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Killing Opal

Parts have been cast for the upcoming Powell Playhouse production “Everybody Loves Opal.”

This is a play that promises to have theater-goers rolling in the aisles with laughter. What make this comedy even more fun is that it includes hilarious attempts at murdering the offkilter lead character of Opal; but she refuses to die.

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The Powell community celebrated the life of Tyler Harrison Crumley, 23, who died Jan. 5. The service was Jan. 8 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Fountain City.

According to the obituary, “Tyler loved living and lived a full life that was full of joy and adventure.

“He loved being a Powell Panther and being a part of the Sparkle Cheerleading Squad prior to graduating at Powell.

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Read Sandra Clark on A-7

Larger class sizes ahead for state?

Every Tennessee governor in living memory has wanted to be remembered as the Education Governor. Bill Haslam is no exception.

He staked his claim to the title by ending 2013 with a victory lap around the state celebrating the National Assessment of Education ranking Tennessee the fastest-improving state in academic growth in 4th grade math and reading scores over the past two years.

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Tryouts soon at First Baptist

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By Cindy Taylor It may still be too cold to play outside, but Inter Futbol Academy (IFA) soccer tryout time is gearing up. The academy has development and club soccer for ages five years to adult.

IFA was founded by Dave Goldschmitt 17 years ago and has been going strong ever since. Goldschmitt also directs the academy and coaches. Kim Christian is manager/treasurer for the club.

“Dave’s passion is teaching these kids the game that he loves,” she said. “IFA offers a unique opportunity for players. We have the academy aspect for training and then we have the soccer club side which players can combine to do both the training and soccer club.”

Tryouts for U8-U10 boys/girls will be held at First Baptist Powell 5:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 27 and 28; 6:45-7:45 p.m. for U11-U12 boys/ girls.

Tryouts for U13-U14 boys/girls will be 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 30 and 31.

Try-outs for high school boys and girls will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 31, all at First Baptist Powell.

Zinyor Babiker is the head

Rudy Andres, 8, protects his goal.

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Read Betty Bean on A-4

Complex recruiting Careful now, what happens next is critical.

The main event in Tennessee’s level of football is the remainder of the recruiting race that peaks in early February.

Recruiting is a high-tech combination of science and art. Evaluation is step one. If it is erroneous, nothing else matters.

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Read Marvin West on A-5

New Year thoughts Powell area pastors express their hopes for the new year in a column by Cindy Taylor.

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The Cracker Barrel gang Members of the 1964 Powell High football team, featured last week in a story

by Marvin West, met Jan. 4 at Cracker Barrel. On the porch are: Mike Lickliter, Eddie Cardwell, Gary Cooper, O.E. Evans, Billy Loope, Wally Dye, Dewey Wade and Johnny Gamble.

Danny Nissan, 11, and Nicole Christian, 6, face off during an IFA scrimmage.

Knox students’ criticism of Common Core … has national impact

By Betty Bean Another Farragut High School senior is becoming an Internet sensation.

In December, Kenneth Ye, who has a 4.696 GPA, told members of the Knox County Board of Education that excessive reliance on the Common Core State Standards’ high stakes testing is taking a toll on students.

Ye has spent summers attending school in his parents’ native country, China, and is alarmed to see American schools em-

ulating the high-stress, data-driven Chinese school systems where desperate students have hooked themselves up to IV amino acid drips while studying for the notorious gaokao college entrance exams.

Ye also criticized the role that for-profit businesses like publisher Pearson PLC have been allowed to play in formulating Common Core standards.

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fects on teachers in November. Young’s video has garnered nearly 2 million hits. If the details can be worked out, Ye and Young will be going to Nashville to speak to members of the General Assembly at the invitation of Rep. Gloria Johnson, who is also a Farragut graduate.

“I’d put these two Knox County students up against any students in the country,” Johnson said.

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mester, I can honestly tell you that I am unable to answer or justify your first grade Pearson math question, ‘What is a related subtraction sentence?’”

Ye’s speech has been viewed some 30,000 times on YouTube, has been reposted on websites like the Huffington Post and the Daily Caller and is drawing responses like, “Holy Crap. Does this kid have a speechwriter? Impressive.”

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No worries

Peninsula program helps woman conquer anxiety Faye Gibbs says she can’t remember a time when she didn’t have seizures.

“I have scars on my tongue where I’ve bitten it so much,” Gibbs says. “My hands might draw up, my legs draw up, I’ll be sore for a couple of days when that happens.”

These seizures, which started when she was a baby, usually had a surprising source.

“Worry. Worry about things, worry about people and what might happen,” Gibbs says.

Sometimes the worry would also manifest itself in anger, or silence.

“I’d just go off in the world,” she says. “I won’t talk if I have a bad one. I won’t talk for a few days and I won’t eat much.”

This difficult and emotionally painful existence got to a point where her brother felt it was time to intervene. He took her to see a doctor about her crippling anxiety, and the doctor referred Gibbs to Peninsula Lighthouse and its Recovery Education Center (REC).

REC is a psychosocial rehabilitation program for TennCare patients, teaching them skills to cope with problems like anxiety and to recognize what triggers those symptoms.

“I told them whatever it took to make me better,” she says. “It won’t take the seizures away completely, but I might not be as worried so much of the time.”

As part of the program, Faye Gibbs created a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) which is a personalized crisis management plan, helping her identify her feel-

frequently, and she didn’t worry as much.

Faye Gibbs (left) works with Gibbs has also Peninsula Job Readiness started taking comSpecialist Cathy Jerrolds on puter learning to use computer keyboard skills. the keyboard, improving her memory and has aced the math games. In fact, Gibbs turned out to be so good at math that she spent an entire class helping another REC student learn to count money.

Her mentoring earned her one of several award amulets.

She has other honors for volunteering, taking on tasks like cleaning the kitchen and making snacks of peanut butter and crackers for program participants. However, her awards for Handy in the kitchen, Faye makes attendance are the snacks of peanut butter and crackers for greatest testament to program participants at Peninsula. how much she enjoys REC. “We’ve had people ings, recognize what brings on wanted to talk more. Teased in with perfect attendance,” Jerrolds the anxiety and develop a sup- the classroom as a child when she says, “but not for this long.” Gibbs port system to help her through had difficulty reading, Gibbs had has only missed one day over the it. The program doesn’t deal with become withdrawn in social set- course of several years, and that crisis management alone. It also tings through the years. That has was when she was out of the state.

