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Spring concert is Thursday The Union County High band spring concert will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the school’s auditorium. Director Rodney Brown says the group will perform a wide range of works they’ve been concentrating on for the entire semester.
IN THIS ISSUE Grads prepped for health care jobs Beth Edmondson and Debbie Sharp are very (VERY) proud of their graduates in health occupations. They are ready for real-world careers, although most are planning for higher education in nursing. Read about the program and meet the grads.
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FFA soars at state Future Farmers of America at Union County High School earned the highest honor obtainable at the state level. “They earned this by meeting several requirements, such as earning a minimum of $1,000 in supervised ag work on landscaping, farming and lawn maintenance; doing community service; and attending career development events,” says instructor Linda Baxter.
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The art of hiring a basketball coach You think Dave Hart’s hiring of Donnie Tyndall was tough? A previous AD worked even harder to hire Jerry Green.
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Mr. Lynch and the electric paddle As a student at Maynardville Elementary School in the 1970s I never heard the term “corporal punishment,” but I sure knew about principal Charles H. Lynch Jr.’s electric paddle! While the Supreme Court debated capital punishment by electric chair, my classmates and I feared corporal punishment from Mr. Lynch’s electric paddle. I would have feared electrocution no more than a paddling from that reputed instrument of torture.
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By Sandra Clark
Commercial Bank will soon begin construction on a new branch building in Maynardville. The existing building at 2600 Maynardville Highway, which is over 40 years old, will be torn down to make way for the new facility. It’s a bittersweet moment for the staff, especially branch manager Brenda Sweet who has worked there since high school. During construction, Commercial Bank will operate from a temporary unit at the edge of the property near Rite Aid and will continue to offer full-service banking without interruption, she said. “We are excited to be bringing a beautiful, modern new building to the community. And customers can expect to conduct business as usual during the project.” Sweet offered a glimpse behind the scenes Tuesday, a tour that showed both why a new building is needed and historic artifacts that will fade into county lore once the building is gone. To page 3
Commercial Bank staff at the Maynardville Branch: Brenda Sweet, Leslie Hill, Billie McClure, Christine Tharp and Pam Keck. Not pictured are Pam Middleton, Mary West and Melissa Stormer. Photo by S. Clark
Commercial Bank in Maynardville will be rebuilt by fall. This is an artist’s rendering of the new branch.
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Great American Cleanup Volunteers in Luttrell picked up 425 pounds of trash in and around the city park last weekend, and hundreds of plants were given away to community members. Mayme Taylor says, “All of us in Luttrell want to thank Keep Union County Beautiful and the city of Luttrell for sponsoring this event. A big thank you goes out to our plant donors who were Union County High School, Tater Valley Nursery, Oakes Daylilies and Kinsey Nursery. “The sheriff’s office came out and kept us safe during the road pickup along Tazewell Pike and Highway 61.” Winners of the beautification competition are Pearlene Sizemore for Most Improved Residence, Lynda Ruth for Long Standing Beauty, and Mountain View Church of God for Most Improved Business. Mayor Johnny Merritt treated the volunteers with breakfast.
Enhancing the farm Cost share application period is June 1-7 By Libby Morgan The deadline to qualify for a state cost share program for Tennessee farmers is June 7, and Shannon Perrin, Union County Extension agent, has scheduled several one-session Beef Quality Assurance certification classes in May. “The class goes over the Tennessee Cattlemen Association’s best practices to ensure beef enters the food supply as a safe, whole-
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Lynda Ruth wins the Long Standing Beauty award in the beautification contest. More photos on Page 7
Don Ruth and his companion, Jenny the dog, in the doorway of his new hay storage building in Tater Valley. He received a cost share of more than $6,000, half the cost, through the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program. Photo by Libby Morgan
some, tasteful high quality beef. It is needed to apply for Tennessee Ag Enhancement Program funding,” says Perrin. The list of cost-share opportunities from TAEP covers a broad scope of farm-related items, not only related to cattle farming. A farm with a corn maze, for instance, could receive cost share for restrooms and signs. A nursery could cost share with carts and a soil mixer. A beekeeper can get money to pay for more hives or pollination services. Different educational requirements will apply to separate categories of cost
share available. “Last year, we brought in over $170,000 to farmers in Union County who had gone through the Master Beef Producers class. I hope we can get it over $200,000 this time,” says Perrin. On Monday, May 5, during a TAEP Workshop at Union Farmers Co-op, Perrin is offering the BQA session and assistance in filling out the applications. She is offering the class again on Monday, May 12, at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and on Friday, May 30, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Info: Extension office at 865-992-8038 and www. tn.gov/teap
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Tammy Rouse, at right, was pleased to have Donna Silvey and her dog Boudreaux as special guests at the dinner.
