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By Marvin WestAfter Doug Atkins died, I went

back to my book about Legends. I really needed to read Chapter 3 again.

This unusual man with the rare combination of size and athletic ability sort of nod-ded his approval back when it was written. I sup-

pose, for him, it was pure praise.“If you had put me a little closer

to the front of the book, I might have asked for a free copy.”

He was serious about “free.”Money was one of the windmills

he wrestled in his mind. He never was paid what he was worth. He even got shortchanged in recruiting.

In the spring of 1949, when Doug was just 6-6 and 197, good in basketball and still learning football, a prominent business-man wanted him to attend Murray State.

“The oil man was going to give me a used car and $400 a month,” said Atkins. “He said he’d put the money is escrow. If I had known what that word meant, I might have accepted the deal.”

The great Bob Neyland sent Tennessee assistant Ike Peel to Humboldt to get Atkins – no ex-cuses, reel him in.

Peel chose the soft sell.“We’ll take care of you, Doug.”“Whatever you need, Doug,”The coach even promised that

Atkins could try football and bas-ketball and choose whichever he liked best.

Somewhere in the gentle pitch, Doug thought he heard $50 a month in spending money.

“I never saw a penny of it.”Years later he asked Peel what

happened to his loot.“Ike said it was me or him, that

he had a wife and kids to feed, that he had to sign me to keep his job and that he had to tell me what-ever it took to get it done.”

There is a charming story about dental dollars.

Former Tennessee basket-ball captain Ed Wiener became a dentist. Doug needed repairs. He drove to Memphis to get a “Vol” discount. He asked Wiener if his work was guaranteed.

Dr. Wiener couldn’t tell the rest of the tale without laughing.

“Thirty years later, a fi lling fell out. Doug called and said if

Remembering Doug Atkinsmy guarantee was still good, he wanted his money back. I told him there wasn’t any to refund, that he never paid me.”

The Cleveland Browns signed Doug Atkins on the cheap. Coach Weeb Eubank met him in a high-way diner, paid for two cheese-burgers and eight bottles of beer, and signed the giant for $6,800. The fi rst-round draft choice was budgeted for $10,000.

Atkins won fame but not for-tune with the Chicago Bears. He went to seven consecutive Pro Bowls but his top salary was $30,000. Money wars with coach-owner George Halas were legend-ary.

Money was part of Atkins’ mo-tivation, his relentless pursuit of quarterbacks.

Doug Atkins

Halls Kmart assistant store manager Becky Miller has retired. Miller began working at Halls store more than 34 years ago. She worked briefl y at Kmart in

Sevierville and Clinton before coming back to Halls. Sending Miller off with a big celebration are (front) Amanda Everett, Audrey Harmon, Miller, store man-

ager Teri Wallace, Teresa Arnwine, Barbara Kidwell, Lisa Turner, Sarah Chittum; (back) Aaron Stanifer, Zack Myers, Garrett Burkley and Amber Ferrell. “I will

miss the people that I worked with,” she said. “They are like family to me.” Miller will also miss the customers she has gotten to know over the years. “It’s

been fun and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it.” Photo by Ruth White

By Sandra ClarkDr. Bob Collier and his brother,

Ries, played on their grandmoth-er’s farm as boys.

“It was my favorite place in the world and she was my favorite person,” Bob recalls. “We found fossils and crayfi sh. The creek was clear; you could see rocks in the bottom. … And every time we plowed, we found arrowheads.”

Stella Moore Collier made a liv-ing on the farm for 33 years fol-lowing the death of her husband in 1934. She raised chickens and grew vegetables on the rich land, bordered by Emory Road and Bea-ver Creek Drive (then called Valley Road). She killed varmints with a double bladed axe.

It was Moore property, bought by her father, Marshall Moore, and his brother in 1890 and passed along.

Stella preserved the property and passed it along, gifting the land north of the creek to Bob and the land south of Beaver Creek to his brother.

Bob and his wife, Louise, de-cided to preserve the land forever. They could have sold it to a devel-

Miller says goodbye to Kmart family

B S d ClCl kk

Saving the land

Carol Evans of Legacy Parks Foundation accepts a conservation easement

for land on Emory Road from Louise and Dr. Bob Collier. Photos by S. Clark

oper; there have been many offers. They could have built yet another fast food franchise. Instead, they worked with Carol Evans at Lega-cy Parks Foundation to write and record a conservation easement that will prevent future develop-ment.

The land may be enhanced with

walking trails or even boardwalks over the wetlands. It may host a kayak put-in. But it won’t be a spot for selling burgers and fries.

Collier said the original tract was 100 or so acres, but the widen-ing of Emory Road and a few acres to the Powell Church reduced it to about 75 acres, divided between

Bob and his brother. The Powell trash and recycling center was built on Ries’ former land, which fronts on Beaver Creek Drive. A portion of Bob’s share became home to the Powell branch library.

Evans said the conservation easement goes with the land for-ever, regardless of ownership. It will be monitored by Foothills Land Conservancy Inc., based in Maryville.

Easements vary based on the desires of land owners. When Billy Wallace put an easement on “the blue hole,” he retained the right to farm the land. “This easement on the Collier property requires it to stay in a natural state as a nature refuge,” Evans said.

An archeological dig on the land in 1997, before the most re-cent widening of Emory Road, produced a 175-page report. It in-cludes a photo of the remains of Stella Collier’s house, showing a kitchen chimney and main house chimney and hearth. Bricks from Stella’s chimney were used for the fi replace and chimney in Bob and Louise’s home. “Made right here (in Powell) at the brickyard,” he says.

There’s another picture from

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Political primerNormally held in May, the

local primaries have been moved to March 1 to match the Presidential Primaries in other Southern states (the SEC primary).

How will an outpouring of voters for Donald Trump or Ted Cruz impact local races?

➤ Read Wendy Smith on page A-4

BUZZ

Ed & Bob in PowellAt-large county commis-

sioners Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas will be at Halftime Pizza, 2509 W. Emory Road in Powel, from 5-7 p.m. Wednes-day, Jan. 20, for a community meeting. Several other com-missioners may attend. All are invited.

SOUP’s on againKnoxville SOUP will heat

up community spirit at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7.

SOUP is a combination of fellowship and crowd-funding. Up to four individuals or groups from throughout Knox County will make a short presentation on planned or current projects designed to benefi t the community or soci-ety in general. Attendees, who are asked to make a suggested $5 donation at the door, listen and then discuss the projects while enjoying a simple meal of soup and other goodies.

Everyone gets to vote on the project they feel is most wor-thy, and the winner gets the entire take from the door.

There will also be a raffl e and entertainment.

Tomorrow’s event will be held at Vestal United Method-ist Church, 115 Ogle Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m. Presentations begin at 6:30, with dinner starting around 7.

Last quarter’s Knoxville SOUP raised around $500 for the Joe Hill Road Show, a community event held in November. Another proposal, by South Knoxville Elementary School, caught the attention of an attendee, who privately donated the money to cover it.

Based on a concept that has been growing steadily through-out the country, Knoxville SOUP is presented locally by the South Knoxville Alliance. It is held on the fi rst Thursday of each quarter at alternating locations.

Info: knoxvillesoup.org

‘The Revenant’A grueling experience for

the characters, the actors and the audience, “The Revenant” is a visceral journey through physical pain and mental anguish, but it is worth it on oh so many levels.

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Celebrate the championsBy Sandra Clark

Winners come in all shapes and sizes, but when one team outperforms its rivals (even by a hair) you know those members share a heart for success and a willing-ness to work beyond limits to support each other.

“When Nicole (Yarbrough, executive fi tness manager at Tennova Health & Fit-ness) told us about the competition, we said, ‘We’re going to win this!’” recalls Lynne Palmer. And win they did.

After 12 weeks of Training for Life, the fi ve women in Lois Seiber’s 9:30 a.m. class had lost 95 inches and 70 pounds.

“They are so excited,” says Seiber. “One would never wear Spandex; now she does. One was diabetic; now she’s off medica-tion. Another had high blood pressure and cholesterol; both have gone down.”

For winning the overall competition, each team member earned a one-hour re-laxation massage. And each got a boost of self-confi dence that’s hard to quantify.

Meet the teamLast week we celebrated numerous

football bowl winners. Let’s meet the players on Team Seiber 9:30 at Tennova Health & Fitness:

Lynne Palmer says, “I had hit rock bot-tom.”

She had gained 20 pounds since retir-ing from teaching and was not a health club member. She was attracted to Ten-nova Health & Fitness’ pool. Then she discovered Training for Life: “At fi rst I thought, that’s a lot of money, but after we started that went out of my head.”

Karla Kurtz is trying to avoid bariat-ric surgery. She had lost 48 pounds on her own but had stalled. “This was the push I needed to get moving. It’s a non-threatening way to learn the machines. It can be a little intimidating to go up to the gym without knowing about the ma-chines.”

Doloris Miller, 74, was the team’s old-est member. She joined to feel better. “We were planning a trip and I needed to lose weight.”

Margaret Higgins moved to Knoxville when her husband retired from the mili-tary. “This is an awesome way to meet people,” she says. Team members talk while cooling down and get to know each other.

Debbie Perry joined Training for Life to improve her health.

“I needed to lose some weight, and get

an exercise plan that could be modifi ed as my strength and endurance improved. This program taught me to listen to my body, know my limits and realize the im-portance of some form of exercise daily.”

The programTraining for Life is more than exercise,

team members agree.“It’s about lifestyle,” says Kurtz. “Each

of us is struggling with something. … This has become a support group … for encour-agement.”

