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Moms unite!

MOMS Club offers fun, fellowship

By Shannon Carey

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t takes a mom to know a mom’s needs.

That’s why the MOMS Club of the Maynardville area chose to include birthday bags with their donation to the Corryton Food Pantry on Feb. 2.

Along with a carton of Jiffy Corn Mix, which was on the pantry’s wish list, the moms and their kids gifted the pantry with 20 identical bags stuffed with everything needed to throw a birthday party for a kid, right down to balloons and candles.

“We thought, if a family can’t afford to feed, they can’t afford to do a birthday party for a child,” said MOMS Club membership vice president Marcie Shelton.

The bags will make sure parents don’t have to let their little ones’ special days go by without celebration.

The MOMS Club does two or three community service projects each year, and they always focus on the needs of local families. Along with the projects, the MOMS Club has monthly meetings with speakers and activities, and they go on outings to local farms, businesses and parks.

All this can offer a stay-athome mom and her kids some much-needed fellowship and a chance to just get out of the house.

When Shelton helped found the club in 2008, that’s just what she needed.

“I knew two other moms in Union County,” she said. “I want-

The Maynardville MOMS Club and kids gather with their donations to the Corryton Food Pantry. They collected Jiffy Corn Mix and created birthday bags with everything needed to throw a child a birthday party. They are: (front) David Ramey, Ava Case, Doree Shelton, Isaac Case, Jess Hansard, Joshua Roberson, Zain and Kelly Hill; (back) Valerie Ramey, Kelly Hensley, Allison Allen, Valerie Case, Marcie Shelton, Cyndi Hansard and Rhonda Roberson. Photo by S. Carey ed to get out and learn about our The MOMS Club of the Maynardville area will host an open house March community, and I wanted my 2 for all stay-at-home, part-time working or home schooling moms in the daughter to have play friends.”

37807, 37779, 37866 or 37721 ZIP Codes. There will be light refreshments, Club president Valerie Case activities and a chance to meet the moms and kids. Call club president had a similar experience.

Valerie Case at 684-4282, e-mail maynardvillemoms@aol.com or visit “We had just moved here, and www.maynardvillemoms.blogspot.com for more information.

I was really lonely in this area,” she said. “We were on a budget, so the MOMS Club was wonder- so the club is nice because now I MOMS Club International, and they are always welcoming new ful because we do a lot of free have friends.” things. I was stuck at home a lot, The local club is a chapter of members. Their next meeting,

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Big Ridge plans Easter Egg Hunt Big Ridge State Park will host the 13th annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 23.

Twelve thousand eggs filled with toys, candy or extra prizes will be hidden. There are prize eggs and a grand prize for each age group, including toys, bicycles and food coupons. Bring the whole family and make a day of it. Children ages 2 and under hunt at 10 a.m. with parents’ help. Ages 3-4 hunt at 10:30, followed by ages 5-7 at 1 p.m., and ages 8-10 at 1:30.

Info: 992-5523.

Leadership Union County seeks applicants Leadership Union County’s board of directors is taking applications for the upcoming class, which will begin Feb. 17.

Tuition is $175 and includes all supplies, lunches, snacks and field trips as well as one ticket to the banquet. Those interested should call 679-1071 for an application.

March 2, will be an open house for anyone looking to join the club. Children are welcome at all meetings. The open house will feature light refreshments and activities for moms and kids.

For the time and location of the open house, call Case at 684-4282, e-mail maynardvillemoms@aol. com or visit www.maynardville moms.blogspot.com.

AT&T announced Feb. 3 that it will offer U-verse television, high-speed Internet and voice services in Union County.

In a press conference from the Union County Courthouse steps, AT&T representatives were joined by local officials and state legislators to introduce the county to U-verse service.

AT&T launched U-verse in Tennessee in 2008, and the introduction of U-verse to Union County is part of AT&T’s ongoing expansion of the service. Uverse offers an alternative to cable television with DVR, features and applications, along with Internet service and home telephone.

“This investment by AT&T is great news for Union County, and I’m pleased Mike Faulk to see these Uverse services coming here,” said

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state Sen. Mike Faulk. “As Tennessee policymakers, our goal is to increase investment throughout the state and give consumers more choices and innovative new services. The expansion of AT&T U-verse supports economic growth and increases customer choice in Tennessee.”

State Rep. Dennis Powers agreed that the new service is good news for Union County.

“The introduction of these new services gives us new innovations for enjoying TV and Internet access when so Dennis Powers many cities and towns are competing for new technology investments,” he said.

AT&T U-verse is being expanded in Tennessee thanks to the Competitive Cable and Video Services Act of 2008. The

law provides encouragement for new video providers to compete against incumbent cable providers in Tennessee.

“The Tennessee General Assembly had the foresight to open Tennessee’s video services marketplace to competition, and it is benefiting our customers,” said AT&T’s Alan Hill.

“We are glad to be able to make these investments in Union County.

“I believed for some time now that our collective Mike Williams success is tied to having access to leading edge technologies that can keep us connected,” said Union County Mayor Mike Williams. “This is a real plus to have this kind of investment coming to our community to make nextgeneration broadband and video services a reality.”

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The world’s tallest couple ‘The Confederate Giant’

Descendant recalls the Bates family’s big story

Martin Van Buren Bates started life like any normalsized baby. He was born in Jake Letcher County (Whitesburg), Mabe Rhonda Cookenour TurnKy., on Nov. 9, 1837. When er can tell you a big story. A he turned 6, Martin began to giant, eight-feet tall kind of grow. And grow. And grow. a story.

