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A turkey shoot will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 11, on Kettle Hollow Road to help with medical expenses for Greg Beeler. Info: Buck, 2061841, or Eddie, 992-3391.
Farmers Market ‘meet and greet’ The Union County Farmers Market will hold a Meet and Greet from 5-6 p.m. Monday, April 13, at the Extension office in Maynardville in preparation for the opening of the market on Friday, May 1.
IN THIS ISSUE Humane Society raises $8,000 The high school commons was full for the Union County Humane Society banquet, where the crowd was treated to a great meal and the subject at hand was the rescue of 138 dogs from a home in Raccoon Valley. Bethanie Poe, who’s working her way toward a doctorate in the study of the link between human and animal violence, spoke about her work and the psychology of pet ownership.
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Right or wrong? Texas paid $1.75 million to get rid of basketball coach Rick Barnes. Tennessee snapped him up before the ink on the check was dry. We’ll find out later to what degree Barnes is re-energized. That will eventually determine which athletic director was correct, crusty and disgruntled Steve Patterson or alert, determined and sometimes crusty Dave Hart.
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Cadillac or Ford? Those manual typewriters were a pain! The letters occasionally jammed, space was skipped if keys were hit too hard, and correcting mistakes was messy. Typing became much easier when I was in Ms. Ada Mae Houston’s Vocational Office Education I class fifth and sixth periods during my senior year. VOE had electric typewriters, and the difference was similar to driving a Cadillac after learning to drive a beat up Ford.
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Bubba makes ‘scallywag’ business By Betty Bean Most of Bubba’s Barrels’ customers are out of state, or international, even. But the destination of the shiny steel barrel sitting in Bubba’s front parking lot last Tuesday was Crafty Bastard Brewery, opening this spring three miles south of Bubba’s in Emory Place. The transaction is an example of the community that Carl Clements wanted to join when he settled on Knoxville as his adopted hometown six years ago. “We’ve gotten an amazing amount of support from local business owners,” said Clements, a burly, bearded, overall-wearing guy whose business has gone from zero to more than $1 million in annual revenue in four years. (We’ll resist the urge to say he’s “barrelchested” because it’s too easy.) The 46-year-old Texan traveled the world after graduating from Texas A&M: Two years in Africa with the Peace Corps, most of another year traveling around the continent, multiple road trips across the U.S. and considerable business traveling on his previous job selling durable medical equipment. “I made the good money, had the good life – selling the parts that make cell phones work. I still do that so I won’t have to draw a salary out of this business,” he said. So how did he decide on Knox-
ville? “I went to North Carolina a lot and had a good Peace Corps friend in Knoxville. One day I looked at my phone and saw more 865 numbers than anywhere else. Knoxville’s a good place to live, a scallywag town. Most of the people who lived here sided with the North in the Civil War. “I don’t want to live in DallasFort Worth, but I love living in the South without having to live in Birmingham to do it. “We’re geographically in the South, and it’s a middle-class town with lots more amenities than we deserve for our size. I really like Knoxville, except for historic districts that think we need to be wealthy to live in them.” So he found a house in North Hills and made quick connections in the music scene. Two years later, he started the barrel business in his basement. “I bought some used barrels. Then I bought three more. Then I bought 40 more,” he said. “Then somebody calls and asks, ‘Can you put a drain in that?’ “‘Sure,’ I say. But I had no idea …” He remembers sitting on his back porch drinking beer with his friend Dan Lipe, who subsequently designed the Bubba’s Barrels website.
By Libby Morgan Brenda Hamilton has come home. “I can’t describe how good it is to be back here,” she says. When married with three children she lived in Covington, a small town in West Tennessee. She has six grandchildren who live in Nashville. At this stage of her life, Hamilton is remembering her own childhood summers spent with her family on Norris Lake. This was in the ’40s and ’50s when she, her parents and her two sisters and little brother “had the lake to ourselves.” She says her dad, Sam Hamilton, inherited some money as a young adult and, being a fun-loving guy, used it to enhance his love of the water. He went to Cypress Gardens in Florida and learned to water ski. He built a “boat house” and kept it in the water by Norris Dam Marina. He bought a ski
Brenda Hamilton in the classroom at Fountain City Art Center, where her paintings for her book, “The Magic Lake” are on display. Above her head is a self-portrait as a child eating her favorite food, a fried pie from P.D.’s To page 2 Grill at Norris Dam Marina.
