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Red Gate Rodeo is July 18-19

School backpacks Free school backpacks and supplies will be distributed from 5-7 p.m. Monday, July 28, at the fellowship hall (basement) of First Baptist Church of Maynardville on Main Street. Proof of residence is necessary to receive a backpack, such as a KUB statement or assistance letter. The backpacks will be given as long as supplies last. Info: 865-9923007.

Car show benefit A car show to benefit Josh Hensley’s family and Brittany Branch will be held from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at the Union County High School parking lot. Info: Aircooled Hooligans on Facebook.

Retired teachers Union County Retired Teachers “Meet and Greet” is 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at Pete’s Restaurant. All Union County retired teachers and those thinking about retiring are invited to come to eat and fellowship together.

Rummage sale New Fellowship Church will host a rummage sale, Friday and Saturday, July 11-12, starting at 9 a.m. The church will host the Free Fellowship Pentecostal Singers 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Everyone is invited.

The church is located across from the new Paulette Elementary School on Maynardville Highway.

North Side Y The North Side Y will be hosting a Community Yard Sale from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, July 19, on the field located directly behind our facility. The price for a space is $20 and tables are available for $5 each. All money raised will go toward the North Side Y’s annual campaign.

This money will be used to give families scholarships on membership, swim lessons, after-school care, etc. These funds also support our youth outreach and community programs. Spaces and table must be reserved before the day of the event. The North Side Y is located at 7609 Maynardville Pike. Info: 865-922-9622.

Narrow Ridge A Gathering of Women is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Narrow Ridge.

An open music jam will be 7-10 p.m. Saturday, July 26.

Info: 865-497-3603 or www. narrowridge.org/.

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The 11th annual Red Gate Rodeo is set for Friday and Saturday, July 18-19, at Red Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway, between Maynardville and Halls.

Admission is $15 ($10 for those 8 and younger; free for those under 3).

The actual rodeo will start each day at 8 p.m., but carnival festivities, country music and great food will get underway at 4 p.m. on Friday and at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Butch Butcher is the organizer of the event which has become Union County’s premier tourist draw. Sponsors include Pilot Flying J, Kay’s Market and Ray Varner Ford.

Butcher promises competition, excitement, fireworks and fun.

Last year’s rodeo events included steer wrestling, bronco riding, barrel racing and roping.

The sponsors’ competition involved lassoing a commode.

There’s no telling what this year’s event will bring.

Entertainers include Jack Fullbright, billed as “the world’s best trick roper” and bullwhip artist; Mae Beth Harris, who recorded “Out of my Mind;” and rising country music singer Laurel Wright.

Info: www.redgaterodeo.com Butch Butcher and his Red Gate-bred World Champion quarter horse, Terjay. or 865-992-3303.

File photo by Libby Morgan

Taxes flat, county budget adopted in June

By Sandra Clark Union County Commission beat its deadline by a couple of hours, passing the county’s budget and setting the tax rate in a called meeting June 30.

The fiscal year started July 1.

Adopting the budget before the new year began was the Candidate Tom Heemstra Former Mayor Larry Lay County Mayor Mike Williams Commissioner Jeff Brantley personal goal of many. Responsibility for implementation fell on Ann their budget and are holding them a set of prepared questions. businesses. He said the Chamber Dyer, the county’s director of fi- accountable for it.”

Mayor Mike Williams said has done a great job in promoting nance.

Things went smoothly with the leadership is about making deci- Big Ridge. He wants increased emIn an interview, school board and the commission sions for the whole county. “We phasis on Luttrell, which he called Dyer said the bud- as well. And Dyer said Road Su- shouldn’t take a backseat to any- “the gem of the county” with its get is just $25,128 perintendent David Cox was able one,” he said. Williams is seeking railroad access. more than the pre- to pave more than 15 miles of road his second 4-year term as county “I’m really impressed with vious fiscal year’s with fewer staff and better equip- mayor.

Gov. Haslam’s Tennessee Promamended budget. ment.

He said his 18 years in the state ise, which guarantees every stuAnd the tax rate She summarized: “Our office Legislature provided valuable ex- dent two years of college without is the same as the is a hub. We know what money is perience in budget-making and tuition cost.” He pledged to work 2002 rate. Union available and how much is being government finance. He led efforts with Director of Schools Dr. JimAnn Dyer County’s tax rate spent. We give reports to decision- to create a Central Finance Office my Carter to “get our kids jobfalls in the bottom 12 statewide. makers. We’re a one-stop shop for (headed by Ann Dyer), and refi- ready.”

County Commission was able information.”

Former Mayor Larry Lay reprenancing debt has saved the county to fund three full-time jailers with $952,800, he said. Williams said sented candidate Tom Heemstra. savings from inmate health care “It’s important to vote for (the he recruits business each month expense. In addition, three partand is not afraid of hard work. “We candidate) who will be the best for time positions were expanded to passed a budget in June for the our county, not for who is in your full-time: one each in solid waste, first time in 20 years” and are get- family.” Heemstra, a retired Air The race for Union County ting “solid audits,” he said. “Union Force pilot and current business Chancery Court and Sessions Mayor takes top billing as early County is a wonderful place, and consultant, is that candidate, Lay Court.

Next up for Dyer are the state voting gets underway at Union we can be even better.” said. auditors. Once she gets past July, County High School starting Fri“Tom will help improve our Jeff Brantley, a county comthough, she expects her work day, July 18. Hours are 9 a.m. until missioner who is not seeking re- schools.” Heemstra co-chairs the noon with the final day Saturday, election, emphasizes jobs. He’s a county’s P-16 committee, a group hours to return to “normal.”

The ease with which the bud- Aug. 2. Election day is Thursday, lifelong county resident, and his of educators and citizens that get passed is due in large measure Aug. 7. With numerous races on grandfather served as sheriff from works to create expectations of a to Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy the ballot, the Shopper-News will 1950-54. college degree and worklife sucCarter, Dyer said. Carter facilitat- have election coverage each week.

Brantley said he would appoint cess in all of the county’s students.

Last week the Union County a business and industrial commit- (This writer serves on that comed discussions with his directors and supervisors – the people who Business and Professional Asso- tee with members from various mittee.) actually spend the money. “We ciation hosted all candidates at sectors to recruit new businesses.

“Tom is a man of action who tried a different approach,” said the Senior Center. President Brad He would work with County Com- will serve with integrity and courDyer. “We made them aware of Davis ensured a fair process with mission to develop incentives for age,” Lay said.

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Come to the water “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.”

(Hebrews 13:8) Recently, a twentysomething asked, “Isn’t the Bible kind of old fashioned and not Fr. Steve Pawelk everything applies to today?” This young man is like many young adults I meet who believe that Jesus is their Lord and Savior but struggle with biblical morality.

Oftentimes, these young people are wrestling with a traditional understanding of biblical morality versus contemporary interpretation. Yet, the questions is important: Is the Bible really relevant in today’s times?

The answer is “Yes.” Even though today’s time presents new questions, including ethics about technology, the Bible still is the key to moral decision making.

Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Bible remains the True Word of God and has served as moral guidance through every age with every question. Jesus’ words on marriage (MT 19:1-12; Mark 10:1 - 16 and LK 16:18) are still true. Jesus’ commandments to “Love God and your neighbor as yourself ” still stands

(Mt 22:34-40, MK 12:28-34, LK 10:25-28). Jesus’ call to the works of mercy in Matthew 25:31ff are still relevant as long as there are people who are poor, inprisoned and hungry.

That God is love and we are to love others as stated in 1 John 4:16 - 21 still applies.

