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VOL. 5, NO. 44
OCTOBER 31, 2011
GOVERNMENT/POLITICS A4 | OUR COLUMNISTS A6-7 | YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS A9-11 | BUSINESS A12 | HEALTH & LIFESTYLES SECTION B
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By Wendy Smith
Property owners who attend the annual Orchid Awards, presented by Keep Knoxville Beautiful, are hoping for a fl ower. But those who neglect their property may walk away with an onion, instead.
The 30th annual awards dinner was held last week at The Foundry. Bruce Wheeler, director emeritus of the Chancellor’s Honors Program at UT, was the keynote speaker. He ex-plained how Knoxville’s industrial boom in the late 19th century came with a price.
“We sacrifi ced beauty for profi t.”In 1947, a newspaper reporter de-
clared Knoxville the ugliest city in America. The comment resulted in a push to improve the city’s aesthet-ics during the 1950s. The Dogwood Arts Festival was established as part of the effort.
Wheeler used racing terminology to characterize how far the city has come.
“Knoxville is ‘winning in the turns’ as the place is turning around, from the edge of the city, to the very center of the city.”
The East Tennessee Community
Orchids promote beauty in businesspark, Pellissippi State Community College’s Magnolia campus, Todd Richesin Interiors, West Jackson Workshops and the Young-Williams Animal Village.
Three Butterfl y Awards recog-nizes properties that have ben-efi tted from extensive renovation. Winners were: the Carson con-dominiums, the Public Market at Turkey Creek and Thomas “Tank” Strickland Park.
One Evergreen Award recognizes a past Orchid Award winner that has continued to enhance the com-munity. Stanley’s Greenhouses and Plant Farm took that prize.
Onions, according to master of ceremonies Robin Wilhoit, cause irritation and a stinging sensa-tion to the eyes. Four properties were given the status of “onion” for the long-term lack of attention to beauty: Weeks Ambrose McDonald architects on Market Square, Knox Rail Salvage, the University Market and the Norfolk Southern railroad trestle over Loves Creek Road.
Nominations for Orchid awards are accepted year-round at www.keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/orchids.
Chad Weth and Allison Teeters, right, of Keep Knoxville Beautiful, present an
Orchid Award to Alyson Ferine, retail operations manager of Todd Richesin In-
teriors. The awards recognize Knoxville and Knox County’s most beautiful com-
mercial properties. Photo by Wendy Smith
Design Center judged the nominees. Ten Orchid Awards were presented to recognize Knoxville and Knox County’s most beautiful commercial properties. Winners were: Bistro
by the Tracks restaurant, Cherokee Mills offi ce complex, Emory Place historic district, the Knoxville Sta-tion Transit Center, Montvue Place shopping center, Water’s Edge offi ce
Hauntings at theBaker-Peters house
By Wendy Smith
Confederate soldier
Abner Baker came home
from the war looking for
trouble, and he found it.
According to those who
frequent his former home,
the Baker-Peters house
at the corner of Peters
Road and Kingston Pike,
Abner continues to make
mischief today.
Abner Baker was the son of Dr. Harvey Baker, who built the
antebellum home on a large farm in 1840. Dr. Baker was murdered by Union troops in 1863, and the most reliable account of his death appeared in the Knoxville Daily Register.
The story reports that Dr. Bak-er, who was rumored to be sym-pathetic to the Confederate cause, was confronted in his yard by a Union soldier, who threatened him with a gun. Baker went into the house and locked the doors, but it was soon surrounded by troops who demanded that the men of the house surrender.
Mrs. Baker told the soldiers re-peatedly that her husband was the only man in the house, and he would surrender if they stopped fi ring. But the soldiers continued to shoot through windows, and eventually broke into the house and made their way up the stairs. Baker was shot and killed when he opened the door to confront his assailants.
But that wasn’t the end of the bloodshed. Steve Cotham, histo-rian and manager of the McClung Historical Collection, confirms the story that Abner Baker re-turned to town in 1864, possibly seeking revenge for his father’s
The ghost upstairs
The Baker-Peters house in West Knoxville is remarkable for its colorful history
and its rumored haunting by the ghost of Civil War soldier Abner Baker. Photos by Wendy Smith
First Presbyterian Church mem-
ber Pat Armstrong stands beside
Abner Baker’s grave marker in the
church’s graveyard.
death. He killed a Union officer, thought to be a man named Wil-liam Hall, near the Knox County courthouse. Later that day, he was forcibly removed from the jail and hanged by a mob.
The Baker-Peters house is now owned by Larry Tragresser, who runs a dental practice out of the first f loor. A door in his office with two holes is supposedly the same door Union troops shot through when they confronted Dr. Baker.
Some of the customers at Baker Peters restaurant, which occupies the second fl oor, think that Ab-ner’s unsettled spirit has never left the old house. Events Coordinator
David Poe says most employees, as well as a number of customers, have had strange experiences in the restaurant.
Eric and Johnna Dangle recall a time when they were sitting at the bar in the early evening with two other customers when Eric hap-pened to look up at the exact mo-
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The Whittington Creek Art Show, held at the neigh-borhood clubhouse last weekend, was made more festive by perfect weather and live music performanc-es. Lisa Kurtz used to host the event at her home but has turned the clubhouse into a gallery for two years now. There was plenty of room for the show’s 24 artists, who were chosen through an ap-plication process.
West Knoxville artist Mike Taylor visits with customer Caroline
Hanson, owner of Mojoe’s Trailside Coff ee House on Suther-
land Avenue, at the Whittington Creek Art Show.
Whittington Creek art
show is lively fun
“Not everybody is pro-fessional,” she says. “I like to give those people some-thing, to mentor them a little bit.”
Kurtz, who is a potter herself, wants the show to be different each year, and only a handful of artists were repeats. West Knoxvil-lian Mike Taylor, who paints whimsical cartoons of dogs, was a new participant.
Taylor started his own graphic design business in 1995. A few years later, he combined two loves – car-tooning and painting – and created his whimsical “doodlewags.” The decision to focus on dogs was a no-brainer for him.
“They’re great. They make you feel good.”
Taylor also does pet por-traits. To see his work, check
out www.doodlewags.com, or visit Gift Gourmet & In-teriors in Cherokee Plaza in Bearden.
Dewhirst’s next ■
lofty projectLast week, Knox Heri-
tage corporate sponsors and members got a peek inside developer David Dewhirst’s latest project – residential lofts in the former White Lily Foods Co. mill just north of the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Central Street on the corner.
Construction on the building began in 1883, and there have been several addi-tions over the years. The mill continued operations until 2008, when another compa-ny purchased the plant and
moved out 153 truckloads of equipment, Dewhirst said.
Because it was a food-processing plant, it’s the most well-maintained build-ing he’s ever purchased, he said. He envisions about 50 lofts in the 50,000-square-foot space. It will be at least two years before the space is ready for tenants.
In spite of the weak econ-omy, Dewhirst said the de-mand for urban residential units has remained high.
“We can’t build them fast enough. We turn people away every day.”
Fig Lady rules ■
Sherri Lee is so crazy about fi gs that her license plate says, “FIG LADY.” She grows her own fi gs and is still
in the process of marketing a cookbook that was published in 2009, “Under the Fig Leaf: A Cookbook for Fig Lovers.” The book was a labor of love, and she shared what she’s learned about publishing with the Knoxville Writer’s Group last week.
“I’m not sure my parents would be proud of me,” she said. “They spent a lot of money on college and now I’m best known for fi gs.”
The cookbook is beau-tifully designed and full of gorgeous pictures of el-egant fi g recipes. Lee calls herself a “slack-jaw” cook, but says she spent hours in the kitchen testing each of the recipes. She spent even more time editing the book and says that was the most
diffi cult part of the publish-ing process.
She has tips for those who want to grow their own fi gs. She recommends brown tur-key fi gs, which are available at local home improvement stores, and says the plants need full sun.
“They’re like tomatoes. You have a few, then, all of a sudden, you have hundreds.”
The book is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The Knoxville Writ-er’s Group meets at 11:30 a.m. on fourth Wednesdays at Naples.
Bearden band ■
deserves supportThe community has reason
to be proud of the Bearden
High School marching band, and can show it by – you guessed it – buying fruit.
The band gave a stellar performance Oct. 22 at the Peach State Marching Band Festival in Rome, Ga. In the contest featuring 31 bands from three states, Bearden came away with awards for best music performance and best overall band, as well as consecutive superior ratings.
To keep uniforms and equipment up to snuff, the band sells Florida citrus each year. To throw them some support, and have a stash of fruit that will last through the holidays and beyond, order a box at www.r i ve r s w e e ton l i ne .c om/beardenband11. The sale ends Nov. 9.
Knox Heritage members and developer David Dewhirst, right, enjoy the view from the roof of
the former White Lily Food Co. mill. Dewhirst plans to convert the mill into residential lofts.
Bearden High School Assistant Band Director Jamie Wilson, Seth Watkins, Libby Schwartz, Ha-
ley Savage, Band Director Megan Christian, and Martin Lu hold the Everett Music Award at the
Peach State Marching Band Festival on Oct. 22. Photos by Wendy Smith
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BEARDEN NOTESWest Knox Lions Club ■ meets
7 p.m. the fi rst and third Mon-
day of each month at Shoney’s
on Lovell Road.
West Knoxville Kiwanis Club ■
meets 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday
at Shoney’s on Walker Springs
Road.
The Knox County Public ■
Library and UT’s College of
Health, Education and Human
Services are off ering a class for
parents to help them guide
children through various kinds
of loss. The class, titled “Navigat-
ing Loss: Helping your child
through grief or change,” will be
off ered at the Bearden Branch
Library 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 14. Info:
974-3845. Registration: www.
knoxlib.org/griefworkshop.
Knoxville Symphony Youth ■
Orchestra Association
members will present their fi rst
performance of the season at
7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the
Tennessee Theatre. This free
concert, sponsored by UT Bat-
telle, will feature performances
from all fi ve of the orchestras in
the Association. Info: 291-3310.
Council of West Knox County ■
Homeowners will meet 7:30 to
9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Peace
Lutheran Church, 621 Cedar
Bluff Road. Refreshments will
be available at 7:15.
Ghost uptairsFrom page A-1
ment two wineglasses shot off a rack above the bar and smashed into the wall. No one, including the bartend-er, was near the glasses, he says.
There are several pendant light fi xtures in the restau-rant, and occasionally, one will swing. Some attribute the movement to nearby air vents. But all of the fi xtures are near vents, and only one moves. Strange events are common enough that res-taurant regulars no longer try to explain them.
“Everybody just looks at each other and says, ‘Ab-ner,’ ” Eric Dangle says.
Robert Smith says simi-lar phenomena occurred when the building was home to Hawkeye’s II in the 1980s. He recalls hearing loud, unexplained sounds coming from the attic. Cus-
tomers also reported getting locked in a bathroom that, at the time, had no lock on the door.
“Do things happen ev-ery night? No. But I’ve seen things I cannot explain. It doesn’t really scare me – it intrigues me.”
Smith plans to be in at-tendance at a séance that will be held in the restau-rant at midnight on Oct. 31. Medium Steve Bishop will conduct the event. Poe says anyone can attend, but Bishop reserves the right to exclude anyone he deems disrespectful.
While he appreciates the publicity the restaurant re-ceives from having a resi-dent ghost, Poe says it’s a double-edged sword.
“I’d rather be known for our great steaks than our ghost.”
Mission of Hope Christmas Campaign
The 2011 Mission of Hope Christmas Campaign Blue Barrel Collection begins Friday, Nov. 18, and runs through Monday, Dec. 5. Collection barrels can be found at Chick-fi l-A, Food City, Home Federal Bank, Kmart, Sears, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union and CVS/Caremark locations. To make donations, become a volunteer or for more infor-mation, call 584-7571, email [email protected] or visit www.missionofhope.org.
King CollegeThe Theatre Pro-■
gram’s Studio 106 will present Oliver Goldsmith’s comedy “She Stoops to Conquer” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19 in Bristol at the College’s Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 senior citizens, $5 students and free with King College ID. Info: 423-652-4839 or http://arts.king.edu/.
Lauren Winner■ , au-thor of “Girl Meets God,” will speak at King Col-lege and the Bristol Train Station on Nov. 7 as part of the Buechner Institute’s
Lecture Series. Winner serves as an assistant profes-sor of Christian Spirituality for Duke Divinity School.
Winner
COLLEGE NOTES din Valley Road. Tickets are $12. Info: 694-6400.
Three Sisters:■ In Na-tive American lore, squash, corn and beans are known as the “Three Sisters.” The “sisters” take center stage at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the Goins Building at the Hardin Valley campus. The public is invited to the free celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Info: 694-6400.
UT-KnoxvilleThe College of En-■
gineering hosted nearly 900 students from 34 high schools last week for a centu-ry-long tradition – Engineers Day. Dean Wayne Davis said students came from Bristol to Memphis to learn about a career in engineering. The keynote speaker was Lock-heed Martin Corporation’s Ralph Heath.
New Norris House■ will be open for public tours from 10 a.m. until noon Sat-urday, Nov. 12. The house is at 143 Oak Road in Nor-ris. Info: http://thenewnorrishouse.com/.
She received her bachelor’s degree and doctorate from Columbia University. Info: 423-652-4156 or www.buechnerinstitute.org.
Lincoln MemorialBurrus Carnahan■
will speak at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Duncan School of Law in Knoxville as part of the R. Gerald McMurtry Lecture Series. Carnahan will present “Lincoln’s Choices: Ethics, Law and Confederate Civilians.” The program is free and open to the public. Info: 545-5325 or 423-869-6327.
PellissippiDrama students■
will present Neil Simon’s comedy “Biloxi Blues” at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 4, 5, 11 and 12, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 6 and 13 in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellis-sippi Campus, 10915 Har-
By Larry Van Guilder
County Commission has confi rmed Mayor Tim Burchett’s appointment of Lewis Cosby to the Public Building Authority’s board of directors. Burchett could not have made a better choice.
Lewis Cosby
Lewis Cosby joins PBA
Years from now, thousands of local politicos will claim “they were there” in August 2007 when an ill-advised re-mark by former Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale trans-formed a retired CPA and business owner from con-
cerned citizen to the county’s premier political watchdog. As Cosby concluded his pre-sentation to County Commis-sion about the problems with the mayor’s accounting prac-tices that afternoon, Rags-dale – sotto voce – muttered “showboat.”
It was Knox County’s ver-sion of the shot heard ’round the world. And while those of us sitting on press row were among the few to actually hear the mayor and witness Cosby’s justifi ably indignant reaction, Ragsdale’s mouth-ing of the word was replayed (in slow motion, no less) to thousands on the local news later that evening.
