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IN THIS ISSUE West looks ahead At my age, I don’t win many foot races but, by jumping the gun, I might be first with a Tennessee football outlook for 2015. Next year is when the Volunteers are supposed to take a giant step forward. Some teams that have been pushing Tennessee around for the past several seasons should rethink the situation. The big bullies know who they are.
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Thanksgiving As I enjoy Thanksgiving Day, my mind travels back to past Thanksgivings. I am thankful for happy memories as well as for new memories yet to be made.
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Walker’s Ford Union County historian Bonnie Peters continues her look at troops in Union County during the Civil War.
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For the Children The “For the Children” Christmas fund for foster children in Union County is asking for popular toys (unwrapped) for babies to pre-teens, as well as cash to buy gift cards for the older kids. Members invite everyone to join them at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at Cancun Restaurant on Crippen Road in Halls to collect the toys and cash and to “celebrate the spirit of generosity and community with toys, tacos and margaritas.” Donations can be made by calling Kim Raley Bouchard at 865-363-3833.
Pecans are here! The Union County Lions Club is selling pecans to raise funds to help provide eye care services for Union County citizens. Pecans are available at the Union County Trustee’s Office in the courthouse, First Century Bank and Commercial Bank (Maynardville branch). Cost is $10 per pound for halves and $12 per pound for 12-ounce packages of dark chocolate covered pecans.
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Ornament-al art By Libby Morgan Amid the sparkle and lights of the family Christmas tree, branches are decorated with meaningful memories: baby’s first Christmas, a child’s handmade ornament or a memento purchased from a special time. Lawanna Loy is putting fond memories of a different kind on hand-painted glass globes. She paints scenes, current and bygone, to display during the holiday season. Many depictions of structures have made their way to the delicate curved surface. Each is unique, and some of her commissions are from old family photos. While most of the ornaments have a church on them, she’s painted the old courthouse, farms, existing and bygone home places, and 33 bridge. Recent commissions include the old Leatherwood church and Dale Earnhardt’s car. “I don’t have a lot of confidence, but when it comes to crafting, I’ll try anything. I love to sew and paint,” says Loy. She says she’s been painting for about 10 years, and has taken classes from Aurora Harrison Bull
Lawanna Loy holds two of her hand-painted glass ornaments at Flowers by Bob. Beside her is one of her scenery paintings. Photo by Libby Morgan and others. She paints on canvas, too, and says one of her favorite subjects is the Italian countryside. Some of her paintings are for sale at Union County Arts. “Lately some of my family members and I have had some serious health problems,” she says, referring to the recent death of a brother and her own heart surgery early this year. “Taking care of him and then
recuperating from my surgery has taken a lot of time away from creating art, but I’m renewed now and feeling great.” Loy is well-known in Union County, being raised among the 10 Wynn siblings in Hickory Valley, and later providing her friendly smile to customers at several Maynardville businesses for decades. She worked many years at the courthouse, for Darryl Edmonson, for John Deere
and at First State Bank. Maynardville’s Flowers by Bob sells her ornaments and takes custom orders. Ornaments of several local churches are available now, and the staff at the shop are happy to contact Loy about new commissions. Prices are reasonable. “So far I’ve been able to keep up with the demand,” she says. “I’m pleased to do this for my friends and neighbors.”
New digs for ORNL Credit Union The ORNL Federal Credit Union has moved into spacious, contemporary new offices within the Food City in Maynardville. Pictured are: head teller Jessica Holder, manager Angie Merritt, teller Bethany Winstead and teller Ashley Stanford. The branch was previously located in a different section of the store. Merritt said it is full service, handling all the products offered at any branch, including loans. Photo by S. Clark
Dunn breaks with Haslam on Common Core By Betty Bean State Rep. Bill Dunn is a key member of the House Education Committee and has generally supported Gov. Bill Haslam’s education reform measures. But he broke ranks last session by passing a bill to reel back the Common Core Bill Dunn State Standards, which have grown increasingly unpopular among conservatives as well as teachers. Dunn said the new law (which Haslam signed) puts Tennessee in control of its standards while requiring the state Board of Education to notify members of the House and Senate education committees and post information online before it can vote on standard changes. The law also limits the application of the standards to language arts and math, limits the data that can be collected from students
and parents, and requires Common Core-aligned tests to be bid out. While Dunn’s efforts made implementation of Common Core more transparent, is that enough for legislators who want to repeal it outright? We will see in January. Dunn also has a plan to get teachers a raise but isn’t ready to discuss it. “The governor may have a different plan, but I’ve got a backup plan to reward teachers for their hard work over the years.” He admits his plan could be complicated by the reality of a tight budget year. “That’s going to rule a whole lot of things.” When asked if he’ll join his conservative colleagues who want to repeal the Hall tax on investment income, he hedged his answer, pointing out that he has supported tax cuts like the small sales tax decrease on food (“People have got to eat”), but said he’s leery of cutting off vital revenue streams. “I think we have to look at the budget long term. When you
