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Decorating the White House

Dusty and Mary Beth Reagan (at right) pause at the East Visitors’ En-

trance to the White House. Mary Beth is owner of The Flower Pot, 700 S.

Gay St., and was one of fewer than 100 fl orists and decorators from across

the country selected to decorate the White House for the holidays. She

embellished the planters shown here and also the helped with the man-

tel, tree and decorations in the Diplomatic Room. See story on page 12

By Wendy SmithNo one’s more excited that Knox-

ville has hired a full-time urban forester than Public Service Di-rector David Brace. Planting and maintaining city trees is just one of the department’s many respon-sibilities, which include trash and brush removal, mowing and fi xing potholes.

“He’s going to wake up every morning thinking about it,” Brace says of Kasey Krouse. “It won’t just be reactive.”

Krouse came onboard early this month. Mayor Madeline Rogero an-nounced the creation of the urban forestry position during her budget address this spring. The city has a $50,000 budget for planting new trees, and over 500 trees will be planted in the coming year.

He’s no stranger to Knoxville’s tree scene. His previous employer, Davey Resource Group, worked on the city’s tree inventory in 2011. He spent a few weeks getting to know the city’s practices, and was im-pressed.

“Knoxville has a solid goal in place,” he says.

Krouse worked with Davey Re-source Group for six years, and has conducted tree inventories in cities across the country. Knoxville com-pares well in some areas, like its tree board, he says. The city’s tree board was named the state’s best by the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council in 2012. But there is room for improvement in other areas, like mulching, he says.

Urban forester gets to work

Knoxville Public Service Director David Brace tours the PetSafe Downtown Dog Park with Kasey Krouse, the city’s

new urban forester. Photo by Wendy Smith

He will manage the tree board and monitor the health and stock of the city’s trees. He also plans to offer edu-cation both internally and to the com-munity. He’d especially like to meet with neighborhood associations.

Knoxville has good resources, in-cluding numerous nonprofi t groups and the UT extension offi ce, and Krouse hopes to spend his early days on the job getting to know peo-ple. He’ll also look into funding op-

portunities that could provide even more trees for the city.

Brace accompanied Krouse on a quick tour of the trees sur-rounding PetSafe Downtown Dog Park last week. They observed a line of white pines with their tops removed to accommodate utility lines. The trees should never have been planted there, said Brace. Having an urban forester that oversees planting will help safe-

guard the city’s tree budget.When it comes to tree placement,

you need to look 60 to 80 years down the road, says Brace.

Krouse says Knoxville has the key players in place for a succes sful urban forestry program – a good tree board, a green-minded mayor, and now, a dedicated urban forester.

“I hope Knoxville will be a mod-el for urban forestry programs in other cities.”

Miracle MakerWhen most parents think

about the Parent Teacher As-sociation, they envision the handful of women who work the equivalent of a full-time job to raise money for smart boards and playground equip-ment. But when members from each of the county’s PTA-af-fi liated schools come together, even bigger things happen.

➤ See Wendy Smith’s story on A-9

Coff ee BreakLongtime Shopper-News

columnist Dr. Jim Tumblin received the 2012 Knox Heritage Media Award for his long-running monthly col-umn, History and Mysteries.

We are quite proud of Dr. Jim and thought you needed to get better acquainted with him over this week’s Coffee Break.

➤ See page A-8

Being cool“It’s hard to believe, but

there was a time when I was cool,” writes Wendy Smith.

“I wore the latest clothes, listened to the latest bands, and occasionally felt the warm glow of admiration. Back then, in my college days, I dreamed of graduating, getting a job, and buying a stereo. I got around to the fi rst two.”

Walk with Wendy down memory lane.

➤ See her wrap-up on page A-3

Comedy of errorsChanging coaches wasn’t as

depressing as some disasters, Marvin West says. The search was a comedy of errors. Never have so many who knew so little said so much. Media and fans with “inside” information were very entertaining. Better than Oprah. The outcome was OK.

➤ See Marvin’s story on page A-8

Engineering at Sequoyah

Sequoyah Elementary School students and their families made prosthetic hands, used lamps to steer solar-powered model cars and built “tumbling towers” during Family Engineering night held in the school gym.

➤ See Sara Barrett’s story on A-10

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By Wendy SmithIt’s hard to believe, but

there was a time when I was cool. I wore the latest clothes, listened to the lat-est bands, and occasionally felt the warm glow of ad-miration. Back then, in my college days, I dreamed of graduating, getting a job, and buying a stereo. I got around to the fi rst two.

As a parent of three, I’ve purchased countless elec-tronic devices – for other people. While that clearly implies that I’m no longer cool, I’ve led a full and sat-isfying life without a gadget in my pocket.

When my teenagers purchased iPhone 5s, I got my daughter’s (somewhat unfashionable 2nd genera-tion) iPod touch by default. It took some time to fi gure out how this device could be incorporated into my life. I don’t listen to music while I work, and I like the sound of silence when I walk or run.

When my family is around, I feel like my ears should be available.

But the children loaded a few of my favorite songs, and I turned up the vol-ume so I could hear over the vacuum cleaner. Sud-denly, housework was fun! I learned how to add old favorites, like R.E.M. and Jackson Browne. I down-loaded new songs, like the one that plays during vam-pire baseball in “Twilight.” The iPod now feels comfort-able in my pocket.

I’ll never be cool again. But when I listen to my mu-sic, I remember what it felt like, and that’s almost as good.

■ Sharing the Oompa Loompa loveNine students from

the Knoxville Jewish Day School performed songs from the school’s recent production of “Willy Won-

ka Jr.” at two Knox County schools, including Fair Gar-den Preschool, last week. Approximately 140 stu-dents and teachers took a break from studies to hear the 4th- and 5th-grade stu-dents perform songs like “Oompa Loompa Two,” which warns against ex-cessive gum-chewing, and “Think Positive,” sung by Charlie and his father.

One of the highlights of the show was Violet’s (played by Yuval Koenig) magical transformation into a blueberry.

The older students en-joyed the opportunity to perform for the youngsters who, most likely, didn’t have the opportunity to see the play.

“I liked the reaction of the kids because they were all so happy that we were there. They were asking to have their pictures taken with us. They were so cute,” said Koenig.

New device kindles old memories

Amber Roper, Ben Ebel, Kirk Parsons, Hallie Boring, Matias Landau, Yuval Koenig, Frank Sturm, and Ron Arel perform songs from

the Knoxville Jewish Day School’s production of “Willy Wonka Jr.” at Fair Garden Preschool last week. Photos by Wendy Smith

“Willy Wonka Jr.” cast members Yuval Koenig and Hallie Boring

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In 2009, the political-ly active Troy Whiteside walked into an East Knox-ville establishment and ran into an old foe.

Minutes later out in the parking lot, witnesses saw Whiteside astride a prone Stacey Sudderth, emptying a Glock 19 clip into his back as he lay face down on the asphalt.

Whiteside claimed self-defense.

Whiteside was arraigned and charged with second-degree murder. Attorney General Randy Nichols re-cused himself because of his personal relationship with the defendant.

Attorney General Berke-ley Bell came in from Greeneville, took over the case and upped the charge to murder one.

Whiteside’s trial date has been repeatedly postponed.

There’s an ancient max-im about mills of justice grinding slowly, but exceed-ing fi ne. The fi rst clause is undeniably true in Knox County. The second is sub-ject to question.

In 2006, outgoing Re-publican Party chair Chad Tindell discovered that an employee of county Mayor Mike Ragsdale had gotten into his private email ac-count and was spreading around his personal emails. He made a lot of noise about

Tindell prosecution: selective justice?

it and asked Attorney Gen-eral Randy Nichols to pros-ecute. Nichols declined, telling a reporter “it’s just a bunch of Republicans fi ght-ing among themselves.”

In 2007, a routine county audit exposed trouble in then-Trustee Mike Lowe’s offi ce. Local media feasted on stories about phantom employees, fi ve-fi gure over-payments and questionable purchases.

Lowe and four others were indicted recently and still have not come to trial.

In 2008, another audit exposed some $130,000 misuse of county purchas-ing cards by members of Mayor Mike Ragsdale’s ad-ministration. Local media cranked out stories about fancy wining and dining, to-go smoothies and expensive hotels.

Yet only one person was prosecuted, Cynthia Finch, who was convicted in 2011 of forging receipts.

Three other employees, two of whom were, like Finch, African-American women, lost their jobs. When he sentenced Finch to unsupervised probation,

Mayor Madeline Rogero was at her best last week when she spoke against the extension of the South Knoxville Parkway. She was firm, direct and right on. She wants a green city and knows this proposal was anti-green from its inception by extending a roadway over fragile lands and a growing park system which is important to South Knoxville’s new awareness and progress.

Vice Mayor Nick Pal-vis, who represents South Knoxville, has been strong in promoting the new South Knoxville to his great credit.

■ Gov. Bill Haslam was strong and made us proud last week as well when he defended the hiring of Samar Ali, whose only problem seems to be she is a Muslim, has been at-tacked viciously by some who are intolerant of other religions.

Ali grew up in Hum-phreys County in Middle Tennessee. She was a 4H leader in high school and president of the student body at Vanderbilt.

She is now an attorney who works in the Depart-ment of Economic and Community Development.

Haslam pointed out to a questioner who accused the Governor of hiring a “Shariah compliance” ex-pert that Ali “is as Tennes-see as they come.”

We should remem-ber that this nation was founded by many who sought religious freedom and fled European nations which did not allow more than one religion to be practiced.

■ While the 2014 election is two years off, mailers have gone out for a Jan. 7 fundraiser at Scripps Networks Inter-active offices on Sher-rill Boulevard in West Knoxville for a $1,000-a-person fundraiser for Gov. Haslam, who is not expected to have a serious opponent based on his successful first two years in office.

It is hard to imagine that he will face signifi-cant Republican or Demo-cratic opposition.

Expect to receive invita-tions from Sen. Alexan-der’s campaign as well. Alexander also has no an-nounced opponents and, with the public support of the entire Tennessee GOP Congressional delegation (minus scandal-plagued Rep. Scott DesJarlais), is not expected to face major opposition.

Haslam is fundraising, Alexander close behind

■ Rep. Jimmy Duncan is Alexander’s campaign chair. Any who think Alexander will take his re-election for granted should think again. Alexander is one of the most competi-tive and well-organized public officials I have ever known. We first met in 1966 when we both worked in the Howard Baker for U.S. Senate campaign.

Alexander will leave no stone unturned in his quest for a 3rd term.

■ Gov. Haslam’s deci-sion for Tennessee not to run its own health insur-ance exchange is further evidence of the Obama Administration’s failure to get its act together in a way which can be persuasive to a practical CEO-type governor like Haslam.

Haslam was one of a handful of Republican governors who was willing to work to implement the plan if it made sense.

The fact that the draft regulations exceeded 800 pages and were still a draft, plus a goal line which kept moving, was a strong argument to avoid this changing plan until one actually knew what it involved.

