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The Tennessee Career Coach mobile job center van will visit the Vocational Reha-bilitation at the Union County Alternative Center, 115 Wil-son Lane, Maynardville, next to Wilson Park, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Wood neededPet food, toys, blankets,
cat litter. It’s not surprising to hear animal centers asking for these items. But Union County Humane Society has a unique request this fall: wood.
➤ See story on page 3
Library board to meet in Jeff City
The Clinch River Regional Library Board will meet jointly with the Jefferson County Library Board 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Jefferson Public Library, 108 City Center Drive, Jefferson City. The Clinch River Re-gional Library Board repre-sents Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Jeffer-son, Morgan, Scott, Sevier and Union counties. Info: 865-457-0931
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ICARe Union County will host songwriter and performer Tony Memmel in
special concerts at Horace Maynard Middle School and Union County High School Friday, Nov. 20. Memmel will perform in assemblies at each school during the school day and in a free concert open to the public at 6:30 p.m. in the Union County High School auditorium.
Memmel has a unique message to share with Union County about perseverance and overcoming challenges. Born missing his left forearm, Memmel taught himself to play guitar by constructing a self-made cast out of Gorilla Tape to secure a guitar pick to his arm. With powerful, personal lyrics and well-craften melodies, his music stands alone.
Memmel says, “I don’t want to be a good guitarist with one hand, I want to be a great guitarist and songwriter, period.” Applying this attitude to his craft earned him the 2013 WAMI Award for Singer-Songwriter of the year and earned write-ups in the Associated Press, CNN, Boston Globe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Chicago Tribune.
From In April 2014, Memmel performed his original theme song, “The Best That You Can Be,” at the Middlesboro Little Theatre performances of “Zippy’s Club,” a play written by Tennessee author Candida Sullivan. The play is adapted from Sullivan’s series of children’s books which follow a zebra named Zippy who was born without stripes, and how he faces the challenges of being different (candidasullivan.com).
Info: 865-992-5466 ext. 113, unioncounty [email protected] or [email protected].
By Shannon CareyDowntown Maynardville was a-buzz
with excitement Oct. 23 as the Shabby Chic 33 Boutique and Tea Room opened to diners and shoppers.
Located at 820 Main Street across from the Union County Courthouse and County Clerk’s offi ce in a building that sat vacant for years, the boutique and
eatery is a welcome addition to the town.Owner Tammy Beason opened
Shabby Chic 33 Boutique and Tea Room as a fun retirement project, and her energy adds sparkle to the shop. Opening day menu was Thunder Road Chili, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, blueberry muffi ns and more.
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Erin England is ready to enjoy a slice of pumpkin pie served by Tammy Beason in the
café portion of the Shabby Chic 33 Boutique and Tea Room on Main Street. Photo by S. Carey
Thunder Road memorabilia and apparel available at Shab-
by Chic 33 Boutique and Tea Room.
on Main Street
ICARe breathes deep
Tony Memmel
Carol Pratt demonstrates ICARe Union County’s anti-smoking
display, complete with infl atable pig lungs. The pictured lung
has been exposed to tobacco smoke. The other lung is a healthy,
smoke-free lung. Photo by S. Carey
By Shannon CareyICARe Union County’s new anti-smoking
display is fascinating and just a bit gross. Well, let’s say it’s not for the faint of heart.
Two real pig lungs, stored in formaldehyde and fi tted with manual air pumps, infl ate and defl ate to simulate the look and action of real human lungs. One lung is healthy and smoke-free. The other is blackened by tobacco smoke exposure.
“I don’t know how they taught a pig to smoke,” joked Mike Miller at the Oct. 22 ICARe meeting.
ICARe members will use the display at events to show the health effects of smoking.
Miller reported that ICARe has distributed 80 drug screening kits to parents, not counting the kits given to local healthcare offi ces and pharmacies for distribution to their customers.
“It is to create a rapport with your child,” Miller said. “This is a very valuable tool.”
Samantha Jennings of Union County Juvenile Court shared a draft of proposed guidelines for young people referred to community service and their parents. The guidelines are an effort to develop more community service opportunities for youths in the court system.
The group discussed the possibility of hosting an afterschool dance with pizza and activities for students before the Tony Memmel concert Nov. 20.
The next ICARe meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Revival Vision Church of God in Maynardville.
