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FARRAGUT
VOL. 6 NO. 51 A great community newspaper December 17, 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
Coff ee breakWhen Stacy Reed Pearson
was asked with whom she would like to have a long lunch, she said Coco Chanel.
“She was such an amaz-ing infl uence on women’s
fashion. She was able to create and build a fashion empire that has endured in an industry that loves constant change. And the Chanel house remains timeless, innovative and fresh. She was a woman before her time.”
Meet one of Farragut’s new-est business owners, Stacy Reed Pearson.
➤ See story on page A-2
Farragut ChristmasThe Farragut Beautifi cation
Committee has been giving us a present for 19 years with its annual Celebrate the Season at Farragut Town Hall.
➤ See Sherri’s story on page A-3
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success, humilityBy Stefan Cooper
It’s what you don’t see that you begin to notice.
Where are the troph ies? There must be hundreds of them.
Ian, Will and Aaron Templeton never once offer to show them off during an hour-long interview at their parents’ Fox Run home. Some tangible chest thumping really wouldn’t be out of line here.
Ian was a defender on a Farragut state championship soccer team. Will owned the state with back-to-back season victories in cross coun-try. The former Hardin Valley Hawk ran in TSSAA championships at the end of the 2010 and 2011 seasons. He did so without losing a race ei-ther year.
Then there’s Aaron.A Hardin Valley junior, Aaron
kept it in the family with a win-ning time of 14 minutes, 54 seconds at last month’s championships in Nashville. Like Will, he didn’t lose a race this year, fi nishing 15-0.
Over Thanksgiving, Aaron joined the nation’s elite, fi nishing third at the Foot Locker South Re-gional in Charlotte, N.C. At the na-tional championships in San Diego on Dec. 8, he became a high school All-American, fi nishing seventh on the 5000-meter, Balboa Park course in 15 minutes, 29 seconds.
Sarah, Ian, Will and Aaron Templeton pose for a family picture last May at
Will’s graduation from Hardin Valley Academy.
The ‘Mannings’ of Farragut
Arms outspread like a Christmas tree, Knoxville native
and former NFL quarterback Chad Pennington displays
some of the backpacks he fi lled himself for the children
in group and foster homes through Child and Family
Tennessee. The backpacks include hats, gloves and jack-
ets. Photos by S. Barrett
Christmas with Chad scores with kids
Will Templeton, left, helps his broth-
er Aaron celebrate winning the
TSSAA State Cross Country meet in
November. Photos submitted
Aaron was the only underclass-man in the top 11 in a fi eld of 40 of the nation’s best runners. With Morristown West’s Quintin McKin-nish placing 13th, the South brought home the regional team crown.
When it comes to athletics, mom Wendy is responsible for keeping the egos in check, said husband Norm, a Knoxville attorney. She keeps an eye on what’s important.
“Wendy’s always been great at staying on top of the boys with their To page A-3
Farragut, KAT
call it quitsBy Suzanne Foree Neal
Farragut bus riders will have to fi nd another way to work after Jan. 31. Even a marketing campaign and town offi cials turning out in the early morning dawn to greet pas-sengers couldn’t save the 102X ex-press bus route.
The Board of Mayor and Alder-men agreed in the spring to give Knoxville Area Transit $20,000 – half of the previous $40,000 grant – and six months to increase rider-ship by 50 percent or funding would go away. The increase needed to be 10 passengers per day on the route. While ridership did show some im-provement, it only averaged an in-crease of 3.8 percent.
The ride is overCindy McGinnis with KAT ap-
peared before the board to explain that without the town’s funding, the route would be discontinued. “We look at passengers per route and passengers per hour, and this route was not very productive,” she said.
She indicated that KAT would be willing to work with the town in the future to discuss bus service ei-ther within the town or outside of it. People have called KAT to complain that they work at retail businesses on Parkside Drive that do not open until 10 a.m., making the 8 a.m. bus route too early.
McGinnis said before the service is stopped, federal law dictates that a public hearing be conducted. The earliest that can happen will be at KAT’s monthly meeting in January. That meeting will be the last chance for bus riders to be heard.
“The cost to Knoxville for the route is $80,000 a year, and we have been accepting $40,000 from you,” McGinnis said. “I’m having trouble justifying why Farragut is only paying $40,000 when others are paying $80,000.”
To page A-5
By Sara BarrettFor children in the group
homes and foster care program of Child and Family Tennessee, San-ta came early and in the form of a former NFL quarterback.
Knoxville native and Fox Sports analyst Chad Pennington put a personal touch on donations from his charitable foundation 1st and 10 as he spent some time Dec. 13 with the kids who benefi ted.
The day included gifts of back-packs that Pennington, a Webb School of Knoxville football standout who played pro football in New York and Miami, person-ally packed with hats, gloves and jackets.
Each child got a $250 gift card followed by a shopping spree at Target and a party at Zuma Fun Center.
To page A-5
Miracle MakerWhen some parents think
about the Parent Teacher As-sociation, they envision the handful of women who work the equivalent of a full-time job to raise money for smart boards and playground equip-ment.
But when members from each of the county’s PTA-af-fi liated schools come together, even bigger things happen.
➤ See Wendy Smith’s story on A-7
homework,” he said.Overplaying athletic success has
never been much of a problem with
Ian, Will or Aaron, Wendy said. The guys keep it light by jokingly refer-
Church hosts special guests
A 20th anniversary celebra-tion brought a friend to town for a visit with Pastor Fredrick E. Brabson Sr., his wife, Delores, and their family.
The Rev. Fred Luter Jr., presi-dent of the Southern Baptist Convention, came from New Orleans to preach at New Cov-enant Baptist Church.
➤ See Suzanne Neal’s report on A-9
Comedy of errorsChanging coaches wasn’t as
depressing as some disasters, Marvin West says. The search was a comedy of errors. Never have so many who knew so little said so much. Media and fans with “inside” information were very entertaining. Better than Oprah. The outcome was OK.
➤ See Marvin’s story on page A-8
A-2 • DECEMBER 17, 2012 • FARRAGUT SHOPPER-NEWS
with
Stacy Reed Pearson
Coffee Break
It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone you think would be interesting to Farragut Shopper-News readers. Email sugges-tions to Sherri Gardner Howell, [email protected]. Include contact info if you can.
When Stacy Reed Pearson sat down for dinner with her mother that fateful night, she was interested in know-ing how her mother would spend her free time.
“She told me, ‘I’m thinking about opening a business,’” Stacy remembers. “I asked, ‘Consulting?’ because she has done some consulting before. She said, ‘No, retail. Know anyone who might like to be my partner in a dress shop?’
“I think they heard me scream in three counties.”Opening a boutique has been 32-year-old Stacy’s
dream. Going into business with her “mom and best friend” makes the journey even sweeter, she says.
Les and Deborah Reed both retired from Y-12 in Oak Ridge after long careers in an industry that moved them around and made “home” many places for their only daughter. She graduated in fashion merchandising and design from Oklahoma State University after her parents moved to Knoxville. Visiting her parents here while she was in college left Stacy with little doubt that East Ten-nessee was where she wanted to be.
“I had never lived in the South, and I just found the people here so helpful, so refreshing and so hospitable,” she says. “I made instant friends here.”
She also met Jeremy Pearson, and they have now been married for 18 months.
Stacy went to work in retail in Knoxville, but realized she wanted to get a business degree. She graduated with her degree in business administration this month, just two months after she and her mother opened Tula Bou-tique in Turkey Creek.
Stacy looks for unique fashion pieces, and offers sizes 2 to 3x. And you won’t see what you buy on everyone in your neighborhood, she says, because she carries only one or two pieces in each size.
“You don’t have to spend a ton of money to have some-thing unique that looks great on you,” says the young en-trepreneur. “At market, I look for those young designers who are going to be the next big names tomorrow. If the price is a little higher on some pieces, it is because it is great quality that will last.”
Stacy is determined for the shop to be fun, too, as in-dicated by Moosey, her signature white ceramic moose head above the cash register. “We are planning to have shopping parties and events here for women to get to-gether, have a good time and enjoy looking at our won-derful clothes.”
What is your favorite quote from television show or movie?Not from a movie, but one of my favorite quotes is from
Jimi Hendrix: “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
What are you guilty of?Procrastination, for sure. When I was young, my dad
would call me Scarlett from “Gone with the Wind.”
What is your favorite material possession?My favorite possession of all time is my Grandma
Reed’s wedding band. She gave it to me when I was 17. It makes me feel so loved and special every time I wear it.
What was your most embarrassing moment?I was painfully shy when I was younger, and having
any type of attention brought to myself was uncomfort-able. When I turned 16, my mom wanted it to be extra special, so she sent me a gift to every one of my classes. I had to carry them around with me all day. These were not little unnoticeable gifts, mind you. In the fi rst class, I got an arrangement of 16 pink baby roses; second class, I got a huge batch of 16 balloons – and on through seven classes. None of my teachers would let me leave them in their rooms, and we shared lockers, so I could only stick some of the stuff in there. My face was red all day.
What are the top three things on your bucket list?Go to Italy – without cellphones – for an entire month
with my husband.Design my own clothing line.Go swimming with sharks.
What is one word others often use to describe you and why?It would probably have something to do with the fact
that I talk a lot because, well, I do!
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I have a very short attention span.
With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?
Coco Chanel. She was such an amazing infl uence on women’s fashion. She was able to create and build a fashion empire that has endured in an industry that loves constant change. And the Chanel house remains timeless, innovative and fresh. She was a woman before her time.
Who has had the biggest infl uence on your life and why?My Grandpa Reed. He was the best, and someone I
could always count on, no matter what. My parents both worked, so every morning my Grandpa would come over and take me to school and every day he was there to pick me up. He would take me to the park and push me on the swings for hours and split monster-size Blizzard ice cream shakes with me. I loved the feeling I had when I was with him – that love that only a grandparent can give. I miss him very much!
I still can’t quite get the hang of …Driving a car with a manual transmission, despite my
dad’s best efforts to teach me.
What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?She has given me so much good advice over the years,
but the best was something her mother told her as well: Be careful who you date because you never know who you will fall in love with.” She said that if I wanted to one day marry a man who was kind, honest, thoughtful, lov-ing and compassionate, I needed to date a man who had those qualities. She told me to never settle, and I didn’t.
What is the worst job you have ever had?I haven’t really had a worst job, because all my jobs
have incorporated working with people. I enjoy meeting and talking to people, so I haven’t had a bad one!
What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?I didn’t watch Saturday morning cartoons when I was
a kid because those mornings were reserved for just me and my dad. We would get up super early and sneak out of the house, letting my mom sleep. He would take me across town to the best doughnut shop, and I would always get a lemon-fi lled jelly doughnut. After breakfast, we would always fi nd something fun to do.
What irritates you?Surprise parties. They are so much work, there is
almost always some kind of bad lying that has to go on, and they never work out right.
What’s one place in Farragut everyone should visit?Tula Boutique, of course!
What is your greates t fear?Besides snakes, disappointing people.
If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?I have never colored or even highlighted my hair, but
sometimes I wonder what I would look like with beauti-ful fi re red hair. Problem is, I want the kind you can only get naturally!
– Sherri Gardner Howell
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What a wonderful gift to the community! The Farra-gut Beautifi cation Commit-tee has been giving children and young-at-heart a pres-ent for 19 years with its an-nual Celebrate the Season at Farragut Town Hall.
What’s a Christmas party
without fudge? Marie Leonard
and Jeanie Stow serve sweet
goodies.
Ringing in the holidays
The popular event, held this year on Dec. 6, offered more than just visions of sugarplums. There were crafts, musical perfor-mances, tours of the Far-ragut Folklife Museum, sweets to make (and then eat later) and sweets to eat right on the spot.