The bottom line is that Haslam was not persuaded that the plan was good for Tennessee.

At this point in time, Haslam clearly made the right decision. Perhaps the day will come when the Obama Administra-tion will have a plan which makes sense for states to implement, but that day is apparently a long ways off.

■ Next week, a report on my week long trip to Myanmar (Burma).

■ For those of you who recall our son, J Victor, being born during my first term as mayor in 1990, an update on him 22 years later is that he graduated from Purdue University yesterday, Sunday, Dec. 16, with a major in computer science and starts to work in February for Booz Allen outside Washington, D.C.

Time flies and his parents are very proud of him.

Our daughter, Martha, 20, is a sophomore at the University of Richmond.

Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood said the prosecution “was not fair.”

In March 2011, the pre-scription drug-addicted Judge Richard Baumgart-ner pleaded guilty to one count of offi cial miscon-duct, agreed to retire from the bench and was allowed to keep his pension.

A year later, federal pros-ecutors stepped in, and within months Baumgart-ner was found guilty of a fel-ony. Now he faces possible prison time, hefty fi nes and the loss of his pension.

Last week, a yearlong scandal in Trustee John J. Duncan III’s offi ce burped up two guilty pleas to facili-tation of a felony, a Class A misdemeanor.

Delinquent Tax Attorney Chad Tindell and Chief of Staff Josh Burnett resigned and will get 11-month, 29-day suspended sentences.

Duncan has admitted giving himself and four em-ployees bonuses for County Technical Assistance Ser-vice courses they never completed.

Details are murky, but Tindell, who did not receive the CTAS bonus, is in trou-ble for authoring the trust-ee’s salary suit, an arcane document state law requires county fee offi cers to submit annually in order to receive operating funds.

Chad Tindell

These “friendly” lawsuits go to the law director and the fi nance director before being approved by the may-or.

It’s hard to understand Randy Nichols’ selective prosecutions.

Why were Ragsdale and his top aides allowed to repay the money they had misappropriated with no criminal charges?

Will Troy Whiteside ever face a jury?

Why did it take federal prosecution to obtain justice in the Baumgartner case?

And it’s hard to see Chad Tindell, whose beefed-up delinquent tax collection efforts resulted in an un-expected windfall for the county this year, as any-thing more than grist for the mill.

My dad used to say a man shouldn’t have to preach his own funeral. Sitting through Thursday’s meet-ing of the Union County Board of Education, I fi nally understood what he meant.

Embattled Director of Schools D. Wayne Goforth said he will “move on” when his contract expires on June 30, 2013. His statement cleared the way to start a search for his replacement, and it kept board members from having to vote on his tenure. You would have thought one of the seven members might have found something to say.

“Thanks,” would have worked.

Goforth distributed a four-page list of achieve-ments that he said he and the board, working togeth-er, had achieved during his four years. “I hope things go well for Union County Schools,” he said.

Stone-faced, the board moved to the next item.

Wayne Goforth is not some guy we brought in from someplace else. He’s one of us, born and raised in East Tennessee. His parents were well-known in Baptist circles. Wayne and his brothers sang gos-pel music. He’s worked for Union County Schools for

Goforth moves on, thankless

30 years. And he deserves a thank-you for his efforts.

In a county where lo-cal funds for education are scarce, Goforth found fed-eral grants, state grants and private money for ini-tiatives. He’s got enough computers to have all the county’s kids take statewide tests online in 2014, and few systems can claim that.

He even got fi ber cables installed to each school, owned by the school sys-tem. His only concern, as he told board members last week, is that the meter box-es at the middle school and Maynardville Elementary might not be big enough to power up all the computers at once.

But that won’t be Wayne Goforth’s problem as he “moves on” next July.

He told me awhile back that his wife just won’t let him leave Union County. Tater Valley is home. And there’s that nifty grandchild that he dotes on, living just

over the ridge in Fountain City.

So I guess we can create two want ads for upcoming editions:

The fi rst: “Wanted – job for not-quite-over-the-hill educator; aggressive, vi-sionary, able to feed a multi-tude with loaves and fi shes.

The second: “Help want-ed – director of schools for rural county, not noted for local tax support. The suc-cessful candidate should be aggressive (but not step on toes), visionary (but not offensive to traditionalists) and able to feed a multitude with loaves and fi shes (but not by juggling funds).

Of note to Knox County readers, Goforth built Pau-lette Elementary for $6.8 million with a Knoxville architect and contractor. It meets state specs and may even win an award.

He jumped on a state law allowing a local school district to create a virtual academy. His deal with Virginia-based K12 made Union County Schools the fi rst and only school system to produce its own revenue – $400,000 this year alone.

Parents mobbed Thurs-day’s meeting to complain about losing their school nurses. It was a program Goforth had worked out

D. Wayne Goforth

with a private vendor that billed insurance rather than the school district to cover its costs.

Goforth said he will pay the LPNs for at least a week with money budgeted for substitute teachers while he works to fi nd another vendor.

Knox County doesn’t have a nurse in every school, and I’ll bet few counties do.

Doggone that Goforth. He ran too far ahead of

the pack – an incredibly vulnerable position – and the pack overtook him.

His salary for all of this grief is $86,000 a year with no “buy-out bonus.” There are classroom teachers in other systems making more.

So we’ll say it.“Thanks, Wayne.”

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Today, the almost 90-degree curve located a few hundred yards west of the entrance to Fox Den Vil-lage on Kingston Pike is guarded by a traffi c signal and a caution light, which gives it a benign appearance and masks its past history.

But 60 years ago, the locals called it the “death curve.” I am not sure how the curve came to be called Rose Hill, but the most plausible suggestion is that it was named after an infamous road-house located on the north side of the Pike almost in the center of the curve. The only remaining evidence of that structure today

is a small, partially paved parking area that was located in front of the building.

The curve became famous to the locals for two reasons: the per-ils it created for truckers and the infamous nature of the roadhouse. Before construction of I-40/75, Highways 11 and 70 were the main east-west and north-south routes in the area, which brought Rose Hill curve into play. For truckers heading east, the curve gave little warning of its severity, and they frequently ran off an embankment some 15 feet deep on the south side of the highway.

The Rose Hill ‘death’ curve

One of my high school class-mates, Jane Walker Black, lived on her family’s farm where Wen-tworth Town Homes is now lo-cated. Jane recalls that it was not unusual to be awakened at night by a large crash, which she immediately recognized as an-other trucker who had failed to make the turn. As Jane recalls, this happened with considerable frequency and often resulted in serious injury to the trucker.

For young teenagers, the curve represented a different chal-lenge: to see who could go around it at the highest speed. I am not sure who held the record, but as far as I can remember, no one in our gang ever crashed. The fast-est speed anyone achieved was just more than 60 miles per hour headed east and slightly lower going west. Of course, the trials had to be done at night to see the lights of oncoming traffic.

As for the roadhouse, it was one of the most popular places around for certain types of pa-trons who were all too tough

for a bunch of teenagers. Shoot-ings were quite common, and in fact occurred on a weekly basis. Most law enforcement avoided the joint because it was a place where you could easily walk in and be carried out. In fact, I al-ways drove by it as quickly as possible to avoid becoming the victim of a stray bullet.

On one particular occasion, one of our local law enforcement officers, deputy Clarence Hobbs, was called to investigate a re-ported shooting. Deputy Hobbs was a World War I veteran and was not known to be fearful of anyone. But on that evening he entered the road house to arrest the shooter and ended up being shot.

The shooter left Rose Hill and went to another road house, the Sandstone, located about a mile further west at Dixie-Lee Junc-tion. Deputy Hobbs survived the shooting, and the shooter was arrested later that evening by his cousin Clemmy Hobbs, who was also a county deputy.

If truckers were the main vic-tims of the eastbound curve, the westbound traffi c was subjected to an even greater risk. Most of the patrons who left the road-house were extremely intoxicated and often backed out of the nar-row parking lot onto the highway without looking for oncoming ve-hicles. The result was that some unsuspecting motorists became victims of the roadhouse without ever entering the place.

I am not sure when Rose Hill closed, because I left the area to enter the service shortly after graduating from high school. Roadhouses were common on U.S. highways during the late ’40s and early ’50s and many had the reputation of being a danger-ous place to hang out.

But Rose Hill was the worst of the worst. Even today it is im-possible for me to drive past the location without remembering the many accidents and trage-dies that occurred there some 60 years ago.

Arms outspread like a Christmas tree, Knoxville native and former NFL quarterback Chad Pen-

nington displays some of the backpacks he packed himself for the children in group and foster

homes through Child and Family Tennessee. The backpacks include hats, gloves and jackets. Photos by S. Barrett.

Christmas with Chad scores with kidsBy Sara Barrett

For children in the group homes and foster care pro-gram of Child and Family Tennessee, Santa came ear-ly and in the form of a for-mer NFL quarterback.

Knoxville native and Fox Sports analyst Chad Pennington put a personal touch on donations from his charitable foundation 1st and 10 as he spent some time Dec. 13 with the kids who benefi ted.

The day included gifts of backpacks that Pennington, a Webb School of Knox-ville football standout who played pro football in New York and Miami, personally packed with hats, gloves and jackets.

Each child got a $250 gift card followed by a shopping spree at Target and a party at Zuma Fun Center.

Jeff Gencay, staff mem-ber of Child and Family,

Chad Pennington and his father, former Webb School coach

Elwood Pennington, load gift bags into the car before heading

to a pizza party at Zuma Fun Center.

said, “These kids have been watching the Target circu-lars for weeks.”

Each year, Pennington’s 1st and 10 Foundation pays

for the Christmas shopping spree with a pizza party and unlimited rides and games at Zuma.

Pennington drove just

under three hours from his new home in Lexington, Ky., to be at the event, which he and his family have been hosting for eight years. The

foundation, which Penning-ton began in 2003, awarded $156,000 in grants in 2011.

“You are not here be-cause of me,” Pennington told the kids just before the shopping began. “I am here because of you.”

He said the children are always surprised when they get to the party after their shopping spree, and he hops into a go-cart right along

with them.Pennington and his dad,

Elwood, loaded bags of candy into Pennington’s car before heading to the party at Zuma.

When asked what he thinks of his son’s achieve-ments, a proud Elwood smiled but also got a little nostalgic.

“They are still little boys to their dads,” he said.

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Marvin West

Changing coaches wasn’t as depressing as some di-sasters. The search was a comedy of errors. Never have so many who knew so little said so much. Media and fans with “inside” infor-mation were very entertain-ing. Better than Oprah.

The outcome was OK. Butch Jones may very well be the best fi fth or sixth choice in America. Several other schools wanted him. I read an editorial which said he is a solid pick. Wow.

Butch looks like a foot-ball coach. He talks like a football coach. He may be a very good traveling sales-man. He might also be a

Comedy of errors*

fi sherman. He stretches things just a little.

He said, “Tennessee’s been my dream job for a while. I grew up watching Tennessee football.”

