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IN THIS ISSUE

Happy timesThe late Al McGuire used

“seashells and balloons” to describe good times. The way things are with Tennessee football, you can add rainbows and free ice cream.

➤ See Marvin West on page 5

What a woman!Olive Wilder Turner (1857-

1961) was born near Mill Springs, Ky., in the vicinity of what was then known as Logan’s Crossroads, later named Nancy. To give a better perspective on the location, this is about 14 miles from Williamsburg.

Olive was able to tell older Union Countians fi rsthand her experiences during the Civil War’s Battle of Mill Springs, which began Jan. 19, 1862.

➤ See Bonnie Peters on page 4

Paying it forwardA new teacher was assigned

to Luttrell Elementary in the fall of 1988. Every new teacher needs a friend on the existing staff, and since so many were kind to me when I began the previous year, I determined that I would “pay it forward” by extending my friendship to this kind lady.

Sometimes by extending friendship one gets the better bargain. Such was the case with Ms. Scarlet Seal.

➤ See Ronnie Mincey on page 4

Farmers Market meeting Monday

Union County Farmers Market will host a meet and greet at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Ag Extension office.

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By Libby MorganThe more than 200 folks at-

tending the annual Union County Chamber of Commerce banquet enjoyed a great dinner, a swing dancing demo, an awards ceremo-ny and a profi table auction.

It was Chamber president Pat-

rick Hurley’s fi rst banquet, and he says, “The banquet was a big suc-cess. Everyone had a good time and we appreciate everyone who made it happen.”

The award of the evening went to Kitty Lewis, who has worked to feed the needy in Union County

for decades.“I feel so humbled being named

the 2014 Volunteer of the Year, but truly I don’t deserve it. The Union County Food Pantry is run by many loyal volunteers, not me alone. I have two volunteers, Bill and Pat Blackburn, who truly are

Pat Hurley, Chamber president, gives Kitty Lewis

her Governor’s Volunteer Star award during the

annual Chamber banquet. Photo by Libby Morgan

Emmaline Jenkins is the youth Vol-

unteer Star. Photo submitted

Volunteer StarsLewis, Jenkins are

my ‘right hand,’ so to speak, and I feel like they should be recognized also,” says Lewis.

“We are honored to be able to serve the people of Union County and are joined by a host of others:

By Wendy SmithWe’ve produced many excep-

tional things in East Tennessee – Mountain Dew, hydroelectric power and the 1982 World’s Fair, to name a few.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that this region also cranks out something that should make us all shudder: drug dependent newborns. The Ten-nessee Department of Health’s 16-county East Tennessee region produced a whopping 27 percent of the state’s 973 Neonatal Absti-nence Syndrome (NAS) babies in 2014. Knox County alone pro-duced 10.6 percent of the total number, which continues to rise.

These babies are sick because they are addicted to drugs in-gested by their addicted mothers. The babies, and their moms, are the sad fallout of the region’s over-prescription of opiates. Addiction to prescription drugs is something that can happen to anyone, says Carla Saunders, a neonatal nurse practitioner at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

“This is not an addict-under-the-bridge problem. This is a per-

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son-sitting-next-to-you-in-church problem.”

Agencies from across the re-gion, including the nonprofi t Met-ropolitan Drug Commission and East Tennessee Children’s Hospi-tal, partnered with the East Ten-nessee NAS Task Force to kick off the Born Drug-Free Tennessee education initiative last week.

The goal of the program is to raise awareness about babies be-ing born exposed to prescription and other drugs. Education is aimed at medical providers, wom-en who are pregnant or at risk of becoming pregnant, and their families.

Karen Pershing, executive di-rector of the Metropolitan Drug Commission, says the problem stems from lack of communica-tion. Last week, 29 OB/GYN doc-tors, nurse practitioners, nurses and nursing students participated in a Born Drug-Free Tennes-see training program. Through role-play, the medical providers learned how to talk to women about addiction during screen-

Cemetery seeks bids for mowing

Fort Sumter Community Cemetery is accepting bids for the 2015 mowing season. Forms may be picked up at the cemetery offi ce, 4828 Salem Church Road, after Feb. 20. Bids must be turned in to the cemetery offi ce by March 6. Info: 660-6949.

■ The community is invited to the Fort Sumter Community Cemetery annual meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the cemetery offi ce building, 4828 Salem Church Road. An update on cemetery develop-ments and improvements will be provided. Volunteers are needed to help with the future of the cemetery. Info: 660-6949.

By Betty BeanKnox County Mayor Tim

Burchett held a press confer-ence in the Oakwood Elemen-tary School parking lot on a dis-mal January morning in 2012 to announce that he would try one last time to fi nd a developer will-ing to take on the project of res-cuing the abandoned, century-old building – broken windows, collapsed roof, sagging ceilings, crumbling walls and all.

Neighbors, some of whom were Oakwood alumni, didn’t hold out much hope for the old school, although Burchett said he’d issue a Request for Propos-als and give historic preserva-tionists another 30 days to help fi nd an angel.