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Hamilton painted herself in her little boat she dragged from the waters of Norris, after her dad helped her rehabilitate it and allowed her to paddle around by herself. The text for this image says, “Soon she was discovering her very own secret places of enchantment…”
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REUNION NOTES ■ Halls High Alumni Banquet
“I told him if I could sell $40,000 a year, gross, that’d be great. That would mean I’d make about $10,000. We’ve doubled in size every year since then. Last year, we did $1 million. This year, I expect to do $1.4 million. When I became a viable business, I started paying him. That’s how it works.” After a while, he rented a space on Pembroke in the shadow of Sharp’s Ridge. When business picked up, he built an outbuilding in the backyard. Grinding barrels is a noisy undertaking, and it’s good to be in an out-of-the-way spot that’s conveniently close to Broadway. In a few weeks, he and his
will be held Saturday, April 25, four full-time employees, in the Halls High School cafplus his feisty Jack Russell eteria. The Class of 1965 will be terrier Brandy, will move recognized. The banquet is a a couple of blocks north to “covered dish” format, so main a 13,000 square foot waredishes, side dishes, drinks and house on Buchanan Street desserts are requested. Food (compared to 3,000 square setup and social time will feet of covered space in their be 6-6:30 p.m., food will be present location), where served at 6:30 with music prothey will stock an inventory vided by the Halls High Jazz and the program will begin at of accessory parts and turn 7:30 p.m. out even more stainless steel drums, barrels, brew kettles, smokers, boilers and conical fermenters. Clements, who says he’s known as “an employer of wayward musicians around ■ Herb class, 11 a.m. each first town,” is flexible about emSaturday. ployees’ schedules. ■ One-on-one classes are “As an employer, I’ve reavailable by appointment for ally tried to make this a those wanting to learn how place that doesn’t suck.” to use computers and other
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Safety tips for the high school athlete Chiropractic Outlook By Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC Here are some recommendations from the sports medicine experts at the National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Ill., for keeping young athletes safe and healthy during their early careers. Warm up before, and cool down after, any athletic activity. A proper warm-up will generate a little sweat and a “hot” feeling. After every game or workout, stretch while you cool down. Never just walk away from an activity. Stretching should be a slow, steady motion with no bouncing. Increase the intensity, distance or
duration of training – or the amount of weight being handled – by no more than 10 percent every two weeks. Give your body a break. Always take a couple of days off every week. This gives your body time to repair itself. Thomas J. Solecki Jr., assistant professor in the school’s department of Clinical Sciences and team chiropractic physician for Northwestern University and Benedictine University, recommends changing up your workout schedule every four to six weeks to improve performance and avoid
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boat. And the family left Fountain City every summer to spend it on the water. Her grandfather, Dr. Samuel Barton Hamilton, escaped a hardscrabble life on a farm in Union County by becoming a very successful dentist, and had a dental clinic on Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. “He was a fabulous musician, too, and played for WNOX way back when,” says Brenda. “But sadly, he died young.” Brenda will repeat how lucky she was to have had the kind of upbringing she had. “My parents were in love, and they spent lots of time with us. We had so many healthy adventures growing up. Every moment on Norris was a treasure in my mind. “I was in Fountain City Art Center one day about six years ago and spotted a painting of Norris Lake by Aurora Harrison Bull. I saw it and wondered if I could paint the scenes of my child-
From page 1 hood so I could share those precious memories with my grandchildren. “I soon found Aurora to be a wonderful teacher. I may be her ‘problem student,’ since I had so many images in my mind and no way to express them except to paint them, and I didn’t know how. She has helped me tremendously. “My work is more like folk art, but I finished my story.” She says she’s wondered whatever happened to her family’s boat house. “My mother’s sister was married to Keats Petree, who was a well-known syndicated cartoonist. He painted charming cartoons on the inside of our boat house. So if anyone knows of it, I’d love to see it again.” Forty paintings hang in the classroom at the art center, each with a few sentences alongside, telling the stories of adventures on the lake. She intends to print a book for each of her grand-
children, and may publish the work. Her Hamilton roots are part of Union County families. She and Betty Bullen are second cousins, and Brenda’s next project will tell her sister’s story about Luttrell. Her sister, Jennifer Calvert, writes about another set of cousins, the Bethel Stowers family. Brenda’s creative outlet doesn’t stop at art and storytelling. She has developed a learning system for all ages based on the joyful, fearless natural learning style of babies. This new environment is described on her website HamiltonLearningFoundation.org: “Changing the World by Changing the Way We Learn.” Hamilton’s paintings of “The Magic Lake” will continue to hang in the classroom at Fountain City Art Center on Hotel Avenue in Fountain City and will be available for viewing for at least two more weeks.