That sounds like a pub-lic relations spin. He has seen one Tennessee football game. That was the day the “dream job” idea hatched. When he looked around

Neyland Stadium on Sept. 10, 2011, he undoubtedly thought, “My, oh my, what I could do with this.”

Butch has been a con-sistent winner in the little leagues. He seems confi dent his plan will work big time. Infallible was his word. I hope he knows what defen-sive ends, linebackers and cornerbacks look like in this league. I hope he can fi nd and sign some from the shark pool.

Jones said he will put together the best staff of assistants.

“Not just the Southeast-ern Conference, the entire country.”

That is impressive. It would have been more meaningful if he had brought back Tee Martin. I sure hope Butch never has to change seven assistants at one time.

In trying to decide how slick a salesman Butch re-ally is, I listened carefully to what was said about in-state prospects and top priorities. I think I heard “We will own our state.”

That is something like “building a fence” on both sides from Bristol to Mem-phis. I have heard that be-fore. I have never seen it.

I join Dave Hart in wish-ing Butch the very best. Hart’s wishes may be even more fervent than mine. The athletic director and the coach are linked at the hip.

This was Hart’s call. There are no consultants to blame. There was no search committee. There might should have been. There were several swings and misses.

Time was not a factor. Hart had half a season for a head start. He guessed wrong on RSVPs.

I don’t know but I’ve been told that people of infl uence (including Peyton Man-ning and Kenny Chesney) believed they could deliver Jon Gruden. No, thank you. Hart did not need help and he did not want to relin-quish authority, and what’s more, Gruden was a bad idea, a misfi t for college football.

So, how about Jimbo Fisher? Or the original

Stoops? Do you think MikeGundy used Hart for le-verage? Larry Fedora justwasn’t moving after onlyone year. Bo Pelini? Prob-ably not. Charlie Strongwas a done deal. All thatremained was picking thepress conference hour. WasJimmy Cheek a helpfulwrap? Hart was shocked bythis turndown.

Butch Jones was thereall the time, rejecting of-fers left and right, waitingpatiently for his dream tocome true. What a story!What an ending!

*The original “Comedyof Errors” was one of Wil-liam Shakespeare’s earliestplays. It was a farce withsignifi cant humor comingfrom mistaken identity.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com.

CrossCurrents

LynnHutton

The gathering

In my day-to-day work, I spend a lot of time with our homeless neighbors. They are truly the outcast of our society, sometimes because of their own decision-mak-ing and sometimes because of circumstances complete-ly beyond their control.

Just as the causes for their current situation vary

widely, so also do their atti-tudes toward their circum-stances. Some are resigned, others are angry; some are looking for a rescuer; still others are fi red up to get busy and do something to improve their lot.

In other words, they are a lot like the rest of us: a mixed bag.

I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. At that time I will bring you home, at the time when I gather you.

(Zephaniah 3: 19b-20a NRSV)

And it is that motley crew (which includes all of us sinners) that God prom-ises to save and to gather.

Gather is an interesting word.

It comes from the Old English gaderian, which is (according to Webster’s New Collegiate Diction-ary) akin to the Sanskrit gadh, which means “to hold fast.”

“To hold fast.” Well, that is good news indeed! If God’s intent is to bring us home and hold us fast – to gather us – then all is well.

However, and this is a huge however! Sometimes we don’t want to be gath-ered. We don’t want to be held fast. We want to be independent, to have our own way. “By myself!” was my watchword when I was a toddler (so I’m told). My daughter Jordan’s declara-tion of independence was an emphatic “Baby do it!” (Eden, on the other hand, who is a different per-sonality altogether, was famous for saying philo-sophically, “Whatever.”)

Jesus encountered some

of the same recalcitrance among the people of Je-rusalem. He wept openly over the city, saying, “Je-rusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” (Matthew 23:37 NRSV)

So, why, I wonder, did this whole line of thought come to me during the Ad-vent season? This sounds more like a Lenten medi-tation than an Advent one, even to me.

Perhaps it is because what I have described is

the human condition: our unwillingness to be “gath-ered,” to be “held fast,” by our Creator. Our rebel-lion against God’s love is the reason God had to do something.

What God decided to do for us was to become one of us. God came into the world; God arrived (the word Advent means ar-rival) the way all the rest of us arrived, as a helpless baby. Except that there was one important dif-ference. God came as the One who would fulfill the promise given to Zepha-niah: he would save us, gather us, change us, and bring us home.

Thanks be to God!

By Wendy SmithThe cattle weren’t lowing, but they did wiggle around a

bit to keep from getting poked by the angels.Central Baptist Church of Bearden held an impromptu

nativity last week. It’s an annual event that tells the Christ-mas story in a fun and informal environment.

“Children come to tell the nativity story and enter into it,” says preschool and family minister Kara Wheeler.

Tradition calls for the family with the youngest child in the congregation to play Mary, Joseph and Jesus. This year, the role fell to Jon and Amy Tucker and baby Jude.

A handbell parody and a reading of the Christmas story from the book of Luke rounded out the evening.

An impromptu nativity

Jon, Amy and baby Jude Tucker played the holy

family in Central Baptist Bearden’s impromptu

nativity. Jude’s sister, Taylor, was an angel.

Mary Stephen Schwalb recites

part of the Christmas story

from memory following Cen-

tral Baptist Bearden’s nativity. Photos by Wendy Smith

Lila Belle Kelly and Caleb

Hodges look on as Brianna

Hodges presents a gift to

baby Jesus.

By Suzanne Foree NealA special celebration

brought a special friend to town for a visit with Pastor Fredrick E. Brabson Sr., his wife, Delores, and their family.

The Rev. Fred Luter Jr., the fi rst African-American presi-dent of the Southern Baptist Convention, came from New Orleans to preach at New Covenant Baptist Church, 10319 Starkey Lane in West Knoxville. Luter was part of the festivities marking Brab-son’s 20th anniversary at New Covenant. The two pas-tors have been friends and associates for 15 years.

“He’s rarely out of his own pulpit on Sunday mornings,” Brabson said. “He does most of his travel during the week. He did honor my request as a friend, and I appreciate that he did that and missed his own Sunday service.”

The celebration’s theme was “Jesus … The Center: Two Decades of Winning Souls and Changing Lives (John 3:16).” Brabson said that Bible verse is the mis-sion statement for his church. “John 3:16 certainly enhanc-es what we do in our church,” Brabson said.

“We want to win souls for Christ. That is our whole mission as a church. It is im-portant as a church to reach your community for Christ

and seek to grow the com-munity in that personal walk with Christ.”

Luter, who is senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, grew up in the lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans and found his path as a preacher after a hor-rifi c motorcycle accident left him with compound fractures and serious head injuries. He realized he wanted to go into ministry and began preaching on a street corner at Galvez and Caffi n in New Orleans ev-ery Saturday. In 1986, he was named pastor at Franklin Av-enue Baptist Church.

When Hurricane Katrina blew through, she left be-hind eight feet of water in the church. Parishioners scattered. Luter traveled the country to personally let the parishioners know the church was being rebuilt and to come home. Many have returned, and the church is thriving.

As president of the South-ern Baptist Convention, Lut-er leads the largest protestant denomination at a time when it aims for greater participa-tion among non-whites. SBC was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Nashville. It represents 45,700 church-es and 16 million members.

Brabson said Luter’s se-lection to lead the Southern

Breaking bread with

the Baptist presidentThe Rev. Fred Luter Jr., senior

pastor of Franklin Avenue Bap-

tist Church and president of the

Southern Baptist Convention,

laughs with Pastor Fredrick E.

Brabson Sr. of New Covenant

Baptist Church at his 20th pasto-

ral anniversary celebration. In the

background are Gary Reid and

Gwen Valentine. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Enjoying fellowship at the celebration are Delores Brabson,

fi rst lady of New Covenant Baptist Church, and Elizabeth Luter,

fi rst lady of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans.

Choir members at New Covenant Baptist Church sing at a spe-

cial service to mark the pastor’s 20th anniversary.

Baptist Convention is “awe-some” and shows the organi-zation’s willingness to “show inclusiveness and leader-ship,” Brabson said. “He is drawn to people, and that’s a good quality. He can relate to people across all lines.”

There were several high-lights of Luter’s visit for Brab-son. In addition to delivering the Sunday message from the pulpit at New Covenant, Brabson said he and his wife, Delores, were happy to have Luter and his wife, Elizabeth,

in their home, where there was a lot of talk of old times and new times.

And even though the visit was forged in friendship, Brabson also saw a wider vi-sion and honor in Luter’s visit.

“I was certainly glad to

have the president of theSouthern Baptist Conven-tion come to our church andour city to share the gospel ofChrist and promote the con-vention’s mission in our com-munity, our city and state,”he said.

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

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

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

with Dr. Jim TumblinLongtime Shopper-News columnist Dr. Jim Tumblin

received the 2012 Knox Heritage Media Award for his long-running monthly column, History and Mysteries. We are quite proud of Dr. Jim and thought you needed to get better acquainted with him over this week’s Coffee Break.

Dr. Tumblin graduated from Central High School in 1944 and took his pre-optometry courses in the Naval Re-serve Offi cers Training Corps at Milligan College, Central Michigan University and at the University of Michigan. He graduated from Illinois College of Optometry in 1948.

Tumblin was in the private practice of Behavioral Op-tometry in Fountain City for 46 years, with the exception of his two years in the Army’s Medical Service Corps at Ft. Belvoir, Va. He specialized in the area of vision-relat-ed learning problems of children and teens. He is a past president of the American Optometric Association (1972-1973) and the Optometric Extension Program Founda-tion (OEPF) (1983-1987).

Jim was named the Fountain City Man of the Year in 1999 and received the Claude C. Myers Lifetime Achieve-ment Award in 2006. He also co-wrote the Images of America “Fountain City” installment from Arcadia Pub-lishing with C. Milton Hinshilwood.

Pour yourself a cup of Joe and get to know one of Foun-tain City’s favorites.

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? If documentaries count, my favorite quote is, “So, fi rst

of all, let me assert my fi rm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” from Franklin Delano Roos-evelt’s inaugural address, March 4, 1933.

What are you guilty of? Forgetting my priorities list when the mail carrier

delivers a new book on Civil War (or local) history.

What is your favorite material possession? I have a love/hate relationship with my desktop com-

puter, depending on how it is acting on any given day.

What are you reading currently? Margery Weber Bensey’s new book, “Park City: A

Knoxville Neighborhood History.”

What was your most embarrassing moment? As president-elect of AOA, I was chosen to play catch-

er for the president’s fi rst pitch at a St. Louis Cardinals game in Busch Stadium with a capacity crowd. The pitch was low and outside and I muffed it. The photograph in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the next day was captioned, “Fumblin’ Tumblin.”

What are the top three things on your bucket list? 1. Spend another week on Sanibel Island, Fla.2. Climb Mt. LeConte one more time and sit at Cliff

Top on the pinnacle. 3. Spend an hour viewing the panorama of the

Chimney Tops in one direction and Clingman’s Dome in another.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

Taciturn, maybe because I (sometimes) am.

