Yoakum gets Haslam nod

Gov. Bill Haslam has named Elea-nor Yoakum to serve on the State Museum Commission. She is a former commissioner in the Cabinet of former Gov. Don Sun-

dquist. She chairs the board of First Century Bank with branches in Union and ot her East Tennessee counties.

IN THIS ISSUE

Autism WalkAutism Awareness Fun

Festival and Walk will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in Wilson Park.

Activities will include: con-cessions, music, silent auction, jump/bounce houses, the walk, balloon release, vendors and more. Vendor fee is $20.

Donations and items for the silent auction are needed. Info: Ashley Lay, 661-0789 or Ashleylay41@yahoo.com

➤ Read Shannon Carey on page 3

Zachary Pursel to attend The Citadel

Union County High School senior Zach-ary Pursel of Sharps Chapel has been accepted to at-tend the pres-tigious Citadel military college in Charleston, S.C. He will be-

gin his fi rst semester Aug. 13, and plans to major in pre-law. Pursel’s parents are Brett and Wendi Pursel, and grandpar-ents are Pat and Bill Black-burn, all of Sharps Chapel.

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BUZZ

By Shannon CareyUnion County Property Asses-

sor Donna Jones’ funeral opened with a familiar song.

“Thank you for giving to the Lord,” the soloist sang. “I am a life that was changed.”

And on March 24, Little Flat Creek Baptist Church was full of lives touched and changed for the better by Donna Jones.

Mrs. Jones served two terms as Union County Property Assessor, taking over the offi ce from retiring assessor Ronnie Irick. She passed away March 20, after a lengthy ill-ness and is survived by husband Randy; parents the Rev. Robert and Jean Baltimore; children Gretchen Kidd, Tina Corum, Tina Rednower Najera, Ashley Thomas,

Nicole Berry and Zachary Jones.

If that seems like a lot of kids, you’re right. Mrs. Jones opened her home to foster and adopted children, too. Her obituary lists her as “second mother” to four

more and as “GrandDonna” to 10.Her home was a place for

changing lives for the better, and she took that mission everywhere she went. Mrs. Jones served in a charitable capacity all over Union County, including but not limited to the Union County Lions Club, the Union County Humane So-ciety and the Union County Arts

Council.“We all thank God for the life of

Donna Jones,” said Union County Mayor Mike Williams at the funer-al. “Union County is sad today be-cause we’ve lost a public servant. Not a politician, a public servant.”

Irick took a turn at the podium, saying that Mrs. Jones’ last words to him were fi lled with love.

“Donna was a woman full of love and compassion for her fellow man,” Irick said.

Randy Turner, a member of the Property Assessor’s offi ce staff, echoed Irick’s sentiments.

“Donna wasn’t our boss. She was our friend,” he said, quoting Proverbs 17:22, “A merry heart do-eth good like medicine.”

“Donna was my medicine on

many occasions.”Mrs. Jones’ father, the Rev. Bal-

timore, and her daughter Gretch-en Kidd added their voices to the celebration of Mrs. Jones’ life. Bal-timore remembered her as a little girl baking her fi rst cake, tiny with one candle and green icing. Kidd remembered a woman who sac-rifi ced so those in her care could have a good life.

“She made my dreams come true, even at her own expense,” said Kidd.

Memorial donations may be made to Union County Humane Society at 719 Hickory Star Road, Maynardville, Tennessee 37807 or Little Flat Creek Baptist Church, P. O. Box 181, Corryton, Tennessee 37721.

Donna Jones

Donna Jones changed livesJim Woods of Woods Music provides music for the Prayer Breakfast,

singing inspirational tunes like “Just Wait and See” and “Revive Me.”

Prayer Breakfast keynote speaker

Dale Keasling, CEO of Home Federal

Bank, greets Prayer Breakfast com-

mittee chair Chantay Collins after

the benediction. Photos by S. Carey

By Shannon Carey Dale Keasling, CEO of Home

Federal Bank, offered a challenge to Union County Business and Professional Association Prayer Breakfast attendees March 25. It was the group’s 20th annual prayer breakfast event.

“There is a role we have been called to play as Christians in in-fl uencing our culture,” he said.

He started with questions, in-cluding the fi rst question asked in the Bible. In the third chapter of Genesis, God asks Adam and Eve, “Where are you?”

“Where is your infl uence as Christians?” asked Keasling, cit-ing the massive need at Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries. Some-times, he said, that organization has trouble raising funds.

Next, Keasling referenced God speaking to Moses out of the burn-ing bush. Moses said he could not talk to Pharaoh about letting the Israelites go free. God asked, “What is in your hand?” and turned Moses’ staff into a serpent.

“How often do we think we don’t have what it takes to make a difference?” asked Keasling. “If God can use Moses and a simple staff, what can he do through us today?”

Keasling spoke to a packed house at the Union County Senior Center. Marilyn Toppins thanked all spon-sors and volunteers. Teresa’s Bakery provided breakfast, and Flowers by Bob provided centerpieces.

Jim Woods of Woods Music

Tough questions from Keasling at

Prayer Breakfast

sang gospel music during break-fast. Mayor Mike Williams wel-comed the crowd, and the Rev. Robbie Corum gave the invocation and benediction.

UCBPA will donate proceeds from the Prayer Breakfast to the Union County Lions Club, Union County 4-H, Maynardville Public Library, Union County Children’s Charities and the Union County Community Foundation.

By Sandra ClarkIt was unanimous and with-

out discussion on March 24 when the Board of Edu-cation extended Dr. James E. “Jim-my” Carter’s con-tract as director of schools until June 30, 2020.

Board chair David Coppock

said the board is pleased with the

direction of the schools.Marty Gibbs missed the meet-

ing, having been called to Nash-ville by work responsibilities.

