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American Legion Post 212 will host the annual Youth Free Fishing Tournament for kids age 12 and under, Saturday, June 20, at Big Ridge State Park. Registration starts at 8 a.m., and fishing goes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be free bait to use with bamboo poles or rod and reel. All equipment must be returned.

There will be prizes for all entrants, and food and drinks will be served.

School bo ard to meet June 18 The Union County Board of Education will meet in regular session Thursday, June 18, in the Union County High School auditorium. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. with the meeting to follow. Info: Ronnie Mincey, 278-6430 or minceyr@ucps.org.

Eric Holcomb, Gale Atkins, Amanda Atkins and Mark Walker perform on the Back Porch Stage at Art on Main. The stage was sponsored by Flowers by Bob. Photos by S. Carey

Tournament to boost baseball A cornhole tournament to raise funds for the Union County High School baseball team will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Lil Jo’s BBQ on Maynardville Highway. Early registration begins at 5 p.m.

Cost is $20 per player. There will be cash prizes for first and second place. Rain date is July 11. Info: 621-4603 or 660-1839.

IN THIS ISSUE Sheriff ’s garden Sheriff Billy Breeding has inmates hoeing and weeding this summer, raising food for the jail.

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John Bean tape A new tape from East Tennessee’s own John Bean has been unearthed, and Bradley Reeves will play it 10 p.m.

Thursday, June 18, on his WDVX radio show, East Tennessee Quiver, 102.9 FM.

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Interns visit Clinton Shopper-News interns, rising 8th and 9th graders, visited Clinton last week and are headed to Maynardville this week.

In Clinton, we visited Ray Varner Ford, Hammer’s, Hoskins Drug Store and the Green McAdoo museum.

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By Shannon Carey Toes were tapping, kids were smiling, and a miniature horse even applied her hooves to canvas at the Art on Main event in downtown Maynardville June 6.

Formerly known as Art in the Park, the event has been held on Main Street for the past three years. The all-volunteer board of the Union County Arts Council hosts Art on Main to promote the arts and educate the public about art of all types, including music, painting, sculpture, wood-working and fiber arts.

“It’s also about promoting the local talent and promoting our county,” said board chair Carol Pratt.

And with activities for kids, live music and great food vendors, it’s just a plain old good time with friends and family.

“It’s grown every year,” said Pratt. “There were people here from Kenya. We had vendors from Maryville, Seymour and Tellico. The vendors did really well. Some of them said it was the best festival they’ve ever attended.”

Pratt said the new electric outlets installed

for the food vendors made a big difference.

“Now, that electricity can be used for other events,” she said.

Pratt thanked all sponsors, including Food City of Maynardville, Carolyn Shields, Sharps Chapel FCE, Hubbs Grove FCE, Ron and Chris Gabler, Eric and Gloria Holcomb, Midway IGA, Elizabeth Asbury, Janet Holloway, ORNL Credit Union, James Heiskel, Flowers by Bob, David Myers, city of Plainview, Kay Clapp, Gariann Anesko, Shopper-News, iCare Union County and Pat Hurley, along with all volunteers and donors.

Union County Arts Council board members are Pratt, Beth Weiss, Gloria Holcomb, Jeff Chesney, Libby Morgan, Randy Turner, Susan Boone, Neva Kitts, Betty Bullen and Sandy Manter.

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Property tax increase on the horizon

By Shannon Carey Grim faces met grim words at Union County Commission’s May 8 meeting, as director of finance Ann Dyer predicted a county government shutdown if the commission does not raise property taxes.

“November of next year if we don’t do something we’ll have to send people home and go on furlough until we have more revenue,” she said.

Mayor Mike Williams said this situation has been building for some time.

“This is in no way anything other than information,” he said. “So you can say this is not something that happened last night or last week. This is something that has been building for years and years.”

Dyer presented a comparison of Union County’s property tax rate, reduced in 2007 to $1.79, to surrounding counties’ rates. Union County was by far the lowest excluding Campbell County at $1.76.

Also, while 2007 to 2010 saw growth in property tax revenue, “the last four years there was not an increase in property taxes.

“Revenue has been decreas-

“We’ve got to get to 2020,” Dyer said.

Union County High School will be paid off in 2020, taking that strain off the county’s finances.

“A $2.15 tax rate will get us there,” said Dyer.

The increase would raise taxes on the average Union County residential parcel by $71.55 per year.

Ann Dyer Mike Williams “Nobody likes tax increases. I know that,” said Dyer. “But as we ing or flat while costs go up,” said know, everything has gone up (in Dyer. “So when you look at that, cost). But with no new constructhat’s a big hold. The last three years, we have been budgeted over revenue.”

Union County Sheriff Billy Budget requests for fiscal year Breeding an2015-2016 exceed projected revnounced May 8 enue by $623,106. that the county Dyer referenced the $30 wheel jail may receive tax adopted in 2009 to pay financstate certificaing for the new Paulette Elemention. tary School and renovations at the “Last Thurscounty’s other elementary schools. day the jail in“Often, the wheel tax collected spector came, falls short of the Paulette school payment alone,” Dyer said. “The Billy Breeding and he’s actually going to recwheel tax since its inception has ommend the jail to be state cercreated a $675,000 hole in the tified,” Breeding said. “He was budget.”

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Commissioner J. M. Bailey asked for a round of applause for Dyer and her work preparing the presentation.

“She puts in a lot of hours, working until 10 or 11 at night and on Saturdays, for no extra pay,” he said.

The applause turned into a standing ovation.

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Breeding stressed that there are still steps to go through for state certification, and it is not certain at this time. But the recommendation is a positive sign.

“We still have to go before the board in September,” Breeding said.

While Breeding is not sure how long it has been since the jail was state certified, he estimated at least 20 years.

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2 • JUNE 17, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news Emmaline and Ethan Johnson make God’s Eyes at a craft booth.

Jerry Hurst and Carol Pratt help miniature horse Lil’ Bit make art on canvas with her hooves.