Today, the former Oakwood School at 232 E. Churchwell Av-enue is buzzing with activity as construction workers and car-penters put the fi nal touches on Oakwood Senior Living, slated to open in late March. The fa-cility, which retains its original façade, will house 63 assisted

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The new entrance will be through the former gym, transformed into a spacious, high-ceilinged room with a big chandelier, seating for group or individual activities and a bar for residents and guests. (Yes, there will be beer. Red Oak, anyone?)

The suites are former class-rooms, ranging from 350 to 600 square feet. Each features one or more huge windows and some have small kitchenettes. The memory care units will be secured from other units and more intensely staffed. Month-ly rates range from $2,895– $3,995, and rooms can be shared to reduce cost.

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business

By Marilyn ToppinsAt the February meet-

ing, Union County Business & Professional Association members heard a program titled “How to Use Digital Marketing to Grow Busi-ness,” given by Leon Spen-cer, digital marketing spe-cialist.

Spencer shared these statistics: 97 percent of cus-tomers search online for a product, 80 percent of cus-tomers trust a business with a website more than one without and 78 percent look to peer recommendations, especially social media, for purchases.

Spencer encouraged the group to grow business by developing a digital plan, by establishing a content-rich website with video links, by contacting customers through e-mail or text, and through continuing to fol-low up on contacts.

He stated that 91 percent of purchasers have cell phones, and 78 percent

of those who search on a mobile device for a product make a local purchase. He gave everyone a “Round TUIT” as a reminder that “the sooner we get around to using digital marketing, the sooner we will reap the rewards.” Leon Spencer can be reached at leon.spencer@hibu.com.

UCB&PA is celebrating 25 years of “Growth through Giving.” Membership costs $25. Contact President Marilyn Toppins at m t o p p i n s 5 1@ c o m c a s t .net or text 865-643-2821 to join.

UCB&PA Prayer Break-fast will be on Good Friday, April 3, at the Senior Center in Maynardville. Proceeds benefi t fi ve charities and community organizations.

On March 10, Patrick Hurley, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will be the speaker. UCB&PA meets the second Tues-day each month at noon at Hardee’s in Maynardville.

Angi Thomas won the bid for the Richard Childress signed bot-

tle of Childress Vineyards’ “3” wine.

Mayme Taylor and Kathy Chesney show off their swing dancing

skills at the Chamber banquet. Photos by Libby Morgan

Joy Petree of Li’l Jo’s accepts the award for UC Chamber Busi-

ness of the Year from Pat Hurley. Photo submitted

Christie Dyer and Jody Smith hold up the gorgeous cedar bench made by Mayme Taylor for the

Chamber’s auction.

Julie Graham receives the STP award from Pat Hurley.

Volunteer Stars From page 1

from the driver of our truck who brings the groceries be-fore we open, to the local of-fi cers and trustees who help unload and bag the grocer-ies, and those who sign ev-eryone in and try to lend an ear and a kind word to the clients.

“We average 10-25 volun-teers on any given day that we open, and when volun-teers are sick or out of town, Pat and Bill recruit others from their church or friends so we are never lacking help. So as you see, this is not just my award. But thank you Union County Chamber of Commerce for giving a voice to the volunteers of the Union County Food Pantry.”

Emmaline Jenkins, daughter of Tamelia and David Jenkins, is the youth

Leon Spencer speaks to the Union County Business and Profes-

sional Association. Photo submitted

Digital marketing grows business

awardee of the Governor’s Volunteer Star for Union County.

She has spent many hours teaching a four- to six-week class on compan-ion animals in the schools. She and her mom have de-veloped the program which teaches animal care: how to prevent dog bites, abuse and neglect, and how ser-vice dogs and sheriff’s offi ce K-9s work.

Emmaline has fostered shelter animals and vol-unteered at Union County Humane Society. She is looking forward to a new 4-H program that brings in a Human Animal Bond in Tennessee (HABIT) trainer to work with kids to certify dogs for service.

She visits nursing homes to entertain with her sing-ing and shares her talent at many area churches. She is currently recording a CD. Additionally, Emmaline and her parents have adopted a road near their home, where they pick up litter year-round.

Julie Graham received the STP award as the Out-standing Citizen for Service and Philanthropy. She is the tourism chair for the Cham-ber and is the new executive director of East Tennessee Quality Growth.

Li’l Jo’s Bar-B-Que is the Union County Cham-ber Business of the Year. The restaurant is owned by Joy Petree (aka Li’l Jo). The restaurant regularly hosts fundraising events, donates to many community orga-nizations and welcomes clubs for meeting space at no charge.

Lately, local musicians have taken over the stage at Li’l Jo’s on Friday and Sun-day afternoons for jam ses-sions, and free movies are shown on Thursday nights.