Ragsdale gave Cosby
fame which he had neither sought nor coveted, and in the process created a relent-less critic of the adminis-tration. But what was bad for the mayor was a boon for Knox County taxpay-
ers. Cosby’s tireless prob-ing alerted the public to such questionable practices as the mayor’s “hospitality fund” and pricey outings on the taxpayers’ dime.
But no one should mistake Cosby’s expertise as an inde-pendent investigator as a sign that he lacks the skills and the spirit to cooperate with others. His service on the county’s Ethics Committee demonstrated clearly enough that he is a team player, a trait that he’ll bring to the PBA’s board. He also unself-ishly shared his time and his knowledge with this reporter and other media representa-tives as we struggled to un-tangle the skeins of the for-mer administration’s books.
“Lewis brings a wealth of experience to the table, including an extensive pri-
vate-sector business back-ground that will inform his actions on the PBA board. Without a doubt, he was the right choice for this most recent appointment,” Bur-chett said. “In recent years, he has shown his willing-ness to hold government accountable, and I am confi -dent that he will continue to do just that.”
Cosby is the right man at the right moment. The PBA has grown exponentially since its establishment, and inevitably questions about its role and its reach have multiplied. As a member of the board, Cosby’s exper-tise will prove invaluable in answering those questions and helping to guide the or-ganization in a direction that provides the greatest benefi t to Knox County taxpayers.
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Welcome to a special Halloween edition of Mr. Answer Man’s answers to the questions that keep you up at night. Young children and people with heart conditions should avoid today’s session.
Q: Mr. Answer Man, I hear the school system is spending $750,000 to supply students with something called “isotonic water.” What is that? Could this be a Marxist plot to corrupt our chil-dren’s precious bodily fl uids? Sign me, “Scared.”
A: Dear Scared: You have every right to be frightened. Fittingly, “isotonic” is an English transliteration of Egyp-tian hieroglyphics discovered on the tomb of King Tut: iso, “costs a lot;” and tonic, “water with stuff added to it.” It’s fi tting because water was a scarce commodity in the Egyptian desert, and isotonic water was reserved for the Pharoahs.
Commissioner Tony Norman, who pursues Egyptology as a sideline, noted last week that, “Kids want a whole lot of things.” Norman added: “Just because they demand it doesn’t mean we have to supply it.”
School offi cials countered that they want to provide “attractive items students are interested in.” Besides, the markup is 250 percent, better than double the profi t realized by Egyptian traders during Tut’s reign.
But what will students “demand” next? Free bus rides? No school on Christmas Day? Who knows where this will end.
Q: Mr. Answer Man, maybe it’s just because Halloween is approaching, but I’m having a recurring nightmare about the county going back into business with a vendor some say owes taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Am I losing my mind?
A: You seem perfectly normal to me – it’s the county’s sanity that’s in question. Recently, Commissioner “Our” Larry Smith summed up his fears about the county’s contract with Nature’s Best Organics LLC, also known as “the same guys who operated Natural Resources Re-covery and got sued by Brad Mayes.” Smith said, “Guys, if we vote for this we have our heads in the sand. They screwed us once (and) they’ll try to do it again.”
With a nod to the supernatural, Norman described the situation as “a lawyer’s heaven (but) … our purgatory,” and said there was no recourse other than letting the courts sort it out.
“They’re tainted, and we shouldn’t be doing busi-ness with them,” Norman added, before voting for the contract.
Mr. Answer Man’s assessment: “The horror … the hor-ror.” (Thank you, Marlon Brando.)
Q: Last week Commissioner Sam McKenzie said he had a hard time justifying a 1.5 percent pay increase over a period of four years for county employees. What’s your take?
A: Mr. Answer Man’s sources tell us that County Mayor Tim Burchett and his staff, ever mindful of the Halloween season, arrived at the percentage by bobbing for apples. Chief of staff Dean Rice grabbed 1 1/2 Granny Smiths, and the rest is history. There is no truth to the scurrilous rumor that Commissioner Amy Broyles tried to slip a poisoned apple into the tub, which, by the way, was fi lled with isotonic water.
Anyway, if McKenzie worked for a print newspaper he wouldn’t have made such a silly observation.Contact Larry Van Guilder at [email protected].
Things that go ‘Huh?’in the night
A week from tomorrow night and it is over, this may-oral contest which started last summer (2010, not 2011) when Marilyn Roddy hosted fundraisers only to switch races once Jamie Woodson resigned as state senator.
Last week I was asked dur-ing a talk at the Farragut Ro-tary Club if Roddy had stayed in the race would it be a dif-ferent set of candidates in the current run off. This is a “what if” question to which the an-swer is only a speculation.
However, I think it is cer-tainly possible that would have been the case. There is no doubt Madeline Rogero was going to have a spot in the runoff or win it outright (only 16 votes short as it was). She has always been the per-son to beat and still is.
Mark Padgett was only a few votes ahead of Ivan Harmon. Roddy would have taken some Republican votes from Harmon and perhaps gotten some Padgett votes as well. Padgett and Harmon were neck and neck. Certain-
Tennessee Conservative Union chair Lloyd Daugh-erty lives in Karns and doesn’t usually mess in city politics, but the anonymous letter trashing mayoral can-didate Madeline Rogero and several prominent Republi-can supporters sucked him
City election generates yawn
ly it is plausible that Roddy could have been in the same close mix. She had ample funding which she returned once she switched races. She had been running for more than a year.
Padgett and Harmon got 23 percent each so all Roddy had to do was win 24 percent and she would have been in the runoff. Now whether she would have defeated Rog-ero is another matter and my guess is not. However, I think that runoff would have been less negative than the current contest.
The more interesting ques-tion is what would have hap-pened had interim Mayor Daniel Brown decided to run for mayor. I am convinced he would have won a place in the runoff and probably faced
Rogero although his candida-cy would have taken votes off Rogero in the African-Ameri-can community. It also would have taken votes all across the city from people who have been impressed with the calm and deliberate manner in which he has led the city.
A runoff between Rogero and Brown could have been close.
If early voting averages 700 to 800 voters a day, about 9,000 people will vote early, which means the total city vote may reach 18,000, a few thousand more than the Sept. 27 primary. This is half the 33,000 who voted in 1987 when Randy Tyree and I faced off in a similar runoff. It is a shame so few people are voting and it argues strongly for changing the city elections to coincide with the state elections where turnout is much higher.
This election is generating a yawn from 80 percent of the registered voters.
The nasty, unsigned ■
letter attacking Rogero may
backfi re. People do not ap-preciate such tactics and are more informed than the au-thor of the mailer may think. It certainly will fi re up the Rogero base.
Mayor Brown has in-■
dicated he will make offi ce space available to the mayor-elect to run his/her transition offi ce between Nov. 8 and Dec. 17 when the new mayor takes offi ce. The winner will be invited to a seminar at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard to be held Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 for newly elected mayors of cities over 90,000. It is sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the JFK Institute of Politics and is a valuable source of information.
Vice Mayor Joe Bailey ■
and his family have moved recently from his home on Hillvale Turn West (previ-ously occupied by former County Commissioner Bee DeSelm) two blocks away to the corner of Kingston Pike and Oakhurst. His term on City Council ends Dec. 17.
Blowback:Republicans for Rogero
Madeline Rogero and Tim Burchett at Hollerpalooza Photo byBetty Bean
enough for me.’ ”Daughterty said his
friends are furious over the attack on Rogero supporter Eddie Mannis, who is re-sponsible for the HonorAir fl ights that take World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the monument to their service.
“That went over like a tofu turkey at a Baptist home-coming. One fellow told me that Mr. Mannis helped his older brother go to Wash-ington before he died. He said that letter made him sick. So if you talk to Made-line, tell her she didn’t know it and I didn’t know it but I’ve endorsed her.”
County Mayor Tim Bur-chett says he doesn’t get in-volved in city politics when asked if he has a favorite in the Rogero-Padgett race.
“But I’ll say this: We dis-agree about a lot of things, but she’s never lied to me. That’s more than I can say about a lot of people I know. And that letter? It’s just the death rattle of the old court-house crowd.”
Republican Executive Committee member Lynn Redmon is an unapologetic Rogero supporter:
“I care about neighbor-hoods. That’s why I’m for Rogero.”
Attorney Richard Beeler, who served as county law director when Rogero was a county commissioner, has GOP credentials that go back to Ronald Reagan’s 1980 campaign in the New Hampshire primary.
Gloria Johnson stands with supporter Harvey Boles. John-
son, the Democratic Party nominee for the 6th District
Tennessee state Senate seat and a teacher with Knox
County Schools, was endorsed by the Tennessee Educa-
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tion last week. Photo by Betty Bean
KCEA and TEA endorse Johnson
into the maelstrom when he reported that eight of 15 TCU members who received the letter have decided to vote for Rogero.
When TV reporters called, he said that he dis-agrees with Rogero on many philosophical issues, but has always liked her personally.
That pulled him even deeper into the battle be-tween Rogero and Mark Padgett, who, like Rogero, is a Democrat, but who en-joys the support of several well-known Republicans, most notably losing mayoral candidate Ivan Harmon and Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones.
Later, Daugherty was in the doctor’s offi ce and was approached by one of the nurses.
“She said ‘Because you’ve endorsed Madeline, my friend and I have decided to vote for her. …’ I told her that I hadn’t really en-dorsed anybody, but I said Madeline’s honest and she’s smart and that’s who I’d be for if I were in the city. The lady said, ‘That’s good
“This is a nonpartisan race, and I am a conserva-tive Republican who thinks Madeline is the only can-didate who is actually pre-pared to be a really great mayor.
“I’ve actually worked with her, and the fi rst thing I look for in a candidate is
a mind. She’s brilliant, and she’s solid on policy discus-sions. She’s prepared.”
He said that the letter made him so mad he did something he rarely does in a city race:
“I wrote her one of the big-gest checks I’ve ever written a political candidate.”
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It’s hard to write history when you’re in the middle of it. That’s why we have news-papers.
Sandra Clark
TimelineSince January, revo-
lutions have occurred
in Tunisia and Egypt; a
civil war in Libya; civil
uprisings in Bahrain,
Syria and Yemen; major
protests in Algeria,
Iraq, Jordan, Morocco
and Oman; and minor
protests in Kuwait,
Lebanon, Mauritania,
Saudi Arabia, Sudan
and Western Sahara.
Three heads of state
were overthrown: Tu-
nisian President Zine El
Abidine Ben Ali fl ed to
Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14.
In Egypt, President Hos-
ni Mubarak resigned on
Feb. 11, ending his 30-
year presidency. Libyan
leader Muammar Gad-
dafi was overthrown
on Aug. 23, killed on
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“secret location.”
– Wikipedia
Dr. Bob Cunningham
Discerning the Arab Spring
So, I drifted by the Dem-ocratic Club that meets on Bearden Hill last week to hear retired UT professor Bob Cunningham talk about the Arab Spring.
You know the Arab Spring. We just fi nished it, although one could argue it’s the Arab Era and we’re not done yet.
Cunningham discussed the populist uprisings in the Middle East in terms of the economy and what he called “old men and their fami-lies.”
Every country was im-pacted by the bad economy, even the oil producers, he said. Production was cut and workers were laid off. Even college educated young people could not fi nd work.
“There is a feeling that the system doesn’t work and an enthusiasm, especially by young people, to change it,” he said.
Cunningham traced family or military control back to the 1960s for most Middle Eastern countries and back to the 1920s for Jordan. There is pent-up pressure for regime change.
“Religious and ethnic mi-norities often do better with authoritarian rule. They get by because they are no threat.”
Cunningham, who lived and taught in Syria for three years, said minorities
have reason for concern as dictators are overthrown, especially those minorities such as the Sunnis in Iraq that have ruled over the majority Shiites.
Then he asked: Is Islam a threat to the United States’ way of life? He called Tur-key a “real hero in the Mid-dle East” as an example of a secular Islamic country.
By Betty Bean
County pension board m e m b e r Ed Shouse was taken by sur-prise when p o l i t i c o Robert M. “ M o s e ” L o b e t t i s h o w e d up on the
board’s September agenda to talk about his status un-der the Uniformed Offi cers Pension Plan. Lobetti has been asked to repay some $13,000 that was dis-tributed to him before he switched from the county’s Asset Accumulation Plan to the UOPP in 2007.
The UOPP is a defi ned benefi ts plan that was passed by referendum in 2007 and was sold to the public as a way to provide a decent retirement for law enforcement offi cers who risk their lives to ensure public safety. Lobetti, 82, is best known for his high profi le involvement in local political campaigns – most recently that of mayoral candidate Mark Padgett – and his connections to the family of John J. Duncan Sr., Jr. and III.
“When item No. 6 con-cerning Mose Lobetti came up, I said that I had known Mose for a long time and realized that he had been employed at the courthouse for many years, but I had always thought that he worked for the attorney general in the grand jury area and there-fore was actually employed by the state. I then asked how could he be a partici-pant of the UOPP. The re-sponse was that he was a ‘Court Offi cer’ and was on the payroll of the sheriff.
I asked if this was similar to a bailiff’s position and the answer was yes. As you know, bailiffs qualify for the UOPP,” Shouse said.
Lobetti’s attorney, Steve Sharp, did not return a telephone call when con-tacted for comment on this story, but pension board minutes for the September meeting refl ect that Sharp asked for a postpone-ment and requested that the board provide Lobetti with calculations “based on where he would stand if he had not transferred to the Uniformed Offi cers’ Pension Plan.”
Pension Board execu-tive director Kim Bennett told the board that Lobetti received payments (due to his age) from the Asset Ac-cumulation Plan in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 in the amount of $11,171.81. She said that Lobetti should have been given the option of repaying that money with interest or taking a reduced benefi t at that time. Instead, she said, “He fell through the cracks.”
“Either he needs to pay it back or his benefi t will be reduced,” Bennett said.
She explained that any-one receiving the UOPP must have 25 years service and be at least 50 years old to draw the pension.
Pension board attorney Richard Beeler confi rmed Bennett’s take on the Lo-betti matter:
“If he buys back that lost time, he will receive an increased benefi t when he offi cially retires under the UOPP.”
The matter was post-poned again in October and has been rescheduled for the November meeting.
Lobetti
Pay to play, says Pension BoardBoard wants $13K from Lobetti That’s the key it seems.
Don’t mix government and religion. Good advice for us all.
The Q-and-A was all over the map, reflecting both the audience’s en-gagement in the topic and the individuals’ need to have Cunningham hear their point of view.
“Technology is an ir-resistible force,” said one. With computers and cell-phones, dissidents can or-ganize.
What happens in Iraq when we leave?
“They can’t blame the Americans any more,” said Cunningham.
“The younger generation wants to participate, and that leads to optimism. … The military wants stability and often will trade growth for stability.
“It’s all mixed up with pieces that don’t fi t. It’s im-possible to predict (the out-come).”
