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Farmers Market opens Saturday

The Union County Farmers Market opens this Saturday, May 7. Residents are excited to have the market back for an-other season and vendors say this year will be the best ever.

The UT Extension Union County offi ce co-hosted a Meet and Greet networking event along with the UC Chamber of Commerce and the Farmers Market April 29 at the Exten-sion offi ce.

➤ Read Cindy Taylor on page 3

Lost dogBrenda Savage has lost

her dog. The Siberian husky Apache was last seen near the Luttrell landfi ll. The dog is black, white and gray. Savage is offering a $100 reward for its safe return. Her number is 865-591-8007.

UCPS suspends 3-8 testing

Union County Public Schools has suspended state testing for grades 3-8 as di-rected by state Commissioner Candice McQueen. High school testing will occur this week as scheduled.

Director of Schools Dr. James Carter said, “We did not have all of our testing booklets at the time of the an-nouncement but were slated to begin testing (the week of May 2). We are grateful for the announcement.”

Knox County Schools also suspended testing for grades 3-8 after the state vendor, Measurement Inc. out of North Carolina, failed to meet its deadlines for printing and shipping test booklets.

Dater tells all?For a time, Sonja Hill

was director of Keep Union County Beautiful.

Now she’s written a book about serial dating.

After two marriages, a daughter and two grandkids, she’s not looking for mar-riage. She just likes socializ-ing and having a good time.

➤ Read Shannon Carey on page 3

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Board of Education to meet May 5The Union County Board of Education workshop and meeting

that was cancelled for Thursday, April 28, has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 5, at the Union County High School auditorium. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. with the meeting immediately to follow.

Agenda items include possible changes to three school policies: Contracts for DCCC Speech and Grace Rehabilitation; surplus school buses; and the dress code.

Several cohorts of rising seniors will attend summer visits to area college campuses, funded through GEAR UP and sponsored by Jamie Branton. Those visits include: ETSU, June 1-3, 15 stu-dents; Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, June 13-15, for GEAR UP TN Youth Summit; one student will visit Washington, D.C. for a leadership summit.

Health Occupations (HOSA) will send 10 students to Nashville for international competition June 22-26. Sponsors are Debbie Sharp and Leslee Moore.

Mike Johnson will discuss outbuildings demolition at Sharps Chapel and Big Ridge elementary schools.

Board member Brad Griffey has requested discussion of trans-portation for away athletic events.

By Sandra ClarkThe Union County Election

Commission will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in the small courtroom of the courthouse to determine whether the petition to put liquor by the drink on the bal-lot for the city of Maynardville has the required 31 valid signatures.

The Election Commission has no discretion in this. If the petition complies with statutory require-ments, the question will be includ-ed on the Aug. 4 city ballot.

Two county offi ces are contest-ed on Aug. 4.

Randy Turner, interim proper-ty assessor following the death of Donna Jones, is being challenged by Sharon Cox Turner. They are not related, according to best in-formation.

David Cox, highway superin-tendent, is challenged by Frank E. “Eddie” Bailey.

With a majority of school board seats on the ballot, none of the fi ve is contested.

Filing without opposition are Marty Gibbs, District 1; Brad

Griffey, District 2; Casey Moore, District 3; David Coppock, District 4; and Andrew J. Reed, District 6.

Moore was appointed to fi ll out the term of Johnny Collins who resigned. Reed is seeking to replace longtime board member Brian Oaks, who did not seek re-election. Reed is the EMS director for Union County.

In the Republican Primary on Aug. 4, state Sen. Frank Niceley is unopposed; state Rep. Dennis Powers is challenged by Bob Fan-non in District 36, and Rep. Jerry Sexton is challenged by James Acuff in District 35.

The only County Commission race on the ballot comes from Dis-trict 4 where Doyle Welch was ap-pointed to replace Dennis Nicley who resigned. Candidates for the remainder of the term are Welch, Billy Collins and Jerome “Kern” Elkins.

In the Maynardville City Coun-cil election, also on Aug. 4, fi ve candidates are vying for three seats. Elections Administrator Deborah Viles said the top three

Liquor by the drink may be on ballotvote-getters will win. Candidates are: Len Padgett, Marty Smith, Ja-son Tabor, Lawrence “Boo” Thom-as and Timothy Young.

Note: Send political news to News@ShopperNewsNow.com or phone this writer at 865-661-8777.

Parker Hastings

Sarah Morgan

Two national champions to headline

Parker Hastings, a 15-year- old thumbpicking guitarist, and Union County’s own dulcimer-playing Sarah Morgan will enter-tain at Maynardville’s annual arts festival Saturday, June 4.

Both young musicians are national cham-pions in their genre. Parker won Grand C h a m -pion at the 2014 I n t e r -n at ion a l Home of the Legends Thumbpicking C o m p e t i t i o n , was given the Horizon Award in 2014 by the National Thumb Pickers Hall of Fame. He was named Thumbpicker of the Year by NTPHOF in 2015, the youngest person to receive that honor.

Parker jumped at the chance to play Chet Atkins style guitar in Atkins’ childhood home of Union County.

