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Union County Business and Professional Association will hold their annual Prayer Breakfast Friday, April 3, at 8 a.m. at the UC Senior Center, 298 Main Street in Maynardville. Bo Shafer will deliver a message on cooperation, and singing family The Merritts will entertain. Teresa’s Bakery will cater at $10 per plate. Proceeds will benefit various local charities and programs. Info: Chantay Collins, 9927106.
Taylor’s Cemetery The Taylor’s Cemetery Committee (Sharps Chapel) annual meeting is 7 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the cemetery. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Donations are needed for this year’s mowing season. Info: Elizabeth Williams, 992-8944, or Darrell Beason, 423-526-3513.
IN THIS ISSUE Darrell Malone It might be farfetched to say that Darrell Paul Malone needed no help, but no one could more diligently and energetically have performed the duties of a guidance counselor. Stressed as he must usually have been, he was always pleasant and made time for any student who needed him. Mr. Malone had that one quality essential for any successful guidance counselor—he was approachable.
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Lloyd Branson The East Tennessee Historical Society and the Branson Art Organization will host an exhibit of Lloyd Branson’s works from Nov. 6, 2015, to March 20, 2016. After the exhibit closes in Knoxville, it will travel to Nashville and then Memphis so that the people of Tennessee will have an opportunity to enjoy his works.
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Longbeards The Norris Lake Longbeards, a chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, held its annual Hunting Heritage Banquet and Auction on March 24.
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To page 2 Kristie Dean displays her book, “The World of Richard III.” The cover features the king as created by a facial reconstruction artist, along with a photo by Dean. Photo by L. Morgan
Jim McNutt: local Renaissance man creates priceless works of art By Anne Hart Imagine, if you can, a breathtakingly beautiful nautilus shell. And then imagine that it’s yours, to do with as you want. What would be your choice? Put it on a shelf and look at it occasionally? Consign it to a bank vault? The choice was easy for local artist, woodworker and marine archeologist Jim McNutt. He crafted a table from Tennessee white oak, finished it in shades of ocean blue, imbedded the shell in the tabletop and added tentacles he carved from African Padauk wood that originated near where the shell was found in Madagascar, the island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southeast Africa. The table is just one of countless works of art McNutt has created in more than 40 years as a woodworker. But woodworking is just one of the many talents of this Renaissance man. His interest in marine archeology has led him to the depths of the ocean in search of sunken
Wood artist and marine archeologist Jim McNutt points out the crystallized chambers of a 200 million-year-old nautilus shell. McNutt designed and built the table to showcase the fossil. Photo by A. Hart
relics that feed his passion for ancient wood, especially if it has an interesting story attached. For along with his others talents, McNutt is a skilled storyteller. Every piece of wood he owns comes with its own piece of history. He has even written a book about marine salvage, detailing his and others’ adventures under the sea. “Quest for Shipwrecks” was published in 1997. It has had several updates, with another due out soon. It is a fascinating look at maritime commerce beginning in the fourth century B.C., and the resulting maritime salvage business. It is illustrated with photographs, ancient and current maps and McNutt’s own sketches of his
By Sandra Clark The Union County school board will meet in recessed session at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the high school auditorium. The recess was necessary to give Director of Schools Jimmy
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brings him alive in one’s mind. It is as tantalizingly close to time-travel as one can get, and I wanted to help bring this feeling alive for others,” she says. Opulence and intrigue build with the number of sites described in Dean’s work. Places the king visited and lived are presented in chronological order from his birth in 1452 to his short reign to his death in 1485. His grave and method of burial had been lost in the past 500-plus years, but as luck would have it, while Dean was contemplating writing the book in 2012, Richard III’s tomb was discovered with ground-penetrating radar, under a “car park” (what we call a parking lot), directly beneath a painted “R” on the surface. Later DNA testing proved it to be the king’s remains, complete with corroborating evidence of the severe head wounds described by battlefield witnesses. The hubbub in England came to a pin-