A special “Gibbs Award” was crehelps patients improve as indi- changed. viduals. Job readiness specialist “She has made great progress ated to honor that attendance reCathy Jerrolds says the goal is to with that,” says Jerrolds. “Her cord.

“Every member of the team have every person either become reading has improved a lot and employed, engaged in meaningful she’s taking classes on conversa- has been great to my sister,” Chris volunteerism in the community or tion. She’s much more talkative Gibbs says. “Cathy Jerrolds treats my sister with respect that has now.” achieve higher education.

In REC, Gibbs learned how to translated into making Faye feel During an initial assessment, they discussed what Gibbs might let go of the things that she didn’t comfortable and confident in any want to achieve from participat- have control over, and it helped. situation she faces in daily life.” He ing in the program. Gibbs said she The seizures started to come less says he would recommend every

Marjorie’s personal courage Marjorie Diefenbach sat in a room in Middle Tennessee, elegantly set tables and kind words all around. There was praise and there was applause. It was a far cry from where she was only a few years ago.

After two attempts to end her life following a series of traumatic events, Diefenbach was recently recognized by the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO) for her courage in facing personal challenges presented by mental illness and then providing effective leadership, advocacy and support for a program that serves others. The award was presented during the association’s annual conference in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Diefenbach went from receiving treatment and support at Peninsula Outpatient Centers to being the one offering help to others at Peninsula’s Sevierville Wellness Recovery Center. She’s also started a “Mission: Possible” task force, telling people in shelters and on the streets about the help available through Peninsula’s Wellness Recovery Action Plan.

“Marjorie’s cup is filled with hope, love and strength in which she shares with others who are struggling through their own personal journey,” Peninsula vice president Liz Clary says. “She gives them tools to get through each day with courage and endurance.”

When Diefenbach began her journey of recovery, she had been drinking and cutting herself to cope with trauma from

her past, in addition to the emotional pain of divorce, losing her home, undergoing surgery for a cancerous melanoma, a car wreck that resulted in back injuries and being diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

She also suffered from clinical depression.

Diefenbach’s manager, Mary Nelle Osborne, says Diefenbach models the tenants of The Serenity Prayer in pursuing wellness, facing demons from the past, and persevering through treatment and

rehabilitation to reach a position of stability end joy.

“She actively sought and engaged in treatment,” Osborne says. “She incorporated tools of recovery into her day-to-day life and continued to grow in personal awareness and acceptance. She was submissive to her past and reconciled herself to what had happened, but did not allow feelings about the past to direct her future.”

Osborne says Diefenbach continues to work, “as we all do,” to balance stress and practice healthy living.

“She has not given up on humanity,” Clary says, “and helps others as they face difficulties in their lives.”

family look into the resources and programs that Peninsula offers.

The resources are many, and Faye Gibbs is part of a long list of success stories from REC. “We have people who have been diagnosed with mood disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar, eating disorders and addictions,” Jerrolds says. “We have people who have come in here who have a lifelong history of hospitalizations, and after they’ve been here for a while, they’ve not had a hospitalization since.”

In addition to the WRAP book, REC offers classes on topics like codependency, boundaries and anger management.”

“We have people who get the skills they need to go on to college, we have people who go to work maybe for the first time, or maybe re-enter the work force. And we have people who do meaningful volunteer work.”

Jerrolds says working alongside the participants and seeing their transformation is incredibly rewarding.

“I’ve been here for over 14 years and I love it,” Jerrolds says. “I never, ever get up in the morning and dread coming to work. I am so thankful for this job, for what I do, and being a small part of their lives and seeing the quality of their lives change.”

If you or someone you love needs the kind of help Peninsula’s Recovery Education Center can offer, you don’t have to have a doctor’s referral. Call 865-9709800 to get started, and learn about the programs and services Peninsula can provide.

Stop hitting the panic button!

While a “stress-free” life may not be possible, you have more control over how stress affects you than you think. Cathy Jerrolds, a job readiness specialist at Peninsula, has some advice to help prevent stress so you can toss the panic button for good: ■ Learn how to say “no.” If you say “yes” to everything, you might end up resenting yourself and others.

■ Take control of your schedule or to-do list. Review your daily life and prioritize by distinguishing between the “should” and the “musts.”

■ Express your feelings. If something or someone is bothering you, communicate your concerns in an open and respectful way.

■ Be willing to compromise. When you ask others to change their behavior, be willing to do the same.

■ Be more assertive. Deal with problems head on, don’t avoid or send mixed messages.

■ Don’t try to control the uncontrollable. Many things in life are beyond our control. Focus on the things you can control, such as the way you choose to react to problems.

■ Look for the “up” side. When facing major challenges, try to look at them as opportunities for personal growth.

■ Learn to forgive. Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world and that people make mistakes, yourself included.

Marjorie Diefenbach (second from left) was among nine individuals, including Gov. Bill Haslam, selected to receive honors from TAMHO. She overcame her own mental health struggles, which included depression, PTSD and addiction, with the help and support of Peninsula Lighthouse’s Intensive Outpatient and Wellness Recovery programs. She is now a certified peer support specialist at Peninsula Wellness Recovery Center in Sevierville, Tenn., and is using her own experience to help others in their recovery journey.

Pictured with Diefenbach (right to left) are: Liz Clary, Peninsula Vice President of Behavioral Health; Mary Nelle Osborne, Manager of Recovery Service for Peninsula Outpatient; and Mark Potts, Director of Clinical Services for Peninsula Outpatient.

Jerrolds adds two more simple strategies for dealing with stress: “Keep your sense of humor,” and “Do something you enjoy every day.”

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Elizabeth Eaker reads lines with Chuck Denney in prep for their respective roles as Gloria and the doctor in the Powell Playhouse production of “Everybody Loves Opal.�

The ‘die’ is cast Parts have been cast for the upcoming Powell Playhouse production “Everybody Loves Opal.� This is a play that promises to have theater-goers rolling in the aisles with laughter. What make this comedy even more fun is that it includes hilarious attempts at murdering the off-kilter lead character of Opal; but she refuses to die. “This is a very physical comedy,� said producer Nita Buell Black. “The setting

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is an old farmhouse on the outskirts of town. We are so thrilled with the actors who are participating in this play and excited to see it take shape on the stage.�

Opal will be played by

Flash Black delivers his lines as Bradford in “Everybody Loves Opal.�

Christy Rutherford; Gloria

by Elizabeth Eaker; Bradford by Flash Black; Solomon by Grant McMahan; the officer by Brian Murphy and the doctor by Chuck Denney. Stage manager for the production will be Carly Johnson.

