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South Knox Alliance

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ance covered a lot of ground at its Jan. 20 meeting at Labor Exchange, Betsy Pickle writes. She was there and has details inside, along with a tribute to Mr. Harold G. Woods who died last week.

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By Sandra ClarkThe basement of Tabernacle

Baptist Church was packed with folks eating pizza following the MLK Day Parade in East Knox-ville last week. Church members dished up food and drink for staff

and students from Tennessee School for the Deaf.

“We’re forming a relationship,” said Bev Gibson, director of so-cial services for TSD. “We had six vanloads of marchers in today’s parade, and we’re teaching church

Enjoying the pizza party is 9-month-old Chloe Finley, who was with her

mom, Rebecca Finley, and sister, Kaitlyn McCall.

Church, school bond over pizza

Knoxville’s Community De-velopment Corporation (KCDC) will present the Five Points Mas-ter Plan for the redevelopment of the footprint of Walter P. Taylor Homes and Dr. Lee L. Williams Senior Complex from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at the Wal-ter P. Taylor Boys and Girls Club, 317 McConnell Street.

The Master Plan will detail a phased approach to redevelop-ment of housing and neighborhood infrastructure on the footprint of these housing communities. As with the Hope VI project in Me-chanicsville, the plan will call for a decrease in density of units and a mixture of housing, including multi-family apartments, town-

homes, senior developments and single-family homes.

The city of Knoxville has com-mitted $8 million over 10 years to this project.

KCDC and Johnson Architec-ture have met with city officials to connect with redevelopment projects and review studies on the two major streets bookend-

ing the Five Points redevelop-ment site – the Martin Luther King Jr. Corridor and the Mag-nolia Corridor projects.

Residents and the public will be able to ask questions after Mon-day’s presentation. Kristin Grove is the architecture principal and Five Points Master Plan team leader.

Public comment sought on Five Points plan

DeRoyal jobs are hot ticket

DeRoyal manufactures sur-gical devices, unitized delivery systems, orthopedic supports and bracing, wound care dress-ings and orthopedic implants produced by processes includ-ing injection molding, device assembly, metal fabrication, converting, electronics assem-bly and sterilization services.

Locally, this means jobs – stable jobs.

➤ Read Betty Bean on page 7

JOBSWHERE

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ARE … on the streetsBy Betsy Pickle

When people think of outdoor advertising, they picture roadside billboards they pass on highways. Borderland Bike Billboards breaks through that stationary image and embraces the outdoors by sending bicycle-drawn billboards to the people.

Yes, even in January.“We do it all year round,” says

Rob Roy McGregor, co-owner and rider for Borderland Bike Bill-boards. If someone wants to hire them during chilly weather, they will take to the streets, but gen-erally clients seek their services when pedestrians are around.

“When there’s nobody out, we’re not out,” says McGregor.

The bike-billboard business is one of several entities operating at Borderland, at the corner of Dav-enport Road and Sevier Avenue. Borderland was created about fi ve years ago by retired businessman Bob Riehl and Unitarian minister Jenny Arthur as a social enter-prise that believes helping people succeed is as important a bottom line as fi nancial success.

“He’s created kind of a foun-dation here for people who have

Rob Roy McGregor is ready to spread

the word for a client. Photo by Betsy Pickle

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‘Pedaling’ the word

Bev Gibson, director of social services for TSD; Elder Chris Battle, senior

pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church; and Amy Minolfo discuss the col-

laboration between the school and church. Photos by S. Clark

members to sign.Dr. Steve Farmer, TSD director

of student living, was on hand, as was James Vaughn.

TSD offers both a residential and day program for hearing im-paired individuals ages 3-22 from across the state, Gibson said. The campus is at 2725 Island Home Boulevard in South Knoxville.

Pastor Chris Battle and his wife, Tomma, were everywhere, serving

pizza and making the marchers feel welcomed. “It’s a church out-reach,” said Chris Battle.

TSD offers an individualized and comprehensive educational program, according to the web-site.

“Students are equipped aca-demically, vocationally, physi-cally, emotionally and morally to meet the daily challenges present-ed by society.”

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No tax increaseVictor Ashe got County

Mayor Tim Burchett’s take on taxes, and he also forecasts upcoming political races.

Ashe talks about former state Sen. Bill Owen and the challenge for leadership in the Democratic Party be-tween Owen and former com-missioner Mark Harmon.

➤ Read Victor Ashe on page 4

Hider’s art: beautiful,

but strangeThere’s something mesmer-

izing about artist Kelly Hider’s work. Her sumptuous mixed-media pieces incorporate pho-tographs, gilded paint, sequins, rhinestones and handmade jeweled toys. Cherub-cheeked children are often her subjects.

And yet there’s something disturbing there, too. Some-thing diffi cult to put one’s fi nger on. As the artist herself says, “You’re not sure.”

➤ Read Carol Zinavage on page 6

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A hip fracture is a break in the up-per quarter of the femur (thigh bone). In almost all cases, surgery to repair or replace the hip is required.

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Most hip fractures result from falls. “Falls around the home, often related to tripping over loose rugs, electrical cords, uneven surfaces, steps or things on the floor; stum-bling; or losing balance are the lead-ing cause of these fractures,” said Edkin. “Too, falls might stem from light-headedness, dizziness or faint-ing associated with conditions such as heart rhythm issues or medication side effects.”

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‘Pedaling’ From page 1

Honoring the honorable: Harold G. Woods

When Harold G. Woods passed away early last Mon-day, he left a legacy of prom-ises fulfi lled.

Sylvia and Harold Woods enjoy the San Diego Zoo in June 2013. Photo submitted

The longtime South Knoxville community and labor leader surely had few regrets, if any. He had great relationships with Sylvia, his wife of 52 years, their two sons, Harold and David, his brother, Woody, and the rest of his extended family. He had plaques and awards from numerous organiza-tions, recognizing his years of valuable service.

Wednesday night, dur-ing the celebration of his life at Island Home Baptist Church, the pianist played two beloved, familiar hymns: “It Is Well With My Soul” and “Amazing Grace.” I’m sure both of those held great meaning for him.

challenges and are working toward bettering their lives,” says McGregor, who was born in Detroit and grew up in the Washington, D.C., area. The challenges can range from mental illness, homelessness and fi nancial need to a criminal record.

“People come in, they have a dream and they want to make it happen, and Bob helps them,” McGregor says. “Some folks just have an idea that they want to get off the ground, and Bob helps them put wheels under the idea.”

