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McMillan discusses new gym for Carter Middle By Focus Staff Wyatt about the County Commission did we are with this project,” foresee any difficulty with promptly responding to all Mike McMillan, proposed new not approve the $5 million McMillan said. “Coach either body approving the constituent inquiries and the Eighth gym and McMillan for capital improvements. Wyatt told me some folks project. requests. McMillan has District’s member i m m e d i a t e l y After both the Board of had been asking him about “I don’t anticipate any also kept a close eye on all of the Knox replied with a Education and the Knox it.” trouble,” McMillan said, projects and needs for the County Board detailed report County Commission McMillan explain unless “but I am going to keep Eighth District. of Education, Mike McMillan on the project. approved the money, the project is somehow on my toes and will do “Obviously, I want to discussed the McMillan has approximately $2.75 million delayed, it should be everything I can to move it make sure we get our fair new gym for Carter Middle been working on this will go toward building a approved sometime in along.” share of all improvements School, at a recent meeting project for sometime; new gymnasium at Carter May of this year. The Since first being elected and projects,” McMillan of the Eighth District funding will come from Middle School. matter must once again go as the Eighth District’s said. “That is true for Republican Club. the $5 million set aside “When Coach Wyatt before both the Board of representative on the the entire district and not McMillan had gotten an for Carter Elementary and contacted me, I thought Education and Knox County Knox County Board of just one segment of the email letter from Carter Middle Schools. I ought to go ahead and Commission for approval. Education, McMillan has district.” Middle School Coach Mike Originally, the Knox let folks know just where McMillan said he doesn’t developed a reputation for

Mabel Wolfe Workers remembered Acuff Beloved Educator for 43 Years By Ralphine Major [email protected] I had heard my father mention her name countless times over the years before I even met her. Many folks in the Corryton Community still remember her decades of dedication to students. Today, she is 98 years old and will be 99 in May. When I called her, she invited me to come to her home so we could talk in person. It was an honor and a joy to be in the presence of this lady who is still loved and remembered by so many. As if preparing a lesson plan, she was organized and well prepared with her own pen and notes in anticipation of questions I might ask. Her name, the one I heard so many times growing up, is Mabel Acuff. Mabel Wolfe attended Corryton Elementary School photo by dan andrews where her mother taught HENLEY STREET BRIDGE MEMORIAL WALK. Members of the community cross the pedestrian bridge by Volunteers Landing during during World War II. (This is Tuesday’s Memorial Walk and Candlelight Gathering. The event was held to raise awareness for worker safety, as well as remembering the lives the school featured in my of John Womac and Solin Estrada-Jimenez who were killed in 2011 while reconstructing the Henley Street Bridge. The event was sponsored by Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, Interfaith Worker Justice of East Tennessee, Ironworkers’ Union Local 384, the Laborers’ Union Local 818, Continue on page 2 and other community and religious organizations. The Wheels on the Bus By Dan Andrews [email protected] balancing act is that occurs on the became a frustrating task for all bus everyday. involved. Not too long ago, I chanced to On Wednesday, January 25, The bus driver initially tried to meet a wheelchair bound Knox 2012, I met Mrs. Moss, who uses use a standard strap in technique Area Transit rider who, during the the assistance of a wheelchair, at which involves wrapping the hand- course of a discussion, informed the John Duncan Jr Transit Center icap seat belt around the arm of me that some KAT bus drivers are to begin our tour of downtown the wheelchair. Mrs. Moss insist- rude, disrespectful and often try to via KAT trolleys. The first thing I ed the driver not do that. Accord- avoid handicapped riders because noticed as we prepared to board ing to Mrs. Moss, when the belt of extra work involved with strap- was that the bus driver singled out is wrapped around the arm, the ping in these passengers secure- Mrs. Moss by asking “what stop vibrations and stress from the ly. are you going to?” It felt a little tension will eventually break the As a journalist, I felt I had a moral cold and Mrs. Moss asked me high tech components in the arm. obligation to investigate. I met with to take note of how normal pas- She went on to explain that many both my publisher and editor and sengers were not asked the same times such wear and tear is not we decided the best approach question. She stated that she just covered in the warranty and that Courtesy of Library of Congress Digital Archives Collection. would be to go undercover and wanted to go around and had no the handicapped, who are often Public transportation has a rich history in the Knoxville area. The follow wheelchair riders through- exact stop in mind. The bus driver on fixed income, have to shell out system dates back to 1876. During that time street cars of the Knox- out the day. What I learned while then radioed it in to headquar- big money of their own to fix the ville Street Railway Company were pulled by horses and mules along undercover is how deeply complex ters and then began the effort to wheelchair. tracks on Gay Street. the issue is and how delicate the fasten in Mrs. Moss, which soon Continue on page 3

HUGE COUNTRY, PRIMITIVE & ANTIQUE AUCTION SATURDAY Expires 02-03-12 FEB. 4TH, 2012 AT 10:00 A.M. PAGE A2 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012 My sister, my friend By Lillian Garrett Bean mouth. Mama would Mabel Wolfe Acuff There are many words scold her and say she Cont. from page 1 fire at Gibbs. The school in Vietnam and returned Lue and Miss Sue,” appeared to describe a sister, all of was being wasteful. So I Focus column, 11-7-2011, was completely destroyed home as a First Lieutenant. in my Focus column on them delightful. In a lot of got tired ofAnn’s always “Young Leader Emerges in by the first fire in 1937. The The wars not only touched 10-24-2011. Many teachers ways, we are as alike as getting to milk all the Corryton Controversy.”) Jim second fire in 1950 partially Mrs. Acuff’s family, but also went on to become deans of peas in a pod. In others, time, so I decided to try Wolfe Road was named destroyed the building that is her classroom. Many young colleges across the nation. we are as different as my luck. So I sat down after her father; and at the Gibbs High School today. The men left high school to serve Two students won General daylight and darkness. on Daddy’s old milkstool time, the road was not even piano in Mrs. Acuff’s home their country. After World Neyland Scholarships at UT We lay in the same womb, (on the wrong side of the graveled. Her family gave the is a reminder of her love of War II, they returned to Mrs. which amounted to $4,000 nursed at the same cow). Needless to say, I gravel from a quarry near music. During her teaching Acuff’s classroom to finish each. She saw many students breast and were raised never hit the old cat’s their home place. At Gibbs career, she even found time their studies and get their go off to war and come back in the same house by the mouth for that cow kicked High School, Professor H. G. to serve as organist at Little diploma. At nearly 99 years to receive government-paid same loving mother. me on the shoulder, Loy, who served as principal Flat Creek Baptist Church. old, she even remembers her tuition to attend college. Mrs. A sister is a friend, a knocking me clear across and guidance counselor, This music teacher who parents taking her and her Acuff remembers attending a special gift, a blessing the hallway of the barn, told Mabel she had won began her career as Miss brother to the parade when UT football game at Neyland from God. There is no nearly knocking me out. a scholarship to Milligan Wolfe became Mrs. Acuff, World War I was over. Stadium and seeing diapers other relationship like Needless to say, I got to College—a Christian college the English teacher, along Mrs. Acuff retired from hanging out in front of Ayres the one with a sister. She sleep in the “upper room” near Johnson City. After the way. She met Herbert public education in 1978, Hall! The hillside was covered is not your mom, your where guests slept when graduating in a class of thirty Acuff on a tennis court on ending a 43-year career as with mobile homes belonging grandma, your daughter, they came to visit. I never from Gibbs in 1930, Mabel Washington Pike. After his well as night-time meetings to young soldiers and their your best friend or tried that again. attended Milligan for two service in the Army during in guidance counseling, families. “They had returned your aunt — she is your Ann and Charlsie never years before transferring to World War II, Herbert served student-parent conferences, home from World War II and sister and all the others had kids. They considered and being in were taking advantage of combined mine and Richard’s three the center of their free tuition,” Mrs. Acuff We were dirt poor children as their own. And high school said. Today, it seems an growing up at the Old when Garrett, Sara and activities. Her unlikely sight for the beautiful Garrett Homeplace, but Rebecca were growing r e t i r e m e n t building on “The Hill” that is we didn’t know it because up and got sick, I could coincided with widely recognized as the everyone was. When always count on Mama, the birth of her University’s landmark. Daddy died in 1952 at Charlsie and Ann to come first grandson After all the years that the age of 45, Mama (age to Knoxville to help me who was then have passed, Mrs. Acuff 34), was left with three out — even in the middle three months still remembers her former girls to raise (ages 7, 9 of the night. old. She left students’ names, and they and 11). I honestly don’t When I had double knee the counselor’s certainly remember her. I know how she did it. Her replacement surgery in desk behind was amazed to hear her tell main goal in life was to ‘98, Charlsie took off and cared for how many of them send her feed, clothe and educate from work and stayed this newborn cards, come to visit when us, as well as to keep us with me at St. Mary’s until grandson, they are in the area, take her together. We genuinely I came home. Then later, Bryan, who is out to dinner, and even take had love — the love for I came to Charlsie’s and now a captain her to doctor’s appointments. each other, the love of truly enjoyed her good in the ASA and Their actions now speak God, a loving Mother and cooking. is a commercial volumes about her actions loving relatives, friends When Mama died in pilot for Delta back then. It also “tells” me and neighbors — who 1992, I thought my world and United that her love of teaching deeply cared. would end. But when Airlines. was truly genuine. “I always We had to help Mama Ann died two years ago, Another wanted to be a teacher,” — working in the tobacco Charlsie and I left our grandson, she said. “Life is too short and corn fields, as well as hearts with her there at David, is an to spend it being unhappy.” in the garden — when in Holston Valley Hospital in electrician for This valuable advice comes the summer, Mama would Kingsport. That was the Knox County from someone who has lived literally can hundreds of longest trip back home and is a father almost an entire century! It is jars of food, thinking on such a rainy, gloomy to Hanna and advice she also gave to both that we might starve in day. Charlsie and I would Dylan. Though of her grandsons. She is still the winter months. We have to stop and just cry her retirement “teaching,” and we can still might gripe about having numerous times before Mabel Acuff shown in the role for which she is so well known in a spans thirty- learn. The fascinating facts to help, but Mama would we got back. picture her late husband had made for her. four years-- in Mrs. Acuff’s life are simply always say that what we Charlsie has been more than some amazing. I agree with one of canned would definitely granted her wish. She folks work--the her former students who sent “beat a snowball in the has repeatedly told me The University of Tennessee as Director of Knox County years have not dimmed her a letter telling that she had wintertime.” We raised that she prayed each (UT) where she graduated in Central Accounting Office. attitude or her energy. She taught her so many things chickens, had plenty night since Bill’s death 1934. With a double major in My brother reminded me continues to drive herself not in books. Mrs. Acuff of eggs, had cows that nine years ago that God English and history, she would that the Acuffs were related to places in the community, thought she was referring to gave plenty of milk and would take her to be with spend the next 43 years of to Union County native and attends a weekly prayer her Niagara Falls and World’s raised our own hogs that Bill. Oh, to have that kind her life’s work in school doing legend Roy Acuff. I asked her, group, and teaches an adult Fair trip to New York when produced tenderloin, of love for each other. what she loved. and it is true. Herbert and Sunday School class at Little she shared with students hams and sausage. Charlsie and Bill didn’t Mabel’s first three years Roy were first cousins; their Flat Creek Baptist Church. I about her life experiences. Now there were lots of have children, but they of teaching were at John fathers were brothers. marvel at her today. Mrs. Though Mrs. Acuff is not fun times, too. Of course helped to raise ours and Sevier starting in 1934. She In 1961, Mabel Acuff Acuff gets around without any working in the school system everybody had an outside then our grandchildren was one of four teacher, became the first Guidance major problems, her mind is these days, she worries toilet and invariably, on a Samantha, Savannah, plus a janitor and a cook. Counselor at Gibbs High extremely sharp, and she is about children having to hot and humid day, when Tommy and Olivia. (John Sevier, Arminda, and School after taking additional still very articulate. In fact, wait on the bus in the dark, you went, you didn’t tarry She was always there Skaggston Schools were course work at UT and she can recall names, dates, thinks teachers can learn so long you were in a hurry to for those she loved and later combined to form the becoming certified in seven and events better than some much more about a student get outta’ there. Now there was a true friend to all current Northeast Knox areas. This special teacher, who are half her age. by visiting in the home, and was a big walnut tree not who knew her. You NEVER School.) The next two years who always guarded her roll Mrs. Acuff shared her love does not believe parents far from the toilet, and had to wonder where you were spent teaching third and book, left the classroom of travel and recounted her stand behind the teachers about the time you were stood with Charlsie. Some fourth grades at Corryton. just before her son, Gary, three trips to Europe, one of like they did when she was to come out whammmm of her words would cut you The remaining 38 years would have become one of which lasted five weeks! She teaching. — someone would start to the bone. She loved the were at Gibbs—the smallest her students. While at UT, stayed in beautiful Shoenburg After spending an afternoon throwing walnuts at the Tennessee Volunteers, high school in the county Gary dropped band, where Castle (a place once used to with Mrs. Acuff and hearing door. Of course, I never Conway Twitty, Elvis and at that time. Mabel taught he played first trumpet, and rob people) along the Rhine what a rewarding life she has did that. And then, there the Gaithers. Richard music in first through twelfth joined the ROTC in order to River in Germany; crossed had, I can understand why my were many corncob fights Smith loaned her many grades. When it came time graduate. At graduation, he the Swiss Alps in a double- father rattled off her name as out in the barnyard. of his Gaither videos, to practice for the operettas, was commissioned Second decker bus, and visited Paris though she were a member Now understand — we and on weekends when she would drive to pick up Lieutenant in the ROTC at and Italy. She has also seen of the household. Obviously, didn’t have all the toys I came from Knoxville students; and after practice, UT and soon left for a year Mexico, Canada, and most of she has endeared herself to Savannah, Tommy and to spend the weekend she would drive them home. in Vietnam. Although they the United States. Mrs. Acuff so many students through Olivia have today, so we with her, she and I truly There were no insurance were in different wars, Gary is the last living graduate of the years. This remarkable made with what we had. enjoyed watching them. or consent forms to have and his father both served her high school class and has lady’s lessons in life go way No matter if it were While she was in the signed. She chuckled and in the same Signal Corps been interviewed by Milligan beyond grammar, spelling, raining, sleeting, snowy hospital those 43 days, admitted that such practices division of the Army. Herbert College as one of its longest and sentence structure. It is or sunshiney, it was here comes Richard with would not be possible today. entered World War II as a living former students on no wonder former students Ann’s job to help Mama the VCR — along with But then, it just seemed like Private and worked in the record. Mrs. Acuff can still keep in touch with her. milk the cows — Morning some 12 or 15 videos, the logical thing to do. Money telephone section where remember much about her Focus readers who know and night. Ann would get so she could watch them. raised from the operettas he helped to string phone former students. She has this beloved teacher may bored sometimes and Even though she didn’t was used to buy a piano wires; he returned home taught ministers, doctors, want to drop her a note. She started trying her luck watch them, she could for the school. The piano as a Master Sergeant. Gary lawyers, and many teachers. would be happy to hear from at hitting the old cat’s Continue on page 4 was burned in the second served in the radio section Two of those teachers, “Miss them.