It is believed he attended Martin Van Buren Bates is Yes, her third great-grand Emory and Henry College in a fifth cousin to President uncle and aunt, Martin Van Virginia before joining the Abraham Lincoln. His Buren and Anna Hanning 5th Kentucky Infantry of the family is also related to Swan Bates, are listed in the Confederate Army in Septemexplorer Daniel Boone Guinness Book of World Reber 1861. (It later merged into and country singer cords as the world’s tallest the 7th Confederate Cavalry Loretta Lynn. couple. under Clarence Prentice).

Rhonda, who lives in Martin Van Buren Bates North Knox County, dis- Cookenour, had recorded probably should have been covered this whopper of a a lot about the family’s his- the Rebel to earn the nicktale while researching fam- tory. Rhonda carried on her name Stonewall – but, heck, ily genealogy. Her grand- grandmother’s legacy after he was bigger than one. mother, Hazel Juanita Bates Hazel’s 2002 passing.

Family lore has it that he carried two 71-caliber horse pistols strapped on his chest by black leather holsters that were 18 inches longer than a standard weapon. He was taken prisoner in April 1863 near Piketon, Ky., and held at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, until his parole. Members of the U.S. Army who

By Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC saw him called him “a Confederate Giant, as big as five e live in an age of instant gratification, of techmen, who fought like 50.� nology that puts information and entertainment Bates was forced to resign at our fingertips and fast service from every direction, from the Confederate Army including medication for pain relief. Chiropractic care on July 19, 1864, because, does not guarantee such immediate action. For one as Prentice wrote, “there’s thing, its philosophy does not include the use of drugs not a horse in the Confederor surgery. Nor will it attempt to mask pain caused ate states strong enough to by a problem. It is, rather, a course of treatment that carry him for any length of will address the source of a problem and eliminate the time.� He was 19 years of age, symptoms by correcting the problem. stood 7 feet tall and weighed For instance, if a condition like neck pain is attrib351 pounds. By the time he utable to poor posture or to stress, your chiropractor reached full height, he stood will work with you not only to ease the pain through just under 8 feet tall. a spinal adjustment or massage or some other Although he resigned as technique, but will also work with you to address the a first lieutenant, because of underlying problem. The theory behind chiropractic his physical stature, he was is that a properly aligned and functioning body is given the nickname “Capcapable of healing itself. Your chiropractor can also tain Bates.� help you with nutrition and exercise programs to Bates returned to his keep you healthy. Talk with your chiropractor about homeplace only to discover the continuing path of chiropractic care and its benit had burned and his family efits for you. was missing. So, he sold the Brought to you as a community service by land, moved to Cincinnati Union County Chiropractic; 110 Skyline Drive, and began touring as a giant, Maynardville, TN; 992-7000. realizing folks would pay to

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gawk at his massive frame.

Bates caught the attention of circus promoter P.T. Barnum, who quickly signed him up.

Anna, the 8-foot bride Barnum also did Bates another favor, introducing him to Anna Hanning Swan of Nova Scotia, who was even bigger than Bates. Anna came into the world as a big girl and grew rapidly. By age 6 she was as tall as her mother (5 feet, 2 inches). By age 15, she stood 7 feet tall. She began touring with Barnum in New York in 1863.

Martin and Anna had met in November 1870 at Gen. Winfield Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home. They were quickly booked to appear together and sailed for shows in England in April 1871, even being summoned to appear before Queen Victoria. They became engaged aboard the ship and were married June 17, 1871, at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Trafalgar Square, London.

Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gown, commissioned by the Queen, contained 100 yards of satin and 50 yards of lace.

The coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first child, a girl, was stillborn on May 19, 1872. Anna went into labor while on tour in England. The baby weighed 18 pounds and was 27 inches long.

Although they would tour with both Barnum and the W.W. Cole Circus from 18781880, Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health began to decline after the miscarriage and as a result of a thyroid problem. So, Martin bought 130 acres of land in Medina County (Seville), Ohio, and built a home. The ceilings were 14 feet high; the doors were 8.5 feet. The coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bed was custom made at 10 feet long.

Martin had a custom-fit pew installed at the Seville Baptist Church. Anna played the piano, which had to be

Martin Van Buren and Anna Hanning Swan Bates â&#x20AC;&#x201C; still in the Guinness Book of World Records as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tallest couple (8 feet).

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For more information on Giant Fest, visit www.

GiantFest.com. For more information on the Bates family reunion, call Rhonda Cookenour Turner at 680-2926 or e-mail rdtmusicworld101@aol. com. She also presents a program on the Bates familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giants to schools and libraries. put on stilts so she could be seated and play it properly.

A second child was born on Jan. 19, 1879, but only lived 11 hours. The child weighed 23 3/4 pounds and was 30 inches long and still holds the Guinness record as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest baby.

Anna died of heart failure on Aug. 5, 1888, one day shy of her 42nd birthday. Her husband telegraphed a coffin maker in Cleveland, Ohio, who thought the measurements had to be wrong and instead sent a regular-sized coffin. The funeral was delayed for days. To avoid this

problem later, Martin went ahead and had his own coffin built. He kept it in his barn for 30 years.

Just more than a year later, Martin married Annette LaVonne Weatherby, who stood only 5 feet, 3 inches tall. They moved to a house, which still stands, in Seville.

Its side had to be torn out to move Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bed inside.

Martin died of nephritis (inflammation of the kidneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nephrons) on Jan. 7, 1919.

He and Anna are buried beside one another at Mound Hill Cemetery just outside of Seville.

Seville hosts a Giant Fest each September to remember its biggest citizens. Rhonda is the coordinator of the Bates family reunion held the day before. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reunion is Friday, Sept. 16, and the Giant Fest is Saturday, Sept. 17.

Those who attend always have a big time. How could they not?

