IN THIS ISSUE

Haslam plan fulfi lls the dream

High school graduates could attend two-year colleges or tech schools free of charge under a proposal by Gov. Bill Haslam. “Tennessee Promise” makes college accessible to all and will change the face of Tennessee.

➤ See comments on page 4

Tech savvy kids at Luttrell

Cheryl Bowman, 4th grade teacher at Luttrell Elementa-ry, is staying after school with her “Computing Eagles” to introduce them to computer science.

➤ Read her report on page 2

QB tourney aheadMarvin West writes: This is

a very exciting time for Tennes-see football fans. With the com-ing of springtime, they can look forward to a once-in-a-lifetime quarterback tournament.

Never in my 60-something years of monitoring the Vol-unteers has there been such four-way uncertainty.

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I found it.Dream Moore Farm and Cre-

ations is right on the Old High-way 33 south of Maynardville, where a gas station from the ’20s used to stand.

When Lesa and Stanley Moore bought the place in 2003 an old building was still there, weather-ing away to nothing until Lesa had her way with it: She pulled it down piece by piece and repurposed it.

She sees beautiful shapes and edges and turns the old wood into birdhouses. She turns old bed headboards into benches. She uses pallet wood and old wood fences to make cool buildings like sheds and chicken coops.

And since about three years ago, she’s been turning rocks into shiny happy people. And ladybugs. And heartfelt greetings.

“It’s cheap and easy, but I’m not an artist,” she says.

“Au contraire,” I say, seeing the talent in the works all around me.

Intricate designs – detailed with near per-fection, are applied to river rocks she hand-picks from a big pile at a nearby landscape supply – cute designs that inspire smiles whenever discovered.

Moore’s llama, Cashmere, is the goat security guard.

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Valentine’s Day Breakfast Friday

Melanie Dykes, Union County senior center direc-tor, is sure to have lots of good food and fun on tap for the annual Valentine Breakfast on Valentine’s Day, Friday, Feb. 14, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the senior center at 298 Main Street in Maynardville.

Everyone is welcome, and the cost is $5.

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By Sandra ClarkIt’s starting to resemble one of

those News Sentinel stories where the reporter spends more time re-viewing previous stories than ad-vancing the tale.

Let’s cut to the chase.Sheriff Earl Loy Jr. made a

simple request. Take the $66,000 budgeted annually for vehicles, buy six rather than two this year and pay for the others from the next two years’ budgets. Same money, but it puts six needed ve-hicles on the roads now.

Union County Commission ap-proved the plan, asking Finance Director Ann Dyer to work with

the sheriff to put out bids. Bids went out and no one responded. Seems the dealership the sheriff’s offi ce had been negotiating with missed the bid deadline.

It was back to the commis-sion for Sheriff Loy and Sgt. Mike Butcher, who met with the Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 4. And that’s when the deal started to unravel.

First, Jeff Brantley asked about buying cheaper cars, for instance used vehicles from the Missouri Highway Patrol, for $15,000 each. “How do we know they are still available?” asked J.M. Bailey.

Then Bailey said maybe the

Sheriff ’s cars roar back onto agenda

sheriff’s offi ce could get by with two used and two new SUVs. “Will you make that a motion?” asked Brantley. “No, it’s just an opinion,” said Bailey.

Mayor Mike Williams nudged the discussion to an end without a conclusion. The committee voted to ask Loy and Butcher to present three options to the full commis-sion at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10.

Option I – Buy two used SUVs and four new ones with the county paying up front and the sheriff’s offi ce “repaying” from the next two years’ budgets.

Option II – Buy two used SUVs and two new ones on the terms listed above.

Option III – Buy two used SUVs, two new SUVs and two used Crown Vics from Missouri (if still available).

“We need to know the total cost to the county,” said Williams.

“Show (the alternatives) with fully equipped vehicles.”

Storage Building: Weather has prevented construction of a storage building for court records in the courthouse parking lot, Wayne Roach reported. His com-mittee has increased the size to 24 x 52 feet and may have to bid out the project. It’s being funded from assets forfeited to the Chancery Court.

Ferry: Road Superintendent David Cox has located equipment to move Speedwell motorists across Norris Lake, but the cost is $600,000.

“We have a healthy fund bal-ance, but not enough to buy a tug,” said Dyer.

Cox says the existing ferry is unreliable and it’s an hour and a half drive around the lake f or Speedwell residents to reach the county seat in Maynardville.

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A whole passel of Patter-sons were on hand to wel-come everyone to see the old jailhouse renovation in downtown Maynardville and to celebrate the grand opening of Travis Patter-son’s law office.