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not at the ballot box. Presumably, the Sentinel the county a billion dollars are not overly beholden isn’t perfect and never Knox County voters, by a would have the County in debt. to special interests and will be, yet the Sentinel very large majority, insisted Mayor appoint these There is a process to lobbyists as the present always seems to favor any they wanted to keep most officials and perhaps they remove dishonest public County Commission seems process which eliminates county offices as elected have been quick to forget officials or those who have unable or unwilling to do the average citizen and positions. The Sentinel the administration of Mike been guilty of wrong doing. anything that might offend taxpayer making choices supported the notion of Ragsdale. Several Ragsdale There is even a process to developers. and decisions as it relates making these appointed appointees and employees remove a President of the Knox County is a billion to their own government. offices rather than elected. were forced to pay back United States; it’s called dollars in debt and officials It would seem the Sentinel Now they are using Trustee monies for questionable impeachment. It isn’t an have already speculated would prefer to leave John J. Duncan, III as an purchases and the like. easy process, nor should the pension payments are resolving vexing questions excuse to revisit a losing Allowing the Mayor to it be. expected to grow, diverting of public policy to the elite By Steve Hunley, cause. appoint virtually every The Charter Review dwindling resources from or perhaps they simply Publisher Certainly neither The office in the government Committee has a host of schools, roads, health care believe the electorate is [email protected] Focus nor I condone any reposes all authority in that problems to attempt to and every other aspects too stupid to choose wisely. wrong doing by public same mayor and presumes address and put before of local government. The voters are going to Recently the Knoxville officials or anyone else whomever is mayor is the people, not the least of The state and federal get fooled occasionally; I News-Sentinel published for that matter. Yet, the a person of the highest which is the defined pension governments still pass the certainly have been fooled an editorial pointing to the Sentinel has managed integrity and ability - - - yet benefits granted employees buck to municipalities and before and probably will be problems in the Trustee’s to ignore several gaping must be popularly elected. of the Knox County Sheriff’s county governments who again, but I prefer having the office as further evidence holes in their stated Why not simply allow the Department, which was are already struggling to right to vote and be fooled the Charter Review logic. While some County County Commission to also approved by the keep their collective heads than having someone else Committee needs to Commissioners have hire a professional county voters. The burgeoning above water. It is easy to choose for me. revamp county government. grumbled the definitions manager? The county bill for those benefits has inflame public opinion over Vesting all power in a The Sentinel has been and duties of these same manager could make the become a burden for the a few thousand dollars, but mayor and/or the County quite voluble on the subject offices are “vague,” they appointments and the taxpayers. it ignores the bigger picture Commission isn’t a real of changing most of the are in many instances Commissioners can attempt The truth is most of and the very real problems solution and should the “fee” offices in county required by state law. The to micromanage every the fee offices are run which most of the County people of Knox County government from elected Charter Review Committee aspect of government. well and most stress Commission would like to choose to go that route, positions to appointed. It can tinker all they like, yet Mayor Ragsdale left service to constituents, pretend aren’t sitting in they will find that it will be appears the Sentinel has whatever the result, local office bragging he never the people who pay the the room like an elephant a big mistake. renewed its campaign to law cannot supersede state raised our property taxes; bills. Certainly one could pregnant with triplets. Comments? Please e-mail accomplish what it could law. he didn’t mention leaving argue those public officials The electoral process [email protected].