“What I’ve learned here makes a dif-ference for the whole day,” says Miller. “We plan to get together after (the pro-

Team Seiber 9:30 celebrates a fi rst place

fi nish: Karla Kurtz, Doloris Miller, Lynne

Palmer; (back) Debbie Perry, Margaret

Higgins and trainer Lois Seiber.

gram ends).” “We’re still using the recipes (Lau-

rie Plachinski, RD) gave us. She taught us how to read labels and an ‘on the go’ breakfast menu,” says Kurtz.

“This is about real life,” says Higgins, explaining the training sets up partici-pants for life-long changes.

“Yes, I used to be a sugar person and constant snacker,” says Palmer. She still snacks but now she’s drinking water and eating grapes.

“You name an excuse and I’ve used it,” Palmer continues. “But Lois modifi es her workouts to eliminate excuses such as bad back or knees. She challenged each of us at our own level.”

The results Lynne Palmer lost 13 pounds and

21 inches. She dropped from size 12 to size 8 jeans.

Karla Kurtz lost 12.8 pounds and 15 inches. Her blood pressure dropped 25 points; her resting heart rate dropped from 26-28 to 20.

Doloris Miller lost 19.5 pounds and 23.5 inches.

Margaret Higgins lost 9.5 pounds and 18 inches. She plans to continue what she’s learned: “I’m trying to lose three pounds a month – 36 pounds in a year and keep it off.”

Debbie Perry was out of town for the interview.

Lynne Palmer, Margaret Higgins, Karla Kurtz, Doloris Miller, trainer Lois Seiber

Lynne Palmer, Margaret Higgins, Doloris Miller, trainer Lois Seiber, Karla Kurtz

Below, trainer Lois Seiber, Doloris

Miller, Lynne Palmer, Margaret Hig-

gins, Karla Kurtz

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“I thought they got paid enough to take whatever I could give ’em.”

After he’d caught more than his fair share and alarmed several others, af-ter his knees went really bad, after he bowed out at 38, Doug spent the second half of his life out of the limelight. He was pre-fab manager for a home-build-ing company in Panama City. He recruited pipefi tters for a Louisiana shipbuilder.

He trained to be an Orkin man but found he didn’t fi t where termites often lived. He called on freight termi-nal managers for a trucking company. He sold caskets, actually hauled around a sample in a station wagon.

He sold eye-glasses. He dabbled in the coal busi-ness. He worked for a beer distributor, sometimes car-rying in cases, sometimes just batting the breeze with tavern owners. He was an assistant tax assessor. He ran the campground in Con-cord. He did not get rich.

When Doug fi nally set-tled into old age, he dis-covered pensions sounded

better than they were. He was embarrassed to say how little the NFL sent each month.

Long, long ago, I thought I bought two used camping tents from Doug for a scout troop. He wouldn’t take the two $20s. He said money wasn’t everything.

Much later he asked i f I remembered the tents. He said he was relieved when I offered to pay.

“I thought I was going to have to pay you for helping clean out my garage.”Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

the early 1900s showing a house facing northeast with a smokehouse and privy. Bob Collier’s grandfather stands out front with a string of mules.

Emory Road was a dirt and gravel road then. An-other photo, circa 1930, shows the land, cleared ex-cept for outcropping rocks.

A narrative written by Danielle F. Meyers, sug- gests that the Stella Collier house, which burned in the 1970s following her death in 1967, was the second home on the land, which was part of the George Stowell occu-pation of circa 1798. It was divided between his two sons. In 1834, the brothers

conveyed the property Wil-son Parker.

Parker died in 1881 and the land was sold to A.J. Johnson for $4,400 in 1882. Brothers W.C. and Marshall C. Moore bought the land soon thereafter.

Meyers says the land might be eligible for inclu-sion on the National Regis-ter of Historic Places “as it is a good indicator of a mid-dle-class farmstead, may reveal a wealth of informa-tion about early residences in Knox County, is situated on an early historic road, and may divulge informa-tion concerning middle-class slave holders in East Tennessee.”

Wild turkeys walk out of the woods behind the Powell branch

library. The land, which borders Beaver Creek, and some 20 ad-

jacent acres have been protected from development through

a conservation easement.

By Carol ShanePeople react to physical

setbacks several different ways. Some throw in the towel immediately. “Oh well – I’m older now – it’s age and I can’t do anything about it, so I might as well get used to it.” Some go to their doctors with specifi c complaints, hear some advice, and then either follow it or not.

And then there are those who make up their own cure. James Miller, who lives between Norris and Halls, is one those folks.

Miller, who goes by “J,” works for his family’s busi-ness, Miller Equipment Co. Inc., which sells and servic-es commercial refrigeration and food service equipment.

“My knee issues started about 18 years ago when I was working on a fryer in a restaurant kitchen,” he says. “I was on the fl oor on my knees, and bent them too far for too long. I never went to the doctor. I knew numer-ous people who had had knee pain and had surgery, most of whom told me it was the best thing they had ever done. So I was pretty resigned to having to have surgery someday but it wasn’t something I felt like rushing into.”

Miller, still a young man and much younger then, de-cided simply to live with the pain.

Trail runner J Miller enjoys the view from the top of Mount

LeConte. Miller cured his knee pain on his own by running on

soft mountain ground. Photo by Melony Dodson

J Miller: Trail running’s for him

“Then one night about six years ago I had chest pain such that it kept me up all night,” he says, “so the next day I thought I should go to the doctor. They found my blood pressure was high and wanted to put me in hospital then and there.” He didn’t stay, but returned soon after to undergo a battery of tests. “There were no blockages or anything, just high blood pressure. But it was enough to scare me into wanting to take better care of my heart, something I had never wor-ried about too much.”

Growing up near Norris, Miller had always been fair-

ly active. He especially loved mountain biking. But adult life imposed time restraints, and he found that he didn’t have the spare time for two-hour-minimum bike trips.

“I decided I should try running again as I could get more exercise in a shorter time. I say ‘again’ as I had tried running numerous times when I was younger. Running to me was some-thing you did on roads or sidewalks or whatever. Ev-ery time I tried it I hated it.

“At this time I was living in the town of Norris within walking distance of some great trails, and it suddenly

hit me – I could go running in the woods! It was a life-changing revelation!”

The hilly terrain made it diffi cult at fi rst. “But with my heart scare, I was de-termined to make it work. Plus, I just really love being in the woods. I found that after about four attempts at running my body was get-ting used to the idea. With-in about two months I was getting quite profi cient at it. I then realized that I was no longer having any knee pain!”

And his blood pressure dropped accordingly.

Miller, who also plays per-cussion for Clarence Brown Theatre productions, sings the praises of trail running. “The ground is softer than pavement so you don’t get all that jarring shock on your joints and entire body. Also, the unevenness of the run-ning surface seems to work more muscles, giving a su-perior all-around strength-ening of the legs and knees. I have had a number of twist-ed ankles due to this but those are very minor and go away quickly.

“The bottom line for me is that I no longer have knee pain. Ever! Except when I go a few weeks without running, then it can creep back up.”

He also enjoys hiking and running in the Great Smoky Mountains National park and other scenic venues. And he’s careful to point out that the story of his “cure” is “very much just opinions and personal experience with no actual medical ex-perience to back it up.

“But very real for me.”

Saving the land From page A-1

HEALTH NOTES ■ Healthy Living Expo, 9 a.m.-3

p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 and 9 a.m.-4

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, Knoxville

Convention Center, 701 Henley

St. Seniors 55+ will receive free

admission on Friday. Features:

exhibits, cooking demos,

speakers, entertainment and

more. Info/schedule: TheHeal-

thyLivingExpo.com.

Young-Williams says ‘Happy Neuter Year’

Young-Williams Ani-mal Center is encouraging everyone to make a New Year’s resolution to neuter their male dog or cat dur-ing the “Happy Neuter Year” campaign. The campaign will provide $20 neutering surgeries for male dogs and cats during the month of January.

Pet parents who wish to take advantage of this offer must mention the “Happy Neuter Year” campaign when they schedule their appointment. Info/appoint-ment: young-williams.org or 215-6677.

■ Peninsula Lighthouse

Group of Families Anony-

mous meetings, 6:15-7:15

p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dow-

ell Springs Blvd. Newcomers

welcome; no dues/fees; no

sign-up; fi rst names only.

Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or

PeninsulaFA2@aol.com.

■ Free Medical Clinic, 10 a.m.-2

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, City

View Baptist Church, 2311

Fine Ave. Info: 522-2364.

■ PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson

support group meeting,

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday,

Jan. 19, Kern UMC, 451 E.

Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge.

Speaker: Angie Tillman from

Blount Memorial Hospital.

Tillman is a Registered Dieti-

tian and Diabetic Instructor

with Weight Management.

Info: pkhopeisalive.org or

Karen Sampsell, 482-4867.

■ The Taoist Tai Chi Society of

the USA will off er beginner

classes 9-10:30 a.m. Mondays

beginning Jan. 25, Deane

Hill Recreation Center, 7400

Deane Hill Drive. Info on

this and other Taoist Tai Chi

classes: 482-7761, 546-9222 or

taoist.org.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Sup-

port Group meeting, 5-6:30

p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, UT Hos-

pice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland

Ave. A light supper is served.

Info/reservation: Brenda

Fletcher, 544-6277.

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servative, even pro-charter, school board members.

New broom sweeps clean: Incumbent County Commissioner Jeff Ownby might be swept away by stiff competition from well-known Republicans and Webb School grads Hugh Nystrom and Janet Tester-man. The District 4 race will be the hardest fought and most expensive.

