for the person they thought had the best “turkey legs,” and although the winner got some recognition, all proceeds helped fund stu-dent council projects.

Siblings and A.L. Lotts Elementary School students Brendan, Brin-

ley and Kendall Anne are escorted by mom, Lee Murphy, during

Walk to School Day Oct. 8. Photo submitted

A.L. Lotts Elementary School kindergartner Graham Ella and his

brother, fi rst-grader Thatcher Ella, show off a balloon masterpiece

during the school’s annual fall festival. Photo submitted

West Valley Middle School head

custodian David Fine proudly dis-

plays his zombie leg for the sake of

the children. Photos by S. Barrett

Walk to School Day

Balloon buddies

Sara Barrett

This year for a Hallow-een spin, students chose to go with zombie legs instead of turkey legs. School fac-ulty went all out with fake blood and wounds to boot.

Head custodian Da-vid Fine felt his legs were zombie-fi ed enough with-out special effects, and al-though he doesn’t look like a zombie to the naked eye, he said we should catch him after a hard day’s work around 11 p.m. “If there ever was a zombie out-break, I would be the one in charge of clean-up duty,” he said with a charming smile.

Art teacher Logan O’Connor opted for fake

blood on both legs and said if it helps his students, “I’m not opposed to nasty cuts on my legs.”

At press time, it was a close race and anyone’s game. Student council sponsor Me-lissa Wells said money raised will help purchase teacher appreciation gifts and faculty birthday surprises. As for the winner of the zombie legs competition, “maybe we’ll give them the leg from a Ken doll,” she said.

FRANK R. STRANG SENIOR CENTER ■ Wednesday, Oct. 29: 8:45 a.m. advance cardio; 9:30 a.m. water-

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fi lm/documentary; 1 p.m. Spanish club; 1:30 p.m. Mah Jong.

■ Thursday, Oct 30: 8:45 a.m. Tai Chi 1; 9:45 a.m. Tai Chi 2; 10 a.m.

bridge; 11 a.m. AAA Safe Driver Class Part 1; 11:15 a.m. Tone N

Tighten; 12:30 p.m. Sit N Be Fit; 1:30 p.m. chorus.

■ Friday, Oct 31: 8:45 a.m. advance cardio; 9:30 a.m. Canasta club;

10 a.m. cardio, bridge; 11 a.m. AAA Safe Driver Class Part 2;11:15

a.m. Pilates; 12:30 p.m. yoga, Rummikub; 1 p.m. midday bridge; 2

p.m. ballroom dancing.

■ Monday, Nov. 3: 8:45 a.m. advance cardio; 9:30 a.m. watercolor;

10 a.m. cardio, bridge; 11:15 a.m. Tone N Tighten; 12:30 p.m. Sit N

Be Fit; 1 p.m. bridge, Spanish; 1:30 p.m. rhythm and movement;

2:30 p.m. belly dancing.

■ Tuesday, Nov. 4: 8:45 a.m. Tai Chi 1; 9 a.m. Holiday Vendors –

scarves, candy, arts; 9:30 a.m. bridge; 9:45 a.m. Tai Chi 2; 10 a.m. RN

visit – BPs, oil painting; 11:15 a.m. Pilates; 12:30 p.m. canasta, pinoch-

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Color guard Jourdan Tyler gives her

all during the West High School per-

formance. Colorful fl ags, props and

costumes add to the excellent show.

Bearden High ma-

jorette Anastasia

Mitchell shows

great control and

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fi re-lit knives dur-

ing the Bulldogs’

halftime per-

formance at the

band exhibition. Photos by R. White

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By Nancy AndersonDee Lockwood Hicks,

owner of Sweet Pea Garden Center at 116 Carr Street, turns the yard at the garden center pink in October. Hicks is a cancer survivor and spon-sors the Paint Your Pumpkin Pink fundraiser to help the

Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee.

“It started four years ago because I had just come back from cancer treat-ment, and I wanted to do something,” says Hicks. “I had cervical cancer, and it felt like no one does any-

Dee Lockwood Hicks, owner

of Sweet Pea Garden Center,

looks over a pumpkin in her

“pink” pumpkin patch. Photos by Nancy Anderson

Consuelo Garcia said she and her daughters had a great

time painting pumpkins for their front porch.

Junior League member Ashley Key explains to

fi ve-year-old Dayana Garcia that pumpkins don’t

have to be orange, they can be any color her

imagination dreams up.

Mallory

Irwin, a

Junior

League

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Stefanie Stade, CPA, has joined Coulter & Justus P.C.

as a senior accountant in the tax department. Stade holds a bach-elor’s and master’s in account-ing from Western

Michigan University. She has four years of profes-sional accounting experi-ence and has relocated from Michigan.

Coulter & Justus began in 1993 when Sam Coulter and Ron Justus purchased the Knoxville offi ce of Ernst & Young.

With 13 principals and a staff of over 70, Coulter & Justus provides accounting, audit and tax services. Info: www.cj-pc.com.

Hemphill opens agencyJosh Hemphill has

opened a State Farm agency at 11420 Kingston Pike at the corner of Campbell Sta-tion Road.

The offi cial opening is Saturday, Nov. 1, and Josh will be in the offi ce from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. when not as-sisting with Farragut’s 10K and 5K races.

Brittany Decker coaxes comments from the talking bird, Ein-

stein.

Stefanie Stade

Stade joins

Coulter & Justus

85 employees, 45 of whomare CPAs, with a servicearea of Tennessee and sur-

r o u n d i n gstates.

“The cul-ture of CPAfi rms haschanged abit,” Hotztold theg r o u p .“ Y o u n g e rstaff mem-

bers want to spend moretime with their families. It’sa serious business we’re in,but we still like to have fun,so we get together for vari-ous events, which are greatfor team building.”

Pugh CPAs employees areheavily involved in commu-nity activities, including theHelen Ross McNabb Center,United Way, Knox Area Res-cue Ministry’s Dragon BoatRace, Buddy’s Race for theCure and many others.

“We are a people busi-ness,” Hotz said. There is awealth of useful informa-tion on the company web-site www.PughCPAS.com,including fi nancial tools.

By Anne HartAs the third speaker in

the Rotary Club of West Knoxville’s vocational month series, member Ted Hotz proved to be an en-cyclopedia of information about the history of Pugh CPAs, known for many years as Pugh & Co.

Hotz said the fi rm began in 1969 as Hickman Pugh & Co, founded by partners Will (Bill) Pugh, who is still with the fi rm, and James E. Hickman. Hotz, a na-tive of Richmond, Virginia, who has a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State in Boone, N.C., joined the fi rm in 2006.

The original offi ce was in the Farragut Building. In 1973, the fi rm moved to larger space in the Park Bank Building. In 1998, of-fi ces were moved to the new Home Federal Building at 315 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. There is also an Oak Ridge offi ce at 800 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The company is managed by president Susan Foard and a four-member execu-tive committee. There are

Ted Hotz

Pugh CPAs part of Knoxville history

By Bonny C. MillardEinstein provided the

comedy, and her sidekick, Brittany Decker, supplied the information.

Decker, an animal trainer and show presenter for the Knoxville Zoo, demonstrat-ed Einstein’s wide vocabu-lary to the Rotary Club of Knoxville. Decker said the Congo African Grey Parrot can make about 200 sounds and words, and added with a laugh, she gets to hear most of those every day.

Decker was introduced to club members by her father, Jim Decker, a club member.

When prompted, Ein-stein mimicked a dog’s bark, a rooster’s crow and a cat’s meow along with other animal sounds. Parrots take in air and manipulate it to make the sounds, Decker said.

Einstein demonstrated her adopted home’s south-ern call of “yee-haw” and turned around to show her red tail feathers. Her body has medium gray feathers with lighter gray shades.

Decker said that while Africa n Grey Parrots are not endangered, they are vul-nerable because of habitat

And the bird says …

loss and illegal trade. The United States has banned trade of the species caught in the wild since 1992.

Einstein, who is 27 years old, was bred in captiv-ity and has been at the zoo since 1992. The parrots live to be 50 or 60 years old. Einstein has appeared on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

Einstein and Deckertravel to events to educatethe public about birds andabout the zoo, which hasundergone recent improve-ments. The zoo offers an in-door and outdoor play areafor the younger kids, a newviewing area of Komododragons in natural habitat,and upgraded tiger exhib-its.

thing for cervical cancer. There are no signature col-ors. No one puts on a pink T-shirt or gives you a bunch of balloons. A friend said to me: ‘Do you know what your problem is? You don’t get to be pink, and you’re mad about it.’ I said, ‘You’re right – I am mad about it.’

“I needed to feel like I was part of something, so I created my own thing. Now it has turned into its own thing.”

Beth Hamil, executive director of the Cancer Sup-port Community, says the event raises awareness and support for those battling cancer and helps with dona-tions. “We serve the whole family, not just the patient,” says Hamil.

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When Harvey Keener of Decatur, Tennessee learned that a large abdominal aortic aneurysm had grown dangerously close to his kidney ar-tery, physicians gave him two options: tradi-tional open surgery to repair the aneurysm, or a minimally-invasive procedure done with a new, custom-made graft stent.

“I chose to go with the new technology,” says Keener. “It was the perfect choice for me.”

