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BUZZ Courthouse steps closed The front steps of the Union County Courthouse were closed for repairs Sept. 2. Union County Mayor Mike Williams said the long-planned repairs were put off at the request of the judge while a high-profile murder case was tried. “They’re a hazard,” he said. “We’re just trying to make things better.” The deteriorating steps will be torn out and replaced. Williams said the process should take four weeks or less. In the meantime, courthouse will remain open. Visitors should use the back entrance by the elevator.
School board The Union County Board of Education will meet in regular session on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Union County High School auditorium. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. with the meeting immediately to follow.
Hogskin History Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn, will host the 16th Hogskin History Day Celebration 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. This year’s theme is local churches. There will be live music, local historians and heritage crafts, local vendors and exhibits, children’s activities, silent auction, cake walks, great food and a raffle of up to $2,000. Visitors will also receive tours of eco-buildings and Natural Burial Preserve. Info: www.narrowridge.org or 865-497-2753
Drawing classes Union County Arts Council will offer basic drawing classes with instructor and renowned artist Seth Hamerkamp 6:308:30 p.m. Sept. 15, 22 and 29, and Oct. 6, at Union County Arts in Maynardville. Classes are for those age 14 and older, and cost is $10 per class. The fee covers supplies which students may keep after the class. Havercamp won Best in Show at the 2008 Portrail Society of America’s International Portrait Competition and People’s Choice Award for the same competition in 2013. Opportunity made possible by a grant from the East Tennessee Foundation. Info or to register: Susan Boone, 992-9161 or ucartscoop@ aol.com; Betty Bullen, 9195708 or bullenart@aol.com; or Carol Pratt, 441-4274 or Carolpratt1961@me.com.
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Wine trail ‘uncorks’ history By Shannon Carey
Rick Riddle of Seven Springs Farm in Maynardville has a lot to say about the history of distilling in East Tennessee. In 1860, the spirits industry was the biggest in the state, with many distilleries operating in Union and Knox counties. Prohibition, he said, devastated the economy of rural Appalachia and gave rise to illegal moonshine distilling and the infamous Thunder Road. “It’s a tremendous history,” said Riddle. Now, six East Tennessee wineries have teamed to create the Thunder Road Wine Trail. Their slogan, “Uncork the History,” points to the burgeoning wine tourism industry here, and the rich history of the area. The trail goes from Knoxville to Watauga Lake, including Blue Slip Winery in Knoxville, Eagle Springs Winery in Kodak, Goodwater Vineyards in Mosheim, Spout Spring Estates in Blaine, Seven Springs, and Watauga Lake Winery in Butler. Each winery has its own, unique offerings, including specialty wines, tours, local foods and more. The trail encourages wine lovers to get off the Interstate and visit the back roads. There are even deals from other local businesses. Riddle said Pete’s Place in Maynardville will give a discount and waive the corking fee for those bringing Seven Springs wines to the restaurant. “Wine trails are wine tourism,” said Riddle. “We’re trying to at-
Rick and Nikki Riddle of The Winery at Seven Springs Farm in Maynardville stand on the winery’s porch. The winery is now part of the East Tennessee Thunder Road Wine Trail. Photo by S. Carey
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Union County Jail certified, first time in 30 years By Shannon Carey For the first time in at least 30 years, the Union County Jail in the courthouse basement has been certified by the Tennessee Correctional Institute. Sheriff Billy Breeding and Jail Administrator Jesse Ellis traveled to Nashville Sept. 2 to receive the news. Ellis said TCI’s records go back only 30 years, so the jail could have been uncertified for longer than that. Certification brings benefits for the county. Breeding said that the state will now pick up the tab for medical bills for state inmates, and the certification helps decrease the county’s liability for lawsuits that arise within the jail. “It’s been a long, hard road,” said Breeding. That road started shortly after Breeding took office in 2014. At mandatory training for new sheriffs, Jim Hart with CTAS approached Breeding about problems in the jail and handed Breeding a 2013 jail needs assessment. Breeding said the assessment was “very thick” and included a lot of pictures. Breeding shared the assessment with Ellis, and the two got to work. “Inspector Robert Kane looked at the jail, and at the time he didn’t really think it was possible to get certified,” said Ellis. “But we start-
Union County Sheriff Billy Breeding and Union County Jail Administrator Jesse Ellis (center) receive recognition of jail certification from Tennessee Correctional Institute Board of Control chair Bill Oldham (left) and Tennessee Correctional Institute Executive Director Beth Ashe. Photo submitted
ed chipping away at it.” First order of business was to clean the jail up. Ellis said it just wasn’t sanitary in there. Security was also inadequate, and there was no natural light. None of the cells in the “bull pen” area had electric lights at all, only the common area. The jail had problems with sewer drainage. Inmates had flushed blankets and towels down the
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toilets, and some toilets wouldn’t flush. Ventilation had to be fi xed, new flooring laid, and the entire jail was repainted. The kitchen received updates, including a new stove. Ellis even uncovered a black mold problem behind paneling in the jail administrator’s office, then more when a wall collapsed in the jail secretary’s office. Then came the evidence vault.
