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Chuck or Weston? U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann is sounding a bit frantic. While he’s in Washington, serving in a Congress with all-time low ratings, the energetic Weston Wamp is working throughout the 3rd Congressional District to meet people and solicit support.

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Richard Pickens gets a surprise I’ll say this in a soft voice: There isn’t enough happiness in Richard Pickens’ life. The Ol’ Vol has an assortment of problems. Some, estrangement from family, for example, he brought on himself. Some descended on him like a dark cloud.

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Meet car guy Claude Reeder He earned a law degree, played a large role in building the framework for the Tennessee Valley Fair, might have helped found the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and became a local household name selling cars, once taking a cow as partial payment for a Studebaker. Meet Claude S. Reeder, who was born on July 14, 1886, in Knoxville, the son of Columbus Alexander and Adelia Hodges Reeder.

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Sometimes great educational encouragement comes outside school. I don’t know how much education my great-aunt Lidia (pronounced “Liddy”) had, but she spent endless hours reading her Bible; though sufficient for her, she realized education’s importance. Aunt Lidia’s husband died in 1959, and I don’t think she ever forgave him for leaving her alone. They never had children, so she closed her house and wandered from home to homexx Read Ronnie Mincey on page 7

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By Libby Morgan The Luttrell Post Office may be closed, and a public hearing is set for noon Wednesday, March 19, at the post office to discuss it. “It might seem like they’ve designed that time for a low turnout – middle of the workday, middle of the week. We need to show them we care about our post office, and get as many of us down there as possible. There’s power in numbers,” said Luttrell Mayor Johnny Merritt. He met with some 35 residents to map strategy for a fight to keep the post office. “Why should we be punished because we are a rural area?” Merritt asked. The U.S. Postal Service letter and survey form sent to every boxholder served by the Luttrell Post Office says the location is among the offices being evaluated under the POST Plan criteria. Schedules on the USPS website list hundreds of meetings across the country since mid-2012. The letter proposes cutting weekday window service hours to six per day, farming out the operation to a contractor, or discontinuing the post office altogether. Nowhere on the survey form is a choice to leave it be, but there is a line for additional comments. “We need to all fill this out and everyone can comment to keep

Luttrell Mayor Johnny Merritt goes over the USPS survey with Bonnie Butler and Kathy Arroyo. Photo by Libby Morgan

our post office services as they are,” says Merritt. “Maybe they’ll listen if there are enough of us.” In May 2012, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said of the POST Plan to reduce window hours at 13,000 rural post offices: “This is a win-win. The bottom line is that any rural community that wants to retain their post office will be doing that.”

According to the USPS website, the full-time position at Luttrell will be among 4,000 that will see their hours reduced to part-time, but will retain their benefits. The POST Plan letter says, “… the Postal Service intends to maintain the Luttrell Post Office with six hours of window service each weekday. Current Saturday window service hours and access

to delivery receptacles will not change as a result of the POST Plan realignment of weekday window service hours. The Postal Service will not make a final decision regarding this office until after the public meeting.” “I’m afraid this is their toe in the door to close our post office. That would be very disruptive,” said Merritt.

History lesson at Lincoln Day Dinner By Sandra Clark State Sen. Frank Niceley says it’s easy to tell the difference between Republicans and Democrats in Nashville. Democrats raise taxes; Republicans cut taxes. Niceley entertained the home crowd March 1 as speaker at the Lincoln Day Dinner. Niceley is a farmer who likes practical legislation. Republicans, he said, passed a bill to “let you kill and sell up to 20,000 chickens.” And he’s expecting some new laws on hemp and grape growing.

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“Now these bills might not mean much to you, but they mean a lot to farmers,” he said to chuckles. Rick and Donna Riddle of Seven Springs Farm seemed particularly happy. In 1850, he said, grapes were the top agricultural product in Union County. Niceley also has sponsored a bill to make it easier to slaughter horses, although he did not mention it at the dinner. One other Niceley-sponsored bill has caught the attention of Washington lawmakers. That’s

his plan to revert to a modified version of pre-1913 practices of having the Legislature nominate United States senators. Sen. Bob Corker called House Speaker Beth Harwell to protest Niceley’s bill. “We don’t need it,” said Corker. “Well, Frank’s bill has one thing going for it,” responded Harwell. “What’s that?” said Corker. “It got you to call me. I haven’t heard from you in a couple of years.” To page 3

State Sen. Frank Niceley talks with Union Countians following the March 1 Lincoln Day Dinner. State Rep. Dennis Powers is in background at left. Photo by S. Clark

Where’s the art in storage building? By Libby Morgan Members of the Union County arts community are concerned about plans to construct a block building on a county-owned parking lot between Union County Arts and the courthouse.

