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CRMC has experienced a great deal of growth and expansion since Paul Korth assumed the job of CEO -- Pages 1, 3, 4

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Advantages of Residential Hospice CareHospice is a form of health care designed to meet the specific needs of the terminally ill. The goal of hospice is to make the patient as comfortable as possible in his remaining days. In Crossville, Hospice care has been restricted to being administered in a hospital, a nursing home, or in a patient’s home through regular visits by hospice workers.

But with the opening of Cumberland House,hospice patients can now reside in a specially equipped residential setting designed to provide patients with a warm, peaceful home-like atmosphere.

Cumberland House is the only Residential Hospice between Knoxville and Nashville. In addition to providing care during their final days, it also provides bereavement counseling and support to the entire family.

A residential hospice, like CumberlandHouse, gives the patient a home-setting environment. Each private suite is equipped with a TV, microwave and refrigerator. The suite also has it s own exit/patio. All suites have a private bath and are fully handicap accessible. Cumberland House now has “Skype” cabability, allowing families to visit by internet/computer from the comfort of their home, or anywhere where you might have computer access. Call 484-4748 for your tour of the Cumberland House.

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CRMC has experienced a great deal of growth and expansion since Paul Korth assumed the job of CEOBY DON NAPIER

A year has passed since Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s board of directors named Paul Korth their CEO.

And it’s been a very busy year, both for Korth and the growing medi-cal center. CRMC has experienced a great deal of growth and expansion under the leadership of their new executive offi cer.

“We’ve been very successful in re-cruiting additional doctors,” Korth said. “In the past 12 months, we’ve recruited 19 new physicians and brought in several new services.”

One of those new services is rheumatology, and the hospital has also added to the number of hospital-ists (including a part-time pediatric hospitalist), neurologists and family medicine.

A third hermatology/oncology physician has also been added to the roster, who and will be offering those services soon seeing patients after the fi rst of the year through the Cancer Center at Cookeville Regional.

“We’re trying to fi ll a lot of the needs in the area,” Korth said. A variety of expansion and renovations have been completed, including the new emergency rooms, and the expansion of the central sterile supply and phar-macy relocation.

A new da Vinci robot is bringing a new level of care to the hospital. The fi rst in the state of Tennessee to offer robotic surgery across fi ve specialities, CRMC is indeed unique in that it not offers the option of robotic surgery in urology, gynecology, general surgery, ENT and cardiothoracic surgery.

Thirteen surgeons at CRMC now offer robotic procedures. Cookeville gynecologist Dr. Bert Geer was chosen to be among the fi rst 50 surgeons in the United States – and only the sec-ond in Tennessee - to become trained and certifi ed in “single site” surgery with the daVinci. Robotic single-site surgery allows the procedure to be done through one incision in the belly button as opposed to two or three inci-sions.

Since 2007, Cookeville Regional has offered robotic surgery with one of the most advanced tools every devel-

oped, the da Vinci Surgical system. It’s a robotic device that enhances the skills of our nationally recognized sur-geons, allowing them to perform com-plex and delicate procedures through tiny incisions. The smaller entry points mean less scarring and faster recovery time for patients, all while still receiv-ing the highest level of care at Cookev-ille Regional.

Prior to stepping into the CEO role in October of last year (which began on an interim basis), Korth was the hospital’s chief fi nancial offi cer for 14 years, a position that is still open today.

“We’re still seeking a chief operat-ing offi cer and a chief fi nancial offi cer,” he said. “Nobody’s really fi t that role yet that I’ve interviewed, but once the COO is fi lled, then the CFO will be addressed.”

Korth credits a good team of accountants to keep the numbers bal-anced and fl owing in the absence of a CFO.

As CEO, Korth oversees hospital operations and puts a face to the hos-pital out in the public. One of his goals, when he came on as CEO was to get out more in the community and an-swer any questions people may have.

“I’ve been involved in a lot of com-munity events,” he noted. “I do have an open door policy and if anyone has any questions, they are welcome to talk to me anytime.”

Korth agreed to answer some questions from Crossville Life:

Q: In what other areas has there been growth for CRMC?

Korth: “Since acquiring Cumberland River Hospital in Celina in May of 2012, we have experienced a great deal of growth there. We are continuing to add services up there. It’s all about fi lling the need of the commu-nity.”

Q: How has the partnership with Vanderbilt benefi ted the hos-pital?

Korth: “It’s easier to transport patients from here to Vander-bilt. We have access to their services as well. We are especially looking forward to having pediatric specialists from Vanderbilt’s Children’s Hospital here after the fi rst of the year who will be providing clinic hours to see patients in Cookeville. Another benefi t of the partnership for us is that our CRMC employees will also be transitioning to the Aetna health insurance plan through the Vanderbilt’s benefi t system Health Affi liated Network (VHAN), the largest provider-organized network of doctors, regional health systems, and other healthcare providers in Ten-nessee and seven surrounding states.”

Q: How common is it for big hospitals to partner with smaller ones?

Korth: “Partnerships with larger hospitals are becoming more and more common in a healthcare fi eld that is constantly changing. Vanderbilt has also affi liated with a few other hospi-tals in the state since our partnership was fi nalized.”

Q: What else can we expect to see in the future?

Korth: “This is all just thte begin-ning of a new chapter for Cookeville Regional Medical Center, even though there are still a lot of unknowns with regard to healthcare reform nation-wide.”

“More expansions are in the works, and funds are being put into

Dr. Quinton Cancel, CRMC urologist, in the CRMC operating room getting ready to start a prostatectomy case by positioning the robotic arms. Robotic prostatectomy is now widely considered the new gold standard procedure for prostate removal.

At the robotic console in the OR at CRMC are Dr. Bert Geer, gynecologist, and Dr. Quinton Cancel, urologist. Both sur-geons have been instrumental in the development of the robotics program at Cookev-ille Regional Medical Center.

&Q Awith Crossville Life

Paul Korth, CRMC CEO

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Chris Cannon was born in Wash-ington, D.C. He grew up in Montgomery County and graduated from Rockville

High School there. He attended Eastern College, near Phila-delphia. He came to work for 105.7 The Hog in 2004 and lives in Crossville. He has three daughters. I have been acquainted with him for about seven years and listen

to him regularly on the radio. When I decided to interview him for

my “Wonderful Life” column I thought of him because he lives a great life doing a job he loves. He is one of the lucky ones, he loves his job and loves going to work. That is a recipe for having a wonderful life. Normally when I feature someone in my “Wonderful Life” column, I write a story about their life, but because it seemed to suit the topic better, we con-ducted an interview with Chris.

Q: What is the training for a disc jockey?

Chris - Training can come from what your bosses want you to do and say or “how” they want you to say it. Then it’s up to you to accomplish that. You can go to school for formal training or you can be lucky enough, like I was, to have someone see something in you to trust you and train you on-the-job.

Q: Do we still call ‘em Disc Jockeys? What is your preferred title?

Chris - DJ, or on-the-air-personality is acceptable. I prefer on-air-personality.

Q: What was your fi rst radio job @ what radio station? Where?

Chris - 105.7 FM was my fi rst radio job, been with the same company every since, thankfully.

Q: Do you get more sore throats than normal people?

Chris - Actually, I rarely get sick at all, but when I do, I make up for lost time! LOL

Q: Are you an extrovert?Chris - I am an extrovert, but I think

I have a mechanism inside my brain that needs to even things out, so I have mo-ments where I become an introvert and shut the world out. It’s 5th gear all the time for me, so a nice slow fi rst gear is a welcome from time to time.

Q: Do you try to be cool on the air? Or is it just natural?

Chris - I think I have a really good take on what the listener is interested in and I think I have the same sense of humor our listeners have, so I guess it comes natural. But the listeners and I are usually on the same page.

Q: What can you NOT say on the air?

Chris - You cannot use foul language. There are many terms, words you can say, but just because you’re allowed to be dirty or crass, that doesn’t mean you should. I like to use “code sometimes,” so only the adults know what I am talking about, so as to spare the children’s ears. I’m a huge family, daddy dude, so I’m very cautious about what comes across the air.

Q: If you did the programming, what fi ve songs would you most defi nitely play?

Chris - Always a tough question! We play just about everything my dad had on his jukebox and what my sisters also listened to, so I am lucky to be playing the music that I love.

With that being said, my top 5: Rock Lobster (B-52’s), A Pirate Looks at 40 (Jimmy Buffett), Stranglehold (Ted Nugent), Watching the Detectives (Elvis Costello), Top Jimmy (Van Halen), “my

fave Van Halen song, my favorite band.”Q: Do you listen to the radio

when you are on vacation or travel-ing?

Chris - I am always listening to the radio, not just for the music, but since I am also the Production Director and produce almost everything you hear that

isn’t a song, I like to hear how other stations produce their commercials. There’s an art to it, in not just fi nding the correct music that goes along with it, but also fi nding certain spikes and sounds during a pause, music volume, . . . so many things!

Q: What’s your favorite part of your job?