ART ON MAIN HIGH SCHOOL ART CONTEST WINNERS ■ Best of Show: Madison Steiner ■ First place: Reagan Collins, Geghie Davis, Olivia Wynn ■ Second place: Gina Alonza, Rachel Pierce, Andi Smith ■ Third place: Haley Jackson, Alli Keel, Kelsie Phillips ■ Honorable mention: Joshua McBee, Scarlet Muncey, Tyler Satterfield, Zachary Zacchino

Daniel Carey peaks out of the photo op board, painted by Carol Pratt.

■ Participant ribbons: Ashton Goforth, Chasity Henderlight, Carlie Jailie, Alex Majors, Dakota Ogle, Rachel Worley, Cierra Wynn

Rhea and Chuck Tantlinger receive the Heritage Award for their woodcarving booth from Carol Pratt.

Local artist Aurora Bull creates art in her booth at Art on Main.

Rodney Bridge and Harold Hickle demonstrate the fine art of whittling.

Carol Ostrum plays guitar during the jam session.

Good parenting can help keep your teen drug-free.

Talk to your teen about drugs.

Only a third of parents talk to their teens about the risks of using drugs and alcohol, despite research showing that kids are less likely to use if parents have these conversations.

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Telling your teen that drugs and alcohol are not allowed – and outlining the consequences for breaking the rules – are important steps to keeping your child drug-free.

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Teens whose parents are involved in their lives are less likely to use illicit drugs or alcohol, or to be involved in other risky behaviors.

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Know what your children are doing when they are away from you, where they go, and who their friends are. Know what they do on and of Monitor digital activities, too, such as Internet usage, text messaging, and social networking sites.

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Keep up with what new drug trends teens might be into, such as using prescription drugs to get high. Track quantities of medication in your own home, dispose of old pills safely and properly, and ask others, such as family members, to do the same.

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Plans for the proposed city of Maynardville Thunder Road Park show 33 acres including greenway trail, disc golf course, multipurpose fields, event center, amphitheater, splash pad and playground. The parcel is located on Main Street just south of the industrial park. Maynardville is applying for a matching grant to purchase the property.

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By Shannon Carey Don’t let the name fool you. The park proposed by the city of Maynardville will be family-friendly venue, despite city manager Jack Rhyne joking that the statue at its center ought to be a moonshine still.

“But I don’t think that’s going to fly,” he said with a grin.

Rhyne presented the plan to Union County Commission June 8. He said the city has been working for four years on a proposal that would work for both the city and the county. The city is applying for a 50/50 matching grant from the state to purchase 33 acres on Main Street just south of the industrial park.

“After that, we’ll apply for grants from all over,” Rhyne said. “Hopefully, we can build this park over the next five to seven years.”

A rendering of plans for the park features a greenway, disc golf course, a flexible indoor/outdoor event center, amphitheater, splash pad, playground, pavilion and more. Maynardville

will own the park and be responsible for its maintenance.

“But we want this to be an asset for the whole county, not just for Maynardville,” said Rhyne. “You don’t have to live in Maynardville to use this park.”

He estimated total cost for the park to be several million dollars.

Hundreds served at RAM clinic Lincoln Memorial University and Remote Area Medical joined June 10 for the seventh RAM Health Expedition at LMU. The expedition provided free medical, dental and optical care to 474 people in just a day and a half at the Tex Turner Arena on the LMU main campus in Harrogate.

Most patients received more than one service, accounting for 553 patient encounters. These patient contacts equaled $298,103.48 in free services rendered.

Over 320 lay and professional volunteers staffed the event.

RAM provides a wide range of free basic health, dental and optical services to the people throughout the country and internationally.

The Knoxville-based organization recruited licensed volunteer medical, dental, vision and nursing personnel from across the country to provide the services.

The dental area served 237 adults and eight children over the course of the weekend. The volunteer dentists administered 86 dental cleanings, 165 dental fillings and 799 dental extractions.

clinic. LMU-DCOM medical and physician assistant students joined faculty in staffing the medical area.

Dr. Gina DeFranco, Dr. Nicole Shields, Dr. Juanita Brown, Dr. Douglas Weston and Dr. Chris Yonts joined physician assistant faculty member Stephen Noe in supervising students and seeing patients.

Sponsors for the LMU event included DeRoyal Industries, Cumberland Trails United Way, Commercial Bank, Mission of Hope, city of Harrogate, The Ideal Recent LMU graduate Emily Ely (right) assists a Remote Area Print Shop, Tuck’s AdvertisMedical patient in selecting a free set of frames during the ing, Coke of Middlesboro, RAM Health Expedition at LMU on Sunday. Nearly 300 pairs of KFC of Middlesboro, Mcglasses were made on site at the Tex Turner Arena. Photo submitted Donald’s of Middlesboro, Harmony Baptist Church, Farmers and Miners Bank Local dental professionals some. Local optometrist Dr. and Subway of Harrogate. including Dr. Jessica Min- Holly Booth volunteered ton, Dr. Shaku Patel, Dr. along with local opticians Cordell Tolliver, hygienists Sally Mullins and Myra Candice Ramsey and Tam- Richardson. my Salzano and dental assisThe general medical New summer hours for tant Justin Cox volunteered area saw 70 patients. LMUduring the event.

DeBusk College of Osteo- Sharps Chapel Book StaIn the vision area, the pathic Medicine faculty and tion, 1550 Sharps Chapel expedition served 238 pa- students provided Osteo- Road, are: 2-6 p.m. Tuesday tients, including 11 chil- pathic Manipulative Medi- through Friday and 9 a.m.dren. A total of 293 pairs of cine treatments to over 180 1 p.m. Saturday. The Book glasses were made on site, individuals, both patients Station is closed on Sunday including multiple pairs for and volunteers, during the and Monday.