Analysis Expect discussion when Union County Commission meets at 7 p.m. Monday, March 10, in the large courtroom. A workshop at 6 p.m. will replace last week’s canceled meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee, and bids for the building will be accepted until 6 p.m. and opened at 6:30. Bid specs show a windowless, block building wrapped in vinyl siding. Features include a front door and metal roof. “I had hoped it would have some ‘old time’ architectural character,” said Gloria Holcomb, a member of Union County Arts. Another member was more blunt, but less eager to be quoted:

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“Please let me make sure I’ve got this right. “They destroyed a historic building to build a parking lot to provide more parking spaces for the courthouse and now they are going to build a block and vinylcovered building back on that same parking lot taking up much needed parking spaces for records storage for the court. “Does this make sense?” The records storage building was first proposed by former Clerk and Master Beluah Warwick, who secured funds for it from forfeited property and obtained an OK from former Chancellor Billy Jo White. White’s order allowed funds for records storage and courtroom upgrades. Both courtrooms got new floors, but the building itself has stalled. County Commissioner Wayne Roach stepped up to fulfil the commission’s obligation, and he worked with Finance Director Ann Dyer to bid the project once the commission determined it was not feasible to build it with county

and/or vocational school help. Roach said the building has been discussed for over a year. “We’ve got it marked off for the corner of the parking lot, and it will look nice. We specified vinyl siding.” Another member of the Arts Council asked about “short-term, mid-term and long-term plans for this record storage. “What is the rate of growth of the records being stored and how long will this building accommodate this record storage.” She speculated that future commissions might try to add-on to the 24- by 52-foot structure. She suggested leasing space downtown or locating new construction away from the downtown proper. Just last year the city of Maynardville worked with the Community Design Center to create a development plan for downtown. Several people met with designers to draft and review the plans at numerous public meetings. “I don’t know,” said Maynardville city manager Jack Rhyne,

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when asked why the project wasn’t included in the downtown revitalization plans. “Some of our commissioners were at those meetings.” But Roach said, “This is a county project, and our courthouse offices need storage.” Carol Pratt of the Arts Council worries about space for future Art on Main events: “We are working to bring an art festival that brings positive exposure to (the county). “It was so successful last year that people encouraged us to keep the festival in downtown Maynardville. Now that we have a good location the threat of losing it to a storage building is not what people want. The festival brings people to Historic Downtown Maynardville from all over Tennessee and Kentucky.” Unless the storage building is somehow delayed, stopped or changed, it’s coming to a parking lot near you … a vinyl-wrapped plain block building, right smack dab in Historic Downtown Maynardville.

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Tradin’ Claude’s remarkable life

Lynnhurst-Resthaven Cemetery was established in 1922, but Col. Claude S. Reeder (left) became president in 1929 and expanded it.

HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin He earned a law degree, played a large role in building the framework for the Tennessee Valley Fair, might have helped found the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and became a local household name selling cars, once taking a cow as partial payment for a Studebaker. Meet Claude S. Reeder, who was born on July 14, 1886, in Knoxville, the son of Columbus Alexander and Adelia Hodges Reeder. Columbus Reeder was a prominent Knox County farmer and held several political offices in the county, including sheriff from 1876-80. Claude graduated from old Girls High School, the predecessor of Knoxville High School, and enrolled at UT, where he played halfback on the football team and also lettered in basketball and track. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1908 and promptly enrolled in the College of Law. Although he never practiced, he felt the knowledge enhanced his skills in business.

On June 10, 1909, Claude married Ella McKee Durham (1886-1982). They had four children: Claude S. Jr, John Alexander, Richard Durham and Betty McKee (Houston). Col. Reeder first worked as a clerk in the Knox County Tax Assessor’s office but later resigned to found the Cherokee Motor Co., the local seller of Studebakers. He earned his nickname “Tradin’ Claude� when he advertised, “We trade for anything but a rattlesnake.� His photograph with the cow taken as partial payment made the local papers and was picked up by the national NEA service. A promoter of the Appalachian Exposition in 1910 – the forerunner of the Tennessee Valley Agricultural and Industrial Fair – Reeder remained interested in the fair through his life. There were many good years and some very lean ones, but eventually that fair became the “father� of today’s Tennessee Valley Fair. An apocryphal story, to

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which many lend credence, credits Reeder for influencing Gov. Austin Peay to take an interest in efforts to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As the two sat on the porch of Reeder’s summer home in Kinzel Springs, Claude said, “Governor, these mountains would make the finest scenic park in the world. Why don’t you ask the legislature to acquire the land?� Coincidence or not, in 1925 the legislature enacted the Little River Lumber Co. Purchase Act, one of the first moves toward establishing the park. Late in life, Reeder calculated that he had served on 47 corporate boards over the years including: chair of Reeder Chevrolet Co.; chair of Cherokee Oil Co., which he founded in 1928; director of White Star Bus Lines; chair of several Seven-Up Bottling Cos. (Washington, D.C., Rochester, N.Y., Richmond and Winston-Salem, Va., and Asheville and Charlotte, N.C.); president of Morris Plan Bank, president of the East Tennessee Fair Association and president of Lynnhurst-Resthaven Cemetery Co. Lynnhurst Cemetery had been established in 1922, when its first president, James Lyle Humphrey (1870-1925), bought the initial acreage west of First Creek near Greenway. Soon, the property north of Adair Drive was purchased from the Sanders estate, heirs to a portion of the original

■State Rep. Dennis “Coach� Roach could not attend. He was coaching his Grainger County girls basketball team in the regional tournament. They lost to Fulton.