Chris - There are two that stick out right away. (1) My

bosses - they understand “family,” and when I want to surprise my daughter at school for lunch, or any family function, or travel out of town for a family event, they are always willing to work with me. (2) The callers/listeners. They are my co-hosts!!! I have a very funny and intel-ligent audience! I’m a huge supporter of the military/police/Fire and Rescue, and I love turning the airways over on special days, honoring those who serve, and risk their lives out their on a daily basis.

Q: Were you born with a “radio voice?”

Chris - I remember my dad say-ing that there are only about fi ve radio voices, and I’ve been told that I don’t fi t that mold and that has been a welcom-ing thing. I worked for a grocery store once and used to love announcing things throughout the store, so I’m not sure if i always had a radio voice or not, but certainly love using what ever I have.

Q: When you tell people what you do, what do you call yourself?

Chris - I use the term DJ, since that is what most people understand and are

used to me being called. I’ve been known to just say, “I’m the dork you hear from 5 - 10 a.m.”

Q: If this career ended, what would you most likely do?

Chris - I’s love to run a major cor-poration, a national or global company, or I would just raise my family in south Florida and become a tennis pro.

Q: Is your voice insured? Chris - No.Q: Are you in front or behind

the mic? Chris - Both. Many of the things you

hear on the radio, I have produced. Q: What is fi rst thing young

people say when you tell them what you do for a living?

Chris - Young people usually say, “That’s so cool.” My daughters think it’s pretty cool too. Its good when your kids are proud of you. Makes it all worth it.

Q: I heard on your radio station

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Cookeville Regional Medical Center proudly welcomes rheumatologist Sangeetha Pabolu, M.D.;

pulmonary and critical care specialist Ndubuisi Okafor, M.D.; and primary care physician

Hunter Stenzel, D.O., to its medical

staff. They will join other specialists and

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Regional Medical Group. They are

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Cookeville Regional Medical Center recognized by Healthgrades for Quality Clinical Outcomes

Cookeville Regional Medical Cen-ter today announced that it has been recognized by Healthgrades for clinical excellence in cardiac care, cardiac surgery, orthopedics, spine surgery, pulmonary and critical care medicine according to Healthgrades, the leading online resource that helps consum-ers search, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals. This achieve-ment was released today with other new fi ndings in American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2014: Healthgrades Report to the Nation, which evaluates hospital performance at over 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 31 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions.

The new report highlights the disparity in hospital performance for specifi c conditions and procedures and the impact that this variation may have on health outcomes. For ex-ample, from 2010-2012, if all hospitals as a group, performed similarly to hos-pitals receiving 5-stars as a group, on average 234,252 lives could potentially have been saved and 157,418 compli-cations could potentially have been avoided. A 5-star rating indicates that Cookeville Regional’s clinical out-

comes are better than expected when treating the condition or conducting the procedure being evaluated.

Cookeville Regional not only performs at a 5 star level – it outper-forms other hospitals in the nation in this condition, and as a result has been recognized with the 2014 Health-grades Specialty Excellence Award in six categories: Cardiac Care, Cardiac Surgery, Coronary Intervention, Or-thopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery and Pulmonary Care.

“For a hospital our size it is quite unique to offer the level of specialty care that we provide,” said Paul Korth, CEO of Cookeville Regional. “To be recognized for the high quality of that care on a national level is quite sig-nifi cant. We have a great team here at Cookeville Regional – from physicians, physician extenders, hospital staff and the volunteers – who work hard to en-sure that we provide excellent care for our patients. Each day we work harder to maintain our level of quality care and it certainly benefi ts the thousands of patients we see each year.”

As American policy-makers focus more intently on ways to lower healthcare costs and improve quality,

patients are being asked to assume more responsibility for their healthcare decisions – from selection of their health plan to the associated network of physicians and hospitals,” said Evan Marks, EVP, Strategy and Informatics, Healthgrades. “Since all hospitals do not perform equally in all procedures, patients can have confi dence that by selecting a physician associated with a hospital that has achieved recognition by Healthgrades, they can potentially improve outcomes and reduce costs.”

For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 40 million Medicare-patient records for nearly 4,500 short-term acute care hospi-tals nationwide, assessing hospital performance relative to each of 31 common conditions and procedures. Healthgrades awards hospitals quality achievements for cohort-specifi c per-formance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5 star (statistically better than expected), 3 star (statisti-cally as expected) and 1 star (statisti-cally worse than expected) categories. Detailed performance information, such as cohort-specifi c outcomes data

and quality achievements for individ-ual hospitals may be found at www.healthgrades.com/fi nd-a-hospital.

Cookeville Regional’s full listing of 2014 achievements include:

America’s Best 100 Hospitals CRMC One of Healthgrades

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac CareTM for 2 Years in a Row (2013-2014)

One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Sur-geryTM in 2014

One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary InterventionTM for 3 Years in a Row (2012-2014)

One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic SurgeryTM for 3 Years in a Row (2012-2014)

One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Sur-geryTM for 3 Years in a Row (2012-2014)

Cardiac Recipient of the Healthgrades

New national report identifi es CRMC among the top hospitals in the nation for excellence in a number of specialty categories

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Cardiac Care Excellence AwardTM for 3 Years in a Row (2012-2014)

Recipient of the Healthgrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence AwardTM in 2014

Recipient of the Healthgrades Coronary Intervention Excellence AwardTM for 4 Years in a Row (2011-2014)

Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Services for 2 Years in a Row (2013-2014)

Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery in 2014

Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiology Services for 2 Years in a Row (2013-2014)

Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Coronary Interventional

Procedures for 3 Years in a Row (2012-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Bypass Surgery for 2 Years in a Row (2013-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Interventional Procedures for 4 Years in a Row (2011-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack for 4 Years in a Row (2011-2014)

Orthopedic Recipient of the Healthgrades Or-

thopedic Surgery Excellence AwardTM for 6 Years in a Row (2009-2014)

Recipient of the Healthgrades Spine Surgery Excellence AwardTM for 7 Years in a Row (2008-2014)

Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Ser-vices for 6 Years in a Row (2009-2014)

Ranked Among the Top 10% in

the Nation for Spine Surgery for 9 Years in a Row (2006-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Total Knee Replacement for 3 Years in a Row (2012-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Total Hip Replacement for 3 Years in a Row (2012-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Hip Frac-ture Treatment for 6 Years in a Row (2009-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Back Sur-gery for 10 Years in a Row (2005-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Spinal Fusion Surgery for 8 Years in a Row (2007-2014)

Pulmonary Recipient of the Healthgrades

Pulmonary Care Excellence AwardTM in 2014

Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services

in 2014 Five-Star Recipient for Treatment

of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for 2 Years in a Row (2013-2014)

Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Pneumonia in 2014

Vascular Five-Star Recipient for Peripheral

Vascular Bypass for 3 Years in a Row (2012-2014)

Critical Care Five-Star Recipient for Treatment

of Respiratory Failure for 2 Years in a Row (2013-2014)

•More information on the Ameri-

can Hospital Quality Outcomes 2014: Healthgrades Report to the Nation, including the complete methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com/quality.

HEALTHGRADESCONTINUED FROM PAGE 3

expanding and updating technol-ogy, along with the idea of opening a wound care center with hyperbaric chambers on campus within the next year.”

Q: How is technology improv-ing the hospital?

Korth: We’re continuing to up-grade our computer systems by going to the Paragon platform. We’re also looking at setting up a patient portal to make access to patient records easier on everyone.

“The portal would allow patients to voluntarily have their medical records updated and stored securely in a database, which would be eas-ily updated by each specialist/doctor and accessed securely by the patient through a secure log-in method.”

Q: Do you see any end or a slow down to this growth?

Korth: “I think 2014 will be just as busy, if not busier.”

•EDITOR’S NOTE - A complete list

of the 19 physicians recruited by CRMC in the last year, can be found on page 8 of this edition.

CRMCCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Residents in the Upper Cumberland continue to receive phone calls as a result of phone scam intending to collect personal infor-mation.

Several weeks ago Cookeville Regional Medical Center was noti-fied of a new phone scam affecting residents in the Upper Cumberland area. The scam is a caller claiming to be associated with Cookeville Re-gional Medical Center and reminding “patients” to refill their medications. This is their way of gaining access to personal information.

THESE PHONE CALLS ARE NOT FROM COOKEVILLE RE-GIONAL MEDICAL CENTER!

The phone number being used is listed as: 866-218-7985.

Anyone who receives a call like this is advised to hang up and not give any personal information. Never divulge personal information over the phone. Please share this information with your friends, family and other contacts.

Other hospitals in several other states have also been affected.

Warning: New phone scam continues


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They treated

me like I was

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Mary MorganLivingston, TN

ary Morgan of Livingston had delayed getting treat-ment for peripheral artery disease in her legs until the pain became so bad that she had to quit working. She

turned to Cookeville Regional, where Dr. Brian Gerndt discov-ered a blockage in her neck as well as several in her legs.

“Sooner or later, I would have been facing having probably one of my legs, if not both of them, taken off, because I wasn’t get-ting any blood circulation at all through there,” said Morgan.