The board previously evalu-ated Carter individually. His old contract ran until 2017. The only change was the addition of seven vacation days, not in the initial contract but approved by the BOE on July 11, 2013.

Carter will continue to earn $93,900 annually which includes $3,600 for travel expenses within

the county. The contract enables the BOE to increase but not reduce the salary during the term. In ad-dition, the school system provides medical and hospitalization insur-ance for the director, spouse and dependents as the school system provides for licensed employees in the system.

The BOE maintains a $50,000 life insurance policy for Carter.

The contract requires within 60 days after the effective date of the contract, the school board

Carter’s contract extended by BOEand Carter shall meet to estab-lish a system of attainable and measurable goals for the ensuing school year and an implementa-tion plan. Each year the board and Carter will meet prior to the beginning of the fi scal year to es-tablish goals for the next school year. Long-range plans will be es-tablished or revised in the same manner.

Jimmy Carter

That’s my head!The best story not in the

paper (and the best part of the school board meeting) came afterwards when Eugene Brantley was explaining how he almost lost his head in the drive-thru window at Hardee’s.

Seems he leaned out to hand a customer her order when his belt buckle hit the “oh-gosh-shut-this-window-now” bad guy protection button.

So there was Eugene with both arms and his head on the outside and the rest of him in-side with the button he needed to hit for release.

“We had to pry it open with a case knife,” he said.

As they say online, “LOL.”– S. Clark

BIZ NOTES ■ Kevin Staff ord has been

named vice

president of

marketing

for Food City.

He started

with Food

City while in

high school,

quickly mov-

ing through

the ranks. He

most recently

oversaw development of

the company’s e-commerce

department including the

GoCart curbside pick-up pro-

gram. He holds the bachelor’s

and master’s degrees in busi-

ness from Milligan College

and is active in his church,

First Baptist of Blountville.

He and wife Kristie have two

sons, Karson and Kameron.

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Kevin Staff ord

business

The Union County Senior Center went on a magical journey to the Emerald Isle to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Se-niors wore their best green attire, enjoyed food and fellowship, and danced to tunes by the Better Than Nothin’ Band.

DTR Tennessee Inc. is expanding its manufactur-ing facility in Tazewell, in-vesting $9 million to create 60 to 80 new jobs. It is the company’s fourth expansion since it opened in 2002.

Randy Boyd, state Depart-ment of Economic and Com-munity Development com-missioner, said the expansion will bring the company’s total employment to nearly 800 by the end of 2017.

“Tennessee’s automo-tive sector employs 111,000 people at more than 900 es-tablishments throughout the state, and these numbers are further strengthened when companies like DTR contin-ue to grow and create more jobs for our Team Tennessee workforce,” Boyd said.

“It means a great deal when companies choose to locate in Tennessee, but when they expand their presence here, it’s a vote of confi dence to the many ad-vantages our state has to offer. I thank DTR for its

continued investment and congratulate the company on this expansion.”

DTR Tennessee will in-crease the Tazewell facility by 66,300 square feet. The addi-tional space will be used for increased business of anti-vi-bration and sound insulation polyurethane products for the automotive industry in North America. The expan-sion is expected to be com-plete by November 2016.

In addition to the Clai-borne County location, DTR Tennessee also has a manu-facturing plant in Greene County that employs more than 900 people.

DTR Tennessee is a sub-sidiary of Sumitomo Riko Rubber Industries, which is a leading supplier of anti-vibration, polyurethane and hose productions for the au-tomotive industry. Operat-ing globally in 23 countries, DTR also supplies products for the IT, electronics, in-dustrial and construction industries.

DTR Tennessee to expand in Tazewell

SENIOR NOTES ■ Union County Senior

Citizens Center298 Main St.

Monday-Friday

8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Info for all seniors groups:

Melanie Dykes

992-3292/992-0361

■ Plainview SeniorsPlainview City Hall

1037 Tazewell Pike

Meets each fi rst Monday

10 a.m.-12:30p.m.

■ Luttrell SeniorsLuttrell Community

Center

115 Park Road

Meets each third Monday

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

■ Sharps Chapel SeniorsSharps Chapel

Community Bldg.

1550 Sharps Chapel Road

Meets each fi rst and third

Wednesday

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Richard Donovan and Aloma Stimmel get into the spirit of St.

Patrick’s Day with their green duds.

Betty Keen and Paris Archer dance to music by the Better

Than Nothin’ Band. Photos submitted

UC Seniors wear the greenCarter’s contract From page 1

The board chair shall be responsible for conducting the evaluation of the direc-tor of schools at least annu-ally, but not later than May 31 of each year.

■ Also, at last week’s

meeting, Carter said the state education commis-sioner, Candice McQueen, will visit Union County on the last student day this spring to meet with teach-ers and administrators. He

invited board members to attend.

■ The school board ad-opted on second reading a change in its policy to pro-vide for monthly meetings on the fourth Thursday

of each month at the high school. The next meeting will be Thursday, April 28, with a workshop at 6 p.m. and the meeting to follow.

■ James Acuff, a coun-ty commissioner from

Grainger, attended the meeting. He is a candi-date for the Republican nomination for state rep-resentative from Grainger, Union and Claiborne coun-ties in August.

UNION COUNTY Shopper news • MARCH 30, 2016 • 3 community

A woman’s body goes through dramatic change during pregnancy. Of course, it is a joyous time as a mother-to-be and her family prepares to bring new life into the world. As wonderful as it is, preg-nancy is physically taxing. Chiropractic treatment has been proven to help with the new demands on a woman’s body.

The change in a preg-nant woman’s center of gravity can cause misalign-ments and discomfort. One area that is particularly subject to stress during pregnancy is the pelvis. The pelvis is a ring of bones made up of the two hip bones, the sacrum, which is a wedge-shaped vertebra at the base of the spine, and the coccyx, which is some-times called the tailbone. Ligaments and other con-nective tissue hold them together.

