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IN THIS ISSUE Make some noise Students and faculty at Northshore Elementary School couldn’t sit still during a visit from UT’s percussion students. The gymnasium echoed with beats of calypso as third, fourth and fifth graders tried their best to remain seated and still wiggle. Teachers danced beside the audience and cheered when the steel drums began to ring with the notes of “Rocky Top.” ➤ See Sara Barrett’s story on page A-9 Transparent TVA? If anyone thought the new year would bring a kinder and more transparent TVA, they were quickly disabused of that notion when TVA rejected the freedom of information request regarding the amount of tax-paid incentives given to a Clinton industry to expand. ➤ See Victor Ashe’s story on page A-4 VOL. 9 NO. 4 January 28, 2015 www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow To page A-3 10512 Lexington Dr., Ste. 500 37932 (865) 218-WEST (9378) NEWS [email protected] Sherri Gardner Howell Wendy Smith | Anne Hart ADVERTISING SALES [email protected] Patty Fecco | Tony Cranmore Wendy O’Dell | Sara Whittle Cantrell’s Cares SALES • SERVICE • MAINTENANCE *Restrictions May Apply Financing available through TVA Energy Right program* Family Business for Over 20 Years 5715 Old Tazewell Pike 687-2520 686-5756 Audio & Video Conversion www.DigitizeItNow.com 12752 Kingston Pike, Renaissance Farragut, Ste 103, Bldg E Bring your VHS, slides, film and more into the digital age. 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He has served on the KTA board since September 2012. Renee Hoyos is the previous board chair. The nine-member KTA board sets policy for all for-hire intra-city passenger transportation ser- vices, including bus transit service, taxicabs and private for-hire transportation services. KTA sets schedules, fares and routes for KAT services. Jim Richards Richards heads KTA By Bill Dockery African-American children in the Knox County school system are suspended from school almost three times more often than their white fellow students. And that rate has not changed since 2007, when a community task force recom- mended ways to fix the disparities in discipline. State statistics reported for 2012 show that black Knox Coun- ty students are still about three times more likely to be suspended than white students, despite the negative results such suspensions will have on their educational and legal futures. Those facts are part of the infor- mation presented at a workshop on “school push-out,” the name given to discipline policies that re- sult in children leaving school and getting caught up in the criminal justice system. A group of parents, students, school personnel and civil rights activists gathered Thursday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church to share stories and strategize about ways to change county schools so that their discipline system does not discriminate against blacks, people with disabilities and other minorities. Local activists with the NAACP and the Children’s Defense Fund sponsored the meeting. “We want parents to under- stand that suspensions are not an individual problem with you and your child,” said Andre Canty, one of the organizers of the meeting. “School push-out is a systemic problem that has some students being arrested for no reason. That’s messed up.” Amy Sosinski, a law student at the University of Tennessee, pre- Sheppard Push back on push-out sented totals from 2012 state rec- ords that show that some 8,300 black students in Knox County schools are about 2.7 times more likely to be suspended than the system’s 44,600 white students. Among students with disabili- ties, slightly more than one in 10 white students will be suspended; around one in four black students with disabilities will be sent home from school. In November 2014, the Educa- tion Law Practicum filed a com- plaint with the U.S. Department of Education based on those dispari- ties. That complaint is still pend- ing in the department’s Office for Civil Rights. Maya Sheppard presented in- formation on an innovative plan in Baltimore that had dramati- cally reduced school suspensions. Sheppard is a lawyer with the Knox County Public Defender’s Office who serves in the county’s juvenile court. Other speakers discussed simi- lar programs that have improved racial disparities in discipline in other school systems. “These are proven methods for reducing suspensions and arrests,” Canty said. “What needs to happen from the people is a collaborative effort among parents, teachers and students.” Canty asked the attendees to share their own experiences of problems with the school system’s disciplinary policies. He then led the attendees in a discussion of how they would like to see the sys- tem change and how those chang- es can be brought about. Suggestions included mentor- ing programs for students, cultural sensitivity training for teachers and school personnel, increased parental advocacy and changes in special-education laws and poli- cies. “We want all our kids to have a bright future,” Canty said. In late December, Canty partic- ipated in a discussion with Super- intendent Jim McIntyre on WATE- TV’s “Tennessee This Week.” During that broadcast McIntyre announced that he would create a working group to look at solutions to the disparity problems. By Wendy Smith Lucia Andronescu grew up in Romania and settled in West Knoxville. But part of her soul will always long for southern Spain, the home of flamenco. She came to New York after high school and later moved to Tucson, Ariz. While her career was in corporate management, her education was in the arts, and she found herself drawn to a near- by flamenco studio. She had been a gymnast in Romania and craved physical activity. Flamenco danc- ing became her passion. “The rhythm and movement were so captivating to me,” she says. She continues to hone her danc- Tessa Stockton and Ananda Ashworth (back) and Sharon Mansoor, Lucia Andronescu and Maria Gomez (front) dance during an advanced flamenco class, taught by Andronescu, at the Tennessee Conservatory of Fine Arts West. On guitar, partially obscured, is Victor Garza. Photo by Wendy Smith Ole! ing skills with summer programs at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, which offers the only undergraduate and graduate flamenco degree programs in the world. She has taught flamenco in West Knoxville for almost 10 years. Her 14-member company, Pasión Flamenca, is the only tra- ditional flamenco dance group in Knoxville. Flamenco is an art that exists in three forms - song, dance and gui- tar playing. While flamenco dance is improvised, it has such a defined structure that flamenco singers, dancers and guitar players who have never met before can perform together, Andronescu says. The dance form is physically and mentally challenging because there are 50 flamenco dances, each with a different musical structure and different moves. It’s a bit like working a puzzle, she says, and tends to draw high-intensity par- ticipants. Her dance company, which in- cludes professionals with doctor- ates, backs up her claim. Spanish children grow up with flamenco, but for outsiders, mas- tering the dance is like learning a new language. It can take five or six years to fully understand, she says. But Andronescu offers a variety of classes that allow danc- ers to participate by following the teacher or simply learning the movements for exercise. Because the music is an inte- gral part of the dance, Androne- scu’s classes are typically taught with live guitar accompaniment and sometimes a vocalist. Danc- ers wear ruffled skirts, ordered from Spain, and use shawls, fans and castanets. When performing for an audience, dancers wear tra- ditional 19th-century dress. Pasión Flamenca has loaned props to the Knoxville Opera Company for its upcoming perfor- mance of “Carmen,” which features flamenco dancing. There are two shows on Valentine’s Day weekend at the Tennessee Theatre. | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow Fiery flamenco draws high-intensity dancers ‘Walk, Don’t Ride’ The WordPlayers of Knox- ville are kicking off Black History Month in a big way with “Walk, Don’t Ride,” billed as “a presentation of drama and song depicting events that helped shape American free- dom.” An example of the best kind of “edu-tainment,” “Walk, Don’t Ride” has been booked in nine different counties and 16 different venues in East Tennessee, including middle schools, colleges and churches. ➤ See Carol Shane’s story on page A-11 UT Professor Emeritus Cynthia Griggs Fleming can tell you a lot about African- American his- tory. 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IN THIS ISSUE
Make some noiseStudents and faculty at
Northshore Elementary School couldn’t sit still during a visit from UT’s percussion students. The gymnasium echoed with beats of calypso as third, fourth and fi fth graders tried their best to remain seated and still wiggle. Teachers danced beside the audience and cheered when the steel drums began to ring with the notes of “Rocky Top.”
➤ See Sara Barrett’s story on page A-9
Transparent TVA?If anyone thought the new
year would bring a kinder and more transparent TVA, they were quickly disabused of that notion when TVA rejected the freedom of information request regarding the amount of tax-paid incentives given to a Clinton industry to expand.
➤ See Victor Ashe’s story on page A-4
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Jim Richards, general manager of Mast General Store on Gay Street, is the new chair of the Knoxville Transportation Authority
(KTA) board. Liliana Burbano Bonilla is vice chair, and Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) employee Lau-ren Robinson is recording secretary.
Richards is an avid alternative-transportation advocate. He has served on the KTA board since September 2012. Renee Hoyos is the previous board chair.
The nine-member KTA board sets policy for all for-hire intra-city passenger transportation ser-vices, including bus transit service, taxicabs and private for-hire transportation services. KTA sets
schedules, fares and routes for KAT services.
Jim Richards
Richards heads KTA
By Bill DockeryAfrican-American children in
the Knox County school system are suspended from school almost three times more often than their white fellow students.
And that rate has not changed since 2007, when a community task force recom-mended ways to fi x the disparities in discipline. State statistics reported for 2012 show that black Knox Coun-ty students are still about three
times more likely to be suspended than white students, despite the negative results such suspensions will have on their educational and legal futures.
Those facts are part of the infor-mation presented at a workshop on “school push-out,” the name given to discipline policies that re-
sult in children leaving school and getting caught up in the criminal justice system.
A group of parents, students, school personnel and civil rights activists gathered Thursday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church to share stories and strategize about ways to change county schools so that their discipline system does not discriminate against blacks, people with disabilities and other minorities.
Local activists with the NAACP and the Children’s Defense Fund sponsored the meeting.
“We want parents to under-stand that suspensions are not an individual problem with you and your child,” said Andre Canty, one of the organizers of the meeting. “School push-out is a systemic problem that has some students being arrested for no reason. That’s messed up.”
Amy Sosinski, a law student at the University of Tennessee, pre-
Sheppard
Push back on push-out sented totals from 2012 state rec-ords that show that some 8,300 black students in Knox County schools are about 2.7 times more likely to be suspended than the system’s 44,600 white students.
Among students with disabili-ties, slightly more than one in 10 white students will be suspended; around one in four black students with disabilities will be sent home from school.
In November 2014, the Educa-tion Law Practicum fi led a com-plaint with the U.S. Department of Education based on those dispari-ties. That complaint is still pend-ing in the department’s Offi ce for Civil Rights.
Maya Sheppard presented in-formation on an innovative plan in Baltimore that had dramati-cally reduced school suspensions. Sheppard is a lawyer with the Knox County Public Defender’s Offi ce who serves in the county’s juvenile court.
Other speakers discussed simi-lar programs that have improved racial disparities in discipline in other school systems.
“These are proven methods for reducing suspensions and arrests,” Canty said. “What needs to happen from the people is a collaborative effort among parents, teachers and students.”
Canty asked the attendees to share their own experiences of problems with the school system’s disciplinary policies. He then led the attendees in a discussion of how they would like to see the sys-tem change and how those chang-es can be brought about.
Suggestions included mentor-ing programs for students, cultural sensitivity training for teachers and school personnel, increased parental advocacy and changes in special-education laws and poli-cies.
“We want all our kids to have a bright future,” Canty said.
In late December, Canty partic-ipated in a discussion with Super-intendent Jim McIntyre on WATE-TV’s “Tennessee This Week.” During that broadcast McIntyre announced that he would create a working group to look at solutions to the disparity problems.
By Wendy SmithLucia Andronescu grew up
in Romania and settled in West Knoxville. But part of her soul will always long for southern Spain, the home of fl amenco.
She came to New York after high school and later moved to Tucson, Ariz. While her career was in corporate management,
her education was in the arts, and she found herself drawn to a near-by fl amenco studio. She had been a gymnast in Romania and craved physical activity. Flamenco danc-ing became her passion.
“The rhythm and movement were so captivating to me,” she says.
She continues to hone her danc-
Tessa Stockton and Ananda Ashworth (back) and Sharon
Mansoor, Lucia Andronescu and Maria Gomez (front) dance
during an advanced fl amenco class, taught by Andronescu,
at the Tennessee Conservatory of Fine Arts West. On guitar,
partially obscured, is Victor Garza. Photo by Wendy Smith
Ole!
ing skills with summer programs at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, which offers the only undergraduate and graduate fl amenco degree programs in the world.
She has taught fl amenco in West Knoxville for almost 10 years. Her 14-member company, Pasión Flamenca, is the only tra-ditional fl amenco dance group in Knoxville.
Flamenco is an art that exists in three forms − song, dance and gui-tar playing. While fl amenco dance is improvised, it has such a defi ned structure that fl amenco singers, dancers and guitar players who have never met before can perform together, Andronescu says.
The dance form is physically and mentally challenging because there are 50 fl amenco dances, each with a different musical structure and different moves. It’s a bit like working a puzzle, she says, and tends to draw high-intensity par-ticipants.