Parker’s mom, Denise Hast-ings, said, “Parker came to me as soon as he got the request to play there and said, ‘Can we please make this happen?’ I looked at our busy family calendar and told him ‘Absolutely!’

“It’s a day trip for us from cen-tral Kentucky and we’re really looking forward to it!”

Parker added, “Thanks so much for asking me to come!”

Sarah Morgan, who grew up at the Morgan Family Farm in Sharps Chapel, is scheduled to bring her own award-winning tal-ent to the Back Porch Stage at Art

on Main.Morgan won the 2012 National

Mountain Dulcimer Champion-ship while a teen, and has a very long list of accolades for her non-traditional approach to playing the old-time instrument. She is performing and teaching all over the region while continuing her college education at Morehead

State Uni-v e r s i t y in Ken-tucky.The Val-

ley Boys, three 2015 U n i o n C o u n t y High School grads, will return to the festival with their

smooth vo-cals and ex-

cellent guitar skills.Kyle Campbell and Greg

Horne, well-known Knoxville virtuoso musicians, will bring a special set as part of the Knox-ville Banjo Orchestra.

The Knox County Jug Stomp-ers will fi ll the small stage with their seven-member foot-stomp-ing energy.

Union County’s Chuck Bar-nett promises a blues set with his group Swamp Ghost.

Local artisans who will demon-strate their crafts are glass blower Matt Salley, corn shuck doll artist Anne Freels, metalsmith Amber Crouse and woodworker David West.

Vendors with fi ne art, food, handmade and homegrown goods and live plants are signing up dai-ly, and registration is welcomed until a week before the event.

Art on Main

Shelly’s opensA crowd filled the store

and parking lot for the grand opening of Shelly’s Boutique, 576 Tazewell Pike. The store offers clothing for babies to young teens, along with home décor and snap jewelry.

➤ Read Sandra Clark on page 2

2 • MAY 4, 2016 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news business

You may be thinking that if you’re feeling per-fectly fi ne, there’s no need to consider chiropractic treatment. Well, if you looked in the mirror and your teeth looked beauti-ful, would you say “I don’t need to go to the dentist?” So maybe you’re feeling fi ne, and maybe you’ve got a few aches and pains. Chi-ropractic treatment will benefi t you in either case. It has preventive as well as curative value.

At the core of chiroprac-tic practice is the belief that a healthy body is in many cases able to correct its own maladies. By keep-ing your spine in line and letting the nerves that run through it function prop-erly, your body will work the way it should, including your autoimmune system. Cardiovascular, digestive and respiratory systems

will work better if all the nerves that control them are unimpaired. This will also aid with stress reduc-tion and help with emo-tional stability. So, key to chiropractic treatment is keeping your spine—and the two dozen or so verte-brae that comprise it—in proper alignment so that nerves are not impinged in any way.

But chiropractors do more than spinal manipu-lation. They can advise you on long-term lifestyle is-sues like diet, exercise, er-gonomics—at home and at the offi ce—and other chal-lenges we all face in our daily lives. Talk with a chi-ropractor to set up a plan for a healthier life.

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

Chiropractic OutlookBy Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC

Overall benefi ts of chiropractic

The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned on

April 22 with legis-lators head-ing home to face pos-sible chal-lenges in the August p r i m a r y or Novem-ber general

election.State Rep. Dennis Powers,

who represents part of Union County, is pleased with the results from this session.

He said notable items passed by the Legislature include:

■ Recognizing over $27 million in adjustments to reduce the Hall Income Tax from 6 percent to 5 percent – reducing the total amount paid by 17 percent over last year and with the legislative intent to eliminate the tax completely by 2021;

■ Increasing property tax relief for 100 percent service-related disabled veterans by repealing the income cap that was put in place last year and raising the property value limit for

the elderly disabled; ■ An historic investment

in K-12 education – the larg-est in state history without a tax increase – including re-curring funds of $104.6 mil-lion to fund salary increases for teachers;

■ $29.5 million to fund the 12th month of teacher insurance;

■ Funding to add 12 new Highway Patrol offi cers, plus an additional $4.1 mil-lion for salary adjustments for its commissioned offi -cers. Budget ensures troop-ers will receive 100 percent of their salary survey fund-ing;

■ ECD has over $133 million in new funding to recruit jobs and invest in our local economies and $10 million for the Rural Eco-nomic Opportunity Propel-ling Rural Economic Prog-ress (PREP) program fund;

■ Budget includes sever-al major investments to help keep communities safe and prisons secure, with $18 million for the Public Safe-ty Act to help reduce state recidivism rates and more effi ciently sentence violent offenders.

By Sandra ClarkA crowd fi lled the store

and parking lot for the grand opening of Shelly’s Boutique, 576 Tazewell Pike in Union Plaza. Plainview Mayor Gary Chandler led the delegation of well-wish-ers in an event organized by the Union County Chamber of Commerce.

The store offers clothing for babies to young teens, along with home décor and snap jewelry.

“We wanted to bring something into the com-munity that’s unique and affordable,” said Angela Weaver. She works in the store weekdays, joined by her daughter, Shelly Brooks, on weekends. Angie’s mom, Velma McHone, is well-known locally, having op-erated a daycare facility for many years.

