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onto hopeBy Betty Bean

Nine days before Christ-mas, Jesi Goodman was getting ready to head up to Scott County to visit her mother. She dropped off her Irish wolfhound, Lucy Lou, at a friend’s home in Karns.

Irish wolfhounds are the world’s tallest breed, and Lucy is just too big to fi t comfortably in the back seat of Jesi’s car.

What happened next has been a waking nightmare for Jesi, who has been con-fi ned to a wheelchair since she broke her back in a hor-rifi c car accident that killed her 5-year-old daughter, Julian, in April 2010. Lucy, who stands taller than Je-

Lucy Lou at home with owner Jesi Goodman

Wolfhound lost in Karns

si’s wheelchair and weighs around 120 pounds, has been her constant companion and bodyguard as she has strug-gled to learn to walk again.

“Lucy is just too big to transport in my car, so I left her with a friend, and they didn’t follow my instructions not to open the door with-out her leash on. Somebody

opened the door and she darted out. She was wearing an orange Tennessee collar with a tag and she is micro-chipped,” Goodman said. “Lucy is my baby and my best friend.

Lucy, who turned 3 last week, is blonde with black tips on her fur, shy with strangers but warms up to

women more easily than men and would probably be quick to befriend a child.

“She follows every move I make,” Jesi said. “But she was really closer to my daughter than she was to me. She was very protective. She looked for Julian for a long time before she accepted that she wasn’t coming back. … Last year was my fi rst Christmas without Julian, and now this was my fi rst Christmas with-out both of them. I’m hoping that somebody has her and will understand how impor-tant she is to me.”

Jesi got Lucy from a Middle Tennessee breeder – one of only two wolfhound breeders in the state – when Lucy was 8 weeks old.

“That’s one of the things that worries me – that prob-ably most people won’t even know what kind of dog she is,” Jesi said.

The house from which Lucy escaped is behind the Weigel’s on Oak Ridge High-way in Karns. She was last seen crossing Oak Ridge Highway on Dec. 18. Jesi has distributed fl yers, checked the animal shelter and contacted everybody she knows, but hasn’t had any news of Lucy in weeks. She knows that a dog Lucy’s size can cover a lot of ground, so it’s diffi cult to know where to look for her. But she keeps on hoping.

“She’s the highlight of my day, and keeps me happy when I’m in a down mood. And besides that, she’s my guard dog. It’s been really hard without her.”

Jesi is offering a $500 reward for Lucy’s return, no questions asked. Info: jesigoodman@yahoo.comor 423-539-1578.

CTE courses off er experience

Variety in Career Technical EducationCosmetology is one of several classes available

through the Career Technical Education department of Knox County Schools. David Bell, administrator at Byington-Solway, said 1,050 students from Karns and Powell high schools and Hardin Valley Academy came through his center last year.

Course offerings include HVAC, welding, computer assisted drafting, technical engineering, computer applications, early childhood education, automotive, carpentry, criminal justice and machining.

By Joe Rector

In these times of eco-nomic challenges, folks are stretching every dollar as far as possible. For some, that includes fi nding ways to visit salons for haircuts, mani-cures and waxings. It’s much easier if they take advantage of services being offered by the cosmetology classes at Byington-Solway Career Technical Education Center.

Bobbie Odell is in her fourth year at Byington-Solway, and she spent four years before that at Fulton High School.

Devotion to her students has led her to opening the classroom so they can get real life experience. Ap-pointments can be set on Monday through Thursday. On Fridays from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m., customers arrive on campus. Students cut women’s hair for $10 or give a shampoo and blowout for $8. Men’s haircuts are $5.

Students offer paraffi n-dipped manicures for $8 and pedicures for $10. Fa-cial waxing services are $4.

Odell says these prices are good for customers. In addi-tion, the customers support her students in completing their education and gaining confi dence in the skills they have developed. Students learn how to act profession-ally and how to better com-municate with clients.

On Fridays, the classroom is set up to run like an actual salon. A receptionist greets customers and then directs them to student workstations. Students only offer services in the areas that they have covered in classes, and Odell is on hand with help and sug-gestions for all students.

Moneys raised from ap-pointments go to purchase supplies that are needed in the salon. Some fund fi eld

trips including visits to area salons, as well as to Skills USA competitions in Athens, Tenn., and Chattanooga.

Students can get a head start in the profession. The three-year advanced course offered sophomore, junior and senior years can help students to earn be-tween 500 and 600 hours of the 1,500 needed to take the state test for licensing.

Odell says it’s like get-

ting free college credit while earning credits for high school graduation. This year, 18 students are in the introductory prin-ciples of cosmetology class and 14 are enrolled in the advanced classes.

The cosmetology class at Byington-Solway welcomes men and women customers. For appointments, call 693-3500, extension 611.Contact: joerector@comcast.net.

Instructor Bobbie Odell (at left) works closely with each student working with clients. Photo by Joe Rector

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Marco Harris is the stu-dent-athlete welfare coordina-tor for the UT men’s basketball team. He checks attendance by showing up at players’ classes in a golf cart and has charac-ter-building meetings with the team every Sunday. He also teaches the players life skills, like how to tie a tie and balance a checkbook.

He’s good at what he does because he’s passionate about helping kids. He knows how tough it is for young athletes to transition from high-school stardom to college and how important it is for them to be prepared for a life that most likely won’t include profes-sional sports.

“That ball will quit bounc-ing. After the fourth year, they’re out into the real world,” he says.

He also knows what it’s like to navigate the road from an inner-city housing project to a successful career. Har-ris and his childhood friend

From ‘the hole’ to

the hardwood

Marco Harris, student-athlete welfare coordinator for the UT men’s basketball team, grew up in an East St. Louis housing project with coach Cuonzo Martin. Harris says he owes his survival to his family and a teacher who served as a mentor. Photo by Wendy Smith

Hear Marco HarrisJanuary is national

mentoring month, and Knoxville Leadership Foundation will kick off its campaign to recruit 75 mentors in 75 days with “Breaking the Cy-cle,” 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Knoxville Museum of Art.

Marco Harris will be the keynote speaker. The event is free and open to the public. Info: questions@klf.org or 524-2774.

coach Cuonzo Martin grew up together on the streets of East St. Louis, Ill.

“I tell everybody I raised him, but he’d probably tell a different story,” he laughs.

Without the love of his family, and the mentoring of a teacher, Harris thinks he might have ended up like most of his other friends – on drugs, in jail or dead. That’s why he’s willing to share his story to help recruit men-tors for Amachi Knoxville, a Knoxville Leadership Foun-dation program that matches mentors with children whose parents are in jail.

Harris and Martin were raised in “the hole,” a nick-name for the Norman E. Ow-ens housing project. It was a neighborhood infested with

gangs and drugs, yet Har-ris says he loves it, because it made him who he is today.

He was the third child of a single mother, and, at one time, there were 13 family members sharing his three-bedroom home. The neigh-borhood was like a village, he says, and if he did something wrong, he might get a spank-ing from Martin’s mom and another from his own mother when he got home.

Like most of his peers, Har-ris eventually joined a gang. He made some mistakes, he says, but he didn’t want to let his family down, and that kept him out of serious trouble.

He was also infl uenced by an art teacher, Homer Sim-mons, who took the time to see the good in him. The

teacher was one of only a few who were willing to tell Harris when he was wrong, in spite of the fact that he was a star on the Lincoln High School basketball team, which won three state titles in a row. Simmons also served as a role model for his students.

“He had a house and a Benz, and he was doing ev-erything legal.”

It took Harris years to fully realize Simmons’ impact on his life, but when he did, he gave his former teacher a call.

“I’m very appreciative of what I have now,” he says. “If I could do it all again, I’d take the same path. I’ve learned to treat everybody the same and respect everybody.”Wendy Smith is Bearden community re-porter for Shopper-News.

KARNS NOTESCouncil of West Knox ■

County Homeowners meets at 7:15 p.m. each fi rst Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: www.cwkch.com/.

Greater Karns Business ■

Association meets at noon each second Thursday at the Karns Community Club build-ing on Oak Ridge High-way. Info: Bill Halsey, 659-4155, or www.karnsbusiness.com/.

Karns chapter of Amer- ■

ican Business Women

Association meets at 6 p.m. each second Monday at Outback Steakhouse on N. Peters Road. Info: Alisa Pruett, 603-4273 or apruett@bellsouth.net/.

Karns Republican ■

Club meets each fi rst Tuesday, 7 p.m., Karns Middle School library. Info: Lorraine Coff ey.

West Knox Lions Club ■ meets 7 p.m. each fi rst and third Monday at Shoney’s on Lovell Road.

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New Year’s

hesitationsI’m not big on New Year’s

resolutions. I prefer to revel in a clean calendar and the notion that the coming year is bound to be full of new ex-periences and opportunities, rather than trying to amend last year’s mistakes.

But when I got out my new calendar this year, I didn’t revel. This is the year I’ve dreaded since I brought my baby boy home from the hospital in February of 1994. This is the year that he will leave me.

I won’t deny that I’m ex-cited for him. My college days were some of the best of my life, and I’m thrilled to imag-ine him making new friends and learning new things as he explores beyond the bounds of his hometown. It’s what I’ve always imagined for each of my children.

At the same time, this year marks the beginning of a strange new era for me and my husband. We spent nine years gathering these three chicks under our wings, and we’ve enjoyed eight years of utter pandemonium since then. We’ll spend the com-ing years letting them go, and

I don’t know if I’m ready for that. Is any parent ever really ready?

Here’s what I do know: Josh is ready. He’s demon-strated that he can handle a car, a job, a girlfriend and AP classes. He does his own laundry and generally man-ages to get enough sleep and plenty to eat (although his choices in this area could use improvement). He still makes plenty of mistakes, but he ac-knowledges them and usually even apologizes.

So I guess the days of tell-ing him to look both ways, wash his hands, say “please” and “thank you,” and quit hitting his sisters have paid off. So it only makes sense that the days of telling him, “Love you, don’t forget to call when you get there,” are just around the corner.

As I said, I’m not reveling.

Fete de NoelThe Alliance Francaise Knoxville recently held its Fête de Noël at the St. John XXIII University Catholic Student Center on the UT campus. Lighting a candle at the event are Joan Easterly, Laurent Zunino and Douglas Sherriff s. The AFK is for anyone interested in the French language and culture. Info: www.afkknoxville.org. Photo submitted

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By Wendy Smith

The Kiwanis Club of West Knoxville kicked off the year with the fi rst of sev-eral “dignitaries” scheduled to speak at their meetings, which are 5:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Shoney’s on Walker Springs Road.