Since Dr. Gerndt performed procedures to remove the neck blockage and replace the arteries in her legs, Morgan’s pain is gone, she’s walking again, and she even stopped smoking.

“There’s nothing that can hold me down now!” said Morgan. “I just thank the Lord for Cookeville Regional and for the doctors who did this for me.”

It’s these kinds of results that have helped Cookeville Regional achieve the Healthgrades® rank of #1 in Tennessee for Vascular Surgery for 2012. While we feel very honored to receive this level of recognition, it’s the changed lives of patients like Mary Morgan that make it all worthwhile.

#1 in TN for Vascular Surgery (Healthgrades® 2012)

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Most of us are familiar with the saying “Only two things in life are certain.... paying taxes and dying.” In Ecclesiastes 3:2, of the King James Version of the Bible, it states that there is a time to be born and a time to die. I dare say that all of us with any thought on the subject, acknowledge that dying is a natural process of living. I also dare to say, that most, if not all of us, wish for our own death to be without is-sues, without discomfort/suffering, at peace, and with knowledge that our loved ones are ok. One thing for sure, we all have that last six months to a year of life.

Hospice Care is the one health care area we ALL need to know about, talk about, plan for, and be as-sured we, or our loved ones, gets the full advantage of.

So what are we talking about with Hospice Health Care?

Hospice is specialized care for individuals, and their entire family, that are in a life-limiting situation where life’s expectancy may be within six months to a year. Question is – “Do we know when this time is, or think it may be?” Of course none of us know this for sure, but many times we do have the realization that we, or our loved one, is within the last six months to year. A person need not be bed/home bound. They can enjoy daily activities, which can include traveling, etc. and still receive full hospice services.

Hospice is comprehensive care that is provided by a coordinated specially trained team of physicians, nurses, home aids, social workers, counselors, and volunteers. This team works together to assure the individual remains comfortable, secure, and the family has additional assistance for over-all care, peace of mind, and quality of life together.

With discomfort and other symptoms under con-trol, all can better enjoy the time they have left – thus our motto of “ADDING LIFE TO DAYS WHEN DAYS CAN NO LONGER BE ADDED TO LIFE”. Many want to be at home, and many of us want our loved to be at home, during this time. All these services do come to you at home, when possible. When not pos-sible, Cumberland House is available. Cumberland House is an affordable six suite home-like facility that provides 24 hours a day total care where family members can focus on loving and quality time, while the staff team focuses on high level individualized personal care/needs.

What is the cost of these services to me?Thanks to the combination of Medicare and some

other private insurance coverage, plus private memo-rial contributions, (being a 501 c-3 agency, contribu-tors can receive tax credit for their contributions), fundraising activities of Fairfi eld Glade and Lake Tansi Auxiliaries, and support from City and County Gov-ernments, the Board of Directors have adopted a don’t say no police for services and no one is turned away due to lack of ability to pay.

There is no cost for hospice services that is pro-vided in the individual’s home – this includes no co-pay or deductibles. Hospice provides all the medica-tions, equipment, and supplies needed for care related to the diagnosis. These no-cost Hospice Services in-clude skilled nursing visits, physician over site, durable medical equipment and supplies, home health/home-maker services, social worker/spiritual/nutrition/grief counseling as/when needed or requested, and trained volunteers to help not only the individual but family members as well.

Individuals do not need to change physicians.

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Lori Thomas, DOHospitalist

Felicia Scales, DOHospitalist

Michael Seibert, MDHospitalist

Lee Anne O’Brien, MDPediatric Hospitalist (Part time)

Chimalum Okafor, MDHospitalist (Part time)

Idowu Uzzi, MDHospitalist (Part time)

Hemamalini Karpurapu, MDHematology/Oncology

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For the fourth consecutive time the Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabili-tation Center at Cookeville Regional has once again attained recertifi cation from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Reha-bilitation (AACVPR).

This certifi cation ensures that programs meet the essential stan-dards of care. There are currently over 1,400 programs nationwide that have met the high standard of AACVPR certifi cation, certifying both phase II cardiac rehabilitation facilities and phase II pulmonary rehabilitation facilities.

Certifi cation helps patients and families to identify which programs that are considered the best as well as helps improve standards of care and helps programs meet the essential standards.

Cardiac rehabilitation is a medi-cally supervised program to help heart patients recover quickly and improve their overall physical and mental functioning. Cardiac rehab

mixes regular physical exercise with risk factor modifi cation to help with recovery and strengthen the body.

Cardiac rehab is benefi cial for patients who have heart disease or who have recently had a heart procedure or

surgery.Pulmonary rehabilitation is a

program of education and exercise classes that teaches patients with lung problems about their lungs, how to exercise and do activities with less shortness of breath as well as how to “live” better with a lung condition. Pulmonary rehab is benefi cial for any patient with lung problems.

The Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center is a department of The Heart and Vascular Center at Cookeville Regional. The Heart and Vascular Center offers comprehensive heart care, from diagnostic studies such as cardiac catheterization to interventional procedures like angio-plasty and heart bypass surgery as well electrophysiology services to treat and diagnose heart arrhythmias. The Heart and Vascular Center also offers diagnostic studies for vascular condi-tions such as angiography and treats complex vascular conditions such as aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and carotid artery disease.

Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Center at CRMC gains recertifi cation

Shown celebrating the recertification are CRMC’s Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab staff (left to right – back row) Libby Lee, Michelle Spivey, Angela Rogers, Vicky Horn, Jennifer Young, Mary Reiley, (front row) Debbie Baker, and Colleen Chil-dress. (Not pictured are Rhonda Case, Danielle Ulmer, and Rachel Farris.)

Cookeville Regional Medical Center announces that primary care services will no longer be offered through the Fairfi eld Glade Clinic in the Fairfi eld Towne Center after Fri-day, November 15, 2013.

The clinic has offered primary care services as well as provided offi ce space for specialty physicians.

“We did not make the decision to discontinue primary care services there lightly,” said Paul Korth, CEO at Cookeville Regional. “It has been our pleasure to serve the residents of the area and we hope that they will con-tinue to choose Cookeville Regional for specialty care services. As a matter of fact, we are currently working on

other arrangements to ensure that our specialty physicians will continue to have a presence in the Crossville area.”

Specialty physicians from Tennes-see Heart and Tier One Orthopedics will continue to see patients at the Fairfi eld Glade Clinic location.

Patients who have visited the clin-

ic for primary care services may obtain their medical records by visiting the clinic through Friday, November 22, 2013 or calling 931-484-3050. After that date, their primary care records will be available at the Cookeville Regional Medical Group offi ce located at 128 North Whitney in Cookeville.

Cookeville Regional Fairfi eld Glade Clinic to discontinue Primary Care Services


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The holidays are just around the corner and that means Christmas is not far away, and any thoughts of Christmas brings The City of Cross-ville’s Annual Christmas Parade into the conversation. The big City Christ-mas Parade will be held this year on Saturday, Dec. 14 getting underway at 4:30 p.m. The parade route will follow the same route as last year, beginning on Stanley, connecting with Main St. and heading north.

The Grand Marshal for the 2013 parade will be Denise Melton and The House of Hope.

The winning theme chosen from entries in the annual “Name Our Pa-rade,” contest is “The Heart of Christ-mas,” submitted by CMC employee Vickie Schulze. “We would like to thank everyone who participated and provid-ed entries for the parade theme,” said Billy Loggins, City Marketing Director.

This year, there are several other events of interest that will take place before the parade. The always popular, Breakfast Rotary Club An-nual Chili Cook-Off will be held at the Depot. Contact George Marlow, cell # 931-260-8546, or by email [email protected] for details.

The TAD Center Reindeer Run will take place @ 9:00 a.m. for additional info. contact Shane Wyatt @ 456-2859

Cumberland Medical Center will partner with Flowers Bakery to hand out free hot chocolate and snack cakes from the courthouse lawn the before and during the Christmas Parade.

The “Downton Abbey” Premier will start at 1:30 at the Palace. You are invited to join WCTE-TV for afternoon tea, followed by a Free Premier Screening Party and then a “sneak peak” of the intrigue and drama of the Down-ton Abbey screening of the fi rst hour of the new season! Dressing in period costume is optional but encouraged (WWI, 1920’s era). Tickets are free but you must have one to attend. For more ticket info, call 484-6133 The Palace

Theater.The Grand Prize for the winning

entry in the parade is $500. There will also be $100 winners in each category. Entries for the parade will be accepted until Dec. 9, 2013. Categories are: Commercial Industry, School, Horses/Animals, Commercial Retail, Religious,

Non-Profi t and Vintage/Auto (25 years old and older).

Rules, regulations, entry forms, and guidelines, for the Parade are available @ the Palace Theater, or you may go to the City’s web-site at www.crossvilletn.gov or contact the Palace Theater at (931) 484-6133.

Saturday Dec. 14th promises to be an exciting day for Crossville, with downtown events topped off by the City’s Annual Christmas Parade

The 47th Annual Tennessee Chal-lenge Cup Matches will be held in Crossville again next October. The prestigious tournament was moved to Stonehenge Golf Club in Fairfi eld Glade last fall. The event, which is jointly conducted by the Ten-nessee Golf Association and the Tennessee Section PGA, is open to

the public and annually pits the top 16 amateurs and the top 16 PGA pro-

fessionals in a Ryder Cup style format.