“There are a lot of my kids here,” she said, nod-ding at District 2 County Commissioner Tony Strevel. Marilyn Toppins, president of the Union County Busi-ness and Professional Asso-

Shelly Brooks and her mom,

Angela Weaver, at Shelly’s

Boutique.

Plainview Mayor Gary Chandler (far left) and an array of friends, family, and Union County business leaders celebrate the grand

opening of Shelly’s Boutique. Photos by S. Clark

Union County Commissioner Tony

Strevel talks with Velma McHone at

the opening of Shelly’s Boutique.

Powers

Powers outlines legislative achievements

Shelly’s Boutique opens in Plainview

ciation, attended.Hours are Tuesday

through Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The store is closed on Mondays and Sundays. Info: 865-924-7750 or on Facebook.

Sharps Chapel FCE visits DeRoyalMembers of the Sharps Chapel Family and Community

Education club (FCE) toured the DeRoyal Industries plant

in New Tazewell April 21. Founded in 1973, DeRoyal

manufactures health care products in six countries and

21 locations in the U.S. Pictured are (front) Terry Reinitz,

Annie Grau, Vay Crochet, Carolyn Shields, Mary John-

son; (second row) Irene Baldi, Gloria Holcomb, Theresa

Landis, Debbie Orlin, Tom Orlin; (back) Jeff Landis, Jim

Johnson and Bob Shields. Sharps Chapel FCE meets 1

p.m. every third Thursday, at the Sharps Chapel Senior

Center on Sharps Chapel Road. Guests and new mem-

bers are welcome. Info: Carolyn Shields, 865-278-3890,

or Rita Poteet, 865-278-3385. Photo submitted

Veterans soughtUnion County Mayor’s Offi ce is currently accepting

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

Luttrell Pre-K hosts Paint NightLuttrell Elementary School Pre-K students Carl Maner, Anna

Rose Hodge and Ashton Hall show their creations during Fam-

ily Paint Night at the school. Each year, Pre-K students and

their families are invited to come out for an evening of paint-

ing, snacks and fellowship. Pre-K teacher Stephany Clark and

assistant Danielle Mays hosted the event.

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By Shannon CareyKnoxville native Sonja

Hill isn’t shy about her dat-ing habits. After two mar-riages, a daughter and two grandkids, she’s not looking for marriage. She just likes socializing and having a good time.

“If a long-term relation-ship comes out of it, that’s great,” she said. “But if not, I’ll be just as content.”

She started visiting on-line dating sites in 2000, and over the years she’s amassed stories humorous and touching. And now, she’s sharing those stories in her new book, “I Shaved my Legs for This?! Memoir of a Serial Dater,” published under her pen name, Sunny Kay Hill.

Her release party will be held 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at Blue Coast Grill on Market Square in down-town Knoxville. Hill will be signing the books, but you can also get signatures from people who appear in the books, including former love interests.

That’s right, Hill doesn’t hold a grudge, and she likes to keep on good terms with the people she dates. Peo-ple at the party who have

Local author and ‘serial dater’ Sonja Hill. Photo submitted

No regrets for ‘serial dater’ Sonja Hill

appeared in the book will have special nametags with the page number of “their” chapters.

“I have a lot of guys that I’ve met online that we’re best friends now. I’m not a negative person, so if it doesn’t work out I’m not go-ing to hate somebody,” she said.

For years, Hill’s friends encouraged her to write a book about her wacky and amazing dating experi-

ences, so she kept notes and worked on an outline.

“Two years ago, I got seri-ous,” she said. “And by seri-ous I mean nights and week-ends. I really didn’t think I was publishing a book. It’s all kind of surreal.”

Readers will enjoy tales of embarrassing errors in dating communication, run-ins with boyfriends’ moth-ers, and living a romantic dream by meeting a man at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Catch up with all your favorite columnists every Wednesday at www.ShopperNewsNow.com

Jill Salyers, fi eld director for Sen. Bob Corker’s offi ce, gets a taste of Union County honey from Pat and Rich Hunt of Fall Creek Bee

Apiary. Photo by Cindy Taylor

The Union County Farm-ers Market opens this Sat-urday, May 7. Residents are excited to have the market back for another season and vendors say this year will be the best ever.

The UT Extension Union County offi ce co-hosted a Meet and Greet network-ing event along with the UC Chamber of Commerce and the Farmers Market April 29 at the Extension offi ce. Farmers Market vendors supplied free tastings and brought in freshly prepared food to serve those who at-tended.

James Acuff attended the event. Acuff is a farmer by trade and has announced his candidacy for state rep-resentative.

“Being a full-time farmer myself I just want to say how much I appreciate the mar-ket,” he said.

During the meeting Leslie Corum expressed her interest in seeking the Chamber presidency. Pearl Coffey has also applied for the position.

This year’s market will have a featured agri-busi-ness each week as well as

A taste of honey and more

Cindy Taylor

local arts and crafts. There will be live music and booths for non-profit orga-nizations who would like to promote their mission. The market is expanding this season and regulations will be less strict.

“Our market continues to grow each year,” said UT Extension agent for Union County Shannon DeWitt. “We are expecting a great season.”