Biblical morality is more than just issues around sexuality and marriage. It includes our obligations to our neighbor, to the poor, and even to our enemies (see MT 5:43-48, LK 6: 27-36).

In a world where contradictory messages are preached, where cultures are changing and emerging, and where internet and new forms of instant communication are exposing us to every part of the world and every type of thought, it might be hard to sort out what to believe, what is true and what is relevant. The Bible, the never changing word of God, can provide the stability and foundation necessary for answering today’s questions.

In an ever-changing world where young people are searching for the truth, there is no better place to find it than with the True Word of God, the Holy Bible.

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And the winners are ...

By Sandra Clark Four officeholders who are coasting to re-election without an opponent on Aug. 7 are County Clerk Pam Ailor, Judge Darryl Edmondson, Trustee Gina Buckner and Circuit and Sessions Court Clerk Barbara Williams.

Three of the four attended last week’s meeting of the Union County Business and Professional Association.

Williams was detained by state auditors who dropped in that morning. Her daughter, Brandi Williams Davis, spoke for her mom: “It’s just a routine audit.”

Brandi added: “The community loves my mother, and my mother loves the community.”

Pam Graves Ailor thanked everyone for their support. During her tenure she relocated the clerk’s office from the courthouse to the former bank building next door.

Gina Buckner said she operates an “open door” office. “It’s the second door on the left (at the courthouse),” she said. A 12-year veteran of the job, Buckner is seeking her fourth term.

Judge Darryl Edmondson said he doesn’t plan to seek re-election after his

new 8-year term. He said when he ran the first time his older son, Darrick, now 25 and a law school graduate, was so small that Darryl held him in one hand for his campaign ad. His second son, Dylan, is campaign treasurer for his father. And Darryl’s wife, Sandra, is the county’s new clerk and master, maintaining records for Chancery Court. She is a former field rep for U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann.

Judge Edmondson drew a laugh when he asked the crowd of mostly senior citizens to step back and let his sons vote first on election day. “Neither has ever had a chance to vote for his dad.”

And we all know the drill.

One vote wins the race for a candidate with no opponent.

Candidates for County Commission, constable and road commissioner did not attend last week’s forum.

One candidate for school board, Marilyn Toppins, spoke.

Candidates for County Commission are: District 1 (vote for three) – Gary England, Janet Holloway; District 2 (vote for two) – Bob Bowers, Sheila Chandler Buckner, Darel L. Donahue, Jim Greene, Brenda

Barbara Williams Savage Jesse, Tony Strevel; District 3 (vote for two) – J.M. Bailey, Bill Cox; District 4 (vote for two) – Dawn Flatford, Dennis Nicley, Doyle Welch; District 5 (vote for two) – Mike Hale, Kenny Hill, Chris Upton; District 6 (vote for three) – Jonathan Goforth, R.L. Jones, Mike Sexton; District 7 (vote for two) – Lynn Beeler, Joyce Meltabarger, Wayne G. Roach.

Unopposed candidates for road commissioner are: Paul Hill, Darrell G. Dyer, James Breeding, Harold Brantley, Chester Sturgeon and James D. DeVault Sr. In District 3, three candidates are seeking the job: Allen Collins, Wayne Kitts and Troy J. Muncey.

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Mary Headrick

Headrick is sure bet for primary

It’s hard not to like Dr. Mary Headrick, the certain winner of the Democratic primary for Congress from District 3.

That win will earn her the chance to tackle the winner of the Republican primary – a death match between former foes Weston Wamp and U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, who won election to Congress two years ago with a plurality in a threeway race that included milk guy Scottie Mayfield. The district is heavily Republican, but Mary Headrick has tackled tougher odds.

The former middle school teacher (Bearden in Knox County) went to medical school as an adult with the time, cost and demands that requires. She has worked as an emergency room physician most recently and has been a medical doctor for 30 years.

She says the gridlock in Washington shows a problem with both parties. And she told a funny story to demonstrate her common sense. Seems as an 8-yearold she wanted to join her dad as a roofer. He told her when she was big enough to carry the shingles up to the roof, she could be a roofer.

So she just busted up the pack, toted four shingles up

the ladder and asked him, “Where’s the hammer?”

Headrick has gained poise as a candidate since her run two years ago. And she might just pick up support from voters tired of Washington’s malaise.

Headrick, who has lived in Union County for 12 years, said NAFTA was “not wise,” and the free trade agreement supported primarily by Republicans has driven jobs away from American workers. She rattled off a list of companies which have moved plants to countries with cheaper labor.

“We need vigorous debate about these very complex issues,” she said.

Amen.

Headrick favors an increase in the minimum wage. “If you work hard, you should not have to take food stamps to feed your family.”

She will “fiercely defend” Social Security and she wants a solution to the “exhausted fund” to fi x roads.

She said the U.S. companies that are routinely repatriating billions of dollars in foreign earnings and paying trivially small U.S. taxes should not be rewarded.

“We should not reward tax evaders.”

Instead, she said business taxes should be lowered for the companies that have stayed in the United States.

Here’s hoping that Mary Headrick gets that vigorous debate she hopes for. And if this election were based on I.Q. points rather than votes, Headrick would surely outpoll Wamp and Fleischmann combined.

– S. Clark

Cooke seeks to replace Kitts as register of deeds Do you care who registers your deed? Really?

The race for register of deeds means little to most citizens; but it means a great deal to those who regularly deal with the office.

Bankers and lawyers have to be able to quickly find information, so these groups care deeply about who holds this important post. It’s especially important in smaller counties.

Union County’s register has just two employees.

Mary Beth Kitts is seeking re-election on her record. She made her case at

the meeting of the Business and Professional Association: “We’ve put our entire office on computer,” she said, “all the way back to 1865 when the county was formed. We will continue to update the records and work hard.”

Kitts said she felt confident in seeking the job because she previously worked 10 years for lawyer K. David Myers. “It’s important to know one legal instrument from another.”

Challenger Ruth Cooke is a long-time Republican

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Mary Beth Kitts

Party activist. “I want you to be greeted well and treated well,” she said.

While Kitts has been in office for 12 years, Cooke said she is a “quick study” who will learn the job from registers in other counties.

She has been married for 36 years to Glenn Cooke, she said. While they raised their children she was a frequent volunteer in the schools.

Kitts said afterwards she selected the BIS system for the county’s records to make Union County compatible with Anderson, Grainger and Claiborne.

Title lawyers can pay a monthly fee to access these records online. “We take credit and debit cards (for fees),” she said. “And we have an open door policy.”

– S. Clark

No grudges, no agenda for Toppins The only school board candidate to attend last week’s forum was Marilyn Toppins. And she’s like the Joni Mitchell lyrics: “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now.”

Toppins is a retired educator having served as a classroom teacher, a principal briefly at Maynardville Elementary School, even the director of schools for four and a half months.

“It seemed like five years,” she said.

Her career rose and fell with various school boards and superintendents, but through it all she’s maintined a fierce interest in

Marilyn Toppins education for all kids and a fearless way of speaking out for teachers.

“I really believe being a teacher and an administra-

tor has given me insight,” she said.

In an interview following the meeting, Toppins said that Union County Schools must emphasize early education – pre-school through second grade – because “we have too many children reaching grades 4 and 5 behind.”

She applauded the central finance office and recent co-operation between the school board and the County Commission.

Dr. Jimmy Carter has done well despite having to make “tough decisions” on pay and benefits, she said.

She likes his teacher mentoring program.

The previous system of saying to new teachers, “Try to find somebody you like who can help you out,” is not adequate for education today. Carter has put in place mentoring teachers whose job is to bring less experienced teachers up to speed.