Come to the water “Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has been raised” (LK 24:5-60 Was Easter Sunday special to you and your family? Did you attend a worship Fr. Steve Pawelk service to praise God for His Son Jesus who lived, died and rose from the dead for our salvation? Or did you just have a nice day with the family and relax? Maybe for some, it was a day filled with tension, anger, family struggles or loneliness? Whatever it might have been, Jesus was with you and loving you. Yet, I fear not enough people recognize this truth. I wonder if too many people are searching for meaning among the dead-- things that cannot bring life--like drugs, casual sex, and money? I worry too many folks are lost in the darkness of sin and evil in the world that they cannot find the light of Christ? If you share my fears and worries about the faith and fate of others; let us become credible witnesses, bringing hope, mercy and justice to the people of the world, all in the name of Jesus. Here are some questions to test our readiness. First, as a Christian, is my life filled with hope, joy, and
confidence in the new life that awaits me? Am I kind, loving, merciful and compassionate towards all? Second, am I willingly to listen to the stories of sorry, tragedy and pain of my neighbors? Can I take the time to listen without judgment or criticism to people addicted, angry, or not trustworthy? Can I show them love? Third, do I engage in acts of charity to the poor, both locally and internationally? Do I give my time to charity as well as money? Do I do so with the love of Jesus in my heart ? Fourth, am I willingly to walk with those who are in the darkness of sin? Am I willing to lead them gently away from harm into the light of Christ? If they stumble and fall, will I help pick them up again? If they become scared and run, will I return for them? If they become stubborn and sit down refusing to go further, will I wait for them? If we have answered “YES” to these questions; then we can be credible witnesses, inviting people to come to the waters of salvation. Let the Light of the Risen Lord Shine!!
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Maynardville Elementary School students kick off Autism Awareness Month with a balloon launch in the playground, and learn that it’s OK to be different. Aiden Lay, center, and his little sister Allie get a hug from their mom, Ashley Lay. The event was in honor of Aiden, who is autistic.