And one more thing: It’s ridiculous to make March 1 winners, like un-opposed school board can-didate Tony Norman, wait until Sept. 1 to take offi ce. Other school board candi-dates who capture 50 per-cent plus one on March 1 are effectively elected. They at least should be included in the search for a new schools superintendent.

Here are the matchups:School board (non-par-

tisan) – District 2: Jennifer

Owen vs. Grant Sandefer; District 3: Tony Norman, unopposed; District 5: Bud-dy Pelot, Susan Horn, Lori Boudreaux; District 8: Mike McMillan, unopposed.

County commission (partisan; general election in August) – District 1: Mi-chael Covington (R), Evelyn Gill (D), Rick Staples (D), Tyrone LaMar Fine (I).

District 2: Michele Car-ringer (R), John Fugate (R), Laura Kildare (D).

District 4: Jeff Ownby (R), Janet Testerman (R), Hugh Nystrom (R), Marleen Kay Davis (D).

District 5: John Schoon-maker (R), Sheri Ridgeway (D).

District 6: Brad Anders (R), John Ashley (R), Donna Lucas (D).

District 8: Dave Wright (R), Donald Wiser (I).

District 9: Carson Dailey (R), James Hamilton (D),

Marvin West

Wendy Smith

The knockout of North-western boosted expecta-tions two more notches and reminded us that Jalen Hurd has the heart of a champion.

One co-star of the Hard-ees coffee club says the fu-ture of Tennessee football is so bright, he’s going to start selling sunglasses.

Another said the outlook is favorable enough that he can put away the crutch, “Just wait until next year.”

This is next year.This is the year the Vol-

unteers do more than talk about defeating Florida, winning the East and com-peting for the Southeastern Conference championship. This is the time to do it.

January’s the time for deciding what excess clutter needs to be pitched, and I’m not talking about the anti-macassar Aunt Zelda gave you for Christmas. I’m talk-ing about Knox County’s March 1 primary elections.

(If you don’t know what an antimacassar is, look it up. If you don’t know who’s running for which offi ce, read on.)

Normally held in May, the local primaries have been moved to March 1 to match the Presidential Primaries in other Southern states (the SEC primary). How will an outpouring of voters for Donald Trump or Ted Cruz impact local races?

Onward Christian Soldiers: The advantage may go to school board candidates Grant Standefer (executive director of Com-passion Coalition) and Su-san Horn (Jason Zachary’s

Outlook depends on NFL lure

Butch Jones, four-mil-lion-dollar-man, has done the brick-by-brick thing, created the culture, re-cruited superior talent and nurtured it through the growing stage. The coach is a splendid motivator. The players, constantly focused, have learned a lot. Butch and his staff are wiser in the ways of the big league. Ex-perience is said to be price-less.

Tennessee now has an al-most fi nished product.

Butch said a few days ago that it actually takes six or seven years to build a winning program in the SEC. That is coach talk, just in case of a calamity. The third year should have been at least one victory better than it was. This fourth year should be outstanding.

How outstanding will depend in part on the lure of the National Football League. If the pro prospects eligible to leave early – Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Cam Sutton and Alvin Kamara – dive in, three other future stars must move up on the depth chart.

Jones has surely

planned for this eventual-ity. It appears SEC coaches may even be using “early out” as a recruiting tool. Come to our place and we’ll get you ready for a big payday after three years instead of four.

With or without the three big names, the Tennessee schedule is no picnic. It nev-er is. The red meat is packed from the last Saturday in September to the third Sat-urday in October. Florida and Alabama come to Ney-land Stadium. The Vols go to Georgia and Texas A&M.

Playing in the SEC means one tough test after another. If you fi nd that intimidat-ing, you do not believe the lofty evaluations of the past

three recruiting classes. The Vols have been among national leaders at gather-ing talent. It appears sales is Butch Jones’ strength.

It is now time for the Vols to be among the national leaders in results. Top 15 in August, until they have demonstrated strength, top 10 in December when they are in a big bowl.

Hurd is good enough at what he does. The defensive line has tremendous poten-tial. Praise be to the depart-ing Kyler Kerbyson but the offensive line should con-tinue to improve.

Joshua Dobbs must re-fi ne downfi eld passing accu-racy. Practice does not make perfect but it helps.

There is a need for depth at linebacker. The second-ary, even with Sutton, is cause for moderate concern. Safeties are gone. New safe-ties are moving up.

The big jump has to come from receivers. They are the under-achievers of recent seasons. Blame them or coaching or pass protection or Dobbs.

Special teams? Wow! Net results are not accidental. This is another Butch Jones strength.

This is not a national championship prediction. This is an acknowledgment that good times have re-turned to Tennessee.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

Primary primer for March 2016

ally and children’s minister at Christ Covenant Church). Jim McIntyre won’t be the issue. He guaranteed that by agreeing Monday to step down in July.

Elections matter. Mc-Intyre acknowledged that the majority of school board members come September will prefer a different direc-tion and a new leader.

Coupling the non-parti-san school board races with the Presidential Primary, which will turn out a huge Republican vote in Knox County, causes a trickle-down effect which will en-hance the majority of con-

Ownby Nystrom Testerman

Tom Pierce (I). Pierce’s in-teresting political agenda, advertised on Facebook, says that those who prac-tice Islam, Judaism or oth-er “foreign religions” will “simply have to get over it.”

Property assessor: Andrew Graybeal, Jim

Weaver and John White-head, all Republicans.

Law director: Bud Armstrong and Nathan Rowell, both Republicans.

Several races will be de-cided by the primary, so don’t skip it. The General Election is Aug. 4.

Davis

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Tony Norman is scarier than

you think. Just the threat of

him joining the school board

eight months out is enough

to send Jim McIntyre packing.

■ The political climate is just

fi ne. School board elections

are the voters’ way of setting

public school policy.

■ What do folks want? A

superintendent appointed by

a board that’s appointed by

the superintendent?

– S. Clark

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The funeral service at Overcoming Believers Church for Zaevion Dobson on Dec. 26 was one of the saddest and most moving I have attended.

He was killed while saving the lives of two young girls in Lonsdale. Local offi cials were represented by Mayor Rogero who spoke, as well as Police Chief Rausch, former Mayor Daniel Brown, former Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, Council member Finbarr Saunders, former Council member Larry Cox and School Superintendent Jim McIntyre, along with former school board chair Sam Anderson and state Rep. Joe Armstrong.

The irony of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ one day and saluting one of his children in death the next day was not lost on attendees. Hopefully, out of this darkness will emerge a new and effective way to eliminate violence in our neighborhoods.

Giving powerful mes-sages were Mark Brown Jr., son of former Vice Mayor Mark Brown, and the Rev. Walter Cross. Had this tragedy occurred in mili-tary combat, Dobson would be an obvious candidate for the Congressional Medal of Honor.

■ Over the Christmas holidays several well-known Knoxvillians who made substantial contri-butions died, but did not receive the special mention they merited in this writer’s view. They included John Bynon, for whom West Hills Park is named, along with prominent business-men Tom Bell and Jim Talley.

Bell and Talley in their day were key leaders of the community and the Cham-ber of Commerce. Few issues arose without their participation. They leave a signifi cant legacy of service and civic leadership.

Bynon was a key leader of the West Hills Neighborhood Association. He was a regular attendee at City Council meetings and close friend to Council member Jean Teague. In later years, he moved to Alabama and then Hous-ton where his son lived and where he died two weeks ago. He leaves an interesting article with the East Tennessee Histori-cal Society on his days as a young soldier in Europe in World War II which he had embargoed from public review until his death.

■ The failure of Mayor Rogero to lift a fi nger to help former Vice Mayor

Remembering Zaevion Dobson, John Bynon

Nick Pavlis keep his posi-tion has city hall observers talking in amazement. Pavlis had been there for Rogero on numerous occa-sions such as sponsoring an ordinance raising her salary by $15,000 a year (and her lifetime pension being increased as a con-sequence). He assisted her in pension reform. He of-ten defected criticism of her. He was there for her on any issue of importance.

This signals to Council, the new vice mayor and the public that there is little appreciation, reward or benefi t for being with the mayor. Rogero simply walked away from Pavlis despite four years of him being as loyal to her as Jack Sharp was to me when I was mayor. It is likely that Pavlis, now that he free of the vice mayor offi ce, will chart a different course.

■ The University of Tennessee once again made the national media in a way it may regret. This time it was in the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 23 with a column by Daniel Henninger on the UT diver-sity offi ce urging readers to “ensure your holiday party is not a Christmas party in disguise.”

The columnist tied it to the trend to secularize Christmas in many com-mercial advertisements, especially in major stores along New York’s Madison and Fifth avenues.

UT offi cials need to develop a strategy for this story which continues. The Legislature goes back into session next week on Jan. 12 and just as surely as Tuesday follows Monday this will be a hot topic.

The real issue is to justify is how the $5 million is being spent systemwide and could it achieve the same result for less. What is a typical day in the life of a diversity offi ce employee? What do they do to justify this sort of expenditure?

The University can-not expect Gov. Haslam or the UT Board to stop legislation to restore the Lady Vols name by Rep. Roger Kane or protect the diversity offi ce from budget cuts or further review. They will have to do it on their own.

Happy New Year in 2016.

Betty Bean

After a long series of election beatdowns, Knox County Democrats are at their lowest ebb ever, and Republicans are prepared to administer the coup de grâce in 2016.

Not one single county-wide elected offi ceholder is a Democrat. County Commis-sion is down to two Demo-crats (in the center city fi rst and second districts) and the only Democrat left in the county’s legislative del-egation, Joe Armstrong, is facing trial in federal court.

