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Christmas comes to Halls Santa Claus (Kenny Widener with his granddaughter, Lola) waves just before the start of the Halls Christmas Parade on Dec. 3.

This year’s float winners were Loveland Baptist Church and Corryton Alignment and Brake Service. Photo by Jake Mabe

... and Dr. Bill Snyder shows up, too ...

See page A-13

Vicki retires Longtime Halls Middle teacher Vicki VanDeGriff says goodbye to the classroom.

See Jake Mabe’s story on page A-12

FEATURED COLUMNIST JIM TUMBLIN

See more parade photos on pages A 8-9

Finding strength through tragedy Halls remembers Anito, Jellicorse

The good doctor

By Ruth White

Jim Tumblin remembers the life and times of Dr. Herbert Acuff See page A-6

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For one night, Halls High students set aside their red attire and wore purple in memory of student Kyle Anito and teacher Glenda Jellicorse, who both passed away.

The Halls community was deeply saddened when it lost two of its own within a matter of days, 2010 Halls High graduate Kyle Anito and Family and Consumer Science teacher Glenda Jellicorse.

Following the news of Anito’s death, friends decided to put into action what they couldn’t express in words. The tree that took the life of their friend was cut down and a cross was made from the wood.

Purple balloons, Anito’s favorite color, were tied to the cross. His friends gathered near the cross and provided comfort for one another through hugs, prayers and stories of their friend.

A Twitter page was created in his To page A-2

How Titus Satterfield saved Christmas

By Betty Bean

pers and painted red. Originally a Halloween costume, his papaw (aka Ted Coward) framed it with conduit bent carefully around Titus’ wheelchair and painstakingly attached so the truck body would fit right over it.

“The hardest part was getting it mounted on his wheelchair so he could move around by himself,” Coward said. “You should have seen him over at Kerbela Temple that night just buzzing all over that floor. He took first place at the Shriners’ Christmas party and got invited to be in the Fountain City parade.”

Titus – a 6-year-old Opie Taylor look-alike down to the turned-up, freckle-dusted nose, dimpled grin and burr haircut – was born with

The way Titus Satterfield sees it, he saved Christmas – for everybody.

It happened during the Fountain City Parade. Santa was riding an antique fire engine just ahead of Titus, who was in the miniature fire truck his papaw had made.

When they had to switch places so Santa could take the caboose position, Titus got vigilant.

“I made sure he didn’t fall off and get hurt. But he holded on. Fire trucks have rails,” Titus said.

And he’s pretty sure he’s going to be rewarded for his efforts.

“I think he’s going to bring me a hundred presents.”

Santa had to have noticed Titus’ fire engine, an elaborate conveyance rigged with lights and bum-

Titus Satterfield drives his fire truck in the Fountain City Christmas Parade in a To page A-3 place of honor just ahead of Santa Claus in a big fire truck. Photo by S. Clark

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dolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells.”

Lion Gib Galyon says the club is going to hold a special “Evening with Lynn Bennett” concert for the community one of these days. That will be me and Jennifer you’ll see sitting on the front row.

Oh, and before I forget it, the Lions also do one other special job to make Christmas bright for needy children in Appalachia. They give 104 bicycles as part of the Mission of Hope so a Jake little boy or girl can have Mabe something special waiting for them under the tree this year. The donations are given in memory of former Ben Easterday shot back.

Lynn Bennett and Paul Caton sing Christmas carols at the Fountain City Lions Club’s annual WBIR-TV news anchor Bill “I’m just glad to be here William’s son, Michael.

Christmas dinner last week. Photo by Jake Mabe with all you people and If you’d like to donate – it this is a joyous occasion,” is tax deductible – send a In case you didn’t know, for the members of the Lisaid Lon McNeil, 94 years Mahalia Jackson when she $50 check to the Fountain wants. I don’t think there the Fountain City Lions ons Club,” Dick said. “I got City Lions Club, P.O. Box young.

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Caton were back this year, when she finished “Sweet no doubt have enjoyed time public for the great job the And, if you happen to be and time again. They are members do for the commutoo. After we cleaned our Little Jesus Boy.” in the park and see some nity of Fountain City.”

She called on some guy to responsible for maintainplates of Kaye Galyon’s delibusy Lions at work, go up Hear, hear. cious dinner, Lynn and Paul sing an Elvis Presley tune as a ing Fountain City Park and and say thanks and Merry entertained us with Christ- Christmas present for former Fountain City Lake. Betcha Lynn sang “Let There Be Christmas. Cause they sure mas classics.

Central High teacher Mary didn’t know that. Neither is Peace on Earth” and “Silent have earned it.

Night” and even got Paul to Visit Jake Mabe’s daily blog at http:// I think I’ve told you be- Sue Miller. I didn’t, uh, quite a city park.

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Christmas at the Lions Club Dick McMillan said it best at last week’s annual Fountain City Lions Club Christmas dinner.

“This is always a favorite time of year.”

He ain’t kiddin’. Part of the fun of this job is the “Groundhog Day” aspect to the year. You pretty much know that May is graduation, August is the DP Club (no, I’m still not going to tell you what that stands for), November is the Central High Wall of Fame and December is parades and the annual Lions Club dinner.

It’s just about my favorite part of Christmas.

“Y’all look so pretty,” McMillan said as he welcomed the crowd.

“Thank ya very much,”

Finding strength through tragedy From page A-1

Students painted up in purple for the Halls/Central basketball game as a tribute to former student Kyle Anito and teacher Glenda Jellicorse. Spelling out part of Anito’s Twitter page are Houston Kitts, Chase Itani, Andrew Hall, Grant Wortley and Aaron Hardy. Photos by Ruth White

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memory (#stArNITOnation) and provided an open forum for people to grieve and share. The site gained national attention as it grew almost overnight. Morgan Wallen, a friend of Anito’s, wrote a song and posted it with photos of Kyle on YouTube as a tribute.

Family and Consumer Science teacher Glenda Jellicorse was only at Halls High for a little more than three years, but “Ms. Jelly” as she was affectionately called, made an impact on students. Her death left a hole in the already aching hearts of her students. She taught at Austin-East for

Halls High seniors Allie Edmondson, Alex Loy and Rachel Katz wear purple T-shirts to remember HHS graduate Kyle Anito. many years prior to coming to Halls.

As a way to remember, the students wore purple Tshirts made in memory of

Anito, painted up and made signs at the home basketball game Dec. 2 to remember a special teacher and a loyal friend.