Writing witchesWhen I was a student in the
Union County Public Schools, grammar was taught every year from at least grade two through 10.
Junior year was predomi-nately dedicated to American literature. Senior year incorpo-rated a very important element that had not previously experi-enced great emphasis.
➤ See Ronnie Mincey, page 4
Kentucky is a must-win game
Here we go again.Kentucky is another must-
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2 • OCTOBER 28, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news business
By Sandra ClarkUnion County Board of
Education recognized 13 students who scored 100 on the most recent TCAP exams. Some were unable to attend Thursday’s meet-ing because of other school functions. Eleven students were recognized for math scores, while two were rec-ognized for science.
Krysta Hawk, vice presi-dent of the Union C o u n t y High School student gov-e r n m e n t , told board members of her group’s goals for the school
year. Chris Richeson is club sponsor.
Trips were approved for elementary students from Sharps Chapel and Paulette to attend the Junior Beta Club convention at Opry-land Hotel in Nashville Nov. 22-24. Sponsors are An-gela Mills and Cheryl Roark (Sharps Chapel) and Joc-elyn Hyde (Paulette).
The board declined a bid for asbestos abatement for the gym fl oor at Luttrell El-ementary School, deciding to rebid the project in the spring for summer work.
Dr. Okie Lee Wolfe and Kathy Reed from Lincoln Memorial University se-cured board approval to operate a program called CORE for high school junior and senior girls at no cost to UCPS. “We will provide cul-tural experiences and talk about roles and responsi-bilities,” said Wolfe.
She will visit the high school at least monthly. The program will help students transition from high school to adulthood, and it will serve 20 to 25 girls.
During the non-voting workshop, Dr. Jimmy Cart-er said the system is looking to buy 550 Chromebooks for middle school students at roughly $250 each since testing will be on computers at the middle school level this year. Currently, the middle school has about 90 computers and Wi-Fi.
“Our plan is to have HMMS with 1 to 1 devices by the next school year,” Carter said. “Every student will be issued a Chromebook.”
Carter said a separate program, offered by Ve-rizon, will enable students to pay $30 per month for phone service with Internet connections.
The next meeting will be 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the high school.
Students recognized for perfect scores on the most recent TCAP exams were: Elizabeth Hutton, Luttrell Elementary School,
fourth grade math; Brooklyn Forester, Luttrell Elementary, third grade math; Bridgett Maples, Big Ridge Elementary, fourth
grade math; Jess Hansard, Sharps Chapel Elementary School, fourth grade math; and Dalton Schreieck, Maynardville Elementary
School, third grade math. Not pictured were: Cayden Brown, Sharps Chapel, fi fth grade math; Jonathan Russell, Paulette, third
grade math; Ethan Woods, Paulette, fi fth grade math; and from Horace Maynard Middle School: McKayla Johnson, math; Andrew
Reece, science; Mason Weaver, math; and Eli Taylor, math.
Katelyn Combs
scored 100 percent
on third grade
math in the spring
TCAPS. She is
honored by Susan
Oaks, supervisor
of instruction, at
Thursday’s school
board meeting.
Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter talks with school board
attorney Mary Ann Stackhouse during a break in Thursday’s
meeting. Photos by S. Clark
Krysta Hawk
School board salutes perfect scores for TCAPs
Luttrell sets Christmas paradeThe city of Luttrell Christmas parade will be held
at noon Saturday, Dec. 5. The registration form for parade entries can be found on the city of Luttrell Facebook page or by calling 992-0870. The city of Luttrell will provide Santa; no other Santa will be allowed in the parade.
National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is Nov. 16-23, says Union County coordinator Holly Simmons.
Churches and individuals may drop off their shoebox-es at Milan Baptist Church next to Paulette Elementary School during these hours: 10 a.m. to noon and 5-7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16; 5-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17; 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18; 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19; 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20; noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21; 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22; 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 23.
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By Shannon CareyUnion County’s FCE Clubs
came together Oct. 12 to craft fl annel baby blankets for pa-tients in the neonatal inten-sive-care unit at East Tennes-see Children’s Hospital.
Club members from the Big Ridge, Hubbs Grove and Sharps Chapel chapters gathered at the UT Exten-sion Offi ce in Maynardville
and sewed 49 blankets to donate to the NICU. This is the fourth year that Union County FCE Clubs have un-dertaken the project.
