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By Bill DockeryMost of the memorials and cele-

brations surrounding the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. came to

an end on Jan. 19, the federal holi-day honoring the late civil rights leader.

One MLK exhibit will contin-

ue through the end of February, which is Black History Month.

The Beck Cultural Exchange Center has assembled a collection

School push outNAACP and the Children’s

Defense Fund are sponsoring a program called “Teach-in on School Push Out,” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1807 Dandridge Ave.

“Join us to learn about alternatives to suspensions, expulsions and arrests in Knox County Schools,” said Andre Canty.

Info: [email protected] or 865-360-7321.

By Betty BeanIt was a leap of faith,

breaking ground for the new entrance and visitors center at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Ar-boretum before having the entire $1.45 million estimated cost in hand. But the board of directors voted to proceed, banking

on the belief that potential donors will step up as they see the impressive new project coming out of the ground, complementing the stacked-stone walls and ancient trees of the former Howell Nursery property.

Board Chair Joan Ashe is optimistic.

“We’re getting close. To

date, we have raised ap-proximately $1.2 million, and we’re hoping that we are showing the community that we are good stewards, progressing and staying true to the mission of what this place is supposed to be.”

The new visitors center will be an expansion and retrofi t of the block house

Joan Ashe

The new Knoxville Botanical Garden visitors center (Image courtesy of De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop)

Work begins at Knoxville Botanical Gardenwith nonprofi ts, takingwhat you have and show-

ing how you can usewhat you have and

make the mostof it. And whatwe have hereare theseg o r g e o u sstone walls.”

T h eK n o x v i l l eB o t a n i c a lGarden andA r b o r e t u m

e n c o m -passes 47acres ofwhat was

once a massive, 2,000-acreproperty granted to a How-ell ancestor for his Revolu-tionary War service.

“At one time it was thelargest nursery in the U.S.and started before Knox-ville became a city,” Ashesaid.

Joan Ashe and her hus-band, Victor, became inter-ested in the gardens while

Joe Howell built in the 1960s. Architects De Leon & Primmer Workshop from Louisville, Ky., designed a plan to add g l a s s - a n d -steel wings and wrap the old building in a rippled wire mesh for a shim-m e r i n g , t r a n s l u c e n t look.

“There’s no building in Knox-ville like it,” Ashe said. “Lighting will give it a whole different feel: mod-ern, yet somehow rustic. Using the existing building cuts down on the expense. Our goal is to be fi nished by Aug. 1. We chose these architects because they de-veloped Yew Dell Gardens in Louisville on property that was an old nursery, like this one. De Leon and Primmer loves working

By Wendy SmithIt took three years of meetings

for the eight-member Sign Ordi-nance Task Force to fi nish its work on a new ordinance that will now go to City Council for consider-ation.

It’s been diffi cult work, but Duane Grieve, council member and committee chair, commended the dedication of task force mem-bers who rarely missed meetings and worked together in spite of differing opinions.

If you can’t imagine how a group could spend three years talking about signs, here are just a few examples of signs that are addressed by the new ordinance: bulletin board signs (those used in

front of schools or churches to an-nounce meetings), directory signs, historic signs, menu boards, elec-tronic message center signs, mon-ument signs, pole signs, sidewalk signs and window signs.

In addition to sign height, the ordinance addresses sign place-ment, sign landscaping, illumina-tion and abandoned signs, among other things.

If you can’t imagine how peo-ple could disagree over anything other than the height of pole signs, here’s an example from last week’s meeting.

Current city standards do not defi ne, regulate or require a per-mit for window signs. The pro-posed ordinance prohibited win-

dow signs − defi ned as any sign within a window facing the street for the purpose of advertising, composed of letters, symbols or lighting − that exceed 25 percent of the window area or 20 square feet.

Grieve said he didn’t mind reg-ulating signs outside of businesses but wasn’t comfortable with regu-lating signs inside, even if they faced outside. He preferred not to address window signs.

Joyce Feld, of Scenic Knoxville, said that if you can see it from a public right-of-way, it’s a sign, and one of the group’s purposes was to improve the aesthetics of the pub-lic right-of-way.

After debate, a motion to ex-

empt window signs from regula-tion passed 5-3.

If the ordinance is approved, it will face another signifi cant hur-dle − enforcement. Peter Ahrens, the city’s director of building in-spections, says that while the de-partment has historically been re-active, the goal is to get to a level of proactive enforcement of the sign ordinance.

Ahrens is not concerned about the complexity of the sign ordi-nance. When the council approves it, his department will dive in, he says. But he acknowledges that it’s a moving target. Once the new ordinance is adopted, the sign community will begin push-ing the envelope.

The diffi cult task of regulating signs

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V. Lynn Greene, membership director

at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center,

poses with a painting by Albert Baah.

pp

Exhibit at Beck

of photos and contemporary art that puts the civil rights movement in artistic perspective. Titled “Re-

continues through February

IN THIS ISSUE

Abernathy sons play UT football

Ralph David Abernathy IV and his brother, Micah, are playing football for coach Butch Jones at UT. They are the great-grandsons of the best friend and closest ally of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

➤ Read Marvin West on page 4

Pet spa at the mallA new pet spa just opened at

Knoxville Center Mall, and the owners came up with the name Pupscale Spa & Boutique. Just hearing that name made me want to check it out.

➤ Read Nancy Whittaker on page 9

Ashe supports raise for mayors

Former Mayor Victor Ashe is endorsing the proposal by Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis to increase the mayor’s salary to $142,500, effective with the next election.

➤ Read his reasons on page 5

Movies, moviesBetsy Pickle looks ahead at

three new movies:“Mortdecai,” starring

Johnny Depp, is based on the character Charlie Mortdecai created by English author Kyril Bonfi glioli in a trilogy of novels in the 1970s.

George Lucas came up with the story for “Strange Magic,” which features elves, fairies, imps and goblins – no Ewoks or Wookiees.

Jennifer Lopez returns to what feels like familiar terri-tory with “The Boy Next Door. Lopez plays a teacher who unwisely has a one-night stand with a much-younger neighbor.

➤ Read Betsy Pickle on page 6

Parade photoThe whole town came to the

East side to march in Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade. Bill Dockery was there, soak-ing up the scenes.

➤ See photo on page 3

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health & lifestyles

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is the only

facility in our region to hold a Comprehensive

Commission, as well as multiple CARF*

Accreditations for stroke rehabilitation.

Comprehensive stroke care ~ from diagnosis to

treatment to rehabiliation.

That’s Regional Excellence!

www.fsregional.com* Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER: FORT SANDERS REGIONAL

Ignored hypertension ‘a shot across bow’ for young outdoorsman

Jim Lambert, pictured with his fi ancée, Bambi Akers, survived a stroke thanks

to the treatment he received at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Now

nearly three months later, he’ll walk down the aisle at his wedding to Akers.

Outdoorsman. Policeman.

Landscaper. Athlete. Except for that troublesome left

knee he’d had since his linebacker days under coach Johnny Majors, Jim Lambert was the proverbial picture of health. Or so he thought.

But on the morning of Nov. 6, the 42-year-old Oliver Springs man learned otherwise. That was when Lambert, his speech slurred and numb in his left hand and leg, was airlifted from Roane Medical Center in Harriman to the Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“I didn’t believe it was stroke,” Lambert says today. “I thought, ‘No way! No way! I am always on the go.’ I didn’t think that’s what it was. I thought it was something else.”

But Dr. James Hora, the neu-rohospitalist who examined him,

says Lambert, a former police of-fi cer who now operates his own landscape busi-ness when he’s not out deer hunting, was only fooling himself. In fact, an MRI revealed that Lambert had pre-viously suffered

four small strokes.“I think there was an element of

denial there,” said Dr. Hora, adding that Lambert had been warned by others about his hypertension be-fore one of his fi ve arthroscopic knee surgeries. “His blood pressure was through the roof – 248 over 180.”