Renovator Denny Pat-terson, Travis’ dad, says plans for the 1954 building include more exterior work, such as walkways and a bal-

cony on the back.

’50s dinner at the jailJailhouse Rock Sweet-

heart Dinner, a fundraiser for Preservation Union County, will be held on Sat-urday, Feb. 15, in the old jail. Snow date is Feb. 22.

The event has a ’50s theme. Tickets are available at Union County Arts on Main Street. Info: 865-992-9161.

Pattersons in the new law offi ce:

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By Libby MorganCheryl Bowman, 4th

grade teacher at Luttrell Elementary, is staying after school with her “Computing Eagles” to introduce them to computer science.

Bowman writes: “By the time these students gradu-ate from high school, there will be one million more computing jobs than there will be computer science students. After challenging my homeroom students to complete the “One Hour of Code” to introduce them to the world of computer sci-ence and programming, I have taken this a step fur-ther to teach an Intro to Computer Science course after school.

“These 4th and 5th grade students are learning these basic concepts of computer science through collab-orative activities as well as guided computer tutorials. Students are having fun while writing code using the

popular game characters, Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies.

“By the end of the school year, they will have complet-ed over 20 hours of technol-ogy instruction and will be well on their way to learning more about how technol-ogy works and how to create programs and applications for our ever-changing digi-tal world.”

The code-writing lessons are developed and distrib-uted free through code.org, an international organiza-tion funded by hundreds of famous and not-so-well-known donors such as Google, Apple, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

One of their T-shirt slo-gans is “Keep Calm and Code On.”

Code.org is working to change policies in American schools to categorize com-puter science as part of the math/science core curricu-lum, but for now, Luttrell

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The students are working on 65 new computers recently installed at the school. The computer class-rooms are used by ev-ery student, including pre-K kids, where they learn with individual-ized lessons that react intuitively to each stu-dent’s level.

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Butterfl ies, bees, pigs and owls are a few of her designs, and the most fun-looking tic-tac-toe games ever.

But this week it’s hearts, of course, so she can spread the love. She’s been known to sneak around on Valen-tine’s Day and leave rocks with painted hearts as part of her personal initiative, “Random Acts of Art.”

She can’t stop herself from spreading love. She does it constantly by caring for almost 60 animals on the farm, and even though they’re fenced, they don’t want to leave.

“They’ve got it made, and they know it,” she says.

For a while Lesa thought she’d raise goats to sell. That didn’t work out because she ran into people who she

didn’t think would care for them properly. So she got them all fi xed and got out of the baby business.

Random acts of adoption have stocked the farm with many of her animals, which includes chickens, goats, miniature donkeys, dogs, cats and one big white llama.

The farm, like any work-ing farm, is constantly evolv-ing, along with her ideas for the future of the place.

“I love sharing the ani-mals with kids and fami-lies, so I’m thinking about offi cially inviting the public here.

“Of course I’ve got lots of visitors now – neighbors and friends who bring their families by,” she says.

“Maybe I’ll rent out some of my goats for kudzu

eradication.“And I’ve got one goat

that’s extra cooperative, who’d make a great cart puller. I’ll have to work with him, but I don’t think it’ll take too long.”

In the meantime, when

you see cute painted rocks for sale at Union County Arts or Hardin’s Mountain Organics, pick some up. It’s a cheap and easy way to make a smile.

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Sarah Morgan and Dan Landrum played dulcimers for a small group inside Union County Arts, and Morgan says she intends to host a similar concert every month with different musical guests.

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Dulcimer playersswitch it up at UC Arts

Landrum says, “As edi-tor of Dulcimer Players News magazine I feel one of my most important roles is discovering and promot-ing young, talented players. They don’t get much more talented than Sarah! Watch-ing her play is only outdone by performing with her.”

Morgan’s fi rst dulcimer teacher, June Goforth, 79, is a well-known retired Knox County educator. She attended the concert and says, “Sarah is one of those outstanding young people who truly make the world a

better place. And her whole family is just incredibly wonderful. I’m blessed to know them.”

■ Art On Main set for June 7Community arts activists

Carol Pratt, Betty Bullen, Susan Boone, Neva Kitts, Julie Graham, Clay Worth-ley and Gloria and Eric Hol-comb have been working to organize the Union County Arts Council, and have ap-plied for 501c3 status in or-der to be eligible for grants and other funding.

The council will oversee Art On Main, which is sched-uled for June 7 on Main Street in Maynardville.

This is the fourth annual arts gathering for Union County. It was renamed from Art in the Park last year.