By Libby Morgan History and travel are woven together by Horace Maynard Middle School history teacher Kristie Dean in a book already released in England. “The World of Richard III” follows the life of the king, considered the last one of the medieval years. This king, according to some sources, had his own nephews murdered to ensure they or their heirs would never threaten his seat on the throne. Richard III became king of England in 1483 when the nephews, who were his older brother’s sons, were declared illegitimate on a technicality involving a betrothal of the nephews’ father to another woman prior to his marriage to their mother. A hundred years after the king’s death on the battlefield, Shakespeare wrote the play “Richard III,” casting him as a hunchbacked villain. Several groups are now dedicated to improving the reputation of Richard III. Dean has traveled to England every year since 2003 save one, spending weeks at a time studying resources, walking the same ground the king walked and considering other historians’ works and opinions, to write “The World of Richard III.” “There is something about standing in a castle or church and knowing the history of Richard’s connection to it that
oceanic searches. Those searches have taken him from South America to Belize to Mexico and back home to the Tennessee River, which contains riches in wood from sunken ships
dating to the Civil War and before. Along the way, other interests have been piqued. McNutt has lived in and explored Mayan caves To page 5
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M&M Brick Boutique open for fashion By Libby Morgan Shawna Munsey and her daughters Kendra and Makenzie opened M&M Brick Boutique in Maynardville a couple of weeks before the February snow and ice. “We rode it out like everyone else and now we’re seeing a lot of customers,” says Munsey. The shop is stocked with women’s fashions, with lots of tops, leggings, jewelry, bags and more. Shawna says with Kendra’s interest in cosmetology as a career, she sees a salon in the future to go along with the clothing and accessories. The shop is located in the brick house near Red Gate, just south of the Maynardville city limits.
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Chamber, B&P plan cooperation The Union County Business and Professional Association hosted Chamber president Pat Hurley as the two groups stressed mutual efforts to promote economic and community development in the county. “There is a lot of alignment between our two groups’ focus. We both aim to have a lasting impact
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on the general welfare and prosperity of the county,” says Hurley. “Our programs don’t overlap, and with more coordination we can make even bigger strides toward our mutual goals.” BPA president Marilyn Toppins invited Hurley back to identify specific programs where the organizations can work together.
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nacle this past week with the re-interment of King Richard III in Leicester near the discovery of his tomb. “With the expense of last summer’s trip to England and my teaching schedule, I wasn’t able to go the ceremonies, although I would have loved to attend,” says Dean. The book contains a section of color photographs, mostly shot by Dean, of more than 80 of the places she visited. An example of the detail: “Halfway up the staircase that leads to the entrance of the White Tower is a break in the wall. In 1674, the bodies of two young boys were found buried under the remnants of the staircase that can be seen here. “The bones were believed to have been those of the young princes, Edward and
Richard.” Dean came to her love of history at a young age through a fascination with genealogy. Her forebears, the Monroes and the DeVaults, have deep roots in Union County. Her mother, Dianah DeVault Davis, and her grandmother, Pauline DeVault, were teachers at Luttrell Elementary. Years ago, when Dean was living in North Carolina, she had been in touch with Union County historian Bonnie Peters while looking into her family’s history. Then recently, she moved to her husband’s home in Fountain City. “One day I mentioned to him that I should get in touch with Bonnie since I’m living in the area again. He said to me, ‘See that house across the street? That’s where she lives!’ ”
During the school year, Dean shares her passion for history with eighth graders and spends long periods of her summers in England, wandering through ancient historic sites. She has developed a network of contacts there, and sometimes acts as tour guide and travel companion. “I thank my traveling companions for allowing Richard III to dictate our travel itineraries … time and time again.” Her publisher, Amberley Publishing, plans to release the book in the U.S. on April 19, and next June Dean is scheduled to hold a booksigning and talk at Sudeley Castle in England. She is working on her next book titled “The World of the Yorks,” centered on Richard’s family.
