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The Union County Arts Council is hosting a portrait demonstration by nationally known artist Seth Haverkamp as a fundraiser this Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Veterans Building in Maynardville. Cost is $10. Reservations can be made by calling Union County Arts at 992-9161.

School make-up Kids must start making up the days missed for illness and bad weather. School will be held the Monday and Tuesday of spring break, March 16-17; Good Friday, April 3; and May 2, previously an in-service day; additionally, Saturdays, May 2 and 16, may be school days if Union County is unsuccessful in securing a waiver from the state. Ten days were allowed in the school calendar, and kids have missed 16 days so far: Jan. 16 and 27; Feb. 12-13 for illness; Feb. 17-27, nine school days; March 2 and March 5-6.

Winery business is bubbling By Lib Libby ib bb by Morgan an n

While many of us have been withstanding the weather hunkered down indoors, farmers must get out in the cold and slick conditions and take care of their livestock, their plants and the systems that keep it all going. But as far as we know, there’s only one person in Union County who’s been tending to 1,000 gallons of wine. Nikki Riddle, daughter of Rick and Donna Riddle, joined her parents and brother, Jim, at the family farm last fall to gear up The Winery at Seven Springs Farm. She’s been making wine in Middle Tennessee for a few years, and the family’s been crafting a multiuse building down near the road at the bottom of their 350-acre hillside farm on Highway 61 just east of Maynardville. In a high-ceilinged portion in the back, huge stainless steel tanks are connected to a temperature-controlling system, and the juices are fermenting – juice that To page 3 In her laboratory, Nikki Riddle measures testing agents for the winemaking process.

The Union County Farmers Market board decided to continue holding the weekly market on Friday afternoons from 4-7 p.m. in the backyard of Union County Arts. Kadron A “meet and greet” held last week drew new vendors, including eight-yearold Joannah Kadron, who announced she will sell cut flowers at the market. “I’m going to grow asters, cosmos, African daisies, zinnias, snapdragons and more,” she said. “They will be ready in June or July.” Joe and Vickie Elkins, owners of New Roots Nursery, are looking forward to bringing perennials, shrubs and other plants to the market. The UCFM board voted to pay registration fees for Beth Bergeron and Donna Riddle to attend the two-day Tennessee Association of Farmers Markets/Agritourism conference in Paris Landing State Park, west of Nashville. Another meet and greet is scheduled for Monday, April 13, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Extension office in Maynardville.

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Road work in Halls to boost interstate access By Betty Bean

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Union County motorists from Interstate 75 have a choice in Halls: turn right on Norris Freeway to Hwy. 33 and then find a left turn to get headed back toward Maynardville or wind through the congested Emory Road intersection with Andersonville Pike to exit Emory Road at the traffic light on Hwy. 33. Neither choice is great. Last week contractor APAC-America started a $10.7 million project to solve this dilemma while enhancing traffic movement through Halls. The project includes losing the boulevard between Afton Drive and Emory Road – sacrificed to a left turn lane from Norris Freeway to Hwy. 33.

“That median separation through there causes a lot of traffic tie-ups for signalization and t i m i n g ,” said Jim Snowden, deputy d i r e c tor, Knox County Jim Snowden Engineering and Public Works. “The width of the median makes it difficult to coordinate the signalization,” said Knox County’s director of planning and public works Cindy Pionke. “The other problem is we have to run a longer signal timing cycle at Emory Road and Maynardville Pike, because of the way

they’re skewed, and that holds traffic up even more.” The Halls Connector has been in the planning pipeline for years, and Pionke said it was first requested by BRINK (Better Roads In North Knox, a group that advocated for highway improvements). Knox County paid for engineering and right-ofway acquisition for a total of $1,208,057 and the Tennessee Department of Transportation paid $10,782,090 for construction. Knox County has made two supplemental payments to engineering firm CDM Smith, which has made $965,400 from the project. Right-of-way acquisition was $242,657. Snowden said the land