Lions Club thanks UCHS Members of the Union County Lions Club thanked the high school athletic department with a check for $100 for a season of concession sales of Italian ice during home games. Shown are: Eugene Brantley, Brenda Sweet, Ronnie Mincey, UCHS athletic director Shane Brown, Darrell Malone and Bill Sexton. Club president Mincey reports that the concession sales raised enough funds to purchase eyeglasses for 50 people. Photo by Libby Morgan
Marco the Belgian Malinois gets “paid” with a tennis ball for the work he does with Deputy Phillip King. Marco showed off his drug-sniffing skills for the crowd.
Axel the bloodhound is a K9 deputy with the Union County Sheriff’s Department. His trainer is Heather Ragan.
Adoptable animals win with fundraiser A big crowd gathered in support of the Union County Humane Society for the eighth annual fundraising dinner. Working dogs from the sheriff’s office attended, and Officer Phillip King’s K9,
Marco, found marijuana hidden by King in seconds flat to show everyone his excellent sniffing abilities. His reward, or “pay,” as King refers to it, is a tennis ball that pops out of the box containing the pot.
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New building This building was the pride of Mr. Cecil H. Butcher Sr. and the centerpiece of Union County Bank. When federal regulators closed in on his sons, Jake Butcher of United American Bank in Knoxville and C.H. Butcher Jr. of City & County Bank, the empire started to crumble. And Mr. Butcher could not hold onto Union County Bank which had merged into the C&C operation. The bank’s assets were sold at auction and were purchased by Commercial Bank, headed by legendary banker Oscar Robertson of Harrogate. Robertson’s family continues to operate Commercial Bank, which has offices in Knox, Union and Claiborne counties in Tennessee and in Harlan, Bell and Knox counties in Kentucky. Sweet said it has been 28 years since Commercial Bank took over, and most employees don’t remember the days of Union County Bank. But Sweet does. She was hired by Mr. Butcher himself in 1980 as a 17-year-old graduate of Horace Maynard High School. She remembers the card games in Mr. Butcher’s office and the Friday cooking by Alberta Bailey. Sweet worked in bookkeeping initially, and was promoted to head teller (12 years) and then branch manager on May 1, 1998. She has grown professionally along with the thriving branch. Letters were mailed to safety box holders, asking them to remove their items by the end of May. Several customers called, Sweet said, worrying that their branch was about to close. Not true. Bank executive Adam Robertson visited the branch to reassure staff. “He told us construction will start June 1 and the contract calls for completion in 180 days,” Sweet said. Numerous leaks plague the current building. Decorative pots in the lobby catch water dripping from a light fi xture. Wallpaper is peeling in the conference room. And the furniture pre-dates computers. Branch managers who preceded Sweet were Rudy
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Deputies Heather Ragan, Missy Carter and Marvin Carter brought their bloodhounds, and Donna Silvey was chauffeur to the fluffy, very squeezable Boudreaux who helps kids read at Fountain City Elementary. Jim Tedford spoke about his 30-year career with shelters, from Knox County to New Orleans to Rochester, N.Y, and back to Knoxville where he is now with PetSafe. Tedford worked with the Knox County Animal Shelter in the early 1990s, taking in 14,000 animals a year. “We were basically a euthanasia factory.” Working in New Orleans, where 400 murders were committed in a year, dogs’ lives weren’t a high priority, he said. He then moved to upstate New York, working in a shelter on 140 acres with a $4 million budget, 70 on staff and three veterinarians. “We did tremendous work there because we had so much tremendous support from the community.” Tedford said it “took an army” to make the Union County shelter a reality. “The fact that it exists is a real testament to the leadership in this community, to the public and private part-
nership, to all of those folks working together.” Te d f o r d stressed the importance of neutering cats and Jim Tedford dogs and congratulated the local staff for providing this service. He said sometimes adoptable animals simply “need a ride.” Northern state have a shortage of adoptable dogs. Joshua West of K9SOS described a method his company has designed for bomb detection from a closed room, and how a Jack Russell adopted from the Union County Humane Society was instrumental in creating it. A silent auction with 45 items was also part of the fundraiser, which raised $18,000. “We want to thank everyone for coming out to support us,” said Tammy Rouse, shelter director. “We’ve come so far from where we were even eight years ago. It is gratifying to see the ongoing concern for animals in our community.” Board chair Pid LaWare has been working with the