Wheels on the Bus Season of the Wolf Cont. from page 1 is because of curb heights I am cold two. Instead, all Everyone around me The driver was becoming and curb cuts that make it in my bones we have had is seems lethargic, stressed, clearly frustrated in trying safer for the wheelchair indi- and I feel tired rain, rain and or downright cranky. to correctly apply the ten- vidual to more safely disem- when I wake more rain. I’ve Not long ago my friend sion hooks and safely lock bark the bus. Many stops up. I’m about noticed that it’s taught me the phrase for Mrs. Moss. A supervisor require a precise location to Photo by Dan Andrews. as stressed getting to other “the hour of the wolf.” was called and, about five stop and it is helpful for the The wheelchair lift tempo- as every one people too. My Apparently, there is even minutes later, a second KAT driver to know in advance. rarily freezes on Trolley 28. working guy or Facebook home a movie by that name. She driver got on the bus and The process of strap- gal, and I should page has been explained to me that “the within two minutes correct- ping in a rider is so complex apologized multiple times be thankful loaded with hour of the wolf” is that ly and safely installed the because there is not just but she had no luck. She for my health By Sarah Baker comments like, time of night around 3AM bakers@knoxfocus. seat belt. He stated he had one kind of wheelchair. The called in for back up and and for my job. com “I am so sick or so when you’re awake seen the scenario a day ear- wheelchair industry creates a new trolley was there in There is really and tired of this with worry or grief and you lier on a similar wheelchair. several different sizes and about 5 minutes. The new just one thing making rain…I either want some cannot go back to sleep, He used a technique involv- models each year, which in driver had figured out how to me so cantankerous. It’s snow or some sun…” so all you can do is wait ing a movable floor peg after turn creates many variations raise the lift, but by that time winter. You know that and “This rain makes me for the night to pass and cleaning out the device on to properly secure the rider. we were all on the backup when I was a teenager I want to stay home from for morning to come. I the floor. The bus driver There are literally hundreds trolley. actually fantasized about work and take a nap.” Continue on page 4 stated she had never seen of different variations with Thankfully, on Wednes- living in Alaska? No that technique used. KAT slight to major differences. day the weather was in the more. Sure, there are Supervisor Brenda Robin- One driver, who asked to 60s and our stop was on the the wide open spaces, son came aboard and took remain anonymous, told me main route. During my ride the breathtaking note of the technique. that she had received very with Moss, I learned how mountains, and all After we rode the trolley, little training in strapping in lucky we were to have good those men in buffalo we returned to the Transit a wheelchair. So the prob- weather conditions. Many plaid who look like Center where Supervisor lem becomes very appar- stops do not have shelters they could cut down a Robinson was waiting for ent. or are not so close to the tree with one hand and Mrs. Moss. She took pic- On the one side you Transit Center. Moss related rotate my tires with the tures of Mrs. Moss’s wheel- have the passenger with to me how she’s waited for other. It doesn’t matter. chair and strap setup and an expensive wheelchair a half hour or longer in the There isn’t a lumberjack was soon on the phone that wants their chair to be sleet, wind and bitter cold rugged enough to entice trying to correct the situa- locked in correctly to avoid without shelter, for a bus. me there now, because tion and find correct equip- expensive damage. On the I was able to witness and all I would be thinking ment. other side you have frus- understand just the com- about is how dang cold After I saw how dedicat- trated KAT drivers who have plexity of wheelchair acces- it would be. I hate being ed, friendly and professional hundreds of different varia- sibility on the KAT transit cold. Do they have Supervisor Robinson was to tions to learn on their own lines is. flannel in Aruba? Mrs. Moss, I decided to iden- with, as it appears, inade- Yes, if you’re in a wheel- I think many of us tify myself as a reporter and quate training. Frustration chair it can be very frustrat- would be able to bare ask a few questions. She kicks in on both sides and ing to have broken lifts and this cold weather if we smiled and took time out of one can easily mistake frus- drivers who need better could at least have a her busy schedule to go over tration for rudeness. Let me training. good old-fashioned some questions of the trip I stress: based on my obser- If you’re a KAT employee romantic snow day or had observed. vations, the drivers are not who strives for profession- My most prevalent ques- being rude. They are frus- alism and who is dedicated tion to her was, “why do trated when they don’t know to helping the public, it can handicapped riders get sin- how to correctly lock in a be very frustrating trying to gled out and asked where unique wheelchair. secure a wheelchair in when they are going before they After my time with Mrs. different models are con- board the bus or trolley?” I Moss, I decided to dig stantly coming out. had noted throughout the deeper and just randomly I saw the diligence and day that other passengers observe handicapped pas- passion of Supervisor Rob- are not singled out. sengers and how they are inson and, at the same time, Supervisor Robinson dealt with. the frustration of a driver We honor Silver Sneakers • No Hidden Fees explained to me that KAT At 2:32 p.m., I observed trying to do the right thing but Fitness Program and All • No Enrollment fees is aware that it takes extra Trolley 28 at the Krutch Park not knowing how. I cannot Other Seniors time to strap in a handi- stop attempting to pick up stress enough that my half- • No Contracts capped rider. If a bus driver a wheelchair passenger. As day investigation was a mere ZUMBA Classes • No Signup Bonus for Members and is taking the time to safely I boarded, I observed the snapshot of the issue; how- • Access to over 1000 and correctly strap in a rider, driver being extremely kind, ever, it became very appar- Nonmembers then KAT wants to know this courteous, professional and ent to me that there is much locations so that if the driver falls back overall providing a warm more to this issue than I ini- New Year, New You! Get fast results with • Simple and Clean trainers Dr. Denise Wood or Bill Phillips! on their scheduled time atmosphere on the bus. I tially thought. Sports Trainer frame, a back up bus can was completely undercover; As is often the case in the Call for be dispatched to the next nobody knew I was on the service industry, one tends Details! location. It also allows KAT bus for observation. I can to remember the single bad 7374 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville supervisors the ability to rec- truthfully write that the bus experience over the hun- 865-577-6633 or 865-924-2134 ognize that a delay is about driver was so kind and pro- dreds of positive ones. I to happen because the bus fessional; it seriously made encourage everybody to take Bring in coupon for Bring in coupon for driver is hard at work and not me proud to be a citizen of note of their driver while on First Personal slacking off. She also noted Knoxville. the trolley, and pass along that bus stops often have Then as she lowered the the praise or criticism to $10 Off Month $100 Off Training different stop points to let wheelchair lift, it broke! the good folks at the Tran- With Bill Phillips NESTA CPT & Lifestyle Coach the wheelchair rider off. This She tried in vain to fix it and sit Center. PAGE A4 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012 The pain of simplicity David, I mean, look, we’ve known for spending. years that the federal government Short of a hostile confiscation of was in serious debt, but to the its citizens’ personal wealth, those average American the numbers appear to be America’s only two are just too big to make sense in viable options as well. But for a the beloved real life. But by simply removing a government, growing your way to The psalmist David wrote, few zeroes (8, to be exact) from the fiscal soundness is problematic, “Be still and know that I am By Richie Beeler figures, we can see how this same for the simple reason that there God”, for David was prone financial scenario might play out in is no scientific, guaranteed way to sometimes to go about his I saw a graphic on Facebook the life of an individual. Now we’re grow a free market economy in the way. the other day that I just couldn’t dealing with something people can short term. It’s a crap shoot. I like David because he help but comment on. Certainly, relate to. Call it the financial life of As for cuts, well let’s imagine seems so similar to a lot of America’s fiscal woes have been John Doe. what such a course of action would people I know, who are living with David, after which, no stranger to this column during Here’s our guy’s financial picture. look like for John Doe. frenetic lives, watching the David would write a psalm of the past several years. And while He earns about $22,000 a year. We’re talking immediate downsize days go by, wondering whether thanksgiving. God and David no writer wants to beat a dead He spends about $38,000 a in living accommodations. Limited or not, it is all worth it. David’s had a lot of conversations, horse too much, this particular year. Because his outgo exceeds travel. No cable. Maybe even no life was not without many of David was very close to God. depiction of the current debt crisis his income, he borrows around TV. No eating out. No new clothes. the same trials people have In fact, God gave David a lot just caught my eye in such a way $16,000 a year to make ends Carpooling. Ramen noodles. faced throughout the ages, of advice on how to fight his that I simply had to offer some meet. His total personal debt Selling of personal assets. Oh, did and continue to face in today’s battles. It was with God’s additional thoughts. now exceeds $142,000. So to fix I mention the occasional temper world. power that the Philistines Now first, another of my many his mess, he cuts $385 from his tantrum thrown by someone who David had many talents. were conquered. On the other disclaimers: I cannot vouch for annual budget. wants their cable and Big Mac? He was a shepherd, then a hand, David experienced the exact accuracy of these Sound ridiculous? Of course it Imagine what that might look musician, playing his harp the “fear of God” once in figures. Remember, I got them does! Ridiculous on many levels. like at the federal government for Saul when he was down a while. Remember, when off Facebook; not from the This is a scenario you’d have to level. Reduced entitlements. No in the dumps. He was also someone touched the Ark of Congressional Budget Office. But laugh at to keep from crying! Want government health care. A drastic a warrior. He could very well the Covenant and God smote they nonetheless illustrate an something to really cry about? The reduction in the military. Closure fit into today’s society. David him? I think sometimes David extremely powerful point about guy in this article is imaginary. The of national parks and recreation fell in love with another man’s had a love-hate relationship the dire simplicity of our nation’s federal government is real. areas. Eliminated government wife and had her husband with God, but God’s love for financial condition. And so is its debt. Excuse me.... jobs and social programs. Oh, did killed. His best friends, Saul David always won. According to the figure given in the our debt. Oh, let me assure you, I mention rioting in the streets? and Jonathan were killed. His The admonishment God graphic, the federal government’s we’re all co-signers on this loan. Because that’s what a temper beloved son, Absalom, was gave David then is as much for balance sheet indicates the And when the United States tantrum looks like at this level. killed. What a rough road he us today, “Be still. And know following: America takes in a little government becomes truly And that, my friends, is why traveled, still David kept close that I am God.” Stop the hand- over $2 trillion dollars a year in desperate for money (and it’s REAL neither our dude nor the federal to God. wringing, the shaking of the revenue. It spends a little under close) it won’t be Congress and government has chosen the option With all his hang-ups, God head, the hammering of your $4 trillion. To make up the shortfall, the President paying the bill. It’ll of meaningful budget cuts. They loved David because his hearts, because I am here. I our government incurs about be the American people. And don’t don’t want to deal with the temper lineage was prepared many am God. $1.5 trillion a year in new debt. fool yourself folks, Washington is tantrum. In government, temper generations before he was I found this personally Our total debt is currently about running out of solutions. tantrums often find their way into even born. Remember when true since 2012 began. His $14.2 trillion. To “fix” this financial I mean what would you tell our the streets and to the ballot box. Naomi held Ruth’s son on her admonishment has helped Titanic, lawmakers have proposed guy, were he a real person? The So both John Doe and Uncle Sam bosom? His name was Obed. me through the days when I an average of around $38.5 billion most obvious option for him would have continued to do what they do He was the father of Jesse, thought I couldn’t cope. He in annual spending cuts. be bankruptcy. But since that would best: borrow their way into financial who was the father of David, knew that I had to: Be still, and Thirty-eight point five billion be a horrific option for the United oblivion. who was the forerunner of know that He is God. dollars. That’s a great deal of money. States, we had best take it off Meanwhile, they will continue to God’s son, Jesus. So, God Thought for the day: Help To you and me. But it is merely a the table. Unlike the government, protect sacred cows, grandstand was not about to let anything yourself and God will help you. drop in the proverbial bucket of he cannot legally steal another about meaningless issues, and happen to David, he was too Dutch proverb our government’s financial ocean person’s money, so he can’t tax offer token cuts that you couldn’t important to His purpose. of debt. The numbers are telling his way to a balanced budget. He find in the budget with a magnifying David would sometimes Send comments to: enough on their own face. But the really has only two options: seek glass. get displeased with God’s [email protected] or ph:865- illustration gets a lot more real another job or some higher paying Of course, by now, it would directives. When this happened 748-4717 Thank you. when you knock some of the rings source of income (grow his way out probably take a telescope. God would make a Covenant off. of debt), or make drastic cuts in his

Season of the Wolf Continued from page 3 Oh how winter fills me with hate! My sister, my friend think everyone has at some time It makes me want to hibernate. scared her, therefore starting in Heaven with God, her soul Continued from page 2 or other experienced “the hour Although there is not much her painful journey. mate, Bill, Ann, Mama and of the wolf.” snow, hear them and we all sang And the weeks we were in Daddy. Right now, I feel like it is “the It seems still the winter winds along with them many times. ARH, her hospital room was like Life IS a gift — and so are season of the wolf.” It is cold blow. Suzanne, Betty, Gale, Janice a swinging door with so many those around us. One of those and rainy and blah and I cannot, I deeply miss warm summer and I watched them over and of her co-workers, nurses, around us is gone — and those as a responsible mother and a nights over. Those were special days caregivers, aides and doctors of us who knew Charlsie have productive citizen, go to sleep and With millions of fireflies taking when Charlsie would sing along and everyone who worked lost a precious gift. But I can wake up in April. Therefore, all I flight. with us. there with her for 43 years still see that tall statuesque, can do is push through and do my And if lack of sunlight were not When her doctors told her stopping in to say hello. She blonde-haired girl with those best every day reminding myself enough that she had Stage IV breast lived 43 days after she was high heels, a purse to match all along the way that spring will Ms. Baker assigns this insipid cancer in early September, 1 admitted and not one time did and that red lipstick. She was eventually get here and get us all stuff! believe a burden was lifted I hear anyone being anything a beautiful sister — with a out of our frosty little funks. I got a good laugh out of this from her. She thought “Now but kind. beautiful smile, smiling down My students are apparently one, gave her an A and hoped to I will be going to be with my Charlsie was a very strong from Heaven. She knew she in the same frame of mind. myself that spring will bring more Bill.’ But never in her wildest sister—I don’t know how she could not get well and was Rose Patterson, who is a ray of inspiring assignments and more dreams did she think it would kept her secret just between ready to say goodbye. God sunshine in one of my classes, inspiring columns. I love you all be such a painful process. She “her and God.” She never chooses the very best. expressed it very well in a poem and hope you will bear with me had the stroke on Thursday, the wanted treatment. She was Charlsie was my sister and she wrote earlier this week: in the meantime. 22nd of September and that ready to go and now she is my best friend.