acquired on Norris Freeway will revert to Knox County and can be incorporated into Clayton Park. Most of the additional supplemental payments have covered changes aimed at making the project more pedestrian-friendly. “We’re actually leaving the existing southbound lane bridge in advance of Afton Drive, which will create a situation where people using the greenway can cross the bridge – and even go under it – to get to the other side of Maynardville Highway. We’ve also worked with Marco’s Pizza, which has a chronic lack of parking. What we’re going to do is, working with TDOT, we’ll be leaving some of that old southbound pavement to create

trailhead parking for the greenway. “That will benefit both the landowner and the park service. Both can use the vacated right-of-way. There’s always limited parking for users of greenways.” The plan comes with a caveat, Snowden said. “When it rains real hard, that trail will be closed.” The county will relocate as many of the trees from the median to Clayton Park as possible, Snowden said. The deadline for completion is September 2016. Pionke said the county is going to ask the developers of the former Walmart property to include a connector to the greenway in their plans to rehab the old shopping center.

Election Commission will stay at courthouse By Sandra Clark

How can I leave you (if you won’t let me go)? If that’s not the title of a country music song, we ought to get Jim Woods to write it. It’s the saga of the Union County Election Commission and the county commission. The Election Commission wants to move out of the courthouse, and the commission will not approve the move. Election Commission chair Kyle Richardson met with the Budget and Finance committee last TuesKyle Richardson day to plead his case. “We need Donna Jones more space (than the Courthouse provides) for early voting and for Mayor Mike Williams asked Jones will move $2,000 from her privacy for voters,” he said. three times for a motion, but com- office’s travel budget into contractRental space just beyond Food mittee members sat mute. “Thank ed services to buy new data entry City would be “ideal,” and would you for your time,” said Richard- equipment. Afterwards, she said cost the county roughly $1,025 per son. the new system will be live within month or $12,300 per year. “We Other divisions of county gov- a couple of weeks after training. have enough in our budget to pay ernment fared better, gaining “Our appraisers could update data for this from April through June,” unanimous approval for proposed from the field if we had Wi-Fi,” she he said. It would require addition- budget transfers: said. al funding in future budgets. Property Assessor Donna Sheriff Billy Breeding will

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School board defies weather The Union County Board of Education met last Thursday despite icy roads and low temperatures. The meeting already had been postponed twice.

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business Winery business almost didn’t make it to Union County. On Feb. 18, during some of the worst of the icy roads, a truck arrived in East Tennessee carrying Nikki’s grape juice directly from California. The driver called the Riddles from the Lovell Road exit and said he had checked conditions and wasn’t going to be able to come any farther. Low temperatures were threatening to ruin the huge load of zinfandel and muscat juice, so the intrepid Riddles headed out to the rescue. “The roads in Union County were good that day. They’d been salted several times. But when we got to Knox County it was really slick,” Nikki says. “We had to make two trips to get the four ‘totes’ (275-gallon containers) of juice back to our building.” They made it, and the juice is well on its way to becoming wine. Nikki plans to bottle the two wines by late May, and to keep the tanks going with grape and other fruit wines. Label design will include paintings of local historic scenes by Betty Bullen, and wine names will give a nod to area history and themes: one idea is to name a wine Combs Red, using a rooster on the label, connecting the name of the hill where their young grapevines are planted – Combs Ridge – and simultaneously giving homage to her winemaking mentor, Michael Coombs. She’s working on other Union County tie-ins for wine names and label art. Seven Springs Farm’s building is shaping up nice-

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From page 1 ly, with two sets of gorgeous sassafras doors handmade by Rick. One pair leads into the retail area, where a sales counter and a tasting bar are framed up, ready to be topped with slabs of wood harvested from trees on the farm. Donna is fine-tuning the installation of the commercial equipment for the kitchen in a big room behind the store. She’ll have it up and running by the time the blueberries start ripening in June. All this expansion at Seven Springs is creating new jobs in Union County. “We’ll start making jams, salsa and hummus as the crops come in, and I plan to hire a chef to create those and other farm-to-table products,” says Donna. “And we’re going to have to hire more harvesters this season.” Seven Springs Farm has become a standard at several weekly farmers markets in Knoxville, Norris and Maynardville the past few years. Their Angus beef has been selling briskly since customers have discovered its high quality. As the first spring harvests are gathered, the produce and beef will be available at the shop. “Of course the schedule will depend on the weather. Jim’s ready with his seeds and plants, and Dale and Debbie Corum at their Tater Valley Nursery greenhouses are starting plants for us too. Just as soon as the ground dries out – who knows when that will be – we’ll get our spring crops planted,” Donna laughs. Life’s certainly an adventure for the Riddles.