Contact Jake Mabe at 922-4136 or e-mail JakeMabe1@aol.com. Follow him online at jakemabe.blogspot.com, on Facebook or at Twitter.com/HallsguyJake.

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■ Jan. 30: A woman in the Maynardville area said she let her dog out, and a neighbor’s dog attacked her dog. She said she had complained about the dog and the owner in the past.

■ Jan. 30: A man said he received a call Jan. 29, saying that his van was missing from Sharps Chapel, where he had it stored.

When the deputy arrived, the victim said the van was missing, and the last time he saw it was about two months ago.

■ Jan. 30: A deputy was dispatched to investigate a dead horse. The caller said she had called the Sheriff ’s Department Jan. 27, and deputies were unable to find the horse. The current deputy found the horse on an adjoining property and called Shannon Perrin at the UT Extension office for proper procedure.

Commission, budget meetings set The Budget and Finance Committee of the Union County Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the small courtroom of the Union County Courthouse.

Union County Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, in the large courtroom of the Union County Courthouse. If the courthouse is closed that day due to inclement weather, the Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. If that meeting date is also cancelled due to inclement weather, the meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21.

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The Appalachian Arts Crafts Center in Norris is looking for new members to sell their handmade arts and crafts in the gallery.

Anyone interested should bring three samples of their work to the center before noon Thursday, Feb. 3.

Submissions will be juried Tuesday, Feb. 8. There is a $25 fee per participant.

Info: 494-9854 or visit www.appalchianarts.net.

All programs of the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee (formerly the Wellness Community) are offered at no cost to individuals affected by cancer and most are offered at 2230 Sutherland Ave. in Knoxville. Info: www.cancercupportet.org or 546-4661.

■ Weekly cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings.

■ Weekly support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evening.

■ Weekly cancer family bereavement group. Thursday evening.

■ Jan. 29: A deputy was dispatched to a gas station in Plainview, where a staff member reported a gas drive-off. The staff member said a black Dodge truck pulled in and pumped $98.17 in fuel and left without paying for it.

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■ Jan. 28: Deputies responded to a call about a break-in at Luttrell Elementary School. Two rooms had been burglarized.

One was missing $10, and the other was missing $15 and a computer. One faculty member said she had not left the building until after 10 p.m. Deputies returned to the school Jan. 31 to discover a mysterious footprint in the school. Six two-way radios were missing.

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The American Museum of Science and Energy, located at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge, is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.

Info: www.amse.org.

■ Registration open for East Tennessee Regional Model Bridge Building Contest, through Sunday, Feb. 27, for students in grades 7-12 to build a model bridge according to specifications. Contest is Saturday, March 5.

■ “Take Flight” traveling exhibition, Saturday, Feb. 5, through Sunday, April 24. Hands-on activities on the principles and forces that make flight possible. AMSE second level.

■ “East Tennessee Middle School Science Bowl,” Saturday, Feb. 5, hosted by Roane State Community College.

■ “Scarboro: The Early Days, 1942-1960,” Monday, Feb. 6, through Monday, April 25. The story of the African-American community. AMSE lobby.

The Union County Sheriff ’s Department answered 126 calls between Jan. 25 and Jan. 31. These are some of their stories.

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■ Epworth Monthly Singing, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, Laurel Theater.

Info: Tina, 982-7777.

■ Old College Monthly Harp Singing, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 123 S. Jackson St., Athens. Info: Cora Sweatt, 423-745-0248.

■ Sevier County Monthly Old Harp Singing, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. Info: David Sarten, 428-0874.

■ Franklin Monthly Old Harp Singing, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 201 N. Main St., Greeneville. Info: Jeff Farr, 423-639-8211.

Crime beat

By Cindy Taylor The Union County Commission held a special called meeting Jan. 27 to decide the whether to have a county building inspector.

This issue has been looming for some time, and commissioners were still straddling the fence with a 7-7 vote whether or not to opt out of state building codes. Mike Sexton made a motion to opt out, and this was seconded by Bill Cox. Opting out means no building inspection would be necessary for new construction on one- and two-family dwellings. But, that also means that the county would move lower on the list for consideration for state grants.

The seven who voted for the motion were J.M. Bailey, Jeff Brantley, Sheila Buckner, Jonathan Goforth, Chris Upton, Sexton and Cox. The seven against were Stanley Boles, Dawn Flatford, Janet Holloway, Brenda Jessee, Joyce Meltabarger, Wayne Roach and Doyle Welch. Commissioners R.L. Jones, Dean Hill and Gary England were unable to attend. Since the two-thirds majority was needed to opt out, the motion failed.

With this decision finalized, the commission now has the opportunity to hire its own building inspector or to allow the state to have control of the inspections. The commission must still adopt a set of building codes and agree on fees.

“Since we are now obligated to opt in, we must have a set of guidelines, and we can hire our own inspector if we choose to,” Mayor Mike Williams said. “We may start with someone already on staff and use them part time for the inspector position until we have a full-time need. The good thing is we can set our own fees, and ours will probably be less than what the state would charge.”

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ceived this year, but Oaks and the school board may rework the process for Goforth’s next evaluation.

“We’re working on some things to look at how we evaluate him,” he said. “We’re going to do things a little differently in the future.”

Goforth said the evaluation results were supposed to get on the agenda before budget time, but he does not know how they were missed.

“I think the problem was that the school board has never done an evaluation like this,” he said.

“We’re just so busy this year I had not thought anything about (the evaluation results),” Oaks said. “It would have been good to go over it.”

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raise in 2010-2011 budget on Mincey’s word that the evaluations were good.

As the board learned Jan. 13, the evaluations were, in fact, good. The participating board members rated Goforth in seven areas like “board relationship” and “student achievement” with 20 points possible in each area.