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Punishment with a capital letter “Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary” (1994) defined corporal punishment as “flogging … of one convicted of a crime: formerly included the death penalty…” As a student at Maynardville Elementary School in the 1970s I never heard the term “corporal punishment,” but I sure knew about principal Charles H. Lynch Jr.’s electric paddle! While the Supreme Court debated capital punishment by electric chair, my classmates and I feared corporal punishment from Mr. Lynch’s electric paddle. Personally, I would have feared electrocution no more than a paddling from that reputed instrument of torture. In my (over)active imagination, I pictured this device having an electrical cord protruding from the handle attached to a hinge that would allow a perpetrator’s behind to be beaten much as the paddles of an electric mixer would beat bread dough. Who would protect us from such discipline? Absolutely no one. Those were the days when teachers themselves paddled mischievous students, and if they couldn’t get the point across with lesser gadgets of correction, there was always Mr. Lynch. To add to this misery, a parental contact would result in another dusting of the pants! Mr. Lynch was a somewhat mysterious man to me, occasionally a voice
Well, I’ve missed anoth- with other friends. What a er Ramp Festival – the one job are those spur of the moin Tellico Plains held April ment flower exchanges. 25-27. Then how else do I know it’s spring? I pulled back the leaves Bonnie today, and there are my Peters heart-leaf pigs (wild ginger). As a child I lived near this wonderful little wood, and just about this time every year my mother took us I keep wanting to try this for a walk in the woods. She Appalachian delicacy. I’m showed us the wild flowers. told that eggs and ramps or We especially enjoyed disfried potatoes and ramps are covering the heart-leaf pigs. really good – so long as you There were so many that don’t have to get close to any- sometimes she would let us one for two or three days. bring home one or two. In Apparently, the ramps this particular wood, the have the scent of a garlic wild azalea (honeysuckle and onion combination. we called it) was so prolific Another name for ramps that we picked a bouquet to is wild leek. Some people bring home. describe them as more mild Then, as many wonders than an onion; and just as of nature as spring brings, green onions, the tops of there are the mysteries. ramps can be chopped and My yard is full of a plant eaten. They can also be I didn’t put there. It has a dried or frozen for later use. beautiful yellow bloom reThere must be ramps in sembling a tulip. It is not a Union County, but I’ve never weed unless you use the defseen any there. Does anyone inition of a weed as a flower reading this grow ramps? out of place. I’ve inquired of How do I know it’s a number of people to try spring? to identify it but so far no My Yellow Rose of Texas luck. This plant will soon go is in full bloom. It will bloom to sleep until next year so again toward the end of sum- there’s no need to move it. mer. The plant was given me Bonnie Peters is the Union County histoby a friend, and I’ve shared rian. Info: bhpeters@att.net or 687-3842.
Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME over the intercom to remind me of his reality. Once in a while I would see him in the hall, and sometimes I could hear him loudly clear his throat in passing. About the most contact I had with him as a student was at the end of third grade, when Ms. Chesney had another student and me take our perfect attendance awards to him for his signature on the last day of school. I found even that visit to the office somewhat frightening. I was at least 35 years old when I learned that some older students referred to him behind his back as “Pinky” (Mr. Lynch was bald), but in my young mind such disrespect would have been on the same level as blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. Mr. Lynch retired in 1977 at the end of my sixth grade year. As an adult I was to come to know Mr. Lynch as a warm, caring man, just as his faculty members revered him throughout his years as their principal. Stories still abound about his purchasing the legendary Kelly green office chairs for his teachers and serving filet mignon during his last year as principal. Did Mr. Lynch have an
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on the behind for sure! I’m sure Mr. Lynch paddled only as a last resort, and that it really did “hurt him (in the heart) more than it hurt them (on the behind).” Next I’ll share some memories of having dust knocked out of my knickers. Dr. Ronnie Mincey is supervisor of federal programs for Union County Public Schools.
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Searching for basketball coaches Critics managed to find fault with Dave Hart’s search for a new Tennessee basketball coach. I thought it was orderly enough. Seekand-find took only one week. OK, I did flinch when the Louisiana Tech guy turned us down.