She said she has no specific criticism of Gerald Smith, who is running for re-election. “I will return phone calls. I’m involved with the community.”

“He’s been in office for awhile. I’ll term-limit myself to two terms (as she did as a council member at Plainview).”

– S. Clark

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The sixth and seventh grade classes at Maynardville Elementary began departmentalizing in 1976.

That year, the teachers traveled to different classes from one end of the campus to the other.

The teachers I had in order that year were Marie Lynch (spelling/handwriting), Wanda Cox (reading/ art/music), Sara Buckner (English grammar), Martha Warwick (science/health), Raymond Johnson (math),

Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME and Ann Crass (social studies).

The next year, the sixth and seventh grade classes moved into six portable

4 • JULY 12, 2014 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news classrooms where teachers stayed in their rooms and students rotated in an ordered pattern from room to room. All of my teachers were the same as the previous year, with one exception. Ms. Marie retired in spring 1977, as did her husband, principal Charles H. Lynch Jr. Mr. Lynch was replaced with Luttrell’s principal, William C. “Bill” Young Jr. He brought with him one of Luttrell’s teachers to replace Miss Marie. This kind lady held the door of her portable classroom open for each class to leave and another class to enter. For that entire year, each time I entered her class I would say, “Good morning, Ms. Ray.”

She always replied, “Good morning, Ronnie.”

That was a very simple thing, but I’ll never forget how forward I looked every day to that warm welcome into Kate Ray’s class. Ms. Ray was much more relaxed in her teaching presentation than her predecessor, oftentimes assuming the role of encourager.

I can remember memorizing Rudyard Kipling’s poem If in her class. “If” you want to see what an accomplishment that was, look it up (in a book of poetry in your local library if you’re old-fashioned, online if you’re of the more modern persuasion). If is one long poem!

The only two lines I re-

member today are the last: “Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And – which is more – you’ll be a man, my son!”

One of Ms. Ray’s greatest contributions to Maynardville Elementary was her co-sponsorship with Ms. Edna Loy of the school’s first yearbook. It has over the years proven a treasure and historical artifact.

Only seventh grade portraits were individual – all other classes were represented by group pictures.

The only color picture, located just inside the front, paperback cover, was of the front of the school. This book contains the only pictures I have of so many teachers and classmates,

there frozen in time just as I remember them. Only one teacher in the faculty photograph is still on staff at Maynardville Elementary, and I will write of her in a future article.

The last great gift Kate Ray gave me was advice on how to survive teaching my first year at Luttrell Elementary.

She introduced me to one of her teacher friends at Luttrell, and I’m pretty certain she asked him to watch out for me. He did, and just how shall be related in a future article. Ms. Ray’s advice probably wouldn’t work today, but in 1987 it was right on target!

Thanks, Ms. Ray. (“You’re welcome,” I hear.)

The Union County cannon An old cannon, forged about 190 years ago to be fired in celebration of Andrew Jackson’s election to the United States presidency, is historically linked to two East Tennessee families.

Bonnie Peters

Two Union County landowners and iron masters, Peter Sharp (1794-1878) and his son-in-law Major Allen Hurst (1810-1873), are responsible for forging the cannon.

Hurst owned the Allen Hurst Furnace, and Sharp owned the Green Grove Furnace (also known as the Peter Sharp Furnace), established in 1825 and located about a quarter of a mile above the mouth of Fall

Creek in Union County.

Both Sharp and Hurst aided the Confederacy during the Civil War, even though the majority of Union County people sympathized with the federal government. The period during and after the war meant that both Sharp and Hurst would lose most of their property along with belongings pertinent to history.

And so it was with the cannon.

Family history claims that when the cannon was fired during the Andrew Jackson celebration it exploded, sending pieces of iron hurling in all directions. Soft spots, cracks or improper amounts of gun powder were suspected causes of the explosion.

Remnants of this historical cannon were in the possession of Mrs. Jessie Lee Russell Seals, left to her by her aunt Ola Miller of Union County in 1957. It had origi-

nally been abandoned in the home of John and Arminta Hurst Miller, Mrs. Seals’ grandparents. Mrs. Seals is no longer with us, and I do not know who now has the remnants of the cannon.

As part of the Miller annual reunion, Glen Miller always takes a group by boat to visit these historical sites.

I have gone on the boat trip a couple of times, and Glen related this story.

Query 1: An historic preservation researcher at Middle Tennessee State University is looking for a picture of Samuel Smith and the school established by him. If anyone has a picture or a sketch of either Mr. Smith or the school, may I please copy it?

Query-2: The researcher for East Tennessee Historical Society is gathering information about Civil War soldiers buried in Union County. If you have additional information on any of these soldiers, will you

please let me know: Rufus A. Robinson, b.

March 10, 1847; m. Louisa Brock; d. Oct. 27, 1917, Sharps Chapel.

Son of McCone Robinson. Buried in unmarked or fieldstone grave in Blue Springs Cemetery; listed in 1890 Civil War Soldier Census as CSA Co. 1, 41, TN. Tilman H. Butcher, b.

Jan. 13, 1833, Grainger County, TN; d. Feb. 1927 Union County; parents Jesse (1808-1897) and Levina Moulder Butcher (1813-1891). Listed as T. H. Butcher in 1890 Civil War Soldiers Census as CSA Co. D, 12th TN Cav. Buried in unmarked or fieldstone grave in Butcher Cemetery.

William Sullivan, b.

1838 or 1835, possibly in Claiborne Co., TN; d. 1866 in Claiborne County. He is listed in the 1860 Claiborne County Census as follows: Squire Sullivan, age 56; Rebecca Sullivan, age 50; William Sullivan, age 25; Calvin Sullivan, age 21; Emily Sullivan, age 19; Squire Sullivan Jr., age 16; Martha

Remnants of the Green Grove Iron Furnace in Hickory Valley

Sullivan, age 12; James H. Sullivan, age 8.

Daniel R. McNish, b.

Aug. 23, 1839, Grainger Co.; m. Nancy E. Dyer; d. Apr. 8, 1872. GAR Co. F, lst. TN Cav. Buried in unmarked

or field stone grave in Dyer Cemetery.

It is our hope that these graves can be appropriately marked in the near future.

Bonnie Peters is Union County historian. bhpeters@att.net or 865-687-3842

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Better together A somewhat interesting couple is approaching their 60th wedding anniversary.

They tell each other they are better together than they could have possibly been as individuals.

They are not at all famous but there are historic combinations that convey that same message, better together: Mantle and Maris, Sonny and Cher, Hewlett and Packard, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Huntley and Brinkley, Johnson and Johnson, Romeo and Juliet – you get the idea.

Lasting linkage extends to Tennessee sports. Ernie and Bernie come to mind first.

Bernard King was Tennessee’s best-ever basketball player. Ernie Grunfeld

Marvin West

was very, very good. They were great together.

Both made individual impacts. King was a NBA superstar. Grunfeld continues as an executive. Bernard is in the pro hall of fame. Ernie has an Olympic gold medal.

As Volunteers together, they were the best show of Ray Mears’ many colorful years. You don’t hear much about it anymore but Stu Aberdeen coaxed them from New York City to

Knoxville. It was a recruiting miracle, two superstars forever linked.

The best football combo is Kiner and Reynolds.

Steve Kiner and Jack Reynolds are linked linebackers from 1967-69. Jack manned the middle. There never was a day when football was too tough for Hacksaw. Steve chased from sideline to sideline with intent to inflict bodily harm.

They produced similar results but were very different. Kiner was a first-game starter as a sophomore.

Reynolds had to be convinced he was good enough to play.

Kiner was an extravert, confident, aggressive.

