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Vol. 6, No. 2 • January 8, 2011 • www.ShopperNewsNow.com • 4509 Doris Circle, Knoxville 37918 • 922-4136

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Union County High School teacher, blacksmith and metalworker Fritz Voss holds two pieces of his work.

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This anvil was Voss’s first piece.

By Cindy Taylor

Handcrafted start to finish by Voss, mold, the casting and the finished product. The blue token was used as proof of admission to an SCA event held in Fall Creek Falls in 2010.

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o the students at Union County High School, he has been an awesome science teacher for the past 10 years. To close friends and family, he is a gentle bear of a man.

But, at specific times throughout the year those cloaks come off, and Fritz Voss dons the persona of a blacksmith and metalworker much like those of Medieval times.

As an active member since 2002 of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), Voss can be found at various fairs and events throughout the year demonstrating his craft. The SCA was founded in 1966 and is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to researching and recreating the arts, skills and traditions of pre-17th century Europe “as they ought to have been.”

One great thing that makes the SCA members and their organization different is the hands-on learning process.

“To learn about clothing of the period, you research it then sew and wear it yourself. To learn about combat, you put on armor which you may have built yourself and learn how to defeat your opponent,” Voss said. “Talents and skills are freely shared among members at the SCA festivals much like they would have been in the time.”

Years ago, Voss developed an interest in metalworking, casting and stamping, searched

Voss shows 9-yearold Auburn Taylor the proper way to hold one of the knives Voss forged from a railroad spike.

out those who knew the art and began picking their brains. He considers himself a novice, but his pieces look timeworn and authentic.

Voss is happy to share his knowledge with anyone who is interested in learning.

“I grew up doing fur trade, pre-1840. My dad was into that,” Voss said. “I got interest-

ed in blacksmithing in high school and had an anvil cut to my design by my high school shop teacher.”

Voss is a member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, the SCA and the Maynardville Historical Youth Group. He has presented his craft locally at the Heri-

tage Festival and the Grainger County Tomato Festival with his partners Kelvin, Logan and Rusty Ryder.

This year, he is scheduled to attend the Genealogy Jamboree in Cumberland Gap, Art in the Park in Union County and the Anderson County Fall Festival.

Voss has been married to his wife, Angie, for 19 years. She travels with him to events and displays her craft of cross-stitching in Celtic designs.

“My blacksmith shop can be completely portable and can travel with me to events,” Voss said. “We have a new Renaissance going on in this country. We’re going back to the path of making quality items. We can make the best stuff in the world right here in America. There are still professional blacksmiths making a living in the world today.”

Voss explained why he is involved in this reawakening to the old arts.

“There is a sense of self-sufficiency in taking a piece of found metal and making a quality tool that you can actually use for years, or even a decorative item. When metal is heated, it is moldable like clay. I know that if I need a basic tool I can make it myself, sometimes in a few minutes, hours or same day. It is very fulfilling to have a need, make a tool and satisfy that need. We can learn from what has happened in the past. I get a charge out of going to events and having people admire my work and being able to tell them I made it myself.”

Foundation nears endowment

Banquet will raise funds

By Cindy Taylor

The newly formed Union County Community Foundation has the potential for beneficial and long range effects for Union County residents.

The committee was formed and board members were elected Dec. 29. Members are: Vice Chair Jackie Erlbacher, Secretary/Treasurer Melinda Sharpe, attorney David Myers, attorney Byron D. Bryant, Chamber President Julie Graham, J.T. Russell, Stewart Oaks, Jill Beason, Angie White, Steve Thompson and Donna Riddle.

Eddie Perry will sit as chair.

Perry and wife Debra own First Team Realty in Maynardville.

“The ultimate goal of the foundation is to someday construct a multifunctional community center in Union County,” Perry said.

“Something similar to the Tex Turner Arena. We don’t want to burden the county government for that kind of sustainability, so we want to set up a permanent endowment fund through the foundation that would sustain the building and benefit the county forever.”

The Tex Turner Arena is a 5,000 seat multipurpose arena in Harrogate and is the home of

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The committee plans to do grant requests from other foundations and will working closely with the East Tennessee Foundation. The Eddie Perry East Tennessee Foundation is already a 501(c)(3) and will handle all of the paperwork for the Union County foundation.

All moniey raised will stay in Union County.

“We don’t have to start from scratch this way. We can just get to work and map out a plan,” Perry said. “Julie Graham has been really instrumental in getting this off the ground. There are some other 501(c)(3)s in the county that will benefit by coming under our umbrella. It doesn’t make sense for everyone to have to go out and apply for a 501(c)(3).

“This is a monumental undertaking for the entire county. It is something that will be around for a hundred years. If we could get folks to grasp the concept of endowment funds that could come in from any individual or family, they

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The February Chamber of Commerce banquet will be a kickoff and fundraiser for the foundation. Jackie Erlbacher will donate dinner with Mayor Mike Williams for the live auction. Perry hopes they will be awarding a couple of grants at the banquet as well.

Right now, the biggest job the foundation members have is just to get the word out as far as what the foundation can achieve.

“This could be a lot bigger than I can even describe,” Perry said.

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Food City honors Ries

By Shannon Carey

Shovel the healthy way

George Ries loves giving back to his community, and he says he’s at a time in his life where he can make a real contribution.

Working in the Maynardville Food City produce department is just part of what Ries does. He’s also the commander for American Legion Post 212, an adjutant of the Tri-County Veterans Honor Guard and a Sunday school teacher and trustee at Powder Springs Baptist Church.

It keeps him busy, but he’s proud to do it. That’s why his co-workers at Food City nominated him for the Claude P. Varney Humanitarian Award, named for Food City’s former president and board vice chair.

Each year, Food City honors employees for their volunteer work outside the grocery store. The winners are selected from each store, then one store winner is selected from each district to represent the district on the corporate level. Then, one district winner is chosen, and the corporation makes a donation to the organization of his or her choice.

Ries was selected from the 13 nominees in his district to go on to the next level. On Jan. 19, he will travel to the corporatewide awards ceremony in Abingdon, Va., to find out if he was named Humanitarian of the Year for Food City.