If Hart wanted a famous name, he fell short. He did not come back with Butch Jones’ friend, Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat. He didn’t even get Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall, heavily hyped for his 34-0 season. But I am not disappointed with Donnie Tyndall. He wanted the job and didn’t whine about roster problems. If you fretted about this Marvin transition, you should have West been here 16 years ago. Douglas Adair Dickey, Hall of Fame football coach and very interesting athletic diI imagined the athletic rector, faced what seemed director knew where he was a minor task of replacing going. The possibility of Kevin O’Neill. Dickey was not accomneeding a replacement must have entered his mind in plished fishing in the basJanuary or February. ketball pool. He invested
$10,000 of hard-earned UT money in good ol’ Florida buddy Bill Carr to serve as idea man. Carr was a big help. He provided phone numbers. Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson, Clemson coach Rick Barnes and Wake Forest coach Dave Odom received early calls but said no thanks. Bill Self, then of Oral Roberts, had Larry Brown’s recommendation but nothing happened. Dave Bliss popped on and off the radar screen. Iowa State’s Tim Floyd pondered and procrastinated and eventually complicated the search with an untimely phone call. Ricardo Patton of Colorado and Steve Robinson of Tulsa listened politely. They did not receive formal job offers but did benefit from consideration. They
subsequently signed contract extensions with pay raises. Dickey realigned his sights. How about Delaware coach Mike Brey? Nope. Steve Alford of Southwest Missouri State was highly regarded but Dickey thought he needed more experience. Murray State coach Mark Gottfried emerged as a potential solution. He had won consecutive Ohio Valley Conference championships. For some reason that escapes me, he did not fit. Late in the second week of searching, or early in the third, Dickey announced that a new coach should be in place within a month. Fans moaned. On the assumption that Doug needed help but wouldn’t admit it, a sports-
writer compiled a list of possibilities – P. J. Carlesimo of the Portland Trail Blazers, Mack McCarthy of UTChattanooga, Phil Martelli of St. Joseph’s, Jim O’Brien of Boston College, Pete Gillen of Providence, Fran Fraschilla of St. John’s, Ralph Willard of Pitt and Bill Herrion of Drexel. Dickey may not have known where Drexel was. The Dragons don’t play football. I was surprised when Illinois State coach Kevin Stallings turned down Tennessee. He and his wife, Lisa, twice visited Knoxville to check out the situation. He was concerned about filling the arena but that was explained away. The hunt seemed almost over. Dickey and athletic
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ness. The irony, of course, is that Stephen was killed by the Jews because he was a Christian, and Anne Frank was killed by German Christians because she was a Jew. The larger questions come straight at our own souls. Do we have the insight, the acumen, the courage to notice and to name hatred or murder when we know it is hap-
pening? What are we willing to do about it? In the case of Stephen’s stoning, the Pharisee Saul stood by and held the cloaks of those who were actually hurling the stones. He (Scripture tells us) “approved of their killing” Stephen. Accessory to murder, we would call that today. However, our God had
other plans for Saul. (Why does God so frequently choose the least likely candidate? It gives us hope for our own usefulness, I suppose, or else the possibility absolutely terrifies us!). The Lord had to use a blinding vision to get Saul’s attention, then waited during a three-day period of healing and fasting before sending Ananias to
When they heard these things, they became enraged and ground their teeth at Stephen. But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him. Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. … (Acts 7: 54-58a NRSV)
department assistant Billy Henry, a former basketball coach who could speak the language, flew to Normal, Ill., for a final heart to heart. Soon thereafter Stallings had a change of heart. There was a mishap. Dickey received a call from Tim Floyd while at the Stallings home. I will not attempt to explain how Tennessee ended up with Jerry Green. He may have been a desperation pick. He was 72-70 at Oregon, seventh in the Pac-10 amid rumors that he would be fired. Dickey and another assistant, Mitch Barnhart, went to the Final Four where coaches of all shapes and sizes were clustered. They came home with Green. He did very well in competition but not so hot in public relations. The Green era did not end well. It was almost as frustrating as the search. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
restore Saul’s sight. Saul would cease hating life, would become Paul, the Apostle, and would travel the Eastern Mediterranean, preaching the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Stephen is remembered as the first martyr, a young man who grew, who bloomed, was smashed and died, to the everlasting glory of his Lord.