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Titus Satterfield saved Christmas From page A-1 spina bifida, a condition that has left him with multiple physical disabilities and an undaunted spirit. His mom, Tanya Satterfield, and dad, Tim Satterfield, are divorced, but they remain on good terms and are devoted to Titus and his younger sisters Teagan, 5, and Trystan, 3. “He’s a charmer,� Coward said. “He’s a little miracle baby – wasn’t supposed to live long, but now there ain’t nothing the little booger won’t attempt to do.� “He can go into surgery, be pretty much out of it and in pain, and he’ll still smile at every nurse who walks in the door,� said Tanya. “He’ll sit in his bed and color.�

Titus endured his 25th surgery last February when a shunt, installed when he was 2 weeks old to take the fluid away from his brain, failed. He was desperately ill but was so uncomplaining that Tanya had to advocate for his care. “Sometimes I’d have to say, ‘This is Titus. This child Halls High agriculture teacher Mike Blan- knows no other life than illkenship and Benjamin Atkins dig a hole ness. When he’s complainat Halls High on Dec. 3 for a dogwood ing that he’s hurting, that tree to be planted by the Halls Crossroads means his pain is off the charts. This is the only life Women’s League. Photos by Ruth White he knows.’�

Titus loves to go to hockey games with his dad, football games with his papaw and being a 1st grader in Ms. Anderson’s class at Rockford

Women’s League plants dogwoods

Halls Crossroads Women’s League president Janis Crye plants one of the five dogwoods at Halls High School. The trees when in bloom will represent the school colors of red and white.

Titus Satterfield and his papaw, Ted Coward Photo by Betty Bean Elementary School. Tanya insists that he be treated as much like everybody else as possible. “The only difference is he crawls everywhere he needs to go instead of walking.

All his classmates love to help him. Since he’s been in school, I always fought for him to be in a regular class.

His disability is physical, not mental.� “My friends help me get out of my chair to my desk,�

Titus said. “He crawls all over the playground and up the steps. He loves to pick flowers and bring them home to Mamma,� Tanya said. “He’s Mamma’s boy for

the sweet stuff, Daddy’s boy for the sports.�

Titus is looking forward to turning 8, when he can participate in Special Olympics events. He particularly wants to play hockey. His little sister has started playing sports, a milestone the family had worried about. “We were afraid we’d have a big issue, but he understands that he’s different. God made him special,�

Tanya said. “Santa Claus makes everybody special,� Titus declared.

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Clutter, clutter everywhere And all the signs that blink

“People get used to ugly.

They almost don’t see the clutter,” Scenic Knoxville president Joyce Feld told the crowd at last week’s meeting of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners.

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Retreads resurface for 2012 elections Some people never met an elected office they didn’t like. Three candidates in the March 6 primary are back for another bite at the electoral apple and hoping for a sweet aftertaste.

Right up to the deadline for filing her qualifying petition, former County Commissioner Elaine Davis was conflicted. Should she run for school board in the 3rd District or the 5th? She opted for the 5th just under the wire last Thursday.

After her appointment to a 4th District commission seat in the wake of Black Wednesday, Davis lost a 2008 Democratic primary race to Finbarr Saunders for the permanent seat by a nearly 2-1 margin. Considering that result, it may be a good thing for Davis that the term of current District 4 school board member Lynne Fugate doesn’t expire until 2014. Otherwise, she may have been tempted to try her luck there.

Why did Davis have a choice to begin with? Redistricting. In the first election following redistricting, the district residency requirement is waived. If you want to argue that the waiver favors incumbents who’ve been shifted from their home districts by reapportionment you have my support; that’s precisely what it was intended to do.

Davis’ opposition, the incumbent Karen Carson, is a formidable enough foe to make one wonder why Davis didn’t run in District 3. But Davis is regarded as considerably more conservative than Carson, and there’s already one deeply conservative candidate, Gina Oster, in that race. Oster once served as Brian Hornback’s campaign director in his bid for re-election to the school board, and that alone is enough to establish her conservative bona fides.

School board races are nonpartisan, just like the recent Knoxville mayor’s race in which nonpartisan Ivan Harmon threw his support to nonpartisan Mark Padgett who wound up losing despite that support to nonpartisan Madeline Rogero. My guess is that Oster and Davis will draw similar nonpartisan support.

While we’re on the subject, if there’s one contest which should be decided in a nonpartisan contest, it’s the race for Knox County Law Director. While we’re at it, let’s put judges in that category as well, because if there are Republican, Democratic and independent versions of the Tennessee Code Annotated, I haven’t come across them.

Nonetheless, two Republicans, incumbent Joe Jarret and Richard “Bud” Armstrong, are vying for the law director’s chair. Bud is another Phoenix hoping to rise from the ashes after he was defeated in a bid for an at-large commission seat. His experience as an attorney is limited, only a few years, and Jarret, in contrast, has been at the game for a couple of decades.

But Joe, as is said, ain’t from around here, and Armstrong may have the edge in this decidedly partisan race.

Will qualifications trump connections? We’ll see.

The contest between incumbent Property Assessor Phil Ballard and former assessor John Whitehead may provide the most highlights (or lowlights). Ballard and Whitehead don’t pretend to hide their mutual (to be kind) distaste for one another. Let the games begin.

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“But you go elsewhere and see an area that doesn’t have visual clutter. … Those are the kinds of places we go on vacation.”

Last fall, Scenic Knoxville got an unsolicited grant from former Mayor Victor Ashe through the East Tennessee Foundation for billboard control. The Scenic Knoxville board added some money to that sum for a survey of outdoor advertising erected in the city since the billboard ban of 2001 was enacted. They hired a University of Tennessee intern to do the count, and many

suspected they’d find a good number of billboards that lacked permits or are larger than the law allows.

Feld declined to give up details of the survey findings, which will be formally unveiled soon. But she hinted that violations were found. She defended Scenic Knoxville against the charge that it is anti-business.

“People often accuse us of that, but we simply believe that an attractive community is the most business friendly community, and that’s where people want to be. That’s how you create economic vibrancy.”

She said Scenic Knoxville is also working to make county signage laws consistent with those in the city and to revisit the city’s sign ordinance, as well. She said the group also supports a move to lower maximum sign heights to 25 feet, as recommended by outgoing City Council member Joe Bailey.

Another item on the Scenic Knoxville agenda is to watchdog the city Board of Zoning Appeals. Feld noted that John Schoon-

Scenic Knoxville president Joyce Feld Photo by Betty Bean maker, a former president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners who now sits on the county BZA, announced there will be no December BZA meeting because nobody has requested a variance this month.

“We want to change the way the city BZA works,” she said. “County BZA, historically, has been quite liberal in handing out variances for sign heights, but it’s different now, and this is one case where city BZA needs to catch up to the county.

They’re not following their own guidelines. I went to a

city BZA meeting and read them the sign ordinance.

One member asked, ‘Do you have an extra copy of that?’ ” Another item on Feld’s todo list is the “Pride of Place” bill, which has replaced the oft-defeated bottle bill and is a comprehensive anti-litter and recycling solution. It has failed several times but has been modified and will be reintroduced during the 2012 General Assembly session.

The last initiative Feld mentioned will be an effort to overturn a recent City Court ruling that allows Lamar Advertising to keep leasing a scrolling electronic message center on Cumberland Avenue to the University of Tennessee Athletics Department despite the fact that the sign doesn’t have a permit. Scenic Knoxville disagrees with Judge John Rosson’s ruling that converting the billboard to an EMC is merely an extension of an existing sign.

“It’s clearly illegal,” Feld said. By definition, EMCs have to be on premise. On top of that fact, there are no permits for it.”

Swanson gets new client Charles Swanson is clearly first among equals in the directors Mayor-elect Madeline Rogero has announced so far.

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As the law director, his words are taken seriously and virtually every initiative requires a legal opinion. He will interact with the mayor daily and on weekends as well, even when one or the other is out of the city.