Fort Sumter Cemetery annual meeting Fort Sumter Community Cemetery will hold its annual meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the cemetery office building, 4828 Salem Church Road. An update on cemetery developments and improvements will be provided. The community is invited. Volunteers are needed to help with the future of the cemetery. Info: 660-6949.

Donna and Nikki Riddle at the entrance of the nearlycompleted Seven Springs Farm retail building

A bunch of grapes decorates the door handle Photos by Libby Morgan

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Sweet thank you Ben Woods (center), with his mom, Wilma, behind him, presents the Union County Historical Society a thank you on behalf of his Scout troop, who toured the Roy Acuff Union Museum recently. Accepting the scrapbook and cards are Wanda Byerley, Marilyn Toppins and museum director Martha Carter. Ben gave every woman at the museum a box of chocolates.

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Arts Council rolls out new logo, plans Art on Main The Union County Arts Council board was finally able to meet and get some decisions behind them in order to move on with plans for the quickly-approaching June 6 Art on Main festival.

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In a recent city council meeting, Maynardville promised to install electri- Union County Arts Council’s new logo reflects the group’s focal outlets on utility poles cus: art and music. along Main Street prior to the festival. In addition, electric service along the “The city of Maynardville outlets beside the parkedge of the parking lot near the stage is planned in a has also given us the funds ing lot, and we have a lot of joint effort between the to rent porta-potties for the event-related expenses. We county government and the festival.” couldn’t hold Art on Main arts council. The arts council received without our local sponsors,” “This will help our fes- nonprofit status last year, says Pratt. This year’s festival will tival grow, and the access enabling the group to apply to electricity will be avail- for grants to bring in art- have one stage with amplifiable to any event that goes related community events, cation and more jam session on downtown, such as the but grants are very limited. locations than in years past. Christmas tree lighting,” “We’ve got to come up Local musicians booked for says Carol Pratt, arts coun- with the money to buy the the Back Porch stage incil president. electrical supplies for the clude Earl Bull, Jim Woods,

The Valley Boys, The Miscellaneous Musicians, the Paulette VFD Players, The Atkins and others. The student art competition and the onsite photo contest will be held again, and a chalk art contest will be added. Alicia Lucy, a local crochet artist, is heading up a new hands-on craft tent, where kids can create art for free with materials supplied, and the kids’ train is scheduled to return. Jeff Chesney, owner of Slick’s Deli and Ice Cream Shop, says he’s looking forward to being a part of Art on Main. The building is close to completion and is just across the street from Union County Arts, the heart of the festival. More volunteers and financial support are needed to pull off this fifth annual event. Call Susan Boone at 992-9161 or Carol Pratt at 441-4274 to get involved.

Secondhand smoke By Pearl Coffey

Being around tobacco smoke is bad for you, even if it comes from someone else. When you smoke a cigarette, most of the smoke goes not into your lungs, but into the air, where anyone nearby can breathe it. Secondhand smoke can come from a cigarette, cigar, pipe, or smoke that has been exhaled by a person who is smoking. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of toxic gases and fine particles. Smoking is banned in many public places like government buildings, hospitals and schools. In some states, including Tennessee, restaurants are smoke-free. Most exposure occurs in homes and workplaces. Even with this ban on smoking, many people are still exposed to secondhand smoke, especially children who live with parents who smoke. Eliminating smoking in indoor spaces is one way to fully protect nonsmokers from exposure. If you must smoke, try to be careful about where you

smoke to help protect people around you. Children are at high risk for the effects of secondhand smoke because their bodies are still growing and they breathe at a faster rate than adults. The following have been linked to secondhand smoke exposure in children: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, more severe and frequent asthma attacks, ear infections and chronic cough. Smoking during pregnancy is especially dangerous to the developing baby, sometimes resulting in premature delivery, low birth weight, SIDS, limited mental ability, trouble with learning and ADHD. The more cigarettes a motherto-be smokes, the greater the danger to her baby. If you are a smoker, please think seriously about stopping to ensure not just your own health, but the health of the ones you love. A message from Pearl Coffey and your Union County Health Council

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Learn beekeeping The first part of a beginner beekeeping school will be held 6-9 p.m. Monday, March 16, at the Clinton Community Center, 101 S Hicks St. The second part is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm, 132 England Lane, Clinton. The school is free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. Info/to preregister: 463-8541 or clowden@ comcast.net.

