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The Union County Farmers Market will kick off the season with an afternoon of fanfare Friday, May 1, from 4-7 p.m. in downtown Maynardville. Jim Woods and the Union County Dirt Band will entertain from the Back Porch stage, and Preservation Union County will celebrate the first day of Preserve Union County Month. Historian Bonnie Peters, artist demonstrators and vendors will be on hand.
Luttrell’s movie in the park returns Luttrell’s free movie in the park resumes Friday, May 8, in Luttrell City Park. The movie will be family friendly and starts at dusk. Some concessions will be available. Bring blankets or chairs to sit on. Everyone welcome.
Lincoln Reagan Dinner set Union County Republican Party has set its annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner for 6 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Union County High School. A social gathering starts at 5:30 p.m. Guest speakers will include Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and state GOP chair Ryan Haynes. Tickets are $25 with a table sponsorship $250. Info: unioncogop@aol.com or 865992-5342.
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McKenzie Edds on the lacrosse field at LMU, where she’s acing chemistry and biology classes. Photo by Mike Slade
By Libby Morgan Union County teachers John and Carrie Edds are seeing off their firstborn, Colby, to a promising career start, and their daughter, McKenzie, just received three huge honors in her college career as a sophomore at LMU. McKenzie, a 2013 UCHS graduate, was a “solid” athlete in high school, playing on several sports teams, and a high achiever academically. As a freshman chemistry student at LMU, she says she played on some intramural teams, and the coaching staff there asked her if she’d ever thought about playing lacrosse. The current season is LMU’s first in the sport. She jokingly replied, “No, I don’t reckon so because nobody around where I’m from plays it. “They asked if I wanted to try it and of course I accepted the challenge. I really liked the sport and will probably continue playing it for the rest of my college career.”
The lacrosse league likes the way she plays, enough so that she was awarded All-South Atlantic Conference honorable mention. Edds led the Railsplitters with 14 caused turnovers, ranking 20th in the SAC. She produced the third-most ground-ball recoveries for Lincoln Memorial with 28, and added five draw controls, two shots and one shot on goal. Her professors see the promise in her academic performance, too, choosing her for two $1,000 scholarships: the Dr. Louis Lutz Memorial Scholarship and the Mildred H. and Bobbie E. Williamson Memorial Endowed Scholarship. If all this isn’t enough, she holds a part time job at Rite Aid. The family is celebrating son Colby’s graduation from Milligan College in Elizabethton. He went there after graduating cum laude from Jackson State Community College, where he earned an associate’s degree in science. His bachelor of business ad-
Colby Edds is heading into a career in baseball management. ministration, his high academics and his experience playing baseball all through his life made him a top choice for an intern program in management at the Johnson City Cardinals, a rookie league organization. Only eight applicants out of 250 were chosen for the program. “My dream job is to be a general manager for a minor league team, and this internship will give me great connections for that goal,” says Colby. “It’s been a long journey and I’m kinda proud to be where I am so far.” Mom and dad can’t help but be proud of their kids, too, and both McKenzie and Colby sing their
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parents’ praises for guiding and encouraging them. John and Carrie have a “second litter” coming along: Eli, 8, and Ty, 11, are students at Sharps Chapel. “Yep, Eli is named after Manning and Ty for Ty Cobb,” says John, a Horace Maynard Middle School teacher and coach. Colby sees promise in his little brothers’ abilities. “They have the advantage of all the playing McKenzie and I have done with them. I think they might be more athletic than any of us.” Carrie, who was a leading scorer on the basketball team at LMU, teaches personal finance at Union County High.
IN THIS ISSUE Ronnie gets a driver’s license ... We were doing fine as we approached a side street. She said, “Turn left here.” At that point we hadn’t exactly reached any place to turn. I said, “Right here?” She said, “No, left there.” “Back there?” said I. “No, up there,” said she. I said, “Oh, you mean left right here,” and turned very sharply left onto Academy Street. ...
