w The Bus Wreck of 1972 w The Frame House owner
occurred 48 years ago on “Bloody Highway” 11W
w Clinchview Golf &
Country Club w The G.H. Coffman Country Store... A step into the Past
and artist extraordinaire
Wendy Leedy w The Shoppes at The Common Market
w Lakeshore Drive...
Bean Station’s Scenic Roadway
RUTLEDGE • BEAN STATION • BLAINE • THORN HILL • WASHBURN• CENTRAL POINT • LIBERTY HILL • BUFFALO • POWDER SPRINGS • RICHLAND
Huff’s German Creek Marina serving the area since 2016
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What makes CHEROKEE LAKE REALTY different from every other real estate rm? Find out at www.cherokeelakerealty.com
“Cherokee Lake Realty did everything they promised to sell our home. We are leery of salespeople, and when their real estate agent told us what they would do to promote and sell our home, which was more than other real estate companies do, we had doubts. Well, they did everything they promised. They ran full-page ads in real estate magazines. They hired a photographer to take aerial photos. They consistently marketed our home. They had an agent present at EVERY SINGLE showing of our home. And, we had quite a few, even during the pandemic. Weekdays, weekends, whatever the �me, they had someone available to show our home. And, when we received an offer, they nego�ated on our behalf to get us the price we wanted. But it did not stop there. When the buyers had a home inspector visit the home, they were there. Typically, you see the buyers have representa�on during this step, but it was only Cherokee Lake Realty’s agent that was onsite. Same thing when the lender for the buyers sent an Appraiser, they were the only one that had representa�on present. Cherokee Lake Realty stayed with us through the whole home selling process, all the way to the closing. We are moving out of state and they actually helped us get nancing for a home that we were purchasing out of state We will probably never need their services again serv se rvic ices es a gain ga in ssince ince in ce we we ha have ve rrelocated eloc el ocat ated ed tto o a different state. But, if you are reading this review,, and need to list yyour our home ffor or sale,, or they llook lo ok for a home to buy, since th hey represent buyers Cherokee b buye uye yers rs ttoo, oo, hire oo hire Ch C Cher herrokkee Lake Lak ake ke Realty. Reeal R alty lty ty. We are are red, and rodeo. re� re �re red d, a nd d tthis hiis was his was not not our our rs rstt ro rs rod deo. de o SSo, o, o, trust on have never experienced tr rus ust us o n th tthis, his i , we is we h ave ne ave av neve veer ex expe peeri p r en nce ced they provided any other the th he se sservice serv erv rvic ice tth ic hey ey p rovviide ro ded by by a ny o ny tth her er rreal eal eal ea
What clients are saying about Cherokee Lake Realty... estate company. We always provide reviews on companies whose services we have used, both good and bad. This is more than likely the last review we will provide on a Tennessee company, so let us say this, without a shadow of a doubt, if you ever need a real estate company to represent you, hire Cherokee Lake Realty.” RLS – JUNE 2020
“We actually met the owner of Cherokee Lake Realty at a home we looked at buying. He was represen�ng the seller. We didn’t buy the home but were ge�ng ready to sell home. were byy th ourr ho ou home me. We w eree so iimpressed er mpre mp ress ssed ed b thee wa wayy he handled the showing that we contacted personally his offi ffice and asked iff he would p ersonallyy represent us in the sale l off our home. home m . As A you you probably heard, hee do doesn’t on have p have ha rob ro babl babl ba blyy he h hear ear ard d, h d, d does oesn’ n’t ta ttake tak ake ke o n ma many ny ngs, ours on. Well, home lilis� s�n s� �n gs,, bu gs but he but he ttook o ko oo ou urs rs o n W n. ell, tthe el he h om ome me was marketed ass he promised, and w wa as m ma ark rkeetted a he p ro omise mise mi s d, d, a nd within nd witthin hin hi days wee ha had off d da ays w h ad se sseveral eve eve vera ral sh sshowings. how wings ing in gss. An no ffer er ccame ame am
soon a�er. The sale was not a simple one, but he nego�ated beau�fully on our behalf, handled every obstacle, and got us the money we wanted. He was with us through every step of the way. All the way to a successful closing. We can’t say enough good things about Cherokee Lake Realty and the leadership they have at the top. We are re�red, have done this a few �mes, and they are by far the best real estate rm we have ever had dealings with.” JEANNIE & GEORGE – 12/2019
“We interviewed several real estate agencies, before se�ling on Cherokee Lake Realty. Our home is not on the lake, it is on a golf course. We had doubts. But they convinced us that they could market our home effec�vely even though it didn’t sit on Cherokee Lake. We found out they actually sell more nonlake homes than lake homes. They are pre�y innova�ve in marke�ng proper�es. Some of the ways they market a home are not used by other real estate rms in the area, and we wondered if they would work in our case. They did. We soon had an offer from an out of state buyer, and we accepted it. There were other proper�es in our subdivision that were for sale before ours, ours is sold, and the others are s�ll on the market. We weren’t totally sold on Cherokee Lake Realtyy at the beginning, but I have to tell you, the owner of that company knows hee is d doing!” know kn owss wh ow what at h oing oi ng!” ng ! MR.. H. – 11/2019 MR 11//20 2019 19 9