The day had begun like any oth-er with Lambert cooking breakfast, but not without some diffi culty. “I bumped into the refrigerator, then

The fi rst Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in East Tennessee

When it comes to treating strokes, no other hospital in the Knoxville area offers a more ad-vanced level of care than Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Fort Sanders was the fi rst in the area to earn an Advanced Com-prehensive Stroke Center Certifi -cation by The Joint Commission, a nonprofi t organization that ac-credits and certifi es more than 20,500 health care programs in the United States.

This “gold-seal” advanced cer-tifi cation means that Fort Sanders is recognized as having the most advanced and effective treatments available for stroke today. Certi-fi cation through The Joint Com-mission involves extensive train-ing for the staff, documentation of effectiveness and inspection of the hospital by The Joint Commission.

Part of certifi cation is having a team of “neurohospitalists” on staff. These physicians treat only

stroke and neurological cases in the hospital, 24 hours a day, 7 days

per week. Instead of waiting for a doctor to have time from his or her private prac-tice, Fort Sanders has neurologists on hand.

“It makes ac-cess to special-ized neurologists easier,” said Dr.

James Hora, one of the neurohos-pitalists at Fort Sanders. “We have 24/7 coverage, and this provides rapid access to a neurologist for acute neurologic problems.”

Dr. Arthur Moore was hired in July 2014 as medical director for the center. “With our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certifi ca-tion, we offer the highest level of care for all patients. Whether they’re able to have surgery or not,

we’re there to give their bodies the best chance to heal and recover,” he explained.

Some stroke patients can be treated with minimally invasive surgical options. Using brain an-gioplasty, stents and aneurysm surgery, Fort Sanders surgeons can remove tiny clots, stop brain bleeds and insert tiny stents to hold open delicate arteries.

“Using a catheter, we thread a tiny wire into the artery in the groin and up to the brain,” ex-plained Keith Woodward, M.D., a neuro-interventional radiologist at Fort Sanders. “Then we can use a special device to pull the clot out, or sometimes we can inject it with medicine and dissolve it while we’re in there.”

Most stroke patients need fol-low-up care after the initial event, and patients at Fort Sanders have access to the Patricia Neal Reha-bilitation Center, an award win-

ning rehabilitation center. About one-third of the Patricia Rehabili-tation Neal Center’s patients arestroke patients, according to the center’s medical director, Mary E.Dillon, M.D.

“Our specialists begin deter-mining as soon as possible what level of care the patient will need,” said Dr. Dillon. “Patients have ac-cess to rehab services from time they arrive in the emergency de-partment, throughout their carehere, and through all the post-acute levels of care.”

Having everything – speedy emergency care, advanced surgi-cal techniques and the best in re-habilitation – makes Fort SandersRegional Medical Center the smartchoice for stroke care.

“We’re equipped to handle allstroke cases, from the most com-plex to the least,” said Dr. Dillon.“Our patients don’t have to go any-where else to fi nd help.”

James Hora,

MD

Arthur Moore,

MD

cine expertise. So there are a lot of people involved in each stroke case. It is a coordinated effort, and ev-erybody at a center like ours knows immediately what their role is.”

It’s that team approach that has earned Fort Sanders’ Stroke Cen-ter recognition by the Joint Com-mission, American Heart Associa-tion/American Stroke Association as an industry leader in complex stroke care.

The team certainly gets plenty of practice. On a recent afternoon, Dr. Hora reviewed the hospital’s census. “Five North has 34 pa-tients up there, and I bet you a third of those are stroke,” he said. “Then, this morning, we had eight beds in our Neuro Intensive Care Unit, and I am involved with seven of those patients. Of those seven, six were strokes. It’s there! That’s why they call the Southeast the Stroke Belt.”

Lambert’s NIH Stroke Scale (a numerical measure of the neuro-logic examination) was down to a 3 by the time his dangerously high blood pressure was brought under control – a combination of factors that caused Dr. Hora to decide that using the well-known clot-busting drug tPA was “not a good idea” be-cause of a bleeding risk.

“Twenty years ago when I fi rst got into this business, we would give people an aspirin, send ’em home and say, ‘Good luck!’ ” said Dr. Hora. “Now, we’ve learned enough about preventing another stroke that people are literally go-ing home with a cocktail – aspirin, blood pressure, cholesterol. We’re sending them out after having seen one of our nutritionists for diet and exercise, diabetes control. We get them seeing our therapists for therapy and exercise.”

After two weeks, Lambert went

home. With the help of his fi ancéeand a physical therapist closer tohome, he is convinced that he’ll make a complete recovery.

“I didn’t have 100 percent use of my leg to start with, but I don’tsee why I won’t fully recover,” saidLambert. “I’m shooting for 110percent – if I can only get 100, I’llsettle for that.”

Thanks to the “great care” they received at Fort Sanders, Akers be-lieves her soon-to-be-husband will be ready to walk down the wed-ding aisle as planned Jan. 24 andhoneymoon in Florida.

“He was treated with so muchdignity,” Akers said. “They knewthat his being an athlete, a hunter,a policeman, that he needed thatextra encouragement to get up andgo. If he did get hateful or snippy,the nurse was OK with it. She said,‘I’ve got thick skin, you can tell methis but you’re still going to get up,you’re still going to walk across theroom … the care was great, evenfor me because I stayed in there thewhole time too. If I needed anything,they would do whatever to help. Allthe nurses and doctors were great.”

What’s more, she says Lam-bert has become an evangelist ofsorts, warning everyone he sees toget checked. “He’s telling every-body, all his buddies, ‘Go to thehospital. Go to the doctor. Checkyour blood pressure.’ He’s lectur-ing everyone. He’s stubborn, buthe’s saying, ‘Don’t be like me – getchecked!’ ”

“I think he saw the light after see-ing all of us,” said Dr. Hora. “In theend, the important thing with Mr.Lambert is that he is a young guyand this was a shot across the bowbasically telling him that if he want-ed to become an old guy, he neededto make some serious changes in hisapproach to his health.”

into the counter and then I hit the door frame as I was going down the step into the bedroom,” said Lambert.

“It had rained a little that morn-ing, and we really didn’t think it was anything more than arthritis,” said Lambert’s fi ancée, Bambi Akers.

After she left for work at a local day care at 9 a.m., Lambert fed his dog and “got in the car and also drove off for work, not knowing anything.”

Enroute to the garage where his mowers are stored, he stopped at a gas station for a coffee, even ask-ing the clerk, “ ‘Could you carry this out for me? My knee’s bother-ing me this morning and I’m afraid I’m going to drop it.’ He said, ‘Sure no problem.’ He walked with me out to my car, we talked just a min-ute and I left.”

By the time he arrived, how-ever, Lambert knew something wasn’t right and called his fi ancée.

“From the time I went to work un-til the time that he called was less than 30 minutes,” said Akers. “So, it progressively got worse really fast. When I got to him in the car, he was slumped over in the seat and could hardly talk.”

She rushed him to Roane Medi-cal Center three miles away. Af-ter a thorough evaluation, staff at Roane determined that Lambert needed to be transferred to the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional for treat-ment. With Roane and Regional both in the Covenant Health net-work, their staffs work seamlessly together to assure patients receive prompt, excellent care for condi-tions such as stroke.

“A stroke program such as ours is a truly multi-disciplinary pro-gram,” said Dr. Hora. “We’ve got neurologists, internal medicine specialists, extensive therapy sup-port, dietary expertise, rehab medi-

Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST!

The early symptoms of

stroke are often overlooked

or ignored. If you suspect that

you or a loved one is having a

stroke, think FAST:

F – FACE: Look at your face. Is

one side sagging?

A – ARMS: Hold out your arms.

Is one arm lower than the

other or harder to hold in

place?

S – SPEECH: Is your speech

slurred or garbled?

T – TIME: Time is critical when

trying to minimize the

eff ects of stroke.

Call 911 and get to a

hospital as quickly as possible.

And be sure your hospital is a

stroke-ready, Comprehensive

Stroke Center, like Fort Sanders

Regional.