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Educator founded UT’s religious
studies departmentBy Courtney Shea
Ralph V. Norman Jr., Ph.D., a Central High School graduate of the Class of 1951, is being induct-ed into the school’s Wall of Fame at the annual breakfast ceremony 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the school. Dr. Norman is being rec-ognized for his career of scholarly accomplishments, especially as the founding head of the Depart-ment of Religious Studies at UT. As an educator and scholar, his activities and writings brought together themes and ideas from diverse disciplines.
Ralph V. Norman Jr. was 9 when his family moved to Foun-tain City. In 1942, Ralph V. Nor-man Sr., a sales manager for the tobacco firm of Brown and Wil-liamson, received a promotion and moved his family – wife Anna Lee, daughter Sara Jane and son Ralph Jr. – from John-son City to Fulton Road. Ralph liked the area, remembering Fountain City as somewhat dif-ferent from the rest of the com-munity. It was a harder for his sister, six years older, to make the transition from Johnson City at a time when many of the young men of her age were leav-ing school for the military. Ralph recalls Fountain City as an inter-esting crossroads, having a di-verse professional class with new families brought in by Oak Ridge and TVA as well as international visitors observing the results of the TVA social experiment. He attended first Fountain City Ele-mentary then traveled one block over to Central High.
Ralph enjoyed both academ-ics and activities at Central. He played in the band and was an enthusiastic member of the de-bate club. His junior year, the debate team reached the state finals, placing second.
During his junior year he also met and began dating a fresh-man student, Corne-lia “Connie” Shirley, whom he later married. His senior year, he and fellow debaters Ruth Bradfelt and Tom Un-derwood were asked to debate the welfare state. Rather than adopting the common-ly accepted position of opposing “creeping socialism,” the team was challenged by an older acquaintance to practice arguing an unfamiliar viewpoint in favor of socialism and communism. Their debate coach, Alberta Ailor, invoking the au-thority of the principal, firmly informed them that a debate team representing Central would not be advocat-ing communism in the 1951 competition.
The somewhat dispirited team did not fare well in competition that year, but Tom Underwood and Ralph would both become teachers who encouraged stu-dents to think and analyze for themselves. History teacher Nan-nie Lee Hicks gave him a solid grounding in the U.S. Constitu-tion. Ralph took Latin all four years at Central and his teacher, Pace Moore Johnston, helped ig-nite a strong interest in languages and ancient cultures, introducing him to writers such Virgil.
Ralph received a Bachelor of Arts from UT in 1954 with ma-jors in philosophy and English, then a master’s in philosophy in 1956. In 1955-56, he was ac-cepted as a Fulbright Scholar to Tubingen University in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. He also had the opportunity to attend in-formal English-language semi-nars conducted by famed Swiss theologian Karl Barth in Basel.
Dr. Ralph Norman, founding head of UT’s Department of
Religious Studies, will be inducted into the Central High
Wall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 12. Photo submitted
Breakfast is Nov. 12The 10th annual Central
High School Wall of Fame breakfast is 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Central High commons. Other inductees include Charlotte Davis, Ed-die Mannis and the Rev. Billy Wallace. Tickets are available at the school offi ce or by call-ing 922-5433.
Norman to be inducted to Central High Wall of Fame
He then studied at Yale where Connie became director of the Yale University Divinity Nursery School. In 1961, having obtained his divinity degree and a second master’s, Ralph completed his doctorate in philosophical the-ology. Five degrees in 10 years reflect the profound love of aca-demia and scholarship which have marked his career.
In 1961, Ralph and his fam-ily left Yale for a position at Mi-ami University in Oxford, Ohio, as an assistant then associate professor in the departments of philosophy and religion. In 1966, UT recruited him to begin a Department of Religious Stud-ies. He accepted the challenge which provided the opportunity to cross-fertilize between differ-ent disciplines and departments.
Another opportunity to en-courage interdisciplinary schol-arship arose when Vanderbilt University decided to cease spon-sorship of Soundings, a journal
university, he was unable to per-suade former athletic director Doug Dickey to include croquet as a university sport. Among his honors are the Chancellor’s Cita-tion for Extraordinary Service to the University (2003) and the University Studies Award for Distinguished Service (2002).
Dr. Norman’s interests in hu-manities and the arts extend beyond academics. He chaired the Tennessee Committee for the Humanities and served on the board of the Knoxville Op-era Guild. He has combined his love of croquet with community service through croquet tour-naments benefitting the Opera Guild and the High Country Women’s Fund in Avery County, N.C. He has been involved in arts councils for the city of Knoxville and the state of Tennessee.
Connie and Ralph raised two children, son Stephen and daughter Emily. Knoxville is home to Emily and her husband, David Cox, and children, Jona-than and Caroline. Son Stephen passed away in 2000.
Connie passed away in 2007. Now retired, Ralph Norman di-vides his time between Knox-ville, Blowing Rock, N.C., and Key Largo, Fla. He met his new wife, Linda, in Blowing Rock and has enjoyed introducing her to competition croquet. A native of Albany, N.Y., Linda Lillo Nor-man has also enjoyed being in-troduced to Knoxville’s version of Southern culture.
devoted to interdisci-plinary writings in the humanities. Dr. Nor-man advocated for UT to become the publish-er and he served as edi-tor from 1985 through 2000.
“Seek Simplicity and Distrust It,” a quota-tion from philosopher Alfred North White-head, became the pur-pose statement for the journal. Peruse a few of Dr. Norman’s intro-ductory essays in this journal and hold your hat for a rollercoaster of writing, threading together ideas and in-terlacing themes in subjects as diverse as Satchel Paige and Or-pheus. His editing dis-plays a willingness to take on profound ques-tions, with the room to consider contradictory answers. His writings
include “Community in America” with Charles Reynolds.
In 1971, Dr. Norman became the associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts then moved into the university administration as Associate Vice Chancellor then Vice-Provost. He oversaw the de-velopment of a faculty exchange program in American Studies with Bonn University, as well as participation Bonn’s Transatlan-tic Summer Academy on Europe-an Integration. In 1991 and 1996, he served as a guest professor in Bonn’s North American Studies Program. His office oversaw the development of UT’s Normandy Scholars Program, allowing se-lect students from UT to explore different aspects of the 1944 al-lied invasion of Normandy.
Ralph developed lighter inter-ests as well, including an interest in croquet, the formal game in which participants are expected to wear white. Despite his po-sitions of influence within the
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Fall festivalsBethel UMC ■ , 2004 Amherst
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I was meant to be an October baby, a fact no one pointed out to me while I lay curled up, warm and cozy and protected in my mother’s tummy. For three weeks past her due date, I lazed around, getting fat, quite unconcerned with cal-endars. Then, on Halloween night, I decided it was time to make my debut, and Dad-dy drove Mother to the hos-pital. (I have never until this
My (annual)
ode to autumnFor before the harvest, when the blossom is over
and the fl ower becomes a ripening grape, he will cut off the shoots with pruning hooks, and the spreading branches he will hew away. (Isaiah 18: 5 NRSV)
Where are the songs of spring? Ay, where are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy music too. …(“Ode to Autumn,” stanza 3, John Keats, 1819)
the notes I wrote in the mar-gins of the page. I can still hear Dr. Sanders saying, “This is the perfect poem. This poem doesn’t say some-thing; it is what it says.”
He went through the poem word by word, help-ing us appreciate the imag-ery, the sensuous sound and pace of the words, the ar-rangement of the letters. He pointed out the perfection of the brief moment captured in the poem, a moment that is balanced in perfect ma-turity: ripeness, suspended between growth and decay.
He waxed eloquent also about the perfection of the arrangement of words: the three stanzas (three being a perfect number: beginning, middle, end), and the fact that all the senses get drawn into play. The fi rst stanza,
he noted, is all about taste, touch and smell. The second deals with sight, and the third is devoted to sounds.
Rereading that poem re-minds me to taste and touch and smell autumn in all its glory, as well as to see it. Keats nudges me: turns my face to look, to savor, to lis-ten, to breathe.
I am so grateful to live here, in this place, with four distinct seasons, with the turning of the year painted in gold and amber and scar-let, with the quiet brook ly-ing at the back of my mead-ow, and the sky so blue it hurts my heart.
I am so blessed to have eyes to see, ears to hear, a mind to wonder, and a soul to give thanks.
Happy autumn!
moment thought to wonder if my brother got to go trick-or-treating that night!)
Even at the hospital, still reluctant to leave the secu-
MissionsTrinity UMC ■ , 5613 Western
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byterian Church, 6900
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p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. Nursery
provided.
Grace Covenant Baptist ■
Church, 9956 Dutchtown
Road, will host a four-week
sermon and curriculum series
led by Dr. Alan Smith through
Nov. 13 during the morn-
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Wednesday evenings called,
“It’s a New Day for Financial
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The Laurel Church of ■
Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike (at
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100th anniversary celebra-
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University in California will
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origin and inspiration of
the old English hymns at 9
a.m.; Mark Smith will speak
during the 10:15 a.m. worship
service and an old fashioned
singing will begin at 3 p.m.
Info: www.laurelcc.org.
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But nowadays when I see the blue October skies, the air so clear I can see every leaf, and the leaves them-selves a riot of color, my heart sings, and I know it is true.
I am a child of October.Years later, when I was
a student at UT, my sopho-more English professor was of English descent. I think of him every year at this time, not because of all the wonderful things he taught me, nor his dry British hu-mor, or the twinkle in his eyes, but because he spoke of Keats’ “Ode to Autumn” with such reverence.
Every October I take out my textbook, “World Mas-terpieces,” and reread not only Keats’ poem, but also
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6807 SHERWOOD DRIVE. $1,375,000. Flawless workmanship & design make this completely re-modeled cape cod the perfect place to call home. Located on 1.66 pristine acres on Sherwood Dr. in Old West-moreland. Home features elegant living room, lovely main level mas-ter with enormous bath (formerly a bedroom itself). Kitchen is any cook’s dream adjoined by cozy sit-ting area w/fi replace and open din-ing area overlooking sunken fam-ily room w/fi replace which opens to private pool, hot tub & cabana. Up-stairs is a children’s/guest paradise complete with bonus. Square foot-age includes a 400 SF offi ce/bedroom & bath located over 3-car garage.
6612 STONEMILL DRIVE. $939,000. Truly a rare fi nd! Completely reno-vated 1-level in idyllic se� ing in Old Westmoreland. Large family/living room w/vaulted ceiling opening to covered porch that overlooks sprawl-ing backyard. Study w/built-ins, gourmet kit w/gas cook top, SubZero & abundant granite work space. 2nd FR, large laundry, 2nd laundry area. Master entered from private hallway that opens to your own oasis featur-ing plenty of natural light. Salon-size closet, master BA w/his/her sinks, soaking tub, dual-head shower & private workout room or study.
6501 ORCHARD DRIVE. $1,299,000. Prime private location in Old West-moreland. 1935 home on 1+acres going through complete re-model. Buyer’s opportunity to appreciate all of the charm & character that an older home has to off er while enjoy-ing the conveniences & technologies of today’s modern & effi cient homes.
1132 Scenic Drive. $399,000. Lovely brick home perfectly placed on prestifi ous Scenic Dr. Walk to the park or take a run on Cherokee Blvd. Newly fi nished basement, rec room. Beautiful hardwoods, new-ly updated baths, plenty of space to enjoy family. 4BR/3BA. Large fl at fenced-in yard, great outdoor patio. The perfect place to spend fall.
2505 Chimney Rock Lane. $209,000. Beautiful new construction. Open fl oor plan with a lovely kitchen. Stainless appliances, real hard-woods, tons of storage and fabulous fi nishes. Main level offi ce. A great location completes the package.Welcome home!
5809 Martin Mill Pike. $769,000. The Double E Farm provides almost 30 rolling acres of natural & untouched beauty. Exceptional property in a truly serene rural se� ing yet moments away from the amenities one looks for. Completely renovated, move-in-ready farm house featuring geo-ther-mal energy system. Well, Kinetico water so� ener and drinking water sys. High ceils, lrg rooms, updated kit w/granite tops, main level master w/whirlpool tub & W/I shwr. Gorgeous decking perfect for entertaining.
1708 Vander Ridge Lane. $635,000. Fabulous 2.5 sty on 2.80 acre lot in heart of highly sought-a� er Wheaton Place within Lyons Bend. Com-pletely re-modeled. Eat-in kit w/granite tops & 7 gourmet appliances opening to FR & spectacular views of pool, deck & grilling area. Formal DR, main level BR & BA, spacious offi ce, private bonus rm & BA. Lrg second level master w/reading area overlooking tree top views. Third level w/708SF rounds out this spacious home w/addtl BR & offi ce.
3403 Lake View Drive. $824,000. Completely re-modeled w/stately pres-ence above Lake View Dr. providing privacy, seclusion & expansive view of Ft. Loudon Lake. Main level master w/16x14 area that would be ideal dressing rm, potential for 2nd BR on main w/private BA, wet bar, main level offi ce, formal LR w/lovely marble FP & bay window overlooking lake. Gourmet kit & keeping rm opening to formal DR & cozy library w/vaulted bead board ceil. Massive fl r to ceil lodge FP & doors opening to front patio.
2134 Sco� Lane. $1,199,000. Imagine coming home to over 9.5 acres of to-tal privacy, yet mins from all the amenities of West Knoxville. Beautifully re-modeled in private enclave of Winfi eld Estates. Stunning kitchen, large great rm w/grand stone FP, glassed sunroom, lrg FR, formal DR and LR.
7347 Bellingham. $864,000. Just beautiful! Robert Dew Const. Relaxed el-egance features hdwds, huge master on main w/luxury BA & lrg closet. Coff ered ceils, custom trim, gourmet kit w/2 pantries. Library/offi ce on main. Bsmnt features heated African slate tile, full bar, dressing rm, spa BA & steam shwr. Irrigation, mahogony doors, sur snd, grt strg & prestigious Sherwood Oaks location! Simply too many features to list.
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920 Lourdes Lane. $291,000. Fabulous home located at back of cul-de-sac in Turnberry Subdivision just off of Northshore Dr. in “Old Concord” near Ft. Louden Lake. Brand new roof, sid-ing, gu� ers and pre-listing home inspection make this home truly move-in ready. Home features eat-in kitchen that opens to formal dining room as well as large family room with fi replace overlooking fenced-in backyard. Upstairs master with trey ceil-ing, double sinks, W/I shower and large soaking tub.
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‘Trunk-or-Treat’
and Pink-out keep
students busyBy Betty Bean
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for service-ori-ented West High School students, and particularly so for students in Christy Seals’ marketing class, who were divided into teams and challenged to come up with ideas for promoting breast can-cer awareness during the month of October.
Between them, Cody Carmichael and Jaquera Stinson sold 50 official West High School long-sleeved pink T-shirts. Seals said the class sold a total of 275.
Another event involved painting The Rock, a large boulder that stands at the entrance to the football field. Six students from the marketing class cov-ered the rock with pink ribbon insignia and a pinked-out version of the West High power “W.”