The play will run Feb. 27-28 and March 1 at Jubilee Banquet Facility. Dinner reservations are available.

Info and tickets: 947-7428 or 256-7428. â–

At home at Morning Pointe Theresa

Henslee

and

Tyner Brooks from Morning Pointe Assisted Living and Alzheimer’s Memory Care brought a ton of good information to the Jan. 9 meeting of the Heiskell seniors.

They talked about Morning Pointe but even more about healthy living and planning. “I would like to see every person have a Living Will and a Scope of Treatment Order kept somewhere on their person or in their car for easy access in case of an emergency,� said Henslee. “This takes a heavy burden off of the family should the need arise when hard decisions must be made.�

Henslee, a chemistry major, shared valuable information about healthy eating, healthy sleeping and healthy exercise. “The best plan is moderation and keeping things simple,� she said. “Use colorful foods in combination, eat healthy carbs and whole grains, and keep some fat in your diet.�

Henslee advised drinking 64-plus ounces of water daily and avoid eating after 7 p.m. She also shared her preference for blue ink rather than black to help avoid

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identity theft and altering of personal documents.

Morning Pointe is planning to open its newest facility behind Tennova North in February. Heiskell seniors plan to join Morning Pointe residents for arts and crafts time once the opening takes place.

The seniors celebrated the start of a new year at the meeting with an old fashioned meal of cornbread and beans. The Feb. 13 meeting will feature a chocolate fest.

Members are urged to bring their favorite chocolate dessert for judging. Sewing will also begin in February for Blankets for Children.

The Heiskell seniors meet 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Thursday at the Community Center. Offerings include crafts, card games, a meal and health and fitness classes. At 11 a.m. each second Thursday the meal is larger, a special guest speaker is on hand and bingo runs from 1-2 p.m. Info: 548-0326.

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how they work and how American students work.

The American way is based on our innovative thinking.

We pride ourselves on being a nation of free thinkers.�

Ye’s father, Chuntao Ye, is a vice president at Denso Manufacturing. His mother, Yingdong Gan, was a researcher at the University of Tennessee’s Center for Environmental Biotechnology who now is a fulltime caregiver for her parents. Kenneth is a server at Aubrey’s restaurant in Farragut, as was Kevin before he started college at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business.

Kenneth hasn’t decided where he will go to college quite yet, but he’s hoping there will be sweet tea available wherever he ends up.

Knox students and sweet tea who is also fluent in Chinese. He says he decided to speak out because he feels he can offer a different perspective on data-driven education.

He and his older brother, Kevin, spent their summers attending classes in the Chinese school district where their grandmother was a member of the school board. Last summer he went to Beijing with the Ameson Chinese Elite, a cultural exchange program that took a group of American students to Beijing to study along with Canadian and Russian students and several hundred of their Chinese counterparts. He IFA 6-9 year old Soccer Academy (front) Jesus Andres, Owen Taylor, Mathew Denton, Efrain Mar- worked closely on projects tin, Rudy Andres; (back) Junior Candelos, Nicole Christian, Axel Mnzava, coach M.J. Sheriff, Emma with Chinese students, and Kate Trapp, Gail Mnzava and Lizzy Blackstock Photos submitted

Soccer time!

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coach and registrar but will soon be taking on the role of director of coaching and director of the soccer club.

The academy and practices are held at First Baptist Powell or the YMCA in Halls. Homes games are played at Victor Ashe Field. Opponents include regional soccer teams. For tryouts bring cleats, tennis shoes, shin guards and water or Gatorade.

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government Who is Ralph Rodgers

And why does he make $1.9 million?

Media failed to report that Bill Sansom’s term as TVA board chair was extended to May and that fellow board member Mike McWherter, son of the late Gov. Ned McWherter, voted against Sansom at the board’s recent meeting in Oxford, Miss.

It was an 8 to 1 vote. It is rare that anyone votes against the choice to be chair or many other votes for that matter. Disagreements are worked out in advance at closed committee meetings.

Sansom’s term on the board expires in May 2014, but under the law he does not go off the board until the end of 2014 unless replaced by another nominee before then. When contacted, McWherter declined to comment on why he voted no.

The no vote by McWherter is a public sign of the unrest and change which may be coming.

Several board members are stunned to learn TVA General Counsel Ralph Rodgers is making $1.9 million a year. Most East Tennessee attorneys do not make a quarter of that amount in one year. An equally or more competent attorney could be employed for far less and save ratepayers money. Most people in Knoxville do not have a clue who Ralph Rodgers is.

■ Neil McBride lost his TVA seat last week because President Obama failed to nominate anyone including McBride.

Sources tell me the White House will nominate three new persons to the board in the next few weeks or by May at the latest. One will replace McBride and the other two will replace Sansom, 72, and Barbara Haskew, 73, whose term also expires in May. With three new members, the White House is apparently interested in having a board asking more questions in its public sessions and a chair who is actually a Democrat.

The Obama White House was stunned that the eight TVA board Democrats selected the only Republican to be chair. With the filibuster now gone, it is likely whoever Obama names will be confirmed.

■ Pam Reeves, Knoxville attorney and federal judge nominee, will likely get a Senate vote on her nomination this month or next, if it has not already happened by the time this appears in print.

It will be a favorable vote.

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Is there room for Kristi Davis?

Knoxville lawyer Kristi Davis threw her hat in the ring last week to replace Circuit Court Judge Dale Workman at her campaign kickoff at The Bistro at The Bijou.

Victor Ashe Jake Mabe ■ The special state Supreme Court has failed to render a decision six months after hearing the John Jay Hooker lawsuit on the method by which state appellate judges are selected. The court includes two attorneys from Knoxville, former city Law Director Morris Kizer and former U.S. Attorney Russ Dedrick.

This high profile case has generated considerable interest. The fact the decision has taken so long to be released is leaving many observers wondering if the court is divided and if the final decision will be a split one.

It is hard to imagine that a special Court appointed entirely by Gov. Bill Haslam would overturn the current system, but the delay to release an opinion is causing many to become anxious as to the outcome. If this court sided with Hooker, it would be the equivalent of a political earthquake. Although it was interesting to see former GOP Gov. Winfield Dunn at the Court hearing in Nashville supporting the argument of Hooker, his 1970 Democratic opponent for governor.