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or of Sen. Herbert S. “Hub� Walters in Morristown on Oct. 17, 1964. Knoxville Mayor John Duncan had asked him to read a proclamation and present the keys to the city of Knoxville to Sen. Walters. After services at Mann’s Mortuary, he was interred in the Reeder Mausoleum in Lynnhurst Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Ella Durham Reeder; a daughter Betty (Jack) Houston; two sons, Claude Jr. and Richard D.; four sisters, Wanda C. (Roy) Roth, Fay T. (James) Dempster, Mary J. (Roscoe) Word and Elma P. (Howard E.) McClellan; two brothers Columbus A. “Lum� Reeder and Ross Reeder; 10 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Author’s note: Thanks to Ted Baehr Jr., Jeff Berry, Robert McGinnis and the McClung Historical Collection for assistance with the text and photographs.

a table, as did candidate Chad Fau l k n e r. Sheriff Earl Loy Jr. did not attend. County races are nonpartisan.

Breeding warned anyone who might see him running up Hwy. 33, he’s in training for an Iron Man triathlon. ■Jeff Brantley said he’s running for county mayor, while the current mayor, Mike Williams, eased out the door before the speaking started.

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Subway’s marketing director Barbara Thompson, Megan Wood (in the sandwich costume), store manager Sandy Bailey, county commissioner Wayne Roach, customer Billy Corum and Chamber rep Neva Kitts at the grand opening of the Maynardville Subway. Photo

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Aurora Harrison-Bull with her painting, “Makin’ Molasses,” at Fountain City Art Center. Photo by Libby Morgan

Steve Thompson with his company’s flagship product, the Cream and Sugar Station. Photo by Libby Morgan

Fishing guide Josh Pheifer and veteran Howard “Buck” Jenkins practice the art of fly fishing through Project Healing Waters, a pet project of Thompson’s. Photo by Randy Frank

BSG delivers sweetener, fly fishing In a nondescript storefront on Highway 33 in Maynardville, Steve Thompson and his small crew send a cost-saving strategy to beverage servers everywhere.

at convenient stores, offices and cafeterias. “It’s a great niche. When we tell our potential customers they’ll have no more thefts of packets, it’s a sale. Except we don’t sell the station. We give that to them, then we sell them the bulk sugar, sweetener and Libby creamer to go in it,” he says. Morgan Thompson and his wife, Zan, came to Union County when they purchased a farm “We invented this thing, in Sharps Chapel a few years but we never patented it. We ago, and relocated BSG to were at it too long before we Maynardville. They also tried to get a patent,” says own and run the laundromat next door to the business. Thompson. BSG had so many delivThompson’s company, Beverage Solutions Group, eries and pickups for FedEx sends out Cream and Sugar that the business is now Stations to sit on counters an official location for the

package delivery company. Thompson dove in to community service shortly after moving to Union County, and has been active in the Chamber and the B & P, sponsors a Little League team and the Union County Children’s Charities’ Under The Tree program. But his focus of service has changed recently. He discovered a program founded in 2005 for injured soldiers. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.

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It’s a nationwide organization with 160 chapters, and Thompson’s chapter meets often at Bass Pro Shop in Sevierville to tie flies, make rods and build friendships. “We were able to get an agreement with Clinch River Trout Unlimited so we’d have some experienced fishing guides involved, and then our chapter was begun in 2012,” says Thompson. All fly fishing and tying equipment is provided to the participants at no cost. Fishing trips, both one day and multi-day, are also provided free of charge to participants. “It’s a feel-good thing for everyone involved. Our program has 70 volunteers and 15 veterans. Some of our vets need more help, so it’s good we have extra volunteers. We recently fished in Norton Creek up near

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seated him in the far back corner of the room. He and his wife, Shelby, settled in and ate roast beef. The food was fantastic – roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans and banana pudding. All right! Fleischmann talked twice, sandwiching Wamp’s two minutes, which were U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleisinterrupted by party chair chmann is sounding a bit Jimmie Knight asking him frantic. While he’s in Washto “wrap it up.” ington serving in a ConWamp wasn’t upset. Sandra gress with all-time low rat“There are advantages to Clark ings, the energetic Weston being the seated Member of Wamp is working throughCongress,” he said. out the 3rd Congressional Fleischmann, meanDistrict to meet people and while, forgot he wasn’t the solicit support. vote. The other candidate main speaker. With his first Aug. 7 is do-or-die for was Scottie Mayfield who is chance to talk, he made a young Wamp. There is lit- not running this time. blatant appeal for votes. tle political future for the “I waited to see if Scottie After Frank Niceley’s main guy who loses twice. The was running,” Wamp said speech, Knight let all candison of former U.S. Rep. in a casual interview at last dates speak for two minutes. Zach Wamp finished third Saturday’s Lincoln Day Din- After Wamp, Fleischmann two years ago, when Fleis- ner. jumped up again. chmann eked out a win with It was easy to talk to “I want you to know,” he less than 50 percent of the Wamp since organizers said, gesturing to the head