Student government representatives organized a successful “Trunk-or-Treat” event for students at Pond Gap Elementary School, and about 80 stu-dents representing sev-eral school organizations
Colorful times at West
At the Rock are: (kneeling) Brett Simpson, Jane Granju, Brooke
Monroe; (standing) Adam Burch and Tyler Lis. Will Smith sits atop.
Cody Carmichael, market-
ing teacher Christy Seals and
Jaqueta Stinson display the
offi cial school Pink-out T-shirts.
Student body treasurer Gra-
ham Treasure and president
Blaine Coyle Photos by Betty Bean
helped create a safe Hal-loween environment for some 200 younger kids.
“We all wore costumes,” said junior Graham Trea-sure, who went as a some-thing he described as “a leprechaun princess. It was a lot cooler than it’s going to sound, and it was really scary. It was pretty intense.”
“I was a cow,” Blaine Coyle said. “udder and all.” She said she found the costume in her base-ment. “My family’s always done matching Halloween costumes every year. This is left over from the year we were farmers and my dad was a cow.”
The West High School PTSO will hold a 60th an-niversary celebration at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the school front lobby. The new lobby display cases will be dedicated at that time, as well.
Rebel Union opens at West High
West High students celebrated the opening of Rebel Union, a student-run branch of UT Federal Credit Union, this month. The students stepped into the banking world begin-ning with the 2011-2012
school term with the op-portunity to run their own credit union with help from UT Federal Credit Union.
“Since the opening of Rebel Union on Sept. 6, 129 accounts have been opened.” said Debbie H. Jones, president/CEO with UT Federal Credit Union.
The course is designed to challenge students with real banking and financial situations through a part-nership with the credit union that brings resourc-es of mentors, seminars and hands on experience with day-to-day opera-tions. Completion of the course will give students a
base for secondary educa-tion in finance and special job skills in banking and financial institutions.
The credit union is open two hours a day, three days a week, and the students who work there are part of a Banking and Finance class.
West High crowns queenWest High School 2011 Homecoming Queen Gracie Wright,
escorted by Andrew Troutman. Photos by Justin Acuff
Junior
Homecom-
ing Princess
Landon Holt,
escorted by
Turner Milan
Freshman
Homecoming
Princess Jessica
Morgan,
escorted by
Alex Burch
Sophomore
Homecoming
Princess Brianna
Tate, escorted by
Bryan Tate
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and owned by Perry Purvis, the store is jam-packed with new and
consignment items for children. From hair ribbons to tutus, you
won’t want to miss it. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Info: 951-0186.
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Bearden High musical set for Nov. 10-13
Bearden High School’s musical theater department will produce the musical “Pippin” on Nov. 10-13. This will be the 15th show under BHS’s musical theater teach-er Leann Dickson.
“ ‘Pippin’ is a coming-of-age story about the heir to the throne of Charlemagne,” says Dickson. “It follows the life of the young prince as he searches for meaning and signifi cance in the world. The leading player and troupe of actors lead the audience through Pippin’s life jour-ney.”
Music and lyrics from “Pippin” are by Stephen Sch-watrz, who also composed “Wicked” and “Godspell.” The show originally ran on Broadway in the early 1970s, winning numerous Tony Awards including Best Actor in a Musical (Ben Vereen), as well as Best Choreographer (Bob Fosse).
This year’s show has sev-eral cast members who ap-peared in last year’s sold out
showing of “Hairspray.” Like last year’s production, “Pip-pin” has been a big undertak-ing for the class of auditioned students. Students and their families have been working to create the sets and cos-tumes for the show.
Bearden High School’s musical theater department has a history of graduating students who have taken up careers in the industry. From students who have performed in “Broadway on Tour” series and commercials for major brands, to those who are in careers behind the scenes in production, lighting and cos-tume design and also play-wrights have come through the program. Several of this year’s graduating seniors plan to continue as part of their col-legiate studies. The program is co-taught by Mary Sexton, choral instructor at BHS.
Show times for “Pippin” are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 and Nov. 12 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Tickets will be on sale at the school during the week of the show or can be purchased at the door. Prices are $10 for adults and $8 for students.
League championsSacred Heart Cathedral School girls’ soccer team recently won the City-County championship. This was their second year to go
undefeated. Pictured after the win are: (front) Caroline Wilson, Erica Patterson, Jasmine Rizk, Emily Camfi eld, Keeley Longoria,
Natalie Eilerman; (back) coach Dr. Walt Zibas, Carter Anderson, Paige Merry, Alyson Dorsten, Renee Semaan, Anya Wegryn, Laura
Patterson, Luna Luna, Camille Mancini, Cheyenne Quinones and coach Mick Ingram. Photo submitted
SPORTS NOTES14U fastpitch softball ■
tryouts for Cherokee
Academy, 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at
Willow Creek park. Info:
Josh, 257-5356.
A Golf Fundraiser to ■
Benefit Knoxville Free
Food Market will be held
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday,
Nov. 14, at Beaver Brook
Country Club. Cost is $25
for 18 holes and golf cart
rental. A $10 donation
from each admission goes
to charity. Info: 689-4479.
Baseball tryouts ■ for
Team Octane 10U spring
2012, 938-7662 or 815-
245-6177.
Baseball tryouts ■ for The
Heat 11 and 12U spring
2012, 7 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 10, Halls Community
Park. Info: 250-3983.
Baseball tournament ■ ,
Tee ball and 6U coach
pitch and 8U-14U, Satur-
day and Sunday, Nov. 5-6,
Halls Community Park.
Info: 992-5504 or email
Baseball tournament ■ ,
Tee ball and 6U coach
pitch and 8U-14U, Satur-
day and Sunday, Nov. 12-
13, Halls Community Park.
Info: 992-5504 or email
Eagle Talon Wres- ■
tling Club, grades K-8.
Informational meeting in
November. Info: coach Bill
Smith, 385-1840 or email
Optimism is linked to good health. Encourage-ment is wherever you fi nd it. Fortunes are rooted in the power of positive thinking.
Sometime soon those still wearing orange sunglasses will stop looking back at the wreckage of what might have been and switch their focus to bowl eligibility. Six victo-ries open the door to one of the many minor bowls. Go Vols! Give us six!
Nipping Middle Tennes-see State will be a giant step forward. After that comes an inconvenient trip to Ar-kansas and then the old faithfuls, Vandy and Ken-tucky. Push hard, men. End this season with a bang!
Ah yes, Johnny Majors had it right, people remem-ber what you do in Novem-ber. And December. Last year, Tennessee and the of-fi cials found a way for North Carolina to prevail in the lovely Music City Bowl. OK, so it required overtime. And
Time to focus on bowl eligibility
Marvin West
Tyler Bray didn’t notice the Tar Heel linebacker.
If going to Nashville leaves something to be de-sired, there are several other potential destinations with exciting settings. Boise. Mo-bile. Albuquerque. Shreve-port. Any one would be a genuine adventure for Dave Hart, new athletic director. The bulk of his experience has been in tandem with the big boys.
At about this stage of the discussion, some dull cynic will ask, “Why bother?”
There are valid reasons to covet minor bowl invitations. Some donors don’t want to go which reduces university losses on the guest list.
Coaches are in favor of all bowl invitations. They receive extra pay. Bonus is a key word in all Mike Hamil-ton contracts.
Players like bowl bids. They receive funds for in-dividual travel, then pool or hitch rides and pocket prof-its. They also receive bowl gifts, watches, cameras, iP-ods. Some work.
Fans, richly blessed, ap-plaud bowl opportunities. Bowl trips make memories. Good neighbor Carl was never able to forget the Gar-den State Bowl, 28-21 over Wisconsin on Dec. 13, 1981. Steve Alatorre was MVP.
Even minor bowls are important. They are status symbols. Well, sort of. They are rewards for not losing seven or more games. They supposedly create good feel-ings about the future. We will defi nitely get ’em next year.
Young players who are now just watching get ex-
tra practice opportunities. No doubt you noticed wide-spread improvement gener-ated by the additional work-outs of last December.
Bowl bids are recruit-ing tools. If prospects feed on history lessons, we can offer a thick book. Tennes-see has been bowling 49 times. In the offi cial 2011 brochure, it says the Volun-teers traditionally provide an exciting bowl spectacle with high-powered offense and grudging defense. How about that!
It is a splendid idea for Tennessee fans to look ahead boldly to bowl eligibility. Soon and very soon, let us cheer that accomplishment, no matter where it leads.
The alternative, missing out, is simply not acceptable. Staying home by the fi reside, no matter how large is your TV screen, is absolutely aw-ful during bowl season.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His
address is [email protected].
Concert to honor veterans
The Knoxville Choral Society, the Knoxville Chamber Chorale and the East Tennessee Concert Band will present the 2011 Fall Concert, “A Salute to
America,” at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Tennessee Theatre.
The event is sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, a city of Knoxville Community Agency Grant, WUOT 91.9 FM and the Clayton Foundation.
The Knoxville Choral Society and the East Ten-nessee Concert Band will combine forces in Howard Hanson’s “Song of Democ-racy,” “Salute to the Armed Forces,” the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and other patriotic favorites.
Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at www.TennesseeTheatre.com or at the door. All veterans will re-ceive a 25 percent discount. WWII Veterans and spouses will be admitted free.
Info: www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org.
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Cake Boss coming to Deane Hill Food City
Buddy Valastro, better known as The Cake Boss, will make a special ap-pearance at the Deane Hill Food City, located on Mor-
rell Road near West Town, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. Valastro will sign copies of his new book, “Baking with The Cake Boss: 100 of Buddy’s Best Recipes and Decorating Secrets,” which will be available for sale.
The TLC reality show Cake Boss is now in its third season. Buddy is also in production for his new reality show compe-tition series, “Next Great Baker,” airing on TLC in December.
Heather Carter heads the
Saddlebrook Design Center,
working with buyers to cus-
tomize each home. The on-
site center provides samples
of fl oor covering, plumbing
fi xtures, cabinets, lighting
and more. Vice president
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with buyers both before
and after closing, as she also
handles warranties.
Agents and staff of Saddlebrook Properties gather with representatives of the Farragut
West Knox Chamber to offi cially open Saddlebrook’s new headquarters at 122 Perimeter
Park Drive. Pictured as chief operating offi cer Bob Mohney cuts the ribbon are: (front) Adam
Price, Georgia Sadlowe, Mohney, Angie King, Tina Buckles; (back) Karlyn Reedy, Robin Dot-
son, Kim Aldridge and Sheri Super. Photos by S. Clark
The PetWellClinic, 10549 Kingston Pike, just east of Lovell, hosted a Halloween event for pets
and people. The cute Chihuahua/Shih Tzu mix is Wasabi, owned by Coleen Boggess. The cat
is Cookie, owned by Colleen Hopwood. Pictured in Star Wars attire is Sarah Meisler, 9, the
daughter of owner/veterinarian Dr. Sam Meisler. The clinic plans a Christmas event 1-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3. Info: www.petwellclinic.com/. Photos by Theresa Edwards at www.tephotos.com/.
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UPSTAIRS at Todd Richesin Interi-ors, located at the corner of Kingston Pike and Lyons View Drive, directly across from Western Plaza, is hosting their fi rst annual Holiday Open House on Friday, November 4, from 10 to 6; and Saturday, November 5, from 10 to 5.
The UPSTAIRS Holiday Open House will unveil unique gift selections, so-phisticated holiday décor, and quality antiques and accessories that will make your holiday season memorable. The Christmas décor items evoke a vintage spirit that will take you back to Christ-mas past and include holiday creations
UPSTAIRS is making spirits bright!
NEWS FROM UPSTAIRStime. You can even phone in a gift order and have it ready to pick up later.
In addition to all of the gorgeous holi-day merchandise, Upstairs will continue to offer their beautiful and unique lamp collection, handsome chests and tables, as well as hard to fi nd occasional and ac-cent tables. And as so many have come to know their unparalleled array of gifts and accessories for every home.
During the Holiday Open House, be sure to register to win fabulous door prizes, enjoy scrumptious holiday treats, provided by our neighbor, Tea at the Gal-lery, and visit with old friends and enjoy the company of new ones new.
A great way to keep up with all the new arrivals and special offers at UP-STAIRS is to “like” us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Upstairs.Knoxville.
Please note that UPSTAIRS will be closed Tuesday, November 1; Wednesday, November 2; and Thursday, November 3 to prepare for this event. We will re-open at 10 on Friday, November 4.
We hope to see you and your friends at what is sure to become a Knoxville tradi-tion, The UPSTAIRS Holiday Open House!
UPSTAIRS is the perfect place to “wrap up” your Christmas gift shopping. UPSTAIRS offers complimentary beauti-fully designed holiday gift packaging in decorative bags or hand wrapped gifts, ready to go under the tree. Our staff is skilled at helping you select gifts for family and friends at many different price points, and will make your shop-ping experience enjoyable at the same
by Debbee Thibault, Bethany Lowe, Cody Foster, Nicole Sayre, KD Vintage, and many more artisans.
While UPSTAIRS will have a large selection of unique decorations for your tree, tabletop items will be available for the customer who wants to forgo the tra-ditional large tree and focus on embel-lishments on mantles, tables, and chests.
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, falls on a Friday this year, and 470 Batteries Plus franchise stores nationwide, includ-ing the one on North Peters Road, have come up with a unique way to honor U.S. military veterans.
Batteries Plus stores honor veterans
Chris Peters, manager of the Batteries Plus store at 222 North
Peters Road. Photo by A. Hart
Anne Hart
Starting Saturday, Nov. 5, and continuing through Veterans Day, for every reg-ular or lifetime watch bat-tery they replace, the stores will contribute $5 to USA Cares, a Kentucky-based 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organi-zation that helps post-9/11 military service members, veterans and their families with basic fi nancial needs.
It’s a win-win situation, says West Knox resident Todd Williams, who owns the Peters Road store and four other Battery Plus franchises between Knox-ville and Chattanooga.
“Who doesn’t have at least one watch tucked away some-
where that needs a new bat-tery? This is an easy way to get your watch running again and do something to help someone else at the same time. We all need to do all we can to support our troops and their families.”
Batteries Plus will also accept in-store donations which will go directly to USA Cares, and will con-tribute $1 for each person who “likes” the Batteries Plus Facebook page and “supports” the USA Cares Jobs for Vets Cause page, up to $25,000. For more information on all of that, go to http://tinyurl1.com/BatteriesPlusTimeToCare.
USA Cares, founded in 2003, helps military families
with fi nancial and advocacy support in times of need. To date, the organization has helped families in all 50 states and has responded to more than 31,000 requests for assistance with more than $8.2 million in grants. No fees are charged and no repayment is requested.
The organization also works directly with pri-vate and public employers to help reduce joblessness among post-9/11 veterans from all military branches. Williams has two of the vet-erans working in his East Tennessee stores.