■ The City Council budget retreat will be held Friday, Feb. 7. Location has not been announced.

■ Former city Law Director Louis Hofferbert died Jan. 2 at age 86.

He was one of the city’s longest-serving law directors having served eight years in the two non-consecutive terms of Kyle Testerman.

The longest-serving law director in the past 75 years is Thomas Varlan, now federal district judge, who served 10 years for this writer.

He is followed by Jon Roach who served eight consecutive years for Randy Tyree. Michael Kelley served six years also for this writer.

Among those attending the receiving for Hofferbert were current city Law Director Charles Swanson, who once worked a few months for Hofferbert; former Knoxville First Lady Janet Testerman (now Janet Crossley); County Commissioner Ed Shouse; former County Commissioner Wanda Moody; former school board member D.M. Miller and city Judge John Rosson.

In what promises to be a barn-burner of a race, Davis joins lawyers Ray Hal Jenkins and Billy Stokes. All are Republicans. The early question is how Davis fits into the equation.

Both Jenkins and Stokes are former Knox County Republican Party chairs. Davis says that’s a positive for her.

“I have never been the leader of a political party, which, frankly, I think is better for this position of judge.”

Davis, who has been a partner at Hodges, Doughty & Carson since 2007, successfully appealed 4th Judicial District Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew’s

decision last year to forbid Cocke County parents from naming their child “Messiah.” Ballew’s decision was set aside and she was cited by a court panel for an inappropriate religious bias in violation of the state judicial code of conduct.

Asked why she’s running, Davis says it’s something she feels called to do.

She said she thinks a good judge is one who “has been a lawyer in a courtroom, and understands how to try a case. The best judges are scholars of the law.”

But they also must possess integrity. “If you can’t do that, show impartiality and fairness, all of your legal knowledge is for naught.”

She adds that a good judge should also show “appropriate judicial demeanor (and) be respectful of those in the courtroom.

Be firm, be in control, but in a respectful way. It’s not (a judge’s) courtroom, it’s Knox County’s courtroom.

“But most importantly (a good judge) has a commitment to the concept of justice, making sure wrongs are righted.”

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Kristi Davis chats with supporter Chris Fortner at her campaign kickoff last week at The Bistro at The Bijou. Davis, a Knoxville lawyer, is running for Knox County Circuit Court judge. Photo by

Jake Mabe

High graduate, Davis majored in broadcasting at UT and graduated magna cum laude from UT’s College of Law in 1998. She has worked at Hodges, Doughty & Carson since 2000.

Stokes is holding his campaign kickoff 5-7 p.m. tonight (Monday, Jan. 13), at Calhoun’s on the River.

He has some heavy hitters in his corner, including Victor Ashe, Jimmy Kyle Davis, Gail Jarvis, James A.H. Bell, Kreis Weigel, and the Perry Mason and Hamilton

Larger classes ahead?

Education reform on the cheap Every Tennessee governor in living memory has wanted to be remembered as the Education Governor.

Bill Haslam is no exception.

He staked his claim to the title by ending 2013 with a victory lap around the state celebrating the National Assessment of Education ranking Tennessee the fastest-improving state in academic growth in 4th grade math and reading scores over the past two years.

Reporters and TV cameras showed up to record him delivering sheet cakes to selected schools, lapping up the photo ops without bothering to ask whether he and his education commissioner, Kevin Huffman, can legitimately claim these scores as the product of their reforms, many of which haven’t yet been fully implemented, or why the achievement gap between have and have-not communities isn’t closing, or why 63 district school superintendents signed a letter accusing Huffman of considering “teachers, principals and superintendents impediments to school improvement rather than partners.”

He was asked about the hundreds of protesting teachers in his hometown, but blew them off as a few bellyaching malcontents.

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Many teachers feel that the bulk of recent educational reforms – successful and otherwise – have come at their expense.

They point to diminishing job security, collective bargaining rights and pension plans as well as plans to tie licensure to student test scores.

Many of these reforms did not start with the Haslam administration; it was Gov. Phil Bredesen who shepherded the state’s Race to the Top effort that won Tennessee a $500 million grant from the Obama administration and came with a lot of strings attached, including requirements to step up high stakes testing.

Except for Haslam himself, Kevin Huffman has no bigger public fan than U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who proclaimed Tennessee’s National Report Card results “simply remarkable” – it’s a bipartisan deal.

Most of Haslam’s reforms have steamrolled their way into law over the protests of the increasingly marginalized teachers, with one glar-

ing exception.

In 2012, an administration proposal to raise the state-mandated cap on average class size for individual classrooms was a resounding failure, even though Haslam pitched it as a way to return autonomy to local school districts.

(Currently, maximum class size, grades K-3 is 25, schoolwide average class size for those grades must not exceed 20. In grades 4-6, the individual maximum is 30, schoolwide average must not exceed 30.

In grades 7-12, the classroom maximum is 35, but the schoolwide average cannot exceed 30.)

Pushback came from everywhere, not just from teachers.

Haslam reluctantly withdrew the proposal, vowing to bring it back after critics can be made to understand that its purpose is to give local school districts flexibility to hire teachers in high

Clarification Knoxville Communications Director Jesse Fox Mayshark requested this clarification: “Victor Ashe’s column of Dec. 30 misstated the organization of the city of Knoxville Communications Department. Former Se-

Burger MPC lawyer duo – Arthur Seymour Jr. and John King.

Stokes probably is the front-runner, but it’s worth noting that his announced support is West and East Knox heavy. If Stokes holds the Republican establishment and Jenkins grabs at least some of the red-meat Republicans North and South, where is Davis’ GOP base?

Fasten your seat belts and hang on tight. The Republican Primary is May 6.

priority areas.

Does this mean there are “low priority areas” in public schools? Research and common sense tell us that that all kids do better in smaller classrooms.

Education on the cheap is not an idea that Haslam learned at Webb School of Knoxville, which his children, siblings and other family members also attended, and where he has served on the board of directors.

Webb’s website boasts two teachers per classroom in the lower school, an average class size of 22 and a 10:1 overall student/faculty ratio. Lower School tuition is $15,480; Upper School tuition is $17,170.

“Small class size helps teachers know students as individuals and fosters maximum student participation,” the website says.

The bottom line is, good schools cost money. Haslam needs to take his case to Tennesseans and level with them about the cost of educating our kids versus what it costs not to. nior Director of Communications Angela Starke reported to Deputy to the Mayor/Chief Policy Officer Bill Lyons. She did not report directly to Mayor Madeline Rogero.

