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BUZZ Lions Club spaghetti supper The Fountain City Lions Club will host its annual spaghetti supper, 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Lions Building at Fountain City Park. Cost is $5 per person and desserts will also be available for purchase. Supper proceeds will help the club continue to maintain the park and lake area.

Halls Senior Center celebrates 10th anniversary

Friends of Library to host book sale The Friends of the Library will host a book sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Halls branch, 4518 East Emory Road. A wide variety of books will be available for purchase, and proceeds will help fund extra projects for the library.

Bring back boat! Dick McMillan from the Fountain City Lions Club call to say someone “borrowed” the aluminum rowboat that club members use at the Lake (to get to the fountain and to treat the water). The Lions would appreciate its return; no questions asked.

Benefit concert at Beck Center Historian Bob Booker will present his debut concert at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. Admission is $15.41 ($11.41 if bought in advance) with proceeds benefiting Beck and $1.41 going to Knoxville C ollege in honor of its 141th anniversary. Booker, 81, says it’s time for him to come out of the shower to perform in public his repertoire of pop, country and rhythm & blues. Booker is a former state representative and was founding director of the Beck Center. Everyone is invited to an afternoon of music and light refreshments. Tickets can be purchased at the Beck or online at www.BeckCenter.net

The Dave Hall Band (Art Troyer, “Catfish” Dave Hall, Gordon Jett and R.C. Jett) performs at the Halls Senior Center’s 10th anniversary Diamonds and Denim celebration. Not pictured is Dobro player Harvey Rines. Photos by Ruth White

By Jake Mabe It’s only a couple of miles or so between the spot where the Kroger Community Center used to sit and the new Halls Senior Center. But two miles and 10 years later, they’ve come a long way, baby. Back when Kroger anchored Black Oak Plaza, its manager Mike

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■ Boo! At the Zoo!, 5:30-8 p.m., Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 20-23. Tickets: $9, children under 4, free. Info/ tickets: 637-5331, zooknoxville.org, zoo ticket office during regular zoo hours. ■ Fall Fest, 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, Salem Baptist Church, 8201 Hill Road. Includes inflatables, trunk or treat featuring antique cars, hot dogs, caramel apples, popcorn and more. Info: 922-3490. ■ Fall Fest, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, Central Baptist Church Fountain City, 5364 N. Broadway. Trunk or treat, cakewalk, games and more. ■ Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 29, Norwood UMC, 2110 Merchant Drive. Pumpkins and pumpkin bread for sale, an inflatable, a magician and Dr. Carvenstein will carve pumpkins for anyone who buys their pumpkin at Norwood’s patch. ■ Fall Fun Festival, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, Christ United Methodist Church, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Children’s games inside and trunk or treat outside. Game tickets: 10 for each can of food donated or 10 for $1. All canned goods collected go to the church food pantry. ■ Freaky Friday Fright Nite in Farragut, 5-7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, Mayor Bob Leonard Park, 301 Watt Road. Kids 12 and under are invited to “trick or treat” at the park. Event is free but donations for

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the Ronald McDonald House will be accepted. ■ “Halloween Fun,” 4-8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, New Life UMC, 7921 Millertown Pike. Carnival games, inflatables, trunk or treat, spooky trail, free food and more. Info: newlifeumcknoxville.com; 546-5153; NewLifeUMCKnoxville@gmail.com. ■ “Holyween 2016,” 6-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, World for Christ Church, 4611 Central Avenue Pike. ■ Monster Mash Trunk or Treat open car, truck and jeep show, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, McLemore Florist, 106 E. Young High Pike. Live music by Swamp Ghost, concessions stand with hot foods, door prizes and more. Registration free. ■ Pumpkin Patch, Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, through Oct. 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Coffee House, 212 College St., Maryville. Audience ages 12 and up. Free program but donations appreciated for benefit of SMSA children’s programs. Info: 429-1783. ■ Trick or Treat in the Cave, 5-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Oct. 21-23 and 28-31, Historic Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway. Admission: $8, kids 2 and younger free. Info: cherokeecaverns.com ■ Track or Treat, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell Road. Heiskell. Includes: hot dogs and drinks; walk the track at dark for candy and fun. ■ Trunk or Treat, 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike. Includes fun, games and candy. The youth will be selling food to raise funds for mission work.

■ Pumpkin Patch, Norwood UMC, 2110 Merchant Drive. Hours: 3-8 p.m. MondayFriday; 1-8 p.m. Saturday; and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Open through Monday, Oct. 31. Info: 687-1620. ■ “Spooky, Scary Stories Live!” presented by the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association (SMSA), 7-9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, Vienna

Down-ballot contests draw voter interest Early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 19, and although the ballot is headlined by one of the most explosive presidential contests in American history, there are other matters to be considered – like state legislative seats and four proposed amendments to the Knoxville City Charter. The proposal that will be the most noticeable to voters will adjust the date for city elections. Requested by Knox County administrator of elections Cliff Rodgers, the measure calls for moving

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I wish Peggy could have seen the overflow crowd that packed the center last week to celebrate its 10th anniversary. I knew it was going to be a super shindig when I had to park at the church across the street. It was something else. Old friends popped in to say hello. Darrell Gooding, who was Halls

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Shorter opened a community room for various meetings and such. A group of senior citizens started playing bingo there weekly. Halls had wanted a senior center for years. The late Peggy Arnold got to talking. Former Mayor Mike Ragsdale listened. The center opened on Crippen Road in 2006.

the date of city primary elections from the last Tuesday in September in odd-numbered years to the last Tuesday in August in oddnumbered years. The change will allow more time for Knox County election workers to prepare and mail the ballots for the November General Election in an organized and timely manner. Turnout in city elections is generally quite low, and there have been many advocates for more sweeping changes to the city election calendar, primarily by changing city elections dates to even-

numbered years to coordinate with the dates of county elections. This measure falls short of addressing that issue. The three other charter amendment proposals involve changes to the city employee pension system and were proposed by the pension board and supported by Mayor Madeline Rogero, who is a member of the pension board. The changes would not increase any retiree benefits, so there’s no public expense associated with the proposals. State House District 15 voters will be faced with the task of re-

placing longtime Rep. Joe Armstrong, who was convicted of tax evasion in August. Knox County Democrats chose Rick Staples to fill the vacancy. There is no Republican candidate, but voters will have two other options from which to choose. One, Independent candidate Pete Drew, is a familiar face (there’s rarely been a ballot without Drew’s name on it for many years). The other is a very active write-in candidate, Rhonda “Mousie” Gallman. Info: www.knoxvilletn.gov/ election 2704 Mineral Springs Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917 Ph. (865) 687-4537

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Tennova Health & Fitness Center Exercise classes of all types can be found at Tennova Health and Fitness Center in Powell.

Tennova’s junior-olympic-size pool features a wheelchair ramp so that people of all abilities can benefit from water exercise.

Tennova also offers a full range of spa services, including many types of massage.

Executive fitness manager Nicole Yarbrough stands beside one of Tennova’s state-of-the-art fitness machines. All are owned, not leased, by the facility, and the Tennova staff puts much care into maintenance. “I think our members can feel that,” says Yarbrough. Photo by Carol Z. Shane

celebrates 17 years By Carol Z. Shane

In the winter of 1999, a local newspaper headline proclaimed the grand opening of “St. Mary’s Health & Fitness Center” on Emory Road in Powell. Accompanying the story was a picture of a few clients working out on four treadmills and six elliptical machines. That picture seems almost quaint, in view of the way the facility – now known as Tennova Health & Fitness Center – has grown. “We probably have five to six times the equipment now,” says Tennova’s executive fitness manager Nicole Yarbrough. The fitness center opened its doors on November 1, 1999, “and we opened those doors with 1,200 members already,” says Yarbrough, stemming from a membership sign-up initiative located in a trailer in the parking lot. “After 10 days, we had 300 more members. And we probably had about 20 employees at the time.” Those numbers have grown; Tennova now has over 5,900 members, with 250 of them having maintained their memberships consistently since 1999. The number of employees, says Yarbrough, has grown to “around 100.” “This is the greatest place I’ve ever done this type of work,” says fitness trainer Dave Mabe, who came on board two years ago. He’s a longtime training veteran, having previously worked at commercial gyms whose names everyone recognizes. Tennova, says Mabe, is “more family-oriented. It’s a lot more relaxed; they present fitness in a more ‘user-friendly’ way.” He enjoys working with people of all ages. “My clients are as young as 16 and as old as 76. I’ve also trained someone who’s in her 80s.” Yarbrough has been on board since January of 2000. She notes the changes in that time. “We now have a personal training studio, a cycling studio and an upper body plate-loaded equipment studio. Our membership age requirement has expanded; when we opened it was 16 and now it’s 13. Our enrollment fees have actually dropped. At the time of our opening, members paid over $275. Now most pay only $50.” In fact, monthly fees in general have dropped. What hasn’t changed? “It’s clean. It’s friendly. The building is maintained – you’d never know you’re in a 17-year-old facility. We own all our equipment – we don’t lease it – and it’s strictly maintained.” The staff takes pride in keeping Tennova Health & Fitness Center fresh and new. “I think our members can feel that,” says Yarbrough. “We share 65,000 square feet of space with the physical therapy department and the sleep clinic, which is good,” she continues. “It fine-tunes relationships. Staff members from those departments refer members to us; we share resources.” It all comes under the heading of comprehensive care and concern for each member’s enhanced quality of life through fitness. Why not give Tennova Health & Fitness Center a call? At 17 years old, they’re going stronger than ever.

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Trainer Dave Mabe says of the personal training room, “I use this room daily, Monday through Friday.” He considers Tennova Health & Fitness to be the best place he’s ever worked as a fitness trainer. Photo by Carol Z. Shane

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Halls Crossroads Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s League members Mary Carroll, Gail Browning, Delores Kopp and Gloria Stout enjoy the Halls Senior Center anniversary party. Halls Senior Center coordinator Rebecca Quarles is all smiles at the anniversary as she chats with former coordinator Darrell Gooding, who is now coordinator at the Karns Senior Center.

Halls Senior Center coordinator Rebecca Quarles, former Knox County commissioner R. Larry Smith and senior center assistant Amanda Patton gather for a photo during the Halls Senior Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10-year celebration.

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Alysha Graves repurposes pallets Alysha Graves, who works as a buyer/coordinator for Malibu Boats, just knew there had to be a new use for the old pallets she noticed outside the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in Loudon.

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Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been eyeing them for some time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked our warehouse manager what we did with our pallets and he said that we give them away, so I got a few and started experimenting,â&#x20AC;? says the Corryton resident. Creativity wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t new to her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My sister and I have decorated for the Fantasy of Trees several times and I found my joy for crafting. It was mainly Christmas decorations and decorating our family membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes. One day, I had a friend ask if I could make him a burlap wreath, so I watched some videos on how to do it and made a few for some friends as gifts.â&#x20AC;? She discovered Chip and Joanna Gainesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fixer Upperâ&#x20AC;? on HGTV. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the rustic designs,â&#x20AC;? she says. Remarking â&#x20AC;&#x153;gotta love Pinterest,â&#x20AC;? she says she researched creative websites and then found some paint and went to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found it very satisfying tearing apart the pallets, creating designs and then painting on the wood. My first piece that anybody has bought or gotten as a gift was my â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Amazing Graceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sign.â&#x20AC;? She mustered up the courage to present her pieces at the recent Washington

R. Larry Smith was the master of ceremonies. He recalled bringing doughnuts to the weekly bingo and bridge games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catfishâ&#x20AC;? Dave Hall and his band picked classic country and bluegrass. They took us for a ride on Roy Acuffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wabash Cannonballâ&#x20AC;? and performed covers of hits from the likes of Merle Haggard and Flatt and Scruggs. They sang Don Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amandaâ&#x20AC;? for longtime senior center assistant Amanda Patton and even got some guy to sing a line or two of Elvis Presleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Play House.â&#x20AC;? Mayor Tim Burchett showed up to cut the cake and requested the theme to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour.â&#x20AC;? True to his word, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk long, saying nobody wanted to hear a boring politician. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is your senior center,â&#x20AC;? Burchett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s here for you, and I work for you all. If you have a problem, call me at 215-2005, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll help you. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m term limited, so I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care who I offend,â&#x20AC;? he joked. Coordinator Rebecca Quarles recognized longtime instructors such as Johnnie Long (exercise), Maggie Capps (whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taught line dancing since day one) and Don Parsley (tai chi). Then they served lunch and gave away door prizes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing we see most is that it helps the seniors to socialize and stay active and get away from the TV set,â&#x20AC;? Quarles said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We (offer) a little bit for everybody. It helps them for people to keep up with them, and it enriches their lives. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just here to help seniors stay young at heart.â&#x20AC;?