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

I’d be less taciturn.

What is your passion? History

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

Robert E. Lee (and then have sup-per with Ulysses S. Grant to compare notes)

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl uence on your life and why?

The three women in my life: Hassie K. Gresham, my high school principal; Nannie Lee Hicks, my senior history teacher in high school and, by far, my dear, late wife, Peggy, to whom I was married for 54 years.

I still can’t quite get the hang of … Ballroom dancing

What is the best present you ever re-ceived in a box?

My Eagle Scout badge

What is the best advice your motherever gave you?

Keep your (unruly) hair combed and put your best foot forward

What is your social media of choice? One-on-one conversation

What is the worst job you have everhad?

Working the brass kettle on Satur-day night at the Karmelkorn Shop in the second busiest shopping area in Chicago (62nd and Halstead)

What was your favorite Saturdaymorning cartoon and why?

Wile E. Coyote (on “Looney Toons”), because he had such an inventive mind

What irritates you? Tailgaters and those who don’t start decelerating

behind me until the fi nal 20 yards when there is a red light ahead.

What’s one place in Fountain City everyone should visit? The Fountainhead Spring in Fountain City Park with

the historic plaque for Col. J.C. Woodward nearby

What is your greatest fear? Not completing my history of Fountain City

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? Climb the Chimneys one more time

– J. Mabe

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Nominate a Miracle Maker by calling (865) 922-4136.

By Wendy SmithWhen most parents

think about the Parent Teacher Association, they envision the hand-ful of women who work the equivalent of a full-time job to raise money for smart boards and playground equipment. But when members from each of the county’s PTA-affi liated schools come together, even big-ger things happen.

The Knox County Council PTA (KCCPTA) provides service to stu-dents through the Knox County Schools/PTA Clothing Center and scholarships for gradu-ating seniors. It serves teachers through the Knox County Schools/PTA Teacher Supply De-pot. It provides leader-ship training and educa-tional opportunities for members, and conducts community service proj-ects, like the upcoming Jason Jablonski Memorial Project Heart Cart.

It also encourages and empowers PTA members to interact with local, state and federal lawmakers in sup-port of educational issues. That’s a new role for parents, says current president Sandra Rowcliffe.

“Parents are the piece of the puzzle that was forgotten, except for fundrais-ing, baking cookies and making Xerox copies. Those things are important, but there’s more to advocating for kids.”

Rowcliffe has served as PTA presi-dent at Cedar Bluff schools and Har-din Valley Academy. She’s encouraged by improvements in the school sys-tem since she became involved with the county council in 2005, such as higher graduation rates and further implementation of the Teacher Ad-vancement Program (TAP), a system for reform that uses collaboration and performance-based pay.

But she’d like for parents to become more actively involved in the election of local decision-makers.

“If I could encourage parents to do one thing, it would be to know as much about County Commission members, and how they voted, as they do about presidential candidates.”

The KCCPTA advocates for Knox County School students by taking a stand on such issues as school vouch-ers, Rowcliffe says.

“We don’t want to micromanage, but we want public money used in public schools.”

The Knox County Council PTA

Upcoming Knox County Council PTA events

■ 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, Powell High

School: State of the Schools address,

Dr. Jim McIntyre

■ 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28,

Bearden Middle School: Honoring

our Founders and Celebrating our

Students (KCCPTA general meeting

and student awards)

■ 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14,

Teacher Supply Depot at Cedar

Bluff Schools: Special Families,

Special Needs (KCCPTA general

meeting and panel discussion)

■ 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday,

May 9, Teacher Supply Depot at

Cedar Bluff Schools: KCCPTA School

of Instruction (leadership training)

More info at knoxcountypta.org

Kathy Roy, Tracy Griffi n and Shelia

Shipley share a laugh at the Knox

County Council PTA’s recent fund-

raiser, “Snowfl akes and Packages.” Photo by Wendy Smith

Knox County has made progress in the effort to give students the skills and knowledge they’ll need once they leave high school, but there’s still a gap, she says.

“We’re bridging it, but we don’t have time to take two steps forward and one step back.”

Parents make a difference when they take the time to look at the big picture. It begins when a child goes to kindergarten, she says. During the early years, most parents are only aware of what goes on in their child’s classroom. Later, parents begin to

think about the school as a whole and are willing to work toward improve-ments. Real change happens when parents open their minds to another school, Rowcliffe says.

“I wish everybody who had a kid at a school like Blue Grass Elementary could spend a day at Dogwood El-ementary. I think it would give folks a different perspective on how many needs there are in the county.”

Rowcliffe has four children – one who is a freshman at UT, and three who attend schools in west Knox County. Her kids shouldn’t have any-

thing better than anybody else’s kids when it comes to education, she says, and the KCCPTA works to make that ideal a reality.

Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre appreciates the organization’s leader-ship, since he’s a parent and a card-carrying member of the PTA.

He also calls the KCCPTA “an excel-lent partner.” The organization is im-portant because it helps engage fami-lies in the education process and fo-cuses communication on what schools are trying to accomplish educationally, he says.

A. L. Lotts Elementary School principal Adam Parker looks on as Knox County

Council PTA president Sandra Rowcliff e comments at a recent rezoning meeting.

A-10 • DECEMBER 17, 2012 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS kids

The Williams family succeeded at building a prosthetic hand out of plastic ware, rubber bands

and index cards by using team work. Pictured are (front) kindergartner Andrew; (back) mom,

Jamie; 3rd-grader Katherine, dad, Trey; and 5th-grader Caroline. Photos by S. Barrett

Sequoyah Elementary School students and their families made prosthetic hands, used lamps to steer solar-powered model cars and built “tumbling towers” during Family Engineer-ing night held in the school gym.

Engineering night at Sequoyah

Sequoyah Elementary

School 5th grader Lauren

Gahan carefully removes

an empty paper roll from

the Tumbling Tower last

week during the school’s

Engineering Night.

Sequoyah Elementary School

2nd grader Chance Fanduzz

quickly learns how to work

around a problem during the

Engineering Teamwork ac-

tivity. His uncle Joe Fanduzz

looks on in amazement.

Sequoyah Elementary School

4th grader Noah Ward steers

a solar powered car across the

fl oor using a lamp during the

school’s Engineering Night.

Sara Barrett

The University of Ten-nessee’s Engineering Re-search Center collaborated with Knox County Schools to offer 10 hands-on exhib-its. Members of the school’s faculty volunteered, allow-ing students to explore on their own and offering guid-ance when needed.

The event was held in an effort to get younger stu-dents interested in STEM (Science, Technology, En-gineering and Math) fi elds of study and to encourage a new generation from a vari-ety of backgrounds to con-sider a career in engineering.

Physical education teach-er Becca Russell assisted with the Engineering Team-work station, where stu-dents encountered fi ctional obstacles while construct-ing an object from pipe cleaners.

Initially, the students “lost” the ability to communi-cate then experienced budget cuts and cuts in labor.

“This helps them under-stand different constraints and how to work around them,” said Russell.

Although the night was meant to be educational, stu-dents had fun learning out-side the box – and outside the classroom.

Collin Carutherswins spelling bee

School news?

Fourth grader Collin Ca-

ruthers won Bearden El-

ementary’s spelling bee

last week with the word

“vaporize.”

He received a $20 gift

card to Barnes and No-

ble, and his name will

be added to a plaque

on which winners are

listed from previous

bees since 2004.

“Your name will forever

hang in our hallway,”

said principal Susan

Dunlap.

Runner-up was 5th

grader Luke Lampley,

who received a $15 gift

card for Barnes and

Noble.

Henley Prochaska fin-

ished third and Jon Kill

finished in fourth place.

SCHOOL NOTES

Bearden Elementary

■ The AR store will be open

for kindergartners 8-9 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 18, and for

1st through 5th grades 8

a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday,

Dec. 19.

Bearden High ■ The deadline to register

for the FBLA Regional

Conference at Roane State

Community College is this

Friday, Dec. 21. The confer-

ence will be held Feb. 8.

■ The school store will

have a Christmas sale

on sweatshirts, iPhone

cases, jewlery and more

11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

through Tuesday, Dec.

18. Lanyards, bulldog

magnets and “B” stickers

just arrived.

Greenway School

■ A visitors’ open house

will be held 2-4 p.m. Sun-

day, Jan. 13, for interested

families to tour the facility

and meet the faculty.

Sequoyah Elementary

■ PTA will meet 10:45-11:45

a.m. the second Wednes-

day of each month in the

library. All parents are

encouraged to attend.

West Hills Elementary

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from General Mills’ products

and Labels for Education

from Campbell’s prod-

ucts are being collected

to purchase supplies for

the school. Labels can be

dropped off in the silver

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the school or can be mailed

to: West Hills Elementary

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West Valley Wolves win tourneyThe West Valley Wolves Ten-

nis B-Division team won the

Greater Knoxville Middle

School Tennis Champion-

ship recently. Pictured are

team members Jacob Pear-

son, Rory Glatt, Billy Malkes,

Jonathan Weatherspoon,

Daniel Labrador and Alex

Clevenger. The team had

an undefeated season and

tournament. Photo submitted

and a free meal at Waffl e House

Webb School senior football players Kyle Dickson, Skip

Garner, Jack Grayson, Dave Matthews and Aaron Blance

hang out after the school’s pep rally. To encourage school

spirit during the football team’s pursuit to win the state

championship, Jack promised to pay for everyone’s din-

ner at Waffl e House after the semifi nal game. He person-

ally wound up paying the tab for about 70 people. Not

pictured is senior Bryan Berube.

The state championship

During a pep rally, Webb School of Knoxville football coach

Dave Meske praises all of the school’s athletic programs and

their participants for their many accomplishments this year. Photos by S. Barrett

After school at Rocky Hill

Rocky Hill Elementary School kindergartners Jordan Ho-

sack, Christian Jett and Biyanca Queen make bracelets

during the after-school program hosted by School Care

Incorporated, a Department of Human Services child-

care certifi cate program. Photos by S. Barrett

Rocky Hill Elementary School 3rd graders Ashton Peter-

son and Evan Krupa compare collections of Pokemon

cards after school in the cafeteria.

Seniors place fi fthin national meet

The Senior National Group at Pilot Aquatic Club placed

fi fth in the 800 Free Relay during the Junior Nationals. Pic-

tured are head coach Jim Rumbaugh; team members John

Myhre, Will Arthur and Adam Thomas; assistant coach Jim-

my Dabney and team member Hayden Burns. Photo submitted

Rocky Hill Elementary hosts

Rocky Hill Elementary School 2nd graders Jones Conner and Ella

Wright visit with dancers (back) Kate Albritton and Brenna Feath-

erston of Go Contemporary Dance Works Inc., before an abbrevi-

ated performance of “The Nutcracker” in the school gym.

Michelle Steedley plays the mother of Katie Banks’ character,

Clara, in a performance of “The Nutcracker” at Rocky Hill El-

ementary School. Photos by S. Barrett

Rangnekar honoredby Optimists

Webb School of Knoxville

senior Niyati Rangnekar

has received a Service to

Humanity award from the

Optimist Club of Knoxville.