Gloria Holcomb said the blanket project is just one of the FCE’s charitable activi-ties, and the blankets help fi ll a need.
“They are very, very ap-preciated,” she said.
Join Big Ridge State Park rangers for the last Ghost House Hike on Friday, Oct. 30. Cost is $5 and reserva-tions are required. Not for children under 6. Partici-pants should bring their own fl ashlight. Info/reserva-tions: 992-5523.
By Shannon CareyPet food, toys, blankets, cat litter
– it’s not surprising to hear animal centers asking for these items.
But Union County Humane Society has a unique request this fall: wood.
That’s right, the Humane Society is asking for donations of good hardwood and volunteers to split and stack it. The Humane Society’s veterinarian is even willing to trade a spay or neuter for a truck of wood.
Why? The Humane Society building uses a wood-fi red radiant system to heat the building. It circulates heated
water through the concrete fl oors, keeping the critters warm in the winter.
“We are way behind,” said Union County Humane Society director Tammy Rouse. “We’re usually stocked full at this time of year.”
Rouse attributes the shortfall to a busy summer. A local pet hoarding case landed 50 animals, most of them dogs, at the shelter, and they can’t move on to permanent homes until the accused person releases them.
Rouse would prefer that the wood be delivered, but if someone wants to
donate wood and can’t haul it, she’ll try to arrange volunteers to pick it up.
Another weather situation impacted the Humane Society this year. Torrential rains the fi rst weekend in October canceled the annual Ride Like and Animal Motorcycle Run, one of the Humane Society’s big fundraisers.
In response, Humane Society volunteers Judy and Fred Napier and Alexis and David Browning held a yard sale raising more than $1,000. Rouse thanked the volunteers and donors for their support.
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Carol Pratt and Rita Poteet sew fl annel blankets for patients in the NICU at Children’s Hospital as part of an annual project by
Union County’s FCE Clubs. Photo by S. Carey
Angie England and Danae Phelps stack wood for the radiant heat system at the Union County Humane Society. Photo by S. Carey
Union County Sheriff Billy Breeding reported Oct. 16 that the Inmate Garden project saved the county more than $10,000.
The garden, located on Maynardville Highway just past Food City, operated throughout the growing season with Union County Jail inmates providing the
labor. Breeding often over-saw garden work himself.
Crops, including beans, corn, cucumbers, toma-toes, okra, potatoes and bell peppers, were served to jail inmates. All seed was donated by local busi-nesses or citizens. The gar-den yielded 4,301 pounds of produce.
Crops from the Union County Sheriff ’s Inmate Garden Photo sub-mitted
Inmate garden yields savings
Ghost House Hike at Big Ridge
FCE Clubs
Humane Society needs wood
TennCare Kids is Tennessee’s commit-ment to see that children and teens have the best start to a healthy life. TennCare Kids is a free program of check-ups and health care services for children from birth to age 21 who are TennCare eligible, including health history, complete physi-cal exam, lab tests as appropriate, immu-
nizations, vision and hearing screening, developmental and behavior screenings as appropriate, and advice on healthy living. Union Countians interested in the program should contact the Union County Health Department’s community outreach representative, Pam Williams. Info: 992-3867, ext. 131.
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4 • OCTOBER 28, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news opinion
Ronnie Mincey
Lisa Soland, author and playwright, and Russell Jeff ers, an entertainer from Nashville, at the
Museum of Appalachia.
Homecoming 2015
Bonnie Peters
Fall is upon us, and it seems only a few days since I announced “spring is here!”
While I really enjoyed all the usual events, weather has been a challenge. I was grateful for the warmth of both the facility and the friends who stopped by to see those of us at the Union County Museum during the Heritage Festival. Absolute-ly thrilling was the gift of a little package of ramp seeds!
I’ve wanted to get a ramp patch started for a few years. I will do that next spring. Molasses, miniature pine-apple upside down cakes and lots of coffee kept us go-ing on this very wet day.
On the heels of the Union
County Heritage Festival came the Fall Homecoming at Museum of Appalachia. People came from about all the 50 states and many for-eign countries. Several of us at the Authors Tent have been attending the festival for more than 25 years, but many of the original partici-pants have died or are not able to attend.
We particularly missed Bonnie Page this year. Bon-nie is well into her nineties, and I guess four days in the wind and weather was just too much for her. Bonnie’s work has contributed much to the preservation of his-tory of Claiborne County and Lincoln Memorial Uni-versity.