“There would be no new Carter Elementary School

without Mike McMillan. 8th District School Board member Mike McMillan and Mayor Tim Burchett inspect the progress of the site That’s just a fact!” preparation for the new Carter Elementary School. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett voteformcmillan.com Paid for by Committee to Re-Elect Mike McMillan, Doug Beeler and Teresa Clapp, Treasurers January 30, 2012 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE B1

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67-year-old grandmother builds website, In Perspective Kickin’ it Old- School helppatsummitt.com Over the last five years, the ideal of nostal- When Janice Watrous learned Shop Pro® PhotoX2, and Adobe® ‘from scratch’.” perhaps, even a cure in time to gia has become a major that Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt Photoshop® Elements 4.0, and And what a challenge it was! help Pat,” Watrous said. market has early-onset dementia, using a couple of other technical Technical glitches repeatedly Watrous knows all too well the trend. Alzheimer’s type, the 67-year-old books, Watrous set out to learn caused her problems. Each time, pain of having a loved one with T h e Knoxville grandmother decided to to write the xhtml code and css to she started the website all over Alzheimer’s, since her mother had m o s t build a website designed to raise build the website. again, six or seven times. “It would been diagnosed with dementia, poi- money for Alzheimer’s research in Watrous admits, “It would have have been so easy to quit, but I probably of the Alzheimer’s type. g n a n t Pat’s honor. been much easier to use Netscape was determined to accomplish my Several other relatives on her exam- Armed with two good web- Composer or Microsoft FrontPage goal and build this website. I really mother’s side had dementia in ple I site-building books by Elizabeth to build my website, but I wanted would like to help raise money for their old age. Watrous expressed c a n Castro and with software such to challenge myself more by writ- Alzheimer’s research so that we By Tasha Mahurin think of Continue on page 2 Mahurint@ as MP3 Recorder Studio, Paint ing my own code and by doing it all can find an effective treatment or, knoxfocus.com on the l o c a l level is JFG Coffee. Many of you will recall that the Knox-famous JFG sign had been removed to undergo necessary repairs when the owner of the property where the sign had been locat- ed for years refused to allow it to return to its former location. While working in South Knoxville, I fol- lowed the story exten- sively. I remember being intrigued at the level of commitment that the local community dem- onstrated to ensure that the sign was returned to the “south-side of the river” in a new location- despite a city ordinance against new signs being placed. The JFG sign had become synonymous with the area. South Knoxvillians could drive across the Henley Street Photo by dan andrews. Bridge on a cold winter Officers of the Month named. Knoxville Elks Lodge 160 honored Knox County sheriffs as officers of the month for November (Mark Belliveau, day, glance over at that right) and December (Glen Simerly, left). These officers were honored together in January due to the Christmas holidays. This program is made old sign, and breathe possible by donations, LB Steele, the Crown Plaza Downtown and the Knoxville Elks Lodge. It is held on the 3rd tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. a sigh of relief…almost home. And that, my friends, is the embodiment of this notion of infusing nostal- gia into your business. It is a historical sociolog- Knox County holds lowest unemployment ical fact that in uncer- tain times, people cling to what is familiar. When rate for December 2011 people come into con- tact with your product or County non-seasonally adjust- December 2011 was 8.5 per- unemployment rate at 18.8 per- month. Hamilton County was 7.2 brand, there is much to ed unemployment rates for cent, a decrease of 0.2 percent- cent, up from 17.5 percent in percent, down from 7.4 percent, be gained by adding or December 2011, released today, age point from the November the previous month, followed by and Shelby County was 8.8 per- incorporating elements show that the rate decreased rate. Obion County at 15.3, which was cent, down from the November of wistfulness. in 56 counties, increased in Williamson and Lincoln coun- unchanged from the November unemployment rate of 9.3 Many companies have 27 counties, and remained the ties registered the state’s lowest rate. percent. taken to branding and same in 12 counties. county unemployment rate at Knox County had the state’s NOTE: Specific county informa- marketing themselves Tennessee’s unemployment 5.4 percent. Both counties had lowest major metropolitan rate tion is available on the Internet; this way. Consider the rate for December fell to 8.7 per- higher rates in November with of 5.9 percent, down from 6.3 enter http://www.tn.gov/labor- design of The Mast cent, down from the November Williamson at 5.8 percent and percent in November. Davidson wfd/labor_figures/dec2011coun- General Store logo or the revised rate of 9.1. The nation- Lincoln at 5.6 percent. Scott County was 6.9 percent, down ty.pdf . al unemployment rate for County had the state’s highest from 7.3 percent in the previous Cont. on page 4 PAGE B2 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012

Dan around town Photos by Dan Andrews.

Knoxville grandmother Janice Watrous takes a break after building her website, helppat- summitt.com, and uploading it to the web.

Members of Pack 43 Den 4 of Beaumont Elementary stopped by the City County 67-year-old grandmother Building last week and visited with Councilman Finbarr Saunders. Pictured from left to right are Ian Scott, James Wimmer, Phoebe Scott, Wyatt Brace and Anthony Thomas. builds website, helppatsummitt.com Cont. from page 1 addition, the website has Schoenwaldt. She also a link to The Pat Summitt likes how-to and self-help the pain loved ones feel Foundation Fund, so that books. with an original poem, readers may easily learn It’s no surprise, then, Memories Lost, which she about Pat’s own founda- that Watrous would use placed on her website. tion and conveniently make books to teach herself how The website also an online donation to it for to build a website instead includes links to many of Alzheimer’s research. of attending a computer the Alzheimer’s disease Watrous, a self- class. What is a surprise research centers around described “computer geek is that she would spend the country, all funded by and lifelong bookworm,” so much time and effort- the National Institute on enjoys reading historical -“probably at least 300 Aging, and to the NIA’s own biographies and histori- hours”--to build a web- website, where many free cal fiction such as When site designed to help Pat Alzheimer’s publications We Were Strangers by Summitt, a woman she has may be downloaded. In Knoxville writer Pamela never met.

Mayor Burchett chats with Jim Gadd of Rush’s Music during a recent tour of South Knoxville. See next week’s Focus for the full story! PAGE B2 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012 January 30, 2012 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE B3 George L. Berry Labor Leader In Tennessee Politics Pages from Part 3 the Political Past Both Roosevelt and the New Deal were enormously pop- ular in Tennessee, especial- ly with Democrats. Berry’s principle opponent for the Democratic nomination, Tom Stewart, was cam- paigning across Tennessee as a solid supporter of FDR and the New Deal. Berry By Ray Hill denounced the New Deal [email protected] as “socialism”, a remarkable about-face considering that he unexpect- two years previously he had ed death of U. S. raised a huge war chest and Senator Nathan L. had worked hard for FDR’s BachmanT in April of 1937 reelection. caused a series of events, Berry mailed tens of which led to all out warfare thousands of copies of between competing factions his speeches explaining of Tennessee’s Democratic his dispute with TVA to Party. Tennesseans. Berry even Governor Gordon went to the trouble of mailing Browning finally made an a copy of a speech made by appointment to fill Senator Nebraska Senator George Bachman’s seat on May W. Norris to constituents. 6, 1937. Browning ignored Norris Dam was named for several more prominent the Nebraskan and he was Tennesseans and appoint- photo from the author’s personal collection. considered by many as “the ed George L. Berry. Berry, Senator George L. Berry arrives in Washington, D. C. May 1937 father of the TVA” and Berry President of the International surely hoped the associa- Printing Pressmen and tion would help his flagging Assistants’ Union, named Chamber at the time, volume to Kenneth Morgan insisted upon hearings in a huff, claim- election prospects. the governor’s older brother, George L. Berry failed to McKellar’s own book about holding a public condem- ing he was needed in the Berry’s erratic campaign- F. L. Browning, as his princi- cast a vote, while McKellar senators from Tennessee, nation hearing to precise- Senate Chamber as the ing and change in his politi- pal assistant, and departed loyally backed the President. points out George L. Berry ly determine the value of Farm Bill was coming up for cal views did nothing to help for Washington, D. C. to take McKellar lost no time in was never recorded as George L. Berry’s holdings. consideration. him or Governor Browning his seat in the United States writing to the President to having once spoken in the Berry was immediately It was soon apparent even who valiantly tried hard to Senate. Both Governor point out Berry’s failure. Senate Chamber, nor is embarrassed when it was to Berry his claims against pretend George L. Berry Browning and President Senator Berry’s complaints there a single piece of leg- revealed his partner had the TVA were hurtful to his didn’t exist. The McKellar Franklin Roosevelt would about McKellar’s domina- islation bearing his name. sold his own interest in sup- campaign and he gave sev- – Crump organization was soon have cause to be dis- tion of Tennessee appoint- While Berry clearly enjoyed posedly $3 million worth of eral speeches to try and working frantically and their appointed in Senator Berry. ments and patronage fell the prestige of serving as a mineral leases for a mere address the issue. Berry had candidates were present- Berry found his office in on deaf ears after that and senator, it is questionable $400. Berry found himself filed his claims against the ed to the voters as a ticket. the ornate Senate Office McKellar’s control of patron- how hard he worked at it on the stand and didn’t Tennessee Valley Authority Signs and campaign but- Building filled with well wish- age was even more firmly or even how much time he much enjoy the experience. even before appointed to tons for “Cooper – Stewart ers and flowers. The wel- held within his grasp. devoted to the job. It was a When reminded that he, the U. S. Senate by Governor – Hudson” were everywhere come he received from his McKellar returned to glaring contrast to McKellar along with other directors of Browning, which makes in Tennessee. Crump urged senior colleague, Kenneth Tennessee at the behest who gloried in serving as his union had been charged his selection all the more on the Memphis machine to McKellar, was far less warm. of his political partner, E. H. Tennessee’s senator and in 1921 with a misappropri- puzzling. Berry proved to turn out a huge vote, while By the time George L. Berry Crump. Crump had backed was relentless in his pur- ation of funds, Berry roared, be a detriment to Gordon Senator McKellar daily kept arrived in the United States Gordon Browning for gover- suit of projects and appoint- “Why don’t you hit above the Browning’s own reelection a close eye on the cam- Senate, McKellar had been a nor and Browning’s assault ments for Tennessee and belt?” campaign and the governor paign from Washington. senator for twenty years. He on the Memphis machine Tennesseans. McKellar paid When the TVA lawyer tried to distance himself as McKellar himself returned was one of the more senior had left the Boss sputter- attention to the smallest produced documentation best he could, which was vir- to Tennessee to make a Democrats in the Senate ing in indignation and shock. details of his job and much showing that Berry and his tually impossible, especially few speeches and greet and occupied powerful posi- Crump had been forced of the correspondence partner had signed numer- as his brother was Berry’s friends as Election Day tions of prime importance to beg McKellar to return coming out of Berry’s office ous leases with property Secretary. approached. to Tennessee as the senior from Washington and go to bore secretarial signatures. owners providing them with Senator Berry’s bid for It would be the end of senator. Berry immediately Nashville where the legisla- Berry nonetheless wanted a 50% commission for any election took an inexplicable George L. Berry’s political proposed a division of the ture was debating the gover- to continue serving in the transaction with the Federal turn when he began cam- career as well as his influ- Federal patronage and polit- nor’s county unit bill. Senator United States Senate and government right around paigning against Franklin ence in elections. ical appointments between McKellar was highly respect- his campaign was evident- the time the Tennessee Roosevelt and the New Deal. himself and McKellar. ed by most members of the ly well financed. Full color Valley Authority legislation Senator McKellar, who state legislature and he posters, a rarity for the time, had been approved by the already controlled most all arrived by train in Nashville began appearing all across Congress, Berry was forced patronage in Tennessee, and addressed the General Tennessee, bearing a flat- into the uncomfortable and replied to Berry in typically Assembly where he assailed tering likeness of the candi- unlikely position of denying blunt McKellar language: “I Browning’s proposal. date, as well as a facsimile he had ever seen any of the find I cannot agree with you” Governor Browning fought of his bold signature, urging agreements. in the distribution of patron- back ferociously and used Tennesseans to return him Finally, Berry exploded, age and appointments. every means at his dispos- to the Senate. While it is not thundering, “I was once Senator Berry proved to al to pass the county unit known today, Berry’s cam- within three votes of being be less than adept in trying plan. Browning barely man- paign posters and literature nominated Vice President of to outmaneuver McKellar. aged to get enough votes to was very likely printed by his the United States!” Berry held up the reappoint- approve the county unit bill, own union’s presses. Berry Senator Berry left the ment of James B. Frazier, Jr. only to see it struck down had perfected and patent- as United States Attorney by the Tennessee Supreme ed a five color printing pro- for the Eastern District of Court. cess, which belonged to him Tennessee. Frazier was McKellar and Crump soon personally, rather than the the son of former gov- determined to sponsor oppo- union. ernor and U. S. Senator nents for both Browning and The Berry campaign was James B. Frazier and was Senator Berry in the 1938 severely hampered by his highly popular and well primary elections. They running dispute with the Promises Made, regarded, especially in his settled on a young State Tennessee Valley Authority. home city of Chattanooga. Senator from Shelbyville, The TVA was quite prob- Frazier had originally been Prentice Cooper, as their ably the most popular Promises Kept appointed by McKellar and gubernatorial candidate New Deal agency in the the senior senator intend- and District Attorney Tom state and revered by most ed to see him reappointed. Stewart from Winchester Tennesseans. Berry was Senator McKellar carefully to challenge Berry. Fourth fighting with TVA over the took Frazier’s nomination District Congressman J. value of mineral deposits he through the committee pro- Ridley Mitchell, perhaps feel- owned on property that had cess and had Frazier con- ing a third candidate might been flooded. Berry insist- firmed by the Senate a be able to win the nomina- ed the marble inundated ELECT day later. Needless to say, tion, also joined the Senate by TVA waters was worth Senator Berry had unnec- race. as much as $3 million, a essarily made some potent Aside from his disagree- claim TVA Board Chairman political enemies through ments with McKellar on Arthur Morgan thought his handling of patronage patronage, Berry made little preposterous. In fact, Dr. matters. impression upon the Senate. Morgan believed Berry’s Berry made matters Berry retained the presiden- claims to be so outrageous even worse when Franklin cy of his union and spent as as to merit criminal prosecu- Roosevelt’s bill to enlarge much time in Tennessee as tion. Boss Crump derisively the Supreme Court came he did Washington, D. C. dismissed Berry as either to a vote in the Senate. Former Senator Bill Frist, George “Marble” Berry or Despite being in the Senate who authored a companion “the marble wizard.” Paid for by the Committee to Elect Phil Ballard PAGE B4 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012