Still, Ries is humble about his work. How does he feel about the nomination? “Honored,� he said. “And a little embarrassed, I guess.�

Originally from New Jersey, in 2007 Ries moved to Luttrell, where he lives

Chiropractic Outlook

By Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC ■Don’t twist and throw snow to a pile. Carry it over. ■Rest when you need to. Fatigue invites injury. ■If you experience any shortness of breath or feel any chest pain, stop immediately.

Additionally, if the weather forecast calls for snow on the morning of a work day, get up a little earlier and give yourself time to clear off the car. Rushing on slippery footing is another invitation to injury. Talk with your chiropractor about precautions you can take to get safely through the winter.

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hoveling snow can be a good workout. But like any physical activity, it is not without its perils. Shoveling heavy snow can, in fact, be dangerous.

So make sure your physician says this activity is OK for you.

Since shoveling is thankfully a seasonal pursuit at best, it brings into play many muscles you might not normally use, increasing the likelihood of injury.

Here are some tips to keep in mind so you can avoid multiple chiropractic sessions: ■Bend your knees and let your leg muscles – the strongest in your body – and not your back do the work when lifting heavy snow. ■Layer your clothing and shed gradually as you warm up.

UCBPA to meet The Union County Business and Professional Association will meet at noon Tuesday, Jan. 11, at Hardee’s in Maynardville.

The program will be music by the Union County High School chorus, which was postponed due to icy weather in December. Lunch is $4.

All are welcome.

Trivia contest has cash prize American First Financial Services will sponsor the Hometown Trivia contest each week for the next nine weeks. The questions will appear in the American First ad space on page A-2 of the Union County Shopper-News, and each question will be about Union County. The first person to

submit the correct answer will receive a $100 cash prize. Send name, contact information and the answer via fax to 992-2090 or via e-mail to AFFSCorporate@ comcast.net.

Commission to meet in January Union County Commission’s Dec. 13 meeting was cancelled due to icy roads. All items from the agenda will be moved to the next meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan 10, in the large courtroom of the Union County Courthouse.

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MOMS Club to meet in January MOMS Club of Maynardville invites any stay-athome moms, including moms who work part time or home-school, to attend the January meeting to meet other moms and learn about the club and upcoming activities. Moms in the 37807, 37779, 37866 or 37721 ZIP codes, are invited to visit. For more info: www.maynardvillemoms. blogspot.com or call Valerie at 684-4282 for meeting location and time.

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UNION COUNTY SHOPPER-NEWS • JANUARY 8, 2011 • A-3

Calling all artisans!

Art in the Park upcoming

By Cindy Taylor Union County has artists with unique talents, and the Union County Heritage Festival committee has decided it is time to celebrate the county’s artists.

In April, the Union County Heritage Festival will host Art in the Park at Wilson Park in Maynardville. Planned to boost the local artist community, the event will draw tourists each year similar to the many art festivals in Black Mountain, N.C. Organizers hope that Art in the Park will become an annual festival for the spring like the Heritage Festival is in the fall.

The Art in the Park committee has decided that “A Renaissance Faire” will be this year’s theme. The Renaissance was considered a time of rebirth and new beginnings, especially in the art world, so the name is very appropriate. Novice and

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expert artists alike are making plans to attend. Some have already signed up for booths that will include jewelry making, basket weaving, photography, painting,

Little brown jobs Grandma and I spent a very merry, and also a very snowy, Christmas with family in north Alabama. That is not a place accustomed to white Christmases, or to much snow at all. But after all, it is winter.

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Winter officially started Dec. 21, the winter solstice.

Because of the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth on its axis and other astronomical matters, that was the shortest day of the year. The sun stands still, the days stop getting shorter, and there is renewed hope that longer days ahead will bring us all to yet another spring and summer.

But lest we get too excited, the people who know about such things hasten to point out that Dec. 21 is only the beginning of winter, and that the Earth will continue to cool down over the weeks ahead as winter actually deepens, even with the gradually lengthening days.

The birds’ little brains are programmed to know that, too. They are as ready as possible – extra feathers, extra layer of fat. The ones that are spending the winter with us are switching from the abundance of fall food to the sometimes iffy search for whatever they can seek and find.

While most of the wild birds don’t depend on our feeders to survive through the winter, in many cases, especially with snow or unusually cold weather, the feeders can make the difference between making it or not.

As the supply of natural food diminishes, we will be seeing lots more birds at the feeders, especially on snowy days. The birds can anticipate snow, and, on days just before a snow, they flock to the feeders in noticeably larger numbers, almost as if they were watching the Weather Channel. Maybe the Weather Channel should be watching them!

So, this is a great time of the year to not only sit back and enjoy the flocks at your feeder, but an excellent time

to really study some of your feathered customers out there. Now, we’re all pretty good at telling cardinals from blue jays and wrens from robins. But some of those guys out there aren’t so easy.

House finches vs. purple finches vs. pine siskins can be tricky, but here I’m thinking about sparrows.

There are more than 50 species of sparrows in North America, and there are around eight to 10 of the group that can be found in our area now.

Sparrows are notoriously difficult to identify in the field.

For one thing, they tend to be shy and skittish. They all spend a lot of time on the ground, and they all like to lurk and hide in dense brush or grass and weeds.

And, they are mostly of similar size, shape and color – various combinations of brown, black and gray, and mostly streaky over part or all of their bodies. The sparrows are the origins of the phrase used by birders and others in sarcasm or hopelessness: “little brown jobs,” or “LBJs” for short.

You can either ignore the problem and just call them all sparrows or see them as a challenge to be met, and really look at them carefully in the binoculars, study them in the bird books and gradually get to know them, one by one.

Under your feeders is the best place to meet them. Probably your most common winter sparrow will be the whitethroated sparrows. They can be there in flocks of a dozen or two at a time. They are winter visitors here – they breed and nest all across Canada and spend their winters over most of the eastern half of the United States. Their moderately large size, unstreaked breast, and big white eyebrow and

throat patch help to identify most of them.

The other two likely feeder visitors with unstreaked breast are a bit more difficult – field sparrows and chipping sparrows. They both live here all year long. They both have streaked backs and wing bars.