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b. 15

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orbit around the Earth. What is the distance that the Moon

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and multiplies the sum by 7. Which equation could be used to

fi nd n, the number Lauren calculates based on c, the number

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Snow can be beautiful when it’s falling. But at some point it has to be cleared off your steps, sidewalk and driveway. If you are going to clear the snow, regardless of what mechanical assistance you may have, here are some considerations to keep in mind:

First of all, you should have clearance from your physician for this or any other sort of strenuous physical activity.

Don’t try to toss a shovelful of snow over to a pile. Walk it over. The repeated wrenching motion of throwing is tough on your back.

Rest frequently. Injuries in any activity are more common when you’re fatigued.

When lifting heavy snow – anything heavy, actually – bend at the knees, not the waist, and let your legs do the lifting.

Wear layers of clothing so that as you warm up you can shed a layer to keep from overheating.

If you know you’re going to have to shovel on a work morning, set the alarm to give yourself a few extra minutes. You don’t want to be rushing around on slippery footing. That’s inviting a slip and fall.

If you feel any chest pain or shortness of breath, stop immediately.

If an enterprising youngster from the neighborhood rings your doorbell and offers to do the work for a few dollars, you should encourage his or her entrepreneurial instincts and spare yourself the work.

Talk with your chiropractor about shoveling precautions.

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Mayor Mike was surprised to meet Dale Earnhardt’s long-lost

twin sister, Della Earnhardt-Breaker (aka Ted Greene), at Mike’s

midday birthday party at the senior center. Leading up to

Della’s appearance, senior center director Melanie Dykes gave

Mike an Earnhardt trivia quiz, which he aced, of course, up until

the last question: “What is Dale’s twin sister’s name?” The hi-

larious video of Della and Mike’s “date” is on the Union County

senior center Facebook page, where you can get the full eff ect

of Della’s persona, including “her” fi shnet stockings.

Becky Henry’s fi rst-grade

class at Maynardville El-

ementary School helped

Mayor Mike kick off his

birthday with a Batman

party. Mike told the

children, “You can tell

everyone you were at

my best birthday party

ever.” Shown here in

front of the kid-designed

slideshow are: Adrianne

Jones, McKensie Doyle,

Caleb Hall, Keely Relford,

Mayor Mike, Layla Seal,

Layne Nichols, Kai-

den Johnson, Conley

Atkins, Elizabeth Mullins,

Elizabeth Blackburn and

Zachary Paddon, with

teacher Becky Henry

(at left) and principal

Lisa Carter. The school

presented him with the

plaque he is holding that

says, “Happy 60th Birth-

day Micheal Williams,

in appreciation for your

outstanding leader-

ship and dedication

to Union County, from

Maynardville Elementary

School, February 6, 2015,

‘Godspeed.’” Photos by Libby Morgan

Mike’s bigbirthday

Deborah Huddleston and Karen Pershing of the Metropolitan Drug Commission display Born

Drug-Free in Tennessee materials. The initiative aims to raise awareness about babies being

born addicted to drugs. Photo by Wendy Smith

Keep babies off drugs From page 1

ings. It’s not something they’re comfortable asking about, she says.

Pregnant women also need education. They think pain pills are safe because doctors prescribe them, and access points are ev-erywhere, she says. Knox County currently has 35 registered pain clinics.

Those who recognize that they are addicted, or even dependent, face enormous challenges. They get sick if they quit taking pills, and replacement therapies, like methadone, are also harm-ful to babies. Information on the Born Drug-Free Ten-nessee website can help ad-

dicted women make chang-es and move forward with their lives, Saunders says.

Prescriptions for pain pills rose in response to the under-treatment of pain in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At the time, no one realized how addictive the drugs were, she says. Even now, large prescriptions aren’t uncommon.

“There’s no need for opi-ates to the degree that doc-tors are prescribing them.”

In spite of the climb-ing number of NAS babies, Saunders has hope. A lot of people are looking for ways to help, she says.

Pershing hopes to see the

number of NAS babies born in Knox County drop 20 percent by 2016. It’s a lofty goal, but she thinks it’s pos-sible through education. The Born Drug-Free Tennessee message is being spread via the Internet, radio, televi-sion, posters and brochures, and her voice. She’s happy to speak to community groups about the work of the Met-ropolitan Drug Commission – substance abuse preven-tion – and she always men-tions the smallest victims of drug abuse.

“I always bring up the ba-bies.”

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Olive Wilder Turner (1857-1961) was born near Mill Springs, Ky., in the vicinity of what was then known as Logan’s Cross-roads, later named Nancy. To give a better perspective on the location, this is about 14 miles from Williams-burg.

Olive was able to tell older Union Countians fi rst-hand her experiences dur-ing the Civil War’s Battle of Mill Springs, which began Jan. 19, 1862.

Olive was fi ve years old at the time and could re-member hearing shots from the battlefi eld at the Wilder home. Confederate and Union forces clashed, and when the smoke cleared, 150 confederates and 50 federal troops had died on the fi eld. This was the fi rst signifi cant victory of the Civil War for the federal army led by Gen. George Thomas. Olive also remembered that Confed-erate Gen. Felix Zollicoffer was killed in that battle.