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Samantha Clabo, Pam Middleton, Brenda Sweet, Christine Tharp and Melissa Stormer are in their beautifully decorated new building at the south end of Maynardville. The new branch replaced the former building which was more than 40 years old.
UC Lions get dropbox for donated glasses By Bonnie Peters
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Commercial Bank moves in! Chuck Hosey came in from Savannah, Ga., to help paint the old Oak Grove School. He’s pictured with Keep Union County Beautiful director Sonja Hill, volunteer Karen Brown and preservationist Betty Bullen. More photos on page 3.
The Union County Lions Club has a beautiful new dropbox for donated eyeglasses, thanks to the Union County High School agriculture mechanics program and Horace Maynard FFA members Chenoa Gallagher, Devin Overton and Cole Kenney. The dropbox is located at Maynardville’s Food City. The Lions Club collects unused eyeglasses and cases for refurbishing and distribution to individuals in need. Any donation of eyeglasses and cases is appreciated. Lions’ mission is vision, and Union County Lions are doing their part to see that more people have access to glasses. For years, local Lions have collected unused glasses, and twice a year, a few of these Lions make the trip to the glasses recycling center in Roanoke, Va., where the glasses are sorted and cleaned.
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State Farm, Dyer’s Flooring celebrate May 8 David McCollough’s State Farm office and Dyer’s Flooring will hold a combined Grand Reopening on Friday, May 8, from noon to 3 p.m. McCollough moved into the building formerly occupied by Dyer’s Flooring
at 3926 Maynardville Hwy. in Maynardville, and the flooring company moved one door north in February, during the ice storm. The businesses will serve hot dogs and give away promotional items.
Brian White is surrounded by his hostas. Photo: L. Morgan
Hosta weekend ahead
Brian White of White’s Nursery will hold an open house at his greenhouses in Maynardville Saturday, May 2, and the next day, the East Tennessee Hosta Society holds its annual plant sale at the UT Gardens in Knoxville. White has numerous varieties of hostas, Japanese maples and dwarf gingkos on display at his place at 902 Raccoon Valley Road,
and will have special pricing during the open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The first 25 visitors will receive a free Praying Hands hosta. The hosta society will feature premium hostas and local crafts at a tailgate plant sale on Sunday, May 3, from noon to 4 p.m., in the parking lot adjacent to the gardens entrance off Joe Johnson Drive on the ag campus.
Dyer’s Flooring owners Justin and Greg Dyer in their new showroom. Photo submitted Lisa Loy, Traci Hickman, David McCollough and Jake McCollough in the new State Farm office in Maynardville. Photo: L. Morgan
“Moto Mata” is what artist Clark Stewart calls his imagined art deco motorcycles.
Read sells products nationwide By Bonny C. Millard Sunny skies brought business owner and entrepreneur Dale Read to the South, and he’s learned over the years to weather the gray skies of economic downturns. That ability has allowed his company, Read Window Products Inc., to prosper. Earlier this year, the company moved to its largest facility yet: a 39,000-squarefoot building on Weisbrook Lane that houses offices and a production area. That’s a long way from his humble beginnings in a “fish shack” that served as his first warehouse. Read’s commercial drapery business makes custom drapes and window coverings such as blinds and valances for the hospitality industry and for commercial markets including banks, hospitals and office buildings. The company has customers nationwide and in the Caribbean Islands. Read, a soft-spoken man
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Oak Grove gets fresh paint
Joe Rogers, whose dad attended Oak Grove, paints the siding on the historic Sharps Chapel schoolhouse, under renovation by volunteers led by Preservation Union County.
Karen Brown, a DOW Knoxville employee, is renovating a 26-acre farm in Sharps Chapel in preparation to move her family there permanently. DOW provided the paint through a community grant. Photos by L. Morgan
Ridgerunner 5K The weather for the Big Ridge State Park Ridgerunner 5K trail race and fun walk was perfectly cool, although the trails were a bit muddy.