The jail needed a place to securely store inmate property and files. Piece by piece, jail staff went through the old evidence vault, which contained items going back to the 1970s, and piece by piece they sought court permission to destroy what could be destroyed. Evidence that could not be destroyed was moved to the Sheriff’s office at Veterans Street. The space became inmate property and file storage. Much of the work was performed by the inmates themselves. Ellis said funds came from unspent jail maintenance dollars from previous years and from phone card funds. Inmates are allowed phone access, but they purchase phone cards from the county. A new jail commissary will also help defray jail costs. In May, Kane re-inspected the jail and recommended it for certification. “Most people don’t realize how much work has gone into it,” said Breeding. Ellis said his work has just begun. “Now that we’re certified, we have to work to keep it,” he said. Breeding thanked the jail staff for putting in extra hours to make the jail certification possible, and the inmates for their work as well.
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A side view of the 3-D printed house at Malibu Collision in Halls.
‘This changes everything’ 3-D printed dh house rolls out of Halls By Shannon Carey When Halls guy Rick Spears took a 3-D printed Shelby Cobra to the Detroit Auto Show, the lead design engineer from Kia asked him why. Concept cars are the show’s regular fare. Spears replied that the Cobra was 3-D printed, taking six weeks from concept to a complete, drivable vehicle. Right now in the auto industry, it takes eight to 12 months to get a concept to the wind tunnel, and it’s still not drivable. The guy from Kia was blown away. “This changes everything,” he said. On Sept. 8, a 3-D printed house rolled out of Malibu Collision in Halls, bound for trade shows across the nation. The project was sponsored by MaxLab at ORNL, a wing of the Department of Energy dedicated to researching innovative and efficient building designs and materials. Spears owns and operates Malibu Collision. Twelve years ago, he started investigating carbon fiber, a new material that could be used to customize cars. “There was nowhere to learn about it,” Spears said. “I had to order a CD from Germany and figure it out in German.” Then, he went to a carbon fiber expo in Washington, D.C., and met Jesse Smith of Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley. Turns out, Oak Ridge National Laboratory was aiming to be the carbon fiber capital of the world, and they were looking for
someone to d do prototyping. i Suddenly, Malibu Collision took center stage in the world of high-tech materials. Malibu spin-off company TruDesign is dedicated to design, analysis and prototyping, “working to help bring back manufacturing to the U.S.,” said Spears. TruDesign developed a spray-on coating that can make the “ropey” texture of 3-D printed products smooth. 3-D printed molds for auto parts are also revolutionizing the industry. When President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visited Pellissippi State this year, they signed a car hood made at Malibu Collision, the first hood ever pulled off a 3-D printed mold, and the first hood ever signed by a President and Vice President. “We printed the mold in eight hours and pulled the hood in three days,” said Spears. “And it was made here in Halls.” But 3-D printing is not just for cars. Airplane, boat and appliance manufacturers are also clamoring for more. “It’s really cool to be helping develop technology and processes that are not even on the market yet,” Spears said. The house, just a oneroom proof-of-concept house for now, will travel to national trade shows. 3-D printed from 20 percent carbon fiber and 80 percent AVS, the panels “snap together like Legos,” said Spears. It was assembled at Clayton Homes of Halls. Other partners include Alcoa and SOM. The roof is covered with solar panels, and appliances are the most energyefficient available.
Rick Spears stands beside a 3-D printed demonstration house. One room for ease of transportation across the nation this year, this proof-of-concept model is a joint project of MaxLab at ORNL, and TruDesign, which operates out of Spears’ Malibu Collision in Halls. It was assembled at Clayton Homes of Halls and finished at Malibu Collision. Photos by R. White
“It’s the only one in the world like it,” Spears said. “People don’t realize what’s really going on at the lab. “There are a lot of people who haven’t seen 3-D printing. It’s going to change the way we do everything.”