weaken yourself financially as a state, you become beholden to the federal government. Why would we weaken ourselves? “When someone comes forward and says we need to repeal this tax, they need to show how that’s going to affect the budget. When we repealed the inheritance tax, we benefited, because it encouraged more people to stay in state. With the Hall tax, I think you start by looking at who you’re hurting. If it’s a retiree who depends on this for income, you could raise the exemption, but I think we should distinguish between an elderly couple depending on their investments and a billionaire who’s investing. “My main point is, as long as we have the financial means, we call the shots. When we don’t, the federal government calls the shots.” After 20 years in the House, Dunn is kind of a big deal, particularly since the Republicans ended the Democrats’ majority in 2008. Dunn became chair of the Calendar and Rules Committee, the last
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Local stores are drenched in Christmas One of the busiest businesses in Maynardville is Flowers by Bob, especially this time of year. Christmas Libby trees dripping with this seaMorgan son’s newest decorations are shoulder-to-shoulder in the shop. One tree sports a fishing theme with ornaments of owls and has burlap touchfish, reels and flies. Another es. Angels are everywhere. The wassail stays hot evis a vision in light teal and white. One is coated with ery day for guests during
by the stones. Doyle Dukes’ shop has been a Maynardville mainstay since 1971, and his loyalty to the community has resulted in loads of repeat customers. Dukes comes by his trade honestly. He says his forebears have been watchmak■ A sparkly place ers and jewelers since beWalk in to Dukes Jewel- fore the French Revolution. “My dad and my uncles ry and prepare to be dazzled the holiday season. Bob Sharp is participating in the Union County Chamber’s Shop Local campaign, and everything in the store is 10 percent off. Visit his shop on Hwy. 61E just off Maynardville Highway in Maynardville.
The staff of Flowers by Bob can help you create a Christmas to remember: Angie Walters, Bob Sharp, Patty Sharp, Angie Blankenship and Kathy Williams. Not pictured: Judy Bailey and Bette Collins. Photos by Libby Morgan. have had at one time five stores in the area, but mine is the only one left,” he says. When asked what he has done to stay steady through the decades, Dukes says, “This shop is absolutely full-service. We’ll do work other jewelry stores won’t
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Luttrell student to appear in ‘The Nutcracker’ By Libby Morgan Luttrell Elementary third grader Antonio Grasty is rehearsing for an appearance at the Tennessee Theatre, where he will be dancing on the big stage with professional Russian ballet dancers in “The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker.” Children from all over East Tennessee and beyond have auditioned to be included in the 60-plus roles available to dancers ages 5 to 16 at each performance in the U.S. The Knoxville shows are at 3 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 3 and 7 p.m. Grasty landed two roles, says his dance teacher, Shelly Hall. He will be in the Chinese tea dance, with three other child dancers and two pros, and as a party guest interacting with the Russian pros. They are rehearsing at her studio, Danse et
Plus (French for “dance and more”) in Knoxville Center Mall. Knox-area children will be snowflakes, mice, snow maidens and dancers in other scenes. “Antonio is really getting noticed,” says Hall. “He has not only been chosen for the roles in this show, he has won scholarships in the last two dance conventions he has attended. And he’s only eight-years-old. “At the Kids Artistic Revue convention in Atlanta last month, he received a hip hop scholarship that only two out of a thousand kids get, and the Encore contemporary dance people also awarded him a scholarship. These are two extremely different styles of dance, so this really shows his range of talent. “The ballet he’s practic-
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Antonio Grasty is practicing for the Chinese tea dance in “The Nutcracker” ballet in Knoxville. Photo by Libby Morgan
ing now will help him with his technique in all styles of dance, and in any sport he plays. He’s just an allaround good dancer in any
style, and a good athlete – he wrestles and plays football, too.” Antonio’s mom, Janice Grasty, says her son wres-
The promise of Tennessee Promise By Bonny C. Millard The intrinsic value of Tennessee Promise is that students who are still in elementary school and even high school can start preparing for college now. Randy Boyd, who volunteered as special advisor on higher education for Gov. Bill Haslam last year, recently spoke to Randy Boyd the Rotary Club of Knoxville, sharing the history of tnAchieves, Tennessee Promise and the “Drive to 55” initiative. The goal of the “Drive to 55” initiative is that 55 percent of Tennessee’s population will have a postsecondary education, either a degree or certificate, by the year 2025, Boyd said. Tennessee Promise is a last-dollar scholarship program that will allow high school graduates to attend community colleges or technical schools for free in 2015. “What (Tennessee Promise) did was create a $350 million endowment
that now allows us to offer a scholarship to every single graduate in all 95 counties,” Boyd said. “…We’re able to tell kindergartners and first graders and their parents
that they can now go to college so they can start planning and changing their trajectory.” The ability to access a free college education
can help students become better prepared to do well in college, Boyd said. “If you’re reading two grades below in third grade, you never catch up,” he said. Tennessee Promise started in Knoxville in
tled his way to fourth in the nation in his age group. He performed at the Fantasy of Trees and attended another convention
at Wilderness Resort over Thanksgiving weekend, and will perform in Knoxville Center Mall in mid-December.