He talked. Sportswriters quoted him, sometimes correctly. He was twice an all-American. He became really famous as the first Volunteer linebacker in the

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Our tour bus driver pointed out a tree-covered mountain in the distance, off to our right. It was an ordinary looking mountain, like many in East Tennessee, except for its origin.

It was man-made.

The mountain consisted of the debris that the bombings of World War II had left. The rubble had been piled up to the east of the town, and eventually was planted with trees. The driver said, matter-of-factly, “It won’t get any bigger.” (pause) “Unless something happens.”

Pray God, nothing will happen.

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I have just finished reading the novel “The Book Thief,” which I bought in spite of the fact that it was labeled as a book for teens.

(Maybe it was the haunting blue eyes of the little girl on the cover that snared me.)

But now, having read it, I am very glad I bought it. It is an important book. Even so, I am fully persuaded that it is not a book for teens.

Like many other girls of my generation, I read “The Diary of Anne Frank” when I was in high school, and although I understood that it was true and real, I did not fully appreciate the import of it. Since then, I have seen the pictures of the living

college hall of fame.

The Dallas Cowboys signed Kiner in 1970 and took him to Super Bowl V. He was a Redskin for Super Bowl VII. Later, he was New England’s defensive MVP. He had a good closing run with the Oilers.

I remember the day he formally introduced me to coach Bum Phillips. He recalled some little things I had done for him. Bum’s response: “That was an impressive presentation.”

Kiner did not take good care of his body but he rebounded, enjoyed a profitable period as a real estate broker, went back to school, at West Georgia, and earned two degrees in psychology. Just for fun, he coached linebackers as a graduate assistant. His fierceness and passion seemed transferable. He could have been good at that.

In a strange move, this man who hurt people on football fields became a health-care professional.

He is assessment coordinator for psychiatric services at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He remains interested in old teammates and UT functions.

Reynolds was cut from different cloth. He was forever motivated by fear of failure. Even late in his NFL days, after many accomplishments, under his uniform he still wore a tattered T-shirt which said “Too old, too short, too slow and can’t cover.”

He had heard those criticisms and used them as firewood. His persona was built on the underdog myth. He was always grumbling, about weather, the high cost of Pepsis and how much his back hurt. He worked at being unhappy. Teammates called

him Crazy Jack. He wasn’t.

Reynolds had a long pro career and saved his money from 11 years with the Los Angeles Rams and four with the San Francisco 49ers.

He earned two Super Bowl rings. He was a John Madden favorite, an example of “Boom!”

Reynolds was and is a recluse, on an island somewhere in an ocean.

That vague reference is unfair. I know where he is, San Salvador in the Bahamas – unless he is at his Miami home. He chooses privacy. I haven’t seen him in a decade. He has no need for applause but he is linked with Kiner, whether he likes it or not.

Regarding the first paragraph, thanks sincerely for all 60, Sarah. You are very special.

skeletons who were the survivors of the death camps.

Years ago, however, I learned that things have changed in Germany.

Nowadays, school children in Germany do not walk in straight lines to their school cafeteria or to the rest rooms. After World War II, it was decided that there had been enough of regimentation and “falling in line.” It was time to encourage independent thinking and maybe even a little unorganized behavior.

The horrifying truth, however is this: during the recent Fourth of July weekend – a three-day period, 67 people were killed in Chicago, the third largest city in America.

What is going on in our own country? And what are we going to do about it?

Back to “The Book Thief,” now. It took me a while to catch on. (I have told you before: sometimes I am in

the slow group!) The narrator of the story is Death.

(Author’s Note: July 14 was Bastille Day in France, another anniversary of the triumph of the human spirit over the chains of tyranny.

It is the equivalent of our Fourth of July, and is ordi-

narily celebrated with parades, music and dancing in the streets. Interestingly, however, during the German occupation of France in World War II, the French stayed in their homes and did not celebrate Bastille Day.)

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My goal and pledge is, and always will be, to serve the citizens of Union County and respond to the needs of our judicial system with an innovative approach, while remaining attentive to our citizens and their needs.

My staff and I will continue to serve you in a courteous, friendly and professional manner. We have an open door policy and invite all of you to stop by.

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Alex Padgett, 4-H member, takes orders for lunch.

Smoking at the annual 4-H BBQ chicken lunch fundraiser are: Jim Morgan, chef David McDaniel, Caitlyn Biggs, Thomas Skibinski, Emmaline Jenkins and Mary Morgan.

4-H feeds the town

By Ashley Padgett With the help of many caring adults, the Union County 4-H sold out of chicken dinners at its annual BBQ chicken dinner.

Everyone enjoyed delicious desserts, grilled chicken and all the fi xings.

Hard-working chefs grilled 150 half chickens, sprayed with the homemade secret 4-H barbeque sauce.

A meal came with half of a chicken including breast, thigh and wing, baked beans, chips and a dessert.

Tents and tables were set up in front of the UT Extension Union County 4-H office as Ralph Shick played enjoyable music. The funds raised will support the Union County 4-H program throughout the upcoming school year. All donations

Maynardville postmaster James Brady enjoys a lunch of tasty chicken.

Ronnie Irick, long time volunteer at 4-H BBQ, with 4-H members Caitlyn Biggs, at left, and Emmaline Jenkins and Mary Morgan, at right. Photo submitted by Connie Dickey

were tremendously appreciated. Anyone who missed out on the event and would like to contribute to the fund should contact the UT Extension Office at 865992-8038 or apadget4@ utk.edu/.

We sold out of chicken at

about 1 p.m., but sold a few hot dogs to customers thereafter. We hope to get 200 chicken halves next year so that we don’t have to turn down any hungry supporters!

Also, we hope to have music again next year as

(Ralph) Shick was a hit and we appreciate him for donating a day of entertainment to help out 4-H! All of our very dedicated volunteers are much appreciated as well as our enthusiastic, devoted 4-Her’s. Thank you to everyone involved!

Ashley M. Padgett is administrative assistant to UT Extension Union County.

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Freedom Riders visit Temple Beth El

By Wendy Smith Israel “Si” Dresner, the most-arrested rabbi in America, spoke at Temple Beth El last week, along with fellow Freedom Rider Dorie Ladner.

The Knoxville Jewish Alliance teamed up with the Knoxville Bureau of Tourism and the Knoxville Airport Authority to bring civil rights activists Dresner and Ladner to town as part of the city’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Dresner, who is 85, became a Freedom Rider in 1961. After his first ride to Tallahassee, Fla., he was arrested for sitting at the counter of a segregated airport restaurant with nine other clergy members. He continued to be active in the civil rights movement after the Freedom Rides ended later that year.

He told stories of his close relationship with Martin Luther King, Jr., who requested that he bring a contingency of rabbis to protest St. Augustine, Fla., receiving federal funds for

its 400th anniversary in 1965. Segregation in St. Augustine was “brutal,” he said. Even beaches were segregated.

He complied with King’s request and Dorie Ladner brought 17 Reform rabbis to protest. It was, at the time, the largest number of rabbis arrested at the same time. He spent time in jail four times during the civil rights movement.

Dresner was amazed at King’s knowledge of Judaism. When he accompanied King on a tour of small churches in 1962, Dresner was asked to deliver the invocation.

Immediately afterward, the choir sang a song called “John the Baptist was a Baptist.” Dresner leaned over to King and whispered that John the Baptist was actually a Jew. King chuckled, and pointed out the error when he addressed the congregation.

Summer produce is in!

By Ashley Padgett All the summer produce is in and our farmers would love to help you buy locallygrown produce. To make arrangements, call Seven Springs Farm (803-8333) or Halford Farm (310-0120).