Her dance company, which in-cludes professionals with doctor-
ates, backs up her claim.Spanish children grow up with
fl amenco, but for outsiders, mas-tering the dance is like learning a new language. It can take fi ve or six years to fully understand, she says. But Andronescu offers a variety of classes that allow danc-ers to participate by following the teacher or simply learning the movements for exercise.
Because the music is an inte-gral part of the dance, Androne-scu’s classes are typically taught with live guitar accompaniment and sometimes a vocalist. Danc-ers wear ruffl ed skirts, ordered from Spain, and use shawls, fans and castanets. When performing for an audience, dancers wear tra-ditional 19th-century dress.
Pasión Flamenca has loaned props to the Knoxville Opera Company for its upcoming perfor-mance of “Carmen,” which features fl amenco dancing. There are two shows on Valentine’s Day weekend at the Tennessee Theatre.
J y| www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow
Fiery flamencodraws high-intensity dancers
‘Walk, Don’t Ride’The WordPlayers of Knox-
ville are kicking off Black History Month in a big way with “Walk, Don’t Ride,” billed as “a presentation of drama and song depicting events that helped shape American free-dom.” An example of the best kind of “edu-tainment,” “Walk, Don’t Ride” has been booked in nine different counties and 16 different venues in East Tennessee, including middle schools, colleges and churches.
➤ See Carol Shane’s story on page A-11
UT Professor Emeritus Cynthia Griggs Fleming can tell you a lot about African-
American his-tory. She can tell you about the three books she’s written, and about the times she took her students into the heart of civil rights
country to walk in the foot-steps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. Stokely Carmichael himself sat in on her classes. She can tell you about all those things, and more.
Problem is, you’ll have to catch her fi rst.
If she’s not astride her horse, chances are she’s muscling one of her classic cars down the highway.
➤ See the special section inside
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Part of the dance com-pany’s mission is education. In addition to performing at local events, like the Ros-sini Festival, the Hola Fes-tival and Fantasy of Trees, the group has performed at Pellissippi State Com-munity College, Tennessee Tech and the University of Tennessee, as well as sev-eral East Tennessee high schools. The group also has a regular gig at the Black Box Theatre at the Empo-rium on First Fridays.
Andronescu says she would love to have more op-portunities to do education-al programs for children.
New fl amenco classes for all levels, including children, are beginning at the Tennessee Conservatory of Fine Arts West, 8701 Unicorn Drive. For information: www.fl amencowestknox.com or 202-0740.
COMMUNITY NOTES
■ Council of West Knox
County Homeowners meets
7:15 p.m. each fi rst Tuesday,
Peace Lutheran Church, 621
N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info:
www.cwkch.com/.
■ Historic Sutherland Heights
Neighborhood Association.
Info: Marlene Taylor, 951-3773,
■ Lyons View Commu-
nity Club meets 6 p.m.
each second Monday, Lyons
View Community Center,
114 Sprankle Ave. Info: Mary
Brewster, 454-2390.
■ Third and Fourth District
Democrats meet 6 p.m. each
fourth Thursday, Bearden
Public Library, 100 Golf Club
Road. Info: District 3, Suzie Cof-
fey, 691-1075; District 4, Rosina
Guerra, rosinag@earthlink.
net or 588-6260, or Chris Foell,
[email protected] or 691-8933.
■ West Knox Lions Club
meets 7 p.m. each fi rst
and third Monday, 8529
Kingston Pike. Info: http://
knoxvillewestknoxlionsclub.
org/.
■ West Hills Community
Association. Info: Ashley
Williams, 313-0282.
Preservation of cemeter-ies is a challenge, but Bethel Cemetery, located just east of downtown on Bethel Av-enue, has a couple of things working in its favor. The fi rst is the Winstead Cot-tage, which has housed the cemetery’s caretakers since
Calvin Chappelle, executive director of Mabry-Hazen House
Museum, and board member Arin Streeter stand in front of the
Winstead Cottage, which has housed Bethel Cemetery caretak-
ers for well over a century. The cottage and the cemetery have
been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. Photos by Wendy Smith
Confederate cemetery nominated
to Historic Register
The 48-foot Confederate monument was installed in Bethel
Cemetery by Knoxville’s Ladies’ Memorial Association on Me-
morial Day in 1892.
it was built around the turn of the 20th century. The second is Arin Streeter, the young architect who is working to put the ceme-tery, and the cottage, on the National Register of Histor-ic Places.
Streeter’s extensive re-search is included with the application.
According to his work, the federal government took responsibility for locating the graves of Union soldiers after the Civil War and rein-terring them in the National Cemetery on Tyson Street. But the burial of Confeder-ate soldiers was the respon-sibility of each community. Ladies’ Confederate memo-rial associations formed across the South with the goal of placing Confederate soldiers in dedicated cem-eteries with appropriate monuments.
Knoxville’s Ladies’ Me-morial Association applied to the Knox County Court for a portion of an indigent cemetery where Confeder-ate soldiers were already buried. They received a deed for the new cemetery in 1873, and it was named
Bethel Cemetery.A 48-foot memorial,
topped with a sculpted sol-dier designed by Knoxville artist Lloyd Branson and executed by George Whita-ker, a Union veteran, was unveiled on Memorial Day, May 19, 1892.
The cemetery had a full-time caretaker for two years before the job was taken over by William Winstead in 1886. He was a Confed-erate veteran who lost part of his leg after the Battle of
Gettysburg. According to his youngest daughter, Mamie, Winstead took the position because he wanted to ensure that his fellow soldiers had a beautiful fi nal resting place. It was a volunteer position, but the family was given the partially fi nished caretaker’s cottage that was being con-structed by the Ladies’ Me-morial Association.
Winstead maintained two neighboring cemeteries, as well as Bethel, until his death in 1907. His wife, Bridget,
cared for the cemetery until her death in 1930, when Ma-mie took over the task.
Mamie, who had careers in the Knox County Old Records Department and the Tennessee Supreme Court Library, maintained the cemetery as a park, says Streeter. The property, adorned by ornamental trees and shrubs planted by Mamie, has few head-stones and yet contains the remains of more than 1,600 Confederate soldiers. Ap-proximately 100 died in the Battle of Fort Sanders while the rest succumbed to in-juries and disease. Over 50 Union soldiers, prisoners of war, are also interred there.
Mamie was given the deed to the cottage and cemetery in 1959 by the La-dies’ Memorial Association. When she died in 1989, she left her estate to the Hazen Historical Museum Foun-dation to be preserved as a historical site.
Bethel Cemetery Museum is now located in one side of the cottage. The other side is occupied by the cemetery’s current caretaker. The mu-seum is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and by appointment with the staff of the Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave.
Streeter is vice presi-dent of the Mabry-Hazen House Museum board. The Minnesota native isn’t sure why the cemetery became a hobby.
“I have no connection to the Confederates,” he says.
Calvin Chappelle, ex-ecutive director of the Mabry-Hazen House Mu-seum, says that being on the National Register of Historic Places will pro-
vide a certain amount of protection to the cemetery and cottage and make the property eligible for grants from the Tennessee His-torical Commission.
While cemeteries are
sometimes overlooked by the National Register, Streeter thinks the story of the cot-tage, and its residents, will make it noteworthy. The state review board meets to-day (Jan. 28).
REUNION NOTES ■ All Halls High 1975 grads
who are interested in a 40-
year reunion are encouraged
to send contact information
to Cathy Hickey-Johnson at
hallshighclassof75@gmail.
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Those interested in serving
on the planning committee
should email Tim Witt at
Craft Guild to hold Jury FestThe Foothills Craft Guild is accepting new member
applications from fi ne craft artisans for its Jury Fest on March 9-10. Membership applicants must reside in Ten-nessee, and crafts must be of original design produced within the past two years.
Applications may be mailed in early, but entries must be hand-delivered to the Foothills Craft Guild offi ce at the Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10. Info/application form: Bob Klas-sen, 604-5638 or [email protected]; or the “How to Join” section at www.foothillscraftguild.org.
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Features of the apps include viewing points of interest as a list, as tiles or in a map format, and by category; social media sharing options; fi nding events along the trails throughout the year; and listening to the trail through Pandora.
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Ernst is what would hap-pen if Palin and Michele Bachmann conceived a love child. Choosing “Shoeless Joni” to “rebut” the presi-dent’s State of the Union ad-dress makes as much sense as castrating hogs with bread bags on your feet.
Anyway, very little rebut-tal took place.
There was the expected swipe at Obama’s “failed” health-care plan. Obam-acare has proved such a resounding dud that 10 mil-lion people now have insur-ance who had none before.
Like her Tea Party soul-
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mates, Ernst is not about to let facts stand in the way of demagoguery.
But without the miracle that preceded her, Ernst wouldn’t have had an audi-ence to admire her dental work. A black president delivering a State of the Union message is a social and political miracle few of my generation thought we’d witness.
I vividly remember the way in which the only black student in my freshman high school class was treat-
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I don’t know where she found the courage to show up each day and endure the name-calling, shunning and isolation, and I’ve often wondered how she made out later in life.
Now, leafi ng through my high school yearbook, I fi nd the faces of two young black women among the hun-dreds of class photos.
I scan the superlatives: best dressed, best school spirit, best looking, most studious, most athletic, best-all-around, most likely to succeed.
I browse the clubs, the chorus, the student council, and the football and bas-ketball teams. I come to the
homecoming queen and her court, class offi cers and the happy scholarship winners.
Tall, short, slim, stocky, smiling or somber, they have one thing in common: their white skin.
A black president one day? Dream on.
Viewed through my generational lens, Barack Obama’s presidency is mi-raculous. I was 13 years old when Bull Connor turned fi re hoses and police dogs loose on children in Bir-mingham, Ala., 14 when three civil rights workers were murdered near Phila-delphia, Miss.
As a man and a politi-cian, Obama is fl awed, as we all are. That doesn’t take away from the signifi cance of his election.
Despite the Republican majority in both houses of Congress, there is a grad-
ual turning away from the reactionary politics that began with Reagan and peaked with the neocon tragedy that was the Bush administration. Gridlock in Washington has earned both parties a bad rap, but Republicans come off much worse in national polls.
The worst mid-term vot-er turnout since 1944, 36 percent of eligible voters, is not a ringing endorsement of the party of “No.” In fact, there’s a good chance the Obama miracle may beget still another.
Are you ready for a wom-an in the Oval Offi ce?
Marvin West
Real life is not far away.College football is his-
tory for Justin Coleman, Justin Worley, Marlin Lane, Jordan Williams, Jacob Gil-liam, Devrin Young, Matt Darr, A.J. Johnson and a few other Volunteers who settled for smaller head-lines.
One, two or three may find jobs in the NFL. The others face this sober-ing question: What now? What happens after the cheering stops, after the crowd has gone home and old jerseys and Adidas shoes are put away? What happens when life replac-es fun ’n’ games?
Well, it depends.Dick Williams looked
like a tight end but played defensive tackle in the mid-late 1960s (heart of
What happens when the cheering stops?
a lion). He married well, co-founded an insurance agency and became a na-tional leader in the indus-try. He has never had half the credit he deserves for supporting UT and for leading the East Tennes-see chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame.
Larry Seivers, fi rst of the great receivers, never be-lieved the cheers were for him, so there wasn’t much to miss when it was over.
He went into the vending business (food services) and earned a fortune.
David Rudder, quarter-back, completed 11 passes in a row against Alabama in 1978 and became our and several others’ dentist.
Bill Nowling, fullback-linebacker, 1940-42, fi n-ished a fi ne career with an interception against Tulsa in the Sugar Bowl. Too soon, football was background. Bill and many other Volun-teers went away for World War II. Nowling was killed fi ghting in France on Aug. 9, 1944.
Jim Smelcher, tackle, 1956-59, coached for a while, got smart and started an insurance agency. There is value in being a former Volunteer.
Several Tennessee ath-
letes performed as well or better after the applause faded away. Hank Lauricel-la, great in 1950-51, enjoyed a 32-year political career in Louisiana, eight as a state representative, 24 as a state senator. He was managing partner of Lauricella Land Company.
Bill Johnson, 1957 really good guard, became a Spar-ta banker and university trustee. Bob Johnson, 1967 center (sixth in Heisman voting), was an icon with the Cincinnati Bengals and is one in Cincinnati busi-ness.
David Allen, cornerback, 1970-72, returned to Ath-ens, Ga., and emerged as the state’s leading urologist.
Herman Hickman, 1931 guard, had a short but spec-tacular post-football career
Death March. Shofner retired as a brig-
adier general.Dennis Wolfe, lineback-
er and captain, 1978, is another winner. He didn’t say much as a Volunteer but spoke right up as a school administrator. He is a leader in the lettermen’s T Club.