In a pregnant woman’s body, a hormone called re-laxin, which is produced by the placenta and the ovary, is present at 10 times its normal level. The hormone relaxes the ligaments in the pelvis and softens and wid-ens the cervix to prepare the body for delivery.

Chiropractic care aims not only to ease the discom-fort brought on by the ever-loosening ligaments, but also to stabilize the pelvis. If the pelvis goes out of line, it can cause a condition called intrauterine constraint, which may actually reduce room available to the fetus. Talk with your obstetrician – and your chiropractor – as to whether you might benefi t from chiropractic treatment.

Presented as a community service by Union County Chiropractic; 110 Skyline Drive, Maynardville, Tenn.992-7000.

Chiropractic OutlookBy Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC

The pregnant pelvis

When Elizabeth Purcel’s family moved to Union County she brought along a love for the sport of soccer. She was 8 at the time and had played since she was 4. Unfortunately, there was no organized soccer for girls and no lo-cal fi eld open for practice. Undaunted, Elizabeth and mom Wendi set out to change that by starting a league at Sharps Chapel Park.

“I really wanted to play so mom started the league here,” said the now 13-year-old. “I was the fi rst and only player. Now I can play any position.”

Thanks to the Purcels’ initial efforts the American Youth Soccer Organiza-tion (AYSO) has expanded its commu-nity outreach by bringing intramural and competitive soccer to Sharps Chapel. Kristen Whitaker serves as a Region 551 board member, coach and referee for AYSO.

“When my family got into soccer there was only one fi eld in our region, Harrogate City Park,” said Whitaker.

“Over time we expanded to include home fi elds in Middlesboro and New Tazewell.”

The Sharps Chapel fi eld now ca-ters to many outside of Union County. AYSO is the only feeder soccer pro-gram for the Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County middle and high school youth soccer programs.

Whitaker is concerned that high school sports’ programs experience a real defi cit when competing against schools which have feeder programs. She is convinced that the Sharps Cha-pel Community Park is essential to the growth of soccer as a viable sport for youth in Union County.

Kimberly Lee, 15, is a sophomore at Thomas Walker High School in Ewing, Virginia. She has played soccer since she was 4. Kimberly and her family trav-el two hours one way in order for her to practice and play at Sharps Chapel.

“My mom signed me up for soccer when I was a kid. I fell in love with it,”

she said. “We are grateful to have this fi eld. I would love to play in college but since my school doesn’t have a team it’s hard to get seen.”

Elizabeth Purcel plays for the U19 AYSO soccer league. She has earned the right to play with the U14 team in the National Games being held in Palm Beach, Florida, in July.

“We see real potential for Sharps Chapel Park to become a community focal point where families can enjoy time with each other in a friendly, organized play environment for their children, “ said Whitaker. “Sports can have such a positive impact on chil-dren’s lives and this park can help in-fl uence that for years to come. The rule in the league is that regardless of who shows up everybody plays.”

Children ages 3 to 18 are invited to participate in the league at Sharps Chapel Park. Info: Kristen Whitaker 606-499-7996.Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.com

MAYNARDVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ■ Herb class, 11 a.m. each fi rst

Saturday.

■ One-on-one classes are avail-

able by appointment for those

wanting to learn how to use

computers and other devices.

For appointment: 992-7106.

■ Small Business Expo, 9 a.m.

Saturday, April 2.

■ Dia Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Satur-

day, April 30.

■ The Maynardville Public

Library is located at 296 Main

St. Info: 992-7106, maynard-

villepubliclibrary.org or on

Facebook.

Taylor Grove Cemetery committee meeting setThe annual meeting of the Taylor’s Grove Cemetery

committee will be held 7 p.m. Monday, April 4. Anyone who has relatives buried in the cemetery is welcomed to attend. Donations for the mowing season are needed. Info: Elizabeth Williams, 992-8944; or Darrell Beason, 278-3515.

USDA grant writing workshop in AprilThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Marketing

Service is making more than $26 million in grant fund-ing available through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. In order to assist potential applicants with the grant process, the USDA is offering a Grant Writing Workshop 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. CST on Thursday, April 7, in the Agricultural Information and Technology Building, Tennes-see State University, 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Nashville.

The workshop is free and open to anyone interested, including producers, producer association, Extension agents, Farmers Market Associations and more. Lunch will be provided. Advance registration is required by April 6. Registration: UT Extension Union County offi ce, 992-8038. Info: Joseph Donaldson, 974-7371.

Veterans soughtUnion County Mayor’s Offi ce is currently accepting

applications for plaques to be placed on the veterans’ wall. Info: 992-3061.

Goal keeper Kimberly Lee and teammate Elizabeth Purcel warm up during soccer practice at Sharps Chapel Park. Photo by Cindy Taylor

Sharps Chapel off ers league where everybody plays

By Shannon Carey Ashley Lay has taken

her personal journey and compassion for others and turned it into a mission.

Her son Aiden, now 9, was diagnosed with autism at age 3. He’s what they call “high functioning” on the autism spectrum, but through her work in Union County’s schools, Lay saw many people, children and adults, for whom autism is much more of a challenge.

So, she created a non-profi t called Aiden’s Help-ing Hands with a kickoff at Maynardville Elementary School last year. This year, in conjunction with Nation-al Autism Awareness Day, April 2, the effort has grown into a full-blown festival, to be held at Wilson Park 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Funds raised will go to tangible items that can help families affected by autism.

“We’re a small county, so it’s hard to get to services,” she said.

Everyone with autism attending the event will re-ceive decals for their homes and cars, alerting fi rst re-sponders to the presence of a person with autism.

“Because in an emer-gency, a person with autism

may not respond appropri-ately,” she said.