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Wildlife program coordinator and former Chuck Swan WMA manager John Mike will help oversee the habitat improvements in Chuck Swan to be funded with a $3,000 donation Courtney Booth, a 4.0 student at Union County High, accepts a from the Longbeards. Wayne Ellison is holding the check with $500 scholarship check from Norris Lake Longbeards president TWRA regional manager John Gregory at right. Wayne Ellison.
Longbeards celebrate hunting heritage At the annual Hunting Heritage Banquet and Auction on March 24, the high school commons was completely circled with tables full of auction items. More than 250 hunting enthusiasts and supporters willingly dug into their wallets to help further the efforts of the Norris Lake Longbeards. The club is a chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), which has a decades-long presence in the U.S. and is dedicated to improving and expanding wildlife habitat for wild turkeys, bobwhite quail and other species. The federation seeks to introduce people to the outdoors through outreach programs such as Women in the Outdoors, Wheelin’ Sportsmen and the JAKES, a youth educational program. Last fall, the Norris Lake Longbeards held its first and highly successful JAKES Day at Chuck Swan, and the group is looking forward to an even bigger attendance â–
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this year. Money raised by the chapter helps support NWTF’s land purchases (to date totaling more than 413,000 acres), its scholarships (to date adding up to $3.6 million), and its support of wildlife and conservation legislation on the state and federal levels. In 2014, the Tennessee NWTF recognized the Norris Lake Longbeards for several outstanding awards including Chapter Achievement, Golden Gobbler, 4th Highest Net, Struttin’ JAKES and JAKES Hatchling award. “It’s really great that our chapter placed for having the most women members,� says Mary Ellison, whose husband, Wayne, is chapter
president, and daughter, Laura Taylor, is treasurer. “This banquet was just fantastic.� Taylor adds, “We don’t have the exact numbers yet, but we raised about $17,000 Josh Jones is an active member and sponsor of the Longbeards. He donated 15 of this Saturday night and we had a turkey calls to the event. He makes deer grunts, owl hoots (that will encourage a turkey lot of fun.� to gobble in answer), duck calls and predator calls. In addition to JAKES Day, where kids can skeet shoot, practice archery, learn tree stand safety, compete in turkey-calling and other activities, the chapter will again provide Thanksgiving baskets to needy families and hold a turkey shoot. The chapter sponsors Union and Claiborne counties’ 4-H archery and shooting programs. Rangers Derek Wilson and Scott Ferguson teach a class every Thursday evening for Union County 4-H kids at Big Ridge State Park. “This was our biggest event yet, and we hope to keep on growing and spreading the word about the good work of the NWTF,� says Ranger Derek Wilson, Savannah Jones, Shannon DeWitt and Wayne Ellison Wayne Ellison.
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The second annual Big Ridge State Park Ridgerunner 5K and Fun Walk will be held on Saturday, April 18, at the park. Race director Jennifer Massengill says, “Our goal is for families to be active together. We also wanted the one-mile fun run to be something anyone could do, not just kids. Seniors, young adults, kids, parents pushing babies in strollers, beginners, etc. – anyone can walk one mile. “Besides, all the proceeds will go to fund health and well-being programs and education for school-age kids. So far, our sponsors include the Union County Chamber and Edward Jones. “Union County teachers and students and State Park Run Club members will receive free race registration. “A supervised kids’ activity area will
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be available for kids potty-trained to five years, provided by the UT Extension 4-H, and will be open 30 minutes prior to race start so parents can run the 5K or the onemile fun run with older siblings.� Massengill is the health and well-being director at the Bob Temple North Side YMCA in Halls. Preregistration for the Ridgerunner 5K is $20, or $25 for race day registration. One-mile fun run registration is $5, or $10 on race day. The race will begin at 9 a.m. For registration or volunteer signup, contact Massengill at (865)922-9622 or JMassengill@ YMCAKnoxville.org. On-line registration is available at www.ymcaknoxville.org. Participants should arrive 60 minutes prior to race start.