NORTH/EAST Shopper news • JANUARY 21, 2015 • 3 community

Knox County Elementary Magnet SchoolsFind out about free and unique programming made available to all Knox County students

Now accepting transfer applications for 2015-16 school year

Program Highlights:

• K – 5 Honors Classes • Museum Partnerships • Learning Expeditions • Instrumental Music • Dance Classes • After School Clubs

Open House: January 22 5:00pm – 6:00pm

www.knoxschools.org/beaumont Casey Robison, Magnet Facilitator [email protected]

Program Highlights:

• Design Lab • iPads for K - 2 Students • Laptops for 3 - 5 Students • Enrichment Classes • Community Schools Program • After School Clubs

Open House: January 24 10:00am – 12:00am

www.knoxschools.org/greenma Sandy Morris, Magnet Facilitator [email protected]

Open House: February 12 4:30pm – 6:00pm

www.knoxschools.org/greenema April Lamb, Magnet Facilitator [email protected]

Visual, Fine Arts, and Museum Theme

BEAUMONT MAGNET ACADEMY GREEN MAGNET ACADEMY SARAH MOORE GREENE

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math

Media and Communications Theme

Program Highlights:

• Production Studio • iPad Labs • Computer Lab • Community Schools Program • Media and Communications Clubs

Botanical Garden From page 1

they were living in Warsaw during Victor’s stint as U.S. Ambassador to Poland, af-ter founding board member Jim McDonough sold them on the idea. They became active supporters when they returned to the States in 2009. The Martha H. Ashe Garden was dedicated in 2010 and is named for Vic-tor Ashe’s mother, who was active in local gardening and beautifi cation efforts including helping to found the Dogwood Arts Festival.

“Victor had already given a sizable donation to the gar-den while we were in Poland, and having semi-grown up here, I remember what it was like before Victor took offi ce, when we didn’t have any of these parks – no Lakeshore Park, no Ashe Park, very few greenways – so supporting the garden seemed like a logical continuation of that,” she said.

Joan Ashe has chaired the KBGA board since 2011, and although she is step-ping down as chair later this year, she’ll remain on the board until 2016.

An Indiana native who had family here, spent child-hood summers in Knoxville and moved here to live full time in 1978, she remem-bers visiting the nurseries with her grandfather, J.R. Moody. Her aunt is former County Commissioner Wan-da Moody.

“I remember coming out here with my grandpa and coming in from Boyd’s Bridge Pike. I loved the stone walls with the little

Exhibit at Beck From page 1

News photos from the 1950s capture the tensions of Knoxville’s civil rights demonstrations and protests. Many of the young

black students in the photos became regional and national leaders in the country’s move toward racial equality.

membering the Past While Standing in the Future,” the exhibit attempts to capture important historic moments while articulating a vision of hope for the future.

The display in the Beck gallery features photos from Knoxville’s civil rights dem-onstrations, including sit-ins and picketing at theaters and lunch counters along Gay Street. The pictures

include young people who later became prominent leaders in the Knoxville community.

Another part of the ex-hibit features original paintings and drawings by two African-American art-ists now active in Knoxville.

Albert Baah has contrib-uted a number of works por-traying various aspects of the black experience in America.

Baah, a native of Ghana, has served on the city’s Public Arts Committee.

Alan Jones, who paints as Theophilus, is showing a vivid oil painting titled “Altar Ego,” as well as two pencil studies of civil rights leaders and events.

Admission is free. The center is at 1927 Dandridge Ave. and is open from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. Tuesday through

Saturday The exhibit ends Feb. 28.

The Beck Center is dedi-cated to collecting, preserv-ing and exhibiting artifacts and other evidence of the history and culture of Afri-can-Americans in East Ten-nessee and the nation. It serves to create learning and teaching experiences that promote wisdom for present and future generations.

COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association. Info: Ronnie Col-

lins, 637-9630.

■ Beaumont Community Organization. Info: Natasha Murphy, 936-

0139.

■ Belle Morris Community Action Group meets 7 p.m. each second

Monday, City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Info: www.bel-

lemorris.com or Rick Wilen, 524-5008.

■ Chilhowee Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each

last Tuesday, Administration Building, Knoxville Zoo. Info: Paul

Ruff , 696-6584.

■ Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association meets 7 p.m. each

third Tuesday, Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail. Info:

http://edgewoodpark.us./

■ Excelsior Lodge No. 342 meets 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, 10103

Thorn Grove Pike. Info: Bill Emmert, 933.6032 or w.emmert@att.

net.

■ First District Democrats meet each fi rst Monday, Burlington

Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: Tony Brown, 973-

4086, or Evelyn Gill, 524-7177.

■ Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization meets 6:30

p.m. each second Monday, Central UMC, 201 Third Ave. Info: Liz

Upchurch, 898-1809, [email protected].

■ Inskip Community Association meets 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday,

Inskip Baptist Church, 4810 Rowan Road. Info: Betty Jo Mahan,

679-2748 or [email protected].

■ Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m.

each third Thursday, Community Club House, 916 Shamrock Ave.

Info: Bill Hutton, 773-5228 or [email protected].

■ Old North Knoxville meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, St.

James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1101 N. Broadway. Info: Andie

Ray, 548-5221.

■ Parkridge Community Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each fi rst

Monday except holidays, Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Info:

Jerry Caldwell, 329-9943.

■ Second District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each second Thursday,

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2504 Cecil Ave. Info: Rick

Staples, 385-3589 or [email protected].

■ Thorn Grove Rebekah Lodge No. 13 meets 7:30 p.m. each second

and fourth Monday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike. Info: Mary Jo Poole,

599-7698 or [email protected].

■ Town Hall East. Info: Eston Williams, 406-5412 or eston_williams@

yahoo.com; https://www.facebook.com/townhalleast/info.

REUNION NOTE ■ All Halls High 1975 grads who are interested in a 40-year

reunion are encouraged to send contact information to Cathy

Hickey-Johnson at [email protected] as soon as

possible. Those interested in serving on the planning committee

should email Tim Witt at [email protected].

HUMANA GUIDANCE CENTER NOTESHumana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave.Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

■ Wednesday, Jan. 21: 9-10: a.m., Java and “Good for the Brain

Games”; noon-1 p.m., line dancing; 1-2 p.m., intermediate ball-

room dancing; 2-3 p.m., beginner ballroom dancing; 3-4 p.m.,

Journaling 101.

■ Thursday, Jan. 22: 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Movie & Popcorn – “Captain

America: The Winter Soldier”; 3-4 p.m., Charity Crafting – No-Sew

Pillows for the Homeless Shelter.

■ Friday, Jan. 23: 11 a.m.-noon, Healthy U: Treating Your Pain.

■ Monday, Jan. 26: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., White Elephant Bingo;

12:45-2 p.m., Fireside Art for Fun: Watercolors.

CARTER SENIOR CENTER ■ Register now for bus ride to the Healthy Living Expo Free Senior

Day, 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23. To register: 932-2939.

■ Wednesday, Jan. 21: 8-10 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. hand

& foot; 10:30 a.m. Inspiration Class; 11:30 a.m. Healthy Breakfast

Program; 1 p.m. bingo; 2 p.m. history of Knoxville class; 2:30 p.m.

Wii bowling; 3 p.m. conversational Spanish.

■ Thursday, Jan 22: 8-10 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. pinochle; 11

a.m. Tai Chi for beginners; 11:30 a.m. Tai Chi Arthritis; 12:30 p.m.

Cardio Craze; 1 p.m. scrapbooking; 2 p.m. SAIL exercises; 3:15 p.m.

Wii bowling.

■ Friday, Jan. 23: 8-9 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. poker; 9:30

a.m. Ageless Yoga; 10 a.m. Healthy Living Expo; 10:30 a.m. SAIL

exercises; 11 a.m. movie matinee; 2 p.m. guitar jam.

■ Monday, Jan. 26: 8-9:30 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. euchre; 10

a.m. quilting; 11:30 a.m. beading; noon Lunch Bunch; 1 p.m. art

class; 3 p.m. Wii bowling.