Please stop by Friday’s Farmers Market to welcome our newest vendors: Rabbit Tillman Farms and Kristi Turner’s Blackberry Patch!

What to expect: ■ Produce: summer produce is in! Look for beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, herbs, lettuce, melons, okra, peppers, potatoes, summer squashes (zucchini, yellow

and others) and lots of varieties of tomatoes.

■ Angus Beef, crafts, eggs, Teresa’s Bakery and Country Store (currently selling Cruze Dairy Farm buttermilk and Sheldon Farms cornmeal and grits) and nursery products available weekly.

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said. “We, as a people, have a long way to go.”

Knoxville native and civil rights activist Avon Rollins agreed with Ladner’s assessment. Blacks still earn just 60 percent of what whites earn, he said.

“We’ve got to close that income gap.”

Rabbi Israel Dresner shares a meal with Blount County civil rights advocate Shirley Clowney during a reception at Temple Beth El. Photos by Wendy Smith After observing a Passover Seder, King was moved by the fact that the Jews haven’t forgotten their ancestors, who were slaves. He was convicted that African Americans shouldn’t forget their ancestors, either, Dresner said.

Dresner pointed out that a disproportionate number of Jews were involved in the civil rights movement.

While they made up just four percent of the population, half of those involved in the struggle were Jew-

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Ladner said she enjoyed meeting with former comrades during the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer. Those who seek equality must bind together to fight outside forces, she

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ish. He said he hopes that Jews will continue to work for justice and democracy.

“The struggle is not over. It goes on.”

Ladner said her parents taught her to “fight back” as a small child, so they were not surprised when she decided to become a civil rights activist. She became involved with the Freedom Riders in 1961 and dropped out of college three times to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She worked with

tory – the first and most important crop for our settlers to get planted, and the grist mills served as social hubs for many years! Friday, July 25.

Farm News: Seven Springs Farm is open for customers to pick their own blueberries – 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday, and 8 am. To 3p.m. on Saturdays.

Community Events: don’t forget .– Red Gate Festival & Rodeo Friday and Saturday, July 18-19, 5 p.m. gates open.

Ashley M. Padgett is administrative assistant to UT Extension Union County.

Freedom Rider and civil rights activist Rabbi Israel Dresner encounters a “statue” of himself at a “wax museum” presented by campers at Milton Collins Day Camp. Andrew Weinstein, a rising 9th grader at Hardin Valley Academy, portrays Dresner.

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‘Wax’ figures honor anniversary

History came to life last week when campers at the Milton Collins Day Camp at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive, took on the personas of real-life civil rights advocates in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The event was called a “wax museum.” Campers in the Teen Adventure program, ages 11-14, dressed up as such diverse characters

as Abe Lincoln and Gloria Steinem and stood statuestill on pedestals until younger campers, or reporters, shook their hands. They then came to life and talked about their characters, using scripts they had written themselves.

The Teen Adventure campers spent about two weeks preparing for the event, said senior counselor Jesse Feld. The older campers took a bus to Knoxville’s commemorative civil rights march later that day.

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Ice carver Ryan Spangler created this dolphin sculpture for culinary students to use as reference for their own ice creations. Photos by S. Barrett

Culinary students Kayla Wetz, Kayla Cordell, Matt Leatherwood and John Hampton prepare to serve hors d’oeuvres and minted berry lemonade to the public.

Students study ice, food trucks

Chris Smith feeds her husband, Mark, green goddess crab tapas crostini.

The students of UT’s know what to expect. One culinary program never week they’re learning how to carve an ice sculpture with a chain saw, and the next week they’re dishing out healthy pasta from the kitchen of a food truck.

“We take students with no experience who are passionate but green and try to make them well rounded,” said program director Greg Eisele.

During a 12-week program, students create food to serve at 10 events, including an Asian buffet and an appreciation luncheon for Red Cross volunteers.

“It is an intense program based on life events,” said Eisele. Students are taught knife skills, butchery and how to create the perfect sauce, but they also receive help developing a business plan.

Gonzo Gourmet food trailer owner Brandon Wilson is a graduate of the program’s inaugural semester under Eisele. Wilson opened his business last October, Gonzo Gourmet owner Brandon Wilson serves up a delicious and healthy lunch to go. serving dishes on the curbs

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Wilson said he liked the small class size and the fact that you could pretty much hit the ground running – or cooking – after graduation.

“You can land a very decent cooking job straight out of the culinary program, which is great for people like me who don’t have the time or money to spend two years in college,” he said.

Wilson also appreciated the help he received in class from specialists who explained the business aspect, which he says prepared him for the amount of time he spends in front of his computer instead of in the kitchen.

“Literally 80 percent of the time I’m keeping up

with inspections, taxes and insurance,” said Wilson, instead of doing the part of the business he loves most, which is, of course, cooking.

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Downtown worker Frank Brewer gets his food to go with the help of UT Conference Center associate Tina Rauhuff.

The Gonzo Gourmet food truck feeds a line of hungry downtown employees in front of UT’s culinary classroom.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ■ Bell Road Worship Center, 7321 Bell Road, will host Blast Off VBS at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12; and a Celebration for the Whole Family 11 a.m. Sunday, July 13.

■ Clapp’s Chapel UMC, 7420 Clapp’s Chapel Road in Corryton, will host VBS from 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, July 13-17. Classes available for ages pre-school through 8th grade. Info: 687-4721.

Siblings Gillian and Isaac Mann taste test figs in prosciutto with gorgonzola and brie. The mix of flavors and textures was a hit.

SPORTS NOTES ■ Late sign-ups for Union County Youth Football and Cheer will be held at Horace Maynard Middle School’s football field 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 17 and 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 18, $80. Bring your birth certificate and a recent photo. Info: Wally or Grasha Goodman, 599-7644.

■ Union County Football and Cheer free camp for ages 4-12 will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 17 and 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 18, at Horace Maynard Middle School’s football field. Info: Wally or Grasha Goodman, 599-7644.

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Bill’s son Tim, technical director of the theater, with the new digital projector Photo by Carol Zinavage

Bill Burns, who ran Tennessee Theatre movies for 16 years, in a photo from 1993

A whole new era of digital films Tim B Ti Burns, technical h i l director of the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville, thinks his dad, Bill, would approve of the venerable old theater’s new digital projector.

“He was always one to embrace new technology,” says Burns the younger, “and he would appreciate the enhanced quality of the digital presentations.”

The senior Burns spent his life as a movie projectionist. Even after he retired in 1984, he came to the Tennessee, where he ran every film until 2001.

“My dad started as a projectionist in 1930 at the ripe old age of 11 at the Lyric Theatre in Ashland, Kentucky,” says Tim. “He and my mother moved to Knox-

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“The first theaters he worked in here were the Lee and Dawn theaters. In 1951 he landed a permanent spot at the Pike Theater and was there for 33 years. The Pike became the Capri Cinema.

He would also work relief shifts at the Riviera, Knoxville and Twin Aire driveins and has worked some at most of the other theaters in

town.

“I literally grew up in a projection booth.”

Though he describes himself as a film fan but not a fanatic, Burns does hold many special memories of a young life spent at the movies. In particular, he remembers a showing at the Capri 70, which was located where Bennett Galleries now stands.

“There was nothing like watching a true Cinerama picture on that screen with that sound system! One movie I remember seeing there was ‘Krakatoa, East of Java.’ Before I went downstairs to watch the movie my dad said, ‘Don’t get seasick,’ to which I laughed. In the middle of the movie after the eruption, when the

boat was riding the waves, sure enough! I started getting seasick!”