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w The Bus Wreck
of 1972 BEAN STATION: One of the
worst accidents in state history occurred 48 years ago on “Bloody Highway” 11W
12 & Country Club Huff’s German 18 Creek Marina w Clinchview Golf w
serving the area since 2016
24 Country Store...
w The G.H. Coffman A Step into the Past
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w The Frame House owner
and artist extraordinaire
Wendy Leedy
40 The Common
w The Shoppes at
Market w Lakeshore Drive... Bean Station’s Scenic
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Huff”s German Creek Marina owners, Mike and Nick Huff.
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“These pictures are mute evidence of what happened when two giants of the road met early last Saturday morning on narrow 11W,” read the caption line beneath pictures of the horrific crash in the May 18, 1972 edition of The Rogersville Review. “The accident claimed the lives of 14 and injured 12 others. In the top photo, Rescue Squad members stare at the once fleet, double-decker Greyhound bus. The smoldering ruins of the tractor trailer is shown below. Drivers of both vehicles were killed and the cause of the accident is still shrouded in mystery.” — Photos by then-Review staff member Charles Dennis.
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BEAN STATION: One of the worst accidents in state history occurred 48 years ago on “Bloody Highway” 11W
The Bus Wreck of 1972 The time was 5:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The location was US 11W, almost directly in front of Bean Station Baptist Church.
In published reports of what remains to this day one of the state’s most horrific highway accidents, then-U.S. Senator Howard Baker called the grinding crash, “catastrophic evidence of the intolerable hazardous conditions which exist on this highway”. “The worst accident in northeast Tennessee history occurred early Saturday morning near Bean Station when a Greyhound bus and a tractor-trailer met head-on in the predawn hours on Highway 11W ... ” began the front page article published in the May 18, 1972 edition of The Rogersville Review. The crash in the early-morning hours of Saturday, May 13, claimed the lives of 14 people, including the drivers of both vehicles, and critically injured 12 others. The bus was carrying 27 passengers and had left Knoxville, according to reports, about 4:45 a.m., about an hour and 15 minutes behind schedule, bound for New York City, with scheduled stops in Roanoke, VA, and Washington, DC. Mechanical issues had developed with the bus that was supposed to run that route, but when the problems could not be immediately fixed, passengers were transferred to another bus, accounting for the delay. The wreck, some 42 miles north, happened just shy of an hour later. Fourteen were pronounced dead on arrival at MorristownHamblen Hospital. Eight of the injured were transported by ambulances and private vehicles to the Morristown facility, three were taken to a hospital in Knoxville, and one to a hospital in Kingsport. Of the bus passengers, five were children, three of whom were killed, one injured, and one who miraculously escaped injury, the at-the-time unidentified five-month-old daughter of Cecil and Mary Dunbar, of Forsythe, GA, whose mother was killed in the accident.
“A Morristown family is caring for an unidentified infant found uninjured beneath the bodies of two of the crash victims,” the story in the Review continued. “The child, believed to be about 20 months old, was examined at the Morristown hospital and released to the family. The child’s mother was believed to have been among the crash victims, most of whom were riding on the upper deck of the bus. Since the survivors of the crash were asleep at the time, no information has been gathered from them as to how it happened.” In other published reports, a 27-year old welder who lived near the crash site, was awakened by the crash and said in published reports that it “sounded like a case of dynamite going off”. “I jerked the curtain back and saw the truck sliding down the highway. The bus was just sitting there, torn all to pieces,” Jesse Coffey was quoted as telling a reporter at the time. Coffey said he ran over to the bus and began pulling victims from the twisted metal. “I heard a baby crying. Some guy was hollering, ‘help me! help me!’” he said. “The motor of the bus was still running and we cut if off for fear the bus would catch fire. There was no way to tell how many people there were on the bus because they were torn up so bad.” One of the fatalities, and two of those injured were from Kingsport -- Wanda Campbell, 24, who died in the wreck, and two others, Ellen Delaney and Don Boswell, who were hurt but survived. The bus was split in two by the impact and the tractortrailer, loaded with what appeared to be vinyl linoleum flooring, tar paper, and adhesive paste, exploded in what was described as an “inferno”, entrapping and killing truck driver Bobby Gene Garrison, 32, of Gadsden, AL. Capt. Guy Nicholson, of the Tenn. Highway Patrol, told the Review at the time that the northbound bus hit the tractor-trailer rig head-on in the southbound lane on the narrow highway. “Because of the heavy truck traffic on that highway, it was just a matter of time until something like this happened,” Nicholson said. Law enforcement, Rescue Squad personnel, and Continued on page 9