■ Tuesday, Jan. 27: 8-10 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. rook; 9:30

a.m. Ageless Yoga; 12:30 p.m. Cardio Craze; 2 p.m. SAIL exercises,

computer for beginners, dominoes; 3 p.m. corn hole toss time;

3:15 p.m. Wii bowling.

■ Info: 932-2939.

round houses at the end; I always thought that’s where the princesses lived. That’s how we want it to be, with an allée of trees up to the new visitors center,” Ashe said. “It will welcome people the way they used to come to the garden years ago.”

MLK ParadeIn the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King,

workers rallied for higher wages in the

Jan. 19 parade. Mayors Tim Burchett and

Madeline Rogero marched, along with

other offi cials. Photo by Bill Dockery

4 • JANUARY 21, 2015 • Shopper news

Marvin West

If you expect Todd Kelly Junior and Dillon Bates to be as good as or better than their fathers …

If you believe in foot-ball bloodlines, the Majors family, the DeLongs, the Colquitts, the Berrys, the Canales, the Reveiz clan, the Johnson brothers from Cleveland, the Lowe broth-ers from Fountain City …

If you think there might be meaningful hand-me-down connections between generations, in football, in academics, in life, you could be interested in Micah Ab-ernathy.

He is the son of Dr. Ralph

Do you believe in bloodlines?

David Abernathy III and the grandson of the best friend and closest ally of Dr. Mar-tin Luther King Jr.

The Abernathy fam-ily background is in civil rights. Micah and older brother Ralph David IV have created a new direc-tion. They are football play-ers. They run fast. They are

Volunteers-to-be.Micah, 6-1 and 182,

from Norcross, Ga., out of Greater Atlanta Christian School, is ranked among the top prep cornerbacks in the country. He chose Tennes-see over Georgia and offers from Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and a few dozen others.

Ralph David IV is a re-cent graduate of Cincinnati. He has a remaining year of eligibility and decided to play for the coach who origi-nally recruited him.

Several years ago Butch Jones convinced the Aber-nathy family he was on the

up-and-up. The then-Cin-cinnati coach did what he said he would do for the fi rst son. The sales talk was eas-ier the second time around.

Micah grew up as a run-ning back. He remained one last season. He had some large numbers in playoff games, 194 yards rushing and three touchdowns in one, 260 total yards in an-other.

His coach, Tim Hardy, says Micah is a home-run hitter who gets into the secondary and goodbye, he is gone. Very big-play guy. Game changer. The coach says his future is defen-sive back. Quick reactions. Smart. Sees and interprets. Still learning.

Ralph David was part

running back, part slot re-ceiver and kick returner for the Bearcats. His career highlight was a 90-yard touchdown return against Vanderbilt in the 2011 Lib-erty Bowl.

He played better for Jones than he did for Tom-my Tuberville. In fact, he didn’t do much this past season. He had injuries. He sort of faded away.

Of course Ralph David and the familiarity with Jones and his staff were factors in the recruitment of Micah. Both Aberna-thys know the coaches as real people, away from the arena. They’ve seen them as husbands and fathers.

“Great guys,” said Micah.Dr. Abernathy says his

boys are OK guys, too. He says they have been raised the right way, in a Chris-tian home. He says they will bring integrity. He says they will play the game as it is meant to be played.

The history of the Aber-nathy family is the struggle, the hurt, a few arrests, some ridicule and a few n-words.

Dr. Abernathy says his sons don’t see color. They do recognize racism. But, if they are around people who don’t care about black and white, they are comfortable. The father sounds as if he is fi lled with joy that Ralph David IV and Micah chose Tennessee. He has been quoted as saying “We couldn’t be prouder.”Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is [email protected].

A journalist will occa-sionally write something that someone fi nds offen-sive. Sometimes his pen is sharp enough to offend en-tire groups.

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Editorial cartoonists are journalists no less than key-board commandos. Most often their cartoons are in-tended to cause the guilty to squirm and the rest of us to think.

Local cartoonist Charlie Daniel has skewered scores of politicians and miscre-ants over his long career, but I’d wager few of the of-fended contemplated mur-der in retaliation.

So, what can we say about the slaughter of cartoonists and others in Paris?

The murderers were de-ranged. Crazy.

There are offenses for which capital punishment can seem justifi ed, like white people singing Otis Redding songs at a karaoke bar, being tailgated at 70 miles per hour or the entire NBA. But this is a serious is-sue, so let’s get serious.

An Al Qaeda branch based in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the Paris atrocity. As an offshoot of mainstream Islam, the group enforces a strict, lit-eralist interpretation of Sharia law among its follow-ers.

According to Al Qaeda’s interpretation of Sharia law:

The punishment for a thief is amputation of the right hand.

Criticizing the Quran, the Muslim holy book, is

punishable by death.Converting a Muslim to

another religion earns a death sentence for both par-ties.

Husbands may beat wives for disobedience.

Adulterers shall be stoned to death. And there are many more “laws” too numerous to list.

The people who engi-neered and carried out the Paris killings are murder-ous psychopaths, and if you live by and promote the expansion of the laws above, you can’t live too far removed from me.

It’s one thing for a splin-ter religious movement to advocate violence for be-havior that offends its pe-culiar moral standards. We see similar insanity in the U.S., especially among fun-damentalist religious sects. Only a few weeks ago an Arizona pastor said AIDS could be eliminated “if you

executed the homos like God recommends.”

It’s another matter when brutality in the name of re-ligion is state-sponsored. Saudi Arabia’s public fl og-ging of a “liberal” (whatever that means on the Arabian Peninsula) blogger is the latest example.

Sharia law is the template for Saudi governance. The Quran is what passes for a constitution for this U.S. ally.

Murder and savagery cannot hide behind “cul-tural relativism.” I don’t need to form an opinion within the context of Mus-lim society to understand that executing journalists is an abomination, that the suicide-bombing of inno-cents is a vile, cowardly act, or that subjugating women is wrong.

A debate familiar to an-thropology students con-cerns the Incan practice of sacrifi cing children to their gods.

Although we can’t under-stand such cultural values,

With the retirement of state Sen. Douglas Henry, Sen. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) is now the senior

Senate member. He was sworn in last week for his eighth four-year term. He also served eight years in the House.

McNally represents the Powell area of Knox County and portions of An-derson and Loudon counties. Speaker Ron Ramsey reappointed McNally to chair the Finance, Ways and Means committee. He serves on the Rules, Health and Welfare, and Transporta-tion committees.

Sen. Becky Massey will chair the Calendar Commit-tee while serving on the Transportation and Health and Welfare committees.

First-year Sen. Richard Briggs, who defeated a Ramsey favorite, Stacey Campfi eld, was appointed to the State and Local Government committee.

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we do understand that the concept of human rights has evolved since the 16th cen-tury – for most of us. Those who kill and punish under the guise of religion would drag all humanity back half

a millennium or more. In the U.S. we devise

“humane” ways to kill peo-ple who kill people. Maybe that’s crazy, too. But there’s no doubt about the sanity of these Sharia activists.

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U.S. Rep. Scott DesJar-lais was the only Republi-can House member from Tennessee to oppose House Speaker John Boehner’s re-election. DesJarlais barely won renomination by 38 votes last August after the House leadership privately suggested he not seek another term.

Knox County residents who eat out, and pay atten-tion, may have noticed that restaurant health scores have risen over the past year. The bad news is that higher scores didn’t come about through a sudden adherence to rules. But the good news is that the state’s updated food code puts a greater emphasis on keep-ing patrons healthy and less emphasis on structural is-sues.

In 2013, the Tennessee General Assembly made the fi rst signifi cant change in how the state inspects retail food establishments in 30 years by adopting the 2009 FDA Food Code. The new code has changed inspec-tions, which will now focus on problems that typically make people sick, says Knox County Director of Envi-ronmental Health Ronnie Nease.

The state’s food industry worked together to bring about the changes. The big-gest issues addressed by the new code are safe cooking temperatures, safe holding

Ronnie Nease, Knox County director of

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Knoxville mayor: Worth every penny

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U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville was one of only four House Democrats not to vote for Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker, but he voted for Colin Powell to be Speaker, as he did in 2013. House rules provide that a non-member may serve as Speaker. However, no House Speaker has ever not been a member at the same time. Powell is considered to be a moderate Republi-can. He endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 and 2012.