There has been no change in this structure since Starke’s departure.”

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Complex recruiting, uninvited Vol Careful now, what happens next is critical.

The main event in Tennessee’s level of football is the remainder of the recruiting race that peaks in early February.

Recruiting is a high-tech combination of science and art. Evaluation is step one. If it is erroneous, nothing else matters. If targets are correctly identified, creative salesmanship becomes the key. Serious research is involved. Effort is endless.

Recruiters must find the winning edge. What are the interests?

What matters most? Is the prospect looking to be part of a national championship or does he seek early playing time? Is geography a factor? Which relative or friend has the most influence?

This takes work. Commitments are the midpoint. Defending those pledges is what pays dividends. There is no such thing as time out.

Case in point: On the Satur-

Marvin West

day evening after that merciless thrashing by Auburn, coach Butch Jones quickly changed gears for a gathering of recruits for a family dinner at his house. Barbara Jones is a terrific assistant.

Sons Alex, Adam and Andrew fit right in. Visitors could feel the warmth. Food was fine. Conversation ranged from light and bright to deeply sincere. Feedback was powerfully positive.

To see the effort Butch Jones and associates cram into recruiting brings to mind the good old days and how Mike Stratton, big, blond end at Tellico Plains, made his way to the University of Tennessee.

This was 1957. Mike had no fouror five-star buildup. He was 6-3 and 205, established in baskets, a late-bloomer in football, a starter his senior year. He was the biggest and fastest on a squad of 18.

“If a college recruiter came to Tellico Plains, nobody saw him,” said Stratton.

If Mike received so much as a football questionnaire from UT, he doesn’t remember.

“I did get a basketball letter from Kentucky. I answered all the questions and sent it back. I never heard any more.”

Mike knew a lot more about the Volunteers than they knew about him.

“Everybody in Tellico Plains was a Tennessee fan.”

Uncle Percy Swanson took Mike to some games. Swanson watched John Majors. Mike focused on that pass-snagging end, Buddy Cruze, No. 86.

“I wanted to be 86. I wanted to be Buddy Cruze.”

Even with the help of a miracle, it never happened. But Mike Stratton made it to Tennessee.

On the day before signing day, Tellico coach Bill Spurling said, “We’re going over there.”

Uninvited, they showed up at the UT athletic department office.

A secretary asked their business.

“Coach Spurling said we had come for a scholarship and wouldn’t be leaving until we got one.”

That was a new approach.

The good woman carried the message into another room. There was a long delay. Eventually, Ken Donahue came out.

“Coach Spurling repeated his words. The key word was ‘scholarship.’ ” Donahue went away without commenting. In time, George Cafego came out, scholarship papers in hand.

Mike Stratton was a sophomore end on Bowden Wyatt’s 1959 team.

He didn’t play much.

“I think I was the only player on the bench who didn’t get in the Chattanooga game. I was really upset.”

Teammates persuaded him to

Remembering Rebecca Michael Dirda, senior editor at the Washington Post, said in 2001, “Books are a way up and a way out.”

Jim Tumblin

True! And libraries are a source of timeless pleasure and vast knowledge. And special collection libraries are extra special. Anyone writing on local history has long recognized an outstanding local resource, the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection.

Established in 1921 and occupying the entire third

Rebecca Crawford floor of the East Tennessee History Center, the Collection is the genealogy and history research branch of the Knox County Public Library. It provides a wealth of materials for East Tennessee research. While the focus is regional, visitors will find a wide range of materials for all of Tennessee and for most other states.

But the finest collection in the world is often of little use without a helpful librarian. The McClung Collection

Reading Room at the C.M. McClung Historical Collection. The shelves on the four walls of the reading room contain historical materials for every one of the 95 counties in Tennessee – local histories, census records, cemetery records, etc. Photos courtesy of the C.M. McClung Historical Collection

lost a premier librarian and archivist in November when Rebecca Lynn Crawford passed away at a way-tooyoung 41.

Rebecca was born in Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 6, 1972.

Her family moved to Karns

in 1980 and Rebecca later attended Karns High, where she graduated in 1990.

She graduated from UT in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in plant and soil science and earned her master’s degree in library science.

hang in there.

Stratton’s junior season was better. He was second team. He caught a pass for six yards and a touchdown against Tampa.

“That was pretty good. We didn’t throw it but three or four times a year.”

Stratton was a senior two-way starter. He wore No. 86, but he was not Buddy Cruze. Mike had a few tackles and nine receptions, 142 yards, touchdowns against Georgia Tech, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

There is another chapter to this story. The Buffalo Bills saw much greater potential in the “uninvited” Volunteer. They invested $11,000 and turned Stratton into a linebacker.

He had one of the unforgettable hits in pro football history. He made the Pro Bowl six times. He is on the Buffalo wall of fame. He was elected to the Bills’ 50-year team.

Sometime soon, maybe next week, I’ll tell you some more about Mike Stratton, totally unrecruited Volunteer.

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

Rebecca began her library career at the Karns Branch Library as an assistant and worked at other branches before she transferred to the McClung Historical Collection in 2006 and became a professional reference librarian.

Her expertise in evaluating and categorizing archival files resulted in a very important recent assignment. She worked for three years to establish an index of the old Knoxville Journal’s text and photograph files. The files came to the McClung Collection after the daily Journal ceased publication in 1991.

It was a great loss when Rebecca Crawford passed away suddenly on November 19. Her fellow librarian and close friend, Sue Ann A. Reese, says: “Rebecca was legendary for her equanimity, no matter who she was deal-

ing with, either a treasured friend or a challenging patron. All received equal measure of her attention and consideration.

“Rebecca could always be counted on to give impartial, non-judging advice if you had a work problem or a personal issue. She was intelligent, organized and observant, and she put those skills to use in both her work and personal life.

“Rebecca ... relished being a daughter, sister and aunt; she counted herself blessed to fill those roles.

The scope of her care and influence extended beyond her immediate family and co-workers, and we feel ourselves adrift without the anchor of Rebecca.”

Just as Rebecca was a good friend to so many, so is the McClung Collection a good friend to many local and regional historians.

A lengthier tribute appears at www.

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Doc Severinsen: Shooting for 110 Doc. “He went through the worst, but he used his experience to help others” such as the friend who was in denial about his wife’s terminal cancer. Taking the man aside, Johnny sat him down and asked pointedly, “Are you ready for what’s about to happen?”

