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Contact Sandy Greene at the UCSCD offi ce at 3741 May-nardville Highway, Maynard-ville, or call her at 865-992-8031.

School boardThe Union County Board of

Education will meet in regu-lar session Thursday, March 26, in the Union County High School auditorium. The workshop will begin 6 p.m. with the meeting immediately following.

Drive 4UR School postponed

Union County High School HOSA department’s planned April fundraiser through Ford, Drive 4UR School, which is an opportunity to raise $6,000 in one day, has been postponed until the fall.

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“We got in here while our side-walk was an ice skating rink,” says David McCollough, State Farm agent for over 25 years in May-nardville.

Son Jake, also a State Farm agent, says, “I beat on the ice, and all I could do was rough up the surface.”

The planned move was a short one – just around the corner – so they were ready, and they perse-vered and got their computers, phones and furniture in place and working despite the slick roads and sidewalk.

Their new offi ce was formerly Dyer’s Flooring, which moved one door north.

By Libby MorganMayor Mike Williams, an

avid motorcyclist, charged a group of teens to create a map of good rides in the county.

He picked the right group of teens, as they were statewide winners in last year’s map-making contest, put on by a globally known data company, ESRI.

They are all members of the Smoky Mountain 4-H Club and won last year’s competi-tion with a trails map of Big Ridge State Park.

The Union County team fell a little short of fi rst place this time, taking third for an un-fi nished map.

“We still have some addi-tions to make to our motor-cycle rides map,” says Dakota Sherritze, one of the team members. “But we had to go ahead and submit our entry by the deadline on February 20.”

ESRI provides data and mapping for a myriad of uses by government, military, sci-entifi c and commercial enter-prises, and they sponsor a 4-H competition every year, send-ing state winners to their an-nual symposium in San Diego.

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of their new offi ce on Maynardville

Highway. Photo by Libby Morgan

Nathanael Kadron, Dakota Sherritze, Martin Dickey, Joshua Sherrite and Jeremiah Kadron, who comprise the Union

County GIS team, creators of a map for motorcycle rides in Union County Photo by L. Morgan

State Farm gets new offi ce

By Sandra ClarkThe city of Plainview lost its judge and hun-

dreds of North Knox and Union countians lost a friend when Byron Douglas Bryant, 66, passed away suddenly on March 8. Byron and wife Christa lived on a farm in Plainview in a house which Byron proudly claimed to have built himself.

His dad, Harry J. Bryant, was a solo practi-tioner of law, and Byron followed in his foot-steps albeit on the other end of Knox County. Byron served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and returned home to attend law school at UT. He practiced law in Halls for 33 years.

He volunteered his time as the Plainview city judge and enjoyed every aspect of farm life in Union County. He once said he was “running a retirement home for old horses.”

Weekends were spent in Civil War re-enactments with Burroughs Battery 1st Ten-nessee Light Artillery. Byron had uniforms for both sides and cheerfully fi lled the role

most needed.He and Christa were married 45 years and

produced three daughters: Dr. Erin Bryant of

Jonesborough; Shannon and Zac Carey and their son, Daniel, of Knoxville; and Megan and Michael Brazill and their daughter, Clara, of Nolensville, Tenn. He also leaves his sister, Thea Bryant Few, and her son, Joey, of Sand-point, Idaho.

The funeral was March 12 at Washing-ton Presbyterian Church and interment was March 13 at East Tennessee Veterans Cem-etery on Gov. John Sevier Highway.

Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements, and Jerry Griffey said it was the fi rst funeral he had worked since the passing of his beloved wife, Joan.

Byron Bryant

Byron Bryant, pioneering lawyer, passes

GIS team takes third in state

Learning biologyMs. Cosby was without

doubt one of the sweetest-natured teachers who ever taught in Union County. She taught us well and worked us hard, but she was not nearly as demanding as I had her figured. Like most good teachers, she worked harder than any of her students.

➤ Read Ronnie Mincey on page 4

IN THIS ISSUE

Making soapI well remember soap-mak-

ing at home every spring, but my mother never wrote down her recipe. She didn’t need to and I never bothered to ask her for it. This is what I remember …

The iron kettle was cleaned and about two gallons of water poured in. When the fi re was hot enough to boil the water, she poured in a lye liquid gleaned over the winter from green hickory ashes.