Mack Gentry was serious about academics and athlet-ics when he arrived in 1963. I recall that he was pledged to a fraternity for one week. He was in law school before he ran out of eligibility as a defensive tackle.
He coached at West Point. There were few cheers. The team went 1-9-1. He became an SEC and NFL offi cial. Nobody cheers for zebras. He heads a tax law fi rm. It earns deep appreciation. If there is applause, it is pri-vate.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His
address is [email protected].
Air Force One confabPresident Barack Obama listens to Sen. Lamar Alexander while
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en route to Knoxville Jan. 9. Also pictured are, from left, Ted
Mitchell, undersecretary of education; Sen. Bob Corker; James
Kvaal, deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council; and Rep.
John “Jimmy” Duncan. Offi cial White House photo by Pete Souza
as TV and banquet humor-ist and Sports Illustrated author. I probably shouldn’t tell you that he dabbled in pro wrestling.
Steve Chancey, second-generation Vol, son of a coach, scored a couple of touchdowns against Penn State in 1972. He and Art Reynolds created a heating and air-conditioning busi-ness. Good men. Good com-pany.
Ed Molinski, 1939 guard, became a doctor.
Tony Robinson went another direction, from spectacular quarterback in 1984-85 to prison. His path looks better now.
Austin Shofner, 1936 tackle behind Bob Wood-ruff, became a Marine. He plotted and led the only suc-cessful American team es-cape from a Japanese prison camp during World War II. He brought to the world the fi rst report of the Bataan
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If anyone thought the new year would bring a kinder and more transpar-ent TVA, they were quickly disabused of that notion when TVA rejected the free-dom of information request regarding the amount of tax-paid incentives given to a Clinton industry to expand. In fact, TVA even suggests the News Sentinel should seek judicial review.
Hopefully, the News Sen-tinel accepts the challenge and takes TVA to federal court.
TVA’s most recent top legal counsel was paid $2 million a year. Management has minimal regard for fi s-cal restraint other than the layoff of some 800 employ-ees across the valley while their top employees get lit-erally millions each year.
New TVA legal coun-sel Sherry Quirk will earn $675,000 a year if she meets all goals. This still exceeds what 98 percent of East Tennessee attorneys make.
U.S. Reps. Jimmy Dun-can and Chuck Fleisch mann have said TVA should dis-close the amount of money paid out. The two should go a step further, put some backbone behind their statements and introduce legislation to require more transparency in TVA’s use of tax dollars. Clearly, TVA does not care what Duncan and Fleischmann think, and only a new law or a court order will elicit the corpora-tion’s attention.
■ Something strange is going on with Team Rog-ero and its treatment of Rick Evans, former Chilhowee Park general manager who now works at a much lower salary for the city’s service department. Evans, a 20-year city employee, had received signifi cant compli-ments at Chilhowee Park – up until Greg Mac kay took over from Bob Polk as director of Public Assembly
By Wendy SmithThere are 86 homes in
George Turner’s West Knox subdivision, but not one fi re hydrant. His home in Land-mark subdivision, off Mid-dlebrook Pike, has doubled in value since he bought it in 2003, and he’s afraid of losing his investment to fi re.
It’s a valid concern. Ac-cording to Turner, a home in the subdivision burned to the ground three years ago. The initial response was slow due to debate over
George Turner tells about his
unsuccessful eff ort to have
a fi re hydrant installed in his
West Knox subdivision. Photo by Wendy Smith
Fire protection ‘hot topic’ in Knox Countycludes commissioners Dave Wright, Charles Busler and Bob Thomas, fi re and emer-gency personnel and others. They will spend the next year looking at ways to improve fi re service in the county.
Kevin Lauer, a fi re and emergency services man-agement consultant, said that fi re protection is a “hot topic” throughout the state because many county lead-ers realize that current sys-tems might not work in a few years.
Lawyers win regardless
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Facilities and did away with Evans’ position. Abolishing a position is a cleverer way of getting rid of someone than simple termination.
Meanwhile, the city hired attorney Thomas Hale to do a report on some of the charges in the lawsuit Evans fi led against the city. The report cost $10,868.50 but failed to settle the lawsuit.
This appears headed to court with lots of stories to come. Shirley Nash-Pitts, former chair of the Coli-seum Board, says this issue never would have occurred if the Rogero administra-tion had not removed the board’s authority and placed it directly under the mayor.
Jamie Satterfi eld, able News Sentinel reporter who fi rst broke the story, has further details in her blog at http://knoxblogs.c o m / l a d y - j u s t i c e - u n -masked/2015/01/13/report-city-boss-greg-mackay-pot-ty-mouth-average-joe/.
■ It is interesting that two sponsors of the mayoral pay raise, Nick Pavlis and George Wallace, are both often mentioned as may-oral candidates themselves. Maybe they did not get the memo urging them to avoid raising the pay if they have any remote notion of seek-ing the position in 2019 or before. Marshall Stair, also a possible candidate, did not sign the ordinance.
■ State Rep. Martin Daniel will hold an openhouse from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Bearden Branch Library on Golfclub Road for any con-stituent to attend and com-ment on pending legislative issues.
Former Metropolitan Planning Commission di-rector Mark Donaldson retired in December with a $101,000 severance pack-age (approved in a meeting that you can’t watch online because MPC doesn’t main-tain an accessible video ar-chive), but his policies con-tinue to rile neighborhood groups.
Take Ryan and Amber Bradley, who live next door to a former church build-ing on the west end of Ce-dar Lane and have invested money and sweat equity in their home.
In 2007, Donaldson championed a new zoning designation called Civic Institutional to apply to churches, schools and gov-ernment buildings. This classifi cation was attached to the parcel at 607 Cedar Lane although it was no lon-ger being used as a church (churches are allowed in residential neighborhoods as a permitted use and fre-quently cause issues like this to arise if they vacate the property).
Fast forward to late 2014, and imagine the Bradleys’
Betty Bean
Mark Donaldson: the gift that keeps on giving
surprise when they learned that MPC had recommend-ed that their property – and that of their close neigh-bors westward to the rail-road tracks – be rezoned from Residential 1 to Of-fi ce 1 along with the former church building at 607 Ce-dar Lane.
The railroad tracks have long served as a boundary between residential Cedar Lane and the commercial hub of Merchant Road and its interstate ramp to the west. The Bradleys and their neighbors were not no-tifi ed about the MPC recom-mendation. Critics charge that this is unlawful “spot” zoning.
MPC commissioners fur-ther complicated the issue by prohibiting all but three of the 15 uses allowed in of-fi ce zones by “right” (mean-ing that they do not need to be reviewed).
The controversy came
about when real estate agent and former MPC commis-sioner Cindy Bradley (ap-parently no relation) bought the property, which had not been used as a church for many years, last April for a greatly reduced price after the previous owner was un-successful in an attempt to sell it to Family Promise, a nonprofi t organization that provides housing for fami-lies with children who have lost their homes.
Cindy Bradley said the need for the rezoning be-came more urgent when city codes inspectors ordered her to remove a sign from the property in December.
Her request was sup-ported by Betty Jo Mahan, president of the Inskip Neighborhood Association (and administrative assis-tant to Mark Donaldson). It was opposed by Fountain City Town Hall, represented by board member Carlene Malone.
Mahan cited her organi-zation’s worries about half-way houses and apartment complexes. Malone warned that excluding uses allowed by ordinance is vulner-
able to legal challenge and will likely be struck down, and although Cindy Brad-ley promised not to allow any objectionable uses, if she sells the property, the door would then be open to all kinds of things neither neighborhood association wants, like private clubs and halfway houses.
The vote was 5-4 to ap-prove on fi rst reading.
On second reading, Jan. 20, City Council member George Wallace, a Realtor and one of Cindy Bradley’s most adamant champions, recused himself, saying someone had complained that he had a confl ict of in-terest because his company had been involved in the sale of the property to Brad-ley and also had a contract to resell it that expired Dec. 31.
Council member Duane Grieve, who represents the Sequoyah Hills area and voted no on fi rst reading, fl ipped his vote, guaran-teeing approval. On the crucial vote to change the sector plan, Mark Campen, Finbarr Saunders and Nick Della Volpe voted no.
What if you threw an ex-pensive birthday party for a friend and no one showed up? Would you do the same thing the next year or would you try something differ-ent?
Knoxville city elections are coming up this fall. They are expensive and few people vote. Unlike state and county contests, which are held in even-numbered years (2014, 2012, 2010), the city has stand-alone elections in odd-numbered years (2015, 2013, 2011) for offi ces like mayor, city council and city judge.
As a result, city taxpayers get stuck with the entire bill of about $250,000 for the primary and general elec-tion.
But the cost of the elec-tion isn’t even the biggest problem. Voter turnout is worse.
According to the Elec-tion Commission, there
Scott Frith
It’s time to rethink Knoxville elections
are approximately 107,000 registered voters in Knox-ville. Yet, in the last city election (November 2013), only 4,350 ballots were cast citywide. Think about it. We have enough folks reg-istered to vote in Knoxville to fi ll Neyland Stadium, yet the voters from the last city election wouldn’t fi ll the Civic Coliseum.
Why is low voter turnout a bad thing?
We have elections so that folks have a voice in choos-ing their leaders. The larger the voter turnout in an elec-tion, the more accurately the election results should
refl ect the will of the people. For example, an election with 50,000 voters is more likely to refl ect the views of the community than an election with 5,000 voters.
However, in low-turnout city elections, special inter-est groups like government employees and neighbor-hood organizations have more clout because candi-dates know that their mem-bers are more likely to turn out to vote than the general population. In the long run, low-turnout elections can have a corrosive effect on government, electing folks who cater to an elite few, rather than the views of the city at-large.
Nevertheless, the current system still has its support-ers – mainly from folks who benefi t from it – and city of-fi cials have little incentive to change a system which benefi ts them.
What now?
Let’s move city elections to the state election cycle in even-numbered years. Put the city primary in August and the city general election in November. It will save a lot of money, about a half-million dollars every four years, and turnout will in-crease exponentially.
Of course, this idea isn’t new. Other surrounding municipalities have elec-tions in even-numbered years: Maryville, Alcoa, Oak Ridge and Clinton, among others.
If necessary, delay imple-menting any new election schedule until the current offi ceholders are term lim-ited out of offi ce. Removing political self-interest might give city offi cials greater in-centive to act.
Knoxville city elections are broken. Let’s rethink them.Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can
contact him at [email protected].
As a former Farragut fi re marshal, Lauer is famil-iar with fi re protection in Knox County. The county’s subscription-based fund-ing through Rural/Metro is fairly unique, he said.
Shelby County, which in-cludes Memphis and is the state’s largest, is covered by a career fi re department. Hamilton County, which includes Chattanooga, is covered by volunteer fi re departments outside city limits.
John Linsenbigler of the Seymour Volunteer Fire De-partment said that Sevier and Blount counties are also
whether the home was in the city or the county, he said, and when a fi re truck fi nally arrived, a hose had to be run across Middlebrook Pike to a hydrant at Wei-gel’s. By then, the home had burned.
Because his home is in the county, he pays for a Ru-ral/Metro subscription.
Turner was the only resi-dent to speak at the fi rst meeting of Knox County Commission’s fi re protection workgroup. The group in-
looking at ways to provide better fi re protection.
In response to Turner, Dwight Van de Vate, the county’s engineering and public works director, said the group would have to engage utility companies to talk about contributing fac-tors like water pressure.
The group will meet again at 4 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the large assembly room at the City County Building. Each meeting will include a public forum.
Turner says he’ll come to every meeting until he gets his neighborhood a fi re hy-drant.
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Wasn’t it Bette Davis who said, “Getting old is not for sissies”? Now, there is a bit of wisdom that becomes clearer to me as the years pass.
What about poor Me-thuselah? However you understand the biblical ac-counting of years, it’s clear that Methuselah lived much longer than average. Suc-ceeding generations lived shorter and shorter lives, a fact which one commenta-tor attributes to the cumula-tive effects of sin on human life.
I have discovered that age provides perspective. The things that once were hugely important – crucial, even – aren’t so important anymore.
Maybe it was the turn-ing of another year that set me thinking about time and age. Maybe I feel older be-cause this is the fi rst New Year in which I am without any living ancestors. Maybe it is because these days I seem to have more doc-
When Methuselah had lived one hundred eighty sev-en years, he became the father of Lamech. Methuselah lived after the birth of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years; and he died.
