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Irene’s times

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FSG Bank will host a grand re-opening on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate its new look and new services. Light refreshments will be served and there will be a ribbon-cutting. Branch manager Judy Roe says the bank will soon display a “Community Wall,” with photographs of area landmarks, a feature that is planned for all FSG branches. Based in Chattanooga, the firm is re-naming banks it owns in other areas and rebranding all under one new logo. Registration to win three Visa gift cards is ongoing until the drawing is held during the event. You need not be present to win.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Winter doldrums

The Union County Commission sputtered to a stop at roughly 10 p.m. (after convening for budget and finance at 6), and if somebody on the street had asked what they’d done, everyone there would have been hard pressed to answer.

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Irene Tolliver Hamilton holds ration stamps used for buying goods at her store during World War II.

By Libby Morgan

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Seymour the scientist In May, scientific investigation in our world will gain a bright young woman whom you may know as your friendly local pizza server. Morgan Seymour, daughter of Kathy and Joe Seymour, cooks and serves for her mom at the Pizza Parlor in Maynardville when she’s on break from working on her master’s in science in crime at George Washington University in D.C.

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Read Libby Morgan on page 3

And the greatest of all ... The foundation for a child’s success in life begins at home long before the first day of school. There is no doubt that children benefit from fine things money can buy, but nothing replaces the nurture and guidance of a good parent.

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Ninety-five years ago, Irene Tolliver was born in a log cabin that was 80 years old. Irene and the cabin are both aged, but doing well, under the care of her daughter, Betty Bullen.

just off Highway 33 north of Maynardville. On a recent day, Irene reminisced about her many years at the homeplace, where, over the years, the family ran a grocery store, a tomato canning operation and the

farm. Across the road from the cabin, the old store stands with crumbling tarpaper siding and a rusty sign promising Pepsi. Irene ran the store for decades, To page 3

New building for Subway, new jobs for Union County Sub bway S and an dw ic dw ich h Sh Shop iin n Subway Sandwich Maynardville has moved to its spiffy new digs on Highway 33 just south of the courthouse. Sandy Bailey, manager since Subway moved into Union County 19 years ago, is pleased with the new building and says the drive-thru is making things very convenient for their customers. “We’ve got lots more parking and dining space, too,” says Bailey. Subway employs 14 people now, up from eight in the old location. – Libby Morgan

The biggest difference in the new Subway, says manager Sandy Bailey, is the drive-thru. Photos by

Libby Morgan

Clint Bailey (at right), a six-year veteran at the Maynardville Subway, gives longtime customer Lucy Freyer her sandwich. He is working his way through Walters State toward a degree in criminal justice.

Funding firefighting By Sandra Clark It’s a problem across the country. How do communities provide for emergency fire service? There are no bad guys. The Paulette Volunteer Fire Department has mailed bills to residents within its service area (and perhaps a few outside it), asking for a $75 annual residential membership fee. This came after years of “begging for donations,” Fire Chief Daniel Rice told the Union County Commission. Commissioners, led by Dawn Flatford and J.M. Bailey, expressed outrage that the fire de-

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partment would charge residents since the commission appropriates $20,000 per year toward PVFD’s operation. “Our donations are not covering our costs,” Rice said. “We need to transition to a full membership organization.” Last year the VFD received donations of $22,915 from 332 people (86 people gave twice), he said, making for an annual operating budget of $42,915. “Our insurance alone was $18,000.” The firefighters are volunteers who pay for their personal equipment, he said.

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Irene’s birthplace has been lovingly restored by Betty and her husband, Stan, and it’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Hamilton-Tolliver Complex. The property is on a steep curve on Kettle Hollow Road

Expenses include fuel and equipment maintenance and upgrades. Flatford said the VFD should have called a town meeting to discuss things before deciding to impose membership fees. County Attorney K. David Myers said the fire department is within its rights to charge a membership fee. Speaking from the audience, Marilyn Toppins said fire departments associated with towns have an easier path to getting grants, and Rice said the Paulette group has sought grants without much success. If the fire department bowed out, homeowners’ insurance rates would increase in the areas not served, Districts 4 and 6.

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Apprentice electricians earn while they learn At new IBEW training center in North Knox By Betty Bean There’s a door immediately to the right of the entrance of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ shiny new $2.5 million training facility (excluding land cost) at 6107 Central Avenue Pike. The room on the other side of the door makes a statement. The first door to the right in the IBEW Local 760 Training Center leads to the building’s electrical service and telecommunications hub, housed in a spacious room with stainless steel panel covers, fully-finished walls and floor-to-ceiling windows that fill the space with natural sunlight. “We are making a statement because we do excel-

The first class just started at the 760 IBEW building on Central Avenue Pike in North Knox County.

Mike Marlowe stands in the electrical closet of the new IBEW training center.

lent work,” said Michael Marlowe, an IBEW business development and community relations specialist who also serves as a fifth year instructor in the apprenticeship program housed in the IBEW 760 Training Center. “Normally, when you get to an electrical closet, they don’t even paint the walls.