➤ Read Bonnie Peters on page 4

Spring practiceOnce upon a time, spring

practice was thought to be the birthplace of college football teams.

That thought has evolved. Winter workouts are now very important, more for individual improvement than team func-tionality. Summer togetherness is critical for bonding, all for one, one for all.

➤ Read Marvin West on page 5

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NEWS FROM TENNESSEE CANCER PATIENT COALITION

Sulynne and Don Denton. Don is a prostate cancer survivor and

created the Tennessee Cancer Patient Coalition, a grassroots group

that aims to encourage the passage of legislation that would

require insurance companies to cover proton therapy treatments

for cancer patients.

Don Denton is the author of “Calming the Storm” which chronicles his journey of cancer diagnosis,

his research and discovery of proton therapy treatment for prostate cancer, and his treatment and

ultimate cure of cancer after proton therapy. Don’s book is available for purchase on Amazon or at

the Provision Center for Proton Therapy.

Proton Therapy is the most advanced form of cancer treatment in the world, and now Tennessee has the Provision Center for Proton Therapy located right here in Knoxville. Our Tennessee proton center is one of only 14 operational centers in the nation. However, due to decisions by insurance carriers in Tennessee, if you are between the ages

of 19 to 64, you are not covered for this unique treatment option. If you live in a neighboring state like Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia or Florida, you are covered and you can come to our center in Tennessee to receive treatment.

Help us make sure that this treatment option is available to ALL

Tennesseans that need it. Visit the Tennessee Cancer Patient Coalition at tncancerpatient.org to learn more. Also visit the facebook page at facebook.com/tncancerpatient

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By Anne HartIf Don Denton had

followed the advice of the urologist who diagnosed his prostate cancer in the fall of 2010, his life would have turned out much differently.

And if by some chance he were still alive, he would likely be incontinent, impotent and awaiting the very real possibility of the cancer recurring. In other words, his quality of life would be so dramatically diminished it might hardly seem worth the struggle.

But Denton had a lot to live for, and he would be the fi rst to tell you he didn’t like the doctor’s odds. So after hearing the diagnosis and anticipating a gloomy future, he and his wife, Sulynne, began researching options to the treatment the urologist had recommended.

For several weeks they scoured the Internet and gathered books and networked with cancer survivors, learning everything they could fi nd on treatment for prostate cancer. Meanwhile, the doctor’s offi ce kept calling, wanting to schedule surgery. Denton kept putting them off.

“We did incredible research, but we weren’t daunted and we weren’t praying for a miracle. We always felt God would lead us to the right choice. We just hoped He would make it so obvious we wouldn’t miss it,” Denton says with a smile.

Just before Christmas of that year, the couple heard about a Blount County prostate cancer support group. “We thought it would be a good idea to talk with others, and the meeting was going to take place just two minutes from our home in Townsend, so it seemed like a

Prostate cancer survivor advocates legislation to help others receive life-saving proton treatment

good idea.“What we learned from

two of the members just blew us away. They had both had proton treatment, which is non-invasive, painless and allows the patient to lead a normal life while undergoing treatment and afterwards. It sounded too good to be true, but we went home and started researching it.”

Knoxville’s Provision Center for Proton Therapy wasn’t open yet. The nearest proton treatment center was in Jacksonville, Florida.

Denton applied there, and several days later on Christmas Eve, he was notifi ed that his insurance company wouldn’t cover the cost of proton therapy. “The insurance company said the treatment was ‘experimental,’ despite the fact that at that time there were nine proton centers open in the US and 14 more under construction or development.

Denton said he learned that the treatment was far from experimental.

“The concept was developed in 1946, the fi rst patient was treated in 1954, and the FDA approved the treatment and Medicare began covering it in 1988. At the time of my diagnosis, tens of thousands of people worldwide had been cured of cancer through outpatient proton treatment and my insurance company was saying it was experimental.

“At that point we were devastated. We were ready to mortgage our home and do whatever else it took to get this treatment. Through Christmas of that year we worked with an attorney on an appeal, and then the center asked that we let them fi le the fi rst appeal with the insurance company.”

The insurance company fi nally agreed to pay. Don Denton had the treatment as an outpatient over a period of two months, and in the following week after the end of his treatments, he and his wife enjoyed hiking in the mountains and playing three rounds of golf. Today he is free of cancer and has had no permanent side effects or quality of life issues.