This award is given annu-

ally to one student from

each local high school for

his or her exceptional con-

tributions to the commu-

nity. Niyati has completed

more than 215 hours of

community service during

her four years at Webb’s

upper school. She also

traveled to Barcelona this

past summer to partici-

pate in a month-long pro-

gram on global medicine

and international politics. Photo submitted

Webb School of Knox-

ville senior golfer Kensi

Wieland has signed with

the University of Cincin-

nati. Kensi is the fi rst girl

in the history of Webb’s

golf program to win a

state title and Knoxville’s

fi rst female high school

state golf champion

since 2006. Photo submitted

Wieland to playfor Cincinnati

‘The Nutcracker’

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She sent her portfolio to Washington in July, but when months went by with no re-sponse, Mary Beth Reagan, owner of Knoxville’s Flower Pot fl orist shop, thought she had lost out on her bid to be one of the nearly 100 fl orists and decorators from around the country invited to deck the halls of the White House for Christmas.

Mary Beth meets Bo

Donna Roach and Kyle Wilson were at Creekside Nurseries on Northshore Drive with the rein-

deer they help raise for Santa to borrow on Christmas Eve. Photo by S. Clark

Hadlyn Tassell was a big hit

when West Knox Rotarians

Brad Buckshorn and Sam Carey

let her ring the bell with them

as they worked the crowd of

holiday shoppers at West Town

Mall to fi ll the Salvation Army’s

red kettle. Photo by A. Hart

Finally, shortly before Thanksgiving, the invita-tion came, and Reagan was off to the nation’s capitol. She says the entire experi-ence of being in the White House during the holiday season was quite a thrill.

“I had never been there, not even for a school fi eld trip, so everything was brand new to me. The entire fi ve days I was there were just a whirlwind.”

The designers checked in on Thanksgiving Day. Rea-gan stayed with relatives in the area; the other design-ers were put up in a hotel.

“They took great care of us. We checked in with security at the gate at 7:30 each morning, had coffee, worked all morning and then ate lunch in shifts. The food was all fresh and delicious. The White House staff was just great to us. You can tell they love their jobs.”

Reagan says she “learned some really great new skills and tricks at the White House and it was an amaz-

ing experience. It was really an honor to be invited and I am excited to be back in Knoxville and to have the opportunity to share what I learned for a good cause.”

The good cause is the Cystic Fibrosis Founda-tion, which Reagan chose as the lucky recipient of all proceeds from “Craft for a Cure,” a holiday centerpiece workshop last week. Reagan donated all of the materi-

als, and participants who paid $35 each enjoyed cock-tails and appetizers and went home with a beautiful centerpiece for the holiday table.

Reagan said she selected CF as the recipient of the proceeds “because it’s a great organization, and I’m convinced they will fi nd a cure for cystic fi brosis in our lifetime.”

And on that earlier sub-ject, we asked if she had met any of the First Family while at the White House. “Just Bo,” she said with a laugh. “That dog just walks around like he owns the place.”

■ Bells a ’ringingIt just wouldn’t be Christ-

mas without the Salvation

Army’s red kettles, would it? Match that with the other

volunteer hours West Knox Rotarians donate to the community and, and there seems to be no end to their good works.

The latest was staffi ng the red kettle at the entrance to Dillard’s at West Town Mall with club members every hour from just past sun up to way past sunset on a re-cent Saturday.

More than 20 mem-bers volunteered. When we dropped by to grab a picture mid-afternoon, Brad Buck-shorn and Sam Carey were greeting shoppers with so much enthusiasm that most couldn’t pass by without stuffi ng some green in that red kettle.

The duo also provided a real thrill for Hadlyn Tas-sell, a fourth grader at Far-ragut Intermediate School, when they let her ring the bell with them. She was a big hit.

■ Up on the rooftop …Creekside Nurseries on

Northshore Drive became a major holiday attraction on a Saturday shortly before Christmas.

Donna Roach and Kyle Wilson – decked out like Santa’s elves – were there with the reindeer they raise at their place in Rocky Hill.

Creekside looked as if every child in town were there – lots of tots staring at the reindeer with their eyes

as big as saucers and their little mouths in the precise shape of the ‘O’s” they were voicing. Now they really be-lieve! After all, they’ve seen the reindeer.

■ Help! for the holidaysIf the holidays are some-

times a bit tense around your place – which the ex-perts tell us isn’t at all un-usual as families grow in size, adding in-laws, babies and no telling who else – don’t give up. There may not be “an app for that,” but there’s a new book that will help, and its author is right here in Knoxville.

Deanna Brann, national-ly-known relationship spe-cialist and also a weddings blogger with The Huffi ng-ton Post, is the author of a new book – “Reluctantly Related: Secrets to Getting Along With Your Mother-in-Law or Daughter-in-Law,” – that offers helpful hints for more pleasant holidays.

The idea, says Brann, a Ph.D. with 25 years’ ex-perience as a clinical psy-chotherapist, is to head off potential problems among relatives before they have a chance to get started, espe-cially during the high-emo-tion holidays.

Here’s her holiday check-list for grandparents:

“Talk with the parents about the gift-giving rules for the grandchildren. Know

what they want and don’t want for their children in the way of gifts, money spent, number of gifts, etc. If it isn’t clear, ask.

“Explore the holiday plans in advance so you know what is happening when and by whom. Don’t assume anything. Get clar-ity so you know in advance how the holidays will be and where you fi t into them.

“Don’t take things per-sonally. Holidays are stress-ful. Parents are trying to please everyone, plus they want to create their own holiday traditions.

“Think of some things you can do with your grand-children that don’t include monetary gifts. Create the memories by doing, not necessarily by buying. The grandkids will remember what you did long after the holidays, but they won’t re-member what you bought them.

“Create a family tra-dition of your own with your grandchildren. Cre-ate something that your grandchildren will not only remember, but also look for-ward to year after year.”

The book is available at Amazon.com, where it has been given a fi ve-star rating by readers. For more infor-mation, you can reach Dr. Brann through her website: www.drdeannabrann.com Contact:annehartsn@aol.com

Wayne Bettis Photo by A. Hart

By Anne HartDecember is observed as

“family month” at West Knox Rotary, and if there had been any question about where club president Richard Bet-tis gets his great sense of hu-mor, last week’s guest speak-er ended all speculation.

The speaker was Rich-ard’s dad, Wayne Bettis, president of Volunteer In-dustrial Services, which he

founded more than 39 years ago; president of Calico Hills Development and president of Tennessee Valley Auction Co.

It may be that last business involvement – with the auc-tion company – that has giv-en Wayne Bettis his incred-ible ability to keep a crowd warmed up and entertained. During his several hilarious good ol’ boy style stories you

could have heard a pin drop – until the end of each story, when he pretty much had his audience rolling in the aisles with laughter.

Bettis Sr. can tell all those stories he wants to, but don’t be fooled. He has a master’s degree in business adminis-tration and an associate de-gree in psychology. He has written a book and has held many civic leadership roles,

Family month at Rotaryincluding serving as nation-al president of Ruritan.

He is also a leadership and motivational speaker. He praised Rotarians for “giving to your community your most valuable asset – your time.”

He said leadership in-volves these basic ingredi-ents: “You have to have the right mental attitude and you have to be dedicated. You have to have written-down specifi c goals. You have to have faith in your-self. If you can do all of

these things, you’re engi-neered for success.”

UT NOTES ■ Doug Blaze, dean of the

College

of Law,

has

received

the 2012

Deborah

Rhode

Award

from the

Ameri-

can

Asso-

ciation of Law Schools.

The award honors a dean

or faculty member who

has dedicated signifi cant

eff orts to increasing access

to justice through the law

school environment while

inspiring similar eff orts

from others. He will receive

the award in New Orleans

on Jan. 5 at the annual

meeting of the AALS.

■ Tony Mezzacappa, a

leader in the fi eld of as-

trophysics and supernova

science,

has been

named

director

of the

Joint

Insti-

tute for

Compu-

tational

Sciences

(JICS) at

UTK and Oak Ridge Nation-

al Laboratory (ORNL). He

is a UT-Battelle Corporate

Fellow and group leader

for theoretical physics in

the Physics Division at

ORNL and joint profes-

sor in the Department of

Physics and Astronomy at

UT. With this new position,

Mezzacappa will become

the department’s Newton

W. and Wilma C. Thomas

Endowed Chair in Theo-

retical and Computational

Astrophysics.

Doug BlazeMezzacappa

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housing and redevelop-ment agency for Knox-ville and Knox Coun-ty, we con-stantly look for ways to improve our community.

We also understand the im-portance of maintaining the history and culture of the neighborhoods we serve as we build this future. That’s why KCDC is committed to historic preservation in our projects, as well as ensuring that renovations match the

character of the surrounding neighborhoods.

Recently, KCDC and the Eastport Architects, a collab-oration between Sanders Pace Architecture and Barber Mc-Murry Architects, were hon-ored by Knox Heritage with the Knox County Mayor’s Award during its 2012 Pres-ervation Awards. We received this honor for the repurpos-ing of Eastport Elementary School, a historic building donated to us by Knox County Schools and believed to be the fi rst African-American school in Five Points.

When we fi rst entered the school, the structure had been empty and used for storage for many years. It was liter-

Preserving communities

Nance

News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

KCDC and Eastport Architects

were recently honored by

Knox Heritage for preserv-

ing the historic Eastport

Elementary School in Five

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as the Residences at Eastport,

an 85-unit premier housing

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Before

After

ally falling down around us, but in spite of the challenges presented by preservation, we knew demolition wasn’t the solution. We recently cel-ebrated the fi rst year of the Residences at Eastport, a pre-mier property development exclusively for seniors, and we are fully leased with 85 seniors living at the property.

Knox Heritage execu-tive director Kim Trent said, “KCDC and Eastport Archi-tects did a fabulous job of re-purposing this historic school, which had been vacant and in disrepair, into a facility that truly benefi ts the community. And what they found was that the cost of doing that was ul-timately less than the cost to knock it down and build new. We were able to preserve an important historic building and be economical as well.”

I am very proud of the Residences at Eastport and the local and regional recog-

nition it has received this year for its innovation in preserva-tion and sustainability. Some of this recognition includes a top sustainability award from the U.S. Department of Hous-ing that set up our project as a model for public housing authorities in the region and LEED Platinum Certifi cation by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the highest level awarded for green home building. This property also received a 2012 Orchid Award from Keep Knoxville Beauti-ful.

The Eastport Elementary School is a vital part of the history of Five Points and we are proud to have been able to give the building a new life and purpose. I would also like to thank Knox Heritage for supporting our commitment to the preservation and for advocating for the rehabilita-tion of historic buildings in our community.

It is nothing like a lump of coal

By Sherri Gardner HowellFor the person on your

list who has everything, give them a brick.