With Riehl’s support, McGregor has built Bor-derland Bike Billboards into a popular advertising mechanism that operates from downtown to UT to Turkey Creek with a vary-ing number of riders. A UT anthropology graduate, he had worked previously as an archaeologist and in video and web production, and he worked at iPix as photogra-phy network administrator and virtual-tour network administrator.

McGregor has bipolar dis-

order I; he takes medication that stabilizes his emotions.

“I didn’t have depression, and I didn’t have anger,” says the father of four. “It was just jubilance, more like a con-stant, ecstatic, super-manic happy. Bouncing-off-the-walls happy, which can drive people nuts just the same.”

He has been able to chan-nel his energy, his people skills and his passion for the environment into his com-pany. Green thinking is what got him on a bike in the fi rst place. He bicycled to Florida and across Scotland in a kilt to promote tree planting.

“Our catchphrase is ‘Be seen! Be green!’ ”

His fi rst client in 2010 was Regas Restaurant. Grady Regas had seen trucks haul-ing billboards around town.

“What a contrast to see that diesel truck belching smoke everywhere versus Rob Roy riding his bike doing essentially the same thing and not using up fuel to do it other than his leg power,” says Regas. “The great thing about that is,

Rob Roy will stop and talk to you, where that truck driver would not.”

In 2011 the South Knox-villian rode from New Or-leans to Dallas/Arlington, Texas, to Super Bowl XLV to promote “Super Grow XLV,” but lately he’s confi ned his rides to work.

“I just don’t like getting out in the cold,” he says.

For more info, visit bor-derlandbikebillboards.com.

Attending the Jan. 20 South Knoxville Alliance meeting at Labor Exchange are, back row, Jeff Christian, Bill Peterson, Rob Roy Mc-Gregor, Allen Wright, Antoinette Fritz, Joe Karl, Debra Bradshaw, Vipin Bhagat; middle row, Bobbye Edwards, David Bolt, RebeccaHusain, Karen House; kneeling, Carl Hensley, Buddy Mulkey, Monte Stanley, Fathi Husain and Annie LaLonde. Photo by Betsy Pickle

Betsy Pickle

But the song that em-bodied Woods’ spirit best, perhaps, was the recording that was played of “My Way” – not by Frank Sinatra but by Elvis Presley, another Tennessee resident who grew up dirt poor and made something of himself.

Presley climbed out of poverty in Mississippi and conquered the world before dying alone and ignomini-ously. Though not a celebri-ty, Woods came from a mea-ger background and made his mark on the world, and he died surrounded by his loved ones. I think he had the better deal.

Shopper editor Sandra Clark asked me to inter-view Woods in December. She’d heard that his time was short, and she wanted a story that shared his memo-ries and outlook while he still had the strength to talk about them.

I met Harold Woods that one time, for less than two hours, but I walked away feeling as though I had a new friend and role model. A lot of us dream about making the world a better

place; Woods made those dreams reality.

Another thing that struck me was that, although Woods had been battling cancer since 2011 and was in pain most of his waking hours, he didn’t show it. He was upbeat and gregari-ous, charming and fun. He had no fear of death, but he wasn’t going to let illness keep him from living.

“I hope I’ve got several more years, but that’s an unknown,” he said.

He told me about his fam-ily – about the house that his mother literally built with her own two hands. About his father inviting some African-American co-workers from Mead’s Quar-ry to Sunday lunch – they thought he meant for them to eat on the porch, but his father brought them back into the house to eat with the family.

Poverty bonded those

who worked at the quarry, and poverty is what Woods fought all his life – fi ght-ing to ensure a fair wage for workers. He realized early on that people were treated differently based on their income, and that didn’t sit well with him.

Woods told me about leaving Knoxville with a cousin to go to a concert in Chattanooga and ending up on a road trip that went all the way to California. He talked about his three years in the Army as a Green Be-ret. He talked about his experiences in the working world, getting into union leadership at Alcoa, serv-ing as a Democratic Party leader and tackling count-less hours of community service.

It was obvious that Woods was worth a book – or three. That book will nev-er be written, but his story remains, written in the

memories of all those who served with him or benefi t-ed from his lifelong efforts.

■ SKA getting busyThe South Knoxville Alli-

ance covered a lot of ground at its Jan. 20 meeting at La-bor Exchange.

Upcoming events, com-mittee reports, budget info, yada yada yada. The Second Saturday series reported on last week in this space is still under construc-tion. But there is news that people interested in getting involved with the SKA will want to know.

First, the group is look-ing for someone to help with its social-media and web needs. It’s not a full-time position – it’s more of one that can help build a resume and provide expe-rience.

SKA is also looking for a photographer to do some work on a brochure.

Interested persons should email Rebecca Hu-sain at atatrah@comcast.net.

■ King Tut’s cookin’Disregard what Google

Maps is saying these days. King Tut Grill, 4132 Martin Mill Pike, is open and ready for business.

Owner/chef Seham Girgis is still undergoing physical therapy from her December knee surgery, but she has reopened the restaurant. She says she has complained to Google about the incorrect info (it says the restaurant has closed permanently), but she isn’t sure when the site will be revised.

In the meantime, the mirror ball is revolving again. Check out the Face-book page for specials. The restaurant opens for lunch and dinner. Call 573-6021 for any questions.

Hodge wins Presidential Award By Betty Bean

Rocky Hill Elementary School 4th grade teacher Amber Hodge has won the Presidential Award in Math and Science Teaching in Tennessee. She was one of two fi -nalists in Knox County and one of six statewide. One math teacher and one science teacher from each state was selected to win the award.

Hodge, a graduate of East Ten-nessee State University, where she got her undergraduate de-gree, and South College, where she received her master’s and her teaching certifi cation, was nomi-nated for the award by her former principal at Annoor Academy, a

private Islamic school in West Knoxville where she taught for six years before transferring to Rocky Hill in 2012.

To be considered for the award, Hodge was required to fi ll out a 15-page application detailing a lesson plan for a diffi cult subject, including information about re-search, how the plan was received and how it could be improved in the future.

Hodge’s sample lesson plan dealt with fractions, the most challenging math skill for 4th and 5th graders.

The lesson plan utilized iPads, which she said is more engaging for students than pencil and pa-

per. She had previously written a grant to fi nance the purchase of 10 iPads to be shared by the 25 students in her class.

She said that winning the award is a dream come true:

“I was awed when I was nomi-nated, elated when I became one of three state fi nalists, and over the moon when I received noti-fi cation that I am the national math winner for Tennessee.