Halls Toy Drive applications available Oct. 24 The Halls Toy Drive applications will be available Oct. Creative Corryton resident Alysha Graves shows off her hand-painted pieces made from old 24 through Nov. 18 under the overhang at Cross Roads wooden pallets. Photo by Carol Z. Shane Presbyterian Church or on the Halls Middle School website. Completed applications should be returned to the As for Gravesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; burgeonPresbyterian Church Craft School and then the UniverShow and Rummage Sale. sity of Tennessee. She mar- ing crafts venture, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ex- church by sliding under the door located under the overâ&#x20AC;&#x153;This was my first going-to- ried her husband, Gerrit, panding quickly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I actually hang. Applicants will be contacted by phone. For those wishing to donate items to the drive, collecthe-public to try to sell any- and the two lived in Fountain just started painting a couthing. I had been nervous in City for a while. The couple ple of months ago,â&#x20AC;? she says. tion boxes are located at the Halls Senior Center and the the past that my family and just finished building a house One day she will undoubt- Halls Commercial Bank. Monetary donations may be friends were just being â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;niceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Corryton, where they live edly be inspiring others, as made directly to the Halls Toy Drive account at Commercial Bank. The goal this year is to provide hoodies, hats, about my crafts.â&#x20AC;? It was a with their 6-year-old daugh- she has been inspired. scarves, gloves and socks to as many kids as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is very exciting!â&#x20AC;? good day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That sale really ter, Olivia. inspired me, and now I am going to be at the Knoxville *SEATING IS LIMITED Expo Christmas Event in November.â&#x20AC;? **TICKET PRICE INCLUDES : Graves grew up in Karns, 2 CLASSES graduated from Central High

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Kudos to David Butler David Butler, 61, is the longest-serving director of the Knoxville Museum of Art which has been in its current headquarters for 26 years. He recently completed a decade of service with significant achievements. Butler came to Knoxville in 2006 from Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University in Kansas. He feels his greatest Butler achievement has been getting the current Museum home renovated, correcting several serious deferred-maintenance issues. Over $6 million was raised including funding for the Cycle of Life by Richard Jolley, given by Steve and Ann Bailey. Additionally but less visible, he has been raising $4 million for an endowment for the Museum which had no endowment when it opened at the World’s Fair Park a quarter of a century ago. Butler credits an incredible team of supporters and volunteers for creating the Museum as it is today. He says he considers it “a privilege to have the job I have, to work with the people I do and to live in Knoxville at this time in its history.” He hopes to retire in Knoxville when he completes his work leading the Museum. He and his partner, Ted Smith, live in South Knoxville. ■ Gov. Bill Haslam last week repudiated Donald Trump, the GOP presidential nominee. He urged Trump to turn the campaign over to Gov. Mike Pence, his running mate. To date only one elected Tennessee Republican has joined him. His father, Jim Haslam, is a $5,400 donor to Trump, but that was before the video with Trump demeaning women surfaced. Give Haslam credit for voicing his true views, even if they came late in the process. While Haslam has maintained strong personal popularity, his public choices for president have not been accepted by his fellow Tennessee Republicans. In 2012, he backed Mitt Romney, who lost in Tennessee to both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. In 2016, after backing Jeb Bush, he switched to Marco Rubio a few days before the March 1 primary. Rubio also ran third, behind both Trump and Ted Cruz. (This writer also backed Rubio.) Whether Haslam will

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spend time promoting this notion of writing in a different Republican for president on Nov. 8 remains to be seen. I think Haslam is being true to his real convictions, which may place him away from the center of the GOP base. He also feels Trump simply should not be president. There is little Tennessee political advantage to him for doing this. Second, the media missed reporting on Tennessee state law which says that candidates who fail to declare their candidacy on a write-in basis within 45 days of the election will not have their vote counted. In other words, this foolish and self-serving law will invalidate the governor’s write-in vote on Nov. 8. He said he would write in the name of another Republican. ■ Congratulations to the Knoxville Botanical Gardens in East Knoxville which was recognized nationally with an American Architecture Award. The new $1.4 million Visitors Center was the reason for the outstanding award. It was one of 370 contenders for the award of which 74 won recognition. These 47 acres have progressed greatly over the past several years with great community support. ■ A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure to tour the new Boys and Girls Club off Broadway. An official opening will occur in November. It is truly impressive and will be an asset to Knoxville. It is already functioning and providing service under the able leadership of Bart McFadden. It serves several thousand young people who otherwise would not be served. We would need to invent this outstanding group if it did not exist.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero pumps gas for a customer while serving as a “celebrity pumper” at the Pilot convenience store on Chapman Highway on Oct. 12. This year, “Pilot Celebrity Pumpers” raised $93,350 for the United Way of Greater Knoxville. oxvillle.

‘Pumpers’ raise $93K When “Big Jim” Haslam called, elected officials, media personalities and sports figures answered. And this year’s “Pilot Celebrity Pumpers” raised $93,350 for the local United Way. This was a record in the 24-year promotion, topping last year’s total

In the days after the release of the “hot mic” video of Donald Trump bragging that he gropes women with impunity because he’s a star, Gov. Bill Haslam joined a couple dozen other Republican elected officials who declared their disgust and renounced their support of the GOP nominee. The reaction from the nominee’s committed supporters was predictable and harsh, causing some of the Trump critics (mostly members of Congress facing re-election contests) to renounce their renunciations. Trump carried Tennessee handily in the GOP primary, and his supporters, who are numerous and loud, are furious at Haslam, whom they accuse of never liking Trump much anyhow (he supported Marco Rubio in the primary). Haslam hasn’t come back to Trump, but there’s not much Trump’s fans can do to the governor, who is term-limited

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Haslam, founder and board chair of Pilot. Since its inception, the special event has raised more than $1.2 million for the United Way. Celebrities included Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, UT coach Holly Warlick and NASCAR driver Michael Annett.

Will the wrecking ball get Eddie Smith? Betty Bean and won’t have to face their wrath at the ballot box any time soon. But one of his favorite legislators, District 13 Rep. Eddie Smith, has no such safe haven. The one-term Republican incumbent faces a strong challenge from Gloria Johnson, who was a oneterm Democratic incumbent when he narrowly defeated her in 2014. Haslam has taped a TV commercial declaring “I need your help, Knoxville” and asking voters to support Smith, but this message, now in heavy rotation on cable TV, could be a mixed blessing with Republicans who support Trump and will have little effect on Democrats. And that’s important because the 13th might be

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of $90,400. During the three-day event, Pilot donated five cents of every gallon of gas and 10 cents of every dollar spent in-store to United Way of Greater Knoxville’s 2016 campaign. “The volunteer spirit is alive and well in East Tennessee,” said

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mind you of home where Litton’s knows how to make and serve those Baby Janes. My biggest shock, however, came when I sought a morning paper. There was not a magazine or newspaper to be found. The retail spaces labeled “newsstand” now peddle trinkets and mugs. And folks are wired

the only true swing district in the state. Harry Tindell (who held the seat for 22 years before retiring from office in 2012) used to call it a “coin toss district” because it can swing either way. Although the last redistricting made it more Republican with the addition of Sequoyah Hills and a chunk of deep south Knox County, the bulk of the district is in North Knoxville where Democrats traditionally thrive, and the country club Republicans of Sequoyah Hills went for Johnson in 2014 and are unlikely to be feeling a lot of love for Trump today. Smith’s task is to keep Republicans happy and peel off a bunch of Democrats, which in this supercharged, polarized environment will require the agility of a Flying Wallenda. Political prognosticator Nate Silver, whose blog, “FiveThirtyEight” (named for the number of votes in

the Electoral College) is required election year reading, rates Tennessee among the deepest red states and pegs Trump’s chances of winning our 11 electoral votes at better than 95 percent. But despite his strong position in the GOP-dominated southern and western states, Trump is tanking among all but the truest believers, and the only real question is how many downballot Republicans he’ll take down with him. We learned the difference between metaphors and similes in eighth grade English. Metaphors use “like” or “as” to compare unlike objects: Donald Trump is like a wrecking ball. Similes dispense with the prepositions and make a direct comparison: Donald Trump is a wrecking ball. We won’t know for sure whether Smith can dodge it until after Nov. 8.

to electronic devices in lines and at bus stops. Maybe they’re reading the news? The fall weather was perfect, skies overcast but little rain. There are many new rides and eating opportunities in Disney. Sponsorships in Epcot have changed since my last visit, and the adventures seemed flatter than before. I miss Kraft at The Land and BellSouth at the sphere.

The Animal Kingdom merits a couple of days. A white addax with spiral horns lay down in the road and refused to move during our safari. It backed up traffic until an animal expert enticed it to move. Meanwhile, a grumpy rhinoceros gave me the evil eye about 10 feet from our truck, reminiscent of an elementary

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Hart says Barnes is the man While football takes a rest, Tennessee basketball is speeding toward Nov. 11 and the opening game against Chattanooga. A historical tidbit is hiding in that forthcoming engagement. Peyton Woods, 6-3 guard, plays for the Mocs. He is the son of Rodney and Cynthia Woods of Monticello, Kentucky. Rodney, point guard and captain under Ray Mears, was Peyton’s coach in high school. Peyton is named for you know who. Just like the other Peyton, this Peyton is very smart. He was a 4.0 student at Wayne County and

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is honor roll in college. He hit the fourth-most threepoint shots in Kentucky high school history. He has, so far, hit 14 of 30 in college. Chattanooga, an NCAA tournament team last season, projects as the best in the Southern Conference, if that is what it is still called. The Mocs, blessed with a veteran squad, added a big

junior college muscleman. I don’t even want to think about the fallout if the Vols lose the opener. We are told to have no fear. Dave Hart, Tennessee vice chancellor and director of athletics (on a retirement path), seeks to reassure Volunteer faithful that all is well or soon will be in Big Orange baskets. He speaks of stability, obviously improved after coaches wore out the revolving door. Hart says he found the right person to take Tennessee forward. “I’m very, very excited that Rick Barnes is our basketball coach.”

Barnes also speaks optimistically. He says this team is more talented than last year’s (15-19, most losses since 1994). Barnes said the Vols are already better on defense. More depth (six freshmen) matters. The coach has noticed the relative inexperience. “We are young,” he said. He mentioned persuading the rookies to grow up in a hurry. Fans seem skeptical. Season ticket sales are dragging. Attendance was down last year (for the seventh in a row) and there isn’t all that much to get excited about. Well, there was a recruit-

The long, costly road to sidewalks Sidewalks: everybody wants them, but few will get them, unless the budget changes, or neighborhood groups band together to gift property to the city. That was the takeaway from an informational meeting presented to city council members by Public Works director David Brace last week. The city’s budget for new sidewalks is approximately $750,000 per year. The cost of new sidewalks ranges from $100 to $300 per linear foot, depending on the challenges of the terrain and the cost of purchasing right-of-way. Installing sidewalks isn’t simply a matter of laying down four feet of concrete. Sidewalks have to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and include a curb and gutter. Navigating steep grades, driveways, utility poles and bridges adds additional cost. Sidewalks are always incorporated into new road projects, but that doesn’t

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offer much hope to neighborhood groups that want sidewalks. Brace passed out a list of 165 requested sidewalks. The combined 75 miles of desired sidewalk would cost $139 million, said Engineering director Jim Hagerman. Each sidewalk request receives a rating from the engineering department based on whether it’s in within a Parental Responsibility Zone (one mile from an elementary school or with 1.5 miles of a middle or high school), whether it’s a missing link between two other sidewalks, the area’s pedestrian usage, the road classification and whether it provides access to public transportation.

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Requests are placed on the list based on scoring of the above items. There’s a misconception that it’s a priority list, said Vice Mayor and City Council representative Duane Grieve. The list is a guiding tool, but decisions are based on available funds and circumstances, said Deputy to the Mayor/Chief Operating Officer Christi Branscom. Five items on the list have top scores of 13. The least expensive of those is a $437,500 project on Fairview Street that was requested in December 2008. Two of the top scoring projects have price tags that exceed $1 million. A Sheffield Drive project that’s been prominently supported by West Hills neighbors has a score of 10 and is 35th on the list. The estimated cost is $1.29 million. The most expensive project is a $6.7 million sidewalk on Holston Hills Road that’s 19,400 linear feet. It’s 120th on the list.