While a teenager, Olive met James Rufus Turner, who had gone to Kentucky to teach lessons at singing schools. Olive recalled that these were shape-note sing-ing schools, what we now call Old Harp Singing.

In 1874, when Olive was 17 years old, she and James Rufus Turner married at Williamsburg and came to

A new teacher was as-signed to Luttrell Elementa-ry in the fall of 1988. Every new teacher needs a friend on the existing staff, and since so many were kind to me when I began the previ-ous year, I determined that I would “pay it forward” by extending my friendship to this kind lady.

Sometimes by extending friendship one gets the bet-ter bargain. Such was the case with Ms. Scarlet Seal. Ms. Scarlet became and re-mains a close friend, though time and distance have lim-ited our opportunities for fellowship.

Ms. Scarlet is what I term a Southern Belle: polite, soft-spoken, with a fi nely-developed sense of humor. At the end of the workday, we would often meet in her classroom, grade that day’s student papers, and talk endlessly about our jobs and other topics of interest.

That once got us in trouble. Ms. Scarlet, an-other teacher and I were in her classroom at the end of a particularly stress-ful day, “having the school administration for lunch.” Suddenly the principal’s voice came over the inter-com, commenting on the teacher meeting being held in Ms. Scarlet’s room. You can imagine how quickly that meeting ended and how careful we were in the future with our choice of meeting “fare.”

One of my favorite memories of Ms. Scarlet involves a memorandum that all teachers received in our school mailboxes. Ms. Scarlet and I each retrieved the missive simultaneously from our respective mail-boxes, and I began reading aloud, “There is a Judas among us.” I looked at Ms. Scarlet, she looked at me and said, “Lord, Mince, is it

Paying it forward

us?”Ms. Scarlet asked one

day if I had seen the movie “Steel Magnolias.” I had not, and Ms. Scarlet went on to describe it without giving anything away. She said, “You will laugh, you will cry, then you’ll laugh again.” In-trigued, we and a group of fellow teachers went to see this movie. I got as much if not more enjoyment from watching Ms. Scarlet’s re-actions than from watch-ing the movie. It remains a favorite of mine, and every time I see it, I think of Ms. Scarlet and happy days of teacher camaraderie.

As with most good friends, there was not al-ways joy in our friendship. Once, Ms. Scarlet sought my opinion on a matter. She said, “Mince, you’re my true friend, and I want your hon-est opinion.” I knew what she wanted my opinion to be, but true to her request, I gave her my honest opin-ion, which was the opposite of what was wanted. As a re-sult, Ms. Scarlet and I were coolly formal colleagues, not friends, for several weeks.

But time, when allowed, heals all wounds. Later dur-ing a life crisis, I turned to Ms. Scarlet for a listening, sympathetic ear, and she proved herself a true friend.

I only hope I was as good a friend to Ms. Scarlet as she was to me.

Watching movies with good friends is an excellent stress reliever. More movie memories next week.

Olive Wilder Turner: What a woman!

Union County on horse-back. She said she rode side-saddle as was common for women of that day. The couple settled in the War-wicktown/Alder Springs community. Olive recalled that there were only two or three stores in Jellico in 1874 and only one store in LaFollette. They had to ford both the Clinch and Powell Rivers during that journey.

They are said to have had seven children. I found fi ve listed in the 1990 Census: Lester [Luster], Martha, James, Murphy and Lula. James Rufus died in 1911 af-ter 37 years of marriage. Ol-ive continued to live in the Alder Springs community for many more years.

She began working at an overalls factory on State Street in Knoxville at age 65 and worked there until she was 80 years old, when she came down with smallpox. She thought she contracted the smallpox from germs in the cloth.

When she was in her 90s, she had gone out to feed her

pigs watermelon rinds when she accidentally stepped on a plank and wedged a rusty nail in her foot. When she could not pick up her foot, she stepped on the other end of the plank with her other foot and was able to pull out the nail.

She didn’t go to the doc-tor for months, trying to heal her foot with home remedies. (She had only been to a doctor one other time, and that was when she had smallpox.)

When it was obvious that not only was her foot worse, but now the infection had spread to her leg, she fi nally went to a doctor. When he told her that if she didn’t let the leg be taken off she would die, she was in such misery she agreed to the surgery.

After waking up from the surgery she asked, “Where is my leg?” She directed that it be buried in Alder Springs Cemetery beside where she expected to be interred. The leg was buried in a small coffi n to wait for Olive.

After that, she was con-fi ned to an old wooden high-back wheelchair, and her family brought her to church in it. In the last years of her life, she moved to her daughter’s home in Fountain City at 227 Ber-nhurst Drive. Members of my family visited her

Olive Wilder Turner

there, including my sister,Joanna Heiskell Beeler,cousin Sammie Williams,my brother Roscoe Heiskell,and possibly others.