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students fill out federal student aid forms, required them to perform one day of community service for each semester and matched them with a mentor. Tennessee Promise, based on the same concept, will partner tnAchieves. “It’s a big challenge,” Boyd said. “If we decide to do it, we can do it.”
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Thanksgivings past and future As I enjoy Thanksgiving Day, my mind travels back to past Thanksgivings. I am thankful for happy memories as well as for new memories yet to be made.
Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME Art and music had their places in the Thanksgivings of the past. I’m sure many of us remember using construction paper and tempera paint to make Thanksgiving turkeys from our handprints on paper plates. On this day I think of our sweet music teacher Ms. Allene Griffith and how she introduced us to “Over the River and Through the Woods.” Both in school and at church we sang “We Gather Together” and “Come Ye Thankful People Come.” Both school and church excelled in the preparation of fine Thanksgiving meals. The first family Thanksgiving memory I have was in the early 1970s. My parents and I ate dinner with my half-brother Jerry Sampson in Jefferson City. I remember Jerry’s wife, Evelyn, shining her hardwood floors as we arrived. By the time Jerry drove us back home, Dad was pretty well “lit.” That worked to my favor, for Dad normally insisted that everyone in the house be in bed by 9 p.m., but this night he was feeling so good that I got to stay up late and
watch Gene Wilder in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” That was the first of many times I saw this movie, and every time I see it, I am reminded of that Thanksgiving evening long ago. In later years it became a tradition for me to spend the night before Thanksgiving with my aunt Fleetie Thomas on Hoitt Avenue in Knoxville. On Thanksgiving morning we would walk to my Aunt Duskie Jones’ house on the deadend of Whittle Springs Road. Duskie’s husband, Roy, daughters Bertha, Betty and their families, and Roy’s brother Lloyd were usually present. A fine traditional feast would be spread and we’d all eat until we popped. Never before or since have I eaten dressing that could equal Aunt Duskie’s. One year after lunch, someone remarked, “I sure missed Lloyd this year.” In answer to my question as to Lloyd’s whereabouts, my aunt Fleetie screamed out at me, “He’s dead!” I replied that I didn’t know Lloyd had died, but Fleetie was not satisfied. “I told you he was dead!” From this I learned, though the lesson has failed me a few times over the years, to be tactful with questioning. Sadly, most of the people I shared Thanksgiving with have passed away. Thanksgiving 2014 has become its own memory and we are well into the Christmas season. I am thankful for the opportunity to share my thoughts and memories weekly in this space and for the kind words that many of you have expressed.
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This is a continuation of Brigadier General O. B. Willcox’s account of the skirmishes around Walker’s Ford. The accounts are excerpts from General Willcox’s diary, documented in War of the Rebellion, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 31, Part I: Headquarters, in the field, four Miles from Walker’s Ford. Dec. 4, 1863. General: I have received a telegram from Mrs. Burnside for the general, which I have taken the liberty to forward to Knoxville, having sent two couriers. I also communicated the intelligence that our forces had met with a success at Walker’s Ford, that General Sherman would reach him today and that Granger was close
at hand. We are suffering for the want of axes, horse, and mule shoes and nails. Would it not be well to telegraph Captain Hall, assistant quartermaster at Camp Nelson, to send on immediately in light loads the above mentioned articles; also trenching tools. O. B. Willcox, Brigadier-General P.S. – There is a train at Cumberland Gap, loaded with hard bread for First Division, Ninth Army Corps. As it will be impossible for the infantry to move without
What will Jimmy do? This is a special time of year for Congressional representatives. Election winners can chill for several weeks before beginning 22 months of fundraising for the next contest. For U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., “Jimmy” to his admiring constituents, campaign finance is almost an afterthought. A breakfast here, a luncheon there, a boat cruise, a reception for some well-heeled donors and he’s good to go. And why worry? Since 2000, when he polled better than 89 percent against a Libertarian candidate, Duncan’s tally has not fallen below 72.5 percent of votes cast. In an era when the average Congressional candidate raises close to $2 million, Duncan’s take peaked at $731,000 in 2006.