An abdominal aortic aneurysm or “AAA” is weak spot on the aorta that balloons out as it passes through the abdomen. If the aneurysm bursts, if is often fatal. Some people, because of their health, or the size or location of the aneu-rysm, are not candidates for the open surgery.

The traditional aneurysm repair surgery normally requires more than a week in the hos-pital, and months of recovery time. With the minimally invasive endograft procedure, a graft device is deployed through a sheath inserted through small incisions in the patient’s groin. Patients usually leave the hospital in a couple days and fully recovery in around 30 days.

Premier Surgical vascular surgeons Donald Akers, Jr., MD, FACS, and Scott Callicutt, MD, FACS, were the fi rst in the Knoxville region to use a new “fenestrated” endograft to repair com-plex abdominal aortic aneurysms. The surgeons were involved in clinical trials for the device.

“The special graft has small fenestrations or holes in it through which stents can be placed to keep blood fl owing to the patient’s kidneys and other organs,” explains Dr. Callicutt.

Each device is custom-made in Austra-lia. “The graft is precisely created using 3-D computer models developed from patient’s CT scans,” says Dr. Akers. “It’s for very select, com-

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plex cases that in the past would have been sent to Vanderbilt or other places for treatment.”

On October 6th, Dr. Akers and Dr. Cal-licutt completed the tenth fenes-trated endovas-cular repair at Tennova Physi-cians Regional. Harvey Keener is grateful to have been one of the ten pa-tients who have

benefi ted so far from the new technology.“I’m told my aneurysm was as big as a grape-

fruit. If I had undergone the open surgery, I would’ve been in the hospital for 2 weeks, and recovering for 3 months,” says Keener. “Instead, I was home in 2 days and walking a mile within 2 weeks.”

And, most importantly, Keener recov-ered in time for his wedding day. “Karen and I were married just 39 days after my surgery. It was perfect.”

Because of the quicker recovery time, Harvey Keeler felt great at his wedding, just 39 days after surgery.

The Fenestrated AAA endo-vascular graft is custom-creat-ed for each patient. Graphic courtesy of Cook Medical

This week, kids and their parents can take advantage of some terrifi c arts experi-ences around town.

Young actors Alex Carter and Ben Barber portray the “cursed”

Baskervilles in the Knoxville Children’s Theatre’s current pro-

duction of “Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Basker-

villes.” Photo by Dennis Perkins

Maestro James Fellenbaum, conductor of the KSO’s lively

Young People’s Concerts, reacts to an explosion in the 2012

performance of “Scientifi c Symphony.” This year’s concert se-

ries is titled “Are We There Yet?” Photo submitted

A great week for kids and the arts

says Fellenbaum, who is the father of a 3-year-old girl.

Jennifer Barnett Harrell, the KSO’s director of educa-tion and community partner-ships, says she is very excited about the performances.

“The idea is that we’re going on an ‘Indiana Jones’- type adventure with Indi-ana Jones’ distant cousin, Tennessee Smith,” she says. University of Tennessee the-ater department professor and local actor Terry Weber will be playing the role of Tennessee Smith, leading the students in an interac-tive adventure.

The kids must fi nd clues to help them fi gure out where they are traveling next. “Some of the clues will be hidden right in the or-chestra,” says Harrell.

Young performers will be featured, including the West African Drum and Dance group from Austin-East Magnet High School.

Special effects, including whitewater rapids and fi re-works, will provide excite-ment.

“Tennessee Smith unfor-tunately gets doused in a couple of European rivers,” Harrell says with a sly grin.

The concerts are geared toward third- to fi fth-grad-ers. Many school groups plan to attend, but individ-ual tickets can also be pur-chased. At press time, some were available.

Performances are Wed-nesday, Oct. 29, and Thurs-day, Oct. 30, at 9:30 and 10:45 a.m., and Friday, Oct. 31, at 9:30 a.m. at the Knox-ville Civic Auditorium.

Info: www.knoxvillesym-phony.com or 523-1178.

■ Elementary SherlockA different kind of expe-

rience awaits you and your youngsters as Knoxville Children’s Theatre presents “Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles,” a new adaptation of the clas-sic mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The story centers on the legend of a ghostly, diaboli-cal hound that has roamed the moors and stalked the Baskerville family for gen-erations.

When Sir Charles Basker-ville is found dead with enormous paw prints near-by, the case grabs the atten-tion of Sherlock Holmes and

Dr. John Watson.Can they solve the mys-

tery of the phantom hound before another Baskerville falls victim to the legend?

Old Sherlock never seems to lose his popularity, and KCT executive director Zack Allen thinks it’s because he “embodies the best and the brightest in us. He’s a care-ful observer, but he also ap-plies his knowledge. I think of him as a ‘mental super-hero.’”

Allen is one of the co-founders of the 7-year-old company, which has pro-duced more than 60 plays.

The current production, adapted by Allen, has a cast of 14 young actors, ages 11 to 17. “It’s sort of thrilling,” he says, “and pretty spooky when the hound starts howling!

“But,” he points out, “there’s no better place to be scared than the theater. It’s a safe place.”

“Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Basker-villes” runs through Nov. 9, with performances at 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays.

Info: http://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/ or 865-208-3677.Send story suggestions to news@shop-

pernewsnow.com.

Carol Shane

On Wednesday, Thurs-day and Friday, the Knox-ville Symphony Orchestra is presenting kid-friendly morning concerts. If your child hasn’t experienced the sights and sounds of a real live symphony orchestra, now is the time.

The Sheena McCall Young People’s Concert, named for its benefactor and titled “Are We There Yet?” will feature music from all over the world. Maestro James Fellenbaum, well known as the popular conductor of the annual fall concerts, will be leading the KSO in a musi-cal travelogue.

“We will explore music in a fun way, from Russia to Austria, from Africa to Mex-ico. Not only will students hear what different parts of the world sound like, but – through use of video pro-jection – they can see where these countries are located,”

By Betsy PickleHalloween is almost

upon us, but unless you’re going to a party, life could get pretty boring after the trick-or-treaters head home Friday.

There’s no better way to entertain yourself than a scary-movie night, and

whether you draw from your own library, rent from Red-box or order on demand, you can quench your thirst for gore, comic thrillers or outright horror.

If you lean toward icon-ic slasher baddies, forget Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees and head straight

for the Freddy Krueger aisle. The “Nightmare on Elm Street” series has far less fi ller than the “Friday the 13th” and “Halloween” fi lms combined, and Fred-dy Krueger is a much more personable demon.

(Chill out, John Carpen-ter fans. He was around only

Scare yourself silly – or gory for the fi rst “Halloween.” If you want something really suspenseful, check out his “Assault on Precinct 13.” It’s scare city, no lie.)

I’m not into gore, so you won’t get “Saw” or “Hostel” recommendations from me. But I wouldn’t dismiss anyone who opted for the original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Poltergeist” or an “Alien”/“Aliens” double feature.

You can’t go wrong with any of the classics like James Whale’s “Franken-stein” or “Bride of Franken-stein” or Karl Freund’s “The Mummy.” Boris Karloff is practically required view-ing on Halloween for some folks.

If your zombie awareness begins with “The Walk-ing Dead,” you should try George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” and “Dawn

of the Dead.” For a comic take, go for Edgar Wright’s “Shaun of the Dead.”

As for me, I fancy the fl ut-ter of bat wings, so my pref-erences run to the vampire crowd. No, I’m not talking about “Twilight.” Check out the original or remake of “Fright Night” for fun, or go for blood with Gary Oldman in the 1992 “Dracula” or Frank Langella in my edi-tor’s favorite 1979 version.

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FRIDAY ■ Featured artists at Parkside Open Door Gallery, Fountain

City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., are Fountain City artists Penny

Berridge and Renita Andrews; and Frank Harvey of Lenoir City.

Berridge will display oil paintings, Andrews will be showing

copper and sterling-silver jewelry and Harvey creates 3-D

garden art. Info/hours: 865-357-7624 or 865-357-2787.

■ Alive After Five concert: “Costume Party” with Boys’ Night

Out, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park

Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 865-934-2039.

■ Fall Fun Fest, 6:30 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville

Highway. Hosted by the Christ United Methodist Men’s Club.

Food, games, contest for the best food dip. Entertainment by

Highway 33. Info: 865-922-1412.

SATURDAY ■ Chili Supper, 5-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716

Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Cost: $10. Includes:

homemade chili, cornbread, dessert, drink. Live music by the

Woodpickers. Silent auction. Info: 865-494-9854 or www.

appalachianarts.net.

■ Chili Cook-off fundraiser for Boy Scout Troop 13, 5-8:30

p.m., Fountain City Lions Club. Entry fee for cook-off : $20.

Admission: $5; kids under 5, free. Includes all-you-can-eat

chili, drink, dessert. Silent auction. Info: Dave, 865-659-9626.

■ Harvest Celebration, Thorn Grove Baptist Church, 10200

Thorngrove Pike. Breakfast, 7 a.m.; live auction, 10 a.m.;

lunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Children’s activities, baked and canned

goods, live entertainment and more. Proceeds to benefi t

church’s building fund. Info: 865-933-5771 or 865-216-3193.

■ Fall festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Clapp’s Chapel UMC, 7420 Clapp’s

Chapel Road in Corryton. Fun, food, music. Info: 865-687-4721.