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City Council representative Nick Della Volpe asked if other cities are facing similar challenges. Branscom said a lack of sidewalks is prevalent in the Southeast, where development tends to be spread out. A few ideas were batted about. Hagerman brought up a local option gas tax to fund sidewalks. Brace said cost would be reduced if a neighborhood group agreed to donate right-of-way for a sidewalk. If that happened, the project would move up the list, Branscom said. There was also a brief discussion of including sidewalks in new subdivision requirements. City Council representative George Wallace said there would be some pushback from developers, but that’s okay. Branscom said sidewalks would be bonded to ensure that developers follow through. “We’ll need your support,” she told city council members.

ing visitor, 6-10 Zach Kent, three-star from Blair (N.J.) Academy. Robert Hubbs is the primary in-house attraction. He worked in the off-season on a maturity plan. If he indeed grows up, provides leadership, takes the ball to the rim now and then, gets some rebounds and improves on defense, he will be the Vols’ main man. Barnes prodded Hubbs from the start of last season to do more and better. This is his last chance to be the star. Say a prayer. If the coach permits, Detrick Mostella might be the other go-to gunner. Shembari Phillips, 6-3, started the last 11 games last season and climbed above average in three-point accuracy. Admiral Schofield, 6-4 or more, ended up resident gladiator. He will battle on the boards. The Vols have a point guard or three for a change. Lamonte Turner, Jordan Bone and Kwe Parker are said to be capable. Barnes says Turner would have started last season had he been eligible. Bone is a

“pure” point recruit. Parker has been a surprise in practice. He can jump. Hmmm, he might be able to guard a guard. Projections say the Vols have wings but the post position remains vacant. Fifthyear transfer Lew Evans isn’t as big as advertised, 6-7 instead of 6-9, and is a wing at heart. Grant Williams was 6-7 in high school but is now 6-5. John Fulkerson, 6-7, is not particularly strong but seems willing. Tall Canadian Kyle Alexander has undoubtedly improved but coaches seem restrained in discussing expectations. In several or many games, the Vols will again be at a disadvantage inside. In numbers, freshmen are the team strength. In theory, Jordan Bowden, Jalen Johnson, Williams, Bone, Parker and Fulkerson are the future. Some will have to play now. Johnson, Parker and Williams are from North Carolina. Fulkerson prepped there. Four ACC schools in the state overlooked them. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Haunting Disney school teacher back in the day. My vote was to run over the addax and leave before the rhino attacked. Democracy does not rule at Animal Kingdom. ■ Advice: Buy a meal plan and make dinner reservations in advance. Schedule your fast passes for rides. Work with Disney and it will work with you for shorter or non-existent lines and reasonably good food in a reasonably relaxed atmosphere. At any rate, you don’t have to think much about it. ■ David Moon, writing in Sunday’s paper, made a

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McCarter is Texas Valley pastor By Jake Mabe They’re rebuilding, literally and figuratively, at Texas Valley Baptist Church since a fire destroyed the sanctuary in 2015. Construction began on the new building last June. And, three weeks ago, the church named Bill McCarter as its new pastor. McCarter may be a familiar face to some Shopper readers. He served as student pastor and as a preaching pastor at Clear Springs Baptist Church for seven years beginning in 2006 and as associate pastor at Graveston Baptist Church for two years. He also taught pastors in the Northern Midland Baptist Association for seven years out of its former location in Maynardville. He’d been Texas Valley’s interim pastor for several months and says he’s right where God wants him to be. “The congregation here, they loved us and really captured my heart,” McCarter said.

McCarter moved around a lot as a child whose father was in the military, spending several years in Germany. He came to UT to study chemical engineering. “I was saved when I was 18 at Burnett’s Creek Baptist Church in South Knoxville, and that’s where my Bill McCarter wife went to church.” From there, McCarter served as a bivocational pastor (meaning he worked a day job as well) at Seven Islands Baptist Church and eventually left his engineering job to take a fulltime pastorate for a while. He earned a master’s degree in divinity from Southern Seminary in 2004 and has gone back to work in his field in Oak Ridge. Construction continues on the new church building. McCarter says

it’s scheduled to be finished by next summer. “And we’ve still got the top of the old steeple, which we’ll put on the new church.” He says Texas Valley is focused on rebuilding its congregation, too. “They’ve lost some folks, and it’s an older congregation. We’re praying that God will send us some growth and new people and new families. We’ll have a new building, then we’ll see God fill it. I’m excited about what the future holds. I think God’s going to do some great things here.” McCarter and wife Tawnya have three children. Jacob is a UT student, Tess is a student at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., and Wyatt is a sophomore at Powell High School. The McCarters live in Powell. “If anybody wants to know anything about me, I just love Jesus, man,” he said. “I just want to tell people about Him.”

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Stand by me The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him, even in a rushing flood. (Nahum 1: 7- 8a NRSV) When the storms of life are raging, stand by me, When the world is tossing me, Like a ship upon the sea; Thou who rulest wind and water, Stand by me. (“Stand by Me,” Charles Albert Tindley) Water is a necessity of life. Too much water is a taker of life. We have all watched helplessly as our neighbors on the Georgia and Carolina coastlines have been battered and tossed about like matchsticks. I have seen the devastation caused by water; I have had the privilege of helping clean up some of the unbelievable mess in other times, in other disasters. It is gratifying, though humbling, work. And, I would add, it is not for the faint of heart. It is dirty, grimy, stinking, heartbreaking work. Even now, the cleanup is beginning on our southern coastline. People are mucking out, retrieving what they can, and throwing away what is ruined. Furniture can be replaced. Clothes can be replaced. Appliances can be replaced. I mourn for those who died. I also think about – and mourn for – the antiques, the family Bibles, the baby books, the deeds, the banking records, the heirlooms. I mourn for the history instilled in those precious things, history that is sodden, soaked, broken. Or just gone. The good news, however, is that there are, even now, people ready to help. There are mission trips being planned, national agencies arriving to assist. There is another lesson to be learned, or at least reviewed. There is, in America, no them. There is only us. “One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Let’s go!

Homecoming and history at Bells Campground UMC By Stacy Levy Bells Campground United Methodist Church had its annual homecoming celebration Oct. 16. Visitors and family members came from as far away as Alabama, South Carolina, Kingsport and Dandridge, said Joseph Wendelken, who has been a church member for over 78 years. “We’ve had homecoming as long as I can remember,” says Wendelken. “We always have a delicious lunch, and a

vi group always si ing ngs visiting sings for us in the afternoon.” The church still has members who are descendants of some of the founders. “Bell’s Campground UMC is a very friendly, loving church. We invite you to come and join us any Sunday for our services. You will feel right at home,” says pastor Brad Brown. The church was organized in October 1880 and is one of the oldest churches in Powell, founded by the

FAITH NOTES Community services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will offer free food, household cleaning items and personal hygiene items 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Open to the community. Those wanting to volunteer or to donate items should call the church office, 690-1060. ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-7 p.m. each second Tuesday and 10-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788. ■ Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road, hosts Griefshare, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. The support group is offered for those who are dealing with the

loss of a spouse, child, family member or friend. Cost: $15 for workbook. Info: 689-5175. ■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, hosts Recovery at Powell each Thursday. Dinner, 6 p.m.; worship, 7; groups, 8:15. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: recoveryatpowell.com or 938-2741.

Rev. James Durham. The church’s mission statement is “To know God and to serve others.” However, if you want to go back a little further, churches started in this area in the late 1700s with pioneer families. In 1809, a nondenominational church was built on the site of Bells Campground to serve the pioneer community. “Our church members are amazing! We have never been in debt, and every project has been paid for by the congregation,” says Wendelken. The church has never asked the United Methodist Conference for money, and the contributions to the church increase each year. To sum it up, Brown says, “When I think about the church, I think about this Bible verse: Mark 12:30-31. ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with

A nondenominational pioneer church was constructed on the current site of Bells Campground United Methodist Church in 1809.

all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.... Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.’ It is our mission to love God and to love others.” There is a pamphlet with a 100-year history of the church that was written by

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Special events ■ St. Paul UMC Fountain City, 4014 Garden Drive, hosts Agape’ Café’ each fourth Wednesday. Dinner is served 5:30-7 p.m., and the public is invited. Oct. 26 program: musical group Shaffer, Ogle and Lee. Info: 687-2952.

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kids â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Constitution Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; By Kip Oswald A few weeks ago Charlie joined the Cub Scouts and he loves it! Some of the activities they have done make Charlie ask a lot of questions about our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. His teacher also spent Friday, Sept. 16, teaching his class about our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constitution. She told the class it was a special day to celebrate the constitution. She said schools were supposed to teach about the constitution on that day because they schools get money from the government. W h e n Charlie told me about it, I thought I would find out more about this special day. Constitution Day is actually Sept. 17, and it is also called Citizenship Day, but when the day is on a weekend or a holiday, schools celebrate it on a nearest weekday. Sept. 17 is special because in 1787, the Constitution of the United States was finished and signed on this date. Sept. 17 is also called Citizenship Day to honor all the citizens of the United States and especially those who came here from other countries to become citizens. Charlie told me that we automatically became citizens because we were born in America, but people who come from another country have to apply to be a citizen and then take a test. It is called a naturalization test.

They have to answer questions about the constitution and all the rights of citizens. If they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a citizen. WOW! That sounds hard. During this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Constitution Week, more than 38,000 people became citizens in nearly 240 ceremonies across the country. The new citizens raise their hands and pledge to defend the constitution. I asked Mom and Aunt Betsy what they could tell me about the constitution. Just like me, they only knew of the beginning, called the preamble: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.â&#x20AC;? We have over 315 million citizens in our country, but I now wonder how many citizens our country would really have if everyone had to take that test? Try your knowledge at this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free app recommendation: https:// itunes.apple.com/us/app/ us-citizenship-test-2016free/id422709270

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Linginfelter talks communications By Sandra Clark Jennifer Linginfelter was our first outside speaker as the Shopper News team (me and Ruth White) launched our third year in the afterschool enrichment program at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy. Linginfelter is communications manager for Knox County, which means she works for Mayor Tim Burchett. The kids were fascinated by Burchett, drawing the conversation back to him and mentioning that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected at the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magnet showcase on Thursday, Oct. 27. Big changes came to the community school this year as the Knoxville Y became on-site manager of the after-school program. Jervece Steele remains overall pro-

Jennifer Linginfelter speaks to kids in Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership club. Photo by Ruth White gram coordinator. The Leaders Club meets twice weekly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve secured help from Phyllis and Eli

Driver of the North Knoxville Rotary Club and Terrence Carter from the Knoxville Area Urban League to find outside speakers. Our goal is to get studentproduced content online â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on both the school and Shopper News websites. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our plan. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re miles away but working. Meanwhile, the kids are taking notes with a pen in their reporterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notebook. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found a perfect way to keep them focused. Anytime theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re squirming around (after as much as 10 hours in school) I just read â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Raven.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a running joke. Here are comments about Linginfelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk: Janiyah Thomas wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;She likes working with people â&#x20AC;Ś does not have

problems â&#x20AC;Ś her job is to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;get the word out.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Ashaundae Bowman: â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is in the office from 8 to 5 but the social media is 24 hours a day.â&#x20AC;? Zora Freeman: â&#x20AC;&#x153;She loves her job. A lot of her work is on the computer, but some is on her cell phone.â&#x20AC;? Gabriel Jones: â&#x20AC;&#x153;She started in 2009 â&#x20AC;Ś does the job to make money.â&#x20AC;? Zachariah Thompson: â&#x20AC;&#x153;She helps Knoxville and other places get news.â&#x20AC;? Trayonna Roberts: â&#x20AC;&#x153;She works with Mayor Burchett and 10 people in her office â&#x20AC;Ś They give service.â&#x20AC;? Sandra Clark: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Does the mayor have one of his special nicknames for you?â&#x20AC;? Jennifer Linginfelter: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes he calls me Little Jenny Linginfelter.â&#x20AC;?

KCT to present â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Haunting of Hill Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Knoxville Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Haunting of Hill House,â&#x20AC;? a live theatrical version of Shirley Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1959 novel especially adapted for young people ages 11 and older and their families. The play will be performed Friday, Oct. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 13. The novel was a 1959 finalist for the National Book Award, and Stephen King calls the book â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the

finest terror novels.â&#x20AC;? Jackson is widely known to teenage readers for her macabre short story â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lottery.â&#x20AC;? Max Harper, a student at Bearden Middle, serves as the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage manager. Wheeler Moon, a junior at West High, is the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scenery and lighting designer. Caroline Dyer, a senior at South-Doyle High, is the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costume designer. Sean Sloas will perform the duties of production manager.

Zack Allen is the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director. Performance times are 7 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Note: there will be no 5 p.m. performance on Saturday, Oct. 29. Tickets are $12 each and may be purchased by calling 208-3677 or online at knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com. Knoxville Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre is located at 109 E. Churchwell Avenue.