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ambulances from multiple surrounding counties rushed to the scene and used a variety of tools and devices to cut into the wreckage to remove victims, both living and dead. First on the scene at 5:58 a.m. were members of the Grainger Co. Rescue Squad, records indicate. More than 20 Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers, 19 ambulances, and multiple sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and rescue squad members from Grainger, Hawkins, Hamblen and Knox counties also responded. The Grainger Co. Sheriff’s Department was notified about 5:50 a.m. by the driver of the car that the bus driver was reportedly trying to pass, who drove on ahead to a nearby truck stop and used the phone there to call authorities. “Mangled bodies were scattered over the highway and not until Sunday had the THP identified all the persons killed,” the Review article stated. The accident happened on straight, dry stretch of 11W, although rain began to fall before all of the dead and injured could be removed, news reports said. Federal and state officials who arrived on scene later in the day agreed that the bus was several feet over the center line and into the oncoming lane of traffic, the article continued. A follow-up story in the May 25. 1972, edition of the Review stated that, in a preliminary report issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety, a team of three State Troopers determined that the Greyhound bus was, in fact, “10 feet left of (the) center line” at the point of impact. An accompanying diagram, the article said, pictured the doubledecker bus “entirely on the wrong side of Highway 11W when it collided with the loaded truck”. The nine-page report, it was reported, stated there were no skid marks on the pavement which was described as “dry and under cloudy skies”. “The diagram indicated the driver of the truck, which was loaded with linoleum and tar paper, was three-fourths of the way off the road on the gravel shoulder apparently trying to dodge the oncoming bus,” the article states. “The report offered no reason for the bus, which was headed for New York with stops in Roanoke, VA and Washington, DC, with 27 passengers, being on the wrong side of the twisting, erratic mountain highway.” Under the heading of “driver’s violations”, the state report listed bus driver Frank Gilmer Flict, 57, of Roanoke, VA, as being “on the wrong side of the road”. It further stated that “vision at the scene of the wreck was not obscured, and that the road was straight but on a slight uphill grade for the bus”. “The side of the bus was split open and bodies tumbled to the blacktop while others were tossed into a ditch,” the article states. “Pieces of wreckage, including a large hunk of the side panel from the bus, littered the road’s surface which was also gouged out by the careening wreckage.” The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the crash, later issued a 38-page report on Feb. 8, 1974. Among other things, the report said that, based on the speed each vehicle was traveling, the time for “perception, decision, and reaction” was a scant 3.2 seconds for each driver.
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The NTSB determined “the cause of this accident was two-fold: (1) the bus being in the opposite lane of traffic while it was passing a car without unobstructed clear-sight distance ahead; and, (2) the bus driver’s failure to avoid the tractor-trailer. “The truck driver had no alternative as to the evasive action which he took,” the report states, indicating that the truck driver tried to give the bus as much clearance as possible and still not wreck the truck. “It is possible that the truck driver felt he had given the bus enough room to pass safely and expected the bus driver to swerve toward the eastbound lane and thus avoid a collision,” the report states.
The crash spurred calls for widening or four-laning 11W, better traffic markings, and also resulted in the reduced speed limit -- 50 MPH -- that is now in effect for the entire length of the road, outside of cities, between Blaine and Bean Station. Evidence and witness observations indicated that there was “sufficient room for the bus to pass between the oncoming truck and the automobile which the bus was passing”, the report continues, adding that “the bus driver could have avoided the truck”. The car the bus attempted to pass was driven by an adult male with a hitch-hiking passenger. The driver told federal investigators that he, himself, passed a slower-moving car in front of him. After the car and bus crossed a bridge, about 1,500 feet into a curve, the bus pulled out to pass the car. According to the NTSB report, about that time, the driver of the car saw a tractor-trailer rig approaching in the westbound lane of US 11W. Another semi-rig, about 250 feet ahead of the car in the eastbound lane, had prevented the car driver from seeing the approaching truck. Published reports indicate that as the car’s driver realized an accident was about to happen, he accelerated in an attempt to give the Greyhound driver space to move back into his own lane. In horror, the car’s driver and passenger witnessed the collision unfold as the left front of the bus impacted the left front of the truck. The report also noted that had that section of US 11W been marked with a double-center line, the bus driver might not have tried to pass the vehicle. The crash spurred calls for widening or four-laning 11W, better traffic markings, and also resulted in the reduced speed limit -- 50 MPH -- that is now in effect for the entire length of the road, outside of cities, between Blaine and Bean Station. By Tommy Campbell
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Clinchview Golf & Country Club features spectacular backdrops for golf, enjoyed recently by the golfers pictured on the following pages. — Photo courtesy Clinchview Golf & Country Club