StyroPower 3-D printing isn’t the only field Spears has explored. Another spin-off company, StyroPower, makes equipment that compacts Styrofoam so that it is economical to ship and recycle. The device went through a three-year process of research and development, including processing a year’s worth of breakfast and lunch trays from Halls High School. According to StyroPower president John Miller, the device melts and compacts the Styrofoam from 1,400 lunch trays into one-half cubic foot. The material can then by recycled back into fuel, more Styrofoam, or even into 3-D printer material. Info: www.malibu collison.com
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Neighborhood watch fights crime By Shannon Carey Union County’s 7th District (Plainview), is about to join the ranks of neighborhood watch communities. Big Ridge and Paulette have thriving neighborhood watch groups, and Sheriff Billy Breeding said these groups have helped fight crime. “A lot of the information we’ve received has been useful,” he said. “We’ve made some drug busts from these things.” Breeding’s goal is to establish a neighborhood watch in each voting district in Union County. Big Ridge was already up and running when Breeding took office. Paulette started about six months ago. Breeding attends “just about all” of the meetings, along with
watch coordinator Trever Warwick. They also bring special speakers like Judge Darryl Edmondson and TWRA officer Rick Roberts. The citizens elect a captain at the first meeting. Law enforcement officers list crimes reported in the area over the last month, then the floor is opened for discussion and questions. “We try to let them know to look out for suspicious
activity, look out for your neighbors,” Breeding said. “Many times, people see suspicious activity and don’t report it. No matter how minor it is, let us know. I’d rather check it out and it be nothing than not hear about it. “This is how we solve crimes. They’ve got a lot more eyes and ears than we do.” Info: 992-5212
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETINGS ■ Big Ridge, 4th District, meets 7 p.m. every first Thursday, in the library at Big Ridge Elementary School. ■ Paulette, 6th District, meets 7 p.m. every second Tuesday, in the cafeteria at Paulette Elementary School. ■ Plainview, 7th District, will have its first meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in the Plainview Community Center next to Plainview City Hall, with meetings continuing every third Thursday.
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Oppel’s glasswork sparkles
‘Island Invasion’ for lake clean-up
at Union County Arts By Shannon Carey For Laurie Oppel, it’s all about seeing the potential. Take a humble glass bottle, for instance. You might see one by the side of the road and think it’s junk. Oppel sees that glass bottle and thinks it’s art. Oppel grew up on a farm in rural Pennsylvania, an area that she says is a lot like Union County. She and her husband, Union County Chamber of Commerce president Patrick Hurley, live in Sharps Chapel now. After 30 years consulting for electric utilities, Oppel retired in January and turned her attention to art. She started making useful and beautiful objects from wine bottles using a kiln to heat and melt the glass, or cold work, drilling or cutting the glass with diamond bits and blades. She made her artistic debut as d’Vine Inspirations at the Art on Main festival this summer, despite a bro-
These house numbers by artist Laurie Oppel were made for Seven Springs Winery.
ken ankle, and won Booth of Distinction. Oppel’s work isn’t limited to wine bottles, though. She can also use perfume bottles, herbal medicine bottles and food bottles. Wo r c e s t e r shire sauce bottles have a beautiful brown color, she said. Mason jars and Ball jars will even keep their raised lettering when fired properly. Oppel’s creations include spoon rests, nightlights, lamps, wall sconces, tiki torches, wind chimes, cheese and appetizer trays, birdfeeders and house num-
bers. She even does custom work. “Anything that’s made out of glass, I take it and make something else,” Oppel said. “It’s better to have created it into a spoon rest than sitting alongside the road or in the lake.” In fact, quite a bit of Oppel’s glass has been salvaged from Norris Lake. She does lake clean-up and has chaired the Norris Shores Beautification Committee for many years. Oppel is always looking for unique glass to use in her work. Figuring out how to work with glass has been a process of trial and error. Some projects have “failed miserably,” as she puts it, but others have surprised her.
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Glass artist Laurie Oppel holds a clock made from an upcycled wine bottle. Photo by S. Carey
“I just love seeing what the potential is for some of the stuff and working with it,” she said. “It’s a little bit of a passion. Anything about glass, I just have fun with it.” Oppel plans to expand into stained glass after taking a class this November. She will launch a website to sell her items soon. d’Vine Inspirations glasswork is available now at Union County Arts on Main Street, Maynardville. Oppel is also accepting donations of glass. Info: d’Vine Inspirations on Facebook or oppel. laurie@gmail.com
The Norris Lake Project Team will host an Island Invasion on this year’s National Public Lands Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. This year, efforts will focus on the islands in the Loyston Sea area in Anderson and Union County and the islands near Lonas Young Park in Campbell County, including Pilot Island, Wood Duck Island, Bear Hole Island and Baker Island. The launch point for the Loyston Sea side of the lake is Big Ridge State Park. Volunteers can register and get assigned a location there. Boats will shuttle volunteers to and from the islands, and volunteers may bring their own boats. Wear appropriate shoes, preferably boots, gloves and a life jacket. Volunteers may trade their trash bags for a free Island Invader T-shirt and a free lunch. Info: www.norrislakepro ject.com, 800-524-3602, or info@yallcome.org
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tract people to rural Appalachia.” The Winery at Seven Springs, headed by Riddle’s daughter, Nikki, offers wines from classic California grapes like Zinfandel, but also grapes that do well in the East Tennessee climate, including Chambourcin, Traminette and Cutawba. Nikki holds a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt and an enology (wine studies) degree. “You can give the same winemaker the same grapes, and the wine they’ll make will be really different depending on the techniques they use,” she said. The Winery at Seven Springs will host a grand opening event 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, with a classic Thunderbird car show, a mock vintage car chase scene, live music, food trucks and wine tastings. At 1 p.m., state Sen. Frank Niceley, state Rep. Dennis Powers and Mayor Mike Williams will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Info: www.ThunderRoadWineTrail.com or www. WinerySevenSpringsFarm.com
Library to host author rally
Pink lady found Last week, we printed this photo of dancers at the Big Ridge Bluegrass Festival and commented on the energy of the dancer with pink shoelaces. Turns out, 96-year-old Emil Ratliff was sporting those brightly laced dancing shoes. Her granddaughter called the ShopperNews office to identify her.