■ Craft Show indoors, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Cumberland Baptist

Church, 5600 Western Ave. Woodworking, crafts, jewelry,

sports cards and more. Lunch served 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

■ Waggin’ Tails 5K Fun Run, 8:30 a.m., Tommy Schumpert

Park, 6400 Fountain City Road. To benefi t Humane

Society of the Tennessee Valley. Info/to register:

humanesocietytennessee.com.

■ Annual barbecue supper, 5-8 p.m., Corryton Masonic

Lodge #321, Emory Road. Donation: $8, 2 for $15, kids under

6 free. Info: 865-216-9956.

■ Farragut Half Marathon, 5K and Kids Run, 9 a.m., Farragut

High School, 11237 Kingston Pike. Hosted by the Knoxville Track

Club. Info: www.ktc.org or Steve Durbin, [email protected].

■ Strange Company Reunion Concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater,

1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12; some discounts available. Info/

tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

■ “Continuum” presented by GO! Contemporary Dance Works,

3 and 7 p.m., Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave.

Tickets: $12-$20. Info: www.gocontemporarydance.com or

865-539-2475.

■ Arts and craft fair, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Middlebrook Pike UMC,

7234 Middlebrook Pike. Pottery, woodworks, jewelry, kettle

corn, Christmas items, handmade items, baked goods, etc.

Breakfast and lunch served. Info: 865-690-8641.

■ Kitten and Cat Adoption Fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town

Petsmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by

Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Continues each Satur-

day. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

■ Craft Fair and Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Piney Grove

Baptist Church, 2109 Piney Grove Church Road. Crafts, chili,

hot dogs, bouncy stuff , music, games and more. To rent

table: Karen Gwinn or email [email protected] or

[email protected].

■ Free family fun day, 1-4 p.m., McClung Museum of Natural

History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Showcases the

special temporary exhibit “Birds, Bugs and Blooms: Natural

History Illustration from the 1500s–1800s.” Info: 865-974-

2144 or http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.

■ “Nobody Knows” performances, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Knox-

ville Convention Center, 525 Henley St. Info/tickets: www.

MagahaBoardingHouse.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 2 ■ Opening reception for Knoxville Watercolor Society open

media exhibit, 3-5 p.m., The Omega Gallery, Carson-New-

man University in Jeff erson City. Exhibit open through Dec.

3. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Info:

865-471-4985.

■ “Kickin’ It Old School: Southern Fried Performance Poetry,”

5-7 p.m., Preservation Pub’s Speakeasy, Market Square.

Hosted by Sundress Academy for the Arts. Info: http://www.

sundresspublications.com/safta/.

■ The KSO Principal Quartet performance, 2:30 p.m.,

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: 291-3310, www.

knoxvillesymphony.com, at the door.

Celebrating the seasons isn’t always a healthy thing. Halloween equals candy; Thanksgiving, mashed po-tatoes with gravy and corn-bread dressing; Christmas, pies, cakes and candy canes.

Plate it

Grilled Vegetable Platter at Seasons Innovative Bar and Grill

brating the seasonsa s a health thing

Seasons

Mystery Diner

At Seasons Innovative Bar and Grill in Turkey Creek, you can celebrate autumn with a platter fea-turing a bountiful harvest that is also a fairly healthy choice.

Seasons is all about changing menus to corre-spond to what’s fresh. Chef Deron Little adds a smor-gasbord of seasonal dishes as the calendar pages turn. His “regular menu” is hard to resist, especially if you have a favorite, but diners will light up their taste buds if they skip over to the sea-sonal offerings to see what Little has cooked up.

The Grilled Vegetable Platter was a great choice

off the seasonal menu. Features were crookneck squash, zucchini, porto-bello mushrooms, roasted artichokes and Brussels sprouts, accompanied with couscous, fl atbread toast points and hummus spread. I line up on the “no, thank you” side of the Brussels sprouts discussion, so I was shocked when I asked our server if “these little green things” were fried lettuce bites.

“No,” he said, “those are the outer leaves of the Brus-sels sprouts. Chef fl ash-fries them.” I still skipped the bigger bites but scarfed down those crispy little leaves that had fl aked off.

I tried to eat the veg-etables the way I knew Chef would want me to – samples of all on the fork for an or-chestrated taste – and it was delicious. I did fi nd myself moving some of the veg-etables around on the plate as I got full for just “one more bite” of the portobello mushrooms. Seasons Innovative Bar and Grill: 11605

Parkside Drive; 865-392-1121

Upcoming food events: ■ Wine Down Wednesday – 6

to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29,

at Blue Coast Grill & Bar, 37

Market Square downtown.

■ K-Town Vegans Five-Year Anniversary Potluck Cele-bration – 6:30 p.m. Thursday,

Oct. 30, Best Western Cedar

Bluff Inn, 420 N. Peters Road;

free. Bring a vegan dish to

pass and your own place set-

ting. Drinks will be supplied.

■ Knoxville Food Tours with Paula Johnson – 11 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 1, the Bearden

District; $59. Tours limited to

12. Driving tour starts at The

Coop Café, 3701 Sutherland

Ave., and includes Blackhorse

Pub & Brewery and Buttermilk

Sky Pie Shop, plus a mystery

stop. Info: www.knoxville-

foodtours.com.

■ 9th Annual East Tennessee Chili Cook-Off for Second Harvest Food Bank – noon

to 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 2,

World’s Fair Park; $15. Over 30

amateur cooking teams will

whip up their tastiest recipes

to compete for the best chili

in town.

■ Alton Brown Live: Edible Inevitable Tour – 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 4, Tennessee

Theatre, 604 S. Gay St.; $47

to $67. The two-hour show

is a unique blend of standup

comedy, food experimenta-

tion, talk-show antics, multi-

media lecture and live music.

865-684-1200.

■ Naples/Ashe’s Winery Din-ner – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

6, at Naples, 5500 Kingston

Pike; $75. Featuring Frederick

Wildman Imports.

Send upcoming restaurant events to

[email protected].

It may sound like it, but Michael Keaton is not draw-ing on real life for “Bird-man, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance,” due to open at Downtown West on Friday.

The much-admired “Batman” of the fi rst two Tim Burton-directed fi lms about the Dark Knight, Kea-ton was one of the biggest movie stars in the world by the time “Batman Returns” came out in 1992. In the past 22 years, he has done solid and steady work but usually with a much lower profi le.

“Birdman” tells the story of a former movie superhero trying to capture admira-tion from critics and adora-tion from fans by mounting a legitimate Broadway play. But the chaos that sur-

While trying to resuscitate his career, actor Riggan Thomson

(Michael Keaton) also hopes to reconnect with his daughter,

Sam (Emma Stone), in the black comedy “Birdman, or The Un-

expected Virtue of Ignorance.”

Jake Gyllenhaal plays an ambitious young man who gets into

the world of underground crime journalism in “Nightcrawler,”

also starring Rene Russo.

Michael Keaton carries, escapes his past with ‘Birdman’

Betsy Pickle

rounds him and the produc-tion makes any kind of suc-cess a long shot at best.

“Birdman” teams Keaton with acclaimed director Alejandro Gonzalez Inar-ritu (“Amores Perros,” “21 Grams,” “Babel,” “Biutiful”). The fi lm is also a change of pace for Inarritu, whose unfl inching dramas have drawn high praise.

This new black comedy tackles the backstage world of Broadway with continu-ous takes and a script that was a two-year, multi-coun-

try collaboration by Inar-ritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo.

The cast includes Zach Galifi anakis as Keaton’s best friend and producer, Naomi Watts as the play’s leading lady, Edward Nor-ton as the troublemaking last-minute leading man, Emma Stone as Keaton’s just-out-of-rehab daughter and personal assistant and Amy Ryan as his ex-wife.

■ Opening wide Friday is “Nightcrawler,” starring Jake

Gyllenhaal as a young man

who wants to do something

big. He fi nds his niche when

he stumbles into the world

of freelance crime journalism

in Los Angeles. Racing rivals

to get the fi rst images of a

murder or bereaved family

members, he quickly rises to

the top of the trash-TV heap

as he shows that he will do

absolutely anything to get

the story.

The fi lm marks the direct-

ing debut of screenwriter Dan

Gilroy, whose credits include

one of my favorite fi lms from

2006, Tarsem Singh’s “The

Fall,” as well as “The Bourne

Legacy.” The wonderful Rene

Russo (who happens to be

Gilroy’s wife) stars along with

Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed.

■ Also opening Friday is “Be-fore I Go To Sleep,” a thriller

starring Nicole Kidman, Colin

Firth and Mark Strong; based

on the novel by S.J. Watson.

The fi lm is about a woman

who wakes up every day with

no memories due to a trau-

matic accident. Terrifying dis-

coveries make her question

everyone in her life. I know

many women who would love

to question Colin Firth. Or

Mark Strong. Or both.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB October 29, 2014

NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK

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FORE!Excellent Orthopedic Care

Replacing the painParkwest patient has two hip replacements in 92 days

“The therapy team gets you out

of your room and moving around

during the day,” Pettit said. “You

can do way more than you think.”

Pettit and some of his nurses

in the orthopedic unit. “I

can’t say enough good things

about the staff ,” he said. L to

R: Lindsey Lewallen, Brittany

Adams, Courtney Conner,

Steve Pettit.

On a scale from 1 to 10, Steve Pettit ranked his hip pain “about a 3 or 4.” His X-rays said otherwise.