“These men and women are ideal employees,” says USA Cares executive director Bill Nelson. “They are confi -
dent, highly trained, disci-plined and take directions well, all crucial qualifi cations for any business or organiza-tion, and the time is always right to assist those who have given so much to all of us.”
Batteries Plus has long been the “go to” place for just about any kind of battery imaginable – from watches to cell phones, digital cameras to wheelchairs, cars to boats. The store on Peters Road has been in operation for more than 10 years.
Good public citizens, they have long been “green” and Williams says they’re about to get a lot greener. Existing stores are expanding and re-modeling and will start car-rying energy effi cient light bulbs along with batteries.
“We already have the batteries for everything, and in just a few months, we’ll have the light bulbs for everything too.”
So dig out those old watch-es and head on over to Bat-teries Plus Nov. 5-11. Five dol-lars might not seem like a lot, but it can help a veteran put enough gas in his or her car to get to an all-important job in-terview – and, of course, you can always donate more. Contact [email protected]
Heirloom quilt show celebrates past and present
Beginning and seasoned quilters alike will come together Saturday, Nov. 12, at Historic Ramsey House to experience quilting the way it was done yesterday and continues today.
The event kicks off at 10 a.m. on the Ramsey House grounds at 2614 Thorngrove Pike with an outdoor exhibit of quilts provided by the
Seymour Quilt Guild. “This promises to be an impres-sive display well worth the $8 admission,” said event organizer Judy LaRose.
Central to the day is a bed turning in the Ram-sey visitors’ center. Three turnings during the day are scheduled for 11 a.m., and 2 and 4 p.m. An antique bed, layered with heritage quilts from the Ramsey House collection, will feature in the bed turning. Mem-bers of the quilt guild will
discuss the techniques and fi ner points of each quilt for the audience.
Also featured are workshops and demonstra-tions throughout the day including the ever-popular “yo-yos,” crazy quilts and cathedral quilts. Also sched-uled are demonstrations in English paper piecing, hand piecing, hand quilting, a children’s project and “make and take” items.
A more in-depth “Begin-ners” workshop, designed to
take the participant through the entire process of mak-ing a quilt from beginning to end, will give audience members a look into the world of quilting and an op-portunity to become a part of this time-honored tradi-tion. Class participation for the Beginner’s workshop is by reservation. The members of the Seymour Quilt Guild, co-sponsors for the event, will also have a boutique featuring handmade pieces for sale to the public.
A light lunch will be avail-able for purchase and all proceeds of the day will sup-port Historic Ramsey House. Info: www.ramseyhouse.org/events or 546-0745.
Sequoyah Elementary to honor veterans
The 5th graders of Sequoyah Elementary School, under the direc-tion of music educator Do-ris Moreland, will present a patriotic music program
titled “This Is Our Coun-try” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 in the school gym-nasium.
The program will honor and recognize men and women who are serving or who have served in any branch of the armed services. Veterans and the general public are invited to attend.
BUSINESS NOTESJim Donnelly and ■
Jan Jack-son of Y-12 have been recognized for their contribu-tions to the National Nuclear Security Adminis-tration’s Defense Programs. Donnelly is a Y-12 Site Office environ-mental compliance engineer.
Jackson, as manager of the Sustainability and Stewardship programs, has the challenge of cleaning up legacy waste, removing hazards and disposition of unneeded Defense Programs assets.
Lisbeth Couser ■ is the new chief devel-opment officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters. She previously worked for Big
Couser
Donnelly
Jackson
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opment. She is a gradu-ate of Middle Tennessee State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in mass commu-nications, with minors in English and psychology. Info: www.bbbsetn.org or 523-2179.
UT Federal Credit ■Union recently closed the credit union’s first U.S. Small Business Admin-istration (SBA) Patriot Express Pilot Loan. The recipient was Smoky Mountain Cheese LLC., a service-disabled veteran owned business in Sevi-erville owned by Randall Mitchell and Dr. Steve Koplow. Smoky Mountain Beer Cheese is in more than 2,700 grocery stores east of the Mississippi River and with the loan, plans to increase to 5,000 stores in early 2012.
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CAK NOTES
Helbig is new tennis coach
Christian Acad-emy of Knoxville has hired David Helbig as the new head coach for men’s and women’s tennis. Helbig comes to CAK after recent stints at Cedar Bluff Racquet Club, where he was a professional tennis instructor, and Webb School, where he was an assistant coach.
Helbig says he is committed to the spiritual nurturing of young athletes as well as the instruction necessary to secure a winning program.
The CAK tennis program has estab-lished a tradition of winning at the high school level. Between the girls and boys teams, the War-riors have 26 district championships, 19 regional champion-ships, three state championships and several individual championships.
When longtime coach Betsy Sparks announced her intent to step away from the program, it became imperative to find a coach who would con-tinue her tradition of excellence. With new tennis facilities in place, it is a unique opportunity to hire a coach who will train CAK’s athletes and extend his profes-sional training to CAK families and the community.
In fact, Helbig will offer lessons for the extended CAK family and community. This will help create a culture of excitement for tennis on campus and increase involve-ment from year to year. Also, Helbig will work closely with the middle school play-ers to add tennis to the list of sports on campus that are com-prehensive from 6th through 12th grade.
NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
that opportunity.”With 48 students in the “Aladdin Jr.”
cast and crew, the production offered ample opportunities for student partici-pation. As Filyaw said, “There are no benchwarmers in musical theatre.”
The clever street urchin Aladdin is played by 8th grader Nolan Howell, who is gracing the CAK stage for the first time. His performance is paired with Jasmine played by Madeline Mix-ner in her third CAK performance.
The wisecracking genie is played by 8th grader Jane Ann Foncea, and the evil Jafar is portrayed by 7th grader Weston Sullivan, another rookie to the CAK stage.
This production is also special because a student director is taking part for the first time. CAK senior Travis Blackwell is serving as assistant director.
By Shannon Carey
Magic lamps, flying carpets, genies, wishes and sorcerers took over the stage at Chris-
tian Academy of Knoxville, as middle school choral music and musical theatre students presented “Aladdin Jr.”
According to director Peggy Filyaw, the production was the Broadway ver-sion of the Disney movie, but with music scaled for middle school voices. Hence the “Jr.” in the title. The musical still packs all the magic and fun of the full version, though.
Filyaw said this is the 12th middle school musical at CAK, and she is glad to see the program grow.
“I think it gives students confidence to be in front of an audience,” she said. “It’s just great to be able to give them
Madeline Mixner as Jasmine
and Nolan Howell as Aladdin
take a ride on the magic carpet
in the Christian Academy
of Knoxville Middle School
production of “Aladdin Jr.” Photos by S. Carey
‘A whole new world’
Nolan Howell as Aladdin rubs
the magic lamp and summons
the genie, played by Jane Ann
Foncea.
The evil Jafar, played by Weston Sullivan,
and bird Iago, played by Maggie
Murchison, plot Aladdin’s downfall.
CAK students Chris Harpend-ing and Jeff Braswell sold Knox County school coupon books to help the Ridgedale Alterna-tive School, raising more than $1,000 for the program. They will be honored at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Ridgedale.
“I was shocked,” said long-time coupon books coordinator Mary Kerr. “In 23 years I’ve never had a call like this.”
Initially, Kerr thought they wanted to sell coupon books to benefit their school. “We do that with private schools, but only after the Knox County Schools kids have finished selling. I told the boys they could start selling after Sept. 26, but they said they wanted to help a school that didn’t typically sell many books.”
With $7.90 from each $10 book remaining at the school, Ridgedale gained $940.10 from the 119 books sold by Jeff and Chris. Additionally, First Ten-nessee Bank offers a $1 incentive per book sold over the previous year. Since Ridgedale sold only
four books last year, First Ten-nessee kicked in $115, bringing the total to $1055.10.
Kerr is so excited. She’s printing a “big check” for the boys to present to administra-tors at Ridgedale at Tuesday’s ceremony.
“They turned in their money and books matching to the pen-ny. Actually, they did better than some of our schools,” she said. “These are great young men. One wants to go to college at Baylor and the other at Vandy.”
Students raise $1,000 for Ridgedale School
Chris Harpending and Jeff Braswell
“He’s brought a whole lot to this show,” said Filyaw.
Set design was provided by CAK par-ent and professional artist Cheryl Nehls. Parent volunteers helped with costum-ing. Janet McLean arranged the chore-ography and helped in other ways, too.
“We couldn’t do this without Janet,” said Filyaw.
Filyaw also thanked CAK Middle School Principal Debbie Moye for her support of the musical theatre program.
Middle school presents ‘Aladdin Jr.’
Campus Tours Daily! Contact CAK Admissions at 865-690-4721 ext. 190 for more information.
Spiritually NurturingAcademically Challenging
Socially Enriching
Elementary Open House(PreK-5th Grade)
November 3, 2011 - 7 p.m.Visit CAKwarriors.com/openhouse
to RSVP!
Girls volleyball team make
state tournamentThe CAK girls volleyball team went all the way
to the state tournament with wins in the district and regional tournaments. Holly Staabe and Lau-ren Peterson were named to the Regional Tourna-ment Team. Teresa Slade was named Tournament MVP for the region and the district and district Player of the Year. Maggie Morgan and Taylor Call were chosen for the All District Tournament Team. Lauren Petersen was named district Server of the Year. Cheyenne Hooper was named district Rookie of the Year, and coach Jamie Petrick was named district Coach of the Year. Taylor Call, Courtney Shields and Maggie Morgan received honorable mentions for the All-District Team for the regular season. Photo submitted
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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB October 31, 2011
10th Annual Fine Art Sale
Sacred Heart Cathedral School Gymnasiumoriginal works by more than 30 local and regional artists in a variety of media
Deann Hebert is featured artist for 10th anniversary of Artsclamation!
Paintings are
‘vintage with a
modern pop of color’Deanne Hebert (pronounced A-
Bear) is the featured artist for the tenth annual Artsclamation! fine art sale. It is Hebert’s seventh year to participate in the event which benefits Peninsula, the behavioral health division of Parkwest Medi-cal Center.
“Artsclamation! is just the best show!” Hebert exclaimed. “From the food at the Preview Party to the people who work so hard to make it a success, and, most im-portantly, the patrons who come willingly to help support the im-portance of raising awareness of mental health/addiction issues.”
Hebert is known for her bright-ly colored and highly textured paintings. Her signature impasto-style of applying layer upon layer of acrylic paint, and finishing with a high gloss UV-protectant var-nish is a technique that she de-veloped by trial and error. Hebert uses both palette knife and brush to achieve a distinctive look that is one-of-a-kind. Her paintings evolve within each stage, result-ing in a wonder of texture and color. Bright, fun and energetic, Hebert’s personality is a part of every piece she creates.
“My paintings are definitely a style all their own,” Hebert said. “Some have called it ‘rustic ele-gance,’ and I really like that name.”
Hebert describes her paintings as “the perfect combination of vin-tage, texture, with a modern pop of
Every summer, Hebert holds a fun-
filled art camp at her studio located
in The Factory at Franklin. Students
enjoy learning Hebert’s method and
approach to painting by using the
palette knife and a heavy painting
technique. To be placed on the
e-mailing list for next year’s dates,
message Hebert at: DeannDesigns@
gmail.com. Information is also
available at www.deanndesigns.com
“Bella Flora” by Deann Hebert is the featured painting for the 10th annual
Artsclamation! fine art sale to benefit Peninsula, the mental health division
of Parkwest Medical Center. Artsclamation! will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5,
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the gymnasium of Sacred Heart Cathedral School
on Northshore Drive in West Knoxville. “Bella Flora” will be auctioned at the
Artsclamation! Preview Party on Nov. 5. The painting may be viewed online
at www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org./arts.
Artsclamation! Fine Art Show and Sale to be held November 5The tenth annual Artscla-
mation! fine art sale will be held Saturday, November 5, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Sa-cred Heart Cathedral School in Knoxville. Admission and parking are free.
Artsclamation! will show-case original works by more than 30 regional and local artists. The event will feature a variety of media, including oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, jew-elry, pottery, clay sculpture and fiber art.
This year’s featured artist is Deann Hebert of Franklin, Tenn. Hebert (prounouced A-Bear) is known for her brightly colored and highly textured paintings. Using a combination of acrylics and oil pastels, Hebert’s unique style captures subjects including country churches, flowers, guitars, boots and angels.
Other participating artists include: Hugh Bailey, Gray N. Bearden, Leslee Bechtel, Mike C. Berry, Stephanie Brichetto, Larry Cole, Pat Delashmit, Shannon Haas, Betsy Heerdt, Jonathan Howe, Joppa Mountain Pottery, Ruth Koh, Lorrie Lane, Sharron Mallison, Melanie Morris, Mike Naney, Leila Platt, Marabeth Quin, Sheila Rauen, Jacqueline Saporiti, Julia Schriver, Marcia Shelly, Streater Spencer, Jim Spitler, Charla Steele, David Swanagin, Kristine Taylor and Heather Whiteside. Additionally, Gallery Partner Village Fine Art will have a variety of even more artists’ works available at Artsclamation!.
At Artsclamation!, Peninsula Recovery Education Center’s Art Therapy Program will have art for sale which has been produced by mental health consumers in therapeutic art classes. The Center works with patients to aid the emotional healing process through creative expression.
There’s something in everyone’s price range at Artscla-mation! Prices begin at $10 for a 12" x 21" wall calendar for
2012 which showcases reproductions from many of the par-ticipating artists. Prices range upward to $5,000. This year’s featured painting is a contemporary floral scene called “Bel-la Flora.” The featured painting, which will be auctioned at the Artsclamation! Preview Party on Nov. 5, may be viewed online at www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org./arts.
Proceeds from Artsclamation! benefit the behavioral health programs of Peninsula, East Tennessee’s leading provider of behavioral health services. Peninsula has helped thousands of people recover from mental disorders and dependencies so they can lead healthy, positive, and productive lives.
Major sponsors for Artsclamation! 2011 include Covenant Health Federal Credit Union and Covenant Health. The Arti-san Circle sponsors include Cherokee Distributing Company, Inc., First Tennessee Foundation, Messer Construction Com-pany and BESCO. Media sponsors include the Knoxville News Sentinel and Lamar Advertising.
For more information about Artsclamation!, contact the Fort Sanders Foundation at (865) 531-5210 or email Gina Williams at [email protected]. Information about Peninsula’s Artsclamation can also be found at www.peninsulabehavioral health.org/arts.
Few tickets remain for Preview Party Tickets are nearly sold out for the Artsclamation! Preview
Party on Friday evening, Nov. 4, at Sacred Heart Cathedral
School Gymnasium. Tickets for the 6-9 p.m. event cost $50
each and allow participants an early opportunity to purchase
art before the public sale on Saturday, and attend the auction
for the featured painting by Deann Hebert. Heavy hors’ de
oeuvres will be served and drinks will be available. Tickets
must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the
door. Please contact Fort Sanders Foundation at 531-5210 for
more information or to purchase Preview Party tickets.