It takes a good look with the binocs and a little study of the books to get comfortable with telling them apart in the brown grass under your feeder, but it can definitely be done.

Of sparrows with streaked breasts, there are two candidates that you will likely see under your feeders – the more familiar, rather brown and gray song sparrows, and the large, foxy red fox sparrows. Song sparrows, one of our most prolific springtime singers, are with us year-round; the big fox sparrows breed and nest up north and winter here with us. I nearly always

see fox sparrows under my feeder after a snow.

Then, to up the ante on sparrow identification to the next level, get on your jacket and hat and head over to the Halls Community Park. Check the fields and marshy areas for all the above five species, plus a couple of considerably tougher ones thrown in – the swamp sparrows and the Savannah sparrows.

Savannah sparrows look a lot like song sparrows, with a bit different pattern on face and head. The swamp sparrows have a bit more reddish or rust color in the wings, fewer streaks on the breast and are, well, as the Sibley book says, “similar to song sparrow.”

A couple of species in the sparrow group don’t look like sparrows. The taxonomists include the familiar eastern towhee and dark-eyed juncos in the sparrow family. And one, the house sparrow, looks like the other sparrows, but actually isn’t. They are from a family of birds called weaver finches and were introduced here in the USA from Europe, like the starlings, around 1850. Like the starlings, they are widespread pests.

So your mission (not impossible), should you choose to accept it, is to study those feeder sparrows. Learn them one at a time and get familiar with them. Remember that hardly anyone can identify every individual they see. Then, go and see what else you can find out there in the winter world – you will see some interesting stuff!

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The committee hopes that the event will be successful enough to grow in the future to match the size of similar festivals such as the Tennessee Renaissance Festival held each year in Arrington, Tenn., which is attended by people from all over the nation.

Art in the Park will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Wilson Park, and admission is free. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held in the commons area of Union County High School.

Booth rental will be an inexpensive $15 for a 10-by-10 space when booked

by March 4. After March 4, booth rental increases to $25, and the deadline to reserve a booth is March 25.

Contact Julie Graham at 992-2811 or Cindy Taylor at 607-9594 for more information. To download an application form, go to the Chamber website at www. comeherecomehome.org.

Walters State offers Union County classes Walters State Community College will offer Composition II on Mondays and Intro to Psychology on Thursdays for the spring semester at Union County High School. Both classes meet 6 to 9:05 p.m. Each class is three credit hours. Classes begin Jan. 13.

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Dry Branch Firing Squad “Aggressively traditional” bluegrass band Dry Branch Firing Squad will perform 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, at the Laurel Theater in Knoxville. Tickets are $15. Info: 522-5851.

BYRON D. BRYANT Attorney At Law

NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS a certain Deed of Trust dated March 13, 2008, against a certain real property hereinafter described was executed by Steven E. Ikey and wife Christine M. Ikey to Thomas Privette, Jr., Trustee, and was recorded in Trust Book 110, page 134, in the Register’s Office for Union County, Tennessee; and WHEREAS default has been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in the aforementioned Deed of Trust to secure the indebtedness described and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust; WHEREAS Byron D. Bryant was named as Successor Trustee by instrument dated December 20, 2010, of record in Trust Book 157, page 148, in the Register’s Office for Union County, Tennessee, NOW THEREFORE, I, Byron D. Bryant, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Successor Trustee, on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., at the main entrance to the Union County Courthouse in Maynardville, Tennessee, will sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property, to-wit: SITUATED in the Second (2nd) Civil District of Union County, Tennessee, and being known and designated as all of Lot 51 of the Whispering Pines Subdivision, First Addition, as shown by that certain map recorded in the Register’s Office of Union County, Tennessee, in Plat Cabinet “A”, Slide 122 (formerly Map Book 5, Page 100), to which map specific reference is hereby made.

BEING the same property conveyed to Steven E. Ikey and wife Christine M. Ikey by warranty deed dated March 13, 2008, recorded March 18, 2008, in Warranty Deed Book W, Series 7, page 124, in the Register’s Office for Union County, Tennessee.

Sale shall be made subject to any and all restrictions, easements, setback lines, conditions, plats of record and encumbrances of record in the Register’s Office for the aforesaid County.

This sale may be postponed by public announcement at the time and place set out above.

Byron D. Bryant, Successor Trustee 4616 Mill Branch Lane Knoxville, TN 37938 865/922-7467 Published December 25, 2010, January 1, 2011 and January 8, 2011.

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“gardenscaping,” container gardens and blacksmithing.

Artists will display and sell their craft as well as hold mini demonstrations in their booths.

There will be live music throughout the day from professional performers like Jared Graves and New Union Grass. Musical artists will also be given a chance to headline their craft and sell their wares in booths.

Students of the arts are encouraged to be a part of the festival. Food will be available for purchase, and there may be some surprises throughout the day.

“We want to procure artists who have a definitive or unique craft that is the work of a true artisan,” Union County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Graham said. “If we have a good response we hope to continue this year after year. Union County is full of true crafts people, and we should celebrate their art.”

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The Rindy Bailey mysteries Rindy Bailey was a homeless person who wandered East Tennessee, including Union County.

She was on the road winter and summer. I’ve heard of Rindy Bailey all my life.

Vic Weals, a writer for the Knoxville Journal, wrote about her in 1986. The late Bert Vincent and the late Carson Brewer, also newspaper journalists, wrote about her; so I guess it’s my turn now.

In one of the articles, Bert Vincent stated that 17 East Tennessee counties claimed her. From all the stories, we do know that Rindy became a wanderer, a homeless woman. Cherel Henderson, Director of the East Tennessee Historical Society, did some research for Vic Weals. She found that Sevier County marriage records showed that John Bailey was married to Clarinda Miller on Aug. 22, 1861, by Samuel Mount.

Mount lived in Sevier County north of the French Broad River.

The 1860 census showed her living in the household of John and Temperance Miller. The 1870 census shows John Bailey and two children: Sarah E. Bailey, age 4, and Lucy C. Bailey, age 1.

Some have said, “Rindy was never right after the birth of Lucy.” Perhaps she began her wanderings leaving her family at that time.

Over the years, I have heard many stories of her venturing through Union County.