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The hanging of Jack Anderson Back in the 1980s, Edna Holt Parker’s sister had developed cancer and Edna was helping to take care of her. It was sad that Edna’s sister was sick, but she chose to use this time wisely and well. One good thing that came of it is that Edna asked all the family who visited to tell her any family history and stories about the Andersons that they could remember. For starters, she had the Family Bible record of William Edward and Susan Davis Anderson. Then she reviewed the census and marriage records at the McClung Room of the Knox County library, so she was on her way. The Andersons came to America from Scotland, and the Davis family came from Wales. Both families settled in South Carolina. Rice Lafayette Anderson told her that John “Jack”

One of the Best In 1970-71, Horace Maynard High School welcomed a remarkable, attractive, pleasant, mild-mannered faculty member. There was mutual respect between her and the students, evidenced by an almost total absence of disciplinary incidents. Ms. Peggy Cosby DeBusk stated that this lady was one of the very best English teachers in the state of Tennessee. I recall this teacher spending a lot of class time on grammar. I admit this did not excite me, as every elementary teacher I had (at least from second grade) had taught grammar. That is probably why this class was easy for me.

Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME Far more enjoyable to me was the literature portion of the class. I remember reading “Treasure Island.” This teacher also had an assorted collection of old literature textbooks from past school years, and she used these to teach the short story. She endeared herself to us by allowing us free choice in the selection of short stories we

read for that unit. Later I was to come to appreciate this lady more when I read her article “The Snodderly Tragedy,” published in 1978 in the first volume of “Our Union County Heritage.” Later she was to assist Ms. Kathleen George Graves in 1998 with compiling and editing “The Last Echo: A Pictorial History of Horace Maynard High School, Maynardville, Tennessee,” a valuable publication that provided Union County historical data with photographs and names of every graduate, teacher and principal of the school from inception in 1923 to closure in 1997. From these publications I

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Anderson, born June 12, 1804, had been married three times and that her grandfather William Edward Anderson was the youngest son of the last marriage. Jack inherited the Anderson farm on Raccoon Valley Road from his father. One of the stories collected was about the time that Anderson was hanged. The story goes this way: John “Jack” Anderson and his wife, Mary Polly Sumter Anderson (b. Dec. 2, 1807 - d. April 1894), lived on Raccoon Valley Road in Union County. During the fi-

nal days of the War Between the States, times were really difficult. Horses were very important for transportation and farming. Bands of men roved throughout the area, taking whatever was of value. Jack Anderson was supposed to have known where some horses were hidden. A group of bushwhackers tried to force him to tell where the horses were. The story says he was too stubborn to tell. The bushwhackers put a noose around his neck and hung him to a tree. These men gathered not far away and were bragging that they hung that old man. A man (she thought he was a Bayless) overheard their talk and went to cut Anderson down. She says that by the providence of God in whom he believed, Jack’s neck was not broken. He was alive. In fact, he did not die until Dec. 27, 1878. The black

scarring/bruising remained on his neck until his death. Another story about Jack Anderson, who was a terrific carpenter and chimney builder, was that whenever he finished a chimney, he stood on his head at the top of it for the topping-off ceremony. Another even greater accomplishment was that Jack made wooden works clocks; the clock parts are all made of wood. His son, Clark Anderson, is said to have had a clock and watch shop on Gay Street in Knoxville. If anyone knows about Clark Anderson and his shop, I would like to know, and if anyone has a clock made by John “Jack” Anderson, I would like to see the clock or a picture of it. For more information about the Anderson family, especially genealogy, look at pages 15-17 “Our Union County Families.”

learned this teacher’s maiden name. Many students who graduated from Horace Maynard High after me knew this lady as Ms. Hartsell, but when I first knew her as my freshman English teacher she was Ms. Lois Campbell Atkins. Ms. Atkins (Hartsell) moved to the new Union County High School when it opened in fall 1997. She is now enjoying a well-deserved retirement. I have been privileged to see Ms. Atkins a couple of times during the past few years at Food City, a place that could be called synonymously “Maynardville’s Meeting Place.” Retirement, if anything, seems to have made Ms. Atkins appear younger.