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Mamie Taylor works the shoreline near Beach Island in her warm coveralls. The lake-wide event had a starting temperature of 28 degrees. Photos by L. Morgan
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FAITH NOTES ■ 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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“All of them need intense companionship with people to grow trustful. They came through an awful situation.” (Rouse has been working with Dog Number 72, who cowered in the back of his cage his first weeks at the shelter. When this writer walked in last week, he ran to check out the new visitor, although he still is wary of a hand reaching toward him. They’re starting to call him Shadow, since he sticks so close to Tammy.) Rouse told the story of the rescue and held a Q and A session, which turned toward a focus on how Union County needs an animal control officer. Sheriff Breeding says, “We’ve been working with Tammy to implement a program like this,” in answer to which an audience member promptly volunteered. The banquet raised more than $8,000 for the shelter budget. Mayor Mike Williams says, “The news media from Knoxville asked a question implying the hoarder situation was just one more problem here. ‘No,’ I said, ‘this simply raised the bar for us and gave us another opportunity to show what we can do.’ ”
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UT Extension agent Becca Hughes will offer basic cooking classes at the Extension office in Maynardville. ■ Wednesday, April 22: Steamed/Sauteed Vegetables. Learn to cook your favorite vegetables in a new way. Students must bring their favorite vegetables. ■ Wednesday, May 27: Egg Cookery. Learn to cook eggs in a variety of ways. Students must bring six eggs each. ■ Wednesday, June 24: Stir Fry. Learn the techniques of stir frying. Students must bring their favorite vegetables. Classes will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and must have at least three participants to be held. Register in advance by contacting Ashley Mike at 865-992-8038 or ashley.mike@utk.edu. Registration fee is $5 per class.
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The high school commons was full for the Union County Humane Society banquet, where the crowd was treated to a great meal and the subject at hand was the rescue of 138 dogs from a home in Raccoon Valley. Bethanie Poe, who’s working her way toward a doctorate in the study of the link between human and animal violence, spoke about her work and the psychology of pet ownership. “We include animals in the therapeutic process through Animal Assisted Interventions, and we hold pet memorial gatherings. Lots of people love their pets as they would a child, and losing one is as painful as losing a family member,” says Poe. “An animal will provide rapport, acceptance and give reason to laugh and have physical contact.” Coming on the heels of the rescue was an outpouring of supplies and donations from the local community and the region, but Humane Society director Tammy Rouse says, “We’ve just about used up everything already, but we only have a few of those dogs still here.
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Fords and Cadillacs Every spring students participate in standardized testing. The focus used to be on how much students learned, not so much on how teachers taught and schools compared to one another and state averages. Scores now factor heavily into such important issues as student placement and grades, teacher and administrator evaluations, sanctions for low performing schools and grant funding. When I was a student, there was a week set aside annually for “the achievement test.” Every question was multiple choice and students were required to use a number two pencil to bubble answers to (multiple “guess”) questions. There was no pressure associated with the test for either students or teachers. When the test was completed, not another word was mentioned about it. There is now much conversation in Tennessee about online standardized testing, using computers to answer test questions. Of particular interest are the sections of the test that will require students to read long passages and respond in writing. Students will be asked to cite evidence from the reading to support answers. Oops! With “multiple guess” there were usually four answer choices, and even if a student didn’t know the answer to a question there was a twenty-five percent chance of a being correct. The new standardized tests will require students to utilize high skill levels to successfully demonstrate knowledge. Part of that success will rely on the ability of students to learn to utilize a basic skill in the early grades that I did not learn until my junior year in high school. I owe any ability I have in that skill to two individuals. My first typing teacher was Ms. Janie Turnblazer,
Ronnie Mincey TEACHER TIME now Conley. She taught our fifth period class on a set of manual typewriters that would now be considered antique. Her greatest charge to me was always, “Don’t watch those keys!” Typing speed (words per minute) is diminished when you look from the text, to the keys, then back to the text. And those manual typewriters were a pain! The letters occasionally jammed, space was skipped if keys were hit too hard, and correcting mistakes was messy. Typing became much easier when I was in Ms. Ada Mae Houston’s Vocational Office Education I class fifth and sixth periods during my senior year. VOE had electric typewriters, and the difference was similar to driving a Cadillac after learning to drive a beat up Ford. I appreciate Ms. Turnblazer and Ms. Ada Mae every day of my life. Typing and writing are the two most useful skills I ever learned – each skill complements the other, and I could not have been successful in my chosen career without them. Donald Tharpe introduced me to computer use when he was acting secretary and I was principal of Sharps Chapel Elementary School. My typewriter broke down and could not be fi xed, and I was glad when I discovered the joys of word processing. Then, typing on paper – now, keyboarding on computer. Next week, another teacher and useful skill.