The names of John Bailey as well as John Miller are familiar Union County names. Five persons from Union County by the name of John Miller served in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers and two Union soldiers. One mystery: were the Union County John Bailey and John Miller and those in Sevier County perhaps the same people?

In February of 1948, Bert Vincent visited Andy Bolin because he was told Andy knew where Rindy was buried. Andy told Bert that Rindy was buried in the Paupers Cemetery in Dandridge. He said Rindy

Bonnie Peters died near Shady Grove.

When asked how he knew where Rindy was buried he said he didn’t know, he’d just heard she was buried there. Again, the confirmation was hearsay. He did say that as a child he’d seen her around Shady Grove. Bert said he’s looked through the records at Jefferson County Poorhouse and that Rindy did spend some time there as well as several other counties’ poorhouses.

He did not find her grave at the Dandridge Paupers Cemetery. For awhile, Bert updated the Rindy stories every Tuesday.

In March of 1948, Larkin Schubert of Kodak told Bert that Rindy had died in Bolivar Douglas’ hog lot and was buried in the old Underwood graveyard, but as soon as Bert printed Larkin’s account that Rob and Bert Eslinger helped dig Rindy’s grave at Underwood Cemetery, Bert Eslinger called to say that he and Rob had not dug Rindy’s grave and that Rob had died five years before Larkin said Rindy was buried.

The late C.H. Jones of Inskip told Bert Vincent that Rindy was found dead in a fence corner on the Newport-Morristown Road and that Jake Hinckey once pointed out the exact corner to him. Also, back in 1948, Glenn Shadden questioned the death year of 1897. He thought it may have been 1901 or 1902.

Mrs. O.L. Hart of Dandridge said her father, the late W.A. Carmichael, told her that Rindy was buried in Underwood graveyard.

Larkin apparently never backed down on his story.

A $10 reward was posted to the finder of Rindy’s grave.

Over time, the reward was raised to $50. At one point, Bert Vincent was ready to send the reward to Larkin, but I haven’t read an ac-

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count of the reward actually being paid. J.H. Williford, whose monument company is still in business on Rifle Range Road, offered to install a monument free of charge if someone could locate Rindy’s grave.

A person named Swan Haworth always believed Rindy died and was buried near Bean Station.

Nona Ruth Ellis of Joppa in Grainger County said her grandmother gave Rindy food when she came through Joppa.

In 1948, Louis Buckner, 75, of Newport told a totally different version of Rindy’s death and burial. He said Rindy was found “nearly frozen to death” at a straw stack on the Bill Moore farm. He said they took her to Easter Brady’s home and from there she was taken to her nephew’s, Sam Orington, where she died. He believed Rindy was buried in Point Pleasant Cemetery in Cocke County.

Another mystery: are any of Sam Orington’s or Easter Brady’s relatives still around and, if so, what could they tell us about Rindy? Death dates range from 1894 to 1914. There are numerous accounts by numerous people.

In April 1948, W.M. Mynatt called Bert Vincent to say that he was carrying the mail out of Bean Station in 1903, and he had some subscribers to the Rutledge Weekly. He read one of those papers and saw that Rindy Bailey had been found frozen to death near Bean Station. He believed she was buried in Helton Cemetery near there. He suggested that Grainger County Court Records be searched for a Rindy Bailey burial paid out of Grainger County Paupers Fund.

I am working on confirming this.

Stella Underwood, who was living in the Underwood Bend section of the French Broad River in 1965, felt certain that Rindy died in a shed under white oak trees on the farm of John Underwood. She said Rindy’s remains were found

by Bolivar Douglas. It was for this family that Douglas Dam was named.

Earl Hickman of Riverdale verified Stella’s story as the same story his father, John Hickman, had told him. He said Enoch Huffaker buried Rindy and that Earl’s grandfather,

Bill Hickman’s brother, Humphrey Hickman, paid the funeral bill. Earl said Rindy died in February of 1894 a few weeks before his grandfather, Bill Hickman, who had given Rindy what was perhaps her last warm meal. Rindy would stop along the road and ask people for food but would never come in to eat at the table in those homes. Earl said Rindy was buried in John Underwood Cemetery on Douglas Dam Road.

But there is also this typed letter, dated June 15, 1965, that gives only Oak Ridge as the return address, to Omma Atkins of Route 1, Luttrell. It states: “Your letter and photo to Bert Vinson [sic] about Rindy Bailey is about right.

I was 8 years old and knew Rindy. My mother fed her when she come by our home. I lived not far from where she was found dead frozen to a log in a fence corner near Corryton, Tennessee, by a Mr. Dan Little, who lived where she was found. He notified a Mr. James K. Howell, Undertaker at Skaggston, who buried her in the southwest corner of Corryton Cemetery.

“The ground was frozen so hard they used rocks to mound the grave. Her clothes had to be cut loose from the log with an ax. … [illegible] I am not going to tell you who I am, I lived not far from where she was found, but I will tell you this – I believe I know you.

“I know all the Atkins, the Bookers, Preacher Sharp, Jack Woods, Jim Lay and lots more of them Red Ham Eaters up in them parts.

“May God bless all of you, and if an old man stops at your house some of these days and wants something to eat you will know then who he is.”

The Dan Little farm fronted on Washington Pike and on Circle Road in Knox County, and the cemetery mentioned in the letter is Chamberlain-Little Cemetery; however, there is no tombstone there for Rindy. As I understand it, this cemetery is up on the hill behind the Walter McBee place. Another mystery: who has the original letter to Mrs. Atkins? How did Mrs. Atkins get the picture of Rindy, which was believed to have been made on the covered bridge over

The life and death of wanderer Clarinda “Rindy” Miller Bailey is still shrouded in mystery. Photo submitted Dumplin Creek at Kodak.

Who has the original picture that was shared with Mr. Vincent?

Someone who identified himself or herself as “Biographer of Rindy” offered this version of Rindy’s demise: “Mrs. Linnie Webster of 640 Park Way, Fountain City, says that Rindy is buried in Little Flat Creek Cemetery near Corryton.

She said her grandfather, J. K. Howell, an undertaker of the Skaggston community buried her and that she herself helped line the coffin.”