Artsclamation! 2011 featured artist
Deann Hebert is a rising star in
the art world, with national chains
such as Target®, WalMart® and
TJMaxx® carrying her work. Most
recently, Hebert created a series
of coasters that will be licensed
with Coasterstone®. She resides in
Brentood, Tenn., with her husband,
Lance, and two daughters, Adeline,
4, and Amelia, 1.
‘Art of Healing’ calendar features local and regional artwork
Peninsula, the area’s leading provider of mental
health services, has produced a beautiful, full-
color wall calendar that showcases artwork from
renowned local and regional artists. The calendar,
‘The Art of Healing,’ was created to raise awareness
about mental health issues in our community.
The calendar’s cover, “Sun Shadows,” is a painting
by artist Ruth Koh of Jefferson County. The calendar
pages highlight a different Artsclamation! artist for
each month in 2012. Calendars are $10 each, and
make wonderful gifts.
The name of the calendar, “The Art of Healing,”
has a double meaning. The first is direct: proceeds
from the calendar benefit Peninsula programs and
services. The second meaning is just as important.
Artistic self-expression helps people to resolve
conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills,
manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem
and self-awareness, and achieve insight. Patients at
Peninsula are helped to heal by their participation in
a variety of art classes led by a certified art therapist.
To get your ‘Art of Healing’ calendar call (865)
531-5210.
color.” The subjects are not abstract, but very impressionistic in style.
“I try not to get caught up in the rules and regulations of art, but rather just paint as I feel,” Hebert said. “My work reflects a little bit of who I am … I enjoy what I do for a living, and hopefully that shows through in the paintings.”
As a child in pre-school, Hebert was taught basic art by her aunt and artist Betty Jones of Heflin, AL. Hebert won her first art con-test in 4th grade for a portrait of her mother.
Hebert received her Bachelorin Fine Arts degree in 2000 from Auburn University, where she ma-jored in graphic design. She wenton to work as a graphic designerfor Word Publishing in Nashville, Tenn., and then joined Broadman & Holman Publishers where she designed book jackets and worked on major ad campaigns. However,Hebert realized that her path wasmeant to be different, and shedecided to start her own fine art business. A prolific painter, you can catch her most days working in her studio located in the his-toric Factory at Franklin.
Hebert also studied fine artat The Chelsea School of Art and Design and Central St. MartinsSchool of Art in London, Eng-land where she took many differ-ent art classes. As a result, shedeveloped a style that uses many layers of latex and acrylic paint. She uses a palette knife and mixed media such as cheesecloth to create and add even more tex-ture to the pieces.
“I use a very ‘earthly’ palette,with warm colors – reds, oranges,mixed with a little blue,” Hebertsaid. “It is this color combination that moves me the most, and one that I can’t get away from,” she ex-plained.
Hebert’s work is inspired by the things in her daily life.
“Whether it’s the stillness of an early morning, or little girl giggles,I feel very blessed to be able to do what I love for a living. Behind every painting there is a feeling of happi-ness, because it is in this that I feel the most complete,” she stated.
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Understanding legal protection for elderly
LawTalk will be held Fri-day, Nov. 4, at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St., and Saturday, Nov. 5, at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike.
“Wills and Estate Plan-ning for Everyone” will be 9-11 a.m. and “Legal Protec-tion for the Elderly, the Dis-abled & their Caregivers” will be 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. At each location, local lawyers will present information and answer questions.
“Wills & Estate Planning for Everyone” is designed to help individuals orga-
nize their affairs in light of recent changes in the law. Experienced local at-torneys will provide infor-mation regarding planning for incapacity and death, which can happen to any-one at any age. The session will help individuals learn about documents everyone should have in place and learn what happens if no
documents are in place. If you care for an elderly
or disabled family member or anticipate that you may one day have this respon-sibility, plan to attend the LawTalk program titled “Legal Protection for the Elderly, the Disabled and their Caregivers.”
During the seminar, lo-cal attorneys will discuss
the legal issues of how to fi nance long-term health care, the means by which assets can be preserved and the do’s and don’ts of property transfers. This program will provide spe-cifi c information about the protection and obligation for caregivers, including a review of recent changes in Medicaid laws and regula-
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Spaces are limited and will be filled first come, first served. Register by calling the KBA office, 522-6522.
SENIOR NOTES
AARP driver safety classFor registration info about
this and all other AARP driver safety classes, call Barbara Manis, 922-5648.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ■ Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 24-25, Chota Recreation Center, 145 Awohli Drive, Loudon.
Noon to 4 p.m. ■ Wednesday and Thurs-day, Oct. 26-27, Cheyenne Conference Room, 944 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.
Sonny Schow and Amelia Crotwell will present “Wills and Es-
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a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. The presentation is part of the LawTalk
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HEALTH NOTESCancer survivor support ■
groups, Monday evenings
and Tuesday mornings and
Tuesday evenings, at the
Cancer Support Com-
munity of East Tennessee
(formerly the Wellness Com-
munity), 2230 Sutherland
Ave. Support groups for
cancer caregivers, Monday
evenings. Cancer family be-
reavement group, Thursday
evenings. Info: 546-4661 or
www.cancersupportet.org.
Lung cancer support ■
group meets 6 p.m. the third
Monday of every month at
Baptist West Cancer Center,
10820 Parkside Drive. No
charge, light refreshments
served. Info: Trish or Amanda,
218-7081.
Stop Smoking: 215-QUIT ■
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Tuesday, Nov. 1 ■ : 8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 9:30 a.m., BB Bridge; 10 a.m., Oil painting; 10 a.m., Digital class; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 12:30 p.m., Canasta/PIN; 12:30 p.m., Yoga; 12:45 p.m., Grub Club to Aubrey’s Restaurant; 2 p.m., Line dancing.
Wednesday, Nov. ■2: noon, Covenant presents Lunch and Learn: “Cardiac Procedures” with Amy Dale, RN, CCM.
■ Thursday, Nov. 3: 8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 10 a.m., Tai Chi 2; 11 a.m., AAA Driver class, part 1; 11:15 a.m., Cardio M&B; 12:30 p.m., Sit N Be Fit class; 1:45 p.m., Chorus.
Friday, Nov. 4 ■ : 8:45 a.m., Advanced Cardio; 9:30 a.m., Canasta Club; 10 a.m., Cardio; 10:30 a.m., Social Bridge; 11 a.m., AAA Driver class, part 2; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 12:30 a.m., Yoga; 1 p.m., Rummikub; 2 p.m., Ballroom.
Info or to register for classes: 670-6693. Com-plete calendar listings avail-able at www.knoxcounty.org/seniors.
COMMUNITY CLUBSSwap 2 Save Coupon Club ■ meets 5:30 to 8 p.m. the fi rst Thursday
of the month at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Coupons for ev-
erything from baby items to groceries, restaurants to retail shops are
exchanged. Wallace Memorial is located at 701 Merchant Drive. Info:
Email Lisa at [email protected].
The Poetry Quintessence Society ■ meets 6:30 p.m. the last Monday
of each month at Café 4’s library, third fl oor. Everyone 16 and older is
invited. Info: Tonya, 357-6134.
Anyone interested in attending a rehearsal or learning about free ■
vocal instruction with Smoky Mountain Harmony Show Chorus,
a member of Sweet Adelines International, should contact Nancy at
521-6975. Rehearsals are held 6:45 p.m. each Monday at First Cum-
berland Presbyterian Church, 6900 Nubbin Ridge Road. Info: www.
smokymtnharmony.org.
Matt and Frere Kelly will present “Legal Protection for Elderly, the
Disabled and their Caregivers” on Friday, Nov. 4, at the O’Connor
Senior Center and on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Fellowship Church.
Tuesday of every month in
the UT Hospice offi ce, 2270
Sutherland Ave. A light
supper is served. Info or to
reserve a spot: 544-6277.
Cherokee Mills hosts art showThe Knoxville Watercolor Society is having a fall show-
ing of mixed media works by its members through Nov. 29 at Cherokee Mills, 2200 Sutherland Ave. Cherokee Mills is a campus style offi ce complex with a large atrium where the KWS will exhibit its newest works. The building is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Info: Mary Ann Valvoda, 408-0737.
‘A Day in the Life’An exhibit of works by
artists Roy McCullough and Kate McCullough will be on display through Nov. 4 at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike.
WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS • OCTOBER 31, 2011 • B-3
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Homes 40 Homes 40 Homes 40
Handyman 335PLUMBING, DRAIN,
sewer, water dam-age, roof repairs, carpentry, etc. 24/7 emergency plumb-ing. No job too small. 221-1362 or 368-8578
Landscaping 338LANDSCAPING MGMT
Design, install, mulch, small tree/shrub work, weeding, bed renewal, debri clean-up. Free estimates, 25 yrs exp!
Mark Lusby 679-9848
Paving 345
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Remodeling 351STUCCO / STONE
repairs, new const, fireplaces, water damage, ret. walls, columns, gates. 20 yrs exp! 250-0496
Roofing / Siding 352ROOFING REPAIRS,
commercial/ residen-tial, shingles, flat, metal, water dam-aged, leaks, preven-tive maintenance, floors & walls. 221-1362 or 368-8578.
Tree Service 357
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Antiques Classics 2601982 CORVETTE, all
original, looks & runs good, call 865-430-4014
BUICK SPECIAL 1952 Good cond. Runs & drives great. New tires. All orig. $7500 obo. 865-207-3300
CHRYSLER NEW-PORT 1964, 2 dr. Hardtop, all orig., $4,000. 865-919-8575
MGB CONV. 1978, great shape, low mi, $6500. Call 865-992-2230
Sport Utility 261LEXUS RX330, 2005,
silver, gray int, 77k mi, extra clean, $21,995. 865-661-8040
***Web ID# 881080***
Imports 262 HONDA ACCORD EX
2006, V6, s-roof, spoiler, 6 CD, Alloys, all options, very clean, non-smoker. $11,500. 865-806-7195
Honda Accord SE 1997, 4 dr, AT, great mpg, 98k mi, loaded, $4200. 865-582-1974 ***Web ID# 884660***
MITSUBISHI Eclipse 2003, pwr, auto, 4 cyl, 65K mi. $5,100. 865-934-7796
VOLVO V70 2005 4 dr. wagon, 96K mi. Mint cond. $10,600.
Call 865-692-7267 ***Web ID# 881317***
Domestic 265CADILLAC 1990 Sedan
Deville, only 58K mi, always garage kept, immaculate, $5400. 865-688-6363 or 680-2656
Contracting / Gen. 320BLDG REPAIR &
MAINT. Lic'd/ins'd, comm/res, metal roofs, concrete, bobcat, masonry, doors, stucco re-pair, ret. walls, etc. 30 yrs exp! 250-0496
Flooring 330CERAMIC TILE in-
stallation. Floors/ walls/repairs. 32 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328
Furniture Refinish. 331DENNY'S FURNITURE
REPAIR. Refinish, re-glue, etc. 45 yrs exp! 922-6529 or 466-4221
Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER
SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.
Household Furn. 204BR SUITE, antique 4
poster w/boxsprings & mattress. 8 pc, $500 or will sell bed separate for $175. 865-579-1574/659-5965
Household Appliances 204a
GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty Call 637-1060 1716 E. Magnolia Ave.
Fishing Hunting 224GUN SALE, private
collection. Rifles & shotguns. Call 865-671-1553; 865-850-5220
***Web ID# 881155***
Boats Motors 232Bayliner Cabin
Cruiser, 1990, 26 1/2', great shape, trailer, $6500. 865-992-2230
MASTERCRAFT 209 (2003) 570 hrs, factory tower, X-Series fea-tures, clean, great boat, MC trailer incl. $26,500. 865-599-7515
Thompson Marine 1986, 18 ft cuddy cabin, Hydraspot 17' bass boat, 1995 200 Mariner $4000 ea. 865-397-3516
Campers 235CAMPERS WANTED
We buy travel trailers, 5th Wheels, Motor homes & Pop-Up Campers. Will pay cash. 423-504-8036
Motor Homes 237Holiday Rambler Va-cationer, 2000, class A, gas, 32'8. 21,600 mi. $25,000. 865-988-7680
Autos Wanted 253Cash For Junk Repairable or Wrecked Cars, Trucks, Vans or Forklifts. Fast
Free Pickup. Will match or beat competitors prices. 865-556-8956; 865-363-0318
Trucks 257CHEVY S10 Extreme
1999, 120k mi, red, 5 sp, hail damage. Runs/drives exc. $5500/bo. 423-210-0095
***Web ID# 883046***
FORD F150 Heritage, 2004, extra cab, (old style), V6, AT, CD, alum whls, 105K mi. $6,450. 865-934-7796
4 Wheel Drive 258FORD 250 2005, diesel,
Lariat super duty, mint cond, loaded, $17,500 firm. 865-223-9984
FORD F350 1996, die-sel, 4WD, dump box wench, reblt trans, new tires, $7,000. 865-680-0053
Dogs 141POMERANIAN Pups,
cute & adorable, CKC, S&W, 1 Yr. guar. 2 F $500, 2 M $450. 423-404-4189
Poodles Standard AKC, $150 & up. Call
865-221-1378
PUG PUPPIES, AKC, M-$500, F-$550., vet ck'd, shots, dewormed, UTD. 865-804-4293
***Web ID# 881178***
YORKIE PUPS, 8 wks. old, S&W, CKC reg., F $350, M $300. Small. 931-319-0000
YORKIE PUPS AKC, shots & worming, M $300, F $400. 865-828-8067 or 865-850-5513
Horses 143PASTURES FOR rent
in Union Co. Safe & secure for horses. 865-254-9936
Free Pets 145
** ADOPT! * *
Looking for a lost pet or a new one? Visit Young-Williams Animal Center, the official
shelter for the City of Knoxville & Knox County: 3201 Division St. Knoxville. www.knoxpets.org * * * * * * * *
Farmer’s Market 150EXCELLENT GAME
HENS $10 each
865-376-0364
FALL CUTTING GRASS HAY, sm
square bales, avg 55 lbs. Starting $3/bale. 865-850-0130. Straw
bales also available.
Buildings for Sale 19112X24 OFFICE Build-
ing, handicap bath-room & sm. porch. Suitable for car lot. Well built. $4950. 865-680-8000
STEEL ARCH buildings-Inventory closeout-save thousands on select models! 20x20, 25x32, 30x50, others. Ask about more savings$ with dis-play program. Call to-day! 1-866-352-0469.