This is our dream of an electrical closet,” Marlowe said. Straight ahead is program administrator Cindy Sanderfur’s desk. Around the corner in the administrative suite is the office of training director A.J. Pearson, who has come home to East Tennessee after retiring from the National Joint

Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC). He served as director of the NJATC for 18 years. Down a shiny hallway are five separate classrooms and a computer lab where 85 apprentices take evening classes. Annual tuition of $600, which covers books, lab fees and materials, covers only

a fraction of the cost. The IBEW kicks in the rest – around $2,500 per year. Apprentices become union members and pay dues of $37.50 per month. The IBEW places them in day jobs where they receive on-the-job training and earn half the starting wage of a journeyman electrician – about $11.50 per hour. They also receive health insurance and are enrolled in three retirement plans – two traditional pension plans plus a defined contribution plan– the costs of which are not deducted from their pay. They finish the program as journeyman wiremen with a minimum of 900 hours of classroom instruction and 8,000 hours of onthe-job assignments. “Every one of our benefits is in addition to the onthe-check wage. And once they enter the program, we find them jobs through our hiring hall service and our electrical contractor partnerships,” Marlowe said. “It’s our solution to the

problem of how do you get a good job with no experience, and how do you get experience without a job.” Despite the limiting language in job descriptions, there are two women enrolled in Marlowe’s fifth year class, and several more in the apprenticeship program. The union is actively recruiting more, Marlowe said. “Women and minorities are traditionally underrepresented in the construction industry, but we are working to change that.” Graduates of the program will have earned 45 hours of credit with Pellissippi State Community College, which takes them most of the way toward an associate’s degree. If graduates choose to continue their education past that point, an affiliated Electrical Construction Management program is available at Middle Tennessee State University. For information about the program, see http:// ibew760.org or call 865524-8638.

New signs for Big Ridge At right, Julie Graham of the Chamber holds one of the signs to be installed at Big Ridge State Park. She spoke to the Business and Professional Association last week about the new signs and progress on greenway plans in Union County. She said, “The signs will help enhance the visitor experience at Big Ridge and also provide a great educational opportunity for people interested in learning about the park. O’Neill Bergeron and Ranger Sarah Nicley have worked hard to get these signs planned and designed.” Photo submitted

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Seymour the scientist In May, scientific inves- with an agency such as the tigation in our world will NCIS, FBI, TBI or the police. Like the NCIS shows? Or gain a bright young woman whom you may know as your Dexter? friendly local pizza server. “Well,” she laughs, “those shows are entertaining, but they’re exaggerated. They take a lot of liberties and stretch the limits of reality. For instance, DNA results Libby take a whole lot longer to get Morgan in real life.” Seymour warns younger students that criminal justice may not be the field a Morgan Seymour, daugh- student thinks it is. ter of Kathy and Joe Sey“Criminal justice is a mour, cooks and serves for catch-all phrase and isn’t her mom at the Pizza Parlor science-related. Having a in Maynardville when she’s biology background takes on break from working on you many more places in the her master’s in science in field of crime scene investicrime at George Washing- gation,” she says. ton University in D.C. Seymour graduated from She says she started help- Union County High School in ing at the Pizza Parlor when 2007, and says her teachers she was 10 years old. were “really great overall.” Seymour earned a bach- She credits all of them, but elor’s degree in anthropol- mentions her math teacher, ogy at UT before heading to Donna Campbell, Lisa Carter the capital. She took many and Ken Howard, her biology courses in biology and sci- teacher, as three of her most ence, which she says are of inspiring teachers. utmost importance in solvCampbell says, “I rememing crimes through scien- ber Morgan Seymour very tific investigation. well indeed. She was my While at UT, she volun- student in several courses, teered at the Body Farm for including Advanced Placethree years and got to know ment Calculus. I considered Dr. Bill Bass. her to be one of my hardest“He’s a great guy,” she says. working students and a very Her future career will be capable one as well.

Irene’s times during the war and up into the 1960s. She tells of the “OPA days,” when the government was controlling prices at the onset of World War II. “They came around and told you what you could sell and what you couldn’t sell,” she says, and leans over to say, “But I’d put stuff back, ya know, ’cause I took care of my neighbors. I wasn’t going to let them tell me I couldn’t sell my neighbors what they needed – not if I had it! “Everything was rationed during the war. We used stamps for trade. Salt and sugar came in 100-pound sacks, and I’d sell it by the pound. We used the sacks for hand towels. That’s how poor we were. “I remember when they built the big dam (Norris). When you went over the dam during the war, there were guards right in the middle checking every vehicle. “We grew everything we ate. In the winter we’d dig a big hole and line it with straw to store our ‘arsh’ (Irish) potatoes.” Irene remembers her granny’s stories about having to run into the corn patch to hide from the Indians. During restoration

Morgan Seymour at a dig site in Eastern Europe. Photo submitted

“At that time I would allow the students to contact me at home for assistance on their homework if they were exceptionally stuck. Morgan would call while she was at work in her mother’s restaurant, working on her homework when there was a lull or she was on break. I

was so very impressed with her work ethic. “I had to encourage her repeatedly to even take the class because she was so concerned that she would not do well, but she ended up making an excellent grade on the AP exam and in the course overall.

“Morgan was one of my favorite students and I truly enjoyed working with her.” About attending Union County, Seymour says, “My education there was pretty awesome. A student must have the will to keep going on in their education.” In 2012, Seymour trav-

eled to Greece, Romania and Albania on a forensic dig with a Duke University field school. She helped excavate a centuries-old Greek cemetery. Between classes, Seymour earns extra money at a job in D. C. She works at a pizza joint.

From page 1 in the 1980’s, Betty tells of finding gunports beside the upstairs windows. “We found flints (arrowheads) everywhere, all the time,” says Irene. The cabin, built in the 1830s, is actually two structures set about four feet apart, with a connecting roof and a doorway between. The larger side has an upper story for sleeping and the smaller side is the kitchen. The home has never had any indoor plumbing at all. With the Bullens’ eightyear-long restoration, the place is stabilized and the Bullens continue to lovingly care for the grounds and structures. “The complex shows the evolution of farming. One day it could be a living museum,” says Betty. Betty is active in Preservation Union County, a group dedicated to saving historic structures, preserving natural land and historic and cultural resources. Preservation Union County is currently working to restore Oak Grove Schoolhouse in Sharps Chapel. Other Union County sites on the Register of Historic Places are the Booker Farm on Tater Valley, the Hamil-

the site of the Hamilton-Lay Store, was at Walker’s Ford on the Clinch River, the only river crossing in the area. Near the old crossroads, a Civil War Trails Marker was installed last year commemorating the activity of troops there. The marker is on the Irene’s daughter Betty Bullen, an accomplished artist, painted this view of her mother’s grounds of Hickory Valley homeplace. Inset is a label from the family’s canned tomato brand, “Norris Dam Tomatoes.” Baptist Church. Photos by Libby Morgan

ton-Lay Store at Walker’s Ford (the first settlement in Union County), the Maynardville State Bank building next to the courthouse, and the Baite Ousley House in Sharps Chapel. Betty, Union County historian Bonnie Heiskell Peters and Robert Ellison form the board of directors of Preservation Union County and there are over 75 members and volunteers. Membership is $10 per year, and the group meets once a quarter. Meeting announcements are published in this newspaper’s Community Calendar.