Entertainment was pro-vided by the TNT Moun-tain Dulcimer Trio, Farra-gut High School Madrigal Singers, Knoxville Bella Chords and the Bearden United Methodist Church Children’s Bell Choir. The Bell Choir offered a par-ticipation opportunity, as children in the audience were given colored bells and instructions on when to ring their bells to join in on making merry music.
A visit from the jolly ol’ elf himself made the eve-ning complete. In addition, guests fi lled the Second Harvest Food Bank boxes at the Town Hall as a gift
ring to themselves as “the Mannings: Cooper, Peyton and Eli.”
Will played basketball un-til his freshman year. After the season, a friend suggested he go out for track to stay in shape. It was quickly appar-ent running would be more than a fi tness regimen. He loved basketball, but, when it came to running, he could fl y. After his freshman year, he said he knew the time had come to make a choice.
It really wasn’t that diffi -cult a decision, Wendy said. “There’s only so far you can go in basketball when you’re 5-5, 5-6,” she said.
On the racecourse, Will was a giant.
He fi nished sixth at his fi rst KIL meet the fall of his sophomore year. Then came the regional meet where Will qualifi ed for state, and things were never again the same.
“I didn’t even know what the qualifi cations were for state,” Will said. His thoughts were for the Hardin Valley team, hoping it would qualify in the school’s fi rst year. When the Hawks didn’t make it, Will expressed his disappointment to a team-mate. “He said, ‘What are you talking about! You made it!’” Will said. “The fi rst state, I didn’t do so well. My last mile, I tanked. It was a learning experience.”
It’s an experience Will passed down to Aaron, to stunning effect.
It was obvious by that point the family had a gift for distance running, but Aar-on’s fi rst big race as a Hardin Valley sophomore was still a shock. Will won his second state crown that season in 16 fl at (16:00:37) seconds. Not far off that time was Aaron, third at 16:13.
“I was just proud of him,” Will said. “After a while, I started looking at the time and how close he was.”
Will took an active hand in Aaron’s progression. They ran together often. Key, how-ever, was Will ensuring Aar-on ran his own race.
Will’s average training miles per week peaked at 120. He trimmed that to 75 miles per week his fi nal sea-
The ‘Mannings’ From page A-1
Ian Tulk focuses on
his scratch art draw-
ing craft at Celebrate
the Season.
What a sweet treat! Kate, Benjamin, and Jackson decorate
Christmas cookies with their mother, Karen Harper, at Cel-
ebrate the Season.
The beautifully decorated
tree in the rotunda at Farragut
Town Hall provided a perfect
place for a Christmas photo
for the Ansink family: Mia,
Teddy and Aphea.
Macy Culbreth, Elizabeth Newman and Sadie Pastor ring their bells as they participate in
the musical program put on by the Bearden United Methodist Church Children’s Bell
Choir at Celebrate the Season, a special event for the community hosted by the Farragut
Beautifi cation Committee. Photos by Justin Acuff
At the Wendy’s Invitational,
Aaron Templeton keeps his
eye on the fi nish clock in the
fi nal straightaway, deter-
mined to break 15 minutes,
which he did.
son with the Hawks to add some kick.
Aaron was kicking right away. When he did that his fi rst year at state, Will let him go.
“I saw this one kid I knew I could run with,” Aaron said, so he took off. As the fi nish neared, Aaron faded as Will and the runner-up came past. Aaron would never repeat the mistake.
So if trophies aren’t why the Templetons run, what gives?
For Will, running is a thinking tool. He likes to be out there for long stretches. “The more I run, the more time I spend with God out there,” he said.
Aaron runs to fi nd order. The youngest and fastest of the Templetons battles dys-lexia. Running helps him regiment things, set goals.
So, no showing off the tro-phies?
Suddenly, it fi ts.The goals they seek aren’t
measured by trophies won.
Providing music for Celebrate the Season are the TNT
Mountain Dulcimer Trio, composed of Ginny Cliett, Linda
Smith and Deby Libby.
to those who might other-wise go hungry this holi-day season. The town will
continue to collect canned goods for Second Harvest through December.
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In 2009, the political-ly active Troy Whiteside walked into an East Knox-ville establishment and ran into an old foe.
Minutes later out in the parking lot, witnesses saw Whiteside astride a prone Stacey Sudderth, emptying a Glock 19 clip into his back as he lay face down on the asphalt.
Whiteside claimed self-defense.
Whiteside was arraigned and charged with second-degree murder. Attorney General Randy Nichols re-cused himself because of his personal relationship with the defendant.
Attorney General Berke-ley Bell came in from Greeneville, took over the case and upped the charge to murder one.
Whiteside’s trial date has been repeatedly postponed.
There’s an ancient max-im about mills of justice grinding slowly, but exceed-ing fi ne. The fi rst clause is undeniably true in Knox County. The second is sub-ject to question.
In 2006, outgoing Re-publican Party chair Chad Tindell discovered that an employee of county Mayor Mike Ragsdale had gotten into his private email ac-count and was spreading around his personal emails. He made a lot of noise about
Tindell prosecution: selective justice?
it and asked Attorney Gen-eral Randy Nichols to pros-ecute. Nichols declined, telling a reporter “it’s just a bunch of Republicans fi ght-ing among themselves.”
In 2007, a routine county audit exposed trouble in then-Trustee Mike Lowe’s offi ce. Local media feasted on stories about phantom employees, fi ve-fi gure over-payments and questionable purchases.
Lowe and four others were indicted recently and still have not come to trial.
In 2008, another audit exposed some $130,000 misuse of county purchas-ing cards by members of Mayor Mike Ragsdale’s ad-ministration. Local media cranked out stories about fancy wining and dining, to-go smoothies and expensive hotels.
Yet only one person was prosecuted, Cynthia Finch, who was convicted in 2011 of forging receipts.
Three other employees, two of whom were, like Finch, African-American women, lost their jobs. When he sentenced Finch to unsupervised probation,
Mayor Madeline Rogero was at her best last week when she spoke against the extension of the South Knoxville Parkway. She was firm, direct and right on. She wants a green city and knows this proposal was anti-green from its inception by extending a roadway over fragile lands and a growing park system which is important to South Knoxville’s new awareness and progress.
Vice Mayor Nick Pal-vis, who represents South Knoxville, has been strong in promoting the new South Knoxville to his great credit.
■ Gov. Bill Haslam was strong and made us proud last week as well when he defended the hiring of Samar Ali, whose only problem seems to be she is a Muslim, has been at-tacked viciously by some who are intolerant of other religions.
Ali grew up in Hum-phreys County in Middle Tennessee. She was a 4H leader in high school and president of the student body at Vanderbilt.
She is now an attorney who works in the Depart-ment of Economic and Community Development.
Haslam pointed out to a questioner who accused the Governor of hiring a “Shariah compliance” ex-pert that Ali “is as Tennes-see as they come.”
We should remem-ber that this nation was founded by many who sought religious freedom and f led European nations which did not allow more than one religion to be practiced.
■ While the 2014 election is two years off, mailers have gone out for a Jan. 7 fundraiser at Scripps Networks Inter-active offices on Sher-rill Boulevard in West Knoxville for a $1,000-a-person fundraiser for Gov. Haslam, who is not expected to have a serious opponent based on his successful first two years in office.
It is hard to imagine that he will face signifi-cant Republican or Demo-cratic opposition.
Expect to receive invita-tions from Sen. Alexan-der’s campaign as well. Alexander also has no an-nounced opponents and, with the public support of the entire Tennessee GOP Congressional delegation (minus scandal-plagued Rep. Scott DesJarlais), is not expected to face major opposition.
Haslam is fundraising, Alexander close behind
■ Rep. Jimmy Duncan is Alexander’s campaign chair. Any who think Alexander will take his re-election for granted should think again. Alexander is one of the most competi-tive and well-organized public officials I have ever known. We first met in 1966 when we both worked in the Howard Baker for U.S. Senate campaign.
Alexander will leave no stone unturned in his quest for a 3rd term.
■ Gov. Haslam’s deci-sion for Tennessee not to run its own health insur-ance exchange is further evidence of the Obama Administration’s failure to get its act together in a way which can be persuasive to a practical CEO-type governor like Haslam.
Haslam was one of a handful of Republican governors who was willing to work to implement the plan if it made sense.
The fact that the draft regulations exceeded 800 pages and were still a draft, plus a goal line which kept moving, was a strong argument to avoid this changing plan until one actually knew what it involved.
The bottom line is that Haslam was not persuaded that the plan was good for Tennessee.
At this point in time, Haslam clearly made the right decision. Perhaps the day will come when the Obama Administra-tion will have a plan which makes sense for states to implement, but that day is apparently a long ways off.
■ Next week, a report on my week long trip to Myanmar (Burma).
■ For those of you who recall our son, J Victor, being born during my first term as mayor in 1990, an update on him 22 years later is that he graduated from Purdue University yesterday, Sunday, Dec. 16, with a major in computer science and starts to work in February for Booz Allen outside Washington, D.C.
Time f lies and his parents are very proud of him.
Our daughter, Martha, 20, is a sophomore at the University of Richmond.
Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood said the prosecution “was not fair.”
In March 2011, the pre-scription drug-addicted Judge Richard Baumgart-ner pleaded guilty to one count of offi cial miscon-duct, agreed to retire from the bench and was allowed to keep his pension.
A year later, federal pros-ecutors stepped in, and within months Baumgart-ner was found guilty of a fel-ony. Now he faces possible prison time, hefty fi nes and the loss of his pension.
Last week, a yearlong scandal in Trustee John J. Duncan III’s offi ce burped up two guilty pleas to facili-tation of a felony, a Class A misdemeanor.
Delinquent Tax Attorney Chad Tindell and Chief of Staff Josh Burnett resigned and will get 11-month, 29-day suspended sentences.
Duncan has admitted giving himself and four em-ployees bonuses for County Technical Assistance Ser-vice courses they never completed.
Details are murky, but Tindell, who did not receive the CTAS bonus, is in trou-ble for authoring the trust-ee’s salary suit, an arcane document state law requires county fee offi cers to submit annually in order to receive operating funds.
Chad Tindell
These “friendly” lawsuits go to the law director and the fi nance director before being approved by the may-or.
It’s hard to understand Randy Nichols’ selective prosecutions.
Why were Ragsdale and his top aides allowed to repay the money they had misappropriated with no criminal charges?
Will Troy Whiteside ever face a jury?
Why did it take federal prosecution to obtain justice in the Baumgartner case?
And it’s hard to see Chad Tindell, whose beefed-up delinquent tax collection efforts resulted in an un-expected windfall for the county this year, as any-thing more than grist for the mill.
My dad used to say a man shouldn’t have to preach his own funeral. Sitting through Thursday’s meet-ing of the Union County Board of Education, I fi nally understood what he meant.
Embattled Director of Schools D. Wayne Goforth said he will “move on” when his contract expires on June 30, 2013. His statement cleared the way to start a search for his replacement, and it kept board members from having to vote on his tenure. You would have thought one of the seven members might have found something to say.
“Thanks,” would have worked.
Goforth distributed a four-page list of achieve-ments that he said he and the board, working togeth-er, had achieved during his four years. “I hope things go well for Union County Schools,” he said.
Stone-faced, the board moved to the next item.
Wayne Goforth is not some guy we brought in from someplace else. He’s one of us, born and raised in East Tennessee. His parents were well-known in Baptist circles. Wayne and his brothers sang gos-pel music. He’s worked for Union County Schools for
Goforth moves on, thankless
30 years. And he deserves a thank-you for his efforts.
In a county where lo-cal funds for education are scarce, Goforth found fed-eral grants, state grants and private money for ini-tiatives. He’s got enough computers to have all the county’s kids take statewide tests online in 2014, and few systems can claim that.