Elizabeth Rose, re-nowned storyteller, has just been booked to appear at Art On Main. She is a teacher in Tennessee and is highly in-volved nationwide in story-telling and in teaching her craft to youth and adults.

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“We will have a Student Art Exhibit in the old Dr. Carr Offi ce, and we are in the process of booking local and regional musical talent and expect a great line up.

“For the children we have booked Lil Thunder Railroad – a huge success last year. We are working with 4-H clubs to have a Petting Zoo on the side lawn for children.

“We will have a variety of food vendors. Union County Arts will be a central point, with the new Back Porch stage where our main enter-tainment will be. There is a large lawn for seating for lawn chairs and blankets.

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Mount Eager Missionary Baptist Church in Wash-burn will celebrate its 125th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 16, beginning with a special service at 11 a.m. when for-mer pastors will be recog-nized and given the oppor-tunity to share recollections of earlier times, events and happenings at Mount Eager.

The director of missions will brief the congregation on current mission proj-ects, historic slides will be shown, and the celebration will be fi lmed for a DVD to be made available to mem-bers and guests.

Lunch will be served fol-lowing the morning service and everyone is welcome and encouraged to celebrate this landmark in Mount Ea-ger’s history.

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In its 125 years, Mount Eager has been served by 43 pastors: J. W. S. Helton (served twice), John Harris, W. M. Janeway, J.T. Inkle-barger, P. L. Janeway, J. V. Capps (twice), D. T. Butch-er, W. S. Acuff, Aren Scalf, Alex Marion, T. J. Carr, F. M. Carter, C. F. Whitson, Grover Barnard, Benjamin Rucker, J. S. Beeler, A. J. Collins, Andy Buchanan, S.S. Huskey, G. C. Bar-nard , W. H. Inklebarger, Virch Hipsher, Loy Shel-

Sunday School and church activities.

On Feb. 17, 1889, Mount Eager Baptist Church was established as a United Baptist Church when some members of Nave Hill Bap-tist Church in Union County were dismissed in order to become members of the new church at Mount Eager. Mount Eager subsequently built a weatherboard church which burned in late 1927.

A new church was built in 1928 about a half mile from the site of the origi-nal church. Congregations met and worshiped at this church for over 69 years.

Again in 1994, a build-ing project was undertaken to enlarge the church. To utilize a more suitable ex-panded site, approximately 10 acres was acquired about .07 of a mile down Hogskin Valley Road about one-half mile from the location of the original church.

This building was com-pleted and the fi rst meet-ing held in the new church on Sept. 7, 1997, where the present church now stands on Hogskin Valley Road.

This building included Sunday school classrooms, rest rooms and a fellowship hall. With this move, Mount Eager became a Grainger County church and a mem-ber of the Grainger County Association of Baptists.

The church is now in its fourth building as it ex-pands to meet the spiritual needs of the growing con-gregation.

The Rev. Gary Donehew is the 43th pastor at Mount Eager and has served as pastor since June 2004. A church cemetery was start-ed in May 2010 and a new, larger fellowship hall was built during 2013. It was fi rst used on Dec. 15, when the church held its annual Christmas dinner there.

I am still searching to know how the church came to be called Mount Eager. Thanks to Andrea Clay, Connie and Ritchie Nicley, Bonnie Lay, Tammy Nicley and Ken Coffey for provid-ing information.

Congratulations to this thriving church on the oc-casion of its 125th anniver-sary.

Tom Heemstra asked a provocative question.

“What would you like the headline to be regard-ing Union County High School graduates in the spring of 2015?”

My answer was quick: All UCHS grads head for college.

Less than a month later, Gov. Bill Haslam proposed a plan to make that headline possible.

With “Tennessee Prom-ise,” Haslam proposes free community and technology college education to every graduating senior. Not since

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Tennessee Promise: Funding the dream

Gov. Frank Clement cham-pioned free textbooks, has a governor spoken so boldly or dreamed so big. And Haslam isn’t even asking for a tax in-crease to fund his plan.

Instead, Haslam is seek-

ing legislative approval to take three-quarters of the state’s lottery fund balance (some $300 million) to cre-ate an endowment to fund the program, estimated to cost $34 million per year.

Knox entrepreneur Ran-dy Boyd worked as an un-paid advisor to Haslam in developing this plan. Boyd spoke last night (Feb. 7) at the Union County Chamber of Commerce banquet.

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ton (twice), Verlin Booker (twice), Lewis Greene, Royal Walton, Jesse Qualls, Ernest Greene, Charles Huskey Jr., Roy Glen Acuff, James “Jimmy” Nicely, Ford Thomas, Fred Goodson and Gary Donehew.