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John J. Duncan Sr. held the seat now occupied by his son from 1965 until his death in 1988. As we ring in 2015, a Duncan will have represented Tennessee’s Second Congressional District for 50 years. That’s family job security in a way the nation’s architects never conceived, but that’s another story. For now it’s more instructive to consider the dark clouds stalking the sun-drenched Duncan dynasty. Duncan will be 69 years
rations, will you please have the bread ordered on to us? Four Miles from Walker’s Ford. Dec. 5, 1863, 9:15 a.m. General: Immediately upon the receipt of your first instructions yesterday I sent the necessary orders to Colonel Graham, who ordered out the blockading party at once to Bean’s station road via Powder Horn Gap; found Ransom’s whole command between Rutledge and Blain’s CrossRoads, one regiment on top of the mountain. This, of course, rendered the blockading expedition impracticable. Some of Colonel Graham’s scouts yesterday were pursued, and by mistake of the guides were conducted into the enemy’s lines toward Knoxville, and finally made their escape by taking
old with 28 years in the House before the next election in 2016. His father died in office at that age, a fact which surely hasn’t escaped his son’s notice. Any thought of slipping into a comfortable retirement with the Duncan sinecure untroubled by pretenders to the throne probably vanished when the heir apparent, John Duncan III, stumbled badly after winning election to the Knox County Trustee’s office in 2010. Maybe it’s something in the water in that office. Whatever the reason, the apple of Dad’s eye sold his birthright for a few thousand dollars in unearned “bonuses.” So, absent serious rehabilitation of John III’s image, the elder Duncan must hold serve for a while. Could anything break it? Maybe. Duncan is a member of
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to the mountains. Enemy’s force from “Haversower’s” road to Rutledge estimated at 10,000. Ransom’s force estimated from 5,000 to 6,000. There is a large force at Ball’s Bridge seven miles north of Knoxville. Scouts in the direction of Clinton report the enemy’s picket at Lay’s Cross-Roads. Among the wounded reported in the fight of Dec. 2 is MajorGeneral Martin. Yours respectfully, O. B. Willcox, Brigadier-General Major-General Foster, Four Miles from Walker’s Ford. Dec. 5, 1863, 12:15 p.m. General: Colonel Graham is threatened with an immediate attack, and is probably now engaged. I have therefore ordered back another regiment to Walker’s Ford, making two regiments and two guns to cover the ford. I shall wait here until I hear from Colonel Graham again. Yours respectfully, O. B. Willcox, Brigadier-General the party whose goal for the next two years is to fiddle while Rome burns and hope the flames engulf the White House. Shutting down the government, impeaching the president and refusing to raise the debt ceiling are a few of the stratagems being touted by the likes of Sen. Ted Cruz and other escapees from the asylum. If the Republicancontrolled House and Senate run the country over a cliff in the next two years, will Duncan follow? Would the backlash be painful enough to make a race for the Second District competitive? Duncan artfully maintains a low profile. He defied the Republican leadership in opposing the Iraq war, but he’s generally stayed loyal. But it’s not hard to imagine Cruz and company, mainly through inaction, triggering a deep global recession or worse, and folks will want to know where Duncan stands. And then there’s Tim. Is Burchett a potential rival when his mayoral term expires in 2018? Does it rain in Seattle? To Mr. and Ms. Local Loyal Republican: that “WWJD” bracelet you’re wearing could soon be asking, “What will Jimmy do?”
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Sneak preview of 2015 changing. There will be no more sand flipped in the face of the 105-pound weakling. The boy is now a man. No, no, not a giant, just bigger and stronger and tougher and smarter. It is logical that returning Vols, just because they are a Marvin year older, will be improved. Development is part of what West coaches do for their money. Dave Lawson, in charge of muscles, will guide continued growth this winter. He Next year is when the Vol- is already seeking a prevenunteers are supposed to take tative solution to high ankle a giant step forward. Some sprains and torn labra. teams that have been pushThe key to next season is ing Tennessee around for the what made the Vols better past several seasons should in most of November. There rethink the situation. The should be no quarterback big bullies know who they confusion. Joshua Dobbs is are. They know the scene is a potential star. At my age, I don’t win many foot races but, by jumping the gun, I might be first with a Tennessee football outlook for 2015.
