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UNION COUNTY
VOL. 7 NO. 33 A great community newspaper August 18, 2012
POSTAL CUSTOMER
Family fun nightThe Luttrell Fire Depart-
ment will host a free Family Fun Night 5-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the Plainview Com-munity Center. Everyone is invited.
The purpose is for fami-lies to learn about fi re safety. There will be smoke dectector sign- up if needed, door prizes, lots of fun and lots of fi re safety information, said James Faulkner.
Area wide crusade
Pastor Gary Beeler is host-ing an area wide crusade at Wilson Park in Maynardville Aug. 27-31.
Services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-day for Union County High School students and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-day for middle and elementary age groups.
Evening services will be area wide with Fairview Bap-tist Church of Luttrell Pastor Jason Walker speaking and the student services will be taught by the Rev. Beeler, who retired from the pastorate to go full-time with Crusade Ministries. He travels the nation setting up crusades.
Anchor singers will be The Valley Boys and other groups will participate as well.
Lois JohnsonA website has been set up to
recognize Union County native Lois Johnson who was honored by the state of Tennessee in 2010 for her contributions to the fi eld of country music.
Cousin C.J. Morgan says Johnson is looking forward to hearing from friends in Union County via the guest book on the website.
“Lois checks the guest book almost daily to see if anyone has written in,” he said.
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Kid friendly, conference ready
By Cindy TaylorChecklist for an outstanding
summer vacation:Five Star accommodations?
Check.Lake view? Check.Family-friendly atmosphere?
Check.24/7 security? Check.Water sports? Check.Fishing? Check.State-of-the-art fi tness facility?
Check.Adjacent bird sanctuary?
Check.Union County location? Check.Wait. What?Jason “Bubba” Bass and his wife,
Nancy, have owned and managed Beach Island Resort and Lakeview Marina since 2008, bringing the property into and beyond the 21st Century. Model cabins have been available to rent, but just last week the resort opened the fi rst luxury log cabin in a three-phase expan-sion plan. The accommodations rival anything in the national park or surrounding areas.
The three-bedroom log cabin, let’s call it a house at 1,600 square feet, surrounds you with warm wood tones, sleeps eight, has two full baths, a washer and dryer, wi-descreen televisions, a completely equipped kitchen and opens onto a deck with a fabulous view of Norris Lake – eight-person hot tub included.
Guests can choose music piped throughout the cabin or the music of birds instead. The area is gated and accessed only with a keycard.
“We planned this with the hope that people would come to Union
Resort to the water
By Sandra ClarkSolar panels may soon sprout
on rooftops of public buildings in Union County. County Commission authorized Mayor Mike Williams to sign a non-binding application with TVA arranged by Knoxville-based Earth-Right Energy.
The company president, John Kemp, proposed to rent roof space for $900 per year per site for 20 years to install solar pan-els at 15 locations “at no cost to the county.” In addition to rental income of $270,000, the county would get a percentage of rev-enue from power sold to TVA.
The panels would not pro-
vide power to the buildings.Kemp outlined revenue-shar-
ing options which will be consid-ered by the county’s Budget and Finance Committee prior to the full commission voting on a con-tract. He said others could “stand and promise anything,” but he has solid financing for $2 million to start and finish the project. “I can start (construction) in Octo-ber. I am financed and the engi-neering has been done.”
Kemp is talking with Union County Schools about eight more locations. His company already has broken ground for a similar project in Hancock County.
John Kemp of Earth-Right Energy
speaks to the Union County Com-
mission. Photo by S. Clark
Solar panels ahead? He said some installations would be on roofs while others would be at ground level. Those would be fenced and landscaped. The panels require 5,000 square feet (100 feet by 50 feet) and are built on south-facing slopes.
Earth-Right will move its equipment one time during the 20-year contract for roof repairs or replacement. Kemp said if the roof of the Courthouse will not support the solar panels, he could install a canopy cover on the parking lot and put the pan-els on top.
Robbie Thomas, president of Efficient Energy of Tennessee, a competitor of Earth-Right, was on the commission agenda but did not show.
More news from County Com-mission on page 4.
County and stay rather than just pass through,” said Bass. “This re-sort brings in sales tax, liquor tax and hotel tax to the area.”
The fi tness facility opened in March and features Legend equip-ment. A three-day pass comes with your stay, and a paid membership is also available to Union County resi-dents. The facility is open 24/7 and has intense security, as does the en-tire resort.
If the true outdoors is more to your liking you may want to consider one of the 85 campsites for your stay. Houseboat rentals, pontoon rentals and factory au-thorized boat repairs are avail-able. The 290 slips at the marina are fi lled and there is currently a waiting list. And don’t forget the world class fi shing on Norris Lake.
Beach Island Resort manager Crys-
tal Acuff takes in the view from the
balcony of the new luxury log cabin. Photos by C.Taylor
Master bedroom at the luxury cabin at Beach Island Resort. To page A-3
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Celebrate the lives of those you love.
with Roger Flatford“It’s all about the kids.” That’s what Big Ridge Elemen-
tary School principal Roger Flatford will tell anyone who asks why he does the job he does. But Flatford doesn’t consider education a job.
“Education is my true calling,” said Flatford, who knew what he wanted to do with his life since elementary school.
“David Coppock gave me my fi rst job working in to-bacco and hay fi elds,” said Flatford. “I worked for him all through the summers before I went to UT. When the position of principal came open at Big Ridge, David was instrumental in the hiring decision then too.”