The Union County Farm-ers market opens for the season at its new location in Wilson Park Saturday, May 7. The market will run weekly 9 a.m.-noon each Saturday.

The Farmers market slo-gan is “Where the commu-nity meets.” Let’s support that slogan by supporting our local farmers, musi-cians and crafts people at the market.

There’s even the story of the handsome clothes dryer repair guy who opened her dryer and a pair of lacy un-derpants fell out. He picked

them up and threw them back in the dryer before he realized what he was doing.

And yes, he’ll be at the re-lease party.

“I think a lot of people my age can relate to these stories because they’ve lived them,” said Hill. “They’re going to laugh, but they’re also going to feel like they’re not alone.”

Hill’s best dating advice? Go online.

“A lot of women my age are scared of the Internet, but it’s hard to date or meet

people otherwise. A lot of men don’t socialize as much as women,” she said.

“I would just say ‘do it.’ As long as you’re safe and aware of things, nothing’s going to happen, and some-thing good might happen.”

Hill’s book is available in hardback, paperback and ebook through Amazon.com. She is also planning a signing party at the Winery at Seven Springs Farm in Maynardville for 5 p.m. Fri-day, June 3. Info: facebook.com/SunnyKayHill

MAYNARDVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ■ One-on-one classes are available by appointment for those

wanting to learn how to use computers and other devices. For

appointment: 992-7106.

■ Healthy Kids Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, June 4. include: Sum-

mer Reading kick off and sign ups, games, door prizes, fun family

activities

■ The Maynardville Public Library is located at 296 Main St. Info: 992-

7106, maynardvillepubliclibrary.org or on Facebook.

4 • MAY 4, 2016 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news opinion

Bonnie Peters

Marvin West

No doubt you have been worrying for weeks about the upcoming Battle at Bristol. What if the Hok-ies upset the Volunteers and derail the exciting run toward the national cham-pionship before it really begins?

Oh, you say the big game hasn’t even entered your mind? You have been wondering if somebody can catch the ball if Joshua Dobbs throws down the fi eld? And you are some-what interested in how bad is Jalen Reeves-Maybin’s bum shoulder and whether Tennessee can win the fourth quarter against Florida and Alabama.

OK, be that way.Virginia Tech people are

probably losing sleep over the big BB (that’s short for Bristol Battle).

“We are aware of the big game on our schedule,” said Chester R. Henderlight, my favorite Hokie. “We’ve never played Notre Dame before. Does it snow before Thanks-giving in South Bend?”

Well, imagine that.With the countdown to

the really big September kickoff in days-hours-min-utes-and-seconds mode, in fl ashing lights no less, are we to believe the Pilot Fly-ing J Battle at Bristol is an incidental novelty, a gim-mick game, largest crowd in the history of football, great video hub named Colossus, a massive show that few will see up close and in per-son – without a telescope?

This can’t be.Bristol Motor Speed-

way is expecting 150,000 paying customers. Think about that – parking, gate receipts, concessions, sou-venirs, extra for seat backs.

Curiosity about football in the middle of a race track guarantees ESPN/ABC a worldwide TV audience. Performance Racing Net-work will scatter the radio broadcast to all four turns and far beyond. Multitudes will undoubtedly be up on the edge of their beds or recliners, depending on the hour of the day or night (to be determined).

There will be a variety of promotional links – NAS-CAR drivers talking about end sweeps, lavish charity dinner, Phillip Fulmer and ex-Vols in a golf tourna-ment, large displays in 650 fuel stops, a really big deal.

Everyone is invited to at-tend the dedication of Civil War markers to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at the Veterans Me-morial Wall at Wilson Park in Maynardville.

With the assistance of U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleis-chmann and the Union County Cemeteries Asso-ciation members, Union County Cemeteries Asso-ciation has been able to ob-tain Civil War markers for eight Union County soldiers whose service had not pre-viously been recognized.

Thanks to the research and documentation of Gay Morton, the East Tennessee History project, and other Union County Cemeter-ies Association members, UCCA has received offi cial Civil War markers for these soldiers who fought in the Civil War and are buried in Union County cemeteries:

These soldiers are: Gideon Chesney,

CSA Co. C., 4th Tennessee Cavalry, buried at Sharp-Chesney Cemetery. Gideon is the son of John and Ruth Lane Chesney. He enlisted July 6, 1861, and died Feb. 25, 1862. He, his brother, Levi and his mother all died in 1862 and are buried in Sharp-Chesney Cemetery at Luttrell. As far as we know he had no wife or children.

Henry Cole. Confeder-ate States of America. Hen-ry is the son of Israel and Is-abel Peck Cole. He was born May 1831 in Tennessee. Private Henry Cole enlisted in Co. A, 63rd Tennessee In-fantry (Fain’s) on April 15, 1862. At some point he de-serted and on Feb. 4, 1864, he reported to the Union Army at Cumberland Gap.

Civil War markers dedication is May 7

He took the oath of alle-giance and was sent North. He was married three times – m1. Elizabeth Scritchfi eld, m2. Elender Hatfi eld; m3. Frances “ Fanny” Carter. He died in 1900 and is buried Big Barren Cemetery.