“He didn’t sugarcoat things,” says Doc. “He wouldn’t let people go off into flights of fancy. He was there for them in a way that they ultimately needed him to be.” It’s clear that he misses his friend, who died in 2005.

But as for Doc, he plans to be around for a while. “The minimum I want to go is 105,” he declares, “but I’m shooting for 110!”

“My dad was a violin player in a shipyard band, and loved the violin all his life,” says Doc Severinsen, recalling his childhood in Arlington, Ore. “But by the time I came along, he’d switched to playing clarinet in the town band.

Carol Zinavage

Carol’s Corner “That outfit would probably qualify as one of the worst bands of all time. They practiced in a cement room.

It was horrendous, but to me it was intoxicating. I was only 2, but I thought I was part of the band.”

The boy thrived on going to rehearsals and listening to the music. By the time he was 7, he’d set his sights on the trombone.

But his dad, the senior Doc – so-called because of his dentistry practice – had other plans. “He wanted me to play the violin. I was just a little guy, but I said, ‘No, I won’t do it. I want to play the trombone.’ So he sat me in a high chair for an hour each day, trying to get me to see things his way.

“I wouldn’t give in. After three days, he gave up.”

Doc still has the chair.

There was, however, a problem with the trombone.

“My arms were too short to reach the slide! So my dad got me a trumpet instead, from a friend down at the Shell service station.”

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Blount County residents Doc Severinsen and Cathy Leach pose with “the chair.” Photo by Carol Zinav-

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The memory still affects him deeply. “When I opened that instrument case and smelled that musty smell – oh! Into-o-o-xicating!” His dad got someone to scribble instructions for a C scale on a brown paper bag, and the boy was off and running.

“A week later I made my first appearance for the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist church, playing ‘The Man on the Flying Trapeze,’” Doc says. “They said, ‘How can a boy that age know so much about music?’”

Doc Senior, admitting defeat but still sold on strings,

came to his own somewhat cockeyed conclusion: “Well, you can play the violin on the trumpet.”

Formal music study continued with Bernard Baker, principal trumpeter under Arturo Toscanini with the NBC Symphony. “He wouldn’t cut me any slack,” Doc recalls. Eventually he found his way to fame on NBC, first as a section player and then bandleader on “The Tonight Show” with its first host, Steve Allen.

Doc cherishes his memories of his long tenure with “The Tonight Show.”

Of his friend Johnny Car-

son, the “king of late night,” he says, “People would be surprised at the extent of his humanity. He was class personified. He never passed up a chance to help somebody who needed help.”

Doc recalls that Johnny learned of an elderly woman whose refrigerator had given out. “He not only bought her a new one but got her all new appliances. He was always doing stuff like that, and nobody ever knew.”

Carson didn’t shy away from difficult situations.

Losing his son Ricky in a 1991 freak accident “absolutely leveled him,” says

Severinsen at UT Doc Severinsen will be the keynote speaker for this year’s conference of the Mid-Atlantic and Southern chapters of the College Music Society and the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.

His talk will be at 11:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center. At 8 p.m., the three winning pieces from The Doc Severinsen International Composition Contest will be performed in the James R. Cox Auditorium at UT. Info: www.music.utk. edu/conference/index. html.

Scholarships available through ETF

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) has 11 scholarships available for Knox County students for the 20142015 school year. Requirements range from financial need to scholastic achievement, and scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors or adults returning to college.

Several scholarships are targeted toward students involved in certain extracurricular activities or those who may not display the highest scholastic rankings yet still possess great potential and motivation. Others are geared toward students pursuing a specific field, such as business or nursing.

Many of the scholarships have been established to honor the memory of a parent, spouse or child. Others have been founded to honor teachers, coaches or prominent community leaders.

Scholarship information and applications are available online at www.easttennesseefoundation.org/receive/scholarships.aspx. Deadline is March 1.

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POWELL Shopper news • JANUARY 13, 2014 • A-7

Putting Christmas away But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

(Luke 2:19 NRSV) Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep.

See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

(Revelation 5:5 NRSV) I love Christmas, and I used to say (foolishly) that “There is nothing quite so Cross over as Christmas.”

Currents I was a child when I first Lynn sang the song “The Twelve Pitts Days of Christmas,” and it was years before I learned what that was all about. I was thrilled to learn that window during Christmas Christmas was not so over has been taken down and after all — that it is a season; tossed into the woodland that, in fact, it is much too to provide shelter and safesignificant to be stuffed into ty for the creatures of the one day, or even one night forest. But I kept my little Twelve Days artificial tree and one day.

Yes, the Fraser fir that up until Epiphany and hung stood in our dining room an ornament on it for each

Wishes for 2014

By Cindy Taylor “My greatest desire for the people of First Baptist Powell in 2014 is that our lives would daily put on display the glory of Christ to all that we come in contact with. I desire that our lives would be as described in II Corinthians 2:14. ‘But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.’”

Phil Jones

Phil Jones, pastor First Baptist Church Powell

“As I look toward the coming year there is something I hope our church and community can aspire to. As a pastor it is my hope that we share our love for others and for God. My church, and every church, is full of imperfect people. Somehow God extends love and forgiveness to everyone. If we desire to be more like Jesus, our hope this year should be to focus everything we have on extending that love and forgiveness to everyone, not because we are better than Warren anyone else but because we are loved by a God who knows every imperfect thought and action we have ever had.

This year as a church we need to help those who feel hurt, unloved, depressed and insecure; help the poor, give generously to the hungry; help the sick and make sure people have good and safe housing. We need to care for the young and the old in our community, judge less and listen more.

As a small church we cannot do this all on our own. We need help from the community, business leaders, the poor, the young, the old, the well, the sick, Christian and nonChristian – everyone.

Even with all the diversity we have in this community, I am convinced it can happen because each of us desires and needs love. To be more loving is what I hope we can aspire to as a church and community in 2014.”

Jonathan Warren, pastor Powell Presbyterian

day of the season.

Now, however, it is gone, too, and the pine boughs have vanished from the mantel. The crèche sets are carefully and lovingly stored away. The Christmas plates are back in their box, and the ornaments have been packed away.

The weather is seriously cold now, with only a skiff of snow. It is winter, and not Christmas, much like C.S. Lewis’ land of Narnia before Aslan, the great lion king, came and breathed warmth and life into it. In the Narnia story, Aslan is a Christ figure, and he dies, just as the Babe of Bethlehem would do, for his kingdom.