Some new faces showed up including Charlie Hayes and his grandsons of Ken-tucky. Charlie is a retired master sergeant who knew our own Esco Hankins, who played for years at Renfro Valley. Charlie recalled that
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Writing witchesWhen I was a student
in the Union County Pub-lic Schools, grammar was taught every year from at least grade two through 10. Junior year was predomi-nately dedicated to Ameri-can literature. Senior year incorporated a very im-portant element that had not previously experienced great emphasis.
Ms. Pat Davis (known to future classes as Ms. Dyer or Ms. Phillips) regularly as-signed original, handwrit-ten essays that were graded and returned for revision. Finally, the chance to put all those grammar exercises
into practical application! The fi rst mistake I cor-
rected was the misspelling of “rumor” (not “rumour”), aided by a handheld dic-tionary. Neither spell check nor auto-correction via computer programming was available to prevent mistakes or aid correction. All assignments were hand-
Esco had a little music store in Lexington.
If you were at the Au-thors Tent you could ex-pect any sort of question; the most frequent of which is always, “Where are the porta-potties?”
Our standard answer was always, “behind the
hay stack.” This year we were thrown a curve since the hay stack had collapsed from years of weathering. But then the porta-potties had also been moved. We had to hone our directions to the new location of these facilities.
In my 25 years at the
museum, I had never seen a snake, but this year a lit-tle dirt snake about six or eight inches long took ref-uge under the rubber mat I always keep under my feet to keep my feet warm. As we started to leave Friday afternoon the wind was blowing the plastic cover-
ing the tables from the dew and rain.
To anchor the plastic, I picked up the mat and there was the cold, little snake. He was still there the next morning, and Sam Ven-able told me, “He won’t eat much.”
Author and playwright Lisa Soland, who wasn’t afraid of the little creature, stroked his back, and he exited into his hole in the ground.
We missed the miniature cow, but just as exciting was a fl ock of tiny peacocks. I don’t know how old they are but they are just about the size of a softball.
As he has for many years, Sweet Potato Man came by to see Chef Walter and me. Last year his sweet potato patch was literally washed out. This year he has had better luck and brought a few samples to prove it.
Billy Kennedy, a journal-ist and author of Belfast, Ireland, and who has come to the Fall Homecoming for the past 23 years, brought his three younger brothers and two friends this year.
Needless to say, they had a ball; and so did I.
written – no word proces-sors or computer programs aided the task.
In 1983, during second semester a college bound senior English class was es-tablished, to my knowledge the fi rst such effort at Hor-ace Maynard High School. The emphasis on writing intensifi ed.
For the fi rst time I learned what a thesis state-ment was. Tennessee’s pub-lic school curriculum has advanced during the past three decades, and this skill is now taught in intermedi-ate grades, but I never even heard of a thesis statement until senior year.
Senior year culminated in
a somewhat daunting task that had been dreaded for years – the senior research paper! We were allowed to choose our own topic, and I chose the Tennessee Valley Authority. When I fi nished, I felt that if I couldn’t own TVA, I should at least have been considered for an hon-orary position on their board.
Research was then much more diffi cult. We spent several hours in the library, checked out stacks of books, made endless notes on 3X5 index cards, and wrote and rewrote until the footnotes at the bottom of the pages came out exactly right. Some of the more adven-turous typed their papers,
which seemed to complicate placement of footnotes.
How much easier it would have been to use computer search engines to locate source material, word processors on laptop computers to aid in editing (cut and paste then involved scissors and tape), and au-to-formatting to help place those troublesome foot-notes. Unfortunately, these now taken-for-granted tools were as futuristic as George Jetson’s fl ying car.
But through it all we had the patient guidance of Ms. Pat Dyer. She was a most kind, soft-spoken teacher, yet there was something in her demeanor that let us
know she was all businessin the classroom. I neverknew her to have a disci-pline problem.
Ms. Davis also introducedus to Zindel’s “The Pigman”and the “Three Weird Sis-ters” (their names were notPat, Helen and Marie). Theywere the Three Witches in“Macbeth,” the only Shake-speare many of us wo uldever encounter. For me, itwas only the beginning.
I always liked Ms. Davis,but I appreciated her morewhen I went to college. Ingreat part, I owe my successas an English major to hersenior English class.