“They were horrible,” Paul Naylor, MD, a Parkwest orthopedic surgeon, said. “He had very bad arthritis and the pain was affecting his ability to sleep, play golf and maintain his lifestyle.”

“If my life depended on picking up my keys from the fl oor, I couldn’t do it,” Pettit said. “Now I can.”

Pettit’s journey to re-claiming his mobility and golf swing began when he moved back to East Ten-nessee from Ohio in 2013. His friends, Stephen Davis, MD, and Martin Davis, MD, both retired Parkwest gyne-cologists, referred him to Dr. Naylor when it was clear his hips needed to be replaced. “My internal medicine doc-tor did one X-ray and told me it wasn’t a matter of if, but when they’d be replaced,” Pettit explained.

The decision to pursue a hip replacement came down to simple logic for the FSG Bank Senior Vice President. “I could have waited fi ve years until the pain was unbearable to get them replaced or get them done now so I could experience 20 or more years without pain at all,” he said. “I decided to really fast track the process.”

Pettit had his left hip replaced in May 2014. Just 92 days later, he was back in surgery for his right hip replacement.

“My experience was so good the fi rst time that I went right back to Dr. Naylor and asked how quickly I could get the next one done,” Pet-tit said.

“It’s amazing what a radical

Why should I have a hip replacement?Most simply, hip replace-

ment surgery is a treatment for pain and disability in the hip. The most com-mon condi-tion that re-sults in the need for hip replacement surgery is osteoarthri-tis. “If you’re getting pain in the groin

and buttocks and it interferes with getting sleep or being able to walk, you may need a hip re-placement,” Paul Naylor, MD, ex-plained. “We don’t want anyone stuck on the sidelines.”

Osteoarthritis is characterized by the loss of joint cartilage in the hip. Damage to the cartilage and bones limits movement and may cause pain. People with severe

pain due to degenerative joint disease may be un-able to do normal activi-ties that involve bending at the hip, such as walk-ing or sitting, because they are painful.

Other forms of arthri-tis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and arthritis that results from a hip injury, can also lead to degeneration of the hip joint.

Hip replacement may also be used as a method of treating certain hip fractures. A fracture is a traumatic event that may result from a fall. Pain from a fracture is severe and walking or even mov-ing the leg is diffi cult.

Hip surgery may be the best option for individuals suffering from osteoarthritis or a fracture. “This is not your grandfather’s hip replacement,” Dr. Naylor said.

Parkwest joint replacement patients go directly home to recover

Most patients who have a total hip or total knee replacement at the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat bypass transitional care facilities, allowing them to recover more quickly and comfortably in their own homes and regain independence sooner.

A key part of this is getting patients moving almost immediately after surgery.

“Studies confi rm that the more quickly patients begin physical therapy after a total joint replacement, the more quickly they recover,” said Parkwest Joint Retreat Coordinator Dawn Cunningham, RN.

The Joint Center program is structured to assist patients through-out their hospital stay. Before surgery, patients attend the Joint Class to learn what to expect and meet staff members who will care for them. They also receive a guidebook with information specifi c to their procedure and information about what to expect during recovery.

Patients in the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat program are encouraged to bring a coach who will attend group physical therapy with them and other patients who either had a total hip or total knee replacement that day. The camaraderie of this small group setting is proven to help patients improve the results of their inpatient physical therapy.

Anyone considering joint replacement surgery may receive treat-ment at The Retreat if he or she is a patient of an orthopedic physi-cian who has privileges with Parkwest Medical Center. For more information, call us at 374-PARK or visit us online at www.TreatedWell.com/TheRetreat.

Paul Naylor, MD

“This surgery takes less than an hour and is a real life changer very quickly.”

If you are experiencing joint pain that interferes with your life or would like to learn more about joint replacements at Park-west, call 865-374-PARK or visit www.TreatedWell.com.

change can be made in less than an hour of surgery,” said Dr. Nay-lor. “Our patients are walking the same day and working with physi-cal and occupational therapists during their entire stay.”

After both of Pettit’s hip sur-geries, he was back to working full

time in just a few days. He used a walker for about two weeks, then relied on a cane. Today, he uses no orthopedic support to move around.

“I did what they told me to in therapy,” he said. “I really believe in doing it religiously.”

At the Joint Center at Parkwest, patients practice getting in and out of cars, climbing and descend-ing stairs, and doing other activi-ties that occur regularly in every-day life. The Center is located on the same fl oor as joint replace-ment rooms, so patients do not

have far to go to complete therapy.“Our therapists aren’t just fo-

cused on strengthening, but get-ting back to things you’d do in reallife. That way, when you go homeand face everyday obstacles, youaren’t afraid to do them – you al-ready know you can,” Dr. Naylorexplained.

When patients aren’t in theJoint Center therapy sessions,they’re tended to by nursing andstaff who work just with orthope-dic patients. “Dr. Naylor and JoshHawkins, his physician assistant,were there every day to check onme. In the morning and the after-noon, they were in my room,” Pet-tit said. “That went a long way todevelop the confi dence I needed.They knew better than anybodywhat I was going through, and

that was great encour-agement.”

“My stay wasn’t un-comfortable at all,”he said. “I cannot em-phasize enough how much you should not beafraid. Dawn Cunning-ham, RN, and her staff prepare you well andyou won’t be in nearly as much pain as you think. They knew what it was like to be in a hospital, and I can’t give themenough credit.”

Now that he has two new hips and far less pain, Pettit is ready toget back on the greens. “I haven’t played golf

in four years,” he said. “Dr. Naylorand I are going to get out there andplay sometime soon.”

“We don’t want anybody to haveto sit out of the game,” Dr. Naylorsaid. “You have got to be able tosleep, be active and do what youwant to do. Why would you avoidsurgery and limit yourself?”

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B-2 • OCTOBER 29, 2014 • BEARDEN Shopper news sports

Jamal Ashley looks for blockers downfi eld to gain some yards

against Maryville.

Junior quarterback Cameron Jones (#10) looks for a receiver

downfi eld as Bearden visits Maryville. Photos by Justin Acuff

Cheerleaders McKensie Wehinger, Marissa Tarantino and Mer-

rielle Luepke are all smiles before the game against Maryville.

Ty Warren (#23) takes a late

hit from Josh Yoakum (#20)

resulting in a 15-yard penalty

against Maryville.

Mac Chandler kicks a fi eld goal at the end of the 1st quarter to

win free food from Chick-fi l-A.

Evan White (#16) scrambles

out of the pocket.

Matthew Marlow (#12) and Evan White (#16) lead the Bulldogs through the banner.

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driving lights. Must see! Cherry, Like new! $6250.

865-705-8886.

TOYOTA TACOMA 1997, 4x4, reg. cab, AT, AC, new tires, 1 owner, looks, runs good. 197k mi, $6300/bo. 865-300-6213

Antiques Classics 2601947 PLYMOUTH

Special Deluxe Coupe. Light blue, very

attractive, new uph., tires & brakes.

Runs well, has no rust. $7,900. 865-805-8038.

***Web ID# 478934***

CADILLAC SEVILLE 1979, 2 seater, conv., 350 AT, good tires, runs great, 98K mi, $2500. 865-659-3910

CHEV IMPALA SS 1996, 65K mi, very good cond, $9,750. 865-691-2336

LIVING ESTATE Sale, 1964 Dodge

Dart, 1953 Chevy PU, 1978 GMC PU, 1930 A Model, all Exc. cond. Sell Individually or as a whole. 865-250-8252.

MERCEDES BENZ 560 SL 1989 Convertible, dark maroon, like new. 25,500 mi, $24,500. 865-453-6344

RAMBLER AMERICAN 440 1964, regimental, red conv. $2500. Call Jim 865-250-2639

VW 1970 TN org/wht, all restored

$10,000 865-250-1296

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Sport Utility 261CHEV. EQUINOX 2005,

2nd owner, 79,812 mi, AWD, new brakes/tires, some hail dmg on hood & roof. $6500. 385-9818

GMC ENVOY XL 2003, 1 owner, EXC. cond. loaded, 170K mi., $5200 obo. 865-458-6127.

Imports 262BMW 330i 2003, 185K

mi., looks great, runs great. $5600 obo. Serious inq. only. 865-566-4620.

HYUNDAI SONATA 2013, light silver blue, exc. cond. Asking $15,999. Vehicle in Maryville, 731-437-9136.

MERCEDES C240 2002, garaged, exc.

cond. 112K mi., asking $5450. 865-556-6772.

MINI COOPER 2011 Club, silver w/blk top & blk lthr int, sunrf, 6 spd, exc cond, like new, 49K mi, $15,900 bo. 423-312-8256

TOYOTA AVALON 1995, sunroof, all pwr., cold air, extra, extra nice! $2850. 308-2743.

Sports 264CHEVY CAMARO

2014 6 cyl. AT, red, 6500 mi., $21,000. Phone 865-688-5147

Sports 264CHEVY CORVETTE 1990, Convertible, AT, 5.7L V8 eng. 79,398 mi. Lady owned /driven. Garage kept. A Beauty. $8200. 865-696-6717

MAZDA RX8 2004, well maintained, garaged, 50K miles. Silver with black leather, int. like new. Moon roof, deluxe trim pkg. New tires, battery, engine tune up. $8,000. 865-577-4816

Domestic 265Buick LaCrosse 2005,

like new in/out, Exc. running.MUST SEE. $3,500. 865-282-8664

CADILLAC 2001 SEDAN DEVILLE, 75k mi, new tires, batt., water pump. White. $3995. 865-675-5129

CADILLAC CTSV 2005, fully loaded, 102k mi, 6 speed. $14,900. 865-228-7556

FORD FUSION SE 2012, loaded, new tires, $13,500. Phone 865-591-4239.