Roger Allen Flatford was born and raised in Union County, the middle child of Union County natives Jack and Lucy Flatford, and brother to Debby Angel, Sherry Shinn and Terry and Bobby Flatford. Flatford graduated from UT in 1984, received his master’s in education from Tusculum in 1996 and his Ed.S. from LMU in 1998.
Flatford taught at Maynardville Elementary for 14 years before coming back to his home school at Big Ridge as principal, where he has remained for the past 14 years. As we walked outside to begin our talk he couldn’t get down the halls without every child wanting to cut up with him. Flatford’s “kids” are never very far from his side if he is at the school.
“I was fortunate to be able to get into what the good Lord wanted me to do,” said Flatford. “I had Ruby Keck and Peggy Cosby DeBusk as teachers and Wanda Cox Byerley for my principal here at Big Ridge. They had a tre-mendous infl uence on my life and my decision to work in education. Working here at Big Ridge was always a dream that I never did think would happen.”
Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Roger Flatford:
What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? “Well, today’s 8-year-olds are tomorrow’s teenagers. I
say this calls for action and now. Nip it in the bud. First sign of youngsters going wrong, you’ve got to nip it in the bud.” – Barney Fife. And it is “oh so true!”
What are you guilty of? Spending too much money at greenhouses.
What is your favorite material possession? Pictures of family and friends and my daylilies.
Coffee Break
What are you reading currently? Anything about common core standards, usually fol-
lowed by a lot of Bible reading.
What was your most embarrassing moment? The day I took a towel off the water spigot at the
YMCA and water shot 50 feet across the pool like a rocket. I thought I was just picking up after the day care kids. How was I supposed to know it was holding the wa-ter spigot together? Ever had 200 kids and adults laugh at you as Ole Faithful gushed, and no matter what you did you couldn’t stop it? You just had to be there!
What are the top three things on your bucket list? 1. Go to Hawaii (can’t fi gure how to get there without
riding a plane though).2. Owe no one.3. Live to be 100 – so some pretty nurse will have to
take care of me. (Probably live to be 100 before the other two happen.)
What is one word others often use to describe you and why?
I don’t think they allow any of those words in the newspaper. I am a principal, you know.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Too far along to change anything now. Too old to try!
What is your passion? Teaching children and growing daylilies.
With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?
My friend Sharon. What I would give for one more dinner with her and Doug. How I miss those “Sharonisms!”
Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl uence on your life and why?
My Mammaws. If there were ever two people that loved you no matter what, they did.
I still can’t quite get the hang of … Why we have politicians.
What is the best present you ever received in a box? Signed picture of Pat Head Summitt.
What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?Be quiet and sit down! I think I might have it
fi nally fi gured out after 50 years.
What is your social media of choice? Old fashion dinners and good ol’ face-to-face
conversation. Don’t do Facebook and many days I wish they had never invented a cellphone.
What is the worst job you have ever had? Working at a boat dock. People who apply
at boat docks should be able to swim and drive boats. Didn’t have to do either that summer, thank goodness! Divine intervention is all I can say.
What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?
Road Runner. I just can’t get into sponges that live in pineapples under the sea with squirrely friends. When I was growing up they would have declared us insane if we came up with a cartoon like that.
What irritates you? Bullies! And pretty much anyone who drives in Knox-
ville.
What’s one place in Union County everyone should visit? My house when the daylilies are in bloom.
What is your greatest fear? Airplanes falling out of the sky.
If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? Stand up and disco dance at a UT women’s basketball
game in front of 15,000 fans to win a prize. Wait a min-ute – I’ve done that. And I won a prize! Now how many people can say they have done that?
It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone
you think would be interesting to Union County Shopper-News readers. Email sug-
gestions to Cindy Taylor, [email protected]. Include contact info if you can.
Catch up with all your favorite columnists every Monday at www.ShopperNewsNow.com
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Best in TennesseeMaynardville has been
declared by the Tennessee Association of Utility Dis-tricts to have the best tast-ing water in the state. Every year each TAUD Region conducts a contest to deter-mine the best tasting wa-ter. These regional contests were conducted in May and Maynardville was chosen from Region 3.
Michael Payne, director of
compliance, holds the jar of
winning water at City Hall. Photos by C. Taylor
Fresh produce abounds at the Union County Farmers Market.
Graham Thomas from TN
Achieves speaks at the Union
County Business and Profes-
sional Association meeting.Animal lovers all: (front) McKenzie Sharp, Brooke Foster, Jessica
Foster; (back) Union County Humane Society Volunteer Coor-
dinator Nancy Staar. Photo submitted
The winner of each re-gion submitted samples in a statewide competition at the Association’s Business of Running a Utility Confer-ence at the Gatlinburg Con-vention Center this month, and the city of Maynardville “fl oated” the win.
“This is the fi rst time ever in the history of the city that we’ve won best in the state,” said water system supervi-sor Jim Warwick.
The winning water will be entered into the national contest, The Great American Water Taste Test, which will be held in Washington, D.C., as part of The National Rural Water Association Rural Wa-ter Rally. TAUD will fl y the winning water sample and a representative from the win-ning utility to Washington for the national contest.
■ BPA welcomes TN AchievesGraham Thomas, Direc-
tor of College Access from TN Achieves, spoke to the members of the Union County Business and Pro-fessional Association in Au-gust, making a plea for more volunteer mentors from Union County.
“What TN Achieves at-tempts to do is send stu-dents to college who might otherwise never get to go,” said Thomas. “We were able to help 497 students in just the fi rst year, 308 of those were from Union County.”