It’s been a long week. It office is available to assist you in making any started with tornado warn- plans. The Tennessee State Museum, which is ings and severe thunder across the street from the Capitol Building and storms in the Nashville Legislative Plaza, is an excellent museum portray- area on Sunday night. As I ing Tennessee history, and it is free. It is not open have mentioned before, my on Monday, so it would be best for you to plan to wife and I live in our motor visit on another day. If you would like to attend a home at a campground committee meeting, they meet on Tuesdays and while we are in Nashville. A Wednesdays or you can see a House Session on motor home is not a good Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. The House gal- From State place to be during a torna- lery is open for visitors, and you might want to Representative do! We had some anxious attend all or part of a Session. Also I enjoy having moments and were pre- individual students accompany me on the floor Harry Brooks pared to head to a more of the House where they serve as page for a day. secure location if necessary. Fortunately that Contact my Nashville office if you would like more was not needed. In addition to that, I have suf- information about either of these opportunities. fered from a really bad cold all week that pretty That number is 615-741-6879. It is an honor to much did me in. So, if I didn’t respond to your serve you as your Representative. phone calls or e-mails, please be patient. I will get caught up. Regardless of how poorly I felt, legislative work continued. We had three session days (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday), and on Tuesday I met with the Education Committee as we held our first meeting. I chair the Children and Family Affairs Committee, and we began meeting on Wednesday. In addition I met with several individuals, including some from the Knoxville area, who had legislative concerns. One was Margaret Maddox from the Discovery Center concerning the Science Alliance Program. I also had two students from Junior Achievement, Bader Shehadah and Habiba Soliman, that shadowed me for a day as they learned more about the legisla- tive process. I also met with Sherry Morgan the president of KCEA. Thursday I met with the Tennessee Higher Education Committee and the Department of Education concern- ing proposals regarding educational issues. All proposed bills had to be filed by January 26th. By having an early deadline for introducing legislation, we are hoping to reach our goal of an early adjournment for this session. We are working toward finish- ing by the end of April or first of May. This will save the state money and allow us more time to be back in our districts taking care of constituent issues. I am carrying a number of bills and will be discussing them here more thoroughly as the session continues. One that affects a good number of families deals with the lottery scholarship money awarded to students. The revenue from the sale of lottery tickets is not keeping up with the amount earned. Something must be done. The legislation I am proposing, if passed, will take affect beginning with the students entering college in the fall of 2015. At that time, students attending a four year Tennessee institution of higher learning will be required to meet BOTH the grade point average AND the ACT requirement to receive the scholarship money. Those choosing to attend a two year institution or technical center will not see any changes from the cur- rent standards. As we head toward spring, I know many schools and families are planning spring trips. Visiting the Capitol in Nashville makes for a fun and educational experience. My

Kickin’ it Old-School Cont. from page 1 slogan of Home Federal Bank: “American Dreams, Hometown Answers.” While this type of nostalgic promotion works for a 100+ year old general store and for a local bank, there are instances where this type of strategy is not appropriate. Marketing is much like fashion…A dress found on the catwalk might not work on the sidewalk. Sometimes you have to take it and “make it your own.” Let me explain, a cutting-edge technology consulting firm wouldn’t want to incorpo- rate a dated look into their promotional materials. However, this concept of “nos- talgia” can be incorporated through more tangible avenues. For instance, many “.coms” are adver- tising their customer service in this manner: “Call our 1-800 number and speak to a live representative.” They have chosen to leverage their customer ser- vice against competitors who may use an automated voice system. Never underes- timate the power of a hand-written thank- you note to an important client, it is much more personal than an email. Keep fresh coffee in your lobby. No matter how you go about it…your customers or clients should feel “at home.” Until next week, bona fortuna sit semper. See next week’s Focus for January 30, 2012 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE C1

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The fine art of extreme wrestling By David Klein family, event, TXW start- stories about wrestling and does talent relations said that the fans have strived for in his matches. Tennessee Extreme ed with some local wres- 7 days a week and twice for TXW. Marshall is proud been incredibly loyal over He adds, “We want them Wrestling (TXW) has tlers fans might recognize. on Sundays. He wrestled of the fact that the show the years. “Fans know what excited after the first bell recently risen to the top Perhaps the biggest name everywhere from Tulsa, appeals to kids and that they want,” she said. “They rings and to leave excit- of the local wrestling cir- to begin the league Tipton Oklahoma, to the Super- talent comes from “any- let you (the wrestler) know ed.” cuit. The league, owned got, was Tony Anthony, aka dome in New Orleans. where and everywhere.” what they do and don’t Despite these ways the by Jerry Tipton, Certified “Dirty White Boy.” “Dirty The Superdome match “We give anybody a like. She proclaimed it as wrestlers connect with the Public Accountant, started White Boy” played a big took place in 1982 in chance,” Marshall said. a place where people can fans, Dirty White Boy com- in 2006. “We wanted to part in getting Tennessee front of 60,000 people. Marshall grew up idoliz- forget about their prob- plained that the wrestling do it, try it,” Tipton said, as Extreme Wrestling started. Dirty White Boy took on ing Dirty White Boy and lems. has changed a lot over the his reason for starting the Dirty White Boy, grew up in Sergeant Slaughter in the is thrilled to have him in “To have that power years. “Guys today think league. “My biggest chal- Knoxville, watching wres- match. TXW. over them (fans), to know they know everything; we lenge was, who was going tler Buddy Caldwell on TV, I also had the pleasure Adding to Marshall’s beyond a shadow of a are losing the fine art of to wrestle?” wanting to be a wrestler. of speaking with Billy Mar- point about appealing to doubt, they’ll be back,” is wrestling.” “Wrestling has Touted as a clean, Dirty White Boy told shall, who is a wrestler fans, the wrestler Violet something Dirty White Boy Continue on page 2

Sports treasure hunt takes turn down Memory Lane

I like to collect sports mem- orabilia and sever- al items in the Knoxville Flea Market booth belong- ing to Bobbie By Steve and Johnny Williams Fisher caught my eye. An old 33 1/3 LP vinyl record album named “The Bear,” with a drawing of the legendary Alabama football coach in his houndstooth hat on the cover, stood out to this longtime fan of the Southeastern Confer- ence. I also took home a Powell High megaphone and Central Bobcats cup to add to my high school sports collection. Continue on page 2

An “Angel” used the picture of two Red Devils as the cover for a birthday card she made recently for her dad. The photograph of Johnny and Bobbie Fisher was taken in the summer of 1962, a year before they were married. Johnny was a quarterback at Halls High and Bobbie was a cheerleader captain. Their children, Angela and David, attended Central High, but these days Bobbie and Johnny pull for the Red Devils. PAGE C2 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012 The fine art of extreme Sports treasure hunt takes turn wrestling Cont. from page 1 and also Bobbie Rayne, down Memory Lane changed so much,” he who has been wrestling added. “Wrestlers today for 16 years. Rayne’s spe- Cont. from page 1 this sports treasure hunt high school team because Johnny. don’t have the knowledge cialty move is the Rain I never knew baseball January 22 at Knoxville he was a left-footed punter Last summer, Johnny’s or the tools to be better Drop. cards came in cans until Expo Center was meeting and the Vols’ upcoming nephew, Scott Galyon, than what they are.” TXW hosts matches I saw the two the Fishers the Fishers. I first noticed opponent, Alabama, had a joined his grandfather The negative, howev- every first Saturday of the had on display. They were Johnny was wearing a left-footed punter. in the Greater Knox- er, is outweighed heavi- month. Winter matches from the 1990s and had Halls High ball cap. I asked “They wanted to get use ville Sports Hall of Fame. ly by the positive. Owner are at the Milton Roberts never been opened. Atlan- them how they had come to the different spiral,” Galyon, a rugged middle Tipton described TXW as Recreation Center next ta Braves pitcher Greg to have these old sports explained Johnny. “College linebacker, starred at Sey- a “stress reliever.” “We do to Comcast on Asheville Maddux was featured on items. That kicked off an coaches couldn’t do some- mour High and UT before it and we enjoy it. It’s a fel- Highway. Summer match- one can and Seattle Mari- enjoyable conversation. I thing like that now.” playing professionally with lowship with each other. es are behind Tipton’s tax ners slugger Ken Griffey, found out they were sports Johnny also heard about the New York Giants and It’s like a big club.” office at 6232 Washington Jr. on the other. enthusiasts, too. his dad wearing two left- Miami Dolphins. Violet adds, “We want to Pike. All matches begin I also purchased a card Johnny was the senior footed shoes when he Galyon joined the Fellow- give them (fans) their mon- at 7 pm and last approx- collection of Olympic greats quarterback for the Halls played on the high school ship of Christian Athletes ey’s worth and more.” imately till 10 or 10:30 from yesteryear. Jesse Red Devils in the fall of basketball team his senior staff in 2007 and is cur- Wresting fans will also pm. Admission is $5 with Owens’ card was on top. 1960 and Bobbie was cap- year. “Somebody gave him rently the Lakeway Area see at matches Mack kids 10 and under free. And if you someday see tain of the Halls cheerlead- a good buy. But when he representatve for the FCA. McMurray, the commis- The next match is Satur- a guy wearing a Tennessee ing squad as a senior in got home he discovered the The Galyons have a sioner and occasional ref- day, February 4, and fea- Oilers football T-shirt, that the fall of 1963. Their first shoes were for two left feet. son (Elijah) and daughter eree who has been in the tures TXW Heavyweight could very well be me. date was going to the City- He didn’t have the money (Gracie Mae) and “they are ring with Andre the Giant Champion Ron Sexton vs. Just as fun for me on County all-star high school to buy anymore.” in the process of adopt- football game at Evans- Milo Fisher, also known ing a 3-year-old boy (Micah Collins Field in August of as “the boy from McAnal- Levi),” said Bobbie. 1961. They got married on ly Flats,” an old commu- According to great uncle August 13, 1963, close to nity in the Mechanicsville and great aunt, 9-year-old 49 years ago. area of Knoxville, was good Elijah already is “a really The young sweethearts enough to play football for good ball player.” It’s in in the picture I noticed on Tennessee. In fact, he prac- his blood. UT needs to go a table in the booth were ticed on the Vols’ freshmen ahead and put him on the Bobbie and Johnny. Their team and pledged to a UT recruiting board. daughter, Angela, had used fraternity, said Johnny, but I had one last question the photograph as the “quit to support his mother. for the Fishers before I cover for a birthday card He had six sisters and was left that day, even though she made for her dad, who the baby boy” in the family. I had a pretty good idea had turned 69 on this day. Milo’s father had died when what the answer would be. Turns out the Fisher Milo was a young boy. Since they have lived on family tree has many sports Years later, when Knox- the other side of Black Oak branches. One reached the ville hosted the American Ridge in Fountain City for Greater Knoxville Sports Bowling Congress tour- many years now, and their Hall of Fame. Another nament the first time, a children attended Central climbed to the NFL. special event matched a High, who do they pull for Milo Fisher, Johnny’s local all-star team of bowl- these days when Central dad, was inducted into the ers against a team of pro- plays Halls? Knoxville Hall of Fame in fessionals, the Budweis- “Oh, Halls (of course),” 1991 for his overall athlet- er all-stars, which Johnny answered Johnny. ic career, standing out first is almost certain includ- RDFL, these two. (Red as a fullback and punter at ed Dick Weber, one of the Devils for Life). Knoxville High in 1929-31, sport’s all-time greats. The As for me, on this sports then later as a bowler. local team lost the match treasure hunt, I got more Johnny told the story of overall, but Milo Fisher than my money’s worth. the time General Neyland defeated Pat Patterson, borrowed his dad from the his pro counterpart, said

