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Little League fundraiser reset

The Union County Little League is hosting a Chili Fundraiser from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at May-nardville Elementary School. Donate $5 for a bowl of chili, a drink and a cookie. Money raised goes directly to sup-port the league.

A silent auction will be held as well as the last day for signups for the 2015 season. Info on Facebook.

West says: Don’t forget Doug Atkins

Having lived a relatively sheltered life, I did not know Wall St. Cheat Sheet dabbled in sports. A treasured reader told me it listed the 10 great-est NFL defensive linemen of all time and that ex-Vol Reg-gie White is No. 1.

I said great. And where is Doug Atkins?

There was a long pause.“He didn’t make it.”Do what?

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By Cindy Taylor Alder Springs Missionary Baptist Church

will be hosting its fourth annu-al Men’s Conference in March, and excitement is building in expectation of this year’s guest speakers.

The Rev. Jerry Vittatoe is well-known in the Knoxville area for his dynamic pres-ence and preaching. Vittatoe pastors Clear Springs Baptist Church and has been part of

the conference since its beginning. The Rev. Luke Kidwell has pastored Batley Baptist Church in Anderson County for more than 22 years. Both ministers are lifelong friends of Al-

der Springs pastor, the Rev. Jimmy Davidson.“These are Bible believing, God preaching

men,” said Davidson. Davidson says the men of

Alder Springs felt impressed of the Lord to begin this con-ference to promote closeness in the body of Christ as min-isters, deacons and servants of Christ being many members that make up one body. He says being a Christian is not about where you attend church

or who the pastor is. It is all about Jesus.The conference will be 7 p.m. Friday, March

6, and 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at Alder Springs. There will be a men’s choir and special

singing prior to the Friday evening service. A 7 a.m. breakfast at Cracker Barrel on Merchants

Drive will start the day on Sat-urday. Back at Alder Springs, the Valley Boys will sing prior to the 9:30 a.m. service.

“The purpose of the confer-ence is to remind, renew and refresh us as men of God for our purpose in life as well as our Christian walk,” said Da-vidson. “It is my conviction that as the man goes, so goes

the family, church, county, state and nation.” Past conferences have drawn more than 125

men during the two-day event. All men are in-vited to attend. Info: 659-0171.

“These ideas start out like trickles of water that come together, and pretty

soon you’ve got a big stream,” Jim Woods says as he gestures.

Steve Woods signs an autograph for his niece, Angela Waggoner.

‘We need to be who we are…’

Davidson

tends it to be a springboard for the much bigger idea of developing the future of Union County.

“We need to be who we are. We have so much, and Union County can be a destination: for the mu-sical heritage that is unmatched anywhere in the world, for the beautiful Norris Lake, for the

By Libby MorganJim Woods took to the micro-

phone at the Union County Muse-um in front of 70-plus community leaders on a Sunday afternoon to present an idea he says the Lord put inside him.

He has spent more than a year working out the details and crys-tallizing his vision, along the way talking to every county of-fi cial, business leader and friend he could get a few minutes with,

asking for their input and getting ready to kick off Union County Dirt.

“Dirt” is a song he wrote, a story of growing up poor, feeling less than good enough in a world of “haves” and “have-nots,” fi nd-ing success out in the world and coming home to appreciate his roots: “I’m glad I came from Union County dirt.”

The song could be the story of the whole county, and Woods in-

scenery, for the friendly people.“We can work together as a

whole to embrace all the good ideas,” he says, and proposes a Union County Destination Com-mittee comprising the mayors and vice mayors, representatives of the

Many members, one bodyAlder Springs sets men’s conference

KidwellVittatoe

By Sandra ClarkUnion County roads took a

beating last week from a com-bination of snow, ice and more snow. On Friday, road superinten-dent David Cox called conditions “treacherous everywhere.”

Cox said Union and surround-ing counties were hit with almost

impossible condi-tions as tempera-tures plunged, keeping the ice intact. “We’ve put down 60 tons of sand on the hills; we’re doing all we can do,” he said.

“I’ve got the best crew ever and we’ve worked numerous hours (to clear the roads). I know we’ve not done enough, but we’re doing all we can do.”