So why would Cameron Brooks, a young guy with a full-time day job, want to spend 2016 chairing the Knox County Democratic Party?

His answer is simple:Fighting uphill battles is

what he does.“Throughout my life I’ve

felt like an underdog,” said Brooks, who took offi ce in 2015, and spent his rookie year recruiting County Commission candidates – a distinct change from the Democrats’ usual practice of allowing those races to be decided in GOP primaries. He’s also planning a vigor-ous attempt to take back the 13th District House seat that fell to Republicans

Cameron Brooks

Democrats’ rookie chief not raising white fl ag

in 2013, and there will be Democrats on the ballot in six of the seven contested commission districts, leav-ing Republicans to fi ght it out amongst themselves only in the deep red eighth district of East Knox Coun-ty where Dave Wright now serves.

“The fi rst thing I wanted to do was make sure we re-cruited candidates to run in as many open slots as possible. The Republicans have targeted the fi rst and second districts, but we’ve recruited great candidates, and they’re going to have to spread their resources out. I don’t know what the result will be, but they will not sweep us out,” Brooks said.

As a student activist in economic justice issues, he got involved in the for-mation of United Campus Workers (UCW), which is affi liated with the Commu-nications Workers of Amer-ica (CWA). After he got his degree he went to work in

the School of Social Work’s Offi ce of Research and Pub-lic Service, and in 2003, took a job as an organizer with UCW and worked in the Living Wage campaign.

In 2011, he was promoted to a staff position with the national CWA, moved to the D.C. area and hit the road. After a year and a half of exhausting travel, he came back to Knoxville and went back to work for the campus workers for a year or so be-fore taking a job as an agent with Coldwell Bankers Wal-lace & Wallace.

When he looks back, he is most gratifi ed by the “living wage” battle, which worked for salary increases for workers on the bottom of the pay scale.

“We made a lot of progress during my tenure, and wages did go up,” he said. “The big-gest thing was having an or-ganization that could go to Nashville and build relations with the Legislature.”

Brooks had good working relationships with former legislators like Harry Tin-dell and Tim Burchett.

“Tim was like a hero to a lot of UT employees. I’m a Democrat, but can see when someone genuinely does care and does connect

with rank-and-fi le blue col-lar guys.”

And the admiration is mutual.

“I’ve got nothing but re-spect for Cameron,” Bur-chett said. “He worked for those people who were over at UT scrubbing toilets. He’s a stand-up guy, and we were both tilting at similar windmills. As a Republi-can, though, Cameron is the kind of guy I hope is not suc-cessful.”

Brooks says it will be bet-ter for everybody for Demo-crats to grow stronger.

“We need two-party gov-ernment. And it would be great to elect some women – we need more gender di-versity. That is a no brainer. If we can do that in Knox County, government will work even better.”

Sandra Clark

Jake Mabe called Wednes-day to check in and catch up.

2016: Bring it on!

We commiserated about our ailments. I told him about a Wufoo form some-body decided would help our effi ciency. How can you take it seriously if it’s named Wufoo?

Jake recalled the good old days when we worked in a tiny offi ce in Halls with an assortment of friends and characters dropping by to show us oddly-shaped veg-etables or giant pumpkins.

There was Hubert Ma-

jors, who tried to convince me and Betty Bean that his shaggy animal was a rare “sheep-goat.”

Joe Smelser: “Hey, Jake, jump in the truck. Gotta show you this cemetery.” And he’d tear out on two wheels.

Tud Etherton: “Hey, San-dra, my good friend Jerry Cheung is cooking up some-thing special tonight. Bring your camera.” (And after dinner at the Mandarin House, Jerry might come out to play “Rocky Top” on his urhu.)

Jesse Butcher: “Hey, I’m taking these gourd seed over to Mynatt’s (Hard-ware). Giving them away. Let people know. Hollow out the gourds to make houses for purple martins, and those martins will keep

your place mosquito-free.”Lula Mae Winegar:

“Hey, I found this bat at my house.” She dragged a pet carrier into our offi ce.

“Hey, get that thing out of here,” I said. “I don’t like bats.”

Jake leapt up and dragged the crate outside. Our of-fi ce was in a log cabin with a front porch. Lula wanted us to photograph the bat (or maybe she just wanted it gone from her place), so she opened the crate.

The little bat fl ew out and immediately attached itself upside down under our red paper box. While I climbed the gutter downspout, Lula tried to coax the bat into fl ight so Jake could snap a picture. The bat literally disappeared, probably un-der the porch.

“Jake,” I said. “Those folks have one thing in com-mon. They’re all (except Jerry) dead.”

Pour another round, bar-tender.

The Halls Shopper was Facebook before Facebook. We created community by sharing information. Now folks just post their sheep-goats and ballerina squash directly online. And that’s OK. We never owned the information, Jake, just the mechanisms for sharing it.

Imagine a couple of dusty monks discussing that new-fangled printing press back in the day. “Why, Brother Anthony, you’ll have folks writing whatever comes into their heads and claim-ing it’s straight from God. Woe, woe.”

Ha! 2016 will bring more change to our business. I, for one, am past ready. Here comes Gannett, a company that actually makes money in the information business. Bring it on!

McIntyre

Jim McIntyre: Not a good fi tBy Sandra Clark

Jim McIntyre made a wise choice to leave Knox County Schools. I’m just sorry that he’s asking for a year’s pay as a buyout.

And why the battle over a four-year contract just two months ago?

Fact is, one doesn’t walk away from a job he loves be-cause his enemies don’t like him. He walks away when his friends stop liking him.

I think the 12 white guys

that we used to joke ran K n o x v i l l e have been dow nsized through the r e c e s s i o n to the 7.5 white guys.

B e t t e r late than

never, I suppose, but if the white guys (if you’re not certain who they are, re-view Tracie Sanger’s donor

list) had been paying atten-tion, they would have seen this “dysfunctional political climate” brewing for some time.

When 300 teachers wear red shirts to the school board, many in tears, they represent probably 3,000 teachers who are upset. When veteran teachers quit in droves, you’ve got a problem. And when princi-pals are churned through schools without even a

chance to say good-bye, mo-rale has tanked.

That’s Jim McIntyre’s legacy with Knox County Schools.

We cannot run a modern school system on stress and fear; when teachers feel like the evaluation system is a “gotcha.”

On at least one occasion, he demoted a principal by saying, “You’re a nice guy, but you’re not a good fi t.”

So on behalf of my friends who are educators, let me say, “Good-bye, Jim. You’re just not a good fi t.”

A-6 • JANUARY 6, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

SENIOR NOTES ■ Corryton Senior

Center:

9331 Davis Drive688-5882knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-Friday

Off erings include:

exercise classes; card

games; billiards; Senior

Meals program, 11 a.m.

each Friday. Knox County

Veterans Services, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 12.

Register for: Super

Seniors meeting, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 12; entertain-

ment by Sarah Dockery.

Clear Caption Phones for

Seniors presentation: “En-

semble” landline telephone

for seniors with hearing

loss, noon Tuesday, Jan. 12.

■ Halls Senior Center:

4405 Crippen Road922-0416knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-Friday

Off erings include: card

games; exercise classes;

dance classes; craft classes;

Tai Chi; movie matinee each

Tuesday; Senior Meals pro-

gram, noon each Wednes-

day. Support Series with

Smoky Mountain Hospice:

“We Survived the Holidays

... What Now?” noon Mon-

day, Jan. 11.

Register for: Free

class: Painting Party, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 7. IPad/iPhone

beginners class, 10 a.m.-noon

Thursday-Friday, Jan. 7-8; $25;

register by Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Potluck: soup and sand-

wiches, noon Tuesday, Jan. 12;

entertainment by Cameron

Sutton. Pinterest/Instagram/

Twitter classes, 10 a.m.-noon

Friday, Jan. 15; $15; register by

Wednesday, Jan. 13.

■ CAC Offi ce on Aging

2247 Western Ave.524-2786knoxooa@knoxseniors.org

■ Knox County Senior

Services

City County Building400 Main St., Suite 615215-4044 Monday-Friday8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Dot Cowan

Shannondale Assisted Living Center hosted a resident appreciation cel-ebration sponsored by the therapy department. It was enjoyed by residents, family members and staff.

Several activities were lined up for all attendees included: Corn hole toss, dart tournament and cookie decorating class.

Everybody also enjoyed roaming the halls to check out door entrance decora-tions and a display of the coloring page contest.

Winners of several contest categories are noted here:

Corn hole toss:First place: Nola Killion2nd place: Euvena Suggs3rd place: Christine

Woodard

Coloring page contest: 1st place: Emily Jones2nd place: Jean Holloway3rd place: Myra Payne

Decorate Room Entrance1st place: Evelyn Paulsen2nd place: Myra Payne3rd place: Mary Mont-

gomery

Dart Tournament1st place: Wanda Lippert2nd place:Dot Cowan3rd place:Emily Jones

“It was a successful event and we our grateful to all those who participated and those who generously do-nated prizes,” said Ling.

“We are also grateful for Santa (Tim) who visited us even in his busiest time of the year.”

Shannondale’s Assisted

Living Cen-ter offers “ a r o u n d the clock” p e r s o n a l assistance by licensed nurses and nursing as-s i s t a n t s . And when

residents need it, there is access to Shannondale Health Care Center.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are prepared on-site and served restaurant style.

While residents enjoy a private room with bath, there are also community spaces such as the recre-ation/activities room, a beauty shop and barber shop, a sunroom/living room, nursing services and emergency care.

Shannondale ALC resident appreciation celebration

Nola Killion, fi rst place winner, corn hole

toss, pictured with her daughter

Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Jean Holloway

at decorating cookie class w/Lauren, PEP

tech and Clay, OT, rehab director.

