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UNION COUNTY

VOL. 7 NO. 45 A great community newspaper November 10, 2012

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Vandy on the wayMy Vanderbilt insider says

the worm has turned. The Com-modores are on their way. Great coaching, bold recruiting, excit-ing format.

They look to the future with optimism. The future is Satur-day.

For generations Vanderbilt has boasted of academic excel-lence as if athletic success was insignifi cant or incompatible. Heaven help us if the already unbearable Commodores de-velop into a Southeastern Con-ference football power.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Coff ee BreakNicole Hickle Shoffner is liv-

ing her dream. She became an elementary school teacher in Maynard-ville, at the same school she attended. She is now at Paulette.

Get to know this outstand-ing teacher who just received an award from the American Heart Association (and is glad every day that she’s not work-ing in a pizza restaurant.)

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Square dance clubAnyone interested in a

square dance club in May-nardville should meet with the caller at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Union County Senior Citizens Center, 298 Main Street. Classes will be offered if a club is formed.

The club requires at least 30 members, ages 10 and older. Info: Arnold Smallin, 745-1324 or 405-0099.

Chamber surveyThe Union County Cham-

ber of Commerce is asking folks to go online to complete a survey for the area. UT is administering a survey on behalf of Plan East Tennessee (PlanET) to gather diverse citizen input about priorities for the future of the commu-nities they call home.

Respondents are asked to rate factors such as economy and workforce, environment, healthy communities, housing and neighborhoods, and trans-portation and infrastructure.

The survey can be found at https://surveying.sworps.tennessee.edu/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=PLANET

By Cindy TaylorNovember is National Home

Health Care month. Amedysis Home Health Care in Maynard-ville kicked it off by inviting Union County Mayor Mike Wil-liams as a surprise ride-along on a home visit.

Elizabeth Reavis was sur-prised when the mayor showed up.

Williams got a surprise as well when he found that he and Rea-vis had friends in common. Old times were revisited while occu-pational therapist Ryan Cline set up for Reavis’s therapy.

Reavis and Williams also dis-cussed needs in Union County for seniors and disabled resi-dents who have difficulty getting

to the store or doctor. Director of operations Debbie

Hammontree oversees the May-nardville operation of Amedysis.

“We provide personalized, professional care for patients in the comfort of their homes and treat every patient the way we would treat a member of our own family,” said Hammontree.

“People don’t have to be com-pletely homebound to take ad-vantage of our services.”

“Amedysis has helped me so much,” said Reavis.

Amedysis is a leading provider of home health and hospice care and is located at 3933 Maynard-ville Highway. Info: 992-1540.

Williams signed a proclama-tion declaring November as Na-

Amedysis Home health patient Elizabeth Reavis (seated); with occupational

therapist Ryan Cline, Amedysis director Debbie Hammontree and Union

County Mayor Mike Williams Photo by C. Taylor

Health care at home

By Cindy TaylorStudents at Union County High

School showed their support for Red Ribbon Week during the month of October with sobriety challenges and visits from district attorney Lori Phillips-Jones, the Maynard-ville Police Department and iCare Union County. Jones spoke during a general assembly Oct. 23.

“Our drug problem is at an all-time high,” she said. “Some might say the solution is to put them all in jail. Every day at the offi ce I am visited by a family asking for help

Walking the line

Union County students look on as

freshman Melanie Cox, with the help

of intoxication goggles, discovers

that driving while intoxicated might

not be easy.

iCare coordinator Lanelle Mulkey assists freshman Hannah Padden as she tries out the intoxication goggles. May-

nardville police offi cer Brandon Ford helps Padden stay on the yellow line. Photos by C. Taylor

for someone addicted to drugs. We can’t just turn a blind eye to the problem. We must have vision and we must work together.”

On Oct. 30, Maynardville police offi cers brought intoxication goggles to the school. The goggles simulate

impairment, and students wore them while attempting to walk a yel-low line. Most were unsuccessful.

“This proves to the students that they cannot consume alcohol and attempt to drive,” said iCare coordinator Lanelle Mulkey. “Kids

think they can drive if they only have one or two drinks, and this teaches them that drinking totally messes with their judgment.”

Students got stickers, book-marks and free brochures con-cerning drug and alcohol issues.

tional Home Care month in the county and encouraging citizens to support and participate in learning more about home care and hospice concepts for the el-derly and disabled.

During the month of Novem-

ber citizens are asked to honor health care administrators, nurses, clinicians, therapists, aides, homemakers and com-panions who make a difference in the lives of patients and their families.

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with Nicole Shoff nerNicole Hickle Shoffner is living her dream. She be-

came an elementary school teacher in Maynardville, at the same school she attended. She is now at Paulette.

Shoffner received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UT and was offered a teaching position at Maynard-ville Elementary School. After teaching 2nd grade there for seven years, Shoffner transferred to Paulette Elemen-tary School where she teaches 3rd grade reading and spelling.

The Luttrell native has a dream family as well. She and husband James dated in high school and found each other again eight years later at a Subway restaurant. They have been married for six years and have a daughter, Mi-lah Raine, 4.

Born with a heart defect, Milah had open heart sur-gery when she was 18 months old. She recovered and lives a normal life. Shoffner and her daughter are actively involved with the American Heart Association. With the help of students and staff at Paulette Elementary, the two coordinated the fi rst Jump Rope for Heart at PES in 2011, raising more than $4,000.