Goldie Cole, who taught school at Oak Grove, stopped by with a homemade cake and shared memories with Union County historian Bonnie Peters.
Anna Jarvis: At the age of 12, Anna Jarvis heard her mother pray that someone would establish a day of commemorating mothers everywhere. Anna never forgot this moment. When her mother passed away in 1905, Anna was heard to say at the graveside service, “…by the grace of God, you shall have that Mother’s Day.” By 1907, Anna began a campaign to establish Mother’s Day. On the second anniversary of her mother’s death, she led a small tribute at Andrews Methodist Church. The next year, Mother’s Day was celebrated in Philadelphia. Anna’s supporters began to write letters asking for a national Mother’s Day. She eventually gained the support of John Wanamaker, Philadelphia mer-
chant and philanthropist. In 1909, 45 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico observed Mother’s Day. People wore white and red carnations to pay tribute to their mothers, a tradition started by Anna. Carnations were Anna’s mother’s favorite fl owers, the white carnation most of all because it represented the purity of a mother’s heart. Those whose mothers had passed away wore white carnations. Those whose mothers were still living wore red carnations. By 1911, Mother’s Day was celebrated in almost every U.S. state. In 1914, president Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother’s Day a national holiday to be held each year on the second Sunday of May.
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She never asked for riches, of silver and of gold, Just for everyone to be happy and to love her when she grew old. She taught me how to love God first and I didn’t understand. My mother was so kind to me – how could anyone else be so grand? Each night she knelt with me and taught me how to pray, To always love and trust God and to stay in His narrow way. Now that I have grown up and the Lord is in my heart, I thank my mother tenderly who played a special part. As I look back over those years, all these treasures I do hold, And Mother, don’t you worry, I’ll still love you when you grow tired and old!
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Cars, clipboards and curls I was 17 and about to achieve a milestone, a life initiation – my first driver’s license. Having ably been trained by the best, I studied Tennessee Driver’s Manual with great interest. On the appointed day my neighbor and Union County Trustee James “Brother” Phillips (brother-in-law to my instructor Bill Cox) drove me in Dad’s ’67 Chevrolet Impala to the Union County Courthouse so I could take the test. On the paper and pencil test I seem to remember missing three questions, either the maximum number or one less than I could miss and still pass. One question missed was, “The safest driving speed on the interstate is determined by…” One of the choices was, logically, “the speed limit,” and that’s the one I chose. Unfortunately, logic doesn’t always prevail – the correct answer was “by the speed of the vehicles around you.” Now armed with written proof that I had mastered a majority of the theory of driving, however limited, it was time to take the “hands-on” portion of the test behind the wheel. In the early 1980s, the driver’s test in Union County consisted of driving a few blocks in a square, making four left turns. No parallel parking or any of that other complicated stuff was involved. My test was administered by a middle-aged lady with a mountain of hair and a clipboard. She was “coolly professional.” She climbed in and began giving her instructions – “turn on the ignition, put the car in drive, move forward,” etc. We were doing fine as we approached a side street. She said, “Turn left here.” At that point we hadn’t
Broyles plans campaign school for women
Knox County Commissioner Amy Broyles knows − and understands − why few women run for office. Wendy They’re busier than ever, Smith and while many are perfectly comfortable raising money for schools or churches, they’re not comfortable asking for money for themselves. Plus, they know that are from different parties, campaigns get ugly, and and women from all parties, they don’t want to put their or none at all, are welcome Ronnie family in that position. to participate. Mincey But issues that directly She is currently seeking affect women, like equal sponsorships so that the pay, won’t be addressed if school will be free of charge. Amy Broyles women themselves don’t When women choose to TEACHER TIME step up, she says. run for office, it’s usually “We have to be the ones because they’re angry about women say they don’t know exactly reached any place to sitting in those chairs.” something, she says. Broyles enough to serve in an electturn. I said, “Right here?” That’s why Broyles is ran for County Commission ed office. She said, “No, left there.” “Women always seem planning a campaign school seven years ago because she “Back there?” said I. “No, for women who are interest- was angry about term lim- to think there’s something up there,” said she. I said, “Oh, you mean left ed in running for office or its. Someone tried to dis- more they need to do to run right here,” and turned very becoming involved in cam- courage her from running