Emily Jones, fi rst place, coloring page

contest; third place, dart tournament;

pictured with Clay, OT, rehab director.

Myra Payne, third place color-

ing page contest and second

place decorated door.

Skip Paulsen, fi rst place, deco-

rated door entrance contest

Euvena Suggs , 2nd placer,

corn hole toss w/ Paige,OT

Kayla Webb, RN, w/ Mary

Montgomery during dart

tournament

Wanda Lippert, fi rst place, dart tourna-

ment; with Ling, PT.Mary Montgomery, third place, decorat-

ed door entrance contest.

Jean Holloway, second place, coloring

page contest.

Make a Diff erence in a Child’s Life

Be a Foster ParentThe state Department

of Children’s Services is in need of foster parents for children/youth of all ages.

There is a special need for sibling groups, school-age children and teens.

Classes are free and a new class begins monthly in Knox County.

Upcoming PATH train-ing dates are Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 6 p.m.; Thursday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. or Saturday, March 5, at 9 a.m.

All sessions will be held at the DCS offi ce at 2600 Western Ave., Knoxville.

For more informa-tion contact Jennifer at 865-329-8879 or jennifer.stamper@ tn.gov.

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • JANUARY 6, 2016 • A-7 faith

In the Christian cal-endar, Jan. 6 is Epipha-ny, the day in which the church celebrates the visit of the wise men.

Tradition even gives us names for them: Caspar, which means “Master of Treasure,” Melchior, which means “King,” and Balthasar, which means “Protect the King.”

The visit of these for-eigners has more mean-ing than simply their own adoration of the Christ Child, however. There were cosmic implications.

The Magi (from the Greek, meaning sages) were Persian astrologers, professional star-watch-ers. So naturally they took notice when a particularly bright star appeared, a star they had not seen be-fore. They were curious – naturally – and intrigued.

Modern astronomers have opined that what the Magi saw could have been a super-nova, an exploding star (which, in my opinion, is amaz-ing enough to count as a miracle).

Three kings

CrossCurrents

LynnPitts

Thinking about all of this, however, brings me to a smaller, more per-sonal miracle.

The God who fl ung the stars into the heavens, who created all the worlds that are, who keeps the whole universe spinning, who may have created other universes that we don’t even know about, sent a part of God’s own self to live among us as a baby and as a savior for all humankind!

God became one of us, in order to save each of us from our rebellion and our disobedience.

The fi rst verse of Scrip-ture I ever memorized was John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world….” The whole world: kings, cam-el, and a Babe.

In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”

(Matthew 2: 2 NRSV)

It is a privilege to join Shopper News in writ-ing about faith, church and ministry happenings in our community. It is a new year, and just as I am opening a new chapter so is Beaver Dam Baptist Church with its newly ren-ovated sanctuary.

A renovation commit-tee chaired by Travis Ed-mondson worked diligent-ly to create a fresh place for the church to worship. The project, which began in June, is now nearing completion.

This new worship space

The newly renovated sanctuary at Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Halls.

Beaver Dam renovates sanctuaryZach

Wishart

seats over 900 with a stage that has removable walls designed by church member Jerry Worsham, enabling the church to have more space for events such as va-cation bible school.

By God’s grace, the church has been able to complete renovations with-out incurring any debt. The

words wrapped continu-ously around the outside hall of the sanctuary show-case what Beaver Dam is all about, “Proclaiming God’s Word to Make and Mature Believers.”

A new welcome area features a global map and Matthew 28:19-20 – the great commission. This is a church that will continue fulfi lling God’s call in the book of Matthew to make disciples of all nations throughout the New Year.

They do this by their min-istries and missions, both local and abroad, such as

Love Local which provides food, mentoring and basic needs to over 100 families in the community. Other ministries include Food for Friends that provides food for elementary students during the summer.

With a new sanctuary and these continued minis-tries it is su re to be a great year for Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Zach Wishart is a busy young man. A

2012 graduate of Halls High and a stu-

dent at Liberty University, he is also min-

ister to students and children at Lincoln

Park Baptist Church, special education

TA at Halls Middle, tennis coach at Carter

High and a licensed Realtor. We’re proud

to add Zach to the Shopper’s news team.

FAITH NOTES

Community services

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian,

4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the

Halls Welfare Ministry food

pantry 6-8 p.m. each second

Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each

fourth Saturday.

■ Dante Church of God, 410

Dante School Road, will

distribute Boxes Of Blessings

(food) 9-11 a.m. (or until boxes

are gone) Saturday, Jan. 9.

Info: 689-4829.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church,

6125 Lacy Road, off ers Chil-

dren’s Clothes Closet and Food

Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third

Saturday. Free to those in the

37912/37849 ZIP code area.

Classes/meetings ■ Church Women United of

Knoxville-Knox County

meeting, 10 a.m. Friday, Jan.

8, Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, 124

S. Cruz St. Info: 546-0 651.

■ First Comforter Church,

5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts

MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Ser-

vice) noon each Friday. Info:

Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory

Road, hosts Recovery at Pow-

ell at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The

program embraces people

who struggle with addiction,

compulsive behaviors, loss

and life challenges. Info:

recoveryatpowell.com or

info@powellchurch.com.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak

Ridge Highway, hosts Morn-

ing Breakfast and Afternoon

Hang Out for youth each

Tuesday. Breakfast and Bible

study, 7:20 a.m.; Hang Out

Time, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 690-

1060 or beaverridgeumc.org.

Dr. McNeal

‘Here till God says go’Protestors are disrupting

services at Mount Ol-ive Baptist Church in East Knox-ville follow-ing a 86-5 vote to ter-minate the pastor.

He re-fused to leave and contin-ues to preach there while protestors stand with their backs to the pulpit.

Bill Dockery visited the church twice and talked

with several members. A full story is in the North/East zone of this week’s Shopper News.

The Rev. Dr. Valentino McNeal has been the senior pastor of Mount Olive Bap-tist Church-East since Au-gust 2011, when the historic black congregation at Dan-dridge Avenue and Summit Hill Drive called him as its minister.

He’s a native of Green-ville, Mississippi, and be-came a lay minister at 21. He was ordained in Greenbelt, Maryland, and was a chap-

lain in the U.S. Air Force for nine years, capping a 28-year career in the military.

For McNeal, his position at Mount Olive is a prophet-ic mission.

“God has called me to be his prophet here,” he said in an interview. “I will stay till God says go. I’m here to bring some people out of the darkness.”

McNeal sees the work at Mount Olive as a part of God’s larger plan.

“It’s not my vision for the church. The Lord sent me to Mount Olive to en-act his vision – not church business but kingdom-building that the world might be saved.”

His goal, he said, is “for each individual to be com-mitted to be a disciple, to make every member of Mount Olive a disciple.”

McNeal was critical of the Knoxville Police De-partment for being negli-gent for allowing the pro-testers to violate the First Amendment rights of the rest of the congregation. He said he and other church offi cials have talked with KPD chief David Rausch and that he intends to talk

with Mayor Madeline Rog-ero about the problems.

“This is not a civil rights thing,” he said. “If this was happening at First Baptist Main Street, it would have been halted a long time ago.”

McNeal said that some of the protesters are “allowing

the devil to use them” and that he hopes to “help them be restored to Christ.

“My sorrow is for the peo-ple are doing the protesting. They are in a dark place. If they can apologize to the church, we will welcome them back with open arms.”

Children all over Knox County were sweating over the holiday break, and it wasn’t just from the unsea-sonably warm weather.

Cabin fever lured many families out around town to partake in exhibits, day camps, art activities and playground fun during stu-dents’ last days of winter vacation before returning to school.

The Muse Knoxville held several Winter Wonderlabs that featured crafts, 3D de-sign and printing and code writing.

A favorite hot spot was a sensory activity made of boards and thousands of yellow zip ties. Children walked through the ties as if walking through a hallway while the ends of the plastic tickled their skin.

More than half of the children at The Muse were accompanied by an adult family member that seemed to have just as much fun as their younger play pal(s).

Lucinda Alexander, grandmother to Everett and Edith Alexander, spoke very highly of The Muse’s Grandparent Pass, which allows a grandparent to pay one time and bring all of their grandchildren as of-ten as they’d like.

A special presentation also took place at The Muse on Dec. 29 when TVA an-nounced a presenting spon-sorship of this year’s third annual Robotics Revolu-tion: A STEM Awareness Event, to be held Aug. 6 at the Jacob Building in Chil-howee Park.

TVA will donate $10,000

Homeschooled sisters Ana and Ava Berkheimer release some

energy on the playground outside The Muse. Ana favors the

space ship exhibit and Ava likes the art projects.

Chris McDonald and his

niece, preschooler Adelyn

Smith, dig for dinosaurs.

Rains Emery and her big sis-

ter, Mary Mac, a fi rst grader at

Sequoyah Elementary School,

walk through a sensory ac-

tivity made from thousands

of yellow zip ties. Mary Mac

seemed to enjoy the experi-

ence more than Rains.

Juliet Gladson plays building assistant to her son, four-year-old

Lemuel, as he concentrates on a block activity

Cabin fever easers

Sara Barrett

to the event, hosted by The Muse.

“Robotics Revolution has hosted almost 3,000 at-tendees in the previous two years,” says Ellie Kittrell, ex-ecutive director of The Muse.

“State-of-the-art corpo-rations always benefi t from a well-educated workforce and TVA’s investment in Robotics Revolution dem-onstrates how events like this are meeting this need in our community.” Info: themuseknoxville.org.

