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Budget ready for Monday vote The Budget and Finance Committee approved the school board’s budget before adjourning on Tuesday, and County Commission can vote on the budget and tax rate on Monday, July 30, at 7 p.m. “We’re in a position to vote on a budget Monday,” said County Mayor Mike Williams. “It’s a budget without a property tax increase.” Meanwhile, the school board called an emergency meeting for 6 p.m. Monday, July 30, at the auditorium at Union County High School to vote on further budget revisions. School officials discovered a $60,000 expense had been recorded twice. “It’s more of a housekeeping measure,” Williams said.

IN THIS ISSUE Union County at the Alamo According to a 1967 writing by Louise Davis of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 32 Tennesseans died at the Alamo, which was the largest number of any state that participated in the Siege of the Alamo. Union County historian Bonnie Peters even found an early family member fought there. See Bonnie’s story on page 6

New wastewater treatment plant for Maynardville Smelly no more is the sewage treatment process in Maynardville. City Manager Jack Rhyne and staff led community tours last week to show off the new facility. Cindy Taylor also reports on a donation by the city of Luttrell to the Tri-County Honor Guard and updates the Farmers Market.

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July 28, 2012

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‘Are we having fun yet?’ By Cindy Taylor A Saturday in the country means different things to different people. To folks in Union County it still means work with a bit of fun thrown in on the side, and July 21 was a great Saturday to be working or playing in Union County. There was milling and threshing and gnashing of teeth. Well, most of the teeth gnashing was around an ear of corn or finishing off a slice of watermelon. Let’s start at the Farmers Market. Perry Washam brought a 1920 portable grist mill with a 1918 motor for a corn grinding demonstration. Dried corn is taken off the cob and then poured into the top of the mill. Ground meal is produced and comes out at the base. “Around 1958 bagged cornmeal came to stores,” said Washam. “A lot of grist mills stopped producing, and my dad, E.P. Washam, bought this mill about that time.” Washam hopes to bring the mill back to the Farmers Market later in the season. Now let’s move on to Hickory Valley where oats and wheat are being processed by Alco Cox and family. Folks have been coming to the Loy property for almost 20 years for the event. Friends like David Nevin come to shoot the breeze, join in the work or just watch others work while sipping tea or enjoying watermelon and cantaloupe. A lot of tall tales are shared and there is plenty of tobacco spittin’ and porch sittin’ going on. “I grew up in Pennsylvania and this kind of work is some of what I used to do when I was a teenager,” said Nevin. A tractor show is part of the event, and you may get to see some antique cars. These may come complete with a moonshine running story. After all, it is Union County; part of the White Lightning Trail. A portable grist mill found its way to this event, as well and a John Deere tractor which is connected to

Tyler Gray, 12, enjoys riding in his Uncle Bill’s old Ford moonshine truck. a threshing machine by pulley and handles the processing of the wheat and oats. “I have lived in Union County and farmed all my life,” said Cox. “The combine replaced the threshing machine years ago but I found a 1941 threshing machine about 20 years ago and started doing it this way again.” The Cox Threshing Festival helps raise money by donation for upkeep of the Butcher Cemetery and is always the third weekend in July. Son Keith, Brother Tim Cox and nephew Noah Sexton are on hand to help make this a family-run operation, but friends take part as well. A free meal is provided by the family followed by more work. Neighbors

Alco Cox works on the portable grist mill during the threshing festival. Photos by C. Taylor

are welcome and visitors have come usually have,” said Cox. “I’m wringfrom as far away as Louisiana for a ing with sweat and dirty as a hog, so day of fun. It may be fun for them, are we having fun yet?” but for Cox it’s all in a day’s work. More photos on A-2 “This is a smaller crowd than we

See Cindy’s wrapup on page 3

Index Business Community Government/Politics Marvin West Dr. Bob Collier Bonnie Peters Lynn Hutton Kids

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Committee OK’s new jailer, 4 PT county workers By Sandra Clark Union County will hire an additional corrections officer if the full County Commission accepts the recommendation of its Budget and Finance Committee. Administrative Sgt. Mike Butcher made a compelling case for adding four corrections officers and a maintenance employee for the Sheriff’s Office at a cost of $123,000, but committee members cut that request to one additional officer and voted to recommend hiring a 20-hour per week maintenance worker under the direction of County Mayor Mike Williams. It was slow going at Thursday’s meeting which recessed after two hours without finishing the first item. The regular commission meeting is 7 p.m. Monday, July 30, at the Courthouse. A budget and tax rate could be adopted then, but not if the Finance Committee con-

Mike Butcher, administrative sergeant for the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Photo by S. Clark tinues to debate each budget line. Butcher said the state jail inspector strongly recommended four additional corrections officers (jailers). The Sheriff’s Office operates two divisions, patrol and jail, with three officers on duty

in each division for each 12-hour shift. To allow for time off, there are four shifts for a total of 12 patrol officers and 12 jailers. An additional jailer per shift is necessary, he said, as the inmate count increases. But commissioners balked at the cost, and Commissioner J.M. Bailey noted that the positions are merely recommended, not mandated. The committee approved Butcher’s request to purchase identifiable inmate clothing and one videoconferencing unit to allow video visitation and “keep civilians out of the jail.” It also OK’d $3,500 to pay for one-time psychological exams for Sheriff’s Office staff, a state mandate. Butcher said the Sheriff’s Office hopes to offset some of these expenses through an inmate telephone card which could generate up to $54,000 this year. In other action, the Finance Committee zeroed four nonprofits which had not requested funding – United Way, Union County Historical Society, Red Cross and