He even got fi ber cables installed to each school, owned by the school sys-tem. His only concern, as he told board members last week, is that the meter box-es at the middle school and Maynardville Elementary might not be big enough to power up all the computers at once.
But that won’t be Wayne Goforth’s problem as he “moves on” next July.
He told me awhile back that his wife just won’t let him leave Union County. Tater Valley is home. And there’s that nifty grandchild that he dotes on, living just
over the ridge in Fountain City.
So I guess we can create two want ads for upcoming editions:
The fi rst: “Wanted – job for not-quite-over-the-hill educator; aggressive, vi-sionary, able to feed a multi-tude with loaves and fi shes.
The second: “Help want-ed – director of schools for rural county, not noted for local tax support. The suc-cessful candidate should be aggressive (but not step on toes), visionary (but not offensive to traditionalists) and able to feed a multitude with loaves and fi shes (but not by juggling funds).
Of note to Knox County readers, Goforth built Pau-lette Elementary for $6.8 million with a Knoxville architect and contractor. It meets state specs and may even win an award.
He jumped on a state law allowing a local school district to create a virtual academy. His deal with Virginia-based K12 made Union County Schools the fi rst and only school system to produce its own revenue – $400,000 this year alone.
Parents mobbed Thurs-day’s meeting to complain about losing their school nurses. It was a program Goforth had worked out
D. Wayne Goforth
with a private vendor that billed insurance rather than the school district to cover its costs.
Goforth said he will pay the LPNs for at least a week with money budgeted for substitute teachers while he works to fi nd another vendor.
Knox County doesn’t have a nurse in every school, and I’ll bet few counties do.
Doggone that Goforth. He ran too far ahead of
the pack – an incredibly vulnerable position – and the pack overtook him.
His salary for all of this grief is $86,000 a year with no “buy-out bonus.” There are classroom teachers in other systems making more.
So we’ll say it.“Thanks, Wayne.”
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Mark Calvert, who has ridden the express route since 2001, said he appre-ciated what the town did, but he “wanted to dispel the notion that 20 people were getting money stuffed in their pockets. We’ve seen a lot of new faces, but they don’t ride every day,” he said. He pointed out that those who ride get cars off the highway, helping to
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In other business: ■ The Farragut Beer
Board approved an off-premise beer permit for Publix at 11656 Parkside Drive. Publix is scheduled to open Jan. 16.
■ The board approved a certifi cate of compliance for Cork’s Wine & Spirits for
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■ The board approved additional engineering services for CDM Smith (formerly Wilbur Smith As-sociates) of $16,833 for the Watt Road extension proj-ect.
The ride is over From page A-1
Chad Pennington hangs out with kids from Child and Family Tennessee before hosting a shopping spree for them at Target in Turkey Creek.
Chad Pennington and his father, Elwood, load gift bags and candy into the car before heading to a pizza party at Zuma Fun Center for children from Child and Family Tennessee.
Christmas with Chad From page A-1
Jeff Gencay, staff mem-ber of Child and Fam-ily, said, “These kids have been watching the Target circulars for weeks.”
Each year, Pennington’s 1st and 10 Foundation pays for the Christmas shop-ping spree with a pizza party and unlimited rides and games at Zuma.
Chad drove just under three hours from his new home in Lexington, Ky., to be at the event, which he and his family have hosted for eight years.
“You are not here be-cause of me,” Pennington told the kids just before the shopping began. “I am here because of you.”
He said the children are always surprised when they get to the party af-ter their shopping spree, and he hops into a go-cart right along with them.
Chad and his dad, El-wood, loaded bags of candy into the car before heading to the party at Zuma.
Asked what he thinks of his son’s achievements, a proud Elwood smiled but also got a little nostalgic.
“They are still little boys to their dads,” he said.
MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell
Today, the almost 90-degree curve located a few hundred yards west of the entrance to Fox Den Village on Kingston Pike is guarded by a traffic signal and a caution light, which gives it a benign appear-ance and masks its past history.
But 60 years ago, the locals called it the “death curve.” I am not sure how the curve came to be called Rose Hill, but the most plausible suggestion is that it was named after an infa-mous roadhouse located on the north side of the Pike almost in the center of the curve. The only remaining evidence of that structure today is a small, partially paved parking area that was located in front of the building.
The curve became fa-mous to the locals for two reasons: the perils it cre-ated for truckers and the infamous nature of the roadhouse. Before con-struction of I-40/75, High-ways 11 and 70 were the main east-west and north-south routes in the area, which brought Rose Hill curve into play. For truck-ers heading east, the curve gave little warning of its se-verity, and they frequently ran off an embankment some 15 feet deep on the south side of the highway.
One of my high school classmates, Jane Walker Black, lived on her family’s farm where Wentworth Town Homes is now locat-ed. Jane recalls that it was not unusual to be awak-
ened at night by a large crash, which she immedi-ately recognized as anoth-er trucker who had failed to make the turn. As Jane recalls, this happened with considerable frequency and often resulted in seri-ous injury to the trucker.
For young teenagers, the curve represented a different challenge: to see who could go around it at the highest speed. I am not sure who held the record, but as far as I can remem-ber, no one in our gang ever crashed. The fastest speed anyone achieved was just more than 60 miles per hour headed east and slightly lower going west. Of course, the trials had to be done at night to see the lights of oncoming traffic.
As for the roadhouse, it was one of the most popu-lar places around for cer-tain types of patrons who were all too tough for a bunch of teenagers. Shoot-ings were quite common, and in fact occurred on a weekly basis. Most law enforcement avoided the joint because it was a place where you could easily walk in and be carried out. In fact, I always drove by it as quickly as possible to avoid becoming the victim of a stray bullet.
On one particular oc-casion, one of our local law enforcement officers, deputy Clarence Hobbs, was called to investigate a reported shooting. Deputy Hobbs was a World War I veteran and was not known to be fearful of anyone. But
on that evening he entered the road house to arrest the shooter and ended up being shot.
The shooter left Rose Hill and went to another road house, the Sandstone, located about a mile further west at Dixie-Lee Junction. Deputy Hobbs survived the shooting, and the shooter was arrested later that eve-ning by his cousin Clemmy Hobbs, who was also a county deputy.
If truckers were the main victims of the east-bound curve, the west-bound traffic was sub-jected to an even greater risk. Most of the patrons who left the roadhouse were extremely intoxicat-ed and often backed out of the narrow parking lot onto the highway without looking for oncoming ve-hicles. The result was that some unsuspecting motor-ists became victims of the roadhouse without ever entering the place.
I am not sure when Rose Hill closed, because I left the area to enter the ser-vice shortly after gradu-ating from high school. Roadhouses were common on U.S. highways during the late ’40s and early ’50s and many had the reputa-tion of being a dangerous place to hang out.
But Rose Hill was the worst of the worst. Even today it is impossible for me to drive past the loca-tion without remembering the many accidents and tragedies that occurred there some 60 years ago.
The Rose Hill ‘death’ curve
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Shopper-News Presents Miracle Makers
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By Wendy SmithWhen most parents
think about the Parent Teacher Association, they envision the hand-ful of women who work the equivalent of a full-time job to raise money for smart boards and playground equipment. But when members from each of the county’s PTA-affi liated schools come together, even big-ger things happen.
The Knox County Council PTA (KCCPTA) provides service to stu-dents through the Knox County Schools/PTA Clothing Center and scholarships for gradu-ating seniors. It serves teachers through the Knox County Schools/PTA Teacher Supply De-pot. It provides leader-ship training and educa-tional opportunities for members, and conducts community service proj-ects, like the upcoming Jason Jablonski Memorial Project Heart Cart.
It also encourages and empowers PTA members to interact with local, state and federal lawmakers in sup-port of educational issues. That’s a new role for parents, says current president Sandra Rowcliffe.
“Parents are the piece of the puzzle that was forgotten, except for fundrais-ing, baking cookies and making Xerox copies. Those things are important, but there’s more to advocating for kids.”
Rowcliffe has served as PTA presi-dent at Cedar Bluff schools and Har-din Valley Academy. She’s encouraged by improvements in the school sys-tem since she became involved with the county council in 2005, such as higher graduation rates and further implementation of the Teacher Ad-vancement Program (TAP), a system for reform that uses collaboration and performance-based pay.
But she’d like for parents to become more actively involved in the election of local decision-makers.
“If I could encourage parents to do one thing, it would be to know as much about County Commission members, and how they voted, as they do about presidential candidates.”
The KCCPTA advocates for Knox County School students by taking a stand on such issues as school vouch-ers, Rowcliffe says.
“We don’t want to micromanage, but we want public money used in public schools.”
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Upcoming Knox County Council PTA events
■ 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, Powell High
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■ 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28,
Bearden Middle School: Honoring
our Founders and Celebrating our
Students (KCCPTA general meeting
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■ 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14,
Teacher Supply Depot at Cedar
Bluff Schools: Special Families,
Special Needs (KCCPTA general
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■ 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 9, Teacher Supply Depot at
Cedar Bluff Schools: KCCPTA School
of Instruction (leadership training)
More info at knoxcountypta.org
Kathy Roy, Tracy Griffi n and Shelia
Shipley share a laugh at the Knox
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Knox County has made progress in the effort to give students the skills and knowledge they’ll need once they leave high school, but there’s still a gap, she says.
“We’re bridging it, but we don’t have time to take two steps forward and one step back.”
Parents make a difference when they take the time to look at the big picture. It begins when a child goes to kindergarten, she says. During the early years, most parents are only aware of what goes on in their child’s classroom. Later, parents begin to
think about the school as a whole and are willing to work toward improve-ments. Real change happens when parents open their minds to another school, Rowcliffe says.
“I wish everybody who had a kid at a school like Blue Grass Elementary could spend a day at Dogwood El-ementary. I think it would give folks a different perspective on how many needs there are in the county.”
Rowcliffe has four children – one who is a freshman at UT, and three who attend schools in west Knox County. Her kids shouldn’t have any-
thing better than anybody else’s kids when it comes to education, she says, and the KCCPTA works to make that ideal a reality.
Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre appreciates the organization’s leader-ship, since he’s a parent and a card-carrying member of the PTA.
He also calls the KCCPTA “an excel-lent partner.” The organization is im-portant because it helps engage fami-lies in the education process and fo-cuses communication on what schools are trying to accomplish educationally, he says.
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Changing coaches wasn’t as depressing as some di-sasters. The search was a comedy of errors. Never have so many who knew so little said so much. Media and fans with “inside” infor-mation were very entertain-ing. Better than Oprah.
The outcome was OK. Butch Jones may very well be the best fi fth or sixth choice in America. Several other schools wanted him. I read an editorial which said he is a solid pick. Wow.
Butch looks like a foot-ball coach. He talks like a football coach. He may be a very good traveling sales-man. He might also be a
Comedy of errors*
fi sherman. He stretches things just a little.
He said, “Tennessee’s been my dream job for a while. I grew up watching Tennessee football.”
That sounds like a pub-lic relations spin. He has seen one Tennessee football game. That was the day the “dream job” idea hatched. When he looked around
Neyland Stadium on Sept. 10, 2011, he undoubtedly thought, “My, oh my, what I could do with this.”
Butch has been a con-sistent winner in the little leagues. He seems confi dent his plan will work big time. Infallible was his word. I hope he knows what defen-sive ends, linebackers and cornerbacks look like in this league. I hope he can fi nd and sign some from the shark pool.
Jones said he will put together the best staff of assistants.
“Not just the Southeast-ern Conference, the entire country.”
That is impressive. It would have been more meaningful if he had brought back Tee Martin. I sure hope Butch never has to change seven assistants at one time.