Enoch S. Owsley (Ous-ley) – CSA Co. B, 2nd Ten-nessee. Cavalry. Enoch, b. April 27, 1834, the son of John and Mary Sherman Owsley. He enlisted Oct. 21, 1862, at Tazewell, Claiborne County, as a Private in Co. B, 2nd Tn. Cav. (Ashby’s). He appears to have died March 9, 1863, while the regiment was stationed at Tunnel Hill, Whitfi eld, Ga. Initially he was buried at Big Barren in Claiborne County and lat-er moved by TVA to Big Bar-ren Memorial Cemetery in Union County. Find a Grave No. 46288046. His widow, Rachel Ousley, was the ad-ministrator of his estate. Rachel remarried Aug. 22, 1865, in Union County, Ten-nessee, to J. M. Denwiddie.

Martin L. Peters, Sgt. Co. 1st Tennessee Cavalry. Martin was born in 1839 in Knox County, the son of William and Lucinda Kelly Peters. He enlisted at age 23, April 1, 1861, at Flat Lick, Ky. He married Ange-line Wolfenbarger. He died Dec. 13, 1872, and is buried in Archer-Peters Cemetery at Luttrell.

Rufus Robinson, CSA , b. March 7, 1847; enlist-ed Nov. 4, 1861, at Camp

Trousdale in Co. F, 41st Ten-nessee Infantry at age 22. He deserted near Dalton, Ga., Dec. 18, 1863. These charges were later dropped and he took the Oath of Al-legiance Jan. 3, 1864. Rufus married Louisa Brock and they had at least one child. Rufus died Oct. 27, 1917, and is buried in Blue Springs Cemetery at Sharps Chapel. Find a Grave No. 88102342.

Lewis Snoderly, b. 1842, the son of Daniel and Rachel Whitten. He enlisted at Camp Nelson on July 4, 1863, in Co. B. 11th Tennes-see Cavalry, and was later transferred to Co. H, 9th Cavalry. He was captured in Lee County, Va., and held as a POW from Feb. 22, 1864, to March 22, 1864. He mar-ried Nancy Hutcheson and had at least three children. He died in 1890 and is bur-ied Loy-Hutchinson-Lyons Cemetery in Big Ridge State Park.

Calvin Sullivan, born 1831 in Claiborne County. Private Sullivan enlisted July 10, 1861, in Co. C 4th Tennessee Cavalry (Bran-ner’s) at Cumberland Gap. Later he was listed as a bu-gler in Co. D 2nd Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby’s). His broth-ers William and Squire also served in the Confederate Army. His remains were re-moved from Sullivan Cem-etery in Claiborne County by TVA and he was reburied along with seven other Sulli-vans including his father and his brothers Squire and Wil-liam in Big Barren Memorial Cemetery. As far as we know he had no wife or children.

Richard Lee Tharpe (1850-1896) is the son of Edward E. Tharpe and Anna Jane Willis, who were

Worrying about Battle at Bristol

Big Jim Haslam, chief Pi-lot, will no doubt discuss his connections if asked, tackle times as a Volunteer and how his fi rst gas station just happened to be in Gate City, Va., not far from Bristol.

I’m telling you, this is a major event. Combatants are expecting to race home with more than $4 million per school (to apply toward campus safety and women’s sports).

Tennessee fans have every reason to be excited about the upcoming season. It projects as the best in a decade, top 10 ranking, SEC East plaque all but inscribed. Butch Jones has brilliant playmakers, experience at most every position and fi nally decent depth. He has supposedly strengthened his staff. No excuses, this is it.

Optimism abounds at Virginia Tech for other reasons. The Hokies traded in old-time coach Frank Beamer for bright, younger Justin Fuente, the man who made Memphis the talk of his town.

For years, Tech people had wanted an innovative offense. Fuente brings it. Enthusiastic followers say the Hokies will no longer be boring, predictable and reluctant to adjust.

I had no idea Virginia Tech was that bad. I had not followed closely. I was aware that the Hokies won the Independence Bowl in overtime.

It seems to me the Battle at Bristol demands sharp er focus. It will be a once-in-a-lifetime presentation. To the best of my knowledge, in the history of college football, there has never been a big game in the middle of a steep-banked, concrete race track. Could be nothing like this will ever happen again.

Do what? You say East Tennessee State and West-ern Carolina are going to play on the same fi eld a week later?

Oh my.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

Ronnie Mincey

“My name is Herman Matthews, and this is Fun-damentals of Mathematics.” Thus began the 10-10:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday class in fall 1983.

Faith in numbersFrank White Academy.

One of the trademarks of many LMU instructors was informality. Many profes-sors with doctorate degrees were comfortable with stu-dents calling them by fi rst names. I sometimes had a hard time with this, as I used a title for all my Head-start through 12th grade teachers.

Accordingly, I never called Herman Matthews by name in his presence. He didn’t have a doctorate, so he wasn’t “Dr. Matthews.” “Mr. Matthews” seemed too formal for such a congenial gentleman, and “Herman” seemed almost disrespect-ful for a man of his obvious mathematical knowledge. In memory and for purpos-es of this article, I will af-fectionately refer to him as “Herman.”