TN Achieves assists qual-ifi ed students with grant applications and supplies the remainder of funding that isn’t covered by grants. Mentors are needed to help potential students work their way from grant appli-cations to actually stepping through the door at Pellis-sippi, Roane or Walters State.
The time invested is min-imal and volunteers have an opportunity to impact students’ lives in a phe-nomenal way. Those inter-ested should contact Krissy DeAlejandro at 621-9223 or [email protected].
■ Gina Buckner is looking for
volunteers to help with this
year’s Toys for Tots. Those
who volunteer can choose to
work in data entry, bagging
toys or working fundraisers.
Toys for Tots helped make
Christmas a bit brighter last
year for more than 600 chil-
dren in Union County. The
distribution date for 2012 will
be 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 15 at
Union County High School. To
volunteer contact Gina Buck-
ner at 992-5943.
■ Members of the BPA will be
involved in the next Keep Union County Beautiful clean-up scheduled for 6 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 17. Volunteers
will meet at First Century
Bank.
■ A door prize drawing was
held with items donated from
Hallsdale Powell Utility District.
■ The Union County BPA
meets at noon each second
Tuesday at Hardees. The next
meeting will be Sept.11.
■ Animal lovers
clean upTwenty-three volunteers,
including cruise offi cers T.G. Brantley, Harold Wood and Lance “Boo” Thomas, along with Keep Union County Beautiful and the Union County Humane Society, spent the morning of Aug. 11 picking up litter along Hicko-ry Star Road and John Deere.
Union County Litter Of-fi cer Mike Hale and several other offi cers provided safety patrol along the roadway, and Union County Mayor Mike Williams stopped by with en-couragement. Volunteers col-lected a total of 2,150 pounds of trash and four tires along the four-mile route.
Volunteers also brought recyclable items – 75 pounds of newspaper, 20 pounds of linens and 5 pounds of plastic bags – to care for the animals at the shelter and help ad-dress another type of litter: puppies and kittens.
■ Farmers Market updateProduce expected at the
Union County Farmers Mar-ket for the next few weeks of summer will be beans, cantaloupe, corn, cucum-bers, eggplant, okra, sweet and hot peppers, potatoes, vine ripe tomatoes, all sorts of summer squashes, sweet potatoes, winter squash and watermelons.
Cindy and Ken Camper are accepting orders for Blue Lake, Kentucky Wonder and peanut beans to be picked up at the market. Call them at 659-9472.
Eggs continue to be avail-
able every week. Vendors include both Jo’s Eggs and Hardin’s Mountain Organ-ics. Nursery products still available are herbs, annuals and perennials, container gardens and shrubs. Vendors include BeeGreen Nursery, Hardin’s Mountain Organics and New Roots Nursery. It’s
almost time to think about fall planting. Come celebrate National Harvest Month at the market during August.
The Union County Farm-ers Market is located in front of the high school and is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through October.Contact: [email protected].
The resort boasts a tackle shop and fi shing guides. The 30,000 acre Chuck Swan Wildlife Area is only a short car- or boat-ride away.
Delicious food is on-premises at Bubba Brews Sports Pub and Grill along with a fully stocked bar that also serves wine and beer. The menu includes ribs and catfi sh along with pizza, hot wings, nachos and burgers. Big screen televisions are located throughout the Pub, and pool tables, corn hole boards and sports memora-bilia lend a fun atmosphere. Karaoke and live bands are featured throughout the year and a 4th of July fi reworks spectacular draws folks from miles around.
Mark and Nancy Nelson drove from Wisconsin to spend the day at the resort with their daughter, Sara, on her birthday. Sara is a
Resort to the water From page A-1
Deanna Phillips works out at the fi tness facility at Beach Island
Resort.
chiropractor in Knoxville.“We haven’t been here
before but it looks real nice,” said Mark. “We’re renting a pontoon for the day.”
Five more cabins are planned for the next two years. The resort is open year-round so you might
want to plan a trip during the beauty of a Tennessee fall or when snow is on the water. With all the ameni-ties you never need to leave the premises – and you probably won’t want to.
Info: 992-3091 or online at www.beachislandmarina.com.
Black/Stanley family reunion
The annual Black/Stan-ley family reunion will be held Sunday, Sept. 2, at the original Black family homesite, 8017 Stanley Road, Powell. Lunch will be at 1 p.m. Bring old photos and a covered dish to share.
Walters State adds orientation sessionWalters State Community College has
added an extra orientation session for fall semester. The session is at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the student services building on the Morristown campus. Fall semester begins Aug. 25. During orienta-tion, students can get acquainted with the
campus, meet with faculty advisors and register for classes.
Orientation is free, but reservations are required. Orientation can also be complet-ed online. For reservations or to complete online: http://www.ws.edu/admissions/orientation/ or 1-800-225-5770, ext. 3.
UC prayer service is Saturday
The Union County prayer service to fi ght drugs and alcohol will be held 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Clear Branch Baptist Church, 1300 Tazewell Pike. All pastors and concerned citizens are invited to attend. The meeting is nondenominational. Info: Lanelle Mulkey, [email protected].
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Powers sets hearing on seniors issues
State Rep. Dennis Powers will host an open meeting to discuss issues and topics that affect seniors and their families.
The meeting will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Big Ridge State Park.
He has invited repre-sentatives from the state Commission on Aging and Disability and the East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability to re-spond to questions.
“The concerns that affect Tennessee seniors and their families daily are often con-fusing and diffi cult to un-derstand,” Powers said.
Topics will include Medi-care, TennCare Choices, nutrition services and care-giver supports.