Goforth received an average of 18.943 in each area.

The individual evaluations are available for viewing at the central office.

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School board chair Brian Oaks and Director of Schools Wayne Goforth agree that the school board will consider changes to Goforth’s evaluation process this year.

Goforth’s contract with the school system, which runs through 2014, calls for a 5 percent raise each year he receives a good evaluation from the school board. His raise for the 2010-2011 school year Goforth was included in the budget even though the school board had not received the results of the evaluation at budget time.

They did not receive the results of the May 2010 evaluation until Jan. 13.

The May 2010 school board, some of whom are no longer on the board, were given evaluation forms at the Tennessee School Board Association retreat in Pigeon Forge last year. Six of the seven members filled out the evaluation forms and returned them on their own time to Ronnie Mincey, who works in the school system’s central office as Supervisor of Federal Programs. Bill Sexton, who is no longer on the school board, declined to participate.

Mincey alone tabulated the results.

Glenn Coppock, the school system’s financial officer, said he included the

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Big Ridge inducts Beta Club members Big Ridge Elementary School inducted new students into the school’s Beta Club on Jan. 25. They are: (front) Ross Richnafsky, Jeremy Naglitch, Lydia Young, Saylor Epperson, Brianna Crowley, Landon Hubbs and Sawyer McCoy. With them are (back) Beta Club advisors Renita Malone and Jeremiah Epperson. Beta Club members are 5th graders who have all A’s and B’s for the first nine weeks and show good citizenship. They complete service projects within the school and in the community. Photo submitted

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By Cindy Taylor

Big Ridge spelling bee winners The top three in Big Ridge Elementary School’s spelling bee are: Savannah Jones (third place), Van Hughett (first place) and Lyndon Kitts (second place). Van Hughett will go on to the regional spelling bee in Knoxville. Photo submitted

All aboard the Chick Chain!

By Cindy Taylor The 4-H Chick Chain Project is on the horizon. 4-H members will have the opportunity to get baby chickens. This year, students can get an unlimited number, but there will be a few changes.

In the past, the Extension Office has given 4-H’ers the chicks at no cost up front and asked them to return six chickens for the sale in order to pay for the chicks.

This limited the number who could receive chicks due.

For the 2011 Chick Chain Project, the Extension Office is asking for a deposit of $30 in

exchange for 25 baby chicks. If participants return six chickens to the 4-H Poultry Show and Sale at the Co-op, the $30 deposit will be returned to the participant at that time. At a cost of about $40 per set of 25 vaccinated, healthy chicks, this is a great deal.

There will be two scholarships for chicks this year.

Requirements are that the applicant must have participated in the Chick Chain Project before and returned six chicks for the Show and Sale. They must also answer the questions, “What did you learn from the Chick Chain

Project last year, and why would you like to receive the scholarship for chicks this year?”

There will also be new incentives for raising chicks. The Grand Champion pen of chicks will receive a cash prize of $50 and Reserve Grand Champion will receive $35.

Applications and fees are due to the Extension Office

by March 4, and all proceeds from the sale will go to the 4-H Poultry Program. For more information or to pick up an application, stop by the Extension Office at 602 John Deere Drive or call 992-8038.

Teachers at Union County High School got a big surprise last week. They were called into the library after school for what they thought would be a faculty meeting. Instead, they found principal Linda Harrell and her administrative staff serving up cake, punch and other goodies as congratulations for achieving the Adequate Yearly Progress standard in their classrooms.

Carmen Murphy opened the meeting by reminding everyone to be sure and link their Food City Value Cards to Union County High School, currently in second place for the School Bucks program.

Food City Office Manager Jo Williams spoke briefly about the program.

“I came today to tell you about the mega bonus points you can get,” Williams said.

“If you increase the number of people linking their Value Cards to your school by 10 percent, you get 10,000 bonus points. A 50 percent increase will gain you 25,000 bonus points. Last year, Union County High School received $1,047.29 with 89 cards linked. As of today, Union County High School has 280 linked cards, which means an automatic 25,000 bonus points. Please help me in thanking Carmen Murphy

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“This is the first time we have been together as a faculty that I have been legally allowed to tell you that we made AYP,” Harrell said. “I normally have a Buddy’s Bar B Q dinner as a thank you for our teachers, and because of the snow we didn’t get to do that. Making AYP is so important, and our teachers and students have done an outstanding job.”

AYP is based on testing and graduation rates. If a school goes into corrective action and gets into reconstruction, the state could step in and make changes all the way from teaching positions to administrative staff.

“We know that it is you who are making a difference,”

Director of Schools Wayne Goforth said to the teachers.

“We want you to have all the resources and knowledge.

All of you work together as a team. Thank you very much for what you do.”

“I think this is fantastic,” horticulture teacher Linda Baxter said. “This was a surprise, and we get to do some bragging.”

“We were on the target list for writing assessment, and I just have to say that our students have worked really, really hard schoolwide,” English honors teacher Sherrie Collins said.

“There are neighboring schools that are not doing this,” Harrell said. “They need you, but they can’t have you.”

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UNION COUNTY SHOPPER-NEWS • FEBRUARY 5, 2011 • A-5

Smoky Mountain 4-H reports On Jan. 18, the Smoky Mountain 4-H Club was called to order by President Nathan Long. The pledge to the American Flag was led by Ayla Griffen, and the pledge to the 4-H Flag was led by Jessie Smith. The Thought of the Day was given by Bethany Long. Secretary Rebekah Kadron read the minutes.