Next week, a fi rst experi-ence.
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Here we go again.Kentucky is another
must-win football game for Tennessee. There are no ifs, ands or buts. The Vols always beat the Wildcats. That is simply how it is.
A loss would be unac-ceptable. No matter how well it might be explained away – injuries, youth, in-experience, one misstep or just a matter of inches – it would cause thousands of fans, holding onto the band-wagon with one hand, to disengage and declare the season a disappointment or even a disaster.
In addition to the trou-bling issue of what the Vols can and can’t do, there is a complex other side to this confl ict. I am told Kentucky has identifi ed Tennessee as a team it can whip. The Wild-cats are counting on tough-ness, old-fashioned blocking and tackling. Oh my.
For generations, Kentucky has used its underdog status as motivation. The Wildcats
Kentucky is a must-win game
have lost 29 of the past 30 games against Tennessee. You and I know some were too close for comfort. We are convinced that the old rivals are much closer than the se-ries record implies.
Things are changing. There is a new outlook in Lexington. The stadium looks great after a many-million-dollar renovation. Coach Mark Stoops has re-fi ned the focus and gener-ated energy. Stoops family ties in Ohio are paying off in recruiting. UK has 21 play-ers that Ohio State didn’t want.
There was a misstate-ment above, in the second paragraph. The Vols do not always beat the Wildcats.
Kentucky won in 1984.Ronald Reagan had just
been re-elected president (he carried 49 states). The Russians boycotted the Los Angeles Olympics. The French identifi ed the AIDS virus. John Majors was coach of the Volunteers. The UK score was 17-12.
That was too long ago for me to remember how Ken-tucky did it. I do recall that Tennessee had very good players – Tony Robinson, Johnnie Jones, strong of-fensive linemen, big names on defense (Dale Jones) and excellent kickers, Jimmy Colquitt and Fuad Reveiz.
I suppose Kentucky had some good players but none are in the Hall of Fame.
After 26 consecutive victories, Tennessee lost to Kentucky in 2011. Oh boy, do I remember that. The end of the streak was the begin-ning of the end of the Derek Dooley era. The Wildcats won without a quarterback. Amazing accomplishment.
Certain Volunteers did not appear particularly inter-ested in the outcome.
So much has changed since then for Tennessee. Maybe it has really changed up north. Or maybe not. My two best friends in Kentucky say the Big Blue never did like the pumpkin orange and still don’t. They said unkind things about Phillip Fulmer’s physique and still chuckle. They didn’t like Bruce Pearl much at all. They still don’t sing “Rocky Top.”
If Kentucky foils tradi-tion and spoils the second half of the Tennessee sea-son, there will be another vivid illustration of the won-derful, terrible difference in happiness and heartbreak, a joyous celebration on one side and much gnashing of teeth on the other.
If Tennessee wins the must-win game, another must-win game will follow. And then another.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His
address is [email protected]
This may sound like a book report, and in a way, it is.
I found The Sojourner on my mother’s bookshelf and decided it was time to read it. I knew nothing about it, except that it was written by Marjorie K. Rawlings, author of The Yearling.
The story is of two brothers, one who stays on the family farm, even though he longs to travel and see more of America. The other goes west, and makes a fortune pros-pecting for gold.
The story is told from the homebody brother’s perspective. Given the title of the book, how-ever, I kept expecting the traveling brother to come home, to take up his share of the responsibility on the family farm.
He did come home, but only for a visit, and only to urge his brother to join him in his search for riches.
The brother declined, choosing to stay on the farm. He loved the land, and he loved the life he
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you.
(Genesis 26:3, RSV)
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and his wife had built to-gether.
There was sadness, to be sure. More than one baby was born to them and died within hours. There were other losses, other disappointments. But there was a son who lived, and who went off to get an education. Again the farmer saw his own dreams lived out by a rel-ative, someone who was not tied to the land.
It was only at the end of the book, that I realized who the sojourner was. The one character who had grown, had moved beyond himself, had come so far as to be a totally different person, was the farmer, the one who had sacrifi ced and loved and given.
It’s a lesson well worth the learning.
FAITH NOTES ■ Alder Springs Baptist
Church will host a
Trunk-or-Treat, 6-9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30, at the
new church site, Hickory
Star Road in Maynard-
ville.
■ Hansard Chapel Meth-odist 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.