“I hope that the knowledge I gain from being a fi nalist will al-low me to become an even better educator so that I can reach as many students as possible and show them that math and science are fun!”

Amber Hodge at work

like this has ever happened here before.”

Norman will leave the commission when his sec-ond term ends in Septem-ber. He was still teaching when he was elected in 2006, but retired in 2008 (the same year Superinten-dent James McIntyre was hired) and has established himself as a relentless critic of the school system. When he made a successful run for commission chair in 2012, school board members lob-bied against him, privately complaining that he has a grudge against McIntyre.

So does he?Norman says “a taste” of

the high-pressure environ-ment the superintendent brought to Knox County was enough to prompt him to take early retirement.

“I was subjected to just a very modest degree of the kind of stuff that teachers have right now.

“People told me when I got elected, ‘Watch out. Things are going to change for you.’ And I felt it.”

Norman backs the teach-ers in their opposition to “this data collection mo-

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Betty Bean

Last week, Tony Norman pulled a discussion item off Knox County Commission’s work session agenda and re-scheduled it for today’s (Jan. 27) commission meeting, requesting that it be heard late enough for those most affected – Knox County teachers – to get downtown after school.

Norman wants ‘fair shake’ for teachers

He took exception to Sam McKenzie’s suggestion that his language – “Discussion regarding teachers’ revolt and superintendent’s con-tract” – was overblown. Af-ter the meeting, he defend-ed his choice of words.

“It absolutely is a revolt,” said Norman, who taught ecology, biology and envi-ronmental science at Far-ragut and West high schools for 30 years. “You don’t understand just how docile teachers are. This is not only way outside their comfort zone, it’s historic. Nothing

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett says “no way” will he recommend a property tax increase for county residents this year.

VictorAshe

Burchett pledges no new taxes

“The economy is not picking up as much as people hoped. Now is not the time to put additional burdens on hard-working men and women of Knox County,” Burchett ex-plained.

He said he’s proud that his administration added $40 million to county schools without a tax hike over his three years in of-fi ce.

Burchett is cruising to re-election without an op-ponent in either the May Republican primary or Au-gust general election. His popularity is strong and a high turnout is expected at his Feb. 18 fundraiser.

■ Ed Shouse, who serves in an at-large posi-tion on county commission, says he would vote against a property tax increase if one is offered by anyone this year. Shouse is a candidate for trustee in the May Re-publican primary.

■ The new homeless-ness plan announced by Mayor Rogero is well intended but slim on cost fi gures, as pointed out by council member Marshall Stair.

In fact, there is nothing to indicate what the cost will be. No matter how laudatory the goal of ending homelessness may be (and it is), it is impossible to ren-der an intelligent opinion without a budget.

This program hit troubled waters four years ago when Lakeshore Park was included for public housing and many voiced opposition. City parks were not created to be sites for camping or housing.

There is little chance the city would renew the hous-ing at Lakeshore Park.

This is a city-only plan for now with the county not involved, although home-lessness is in Knox County as well as Knoxville.

■ Bill Owen, longtime member of the state and national Democratic com-mittees, is seeking another term on the state commit-tee, the election for which will be held in August 2014 for both Republicans and Democrats.

Owen has served 20 years. He is the only Demo-crat to serve in the state senate from Knox County in the past 50 years.

Owen will be opposed by Mark Harmon, a UT pro-fessor and former county commissioner. This contest in the August Democratic primary will be hot and heavy among few voters.

One would have to go back to the contest between the late Harry Asquith and now-Judge Charles Susano for the same position to fi nd a race which will gener-ate similar interest among hard-core Democrats.

Susano was the challeng-er then and he prevailed. Susano is seeking another term on the Tennessee Court of Appeals this August.

■ Sylvia Woods, 72 (with a birthday coming on Jan. 30), is also taking out a petition for re-election to the state executive com-mittee. She lives in South Knoxville and has also been on the state Demo-cratic committee for over 20 years, along with her late husband, Harold, who passed away last week.

Harold Woods was a stalwart of the Democratic Party and a strong com-munity activist who backed United Way for many years. His strong voice for labor, South Knoxville and the community will be missed.

■ The Ashe Hender-son Lecture series at Carson-Newman University starts tomorrow, Jan. 28, with evening services open to the public on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. Dr. Joseph Kim and Dr. Billy Kim, father and son from South Korea, will speak.

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Jenkins touts wide, broad experienceBy Jake Mabe

Ray Hal Jenkins says that if anybody thinks he believes he has a sense of entitlement to be Division I Knox County Circuit Court judge, he sure took a circu-itous route.

The Jenkins family is a familiar one indeed. His dad and grandfather were longtime Knoxville lawyers. Daddy Ray Lee was a Knox County Criminal Court judge for 25 years.

Ray majored in com-puter science and math at Tennessee Tech. He was a weapons system analyst/ programmer for the Navy for three years then went to Winchester, Tenn., to man-age a data center for the Air Force. While doing so, he drove to Nashville nightly to earn a law degree at the Nashville School of Law.

He then went to work in the late ’90s for the In-ternet company Edge.net. The business was eventu-ally sold. Ray became chief operating offi cer and gen-eral counsel for a company that developed software to confi gure windows, doors

and special orders for com-panies like Lowe’s, Home Depot and Andersen Win-dows.

And he began practic-ing law and consulting on tech projects for Computer Sciences Corporation, han-dling legal implications for the U.S. Army and NASA. He helped modernize the judicial system in San Di-ego.

He says this experience sets him apart from his an-nounced competition, Kristi Davis and Billy Stokes.

“I’m more than just a tri-al lawyer.”

Jenkins says he’d help the clerk modernize the offi ce.

“While it’s public record, the Circuit Court is a mys-tery to 98 percent of the public. They’ve done a great job of putting dockets on-line, but nothing else. The federal courts have done a lot to digitize the system, pleadings and allowing you to fi le online. I have that hands-on experience.”

Jenkins, who has been practicing law for 16 years, says he takes “whatever comes in the door,” giving a

nod to Ray Lee and grand-pa Erby, who were what he calls “the last of the gener-alists.

“I’ve been everything from a corporate attorney to a country lawyer.”

Like Stokes, Jenkins is a former Knox County GOP chair. He says he had the “best job in the county” for four years.

“My two main jobs were to raise money and elect Republicans. There wasn’t much interparty squab-bling, and while I certainly can’t take credit for it, I like

to think my management style helped.”

He says that style will help him on the bench.

“A judge needs to al-low lawyers to try cases but maintain control of the courtroom.”