Webb School launches new brand identity Webb School of Knoxville has launched its new brand, designed to clarify the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distinctive identity and to communicate its story to an expanding audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every member of our school community knows that Webb is an extraordinary place; however, it can be hard to express that feeling to people who have yet

to set foot on our campus,â&#x20AC;? says Webb School president Michael McBrien. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our new branding now provides us with one voice and one message to tell the Webb School story in a compelling and distinctive way.â&#x20AC;? Webb School partnered with the marketing firm, Mindpower, to help develop its brand: Webb School of Knoxville. Count on it.

Research included surveys and focus groups involving Spartan parents, students, alumni, faculty and staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From these conversations, our research found that our brand, much like a person, is made up of key attributes,â&#x20AC;? said McBrien. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Attributes like experiential learning, teamwork, honor, community, leadership, character, integrity,

service, a tailored approach to learning, and global awareness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of this distills down to the idea that at Webb School, everything counts,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every experience counts, every relationship counts, every teachable moment counts, every person counts. That is our brand promise.â&#x20AC;?

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Halls downs Powell, 49-22

Waldrop achieves Eagle Scout rank

Halls’ Cooper Cook (#6, center) hangs on tightly to the ball and tries to break free of a Powell tackle. Michael Waldrop

Michael Thompson Waldrop from Troop 213, Great Smoky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America, has achieved the highest honor in Scouting, the rank of Eagle Scout. Waldrop’s Eagle Scout project involved planning and constructing a sun shade/rain shelter for the zebra enclosure at Zoo Knoxville. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett declared Oct. 16 to be “Michael Waldrop Day” to commemorate his Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at Camp Pellissippi.

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Knox comedians team on bizarre new podcast Two Knoxville comedians are teaming up to create a unique new podcast. Named “Video Death Loop”, the show centers around the friends watching short video clips on loop for as long as they can mentally stand it. John Hurst of Hardin Valley and Aaron Littleton of Maryville are hardly strangers in the Knoxville comedy scene. Hurst performs regularly at Friendlytown, a collaborative and experimental comedy night hosted every Monday at the Pilot Light. Littleton is a longtime member of K nox v i l le’s original comedy improv troupe Einstein S i mp l i fied, which performs on Tuesday nights at Scruffy City Hall. “The podcast concept it pretty strange, but also oddly compelling,” said Hurst. “We’ve been friends a long time, so it makes sense for us to team up,” Littleton said. “Last year, we hosted a comedy show together in Knoxville where we curated a list of bizarre video games and had local comedians play them live and provide commentary. It was kind of like Mystery Science Theater 3000 but with games instead of movies and I think people really enjoyed it.” Video Death Loop doesn’t stray too far from that formula. Each week, one member of the duo surprises the other with a new video clip like a commercial or theme song that they both must watch on repeat. While a podcast listener doesn’t actually see the video, the faint sound of its looping audio can be heard behind the hosts’ running commentary. “It’s all unscripted,” said Littleton, “What you’re hearing is actually us breaking down as we watch these videos over and over.” “First there’s the joy of seeing a new thing,” Hurst continued, “Then the new thing becomes old and then the old thing becomes ‘Oh God, what is happening?’” Hurst and Littleton say that early reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. “We were sharing the very first episodes around to friends and had multiple reports of people being unable to continue listening at work because they were laughing so hard,” Littleton said. “That’s what you want to hear.” “Our favorite episodes are the ones where we can create an improvised story based on what we’re seeing. In the thick of the repetition, it gets pretty weird. We’ve seen the Golden Girls become a crack World War II era Special Forces squad and Mentos breath mints bestow the power of an ancient magical spirit,” said Hurst. Video Death Loop is available on iTunes and most major podcast services as well as on www.videodeathloop.com

UT NOTES ■ Robert Nobles, associate vice chancellor for research, received the 2016 National Role Model Administrator Award in Higher Education from Minority Access Inc., at the 17th annual National Role Models Conference, held recently in Washington, D.C. Nobles serves as co-investigator on a five-year $4.9 million National Institutes of Health award for the Program for Excellence and Equity in Research, teaches courses within the Department of Public Health that focus on the reduction of health disparities, and chairs the UT institutional Robert Nobles compliance committee, campus safety committee and Commission for Blacks.

BIZ NOTES ■ AnimalWorks, a nonprofit spay and neuter clinic, has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Petco Foundation. The grant will help AnimalWorks to spay or neuter approximately 200 pets of low-income residents and 100 feral or community cats in Blount County. Info: 379-2227 or animalworkstn@gmail. com. ■ Comcast Foundation has awarded more than $47,000 to nonprofits in East Tennessee for their participation in “Comcast Cares Day.” Comcast Cares Day is Comcast and NBCUniversal’s signature day of service and the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort.

Local grant recipients include Gibbs High School ROTC, Medic Inc., Norris Elementary School PTO and Oak Ridge Rowing Association Inc. ■ East Tennessee Purchasing Association fall conference, Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 26-28, Music Road Resort Hotel, 303 Henderson Chapel Road, Pigeon Forge. Info/registration: www.etpanews.org. ■ Executive Women International (EWI) Knoxville Chapter annual auction, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, Knoxville Hilton, 501 W. Church Ave. Tickets: $35 and include dinner. Info/tickets: Denise Smith, 632-6946.

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Zimbabwe, Hungary: RCK goes international Adele found her forever home after being adopted by Tonya Cinnamon Tackett.

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Off Leash Training opens in Knoxville By Margie Hagen Fallon Houserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of dogs became a career when she began fostering and training dogs; now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a business with locations in Maryville, Sevierville, Chattanooga and now Knoxville. Regional director of Off Leash K9 Training, Houser and her staff will hold an open house at the new Knoxville location, 3511 Overlook Circle, on Friday, Oct. 28, from 4-9 p.m. Off Leash K9 Training, founded by Nick White, is based in Woodbridge, Virginia. Before opening the business in 2009, White trained dogs for the U.S. Secret Service, and now he and his staff use the same techniques to train dogs for personal owners. The team of trainers focuses on correcting canine behavioral problems: â&#x2013; Obedience â&#x2013; Aggression with people and other animals â&#x2013; Chewing, jumping and pulling â&#x20AC;&#x153;All dogs are taught basic manners, and owners have total control off leash,â&#x20AC;? says Fallon Houser, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We use leadership training with the dogs and guarantee results.

Trainer Fallon Houser with Doberman Amira â&#x20AC;&#x153;All ages and all breeds can benefit from the training,â&#x20AC;? continues Houser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We teach owners why dogs behave the way they do, and how to correct unwanted behavior.â&#x20AC;? Once basic manners are accomplished, owners can opt for more advanced classes including aggression management, dock diving, tracking, trailing and scent detection. Plans to add dia-

Vaughn receives Tennessee Association of Dance award Amy Morton Vaughn of Maryville received the Margaret Martin Award during the Tennessee Association of Dance Festival held recently in Murfreesboro. Vaughn has served as the director of both Appalachian Ballet Company and Van Metre School of Dance. Through her continued work with both programs, she has presented both quality performances and encouraged collaboration between various arts groups in the East Tennessee Region including the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Knoxville Opera. She currently serves as the vice president of the SERBA (Southeast Regional Ballet Association), chair of Clayton Center for the Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; advisory board and also serves on the board for Regional Dance America.

Veterans Legal Advice Clinic is Nov. 2 The Knoxville Bar Association will host a Legal Advice Clinic for veterans noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Knox County Public Defenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, 1101 Liberty St. The clinic is free and legal issues consultations will include landlord/tenant, bankruptcy, criminal defense, consumer protection, contract disputes, estate planning, child support, personal injury and general legal issues. Info: 522-6522.

Hall-McKee is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Outstanding Dance Educatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lisa Hall-McKee received the Outstanding Dance Educator award during the recent Tennessee Association of Dance Festival held in Murfreesboro. Hall-McKee opened Studio Arts for Dancers in 1991 and also directs GO! Contemporary Dance Works.

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betic alert service dog training are in the works. Houser and her network of trainers also foster rescue dogs. Houser says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have often suffered from neglect and abuse. We work to enable them to be adopted and become a well-adjusted part of the family. The training can save their lives.â&#x20AC;? Houser is the founder

BIZ NOTES â&#x2013; Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets 11:45 a.m. each second Wednesday, Central Baptist Church fellowship hall. President is John Fugate, jfugate43@ gmail.com or 688-0062.

and president of Tennessee Doberman Rescue Plus. One success story is Adele, fostered by Knoxville resident Laura Cole. Adele, a 70-lb. Doberman mix, was pulling and chasing during walks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I spoke with Fallon about this problem and she donated training time to Adele,â&#x20AC;? says Cole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Four hours of training and I had a completely different dog on my hands.â&#x20AC;? Adele recently found her forever home with Tonya Cinnamon Tackett. Tackett is part of the foster network and shares her philosophy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People ask how one can put their love into a foster dog that may be adopted. One simple statement: if I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love them and show them that they are loved, then who will?â&#x20AC;? As for Fallon Houser, her goal is â&#x20AC;&#x153;for every dog to know what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to live off leash, and for every owner to experience the pride, confidence and joy of having a dog that is reliable and consistently obedient, under any level of distraction.â&#x20AC;? Info: offleashK9training knoxville.com.

The Rotary Club of Knoxville is really putting the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Internationalâ&#x20AC;? into Rotary International this coming spring. A few members of the club will be going to Zimbabwe March 16-25, and in May another team will be off to visit the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twin Clubâ&#x20AC;? in Mateszalka, Hungary (May 9-16). RCK members will help dedicate the completion of a dam in Kesari, Zimbabwe, and celebrate with the villagers. They will also go to another village where Phil Mitchell (team leader) arranged a dedicated grant through the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foundation to procure food for village children who were starving due to a severe drought this past year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will visit the children and villagers. Plus, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll spend time with our wonderful Rotary partners in Bulawayo and stay at the Nesbitt Castle Hotel, which is truly unique,â&#x20AC;? Phil says. The trip to Hungary will be a return trip for some RCK Rotarians since the club has been partners for 20-plus years with the Mateszalka Rotary Club. Through

the years the club has secured many Rotary grants for work in Hungary that involves things like bicycles and helmets, sports equipment, the development of Interact clubs, funding the construction of a skateboard park and things we take for granted â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like washing machines. Much of the support has gone to the Mateszalka Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home, an orphanage. â&#x2013;

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The 2016 North Knoxville Rotary Golf Tournament will be played on Friday, Oct. 28, at Three Ridges Golf Course. It is a benefit tournament for the Cerebral Palsy Housing Corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group home in Fountain City. The field is limited to 96 players (22 teams) and individual golfers will be paired with others in this four-player team scramble event. The entry fee is $400 per team or $100 per person. If you can play, mail a check to North Knoxville Rotary Club, 7607 Windwood Drive, Powell, TN 37849. Registration and lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m.

CORRE to meet The Coalition of Oak Ridge Retirees (CORRE) will hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at the American Museum of Science and Energy Auditorium, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge. All retirees, their spouses and surviving spouses are invited to attend and are encouraged to bring other

retirees. CORRE works to improve the welfare of former employees and surviving spouses of the current and former managing contractors of Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge facilities. Agenda items include election of officers and a review of 2016 activities by president Bob Hightower. Info: www.corre.info

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Beecher Mize is Wall of Fame honoree Fate required some members of Tom Brokaw’s “greatest generation” to grab their bootstraps early in life and make something of themselves. James Beecher Mize was such a man and he was a success as a result. Beecher, as he preferred to be called, was born in Fountain City on May 12, 1920. His parents were William G. and Gertrude Underwood Mize. His father had served in World War I and was a victim of a poisonous gas attack in France. Upon his return to civilian life, his frequent Veterans Administration hospitalization made it very difficult for his wife and three boys. However, their mother saw to it that he and his two brothers attended school and applied themselves. Beecher attended elementary school at first Brownlow and then Fountain City and entered Central High School where he graduated in 1938.

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His native musical talent enabled him to teach himself to play piano and he was accomplished on the instrument at an early age but the Central High marching band needed a tuba player. As a result, Beecher played in the inimitable O’dell Willis’ band and experienced Mr. Willis’ character building regimen. J. Beecher Mize and the former Geneva Wood, his high school sweetheart, were married on May 12, 1940, at a time when the war clouds over Europe and in the Far East were looming. The United States’ participation in World War II soon required his services and Beecher joined the U.S.