Mrs. Turner knew mygreat grandmother, NancyHeiskell, personally andtold them that Nancy was apetite redhead who smokeda pipe. She said Nancy wasindustrious and was knownfor roasting a whole pigand putting an apple in itsmouth for special occa-sions. She said Nancy deco-rated her homemade butterby putting it in a fl our sackand pressing the top andsides against a tree to makedesigns.

Olive, whose mind wasclear to the end, died in 1961at age 104.

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Dover’s fi rst repurposing projects were in River Oaks Place and Lakewood Place (the fi rst Loudon Hospi-tal) in Loudon County, and then the former Lenoir City High School. Dover added the historic Alexander Inn in Oak Ridge to his portfo-lio, and it is on track to be

completed at much the same time as Oakwood.

All of the previously mentioned Dover projects are assisted living/memory care facilities, but the next big undertaking, Historic Knoxville High School, scheduled to come online in late 2016, will be an inde-pendent living/ mixed use complex with residential units and small businesses. Northshore Senior Living in West Knoxville is a newly constructed building.

Dover contracts with Se-nior Solutions to manage its facilities, and the executive director of Oakwood Senior Living, Amy Wise, is a li-

censed practical nurse who was a student at Oakwood Elementary School. Wise has spent her career in as-sisted living and says that there’s considerable interest in Oakwood Senior Living (three suites are already re-served, with a fourth reser-vation expected by the end of last week).

To schedule a tour, call 865-363-5950.

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Among my earliest memories is that of be-ing read to by my mother. The fi rst books I remem-ber her reading to me in-cluded Dale Evans’ “Angel Unaware,” as well as some lesser tomes, including the Golden Books’ “Mis-ter Bear Squash-You-All-Flat” and “The Duck Who Played the Piano.” What I wouldn’t give for copies of those beloved books now!

She bought Childcraft for us, a set of books which I still have in my collection, and which I still refer to from time to time. World Book was purchased for us before I started school, and even though I bought my own set of World Book when my girls were young, I have kept the older ver-sions, because they have material in them that the newer versions do not, including a picture of my dear friend John when he was a 4-H boy in Idaho.

So, I grew up with books and have never lost my love for them. Books

The late Al McGuire used “seashells and balloons” to describe good times. The way things are with Ten-nessee football, you can add rainbows and free ice cream.

Recruiting success re-mains the talk of the town. The new offensive coordina-tor is said to be a precise fi t. Butch Jones is really com-fortable. Everybody that matters is some degree of happy. New titles and raises helped.

For lack of contrary in-formation, I assume Mike DeBord is the correct step in maintaining “the best staff in America.” That’s what Butch promised when he was hired. No reason for him to back down.

I will concede that the Jones group can sell. This is the year to see how it does at developing talent.

Fans should accept DeBord as a loyalty hire. This was payback. It is OK to scratch your head and won-der, but no bickering. Butch has already said he knows what’s best for the Vols.

Butch worked for Mike long, long ago at Central Michigan. Together they produced a 12-34 record. DeBord did give Jones a big boost in his career. Butch has returned the favor, res-cuing Mike from oblivion and adding the encourage-

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.

■ Alder Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Hickory

Star Road, will host a Men’s

Conference at 7 p.m. Friday,

March 6, and 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 7. Ministers

include the Rev. Luke Kidwell

and the Rev. Jerry Vittatoe.

Everyone welcome.

■ Johnson’s Chapel Church

in Powder Springs will have

a yard sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 7, in the

fellowship hall with a wide

range of items and clothing.

Breakfast also available. Info:

Carla Collins, 865-809-0149

SPORTS NOTES ■ Willow Creek Youth

Park softball registra-tion, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturdays, Feb. 21, 28

and March 7, at the park,

7530 Quarry Road. For

girls ages 3-17. Cost: $40

for Weeball and $60 for

6 and up. League starts

April 13. Info: 203-5105.

Happy time, good fi t, comfort zone

ment of a $500,000 salary.We have been told that

this enhances the status quo, that little or nothing will change about the Jones offense. I don’t believe that. The Vols need more touch-downs. They need to be able to gain a yard now and then, when they absolutely must have one. Maybe DeBord can coach a power forma-tion. He once did.

Offense did not come easy for Tennessee the past two seasons. It fi nished 104th and 93rd in national rankings. The Vols were 69th in red zone touchdown percentage in 2014. Those perfectly relaxed about the future may think that is OK. It isn’t.

I have no concerns about DeBord as offensive coordi-nator. He may even be great, as soon as he catches up with what is going on.

I am amazed that Butch is passing him off as a quar-terback coach. His fi rst and last fl ing at that assign-ment was the mid-1980s at Fort Hays State. Quarter-

back coach of those famous names at Michigan (Tom Brady, Brian Griese, etc.) was Stan Parrish.

Based on last season’s ar-gument that Joshua Dobbs needed considerable im-provement on fundamentals and the current dilemma of three freshmen posing as quarterback depth, it would seem that Jones needed a master technician as teach-er.

Old friend Mike DeBord is a line coach. He does bring a lifetime of experience and warm compatibility.