Second, Swanson knows more than the new directors combined about the city.

Given his 28 years as City Council attorney, he has knowledge and background which even precede my time as mayor. Swanson has forgotten more than most Rogero directors will know on Day One. They will turn to him for advice as they

shifting public opinion as evidenced by City Council vagaries. He will have gravitas in private and has many community contacts. Influential people will call him first. Charles and his wife, attorney Pam Reeves, have been a team as law partners and now as a power couple.

■ The notice which has gone out seeking replacements for Swanson as City Council attorney seems most unusual as it just lets Charles Swanson candidates know to apply by should. He has simply been Dec. 30 without a word as around longer than anyone to what the salary or duties else plus he knows how City might be (although SwanCouncil works. son is paid $90,000 a year).

Third, Swanson is Swan- Will there be a signed conson. He is smart and savvy. tract? How and when will He does not suffer fools eas- the public interviews occur? ily. He advocates his views Which applicants will be instrongly. He can get angry. terviewed?

He will want to influence ■ The council attorney the actions of the city ad- must be a forceful advocate ministration, not just give for council’s point of view legal advice. as an independent co-equal Swanson will weigh in branch of the city governon more than legal niceties. ment. With Swanson as the His views on policy will be mayor’s attorney, the new sought and I suspect will City Council attorney will prevail. Swanson is wise to need to be equally forceful

in representing the council view on budget issues and other matters where a different view from the mayor may emerge or exist. He cannot let Swanson roll them due to his vast experience.

Swanson will know how to roll his successor without him even realizing that they were outmaneuvered.

■ The new attorney will be cautious about taking on the veteran Swanson. Council members must recognize Swanson has a new client and it is not them.

■ Nick Pavlis is likely to be chosen vice mayor when City Council meets right after members are sworn into office on Dec. 17. Council also will select a Beer Board chair and representative to KAT. Given his past experience and knowledge, Pavlis can be an effective and influential vice mayor. The new mayor may not yet recognize how significant the vice mayor is in councilmanic relations. The vice mayor is also only a heartbeat away from being mayor.

Haslam to visit L&N STEM Academy Big happenings are in store this week for students at the L&N STEM Academy.

Today (Dec. 12) at 1:30 p.m., Randy Boyd with Radio Systems and Andy Page from Oak Ridge Associated Universities will be recog-

nized for their donations toward the purchase of iPads.

Radio Systems contributed 100 iPads and ORAU donated $25,000 toward the purchase of additional iPads so all students at L&N STEM Academy can use

the technology daily. Boyd and Page will tour selected classrooms to observe students.

Gov. Bill Haslam is set to visit the school at 10 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 16. The Academy was launched during

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Tony Norman: MPC resolves to be irresolute ‘Where are you guys?’

By Larry Van Guilder

By Betty Bean County Commissioner Tony Norman is a regular at the Council of West Knox County Homeowners. So are his colleagues Richard Briggs, Mike Hammond and Ed Shouse. Norman was the only commission member present at the December meeting.

“I came tonight in case somebody had any questions,” said Norman, who co-chaired a taskforce which created the original Hillside and Ridgetop Protection

Plan. Commission passed its version of the plan in November after attaching a Briggssponsored amendment Norman that city and county legal observers say effectively neuters the plan.

City Council passed the plan without the amendment.

“I really wanted to hear from the other guys,” Nor-

man said.

He outlined his view of the plan’s progress and called the amendment “egregious to those of us who have been working on this so long.”

He said the Briggs amendment was actually prepared by representatives of the Knoxville Chamber.

“Dr. Briggs mentioned it at a workshop a week before the commission meeting and I said ‘What are you doing? Do you know what it does?’ He said no, not really.”

Mission of Hope donations down Help urgently needed

By Betty Bean On Dec. 2, Mission of Hope director Emmette Thompson was a worried man.

Time was running out on the Blue Barrel campaign, and for the first time ever, the barrels were almost empty. There were children depending on him and he’d made promises that he was determined to keep, so he went to Twitter and issued an urgent appeal: “Our Christmas Drive Collection is way behind and our needs are great.”

The tweet went far and wide and donations picked up over the next few days, he said. But Christmas is still not assured for the 17,000 impoverished children in Tennessee and Kentucky that he has promised to help.

“We’ve never called a principal and said, ‘So sor-

ry, we can’t come.’

I wrote those pr incipa ls on Sept. 1 to tell them we were coming, and we will be there. We Thompson trust that the harvest will come in, and we’re doing that again this year. We were just so far behind that it’s taking awhile to catch up,” he said.

The Blue Barrel campaign ended Dec. 5, but there’s still time to help. Thompson has five buyers who will be dispatched to purchase age and gender-specific toys and clothes that are in short supply – as the funds come in.

Thompson says this is the first year that Mission of Hope has felt the effects of the economic downturn that have afflicted so many other nonprofit organizations, and even though he is making this urgent appeal, he says

he doesn’t want to deprive other worthy causes.

“Please, do not take away from your church giving to donate to us. You give to your church first. We have been behind in previous years, but never have we experienced something like this. We feel that many of our faithful Mission of Hope donors and supporters are now feeling the impact of our down and strained economy and perhaps can’t help us this year. Here is where our faith has to kick in over our anxiety, and we will trust that God will provide.”

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As expected, the dueling versions of the Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan took center stage at last week’s meeting of the Metropolitan Planning Commission. Up for consideration were the City Council-approved version born of the facilitated joint meetings of council and commission members, and County Commission’s version sporting the Briggs amendment.

Casting caution to the wind, MPC sent both versions back to their respective legislative bodies with a “no recommendation” vote. But before matters came to that sorry pass, the inmates tried to overrun the asylum.

Sally Absher led the revolt. Absher is a Republican State Executive Committee member for the 6th Senate District. One of the original members of the Knoxville Tea Party, her face beams down on visitors to the Patriots of East Tennessee website where she proclaims her goal “is to promote true conservatism in Tennessee.”

Or at least for those who live uphill from places like Dawson Hollow, because Absher not only dislikes the hillside plan, she’s nursing a serious grudge for MPC Executive Director Mark Donaldson because he has the audacity to, well, be the director.

Or at least we think that’s

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her beef. The argument was hard to follow.

“There’s been a lot of talk about the time that went into the plan,” Absher said, but not much said about the time spent by citizens or the “nearly $400,000” it cost to develop.

Wherever Absher has been hiding is not equipped with a television or a newspaper box, because both issues have been front and center for months. But Absher was only warming up.

“MPC director Mark Donaldson gave conflicting statements to County Commission and City Council,” Absher said, and warned the commissioners they could not amend the Briggs amendment.

(Apparently Absher was taking a call when, only minutes before, Donaldson said much the same thing.

You can approve the plans, disapprove the plans or send them back with no recommendation, Donaldson said – period.)

“The Briggs amendment was necessary because of continued attempts by Mark Donaldson to usurp the law,” she said, and if Donaldson continued on his criminal path she would see that he

was brought up on ethics charges.

Finally, it was all too much for Commissioner Robert Anders who told Donaldson Absher “not five minutes ago” Donaldson said you could vote it up or down or send it on with no recommendation.