James Beecher Mize Army, where he was trained as a radio operator and served throughout the campaign in Italy. When there was a break in the action, he often found himself playing piano in an orchestra entertaining his fellow soldiers in some USO wherever his service took him. Upon his return home, Beecher first worked for Hunley-Turner Co. in the heating and air conditioning business. His expertise

in refrigeration enabled him to install the first automated milking equipment for local dairies. He later formed a partnership with Marshall Moore and established Moore and Mize Air Conditioning Co. which evolved into Mize Air Conditioning Co. after he brought his two sons, J.B. Jr. and Ron, into the company. The very successful business won several dealer awards, but Beecher Mize never lost his love for music. He served several churches as minister of music, vocalist, composer and pianist, including First Baptist of Fountain City, Lincoln Park, Calvary, Wallace Memorial and Gallaher View Baptist. Many families asked for his baritone solo performances for their weddings and/or their funerals. When Calvary Baptist built its new sanctuary and Sunday school addition in 1965, Mize composed a cantata, “God and Man,”

which was performed by the sanctuary choir at the dedication. For the local celebration of the United States Bicentennial in 1976, he arranged and directed a musical “Tribute to America” and was honored by the Tennessee Legislature for his contribution. For his 50th high school reunion, he composed and performed a musical program. As he became more and more prolific, he formed his own publishing company, Mize Music Publishing Co. One of his compositions, “To Be with God,” was featured on a record by the Imperials, a leading gospel quartet of the time. J. Beecher Mize passed away on June 14, 1993, at St. Mary’s Hospital, survived by his wife of 53 years, his two sons, J.B. and Ron, and his six grandchildren. The family legacy lives on in the lives of his grandchildren,

as all of them were CHS graduates and members of the band. Kim and Lisa are currently church pianists and Jeff, who has played in church orchestras, is playing trombone with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Mize will be honored at The 15th Annual CHS “Wall of Fame” Breakfast at the Central High School Commons at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. The ceremony will follow in the school auditorium. Tickets are $20 each and are available at the CHS office and from CHS Alumni and Foundation representatives. Call R. Larry Smith, 922-5433; Courtney Shea, 689-5730; the school office, 689-1400 or CourtShea@aol.com Also to be honored: Hassie K. Gresham, longtime Central High School principal; Jackson K. “Jack” Bondurant, Class of 1922; and W. Thomas Dillard, Class of 1959.

Major General Max Haston presents pins to Vietnam veterans at the Vietnam Veteran Pinning Ceremony. Veterans receiving the recognition are Major James Wyrosdick, U.S. Army; Sgt. Richard Wilson, U.S. Army; Cpt. Larry Suchomski, U.S. Air Force; Senior Master Sgt. Richard Phillips, U.S. Navy/U.S. Air Force; Specialist Four Joe Monroe, U.S. Army; Airman First Class Dave Monroe, U.S. Air Force; Cpt. Randall J. Lockmiller, U.S. Army; Lt. Col. Steve Craver, U.S. Army; and, hidden from camera, Lt. Philander P. Claxton, U.S. Army. Photos submitted

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Honoring the veterans A group of nine Vietnam veterans received recognition and accolades recently at Hometown Heroes Day at the Tennessee Valley Fair. Anne Haston of the Daughters of the American Revolution organized the event that brought out the community, including Knoxville Mayor Tim Burchett, WBIRTV anchor John Becker and members of the Samuel Frazier Chapter of the DAR. Major General Max Haston honored the veterans at the Pinning Ceremony. Participating from the DAR

were Chapter Regent Sam Wyrosdick and past Regent Jyl Smithson-Riehl. Veterans receiving the honors were Lt. Philander P. Claxton, U.S. Army; Lt. Col. Steve Craver, U.S. Army; Cpt. Randall J. Lockmiller, U.S. Army; Airman First Class Dave Monroe, U.S. Air Force; Specialist Four Joe Monroe, U.S. Army; Senior Master Sgt. Richard Phillips, U.S. Navy/U.S. Air Force; Cpt. Larry Suchomski, U.S. Air Force; Sgt. Richard Wilson, U.S. Army; and Major James Wyrosdick, U.S. Army.

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■ Alice Bell Baptist Church annual craft fair, to be held 4-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Cost: $25 to register booth. Info/application: alicebellbaptistchurch.org and click on “Activities & Events.” ■ Children’s consignment sale, to be held Nov. 11-12, St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Info: srhall54@outlook.com or

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COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Fountain City Lions Club meets 6 p.m. each first and third Monday, Lions Community Building, 5345 N. Broadway. ■ Halls Community Lions Club meets 7:15 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, Shoney’s, 343 Emory Road. ■ Halls Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each third Monday at the Boys &

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while living with the stressors of a cancer diagnosis. Info/ RSVP: 546-4661. ■ “Colon Cancer: Don’t Take Chances,” 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Free seminar presented by Tennova Healthcare. Registration required by Monday, Oct. 24. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com. ■ Dinner Talk on Hip Replacements with Dr. Paul Yau, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, Clinton Physical Therapy Center, 1921 N. Charles G. Seivers Blvd, Clinton. Free, but registration required. A light dinner provided. Info/registration: 457-1649. ■ Healthy Tennessee Free Health Fair, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, The Gathering, 8729 Chapman Highway. Featuring vendors, health screenings, meeting with physicians, Second Harvest food truck. Info: Stacy Gardner, 615-898-1496, or myhealthytennessee.com. ■ Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. Newcomers welcome; no dues/fees; no sign-up; first names only. Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.com.

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SENIOR NOTES ■ Corryton Senior Center 9331 Davis Drive 688-5882 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: include: exercise classes; cross-stitch, card games; dominoes, crochet, quilting, billiards; Senior Meals program, 11 a.m. each Friday. Independent Insurance Consultants Medicare Open Enrollment and Seminar, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25.

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Job fair assists senior workers The John T. O’Connor Senior Center hosted a job fair last week, and the target population for the employers was senior Patricia Talford and ADT recruiter Ann Young look over Tal- adults. ford’s application at the job fair. Talford was dressed for success Most employers on hand during the at the event and made sure she brought her best smile to help event agreed on three important facts reher stand out in the crowd. garding senior adults: they are dependable, have a great work ethic and bring a wealth of job experience to the table. MeMe Welch with the Knoxville Convention Center added that in her business, the wait staff serves many different groups of individuals at any given event. “We like to have older workers who can mentor the younger employees, all while the younger generation brings a spark

to the older workers.” She also said that having servers of all ages is a nice diversity at events. Employers on hand at the job fair included major sponsors ADT, Dura-Line, People Ready, The Arc Knox County and platinum sponsor United Healthcare. Other vendors at the event included Food City, O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, Goodwill Industries, H&R Block, Comfort Keepers, Pilot Flying J, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union, KUB, The Muse, Weigel’s Stores and more. The Workforce Development Career Coach was also on hand to assist with resume writing and applications during the job fair.

■ The Heiskell Senior Center 1708 W. Emory Road. Info: Janice White, 548-0326 Upcoming: Mobile Meals each Wednesday; $2 donation requested; RSVP by noon Tuesday. ■ Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: include: card games; exercise classes; quilting, dominoes, dance classes; scrapbooking, craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Register for: Snack and Learn: Humana, 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21. “Best Apps for Seniors” class for Android and Apple users, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28; cost: $15, RSVP/prepay by Oct. 26. Monster Mash Bash, noon Monday, Oct. 31; prizes for best and most creative costumes.

Jan Cook, local sales representative, and Aqilah Rashid, market recruiting coordinator for People Ready, review a job application received at the senior job fair.

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MeMe Welch answers questions about job openings in the banquet department at the Knoxville Convention Center. Photos by Ruth White

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Lifting the burden of pain FSRMC neurosurgeon erases man’s pain, fears

was going to do and steps and – boom! I had a real peace I went from standabout the whole ing to hitMike Crumley thing.” ting that was completeOn March 11, floor right ly pain free just Crumley entered on my one month Fort Sanders Reback and after minimally gional. Three days hip,” said invasive spine later, he was disCrumley. surgery at charged and “a “I landed Fort Sanders happy camper,” flat, but Regional. praising the hoswhen I pital staff for its was able attentiveness and to stand up, I knew care. “I felt like I immediately I had was in good hands, done something bad. all the way around,” I thought I had negathe said, saying he’s ed everything that Dr. now able to do all Reid had done. I was the things he loves worried that I had with his 14-yearmessed up so bad that old twin grandI couldn’t be fixed and sons. was going to be like “Within one that for life. The pain was excruciating. It enveloped my lower month following surgery he had complete back, my left leg and my foot. I couldn’t straighten up. I was all bent over, humped up. The next day, my wife, Pat, had to help me get out of bed. Within two or three days, I had to walk with a cane.” The CT myelogram ordered by Dr. Norman revealed a large disc herniation to the left of his previous laminectomy with severe Dr. Joel Norman is a local native who recompression of the nerves radiating down turned to East Tennessee after medical school his legs. There was also subtle instability at and now cares for patients in that level. the place he calls “home.” He “Right off the bat, he told me there was a talks about his journey from lot that he could do for me,” said Crumley. local boy to well-educated “He said he had done this procedure many, neurosurgeon and the minimany times and not to worry about it – he’ll mally invasive spine surgery take care of it.” that is changing the lives of As Dr. Norman explained the TLIF surhis patients. gery he was recommending, Crumley’s fears Tell us your story evaporated. “It was reassuring because his Joel Norman, – where did you go to explanation of the procedure was so preschool, and how did you MD cise,” said Crumley. “There was nothing left decide to become a neuto my imagination, I knew exactly what he rosurgeon? I was born in Knoxville and raised in Seymour. After I graduated from Seymour High School, I went to college at MTSU in Murfreesboro, then moved to Johnson City to attend ETSU Quillen College of Medicine. I completed neurosurgery residency in Lexington, Ky., at the University of Kentucky. I’ve always had a keen interest in the sciences. I found neuroscience intriguing and challenging. Once I found my way into the operating room, I knew I had found my calling. Combining my love of neuroscience with my love of the operating room, neurosurgery was a natural extension. What do you like about this area? In other words, why are you still here, instead of in a larger city? Tuesday, October 25 East Tennessee is my home. I love the scen10pm Eastern - (9pm Central) ery here, the people here and the opportunity to give back to the community that raised me. Downtime of two to three hours expected I appreciate the hometown feel here and for telephone transition. the value that word-of-mouth retains in this community. The greatest compliment I reDowntime will impact the following locations: Fort Sanders Regional ceive is when someone tells me they heard • Cumberland Medical Center • Fort Loudoun Medical Center Medical Center about me from one of my patients. • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center What are some common problems • Fort Sanders West • LeConte Medical Center your patients have, and how do you All phones and fax numbers • Methodist Medical Center help them? will change from 541 to 331 prefix. • Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System • Parkwest Medical Center We treat an expansive variety of patients • Includes downtown locations of • Peninsula Hospital campus from brain tumors to herniated discs. Many of • Roane Medical Center Thompson Cancer Survival Center, • Centerpoint campus my spine patients have seen several different Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, • Dowell Springs and physician offi ces on campus. medical providers and some have undergone • Family Care Specialists • Lake Brook campus several different treatments for their back and • Topside campus leg pain before they arrive in my office. To learn more, please visit: www.covenanthealth.com/phone-transition. Most have complaints of back pain coupled

It was only a short fall – two steps to be precise. But when Mike Crumley slipped and fell on the concrete ﬂoor of his garage he felt as if he’d been body slammed by Hulk Hogan. “Looking back, that’s exactly what it was like – like some World Championship Wrestling experience,” the 66-year-old Knoxville man said with a laugh. Laughing comes easy now that his back problems are behind him, thanks to the Transforaminal Lumbar Intrabody Fusion (TLIF) of the L4-5 vertebrae he received from Fort Sanders neurosurgeon Dr. Joel Norman last March. “I couldn’t have received any better treatment than what I got from Dr. Norman” said Crumley. “And it wasn’t just Dr. Norman – it was his entire staff. Everything was just like clockwork.” TLIF surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that fuses the anterior (front) and posterior (back) columns of the spine for patients with disabling back and leg pain. In Crumley’s surgery, Dr. Norman made three small incisions, and using state-ofthe-art imaging and navigational systems, placed screws into Crumley’s L4 and L5 vertebral bodies. He then placed a “cage” or “spacer” into the disc space containing some of Crumley’s own bone to encourage the growth of a solid strut of bone between the two vertebral bodies. Once the cage was in place, Dr. Norman placed a rod between the screws on each side of the spine to lock everything into place. It wasn’t Crumley’s ﬁrst time in the operating room. Norman’s former partner, the now retired Dr. William Reid, had performed laminectomies on his L3 and L4 vertebrae in 2012. That surgery, however, required the traditional, “open” approach and a much longer recovery period. So when Crumley fell last Christmas, he feared the worst. “I just got out of the car, walked up the

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resolution of his back and leg pain,” said Dr. Norman. “He stated that his life had been given back to him. Obviously, this is a great outcome and exactly the type of recovery we want to achieve and are often able to. Many people feel generally fatigued and a little run-down for four to six weeks after surgery, so his early recovery was somewhat ahead of the game.” “Everything went just like Dr. Norman said it would,” said Crumley. “The staff at the hospital the whole time that I was there were very attentive. They constantly checked on me, and the meals were good. I couldn’t have asked for better treatment.” Dr. Norman said Crumley recently came into his ofﬁce for follow-up X-rays and continues to be pain free. “He’s essentially returned to his normal activity with no restrictions at this point and continues to do remarkably well. As long as he is happy, I am happy.” For more information about minimally invasive spine surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-673-FORT or visit www.fsregional.com.