I don’t know what it will take to convince me of the world’s capacity to hate life, its dark instinct to smash what blooms. (“I Could Tell You Stories,” Patricia Hampl) Stephen was one of the first deacons, a group of seven persons who were chosen to care for the distribution of food among the first Greek Christians. As it turned out, Stephen was capable of more than waiting tables: according to Acts 6: 8, he was described as being “full of grace and power,” and he “did great wonders and signs among the people.” He held his own in a synagogue debate with Cyrenians and Alexandrians, who, having been bested by Stephen, turned on him and accused him of blasphemy. Even in that moment, Stephen was “filled with the Holy Spirit.” He saw a vision of Jesus standing at the right hand of God, but his accusers dragged him out of the city (why, I wonder – a city ordinance against murder?) and stoned him to death. And, like his Lord before him, he prayed for his murderers:
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Lynn Pitts “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” This is just one account of “the world’s capacity to hate life.” Patricia Hampl is as bewildered as the rest of us by this capacity. Her disbelieving statement, quoted above, comes from a passage in her book in which she describes the death of teenager Anne Frank in the Holocaust. There will come a day when no living person survives who actually knew Anne Frank. Will she be forgotten? Or was she a martyr, much like Stephen, who will live on in the hearts and minds of those who admire courage and faithful-
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Countywide 4-H photo results The winners are in for the Union County 4-H photo contest. 4th-5th Grades Landscapes & Buildings: Alex Craddock 1st, Savanna Gerber 2nd, Abigale Foust 3rd. Animals: Samantha Hamilton 1st, Aaron Clapp 2nd, Savanna Gerber 3rd. Selfie: Samantha Hamilton 1st. Series: Jordan Pratt 1st. 6th-8th Grades Animals: Alyssa Lamb 1st, Summer Mize 2nd, Charlie Hamilton 3rd. People: Alyssa Lamb 1st, Earning the FFA State Degree are: (front) Tonya Woods, Justin Johnson, Dylan Berry, Colton Joshua Sherritze 2nd, Caleb Key 3rd. Rutherford; (back) Chris Elliott, Justin Vallone, Joseph Houser and Brett Bryne. Photos submitted Selfie: Charlie Hamilton 1st, Alyssa Lamb 2nd. Series: Summer Mize 1st, Alyssa Lamb 2nd. Landscapes & Buildings: Future Farmers of AmerSummer Mize 1st, Alyssa ica at Union County High Lamb 1st, Laina Chappell earned the highest honor 2nd, Charlie Hamilton 3rd. obtainable at the state level. Project Work: Charlie Hamilton 1st, Joshua Sher“They earned this by ritze 2nd. meeting several require-
Alyssa Lamb received Best of Show in the countywide 4-H photo contest with a close-up of her horse’s eye. Photo by Libby Morgan
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ments, such as earning a minimum of $1,000 in supervised ag work on landscaping, farming and lawn maintenance, doing community service and attending career development events,” says instructor Linda Baxter. “During the year, we’ve had great experiences with volunteers from the community. Bob Sharp came in and judged our horticultural competition, Jared Graves shared his veterinarian knowledge, and Helms Slaughterhouse provided us
Bobby Mink, Tonya Woods, Tyler Grisham, Justin Johnson and Dylan Berry were chosen to perform at the state FFA convention based on their demo tape. with animal study resources. big supporters of our pro“Union Farmers Co-op gram. We really appreciate and many others have been all of them.”
9th-12th Grades Animals: Martin Dickey 1st, Nathanael Kadron 2nd, Jim Morgan 3rd. Landscapes & Buildings: Nathanael Kadron 1st, Martin Dickey 2nd, Jim Morgan 3rd. People: Martin Dickey 1st, Miranda Key 2nd, Nathaneal Kadron 3rd. Series: Martin Dickey 1st. Selfie: Martin Dickey 1st, Nathaneal Kadron 2nd, Meredith Key 3rd. Project Work: Jim Morgan 1st, Dakota Sherritzre 2nd, Martin Dickey 3rd.
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Lincoln Memorial University has released the Dean’s List for the fall semester of 2013. These students must be a full-time undergraduate and have a 3.5 grade point average for the semester. Local honorees include: Haley Archer, Haley
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849 STINER RD. SHARPS CHAPEL,TN – Vacation retreat or full-time residence. Great home w/lots of updating, from tile to appliances. Way too much to mention. Park-like front yard, fruit trees & garden spots. Gentle slope to waterfront of 110' of beautiful Norris Lake. Private boat ramp & floating dock. Way too much to mention. All on 2.73 level acres. Priced to sell at $293,000. 371 SWAN SEYMOUR RD, MAYNARDVILLE NOTHING SPARED! Custom Norris Lake front home on main channel of beautiful Norris Lake. Mstr suite w/BA, hdwd flrs, ceramic tile, crown molding, granite counters, S/S appl. Massive great rm w/bar area, + gas FP, wired for flat screens in all rms except kit, 8 patio doors, skylights, cath ceilings, stamped concrete patio, gently sloping lot w/ boat launch & dock. Offered at $525,000. $479,000.