An ordinance by Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis will increase Mayor Rogero’s salary to $142,500 and also increase her pension by $2,000 a year the rest of her life, with an annual 3 percent escalator start-ing when she leaves of-fi ce and for her benefi ciary, if adopted by City Council.

This represents the fi rst increase in the mayor’s salary since 2003 and is merited. Five city employ-ees – Janet Wright, Charles Swanson, Bill Lyons, David Rausch and Christy Brans-com – make more than Rogero makes now, and four of them will still make more if this pay raise goes through.

Daniel Brown was paid $130,000 a year for the 11 months he served in 2011. When I became mayor in 1988 the salary was $50,000 a year. When Ran-dy Tyree was fi rst elected

mayor he earned $25,000 a year. During my tenure several city employees were paid more than the mayor.

Frankly, the raise of $12,500 is very small compared to what it ought to be. $155,000 is compa-rable to the county mayor. Seems strange it is being brought up at this time and by someone who himself is mentioned as a may-oral candidate in 2019, or before, should Rogero not complete her second term.

Four city employees making more than Rogero also receive a $4,000 an-nual car allowance on top of their salary, although in the case of Lyons, he lives four blocks from his offi ce and walks to work. Hard to explain why he needs a car allowance when he does not drive to work.

On the other hand, the argument that a higher salary is needed to attract more qualifi ed persons to run for mayor is bogus. I cannot think of anyone serving as mayor – going back to George Demp-ster – for whom the salary prevented their candidacy. The salary should be an amount that is consistent with the duties of the offi ce. The salary will not be what the private sector pays nor should it be.

In fact, Rogero’s sal-ary is more than she has ever made in any previous employment. As mayor she earns it and should be paid more than this ordinance provides.

■ John Gill, former U.S. attorney and longtime attorney with the Knox DA offi ce, has had double knee replacements and is recovering well here in Knoxville.

■ Former Knoxville Mayor Randy Tyree turned 75 on Jan. 20. Happy Birthday. He is the second-oldest living former mayor, with Kyle Testerman at 80 the oldest. Including the current mayor, there are six living persons who have held the offi ce in the city’s 224-year history.

eral offi ces to be fi lled) start Jan. 26. The voting process

will last un-til Friday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m.

A n y KCEA mem-ber in good standing is eligible to vote (there are some

2,000 of them, representing about half of Knox County’s teachers).

Coats expressed surprise at hearing from a reporter and was reluctant to cam-paign via this column.

“It’s new for us to have an article in the paper,” she said. “We work hard to try to make sure we (the teach-ers) are doing right by our kids and are being treated as professionals. We should

have been treated as profes-sionals before.”

H o p s o n was less ret-icent:

“ Te a c h -ers need to feel like their as-sociation is actively ad-vocating for them and

their students, not just wait-ing in the wings until some-thing really goes wrong.”

Sunshine: Apparently there’s something about open government that second-term school board member Gloria Deathridge just doesn’t get.

She was heavily criticized a year ago for saying that the public “doesn’t know what goes on behind closed doors” when the board

evaluates the superinten-dent. Then, at the Janu-ary school board meeting, she chided a couple of new board members for asking questions about the yet-to-be-revealed pay to be drawn by former KCS chief of staff Russ Oaks in his new posi-tion as chief operating of-fi cer:

“That is not what we do,” she said. “That is private.”

Deathridge remained visibly skeptical even after board chair Mike McMillan and Superintendent James McIntyre told her that tax-payer-funded salaries are public information.

Offi cer Stiles: Twenty-some years ago, a young woman who lived in Walter P. Taylor Homes was being stalked by a former boy-friend intent on killing her. She was put on a special

It’s election time for some 2,000 members of the Knox County Education Associa-tion.

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Hopson challenges Coats for KCEA prez

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In the past, this an-nouncement would have generated a big fat yawn from anybody but KCEA members, but that could change this year. Lauren Hopson, the unoffi cial lead-er of the teachers’ rebellion, is challenging incumbent KCEA president Tanya T. Coats, who is seeking a sec-ond two-year term.

The nomination process was completed in October, and elections (there are sev-

watch list and given an elec-tronic alarm to call for help. One young beat cop made it his business to look out for her, but he couldn’t be there 24-7. Ultimately, in an odd twist, the stalker was killed by his would-be victim.

The young cop who did more than he had to was Jeff Stiles. Over the years, I’d see his name in the news and was always glad to see good things happening for him.

Last week, it made me sad to see that he has been stricken with multiple my-eloma and is fi ghting for his life in Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Next week, MEDIC and KPD are spon-soring a replacement blood drive for him.

Please consider giving a pint for a good cop, Thurs-day, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., third fl oor Civic Coli-seum Ballroom.

He’d do it for you.

temperatures, sanitization of utensils and equipment, personal hygiene of employ-ees, and employee health policies that ensure the removal of sick employees from the establishment.

The Knox County Health Department has 11 inspec-tors and one supervisor, and they like the new code bet-ter because they know that marking violations for prob-lems with walls, fl oors and ceilings doesn’t keep people from getting sick, Nease says. They prefer talking to owners about food safety.

“They feel like they’re do-ing public health.”

The new code offi cially takes effect July 1, but over the past year, Knox County health inspectors have been getting additional education and passing it on to owners.

Inspections are now less about penalizing owners for violations than about edu-cating them. The goal is for inspectors to address the process as well as the prob-lem, he says.

In the past, each restau-rant was inspected twice a year. But the new code calls for the number of an-nual inspections to be based on risk. That means that a larger restaurant with a more complex menu will be inspected more often than a smaller food-service opera-tion.

Education extends be-yond inspections. Classes for food handlers are of-fered once a month at the health department, and on-site education, which Nease likes because it allows for inspectors to address res-taurant-specifi c issues, is also available.

Inspectors are busier than ever. While the number of permits issued for food-service operations leveled out during the recession, it is climbing again. There are currently approximately

3,600 permitted facilities that require inspection. In addition to food-service operations, the list includes schools, day-care centers, convenience and grocery stores, tattoo parlors and the county’s 600 public swimming pools.

Health scores have never been very meaningful to Nease, who began his Knox County career as an inspec-tor. He’s seen restaurants with high scores where he wouldn’t want to eat, and restaurants with low scores where he’d be happy to eat. But the inspection process ensures that restaurants ad-here to a high standard.

“We are not as concerned about a score as we are about what can make people sick,” he says.

An inspection history of every restaurant in the state is available at www.knox-county/health. Choose En-vironmental Health. Under Food Protection, click on the Restaurant Inspections link.

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It’s unlikely that any of this week’s new movies will knock “American Sniper” out of the top spot at the box offi ce, but you have to give them props for imagination.

No. 1 in that department could be “Mortdecai,” star-ring Johnny Depp. Based on the character Charlie Mortdecai created by English author Kyril Bonfi glioli in a trilogy of novels in the 1970s, the fi lm takes aris-tocratic art dealer Charlie around the globe in a race to fi nd a paint-ing that contains the secret to re-trieving a lost stash of Nazi gold.

T h e “Mortdecai” books have become cult f a v o r i t e s , and there’s no denying that Depp has become the biggest-box-offi ce cult movie star of the modern era. From Ed Wood to Raoul Duke to Jack Sparrow to Tonto, Depp has had his way with more offbeat characters than Willy Wonka has chocolates. Sometimes he hits his mark; sometimes he misses. Fingers crossed on this one.

“Mortdecai” has a great supporting cast that includes Paul Bettany, Ewan Mc-Gregor, Jeff Goldblum, Gwyneth Paltrow and Olivia Munn. David Koepp, the screen-writer and sometime director (he adapted the script and directed Depp in “Secret Window”), directed the action comedy.

George Lucas came up with the story for “Strange Magic,” which features elves, fair-ies, imps and goblins – no Ewoks or Wook-iees. Seven-time Oscar-winning sound designer and sound editor Gary Rydstrom directed.