Sarah Morgan discussed old business. New business was discussed. Demonstrations were given by: Emmaline Perry, Bethany Long, Caleb Key, Meredith Key, Maranda Key and Claire Smith. Project reports were presented by: Ayla Griffen, Michael Foust, Mary Morgan, Abigail Kadron, Hannah Skeens, Claire Smith and Emmaline Perry. Community service reports were given by: Emmaline Perry, Michael Foust, Kaleb Huffman, Meredith Key, Joshua Sherittz and Maranda Key. The annual poster contest was held. Explorer participants Winners in the 4-H speech contest are: Rebekah Kadron, Nathan Long, Martin Dickey, Mary Morgan, Bethany Long, Aundrea Mo- were: Kamie Huffman, Randy Griffen, Joshua Sherittz, Emily seley, Gibson Calfee, Mikenzie Zook, Cadie Chapell, Trey Moyers and Emily Hocutt. Photo submitted Hocutt and Ben Foust. Junior participants were: Jeremiah Kadron, Kaleb Huffman, Jessee Smith, Caleb Key, Jim Morgan, Ayla Griffen and Emmaline Perry. Junior High participants were: Claire Smith, Michael Foust, Kaley Huffman, Martin Dickey, Mary Morgan, Meredith Key and Dakota Sherittz.

High school participants were: Heather Donaldson, Nathaniel student Patrick Berge, Al- tion, choose to stay in Union and Trey Moyers in second Kadron, Rebekah Kadron, Maranda Key, Abigail Kadron. PreBy Cindy Taylor place. Fifth grade winners 4-Hers participating were John Smith, Evelyn Foust, JoAnna The end of January hailed len Beeler of BeeGreen and County.”

Kadron, Luke Smith and James Smith.

UT Extension Agent Shan- were Cadie Chapell in first the ninth annual Union 4-H adult volunteer leadThe club thanked Julie Graham and Cindy Taylor for judging County 4-H speech contest, ers Tamelia Jenkins, Ron- non Perrin gave a special place and Mikenzie Zook in the poster contest. nie Irick, Debbie Cox and second place.

Gibson Calfee thanks to all participants and and more than 30 students The meeting was adjourned, and refreshments were served. between grades 4 and 10 par- Jane Janeway. Union Coun- to the FCE members for bak- won first place for 6th grade.

– Emmaline Perry, 4-H reporter Seventh grade winners were ticipated. Plaques, trophies ty Mayor Mike Williams ing cookies for the snacks. and ribbons were presented opened the program.

“We had some great talent Bethany Long in first place by 4-H Honor Club Secretary “You are giving back and this year,” Perrin said. “I was and Aundrea Moseley in secSarah Morgan. Topics were doing something to try and so impressed with the caliber ond place. Eighth grade winstudent choice and ranged be successful as well,” Wil- of young people. We appreci- ners were Martin Dickey in ■ To make up for school days Tuesday, Feb. 22. TSSBDA from sledding to pollution. liams said. “Public speaking ate everyone who entered the first place and Mary Morgan Band Clinic will be Friday and lost due to snow, Union CounSaturday, Feb. 25-26.

Speeches were given in is a good learning experi- contest and helped with judg- in second place. Nathan Long ty schools will be in session the following days, which were prewon first place in 9th grade, four separate rooms and ence. We hope you will take ing and working the event.” viously scheduled as days off: were judged by Chamber what you learn here and, Fourth grade winners were and Rebekah Kadron won Luttrell Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. President Julie Graham, UT once you get your educa- Emily Hocutt in first place first place in 10th grade.

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Horace Maynard announces honor roll Horace Maynard Middle School’s administrators announced the school’s honor roll last week.

All A’s 8th grade: Dillon Anderson, Courtney Booth, Amber Carter, Michal Cole, Emily Edmiston, Madison Steiner, Hayden Sutton, Rachael Webber, Kelly Williams, Hannah Young.

A’s and B’s 8th grade: Isaac Arthur, Monica Brashears, Jessica Bravo, Teddy Bush, Caitlyn Carroll, Nathan Castro, Jordan Civay, Eric Collins, Reagan Collins, Jacob Cooke, Geghie Davis, Shad Dyer, Hannah Ensley, Garrett Foust, Abigail Fritts, Carli Gibson, Misty Hampton, Chasity Henderlight, Dustin Hill, Sierra Huiting, Joseph Johnson, Bethany Kitts, Reise Kitts, Tara Lemon, Cheyenne Marlow, Brady Nease, Jesse Nicely, Devin Overton, Tristen Paskel, Jeremiah Ray, Timothy Ray, Cory Reid, Madissen Roark, Zeth Sanders, Andi Smith, Savannah Stafford, Kayla Thatcher, Jeremy Thomas, Eli Turner, Zack Turner, Nakisha Williams, Andrew Wright, Mackenzie Wynn, Tristan Zook.

All A’s 7th grade: Madison Booker, Reece Edmond-

son, Mikayla Huxley, Taylor Massengill, Connor Mize, Breanna Reynolds, Caleb Rhodes, Luke Shoffner, Gus Simpson, Aaron Smith, Zachary Walker, Sierra Womble.

All A’s and B’s 7th grade: Todd Allen, Faith Barkman, Madison Brantley, Jai’Lei Carlisle, Haley Carter, Tameka Chesney, Seirra Clabough, Kadie Clevenger, Hunter Collins, Melanie Cox, Taylor Cox, Kaitlyn Daughtery, Courtney Deatherage, Breanna Dunsmore, Blair Effler, Joseph Fultz, Derek Graves, Josh Gregory, Chelsey Hancock, Brittany Haun, Halle Jo Headrick, Jared Hensley, Autumn Howard, Shelby Howard, Haley Jackson, Taylor Jones, Corrina Ledford, Sarah Luthen, Paul Mallicoat, Bobby Mink, Taylor Monroe, Cayla Nelson, Hannah Padden, Rachel Pierce, Kelsey Rivers, Kayleigh Robbins, Devinne Sanders, Krystal Singleton, Tori Stovall, Orrin Warwick, Trenton Washam, Kayla Williams, Megan Wilson, Jacob Wolford, Spencer Wyrick, Frankie Yandell, Alexis Young, Jordan Zirkle.