Lincoln Continental 2002, 105,040 mi, 2nd owner, all opt. 28 mpg hwy, records, $4575/b.o. 865-332-6110

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PUBLIC HEARINGFARRAGUT BOARD OF

MAYOR AND ALDERMENwill hold a public hearing on

November 13, 2014 • 7:00 PMFarragut Town Hall

11408 Municipal Center Dr

to hear citizens’ comments on the following ordinance:

1. Ordinance 14-16, Ordinance amending the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, is hereby amended by rezoning Parcel 109, Tax Map 130, located at 820 N. Campbell Station Road, north of the Holiday Inn Express, ap-proximately 33 Acres, from R-2 (General Single-Family Residential District) to R-6 (Multi-Family Residential District) and OSMFR (Open Space Multi-Family Resi-dential Overlay District) (PMG Applicant)

2. Ordinance14-19, Ordinance to Amend the Town of Farragut Municipal Code Title 16 Streets and Sidewalks by adding Chapter 6 Everett Road Corridor Improve-ment Fee

PUBLIC HEARINGFARRAGUT BOARD OF

MAYOR AND ALDERMENwill hold a public hearing on

December 11, 2014 • 7:00 PMFarragut Town Hall

11408 Municipal Center Dr

to hear citizens’ comments on the following ordinance:

An ordinance to annex a certain territory north of the current corporate boundaries and include parcel 108, tax map 130, and to incorporate same within the corporate boundaries of the Town of Farragut, Ten-nessee

The plan of service, which is attached to the ordinance, is available for public inspection until December 11, 2014, at the following locations:

1. Farragut town hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut, TN 37934, from the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm.

2. Farragut branch library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road, Farragut, Tn 37934, during normal business hours listed at http://www.Knoxlib.Org/about/hours-and-locations/farragut-branch-library.

3. Mcfee Park kiosk near the small pavilion, 917 Mcfee Road, Farragut, Tn 37934, during park hours.

Please contact the Town of Farragut’s Community Development Department at 865-966-7057 with any questions. ACTION ADS

922-4136 or 218-WEST(9378)

Stefan Cooper

Both are safely inside the playoff bubble at the mo-ment, but neither Gibbs nor Central is resting easy.

Win and you’re in

The Bobcats travel to the Eagles’ nest on Friday with a spot in next week’s Class 5A playoffs a certainty for the winner. Several four-win teams statewide will make

Gibbs, Central looking to take

guesswork out of playoff berth

for some intense scoreboard watching late Friday for the loser.

Kickoff at Gibbs is 7:30 p.m.

Entering Friday, the Eagles (5-4, 3-4 District 4AAA) occupy the No. 25 position in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s updated Class 5A postseason selections. The Bobcats (4-5, 3-4) are three spots back at 28.

The top 32 after Friday make the playoffs. Playoff pairings are released Sat-urday.

The Eagles and Bobcats both have reasons to feel good about their chances Friday. Gibbs quarterback Preston Booth had a hand in four Eagle touchdowns in the opening half in a 39-6 win at Powell last week.

Running for three scores, the Gibbs fi eld general also had a 49-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Warden. Brendan Wilson ran back a Powell punt 41 yards for a touchdown.

Central didn’t fare so well last week at Oak Ridge, fall-ing to the Wildcats, 48-7, but look closer.

The unbeaten Wildcats, who meet equally unbeaten Anderson County for the district championship on Friday, led the Bobcats, 3-0, at halftime. Jeremiah How-ard ran for 100 yards on 12 carries with an 11-yard scoring run against Oak Ridge. At least three quar-ters of that kind of football, and Central is sure to be in the hunt on Friday.

Last meeting: 2013 – Gibbs 24, Central 14

The Breakdown: This one could hardly be any closer.

With Booth running the show, Gibbs has looked su-per in wins over Karns (34-17) and Powell (39-6) in its last two games. Central has one of the area’s top play-makers in senior receiver Cedric Washington. Junior quarterback Austin Kirby is a cool-headed passer with plenty of targets in addition to Washington.

The big ones are always won with defense, and in se-nior Hunter Lane, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound All-State defensive end selection a year ago, Gibbs has one of the best on that side of the ball you’ll see this season. If Central can’t keep him out of Kirby’s backfi eld, it could be a long night.

Upcoming FridayAustin-East vs Union County

Bearden vs. William Blount

Carter vs. Fulton

Central at Gibbs

Christian Academy of Knoxville vs. Roane County

Farragut at Maryville

Grace Christian Academy at Rockwood (Thursday night)

Halls at Clinton

Hardin Valley Academy vs. Heritage

Karns: Open

Knoxville Catholic vs Alcoa

Powell at Campbell County

South-Doyle at Sevier County(Thursday night)

Webb vs. King’s Academy

West at Lenoir City

Amazing that what hap-pened to Justin Worley changed the appearance of Tennessee football.

Thousands of Butch Jones advisers can now see clearly what the coach had overlooked.

In the fi rst game of this new season, Joshua Dobbs made a remarkable differ-ence. His quickness reduced the pressure on the offen-sive line. His speed gener-ated yardage. His ability to throw on the run created problems for cornerbacks.

Astounding that without playing even one previous snap this season, Dobbs was able to produce a couple of rare touchdowns.

OK, there was less heat. The game was essentially

Marvin West

20/20 hindsight: Sad that it took an injury

over by the time Dobbs en-tered. And his two turnovers contributed to the wreckage that was the eighth consec-utive loss to Alabama.

Josh was not responsible for Amari Cooper. The Tide wideout chewed up Volun-teer pass defenders with a world-record 185 receiving yards in the fi rst quarter. Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffi n smiled as if he had a little something to do with it.

That dull pain and the

3-5 Tennessee record now have some new feel-better companions – a hint of opti-mism, a ray of hope, even the possibility of better things to come before next year or the next. If there are enough able bodies for a quorum, we’ll fi nd out Saturday night at South Carolina whether this is real or a mirage.

In a weird way, Worley brought this on. The gutty gladiator took the beating, week after week, the price for inept blocking and no running game. The fi nal straw, an injury to his shoul-der at Ole Miss, forced Jones to cancel the red-shirt plan and allow Dobbs to play.

Those with fl awless 20/20 hindsight may think they see that withholding

him for seven games cost a victory or two.

This is called hindsight bias, the tendency to seize a tidbit of new information and alter the facts, to adjust what really happened into what might have or could have or should have. Some so affl icted may even believe they knew it was going to end up this way and why in the heck did it take so long.

Jones left the impression that he waited as long as he could, until late August, before choosing a starting quarterback. He probably had valid reasons for pick-ing Worley. Maturity, poise, strength, experience and practice performance could have been in the equation.

Under the assumption

that the future just has to be better than the recent past, the coach decided to save a season of Josh eligi-bility until it would be more meaningful, until he could gather more talent around him. Butch gambled that these Vols could qualify for a bowl game without a dual-threat quarterback.

It was going to be really close. It may still be.

Alas, there is now way to know if Dobbs could have made the difference against Florida. All we know for sure is that Worley didn’t.

The need for a quarter-back who can run has been borderline desperate. Fans understood. Through loud exclamations, they’ve been trying to help the coach.

Perhaps you have heard it.“We need a quarterback

that can run! Everybody hasone.”

“Butch thinks a ‘mobilequarterback’ is anyone whocan do the Vol Walk.”

“We may never beat the bigboys unless we get a versatilequarterback, a playmakerwith another dimension.”

“Tennessee needs a dual-threat quarterback” soundslike an old phonographrecord with a bad groove.Paying customers have beensinging that tune, over andover, since Condredge Hol-loway. That was the 1970s.

Dobbs isn’t the “ArtfulDodger” but he’s a reasonablefacsimile. We’ll see if chang-ing shirts changes November.(Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is [email protected]).

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THROUGH WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5Donations accepted for Ijams Nature Center

rummage sale. All proceeds support education pro-grams at Ijams. Info on donating items: Peg, 577-4717 ext. 114.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29From Rags to Pixels: East Tennessee’s News-

papers from the 19th Century to Digitization, noon-1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street. Brown Bag Lecture by Louisa Trott. Info: 215-8824.

Halloween Movie Party: “ParaNorman,” 4-5:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Rated PG; 90 minutes. Popcorn served. Info: 215-8750.

Bookaholics Book Group meeting, noon, Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave. Book to be discussed: “Umbrella” by Will Self. New members welcome. Info: 951-2180 or www. http://unionavebooks.com/.

Book signing with DeNeice C. Guest, author of “Drink the Harvest: Making and Preserving Juices, Wines, Meads, Teas, and Ciders,” 5:30 p.m., Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave. After Party, 6:30 p.m. at The Public House, with platter samples available from the book. Info: 951-2180 or www. http://unionavebooks.com/.

THURSDAY, OCT. 30 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing

Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.

Digital Photography Basics, 3:30 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

Dixie Ghost in concert, 7 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavil-ion on Market Square. Acoustic fi ve-piece string band. Free. Bring chairs or blankets. Performance of dance moves from “Thriller” at 6 p.m. Info: https://www.facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.