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School board approves ‘balanced’ budget Union County will receive an unexpected $500,000 from the state to relieve budget pressures. The school board voted Monday to amend the $21 million budget already submitted to County Commission. Interim Director Dr. Jimmy Carter recommended increases to these budget lines: ■ $35,000 more for maintenance ■ $33,000 for a chorus position, shared by high and middle schools ■ $20,000 for a psychologist in special education ■ $15,000 for the board’s attorney ■ $15,000 for step raises for the school resource officers ■ $15,000 for adult basic education. The board’s previous budget was short by about $340,000. With the increase in state funding, the budget is balanced between expenses and expected revenue.

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Hallsdale Powell Utility District serves almost 30,000 customers, more than 2,000 of whom are in Union County, and is ranked as Tennessee’s fourth largest water utility district combined with the second largest wastewater system. President and CEO Darren Cardwell has been with the company since 2000 and in his current position for four years. During that time he has led HPUD through an aggressive capital improvement plan to reduce and eliminate sewer system

overflows and to decrease violations at HPUD’s wastewater treatment plant. The District also constructed a new water treatment plant on Norris Lake and updated the Melton Hill Water Treatment Plant, increasing capacity to serve the residents of North Knox County along with parts of Anderson and Union counties. HPUD is actively involved in adult and children’s programs to help educate them about the importance of safe drinking water as well as conserva-

HPUD CEO Darren Cardwell and CPA James Smith outside the HPUD facility in Halls. tion. Employees also donate time and resources to further the education of 4-H students in Union County. Waterlines beyond the three miles outside of the Maynardville city limits are generally through HPUD. CPA James Smith has been instrumental in

finding funding for projects by writings grants and searching out the best interest rates on loans to help save dollars for customers. HPUD continues to improve their system while attempting to keep water rates some of the lowest in the area.

A day in the country, or, ‘Are we having fun yet?’

Leonard Nicley scrubs the dried corn kernels off the cob before they are placed in the grist mill. Jake Hansard enjoys ice cold watermelon during the wheat threshing festival.

An old threshing machine still does the work during the Cox Threshing Festival. Photos by C. Taylor

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Tri-County Honor Guard visits Luttrell The Tri-County Veterans Honor Guard consistently helps families in the area by attending the funerals of veterans whenever they are requested to do so. The members are also present for parades and special events. We have become so accustomed to seeing them around town it is sometimes easy to take the group for granted.

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“We are happy to go wherever we can,” said Honor Guard member Earl Loy. “Help is appreciated because we have a lot of recurring cost in attending funerals such as ammo, gas and uniform upkeep.” At the July City Council meeting the city of Luttrell presented Loy with a check for $1,000 to help offset those costs. “We are so very grateful to all of our veterans and this is one small way we can help out with what these men and women still do for the community,” said Luttrell Mayor Johnny Merritt. ■

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The Union County Farmers Market continues to have produce, fruits, eggs and other goodies. July 21 brought “All things corn” to the market. Volunteer Tiffany Headrick provided free face painting for the kiddies. Visitors could try their hand at tabletop corn grinding and enjoy crafts made from corn. Activities included corn hole playing, a corniest joke contest, a corn husking contest and crafts utilizing corn. Folks could

also experience corn grinding up close and personal thanks to a portable mill brought in by Perry Washam. Corn and green beans are still available but vendors are selling out early. Teresa’s Bakery continues to provide mouth-watering goodies for purchase. Local crafts and canned goods were available from the Country Store at the Market, Hardin Mountain Organics, which also brought all-natural Cruze Dairy Farm ice cream. The market is located in front of Union County High School and is open 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday until the end of October. ■

Maynardville City Manager Jack Rhyne leads the tour of the new lab at the Maynardville Wastewater Treatment Plant. The computer screen in the background provides continuous updates on tank levels and other information.

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Smelly no more is the sewage treatment process in Maynardville. City Manager Jack Rhyne and staff led community tours last week to show off the new facility. Mikey McWilliams asked my take on the odor as we stood beside a 265 gallon aeration basin at the Maynardville Wastewater Treatment Plant. Surprisingly, my answer was “no smell.” The city of Maynardville celebrated the upgrading of the MWTP with an open house to introduce state-ofthe-art technology and the digitalization of the plant. A packed school bus hauled business owners, officials, employees and residents to the plant where they were treated to a presentation of how the new system has been brought up to speed and into compliance with state regulations. “It is a matter of public health and process control,” said McWilliams. “With this new lab we can monitor everything that goes on at the plant digitally and instantly.” According to McWilliams, if bad water is dis-

Jack Rhyne talks about the old boards (behind Rhyne) used at the Maynardville Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Luttrell Mayor Johnny Merritt presents a check to Tri-County Honor Guard member Earl Loy with City Council members David Williams, Brad Griffey and Vice Mayor Jody Smith. charged into a creek, E. coli are being put into the creek, bugs and fish are being killed and people will get sick. Even if it is only bad enough to hurt the aquatic life, it will have long range effects. “Three years ago we were almost under a commissioner’s order with our sewer plant,” said Rhyne. “This new lab brings us into compliance. We can track exactly what comes into the

plant and what goes out, and we can measure bacteria more accurately.” Brett Ward with Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) has consulted with the city along the way to the upgrade and attended the open house. “Maynardville has made substantial improvements,” said Ward. “The quality of water going out has been increased and the plant is in compliance. The amount of quality assurance actions is increasing as well and this causes more work for those at the plant.” Rhyne said the new lab is not only good news for residents, but helps employees perform their duties more timely and accurately. Contact: brentcindyt@gmail.com