Though Herman had undoubtedly taught Funda-mentals from the same text-book for many years, he had

a stenographer’s notebook in which he worked out ev-ery problem before he mod-eled it to the class. Rarely (if ever) did he make a mistake.

Herman is well remem-bered by many LMU stu-dents for simultaneously “writing on the board with his right hand and erasing with his left.” This might be a bit exaggerated, but time is short in a 50-minute class and the pace was fast. He di-vided the green blackboard into fourths as he quickly and meticulously guided us through the paces.

I could usually follow everything Herman did on the board, but replica-tion in homework and on tests was a problem. When our fi rst test paper was re-turned, mine had a big red 65. I panicked, thinking my college career would end as it had barely begun. Tommy Shoffner laughed at me, then he received his paper with a big red 64!

Not to fear. Herman ex-plained that this was a raw

score, and that he graded on the standard of deviation. He insisted this was not a “curve,” but what we basi-cally understood was that in the fi nal analysis Tommy and I received “A’s” on that test and for the course.

During one particularly trying class, when no stu-dent seemed to understand a thing being taught, Her-man said, “Now people, I know this seems pretty rough, and you might think it’s impossible you’ll ever understand it, but if you’ll have a little faith in me, I’ll get you through it.”

And he did. I did so well in his class that Herman later told me that I should have been a math major. My hope is that all students have teachers in whom they can place as much faith as we did in Herman G. Mat-thews.

Sometimes 65 percent is enough, and sometimes old-er is as good or better. Next week I’ll relate examples of older role models.

married 1846 in Grainger County. Richard Lee’s fa-ther died when he was 12 years old; and at age 14, on Dec. 1, 1864, at Jacksboro, Richard Lee entered the service of the United States as a private in Company L, 11th Regiment of t he TN Cavalry Volunteers.

He married Nancy Ade-line Butcher, daughter of Jessee Alec Butcher and Levina Moulder Butcher, in 1870. Children of that union are: William E., De-tester T., Richard L., Ju-nior, Robert, John, Bertha, Myrtle, James B., and Abra-ham H. This family lived in the Crooked Creek area of Union County. He applied for a pension Oct. 22, 1890; but it was denied. His ap-plication for removal of the charge of desertion and for an honorable discharge was denied Oct. 25, 1892. He died in 1896 and is buried Butcher Cemetery.

As soon as possible after the ceremony, these stones will be taken to the various cemeteries and set at the burial site of each Civil War veteran’s grave. If you would like to participate in those events, please phone Ellen Perry, president of Union County Cemeteries Associa-tion, at 865-992-4631.

CorrectionOne of my faithful read-

ers called to tell me that my directions to Cumberland Gap were not quite right. The directions should say: Take Hwy. 33 to Tazewell and take Hwy. 25 toward Middlesboro to the exit for Cumberland. (From Tazewell, Hwy. 33 goes to Sneedville.)

Horace Maynard Middle School math teacher Tom-my Shoffner and I were members of that class which met in a basement room at the foot of the stairs in Farr Hall, present site of Lincoln Memorial University’s J.

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Hamilton honored by state org anizationNell Hamilton, 100, a res-

ident of Willow Ridge Cen-ter in May-n a r d v i l l e , has been s e l e c t e d as one of a few seniors named to “Who’s Who in Long-Term Care.”

The an-nual publication is sponsored by the Tennessee Health Care Association (THCA).

Hamilton hopes to live many more years. She is re-

tired from the Union Coun-ty Public Schools where she worked in the cafeteria. She is a member of First Baptist Maynardville, and cred-its her longevity to “hard work.”

Since 1983, THCA has recognized some 2,300 res-idents of long-term care fa-cilities for their noteworthy contributions to society and their actions that helped shape history.

Hamilton will receive her “Who’s Who” certifi cate during National Nursing Home Week, May 8-14.

Just to be clear, the psalmist and Wordsworth were talking about two different worlds.

The psalmist was talking about the earth, the whole of the known creation. Wordsworth was referring to civilization: the affairs of men, the powers that rule, the day to day business of life.

Lewis and I had a chance recently to get away from business to enjoy the beauty of the earth. After tax season was offi cially over (well, except for the exten-sions – all those folks who somehow needed more time to render unto Caesar), we went to our favorite camp-ground in the mountains.

We left the world of business behind in order to soak up the beauty and quiet and peace of God’s world. We had time to listen to the laughing creek, to watch the mallards sail across the lake, to marvel at the moon rising over the mountains.

It soothes and heals the soul, I assure you.But, as always, we return to the routine. The trick,

however, is this: we – all of us – need to learn to pay attention to this dear little planet, to love it, treasure it, protect it, enjoy it, honor it, preserve it for genera-tions yet unborn.

In so doing, we honor and revere the Creator who thought it all up, and gave it to us to be our home.

Let us do the job God gave us.

Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabit-ants of the world stand in awe of him.

(Psalm 33:8 NRSV)The world is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;Little we see in Nature that is ours.We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon.