(Genesis 5:25-27 NRSV)
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tors’ appointments than has been my custom!
But would I go back and live it all over again? Not a chance.
I have learned a lot about what is truly important. I have learned that one of my favorite words is today. I have learned that time is limited, and that every day is a gift. As someone said, “That’s why we call it the present!”
So in this present, what will I do?
I hope that I will live, love, give, forgive, forget, remember, rejoice, serve, abide. I hope that I will make a difference in some way, to someone. I hope that I will be thankful for all things.
An event that occurred a number of years ago taught me a lesson. A friend and I went to a Little League baseball game. We were watching a team play that we had both played for just a year earlier.
As we sat in the bleach-ers, we began to critique their “young” pitcher. We sat there and said things like, “If that’s all the harder that kid can throw, we’d destroy him if we were still playing,” and “He’s terrible! I wonder if he’s won any games this year.”
All of a sudden, a lady sit-ting in the bleachers behind us tapped both of us on our
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The tongue is a fi re
shoulders and said, “Boys, that’s my son out there that you’re criticizing, and I think he’s pretty good.”
Well, if there’d been a hole to crawl in, we would have crawled in it. There was no way to take back what we had said. There was no way to make it any better. The words had been spoken.
The damage was done. And we regretted it.
Though 40 years have passed since that incident, I still remember the sting of our loose speech. And I dare say that while you may not have been at a Little League ball game, you, too, can re-call a similar situation in which it was your tongue that offended.
Friends, we would do ourselves a favor if we would be slow to speak (James 1:19) and choose our words wisely. And remember, “For by your words you will be justifi ed, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew 12:37).
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By Sherri Gardner HowellMembers of Concord
United Methodist Church, friends and family came together on Jan. 19 to bring the work of missions home as the church hosted Mis-sion Blitz Day.
Jane Currin, director of missions for Concord UMC, estimated that 302 volun-teers came together to work on fi ve projects the church had outlined. “This was a great time for families to work together on projects, as well as a time for us to come together as a church to work in our community,” says Currin. “We had sev-eral generations of family working on projects togeth-er.”
The fi ve projects covered a broad spectrum of abili-ties and commitment. The congregation could sign up for areas of interest and skill level prior to the Martin Lu-ther King Jr. holiday, which was a day off for students and therefore allowed them to also participate. The fi ve projects were:
Stop Hunger Now: Volun-teers gathered in the Con-cord UMC worship center to pack more than 20,000 bags of dry food. Each bag provides a family with six servings of food.
Roofi ng Project: Volun-teers worked with students from Maryville College to complete a roof.
House Painting Project:
The inside and outside of a local home got a much need-ed paint job.
KARM Blanket Cutting Project: Working in the gym at the church, volunteers cut the fl eece for more than 400 blankets for Knoxville Area Rescue Mission and cut net bags for future Crop Drop programs.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade: To show sup-port for the civil rights lead-er, members of the church joined in the parade in Knoxville.
Following the mission blitz day, volunteers were invited to the church for a soup beans, cornbread and cookies dinner to celebrate a day of good work.
Working on the Stop Hunger Now project as part of Concord United Methodist Mission Blitz Day
are the Belmont family, Tracey, Sophie and Nicholas. Photos submitted
Bringing mission work home
By Carol Shane “One simple thing will
make a big difference in the life of an at-risk child,” says the Kids Hope USA website. “One-on-one, positive at-tention from a responsible, caring adult.”
Begun in October 1993, Kids Hope USA grew out of conversations between concerned church groups and experts in fi elds such as law enforcement, education, religion and health and hu-man services. The experts responded with one voice: Churches that mobilize and train their members to form one-to-one relationships with the youngest children can make a profound differ-ence in their lives.
St. John’s Lutheran Church is one of the Knox-ville churches that provide Kids Hope mentors. In co-operation with Big Broth-ers Big Sisters, the program currently has 17 trained St. John’s Lutheran volunteers, each carefully matched with an at-risk child.
“We are in our seventh year of mentoring,” says program coordinator Thea Peterson. “We began at Christenberry Elementary and have followed students all the way to freshman year in high school.
“Mentoring young people to help them grow up to be productive, contributing members of our community was very important to us. We feel this is a wonderful way to
Local Kids Hope USA coordinator Thea Peterson and 15-year-
old Thalia Photo by Owen Peterson
Changing a child starts with Hope
St. John’s Lutheran Church pastor Steve Misenheimer (right)
and his good friend Brandon, a fourth-grader at the time Photo by Thea Peterson
transform our community.”The “Kids Hope USA Way”
relies on four integral parts: ■ One child: an at-risk
public elementary-school
child who needs a relation-ship with a caring adult;
■ One hour: 60 critical minutes each week when a trained mentor befriends a
child and helps him or her acquire basic academic skills;
■ One church: a commit-ted congregation that owns the program with its neigh-borhood school and pro-vides a trained mentor and a behind-the-scenes prayer partner for each child; and
■ One school: a school that welcomes this proven intervention to increase the academic skills of at-risk chil-dren, at no cost to the school.
Peterson has mentored Thalia, who is now 15, for the past seven years. The high school student has “moved from being an av-erage student to one who has been on the honor roll for the last three years. Her self-esteem with regards to doing well in school has in-creased tremendously,” says Peterson. “I reward her ef-forts in getting on the honor roll with a trip each summer that provides many learning opportunities.”
Clearly, special relation-ships are being formed here and not only for the good of the students.
Peterson encourages oth-er churches that want to fi nd a way to get involved in mak-ing a difference to consider Kids Hope USA. “I would be happy to talk with anyone who is interested.” Contact her at [email protected] or 922-8555. Send story suggestions to news@
shoppernewsnow.com.
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By Sandra ClarkApril Lamb is best known
to students at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy as their technology teacher. She’s got a lot of cool equip-ment since SMG is a magnet school. And she’s ordered $6,000 more as one of six winners of the recent Teach-erPreneur grant program sponsored by the Great Schools Partnership.
But before Lamb was a teacher, she was a reporter.
And she talked to the newspaper club last week about her career.
A shy kid growing up in Bristol, she was challenged by her third-grade teacher to be the class reporter. She loved the job and determined right then to be a TV reporter.
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earn scholarships,” she said. She made it through East Tennessee State University with a degree in mass com-munications. Next came the challenge of fi nding a job.
“Back then, we had to send out tapes. I sent tapes to television stations every-where.”
She was hired fi rst by a
local radio station and then by a TV station in West Vir-ginia. Her big break came when she was offered a job at WBIR-TV in Knoxville as reporter/anchor for a show called “Style.”
Lamb’s PowerPoint showed her climbing a rock wall despite her fear of heights. The student-report-ers were captivated, especial-ly when Lamb told us she had to do it twice – once with the photographer on top shoot-ing down and again with the photographer shooting her ascent from below.
Twice up a rock wall, but the show was still canceled.
The station gave Lamb a job as a reporter and backup anchor. She showed clips of both. Working on New Year’s Day, she was the fi rst re-porter on the ash pond at the TVA coal ash spill site. “Was almost arrested twice (by
TVA police trying to restrict access) that day,” she said.
In her spare time, Lamb worked as a reading tutor. One day a student asked how long she had been a teacher. “I’m not a teacher, I’m a re-porter,” she said. The fellow told her she would make a wonderful teacher.
“That set me thinking,” she said. She remembered
her third-grade teacher’s impact on her life. She de-cided, “We need teachers who can make a difference.” So she returned to college for a second degree – this time in education.
“Education provides freedom,” she told the kids. “I have two degrees and can do a lot of jobs.”
A fi fth-grade reporter,
Eddys Garcia, said it best:“I think she was a great TVreporter and still is and sheis also a great tech teacherhere.”
For the younger report-ers, Lamb included picturesof her daughter’s fi rst birth-day party. She said she mether husband while workingin television. The familylives in Fountain City.
By Sara Barrett“Kids don’t get excited about
science worksheets, but anytime you say ‘science experiment’ they light up,” said Rocky Hill Elementary School teacher Dodie Givens. She has received a grant from the Junior League of Knoxville to enhance the science corner of her kindergarten classroom.
Each year, the Junior League awards more than $15,000 in mini grants to local teachers for projects that allow students to think outside the box – or, in this case, the worksheet.
Givens has purchased several items for her students, including
owl pellets to dissect, a smallskeleton to study the human bodyand marbles that grow several timestheir normal size when exposed toliquid.
“Hands-on science gives studentsa chance to bring it to life,” saidGivens. “In kindergarten, so muchis about creating a love for school.Science projects just add to it. Whenthey do it, they remember it.”
This is Givens’ third grant fromthe Junior League, and like manyother recipients, she said theease of applying appeals to her. “Ialways have more ideas than I havemoney, and the grants from theJunior League are a great way tosupplement,” she said.
Fun ‘granted’ for science tools
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Givens Photo by S. Barrett
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West Hills Elementary ■ Link your Food City ValuCard, Kroger Plus Card and Target Red
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Making some noiseStudents and faculty at
Northshore Elementary School couldn’t sit still dur-ing a visit from UT’s per-cussion students. The gym-nasium echoed with beats of calypso as third, fourth and fi fth graders tried their best to remain seated and still wiggle. Teachers danced beside the audience and cheered when the steel drums began to ring with the notes of “Rocky Top.”
NES music teachers Al-lison Hendrix and Leona Williford brought the en-semble to the school with help from the Junior League of Knoxville. Each year, the Junior League awards mini grants to teachers who think outside the box. Teachers throughout Knox County Schools were awarded more than $15,000 for 36 innova-tive classroom projects.
Williford said it was a thrill to see and hear instru-ments of this size and cali-ber to show students where a little hard work and per-sistence can take you. Prior to the holiday break, stu-dents were learning how to bucket drum.
“We would love to build up our instrument col-lection for the students,” said Hendrix. The wish list includes congos, bongo drums, djembes and just about any other percussion instrument the teachers might get their hands on.
When talking about school funding, both teach-ers agree there isn’t a lot readily available, especially for the arts. Williford is quick to point out the scien-tifi cally proven connection between music and math scores.
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Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. A light lunch will be provided
and child care is available. Info/RSVP: 546-4661.
■ Community Health Alliance Marketplace Open Enrollment for
Health Coverage, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, Cedar Bluff Branch
Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive.
■ Covenant Kids Run kickoff , noon, Saturday, Jan. 31, Knoxville
Zoo. Cost: $15; covers the one-mile fun run at the zoo and the
Covenant Kids Run on March 28. Open to children in the eighth
grade and younger. Registration available online or on the day of
the event beginning at 10 a.m. Info: www.knoxvillemarathon.com
or 684-4294.
■ Free Diabetes Management Series, noon, Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12,
19, 26 and March 5, Knox County Health Department auditorium,
140 Dameron Ave. The fi ve-class series provides information on
how to manage diabetes through proper diet, medication and
exercise. Info/to register: 215-5170.
■ Knit Your Way to Wellness, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, Cancer
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■ Tai Chi for Health is off ered at Tennova Health & Fitness Center,
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Betsy Pickle
Jude Law plays a
rogue submarine cap-
tain in “Black Sea.”
Octavia Spencer and Kevin
Costner both want what’s
best for their granddaughter
in “Black or White.”
Abel (Oscar Isaac) and Anna (Jessica Chastain) discuss their troubles in “A Most Violent Year.”
“A Most Violent Year” doesn’t fall short on vio-lence, but it has all the emo-tion and allure of a research paper on the subject.
Written and directed by J.C. Chandor (“All Is Lost”), the drama is set in New York in 1981, which holds the dis-tinction of being the most violent year in the city’s his-tory. It takes place in the dog-eat-dog world of the heating-oil industry (who knew?), which apparently occupies the least populated areas of the city.
If none of that gets your juices going, there’s no point in checking out “A Most Vio-lent Year.”
Well, there is the cast. Oscar Isaac tries to pull a 180-degree turn from “In-side Llewyn Davis” – from unlikable ne’er-do-well musician to admirable, in-tegrity-fi lled businessman. He succeeds, but there isn’t much point in this bland en-terprise.
Jessica Chastain plays his loyal wife, but she main-ly seems to be on board to walk a cinematic catwalk in the 1980s-era outfi ts de-signed by Giorgio Armani – some original to the period
By Betsy PickleWorlds collide in “Black
or White,” one of four new fi lms opening in Knoxville on Friday.
Kevin Costner plays a grandfather who suddenly fi nds himself raising his biracial granddaughter on his own. He loves the little girl (newcomer Jillian Es-tell) and believes that she belongs in his home and his world.