And, given his business experience, Jenkins adds, “I’ve dealt with intellectual property issues, negotiated deals, and been a transac-tional attorney, drawing contracts so you don’t end up in court. I understand things from the litigants’ standpoint. Lawyers are paid to be in court; litigants don’t want to be there. My experience is broad and deep.”

His campaign kickoff is 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at the Crowne Plaza down-town.

Last week, I said Stokes is familiar. So is Jenkins. His father won a tough race once thanks to organization and name recognition.

Don’t count out his son. Republican elephants don’t forget. “Pull Up A Chair” with Jake Mabe at jake-

mabe.blogspot.com.

Ray Hal Jenkins

Tony Norman

rass” of high-stakes testing and excessive evaluations and is unimpressed by the modest concessions Mc-Intyre is offering teachers as a remedy.

“I talked personally to McIntyre about these same issues when he got here. These ‘concessions’ infuri-ate me because teachers have been telling the ad-ministration about these things for years.

“Think about all the stress this has caused, all the psychologists and gas-troenterologists who have been busy because of the BS this idiot has imposed on his employees. They’ve made people sick all across this county. And for them to come back and start backpedaling now? Oh, my gosh.”

He is likewise unim-pressed with the joint commission/school board working group, of which McKenzie is a member and which Norman calls “the Kumbaya Committee.”

He believes McIntyre’s staff attempted to intimi-date teachers who attended the Dec. 9 school board

meeting to speak againstMcIntyre’s contract exten-sion.

“That $900,000 PR de-partment at the AJ (theAndrew Johnson Building,where KCS administrationis housed) did its job. Theyfi lled up the fi rst three rowswith principals and shovedthe teachers out into theouter lobby. They’re good,and they’ll sabotage this(Monday) meeting, too, insome way, if they can.”

Norman doesn’t knowhow many teachers willshow up, but he means tosee that they get a fair shake.

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Recruiting is about rela-tionships. Roots are some-times relevant.

The legendary Jesse Butcher, a long-ago land-mark in Gibbs, Halls and at fl ea markets, a direct link to watermelons, beagles and the trading of pocket knives, was at different times a gentleman farmer, a game and fi sh offi cer and an auto salesperson.

He was always a Tennes-see football fan. It ran in the family. Generations of Butchers were orange.

Allen Butcher, son of Jesse and Roxine, sold pro-grams at the stadium in the 1950s. He always wore or-ange socks on game day.

Somewhere in a closet are home movies of a trip to Jacksonville to see Tennessee versus Syracuse in the Gator Bowl. Maybe you remember what happened to Floyd Lit-tle and Larry Csonka.

Allen Butcher was fi nish-ing up at UT when son Brian was born at UT hospital. The father became a military man and the family moved all around but the son says

the link with the Volunteers was never broken.

“My dad took me to at least one Tennessee game a year during this time, and it was bigger than Christmas. I remember the teams from the late 1960s and early 70s – Steve Kiner, Jackie Walker, Bobby Scott, Curt Watson, Jamie Rotella, and then, later, Condredge Holloway, Larry Seivers, Andy Spiva, Stanley Morgan and that group. They were my heroes.”

This limb off the Butcher tree took root in the Atlanta area. After the Air Force, the father worked for Delta.

“A piece of artifi cial turf from Shields-Watkins Field was in our basement,” said Brian Butcher. “I would lay on it and dream of playing for UT.”

John Majors became the new coach. He said he wanted players whose blood ran orange. Brian thought he would be a perfect fi t. He was one heck of a football player, 6-5 and 200.

“Surely he’d want me, right?”

Roots be damned, Ten-nessee never sent the fi rst recruiting letter. Other schools offered scholarships. Brian signed with Clemson. Three times the Tigers won ACC titles. He got a national championship ring in ’81. He met and married Kath-leen. He was drafted by the

Kathleen, Andrew and Brian Butcher Photo submitted

Roots and recruiting

Vikings. The Clemson years were magical.

Tennessee?“Like the Garth Brooks

song says, sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers.”

Fast forward: Brian and

Kathleen have a son, An-drew, high school junior in Alpharetta, Ga., defensive end, 6-4 and 230, four-star prospect on his way toward all-world.

“For the last 15 years, we have spent our football Sat-

urdays watching Clemson on TV, or going to games there,” said Brian Butcher. “Andrew grew up a Clemson fan. He dreamed of play-ing at Clemson the way I dreamed of playing at UT.”

College football recruit-ing has intensifi ed. The pace is much quicker. Coaches spot young talent and offer scholarships far in advance of signing time. Prep pros-pects identify their future school and commit earlier than ever.

The Butchers discovered Clemson had offered schol-arships to 10 or more future defensive ends but hadn’t said peep to Andrew.

Butch Jones, in pursuit of quarterback Josh Dobbs at Alpharetta, couldn’t miss Butcher. He was impressed. He offered. Andrew visited. He noted there were Butch-ers all around.

Twenty-eight months be-fore he can suit up for the

Volunteers, Andrew decided Tennessee was the perfect place for him. He was the second commitment for the class of 2015.

“It’s almost surreal how the twists of fate work out sometimes,” said Brian Butcher. “The ties of the Butcher family to Tennes-see skipped one generation – mine.”

Memories, connections, roots? There are a hundred Jesse Butcher stories.

Andrew’s life support sys-tem will include Uncle Bud Gilbert, Knoxville attorney, Aunt Vickie and Uncle Bud-dy in Farragut, Uncle Evan in Maryville, Aunt Betsy and Uncle Charles in Lenoir City and grandpa Allen way over in Murfreesboro.

Clemson? It might be appropriate

to sing another verse about unanswered prayers. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

You mean they can’t bomb Syria?

JakeMabe

Turns out Knox County Commission can’t attack Syria after all.

Chair Brad Anders dropped that bomb during Commission’s workshop last week, joking about discus-sions held in the past over issues the body can’t con-trol. This was in response to Sam McKenzie’s concern about the delay between the time discussion items make the news until the commis-sion meets.

“There should be a vet-ting process,” McKenzie said. “If I brought up an is-sue that is racially charged, that could be insensitive.”

McKenzie was concerned about Tony Norman’s re-quest to discuss the so-called “teacher revolt.”

Norman delayed a dis-cussion on it and school Superintendent Jim Mc-Intyre’s contract until 4:30 p.m. today (Monday, Jan. 27), so teachers can attend.

“What teachers have done is historic and worthy of attention.”

Rick Briggs wants to make sure the commis-sion doesn’t cross over into school board policy. Mike Brown says such discussion is important and appropri-ate. McKenzie said he didn’t want to stifl e discussion; he’s just worried about in-fl ammatory language and the commission’s response time.