Developer Victor Jernigan then spoke of the “unintended consequences” of the plan, but his remarks had the virtue of coherency.

Yet it must be said that Absher and her death-totree-hugger friends received encouragement from MPC, and it began when Commissioner George Ewart moved to send City Council’s plan on with no recommendation because “they’ll do what they want anyway” so “it makes no difference.”

Ewart’s strong stand for apathy drew rebuttals. Commissioner Michael Kane said the language in the Briggs amendment even confuses “professional planners.”

Commissioner Rebecca Longmire noted there’s no electric fence to separate the city and county and therefore a single plan is needed.

Called to the podium, Commissioner Tony Norman asked for an up or down vote.

“No recommendation is like a pass,” he said. “What the heck is a pass on this?”

Conley Underwood is candidate for school board The man chosen by his neighbors to lead the Carter community’s efforts to obtain a new elementary school has jumped into the race for school board, challenging incumbent Mike McMillan in District 8.

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Underwood is part-owner of the family business Lubrication Equipment Service. He and his wife, Regina, have two daugh-

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tims of tuberculosis could be treated in a residential setting. From its founding in 1924 to 1968 when it was released to the state, the hospital cared for 3,348 patients.

In recognition of his expertise in his profession, Dr. Acuff became a fellow of the International College of Surgeons in 1941. He became president of the U.S. chapter in 1949 and was inaugurated the College’s seventh president during the International Assembly in August 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Assembly was warmly supported and welcomed by the country’s president, General Juan Peron, and his spouse Senora Eva Peron. The General and the First Lady entertained 1,500 guests at a special luncheon in the gardens of the presidential palace.

Approximately 4,000 general surgeons and specialists from all over the world participated in the scientific program, some 300 of them had come from the United States.

He was identified with several fraternal organizations: the Woodmen of the World, the Odd Fellows and the Kerbela Shrine. He was a Master Mason in the Oriental lodge and earned the 32nd degree in 1921 and the Knights Templar degree in 1922. He also had wide business interests: president of the General Building and Finance Corporation and director of the Knoxville Investment Corporation, the Holston National Bank, the Banker Trust Co., the Knoxville Savings and Loan Bank and the Pruden Coal and Coke Co. Dr. Acuff had suffered since the previous Sunday with a mild attack of influenza, but his death due to a massive heart attack on Friday, Nov. 2, 1951, was a surprise and shock to his family and to the medical community. His services were held in First Baptist Church of Knoxville, his home church, and he was buried in Highland Cemetery. Upon her death in 1976, his wife was buried beside him. They were survived by one daughter, Betty Rose Barker.

HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin

Dr. Herbert Acuff (1886-1951)

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ne astute observer said of Dr. Herbert Acuff that “he gives the impression of boundless energy and excellent health credited to him by his wife and secretary. Only when listening to a patient is he in complete repose, his intense dark eyes fixed on the speaker, his mobile face relaxed and his long surgeon’s hands before him on the desk.

“His voice is sympathetic and inspires confidence. He’s brisk and businesslike with the gift of sincerity and a boundless belief in the miracles of modern medicine.”

Born in Washburn, Tenn., on Aug. 22, 1886, P. Herbert Acuff was the son of the Rev. Joel A. Acuff and Sarah Branson Acuff.

Herbert graduated from Washburn High School and entered Carson and Newman College (as it was then known) to take preparatory courses. He entered the Kentucky School of Pharmacy and received his degree in 1910. He registered as a student in the University of Louisville Medical College, earning his medical degree in 1911.

After serving two years as house surgeon at the Knoxville General Hospital, he studied abroad in clinics in London, Edinburgh, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna and spent six months in training at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. He returned to private practice in Knoxville in 1914 and served as the chair of the therapeutics department at the Tennessee Medical College, then located in Knoxville.

On Oct. 20, 1915, Dr. Acuff married Lola Pruden (1889-1976), the daughter of coal magnate Tom Pruden, in the Pruden Mansion (Hillcrest) on North Broadway in Fountain City. With about 50 guests

The Acuff Clinic (circa 1950). The red brick building midway of the block on the left at 514 W. Church Ave. is the Acuff Clinic. Second Presbyterian Church in the foreground moved to Kingston Pike in 1957. Postcard courtesy of C. Milton Hinshelwood P. Herbert Acuff, M.D. (1886-1951). In addition to his large surgical practice and service as head of the clinic, Dr. Acuff was the president of the International College of Surgeons.

Photo courtesy of the C.M. McClung Historical Collection

attending, the wedding was the social event of the season. An altar was improvised in the bay window of the drawing room. Mary Conner played the wedding march as the bridal party descended the stairs.

An orchestra furnished a delightful musical program during the entire evening.

Karl Baum, founder of Baum’s Home of Flowers and Greenhouses, prepared the floral arrangements, including a massive floral presentation with the initials of the bridal couple, A-P. Palms, ferns, smilax, white chrysanthemums, roses and lilies of the valley surrounded the altar. Representing the medical community, Dr. Reese Patterson Sr., a well-known ear, nose and throat specialist, was Dr. Acuff’s best man.

Dr. Acuff enlisted in the medical corps during World War I and was assigned to the 118th Field Hospital of the 30th Division mostly composed of East Tennesseans. After special surgical training at the Uni-

versity of Pennsylvania and in various surgical centers in Europe, Maj. Acuff became the operating surgeon for his division, as well as some British and Australian divisions. He accompanied them through the fighting in Belgium, including the attack on the Hindenberg Line. Their horrendous Sept. 29, 1918, attack near Bellicourt resulted in casualties of 26 officers and 366 men. They captured seven German field pieces, 29 machine guns, seven anti-tank rifles and 592 prisoners that day. Subsequent attacks in the same sector on Oct. 7, 8 and 9, cost an additional 34 officers and 1,051 men, while they captured 113 machine guns, 28 field pieces, 907 small arms and 800 prisoners. The regiment was not relieved until Oct. 17 when they were sent to the rear for rest, reorganization and resupply.

Upon his return home in 1919, Dr. Acuff resumed his practice. He first had offices at 405 W. Church St., but by 1923 occupied the ground floor of the Acuff Building at 425 W. Clinch where he practiced for five years. In 1946, after four years in Suite 402 of the Medical Arts Building, Dr. Acuff organized the Acuff Clinic in the former Marion Apartment building

at 514 W. Church Ave. There were six other physicians involved at first but the clinic soon expanded to include a number of medical specialties. By 1955, there were 14 physicians representing eight medical specialties.

His surgical training in the United States and abroad, his extensive experience in wartime, his service as physician for the Southern Railway and his private practice resulted in his becoming known as the outstanding surgeon in the area.

The story may be apocryphal, but it does illustrate a point. A fellow surgeon described to the author how Dr. Acuff sometimes demonstrated his skill to his peers. He would place a stack of cigarette papers on a table top, grasp his favorite scalpel and proceed to slice the top paper in half without touching the second one.

Dr. Acuff somehow found time for many contributions to the community. He joined the Civitan Club in 1920 and rose to become international president. As president of the local club, he spearheaded a campaign that raised $150,000 that resulted in the establishment of the Beverly Hills Sanatorium where vic-

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My Christmas soundtrack Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; Shout, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem!