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Sheriff Billy Breeding stands with the tomato plants in the inmate garden. Photo by S. Carey

Inmate garden grows discipline, pride

By Shannon Carey There’s more than just food sprouting in the Union County Sheriff’s inmate garden. That fertile soil is also growing discipline, pride and some exercise in the sunshine for inmates in the Union County jail.

Sheriff Billy Breeding started the program, which he modeled after other programs like it all over the country.

The plot of land along Highway 33 was leased to the county for just $1 by Chris Tolliver, Will Bunch and Jacob Effler. Most of the seed, fertilizer and garden equipment were donated by local businesses.

The crops will help feed jail inmates. If there is extra food, it will be donated to a local food pantry. Crops include tomatoes, green peppers, corn, green beans, po-

tatoes, sweet potatoes and okra.

“I think it’s a good way to help save taxpayer dollars,” said Breeding. “The inmates are very excited about it.

They love it. They’d be out here every day if we’d let them.”

Breeding supervises the gardening inmates himself most days, and another law enforcement officer supervises them if he gets called away.

“I’d like to do an even bigger one next year,” he said.

Breeding thanked all who contributed plants, seed, equipment and other materials for the inmate garden, including 33 Hardware, Union County Farmers Coop, Tater Valley Nursery, Nature’s Accents Landscaping, McCarter’s Seamless Guttering and Hardin’s Mountain Organics.

MILESTONES Coffey completes basic training U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Tilda C. Coffey graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.

Coffey is the daughter of Karen L. and Todd A. Taylor of Knoxville and the ward of Judy Taylor of Maynardville.

Her brothers are Brian D. Coffey of Westerville, Ohio, and Tyron Blakely of Maynardville. She is a 2012 graduate of Union County High School.

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opinion Doubting Thomas The 1988 Luttrell Elementary yearbook listed him as “Tommy,” but the 1989 yearbook listed him as “Thomas.”

When he questioned the yearbook sponsor about this, it seems I was something of the blame. I called him “Thomas,” but that indeed was a nickname.

There is no doubt about it – the correct name is Tommy Payne Shoffner II. Nevertheless, I now call him “Tom.” For purposes of this article in regard of his many students, I will call him Mr. Shoffner.

Shoffner, Sonja Saylor and I all graduated from Horace Maynard High School in 1983, Lincoln Memorial University in spring 1987, and began teaching at LES in fall 1987. Shoffner concentrated on early childhood education in college, I on secondary education. He wanted to teach the lowest grade possible, I the highest. We got exactly the opposite of what we desired, and I suppose it worked out well for us both.

Mr. Shoffner began teaching sixth grade and stayed 10 years at Luttrell.

While there, he coached basketball and later became the yearbook sponsor.

He transferred to Horace Maynard Middle School as a math teacher when it opened in fall 1997. He has remained for 28 years a popular Union County teacher.

Perhaps my earliest memory of Mr. Shoffner was in Ms. Vauda Lee Needham’s American history class. Even then, it was well known that I was an Abraham Lincoln fan.

Mr. Shoffner delighted in sharing a newspaper notice he discovered revealing that Mr. Lincoln when a U.S. Representative doubled the distance between Springfield, Ill., and Washington, D.C., on his mileage reimbursement requests.

Everyone looked to me for my reaction. I simply

Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME stated, “That’s wrong.”

I think I still have that newspaper notice somewhere in my archives.

I have since read that same information elsewhere, as well as the allegation that Lincoln freely used his “franking” privilege (mailing letters free of charge in his official government capacity) for benefit of his friends who were not legislators. Every time I read something questioning Lincoln’s character, I think of Mr. Shoffner.

Mr. Shoffner had many of my former students.

Once he noticed one of his students was making her lower case cursive “o’s” backward. He asked who taught her to write cursive, and she said, “Mr. Mincey.”

He supposedly replied, “No wonder, the way he holds his pencil.” Upon investigation, I discovered that I do indeed form my cursive lowercase “o’s” backward.

On another occasion Mr. Shoffner was teaching the three articles in his English class. He asked if anyone knew what they were, and Sharon Marie Burnette correctly replied, “A, an, and the.” He asked where she learned that, and she replied, “Mr. Mincey in third grade.”

Mr. Shoffner made it a point to pass along this bit of positive pedagogy which made me feel good.

Thank you, Tommy Payne Shoffner II for all you have done to inspire your friends, students and colleagues throughout the years.

Next week, some tales of a transplant from the Deep South.

REUNION NOTES ■ Korean War Veterans Reunion luncheon will be held 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, June 25, at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike.

All East Tennessee military veterans who served during the Korean War (June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953) are invited. Cost: $12. Veterans may invite spouses and significant others. RSVP requested. Info/ RSVP: Rex Davis, 689-3900.

■ Norris High Class of 1975, 6 p.m. Friday, July 3, Norris Community Building on Chestnut Drive in Norris. Cost: $25. Deadline to RSVP: June 22. Info/RSVP: Sharon Black Wallace, 494-0320 or wallacesb 57@comcast.net.

Your mattress is important Chiropractic Outlook

By Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC

A good night’s sleep is essential to your overall well-being, including the health of your back. We spend roughly a third of every 24 hours on a mattress, so you can see why it’s important to have a good, supportive one.

The hours spent sleeping are not lost or wasted time; this is the time your body uses to refresh itself.

The ideal mattress is one that has a firm inner core and a soft outer shell. The American Chiropractic Association says your mattress should let your spine maintain its natural curve during sleep. If your mattress has become too soft, you can temporarily address that by putting a piece of plywood under it. You also can rotate or turn over your mattress every three or four months to

prevent a body indentation from forming.

A 2006 Oklahoma State University study found that switching to a new mattress significantly reduced back pain and stiffness in subjects who were suffering with those discomforts. The study also found that people who were sleeping on mattresses five or more years old were substantially more likely to have back pain and stiffness. It also pointed out that sleep deficiency affects all other aspects of life, including job productivity.

Ask your chiropractor for suggestions on how to get a good night’s sleep.