Denton’s story has a happy ending, and he wants others

diagnosed with prostate and breast cancer, which is also treated with proton therapy, to have a similar outcome.

He has written a book about his experience. “Calming the Storm” is available on Amazon.com. You can also fi nd him on Facebook under that title.

In addition, he’s on the speaker’s circuit at every opportunity, telling others about his experience and urging them to contact legislators in support of a bill now in the General Assembly and co-sponsored by state Rep. Ryan Haynes of Knox County and state Sen. Doug Overbey of Blount County.

The bill will force insurance companies to allow patients and their doctors to determine the best medical treatment, including proton treatment.

“We hope everyone will contact their legislators and ask for support of the Cancer Patient Choice Act,” Denton says. “Insurance companies shouldn’t be allowed to deny benefi ts to cancer patients who choose proton therapy, and that’s exactly what is happening today.”

Make a diff erence

I agreed to sponsor the bill because it refl ects sound public health policy for the citizens of Tennessee. Patients in Tennessee should have available

all treatment modalities. ~ State Senator Doug Overbey

Proton Therapy Facts: Proton therapy is NOT experimental Proton therapy was approved by the FDA in 1988 Medicare/CMS have reimbursed proton therapy since

2000 More than 100,000 patients have been treated with

proton therapy worldwide The cost of proton therapy for prostate cancer is now the

same or lower than conventional treatments, without the damaging side effects

University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute found that 99% of prostate cancer patients remain cancer free

There are 1.6 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year

Tennessee ranks 5th in the nation for deaths from cancer

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East Tennessee Regional Leadership Association (ETRLA) Class of 2015 re-cently visited Sevier County where class members learned about tourism in-dustry benefi ts to the cities of Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and Gatlinburg, as well as the East Tennessee Region and the state of Tennessee.

Information about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rocky Top Sports World and Sevier County Solid Wastes was provided, and the class was given a behind-the-scenes tour of Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and Tennes-

see Smokies stadium. The Class of 2015 is com-

prised of 34 people living in Anderson, Blount, Camp-bell, Claiborne, Cocke, Hamblen, Loudon, Knox, Monroe, Roane, Sevier and Union counties.

Class members for Union County are Joyce Melt-abarger, Leadership Union County board member, and Richard Phillips, Leader-ship Union County Class of 2014 and vice mayor of the city of Plainview. Union County will host the Class of 2015 on Wednesday, May 27, with agriculture the topic of the retreat.

Emmaline Jenkins, a member of the Smoky Mountain Homeschool 4-H Club, follows in the foot-steps of at least two fellow club members in being rec-ognized for outstanding volunteer work in Union County.

The Governor’s Volun-teer Stars Awards is an ini-tiative from the Volunteer Tennessee program which recognizes outstanding volunteers from counties all across Tennessee. Par-ticipating counties con-duct a call for nominations and name one outstanding youth and one outstanding adult volunteer per county.

Jenkins was welcomed and recognized at the 2014 Volunteer Stars Awards cer-emony in Franklin, Tenn., on March 9. Miss Tennessee gave out awards to the hon-orees.

Jenkins was awarded for her volunteer work with the Union County Humane So-ciety, conducting compan-ion animal classes at the el-ementary schools of Union County, the Adopt-A-Road Program and other volun-

Joyce Meltabarger and Richard Phillips at Smokies Stadium

with ETRLA. Photo submitted

Emmaline Jenkins at the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards ceremony. Photo submitted

Sharps Chapel seniors celebrating February and March birthdays are: Theresa

Dreiser (March), Betty Joe Eastridge (February) and Joyce Hopkins (March). Pho-to submitted

Plainview seniors celebrat-

ing March birthdays are Mil-

dred Dyer, Bobbie Atkins, Jess

Jones, Helen McBee and Tom

Keaton. Photo submitted

Seniors celebrate birthdays

Emmaline Jenkins honored in Franklin

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thering her leadership skills as she trains other middle and high school students to lead the companion animal

program.Emmaline is the daugh-

ter of Tamelia and David Jenkins.

The adult awardee for 2014 in Union County is

Kitty Lewis, who is the founder of the Union Coun-ty Food Pantry and a volun-teer with the organization for 25 years. Lewis was un-able to attend the ceremony.

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Gail Lowery of Halls pre-sented a program on soap-making at the Maynardville Public Library, and I was keenly reminded that it is getting more diffi cult to demonstrate to our young-sters how their ancestors survived the harsh circum-stances in which they found themselves.