There was a time when I thought recruiting was the front end of long-term projects. Butch Jones taught me something. I now think recruiting, at the level these guys do it, is an immediate patch and sometimes a fi x – for every ailment except the offensive line. Tennessee played 23 freshmen with minimal embarrassment. In some cases, it was a matter of necessity. In other cases, talent prevailed over experience. I suppose it will happen again, to a lesser degree. Example: Jalen Hurd, running back, emerged as a future all-American if he stays well. Marlin Lane became one notch up from incidental. For 2015, Derrell
They’re always hungry The calendar says it’s still three weeks till winter begins, but it sure feels like winter today, Thanksgiving, as I hunt and peck this column. Gloomy, sprinkles, 40 degrees. Well, here’s a quiz question for you: What wintertime outdoor activity can best be enjoyed indoors, and usually improves, the worse the weather gets? I know everyone got the right answer: watching the bird feeders, of course. Grandma and I start feeding again as the cooler weather returns in mid-October. Anyone who is a regular bird feeder understands the satisfaction one gets when the usual cast of characters begins to show up. Chickadees and titmice immediately, then soon thereafter the cardinals, blue jays and woodpeckers. The colder-weather customers aren’t here yet: spar-
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rows, towhees, juncos and the like. They seem to prefer their still-abundant natural weed seeds and berries for now, and some haven’t arrived yet. But just you wait till that first decent snowfall. The gang will all be here! Many a new first-time feeder person is amazed at the array of birds they can attract, and at how much they can observe and learn about them from the warmth of their living room. Almost without realizing you are learning things, you become familiar enough with the common species to
be able to recognize them at a glance, just by their size and behavior. Thus, titmice and chickadees grab a seed and fly away; house finches park themselves on the feeder and nibble away. We here in East Tennessee live in a good part of the country for bird feeding. We’re midway between the deep-freeze snowy north where winter feeder birds are a small (but hardy) crew, and the semitropical coastal areas like Florida and Texas where the feeders are visited by hordes of colorful and exotic species reminiscent of an aviary at the zoo. In our winters here, we enjoy a familiar and fairly stable population of resident birds that have been here all year long but seem to need a boost in the long tough winter. Some we seldom see, such as brown thrashers or field sparrows, except for under the feeder.
Scott may be a solid backup. Somebody new must help. SEC contenders need four tailbacks. Alvin Kamara, apparently inbound from Hutchinson, Kan., is the primary prospect. Tennessee projects to look more like Wide Receiver U. next season. It has the reputation but fell short of expectations. There are genuine playmakers among wideouts and slots. They will block better and drop less. I do believe Marquez North will bounce back. Josh Malone will eventually grasp what he is supposed to do. Jason Croom is big with big potential. Pig Howard and Von Pearson will add refinement. There are others. This is the deepest segment of the team. Josh Smith can play. I think Jonathon Johnson, Vic Wharton and Ryan Jen-
kins can help. Tight ends? Capable but should get much better. Tennessee has one or more joining the three with established credentials. The offensive line will remain a work in progress. Tackle is enough of a question mark to cause concern. Maybe Dontavius Blair will become what he was supposed to be. Charles Mosley? Possible. There is minimal depth and freshmen are not easy plug-ins. Three pretty good players are gone from the defense but that unit will be better instead of worse. Replacing A.J. Johnson will be the first order of spring business. If Jakob Johnson can’t do it, Dillon Bates can. Justin Coleman never was fast enough but he refused to yield his spot in the secondary. Tennessee is
not overflowing with DBs. It would be really good to bring in more corners. Assuming Kahlil McKenzie and Shy Tuttle arrive as scheduled, both will be seen and heard. They might achieve at defensive tackle some of what Derek Barnett did at end. That would take care of the void created by Jordan Williams’ departure. We know who will kick placements. We think incoming Tommy Townsend may emerge as punter. Evan Berry will get better on returns. Cheers! The 2015 outlook is exciting. This next team might be good for eight or nine wins, even with Arkansas coming onto the schedule. If it hits 10, send me an email about being old and too conservative.
These birds are joined in the winter by migrants from farther north, here to enjoy the food supplies of our milder winters, such as the white-throated sparrows (a very common winter bird here, gone in the spring), as well as purple finches, darkeyed juncos, pine siskins and the like. And then there is the great fun of finding an unusual or out-of-place bird amongst the usual ones. It happens every year, and people get the word out and head on over to see the rare visitor. For example, the first part of this last February, in the dead of winter, there appeared at a feeder in Maryville an amazing sight: an adult male painted bunting, a small, spectacular red, blue, green and yellow bird of the summertime Carolina and Georgia coast. We drove over there on a cold rainy morning and saw and photographed the bird, hundreds of miles from its usual haunts and months out of season!