Lay also hopes to provide medical ID bracelets for those with autism, which can help in emergencies or if the person wanders from home.

There will be vendors, music, bounce houses, con-cessions, a silent auction, and an all-day cakewalk. There will also be a draw-ing for a Yeti cooler. Twenty teams of kids and adults, each representing a per-son with autism, will take part in the awareness walk around Wilson Park.

“There is a stigma around people with autism, and I want to take that stigma away,” said Lay. “They’re very loving, very sweet. They act differently, but they’re OK.”

Lay thanked all event sponsors, including Food City, Reliant Family Health, Grace Rehabilitation Cen-ter, Anything Imaginable, TNT Printing, Lambert’s, Lil’ Joe’s Barbecue, the Piz-za Parlor, AutoZone, Duke’s Jewelry, Union County Pub-lic Schools and Alpha and Omega Custom Calls.

Info: Ashley Lay, 661-0789 or ashleylay41@yahoo.com.

Autism Walk boosts safety, awareness

By Sandra ClarkPoet and Knoxville na-

tive Nikki Giovanni dazzled an overfl ow crowd recently, speaking here as part of Pellissippi State’s Beyond the Common Book Club and Common Academic Experi-ence. She is now a distin-guished professor at Virgin-ia Tech University.

She read two poems and talked about coming-of-age as a black woman in Knox-ville. But her wise one-lin-ers drew laughter and re-spect. Try these:

■ Get rid of people that make you crazy.

■ Don’t put pressure on yourself to change the whole damn world. Just do what you can do.

■ Quit letting the haters determine how you look at yourself.

■ Do the things that make sense to you.

■ The answer is yes – al-ways yes.

In fact, tear out this ad-vice and post it on your wall.

Giovanni understand Appalachia and its people.

Great advice from a kindred spirit

Nikki Giovanni speaks to an

overfl ow crowd at Pellissippi

State’s Magnolia Avenue cam-

pus. Photo by PSCC

She said it’s better to have car trouble in “some holler” around here than in some city up North.

“I’m no fool,” she said. Things were not peaches and cream in Knoxville. Now 72, she recalled when black kids were not allowed in Chil-howee Park. “I can’t stand amusement parks to this day!” Black citizens could not eat at lunch counters downtown or attend mov-

ies. “I remember walking up those steps (to the balcony for blacks) at the Bijou.”

But she saluted the spirit of those East Tennesseans who stood with the Union during the Civil War. She nodded at the white families who “would not send people back to be enslaved.”

She saluted the West Vir-ginians who said, “We will not send our sons to die so Shenandoah can have slaves.”

And she acknowledged teachers from Austin High School, Ms. Emma Stokes (French) and Ms. Alfredda Delaney (English) as great infl uences. Her grandfather, John Brown Watson, was a longtime Latin teacher at Austin High. According to her biography, her grand-mother Louvenia “cheer-fully volunteered her grand-daughter Nikki” to protest segregated dining facilities at Rich’s department store (now the UT Conference Center) on Henley Street.

“It’s a wonderful thing to be black. I recommend it,” she said at Pellissippi State.

She took questions as well.

Her advice to aspiring writers: Do not write every day. “Nobody has that much to say.” Instead, read every day. “Take something in.”

Unemployment? “There are so many things to be done.” For instance, fi gure out how to take wine into space. That needs to be done.

Regrets? She watches “Jeopardy” most days and would enjoy being a contes-tant. “I was a wrong answer once.”

At its core, her message was an affi rmation of black women, women in general and the people present.

Don’t worry about “mis-takes,” she said. Those were just learning experiences and many were actually fun at the time.

Say “Yes!”And a huge thanks to

Pellissippi State Commu-nity College, its president Anthony Wise, and its Mag-nolia Avenue campus dean Rosalyn Tillman.

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Ronnie Mincey

chiro: an ounce of preventionsurgery: a pound of cure

You don’t have to live with back pain.Find a chiropractor at TNChiro.com.

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Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC865.992.7000

110 Skyline Dr., Maynardville, TN 37807

Two episodes of my favorite TV western, “Bonanza,” contain the phrase, “Don’t do it, Ben!” This always reminds me of one of my great aunts, Laura Orlean Nicely Col-lins.

She was called by her middle name, spelled on one document I have as “Orlene” and as “Orlean” in the “Ailor Mortuary Records 1984-1999” com-piled by Martha Jean At-kins Carter. In our family her name was always pro-nounced as “ar LEEN.”

She was the ninth of 14 children and the seventh daughter born to Thomas and Sarah Munsey Nicley on Feb. 11, 1897. Her old-est sister was my paternal grandmother, Mary Kath-erine Nicley Mincey. Aunt Orlean and her husband Robert “Bob” Collins had seven children. Sadly, he passed away in the sum-mer of 1976.

My father occasionally took me to visit Aunt Or-lean in the summer when I was younger, and we al-ways sat on her porch. She lived in a weatherboard house on Hogskin Road just past its intersection with Dotson Creek Road. The weatherboard of the house, still standing, was covered in tarpaper with a red brick pattern. A kind girl once gave me a pic-ture of this house, which I still have.

I was never inside Aunt Orlean’s house until I be-

‘Don’t do it, Ben!’

Bonnie Peters

March 19 was National Quilting Day!

Double wedding ring quilt

Quilting in Appalachia

Even before I read that I had decided to write about quilting in Appalachia. It’s something I grew up with, but have not yet mastered.

Lots of things make quilts collectible – bright colors, appealing patterns, delicate stitching, home de-cor, examples of American Folk Art, and the sentimen-tality of the effort and/or talent and time put into a family heirloom.

Technically, a quilt is a bedcover generally pieced in a pattern of bright and nowadays at least some-what matching colors. Be-fore central heat and air, quilts and feather ticks kept us from being seriously un-comfortable in winter.