Michael Bar-Zohar, noted writer, speaker and former Israeli Knesset member, will speak, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Topic: his book “Mossad: the Greatest Mis-sions of the Israeli Secret Service.” Info: Jeff Gubitz, 690-6343 or [email protected].

Sean McCollough Storytime, 4 p.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 470-8663.

Public Reception to honor UT Professor Emeri-tus William M. Bass, 5:30 p.m., UT’s John C. Hodges Library, 1015 Volunteer Blvd. Lecture by Bass, 6:30 p.m., in the Lindsay Young Auditorium. View items from the Dr. William M. Bass III Collection in Special Collections. Info: http://www.lib.utk.edu/bass.

FRIDAY, OCT. 31Pre-race expo and packet pick-up for Knoxville

Track Club’s Farragut 13.1, 5K, and Kids Run, 2-8 p.m., Embassy Suites-Knoxville West, 9621 Parkside Drive. The event is Saturday, Nov. 1. Info: For more informa-tion on the event, please visit the Knoxville Track Club website at www.ktc.org or email Race Director Steve Durbin at [email protected].

SATURDAY, NOV. 1Young Creative Writer Workshop, 9:30 a.m.,

Pellissippi State Community College, Strawberry Plains Campus. Workshop is free; lunch is pro-vided. Open to all interested high school students. Registration deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 29. Info/to register: Patricia Ireland, [email protected] or 225-2340.

“Gluten-Free Holiday Baking,”10:30 a.m., Far-ragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Presented by Sandy Altizer, Registered Dietician. Info: 777-1750.

Hardin Valley Community Fall Litter Clean-up, 9 a.m.-noon, meet at Hardin Valley Food City parking lot. Gloves, vest and bag will be provided. Volunteers needed.

SUNDAY NOV. 2The Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee

meeting, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Univer-salist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Program: hummus making class with Jim Harb. A potluck supper follows. Cost: $4. Info: [email protected] or 546-5643.

MONDAY, NOV. 3Tennessee Shines: The Tennessee Turkeys with

poet Liam Hysjulien, 7 p.m., Knoxville Visitor Cen-ter, 301 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Info/tickets: WDVX.com.

American Indian Heritage Month celebra-tion, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Pellissippi State Community College Goins Building College Center, Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the community. Info: www.pstcc.edu/arts or 694-6400.

MONDAYS, NOV. 3-17“Stop Emotional Eating” non-credit community

course, 6:30-8 p.m., Pellissippi Community Coollege Blount County Campus. Cost: $75. Info/to register: www.pstcc.edu/bcs or 539-7167.

MONDAYS, NOV. 3-DEC. 22Zumba fi tness classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut

Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $52. Registration and payment deadline: Friday, Oct. 31. Info/to register: 966-7057.

TUESDAY, NOV. 4UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meet-

ing, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Information session for LMU’s Caylor School of Nursing, 3-7 p.m., Cedar Bluff extended learning site, 421 Park 40 North Blvd. No preregistration required. Info: 800-325-0900, ext. 6324; or email [email protected] or [email protected].

TUESDAYS, NOV. 4-DEC. 9Yoga classes, 9-10 a.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408

Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $60. Registration and payment deadline: Friday, Oct. 31. Info/to register: 966-7057.

TUESDAYS, NOV. 4-DEC. 9Pilates classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town

Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $60. Regis-tration and payment deadline: Monday, Nov. 3. Info/to register: 966-7057.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5The Knoxville Garden Club and Garden Study

Club open meeting, 10 a.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive. Speaker: Lisa Mason Ziegler. Topic: “Growing Great Spring Flowers.” Book signing to follow. Free admission. Info: www.Facebook.com/knoxville.gardenclub.

David Madden reading from his newest book, “The Last Bizarre Tale,” noon, Pellissippi State Commu-nity College Strawberry Plains Campus. Free and open to the community. Info: www.pstcc.edu or 225-2300.

THURSDAY, NOV. 6“No Turning Back,” Warren Miller’s Extreme Ski

Film, and silent auction benefi ting Children’s Hospital, 6 p.m., Bijou, 803 S. Gay St. Presented by Knoxville Ski and Outing Club. Info/tickets: www.knoxbijou.com.

Holiday Decorating Ideas class, 6:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructors: Sue Boling and Earnie Otter with Cranberry Hollow. Hosted by Farragut Beautifi cation Committee. Free; no registration required. Info: 966-7057.

The UT-Pro2Serve Math Contest champi-onship round, 3:30 -3:50 p.m., Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center auditorium, UT campus. Full Schedule: http://www.math.utk.edu/MathContest/schedule.html.

Pellissippi State Community College Instru-mental Concert, 7 p.m., Clayton Performing Arts Center, Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 694-6400 or www.pstcc.edu/arts.

Deadline to register for Harvest Family Workshop Day, to be held Saturday, Nov. 8, at Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier High-way. Schedule: 11 a.m., basic cornhusk doll; 1:30 p.m., weaving; 2:30 p.m., advanced cornhusk doll; 3:30 p.m., tin punching. Info/registration: 573-5508 or [email protected].

THURSDAYS, NOV. 6, 13, 20, DEC. 11, 18

Pilates classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $50. Registra-tion and payment deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 5. Info/to register: 966-7057.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, NOV. 6-7AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sey-

mour First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 6-8East Tennessee Preservation Conference in

Oak Ridge. Hosted by East Tennessee Preservation Alliance and Knox Heritage. Info/event schedule/to reg-ister: www.knoxheritage.org/conference; 685-5958.

FRIDAY, NOV. 7Don Sproles Memorial Dinner to benefi t

Volunteer Ministry Center, 6 p.m., The Standard, 416 West Jackson Ave. Features a wine and moonshine tasting, silent auction, Sugarlands Shine Cocktails. Tickets: $60. Info/tickets: Lisa Hutton, 524-3926, x230; http://vmcinc.org/wine-and-shine.html.

Alive After Five concert: CD Release Party for Steve Brown’s “Threnody,” 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Mu-seum of Art, 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.

Opening reception for exhibit of art and creations in celebration of the Day of the Dead, 5-9 p.m., the

Emporium, 100 S. Gay St. Free. Exhibit will continue through November. Info: www.holafestival.org.

Opening reception for Art Market Gallery Novem-ber featured artists George Rothery and Kathy Lovelace exhibit, 5:30-9 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St. Info: 525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net, or face-book.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

Public reception for “In/fi nite Earth” exhibition, 5-9 p.m., the Balcony gallery of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit features work by 15 emerging young artists with disabilities. Info: www.theemporiumcenter.com/visit.html.; 523-7543; www.knoxalliance.com.

First Friday Gallery, 6-9 p.m., Downtown African American Art Gallery, Suite 106, The Emporium Build-ing, 100 S. Gay St. Artist Hawa Ware will be spearhead-ing an ongoing effort to raise awareness, funds and resources to help aid “No condition is permanent” in her country, Liberia, West Africa.

Free Fall Festival Open House, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Activities include: a caricature artist; apple cider and fall treats; music on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ; and free backstage tours led by theater historians. Info: www.tennesseetheatre.com.

“By Golly its Holly!” Knox County Master Garden-er program, 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

SATURDAY, NOV. 8First Saturday, Gallery open, Parent booster inter-

est meeting for Kuumba Watoto Dance & Drum Com-pany 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Downtown African American Art Gallery, Suite 106, The Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St.

Holiday Craft and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Chris-tian Life Center, Community Church of Tellico Village, Tellico Parkway (Hwy 444) and Chota Road. Hosted by the Tellico Village Community Church Crafters. Pro-ceeds to benefi t numerous community charities.

Holiday Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church, 6900 Kingston Pike. Guest artisans, baked goodies, a silent auction, Lutheran World Relief Fair Trade crafts, items from Rahabs Rope. Lunch will be available. Proceeds benefi t The Next Door.

Rummage sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. All proceeds support education programs at Ijams. Art, furniture, toys and more. Info: 577-4717 or http://ijams.org/.

Bean supper and live auction, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Macedonia UMC, 4630 Holston Drive. Tickets: adult, $5, children 10 and under, $2. Info/to donate: 523-6618.

SUNDAY, NOV. 9Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout

featuring Machine Gun Kellys vs Black Bettys, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville. Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices in-clude skate rental. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.

Sing Out Knoxville, a folk singing circle, 7-9 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Songbooks are provided. Info: [email protected] or 546-5643.

MONDAY, NOV. 10Tennessee Shines: Malcolm Holcombe with poet

Susan O’Dell Underwood, 7 p.m., Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Info/tickets: WDVX.com.

“Jewelry Wire Working” non-credit community course, 6-8 p.m., Pellessippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus. Cost: $59 plus $10 materials fee. Info/to register: www.pstcc.edu/bcs or 539-7167.

Opening reception for “Color Refi ned” exhibit, 5:30-7 p.m., Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. “Color Refi ned” features the abstract works of Beatrice Riese, Siri Berg, Gabriele Evertz, Rella Stuart-Hunt and Rachel Beach. Free and open to the public. The exhibit runs through Dec. 12. Info: www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu, 974-3200, [email protected].