Corn husk dolls owned by Beth Bergeron were on display. Artist Ann Freels is planning to hold instruction classes for the doll making at the Union County Arts Cooperative. Photos by C. Taylor

Siblings Elijah and Anna Kindig, 8 and 2, try their hand at grinding corn. Kenny Camper of Campers Farm brought new crafts to the farmers market along with mom Nan Camper and friend Lodean Atkins.

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to visit with many of you over the last several months. THANK YOU for your hospitality and encouragement. For those I have not seen, I am still working. I trust that I have clearly conveyed my vision for the Union County Highway Department and look forward to the opportunity to serve as your Superintendent of Roads. Please be sure to exercise your right to vote! I remain your servant, Remember... Election Day is Thursday, August 2! Johnny

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Weston Wamp: The Double W Weston Wamp is a young man on the move. He graduated from UT in 2009, turned 25 in March, and he wants to represent Union County and the 3rd Congressional District in Congress. So why not?

Working for early votes Property Assessor Donna Jones (at left) throws a beachball with former Assessor Ronnie Irick. Jones set up the beach towel, lawn chair and canopy to show she’s “on vacation” while working the polls at early voting. Above, County Commissioner Brenda Jessee, also running for Assessor, talks with Marsha Raley, a candidate for school board. Most candidates caught some sun rays last week, seeking every possible vote.

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Weston Wamp in Union County. Photo by Cindy Taylor The Double W is running against “Chuck,” oneterm U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann whose last name is apparently too complex for the district. That’s why his signs read “Chuck” and leave motorists recalling the old rhyme, “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” The other major candidate is a retired business owner who still goes by his kid name, “Scottie,” and wears a bow tie. Oh yeah. He refuses to debate, resists talking about issues and his 33-year-old son was nabbed slashing the tires of a Fleischmann aide following a campaign event. Wamp calls himself a member of the “debt paying generation,” and he wants to lead efforts to change the direction of the country before “the growing national debt destroys our quality of life.” Wamp has raised less campaign money than his

opponents, according to financial reports, and he lacks the personal resources to self-finance a barrage of television ads as election day nears. A shortage of funds has led many pundits to discount his chances. But Mayfield and Fleischmann are flawed candidates, while Weston has been immersed in politics since birth. His dad, Zach Wamp, was elected to Congress in 1994 when Weston was just 7. The kid has been to more political rallies than his more senior opponents combined. And at the Union County candidates’ forum in July, Wamp spoke passionately: “Washington is a fundamental blame game. … You cannot spend money you don’t have. … Sometimes sacrifice is necessary.” Some say Wamp lacks experience, but he says Washington is not short on experience. “We have a shortage of courage.” WW, hear, hear!

Humor at the school board By Sandra Clark After sitting through a Knox County Commission meeting, a Union County school board workshop and meeting, and a Union County Commission Budget and Finance Committee meeting in three days, you can’t be blamed for getting punchy. Forget the serious stuff. Let’s look for the humor. I walked to the car with veteran school board member and former superintendent David Coppock. “Heck, I’ve been around so long I remember when you were young and progressive,” I said. Coppock responded with a joke. Seems the Bakers of Massachusetts married off their daughter to the son of the Taters of Idaho in the social event of the season. The young couple prospered and had a daughter,

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Ima, who grew up to be a beauty. But both families were upset when she ran off and married Tom Brokaw. Heck, he’s just a common-tater. ■ Before its workshop, the school board gathered with its lawyer to discuss pending litigation. Out in the auditorium were reporters from a television station and the News Sentinel. Wanda Byerley joked: “What’s the news? Let’s call a press conference!” And then she told me (apparently the only one in the room who didn’t know what was going on) what was going on. Oh, you also want to know what’s going on? Seems the Union County Education Association has sued the school board. Get in line. ■ A budget amendment offered $15,000 for step increases for SROs. That

stands for School Resource Officer, but somehow I got stuck on SSOs, sanitary sewer overflows. Why is the school board spending money on sewer overflows??? ■ Michael Johnson, maintenance director and assistant boys basketball coach has returned to college to secure a teacher’s license. He needs to finish student teaching and cannot work his normal schedule in maintenance. “I will work evenings and Saturdays to make sure everything gets done. You can cut me to 30 hours or 20 if necessary,” he said. Johnson is not looking to move away from Union County and says obtaining a license to teach is “a goal I’ve had for a long time.” Student teaching requires 16 weeks. The board thanked him for good work and asked

Michael Johnson temporary Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter to “work this out with Mike.” Out in the audience, former momentary Director of Schools Marilyn Toppins said only in Union County could a guy move from maintenance to teaching and take a pay cut.