An animated fairy tale set in a magical world, “Strange Magic” tells an original sto-ry about a fairy princess who calls it quits

with her philandering fi an-cé even as her younger sister grows more enchanted with the idea of being in love.

Strange things are hap-pening in their world, thanks to a disgruntled Bog King who hates the very idea of love, going back to

some miscalculations by a bumbling Sugar Plum Fairy.

In the style of “Moulin Rouge” – which boasted the same music director, Marius

de Vries – “ S t r a n g e Magic” has the charac-ters singing a variety of classics and modern tunes. They include hits from every-one from Elvis Pres-ley to Lady Gaga.

The voice cast includes Evan Rachel

Wood, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Elijah Kelley, Sam Palladio, Maya Rudolph, Alfred Molina and Peter Stormare.

Jennifer Lopez returns to what feels like familiar territory with “The Boy Next Door.”

Seems like just yesterday Lopez was fighting off obsessed ex Billy Campbell in “Enough,” but holy moly, that was almost 13 years ago. In “The Boy Next Door,” Lopez plays a teacher (to call her “hot” seems extraneous) who unwisely has a one-night stand with a much-younger neighbor.

The hunky young man can’t seem to get the message that it was just a fl ing, and Lo-pez has to show some muscle (among other things) to get rid of him.

Ryan Guzman of “Pretty Little Liars” and “Step Up Revolution” plays the boy toy. The cast also includes Kristin Chenoweth (busy lady) and John Corbett. Rob Cohen (“The Fast and the Furious”) directed.

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Paul Bettany gives Johnny Depp a lift in “Mortdecai.”

Love makes the world go ’round for some, but not all, in “Strange Magic.”

Jennifer Lopez has a hard time convincing Ryan Guzman that

she’s not interested in “The Boy Next Door.”

Depp, fairies and J-Lo hope for box-office magic

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■ Miranda Lambert in concert with Justin Moore, 7:30

p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena. Tickets: $34.75 and $54.75.

Info/tickets: 656-4444; Toll free 877-995-9961; www.

knoxvilletickets.com; Thompson-Boling Arena box offi ce.

■ Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, performed by the Knox-

ville Symphony Orchestra and a part of the Moxley Carmi-

chael Masterworks Series, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604

S. Gay St. Tickets start at $15. Info/tickets: 291-3310 or www.

knoxvillesymphony.com.

■ Theatre Knoxville presents “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the

Will?” by Del Shores, a play about a Texas family reunited to

await the passing of their patriarch when they experience

a rebirth of the spirit of the family unit. Showtimes are 8

p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 23 and 24, and 3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 25. Tickets are $15 Thursday through Saturday,

$13 Sunday. Info: www.theaterknoxville.com

■ “Huckleberry Finn” presented by Knoxville Children’s The-

atre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays

and Fridays through Feb. 1; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m.

Sundays. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com or

[email protected].

■ Knoxville Ice Bears hockey team will face off against the

Columbus Cottonmouths, 7:30 p.m. at Knoxville Coliseum.

Tonight’s game is sponsored by Fort Sanders Regional

Medical Center. First 750 fans get a rally towel. Ticket info:

knoxvilleicebears.com or 656-4444.

SATURDAY ■ Yonder Mountain String Band with Horse Feathers, 8

p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25 advance/$30

day of show plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: www.

knoxbijou.com.

■ UT Gardens will host a Black and White Conifers drawing

class 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the gardens. Attendees

will focus on the forms, textures and mass of conifers. Cost is

$30 for members, $40 for nonmembers per class. Info or to

register: 974-7151 or [email protected].

■ The Knoxville Swing Dance Association will present a

brand new small combo swing band, the Acorn Stompers,

8-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, upstairs at the Flynn Square

Dance Center, 828 Tulip Avenue Northwest. A beginner

dance lesson is available at 7:15 p.m. at no extra cost. No

partner or previous dance experience required. Cost is $10.

Info: www.swingknoxville.org.

SUNDAY ■ Tedeschi Trucks Band, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre,

604 S. Gay St. Tickets: all Ticketmaster locations, www.

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■ Lark in the Morn English Country Dance hosts 17th-18th

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Ah, friendship. How many times in your life has a friend helped you through a rough spot? Negotiating life’s challenges can be a heck of a lot easier when you have that one special pal to talk to.

Tom Parkhill, center, as Elwood P. Dowd, tries to make a point to his sister, Veta, left, played by

Eileen Conway, as her daughter, Myrtle Mae, played by Marlee Simmons, hopes for the best in

the Tennessee Stage Company’s production of “Harvey.” Photo by Caitlin Corbitt

‘Harvey’ is a timeless work

Maybe the most impor-tant thing that comes with the combination platter at Louis’ Original Drive-In Restaurant is the take-home box. The platter promises Louis’ specialties, and it doesn’t fail to deliver.

Well, I guess you could add a slice of pizza, but it would just mean you would need two take-home boxes. The combination platter is overfl owing with spaghetti, a huge meatball and beef-stuffed ravioli, all covered – and I do mean covered –

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having to make a choice. On the plate are spaghetti, a meat-

ball and beef-fi lled ravioli, all covered in Louis’ rich meat sauce. Photo by Mystery Diner

in Louis’ famous meat sauce and sprinkled with parme-san cheese.

You also get a salad, which arrives before you see the portion size of the platter. We asked for a take-home box before the iced tea

glasses were refi lled.The Original Louis’ Res-

taurant can point to more than 50 years of history serving food in North Knox-ville. The Mystery Diner even remembers when there were two Louis’ restaurants in the same block, both claiming to be the “origi-nal.” In its present location at 4661 Old Broadway since 2000, this Louis’ has stood the test of time, and few ar-gue its “original” claim any-more.

The spaghetti sauce,

meatballs and ravioli are homemade, as is the blue cheese salad dressing. The whole ensemble was deli-cious, with a special nod to the ravioli. Go easy on add-ing extra parmesan for this is not the “sprinkle from the can” type. It’s strong, and they add just enough in the kitchen. The garlic bread didn’t have enough buttery garlic for me, but I’m a vam-pire chaser when it comes to garlic bread, so pay that no nevermind.

They encourage a taste of

this show, it makes me want to be more like Elwood.”

And no wonder. The char-acter is an affable, charming eccentric, comfortable with himself and friendly with everyone he encounters. “I always have a wonderful time, wherever I am, whom-ever I’m with,” he declares. He’s the epitome of a kind, well-adjusted person.

Except, of course, for that rabbit. Dowd introduc-es Harvey to everyone he meets, which causes com-plications for his scheming sister, Veta, who’s trying desperately to fi nd a socially impressive husband for her daughter, Myrtle Mae.

When the family tries to have Dowd committed to a sanitarium, hilarious complications ensue, and the outcome is probably not what you’d expect.

The play’s director, Cait-lin Corbitt, is a Nashville transplant who has worked with several Knoxville the-ater companies and who is on the board of Tiger Lily

Theatre, Knoxville’s only women’s theater company. She’s thrilled with her cast.

“They really throw you for a loop,” she says. “I’ve just tried to stay out of their way!

The play will be present-ed in the round at the newly refurbished Historic South-ern Railway Station. Corbitt raves about the space, say-ing, “You immediately feel like you’ve walked into a mansion.”

According to its website, the station, designed by ar-chitect Frank P. Milburn and built during 1903-1904, is listed on the National Register of Historic Plac-es and has been honored with various preservation awards. The building con-tains offi ce and event spaces and offers tours Tuesdays through Sundays, including self-guided tours of several historic rail cars.

The station also hous-es the Blue Slip Winery, “Knoxville’s fi rst winery and Tennessee’s fi rst urban

winery,” according to the website. “Our homegrown and handcrafted wines are made from Tennessee grapes and fruit. All wines are processed, bottled and sold on-site.”

And the wine bar will be open during the run of “Harvey.”