The meeting is open to all and will last about one hour, with Rep. Powers giv-ing opening and closing re-marks.
The park is located at 1015 Big Ridge Road, May-nardville.
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Call it a treasure hunt, if you will, one that made me “All Shook Up” when I found the “blue suede” jackpot.
Elvis Presley arrives in Knoxville at McGhee Tyson Airport on
April 8, 1972, for his fi rst concert appearance here. File photo
‘All shook up’ about ‘blue suede’ jackpot
After I wrote a series of articles in the spring high-lighting Elvis Presley’s fi rst concert appearance in Knox-ville on April 8, 1972, I got wind that an individual had recorded and kept 8mm “bootleg” fi lm footage of three Elvis concerts at Stoke-ly Athletic Center – the 1972 evening show, the March 15, 1974, evening show and El-vis’ last appearance here on May 20, 1977, three months before his death. Presley died 35 years ago this Thursday (Aug. 16) at age 42.
Sure enough, I found him, and the fi lm, which had been stored in a bank vault for more than 30 years.
Fountain City resident John Stansberry, a retired sheet metal worker who also drove buses, bought his fi rst 8mm movie camera after his mother-in-law bought one in the 1960s. They were expensive, but John was “a union man,” as he said, and earned good wages. He could afford it.
His fi rst camera was an Argus and John says, “every time a new movie camera came out, I’d get it. Some of them cost $400 or $500, which was a fortune then.”
He used it as a time cap-
sule to fi lm his family on holidays and vacations. And he used it to fi lm Elvis when The King came to Knoxville.
“Elvis was a showman. Those tickets cost $10. That was a fortune then, but he still fi lled the house.”
Stansberry shot six min-utes at each show. One reel of 8mm fi lm could capture three minutes. The cameras at that time did not have sound.
You see Presley in his prime in ’72, looking like a prince. You see him in ’74, just before the decline, in-troducing gospel singer J.D. Sumner, swiveling his hips to “Polk Salad Annie,” kicking bodyguard Sonny West off the stage. And you see him in ’77, sick and sweaty, but still singing from his soul.
“He never lost his voice,” John says.
Stansberry only got stopped once by security. He told them he left the fi lm at home. (It was actually in his daughter’s purse.)
He also has reels shot at Graceland in 1975 (you can see Presley’s uncle Vester backing a car up the drive-way as the famous front
gate closes) and in 1978. On one of them, Stansber-ry chats with Elvis’ father, Vernon, who was leaning out of one of Graceland’s windows near the swim-ming pool.
“I said, ‘We sure hate all this about Elvis’ death.’
“He said, ‘Yeah, we still haven’t gotten over it.’ He talked just like a normal guy.”
Stansberry says Elvis Presley Enterprises, which he phoned, and his children and grandchildren have no
interest in the fi lm. He is willing to entertain offers to sell them.
“What I’ve got is one-of-a-kind.”
Serious offers can be sent to (865) 771-9595.
■ Halls grad Butcher releases memoirD. Allen Butcher, a 1957
graduate of Halls High School, Air Force veteran and retired airline pilot, has released a memoir, “Sixty Years in the 20th Century: A Pilot’s Memoir.”
Butcher lived in what was
Allen Butcher
then knownas the BlackOak com-munity andwrites in thebook thathe could seethe SkywayD r i v e - I nfrom a ten-ant house
located on the 10-acre tractof land his father boughtwhen the family moved here.
He remembers upon en-tering the 5th grade at HallsElementary that it includeda “cracker box gymnasiumthat was heated by a woodburning stove.” He also re-members playing in theHalls High School band,which at the time also al-lowed elementary studentsto participate. Butcherearned a high school letterin band as a 5th grader.
The book also highlightshis memories of the air warin Vietnam as well as his ad-ventures as a pilot for DeltaAirlines. It is available atAmazon.com.
So long, ClaytonClayton Helms, retiring after 28 years as road superintendent,
was honored by the Union County Commission this week. At
right is Commissioner R.L. Jones. Mayor Mike Williams joked
as he called Helms forward that there had been a serious mis-
calculation at the election commission and Helms would have
to stay on. Helms said he should have known something was
about to happen when his wife came to the meeting. “She’s
not been here in 28 years!” Photo by S. Clark
Lonitta Sharp Barnes
Barnes honoredLonitta Sharp Barnes
was honored by Union County Commission this week as she retires from the road superintendent’s of-fi ce.
She began working for Union County government in 1971, with 13 years in the trustee’s offi ce and most re-cently with the road super-intendent’s offi ce.
“She is recognized for her lifetime of service,” said Mayor Mike Williams.
“She stood with (her su-pervisors) and has had their back.”
Youth movement at the BOE
By Sandra ClarkHey, the kids are taking
over the school board! Well, not really, but it
seemed like a youth move-ment was underway when the two new guys showed up last week. Both will offi cial-ly take offi ce in September.
From District 1, Marty Gibbs will replace Don Mor-gan who did not seek reelec-tion. Gibbs won a competi-tive race with 326 votes to 272 for former Maynard-ville council member and mayor Ike Phillips and 186 for former school offi cial Bill Robbins.
From District 2, Brad Griffey will replace Mark DeVault, who also did not seek reelection. Griffey won with 376 votes to 132 for Tabitha Faulkner. Her loss means there are no women on the school board.
Also reelected in August were former superintendent
David Coppock (District 4), who got 313 votes running unopposed, and board chair Brian Oaks, who got 253 votes against a write-in.