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n a beautiful valley of the Clinch Mountains, just inside Grainger County across the Hawkins County line, sits Clinchview Golf and Country Club, a challenging 18hole golf course known for its reasonable rates and aweinspiring views. Built in 1967 on the site of a former Bean Station dairy farm, Clinchview’s course is a sea of green, consisting of tight Bermuda grass fairways and fast, undulating Bentgrass greens, all situated on gentle, rolling terrain that is lushlylandscaped and well-maintained. Purchased by the Keck family in the mid-1980s, Clinchview underwent immediate renovations before giving way to decades of additional grooming and improvements. The Kecks lengthened the course, installed bunkers – none existed before – added women’s and senior’s tees and dug out ponds and tightened up tee boxes. They also re-built the cart paths, installed stone walls and stone bridges, renovated the irrigation system and redesigned and planted new landscaping. An iconic, covered wooden bridge is just one of the course’s scenic items. Scores of mature trees line the fairways. The course also features challenging roughs, four water hazards, numerous berms, and natural areas to negotiate. Five sets of tees allow Clinchview to be a challenge to golfers of all skill levels. “It can be stretched to 6,900 yards,” said Kelly Keck, Vice President and Golf Course Superintendent of Clinchview Golf Club, who runs the club with parents Jack and Muriel
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Dinah Wright Keck, brother Tommy Keck and several vital friendsemployees who are part of the Clinchview Family. “We just couldn’t do it with them” said Keck. Recent commenters at golfadvisor.com rated the course five stars (out of five). “You will use all of your clubs in the bag,” said one. “Not too long, but a great challenge. Put this one on your list.” Another states, “Nice course for the money. Challenging and well-groomed. Will be back.” Another says, “The people are wonderful, accommodating and treat you great. Course was in great condition and fun to play.” Clinchview offers club memberships for individuals, families and young adults, as well as its facility for scrambles and tournaments. The course recently hosted its 40th Annual 2-Man Scramble, its yearly July event. Golf supplies of all natures are available from the pro shop – currently at the walk-up window. Gift certificates, snacks and drinks are available, as well. Pre-packaged food, snacks and drinks are available at the walk-up window. Alcohol isn’t sold on premises. However, golfers may bring beer in coolers. Clinchview Golf and Country Club is located at 970 Hwy 11W, Bean Station, TN 37708. Call (865) 993-2892 or visit www.clinchviewgolfclub.net for tee times and more information.
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Photos on pages 16, 17 courtesy Clinchview Golf & Country Club
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Clinchview Golf & Country Club
Along with everyone else, Clinchview Golf Club has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The club is taking all precautions and adhering to Executive Order No. 22 and all guidelines to protect customers and visitors to the facility.
The club normally features dining facilities that seat up to 100 guests. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the club house, snack bar and pro shop are all presently closed to the public. Customers are being served via a walk-up window around back of the club house. Other social distancing measures include limiting tee times and increasing spacing by eliminating a few tee times each hour. Customers are asked to use single carts unless they are family members in the same household or if riding companion is known. Carts are sprayed and wiped twice daily with a hospital strength cleaner, a mixture of CDC-recommended chlorine bleach solution of 5000 ppm. Every cart is sprayed and wiped
twice before any golfers use it. They are disinfected/sanitized every evening before each cart is parked, and every morning before each cart is placed back into service. “We are utilizing the foam roll in putting cups to eliminate the need to get the ball out of the hole,” said Clinchview Vice President Kelly Keck. “We are asking people to leave the flag stick in the cup. We are also removing all bunker rakes and taken all ball washers out of service, too.” In addition, the restroom at the cart shed is constantly being sanitized. Restrooms on the course and in pro shop are closed. “We will be here doing our best in these trying times too to maintain a safe and clean environment for you all to enjoy,” said Keck. By Jim Beller
Discover Grainger County Contributor
970 Hwy 11W, Bean Station, TN 37708. Call (865) 993-2892 or visit www.clinchviewgolfclub.net for tee times and more information.
Huff’s German Creek Marina serving the area since 2016
At the young ages of 25, avid fishermen Nick and Mike Huff decided to follow their family’s heritage and become business partners. After much deliberation with family members, the two cousins took a leap of faith and purchased the old German Creek Marina on Cherokee Lake in November 2015. Nick and Mike were confident that they would succeed. “If you believe in yourself and have the passion and work ethic to pursue something, why not take the leap?” Nick said. “Both of us were raised around boats and the lake. When we aren’t at the marina, we are on the lake. We felt like this business was right up our alley.”
Nick and Mike spent much of their childhoods at their fathers’ Tracker Boat dealership. Brothers Dave and Rex Huff owned and managed the dealership in Corbin, KY for over 25 years. “The dealership was so successful, in fact, that they were the number two Tracker Boat dealership in the country for five years,” Nick said. “Trailing only behind the original Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, Missouri, the birthplace of Tracker Boats.” Not only were Nick and Mike’s fathers great mentors in Continued on page 21
OWNERS, MIKE HUFF and NICK HUFF
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Donny Bryant and Leon Barber
Left to right, Mike Huff, Rex Huff, and Nick Huff.