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table, “everyone here has endorsed me.” He named Niceley and state Rep. Dennis Powers. Fleischmann said he carried every precinct in Union County in 2010. He wants re-election to fight President Obama. “We say NO to Obama. We say NO to his executive orders. I say to Obama: ‘I will fight you every step of the way.’ “I lead on social issues. I don’t back off. I have voted 100 percent pro-life. “I know I’m only one of 435, but I am your one.” Wamp said it’s most important to be about the future. “The clock is ticking down on (the Obama Administration),” he said. “I want to go to Washington to have impact. I want to make government smaller, but also better.” Wamp’s card said the best way to fi x Congress is to replace it. “With $17 tril-

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lion in debt, high unemployment and the least productive Congress in history, we deserve more than representation content with the status quo. With your help, we can turn the page.”

How do you get a clear choice in a Republican Primary? Listen closely to Chuck Fleischmann and Weston Wamp. There is a difference.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Mark Blakley, public defender, said speaking almost last made him feel like Elizabeth Taylor’s eighth husband. “I know what to do, but I just don’t know how to make it unique.”

Apple tree grafting: There’s an app(le) for that Agriculture teachers at Union County High School – Linda Baxter, John Fugate and Matt McGinnis –sponsored a series of apple tree grafting demonstrations throughout the school day on Feb. 25. Actually, this has been occurring every year for 17 years, but this is the first year the class has been opened up to the community. A lesson in grafting has been on my to-do list for years, but this was my first real opportunity to participate. I joined Rick King, Ike Stooksbury and Ron Hatmaker for our session. The next class was buzzing with students, both boys and girls. I know (Linda) Baxter is a great role model for these girls interested in agriculture. She told me she’s been teaching 24 years, 17 of those years in Union County. Joe McNew, who is now a young 84, has been coming down from his farm, Echo Acres in the Cave Springs Community in Claiborne County, to teach this class. Echo Acres is a fifth generation farm on the Southerland family line that

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has come to the McNews through his wife. They have 200 apple trees including 80 varieties including a number of heritage apples. This is what I took away from the grafting lesson: One must have “root stock” from some type of apple tree. McNew had ordered crab apple root stock from Washington State. Until recently he could order these for less than a dollar each, but this year the price exceeded $1, and the shipping has become pretty horrific. When the root stock arrives, place in damp sawdust until grafting day. While the sap is down in December or early January, cut scion wood (water sprouts) from the apple tree variety that you wish to graft. These pieces were cut in about 6-inch lengths and about 1/4- to 1/2- inch in diameter.

Place these pieces in zip lock bags by variety – McIntosh, Winesap, Wolf River, Cheese Apple or whatever and place in the refrigerator. When you are ready to graft, place your hand just above the roots as a measurement for where to cut. Take a sharp knife and cut the rootstock at an angle. Then take a piece of the scion wood with the buds facing upward and cut a matching angle. Slide the two together and tape. McNew uses paraffin film which is self-healing. However, any type tape can be used. Healing takes about two weeks. If these substitute tapes are used, slit the tape after two weeks in order not to choke your new tree. If the roots on the root stock were really long, he trimmed those back to about 4 inches. When choosing a piece of scion wood, make sure it has at least two or three buds. Each student in the class was given a grafted tree to take home and plant. To keep damp until you pot the little tree, wrap in damp paper towel. Plant in a 6-inch pot until about Easter, then

Apple Tree Grafting Class: Agriculture teacher Joe McNew, Rick King, Ike Stooksbury and Ron Hatmaker. Photo by Bonnie Peters transplant in your yard or orchard. McNew concluded the class by cautioning us not to take our food supply for granted and stressed the importance of pollination. Much has been said and written about the concern for our bees and the disastrous effects of lack of pol-

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UNION COUNTY Shopper news • MARCH 8, 2014 • 5 High School, Pick was never a tip-toe runner. He was nimble and quick but did not rely on fancy moves. He butted people who got in his way, broke many tackles and probably created some running lanes with intimidation. Pickens still “plays” football with his wonderful collection of friends who (occasionally) stop by his home at Clarity Pointe in Farragut. Sometimes they just talk about big plays, magic moments, precious memories that need to be refreshed. Sometimes they watch old games on Vol Network DVDs. Sometimes they and Richard go places, to lunch or to see things, and talk some more, going and coming. Mike Miller, Mike Marchant, Larry Brown, Randy Webb, Van Fillingim, Sam

Venable and Bobby Waggoner have been part of this support system. Dick Williams, Charlie Rosenfelder and Dewey Warren are in the informal group. There may be a dozen others. Jim McDonald, a teammate at Young High and UT, is a mainstay. He manages Pickens’ pensions and financial matters. McDonald and Pickens go back to the beginning. Their competition to see which was best probably made both better. That their relationship has lasted so long provides a peek into something called “Vol for life.” That smart term was created as a recruiting tool to help convince prep prospects that Tennessee players are all in this together, once a Vol always a Vol, forever and ever, amen.