Shop Tools-Engines 194WELDER, EASY
Mig; industrial re-ciprocating saw; 25 gear pullers; belt sander; 600 watt power converter. $150/all. 865-381-2134
Jewelry 202OVEN, WAX ma-
chine, vacuum ta-ble, casting ma-chine, vent, flexible shaft, work bench, molds & acc's. $1400 865-381-2134
Dogs 141BULL MASTIFFS, AKC,
2 M, 3 F, 7 wks, brindle, $750 ea. 865- 585-6637; 865-585-6655
CHIHUAHUAS, CKC reg, long & short hair, $100. Call 865-654-7199, lv msg.
***Web ID# 881437***
CHIHUAHUAS, M & F., Reg. small, vari-ous colors, shots, $200-$400. 865-216-5770
***Web ID# 881027***
COLLIES, AKC, 2 yr. old fem., 1.5 yr. old male, $200 ea or $300 pr. 865-919-0413
CORGI PEMBROKE Welsh Puppies, AKC Reg. 6 wks. 1st shots. $350. 865-435-2878
Dachshunds, Mini, AKC, 865-936-3095
www.pricelessparadisefarm.com
***Web ID# 883824***
Dachshunds Mini, Reg., M & F, diff. colors & patterns, S&W, $225-$550. 865-216-5770
***Web ID# 881032***
DACHSHUNDS, MINI (very small). $150. full blooded, shots, 9 wks. 865-556-1666
***Web ID# 881540***
DOBERMAN Pincher pups, CKC, blk & rust, M & F, 8 wks, $250. 865-426-9813
***Web ID# 881199***
DOBERMAN PUPS, black & tan, 6 wks. reg., 4 M, $200 ea. 865-254-0602
Dobermans AKC, 4 wks. $350-$450. Blk / blue / red. In house, detailed, Warlock. 865-428-6981 ***Web ID# 883889***
German Shepherd puppies, good Ger-man bldlines, 7 wks, M & F to choose from. 865-300-3776
***Web ID# 883328***
GOLDEN Retriever Puppies, AKC reg, just in time for Christmas, born 10/1/11. 2 M & 5 F. Ready 11/14/11. Light golden, kid friendly. M-$300. F-$350. 423-494-7468 or 423-784-5639
***Web ID# 882317***
GREAT PYRENEES puppies, 7 mo., raised w/chickens, $125. 865-376-0364
LAB BOYS, 1 Yellow English type avail. $600. Call Ronnie
865-428-8993 or check Grandma's Labs on
Facebook. ***Web ID# 881401***
LAB Puppies, absolutely gorgeous, black, white, yellow. 8 wks, 108 yr champ bdln, father reg., Parents on prem. $400. 865-560-6866; 363-5815
***Web ID# 881728***
PEKINGESE PUPS AKC, all shots, vet chkd, 2 yr health guar. 423-404-4510
PIT BULLS, blue nose UKC, Gotti bldln, sis-ters, 1 blind, 1 yr. old. $500 ea. 865-200-9376
Manf’d Homes - Sale 85I BUY OLDER
MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK.
865-384-5643
Manf’d Homes - Rent 86DBL WIDE, 3 br, 2
ba, chain link fnc yard, 2 car gar & carport. $675/mo, $400/dep. 865-582-5411
Trucking Opportunities 106
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SIGN ON BONUSES Hiring Over The Road
Drivers Van, Flatbed, Re-frigerated Openings Call Roehl 1-888-867-
6345 AA/EOE
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Healthcare 110 HILLCREST WEST is
now hiring. RN's-$19.50 to $24.50; LPN's-$15 to $20; CNA's-$10 to $15 plus shift diff/part time and full time, and RN weekend supervisor and cook. Apply online grace.vikus.net/app EOE DFWP
Business Equipment 1336 BLACK leather of-
fice chairs, excel-lent for office or conference room, $50 ea. 865-376-7819
Dogs 141AMERICAN PIT Bull
pups, 9 wks. old, dual reg., 1st & 2nd vaccines, parents on premises. $300-$400 Call after 1pm, no text, 865-696-4238
***Web ID# 882494***
BEAGLES, Blue Tick Mini Smoky. AKC, 9 wks, shots/wormed 865-522-5076
***Web ID# 883845***
BLUE HEELER PUPPIES, $250 ea. 1st shots & wormed. 423-907-2120
BOSTON TERRIER male puppy, AKC, $395. 865-925-8137
www.BetterBulls.com ***Web ID# 884528***
BOSTON TERRIER puppies, 1 F & 2 M, AKC, S&W, $350 or trade for M puppy. 423-489-7071 ***Web ID# 882107***
BOXER PUPPIES, AKC, $400. 1 year health guar. 423-667-9572 or 865-385-8678
***Web ID# 885002***
BOXER PUPPIES AKC reg, 2 Fem, $300. Call before 7 pm, 423-
231-2515 ***Web ID# 883413***
Houses - Unfurnished 743-1 Craftsman, bonus rm,
huge yd, 1715 Birdsong next to golf cse. $675/mo. 865-661-3671
4 BR, 3 1/2 BA, 3 car gar. Halls area. No pets, no smoking. $1500/mo. 865-567-9693
AVAIL. 2 BR, 1 BA, W/D hookup, appls, cent H&A, lg fenced in yard, close to bus, $750/mo + DD. 865-689-5293
FTN CITY, 3 br, 1 ba, bsmnt, lrg yard, lease, DD, cr chk, $750. 865-805-5903 or 865-805-9414
***Web ID# 880820***
GIBBS, 3 BR, 2 BA rancher, 2 car gar., lots of storage. Out-side pets ok. $1,200 per mo. + $800 dep. Refs. req. 865-966-0062 or 865-237-5056
HALLS/GIBBS, 2 BR, 1 ba, $500/mo, $500/ dep. 1 yr lse req'd. No pets. 6508 Archer Rd., 865-388-2736
KARNS AREA, 1, 2 & 3 br, $600-$1250. All appl, no pets. 865-691-8822 or 660-3584
***Web ID# 883598***
Kodak 3 BR, 3 BA, 2 car gar., kit. appl, no
pets, $950/mo. 786- 290-1285;865-201-9284
South, brick 3 br, 1 1/2 ba, new flr, appl &
paint. $800/mo + dep. No Pets. 865-577-8012 ***Web ID# 882826***
TEMPLE ACRES, Halls, 3 BR, 2 BA, enclosed gar., level lot $800/mo No smk/ pets. 865-584-1688
WEST, Cedar Bluff, 3 BR, 2 1/2+ BA, dbl. gar., lg. yard, approx 2,000 sf, no pets, DD, $950/mo. 865-966-8626
WEST KNOX, 4 BR, 2.5 BA, office, great room, 2 car gar., lg. yard, $1400/mo. No pets. 865-719-8676
***Web ID# 878667***
Condo Rentals 76Architect-Designed End unit, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, master on main, 2 car gar., gas frpl, upstairs media rm,
Halls. Lease to Purchase $1100 mo. 865-898-4558
or 865-567-5788
FOUNTAIN CITY AREA Pebblestone Condos
3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car gar, screened back porch,
$850 mo. $850 damage dep. 1 yr lease, no pets. 865-254-9552 or 388-3232
The Meadows, 3 br, 2 ba, remod., brick end unit, hdwd, master w/walk in, frpl, W/D incl, 2 car carport, water & sewer incl. $1100. 865-414-9345
***Web ID# 883693***
Farms & Land 45
FSBO. $129,900
2 yr old house & 44 acres located at 1245 Snake Hollow Road,
Sneedville. House has 3 BR & 2 BA, total of 1,056 SF. Owner will finance with $7,000 down. Call Bill at
877-488-5060 ext 323.
Cemetery Lots 492 PLOTS available.
Greenwood Ceme-tery Sec. 2B, Lot 117, spaces 3 & 4, w/monument rights, $4,000. Can be seen from Tazewell Pk. 865-771-3332
Real Estate Service 53STOP FORECLOSURE Free Report / Free Help
865-365-8888 PreventForeclosureKnoxville.com
Comm. Prop. - Rent 661500 + or - SQ. FT.
medical office space, Campbell Station Rd. New carpet, ceiling
tile, & paint. 865-742-1751
Office/Warehouse 5920 Weisbrook Lane includes 2800 s.f. office/ 4166 s.f. Warehouse/ 3000s.f. Mezzanine
over office. $4500./mo Bill Tate, 423 309 2410
Wanted To Rent 69NEED 3BR HOME,
pet friendly, fenced yard, off busy street. 453-5690.
Apts - Unfurnished 712 BR, water furn.,
ceil. heat, $425 + dep. 1800 6th Ave. 865-397-4911
Apts - Furnished 72
WALBROOK STUDIOS 251-3607
$130 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Stv, Refrig, Basic
Cable. No Lse.
North 40n
RENT TO OWN
3BR, 2BA, Built in 2004. Beautiful Halls
Subd., $161,900. 865-254-5464
Say: I SAW IT
in the
West 40wLakewood Patio Home. Brand new construction, spacious 3-bed, 2-bath, cathedral ceilings, deck & front porch. $169,900 on your lot & avail in Tellico
Village with a FREE LOT, while supply lasts. See model: 865-458-0089
Condos- Townhouses 42GREAT FTN CITY
location. Whitney Place, 2 br, 2 ba, 1 level. Min from shopping, 10 min from UT campus. Priced to sell. $129,900. 865-282-8127
***Web ID# 881058***
*************** SPECTACULAR OCEAN GULF PENTHOUSE
CONDO! 4BR/3BA! Only
$479,900 Same unit sold for $1.2 mil. Ab-solutely gorgeous. THE ONLY pent-
house condo available for sale in Panama City Beach! Enjoy
white sand beach, re-sort-style amenities, luxurious accommo-dations, Must See!
Call now 877-888-2296, ext117.
***************Residence Lots 44 LENDER LIQUIDATION Crossville, TN, 1 acre homesites, clubhouse, lakes, utilities, only
$6,000 ea. Owner financing. 931-261-3317
Tickets 12BASKETBALL Sea-
son Tix, 4 together, Row 5, LL, on aisle, Sect. 119. Football Tix, Sect. U, Ll, Great Seats, 423-762-0995, 423-802-8919
2 SEASON Basketball Tix, Sect 122 Row 7, end of aisle seats, faces UT bench, G10 pass incl. $3,500 obo. Steve 865-524-3607
UT MEN'S BB Season Tic (4) w/parking
pass. Sec 119, row 26, face value. 423-312-3074
Special Notices 15
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TYPE 2 DIABETES DRUG ACTOS be-tween 2000 and pre-sent time and were diagnosed with bladder cancer, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727.
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Homes 40SELL YOUR HOUSE
IN 9 DAYS 865-365-8888
www.TNHouseRelief.com
For Sale By Owner 40aSale or Rent, Tellico Village, 2700 sf, 4 br, 3 1/2 ba w/bonus, 2 car gar, $260K. 4 1/2%
assumable FHA loan. 865-388-5476
***Web ID# 878362***
North 40nNEW AFFORDABLE
home, 711 Sidebrook Ave. 1140 SF, 3 BR, 2 full BA, tile & lami-nate wood flooring, bar in kit., all appl., porch & deck. A must see at $89,900. May consider rent to own. 423-578-0970 or 865-288-4164
DRASTICALLY REDUCED!FOR SALE BY OWNER
HANNAH’S GROVE CONDO. 3820 HONEYTREE LANE. 3 yrs old, 2300 SF, 3BR/3BA, formal DR, lrg master, lrg kit w/island, cherry cabs, black appl, pantry, breakfast rm , bonus rm or 4th BR above 2-car gar, hdwd & tile down, crpt in bonus, plantation wood shutters, sec sys, sec storm drs, HVAC w/April Air Filter Sys, beautiful view from rear windows and deck. $253,900. $220,000. 865-922-3943. Selling due to husband’s illness.
PRICE
REDUCTION
Two-year-old chow chow/retriever mix Columbus is ready
for all this month has to off er, during Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog
month. Columbus is available for adoption at the main
center at 3210 Division St. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-
day through Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. The “new”
center at Young-Williams Animal Village, 6400 Kingston
Pike, is open daily from noon to 6 p.m. Visit www.young-
williams.org to see photos of all of the center’s adoptables
and call 215-6599 for more information about each pet.
Welcome, JumbeJumbe the giraffe
recently moved to the Knoxville Zoo from his digs at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfi eld, Mo. Stand-ing at more than 17 feet tall, the 8-year-old male is busy making friends with female giraffes Patches and Lucille, both current Knox-ville Zoo residents, with hopes of a romance and calves in the herd’s future. The Knoxville Zoo is open
Jumbe is settling in as the new-
est addition of the Knoxville
Zoo’s giraff e herd. Photo submitted
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day except Christmas. Info: www.knoxville-zoo.org.
Chuck is available for adoption at Young-Williams Animal
Center for a spooky low rate of $25 this week only. In cel-
ebration of Halloween, adult hound dogs and orange and
black cats and kittens are available for reduced adoption
rates through Saturday, Nov. 5. Photo submitted
The University of Tennessee Knoxville will host a daylong workshop Friday, Nov. 4, for licensed counsel-ors, clinical psychologists, social workers and others in the helping profession on navigating technology in their daily work.
The 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. event, “Ethics and the Help-ing Professions in a Technological World,” will be at the UT Visitors Center, 2712 Neyland Drive.
Dr. Ted Remley, professor of counselor education at Old Dominion University, will be the guest speaker. He is a member of the bar in Virginia and Florida, a licensed professional counselor, and a licensed mar-riage and family therapist.
Seminar topics will include the impact of technol-ogy on ethics, such as administrative issues in the workplace, clients’ consent to use technology, HIPAA and FERPA privacy statutes, social networking and subpoenas of client records.
Registration is $60 for professionals and $20 for UT students. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Participants can earn six contact hours toward con-tinuing education.
For registration information, visit http://epc.utk.edu/. Participants may also register at the workshop.
UT sponsors seminar
for health care professionals
Master Woodworkers show Nov. 4-6
The East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Knoxville will sponsor the 16th Master Wood-workers Show on Nov. 4-6 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Show times are 5-9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Satur-day and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Sponsors of the show strive to highlight the fi nest woodworking in this region. The three-day event is an unconventional, dynamic blend of gallery layout and the open atmosphere of a festival-style show. With attendance more than dou-bling over the last several shows, the event has gained a reputation as a premiere woodworking event in the Southeast and it has re-ceived exceptional reviews from both makers and the public.
Racheff bulb sale Nov. 5Racheff House and Gar-
dens will hold its second annual Holland bulb sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.
A new shipment of ama-ryllis and paperwhites have just arrived. Also available will be tulips, daffodils and other varieties of spring blooming bulbs. In addi-tion to the bulbs, Racheff will offer crafts, gardening items and note cards.
Proceeds from this event will be used for beautifi ca-tion and maintenance of the house and garden property which is owned by the Ten-nessee Federation of Garden Clubs and operated by a board of governors selected from local garden clubs and state garden club offi cials.