In trying to decide how slick a salesman Butch re-ally is, I listened carefully to what was said about in-state prospects and top priorities. I think I heard “We will own our state.”
That is something like “building a fence” on both sides from Bristol to Mem-phis. I have heard that be-fore. I have never seen it.
I join Dave Hart in wish-ing Butch the very best. Hart’s wishes may be even more fervent than mine. The athletic director and the coach are linked at the hip.
This was Hart’s call. There are no consultants to blame. There was no search committee. There might should have been. There were several swings and misses.
Time was not a factor. Hart had half a season for a head start. He guessed wrong on RSVPs.
I don’t know but I’ve been told that people of infl uence (including Peyton Man-ning and Kenny Chesney) believed they could deliver Jon Gruden. No, thank you. Hart did not need help and he did not want to relin-quish authority, and what’s more, Gruden was a bad idea, a misfi t for college football.
So, how about Jimbo Fisher? Or the original
Stoops? Do you think Mike Gundy used Hart for le-verage? Larry Fedora just wasn’t moving after only one year. Bo Pelini? Prob-ably not. Charlie Strong was a done deal. All that remained was picking the press conference hour. Was Jimmy Cheek a helpful wrap? Hart was shocked by this turndown.
Butch Jones was there all the time, rejecting of-fers left and right, waiting patiently for his dream to come true. What a story! What an ending!
*The original “Comedy of Errors” was one of Wil-liam Shakespeare’s earliest plays. It was a farce with signifi cant humor coming from mistaken identity.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His
address is [email protected].
CrossCurrents
LynnHutton
The gathering
In my day-to-day work, I spend a lot of time with our homeless neighbors. They are truly the outcast of our society, sometimes because of their own decision-mak-ing and sometimes because of circumstances complete-ly beyond their control.
Just as the causes for their current situation vary
widely, so also do their atti-tudes toward their circum-stances. Some are resigned, others are angry; some are looking for a rescuer; still others are fi red up to get busy and do something to improve their lot.
In other words, they are a lot like the rest of us: a mixed bag.
I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. At that time I will bring you home, at the time when I gather you.
(Zephaniah 3: 19b-20a NRSV)
And it is that motley crew (which includes all of us sinners) that God prom-ises to save and to gather.
Gather is an interesting word.
It comes from the Old English gaderian, which is (according to Webster’s New Collegiate Diction-ary) akin to the Sanskrit gadh, which means “to hold fast.”
“To hold fast.” Well, that is good news indeed! If God’s intent is to bring us home and hold us fast – to gather us – then all is well.
However, and this is a huge however! Sometimes we don’t want to be gath-ered. We don’t want to be held fast. We want to be independent, to have our own way. “By myself!” was my watchword when I was a toddler (so I’m told). My daughter Jordan’s declara-tion of independence was an emphatic “Baby do it!” (Eden, on the other hand, who is a different per-sonality altogether, was famous for saying philo-sophically, “Whatever.”)
Jesus encountered
some of the same recalci-trance among the people of Jerusalem. He wept openly over the city, say-ing, “Jerusalem, Jerusa-lem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How of-ten have I desired to gath-er your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” (Mat-thew 23:37 NRSV)
So, why, I wonder, did this whole line of thought come to me during the Ad-vent season? This sounds more like a Lenten medi-tation than an Advent one, even to me.
Perhaps it is because what I have described is
the human condition: our unwillingness to be “gath-ered,” to be “held fast,” by our Creator. Our rebel-lion against God’s love is the reason God had to do something.
What God decided to do for us was to become one of us. God came into the world; God arrived (the word Advent means ar-rival) the way all the rest of us arrived, as a helpless baby. Except that there was one important dif-ference. God came as the One who would fulfill the promise given to Zepha-niah: he would save us, gather us, change us, and bring us home.
Thanks be to God!
UT NOTESDoug Blaze, dean of the College of Law,
has received the 2012 Deborah Rhode Award from the American Association of Law Schools. The award honors a dean or faculty member who has dedicated significant efforts to increasing access to justice through the law school environment while inspiring similar
Blaze Mezzacappa
efforts from others. He will receive the award in New Orleans on Jan. 5 at the annual meet-ing of the AALS.
Tony Mezzacappa, a leader in the field of astrophysics and supernova science, has been named director of the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (JICS) at UTK and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He is a UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow and group leader for theoretical physics in the Physics
Division at ORNL and joint professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UT. With this new position, Mezzacappa will be-come the department’s Newton W. and Wilma C. Thomas Endowed Chair in Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics.
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Christmas Community DayHolly Lyttle and Olivia Layman enjoy the festivities at First
Farragut United Methodist Church’s fi fth annual Christmas
Community Day for neighbors in need. An attendance
record was set with 398 guests. Dinner was served, Santa
stopped by and guests were able to fi ll a bag with free gro-
ceries, necessities and gifts. The event was made possible
by the Rita Hommel Endowment Fund and other support-
ers from the community. Photo submitted
By Suzanne Foree NealA special celebration
brought a special friend to town for a visit with Pastor Fredrick E. Brabson Sr., his wife, Delores, and their fam-ily.
The Rev. Fred Luter Jr., the fi rst African-American presi-dent of the Southern Baptist Convention, came from New Orleans to preach at New Covenant Baptist Church, 10319 Starkey Lane in West Knoxville. Luter was part of the festivities marking Brab-son’s 20th anniversary at New Covenant. The two pas-tors have been friends and associates for 15 years.
“He’s rarely out of his own pulpit on Sunday mornings,” Brabson said. “He does most of his travel during the week. He did honor my request as a friend, and I appreciate that he did that and missed his own Sunday service.”
The celebration’s theme was “Jesus … The Center: Two Decades of Winning Souls and Changing Lives (John 3:16).” Brabson said that Bible verse is the mis-sion statement for his church. “John 3:16 certainly enhanc-es what we do in our church,” Brabson said.
“We want to win souls for Christ. That is our whole mission as a church. It is im-portant as a church to reach your community for Christ and seek to grow the com-munity in that personal walk with Christ.”
Luter, who is senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, grew up in the lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans and found his path as a preacher after a hor-rifi c motorcycle accident left him with compound fractures and serious head injuries. He realized he wanted to go into ministry and began preaching on a street corner at Galvez and Caffi n in New Orleans ev-ery Saturday. In 1986, he was named pastor at Franklin Av-enue Baptist Church.
When Hurricane Katrina blew through, she left be-hind eight feet of water in the church. Parishioners scattered. Luter traveled the country to personally let the parishioners know the church was being rebuilt and to come home. Many have returned, and the church is thriving.
As president of the South-ern Baptist Convention, Lut-er leads the largest protestant
Breaking bread with
the Baptist president
The Rev. Fred Luter Jr., senior pas-
tor of Franklin Avenue Baptist
Church and president of the South-
ern Baptist Convention, laughs
with Pastor Fredrick E. Brabson Sr.
of New Covenant Baptist Church
at his 20th pastoral anniversary
celebration. In the background
are Gary Reid and Gwen Valentine. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
Enjoying fellowship at the celebration are Delores Brabson,
fi rst lady of New Covenant Baptist Church, and Elizabeth Luter,
fi rst lady of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans.
Choir members at New Covenant Baptist Church sing at a spe-
cial service to mark the pastor’s 20th anniversary.
denomination at a time when it aims for greater participa-tion among non-whites. SBC was founded in 1845 and is
headquartered in Nashville. It represents 45,700 church-es and 16 million members.
Brabson said Luter’s se-lection to lead the Southern Baptist Convention is “awe-some” and shows the organi-zation’s willingness to “show inclusiveness and leader-ship,” Brabson said. “He is drawn to people, and that’s a good quality. He can relate to
people across all lines.”There were several high-
lights of Luter’s visit for Brab-son. In addition to delivering the Sunday message from the pulpit at New Covenant, Brabson said he and his wife, Delores, were happy to have Luter and his wife, Elizabeth, in their home, where there was a lot of talk of old times and new times.
And even though the visit was forged in friendship, Brabson also saw a wider vi-sion and honor in Luter’s visit.
“I was certainly glad to have the president of the Southern Baptist Conven-tion come to our church and our city to share the gospel of Christ and promote the con-vention’s mission in our com-munity, our city and state.”
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By Wendy SmithThe cattle weren’t lowing,
but they did wiggle around a bit to keep from getting poked by the angels.
Central Baptist Church of Bearden held an impromptu nativity last week. It’s an annual event that tells the Christmas story in a fun and informal environment.
“Children come to tell the nativity story and enter into it,” says preschool and fam-ily minister Kara Wheeler.
Tradition calls for the family with the youngest child in the congregation to play Mary, Joseph and Je-sus. This year, the role fell to Jon and Amy Tucker and baby Jude.
A handbell parody and a reading of the Christmas story from the book of Luke rounded out the evening.
An impromptu
nativity
Jon, Amy and baby Jude Tucker played the holy family in Cen-
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It’s not uncommon for students to want to leave their mark before graduat-ing from high school. But some Farragut High School students took this idea liter-ally.
Farragut High School junior Allie Hicks, senior Seong-Eun Kim,
senior Rachel Moore and junior Grace Khalsa take a break
from painting a mural at the Rural/Metro fi re station on North
Campbell Station Road. Photos by S. Barrett
Farragut High School senior and Art Honor Society presi-
dent Rachel Moore works on a detail of the mural.
Art students
leave their mark
Sara Barrett
Back in September, sev-eral members of the Nation-al Art Honor Society at Far-ragut High School started work on a mural spanning an entire indoor wall of the Rural/Metro fi re station lo-cated on North Campbell Station Road.
Students work on the mu-ral after school and on week-ends. Farragut High School
senior and NAHS president Rachel Moore said the mu-ral was the idea of FHS art teacher Martha Robbins, but the image is a collaboration among the students.
A large American fl ag will cover the upper left side, with a fi re truck in the middle and a larger-than-life fi refi ghter standing from fl oor to ceiling on the right side. The entire image was sketched freehand by the students before any painting began.
“Everyone has a different (painting) style,” said Rachel. Because of this, the students don’t move around while working on the wall.
Rachel is painting the fi refi ghter, senior Seong-Eun Kim is painting the fl ag and juniors Grace Khalsa and Al-lie Hicks have started the fi re truck.
Other NAHS members also pitch in regularly, and the team hopes to complete
the project before the end of the school year.
Farragut High School’s members of the National Art Honor Society are ac-cepting calls to do addi-tional mural work or other painting in the community.
Info: Martha Robbins, m a r t h a . r o b b i n s @knoxschools.org.
Farragut students honoredfor volunteerism
Farragut High School sophomore Maya Subbanna and
junior Alexis Brinkman have been selected as repre-
sentatives for the 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community
Awards for volunteering in their community. They will
now compete at the state level for a chance to win
$1,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C. Maya volunteers at
UT Medical Center and Alexis started Paws for a Cause,
which raised $500 for Young-Williams Animal Center.
The local teen alterna-tive rock band Ergo We Play will perform in the fi nal round of this year’s SchoolJam USA on Jan. 26 in Anaheim, Calif.
The national competi-tion is a “battle of the bands” between eight groups chosen from 100 bands across the country. All music performed is original material.
Ergo We Play is com-prised of Farragut High School students Alex Zim-mermann, Sam Travis, Thomas Detchemendy and Chandler Kucera.
Ergo We Play
advances to fi nalsThe band placed third in
last year’s competition, win-ning $1,000 for the music program at FHS. This year’s fi rst-place winner receives $5,000 for its high school.
All eight bands will also receive prize money to purchase new gear. The winning band will travel to Europe next year to perform at the 2013 SchoolJam Ger-many fi nals in Frankfurt.
SchoolJam USA encour-ages teens to play music and support their school’s music programs. Info: www.schooljamusa.com and www.ergoweplay.com.