Cox said his crews got a head start on the fi rst snow, but then the ice hit. His crew worked until 4 a.m. on Sunday night/Monday

morning, went home and were back on the job at 7:30 a.m. Mon-day. They worked full days and past dark every night.

With additional bad weather predicted for the weekend, Cox was working fast on Friday to clear roads. “And I’m hunting some more sand,” he said.

David Cox

Roads are ‘treacherous everywhere’

Sheep, goat expo rescheduled

The sheep and goat expo has been reset for 5-8 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Walters State Expo Center in White Pine. With free admis-sion, everyone is invited to this family-friendly event.

Representatives from feed and fencing companies will attend. Giveaways exceed $1,000. A veterinarian will answer questions and provide demonstrations.

Mincey talks about snow time movies

There’s something about snow and movies that go together.

In the midst of several days of no school due to snow, my mind travels to pleasant days when snow days were made less bleak by good movies with good friends.

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“With our DNA streak of natural musical talent a mile wide, we can de-sign a concert series with name artists and surround them with local talent. Each performance would be professionally recorded and fi lmed for distribution through sales, and promot-ed through web, radio and television.

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ample space for portable seating such as aluminum bleachers, and concerts could be enjoyed from on the lawn. Both venues have restrooms, concession facil-ities, good access and plenty of parking.

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Arts Council brings portrait demo

The Union County Arts Council is sponsoring a por-trait demonstration by Seth Haverkamp, a nationally known portrait artist who lives in Andersonville.

“He will bring a live mod-el and explain the process of how he paints a portrait,” says UCAC board member Betty Bullen.

“Shirley Keaton and I have attended his work-shop, and he is an excellent teacher. His work is fabu-lous. He has just had a por-trait accepted in the Ameri-can Portrait Society, which is a big deal.

“We’re lucky to have him. He is doing this to help sup-port our arts council.”

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The demonstration will be held on Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Union County Veterans Building on Veterans Street in Maynardville.

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keeping with the relaxed, out-of-the-way character of our home.”

Woods used the analogy of a jigsaw puzzle in a box, and had given everyone at the gathering one piece of the puzzle.

“You have your piece, and you have to fi gure out what your piece is. Your piece might be what you’re good at, or what you want to do. It might just be prayer.

“Every piece is just as im-portant as any other. All I have right now is this box.”

Woods has reproduced the fi rst recording of “Union County Dirt” on a CD and

has T-shirts (with a design by graphic designer Jim Marziotti) to sell for an ini-tial fundraiser to help start the concert series.

The CD and T-shirt are available at the Chamber of-fi ce in downtown Maynard-ville and at the Union Coun-ty Museum for a donation of $30 for both. The museum is the trustee of the funds.

There are two versions of the shirt: One says, “Glad I’m Rooted in …” and the other says, “Glad I Came From ….” Both continue with “Union County Dirt. Music Grows Here! The Cra-dle of Country Music.”

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Oakes recently of-fered free plants to beau-tify parks, welcome signs, schoolyards and other com-munity spaces.

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Authors show their stuff at MPL

Powell resident and writer Leanne Tyler writes romance novels

under that name and young adult fi ction as “Lexi Witcher.” She

says her friends from Halls schools might remember her as Le-

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Union County’s own J. K. Ensley (at right), who writes the “A Dance With Destiny” series,

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came all the way from Fond du Lac, Wisc., to attend the event. Photos by Libby Morgan

Maynardville Public Library director Chantay Collins (at left) and her staff hosted authors from

the area who displayed their books and signed copies. She is with KaLyn Cooper, who writes

factual fi ction, sci fi fantasy writer T. G Franklin, and Sharon Griffi th, a.k.a. Kate McKeever.

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My how things change! I’ve done some reading on teachers in the 1920s.

First, there were special requests for male teachers in some of the small, grades-one-through-eight schools. Not only were women in the minority as teachers, but it was less common for wom-en to attend college.

The hiring process seemed about the same. Soon after the annual school term end-ed, the aspiring teacher was expected to make a courtesy call to the superintendent and members of the school board, expressing the desire to be a teacher in that school district. It also didn’t seem to hurt to visit the justices of the peace of the county court.

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One requirement he had not been aware of was the expectation that he be a Christian, attend church and pray in public. He seem-ingly was a Christian, he made it to church, but when called on to pray – he froze! Even after being called on a second time, the words just stuck in his throat and would not come out.