Movies also affected the youngster in a more meaningful way. At age 8, watching “The Agony and the Ecstasy,” he asked his dad where the church was that Michelangelo was painting.

“When he explained that it was in Rome I thought, ‘I sure would love to see it, but I guess there is no way I ever would.’ Ten years later my high school band took a trip to Rome. We toured the Vatican, and as I stood in the Sistine Chapel my mind went back to that projection booth watching Charlton Heston painting that ceiling.”

Like all professionals in his field, Burns has known

that the days of films on reels have been numbered for some time.

“The Tennessee Theatre has a need for this technology,” explains Vince Fusco, president of the Tennessee Theatre Foundation board.

“Movies come on hard drive now. We have a harder and harder time finding 35 millimeter film.”

Regal Cinemas donated the new, state-of-the-art digital projector at the beginning of this year. Becky Hanson, executive director of the theater, is excited that the new projector is capable not only of showing movies, but can be used for business events and simulcasts such as the popular “Live from the Met” broadcasts. “This is the beginning of a whole new era for the Tennessee,” she says.

“The quality of the pic-

ture and sound is so much better” than that of the old, obsolescent way, says Fusco. Still, he points out that even this brand-new technology has a limited life span. “Eventually, there won’t even be hard drives,” he says. “Movies will come through a satellite connection.”

For now, Tim Burns is glad to have the new technology in his house. “We’re not going to be in a situation where we’re trying to run stuff that’s past its prime because it’s the only print we can get,” he says. “We can get anything that’s been digitized.

And what would Bill, who passed away in January 2002, think about being put out of work by this spanking new system?

According to his son, he’d say, “It’s been a good run while it lasted.”

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Big Sky birding Unless you possess a time machine, there are only a couple of ways I know to prolong springtime, at least on this side of the Equator – go higher or go north. But why prolong springtime anyway? Why, to continue to enjoy spring bird migration, of course.

To spend more mornings surrounded by singing and courting birds, up from their wintertime hangouts in their spiffy spring feathers, active and conspicuous.

And an Eden-like backdrop of fresh spring wildflowers is certainly a nice accompaniment to the scene.

Thus, during the recent and seemingly unending winter, we searched for a place where we could indeed find spring again, after the one in Tennessee was done.

And we found just such a place, in northwestern Montana, which is actually farther north than northern Maine, and higher, too.

The place? The Nature Conservancy’s 18,000-acre Pine Butte Swamp Preserve and its adjacent Pine Butte Guest Ranch. Located just where the high-rolling shortgrass prairie that occupies the eastern twothirds of Montana meets the first row of craggy, snowcapped Rocky Mountains, the property rises abruptly from 4,500 feet above sea level out on the plains to over 8,500 feet up on the mountain peaks.

One could expect a late spring there, with lots of different birds and lots of flowers. And then the clincher:

Dr. Bob Collier

the birding program that week at the ranch was to be led by famous field-guide author and bird artist David Allen Sibley. Sibley, from Massachusetts, was to be joined by a co-leader, Keith Hansen, another bird artist and author, from the coast of California. It sounded like an excellent team, and they proved to be just thatexpert and very enjoyable.

The actual program was the first week of June, so Spouse and I headed out the last week of May and birded our way to western Montana. Along the way, we enjoyed some great history lessons. We crossed the path of the Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) several times as we proceeded along the Missouri River from St. Louis, Missouri, to Great Falls, Montana. There are numerous parks, monuments and exhibits along their route, and the magnificent Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls, where we spent an entire day.

Finally, a couple of hours northwest of Great Falls and 2,300 miles from home, we found the Pine Butte Guest Ranch nestled down amongst a batch of

big rugged mountains, and sitting beside the rushing, snowmelt-filled South Fork of the Teton River. And just down the road and out onto the prairie is the Pine Butte Swamp Preserve itself.

Now, you wouldn’t expect to find a swamp in Montana, and although the Pine Butte Swamp Preserve is wet, it isn’t really a swamp – it’s a fen.

That means that rather than having a big area of dark stagnant water standing around out there, there are lots of seeps, springs and little springs filled with clear, cool groundwater from the mountains, which creates an interesting wetland in an otherwise sparse and arid countryside. That, in turn, attracts all sorts of plants and animals.

The wetlands turned out to be bad for the original ranchers. They had hoped to drain the “swamp” and grow crops and cattle – only the swamp wouldn’t drain. The ranch failed, and later became available, and the Nature Conservancy bought it. Which is great for nature. Now protected and with plenty of water, it is full of wild things – deer, elk, moose, bobcats, golden eagles. And grizzly bears.

Lewis and Clark first described the grizzly, at that time unknown to science.

They wrote that they were “verry large and turrible.”

And they indeed had a number of very close calls with them in Montana. The area of the Pine Butte Preserve has the largest concentration of grizzlies in North America. The momma grizzlies bring their new cubs down from the mountains in the spring to feed out in

the wetlands below. All the ranch hands carry a can of “bear spray” on their belts, and we were all warned to stay aware of our surroundings and not wander around alone.

Ah, but the birds. The state of Montana may have only nine people per square mile, but it boasts a bird list of nearly 400 species. We were hoping to see considerably over 100 for the trip. At the ranch each day, we birded for an hour before breakfast, and then we were away, either out onto the prairie or up into the mountains, to see what we could see. Our searches for prairie birds out on the grassy hilltops showed us why Montana is called “Big Sky Country.”

You could see nearly forever in every direction, and the sky did indeed look bigger than any I ever saw.

Lakeshore hospital comes down By now, demolition has begun that will transform what used to be Lakeshore Mental Health Institute into Lakeshore Park.

Wendy Smith

Starting this week, the upholstery building, smoke stack, laundry building, Waterside Building, Department of Health Building, Chota Building, Village

Mall, Baker Building, Keller Building and the boiler house will be razed.

Five structures will remain at Lakeshore Park: two cottages, the Administration Building, the chapel and a central services warehouse.

Restoration of the historic Administration Building is already underway.

The city plans to spend more than $5 million on demolition, infrastructure and improvements on the park this year.

While the expanded Lakeshore Park will likely be the crown jewel of Knox-

Out in the arid West, lakes attract large numbers of birds. We spent one day at a huge lake, appropriately called Freezeout Lake; it was 43 degrees that day.

Big rafts of birds were everywhere. We observed 15 species of ducks, four gulls, three terns, and more than a dozen other water-related species – white pelicans, grebes, herons, marbled godwits and yellow-headed

blackbirds.

Up in the mountains we spied numerous bird wonders, small and large, from tiny male calliope hummingbirds doing their big swooping courtship flights to majestic prairie falcons and golden eagles, nesting high up on the sheer cliffs above us. We saw birds that only a true birder could love, with names like MacGillivray’s warbler, Townsend’s solitaire, gray jay, Clark’s nutcracker. My favorite bird of the trip has to be the amazing American dipper – a little gray bird that gathers its food by walking along the bottoms of rushing mountain streams, searching for aquatic bugs and larvae as nonchalantly as if it were pecking around in my yard.

Our species list grew and grew, and when at last we had to bid the ranch goodbye we had tallied up 142 species for the five days we had spent there. That plus a whole array of new wildflowers, lots of scenery and history, and some of the best steaks you ever ate, made for a trip that we would gladly repeat any year – except that there are a lot of other places out there, where we hope to prolong springtime again in the years ahead.

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As I drove through the campus to get a last look at the buildings that will soon come down, I was keenly aware of the many lives that were touched by East Tennessee Hospital for the Insane (1886), which became Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital (1927), which became Lakeshore Mental Health Institute (1977).