The fi rst Challenge Cup Matches were held in the fall of 1968 at Old Hickory Coun-

try Club with the Amateurs prevailing. The long-standing

competition was the result of the

efforts of Old Hickory amateur John Deal, Cookeville amateur Bobby Greenwood and Cookeville professional Hubie Smith, who was president of the Tennessee Sec-tion of PGA at the time.

This time-honored event brings the total of state championships held in Crossville to fi ve. Other championships are the City of Crossville Women’s Open; the Tennessee Men’s Senior State Open;

The Tennessee Father-Son Championship; and The City of Crossville State Team Championship.

“The City of Crossville is truly the Golf Capital of Tennessee with the host-ing of these fi ve championships. We look forward to continuing the great relation-ship that we already enjoy,” said Jeff Ab-bot (Executive Director of the Tennessee PGA).

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PARADE WILL BE HELDSATURDAY, DECEMBER 14THTHEME: The Heart of Christmas

www.CrossvilleLifeOnline.com • December 2013 - January 2014 • PAGE 11PAGE 4 APRIL – MAY 2011

Most all of us at one time or the other have had that fleeing thought of wondering “what is my life expectancy?”, “how many more years do I have?”

Just as often when we ask those questions, we use our ancestors’ record of longevity as somewhat of a measuring stick. “The men/women on my father’s / mother’s side live to be around ?? years of age, so I reckon I’ll live til around that age.”

Of course we all know as well that we have no guarantees, and any of us may leave this life at any time, with or without any warning.

When we give attention to the term “life expectancy” on both the personal and general note, it does have a differ-ent meaning. The term “life expectan-cy” really refers to the number of years of life remaining at any given time, based on multiple factors. Depending on known factors, at age 61, my life ex-pectancy may be 20 years, OR it may be 6 months or less.

The term life expectancy is often used in context of our human popu-lations, but is also used in plant and animal ecology. It is calculated by the analysis of life tables know as actuarial tables. The term may also be used in context of manufactured objects and we see labels such as “shelf life”, “ex-��(mean time before failures) and applies to everything from a 33-cent can of soup to a $52,000 vehicle. Personally, I

think it also applies to us. I don’t know about you, but I feel I am already experi-��

So keep in mind when you hear the term life ex-pectancy of an individual, population, region, etc., it is based on analysis of fac-tors. In a region where a

hypothetical population has half the infants die before the age of five, but everybody else dies at 70 years, the life expectancy for a newborn in that region is calculated to be around 37 years, even though about 25% of the population is between the ages of 50 and 70.

U.S. lifespan has increasedPublic health measures are cred-

ited with much of the recent increase in life expectancy. During the 20th cen-tury, the average lifespan in the United States increased by more than 30 years, of which 25 years can be attributed to advances in public health (including the decrease in infant deaths).

In order to assess the quality of these additional years of life, “healthy life expectancies” have been calculated for the last 30 years. Since 2001, the �� -lished statistics called Healthy Life Expectancy, defined as the average number of years that a person can ex-pect to live in “full health,” excluding the years lived in less than full health due to disease and/or injury.

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indicators in our nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan “Healthy People 2010.” An increasing number of countries are using health expectancy indicators to monitor the health of their population.

We see a great variation in life ex-pectancy between different parts of the world, mostly caused by differences in public health, medical care and diet. There are also significant differences in life expectancy between men and women in most countries, with women typically outliving men by around five years.

Economic circumstances also af-fect life expectancy. For example, in the United Kingdom, life expectancy in the wealthiest areas is several years longer than in the poorest areas. This may re-flect factors such as diet and lifestyle, as well as access to medical care. Now, get this: life expectancy is also likely to be affected by exposure to high levels of highway air pollution or industrial air pollution. This is one way that oc-cupation can have a major effect on life

expectancy. Coal miners (and in prior generations, asbestos cutters) often have shorter than average life expec-tancies. Other factors affecting an in-dividual’s life expectancy are genetic disorders, obesity, access to health care, diet, exercise, tobacco smoking, drug use and excessive alcohol use.

Now, let’s go back to the differ-ences between the sexes, with data concerning women living longer than men. We’ll review this data and other interesting notes of life expectancy with the next issue of Crossville Life. Until then…… May your expectancy of good days come true. See ya in next issue.

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Care and Services, feel free to call Hospice of Cumberland County at 931-484-4748. Your call is always welcomed.

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Knoxville Pipes & Drums will make an appearance in the Dec. 14 Crossville Christmas Parade.

The band plays a number of ven-ues throughout East Tennessee and the surrounding region. They also provide free piping and drumming lessons. The mission of the Knoxville Pipes and Drums is to broaden the knowledge of Scottish heritage in East Tennessee and surround-ing regions through music and provide a hobby for band participants.

The Knoxville Pipes and Drums evolved from three pipers who began meeting in June, 1991, under the direc-tion of Tom Gordon. From the beginning the band offered free lessons, In 1992, the Scottish Society of Knoxville assumed sponsorship of the growing band. Exercis-ing true Scottish frugality, and with a gen-erous loan of $3,000 from an anonymous donor, the band purchased the Mackenzie kilts formerly worn by another pipe band.

By 1993, not only had the number of pipers grown, but a small drum corps had also evolved making the Knoxville Pipes and Drums a reality. The band still offers free drumming lessonsand piping lessons.

Since the Band’s founding under Pipe Major Tom Gordon, other pipe majors have included the late Bob Pennington, and Don Cain. The band is presently under the direction of Pipe Major Andrew Payzant.

Under a charter, offi cially presented in 1998 at the Glasgow (Kentucky) Scot-tish Games by Caberfeidh, the Rt. Hon. John Ruaridh Grant Mackenzie of Kintail, Earl of Cromartie, Chief of Clan Macken-zie, the members of the Knoxville Pipes and Drums wear the ancient Mackenzie tartan.

The Knoxville Pipes and Drums fi elds two bands in Eastern United States Pipe Band Association Competitions, a Grade IV Band and a Grade V Band.

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Chris - Yes, lol...that’s true.Q: Do you wear sunglasses

when you are on the air? Chris - I have! I tell people that I

broadcast every morning in a bathing suit with sun lamps in the studio. It may or may not be the truth. lol

Q: Tell us why you deserve a raise?

Chris - I would put my work ethic up against anyone’s. I think loyalty towards who you work for is huge. If I were given a raise, I would rather it be for my work ethic, not all the awards I’ve received over the years.

D.A. to seek Judge’s seat?Randy York, who is the District At-

torney for the 13th Judicial District, which includes Cumberland County, was set to have a news confer-ence on December 3rd to make an an-nouncement. While it was unofficial at presstime, I am pretty sure he was going to announce his candidacy for Circuit Judge. John Maddux, who has held that Judge’s seat for many years, is stepping down at the end of his current term. York, who resides in Cumberland County, would be on the ballot for the

August election in 2014.

Crossville Chapter of BNI seeking members

The Crossville Chapter of Business Network International, BNI, is a business and professional organization whose primary purpose is to increase member’s business by the exchange of qualified business referrals.

The Crossville BNI Success Group meets Tuesday morning, at the CMC Wellness Center in the Woodmere Mall on Main Street from 7:30 a.m. Your busi-ness is invited to join them to see how referral marketing can help your busi-ness grow. If you have questions, contact Diane at 707-8484.

Homestead LandIf you are looking for some

prime land, lying in the middle of the Cumberland Homesteads on Open Range, my neighbor Bill Thompson would like to talk to you. He has two tracts located at 1175 and 1293 Open Range. Each tract has a Homestead House and 15.5 acres. Your view from either of these tracts is beautiful as you see Renegade and Black Mountain in the distance. Both tracts are gently roll-ing with some woods and pasture land. Homestead houses and nice land like this does not go on sale every day. Call Bill at 200-4852.

Grand MarshallAnother of my friends, Houston

Bynum, has been named the Grand Marshall of the Cookeville Christmas Parade. Houston was chosen because of his work with Happy Haven Home for Children and because the Parade’s theme

is “Through the Eyes of a Child.” Here is a little bit of information about Happy Haven.

“Happy “Haven Home exists to share the love of Christ as we help children who may be troubled or distressed in any way,” Bynum said. “We provide these chil-dren with the opportunity to grow and develop spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and socially. Our home is truly a “haven” where we heal and restore children to wholeness.”

Happy Haven Home for Children opened in 1965 and is supported by area churches of Christ and other interested individuals. Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ currently oversees the program, which provides residential care for children of various backgrounds who are referred by families, agencies, and com-munity members. This ministry seeks to help children and families in need.

If you would like to donate to this cause, contact Houston at (931) 526-2052.

Sad farewell to HokeAnother friend of mine, who lived

a wonderful life, was Hoke White, who recently passed away at the age of 88. Hoke was a mainstay at Tennessee Tech, where he as a lifelong fan. Even though he was not a member of the press, or an employee of the University, Hoke never missed a game, at home or on the road.