Octavia Spencer plays the girl’s paternal grand-mother, who is encouraged
to seek custody by her law-yer brother (Anthony Mack-ie).
In this timely fi lm in-tended to open discussion on racial relations and the meaning of family, both grandparents want the best for the child, but they have different ideas on what that means.
Mike Binder (“The Up-side of Anger”) wrote and directed the fi lm, based on experiences within his own family.
Jude Law sails into trou-
‘Violent Year’ sets scene, forgets action
and others created in con-cert with costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone. (Perhaps the cost of her cos-tumes decimated the budget for extras.)
Elyes Gabel (of CBS’s “Scorpion”) plays an immi-grant oil-truck driver who wants to achieve the Ameri-can dream, like his boss.
And Albert Brooks plays Isaac’s lawyer, a canny, world-weary type who sees the big picture better than most.
Abel Morales (Isaac) has done well in the heating-oil industry, but he’s under siege. His drivers are being attacked and their trucks hijacked, with the thieves making off with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of oil.
Abel has no idea who’s behind the crimes. He’s an honest businessman trying to operate legally in a busi-
ness full of cut corners and questionable practices.
His wife, Anna (Chas-tain), is the daughter of an oil man who played by a dif-ferent set of rules and got caught. She seems happy to follow Abel’s lead and reap the benefi ts of their nou-veau-riche lifestyle as she works alongside him.
An ambitious district at-torney named Lawrence (David Oyelowo) is inves-tigating the oil business and its shady practitioners. In his drive for power, he is willing to paint all the participants with the same brush.
Trying to run his busi-ness legally, rise above Lawrence’s persecution and solve the mystery of the hi-jackings takes a toll on Abel. The resulting sizzle is too little, too late.
Chandor focuses so much on creating a specifi c atmo-sphere that he forgets to give the fi lm energy. Even with a cast that also includes Alessandro Nivola, Cata-lina Sandino Moreno, Peter Gerety and Jerry Adler, he can’t lift “A Most Violent Year” out of its torpor.
All that oil. So little heat.
Costner, Spencer, Law head new fi lm lineup
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ble in “Black Sea.” Law plays a submarine captain who agrees to hunt for a subma-rine rumored to be full of gold.
Claustrophobia and dan-ger ensue. Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scot-land”) directed the thriller, whose cast includes Scoot McNairy and Ben Men-delsohn.
Teenagers get into trou-ble in “Project Almanac.”
When a brilliant teen and
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FRIDAY ■ Gaelic Storm, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets:
$21.50 plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.
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■ Ron White, 9:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay
St. Tickets: $50-$60. Tickets: all Ticketmaster locations,
tennesseetheatre.com, Tennessee Theatre box offi ce.
SATURDAY ■ ENSO String Quartet concert, 7:30 p.m., Lambert Recital
Hall at the Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexan-
der Parkway, Maryville. Tickets: $20-$35. Info/tickets: 981-
8590 or claytonartscenter.com.
■ World Class Bluegrass featuring Phil Leadbetter, 7:30 p.m.,
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The 12-ounce prime rib at Chop House is tender and fl avor-
ful. To accompany the classic, a buttered baked potato, with a
starter of a bowl of Shrimp Bisque. Photo by Mystery Diner
Joe Tolbert, Ethan Norman, Grace Hamer, Darneisha Riley and Kelsey Broyles rehearse a scene from “Walk, Don’t Ride,” which
runs for the month of February. Photo by Jeni Lamm
The WordPlayers of Knoxville are kicking off Black History Month in a big way with “Walk, Don’t Ride,” billed as “a presenta-tion of drama and song de-picting events that helped shape American freedom.” The play’s author is Peter Manos.
An example of the best kind of “edu-tainment,” “Walk, Don’t Ride” has been booked in nine different counties and 16 different venues in East Tennessee, including middle schools, colleges and churches.
A Christian theater com-pany, The WordPlayers’ mission, according to the company’s website, is “to impact theatre audiences and artists by telling cultur-ally relevant stories from a Christian worldview.”
The shows will be pre-sented in collaboration with the Carpetbag Theatre, which is “a professional, multigenerational ensemble company dedicated to the production of new works,” according to the website.
Founded in 1969 and
Plate it
Chop HouseTheater with a conscience
When you go to eat at a place called The Chop House, it is probably a good idea to go craving a good piece of meat. Prime rib – which I consider to be the king of steak dinners – comes in three hearty sizes at The Chop House: eight, 12 or 16 ounce. I went straight for the 12 ounces because I like to clean my plate.
The prime rib at The Chop House is slow roasted for 12 hours. You can choose from a smorgasbord of “steak toppers” if you want to enhance your prime rib. They offer everything from béarnaise sauce to blue cheese butter to lobster. I was strongly considering the burgundy mushrooms as a steak topper but de-cided to just stay pure with the meat.
I also kept the accompa-niments classic – baked po-tato with butter, after start-ing with a bowl of shrimp bisque instead of a salad. The prime rib and accom-
Mystery Diner
panying ramekin of au jus is really all you need.
Prime rib at The Chop House is tender and full of fl avor. My cut was well-mar-bled with just enough fat to enhance to taste. It was cooked to perfection, which is medium for me.
The locally owned Chop House has three outstand-ing locations – each one befi tting the casual, yet up-scale restaurant atmosphere that makes you feel good about white tablecloths but not bad about your casual attire. Check them out at 4870 Harvest Mill Way in North; 7417 Chapman High-way in South; and 9700 Kingston Pike in Franklin Square in West.
Carol Shane
chartered in 1970, the Car-petbag Theatre works in partnership with other community artists, activ-ists, cultural workers, sto-rytellers and leaders. They work with people who are concerned about social jus-tice, creating original works through collaboration in a style based in storytelling and song.
Events depicted in the Manos play are the Mont-gomery bus boycott, the Nashville lunch-counter sit-ins and the Greyhound/Trailways freedom rides.
Speaking of these civil rights events, the Carpet-bag Theatre’s website states, “For some, they are part of a seemingly distant his-tory. And perhaps for oth-ers, they are unfamiliar. But without a doubt, a couple
of generations ago, those events changed the course of America.”
Private performances will take place in several area schools. The following performances are free and open to the public:
■ 5 p.m., Feb. 1, Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1323 N. Broadway
■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 5, Wal-ters State Community Col-lege, 1325 Claiborne St., Tazewell
■ 1 p.m., Feb. 7, ReCre-ate Cafe, 800 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga
■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 12, Walters State Community College, 1720 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville
■ 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Feb. 16, Roane State Community College, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman
■ 9:40 a.m., Feb. 17, Pellissippi State Communi-ty College, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave.
■ 6:15 p.m., Feb. 19, Wal-ters State Community Col-lege, 500 S. Davy Crockett Parkway, Morristown
■ 2 p.m., Feb. 21, Oak
Valley Baptist Church, 194 Hampton Road, Oak Ridge
■ 5 p.m., Feb. 22, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, 2500 E. Fifth Ave.
■ 1:30 p.m., Feb. 24, Walters State Community College, 215 N. College St., Greeneville, Tenn.
■ 7 p.m., Feb. 26, Aus-tin-East High School, 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
This project is funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Com-mission and supported by the Arts Fund of the East Tennessee Foundation.
Info: www.wordplayers.org or call 865-539-2490.Send story suggestions to news@
shoppernewsnow.com.
Sam Lerner, Jonny Weston, Allen Evangelista and Virginia
Gardner think using a time-traveling device is a good
idea in “Project Almanac.”
his friends come across the blueprints for a mysterious device, they build it and end up on an exciting time-travel adventure. But since they apparently have never watched any time-travel movies, they discover be-latedly that every time they travel, they affect the world as they know it.
Jonny Weston, Sofi a Black-D’Elia, Allen Evange-lista, Sam Lerner and Vir-ginia Gardner star in the fi lm from fi rst-time feature director Dean Israelite.
Also opening this week is “A Most Violent Year.” Please see review on previ-ous page.
New fi lm lineup From page A-10
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Jet’s Pizza was a perfect venue for the Farragut West Knox Chamber networking event Jan. 21. Attendees en-
joyed tasty pizza, fellowship and door prizes. Info: farra-gutchamber.com.
Daniel Monday of Slamdot enjoys a slice of delicious Jet’s Pizza
during the Farragut West Knox Chamber networking event
Jan. 21. Photos by S. Carey
Farragut West Knox Chamber president Bettye Sisco greets
Chamber ambassador Susan Guff ey of Barge, Waggoner, Sum-
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Networking at Jet’s PizzaFARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS
■ Thursday, Jan. 29, 8-9:30
a.m. – Networking, Rural/
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■ Thursday, Feb. 5, 5-6:30
p.m. – Networking, Clarity
Pointe Knoxville, 901 Con-
cord Road.
■ Friday, Feb. 6, 1-2 p.m. –
Ribbon-cutting, Edward
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Parkwest Blvd., Ste F-3.
■ Wednesday, Feb. 11, 4-5
p.m. – Ribbon-cutting, I Love
Juice Bar, 1681 Parkside Drive.
■ Thursday, Feb. 12, 5-6:30
p.m. – Networking, Episco-
pal School of Knoxville, 950
Episcopal School Way.
■ Tuesday, Feb. 17, 3:30-4:30
p.m. – Ribbon-cutting, Mort-
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Kingston Pike, Ste 12.
■ Thursday, Feb. 19, 5-6 p.m.
– Networking, Archers Barbe-
cue, 10205 Kingston Pike. By Anne HartRosa Mar has been mak-
ing a name for herself ever since she arrived in K n o x v i l l e as a Levi S t r a u s s manager in 1996.
B a c k then she had the im-portant job
of global sourcing consoli-dation manager for the in-ternational company, where she distinguished herself as Levi’s fi rst manager to develop products for toddler girls. She was with the com-pany, both here and in San Francisco, for 27 years.
Now she is CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Com-merce of East Tennessee, a position she has held since last year. She also serves on numerous boards and was a fi nalist in the YWCA’s 2013 Tribute to Women.
The passion that makes Mar successful at whatever she tackles was evident when she spoke to the Ro-tary Club of Bearden last week about the Latino cul-ture, its people and their impact on society.
Mar told the Rotarians that most Latinos in this area have come here not from other countries, but from other states. “These are not new immigrants, and they are coming here for the quality of life and the stable economy.”
She said that 16.7 percent of the U.S. population – 52 million people – are Latino, and predicted that by 2050, Latinos will represent 30 percent of the total U.S. population.
Mar said that many Lati-no children come from fam-
ilies where only Spanish is spoken and learn English in elemen-tary school. “By the third generation in this country, Spanish
is gone.“Hispanics need and
want services, and we have the money to spend if you provide what we need. We are techies and we are wired. We all have cell phones because most have relatives in other countries with whom we communi-cate. This is a huge oppor-tunity.
“Hispanics are trans-forming our culture, even in Knoxville where we have a Madeline Rogero, a His-panic, as mayor.”
Rosa Mar
Hispanics transforming US culture
‘Taste vacation’ at HurricaneFred Ludwig and U.S. Rep John Duncan Jr. go on a “taste vacation” tour of more than 35 sauces
with Hurricane Grill and Wings owner Henry Sadiq and Hurricane staff member Madison Neal.
General manager Justin Barnhill (not pictured) says the franchise has been very successful on
Lovell Road, and they plan to open more locations in East Tennessee, including on Emory Road
in Powell. “We’re thrilled to be part of the community,” he said. Info: hurricanewings.com or
865-966-9464. Photo by Shannon Carey
By Shannon CareyAt fi rst glance, you might
think that the “potbelly” in the name Potbelly Sandwich Shop refers to the tummy you get from eating too much. But the Turkey Creek eatery is part of a company with a rich history in which the “potbelly” refers to stoves.
That’s right, stoves.According to general
manager and Farragut resi-dent Tom Knight, Potbelly Sandwich Shop started in a Chicago antique store in the 1970s, where the owner spe-cialized in potbelly stoves. Then, he started making sandwiches for his custom-ers, added live music to the store and an icon was born.
Now the franchise has 300 locations nationwide. The Turkey Creek location is the only one in Tennes-
see so far, but Knight said he is looking at expand-ing to downtown Knoxville near the corner of Gay and Church.
Open for a year now, the new franchise celebrated with a Farragut West Knox Chamber ribbon-cutting Jan. 23. They have great, fresh sandwiches and sal-ads, along with live music during lunch hours Fri-day and Saturday. Potbelly Sandwich Shop is located at 11661 Parkside Drive.