“Comfort” is a bigger word in Butch’s vocabulary than in mine. I thought “comfort” was part of the 2014 problem.

The coaching staff was more comfortable with Jus-tin Worley at quarterback because he was a better practice player, had a bet-ter grasp of the offense, was less likely to make mistakes and would stick to plans. It didn’t seem to matter that he couldn’t run the read op-tion.

It hurts to say what I’ve been thinking, that there would have been no bowl game had Worley survived. Justin would have deserved a medal for true grit and everlasting respect for raw courage, but no way does Tennessee upset South Carolina without Joshua

Go now, write it before them on a tablet, and in-scribe it in a book, so that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.

(Isaiah 30: 8 NRSV)

My magic carpet

can carry me – like a magic carpet – to distant times and places. They can introduce me to fas-cinating people, both real and imaginary, who can teach me much about the world and even about my-self.

I am always a little sad, a little lost, when I fi nish a good book. It is a little like letting go of the tra-peze, without knowing whether the other tra-peze – the one swinging toward me – is going to reach me in time.

So, when I need to travel through space or time, my magic carpet is available, ready to trans-port me to adventures, experiences, dreams, fantasies, and, best of all, truths!

Dobbs.Now we know and under-

stand.This, indeed, looks like

the beginning of seashells and balloons for Tennessee football. There is reason for optimism. The Lyle Allen Jones Reconstruction Com-pany has done the prelimi-nary brick work. His meth-od has merit. There will be no more 7-6s.

Spring practice, even in relative secret, fi gures to be exciting. Already there is chatter about the Orange and White game. And an SEC East title! Some can barely wait. Go Vols!

I hope the new coach can help the team win. If the Vols make it to Atlanta, that might mean top 10 in the polls. Call it to my attention when it happens. That will be the real comfort zone.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com.

By Sandra ClarkThe fi rst time I heard

of Jerry Cheung was when Tud E t h e r t o n s t o p p e d by to say, “You real ly should try this Chinese restaurant … ”

Tud and Shirley were

super customers and be-came friends with Jerry and Salina Cheung – even to the point of Tud bringing Jerry and his erhu to the DP Club’s summer watermelon-cutting.

There’s no sound like “Rocky Top” on an erhu.

Jerry was an honorary pallbearer and speaker at Tud’s funeral last week.

Tud died Jan. 31 at age 78. The men in his fam-

ily wore overalls to receive friends at Salem Baptist Church.

One-of-a-kind, Tud was a friend to all who worked at making his friends become friends of each other.

Survivors include wife, Shirley; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Colleen; son, Kenny; daughter, Kim-berley Fitzpatrick; grand-children; and a host of friends.

Tud Etherton

Tud Etherton was friend to all

The men of the Charles “Tud” Etherton family honored him by wearing overalls to the receiving

of friends at Salem Baptist Church. Pictured are Corey Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kenny Ether-

ton, Randy Etherton, Waylon Etherton, Jason King and Jaxton King (in front).

Little League signups every Tuesday

The Union County Little League is holding signups 6-8 p.m. every Tuesday at Food City in Maynardville. Divisions are available for wee ball, tee-ball, coach pitch, kid pitch and a senior league. Info: Union County Little League on facebook.com.

A quarter million times 12

Last week’s story about Ohio Valley Ve-neer contained a math error. The company generates $250,000 per month, not per year, bringing their to-tal contribution to the local economy closer to $3 million annually.

‘Check-In’ with TENNder Care TENNder Care is Tennessee’s program for well-child

visits for children under age 21 on TennCare. “Check-In” with your child’s doctor or health department to make an appointment for your child’s free check up. The annual “Check Up” will help prevent diseases and chronic medical conditions and provide information and advice on how to keep your child healthy. “Check Back” with your doctor by keeping your follow-up ap-pointment, your next scheduled well-child visit or by contacting your doctor if a problem occurs. Info: 1-866-311-4287 or 992-3867, Ext. 131.

Tyler Harber is out of politicsBy Sandra Clark

Tyler Harber, who came to fame as a protege of for-mer Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale, has entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court to one count of co-ordinated federal election contributions and one count of making false statements to the FBI.

Sentencing is set for March.

Harber got his start in East Tennessee, moving to Knoxville where he was em-ployed as a campaign strat-egist for Ragsdale.

Shopper-News was the fi rst paper to report on Har-ber’s activities here, specifi -cally a drinking escapade at

the Copper Cellar when he fl ashed a “badge” at a server.

He was later fi red, but not until there were some sheni-gans with a county-owned computer being hidden in an air conditioning pipe.

Later, Harber went big-time in Washington, D.C., where he was a frequent commentator on national programs and managed several campaigns.

Most recently he was campaign manager for Re-publican candidate Chris Perkins, who lost to Rep. Gerry Connolly in 2012. In the campaign, Harber set up a super PAC and collected contributions amounting to nearly $600,000.