I had determined this year that I would do something different after the holidays, something to remind me subtly of Christmas.

Nothing so obvious as an ornament or a wreath. Some small thing to keep Christ-

mas in the house, even if known only to me. And that something just occurred to me, as I write. I know what I will do.

I have a lion.

A dear friend gave it to me years ago, a small figurine of a lion in midstride. His suggested movement is graceful, quiet, slow. He is clearly and most assuredly Aslan. He can stand in some quiet corner of the house, and I will know he is there. He will help me put Christmas away in my heart, where it belongs.

We often ask friends and relatives, “Where are you spending Christmas this year?” I suggest that we can find a way to keep Christmas, instead of spending it.

Think about it: what it means to you, how you might remind yourself each day that Christmas is always!

Put Christmas away, like Mary did: in your heart, where it belongs.

“A new year provides us an excellent opportunity to evaluate our lives and our goals. To see where we are in relation to where we want to be.

But rather than biting off more than we can chew, perhaps what we need is a New Day’s Resolution.

For instance, resolve to be a little more Christ-like today than yesterday in attitude, speech, the way we treat our family/ co-workers/a cashier at the store or the server in a restaurant.

Mark McCoig That way when we fail, which we inevitably do, we are not 11 months away from a starting point; we can begin again tomorrow. It may not seem like as grand a goal but I believe if we took such a New Day’s Resolution seriously we could see much greater progress by the end of 2014.”

Mark McCoig, pastor Sharon Baptist Church “My hopes and wishes for Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell are that we are able to proclaim the truth of God’s word and extend God’s love to our community. We seek to be a place where people can come to worship, learn and serve.

We hope to expand our John 5 ministry in greater ways that include serving the community through our food pantry.

We are also hoping to expand, remodel and make more handicapped accessibility Henderson in some of our facilities to better meet the needs of our members and our community.

As a church we hope that when the residents of Powel talk about us that the first thing they say isn’t really about us but about how they see God working in and through us. We are praying that God will use us to show His love, grace, mercy and provision to our community.”

Travis Henderson, pastor Glenwood Baptist Church Powell

faith Tyler Crumley remembered

By Sandra Clark The Powell community celebrated the life of Tyler Harrison Crumley, 23, who died Jan. 5. The service was Jan. 8 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Fountain City.

According to the obituary, “Tyler loved living and lived a full life that was full of joy and adventure.

“In elementary school, he was voted Student of the Year at Sterchi Elementary.

In middle school, he was the boys’ basketball manager and voted Mr. Powell Middle School. He loved being a Powell Panther and being a part of the Sparkle Cheerleading Squad prior to graduating at Powell.

“He loved to travel and was able to get to do so much in his short life here on earth. What he lacked in height, he made up with personality and ego. He was 6 feet tall in his eyes.”

Tyler had Morquio Syndrome, and per his request, his body was donated for Morquio research.

In the May 24, 2010, Powell Shopper-News, Greg Householder wrote about the unique friendship between athlete Austin Smith and Tyler Crumley.

Seems that Smith started writing Tyler’s initials inside his baseball cap or on his shoes – someplace where he could see them quickly.

According to Smith, when things start to get rough – maybe he is having a tough day on the gridiron with a particularly nasty nose guard or perhaps the bases are loaded with the clean-up hitter coming to the plate – he sneaks a peek at those initials – “TC.” “When I’m struggling, I look down at the hat,” said

Tyler Crumley shows off his Special Olympics medal in this 2010 photo by Greg Householder.

Smith. “Tyler doesn’t play but he is always positive, and I think of all that he has been through and how he has beat some pretty big odds. It helps me.”

Austin’s dad, Jimmie Smith, said his son has that story and his picture with Tyler on the wall in his college dorm. We helped him find it again as he prepared to speak at the memorial service.

Tyler is survived by mother and stepfather, Cindy May and Danny Huffaker; father and stepmother, Tim and Elain Crumley; sisters, Sarah Crumley and Katie Crumley Weaver; stepsister, Courtney Huffaker; and stepbrother, Joel Huffaker; nephew, Blake Weaver; and his grandfather, Fred R. May Sr. Tyler’s family requested memorial donations to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 510 South Willow Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404 or the Carol Ann Foundation & the International Morquio Organization, 8164 W. Circulo De Los Morteros, Tucson, AZ. 85743.

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At 6:00pm the Washams will be singing the entire service!!! DON’T MISS IT! New Beverly Baptist Church 3320 New Beverly Church Rd., Knoxville, TN 37918 546-0001 or www.newbeverly.org • Rev. Eddie Sawyer, Pastor I-640 to exit 8. Go north on Washington Pike to red light @ Greenway Rd. (facing new Target), turn left, church is ¼ mile on the right.

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kids

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Gracie Ryan, 3, and Avery Schroeder, 6, enjoy a song with Laurie Fisher.

Fun at the library

By Cindy Taylor The weather may be cold and frightful, but there is always a warm spot available for kids at local libraries.

The first Thursday of each month is all about romping in your PJs at the Powell Library. Kids (and parents who sneak in with their jammies on too) can enjoy a time of exercise, stories, music, treats and crafts. The fun starts at 6:30 p.m.

The January Pajama Rama was a chance for the kids to bring their favorite stuffed animal for rocka-bye time. Library staff member Becky Walden read the books “Every Autumn Comes the Bear,” “Duck at the Door,” “Sleepy Bear” and “A Kitten Tale” with music in between.

On Saturdays at the Powell Library, kids can enjoy stories, songs and crafts with various artists. Come at 11 a.m. to grab your spot on the rug and be entertained with music, illusion and stories. Info: 947-6210.

The Norwood Library may be lacking in space, but

they make up for it with storytime for kids three times each week.

At 10 a.m. on Wednesdays, Baby Bookworms, ages infant to two years, fill the kids area for stories with Norwood senior branch assistant Karen Dotson. For the Jan. 8 storytime, Dotson chose books about animals and snow.

At 11 a.m. on Wednesdays the rug is reserved for kids ages 3-5. Books read by Dotson on Jan. 8 included folk stories and books about New Year’s.

At 4 p.m. on Thursdays Miranda Reseigh leads children age 5 and older for after-school storytime.

The Norwood Library was built in 1964 with much less square footage than some of the newer county libraries. According to staff members, expansion was scheduled prior to the economic downturn, but it looks like it could be a while before that opportunity comes around again. Space is limited, but the staff does an incredible job with what they have. Info: 688-2454.