Ahhh, that’s not as Scroogey as it sounds. I don’t mean through a win-dow or nestled in their stockings. These bricks will help preserve the his-tory of Farragut and allow those watching over Admi-ral David Farragut’s birth-place to continue their good works.

In April, a commemora-tive marker was placed in Admiral Park off North-shore Drive to designate David Farragut’s birth-place. The area around the marker has been “seeded” with brick pavers that are

currently set in sand, wait-ing to be permanently set and replaced by engraved bricks. Knox County Parks and Recreation has already installed a bench in the viewing area.

Bricks are available for a $100 donation and can be engraved with a person’s name, business or a greet-ing. There is the option of adding artwork in the form of an insignia of the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Knox County or Town of Farragut seals. Knox Coun-ty Mayor Tim Burchett was one of the first to purchase an engraved brick.

With monies raised, hopes are to do even more improvements to the park, including a sign at the en-trance indicating the his-toric significance of the

Give a brick

Bricks around the Civil War trail marker commemorating the birthplace of Admiral David Far-

ragut are for sale for a donation to the cause. As they are sold, the engraved bricks will replace

the bricks in the area shown above, which is at Admiral Park off Northshore Drive. Photo submitted

park, landscaping around the viewing area and fund-ing community events for fitting occasions such as Memorial Day, Veterans Day or the Fourth of July.

If enough is raised, there is the possibility of fund-ing an archaeology study for Lowe’s Ferry Land-ing, which was founded by Admiral David Farragut’s father in 1796. The area is located just across the cove from the trail marker and is also part of the park (not located on private proper-ty). The archaeology study has been in the planning stages for five years and is necessary to get the site on the National Historic Reg-ister and make the area eli-gible to become a National Historic Landmark.

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MONDAY, DEC. 17Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate

Road, will host a visit from Santa Claus at 6 p.m. Kids and cameras welcome.

Tennessee Shines will feature bluegrass band Blue Moon Rising and humorist Judy DiGregorio at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets are $10 and are available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, DEC. 17-21The Arts & Culture Alliance presents the 2012

Members Show in both galleries of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. The largest annual exhibition of local artists in the greater Knoxville area, the show features two- and three-dimensional works in a wide variety of media; most works are for sale. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, DEC. 17-29Bennett Galleries, 5308 Kingston Pike, celebrates

the Best of Bennett Galleries through Dec. 29, featuring such artists as Andy Saftel, Allen Cox, Robin Suber and Michael Underwood. The Tootsie Food truck will be in the parking lot 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 21.

MONDAY-THURSDAY, DEC. 17-JAN. 3The Knoxville Watercolor Society is exhibiting

an all-media show through Jan. 3, 2013, at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Info: www.Knxvillewatercolorsociety.com.

MONDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 17-JAN. 13The Museum of East Tennessee History,

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

MONDAY-FRIDAY, DEC. 17-JAN. 25The Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist

Gallery is planning exhibitions for September 2013 through August 2014. Artists living within 250 miles of Knoxville are encouraged to submit proposals, postmarked by Jan. 25. Nonrefundable entry fee: $30. Info: www.tvuuc.org.

TUESDAY, DEC. 18An Alexander Technique introduction will be

presented by Lilly Sutton at 10:15 a.m. at the Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. The technique focuses on learning to move with more ease and with better posture. Free. Registration required: 387-7600 or www.LillySutton.com.

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra’s “A Swingin’ Christmas,” featuring Australian multi-instrumentalist James Morrison, will be presented at 8 p.m. at the

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $34.50 adult, $15 student at Knoxville Tickets locations; 656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box offi ce 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays.

TUESDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 18-JAN. 6The Tennessee Watercolor Society Traveling

Exhibition will conclude its tour with an exhibit on display through Jan. 6, 2013, at the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. A selection of paintings from the society’s 33rd juried exhibition features works by East Tennessee artists George Brooke, Lee Edge, Genie Even, Dot Galloway, Fran Henley, Judy Lavoie, Brenda Mills and Jim Stagner. Museum hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.

TUESDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 18-JAN. 13The Seventh Annual East Tennessee Regional

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

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19Bearden Elementary School chorus will

perform at 10:15 a.m. in the main terminal of McGhee Tyson Airport as part of the Sounds of the Season celebration.

The Knoxville Writers’ Group will meet 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Members will read “Christmas Memories” from works in progress. All-inclusive lunch: $12. RSVP: 983-3740 by Dec. 17.

The Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 N. Cedar Bluff Road, will hold a Blue Christmas Service at 7 p.m. It will be a service of light, refl ection, music and Holy Communion designed as a gift to community members whose worry and grief are making it hard to adjust to the merriment of the Christmas holidays. Childcare provided. Info: 693-9591 or goodsam@knology.net.

“Joy – An Irish Christmas,” a performance of carols, modern hymns and spirited Irish reels and jigs by Keith and Kristyn Getty and musician friends, will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25-$55 at Knoxville Tickets locations; 656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box offi ce 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays.

Reverend Horton Heat will perform at 8 p.m. at the Square Room, 4 Market Square. Tickets: $18 in advance, $20 at the door; www.thesquareroom.com.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, DEC. 19-JAN. 18UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St., presents

“Revealed,” featuring paintings by Pat Badt and ceramic sculpture by Paul Briggs, through Jan. 18. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Info: http://web.utk.edu/~downtown.

THURSDAY, DEC. 20Actor Mark Cabus will present a one-man stage

version of “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol” at 7:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 211 W. Fifth Ave. Cabus has toured the critically acclaimed production throughout Tennessee and Georgia for the past eight years. Family appropriate but recommended for 12 and over.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 20-23“Christmas in the Cave” featuring Christmas

scenes, twinkling lights, pictures with Santa and holiday treats will be presented 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway. Cost: $8 (children 5 and under free). Info: www.cherokeecaverns.com.

“A Christmas Carol,” featuring new costumes, sets and adaptation, continues on the main stage of UT’s Clarence Brown Theatre. Performances are Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 20-23. Sunday’s show is at 2 p.m.; all others start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $5 to $40 and are available at 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444 or www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29An Evening with 10 Years – Acoustic and

Electric featuring Knoxville-based alternative hard-rock band 10 Years will be presented at 8 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25 at Knoxville Tickets locations; 656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box offi ce 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays.

MONDAY, DEC. 31The Dirty Guv’nahs will perform in concert

at 8 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. A Thousand Horses will open the show. Tickets: $32 at Knoxville Tickets locations; 656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box offi ce 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays.

THURSDAY, JAN. 3The Knoxville Choral Society will hold auditions

for all voice parts 6-8 p.m. Auditions will include assessment of vocal quality, sight reading and tonal memory drills. No prepared piece is required. Info and audition forms: www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org. To schedule an audition time, call 579-6292 or email membership@knoxvillechoralsociety.org. Location info will be provided upon scheduling.

SATURDA Y, JAN. 5Comedian Ron White will perform at 7 and 9:30

p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $48 and $58 at Knoxville Tickets locations; 656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box offi ce 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6Circle Modern Dance will host an open house,

including a sampler class, 3-5:30 p.m. at the Annex Studio of the Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St.

MONDAY, JAN. 7GFWC Ossoli Circle will meet Monday, Jan. 7, at

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

TUESDAY, JAN. 8The Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club

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

Wallace Coleman, blues harmonica player and East Tennessee native, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12; www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521 and at the door.

THURSDAY, JAN. 10Yonder Mountain String Band will perform at

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

SUNDAY, JAN. 13“Raising Dogs, Raising Children – Is There

Really a Difference?,” a free 90-minute program offering an overview of practical child-rearing skills for parents of children of all ages, will be held at 10 a.m. in the Adult Lounge at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. The speaker will be educator Marty Iroff (www.martyiroff.com). Free. Reservations: Rachel Hale, 690-6343 or rhale@jewishknoxville.org.

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Accepting Applications for 2013,PreK-12th Grade!

Contact 865-690-4721 ext. 190 or www.CAKwarriors.com for more information.

CAK welcomes head chef

CAK welcomes Josh

Shupe, new chef and

manager for Sage

Food Services. Shupe

was formerly the

executive chef at the

Hilton Hotel in Knoxville.  

Born in Newport

News, Va., Shupe grew

up in the Knoxville area

and attended Oak Ridge

High School. He received

his culinary arts degree

at  Le Cordon Bleu in

Atlanta, Ga.  

“I always knew that

I wanted to be a chef

when I was a kid,  from

cooking pancakes with

my dad, to getting my

fi rst job at a restaurant

when I was 15,” Shupe

said. “I have a strong

passion for food, and I try

to showcase that passion

everywhere I work.”

Shupe was

recently voted Top Chef

in Knoxville by Cityview

magazine.

Warrior sports online

CAK is now

broadcasting all Warrior

winter sporting events

on The Warrior Network,

viewable at www.

tssaanetwork.com/CAK.

Stay tuned for more

details on this great

opportunity for CAK

students, parents

and fans!

Josh Shupe is the new head

chef for Sage Food Services

at CAK.

Eight choral students from

CAK participated in the All-

East Vocal Weekend Nov. 15-17.

Choral students in grades 10

through 12 are required to

audition for a spot in one of

the prestigious choirs.

Representing CAK in the

SATB All-East Choir were:

Jacquie Downey and Anna

Catherine Fox, second

sopranos; Clay McCammon,

fi rst tenor; and Michael Jarvis,

fi rst bass. Hannah Brown and

Sarah Kate Shore, both second

sopranos, were members of

the All-East Women’s Choir.

Aaron Waldrupe, fi rst tenor,

sang in the All-East Men’s

Choir. Nolan Howell, second

bass, was a member of the 9th

Grade Honors Choir.

This year, two students

from CAK were recognized

for having the top scores

in their respective voice

parts. They are Hannah

Brown, second soprano, who

won for the second year;

and Clay McCammon, fi rst

tenor. This is a tremendous

accomplishment for both of

these singers. There were

more than 600 singers in the

regional choirs this year.

Hannah Brown, Clay

McCammon, Sarah Kate

Shore, Michael Jarvis, Jacquie

Downey and Aaron Waldrupe

have also been selected to

participate in All-State in April.

“This is quite an honor,”

said director Peggy Filyaw.

“I am so grateful for the

opportunity to see our

students develop their God-

given gifts. May they honor

Him in all their endeavors.”

CAK singers

CAK choral music director Peggy Filyaw (center) stands with students Hannah Brown and Clay McCammon, both of whom had the top scores

in their voice parts in the SATB All-East Choir.

The famed German pastor

Dietrich Bonhoeffer told a

young couple about to enter

into holy matrimony, “It is not

your love that sustains the

marriage, but from now on,

the marriage that sustains

your love.”

One of the major areas of

emphasis during the renewal

celebration is supporting

healthy marriages among

our CAK family. Data shows

that marriages are in crisis

in churches across the

country. Christian Academy

of Knoxville,

although a

wonderful

faith-filled

school, is not

immune to

this threat.

It has been said

that one of the greatest

gifts parents can give their

children is a God-centered

marriage. But marriage is

hard work. Sometimes a fresh

perspective or a “tune-up”

of sorts is in order to

keep the biblical

plan God has

for this sacred

relationship.