State Sen. Becky Dun-can Massey told the club she’s been busier than ever since being elected. She went through orientation before Christmas and is looking forward to the new legislative session, which begins this week. She will be rooming with a soror-ity sister – former state Sen. Jamie Woodson, who is now president and CEO of the nonprofit State Col-laborative on Reforming Education.

Massey expects that re-districting will be the big-gest issue during this ses-sion. Knox County will most likely pick up a seat,

the Civil War,” as well as an accompanying exhibit on Lincoln’s and Andrew John-son’s ties to East Tennessee, will end their tenure at the East Tennessee History Cen-ter (ETHC) after Friday, Jan. 13. The exhibits include an early copy of the Gettysburg Address, which has never before been available for public viewing, and a giant

Bearden rejection is basis for appeal

By Betty Bean

Last August, Evergreen Corporation, owner of Gen-try-Griffey Funeral Home, applied for a permit to build a new, on-site crematorium. A city building offi cial approved the request as a permissible accessory use, and construc-tion began in the fall.

In October, Gentry- Griffey general manager Eric Botts visited Fountain City Town Hall to reassure the neighborhood that the new crematorium would be safe, odorless and wouldn’t cause traffi c problems. He also said that company offi -cials chose not to notify the community until after the permit was granted.

He did not meet with a friendly reception.

As word of the cremato-rium spread, so did opposi-tion. City Council member Nick Della Volpe objected to the lack of public notice and requested that the Met-ropolitan Planning Com-mission study crematorium permitting regulations. That meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the City County Building’s

Small Assembly Room.Last month, the Fountain

City Community Aware-ness Network, a group of homeowners and business owners who oppose the cre-matorium, fi led an appeal of the Gentry-Griffey permit with the Knoxville Board of Zoning Appeals, alleging the permitting decision was ar-bitrary and capricious. The challenge will be heard at the BZA’s regular meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, also in the Small Assembly Room. BZA decisions are appealable to City Council, and then to Chancery Court.

One basis for the chal-lenge is the city’s denial of a permit at Highland Me-morial Funeral Home in Bearden, which was leased by Rose Mortuary, owner of the former Mann Chapel in Bearden as well as its main funeral home on Broadway. Rose conducts more funerals than any other Knox County funeral home and president Kent Marcum confi rmed that the city nixed a request to relocate and renovate a small, single-bay existing crematory from a work area in the cemetery to Highland Memorial’s main building on Kingston Pike.

“It was there when we

Nan Scott, at left, conducts the organizational meeting of the Fountain City Community Awareness Network. To her right are Bob Davis and Charlotte Davis. Photo by Betty Bean

Neighbors appeal crematorium

The Thursday Luncheon ClubThe Thursday Luncheon Club recently visited the Tennessee School for the Deaf where they were treated to lunch fol-lowed by a program presented by students from the school. Pictured are (left side, seated) Robin Goddard, Edith Vance; (left side, standing) Patricia Jobe, Arline Guyton, Joyce Leo,

Mary Cole, Leta Cutler, Virginia Conley, Fran Hensley, Emma Lou Coffi n, Zoe Evans, Tina Prochasha; (right side, seated) LaVerne Headman; (right side, standing) Sancy Hail, Mildred Lawell, Barbara McCoin, Elicabeth Neff , Ann Durall, Alice Nicholls and Lib Drew. Photo submitted

got there, and we operated it for several years. The equipment got old and we looked into getting a permit to move it, but the city said it had to be in an industrial zone,” Marcum said. “So we just shut it down. Around that time, a group of funeral

directors went in together to start East Tennessee Cre-mation Services in Blount County and now we serve all the funeral homes in Knox-ville.”

Marcum said the coopera-tive arrangement works well and that he would not con-

sider trying to add a cremato-rium to the Broadway funeral home, which is surrounded by the revitalized Old North Knoxville and Fourth & Gill neighborhoods.

“I’m not going to try and stick one in a neighborhood,” he said.

Fountain City Commu-nity Awareness Network spokesperson Nan Scott said that she and other members of the group plan to attend this week’s MPC meeting and will present research they have done on the issue of locating crematoriums.

Massey speaks to

Kiwanis Club

she says, but the new plan is almost guaranteed to go to court. “Tweaking” of the evaluation system for teach-ers is also on the agenda.

The closing of Lakeshore Mental Health Institute is one of her biggest concerns. It will be an economic loss to the county, she says.

“I’m still concerned with

the speed at which it’s hap-pening. But, in the long term, it’s probably a good thing.”

West High School stu-dent and Key Club president Garrett Holt will speak at the Jan. 10 Kiwanis meet-ing, and Knox County May-or Tim Burchett will speak on Jan. 17.

Making sense of ■

the Civil WarTennessee’s Civil War

Sesquicentennial celebra-tion is underway, and two opportunities to learn more about this fascinating era will soon, like the war, be-come history.

The touring exhibit, “Lin-coln: The Constitution and

$5 bill with a cut-out that al-lows visitors to put their own mugs on currency.

Thanks to the Arts and Culture Alliance, admission to the ETHC is free during the Lincoln exhibit.

There are two more chances to participate in a fi ve-part book discus-sion series titled “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War.” UT Civil War scholar Paul Coker leads the discussions, and recommended readings for the Jan. 25 and Feb. 22 talks, which are at noon, are online at www.knoxlib.org/lincoln.

The topic for the Jan. 4 discussion was “Mak-ing Sense of Shiloh.” The 24,000 casualties from this two-day battle near the southern border Tennessee were more than from all previous wars combined, said Coker.

“We still struggle to come to terms with it today.”

He compared historical accounts of the battle from Union Gen. Ulysses Grant, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg and soldier Ambrose Bierce with a fi ctionalized account by Shelby Foote.

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Last week I had the privilege of speaking to a group of senior adults at Grace Lutheran Church. The audience members were attentive and inquisitive, and I thorough-ly enjoyed the time I spent with them.

Because my time with the Shopper-News is coming to a close, some wanted to know what would become of Mr. Answer Man, that pundit of all things political with a heart of gold lurking behind a barbed pen. Right now I can only say that while Mr. Answer Man will soon be gone from these pages, he will not be forgotten – espe-cially by this writer, because he still owes me a sawbuck. (Mr. Answer Man should stop betting on the Tennessee Titans.)

Had Mr. Answer Man been on the scene last week, there’s no doubt he would have been saddened by one thing that occurred. When asked how many knew their County Commission or City Council representatives, no more than a half dozen folks raised their hands. About the same number knew the commission or council dis-trict they lived in.

Keep in mind these are mature, intelligent local residents, some of whom clearly expressed their dissat-isfaction with government in general, particularly at the federal and state levels. But apparently most have forgot-ten the time honored maxim that all politics is local, and it doesn’t get any more local than the lawmaker in your backyard.

“Lawmaker” is not a word to be casually dismissed. Month in and month out, the Knox County Commission, the Knoxville City Council and the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen consider measures that in many cases become ordinances – new laws on the books. Every new law restricts individual freedom in some way, an aspect usually overlooked until one’s own behavior is circumscribed by the law.

In fairness, outside of purely political club meetings, I’d guess that most audiences at social or church gath-erings would probably respond about like the folks at Grace Lutheran if asked who represents them on their local legislative bodies. Most don’t know, and if you don’t know, your voice will probably go unheard when com-missioners and council members deliberate.

Other voices are coming through loud and clear, however. It’s a sure bet that attorneys representing spe-cial interests know which lawmakers to talk to, and the wishes of those interests don’t necessarily mesh with the common weal.

You may not think much of your local government forking over millions in abated property taxes to help a developer build another strip mall, but that developer knows the telephone number and email address of every representative who’ll vote on the request. You may know nothing about it until the morning the fi rst 100-year-old oak comes crashing down across the street from your home.

Get to know your commissioner or your council rep-resentative. Check the county and city websites regularly (www.knoxcounty.org and www.ci.knoxville.tn.us) for the County Commission and City Council agendas. Be one of the “99 percent” whose voice is heard. What you don’t know can hurt you.Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

So what’s the deal with greenways?

At the recent Greenways Coalition meeting, Knox-ville’s two most prominent greenways supporters talk-ed about the future. Both Donna Young and Will Skel-ton said they believe the new mayor will be more pro-ac-tive about greenways than was the last mayor. (Note, they meant Bill Haslam, not interim Mayor Daniel Brown.)

A couple of weeks later, Skelton, the most infl uential citizen greenways activist since the days when Vic-tor Ashe kick-started the movement by increasing the greenways stock from 3 miles to more than 30 miles, told a reporter that he is hopeful that Mayor Mad-eline Rogero will “… get the greenway program started again,” and predicted that this will happen.

So what’s the deal? The city’s website says Knox-ville has around 50 miles of paved greenways plus another 15 or so miles of un-paved trails in its inventory. So did Haslam, who is well known as a runner/biker, somehow drop the ball?

Donna Young, who pushed the cause with near-messianic zeal during her 16 years as city greenways

The upcoming Legisla-ture will redraw state and congressional legislative districts. State Rep. Ryan Haynes, who is the new vice chair of the State and Lo-cal Government Committee and is close to House Speak-er Beth Harwell, will play an active role in the design of districts both locally and statewide.

Hayes is a comer within the Legislature. Farragut is fortunate to have him as their representative due to his en-ergy and integrity. His own district will become smaller as all districts need to equiv-alent in population size.

Knox County will have seven whole districts and will lose Jefferson County’s Frank Niceley as a state representative. The new House district without an incumbent will be located in northwest Knox County in the Solway and Karns area. That will trigger a free for all as numerous Repub-licans will see the primary winner prevailing in No-vember.

Rep. Joe Armstrong’s district will take on more people, including some of those Democrats now in

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pin hopes on Rogero

coordinator, is a recent re-tiree, but joins Skelton as a citizen advocate. She says she will be watching with great interest to see who her replacement will be. (Mayoral advisor Bill Lyons says Rogero will be moving on this appointment very soon).