East of the Mississippi, the only species of hummingbird that nests is the ruby-throated. But more and more, folks around here are hosting overwintering rufous hummers. Normally western birds, the rufous hummers nest in the Pacific Northwest and winter in Central America. But for some reason the little guys are showing up here in the fall, and people
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Waiting Therefore wait for me, says the Lord, for the day when I arise as a witness. (Zephaniah 3:8 NRSV) Patience is not just about waiting for something … it’s about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting. (Joyce Meyer) “I can’t wait till Christmas!” How many times have you heard those words from a child? But of course, we all have to wait. Our eagerness will not make the day come earlier. The season of Advent was created as a time of preparation, of looking forward, of meaningful waiting. An-tici-pa-tion, as the old ketchup commercial said. It is not a celebration, but a time of penitential consideration, of recognizing our limitations, our sinfulness, our need for a savior. For that reason, the liturgical color of Advent is purple. Some traditions use hope, peace, joy and love as the themes for the four Sundays of Advent. For centuries, the third Sunday – the Advent Sunday that emphasizes joy as its theme – is different: the liturgical color is pink, a lifting of the penitential somberness. So, this Advent, I hope you will find ways to wait meaningfully. In the midst
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The Corryton Hospitality Food Pantry distributed over 20,000 pounds of food to approximately 440 individuals on Nov. 25. More than 100 volunteers, including church groups from Graveston and Fairview as well as individuals from many other area churches, assisted in the bagging and distribution of the food. Photos by Bob Martin
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of what has become the Christmas flurry, take time for Advent. Pray, read Scripture, talk about Advent with your family, consider what hope, peace, joy and love mean to you. Bake a loaf of bread for a neighbor, listen, sing, decorate your home gradually, moving toward Christmas, instead of saying, “Bam! It’s Christmas!” Find time to think about the Child, and not just the children. When I hear people say off-handedly, “Oh, Christmas is all about the children,” I want to scream “No, it isn’t! It is all about the Child!” Get ready for Christmas. Get ready for the Child. Get ready for hope, peace, joy, love. Get ready to be blessed.
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■ Union Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap Road, will present the Christmas play “Journey to Jesus” 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. Refreshments to follow. Everyone invited.
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More than 70 volunteers, including members from Beaver Dam Baptist the adult choir, the SilverChurch jumps into high tones senior choir and the gear every Christmas sea- NextGen student choir, have son with a theater-quality been rehearsing since July. production. Music director Ryan Flint This year the church will will direct the drama. present the drama “The “The majesty and miracle Christmas Song.” of Christmas are put on display in this production. Our members have worked hard, and I think it will show,” he said. “We cannot wait for
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people to see it and worship the one true King with us.” Most of the solos will be performed by choir members in character. Two noncharacter solos will be performed by Lynda Summers and Susan Huffaker. Alan Summers is wellknown for the phenomenal sets he creates for VBS each year. His talents will be put to use for set design and construction for this drama. Flint says his choir assistant, Anne Allen, has been instrumental in many different facets of the preparation. Music for the production is from a special arrangement by composer Bradley Knight. This year live animals will play a role in the production, provided by Lewis Family Farms of Jonesborough, Tenn. “I encourage everyone to come see The Christmas Song,” said Flint. “They will not be disappointed.” The Beaver Dam Music and Worship Ministry will present The Christmas Song at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 15. The production is free. Beaver Dam Baptist Church is at 4328 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2322.
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Laiken Graves is Fire Turtle, Mason Leonard is Swift Arrow and Hayden Jeffers is Fire Arrow.
Luttrell Elementary kindergarten classes celebrate Thanksgiving by learning about Native Zayden Saunders attends American customs. Students used a symbol dictionary to find a Native American name that Thanksgiving lunch dressed matched their personality. They are: Leila Daniel as Sun Dancer, Courtney Boling as Turtle Eagle, as a Native American. Morgan Burbage as Star Dancer and Breeze Mell as Fire Drummer. Photos submitted.
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Luttrell Elementary inducted 10 new members into the school’s Junior Beta Club. During the ceremony students were presented with Junior Beta Club pins and a certificate. They are: (front) sponsor Steva Bates, Brianna Miller, Ashtan Collins, Gracie Brady, Savanna Gerber, Kelly Hunter, Lexus Matthews and sponsor Lei Faust; (back) instructional facilitator Stacy Smith, Austin Acuff, Melanie Tharp, Emily Jones, Faith Hughett and principal Sonja Saylor.