They would like to thank everyone who atOn March 14, members tended, bought tickets and of JC Baker Lodge hosted donated their time and a breakfast to support the money. A special thanks shoe program for the chil- goes out to Jim Chadwell dren of Union County. for his 21 years of work on
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The Contributions of artist Lloyd Branson I never cease to marvel at the contributions Union County people have made to our society. I have just learned that this fall there will be an exhibit of Lloyd Branson’s work at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville. The East Tennessee Historical Society and the Branson Art Organization will host an exhibit of Lloyd Branson’s works from Nov. 6, 2015, to March 20, 2016. After the exhibit closes in Knoxville, it will travel to Nashville and then Memphis so that the people of Tennessee will have an opportunity to enjoy his works. He was a prolific artist–just some of his paintings are “Peaches,” “Hauling Marble,” “Blow’s Ferry-Lyons Bend,” “Ellen Berry McClung,” “Amelia Armstrong Lutz,” “Admiral David Farragut,” “Catherine Wiley,” “Alvin C. York” and “Benjamin Franklin.” Lloyd was born in Union
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County and is descended from the Gentrys of Union County. The Gentrys came to America from England and were of Saxon lineage. Nicholas, then Robert (who is recorded in Ramsey’s Annals) came through Virginia and settled in Jefferson County. Jesse Gentry, son of Robert, settled in Knox County and in 1808 bought land from Isaac Jones in Raccoon Valley near the intersection of Old Loyston Road and Hwy. 33. Jesse’s son, Isaac Gentry, married Elizabeth Lewis in 1818. Isaac and Elizabeth belonged to Hinds Creek Church of Christ, which was organized in 1806. In 1830,
A One Man Show Looking forward, it is impossible to know how choices interact with fate to determine the future. As I look at pictures of Horace Maynard High School graduates, I see mothers, Union County commissioners, bankers, mayors, wives, neighbors, murder victims, lawyers, writers, and medical doctors. Some are deceased. None could have known for sure when they graduated in the 1960s where they would be 2015.
Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME Often the paths of those who will guide future generations are established many years previous. Such is the case of a fine gentleman who graduated from HMHS
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Isaac became a preacher and served as pastor at both Lost Creek Primitive Baptist Church and at Mount Hebron Church. He bought property at the lower end of PossumValley Road in 1845. The two-story house sat across the road from where Arthur and Emma Melhorn Gentry’s daughter later built a home, which still stands.
Isaac and Elizabeth Lewis Gentry’s children are Charles, Altamira, Martin, Pryor, Isaac Jr. and Addison. Altamira Gentry, born 1824, married Enoch Branson, son of Thomas and Easter Branson of Luttrell, and their children were Susan, Rebecca, Samuel D., Horace, Enoch Lloyd (b. 1853 - d. 1925) and Oliver.
Lloyd graduated from UT in 1923 and became a very successful painter and portrait artist. Dr. John Boyd was an early mentor to Lloyd and helped him to enroll at the National Academy of Design in New York City. Lloyd built a home at what is now 1423 Branson Avenue in 1920 – the same year he won a gold medal for
his work “Hauling Marble” at Knoxville’s Appalachian Exposition. Branson died suddenly June 12, 1923. His funeral was held at his house on Branson Avenue and he is buried in Old Gray Cemetery. This home has been purchased by Knox Heritage to be restored and subsequently sold to some lucky property owner.
in 1966. He went to college and returned to HMHS in 1970 as a teacher. When I first met him as an eighth grader in 1978, Mr. Darrell Paul Malone was guidance counselor. At that time, school staffing was more limited than at present. Mr. Malone was the HMMS guidance department in its entirety. He coordinated the school master schedule for grades eight through 12 in those pre-computer days and did all college and career counseling. There were no other
personnel solely dedicated to assist Mr. Malone with his duties. It might be farfetched to say that Mr. Malone needed no help, but no one could more diligently and energetically have performed the duties of a guidance counselor. Stressed as he must usually have been, he was always pleasant and made time for any student who needed him. Mr. Malone had that one quality essential for any successful guidance counselor— he was approachable. We knew we could talk to Mr. Malone about anything in confidence and know that we would be helped. Mr. Malone was wise enough to understand that sometimes
just having someone take time and listen was help enough. Mr. Malone was a great help to me personally when I was filling out all the paperwork to go to Lincoln Memorial University. I was probably the happiest freshman at LMU. I felt like I had reached the Promised Land, the most perfect place on earth, and all due in great part to Mr. Malone. Few things in life shocked me more than to learn that Mr. Malone transferred to Knox County in 1985. Even though I was no longer a Union County Schools student, I felt a great loss. His transfer did make it possible for some of my nieces and nephews to know Mr.