Here’s the deal with Haslam, from Young’s point of view. His greenways phi-losophy was too conserva-tive because he wanted proj-ects funded upfront. Toward the end of the Ashe admin-isration, Young said the city was moving toward writing a requirement for 5 miles of greenway to be included in annual road contracts.

“That was Victor’s initia-tive, and I just don’t think it was ever brought up again. I thought it was one of the most creative things ever, but it never happened. It would have changed the structure of how we did things. I’m always thinking if you’ve got a plan, some-body will be along to fund it,” she said.

Preplanning is important, Young added. “The reason

we got Papermill Bluff (the greenway that runs paral-lel to I-40, behind the Pilot corporate headquarters at Weisgarber Road) for free is because we had a plan. It was shovel-ready and eligi-ble for that Obama stimulus money.”

Young, like Rogero, has a background in planning. She thinks the new may-or’s views will more in line with her own than were Haslam’s.

“You inspire somebody with a plan. If you don’t do the plan, you can’t get the

funding. Haslam preferred to have everything fully funded fi rst. The difference going forward will be that Madeline will have a more visionary attitude,” she said.

And what’s she hearing about her replacement?

Not a thing, Young said, but she trusts Rogero to make a good choice:

“The most important thing about the job is to fi nd somebody who loves to do the work. Sixteen years is the longest I ever had a job.”

Republicans scramble for new House seats

the Harry Tindell district. Tindell’s district will then take on new precincts in-cluding Sequoyah, Deane Hill Recreation Center and Rocky Hill. The district will become decidedly Republi-can. Tindell is a knowledge-able lawmaker who is low key and almost invisible in Knoxville. He may retire if the district is lopsidedly Re-publican to avoid defeat in November.

There is surely going to be a Republican primary there whether Tindell runs or not. Already being men-tioned are County Commis-sioner Ed Shouse (who has sought the seat previously); former City Council mem-bers Rob Frost and Marilyn Roddy (Roddy and Frost are not close); Republican activist Ruthie Kuhlmann; former school board chair Dan Murphy; Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis (if the new dis-trict includes his South

Knoxville precinct); attor-ney Greg Hall; former city public affairs director Craig Griffi th (chair of GOP com-mittee at Deane Hill); Mar-sha Grieve (wife of Council member Duane Grieve); and Jim Bletner, Sequoyah Hills neighborhood leader who has run previously.

County Commissioner Jeff Ownby is mentioned too as he is making oppo-sition to closing Lakeshore Mental Health Institute his signature issue.

Former Vice Mayor Joe Bailey told me he would not run. UT law student Alex-ander Waters (son of well known John and Beth Wa-ters) is being urged to con-sider it but has declined to date. He is candidate for delegate in the Republican Presidential Primary for Jon Huntsman.

Roddy has just come off a losing state Senate race and will need to make her next campaign a winning one to avoid being considered a pe-rennial candidate. She was weak in her home precinct of Sequoyah in the state Sen-ate contest. On election day, Roddy tied Becky Massey in Sequoyah 219 to 219.

Rob Frost■ is applyingto be City Council attorney and would not run if he is chosen for that position. He was openly for Massey over Roddy and active for Marshall Stair for Council. Pavlis and Bailey were for Massey, too, in the recent GOP senate primary. Pay and duties for new council attorney have not been de-termined.

Chip Berry■ , cam-paign manager for Madeline Rogero, will work for her at city hall but uncertain in precisely what role. He has a very pleasant manner and makes friends easily. He comes from the nonprofi t world.

Marshall Stair■

spent much of the Sunday (Dec. 18) after his swearing in delivering poinsettias to numerous supporters across the city. This trait of thank-ing key supporters will hold him in good stead in future endeavors. Knoxville fl o-rists are no doubt pleased as well.

The new Knoxville ■

City Council meets for the second time at 7 p.m. Tues-day, Jan. 10.

Donna Young sells daff odils for Knox Green. File photo by S. Clark

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Run, Harry, runNext week, state Rep.

Harry Tindell will announce whether or not he will run for re-election. He’s prom-ised a decision by Jan. 19. We hope he runs.

side like Randy McNally on the Senate side.

“Harry understands where the money comes from and where it’s going. He understands the impor-tance of our bond rating and is very knowledgeable. He’s easygoing, and when everybody else was being emotional, he was always calm and level headed. He never got caught up in all the games, and he didn’t look for publicity.

“You’ve got your show po-nies and your workhorses, and Harry is a workhorse.”

Former state Sen. Jamie Woodson, now president and CEO of the State Col-laborative on Reforming Education, says she couldn’t have said it better. She also has some experience with redistricting. As a junior House member in 2002, she was forced to run for re-election in a district that got stretched all the way to White Pine. She prevailed and says Tindell would have a chance to do so as well.

“Harry was a very thoughtful colleague and is respected on both sides of the aisle as a leader on many issues,” Woodson said.

She recalls his work dur-ing the planning phases of the lottery scholarship pro-gram and says he was an

invaluable member of the team.

“We had to build a pro-gram from the ground up, assuring that we protected the fi scal stability of the state while building in trans-parency. Harry was very engaged in constructing that balance between best business practices and the transparency that is needed in government. He is a very thoughtful legislator and his work with the budget and on the fi nance committee has been signifi cant.”

Tindell has a plan for de-ciding whether to run. He will look at how the new dis-trict has changed from the old and the political make-up of the new district. He will also assess “my ability to devote the necessary time and resources to a campaign in the new district.

“Once we pass a plan, I will make a quick decision.”

We hope he runs. His re-cord of service is strong and voters always benefi t from a choice. Knox County’s leg-islative delegation runs the gamut from thoughtful and wise to nuttier than a bowl of almond crunch.

Tindell falls toward the smart side.

Tindell has represented District 13, a North Knox city district, since 1990. But this year he will face a radi-cally different district and a small herd of opponents. Republicans control both House and Senate during redistricting.

Democrats, beware.Tindell’s district has

shed Democratic voters into Rep. Joe Armstrong’s 15th District, and the 13th is be-ing stretched to the Sevier County line. It’s also gaining Sequoyah Hills, Deane Hill and Rocky Hill. Yikes!

People with business in Nashville aren’t eager to see Tindell leave.

Register of Deeds Sher-ry Witt says Knox County could not have a better leg-islator.

“Harry sees the big pic-ture and has learned to work with both parties. He just doesn’t have a partisan attitude. I’m 100 percent Republican, and I’ve always worked well with Harry. He’s strong in Nashville and that’s what we need.”

County Mayor Tim Bur-chett, a fi scal conservative who served with Tindell in the House, agrees:

“There’s one person I went to in the House who knew more about the bud-get than anybody else and that was Harry Tindell. He’s the go-to man on the House

Harry Tindell File photo by B. Bean

Downtown Knoxville from “across the river” at the new Urban Wilderness Photo by Jack Rose

Legacy Parks sets 2012 goalsBy Sandra Clark

Turn up your hearing aid to learn a new vocabulary in 2012. Words like:

Urban Wilderness ■

Battlefi eld Loop ■

Sawdust Trail ■

Carol Evans, executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, says her group has raised nearly $3 million in fi ve years to acquire 300 acres of new park land and protect another 1,000 acres of forest and farms.

As 2011 wound down, the fi nal parcels to complete the Civil War forts trail were acquired, through efforts of the Aslan Foundation.

“All three forts are pro-tected,” said Evans. Fort Dickerson already is a city park. Dickerson, along with Fort Higley, Fort Stanley and Fort Armstrong com-prise the “Battlefi eld Loop,” where Legacy Parks hopes to help build 30 miles of trail on which to walk, hike and bicycle in South Knox-

ville, just across the Tennes-see River from downtown.

“What fun. You go for a hike and run into a Civil War fort,” said Evans.

It’s important to have the historic parts of the Battle-fi eld Loop interpreted. Sig-nage is huge.

“The Community Design Center has looked at the Loop and we know (a trail) is quite doable,” said Evans.

“We don’t know whether it will be paved or sawdust.”

So what’s next?

“Our focus this year is on making it easier to get out-doors, to create a system of trails in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness,” said Evans.

Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis is a driver, keying on his South Knox council district.

It probably doesn’t hurt that Mayor Madeline Rog-ero calls South Knox home as well.

“(Recreation) is an eco-nomic driver,” says Evans.

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A year ago, my December col-umn titled “Cranes for Sup-per?” addressed the plans by

the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to create an open season on sandhill cranes in southeast Ten-nessee. On the brink of extinction, there were only 30 breeding pairs of the eastern population of sandhills left, back in the 1930s.

Federal protection, wildlife ref-uges and wetland management led to a remarkable rebound in their numbers. They reproduce slowly, starting at ages 5-7, and have only one chick per year; only a percent-age of those survive to adulthood. In spite of that, over the last fi ve years we have averaged around 20,000 sandhill cranes wintering yearly down at the Hiwassee Wild-life Refuge in Meigs County.

Refl ecting what a large majority of East Tennesseans thought, the Tennessee Ornithological Society had taken the position that “the fall arrival and overwintering of tens of thousands of sandhill cranes in Tennessee should be celebrated as a wildlife spectacle and a watchable wildlife opportunity.”

In January of 2011, after exten-sive public input showing 72 per-cent of responses opposed to shoot-ing the cranes to 28 percent in favor, the TWRA decided to delay the de-cision on the matter for two years, citing “insuffi cient data.”

My column and other writers and opinions agreed that some areas of our country do indeed consider the cranes to be a wildlife spectacle, encourage and publicize watch-ing the birds, and rake in millions

of tourist dollars in the process. I have a “Crane Watch” brochure from Kearny, Neb., with ads for motels, inns, restaurants and other opportunities for tourists to spend their money as they enjoy seeing the sky fi lled with as many as 500,000 sandhill cranes arriving along the Platte River in March and April.

And another concern about shooting at the big majestic birds was that someone would mistak-enly shoot one of the endangered whooping cranes that often fl y along with the sandhills. After all, people and cows get shot every year, and they look a lot less like deer than the whoopers look like sandhills.

Well, the thoughts of all those is-sues of last year came rushing back this last Monday, when we had the amazing good fortune to take part in a real, rare, wildlife event. Here is the story:

On Dec. 3 a couple of knowledge-able women from the Crane Foun-dation stopped by the Hiwassee Refuge to admire the 10,000 san-dhill cranes arriving for the winter. And among the crowd of huge, tall gray birds they spotted someone different. Hanging out with all the other cranes, this one was a bit shorter and had a slaty-gray body, black wings, tail and legs, and a striking white head and neck.