The Knoxville Museum of Art’s East Tennessee Re-gional Student Art Exhibi-tion is on display through Jan. 10, and several stu-dents and their families stopped by for a peek.

Cain, Libba and Louise Gray Leonard were visit-ing their grandparents but came by KMA for a scaven-ger hunt. Their mom print-ed a list of items to look for in the exhibits, and the children marked them off as they went along.

KMA will host its Winter Family Fun Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. There will be artist dem-onstrations, live entertain-ment and lots of art activi-ties for kids.

The kids will most likely need another break from school by that time. Info: knoxart.org

Siblings Libba, Cain and

Louise Gray Leonard dis-

cuss “Snaggles and the

Great Battle” by student

artist Zachary Hicks.

A-8 • JANUARY 6, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper newskidsSchool social worker

Cathy Bolton was recently recognized by the Tennes-

see Asso-ciation of School So-cial Work-ers for her work with s t u d e n t s and fami-lies. The award is a s t a t e w i d e

recognition. Bolton has been a fam-

ily engagement facilitator since 1997 and can been seen around Fountain City Elementary, Sterchi El-ementary, Adrian Burnett Elementary and at Gresham Middle School working with their HABIT dog.

The TASSW has recog-nized deserving candidates since 1996, all of whom have been nominated by fellow association members. Crite-ria for nomination includes certifi cation as a licensed school social worker, at least three years employment as a social worker in a Tennes-see school, representative of professional ethics in social work and making important achievements in the prac-tice of social work.

Bolton

Bolton honored as Social Worker of Year

SCHOOL NOTES ■ Webb School of Knoxville,

9800 Webb School Lane,

will host an admissions

open house 9 a.m. Thurs-

day, Jan. 14, in the school’s

central building. Interested

parents are invited. Info/RSVP:

Christy Widener, 291-3830 or

webbschool.org/openhouses.

business News from the Rotary Guy

By Tom KingDid you know that Ro-

tary Inter-n a t i o n a l and the Boy Scouts of America have a long and sto-ried his-tory? They are two of the oldest

organizations in the Unit-ed States – Rotary was founded in 1905 and fi ve years later the Boy Scouts began in the U.S.

Recently, mem-bers of the Rotary Club of Farragut heard this story from David Williams, the Scout Executive of the Great Smoky Mountains Council. Williams is a member of the Rotary Club of Knoxville. In his role he leads Scouting in a 21-county East Tennes-see area with 10,300 Scouts and their adult leaders.

Williams explained the link:

“Paul Harris was the

founder of Rotary and James E. West, the fi rst chief scout executive, were good friends in Chicago,” he said. “They traveled the country together establish-ing Boy Scout councils. And our relationship continues to be strong today. Because of the support of Rotarians, countless young men and women across the nation are able to enjoy the ben-efi ts of Scouting.”

In 1918, Rotary was the fi rst service club

to adopt Scouting. Today, Rotarians re-main among the fore-most sponsors. Rota-

ry clubs in the United States charter over 1,400

Scouting units (Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout Troops and Venturing crews) serv-ing about 45,000 Scouts.

And then there is the In-ternational Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians, one of more than 50 Rotary Fel-lowship Groups established to bring together Rotarians with similar interests from around the world. This fel-

Rotary and Scouts

Tom King

lowship is made up of Ro-tarians, Rotarian spouses, Interact and Rotaract members.

Williams, who is an Eagle Scout, is an Army veteran, a graduate of the University of Memphis and has worked for 18 years for the BSA.

He says the relation-ship is strong because, “We share strong codes of behavior that defi ne and shape who we are. Rotary has the Four Way Test and those are the same types of principles at work in our Scout Oath and Scout Law

January Council on Aging Meeting: “Dealing with Sentimen-tal Clutter – Feel the Freedom” will be held on January 14th at 2:30 p.m. at the O’Connor Center. The meeting will feature Mary Pankiewicz, Certi-fi ed Professional Organizer, she will talk about what clutter to let go of and what to save. She will discuss such items as gifts, greeting cards, family heirlooms and more.

Declutter: Feel the freedom

Pankiewicz

BIZ NOTES ■ Steven M. Goodpaster, of Woodford &

Associates, has been awarded the Appraisal

Institute’s MAI membership designation, which

is held by appraisers who are experienced in

the valuation and evaluation of commercial,

industrial, residential and other types of prop-

erties, and who advise clients on real estate

investment decisions. A Powell resident, he is

president of the Broadacres Homeowners As-

sociation. Info: 865-686-3300

■ Dr. Robert E. Malka, a neurologist and

neuro-hospitalist, has joined Tennova

Healthcare at Physicians Regional Medical

Center. Dr. Malka off ers critical inpatient care

for individuals admitted to the hospital for

stroke, aneurysm, head trauma, brain and

spine tumors, and other neurologic condi-

tions. He will coordinate care and treatment

for neurologic patients from admission

through discharge from the hospital.

Goodpaster Dr. Malka

Thanks for your serviceDavid Hutchins is thanked by KCDC chair Dan Murphy for

Hutchins’ 15 years of leadership at KDCD. His fi nal meeting was

in December. Hutchins began his tenure during the HOPE VI

revitalization project in Mechanicsville in 2001 and continued

through the ongoing Five Points revitalization in East Knoxville.

Scout Executive David Williams, Farragut Rotarians Andy Lut-

trell and Chris Thomas, and John Tipton, the new Toqua Scout

Executive.

to this day. Rotary has been a part of scouting since the beginning.”

Prior to his presentation, Williams introduced John Tipton, the new Toqua Dis-trict Executive. His district includes West Knoxville and Loudon County. Tipton now has been welcomed as a new member of the Farra-gut club, again strengthen-ing the ties between Rotary and Scouting.Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a

Rotarian for 27 years and past president

of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be

reached at tking535@gmail.com

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twin sister in a Japanese forest and fi nds herself surround-

ed by paranormal forces in “The Forest,” opening Friday

in local theaters. Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken, Stephanie

Vogt and Yukiyoshi Ozawa star for director Jason Zada.

The horror fi lm is rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic con-

tent and images.

By Betsy Pickle“The Revenant” may be

one of the toughest movies you’ll ever love.

A grueling experience for the characters, the ac-tors and the audience, “The Revenant” is a visceral jour-ney through physical pain and mental anguish, but it is worth it on oh so many levels.

Its story of survival alone raises it above even the best human-vs.-nature tales that come to mind, and yes, that includes “127 Hours.” Mountains, rivers, freezing temperatures and – most memorably – bears besiege the protagonist beyond what mere mortals are ex-pected to endure.

Some would mark that off to the revenge that drives Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, but that would be dismissing the person Glass is – as cre-ated indelibly by DiCaprio. Many might feel the burn-ing anger that Glass expe-riences, but unless they are as full of love for family, re-spect for nature and honor for the righteous, they could not begin to follow his trail.

Glass is a scout in the western wilderness of the 1820s. Leading a party of trappers organized by Capt. Andrew Henry (Domhnall Gleeson), he aims to keep the scruffy group safe from Native Americans who want their pelts and their scalps. He has with him his teenage son, Hawk (Forrest Good-luck), whose protection is his top priority.

After a Ree attack leaves more than half the trap-pers dead, Glass hustles them deeper into the woods on a route toward a frontier fort. Reconnoi-tering early one morning, Glass is surprised by a grizzly bear that thinks he means to harm her cubs. The bear violently mauls him, and when the trap-

By Carol ShaneSometimes it’s good to

be reminded that in a world where negativity seems to nab the front page more of-ten than not, good things also tend to grow and fl ourish.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Com-mission’s Gallery of Arts Tribute is an example. It’s grown so much that it needs a new home. On Jan. 8, in partnership with the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and in celebration of 2016’s very fi rst First Fri-day, it will be the featured exhibition at the Empori-um Building in downtown Knoxville.

According to the ACA’s deputy director Suzanne Cada, the exhibition, which honors the life and legacy of the slain civil rights lead-er, has traditionally been housed at the Beck Cultural Center, and has featured only one or two artists. “This year they wanted to open it up,” Cada says. “It’s a juried show for multiple artists.”

In the spirit of making the entry process even more egalitarian, there’s no entry fee.

According to the ACA website, “The exhibition seeks to feature: 1) works by African and African-Ameri-can artists living within 50 miles of Knoxville; and/or 2) works that pertain to the themes of unity, commu-nity, love, reconciliation, so-cial justice and civil rights by any artist living within

50 miles of Knoxville.”“When I put the call out,”

says Cada, “we had a lot of people respond that they’re making something espe-cially for this exhibition.” The selected works, judged by a panel of three, will be displayed in the Emporium’s atrium and upstairs gallery.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Com-mission’s purpose, according to its website, is “to reaffi rm and refl ect upon the Ameri-can ideals of freedom, jus-tice and peace. To that end, we pledge to work inclusively with community partners to: lift and live principles of non-violence, equality and love; tell the stories of the struggles; and provide edu-cation and leadership train-ing for adults and youth.”

The exhibition kicks off with an opening reception as part of January’s First Friday. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be available.

“They’re hoping this will grow,” says Cada of the an-nual art show. “There’s al-ready been a big response.”

The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Com-mission’s Gallery of Arts Tribute opening reception is 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. The show will run through Friday, Jan. 29. The Emporium will be closed on Jan. 18 in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. na-tional holiday. Info: knoxal-liance.com or 523-7543. For info about the Commission, visit mlkknoxville.com

Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) refuses to let harsh weather and terrain deter him from revenge in

“The Revenant.”