Several fans embrace the idea. Alas, their lasting commitments sometimes fluctuate, depending on Saturday scores. With former players, it tends to be real. Ol’ Vols hang in there. There is a genuine bond. Former tackle Jerry Holloway has a mailing list of hundreds who share the ups and downs, fishing tales, obituaries, anniversaries, accomplishments by children and grandchildren, news of knee replacements, and other hard-earned aches and pains. They remain bound together by fellowship, loyalty and the color orange. Pickens was the focal point of such love last week. Distinguished artist Alexander Dumas initiated it. As the story goes, Pickens commissioned a paint-

ing 15 or 20 years ago of a favorite play. When he came to claim the finished product, it wouldn’t fit inside his Volkswagen. “Later” was somehow forgotten and Dumas filed his handiwork in a stack of other treasures. He found it in time for the current art exhibition at Clarity Pointe. Of course it was a delightful surprise for Pickens. Ol’ Vols and several others shared in the celebration. A fun time was had by all. Blessings on the good man Dumas, an unexpected ray of sunshine in Richard Pickens’ life. Full disclosure: Alexander Dumas once gave me a print of his very best snow leopard. I thought it was Smithsonian quality.

weeks, possibly days. I answered the phone and the gentle voice on the other end of the line said, “Lynn, your mother passed A capable wife who can find? She is far more prethis morning.” cious than jewels. Strength and dignity are her clothing There it was, the euphe… Her children rise up and call her happy; her husband mism. She “passed.” No, I too, and he praises her… Many women have done excelthought, sadly. She died. lently, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceitful, and I called my daughters, beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be both of whom had made praised. Give her a share in the fruit of her hands, and travel plans to get here in let her works praise her in the city gates. time. Jordan was on the road (Proverbs 31, selected verses) already, and Eden had plane tickets for later in the week. I have always taken a In the next few hours, dim view of people who there was much to be done: use euphemisms for death: Cross people to notify, arrangeCurrents passing away, gone to glory, ments to set in motion, degone to his reward, etc. I cisions to make. It wasn’t Lynn was of the opinion that it until we were on the road Pitts was an attempt to avoid the that it hit me. truth, which is bluntly and She passed. unavoidably, “She died.” I How apt for someone thought people should just getting dressed to go see my who had been a teacher! It mother in the nursing home. is true: she passed. She has say so. We had known for sev- graduated into heaven. When the phone call came, at an hour on a Sat- eral days that the end of Do not misunderstand urday morning when no her journey was near. The me: I still believe that we one makes a phone call for last time I had seen her, are saved by grace and no a friendly chat, I knew what just days before, I knew one of us can earn our way it was. I was already up and that it was a matter of into heaven. But maybe,

just maybe, God grades on the curve. As I write this, we are in that short and, at the same time, interminable limbo between a death and a burial. Nothing else can go forward, no future plans can be made, no other work is so important as the mourning the loss of my mother and my children’s grandmother. Mother was known for her love of red. She wore red well and often, and after she entered the nursing home, exclusively! It was Eden who, about an hour after I notified her of Mother’s death, called me back and said, “I have an idea. I think we should all wear red at the service.” I laughed out loud, in spite of my grief, and said, “What a great idea! Mother would love it!” And so, spurning any sign of mourning – no black allowed – we will send her to eternity, all of us dressed in red. For the past 40 years, a

framed motto hung in Mother’s house. It sums up her approach to life perfectly. I have to live with myself, and so I want to be fit for myself to know. I want to be able, as days go by, Always to look myself in the eye. I don’t want to stand in

the setting sun And hate myself for things I’ve done. I want to go out with my head erect; I want to deserve my own respect. I feel sure the Lord has already told her, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant. And, by the way, love the red!”

Pickens is a Vol for life I’ll say this in a soft voice: There isn’t enough happiness in Richard Pickens’ life.

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The Ol’ Vol has an assortment of problems. Some, estrangement from family, for example, he brought on himself. Some descended on him like a dark cloud. Since retirement as a railroad executive, he’s been in the fourth quarter for what seems like a long time. It could be he is in

overtime. He has supposedly been diagnosed with “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and secondary frontal temporal dementia with pseudobulbar palsy.” Since my medical expertise is in bruises and abrasions, this is out of my pay grade. Some old teammates are convinced the affliction goes back to too many hits with the helmet, too many concussions treated with smelling salts. Pickens was a Tennessee fullback in 1966-68, part battering ram, part bowling ball, leading rusher in the Southeastern Conference as a senior, 736 tough yards, then the most by a Vol since Hank Lauricella in 1951. Going back to Young

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Sharps Chapel FCE serves Pat Blackburn and Lynn Prichard hosted the Sharps Chapel FCE Club in February. The group is involved in service projects, educational presentations and trips. On April 19, members will sponsor an Easter egg hunt in Sharps Chapel. Several are involved in the upcoming June Art on Main Festival in down-

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Nutrition tips March is National Nutrition Month. Here are some tips for healthy family eating.