TUESDAY, NOV. 11Veterans Day Reception, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Farragut

Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Hosted by the Farragut Folklife Museum to honor local veterans. Info: www.townoffarragut.org/museum or 966-7057.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12“How to Mat and Frame Your Work” seminar,

6-7 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Hosted by the Arts & Culture Alliance. Instructor: Mike C. Berry. Info/to register: www.knoxalliance.com/development.html; 523-7543; [email protected].

THURSDAY, NOV. 13Traditional Appalachian Dance, 8 p.m.,

Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Hosted by the Knoxville Square Dance. Live old-time music by the Hellgrammites. Admission: $7. Info: 522-5851 or [email protected].

Sara Jordan Birthday Bash! to benefi t InterFaith Clinic, 7 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, Market Square. Per-formers include: Rolling Thunder, Jenna and Her Cool Friends, The Romeo Kings, Mighty Blue, Left Foot Dave, North Shore, Ray Pineda Chilly Billy, Rose Hawley and Terry Phillips.

AARP Driver Safety Course, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., East TN Medical Group (ETMG), 266 Joule Street, Alcoa. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

FRIDAY, NOV. 14Four Leaf Peat in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater,

1538 Laurel Ave. Irish music. Tickets: $12, some dis-counts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

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Beverly McMahan 679-3902 Cody Sohm 257-3302

922-4400

GREAT LOCATION! Close to Halls, Powell, Brickey. 3BR + huge bonus rm, hdwd fl rs in LR & DR, gas logs FP, fenced backyard w/gorgeous mtn view from the double deck. New carpet & kit fl oor covering. Move-in cond. REDUCED! $189,900. 2806 Summertime Lane MLS 891195. Call Beverly 865-679-3902

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REDUCED! Aff ordable 3BR/2BA home w/new carpet, paint & water heater. Huge screened-in back porch & fenced-in yard w/large storage shed. Bonus rm w/bay window. Halls/Adrain Burnett area. Cedarchase S/D, 6509 Red Ashe. MLS 883221 $105,000. Call Cody 865-257-3302

WHEATMEADOWS S/D – HUD Case # 481-225726, sold “As Is” Equal Housing Opportunity. 2BR, 2-car gar, vinyl siding. FHA insured w/$1,650 repair escrow to repair HVAC & misc. $80,000. Call Cody or Beverly to place bid. MLS 904462

FTN. CITY – HUD Case #481-273684, sold “As Is” Equal Housing Opportunity. 1,821 SF, 3BR/2.5BA, huge sun rm, fenced yard. FHA insured w/$2,200 repair escrow to re-place fl oor covering & misc. 4120 Oakland Dr, $90,000. Call Cody or Beverly to place bid. MLS 902909

STERCHI HILLS – HUD Case #481-335691, sold “As Is” Equal Housing Opportunity. 1,974 SF. 3BR/2 BA, + huge bonus rm. FHA insured fi nancing w/$330 repair escrow to repair vinyl & misc. 909 Whitesburg Dr, $170,000. Call Cody or Beverly to place bid MLS 900103

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HALLS

POWELLSUPER LOCATION! 3BR/2BA, beauti-ful hdwd and tile fl oors (no crpt), new oil rubbed bronze fi xtures, extra strg, fenced lot located close to Emory Rd and I-75. $99,900mls#892983

JUST LISTED! better than new 3BR

on main + bonus/4th BR and 3rd BA

above garage, granite tops, hardwood

fl oors, high ceiling w/ double crown,

large master w/jacuzzi and huge

walk-in-closet. Super lot and location. $219,900. mls#903543

1 ACRE HEART OF HALLS! aprox

2000 sq ft huge master suite on main

w/ corner jacuzzi, double vanities,

separate shower, 2 walk-in-closets

and offi ce/setting area, very open 2

story fam rm, kit, and dining rm w/

stone fi replace, huge covered porch

w/ great view $209,900

ALL BRICK! 3BR in move-in cond. New roof, windows, gutters, H&A & tile in BAs. Beautiful orig hdwd fl rs, 2-car car-port, FP & level lot. Won’t last! $99,900 mls#896762

BETTER HURRY! 3BR/2BA and 2-car

gar, split BR fl oorplan,

large cath FR w/ FP, W/I

closet in master, lrg

screen porch overlooks

perfect back yard

$119,900 mls#893370

HIDDEN BROOK

HALLS

Tausha PriceREALTOR®, BrokerMulti Million Dollar Producer947-5000 • [email protected] 110 Legacy View Way, Knoxville, TN 37918

JUST LISTED! 2-story home in Halls w/completely fenced backyard. Well-maintained & decorated perfectly. Less than 5 years old. Spacious master w/cath ceil & dbl closets. Home is move in ready! PRICED @ $135,000 MLS#903406

OAK RIDGE HOME! Newly Listed basement rancher home with over 1800 sqft, 29x12 LR w/ beautiful hdwd fl oors, new cpt in fi nished bsmt, freshly painted. Lots of storage space, fenced yard, & 24x18 attached carport. Covered front & back porches. PRICED @ $118,900 MLS#901332

NEW LISTING! Historic Home in North Knoxville. Charm & Character Abound in this 2story home with unfi n bsmt for lots of storage space. All hardwood fl oors- 3BR’s; 22x14 LR with brick fplc, 20x10 enclosed porch. Absolutely beautiful inside & out having been well-preserved & well-maintained. PRICED @ $159,900. MLS#904019

EMORY ESTATES IN HALLS! Estate sized all brick home on 1 acre with additional lots available. 5BR/ 5000 sqft. incl MBR & offi ce BR on main level. Full unfi n bsmt with workshop area; 1/2BA; extra garages & sep driveway. Privacy galore & everything in this home is supersized & above average! Seeing is believing. PRICED @ $689,000 MLS#896764

OWN YOUR OWN HOME! No need to rent anymore with this 3BR 2 BTH ranch style home on large lot in South Knoxville. Great location, hdwd fl oors, updated roof, ap-pliances & H/A. 39x16 back patio area for enjoying. PRICED @ $69,900 & SELLER OFFERS CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE. MLS#896162

HOMES W/ACREAGE! 2 homes,each with 2BRs all on 2+ acres. Great immediate income potential. Each mobile home has been updated & ready for new occupants. Located in Union County close to Norris Lake & Big Ridge State Park. Property is ap-proved for 2 more mobile homes. PRICED @ $44,900. MLS#899239

Give me a call to see any of these wonderful homes! 865-389-0740 Cell

LAND OPPORTUNITIES!!ALMOST 5 ACRES IN HALLS! Property has 3 mobile homes on it that rent for $150/month. Great income opportunity! Land lays beautifully & has space/permits for 1 more home. PRICED @ $90,000 & backs up to Silver Stone Sub off Norris Freeway! MLS# 903449

SELL FELL THROUGH! PRICE REDUCED TO $15,000 on this corner lot property in Union County. Less than 2 miles from the public boat launch on Norris Lake. Mobile home & 2 outbuildings being sold “as is” Don’t miss this opportunity! MLS# 889896

It’s the experience that counts!

DeborahHill-Hobby207-5587 (cell)392-5888 (direct)www.deborahhillhobby.com

2533 Pendelton Drive, Northeast - off Millertown Pike - Looking for a steal of a deal? Reduced to $139,900. Brick

Ranch on 1 acre. Owner relocating, must sell! Approx 1650 SF - 3BR/2BA. Greatroom w/vaulted ceil & hdwd fl rs, two-sided gas log FP between eat-in kit & GR, laundry rm, 2-car garage, deck, small S/D of all brick homes! MLS #887161

5612 Bluet Dr, Ftn City! $75,900. Updated and move-in ready! 2BR/1BA. A

dollhouse tucked away on a shaded lot in the heart of Ftn. City! Min. to Ftn. City Lake & Park, shopping, dining & schools. Newer carpet & newer roof, tile counter tops & backsplash in huge eat-in kit, LR, offi ce area, updated BA, split BR plan, oversized laundry room, country front porch shaded by large mature trees, storage building, corner lot! MLS 8986187776 Emory

Chase Ln, Halls! $106,900. $100 down payment on Rural Development Loan! Spacious & open, 3BR/2BA,

split BR plan, x-large GR w/eng. wood fl rs, opens to DR & kit w/brkfst bar, oversized patio, level lot w/private backyard & massive side yard that is kid or pet friendly! 1-car garage. Level entry - no steps! MLS# 885216

7711 Gilmore Ln, CORRYTON! $186,900! $100 down payment on Rural

Development Loan! Like walking into a new home. Complete remodel inc granite tops in kit & BAs, eng. hdwd fl rs, ceramic tile, carpet, lighting, paint, roof & more. Approx 2000 +/- SF! 3BRs & bonus rm, 2.5 BAs, mstr on main! Level lot w/fenced bckyrd, storage bldg! MLS# 9040345325 Malachi,

HALLS! $127,900. $100 Down Payment on Rural Development Loan! Brick

Ranch on level lot - No stairs! Approx 1460 SF, 3BR/2BA. Fresh paint, new carpet, new H/A unit to be installed, newer roof, huge GR w/brck FP w/gas logs, open DR w/view of kit & GR, vaulted ceilings, kit w/new tops & sink, brkfst bar, laundry rm, 2-car gar, patio! MLS # 900560

2221 Belvoir, NORTH - Off Whittle Springs Rd - Afford-able! $74,900! 3BR/2BA, approx 1140 SF, huge

detached workshop or storage barn, greatroom, eat-in kit, laun-dry rm, level lot! Walking distance to schools. MLS # 874158