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Glennis Jackson From page 18
Leon “Pinky” Barber
“It took us 16 loads on a flatbed trailer to haul off all business ownership, but their grandfather, Dave Huff, Sr., the rotten wood, rusty metal, junk refrigerators, and random was also a successful pharmacist and businessman across all pieces that we tore out of the dock. By the time we had of southeastern KY. finished remodeling, we had basically built a new marina.” “All of our business After they finished the knowledge comes from our main overhaul, they continued grandfather and our fathers. to add to the marina. They “My favorite part about the Business etiquette, honesty, added Marie’s Dockside Grill and integrity were big points along with a 50’x25’ covered marina is the people. We are of emphasis in all of our patio where customers continue very blessed to have such good to enjoy delicious food conversations. We really tried to pick the brains of all three prepared by Marie Daugherty. customers here at the dock. of them,” Nick told Discover Ms. Daugherty is a huge asset They make our job amazing” Grainger County. “We were for the marina, they said. She very blessed to have had such has cooked for several famous — Nick Huff — a close relationship with our people including Miranda grandfather until his passing in Lambert and Tiger Woods. August of 2018.” The grill features comfort foods, such as: burgers, homeOne piece of advice from their grandfather was, “It’s cut fries, Philly cheese-steak sandwiches, pizza, and wings. pretty simple boys. Treat people exactly how you would want It is open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and on “in season” to be treated, and you’ll do great!” Nick and Mike continue holidays. to use his advice in their everyday lives at the marina. Nick and Mike did not stop with the grill and patio. They Before the cousins opened what is now Huff’s German also added 40 more covered slips and 10 more uncovered Creek Marina in 2016, they remodeled both the inside and slips in various parts of the marina. The Huffs also added the outside of the marina store. During the first six months an additional boat parking boardwalk where customers can of remodeling, they added new flotation floors, new walls, dock and tie up right beside the marina store. Boaters can new roof, new siding, new doors, and fresh coats of paint ... easily go inside the store to get a bite to eat or something the whole nine yards. They also widened the back deck and cold to drink. added heat-resistant PVC decking. The pair added a new “We never want to become stagnant as a business,” bathroom for customers, a new gas line and pump, and a security system with cameras on every section of the marina. Continued on page 23
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Cherokee Lake Users Association
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Local Lakeway Citizens from four counties volunteering our time to help maintain the beauty and health of Cherokee Lake WHAT WE DO: Annual Lakeshore Cleanups / Island Cleanup with the support of Tennessee Valley Authority • Boats needed • Volunteers needed • TVA provides supplies/barge/dumpsters • School/church/youth groups welcome • Tennessee Promise Community Service WE NOW DO SMALL CLEANUPS ON OUR OWN AND NEED GROUPS TO HELP US.
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What patrons have to say about Huff’s German Creek Marina “We have moored at Huff’s German Creek Marina for several years and it is a wonderful marina. It’s a great family-owned marina that is well run.” — Angela Sherrod “Nick Huff and his family operate a clean, secure, professional marina on Cherokee Lake with courtesy, respect, and a willingness to help everyone. Nick’s commitment to customer care and satisfaction is second to none and it is always done with a smile. His continuous improvements add a big positive impact to one’s boating experience. The food served by Marie is also fantastic!” — Rob Piatkowski “They have done a tremendous job transforming the marina from what it once was into what it is today. It is nothing short of astounding. They have put a lot of hard work into it to make it a family oriented marina. They are very courteous and helpful. They know how to run a business and treat everyone with respect.” — Terry Johnson “As soon as I pulled up to the German Creek marina I was in awe. It is absolutely amazing what they have done with it. They continue to maintain the marina and it is always nice and clean. Nick and all of the others are very approachable, very nice, and kind. I knew the first time I stopped by that I wanted a slip for my boat. They were all full but they were adding more slips and Nick said he would save me a spot and call when it was ready. He called me the very day they were complete. I don’t ever plan on going anywhere else, I love being there. The food by Marie is excellent. It is truly a onestop-shop. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about the marina; I am their #1 fan.” — Craig Lakins
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Nick said. “So each year, we add something new to the marina. It could be something big, such as new covered slips, or something smaller scale, like adding Dippin Dots and a Slush Puppie machine to the marina store. We have some big plans in our future. If you’re not upgrading, you’re getting passed up.” Nick works full time managing the marina with his wife, Cynthia, Mike’s dad, Rex, and Will Greene. Mike also works at the marina when he isn’t traveling the country and fishing some of its greatest lakes with the professional bass fishing league, the Bassmaster Elite Series.
If you are out for a day on the lake, stop by Huff’s German Creek Marina and stock up on snacks, ice, beer, sodas, gas, bait, tackle, and more. Want to enjoy a day on the water, but you don’t have a boat? No problem; Huff’s has you covered. Call 865-3451234 to reserve a pontoon boat and treat your family for a fun day on beautiful Cherokee Lake. For more information, follow Huff’s German Creek Marina on FaceBook or visit their website at www. huffsgcmarina.com. By Rita Dykes
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Tracy and Rick Coffman, owners
The G.H. Coffman COUNTRY STORE…
A Step into the Past
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The front porch invites visitors to step back in time.