Rebecca Hughes

Make mealtime a family time. If you can get together for meals even a few times a week, family meals mean healthier eating – and more. For National Nutrition Month, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages all families to make a commitment to eating more meals together and “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right.� “Research shows that family meals promote healthier eating – more fruits, vegetables and fiber; less fried food; and often fewer calories,� says registered dietitian nutritionist and Academy spokesperson Angela Ginn. “This year’s national theme reminds families to return to the basics of healthful eating by returning to the family dining table. “And family meals do much more than put healthy food on the table. Beyond preparing the meal itself, mealtimes offer time to talk, listen and build family relationships. And it’s a chance for parents to be good role models for healthful eating.� Ginn offers ideas for adding more family meals to any family’s routine: ■Start slowly. “However many meals you eat as a family now, add one more to your weekly schedule. If

school nights are too hectic for a family dinner, make it a leisurely weekend breakfast or lunch. After a few weeks, add another family meal to your schedule. ■Plan tasty menus together. “Putting together a family meal does not have to be complicated or timeconsuming. Let every member choose a favorite item and build simple, delicious meals around them. Even small children can pick a main dish like tacos or pasta, a vegetable like a green salad or cooked carrots and sliced apples or fruit salad for dessert.� ■Set the right mood. “Food is just one important part of mealtime. Your table setting can improve the mealtime mood with very little expense: a candle, colored napkins and wipeclean plastic tablemats for children,.� ■Talk! “Conversations have a huge impact, as you share experiences and ideas, and pass along family values. Pick topics that are positive and allow everyone to talk. Even toddlers like to discuss topics like ‘What is your favorite color?’ or ‘What made you laugh today?’� ■Turn off the TV, phones and anything else that makes noise. “They create distractions that can throw off any mealtime routine. Declare mealtime a TV- and phone-free zone, except for emergencies, of course. Put on some background music, played at low volume, to add a relaxing atmosphere.� Helpful websites: www. KidsEatRight.org or www. eatright.org/. Info: Union County Extension Office, Rebecca Hughes 865-992-8038 or rlhughes@utk.edu

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if, and you become.’ “The last time I spoke with her, she said, ‘I’m 76 years old! Met and married the love of my life at 66, kept the home fires burning at my family farm, had the best friends I could ever hope for, saw my life’s dream come alive, and raised thousands of children. I’ve had a charmed life. Oh yes, God is good.’ �

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Luttrell celebrates Dr. Seuss

Richard Phillips with his Grinch hat delights students in Mary Alley Parker dressed as Cindy Lou-Who and Cheryl Bowman Kitts’ class. Photos by Libby Morgan appear as Viola Swamp from “Miss Nelson Is Missing.”

Since then, she’s been grateful and surprised by the support she’s received. “Long Man” began with the story. Long Man is the Cherokee name for the Tennessee River, which is about to flood the tiny town of Yuneetah. A TVA dam has condemned the town, and all but a few residents have evacuated their homes. One holdout is Annie Clyde Dodson, who wants her 3-yearold daughter, Gracie, to inherit the family land. As the floodgates prepare to close, a storm rages, and Annie and her husband realize that Gracie is missing. Greene grew up hearing family stories about TVA and the dams that covered much of East Tennessee with water, and it was a topic she embraced. But as

Local author Amy Greene grows up By Wendy Smith New York Times bestselling author Amy Greene claims Morristown as her hometown, but in fact, she hails from an area so obscure that she calls it “near Bull’s Gap.” Her parents were natural story-tellers, and her writing, and life, have been deeply influenced by those stories, she says.

“Storytelling and writing are my way of sort of making sense of the world. If I couldn’t figure something out, I wrote it down.” The Knoxville Writers’ Guild hosted a book launch party for Greene’s second novel, “Long Man.” Her nationally successful debut novel, “Bloodroot,” was published in 2010. The

