By Sandra ClarkUnion County resident and

school board member Marty Gibbs goes to work every day thinking about a major new con-struction project at the University of Tennessee. The six-fl oor Mossman Building is sched-uled to be open for fall semester 2018, and Rentenbach

Constructors Inc., where Gibbs is vice president, is the general con-tractor.

The futuristic building supports interactive teaching and hands-on learning.

Ground-breaking was Oct. 29 at the construction site on the corner of Cumberland Avenue and 13th Street. The building extends back to White Avenue and will include a snack/dining facility.

The Mossman Building will house portions of microbiology, bio-chemistry, cellular and molecular biology, psychology and nutrition.

The facility is named for the late Ken and Blaire Mossman, who met when they were students in 1968 and stayed connected to UT throughout their lives. The Mossmans also en-dowed a professor in microbiology,

Labs and graduate student work area (architect’s rendering) Photos provided by University of Tennessee

Chicks arrive!More than 500 baby chicks

arrived in Union County last week. The tiny fowls were picked up from the post offi ce by UT extension offi ce agent Shannon DeWitt and trans-ported to the extension offi ce. Four breeds were included in this year’s offerings.

The cute and cuddly critters were kept under heat lamps while they waited for their new owners. Union County 4-H stu-dents dropped in throughout the day to pick their chicks.

➤ Read Cindy Taylor on page 2

UC Chamber seeks new president

Union County Chamber of Commerce will be accept-ing resumes for the position of president April 4-13 at its office, located at 1001 Main St., Maynardville. To assure someone is available, call 865-992-2811 before drop-ping by. Full job description is on the chamber’s page on Facebook.

Fun at Big RidgeBig Ridge State Park has

a new park manager, Keith Montgomery, who has quickly embraced the public service and downright friendliness that sets this park apart.

That was obvious at the park’s annual day-before-Eas-ter egg hunt which attracted some 4,900 visitors, based on the rangers’ car count.

An event this big doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a treat for kids because of the hard work by park workers and volunteers and the fi nancial support from individuals and businesses from a three-state region.

➤ Story and pictures on page 3

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Marty Gibbs

Tennessee Tourism Commissioner Kevin Triplett enjoys a tour of the facility at the Winery at Seven Springs Farm by

winemaker Nikki Riddle

Rick Riddle of Seven Springs Farm in Maynardville shows Tennessee Tourism

Commissioner Kevin Triplett Betty Bullen’s Thunder Road heritage print dur-

ing Triplett’s tour of Union County. Photos by S. Carey

By Shannon Carey Tennessee Tourism Commis-

sioner Kevin Triplett is on a mis-sion. In his fi rst year on the job, he wants to visit all 95 counties in the state.

That’s a big undertaking, but the purpose is simple.

“Being able to see fi rst hand the assets we have in the state gives me a better perspective,” he said.

“People like to use the term ‘hidden gems,’” he added. “We’re fi ne with gems, but we don’t want them to be hidden.”

Triplett checked Union County off his list April 1, touring the new bicycle trails at Loyston Point, meeting with marina owners and Big Ridge State Park superinten-dent Keith Montgomery, and vis-iting the Winery at Seven Springs Farm.

“Union County is beautiful,” he said. “There’s tremendous history here, not just Tennessee history but music history. There is incred-ible entrepreneurship going on here.”

Triplett said the state is plan-ning a music-themed driving trail to tie into the 16 regional driving trails.

“Highway 33 and Union County are a part of that,” he said.

Triplett asked the Riddle fam-ily at Seven Springs about their background and plans for the fu-ture. With new legislation allow-ing wineries to also produce cider, adding a cidery is in the works at Seven Springs.

Triplett: No more

hidden gemsDonna Riddle said some Seven

Springs wines sold out in four months.

“The community has supported us really well,” she said.

Joining Triplett were East Tennessee tourism representa-tive Dave Jones, Molly Gilbert of the Middle East Tennessee Tour-ism Council, Maynardville city manager Jack Rhyne and Julie Graham.

Gibbs’ team heads UT project

a position currently held by Steven Wilhelm. The fi ve-year appointment began Aug. 1, 2014, and is renewable competitively under the guide-lines of the endowment.

Wilhelm’s research focuses on molecular ecology of viruses, bacteria and algae in oceans and large lakes. He and his research team seek to understand the increase in degradation of fresh waters in recent decades and what can be done to protect fresh water resources.

The couple also provided UT with an estate gift that established the Mossman Lecture Se-ries. The inaugural Mossman Distinguished Lecture featured Bill Nye the Science Guy and drew more than 8,000 people, many of them

UT students.Ken Mossman’s younger brother, Michael,

who is also a UT graduate, attended the ground-breaking.

“They were good decent people. Yes, they were accomplished. They were academics; they were bright. But at the heart of things they were good people who were interested in education, interested in paying things forward,” Michael Mossman said at the ceremony.

Dave Irvin, associate vice chancellor for fa-cilities services, recently updated UT support-ers on the campus improvements underway.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s ... oops!

Union County Courthouse was without power briefly last week after a goose f lew into a transformer, blowing up both. A courthouse wit called it a suicide mission.

Front porch sittin’Country music songwriter

and singer Tracy Lawrence knew his stuff when he re-corded “If the World Had a Front Porch.”

I once went with my half-brother Fred to see my (truly) great aunt Lidia Mincey. She at the time lived in a trailer within spitting distance (pun intended) of her sister, my great aunt Carrie Larmer.