Little Patriot Cheer Camp offered The Union County High School cheerleaders will offer the Little Patriot Cheer Camp 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Union County High School gym. Cost is $35 per student. Participants will receive three hours of instruction, a cheer T-shirt, admission to a football game
Maynardville M Mayn aynar ard dv il dvil illle le Public Pub ubl bli lic Li lic Library will host the b ill h h third hi d Thunder Road Author Rally 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. “Maynardville Public Library has always been a champion of the written word,” said library director Chantay Collins. Library staff started with small book signings for local authors, but all that changed when they took a trip to an author event. Multiple authors were in attendance with books available
ffor or pu purc purchase, rch hase, has se, interacting intera int teract cti ting ing with and i h readers d d each h other. h The first Thunder Road Author Rally had six authors. The second event had 10 authors, and the upcoming rally will host 28 authors. Attendees will get to meet authors, purchase books and enter drawings and giveaways. On the list to attend are Kim Law, Faith Marlow, T.G. Franklin, Juli Alexander, Lexi Witcher/Leanne Tyler, J.K. Ensley, A.H. Richardson, Andrea Renee
Smith, Smit S mit ith h, Kristie h, K riist sti tie ie Dean, Dea ean n, N.D. N.D .D. D Cinniamon, Gertie King, Ci i G i Ki Melanie K. Hutsell, Janae Mitchell, Jo Jewell, Stephany Faulkner Davis, Carolynn Carey, Mary A. Brantley, Mallory Kane, Donna Wright, Kate Mckeever, Angela Britnell, Patricia Gilliam, Elizabeth Sharp, Barbara Ebel, Rachel Rivers, Kerri Seaton, Bonnie Peters and Teddie Todd. Collins thanked Melissa Stevens of the Illustrated Author for the design of the event logo.
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opinion Reading, math and church history One of my earliest fascinations as a child was with the stained glass windows of Maynardville Baptist Church.
Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME During daytime the windowpanes were a beautiful amber color, and if I stared at them when bright sunlight was streaming through and blinked my eyes rapidly, I could see their images etched on the inside of my closed eyelids. It fascinated me that after dark those same panes turned brown, always turning yellow again each new day. The windows were very tall, capped at the top with gothic arches. I spent much time as a child reading the names printed in the center panes of the bottom sections of the windows. I was to learn later that those were the names of either donors or those in whose memory the windows were donated. The pews also had little silver plaques with names and signatures of donors and honorees. Those names were of the descendants of many of the families who were the first inhabitants of what became Union County and its county seat, Maynardville. I spent much time as a child reading the Church Covenant that hung in a huge blonde wooden frame over the piano. (Even the piano had a plaque dedicating it to someone’s memory.) If I tired of reading these, there were boards over the organ that told how many attended Sunday School and Training Union and reported the amount of the previous week’s of-
fering. But changes were on the way. It seems Preacher Mitchell once visited a church while on vacation and was impressed with the lack of written material in the sanctuary that otherwise might distract from the preaching of the Word. Accordingly, when the interior of the sanctuary was renovated in the late 1970s or early 1980s, names were removed from the windows. The Sunday School and Training Union boards were relocated to the vestibule. New pews were installed without donor plaques. Even the Church Covenant was removed from the sanctuary wall. I must admit I never reconciled to this loss of significant historical reading material; however, there remained the church bulletin, hymnals and Sunday School books that one could read in protest. In ultimate rebellion, one could move from reading to math and count the number of panes in the windows or tiles in the ceiling. Harder to protest was the name of the church being changed from Maynardville Baptist to the First Baptist Church of Maynardville. This was the second name change, as the original building was named Liberty Baptist Church. But with passage of time comes reconciliation to change. There have been three buildings and three different names, all on the original site deeded for a house of worship. While names are not visually displayed, the history of our ancestors cannot be changed or erased. Those Godly people brought us to the legacy we have today. Ultimately, and most importantly, it is the same God who watches over all. Next I’ll share memories of one of Maynardville’s finest.
Music programs ■ Hickory Valley Missionary Baptist Church, 2229 Walker Ford Road, Maynardville, will host its annual fall singing 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the church. Everyone welcome. ■ Luttrell Baptist Church will host a singing 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Special singers: the Ridenour Brothers, Diane Lay and the Leatherwood Church singers, and Chestnut Grove Singers. Everyone welcome.
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Big game in town Maybe you’ve heard the buzz. Big game in town, famous-brand Oklahoma at Neyland Stadium.