Cotton was then the fi ll-ing of choice; although I’ve heard of used blankets being used as fi lling. The lining of old was muslin. The lining

was plain and the quilt was “quilted” or tacked. Names of some of the quilt pat-terns throughout Appala-chia are: Log Cabin, Double Wedding Ring, Lone Star, Grandmother’s Dream, Bow Tie, Dutch Doll, Maple Leaf, Dresden Plate and Drunk-ard’s Path.

As weaving skills waned, the quilt took over from the linsey-woolsey as the most

likely bedcover. Also, many families did not own a spin-ning wheel or a loom on which to weave.

In pioneer families, sew-ing was a necessity. The sewing machine was invent-ed around 1875, and well-to-do families were quick to take advantage. In many families, a sewing machine was a luxury.

Girls were sewing by the

time they began school. Some mothers or older siblings taught both boys and girls to sew. Well known tailors learned sewing at their moth-er’s knee. Remember Andrew Johnson’s Tailor Shop?

During World War II, quilting gave way to the job market. The men were off to war and lots of women were hired to take up the slack on the much-needed workforce.

In the 1970s and 1980s quilting began a revival as a favorite hobby or pastime. Sister Marie Cirello may de-serve some credit for this as she began to work toward improving the lives of Ap-palachian women. Rural Appalachian women still have limited opportunities to earn money. According to the Encyclopedia of Ap-palachia, in 1933 women could earn up to $5 a week quilting as compared to $12 to $17 for a 40-hour week in a factory.

Presently quilting guilds and quilt groups meet to socialize, learn from each other and in some cases support causes such as the Intensive Care Unit of Chil-dren’s Hospital or Ronald McDonald House and Vet-erans Quilt Projects such as Quilts of Valor.

If you are interested in quilts and quilting, contact your nearest Senior Center for more information.

gan driving. I once vis-ited when the weather was chilly and knocked on her door. It took her some time to open all the locks. She said, “They say it’s easier to break out of Brushy Mountain Prison than it is to get in here.” As we visited, she fed me pound cake and sweet iced tea.

On another occasion my mother and I went to see Aunt Orlean. This was in summer, and we sat on the porch. Aunt Orlean said to me, “Lord, Honey, you’ve got an awful good mammy, ayah, ayah. You ought to be just as good to her as you can, ayah, ayah. Your mammy come to see me one time, I never will forget it, she had little ol’ Jerry (my half-brother) by the hand. She said, ‘Aunt Orlean,’ and I said, ‘What honey?’ She said, ‘I’m gonna marry Frank. I said, ‘Lord, Honey, don’t you do it!’”

My mother kept look-ing at me over Aunt Or-lean’s shoulder and shook her head. After we left, Mother told me, “That never happened.”

Marvin West

We are told Butch Jones is about to succeed as Ten-nessee football coach. It is hard to fail. Check the facts.

Recruiting success proves that young people who get a glimpse of the university are willing to consider it for four of the most important years of their life.

And why not? The school is in a beautiful part of the world, on the banks of the Tennessee River. The Great Smoky Mountains are a spectacular backdrop.

The stadium is a show-place, an awesome sight and sound when fi lled to over-fl owing. Even when empty, it is a stately monument to

Hard to fail

the success of Robert Reese Neyland, legendary coach, army general and vision-ary extraordinaire. Neyland was wise enough to once de-cline the honor of his name on a mediocre basketball building. For foresight, he was awarded fi rst prize.

It is truly diffi cult to fail as Tennessee football coach. The region is blessed. There is fascinating weather, four

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distinct seasons, the gen-tleness of jonquils, summer cookouts, autumn leaves in a variety of colors, an occa-sional snowfall. Knoxville is big enough to have malls and traffi c lights but small enough to get from here to there.

Tennessee football has tradition. Prep prospects may not make the connec-tion past Peyton Manning but parents might remem-ber the most recent of six national championships. Some may recall Reggie White.

Tennessee has a forever record of 813-367-54, eighth best. The Vols are second among SEC programs. They have won 13 conference crowns. OK, none lately.

Tennessee has 19 former players and four former coaches in the College Foot-ball Hall of Fame. Many others have been honored for smarts. Their real-world contributions are invaluable.

Colorful Tennessee foot-ball sidelights include check-erboard end zones, the Vol Walk and Vol Navy. The team runs onto Shields-Wat-kins Field through a giant T formed by the Pride of the Southland marching band.

The Vols have a mascot unlike any other, a genuine bluetick coonhound named Smokey. He howls in perfect harmony when the band plays Rocky Top. Rare, in-deed, is the mascot with a book about his heritage. See “Smokey” by Tom Matting-ly, UT Press, 2012.

There was a time when Tennessee overspent on facilities. It has recovered. The prime purchase was a world-class building for training. Not far away are a state-of-the-art broadcast center, additional practice fi elds and a next-generation dorm under construction. There is even the possibil-ity of green grass on the stadium fi eld. Rented heat

lamps encourage off-sea-son growth.

Jones couldn’t fi nd a valid excuse for losing even if he looked. He has almost unlimited recruiting funds, enough to go anywhere in pursuit of prospects. He is top 10 in salary with enough left over to attract any assis-tant he wants (Bob Shoops’ $1.15 million per year did not wreck the budget).

There is always enough to bring in celebrity speakers to encourage or enlighten the team.

Tennessee has terrifi c people supporting football, academic leaders, NFL con-nections, business contacts, a few hundred Vols for Life.

Tennessee has a his-tory of successful coaches. Neyland went 173-31-12. Bowden Wyatt, Hall of Fame as a player and coach, peaked quickly. His mark was 49-29-4.