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with sciatica or nerve pain, typically running down the back of their legs. What patients might be candidates for the surgery? The ideal candidate for minimally invasive spinal fusion is someone suffering from back and leg pain due to a spondylolisthesis, or slippage, of the lumbar vertebrae. This is a condition sometimes missed on an initial workup as it often requires specialized X-rays with the patients bending forward or backward to clearly visualize. Can you explain how it works? What are the beneﬁts of minimally invasive spine surgery? Minimally invasive spine surgery uses specialized technology within the operating room to allow for smaller incisions and more precise placement of instrumentation. We are able to actually obtain a CT scan of the patient while they are asleep on the operating room table and customize our surgical approach to the individual patient, in real-time. This allows for much smaller incisions and less damage to the tissues surrounding the spine. Ultimately, this approach gets people back on their feet sooner than is generally necessary for a more traditional, open approach to the spine. What makes the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical the best choice for this surgery? Fort Sanders Regional has demonstrated a true commitment to excellence in spine surgery and especially minimally invasive neurosurgery. The hospital has been instrumental in purchasing state-of-the-art intraoperative image guidance that allows minimally invasive surgery to be possible. We have a dedicated team of nurses and technicians in the operating room who are experienced and specially trained to assist in these minimally invasive procedures. Postoperatively, our nurses are also hand-picked and specially trained in the management of our patients who have undergone minimally invasive spinal procedures, and we have a dedicated ﬂoor of the hospital reserved for neuroscience and especially spine patients.

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MANUAL Wheelchair by Medline, $25. in exc. cond. ELEC. scooter, Jazzy Brand, exc. cond., $1,000. HANDICAP Hoist Lift by Medline, exc. cond., $400. Elevator Lift, can be used inside or outside, $3,000. (931) 456-2231 Crossville.

LABRADOODLES & Standard Poodle, multi-generation/non shedding. DOB 05/24. Reduced $750. Very nice quality. Call or text. (865)591-7220

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Many different breeds Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots & wormed. We do layaways. Health guar. Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates. 423-566-3647 SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, Females $700; Males $500. Shots UTD. Warranty. 423-618-8038; 423-775-4016 TOY POODLE PUPPIES - 2 M $650, 1 F $750, ready now, hypo-allergenic, crate & potty trained. 865-221-3842

GAS LOGS. New, Golden Blount, 18”, vented, Propane. See thru, split bonfire, fresh cut model, $275. Rockwood (615) 216-5769 GENERATOR BIG 8500 watt, 2016, Honda elec. start. Batt. & whl kit incl. Never used. New retail $4995. Wholesale $3750. 1st $1850 cash, 864-275-6478.

Farms & Acreage 5 to 45 acres rolling pasture off I-40, 15 min. west of Cedar Bluff. (865) 776-3817

Manufactured Homes Sporting Goods 101 WINCHESTER over & under, 26” barrells, 20 gauge, skeet grade, as new. $1000. (865)679-6836

Storage Sheds BARN STYLE STORAGE SHED - Shelves 10 X 12 $1800 OBO You Move (865)274-1149

3 BR, 2 BA, 16x80, good cond., heat/ AC, $9500. Move to your land or rent lot - $180 mo. (423) 920-2399 Best Deal in Town! Used 16x80, 3 BR, 2 BA, in great shape, only $14,995. Call Chris 865-207-8825

I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES 1990 up, any size OK 865-384-5643 Very Nice, 3 BR, 2 BA, 16x80, Heat/ AC, frpl, lrg kit. w/island, appls incl, $13,500. Must move. (423) 920-2399

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TOOL CHEST ON ROLLERS, FULL OF - TOOLS, some never used. Price negotiable. (865)947-5855

WALBROOK STUDIOS 865-251-3607 $145 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Refrig, Basic Cable. No Lease.

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WANT TO BUY CHRISTIAN BOOKS Library, Sermon, Commentaries (865)776-1050

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WANTED: R12 FREON - We p/u, pay CA$H cylinders cases of cans. (312)291-9169

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COUNTRY LIVING 3 miles to town. Scott Co., TN. 23.6 AC wooded, 5 AC cleared, water/gas/electric (city), 1/2 AC pond, 3 BR, 2 full BA, LR, DR, bonus rm, full bsmt, 2 car gar., + 2 BR cabin & 1 outbldg. LOW TAXES. $275K. (423) 569-3252

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1 BR POWELL - Powell, 1BR, Beautiful secure bldg, Special 1/2 rent now. Water pd, all appl. $520. $150 DD. Credit check req. No pet depoit. 865384-1099 (865)938-6424

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2001 E. Magnolia Ave. KENMORE washer & dryer, top of the line, 1 yr old, 4 yr warr. left, $500 each. Cash only. 865-659-1068 or 865-209-0561 lv msg

Cemetery Lots 2 LOTS Highland Memorial West, value $2900 each. Sell $1400 each. Call 865-414-4615. 4 or 6 lots w/MONUMENT RIGHTS at Lynnhurst near BabyLand. Reduced to $2500 ea. obo. (865) 475-9323. 6 PLOTS IN A ROW. PRESTIGIOUS HIGHLAND MEMORIAL 5315 KINGSTON PIKE $18000 RETAIL. ESTATE SALE $9000 - mark.sherrod@ optilink.us (706)847-6134 HIGHLAND MEM. PRIME LOCATION - Good Shepherd. 2 lots for $2995. (443)536-1004

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19 Computer Workshop: Word 2007 Basics, 2-4:15 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

“Fountain City: People Who Made a Difference” Brown Bag Lecture and book signing with Dr. Jim Tumblin, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Books will be available for purchase. Info: 215-8824 or EastTNHistory.org.

FRIDAY, OCT. 21 Clogging class hosted by the Sharps Chapel Book Station, 6-8 p.m., Sharps Chapel Senior Building, 1542 Sharps Chapel Road. Professional clogger will teach the class; bring shoes appropriate for clogging, no flip flops or tennis shoes. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone welcome.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 21-22 Craft fair, 4-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Alice Bell Baptist Church Ministry Center, 3305 Alice Bell Road. Info: 522-0137 or alicebellbaptist.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22 “Building Community Festival and Sale,” 8 a.m., Virginia College parking lot, 5003 N. Broadway. Proceeds will be used to help refugees living in Knoxville integrate into their communities by learning English, cultural assimilation, accessing goods and services, and becoming contributing citizens. Info: 776-4251. Church yard sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 6500 Strawberry Plains Pike. Proceeds benefit the Guatemala mission. Fall Arts and Craft Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 7535 Maynardville Pike. Info: 922-1412. Fall carnival, 1-5 p.m., Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian, 7225 Old Clinton Pike. Free event. Everyone welcome. Fall festival, 1 p.m., Clear Branch Baptist Church,1300 Tazewell Pike. Everyone welcome. Fourth Saturday Jam Session, 7 p.m., Old Rush Strong School, Sharps Chapel. Bluegrass, country and gospel music performed by local musicians. Free. Snacks available, donations appreciated. Everyone welcome. Harvest Celebration, Thorn Grove Baptist Church, 10200 Thorn Grove Pike. Includes: country fi xins’ breakfast, 7 a.m.; live auction, 10 a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m.; silent auction, baked and canned goods, gift shop, crafters and vendors, children’s activities, door prizes, live music. Info: 933-5771 or office@tgbchurch. com. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Saturday Stories and Songs: Robin Bennett, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Senior Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Admission, $5. Live music provided by the David Correll Band. Info: 922-0416.

SUNDAY, OCT. 23 Free concert featuring Phil Leadbetter, 6 p.m., Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike. Info: 938-2611.

TUESDAY, OCT. 25 “Inside Out: Art and the Brain,” 5:30-7 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art’s Ann and Steve Bailey Hall, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Co-hosted by The Pat Summitt Foundation and Knoxville Museum of Art. Admission free but registration requested. Info/registration: patsummitt.org/kma; Kate Faulkner, 525-6101, ext. 246.

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Halls Halloween Costume Party and Storytime, 11 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. For preschoolers. Info: 922-2552. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, OCT. 27 “Growing Older in Knoxville,” noon-1 p.m., Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4328 Emory Road. Registration, 11:30 a.m. Free educational presentation for family members, caregivers and seniors. Guest speaker: Susan Long, director of Knoxville-Knox County Office on Aging. Lunch, $5 for attendees who RSVP by Oct. 25. Info/ RSVP: Samantha, 925-2668 or sbeals@elmcroft.com.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, OCT. 27-28 AARP Driver Safety classes, noon-4 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/registration: 922-0416.

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2 BR TOWNHOUSES Cherokee West $615 South - Taliwa Gardens $585 - $625 1 1/2 bth, W/D conn. (865) 577-1687 BEST DEAL OUT WEST! 1BR from $395-$425. 2BR $550-$750. No pets. Parking @ front door. (865)470-8686. BROADWAY TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site. Immediate housing if qualified. Section 8-202. 865-524-4092 for appt. TDD 1-800-927-9275

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 28-NOV. 13 “The Haunting of Hill House” presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; zack@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 29 Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Revvin’ for Megan Emehiser benefit car show and vendor/yard sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road. All proceeds to help with medical bills related to cancer treatments. Car entries: preregistration, $15; day of registration, $20. Vendor spaces: $20, one spot; $30, two spots. Car show awards, door prizes, silent auction, live entertainment, food and more. Info/ registration: Facebook, Revvin’ for Megan Emehiser Benefit Car Show; lisaogle05@gmail.com; Jeff Ogle, 2549869. Yard sale info/donations: Sarah Hall, 256-1786. Saturday Stories and Songs: Robin Bennett 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Union County High School Baseball Bass Classic, Brogan’s Hollow Boat Ramp. Registration, 7:30 a.m.; launch, 8; weigh-in, noon. Entry fee: $50. Info/registration: Cory Stooksbury, 591-9935 or cory. stooksbury@ucps.org.

SUNDAY, OCT. 30 Fall Neighborhood Festival, 5-8 p.m., St. Paul UMC Fountain City, 4014 Garden Drive. Featuring: free barbecue; Americana and Bluegrass musicians the Childress Family, the Kelly Family and special guest Wade Johnson; bounce house, games and treats for children; crafts, canned goods or other hand-made items for sale to raise money for missions. All invited. Info: stpaulftncity.org.

MONDAY, OCT. 31 Halloween Party, 5:30-7 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Costumes welcome. Snacks, crafts and games for the kids. Info: 525-5431.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook. “Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans” hosted by the Knoxville Bar Association, noon-2 p.m., Knox County Public Defender’s office, 1101 Liberty St. Free clinic. Legal issues consultations include: landlord/tenant, bankruptcy, criminal defense, consumer protection, contract disputes, estate planning, child support, personal injury and general legal issues. Info: 522-6522.

FRIDAY, NOV. 4 Livestock Production on Small Acreage, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. UT Extension Eastern Region Office, 1801 Downtown West Blvd. Lunch included. Info/registration: 215-2340.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5 Church bazaar, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Christ United

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FTN CITY - Rare 1BR Apt. in lg. 2 story home, clean, private & secure, heat, water, laun. facility & gar. furnished. Good ref. & cr. history req. NO PETS or Smoking. $300 dep. $500 mo. (865)688-2988 or 414-7404.

HOMES IN THE GREATER KNOXVILLE AREA 7000 Ghiradelli Road, 3BR/2BA Homes $1,025-$1,550 N. Knox Powell Gibbs Corryton Halls Farragut (865)599-8179

WEST - 2BR, 1BA, LR, great room, kit. w/stove, refrig. & DW, Util. rm. w/W&D, No pets or smoking, 137 Admiral Rd., 37934. 865-591-6576.

WEST KNOXVILLE 3 BR, ranch, 2 BA, Cent. H/A, frpl, 1 car gar. Wood fenced bkyd, off Ebenezer, $1200/mo. 1 yr. lease. No pets. (865)805-4486

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3BR, 2BA - in Powell, 8226 Pedigo Rd., 1600 SF, 2 car attached gar., no pets, $1200 mo. Call 865-556-9952.