Alan Jones’ painting, “Altar Ego.” Works by Jones and other lo-

cal artists will be on view at the Emporium Center through the

month of January. Photo submitted

‘The Revenant’

An artistic tribute to MLK

pers find him they expect him to succumb quickly to his injuries.

The fact that he doesn’t sets up a dilemma for Henry and brings out some of the best and worst of human na-ture from the others.

Directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu from a script by Inarritu and Mark L. Smith, “The Revenant” was inspired by real-life events as well as a novel by Michael Punke. A version of the sto-ry was previously told in the 1971 fi lm “Man in the Wil-derness.” The brutal por-trayal of frontier life comes from a 20th/21st-century sensibility, but the story benefi ts from that realism.

It’s a tough existence with strong emotions driv-ing whites, Native Ameri-cans and French traders alike.

Hand-in-hand with the violence is a magical real-ism that surfaces in Glass’s dreams/memories of the past with his Pawnee wife (Grace Dove) and young Hawk (Isaiah Tootoosis), as well as the compassion shown by Henry and young Jim Bridger (Will Poulter). Family is a touchstone for many, and Inarritu never lets the darkness completely overshadow the light.

As much as “The Reve-nant” is a riveting adventure

tale, it also turns out to be a stunning acting showcase. DiCaprio fi nally fi nds a role that erases all vestiges of his pretty-boy, urbane persona. Covered in blood, furs and facial hair and communicat-ing primarily with his eyes and grunts, he commands the screen more than he has ever done before, yet because it is all in service to the character there’s never any sign of “acting” to it.

Tom Hardy, as the vil-lainous Fitzgerald, is as talkative as his “Mad Max: Fury Road” character was

reticent, and his contribu-tion is outstanding. Glee-son, Poulter and Goodluck are superb as well.

Cinematographer Em-manuel Lubezki turns the gorgeous and unforgiving terrain into another charac-ter, and Inarritu brings it all together with heart and in-sight. “The Revenant” is one you’ll want to come back to again and again.

Rated R for strong fron-tier combat and violence including gory images, a sexual assault, language and brief nudity.

‘Conversations and Cocktails’ aheadThe Humanities Center

at UT has announced the lineup for its annual “Con-versations and Cocktails” series, which will begin 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.

Offered in collaboration with the Grill at Highlands Row, the series provides the community an oppor-tunity to interact with guest scholars as they discuss his-tory while enjoying special dinner and appetizer selec-tions.

All discussions are free. Dinner reservations are re-quired and seating is lim-ited. A reservation can be made by calling the Grill at Highlands Row at 865-851-7722.

The fi rst discussion will feature UT s c h o l a r C h a r l e s M a l a n d , J. Doug-las Bruce P r o f e s s o r of English and Cinema Studies.

The talk is titled “‘That’s What You Think:’ James Agee as Mov-ie Reviewer” and will ex-plore how Agee responded to some of the famous fi lms of his era.

Agee, a Knoxville native, was a Pulitzer Prize-win-ning novelist who was fi rst known for his movie re-views for Time and The Na-

tion published in the 1940s.Maland recently com-

pleted the editing process of “Complete Film Criticism: Reviews, Essays, and Man-uscripts” for the UT Press “The Works of James Agee” series. He will provide guests with an overview of Agee’s movie reviewing ca-reer during the event.

Other “Conversations and Cocktails” talks in-clude:

Feb. 2 – Thomas Bur-man, professor of history and Riggsby Director of the Marco Institute: “Ignored Model, Admired Enemy: Is-lam and Christian Europe.”

March 1 – Tore Olsson, assistant professor of his-tory: “How East Tennessee

Transformed the World: TVA’s Global Career after WWII.”

April 5 – Robert Glaze, doctoral student in his-tory: “‘Hardships, perils and vicissitudes:’ The Army of Tennessee in Civil War Memory.”

May 3 – Mary Camp-bell, assistant professor of art history: “The Mormon Church’s Polygamous Suf-fragettes.”

The Humanities Center supports faculty fellows and graduate students whose work explores what it means to be human, our place in the universe, and our obli-gation to extend compas-sion and social justice to one another.

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stroke:LIKE IT NEVER EVEN HAPPENED.No comprehensive stroke and rehabilitation center in our region

does more to reverse stroke’s devastating eff ects than Fort

Sanders Regional Medical

Center. That’s why hospitals

across East Tennessee refer their

most complex stroke patients to

us. And only Fort Sanders Regional is home to the Patricia Neal

Rehabilitation Center, East Tennessee’s elite rehabilitation hospital

for stroke, spinal cord and brain injury patients.

Certifi ed as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Leading the region’s only stroke hospital network

www.covenanthealth.com/strokenetwork

Fort Sanders performs clinical trials and procedures

for stroke not available anywhere else in our region.

When it comes to stroke, time lost is brain lost, so it’s important to understand the

warning signs and how to reduce your risk.

If you or a loved one experience any of these symptoms, call 911.

WARNINGSigns of

Stroke

Sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one

side of the body

Sudden severe headache with no known cause

Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance

or coordination

Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding

Sudden trouble seeingin one or both eyes

Albert Hernandez lost his mother to a

series of strokes. He’s thankful that ad-

vanced medicine and technology like

the tele-stroke robot were available to

give him a better chance of survival.

Gatlinburg man thankful for East Tennessee’s largest stroke network

He heard a voice. Someone was asking questions. As Albert Her-nandez began to regain conscious-ness, he realized the voice was coming from a robot.

It sounds like a scene from a science fi ction movie, but it’s a modern day wonder in use at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Cen-ter today. The tele-stroke robot is advanced technology that helped save a Gatlinburg man’s life.

Hernandez was on the job at Ober Gatlinburg one day last summer, when he noticed that a trash bin needed to be emptied. He began the very common and simple task of moving trash to a cart so it could be wheeled away, when something uncommon hap-pened.

“I started shaking and sweat-ing,” Hernandez recalls, “and I just dumped it.”

Hernandez told his supervisor he “felt funny.” Assuming it was a result of the summer heat, she took him to their administrative

offi ces to let him cool down, rehy-drate and have his blood pressure checked. After about 30 minutes, Hernandez felt much better, and decided to get back to work.

But it happened, again. He was overwhelmed with a strange sensation of dizziness and shak-ing. Hernandez didn’t understand what was happening, but he knew something wasn’t right. With per-mission from his supervisor, he left work so his wife could take him to a clinic.

By the time Hernandez got off the tram to meet his wife, he felt even worse. “I looked at her and I said, ‘I don’t think I’m going to make it,” he says.

Suddenly, what was intended to be a simple visit to a clinic turned into an urgent drive to the emer-gency department at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville. On the way, Hernandez complained that he couldn’t feel his left arm. He turned to his wife, and said, “Honey, I love you.”

The Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional:Delivering immediate and excellent care

When a stroke happens, timely treatment is critical. The Com-prehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional is well above the national average in delivering prompt treatment of live saving medication.

Clot busting drugs are given to stroke patients through a vein to improve blood fl ow and minimize potential disabilities. The amount of time it takes for a patient to be brought into a hospital until the moment medications are intrave-nously administered is referred to as “door to needle time.”

While the average door to nee-dle time is a little more than an hour, the door to needle time at Fort Sanders Regional is 30 min-

utes. That’s half an hour faster than the national average.

It’s just one of the many advan-tages a patient has when treated at a comprehensive stroke center. The stroke center exists to provide the highest level of stroke care for complicated stroke cases.

“It really exists to provide that next level up from what you can get at your local community hos-pital,” Dr. Moore, medical director of Fort Sanders Regional stroke program says. “Strokes can often be treated at those hospitals, but fi nding out why the stroke oc-curred to prevent it from happen-ing again sometimes takes some-one who’s done a lot more work in treating stroke.”

Moore says fi nding out the“why” takes some digging into apatient’s background, and some-times it’s not as obvious as themain risk factors.

“Stroke centers tend to be betterand faster at treating stroke just be-cause we see it all the time,” Mooresays. “We have doctors who can goup into the brain and pull a clot out,and that’s a really specialized niche.Most hospitals don’t have access tosomeone who can do that.”

The Comprehensive StrokeCenter at Fort Sanders Regionalsees patients from throughoutEast Tennessee, and even fromKentucky. To learn more, visit fsregional.com/stroke, or call865-541-1111.

Hernandez lost consciousness. Kelly Hernandez tried to keep her composure as she raced her hus-band to the hospital.

“I’ve never seen him unrespon-sive,” she says. “Just seeing him lie there, that was hard.”

Hernandez learned in the emergency department that he had suffered a stroke, and a team was already in place to help him.

“They had a robot there next to my bed, and there was some per-son in there asking me questions,” Hernandez says. Stroke medicine was administered, and Hernandez heard the voice in the robot say, “Bring him to Fort Sanders, im-mediately.”

Hernandez was experiencing

the benefi ts of the tele-stroke robot network, which allowed a neurologist from Fort Sand-ers Regional to virtually be in the same room as Hernandez at LeConte Medical Center in Se-vierville via a video monitor. The robot offers quick and early con-sultation that can make a critical difference in a patient’s chances of surviving a stroke with mini-mal effects.

“The next thing I knew I was being taken to Fort Sanders,” Her-nandez says.

Because of the tele-stroke ro-bot network, medical staff at Fort Sanders Regional were completely up to speed on Hernandez’ case. They were in place, and ready to

care for him the very moment theambulance arrived.

In the event of a stroke, min-utes matter. Brain cells can diequickly, and that can easily lead topermanent brain damage.

“They were all there, wait-ing for me, working there, askingme questions,” Hernandez says.“There was always somebodythere talking to me. They neverleft me alone.”