The ladies called their headquar-ters in Wisconsin for backup, and the stranger was quickly confi rmed to be a very rare bird from Asia, a hooded crane. Just like gossip in a neighborhood, the word swept through the birding community with the speed of an iPod, and peo-

NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

Standing outin a crowd

ple began showing up from all over the country to see the bird.

We thought we’d give it a try on the way home from Christmas at our son’s home in north Alabama. Thanks to immobile traffi c on I-26 south of Chattanooga, we didn’t ar-rive at Hiwassee Refuge till 4:15 the afternoon of the 26th. There stood 20 or 30 eager birders with scopes and cameras, including birder and author Stephen Lyn Bales from Ijams Nature Center, and birders from Maine, Oregon, Missouri and Florida.

After a while, a bald eagle fl ew across the scene, stirring things up a bit. And as the hundreds of cranes settled down again, the lady from Missouri, eye glued to her scope, announced “there’s our bird!” Out it walked, a black-and-white fi g-ure in a crowd of gray. And we all stood and stared at a creature that had fl own over the bogs of Siberia, standing in a fi eld in Tennessee. It’s the kind of happening that bird-ers love to sit back and recount for

months and years afterward.Hooded cranes nest in a remote

area of Russia north of Mongolia, in a cool, wet, northern world of peat bogs and stunted larch trees. The species was fi rst described in 1834, but because they breed in such a remote area, the fi rst hooded crane nest wasn’t discovered until 1974, 140 years later! They are best known from their usual winter-ing grounds, where some 3,000 of them stay on the Japanese island of Kyushu, feeding in harvested grain fi elds and rice paddies.

And how rare is our Hiwassee bird? It may be the fi rst one of its kind ever recorded in North Amer-ica. A hooded crane was seen 18 months ago in Idaho; another last spring in Nebraska; and now, here. If it’s the same bird, it’s the fi rst. In the unlikely event that there are three different ones on tour, then it’s the third. Either way, very rare and very exciting, for the birders and for the crane refuge in East Tennessee.

The hooded crane is here because

all those other cranes are here, safe to just hang out and do their thing. We saw an immature whooping crane hanging out at the refuge as well, hopefully to grow to adulthood and add one more chance for us to keep that species on the Earth. A wildlife spectacle, and watchable wildlife opportunity, indeed. And people have come from 27 states and Canada, so far, to share it, and maybe like what else they see here in East Tennessee.

The 21st annual Crane Festival at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge will be Jan. 14-15 this year, with head-quarters at the Birchwood School. The Refuge is off Route 60, about 20 miles northwest of Cleveland, or about 10 miles south of Dayton, near the old Blythe Ferry. Their website is www.tncranefestival.org. If you’ve never seen several thousand of something hang-ing out together at one time, you should go on down and see how nature was really intended to look. You might see the rare crane.

Second crane from the left is the immature whooping crane.Photos by Bob Collier

There are more than 10,000 sandhill cranes at the refuge.

The black and white crane is the rare hooded crane from Asia.

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Like the Wise Men, I went home a different way the other night.

There is a particular curve where I can see ahead on the road and gauge the traffi c jam which may or may not exist at the cross-roads. On this particular night, I could see a line of red brake lights, and so I turned onto a side road, which takes me up onto the ridge. The view of the val-ley and the ridges off to the west is always beautiful.

But on this night, winter had settled in to my hills and meadow. There was a red sunset, and leaning against it were trees wearing black lace. A planet provided the necessary diamond sparkle, and the whole world was beautiful in her winter eve-ning clothes.

On a recent afternoon, I turned from my work at my

As long as the earth endures,Seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,Summer and winter, day and night, Shall not cease.

(Genesis 8: 22 NRSV)

You who are born of the hills,Hill-bred, lover of hills,Though the world may not treat you aright,Though your soul be aweary with ills:This will you know above other men,In the hills you will fi nd your peace again.

(“The Hill-born,” Maxwell Burt)

Winter comes

kitchen table to look out a window, and there was what appeared to be a haze, which I realized was snow, fl ying sideways. It didn’t last long, but my heart skipped a beat, just as it did when I was in the 6th grade and saw the fi rst snowfl ake of the season.

I consider myself fortu-nate that I live in a place that is blessed with four seasons. I love each of them, in their distinct dress. Call me fi ckle, but I think whatever season is next is surely the most delightful. Except autumn, which is always my favorite.

This can be a diffi cult

time of year. The holiday celebrations are over (al-though I celebrate all 12 days of Christmas!), and our part of the world is cold. It is easy to feel sad or de-pressed. But when it snows, there are joys to be found: fi res to be tended, books to be read, bread to be baked, letters to be written.

There are seasons of the heart as well. The turning of the year seems a good time to take stock: to reassess where you are, and what goals need to be adjusted; to be honest with yourself about what you need to keep and what really has to go (whether it be a grudge or a dream or a plan, or in my case, a stack of papers); to begin – instead of just thinking about beginning – whatever it is that you have been putting off.

To be able to see the beauty of winter is an act of discernment. To take hold of the opportunity of a new be-ginning – a New Year – is an act of courage. To fi nd peace and contentment in the cold and snow of winter is an act of faith.

Today is a gift from God. Enjoy it, use it, celebrate it, live it.

And may your winter be cold and bracing; may your house be warm and snug; may your hearth be bright and blazing; may your family be well and happy; may your heart be contented and lov-ing; and may your soul be at peace in the hands of God.

COMMUNITY CLUBS

Longstreet-Zollicoff er Camp ■

#87 Sons of Confederate Vet-erans will host the Lee-Jackson Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 28, at The Foundry on the World’s Fair Site. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a buff et dinner served at 7. Tickets are $30 ($15 children 12 and under). Period dress or business attire is suggested. Nora Brooks will present the life story of T.J. “Stonewall” Jackson while in the persona of Anna Morrison Jackson (Jackson’s widow). Reservations are re-quired by Wednesday, Jan. 25. Mail payments to Lee-Jackson Dinner, SCV Camp #87, P.O. Box 943, Knoxville, TN 37901.

The West Knox Toastmaster ■

Club meets 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7324 Middlebrook Pike. Now accepting new members. Info: Ken Roberts, 680-3443.

The Scottish Society of ■

Knoxville will celebrate the 253rd birthday of Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Entertain-ment will include bagpipes and local Celtic group Red Haired Mary. Bill Landry will serve as master of ceremonies. Tickets are $42 ($40 members). Payment must be received by Wednesday, Jan. 18. Make checks payable to Scottish Society of Knoxville and mail them to P.O. Box 50411, Knox-ville, TN 37950. Info: Brenda, 691-3892 or Ron, 947-3394.

The Sierra Club/Harvey ■

Broome Group will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker Lyn Bales will discuss the book “Ghost Birds.” Refreshments will be served.

Knoxville Writers Guild ■ will sponsor a workshop taught by best selling author Cyn Mobley on writing query letters. The workshop is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave. Cost is $75. Class size is limited. Info: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.

Community Services

Concord United Methodist ■

Church’s Caregiver Sup-port Group, affiliated with Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc., meets 10 to 11:30 a.m. each first Tuesday in Room 226 at the church, 11020 Roane Drive. The group will not meet in January. The next meeting will be Feb. 7 when guest speaker will be Connie Taylor, Elder Care Coordina-tor for Elder Law of East Tennessee. Anyone in the community who gives care to an elderly individual is invited. Refreshments. Info: 675-2835.

Sequoyah Hills Presbyte- ■

rian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. will host GriefShare, a grief support group for people dealing with the loss of a loved one 5:45 p.m. Mondays beginning Jan. 9 and running through Feb. 27. Info: 522-9804 or visit www.sequoyahchurch.org.

Rec programsBeaver Ridge UMC ■ , 7753 Oak Ridge Highway will have a beginner yoga class 6-7 p.m. Mondays in the family life center. Cost is $10 per class or $40 for fi ve classes. Bring a mat, towel and water. Info: Dena Bower, 567-7615 or email denabower@comcast.net.

SeniorsFirst Lutheran Church ■

senior group 55 Alive, 1207 North Broadway, will meet noon Thursday, Jan. 12, in the meeting room to hear guest speaker and world traveler Marilyn Wing speak on “Around the World in a Bottle of Sand.” A hot lunch will be served for $6. Wing will bring 80 samples of sand from her travels, as well as a bottle of sand for each guest from “the world’s most beautiful beach.” Res-ervations are necessary. Info: 524-0366.

YouthFirst Lutheran School ■ , 1207 North Broadway, will hold an open house 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, for parents of children in grades pre-k through 8th. A special kindergarten roundup ses-sion will be held 7 to 7:30 p.m. The school features small classes and before and after-school care programs. Tuition assistance is also available. Info: 524-0308.

By Theresa Edwards

Faith Promise Church is expanding, adding a 25,930 square-foot children’s area to its Pellissippi Campus with classrooms and three wor-ship environments to serve approximately 850 children from birth to 5th grade who attend each weekend.

The church is bursting at its seams with growth. It sprouted as a small congre-gation Feb. 5, 1995, at the Garden Plaza Hotel in Oak Ridge. In 1998, it obtained 33 acres and developed the Pellissippi Campus which was completed in Septem-ber 2000. Today, Faith Promise averages 4,200 in attendance each weekend including all of its campus-es. The astounding growth has been recognized in Outreach Magazine as one of the 100 fastest-growing American churches in 2005, 2009 and 2010.

Faith Promise Church also has locations in Blount County, at the University of

Tennessee and an “Internet Campus.” The church plans future expansions, includ-ing ones in north Knox, Oak Ridge and Lenoir City.

The church is near com-pletion of a new parking lot at its Pellissippi Campus where future growth includes ex-panding the worship center by 16,000 square feet and in-creasing the seating by 650. The balcony seating will be replaced with stadium seat-ing to improve use of the space and increase visibility. Two family rooms and addi-tional production space will be added.

The church is an inter-denominational, contem-porary, autonomous group with biblical teachings. Beliefs are on the website at www.FaithPromise.org along with their strategy “to create relevant environ-ments where people can meet with God, experience community with believers, and reach their potential.”

Dr. Chris Stephens, the

senior pastor, believes so strongly in encouraging oth-ers to reach their potential that he has written two books, “The Climb of Your Life” and “The Plan of Your Life.”