“We will assist anyone in Union County with getting property on the National Register and Century Farm Register, and basically assist anyone with historic preservation. “We’d like to place more historic markers, too,” says Betty. Irene’s property is a portion of an original land grant of more than 1,600 acres, settled in the 1790s when William Hamilton received a land grant from the governor of North Carolina before the area became part of the state of Tennessee. Hamilton Crossroads,

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Happy Birthday, Estelle! Estelle Edmondson Loy turned 100 on Jan. 8 and celebrated her birthday on Jan. 11 with a party given by her children, Robert Loy and Martha Burke, and their families at Hubbs Grove Church Fellowship Hall.

Bonnie Peters Estelle Edmondson Loy enjoys her 100th birthday party County Attorney K. David Myers confers with Road SuperintenEstelle is a well-known dent David Cox during the Jan. 13 County Commission meetand well-loved but now reing. tired Union County elementary school teacher who taught at Nave Hill School from 1930-38, Brock School from 1939-41, Nave Hill again 1941-44, Maynardville 1944-45, Hubbs Grove The Union County Com- road. County Attorney K. School 1953-60, and Maymission sputtered to a stop David Myers said he would nardville again 1960-70 at roughly 10 p.m. (after send a letter to the contrac- school years. convening for budget and tor. She was her children’s finance at 6), and if someThat gave Bailey a chance teacher grades three body on the street had asked to slam the low bid process: through eight – Miz Estelle what they’d done, everyone “Sometimes the cheapest at school and mom at home. there would have been hard ain’t the best.� After a long courtship, pressed to answer. Southern Health Estelle married Corum L. Partners was scheduled to Loy in 1940. Mr. Loy, fondly take over medical care for known as “Doc,� taught aginmates of the county jail riculture at Horace Mayon Jan. 15, even though no nard High School from Sandra one had any facts. County 1929-60. He sponsored the Clark Mayor Mike Williams could Future Farmers of America not say who the county’s (FFA), and a student, Elmo medical examiner would be, Johnson, won the national even though the contract FFA Public Speaking Award This is your cue to quit with former examiner/coro- under his leadership. reading. ner Carroll Rose was termiElmo went on to receive Perhaps the most amaz- nated. his master’s in agriculture ing revelation came from the Bailey wondered why finance director and sher- SHP had not hired Sheila iff’s office. After months of Buckner, a nurse who serves back-and-forth over buying on the commission and Myers said the contract did new cruisers and a decision voted on the contract. She not include such a requireto put out the proposal for had previously worked eight ment, but Bailey said Debid, no one bid. hours a week to oversee Weese had given his word. Let’s repeat. No. One. health care at the jail, under “That dog don’t tree,� he Bid. Not even Jacky Jones a doctor’s direction. said. “In my book, that dog who has had a loaner up in Buckner said she was don’t tree.� the county for months as a asked to submit an applicaMyers said if Buckner try-out. Heck, if we ever fig- tion online and after three were hired by SHP she could ure out how to buy the cars, weeks called the home of- no longer vote on matters somebody will try to knock fice in Chattanooga to get that concerned the compaoff the price of that one for an interview. She was one of ny, but otherwise there was the extra mileage. three interviewed, but was no legal conflict. So the next step is to re- not offered a job. She said Commissioner Jeff bid or just purchase off the no one in the county even Brantley said, “I hope I’m state’s bid list. Stay tuned. knows who the physician wrong, but I don’t think (the Absent were Dean Hill, will be, two days before the SHP contract) will bring the Stanley Welch and Jona- contract starts. savings we thought.� than Goforth. Bailey asked Sheriff Earl Constable Eddie Hickory Valley Road Loy Jr. if he had a prob- Simpson has resigned to woes were discussed by lem with Buckner. “None take a job with the Sheriff’s Commissioner J.M. Bailey at all,� said Loy. Bailey was Office. The commission who said asphalt has broken ticked, saying he felt Brent will appoint his replaceoff and piled up, possibly DeWeese, the SHP sales ment in February, after the because a waterline is be- rep, had misrepresented his opening is posted and ading installed too close to the intent to hire local people. vertised.

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at UT and taught agriculture at Mosheim High School in Greene County, Tenn., for 17 years. At the party, Estelle and I reminisced and laughed about another well-known student, Carl Smith, who had much success in country music. A local tidbit has it that Doc became quite perplexed at Carl’s lack of interest in farming. While lecturing him to try to get him on track to be a successful farmer, Doc supposedly told Carl to get rid of his guitar and buy a brood sow. More of the “tidbit� is that Carl always enjoyed driving his Cadillac back to Union County, visiting Doc and offering to buy their farm. Estelle is the daughter of the late D. R. and Dora Hubbs Edmondson of Union County. Estelle and Corum

Estelle with classmate Grader Johnson, Horace Maynard High School Class of 1933, in front of World War I monument. are parents of twins, Robert, whose wife is Lowanna Wynn, and Martha, whose husband is Dwain Burke. Martha and Dwain are both retired educators. Grandchildren are Kristy Loy Pierce, Amanda Loy Mason and Jennifer Burke. Great grandchildren are Rachel and Zachary Pierce and Jake Mason. Martha describes her mother as patient, caring and always optimistic. I’ve notice that there’s also something in those Ed-

mondson and/or Hubbs genes that gives a youthful, beautiful complexion. A long time ago I asked Estelle’s sister, Rozella Edmondson DeVault, her beauty secret. She told me she used glycerine and rosewater. I asked Martha what Estelle’s beauty secret is, and she said, “Oh, mother likes Pond’s.� Not only does Estelle have that beautiful skin, but her mind is as sharp as a razor. Congratulations, Estelle, on your wonderful age.