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4 • JUNE 17, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news

Another tannery discovered James H. Roberts, tanner and farmer, was born in Knox County, Tenn., Oct. 25, 1832, the son of Henry G. And Rebecca Harris Roberts.

Rebecca was born in 1810 and was a member of the Presbyterian church. Henry was born in 1808 and died in 1866. Henry was listed at the Woodbourne Post Office and he was a farmer.

James, the eldest of eight children, probably completed the eighth grade and at 14 became a clerk at Woodburn/Woodbourne in Knox County. At age 24 he became a stock trader in Chester, N.C., where he had a livery and sale stable to which he brought stock purchased at home.

By this time home was Union County. By 1861 he was engaged as a tanner and was postmaster at Woodbourne until 1868, first under Federal and then the Confederate government.

He was burned out twice during the Civil War. On Jan. 20, 1852, he married Saphrona Ellis of Grainger County. They had a large family. James and Saphrona joined the Methodist church in 1853. James

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was a Mason and a prohibitionist.

Tanning is the process used to treat skins of animals to produce leather. A creek still runs along Old Tazewell Pike where the tannery was located. Lots of water is a necessity for operation of a tannery.

The tannery was on the left side of Old Tazewell Pike near the intersection with Harless Road in a narrow hollow and, of course, on the creek.

The trappers skinned the animals, removed as much fat as they could and stretched the hides on boards to dry. After acquiring the hides, Mr. Roberts probably immersed the hides in a solution of lime and water called “liming” to soften the skins and loosen the hair; or he could have used another process using wood ash (lye) and water, which was called “bucking.”

Saddle made at the James H. Roberts Tannery Both processes could have been used at Roberts’ tannery because lime was readily available in the area, and certainly oak trees are all around Union County.

When loose, the hair was scraped off with a dull knife.

Before tanning the unhaired skins were degreased, desalted and soaked in water several hours. I don’t know what was used, but some treatment had to occur to keep the skins from molding.

Because the odor from tanneries was quite noxious,

pioneers would certainly not build downwind from a tannery.

Leather was much in demand for saddles, water skins, bags, boats or leather-covered canoes, armor, quivers, scabbards, boots, moccasins and even razor straps.

Note: I am looking for information about Eldredge Hamit, who also operated a tannery in Union County.

If anyone can help with that information, please contact me at bhpeters@att.net or 687-3842.

Letter to Dave and Butch Rarely do I receive copies of letters sent to Dave Hart and Butch Jones but I got one from another of the Jones boys, old friend Doug, retired wealth manager, dedicated fan, downtown Ooltewah.

He flattered the powers that be by acknowledging how much they treasure Tennessee tradition and asked that they consider proper recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 football team.

Doug Jones’ opinion matters. And, what’s more, I agree with him. The ’65 Volunteers opened the door to good times. The memories are priceless.

That team tied Alabama at Legion Field in Birmingham. Snake Stabler helped.

The Tide was preparing to kick a winning field goal but time was running short. The quarterback stopped the clock by throwing the ball away – on fourth down.

There was a minor postgame issue. Who gets the token game ball after a 7-7 tie?

Tennessee had the ball

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for the final few seconds.

Tennessee kept the ball when time expired. Somebody wearing an Alabama cap came to the UT dressing room to retrieve “our ball.”

The guy didn’t have a chance. No way was that going to happen. The Vols won that tie!

Two days later, this happy Tennessee team endured the death of three coaches when a train struck their VW bug on their way to work. Doug Dickey, 33, stood tall, compassionate and courageous. As leaders go, he was a giant that week.

Hal Wantland, among the best-ever captains, was one step behind.

Highlight, for me, in that 8-1-2 season was the oncein-a-lifetime Rosebonnett

Bowl, so named because one team was headed for the Rose Bowl and the other to the Bluebonnet.

Shrewd athletic director Bob Woodruff had previously declared Memphis a neutral site and signed UCLA for an early December game when the Bruins weren’t paying attention to the fine print.

Dewey Warren made the deciding play, a one-yard sweep that took almost forever.

Did he actually reach the goal and score a touchdown?

The Swamp Rat answered that skeptical question with a better question: “Did an official raise his hands?”

Losing coach Tommy Prothro, Memphis native, berated the striped shirts and said he was embarrassed to be a Southerner.

At the Houston bowl game, another jolly good time was had by all. Tennessee topped Tulsa in the rain.

The UT defense performed well in ’65. Linebacker Frank Emanuel was an All-American. He said

linebacker Tom Fisher was better. End Bobby Frazier made all-SEC. Bob Petrella intercepted four passes.

Offense was good enough. Walter Chadwick was the leading runner.

Warren, a sophomore, completed 44 of 79 for 588 yards and three scores. Johnny Mills caught 23 passes. David Leake kicked 39 points.

Sophomore Bob Johnson was center. Paul Naumoff was a defensive end. Ron Widby was the punter.

The lineup had some other unforgettable guys – John Boynton, Bobby Gratz, Charlie Fulton, Jim Lowe, Bill Cameron, Mack Gentry, Robbie Franklin, Doug Archibald, Harold Stancell, Jerry Smith, Austin Denney, Gerald Woods, Stan Mitchell, maybe others a little less unforgettable.

Note to Hart and Jones: Honoring the ’65 Volunteers need not be a loss leader.

Old fans would pay double for a Friday dinner with tall tales for dessert.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

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UNION COUNTY Shopper news • JUNE 17, 2015 • 5

New John Bean tape discovered

By Betty Bean The caller ID showed a Knox County government number when my phone rang last Monday morning, so I figured the call was going to be something that would put me to work.

I was pleasantly surprised when the voice on the other end turned out to be that of Bradley Reeves of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound (TAMIS). It’s always something good when Bradley calls, because he’s doing remarkable work down there in the bowels of the East Tennessee History Center where he and his wife, Louisa Trott, are preserving ephemeral pieces of our regional history and discovering forgotten gems.