His own life journey from a drug user and dealer to a pastor shows that since his life was transformed by God, so can any life be changed. His blog and book information can be found at www.drchrisstephens.com. Stephens is a gradu-ate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Mid-America Baptist Theo-logical Seminary and New Orleans Baptist Theologi-cal Seminary.

Church services are 6 p.m. Saturdays, including inter-pretation for the deaf, and 9 a.m., 10:20 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Sundays. Wednesdays the middle school and high school groups meet at 6 p.m.

A special “Marriage and Parenting Summit” is planned for Feb. 3-4. Info: 251-2590.

Faith Promise Church has concrete growth with construction of its new children’s building. Photoby T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Faith Promise Church expansion

Rogero adds Foster to administration

Dawn Michelle Foster ■ has been named by Mayor Madeline Rog-ero as deputy director of Re-development. A transporta-tion planner and Certifi ed Environmental Professional, Foster will be

team leader for redevelop-ment of the South Waterfront, the Magnolia Warehouse District and other projects. She has worked since 1988 for Wilbur Smith Associates. She has been a senior transporta-tion planner since 1995 and earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from UT Knoxville in 1999.

Doug Harris ■ will kick off his campaign for school board from the open seat in District 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Rothchild Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike. The public is invited and refreshments will be served. * A community reception is planned for 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at his home, 1212 Great Oaks Way. Info: HarrisforSchools.com/.

Gina Oster ■ , also a candidate for school board from District 3, will kick off her campaign 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at The Adams Law Firm, 8517 Kingston Pike. Donations will be welcomed, but not required.

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Colonel Andy Jordan and wife Debbie have traveled the world and lived in places many of us only dream of. After a long and suc-cessful Army career, the Jordans began to think about retirement and where to settle down and call home. An East Tennessee native,

Colonel Jordan was drawn back to the Knoxville area with its natural beauty and easy lifestyle and Deb-bie fully agreed.

After living in military housing, Debbie was thrilled to purchase a house that she could decorate in their style. A log house sur-

rounded by woods was the ideal setting to call home. Commuting to oversee the project was going to be time consuming, but let the renovations begin!

The top priority was updating the kitchen. The plan was to re-place the dated appliances and re-

A Place to Call Home

Before: The Jordan’s log home kitchen with dated appliances and a narrow island.

After: Updated with new cabinetry, expanded island and new appliances.

locate the sink and cooktop, keep-ing the cabinetry. After consulting with their contractor, they realized that repairs would be diffi cult and patch-work, and new cabinetry was the best way to go.

Debbie visited Modern Sup-ply, and sales manager/designer Debbie Johnson helped her select products that complemented the coziness of a log home and the Jor-dans’ tastes. “I didn’t have a look in mind, but after Debbie’s visit to measure, she made great recom-mendations,” comments Jordan.

Mixing maple cabinetry fi n-ishes and quartz countertop col-ors created visual interest while complementing each other. The primary cabinet fi nish was called sand with a brushed grey glaze, paired with Cambria’s Devon countertop and a Blanco sink in truffl e. The island was a stone fi nish with grey glaze, Cambria’s Yorkshire top, and a Blanco prep sink in biscotti. Stainless faucets from Brizo’s Talo collection were selected for their water-saving SmartTouch® Technology.

Little extras go a long way in highlighting the beauty of the cabi-netry. Glass doors with an LED light ribbon running along the in-side brighten up the corner. Crown molding and light rail were added to complete the look.

Debbie selected stainless ap-pliances and the double oven she always wanted. The sink and cooktop locations were switched in the redesign. The sink was in-stalled below the window and the stovetop relocated to the enlarged island space. The island was al-ready plumbed, making it perfect for a prep sink.

A corner nook was utilized by including a beverage cooler, TV, storage and a display cabinet with lighting. A perfect fi t!

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The calendar year of 2011 closed with a fl urry of real estate activity in Knox County. For the month ending on Friday, Dec. 30, some 603 parcels changed hands, represent-ing a property value of a whopping $249 million. That’s more than $100 million ahead of last December’s pace.

The total also represents more than twice the value of the total property sold during November, when around $105 million was transferred. While there was no appreciable increase in

the number of residential properties sold, activity in the commercial sector was largely responsible for the surge.

There was also a noticeable bump in the amount of money loaned against property. During December, real estate lending saw more than $433 million borrowed in Knox County. This number represented about $160 mil-lion more than the amount loaned during November.

Leading the train of commercial deals was a trans-action between Parkside Drive LLC and Hart TC 1-III LLC for property in the Turkey Creek complex. The sale brought more than $130 million. The largest mortgage transaction was for $94.5 million for fi nancing the Tur-key Creek sale. The second largest loan document record-ed was for $38.3 million on the Proton Therapy Center.

Initial analysis of the recording data from 2011 indi-cates that the year outpaced 2010 in terms of the total value of property sold. For the year 2011, the total value of property sold in the county was $1.87 billion, compared to $1.52 billion in 2010. Here’s hoping that we all enjoy a blessed, prosperous and happy New Year in 2012.Sherry Witt is Knox County Register of Deeds. Info: 215-2330 or sherry@knoxrod.org/.

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Phil Limandri of Smoky Mountain Signs and Gifts shows his handmade Tennessee sign. Another sign his 12-year-old daughter suggested says, “Don’t frown because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

Barbara Young fi nds wonderful Amish jams, butters, Musca-dine grape cider, and sweet and spicy mustard at the Lil’ Amish Country where everything is made by the Amish in Bristol, Tenn.

Aaron Mencer of Collectibles and More carries a wide variety of collectible 1:24 scale Nascar diecast cars, vintage gaming and discounted DVDs.

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Sweetpea Bowtique, a place “where little girls dream of magical things,” has tutus, halos, butterfl y wands, purses, hair bows and more.

Carly Henson gets pampered with an aqua massage at the Relaxation Station. She said, “It gets everything at one time. The falling water is really relaxing. It sounds like a car wash, but it’s dry and warm.” Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

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If you’re of a certain age, the new year means you’re that much closer to a day you may have anticipated with a combination of humor and resignation – spe-cifi cally, the day you’re eligible for Social Secu-rity. But just because you can take Social Security, it doesn’t mean you must take it. So, should you?

Before we get to that question, let’s review

the basic rules governing Social Security payments. You can typically start collect-ing benefi ts at age 62, but you’ll get only about 75% of what you’d receive if you waited until your “full” retirement age, which varies according to your birth year but is most likely 66. You’ll get even big-ger monthly checks if you delay collecting them until you’re past 66, and you’ll “max out” on your payments once you reach 70.

So, the question boils down to this: Should you start collecting Social Secu-rity early – thereby receiving smaller, but more numerous, checks – or later, when your checks will be bigger but fewer?

If you really need the money once you reach 62, you’ve already got your answer. But if you could potentially afford to wait, we recommend you view your deci-sion through a LENS:

L: Your projected lifespan – You ■can’t see into the future, but given your family history and general health, you can make an educated guess about your projected longevity. If you’re fairly confi -dent that, once you reach 66, you’ve still got another two or more decades in front of you, you may want to consider delay-ing taking Social Security past age 62.

E: Your employment status – If ■you’re under full retirement age – be-

tween 62 and 66 – then for every two dollars you earn over $14,640 (in 2012), you’ll lose one dollar in Social Security benefi ts. In the months before you reach your full retirement age, for every three dollars you earn over $38,880 (again, for 2012), you’ll lose one dollar in benefi ts. But starting in the month you reach your full retirement age, you can earn as much as you want without losing any benefi ts.

N: Your need, including your other ■sources of retirement income – If you have a pension, or you’ve built substan-tial resources in your IRA, your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan, and you can support your income needs with modest withdrawals from these accounts, you might decide it’s worthwhile to delay taking Social Securi-ty to maximize your benefi ts. Remember that regardless of your Social Security decision, you typically would have to pay a 10% early withdrawal penalty if you started taking withdrawals from these accounts before you reach age 59½.

S: Your spouse/marital status – If ■you’re single, you basically just need to think of yourself when making this deci-sion. But it’s a different story if you’re married. If you die fi rst, your spouse can keep receiving his or her own Social Se-curity benefi t or receive yours – whichev-er is larger. Consequently, you and your spouse will want to coordinate when you take Social Security benefi ts so that you can maximize the benefi t for the spouse likeliest to live longer.

The choice of when to start taking Social Security can affect your lifestyle throughout your retirement years – so weigh all the factors and make the choice that’s right for you.

For more information on investing, contact Wendy Schopp at Edward Jones Investments, 671-1318.

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SCHOOL NOTES

Episcopal School of KnoxvilleEpiscopal School of Knoxville ■ will have an open house 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. Samples will be available from the school dining hall’s new farm-to-table menu. Parents can come with or without their children. No reservations are required. Info: 777-9032 or visit www.esknoxville.org.

SPORTS NOTESThe West High School Rebels ■ baseball team is taking orders for 4’x8’ digital color vinyl signs to hang on the fence of the baseball field for the 2012 season. The cost is $200 which will go toward maintenance and upkeep of the field. Each consecutive year a sign is purchased, the price is $125. To show their appreciation for your pur-chase, the players and coaches of the team will give you a pair of home game season tickets. Info: Email Jim Goble at jgoble@investidi.com or Kay McIntire at ksellshomes@knology.net. Payments are tax deductible.

Rec Baseball Sign-ups ■ : Halls Community Park spring rec league baseball, 4U-14U sign-up times are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday in January; Saturday, Feb. 4, and Saturday, Feb. 11. Info: Visit hcpark.org.

Ski and Snowboarding Clinic ■ , 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and 5 p.m. on Fridays through Jan. 24 at Performance Training Inc. at Fort Sanders Health and Fitness Center. All ages are welcome. Info: 531-5453.