Julie Graham, Marilyn Toppins and Kay Jones visit during a break in the commission’s 4-hour meeting. Photo by S. Clark Records Building: Commissioner Wayne Roach said work will start soon on a storage building for court records in the parking lot near the courthouse. The building will be built with funds collected by Clerk and Master Beulah Warwick and authorized by the late Chancellor Billy Joe White. Those surplus funds already have been used to replace carpet with hardwood flooring in the large courtroom, and Mayor Mike

Williams said workers will start this week to replace the floor in the small courtroom. Andy Merritt of Luttrell has replaced Sandra Edmondson as field representative for U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Williams said. Edmondson is replacing Warwick, who will retire at month’s end. After discussion of the Paulette Volunteer Fire Department (summarized on Page 1), the final speaker

talked about a weekend turkey shoot near his home. “Something needs to be done,� said Ken Holloway. “I checked on it and it was just Buffalo Man and his grandson shooting mistletoe out of a tree for Christmas,� said J.M. Bailey. This sounded so intriguing on many levels that we’re asking Libby Morgan to follow through in an upcoming edition. Guns + mistletoe + Buffalo Man = Libby (every time).

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More Mike Stratton Mike Stratton came uninvited from Tellico Plains to the University of Tennessee and stayed to become a first-team end in a two-way era, offense and defense. He learned a lot. “I learned to be friends with the tailbacks. We didn’t throw many forward passes but when we did, it was the tailback doing the throwing.” That strategy led to nine receptions as a senior in 1961 and Mike’s lone experience with a professional scout. “Gil Brandt (Dallas Cowboys) came to see Glenn Glass and I got to meet him. Glenn asked about me as a prospect and Mr. Brandt

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said oh yes, he would check on me.” Brandt, ahead of the world in technical aspects of talent searches, didn’t know there was a Mike Stratton. Buster Ramsey was the first coach of the Buffalo Bills. He had Maryville roots and had played at Knoxville High School. One of his East Tennessee connections told him that Stratton had good hands, good

speed, good size and genuine potential on defense. He was added to the draft list – in pencil. Ramsey got fired while trying to make something out of nothing and Lou Saban became the new coach in Buffalo. “The American Football League drafted early and it wasn’t a very big deal,” recalled Stratton. “I stopped at Sam and Andy’s on the strip one evening and somebody told me I had been drafted.” The next morning, the pay phone on the second floor in the stadium dormitory was ringing its bell off. As usually happened, the nearest Volunteer woke up

The language of the soul But I trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. (Psalm 13: 5-6 NRSV) Anything worth thinking about is worth singing about. (Bob Dylan)

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Which is why we have songs of praise, songs of love, songs of sorrow. (“And Bob Dylan Too,” Mary Oliver) I was never particularly a Bob Dylan fan. He wrote some great music, but as a singer, in my opinion, he left much to be desired. However, Dylan was absolutely on target when he said, “Anything worth thinking about is worth singing about.” Take, for example, the children’s song “Ring Around the Rosy,” which is actually a song about the Black Death. Or, those

Kilkenny Cats, who fought until “instead of two cats, there wasn’t any.” On the far other end of the spectrum is my all-time favorite, hands-down winner as the best single piece of music ever written, J. S. Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” I have made music as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories was sitting at the piano playing the keys with no par-

ticular song in mind, which was not, please note, making music. But I was fascinated with the sounds, and I wanted to make music. I was amazed, one day in the first grade, when a sophisticated second grader came to my classroom to inform my teacher that I was to go to another room for my piano lesson. Piano lesson?!? I knew nothing about a piano lesson! He led me to the correct room,

enough to answer. “Hey Stratton, this one’s for you.” It was Lou Saban. “He said I had been drafted by the Bills in the 13th round. He asked if I could come out to the airport for a meeting. I was on crutches from an ankle injury in the Vanderbilt game, but I borrowed John Bill Hudson’s car and drove out to the airport. “Coach Saban was pleasant but businesslike. He offered me $9,000 for the 1962 season and $1,000 bonus if I would sign right then. “Glenn Glass had given me some tips about negotiations. I decided to try one. If the Bills would raise the offer to $10,000 and give me the other $1,000 as a cash advance, I said I would sign. Without a moment’s hesita-

tion, Coach Saban said OK.” Stratton wondered if he had sold himself short. A little later, back on campus, there was Lou Saban and Glenn Glass on a joy ride, seeing the sights from a big convertible, talking about real money. Stratton had hobbled to the airport to meet the coach. The coach had come to the school to pick up the tailback. Stratton played 12 seasons of professional football, 156 games as an outside linebacker. He intercepted 21 passes. Six times he was in the Pro Bowl. He has an honored place on the Bills’ wall of fame. He was elected to the Buffalo all-time team, chosen after 50 years. He is a legend in western New York. Stratton had one of the

where I had a lesson, received my first music book, and was, quite simply, a goner. I was never a great pianist, just a competent one. I was a good singer, never a great one. I have made my living mostly through church music, entertained my mind with folk music and ballads, fed my soul through singing with the Knoxville Choral Society, and kept babies happy with lots of lullabies. Most of the Scripture and poetry I have memorized is in my head because I sang it. I can sing the lyrics of many songs I learned in the ’60s (who can explain that, except to say that a younger brain is a more trustworthy repository than an older one?). I turn to music when I am sad. The day my father died, when I was 10, I sat down at the piano and played my sorrow. Someone suggested to Mother that