for office.” Men, who are used to seepaigning for a female can- because a man, who could sharply left onto Academy didate. A date has yet to be finance his own campaign, ing men in office, are more Street. likely to see themselves as set, but it will be a weekend was willing to run. Her left hand flew upin August, she says. She was active in the qualified, she says. ward to protect her curly Women candidates face Classes, on topics like community, but didn’t know hairdo, leaving her clipboard to slide from her lap. messaging and fundrais- the man. She decided she challenges, and criticism, ing, will be taught by fe- was a better candidate, in that men don’t face. During She made a quick recovery male officeholders she’s met spite of having a 12-week- her first campaign, Broyles with her right hand while was surprised to be asked through the National As- old baby at the time. giving me one of the most sociation of Counties and While Broyles moved how she would manage unique looks ever received the National Foundation for forward without wondering her family responsibilities from any female. Even her Women Legislators. They if she was prepared, most while serving on commiscarefully applied makeup could not hide her shadespaler complexion. She said, “What’s wrong with you?” I stammered my apologies, and she graciously but poutingly accepted. Maybe she had compassion for me, maybe she didn’t want to have to administer the test to me ever again, maybe she was just grateful to be alive, but as we parted ways forever she handed me a piece of paper and said, “I’m going to pass you, but you need a lot more practice!” I thanked her, assured her that I most assuredly would practice, and went back into the courthouse to complete the final steps to get my license. I celebrated this momentous achievement along the path to manhood by having Brother drive me home. There have been other adventures in driving for me. Next week I’ll share what I learned from a great Ramble the Raccoon, the Tennessee State Park mascot, gives Big Ridge Elementary fifth grader name known to most. Sam Myers a high five as he finishes the one miler.
sion. Men don’t get asked such questions, she says. Women also have to endure comments about their appearance that men manage to avoid. While Knox County and the city of Knoxville have had numerous female officeholders over the past couple of decades, the trend has reversed. Broyles isn’t sure why, but she’s heard of the same thing happening in communities across the country. She is the sole woman on Knox County Commission. Brenda Palmer, who serves under the city’s first female mayor, is the sole woman on City Council. In spite of the challenge of getting there, Broyles has loved her time in office. She feels that she’s been able to affect positive change during her time on commission, even if it didn’t directly result in policy change. She won’t run again in 2016 because she’ll have been in office for eight years. The people who are most disappointed are her three daughters, she says. “They’re really proud of me.”
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How long before Butch does something? Question: So, how long before Butch does something? Clarification: I suppose, in this case, Butch is a collective noun encompassing Tennessee coach Lyle Allen Jones Jr. , a cluster of highly regarded on-field assistants, dozens behind the scene, affluent fans who loan jets and enthusiastic students, some who run and jump and hit people and others who paint recruiting names on the campus rock. Answer: He already has done something. He has adjusted the football culture to mostly positive, upgraded talent and depth and set a world record for attention to details – including academic achievement and unifica-
perhaps inspired an uptick in giving. He is one heck of a salesman. By my count, he is undefeated in press conMarvin ferences and interviews. He West says a lot – with passion. What the Volunteers did to Iowa, slow or lethargic, generated an overflow of orange optimism. Many think Tennessee will win the SEC tion of the old guard. East. In mod language, TenNo previous Butch result nessee is trending. There is substantiates this. His twomeasurable improvement. year record is 12-13. He is His players are bigger and 5-11 in the SEC. He and his faster. They look stronger in people have twice upset the team photo. South Carolina. He lost to These preliminaries the worst Florida team in a have been expensive, a few decade. His team squeaked million here, a few more through at Vanderbilt to there, raises all around, earn bowl eligibility. Lest but, fortunately, Butch has you forget, the Commoenhanced ticket sales and dores, 17-point underdogs,
created far too much tension. Butch said: “This game summarized our season of adversity and great resiliency.� Butch is articulate. Just as he was building, several young people who were once recruiting prizes pulled up roots and went away. OK, that could have been a left-handed blessing in disguise. Newcomers may be better than the dearly departed. For sure they will be younger and less experienced. So, when will Butch do something really exciting? Coming up usually takes more time than going down. Be reminded that major repairs were necessary.