sweetheart, Adam, who understood that she would always need time to write. She had a son at 20, and began her undergraduate degree at Vermont College when her daughter was 1. “That’s when I knew I was Appalachian,” she laughs. Greene compares publishing books to pregnancies – no two are alike. She worked on “Bloodroot” for a year without letting anyone read it, not even Adam. But she screwed up her courage to allow novelist Jill McCorkle to read the story during a writing conference, of feces over the table said to and within a few months, his mother, “Now, see, that’s Greene had an agent and an what your d !@# ned slip editor from Knopf Publishouts done!” ing. The moral (I suppose) – bad things can get worse. After a few such stories sleep came, and next thing I knew Dad would be telling me to “hit the floor” and get ready for school. I would begin moaning and groanBy Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC ing, and Aunt Lidia would always say, “Yeah, honey, like a fall or the sudden The body is full of get up and go get you an joints, the hinges that jolt of a landing from a education. Education’s the jump can injure the joint. let us move about and only thing you can get that be flexible. Two of them But problems can also a man can’t take away from result from less obvious are the sacroiliac joints, you. You get money, a man sources like bad posture which are on either side can steal it. Get a house, a of the base of the spine. or having one leg that is man can burn it. But educashorter than the other. The sacroiliac joint is tion’s in your head, and no where the ilium, the wide, (This is one of the reasons man can take that.” why in a first visit to a flat upper portion of the Thus encouraged, I was chiropractor the doctor is pelvis, meets the sacrum, able to face the day. a triangle-shaped bone at likely to measure the length Every child needs an the bottom of the spine. of your legs.) A leg-length “Aunt Lidia” to encourage disparity can usually be These joints assist the them to get a good educacorrected with use of an pelvis in distributing tion. Think about it – perorthotic device, a customweight and absorbing haps you are or can be some shock. Problems with the made insert for a shoe. child’s “Aunt Lidia.” sacroiliac joint can lead to Chiropractic treatment, Next week I’ll share how particularly manipulalower-back pain. Trauma telling a tongue can be even when not speaking. heart-wrenching tale of family dysfunction, set in the hills of East Tennessee, is particularly memorable because of the depth of the characters, who each participate in telling the story. Since childhood, Greene has written her stories longhand, in a notebook, while sitting in bed. She was married at 18 to her childhood

Every child needs one Sometimes great educational encouragement comes outside school. I don’t know how much education my great-aunt Lidia (pronounced “Liddy”) had, but she spent endless hours reading her Bible; though sufficient for her, she realized education’s importance. Aunt Lidia’s husband died in 1959, and I don’t think she ever forgave him for leaving her alone. They never had children, so she closed her house and wandered from home to home with two brown-paper grocery bags that held everything she needed. She visited our home often. We never knew when or how long she would stay, but few things ever filled me with more joy than a visit from Aunt Lidia. I was as tall as Aunt Lidia when I was seven, but she couldn’t have been more impressive to me if she had been a giant. She and I shared a bed when she visited, and she would tell me stories that made us both laugh until Dad yelled at us to go to sleep. In one tale there were a couple of rogues who spied a garden full of beautiful beets in someone else’s garden. They decided they

Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME would return after dark and help themselves to the beets. Unfortunately, beets and red-hot pepper look alike after dark, and the rogues stole and ate the wrong vegetable, after which they found themselves facedown in the spring trying to find relief. The moral – no good comes from ill-gotten gain. In another tale there was this boy whose mother invited the preacher to Sunday dinner. The boy was bad to “rip off gas” at the table, and his mother threatened him within an inch of his life should he do this while the preacher was present; instead, she instructed him to let it “slip out.” During dinner, the boy started squirming, and his mother shot him an evil look which subdued him to a point. When that point was reached, the boy soiled himself, reached into his pants, and while holding a handful

Jill McNeal, WATE anchor, reads Cat in the Hat to a class at Luttrell Elementary.

Amy Greene she followed the plot she’d created, she got stuck because she didn’t know the characters well enough, she says. So she returned to the process that worked for “Bloodroot” and fully developed each one.

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tion, has been shown to be effective in easing the pain that stems from a sacroiliac joint problem. In addition, the doctor may recommend exercises that strengthen the muscles that support the joints. Brisk walking has also produced favorable results. If you’re bothered by lower back pain, see a chiropractor for an examination. Brought to you as a community service by Union County Chiropractic; 110 Skyline Drive, Maynardville, TN; 992-7000.

USDA/ETHRA Commodity Distribu on Union County Paule e Community Building Wednesday, March 12, 2014 • 9:00 - 12:00 Please bring your commodity card. The program is available for all eligible recipients regardless of race, color, na onal origin, age, sex or handicap. Funded in part by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture/Human Services/Union Co. Government.

Check In! Check Up! Check Back! Check In! If you are on TennCare, medical checkups for children under age 21 are free. Call your doctor or the health department to schedule your child’s visit. Check Up: Annual checkups are important to prevent diseases and chronic medical conditions. Your child can get a health history, a complete physical exam, lab tests (as appropriate), vision and hearing screenings, immunizations, developmental and behavioral screenings (as appropriate), advice on keeping your child healthy, dental referrals and medical referrals if necessary. Check Back with your doctor by keeping your follow-up appointment, your next scheduled well-child visit or by contacting your doctor if a problem occurs.

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Vehicles excluded: Invoice Credited Units, VIN Exclusive and Specialty Vehicles. Customer must pay for non-factory installed equipment. Eligible incentives will be evidenced by FMC VIN look-up (zip code specific) and customer must qualify for incentives. A, D, X, Z plans are not eligible. Taxes, tags and fees additional.