AD SPACE DONATED BY THE FOCUS Pellissippi State offers full lineup of non- PAGE C2 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012 January 30, 2012 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE C3 Who Ya Got? A Super Bowl XLVI Preview By Alex Norman an hour because of a run- approach his craft with all For Brady, a fourth Super for a quarterback). 12 times against the 49ers The good news? The away gang of poodles? To the joy of someone getting Bowl title would match The game will come in the NFC title game. biggest football game of pass the time, take some a root canal. Coughlin has Terry Bradshaw and Joe down to many factors, but Keep your quarterback the year will be played on notes… spent most of the past few Montana. No quarterback perhaps the key will be on his feet… and keep your Sunday, Local flavor? Three years on a coaching hot has won more. For Man- which offensive line pro- world championship hopes The bad news? It will be former Tennessee Volun- seat that only Derek Dooley ning, a second Super Bowl tects their quarterback the alive. the final significant football teers will play in the Super could envy. But here they title would give him one best. Brady took a beating The past 10-15 years game for seven months, so Bowl on Sunday. For the both stand, at the height more than his older broth- against the Giants power- have seen a bunch of very you better enjoy it. New York Giants, safety of their profession. er Peyton, and would give ful front four in the Super good Super Bowl games, The last thing you want Deon Grant, now in his Any hidden gems? Every- his Hall of Fame candidacy Bowl four years ago, as and this one has the poten- is to be the uninformed 12th NFL season, has one knows about Brady a major boost (Eli probably well as during a week 9 tial to join that group. person at the Super 13 tackles this postsea- and Manning, but each has many years left in the matchup this year, a game Enjoy it folks. Get your Bowl party… not know- son, with a fumble recov- team has its share of play- NFL, but two titles equals won by the Giants 24-20. popcorn ready… ing answers to the basics. ery and an interception. ers that are getting more Canton almost every time Manning was hit a painful The New York Giants and Grant’s signature play in and more headlines. New New England Patriots will college was an intercep- England is the home to 244 RALPH ALLMON play in this game, and it’s tion in the fourth quarter of two of the top tight ends 233 HUBERT GUSBY HIGH SERIES SCRATCH-FEMALE a rematch of one of the the Florida game in 1998. in football. Aaron Hernan- 797 KIMBERLY OWENS greatest Super Bowls in Without that pick, the Vols dez caught 79 balls for HIGH SERIES SCRATCH-MALE 619 MARGARET MYERS history, a 17-14 upset by likely lose to the Gators, 910 yards and 7 touch- 660 GENE ALLMON 602 BETTY PHILLIPS the Giants four years ago. and don’t win that nation- downs this season. Rob 629 RALPH ALLMON In their respective histo- al championship. Gronkowski was even 599 HUBERT GUSBY ries, the Giants and Patri- For the New England more productive, with 90 WEEKLY ACHIEVEMENTS FOR ots each have three Super Patriots, there are two more catches for 1327 yards TUESDAY CLUB 55, JANUARY HIGH GAME SCRATCH-FEMALE Bowl titles. Vols. Let’s start with defen- and 17 touchdowns (an 16, 2012 185 CAROLYN MCGILL The Patriots quarter- sive end Shaun Ellis, who, NFL single-season record HIGH GAME SCRATCH-MALE 180 MAUDE WALLACE back is Tom Brady, known like Grant, is in his 12th for tight ends). Althought 231 GENE ALLMON 177 ELLA DOWLING almost as much for his NFL season. Ellis spent he is nursing an injury to 217 GARY WILSON Brazilian supermodel wife his first 11 years with the his left ankle. 203 HUBERT GUSBY HIGH SERIES S CRATCH-FEMALE (Gisele) than for his abil- New York Jets. Jerod Mayo For the Giants, look no 509 CAROLYN MCGILL ity to lead his team to the is in his 4th NFL season, further than wide receiv- HIGH SERIES SCRATCH-MALE 471 BARBARA GRUBB Katie Blackwell was 103 years old on Super Bowl for the fifth and has emerged as one er Victor Cruz. Undrafted 679 GENE ALLMON 459 MAUDE WALLACE January 24. Congratulations Katie! time. of the top linebackers in out of that college foot- 599 GARY WILSON She spends her time at the home of her son and daughter in-law, William The Giants quarterback the sport. ball hotbed, the Univer- 547 JABO REDMOND THURSDAY NO-TAP; and Maria Mills. is Eli Manning, known So either way, a UT alum sity of Massachusetts in HIGH GAME SCRATCH-MALE almost as much for being will pick up a ring. The 2010, Cruz has become HIGH GAME SCRATCH-FEMALE 300 RICHARD DAVIS Peyton Manning’s little UT football program can the Giants big play threat. 194 LINDA WORTH 300 DAVID MYERS brother than for his late always use some positive In the NFC championship 189 BETTY PHILLIPS 297 HUBERT GUSBY game heroics. Eli has led publicity, and they’ll get it game win over San Fran- 171 BARBARA NELSON the Giants to come from on Sunday. cisco, Cruz had 10 catches HIGH SERIES SCRATCH-MALE behind wins in the fourth Why don’t they smile? for 142 yards. Expect Man- HIGH SERIES SCRATCH-FEMALE 791 GARY WILSON quarter seven times this That is the question for ning to target Cruz a great 574 LINDA WORTH 780 GENE ALLMON season. the two coaches in this deal on Sunday. 468 BARBARA NELSON 764 BILL BYRGE That’s enough knowl- game... New England’s Bill There is always a lot 449 BETTY PHILLIPS edge to get through the Belichick and New York’s at stake in a Super Bowl HIGH GAME SCRATCH-FEMALE Congratulations to RubyMiller who uncomfortable small talk Tom Coughlin. Belichick is game. In this one, there are WEDNESDAY CLUB 55: 300 KIMBERLY OWENS turns ninety-five on January 30th. She with your spouse’s boss.. considered by some to be many story lines to keep HIGH GAME SCRATCH-MALE 233 LYNNE PORCO bowls twice a week at Fountain City But what happens when the best football coach on you interested past the 247 GENE ALLMON 233 MARGARET MYERS Lanes. We love you Ruby the game is delayed for the planet, but appears to first commercial break. PAGE C4 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012 Arts & Entertainment Knoxville Version of ‘Dancing With Knoxville Symphony The Stars’ Announces 2012 Lineup Orchestra Offers a The Star 102.1’s “Dancing with the Knoxville News Sentinel Writer Jamie Knoxville Stars” competition will take Satterfield • Star 102.1’s DJ Shaffer • place Thursday night, February 16 at Renita Stinnett from the Knoxville Expo 6 p.m. Center/Graham Corporation • Former Musical Story Time Knoxville area celebrities participat- First Lady of Knoxville Janet Testerman ing in “Dancing with the Knoxville Stars” • Singer/songwriter and Master of Cer- A string quartet from Nickell Miller. The book on a daily trip to the store. include: emonies at Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stam- the Knoxville Sympho- introduces string instru- These performances will • WBIR-TV 10 Sports Anchor Kris pede Jay Teter • WATE 6 News Anchor ny Orchestra will travel to ments by telling the story help to highlight the con- Budden • Lorena Estrada from WVLT Bo Williams local libraries during the of a young girl who receives nections between music Volunteer TV • Fitness Expert Missy For more information on Star 102.1’s months of February and a violin. She finds that and literacy and introduce Kane • Local singer/songwriter Logan “Dancing with the Knoxville Stars,” con- March to read stories and the sound that her violin string instruments to young Murrell • Former University of Ten- tact Seth Linkous at (865) 541-8165 or play music for pre-school makes, both alone and as audience members. nessee Football player Robert Peace • at [email protected]. aged children as part of the part of a string quartet, is KSO’s Winter Story Time orchestra’s Story Time Pro- better than cookies and as Series is sponsored by Ten- gram. The theme for this good as cake. The charac- nessee Arts Commission, season’s program is Music ters in the book, illustrat- Knox County and the City Is All Around Us. Musi- ed by Stephen Brown, are of Knoxville. cians will read books that loosely based on members The KSO has contrib- explore music that chil- of the Knoxville Sympho- uted to the cultural life dren may hear throughout ny Orchestra. The second in East Tennessee since their day from breakfast book, Violet’s Music, tells 1935. Under the leader- to bath time. The program the story of a born musi- ship of Lucas Richman, will open with introducing cian who searches to find a the orchestra consists of young children to string band of friends with whom more than 80 profession- instruments through read- to play music. Fiddle-I- al musicians and performs ing the KSO’s recently pub- Fee, based on Aaron Cop- more than 200 programs lished book Better Than land’s I Bought Me a Cat, throughout East Tennes- Cookies, As Good As Cake, will explore in song items see each season. written by KSO cellist Stacy that may be purchased

Performances are FREE and open to the public. A list of locations, dates and times can be found below and on the KSO website: www.knoxvillesymphony.com.