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if a teacher was suspected of wrongdoing or a love tri-angle, the teacher was just dropped on “general prin-ciples.” The school board didn’t bother to try to prove the issue.

A huge problem in the 1920s was the lack of high schools in rural areas, and many parents did not see the need for education be-yond the eighth grade.

Fathers did not want – and probably most couldn’t afford – to send their chil-dren away to high school. They also needed the boys to work on the farm. This created the “nail keg” crew at the local general mer-chandise stores, the crowd that came after school to play baseball or basketball and had to be asked to leave the premises. The boys may have been willing to quit school, but they still want-ed to congregate with their friends and play sports.

Issues of the day were mostly smokin’, chewin’, a few fi ghts and boys climb-ing in through the windows at events to keep from pay-

ing admission.One day a boy came to

class chewing tobacco. The only problem was, the boy was not allowed to go out-side to spit, so he ended up spitting in his overalls bib. The professor didn’t have that problem again.

The professor also recalls when a student seemed bored every afternoon, tired of just sitting and staring at the teacher, oblivious to ev-erything else. When ques-tioned, he said, “I’m tired of sitting in class, so I just think outside.”

Recess was, and in my opinion still should be, a part of the school day. On his fi rst day of school, a it-tle boy summed it up quite well. The teacher asked, “Well, how do you like school?” The boy replied, “I don’t care so much about this readin’ business, but God I like that there re-set part of it.”

Well said! We all need a time of play so we can re-set our minds to enjoy learning and have the freedom to do our jobs.

Dr. Headrick

Niceley hurts low income adultschildren, impoverished el-derly and pregnant wom-en) in Union County (over 45,000 district-wide).

Where affordable health insurance is concerned, Sen. Niceley is working against us instead of help-ing us. Learn more about IT online at tn.gov/tenncare/insureTennessee.

Gov. Haslam’s proposed Insure Tennessee: to insure 280,000 Tennesseans earn-ing under 1.38 times the poverty level, to create over 15,000 jobs over 10 years, and to save 54 “at-risk-of-closing” hospitals and their 20,000 jobs. The governor proposed IT at no cost to state government, initially paid for entirely by our own federal tax dollars and, later, with some help from hospitals.

IT could be a win-win for Tennessee but Sen. Niceley said no.Dr. Mary Headrick, a Union County resi-

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Ronnie Mincey

TEACHER TIME

There’s something about snow and movies that go together. I am presently in the midst of several days of no school due to snow. My mind travels to pleasant days when snow days were made less bleak by good movies with good friends.

I recall a Sunday School Christmas gathering at our teacher’s house when I was in my early twenties. The weather had been snowy, and I got stuck on the way out, but John R. Monroe was on hand and drove me back to Maynardville

Snow movies

Highway.We watched “Scrooged”

starring Bill Murray. (Our teacher prayed every time there was a curse word.) I had previously seen this movie with my friend Earl Tolliver at Halls Cinema,

where we sat behind two elderly ladies with no sense of humor.

There is a scene in which “The Ghost of Christmas Present” jacks “Lumpy’s” jaws with a kitchen accessory, knocking him from one scene into the next. The befuddled “Lumpy” arises saying, “B---- hit me with a toaster.”

Earl and I literally laughed until we cried as the two aged crones turned and stared holes through us, causing us to laugh louder and longer.

On another snow day I saw the Leonardo DiCaprio version of “Titanic” for the

fi rst time at East Towne with my good friend Sharon McDonald. I watched several movies with “Zel” throughout our friendship. The fi rst was on VCR, “The Shining” starring Jack Nicholson. We watched this at Ms. Winnie McDonald’s house.

Ms. Winnie, English teacher for many years at Horace Maynard High School, was Sharon’s mother and a wonderful friend to my mother and me. There was no greater joy than to spend time with these terrifi c ladies.

As anyone acquainted well with Sharon outside school knew, she had a habit of cursing that could

be quite hilarious. I am told that she learned this habit at the Union County Jail as a child.

Ms. Winnie, Sharon and I once went to see “Rob Roy” on the “big screen.” The only thing I remember about the movie is that a bag of money was critical.

Sharon and I observed that if the bag of money could not be followed throughout the movie, the plot was lost.