Gail has a small busi-ness/hobby of soap-mak-ing, and because apparently lye has something to do with illegal drugs, she has to buy a 22-lb container of sodium hydroxide to get the 22 ounces of lye she needs to

When it came time to register for sophomore classes, I was going to have health and biology, both of which were taught by Ms. Peggy Cosby. I knew her to be kind, for she maintained order in large study halls without raising her voice. I also knew she was a hard teacher. I based this upon the seemingly endless sup-ply of student papers she graded.

I doubted my ability to spend a third of each school day with such a demand-ing teacher, but she was the only biology teacher at Hor-ace Maynard High. There was an alternate choice for health and, as Robert Frost said, “I took the road less traveled by, and that made all the difference.” Frost

You don’t have to be a world-class – or even weekend – athlete to develop aches and pains. Just try being a parent!

Starting with a child’s infancy, it’s bending over to change diapers, lifting the baby into car seats, strollers and high chairs, getting down and playing on the fl oor, piggyback rides and at the end of the day picking up toys. Throw in lugging groceries, cooking dinner, making beds and talking on the phone, maybe with a baby on your hip. And maybe when they’re older, there’s the pick-up soccer

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Parenthood and back peril

Memories of mutilation and mercy

never said that “less trav-eled” was always smoothest. Sometimes it’s best to take the most heavily traveled path!

Ms. Cosby was without doubt one of the sweetest-natured teachers who ever taught in Union County. She taught us well and worked us hard, but she was not nearly as demanding as I had her fi gured. Like most good teachers, she worked harder than any of her students.

Making soap in a kettle

make a run of soap. Hardin Mountain Organics carries Gail’s soaps, which are rea-sonably priced.

I well remember soap-making at home every spring, but my mother never wrote down her recipe. She didn’t need to – she’d had at least 20 years’ experience

before I was born – and I never bothered to ask her for it. This is what I remem-ber …

The iron kettle was cleaned and about two gallons of water poured in. When the fi re was hot enough to boil the water, she poured in a lye liquid gleaned over the winter from green hickory ashes.

(When burned, green hickory produces good ash-es for lye. We had an ash hopper that held the ashes, and as water sprinkled over the ashes, the lye water drained into the hopper. Usually there was enough rainfall to wet the ashes and to drain the liquid lye. If she didn’t have ashes, she simply went to my brother’s store and bought a can of Red Seal lye.)

She used a long-handled wooden paddle to stir the lye into the boiling water. My mother used a feather to test the strength of the lye. If the feathers came off the

quill, she knew it was strong enough. If not, she added more lye.

I remember that she put some Borax in the kettle, but I don’t remember how much. Since Borax is also alkaline, maybe it en-hanced the effectiveness of the lye.

When the solution was ready, she then poured in all the stale lard from the pre-vious hog killing. I’m guess-ing at least two or three gal-lons. When it cooked down to a “pudding” state, she raked out the coals and let it cool. She would place a piece of tin over the kettle and let it cool overnight and cut the soap into pieces the next day.

The pieces of soap were placed in shallow boxes to cure for a couple of weeks before using. That would make enough soap to do our family until the next soap-making time.

I am including a recipe from “West Virginia Trea-

sures,” a cookbook prepared in 1974 by the West Vir-ginia Extension Homemak-ers Council. It is a smaller quantity, and you don’t have to own an iron kettle. Of course this is assuming you can purchase a can of lye.

Be sure to use a crockery or Pyrex container for this mixture:

■ 5 lbs. lard (salt free – do not use bacon drippings; salt will cause your soap to crumble.)

■ 1 can lye ■ ½ cup ammonia ■ 1 quart water ■ ½ cup kerosene ■ ½ cup Borax

Dissolve the lye in the water in a crockery or Py-rex container and be very careful: wear gloves and do not get close enough for the steam/fumes to burn you. It is better to do this outside.

Warm the lard so that it will pour. Using a long-handled wooden paddle or stick, stir as you slowly add a thin stream of lard to the

lye water. After it has cooled a bit, stir evenly and con-stantly. After blending, the mixture will be somewhat thick (like pudding).

Then add the ammonia, kerosene and Borax and stir slowly and evenly for about 5 minutes or until you are sure it is well mixed. Pour into a wooden or cardboard box lined with waxed paper. (The old-timers used a cloth lining.)