(“The World Is Too Much with Us,” William Wordsworth)

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cross currentsLynn Pittslpitts48@yahoo.com

The world with us

REUNION NOTES ■ Annual Reynolds Family

Reunion, 11 a.m. Sunday, May

15, at Big Ridge State Park,

Tea Room. Bring a covered

dish, fi shing poles, games to

play, cameras. Lunch, 1 p.m.

■ The Halls High class of 1971

reunion, 6 p.m. Saturday,

May 14, Li’l Jo’s in Maynard-

ville. Cost: $20 at the door.

BYO spirits or beer can be

purchased at the restaurant.

RSVP: 963-5087, 922-8070 or

wolfec4@gmail.com.

SENIOR NOTES ■ Union County Senior

Citizens Center298 Main St.Monday-Friday8 a.m.-4 p.m.Info for all seniors groups: Melanie Dykes992-3292/992-0361

Upcoming event: Gala

Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday,

May 13. Bring a dish to go

with barbecue.

■ Plainview SeniorsPlainview City Hall1037 Tazewell PikeMeets each fi rst Monday10 a.m.-12:30p.m.

■ Luttrell SeniorsLuttrell Community Center115 Park RoadMeets each third Monday10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

■ Sharps Chapel SeniorsSharps Chapel Commu-nity Bldg.1550 Sharps Chapel RoadMeets each fi rst and third Wednesday10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Upcoming event: Fish

fry, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednes-

day, May 18. Bring a side

dish.

FAITH NOTES ■ Hansard Chapel Methodist Church, located on Highway

33 across from Tolliver’s Market, hosts a food pantry 6-7 p.m.

each third Saturday. Gently used clothing is also available.

Info: the Rev. Jay Richardson, 776-2668.

■ Oaks Chapel American Christian Church, 934 Raccoon

Valley Road, will hold revival at the following times and

dates: 7 p.m. Friday, May 20; 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, May

21; 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, May 22; 7 p.m. weeknights.

Evangelists are the Rev. Boyd Myers and the Rev. Phil Seaton.

Everyone welcome.

Nell Hamilton

BirthdaySharps Chapel volunteer Reg-

gie Cain celebrated an April

birthday. Photos submitted by Mela-nie Dykes

Joe Rogers (center) enjoys the trip to Biltmore with his aunt

Ruby Haggard and mom, Donna Rogers.

Judy Weber and Mary Sue

Miller coordinated the delicious

lunch provided to the staff at

Central High School. Photos by R. White

Central High staff member Danny Sharp picks out dessert from the table as Jane Yarbrough

helps in the decision making. Photos by Ruth White

faith

The women’s ministry at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City hosted an indoor picnic for the staff members of Central High School.

The event is one of many that the women do to sup-port the high school staff and let them know that they are appreciated. Many of the women graduated from CHS or taught there and it is just a way to shower the staff with love.

Lunch items for the event included several freshly prepared salad sandwiches courtesy John and Linda Thaller from House of Thaller, tossed salad and a variety of homemade desserts from the church members.

CBC serves up lunch at Central

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

dren 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 screen-ing, developmental and behavior screenings as appropriate, and advice on healthy living. Union Countians interested in the program should contact the Union County Health De-partment’s community outreach representative, Pam Wil-liams. Info: 992-3867, ext. 131.

By Shannon CareyFor Jonathan Miles,

Scouting is more than just a fun weekend activity. It’s a tradition passed down through generations of family.

Jonathan, a 14-year-old Life Scout in Troop 401, Maynardville, started in Cub Scouts as a Tiger. Last August, he was inducted into the Order of the Arrow, an award of high merit in the Boy Scouts. Even better, he passed his Order of the Ar-row Ordeal at Camp Pellis-sippi in Andersonville, the same place where his great-grandfather and grandfather underwent their ordeals for the same award.

Great-grandfather Basil “B.H.” Gwinn was scout-master to three Scout Troops and earned the Sil-ver Beaver Award, an award reserved for scoutmasters

of distinction, in 1950.Grandfather Ernest

Gwinn was scoutmaster to Troop 341, and grandmother Mary Ruth Gwinn was den mother. On the other side of the family, grandfather George Miles was a scout-master. Jonathan’s dad, Bruce Miles, was a Scout and assistant scoutmaster of Troop 77 in West Virginia, and he’s an assistant scout-master for Jonathan’s Troop. Mom Mary Beth Miles is a Cub Scout leader and scout mom. Many other fam-ily members have a Scouting history as well.

Jonathan underwent the Ordeal induction ceremony, in which inductees main-tain silence, sleep apart from other Scouts, eat only small amounts of food, and engage in a service project at the camp, just like other members of the Order. But

Correction to HMMS honor rollHorace Maynard Middle School principal Greg Clay

contacted the Shopper-News to say that some names of deserving students were left off of the honor roll list that ran in a previous edition. He apologized for the error and congratulated the students on their achievements.

Students added to the honor roll are 6th graders Keylee Widner (all A’s) and Haley Brown, Ashtan Col-lins, Blakley Hall, Madison Wood and Brittany Za-marron (all A’s and B’s).

Troop 401 Boy Scout Jonathan Miles is inducted into the Or-

der of the Arrow and stands with Scoutmaster Linda Myers at

Camp Pellissippi. Photos submitted

B.H. Gwinn, great-grandfather

of Jonathan Miles, was also in-

ducted into the Order of the

Arrow at Camp Pellissippi.