Marvin West Go early. If you can find a place to park, enjoy the atmosphere. Get close to the Vol Walk. Tickets are tight but if you have one, go inside, sing Rocky Top, see the team run through the T, buy a bottle of water for $3, remember what Bobby Denton said, pay these prices but pay no more. This is an interesting football matchup. Tennessee is on the rise with bigger expectations. Oklahoma is on the rebound from a “disappointing” 8-5 season that ended poorly. The ugly word was underachievement capped by a very bad bowl loss. Net result: Four new assistant coaches. Oklahoma has talent and
will be a measuring stick. Vols may remember the whipping they took last September in Norman. Sooners are bringing one of the best running backs in America. Sophomore Semaje Perine, 5-11 and 237, full grown as a freshman, rushed for an NCAArecord 427 yards and six touchdowns – in one game, against Kansas. Think about that, one Saturday set of stats that would equal a season for many, a career for some. Ten ne s s e e - Ok l a hom a might be a barnburner with plenty of points – if the orange offensive line can win an occasional matchup, if the receivers receive, if the middle linebacker proves dependable. This is a really big game for Butch Jones. He seeks a genuine signature victory. Two good ones over South Carolina won’t last forever. There are other ramifications. One game does not guarantee long-term success but one game can sometimes make a big difference in general direction.
Return with me now to the home opener of 2006 to find similarities. Highly regarded California was the foe. David Cutcliffe was back as offensive coordinator of the Vols. Tennessee fans were pumped. The crowd went nuts when the Vols came out to play and got even louder when an unsuspecting Golden Bear was struck so hard on the opening kickoff that he missed the rest of the game. Erik Ainge, not so good as a sophomore, opened Tennessee’s first possession with a 41-yard completion to Robert Meachem. Fans would have blown the roof off Neyland Stadium if it had one. As it was, they shook the upper decks. After that, action accelerated. Ainge threw for four touchdowns. An offense that was stagnant the year before (one play of 40 yards or more) was suddenly fresh and crisp. It hit Cal with four big ones. Some thought Cutcliffe made a difference. I have long believed that crazy crowd intimidated California, inspired the Vols
and became a major factor in the mad rush to a stunning 35-0 lead. Oh my, did we have fun. Seven years previously, 1999, the Vols dominated an elite opponent, Georgia, in similar fashion. There have been big gaps between onesided celebrations. I doubt that Oklahoma will be overwhelmed by crowd noise but perhaps you see other similarities. Tennessee has a new offensive coordinator and the hope for a few more big gainers. Tennessee lost last year without the quarterback it now has. It may not make as many blunders on Saturday. There are obvious uncertainties about Oklahoma. Three new offensive coaches could mean a surprising look. Bob Stoops will likely appear the same as always. The head coach is 168-44 at Oklahoma. That’s a success rate of 79.2. Only Barry Switzer and Bud Wilkerson have done better. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
The tragic story of David Crockett Edmondson This concludes the series ken. He was surrounded by on the tragic Barren Creek friends, neighbors and kinfolk. Laughter was not to be flood of 1916. heard. Many who were gathered there had lost loved ones. Some who escaped with their families had no Bonnie food, no clothing, and no Peters work. The crops were made, but the yields were gone, and it was too late to begin to plant anew. David Crockett EdmondSomeone asked Crockett son, whose wife, Mahala LyEdmondson to relate his ons Edmondson, and three experience of that Wedneschildren were drowned, esday and Thursday night. A caped after being washed for hush fell over the gathering five miles among driftwood. as Crockett’s weak voice beTwo of his children were gan the recital of deprivafound alive on drift timber tion and suffering he had three miles from home. All endured. The silence was that remained of his pretty, occasionally broken by sobs almost new two-story home of someone at the gathering. were two posts between “Along toward dark as we which the front gate was were getting ready to go to hung. The huge timbers bed, I asked the old woman if were firmly embedded in it wasn’t going to storm, and the earth and withstood she said ‘Law yes, honey.’ the flood. The chimney was “The clouds are just bilgone and the bricks were ing up in the west. The baby scattered down the creek. was crying to go to bed, and Crockett survived the we went to bed, me putting flood, but his wife, three the baby down at the foot,” children and two grandchilsaid Edmondson. dren were lost in the waters. “Along in the night the A daughter and son who old woman woke me up survived were found lacerand asked me to go out and ated and mangled. see about her crocks in the Crockett stayed at least spring house, as the way it for a time with his son and was raining the creek would daughter-in-law. He told back up and the milk would the following story while be ruined. I was tired from sitting on the little porch of working all day and sleepy their cabin, weak and broand just plain trifling, too, I expect. I told her that a little milk wouldn’t mind if it did get ruined for we had plenty more. “But she said she didn’t care about the milk but she didn’t want to lose the crocks.