During a recent pep rally, Shoffner received a surprise visit from Carolyn Johnson, youth market director for the American Heart Association. Johnson presented Shoff-ner with an award for the money Paulette raised in the 2011 AHA Jump Rope for Heart.

“We were 13th in the East Tennessee district territory and we are all so excited,” said Shoffner. “I am overjoyed for our school and most of all for what it represents. It is just so humbling because all of this began with devastat-ing news when Milah was only six days old.”

Shoffner coaches cheerleading and plays piano for New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church where she has been a member since she was 8.

Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Nicole Shoffner.

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?“Always let your conscience be your guide.” – “Pinocchio”

What are you guilty of?I have a germ phobia! I sanitize and wash constantly.

What is your favorite material possession?

Coffee Break

My videos and SD cards with pictures of my daughter.

What are you reading currently?“If You Could See Me Now” by Cecelia Ahern.

What was your most embarrassing moment?A yellow jacket got in my dress at church this past

summer. I completely came out of my dress in the church parking lot! It still stung me four times!

What are the top three things on your bucket list?1. Go back to school and get my Ed.S.2. Have my own developmental preschool in Union

County.3. Learn to quilt.

What is one word others often use to describe you?My husband describes me as loving because he says

I think of others before myself. My mother has always said that I am strong.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I analyze everything! Sometimes I should just be freer.

What is your passion?I have two passions ... my fi rst is teaching! I can’t

imagine doing anything else. I knew from a young age that teaching was what God wanted me to do. My new passion is working with the American Heart Association and raising awareness about heart disease.

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?

My grandmother Ilah Hickle. She died when I was 18 and now that I am an adult, I would like to have more of her guidance. There have been so many times that I have thought, “Wonder what Mamaw would do?”

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl uence on your life?

My grandmother Ilah Hickle. She was a wonderful Christian woman. I can only hope that I can have the same impact on people that she did. She helped my parents mold me into the woman that I am today. I named my daughter Milah in honor of her.

I still can’t quite get the hang of…Whistling. It drives my daughter

crazy that I can’t do it.

What is the best present you ever re-ceived in a box?

My parents gave me a heart-shaped necklace with my daughter’s name engraved on it.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

Be careful of what you pray for.

What is your social media of choice?Facebook, but not daily.

What is the worst job you have ever had?My senior year in high school I worked at a pizza

restaurant. It was fun but I came home stinking every night.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?“Punky Brewster.” I wanted to dress just like her.

What irritates you? People who text and drive.

What’s one place in Union County everyone should visit?My church, New Friendship Missionary Baptist

Church.

What is your greatest fear?Obviously I fear that Milah may have to have an-

other surgery someday. However, I have a daily fear of being in another car accident. My husband thinks I should be medicated for the anxiety. I’m not a very good passenger.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?I have sat here and analyzed this question for so long

... I just don’t have an answer. – C. Taylor

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Lorena DeVault want-ed to see her friend Billie Rose Shockley one more time. Shockley is the sister of country performer Chet Atkins and moved to Nash-ville years ago. Thanks to Twilight Wish Foundation and SunBridge Healthcare, DeVault’s wish came true.

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The two had not seen each other since they were next door neighbors be-fore Shockley moved to Nashville. DeVault, 91, and Shockley, 80, have remained close friends through the years but with Shockley’s recent diagno-sis of cancer, DeVault was even more desperate to see her friend.

Her wish was granted Nov. 2 when she traveled to Nashville to see Shockley courtesy of Twilight Wish Foundation.

“I had such a great time,” said DeVault, who was still smiling from ear to ear on Monday. DeVault’s wish was number 1,763 granted by Twilight Wish Founda-tion since its founding nine years ago.

■ Senior Center creepy creaturesMembers of the Union

County Senior Center wove their way through Union County businesses last week dressed as some of their favorite and scariest Halloween characters.

Employees in the court-house were prepared with treats to hand out and Trinity Funeral Home was besieged with ghoulish monsters.

The most popular dress of the day was the Mayor Mike Williams costume. Senior Center director Melanie Dykes chose to mimic the county official and at least two court-

Lorena DeVault greets her lifelong friend Billie Rose Shockley in Nashville. Photo submitted

Seniors at their scariest are Margie Houser, Modena Grizzell,

Betty Jo Eastridge and Kitty Donovan.

Mayor Mike meets Mayor Mike as Senior Center director Mela-

nie Dykes chose the popular costume for her Halloween getup.

Employees at Flowers by Bob take a break from holiday prepa-

rations. Pictured are (front) Ruby Collins, Ilah Washam; (back)

William Hicks, Angie Blankenship, Bob Sharp and Judy Bailey. Photos by C. Taylor

Artist Lisa Crist paints on location at the Union County Arts Co-op.

house employees did the same.

On a less scary note, 50 people attended this year’s chili lunch fundraiser at

the center, including Wil-liams and most of the county employees.

“We want to thank Lin-da Ball for making our chili, fried pies and stack cakes; Rosa Jordan for do-nating pies and Samantha Sharp for donating cup-cakes,” said Dykes. “Every-one had a good time and we had music from local musicians including L.A. Woods and Tony Ozuha.”