Anders said the issue will be discussed at an up-coming commisison/school board retreat.

Wonder if anybody will drop any bombs there, since Syria’s off limits?

Postponed until Au-gust is a vote on parking rates for employees in the PBA-run parking garage un-der the City County Build-ing.

Both city and county are looking at the rates ($60/month full-time rate, $30/month part-time).

County fi nance director

Chris Caldwell said he and city fi nance director Jim York recommend deferring a decision awaiting a clari-fi cation of state law about handicapped parking. He added that the number of county handicapped park-ing passes has dropped from 130 to 60. “I can’t tell you why. I have an idea, but I won’t say.”

Hmm … Norman asked the go-

ing full-time rate for county employees at the Dwight Kessel Garage ($30).

“The city has said em-ployees can park at the Coli-seum for free and take the trolley,” Caldwell said.

Hammond asked if Com-mission could discuss the issue in August, rather than September, which Caldwell initially suggested, “Be-cause some of us won’t be here in September.”

Brown asked if a parking committee should be desig-nated.

“PBA has a mind-set that this is just a rate issue more than a city/county issue,” Caldwell said.

Some think it’s a “the public should park there” issue. But, that’s another story for another day.

Sales tax collectionis down in the county, Caldwell said, and the cur-rent property tax collection is up 2 percent from the 2013 total collection/assess-ment.

The unassigned fund bal-ance grew from $44.2 mil-lion to $51.4 million.

Debt service num-bers went down to $631 million from $669 million, $374.4 million of which is Knox County government and $257.1 million of which is Knox County Schools, “with the caveat that the fi rst number includes Pow-ell Middle School and Har-din Valley Academy up-grades,” which the county funded, Caldwell said.

Jim McIntyre said the school system’s total rev-enues/expenditures is $158 million, “slightly behind in percentage,” 38 percent ver-sus 39 percent.

Commission meets at 1:45 p.m. today (Monday, Jan. 27) in the Main Assem-bly Room at the City County Building.

6 • JANUARY 27, 2014 • Shopper news kids

By Betsy PickleFourth-graders at Dog-

wood Elementary School wrapped up their study of the Revolutionary War era by getting the skinny on bear grease and other handy items from the coun-try’s frontier days.

“There isn’t a lice or fl ea or bedbug that’s come up against bear grease and

won,” Mike Dahl told the students, explaining why pioneer women put bear grease in their hair.

Dahl, a member of the Anderson County Chapter of the Tennessee Society, Sons of the Revolution, and Jerry Mustin, a member of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, brought the past to life for the young-

sters, who listened intently to the presentation.

Hygiene had its limits back in the day, Mustin explained. Folks took baths twice a year, and June became a popular month for weddings because it followed on the heels of May’s bath blitz.

Bridal bouquets were cre-ated so that the fl oral and herb scents could mask any offend-

ing odors. Men carried soap with them in their packs, but only to wash off the blood af-ter killing and skinning game.

Dahl explained the work-ings of fi rearms, powder horns and other weapons, saying he preferred a belt ax to a toma-hawk because it was more ver-satile. Mustin demonstrated 18th century GPS – a compass. They talked about trade goods

that settlers carried to ex-change with Native Americans and how such goods could save a pioneer’s life.

Dahl showed the kids a lucet cord and explained how it was used to help hold up pants and skirts – people’s weight would drop drastically during the win-ter months, and they didn’t have elastic waistbands.

The students had plenty of questions for the experts, and they lingered as long as their teachers would let them to examine all the ar-tifacts – a mix of period and re-creations.

Those interested in having Dahl and Mustin speak may contact them at m.dahl2@comcast.net and jjmustin@comcast.net.

Revolutionary discoveries:

Carl Triana, Samuel Das-comb and Shalyn Bandy check out items 18th cen-tury Americans would have used. Photos by Betsy Pickle

Mike Dahl grabs the attention of Dogwood Elementary students with his description of life during the Revolutionary War era.

A-plus spellerBy Betsy Pickle

Along with other schools throughout the county, South Knox schools have been experiencing spelling-bee fever.

Students have been prac-ticing words for months, with bees starting just be-fore winter break and con-tinuing this month. Win-ners of the school bees will head to the district spelling showdown in March.

Here are some of the champions of South Knox school bees:

Matthew Hebar tri-umphed at the Bonny Kate

Elementary bee on Jan. 16. Matthew, a 4th-grader, won with the word “accuracy.”

He is the son of Andrew and Jennifer Hebar.

Seth Fox-Asarkaya won Mount Olive Elementary’s bee on Dec. 19. His winning word was “Pavlovian.” He is the son of John and Sonja Miller.

South Knoxville Elemen-tary held its bee on Dec. 17, with Lillian Grace Snead taking top prize. The 4th-grader won with the word “nigh.” She is the daughter of Jennifer Snead.

Hebar Fox-Asarkaya Snead

Carol Zinavage

Carol’s Corner

There’s something mes-merizing about artist Kelly Hider’s work. Her sumptuous mixed-media pieces incor-porate photographs, gilded paint, sequins, rhinestones and handmade jeweled toys. Cherub-cheeked children are often her subjects.

Artist Kelly Hider poses with her mixed-media piece “Pigtail.” Photo by Carol Zinavage

And yet there’s something disturbing there, too. Some-thing diffi cult to put one’s fi nger on. As the artist her-self says, “You’re not sure.”

Hider holds several de-grees in painting and draw-ing, including an MFA from UT’s School of Art and Ar-chitecture, but she’s been fascinated with photogra-phy and mixed media for about 10 years.

Her unique approach is grounded in her childhood, spent in an exceptional house.

“Built in the late 1700s, the house I grew up in was haunted,” she says on her website. “As young chil-dren my sister and I talked to ghosts unconcerned, yet were tormented by them as older, more aware teenag-ers. Compounding this fear was the absence of religion or faith in our upbringing, leaving me with personal questions and searching.”

Hider spoke about her newest works at a recent “Time Well Spent” lecture for the Arts and Culture Al-liance of Greater Knoxville. Her latest series, “Pres-

ence,” was featured in the Blackberry Farm Gallery at the Clayton Arts Center in Maryville last September.

The beauty of Hider’s work is immediately evi-dent. Colors are saturated and vivid, tableaus are en-gaging and mysterious. Objects and backgrounds occasionally appear out of proportion, giving a sense of other-worldliness.