Jakes Day fundraiser quilt By Libby Morgan This year the National Wild Turkey Federation local Norris Lake Longbeards Chapter held the first annual Jakes Day celebration at Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area, where children had the opportunity to participate in archery, skeet shooting, air rifle BB shooting, tree stand safety, boating safety and a turkey calling contest. More than 100 attended. The chapter is having a quilt raffle to raise funds for the second annual Jakes Day next fall. Raffle tickets for a wildlife-themed quilt, hand quilted by Mary Ellison, are available until the Dec. 16 drawing from Ashley Mike at the Extension of-
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WHEREAS, on the 15th day of April, 2014, by deed of trust recorded in Trust Deed Book 209, page 51, in the Register’s Office for Union County, Tennessee, to which deed of trust specific reference is hereby made, DONNIE NORRIS and wife, BRITTNEY NORRIS, conveyed to K. David Myers, Trustee, the hereinafter described real property to secure the payment of the obligation and indebtedness owing by Donnie Norris and wife, Brittney Norris, to the beneficiaries therein named, Alvin G. Brock and wife, Pauline Brock; and WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said obligations and indebtedness, now past due, the entire balance of which has been declared due and payable in accordance with the terms of said deed of trust and the obligations and indebtedness therein secured, and the owner and holder of said obligation and indebtedness has directed me, the undersigned Trustee, to foreclose said deed of trust in accordance with the terms thereof and to sell the real property and its improvements all as therein described. NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said deed of trust , I will on the 19th day of December, 2014, offer for sale and sell the following described property, at the front door of the Union County Courthouse, 901 Main Street, Maynardville, Tennessee, at the hour of 11:30 A.M., prevailing time, at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash and in bar of and free of all equities of redemption, statutory right of redemption, homestead, elective share and all other rights and exemption of every kind expressly waived in the aforesaid deed of trust and to which specific reference is hereby made, the following described real property: SITUATED in the Third (3d) Civil District of Union County, Tennessee: BEGINNING at and on an iron pin in the southeast line of Walker Ford Road, said iron pin being a new established common corner in the southeast line of said road, the remaining property of Brock, and the property herein described; thence with a new established dividing line between the remaining property of Brock and the property herein described three calls and distances as follows: in a southeastern direction 250 feet to an iron pin, the southeast corner of the property herein described; in a southwestern direction 150 feet to an iron pin, the southwest corner of the property herein described; and in a northwest direction 250 feet to an iron pin in the southeast line of Walkers Ford Road and being the northwest corner of the property herein described; thence with the southeast line of Walkers Ford Road in a northeastern direction 150 feet to an iron pin in the southeast line of said roadway and the point of BEGINNING, according to a drawing provided by the parties hereto to the draftsman of this instrument. The above description is the same as the previous deed of record, no boundary survey having been made at the time of this conveyance. The above described property is conveyed by the boundary in gross and not by the acre. Said property is improved by a dwelling having an address of 1628 Walker Ford Road, Maynardville, Tennessee 37807. For reference see Deed Book “P”, Series -8-, page 404, in the Register’s Office for Union County, Tennessee. Property to be conveyed SUBJECT TO all applicable easements, restrictions, reservations, and set-back lines.
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In the event high bidder at the foreclosure should fail to comply with the submitted bid, the Trustee shall have the option of accepting the next highest bid in which the bidder is able to comply or re-advertise and sell at a second sale. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day certain without further publication and in accordance with the law upon announcement of such adjournment on the day and at the time and place of sale set forth above. This notice shall be published in the Shopper Union County News, a newspaper published in Union County, Tennessee. This sale is being made upon request of Alvin G. Brock and wife, Pauline Brock, the owners and holders of the obligations and indebtedness secured by said deed of trust, due to the failure of the maker to comply with all provisions of the said deed of trust. The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the deed of trust. This 20th day of November, 2014.
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‘The Nutcracker’ revamped the ABC’s official school and one of the oldest businesses in Blount County, having been founded by Cheryl Van Metre in the late 1950s. Chartered in 1972, the Appalachian Ballet Company grew out of the school and is now the resident dance company of the Clayton Center for the Arts. Morton Vaughn took the reins in 1997, and the ABC’s talented dancers perform a three-program season, offering a wide repertory from traditional classics to creative contemporary ballets. And in an age when more ballet companies are opting for recorded music, “the Appalachian Ballet Company continues to show extraordinary commitment to live music,” says music director Sande MacMorran, who
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City of Luttrell Christmas Parade, noon, beginning at Luttrell Park. “Best Little Christmas Sale Ever,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road. Halls Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ShopperNewsNow.com/. Candle making workshops, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway. Reservations are required; space is limited. Cost: $10. Info/reservations: 573-5508, info@ marblesprings.net, www.marblesprings.net. FaithWalk & Al Ichiki 5K, 2 p.m., Church of the Immaculate Conception, 414 West Vine. Packet pickup, 12:30-1:45 p.m. day of event. Hosted by Samaritan Ministry, a ministry of Central Baptist Church of Bearden and an AIDS service organization. To register: www.samaritancentral.org or day of race. Info: 4501000, ext. 827. AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Downtown Knoxville AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Cost: $40 members; $50 nonmember. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250. Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Broadway Baptist Church, 815 N. Broadway St. Everything $1. All proceeds go to promote the mission of Broadway Baptist Church. Info/to donate/to help: Lara Edwards, 748-6920; Wilma Cox, 850-7637; Ludell Coffey, 384-4122.
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Christmas drive-thru exhibit: “The Life of Christ,” 7-9 p.m., Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike in Luttrell. Sponsored by Cedar Ford Baptist Church, Clear Branch Baptist Church, Fellowship Christian Church, New Friendship Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church, Warwick’s Chapel Baptist Church. All welcome.