“Biographer of Rindy” gave sources of information such as Carl Luttrell, M.D. Grubb, Horace Mynatt, Charlie Booker and the Rev. L.C. Chiles; but, of course, those folks are no longer with us. The biographer said there was a head stone in Flat Creek Cemetery made of limestone about two feet tall with her name on it. From the description, it appears this is a fieldstone with the name scratched on it.

The stories about Rindy never staying in homes but rather sleeping in haystacks, corn shocks, barns, old empty houses, sheds, in fence rows and occasionally on a back porch all seem to match. The picture shows her carrying a bag or roll. It was customary in those days for people to carry their feather beds with them, and I expect this is what she had. She also appeared to be car-

rying plants or herbs. She may have exchanged these for food.

The late Mrs. Olive Wilder Turner of Union County, who lived in “Turner Valley” and later in Fountain City, knew Rindy. My sister, Joanna Heiskell Beeler, visited her and heard lots of Union County stories. Mrs. Turner said Rindy passed her house going to and from Loyston. Mrs. Turner said Rindy liked molasses and carried a tin cup to drink from a spring or to drink molasses if she could get it. She also is said to have liked fresh milk and would milk a cow if she encountered one for a cup of milk. People talked about her several layers of clothes and socks.

With the dreadful weather we’ve had this past December, I couldn’t help but think of poor Rindy dying frozen in a fence corner.

Still other mysteries: has anyone researched a Sarah E. Bailey born about 1866 or a Lucy C. Bailey, born around 1869? Who was the anonymous Oak Ridger who wrote the letter to Omma Clapp Atkins?

I am curious about all the mysteries and stories about Rindy. I would be interested in your stories about Rindy, too. Please send your stories to 3212 Curtis Lane, Knoxville, TN 37918.

Many thanks to Ruby Zachary Corum for sharing newspaper articles with me.

Bonnie Peters is the Union County Historian and the author of many books. Contact Bonnie at 687-3842 or bhpeters@esper.com.

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Scene of an apparent crash at Broadway Speedway, most likely around 1953. Photos submitted

An unidentified racer receives a kiss from an unidentified woman at Broadway Speedway, probably around 1953.

Remembering Broadway Speedway Readers share memories of race track The Shopper-News received a ton of phone calls and e-mails from my November story on the old Broadway Speedway, which was located in Halls near the present day Co-op at Fountain Valley Drive in the late 1940s and 1950s.

The memories are so good I thought I’d share some with you.

Evelyn Taylor of Concord says she was 18 years old when she came out to Broadway Speedway to watch the races.

“I was so glad to see that article,” Evelyn says. “My kids didn’t believe me!”

Evelyn says the reason she remembers it so well is because “it didn’t matter if you had used shampoo or what, you’d have an inch of dust right on the top of your head (after the races).

When you’d go to wash your hair, it would be red.

“But I enjoyed it. It was bleachers and a dirt road.”

Jim Wilson wrote, “I remember the speedway every time I drive across the ridge to Halls, and thought I might be the only one around who still remembers the old track.”

Jim says that after he returned home from a tour in the Marine Corps in April 1952, he met and wooed his future wife by taking her to the races every Saturday night.

“I thought she enjoyed the races as much as I did.

After we married I found that she hated every red dirt minute of it. In spite of that, we (celebrated) our 57th anniversary (in November).”

Jim remembers a driver named Wayne Fielden and “the big time guys” – Rex White and Marshal Teague.

“After these guys qualified, Toodle Estes took his new Studebaker V8 on the track and had the fastest lap of the day. On his second lap, he rolled the car and demolished it.

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“I also remember Hap Hodge fondly. I bought my gasoline at his station (about 28 cents a gallon), had my oil changed and talked about the races. As I watch NASCAR races today, many of these old days come to mind and I wonder, as I’m sure many others do, where did the ‘good old days’ go?”

Jim Niceley says that he was good friends with Broadway Speedway owner Fayte Irwin.

“Long before NASCAR became famous, Fayte was a visionary when he constructed Broadway Speedway. His wife, Grace, was the typing teacher at Central High School when I graduated in 1956.”

Niceley says that he lived near Speedway legend Ed Harvey and delivered his newspaper. His classmate and buddy was Fayte Irwin’s son, Caulton “Carl” Irwin.

“Caulton Irwin and I lived at Broadway Speedway every time there was a race and we absorbed the adventures of our heroes like Ed Harvey and all the other drivers named in your article. They had different classes of cars on the dirt track, mainly Midgets, stock cars and Spotsmen.

Each class had different specifications and rules.

The Midgets always had competition for bragging rights between those with

Ford or Offenhauser engines.

“Fayte Irwin produced a truly family show. It was large enough to be competitive, as exciting as any contemporary race and entertaining for the whole family while being ‘home town’ enough for the friendly drivers to meet and know the fans.

“Sometimes the cars would line up and start a race from a standing position. In other races, the flagger would wave the starting flag when the cars were in motion – a ‘flying’ start.”

Niceley says that one of the most entertaining starts was “the mule race start.”

“The racing machines would line up according to their qualifying positions at the starting line with their engines turned off.

The drivers would get out of their cars and mount (or try to mount) an animal in a line (or group) of mules that were uncooperatively standing (or prancing) in front of the lines of cars.

The object was for the drivers to ride the mules one full lap around the track before strapping themselves in their racers. Only then could each driver start his engine and begin the race in the order he had finished the mule fiasco.

“It was hilarious – everyone knew the rules except the mules. They would usually go anywhere they wanted to go rather than make a lap around the track.”

Carl Irwin wrote that the article “brought back lots of memories” and promised to call the Shopper-News office after the holidays.

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He lives in Morgantown, W.Va., and says that his cousin Lawson Irwin Hickox and her daughter, Jeanie Sager, bought the Irwin’s log home place on Brown Gap Road in Halls.

Wylie Johnson’s dad, Ed, was one of the officials at the speedway. He rigged up a special timer using a hose similar to ones that rang the bell at a service station which would trip a trigger when the front tires hit it, cutting the power to the timer, in order to record accurate time.

Ed Johnson ran a garage on Walker Boulevard and Wylie says he was friends with Ed Harvey. Johnson was known around the area for owning a 1949 “Hot Rod” Lincoln.