So I knew it was going to be good.

Maybe some heretofore-unknown Cas Walker stuff? Some old newsreel nobody knew existed?

But when he said he suspected that he’d found a brand new John Bean tape, it almost blew me out of my chair.

After all, my brother died 31 years ago, long before his crazy prank calls and off-kilter humor made him the Whupass Man – AKA LeRoy Mercer, the Rev. Raleigh Arnwine, Charlie Strawfields and Bill Morgan from just this side of Maynardville and the guy who bought the bad oil filter from Eddie Harvey and the bad boots from Thom McCan. Yeah, that guy. The one who wrote a love song to his home state called “Tennessee,” that, as sung by Con Hunley, joined the list of state

John Bean circa 1971, with his niece Rachael Schafer standing on a chair and his sister Jeanette behind him, giving him an extra set of arms. Photo by Albert Bean

songs four years ago.

Bradley recently acquired a trove of audio and video recordings from another local character, Carl Warner, who worked in radio, TV and print media for about 20 years, beginning in the mid-sixties, and is moving to California to live with his son.

He was a reporter at Channel 10 and served as editor of Cas Walker’s “Watchdog.” He ran unsuccessfully for state senate against Victor Ashe in 1978 and challenged incumbent Ashe to a fistfight.

When asked if he remembers Warner,

Ashe said, “How could I forget him?

He slugged me.”

Among Warner’s stuff were tapes from his WETE radio show, “On the Line with Carl Warner,” and on one tape, his guest was the Tennessee Playgirl, a hooker who catered to truck drivers. One of the last callers was a trucker whom Bradley thought sounded a lot like John.

He invited me to come over and give it a listen. I brought John’s friend Jerry “Woody” Hutson (memorialized on the “Plots” tape as “the one who knows about buying things”) for backup and we sat on the couch in the Reeves’ wood paneled den while Bradley fast-forwarded the tape until he got to Jess Montgomery, who said he drove a Peterbilt and believed that prostitutes ought to be government subsidized.

I looked at Woody and Woody looked at me.

It was John, like he’s never been gone.

Bradley’s going to listen to more tapes to see if John called Warner again (a likely prospect, since John tended to revisit his victims), and on Thursday night at 10 p.m., he’ll trot out what he finds on his WDVX radio show, East Tennessee Quiver, 102.9 FM. Woody will be in the studio with him and I’ll be home, sitting by the radio laughing and crying and listening and thanking Bradley for bringing John back one more time. youtube.com/watch?v=fLBGpbS SC3g

Sexton speaks to ICARe “We need to get to these problems before the criminal behavior begins. My court is monitoring 2,000 people with drug problems – either on probation, in jail or in the courts. Condemning the behavior doesn’t work.

“It’s frustrating to see how anyone is susceptible to an addiction to opiates.”

A suggestion was made to present drug facts to students as young as the third grade.

“If they have the information about the science of drug addiction, then they’ll know the facts,” said ICARe coordinator Mike Miller.

“We need to reach them at a young age at school, at

REUNION NOTES

‘Check-In’ with TENNder Care

■ Central High School Class of 1980 35th reunion, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 27, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Info/register: “Central High School Class of 1980” on Facebook or Melody Majors Johnson, 423-798-0880.

■ Halls High multiyear reunion: Classes of 1976-1981 will be 6:30 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 26, Red Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville.

■ Korean War Veterans Reunion luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. For all East Tennessee military veterans who served during the Korean War (June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953). Info/RSVP: Rex Davis, 689-3900.

TENNder Care is Tennessee’s program for well-child visits for children under age 21 on TennCare. “CheckIn” with your child’s doctor or health department to make an appointment for your child’s free check up.

church, wherever we can.”

“I think it’s a great idea,” said Sexton.

For parents who think their kids are using, there are free drug test kits available from ICARe at Union County Animal Clinic, Revival Vision and at Okie’s Pharmacy in Maynardville.

“These test kits are real easy to use. It’s a mouth swab,” says Miller. “And we want to stress that if the test is positive, this is the parent’s opportunity to open a rapport with the young person about the effects of drugs.”

Sexton says, “With education, with parents persuading – or forcing – the kids to stay off drugs, we’ll

The annual “Check Up” will help prevent diseases and chronic medical conditions and provide information and advice on how to keep your child healthy. “Check Back” with your doctor by keeping your follow-up ap-

ADDICTED TO

Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

(Luke 24: 13-15 NRSV) Walking with Jesus means many things to us: obeying His commandments, living His way, loving His people.

However, in this particular instance, it meant literally walking with Jesus. Two men, on their way to the tiny village of Emmaus, were suddenly joined by a stranger. They did not recognize him.

Why? Luke does not explain to us.

You know the story. Jesus asks them what they are discussing, and they marvel that he doesn’t know the news. They sadly explain to him that the One who had been their hope had been crucified.

When they reach Emmaus, Jesus makes as if to go on, but they invite him to come with them for a meal. Their invitation (according to the rules of manners) would mean that they were the hosts, and Jesus was the guest.

But Jesus was Jesus,

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and it was Jesus who took the bread and broke it and offered it to them.

In that moment, they knew who He was – Jesus, the Christ!

Similarly, it is in our receiving the bread in the Service of Holy Communion that Jesus is made known to us. He is present with us, whether we recognize Him or not.

Even so, it is only when we recognize Him that He can make a difference in our lives. When we acknowledge that Jesus is the Christ, our Savior, and the redeemer of the world, we are changed, we are new creatures. Hallelujah!

FAITH NOTES

Drug test kits available at local businesses

Union County ICARe, a group dedicated to prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, heard from Judge Shane Sexton, eighth district criminal court judge, in May. “It’s good to be in a room full of partners in changing ideas about addiction,” said Sexton. “The problem is everywhere and we’re still learning about how to help addicts effectively.

“They’ll go to jail and as soon as they’re out, the most important thing to a lot of them is to get back to their drug.