There were 24 charter members in 1889: Alexan-der Marion, Martha Mar-ion, John Marion, Martin Marion, Sarah Marion, Na-than Long, Hannah Long, Cleo P. A. Long, Wm. H. Boruff, Mary S. Boruff, Susan Haynes, Rebecca J. Haynes, Joseph L. Grose-close, Sarah G. Wolfe, Arch Scalf, Clementine Moore, P.L. Janeway, V. W. Capps, Manerva J. Capps, Ollie F. Cabbage, Emily L. Capps, Rebecca E. Capps, Alice De-lona C. Capps and Tabitha F. Long.

According to Bonnie Lay,

church clerk, there are 230 current members. One re-ally unique note about the membership is the church has seven sets of twins ranging in age from 2 years to age 20.

The church has a strong Web presence (just search for Mount Eager Missionary Baptist Church) where pic-tures of the church’s Christ-mas party, Easter Egg Hunt, and other events are posted as well as times and dates of

transfer pathways program makes it possible for those students to start as a junior. By getting their fi rst two years free, the cost of a four-year degree would be cut in half,” Haslam said.

This will aid in business recruitment, he added. “It will speak volumes to cur-rent and prospective em-ployers.

“It is a promise that will make a real difference for generations of Tennesseans, and it is a promise that we have the ability to make.

“Net cost to the state, zero. Net impact on our fu-ture, priceless.”

Critics surfaced: But what about the freshman class at 4-year schools like UT?

Don’t worry. Those seats will be fi lled.

What about the lottery-funded Hope scholarships?

Haslam wants to “in-centivize completion” by reducing the scholarship at 4-year schools from $4,000

to $3,000 the fi rst two years and raising it to $5,000 for the last two years.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) was quick to react.

In The Tennessean, re-porter Chas Sisk quoted Cohen saying the program would “raid funds from the (lottery) surplus” to create a program that would dis-courage enrollment at the state’s top universities.

As a state senator, Co-hen sponsored the 2002 constitutional amendment that repealed the state’s ban on lotteries. He pushed for decades to repeal the ban, which ironically most Re-publicans including this writer vigorously opposed.

Cohen said the Hope scholarship program has been “an unparalleled suc-cess,” and the governor should use the lottery sur-plus to increase scholarships for all four-year students.

Even though revenues

are down, Haslam’s budget also pro-poses $63 million to i n c r e a s e teacher sal-aries and $48.6 mil-lion to fully fund the BEP for-mula.

Kids at Union County High School and across the state will no longer view a college education as a path-way to a good job for every-body but them. With Ten-nessee Promise, the dream is funded, at least for the fi rst two years.

Each youngster should graduate from high school ready to attend college or a technical school. Each must start high school with that goal.

Each legislator should support Bill Haslam’s plan to fund those fi rst two years.

No longer can lack of funds excuse dropping out. And we’ve got a barrel of ink standing by to print that headline.

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We know that biblical history – the actual ac-counting of events – begins with Abraham, who was the fi rst historical fi gure who inhabited identifi able places. There are those who have sought physical evi-dence of other stories (such as Noah’s fl ood and the ark), but, despite their claims, they have not yet success-fully satisfi ed the scientists.

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Then the Lord God said, “See, the man has be-come like one of us, knowing good and evil, and now he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever” – therefore the Lord God sent him from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a sword fl aming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life.

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Coaching tip from Don Shula:“Luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.”

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Sophomore Joshua Dobbs, 6-3, 202, highly cre-dentialed, No. 2 in experi-

ence, more promise than production, serious intent, purchased outside coach-ing help during Christmas holidays.

Sophomore Nathan Pe-terman, 6-3, 221, excellent qualifi cations, one half of one game in knockdown experience at Florida, nega-tives linked to coaching miscalculation. Courage to continue.

Redshirt freshman Ri-ley Ferguson, 6-3, 192, se-cret weapon who might be a match for the pass-run mix Coach Jones seeks to deploy

against Oklahoma and the great teams of the Southeast-ern Conference. We’ll see.

The three who partici-pated last season did not score high in quarterback ratings. Even Kentucky had greater effi ciency. Operat-ing behind a veteran of-fensive line bound for the NFL, Worley, Dobbs and Peterman produced 1,979 passing yards.

That was the second time in two decades that Tennes-see did not reach at least 2,000 throwing and catch-ing. The poor passing attack and losing record wasn’t all the fault of quarterbacks.

Fifty years ago, young Doug Dickey surfaced as coach of the Volunteers and faced somewhat similar con-fusion – to a lesser degree.