But if you spend time with these pieces, you’ll start to notice that the children in them are sur-rounded by unusual, often threatening imagery. One little boy has a twin made of black rhinestones. An-other work, “The Flower Sermon,” shows a little girl delighted with a bauble, while a specter of brilliantly colored stones fl oats to her left. Is it a guardian? Does it mean her harm? Or is it something else entirely?

Hider revels in the am-biguity. It’s at the core of her art.

She calls her photo-graphic work “constructed imagery.” Her infl uences range from painter Rob-ert Rauschenberg to paper artist T. Demand to pop culture phenomenon Pee-Wee Herman. “His house is enchanted,” she says of the latter. “It’s over the top. Ev-erything talks. Some of the elements – like the talking fl oor – are a bit ominous. But the darker themes are balanced out by humor.”

Another new series, “Bury Me in the Garden,” uses 300 old photos that Hider found in a second-hand store. They depict

scenes from a couple’s life in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Hider was touched by the fact that the pictures were unwanted. She de-cided to use them as a way of honoring the people in them. She calls the collec-tion, made for her MFA the-sis, an “altered archive.”

Hider is judicious with the alterations she makes, and each picture contains only “a couple of moves that are very impactful.”

She’s also fond of “can-celing out” what’s in the photos, often covering up people’s faces or entire bod-ies with paint and other ma-terials. It’s fi tting that her name is “Hider,” because that is often her role.

In this kind of work, she’s infl uenced by John Steza-ker and Christian Holstad, both of whom manipulate print media to create their art. In addition, she is cre-ative with the framing, us-ing three different types: white gallery frames, found thrift store frames, and her own homemade dried-mac-aroni frames, spray-painted gold. Gluing different pasta shapes onto wood bases, Hider replicates rich gilded “art gallery” frames so well that the viewer has to get up close to see what’s actually there.

You can view the fasci-nating work of this young artist, and learn of her upcoming exhibitions, at www.kellyhider.com.

Kelly Hider’s “The Flower Sermon” was infl uenced by Star Trek “transporter room” imagery.

A little boy has an unusual compan-ion in Kelly Hider’s mixed-media work “Doubting Daisy.”

Kelly Hider’s “Careful Company”

Some of the toys artist Kelly Hider makes for her manipulated photographs. Photos submitted

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By Betty Bean DeRoyal’s beginnings

go back to 1973 when Pete D e B u s k i n v e n t e d , m a n u f a c -tured and p a t e n t e d an ortho-pedic boot. Today, the c o m p a n y has 2,000 employees

and 2.5 million square feet under roof with operations in fi ve states, six countries and manufacturing assets on three continents.

DeRoyal manufactures surgical devices, unitized delivery systems, ortho-pedic supports and brac-ing, wound care dressings and orthopedic implants produced by processes in-cluding injection mold-ing, device as-sembly, metal fabrication, converting, electronics a s s e m b l y and steriliza-tion services.

Locally, this means jobs – stable jobs.

The LaFollette plant manufactures surgical pro-cedural trays and has 144 employees. The Tazewell plant specializes in distri-bution and has 230 employ-ees who work in multiple buildings boxing and ship-ping DeRoyal products. At the Maynardville plant, 61 employees do foam fabri-cation, laminating, rotary die cutting and production of the adhesive backing on medical devices.

“We’re very proud to have been a major employer in Union County for more than three decades and have re-cently consolidated both our converting and foam fabrication operations to a previously idle facility in Maynardville and maintain a substantive presence in our orthopedic fabrication operation in Union County

as well,” said president and chief operating offi cer Bill Pittman.

“We are very hap-py with the quality

of Union Coun-ty’s work-force and their ability to adapt to

more auto-mated manufactur-ing processes. Our

corporate offi ce is ideally situated in Knox County, which provides us with a highly-educated sales force and ongoing partnership opportunities with local universities, Oak Ridge and other tech companies.”

Michael Smith, DeRoyal brand marketing manager, said job openings in Taze-well, LaFollette and May-nardville get snapped up quickly.

“I talked to the recruiter who handles (those plants), and she said she’ll get a tre-mendous number of appli-cants when she posts those openings online,” Smith said. (www.deroyal.com/ca-reers/currentopenings.aspx)

DeRoyal’s benefi ts pack-age includes medical, den-tal and vision coverage, long term and short term dis-ability, group life insurance, a 401(k) plan with com-

By Heather BeckPellissippi State Com-

munity College will launch a spring concert series at its Magnolia Avenue Campus on Friday, Jan. 31.

“This is a wonderful op-portunity for us to bring various musical talents to this campus for our stu-dents to enjoy,” said Ro-salyn Tillman, the site’s dean.

The series is free and open to the community. It kicks off with a perfor-mance by Pellissippi State’s bluegrass ensemble, Hardin Valley Thunder, at 12:30 p.m. in the Community Room. The series contin-ues with additional perfor-mances presenting a variety

of musical genres – likely once per month, for the re-mainder of spring semester.

“The Jan. 31 concert will feature a variety of clas-sic and modern bluegrass tunes. It’ll be an informal, casual performance,” said Larry Vincent, who in-structs the college’s Blue-grass Ensemble (MUS 1545) course.

Hardin Valley Thunder is composed of students in the Bluegrass Ensemble class. The group is celebrating its fi fth year at Pellissippi State. The class will travel to China in May, performing a number of concerts while there. The study abroad trip is offered through the Ten-nessee Consortium for In-

ternational Studies.TnCIS, which is based at

Pellissippi State, organizes study abroad opportuni-ties as part of its mission of boosting international experience and culture in higher education across the state. More than 425 stu-dents and 65 faculty from across Tennessee partici-pated in the summer 2013

study abroad programs or-ganized by TnCIS. There are 18 study abroad programs planned for summer 2014. Info: www.tncis.org or call 539-7280.

The Magnolia Avenue Campus is located at 1610 E. Magnolia Ave. For more information about the cam-pus, visit www.pstcc.edu/magnolia or call 329-3100.

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DeRoyal is headquar-tered in Knox County, off West Beaver Creek Road – on DeBusk Lane, naturally. This campus is the home of Royal Precision Plastics, a turnkey manufacturer of plastic products, includ-ing molding and canisters

for waste management and DeMedco, a one-stop ma-chine shop that does state-of-the-art welding and met-al fabrication.

The Powell campus is also home to DeRoyal’s cor-porate offi ce and some 300 employees.

DeRoyal’s slogan, “Im-proving care. Improving business” is a shorthand way of saying what the busi-ness is all about, Smith said.