“In the case of homicide, invariably the perpetrator has started taking drugs or alcohol by the age of 15.

Recognizing Jesus

Community services

■ 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.

Judge Shane Sexton have a lot less of the serious problems we see in criminal court. The solutions are costly and time consuming but they’re worth it.”

Anyone interested in getting involved in working toward the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse in Union County is invited to become a member of ICARe by contacting Mike Miller at 865216-0475 or UnionCountyICARe@gmail.com.

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■ Alder Springs Baptist Church, Hickory Star Road, through Friday, June 19. Classes for all ages. Everyone welcome.

■ Cedar Ford Baptist Church, 3201 Hwy 61 E. in Luttrell, “Journey Off The Map,” 6:30-9 p.m. through Friday, June 19.

All ages. Info: 992-0267 or cedarford@bellsouth.net.

■ Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 9711 Norris Freeway, 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 22-26. Classes for all ages.

■ Church of God at Maynardville, 6:45 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 22-26. Theme: “Old Time Religion.”

■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Rd NE in Heiskell, 6:30-8:30 p.m. through Friday, June 19. Adult class available for parents.

■ New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 7-8:30 p.m. through Friday, June 19. Classes for all ages. Everyone welcome.

■ Pleasant Gap Baptist Church, 4311 Pleasant Gap Drive, “Growing with God,” 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 22-26.

■ St. Paul UMC, 4014 Garden Drive, “Jesus is my Superhero!” 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 11. For infants through fifth grade.

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MAYNARDVILLE LIBRARY NEWS ■ Herb class, 11 a.m. each first Saturday.

■ One-on-one classes are available by appointment for those wanting to learn how to use computers and other devices. For appointment: 992-7106.

■ Summer Reading Program theme is “Every Hero Has a Story.” Activities may include: group games, physical challenges, art projects and more.

■ The Maynardville Public Library is located at 296 Main St. Info: 992-7106, http:// www.maynardvillepubliclibrary.org/ or Maynardville Public Library on Facebook.

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This week the number of interns for the ShopperNews doubled. The group added two interns from last year and four who are taking their first-time adventure.

Zoe Brookshire-Risley, a rising sophomore at West High School is back for another summer. Zoe enjoys playing the ukulele, writing songs, climbing and acting.

When asked what she wants to do in the future, Zoe said that she “wants to make a change.” She will study activism and fight for equality and the rights of all human beings.

Laken Scott also returns for another summer with the interns. Laken is a rising sophomore at Hardin Valley Academy. She enjoys reading and photography. In the future, Laken would like to become a social worker or open a bookshop/café. If she could have lunch with anyone in the world, Laken

would pick Steve Carrell, but says that he would have to act like Michael Scott from “The Office” the entire time.

Anne Marie Higginbotham is a homeschooled student and will begin her sophomore year in the fall. She enjoys drawing, reading and photography. In the future, Anne Marie would like to open a café. If she could have lunch with anyone, it would be Taylor Swift.

Bailey Lemmons will be in the ninth grade at Central High in the fall. She enjoys writing stories, softball and drawing. Bailey hopes to be a nurse in a thirdworld country and be a fictional author on the side. If she could dine with anyone in the world, it would be Cassandra Claire, the author of one of Bailey’s favorite book series. She would hope to get great writing

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Meet the Shopper interns!

Green McAdoo Cultural Center guide Marilyn Hayden stands by a life-size photo of the Clinton 12 as they walk to school. Her brother, Ronald Hayden, is pictured in the back row, second from the right. Photo by R. White

Powerful start to a day in Clinton

By Shannon Carey Shopper-News interns started June 8 with a solemn, eye-opening visit to the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton. The center tells the story of the Clinton 12, high school students who integrated Clinton High School in 1956.

Administrator Marilyn Hayden said the integration started in a peaceful manner, but outside influences stirred up protests and violence against the students and their supporters.

Hayden’s brother, Ronald, was one of the Clinton 12. She wasn’t yet born in 1956, but the history is important to her.

“If I didn’t value it and give up a job to come here, it would say something about the legacy,” she said.

The center opened in 2006, on the 50th anniversary of the Clinton 12’s fateful walk down the hill to Clinton High School. All but one of the surviving Clinton 12 attended.

“They reacted with tears. They were just over-

whelmed,” said Hayden.

“They finally realized that somebody was paying attention and somebody cared.”

This year, the center will host a reunion weekend Aug. 28-30, on the 50th anniversary of the Green McAdoo School closing to students.

Admission to the center is free, but donations are appreciated. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday.

Info: www.greenmcadoo. org

tips from Claire and ask her about certain characters.

Amanda McDonald will be in the eighth grade at Gresham Middle School in the fall. She enjoys traveling, photography and drawing. Her plans include traveling a lot and documenting her adventures with her camera. She would love to have lunch with John Green because she calls him “an amazing author” and believes it would be interesting to know how he gets his story ideas.

Maggie Williams is a rising tenth grader at Farragut High School. She enjoys reading and cross-stitching.

Although she isn’t positive on her plans for the future, Maggie thinks she might enjoy teaching English or math. Maggie would love to have lunch with Jimmy Fallon and would want him to do impressions the entire time.

An exterior shot of the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton.

A huge photo shows student support for the 12 students who attended Clinton High School.

Photo by Abi Nicholson

A 50-year-old classroom at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center.

Photo by Laken Scott

Photo by Lauren Gaines

Green McAdoo brings civil rights close to home

By Emma Dale As we walk into Green McAdoo Cultural Center, the statues of 12 highschool-age students carrying books and bags tower over us, frozen mid-step as they walk to school.

“It was just something … nobody talked about it, nobody wanted to talk about it,” Marilyn Hayden,

the Cultural Center’s administrator, said of the silence on the “Clinton 12,” who were the first African American students to integrate a Southern public high school. That high school is East Tennessee’s own Clinton High. Hayden’s older brother, Ronald Hayden, was one of the Clinton 12, but even he never spoke to

her about his experiences.