All in all, a wonderful ex-perience awaits you the next two weekends. To quote one of Parkhill’s favorite lines from Elwood P. Dowd, “In this world you can be oh-so-smart, or oh-so-kind. For years I was smart.

“I recommend kind.” The Tennessee Stage

Company’s production of “Harvey” will be presented at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 22, 23 and 24; 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25; 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 29, 30 and 31; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1. For tickets and more info, call 865-546-4280 or visit the website at www.tennesseestage.com. Send story suggestions to news@

shoppernewsnow.com.

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In most cases, though – and I’m just guessing here – it’s usually not a 6-foot-tall invisible white rabbit.

There’s only one of those, and his name is Harvey. And Harvey’s best friend is a gentle soul named Elwood P. Dowd.

If you’d like to know more about this unusual pair, as well as garner a few laughs for yourself and have a glass of good, locally made wine, check out the Tennessee Stage Company’s produc-tion of Mary Chase’s Pulit-zer Prize-winning classic comedy, “Harvey.”

It’s part of the stage com-pany’s “Timeless Works” series, celebrating the com-pany’s 25th anniversary.

You probably know that Jimmy Stewart played Dowd in the movie of the same name. This produc-tion features Tennessee Stage Company’s founding artistic director Tom Park-hill in the role. He’s not new to it – Parkhill says he’s “sort of made a career out of playing Elwood P. Dowd,” having done it “fi ve or six times.”

But, he says, each pro-duction brings with it new casts and new ideas. And, he admits, “Every time I do

their famous hand-breaded onion rings, but that has to be for another day.

Mystery Diner, who is al-ways looking for good ways NOT to cook, did take a long look at the restaurant’s bulk

pack menu. Reasonable prices, if the portions inside the restaurant are any indi-cation.

Now, where’s that take-home box …

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THROUGH FRIDAY, JAN. 30Submissions accepted for jurying process for

Appalachian Arts Craft Center until noon. Includes completed forms and three samples of work. Cost: nonrefundable $25 jurying fee. Info/forms: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

THROUGH SUNDAY, FEB. 1“Huckleberry Finn” presented by Knoxville

Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com or [email protected].

THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28“Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets

available for Knoxville Zoo. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo ticket window during regular zoo hours. Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or knoxvillezoo.org.

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music

festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features fi rst-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www.rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JAN. 21-22AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m.,

O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/to regis-ter: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, JAN. 22Family Pajama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Halls

Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Come in your pajamas and bring your best stuffed friend to the

library to hear cozy winter stories, make a snowy craft and enjoy cookies and juice. Info: 922-2552.

FRIDAY, JAN. 23Beginner crochet class, 4-7 p.m., Hobby Lobby

classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24.Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected] or myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.

EVOO and Balsamic Vinegar Tasting, 6:30-7:20 p.m. or 7:45-8:35 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynard-ville Pike. Cost: $5. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 23-24Unwanted medicine collection and a used mer-

cury thermometer exchange, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Healthy Liv-ing Expo at the Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Residents turning in medications or thermometers will receive one free entry to the Healthy Living Expo.

SATURDAY, JAN. 24Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson,

11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

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

MONDAY, JAN. 26Burlington LEGO Club, 6 p.m., Burlington Branch

Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For grades 1-5. Info: 525-5431.

Free motion quilting class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected] or myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.

Needle tatting/crochet/quilting classes, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24.Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected] or myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28Bits ’n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m., Norris

Community Center, Norris. Program: Show and tell of everyone’s best quilting-related Christmas presents. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Diane Bogan, 377-3837, or [email protected].

Computer Workshop: Word 2007 Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville High-way. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, JAN. 29“An Evening with Coaching Legend John Ma-

jors,” 6:30 p.m., King University Hardin Valley Campus, 10950 Spring Bluff Way. Tickets: $30; $200 for table of eight. Includes dinner. Proceeds benefi t King Univer-sity’s fund for scholarships and programs. Deadline to purchase tickets: Jan. 22. Info/tickets: Jenny Brown, 423-652-4864 or [email protected].

FRIDAY, JAN. 30Needle tatting/crochet/quilting class, 3:30-7:30

p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected] or myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.

SATURDAY, JAN. 31Chocolatefest Knoxville, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Knox-

ville Expo Center. To benefi t Knoxville’s Ronald Mc-Donald House. Admission and parking are free. Tasting pass ticket: $15; VIP pass ticket, $30. Tickets: www.chocolatefestknoxville.com; Sugarbakers Cake, Candy & Supplies, 514 Merchants Road; Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road; at the door.

Gospel singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, Heiskell. Fea-turing the Walker Boys Bluegrass Gospel Group from Clinton. The church is also collecting nonperishable food items for the church pantry. Everyone welcome.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Rea-gan, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stan-ton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

MONDAY, FEB. 2American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran

St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

Needle tatting/crochet/quilting class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, [email protected] or myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.

THURSDAY, FEB. 5Flower Lovers Garden Club will meet 2 p.m. at

the John T. O’Connor Senior Center. Program: Valen-tine’s Day Tea with a craft activity. Info: 687-0744.

Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

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Career Magnet

Academy stu-

dents chosen

to hear Presi-

dent Obama

up-close: Lau-

ren Williams,

Cameron

Key, Tobias

Dubose; (back)

Talayia Kelly

and Savannah

Keck Photos by S. Barrett

By Sara BarrettFive students were cho-

sen from Career Magnet Academy at Pellissippi State Community College’s Strawberry Plains campus to sit onstage behind Presi-dent Barack Obama when he visited PSCC in Hardin Valley on Jan. 9.

I think they are still in shock.

Asked their thoughts on the experience, there was a collective sigh mixed with

smiles and awe.“I would do it all over

again with these same peo-ple,” said Lauren Williams of her comrades. Cameron Key said he was impressed by all the security sur-rounding the president, and Savannah Keck said she felt “you were always on your toes” throughout the day.

Regarding the president’s plan of two years’ free col-lege tuition nationwide, Tobias Dubose said he felt

it would be great for the country, and was proud to say it started in Tennessee. Talayia Kelly was in turn proud to be a part of Pellis-sippi State, where the idea was announced.

“I would have given my ticket away to send fi ve more,” said Career Mag-net Academy instructional leader John Derek Faulcon-er, who accompanied the students and sat in the audi-ence during the president’s

speech.“I was

honored to take them, but it’s not about me. It’s about what these students do … .”

The fi ve high school

freshmen were the youngest citizens to sit onstage with the president for the event.

Faulconer

B S B ilil d i ld b f h h

Students, president share the stageBy Sandra Clark

The Shopper-sponsored newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy is taking a break from guest speakers to de-velop solid skills among the reporters. We probably should have done this fi rst.

During January, we’re drilling the reporters on the basics of newsgathering and the computer skills associ-ated with producing a news-paper.

First we discussed the W’s – who, what, where, when, why. “If you don’t know why you’re writing a story, you can bet the read-ers won’t know why they’re reading it – or will just stop reading,” said I.

Sara Barrett described how she obtained a press pass to attend President Obama’s visit to Pellissippi State. (She contacted the White House directly and so persistently that her name was circled on the fi nal list of credentialed media.)

Kids now take notes and fi ve pictures each on an iPad. They then scan a QR

code and upload their stuff on an Internet site called Padlet. Carol Springer grabs it for the next newsletter.

April Lamb will talk next Wednesday. She’s the school’s magnet coordinator and was one of six teachers who recently won Teacher-Preneur awards. Hers was for $6,000 for more tech equipment, which she says is already ordered.

Our goal: By year’s end the kids will conduct each session, introducing the guests. Reporters will take notes, shoot pictures, up-load content and design their own newsletter. Teach-ers at SMG can contact sponsor Kaitlin Boling and request a reporter to cover a guest speaker or special program in their class.

And we will have moved from a chaotic after-school experience to a legitimate newspaper team. (Apologies to our initial guests.)

Hey, this is what teachers do all day, every day. We do it for two hours once a week with nobody evaluating us. And it’s wearing us out.