Back when I was following Tech as a member of the media, I recall Hoke being a regular on road trips in the Tech Media van. For 35+ years, Hoke logged thou-sands of miles to watch his beloved Tech play (mostly football and basketball). It did not matter what Tech’s record was, he was not a fair-weather fan, he was there win, lose or draw. A true fan to the end.

He was always the same, smiling, happy, upbeat. He was one of those guys that made you feel better to be around him. Hoke was what a fan should be. As the legend goes, his blood ran purple and gold.

Best game in townSpeaking of Tennessee Tech, con-

sider this. The Tech campus is a quick 35 minutes west on I-40. As a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, their men and women’s basketball teams play division I basketball. Belmont, which is a Nashville-based university, has played in the last four NCAA Tournaments. This year, Belmont has defeated Indiana State, Holy Cross, Hofstra and the University of North Carolina!

Tech Beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Indiana-Kokomo and Chicago Loyola, and has played games against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Later they play at Tennessee and face a tough OVC schedule highlighted by their home game against Belmont on Feb. 1.

Ticket prices are low and the enter-tainment is high. Many of the Saturday games are doubleheaders with the Tech women’s games. Get down to Tech and check out their beautiful arena and enjoy some good college basketball.

Open HouseThe Feed Store, located on highway

70E next door to Plateau Lanes, will host their Holiday Open House on Friday, Dec. 13. There will be door prizes, live en-tertainment, refreshments and hot spiced cider. The music will be exceptional because I know the musician, Aaron In-gram (son of Feed Store owner, Michael Ingram). He is very talented.

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What is diabetes?Diabetes is a disease in

which the body has trouble changing food into needed energy. As a result, the levels of sugar in the blood become higher than normal. Often diabetes goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harm-less. The symptoms of diabetes include:

• Frequent urination• Excessive thirst• Extreme hunger• Unusual weight loss• Increased fatigue• Irritability• Blurry visionIf you have one or more of

these symptoms, see your doctor right away. Recent studies indi-cate the early detection of diabe-tes symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of develop-ing the complications of diabetes.

I have worried for years, that if I didn’t do something, I was going to get so stiff and old that I would wake up someday and be unable to move. I have been told that I have spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease. I visit the chiropractor so often I should have stock in his company. The good news is, I get results and usually feel better. The bad news, the pain comes back.

When I first wake up in the morn-ing, I am so stiff I can barely reach down to pick up my shorts and struggle to bend enough to tie my shoes. I am like a stick-man, moving around like a piece of uncooked spaghetti. If someone hits me, I might break. Thankfully, as the day progresses, I loosen up.

I’m like the Tin Man in the Wizard Oz. Its as if, my joints receive a squirt of oil and I loosen up. I have been told I have arthritis in my lower back, but I am still able to play golf and bowl in a league. But I need help. I have tried a lot of things to help my lower back pain, but now I am seeking to strengthen my stomach and back muscles. I never tried that.

My pathwayAfter some lengthy research, I have

chosen an aggressive path for my prob-lems. I am now receiving one-on-one instruction in Pilates from Sue Butkus of Mountainview Studio. I am seeking improvement in the following areas:• Improved posture• Core strength and better flexibility• Improved balance• Reduced back and tailbone pain

I am in for the complete package which will eventually include Yoga, Tai Chi, Acupunture, Massage and Reflexol-ogy.

As of press time, I have had three personal meetings with Sue, and am excited and looking forward to our next meeting. This would be a good routine for any athlete, any age, any sport. I guarantee they would make them better.

What is Plates?Pilates by definition is “A system of

exercises using special apparatus, de-signed to improve physical strength, flex-ibility, and posture, and enhance mental awareness.” It was developed by Joseph

Pilates, which emphasizes the balanced development of the body though core strength, flexibility, and awareness.

These Pilates principles are essential ingredients in a high quality workout. The Pilates method has always empha-sized quality over quantity and you will find that, unlike many systems of exer-cise, Pilates exercises do not include a lot of repetitions for each move. Instead, doing each exercise fully, with precision, yields significant results in a shorter time than one would ever imagine.

My diaryAs the weeks roll by, I will be writ-

ing a diary about my experiences and sharing it with the readers of Crossville Life right here. I am a little sore as I write this --from my most recent class. I stretched muscles that I never stretched. In my days as an athlete, we worked on the big muscles. These exercises focused on the deep, core muscles of the abdo-men and back. To be honest with you, I don’t know enough about my classes to talk intelligently about them . . . yet! When I do, you will know it.

What have I learned so far? How to breathe.

Where is Mountainview?Mountainview Studio is upstairs

in the Cravens building at 21 South Stanley Street, Suite 209, in downtown Crossville. You can reach Sue at 707-3695 and visit her online at www.mountainvu.com. Sue is a caring, warm, friendly per-son who I am convinced, can help me.

• Continued Next Issue.

Breathing is first step of my fitness journey

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Additional end-of-life physicians are just added to the personal physician’s resources. If an individual does not have a primary physician, then the hospice physician is in place to oversee the individual’s care. Even when an individual/family feels care is better in the 24/hour care facility of Cumberland House, the fees are set on a sliding scale based on the individual’s personal monthly income. This eliminates the need to have to tie up the value of per-sonal possession/property/total family income etc. This makes the the room and board fee, that is not covered by Medicare/insurances, affordable to all.

Hospice Health Care may be the best kept secret and most underused health care in America. As sure as life itself, Hospice Care should be part of our health planning. The decision should be made as soon as possible and taken full advantage of, so as to better assure ‘quality’ of life for ourselves and our loved ones.

NOTE: I Look forward to visiting with you in the next issue of Crossville Life. If you have questions concerning the total care Hospice of Cumberland County provides or would like a presentation for your group meetings feel free to call us at 484-4748 or the Hospice Hotline 24 hours a day at 931-335-2223.

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always happy and willing to discuss hospice services and give educational presentations to families or groups. Ken Taylor is the Executive Director of Hos-pice of Cumberland County. Call him at 484-4748.

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Gary McKenzie announced his candidacy on Veterans Day, November 11th of this year. He chose Veterans Day because of its importance to him and his family. Gary’s father and grandfather served during America’s wars and he followed in their footsteps, having served his country in Iraq.

“I could have announced my candidacy anytime, but Veteran’s Day seemed like the right time for me.” Gary works in the D.A.’s office in Crossville and lives in Cookeville. A Criminal Prosecutor for over 13 years, he is seeking retiring Judge Leon Burns’ seat on the bench. McKenzie has some pretty big shoes to fill. “To me, Judge Burns is a fair, tough judge who simply asked that lawyers do their jobs, and that defendants follow the rules that he gave them. He was easy to work with; even-tempered and honest. He will be missed.” McKenzie said.

McKenzie, 40, of Cookeville, graduated from the University of Memphis Law School in May of 2000 and turned down a position with a private law firm in Athens, TN and chose to go to work at the D.A.’s office. “I had clerked with the D.A.’s office in Cleveland TN between my second and third year of Law School,” Gary said. I pretty well knew what I wanted to do.”

When asked why he chose criminal prosecution as a career McKenzie said “I was instantly drawn to the District Attorney’s office by the job description. To pursue justice on behalf of the people of Tennessee, to prosecute the guilty and protect the innocent without fear or favor. Each situation is unique and so is each person that comes into my office or onto my docket. We work hard to achieve justice for each one of them with respect, effective use of limited resources and vigilant protection of the rights guaranteed by our constitution. In my 13 years I have tried

every type of criminal case ranging from DUI cases to first degree murder cases. I have always believed in being fair in my decision making as a prosecutor and if elected will carry that same approach of fairness to the bench.”Gary lives in Cookevillewith his wife Amy and their three children; Sammy age 11, Brook age 10 and Ira age 5. Gary has been a Prosecutorwith the DistrictAttorney’s Office for over 13 years. In 2008 He was promoted to Deputy DistrictAttorney, supervising all Major felony prosecutionsforCumberland, Dekalb and White Counties. McKenzie also serves as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer with the TN National Guard. He was activated in 2007 for a period of six months then again two years later for a deployment to Iraq. He is currently a Captain and

serves as a JAG Officer for the 278th Armored CavalryRegiment.

Gary McKenzie is a strong advocate for preservingfamily values as well as ensuring a safe and healthy

environment for our kids to grow up in. He understands loss and tragedy not only through years of helping countless crime victims but also through his

own personal experience of loss. “There are no guarantees in life and sometimes we walk through deep valleys. The love and support of family and friends and our faith in God are so important in these times.”

Gary recently was honored with the “Everyday Hero Award,” by the Upper Cumberland Child Advocacy Center,” for his work fighting the battle to end child abuse everyday.

“I am asking the people of the 13th Judicial District to choose me as their Criminal Court Judge in the May Republican Primary. It is important that you know who you are voting for. Judges make important decisions daily that affect the lives of people throughout the 13th District, which includes Putnam County.