Also on the board, but not running this year are Bill Sexton, District 3, Dan-ny Wayne Collins, District 5, and Gerald Smith, Dis-trict 12.
No news is good newsUnion County was miss-
ing from the list of low-per-forming schools released by the state Department of Education. The state is dribbling out data and has not yet released individual
school rankings, although educators got those num-bers in the spring.
Tennessee named the ac-ademically lowest-perform-ing fi ve percent of schools, 83 “priority schools” in all, and the 10 percent of schools, “focus schools,” with the largest achieve-ment gaps among groups of students - racial and eth-nic groups, economically disadvantaged students, those with disabilities and English-language learners. The department named 167 focus schools.
Union County did not hit either list. Wonderful!
Marty Gibbs Brad Griff ey
Comp timeGlenn Coppock will not
get to count “comp time” for sick days in order to roll the sick days into another year of experience toward his pension.
Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter brought the question to the school board where it met opposition from the audience and no motion to approve from the board.
County Commissioner Joyce Meltabarger, who works for the school system as a para-professional in special education, said she thought all non-certifi ed school employees should be treated the same.
Carter promised to re-search the issue because, “I want to be fair to everyone.”
UpcomingThe school board will
meet in executive session at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Central Offi ce Confer-ence Room.
The next regularly sched-uled workshop and meeting will be on Thursday, Sept. 13, in the Union County High School auditorium.
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CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton
TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West
A coach who might know says the Tennessee switch to a 3-4
base defense is fool’s gold.It is not magic. It may or may
not pressure quarterbacks, dis-rupt offenses, nail runners for losses, lead to multiple turnovers and dictate the fl ow of games.
The coach, in perfect step with fan forums and call-in radio shows, asked to remain anonymous.
The coach said of course defen-sive alignments matter, but how you line up is no more than third in the formula for winning. First is talent. Second is execution.
“If history books are correct, the gentleman who made Tennes-see football famous, Neyland or Nayland, beat a lot of butts with an antiquated offensive align-ment,” said the coach.
“I have heard that his teams
ran the single-wing with absolute precision. He could have told op-ponents he was coming off tackle, pointed to the point of attack, and they couldn’t have stopped it.”
This coach, not that coach, fi nds no fault with the three-man defensive front. Jolly good idea if you have the players to play it. Big man in the middle is critical. Smart reads necessary in gap con-trol. Several really good lineback-ers make a major difference. Cov-er corners can save your job.
Think in terms of speed, size, strength, intelligence, action, re-action and effort. Then, blitz or do whatever you do without too many big, bad blunders.
Derek Dooley’s decision to bring in Sal Sunseri and copy at least some of Alabama’s 3-4 scheme was the giant move to
UT defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri talks to reporters at the indoor prac-
tice facility. Photo by Associated Press
3-4 defense is fool’s gold
half-correct Tennessee’s losing trend. There was also a need for Jay Graham.
The 3-4 will go down as a great move if it works. It will also make news if it doesn’t.
I am reminded of the time Phillip Fulmer bet the farm on a new offensive coordinator. That good doctor had the proper li-cense, looked sharp, spoke wise-ly of modern medicine but did not produce desired results. The cure simply did not take. The pa-tient regressed. The patient died. Friends still mourn.
Sunseri is qualifi ed. He knows plenty about the 3-4 after coach-ing linebackers for Nick Saban. He also knows the 4-3 from seven years of NFL defensive line work. He seems to understand young people. He appears to be a natural motivator. Good bet.
Best of all, Sal is a fl ame-thrower who believes in the aggressive de-fensive philosophy Dooley decided he wants. It starts with trying to strangle quarterbacks and press-ing receivers at the line of scrim-mage. That does involve risks.
Believe the outside perspective. What happens against North Car-olina State on Aug. 31 in Atlanta and against Florida on Sept. 15
at Neyland Stadium will depend more on how the Vols compare in talent, effort and execution than on alignment.
Hope the offense, aided by the new running attack, can carry both occasions. Do not expect defensive performance to be fl awless. Everybody is still learn-ing. No matter how many times coaches explain assignments, no matter how much video lineback-ers study, there is still the minor matter of doing it under duress.
Game speed is frightening if you must pause to ponder.
Don’t just wait and watch. Con-tribute something. Cross your fi ngers and repeat after me, 3-4, 3-4, 3-4. Find three and four-leaf clovers. Throw three-fourths of a pinch of salt over your left shoulder in the general direction of Raleigh.
Derek, Sal and several of us need this defensive stuff to turn into real gold, heavy, rock solid.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will fi nd rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
(Matthew 11:28-30 NIV)
When in doubt, tell the truth.(“Hazel’s Law,” Hazel Sherwood)
There are times, I suspect, in the life of every writer when
he or she can do nothing except
tell the truth. I am not sure what this story means. I wonder about that. You probably will wonder,
too. I only know that it is true.There are almost always stacks
of paper on my desk at work. There are vouchers, folders, notes to myself, notes to others, remind-ers, scrap paper, informational bulletins to be handed out to vol-unteers, etc., etc. There are notes attached to my computer screen, reminders of what password goes with what program (carefully en-coded, of course), checking ac-count balances, and notes to my-self about something I need to dis-cuss with tomorrow’s team leader.
So fi nding a scrap of paper with obscure notes on it is not an un-usual circumstance.
Yesterday, however, I came across a small sticky note with seven words written on it. I re-membered that conversation, knew that it had been taken care
of, and I started to throw the pa-per away. But then I saw eight words, written at a different angle, up the side.