Committee Ok’s new jailer the Department of Agriculture – and recommended funding the remainder at 80 percent of this year’s budget. “We really need to be careful how we spend money this year,” said Commissioner Jeff Brantley. Elected officeholders

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UNION COUNTY SHOPPER-NEWS • JULY 28, 2012 • 5 tance and that he had a stroke or two of bad luck last season. Dooley, asked to evaluate himself, dodged the issue. He said we live in a world of results and people think we are what our record says we are. Tennessee was 1-7 last season against league foes. That says the Vols were very bad, as in almost awTALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West ful. It does not address circumstances or declare that Dooley is doomed. It is past tense, then instead of t is (winning) football time in the same coaching planet with the now. It does not take into account Tennessee and we fans are so great Nick Saban. excited and optimistic and probaExperts who claim great insight lessons learned, injuries healed, bly so full of it as to overlook facts. say Dooley ranks 14th among SEC improved talent, greater depth or Derek Dooley did it. He said the coaches. That is behind everybody, progress in speed, strength and Southeastern Conference won’t the new guys and even Joker Phil- endurance – plus a crowd of new assistants with bonus enticements have Tennessee to kick around lips of Kentucky. anymore. Players cheered. Sounds Oh, you say Joker decked Der- for bowl games. Speaking of Saban and other great! ek nose-to-nose in November. On the flip side, we have so- No, I had not forgotten but I’m high authorities, SEC coaches and assembled media, in secret bering news. Vanderbilt’s James trying. Franklin defeated Dooley in media The great mentor Saban says ballot but public proclamation, day quips and fist bumps. Later, Dooley is doing a really good job, said our No. 1 man, Tyler Bray, we learned that Dooley is not on considering his troubling inheri- our reason for faith in the future,

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bony Jeweling, Swamp Speedwing, Twin-spotted Spiketail, Black-shouldered Spinyleg… are these creatures from the latest special-effect, aliens-consumethe-world movie at your local theater? Nope, they’re dragonflies, the other really neat flying insects out there besides butterflies. And, as an added bonus, they love to eat mosquitoes. But more on that in a moment. For sheer numbers of people in the field, nothing surpasses the phenomenon of bird-watching, or birding, as birders call their sport. Millions of individuals are out there, looking, listing and counting. And nowadays, they are all connected by the Web, through the Cornell Lab of Ornithology e-bird site, where literally every person in the world can report and save their sighting records, even on a daily basis. And all the data are fed into a giant Mother-disc with millions of pieces of information, giving an increasingly detailed picture of the world’s bird activity, up to the minute. But sometimes even hyperactive, twitchy birders run out of something to see. In off-season, on hot summer days, on just bad days, there may not be much shaking, bird-wise. So, some birders don’t just go home, they look for something else to watch. The next thing on nature’s plate for them would be wildflowers, if it’s the season, or butterflies, if they’re in the right place at the right time. And butterflying is now a booming hobby. Similar to the long-established birding organizations and activities, butterfly people have a national organization, the

North American Butterfly Association. They have local groups, field trips, organized butterfly counts. And they have built a remarkable National Butterfly Center in South Texas on the Rio Grande River, complete with a nice reception center, educational displays, and acres of gardens that attract scores of common and rare butterflies, many from across the border in Mexico. It is a destination attraction for everyone to see and enjoy, even if you’re just in tourist mode. Butterflies are amazing and beautiful, with lots of neat features, but for this birder, and a growing number of enthusiasts, there is another group of flyers out there that will really test your eyesight and reflexes: those dragonflies. Let’s train our binoculars on them here for a minute. Dragonflies have been around for a long time, a whole lot longer than possums and dinosaurs, right up there for longevity with everybody’s favorite, the cockroaches. There are beautifully-preserved fossils of dragonflies (and roaches) going back to the Carboniferous period, roughly 300 million years ago. In fact, there were some really big insects flying around the Coal-age swamps. There are fossil dragonflies from those times measuring a whopping 28 inches of wingspan! To have survived this long and prospered, you’d think they must be well-equipped for getting along in the world and they are. Unlike possums, which have made it through the eons by eating anything and having zillions of babies, the dragonflies survive with speed, quickness,

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is not even close to being the best quarterback in the league. Can you believe Tyler Wilson of Arkansas, Aaron Murray of Georgia, A.J. McCarron of Alabama and maybe two or three others are all better than Bray? And we have been worrying about him leaving early for the NFL? In our world of results, you could say Bray, with minimum help, has not beaten anybody that matters. But we know he will. Any day now, he will come of age. He is maturing. He may even grow up to make better decisions, and throw only footballs. He is smart. He grasps several languages. He can read the strong safety, understand offensive coordinator Jim Chaney and communicate with all-world receiver Da’Rick Rogers. Just wait, Bray will prove he can win when the chips are on the proverbial table. Or, in this case, on the turf at the Georgia Dome, final Friday night in Au-