Date Time Location February 1 10:30 AM Burlington Library February 7 11:00 AM South Knox Library February 8 11:00 AM Carter Library February 10 10:30 AM Powell Library February 15 11:00 AM Halls Library February 16 11:00 AM Lawson McGhee Library February 16 4:00 PM Norwood Library March 6 10:30 AM Caryville Library January 30, 2012 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE D1

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verb tense problems, and Computer technology and my editress alerts me to my iPhone are necessary misplaced modifiers. And for my writing and patient the iPhone in my pocket is care in this complex age. I actually a powerful computer have apps (software appli- that connects me to a world cations) which enable me to of information and friends check drug interactions and around the country and the give me updates on medi- world. cal issues; I have the world Nonetheless, I frequent- of medicine in my pocket – ly find myself computation- along with the lint. And my ally out of my comfort zone. GPS (global positioning) app Becky and I bought each recently helped me find a other a portable Bose music patient’s home when doing a system for Christmas. To house call – a sense of direc- Bicentennial my frustration I couldn’t get tion isn’t one of my strong No, this essay isn’t about one, do one, teach one.” I my iPhone to synch with the points. some noteworthy day for understand the theory of an Bose system and play the My real technological chal- our country or some histori- inflamed appendix threaten- music I’d been promised. lenge will occur this week as cal figure. In fact, this may ing to rupture. I’ve assisted Much to my chagrin was the my office goes live with EMR not resonate as important with a number of appendec- diagnosis rendered by the and we leave standard med- to anyone but me. Because, tomies, and I could probably Apple Store Genius (techni- ical charts behind. This is you see, this is my 200th take out an appendix in an cian). “Doctor Ferguson, you a “Brave New World” that essay for the Knoxville Focus, emergency. However, I tell have lint in your port.” Dang, even Aldous Huxley could but you needn’t worry about patients that if I was doing I thought that only occurred not have envisioned. I’ve navigating through parades their operation they might in your navel! My iPhone is quit grousing about the gov- or confetti. never be the same again. always with me (unless I’m ernment forcing me to con- A lot has changed since I think of myself as a 20th in the shower) and appar- vert to the fabulously expen- I began writing for Mr. Hun- century man trying to cope ently the lint in my pocket sive EMR technology, but I ley’s newspaper almost four with the 21st century. There obstructed the port. I hate guess I should apologize to years ago. That was before is much about our modern it when that happens. my patients for the inevitable Obama’s election, the col- world that is problematic, My struggles with com- distractions the conversion lapse of Fanny, Freddie and but I’m not a Miniver Cheevy. puters are legendary. Just will cause. My only defense the banks, and it was before There’s even more that is recently, I was logging is that I must convert or quit. EMR (electronic medical wondrous about the world. onto our Summit Intranet The Obama-care regulations records) came to my prac- Here I sit at my computer and my computer’s entire say so. tice. organizing fluxing electrons screen began to rapidly I will, of course, have our I’m a better writer now than as words and thoughts. I flash between black and IT department’s support, when the Focus first intro- marvel at the letters of John blue before it locked up and but I’m apprehensive, and duced me and my column, and Abigail Adams written reverted to the old basic DOS I’ll probably feel like a fish The Doctor Is In. I believe with a quill on scarce paper pattern of white numbers or duck out of water, as the you learn by doing. Theory and nary a smudge or a mis- and letters on a black back- saying goes. However, if you is important as a bridge to take. ground. It took the fine folks ask a fish about the water understanding, but you don’t Because of modern mar- of the Summit IT department around him he’d say, “What Excerpt from March 10, 2008 Focus. learn to write by taking cours- vels I can organize my words most of one morning to fix water?” Someday when I’ve Congratulations on #200! es; doing is essential. and thoughts just so. A soft- the problem that my appar- mastered the new EMR tech- There’s an axiom in med- ware program even alerts ent negative energy field nology I may look back and then I’ll just imagine myself of Grace and shout, “I’m icine that goes, “Watch me to incorrect spelling, or caused. say, “What problem?” Until as a ship floating on the sea claiming peace!” PAGE D2 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012 Fans of Lady Vols aim KCHD offering group interactive to ‘Beat the ‘dores’ approach for diabetes management Area blood supplies General Store, 9 a.m. – 5 are very low, so patients p.m., Bloodmobile. Being diagnosed with do. The program oper- Fowlkes, KCHD clini- diabetes and an estimat- in local hospitals have February 1, Sharon diabetes is a life-chang- ates similarly to a board cal nutrition director. ed 5.7 million people who very high hopes for big Baptist Church, 7916 ing event. Managing the game with a map of dia- “Simple suggestions are have the disease but are donor turnouts during Pedigo Road, 2 p.m. – disease can be time con- betes issues. By pro- shared that make diabe- undiagnosed. If current next week’s 12th Annual 8 p.m., Inside Ministry suming and overwhelm- gressing as a group tes management easier trends continue, one out Bleed Orange competi- Center. ing. That’s why Knox across the map, partici- in day-to-day living.” of three U.S. adults will tion between fans of the February 2, UT Institute County Health Depart- pants ask and answer In Tennessee, the per- have diabetes by 2050. UT Lady Vols and sup- of Agriculture, 8 a.m. – 4 ment (KCHD) is now offer- questions, and learn centage of adults with Knox County Health porters of the Vanderbilt p.m., Inside Hollingsworth ing an interactive dia- from one another as well diabetes almost doubled Department’s initiatives Commodores women’s Auditorium. betes management tool as the educator. KCHD’s between 1996 and 2005, through the Comprehen- team. Lady Vol fans won February 3, East Ten- involving a method called Diabetes Conversation from 5 to 9.1 percent and sive Approach to Reduc- this competition last year nessee Children’s Hospi- Diabetes Conversation Maps benefit patients by the state had the sixth ing Diabetes (CARD) Pro- and this year’s contest is tal, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Inside Maps to help patients providing visual models highest percentage of dia- gram directly address set for January 30 – Feb- Meschendorf Room. cope and learn from each that can be remembered betic adults compared to reducing diabetes rates ruary 3. February 3, Wal-mart/ other. Designed for small more effectively; allowing all other states. In Knox and include programs Donors can visit one of Halls, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., groups of 8-15 partici- them to discover answers County, diabetes was the such as the tri-yearly dia- two donor centers: 1601 Bloodmobile. pants, KCHD’s trained for themselves; help- seventh leading cause of betes management class Ailor Avenue or 11000 Lady Vol fans who staff of dietitians can ing patients internalize premature death in 2005. series; community-wide Kingston Pike in Far- donate blood will receive facilitate the program and personalize health In 2008, almost 10 per- walking programs; the ragut. For donor conve- a limited edition “Bleed at businesses, church- information in a fun and cent of Knox County Nutrition Education Activ- nience, community drives Orange” T-shirt, a $5 es or other organizations engaging way. Better dia- adults reported they have ity Training (NEAT) after are also planned. coupon for Moe’s South- at no charge. For more betes self-management been diagnosed with dia- school program; mini- January 30, Asheville west Grill, and Medic’s information on bring- is the goal. Each ses- betes. This estimate does grants for local business- Highway Animal Hospi- family blood coverage. ing the Diabetes Con- sion lasts 90 minutes to not include pre-diabetes es and child care facili- tal, 4516 Asheville Hwy, Medic’s family blood cov- versation Maps to your 2 hours. Participants are or borderline diabetes. ties to improve diet and 10:30 a.m.- 6:30 p.m., erage exempts the donor group, call 215-5170. encouraged to sched- The estimate for 2002 physical activity; a walk- Bloodmobile. and parents (if they still Recommended by the ule/attend multiple ses- was 7.1 percent and in ing school bus pilot proj- January 31, I.T.T. Techni- claim student as an IRS American Diabetes Asso- sions because differ- 2005, it was 8.2 percent ect and an Eat Play Live cal Institute, 10208 Tech- dependent) for one year ciation, the program ent aspects of the dis- (Knox County Behavior Conference planned nology Drive, 10 a.m.- 5 from paying blood col- has been very effec- ease will be discussed. Risk Factor Survey, 2002, for March 2012. The p.m., Bloodmobile. lection fees at any U.S. tive across the coun- “Patients always say 2005, 2008). Accord- CARD Program is funded February 1, Chick-fil-a, hospital if a transfusion try by helping patients how delighted they are ing to the national Cen- through an agreement Chapman Hwy, 11 a.m. – is needed. Vanderbilt understand and assume with the practical tips ters for Disease Control with the Tennessee 6 p.m., Bloodmobile. fans will give blood to responsibility for manag- they learn from other and Prevention, there Department of Health. February 1, First Ten- the Nashville Red Cross ing their diabetes – not people in the Map ses- are 17.9 million people nessee Plaza, 8 a.m. – 5 at locations in that com- just telling them what to sion,” said Susan nationally diagnosed with p.m., Bloodmobile. munity. February 1, Mast Faith Life in Community