Perhaps the thing I like best about Ms. Atkins is her authenticity. She remains as she was when she was my teacher, friendly and genuinely interested in what I was doing with my life. Ms. Atkins’ gift in the classroom was the ability to befriend students without compromising her authority by becoming a “pal” or “buddy.” She was kind, compassionate and sensitive to our needs. Even though I don’t think I ever did, I knew I could go to her with any problem and she would do her best to help me. While grammar was not overly exciting, I don’t remember much about Long John Silver, and I couldn’t name you one short story I read in freshman English, I do remember Ms. Atkins’

warmth and contributions to Union County history. Next I will remember another jewel in Union County’s teaching crown.

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Big plays, unforgettable plays Saving daylight

New offensive coordinator Mike DeBord has been very busy reviewing Tennessee football video of 2014, analyzing what worked and what didn’t. I hope he smiled when he saw my favorite play. It was the fake field goal and touchdown pass at Missouri, walk-on to walk-on, flawless execution. Holder Patrick Ashford, once a Carson-Newman quarterback, took the snap, stood up and threw down the middle to tight end Alex Ellis. The shocker went 31 yards and gave Tennessee a brief lead. It didn’t matter too much in the overall scheme of things but it sure was fun at the time. Runner-up happened at South Carolina. There were several choices. Joshua Dobbs led a remarkable comeback that produced 14 points and a tie in 83 seconds. Aaron Medley kicked what proved to be the decisive field goal in overtime. DeBord may not have looked at defense. The really big play (or plays) in Columbia came from the other unit that had been mauled and shredded and stepped on for four quarters. The so-called defense gave up 625 yards and looked awful

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– but in one magic minute won the game. The finish was spectacular: Curt Maggitt and Derek Barnett sacked Gamecock quarterback Dylan Thompson on first and second downs. A fierce rush forced a throwaway on third. Some kid missed a world-record kick and Tennessee faithful whooped and sang and may have shed tears of joy. I really liked Todd Kelly’s one-toe-in interception against Vanderbilt and Josh Smith’s hurdle against the Arkansas State defensive back. Insignificant, you say, but interesting. In my second book, “Legends of the Tennessee Vols,” are stories about great players and a bonus chapter about legendary plays. I’ve been looking for something to add if I ever decide to do a second edition. That is, I suppose, a gentle way of saying not much legendary has happened in the past several years. May-

be you’ve noticed. That legendary chapter has plays that last forever …. The names of Charlie Severance, Bill Majors and Wayne Grubb are carved in marble for The Stop of LSU’s Billy Cannon in 1959. The Fumble by Arkansas’ Clint Stoerner in 1998 was caused by Billy Ratliff. Travis Henry took the winning opportunity to the house. The Return of the opening kickoff by Gene McEver in the 1928 Alabama game was historic. The Hit on Larry Czonka by Paul Naumoff in the 1966 Gator Bowl was textbook, about as good as it gets. “Paul stood him up and spit and sweat came up like a water balloon,” was Nick Showalter’s description. Grantland Rice made Johnny Butler an All American for his back-andforth run against Alabama in 1939. Hank Lauricella gained football immortality with his smart 75-yarder against Texas in the 1951 Cotton Bowl. Jeremy Lincoln deflected the final Notre Dame fieldgoal attempt with his backside to secure the 24-point comeback, the Miracle at South Bend. That was Nov. 9, 1991. “The University of Ten-

nessee has not had a more important, or bigger comeback in our school’s history,” said coach John Majors. “I thank my mom for giving me a big butt,” said Lincoln. There were many other legendary plays: Snake Stabler threw incomplete to stop the clock near the end of the 1965 Tennessee-Alabama tie. Unfortunately for Snake and the Tide, it was fourth down. Condredge Holloway scrambled away from pressure and hurled a two-point pass to Larry Seivers to beat Clemson in 1974. Dale Jones rushed Alabama QB Mike Shula, blocked a pass from a few feet away and somehow caught the ball on the way down. That saved the 1985 victory. There was Peyton Manning’s stunning bootleg run when nobody was looking and the first-play pass to Joey Kent against Alabama, 80 yards, touchdown! And what Al Wilson did to Florida. And what Bobby Majors did to Penn State. There have been dozens, maybe a hundred memorable plays. One more would be nice.