“You need to know about all candidates, our legal experience, our temperament, professionalism and more.As a judge, one must set aside personal prejudices, personalities and partisan political influences. We must have patience, open-mindedness, and humility. And while we must be compassionate, the job often requires us to be stern,” McKenzie said.

“You can trust me to do the job!”

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When a person purchases, displays, or gives original art, that person is often described in many positive ways. In addition to that per-sonal affi rmation, there are distinct economical advan-tages:

• It supports the local economy with payment to the local artist.

• It is a “Made in America” prod-uct

• The item is “One of a kind” and not mass produced

• The item is handmade, not manufactured

• The purchase of an artist’s work encourages future creativity.

In your gift-giving and your own decor, consider the value of original, handmade art.

In addition to the many lo-cal art/craft fairs and festivals, there are several permanent locations in Cumberland County where original local art-craft-music-books can be purchased:

• Shanks Center for the Arts, 140 N Main Street, across from the Depot, Crossville 931-787-1936, Wednesday through Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

• Plateau Creative Art Center PCAC, Art Guild of Fairfi eld Glade,

451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfi eld Glade TN, 931-707-7249, Mon - Fri 9 - 4, Sat-Sun 1 - 4

• Stage Coach Inn, 4355 U.S.Highway 127, (Homestead) Crossville TN 931-456-9631

• Mikki’s Frame Shop, 82 High-way 70E, Crossville TN, 931-787-1986

• The Art and Frame Shop, 123 Irwin Avenue, Crossville TN 931-484-3313

•CACE - Cumberland Artisans for

Creative Expression, a local non-profi t organization, promotes and encourages arts education through its projects. For more information about CACE, go to their website, www.cumberlandart.com and review some of its programs. If you like what CACE is doing in Cumberland County, you might want to become a supporting member.

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Benefi ts of Purchasing Original Local Art

By SHARRON ECKERT

Jatho - Spring Break oil on canvas


By DON NAPIERI met Dennis Donald about

several years ago. At the time, I just didn’t know what to think of him. He is a normal looking guy. Just to see him on the street or to sit and talk to him, you’d never know that he is an extremely talented artist.

You cannot possibly imagine the shock my system had that fi rst time I attended one of his shows. It was at the Palace Theatre, and he was host-ing a show that paid tribute to The Rat Pack. Dennis Donald is a little like Gomer Pyle; or Crazy Guggenham, on the Jackie Gleason Show. He is an unassuming guy until he opens his mouth to sing!

In the mid-1960’s, Rat Pack was the name used by the press and general public to refer to a variation of performers including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford.

Dennis and some friends did a great job that night at the Palace with different amateurs in place to cover songs made famous by the Rat Pack-ers. I must brag on my friend Keith Walther who can be Tom Jones or El-vis Presley whenever the need arises.

Now on with the showIt took that introduction to make

you understand that Dennis Donald can produce a show. And he now has his own address, a regular place to hang his hat --in a big space at Crossville Outlet Mall where he per-forms dinner theatre, along with some very talented performers.

Curtain Call Dinner Theatre is what he calls it. His current show takes you back to the fabulous fi fties. Dennis invites his guests to “revisit

those years with some of the area’s best entertainers, while you dance to the music.” His set includes a malt shop, and the show at the time I attended was “Malt Shop Music & Memories.”

On the night I attended, the audience was greeted with some very talented performers, including a freshman at Stone Memorial High School, Cheyene Graff, who per-formed during the “dinner” portion of the dinner theatre. She is an amazing talent and what a stage presence she possessed! This was my fi rst time to hear her sing, but she has already had recognition, winning the Teen Idol contest at the Cumberland County Fair last summer.

Live guitar music by the masterful Tony Zerrola was great during din-ner and breaks. He came out into the

audience, going table to table playing requests. He was fabulous!

As far as I am concerned, star of the Malt Shop Memories is none other than Ashley Krohn, who many know from her previous appearances, including shows at the Palace. Her Connie Frances-like version of “Ev-erybody is Somebody’s Fool,” gave me goosebumps. She had a dozen great songs, but my favorites were “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and “Our Day Will Come.”

Others who were in the show and had great moments were Lilly Lung and Viviana Pabi. Viviana’s “Mama Said” and “My Guy” were very, very good. Lilly also had a great night, but I especially loved her “Downtown” and “Wishin’ and A-Hopin”

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Doors open between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m., dinner starts at 5:45 p.m., show starts at 6:45 p.m.. You’ll be out before 9 p.m. Shows are held Thurs-day, Fridays and Saturdays.

Tickets ($28) can be purchased at the Curtain Call Theatre in the Crossville Outlet Mall, entrance A, Suite 129 or reserved by calling 931-337-7469.

SummaryIs this the world’s best dinner the-

atre? No it is not, but it is “very” enter-taining. The plot is kind of weak, but it was fun and you did fi nd yourself doing a lot of smiling and laughing.

Is the food going to wow you? No, but it will surely fi ll you up, and mine was very tender, hot and tasty. Going along with the Malt Shop theme, the Blue Plate Special we had was hot roast beef with mashed

potatoes and gravy, green beans with choice of a root beer fl oat, a shake or a sundae and all the coffee, tea and lemonade you can drink. Also they have free, freshly popped popcorn during the show, all served by friendly, smiling faces.

What was it’s weak points? Hav-ing Dennis play the lead role of a teenage boy was a bit of a stretch. It came over as “hokey” when he sang to his teenage girl friend and his sister, both played by real teenagers. The only thing keeping this from being a bonafi de hit, would be a young man in the lead role.

But this is one man’s dream and I applaud it. I urge you to support Dennis and his Curtain Call venue. Dennis had some really good mo-ments including his Elvis song, even if his Elvis wig was hilarious. There is something very exciting about seeing all these talented people, and know-ing they came right out of our com-munity.

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By DON NAPIERA few of our readers have suggested

we review The Stagecoach Cafe, so after Church a few weeks ago, I took the family by for lunch. When we arrived, we looked around and saw that they did not seat many people in their small dining room. A table of six and one of four were already seated, so we knew it would be slow because our orders were behind at least 10 others.

We got out of church at 11 and I told my family they could have their choice of Gondola’s, the State Park Restaurant or we would just take chicken home from KFC. The girls voted for Gondola, which is their favorite place to eat. We could not fi nd a place to park which is a pretty good notice that they were full inside. So we headed to choice number two, the State Park. When we got there, parking was also diffi cult and the line was all the way out the front door.

So, Natalie suggested we go to Stage-coach, saying she had always wanted to try it, and we were right at their front door. It seemed like our only option, unless we wanted to go home to have “pot luck.”

We walked into the unique little restaurant at exactly 11:30 a.m., which we thought was pretty early, thinking perhaps this would be a good time to be there. We had heard from others that service was often slow.

Two small tables were put together on the landing for our party of four. After looking at the menus for a short while,

we ordered. Personally, I did not see a lot that I could have on their menu which included lots of pasta items. (I do not eat white fl our).

My wife decided to be adventurous and ordered an Egglant Sandwich which came with cheese and pesto on a Paninni. It was supposed to be hot, but was “mildly warm.” It came with a handful of plain potato chips. Daughter Lyndi ordered a burger that came with an order of hash browns similar to what you get at McDon-alds. The only thing unusual about her or-der other than the price ($12), was the fact that the beef came from a Bison and the homemade bun, which she did not eat. Daughter Laura ordered a plain garden salad with grilled chicken. I really did not see anything I wanted, so I decided to try something I never had, an eggplant salad.

We also ordered a Pepperoni pizza which we used as an appetizer for the table. I must say that it was very good and did not take very long to prepare, but was a bit small. I was very pleased when I found out that they could make the pizza crust from whole wheat fl our. The pizza was the highlight of the meal.

The wait for the food was excruciat-ingly painful. We waited, and waited, and waited some more. The chairs were very uncomfortable for me. They were very narrow and had a hard seat. I think it was patio furniture. I got up about a dozen times and walked around the small gift studio that is attached, killing time and giving my tail bone a rest.

We went to the car and retrieved the Sunday paper and brought in the sports page. An hour later, we went and got the rest of the paper.

We drank water and at no time did the waitress offer a refi ll. As we entered our second hour at these little tables, we expected our waitress to stop by and ex-plain why. Maybe they were short-handed or some appliance had broken down. But she never said a word.

As we passed the 90 minute mark, I wanted to just leave, but my wife would never do anything so bold. She said, “we are here, lets just eat our food and not complain.”

I will never understand what took so long. Other than the two sandwiches, the other two orders could have been prepared in a matter of minutes. My salad was called an Entree Salad, but was far from a meal. As soon as I walked into my house, I cooked two hamburger patties. When was the last time you walked into your house immediately after dining out and cooked yourself a double cheese-burger?

The overall meal experience was bad. Even if the food had been outstanding, it would have been ruined by the 1:45 minute wait. I cannot blame our waitress, who is one of the owners. She was totally overwhelmed with setting up tables, tak-ing orders, delivering food, and checking out customers.