maybe that was not appropriate – music in a house of bereavement – but she had the wisdom, even in the midst of her own shock, to say “No. Let her play; that’s how she is expressing her grief.” I was pleased beyond all reason when I learned that the universe sings as well. There are, I am told by Those Who Know, vibrations humming out there, echoes of the Big Bang (which I understand as God’s voice saying, “Let there be light!”). That sound created the universe and began the “music of the spheres,” as the poets call it. One of my music professors made a statement that I shall never forget: “Music is the only art form that is ephemeral. It is here and gone; performed and dies away; exists only in its moment and ceases to be.” Except in the human heart.

historic hits in all of football. In the 1964 AFL championship game against San Diego, the great Keith Lincoln was about to catch a pass. Mike, a full-grown 6-3 and 240, and the ball arrived in about the same instant. Fans said “ooooh.” Lincoln did not get up. He had a rib problem. The “Hit heard around the world” took on a life of its own. Almost everybody said it decided the championship game. Some said it became the cornerstone of Buffalo’s development as a franchise. “I never wanted to be known as a one-hit wonder,” said Stratton. “But when people asked about that tackle, I always accepted responsibility and smiled.” Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

LITTLE LEAGUE SIGN-UPS ■ Union County Little League will be holding sign-ups for the 2014 spring baseball season 6-8 p.m. every Thursday in January and February at Food City. Age groups are: Wee Ball, ages 3-4; Tee Ball, ages 4-6; Coach Pitch, ages 7-8; Kid Pitch, ages 9-10; Kid Pitch, ages 11-12; and Senior League, ages 13-15. Sign up fees, ranging $30$60, are due at sign-ups.

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4-H speaks The Smoky Mountain 4-H Club of Union content and presentation. County held its annual public speaking The elementary students could choose contest, in which elementary and high any subject, and Allyson Hanna spoke school level students were judged on about Martha Washington.

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Toppins said, “It’s always an honor to be asked to judge the 4-H public speaking event. Just seeing the poise and knowledge that our young people have while speaking to 40 to 50 people is inspiring. “Of course the Smoky Mountain 4-H has amazing leadership and adult support. Some of my fondest memories as a teacher are associated with 4-H. I am so proud of our youth.� Nathan Long

Remembering Rebecca Michael Dirda, senior editor at the Washington Post, said in 2001, “Books are a way up and a way out.�

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And the greatest of all … The foundation for a child’s success in life begins at home long before the first day of school. There is no doubt that children benefit from fine things money can buy, but nothing replaces the nurture and guidance of a good parent.

Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME My mother attended school to (not through) the third grade, yet she was highly intelligent. My mother was an excellent oral reader. Someone once told me they could remember walking down the road in front of our rented house, seeing my mother read to me on the front porch. That

undoubtedly would have been “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Though household operating funds were limited, I talked Mother into buying me this book at Bill Wills’ store (located at the corner of Academy and what is now Main Street in downtown Maynardville). I know that I tortured her by having her read this book to me until I had it memorized and could recite with her word for word as she read. I honestly believe this is how I learned to read, for I followed along with her as she pointed while she read. I came to understand that a group of those things (I learned later in school these were letters) put together in certain ways stood for the words she was reading. When I went through this same process in first grade with the late, great Miss Hazel Walters Butcher

at Maynardville Elementary School, all of a sudden one day it clicked in my mind that groups of letters that looked the same sounded the same in “Tip and Mitten” as they did in “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” At that moment of discovery, I became a sight word reader, and the world of education first opened its doors to me. I don’t know how much success Miss Hazel would have had teaching me to read if Mother had not done such a good job working with me at home. You might ask, “Did your mother know exactly the effect that reading that same story over and over to you would have on you in school?” Perhaps she didn’t – I believe it was the mother’s instinct that guided her. When parents ask me what is the best thing they can do to get their children

ready for school, I tell them to read to them. Not only does this prepare children for academic success, it is the ideal way for parents (yes, dads, you can do this too) to have quality time with their children and to form bonds that will last throughout life. Perhaps no one said it better than Strickland Gillilan in his poem “The Reading Mother”: You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be – I had a Mother who read to me. Mary Elizabeth Sampson Mincey was my first and greatest teacher. Next week I will tell you about my first experience with public education. Ronnie L. Mincey, Ed. D., is supervisor of federal programs for Union County Public Schools.

UCHS benefits from Community Foundation By Libby Morgan The Union County Community Foundation will hold a fundraising auction during the Chamber banquet Friday, Feb. 7, at Rutherford Memorial Church in Corryton. Area businesses and individuals are urged to support the foundation with donations of items for the auction. The UCCF is growing its Sherrie Collins fund and making grants to educators, preservationists, people and projects each youth and other deserving year. All of the funds raised

from the auction will be used to support the community of Union County. Last year, the foundation awarded money to four departments at Union County High School. One of the recipients was Sherrie Collins, school librarian. Says Collins: “I received a grant from the Union County Community Foundation to purchase non-fiction books for student research papers. Teachers submitted potential research projects and a list of books needed to