God has called His of people who care and need to fast from people swing. We can feel the night I plug my I-Phone will be ready to take on a people to live in commu- love each other. because we eat too many breeze, watch the birds, in to recharge. I know busy day serving others nity with There is no doubt of them. They give us see the wind blowing that it will be powered up in Jesus’ name. Life each time is what we need indigestion. Have you through the trees. It is a and ready in the morn- together is not a burden, other. to be alone with God. A ever had that experience? place of rest and peace. ing for a busy day. Like- but becomes a joy. Ask As Chris- quiet place of rest and Perhaps the reason we It is a place to recharge wise, if our spiritual bat- God to help you find the tians, prayer with God is criti- don’t get along at times is our emotional batteries. teries are recharged each right balance for your life. we are cal to our spiritual health. because we are mentally It is a place to reconnect. morning or evening in pri- to be But there needs to be a and physically exhaust- Our marriage always vate devotion to God, we By Mark Christ healthy balance of iso- ed. I know there are days feels stronger after Brackney, to the lation and community. I have not had enough these times together. Minister of people When we understand who rest. Before making a If we are reconnect- the Arlington Church of we you are in Christ and how big decision about some- ing with God in a quiet Pray Ye, One for Another Christ encoun- God cares about others, thing where I might make place, our relational con- But from there you will seek the LORD your ter. As we are able to relate to a mistake, it would be nectedness with others God, and you will find Him if you search for Him we gather with other others in a new way. better to postpone and will be stronger. Swing- with all your heart and all your soul. “When you Christians, this should There are times that deal with the fatigue ing on the front porch are in distress and all these things have come be a time of wonder and community can break first. Back off, get some with God will actually upon you, in the latter days you will return to the awe, as people try to be down. We find ourselves rest, and spend time help us minister to others LORD your God and listen to His voice. “For the like Jesus and serve one talking badly about some- with God before coming to a greater degree. LORD your God is a compassionate God; he will another. I believe this one or have a bad atti- back into community. Life in contemplation not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the cove- is something our world tude about a fellow Chris- One of my favorite fosters life in community. nant with your fathers which He swore to them. is desperately seeking, tian. Richard Foster places to talk with my Sometimes we think it is Deuteronomy 4:29-31 (NASB) to be in a community says that sometimes we wife is on our front porch just the opposite. Each Salvation: Sue, Ann, Joe, Don, Ada, Charles, Tony, Luke, Lynn, Rick, Brian, Matt, Tina, Nina, Lois, Rick, Doris, Everet, James, Amber, Carl W., Ryan B., Tracie, Randy, Richard, Brandon, Roger, David, Travis, Ronald Jr, Emert fam, Charles & sons, Protec- Church Happenings tion: C.J, Lila, Cade, Jay, Aidan, Elijah, Judy, Blake, David, Miguel, Haylee, Kaleb, Haley, Weslin, Cooper, Beaver Ridge United so we know how many to 2012 from 9:00 a.m.. to kfl-luncheon.com. Matthew, Kyliegh, McGinnis fam., U.S. Military Methodist Church cook for! 11:00 a.m. or until boxes Peace & Strength: Pat, Angel, Brenda, Bobby, Beaver Ridge United are gone. Anyone who would New Hope Baptist Church Vanessa, Melissa, Angela, Gloria, Jay, Pat, Angela, Methodist Church (7753 Christ United like to come and receive a Celebrate Recovery Holly, Linda, Doyle, Brand, Doug S, Carol S, Marty Oak Ridge Hwy) is welcoming Methodist Church box of blessings is invited. adult and youth classes S, Stephanie, James S, Barbara H, Matthew, Angela back Wednesday Night Christ United Methodist You must be present to every Tuesday at 7 p.m. & fam, Woods fam, Hester fam, Lasley fam, Staley Dinners! Just think of a Church, located at 7535 receive a box of food. One Twelve Step Class every fam,Johnson fam, Closer Walk: Jessica S, Jeff, Kurt, full meal with desert and Maynardville Hwy, Knoxville, box per household. For Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Charity, Haylee, Frankie, Steve, Kelly, Lorie, Hanna, no cooking or cleaning TN 37938 will have FREE more information call 865- New Hope Baptist Church Patricia, Bobby, Lauren, Rodney, Connie, Chuck, the kitchen! Dinner starts CLOTHING & OTHER ITEMS 689-4829 7602 Bud Hawkins Road, Taylor, Scott, Christian fam, Blessings: Dan, Pat, at 5:45 p.m. in the Family available on Saturday, Corryton, TN 37721. For Joy, Tim, Eric, Connie, Leslie, Frank, Sarah, Ricky, Life Center. Cost is $5 for February 25 from 8:30 a.m. KFL Outreach more information, call 688- Brenda, Ronald, Fayola, Sandra, Kindra, Tasha, Fran- adult, $3 children under 10 until 2:30 p.m. Anyone in Ministry Presents 5330 or 300-5350. ces, Judy, Josh, Pacer, Tricia, Lucy, Benny, Blake, years, and no more then need please come by and The Knoxville Fellowship Blanch, Pauline, Randall, Kimberly, Elizabeth, Ronald. $16 per family. After dinner shop, no questions asked!! Luncheon (KFL) will meet Hettie, Graham fam., Hepperly fam, Richardson you are welcome to stay Tuesday, January 31 at fam, Finger fam, Cates fam, Brooks fam, Dearing for activities for children Dante Church of God the Golden Corral on fam. Healing: Ted, Sara, Estal, Clyde, Ronnie, Karen, and youth and small group Dante Church of God Clinton Highway at noon. Ricky, Donna, Merle, John, Caroline, Gladys, Steven, studies for the adults. Call will be distributing BOXES Angie Merritt will be the Jerry B, Joel W, Mike, Stacy, Hal T, Kristen, Vickie, the church office 690-1060 OF BLESSINGS (food) on guest speaker. For more Brian, John, Reba, Patty, Judy, Elzora, Josiah, Her- by Monday for reservations Saturday, February 11, information, visit: http:// bert M, Marilyn C, Melinda, Heselton fam., Deliver- ance: Marc, Eddie, Travis, John W, Larry W, Sherry, Amanda, Bonnie K, Bradley. William K, Napier fam, Unspoken: Julie, Lea, Jim, Josh, John, Dexter, Kristen, Ruble, Debbie, Marsha, Shirley, Frances, Rick, Linda, Guidance: Joe F, John S, Dennis H, Howard, Jessica S, Gigi H, Tony, Tammy, Deonna, Dominique, Sandra, Barbara G, Frankie, Justin, Jewell, Lauren, Taylor, Tee, Emily, Mike, Lauren F, Joby, Scott, Hutchison fam, Fernandez fam, Mike, Leah & kids, Kairo Torch Ministries, Ausler fam, Would you like to be added to the prayer list? Call 865-766-5051, Text (ONLY) 865-951-8197 or e-mail [email protected]; or [email protected] . PAGE D2 The Knoxville Fo c u s January 30, 2012 January 30, 2012 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE D3 As easy as one, House to Home two, three

Buyers only get one many people ruin a pristine F I R S T home with spotty mirrors look at a and doors. Don’t forget the It’s not Jellico Mountain! property, outside of the house. Hose and they down your exterior walls d o n ’ t and driveway, trim the lawn want to and hedges, and remove A Day Away use their any trash cans and clutter By Jan Cole imagina- from sight. tion. They Secondly, part of the joy assume the house they see of buying a new home is is as good as it’s going to starting with a clean slate. get. If you want your home No one wants to buy an to sell, step out of your com- existing to-do list of nag- fort zone and think like a ging little fix-its. Making buyer. Here are three ways small fixes now can put By Mike Steely to help you turn your house the buyer’s mind at ease. into the home of someone Focus on inexpensive, high- else’s dreams. ly-visible problems. Door- It’s a little thing, being irritated First, no one likes a dirty bells, window glass, cabi- by things being called by the wrong house, and what “lived in” net handles, and holes in name, but it gets under my skin is to you might be some- walls are all easy to spot when it happens. one else’s “messy.” When and cheap to fix. You’re watching local television in doubt, clean. It’s the Finally, buyers like to see news and the weather person is The unique features of Pine Mountain near Jellico can be seen as you least expensive way to what they’re viewing. Good talking about Jellico Mountain, drive through “The Narrows” and see places like Primroy Hollow. For improve your home’s ini- lighting, vivid color, and a saying something about the snow or the Knoxville television weather people: It’s Pine Mountain, not “Jellico” tial appeal, and it’s a good few visual cues can go a ice there if you are driving north. Mountain. way to get a jump-start on long way toward making “There’s a chance that Interstate your move. To do this, the your home a memora- 75 might be hazardous as you cross near the Scott-Campbell county see at the Jelllico Quarry actual- first thing you need to do ble one. Repaint interior Jellico Mountain,” they say. line all the way to the Breaks of the ly twists, dips beneath the Clear is de-clutter. Next up is walls; particularly those We all know what the forecaster Sandy River near the Fork River, and climbs back up the a good, solid scrubbing. in the bathroom, kitchen, is talking about, right? West Virginia border. Along the mountain on the other side. Spend a weekend wash- and extremely bright areas. Wrong. way it averages about 2,400 feet, Not to say there isn’t a “Jellico ing the floors, baseboards, Replace traditional incan- I-75 does not cross Jellico with limestone on the north face Mountain,” for there is. That name and bathrooms. Be sure to descent light bulbs with Mountain. The stretch of inter- and sandstone on the south, just applies to the peak that you see off get the tops of cabinets compact fluorescents, state between Caryville and Jelli- the opposite of Cumberland Moun- to the left as you top Pine Moun- and corners behind furni- which put brighter lights in co climbs Cumberland Mountain at tain. tain. It’s across the way, opposite ture. Clean every piece of your existing sockets while Bruce Gap, tops off at Flat Woods, Pine Mountain only has three Elk Valley. Apparently it was named glass in the building. Too saving money. Tie back passes Royal Blue, and then Stink- water gaps, one at the Breaks, for the Angelica plants found there curtains to let in the maxi- ing Creek. That section of the high- one in Pineville, Ky., and the most that early settlers used as a substi- mum amount of sun, which way then tops a land bridge and southern in Jellico at what is known tute for tea. From Seymour makes a house look more climbs Pine Mountain. locally as “The Narrows.” The peak There’s also a well known family in inviting than artificial light. From there to Jellico you are atop is long and narrow, spotted with England with the “Jellicoe” title and Middle Spruce up empty or col- Pine Mountain, not Jellico Moun- streams, waterfalls, rock shelters, you’ll find Jellico as a minor commu- Hey everybody! I hope orless zones with potted tain, and yes it leads to Jellico and caves, and wild country. Locally it’s nity name there and in Canada. you have started off plants. They add charac- the Kentucky state line, but it’s Pine a haven for four-wheelers, hikers, So, weather people, if you read the new ter to a room, but are obvi- Mountain, not Jellico Mountain. and hunters. this please use “Pine Mountain” year on ously disposable if a buyer Back a few years ago when You can get a quick idea of the instead of “Jellico Mountain,” the right dislikes them. Repaint your Margie Isom was saying “Jellico unique geology by taking Highway because it’s more accurate and it foot! Last front door, mailbox, and Mountain” I had a chance to talk 25W north from LaFollette and, won’t offend those knit pickers like week in any street numbers with her and we got it corrected for as you near Jellico, you’ll notice me. By Abby Shehan Seymour If you are thinking of sell- a while. I wonder if current weather huge bluffs in The Narrows. Prim- You don’t call the Smokey Moun- w a s ing your home in the near people ever look at a map. roy Hollow and that region has a tains the “Blue Ridge” mountains, National School Board future, give me a call and Pine Mountain is a wonder, it’s a little known natural arch and other so get your act together and get Application week! So we I will be glad to share with mirror image of Cumberland Moun- unusual features. it right. After all, weather is news, want to give our School you some ways that you tain, pushed up by a long fault that There the mountain does some- right? Board member Charles can prepare your home stretches some 123 miles from thing odd. The limestone that you Temple a HUGE Sey- for a Successful Sale! Call mour “Thanks!” for all today. I WILL WORK FOR he has done for us over YOU! the years! We also want JAN COLE REALTY to congratulate Ms. EXECUTIVES office)865- Wanner and Mr. Wish- 688-3232 cell)865-455- ler for getting Teacher of 5050 the Year!! I hope every- jancole@realtyexecu- one has a wonderful tives.com www.jancolere- week! altor.com ANNOUNCEMENTS AARP February Driver Computer Class from 10 call: 748-0122 (leave mes- Oak Ridge and Knoxville, Echo Ridge is paying Bank. www.knoxvilleres- Safety Classes a.m. to noon on Mondays sage) or 573-3016 (leave or held for pick up the eve- tribute by hosting a com- taurantweek.com For registration infor- and Wednesdays, February message) ning of the concert. plimentary chef-prepared mation about these AARP 6, 8, 13, 15. 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Cost: Evening of Music A Bene- Knoxville, invites local Space is limited, so Tuesday, February 7 at Emory Valley Road, Oak $20.00 for entire course. fit for Alzheimer’s Tennes- veterans and the general guests are asked to RSVP 6:00 p.m. at the Sevierville Ridge For more information, con- see, hosted by Courtyards public to a remembrance by calling Echo Ridge at Civic Center. In addition 2/2 (1 Day) 8 to 5 tact Shirley or Earl Walker Senior Living on Friday, of the Battle of Iwo Jima on 865-769-0111. to the monthly photo com- Blount Memorial Health at 687-9429 or ewwalk- February 3, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at 12:30 petitions, they will pres- Center, 230 Associates [email protected]. at Grove Theatre in Oak p.m. Knoxville Restaurant Week ent the winning images Blvd., Alcoa Ridge. Iwo Jima, site of the Description: During from the Scenic City Inter- 2/16 & 2/17 12 to 4 Bower Field Sign Ups Tickets are $20. To pur- famous flag-raising photo Knoxville Restaurant Week, national Photo Exhibition Halls Senior Center, 4200 Wee Ball, Tee Ball, Soft- chase yours today, call The by Joe Rosenthal, was a local restaurants will offer sponsored by The Photo- Crippen Rd., Knoxville ball and Baseball Sign ups Courtyards Senior Living pivotal one-month battle three-course meals at $25 graphic Society of Chat- for Spring Baseball and (865) 481-6009. Tickets between the United States or $35 fixed prices Febru- tanooga. Winners repre- Basic Computer Class Softball will be: may be picked up between and Japan during World ary 26-March 2, with $5 sent 43 countries around Smithwood Baptist Saturdays, Feb. 4th, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. at The War II. February marks the of the dinner price going the world. This is a free Church is offering a Basic 11th, 18th. For more info Courtyards locations in 67th anniversary. to Second Harvest Food Cont. on page 4

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