Dickey made the dar-ing switch from what was thought to be the tired, old single-wing to the exciting T formation. He had to fi nd or manufacture someone

to take the ball from center and do something with it, even as ill-natured defen-sive ends, tackles, lineback-ers and the occasional blitz-ing cornerback threatened mayhem.

Hal Wantland, heart of a lion but not as swift, was fi rst choice. He threw 34 times in 1964, completed 11, lost three interceptions, generated 131 yards but failed to launch a touch-down pass. He ran hard.

David Leake, an athlete lured from the dining room staff, was a pleasant sur-prise as walk-ons go. He hit 13 of 22 for 212 and one TD. He helped win the Georgia Tech game. He was minus-eight as a runner.

Art Galiffa eventually claimed the job. His num-bers were 29 of 59 for 338 and one score. He lost four picks. He ran, mostly in self-defense, for 47 yards. He wasn’t built for violence but avoided getting killed in

the stunning 7-7 tie at LSU.The best quarterback on

the team, Dewey Warren, was the happy-go-lucky redshirt star of the scout squad. He sometimes rid-dled the varsity defense in scrimmages. There was talk of bringing him up late in the year.

Dewey could add and subtract – a few minutes in two or three games would cost one season of eligibil-ity. Not such a good idea. He gained the spotlight a year later and became a legend (pages 109-114, “Legends of the Tennessee Vols”).

Necessity requires that someone emerge from the forthcoming quarterback tournament. The winner may prove to be a genuine champion with high point potential.

Tennessee certainly needs one, even if he doesn’t achieve Swamp Rat status. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

In search of Eden

Never in my 60-some-thing years of monitoring the Volunteers has there

named Eve, because the bones are the oldest human remains yet discovered.

The Great Rift runs north out of Africa, veers somewhat eastward, and includes the valley that runs from the Red Sea at the tip of the Sinai Penin-sula northward through the Dead Sea, through Judea all the way to the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. So, if humankind began in Ethiopia, their path out of Eden was pretty clearly laid out for them.

Wherever its setting, the human story begins with a man and a woman who walked with God in the cool of the evening.

That is an endearing pic-ture of camaraderie, of fel-lowship, of familial love. Imagine God enjoying a stroll with His children, in the beauty of a garden. Wouldn’t you love to eaves-drop on the conversation? Hear God laugh at Adam’s

names for the animals?Like all children, Adam

and Eve were innocent and willing to be cared for, until …

Until they reached the rebellious age that we all go through, the age when we know better than anyone else, and will make our own decisions and hang the rules.

They were, of course, aided and abetted by the serpent. Jean Kerr, author of “Please Don’t Eat the Dai-sies,” also wrote “The Snake Has All the Lines.” One of her sons came home from school one day, dejected be-cause he had been chosen to play Adam in a school skit. His mother tried to cheer him up by telling him how important Adam was in the story, but her son’s rebuttal was, “Yeah, Mom, but the snake has all the lines!”

He had a point.We have never been able

to get back to Eden. We live in a fallen, broken world, and each of us has rebelled

enough, and yes, sinned enough, to have earned our own fate, so let’s not blame Eve. Or Adam.

The good news, however,

is this: even though we are barred from Eden, God still walks with us. And if we walk with God, that is para-dise enough.

fi rst humans emerged from the Great Rift Valley, in what is now Ethiopia. They have found fossilized bones of an early woman they

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Beulah Warwick. Rita Whitaker, seated, has been in the of-

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SATURDAY, FEB. 8Auction, singing and chili supper benefi t for

family of Jaden Thacker, 5 p.m., Sharps Chapel Elementary School. Chili supper: $5 for adults; $3 for children and includes chili, dessert and drink. The Val-ley Boys will perform. Auction at 7 p.m. All proceeds go to Jaden’s funeral expenses. Donations can also be made directly to Reese’s Funeral Home in Harrogate.

Story Time with Jared Effl er, candidate for dis-trict attorney, 11 a.m., Luttrell Library, 115 Park Road. Info: 992-0208.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

TUESDAY, FEB. 11Healthy Choices, a plant-based free cooking

class – “Soups, Salads, and Sandwich Fillings,” 6 p.m., North Knoxville Seventh-Day Adventist Church fellowship hall, 6530 Fountain City Road. To register: 314-8204 or www.KnoxvilleInstep.com.

FRIDAY, FEB. 14Li’l Jo’s Bar-B-Que has a Valentine’s Day special

with Surf and Turf: prime rib and 4 jumbo shrimp; plus chocolate covered strawberries by the dozen or half-dozen. Info: 992-7171.