Immediately upon returning to the car, Ms. Winnie asked, “What ever happened to that bag of money?” Sharon’s mouth fell open in a mazement, and she looked at Ms. Winnie and quite colorfully asked,

“Momma, where in the h--- have you been?” (Sharon neither abbreviated nor stuttered.)

When I related this to my mother, she thought it was scandalous. I knew it was just Sharon being “Zel.” Sharon had not one ounce of malice in her body. Sharon dearly loved her mother and cared for her extraordinarily until her death.

Sharon herself was taken from us much too soon, but I am thankful I have so many happy memories like these to fi ll the void her departure left.

Next week I will reveal what made Sharon “Zel” to me.

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Having lived a relatively sheltered life, I did not know Wall St. Cheat Sheet dab-bled in sports. A treasured reader told me it listed the 10 greatest NFL defensive linemen of all time and that ex-Vol Reggie White is No. 1.

I said great. And where is Doug Atkins?

There was a long pause.“He didn’t make it.”Do what?“Sorry about that.”Kofi Bofah, a relative

youngster schooled in real classes at the University of North Carolina, a former fi -nancial adviser with Ameri-can Express, has become an expert generator of a few hundred Internet stories. Kofi did this bad thing.

He obviously never saw Atkins manhandle would-be blockers and terrorize quarterbacks. Alas, that is an invalid excuse. He never saw some of the others he anointed: Mean Joe Greene, Deacon Jones, Alan Page, Carl Eller, Gino Marchetti and Bob Lilly.

If Bofah, being a North Carolina man, had re-searched Atkins’ magic mo-ment as a Tennessee Volun-teer, he would have gained understanding. It happened the fi rst of November, 1952, Tar Heels at Shields-Wat-kins Field. Their fullback,

All-time great list without Doug Atkins

leading a sweep, came at Doug with a cross-body block.

Atkins caught this full-grown man with his hands and forearms – and threw him, like a log, at the tail-back. It was an awesome show of force. Intimidating. Don’t come this way!

Great quarterback John-ny Unitas saw that same power play in the NFL: “One of Atkins’ favorite tricks was to throw a blocker at the quarterback, which does tend to disrupt the passing game.”

Another famous name from the past, Paul Hor-nung, appeared as an expert witness, free of charge: “At-kins was the best defensive end I ever saw. He was 6-9 and maybe 275 and he could run. You couldn’t block him, and he was such a wild man that George Halas couldn’t coach him.”

That is an exaggera-tion. Doug is only 6-8. And, what’s more, Halas and

Atkins often got along dur-ing their 12 seasons of co-existence with the Chicago Bears – when the subject wasn’t Doug’s salary. I have a book in which Halas is quoted as saying, ‘‘There never was a better defensive end.’’

Another NFL name you might recognize, Fran Tarkenton, remembered At-kins as the strongest man in football and also the big-gest.

“When he rushed the passer with those oak-tree arms way up in the air, he was 12 feet tall. And if he got to you, the world suddenly started spinning.”

While we are talking about the past, Atkins was selected SEC Player of the Quarter Century (1950-74), ahead of such legendary he-roes as John Majors, Archie Manning, Billy Cannon and Lee Roy Jordan.

Atkins was the only player to be unanimously named.

Doug never felt that he was paid what he was worth. He said his signing bonus with the Cleveland Browns was two cheeseburgers and eight beers. His fi rst con-tract was for $6,800. The numbers sounded low but I never considered challeng-ing.

Atkins retired after 205 NFL games, then a record for defensive linemen. He had made life diffi cult for blockers and those with the football for 17 seasons. He played in nine Pro Bowls. He is in the NFL and college halls of fame.

There is an insightful hand-me-down story from Jim Parker, great offensive guard.

“I considered myself the best guard of the century and I played against some mean ones,” Parker said, “but I never met anyone meaner than Doug Atkins. After our fi rst meeting, I really wanted to quit foot-ball. Finally, my coaches convinced me that not every pro player was like Atkins.”

Kofi Bofah should not have left Doug off his top 10 list. What if they were to meet?Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is [email protected].

SPORTS NOTES ■ Willow Creek Youth Park

softball registration, 10

a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 28

and March 7, at the park, 7530

Quarry Road. For girls ages

3-17. Cost: $40 for Wee ball

and $60 for 6 and up. League

starts April 13. Info: 203-5105.