When solid, cut into de-sired-size cakes and place on a cloth or waxed paper to cure. Do not freeze.

The whiter the lard, the nicer the soap. Sassafras was frequently used for a fragrance. If you choose to do this, boil a few pieces of sassafras root in enough water to cover the pieces; strain and mix in while the soap is cooling. Nowadays, there are many oils or dried substances that can be add-ed, such as lavender, pep-permint, rosemary, spear-mint or oatmeal.

My fi rst of two outstand-ing memories of Ms. Cosby’s biology class was my earth-worm mutilation. A part-ner and I were supposed to dissect this creature and isolate and identify its fi ve hearts.

Everything looked the same to me: a nondescript beige with all the parts seeming to run together. (Textbook pictures looked different.)

By the time we fi nished, you couldn’t have told that we even started with an earthworm. I know that some of Ms. Cosby’s other biology classes dissected larger animals, but our class only participated in this one dissection. I’ve wondered throughout the years if our poor performance on the

earthworm had anything to do with that. At least we were spared from the sick-eningly sweet smell of form-aldehyde.

Ms. Cosby’s greatness rested in her approachabil-ity and compassion.

Once I drew a picture of a church for extra credit in another class and the teach-er refused to accept it. I took the picture to Ms. Cosby and asked her if she would give me some token extra credit in biology so I would not

have labored in vain. Ms. Cosby graciously took the picture, and I never saw it again.

At the end of the grading period, Ms. Cosby gave us an assignment and came to each of our desks to write grades on report cards. When she came to me, she said, “Let’s see, Ronnie, you gave me a picture of a church.”

Then she wrote the pret-tiest “A” in green ink I have ever seen. I know other stu-

dents went to her with more pressing problems, but I doubt any received more kindness and understand-ing.

Today I miss most biolo-gy questions on “Jeopardy,” but I have never forgotten Ms. Cosby’s love for us.

Students in later years will remember her as Ms. Peggy DeBusk.

Next week I’ll sum up another great past Union County teacher.

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Once upon a time, spring practice was thought to be the birthplace of college football teams.

That thought has evolved. Winter workouts are now very important, more for in-dividual improvement than team functionality. Sum-mer togetherness is critical for bonding, all for one, one for all.

August is precision time, “process” refi nement, semi-fi nal determination of who can do what.

You are supposed to de-duce from the previous paragraphs that playing Tennessee football is a year-round job.

This spring segment is more important than some previous because more is expected of the forthcoming team. It is supposed to be much better than the recent four or fi ve – or six or eight. Expectations have been puffed up to perhaps fi ll the Sugar Bowl.

The No. 1 spring objec-tive is the transformation of Dontavius Blair from deadly

Top objectives of spring practice

disappointment to starting left offensive tackle.

The 2014 offensive line was somewhere between in-ept and awful. It just has to get better. Blair is the best bet. He is 6-8 and a truck-load. He was recruited as the designated replacement for the dearly departed Tiny Richardson. He appeared to be the ideal solution.

I remember the exact words of line coach Don Ma-honey: “He is a perfect fi t for what we are looking for in a tackle.”

Blair was a junior college all-American. He hadn’t needed great condition-ing to prevail. He was big. Technique wasn’t terribly important. He was power-

ful. Attention to details? Assignments were not too complicated.

Last spring was shock-ing. Blair couldn’t hold the fi rst-team job he had been awarded. Fifth-year walk-on Jacob Gilliam beat him out.

Insiders thought that was temporary, a coaching move to motivate Blair. In pre-season camp, Donta-vius would no doubt reclaim what was rightfully his.

You know how that turned out. Gilliam, on one leg, was better. Blair red-shirted.

This time, those who know say Blair has learned all he needs to know about the facts of life. He will take nothing for granted.

If he can now play left tackle, Joshua Dobbs’ life expectancy goes up. Other

linemen can be placed in more advantageous posi-tions. The line may actually perform better. Hooray.

The No. 2 spring objec-tive is to develop a No. 2 quarterback. Here is new QB coach Mike DeBord’s first opportunity to shine. Early enrollees are Quint-en Dormady and Jauan Jennings, superb pros-pects according to stargaz-ers.

If neither emerges, the opportunity will fall to fel-low freshman Sheriron Jones when he arrives in summertime.