While his wife waited for re-ports on his progress throughoutthe process, she was comfortedby comments she overheard in thelobby. People around her were say-ing Fort Sanders Regional is thebest hospital for stroke patients.

Not only did he meet addi-tional neurologists specializing instroke, but he also met someonefrom Patricia Neal RehabilitationCenter, who arranged for treat-ment to help him recover from theeffects of the stroke.

“Fort Sanders, Patricia Neal – Iwas surprised at how quickly theyhelped me come back,” Hernandezsays. “Within a week or two I wasalready out of there and back atwork.”

Once in a while, Hernandez stillfeels a few effects of his stroke.But he has a clean bill of healthfrom his doctor, and his heart isstrong. He may never understandwhat caused his stroke, but that’sokay. He’s just glad it’s part of hispast, and that he still has a futureto invest in the people he loves.

“I just want to be here for mywife and kids, and to live for aslong as God lets me stay in theworld,” Hernandez says. “I thankFort Sanders and Patricia Neal forhelping me come back to my wifeand my family, and for allowingme to be with them, hopefully formany years to come.”

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SHOE SHOP LONG ARM leather Sew-ing Machines. Manual $200. Elec $400. Call before 7pm (865)368-9828

UTILITY TRAILERSALL SIZES AVAILABLE

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Musical

GIBSON (DOVE) Guitar Cherry Sun-burst. Perf. cond. 1961 est. yr. Moth-er of Pearl Parralleloagram inlay.$3200. (423)442-2944

Sporting Goods

LOWRANCE ELITE 4 Fish Finder, barely used.

$175. (865)659-5162.

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Business for Sale

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exceptional credit & financial history to assume business.

Ideal for bldg contractor wishing to expand their business.

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North

3810 Fairmont Blvd. 37917. 3 BR, 1 BA, 1216 SF, level lot w/fenced in bkyard.

$79,000. Call 865-824-7200 x 203

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Homes Unfurnished

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Homes Unfurnished

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UNFURNISHED HOME - 3613 Montlake Drive, 0BR, House large yard 2 BR, 1BA. 3 miles from UT hospital. 3613 Montlake 748-3033 $950 per month and deposit. (865)748-3033

Condos Unfurnished

AVAIL. IMMED. Emory Rd/Tazewell Pk., 3BR, 2BA, all brick condo, hrdwd& tile flrs.. $1000 mo. (865)599-8179

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Commercial Property /Sale

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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • JANUARY 6, 2016 • B-3

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10

p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, JAN. 7Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch

meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.

Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8Art exhibit by Hanna Harper, 5-9 p.m., Broad-

way Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. All ages welcome. Light refreshments served. Info: Jessica Gregory, 556-8676; BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com; BroadwayStudiosGallery@gmail.com.

Opening reception for “Gallery of Arts Tribute”: a juried exhibition developed to recognize local artists and honor the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 6-8 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Info: 523-7543 or knoxalliance.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 9Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West

Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Faye Wooden, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

The Tennessee Stiffl egs Old-Time String Band, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

SUNDAY, JAN. 10Pen to Podium: SAFTA Reading Series, 3-4 p.m.,

Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Featuring: George David Clark and Jeni Wallace. Info: 215-8750.

MONDAY, JAN. 11Staged reading of “Last Train to Nibroc,” 7:30

p.m., The Square Room, 4 Market Square. Presented by the WordPlayers. Free admission. Info: 539-2490 or wordplayers.org.

TUESDAY, JAN. 12Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting,

8 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Aaron Astor, associate professor of history at Maryville College. Topic: “The Civil War Along Tennes-see’s Cumberland Plateau.” Dinner, 7 p.m. Cost: lecture only, $5; dinner and lecture, $17. RSVP by noon Monday, Jan. 11: 671-9001.

Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

TUESDAYS, JAN. 12-FEB.16“Refl ections, Light and Magic” class, 10 a.m.-1

p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $150/nonmembers $175. Materials list provided. Info/registration: knoxart.org.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m.,

Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clin-ton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, JAN. 14AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30

p.m., AAA Offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Coffee, Donuts & a Movie: “Max,” 10:30 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

Halls Book Club: “The Rocks,” 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Just Add Color: Adult Coloring Club, 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynard-ville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15Steep Canyon Rangers in concert, 8 p.m., Bijou

Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 15-16“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream-

coat,” 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Tennes-see Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: all Ticketmaster

outlets, Tennessee Theatre box offi ce and 800-745-3000.

Monster Jam, 7:30 p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena. Saturday Pit Party, 5 p.m. Info/tickets: tbarena.com; knoxvilletickets.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 16AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30

p.m., AAA Offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

“Fantasia, Live!” presented by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Info/tickets: knoxvillesymphony.com.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Roux du Bayou Cajun Dance Music, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Faye Wooden, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

“What’s For Breakfast” cooking class, 10 a.m., Clinton Physical Therapy Center, 1921 N. Charles G. Seivers Blvd., Clinton. Led by Camille Watson, Holistic Health Coach. Cost: $33/$60 per couple if paid by Jan. 13. Preregistration requested. Info/registration: Kelly Lenz, 457-1649, or Camille Watson, 661-9956.

SATURDAYS, JAN. 16-FEB. 13“Pottery On The Wheel” class for all levels, 10

a.m.-2 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 An-dersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Katie Cottrell. Registration deadline: Jan. 9. Bring lunch. Info/registra-tion: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, JAN. 19Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer,

2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 215-8700.

Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

Tribute Show honoring Dolly Parton’s 70th birth-day, 7 pm., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25. Proceeds will benefi t Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Knox County. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20Greensky Bluegrass in concert, 8 p.m., Bijou

Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m.,

Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clin-ton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

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By Carol ShaneAmong close-knit church

communities, you won’t fi nd a more caring set of folks than those who attend Glen Oak Baptist Church in Old North Knoxville. Many members of the congrega-tion have been coming for 30 years or more, with their children and grandchildren following. The intergenera-tional bond is strong.

But sometimes even that type of bond has its limits when dealing with the phys-ically disabled.

The building nestles into a hill and has two multi-level entrances: the lower one in the back leads into the fellowship hall and the higher, main one in front leads into the sanctuary. Inside the building, the only access to the lower fl oor is by four very narrow, steep, enclosed stairwells, each in a corner of the rectangu-lar building. “All four sets of steps are just the same,” says Rick Cole, a church deacon and member of the building committee.

Even an able-bodied person has to be careful negotiating those stairs. The wheelchair-bound have no chance of getting down them, and they’re a danger to anyone who’s physically challenged or infi rm.

“The stairs have been an issue for the disabled for as long as they have been members, which in several cases is 20 years or longer,” says church member Roger Gilland.

“As for the elderly, we have many who have been there for 30 years or longer and have always expressed

A need for accessibility

Church members Carl Cole, Gayle Witt, Donna Cole and Rita Taylor with her children Stanley (in

wheelchair) and Lisa pose in front of one of the “problem” stairwells. Because the church has

many elderly and infi rm members, the congregation is asking for help in making their building’s

interior more accessible to those with physical limitations. Photos by Carol Shane

Glen Oak Baptist Church members of all ages enjoy their com-

munity and the Wednesday night suppers in their spacious

fellowship hall. Shown in the back row are Jamia Gilland, her

daughters Kaylee, a sixth-grader at Holston Middle School, and

Lexie, a 10th-grader at Fulton High School, Tayler Inman, and

Bryson Rush, a ninth-grader at Karns Middle School. In front

are Evan Hall, who attends fourth grade at Ritta Elementary,

and Jamarius Fishback, a sixth-grader at Whittle Springs Mid-

dle School. Of the Wednesday night gatherings, Gilland says,

“Anybody who wants to join us is welcome.”

concerns about the steps.”The congregants at Glen

Oak Baptist have been taking care of their own for some time now. At their regular Wednesday night fellow-ship hall suppers followed by a service in the sanctuary, members who are unable to take the stairs are helped up the hill outside by younger members – in many cases by the youth of the church. It’s a touching and rare oppor-tunity for intergenerational bonding, and the youth gain perspective and compassion in the process.

When it rains, adult members drive their cars around to the lower en-trance in order to transport people up to the sanctuary entrance. Everything pos-sible is done to help every church member take part

in all desired activities. “We try,” says Jamia Gilland, Roger’s wife. “We try.”

It’s worked for a while, but some older members’ re-cent bouts with illness have made the stairwell problem more prominent and wor-risome. Fortunately, Knox-ville’s Compassion Coalition – a nonprofi t agency which describes itself as “a cata-lyst to help local churches build capacity and vision for community transforma-tion” – got wind of the need for a more accessible way of transitioning between Glen Oak’s upper and lower fl oors. So they’re putting out the call for help.

“I would really appreciate the help for the elderly at the church,” says the Rev. Bob Zavattieri, who has been at Glen Oak Baptist for about 18 months, having previ-ously served Morristown’s Calvue Baptist for seven years.

He, Cole, and the Gil-lands have their hopes up for an elevator, though the expense worries them. “But it is more feasible and safer than a chair lift,” says Zavattieri, “because of the children. You know how children are. You can’t watch them all the time.” A chair lift moving up and down stairs would certainly tempt young daredevils. And it would only be able to accommodate one elderly person at a time.

“I think an elevator would be best-case scenario for our members, but any-thing to help them would be greatly appreciated,” says Roger Gilland.

If you’d like to donate, please call the Compassion Coalition at 251-1591, or visit the website at compas-sioncoalition.org, and spec-ify your gift for Glen Oak Baptist Church’s accessibil-ity program.

Jamia and Roger Gilland stand in one of the four identical stair-

wells which present such a problem in their church building.

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