By now, you’ve heard it all – great record, class act, good recruiter, better person, home-run hire! Texas paid $1.75 million to get rid of basketball coach Rick Barnes. Tennessee snapped him up before the ink on the check was dry. We’ll find out later to what degree Barnes is reenergized. That will eventually determine which athletic director was correct, crusty and disgruntled Steve Patterson or alert, determined and sometimes crusty Dave Hart. Patterson, second year in his job, reviewed the last seven seasons and decided Barnes, age 60, had declined and no longer met Texas’ needs. Players were better than results. The team received NCAA tournament bids but didn’t stay long enough. The Longhorns were hurt by hype, ranked higher in November than March. Barnes finished in the AP top 25 once in those seven years. His Big 12 record in the other six seasons was 53-51. What happened in Austin was a classic case of what have you done for us lately. Best times were way back then. Now was perceived as stale. The fan base was taking a nap but some cowboy
No, Helve Hammer is not a woman. It’s a simple tool that mechanizes the swing of an arm and a hammer, so this story is about an old hammer head that lay for years outside the Old Lost Creek Grist Mill near Norris Dam. An unidentified writer at the Knoxville Journal wrote a 1963 story about the helve hammer, and a letter writer, Will Thomas, decided we should all know more not only about the hammer but about the area where it lay. About one mile down Lost Creek from the site of the mill brothers-in-law George Rice and George Snodderly operated a shop for making guns.
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George Snodderly lived in a big house about a quarter of a mile from the gun Bonnie shop. His home was the site Peters of Lost Creek Post Office and the great house was still standing when the lake was created. These men had built In his letter to the newsa dam across Lost Creek paper, Will Thomas recalled about a mile down below that a stone shaped like a the mill and used the power mill stone was in the yard of to operate the annealing the Snodderly home. It was process for making steel for said that the stone, about these rifles. The big helve or four feet in diameter, had trip hammer was taken to been used as a flywheel or the Lost Creek Mill. stabilizer at the gun shop. Remains of the dam used Once since the lake was by the gun makers and the formed, the waters receded abandoned road leading to so much that this stone and the shop were yet visible the site of the gun shop dam when the lake was created were exposed to view. in 1936. Tradition tells us that
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shortly after old Henry Rice came down out of Hawkins County to live near his son James and daughters Ann Wilson and Elizabeth Smith, a veteran of the Revolution who had seen service with Henry in Christian’s Cherokee Campaign came to visit his compatriot on Lost Creek. Stricken ill, he died and was buried on the Rice plantation. His grave was marked with an unlettered field stone and his name was forgotten. This was the beginning of Lost Creek Cemetery. James Rice later gave four acres to be used in per-
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Barnes received the John R. Wooden “Legends of Coaching” honor in 2009. The award recognizes lifetime achievement by those who exemplify Wooden standards. Barnes received the U.S. Basketball Writers’ Good Guy Award in 2011. Defense has been Barnes’ coaching priority. Rebounding is usually strong. Assistants have been highly regarded recruiters. There are 10 times more prized prospects in Texas than Tennessee. Texas once reached No. 1, with a 17-0 record in the middle of 2009-10. The season crumbled. Longhorns went 7-10 in the second half. Barnes’ only losing record, 16-18 in 2012-13, was punctuated by the post-season loss of five players with remaining eligibility. A year later, Rick was Big 12 coach of the year. Everybody who scored in 2013-14 returned for this season and a five-star seven-footer was added. Hope went high. The Longhorns shot poorly. They were 169th in NCAA field-goal accuracy. Their record was 20-14. The conference record was 8-10. Rick Barnes couldn’t explain it. No need to now.