Malone as their guidance counselor, and I was happy they got to benefit from his wise counsel. Mr. Malone retired after about a quarter century of service to the Knox County Schools. Since his retirement I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Malone through the Union County Lions Club. For many people it would be cliché, but for Mr. Malone it is truth – I never heard anyone say a bad word about him. He has always been an individual of the highest character and integrity. Knowing him has made my life richer. Next week I’ll share one of the most useful skills I learned in high school.
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Annual Prayer Breakfast Good Friday, April 3 • 8am Union County Senior Center A message on “COOPERATION” will be delivered by Bo Shafer, internationally known for his involvement in Kiwanis and various charities. “The Merritts,” Dollie, Angie and Randy, will provide the musical program. UCBPA will donate the proceeds to these organizations: Union County Community Foundation Union County Children’s Charities Union County Lions Club Union County 4-H Friends of Maynardville Public Library and HMMS Music Department
FCE tours Mabry-Hazen House The Sharps Chapel FCE club members recently toured the Mabry-Hazen House in Knoxville. The Mabry-Hazen House, which was built in 1858 and served as headquarters for both the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the stories shared by tour guide Calvin Chappelle was the story about an 1882 gunfight on Gay Street. Chappelle also shared information about Rush Strong. The club was once known as the Rush Strong Homemakers Club and there is a Rush Strong School in Sharps Chapel. Standing on a staircase at Mabry-Hazen House are club members: (front) Rita Poteet, Jana Jennings; (second row) Stephanie Williams, Carol Sharpe; (third row) Carolyn Shields, Judy Maynard; (fourth row) Debbie Orlin, Mary Gaiser; and (back) Gayetta Cox. Photo submitted.
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Basket Vols of ’65 had no place to go The jester emperor
The NCAA basketball tournament has changed some through the years. Perhaps you have noticed. In 1965, a mere 50 years ago, it involved 23 teams. They played in Bowling Green, Ky.; Lubbock, Texas; Philadelphia; Lexington; Manhattan, Kan.; Provo, Utah; College Park, Md. and finished in Portland, Ore. The event, such as it was, may have taken in enough money to pay travel expenses. There was no March madness. Twenty-three teams? Then as now, NCAA committees could not count. Some regions had play-in games to a conventional 16team bracket. Vanderbilt, representing the Southeastern Conference, defeated DePaul and lost to Michigan. The Commodores were good. They had Clyde Lee and a 15-1 league record. The loss was at Tennessee. Ray Mears’ Volunteers were good, too: 20-5 overall, best UT record in 17
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years, second in the SEC with no place to go. A.W. Davis, 6-7 and a flexible, leathery 185, was an all-American, eventually so chosen in a stormy U.S. Basketball Writers Association meeting (Marvin West, Southeast selector). The theme was elementary. “Doesn’t matter how good UCLA is. Vote again! We’re not leaving this room until Arvis Watsell Davis is on the team. “Yes, that is his name. Now you know why he goes by A.W.” Davis was the first Vol so honored. That Tennessee team had a strong sophomore forward, Ron Widby, crafty Larry McIntosh, senior point guard Pat Robinette
and a reincarnation of Tarzan who hung out near the basket. Howard Bayne was a splendid athlete, tight end physique, fearless, naturally combative, borderline belligerent and sometimes mistaken for an intimidator. He, Widby and Davis were significant factors in the Vols’ outrebounding opponents by an amazing average of 16.7 per game. Howard was not a great scorer and worse on free throws. Robinette hit 89.7 percent. You don’t want to know Bayne’s percentage. I thought Tennessee at Kentucky was the game of the year. The Vols had walloped the Wildcats by 19 in Knoxville. The rematch was more exciting. Tennessee, trailing by a point, gained possession with 17 seconds remaining. Mears’ designed play called for Widby or Davis to shoot. Pat Riley overplayed Davis. The ball went to Widby. He missed. Davis got the long rebound and passed