What began as a (nearly) peaceful move toward equality in 1956, started even before the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education, quickly became a nightmare. Mobs formed, the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses, the students were spit on and threatened as they tried to get into their

school, a helpful white pastor was severely beaten, cars were vandalized, and white students who continued to go to Clinton were accused of being “[n*****] lovers.”

Even after the National Guard moved in (responding to a rumor that there would be a cross-burning at the Clinton vs. Oak Ridge football game) and stayed for two weeks, the road to graduation that year for

Clinton 12 seniors Gail Epps and Bobby Cain was a rocky and turbulent one. In fact, two years later, in 1958, the ripples from the desegregation of Clinton were still felt when dynamite explosions caused extensive damage to the school, forcing students to temporarily move to Oak Ridge High School.

Luckily, no one was physically injured. In spite of all of that, “… I’m not sorry that I went to Clinton High

School,” Bobby Cain told reporters after his graduation.

The Clinton 12 statues were placed outside the Cultural Center in 2007.

Hayden said the now-elderly Clinton 12 met the unveiling with tears. Under the statues is a quote from a 1957 sermon by the Rev. Paul Turner: “… where anarchy prevails, none of us have anything of any value and none of us have any freedoms anymore.”

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‘Ray Varner’s pulling for you’

By Shannon Carey Before sitting down to a barbecue lunch just off the showroom at Ray Varner Ford, intern Abi Nicholson shook Ray Varner’s hand.

“Are you the one from the TV commercials that says everything really fast?” she asked.

Grinning, Varner said he was.

“I’m going to get your autograph!” said Abi. Varner, and the entire staff of Ray Varner Ford in Clinton, greeted the Shopper-News interns like family June 8, providing a delicious lunch and showing the interns every aspect of the car business.

“My advice to young people starting in any business is to work hard and do right, keep a great attitude and be thankful, and you’ll be successful,” said Varner.

And he certainly lives up to his own advice. Varner attended Halls schools, then Roane State and UT after graduation. In 1986, at age 22, Varner gave car sales a try. It was a perfect fit.

“I love people, I love cars, and I love talking to people,” he said. “You see and you meet all walks of life. When you approach a customer, you need to give them the most respect, no matter how they look.”

Varner said the fast pace of changing technology has been a challenge over the

Shopper interns Emma Dale and Zoe Brookshire-Risley show several items they selected for purchase at Hammer’s in Clinton. Photo by R. White

Intern shopping spree at Hammer’s Following a delicious bar-be-que lunch, Ray Varner provided the interns with a tour of his dealership in Clinton and answered some tough questions from the group. Pictured are: (front) Abi Nicholson; (center) Bailey Lemmons, Maggie Williams, Amanda McDonald; (back) Emma Dale, Ray Varner, Anne Marie Higginbotham, Maggie Ogle, Lauren Gaines, Laken Scott and Zoe Brookshire-Risley. Photo by R. White

years. Different customers prefer to shop for cars and communicate in different ways, like visiting the website versus visiting the showroom, or texting versus emailing. Today’s cars operate with a lot of com-

puter automation. There’s even a model on Varner’s lot that will hit the brakes if it detects that the front bumper is too close to another car. Car repair requires computer expertise as well.

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Delightful dessert at Hoskins

By Shannon Carey Interns finished a hot day in Clinton with ice-cold goodies from the soda fountain at Hoskins Drug Store.

The full-service pharmacy also offers novelty and souvenir items and great food, all in an atmosphere that is a blast from the past.

Interns (and weary chapMaddie Murphy, Lauren Gaines and Emma Dale order milkshakes from Michelle Gillum at Hoskins Drug Store in downtown Clinton. Photo by R. White

erones) lined the counter for milkshakes, root beer floats, banana splits and chocolate malts.

Hoskins is located at 111 North Main Street in Clinton.

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By Shannon Carey Interns had a blast combing the aisles of Hammer’s Department Store in Clinton for unique finds and discount buys. Several came out loaded with purchases.

Our sincere apologies to their parents!

Kelly Calhoun and his mother, Margaret Hammer Calhoun, welcomed interns to their store and gave them a brief history of Hammer’s.

“When you come in here to shop, you actually meet the family that runs the business,” Kelly said.

It all started in 1941 when Kelly’s great-great-grandfather, A. B. Hammer, opened a salvage goods store in Guntersville, Ala. The store grew, and the Hammer children and their spouses opened more stores in Alabama and Tennessee, passing these stores to their own children.

The Hammer’s stores no longer sell salvage, but they do look for deals. The family visits New York and Las Vegas to find merchandise at a low price.

“Say a manufacturer cut too many pieces of clothing,” said Kelly. “We might buy those extras and sell them. We are synonymous with low prices.”

Interns asked if Kelly’s children are expected to take over the store one day.

He said that it’s not required.

“We want the kids in the family to try it out first,” he said. “They need to work it and they need to love it if they’re going to be part of it.”

Hammer’s in Clinton used to be downtown, but now it is located at 1200 Charles Seivers Boulevard.

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By Maddie Ogle

Last week on our trip to Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton, the most surprising thing to me was the cruel hate mail that some white people sent to the Rev. Paul Turner, a local Baptist minister who spoke in support of the Clinton 12, the black students who integrated Clinton High School.

These letters were so hate-filled that I had mixed emotions about reading them. I couldn’t believe that some people would say

such unkind things to other people based on skin color. And I wanted to read more to find out what other people said in support of the Clinton 12.

I could only imagine how scared but brave the Clinton 12 must have been. It was interesting to see other interns’ reactions and opinions regarding the Clinton 12. I am so glad that times have changed so all students, regardless of skin color, can go to school together.