FAITH NOTES ■ Hansard Chapel Methodist

Church, located on Highway

33 across from Tolliver’s

Market, hosts a food pantry

6-7 p.m. each third Saturday.

Gently used clothing is also

available. Info: the Rev. Jay

Richardson, 776-2668.

■ Alder Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Hickory

Star Road, will host a Men’s

Conference at 7 p.m. Friday,

March 6, and 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 7. Ministers

include the Rev. Luke Kidwell

and the Rev. Jerry Vittatoe.

Everyone welcome.

CrossCurrents

LynnPitts

I will own up to this: I am still a kid when it comes to snow. I get excited in anticipation, and when the fl akes start falling, I am mesmerized by the beauty of it all. I love the quiet, the stillness, the peace when the world is hushed by the white blanket of snow.

I earned my driving wings one wintry night when I left UT after a rehearsal with the Singers. It was clear and dry in town, but when I topped the ridge, the world changed dramatically. It took another 30 minutes or so to drive the fi ve miles home. When I got there, I couldn’t get up the driveway, so I had to leave my car at the base of the hill and walk up.

All of this was before cell phones, so my mother was on her ear. (I have confessed before in this space that I come from a long line of champion worriers!)

Much later in my

For to the snow he says, “Fall on the earth” …. Then the animals go into their lairs and remain in their dens.

(Job 37:6a, 8 NRSV)

A blanket of peace

life, after living in Pennsylvania and the mountains of West Virginia (where it snowed right after Christmas and we didn’t see the ground again until late March!), I was back in Knoxville, driving home after work. I will admit I was not as patient as I should have been; I kept saying out loud, as if the drivers ahead could actually hear me, “Just keep moving! Slow and steady is the trick! Don’t stop!” That night it took me four hours to drive the 13 miles from downtown Knoxville to my house.

So, as I write this morning, I am loving the snow – secure in my home.

Leadership accepting applicationsLeadership Union County is now accepting applicants

for the upcoming 2015 class. Interested applicants should email Brandi Davis at [email protected]. Deadline to apply is March 1.

Learn beekeeping The fi rst part of a beginner beekeeping school will

be held 6-9 p.m. Monday, March 16, at the Clinton Community Center, 101 S Hicks St. The second part is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm, 132 England Lane, Clinton. The school is free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. Info/to preregister: 463-8541 or [email protected].

Fort Sumter Cemetery newsFort Sumter Community

Cemetery is accepting bids for the 2015 mowing sea-son. Forms are available at the cemetery offi ce, and bids must be turned in by March 6.

The annual meeting will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the cemetery

offi ce building. An update on cemetery developments and improvements will be provided. The community is invited. Volunteers are needed to help with the fu-ture of the cemetery. The cemetery offi ce is located at 4828 Salem Church Road. Info: 660-6949.

Stand In the Gap Coali-tion (SIGCO) Supporters, Associates and Friends:

Our fi rst quarterly meet-ing of 2015 will be con-ducted in Union County on Saturday Feb. 28, 2 p.m., at the Plainview Community Center, 1037 Tazewell Pike, Luttrell.

We have planned two very exciting presentations as well as a review of our current SIGCO calendar and business.

Dan Smoots, Operation UNITE, will review the pilot program “Give Me A Reason” (GMAR), a volun-tary and non-punitive drug identifi cation saliva test that is fully-funded and free to any parent or desig-nated responsible party for a youth/family member. It’s simple to use and obtain re-sults in minutes in the pri-vacy of your home or place of your choice. We hope to

identify several distribution points at this meeting.

Karen Mills of LaFollette will present the basic pro-gram for a new educational opportunity called “Release Time!”

Through a setup of this program within local high schools, a student may leave campus during the nor-mal school day for an off-campus religious education class. A student exercising this opportunity will re-ceive education credit just as with any other curricu-lum in their school.

Several folks of different talents, connections and abilities can do much great-er things for our communi-ties when working together for common goals!

Contact our SIGCO of-fi ce at 423-300-1302, or visit www.SIGCO.org, and Facebook, Stand in the Gap, Cumberland Gap.

Stand In the Gap to meetA message from J. T. Russell

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