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A regular at Pajama Rama, Aliana Ayala, 3, dances in her PJs with her pink bunny at the Powell Library.

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By Bonnie Peters Horticulturist Allen Beeler lectured at the January meeting of the Union County Herb Society about growing herbs. Allen is expanding his business, Little Valley Nursery and Landscaping.

He also shared many helpful hints for the gardener. Anyone who has at least one tree in their yard had a bumper crop of leaves to deal with last fall. I rake mine to the back of my yard next to the woods to just rot.

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Composting requires oxygen, and the leaves must be aerated by you or by using your squirrels.

Allen inserts ears of dried corn in his leaf piles and lets the squirrels oxygenate the leaves. By doing this the leaves will be decomposed into soil before the next fall.

Since I don’t have any dried corn on the cob I asked Allen if shelled corn would do.

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Eliza Hickman, 4, helps set out cushions before storytime at Norwood Library.

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To root herbs, take a cutting, apply root hormone and root the herbs in moist sand.

There are three types of root hormone, so be sure you are using the correct one.

For growing herbs in pots, Allen recommends terracotta pots. He suggests thoroughly cleaning the pots and soaking them in a mild solution of bleach before planting the herb in a soil-less mix.

Fertilize about every two weeks with a mild solution of fish emulsion or Osmocote, which is a time-release fertilizer. Plants feed on water vapor instead of water. If you notice that water is still standing in your watering dish after six or eight hours, drain the dish.

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Allen will talk about jumpstarting your seeds for spring planting at 11

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A nice assortment of herbs and perennial flowers for spring planting is bee balm (monardia); yarrow, feverfew, nasturtiums, calendula, pineapple sage, coreopsis, coneflower, rudbeckia, creeping rosemary, creeping thyme and lavender.

Bee balm, yarrow and coneflower have now been hybridized into many colors. Remember lavender likes sandy soil. Walker’s Low purple cat mint was mentioned as a nice edging plant. When asked how to tell cat mint from catnip, Allen said just put it in front of a cat. If the cat goes crazy, it’s catnip. If not, it is cat mint.

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The local real estate market slowed somewhat during December; howe ver, the data from 2013 indicate a noticeably stronWitt ger year for property sales than in 2012. For the month ending Dec. 31, about $157 million worth of real property was sold in Knox County.

That was considerably short of the $200 million in sales last December. The total number of property transfers last month was 729, also short of the 788 transactions recorded in December 2012.

It was the first time in 2013 that the monthly recordings fell short of those in the corresponding period in 2012.

Analysis of the yearly figures, however, paints a very different picture. For the calendar year 2013, there were 9,971 property transfers in Knox County. That pace was well ahead of the 8,713 sales recorded during 2012. In

terms of the aggregate value of property sold, the 2013 figure was just over $2.1 billion, nearly $300 million more than in 2012.

Although the number of new mortgages and refinances declined during the fourth quarter, the total amount loaned against real property in 2013 was almost identical to that of 2012. In 2013 about $3.74 billion was loaned in mortgages and refinances, compared to $3.76 billion in 2012.

Among the noteworthy transfers during December was the sale of the old Baptist Hospital overlooking the Tennessee River in South Knoxville. The property sold to Riverwalk Investors for $6.25 million. The University of Tennessee also sold the residence of the university president in Sequoyah Hills at a price of $2 million.

Our recording statistics do indicate that 2013 produced a much better year for the real estate market in Knox County – easily the strongest since the housing collapse of 2008.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 14

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

Saturday Stories and Songs: Melissa Mastrogiovanni, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

Baseball signups for 3U-14U, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Halls Community Park. Also during Saturday basketball games at Halls Elementary, Brickey-McCloud and Halls Middle schools. Continues Saturdays through Feb. 8.

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Battle of the Bands, 6 p.m., Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Way off Callahan Road. Presented by the Powell Playhouse Inc. Featuring the South Knox Swingtet and the Whitewater Bluegrass Band. Tickets: $10 at the door. Info: Mona, 947-7428 or 256-7428.

Knoxville Sentinels 8U tryout, 4 p.m., RBI Indoor Facility. Info/to preregi ster: 385-1313 or knoxsentinels@gmail.com.

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Healthy Choices, a plant-based free cooking class, 6 p.m., North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6530 Fountain City Road. Program: showing of documentary “Forks Over Knives,” featuring Drs. T. Colin Campbell and Caldwell Esselstyn. Limited space. Info/ to register: 314-8204 or www.KnoxvilleInstep.com.

The Romance and Reality of Soufflés cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

New Beverly Special Singing, featuring The Rev. Chris Washam preaching accompanied by The Washams singing, 11 a.m., New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Singing, 6 p.m., featuring the Washams. No charge; love offering will be taken. Info: 546-0001; www.newbeverly.org; www.the washams.com.

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Free blood pressure checks, 6:30-7 p.m., North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6530 Fountain City Road. No appointment necessary.

AARP Smart Driver class, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

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Beulah Moore Warwick’s retirement and birthday party, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., large courtroom, Union County Courthouse. Catered by Pete’s Place.

Sandra Edmondson will be sworn in by the Honorable Chancellor Andy Tillman as the newly appointed Clerk & Master.

Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville Home Show, Knoxville Convention Center.

Hours: noon-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: adults, $10; children free.

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Computer Workshops: Library Online, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 31 Concert featuring Sarah Morgan on mountain dulcimer and Dan Landrum on hammer dulcimer, 7 p.m., Union County Arts Co-Op, 1009 Main St. Reception at 6:30. Seats: $15 each. Pay at the door, but seats must be reserved. Info/reservations: 278-3975.

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Fresh Strawberries

1

29

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16 Oz. With Card

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2

With Card

99

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John Morrell Franks

96

12 Oz. With Card

Food City Fresh

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1

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1

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20-27.7 Oz.

7 Oz.

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68

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1

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Cascade Ice 17.2 Oz.

99

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Moore's Potato Chips 3.75 Oz. Enriched

Soft or Strong

Purified

Selected Varieties

Kern's Giant Sandwich Bread

Food Club Absolute Bath Tissue

Valu Time Drinking Water

Fritos or Cheetos

24 Oz.

12 Double Rolls

24 Pk., 1/2 Liter Btls.

8.75-10.25 Oz.

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Food Club Graham Crackers 14.4 Oz.

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