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All A’s and B’s 6th grade: Silas Austin, Kelsey Albright, Krysta Albright, Tyler Anderson, James Bailey, Troy Bailey, Haley Beeler, Matty Brasher, Chris Braun, Rachel Brown, Shane Brown, Samuel Burton, Robert Charrette, Andrew Cook, Dayday Corum, Michael Cox, Fabiolo DeLaRosa, Miranda Dyer, Carmin Ellison, Casey Fields, Cody Finger, Kayla Flanders, Nicky Graham, Sarahi Gonzalez, Weston Griffey, Brady Hall, Blake Hensley, Cody Howe, Emma Johnson, Emilie

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Spring break will be March 21-25. There will be no school on Good Friday, April 22.

■ Link your Food City Value Card with the school of your choice to earn money for that school. To link, ask your cashier at check-out. Even though the school isn’t built yet, you can already link your Value Card to Paulette Elementary School.

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■ Perfect attendance ceremony for the second nine weeks will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7. The Junior Beta Club will host a Valentine Dance 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. RIF book giveaway will be Friday, Feb. 11. PTO meeting will be 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, with Ronnie Mincey giving the “State of the School” address.

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Why I hate my neighbor some of them.” (2 Kings 17:25) Later, King Sargon commanded a priest from Israel be sent back: “Send there one of the priests whom you carried away from there; let him go and live there, and teach them the law of the god of the land.”(v. 27) One of the priests was duly sent home, and he “lived in Bethel and taught them how they should worship the Lord.”

So the people in Samaria became, essentially, spiriCross tual half-breeds: people who Currents worshipped the Lord God of Lynn Israel, but who also continHutton ued to worship the gods of their homelands.

Later, Ezra tells of the rethe Israelites who had been turn of some of the Israelites taken away. He sent foreign- from captivity, by command ers to the land, but “they of Cyrus of Persia, and their did not worship the Lord; attempt to restore the relitherefore the Lord sent lions gion of their fathers, which among them, which killed had centered in the now-

When the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel, they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of families and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of King Esarhaddon of Assyria who brought us here.” But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of families in Israel said to them, “You shall have no part with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the Lord, the God is Israel, as King Cyrus of Persia has commanded us.”

(Ezra 4: 1-4 NRSV) The Book of Ezra was written as a postscript to Chronicles (which it follows in our Old Testament). Second Chronicles gives the account of the destruction of Jerusalem and the carrying away of captives.

During the time of captivity, Esarhaddon, the king of Assyria, sent people from Babylon, and other lands of his holding, to populate the cities of Samaria, to replace

Playground etiquette Since it’s been too cold to get Daniel outside much lately, I’ve been taking him to the play area at Knoxville Center Mall on days he’s not at preschool and I’m not at work. If the temperature peeks above 45 degrees, we play in the yard or run to the park, but that’s not often enough to get his wiggles out.

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I once again admonished Daniel to share, told him that there were lots of other things to play with, and got him interested in something else.

But, once he saw that the car was empty, he went running for it again, and so did the other boy, who had been lying in wait.

Yep, you guessed it. Once again, his mom did nothing.

This scene repeated itself four times before Car Ninja and Lady Lax Discipline finally went home.

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destroyed Temple in Jerusalem.

Their northern neighbors, the people of Samaria, came offering to help in the rebuilding, pointing out that they had been worshipping the God of the Israelites for years now, and offering a helping hand – a hand of fellowship.

To which the heads of the families of Israel replied, “You shall have no part with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the Lord. …”

It was, at first, a question of religious purity, of “my religion is better, purer, ‘right-er’ than yours,” on the part of the Jews, and of “It doesn’t really matter what you believe as long as you are sincere” on the part of the Samaritans. (Sounds uncomfortably familiar and contemporary, doesn’t it?)

and screaming their heads off, they have to take turns, share, respect others and not play too rough.

At least they do if their parents help teach them the rules.

On the playground, it’s taboo to discipline another person’s child. A calm reminder to play gently around the little kids is OK, but some moms will give you the stink eye just for that. Telling Daniel to share was mommy playground code for “Let’s manage our kids before someone has a meltdown.” But, the other mom didn’t take the hint.

What I really wanted to say was, “If you want to raise a bully, you’re doing a great job. Bravo.”

Parents’ playground interactions can be awkward. Our kids are playing together, but so often we’re texting, making a phone call or planning the grocery list. Heck, moms have glared at me for even talking to their kids. It’s weird that we bring our kids to the playground to play with other kids, but we don’t come to the playground to talk to other parents.

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And thus began the hatred between the Jews and the Samaritans, which lived on for centuries, into the time of Jesus, influencing travel routes and famously forming the basis for the power and the irony of his parable about the Good Samaritan.

It also brings to mind a church sign I have read and pondered on my way home from work every afternoon recently. It says (I may be paraphrasing slightly), “Your actions are more important than your beliefs.”

The story of the Jews and the Samaritans from the sixth century B.C. forward, the Jews and the Arabs in the Middle East today, and life in the church in America beg a couple of serious questions: Is that statement true?

Then, straight to the heart of the matter: Can you ever separate your beliefs and your actions?

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Powell and Baugus at the Laurel Jubilee Community Arts will present musicians Dirk Powell and Riley Baugus 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Laurel Theater. Tickets are $15.