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visit to the G.H. Coffman Country Store on Lakeshore Drive will take you back to a simpler time. Rick Coffman opened the store in October of last year. He says that he built the store for sentimental and nostalgic reasons; to capture the way country stores were “when I was a kid.” Rick runs the store with the help of his wife Tracy, their son Taylor as well as Rick’s parents Howard and Brenda. Rick is a local business man and one of his businesses is the storage unit complex next door to the store. “Originally I wanted an office for the storage business and built it like a country store, and then I added some antiques, then sodas, candy and food.” In addition to ice-cold sodas and lots of old-
fashioned candy, the store serves hot and cold sandwiches. They have already earned a reputation for serving “a really good burger.” The store is named in honor of Rick’s father, Howard (G.H.) Coffman. The front porch of the store invites visitors to slow down and enjoy the atmosphere. Once inside there in an old timey drink cooler with sodas in glass bottles. There is a variety of candy available, including many hard to find older brands. The kitchen is in the back. Antiques decorate the walls. One feature of the store is the dirt track racing trophies on display. They belong to Taylor, who competes currently in the crate Continued on page 29
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The country atmosphere of the G.H. Coffman Country Store
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late model division at local dirt tracks. Taylor in a third generation driver as Rick and Howard both competed on the dirt ovals. The store is truly a labor of love. Rick feels that the store gives everyone a place to hang out. He said “A country store benefits the community; it’s just a good place to gather.”
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Taylor Coffman manning the cash register and the grill.
Some of Taylor’s racing trophies.
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Artwork by
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Painting done for the Grainger County Tomato Festival, 2005
The Frame House owner and artist extraordinaire
Wendy Leedy
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rtist Wendy Leedy learned as a child that she could use her artistic talents to get extra credit on her schoolwork. Wendy recalled, “When we had to turn in book reports, I began drawing illustrations of the book on the top of the page of my report. That being early incentive, my drawing took off from there. I thought to myself, ‘This might just be a good idea. It’s just who I am.’” Born in Massachusetts but raised in Chattanooga, little Wendy Jane Fiske
came into this world with quite a shock. Her parents thought that she was going to be a boy and had the name of Wendell James (after her father) ready to go on the birth certificate. As she has many times, she surprised them and was given the name Wendy Jane. Wendy comes from a talented heritage. Her mother, Anna Jane Fiske, was a talented artist who could also shatter glass with her operatic voice. Wendy’s father, George Continued on page 33
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Grainger County Tomato Festival, 2015 From page 31
Wendell Fiske, utilized his artistic talents by designing machine tool parts for many years. As Wendy grew, she developed a deep passion for animals, especially horses. Her dad bought their first horse when she was in the 7th grade. Wendy was not satisfied with just one horse, so she worked mowing yards and washing cars for her neighbors until she saved up enough money to sneak off and buy another one. When the day came for Wendy to get another horse, she traveled to her school principal’s farm to make the purchase. There was one problem... she had not considered how she would get it home. Laughing, Wendy said, “I ended up riding that horse several miles home and sneaked her into the barn with our other horse. I had her for many, many years and still laugh some 50 years later at the memory of her chasing some neighborhood boys through the field until they scaled the fence. She let them get halfway across the field, and then, she stuck that neck out,
flattened those ears, and away she went.” Wendy’s love for horses led her to a passion for drawing and painting animals. When she and her husband, Hal, moved to Bean Station to raise their two children, Sarah and Taver, she began adding buildings and old homes to her portfolio. She developed her skills until there really wasn’t much that she couldn’t draw. At the time, Wendy and Hal’s home also served as her frame shop, studio, and gallery. The couple and their children lived in that house until they built a larger one on the hill above it. In 1980, they decided to convert the smaller house into The Frame Shop where she and her daughterin-law, Amy, continue to work together today. Amy builds the frames while Wendy cuts the mats and glass and assembles it all together. Wendy said, “Framing for us is more than a job; it’s a passion. We love to preserve history, sentimental objects, and family heirlooms so that they last generations longer.” Continued on page 35
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Uncle Estil and his mares. This pencil drawing won a blue ribbon in the Tomato Festival art show, 2011.
These 3 mules were part of the 34-horse and mule hitch several years ago.