The event raised $300 for the Senior Center.

■ Meet the artistArtist Lisa Crist painted

on location at the Union County Arts Co-op on Nov 3. Visitors to the center could meet Crist and watch her work. Crist is a mem-ber of the Crist Family gos-pel singing group and says art is her way of expressing a different side of her cre-ativity.

“I was so excited when Susan (Boone) asked me to do this,” said Crist. “My family will be traveling a lot in the coming year so today was my best oppor-tunity to be here.”

The Crist Family has a new Christmas CD this year.

Lisa Crist’s art is on dis-play and for sale at the co-op along with many other fabulous Union County artists. The co-op will fea-ture a different artist on location the first Saturday of each month.

■ Christmas open houseThe Christmas open

house at Flowers by Bob is in full swing with close-outs under the tent in the parking lot and new, unique décor and gifts to browse through inside the shop.

The open house will con-tinue until closing time to-day, Nov. 10, with Christmas décor available throughout the remainder of the season.

■ Stand in the GapMore than 2,000 people,

many from Union County, made the trek to Gose Park in New Tazewell on Nov. 4 for the Stand in the Gap prayer march. Steve Col-lette from the film “An Ap-

palachian Dawn” attended along with residents, pas-tors and county officials.

The Stand in the Gap co-alition has grown from three to nine counties in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Six simultaneous prayer marches were held across the region in Bell, Hawkins, Grainger, Campbell, Scott and Fentress counties.

“Our focus is greater law enforcement pres-ence, increased drug rehab facilities and Drug Free Community grants to edu-cate school children,” said Union County resident Jared Graves.

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SCHOOL NOTES

Horace Maynard ■ Horace Maynard Middle

School is participating in

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school year. This program

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Special services ■ Thanksgiving Community

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Miller’s Chapel United Meth-

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But what about the textbooks?

I was honored to have lunch with embattled Director of Schools Wayne Goforth this week.

Being a reporter, I came with a list of questions:

1. What about refi nanc-ing the county’s debt?

2. How’d we do on the state’s report card?

3. What will happen with employee insurance?

4. Is the Virtual Acad-emy a good idea?

5. Will you keep your job?

Taking it bottom to top, Goforth seemed resigned to whatever the school board might do on the next day. The board met Thursday,

Nov. 8, after our press time. Goforth’s contract was on the agenda, and this writer had already predicted the contract would not be renewed. It ends June 30, 2013.

Goforth said he had not lobbied the school board.

“So why did you want to come back?” I asked.

Goforth smiled. He didn’t enjoy sitting around drawing his pay while suspended from work. And the school board’s decision to reinstate him rather than try the case in court indi-cated at least some chance the board might lose.

Perhaps its split decision was wrong.

Wayne has had job offers – from businesses as well as other school districts – but his wife won’t leave Tater Valley. “It’s home.”

He will turn 65 in March and has enough time in the system to retire. He’s got a cute granddaughter, Grace, 2, named for his mother. Wayne will be OK.

“Education is the ticket,” he said. “Unless they play basketball or baseball, the only ticket out of poverty is what we offer.”

Goforth has advocated for kids since he was a guidance counselor.

He’ll be OK. Our fi ngers are crossed for the kids.

Virtual Academy: “It’s an awful idea because it pulls needed money away from public education,” I provoked him.

“The Virtual Academy is public education,” he said, making the case that it’s not been around long enough to judge.

“It’s not like those prin-cipals from other districts are sending us their best students.”

Insurance: The state sends back money for health insurance, based on the BEP formula, for about 200 certifi ed personnel, but Union County Public Schools has about 260, so the county already is making up the shortfall, Goforth said. The idea of paying 100 percent for teachers was negotiated by the teachers’ union.

Cafeteria workers are eligible for CoverTN, but their families/spouses are not eligible.

Goforth wants better benefi ts for families, with-out reducing the amount paid for individuals.

State Report Card: Not great scores, said Go-forth. (More next week).

Refi nancing debt: Goforth is concerned about the county’s bond rating, and he says if the county saves money on a refi nance, then the school system should get a break on the $500,000 annual payment to the county for construc-tion of the high school.

Textbooks? At Tues-day’s committee meet-ing, the schools asked to transfer $75,000 into insurance from textbooks and supplies. Not one com-missioner questioned what textbooks or why.

Goforth said the money will offset much of the in-crease in health insurance premiums, and the text-books “probably would not be purchased” anyway.

NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

Hordes of critters come out after dark, and

hunt, catch, and eat things that are out there trying to hunt, catch and eat other things. Most of us don’t realize how much activity bursts forth when the sun goes down.

Think about moths, for example. There are way more night-f lying moths than there are day-f lying butterf lies – about 11,000 species of moths in North America to about 600 spe-cies of butterf lies. And most of us don’t realize that more than a few of the more spectacular ones are out there.

Visitor from

the night

Then there are the frogs, toads, salamanders and snakes – one reason why all those camping tents have f loors sewn in.

Many of our mammals do their best work at night, such as the ever- popu-lar skunks and possums, plus raccoons, coyotes and foxes. And you wouldn’t believe how many little rodents such as rats, mice and shrews are scurrying around every night, until you walk out on a morn-ing with fresh snowfall and see those hundreds of tiny footprints going in every direction in field and woods.