A.L. Lotts Elementary
■ Holiday parties will be held
for grades K-2 Wednesday,
Dec. 19; parties for grades 3-5
will be held Thursday, Dec. 20.
A special holiday breakfast
will be held for 5th grade 8-10
a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.
Farragut High ■ Tacky Christmas Sweater
Day will be held Tuesday,
Dec. 18. Eyeglasses will be
accepted through Tuesday,
Dec. 18, for Water Angels
homeless ministry. Financial aid information night will be
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, in
the library. Seniors and their
parents are invited to attend.
Farragut Intermediate
■ Muffi ns for Mom will be
held for 3rd graders 7 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the
cafeteria. PTA board of man-agers meeting will be held
9:10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8,
in the cafeteria.
Greenway School ■ A visitors’ open house will be
held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, for
interested families to tour the
facility and meet the faculty.
St. John Neumann Catholic
■ The middle school band will
perform in the school’s an-
nual Christmas program “The
Christmas Shoe Tree” 1:30
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, and 7
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, in
the school gym.
SCHOOL NOTES
A-12 • DECEMBER 17, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS
NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
Accepting Applications for 2013,
PreK-12th Grade!
Contact 865-690-4721 ext. 190 or www.CAKwarriors.com for more information.
CAK welcomes head chef
CAK welcomes Josh
Shupe, new chef and
manager for Sage
Food Services. Shupe
was formerly the
executive chef at the
Hilton Hotel in Knoxville.
Born in Newport
News, Va., Shupe grew
up in the Knoxville area
and attended Oak Ridge
High School. He received
his culinary arts degree
at Le Cordon Bleu in
Atlanta, Ga.
“I always knew that
I wanted to be a chef
when I was a kid, from
cooking pancakes with
my dad, to getting my
fi rst job at a restaurant
when I was 15,” Shupe
said. “I have a strong
passion for food, and I try
to showcase that passion
everywhere I work.”
Shupe was
recently voted Top Chef
in Knoxville by Cityview
magazine.
Warrior sports online
CAK is now
broadcasting all Warrior
winter sporting events
on The Warrior Network,
viewable at www.
tssaanetwork.com/CAK.
Stay tuned for more
details on this great
opportunity for CAK
students, parents
and fans!
Josh Shupe is the new head
chef for Sage Food Services
at CAK.
Eight choral students from
CAK participated in the All-
East Vocal Weekend Nov. 15-17.
Choral students in grades 10
through 12 are required to
audition for a spot in one of
the prestigious choirs.
Representing CAK in the
SATB All-East Choir were:
Jacquie Downey and Anna
Catherine Fox, second
sopranos; Clay McCammon,
fi rst tenor; and Michael Jarvis,
fi rst bass. Hannah Brown and
Sarah Kate Shore, both second
sopranos, were members of
the All-East Women’s Choir.
Aaron Waldrupe, fi rst tenor,
sang in the All-East Men’s
Choir. Nolan Howell, second
bass, was a member of the 9th
Grade Honors Choir.
This year, two students
from CAK were recognized
for having the top scores
in their respective voice
parts. They are Hannah
Brown, second soprano, who
won for the second year;
and Clay McCammon, fi rst
tenor. This is a tremendous
accomplishment for both of
these singers. There were
more than 600 singers in the
regional choirs this year.
Hannah Brown, Clay
McCammon, Sarah Kate
Shore, Michael Jarvis, Jacquie
Downey and Aaron Waldrupe
have also been selected to
participate in All-State in April.
“This is quite an honor,”
said director Peggy Filyaw.
“I am so grateful for the
opportunity to see our
students develop their God-
given gifts. May they honor
Him in all their endeavors.”
CAK singers
CAK choral music director Peggy Filyaw (center) stands with students Hannah Brown and Clay McCammon, both of whom had the top scores
in their voice parts in the SATB All-East Choir.
The famed German pastor
Dietrich Bonhoeffer told a
young couple about to enter
into holy matrimony, “It is not
your love that sustains the
marriage, but from now on,
the marriage that sustains
your love.”
One of the major areas of
emphasis during the renewal
celebration is supporting
healthy marriages among
our CAK family. Data shows
that marriages are in crisis
in churches across the
country. Christian Academy
of Knoxville,
although a
wonderful
faith-filled
school, is not
immune to
this threat.
It has been said
that one of the greatest
gifts parents can give their
children is a God-centered
marriage. But marriage is
hard work. Sometimes a fresh
perspective or a “tune-up”
of sorts is in order to
keep the biblical
plan God has
for this sacred
relationship.
On Friday,
Feb. 22, the
Renewal
Committee
invites CAK parents
to set aside an evening and
invest in their marriages.
Pastor Scott Cagle of
NorthStar Community
Church will encourage
couples in a marriage
enrichment event titled “The
Beautiful Exchange - His
Marriage for Yours.” Whether
realized or not, our children’s
first glimpse into their future
marriage comes from what is
on display at home.
Let’s learn and grow
stronger in our marriages
together. Are you in?
The Beautiful Exchange: His marriage for yours
honored
SHOPPER-NEWS • DECEMBER 17, 2012 • A-13
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Restaurants/Fast Food/BakeriesBorder Tacos
Einstein Bros BagelsGigi’s Cupcakes
Mario’s Pizza & GrillMcDonald’s
Meksiko CantinaOskie’s Sports Bar & Grill
Shrimp DockShrimp, Oysters & Beer
Webster’s Deli & Café
Apparel & Home FurnishingChic Repeats
Gatehouse Antique MarketRepeats Galore
Th e Town Framery
Totz2Teenz Consignment
Groceries/Food/DrinkCampbell Station Wine & Spirits
Dixie Lee Farmer’s MarketDixie Lee Wine & Liquors
Farragut Market
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Specialty Retail & ProductsConcord Watch, Clock & Jewelry Center
Custom Badge & AwardsDavid’s Abbey Carpet & Floors
Elmore OrchidsEstate Treasures
Herbalife Independent DistributorLea’s Natural Health Solutions, LLC
Rick Terry Jewelry Designs
Outdoor/Trees/Lawn & GardenCostco Wholesale
Farragut Lawn and TractorMayo Garden Center/Villiage Green
ServicesAll Styles Grooming
Allied Music InstructorsBark Place Grooming
Blind GenieCarX Tire & Auto
Cool Sports Home of the IceariumDigitize It Now
Dog Days Canine PlayschoolfarragutpressGreat Clips
Hush Puppy’s Pet ServicesiDropped Knoxville
Jen Jesseph PhotographyMassage by Terrah Banakas
Massage EnvySalon Chetalla
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Stephen H. Byrd, Attorney at LawTDS Telecom
The Travel AuthorityThe UPS Store
Healthcare/Medical/ExerciseAdmiral Veterinary Hospital
Anytime FitnessConcord Veterinary Hospital
Drs. Campbell, Cunningham & Taylor OpthamologyElite Fitness
Koko FitClubQuick Gym West Knoxville, LLC
Premier EyecareVilliage Veterinary Medical Center
Financial/Insurance/Real EstateCornerstone Realty Associates, LLC
H&R BlockIntegrity Taxes & Accounting
Jeff erson FederalLaura Ash State Farm
Myers Bros. Holdings, Inc.United Community Bank
Owen and Paul Cianciolo learn from brother Tom Cianciolo of his
experiences at Ijams Nature Center where he worked with the
park manager and assistant manager on trail maintenance and
removing invasive plant species. “I would like to do more on the
science of the ecosystems, rather than the manual labor,” said
Tom. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
Sarah Schaff er investi-
gated the medical fi eld
at UT Medical Center. “I
saw a knee replacement
surgery. It was really
good to watch,” said
Schaff er, who plans to
be an anesthesiologist.
Derek Siddel and Sam Yahr display their portfolio. Both worked
as lab assistants for STEM Academy Dean and science instructor
Debbie Sayers in her chemistry classes at Hardin Valley Acad-
emy. “I learned what a chemistry teacher does daily,” said Yahr.
Meredith Graves, who worked with Elizabeth Eason Architec-
ture, and Hannah Feiten, who worked with the UT pre-colle-
giate research program, discuss their experiences.
Sean McDonough shows a duct tape Bible and his innova-
tive design project with mentor Allen Kruger of First Baptist
Concord’s Mission Office. McDonough is interested in geo-
logical engineering and missions.
Hardin Valley senior portfolio showcase
Farragut High School se-
nior Dani Waldrop was
named runner-up in the
Phi Lambda Sorority es-
say contest. In her essay,
she discussed the slippery
slope eff ect that may occur
without public schools and
how the wealthy could be
the only community mem-
bers to receive an educa-
tion. Photos by S. Barrett
Phi Lambdaessay winners
Farragut High School
senior Shelby Williams
won first place in the Phi
Lambda Sorority essay
contest. The topic of the
essay was “Great Public
Schools: A Basic Right and
Our Responsibility.” Shel-
by wrote about a speech
impediment she had as
a child and how teach-
ers and speech classes in
public schools helped her
overcome it.
Rangnekar honoredby Optimists
Webb School of Knoxville senior Niyati Rangnekar has
received a Service to Humanity award from the Opti-
mist Club of Knoxville. This award is given annually to
one student from each local high school for his or her
exceptional contributions to the community. Niyati has
completed more than 215 hours of community service
during her four years at Webb’s upper school. She also
traveled to Barcelona this past summer to participate in
a month-long program on global medicine and interna-
tional politics. Photo submitted
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It is nothing like a lump of coal
For the person on your list who has everything, give them a brick.
Ahhh, that’s not as Scroogey as it sounds. I don’t mean through a win-dow or nestled in their stockings. These bricks will help preserve the history of Farragut and allow those watching over Admiral Da-vid Farragut’s birthplace to continue their good works.
In April, a commemora-tive marker was placed in Admiral Park off North-shore Drive to designate David Farragut’s birth-place. The area around the marker has been “seeded” with brick pavers that are currently set in sand, wait-ing to be permanently set and replaced by engraved bricks. Knox County Parks and Recreation has already installed a bench in the viewing area.
Give a brick
Bricks around the Civil War trail marker commemorating the birthplace of Admiral David Far-
ragut are for sale for a donation to the cause. As they are sold, the engraved bricks will replace
the bricks in the area shown above, which is at Admiral Park off Northshore Drive. Photo submitted
Bricks are available for a $100 donation and can be en-graved with a person’s name, business or a greeting. There is the option of adding art-work in the form of an insig-nia of the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Knox County or Town of Farragut seals. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett was one of the fi rst to pur-chase an engraved brick.
With monies raised, hopes are to do even more improvements to the park, including a sign at the en-trance indicating the his-toric significance of the park, landscaping around the viewing area and fund-ing community events for fitting occasions such as
Memorial Day, Veterans Day or the Fourth of July.
If enough is raised, there is the possibility of fund-ing an archaeology study for Lowe’s Ferry Land-ing, which was founded by Admiral David Farragut’s father in 1796. The area is located just across the cove from the trail marker and is also part of the park (not located on private proper-ty). The archaeology study has been in the planning stages for five years and is necessary to get the site on the National Historic Reg-ister and make the area eli-gible to become a National Historic Landmark.
To order, go to https://adfb.engravedbricks.com.
Now you have to admit, as gifts go, this engraved brick would carry a lot of weight …
■ One of Farragut’s fa-vorite friends, Radio Sys-tems, has bought Lucky Litter LLC, makers of ScoopFree litter boxes and FroliCat pet toys. Radio Sys-tems CEO Randy Boyd said in a press release that the company has “an incredibly strong business and brand.”
Radio Systems, mak-ers of PetSafe, SportDOG, Invisible Fence, Drinkwell and Premier brands, and
Boyd have been generous friends to the town of Far-ragut’s efforts to add dog parks and dog-friendly areas into the town’s park systems.