If your life, or a family member’s life, was impacted by the former mental hospital, I’d like to hear your story. Shoot me an email at

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Info: 546-0001 or Hello, my name is Ruth Cooke. I am announcing my candidacy for the position of Register of deeds for Union County. I am 53 years old and have lived in Maynardville for 49 years. I have been married to Glenn Cooke for 36 years and we have been blessed to raise four children together: Melissa Hooper (husband, Allen), Mark Cooke (wife, Robin), Matthew Cooke (wife, Jessica) and Megan Cooke. They have blessed us with 13 grandchildren and counting. Over the years I have worked and volunteered in our community extensively. It would be an honor to get to serve each and every one of you as your Register of Deeds. I promise to be an efficient, dedicated, friendly and available office holder. If I do not get the opportunity to visit each one of your in your home prior to the election, I want to ask you now to please vote Ruth Cooke for Register of Deeds. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in the coming weeks.

THANK YOU! RUTH COOKE. Paid for by candidate

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I-640 to exit 8 Washington Pike. Go North on Washington Pike to red light @ Greenway Rd. (facing Target), turn left, church is ¼ mile on the right.

As always for church services no charge but a “love New Beverly Baptist Church offering” will be taken.

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Chesney to open deli and ice cream store Jeff Chesney (misidentified in last week’s story) is moving right along with his building on Main Street in Maynardville just across from the art gallery.

Known to his buddies as “Slick,” Chesney hopes to have Slick’s Deli and Ice Cream ready to open soon.

He plans a hot rod theme, giving a nod to Main Street’s other name, Thunder Road.

Jeff Chesney is constructing a building at Main Street and Monroe near the courthouse for Slick’s Deli and Ice Cream. Photo by Libby Morgan

Making a difference in India

Barton wins truck from Ray Varner Ford and WIVK

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Harmon Barton from Cleveland, Tennessee, pictured with WIVcK the Frog and Ray Varner after eight-plus days in a truck as part of the Survive It to Drive It contest. Barton was awarded the 2014 F150 Super Crew STX pickup at 7:30 a.m. Monday, July 7. Prizes were awarded to the top four contestants. Photo submitted

Food City promotes two Food City has created two administrative positions and elevated two staff members to serve.

Don Mascola is the vice president for inforMascola mation technology and in-store services. He has headed instore services since 2008 and has 22 years total with Food City.

Haskel Bledsoe is now director of security/loss prevention. He previously

served as district manager for the company, responsible for 17 Food City locations within the Tri-City market.

With over 30 years of industry experience, Bledsoe Bledsoe began his career with Giant Food Markets in Kingsport at age 16. He joined Food City in 2002 as a project manager. He was later promoted to store manager and then district manager.

A trip to India in January to help distribute vials of polio vaccines and to visit poverty-stricken schools provided a “life-changing experience” for four Rotarians and five Webb School of Knoxville students.

Elizabeth Gregor, Webb School of Knoxville multicultural coordinator, said that India was declared polio free during the group’s trip. Gregor and two others who traveled to India, Webb junior Rachel Yen and Rotarian Frank Rothermel, shared their experiences and impressions of the journey with the Rotary Club of Farragut.

“It was a life-changing experience for all of us,” Gregor said.

In addition to the three presenters, the others in the group included Webb students Lizzie Johnson, Caleigh Schaad, Helen Bonnyman and Ceci Bradley, who are all members of the school’s Interact Club, an affiliation of Rotary International. Johnson’s father,

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Webb School junior Rachel Yen traveled to India with Rotarian Frank Rothermel and Elizabeth Gregor, Webb School multicultural coordinator, in January. Photo by Bonny C. Millard Rob, and Schaad’s father, James, both members of the Rotary Club of Knoxville, were also a part of the group. Rothermel is a member of the Farragut club.

One of their destinations, New Delhi, is a city of 18 million people and 10 million cars and demonstrates the vast expanse of wealth and poverty in that country, Gregor said. The group visited a recentlybuilt temple that housed an 11-foot, gold-plated statute while five minutes away people live in squalid conditions.

“We found that India is a land of contrasts,” Gregor said.

The purpose of the trip was three-fold: to participate in National Immunization Days, visit the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

(BVB) private school, which has an exchange program with Webb, and visit the Bal Bahar School in the slums of another destination city, Chandigarh, said Gregor.

Rothermel said even though India has been declared “polio free,” there is still work to be done because neighboring countries still have polio cases. In Pakistan, for example, healthcare workers have been killed by terrorists, said Rothermel.

The eradication of polio worldwide is one of the major global initiatives for Rotary International.

During the January immunization, 175 million children across the country received two drops of vaccine, he said. “It is just phenomenal what this country has been able to accom-

plish,” Rothermel said.

Ending illiteracy is the next big push for the country that still has a large segment of the population who can’t read and write, he said. While they were there, the group visited students and teachers at two vastly different schools.

Yen, president of Webb’s Interact Club, said they visited the Bal Bahar School and brought finger puppets, socks and art supplies to the children. She said the kids enjoyed getting their pictures taken.

Yen presented the school with $500 on this trip.

Since 2010, the Interact Club has raised $18,000 for the Bal Bahar School by collecting donations and holding dinners. Gregor, Interact’s school advisor, said the $500 donation would supply food for the children for a year.

During the trip, the group also met with students from the BVB school, including two girls who came to Webb School last spring as exchange students. Yen said her journey and her participation in administering the vaccine was a rewarding experience.

“It was very empowering to think those two drops could save their lives,” she said.

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THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 19 Early registration for Upward Football/ Cheer signups, $75. Registration between July 19 and Aug. 11, $90. Info/to register and pay: 219-8673; www.corrytonchurch.com and go to the “Upward” link; on Facebook, Corryton Church Upward Sports League; Twitter, @CorrytonUpward.

Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Begins with breakfast and briefing for registered volunteers. To register: http://crctu.org and click on Big Cleanup Registration. Info: Buzz Buffington, buzz. buffington@gmail.com or 463-7167; or Jim Ferguson, jimferguson41@gmail.com or 494-8081.

Car Show to benefit Josh Hensley’s family and Brittany Branch, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Union County High School parking lot. Info: Aircooled Hooligans on Facebook.

Fundraiser meal: Hamburgers, hot dogs, all the fi xin’s and watermelon, 4-7 p.m., Bright Hope Lodge #557 F. &A.M., 5400 N. Broadway. Cost: Suggested donation, $5; all donations appreciated.

p.m., Middle Creek UMC, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. Info: David Sarten, 428-0874.

Chef Arnold’s Pasta and Noodle Making Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike.

Cost: $50. Limited space. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

Knox County Veterans Services Outreach program, 10-11 a.m., Corryton Senior Center, 9331 Davis Drive. One-on-one assistance to veterans and family members; explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with filing for VA benefits.

SUNDAY, JULY 13

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, JULY 15-AUG. 2

Little Greenbrier School Old Harp shape note singing, 2 p.m., Great Smoky Mountains National Free chess camp for ages 5-18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Park. Info: Robin Goddard, 982-6148 or rlgoddard@ St. Luke Episcopal Church, 600 S. Chestnut St. Light aol.com. snack served. Space limited. To register: Michael Moore, mmoore4ube@gmail.com or 360-6706.

MONDAY, JULY 14

THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 27 “Thumbelina” presented by the Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/reservations: 208-3677 or www. knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.

THROUGH SATURDAY, AUG. 23 Registration open for Lakeside of the Smokies Triathlon: 1.5k open water swim on Douglas Lake, 40k bike ride on rolling rural roads and 10k run on rolling roads. Info/to register: 250-3618 or http:// racedayevents.net/events/lakeside-of-the-smokiestriathlon/.