Butch Jones says prepar-ing freshmen for this key responsibility is an oppor-tunity and a challenge.

“So much goes into play-ing the quarterback position that you’d kind of like to have them develop at their

Yesterday was St. Pat-rick’s Day, the day for the “wearin’ o’ the green.” Hope you didn’t forget!

I, however, was wear-ing a long red sweater that my sweet husband bought for me in Ireland. At the time, I wanted the sweater because – even in summer – it was cool and windy on that rocky isle.

The sweater is Arran knit, with a fabulous array of different stitches. I have been knitting since college days, so I appreciate the skill and effort that went into that sweater.

What I did not know until long after our trip was this: those patterns of stitches were not just for visual appeal.

Ireland lies farther north than New England, and the western coast is windy. (And when I say windy, I mean “knock-you-down” windy.) So, because many Irishmen earn their living on fi sh-ing boats, sweaters are a necessity, even in sum-mer.

What haunts me, and

Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; in the coastlands of the sea glorify the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise ….

(Isaiah 25: 15-16a NRSV)

The Emerald Isle

CrossCurrents

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what I think of every time I wear my sweater, is that the women of each little fi shing village knitted their own combinations of stitch patterns. The women in County Clare stitched different pat-terns from the women in County Kerry.

Why?This is why: so that

when the bodies of fi sh-ermen washed up on the rough western shores of Ireland, their wives would be able to sort out the bodies. Whether or not they could identify the individuals, they would know which village they belonged to and where to bury them.

Ireland is not all St. Patrick and shamrocks. It is a beautiful, blessed, rough and rocky land.

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DIRECTIONS: From Knoxville, North on Hwy 33 (Maynardville Hwy) past Union County High School: Right at red light at Exxon/HighSchool to house on right just past Trinity Funeral Home.

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own pace. But unfortunate-ly, that’s not where we’re at in our program.”

That is code for rush job. Tennessee must have a sec-ond quarterback.

The No. 3 objective is to establish some semblance of order at middle linebacker. The best newcomer, Dar-rin Kirkland Jr., is out with an injury. Jakob Johnson played just enough last sea-son to show he wasn’t ready. Alas, he won’t get ready this spring because of shoulder repairs.

Kenny Bynum got some experience against Iowa but

may not run fast enough. Redshirt freshman Dillon Bates, outstanding out-side prospect, could move inside. Gavin Bryant is a maybe. There are other pos-sibilities.

Those of us who expect Tennessee to compete for championships should monitor these and other spring uncertainties.

Improvement is a given. How much is absolutely nec-essary remains debatable. Exactly how far is it to the Sugar Bowl?Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com.

The map shows ride routes

in Union County that are

good for motorcyclists.

6 • MARCH 18, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news kids

6th GRADE

1. Tara and 3 friends held a garage sale and made $945. Each person will get

an equal share of the sales. Choose the equation to determine how much

each person will receive.

A. 4x = 945

B. x/4 = 945

C. x - 3 = 945

D. 945x = 3

7th GRADE

Middle School Math Fun!2

÷÷÷44C. x - 3 =C. x - 3 =

945x945

8=8

7=7

x

999999999

+1515+

Answers in next week’s Shopper-News.Questions

provided by the math teachers of Horace Maynard

Middle School.

Space donated by

ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S QUIZ:

6th Grade: A. 20x+487th Grade: C. 25

8th Grade: H. x=18

2. Gary has a stack of 20 cards that are the same size and shape. Each card has

a diff erent number from 1 through 20 written on it. Gary will select a card at

random from the stack, recored the number on the card, and replace the card

in the stack. He repeats this process a total of 300 times. Based on theoretical

probability, what is the total number of times he should expect to record a

number that is odd and a multiple of 3?

A. 15

B. 45

C. 53

D. 90

8th GRADE

3. Which graph represents a linear equation that appears to have a y-intercept of

? ( (0, ½

MAYNARDVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS

■ Herb class, 11 a.m. each fi rst Saturday.

■ One-on-one classes are available by appointment for

those wanting to learn how to use computers and other

devices. For appointment: 992-7106.

■ The Maynardville Public Library is located at 296 Main

St. Info: 992-7106, www.maynardvillepubliclibrary.org/

or Maynardville Public Library on Facebook.