Doug Dickey, excellent organizer and strategist,

might have dominated the SEC if he had stayed. He won 46 of 65 games. Good guy Bill Battle won with his inheritance, dribbled down year by year and departed at 59-22-2. Yes, he was bril-liant in business.

John Majors, favorite son, accepted a diffi cult assign-ment, took a long time in re-construction, was up, down and up in productivity and endured a controversial end-ing. His record was 116-62-8.

Phillip Fulmer had a best run of 45-5, won the big one, oversaw erosion and was pushed out with a hundred more victories than defeats.

Derek Dooley failed. It wasn’t all his fault. Hiring him was mistake.

It is highly unlikely that Jones will fall short. Best guess is lasting fame, may-be a statue or a street in his honor. Butch Boulevard sounds good.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

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CrossCurrents

LynnPitts

UNION COUNTY SERVICE GUIDE

I have donated blood to the Red Cross for years. There is a saying among Red Cross volunteers: “Blood is like a parachute; if you don’t have it when you need it, you won’t ever need it again.”

In this Easter season, I think about the blood of the Lamb of God, poured out for our sakes. He free-ly “donated” that blood we so desperately need, giving it willingly, out of obedience to the Father and love for all of us.

I have known pas-tors who were squeamish about blood, avoiding any mention of it during Holy Week. But the Jews of Je-sus’ day understood about it. And Jesus understood that he was taking the place of the Jewish Pass-over lamb, becoming the sacrifi cial Lamb for all of humankind.

Herod and Pilate sent Jesus back and forth, each trying to avoid re-sponsibility for Jesus’

Then he took a cup and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

(Matthew 26:27-28 NRSV)

Of blood and parachutes

fate. Herod had his sol-diers fl og him and put an elegant robe on him to mock him, then sent him back to Pilate. Pilate was uneasy about Jesus’ blood being on his hands, and so publicly tried to wash away his guilt in the mat-ter. He ultimately left Je-sus to the angry Passover crowd, who were shouting for Jesus’ execution. (Isn’t it odd that not one of that bloodthirsty crowd both-ered to stand at the foot of the Cross and actually witness the agony of their victim?)

The triumph of Easter is that untold millions stand at the foot of an empty cross and today worship a living Lord!

faith

FAITH NOTES

Community services

■ 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.

Darrell MaloneDarrell Malone, 68, long-

time school counselor at Gibbs High S c h o o l , passed away March 17 at the home of his brother, Bill and Al-

ice Malone, after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was a Union County resident and native, active in his church and the Union County Lions Club.

He obtained his bach-elor’s degree from East Tennessee State University and his master’s in coun-seling from UT Knoxville. He retired after 39 years of service in Knox and Union county schools. He was a member of the Union County Historical Society and the Retired Teachers Association.

In services at Trinity Fu-neral Home, Maynardville, the Rev. Robbie Helton called Mr. Malone a man of peace and of prayer. The Rev. Jimmy Davidson, his pastor for 15 years, said he was a true friend. Deloris Anderson gave a eulogy. Singers were Ken and Tina Venable and Zola Tharp and Chuck Harrison and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Martha Malone; broth-ers, Bobby and Kenneth “Sonny” Malone; sister,Anna Lou Young; and neph-ew, Preston Malone. He is survived by brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and Alice Malone and Ray and Phyl-lis Malone; several nieces, nephews and friends.

Interment was March 20 at Beeler Cemetery in Maynardville.

Malone

By Cindy Taylor Knoxville native and

Fountain City CPA Tommy Daugherty has a passion for history, especially Chris-tian history. That passion inspired him to spend the past three years writing the book “Why Your History Matters.”

This is Daugherty’s fi rst published work. He says that while he felt compelled to write the book he cer-tainly doesn’t recommend giving up your day job to become an author. He has spent the past three years doing research and writing the book while running his own business. The concept for the book goes back much further.

“The seed for this book was planted more than 30 years ago when I was in col-lege,” he said. “Surprisingly it was during a study of “Sir Ga-wain and the Green Knight” in English Masterpieces.”

Daugherty says his col-lege years were the most for-mative for him as far as his

Tommy Daugherty with his

new book, “History Matters.” Photo by Cindy Taylor

Facts are relevantpersonal spiritual growth.

“Why Your History Mat-ters” tackles many tough questions, the most preva-lent being, will Christian history survive the Infor-mation Age? In attempt-ing to answer that question and others Daugherty spent countless hours doing re-search and studying the Christian faith among many different denominations.

When asked why this book and why now, Daugh-erty has an instant response.

“This book is an easy read and the subject mat-ter is relevant to where our culture is right now. We are in danger of losing our iden-tity as Christians. This book is for believers and non-be-lievers alike and pertains to all denominations.

This is a factual book and focuses on a subject we should all be concerned about. I hope to whet the appetite of my readers to do their own research.”

In the near future Daugh-erty is looking at teaching

a class at his home church Buffat Heights Baptist based on the content of his book.

“I believe this book is very timely. The Bible tells us that there is nothing new under the sun. We need to reconnect to our Christian heritage to rediscover and embrace the history that connects and unites us. I am a seeker of truth in both my spiritual and business life so researching history for this book was a great outlet for me.”

The book has already been well received by schol-ars and laypeople. Daugh-erty says he is not a scholar but a history buff.

Since it is the height of tax season, Daugherty says his main focus needs to stay on his primary profession for right now. Once the month of April passes, Daugherty plans to start promoting his book with signings and pos-sibly a book launch. Future plans include many more projects.

“Getting published was very diffi cult,” said Daugh-erty. “This has been an exciting journey but I’m thankful the book is fi nally fi nished and available for purchase.”

“Why Your History Mat-ters” is available on Kindle. Print version will be avail-able on Amazon April 1. Daugherty can be reached at www.dcpllc.org or tommy@dcpllc.org

‘Don’t do it, Ben!’ From page 4

Maybe so, maybe not, but it sure did make for a good story that I have enjoyed ever since I fi rst heard it.