BEAUTIFUL SPACIOUS 3 BR CONDO - 5246 Blue Star Dr, 3BR, Spacious Nice 3BR Condo. Located 15 min east of West Town/UT. 900/m 865 385 4717. (865)385-4717

GIBBS - 3 Br, 2 Bath, Basement, Large Yard. $800. per mo. with DD. Must have good references. please call 865-688-9972 or 679-2443.

Methodist Church. 7535 Maynardville Highway. Crafts, country store, baked goods, white elephant and Rada Knives. Serving breakfast and lunch. Info: 922-1412. “Holiday Market and Craft Fair,” 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 6900 Kingston Pike. Guest artisians, local crafters, baked goodies, a silent auction and Lutheran World Relief Fair Trade items. Lunch will be available. Portion of proceeds to benefit Disability Resource Center of Knoxville. Info: Cristall Mount, 300-7490. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Project DYI, Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road. Offers attendees choice of two or three classes, lunch and a fashion show. Classes offered include “Christmas Décor,” “Holiday Foods” and “Reclaim Restore and Repurpose.” Cost: $25. Registration: fountaincityumc. org or the church office. Info: Marie Perelman, mperelman@comcast.net; Carol Sewell, caroljosewell@ comcast.net. Veterans Heritage Ridge Run 5k, 9 a.m.-noon, Lincoln Park Technology Trade School, 535 Chickamauga Ave. Hosted by Veterans Heritage Site Foundation. Fundraiser for the construction and upkeep of the new Veterans Park at Sharps Ridge. Registration deadline: Oct. 27. Info/registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/ TN/Knoxville/TheVeteransHeritageRidgeRun5K. Workshop for kids: how to make jewelry using Legos®, 3-4:30 p.m., The Basement Community Art Studio, 105 W. Jackson Ave. Instructor: Marianne Gansley. Ages 6 and up; ages 4-5 must be accompanied by a parent. Cost: $25; includes all supplies. Registration required by Nov. 2. Info/registration: 333-5262 or thebasementartstudio@ gmail.com.

Annual “Shindig,” a celebration of the Thorn Grove Community, 1-4 p.m., Thorn Grove Christian Church’s 728 S. Carter School Road in Strawberry Plains. Featuring: live music, bounce house, petting zoo, chili cook off, bake sale, vendors and more. Info: 6607259 or hjsickles@aol.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, NOV. 10 Hiring event, 10 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. Support Solutions will be taking application and interviewing for support professionals, family providers and related positions. Crowne Plaza Hotel for desk clerks, attendants, housekeeping, foodservice and maintenance. Bring resume. Info: Jackie or Bill, 524-5511. Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection (KCWC) brunch and fall festival, 9:15 a.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Barbara McGrege; topic: “Making Peace With My Past. Complimentary child care by reservation only. The fall festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; includes vendor fair and silent auction. Brunch and fair, $12, fair only, $3. Info/reservation: 3158182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, NOV. 11 “Glass Tile Jewelry” workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Basement Community Art Studio, 105 W. Jackson Ave. Instructor: Marianne Gansley. Cost: $25; includes all supplies. Registration required by Nov. 8. Info/registration: 333-5262 or thebasementartstudio@gmail. com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12 Painting workshop, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Instructor: Kristi Bailey. Cost: $35. Bring lunch. Info/registration: 573-5508 or info@marblesprings.net.

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, NOV. 15 AND 17 Free Microsoft Excel 2013 class, 8 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. 5th Ave. Taught by Pellissippi State instructors. Registration required. Info/registration: Bill or Jackie, 524-5511.

SUNDAY, NOV. 20 Union County Historical Society meeting, 2:30 p.m., Union County Museum, 3824 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Program: Stuart Wyrick will perform selections from his new CD, “East Tennessee Sunrise.” The public is invited.

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By Betsy Pickle To look at petite, fresh-faced Cheri Kay Siler, you’d never think she is the mother of six and grandmother of one. Or that she ever struggled with her weight. Siler, now a math teacher at Central High School, started dancing at age 4. She gave it up after making the volleyball team at West High School, where she also was a cheerleader. She studied business at the University of Tennessee, and through a noncredit program she earned a black belt in Shotokan karate. “And then I got married and had children – lots of children,” she says. There’s an eight-year difference between the oldest and the youngest. Siler says she “mommed” a lot, including chauffeuring her kids to their athletic events and cheering them on. She also loves to read and enjoys watching television, both sedentary activities. “From time to time I’d get in a walking habit, but it never lasted.” To page 2

Cheri Siler strikes a PiYo pose in her own workout room. Photo by Betsy Pickle

UPSTAIRS

Christmas Open HOUSE Thursday, Oct. 20, 10-5 • Friday, Oct. 21, 10-5 • Saturday, Oct. 22, 10-5

obby Brown and Todd Richesin invite you to join them for their annual Christmas Open House at their Knoxville store, UPSTAIRS, at 4514 Old

Kingston Pike in the Bearden district on Thursday, October 20 through Saturday, October 22 from 10 to 5 each day. UPSTAIRS is conveniently located at the corner of Lyons View Pike and Kingston Pike, directly across the street from Western Plaza. The store has been converted into a unique Christmas wonderland, and has everything you need to make this holiday season truly memorable. From decorations to gifts to jewelry, the store is stocked with items that will build holiday traditions for your family. Each year Bobby and Todd visualize their stores in a totally new way for the Christmas season, and devise a theme to inspire their customers. The UPSTAIRS Holiday Open House will unveil seasonal gift selections, sophisticated holiday décor, quality hand-picked antiques and accessories, and beautifully stylish fine and collectible jewelry. The Christmas decorations evoke the spirit of years past with vintage inspired creations by Bethany Lowe, Lori Mitchell, Byer’s Choice, Shiny Brite, and Joe Spencer.

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Whether you prefer to decorate your mantle, tabletop, or furniture, or have multiple trees in your home, the selection at UPSTAIRS is expansive and can meet all your decorating needs. No place in Knoxville will have such a beautiful selection of French wired ribbons that will last for years! During this event, UPSTAIRS will be featuring a jewelry trunk show by New York designer Julie Vos. Julie’s creations are

modern, wearable, and priced to collect. She uses 24 karat gold plating over solid brass, and mixes it with semi-precious gemstones like labradorite, amethyst, citrine, and quartz, along with pearls that create a look that is both fashion forward and timeless. Julie has been featured in Vogue several times, and we are happy to represent her in Knoxville.

Upstairs will also feature GYPSY, a unique, timeless, and handmade jewelry collection made of turquoise, pearls, and natural gemstones. Also will be a large collection from Mary James Jewelry, which features one of a kind wearable art pieces created from historic medals and aawards, mixed with pearls or semiprecious stones, and mounted on sterling silver or gold fill. Look no further than UPSTAIRS impressive offerings to find that perfect gift. Their helpful staff can guide you to the best fit for that special friend, teacher, or hostess; they will even wrap your package in a decorative bag or with beautiful papers so that it is ready to be presented to that very special someone. Forgot that one last gift? No problem! Just call the store and one of their helpful associates will be happy to assist and can have the package shipped for your convenience. Please note that UPSTAIRS will be closed, Monday, October 17 thru Wednesday, October 19 to prepare for the event.

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Difference for Siler

Despite an aggressive cancer diagnosis in the spring of 2016, Darla Oringderff is now cancer-free. Her indomitable spirit undoubtedly helped.

Now that her hair is starting to grow back, Oringderff jokingly compares herself to a pair of emus. Niece Sarah Hohman provides a playful photo bomb. Photos submitted

Darla Oringderff – adventurous in spirit, unwavering in strength By Carol Z. Shane When Maryville resident Darla Oringderff decided to take up Brazilian jiu-jitsu five years ago, she had no idea she’d walk away with a bronze medal in the state championship after only one year of practice. And two years ago, she walked into SalsaKnox Dance Company because she wanted to learn salsa dancing. “I knew nothing. Now my friends and I party down at Cocoa Moon.” It’s that kind of adventurous, unflagging spirit that got her through the biggest challenge of her life: a diagnosis last April of HER2 positive breast cancer. “Ten years ago, this type of cancer was a death sentence,” says Oringderff. “There was no cure for it. There was no hope.” The mother of two faced down a disease that registers “nine out of nine on an aggressive scale” and, after half a year of treatment, she’s now cancerfree. Though she’ll continue with followup treatments, the worst is over. And,

she says, “if it doesn’t recur in the first five years, it doesn’t tend to come back.” When Oringderff went in for her yearly mammogram in 2014, she was unaware that the breast density notification law, requiring examiners to notify their patients of dense breast tissue, had just been passed in Tennessee. Such density can make early cancer diagnosis difficult with a mammogram only. Oringderff did not understand the implications; after being told that her mammogram looked “fine,” she wasn’t advised to have an ultrasound and did not seek one out. Having few risk factors and no family history of breast cancer, she skipped her 2015 mammogram. When she noticed a lump in the spring of 2016, her doctor said that it was probably just a fibroid. “They did a biopsy, and they were shocked. They were not expecting it to be cancer.” On April 11, she received the news that she had a stage three, HER2 positive, in situ, invasive intra-ductal carcinoma.

Oringderff and her lively, creative daughter Kelty had planned to spend the spring on a college tour. The cancer diagnosis sharply stopped those plans. “From the moment I got the diagnosis, I thought, ‘double mastectomy;’ I thought all the worst things,” Oringderff says. She jumped into treatment -- six sessions of chemotherapy, one every three weeks. It was rough. Oringderff admits, “There are low points when you feel like you want to die. But it gets better.” Four weeks after her final chemotherapy session, she had a partial mastectomy. “That’s the fancy term for a lumpectomy,” she says. She and her doctors were amazed to find, via ultrasound, that “my tumor had shrunk completely. All that was left was the marker that the physicians had inserted to show the cancer’s location.” In the end, she had had to have hardly anything removed. To page 3

She tried Weight Watchers at Work and lost about 20 pounds, but she felt she was depriving herself. Then she ran for state Senate in 2014 (eventually losing to Richard Briggs), “and ate way too much fast food, drank a few too many cocktails, stayed out super late with campaign events and meeting people. “At the end of my campaign, I just felt terrible. I was tired all the time. I had no energy whatsoever. I didn’t sleep well. I was hungry all the time but never really satisfied. And I was having a lot of migraines, like, two and three times a week.” A friend invited her to join a “challenge group.” These small groups – focused on nutrition, fitness and a support system – usually “meet” on Facebook, with coaches and fellow members of the group offering advice and encouragement. “The Half-Assed Holiday Challenge – it was the official title of the first challenge group I did,” she says. “Our goal was to make three small lifestyle changes that would help us through the holiday season … not pack on the pounds like the American public tends to do.” Siler chose to always take the stairs at work, do 50 jumping jacks a day and drink half her body weight in ounces of water every day. After a month, the coach asked for three additional changes. Siler decided to park her car as far from the door at work as she could; add a serving of vegetables at lunch and dinner; and drink eight ounces of water before every meal. Siler could tell she felt better, so when another challenge started in January, she joined. Although challenge groups are offered by various companies and

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fitness entities, her coach was with Team BeachBody, which also offers products such as Shakeology, a mealreplacement shake, and exercise DVDs. Siler began drinking the shake for breakfast every morning and chose the PiYo workout routine that merges Pilates and yoga. “It’s very low impact,” she says. “It requires no equipment; it’s just bodyweight exercises. “I fell in love with it. … I started getting up at 5 or 5:30 in the morning to exercise before work. I was able to stop taking migraine medication almost completely. … I lost probably 20, 22 pounds. I’m at my goal weight, and I’ve stayed there for over a year now.” Siler, 45, has made other changes. “I cut out grains. I cut out added sugar. I mostly cut out dairy, but I still have cream in my coffee. Pretty much anything packaged doesn’t go in me.” She’ll break the rules for special occasions. But she rarely dines out, and she takes her lunch to work every day. She spends time every Sunday planning meals, grocery shopping and preparing food. “It has become for me a lifestyle, a way that I want to live because of how good I feel,” she says. “And also a way that I want my kids to see me live – that you can be healthy without feeling deprived.” Siler has also become a challenge group coach. “I’ve learned more about healthy ways to eat and healthier things to eat. I’ve tried to share that with other people, and I’ve brought along some friends who’ve started a healthy journey, and that helps keep me motivated, too.”