SCHOOL NOTES ■ Douglas Cherokee Head Start

in Union County is now taking

applications for the 2015-2016

school year. Children must be 3

or 4 years old by Aug. 15. Info:

992-4155 or 992-8146. *The school

is participating in the 2014-2015

School Bucks Program at Food

City. Anyone wanting to help the

Head Start program should link

their Food City Value Card to the

bar code 41215.

By 4-H member Meredith Key

After seeking several op-portunities to volunteer in our community, our 4-H group decided to collect items for Angelic Ministries’ cleaning starter kits.

For $12, a complete kit with all items below can be purchased at the Dollar Tree. We are not asking for everyone to do this. How-ever, we are accepting dona-tions of any of the following:

■ window cleaner ■ laundry detergent ■ cleaning disinfectant ■ bathroom cleaner ■ dishwashing detergent ■ toilet paper ■ paper towels ■ dust cloths ■ dust pan ■ mop ■ broom ■ bucket

Our goal is to collect enough items to assemble 10 cleaning starter kits at our April 7 Honor Club meeting. Please drop off your supplies at the 4-H ex-tension offi ce by Wednes-day, April 1. Thank you very much.

Also, The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help assemble disaster care packages.

They have all the sup-plies; they just need volun-teers. I have scheduled a work day Monday, March 30, at 1 p.m. at the Knoxville chapter, 6921 Middlebrook Pike.

Please let me know if you are interested in joining us for this opportunity no later than March 25 by calling me at 865-337-0254 or email-ing meredithkey73@yahoo.com.

Bethany Long takes Best of

Show in Senior Level II.

R.L. Lloyd, Allyson

Hanna, Abigail Foust,

Kennedy Hill, Kaleb

Hanna, Summer Beeler

and Lane Collins Photo submitted

Jim Morgan’s photo of a bird on a fence is overall

Best of Show at the Smoky Mountain 4-H club’s

annual photo contest. Photos by Libby Morgan

Photography excellence featured at 4-H contest

The Smoky Mountain 4-H Club held its annual photography contest, with judge Marvin Jeffreys, longtime professional pho-tographer in Maynardville, choosing Jim Morgan’s na-ture shot as Best of Show.

Other age category Best

of Show winners were Beth-any Long, Jonathan Tindell, James Smith and Allyson Hanna.

Jeffreys’ employer, American Business Equip-ment, will enlarge Morgan’s image to 11 inches by 14 inches.

■ 4-H kids win at UT Block and Bridle RoundupTwo teams from the

Union County 4-H clubs participated in the Univer-sity of Tennessee Block and Bridle Roundup at the ag campus, where they com-peted in livestock events.

Lane Collins and Ken-nedy Hill won fi rst place in individual livestock judg-ing clinic and contest com-petitions, and junior team (fourth and fi fth grade) members Lane Collins, Abi-

gail Foust and Kaleb Hanna took second place overall.

Junior high (sixth-eighth grade) team members Ken-nedy Hill, Summer Beeler and R. L. Lloyd won second place.

Haylea Duncan Photo submitted

■ Duncan earns CNA licenseUnion County High’s

HOSA department congrat-ulates Haylea Duncan for passing her Tennessee state board test and receiving her CNA (certifi ed nursing assistant) license. She com-pleted the CNA class at the high school in December.

Martin Dickey and Jeremiah Kadron with their bridge models and trophies in Oak Ridge Photosubmitted

■ UC kids ace bridge contest againSmoky Mountain 4-H

Club members Jeremiah Kadron and Martin Dickey took home trophies at the annual bridge model build-ing contest at the Museum of Science and Energy in

Oak Ridge.Kadron won fi rst place in

the junior division and most effi cient bridge overall.

Dickey was awarded sec-ond place in the senior divi-sion with a $100 prize, and

his model will progress to the International Competi-tion to be held in Portland Oregon.

Dickey has won fi rst place in his division for the past two years.