Info: www.potbelly.com/knoxville
Tom Knight, general manager of Potbelly
Sandwich Shop in Turkey Creek, joins wife
Barbara and daughter Olivia (seated) for
lunch wearing the iconic tie-dyed shirts of
the franchise. Photo by S. Carey
Potbelly franchise has rich history
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NEWS FROM PREMIER SURGICAL
For more information about Premier Surgical Associates, please visit
www.premiersurgical.com.
For de-cades, the Pre-mier Surgical Associate phy-sicians and staff at Fort Sanders Re-gional Medical Center have had a tradition of providing exceptional surgical care. It’s a tradition established by respected, longtime Fort Sand-ers surgeons including Richard A. Brinner, MD, FACS, Randal O. Graham, MD, FACS, Hugh C. Hyatt, MD, FACS, and Kevin P. Zirkle, MD, FACS, founding, early members of Premier Surgical Associates.
With the retirement of these promi-nent Premier surgeons in the past two years, one of Knoxville’s most estab-lished surgical groups is experiencing a changing of the guard and a rebirth.
“It’s an exciting time for Fort Sanders Premier Surgical,” says surgical oncolo-gist Greg Midis, MD, FACS. “There’s an injection of new energy and an increas-ing need for specialized expertise.”
In August, general surgeon Joel F. “Trey” Bradley, III, MD, and surgi-cal oncologist Troy F. Kimsey, MD, FACS, joined the Premier Surgical practice at Fort Sanders. The pair brings a wealth of clinical knowledge and train-ing to the group.
Dr. Bradley was Fellowship-trained in minimally invasive surgery at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. There he specialized in minimally invasive surgi-cal techniques such as complex hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruc-tion. Dr. Kimsey completed a Fellowship in surgical oncology at the renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York. He practiced general surgical oncol-ogy in Georgia for six years and helped develop a community-based regional cancer center, before joining Premier Surgical.
Dr. Kimsey is part of the strong surgical oncology team at Fort Sanders Premier that includes Greg P. Midis,
Premier Surgical at Fort Sanders Regional: Expertise You Can Count On
Premier at Fort Sanders surgeons (from left to right) Dr. Paul Dudrick, Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley, III, Dr. Troy Kimsey, Dr. Greg Midis, Dr. Michael Kropilak and Dr. Richard Young.
MD, FACS, and Paul S. Dudrick, MD, FACS. Dr. Midis completed a Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the respected M.D. Ander-son Cancer Center, and a Colon and Rectal Surgery Fel-lowship at the top-notch Cleveland
Clinic. Like Dr. Kimsey, Dr. Dudrick received his surgical oncology Fellow-ship training at the renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Vascular surgeon, Richard M. Young, MD, FACS, completed Fellow-ships in Vascular Surgery at the Univer-sity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and Endovascular Surgery at the nationally-known New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He specializes in complex vascular and endovascular cases and treats varicose veins.
The group’s veteran surgeon, Mi-chael D. Kropliak, MD, FACS, who has practiced at Fort Sanders since 1988, performs general, vascular, and endo-crine procedures. He completed a Vascu-lar Surgery Fellowship at the esteemed Cleveland Clinic. He says working with multi-specialty Fellowship- trained surgeons every day is a plus.
“It’s nice to have the ability to discuss complex cases. There’s a lot of clinical knowledge and specialized experience in this group.”
Dr. Midis agrees. “As operations be-come more complex, specialty training and volumes point to better outcomes for patients.”
Rob Followell left mem-bers of the Halls Business
and Profes-sional As-s o c i a t i o n looking at each other d i f f e r -ently after last week’s m e e t i n g . Fo l l o w e l l , CEO of Ten-
nova North, borrowed from author George Manning to divide people into groups of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
Every team needs a mix of the three personality
Rob Followell
All fl avors make
Sandra Clark
types, he said.Look for dark chocolate
when hiring a CFO. These individuals like order and structure. They won’t go above the chain of com-mand. Examples in history and sports are Moses (who literally carried rules carved into stone) and coaches Pat
Summitt and John Wooden. “All successful leaders,” said Followell.
“I’m vanilla,” he said. “That’s a team-builder who dislikes confrontation and lives within boundar-ies while leading toward a goal.” Most people fall into the vanilla category. They like to make people happy with plenty of discussion around decision-making.
In history and sports, examples are Ben Franklin, who pulled France into the American Revolution on the side of the United States. He went on to found the public library system and the U.S.
Post Offi ce.Rick Pitino is a coaching
example. He led Kentucky to an NCAA national cham-pionship and then turned around and led “a team of scrubs” at Louisville to the same achievement. He’s a consensus-builder for sure.
Strawberry people are most likely to hit a home run. They’re also most likely to land in jail. “Don’t hire a strawberry as your CFO,” said Followell. “You might end up in jail.”
Historically, he cited Pat-rick Henry: “Give me liberty or give me death!” In sports he fl ashed photos of Bruce
Pearl and Bobby Knight on the screen.
Strawberries are creative people who focus on the present. There’s an element of marketing and optimism around them, and they don’t mind surprises.
“There are great lead-ers in all three groups,” said Followell. “As business leaders, we need a balanced team.”
Somebody asked about football. Folks quickly la-beled Peyton Manning a chocolate, Joe Montana a vanilla and Michael Vick a strawberry.
Followell drew his talk
from the work of George Manning, a professor of psychology and business at Northern Kentucky Uni-versity. He has written 11 books, and his consulting clients include AT&T, IBM, the IRS and the U.S. Navy.
As the meeting ended, I drifted over to the table where Hallsdale Powell Utility District CEO Darren Cardwell sat. “Now I know why Marvin Hammond and I always got along so well,” I whispered. “We’re both strawberries.”
“I tend toward choco-late myself,” said Cardwell. Well, yes he does.
By Bonny C. MillardThe Knoxville region saw one of its
best periods of economic recovery and success in 2014, a local business leader said.
That’s due in large mea-sure to Innovation Valley, an economic development initiative created in 2008 by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, said Rhonda Rice, Chamber executive
vice president.Rice made a joint presentation to the Ro-
tary Club of Farragut with Doug Lawyer, Chamber vice president of economic development.
“Knoxville is a large, viable region, and we know that we can get more for this region and this community by marketing and recruiting as a whole instead of worrying about what political boundaries and geographical boundaries are in this area,” Rice said. She is executive director of Innovation Valley.
Lawyer said that last year, the Innova-tion Valley partnership recruited new busi-nesses such as Flower Foods, Leisure Pools and Fresenius Medical Care and expanded
current businesses including Aisin Auto-motive Casting Tennessee Inc. and ARC
Automotive.The initiative has three
goals: net new jobs, gain capital investments and in-crease wages.
During the 2013-2014 year, 3,273 new jobs were created, surpassing the goal of 2,300. Innovation Valley exceeded its capital investment goal of $300
million by $215 million. According to its annual report, distributed by Rice and
Lawyer, the wages increase fell short of its annual 2 percent goal by just .5 percent.
“We spend a lot of time making sure that we’re out in front of site-selection corporate decision-makers
who are interested in seeing compa-nies grow,” Rice said. “We also spend a lot of time working with our existing indus-tries in the region in trying to fi nd ways and opportunities to help them grow.”
Created just as the national recession hit, Innovation Valley is managed by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce but is a separate entity.
Doug LawyerRhonda Rice
Innovation Valley boosts local economy
Keena Strickland and
Ann Wallace from Blue
Ridge Realty visit with
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LBMC tax partner
John Bailes during
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and open house Jan.
20. LBMC is located at
2095 Lakeside Center
Way, Suite 200. Photos by S. Barrett
Open house at LBMC
LBMC co-manager Mike Cain celebrates the ribbon cutting with manag-
ing partner Greg Gilbert. LBMC off ers several diff erent services including
fi nancial and human resources and technology solutions. Info: 691-9000.
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NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a regional referral hospital where other facilities
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mour resident Ben
Herndon was freed
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thanks to the work
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at the Center for
Minimally Invasive
Spine Surgery at Fort
Sanders Regional.
‘I’m Free!’Seymour man enjoys liberating experience with minimally invasive surgery
Getting comfortable is something most of us take for granted. But it was something Seymour resident Ben Herndon, 67, longed for and couldn’t experience until he went to the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.
“I couldn’t lie down, I couldn’t sit, I couldn’t stand, and it was just excruciating pain,” Herndon, says. “I could not get com-fortable.”
The pain was radiating down Herndon’s leg into his foot. His sciatic nerve was be-ing compressed by a disc herniation due to spinal instability.
Herndon had undergone surgery to treat the effects of degenerative disc disease years earlier. That surgery had relieved spinal ste-nosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal.
This pain was different, but it was quickly becoming just as unbearable. The sciatica also manifested itself in numbness below the knee, causing him to drag his foot and stumble.
“My job entails getting in and out of the car about 15, 20 or 30 times a day,” Hern-don says. “The pain was debilitating, and I was relying on injections and other methods to relieve the symptoms. While the injec-tions helped for awhile they eventually wore off. Nothing seemed to give me long-term relief.”
Deciding he didn’t want to take medica-tion for the rest of his life, Herndon started searching for a solution. During that search, he read an article about neurosurgeon Joel Norman, MD, and minimally invasive spine surgery.
With this procedure, a surgeon makes several small incisions instead of one inci-sion that’s larger. Using special imaging and instruments, the surgeon works to reposi-tion the bones and fuse them together to stabilize the spine.
The surgery removes compression from
Meet Dr. Joel Norman – local neurosurgeon and Seymour nativeDr. Joel Norman is a local na-
tive who returned to East Tennes-see after medical school and now cares for patients in the place he calls “home.” He recent-ly talked about his journey from local boy to well-educat-ed neurosurgeon and the minimally invasive spine sur-
gery that is changing the lives of his patients.
Tell us your story – where did you go to school, and how did you decide to become a neurosurgeon?
I was born in Knoxville and raised in Seymour. After I graduated from Seymour High School, I went to col-lege at MTSU in Murfreesboro, then moved to Johnson City to attend ETSU Quillen College of Medicine. I completed neurosurgery residency in Lexington, Ky., at the University of Kentucky.
I’ve always had a keen interest in the sciences. I found neuroscience intriguing and challenging. Once
I found my way into the operating room, I knew I had found my calling. Combining my love of neuroscience with my love of the operating room, neurosurgery was a natural exten-sion.
What do you like about this area? In other words, why are you still here, instead of in a larger city?
East Tennessee is my home. I love the scenery here, the people here and the opportunity to give back to the community that raised me.
I appreciate the hometown feel here and the value that word-of-mouth retains in this community. The greatest compliment I receive is when someone tells me they heard about me from one of my patients.
What are some common problems your patients have, and how do you help them?
We treat an expansive variety of patients from brain tumors to herni-ated discs. Many of my spine patients have seen several different medical providers and some have undergone several different treatments for their back and leg pain before they arrive in my offi ce.
Most have complaints of back pain coupled with sciatica or nerve pain, typically running down the back of their legs. These patients benefi t from the minimally invasive approaches to lumbar discectomies and spinal fusions.
What patients might be can-didates for the surgery?
The ideal candidate for minimally invasive spinal fusion is someone suffering from back and leg pain due to a spondylolisthesis, or slip-page, of the lumbar vertebrae. This is a condition sometimes missed on an initial workup as it often requires specialized X-rays with the patients bending forward or backward to clearly visualize.
Often, patients are pain-free while lying on their back, such as during their MRI scans, but upon standing their pain returns.
Can you explain how it works? What are the benefi ts of minimally invasive spine surgery?
Minimally invasive spine surgery uses specialized technology within the operating room to allow for smaller incisions and more precise
placement of instrumentation. We are able to actually obtain a CT scan of the patient while they are asleep on the operating room table and cus-tomize our surgical approach to the individual patient, in real-time.
This allows for much smaller inci-sions and less damage to the tissues surrounding the spine. Ultimately, this approach gets people back on their feet sooner than is generally necessary for a more traditional, open approach to the spine.
What makes the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Sur-gery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical the best choice for this surgery?
Fort Sanders Regional has dem-onstrated a true commitment to excellence in spine surgery and especially minimally invasive neu-rosurgery. The hospital has been instrumental in purchasing state-of-the-art intraoperative image guid-ance that allows minimally invasive surgery to be possible.
We have a dedicated team of nurses and technicians in the oper-ating room who are experienced and specially trained to assist in these
minimally invasive procedures. Post-operatively, our nurses are alsohand-picked and specially trainedin the management of our patientswho have undergone minimally in-vasive spinal procedures, and wehave a dedicated fl oor of the hospitalreserved for neuroscience and espe-cially spine patients.