Mother’s marriage to my father had a few ups and many downs. Aunt Orlean’s sister, the great Aunt Lidia Nicley Mincey, once said, “Lizzie, why don’t you leave Frank and you, me and Ronnie can rent us a little

house somewhere.” Mother replied, “Aunt Lidia, I mar-ried him for better or worse, and it keeps getting worse all t he time.”

Aunt Orlean passed away on Nov. 28, 1987, and rests in Maynardville’s Monroe Cemetery, though in my memory she’ll always live.

Next I’ll “carry” a tale of another of my great aunts.

By Carol Z. Shane“Unforgettable” and “un-

put- dow n-able” are two of the many ways crit-ics describe the novels of Karen Kingsbury. Fans of the popular au-thor of the

“Baxter Family Series” and the “Angels Walking Series” will get to meet her in person when she visits First Baptist Church of Knoxville this Sun-day for “A Night with Karen Kingsbury and Her Family.”

Kingsbury’s impressive résumé includes a degree in journalism from Califor-nia State University North-ridge and a stint as a writer – covering sports and, later, crime – for the Los Angeles Times. After selling a true crime story to People maga-zine, she was contacted by a literary agent who wanted her to develop the story into a book. She wrote a propos-

al; the resulting bidding war brought her more money than she made in a year.

As she says on her web-site: “I quit my job the next day. I’ve been home writing books ever since.”

Though she continued to write books about crime and murder, she grew dissatis-fi ed with such distressing topics. Devoutly Christian, she began to pray for another direction in her work.

“In 1995 I read Francine Rivers’ book, ‘Redeeming Love,’” she says, “and I knew I wanted to write books that glorifi ed God for the rest of my life. That spring I wrote my fi rst novel – ‘Where Yes-terday Lives.’” Though her publisher loved it, “with-out sex scenes and strong language, they didn’t know what to do with it.” She re-ceived 30 rejection letters from other publishers.

Finally Multnomah Pub-lishers indicated interest, not only in the existing book, but in the possibility of two more.

She’s now a New York Times No. 1 Bestselling Novelist with more than 25 million books in print, and America’s favorite in-spirational author. Her lat-est book, “Brush of Wings,” was released yesterday, March 29.

She and her husband, Don, run the “One Chance Foundation” which is dedi-cated to “bringing home orphans.” They have six children, three of whom are from Haiti.

FBC’s senior pastor, the Rev. Dr. Tom Ogburn, says, “We’re excited about bring-ing Karen Kingsbury to Knoxville. Her writings are encouraging, hopeful and redemptive, and we believe this evening with her and her family will refl ect this same heart and spirit.”

“A Night with Karen Kingsbury and Her Family” happens at 7 p.m. this Sun-day, April 3, at First Baptist Church, 510 W. Main Street in Knoxville. Info: 546 9661 or visit fbcknox.org

Kingsbury

First Baptist Church to host Karen Kingsbury

By Cindy Taylor Mandi Meek is a third grade teacher at Powell Elemen-

tary School and a member of the worship team at Fel-lowship North Church. She hasn’t met an instru-ment she can’t play or a child she can’t teach. She makes use of both talents when on mission to Poland where she leads mu-sic and works with children.

Having just returned from Szc-zecin, Poland, last week, Meek is still recuperating from jet lag but is already looking forward to her next trip there. When Meek was presented with her fi rst opportu-nity to go on a short term mission trip to Poland fi ve years ago she was hesitant.

“I wasn’t sure I could do it,” she said. “Now I know that going to Po-land is answering God’s call in my life.”

Meek says she is still exploring what God intends for her but moving to Po-land for a longer period could defi nitely be in the picture. She says serving in Poland has deepened her relationship with God and with those she is serving. Each trip brings new friendships and more opportu-

nity to stretch her talents. Some of those she has met on mission trips have now visited her here in the U.S. She says

she always looks forward to the trips but is also scared to death.

“I don’t think of myself as a missionary,” she said. “I’m just an ordinary person.”

According to Meek she constantly witnesses God’s hand working in her

life. One instance in her most recent trip is a prime example. Originally Meek had the opportunity to fl y back home through Brussels. This could have placed her in the midst of the terrorist attack that took place March 22 at the airport. The attack killed, at this writing, more than 30 people. Instead, she opted to return to the states through Ber-

lin and Munich.“A few months ago God impressed

me to not take that path through Brus-sels,” said Meek. “God is so good. You

don’t need to have it all together to do missions. Just go and God will supply. ”

Meek has already made ar-rangements to return to Poland again this June when she will spend two months.

Passion for Poland

Missionary Mandi Meek blows out the candles on

a cake baked by Huddle group members who are

seeing her off to Poland. Writing on the cake says

prayers and chocolate for Mandi. Photo by Cindy Taylor

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TennCare Kids provides servicesTennCare Kids is Tennessee’s commitment to see that

children and teens have the best start to a healthy life. TennCare Kids is a free program of check-ups and health care services for children from birth to age 21 who are TennCare eligible, including health history, complete physical exam, lab tests as appropriate, immunizations, vision and hearing screening, developmental and behavior screenings as appropriate, and advice on healthy living. Union Countians interested in the program should contact the Union County Health Department’s community out-reach representative, Pam Williams. Info: 992-3867, ext. 131.

Union County High School tennis schedule setPrograms in agriculture

and natural resources, 4-H

youth development, family

and consumer sciences, and

resources development.

University of Tennessee

Institute of Agriculture,

U.S. Department of

Agriculture, and county

governments cooperating.

UT Extension provide equal

opportunities in programs

and employment.