“It sums up our history and our dedication to the economic health of our customer, and our wanting to help them be problem solvers. We take pride in making good decisions and helping our customers with solutions.”

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gelic Min-istries, and Juanita met at a wom-en’s prayer g r o u p . Juanita says Betsy was like an open book. After hearing the

story of Angelic Ministries, Juanita knew this was her calling.

Angelic Ministries serves the “working poor,” people who have fallen on hard economic times. Helen Ross McNabb Center, Knoxville Community Action Com-mittee and Volunteer Min-istry Center are its primary source of referrals.

Juanita’s position is full-time and without pay. She credits her 2nd grade tutor with inspiring her to be the type of person who “does not discriminate against anyone and serves with dig-nity and respect.”

Volunteers are needed. Juanita says the families who come in just need someone to listen to their stories. Info: www.angelic-ministries.com or call 523-8884.

Current needs ■ Angelic Ministries

is collecting items for Easter baskets. Donations of candy, baskets and small toys are needed. Volunteers are also needed to assemble and decorate the baskets.

■ Urgent Needs: All household and hygiene items – Clothing and shoes, especially women’s plus size clothes, men’s pants, size 28-32, and size 3-16 kids’ clothes.

■ Donations can be dropped off Monday through Saturday, 8-4. For help with larger items, drop off Monday-Thursday, 8-3. Info: 1218 N. Central Street (corner of Oklaho-ma), 865-523-8884.

Juanita Winters, the Latin Ministries director for Angelic Ministries, grew up in Los Angeles – her dad was from Mexico, her mom from Texas. She credits a special woman who tutored her in 2nd grade with teach-ing her the value of a true giving spirit. Juanita spoke Spanish at home, and she is grateful this volunteer taught her how to read and speak English. A lasting im-pression was made.

Juanita Winters – a volunteer with a big heart

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News from Angelic Ministries

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As an adult in L.A., Juanita worked at the Res-cue Mission. She and her husband, John, then moved to Dayton, Ohio, where she worked in the Salvation Army’s drug rehabilitation program.

The birth of a grand-daughter 14 years ago brought her to Knoxville to be closer to her daughter’s family. John is the pastor of missions and outreach at Fellowship Church. Juan-ita’s family continues to grow. Her daughter and two sons have blessed her with fi ve grandchildren, and she beams as she talks about them.

September 11, 2001, left a desire “to do something eternal that had meaning and value.” She closed her Bearden consignment shop and started tutoring Latino Lonsdale Elementary stu-dents in English. She also took them to appointments and acted as their liaison.

Juanita had a goal – to open a Christian Assisted Living home for people in drug rehab. She wanted to provide counseling and prevent relapse. She says, “God had another plan.” Betsy Frazier came into

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MONDAY, JAN. 27“Paperboy” lecture and book signing by local

author Vince Vawter, 7 p.m., UT College of Communi-cation and Information auditorium. Sponsored by UT Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Free and open to the public.

Ossoli Circle meeting, Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. Program, 10:30 a.m.: “Maintaining and Enhancing Community Character,” by Margot Kline, president, Council of West Knox County Homeowners Association; speaker, 11:30 a.m.: Dale Keasling, CEO, Home Federal Bank, “The Pillars of Effective Leader-ship.” Lunch to follow. Visitors welcome. Info: 577-4106.

Muslim Journeys: Points of View – “Perse-polis: The Story of a Childhood,” second of fi ve scholar-facilitated reading and discussion program, 6-8 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive.

Tennessee Shines featuring Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin; poet RB Morris, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Hosts: Bob Deck and Paige Travis. Broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Info: www.WDVX.com.

“Adventures in Self-Publishing” with Jody Dyer, 6 p.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 South-gate Road. Dyer will discuss her experience self-publishing “The Eye of Adoption: The True Story of My Turbulent Wait for a Baby,” a memoir of the adoption of her second son. Light refreshments will be served. All ages are welcome.

TUESDAY, JAN. 28Sports Illustrated Sportswriter and Com-

mentator Frank Deford lecture, 630 p.m., King University’s Maclellan Hall dining room, in Bristol. Proceeds to benefi t Scholarships and Programs fund for King students. Info/tickets: 423-652-4864 or email jibrown@king.edu.

Computer Workshops: Excel 2007, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word 2007 Basics” or equivalent skills. To register: 215- 8700.

Caregiver Support Group meeting, 11 a.m., Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. Info: 522-9804.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29Regal Classic Film Series featuring “Ferris Buel-

ler’s Day Off,” 2 and 7 p.m., Downtown West Cinema 8, 1640 Downtown West Blvd.

THURSDAY, JAN. 30GriefShare group meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Fellow-

ship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike. Continues meet-ing every Thursday. Info: care@fellowshipknox.org.

Concerts at the Library: Nancy Brennan Strange, 6:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

Opening reception for “Sight and Feeling: Photo-graphs by Ansel Adams” exhibit, 5-6 p.m. for members only and 6-8 p.m. for the public, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Exhibit runs through May 4.

Relay For Life of Metro Knoxville kick-off, Barley’s Tap Room & Pizzeria, 200 E. Jackson Ave. Appetizers and Happy Hour: 5:30-6:30 p.m.; program: 6:30 p.m. Info: Annie Sadler, 603-4727, annieleesadler@gmail.com.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 30-FEB. 1Waynestock 4, 7 p.m., Relix Variety Theatre, 1208

N. Central St. Featuring performances by local musi-cians, as well as a songwriter symposium. Admission: $5 nightly. Proceeds go to the E.M. Jellinek Center.

The Healthy Living Expo, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St., Exhibit Hall B. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets at the door: $10. Info/free tickets: www.TheHealthyLiving-Expo.com.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 30-FEB. 16“The Whipping Man” presented by the Clarence

Brown Theatre Company in the Carousel Theatre on UT Campus. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 974-5161 or www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.

FRIDAY, JAN. 31Fifth Friday Community Dance, 8-10:30 p.m.,

Concord UMC gym, 11020 Roane Drive. Hosted by the Farragut Lions Club. Doors open 7:15 p.m.; line dance lesson 7:30. Admission: $5. Info: dancingfriendstn@yahoo.com.

SATURDAY, FEB. 1Developing character in fi ction workshop, 10 a.m.-

noon, Stone House, Church of the Savior, 934 N. Weisgarber Road. Instructor: novelist Pamela Schoenewaldt. Cost: $40, $35 for Knoxville Writers’ Guild members. To register: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org or send a check to KWG Workshops, P.O. Box 10326, Knoxville, TN 37939-0326.