About two hours after we arrived, we fi nished our food. It was an experience I

can wait a couple decades to repeat. I will, however, order pizza (call in order) from them again.

Just as I was about to escape, my daughter Laura had the audacity to want dessert, choosing a fl ourless chocolate cake, which she liked very much. (We got it to go!)

My wife recognized that my patience was wearing thin, so she volunteered to pay the check (with my debit card) so I could leave.

I thought back about our choices. In the two hours we spent at Stagecoach, those people who were standing in line at the State Park Restaurant, had time to get to the food bar, get their food, eat it, and get home and take a nap. I decided that I could have ordered my food, driven out to Bear Trace golf course and played nine holes, and still have had time to get back to the restaurant in time to get my meal.

I hate to joke about this, but it was a forgettable experience. I understand that their food is prepared fresh and could take a bit longer. But two of our orders were cold salads, which could be plated in two minutes.

Adding injury to insult, the cost for this 120 minutes of pain, totaled an incredible $70!

Recipe of the monthWhen I was growing up at home,

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Chamber Orchestra@ Palace TheatreShowtime: 6:00 pm931-484-6133

11Sanders Family Christmas@ Cumb Co. PlayhouseShowtime: 11:00 amPhone:931-484-5000

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Curtain Call Dinner Theatre“Old Fashioned Christmas”Dinner 6 p.m- Show @ 7 p.m Tickets: 337-7469

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Lucas & Friends Christmas Show@ Palace TheatreShowtime: 7:00 pm931-484-6133

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Country Dance@ Fair Park Senior Center Starting: 5:00 pm

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It’s a sunny 60 degrees when I meet my brother, Mike, at The Feed Store. It hadn’t taken too much arm twisting to convince him to ride with me to Frozen Head State Park. I’m hoping to see some early fall colors over in east Ten-nessee. The easy way to get there is to take Genesis Road out of Crossville to Wartburg. The adventuresome route is to go to Crab Orchard and take Heb-bertsburg Road, which is, of course, what we did.

We leave The Feed Store on our Honda’s and head east on Highway 70 to Crab Orchard. Mike is fi nding out that 60 miles per hour in 60 degree tem-peratures without a windshield can be pretty chilling, so I loan him my chaps and heavy gloves. Hebbertsburg Road out of Crab Orchard is good enough, a typical country road that does not see regular maintenance. The surprise, how-ever, comes quite suddenly as the road turns from asphalt to tar and chip, with lots of chip. Our speed goes way down and the concentration level way up. It’s not much fun riding on ball bearings. Well, it wasn’t that bad, but we take no chances. The one lane road twists and turns through the encroaching woods as we cautiously take the path of least gravel, especially around the turns. Overhead in the perfect blue sky a couple of turkey vultures are circling. I hope they’re not waiting on us! Before long the road improves to pot-holed

semi blacktop. We dodge through the walnuts scattered on the road knowing that they could throw us down in a split second if we hit one. A couple of deer sprint across the road just in front of me, startled by the unexpected interruption in their territory. The sumacs along the road are deep red contrasting with the yellow of the hickorys and orange of the maples. An old chimney is left as a sen-tinel in the middle of a grownup fi eld. I wonder at the stories it could tell.

Hebbertsburg Road changes names several times between Crab Orchard and Wartburg and has several splits and turns. There are very few signs mark-ing the names of the roads up here in the middle of the mountains. The road goes from bad to worse and then back to bad with broken asphalt and hairpin turns going up and down the grades. I do not have the route in my GPS, so at one point I take a right split when I should have taken a left. This mistake adds considerable time to our trip as it takes us in a whole new direction. At another point I miss a turn and wind up at a dead end in the middle of a pictur-esque farm way back in a holler of the mountain. It is easy to get totally lost and turned around up here if you are not familiar with the roads. I have no idea where we are, so we keep heading east as best we can, fi guring we will come out somewhere. After a while we come to Highway 299 which is not where I

expected to be. We turn left until it dead ends, and then turn left onto Highway 328. At highway 27 we turn left again and this eventually takes us to Wart-burg. It had been my plan to come into Wartburg from the west, not from the south. But, it has been an interesting ride roaming through the mountains none the less.

As we come into the outskirts of Wartburg, we turn right onto highway 62. There is a Hardee’s here and we stop for a hot cup of coffee to us warm up. A short distance later we turn left onto Flat Fork Road. We pass Brushy Moun-tain Correctional Complex which was established in 1896 and operated until 2009. It is still surrounded by double rows of razor wire. I’m glad I’m on the outside looking in and not the other way around.

The entrance to the park is nestled at the foot of the surrounding moun-tains. The road runs beneath the over-

hanging canopy of trees with a shallow stream gurgling over the rocks on the left. A bridge takes us over the stream to the primitive campgrounds. There are over 50 miles of hiking trails in the park that meander by waterfalls, rock shel-ters, and giant mountaintop cap rocks. The park is situated on 13,122 acres of relatively undisturbed forest. The terrain varies from an elevation of 1340 feet to over 3000 feet on 16 different mountain peaks.

Frozen Head State Park is a place I would like to come back to for rustic camping and hiking. I can see myself with my backpacking tent pitched beside the stream, relaxing by the fi re, smell-ing the smoke and the boiling coffee. There’s nothing like the quiet serenity of the mountains to give the soul a restful peace.

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I’ve been in the Skylight Business for 18 years now.

Q: How did you end up in such a specifi c business? Skylights and Attic Fans?

Miller - I saw Tubular Skylights advertised in a trade magazine, and with our experience in the remodeling trade, I believed there was a market for it. So I ordered fi ve skylights and installed the fi rst one at home.

I then ran an ad in The Glade Sun and the result was a sale to a man on Lakeview where I installed two in his living room. About a week later, one of their friends on Ivybrook called and wanted one in a bathroom. Before I got done with it, one of their friends came over and wanted three in their house. Next thing you know I was in the Tubular Skylight business.

Q: Are you a green person? Are you overly involved or concerned about the amount of energy we are using?

Miller: I certainly believe in being good with the earth and saving electricity, but I’m also very enthused about some of the other green aspects of natural light. Did you know that natural light has the seven colors of the rainbow in it, and has tremendous therapeutic benefi ts includ-ing mood enhancing, helping to recover from depression, and has less stress on the eyes while working or reading?

There has also been multiple studies done documenting huge increases in school grades where natural daylighting was installed. I installed a number of sky-lights in Mayberry’s Furniture downtown, to help see the true colors of the fabrics, which the natural light brings out. If i had a store for retail goods.

Q: What are the primary advan-tages of a “Tubular” Skylight over a conventional skylight?

Miller: One of the advantages Don, is with the light being diffused by the ceil-ing lens, there is no glare, and no need for blinds. The tube also has a mirrored fi nish inside the pipe (tube) which refl ects light much better than a drywall shaft. The longer the shaft, the more people notice this.

Q: What other products do you sell and install?

Miller: One of the things that I install is the Solar-Powered Attic Fan. It’s got a german motor and german solar cells and carries a 25 yr. warranty on these very critical parts. The bigger units move as much air as the electric units, but the D.C. Motor is much quieter, costs nothing to run, and has tax credits of 30% on the in-stalled price. The other little known thing that I sell since I’m already on the roof, is stainless steel gutter guards. guaran-teed to keep out all leaves and even pine needles, at a great value.

Q: What new product are you thinking of adding to your business?

Miller: A groundbreaking product out this year is the revolutionary solar-powered ventilating skylight. Picture yourself Don, with a handheld remote control opening the skylight with a push of a button. No wiring required. And, if a cloud comes up, the rain sensor closes it down. It works great for natural ventila-

tion as the heat rises right out of the top. The good news is the 30% tax credit on solar applies to the installed price of this unit, including any framing, insulating, drywalling, and painting required. So af-ter the tax credit, it costs not a great deal more than a fi xed (non-opening) skylight.

Q: What certifi cations do you possess, schools you have attended, etc?

Miller:” That is a great question. I have taken training, and am certifi ed as a 5-Star Installer of tubular and traditional skylights, with Velux, the largest skylight company in the world. So, when I install skylights, they are getting a 10 yr. instal-lation warranty along with their product warranty. That means, if you were to have a leak, the company would pay me to replace it, along with any drywall repairs. This is unprecedented, and shows their faith in their cutting edge products and training for your peace of mind.

Q: How far do you go to install

skylights? Miller: Ninety percent of my installa-

tions are in Nashville or Knoxville. Every winter I do a few installations in Florida, and I have actually installed skylights in 16 different states. The out-of-state jobs come from friends or family of people I have installed for locally, and I usually wait to do those until I am wanting to head in that direction.

Q: What do you like about your job?

Miller: It is always gratifying to see the transformation in a room, the beauti-ful ambiance of natural light and the excited customers.

Q: What was your background before you were in the Skylight Business?

Miller: I grew up working for as an apprentice for my dad in remodeling and new home construction. I started in the sixth grade, learning the tradeform. Oc-casionally, we would install a Skylight on

a project. Dad said I would always need a place to live and it was a good trade to know.

•You can contact Conrad Miller at

(931) 277-3707 or 335-3703. References available upon request.