(Zephaniah 3 : 14 NRSV) I am a church musician.

I love Christmas music. And truth be known, I have never been able to decide which is the cause and which the effect.

I try to be disciplined about it. I schedule the Advent hymns first and only gradually segue into Christmas carols as the day itself draws nearer.

Occasionally, however, just to startle people into really listening to the words they are singing, I will choose “Joy to the World” as the final hymn for a July worship service.

(Try it sometime! I guarantee you will hear those words differently when you sing them in a different context.)

My music sources at home

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Lynn Hutton and in the car are laden with favorites right now, and an eclectic collection it is!

My taste stretches back to Tennessee Ernie Ford, on a recording that taught me Alfred Burt’s lovely “The Star Carol,” and forward to Mannheim Steamroller’s version of “Greensleeves.” John Denver’s “Christmas Like a Lullaby” is a favorite, and Jessye Norman singing “See Amid the Winter

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■ The Knoxville Nativity Pageant will perform 7 p.m.

Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12-13, at the Civic Coliseum.

Admission is free.

■ Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 9711 Norris Freeway, will present “Why Christmas” at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21.

■ Fountain City UMC will hold its Christmas program, “Glory to God in the Highest,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12.

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■ Glenwood Baptist Church in Powell will present its Christmas Cantata “The First Noel” at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.

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Chanukah

■ Hilltop Baptist Church, Walker Road in Halls, will hold Christmas program “The Gates of Heaven” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. Everyone is invited.

■ Heska Amuna Synagogue will host a Chanukah celebra-

■ First Baptist Church Fountain City, 2801 Hol-

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I listened raptly as the choir sang the Advent Responsory from the West Door of the Chapel. Then they began the processional, singing – a capella, no less – and walking two by two down that incredibly long nave, moving from west to east, from symbolic darkness to dawning light. I could hear each voice part as it passed by me, and I marveled at their precision and intonation over such distance.

I am grateful for the opportunity in recent years to sing with the Knoxville Choral Society, and our work with the Knoxville Symphony has added a new dimension to the Christmas season. Last year, Maestro Lucas Richman introduced some Hanukkah music to our Clayton Christmas Concerts, and that has given us (and our audiences, one would hope) a chance to share across our faith traditions and learn about each other.

It is a season of song; it is a season of sharing. Lift up your voice and sing!

■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 E. Raccoon Valley Road, will have a Christmas Cantata at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. Everyone is invited.

■ St. Paul UMC on Garden Drive will present “Advent Concert of Piano and Organ” at 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18.

Special services

Community services

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■ New Hope Baptist Church distributes from its food pantry to local families in need 6-8 p.m. each third Thursday.

Info: 688-5330.

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■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5.

Info: 689-7001.

■ Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church offers an Internet prayer line. Leave a message.

Someone will be praying about the request within 24 hours. Prayer line: 484-4066.

■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane (across from Tractor Supply in Halls), distributes free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each third Saturday.

Info: 566-1265.

Laurie Fischer demonstrates how to use a dreidel last Tuesday at the Happy Chanukah Storytime at the Powell Branch Library.

Fischer has been making the rounds to various library branches reading books and overseeing games and crafts in celebration of the Jewish holiday.

She will be at the Karns branch at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Burlington branch at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, and the Bearden branch at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Photo by

Rec programs

■ Unity Baptist Church, located in Scenic Woods subdivision off Norris Freeway, will present the Christmas drama “And We Beheld His Glory” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16.

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

Chanukah at library branches

New Year’s Eve Opening and Welcoming Party will start at 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, on the third floor of the Quality Inn on Merchants Drive. Info: worldforchrist@bellsouth.net.

brook Drive, will present its children’s Christmas program “Census Time in Bethlehem: A Children’s Musical,” at 6 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18. Free admission. Info: 689-3385.

Fair Havens Baptist Church, 8909 Pedigo Road, has elected the Rev. Forrest Morgan to serve as pastor. The community is invited to Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship services at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Sundays and Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Info: 922-3950 or http://www.facebook.com/pages/FairHavens-Baptist-Church/70577882883/.

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Snow” gives me chills every time. The Dale Warland Singers version of Elizabeth Poston’s “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree” is a worship service in itself. And of course, Handel and Bach and Mendelssohn all have their say in my collection.

For eight years I had one daughter or the other in the Rhodes Singers at Rhodes College in Memphis. My pilgrimage at Christmas was to drive down one day and back the next to hear “Christmas at St. Mary’s,” their Christmas concert of sacred music, performed at an Episcopal Church in town. I have recordings of those concerts and still am awestruck by the beauty of their version of “This Child, This King.”

One of my most glorious experiences of Christmas music was the first time I went to All Saints’ Chapel at the University of the South for their Christmas program. Sewanee, as the campus is affectionately called, has a “chapel” that rivals some of Europe’s cathedrals. The college choir does a Service of Lessons and

■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road off East Emory Road, hosts a Celebrate Recovery program 7-9 p.m. Thursdays.

■ New Hope Baptist Church, 7602 Bud Hawkins Road, hosts Celebrate Recovery adult and youth classes 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 12-step class 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays. Info: 688-5330.

■ Dayspring Church, 901 Callahan Drive, offers Divorce Care classes from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Mondays. There is no charge for the 13-week program and child care is provided. Info: 242-3995.

Clown ministry The Sonshine Bunch is the clown ministry of Ridgeview Baptist Church. Here, members march down Broadway during the Fountain City Christmas Parade. Photo by S. Clark

Gamble to speak at KFL

Terry Gamble will speak to the Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon at noon Tuesday, Dec. 13. The KFL meets weekly at the Golden Corral in Powell.

Christmas for Kids Tennessee Mountain Wrestling’s 13th annual Christmas for Kids will provide toys for children in Nashville.

Info: 973-8902. Donations will be accepted at 6100 Washington Pike. Make checks payable to “Christmas for the Kids.”

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Erica Leiser practices the flag routine she will perform with the Trinity Chapel Baptist Church children’s ministry in the Fountain City parade.

Central High cheerleaders spread Christmas cheer during the Fountain City parade.

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Mike Anthony gets ready to drive his rail buggy in the Halls parade for the Halls soccer team and Archie Powell proudly shows off his 1953 Ford Jubilee tractor before the start of the Halls parade. “You can take my picture as long as I can smile,” he said.

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Halls High Homecoming Queen Andrea Tampas is all smiles just before the parade takes off.

Halls 2011 Man of the Year Mike Blankenship beams at the head of the parade.

Emily Helton is dressed appropriately for the Halls parade.

Allie Yarnell takes a break from practicing her baton twirling for Kathy McCarrell’s Majorettes to give a grin before the Halls Parade.

Debra Cash shows off fantastic holiday hair before the Halls parade, styled for her by Ross The Boss in Halls.

Maison Scates, Will Armstrong and Elesibeth McMurray help get the Loveland Baptist Church float ready to go at the Halls Christmas Parade. The float won first place.

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By Jake Mabe Herald Square is a pretty good place to spend the holidays.