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up a jump shot in favor of a drive and the hope of getting fouled. A.W. got close, put the ball up and was fouled – but there was no whistle. Keep in mind that the game was at UK. Bayne rebounded and put it back up, but it wouldn’t go down. Eventually, the Vols willed the ball into the basket but time had expired. Kentucky won, 61-60. Three big blue fans were carried out on stretchers. That Tennessee team probably wasn’t going to win the national championship but it was tournament worthy and very entertaining. The NCAA got something right in growing the tournament format. Maybe, in time, Tennessee will have another team deserving of an opportunity. It probably won’t have an A.W. Davis or Ron Widby. There are no more Howard Baynes. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
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in Belize, and he is currently working on a forestry program in Cuba, which has become a favorite place to visit. “The Cuban people are wonderful, warm and friendly,” he says. “They are also wonderful artists. There are beautiful southern yellow pine and teak plantations there, and the Cubans could be great woodworkers if they just had the equipment. I would love to develop small woodworking operations for them.” McNutt says his own interest in wood began when he was young and working with his dad, local homebuilder Allen McNutt. “Back then, the tradesmen,
carpenters, would frame a house, trim it, and then build in the cabinets. I was amazed they could do all that work right on site. “And then I fell in love with some walnut lumber in a sawmill and made a bench and really fell in love.” McNutt went to the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg to learn advanced furniture design, and to the Penland School in Burnsville, N.C., to study wood. He apprenticed for a time and did a bit of logging and sawmilling, which led to drying his own lumber and selling wood to others. All of that resulted in a business in hardwood flooring and cabinetry. Mc-
Nutt’s artistry in 126 different varieties of woods is now seen in flooring, cabinetry, furniture and other examples of his creativity in private properties, in the commander’s quarters on a Navy nuclear submarine out of Norfolk, Va., in a hotel in Canada, at the Eastern Arlines desk in the Miami Airport and on the teak deck of an 85-foot sea trawler traveling the Caribbean off of Belize. He has built a boat for himself and is about to embark on construction of another – a log cabin that will sit atop two huge pontoons sitting ready in his lumberyard awaiting a launch date. McNutt’s business,
Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. (1 Corinthians 3: 18 NRSV) April Fool’s Day is one of our older “holidays.” It began when Constantine was emperor of Rome, in the fourth century. According to stories, some of his jesters told the emperor that they would be a better emperor than he! The emperor (to his credit) was amused rather than angered. He decreed that one jester, named Kugel, would be “emperor” for a day. Kugel, as emperor, passed an edict calling for absurdity on that day. The custom was apparently a big hit, and it stuck. There were times, however, when laughter got God’s favored people into trouble! Abraham had been promised descendants as numerous as the stars in the heavens. However, his wife, Sarah, was childless, and long since past the age of childbearing. Scripture tells us that “the Lord appeared to Abraham” (Genesis 18: 1) in the guise of three men. Abraham was a good host, and he offered them water to wash their hands
Woodstream Hardwoods, is a delight in itself. It’s a great place to do some exploring and learn about wood from a master. McNutt will open his business to the public as part of Dogwood Arts DeTour on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be music, food, door prizes, demonstrations and ■ Cedar Ford Baptist Church, an opportunity to visit with 3201 Highway 61 East in the artist. Luttrell, will present “His Life Woodstream Hardwoods for Mine” at 7 p.m. Friday and is at 3636 Division St., just Saturday, April 3-4. Everyone off the west side of Liberty welcome. Info: 992-0267. Street between Sutherland ■ Church of God at MaynardAvenue and Middlebrook ville plans a revival 7 p.m. Pike. Friday through Sunday, April Info: www.woodstream3-5, at 7 p.m. with a sunrise service Sunday at 6 a.m. Other hardwoods.com or 524events include an Easter egg 0001.