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Irish music John Doyle will perform Irish music and originals 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the Laurel Theater in Knoxville.

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Community services ■ Graveston Baptist Church, 8319 Clapps Chapel Road, is enrolling children 11 months through Pre-K for Parent’s Day Out. The program has small classroom sizes.

Info: 465-9655 or www. graveston.org.

Fundraisers and sales ■ Mountain View Church of God and the Women in Action group will host the annual Valentine Sweetheard Supper 4:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Plainview Community Center. The menu includes roast beef with gravy or ham, potatoes, green beans, slaw, roll, dessert and drink. Each couple will also receive a red velvet heart-shaped cake. Price is $20 for a couple or $12 for a single. Proceeds will help purchase pews and carpet for the church sanctuary. Info: Linda Merritt, 992-0682.

Men’s programs ■ Revival Vision Church, 154 Durham Drive, in Maynardville, holds a men’s prayer breakfast at 7 a.m. each Wednesday.

All are invited to join in praying and fasting for Union County. Info: Jim, 684-8916.

Special services ■ New Testament Baptist Church, 9325 Maynardville Highway, will have Marriage and Family Month throughout February, with messages to strengthen marriage and family each Sunday.

All married couples are invited to renew their vows during the Sunday morning service Feb. 13. Service times are 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays.

Info: 992-8366 or www. ntbcmaynardville.com.

Women’s programs ■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road in Corryton, will host MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every third Monday for devotions, food and fellowship.

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Pats give Hornets a good fight

By Ken Lay Union County High School boys basketball coach Shane Brown might’ve watched his team drop a narrow 68-59 District 3-2A home game to Carter last Tuesday night, but he wasn’t about to complain about his squad’s effort.

“This is a great bunch of kids that I have here,” Brown said. “They didn’t quit, and they haven’t quit all year.

“I told the guys after the game that that was as hard as we’ve played all year against probably the best team in the district. Carter, Fulton

and Gatlinburg-Pittman are all right there.”

Union County (14-8 overall, 1-6 in the district) got off to a slow start. The Patriots fell behind 13-4 in the first quarter. They attempted to slow the tempo and thus dug themselves a hole early.

“I wanted to see how (the Hornets’ Lester) Wilson would guard (Chase) Buckner on the perimeter early,” Brown said. “We probably lost the game in the first quarter.

“Wilson is a great player and (Carter coach) Tony

(Buell) does a great job with those guys.”

Wilson, the East Tennessee State signee, made his usual impact, scoring a game-high 27 points, including 19 in the second half.

After falling behind early, the Pats played the Hornets evenly. Union County trailed 26-17 late in the second quarter before Zack Ballinger drained a 3-pointer as time expired to extend Carter’s advantage to 29-17 at the break.

The Hornets appeared to have the momentum heading into the third quarter and

actually extended their lead to 48-35 by stanza’s end.

The Pats, however, erupted in the fourth quarter and pulled to within 55-50 on a layup by Wes Vitas with 3:52 remaining in the game. Vitas had eight of his 10 points in the final stanza.

Carter’s Anthony Lewis hit some big shots and free throws down the stretch to help the visitors hold on.

Wilson might have shouldered the bulk of the offensive load for the Hornets but he had plenty of help from his supporting cast. Lewis

‘Brown’ gang takes coaching to a new level

By Cindy Taylor Brown, Johnson and Smith: three names that could take you back to the days of the Old West when gangs ran wild and everyone owned a gun. But the only robbery these three guys want to participate in is stealing a victory from their remaining opponents in 2011.

Union County High School varsity basketball coaches Shane Brown, Mike Johnson and Jonathan Smith are hard at work on what remains of their schedule for this year. Brown is in his second year as head coach and has already made contacts that have been instrumental in helping at least three of his past and current team members get scholarship offers and link up with colleges of their choice.

In the past two years, Brown has sent out around 80 CDs showcasing his talented basketball team, but he gives all the credit to his players for their achievements.

“Obviously, we want to win right now, but we have to give our players an opportunity down the road to be successful and get their degrees,” Brown said.

Brown hails most recently from coaching in Indianapolis but played basketball in high school and college. He and his wife, Lisa Marie, who is a special education counselor for Union County, love this area and had been looking to return for some time.

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UCHS led 9-7 midway through the first quarter but saw the Carter close the frame with a 6-0 run to open a 13-9 lead.

The Hornets blew things open with a 23-7 surge in the second quarter.

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Center Christen Adamczyk led the Patriots with a game-high 17 points and Chay Coffey added eight.

Shyrika Bautista paced the Hornets with 13 points and McKenzie Chamberlain finished with 10.

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The varsity basketball team is 20 games in with a 13-7 reContact Humane Society for lost pets cord to date. These coaches The Union County Humane Society asks that pet are seeking future championowners contact them immediately if a pet becomes ships in their division of 3A. lost. Pets without identification and rabies tags are With eight games left, they’re only required to be held for 72 hours by Tennessee Union County High School basketball coaches are Mike Johnson, hoping to get to Regional and state law. The Humane Society makes every effort to then State.

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“We are right there at Timely contact will ensure that your lost pet is not adit here. Mike and Jonathan and to work with Coach making Regional. Mike and opted by new owners. Remember, identification and have been a huge help, and Brown was a great opportu- Jonathan are instrumental in rabies tags are your pet’s protection. Info: 992-7969. we get great support from nity,” Smith said. “ getting the team prepared,” the school administration Moving from middle Brown said. “We’re looking and staff also. I think (school school to high school is a forward to getting Austin-East board chair) Brian Oaks has step up, and it would seem here in a couple of weeks. Our been at almost every game.” that moving from coaching talent level is right there with Mike Johnson has been at a college level to a high them. The remainder of our ■ Willow Creek Youth Park girls softball spring 2011 sign-ups for on board since last year school level would be a step games are challenging, and weeball (3-4 yr olds), coach pitch (6U-8U), fast pitch (10U, 12U and came over from Horace down. Brown doesn’t see it we’re not good enough to just and 14U) will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday in February at Maynard Middle School. that way. show up and beat people. We the park. Weeball is $35. All other ages are $55. Bring a copy of Johnson is also Director “You always want to do have to win from here on out the child’s birth certificate. Info: Dedra Johnson, 599-9920; Alishia of Maintenance for Union things your own way, so it’s to get where we need to be.”