Local team places fourth in the nationMoriah Brothers (seated) and Catherine Albert placed fourth in the Eastern Na-tional 4-H Horse Roundup during the 4-H North American International Livestock Exposition. The duo competed against stu-dents from 31 other states and placed in the top fi ve overall. Photo submitted

Kent selected as all-starHardin Valley Academy senior Katelyn Kent cheers on the football players at the 5th annual Toyota East/West Tennessee All-Star Classic hosted by Carson-Newman College last weekend. Kent was se-lected for the 14-member squad based on applica-tion, letter of recommen-dation, grades, commu-nity service, interview and cheerleading skills. Photo by Ruth White

Welcome Primrose School of FarragutCelebrating the grand opening of Primrose School of Farragut last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony are: school director Courtney Hawkins, owners Jeremiah and Amanda Webb, and Farragut vice mayor Dot LaMarche. LaMarche welcomed Primrose as a great addition to Farragut, serving a need of great importance enriching young children’s lives. Primrose is a private pre-kindergarten school with elementary after-school care. It is located at 120 Coach Road, at Kingston Pike and Old Stage Road. Info: 966-7673 or visit www.primrosefarragut.com. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

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up his team prior to last week’s basketball game

with Oak Ridge. The stands were packed with students

looking for something to do and the Hawks were

ready to play, but the boys fell to Oak Ridge 85-64. In

a preliminary game, the girls varsity lost by only 2

points to Oak Ridge 47-45.Photo by S. Clark

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NEWS FROM PAIDEIA ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Paideia Academy’s unique classical approach to education even informs the games that students

play. Classical education is a three-stage process, spanning the entirety of K-12 education with the purpose of nurturing and forming well-educated students utilizing the great books of the Western world as a curriculum.

The fi rst stage of the classical progression - the grammar stage - begins in kindergarten and ends in 5th grade. Students in this stage are especially good at memorization and are encouraged to commit many facts and premises of literature, history, grammar, poetry, arithmetic, science and the Bible to memory.

The logic stage spans grades 6 through 9, and, as stu-

dents of this age seem by nature particularly apt to argu-ment, has an emphasis upon linking the facts so com-mitted in the grammar stage to practical utility through the use of formal argument.

Finally, the poetic stage, roughly spanning the bal-ance of high school, is a time in which most students feel a natural yearning for self-invention and self-expres-sion, and are encouraged to draft and defend properly factual (grammar level) and properly reasoned (logic level) arguments in aesthetically appealing forms.

As is maintained above, classical education beyond the grammar level is founded upon the notion that clear, precise, and rigorous thought is a more impor-tant attribute of student achievement than the memo-

rization or regurgitation of facts. Perhaps no intellec-tual activity demands the alacrity or logical prowess that the game of chess demands.

Logic and mathematics instructor Jonathan Ken-igson explains, “Keen foresight with a reasoned inhi-bition to threat; poise, patience, and prudence in the attack; and a deep exercise of every neuron of intel-lectual ability are all required to be a good - or even a fairly good - player of chess.”

It is little wonder then that Paideia Academy offers chess as an extra-curricular activity, as it would be a shame to eschew such a tool and art in the formation of children who otherwise engage the balance of the Western mind and soul.

Chess and classical educationThe Paideia Academy approach

Paideia Academy seeks to nurture the whole stu-dent, reaching across aca-demic class lines to grow social and intellectual interactions among stu-dents of various ages. To that end, students are also organized into “halls,” like the “houses” made fa-mous in the Harry Potter novels. Younger students may fi nd mentors, and older students may grow into leadership roles.

Sir Ken Robinson, an eminent educational theorist, suggests that our industrial model of education is a kind of systemic anesthesia. Our schools currently model factories where bells, whistles, punch cards, and class rank stifl e hu-man interaction and cre-ativity. Why exactly is the production date, 12th grade – or the class of ’96, for example – the most dominant social classifi -cation that schools offer?

If he’s right, then our dysfunctional and bored students are products of a systematic poison-

‘Halls’ are where the heart is

ing. The grade levels, the academic groupings, and the separation of leisure and academic labor sat-isfy the conditions for a fragmented student.

Yet, at Paideia Acad-emy, we desire students who practice virtue. This, of course, does not

imply we want overbear-ingly pious or pompous

pupils. Instead, we want them to practice wis-

dom, temperance, char-ity, justice, and more.

Ryan Garner, Dean of Paideia Academy’s Nicene Hall, explains, “Because we crave community, co-operation and academic courage, we instituted a system to enable them. Borrowing from a Brit-ish style of education, we introduced a ‘house-sys-tem’ to counter the isolat-ing tendencies of current school models. Our upper school students now join as members of intergen-erational ‘houses.’ Each Wednesday, our houses meet to discuss house events, to participate in intramural sports, to join together in prayer, and

to offer tutoring to lower school students.”

In this process, we have seen refreshed stu-dents emerge. Students, now exposed to different kinds of minds, attitudes and ages in their houses, consistently demonstrate hospitality, patience and friendship. We are not looking for the “Beaver Cleaver” of yesteryear or the ultra-student of to-morrow. Rather, we seek virtue so that a student can practice the greatest of commandments in this day: to love your neighbor as yourself.

Open house upcomingPaideia Academy will

host an open house for families interested in reg-istering for kindergarten through 10th grade for the 2012-13 school year 9-11 a.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23.

Each open house will include a presentation

about the vision and dis-tinctiveness of Paideia Academy, student recit-als, classroom tours and opportunities to talk with the teachers.

Paideia Academy was founded in 2004 to pro-vide a challenging clas-sical education founded

upon a biblical world-view. The school, which emphasizes Christianity and offers a classical cur-riculum including Latin, logic and rhetoric, is part of a growing movement nationwide. The Asso-ciation of Classical and Christian Schools cur-rently has almost 235

member schools, with 15 of these in Tennessee.

Paideia Academy has been very attractive to Christian families who desire to be active in their children’s educa-tion while partnering with a private school for additional resourc-es. Paideia Academy’s kindergarten through 3rd operate on a “uni-versity schedule,” with classroom instruction

on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and at-home instruction on Tuesday and Thursday. Full-service lesson plans and materials are provided for the at-home days, and the school main-tains all grading and record-keeping. Begin-ning in the 4th grade, students attend classes on a traditional five-day schedule.

“We love the family-

feeling of the school,” says Paideia parent Kelly Platillero. “There are re-ally high standards, and we want that, but I also feel that our child has a lot of encouragement to grow within that. We have been thrilled!”

To learn more about Paideia Academy, call the school offi ce at 670-0440 or visit the website at www.PaideiaKnoxville.org.

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“I wasn’t real happy with the way my 30th year went,” she said. “So, I decided that if I’m going to make a change, I have to do it myself.”

Of course, she’d already received some not-so-gentle nudging from her mother and grandmother who reminded her that she was 31, still single and weighed 183 pounds. “Do you wonder if it’s your appearance?” they asked.

Then, there was the Covenant Weight Management Center bro-chure that her mother had dropped off. “I read that and said, ‘I think now is the time I need to try this again,’ ” said Christensen, who had a long history of failed attempts with other weight-loss programs. “Liter-ally, as soon as I made that decision, I called and made an appointment.”

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“I started right away, and it all clicked,” Christensen said of the weekly lifestyle coaching group sessions. “I re-learned food and completely rediscovered nutri-tion.”

“Barbara got me on the right track,” she added. “She told me things that were the complete op-posite of what you hear – no car-bohydrates and things like that. It turned out that I wasn’t eating enough carbs! Once she educated me, it was simple. For sure, the weight didn’t just fall off – I worked hard at it, and I kept track of things because I know my track record where the weight came back. Ev-erybody was real positive, but they

were stern too, especially Barbara. She would tell when I made bad choices but she taught me in a way where I don’t feel like I cut out any-thing that I enjoy.”

In another session, Foster took the class to a local restaurant and tested their ability to make smart choices when ordering from the menu.

“She taught us how to order something that you think is so healthy like steamed vegetables, but then you learn that they’re delicious because they drop a big dollop of butter on them before they bring them out of the kitch-en,” Christensen said. “She taught us that we need to ask for steamed vegetables with no butter – or any-thing extra – and they’re still deli-cious. I’d forgotten how good fresh food – healthy food – can taste.”

She learned, too, that salt can torpedo any diet. “Carbs were the most shocking thing I learned, but sodium was probably the second-most shocking,” said Christensen, “I didn’t realize how much sodium I was putting into my body. I had kind of stagnated a little in my weight loss, but a week after we had the discussion about sodium and I cut that way down – whoosh! – the pounds came off right away.”

Of course, the program was more than education about food choices. It was also education about exercise.

“Stacey made exercise very simple – I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary,” said Christensen. “Mainly, I just walked and used my old elliptical cross-trainer. It was basically about getting enough movement and balancing a little bit of strength training but, again, without equipment. I do cross-

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According to Stacey L. Smith, clinic supervisor and exercise physiologist with CWMC, each program is individually custom-ized according to a variety of factors, including the patient’s own food and exercise preferences, current health issues, physical limitations, work schedules and previous diet history.

The Covenant Weight Management Center is located at Fort Sanders West. For more information, call 865-531-5243 or visit www.covenantweightmanagement.com.

over crunches, lunges and push-ups. We just started with eight of each of those and work up as I feel like I can. It was never ‘you have to spend an hour at the gym every day’ or ‘you have to do this set of moves with this many reps’ and things like that. They just made everything very workable.”

“We tailor the program to each individual patient who walks through the door. So no two peo-ple are on the same plan,” said Smith. “I take into consideration what gym or exercise facilities they have access to. I have some patients on the go all the time and I have some who are retired and stay at home all the time. We work around those schedules, and take into consideration personal pref-erences and any existing health issues they may have along with weight management issues.”

Not only did the program of-fer fl exible class times that fi t into Christensen’s busy schedule as an event planner, but it helped her learn how to continue the program even in the course of her hectic work life.

“Rather than going to the gate at the airport and sitting, or going to a Wi-Fi ‘hotspot’ and sitting there, I’d get off the plane and walk,” she said. “I just walk up and down the concourse because, as anyone who travels out of Knoxville knows, you usually wind up in Atlanta or Charlotte, and those are big, long areas where you can walk and not get too bored.”

What’s more, she’s also taken her new-found food knowledge to heart, developing more healthy choices for the conferences she plans.

“It’s actually changed the way that I build menus for these events,” she said. “Rather than having two days’ worth of salad, chicken, vegetables, starch and dessert, I might do one big meal like that because people have come to expect it, but the next day I’ll do a huge salad with some pro-tein of some kind on it. More and more people are telling me that they like that because they aren’t used to eating that huge meal at lunch every day and appreciate an opportunity to eat a little more lightly.”

Today, the 5-foot-5 Christensen is a trim 137 pounds and has gone from a size 16 to a size 8.