Scott P. Gibson, senior vice

president of Cumberland Se-

curities Photo by S. Clark

Williams advocates refi nance of county debt

Goforth

By Sandra ClarkMayor Mike Williams

says Union County is at a crux. “We need to do things on a business model rather than the way things have been done.”

Williams wants to refi -nance much of the county’s debt to save interest. The plan presented by Scott Gibson of Cumberland Se-curities Co. Inc. would not extend the length of repay-ment.

The county’s Budget and Finance Committee passed along the proposal to the full commission for con-

sideration at its December meeting.

Gibson rolled a hodge-podge of debt into $7.8 million general obligation refunding bonds. The only debt not included is the 2009 bonds used to build Paulette Elementary School and extend utilities to the site. The wheel tax is sup-posed to repay these bonds.

The chief savings will come from paying off a 30-year Rural Development Loan. If carried to its full term in 2050, the principal repayment of $481,114 would require interest of $406,795.

“You are not extending your debt,” Gibson stressed. “But with interest costs lower, you can pay off your principal faster.”

The committee’s vote on Tuesday gave Gibson a green light to submit his proposal to the state “for oversight.” He said Cumber-land Securities will not buy the bonds, but will market them to secure the lowest bidder – the bank or invest-ment company which offers the lowest interest rate.

He said the new bonds would pay out in 26 years.

Williams said afterwards

Chamber seeks $5,123; election group wants more space

that most people come to County Commission asking for money. His responsibil-ity is to manage the money effi ciently, and he sees the refi nancing as a way to free up money for other uses.

The Union County Cham-ber is seeking $5,123 for tourism advertising.

Chamber president Julie Graham attended Tuesday’s meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee.

“We passed the hotel/motel tax to promote tour-ism,” she said. The tax has generated some $20,000, mostly from state parks and marinas.

Graham showed com-missioners examples of the brochure the Chamber dis-tributes at state visitors cen-ters and an ad broadcast in Knoxville hotel rooms.

Asked by Commissioner

Mike Sexton who enforces the hotel/motel tax, Gra-ham said the Chamber does.

“The big contributors are the marinas and the state parks. We look for vacation getaways in private homes, for instance. It’s not fair to the county or the businesses that collect the tax (not to enforce it equally).”

The committee unani-mously approved the re-quest, sending it to the full commission which will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the courthouse.

Not faring as well Tues-day was Administrator of Elections Deborah Viles

and Election Commission chair Kyle Richardson. Both appeared at the Budget and Finance Committee to ask for money to move out of the courthouse.

“We are out of room,” said Richardson.

He compared renting space at the Food City shop-ping center with renting the old Department of Human Services offi ce and conclud-ed the best deal is the DHS space.

Richardson said the county is obligated to pro-vide adequate space for the Election Commission, and he estimates annual costs

for rent and utilities at $12,300.

Commissioner Dawn Flatford said the commis-sion is short of space “only two weeks every two years,” and no one offered a motion on Richardson’s request.

Williams asked Viles and Richardson to return to the Budget and Finance Committee in December after meeting with him and searching for space to se-cure the voting machines.

“We want to help,” said Commissioner Wayne Roach as the two left, pre-sumably to count votes in a cramped space.

All these creatures have learned to cope with the dark and use it to their ad-vantage, both for cover for their hunting activities, and for their protection from what’s hunting for them. But the critters that have mastered the dark and made it theirs, are the owls.

The owls f ly silently, yet have a voice that can carry for miles. They are seldom seen, but when they are, they have a unique, in-tense appearance.

Owls have been objects of superstition and awe through the ages, and they are considered omens of good or bad fortune and symbols of wisdom.

Here in the environs of the Beaver Creek water-shed, we have four species of owls, out of the 12 spe-cies that occur in the east-ern parts of North Ameri-

ca. Our largest is the fear-some Great Horned Owl, powerful enough to sub-due a skunk or a rabbit. The smallest is the little Screech Owl, very difficult to see, with its feathers a perfect tree-bark pat-tern of camouflage. The least common is the pale, ghostly Barn Owl, who seems the least comfort-able around humans.

And my favorite, the big, round, f luffy Barred Owl. It is the one by far the most likely to be seen during daylight hours. In-stead of the fierce intense gaze of the big yellow eyes of the other three, the dark brown eyes of the Barred Owl look at you with a gen-tle and benign curiosity.

We used to have a Barred Owl that came and sat on a branch over the driveway and stared at the cat, and the cat would sit and stare back at the owl.

I had been hearing an occasional “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all” hoot-owl call from the creek bottom this summer and fall, but two weeks ago I got a rare treat. The current creek-bottom Res-ident Owl paid a daytime visit to my yard!

About 5 p.m. one clear afternoon I had just put up the mower and was enjoy-ing the quiet, when I heard a peculiar bird-type noise that I wasn’t familiar with. As I closed in on the noise, a big stocky silent bird f lew right in front of me and glided smoothly up into a cedar tree. It perched, looked up, looked down, and then, satisfied that everything else was OK, settled down to stare at me.

After enjoying the great look at the seldom-seen bird, I eased into the house and got Grandma and the camera. The owl perched patiently, and stared at us both with those big, dark eyes. Our owl was still sitting there quietly when we had our fill and finally headed back into the house, but it was already gone by early the next morning, undoubtedly having spent the night terrorizing the local neighborhood mice and, hopefully, dining on several of them.