Halls High students Brianna Jones and Sarah Jane Altobelli took a bite out of the Big Apple this Thanksgiving.

They were invited to dance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after attending a UDA dance camp at UT last summer.

The duo was sent an email video of the dance they were to learn about a month or two before the parade.

“We had to learn three ripples and three sections and then when you got up there you learned what you were doing,” Sarah Jane says.

“And they completely change things,” Brianna adds.

They marched the entire 3-mile length of the parade, which culminates in at the Herald Square Macy’s in Manhattan, as part of a group

Halls High School dance team members Brianna Jones and Sarah Jane Altobelli pause in front of Radio City Music Hall on their recent trip to New York to dance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Photo submitted of 650 girls known as Varsity Spirit.

“It was crazy,” Sarah Jane says. “It was pretty exciting to see all the balloons.”

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on Broadway and the Rockefeller Center tree lighting and visited the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Times Square and Fifth Avenue. The trip lasted from Nov. 21-28.

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, they also participated in the NBC rehearsal for the parade, getting to watch the setup for the lights, cameras and the rolling out of the green carpet. They also got to be a part of the “fake audience” for a pre-taping concert at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting by Justin Bieber, Tony Bennett, Usher and Busta Rhymes.

“They sang about two songs each and sang each song about three or four times,” Brianna says. “We had to act excited.”

Both say they want to move to New York. Brianna’s favorite part of the trip was seeing the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. Sarah Jane says she liked the shopping, especially visiting a sixstory Forever 21 store.

Brianna is a senior and Sarah Jane is a junior at Halls High.

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TSA collects Toys for Tots The Technology Student Association (TSA) at Halls Middle School is collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots for the kids of Appalachia. The collection began after the Thanksgiving holiday and will continue through Friday, Dec. 16. Toys may be dropped off in the technology lab to teacher Bill Ellis.

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Sunday, December 18 3:00pm - 6:00pm Jubilee Banquet Hall, Callahan Road Powell, TN Pvt. Lindsay Penland successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD Parris Island as one of over 40+ recruits in Training Platoon 4040 Papa Company. Following 10 days at home on leave, she will report to Camp LeJuene for one month at Military Combat Training then Military Occupation Specialty School and upon completion will then be stationed. Pvt. Lindsay Penland is believed to be the first female graduate from Halls High School to enlist in the USMC.

Vicki VanDeGriff to retire from Halls Middle

By Jake Mabe Vicki VanDeGriff says she’s often wondered whether she’d know when it was time to retire. That time has come.

VanDeGriff is retiring this month. She has taught at Halls Middle School since 1983, most of it as a 6th grade reading teacher.

She’s a Halls High graduate and has lived in the community her entire life. She says she always wanted to be a teacher.

“I grew up playing school,” VanDeGriff says.

“There were not any educators in the family, but I knew as soon as I grew up that’s what I wanted to do.

I didn’t have any interest in being a nurse or a lawyer, but as a school teacher, you do a little bit of everything, whether it’s being a nursemaid or a mediator or a counselor.”

After earning a degree from what was then called Cumberland College in Kentucky, VanDeGriff got her first job at Powell Elementary in 1971, when it was a K-8 school.

“Open space classrooms were the thing then.”

She taught at Powell for three years before staying home to raise her three sons,

Longtime Halls Middle School 6th grade reading teacher Vicki VanDeGriff is retiring this December after almost 29 years at Halls Middle School. Photo by Jake Mabe James, Casey and Cory.

“When the youngest got old enough to go to preschool, I went back to work and was fortunate to get right here because it’s in the community and you feel a part of it.”

She says teaching has its ups and downs like any other job but is rewarding.

“When you see a child ‘get it’ and be successful, that’s what it’s all about. There are times when I think it’s not as fun as it used to be. Seems like it was more relaxed.”

Vicki’s not one to go home and sit on the couch.

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She says she always loved it when a student who might’ve been struggling worked hard and began to succeed.

“And I’ll miss all the friends I’ve made over the years and I’ve made a lot.

And it’s great when kids come back who’ve gone on to college or have gotten married. I’ve had several children of people I’ve taught these last few years.

“It hasn’t hit me yet,” she says of retirement. “I guess it will in January when they’re back in the classroom and are praying for snow days!”

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Bobcats strut on ‘Magical Musical Monday’ Central High School’s Bobcat Company and Select Choraliers put on a dazzling holiday show Dec. 5 at the Tennessee Theatre. Dr. Bill Snyder also pleased the crowd playing selections on the theater’s Wurlitzer organ on “Magical Musical Monday.”

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The Select Choraliers sing various holiday selections. Pictured are: Katie Davis, Kasey Goins, Zoe Resmondo, Lauren Bacon, Jackson Lambert, Braxton Colvin, William Morgan and Arthur McAfee.

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Penland to graduate from Marine boot camp

Lamberts celebrate 50th anniversary

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David and Wanda Lambert will mark their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 21. They recently celebrated the occasion with an open house for family and friends. David is the owner and operator of D.L. Lambert and Associates. He was the 1998 president of Halls B&P and the 1999 Halls Man of the Year. Wanda retired from Kroger after 40 years of service and was the customer service manager for the Halls store when she retired. The Lamberts have three children: Kim Webb, David Lambert Jr. and Lisa Jones. They have nine grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Pvt. Lindsay E. Penland, 18, will graduate from the United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., on Dec. 16. Penland successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training as one of more than 40 recruits in Training Platoon 4040 Papa Company. Following 10 days at home on leave, she will report to Camp LeJuene, N.C., for one month at Military Combat Training, then Military Occupation Specialty School. Upon completion, she will then be stationed.

Penland is believed to be the first female graduate from Halls High to enlist in the Marine Corps. She is the daughter of Paige Davis and Mark Penland and is a 2011 Halls High graduate.

The community is invited to a reception for Penland from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Jubilee Banquet Hall on Callahan Drive in Powell.

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Real estate market holds steady

By Sherry Witt After a history-making month of O c tob er, w h i c h saw the largest real estate transfer in Knox C ount y ’s h i s t o r y, Witt l o c a l markets returned to a more normal pace during November. For the month ending on Wednesday, Nov. 30, there were 584 land transfers in Knox County, representing an aggregate property value of around $105 million.

While there were fewer transfers in November than in October, the figures were virtually identical to those recorded during the same period of 2010. Last year, 624 parcels and around $104 million changed hands. Historically, November is a slow month for real estate markets due in part to the onset of cold weather and the decreased daylight hours.

Lending activity con-

FOUNTAIN CITY NOTES ■ Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets at noon each second Wednesday at Central Baptist

tinued to show improvement from the lull it experienced in the spring and summer. During November, about $274 million was loaned against property in Knox County.

This number represented more mortgage lending than the county experienced in August or September, indicating the signs of a possible surge in refinancing appear to be correct.

The largest single transfer was a transaction between TrinityCare Senior Living of Knoxville LLC and UGHS Senior Living of Knoxville LLC. The sale brought just under $3.5 million. The largest mortgage transaction was for $28.25 million on Campus Pointe Subdivision.

I want to take this opportunity to wish each of you and your families a very happy and joyous holiday season. And at this special time of year, please remember to keep our service men and women in your hearts and prayers. Merry Christmas!