the impossible for a person to catch. As they fly, the dragonflies hold their six legs down beneath their body to form a basket, which they use to capture small flying prey. Then the food item gets passed up to the jaws, where it is chomped up and eaten, frequently on the wing, without missing a wingbeat. They eat millions of mosquitoes, excellent eyesight and scary, and keep bogs, ponds and predatory larvae. Fly fishermen and other close observers of life in nice, clean, rocky streams recognize dragonfly larvae. They live in various situations – in the bottom sand, on vegetation, behind rocks – but they all have a common weapon. It’s a big, hinged lower jaw with graspers at the ends that folds up against their face and then shoots out in a fraction of a second, to nab their prey. They eat other aquatic critters, insects and the like, Widow skimmer and even grab small minnows. After terrorizing the stream where they live for varying periods of time, de- marshes habitable for the pending on species, the lar- rest of us with their healthy vae metamorphose into adult appetites. They eat critters dragonflies, ready for some even larger, though, on up to other dragonflies. real predation. There are seven famiFor vision, the dragonflies have a pair of huge, lies of dragonflies in North compound eyes made up of America, plus three of their as many as 56,000 trans- cousins, the damselflies and parent lenses, perfect for more than 435 separate spedetection of tiny bits of cies. They come in a huge va(mosquito-sized) move- riety of colors and patterns. ment, from as far away as 30 Often, like the birds, the yards. They have a neck like males and females of a given a praying mantis. As they sit species will have completely or fly, they very quickly, and different colors. A nice pond constantly, look up, down, or marshy area is prime sideways, ever alert for a dragonfly territory since possible meal on the wing. they lay their eggs in or near And flying? They zoom water, but you can find them around at speeds of up to 20 in pastures, parks and fields miles an hour and border on of wildflowers as well.

gust, the moment of truth. This opener is the most important game in the coaching life of Derek Dooley and the playing career of Tyler Bray. Because it will be televised on one of ESPN’s junior channels and because a few million high school fans will be otherwise engaged, the whole world won’t be watching but we’ll have a quorum. And the outcome against North Carolina State will tell us whether we do or don’t have what it takes. Whip the Wolfpack and you set a tone for good things to come. Lose that one and … To restore confidence, if not jubilation, I say Tennessee is somewhat better. The facts I will no longer ignore are these: Talk, even by Saban and Dooley, is mostly meaningless. Results matter. Ready or not, here comes a football run for your life. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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I’m finding that digitally photographing them is really fun and challenging. With luck and patience, you can move up much closer to dragonflies than you can to birds, and they will sometimes cooperate for a nice still close

up. Then, you can take them home on your memory card, look them up and identify them at your leisure. With increasing interest in dragonflies, good field guides are increasing in availability. Among others, try the “Stokes’ Beginners Guide to Dragonflies,” or Dunkle’s “Dragonflies through Binoculars.” And, by the way, a pair of close-focus binoculars is a big help with your observations, too. So there you are, another good reason to go out the door, folks. Spring flowers gone? Birds not singing? Try some dragonflies on for size.

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6 • JULY 28, 2012 • UNION COUNTY SHOPPER-NEWS

Union County at the Alamo TALES OF UNION COUNTY | Bonnie Peters

ccording to a 1967 writing by Louise Davis of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 32 Tennesseans died at the Alamo, which was the largest number of any state that participated in the Seige of the Alamo. The following is a list of those who sacrificed their lives for the independence of Texas from Mexico: Micajah Autry, Jackson; Joseph Bayless, Clarksville; John Blair; Samuel B. Blair; James Bowie, Elliott Springs; Robert Campbell; David Crockett, who moved from place to place, including Greene, Lincoln, Lawrence, Franklin, Carroll and Weakley counties; Squire Daymon; William Deardorf; Almeron

Dickinson, Bolivar; John H. Dillard, Nashville; John H. Dillard, Nashville (Davis’ list contained two people by the same name); James L. Ewing; James Girard Garrett; John M. Hayes, Nashville; Charles M. Heiskell; William Marshall; Albert Martin; William Mills; Andrew M. Nelson, Shelbyville; James Robertson; James M. Rose; Andrew H. Smith; Joshua G. Smith; A. Spain Summerlin; William E. Summers; William Taylor; John W. Thomson; Burke Trammel; Asa Walker, Columbia; Jacob Walker, Columbia; Joseph G. Washington. I’m always looking for more information, so if any-

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one reading this has more information on any of the people listed here, please let me know and I’ll add it. Charles M. Heiskell, son of George and Elizabeth Frye Heiskell, lived in Beard Valley near what is now Maynardville. He is said to have owned one cow, which he drove to Knoxville where he sold the cow, and went to Louisiana. From there he went to Texas. It has been established, apparently on sound evidence, that he was killed at The Battle of the Alamo, March 6, 1836. A greatnephew received several checks from year to year, the last one about 1914, from some person living

it, and Certificate No. 883 for 1,920 acres in Hamilton County, Texas (Milam Donation 727; Milam Bounty 729.) Another part of the legend is that Charles was a friend of Sam Houston, and that sparked his interest in going to help his friend in the pursuit of the independence of Texas. General Sam Houston, a former resident of Blount County, went to Texas, becoming Commander in Chief of the Texan Army in the War for Texan Independence. In his Letter (“Houston Letters”) of January 30, 1836 to {sic} White, he indicates Charles M. (Haskell) Heiskell left the Alamo with James Grant or Frank W. Johnson earlier but returned to it with General Bowie. About 100 men under General Bowie and Captain J. W. Fannin defeated a Mexican force near “Mission Conception” on Oct. 28, 1835. After a campaign of nearly two months, BEJAR was surrendered to them on Dec. 11, 1835. It is presumed that during the absence of Charles from the Alamo he was in this cam-

paign under Bowie. David Crockett, also a native of Tennessee, in 1835 emigrated to Texas, becoming a general in the heroic defense of the Alamo. General William B. Travis also was among those who were slaughtered. Bowie, the commander of Charles’ outfit, was ill with pneumonia in the chapel of the Alamo at the time of the final assault and among the last to be killed. At the final assault, the five survivors were subsequently bayoneted in cold blood. Three women, one a Mexican, two children and a black servant were spared. One of the women spared was Mrs. Almeron Dickenson and the Dickensons’ child. Mrs. Dickenson’s husband died at the siege, but she lived to give her personal account of this history. The final assault was made March 6, 1836, by about 4,000 Mexicans. The slaughtered defenders’ bodies were brutally mutilated and then thrown into heaps and burned. Bonnie Peters is the Union County Historian and the author of many books. Contact Bonnie at bhpeters@esper.com or 687-3842.