Racheff House and Gar-dens is located at 1943 Ten-nessee Ave. From Western Avenue turn east on Keith and immediately turn left on Schofi eld then back to Tennessee.
Appalachian Arts Craft Center eventsThe Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville
Highway in Norris, is looking for new members to sell their handmade crafts in the Craft Center gallery. Anyone interested in going through the jurying process should bring three samples of their work to the center before noon Thurs-day, Nov. 3.
Center hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The jurying will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and items must be picked up by Nov. 21. Each person going through the process must fi ll out a form and pay a nonrefundable $25 jurying fee. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.
The center is hosting a chili supper with music by the Woodpickers and a silent auction from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Norris Community Building. The cost is $5 for homemade chili, cornbread, dessert and drink. Those wanting to purchase a meal served in their own handcrafted pottery bowl, which they can take home afterwards, can do so for only $20.
There will also be a range of homemade crafts, services and other items up for bid at a silent auction. This event is a fundraiser for the center and is open to the public. People are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by stopping by the center or by calling in advance, although tickets will also be on sale at the door.
Upcoming classes at the center: Nov. 3, Glass Fusing Work-shop, 6:30 to 9 p.m. with Kathy King; Nov. 5, Nuno Felting, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Geri Forkner; Dec. 10, Felted Wool Santa, 2 to 5:30 p.m., with Nancy Shedden and Tammy Straut.
YWCA to host Race Against Racism
YWCA Knoxville will hold its annual Race against Racism starting at 1 p.m. Jan. 14 at the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center, 124 S. Cruze St.
Registration begins at 11:30 a.mm and an awards presentation will begin after the race at 1:45pm. Registra-tion is $15 per person for a team of fi ve or more, $12 per
child under 15, or $20 per individual registered by Jan. 6. Every registration submit-ted after that date will be $25. Every participant will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt on the day of the race.
This year there will be a new stroller walk and stroll-er run to encourage mothers and fathers of young chil-dren to participate.
Info: Danielle Benson at (865) 523-6126. Registra-tion: www.ywcaknox.com/.
B-4 • OCTOBER 31, 2011 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS
health & lifestyles
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Heart catheterization procedures can save lives. Commonly called “balloon” an-gioplasty and stenting, these minimally in-
vasive procedures use tiny, balloon-like cath-eters inserted through a patient’s artery to reach the heart, where they facilitate a num-ber of procedures to prevent and treat heart artery blockages.
Currently, the ma-jority of those cath-eters are inserted through the femoral artery, which is in the
groin. But at Fort Sanders Regional Med-ical Center, a number of heart catheter-ization procedures are being performed through an artery in the wrist, a process called transradial cardiac catheteriza-tion.
This new technique can benefit pa-tients with special health concerns. “It can be more comfortable for people who are morbidly obese, those who have chronic back pain, or patients who are on blood thinners have a higher risk of bleeding,” explains Dr. Joshua Todd, an Interven-tional Cardiologist with Knoxville Heart Group at Fort Sanders Regional. “With the wrist procedure, patients are sitting up immediately afterward with only a
Judith Hodge is back at work at the Fort Sanders Heart Center shortly after
undergoing a heart catheterization procedure through her wrist.
Woman’s heart blockage treated
with procedure thru wristJudith Hodge sees people with
heart disease every day. As a staff member of the Fort Sanders Heart Center, she well knows the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. But, when Judith herself began ex-periencing chest pains off and on, she dismissed the warning signs.
“It’s called denial,” Judith ad-mits now. “I figured it was just indigestion. I’m pretty healthy, so I didn’t think I could be hav-ing heart problems.”
Judith ignored her chest pain for several weeks until one Thursday afternoon, she sud-denly felt unable to walk to her car after work.
“I asked one of our nurses to take my blood pressure, and it was very high,” remembers Ju-dith. “When my EKG was also abnormal, Dr. Todd said, ‘You’re going straight to the ER.’ ”
She spent the night in the hospital and in the morning in-terventional cardiologist Dr. Joshua Todd performed a tran-sradial cardiac catheterization. Judith learned that one of the arteries at the back of her heart was 95 percent blocked. Dr. Todd placed a stent to open the
Judith Hodge
shows the tiny
“battle scar”
on her wrist
from her recent
transradial
heart
catheterization
procedure.
Joshua W. Todd,
M.D.
Interventional
Cardiologist
A quick flick of the wrist? A new way to open blocked heart vessels
“It was so quick,” says Ju-dith. “I didn’t have to lie still for hours and not move my legs. It was very easy on me.”
Judith is amazed at how quickly she recovered from the procedure. “I was back at work on Monday, with just a tiny bat-tle scar on my wrist,” she says, proudly displaying her arm. “If you have to have a heart cath, this is the way to go!”
Judith is continuing her re-covery by adopting a new healthy lifestyle and attending classes in the Fort Sanders Cardiac Reha-bilitation Program.
“They’ve got me exercising
and eating what I’m supposed to,” explains Judith. “I’ve al-ready lost weight and now am building muscle.”
Judith knows that her heart blockage could have been diag-nosed much sooner if she hadn’t ignored her symptoms. “Don’t ignore chest pains like I did. Getit checked out immediately,” she advises. “I almost waited too long. It was way too close.”
For more informationabout transradial catheter-ization and other cardiacprocedures available at FortSanders Regional, call (865)673-FORT (3678).
small wrist bandage in place.”
While only five percent of cardiologists in the United States do transradial cath-eterization versus the traditional femo-ral approach, the use of this technique is growing and evolving.
“European countries perform fifty to ninety percent of their catheterizations through the wrist,” says Dr. Todd. “I think it will become more popular here and possibly become a standard of care
in the U.S. Transradial access has also been shown to reduce hospital length of stay and lower health care costs.”
One drawback to the transradial access is that in some patients (around 10-15%) the procedure may take a little longer than transfemoral access. Also, a quick, non-invasive bedside test must be done first on the wrist to make sure the artery has a dual blood supply in order to safely perform the procedure.
But, with comparable patient out-comes for both methods, using the wrist does give physicians another option for catheter insertion.
“There are clear benefits for many pa-tients with a transradial access catheter-ization, not just for heart procedures, but for any place in the body that needs a stent to open a blocked artery.” says Dr. Todd.
Although the transradial catheteriza-tion procedure may not be suitable for everyone, it is a new cardiac approach available at Fort Sanders Regional thatoffers benefits for those who do qualify.
For more information about thecardiac catheterization proceduresavailable at Fort Sanders Regional, please call (865) 673-FORT (3678).
Benefits of transradial
cardiac catheterization:
Less bleeding
Less pain
Quicker recovery
Earlier return to work
Low complication rate
Lower cost
Improved quality of life
artery and restore blood flow to her heart. The transradial proce-dure is performed through a pa-
tient’s wrist instead of the groin, as done in a traditional heart cath.
A Shopper-News Special Section Monday, October 31, 2011
LifeAs we inch upwards of age 50, one
piece of advice we too often try to ig-nore is “Get your colonoscopy.”
Dr. Bergein Overholt of Gastrointesti-nal Associates (GIA) says, “Don’t put this off! Your life may depend upon it.”
He and his group feel so strongly about the importance of the exam, they have made a day of it: GIA Screening Colonoscopy Day.
The program, now in its third year, provides free colonoscopy exams to a group of people preselected by Interfaith Health Clinic and the Free Medical Clinic of America. GIA has partnered with pro-viders such as Anesthesia Associates of Knoxville, Tennova, Premier Surgical As-sociates, The Endoscopy Center, Boston Scientific, Interactive Optics, the Ameri-can Cancer Society and Salix Pharma-ceuticals to enable folks who might not otherwise be screened to have this poten-tially life-saving procedure.
But perhaps just as important, GIA Screening Colonoscopy Day helps build awareness throughout the community of the importance of this preventative measure.
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An ounce of prevention ...Your life may
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“Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. and one of the most curable if caught early,” said Overholt. “Screening colonoscopy is the only test that allows us to find and remove abnormal cell growths called pol-yps from the entire colon.”
He ought to know. Overholt pioneered fl exible fi beroptic sigmoidoscopy, devel-
oping the instrument which led to modern colonoscopy. As founding partner at GIA, he has fostered a commitment to research for providing the best and most advanced care in gastroenterology. GIA is a national leader in technology for the treatment and diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases.
GIA was the first private practice in the country to develop a state licensed,
Medicare certifi ed, endoscopic ambulato-ry surgery center (ASC), making gastroin-testinal health care more convenient and affordable for patients. Now with three ASC locations in Knoxville, GIA serves as a model for practices around the country.
Currently, GIA is pioneering new tech-nologies and procedures for the treat-ment of Barrett’s esophagus.
During the latest GIA Screening Colonoscopy Day, more than half of the 46 patients screened had polyps removed. Though typically benign, some polyps contain a small area of cancer or will de-velop into cancer over time. Studies have shown that polyp removal has been asso-ciated with a 60- to 90-percent reduction in colorectal cancer.
These exams are essential to prevent-ing colon cancer for anyone age 50 or old-er. It is even more important for people with a family history of colon cancer to be screened regularly.
“I can’t stress enough just how im-portant this screening is,” said Overholt. “This year, 32 percent of the patients screened during the event had at least one cancerous polyp, and one patient was diagnosed with cancer that arose from a polyp. When we find these polyps early, we can very likely prevent or cure this cancer. And early diagnosis gives those with cancer a fighting chance.”
So don’t put it off any longer. In the case of a screening colonoscopy, an ounce of prevention could truly mean a cure.
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MY-2 • OCTOBER 31, 2011 • SHOPPER-NEWS
Medicare is different this year because of
health care reform, and if you’re not aware of how this important program has changed, pay attention.
The Medicare program can be confusing because of its many different parts, supplemental coverage op-tions and specifi c Medicare enrollment periods for dif-ferent products. All of these nuances can make Medicare hard to understand for new enrollees as well as for those who have been on the pro-gram for a number of years.
If you’re new to the pro-gram or even if you’re a seasoned Medicare veter-an, here are six things you should know about the pro-gram heading into 2012.
Be aware of deductibles, coin-surance, out-of-pocket limits and prescription drug costs
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Medicare 2012:What you need to know
If you’re new to Medi-care, it’s important to know that both parts of original Medicare (A and B) have deductibles. And, the Part A deductibles are not tied to a calendar year like they are with traditional health insurance. Instead, they’re
tied to a 90-day benefi t pe-riod, with some exceptions.
The Medicare Part B ben-efi t also includes coinsur-ance after you meet your de-ductible. With coinsurance, Medicare pays a percentage of each bill and you pay the rest (between 20 and 45
percent, depending on the service), after applicable premiums and deductibles.
Original Medicare also has no limits on the amount you could pay out of your own pocket for covered medical services each year. And, original Medicare does not cover the cost of most prescription drugs.
New and existing benefi ts to help you fi ll in Medicare’s gaps
People concerned about some of the gaps in original Medicare have the option to enroll in insurance products regulated by the government but provided by private com-panies. These are products designed specifi cally to fi ll some of the different gaps in Medicare. They include:
Medicare Part D stand- ■alone prescription drug plans, which cover the cost
of most prescription drugs. New Benefi t: In 2012 part D recipients get a 14 percent discount on the cost of ge-neric drugs when they reach Medicare’s coverage gap, or “donut hole,” on top of the 50 percent discount they got last year on the cost of brand name drugs when they reach the donut hole.
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plans, which cover por-tions of the deductibles, coinsurance and out-of-pocket costs not covered by original Medicare.
Medicare Advantage ■
plans, which bundle together the Part D drug benefi t with some additional coverage for deductibles, coinsurance and out-of-pocket costs. New Benefi t: Starting in 2011, health care reform requires all Medicare Advantage plans to have a maximum limit of $6,700 on how much a customer can pay out of their own pocket for medical services, excluding the cost of prescription drugs.
Each type of supplemen-
tal coverage has different guidelines for when you can enroll, change and cancel your coverage.
There are new Medicare annual enrollment dates
Most benefi ciaries can change a Medicare Advan-tage plan or stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plan once per year during Medicare’s annual enroll-ment period (AEP). The dates for AEP changed this year, and run from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 in 2011.
Medicare Supplement plans have an initial en-rollment period, which oc-curs in the fi rst six months after you enroll in Medi-care Part B and are 65 or older. During that time, you can enroll in a Medi-care Supplement plan and not be declined. But, if you try to enroll after the initial enrollment period, your application could be declined based on a review of your medical history.
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SHOPPER-NEWS • OCTOBER 31, 2011 • MY-3
According to the Kaiser Family Foun-dation, out of 523 plans nationwide in 2011, only three received an overall rat-ing of 5, and 74 received an overall rat-ing 4 or 4.5 stars.
Heading into 2012 the hope is that more plans will achieve this high 5-star rating. If you’re lucky enough to have access to a 5-star plan, consider it as an option for your coverage. One benefi t of a 5-star plan is that you can enroll at any time, even outside of Medicare’s annual enrollment period.
Make way for baby boomers qualifying for “Original Medicare” at age 65
That, plus the new dates, means peo-ple who wait until the last minute could be putting themselves at risk. It’s a good idea to make a plan and review your coverage for 2012 early.
A great place to review and re-search the different Medicare prod-ucts available in your ZIP code is www.planprescriber.com.
2012 Medicare annual enroll-ment period runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2011.
from a Supplement plan to an Advan-tage plan, the AEP is a good time to make that switch.
It’s critical to compare drug coverage every year
PlanPrescriber.com, an Internet compa-ny that allows people to compare Medicare plans side-by-side and research benefi ts, drug prices and different coverage options, looked at 25,000 user sessions on its web-site during the 2011 AEP (between Nov. 15, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2010). Customers en-tered their ZIP code; their existing Medicare prescription drug plan or Medicare Advan-tage drug plan; and the names, dosages and frequency of any prescription drugs they were taking, if any.
The site’s prescription drug plan compar-ison tool found that, on average, a user could save more than $500 per year — more than $40 per month — by reviewing their options and changing their prescription drug plan.
But, averages don’t tell the full story. In a recent news article, a MarketWatch reporter compared the cost differences for a single drug in one Georgia ZIP code and found that annual expenses could range from $2,661 to $9,032, depending on which Medicare Advantage plan is chosen. If you want to review and research the different Medicare products available in your ZIP code, www.planprescriber.com is a great place to start.
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MY-4 • OCTOBER 31, 2011 • SHOPPER-NEWS
Did you know you have more than 600 muscles in your
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• Get aerobic exercise. Try to get between 30 to 60 minutes of blood-pumping exercise daily to build muscle endurance. And stretch your muscles before and after to prevent injury.
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“We live in an amazing time when we really are able to have some control over how we age,” says Dr. Wright. “In fact, there’s new evidence that boomers and seniors who exercise three to fi ve times a week are able to retain lean muscle like younger ath-letes. So don’t let your age dis-courage you from living a health-ier, active life today!”
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