Wylie would attend the races at Broadway with his father just about every week. His official job was to stand at the finish line and make sure the announcer called out the correct results – which Wylie says didn’t always happen.

“Between Daddy and the drivers, they somehow kept it straight.”

Wylie can still remember sitting near the fourth turn and watching cars get loose and climb the 2-foot wall in front of him.

“I was ready to go home.

But, of course, being an 8-year-old, after it was over, I couldn’t wait to see it again.”

Wylie says that the racers were all his father’s peers. “But even though I

was a kid, they treated me like I belonged there.”

He’ll never forget wandering around the pits and being told to get a particular driver’s autograph.

“I looked down at the name. It was Johnny Parsons.”

Frank McMillan brought by a slim album of photographs and newspaper clippings labeled “Broadway Speedway 1953.” He came across it by accident several years ago and says if anybody is missing an album, this may be it. If you’re missing an album, call the Shopper office at 922-4136 or e-mail me at JakeMabe1@ aol.com. I’ll get you in touch with Frank.

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What child is this?

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.

(Luke 2: 52 NRSV) Jesus is our childhood’s pattern; day by day, like us he grew; he was little, weak, and helpless, tears and smiles like us he knew; and he feeleth for our sadness, and he shareth in our gladness. (“Once in Royal David’s City,” Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848) The Gospel writers drive me crazy sometimes.

They take us straight from Jesus as a baby in a manger to Jesus ready to begin his ministry at the age of 30. With the exception of Luke, who lifts the curtain on Jesus’ childhood just for a moment to give us that tiny glimpse of the Child in the Temple at the age of 12, we hear nothing about Jesus the boy.

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So we are left to our imaginations.

Especially at this time of year, when the Babe in the manger is still fresh in our minds, I wonder about the years in Egypt, the days at his mother’s knee, the hours

Was he serious? Funloving? Pensive? What was he afraid of? What was his favorite food? Did he have a sweetheart?

When did he begin to sense that he was special?

Had his mother told him stories of shepherds and angels? A star and travelers from the East?

When did he realize his destiny? How early did he feel the weight of his specialness? When did the first sense of foreboding arrive?

I wonder about these things because the whole point of the Incarnation is that Jesus came to be with us, to be one of us, to be for us, as well as to be an example for us. I think it behooves us to consider the baby, the child, the teenager, the man.

And I know it is helpful to remember what poet Cecil Alexander taught us: that “he feeleth for our sadness, and he shareth in our gladness.”

Dads misunderstood What is so weird about a dad taking his kid to the park with no mom around?

Moms, we deal with a lot of discrimination and misunderstanding, but from my experience, dads get a double helping of silliness from all sides.

I’ve known for awhile that my husband, Zac, had some trepidation about taking our son, Daniel, out by himself.

This didn’t stop him from doing his fatherly duty, but it did make him cautious. He’s noticed, like so many other dads, that men alone with children are viewed with sus-

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I wonder if he remembered anything about Egypt?

Did he carry memories of the pyramids, the Sphinx, the Nile? How had Joseph and Mary explained that sojourn to him?

I wonder what he thought about when he climbed to the rim of the cup that is Nazareth and looked out over the valley below. What did he dream of when he lay on the roof of the carpenter shop on a summer night and watched the stars wheeling above him?

Who were his playmates?

His friends? What games did they play? Did they play jokes on each other? What secrets did they share? Did he ever see snow? (Jerusalem lies on the same latitude as Brunswick, Ga., but it does occasionally snow in Israel.) Did he make up stories for his younger brothers and sisters (prelude to his mastery of the parable form)?

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He’s so paranoid about it that he carried photos of Daniel with him to the park just in case he has to prove that Daniel is, in fact, his son.

It’s as though all men who visit the park are possible child snatchers unless they’re accompanied by a woman. Of course, no one comes out and says this stuff. It’s all implied with glances and looks.

Then, there are the situations that are just downright funny.

Zac’s work closes for the two weeks around Christmas, so week before last I had to work while he took care of Daniel, whose school is closed

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By the second day, both father and son were getting stir crazy, but it was freezing outside, so Zac got the bright idea of taking Daniel to the play area at the mall.

“How old is your son?” asked one mom.

“He’s 2 years old,” replied Zac. “So, is your wife getting some shopping in?”

“No, she’s at work.”

“Oh, so you’re one of those stay-at-home dads?”

“No, I’m on vacation.”

“Your son’s cute. How old is he?” asked another, cougarish mom.

“He’s 2 years old,” said Zac. “So, are you divorced?”

“Um … no,” said Zac, edging away.

All these comments, whether innocent banter or attempts to hook up with my husband, point to one concept: men alone with their children are an aberration.

Listen up, world. That’s simply not true. Dads hang out with their kids without Mommy in attendance all the time. It’s a good thing. That dad pushing his son on the swing isn’t a kidnapper, isn’t making a social statement and isn’t recovering from a broken heart. He’s just being a good dad.

Cut him some slack.

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Fireworks are beautiful and dangerous Our family has enjoyed fireworks for years, with our friends and neighbors competing in friendly displays of light. We have been observers of such displays for more than 25 years without any incident. That changed with our fireworks party at the close of 2010.

Cindy Taylor Some of us were in the front yard, and some were on a back patio at a neighbor’s house. The lighting of the fireworks was taking place a good 100 yards away. We had enjoyed watching the kids make light shapes with sparklers and then oohed and aahed as the real show began. We were down to the last three fireworks and moving into the big finale when my niece who was on the patio began screaming and crying.

Her husband was standing next to her and immediately guided her into the house and to a sink. We rushed to get ice and towels as blood gushed down her face. She kept the injury, and her left eye, covered until we insisted on seeing the damage. Everyone had images of an eyeball hanging precariously from its socket. Fortunately, it wasn’t that extreme.

There was a half-inch gash on the peak of her cheekbone just below her left

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There was also bruising below the gash. The gash was still bleeding and was broad enough that we knew stitches would be required.

On the ride to the emergency room, my niece explained that she was taking a photo when she felt something hit her finger and then her cheek.