Asking community to help

UNION COUNTY Shopper news • MARCH 18, 2015 • 7

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10Tickets 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 20Applications 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 20Online 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.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m.,

Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clin-ton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers. First visit free. No partner or dance experience required. Adults and children accompanied by an adult welcome. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; www.oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MARCH 18-19AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m.,

O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/to regis-

ter: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19Burlington Game Night, 5:30-8 p.m., Burlington

Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 RCS Hiking Club hike: Old Settlers Trail to Little

Bird Branch and out to Hwy. 321. 6 mile moderate shuttle hike. Meet 9 a.m. at Gatlinburg City Hall Park & Ride. Info: Ray, 314-2279, or Kate, 573-9258.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21Book Launch/Signing for “Life With Charley: A

Memoir of Down Syndrome Adoption” by Sherry Mc-Caulley, 2-3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

NWTF Norris Lake Longbeards Annual Banquet & Auction, 6 p.m., Union County High School. Silent auction, live auction, raffl es, dinner, gun giveaways and more. Info/tickets: Ashley Mike, 660-1274 or ashley.mike@utk.edu.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25The Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m.,

Norris Community Center. Program: Members Dot Fraser, Cyndi Herrmann and Loretta Painter will lead a discussion on ways to quilt your quilts. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Diane Bogan, 377-3837, or bnpquilt@gmail.com.

Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Re-quires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, 7:30-9:30 a.m.,

Union County Senior Center, 298 Main St, Maynard-ville. Pancakes, sausage and drink, $5. Info: 992-3292.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 27-28Children’s spring consignment sale, 8 a.m.-6

p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Ave. Pike. Cash, credit and debit are accepted. Proceeds benefi t church ministries.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28CFA Cat Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Jacob Building at the

Tennessee Valley Fairgrounds, Chilhowee Park. Pre-sented by Tennessee Valley Cat Fanciers Inc. All cats are invited to enter. The public is invited. Tickets: $20. Info/to enter: http://catshows.us/tennesseevalley.

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

SUNDAY, MARCH 29Market Basket, 1-7:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft

Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. In-structor: Barbara Holt. Registration deadline: March 22. Part of the Tennessee Featured Artist Workshop Series. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY, MARCH 30Evening LEGO Club, 6 p.m., Burlington Branch

Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For grades 1-5. Info: 525-5431.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4Big Ridge State Park annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Includes a total of 12,000 eggs with candy or prize tickets and four separate hunts for different age groups: 10 a.m., 2 years and under; 10:30 a.m., 3-4 years; 1 p.m., 5-7 years; 1:30 p.m., 8-10 years. Info: 992-5523.

Splint Reed Seat Weaving class, 1-5 p.m., Appa-lachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Betty Newman. Registration deadline: March 28. Part of the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop series. Info: 494-9854 or www.appala-chianarts.net.

MONDAY, APRIL 6American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 9VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynard-

ville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 10-11African American Quilt Conference of Appala-

chia, Rose Center, 442 W. Second North St., Morristown. Lunch: $10; conference and workshops, free. Registration required. Info/to register: www.aahaonline.net.

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MAYNARDVILLE – Mostly cleared this 6-acre tract is rolling to level & has an old 1900's farm house. House is in need of repair but could make a beautiful renovation w/loads of character. There is a non-working well on property, but city water is available. Detached gar w/gravel fl oor. So much potential! $75,000 (898118)

HALLS – 34.27 acres mostly wooded w/several possible building sites. Private setting. $99,900 (912073)

POWELL/HEISKELL – Approx 4 acre tracts. Private setting. Great loca-tion. Starting at $44,900 (908693 & 908694)

GIBBS – 1.9 acres w/possible CA zoning. Level & great location w/access to both Tazewell Pike & Old Tazewell Pike. Property has 1890’s 2BR farm house on property. $125,000 (904602)

MAYNARDVILLE – 4 acres of beau-tiful level to rolling property. Ap-prox 3/4 wooded. 3BR all brick b-rancher, unfinished sep living down. Main level has 3BR/1BA & features den, LR w/FP, hdwd fl oors. 4-car attached & detached gar w/loft stg area. $165,000 (898092)

GIBBS – 8+ acre tracts, level single family tracts. Ideal location & ter-rain for mini farm. Additional acre-age available. Starting at $70,000. (910278)

HALLS – 2 acres in convenient loca-tion. Level & cleared. Would make a beautiful homesite. Approx 180' road frontage. No mobile homes. $109,900 (900425)

HEISKELL – Almost an acre ready for building. All utilities available at the property $17,500 (864296)

SHARPS CHAPEL – 5.05 acre lake view wooded lot in Norris Shores. $40,000 (914844)

UNION – 142.9 acres on co line. 61.57 acres in Knox Co & 81.33 acres in Union Co. Branch runs across both ends of property & has a spring fed pond. Property has a brick bldg near road. $599,000 (874441)

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