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I told her that they wouldn’t wash away and I went back to sleep. I don’t know how long I slept, but the old woman woke me up calling to me to save the baby. “The lightening was flashing and the thunder booming hot and the air was filled with the awfulest sounds I ever heard. I threw my feet from the bed and I was standing in water up to my knees. “I moved toward the foot of the bed to get the baby. Just as I got there, I heard a roar like thunder right in my ears. I could hear trees and timbers smashing and then the flood struck us. The
house groaned and gave way. “I could see the ceiling coming down on us and then I didn’t remember any more until I found myself floating down the flood on top of a house which I suppose was my own as it had a new shingle roof. “I don’t know whether I was in my right mind or not. I thought I was then, but I doubt it now. I thought I heard a man’s voice who I recognized as Bunk Ferguson because he had such a coarse, heavy voice. It seemed to me he was runTo page 5
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A new steeple lies on the ground. It arrived last week but fortunately had not yet been installed. Photos by Cindy Taylor
erts was on site. “We got here around 3 this afternoon, and we’ll stay long enough to make it Only the front remained when firefighters finished at Texas Valley Baptist Church. The front wall (shown here) was later knocked acceptable for the investigadown by firefighters. tors,” he said. “We’ll be here another couple of hours and probably come back during ing service Aug. 30. But morning, preparing the “It was beautiful inside By Cindy Taylor Texas Valley Baptist those plans were dashed sanctuary for Sunday wor- after the renovation,” he the night.” Member Glenn StooksChurch has been going when fire took the building ship. They said everything said. “Now it’s gone.” Responders came from bury has attended Texas through an exciting reno- to the ground Aug. 29. The was still fine at 9:30 a.m. Maynardville, Valley since the early 1960s. vation for the past three building had stood since Buck Wamack got a call not Paulette, “We were in every room long after that telling him Rural/Metro, Karns and months. The first baptism 1972. Church members were something was wrong at the Sharps Chapel. Rural/Met- in the building this mornin the remodeled sanctuary ro shift manager Scott Rob- ing, and everything was was scheduled for the morn- in the building Saturday church.
fine,” he said. Pastor Corey Carroll had been leading worship in the fellowship hall while the renovations took place. Leaders at Christ United Methodist Church in Halls have offered the congregation of Texas Valley use of their facility until other arrangements are made. Fortunately there were no injuries. The cause of the fire was not known at press time.
managed to keep afloat. I drifted with the tide, trying as I went to get closer to the bank, which I finally did. “Seizing a small sapling, my body swung around against the bank. Though weak, I dragged my cut and torn body from the water and began to climb up the hill on my hands and knees. I did not know where I was, but I imagined I had drifted 10 or 12 miles. I had really gone only a mile and a quarter. “Looking around I could see by lightning flashes a house or a barn and I made
my way there thinking I might get some clothes.” Crockett, Mahala and Sarah are all buried at Head of Barren in Claiborne County. Of Mahala and Crockett’s 10 children, Hubert, Bunton and Lonnie died in the flood, as well as two grandchildren. After his second wife died he married Cora Ellen Welch, daughter of Andrew Welch and Martha D. McBee, about 1930 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Cora was born July 1891 in Claiborne County.
The city of God On the holy mount stands the city he founded; the Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. (Psalm 87: 1-3) City of God, how broad and far Outspread thy walls sublime! The true thy chartered freemen are Of every age and clime. (“City of God,” Samuel Johnson, 1860) I worry about the city of God. Jerusalem, I mean, not the Eternal City not made by hands. Turmoil in the Middle East is not new, by any stretch. It seems that cradle of civilization has been perpetually dangerous and uneasy. The fact that the region is a crossroads of three continents accounts for some of its friction. Also, the reality that three major religions inhabit the area inevitably increases the tension. All over the Middle East, warring factors are busily destroying ancient buildings. Beautiful, historic edifices. Why? I can’t imagine. What does that destruction prove? It feels like children tearing down each other’s cardboard forts and playhouses. If it weren’t so deadly and mean and permanent, I would liken it to kids sticking out their tongues at each
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other and saying “Nannananna-boo-boo!” Even so, in my heart, I know that buildings are just buildings. They are manmade. They will crumble someday. Jerusalem is more than its buildings. Jerusalem is holy ground: its streets have been blessed by the footsteps of patriarchs and kings, saints and pilgrims, disciples and Jesus himself, and it points us to the Eternal City, the City of God. It is that city that will be our long home. It is there that we will be citizens in a Kingdom we can only imagine now. Until then, let us strive to make this world more like that one!