Welcome to our yard, owl.

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fi ed to play in the VFC 2012 Playoff s. Team members

are: (front) Logan Sweeney, David Hopkins, Sylus Mur-

ray, Schuy Craig, Peyton “Bam Bam” King; (second row)

Kenny Johnson, Caiden Graves, Jaxon Williams, Tanner

Henry, Joseph Harvey, Antonio Grasty; (third row) Parker

Hodge, Braxton Graves, Braxton Buckner, Hunter Delph,

Carson Kitts; (back) assistant coach Ronnie Graves, as-

sistant coach Matt Graves, head coach Jeff Chesney and

assistant coach Joe Hall. Not pictured is assistant coach

Brent Buckner. Photo submitted

By Cindy TaylorSunset Bay has welcomed

new homeowners David and Pam Bell, Dale and Jan Doss, Jack and Annie Grau, Edward and Jennifer Rugg, Don and Diane Simerly, and Glenn and Sue Shadoan.

Home Federal Bank pro-vided lunch for the annual meeting and New Union Grass entertained.

Resident artists had works for display and sale. They donated sale proceeds to the Union County Hu-mane Society and Heritage Christian Academy. A corn hole tournament was held and offi cers for 2012-2013 were elected.

New offi cers are ARC liaison Bill Kramer, presi-dent David McIntosh, vice president Kevin Laware, treasurer Sandy Devery and secretary Bob Scott.

By Cindy TaylorWhen Charles and

Kathy Pittman retired to Union County last year they brought Santa.

Charles Pittman was the official Santa Claus for the Governor’s Mansion in Mississippi from 2004-11. He is b r i n g i n g his Santa talent to

Union County during this Christmas season to help raise needed funds to off-set the tremendous medi-cal expenses incurred by his granddaughter Claire Cox, 3.

Claire suffered a stroke before birth because of a blood clotting disorder. The stroke left her unable to use the right side of her body, mostly her right arm and fine motor control of her right hand. She also lacks balance from a weak

right leg that requires a brace, and she is at great risk for seizures.

Claire is one of a few pa-tients accepted into AQUI-REc, a world-renowned therapy program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This therapy has already helped Claire in walking, daily living skills and recovering the use of her arm. She can benefi t most by attending this ther-apeutic program fi ve times (once per year) before she is fi ve years old. Her fourth session will be in May 2013. Each session costs $15,000 and is not covered by health insurance.

Santa Claus will be available to Union County businesses, schools, senior centers/nursing homes, Christmas parades, parties and visits to private homes to all believers, young and old alike.

Contact Charles Pitt-man at charlespittman@centurylink.net, by calling 585-8152 or by mail at P.O.

Helping Claire

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chimney. The shot was taken in the cabin next to the Union

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Luttrell Elementary honor rollLuttrell Elementary

School students making the honor roll for the fi rst nine weeks of school are:

1st grade, all A’s – Re-becca L. Boynton, Lizbeth Deleon, Abigail K. Dyer, Brooklyn L. Forester, Kierra W. Gerber, Antonio Grasty, Jacie M. Hawkins, Brooklyn L. Muncey, Daniel E. Munc-ey, Joseph A. Shirey, Ariah F. Smith, Logan D. Sweeney, Kaylee M. Tharp, Nicho-las B. Wilson, Madison G. Wyrick;

1st grade, all A’s and B’s – Elaine E. Bailey, Dal-ton S. Beeler, Sebastion K. Bennett, Kaylee L. Brown, Camryn D. Bailey, Destinee M. Clapp, Aleigha F. Corum, Olen B. Douglas, Dimetry J. Dyer, Amber M. Faulkner, Landyn A. Ferry, Nathan S. Hensley, Aidan M. How-ell, Tucker Jones, Jeffrey A. Kelly, Isaiah R. Ketron, Ky-lie R. Mcbee, Annabelle L. Nelson, Zakary T. Owens, Zachary R. Parks, Kelsey L. Riggs, Christian I. Stalls-worth, Madelyn K. Taylor, Kendra M. Thomas, Logan J. Wright;

2nd grade, all A’s – Mattison M. Hancock, Elizabeth M. Hutton, Cai-ley L. Mills, Nathan Ritter, Wyatt D. Simpson, Ken-dra L. Thomas, Delaney B. Weaver;

2nd grade, all A’s and B’s – Cade E. Ailor, Kaitlyn R. Cassel, Emily M. Corum, Mariah G. Hensley, Brionna N. Huck, Emma G. Hurst, Patrick W. Middleton, Aaly-

ia J. Savage, Arianna N. Shirey, Gabrielle L. Vander-griff, Johnnie W. Williams;

3rd grade, all A’s –Gracie L. Brady, Ashtan T. Collins, Derek M. Davis, Mikayla Y. Deloach, Emily B. Jones, Alyssa B. Riggs, Amanda L. Tharp;

3rd grade, all A’s and B’s – Austin S. Acuff, RyanI. Butler, Abigail W. Dunn, Savanna J. Gerber, Kelly S. Hunter, Jeremiah Hurst, Kaitlyn B. Johnson, Lexus N. Matthews, Nathan A. Mitchell, Bryan Ochoa, Alyssa N. Sluder, Melanie C. Tharp, Tala N. Thomas, Jacob A. White, Hannah M. Wood, Ethan L. Woods, Britney Zamarron;