Jalissa Owensby shows her written work to Shopper-News

publisher Sandra Clark before typing it on the computer. Photo by Ruth White

The W’s meet Padlet

Three elementary magnet schools have scheduled open houses to showcase their pro-grams. All are accepting appli-cations for the 2015-16 school year.

Beaumont Magnet Acad-emy offers a unique learning experience in areas including vocal music, theatre, art studio, dance and museum. Open house is 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at 1211 Beaumont Ave. The magnet facilitator is Casey Robison.

Green STEAM Magnet Academy has designed a pro-

gram around science, technolo-gy, engineering, arts and math. Open house is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 24, at 801 Town View Drive. Magnet facilitator is Sandra Morris.

Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy has a me-dia and communications theme with a variety of after-school clubs, a computer lab and pro-duction studio. Open house is 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at 3001 Brooks Ave. Magnet facilitator is April Lamb.

Experience the elementary magnet

Aden Charlton uses a laptop to run a program that

controls his Lego creation at Green Magnet. File photos by Ruth White

“It’s a real privilege to work with KCDC on the tournament,” said John Crooks, Emerald Youth Foundation marketing and communications director. “Sports like basketball al-low us to connect with kids and help them grow as lead-ers who give back to their neighborhoods and com-munities. It was a tremen-dous experience for these young people from across the Southeast to see what Knoxville and East Tennes-see have to offer.”

The Emerald Youth Foundation provided space

for the tournament. The teams included The Bobcats of Bowling Green, Ky.; Eu-fala Housing of Eufala, Ala.; Showtymers of Bessemer, Ala.; Statesville Eagles of Statesville, N.C.; Alex City Lakers of Alexander City, Ala.; LHA Thunder of Lau-rel, Miss.; Hard Flight of Birmingham, Ala.; and Opp Bobcats of Opp, Ala.

The teams were divided into three age categories, and tournament-style elim-ination games took place Jan. 17 with championship contests for each age group on Jan. 18 at the Emerald

Youth Foundation gym.In addition to playing

basketball, the Emerald Youth Foundation arranged for the teams to enjoy cul-tural and educational activ-ities throughout the week-end. The players had the opportunity to tour Haley Farm, the historic home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley and site of the Children’s Defense Fund; and Green McAdoo Cultural Center, which com-memorates the desegrega-tion of Clinton High School. The basketball teams also were invited to participate

in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission Annual MLK March Parade on Jan. 19.

Although we had some great competition, this weekend was about so much more than basketball.

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Sharing the love at Pupscale Spa & Boutique are Tyson, Lisa Wilson, Kohl, John Wilson, Bonsai and Becki Giles. Photos by Nancy Whittaker

Five-week-old green cheek

conures pose for their fi rst

photo op.

Nancy Whittaker

The creativity of some business names never ceas-es to amaze me. A new pet spa just opened at Knoxville Center Mall, and the owners came up with the name Pup-scale Spa & Boutique. Just hearing that name made me want to check it out.

FAITH NOTES ■ First Comforter

Church, 5516 Old Taze-

well Pike, hosts MAPS

(Mothers At Prayer

Service) noon each Fri-

day. Info: Edna Hensley,

771-7788.

eativity of some ames never ceas-

New pet spa at the mall

Originally from Ohio, co-owner Lisa Wilson moved to Knoxville fi ve years ago. She has been grooming dogs for 25 years. Her son John is also part of the business, with seven years’ experi-ence. When they moved to Knoxville, they opened Li-sa’s Dog House in Halls.

Becki Giles moved to Tennessee from North Da-kota about seven years ago. Grooming dogs had always

been her fi rst love, so after a short stint at another job, Giles knew she wanted to get back into the grooming business.

Wilson and Giles met as Facebook friends about three years ago. Just recent-

ly they decided to open their own business.

Pupscale doesn’t sell kittens and puppies, but it has all sorts of other pets. Among the many types of birds for sale, my personal favorite is defi nitely the

green cheek conure (a type of parrot). The adorable conures I saw were celebrat-ing their fi ve-week hatch day during my visit. They even cooperated for their photography session.

Pupscale offers unique

bird toys, some of which Wilson and Giles make. A large assortment of bird food and perches is also available.

Locally handmade dog beds are offered. Although Pupscale Spa & Boutique

is still stocking its mer-chandise, the owners have recently started accepting appointments for services. Whether your dog needs a full grooming, just toenails clipped or a good thorough bath, you can call to sched-ule a convenient time. If you are checking out the picture of poodle Bonsai, know that going pink is entirely optional. Other services in-clude obedience training, doggie day care and bird boarding.

Pupscale is on the upper level next to Sears. Since dogs aren’t allowed in the mall, there is a convenient private service entrance on the lower level near Sears with a Pet Entrance sign. You can even call when you arrive, and someone from Pupscale will meet you to get your dog.

Check out the website at www.pupscale.net or go to facebook.com/Pup-scale. Call 865-925-0925 to schedule an appointment.

By Alvin NanceKCDC welcomed 130

ba sketba l l players and their coach-es from public hous-ing agencies across the region for the Martin Luther King Jr. Basket-

ball Challenge, an enrich-ment event that has been held for two decades.

The basketball tourna-ment does more than pro-vide a chance for tremen-

dous athletes from across the Southeast to compete. It also impacts the lives of youths residing in public housing by offering a week-end of cultural experiences and educational opportuni-ties.

The Southeastern Re-gional Council-National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Offi cials (SERC-NAHRO) estab-lished the basketball tour-nament, and Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation and the Em-erald Youth Foundation helped to host the teams.

MLK basketball weekend extends well beyond court

Nance

News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

The American Institute for Minimally Invasive Sur-gery (AIMIS) recently in-ducted its fi rst general sur-geon into “The 300 Club,” which recognizes physi-cians who demonstrate an approach to surgery that offers patients the best cos-metic results.

Marcella Greene, M.D., a general surgeon with Pre-mier Surgical Associates, joins the nation’s top 300 minimally invasive women’s health surgery specialists.

Dr. Greene has exper-

tise in all general surgery techniques with an em-phasis on m i n i ma l ly i n v a s i v e abdominal s u r g e r y , breast sur-gery and thyroid sur-gery. She

has advanced training in robotic-assisted surgery, in-cluding single-incision gall-bladder removal and colon resection.

Dr. Greene

Greene gets AIMIS recognition

By Sandra ClarkRetired UT professor

Bruce Wheeler says his-tory is about stories, not dates, so he pro c e e de d to tell some nice ones to the North K n o x v i l l e Rotary at Litton’s last week.

The funniest was from Robert Lewis Dabney (whose son Charles was later president of UT), a Civil War chaplain and Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s biogra-pher. Dabney told of Geor-gia Sen. Robert Toombs who was confronted by a woman just prior to the war. “Can we beat them Yankees?” she asked.

“We can beat them with cornstalks,” he answered.

After Appomattox, the woman reminded him of his prediction. Toombs replied: “Madam, the SOBs would not fi ght with cornstalks.”

Wheeler now lives in Wears Valley. This story was told by a fi ddle player sitting on his front porch:

Seems the man’s parents had been Christian mis-sionaries in Tibet prior to the communist takeover. He was born there but left when

the family was given the choice to leave or be killed.

Decades later the man and his wife journeyed back to his birthplace. The church and school had been destroyed. The village was gone. Even the gravestones had been dug up and thrown over a cliff. He was devas-tated. Was his parents’ work in vain?

They saw people walking toward them, going about their daily life. As they drew closer, Wheeler’s guest rec-ognized their song. It was “Amazing Grace.”

One more for MLK Day: Wheeler’s colleague Dr. Cynthia Fleming took stu-dents to Selma and Mont-gomery. There is a big star on the fl oor of the Alabama Capitol entry.

On that star Jefferson Davis was sworn in as presi-dent of the Confederacy. Some 100 years later Gov. George Wallace stood there to declare, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”

The UT students watched a school bus discharge a class of elementary school-aged children, all black. The teacher collected their chewing gum and they marched up the steps, walk-ing over that star as they en-tered their Capitol.

Dr. Wheeler

Historian tells stories

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