Renea Henderson and Ann Russell of the Union County
Register of Deeds offi ce wear pink in front of their breast
cancer awareness tree.Union County maintenance guys Bill Collins and Kermie
Holloway sport pink beards on the job at Wilson Park.
Union County Mayor and Komen Knoxville Pink Tie Guy Mike
Williams (right) stands with mayor’s offi ce staff ers Pam Holbert
and Debra Keck.
Mandi Suddath, Chantay
Collins and Jessica
Raley of Maynardville
Public Library show
their support for breast
cancer awareness.
Staff ers at the
Union County
Clerk’s offi ce wore
pink to show
support for breast
cancer awareness.
They are (seated)
Larry Brantley;
(standing) Joyce
Dyer, Candice
Vickers and Carol
Williams. Photos by S. Carey
Enjoying Pink Out Day at the Union County Senior Center are Dorothea Cox, Joan Ray, Melanie
Dykes, Jewell Morgan and Debra Childress.
Union County pinks out!Offi ces raise awareness Oct. 23
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crafts festival, to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Info/application: [email protected] or Sherry, 776-1100.
CALL TO ARTISTSThe Knoxville Watercolor Society is
currently accepting membership applications for artists who work in watercolor and other water mediums. Applications for jurying process are due Oct. 27. Info/applications for jurying process: knxvillewatercolorsociety.com.
THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 31Costume shop inventory reduction sale, 2-7
p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 2-5 p.m. Saturdays, Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge. Full costumes, partial costumes, vintage, formal, bridal, holiday and many one-of-a-kind items available. Nothing over $15. Info: 482-9999 or orplayhouse.com.
THROUGH SUNDAY, NOV. 8“Quoth The Raven: Tales Of Poe,”
Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays; 1 p.m. show only on Halloween. Info/tickets: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28Computer Workshop: Internet and Email Basics,
2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431.
Fall fest, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, 5364 N. Broadway. Games, door prizes, candy, cake walk, Trunk or Treat.
Fall fun fest, 6-8 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Hosted by Christ UMC’s Men’s Group. Games, food, prizes, best carved or decorated pumpkin contest for kids under 12. Pumpkins must be done at home. Info: 922-1412.
Fall festival, 6-8 p.m., Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike. Free food, games, candy. The community is invited. Info: 938-2611.
THURSDAY, OCT. 29“Winter is Coming ... what’s a gardener to
do?,” 315-415 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Speakers: Extension Master Gardeners Don Cathey and Brian Townsend. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, OCT. 29-30AARP Driver Safety Class, noon-4 p.m., Halls
Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub &
Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091.Opening reception: “Fountain City Art Guild
Annual Holiday Show and Sale,” 6:30-8 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Also on exhibit: “Oil paintings by the Students of Aurora H. Bull.” Artwork on display through Nov. 30. Info: 357-2787; [email protected]; fountaincityartctr.com.
Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 30-31Rummage sale/Christmas shop/sweet shop, 8
a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 4110 Central Avenue Pike. Info: 687-6622.
SATURDAY, OCT. 31Benefi t singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist
Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, Heiskell. Featuring: Barry Rowland & Deliverance. Love offering will be taken to help Melissa Dake Aldridge with medical expenses.
Trail or Treat, 5-7 p.m., Luttrell Park. Volunteers or participants welcome. Info: Margaret, 318-2175.
SUNDAY, NOV. 1Natural Burial Preserve Gathering and
Dedication Ceremony, 2-3:30 p.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603, or [email protected].
Silent Meditation Gathering, 11 a.m.-noon, Narrow Ridge’s Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Inclusive of people of all faiths as well as those who do not align themselves with a particular religious denomination. Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or [email protected].
MONDAY, NOV. 2American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran
St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.
MONDAYS, NOV. 2, 9, 23“Basic Hand Building” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $90/nonmembers $110. Info/registration: knoxart.org.
TUESDAY, NOV. 3“Salt Block Cooking” class, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/registration: avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.
THURSDAY, NOV. 5Bee Friends bee keeping group meeting,
6:30 p.m., Walter State University Tazewell campus auditorium. Program: free honey tasting. Info: 617-9013.
Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.