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seldom dash out front with new ideas or make as many all-night recruiting trips but with strategic help, they can become secondary CEOs and famous fronts for their sport, wear nice suits, speak crisply in TV commentary and shoot straight to the Hall of Fame. Hart responded immediately to the first hint of availability, as if Barnes was a gift directly from God. Here was a big-time winning coach with a clean reputation who would surely cover and maybe erase Dave’s most recent problems, the unfortunate selection and dismissal of Donnie Tyndall. Based on his own experience, Hart thinks Barnes will be rejuvenated. Being wanted is inspirational. Six-year contract guarantees continuity. This is it for Rick, last stop. Hart believes he can do better than he has been doing. Paying Barnes $2.25 million plus incentives is OK. Spending $51,000 from Tennessee’s depleted treasury for the search group didn’t do much. Out-and-in timing was so snug, some believe Rick was hired before he was fired. Here are tidbits to help you decide what the Volunteers purchased:
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UNION COUNTY Shopper news • APRIL 8, 2015 • 5 ■
UCHS softball wins tourney, 10-2 for season
The Union County High girls’ softball team traveled to Johnson City to play in the East Tennessee Classic the last weekend in March. In freezing temperatures, the team went 4-1 overall and won the championship game in the Silver division, beating Cate City High School of Virginia. The team currently stands 10-2 on the season with a 3-0 record in district 3-AA play. The entire team UCHS girls’ softball team members are (front) Baylee Woods, Haley Summers, Maggie Middlehas been off to a great start UCHS athletic director Shane Brown accepts a check from New ton, McKensi Burchell, Rachel Pierce and Destiny Johnson; (back) Haley Cannon, Madelyn Clevand hopes to make a long South Credit Union branch manager Tammy Hobock for this enger, Lillie Smith, Andi Smith, Sarah Wilkerson, Bre Dunsmore and Ashtyn Patterson Photo post-season advancement. year’s Shoot to Win program. Photo by L. Morgan submitted
Dickey wins first place in state speech
UCHS sports By Libby Morgan
(and he didn’t write this headline) By Martin Dickey Union County 4-H-ers Jim Morgan, Emma Jenkins and Cadie Chappel (and Max Madon from Claiborne County) attended the 68th annual 4-H Congress in Nashville as delegates. Martin Dickey and Bethany Long attended as speech competitors and finalists for the Eastern Region. At Congress, delegates become senators or representatives and form a junior state congress where they learn about the different aspects of government, citizenship, leadership and the state capitol. During the week, some of the activities included meeting with state Reps. Frank Niceley and Dennis Powers. One of the highlights was attending and participating in a mock debate while
reasoning, disputing and voting on bills. Enjoying a ride on the General Jackson and attending a formal banquet were also exciting, and talented fellow 4-Hers performed a musical depicting the history of Nashville and its many artistic and musical contributions. Emma Jenkins was recognized as the Eastern Region Essay Contest winner. She received a full scholarship to attend Tennessee 4-H Congress, a $25 award from the Former UT Institute of Agriculture Workers Association, and a 4-H pen set. Bethany Long and Martin Dickey were recognized as the Eastern Region Speech Contest finalists. Martin was the Tennessee State Grand Champion for the 12th-grade division
Bethany Long, Jim Morgan, Emmaline Jenkins, Martin Dickey and Cadie Chappel Photo submitted and hopefully resulting in giving back to our community in service and leadership. Dickey’s winning speech was about how 4-H develops hardiness, patience and composure in the face of failure. He related some of his own experiences through his livestock project. He talked about how assisting a ewe in labor on a cold night develops hardiness and how training lambs for the show ring develops patience. He explained how showing livestock and losing over and over again trains young people to be adults who, after a failure, From page 4 get up and try, try again.
of the speech competition. He was awarded a $1,000 scholarship, the Silver Bowl and $100 cash. The theme for this year’s Congress was “4-H: Building Foundations for the Future.” Every builder and every situation is different, but those who are building in 4-H are investing in the development of responsibility, leadership, duty, and service for a better world. This was an awesome experience and opportunity for the youth of our community to develop positive and important skills for the betterment of future endeavors
Helve Hammer petuity as a burial ground and for religious and educational purposes. Henry Rice died in 1813 and lies in that cemetery. He was 101 years old. Near this ancient burial ground, perhaps a quarter of a mile to the northwest, is an interesting cave which the pioneers used to store their apples, cabbage and root crops. The cave is entered from a well-like opening, and some 15 feet below the surface there is a vast dry room on whose walls are scribbled names and dates placed there about 1790.