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know you don’t know what that means, but that’s big. Had Over the years, Wendy has had multiple encounters with it not been for you and Fern, those doors would not have people and animals that have enhanced her experience with been opened, and I am so grateful. You are famous.’ As I the art world. Several years ago, Wendy was commissioned took a step backwards, Carl reached his head and neck out, by a gentleman to paint a picture of his horses that he had wrapped them around my shoulders, pulled me into his neck, imported from Holland. She took on the task, and it took and gave me a hug. I burst into tears as Justin said again in her a year to complete because it also included an Amish that most southern accent, ‘Lady, he ain’t never done that to carriage, outdoor scenery, and several people. Wendy has nobody.’ I was just thrilled that I had found Carl and Fern; always kept a print of the painting hanging in her shop. what a small world!” Wendy has been involved in a number of things over Remembering a fellow that later visited her shop, she said, “I the years, and one that is near and dear to her heart is the noticed him looking in depth at the painting. He looked at Grainger County Tomato Festival. Unfortunately, due to me then pointed to the painting and asked, ‘Do you see that Covid-19, this year’s festival little boy in the hat? That was cancelled. Wendy said is me!’ He and I were both that it was a very difficult surprised and began talking decision, but one the about the painting.” committee thought was Wendy often sets up best for their community. her artwork at various Wendy has been involved festivals around Tennessee. with the festival almost since She was at a festival about its existence many years ago. eight years ago, and she She draws or paints a picture met another vendor who commemorating the festival was fascinated with her each year and is over the “Art artwork. They began to talk and Authors” section. and trade merchandise when Wendy has illustrated the vendor asked Wendy if two books, Santa’s Journey she had ever heard of the and I’ll Always Be A Cowboy, Smithsonian Booth Western as well as the cover of The Art Museum located in Valley Of The Wind. She has Cartersville, GA. Wendy Bean Station Tavern. pencil drawing also published more than 60 had indeed heard of the calendars and has her own prestigious museum. The line of greeting cards. Many of her drawings and paintings vendor lived near Cartersville and asked Wendy if she could have been published in the East Tennessee Life Magazine, take some of her artwork to the museum for the director to see. The vendor said, “They need to see your work, and the American Horse Woman Magazine, and the Knoxville you need their oomph.” The pair parted ways to return home Center of Innovation Tourist Book. Now, she is featured in from the festival on a Sunday, and by Tuesday morning, a magazine dedicated to the county she has called home for the museum was already contacting Wendy to invite her many years, Discover Grainger County. Not only is Wendy a well-known, published artist and to display some of her work in an upcoming exhibition. featured in the Booths Western Art Museum, but she has Excitedly, she accepted and sent in a drawing of two mules also won many awards. She served as the Executive Director entitled Bit By Bit. of the Arts Council of Hamblen County, the president of The subjects of her Smithsonian debut, the two mules, the Morristown Art Association, and was among one of the were part of the 34-hitch team inducted into the Genius women included in the 1980 edition of Outstanding Young World Book of Records. The owner of the mules was Women of America for her work in the community and unknown at the time, but Wendy spent five years trying to women’s organizations. Wendy’s love and dedication for art find them. As fate would have it, Wendy went to a Hay hasn’t stopped. She continues to teach art classes at the Rose Day where she knew many mules would be in attendance. Center in Morristown and has done so since 1984. Reminiscing about that day, Wendy said, “I was looking Stop in to visit Wendy and Amy at The Frame House around at all of the mules, and low and behold, there they located at 4048 Rocky Springs Rd. in Bean Station, were! This guy, Justin, was driving them and pulled right up Tennessee. See for yourself why others call Wendy’s artwork beside me. I looked at him and asked him if his mules were beautiful, perfect, gorgeous, breathtaking, stunning, and part of that 34-hitch team five years ago. He had a big chew elegant and why they refer to her talents as God-given. You of tobacco in this mouth, so he spit and said in the most will be glad you visited and might just want to buy a piece of southern accent, ‘Yes, Mam. Thisin’ is Carl and thatin’ is Wendy’s artwork while you are there. Fern.’ Stunned, I asked, ‘As in Thomas?’ Justin said, ‘Yes, Mam. They were the last pair of mules born of Carl Thomas before he died.’ I went up to the mules and began rubbing Carl’s head and cheek. I said to him, ‘Buddy, thank you for By Rita Dykes opening the doors to the Smithsonian Museum for me. I Discover Grainger County Contributor From page 33
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Where would you go to find unique gift items or one-of-a-kind Appalachian works of art? (Find out where on the next page!)
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The Shoppes at The Common Market From Amish food, to antiques, to unique “one-of-a-kind� Appalachian works of art, this place is a showcase for regional talent!
Janet and her late husband, Mike McGuire, were entrepreneurs for many years. In 1983, the couple began their venture into the specialty retail business and opened Appalachian Treasures. Appalachian Treasures was first opened in another state but when the McGuires moved to Bean Station, in 1985, so did their business. In the year 2000, Janet and Mike decided to close the store so Janet could help out at their other business, McGuire Insurance Agency. The couple retired in 2003 but after 10 years of retirement, the couple reopened their antique, home furnishing, and collectible store under the name of The Shoppes At The Common Market. Nearly eight years later, Janet is still going strong managing her business, baking goods for sale, drawing, painting, and designing beautiful gift baskets, wreaths, floral arrangements, and more. continued on page 43
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JANET McGUIRE, OWNER
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Susan Ailey
Rebecca (DeeDee) Layne-Cisco
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Madilyn McGuire Lauren Nicholson
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These ladies are always there for me when I need them! And two of them are my very talented vendors, too!