It hit so hard that she couldn’t tell if her eye had received a direct hit or exactly where the damage was. She said it felt like a rock. It was good that she had her camera in front of her face, or the injury could have been much worse.

Since we were all in complete darkness, it was impossible to see that something was falling from the sky and about to make contact with her. When daylight came, we found cardboard and plastic pieces from the fireworks near where she was standing and can only assume that one of those pieces was the culprit.

So, here is the moral.

When someone tells you not to do something because “You’ll shoot your eye out,” you should listen. Who would have thought a piece from a firework could hit with such force from 100 feet in the air? My niece is sporting a headache and a black eye but is otherwise unharmed. We consider ourselves blessed that her injury was no worse and none of the children were struck. Someone really could have lost an eye. You might want to keep that in mind for July 4.

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Young Pats enjoy success on the mats

By Ken Lay Union County High School’s wrestling team is one of the youngest squads in East Tennessee.

But the youngsters have had some recent success.

The team’s lone fouryear athlete, Mikey Mitchell has emerged as the team’s undisputed leader.

He normally competes in the 152-pound division but recently finished second in the 145-pound bracket at the Central Clash in December. He won all of his preliminary matches via the pin, despite being stricken with shingles.

Mitchell won a two-point decision in the semifinals before being pinned in the championship match.

“Mikey could’ve won, but it turned out that he was sick,” Patriots coach Paul Ludwig said. “He went to the emergency room the next day.”

Mitchell’s success is certainly no surprise, but other, younger wrestlers enjoyed success in Fountain City last time the Pats hit the mats.

Bobby Ayers, Union County’s freshman 103-pounder, took second at Central and won the recent Indian Invitational at Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett against a crop of talented opponents.

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■ “Sustainable Choices,” through Sunday, Jan. 9. This is an interactive exhibit showing how our choices today effect the environment tomorrow. AMSE second level.

■ “The Story of John Hendrix: Oak Ridge’s Prophet,” through Sunday, Jan. 30. AMSE lobby.

■ Clinton Engineer Works’ Real Estate Maps, through Monday, Jan. 31. The exhibit details the property boundaries before acquisition by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. AMSE lobby.

■ Online Registration for East Tennessee Middle School Science Bowl, through Monday, Jan. 31. Hosted by AMSE at Roane State Community College in Oak Ridge. To register, visit www.amse. org.

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Valiant effort comes up short for Red Devils

By Ken Lay Things have been rough early on for the Horace Maynard Middle School girls basketball team.

The Red Devils have struggled, but things may be about to change for the squad, which possibly played its best game of the season on Dec. 29. The Red Devils led throughout most of their game against Robertsville on the final day of the Halls New Year’s Classic.

The Red Devils, who had a 29-26 lead heading into the final quarter, couldn’t withstand a late rally by the Rams and fell 32-30.

Despite the tough loss, Red Devils coach Jimmy Carter was upbeat.

“We came to play today,” he said. “The kids are all good kids, and I think they’re now ready to play.”

Wrestler Jacob Emerson gets set to throw Bobby Ayers during practice. Photo by S. Carey

Jake Emerson (freshman, 152 pounds), Devin King (freshman, 112 pounds), Dylan Sexton (freshman, 135) and sophomore Tanner Moyers (140 pounds) all posted eighthplace finishes at Central.

“We have a very young team, but we have freshmen and sophomores who are placing ahead of juniors and seniors, and that’s big,” Ludwig said.

Union County was set to face rival Gibbs last Thursday at home in an in-school match, but results were unavailable at press time.

The Patriots take on Catholic at Gibbs on Jan. 13 before heading to the Halls Invitational on Jan. 15 at 9 a.m.

The Halls tourney features one of the Southeast’s most competitive fields.

K-2 and 12:30 until 2:30 p.m. for grades 3-6. Cost and registration online at www.amse.com. Museum classroom.

■ “Isotone Concert” featuring “Tribute to Lise Meitner,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30. In honor of this pioneering woman physicist of Jewish heritage, the Tennessee premier of “Sacred Sisters” by New York composer Victoria Bond will be performed. Featured soloist will be Cindy Hicks, principal harpist of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. AMSE auditorium. Tickets: 483-5569 or e-mail office@orcma.org.

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Classes at the Craft Center The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. You must preregister and pay for all classes in advance. Info or to register: www.appalachianarts.net or 494-9854.

■ Combining Glaze and Glass Workshop, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, with Shadow May. Students should bring up to five bisque-fired pots, a favorite glaze (optional) and a lunch. Registration deadline Jan. 17. $90 for Craft Center members, $100 for nonmembers, plus a materials fee of $10 paid to the teacher at the class. Intermediate.

■ “Shi O, Turtle Island”: The Art of Storytelling, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, with Joni Lovegrove. The class is open to anyone 12 and older. Students should bring a lunch. Registration deadline Jan. 18. $25 for everyone, which includes all materials. Some scholarships are available; call 494-9854 for more information. Beginning.

■ Let’s Build a Snowman with Wool, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, with Nancy Shedden and Tammy Straut. Registration deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 19. Cost: $40 for

The Red Devils were set to play the Rams again Thursday (results were not available at press time), and Carter was looking forward to the rematch.

“We’ll be there,” he said.

The Horace Maynard defense was especially stingy early in the Red Devils’ final game of 2010. Horace Maynard allowed only two field goals in the opening half, but Robertsville went 9-for-12 from the free-throw line over the opening 12 minutes to keep things close for the Rams, who trailed 17-13 at halftime.

Megan Winstead and 6th grader Briley Buckner shouldered the bulk of the offensive load for the Red Devils. Winstead scored 10 points, and Buckner added nine. Both were selected to the All-Tournament team.

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■ Hot Chocolate and Cool Crafts, 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Celebrate midwinter with hot chocolate and other warm drinks with chocolate desserts while learning some new crafts. Craft center members will be at several stations to teach making mug rugs, knitting, paper crafts and strawweaving. Registration deadline: Thursday, Feb. 3. Cost: $10 and includes crafts and refreshments.

■ Clay, Beginning Handbuilding, 10 a.m. to late afternoon Saturday, Feb. 12, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, with Sal Smith. Registration deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 8. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers plus a studio fee of $15 paid to the Pottery Studio. Beginning.