4th grade, all A’s – Seth A. Bates, Collin R. Carter, Hannah M. Hensley, Tucker L. Jones, Caitlin R. Mays, Ethan Ritter, Paige M. Strickland, Mason S. Weaver;

4th grade, all A’s and B’s – Kaylee M. Bailey,Ethan R. Corum, Breaunna A. Ferry, Tyler A. Greene, Kenneth D. Hooks, Ashleigh J. Lamb, Kennedy N. McBee, Emily N. Russell, Ethan M. Taylor, Lauren M. Williams, Hannah M. Wilson;

5th grade, all A’s –Skylar L. Bates, Takinsey M. Gibson, Donna E. Heifner;

5th grade, all A’s and B’s – Gabriela E. De Leon,Kailyn R. Griffey, Mashara H. Noland, Bradlee K. Patter-son, Lucas M. Smith, Elijah L. Taylor, Haleigh M. War-wick, Susannah D. Wilson.

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My Vanderbilt insider says the worm has turned. The Commodores are on their way. Great coaching, bold re-cruiting, exciting format.

They look to the future with optimism. The future is Saturday.

For generations Vanderbilt has boasted of academic ex-cellence as if athletic success was insignifi cant or incom-patible. Heaven help us if the already unbearable Commo-dores develop into a South-eastern Conference football power.

Imagine that, “Commo-dores” and “football power” in the same sentence.

Just in case they destroy this Tennessee season, here

Has the worm really turned?

are some memories from the good, old days. Save them for medicinal purposes.

In 1926, Nathan W. Dougherty hired Robert R. Neyland with a fi rm sugges-tion to stop Vanderbilt domi-nation. It took a few minutes. The new coach had to gather better players. His Flamin’ Sophomores, seven in the starting lineup, ended the foolishness.

Since 1927, the record is 71-9-2.

My favorite game was 1994, Tennessee 65-0 in downtown Nashville. That was a Saturday the Commo-dores were hoping to become bowl eligible. Unmerciful? Reserves played.

The Vols gained a then-record 665 yards. Freshman quarterback Peyton Manning showed promise. Nine Vols scored touchdowns – James Stewart, Nilo Silvan, Billy Williams, Aaron Hayden, Joey Kent, David Horn, Chester Ford, Ronnie Pillow and Jay Graham.

So many extra points and kickoffs caused John Becks-voort’s leg to cramp.

I still treasure 1963. Mal-lon Faircloth, the last single-wing tailback, ran for 179 yards. Frank Emanuel re-covered a fumble to set up a Stan Mitchell touchdown. Tennessee defeated Vandy 14-0 in Jim McDonald’s fi nal day as coach.

There was a crazy come-back in 1987. The Vols couldn’t stop the option and trailed 28-3 in the second quarter. They fi nally fi gured it out and won, 38-36. Reggie Cobb, William Howard and Jeff Francis were pacesetters.

Vanderbilt was always George Cafego’s game back when Tennessee had coaches who knew who he was. The Hall of Fame tailback and longtime assistant, the epito-me of a Volunteer, hated the Commodores with a purple passion.

The impoverished lad had

escaped the coal mines in scruffy Scarbro, W. Va., and arrived at UT with holes in his shoes and overalls. His worldly possessions were in one cardboard suitcase tied up with string. Yes, this is one of my favorite things.

Vanderbilt was another world, easy street, linen nap-kins, silver spoons. Cafego was never clear on the spell-ing or defi nition of pompos-ity but he was convinced Vanderbilt was full of it.

For years, Vanderbilt week was his turn to motivate. His pep talks were “colorful.”

George died in Febru-ary 1998. For the Vanderbilt game, equipment man Max Parrott wrote “Coach Cafego” on the blackboard in the lock-er room. The game was dedi-cated to his memory. Tennes-see won, 41-0.

So many warm and

fuzzy recollections …Willie Gault returned the

1980 second-half kickoff for a touchdown and John Ward said “he’s running all the way to the state capitol.”

Dale Carter may have triggered the pregame fi ght in 1991.

In 1993, Tennessee scored 27 in the second quarter and romped, 62-14. Charlie Gar-ner was good.

Vandy almost cost Ten-nessee the 1951 national championship. Bill Wade passed the Vols dizzy. UT got a clinching TD from Andy Kozar with fi ve seconds to spare, making it 35-27.

The afternoon ended with an old-fashioned free-for-all.

Tennessee won.Several other Vanderbilt stories are in

Marvin West’s fi rst book, Tales of the Ten-

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Angels win state tourneyThe Angels 8U softball team won the ISA Fall State Tournament and had a 9-1 season at Wil-

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Walker, Halli Seal, Kaylee Houston; (middle row) MacKenzie Chittum, Amiee Flynn, Brinkley

Galyon, Alicia Reeves, Blakley Hall, Brylee Galyon; (back) Casey Hall, Casey Chittum, Ronnie

Galyon, Kevin Thacker, Eric Flynn and Tim Reeves. Photo submitted

Runaway Bride (and bridemaids) at Luttrell ElementaryLuttrell Elementary staff dressed in character on Halloween. Dressing as “Runaway Bride and

her bridesmaids” are: (front) Lei Faust, Laura Griff ey, Pam Luttrell, Lora Graves, Lynda Ruth, Cathy

Buck; (back) Stacy Lamb, Natasha Williams, Lisa Smith, Stephanie Jackson, Mary Kitts, Tracie

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Did you ever set off on an adventure, anticipating a wonderful time, only to discover that things were a lot tougher than you ex-pected?