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. LOT 110 HICKORY POINTE S/D – One of the best lots offered on main channel of Norris Lake. 1.01 acres, gated comm, wooded. Lays great all the way to the water. Dockable. Over 100' of shoreline. All ammenities of clubhouse, pool, boat launch. Priced to sell at $279,900.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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Union County High School Athletes of the Week Landon Muncey, a senior, is at first base for the Patriots. The team has a winloss record of 18-8, and Muncey has four home runs, 36 RBI and a batting Muncey average of Health Sciences teachers and seniors set up a vignette for a graduation portrait in the clinic at Union County High. They are: .440. He hopes to play baseball Debbie Sharp (instructor, seated), Kaitlin Nicely as the patient, with (standing) Amber Beaver, Chasity Warwick, Destiny Fortner, Alison Shoffner, Nikki Alfrey, Jessica Haun as the nurse, Laura Baldwin, Beth Edmondson (instructor), Madelynn Cooper and on a college team next year. He is the son of Tim and Mackenzie Graves. Photo by Libby Morgan Monica Muncey. Bre Dunsmore, a sopho-
Prepped for health care careers By Libby Morgan
Union County Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health occupations students are ready for real-world careers. Several of them have passed the state board to be Certified Nurse Assistants, and all are poised to continue in college for degrees in the medical field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students who have their CNAs and those who are testing for it in May have done their clinicals at Willow Ridge in Maynardville. They spend four mornings a week there and then return here for classes,â&#x20AC;? says instructor Debbie Sharp. Sharp and Beth Edmondson oversee the department, where hospital beds surrounded with equipment hold life-size plastic bodies and baby dolls. Edmondson says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our facility is one of a very few
in East Tennessee that is a certified site, where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible for a high school student to have their CNA certification prior to graduation. These students can walk out of here and get a good job, but most of them plan to be RNs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These students, as freshmen, have come in as children and are leaving as critically-thinking adults. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very proud of them.â&#x20AC;? The top three students in each class in the health sciences department recently traveled to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bodies Exhibitionâ&#x20AC;? in Atlanta. Remembering the exhibits sparks a flurry of wide-eyed descriptions: â&#x20AC;&#x153;They used real cadavers and separated each of the bodiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; systems to display. They injected polymer into the veins and somehow
carved away everything else to show the circulatory system. We saw the whole nervous system â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by itself. Some exhibits showed breast cancer and an aneurism. It was fascinating!â&#x20AC;? This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduating class and their plans for continuing education are: Nikki Alfrey â&#x20AC;&#x201C; holds CNA certification and will attend Walters State to begin on a nursing degree in the labor and delivery field Laura Baldwin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; entering LMU for a BS in nursing Amber Beaver â&#x20AC;&#x201C; entering Walters State toward a degree in neo-natal nursing Madelynn Cooper â&#x20AC;&#x201C; holds CNA certification, entering Walters State for trauma and/or neo-natal nursing Destiny Fortner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; entering ETSU to pursue a degree to become a nurse
anesthetist Mackenzie Graves â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the top five at UCHS, Graves is a salutatorian, holds her CNA certification, and plans to start at Pellissippi State and transfer for a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in nursing Jessica Haun â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will attend Pellissippi and ETSU for an RN degree Kaitlin Nicely â&#x20AC;&#x201C; holds CNA certification, entering Walters State for nursing degree for labor and delivery Alison Shoffner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; won second place in regional HOSA competitions and has signed up with the U.S. Navy to become a HM Corpsman Chasity Warwick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has completed all eight Health Science classes at UCHS, holds CNA certification and will enter Walters State to become an RN.
more, is pleased with her softball teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first place in the district. She plays shortstop and says the team is young, and with many returning players they should be Dunsmore really good in the next two years. She is considering becoming a teacher and softball coach or a dental hygienist. Her parents are Kris and Shirley Dunsmore.
Pearlene Sizemore with her Most Improved Award from the Luttrell Beautification Day Photo submitted
Mae Kitts gets a hand from Jody Smith and Fred Graham at the plant giveaway at Luttrell Park. Photo by Libby Morgan
Winning artwork
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Leslie Beeler, senior at Union County High School, took second place overall in U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s district in the U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Art Competition with this artwork. Photo submitted
Larissa Qualls, Tyler Sweet, Isaac Capps and Kelsie Phillips won 2nd place in regional competition and took 5th overall in the state as Union County High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nursery and Landscape team. Photo submitted
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ICARe reaches out to grads By Libby Morgan ICARe Union County is sending a message to Union County High graduates to stay safe and be smart. During prom week, a totaled car was put on display in front of the school as a sober reminder to drive sober. “We asked every junior and senior class homeroom teacher to ask their students to look at the car and consider that that morning the driver had no idea he was going to end up in a wreck like that,” says Mike Miller, ICARe coordinator. “We wanted it fresh on their minds before the prom. And each student was given a postcard saying ‘A night to remember? Not if you drink alcohol. Make it unforgettable. Don’t Drink.’ “Brian Smith, chief of police, is to be thanked for
bringing the car and we appreciate all of the law enforcement in the county for their s at u r at ion patrols on prom night. “To our knowledge, t h a n k fully, prom Mike Miller night was uneventful and fun for all prom-goers.” Miller added, “We hope these cumulative discussions will reinforce the prevention of drug use in our youth, and we’re working on helping parents deal with drug issues. We’re open to ideas about opportunities to make a difference in kids’ lives.” Last week’s ICARe meeting hosted Jared Effler, candidate for district attor-
ney, who gave his thoughts and ideas on the subject of substance abuse prevention and awareness, and described steps to prevent ending up in court. S t a n Brian Smith G r u b b , Lifeline regional coordinator, spoke on his agency’s efforts in a 16-county area to facilitate recovery from drug addiction by providing transitional housing. “Drug testing for students continues to be under discussion by the ICARe group, and formulating a policy for a counseling program for those testing positive is our next step,” says Miller.