Glaze Workshop, noon-3 p.m., instructor: Katie Cottrell. One of the “Featured Tennessee Artist” workshop series. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Feb. 7. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Valentine Breakfast fundraiser, 7:30-10 a.m., Union County Senior Center, Main St. Cost: $5.

Mobile Mammography, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Union County High School. Info: 305-9753.

SATURDAY, FEB. 15 Jail House Rock Sweetheart Dinner sponsored

by Preservation Union County. Tickets: Union County Arts, 1009 Main St.; Susan, 992- 9161; Marilyn, 992-8271 or 643-2821.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

SUNDAY, FEB. 16Special service and luncheon celebrating

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SATURDAY, FEB. 22Story Time with Janet Holloway, county com-

missioner and owner of Janet’s Hair Salon, 11 a.m., Lut-trell Library, 115 Park Road. Info: 992-0208.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

SATURDAYS, FEB. 22, MARCH 1, 8, 15Beginner Wheel, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Appalachian Arts

Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Katie Cottrell. Registration deadline: Feb. 16. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, FEB. 25Delices de Bourgogne cooking class, 6:30-8:30

p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, FEB. 27-28AARP Smart Driver class, noon, Halls Senior

Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

FRIDAY, FEB. 28Pasta Passion cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,

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and Tony Hayes and her grandparents are Pete and Nancy Chadwell.

Adult Ed orientation Feb. 12-14Anyone interested in at-

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Other times for orienta-

tion are available in Clinton and Oak Ridge.

“Time spent in our ori-entation is credited toward instructional time,” says Geoff Hocutt, Union County Adult Education teacher.

The Union County orien-tation and classes are held Geoff Hocutt

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Concrete patio & parking area. Nice picture frame walls in DR. Open LR/DR/kit. Storage building to remain. Approx 976 SF. North on Hwy 33 to Maynardville. 3rd light turn right on Main St. to right on Prospect Rd to right on Bowman Ln. House on right. Priced to sell at $68,000.

121 HONEY RIDGE WAY, KNOX-VILLE TN 37924Exquisite, all brick, 2-story condo. End unit. Full fi nished bsmt. The foyer has warm hdwd fl ooring. The open kit hosts beautiful maple cabinets w/eat at bar & all appli-ances. DR has french doors to covered patio out back. Spacious

LR w/lots of crown molding & corner gas FP. Mstr suite has WIC & mstr BA. Main level has 2BR/2 full BAs. Laundry rm on main. Down is all open living rm w/corner FP, kitchenette w/counter space w/sink, place for fridge, & eating area. 1BR w/ oversized closet & full BA. Lg mechanics/stg rm. Sep entrance from lower patio. Complete w/ADT Alarm Sys, 2 gas heat pack units 1 for each fl oor; 2-car gar w/lots of overhead stg. There are only 2, 2-story, units in this development & this is the only one w/full fi n bsmt. Priced at only $217,600.00! Dir: I40 E, Exit 398 Left Strawberry Plains Pike. Right into Trentville Ridge. Unit on Right *End Unit*.

4632 NATHAN DR., KNOXVILLE – All brick rancher. 3BR/2BA. Lots of new upgrades including carpet, vinyl, paint, doors, stainless appliances, garage door/opener, fi xtures, etc. This

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371 SWAN SEYMOUR RD, MAYNARDVILLE NOTHING SPARED! Custom Norris Lake front home on main channel of beautiful Norris Lake. A master suite w/BA fi t for a king! Gleaming hdwd fl rs, lots of ceramic tile, crown molding, granite counters, S/S appliances. Massive great rm w/bar area, + gas FP, wired for fl at screens in all rooms except kit, 8 patio doors, skylights, cathedral ceilings, stamped

concrete patio, covered decks extending length of home, gently sloping lot w/ boat launch & dock. Truly a must-see home. Offered at $525,000. $479,000.

LOTS/ACREAGEROCKY TOP RD, LUTTRELL – All wooded 2.73 acres on outside entrance of SD. Sev home sites. Cnty tax appraisal $31,300. Sign on property. North on Tazewell Pk to Luttrell. R on Hwy 61E. Straight at curve at Water Dept. Cross RR tracks, turn L on Main, L on Wolfenbarger to Rocky Top Rd. Sign on property. Offered at only $19,900.HOLSTON SHORES DR, RUTLEDGE – Lot 18 in River Island. Beautiful .70 acre with frontage on the Holston River. Great for trout fi shing. Lot has city water and electric in front of it. Already approved for septic. Lot lays gentle all the way to the river. Offered at only $49,900.MONROE RD, MAYNARDVILLE – Over 4 acres all wooded. Creek through property. Unrestricted. OK for mobile homes. Utility water available, electric. Perk test done. Make offer today. North on Hwy 33 to R on Academy across from Okies Pharmacy to R on Main Street to L on Monroe to property on right. Sign on property. Offered at only $15,500.