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FRIDAY, DEC. 5 Knitting Caps for the Homeless, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 5-6 Christmas Arts and Crafts Bazaar, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 4365 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Photos with Santa, 9-11 a.m. Saturday. To participate: 992-7222.
SUNDAY, DEC. 7 Handmade Guatemalan gifts for sale, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road. Proceeds benefit NuestrosNinos, a local charity committed to helping “our children” in Guatemala. Info: 9388311 or http://www.nuestrosninoscharity.org/. Best Little Christmas Sale Ever, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road. Info: 938-3410. Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout featuring Black Bettys vs Lolitas Locas, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville. Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.
MONDAY, DEC. 8 Parklane’s Little Black Dress Charity Gala, 6:30 p.m., Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost: $20 includes appetizers and chance to win a $500 signature bracelet and other bling. 25 percent of sales goes back to charity. Info: Nicole, 705-3661.
TUESDAY, DEC. 9
SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.
Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 7 p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: James Ogden, chief historian of Chickamauga NMP. Topic: “Sherman vs. Cleburn on Missonary Ridge.”
Cost: $15 members; $17 nonmembers; lecture only $3. RSVP by noon Monday, Dec. 8, to 671-9001. “Building Your Own Classic Gingerbread House” class, 6-9 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com. Reception and awards ceremony for the East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, 6-8 p.m., the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Free and open to the public. On exhibit through Jan. 11. Info: Angela Thomas, 934-2034 or www.knoxart.org.
THURSDAY, DEC. 11 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
SATURDAY, DEC. 13 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748. Holiday Wreath-Making workshop, 1 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Cost: $35. All materials provided. Info/reservations: 546-0745. Corryton Christmas Parade, 2 p.m. Stepping off from Corryton ball field. Lineup at 1 p.m. Info: Joyce Harrell, 705-7684, or Joe Longmire, 898-9097.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 13-14 “The Christmas Song” presented by the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Worship Choir, 6:30 p.m., in the church sanctuary, 4328 E Emory Road. Everyone invited. The Living Christmas Tree, 3 and 6 p.m., Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. For free tickets: WMBC.NET; from Wallace church members; and at the church during office hours.
SUNDAY, DEC. 14 Candlelight Tour of Historic Ramsey House, 6-8 p.m., Ramsey House Plantation, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Admission free; donations accepted. Info: 546-0745 or www.ramseyhouse.org.
TUESDAY, DEC. 16 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. Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.
THURSDAY, DEC. 18 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Downtown Knoxville AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Cost: $30 members; $35 nonmember. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250.
SATURDAY, DEC. 20 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.
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Thousands Of items to be sold to the public at absolute auction! Items to include interior & exterior doors, windows, whirlpool tubs, sheetrock, cabinets, cabinet doors, etc. Inspection: 8:30-until sale time day of auction Removal: Thursday after auction until 5pm, Friday 9-5pm, all items must be removed Saturday 9-3pm Directions: I-275 to North Central St. to 835 North Central St. Parking located at front and side of building.
8116 West Cliff Drive Knoxville, TN 37909 December 13th • 10:00AM Adjoining Lot Sold Separately (8112 West Cliff Drive Parcel ID: 106HA007) Contemporary-syle split-level, custom-designed in West Knoxville located off Middlebrook Pike. Private, wooded setting on approx. 1.3 acres. 3BR/2BA. Approx 1300 SF main & additional SF in bsmnt. City Taxes: $586.29 County Taxes: $570.14
Absolute Auction 2913 Arbor Place Knoxville, Tn 37917 Fri., Dec 12 • Noon House and Personal Property. 3BR/1.5BA. Workshop in bsmnt. Loved & maintained by orig owners for over 50 yrs. Approx.: 0.4 Acres Total Taxes: $941.14 Great first home or investment property. Private St dead ends into Whittle Springs Golf Course. Personal prop includes: set of Noritake china, Broyhill sofa, W/D, crystal items, crocks, etc.
Auction Estate of Dana K Garrett Fri., December 5 • Noon 3322 Chantilly Drive Knoxville, Tn 37917 North Hills Area Home Auto Furniture Collectibles BID LIVE OR ONLINE
AUCTION Commercial Real Estate CAMPER’S CORNER 4 buildings & lot 4723 Clinton Highway Knoxville, TN 37912 Thurs., Dec. 18th • 10:00AM City Taxes: $3,708.33, County Taxes: $3,606.21. Approx.: 2.47 Acres. Road frontage: Approx. 93’. Zoning: C-4. Traffic Count: 25,526 from 2013 4 metal bldgs, campers, motor home, shop equip, office items, misc camper parts, etc. See website for a listing of items.
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