A warm thought on a winter’s day By Nick Della Volpe It’s 7 degrees outside and the ground is crusted in a white mantle. Brrr! Perhaps that’s what turns this silvered-haired noggin to daydreams about turning over the spring soil and watching the garden blossom into summer’s green bounty ... tomatoes, squash, peppers, string beans, spinach, fragrant herbs ... basil, don’t you just love its bright, complex aroma? Ahh! But it’s winter. Still, there is time to plan the spring offensive as you roast your toes by the cocoa-enhanced fire. That brings us to Knoxville Seed and Greenhouse Supply, located at 5001 Rutledge Pike (just shy of the I-640 overpass over Chilhowee Drive). You can’t miss that ancient, endless chain link fence surrounding the place. Business owner Ernie Rader and his long-term floor manager, Rick Haun, along with warehouse regulars and a greenhouse flower lady run the place year round. Knoxville Seed has been in business since 1982, originally in the Terry Horn warehouses along Cherry Street and in its current 3 ½ acre business location on Rutledge Pike since 1992. As the name implies, they have lots of seeds for

your garden, lawn or farm, packed on the premises this time of year in countrysized packages (not those weenie, overpriced, 10-toa-pack chain store seed envelopes). Need 50 pounds of crowder peas, for example? They got ’em. 50 pounds of grass seed? Check. You get the idea. You can, of course, buy home-garden-size packages as well. But that is just the beginning. In spring there are flats and flats of veggies and herbs, and bulb sets, as well as an array of flowers. In the fall, the mums are waiting for your spade, followed later by white, yellow and purple pansies. Then in winter, Christmas trees (both cut and live-balled versions) and wreaths are there to help decorate the home. In short, your year-round friends at Knoxville Seed have the stuff you need. If I stopped here, you might just let out a yawn. But inside that workingman’s block building lie garden tools and garden bug and fungal sprays and solutions to keep your green thumb groovin’ through the July to October garden doldrums. Did I mention the warehouse stacks of straw, humus and fertilizers? Or pots, flats, pro-mix starter

medium? It’s there. That’s just some of the greenhouse supplies in the business name. You also get friendly, knowledgeable in-store service. “Hey Rick, I got these pesky brown spots on my tomato plants, what do I need?” Long-beard Rick (hey, is he on Duck Dynasty?) springs to life. After laying down a country quip and a chuckle or two, Rick will walk you down the aisle and show you your chemical choices, dispensed with country-wisdom and handsin-the-dirt know-how. “This blue copper ammonium fungicide works good on that. Just mix it up in your old windex bottle and hit ’em once a week.” If you can read, check the label too. This man’s a farmer, not some generic chain-store, shelf jockey. They’ve got what you need here, often in lower-cost generic brands. And if you’ve got a good crop, don’t be shy. Stop by and spin your own yarn. Remember, this ain’t no fashion show. Just hitch up your coveralls, hop in the pick-up or SUV, and git on down to Knoxville Seed. No question is too dumb to ask – heck, I’ve tried ’em all already.

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learning and success. “The Jane Austen collection that our library received, in particular, helped me greatly in writing my essay on her life and one of her most famous works, ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ “Without these books, we would have been forced to rely on the Knox County Library system to send the books to our teacher and then we would have to send

these back in two weeks. “Having access to these new books allowed me to write a research paper that I was proud to call mine.” Items for the auction can be dropped of at Realty Executives Maynardville or mailed to: Union County Community Foundation, c/o Trudy Hughes, East Tennessee Foundation, 625 Market Street, Suite 400, Knoxville, TN 37902.

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Band. Admission: $5 per person. Introduction to Wet Felting, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., instructor: Tone Haugen-Cogburn. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Jan. 19. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net. Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Baseball signups for 3U-14U, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Halls Community Park. Also during Saturday basketball games at Halls Elementary, Brickey-McCloud and Halls Middle schools. Continues Saturdays through Feb. 8. Info: hcpark.org or hcpsports@msn.com. Tasting Party featuring recipes from “FCAC Recipe Book Volume II,” 5 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. For reservations: 357-2787 or fcartcenter@ knology.net.

SUNDAY, JAN. 26 The Mark Trammel Quartet in concert, 6:30 p.m., Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road. No admission charge but a love offering will be taken. Info: 688-8822 or www.ridgeviewbaptistchurch.com.

TUESDAY, JAN.28 Fiesta de Santa Fe cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia. com.

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New Beverly Special Singing, featuring The Rev. Chris Washam preaching accompanied by The Washams singing, 11 a.m., New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Singing, 6 p.m., featuring the Washams. No charge; love offering will be taken. Info: 546-0001; www.newbeverly.org; www.the washams.com.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 31

La Technique: Knife Skills cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

Concert featuring Sarah Morgan on mountain dulcimer and Dan Landrum on hammer dulcimer, 7 p.m., Union County Arts Co-Op, 1009 Main St. Reception at 6:30. Seats: $15 each. Pay at the door, but seats must be reserved. Info/reservations: 278-3975. The World’s Finest Balsamic Vinegars and Extra Virgin Olive Oils tasting, two seatings: 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $5. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info/to register: 525-5431. Free blood pressure checks, 6:30-7 p.m., North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6530 Fountain City Road. No appointment necessary.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 24-26 Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville Home Show, Knoxville Convention Center. Hours: noon-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: adults, $10; children free. Discounted tickets: www.hbaknoxville.com or www.therealhomeshow.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25 Singing and Prayer Service, 7 p.m., Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike, Luttrell. All churches and singers invited to join in prayer for Union County against Drugs. Everyone welcome. Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, Doris Circle. Live music provided by the Nigel Boulton

SATURDAY, FEB. 1 Chocolatefest Knoxville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, Clinton Highway. Tickets: $15; VIP Pass: $30. Benefits The Butterfly Fund. Info/tickets: www.chocolatefestknoxville.com; Sugarbakers Cake, Candy & Supplies, 514 Merchants Road. Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. Baseball signups for 3U-14U, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Halls Community Park. Also during Saturday basketball games at Halls Elementary, Brickey-McCloud and Halls Middle schools. Continues Saturdays through Feb. 8. Info: hcpark.org or hcpsports@msn.com. Girls softball registration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Willow Creek Youth Park, 7530 Quarry Road. Cost: $40, wee ball; $60, 6U-17U. Info: www.facebook.com/ WillowCreekYouthPark. Valentine Sweetheart Supper, 4:30-8 p.m., Union County High School. Menu: choice of chicken parmesan or ham, vegetables, dessert and drink. Cost: $20 per

couple; $12 for single. Hosted by the Women In Action of Mountain View Church of God. Carryouts available.