104 SWAN SEYMOUR, MAYNARDVILLE – Approx 1040 SF. Lake views. Within walking distance to Norris Lake. 3BR/2BA, oak fl rs, oak kit cabs, all appl, new int paint, 2-car gar & 1-car det gar. Fruit trees, sloping yard. In need of minor repairs. Lake access around the corner. Sold as is. Priced at only $82,300. Dir: N on Hwy 33 thru

Maynardville to R on Hickory Valley, L on Walker Ford, L on Circle, L on Swan Seymour, home on right.

111 DANTE RD, KNOXVILLE – Very nice 1/2 acre lot Zoned C-3 Commercial. Great loc just off I-75 at Callahan Dr behind Weigel’s. Offered at only $95,000. Call Justin today. Dir: I-75 to Callahan Dr (exit 110), right on Callahan to 111 Dante Rd. on left.

TATER VALLEY RD, LUTTRELL – Exceeding horse farm. 15 acres. All level/partially fenced. Mostly pasture. Very nice 40x100 barn with concrete fl rs, 13 lined stalls, tack rm, wash bath. Also offi ce in barn. Unrestricted mtn views. Offered at only $115,900. North on Hwy 22 thru Maynardville, right on

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COMM PROPERTY W/RENTALS on Rutledge Pk. Mins to interstate. 2 houses, mobile hm, det 3-car gar. All currently rented and sitting on over 5 acres w/frontage on Rutledge Pk. Offered at only $479,000.GREAT WATERFRONT LOT on Holston River. 1.60 acres, semi wooded, corner lot. Great homesites. Utility water, elec. Priced at only $46,900. Located in River Island. Lot 9NICE CUL-DE-SAC LOT in River Point II S/D. 5.70 acres. Gently sloping w/great views of the Holston River. Public access in devel. Lot 161. Priced at only $64,500.AWESOME MTN VIEWS from this homesite in Lone Mtn Shores. Architecturally restricted comm. Close to Woodlake Golf Club. Lot 614. 2.80 acres. Priced at $17,500.5.69 ALL WOODED ACRES. Very private. Great for hunters retreat. Located in North Lone Mtn. Shores. Lot 1046. Inside gated area. Priced at $10,000.SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL LOTS in Hidden Ridge S/D. Over ten 1/2 acre lots to choose from. NOW YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR ONLY $15,000! Call Justin today!VERY NICE LEVEL LAKE-VIEW LOT in Mialaquo Point S/D of Tellico Village. Seller says "BRING ALL OFFERS". Great summer-time home or weekend get-away!! 0.28 acres. $12,500. Directions: Tellico Parkway to Mialoquo S/D. Left on Elohi, Right on Noya Way. Just past Lgoti Ln. Lot on left.

BEAUTIFUL. GREAT CONV. LAKE LIVING – 2.18 acres. Gently rolling to the water. Views of 33 Bridge. Over 800' lake frontage. Will perk for 3-4BR home. Wooded, private, lightly restricted. Located on Swan Seymour Rd., Maynardville. Offered at only $199,900.

573 MONROE RD, MAYNARD-VILLE 3BR/2BA, yard is all level, 1 acre. Great loc. Paved driveway, covered patio area, lots of kit cabinets, no appl, some oak fl ooring, sep laundry rm w/half BA. The home itself

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LOT 157 HICKORY POINTE, MAYNARDVILLE – This 2.2 acre lot has three different views of Norris Lake. It has gorgeous Mountain views on the top of Hickory Pointe subdivision. This lot offers private club house with access to pool, private boat ramp, plus this corner lot also comes with your

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7509 GIBBS RD, CORRYTON – Very nice rancher on level lot w/fenced backyard. Aprox 1,386 SF w/3BR/1BA. Kit has lots of cabs. Open LR/DR w/ columns. Garage has been enclosed to make Den. Above ground pool with decking & stg shed. This is a foreclo-sure sold as is. Priced at 78,500.00 Directions: From Halls take East Emory Rd toward Gibbs. At Harbison

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Neck pain, by some estimates, affl icts roughly a third of Americans. The segment of the general population bothered by chronic neck pain – that which lasts six months or longer – is estimated at around 14 percent. One possible cause of neck pain is a condition called cervical facet syndrome (CFS), which is a type of osteoarthritis character-ized by a deterioration of the vertebrae and joints of the neck.