Rhonda Vineyard218-1117 It’s the experience that counts!

www.rhondavineyard.com

Gibbs/Corryton: Beautiful, all brick rancher that looks brand new, 1,300+ SF, 3BR/2BA, split BRs, cathedral ceilings, pretty decor, new hdwds thru-out, tile fl rs in wet areas, lots of moldings, cul-de-sac lot, fl at yard, over-sized patio, fenced backyard. $149,900 MLS# 900116

Halls: 1-level living in a great location! 2BR/2BA, split BRs & BAs, lg cathedral great rm, FP w/gas logs, tile fl rs in kit & BAs, kit has new countertops & lots of cabinets, pantry, walk-in laundry, covered back porch.Walk a short distance to grocery store & 6 mins from I 75 Interstate! $124,900 MLS# 904488

Timberlake: Beautiful 2-story in sought after Timberlake S/D, 3,000+ SF, 4BR/3BA, hdwds on main, pretty 2-story entry, offi ce on main, big kit w/breakfast bar & eat-in area, formal DR, nice laundry rm, big BRs, nice size bonus, deck, big backyard w/wood privacy fence. $319,900 MLS# 901983

Harbor Cove: Must see this custom built, 2-story, 4BR/2.5BA, many upgrades including hdwd/tiled fl ooring, 2-story entry, granite coun-tertops, eat-in breakfast area, high-end appliances, whole house water fi ltration sys, spacious living area w/lake views, new carpet, oversized 3-car gar w/huge built-in stg, well maintained-pristine condition, level lot, just steps to lake area. $329,900 MLS# 902978

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Covenant Health and Thompson Cancer Survival Center are proud to welcome Dr. Grant Clark to East Tennessee Radiation Oncology, PC.

Dr. Clark is a member of the medical staff at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. His clinical interests include Advanced Radiotherapy

Treatment Planning Techniques, Radiosurgery, and Gamma Knife.

www.thompsoncancer.com www.covenanthealth.com

GRANT CLARK, MDRadiation Oncology

East Tennessee Radiation Oncology, PC1915 White Avenue

Knoxville, TN 37916

(865) 541-1155

Gamma Knife suits all agesMale and female, younger and

older, Gamma Knife (Leksell Gam-ma Knife Perfexion) radiosurgery offers treatment for brain tumors in a wide range of patients. This life-saving treatment is available in the Knoxville area, only at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Gamma Knife is not a “knife” at all, but a non-invasive, gentle treatment using precisely focused radiation beams to target brain tu-mors without cutting.

“They make sure everything you go through, that you’re comfort-able. It only took about an hour

and a half for my procedure,” said Travis Kellar of Oak Ridge, 24. He went home later that day.

In April 2014, Kellar was di-agnosed with a type of germ cell cancer. Germ cell refers to the tes-ticles, but Kellar’s cancer began in his chest and spread to the brain.

“The chest tumor was about the size of my heart, and it had slowly attached itself to the top of my heart. It would have taken my life if they didn’t catch it when they did,” Kellar said.

Dr. Joseph T. Meyer, a radia-tion oncologist at Fort Sanders, fi rst

treated Kellar with whole brain radia-tion, and Kel-lar received chemotherapy to target the chest tumor through Dr. Daniel Ibach at Thompson Cancer Sur-vival Center, West.

“Initially, we were kind of dis-mal about his prognosis because

Travis didn’t respond to the che-motherapy,” said Meyer.

Dr. Ibach and Dr. Meyer referred Kellar to Indiana University and Dr. Lawrence Einhorn, the world’s ex-pert on germ cell cancer (who also led Lance Armstrong’s successful treatment for testicular cancer).

In Indiana, Kellar had success-ful, aggressive surgery to remove the chest tumor, and laboratory reports showed the cancer was fi nally responding to the chemo-therapy. Kellar then returned to Fort Sanders for follow-up with the Gamma Knife.

“We specifi cally targeted the re-maining brain tumors with Gam-ma Knife,” said Meyer. “Travisshould have an excellent progno-sis. Typically, germ cell cancer pa-tients have a very good prognosiswith aggressive treatment.”

Today, Kellar is in remis-sion. “I’m feeling great, I’m backto work,” he said. “I owe a lot of thanks to people at Fort Sanders and the doctors involved. I re-ally want to thank the doctors andeveryone that has supported me through this entire procedure andall the prayers I’ve received.”

Gamma helps a grandmotherGamma Knife is also often a

good option for patients who must or want to avoid whole-brain ra-diation during cancer treatment.

“I jumped at the chance to have Gamma Knife radiation. That’s the only way to go,” said Harriett Prof-fi tt of Knoxville, a grandmother of three. She was fi rst diagnosed with lung cancer in 2012.

After being treated with chemo-therapy and radiation, Proffi tt’s cancer spread to her brain in Octo-ber 2013. She was offered Gamma Knife radiosurgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, instead of whole brain radiation.

“The trend nowadays for pa-tients with four or fewer tumors is to try to avoid whole-brain radia-

tion and treat those patients with Gamma Knife radiosurgery alone,” said Dr. Joseph T. Meyer, who treated Proffi tt.

“We wanted to avoid whole brain radiation and its side effects such as hair loss, scalp irritation, fatigue, ir-ritation of the ears and fl uid behind the ear drums,” said Meyer.

“But the most signifi cant toxic-

Brain surgery without the ‘surgery’The Leksell Gamma Knife Per-

fexion machine has treated hun-dreds of patients since coming to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in 2011. And both physicians and patients are delighted with the results. “I continue to be amazed by the tumor reduction we receive us-ing gamma knife technology,” says Dr. David H. Hauge, Medical Di-rector of the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center.

Using the Gamma Knife radio-surgery system requires a team ef-fort. “We have both neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists together in the pre-treatment evaluation, as well as the actual procedure. Spe-cially-trained radiation physicists and nurses also help ensure a safe and pleasant experience for the pa-tient,” explains Hauge.

Despite its name, the Gamma Knife is not really a “knife.” There’s no cutting, no anesthesia and no hospitalization afterward. Radiation energy is targeted through the skull and into brain tumors, destroying them while leaving healthy tissue

unharmed in the process. Treat-ments can last less than two hours, and patients go home the same day.

Gamma Knife can also be used to treat a number of other brain disor-ders, like non-cancerous tumors of the pituitary gland, tumors of the ear or eye nerves, or malformations of the blood vessels in the brain.

Fort Sanders is an “open” center, meaning Gamma Knife credentialed and trained physicians in the area are welcome to use the technology. Six neurosurgeons and six radia-tion oncologists from Knoxville area hospitals participate regularly at the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center.

The biggest benefi t of the Gam-ma Knife is its ability to treat multi-ple tumors at once, up to 15 or more. The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion is designed to allow treatment of multiple metastatic brain tumors developed from primary cancers outside the brain such as lung, breast, ovarian, colorectal, kidney and melanoma.

The Gamma Knife is much safer than other radiosurgical tools for

brain tumors because it does not expose the rest of the brain or body to radiation. “We can deliver the treatment with pinpoint precision,” explains Fort Sanders neurosurgeon Dr. Joel Norman. “When you’re de-livering radiation to the brain, par-ticularly around the brain stem or optic nerves that control eyesight, precision is everything.”

Dr. Hauge agrees. “In a recent study, Gamma Knife was shown to deliver far less radiation to the rest of the body outside the brain than any other currently available cranial radiosurgical technology.”

However, while the Gamma Knife is one-of-a-kind in the area, it is not a cure for everything. Some tumors of the brain will still need traditional surgery. “Gamma Knife adds another treatment option for patients with brain cancers or other non-cancerous abnormalities in the brain,” says Dr. Norman.

For more information about the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center, call

865-541-4000.

Joseph Meyer, MD

ity of whole-brain radiation is that it can affect cognitive function,” added Meyer. “It’s diffi cult to pre-dict, but (impairment) may be more prevalent in older patients.”

While it spares the rest of the brain, the drawback of Gamma Knife radiosurgery alone is that cancer is more likely in other parts of the brain, Meyer said. In Prof-fi tt’s case, the tumors returned, and she had another Gamma Knife treatment in April 2014.

“After any Gamma Knife treat-

ment, we continue to keep an eye on patients and follow up every two to three months,” Meyer ex-plained.

Proffi tt said she would recom-mend the care at Fort Sanders andThompson Cancer Survival Cen-ter to anyone facing cancer treat-ments.

“They’re wonderful,” she said.“They work as a team and theykeep all of my doctors informed of what happened. They’re just really super nice.”

Fort Sanders Regional Gamma Knife Center TeamNeurosurgeons

Richard Boyer, MDDavid Hauge, MD (Medical Director)Joel Norman, MDPaul Peterson, MDJoel Ragland, MDSteven Sanders, MD

Medical PhysicistsJoseph Bowling, PhD, DABRChet Ramsey, PhD, DABR

Radiation OncologistsJohn M. Anderson, MD

Grant Clark, MDZachary Fowler, MDJoseph Meyer, MD Nilesh Patel, MD Daniel Scaperoth, MD

NursesChantelle Henry, RN, BSN Kevin S. Miller, RN, BSN Tiffany C. White, RN, BSN

CoordinatorRita Latour, CMPE

For Gamma Knife referral information call 865-541-4000.