Tennis players Tamara Summers and Nathan Capps are the Patriot Athletes of the Week. S u m mers, a sophomore, says she loves playing tennis Summers and is dedicated to reaching her goals. She plans to have a career in medical therapeutics and is holding a 4.0 GPA. She is member of the Beta Club, is Neva Kitts, race volunteer, congratulates runners Debra Keck in the HOSA program and and Wade Brantley, whose time was an impressive 35:33. the FCA. She’s looking forward to spending time on the lake this summer with her
High school tennis results Union County High School tennis team hosted L&N STEM Academy from Knox County in late March. The UCHS girls won 9-0 and the UCHS boys won 6-3. Results in the girls singles matches are: Sierra Clabough (UC) defeated Armani Hall 8-1; Sierra Womble (UC) defeated Chloe Armstrong 8-1; Tamara Summers (UC) defeated Abby Morgan 8-2; Melanie Cox (UC) defeated Molly Armstrong 8-1; Jessica Bravo (UC) defeated
Hyatt Christianberry 8-2; and Chloe Brown (UC) won her match. Results in the boys singles matches are: Zack Walker (UC) defeated Adam Shipley-Powell 8-3; Nathan Capps (UC) defeated Ryan Brunton 8-2; Jacob Cook (UC) defeated Riley ForrestBank 9-7; Seth Beeler (UC) defeated David Stewart 8-3. STEM won by forfeit number 5 and 6 seed. Results in the girls doubles matches are: Clabough/ Womble (UC) defeated Hall/
Armstrong 8-5; Summers/ Cox (UC) defeated Morgan/ Armstrong 8-1; and Union County Lexy Headley and Laura Maples won their match. Results in the boys doubles matches are: Walker/ Capps (UC) defeated Kirt Brewer/Dylan Kirby 8-0; Cook/Beeler (UC) defeated Daniel Buekman/Christian Toppenberg 8-5; Stem won number 3 seed doubles by forfeit. UCHS rain out against Fulton was reset for April
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REUNION NOTES â– Horace Maynard High School Class of 1965 will celebrate its 50th reunion 5-9 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at Horace Maynard Middle School, formerly Horace Maynard High School, located at 435 Main St., Maynardville. Cost: $20. Info/reservations: Pearl Loy Coffey, coffeypl@ yahoo.com.
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friends and her little sister, Bryleigh. Her parents are Tammy A mburgey and Randy Summers. C app s is an allaround athlete, playing tennis this spring, at Capps the shooting guard position on the basketball court this past winter, and plans to return to the golf team this fall. A sophomore, he is a member of the FCA and plans to pursue a career in accounting. His parents are Brad and Deanna Capps.
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pleasant compared to the Lane Kiffin-Derek Dooley slide and crash. Butch inherited a mess. His immediate predecessor didn’t recruit offensive linemen. Butch has done well rebuilding bridges, mending fences and pointing the program in the proper direction. Practice field challenges through a public address system, the noisy stadium DJ and student appreciation day are not the Neyland way but Butch clearly has his own brand of leadership. I continue to withhold judgment on player development and strategy. When Tennessee defeats Alabama, I’ll have more to say.