The vertebrae are connected by facet joints, which both stabilize the

spine and allow for free movement of the neck and head. The facet joints, like all the body’s other joints, can wear down over time, or as the result of trauma. The cartilage of the joint can wear or tear, resulting in painful bone-on-bone contact. When the facet joints become infl amed, the pain can be at the loca-tion of the joint but can also radiate into the neck, head, shoulders and arms.

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My father worked with Irby Monroe in the Union County School System Maintenance Department for a short time right before I entered school. There are not many people that I can say that my father outright admired, but Irby was one. My father and Irby’s friend-ship lasted until my father’s death in 1982.

The beauty of my fa-ther and Irby’s friendship is that it extended to me. I remember one Christmas (I was either 4 or 5 years old) receiving a white toy jeep (probably Tonka) from Irby. Another time Irby sent me a bag of building blocks from one of the schools that closed due to consolidation.

After my father’s death during my junior year in high school, Irby, Patricia McKelvey and Woodrow Cole sent me some socks and other useful, much-needed items.

Sadly, the jeep, blocks and other items have been for a long time used up and gone away. There is, how-ever, one item that Irby provided that I am happy is no more. I never lived in a house with an inside bath-room until I was 18.

My father had Irby made what I will delicately call a wooden “chamber pot” (oth-ers would call it a “slop jar”) holder for the family. More proper etiquette would now probably term this neces-sary item a “bedside com-mode.” Those readers who had similar accommoda-tions in earlier times will readily understand why that particular piece of furniture was destroyed as soon as possible.

I still have among my keepsakes a table that Dad had Irby build to hold our old portable black and white Philco television. In later years it also held our por-table color RCA television.

Irby Monroe: Friendship extended

Another of my most prized possessions is a table that my father hired Irby to make for me to use in play-ing school. Irby charged $5; we scraped every dime of loose change in the house to buy that table. It has been with me ever since – I used it in my classroom at Luttrell, and I loaned it to Deanie Carver to use in her classroom for two years un-til she relocated to Horace Maynard Middle School.

A fi nal treasure that I have is a section of the May-nardville Elementary offi ce counter that Irby made at the request of newly ap-pointed principal William C. “Bill” Young in 1977. My former teacher Carolyn Murr gave me this when she was cleaning out the store-room of her portable class-room prior to its demolition in 2011.

I count myself twice blessed that Irby Monroe was a friend to both my fa-ther and me. Irby is no lon-ger living, but his kindness-es will be with me as long as I have memory.

His legacy lives on as his creations have outlasted him, the creator. It is my wish that we all could be so fortunate.

Now may the warming love of friends

Surround you as you goDown the path of light

and laughterWhere the happy memo-

ries grow.– Helen Lowrie Marshall

Ronnie L. Mincey, Ed. D., is supervisor of federal programs for Union County Pub-lic Schools.

Former Patriot basketball team members Tyler Vittetoe, Ivan McCarty, Jacob Muncey, Christian Chandler and Chase Buckner celebrate with UCHS junior Brady Nease on joining them in the Thousand-Point Club.

By Libby MorganBrady Nease, Patriot bas-

ketball player, passed the t hou s a nd-point mile-stone for his high school career last week, and coach Shane Brown says Nease has a shot at b r e a k i n g

the all-time Union County High record of 1,880 with

one more season before he graduates.

“Brady surpassed 500 points in one season, and we have at least fi ve more games this year,” says Brown. “And he was out with injuries quite a few games during his fi rst two seasons.”

The Patriots had a winning week before the snow closed school, with Nease scoring 18 points against Pigeon Forge (72-66) and 27 against Clai-borne County (74-68).

Five alumni were honored

with Nease in recognition of a thousand career points at UCHS.

Nease excels in the class-room as well as on the court, with a 4.0 GPA before he got a single B recently.

“I was only a point shy of an A, though,” he says.

Basketball is the only sport Nease plays, and he’s been at it ever since he can remember.

“I’ve played summer ball since the 6th grade, and I’ve gotten to play in Cincinnati,

Atlanta, Charlotte and sever-al other out-of-state places,” says Nease.

Brown says he has al-ready had an offer from a good school, and Nease says he plans to be a coach after college.

Brady is the son of Kelvin and Joyce Nease. His sis-ter, Brooklyn, is a freshman cheerleader, and brother Barron plays basketball at Horace Maynard Middle School.

Brady Nease

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