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Prayer Breakfast sets tone for season The 17th annual Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by the Union County Business and Professional Association, focused on leadership. Speakers included pastors Wayne Davis of Fairview Baptist Church,
Corryton; and Gary Tye, Irwin’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Sharps Chapel. Music was provided by Ralph Shick, also of Irwin’s Chapel. Held at the Union County Senior Center on April 18,
the event benefited Union County 4-H, UCHS band and chorus, Union County Lions Club and Union County Children’s Charities. Brandi Davis opened the event by reading a passage from Matthew from her Granny Dorothy Williams’ Bible. The Union County Business and Professional Association will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.
Trash pickup set for May 10 By Sonja Hill Warwick Keep Union County Beautiful will be cleaning up the trash on Hwy 61 West from Hwy. 33 to Hickory Valley Road on Saturday, May 10. This section of road is not only traveled by many Union County citizens but also by thousands of visitors going to our lakes and parks. This road is littered with trash and we do not want it to be a projection of what Union County is. We want the visitors to know us for the beautiful countryside and inviting lakes. Help KUCB welcome our
visitors with a clean roadside. We will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Paulette Volunteer Fire Department to secure safety equipment and assign sections of roads in half- to 1-mile increments. We have a few citizens signed up, a few politicians and Boy Scout Troop 401. We need at least 30 more volunteers to pick up trash and/or pickup trucks to help pick up bags of trash along the route. To volunteer, call Mayor Mike Williams’ office at 865-992-3061, send a message on the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
keepunioncountybeautiful or just show up on May 10! Trash grabbers, garbage bags, safety vests, gloves, water and snacks will be provided for all volunteers. We are looking forward to a great attendance in other KUCB events coming up in the next couple of months. We don’t need volunteers, but hope everyone stops to visit our table for free marketing items at Kids Day at the Maynardville Library May 31 and Art on Main June 7 Plan to attend these events to help Keep Union County Beautiful.
Whiplash Chiropractic Outlook By Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC Whiplash is the descriptive term for the injury that occurs, most frequently as the result of a car collision – getting hit from the rear, in particular – when a person’s head is suddenly jerked back and thrown forward. Though a car accident is the most common cause of whiplash, the injury can occur as the result of other types of trauma, like a fall or a sports injury. The violent whipping of the head can tear spinal muscles and ligaments. Pain and stiffness in the neck are the most
common symptoms of a whiplash injury. Another common symptom is a headache that radiates from the base of the skull. A chiropractor may recommend treatment with ice and/or heat to reduce the muscle spasms that can come with whiplash. The chiropractor may also recommend a program of exercising and stretching. Ultrasound, electrical stimulation and spinal adjustments may help. Whiplash symptoms may take some time to appear. This is one reason why it’s advisable to visit
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THURSDAYS THROUGH MAY 22 Diabetes Management Series, 6:30 p.m., Knox County Health Department auditorium, 140 Dameron Ave. Free five-part series; open to the public. To register: 215-5170.
THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 8 Registration open for AMSE Science Explorer Camp for rising 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Two sessions: June 9-13, June 16-20. Info/to register: http://amse. org/visitors/summer-camps/.
Department and the Knoxville Veterinarian Medical Association at the following schools: Central High School, East Knox Elementary School, Halls Elementary School, Inskip Elementary School, Northwest Middle School, Powell High School, Whittle Springs Middle School. Master Gardening: Beneficial Bugs and Butterfly Gardens, 10:30 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Presented by members of Knox County Master Gardeners. Friends Mini Used Book Sale – Burlington, 1-5 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway.
SUNDAY, MAY 4 New Sunday evening worship service, 5 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Weather-permitting, Holy Eucharist will be celebrated on the lawn. No experience required. Noisy children and pets are welcome. Bring a picnic dinner if you like. Info: 5235687 or www.stjamesknox.org. Outdoor community church service, 5 p.m., New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Highway 370 just off of Bull Run or Ailor Gap. Everyone is welcome.