On Friday,

Feb. 22, the

Renewal

Committee

invites CAK parents

to set aside an evening and

invest in their marriages.

Pastor Scott Cagle of

NorthStar Community

Church will encourage

couples in a marriage

enrichment event titled “The

Beautiful Exchange - His

Marriage for Yours.” Whether

realized or not, our children’s

first glimpse into their future

marriage comes from what is

on display at home.

Let’s learn and grow

stronger in our marriages

together. Are you in?

The Beautiful Exchange: His marriage for yours

honored

A-16 • DECEMBER 17, 2012 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB December 17, 2012

NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

It’s early, but it is FLU TIME in Tennessee!Flu season has come early this

year, bringing with it a spike of in-fl uenza cases in Tennessee and across the United States.

“We’re seeing a lot of patients coming into the ER with fl u-like symptoms, much earlier than nor-mal,” says Elizabeth Hull, M.D., Medical Director of the Fort Sanders Regional Emergency Department.

According to the Centers for Dis-ease Control (CDC) fi ve southern states, including Tennessee, report high levels of fl u activity already. Several counties in East Tennes-see have recently closed schools because of the number of students absent due to illness.

Typically the conventional fl u season peaks in January. This is the earliest fl u season in nearly a decade. The winter of 2003-2004 was the last time the fl u season started this early. With more than 48,000 deaths in the United States, it was one of the deadliest seasons in 35 years.

The good news is that this year, many people are prepared for the fl u. More than one-third of Ameri-cans have been vaccinated.

“If you haven’t already, get your fl u shot now,” urges Dr. Hull. Vac-cination is especially important for children, adults 65 and older, preg-nant women and people with asth-ma, diabetes and other long-term conditions who are at high risk from fl u complications.

“If you’re very young, very old

“Use common sense to help pre-vent contracting or spreading fl u,” says Dr. Hull. “Hand washing, cov-ering your mouth when you cough and limiting your contact with oth-ers is so important.”

Dr. Hull says if you experience fl u-like symptoms, STAY HOME. “If you think you have the fl u, don’t go to work, don’t go to school, don’t go to the mall and spread the virus further.”

In most cases, mild fl u cases can be treated at home without emer-gency intervention. “Drinking lots of fl uids and controlling fever can help treat the symptoms and keep you from getting dehydrated,” says Dr. Hull.

However, Dr. Hull advises people with a higher risk of health complications to consult with their physician if they experience severe fl u-like symptoms.

or have a weak immune system, in-fl uenza can be life threatening,” ex-plains Dr. Hull.

Fortunately, in most cases, this viral illness does not cause serious long-term health concerns. Infl u-

enza is a viral infection that often causes high fever, muscle aches, headaches, severe fatigue, cough and runny nose for several days, al-though symptoms may sometimes linger for weeks.

Infl uenza viruses are spread from an infected person to a non-infected person by coughing and sneez-ing, or by getting the virus on your hands and then touching your nose or mouth.

Cold versus fl u?How can you tell the difference between

a cold and the fl u? Infl uenza and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses but are caused by different viruses. But because these two illnesses have similar symptoms, it can be hard to tell which is which based on symptoms alone.

Generally, the fl u is more severe than a common cold, and symptoms such as fever, aches, extreme tiredness and cough are more intense. Colds are normally milder and people with colds are more likely to have a stuffy or runny nose. Colds don’t usually result in serious health problems such as bacterial infections and pneumonia that need hospitalization.

There are several key differences between the fl u and a cold according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:

■ Fever. A high fever that lasts three or four days is common with fl u, but rare for a cold

■ Headache. Prominent in fl u, rare for a cold.

■ Aches and pains. Usually severe with fl u, mild with a cold.

■ Fatigue. Sometimes occurs with colds, but fl u usually starts with a period of exhaustion and with fatigue that may last two or three weeks.

■ Sneezing, stuffy nose, sore throat. The most common cold symp-toms (most colds start with a sore throat), but can also occur with fl u.

■ Chest discomfort, cough. Mild to moderate with colds, but can be severe with fl u.

Avoid the fl u: Keep your germs to yourself

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the single best way to prevent seasonal fl u is to get vaccinated every year.But good health habits can of-ten stop the spread of germs and prevent airborne illnesses like the fl u. Here’s some tips to help you avoid contracting or sharing the fl u:

1. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.

2. Stay home when you are sick. If possible, don’t go to work, school or run er-rands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.

3. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Peo-ple with fl u can spread it to oth-ers up to 6 feet away. Flu virus droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people nearby and be inhaled into the lungs.

4. Clean your hands of-ten. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. Linens, eating utensils and dishes belong-ing to those who are sick should not be shared without washing thoroughly fi rst.

5. Avoid touching your eyes, nose

or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is con-taminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose or mouth.

6. Practice other good health hab-

its. Get plenty of sleep, drink plenty of fl u-ids, eat nutritious food, exercise regularly and manage your stress.

For more information about infl uenza, call (865) 673- FORT (3678).

“If you haven’t already, get your fl u shot now.” -Dr. Elizabeth Hull, Medical Director Fort Sanders ER

B-2 • DECEMBER 17, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS

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

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Condo Rentals 76

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Trucking Opportunities 106DRIVERS - CDL-A:

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Cats 140HIMALAYAN KITTENS

CFA, seal & flame, 9 wks. S & W, $300. 865-548-9205.

***Web ID# 185010***

Dogs 141AUSTRALIAN Shep-herd Pups, blue eyed merles, hold til XMas $350 up. 865-696-2222 ***Web ID# 183132***

BLUE TICK Christmas puppies, champ. line, 5M, 2F, $250 ea.

7 mo old male, running & treeing, from a proven cross, will show in the woods, $600. 865-274-6379

Chihuahua Pups, will hold til Christmas. M $125; F $150. Maynard- ville area 865-309-1110

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPS, UGA4 & CH. bloodlines, 1M, 1F, born 11/4/12, ready for Christmas, $1,800. 423-298-2999

***Web ID# 184919***

Dogs 141ENGLISH MASTIFF

AKC fem. pups fawn & apricot, avail. 12/19, 423-329-6238

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***Web ID# 184332***

GERMAN DUTCH Shepherds, 8 wks, protect your home, $150. 865-304-3804

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

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***Web ID# 184955***

JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES,

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LAB Puppies, chocolate, AKC reg, 1st shots,

7 M, 3 F, $300. 423-836-3439 ***Web ID# 182737***

Labradoodle Puppy, Ready for Christmas, 1 cream colored M, $450. 585-750-9055 Sweetwater

***Web ID# 182831***

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***Web ID# 184649***

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Staffordshire Terrier puppies, in time for Christmas. 2 F, 1 M. Parents on premises. $300. 865-805-6931 or 865-742-0942

West Highland Terrier puppies, beautiful, healthy, vet ckd, $650. 423-877-7463

YORKIE, MALE, full blooded, CKC reg., $500. POP. 865-376-0008, 865-466-4254

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Free Pets 145

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Free Pets 145FREE TO GOOD

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Farmer’s Market 150McCormick/Farmall

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Computers 196HP 4500N color laser

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Household Furn. 204

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Exercise Equipment 208PRECOR EFX5.17i

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Collectibles 213LIONEL TRAIN and a HOLIDAY CAROUSAL

$250 each obo. 865-522-4610; 742-5045.

Coins 214

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Boats Motors 232

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The Golden Tones, led by director Martha Farrelly and accompanied by pianist Jean Osborne, performed at the Strang Senior Center’s Christmas concert celebra-tion last Wednesday.

Golden Tones at StrangParkwest Medical Center

provided food and refresh-ments. Elmcroft West and Independent Insurance Consultants donated poin-settias for door prizes. Bob Coyne gave informational materials for caregivers. “He is really an authority on caregiving. You will want to get to know him,” said Strang director Lauren Mo-nahan.

Christmas organ music by Hugh Livingston will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19. Refreshments will be pro-vided by Humana.

The Strang book club will have its potluck holiday party noon Thursday, Dec. 20.

The audience adds jingle to “Jingle Bells.” Shown are Louise

Deck, Sharron Horton, Peggy Jansen and Joanne Arpino.

The Golden Tones Hilda Keith,

Christel Robertson and Brenda

Craidon sing “Santa Baby.”

The Golden Tones director Martha Farrelly introduces the song

“Santa Baby” as Santa looks at a letter he received.

The Golden Tones Jill Hoyles, Gena Allington and Geri

Johnston. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Sara Barrett

Critter Tales

Santa Claus will be at the Knoxville Zoo through Friday, Dec. 21, to visit with children and their families in Santa’s Village. Stop by the zoo between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a picture with the big guy himself.

Santa likes visiting the zoo, too. Photo submitted

Meet HomerMeet Homer. He would love

to be in his forever home for

the holidays. You can meet

him or one of his adoptable

friends at Young-Williams

Animal Center’s 3201 Divi-

sion Street location. Hours

there and at the location

on Bearden Hill are noon to

6 p.m. daily. See all of the

center’s adoptable animals

online at www.young-

williams.org.

Santa at the zoo

There will also be a “Se-cret Santa Shop” with gifts starting at $5 for kids to do some last-minute holiday shopping. “Elves” from the zoo will give little shoppers a hand and can also wrap the gifts when they’re done.

Your visit with Santa will be included with your ad-mission, which is half-off through Feb. 28, so it’s a deal in itself.

Butch the bear?Last week I wrote about

the new bear cub that has moved in at the zoo. A con-test is being held to choose his name.

Originally, the two choices were “Monty” and

“Knox,” but now “Butch” has been added to the list in honor of UT’s new head football coach, Butch Jones.

Votes can be cast online by donating $1 for the name of your choice. Info: www.knoxville-zoo.org.

GFWC Ossoli Circle was recognized recently by the Unicorn Fund, one of the group’s

philanthropic projects, for its contributions to the people of Scott and Morgan counties.

Pictured at the event are Roberta Pedigo, Minga Barnes, Glenda Jessee, Madeline Bilbrey,

Linda Oliver and Janice Hixson. Photo submitted

Ossoli Circle receives honor

Discounted coursesfrom Red Cross

Red Cross fi rst aid and CPR/AED training courses will be discounted 20 percent through the end of the year.

Participants will learn how to perform CPR and use an Automated External Difi brillator, learn what to do if someone is choking and how to prevent and re-spond to other emergencies.

Red Cross First Aid and CPR/AED training helps meet OSHA standards and professional licensure re-quirements. The course fee includes a two-year certifi ca-

tion with online skill refresh-ers. Info: www.redcross.org/

takeaclass. Use the coupon code holiday0113.

Santa Claus joined the party and laughed about singing along with them. He was sorting mail into “naughty” and “nice” piles. Among the mail was a letter with red lipstick kisses on it, leading to the song “Santa Baby.”