“Never take the burden I can help you,” it said.
No punctuation. None. (If any of my former English teachers are reading this, let me assure you that I know a semi-colon or a period should be there to separate those two main clauses. I know that.)
Just those eight words.In my handwriting.I am being absolutely honest
when I say this: I have no memory of writing those words, no idea when or why I wrote them, or what they meant to me in that moment. Was it something a friend had said to me? A colleague? My supervisor?
No clue.I only know that when I read
them, it felt as if God were speaking directly to my heart. It was a mes-sage from the universe.
It was oddly reassuring on a day that had its ups and downs.
As I pondered it through the day, I considered the fact that the note’s advice seems to run counter to Je-sus’ admonition to take his yoke onto our own shoulders.
It was then, and only then, that I realized the cryptic words on the paper were simply another render-ing of that same idea. Jesus tells us in Matthew’s Gospel to take his yoke upon ourselves, and at the same time tells me (in my own handwriting!) to let him help me carry my burden.
When we are yoked with him, he is there beside us, to share the work, to lighten the load, to “take the burden.”
A note from God
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175 WADDINGTON WAY, MAYNARDVILLE – Spacious Rancher in new devel, approx 1200 SF. 3 BR/2BA, cath ceilings, open kit/dining area w/appls & pantry. Master w/full BA & W/I closet. Sep utility rm. Oversized 2-car gar w/attic strg. Level yard. Located off Walkers Ford Rd. Offered at $128,900
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10548 PLEASANT HOLLOW, CORRYTON – This beautiful custom home greets you with a warm country feeling. Dbl french drs to LR, open DR/kit w/stone gas FP. Pine fl ooring throughout. Beautiful, Louisiana Barn Wood on wall in main fl oor BR suite. Kit with all appl. EXCEPT fridge. A dream 2-stry det gar w/sep concrete driveway. Home has concrete
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176 GRANDVIEW DR, MAYNARDVILLE – Needs TLC. Home features over 2200 SF. 3BR/2BA, kit/dining combo w/all appl. Full unfi n bsmnt w/rear entrance gar. Cov front porch, back deck. Nice yard. Just mins to marinas & beautiful Norris Lake. This is a foreclosure property sold AS IS. priced at $100,000. REDUCED! Now only $85,000.
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6 • AUGUST 18, 2012 • UNION COUNTY SHOPPER-NEWS
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This week we celebrate the art of country music singer Lois Johnson.
A website has been set up to recognize the Union Coun-ty native who was honored by the state of Tennessee in 2010 for her contributions to the fi eld of country music. Cous-in C.J. Morgan says Johnson is looking forward to hearing from friends in Union Coun-ty via the guest book on her website.
“Lois is very excited about this and checks the guest book almost daily to see if anyone has written in,” said Morgan. “Not many have so far, but we haven’t really tried to promote the website.”
The website also has pic-tures, YouTube links and a biography. Contact informa-tion is provided and “Dream-catcher,” Johnson’s last CD, is available for purchase.
Johnson started sing-ing when her daddy found an old guitar that had been thrown away. It needed a lot of work but he fi xed it up and gave it to Lois. Her par-ents, Fred and Iretta John-son, were school teachers and farmers. As a child Lois worked in the tobacco fi elds with her cousin Lowell, but
Lois Johnson: A Union County original
Lois Johnson in an early photo with her guitar. Photo submitted
Lois Johnson receives recog-
nition from the state in 2010,
presented by then state Rep.
Chad Faulkner at the Red Gate
Rodeo. File photo by C.Taylor
she said her mind was al-ways on her guitar which was never very far away.
“It was bigger than I was,” she said. “Daddy knew three chords and showed them to me. I carried that thing ev-erywhere. I would take it to the tobacco patch, the corn fi eld or anywhere I went.”
Johnson’s career got a kickstart when Cas Walker came from Knoxville to conduct a talent contest in a little country schoolhouse in East Tennessee.
“My mother made it per-fectly clear that I would not be entering the contest, which was just fi ne with me. I never liked those contests anyway,” said Johnson. “I was very shy but loved to sing better than anything. That afternoon I sang a song for the Bailey Brothers, local entertainers at that time, and they invited me to come to Knoxville to
sing on the radio. Cas Walker heard me and came up to me and said, ‘Little girl, I won’t pay you not one penny over $30 a week to sing for me and you will start as soon as school is out.’
“I said $30 every week? Just for singing? I had never seen $30 and singing to me was like breathing.”
Johnson was only 10 at the time and went on to be-come a well-known and loved singer, often combining her talent with others in the busi-ness. Her career included a number of chart singles and several albums, including two with Hank Williams Jr. Johnson performed shows across the country with greats such as Marty Robbins and Willie Nelson.
Morgan said family mem-bers recall that Lois was sing-ing before she was talking or walking.
“Singing is the fi rst thing I remember and I feel very blessed to be able to do what I love best,” said Johnson. “Anything further back would be before I was born and I’m not that old you know!”
Although Johnson is re-tired and no longer active in the industry, she was leg-
endary among musicians in the early days of Nashville and considered to be one of the most talented singers around for many years.
She is currently work-ing on a manuscript of her memoirs which include her fond memories of growing up in Union County, as well as her adventures on the road and in Nashville, where she currently resides. John-son would especially love to hear from anyone who calls Union County home.
Visit Johnson and sign the guest book at www.loisjohnsonmusic.com.