‘Check-In’ with TENNder Care TENNder Care is Tennessee’s program for well-child visits for children under age 21 on TennCare. “CheckIn” with your child’s doctor or health department to make an appointment for your child’s free check up. The annual “Check Up” will help prevent diseases and chronic medical conditions and provide information and advice on how to keep your child healthy. “Check Back” with your doctor by keeping your follow-up appointment, your next scheduled well-child visit or by contacting your doctor if a problem occurs. Info: 1-866-311-4287 or 9923867, Ext. 131.

So, this morning we are all groggier than usual. Daylight Saving Time began Sunday, and we lost an hour of sleep. I have several questions about Daylight Saving Time. In the first place, according to my mother, who remembered such things, America changed the clocks during World War II, moving them back an hour so that factory workers (part of the war effort) could get home during daylight. Apparently that was never rescinded, so we are already an hour off of “God’s time.” So now, when we move the clocks back, we are another hour out of sync from the sun and “God’s time,” and are really and truly confusing all the roosters in the land! Some wise man (possibly Will Rogers; it sounds like him!) opined that DST was like cutting off one end of your blanket and sewing it onto the other end to make it longer!

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

The politics of ‘sunshine’ If you paid attention only to local media, you might be forgiven for believing that the most pressing problem facing our community is a lack of openness and transparency in government. Each breaking scandal, it seems, involves a county commissioner, city council member or public board member violating the Open Meetings Act (sunshine law) by sending an email or lobbying a fellow board member outside of a public meeting. The Open Meetings Act states that “… the formation of public policy and decisions is public business and shall not be conducted in secret.” As a result, members of County Commission, City Council and other local public boards cannot deliberate about public business in private. Violations of the law void the actions of the violators and require open deliberations on the issue and another vote. Nearly all would agree that open, public meetings and the public discussion of the people’s business is a good thing; however, less understood are the problematic and perhaps unintended consequences of the law that give increased influence to the mayor and

My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. (Psalm 130: 6 NRSV)

as much as folks believe. dress these problems with Plenty still happens behind the law. Either the so-called closed doors. Instead, the “sunshine law” goes too far law merely takes political or doesn’t go far enough. Scott power away from individual Regardless, until there are Frith commissioners and shifts changes, expect more headthat power to the mayor, po- lines, more “gotcha” politics litical bosses and other lob- over communications bebyists. tween public officials, and third parties over the memRecently, the E-911 Board further distraction from bers of legislative bodies. has been in the news due to more important issues facIn county government, allegations (later substanti- ing the community. the mayor (unlike commis- ated) that board members Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can contact him at scott@pleadthefrith.com. sioners) is indirectly em- communicated with one powered by the law by being another outside of a public able to lobby the commis- meeting about a new E-911 sion directly and in private. radio communication sys(As you can imagine, it is tem. easier to keep track of how As absurd as it may each commissioner will vote sound, under current law, ■ Hansard Chapel Methwhen you can ask them pri- the city police chief and the odist Church, located vately.) This same dynamic county sheriff are not alon Highway 33 across from Tolliver’s Market, applies with the superin- lowed to discuss the pros hosts a food pantry 6-7 tendent of schools and the and cons of their own radio p.m. each third Saturday. board of education. communication system outGently used clothing is More troubling is that side of a public meeting. also available. Info: the local political bosses can Unfortunately, few have Rev. Jay Richardson, also lobby commissioners the political courage to ad776-2668. and council members independently, lining up their votes and pushing their own agendas. In fact, because of Home Improvement the restrictions of the open & Repair meetings law, well-connected politicos often have a better idea of how the com• Kitchen/Bath Remodels mission will vote than the No Job too small • Room Additions commissioners who actuor too large • Floors, Doors & Windows ally get to vote. 25 YEARS Ultimately, the open • Electrical EXPERIENCE meetings law doesn’t in• Custom Tile 992-2573 or crease openness and trans• Custom Woodworking parency in government (408)893-7164