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A time to refl ect

As you bring this year to an end and prepare to ring in the new year, take a mo-ment to reflect. Most of us have begun think-ing about what our new year’s resolutions will be for 2013. But, let’s think about this a little further. In order to make something “stick” or to be success-ful at accomplishing a goal, you must have the desire and commitment to make it happen. You must be consistent if you want to see results.

With that said, the fi rst step in determining how you want the new year to be different is to refl ect on the previous year. Did you reach your goals? What were the obstacles? Most of the folks I talk with say they are too busy.

Eating healthy, losing weight and increasing exercise frequency are always great resolu-tions. But if you are “too busy” to exercise or just cannot take the time to eat healthy, you will never reach your goal. Life seems to pass very quickly, and the days, months and years seem shorter and shorter. As you begin this new year, try to slow the pace, smell the roses and take time for yourself. In doing that, you will fi nd time to not only accom-plish your desire to lose weight, eat right and exercise more, but you will also fi nd that you have more time to spend with your kids and other loved ones. Consider making 2013 a year of better time manage-ment. In working on that goal alone, you will fi nd the time to accomplish all of the new year’s resolutions of years past. You may also fi nd that your stress level is re-duced, you sleep better, you are more patient and tolerant, you have more energy, you can think clearer and you and your family are much happier.

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busy and stressful time for each of us as we try to plan, shop, change routines, travel and visit with our friends and family.

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increase with the frequency of sessions.

It is estimated that at least 70 to 90 percent of disease is related to stress. Both external and internal premature aging of the body is also thought to be related to stress. Massage has known benefits of decreasing anxiety and fatigue and for improving circulation, sleep, energy, concentration and a sense of well-being. Massage may be used to improve chronic disease and illnesses, neurologic and orthopedic illnesses and injuries, and lifestyle stresses.

A saliva-testing research study shows that biweekly massage reduces whole body stress and pain by decreasing the amount of

substance P, a chemical of the brain associated with pain. Another saliva study measured cortisol levels before and after a massage and found decreased levels of this stress hormone. Cortisol compromises immune function.

Other research findings support a decrease in hypertension (high blood pressure) by stimulating receptors that trigger vagus nerve reactions, one of which is the regulation of blood pressure.

Robin Kessler, Provision Health and Wellness massage therapist, has practiced various manual therapies as an occupational therapist and is certified in several types of massage, including Swedish, deep

tissue, energy balancing and myofascial release. She also provides reflexology and craniosacral therapy. Sessions are scheduled by appointment only for 30, 60 or 90 minutes.

Robin recommends that each of you take time to consider your health and wellness during this holiday season. Call today to schedule your appointment. Gift certificates are also available and are thoughtful gifts for the health and wellness of your friends and family.

(References: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/09/03/fi ve-surprising-benefi ts-of-massage.html and http://www.massagetherapy.com/learnmore/benefi ts.php)

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Back in actionParkwest and Therapy Center get fi tness instructor on road to recovery

“You can do it, you’re looking great,” called out fi tness instructor and bodyWORKS program direc-tor Karen Milligan to members of a cardio class that she leads.

Milligan looks great, too. You’d never know the energetic 50-year-old recently suffered from chronic neck and back problems for which she sought help at Parkwest Medi-cal Center and the Fort Sanders Therapy Center.

A car accident in 1996 was the origin of Milligan’s pain.

“I was on my way to work managing the employee fitness center for Covenant Health that morning when I was involved in an accident,” she explained. “I herniated one cervical and three thoracic discs, but I didn’t know it right away. I went on to work, by the next day I started to feel stiff and sore, and by the sec-ond morning I couldn’t get out of bed. My husband had to carry me to the car and into the emer-gency room. They did an MRI and that’s when I learned about the discs.”

Following her treatment in the emergency room and some physi-cal therapy, Milligan went approxi-mately six years without pain. Then she began experiencing what she

Following physical therapy and surgery on her spine at

Parkwest, Karen Milligan is able to continue teaching

exercise classes.

With the treatment she

received at Parkwest,

Milligan is able to help

participants in one of her

local BodyWORKS classes.

referred my friends with back problems to her. The therapy with her really helped.

“I also can’t say enough good things about Dr. Ham-ilton. He’s so good about an-swering all my questions and talking me through the procedure, each and every time. I’m always a little nervous since we’re dealing with my spine, but he does a fan-tastic job both medically and per-sonally.”

Throughout everything, Milli-gan continued personal workouts

and taught classes for the body-WORKS program through Cove-nant Health. “If I wasn’t exercising, I’d probably be in a wheelchair,” Milligan stated.

Even with the regular exercise, physical therapy and pain manage-ment injections, Milligan still re-quired a fusion surgery performed

in February of this year by Park-west neurosurgeon Dr. Joel Rag-land.

“He went in through the front of my neck and fused C7 and T1,” said Milligan. “It was easier than I had expected and I feel great. I spent one night at Parkwest, but I knew as soon as I woke up from the surgery that my pain was gone. The surgery itself went perfectly and everyone was so good to me.”

Milligan returned to work with-in a week of her fusion surgery and was back teaching classes within four weeks. She continues to have issues with a few discs in her lum-bar and is receiving caudal blocks to help with those.

“I focus a lot in my classes on isometric exercises that work core muscles without as much spine movement as some other exer-cises require. Not only is that good for me, it’s also good for partici-pants. They can strengthen their cores without as much risk to their spines,” she said.

“Parkwest and the Therapy Cen-ter have really given me the oppor-tunity not only to continue doing what I love for myself, but also to be able to help others through ex-ercise and life experience. I am truly grateful.”

Parkwest Therapy Center physi-cal therapist Mark Conley knows the therapies he and his colleagues use, including MedX, produce bet-ter outcomes for spinal patients.

Parkwest Therapy Center, locat-ed on the Fort Sanders West cam-pus, is part of Covenant Therapy Centers, the area’s largest provider of rehabilitation services. The cen-ter offers a full spectrum of mo-dalities with certifi ed therapists, from physical, occupational and speech therapies to specialized services such as vestibular (bal-ance) rehabilitation, aquatic, hand, sports and women’s health therapies as well as amputee care. The therapists at Parkwest Therapy Center help about 2,050 patients each year. Each patient works with the same therapist at every visit, an approach that helps achieve better results in less time.

Parkwest Therapy Center ranks in the top 95th percen-tile nationally in patient outcomes and in the top 94th per-centile for patient satisfaction of the 2,100 providers who participate in Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO). The center routinely receives FOTO’s Certifi cation of Ex-cellence in clinical outcomes, based on patient-reported improvements.

“Achieving those awards demonstrates that our clinics consistently deliver clinical excellence, which benefi ts both the patients and the physicians we serve,” said Lucy Death-erage, director of outpatient services.

Mark Conley, a master’s degree-trained physical thera-pist, said after 15 years in the profession, he’s “seen a lot of things come and go.” He views any new treatment with a skeptical eye, but he’s become a believer in the MedX slogan – “Advanced science for improved spinal health” – because it worked for him. Despite being healthy and athletic, Conley has a family history of back problems.

“I had intermittent back pain despite practicing what I preach,” Conley said. “As a part of my MedX certifi cation, I had to get on the machine and do it myself.”

To his chagrin, Conley discov-ered that despite working out and maintaining a healthy weight, he scored only in the 25th percentile for the strength of his core spi-nal stabilizing muscle, multifi dus. The MedX software measures the torque produced when isolating this muscle and then compares that to a normal range for the pa-tient’s gender and age.

What happened to Conley is what happens to many people with back problems at the site of the in-jury or degeneration: fi brous scar-like tissue forms and muscles lose girth and begin to atrophy.

“It’s extremely diffi cult to isolate those muscles,” Conley said. “Helper muscles come in and do the work.”

After six weeks on the MedX machine, Conley scored in the 75th percentile for the torque his multifi dus muscle produced, and he experienced fewer episodes of pain. “I haven’t had any problems since then,” Conley said.

“Seeing is believing. Experiencing is believing. After going through the training and using it myself, I’m a believer.”

The Parkwest Therapy Center has two MedX machines, one that works on lumbar spine muscles and one that zeroes in on cervical spine muscles. The machines effectively im-mobilize other muscles to target strengthening the ones that support the spine.

A typical course of MedX therapy lasts six to eight weeks. After that, patients learn home exercises to maintain the strength of their core spinal muscles. They are supposed to come back about every six months to evaluate their strength level. Often they don’t and that’s not a bad thing, Conley said.

“A lot of people, they feel better, so they don’t come back,” he said.

For info about Covenant Therapy Centers, visit www.covenanthealth.com/therapycenters or call 865-541-1300.

Tips for exercising safely ■ Consult your physician before your start or return to

an exercise program.

■ Get coaching on how to improve your skill and exercise safely. Seek advice from experts. Learn how to use exercise and sports equipment properly.

■ Always monitor your intensity of exercise. It should feel somewhat hard, but go at your own pace.

■ Warm up for 5-10 minutes before exercise using range-of-motion exercises for all joints and easy aerobic activity. Cool down afterward for 10 minutes by slowing down and stretching.

■ Wear clothing and shoes appropriate for the activity. Wear lightweight, breathable clothes in hot weather and layers for cold weather.

■ Remember that overuse injuries are caused by training mistakes. Gradual progression is best with any activity.

■ Working out before an injury fully heals can lead to re-injury. If you still have pain or swelling, do not exercise the area!

■ Drink plenty of water before, during and after exercising.

– Courtesy of Covenant Health bodyWORKS

Fitness for every bodyLooking for a convenient, affordable, fi tness option that

will give you the intense and challenging workout? Body-WORKS offers one-hour classes at multiple locations that

incorporate a variety of exercise op-tions for a complete workout. You’ll fi nd classes that are appropriate for just about any level of fi tness, from the novice to the veteran looking for a new

challenge.

BodyWORKS: ■ $3/class or $5/couple with a variety of discounts ■ No membership fees ■ No contracts to sign ■ Pay as you go – you only pay for the classes that you attend!

■ Attend your fi rst class FREE

BodyWORKS offers a choice of cardio, muscular and mind/body/spirit-focused classes. New this year is a Baby-on-Board class for expectant mothers.

Exercise adds life to your years, reduces your risk of disease and boosts mood and energy. Locations are being secured weekly.

For more information on bodyWORKS, visit www.covenanthealth.com/bodyworks or call 865-541-4500.

Innovative methods improve patients’ spine health at Parkwest Therapy Center

Parkwest Therapy Center

physical therapist Mark Conley

demonstrates one of the two

MedX machines he and his

colleagues use to relieve spinal

pain and strengthen spinal

muscles to help prevent further

injury.

described as “blow outs” which were intensely painful.

In 2010, Milligan again sought treatment. A new MRI showed that in addition to the original disc prob-lems, she now also had two bulging discs. A combination of returning to physical therapy with Mary Sat-terfi eld at the Fort Sanders Therapy Center and injections performed by Dr. Steven Hamilton at Parkwest again alleviated her pain.

“Mary is amazing,” said Milli-gan. “She is a true spinal therapy guru and helped me so much. I’ve