Bits ‘n Pieces to meetThe Bits ’n Pieces Quilt Guild will meet Wednesday,
Aug. 22, at the Norris Community Center. Social time will begin at 1 p.m.; meeting starts at 1:30. Donna Jeffer-ies from Kat Lover’s Pur-Fect Quilting will present the program on how to use up your quilter’s stash. Guests and new members are welcome. Info: Pat Melcher, 494-0620 or email [email protected].
4-H to serve lunchUnion County 4-H will be serving lunch beginning at
11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22. The menu will include bar-becue chicken halves, baked beans, chips and a brownie for $8. The meal will be cooked and sold in front of the UT Extension office, 3925 Maynardville Highway.
Astronomy Night at Big Ridge State ParkAstronomy Night at Big Ridge State Park is 8-10 p.m. Fri-
day, Aug. 24. Enjoy many activities and learn about the moon. The free event will be held at the Grist Mill. Info: 992-5523.
Donations needed for Stiner Cemetery Stiner Cemetery is located on Leadmine Bend
Road beside the old Rush Strong School. There is only enough money left to have the cemetery mowed one more time. If you have family members buried in this cemetery and want to contribute, make checks payable to Stiner Ridge Cemetery Fund and send donations to caretaker: Wilma Barnard, 271 Shoffner Road, Sharps Chapel, TN 37866. There are 228 known burials in this cemetery. Those interested in seeing the listings and headstone pictures may find them online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=18970&CScn=Stiner&CScntry=4&CSst=45&CScnty=2511&.
Luttrell Bluegrass FestivalThe third annual Luttrell Bluegrass Festival will
be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 15, at Luttrell Commu-nity Park. The event will include a car show, children’s music competition and performances by local musicians throughout the day. To sign up for the car show, contact Lee at 606-335-5165 or [email protected]. Participants may also sign up the day of the festival. The winner of the children's music competition will again get the paid open-ing spot at the Heritage festival. Kids and bands may sign up to play by calling James Perry at 742-6523 or email [email protected]. Crafters and vendors are encouraged to sign up early to secure their spot by calling Mayme at 216-9008 or email [email protected]. Volunteers who wish to help out with the festival may also contact Mayme. Info: www.luttrellbluegrassfestival.com.
Public meeting noticeThe Clinch River Regional Library Board will meet
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 130 N. Main St., Suite 2 in Clinton. The Clinch River Regional Library Board represents Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Jefferson, Morgan, Scott, Sevier and Union counties. Clinch River Regional Library provides services to public libraries throughout this nine county area. Info: 457-0931.
Golf tourney to benefi t basketballThe second annual Union County High and Horace
Maynard Middle School basketball benefi t golf tourna-ment will be Saturday, Aug. 25, at Three Ridges Golf Course. Format is four person scramble. There will be prizes for the winning team and runner-up and special contests. Free range balls; lunch provided at noon. Shot-gun start at 1:30 p.m. Deadline to enter is Aug. 18. Info: 406-9810 or email [email protected].
Hamilton Cemetery needs donationsThe historic Hamilton Cemetery needs donations
to help with mowing and maintenance. The cemetery contains graves of some of the area’s first settlers, in-cluding members of the McPhetridge, Lay, Smith, Cook, Yadon, Kitts, Booker, Edmondson and Lambdin fami-lies. All donations are tax deductible and may be sent to John Cabage, 740 Cabbage Cemetery Road, Washburn, TN 37888. Info: 497-2287.
Senior Center community outreach eventsThe Union County Office on Aging will have out-
reach events at Luttrell and Sharps Chapel community centers. Appointments can be made between 8:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. If no appointments are made for a given day, there will be no outreach event that day. Luttrell outreach events will be held Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. Sharps Chapel outreach events will be held Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19. Info: 992-0361 or 992-3292.
Medication reviewThe East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Dis-
ability and Walgreens will provide free medication reviews to adults age 60 and over in Union County. Walgreens pharmacists will review medication lists to identify any potential complications. Contact the Union County Office on Aging for a form to list medi-cations and forward the form to Walgreens. Once the review is complete, Walgreens will contact the con-sumer. Info: 992-3292 or 992-0361.
MOMS expands areaThe MOMS Club of the Maynardville area has expand-
ed into the Big Ridge area (Andersonville/Heiskell) 37705 and 37754. If you are interested in joining the MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support) club for fun, local, low cost activities and playgroups with local moms and their children or for more info, contact Darlene, 712-4560, or Eden, 687-2469.
Lions Club meeting changedThe Union County Lions Club will meet at noon
Monday, Aug. 27, at Hardee’s in Maynardville. Note that this month’s meeting is the fourth Monday instead of the third Monday.
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Back to schoolCheerleaders and friends Preslee Hickman, Makayla Goins and Shea Bailey catch up dur-
ing their lunch break on day one of the fi rst full week of the new school year. Photo by C.Taylor
By Cindy TaylorIt may be way too early
for most to be thinking about Christmas. For Mar-vin and Doris Jeffreys, thinking about Christmas is a year-round practice. The two became involved with Operation Christmas Child through Samaritan’s Purse many years ago and speak about the ministry whenev-er they get the opportunity.
Marvin Jeffreys is the di-rector for Operation Christ-mas Child for Union County and presented a brief fi lm and provided information to the Union County Busi-ness and Professional Asso-ciation in August.
“This ministry is very dear to Doris and me,” said Jeffreys. “It is amazing how the simplest of items bless the hearts of children who receive the shoeboxes, many of whom do not know Jesus.”
Children are ministered
Think Christmas now
Marvin Jeff reys speaks to the
Union County Business and
Professional Association re-
garding Operation Christmas
Child. Photo by C. Taylor
to and come to know Je-sus through the receiving of gifts from those who are willing to help, he said.