TUESDAYS, FEB. 4-MARCH 11 Living Well with Chronic Conditions, 9:30 a.m.noon, Knox County Health Department classroom, 140 Dameron Ave. Free. To register: 215-5170.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6 Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Stories, music, flannel board activities and a craft. Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite toy or stuffed animal. Info: 947-6210.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8 “Knitted Bead Cuff Bracelet” workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., instructor: Mimi Kezer. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Feb. 2. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net. Baseball signups for 3U-14U, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Halls Community Park. Also during Saturday basketball games at Halls Elementary, Brickey-McCloud Elementary and Halls Middle schools. Info: hcpark.org or hcpsports@msn.com. Girls softball registration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Willow Creek Youth Park, 7530 Quarry Road. Cost: $40, wee ball; $60, 6U-17U. Info: www.facebook.com/ WillowCreekYouthPark.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 8-9 Intensive Throwing Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., instructor: Bill Capshaw. One of the “Featured Tennessee Artist” workshop series. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Feb. 1. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

FRIDAY, FEB. 14 Glaze Workshop, noon-3 p.m., instructor: Katie Cottrell. One of the “Featured Tennessee Artist” workshop series. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Feb. 7. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

SATURDAY, FEB. 15 Jail House Rock Sweetheart Dinner sponsored by Preservation Union County. Tickets: Union County Arts, 1009 Main St.; Susan, 992- 9161; Marilyn, 9928271 or 643-2821. Girls softball registration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Willow Creek Youth Park, 7530 Quarry Road. Cost: $40, wee ball; $60, 6U-17U. Info: www.facebook.com/ WillowCreekYouthPark.

TUESDAY, FEB. 18 Deadline for entries to Fountain City Art Center theme show “Illumination,” 5 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Open to all artists. Info: 357-2787 or fcartcenter@knology.net.

SATURDAY, FEB. 22 Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Girls softball registration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Willow Creek Youth Park, 7530 Quarry Road. Cost: $40, wee ball; $60, 6U-17U. Info: www.facebook.com/ WillowCreekYouthPark.

POWELL AUCTION & REALTY, LLC 4306 Maynardville Hwy., Maynardville

Call The Phillips Team • 992-1100

Justin Phillips • 806-7407

Visit online at www.powellauction.com or email missypowellauction@gmail.com

Visit online at www.powellauction.com

104 SWAN SEYMOUR, MAYNARDVILLE – Approx 1040 SF. Lake views. Within walking distance to Norris Lake. 3BR/2BA, oak flrs, oak kit cabs, all appl, new int paint, 2-car gar & 1-car det gar. Fruit trees, sloping yard. In need of minor repairs. Lake access around the corner. Sold as is. Priced at only $82,300. Dir: N on Hwy 33 thru Maynardville to R on Hickory Valley, L on Walker Ford, L on Circle, L on Swan Seymour, home on right. 4632 NATHAN DR., KNOXVILLE – All brick rancher. 3BR/2BA. Lots of new upgrades including carpet, vinyl, paint, doors, stainless appliances, garage door/opener, fixtures, etc. This great home is all maintenence-free exterior with great mountain views off back deck. Open kitchen, dining room & living room with cathedral ceilings. Gas heat/central air. Move-in ready and priced to sell! Only $124,750. $119,750

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111 DANTE RD, KNOXVILLE – Very nice 1/2 acre lot Zoned C-3 Commercial. Great loc just off I-75 at Callahan Dr behind Weigel’s. Offered at only $95,000. Call Justin today. Dir: I-75 to Callahan Dr (exit 110), right on Callahan to 111 Dante Rd. on left.

TATER VALLEY RD, LUTTRELL – Exceeding horse farm. 15 acres. All level/partially fenced. Mostly pasture. Very nice 40x100 barn with concrete flrs, 13 lined stalls, tack rm, wash bath. Also office in barn. Unrestricted mtn views. Offered at only $115,900. North on Hwy 22 thru Maynardville, right on Hwy 61E towards Luttrell to left on Tater Valley to property on left.

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400 CABBAGE CEMETERY RD, WASHBURN 3.36 ACRES! Spacious, 2-sty Architectural home. Covered porch w/verandas. Very private setting, mostly wooded. Circle drive in front. Over 5000 SF, 6BR/3.5BA, open foyer to FR, gas log FP and wood flooring. Open, spacious kitchen, and eat-at bar. Breakfast room, sunrm with lots of great views currently used as an office. Master on main w/lrg picture windows & gas log FP w/mantle and master BA w/spa tub. Open sitting area in upper foyer w/views of the front grnds. Bsmnt w/lrg rec room & plumbed kit w/cabs (needs finishing), 2BR/1BA. Lots of storage. A MUST SEE home within mins to lake access. Offered at only $279,000. 6362 MAYNARDVILLE HWY, MAYNARDVILLE – Investment property located within a min to Norris Lake (33 Bridge area). Est older bar (Judy's Bar) currently rented for $700/ mo. 3BR/2BA,16x80 single-wide rented for $400/mo. Single-wide has kit w/oak cabs. Good cond. Shared well, sep septics. All on 1.35 acres on Maynardville Hwy. North on Hwy 33 7 miles N of Maynardville. Sign on property. Offered at only $99,900.