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THROUGH TUESDAY, JUNE 30 “Precious, Not Parents” campaign, YoungWilliams Animal Center, 3201 Division St. YoungWilliams Animal Center Spay/Neuter Solutions will provide $20 spay and neuter surgeries for puppies and kittens under 6 months of age. Available to all East Tennessee residents. Must mention the “Precious, Not Parents” campaign when making the appointment.

Info/appointment: www.young-williams.org or 2156677.

THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22 Tickets on sale for “The Music And The Memories” Show featuring Pat Boone backed by Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, The Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Proceeds go the Oak Ridge High School music department. Info/tickets: www.KnoxvilleTickets.com or 656-4444.

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“Off With Their Heads ... pinching, deadheading and cutting back,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardeners Carolyn Kiser and Linda Denton. Info: 329-8892.

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 Men’s Health: “Combating Loneliness,” 12:302 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/to RSVP: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting classes, 4:307:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $25.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 20 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA Knoxville office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. 8-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

American Legion Fishing Tournament, 8 a.m., Big Ridge State Park.

Happy Travelers trip: Strolling and Shopping – lunch at Farmer’s Daughter Restaurant in Chuckey, visit Birth Place of Davy Crockett in Limestone, tour Jonesborough, and shopping at Hamrick’s in Kingsport. Cost: $35 inclusive. Info/to register: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

Race to benefit the Corryton Community Food Pantry, part of “The Run and See Tennessee Grand Prix Series.” To register: https://runnerreg.us/corryton8mile.

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Discover and Make, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

Summer Solstice Celebration, 7-9 p.m., Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603 or community@ narrowridge.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 AAA Roadwise-Safe Driving for Mature Operators, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Meets requirements for insurance rate reductions. Cost: $10. Must preregister. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Earring Extravaganza, 6-9 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathy King. Registration deadline: June 11. Info/to register: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

Needle Tatting/Crochet/Quilting classes, 4:307:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $25.

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Deadline to register for a Drum-Making Workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, July 7, East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St. For teens and adults with and without disabilities. Volunteers needed. Info/to register: Lorrie or Shaynie, 219-0130.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Historic Ramsey House Annual Luncheon, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Guest speaker: Lisa Oakley, Education Director at East Tennessee Historical Society.

Open to the public. Board meeting at 10 a.m.; guest speaker at 11 a.m.; lunch at noon. Cost: $20. Reservations required. Info/reservations: 546-0745.

Ijams Brown Bag Series: Eating Your Yard, noon-1 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. For ages 10 and up. Bring lunch. Free; preregistration required. Info/to register: 577-4717, ext. 110.

Stir Fry Cooking Class, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., UT Extension Office, Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25 Beach Day cookout, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Union County Senior Center, 298 Main St. in Maynardville. Bring a side dish to go with hamburgers. Live band. All seniors welcome. Info: 992-3292.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 26-27 Oakes Daylily Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oakes Daylilies, 8153 Monday Road, Corryton. Free. Includes plant sale, refreshments, kids activities, live music and more.

Lunch available for purchase. Info: 800-532-9545, www.OakesDayLilies.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Film Night with Potluck Meal, 6-9 p.m., Narrow Ridge’s Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603 or community@ narrowridge.org.

Senior Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Admission: $5. Live music

by Nigel Boulton Band. Info: 922-0416.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers. First visit free. No partner or dance experience required.

Adults and children accompanied by an adult welcome.

Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; www.oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, JULY 2 Happy Travelers Gathering/Luncheon, 11 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Music provided by Mavis and Paul Hughes with Joyful Sound.

Free; $7 donation suggested. Info: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

Realty Executives Associates Inc. Office is independently owned & operated.

Larry & Laura Bailey

2322 W. Emory Rd. 947-9000 www.knoxvillerealty.com

Justin Bailey U RED

PARK LIKE SETTING! A must see.

This 4BR/3BA bsmt rancher sits on approx 1.3 acres & features: 4-car gar - 2-car on main & 2-car down, great level fenced backyard w/ above ground pool, 4th BR & full BA down w/lg rec rm & office. Mstr w/tray ceilings, 2 woodburning FPs & lg BRs. $279,000 (919779)

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MAYNARDVILLE – 4 acres of beautiful level to rolling property. Approx 3/4 wooded. 3BR all brick b-rancher, unfinished sep living down. Main level has 3BR/1BA & features den, LR w/FP, hdwd floors.

4-car attached & detached gar w/loft stg area. $159,900 (898092)

MAYNARDVILLE – Mostly cleared this 6-acre tract is rolling to level & has an old 1900's farm house.

House is in need of repair but could make a beautiful renovation w/ loads of character. There is a nonworking well on property, but city water is available. Detached gar w/gravel floor. So much potential! $65,000 (898118)

GIBBS – 8+ acre tracts, level single family tracts. Ideal location & terrain for mini farm. Additional acreage available. Starting at $70,000.

(910278)

UNION – 142.9 acres on Co line.

61.57 acres in Knox Co & 81.33 acres GIBBS AREA this 6+/- acres is level in Union Co. Branch runs across both with creek access. This is part of a ends of property & has a spring fed HALLS – 67.13 acres mostly wooded larger tract of land also available. pond. Property has a brick bldg near w/several possible building sites.

Call for details. $89,900 (927701) Private setting. $224,900 (918598) road. $599,000 (874441)

MAYNARDVILLE – Like new! This 3BR/2BA brick rancher has handscraped hdwd flrs, open flr plan, lg BRs. Mstr suite w/walk-in closet & full BA. Wood fenced backyard.

2-car gar. $129,900 (916665)

NORRIS LAKE SUGAR CAMP NORRIS LAKEFRONT DEVELOPMENT! Potential subdivision development or private retreat with subdivision access.

50 Acre tracts starting at $250,000 1 Acre tracts starting at $29,900 Seller will divide.

Call for more details.

SHARPS CHAPEL – 5.05 acre lake view wooded lot in Norris Shores. $25,000 (914844)

NORRIS LAKE – Almost 1 acre lot. Seasonal lake access in cove. Lake & mtn views. $89,900 (922155)