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Physical therapy: an alternative for pain relief Chronic pain affects people all around the world, greatly impacting sufferers’ quality of life. According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, recent reports have indicated more than 1.5 billion people worldwide experience chronic pain. Common complaints include lower back pain, headache, neck pain, or neurogenic pain, which is pain resulting from damage to peripheral nerves. Pain can impact people in many ways, as some people can tolerate discomfort better than others. Chronic pain may result in missed time at work, depression, anger and an inability to live a full life. According to a recent Institute of Medicine Report: Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research, pain is a significant public health problem that costs society at least $560 to $635 billion annually. To cope with pain, many people rely on over-the-counter and prescription medications. This reliance on drugs has helped to fuel pain medication addictions that can lead to other drug abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse says research now suggests that abuse of opioid pain medications may actually open the door to heroin use. Some individuals report switching to heroin because it is cheaper and easier to obtain than prescription opioids. A safer and sometimes more effective method of pain relief than opioids, physical therapy can help a person get back on track and feel much better in the process. The American Physical Therapy Association says while surgery and prescription drugs can be the best course of treatment for certain diagnoses, there is increasing evidence that conservative treatments like physical therapy can be equally effective and cheaper treatment plans for many con-

dition ns Physical Physical therapy can be as effeceffec ditions. tive as surgery for meniscal tears and knee osteoarthritis, rotator cuff tears and spinal stenosis, among other conditions. When a patient is prescribed physical therapy, a therapist will develop a treatment plan that addresses the specific needs of the patient. This is essentially a collaboration between patient and physical therapist. Therapists are experts in improving mobility and motion and have studied extensively to that end. Because weakness or stiffness may be contributing to pain, therapists try to address the source of the pain and relieve the pain itself. Physical therapy may include exercises that stretch the body and improve flexibility. Strengthening exercises will help work on core muscles as well as other parts of the body to prevent injury down the road. Therapy may target specific areas of pain. Because of their expertise, therapists may be able to assess posture, gait and other attributes that may be contributing to injury and make suggestions to reduce recurrence. In addition to the therapies mentioned, a combination of massage and other work may be included in a physical therapy plan. This may include TENS and ultrasound. According to WebMD, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, or TENS, uses a device to send a low-voltage electric current to the skin over the area where you have pain. Ultrasound sends sound waves to the places you have pain. Both of these options may help to block pain messages to the brain and offer relief. Chronic pain can be debilitating. However, physical therapy is often an effective way to combat chronic pain and help individuals find relief and return to living full lives.

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KOC welcomes two new docs By Wendy Smith Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic recently added two new surgeons who will treat patients at all three KOC locations. Curtis Gaylord is a Knoxville native and third-generation doctor. His father, Mark Gaylord, is a neonatologist at UT Medical Center, and his mother, Nan Gaylord, is director of the Vine Middle Magnet School health clinic. Curtis Gaylord says he intended to “blaze a new trail” with a career in higher education. But after spending a year as a recruiter for his alma mater, Wofford College, he opted to follow family precedent. After attending UT College of Medicine, he completed his residency in Birmingham. That’s when he realized he enjoyed working with kids. “They heal well, and they don’t complain as much as adults,” he says. He completed a fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto, where he was the “token Southern boy.” Specializing in pediatric orthopaedics allows him to treat patients from head to toe, and he enjoys the variety − and the challenge.

East Tennessee Children’s Hospital is his primary operating location. The new operating rooms in the Scripps Networks Tower, which opens in November, are phenomenal, he says. Gaylord joins two other pediatric orthopaedic surgeons, Cameron Sears and Jay Crawford, at KOC. His wife, Lauren, is a pediatric nurse practitioner, and they have a 20-month-old son. Foot and ankle specialist Chad Ferguson, a Minnesota native, chose Knoxville as his family’s new home because it’s the right size and is close-knit community. Plus, it’s in the South. “It’s a little cold up there,” he says of his home state. He and his wife, Laura, and their two young children have already made themselves at home on the East Tennessee waterways. After attending medical school at the University of Minnesota, Ferguson completed his residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., and his fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Ferguson is one the only orthopaedic surgeons in the region who performs to-

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Growing stronger with Shane Vandergriff By Seth Norris How about you go be something? Why don’t you go do something awesome instead of watching people be awesome? These are the questions Corryton resident Shane Vandergriff lives by. Vandergriff, a physical education teacher at Horace Maynard Middle School in Union County, and a trainer on the side, has his sights set on owning his own gym. Vandergriff has been intrigued about “pushing his body’s limits” since he was a toddler. At age 5, he was showing off his ability to do 20 push-ups to extended family. At age 7, he was learning to control his body on gymnastics bars and rings that his parents put in the yard. Many people refer to such activity as fitness. Simply put, being physically fit and healthy. To Vandergriff, it’s more than just “fitness.” “I am into pursuing the strongest, best, most vibrant version of myself,” said Vandergriff, “To accept a weaker version of ourselves is to deny the world our potential greatness.” When Vandergriff isn’t teaching, he is training. He started out with a small group of athletes, and now it’s transitioned into working with sports like basketball and softball at Union County High School. He even does boot camp classes for women. He wants to help people realize their passion, purpose, and vision. “Having my own gym allows me to create a community,” said Vandergriff, “And empower others and myself through the build-

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Shane Vandergriff of Corryton is growing his own personal training business while teaching at Horace Maynard Middle School and training student athletes. Photo by S. Norris ing of relationships.” For the regular “I’ll do it tomorrow” person, it can be hard to find the time to work out and start making a stronger you. Vandergriff says it’s about scheduling. If you have time to watch a series on Netflix, you have time get a workout in. Some people also struggle with motivation to get in the gym regularly, but that’s not what it’s about for Vandergriff. “Motivation is temporary, but commitment is what keeps people going,” said Vandergriff. “Make a plan, find a way to hold yourself accountable, and a way to reward yourself in a positive way.” The ultimate reward for Vandergriff would be to leave a legacy. The ultimate goal is to have his own gym with multiple facets. Whether it’s having a life coach, going crazy work-

ing out, or even reading a book in the gym to help better yourself, he has a lot he wants to achieve in his gym. Right now, in addition to teaching and training athletes, he is working out of a gym in his house. Google and many other big companies got their start out of garages with their sights set high. Vandergriff is no different as he aims toward finishing his own website, working on writing and selling training programs, establishing a blog, and producing video and podcasts for the future of what he calls “StrongerU Gym.” “Ultimately, I want to continue to grow StrongerU Gym and its members into a community where people come together to become the strongest version of themselves.” Info: shanevandergriff@ gmail.com

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Salt is widely relied on to give foods some added flavor. Many people may feel that unsalted foods are not as tasty as their salty counterparts, but it’s important that people of all ages understand the threat that excessive sodium consumption poses. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, kidney problems may result from excessive sodium consumption. In addition, the American Heart Association notes that excess sodium and salt in the body puts a person at risk for a host of ailments, including stroke, heart failure, stomach cancer, and osteoporosis. Cutting back on sodium should be a goal for anyone who hasn’t already done so. But the HSPH notes that people over age 50, people who have high or slightly elevated blood pressure, diabetics, and African Americans are at high risk of developing the health problems related to excessive sodium consumption. Because sodium is so prevalent, some people may think that cutting back on its consumption must be nearly impossible. However, there are some simple ways to cut back on sodium. ■ Ask for low-sodium recommendations when dining out. The AHA notes that the average person consumes 25 percent of his or her overall sodium at restaurants. Some places now require restaurants to list total sodium content alongside offerings on their menus, and diners living in such areas should choose only those meals that are low in sodium. Diners who live in areas where sodium levels are not listed on the menu can ask for low-sodium recommendations or if existing menu items can be prepared without sodium or with lower amounts of sodium. ■ Read labels. According to the AHA,

75 percent of the sodium in the average American diet comes from salt added to processed foods. Diners who have resolved to push away the salt shaker at the dinner table might still be exceeding their daily recommended sodium limits if they are eating prepackaged foods with high sodium levels. Food manufacturers use salt to give prepackaged foods longer shelf lives, so concerned diners should read labels before taking items home from the grocery store. The AHA recommends that adults consume no more than 1,500 milligrams of sodium per day, and shoppers should keep that in mind when reading labels and planning meals. ■ Opt for low-sodium condiments. Salt is not the only condiment on restaurant or kitchen tables that can add flavor to a meal, but it’s one of the few that can have a devastating effect on long-term health. Forgo table salt when sitting down at the dinner table and opt for low-sodium condiments instead. Balsamic vinegar, horseradish and the juice of a lemon each pack a flavorful, low-sodium punch. ■ Read vegetable packages as well. Shoppers who do not buy fresh vegetables from the produce aisle or farmer’s market should read the packaging on canned or frozen vegetables to ensure their veggies are not being doused in salt. Some manufacturers may use salt to preserve canned and frozen veggies. Diners who do not have access to fresh vegetables or the time to buy fresh veggies each week should compare packaging on canned and frozen vegetables and choose the product with the lowest amount of sodium. Sodium can make meals more flavorful, but cutting back on sodium intake can improve long-term health.

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• OCTOBER 19, 2016 • Shopper news

News from Anderson & Rahman Dermatology

Anderson & Rahman Dermatology enjoys new space By Carol Z. Shane Recently, a client entered the new building housing Anderson & Rahman Dermatology. “A bigger office to run around in, huh?” he joked with the administrative staff. Indeed, the new spacious and welcoming space just up the road from the old office is already popular with those who work there, including administrative assistant Allie Bradshaw, who says she likes “the combination of a spa-like atmosphere in an advanced medical and surgical facility.” Drs. Elizabeth Anderson, Quyn Rahman and Adam Wright agree. “The practice that I opened in 2007 as a solo physician has grown significantly; now we have three physicians as well as mid-level providers practicing in both Knoxville and Lenoir City,” says Dr. Anderson. “We had really outgrown our space. This move was critical for us to continue to provide high-level care to our patients!” With approximately 10,000 square feet, the new office is more than triple the size of the old one. And it’s just a quarter of a mile west of the previous location. Anderson & Rahman Dermatology’s patients receive care from doctors with advanced dermatologic training and certification. Both Drs. Anderson and Rahman are board-certified in dermatology and dermatopathology. As two of the few dermatologists in Knoxville with board certification in dermatopathology, their additional training and skill provides them with expertise in interpreting skin biopsies, which allows them to better diagnose and treat their patients. The newest member of the team, Dr. Adam Wright, is board-certified in dermatology and fellowship-trained in Mohs micrographic surgery. Dr. Wright is, in fact, the only fellowshiptrained Mohs surgeon in Knoxville. Mohs surgery is the most effective technique for removing both basal cell

carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, the most common types of skin cancer. Using this specialized and advanced technique, cure rates for both of these types of carcinoma are as high as 98 percent, signiﬁcantly higher than the rates for other skin cancer treatments. The new facility includes a state-of-the-art Mohs surgery suite and Mohs laboratory. Dr. Wright, who trained at the renowned Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, states “Our new facility replicates the advanced equipment and capabilities that patients would travel from across the country to experience at Mayo Clinic right here in Knoxville.” “We treat a lot of skin cancer,” says Dr. Anderson. “The past few months we’ve been diagnosing more skin cancer than we’ve seen in a long time.” She believes the uptick in skin cancer diagnoses is due to several factors. “People are active and they’re living longer. Twenty years ago we weren’t in the routine of protecting ourselves from the sun.” She’s glad to see continued improvement in skin care products over the past two decades. In addition, “people are starting to pay more attention to their skin; they’re catching the symptoms earlier.” She encourages everyone to memorize the “ABCDE” of melanoma detection (see box.) Finally, in addition to comprehensive adult and pediatric dermatology and surgical care, Anderson & Rahman Dermatology’s new facility greatly enhances the cosmetic medicine capabilities and patient experience. They offer a full suite of cosmetic services, including Fraxel Laser, Clear and Brilliant Laser,

Botox Cosmetic, Dysport, Juvederm, Voluma, Restylane, Perlane, spider vein treatment and chemical peels. For the best in comprehensive skin care, visit Anderson & Rahman

Dermatology in its new location, 6516 Kingston Pike, on top of Bearden Hill. You can also visit them online at andersonrahmandermatology.com or give them a call at 865-450-9361.

The ABCs of melanoma The American Academy of Dermatology offers this easily remembered way of checking your skin for symptoms of melanoma. When you notice a mole, check for these characteristics:

A – Asymmetry – one half is unlike the other. B – Border – an irregular, scalloped or poorly-deﬁned border. C – Color – varied from one area to another; has shades of tan, brown or black, or is sometimes white, red or blue.

D – Diameter – melanomas are usually greater than 6mm (the size of a pencil eraser) when diagnosed, but they can be smaller. E – Evolving – a mole or skin lesion that looks different from the rest or is changing in size, shape or color. Also, if you notice a spot that is different from others, or that changes, itches or bleeds, you should make an appointment to see a dermatologist.

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