■ Fox Den Country Club gave members an opportu-nity to join in making the holiday season brighter for
children served through Child and Family Tennes-see with their annual Fox Den Toy Drive. The club has sponsored the Toy Drive for 15 years, and general man-ager Dave Largent said this year’s contributions were outstanding.
The collection of more
than 200 toys included bi-cycles, games, dolls, stuffed animals, t rucks and popu-lar electronics. The toys are used through Child and Family Tennessee’s “Dear Santa” program and help fulfi ll children’s wishes that are not met by local spon-sors.
ORNL Federal Credit Union appoints Lisa Thompson assistant vice president - compliance
Lisa Thompson has been promoted to assis-tant vice president – compliance at ORNL Federal Credit Union.
She will serve as both Bank Secre-cy Act officer and Privacy officer and will oversee the Credit Union Vendor Management Program.
The BSA fights fraud by identi-fying transactions that may be in-volved in money laundering and other criminal activity. Thompson
Doug Blaze, dean of the C o l l e g e of Law at UT, has re-ceived the 2012 Debo-rah Rhode Award from the Ameri-can Associ-ation of Law Schools.
The award honors a dean
or faculty member who has dedicated signifi cant efforts to increasing access to jus-tice through the law school environment while inspiring similar efforts from others.
He will receive the award in New Orleans in January at the annual meeting of the AALS.
Buck Lewis, of Baker Do-nelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, wrote in his
nomination of Blaze, “There is no dean or faculty mem-ber I have ever met who is more fully committed to this cause than Doug Blaze. He has created a culture of vol-unteerism at his law school which dramatically impacts the professional lives of his students. His example serves as an inspiration to private practitioners, judges and educators across our state.”
Doug Blaze
UT law dean honored As dean, Blaze estab-lished the first full-time position in any of Tennes-see’s six law schools that works specifically with faculty, staff and students to address access to jus-tice needs. Since filling the position one year ago, the College of Law has seen a 12 percent increase in the number of students participating in pro bono work and a 68 percent in-crease in the number of pro bono hours reported by its students.
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Entertaining members of the Rotary Club of Farragut with
songs of the Renaissance are the Webb School of Knox-
ville Madrigal Singers. From left are Craig Wallace, Shea
Campbell, “King” Malik McKenzie, Alex Higley and Nathan
Wolfenbarger. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell
The Webb School of Knoxville Madrigal Singers were special guests at the Rotary Club of Farragut Dec. 12 meeting at Fox
Den Country Club.
By Sherri Gardner HowellA fractured “Twelve
Days of Christmas,” sung only by the guys of the Webb School of Knoxville Madrigal Singers, brought Christmas joy and much laughter to the Dec. 12 meeting of the Rotary Club of Farragut. The Madrigal singers provided the pro-
gram for the meeting, en-tertaining the group with traditional holiday songs from merry ol’ England.
In full costume, the Webb singers put their hearts into the perfor-mance. Their voices blend-ed beautifully as they en-tertained with songs of the Renaissance. Before
the performance, Diane O’Brien entertained with Christmas music on the hammered dulcimer.
A soothing program was needed as the Ro-tary members shared news of the tragic loss of a young man who had a special place in many of their hearts. Marco Tulio
Caiexta was the 2010-2011 Youth Exchange Student for the club, under the guidance of Bill Nichols. Nichols learned last week that Marco, age 18, was killed in a car accident on Dec. 8 near his home in Brazil. Marco had attend-ed Webb School of Knox-ville while here.
Songs of the Renaissance at Rotary
No ‘Bah Humbug’ for Farragut businessesBy Sherri Gardner Howell
If you’re in good with Farragut West Knox Cham-ber of Commerce CEO Bet-tye Sisco, maybe she put in a good word for you with Santa.
Sisco took a turn on the dance f loor with Santa at the Farragut Chamber’s Holiday Open House on Dec. 6, and it is just pos-sible they discussed the “naughty” and “nice” list. Santa (Scott Jones) helped put business people from all over West Knoxville in a festive mood, with help from the incredible voices of the Angela Floyd School of Dance and Music.
A large tent in the park-ing lot expanded the space for the gala party, which totaled more than 200 guests. Inside in Chamber
offices were desserts, chair massages and the Giving Tree, a festive golden tree with a heart-of-gold pur-pose: collecting toys for the Mission of Hope.
Outside in the main tent, food choices from multiple Farragut Chamber mem-ber businesses offered everything from pizza to fruit to gourmet goodies. There was a great crowd for the party, which has be-come an annual highlight for Chamber members.
Sponsors were Events Rentals with Rothchild, Dixie Lee Wines, Cracker Barrel, Chick-fil-A, McAl-lister’s, Apple Cake Tea Room, Kroger, Abuelos, Superior Carpet, NHC, The Shrimp Dock , Texas Long-horn, Oasis Day Spa and Jet’s Pizza.
Julie Predny, Chamber executive assistant, poses beside the
Giving Tree with some of the toys collected for Mission of Hope.Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce CEO Bettye Sisco
takes a turn on the dance fl oor with Santa (Scott Jones) at the
Chamber’s gala Holiday Open House. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell
The party was in the tent outside the Chamber, but delicious
desserts were a big incentive to visit Chamber offi ces inside
as well. Enjoying the treats are, from left, Kelly Hyatt and Sara
Troutman from Salon Biyoshi, Jim DeTar with Heritage Inves-
tors and Ashley Dixon with McKibbon Hotels Management.
A-16 • DECEMBER 17, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS
FARRAGUT LIBRARY EVENTSThe Farragut Branch Library is located at 417 N.
Campbell Station Road. A parent or guardian must ac-company each child, except for older preschool, during Storytime and events. Info: 777-1750.
■ Monday, Dec. 17, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.
■ Tuesday, Dec. 18, 10:30 a.m., Older Preschool Storytime for ages 4-6. Santa Claus will visit the library. Kids and cameras welcome.
■ Wednesday, Dec. 19, 10:30 a.m., Baby Bookworms for infants to age 2.
■ Thursday, Dec. 20, 10:30 a.m., Toddler Storytime for ages 2-3.
■ Friday, Dec. 21, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.
THROUGH FRIDAY, DEC. 28‘Old-Fashioned Christmas’
The Farragut Folklife Museum is hosting “An Old-Fashioned Christmas” exhibit through Friday, Dec. 28. The exhibit features items from the museum’s collection as well as pieces on loan from Folklife Museum committee members.
Included in the display are antique toys, games and dolls dating from the late 1800s through the 1900s.
The museum is in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays (closed Dec. 24-25). Admission is free. For more info, visit www.townoffarragut.org.
THROUGH SUNDAY, JAN. 6A study of watercolors
The Tennessee Watercolor Society’s best work will be on exhibit at the Knoxville Museum of Art in the Community Gallery through Sunday, Jan. 6. This is the 33rd year for the exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
For more information, contact Brenda Mills at 865-691-8241.
MONDAY, DEC. 17Job Resources Group
The Job Resources Group will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive.
The group provides assistance in preparing for interviews, revising resumes and finding employment.
MONDAY, DEC. 17Blue Moon Rising, DiGregorio on Tennessee Shines
Bluegrass band Blue Moon Rising and humorist Judy DiGregorio will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville.
A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show hosted by Bob Deck and Paige Travis are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19Friendship Club
The Friendship Club of Concord United Methodist
Church will meet for a program by church music director Mike Stallings at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the worship center at the church, 11020 Roane Drive.
Lunch will follow. Reservations are required for lunch. For reservations and more info, call 865-966-6728.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19Organist Livingston at Strang
Hugh Livingston, a master on the Lowery electric organ, will give a holiday concert at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the Frank R. Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road.
The event will include musical contests, door prizes and refreshments. For more info or to reserve a space, call 865-670-6693.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19‘Joy – An Irish Christmas’
“Joy – An Irish Christmas,” a performance of carols, modern hymns and spirited Irish reels and jigs, will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St.
The program will feature Irish-born singer-songwriters and recording artists Keith and Kristyn Getty and friends, including some of the top Irish and American folk musicians and performers from “Riverdance.”
Tickets are $25, $40 and $55 and are available at all Knoxville Tickets locations; 865-656-4444; www.tennesseetheatre.com; and the Clinch Avenue box offi ce from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 12-4 p.m. Saturdays.
THURSDAY, DEC. 20Hearing on land-use plan
A public hearing providing a fi nal look at the Land Use Plan draft will be held at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.
Farragut citizens are encouraged to attend and provide fi nal comments on the draft plan. The plan is available for review at www.townoffarragut.org/landuseplan and at www.farragut2025.com, the latter of which provides options for comment.
THURSDAY, DEC. 20Puck drop features Farragut hockey
The Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association High School league presents a double-header on Thursday, Dec. 20, at Cool Sports Icearium, 110 Watt Road. At 7:40 p.m., the puck will drop pitting the Knoxville Knights against Farragut, followed at 9:10 p.m., with the Warriors taking on Bearden/Karns.
Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call John Johannes at 865-389-6680.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 20-23‘A Christmas Carol’ at Clarence Brown
The Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” continues Thursday, Dec. 20, through Sunday, Dec. 23, on the main stage at the University of Tennessee’s Clarence Brown Theatre.
The Clarence Brown holiday tradition features new costumes, a new set and a new adaptation of the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s redemption.
The cast of 30 includes UT Theatre faculty professional actors, UT graduate and undergraduate student actors, and community-based actors. Visiting guest actor David Kortemeier plays Scrooge. UT associate professor Casey Sams is directing.
Performances are Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 20-23. Sunday’s show is at 2 p.m.; all others start at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets range from $5 to $40; children 12 and under are $10. They are available at 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444 or www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.
THURSDAY, JAN. 3Choral Society auditions
The Knoxville Choral Society will hold auditions for all voice parts from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3.
Auditions will include assessment of vocal quality, sight reading and tonal memory drills. No prepared piece is required.
Info and audition forms are available at www.knoxvillechoralsociety.org. To schedule an audition time, call 865-579-6292 or email [email protected]. Location info will be provided once an audition is scheduled.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10Yonder Mountain String Band
The Yonder Mountain String Band will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Doors open at 7 p.m.
The Colorado-based foursome blends bluegrass, rock and other influences. Tickets are $25 and are on sale at all Knoxville Tickets locations, the theater box office, 865-684-1200 and www.tennesseetheatre.com.
SATURDAY, JAN. 26World Class Bluegrass Show
WDVX and the Knoxville Americana Music Foundation will present the WDVX World Class Bluegrass Show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Bijou Theatre, 803. S. Gay St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The inaugural show of a planned quarterly concert series will feature Balsam Range, Brand New Strings and The Dismembered Tennesseans.
Tickets are $21.50 in advance, $26.50 at the door. Advance tickets are on sale at all Knoxville Ticket locations, 865-656-4444, the Tennessee Theatre box offi ce, www.knoxbijou.com and at WDVX during Blue Plate Special shows at the Knoxville Visitor Center.
SATURDAY, FEB. 9Hockey Night in Farragut
The Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association and Cool Sports Icearium are teaming up to present Hockey Night in Knoxville on Saturday, Feb. 9. The night will feature fast-paced hockey games with KAHA players ranging in ages from 4 to 18.
The year 2013 marks 50 years of hockey in East Tennessee. The goal of the special night is to raise awareness of the amateur hockey programs available in Knoxville. Admission is free.
For more information on KAHA or the event contact Tom O’Brian at 865-803-6642 or K.J. Voorhees at 865-218-4500, extension 223, or visit www.kaha.org.