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Once a program falls, rivals stomp all over it and do their best to make bad matters worse. “Hobnail boot on the neck� is a vivid description. Consider the Bill Battle decline of the 1970s. John Majors came home to fi x it. There was no brick by brick back then but what we got was 4-7, 5-5-1, 7-5 and 5-6, generally worse than what Battle was doing. Symbolic restoration appeared in the fifth year, capped by the not so glamorous trip to the drab, cold, windy Garden State Bowl. Some of you missed New Jersey. I remember it well. I ran out of gas on a scenic drive. Erosion under Battle was
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Walking Each Other Home
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… Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him. (Genesis 5: 24 NRSV) Ultimately we’re all just walking each other home. (Ram Dass) Enoch is remembered for two things: he was the father of Methuselah (famous for being the world’s oldest man, at age 969!) and for the fact that he did not die. At least, that is how the Genesis account is understood. It is obviously subject to interpretation. To say that “he was no more, because God took him” could as easily mean that he died. The Bible says “Enoch walked with God.” We usually understand such a statement to mean that a person was obedient to God, that such a person was extraordinarily good. I think the writer of Genesis probably meant that, as well. However, when I was a teenager, I heard an explanation of this passage that caught my imagination, and it has stuck with me. I have no idea what commentator or preacher interpreted this passage, but here it is. Enoch walked with God. Every evening. In the cool of the evening,
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God and Enoch would take a stroll, and talk. However, one evening, they walked and talked longer and later than usual. And God said to Enoch, “Well, we are closer to my house than to yours. Why don’t you just come home with me? So Enoch did just that. He went (as my grandfather’s generation would say) to his “long home.” He went home to be with God. When I was in high school, I had a voice teacher who taught me the song “I’ll Walk with God.” The last phrase of Paul Francis Webster’s text for that lovely tune is “And I’ll never walk alone while I walk with God.” Amen!
SpringFest 2015, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., CrossPoint Church, 2000 Loves Creek Road. Features: 2-day rummage sale, bake sale, KidZone children’s area, food and live entertainment on Saturday. Yard sale, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Follow signs from Central Avenue Pike to East Beaver Creek to Tipton Lane.
THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, MAY 1-17 “Harriet the Spy,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/reservations: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.
Churchwide Rummage Sale, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road. Rain or shine. $3 Brown Bag-a-Bargain, noon-2 p.m. Plant Sale begins, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center. Continues two weeks or until sold out. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net. Powell River Canoe and Kayak Regatta, beginning at the Well Being Conference Center, 557 Narrows Road, Tazewell; ending at Riverside Rentals, 327 N. Riverside road, Harrogate. Proceeds to benefit Pat Summitt Foundation. Info: facebook.com/PowellRiverRegatta.
■ Hansard Chapel Methodist Church, located on Highway 33 across from Tolliver’s Market, hosts a food pantry 6-7 p.m. each third Saturday. Gently used clothing is also available. Info: the Rev. Jay Richardson, 776-2668.
American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522.
TUESDAY, MAY 5 Lunch and Learn workshop: “How to Delight Your Customers,” noon-2 p.m., Hickory Star. Hosted by the Union County Chamber of Commerce and the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). The event is free for Chamber members, $35 for nonmembers. Reservations required. Info: 992-2811.
FRIDAY, MAY 8 Free movie in the park, Luttrell City Park. Movie starts at dusk. Some concessions available. Bring Blankets or chairs and enjoy .Movie will be family friendly. Everyone welcome.
SATURDAY, MAY 9 Free beekeeping hands-on workshop, WellBeing Foundation, 557 Narrows Road, Tazewell. Program presented by long-time beekeeper and UT Extension agent John Hamrick. Sponsored by Bee Friends, a local beekeeping group. Info: Julianne Behn, 617-9013.
TUESDAY, MAY 12 Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School, 3006 Maynardville Highway.
THURSDAY, MAY 14 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
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SATURDAY, MAY 16 East Tennessee Plant Swap, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., large shelter at New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Lane. Free event open to the public. Pot luck lunch, 11:30 a.m. Info: www.easttnplantswap.com.