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Tennessee football outlook Sorry I am so late with fall football projections. Got caught up in recruiting and lost my focus. I know, spring practice is just around the corner. Excitement is building for the Orange and White game. Can’t you just feel it?

The season opener is a mere 29 weeks away.

College Football News has already picked Tennessee to win the East division of the Southeastern Conference. Those who take that seriously should soon make December dinner reservations in Atlanta. Best restaurants fill up fast.

One of my favorite barometers says an 8-4 season would appease most fans.

Other paying customers are all over the lot, counting chickens that haven’t even hatched as already in the crock pot.

Montana, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Middle Tennessee State, Vanderbilt and 27 in a row over Kentucky have been designated to provide bowl eligibility. Five of those six are at Neyland Stadium, almost guaranteeing a re-

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Many Vol fans are such delightful optimists. They remember the decade of dominance and expect duplication. Why not more of what Phillip Fulmer did between 1993 and 2001? An occasional national championship and a steady sequence of conference crowns became our birthright.

A few fans have adjusted their perspective. One said another 6-7 record would be a disaster, that the team must show improvement, that Derek Dooley has to start producing something, his free pass has expired.

Others are still hung up on last year, saying it was embarrassing not to be able to catch a punt, that the Vols must learn to play

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four quarters – and count to 11. I was shocked to hear that our main man is 1-20 against teams with winning records. Could this be true?

Oh my.

Maybe you heard that defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox got a raise. I got an e-mail asking why. The next sentence reminded me that Oregon scored 48, Florida 31, Georgia and Alabama 41 each and South Carolina 38.

Hmmmm.

Fortunately, that was then. This is now. Believe me, better days are coming.

We don’t play Oregon. Take my word for it, Alabama won’t get more than 35 this time.

Playing catch-up in the best league in the United States of America is no simple challenge but I predict Tennessee will make gains.

My faith has a firm foundation. No less an expert than Al Wilson said he thinks the Vols may have possibly turned the curve in the general direction of where we want to go.

Excellent recruiting is the obvious building block. All you have to do is sign more and better prospects, bigger and faster, than the teams you are trying to catch. Any questions?

Everyone assumes experience equals improvement. Could be the young offensive line will actually remember being slapped around in kindergarten.

Maybe the bowl education will help Tyler Bray identify linebackers. Perhaps errors by amateur defensive backs will vanish with maturity.

Incoming Byron Moore may help with schooling.

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the Volunteers couldn’t make a couple of yards to retain possession and win a game. They were last in SEC rushing and 100th in the country.

In the strange case of Tauren Poole, a tailback beat the odds, gained 1,034 yards and remains a question mark.

I do believe Bones (Justin Hunter) and the other young receivers will help us forget the dearly departed Denarius Moore and Gerald Jones – but maybe not Larry Seivers and Peerless Price.

In searching for reasons why I think the Tennessee defense will be tougher, there are Jackson and Jackson, Malik at tackle and Janzen at safety, and “newcomers.”

This is a risky omen. If the 2010 team was too young and inexperienced, we had better hope that most newcomers watch instead of play – or the Vols will again be too young and inexperienced. Of course there will be new linebackers.

There are continuing causes for concern about the defensive front. Is there a real Montori Hughes and will he eventually emerge?

Will Marlon Walls and Ben Martin make it all the way back? How good is Maurice Couch? Is there another Joseph Ayers in the emergency file?

In projecting the forthcoming Tennessee record, two key answers are pending: 1. Which SEC foes have less talent?

2. Who will provide leadership, be the heart and soul of the 2011 Volunteers? I have never seen another Nick Reveiz but there might be one.

Union County High School Athlete of the Week Flatford relishes new role

By Ken Lay Shaylynne Flatford is experiencing a baptism by fire, and she’s loving it.

“This is new for me and I like it,” said Flatford, Union County High School’s freshman point guard.

“This is the first time that I’ve ever played point guard, and I think it helps me understand the game better.”

The Patriot girls basketball team has struggled this season after having their best season in more than a decade last year. Union County is young and suffers from lack of depth this season. Those factors have cast Flatford in the role of starter. She’s also a team leader by Shaylynne Flatford virtue of her position.

It’s been a long climb for the Pats, but their new point guard sees her teammates improving.

“I think things have gone pretty good this year,” she said. “We’re now starting to get to know what each other does on the floor, and I think we’ve gotten better as the season’s progressed.”

Flatford previously played shooting guard at Horace Maynard Middle School. As a shooting guard, her primary responsibility was to score. Now, her job is to get her teammates involved in the offense.

She said she feels that the change has improved her game.

“As a wing player, I didn’t think that I knew the game very well,” Flatford said. “As a point guard, I’ve learned more about the game.

“I like my teammates, and they help me a lot, and this gives me a chance to help know the game.”

Flatford has stepped into a big position on the basketball court. Off the floor, however, she appears to be an average high school freshman.

“I like to go to the movies and hang out with my friends,” she said.

She’s a Miami Heat fan, and her favorite player is Heat forward and NBA All-Star LeBron James.

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