Installation and sales for tubular skylights and solar-powered attic fans

Business Q&A with Conrad Miller

This photo was made on a mission trip to Liberia. He went to assist with the building of a staff house on the com-pound and he also donated eight tubu-lar skylights. He installed seven in the school building and one in the pastor’s home. This was Conrad’s 27th country visited since 1990, but his first trip to Africa. “The school was very dark before the skylights were installed,” Conrad said.


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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 06:00pm

Children of Crossville Chamber Orchestra Perparatory Group

Friday, December 13, 2013 07:00pm

Children of Crossville Chamber Orchestra

Saturday, December 14, 2013 01:30pm

Downton Abbey

Saturday, December 14, 2013 07:00pm - 08:00pm

Lucas & Friends Annual Christmas Show

Friday, December 20, 2013 07:00pm

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Friday, January 03, 2014 07:00pm

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Saturday, January 04, 2014 07:00pm

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Tennessee- The grand-est state which houses all the geographical features in one state and whose charm peaks with the notoriety of each and every season- is on the verge of winter. And while she may dream of spring, a Tennes-see winter holds a glorious and bewitching beauty that none other can possibly share. Partake of the delights the up-coming holiday season will bring. It is my hope that you are enamored by its magical splendor. But to be anywhere for winter besides Tennessee, is likely to render you pining for her from the Gulf Coastal Plain to the Smokies. As you write your Christmas cards this year, please write one more to send to Holiday Mail for Heroes at P.O. Box 5456, Capital Heights, MD, 20791-5456. The American Red Cross will be accepting holiday cards until Dec. 6 to send to our soldiers a small token of sincere gratitude. Guidelines are avail-able at www.redcross.org/support/get-involved/holiday-mail-for-heroes.

With these Tenn-I-See picks, I hope to enrich your Tennessee winter adventures. I wish your Christmas celebrations very merry and may your New Year grant you inspiring new beginnings. In calendar order, my Tenn-I-See picks are:

1. Ruby Red Christmas at

Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, Tn. Enjoy the holiday sea-son in the presence of an underground gem, Ruby Falls, on Friday and Saturday nights Dec. 6-28. Beginning at 5 p.m., freshly fallen snow will drift as the horse drawn carriages clack to live mu-sic. Pictures with Santa and Christmas readings by Mrs. Claus will surely put visitors

in the Christmas spirit. Then tour the cave leading to the 1,120 ft. cascade of Ruby Falls glitter in the lights. Cele-brate Discovery Day on Dec. 30 for the 85th anniversary of the underground waterfall being found. Discovery Day visitors will receive a postcard and map. More information can be found at www.rubyfalls.com or call 423-821-6705.

2. A Nashville Nutcracker Dec. 7-22 at TPAC in Nashville, Tn. This theatrical production is completely and craftily adapted from the original; set in 1897 Nashville and infused with Nashville history and fi gures. Plan to attend this clever take on the classic ballet visit www.nashville-theater.com or call 800-430-8903.

3. Children of Cumberland County Orchestra (COCCO) performing Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theater in Crossville, Tn. Support the gifted

young musicians of Cumberland County and hear the wonderment of their talents during these winter performances. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information call 931-484-6133.

4. Rugby Christmas at Historic Rugby, Tn. On Dec. 14 at Historic Rugby, Tn. Historic Rugby would like to invite visitors near and far to join in the village’s Victorian Christmas celebration. The halls of the Historic Rugby village will be decked with hol-ly and visitors are encouraged to dress in 1880s period dress and participate in the joyous season’s music, food and shopping. On Dec. 31, Historic Rugby is set to hold a New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball to ring in the birth of 2014. Visit www.historicrugby.org or call 423-628-2441.

5. Homesteads Christmas Tour Dec. 14-15 Crossville, Tn. See the evi-dence of the revitalization of the local community handed to Cumberland County directly from Pres. Roosevelt. Begin at the Homestead Tower Mu-seum at the Junction of Hwy 68 and 127 S and purchase your ticket to tour the Historic Homesteads homes of Roosevelt’s “New Deal” during the Depression. The tour will end at the Homesteads Museum House which will be decorated for Christmas as a home would have been during the 30s and 40s. Contact the Tower Museum at 931-456-9663 or visit www.cumber-landhomesteads.org.

6. Dickens of a Christmas in Franklin, Tn. Dec. 14-15 at Historic Downtown Franklin, Tn. This free holiday street festival will have visi-tors saying, “Please, Sir. I want some

more.” The Victorian holiday will be complete with interactive characters from the Dickens novels, horse drawn carriage rides, Victorian holiday treats, a holiday bazaar, and a Town Sing. You are likely to see Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and Father and Mother Time. Dickens of a Christmas will help you keep your Christmas all year. Call 615-591-8500 or visit www.historicfranklin.com/events/dickens-of-a-christmas for information and directions.

7. Now playing! The Best Christmas Pageant Ever through Dec. 20 and Family Sanders Christmas through Dec. 21 at the Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville, Tn. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is the funny tale of the Herdman children who are the unlikely vessels through which an entire town learns the true meaning of Christmas. Family Sand-ers Christmas is a story of a family’s music, kinship and hilarity that take holiday antics beyond tradition. These incredible Christmas productions will have you laughing all the way. Ticket information and show times are avail-able at www.ccplayhouse.com or call the box offi ce at 931-484-5000.

8. Smokey Mountain Christ-mas at Dollywood in Sevierville, Tn. now through Dec. 30. Imagine the millions of twinkle lights, hot cocoa, shopping, and fantastical Christmas shows at the grandest theme park in Tennessee. There’s nothing more romantic than the chivalry of a Ten-nessee Christmas in the Smokies. For event and show times contact 800-365-5996 or www.dollywood.com.

9. Old Christmas Mustering

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at Fort Watauga in the Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area on Jan. 4-5 in Elizabethton, Tn. Let the Christma-sing continue when you venture out to the historic Revolutionary War fort and celebrate in Old World style. Discover the roots of our holiday traditions of those long ago European migrants who brought with them Scotch-Irish, German, English, and Dutch tradi-tions. Visit www.sycamoreshoalstn.org or call 423-543-5808 for details.

10. Gordon Mote performing at the Palace Theater at 7 p.m. on Jan. 9 in Crossville, Tn. Award win-ning musician, stand-out country performer and noted Southern gospel singer comes to share the Good News through his God-given talents. Mote has shared the stage with many’a country music star and his unique abilities to rethink and recreate the

old classic gospel tunes will bring you back to a simpler time. Call the Palace at 931-484-6133.

11. Wilderness Wildlife Week at LeConte Center Jan. 25-Feb. 1 in Pigeon Forge, Tn. Get excited and get into nature with eight days of free activities designed to encourage visi-tors to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Smokies. Expert seminars, lectures and hands-on workshops, as well as guided hikes for all skill levels will surely entice even closet outdoorsmen and women not to wait until spring. Visit www.mypigeonforge.com/lecon-te-center or call 800-251-9100.

•Rebekah K. Bohannon Beeler is a

well-known journalist in the Crossville and Middle Tennessee area. Her Tenn-I-SeeTM column appears regularly in Crossville Life Magazine. She is a free-lance writer and songwriter and can be contacted at [email protected] and www.facebook.com/rorywriter.

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This recipe, from my fi rst cousin, Do-ris Scott Beasley of Celina, TN, is the same one my mom used. Hope you enjoy it. Icing is included here, but I never wanted icing on mine.

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sugar, add 4 eggs, add 1 cup Blackberry jam, beginning and ending with fl our. Add alternately 3 cups self rising fl our with 1 teasp cinnamon and 1 teasp allspice mixed thoroughly into fl our and 1 cup but-termilk, add 1 tbls vanilla and 1 cup nuts (best if use Black Walnuts). Bake in bundt pan at 350 degrees for about an hour.

Icing: Dissolve 2 cups brown sugar, 3/4 cups pet milk and cook until soft ball stage, add 2 tbls butter and 1 tsp vanilla, beating until spreading consistency. You may also choose your own caramel icing for the cake or none at all.

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Advantages of Residential Hospice CareHospice is a form of health care designed to meet the specific needs of the terminally ill. The goal of hospice is to make the patient as comfortable as possible in his remaining days. In Crossville, Hospice care has been restricted to being administered in a hospital, a nursing home, or in a patient’s home through regular visits by hospice workers.

But with the opening of Cumberland House, hospice patients can now reside in a specially equipped residential setting designed to provide patients with a warm, peaceful home-like atmosphere.

Cumberland House is the only Residential Hospice between Knoxville and Nashville. In addition to providing care during their final days, it also provides bereavement counseling and support to the entire family.

A residential hospice, like Cumberland House, gives the patient a home-setting environment. Each private suite is equipped with a TV, microwave and refrigerator. The suite also has it s own exit/patio. All suites have a private bath and are fully handicap accessible. Cumberland House now has “Skype” cabability, allowing families to visit by internet/computer from the comfort of their home, or anywhere where you might have computer access. Call 484-4748 for your tour of the Cumberland House.

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