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371 SWAN SEYMOUR RD, MAYNARDVILLE NOTHING SPARED! Custom Norris Lake front home on main channel of beautiful Norris Lake. A master suite w/BA fit for a king! Gleaming hdwd flrs, lots of ceramic tile, crown molding, granite counters, S/S appliances. Massive great rm w/bar area, + gas FP, wired for flat screens in all rooms except kit, 8 patio doors, skylights, cathedral ceilings, stamped concrete patio, covered decks extending length of home, gently sloping lot w/ boat launch & dock. Truly a must-see home. Offered at $525,000. $479,000. 573 MONROE RD, MAYNARDVILLE 3BR/2BA, yard is all level, 1 acre. Great loc. Paved driveway, covered patio area, lots of kit cabinets, no appl, some oak flooring, sep laundry rm w/half BA. The home itself is in need of repairs.This is a foreclosure home. Sold as is. Priced at 54,900.00 North on Hwy 33 to Maynardville. To right on Hwy 61 to right on Main Street to left on Monroe to home on right. Sign in yard.

162 BOWMAN LANE, MAYNARDVILLE – This is a foreclosure sold as is. In need of minor repairs. Great one-level living w/ all fenced level backyard. Concrete patio & parking area. Nice picture frame walls in DR. Open LR/DR/kit. Storage building to remain. Approx 976 SF. North on Hwy 33 to Maynardville. 3rd light turn right on Main St. to right on Prospect Rd to right on Bowman Ln. House on right. Priced to sell at $68,000. LOT 157 HICKORY POINTE, MAYNARDVILLE – This 2.2 acre lot has three different views of Norris Lake. It has gorgeous Mountain views on the top of Hickory Pointe subdivision. This lot offers private club house with access to pool, private boat ramp, plus this corner lot also comes with your very own deeded boat slip. Gated Community. Directions: From the intersection of Hwy. 33 and Hwy 61E. Travel north on Hwy. 33 approx. 3.6 miles to Hwy 170W (Hickory Valley Rd.) Turn left on 170W travel two (2) miles to Hickory Pointe sign turn right. Travel two miles to subdivision at the top of the hill. Lot is first one on left. LOT # 3 AND # 4 REMINGTON DRIVE, MAYNARDVILLE – TWISTED GABLES GATED S/D – Beautiful gated subdivision, close to the center of Maynardville. Gorgeous mountain views. 3 Lots Available. From .81 to .93 of an Acre. All utilities available. Great Mountain views. PRICED AT ONLY 39,900.00 EACH...TAKE YOUR PICK. Directions: North on Hwy 33 towards Maynardville. L on Hickory Star Rd. R on John Deere Drive. Subdivision entrance on Left. Lots on Right with Sign. LOTS 92,103,104 LEONS ROCK S/D – BEAN STATION – Building lots with breathtaking views of Cherokee Lake and Mountains. German Creek Marina nearby and 15 minutes from Morristown shopping and services . Lots Range from 1.12 to 1.54 Acres.YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR 6,000.00 EACH. Directions: Hwy 25 N to Left on Lakeshore Road. Approximately 4 miles to Rocky Springs Road. Right to Leons Rock

LOTS/ACREAGE ROCKY TOP RD, LUTTRELL – All wooded 2.73 acres on outside entrance of SD. Sev home sites. Cnty tax appraisal $31,300. Sign on property. North on Tazewell Pk to Luttrell. R on Hwy 61E. Straight at curve at Water Dept. Cross RR tracks, turn L on Main, L on Wolfenbarger to Rocky Top Rd. Sign on property. Offered at only $19,900. HOLSTON SHORES DR, RUTLEDGE – Lot 18 in River Island. Beautiful .70 acre with frontage on the Holston River. Great for trout fishing. Lot has city water and electric in front of it. Already approved for septic. Lot lays gentle all the way to the river. Offered at only $49,900. MONROE RD, MAYNARDVILLE – Over 4 acres all wooded. Creek through property. Unrestricted. OK for mobile homes. Utility water available, electric. Perk test done. Make offer today. North on Hwy 33 to R on Academy across from Okies Pharmacy to R on Main Street to L on Monroe to property on right. Sign on property. Offered at only $15,500. BEAUTIFUL. GREAT CONV. LAKE LIVING – 2.18 acres. Gently rolling to the water. Views of 33 Bridge. Over 800' lake frontage. Will perk for 3-4BR home. Wooded, private, lightly restricted. Located on Swan Seymour Rd., Maynardville. Offered at only $199,900. COMM PROPERTY W/RENTALS on Rutledge Pk. Mins to interstate. 2 houses, mobile hm, det 3-car gar. All currently rented and sitting on over 5 acres w/frontage on Rutledge Pk. Offered at only $479,000. GREAT WATERFRONT LOT on Holston River. 1.60 acres, semi wooded, corner lot. Great homesites. Utility water, elec. Priced at only $46,900. Located in River Island. Lot 9 NICE CUL-DE-SAC LOT in River Point II S/D. 5.70 acres. Gently sloping w/great views of the Holston River. Public access in devel. Lot 161. Priced at only $64,500. AWESOME MTN VIEWS from this homesite in Lone Mtn Shores. Architecturally restricted comm. Close to Woodlake Golf Club. Lot 614. 2.80 acres. Priced at $17,500. 5.69 ALL WOODED ACRES. Very private. Great for hunters retreat. Located in North Lone Mtn. Shores. Lot 1046. Inside gated area. Priced at $10,000. SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL LOTS in Hidden Ridge S/D. Over ten 1/2 acre lots to choose from. NOW YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR ONLY $15,000! Call Justin today! VERY NICE LEVEL LAKE-VIEW LOT in Mialaquo Point S/D of Tellico Village. Seller says "BRING ALL OFFERS". Great summer-time home or weekend get-away!! 0.28 acres. $12,500. Directions: Tellico Parkway to Mialoquo S/D. Left on Elohi, Right on Noya Way. Just past Lgoti Ln. Lot on left.

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