THURSDAY, FEB. 21-FEB. 24Ringling circus coming to town
The circus is coming! Tickets to the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus “Fully Charged: Gold Edition” are on sale with a 20 percent discount now through Jan. 3 at www.KnoxvilleTickets.com.
The circus will be nightly with two afternoon shows beginning Thursday, Feb. 21, through Sunday Feb. 24. Shows are at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with Saturday and Sunday shows playing at 1 and 5 p.m.
Regular ticket prices range from $15 to $60 for front row seats. All ticket holders are welcome to come to the All Access Pre-Show Party, where the clowns entertain and some of the animals are available for an up-close view. The pre-show party starts one hour before show time.
The Fully Charged: Gold Edition show features clown favorite Dean Kelley, the elephant act of Brett and Cathy Carden and the high-wire Lopez Troupe.
For more circus information, visit www.ringling.com.
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NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY
Music and messageat Temple Christmas program
On Tuesday evening, Dec. 11, Temple Baptist Academy held its annual school-wide Christmas program. Stu-dents from all grade levels con-tributed to the evening’s perfor-mances.
Temple El-ementary stu-dents presented “Tales of the Carols.” Stu-dents portray-ing authors and composers of classic Christ-mas carols took the audience back in time to tell the stories behind the music. Compos-ers portrayed included Franz Gruber (Silent Night), Isaac Watts (Joy to the World), Charles Wesley (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing), Fredrick Jerome Work (Go, Tell it on the Mountain), and others.
Temple Junior High and High School choirs, along with the school concert band, presented Christmas music.
Members of the Temple se-nior class performed “Tis the Season,” a play written by Jerry Cohagen and Stephen
Hicks. The play tells the story of the cast of a church’s liv-ing nativity, all of whom get hauled off to jail for disturb-ing the peace when their herd of uncooperative livestock gets loose.
While in jail, the group en-
counters a down-on-his-luck man arrested for pocketing donations while posing as a Salvation Army bell-ringer. The church group learns the man was trying to get money to buy presents for his fam-ily. The group is reminded of
the real meaning of Christ-mas and decides to share the message of Christ with their new friend. The play provided plenty of laughs while remind-ing the audience of the signifi-cance of the true message of Christmas.
On Dec. 1, the Powell community gathered for the yearly Christmas parade. In the days leading up to the parade, Temple Baptist Academy parent volunteers worked around the clock to prepare the 48-foot fl atbed trailer for the school’s pa-rade fl oat. One end of the fl oat was decorated with an old-fashioned one-room schoolhouse, and the other end was decorated with a Christmas tree.
The schoolyard area in the middle of the fl oat was fi lled with members of the school
concert band sitting around a simulated bonfi re. Band members played their favorite Christ-
mas carols. Temple High School basket-ball players and cheerleaders walked
in front of the fl oat, tossing candy to the children lining Emory Road.
Dr. Clarence Sexton, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, and David Whitaker,
principal of Temple Baptist Acade-my, along with their spouses, greeted
the crowd from a festively-decorated golf cart that preceded the fl oat.
Temple spreads Christmas cheer
Recital at Crown Conservatory Emma Ylitalo, a 4th grader at Temple Baptist Academy, plays vio-
lin during the Crown Music Conservatory winter recital Dec. 1.
Students from the community exhibited their talents and skills.
The conservatory is entering its seventh year of providing quality
instrumental and vocal instruction for all ages. Info: Greg Gray,
938-8186, ext. 423.
Keegan McElyea and Alana Ford of the Temple Baptist Academy concert band provide
music for the Christmas program. Temple senior Brittany James portrays Mary in the play “Tis the Season.”
Noah Alexander and Phillip Thompson provide festive tunes on the Temple Baptist Academy fl oat in the
Powell Christmas Parade.
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Back in actionParkwest and Therapy Center get fi tness instructor on road to recovery
“You can do it, you’re looking great,” called out fi tness instructor and bodyWORKS program direc-tor Karen Milligan to members of a cardio class that she leads.
Milligan looks great, too. You’d never know the energetic 50-year-old recently suffered from chronic neck and back problems for which she sought help at Parkwest Medi-cal Center and the Fort Sanders Therapy Center.
A car accident in 1996 was the origin of Milligan’s pain.
“I was on my way to work managing the employee fitness center for Covenant Health that morning when I was involved in an accident,” she explained. “I herniated one cervical and three thoracic discs, but I didn’t know it right away. I went on to work, by the next day I started to feel stiff and sore, and by the sec-ond morning I couldn’t get out of bed. My husband had to carry me to the car and into the emer-gency room. They did an MRI and that’s when I learned about the discs.”
Following her treatment in the emergency room and some physi-cal therapy, Milligan went approxi-mately six years without pain. Then she began experiencing what she
Following physical therapy and surgery on her spine at
Parkwest, Karen Milligan is able to continue teaching
exercise classes.
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participants in one of her
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referred my friends with back problems to her. The therapy with her really helped.
“I also can’t say enough good things about Dr. Ham-ilton. He’s so good about an-swering all my questions and talking me through the procedure, each and every time. I’m always a little nervous since we’re dealing with my spine, but he does a fan-tastic job both medically and per-sonally.”
Throughout everything, Milli-gan continued personal workouts
and taught classes for the body-WORKS program through Cove-nant Health. “If I wasn’t exercising, I’d probably be in a wheelchair,” Milligan stated.
Even with the regular exercise, physical therapy and pain manage-ment injections, Milligan still re-quired a fusion surgery performed
in February of this year by Park-west neurosurgeon Dr. Joel Rag-land.
“He went in through the frontof my neck and fused C7 and T1,”said Milligan. “It was easier thanI had expected and I feel great. Ispent one night at Parkwest, but Iknew as soon as I woke up from thesurgery that my pain was gone. Thesurgery itself went perfectly andeveryone was so good to me.”
Milligan returned to work with-in a week of her fusion surgery andwas back teaching classes withinfour weeks. She continues to haveissues with a few discs in her lum-bar and is receiving caudal blocksto help with those.
“I focus a lot in my classes onisometric exercises that work coremuscles without as much spinemovement as some other exer-cises require. Not only is that goodfor me, it’s also good for partici-pants. They can strengthen theircores without as much risk to theirspines,” she said.
“Parkwest and the Therapy Cen-ter have really given me the oppor-tunity not only to continue doingwhat I love for myself, but also tobe able to help others through ex-ercise and life experience. I amtruly grateful.”
Parkwest Therapy Center physi-cal therapist Mark Conley knows the therapies he and his colleagues use, including MedX, produce bet-ter outcomes for spinal patients.
Parkwest Therapy Center, locat-ed on the Fort Sanders West cam-pus, is part of Covenant Therapy Centers, the area’s largest provider of rehabilitation services. The cen-ter offers a full spectrum of mo-dalities with certifi ed therapists, from physical, occupational and speech therapies to specialized services such as vestibular (bal-ance) rehabilitation, aquatic, hand, sports and women’s health therapies as well as amputee care. The therapists at Parkwest Therapy Center help about 2,050 patients each year. Each patient works with the same therapist at every visit, an approach that helps achieve better results in less time.
Parkwest Therapy Center ranks in the top 95th percen-tile nationally in patient outcomes and in the top 94th per-centile for patient satisfaction of the 2,100 providers who participate in Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO). The center routinely receives FOTO’s Certifi cation of Ex-cellence in clinical outcomes, based on patient-reported improvements.
“Achieving those awards demonstrates that our clinics consistently deliver clinical excellence, which benefi ts both the patients and the physicians we serve,” said Lucy Death-erage, director of outpatient services.
Mark Conley, a master’s degree-trained physical thera-pist, said after 15 years in the profession, he’s “seen a lot of things come and go.” He views any new treatment with a skeptical eye, but he’s become a believer in the MedX slogan – “Advanced science for improved spinal health” – because it worked for him. Despite being healthy and athletic, Conley has a family history of back problems.
“I had intermittent back pain despite practicing what I preach,” Conley said. “As a part of my MedX certifi cation, I had to get on themachine and do it myself.”
To his chagrin, Conley discov-ered that despite working out and maintaining a healthy weight, hescored only in the 25th percentilefor the strength of his core spi-nal stabilizing muscle, multifi dus. The MedX software measures the torque produced when isolating this muscle and then comparesthat to a normal range for the pa-tient’s gender and age.
What happened to Conley is what happens to many people with back problems at the site of the in-jury or degeneration: fi brous scar-like tissue forms and muscles lose girth and begin to atrophy.
“It’s extremely diffi cult to isolate those muscles,” Conley said. “Helper muscles come in anddo the work.”
After six weeks on the MedX machine, Conley scoredin the 75th percentile for the torque his multifi dus muscleproduced, and he experienced fewer episodes of pain. “I haven’t had any problems since then,” Conley said.
“Seeing is believing. Experiencing is believing. After goingthrough the training and using it myself, I’m a believer.”
The Parkwest Therapy Center has two MedX machines,one that works on lumbar spine muscles and one that zeroesin on cervical spine muscles. The machines effectively im-mobilize other muscles to target strengthening the ones thatsupport the spine.
A typical course of MedX therapy lasts six to eight weeks.After that, patients learn home exercises to maintain thestrength of their core spinal muscles. They are supposed tocome back about every six months to evaluate their strengthlevel. Often they don’t and that’s not a bad thing, Conley said.
“A lot of people, they feel better, so they don’t come back,”he said.
For info about Covenant Therapy Centers, visit www.covenanthealth.com/therapycenters or call865-541-1300.
Tips for exercising safely ■ Consult your physician before your start or return to
an exercise program.
■ Get coaching on how to improve your skill and exercise safely. Seek advice from experts. Learn how to use exercise and sports equipment properly.
■ Always monitor your intensity of exercise. It should feel somewhat hard, but go at your own pace.
■ Warm up for 5-10 minutes before exercise using range-of-motion exercises for all joints and easy aerobic activity. Cool down afterward for 10 minutes by slowing down and stretching.
■ Wear clothing and shoes appropriate for the activity. Wear lightweight, breathable clothes in hot weather and layers for cold weather.
■ Remember that overuse injuries are caused by training mistakes. Gradual progression is best with any activity.
■ Working out before an injury fully heals can lead to re-injury. If you still have pain or swelling, do not exercise the area!
■ Drink plenty of water before, during and after exercising.
– Courtesy of Covenant Health bodyWORKS
Fitness for every bodyLooking for a convenient, affordable, fi tness option that
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BodyWORKS: ■ $3/class or $5/couple with a variety of discounts ■ No membership fees ■ No contracts to sign ■ Pay as you go – you only pay for the classes that you
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BodyWORKS offers a choice of cardio, muscular and mind/body/spirit-focused classes. New this year is a Baby-on-Board class for expectant mothers.
Exercise adds life to your years, reduces your risk of disease and boosts mood and energy. Locations are being secured weekly.
For more information on bodyWORKS, visit www.covenanthealth.com/bodyworks or call 865-541-4500.
Innovative methods improve patients’ spine health at Parkwest Therapy Center
Parkwest Therapy Center
physical therapist Mark Conley
demonstrates one of the two
MedX machines he and his
colleagues use to relieve spinal
pain and strengthen spinal
muscles to help prevent further
injury.
described as “blow outs” which were intensely painful.
In 2010, Milligan again sought treatment. A new MRI showed that in addition to the original disc prob-lems, she now also had two bulging discs. A combination of returning to physical therapy with Mary Sat-terfi eld at the Fort Sanders Therapy Center and injections performed by Dr. Steven Hamilton at Parkwest again alleviated her pain.
“Mary is amazing,” said Milli-gan. “She is a true spinal therapy guru and helped me so much. I’ve
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GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups, blk, AKC reg. WUSV & BSZS lines, $700. 423-664-2060.