David Crockett
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ning down the bank trying to warn the people, but I think now he was on some drift, floating the same as myself. “How I made that trip in safety I will never know for I gave up and sank beneath the waters many times thinking it was all over. How far I floated on the housetop I can’t say, but before long it struck something and turned over, throwing me under it. I felt it float off of me; and, as I came to the surface, I struck a large timber and catching to it I thought I was safe at last for I knew it would float. “After the lightening would flash, and it was almost steady, I could see houses, barns, trees, timbers and cattle floating on the water which looked to be almost a mile wide. “Before I had gone far, my timber struck something and ended over, throwing me through the air. Again I was beneath the water. I could feel the debris and logs and timbers as they struck my body or passed overhead. “Finally, when I rose to the top again, I was more dead than alive. “I was so weak and exhausted I could scarcely move. Throwing my arms
out wider for some support, I struck nothing except small boards which gave way beneath my hands and I went under again. “How far I was swept on under the water, no one can tell; but directly, I felt something solid passing over me and with a mighty effort I turned over and caught the edge of what was part of a room. “It was about 10 by 20 feet as near as I could judge in lightning flashes. As I crossed on the roof on my hands and knees my fingers in the cracks under the shingles to keep from being thrown off, I was thrown around by the whirling current. “I was almost naked, had on nothing but the tattered rags of what had been a shirt when I had started. I was shivering from the cold which had numbed my body. “As a flash of lightning came, I looked to the bank ahead about 20 feet away. I would have attempted to try to swim, but just as I let go of my hold with my fingers the roof I was holding on to turned quickly, throwing me far out into the stream. “Hopelessly, I struck out for where I had seen the bank and by some miracle
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Addison Harrison, Alex Mullins and Rheagan Collins formulate a plan for the Big Ridge Elementary School egg drop. This team won the contest, landing their hardboiled egg without a crack. Photos submitted
Book cover earrings are a later project for the library skinny block this semester.
Union County High School senior Emily King talks with librarian Sherrie Collins during a “book tasting.” Photo by S. Carey
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hunt, in which students used iPads to search for QR Codes hidden in key locations in the library. Later, Collins will introduce MakerSpace activities like book cover jewelry and 3-D pen modeling. But for now, Book Tasting is on the menu. Collins found the idea on Pinterest, a website where she discovers lots of library activities and decorating projects. Library tables are
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Bubble wrap and tape ensured a safe landing for one hard-boiled egg at Big Ridge Elementary School. Librarian Louanne Nicely challenged 4th grade library students to craft protection for eggs that would be dropped from the school’s jungle gym. The exercise was tied in with study of Gary Paulsen’s novel “Hatchet.” Since the main character in the book crashes into the Canadian wilderness in a single-engine plane, the students explored how force from an impact can be affected by protective materials. The activity took place during MakerSpace time in the library. New this year, Maker-
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■ Canning College will be offered to those age 12 and older, Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Union County Senior Center. Pressure cooker canning will be taught 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and water bath method will be taught 1-3 p.m. Cost is $15 per class or $30 for both. Info or to register: Becca Hughes, 992-8038 or rlhughes@utk. edu.
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Great cheer year ahead Union County High School cheerleaders are vaulting into a new season. Coaches Glena Beeler and Tabitha Young say the squad will perform at football and basketball games with a new routine this season. Most of the squad are juniors, and several squad members tumble. The new routine is more involved than last year and features more tumbling. “I’m very proud of them this year,” said Beeler. “I feel like this is going to be one of our better years.”
The Union County High School Patriots cheerleaders are: (front) Leah Carroll, Madi Bailey, Reagan Smith, Taylor Jones, Madison Loepp, Carolyne Rutherford, Brooklyn Nease; (second row) Lydia Young, Daylee Woods, Maggie Middleton, Emeri Kitts, Savannah Flatford, Kaitlyn Wood; (back) coach Glena Beeler, Haley Beeler, Alexandra Moshe, Saylar Epperson and coach Tabitha Young. Not pictured is Hope Austin. Photo by S. Carey
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Luttrell Elementary honored Union County Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter, Luttrell Elementary School principal Sonja Saylor and state Rep. Jerry Sexton are pictured during an Aug. 28 school assembly. Sexton presented a proclamation from the Tennessee House of Representatives recognizing LES for achieving Reward School status. The honor is given to the top five percent of schools in the state each year in categories of achievement or gains. Photo submitted
Horace Maynard students have perfect scores Four Horace Maynard Middle School students had perfect math or science scores for the spring 2015 TCAP tests. Pictured here, Andrew Reece scored 100 in science, and Mason Weaver, Eli Taylor and McKayla Johnson all scored 100 in math. Each student received a $25 Walmart gift card. Photo submitted