I readily admit that my mental picture of the Isra-elites’ exodus from Egypt is shaped as much by Ce-cil B. deMille’s movie “The

The whole congregation of the Israelites com-plained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fl eshpots and ate our fi ll of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

(Exodus 16: 2-3 NRSV)

Don’t leave me here

Ten Commandments” as by

my reading of the book of

Exodus. I mean, I am pret-ty clear that the pharaoh Ramses looked just like Yul Brynner.

The Israelites had not been out of bondage in Egypt for long when they began to look back wist-fully at their life as slaves. “At least we had food in Egypt,” they complained. “Meat stews, and nourish-ing bread! Now we have nothing! What good is freedom if we starve?”

They had left behind the f leshpots – those bubbling meat stews. The Children of Israel were in a wil-derness where water was scarce, animals were wild, crops were impossible, and shelter was difficult.

Worse still, the Land of

Milk and Honey was still a distant dream, or worse, a mirage.

So what does one do when one finds oneself stuck in an untenable po-sition? Stuck, for example, in the no-man’s-land be-tween the f leshpots and the milk and honey?

When realization dawns, one cries, “Don’t leave me here! Get me out of here! Help me!”

And therein lies the Good News.

God never leaves us where God finds us. God will nudge, push, pull, coax, lead, entice, call and command, but God will never give up on us.

Now, to be fair, that is also the Bad News.

When God gets hold of us, and has work and purpose for us, God is te-nacious, persistent, even insistent. God may well call us out of our comfort zone, into places we never expected to be, knowing things we never expected to know, working with people we never expected to meet.

In my mind, this phe-nomenon is best sum-marized by Albert Sch-weitzer’s final paragraph in his book “The Quest for the Historical Jesus.” As is so often the case, I learned this text by singing it, in a wonderful setting by composer Jane Marshall. I keep these words posted on the fridge in my kitch-

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“He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old by the lakeside, He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us, He speaks the same word: “Follow! Follow! Follow thou Me!” And sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time. He com-mands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the suffer-ings which they shall pass through in His fellowship. And as an ineffable mys-tery, they shall learn in their own experience who H e is.”

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The difference between chronic and acute back pain is the duration of the pain. An acute condition gener-ally lasts from a few days to a few weeks, whereas a chronic condition is one that endures for three months or more. And lower back pain is an experi-ence that more than 30 million Americans share. The pain affects men and women in equal numbers, most often between the ages of 30 and 50.

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MILESTONES

BirthdaysBrinkley Greer Davis was born

Oct. 18, weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measuring 21 inches long. Brinkley is the daughter of Brad and Brandi Davis and has an older brother, Jackson. Grandpar-ents are Ralph and Barbara Williams of Maynardville and Mike and Libby Davis of New Tazewell.

The Luttrell Library in-vited students for story time, crafts and treats as Luttrell Elementary School held its annual carnival Oct. 26.

At the school, teachers and parent volunteers set up booths with games and

activities for the students and their families. These in-cluded a cake walk, balloon animals, snow cones, bon-fi re and more. Shoney Bear greeted visitors.

– Cindy Taylor

Union County High School Athlete of the Week

Mark TerronesBy Cindy Taylor

Senior Mark Terrones p l a y e d middle line-backer and fullback on the Union County High School foot-ball team. The season is over and Ter-rones says

his football career is as well.“I’m injured and have bulg-

ing discs in my back so I’m

done,” said Terrones. “I re-ally admire my coaches for sticking with us. They laid the foundation for the program to grow.”

“Mark has worked hard this year to improve in every area of his game,” said coach Danny Satterfi eld. “He led the team in tackles but above that Mark became a team leader and a well-rounded individu-al; a model team player who inspired us all to do better.”

Terrones plans to attend Belmont University to study for a possible career in music business.

Terrones

First grader Jacie Hawkins

enjoys a snow cone at the

Luttrell Elementary Carnival. Photos submitted

Students from April Donaldson’s Luttrell Elementary kindergar-

ten class trick-or-treat at the Luttrell Library: Madison Lawson,

Nicoliah Hutchison, Joshua Hensley, Sabrina Switzer, librarian

Kim Todd, Macy Leonard, Natali Perez, Michaela Noe, Jonathon

Ellison, Devon Wilson, Emma Johnson and Toni Pollard.

Brothers Brody Henderson,

3, and Lucas Henderson, 5,

choose the bean bag toss for

their fi rst game at Paulette.

Monsters roam the haunted hallway at Paulette.

Kids gather in the cafeteria at Pau-

lette to decorate their own pumpkin. Photos by C. Taylor

Second grader Seth Begley

shows off a balloon animal

at the Luttrell Elementary

Carnival.

The second annual Paulette Pawlapalooza was great fun. Folks lined up early and there was a steady crowd coming into Paulette Elementary all evening.