Paulette Elementary School’s Beta Club pin ceremony included these 5th graders who were members but not pinned last year.

They are Kenlei Johnson, Cayden Duncan, Liberty Wade, Anna Douglass, Max Richardson, Hunter Terry and Caden Walker.

Paulette Elementary School 4th graders inducted into the Beta Club include (front) Breana Woodie, Breanna Mayes, Hadlie De-

Foe, Bree Corum; (back) Annabelle Schwartz, Alexis Balogh, Logan Sweeney, Braxton Buckner, Johnathan Russell; Micah Treece

and Brayden Williams. Photos by S. Carey

Paulette pins Beta Club members

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Paulette PTO sets fl ea market Paulette Elementary School PTO will host its annual

fl ea market 8 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at the school. Com-munity members are welcome to rent a space for $5 and sell their wares. Space is limited; reservations recom-mended. Rain date is April 23. Info/reservations: Teresa Williams, 992-7033.

Free GED classes, tests availableAnyone in Union County seeking to earn their High

School Equivalency Diploma should sign up now for GED classes provided by Clinch Valley Adult Education. The state of Tennessee is currently paying all test fees for qualifying students. Free classes and resources are also available. Info/registration: Union County Adult Educa-tion, 992-0805.

Head Start accepting applicationsDouglas Cherokee Head Start is accepting applications

for the 2016-2017 school year. The child must turn 3 or 4 years old by Aug. 15. Info/application: Corryton/Lut-trell or Paulette/Big Ridge, 992-4155; Maynardville or Rutledge area, 992-8146; Central Point and Bean Station area, 828-6123.

Monday, March 28, 4 p.m., vs Cumberland GapTuesday, March 29, 4 p.m., vs Meigs Co. ++Thursday, March 31, 4 p.m., vs Austin-East ++Monday, April 4, 4:30 p.m., vs J. Frank White Academy Tuesday, April 5, 4 p.m., at Claiborne High*Wednesday, April 6, 4 p.m., vs HallsThursday, April 7, 4 p.m., vs Gatlinburg-Pittman ++Tuesday, April 12, 4 p.m., vs Rockwood ++Thursday, April 14, 4:30 p.m., vs Harriman ++Friday, April 15, 5 p.m., girls only at LMU (Gateway)*Tuesday, April 19, 4 p.m., at Pigeon Forge* ++

Thursday, April 21, 4 p.m., vs Grace ++Tuesday, April 26, 4:30 p.m., vs Carter ++

* away games

++ district matches

Tuesday, May 3, 4 p.m. – Coaches meeting to seedFriday-Saturday, May 6-7, singles/doubles District at

Pigeon Forge Monday-Tuesday, May 16-17, singles/doubles Regionals,

venue TBD Tuesday-Friday, May 24-27 – State fi nals

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30Documentary Series: “Years of Living

Dangerously” – Episode 5, 7-9 p.m., Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

Line dancing, noon-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

“Spring Fling,” 5:15 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Includes: entertainment by The Blair Experience, silent auction, raffl e of an Archie Campbell print and dinner. Cost: $7, or $24 for family. Info/reservations: 922-1412.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1First Friday Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Saw Works

Brewing, 708 E. Depot Ave. Free comedy showcase featuring Atlanta comedians Ian Aber and Hayley Ellman.

First Friday Knoxville “The Next Level!!!” 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Adult party featuring multiple DJs. Advance tickets: $10, 1stfridayknoxville-tnl.eventbrite.com; Simply 10, 2043 N. Broadway; Gams’ Hair Fashions, 1524 University Ave; 615-995-9093.

Opening reception for exhibit by Owen Weston, 5-9 p.m. Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Exhibit on display through April 30. Info: BroadwayStudiosAndGalley.com.

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, APRIL 1-17“Annie, Jr.,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109

E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., West-

minster Presbyterian Church, 6500 South Northshore Drive. Registration: Paul Johnson, 675-0694. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

Bluegrass, noon-3 p.m., Marcos Pizza, 7121 May-nardville Pike. Info: 377-4403.

“Drip Irrigation: Putting it Together,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, All Saints Catholic Church, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Presented by Master Gardeners of Knox County. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-2340.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

“Maximizing Your Social Security” workshop, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Presented by Darrell Keathley, COFFE. Info: 922-2552.

“Mosaic Stepping Stone” class, 1-6 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Jessica Kortz. Registration deadline: March 26. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

Open music jam, 7-9:30 p.m., Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 2-3Auditions for Shakespeare on the Square,

Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. Hosted by Tennessee Stage Company. Times: 1-3 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. All auditions by appointment only. Info/appointments: 546-4280; tennesseestage@comcast.net; tennesseestage.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 4American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,

Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

MONDAYS, APRIL 4-18“Handbuilding With Clay” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,

Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Janet McCracken. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

MONDAYS, APRIL 4-25QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30

p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5Casual Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Casual Pint-Hardin

Valley, 10677 Hardin Valley Road. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Derek Sheen from Seattle. Host: Shane Rhyne.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m.,

Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clin-ton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch

meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Rose Klix, noon, Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Participants receive complimentary poetry book from Klix. Info: 922-0416.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9Community Fun Fest and Ministry Awareness

Event, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Luttrell Park. Luttrell. Activities include: vendors, silent auction, play area, bounce house, singing food, fun crafts and more.

Evening of Storytelling, 7-9 p.m., Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12Happy Travelers Trip: “The Nerd,” 1 p.m. CST,

Cumberland County Playhouse. Bus leaves North Acres Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m.; Expo Center, 10 a.m.; Flying J, 10:30 a.m. Lunch: Cumberland Mountain State Park. Reservation deadline: Monday, April 4. Info/reservations: Derrell Frye, 938-8884 or 254-8884.

Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

“Salvage Jewelry” class, 6-9 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. Registration deadline: April 5. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

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