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Susan Ailey
Susan is one of my amazing vendors! Her “Lizzie Grace” primitive designs are made with love and are heirloom quality.
Rebecca (DeeDee) Layne-Cisco
DeeDee is such a wonderful part of our shoppe. She is very creative and, at one time, was one of my vendors. But, she slowed down on her designing, so she and her husband Sid, could become foster parents. They recently adopted their sweet son, but she finds time to help us out, when she can. I thank her so much for her time.
Helen Lambert
Helen is also one of my creative vendors! She is well-known in the area for her hand-poured candles and her beautifully made floral designs.
My favorite people... My two granddaughters Madilyn McGuire and Lauren Nicholson
They are willing to help out whenever I call. They are both very talented and it’s always fun when they’re around.
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Passions for history, art, nostalgia, and creativity lead to the opening of the The Common Market. “Being an artist and designer, I have always found it fascinating to know what has gone on before us and how the imaginations of others have brought us where we are today,” Janet said. “We just had a vision and felt like we had the passion to take the journey into what we hoped would be a successful venture.” Janet’s two granddaughters, Lauren and Madilyn, have grown up around the store and developed their own passion, much like their grandparents. Who knows? Maybe one day they will follow in their grandparents’ footsteps and continue to keep The Common Market alive for many years to come. Janet has help when needed from three of her vendors: Susan Ailey, Helen Lambert, and Rebecca Layne-Cisco, and isn’t hesitant to sing their praises! “Susan does magnificent primitive work while Helen designs floral works of Continued on page 45
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Discover Grainger County • 2020 45 do and want our customers to enjoy what we have to offer,” she said. We want our customers to be proud to give a gift that came from our Shoppes. I have always heard that you can’t make your family into customers but that you can make your customers into family. And that is what we have accomplished and hope to continue to accomplish here at The Common Market.” You can tell that statement is true by what customers have to say about visiting. Darlene Phillips said, “I love shopping at The Common Market. There are so many items to choose from and things are very well displayed in a clean and welcoming environment. The owners give great customer service. I go there often and always find something new to see and buy.” “The Common Market is one my favorite places to shop,” said longtime customer, Judy Longest. Janilla Lipe said, “Love, love, love this place!!!! If you like country, primitive, or antiques this is the place to go!” Janet gives back to the community by participating and promoting community events and by donating gift baskets, merchandise, and money to schools, city fundraisers, and various other organizations. Janet said that she always wants to be an asset to her community and strives to do what she can to be worthy of their support.
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art and pours beautiful candles,” she said. “Rebecca used to be a vendor, but she adopted a child and decided to become a full-time mom. These three have been a blessing to me and kept The Common Market going in my absence during my husband’s illness and I really don’t know what I would have done without them. I appreciate them so very much.” The Common Market is the perfect venue for the many local artists, craftsmen, antique enthusiasts, and vintage collectors. Knowing that they could not compete with large retailers, Janet and Mike wanted to offer a variety of merchandise that differed from the everyday retail chain. “We wanted to offer things to the public that they would not find just anywhere and things that are one-of-a-kind,” Janet said. We also wanted a place that people would want to come back to and bring their friends with them.” The store offers everything from Amish food items, fresh baked goods, handcrafted and vintage jewelry, fragrant candles, floral designs, and art to antique furniture, vintage clothing, home decor, newly handcrafted furniture, and so much more. Shelves, cabinets, tables, and floors are filled throughout the venue, and items are ever-changing as vendors maintain their spaces. You are sure to see something different each time you come through the doors. Much of the craftsmanship and artistry comes from local talent, including furniture and other wooden designs of Chad Stewart. No two items are exactly alike, they each have a uniqueness all their own. “The vendors and I enjoy what we
Take a trip and enjoy the beautiful scenery as you drive to Bean Station to visit the wonderful folks at The Shoppes At The Common Market. Centrally located (45 minutes) from Kingsport, Knoxville, Pigeon Forge, and Middlesboro, KY, people come from all over to enjoy the down-home atmosphere while shopping for something unique for themselves or for someone special. There is truly something for everyone. Go see for yourself ... and be sure to tell them that you read about them in Discover Grainger County! By Rita Dykes
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Lakeshore Drive…
Bean Station’s Scenic Road
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There is a lot to see on Lakeshore Drive near Bean Station. The winding road cuts through the Grainger County countryside. The Cherokee Lake with its marinas calls out to boaters and fishermen. Old farms as well as modern homes are scattered along its path. A drive along Lakeshore is worth the time if you have a destination in mind or are just passing through. — Photos by Randy Ball
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— Photos by Randy Ball
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