PTO president Teresa

Williams said the carnival raises funds for the BETA Club and purchases that im-prove the school and aid the students, the most recent being the purchase of letters for the school sign that was donated by SIRT Signs.

The carnival featured games, vendors, a silent auction, bounce house, haunted hallway, conces-sions and hayride. Pump-kin decorating for the kids was a big hit.

– Cindy Taylor

Paulette Pawlapalooza

Brinkley Davis

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THROUGH NOV. 22Annual fruit sale at Union County High School.

Info available through CTE students. Navel oranges, juice oranges, tangelos, grapefruit and apples. Expected arrival is Tuesday, Nov. 27. Additional info: 992-0180.

SATURDAYS THROUGH DEC. 29Turkey Shoot and Trade Day, 8 a.m., 6825

Tendell Lane, off Tazewell Pike. Fundraiser for summer baseball team.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, THROUGH DEC. 17Food drive held by the Edward Jones office of

Justin Myers, 713 E. Emory Road, Suite 102, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Bring nonperishable food items to be donated to local food pantries to help those in need this holiday season. No cash or checks as donations can be accepted. Info: Barbara Allison, 938-4202.

SATURDAY, NOV. 10Emergency Services Day, see behind the

scenes of emergency services, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Union County High School. Educational displays from Union County Rescue Squad, Maynardville Fire Department and other organizations; many activities. Free.

SATURDAY, NOV. 10-SUNDAY, NOV. 18“9 Lives for 9 Dollars” feline adoption

event, Union county Humane Society. Info: www.unioncountyhumanesociety.org or 992-7969.

SUNDAY, NOV. 11Singing, 11 a.m., New Hope Missionary Baptist

Church, 7115 Tipton Lane off East Beaver Creek, featuring Michael and Deliah Kitts. All invited.

MONDAY, NOV. 12Master Beef Producer class: “Forages,” 6:30

p.m., Union County UT Extension office, 3925

Maynardville Highway. Info: 992-8038.

TUESDAY NOV. 13Master Beef Producer class: “Herd Health,”

6:30 p.m., Union County UT Extension office, 3925 Maynardville Highway. Info: 992-8038.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14Luttrell Senior Center community outreach

event, sponsored by the Union County Office on Aging. Info or appointment: 992-0361 or 992-3292.

THURSDAY, NOV. 15Master Beef Producer class: “Environmental

Concerns and Food Safety,” 6:30 p.m., Union County UT Extension office, 3925 Maynardville Highway. Info: 992-8038.

FRIDAY, NOV. 16Soup Kitchen, 5-8 p.m., Cedar Ford Baptist

Church, Luttrell. Free. All welcome. Info: Jennifer, 274-9538.

Free Senior Line Dancing classes, noon-1 p.m., Senior Center in Maynardville. No experience necessary. Info: Kathy Chesney, 566-3289.

SATURDAY, NOV. 17Annual banquet for Union County Business &

Professional Association, 6 p.m., Maynardville Senior Center. Pete’s Place will cater. Man and Woman of 2012 will be announced. Tickets: $35. Tickets/info: Brad Davis, First Century Bank; Marilyn Toppins, 992-8272; Debbie Cox. First Team Realty; Brenda Sweet, Commercial Bank, all board members.

SUNDAY, NOV. 18“A Holiday Concert,” presented by the Walters

State Community Concert Band, 3 p.m. in the “Z” Buda Assembly Hall and Gymnasium. No tickets or reservations required. Info: 423-585-6922.

MONDAY, NOV. 19Master Beef Producer class: “Marketing,

Graduation, and Dinner,” 6:30 p.m., Union County UT Extension office, 3925 Maynardville Highway. Info: 992-8038.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21Sharps Chapel Senior Center community

outreach event, sponsored by the Union County Office on Aging. Info or appointment: 992-0361 or 992-3292.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 23-24Thanksgiving Open House, Appalachian Arts

Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, in Norris. Enjoy hot cider and pastries while you shop. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, NOV. 27Square Dance Club forming in Maynardville.

Info meeting with caller, 7 p.m. at the Union County Senior Citizens Center, 298 Main St. Classes will be offered if a club is formed. The club requires at least 30 members, ages 10 and older. Info: Arnold Smallin, 745-1324 or 405-0099.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1“Beaded Christmas Earrings” 1-4 p.m., with

Kathy Seely, at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Registration deadline: Nov. 26.To register: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

City of Luttrell Christmas Parade, noon. To register to participate: 992-0870.

Fountain City Christmas Parade, 9 a.m.-noon.Halls Christmas Parade, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8Needle-Felted Snowmen class, 10 a.m. to 1

p.m. at the The Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline, Dec. 3. Info or to register: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net or stop by the center.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9Union County Christmas Parade, 2:30 p.m.

beginning at the Union County High School parking lot. Info: Jeff Sharp, 405-2196, or Trish Collins, 973-2279.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12Luttrell Senior Center community outreach

event, sponsored by the Union County Office on Aging. Info or appointment: 992-0361 or 992-3292.

THURSDAY, DEC. 13Free Quilting Class, 7 p.m., at Adult Day

Services, 1545 Maynardville Highway. Info: Kathy Chesney, 566-3289.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19Sharps Chapel Senior Center community

outreach event, sponsored by the Union County Office on Aging. Info or appointment: 992-0361 or 992-3292.

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