TUESDAY, MAY 19 Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.
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HALLS – Bring your livestock! 2+ acres w/spring-fed creek & barn. 3BR/2BA rancher is wooded in back for privacy. All 1-level living w/plenty of crawl space stg. $149,900 (906563)
POWELL/HEISKELL – Approx 4 acre HALLS – 67.13 acres mostly wooded tracts. Private setting. Great loca- w/several possible building sites. tion. Starting at $44,900 (908693 Private setting. $224,900 (918598) & 908694)
UNION – 142.9 acres on Co line. 61.57 acres in Knox Co & 81.33 acres in Union Co. Branch runs across both ends of property & has a spring fed pond. Property has a brick bldg near road. $599,000 (874441)
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‘Q’ weds ‘U’ at Paulette Elementary Stacie Meek’s kindergarten class recently celebrated the wedding of the letters Q and U. The ceremony was performed by school principal Jason Bailey. All students came dressed to impress for the wedding nuptials, including a bride, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls and ring bearers. The wedding reception included cake, cookies and punch. Pictured are: (front) Christian Dabbs, Xander Martin, Joseph Jones, Brody Williams, Jayden Vandergriff, Max Corum, Van Richardson, Jaxon Bailey, Dakota Spencer, Mason Muncey; (back) Melissa Moss, Ja’cee Turner, Emily Welch, Kaitlyn Johnson, Nicholas Risinger, Zevah Bravo, Kaitlyn Stevens, Ashlyn Tiller, Emma Clabough, Kylie Tharp, Ousley Williams, Ella Branscomb, Marlie Brock and kindergarten teacher Stacie Meek. Photo submitted
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month Luttrell Elementary students with posters and pinwheels to show their support for Child Abuse Awareness. Photo submitted
Paulette raises funds to save hearts Paulette Elementary School recently held its fourth annual American Heart Association fundraiser. The students were challenged to meet the goal of $4,000. Despite snowy weather, the Paulette Panthers worked hard and were able to exceed their goal. The top fundraisers are: Cole Williams, Ousley Williams, Isabella Humphrey, Milah Hickle-Shoffner and Heather Wise, who raised the most. Photo submitted
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4-H speakers represent UC Union County Big Nine 4-H public speaking contest participants at the Claiborne County event are Allison Hanna, Kaleb Hanna, Cera Davis and Lakin Brock. Photo submitted
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Chiropractic Outlook By Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC With the array of overthe-counter medication that’s available, and with people’s time always pressed, the temptation is strong to “treat” aches and pains with some sort of pill. Over the long haul, treating the symptom of a problem – rather than the problem itself – can increase chances of injury. The results of a study published a few years ago in the medical journal Neurology found that subjects who regularly used pain relievers were significantly more at risk for developing chronic pain. Without addressing
the underlying cause of pain, the situation is never going to improve. Chiropractic treatment is well recognized as an effective treatment for lower back pain in particular and also for addressing other types of pain. At the center of chiropractic philosophy is the belief that when the body is functioning properly, it is capable of curing many of its ills. Key to proper functioning is the alignment of all the vertebrae of the spine. The nerves that control the body’s functions pass through those individual
vertebrae. If the nerves are under pressure or impaired in any way by a vertebra that is out of line, the result can be dysfunction or pain in the part of the body controlled by that nerve. Chiropractic treatment does not involve the use of drugs or surgery. Talk with a chiropractor about ways you might benefit from treatment. Presented as a community service by Union County Chiropractic; 110 Skyline Drive, Maynardville, Tenn.; 992-7000.
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■ Paulette Elementary School PTA will host its inaugural Mother-Son Dinner and Movie event 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the school. The event is open to any boy elementary age or younger to
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sert, popcorn and “The Lego Movie.” Paulette students are asked to RSVP with number of people attending to their classroom teacher.
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