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SATURDAY, MAY 3 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. 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. Hard Knox Roller Girls in roller derby doubleheader, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Brawlers vs Rollergirls of Central Kentucky; All Stars vs Little Steel Derby Girls, Tickets available at Coliseum box office. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls. com. Registration for Knoxville 24 Hour Student Competition, 1-3 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Workshop follows, 3-4 p.m.; Crew and Casting Call Mixer open to all participants, 4-6 p.m. Student registration: $20. Info: www.knoxvillefilms. com. Benefit for Ethan Anderson family, 4-7 p.m., Union County High School. Dinner for $6 includes spaghetti, bread, dessert and a drink; silent auction; bake sale. Ethan is a student at Union County who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Info/to donate: 332-9221. “Wheelchair Round Up,” 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tennova Turkey Creek. Sponsored by First Baptist Concord and Concord Christian School. Donations of manual wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches and wheelchair parts will be collected for Wheels of the World, a program of Joni and Friends. Info: Steve Peek, speek@fbconcord.org. Plant/Rummage Sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., The Heiskell Community Center and the Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell Road. Plants will be for sale in the Pavillion and rummage will be in the gym. Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase. Info: Rhonda Hackney, 219-8515, or Janice White, 548-0326. Flea market with bake sale, breakfast and lunch, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Central UMC, 201 E. Third Ave. Annual fundraiser for United Methodist Women. Rabies vaccination clinics, 2-4:30 p.m. Cost: $10 per animal. Hosted by the Knox County Health
Schoolyard Garden Monday, 5 p.m., Paulette Elementary School. Topic: container planting for beauty, vegetables and herbs. Everyone welcome.
TUESDAY, MAY 6 Neighborhood Watch meeting: Big Ridge 4th District, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School. UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Free health clinic provided by the St. Mary’s Legacy Mobile Medical Clinic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Northside Community Center, located behind Washburn School in Grainger County.
Union County High School band spring concert, 7 p.m., Union County High School auditorium. Annual plant sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Sale will continue for two weeks. Wildflowers, bushes, ferns, herbs and other plants. Baked goods also available. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net. Living Well with Diabetes, 2-4 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Deadline to register: Tuesday, May 6. Info: 922-2552. First Lutheran Church senior group 55 Alive meeting, noon, in the meeting room in the church, 1297 N. Broadway. Guest speaker: Laura Halm, news reporter from WATE-TV Channel 6, will speak on “My Life as a Journalist.” Cost: $7, includes lunch. The public is invited; reservations are requested: 524-0344 before noon.
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Union County Farm Day, 9:30 a.m.-lunch, Paulette Elementary School baseball field. Gala Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Union County Senior Citizens Center, Main St. in Maynardville. Music, food, fun. All senior citizens welcome.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 9-10 Deadline to donate items to Shannondale Presbyterian Church’s “Upscale Yard Sale,” noon-4 p.m., at the church, 4600 Tazewell Pike. Sale will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 16-17. Proceeds go toward the bell tower renovations. Pick up for heavy items is available by calling 456-6923.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 9-11 Decoration at Glenwood Cemetery, located on Central Ave. Pike in Powell. Families are encouraged to decorate the graves of their loved ones.
SATURDAY, MAY 10 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. Arts and craft bazaar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Fairview Baptist Church fellowship hall, 7424 Fairview Road, Corryton. Admission: $1. Concessions and more than 15 vendors on site. Proceeds to benefit a missionary internship in Guatemala. Rabies vaccination clinics, 2-4:30 p.m. Cost: $10 per animal. Hosted by the Knox County Health Department and the Knoxville Veterinarian Medical Association at the following schools: Brickey-McCloud Elementary School, Carter Middle School, Christenberry Elementary School, Copper Ridge Elementary School, Gibbs Elementary School, Norwood Elementary School, Ritta Elementary School, Shannondale Elementary School. Songwriting workshops followed by a songwriter-in-the-round style performance, featuring Mary Gauthier, Jim Lauderdale, Scott Miller, Matt Wertz and Drew Ramsey, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Info/to sign up: http://www.ramseyhouse. org/wp-content/uploads/song-writers-flier.pdf or call 865-546-0745.
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TUESDAY, MAY 13 “Tofu Tasting” dinner, final session of Healthy Choices plant-based free cooking class, 6 p.m., North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist Church fellowship hall, 6530 Fountain City Road. Info/to pre-register by May 9: 314-8204 or www.KnoxvilleInstep.com.
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