“Her weight loss results in our program were typical,” said Smith. “A healthy weight loss rate is one to two pounds per week on average. Shiona averaged 1.6 pounds per week – within the average.”

Christensen, however, feels much better than average.

“I’m proud now to go out and be seen. I’m not embarrassed,” said Christensen. “I grew up in Knox-ville, I went to high school here. So when you run into people you know, it’s the 10-year reunion syn-drome – you want to hear ‘Gosh! You look phenomenal!’ That’s how I feel now. I would not be em-barrassed to run into anybody. I’m not afraid to put on a swim-

suit anymore either. That makes me feel better too. To go swim-suit shopping – any kind of clothes shopping – it’s exciting. It’s fun.”

Of course, there’s still some peer pressure. “When my grand-mother saw me, she said, ‘Oh hon-ey, you look great! Now you can’t gain any of it back!’ For somebody who’s an emotional eater, that’s so much pressure!” said Christensen. “I realize it’s an uphill battle for a while, so that’s why I am do-ing Phase 2 because I don’t want to let that get away from me like before.”

Phase 2, she explained, is a maintenance program where she schedules an appointment once a month “to keep myself on track.” And with the holidays behind her

and a family cruise in front of her,she knows she’ll need some “rahrah” behind her.

“I’ve got an appointment at theend of January and I’m lookingforward to it,” she said. “I want tomake Stacey and Barbara proud,and Dr. Jackson too. So I don’twant to mess anything up.”

In the meantime, she carries aphotograph in her work backpack– one of the “before” pictures thatwas taken the day she began herjourney.

“I’ll pull it out sometimes andlook at it,” Christensen says. “I’membarrassed to look at them now.I think, ‘Gosh! I thought I was OKthen!’ And I was – I was fi ne.’ ButI just feel so great now!”

“To go swimsuit shopping – any kind of clothes shopping – it’s exciting. It’s fun.”

“I re-learned food and completely rediscovered nutrition,” says Shiona Christensen, who shed 46 pounds in the Covenant Weight Management Center’s six-month program.

Shiona Christensen carries this “before” photo in her work

backpack as a reminder of how far she’s come.

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This is Cole, a 3-year-old male Miniature Poodle.

This is Holly, a 3-year-old female ShihTzu/Maltese mix.

This is Nick, a 2-year-old male terrier mix.

We were all rescued from area kill shelters right before Christmas and are now ready for

our new homes!

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Critter Tales

When folks walk into the automotive branch of Sherwin-Williams on Lex-ington Drive, not only will the shop’s No. 1 customer service representative greet them at the door, but she’ll also sit and roll over after shaking hands with both paws.

Riley sits at her dad’s offi ce with her favorite offi ce supplies: a card-board box and a paint stick. Photo by S. Barrett

Hiler awards employee with Scooby snacks

First arrival at ParkwestCharlotte Wren Hunt, the fi rst baby born in the Knoxville area in 2012, is cradled in her mother’s arms just a few hours after her birth. Charlotte arrived at Parkwest Medi-cal Center’s Childbirth Center at 12:09 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, following more than 12 hours of labor. Charlotte weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and was delivered by Dr. Charles Schroeder. Her parents are Nikki and Hoss Hunt of Vonore. Nikki teaches 2nd grade at Philadelphia Elementa-ry School. Charlotte is the fi rst grandchild for all four of her grandparents, who live in Loudon County. Photo submitted

HEALTH NOTESCancer survivor support ■

groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Can-cer Support Community of East Tennessee (formerly the Wellness Community), 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support

groups for cancer care-

givers, Monday evenings. Cancer family bereavement

group, Thursday evenings. Info: www.cancersupportet.org or 546-4661.

Lung cancer support ■

group meets 6 p.m. the third Monday of every month at

Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Info: Trish or Amanda, 218-7081.

Stop Smoking: 1-800-784- ■

8669 (1-800-QUITNOW) is a program of the Knox County Health Department. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Support group meeting ■ for family members or caregiv-ers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Avenue. Info:

Rebecca Gill, 602-7807 or www.namiknox.org.

UT Hospice ■ conducts ongo-ing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) inter-ested in becoming volunteers with its program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: 544-6279.

UT Hospice Adult Grief ■

Support, for any adult who is suff ering loss, meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. the fi rst and third Tuesday of every month in the UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or to reserve a spot: 544-6277.

Phone books forzoo admission

Now through the end of January, bring in any outdated phone book to the Knoxville Zoo for recycling and you will re-ceive one free admission ticket with the purchase of another. Since admis-sion to the Knoxville Zoo is already half-price for Penguin Discount Days, you can get two tickets for half the price of one. Info: www.knoxville-zoo.com.

HealthSource tohost blood drive

HealthSource Chiroprac-tic and Progressive Rehab, 9219 Middlebrook Pike, will host a Medic Regional blood drive 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. Donors will be offered a 19-point complimentary health screening. Info: www.HealthSourceofKnoxville.com.

SENIOR NOTESAARP driver safety classes

For registration info about these and all other AARP driver safety classes, call Barbara Manis, 922-5648.

Noon to 4 p.m. Wednes-■ day and Thursday, Jan. 18-19, John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St.

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Hiler rescued Riley from the pound in Murfreesboro about four years ago after

hurricanes hit the area and destroyed the home Riley was living in with her previous family. “They wouldn’t allow pets at her family’s new apartment, so they had to give her up,” he said. Hiler just happened to be looking for a dog and stopped by the shelter. The rest is history.

When asked what the other employees think about her, assistant man-ager Eddie Hines said “We all buy her treats. Everybody has to buy her biscuits ’cause she goes through ’em.”

Apparently, she helps keep everyone busy during any downtime they may have.

Riley’s favorite toys are cardboard boxes and the wooden sticks used to mix paint. “She also cleans every freight truck that comes in,” said Hiler. “She carries pieces of wood out of the trailers from the wooden flats. We’re not talking about small pieces, either. Two-by-fours … you name it.”

The next time you see what appears to be a bunch of tough guys run-ning a paint shop, just think about Riley and her friends at Sherwin-Wil-liams. After playing in the warehouse and getting her picture taken for the paper, Riley ran to the door. “Do you need to go potty?” said Hiler, just like any good dad would.If you have a question or comment for Sara, call her at 218-9378 or email her at barretts@shoppernewsnow.com.

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Cemetery Lots 494 CEMETERY LOTS,

Highland South, Garden of Gospels,

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Real Estate Wanted 50WE BUY HOUSES, any reason, any con-dition. 865-548-8267

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Commercial Prop-Sale 602 STORY brick build-

ing 30x60', AC/heat, sprinkler system, in center of Oak Ridge Lg. parking lot. 865-483-6311, 865-483-5552

Apts - Unfurnished 71SOUTH, 2 BR, 1 BA, 1200SF, appls., priv. $675/mo+dep, no pets/ smoking. 865-577-6289

Apts - Furnished 72WALBROOK STUDIOS

251-3607 $140 weekly. Discount

avail. Util, TV, Ph, Stv, Refrig, Basic

Cable. No Lse.

Duplexes 73CEDAR BLUFF AREA

3BR town home, 2BA, frplc, laundry rm, new carpet, 1 yr lease,

$770 mo. $250 dep. 865-216-5736 or 694-8414.

FARRAGUT/NEAR TURKEY CREEK 2BR, 1BA, laundry rm, family neighborhood, 1 yr lease,

$680 mo. $250 dam. dep. 865-216-5736 OR 694-8414

Halls & Inskip Areas 2 BR, 1 BA, completely renovated, new every thing. Start $600 mo.

Call 865-924-4336

Houses - Unfurnished 742 BR, 1 1/2 BA, Norris

Dam area, no pets, credit ck, $650 dep. $650/mo. 1 yr. lse. 865-494-7401

3 BR, 2 1/2 BA home off John Sevier near UT/downtown, stove, frig., & W/D hookups. $850/mo. + dep. No pets. Credit check.

865-385-2860

5 MINUTES TO UT HOSPITAL, spacious 5BR, 3BA home, 2 ex-tra lg. bonus rms, all appl. incl. W/D. Quiet,

wooded lot, $1,495. Amanda 865-363-9190 ***Web ID# 916370***

CLAXTON-Powell, 3BR 2 BA, spacious,

convenient, 1st/L/DD No pets. 865-748-3644

EAST, Off Cherry St. Will accept KCDC, New 2br, W/D, cent h/a, $490/mo. Call 865-360-2586.

Houses - Unfurnished 74E. DANDRIDGE, 3/2, log, 1260 sf, 2 car gar + w/shop, priv lake access, $950/mth +

$950/DD. 865-850-4614

NORTH, 3315 Fontana, all appls. in kitchen. 2BR, LR, level, fenced, carport. Nice! $695. 414-7616.

POWELL, nice 3 BR, 2 BA, 1280 SF, acre lot, cent H&A, appls $580/mo. 938-1653

WEST KNOX, 11240 Yarnell Rd., 4 BR, 1 BA, near Turkey Creek Shopping, Karns & Hardin Valley Schools, fenced in back yard, no pets, new carpet, Section 8 accepted. $750/mo. $500 security. 865-816-3974, 865-567-7495

Condo Rentals 76WEST CONDO, 2 story,

2BR, 2 full BA, W/D conn., walk in closet, appls., priv. patio. Quiet, clean. $710/mo., dep. req., 865-742-1882.

Manf’d Homes - Sale 85 FSBO $25/SQ FT IN

WEST KNOX! 1792 sq ft, 2006 28x64, strg bldg. Perfect cond, nicest community in Knox, 3 lakes, club-house, swimming, bkgrnd check req'd. $45,000. Call 865-362-5583 for recording.

I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES.

1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643

Manf’d Homes - Rent 862 BR, 1 full BA, Norris

Dam area, no pets, cr. ck. $495 dep. $495/mo. 1 yr. lease. 865-494-7401

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Trucking Opportunities 106

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TOTAL OFFICE SUP-PLY New/used office furn: desks, chairs, file cabs, etc. 898-6678

Dogs 141

ALASKAN MALA-MUTE PUPS, AKC, $300. Full breeding runts. 865-394-1600

***Web ID# 916459***

Dogs 141AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS,

beautiful AKC Aussie pups, champ. bldlns. $675. Avail. 2/29/2012.