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east of San Antonio regarding a quitclaim deed on land that had been owned by this Charles. The records may have been burned when the Union County Courthouse was destroyed in 1969, and I have been too busy with other projects to do further investigation. There is no tradition of Charles having descendants. Information on Charles may be found in “A Critical Study of the Siege of the Alamo” by Dr. Amelia M. Williams. My cousin, the late Roy Hillary Heiskell who settled in New Mexico and later Weslaco, Texas, did extensive research on Charles, and most of what we have is due to his perseverance and research. For many years the plaque at the Alamo read Charles M. Haskell, but some years ago due to Roy’s research it was corrected to Heiskell. Additional evidence includes bounty records at the Texas General Land Office located by my cousin. Charles M. Heiskell was issued Certificate No. 341 for 640 acres of land patented Oct. 17, 1851 to his heirs, but never received

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UNION COUNTY SHOPPER-NEWS • JULY 28, 2012 • 7 not entirely self less: he wants to glorify God, certainly, but he also wants to assuage his feelings of guilt. As the King states it, he himself lives in a house of cedar, but the Lord God does not have a permanent home. Apparently David is the only one concerned about that inequity. God reasons that moving CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton about among the people is more His style, and moreover, did He ever ask for a house of cedar? But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: Go I thought about this passage and tell my servant David: Thus says the Lord: Are you the one to last Sunday. I was visiting my build me a house to live in? Wherever I have moved about among daughter Jordan in Memphis, all the people of Israel, did I ever speak a word with any of the and since her house was right tribal leaders of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people behind St. John’s Episcopal Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?” Church, I visited there. I had I will raise up your offspring after you. … He shall build a house done the same last July, when for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. we moved her into her house, (2 Samuel 7:4-5, 7, 12b, 13 NRSV) and so when the church bells began ringing for the 10:30 ser“The House of the Lord.” Now In the Scripture quoted vice, I walked across the street there is a phrase that means above, David, the King, is offer- and slipped into a pew about very different things, depending ing to build a temple for God. two-thirds of the way back. (It on the context. His motives apparently are always helps this Methodist girl

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to kneel and stand at the right times if I am far enough back in the nave to see a lot of folks in front of me!) Because I was looking at the pews, trying to decide which one I would choose, it was only when I sat down, then knelt, that I lifted my eyes to the chancel. I know I gasped; I hope not too loudly. I had forgotten since last year the magnificence of the mural on the wall behind the altar. It covers the entire wall, and the color behind all the figures is crimson. There are saints and cherubim with f laming gold wings, and in the center is the largest figure, the Christus Victor – the Risen and Triumphant Christ. It is, to say the least, stunning. I sometimes feel sorry for David that he was not allowed to build a house for his Lord. He was, after all, “a man after God’s own heart.” (1 Samuel 12:14) But

God had other plans. God would pass the torch to David’s son, who was yet unborn. God promised that when David had died, God would raise up David’s son, the son of his body, and that God would establish his kingdom. And then God said, “I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me.” (2 Samuel 7: 14) So it was that Solomon, David’s son, would build a house for God: the great Temple of Jerusalem. There would not have been saints or disciples or pictures of Christ in that worship space: no graven images allowed, and besides, there were no saints or disciples yet, and Jesus the Christ was generations away. No matter where we worship – on a hillside, in a cathedral, in a log chapel, in a temple, in a church – God is present and is glorified.

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Men’s programs

■ 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.

■ Revival Vision Church, 154 Durham Drive in Maynardville, holds a men’s prayer breakfast at 7 a.m. each Wednesday. All men are invited. Info: Jim, 684-8916.

■ Revival Vision Church, 154 Durham Drive, hosts Celebrate Recovery, a ministry for hurts, hang-ups and habits, 7 p.m. Tuesdays for teens and adults. These can qualify for AA and NA required meetings. Info: Gail, 567-6432, or church

■ Freeway Church of God holds a gospel tent meeting 6:30 p.m. Fridays at the Ray Viles car lot on Highway 61 in Clinton. Info: 567-9600.

Revivals

Special services ■ Graveston Baptist Church,

8319 Clapps Chapel Road, has Wednesday Bible study at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. Info: 686-0186. ■ Revival Vision Church, 154 Durham Drive, will hold its dedication Saturday, Sept. 8, with food and open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and a service at 7.

Women’s programs ■ Revival Vision Church, 154 Durham Drive, holds Women’s Community Prayer and prayer for children/grandchildren 9 a.m. Wednesdays. All are welcome.

Contact Humane Society Hamilton Cemetery needs donations The historic Hamilton Cemetery needs donations for lost pets The Union County Humane Society asks that pet owners contact them immediately if a pet becomes lost. Pets without identification and rabies tags are only required to be held for 72 hours by Tennessee state law. The Humane Society makes every effort to place animals in “forever homes” as soon as possible. Timely contact will ensure that your lost pet is not adopted by new owners. Remember, identification and rabies tags are your pet’s protection. Info: 992-7969.