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Standefer, Compassion Coalition; and By Carol Shane Next week, a group of leaders in faith Dr. Salmaan Toor, Muslim Community will convene in a town hall setting for of Knoxville – will join keynote speaker discussion on a topic that the Rev. Nicole Krewson of Church Street is often considered taboo. United Methodist Church for “Diversity They’ll be talking about in Faith: Perspectives on Suicide.” Anne Young, program director of suicide. September is, in fact, Relapse Recovery and Young Adults at National Suicide Preven- Cornerstone of Recovery, is co-facilition Awareness Month. tator of the event. The flyer states: “In Here in Tennessee, over times of grief and crisis, many people 950 people take their own turn to their religious faith for answers lives each year. Suicide is and resources. Clergy and lay leaders of Scott Payne the ninth leading cause of faith communities need to know how to respond to suicide, death in our state, both in terms of preand the third leadThe Tennessee Suicide vention and the afing cause of death termath of a suicide among Tennesseans Prevention Network will death. This free event aged 10-24. will help faith leadScott Payne is the host a town hall meeting on ers, health-care proEast Tennessee ReThursday, Sept. 17. viders, mental health gional Coordinator workers and the genfor the Tennessee eral public learn how Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN.) Through serving in they can address the issue of suicide a crisis center, and later as a facilitator from a faith-based perspective.” “It is our hope,” says Payne, “that for a Survivors of Suicide (SOS) group, Payne says he came to realize that “com- bringing people of different faith tradimunities needed more information so tions together to discuss suicide and its that people could intervene and interrupt prevention will reduce stigma surroundsuicide thoughts before they turn into be- ing suicide, and encourage people who may be experiencing thoughts of suicide havior.” On the morning of Sept. 17, six leaders to access help.” “Diversity in Faith: Perspectives on in the faith community – the Rev. Howard Bowlin, Cornerstone of Recovery; Suicide” takes place from 8.30-11 a.m. the Rev. Christopher Buice, Tennessee Thursday, Sept. 17, at the South College Valley Unitarian Universalist Church; Parkside Campus, 400 Goody’s Lane. Rabbi Alon Ferency, Heska Amuna Syna- Space is limited to the first 150 regisgogue; Father Ragan Schriver, Catholic trants. Info: diversity-in-faith.eventbrite. Diocese of Knoxville; the Rev. Dr. Grant com or email spayne@tspn.org
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er. Info: 922-2552. Heiskell Seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road. Walgreens Powell will be hosting a free flu shot clinic; bring insurance info. Guest speaker: representative from Commercial Bank. Bring dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326. Homeschoolers at the Library Part 2: Robotics with the L&N STEMpunks, 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Registration required. Info/ registration: 922-2552. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
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SEEKING VENDORS The Union County Heritage Festival is seeking arts-and-crafts vendors, food vendors, demonstrators and nonprofit booths for the festival, to be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Wilson Park in Maynardville. The festival draws more than 4,000 people each year. Info/booth pricing: Marilyn Toppins, mtoppins51@comcast.net.
THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22 Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memories” show featuring Pat Boone and Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Info/tickets: KnoxvilleTick ets.com or 656-4444.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254; Stephanie, 862-9252. First Lutheran 55-Alive seniors group meeting, noon, First Lutheran Church, 1207 N. Broadway. A hot lunch ($8), prepared by school chef Stacy Takonis, will be served at 12:30. Program at 1 p.m.: Ed and Jo Niedens speaking on Rome to Copenhagen and Celebrating D-Day at Normandy. Reservations required: 524-0366. Halls Book Club, 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. “Into This Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster” by John Krakau-
Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091. Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 11-12 Fall consignment sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church, 4615 Asheville Highway. Info: Shannan, 525-7807 or srebold@freedomchristianacademy.org.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W. 5th Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254; Stephanie, 862-9252. Hogskin History Day, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Admission and parking are free. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603; narrowridge.org. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Thunder Road Author Rally, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Maynardville Public Library, Main Street, Maynardville. Local authors attending. Meet-and-greet, book sales, book signings. Info: 992-7106.
SUNDAY-MONDAY, SEPT. 13-14 Tennessee Stage Company auditions for “My Three Angels,” 2-4 p.m. Sunday and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net.
MONDAY, SEPT. 14 Coffee, Donuts and a Movie: “Where Hope
Grows,” 10:30 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431. Family Movie Night: “Book of Life,” 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.
MONDAYS, SEPT. 14, 21, 28 “Handbuilding With Clay” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Janet McCracken. Registration deadline: Sept. 7. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15 Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 256-5415. Open enrollment for beginner’s square dance class, 7 p.m., Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip St. Lessons $5; first lesson free. Info: R.G. Pratt, 947-3238.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 Sharps Chapel Fish Fry, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sharps Chapel Senior Center. Bring a side dish to share. Info: 992-3292.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: Info: 992-5212.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091. Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 Church rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Household items, toys, children’s clothing, electronics, furniture, more. Info: 523-5687. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Luttrell Music Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Luttrell City Park. Music, vendors, activities and more. Info: luttrellbluegrass.com. “Salvage Jewelry” class, 1-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. Registration deadline: Sept. 12. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.
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908694 POWELL – Approx 4 acre tracts. Private setting, great location. Starting at $44,900 (908693 & 908694)
UNION – 142.9 acres on Co line. 61.57 acres in Knox Co & 81.33 acres in Union Co. Branch runs across both ends of property & has a spring fed GIBBS AREA this 6+/- acres is level pond. Property has a brick bldg near with creek access. This is part of a road. $599,000 (874441) larger tract of land also available. Call for details. $85,000 (927701)
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
HALLS – 67.13 acres w/pond. mostly wooded with several possible bldg sites and Seasonal Mtn Views. Private Setting. $224,900 (918598)
GIBBS – 8+ acre tracts, level single family tracts. Ideal location & terrain for mini farm. Additional acreage available. Starting at $75,000. (910280)
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)