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■ Fountain City Art Center has three new exhibits on display.

Fountain City Art Guild will show work through Jan. 7; a memorial exhibit of longtime

By Sandra Clark John Fugate and the staff of Commercial Bank were smashing hosts to the annual Business After Hours Christmas Party of the Fountain City Business and Professional Association.

George Lucke, an agent with Edward Jones, was named Member of the Year for his work in bringing guests to meetings. The club meets at noon each second Wednesday in the fellowship hall of Central Baptist Fountain City. Guests and potential members are always welcomed.

Hassie K. Gresham (18771970) was awarded the Claude C. Myers Award for her contributions to business. Gresham, as principal of Central High School from 1919 until 1947, trained her students for careers in business and the professions.

According to Fountain City historian Dr. Jim Tumblin, she was the first female high school principal in Tennessee, and under her leadership, Central High grew from an enrollment of 192 to 1,500 students. guild member Lib Nicely will be on display courtesy of her daughters, Kay Nicely Bateman and Jane Nicely; and a student exhibit of work from Fulton High, Vine Magnet, Whittle Springs Middle and more will be on display. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Richard Tumblin and R. Larry Smith (right) accept the Claude C. Myers Award on behalf of the late Hassie K. Gresham, longtime principal of Central High School. Presenting the award is Beth Wade (center). Photos by S. Clark Richard Tumblin, who attended Central for 3 1/2 years and would have graduated in 1947 had his family not moved, said Gresham was a “stalwart and esteemed” leader. “Central didn’t have locks (on lockers) because people would have been afraid to steal.

She is the reason Central is so great.”

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R. Larry Smith accepted the award on behalf of the Central High School Alumni Association which he heads. Presenter Beth Wade said the award is given “to people who really made a difference.”

Officers for 2012 were recognized: Doug Estep of On Target Training, president; Andrew Hartung of

George Lucke of Edward Jones is Member of the Year at the Fountain City Business and Professional Association.

LBMC, vice president and treasurer; Beth Wade of UT Federal Credit Union, secretary; Elaine Shipe of Shelter Insurance, co-secretary; and board members Daniel Monday, George Lucke, Jason Phillips, John Fugate, John Thaller, Mark Enix, Regina Reed, Sandra Clark and Stacy Grigsby.

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■ Halls Christmas Toy Drive is underway. If you need assistance with toys this Christmas, go to Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 4329 E. Emory Road. Applications are in a red box at the top of the stairs. Fill one out and slide it under the door at the end of the overhang. To sponsor a child, call Jeanie at 922-3137.

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■ Halls Republican Club meets at 7 p.m. each third Monday at Q.Q. Pizza in Halls Center, but here will not be a meeting this month. The group will instead share a Christmas dinner with the West Knox Republicans 6 p.m. Monday, Dec.12. Info: Ted Hatfield, 925-9606.

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noon each third Tuesday at Beaver Brook Country Club.

Lunch is $10. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ ShopperNewsNow.com/.

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The Opryland Hotel in Nashville is covered in a blanket of white lights for the holiday season. Photos by Ruth White.

Make the holidays memorable I love this time of year.

The air gets a distinct chill to it (unless of course it’s 60 degrees on a December Knoxville day) and people begin hustle around buying presents and decorating their homes. I love how the lights bring a bit of warmth to the chilly air as they announce that the Christmas season has arrived.

I am embarrassed to admit that I haven’t always enjoyed the holiday season, but have learned to embrace the traditions of my husband and combined them with those of my childhood and the traditions we have made together as a family. I have spent more time this year hand-crafting items to decorate my home and I feel that I have given part of myself to add a festive atmosphere.

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Lifesaver storybooks have been placed in my children’s stockings for many years. A few years ago there were no storybooks to be found. As my middle child tipped over his stocking to look at the treasures inside, he looked at me and asked where the storybook was that year. He was disappointed, not because he liked the candy, but because it was a family tradition.

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The end line is somewhere in the distance, maybe far away.

Next little step toward reconstruction is Derek Dooley deciding he really wants a running game and not just a token run coach who can occasionally cool a blitz or provide a distraction to give route-runners a break.

Jay Graham, 36, brings hope and excellent credentials. He was a big-time runner. He has recruited five-star runners. He has coached winning runners. Hard to imagine he would be anything other than a plus.

In fact, he has already produced plus points. Just wanting to be here, accepting the job (and increase in pay) was an expression of faith in the future and an endorsement of Dooley. South Carolina was shocked that Jay would leave his rock-solid arrangement with Steve Spurrier for the disorganized dilemma (and

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some might say tentative time frame) at Tennessee.

But, the heart supposedly leads home and this is the scene of Graham’s greatest accomplishments. There are so many 1995 memories: Jay ran for 144 in the opener against East Carolina, 137 against Georgia, 134 against Mississippi State, 108 against Oklahoma State, 122 against Alabama, 126 against South Carolina, 108 against Southern Mississippi, 147 against Kentucky, 211 against Vandy and 154 in the Citrus Bowl against Ohio State.

Incredible run against the Buckeyes, big moment against the Crimson Tide, 1,438 yards in an 11-1 season when Peyton Manning didn’t hand him the ball on every down.

I should say more about that Citrus game. There was an Old Testament flood in Orlando. It appeared the Vols would run out the first half clock and got dry off only sev-

en behind. Graham’s idea of killing time was to break four tackles and run 69 yards for a touchdown. For the day, he overshadowed Heisman hero Eddie George and was MVP. I do not know how long were Jay’s cleats.

Graham against Alabama will run on forever. Tennessee in 1995 was in the process of stopping Tide domination when the red team scored a TD and thought it might be back in contention. Graham answered with a 70-yard touchdown run, flying down the sideline, regaining momentum for good.

The next year, Tennessee was trailing Alabama by 13-6 in the fourth quarter. Graham got a favorable spot and a tying touchdown. Tennessee got one late possession at its 20 but overtime seemed inevitable. On first down, Graham gained one yard. David Cutcliffe called the same play for second down, hoping the Tide would be looking elsewhere.

What happened was simply sensational.

Graham went through a big hole on the right side, broke a tackle and took off, 79 yards, home run, Tennessee 20, Alabama 13.

It is really good to have this old Vol back in town. Now, let’s see what comes of it.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Knox man survives dangerous ‘widow-maker’ thanks to Fort Sanders Heart Team left side was damaged.

“I’ve never seen people moving so fast,” recalls Matthews. “The doctors and nurses were running over themselves getting everything set up to work on me.”

Fort Sanders Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Brian Adams quickly used a device to suck the blood clot out of the blocked artery, then opened Matthew’s blocked LAD artery and restored blood flow with a stent.

“Dr. Adams told me I had a “widow-maker” heart attack,” says Matthews. “I’m a blessed man. If I had gotten to the hospital 15 or 20 minutes later, I wouldn’t be here today.”

He encourages anyone having severe chest pains to get medical help immediately.

Matthews credits the good Lord and the great teamwork of the ambulance crew, the Fort Sanders Emergency and Heart staff, and physicians with saving him from the “widow-maker.”