The late Mr. Thomas felt, as I do, that in years to come people will want to know about the beautiful valley and its people. The hammer was found near the mill made famous by the Missouri poet Martin Rice. It would be wonderful if more research was done on this ancient settlement to create an interest in the pile of iron
ore we call Lone Mountain. Note: The poem, The Fall of the Old Mill, is on pp. 83-85 of Rural Rhymes and Olden Times by Martin Rice. The poem, however, does not mention the helve hammer. After TVA acquired the land, it subsequently gave the helve hammer to the Smithsonian Institution.
SCHOOL NOTES ■ 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. ■ The school is participating in the 2014-2015 School Bucks Program at Food City. Anyone wanting to help the Head Start program should link their Food City Value Card to the bar code 41215.
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Hansard wins county bee Brayden Williams, a third grader at Paulette, is the runner-up in the Union County spelling bee, and Jess Hansard, a fourth grader at Sharps Chapel, is top county speller. Other school winners are Luttrell fourth grader Mariah Hensley, Maynardville fifth grader Kadynce Collins and Big Ridge fifth grader Joy Turner. Photo submitted
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New South Credit Union’s Shoot to Win game wrapped up with a $500 donation to the Union County High athle tic department. This year’s basketball contestants Reece Edmondson, Steva Black, Dillon Anderson, Josh Steele and Dakota Sharp each won $25 for making a layup, and Christian Chandler won $50 for a layup and a foul shot. Half-court shots pay ■
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Athletes of the Week
Rachel Pierce and Garrett Foust are Patriot Athletes of the Week. Pierce is a driving force in the winning season for the softball team, with Rachel Pierce stats higher than the pros: a .513 batting average, a .717 slugging percentage and 13 RBI in 12 games. Academically, she has a GPA of 3.944 and plans to become a neo-natal nurse.
She is the daughter of Kristy and David Pierce. Foust, a senior, plays center field and pitches. He has two doubles for the season so far, holds a .355 batGarrett Foust ting average and a GPA of 3.85. He plans to attend Roane State next year in pursuit of a career in engineering. His parents are Pam and Dewayne Foust.
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Easter isn’t over
That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been known to them in the breaking of the bread. (Luke 24:33-35 NRSV) Some folks put away the Easter finery and toss the lilies the day after Easter. The Church disagrees. Easter is far too big an event – world-changing, mind-boggling, soul-lifting news – to be confined to one day. The Church declares that Easter is a week of weeks: seven Sundays are required to adequately celebrate such an event. And so Eastertide lasts for seven Sundays, and then the Church celebrates another astounding event: Pentecost. I grew up in a small, country church which tended to give Easter one Sunday and Christmas one Sunday. I was thrilled when I ventured into the wider world (and another denomination) where both holy days were given the attention they deserved. I discovered Advent, Christmastide, Lent, Pentecost, and also learned
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Lynn Pitts that there is such a thing as Ordinary Time. So I began to pay attention to those post-Easter appearances of Jesus. They must have been startling, to say the least, if not downright disconcerting. Peter was not having any of it. He didn ‘t believe the women (who would believe a woman ‘s story in those days, anyway?), and so had to go to the tomb to see for himself! What he discovered there was a rolled-away stone and an empty tomb, where the grave clothes were folded neatly (Mary did a fine job raising that boy Jesus!) and there was no sign of a dead body. Jesus was alive!
Spencer Conatser offers loaves and fishes to the masses at the Life of Jesus event at Wilson Park.
Churches bring Jesus’ story to life
Rodney Hensley, Bobby Kitts and Randy Johnson of Hines Creek Baptist recreate the trial of Jesus. Photos by L. Morgan
Twelve Alder Springs church members make up the Lord’s Supper scene.
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