According to federal court documents, he was personally paid a percent-age of the super PAC’s ex-penditures, and he later lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents inves-tigating the case.

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Sophomore Ashtyn Patterson

is honored with two awards,

Max Preps Varsity Player of

Year and Union County Tour-

nament All-District.

Max Preps JV Player of Year is

freshman Kassidy Knight. Pho-tos submitted

Luttrell Elementary’s champion spellers are runner-

up Lexus Matthews and school winner Mariah Hens-

ley. Hensley will compete in the county spelling bee

on March 5.

Classroom winners in the Luttrell Elementary School

spelling bee are: (front) Travyn Farmer and Ethan Sawyer;

(middle) Anthony Acuff , Anthony Baker, Dimetry Dyer and

Dalton Beeler; (back) Jessica Birchfi el, Mariah Hensley,

Cade Ailor, Austin Acuff , Emily Jones and Lexus Matthews. Photos submitted

Senior forward Han-nah Young has been on the

P a t r i o t s basketba l l team all t h r o u g h high school, and she has also main-tained a 4.0 GPA.

She won fi rst place at

last year’s student art con-test and plans to combine her artistic and academic talent to pursue a college de-gree in biology with a minor in art in hopes of a career in scientifi c illustration.

She’s considering at-tending UT Chattanooga or Maryville College and is comparing the fi nancial incentives offered by each school.

Tabitha and Joe Young

are her parents.Cam Smith, a freshman

starter on the basket-ball team, said it was a little nerve-w r a c k i n g at the end of a recent game, with the score at 51 Patri-

ots, 52 Cumberland Gap. He was fouled before the buzzer and went to the free throw line for two shots. He made them both, and the Patriots won by one point.

He also starts on the foot-ball team as a wide receiver and plans to play baseball. He says he’s working hard to raise his grade average from B to A.

His parents are Teresa and Donnie Smith.

Young Smith

Luttrell’s top spellers

Conservation society off ers scholarshipAny student that is (or

will be) majoring in a natu-ral resources fi eld of study in college is eligible to apply for the 2015 Soil and Water Conservation Society Schol-arship.

In addition to two letters of recommendation, a third letter from a member of the Tennessee SWCS Chapter is required to apply.

If you have anyone who is interested in applying for the scholarship, please

contact your nearest SWCS member and request they write a letter of recommen-dation. Your nearest SWCS member’s contact infor-mation can be obtained by calling Chester Bush at 931-267-1562 or Don Tyler 731-425-4747.

The deadline is Friday, April 15. Applications are available through the UT Extension offi ce in May-nardville. Info: 865-992-8308.

Sierra Womble and Sierra Clabough share the Co-Inspiration

Award.

Sophomore Daisie Lockhart is

Most Improved.

Reagan Collins, a senior, re-

ceives the Leadership Award.

The Union County volley-ball team held their annual awards dinner. The season’s achievers were recognized by coach Nicole Lockhart.

The team’s two Sierras, Sierra Womble and Sierra Clabough, both juniors, were honored for their mo-

tivation with the Co-Inspi-rational Award.

Sophomore Emma John-son received the Most Valu-able Player Award.

Lockhart says the team had a lot of fun this year and that every player improved dramatically.

Two Sierras inspire volleyball team

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4-H Horse Club competes at regionalsThe Union County 4-H Horse Club was in Knoxville to compete

in the East Tennessee Regional Horse Bowl and Hippology con-

tests in late January. The group, shown at the UT Ag campus,

are: volunteer leader Candice Lamb, Emily Harmon, Summer

Mize, Alyssa Lamb, Kourtney Hensley, Kaily Huff man, Allison

Hannah, Emma Parker and Abby Pursiful. Not pictured are vol-

unteer leaders Teresa Harmon and Amy Mize. In the Hippology

contest, the senior team ranked eighth in the region and the

junior high team placed ninth. Summer Mize received ninth in

Individual High Scorer in the junior high division. Photo submitted

Three Union County 4-H speakers placed at the Re-gional 4-H Public Speaking Contest at Hollingsworth Auditorium on the UT Ag Campus.

Bethany Long and Mar-tin Dickey were awarded fi rst place in their divisions, and Cadie Chappel earned sixth place.

Their speeches explained how 4-H is like the layers of a cake, how 4-H teaches hardiness, patience and composure in the face of failure, and how 4-H is like a novel.

The regional contest fol-lowed the county competi-tion, where 4-H families gathered and local volun-teers judged the speakers at Maynardville Elementary School.

Results of the county public speaking and poster contests are:

Fourth Grade – First, La-kin Brock; second, Aalyia Savage; third, Peyton Ray; fourth, Isabella Cole; and fi fth, Blanka Gonzales and Jess Hansard.

Other fourth-grade participants were Jessica Birchfi el, Jasper Nicely, Amelia Skibinski, Emma Sexton and Gracie Cooper.

Fifth Grade – First, Ka-leb Hanna; second, Macey Hutchison; third, Jordan Begley and Kaylee Chisum; fourth, Megan Overbay; fi fth, Makenna Satterfi eld, SCES.