“Everyone was so professional and knew exactly what they needed to do. I feel so blessed to be alive!”

For most of his 73 years, Dave Matthews has been healthy and active. The West Knoxville man walks several miles every day, has never smoked and never experienced any heart problems. That’s why Matthews was surprised when he suddenly began having severe chest pains, trouble breathing and sweating heavily while running errands one day this summer.

“It felt like an elephant sitting on my chest,” remembers Matthews. “It hurt so bad and wouldn’t let up. I realized I

“I’m a blessed man. If I had gotten to the hospital 15 or 20 minutes later, I wouldn’t be here today.”

– Fort Sanders heart attack survivor Dave Matthews

must be having a heart attack.”

Matthews called his wife who called 911. An ambulance met Matthews at a Quick action by the Heart Center team at Fort Sanders parking lot in Bearden and quickly took saved David Matthews from a deadly heart attack. him to the hospital.

“I told them to take me to Fort Sanders,” says Matthews. “The emergency The American College of Cardiology and American an He Hear Heart artt doctor and nurses there worked really Association’s recommended goal “Door to Balloon” time on” ttim ime fo for fast to do an EKG and draw blood. The hospitals nationwide is under 90 minutes. “Door to doc said I was having a heart attack right Balloon” is the amount of time from when a heart rt then!” patient arrives at the ER to the Within minutes of arriving at Fort opening of the blocked heart artery.

Sanders, Matthews was whisked to the The average Door to Balloon time in 2010 for Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Fort Sanders Regional was 54.6 minutes. Time where the Heart Team discovered his IS heart muscle! left anterior descending (LAD) heart artery was blocked completely, and his

The deadly ‘widow-maker’ STEMI heart attack Every 34 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that’s nearly 1.2 million Americans having heart Dr. Brian Adams, attacks each Fort Sanders year.

OneInterventional third of all Cardiologist heart attacks happen suddenly, with no significant previous symptoms. About half of all heart attacks are fatal.

The most dangerous type of heart attack is called STEMI (STsegment elevation myocardial infarction). And, in this type of cardiac event, quick treatment is a matter of life or death.

A STEMI occurs when a coronary artery is suddenly completely blocked by a clot, stopping

blood flow (and oxygen delivery) to the heart muscle. If the vessel is not opened quickly, there will be irreversible damage to the heart muscle. That’s why immediate treatment is essential.

“There are three major coronary arteries,” says Dr. Brian Adams, an Interventional Cardiologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “While STEMI heart attacks of any coronary artery can be fatal, a complete blockage of the LAD (Left Anterior Descending) can be catastrophic.”

The LAD artery supplies blood to 50 percent of the heart muscle.

“Occlusion of the initial part of this artery is often called “the widow-maker” because it causes a massive heart attack and can lead to sudden death,” explains Dr. Adams.

Symptoms of STEMI can vary and not everyone realizes they’re having a heart attack.

This tiny clot of blood was removed from Mr. Matthews’ artery during his heart attack.

Those symptoms may include the traditional pain or pressure in the chest, sometimes radiating down the left arm. But it can also include cold

Fort Sanders receives GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry-GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2011.

Fort Sanders Regional consistently followed the treatment guidelines in ACTION Registry® -GWTG™ for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 85% for specific performance measures to receive this 2011 award.

The award recognizes the hospital’s success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients.

It also signifies that Fort Sanders has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients with standards of care outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

To receive the ACTION RegistryGWTG Performance Achievement Award, Fort Sanders consistently followed the treatment guidelines in ACTION Registry-GWTG for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 85 percent for specific performance measures.

Fort Sanders is one of only 167 hospitals in the U.S. to receive the 2011 GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award.

sweats, nausea or pain between shoulder blades. Risk factors like family history, smoking, high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol levels can all increase the risk of STEMI and other heart diseases.

“The important thing is, if you have any symptoms, call 911 immediately and don’t wait to come in,” stresses Dr. Adams. But according to the CDC, nearly half of sudden cardiac deaths happen outside a hospital, suggesting that many people don’t act on early symptoms.

“You should definitely not try to drive yourself to the hospital,” Dr. Adams adds. “That puts you and other people on the road at risk. In an ambulance, emergency personnel can administer aspirin and other medications, do an EKG and, if a STEMI is identified, take you directly to a hospital that can perform life-saving angioplasty.”

EKG readings are transmitted directly from the ambulance to the Emergency Department at Fort Sanders Regional

where physicians activate the 24/7 Angioplasty Team.

Suspected heart attack patients are taken straight to the cardiac catheterization laboratory to evaluate the type of heart attack and amount of heart damage. The standard treatment for STEMI is angioplasty, which uses a balloonlike catheter threaded through the patient’s groin or wrist and into the heart artery to open a blockage.

Tracking a hospital’s doorto-balloon time is a measure of quality cardiac care.

Fort Sanders’ average time is under 60 minutes, according to Adams, well under the 90-minute guideline recommended by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. It is much faster than the national average time of 142 minutes.

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Common sense is a necessity, not a luxury This past week, I was watching the “Today” show when Matt Lauer teased an upcoming news item. He made the statement that many people don’t know where their animal really comes from when they purchase from a breeder on the Internet.

Get out. Really?

People need to take the time to educate themselves on the reality of puppy mills and breeders who are “in it to win it.”

Not all animal breeders are bad people. They’re just misled. Just kidding.

But here’s the dilemma: a breeder could lose $1,500 profit if their potential customer finds out the dog they want to buy came from a feces-laden cage outside of a trailer in Alabama.

Instead, the happy family of four is told that their goldendoodle comes from a beautiful farm in Connecticut. Unfortunately, this is believed more often than not.

This is why the number of puppy mills continues to rise in the United States.

I don’t want to be a downer this holiday season, but I can’t stop thinking of all the happy little families who have already contacted breeders across the country to find the perfect addition to their homes this Christmas.

What better way to show your kids you love them than to encourage puppy mills by shelling out hundreds of dollars on a dog that has probably never walked on grass because he’s grown up in a cage, piled on top of his brothers and sisters.

If people want to check out puppies a breeder has for sale, so be it. But I would highly encourage them (if not

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plead with them) to also go to at least one shelter before making the decision to buy from a breeder.

Right now, there are pure breeds at Young-Williams Animal Center waiting for a home. The only charge is the adoption fee which is usually no more than $150 (which covers spay/neuter, vaccinations, etc.).

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What a face. The staff at Young-Williams would like you to meet 2-year-old male hound mix Trip. He is available for adoption at the main center at 3210 Division St. The “new” center at Young-Williams Animal Village is at 6400 Kingston Pike. Both facilities are open noon to 6 p.m. daily.

If you don’t have time to drop by, visit www.young-williams. org to see photos of all of the center’s adoptables and call 215-6599 for more information about each pet.

JU

Special Notices

Sara Barrett

they were allergic. A Shih Tzu was also brought in during my visit because its owner forgot to change the batteries in it’s electric fence collar so the dog ran away from home.

If you really want to make a difference this holiday season, give the gift of life to a very deserving animal. And give your family the gift of unconditional love and never-ending gratuity from an animal whose life you will be saving from certain peril.

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