“Many of these children have never received a gift in their life. The impact on their life can be incredible.”
Do the math. That is the credo of smart shoppers and a slogan brothers Jeff and De-Wayne Hensley take to heart. The owners of the IGA Ex-press in Maynardville have intelligently redesigned the entire food shopping experi-ence to eliminate extra costs and bring their shoppers in-credible value every day.
“A typical supermarket carries about 30,000 grocery items,” said DeWayne Hens-ley. “Many of these don’t sell quickly and take up expen-sive shelf space, increasing the likelihood of spoilage.”
IGA Express stocks fewer than 5,000 of the fastest moving grocery items, there-by eliminating the spoilage
issue since the items move quickly. This saves on rent and electricity enabling the store to pass savings on to the customers. The store also carries a private label brand. These products are made to stringent specifi cations which, according to Hens-ley, actually exceed national brand standards, and prices are usually lower. The Hens-leys save on advertising and that savings is passed along to their customers.
“We can constrain our ad-vertising expenses because we don’t have to announce a store full of price changes ev-ery week in printed ads,” said DeWayne.
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“Our father, Darrell Hens-ley, taught us for more than 40 years to treat folks like you want to be treated and try your best to offer custom-ers what they ask for whenev-er possible,” said DeWayne.
Dorene Hensley is the produce manager and makes certain the store offers only the freshest items.
“We are your local fam-ily owned supermarket, com-plete with fresh meat, pro-duce, frozen food and baked goods,” said DeWayne. “We
offer dozens of in-store spe-cials for our everyday shop-pers. We’re small enough to shop but big enough to fi ll your everyday grocery shop-ping needs.”
Front door parking is available for fast in-and-out and the store carries gift cards from national stores and restaurants for that last-minute gift.
Located at 2615 May-nardville Highway, hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Email [email protected].
Operation Christmas Child will have a drop-off center at FSG Bank in Union County from Nov. 12-19. Last year more than 750 shoeboxes were received at this location alone. Jeffreys has set a goal of 1,500 for this year at that location.
“On Christmas morning Doris and I always envision a child getting the box we send, and we say a prayer for each of them. Praying for the children you pack boxes for is very important,” said Jeffreys. “We try to increase the number of boxes we send each year. Our goal this year is to pack 24 shoeboxes and we have already started.”
Volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year with the ministry. Con-tact Jeffreys at 679-3322 or email [email protected]. Info: www.samaritanspurse.org. or 1-800-353-5949.
Free Soup KitchenCedar Ford Baptist
Church in Luttrell will hold its monthly free Soup Kitchen from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug 24. Everyone is welcome. Info: Jennifer, 274-9538.
Family Fun NightThe Luttrell Fire Department will host a free Family
Fun Night for the community of Luttrell from 5-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the Plainveiw Community Center. Everyone is invited. The event will help families and their children learn about fi re safety. There will be smoke de-tector sign up for those in need of detectors, door prizes, fun and fi re safety information.
The Union County Senior Center celebrated recent birthdays with a cake from Teresa’s Bakery and fl owers provided by Flowers by Bob.
Gene Ford and Frances Fritts celebrated birthdays with the Luttrell Senior Center on July 16, Mary Corum and Ethel Johnson celebrated their birthdays together at Plainview on Aug. 6 and Joyce Rush cel-ebrated her birthday with the Sharps Chapel Senior Center on Aug. 1.
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Tell everyone how proud you are of them!Send announcements to [email protected]
Soccer signupsSignups for Union
County Soccer will be held at Food City on the following dates:
Aug. 18 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Aug. 19 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Aug. 25 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Aug. 26 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The registration fee is $50.
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New Maynardville Elementary 1st grade teacher Julie Larmer, instructional facilitator Sue
Bundren and new 2nd grade teacher Brittany Bailey. Bundren was one of Bailey’s elementary
school teachers. Photo by C. Taylor
Students at Maynardville Elementary take a break from the reality of a new school year.
Back to school at MES
Rebecca Hughes and 4-H’er
Mary Morgan thread one
of the sewing machines in
preparation for the class
held at the Extension offi ce. Photo by C. Taylor
The Union County Ex-tension held a basic sewing class Aug. 13 at the Exten-sion office. The class was conducted by high school 4-H’ers who were on hand to teach each other and younger students the tech-niques of machine sewing.
Rebecca Hughes, the latest addition to the Ex-tension Office staff, helped conduct the class and 4-H’er Mary Morgan took on the role of lead teacher. Hughes began her job at
Sewing for beginners
the office Aug. 1. She will be a split agent who will handle both Family and Consumer Sciences and the 4-H program. Hughes
will also take care of the Tennessee Nutrition Con-
sumer Education Program (TNCEP.)
Part of Hinds Creek Road closedHinds Creek Road will be closed for road repair at
intersection of Moores Gap and Chestnut Ridge through Aug 31.
Call for artists, crafters, quilters, food vendors The Union County Heritage Festival celebrates music,
arts, crafts and East Tennessee history. The eighth annual event will be held Oct. 6, and spaces for artists, crafters, quilters and food vendors are going fast. Info and vendor application: 679-1071 or www.unioncountyheritagefestival.com.
Medicare help for seniorsThe Union County Offi ce on Aging is offering Medicare
help for seniors. Offi ce staff can help seniors understand their plans, make changes to coverage, apply for subsidies and more. Info: Samantha, 992-3292 or 992-0361.
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