What’s it like to also practicemedicine in the place whereyou grew up?
Many of my friends and familystill live nearby and it’s been greatto reconnect with people I hadn’thad the opportunity to see in theyears I was away for training. It’salso been an honor and a humblingexperience to take care of peoplewho watched me grow up in a smalltown. I’ve taken care of my schoolteachers, old friends, and familymembers of friends who knew mein high school.
I have a relatively unique experi-ence in that I graduated high schoolwith many of the same people Istarted kindergarten with. I’m hon-ored that those people who watchedme grow up trust me now with theirhealth.
nerves, while the small incisions mean less blood loss and quicker healing.
“The article said there was less cutting, less bleeding and less recovery time,” Hern-don says. “That was intriguing, so I decided to call Dr. Norman’s offi ce and set up an ap-pointment with him in Sevierville.”
Norman is a Sevier County native and sees patients in his offi ce near LeConte Medical Center. Not only did Herndon get a sense of feeling “at home” there, he found out his daughter and Dr. Norman were part of the same circle of friends.
“When I told my daughter that I was looking to have back surgery with Dr. Nor-man she said she knew him and that he was a really good surgeon,” Herndon says. “That added a little extra bounce to the ounce for me.”
While Herndon wasn’t able to get comfortable physically, he says he felt very comfortable trust-ing his spine to Norman from their fi rst meeting. All of Herndon’s ques-tions were answered, and Herndon was asked to answer plenty of ques-tions, too.
“They seemed to be genuinely interested in what I had to say about my problem,” Herndon
says. “Dr. Norman seemed to know his stuff, he seemed extremely interested in do-ing it right, and he explained everything to me really well.”
Herndon says the detailed explanation included a hands-on model of a spine that the doctor used to show what would happen during the surgery. Then Herndon heard Dr. Norman say four important words.
“I can fi x it,” the surgeon said.“He was just that positive,” Herndon
says. “And I felt good about that, knowing he had the knowledge to do what I wanted him to do, and that was to fi x my problem.”
Having Dr. Norman’s offi ce in Sevierville and the surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center gave Herndon the best of both worlds. Herndon had undergone heart surgery at Fort Sanders Regional just a few months earlier. The heart surgeon and the neurosurgeon, both working in the same hospital, were able to confer with each other on every aspect of Herndon’s case.
Herndon says he wasn’t afraid to have the surgery, at all. He was ready for relief from debilitating pain, and that’s exactly what he got.
“I was pain free!” Herndon says. “I don’t have any pain in my leg now.” Herndon says sometimes it makes him want to put his
hands in the air and cheer.“It’s like, ‘Hey! I’m free!’ and you just
wanted to shout,” Herndon says. “It’s hard to describe how exhilarating it is.”
Herndon says his fi rst surgery (in 2004) required an incision of about fi ve inches, and after six weeks he was still suffering and experiencing diffi culty completing everyday tasks. There was a marked difference with minimally invasive surgery 10 years later.
“This time, I went back to work almost exactly fi ve weeks after the surgery,” Hern-don says, “and I was able to perform most of the duties of my job without pain, at all.”
“Minimally invasive surgery gets people back on their feet faster and back to regular activity much sooner than a large incision operation does,” Norman says. “After a hos-pital stay of one or two days, most people return to normal activities within one to four weeks.”
“I would highly recommend the mini-mally invasive surgery because it takes less time to recover, there’s less trauma, less bleeding and there’s less risk involved,” Herndon says. However, he also recom-mends that the procedure be performed by the right surgeon.
“Make sure whoever does your surgery knows the new technology and procedures,” Herndon says, “and you need a doctor who can fully explain the procedures.”
“The surgeon is going to be working around your spinal column, your kidneys – you want to be as comfortable as you can that he knows what he’s doing,” Herndon insists.
“It’s amazing that I can get up every day and go to work and do what I have to do with-out having that pain down my leg and without having to worry about tripping and falling,” Herndon says. “It’s a huge, huge relief.”
For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort
Sanders Regional, call 865-541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive.
Joel Norman, MD
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NEWS FROM EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE
At the CAK Lower School’s presentation of gifts are Emerald Youth Foundation’s Kent Stanger
and Heather Taylor with CAK Lower School principal Kelly Kennedy, fi rst graders Emily Archibald
and Parker Morrell, second grader Laird Steenkamp, music teacher Lois Barto, and fourth grader
Mayah Kelley.
Numerous individuals, families and organizations generously served city kids as 2014 came to a close.
More than 450 Christ-mas gifts were collected by the students of Christian Academy of Knoxville to help Emerald Youth Foun-dation provide a meaning-ful holiday for city kids and their families.
The CAK students collected toys, athletic equipment and school sup-plies to stock a Christmas store that Emerald hosted for parents. The students mounted a school-wide drive to collect gifts in
categories: lower school students gave toys, middle school students gave toys and recreation equipment, and high school students gave school supplies.
Other businesses and individuals also donated gifts, including Beaty Chevrolet, Bailey Interna-tional, Tennova Health-care, and Scripps Produc-tions.
Parents who shopped at Emerald’s Christmas store could purchase multiple gifts for each of their children at a nomi-nal cost, and wrap them before leaving. The aim of
the store was to provide families the resources for a good Christmas cel-ebration, but also to put the gift decisions in the parents’ hands. Proceeds were used to pay expenses of running the store and Emerald’s year-round pro-grams with city youth.
Also, thanks to Food City’s Race Against Hun-ger campaign, Emerald Youth received $2,200 in Food City gift cards, whichwill help supply needed healthy meals and snacks for Emerald’s children, teens and young adults in the coming months.
Renovations underwayat future home of Emerald Academy
On Dec. 22, Emerald Charter Schools announced that the historic Moses School Building in Mechan-icsville will be home to Em-erald Academy, Knoxville’s fi rst public charter school.
Renovations are under-way at the building, 220 Car-rick Street. The fi rst day of class is scheduled for July 27.
Emerald Charter Schools purchased the building from Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, which is constructing a new facil-ity on Caswell Avenue.
“As noted in our charter application to Knox County Schools, the historic Mo-ses School Building was our preferred location for Emerald Academy. It is a beautiful, 65,000 square foot facility that will allow us to serve 585 scholars when at full capacity for K-8
■ Jan. 29, Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine Street
■ Feb. 12, Central United Methodist Church, 201 East Third Avenue
■ For more info: www.emeraldacademy.org
Parents and guardians of children who will be in kindergarten or fi rst grade in the 2015-2016 school year can learn more about Emerald Academy during the following open houses, each from 5-8 p.m.:
Community generosity abounds
Congratulations to Chris-tian Academy of Knoxville senior and Emerald Youth volunteer Lindsey Mead-ows.
She placed third in her division during the Walt Disney World Half Mara-thon Jan. 11.
Lindsey is a member of CAK’s cross-country and track teams, and in her “spare” time is a dedicated volunteer with Emerald Youth elementary kids.
Not only did she place third, she sought sponsors for the race, and generously donated the proceeds to-taling $5,000 to Emerald Youth.
We love that Lindsey is “Goofy for Emerald!”
CAK senior is ‘Goofy for Emerald’ grades,” said Emerald Char-ter Schools’ president Steve Diggs.
Emerald Academy is a free, independently-operat-ed, K-8 college preparatory school that was approved by the Knox County Board of Education in June 2014.
“We are thrilled for Em-erald Academy,” said Lisa Hurst, president and CEO,
Boys & Girls Clubs of theTennessee Valley. “The his-toric Moses School Build-ing has served our children,teens and staff well since1995. As we expand ouroperations on Caswell Av-enue, this is a win-win forcity kids. We are honored towork together with EmeraldCharter Schools to makethis project a reality.”
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Adoption 21ADOPTION: LOVING,
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THROUGH SUNDAY, FEB. 1“Huckleberry Finn” presented by Knoxville
Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com or [email protected].
THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28“Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets
available for Knoxville Zoo. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo ticket window during regular zoo hours. Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or knoxvillezoo.org.
THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 8Call for entries for the next “Arts in the Airport,”
a juried exhibition to run April 16 to Oct. 7 at McGhee Tyson Airport. Info/applications: www.knoxalliance.com/airport_entry.html or send an SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knox-ville, TN 37901.
THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 27Call for local authors of children’s books for
“Farragut Book Fest for Children” to be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Founders Park at Campbell Station. $25 fee includes tent, table, two chairs and lunch at the event; authors will supply their books, decorations and signage. No fee: bring own set-up materials, which must include a tent fitting a 10’x10’ space. Info/to register: www.townoffarragut.org/register and click the Programs tab; Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive; 966-7057.
THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music
festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s Jackson Avenue. Features fi rst-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www.rhythmnbloomsfest.com.
THURSDAY, JAN. 29Opening preview of new exhibits: “LIFT: Con-
temporary Printmaking in the Third Dimension” and “Contemporary Focus 2015,” 5:30-7:3- p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Free. Both ex-hibits run Jan. 30-April 19. Info: http://www.knoxart.org/.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30Alive After Five concert: Soul Connection,
6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/stu-dents. Info: 934-2039.
Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting Class, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected], myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.
Performance Salon Series, 7-10 p.m., the Black Box Theatre in the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Featuring: Shekita Arnold, Oh So Coy, Ar-tese Slay, Jeremiah Welch and Kristopher Tucker. General admission $5 at the door. Presented by the Carpetbag Theatre and Arts & Culture Al-liance. Info: Joe Tolbert, 806-0451 or [email protected].
SATURDAY, JAN. 31Beginner Crochet Class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected], myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.
Beginning Genealogy, 1-4 p.m., East Tennes-see History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Instructor: Ann Blomquist, Med. Preregistration required. Info/to regis-ter: 215-8809.
Chocolatefest Knoxville, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Knox-ville Expo Center. To benefi t Knoxville’s Ronald Mc-Donald House. Admission and parking are free. Tasting pass ticket: $15; VIP pass ticket, $30. Tickets: www.chocolatefestknoxville.com; Sugarbakers Cake, Candy & Supplies, 514 Merchants Road; Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road; at the door.
Gospel singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, Heiskell. Fea-turing the Walker Boys Bluegrass Gospel Group from Clinton. The church is also collecting nonperishable food items for the church pantry. Everyone welcome.
Healthy Recipe Swap, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.
“La Femme Bohème,” an all-female cast of Puc-cini’s opera “La Bohème,” 7:30 p.m., NV nightclub, 125 E Jackson Ave. Presented by the Marble City Opera. Admission: adults, $20; students, $10. Tickets: knoxtix.com or at the door.
Saturday Stories and Songs: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.
Saturday Stories and Songs: Sean McCol-lough, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.
Wallace Coleman in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee meet-
ing, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Featured dish: Thai Green Curry with Vegetables demonstrated by Ellen Matteson. Potluck supper to follow. Cost: $4. Info: [email protected] or 546-5643.
“Walk, Don’t Ride!” Black History Month Touring Show performance by the WordPlayers, 5 p.m., Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1323 N. Broadway. Free performance; no reservations required. Info: www.wordplayers.org or 539-2490.
MONDAY, FEB. 2Crochet in the Round-Make a Hat class,
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected], myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.
Tennessee Shines: Craig Market and Thomm Jutz and poet Jack Rentfro, 7 p.m., Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Info/tickets: WDVX.com.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3Blount Mansion History Supper, 6 p.m., Boyd’s
Jig and Reel, 101 S Central St. Speaker: Dr. Joan Markel. Topic: Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy. Cost: $65. RSVP by Jan. 30. Info/RSVP: 525-2375 or [email protected].
Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected], myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4Brown Bag Lecture: “Clans, Septs, and Surnames
in the Highlands of Scotland” by Graeme Mackenzie, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Admission: free. Bring a “Brown Bag” lunch; soft drinks available. Info: 215-8824 or www.EastTNHistory.org.
U.S. Air Force Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble concert, 7 p.m., Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Concert is free; ticket is required. Info/free ticket: Clayton Center Box Office or 981-8590.
THURSDAY, FEB. 5The Flower Lovers Garden Club meeting, 2 p.m.,
John T. O’Connor Senior Center. Program: Valentine’s Day Tea with a craft activity. Info: 687-0744.
KSO Musical Storytimes for Kids, 11 a.m., Law-son McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. For pre-school aged children and their caregivers. Info: 215-8750.
Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting class, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected], myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.
Reception to meet artist Crystal Wagner, 4-7 p.m., Bagwell Center for Media and Art, Pellissippi State Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Info: www.pstcc.edu/arts or 694-6400.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 5-22Athol Fugard’s “ ‘Master Harold’ … and the
boys” in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Carousel The-atre, UT campus. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Free parking: Mc-Clung Tower Garage on Volunteer Boulevard. Info/tick-ets: Clarence Brown Theatre box offi ce at 865-974-5161, Tickets Unlimited at 865-656-4444 or order online 24/7 at www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6Alive After Five concert: Aftah Party, 6-8:30
p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.
Opening reception for Art Market Gallery Febru-ary Featured Artist exhibit, 5:30 p.m., Art Market Gal-lery, 422 S. Gay St. Artists: architectural painter Dede Christopher of Maryville, and pen and pipe maker Ron Smith of Dandridge. Info: 525-5265, artmarketgallery.net or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.
Reception for “HandMade Here: A Tennessee Craft Chapter Exhibition,” 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit on display Feb 6-28. Info: 523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB. 6-7Flea market at Westview Tower, 7823 Gleason
Drive. Art, crafts, household and unique items.
SATURDAY, FEB.7Family Search in Detail, 1-3 p.m., East Tennessee
History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration, a valid email address, Internet searching capabilities required. Info/to register: 215-8809.
Inside Flea Market, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Christus Victor Early Childhood Development Center, 4110 Central Ave. Pike. Tables available: $30, $35 with electricity. Pro-ceeds go to the Early Childhood Development program. Info: 687-8228 or [email protected].
Malcolm Holcombe in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Central UMC, 201 Third Ave. Features pasture-raised meats, eggs, winter produce, honey, baked goods, artisan foods, handmade items, food trucks and other vendors from the Market Square Farmers Market.
Saturday Stories and Songs: Faye Wooden, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.
Saturday Stories and Songs: Molly Moore, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 7-8“Tata Ajache-The Story of an Amazon
Warrior,” 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Advance tickets: students and seniors $17; adults $22; $22-$27 at the door. Presented by GO! Contemporary Dance Works. Info: www.gocontemporarydance.com or 539-2475.
SUNDAY, FEB. 8Sing Out Knoxville meeting, a folk singing circle
open to everyone, 7-9 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Song book provided. Info; [email protected] or 546-5643.
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NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK
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Surgical services at ParkwestWhether your surgery is elective or re-
quired, Parkwest has a wide variety of spe-cialties to meet your needs.
“It is a pleasure to work with well-trained, caring staff in the Parkwest oper-ating suites,” Tracy Pesut, MD, Parkwest orthopedic surgeon, said. “The staff takes extra steps to make sure our patients re-ceive excellent care and have the best out-comes possible.”
The following surgical service lines are available at Parkwest.
Cardiovascular Surgery: Parkwest is home to a state-of-the-art hybrid operat-ing room for patients who are having issues with their hearts and lungs. In addition to offering traditional open heart procedures, the combination of up-to-date, innovative technology and Parkwest’s experienced heart team allows high-risk patients the opportunity to have Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) instead of open heart surgery. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repairs and endovascular abdominal aneu-rysm repairs can also be performed, which allow for better blood fl ow to the extremi-ties. Open advanced cardiovascular proce-dures include aortic root replacement, as-cending aortic aneurysm repair and aortic arch repair.
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT): When a patient has ear, nose or throat problems that are not resolved by lesser invasive al-ternatives, ENT surgery may be necessary. Parkwest physicians perform ENT surger-ies for both children and adults, including
Surgical patient spotlight: AudreyWhen Au-
drey W. started to have pain in her lower abdo-men, she rushed to the Emergen-cy Department at Parkwest. A computed to-mography (CT) scan revealed thickening in her colon and issues with her uterus.
“I hadn’t been to a gyne-cologist in four years,” she said. “My friend recommended Susan Schwarz, MD, at Parkwest, so I made an appointment.”
Dr. Schwarz initially advised Audrey to take a wait-and-see ap-proach based on her symptoms. She completed an ultrasound to establish a base line from which she could watch for future chang-es.
“A couple of days after the ul-trasound, Dr. Schwarz called me and explained that I had fi broids in the muscle of my uterus,” Au-drey said. “She explained every-thing about it in great detail.”
Fibroids are benign solid mass-es and can cause severe pain and heavy bleeding during periods. “If left untreated, fi broids can contin-ue to grow and cause signifi cant pain,” Dr. Schwarz said.
For Audrey, who was not plan-ning to have more children, hav-ing a hysterectomy was the best way to be free from the pain.
Pre-Admission Testing:What to expect
Before you come in for surgery, you will make an appointment for Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) in order to expedite your regis-tration and complete necessary preparation for surgery. At your PAT appointment, Park-west staff members will discuss your medical his-tory, allergies and medi-cations, and will complete a pre-anesthesia consul-tation. Other necessary pre-operative diagnostic studies, such as X-rays and blood work, will be done at this appointment.
An important compo-nent of PAT is education about and preparation for surgery. Parkwest aims to reduce anxiety associated with having surgery by giving patients the oppor-tunity to voice their con-cerns and ask questions. Staff members work with pre-operative patients to explain exactly what will happen on the day of surgery and make sure that all medical information is on fi le and correct.
“Our focus on pre-testing is directly tied to patient safety and successful surgeries,” Dawn Cunningham, RN, ambulatory stag-ing manager, said. “We want patients who choose Parkwest to know everything they want to about their surgeries and have positive experiences.”
While PAT involves many questions and numerous confi rma-tions of identity, this thorough process signifi cantly decreases chances of patient misidentifi cation or surgical error. PAT has also proven to reveal previously undiagnosed conditions that are identifi ed through lab work. By discovering these issues before the day of surgery, Parkwest staff can provide safer care and bet-ter outcomes.
tonsillectomy, ear and sinus surgery, and balloon sinuplasty.
General Surgery: To reduce recovery time and level of pain, Parkwest offers min-imally invasive laparoscopic surgeries for general surgeries including hernia repairs, gallbladder removal and hiatal hernia re-pair. Patients are able to return to normal routines sooner and with less pain. Other general surgeries include appendix remov-al, colon surgeries and breast surgeries.
Gynecology: For women who are ex-periencing pain in their reproductive or-gans or bladder incontinence, Parkwest provides gynecological and oncology ser-vices, including minimally invasive lapa-
roscopic surgery and robotic surgery using the DaVinci Robot. Gynecological surgeries include hysterectomies, diagnostic laparos-copies and vaginal repair.
Neurosurgery: Parkwest’s dedicat-ed team works with four neurosurgeons trained on the BrainLab system for spinal and cranial surgeries. The BrainLab sys-tem is especially useful in precisely pin-pointing the location of a tumor during brain biopsies, which allows physicians to obtain more accurate tissue samples. The system also reduces radiation exposure, shortens operating time and is minimally invasive.
Orthopedics: Patients experiencing
joint pain, foot problems or chronic issuesmay benefi t from Parkwest’s elite orthope-dics program, which ranks among the high-est orthopedic volume generators in thestate. The orthopedic surgeons at Parkwestperform more than 1,800 total joint re-placements each year. Parkwest is home toThe Retreat, a total joint replacement cen-ter, which provides physical therapy imme-diately following a short surgical recoveryperiod. Physical therapists work with pa-tients to practice how to climb stairs, get ina car and move comfortably again. Ortho-pedic surgeries that are common at Park-west include replacements, a wide varietyof podiatry procedures, fracture repair andknee arthroscopy.
Plastic Surgery: Parkwest also offers reconstructive or elective plastic surgeries.
Urology: For patients with issues of theurinary tract, Parkwest’s urology serviceline offers a wide variety of treatments forissues including kidney stones, bladder tu-mors and bladder repair.
To prepare for surgery, every patient is scheduled for a Pre-Admission Testing(PAT) appointment (see below). Patientsand families are encouraged to ask anyquestions and voice concerns at this time.
“Our priority is patient care and provid-ing the best possible outcomes for everyprocedure, every time,” Deena McStay, RN,surgery nurse manager, said.
For more information about surgical services at Parkwest, call 865-374-PARKor visit www.TreatedWell.com.
“There are many different types of hysterectomies. They all have a special place for a special prob-lem,” Dr. Schwarz explained. “Each woman should sit down with her doctor and fi gure out the best individualized approach to get her back on her feet as quickly as possible.”
Surgery was scheduled for Dec. 10, 2014. Audrey had an appoint-ment on Dec. 4 to complete her Pre-Admission Testing (PAT). “They asked me a ton of questions, which made me feel good about the safety of the hospital,” Audrey said. “They warned me they’d ask my name and date of birth a lot, which I totally understood.”
On the day of the surgery, Au-drey’s husband and mother ac-companied her to Parkwest. They were given a pager that works across the hospital’s campus and were able to monitor Audrey’s progress on a screen in the Surgery
Waiting areathat lists each patient’s where-abouts using a unique ID.
“My family was taken care of while they were waiting,” she said. “The volunteers were so friendly and the environ-ment was so nice. The crafttable gave my 6 7 - y e a r - o l dmother some-thing to do
while she waited, which was goodfor her. Between that, the valetparking and how good the caf-eteria food is, I would recommendParkwest to everyone I know. Ihad a great experience from startto fi nish.”
Audrey’s hysterectomy result-ed in the removal of her uterusand fallopian tubes and wascompleted laparoscopically, soshe only has three small scars onher abdomen. Her pain has beeneliminated. “Dr. Schwarz evenshared before and after picturesof my uterus, ovaries and sur-rounding organs,” Audrey said.“That helped me understand howincredibly important it was tohave this procedure.
“The medical staff at Parkwestmade my family and me feel verycared for and welcome. It all feltso organized, and I felt like I wasin such a safe and clean environ-ment.”
A SHOPPER-NEWS SPECIAL SECTION ON SENIOR LIVING JANUARY 28, 2015
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By Carol Shane
U T Professor Emeritus Cynthia Griggs Fleming can tell you a lot about African-American
history. She can tell you about the three books she’s written, and about the times she took her students into the heart of civ-il rights country to walk in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. Stokely Carmichael himself sat in on her classes. She can tell you about all those things, and more.
Problem is, you’ll have to catch her fi rst.
If she’s not astride her horse, chances are she’s muscling one of her classic cars down the highway.
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Having grown up in Detroit, she’s a big fan of American engineering. What about car shows? “I’m not really a show person,” she admits. “I just like to cruise around in ’em.”
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a 1941 cream-colored Chevro-let Town Sedan Special Deluxe, and her newest is a 2005 Pontiac GTO. All but one are American-made.
The lone foreigner – a sleek, 70s-burnt-orange Mazda RX7 – was bought because “I wanted a sports car, and at the time the only American-made sports car was a Corvette.” Straight out of graduate school, she found the price too steep. So she got the Mazda instead and liked it so much that she kept it.
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possession of some Chevy baseball caps. She thought it would be cute to plop them on her horses and take a picture with the truck and the animals. Through a series of cir-cuitous events, the photo ended up on the desk of a friend who worked
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Dr. Fleming is proud of all her automotive memorabilia, spanning most
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engine.
the proving ground, she, Frank-lin, and her cap-clad horses were featured in a GM trade publication.
She’s also an accomplished equestrian, expert at dressage, and enjoys daily rides while the spring-like weather lasts. But on
the day of our interview, she is all about the cars. “I’ve always liked to drive,” she says.
The fi rst black woman to re-ceive a Ph.D. in history from Duke University, Fleming is considered a pioneer in her fi eld. She started teaching at UT in 1982, received tenure in 1987 and a full professorship in 2005.
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Retired in 2014, Fleming’s 32-year teaching career includ-ed several trips to immerse her students in civil rights history.
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In Birmingham, Ala., Flem-ing and her students toured the 16th Avenue Baptist Church and retraced the route of a march that had landed King in jail. In Selma, they walked across the Edmund Pettus bridge, site of the March 7, 1965 “Bloody Sun-day” march.
She also made sure her stu-dents had some fun. “Oh, my goodness! Nikki’s West restau-rant in Birmingham has the best soul food, and Dallas Soul Food in Camden is even better!”
On Feb. 6, the UT history de-partment will honor Dr. Flem-ing and her “trailblazing career and distinguished service to the UTK community and beyond” with a private reception at UT’s Black Cultural Center. Gracious and elegant, she’ll enjoy visiting with her colleagues and eating goodies provided by Chandler’s Deli, Knoxville’s own soul food star.
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