Senior Center community outreach events The Union County Office on Aging will have outreach events at Luttrell and Sharps Chapel community centers. Appointments can be made between 8:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. If no appointments are made for a given day, there will be no outreach event that day. Luttrell outreach events will be held Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. Sharps Chapel outreach events will be held Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19. Info: 9920361 or 992-3292.

Medication review The East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability and Walgreens will provide free medication reviews to adults age 60 and over in Union County. Walgreens pharmacists will review medication lists to identify any potential complications. Contact the Union County Office on Aging for a form to list medications and forward the form to Walgreens. Once the review is complete, Walgreens will contact the consumer. Info: 992-3292 or 992-0361.

to help with mowing and maintenance. The cemetery contains graves of some of the area’s first settlers, including members of the McPhetridge, Lay, Smith, Cook, Yadon, Kitts, Booker, Edmondson and Lambdin families. All donations are tax deductible and may be sent to John Cabage, 740 Cabbage Cemetery Road, Washburn, TN 37888. Info: 497-2287.

Free GED offered The Union County Adult Education Center invites all those interested in getting a GED to call for an appointment for pretesting. The center provides all testing free of charge to Union County residents. The staff will help applicants prepare for the test. Classes are available 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Info: Melissa Carter, 992-0805 or 254-8833.

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Area pastors J.T. Russell, Johnny Smith, Tim Macklin, Phillip King, Jim Mulkey, Valentine Dmitriev and Gary Beeler gather at a prayer meeting for the community. Photo by C.Taylor

Continuing in prayer By Cindy Taylor First Baptist Church of Maynardville was the site for the July prayer meeting to combat drug and alcohol abuse in Union County. More than 70 people turned out to pray for the community.

These prayer meetings began in 2011when a small group decided it was time to turn the drug problem in Union County over to God. A community prayer march was initiated and monthly prayer meetings have continued into 2012.

The monthly meetings move among the churches in Union County and are held the third Saturday. The next prayer meeting will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at Clear Branch Baptist Church just off Tazewell Pike in Plainview.

Head Start accepting applications Douglas-Cherokee Head Start is accepting applications for children ages 3 to 4 to attend the Head Start preschool program in Union County. Info: 992-8146, 991-4480 or 992-9101 for the Corryton and Luttrell area.

Hinds Creek Road will be closed for road repair at intersection of Moores Gap and Chestnut Ridge through Aug 31.

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Extension office brings magic to the library By Cindy Taylor It was a day for science and magic when UT Extension agent Shannon Perrin visited the Maynardville Library. Kids made bracelets with solar beads, then took them outside into the sun where they watched as their white beads magically changed color. Perrin explained the principle behind the color change. “Solar beads have no color when there is no ultraviolet light,” said Perrin. “They change color when they absorb ultraviolet light like sunlight. It is invisible but we can tell it’s there with these beads.” The 4-H event closed out the summer presentations at the library for this year.

Kids raise their hands to the sun to show off their solar bracelets as the beads chang color. Photos

On Saturday, July 28, there will be a water party and prizes for those who signed

2012 Union County Patriots football schedule ■ Aug. 17 at Grainger

■ Sept. 28 vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman

■ Aug. 24 vs. Cumberland Gap

■ Oct. 5 at Austin-East

■ Aug. 31 vs. Carter

■ Oct. 12 at Pigeon Forge

■ Sept. 7 at Sullivan North

■ Oct. 19 at Gibbs

■ Sept. 14 vs. Claiborne

■ Oct. 26 vs. Fulton (Senior Night)

Union County Youth Football 2012 game schedule All games are 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Dates and times are subject to change. Info: 201-5249.

West, 10 a.m. ■ Sept. 15 – vs. Claxton ■ Sept. 22 – at Clinton ■ Sept. 29 – at Lake City

■ Aug. 4 – Jamboree at Scott County (time TBA)

■ Oct. 6 –vs. South Clinton (Homecoming)

■ Aug. 11 – at Claxton

■ Oct. 13 – vs. Oak Ridge West

■ Aug. 18 – vs. Clinton

■ Oct. 20 – Playoffs (time TBA)

■ Aug. 25 – at South Clinton ■ Sept. 1 – vs. Lake City ■ Sept. 8 – at Oak Ridge

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Jess Hansard, 7, and sister Anna, 5, work on their solar bracelets.

■ Oct. 27 – Championships at Campbell County (time TBA)

up for the library reading program. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. at the library.

Cadie Chapell and UT Extension agent Shannon Perrin lead the kids at the Maynardville Library in the 4-H Pledge.

TENNderCare for children The TENNderCare program wants babies, children, teens and young adults to get the health care they need. Good health begins at birth, so it’s important to “Check In, Check Up and Check Back” with your doctor every year. The program continues to increase the rate of children receiving health care services every year. Call today to set up a TENNderCare visit with your doctor or go to the Union County Health Department. Your health plan will help. Info: 1-866-3114287 or www.tennessee. gov/tenncare/tenndercare.