Registration deadline for Rhythm of the Mountains camp – The Music, Art and Dance of the Appalachian Mountains – to be held 8:30 a.m.noon Monday through Thursday, July 21-24, Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. For children who have completed grades 1-6. Cost: $35, includes concert shirt and daily snacks. Concert: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24.

Info/registration: http://www.cbcfc.org/fine-arts-campregistration/ or 688-2421.

MONDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 14-17 Kids Support Camp, a free four-day camp for kids who have a loved one facing cancer, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Info: 546-4661.

SATURDAY, JULY 12

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 14-18

Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., departing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Yoga, 9-10:15 a.m., Narrow Ridge outdoor stage or Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road., Washburn. Bring yoga/Pilates mat, towel, water. No fee; donations accepted. Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or www.narrowridge.org.

Benefit Ride for the First Baptist Mobile Ministry, First Baptist Church of Powell. Registration: 8 a.m.; ride begins 9 a.m. Lunch provided.

No fee but donations accepted. All bikes and bikers welcome. Info: Don Wadley, 679-4045; Debbie Garrett, 599-9141; or email sweetnlow1298@comcast. net Big Clinch River Cleanup, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.,

Pottery For Kids: Wild Things With Clay, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for 6-9-year-olds and 1:30-4:30 p.m. for 10 and up, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructors: Shelley Mangold and Caitlin Seidler. Info: 494-9854.

TUESDAY, JULY 15 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.

Summer Reading Program: Zoomobile, 1 p.m., Luttrell Public Library. Info: 992-0208.

Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

Old College Monthly Harp Singing, 6 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 123 S. Jackson St., Athens, Tenn. Info: Cora Sweatt, 423 745-0248.

Sevier County Monthly Old Harp Singing, 7

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 Knox County Veterans Services Outreach program, 9-10 a.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. One-on-one assistance to veterans and family members; explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with filing for VA benefits.

THURSDAY, JULY 17 Gospel singer Ivan Parker in concert, 7 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Concert sponsored by United Methodist Men. Tickets: $10, available at the church. Info: 922-1412.

FRIDAY, JULY 18 Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

Concert on the Commons, 7-9 p.m., Norris Town Commons. Featuring: Naughty Knots. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket. Info/schedule: www.facebook.com/pages/Concerts-On-TheCommons/210787865610690 or www.cityofnorris. com.

Ranger Mike from Norris Dam, 12:15-2 p.m., Maynardville Public Library, 296 Main St. Info: 9927106.

For the Love of Sushi cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60 per person. Limited space. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 18-19 Red Gate Rodeo, Red Gate Horse Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway in Maynardville. Gates open 5 p.m.

Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Info: 992-3303.

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DALE RD, POWDER SPRINGS – 53 beautiful acres, 2 barns, shed, lrg stocked pond, fenced w/creek. Great views of Clinch Mtn. Mins from Blaine, mins from Hwy 61 or 131! All hook-ups to water & elec are in front of property. Only 2 miles from Grainger/Union Cnty line – 5 miles from 131/61 split. Call Justin for more info 865-806-7407.

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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.

104 SWAN SEYMOUR, MAYNARDVILLE – Approx 1040 SF. Lake views. Within walking distance to Norris Lake. 3BR/2BA, oak flrs, oak kit cabs, all appl, new int paint, 2-car gar & 1-car det gar. Fruit trees, sloping yard. In need of minor repairs. Lake access around the corner. Sold as is. Priced at only $82,300. Dir: N on Hwy 33 thru Maynardville to R on Hickory Valley, L on Walker Ford, L on Circle, L on Swan Seymour, home on right.

VERY NICE 3BR/2BA! 1740 SF, nice level 1.27 acre lot w/hdwd floors, ceramic tile in kit, corner stone FP, cathedral ceilings, split BRs. Attached 2-car gar, 40x36 metal barn/storage. Priced to sell at only $199,500.

This home is a must see! Call Justin today to set up your showing – 865-806-7407. North on Broadway, right on Tazewell Pk into Plainview. Left onto W. Mtn View Rd, property located on left. Sign on property.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! Other candidates may speak in GENERAL terms of what they propose to accomplish as your County Mayor. I will give it to you in SPECIFICS. As I have stated many times, my primary focus will be on business and job creation. Having been a small business owner for the past 20 years in the transportation industry, I know the joys and discomforts that are constantly incurred in keeping a business afloat.

A FEW OF MY PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS INCLUDE: LUTTRELL: I plan to work closely with the local government in promoting and utilizing the only Rail Service in our county. It has endless possibilities with capabilities for job growth. This area is viable for manufacturing or distribution.

It could also attract drayage services for East Tennessee as well as the Southeast Kentucky region. I will lobby for these enhancements.

BIG RIDGE: I am truly pleased with the work the Chamber of Commerce has done in promoting Big Ridge State Park. It is in my hopes that more small businesses will develop as a result of the constant promotion of the park. I will stand firm to assure its success. I am also learning more about the “Neighborhood Watch Program.” I would like to work with the organizers to mimic this program in all districts of our county.

MAYNARDVILLE: I will urge County Commission to adopt a business tax incentive. This resolution will be on a graduated scale for new businesses choosing to locate in our county. It should be on a percentage basis according to the number of employees and longevity. A measure should also be adopted to ensure already-existing businesses have relief in adding new employees to grow their interest. This will eliminate time consumption in the processing of manufacturers and investors. While County Commission only meets once a month, measures could be expedited for any snags that may occur for commission approval.

SHARPS CHAPEL: I am working on a grant (as this ad goes to print) for improvements on Helms Ferry. The ferry is a vital tool for 250+ Union County Residents on the Speedwell side of the lake. It also saves time for our local law enforcement and contractors, not to mention the tourism value. We must preserve what Clayton Helms began as a former road superintendent. This is one of only three ferries still in operation in the state of Tennessee. I am also working on a TVA approval for a “free boat launch” in the Lost Creek area. This will generate revenues through fishing tournaments and contribute to sales with local merchants. I will also be exploring funding for a “Legal Library” in the Chapel.

EDUCATION: I am excited about the “Tennessee Promise” proposed by Governor Haslam. If passed, tuition for post-secondary education for Community Colleges and Vocational Technical Schools would be at no cost to the student. It is my opinion that this measure would not only assist the student in raising his or her income level, but would also hopefully reduce poverty and crime in our county.

I am proposing to take the “Tennessee Promise” one step further. I would work with Dr. Carter and the school board to give students who don’t take advantage of this program or seek post secondary education another advantage.

I will be visiting businesses all over East Tennessee to find out what specialties they require. It may be a certain type of software in their programming or a specific type of weld in fabrication. I want our students to be “Job Ready.” I will do my utmost to see that no student falls between the cracks.

AGRICULTURE: I will be working with UT and legislators to promote and develop solutions to replace the tobacco revenues which our county once enjoyed. The loss of these revenues has been detrimental to our local economy.

These are only a few of the proposals I plan to accomplish. A “Business and Industrial Committee” has not been appointed in the last four years. It will be one of my first items on the agenda. Let’s make Union County not only a better place to live, but a better place to work.

I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT MAY GOD BLESS OUR COUNTY

BRANTLEY 4 MAYOR

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Sharps Chapel Park July 26, 2014, 6-9 p.m

Barbecue, Hot Dogs, Balloons and Music

Master of Ceremonies: Former Greene County Mayor Roger Jones Candidates from State, District, County and Local Races will be allowed to speak

EVERYONE IS INVITED Paid for by the candidate