Other fi fth-grade partici-pants were Riley Cole, Jor-dan Raley, Shari Berkeley, Garret Johnson and Payton Wyrick.

Sixth Grade – First, Cera Davis; second, Brook Black.

Seventh Grade – First, Allyson Hanna; second, Me-gan Mays.

Eighth Grade – First, Debora Walker.

Ninth Grade – First, Cadie Chappel; second, Charlie Hamilton.

11th Grade – First, Beth-any Long.

12th Grade – First, Mar-tin Dickey; second, Mary Morgan.

County 4-H poster con-test winners – fi rst: Chris Treece, second: Dylan Hall, third: Cassie Dykes

■ 4-H Honor Club inducts threeA candlelight ceremony

initiated three new mem-bers into the Union County 4-H Honor Club.

Jessica Lowery, Emma-line Jenkins and Kourtney Hensley have demonstrated consistent leadership ability and have been active mem-bers in their clubs and com-munities.

Opportunities for citi-zenship and service activi-ties, leadership and proj-ect development are key in Honor Club work.

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Bethany Long, Martin Dickey and Cadie Chappel win awards at

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THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28

“Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets available for Knoxville Zoo. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo ticket window during regular zoo hours. Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or knoxvillezoo.org.

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10

Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features fi rst-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www.rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

THROUGH MAY 20

Applications accepted for the Great Smoky Mountains Trout Adventure Camp for middle school girls and boys, sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited to be held June 15-20 at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Info/applications: http://www.tntroutadventure.org.

THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Online registration open for Race to benefi t the Corryton Community Food Pantry, to be held Saturday, June 20. Event is part of “The Run and See Tennessee Grand Prix Series.” To register: https://runnerreg.us/corryton8mile. Info: corryton8miler@yahoo.com; ron.fuller@totalracesolutions.com; or Joyce Harrell, 705-7684.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

Chili Fundraiser hosted by the Union County Little League, 5:30-8 p.m., Maynardville Elementary School. Cost: $5 for bowl of chili, drink and cookie. Silent auction. Info: Union County Little League Face-book page.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

All you can eat pancake breakfast, 8:30-10 p.m., Chili’s, 6635 Clinton Highway. Tickets: adults, $5; chil-dren 4-6, $2; children under 3, free. All proceeds benefi t Christus Victor Early Childhood Development Center education program.

Little Free Library Workshop, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place. Hosted by A1LabArts. To register: Donna, donnamoore32@mac.com. Info: www.a1labarts.org.

Ranch Rodeo, 7 p.m., the Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center, 1615 Pavilion Drive, White Pine. Sponsored by the Walters State Ag Club. Proceeds go to scholar-ships for the Walters State Agriculture Department. Ad-mission: $10 for adults; $5 for students ages 7-17; 6 and under free. Tickets available at the door. Info: ws.edu.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sean McCol-lough, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Tennessee Stage Company New Play Festival Readings: “The Third Proposal,” 2:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

MONDAY, FEB. 23

Tennessee Stage Company New Play Festival Readings: “American Farce,” 6 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24

Quebecois Vive Le Quebec!! cooking class, , 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, FEB. 24, 26

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA Knoxville offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Must attend both nights. Preregistration required. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA Knoxville offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Must pre-register. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

THURSDAY, FEB. 26

Family Pajama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville High-

way. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 525-5431.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, FEB. 26-27

AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27

Doc Rock 2015, 8 p.m.-midnight, on two stages: NV Nightclub, 125 E. Jackson Ave. and The Bowery. Doors open at 7. Ultimate battle of physician bands. Presented by Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance. Bands include: Second Opinion, Remedy, Patriot Rising, Funk and Awesome, STD-Spinal Tappin’ Docs; South River Trail. Info: https://www.facebook.com/DocRockForHealth/timeline.

SATURDAY FEB. 28

Historic Hauntings VIP session, 5:30 p.m., Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. The results of the paranormal investigation by Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tour’s J-Adam Smith and video by Patrick Watson of Mapletree Productions. VIP admission: $35. Additional tours: $25. All proceeds benefi t Historic Ramsey House. Info/reservations: 546-0745; judy@ramseyhouse.org; Kathy@ramseyhouse.org.

Saturday LEGO Club, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. For grades 1-5. Info: 922-2552.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Stand in the Gap Coalition quarterly meeting, 2 p.m., Plainview Community Building, 1037 Tazewell Pike, Luttrell. Program: Dan Smoots will review “Give Me A Reason,” a youth drug identifi cation/prevention program.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

‘Recycling Games’ event, 1-3 p.m., Wilderness at the Smokies Waterpark Resort, Sevierville. One-day tickets to Wild WaterDome indoor waterpark: $15. Waterpark will remain open until 8 p.m. Proceeds to benefi t Keep Sevier Beautiful and Sevier County Food Bank. Kids will learn important tips about recycling and helping the environment.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

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