Scoutmaster Ernest Gwinn (cen-

ter back) stands with his Troop

341. He, like grandson Jonathan,

was inducted into the Order of

the Arrow at Camp Pellissippi.

Scouting is family tradition for Miles

for him, it had special sig-nifi cance since he was walk-ing the same ground as his ancestors.

The Ordeal was challeng-ing for Jonathan. He was in the middle of two surgeries, one in May 2015 and one in October 2015, for ulcerative colitis, a condition he has

been battling since he was 7 years old. Even with this con-dition, he continues to be an active part of the Troop and earn merit badges. He re-cently sold $3,200 in the an-nual Boy Scout popcorn sale, making him the three-time top seller in Echota District.

Jonathan is a homebound

student in Union County Public Schools, and he was the honored hero in 2012 at the Crohns and Colitis Walk in Knoxville.

“With all these accom-plishments come great re-wards,” said mother Mary Beth Miles. “Many of the rewards or activities that

you can participate in have fellowship and brotherhood but are challenging to ac-complish when you have complications and symp-toms from a disease.

“He motivates other Scouts around him to wo rk through challenges they may have.”

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/Luttrell or Pau-lette/Big Ridge, 992-4155; Maynardville or Rutledge area, 992-8146; Central Point and Bean Station area, 828-6123.

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 Education, 992-0805.

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THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 16Online registration open for the Marine Mud

Run, to be held Saturday, Sept. 17. Individual waves, 8 a.m.; team waves, 11:30 a.m. Course: 3 miles of off-road running, which entails some obstacles, hills and mud pits. Registration deadline: Friday, Sept. 16, or until total registrants reaches 3150. Info/registration: knoxmud.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10

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

THURSDAY, MAY 5Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch

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

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 5-7Spring sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Northside Christian

Church, 4008 Tazewell Pike. Items include: tools, household items, clothing, furniture, books and more. Proceeds go to church ministries.

FRIDAY, MAY 6Opening reception for “Body of Art” exhibition

by Annamaria Gundlach, 5-9 p.m., Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Exhibit on display through May 31. Info: BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com or Jessica Gregory, 556-8676.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 6-8“The Best Man” performed by the Encore

Theatrical Company, Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday,

2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: etcplays.org or 423-318-8331.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 6-22“Snow White and Rose Red,” 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/tickets: knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com; 208-3677.

SATURDAY, MAY 7Bee Friends beekeeping club’s annual free

fi eld day, noon, Well Being Conference Center in Tazewell. Club president will open a honeybee hive and explain what is going on; meet and talk with local beekeepers; refreshments. Info: WellBeingCC.org or 626-9000.

“College Financial Planning” workshop, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Presented by Darrell Keathley, COFFE. Info: 922-2552.

Flea market and more, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Trinity UMC, 5613 Western Ave. Other activities include: United Methodist Men pancake breakfast, 8-10 a.m.; Medic blood drive; car wash; bake sale. All proceeds go to special mission projects.

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.

North Hills Garden Club Private Garden Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., North Hills neighborhood. Featuring seven private residential gardens located along the neighborhood’s boulevards. Rain date: May 14. Also includes silent auction. Proceeds go to beautifi cation of the neighborhood’s boulevards and park. Info: facebook.com/NorthHillsGardenClub.

Plant sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell Road.

Plant sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Sale will run for approximately two weeks. Info: appalachianarts.net, 494-9854.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 7-8Blooms Days Festival and Marketplace, 9 a.m.-

5 p.m., UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. Cost: $8, one day; $12, both days. Featuring: specialty plants, unique garden goods, live music, garden workshops, children’s activities and more. Info/schedule of workshops: utgardens.tennessee.edu.

MONDAY, MAY 9The Dollywood Penguin Players will perform a

storybook after school, 3:30 p.m., Luttrell Public Library community center room. A popcorn and water snack will be provided. All ages welcome.

TUESDAY, MAY 10Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch

meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10

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

THURSDAY, MAY 12“Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 2-3

p.m.., Physicians Regional Medical Center, 900 East Oak Hill Ave., Emerald Room. Free; registration required. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com.

“Grow Veggies Anywhere,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

Union County Family Community and Education (FCE) clubs spring luncheon and meeting, 10:30 a.m., Community Baptist Church on Highway 61West. “Music in the Air ... the Musical Heritage of East Tennessee” covered dish luncheon will be hosted by the Big Ridge FCE Club. Guest speaker: Jack Neely, executive director of the Knoxville History Project. The community is invited. RSVP by May 1 to Gloria Halcomb, 585-4774.

VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MAY 12-13AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Halls

Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Registration: 922-0416. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

FRIDAY, MAY 13Free Movie Night at Beaver Dam Baptist Church

featuring “Woodlawn,” 7 p.m., third fl oor education building, 4328 E. Emory Road. Free popcorn and drinks. Info: 922-2322.

Gala Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Union County Senior Citizens Center, 298 Main St., Maynardville. Bring dish to go with barbecue. Info: 992-3292 or 992-0361.

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