Chocolatefest Knoxville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Knox-ville Expo Center, Clinton Highway. Tickets: $15; VIP Pass: $30. Benefi ts The Butterfl y Fund. Info/tickets: www.chocolatefestknoxville.com; Sugarbakers Cake, Candy & Supplies, 514 Merchants Road.

Hector Qirko in concert, 8 p.m., The Laurel The-ater, corner of 16th and Laurel Ave. Tickets: http://www.knoxtix.com; 523-7521; at the door. Info: 522-5851 or email concerts@jubileearts.org.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sean McCol-lough, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Beginning Genealogy, 1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration, a valid email address and good Internet searching capabilities required. Info/to register: 215-8809.

Fifth annual Breaststrokes – Knoxville Paints the TaTas auction and gala cancer fundraising event, 5-10 p.m., the Jewel Building, 525 N. Gay St.

SUNDAY, FEB. 2Regal Classic Film Series featuring “Groundhog

Day,” 2 p.m., Downtown West Cinema 8, 1640 Down-town West Blvd.

“A Woman Called Truth” presented by the Word-Players, 5 p.m., Fourth United Presbyterian, 1323 N. Broadway. Free touring show; no reservations required. Info/full schedule of performances: 539-2490 or www.wordplayers.org.

MONDAY, FEB. 3Tennessee Shines featuring The Howlin’ Brothers

and poet Dawn Coppock, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knox-ville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Hosts: Bob Deck and Paige Travis. Broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Info: www.WDVX.com.

“A Woman Called Truth” presented by the Word-Players, 7 p.m., Moses Teen Center, 220 Carrick St. Free touring show; no reservations required. Info/full sched-ule of performances: 539-2490 or www.wordplayers.org.

Ossoli Circle meeting, Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. Program, 10:30 a.m.: “Foothills Land Conservancy,” by Bill Clabough, Executive Director of the Conservancy. Business meeting, 11:30 a.m. Lunch to follow. Visitors welcome. Info: 577-4106.

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Mary’s). So, David grabbed a paint brush and woodwork-ing tools, and started re f u rbish-ing the empty rent-al space.

F i v e m o n t h s

later, this small, clean, in-viting, modestly furnished eatery emerged.

The real treat is behind the counter. There, Chef David whips up some of his special creations: Ital-ian Nos. 1 and 2, for ex-ample, built on special Turano bread he imports from up North, and laden with dried-cured salami and mortadella imported from San Francisco, as well as provolone, fresh mozza-rella, extra virgin olive oil and other goodies hand se-lected by a culinary-school-trained chef who is used to plating gourmet food in As-pen and Vale among other resort venues where he has worked.

He’s also made and dis-tributed pasta to restau-rants, and juggled other non-food jobs over the years.

David likes his current venture, although I suspect his restless spirit makes him a bit of a rover, savor-ing new challenges as they arrive.

What’s different about this place? For his sand-wiches, David prepares his own roast beef for the Cattleman House Roasted Beef sandwiches topped with gouda and caramelized onions, and prepares the roasted pork tenderloin for his Cubanos sandwiches. This ain’t your tin lunchbox fare. Fresh taste matters to the chef.

David Blevins

Savor the fl avor atNorth Corner Sandwich Shop

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Nicky D.

Ring! RING!! Usually, a city council member gets calls about something gone wrong, a situation needing immediate attention by a specialist in one of Knox-ville departments, or a neighborhood disturbance from life’s events gone awry ... But not here. Not now.

Recently, people have called with rave reviews about an eatery known as the North Corner Sandwich Shop. Located at 2400 N. Central Avenue, at the corner of Springdale Avenue (just north of Rankin’s restaurant and across from Helen Ross McNabb’s headquarters), sits a hidden treasure: the North Corner Sandwich Shop.

Great food, constituents write, has arrived. This cri-sis, of course, requires spe-cial, hands-on attention.

That’s how I met chef and small business owner David Blevins. The North Cor-ner (open weekdays only, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) features culinary-inspired, hand-made sandwiches, creative sausage-okra laden gumbo and other featured soups, as well as gourmet cookies.

The menu varies with the seasons and the chef’s sense of adventure. Chef David is into this.

The sandwich venue started after the roving chef had a chat with his long-time friend, Nancy Kend-rick from the Coop Café, about her old haunts on North Central. (These days, Nancy is cooking down on Woodland, across from St.

His homemade meatball sandwiches, with freshly ground and seasoned meat, plus cheeses and marinara sauce, draw moans of plea-sure from his customers as they sink their chompers into food crafted with know-how and love from this chef and foodie. Did I mention the Southwest, crafted with spicy chorizo, Monterey jack and roasted peppers? Or the Italian sausage sandwich? Momma mia! David also bakes awesome Ghirardelli chocolate chip cookies to round out your lunch.

In short, this is hand-crafted, not assembly-line food. Hey! Is that your tum-my or mine growling?

What’s he doing here? He has family roots in East Tennessee. And this challenge has his attention for now. Come and enjoy. Join David at lunchtime. Check out his Facebook page for announcements: w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /NorthCornerSandwichShop.

It’s only the best sand-wich in town! Nick Della Volpe represents District 4 on

Knoxville City Council.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation

has hired Sean Gil-bert, who will start on Feb. 17 as the senior vice president of housing. The position has been

vacant since Billie Spicuzza retired in 2011. Art Cate, chief operating offi cer, has handled the duties recently.

Gilbert is KCDC vice president

Sean Gilbert

If you have unattractive, bulging or painful varicose leg veins, you’re not alone. Nearly 50 percent of adult Ameri-cans suffer from venous disease. Vari-cose veins are the most common condi-tion of venous disease in the legs. The problems associated with varicose and spider veins can be more than just cos-metic. Swollen, burning veins can make it diffi cult to stand or move comfortably, limiting your mobility and quality of life.

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Fortunately, Premier Vein Clinics’ team of board-certifi ed vascular sur-geons specialize in a variety of safe and effective treatments available for vein diseases, ranging from non-invasive cosmetic procedures to more advanced laser treatments.

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varicose vein screenings in February

A Premier Vein Clinics vascular surgeon

used Endovenous Laser Therapy to success-

fully treat the painful varicose veins in this

patient’s leg.

Premier Vein Clinics PhysiciansDonald L. Akers, Jr., MD, FACSWilliam B. Campbell, MD, FACS

C. Scott Callicutt, MD, FACSRandal O. Graham, MD, FACS

George A. Pliagas, MD, FACSChristopher W. Pollock, MD, FACS

Richard M. Young, MD, FACS