FRIDAY, NOV. 6Free movie night featuring “St. John in Exile,” 7 p.m.,
Beaver Dam Baptist Church education building, third fl oor, 4328 E. Emory Road. Free popcorn and drinks.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 6-7Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., North Acres Baptist
Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Info: 228-4910. Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Beulah Baptist
Church, 1138 Raccoon Valley Road off Loyston Road. Featuring: $3 per bag, furniture, and odds and ends. Info: 992-5833.
SATURDAY, NOV. 7Spaghetti supper, 5-7 p.m., Alder Springs Baptist
Church, 556 Hickory Star Road, Maynardville. Includes: spaghetti, salad, garlic toast, dessert and drink. Donations go to WMU projects.
SATURDAYS, NOV. 7, 14, 21“Beginning Drawing,” 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,
Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: John Allen. Registration deadline: Oct. 31. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.
SUNDAY, NOV. 8Silent Meditation Gathering, 11 a.m.-noon,
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Step Out: Walk To Stop Diabetes, 1-4 p.m., UT Gardens. One-day fundraising walk benefi ting the American Diabetes Association.
TUESDAY, NOV. 10Benefi ts to Work training, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
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Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11Happy Travelers trip to Biblical Times Dinner
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THURSDAY, NOV. 12VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,
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SATURDAY, NOV. 14Fall Arts & Craft Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Christ
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TUESDAY, NOV. 17Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,
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THURSDAY, NOV. 19Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch
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By Rileigh Collins Paulette Elementary
School Beta Club is in its fi fth year. The club elected offi cers in September. Presi-dent is Chloe Stubblefi eld. Vice president is Spencer Cox. Anna Douglass is sec-retary. Kenlei Johnson and Amelia Skibinski are trea-surers. Rileigh Collins is re-porter and Whitney Bailey is chaplain.
The Beta Club has al-ready sponsored a food
drive and will soon an-nounce which class do-nated the most food. The club has also sponsored a fundraising Monster Mash dance Oct. 23, and will have the Haunted Hallway at Pumpkin Palooza Oct. 30.
Paulette’s Beta Club is looking for local sponsors to help students attend the state convention in Nash-ville. If you can help, call Jocelyn Hyde at 745-0517.
HMMS students of the month
Horace Maynard
Middle School stu-
dents of the month
for September are:
(front) Ashton Bailey
and Joshua D. Brant-
ley, 7th grade; Dakota
Burgess, Amanda
Tharp and Kayla Bur-
gan, 6th grade; (back)
Samantha Cook,
Skylar Bates and Pey-
ton Keck, 8th grade;
Justin Hickman, 6th
grade; Jackson Bus-
sell, 7th grade. Photo submitted
Sharps Chapel Elemen-tary School’s Pre-K class had Community Helper Day with a lesson about helpers and what they do.
Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Adam Brantley took 51 Engine fi re truck to the school. Brantley spoke with the kids and an-
swered their questions. Stu-dents asked what fi refi ghters do, how to put out a fi re, what number to call in an emer-gency, how to escape from a burning house, how to safely stop, drop and roll, and how to become a fi refi ghter.
Brantley put on all his safety gear and showed the
students what a fi refi ghter would look like so they would not be scared of fi refi ghters in case of a fi re. The students played with the thermal im-aging camera as well.
Brantley fi nished the event by showing students the fi re engine and spraying water from the apparatus.
MAYNARDVILLE 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 appoint-
ment: 992-7106.
■ The Maynardville Public
Library is located at 296
Main St. Info: 992-7106,
maynardvillepubliclibrary.
org or on Facebook.
Paulette Elementary School Beta Club offi cers are (front) Chloe Stubblefi eld, president; Spencer Cox, vice president; Rileigh
Collins, reporter; (back) Kenlei Johnson, treasurer; Whitney Bailey, chaplain; Anna Douglass, secretary. Not pictured is Amelia
Skibinski, second treasurer. Photo by S. Carey
Paulette Beta Club elects offi cers
Pre-K students at Sharps Chapel Elementary School welcomed fi refi ghter Adam Brantley of Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department. Pictured here
are Baylee Hunley, Mckena Marsee, Nevah Gibson, Kirra Cooper, Shelby Queener, Jeremiah Johnson, Colton Merrill, Eli Houston, Brylie Collins, Col-
lin Weaver, Brantley, Taylum Anderson, Javyn Callahan, Addison Hill, Layla Shoff ner, Gracie Bolden, Wyatt Lampkin and Evan Adams. Photo submitted
Sharps Chapel Pre-K meets fi refi ghter
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