***Web ID# 184362*** GOLDEN RETRIEVER
PUPPIES, AKC, M&F, $800-$900. 423-608-9228
***Web ID# 184955***
JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES,
3 F, $100 each. Call 865-269-4949
LAB Puppies, chocolate, AKC reg, 1st shots,
7 M, 3 F, $300. 423-836-3439 ***Web ID# 182737***
Labradoodle Puppy, Ready for Christmas, 1 cream colored M, $450. 585-750-9055 Sweetwater
***Web ID# 182831***
MA LTESE AKC, 12wks., 21 F, 1 M, S&W, vet ck. $500-$750. 865-661-2012
***Web ID# 184649***
MALTESE PUPPIES, M & F, AKC Reg. Small. 423-733-2857; 423-300-9043.
MALTESE PUPS, reg. Little white snow balls, 2M, 1F, appx. 4 lbs. when grown. S&W UTD, ready now! 423-494-4820.
***Web ID# 183228***
PEEK-A-POM-A-POO Puppies, toy, black & white, M&F, $400. 865-548-9205
***Web ID# 185014***
SHELTIES, Christmas puppies AKC, ch. bldlns, beautiful Sable & wht, M & F, ASSA Member, health guar. Now taking dep. 865-719-2040 eve.
***Web ID# 184050***
Dogs 141SHIH-TZU PUPS, Reg. Ready for your loving home. 4 fem. S&W UTD,
small when grown. Beau. choc & wht. &
blk. & wht. 423-201-2042. ***Web ID# 183242***
Staffordshire Terrier puppies, in time for Christmas. 2 F, 1 M. Parents on premises. $300. 865-805-6931 or 865-742-0942
West Highland Terrier puppies, beautiful, healthy, vet ckd, $650. 423-877-7463
YORKIE, MALE, full blooded, CKC reg., $500. POP. 865-376-0008, 865-466-4254
***Web ID# 183347***
YORKIE M, CKC, 6 lbs, 2+ yrs. blonde & gold, changing bl. line. $500. 865-546-2576.
Free Pets 145
ADOPT!
Looking for a lost pet or a new one? Visit the folks at Young-Williams
Animal Center, the official shelter for the City of Knox-
ville & Knox County: 3201 Di-
vision St. Knoxville. knoxpets.org
Free Pets 145FREE TO GOOD
HOME: 6-wk old female kitten, peach-colored, healthy, wormed. Adorable! Would make a great Christmas present! Call 865-456-3114.
Farmer’s Market 150McCormick/Farmall
1947 antique tractor Super A Culti-vision, $2,000. 865-680-2656
Computers 196HP 4500N color laser
Workgroup printer w/HP rolling printer cabinet, extra car-tridges, in exc. cond $350. 865-724-5857
Household Furn. 204
MATTRESS SET. Queen Pillow Top Set NEW! $150. Call or text 865-804-4410.
QUEEN SIZE PILLOW TOP
MATTRESS SET $150. Brand new in
plastic. 865-805-3058.
SOLE E55 Elliptical under warranty, round 42" oak table 4 chairs, exc. cond. Call 865-690-1025
Household Furn. 204THOMASVILLE
Cherry Ent./Armoire, New, 3 drawers. $299,
compare to $1299. Call 865-235-2201.
***Web ID# 183409***
Exercise Equipment 208PRECOR EFX5.17i
Ellipitical, excellent $1,200 or offer. 865-494-0552
Collectibles 213LIONEL TRAIN and a HOLIDAY CAROUSAL
$250 each obo. 865-522-4610; 742-5045.
Coins 214
BUYING OLD U.S. Coins, Gold & Silver
Will Consider Collectibles, Diamonds
or Old Guns. Free Appraisals
7600 Oak Ridge Hwy. 865-599-4915
Boats Motors 232
SEARAY 400 SUNDANCER 1999 Excellent condition. Kept on lift under cover.
Full time mechanic. Detailed each year. New generator, new
XM/stereo system, new marine radio, upgraded radar and color chart plotter, auto pilot, 2
bathrooms, extra set of props. Twin 380 HP each Horizon gasoline engines. 774 hours. Local boat, freshwater. Contact Justin at 865-740-6938.
Motorcycles 238Victory 2001 Black Deluxe, custom seat & bags, Bub pipes, 16K mi., $4500. 865-577-0001
Autos Wanted 253A BETTER CASH
OFFER for junk cars, trucks, vans, running
or not. 865-456-3500
I BUY JUNK CARS & TRUCKS.
865-456-5249 or 865-938-6915.
Vans 256HONDA ODYSSEY
EX 2002, gray, 225K miles, runs good. $2,950. 865-675-9977
4 Wheel Drive 258FORD RANGER XLT
2008, Quad Cab, 4x4, fully loaded, 60K mi $10,500. 865-591-4239
JEEP WRANGLER Sport 2006, 2 tops,
mint, 69K mi., WHLSL. PRICE. 865-604-4657.
Antiques Classics 2601931 A-MODEL
(Vickey) exc. cond. would consider trades, $16,500. 865-250-8252.
Sport Utility 261FORD ESCAPE XLS
2010, PB, PS, PDL, Cruise, Snyc, 2WD, 19K mi. $16,800. 865-992-8976 (9am-7pm)
Imports 262BMW 330cic conv.
2005, 75K mi, dark blue, immac cond., $15,800. 865-680-2656
LAND ROVER 2004, 7 passenger, loaded, good cond. $6200. 104k mi. White. 865-455-1609
MINI COOPER S 2003,
very good condition, 67,000 miles, new tires, Carfax provided. Very dependable fun transportation. $9950 OBO.
865-386-7375
Domestic 265Cadillac 2011 CTS Coupe,
performance pkg, 20K mi, fact. warr., sell $31,750. Window sticker $44,425. 865-680-2656
CHEVY 2003 SSR TRUCK, red, 5.3 ci, 300 HP, under 16k mi, Reduced. 423-538-3338
***Web ID# 182329***
Cleanin g 318HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
HOUSECLEANER, Personal Assistant, and Honey-do list Doer! Affordable rates, refs avail. Wkly/bi-wkly. Mary 455-2174.
Computers 319COMPUTER REPAIR
Free diagnostic. We come to you. $40 1st hr, $50/hr after that. mceknoxville.com or call 865-935-9263.
Flooring 330CERAMIC TILE in-
stallation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 33 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328
Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER
SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.
Roofing / Siding 352
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The Golden Tones, led by director Martha Farrelly and accompanied by pianist Jean Osborne, performed at the Strang Senior Center’s Christmas concert celebra-tion last Wednesday.
Golden Tones at StrangParkwest Medical Center
provided food and refresh-ments. Elmcroft West and Independent Insurance Consultants donated poin-settias for door prizes. Bob Coyne gave informational materials for caregivers. “He is really an authority on caregiving. You will want to get to know him,” said Strang director Lauren Mo-nahan.
Christmas organ music by Hugh Livingston will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19. Refreshments will be pro-vided by Humana.
The Strang book club will have its potluck holiday party noon Thursday, Dec. 20.
The audience adds jingle to “Jingle Bells.” Shown are Louise Deck, Sharron Horton, Peggy Jansen and Joanne Arpino.
The Golden Tones Hilda Keith, Christel Robertson and Brenda
Craidon sing “Santa Baby.”
The Golden Tones director Martha Farrelly introduces the song “Santa Baby” as Santa looks at a letter he received.
The Golden Tones Jill Hoyles, Gena Allington and Geri Johnston. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
Sara Barrett
Critter Tales
Santa Claus will be at the Knoxville Zoo through Friday, Dec. 21, to visit with children and their families in Santa’s Village. Stop by the zoo between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a picture with the big guy himself.
Santa likes visiting the zoo, too. Photo submitted
Meet HomerMeet Homer. He would love to be in his forever home for
the holidays. You can meet him or one of his adoptable
friends at Young-Williams Animal Center’s 3201 Divi-sion Street location. Hours
there and at the location on Bearden Hill are noon to
6 p.m. daily. See all of the center’s adoptable animals
online at www.young-williams.org.
Santa at the zoo
There will also be a “Se-cret Santa Shop” with gifts starting at $5 for kids to do some last-minute holiday shopping. “Elves” from the zoo will give little shoppers a hand and can also wrap the gifts when they’re done.
Your visit with Santa will be included with your ad-mission, which is half-off through Feb. 28, so it’s a deal in itself.
Butch the bear?Last week I wrote about
the new bear cub that has moved in at the zoo. A con-test is being held to choose his name.
Originally, the two choices were “Monty” and
“Knox,” but now “Butch” has been added to the list in honor of UT’s new head football coach, Butch Jones.
Votes can be cast online by donating $1 for the name of your choice. Info: www.knoxville-zoo.org.
GFWC Ossoli Circle was recognized recently by the Unicorn Fund, one of the group’s philanthropic projects, for its contributions to the people of Scott and Morgan counties. Pictured at the event are Roberta Pedigo, Minga Barnes, Glenda Jessee, Madeline Bilbrey, Linda Oliver and Janice Hixson. Photo submitted
Ossoli Circle receives honor
Discounted coursesfrom Red Cross
Red Cross fi rst aid and CPR/AED training courses will be discounted 20 percent through the end of the year.
Participants will learn how to perform CPR and use an Automated External Difi brillator, learn what to do if someone is choking and how to prevent and re-spond to other emergencies.
Red Cross First Aid and CPR/AED training helps meet OSHA standards and professional licensure re-quirements. The course fee includes a two-year certifi ca-
tion with online skill refresh-ers. Info: www.redcross.org/
takeaclass. Use the coupon code holiday0113.
Santa Claus joined the party and laughed about singing along with them. He was sorting mail into “naughty” and “nice” piles. Among the mail was a letter with red lipstick kisses on it, leading to the song “Santa Baby.”
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With that said, the fi rst step in determining how you want the new year to be different is to refl ect on the previous year. Did you reach your goals? What were the obstacles? Most of the folks I talk with say they are too busy.
Eating healthy, losing weight and increasing exercise frequency are always great resolu-tions. But if you are “too busy” to exercise or just cannot take the time to eat healthy, you will never reach your goal. Life seems to pass very quickly, and the days, months and years seem shorter and shorter. As you begin this new year, try to slow the pace, smell the roses and take time for yourself. In doing that, you will fi nd time to not only accom-plish your desire to lose weight, eat right and exercise more, but you will also fi nd that you have more time to spend with your kids and other loved ones. Consider making 2013 a year of better time manage-ment. In working on that goal alone, you will fi nd the time to accomplish all of the new year’s resolutions of years past. You may also fi nd that your stress level is re-duced, you sleep better, you are more patient and tolerant, you have more energy, you can think clearer and you and your family are much happier.
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The holidays can be a busy and stressful time for each of us as we try to plan, shop, change routines, travel and visit with our friends and family.
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increase with the frequency of sessions.
It is estimated that at least 70 to 90 percent of disease is related to stress. Both external and internal premature aging of the body is also thought to be related to stress. Massage has known benefits of decreasing anxiety and fatigue and for improving circulation, sleep, energy, concentration and a sense of well-being. Massage may be used to improve chronic disease and illnesses, neurologic and orthopedic illnesses and injuries, and lifestyle stresses.
A saliva-testing research study shows that biweekly massage reduces whole body stress and pain by decreasing the amount of
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Other research findings support a decrease in hypertension (high blood pressure) by stimulating receptors that trigger vagus nerve reactions, one of which is the regulation of blood pressure.
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Robin recommends that each of you take time to consider your health and wellness during this holiday season. Call today to schedule your appointment. Gift certificates are also available and are thoughtful gifts for the health and wellness of your friends and family.
(References: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/09/03/fi ve-surprising-benefi ts-of-massage.html and http://www.massagetherapy.com/learnmore/benefi ts.php)
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