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the HEADACHE in your temple

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stressful activities can all cause a misalignment in your spine which triggers different symptoms throughout your body. Chiropractic adjustments and Foot Levelers’ custom-made Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers help bring your body back to its natural state of alignment. Stabilizers - a unique form of in-shoe orthotics - help hold your chiropractic adjustments in place and reduce skeletal stress and pain. And our office utilizes the Associate™ Platinum digital scanner, which is the fastest, most accurate, and most advanced method of processing your Stabilizer order. Call us today to find out how we can help improve your total body wellness - from head to toe!

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8 • MARCH 8, 2014 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news

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THURSDAY, MARCH 13

The 2014 annual Used Book Sale organized by the Friends of the Knox County Public Library, at the Knoxville Convention and Exhibition Center in the Holiday Inn, World’s Fair Park. Schedule/info: www. knoxfriends.org or 215-8775.

Free Music Jam: country, bluegrass, etc.; pickers and grinners, acoustical only; 7-9 p.m., Escapee’s RV Park, 908 Raccoon Valley Road. Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., KTOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices. org. The Appalachian Arts Craft Center Spring Porch Sale begins. Features marked down stock, seconds, student crafts and unjuried work by members of the Craft Center. Located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net. The Heiskell Community Center Seniors Monthly meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road. Program: “Meet the Candidates” with candidates running for various offices in Knox County. Bring a dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326. First Lutheran Church senior group 55 Alive meeting, noon, First Lutheran Church meeting room, 1207 N Broadway. Hot lunch: $7; reservations requested. Guest speaker: Susan Spicer will talk about the Stephens Ministry program. Info/reservations: 524-0366. “Put A Spring in Your Step” luncheon hosted by Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection, 10:45 a.m., Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall on Kingston Pike. Cost: $12 inclusive. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Reservations/info: Marie, 382-1155 or marie.rose139@hotmail.com. Dining with Diabetes, 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Last class in a series for people with diabetes and their family members. Topics include learning how to manage diabetes, food demonstrations and tasting of healthy foods Info: 922-2552. Registrations accepted for 2014-15 school year for Little Creations Parent’s Day Out program, 9 a.m.-noon, Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4328 Emory Road. Info: 922-7529.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 8 Benefit for Mary Cooper Cox, 5-8 p.m., Union County High School. Gospel singing, live auction and dinner: hot dogs and fi xins, $5 each or $8 couple. All proceeds to help with medical expenses. Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. Clapps Chapel UMC’s mens club meeting, breakfast at 8 a.m. and program at 9. Guest speaker: Knox County mayor Tim Burchett. Everyone invited. Easter Craft Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Boys and Girls Club of Halls/Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike. 35+ vendors. Fundraiser for Adrian Burnett Elementary School’s 5th grade Safety Patrol trip to Washington, D.C. Soup and chili supper, 6 p.m., Faithway Baptist Church, 4402 Crippen Road. Silent auction donations welcome. Info: 254-4605.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 8-9 “The Last Stop at the End-Of-The-Road Café” mystery dinner theater presented by Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Performances: 6:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. All proceeds support Hands-On Missions at the church. Info/ tickets: Leslie, 804-6642, or the Church office, 6901060.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9 Singing featuring the Washams, 11 a.m., Union Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap Road. Everyone invited.

SUNDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 9-11 Church revival, Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Guest speaker: The Rev. Rosemary Brown. Info: 922-1412.

GriefShare grief recovery group, 3-5 p.m., room 104, Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road in Fountain City. Cost: $15 for materials. Child care available through 5th grade: $5 per child per session. To register: 689-5175.

MONDAY, MARCH 10 Bobby Welch, Associate Executive Director of Tennessee Baptist Convention, will be guest speaker, 6:45 p.m., Sharon Baptist Church, 7916 Pedigo Road. Part of March Gladness series. Info: www.Sharonknoxville.com. Registrations accepted for 2014-15 school year for Little Creations Parent’s Day Out program, 9 a.m.-noon, Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4328 Emory Road. Info: 922-7529.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 10-11 Foothills Craft Guild Jury Fest submissions accepted, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Foothills Craft Guild office, Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. The Jury Fest will be March 12. Info/application: www.foothillscraftguild.org or Ann Lacava, 938-4180.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11 Sushi 101 cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com. Healthy Choices, a plant-based free cooking class, 6 p.m., North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist Church fellowship hall, 6530 Fountain City Road. Guest speaker: Melody Prettyman, gourmet chef as seen on 3ABN TV. Preregister by March 8 to: Kathy, 314-8204 or www.KnoxvilleInstep.com.

The Bonny Kate Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meeting, noon, Second UMC, 1524 Western Ave. Guest speaker: Sharon Davis, state chair for women’s issues.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

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Spring Craft Show, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Lions Club Building at Fountain City Park. Fundraiser for Adrian Burnett Elementary School’s 5th grade Safety Patrol trip to Washington, D.C.

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JOIN US TODAY! For membership information contact Jennifer Shipley at 216-3366.

Member meeting – 2nd Tuesday of each month Noon at Hardee’s

Annual Prayer Breakfast Friday, April 18 • 8am Union County Senior Center Contact Chantay at Maynardville Public Library for tickets

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