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and dusty feet, and food to eat. One of the men (angels?) asked Abraham, “Where is your wife?” Abraham said, “There, in the tent.” The stranger said, “I will return to you, and your wife Sarah shall have a son.” Sarah, eavesdropping just inside the tent flap, laughed out loud. The angel took offense at her incredulity, and rebuked her, saying, in essence, “Did, too!” Zechariah and Elizabeth also found that the Lord’s messengers didn’t play jokes. Zechariah argued with the angel who predicted Elizabeth’s pregnancy, claiming that his wife was too old. For his disbelief, he was struck dumb for nine months! God, it seems, doesn’t do April Fool’s tricks!
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hunt Saturday, March 28, and Sunday services at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. ■ Hansard Chapel Methodist Church, located on Highway 33 across from Tolliver’s Market, hosts a food pantry 6-7 p.m. each third Saturday. Gently used clothing is also available. Info: the Rev. Jay Richardson, 776-2668.
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Burning debris without 992-7106. a permit is a Class C misde- ■ Herb class, 11 a.m. each first Saturday. meanor punishable by a fine ■ The Maynardville Public Library is located at 296 Main ■ One-on-one classes are The Tennessee Depart- pile burning is one of the local Division of Forestry and jail time. available by appointment for St. Info: 992-7106, http://www. ment of Agriculture Divi- best ways for landowners to burn permit phone number For tips on safe debristhose wanting to learn how maynardvillepubliclibrary. sion of Forestry is remind- clean up woody debris from Monday through Friday, 8 burning practices, fire preto use computers and other org/ or Maynardville Public ing citizens that outdoor the storms. a.m. - 4:30 p.m. vention and home protecdevices. For appointment: Library on Facebook. burning requires a permit If you are burning a leaf In Knox County, call tion, visit www.burnsafetn. through May 15. or brush pile that is smaller 215-5900; in Union County, org. The recent winter storms than 8 feet by 8 feet in size, 278-3348. Permits may be obtained Home Improvement Burn permits are free. by phone. Burning permits were hard on Tennes- log on to www.burnsafetn. Residents should check with are available Monday through see’s landscape. Heavy ice org to secure a permit. & Repair brought down limbs and For a larger burn, apply their city and county govern- Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 trees across the state. Brush for a permit by calling your ment for local restrictions. p.m., except on holidays.
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6 • APRIL 1, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news Taylor Jones wins at Skills USA for esthetics and for her fantasy makeup creation, done on Savannah Flatford (inset), of Snow White after she bit the apple.
Bobby Mink is a winner for his knowledge of auto maintenance. Photo submitted
Ashley Deatherage wins in the nails competition.
Top UCHS CTI students recognized Union County High students com- Technology in Knoxville, and several top four in each category. Several hunpeted at career and technical competi- won awards. dred students from the region comtions at Tennessee College of Applied The grading system recognizes the peted.
Melanie Cox wins with her up-do woven hairstyle. Photos by L. Morgan
Taylor Cox and Joseph Williams observed while Luke Scott takes second place in carpentry and Tyler Hodge is first in carpentry.
Ryan Turner shows off his winning CAD drawing.
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zen cookies. How many cookies 2. A cookie recipe calls for 3 eggs to make 4-do could you make with a dozen eggs? A. B. C. D.
9 dozen 144 dozen 12 dozen 16 dozen
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HOSA wins in Nashville
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Students in the HOSA department bring home awards from the state competition in Nashville: (front) Kimberly Elliott, third in EMS; (center) Halle Headrick, first in Outstanding HOSA Chapter; Allison Bruner, third in EMS; Amber Carter, fifth in Job Seeking Skills; (back) Madison Booker, Barbara James Service Award for more than 150 hours in community service; and Brianna Reynolds, third in Human Growth and Development. They will advance to the national competition in June in Anaheim, Calif.