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And another thing: I take it as a personal affront that it always happens on Sunday. I suppose the government figures that if we oversleep and miss church, no harm, no foul. But heaven forfend that we are late for work! As a Christian, I resent the assumption that church is not as important as a job. Of course, church was my job, so when I was working, I had to get up in what seemed the middle of the starry night and drive across town to warm up the choir for the early service! Now that I am mostly retired and live a half mile from the church I attend, it’s not a problem. Besides, I’m getting old and can’t sleep late anyhow!

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Volunteers needed for the Saturday, March 14, “Lucky Kidney Run,” benefitting the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation. Info/to register: volunteerknoxville.org.

Heiskell Seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road. Speaker at 11 a.m., lunch at noon and bingo at 1 p.m. Free, donations appreciated. Bring a dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326. Spring Porch Sale at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Features outdated stock, seconds, student crafts, unjuried work by members of the Craft Center and homemade baked goods. Sale runs for two weeks. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

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Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features firsttimers, chart-climbers and highly-lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www. rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

O’Connor Pancake Fest and Senior Service Directory Debut, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Rescheduled from Tuesday, Feb. 17. Previously purchased tickets will be good for this event; tickets will be available at the door for $5.

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Applications accepted for the Great Smoky Mountains Trout Adventure Camp for middle school girls and boys, sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited to be held June 15-20 at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Info/applications: http://www.tntroutadventure.org.

THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Online registration open for Race to benefit the Corryton Community Food Pantry, to be held Saturday, June 20. Event is part of “The Run and See Tennessee Grand Prix Series.” To register: https:// runnerreg.us/corryton8mile. Info: corryton8miler@ yahoo.com; ron.fuller@totalracesolutions.com; or Joyce Harrell, 705-7684.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers. First visit free. No partner or dance experience

AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Nuno felted Scarf workshop, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Tone Haugen-Cogburn. Registration deadline: March 14. Part of the Tennessee Featured Artist Workshop Series. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net. NWTF Norris Lake Longbeards Annual Banquet & Auction, 6 p.m., Union County High School. Silent auction, live auction, raffles, dinner, gun giveaways and more. Info/tickets: Ashley Mike, 660-1274 or ashley. mike@utk.edu.

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Pancake breakfast fundraiser, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Applebee’s, 5316 Central Ave Pike. Cost: $5. The FROG class of Christ UMC is raising money for equipment for church’s new addition.

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International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers. First visit free. No partner or dance experience required. Adults and children accompanied by an adult welcome. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; www.oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 27-28 Children’s spring consignment sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Ave. Pike. Cash, credit and debit are accepted. Proceeds benefit church ministries.

Luttrell Seniors luncheon, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Community Center off Tazewell Pike. Lunch will be provided.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

Market Basket, 1-7:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Barbara Holt. Registration deadline: March 22. Part of the Tennessee Featured Artist Workshop Series. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

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MAYNARDVILLE – Mostly cleared this 6-acre tract is rolling to level & has an old 1900's farm house. House is in need of repair but could make a beautiful renovation w/ loads of character. There is a nonworking well on property, but city water is available. Detached gar w/gravel ﬂoor. So much potential! $75,000 (898118)

HALLS – 2 acres in convenient location. Level & cleared. Would make a beautiful homesite. Approx 180' road frontage. No mobile homes. $109,900 (900425)

HEISKELL – Almost an acre ready SHARPS CHAPEL – 5.05 acre lake for building. All utilities available view wooded lot in Norris Shores. at the property $17,500 (864296) $40,000 (914844)

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GIBBS – 1.9 acres w/possible CA zoning. Level & great location w/ access to both Tazewell Pike & Old Tazewell Pike. Property has 1890’s 2BR farm house on property. $125,000 (904602)

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