Chapman and Morris to perform Nashville legend Marshall Chapman will perform with Knoxville’s own R.B. Morris 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the Laurel Theater.

Tickets are $14 and are available at the door, online at www.knoxtix.com or by calling 523-7521.

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Football overachievers

It sure is fun trying to determine where Nick Reveiz fits among Tennessee’s all-time overachievers.

I’ve been working on this for years. Nick and I go back a long ways. I voted for him when the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame selection committee was choosing a prep player of the year 2006. He won and looked sharp in a tux.

At Farragut High, Nick was really strong in citizenship, wrestling and football. Good student.

Exemplary character. Polite. Considerate. Refined.

Tough guy, too. He wanted to be a college linebacker. Alas, he was too short. And maybe too slow. Coaches all over America agreed. Nobody – nobody – offered him a scholarship.

You know what happened. He defied the odds and fooled a bunch of us.

He walked on at Tennessee. He hit famous Vols so hard, Phillip Fulmer felt compelled to call him down. Cool it, kid, you’re going to hurt somebody.

In private confusion, Reveiz wept. At 5-8 and a fraction, playing hard was all he had.

You know what else happened. Nick made the team. In kick coverage, he knocked opponents for a loop. He moved up a notch and got to play some defense. He became a starting linebacker. He overcame the despair and pain of a terrible 2009 knee injury. He led the 2010 team in tackles. He led it in heart and soul and closing comments: “I know I gave Tennessee everything I had. I

Marvin West worked as hard as I could and there’s no way I can look back and say there’s anything else I could have done.”

Reveiz said there was no other place in the world he would have rather been than at Tennessee, playing football.

“It meant the world to me. I’m all Vol and just very blessed.”

Trusting memory, Nick was the first former walkon to become a captain since J.J. McCleskey in ’92. So, where does Nick rank among overachievers?

Cody and Cory Sullins went from career scrimmage resistance to firstteam offensive linemen in 2009. Billy Ratliff does not fit the typical format but he didn’t have a lot of recruiting stars by his name back in Magnolia, Miss.

His overachievement was in never giving up.

Ratliff endured three reconstructive knee surgeries. He had a terrifying spinal cord injury and lost all feeling in his body for several hours. He made the winning play against Arkansas in the national championship season of 1998.

The next year, as a senior, Billy suffered a fractured leg against Auburn.

He was finally finished but he didn’t give up. He was a captain. He came to the sideline on crutches. He

wore his helmet. Others got the message. Never say die.

Chris White was an overachiever or a very late discovery. He came from Cleveland as a walkon and, to tell the truth, I didn’t really notice him until he was a fifth-year senior.

In 1985, White made his first career start, safety in the opener against UCLA, as an injury replacement.

Three interceptions later, he had a regular job. He picked off six more that season to lead the NCAA. He had a whole bunch of tackles and three fumble recoveries. He was honored as an All-American.

He didn’t think of himself as an overachiever.

He thought he could have been doing it all along.

Overachievers always exceed expectations. Daryl Dickey? Bill Bates? Jim Maxwell?

Tim Townes was the ultimate. He came from Bearden as a 168-pound walk-on.

Not very big. Not very fast. Nobody offered him anything.

“Other than that, I thought I had a pretty good chance.”

He arrived in the Doug Dickey era. He was fifthteam strong safety – on the freshman team. Townes recalls praying that he might do his best and if that was good enough, fantastic. If it wasn’t, at least he would know he had tried.

Tim made it. He was a hitter. He became a starter. I thought he was a costar. One play remains symbolic of his career. A Georgia Tech tight end,

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270 pounds, caught a pass behind a linebacker and in front of Tim Terrific.

“I got a pretty good head of steam and make a good hit.”

Indeed he did. The giant tight end fell backwards, took a long time getting up and wobbled off in the wrong direction, into the Tennessee defensive huddle.

Years later, Steve Sloan, former offensive coordinator at Tech, and Gary Wyant, former Vol secondary coach, were discussing that spectacular 1972 knockout. Sloan asked Wyant: “Who was that cold-blooded killer?”

The killer became a lifesaver. Townes received three degrees from UT, including a master’s in zoology and a doctorate in microbiology. As chair of the biochemistry and molecular genetics department at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, he is a world-renowned tackler of cancer and, specifically, sickle cell anemia.

There are other Tim Townes stories in Marvin West’s first book, “Tales of the Tennessee Vols.” Signed copies are available from WESTCOM, P.O. Box 28, Maynardville, TN 37807. The cost is $20.

Allison Williams to perform Singer/songwriter Allison Williams will perform with her banjo 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Laurel Theater. Tickets are $10. There will be a square dance during the second set. Tickets: 5237521 or www.knoxtix.com.

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Union County High School Athlete of the Week Mitchell battles, leads despite illness

By Ken Lay Mikey Mitchell is the lone experienced senior wrestler on the Union County High School team.

He’s the captain and the Patriots’ undisputed team leader.

That’s a role he relishes despite some sometimes difficult circumstances.

“It’s hard,” Mitchell said of being a leader.

“Our younger wrestlers are pretty talented, but sometimes it’s frustrating trying to keep them in line.”

Mitchell, a four-year wrestler in Maynardville, recently led by example.

He finished second in the 145-pound bracket of the Central Clash on Dec. 17.

He pinned all of his opponents before winning a decision in the semifinals.

He was pinned in the finals.

He accomplished all of this while wrestling a bout of shingles.

“I had a rash on my back, and I didn’t know what it was, so they let me wrestle,” said Mitchell, who usually competes in the 152-pound weight division. “I pinned all my kids until I got to the semifinals when I won by

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two. In the finals, I got pinned.

“I wanted to win all of my matches as fast as I could because I was sick.”

It wasn’t until after the tournament that Mitchell discovered that he had been stricken by the shingles for a second time.

He’s battled adversity this season but has compiled a 10-4 record. He has high hopes which include winning a regional and state championship.

He’s enrolled in advanced placement classes and aspires to attend medical school and become a radiologist.

He plans to wrestle at East Tennessee State University, a team that includes former Union County wrestlers Spencer Keck, Daniel Grasty and Cory Thweatt.

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