Call 423-716-3887. ***Web ID# 915389***

BASSET HOUND PUPS

reg., $200. 865-679-1308

Chihuahua puppies, 8 wks, reg., vet ckd, dewormed, $200 cash. 865-247-4964

***Web ID# 916690***

DOBERMAN PINCHER pups, M & F, CKC, $425. Black & tan. 865-206-8464

***Web ID# 915672***

German Shepherds, high quality, strong European bloodline. 865-622-1266

Dogs 141Doberman Pinscher

puppies, Champ. AKC, tails docked & dew claws, 8 wks, blacks & blues $400. 424-230-2492 Robbins, TN

ENGLISH BULLDOG Puppies AKC, ready! M & F, S & W, $1800. 865-654-0004

***Web ID# 916443***

GERMAN Shepherd Puppies AKC, $400. Vet chked, parents on site. 865-322-6251

***Web ID# 916350***

GOLDEN DOODLE Pups, CKC reg, Gentle parents. S & W. 423-349-0634; 423-956-1631

LABRADOR PUPPIES, black, AKC Reg. Shots UTD, ready. $250. 423-620-1372

***Web ID# 916051***

Dogs 141GREAT PYRENEES Pups, AKC, 5 M, 2 F.

Parents on farm. Ready in 3 wks. $400. 865-603-0103, 603-0451. ***Web ID# 915346***

LABS, CHOC., AKC, 3 M, 1 F, shots, wormed, big boned, $450. 865-385-7148

ROTTWEILER PUPPIES, AKC, 7 weeks, 3 Males, 2 Females. $800. 606-524-0085

SCOTTISH Terriers AKC, M&F, 7 wks, shots, wormed $375. 423-562-0723

***Web ID# 916852***

SIBERIAN HUSKY puppies, AKC reg., shots & wormed. $350. 865-292-7605.

YORKIE PUPPIES, reg., shots/wormed M $250, F $350. 865-382-7781, 865-933-5894

YORKIES, AKC, 3 months old, females, $500 & up. 865-548-3940

Yorkshire Terriers puppies, AKC, F, S/W, will be tiny. $450. 865-659-3848

***Web ID# 915179***

Free Pets 145

ADOPT!

Looking for a lost pet or a new one?

Visit Young-Williams Animal

Center, the official shelter for the City of Knoxville & Knox County: 3201 Di-

vision St. Knoxville. knoxpets.org

Farmer’s Market 150JD 2320 2007 4WD

Tractor w/200 CX loader, 48 hrs., gar. kept. Incl. 48" bush hog & yard box. $14,000. 865-379-7716.

Buildings for Sale 191STEEL BUILDINGS

Save on 2011 close-outs!! Ltd avail, 20x30, 30x40, etc. Save $$$, buy now for spring. Discounted shipping. Display savings also! 866-352-0469

Shop Tools-Engines 194GORILLA LADDER, Sears 10" table saw, Delta 10" mitre saw, 8' step ladder, Mil-

waukee sawsall, Black & Decker workmate, Scotch spreader, turkey

fryer. Misc. other tools, 865-671-1504.

Music Instruments 198KIMBALL CONSOLE

PIANO, solid oak, $1,000 (paid $3,295). 865-233-2563; 675-4148

Household Furn. 204Mattresses. Sealy, Stearns & Foster, Serta, Qn & King

$399-$599. 865-947-2337

Campers 235CAMPERS WANTED

We buy travel trailers, 5th Wheels, Motor homes & Pop-Up Campers. Will pay cash. 423-504-8036

DUTCHMAN 26RLS, Classic 2003, 29', big

slide, slps 6, like new, $10,500. 606-269-2925 ***Web ID# 915829***

Autos Wanted 253Cash For Junk Cars, Trucks, Vans. Fast Free Pickup. 865-556-

8956; 865-363-0318

I BUY junk cars. 865.456.5249 or

865.938.6915

Vans 256HONDA ODYSSEY

Touring 2006, gold, 98k mi, fully loaded, exc. cond. Asking $16,500. 865-789-5556

***Web ID# 916866***

Trucks 257TOYOTA TRUCK,

1986, 4 cyl, standard shift, NO RUST. $2,995. 865-828-6405

Antiques Classics 260CADILLAC COUPE

DeVille 1972, exc. cond., gold w/brown inter. 865-622-0539

Sport Utility 261ISUZU ASCENDER

2005, metallic blue, 148k mi, leather, exc. car. $7495. 423-744-0646

Imports 262LEXUS LS430 2006,

48K mi., extra clean, loaded, new tires, Silver, $26,900. Call 865-679-4721.

***Web ID# 915075***

LEXUS SC 430 2003 conv. 99K mi., New tires, exc. cond. $15,900. 865-235-3336.

Toyota Camry LE 2003, white w/camel int. Great car! 198k mi. $4995. 423-744-0646

TOYOTA Camry XLE 2009, V6, silver, 49K mi, loaded, ex cond. $17,900. 865-898-5022

Domestic 265Dodge Durango 2000,

90k mi, some hail damage. $3750/bo. 865-256-9471

FORD MUSTANG GT 2010, Loaded! Hail

damage. Less than 3K mi. $23,500. 865-805-7236.

Merc. Grand Prix 2001, low mi, new tires, gar. kept, extra clean, $3900. 865-689-3045

Cleanin g 318GET STARTED ON SPRING CLEANING! Cleaning, window & car-pet clng. Homes & offices! Lic'd ins'd & bonded. Est & refs avail. Call 363-8207 or 809-8543.

Flooring 330CERAMIC TILE instal-

lation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 32 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328

Furniture Refinish. 331DENNY'S FURNITURE

REPAIR. Refinish, re-glue, etc. 45 yrs exp! 922-6529 or 466-4221

Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER

SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.

Landscaping 338LANDSCAPING MGMT

Design, install, mulch, small tree/shrub work, weeding, bed renewal, debri clean-up. Free estimates, 25 yrs exp!

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Lawn Care 339

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The staff at Young-Williams would like you to meet 2-year-old female dilute calico cat Sandy. She has wonderful lit-ter box habits and incredible beauty but she is missing a home. Sandy is available for adoption at the main center at 3210 Division St. The “new” center at Young-Williams Animal Village is at 6400 Kingston Pike. Both facilities are open noon to 6 p.m. daily. If you don’t have time to drop by and take a look, visit www.young-williams.org to see photos of all of the center’s adoptables and call 215-6599 for more information about each pet.

Winter fi tnessMissy Kane, a fi tness ex-

pert with Covenant Health, gave a presentation “staying fi t in winter” at the Strang Senior Center on Jan. 4.

Missy Kane explains how a pedometer counts steps to help track exercise levels. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Theresa Edwards

A variety of exercises is good, especially enjoyable ones, according to personal preferences. A free 120-page guide, “Exercise and Physical Activity, Your Ev-eryday Guide from the Na-tional Institute on Aging,” contains sample exercises for endurance, strength, balance and fl exibility. It is available at niapublications.org or 1-800-222-4225.

Kane prefers walking and hiking. She said, “I’m like a kid some days. I just love exploring!” Everyone enjoyed viewing her ad-venture photos of beautiful scenery. Kane said, “Win-ter is my favorite season to

hike because you can see the scenery so much bet-ter then. All you have to do is bundle up. If you layer right, it’s not bad!”

To see scenic photos and descriptions of Kane’s hikes, visit her blog at w w w. m i s s y f i t a n d f u n .blogspot.com. These hikes include: House Moun-tain (off Rutledge Pike in East Knox County), Leg-acy Park’s Seven Islands, Melton Hill Park, Sugar-lands Visitor Center and Smoky Mountain trails.

In the wintertime, it is more diffi cult to get out-doors with the limited daylight hours and colder temperature. However, the winter blues are often caused by a need for sun-light. Plus, exercise causes the production of endor-phins which enhance moods as well. So, the solution is to get outside and walk at least once a week.

Walking or hiking with someone is important. In addition to safety, it is good to be with other people to en-courage one another. There are some great local hiking

groups Kane recommended, including the “Happy Hik-ers.” Info: Diane Edwards at dde2247@earthlink.net or go to the annual meeting 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the O’Connor Center at 611 Winona St.

For indoor exercise, the

Strang Center offers a va-riety of options including cardio, sit and be fit, tai chi, Pilates, yoga and ball-room dancing. For a calen-dar of classes and events, email lauren.monahan@knoxcounty.org or call 670-6693.

By Susan Hamilton

Cornus sanguinea, “Midwinter Fire,” commonly called bloodtwig dogwood, is a hard plant to beat for colorful show in the winter landscape.

I have four different cultivars of this great winter-inter-est dogwood species in my home landscape, but Midwinter Fire is my favorite. I have my specimen planted with an evergreen holly with red berries behind it. In the winter as I view it from my kitchen window, its colorful stems pop against the dark green holly foliage.

Midwinter Fire is a multi-stemmed, suckering, decidu-ous shrub that grows to 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide.

The standout features of this selection include golden fall foliage followed by branches and stems that start out yellow in color at the base of the plant and gradually turn bright orange to red toward the tip of the plant. Small white fl owers similar to Queen Anne’s Lace appear in late spring. The fl owers give way to clusters of dark purple berries in summer that are good for attracting birds. No insect or dis-ease problems are common.

This shrub-type dogwood is tolerant of a variety of soil types from dry, well-drained soil to consistently moist, bog-like conditions.

The root suckers freely to form a dense colony, but it can easily be root pruned if suckers are not desired. It thrives in full-sun to partial-shade, and pruning is not required. However, the best winter stem color occurs on young, new growth.

Many gardeners prune back all stems to about one foot in late winter each year to rejuvenate the shrub and pro-mote the best winter stem color the following year. Another pruning option is to remove one quarter to one third of the oldest stems in early spring each year promoting new, col-orful branches for winter show.

Any loss of fl owers through spring pruning is not signifi -cant since the small fl owers of this dogwood are not showy or really noticeable.

Bloodtwig dogwood should be planted where its colorful branches can be enjoyed during the winter. For a striking display, plant it massed in groups of three or more. This plant is also ideal for pairing in a shrub border with color-ful conifers that are dark green, blue or yellow to contrast against Midwinter Fire’s stems. The cultivar is also nice when paired with hollies loaded with complementary col-ored berries.Dr. Susan Hamilton is director of the University of Tennessee Gardens. Info: 974-7324.

Bloodtwig dogwood: Plant of the month

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