Knockouts go 10-0 The Gibbs Knockouts 10U girls finished league play at Willow Creek with a 10-0 season. The team also finished with six top-two finishes and one third-place finish in nine tournaments. Pictured are: (front) Mayci Mason, Shellay Blake, Nikki Johnson, Kaylin Keene, Alyssa Brooks; (back) Macie “Ace” Smith, Ashley Harbison, Kaleigh Caldwell, head coach Connie Coffman, Haley Ratcliffe, Josie Huff and Rayna Pendleton. Coaches not pictured are Alex Smith, Lora Blake, Micheal Mason and Jason Harbison. Photo submitted

Luttrell Bluegrass Festival The third annual Luttrell Bluegrass Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 15, at Luttrell Community Park. The event will include a car show, children’s music competition and performances by local musicians throughout the day. To sign up for the car show, contact Lee at 606-335-5165 or l.carv@yahoo.com. Participants may also sign up the day of the festival. The winner of the children's music competition will again get the paid opening spot at the Heritage festival. Kids and bands may sign up to play by calling James Perry at 742-6523 or email jperry@comcast.net. Crafters and vendors are encouraged to sign up early to secure their spot by calling Mayme at 216-9008 or email maymejodys@aol.com. Volunteers who wish to help out with the festival may also contact Mayme. Info: www.luttrellbluegrassfestival.com.

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■ The eighth annual Backto-School Cookout will be 6 p.m. Monday, July 30, for grades 3, 4 and 5; 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, for grades K, 1 and 2.

LEPC meets quarterly The Union County Local Emergency Planning Committee meets quarterly at the E-911 Center. Meetings are 10 a.m. the second Thursday of September and December. Meetings are open to the public. Info: Karen Kirk, 992-5816 or karen.kirk@sunh.com.

Foster Care Association benefit The Union County Foster Care Association will hold a benefit 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11at Wilson Park. The event will include free food, live bluegrass music, a bounce house, face painting and games. Supercuts salon will provide a free haircut with any donation. There will be a raffle with prizes including Wilderness of the Smokies passes, Jared Graves Veterinary and much more.

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Cheers for the Cheerios By Cindy Taylor The Union County High School Cheer Squad has been selected for 20122013 and is on the way to camp at the University of Tennessee. But first they completed a two-day minicamp at Maynardville Elementary with sponsor Roxanne Patterson and Courtney Kline. Kline is a tumbling coach and chore-

ographer who has worked with Patterson and her squads for years. “Courtney comes in to help us get our routines together,” said Patterson. “She is helping us prepare for the UT camp coming up next week.” This year’s squad has 14 members and they are excited and ready to start the season.

2012-2013 Cheer Squad members for Union County High School are: (floor) Haley Brooks; (kneeling) Tanner Moyers, Preslee Hickman, Shea Bailey, Tori Mays, Makayla Goins; (back) Leslie Beeler, Caitlyn Carroll, Madelynn Cooper, Ali Patterson, Sydney Cooper, MaKenzie Dyer, Alyssa Harrison and Kaycee Roark. Photo by C. Taylor

Dance team ready for new year The 2012-2013 Union County High School dance team members were at camp July 16-20 at Backstage Dance Studio and held their first recital July 20 for friends and family. The team performed dance routines to popular music. Coaches Haley Soeder and Leslie Alfrey are pleased with their team’s progress and are looking forward to

the new school year. The team is holding a NITRO wrestling match fundraiser July 28 at the high school. This is a family friendly event and there will be concessions and door prizes. Main wrestlers will be Malibu Tony Blaine vs. Aaron Cross. Admission is $5 and kids 5 and under are free. Doors open at 7 p.m. with bell time at 8.

The 2012-2013 Union County High School Dance Team members are (front) Alanna Phillips; (kneeling) India Blackburn, Misty Hampton; (third) Marissa Lutner, Nikki Alfrey, Kayla Williams, Samantha Violet; (fourth) Caitlyn Cox, Jorday Fugate, Destiny Muncey, Aundrea Moseley, Deneen Matheson; (back) Mackenzie Graves and Morgan Thompson. Photo by C. Taylor

6U Knockouts undefeated The Gibbs Knockouts 6U girls finished league play at Willow Creek with a 10-0 season. Pictured are: (front) Karah Warren, Rileigh Collins, Samantha Cowen, Jordan Williams, McKenna Fritz, Autumn Harbison; (middle) Avary Sandford, Natalie Reeves, Gracie Gregory, Dakota Vineyard, Addison Merritt, Jordann Reagan; (back) head coach Connie Coffman, Chris Reagan and Melinda Reagan. Photo submitted

Call for artists, crafters, quilters, food vendors The Union County Heritage Festival celebrates music, arts, crafts and East Tennessee history. The eighth annual event will be held Oct. 6, and spaces for artists, crafters, quilters and food vendors are going fast. Info and vendor application: 679-1071 or www.unioncountyheritagefestival.com.

Maynardville Public Library is accepting functioning and nonfunctioning cell phones for recycling in addition to old inkjet cartridges. The library will earn a minimum of 50 cents for every cell phone, and all funds raised will help the library continue to provide quality services for Union County. Info: 992-7106.

Drug Tip Hotline Union County has been granted access to the main number for the UNITE Drug Tip Hotline in Kentucky. Operation UNITE (Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education) serves 29 counties in southern and eastern Kentucky. Call 866-424-4382 to leave tips regarding drug sales and dealers in Union County. There is no caller ID attached to the number; tips are confidential.

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