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Answers in next week’s Shopper-News.Questions provided by the math teachers of Horace Maynard Middle School.
ANSWERS TO THE MARCH 18 QUIZ: Space donated by
6th Grade: A. 4x = 945 7th Grade: B. 45 8th Grade: F.
UCHS Ag Dept. welcomes new teacher
■ Douglas Cherokee Head Start in Union County is now taking applications for the 2015-2016 school year. Children must be 3 or 4 years old by Aug. 15. Info: 992-4155 or 992-8146.
Debbie Nicley has returned to her alma mater as the newest agriculture teacher. Department head John Fugate says, “We’re happy to have her here and we’re sure she will do well.” Nicley interned at the school in 2011, ■ The school is participating in coming to the classroom after 22 years bethe 2014-2015 School Bucks hind the wheel of a big dump truck. Program at Food City. Anyone She fills the position left open by Matt wanting to help the Head Start program should link Debbie Nicley McGinnis, who is now an Extension agent in Claiborne County, and she will accomtheir Food City Value Card to pany her students to the FFA convention. the bar code 41215.
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Auditions for “The Lion King Jr.” 6:30 p.m., Studio ETC, 180 W. Main St. in Morristown. Looking to cast approximately 25-30 students ages 6-18. For casting breakdown of roles available: www.studioetc.org. Info: 423-318-8331 or www.etcplays.org.
VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 3
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 10-11
Duck-Duck-Goose consignment event, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway.
African-American Quilt Conference of Appalachia, Rose Center, 442 W. Second North St., Morristown. Lunch: $10; conference and workshops, free. Registration required. Info/to register: www.aahaonline.net.
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.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 10-12 Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features first-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www.rhythmnbloomsfest.com.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Walters State auditorium Tazewell Campus. Program: presentations on bee-friendly plants for your yard and garden as well as insecticide use and honeybees. Open to everyone. Info: 617-9013.
Color Me Rad 5K, 9 a.m., Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum. Participants of all ages are welcome to run or walk. A portion of the proceeds will benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Info/to register: colormerad.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 11-12
Big Ridge State Park annual Easter Egg Hunt. Includes a total of 12,000 eggs with candy or prize tickets and four separate hunts for different age groups: 10 a.m., 2 years and under; 10:30 a.m., 3-4 years; 1 p.m., 5-7 years; 1:30 p.m., 8-10 years. Info: 992-5523.
Dogwood Art DeTour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Free event, including artist demonstrations, Raku workshop and craft activities for kids. Light refreshments. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts. net. Raku Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Bill Capshaw. Registration deadline: April 7. Part of the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop series. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.
MONDAY, APRIL 6 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522. Making Continuous Bias-Cut Binding Strip Class, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 4063971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace. com/profile/monicaschmidt.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School, 3006 Maynardville Highway.
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MONDAY, APRIL 13 Binding the Edge of the Quilt Class: 9:15 a.m.12:15 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@
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.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 16-18 “The Night of January 16th” presented by the Powell Playhouse at Jubilee Banquet Center, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Thursday-Saturday evening: dinner, 5:30 and play, 7; Saturday matinee: lunch, 12:30 p.m. and play, 2 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door; Saturday matinee only, seniors, $5. Dinner and lunch reservations required: 938-2112. Ticket info: Mona, 256-7428.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Cystic Fibrosis Walk-A-Thon, 9 a.m., Wilson Park in Maynardville. EarthFest 2015, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., World’s Fair Park, Knoxville. Activities include scavenger hunt, live music, activities and crafts for kids, Mercury thermometer exchange, exhibits and more. Free event. Info: www. knox-earthfest.org.
SUNDAY, APRIL 19 Learn To Sew, Part 1, 2-4:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Janet Donaldson. Registration deadline: April 12. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts. net.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 Halls Outdoor Classroom Celebration, 6-8:30 p.m., at the outdoor classroom. Barbecue, homemade ice cream, S’mores, music by the Halls High Jazz Band, children’s activities and pie-eating contest. Everyone welcome. Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.
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