➤ Read Ronnie Mincey on page 4

“The Mossman Building is a very complex project,” Irvin said, “because of the building’s planned systems and the site’s exist-ing concrete walls, some of which will be removed while others will be re-inforced and refi n-ished in our colle-giate brick exterior.”

Construction continues on the Student Union with a portion open and completion expected in 2018.

The fi rst two buildings in the West End residence hall development are rising on the site along 20th Street and are set to open this fall.

Work also continues on the new residence hall and park-ing garage at the corner of Volunteer and Lake Loudoun boulevards. The garage will add 1,050 more spaces to the parking inventory when it opens in time for fall semester. The garage also will offer advanced parking technology that lets users of the UT app see empty and full spaces in the garage in real time.

Facilities Ser-vices employees will gather under one roof this May on the site of an old industrial complex at 2000 Suther-land Avenue, at the corner of Concord Street.

Irvin said there is a part of the build-ing that is structur-ally reinforced with

its own power, which could allow Facilities Services to stay operational in even the most severe weather conditions. It even could serve as a backup location for an Emergency Operations Center in the event of an emergency on or near campus, he said.

Work continues at Tom Black Track where the infi eld will be reconfi gured, new irrigation and site drainage sys-tems installed and the track resurfaced.

The old smokestack at the UT Steam Plant on Lake Lou-doun Boulevard was removed over the December break, marking a visible milestone in the campus’s switch from coal to natural gas.

Sophronia Strong Hall continues its transformation into a large and modern science class and laboratory fa-cility. The building will feature eight stories of classrooms and laboratory space plus a mechanical penthouse. The building, set to open in 2017, will be home to the anthro-pology and earth and planetary sciences departments and will provide laboratory and instruction space for the gen-eral biology and chemistry departments.

Workers are repairing the roof of Thompson-Boling Arena. Later this year, more restrooms will be added, and the locker rooms and dressing rooms will get an update.

Tennis courts will be resurfaced and repainted later this semester, along with landscaping improvements.

With all the work underway at UT, it’s great to know that a Union County guy is in the middle of the mix.

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Osteoarthritis is the degeneration of joint car-tilage and the underlying bone. It’s the most com-mon chronic condition of the joints and is estimated to affect some 27 million Americans. It’s sometimes referred to as “wear and tear” arthritis. The con-dition can develop in any joint but is most common in the knees, hips, lower back and neck. A recent study by the American College of Rheumatology concluded that less than 13 percent of men and less than 8 percent of women who suffer from osteoar-thritis meet the guideline of 150 minutes of moder-ate-intensity, low-impact activity per week, which will actually not deterio-rate joints but will help minimize pain and im-prove daily function.

The fi ndings brought a call from the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) for patients to ex-ercise as recommended, eat properly and consult with a chiropractor. The F4CP recommends aiming for a minimum of 30 min-utes of exercise three to fi ve days a week. The orga-nization also recommends learning proper stretch-ing techniques and doing them often. And a healthy diet, the experts says, one rich in fruits, vegetables and healthy fats, can help reduce infl ammation and joint pain. A good source for guidance on all of the above and a plan for care for osteoarthritis is a chi-ropractor.

Presented as a community service by Union County Chiropractic; 110 Skyline Drive, Maynardville, Tenn.992-7000.

Chiropractic OutlookBy Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC

Osteoarthritis and exercise

UNION COUNTY SERVICE GUIDE

The Tennessee Depart-ment of Agriculture Divi-s ion of Forestry reminds citizens that if they plan to burn outdoors, a burn per-mit is required.

“With two of the past three years experiencing record low fi re numbers, we hope to see a continu-ation of that trend,” State Forester Jere Jeter said. “But we need our citizens’ help. Burning leaves and brush that have accumu-lated around the yard or using fi re to clear an old fi eld is an effi cient way to get rid of vegetation. How-ever, it is very important that citizens practice safe outdoor burning. Requir-ing a burn permit is our way of making the public aware of those recommen-dations and helping them know when, where and how to safely burn.”

The free burn permits

are required by law until May 15, unless otherwise covered by local ordinanc-es. Residents should check with their city and county government for any local re-quirements or restrictions.

Permits can be obtained online for burning of leaf and brush piles measuring less than 8 feet by 8 feet in area. The online system also provides permit access dur-ing weekend and evening hours. Access the system at www.burnsafetn.org. The website is a good source of information for safe debris burning practices and fi re prevention tips, including how to protect your home in the event of a wildfi re.

More than 387,000 per-mits were issued last year for outdoor burning of brush and leaves, untreated wood waste, and burning to clear land. The volume of requests on any given day

can be high, so the online system is most effective ob-taining a permit for a small debris burn.

Once a burn permit is obtained, debris burners should practice common sense:

Establish a control line around the fi re, down to bare soil before conducting the burn.

Notify neighbors and lo-cal fi re departments in ad-vance as a courtesy.

Have tools on hand such as a leaf rake and garden hose or bucket of water to help control fi re that es-capes.

Watch for changing weather conditions as winds can blow the fi re in the wrong direction.

Always stay with your fi re until it is completely out. It is illegal to leave an open fi re unattended.

Despite the low number

of fires in 2015, escapeddebris burns were still theleading cause of wildfiresin Tennessee, accountingfor 251 fires that burnedmore than 1,900 acres.The Division’s burn permitsystem has dramaticallyhelped reduce the numberof escaped burns since theprogram began in 1995.Burning without a permitis a Class C misdemeanorpunishable by up to 30days in jail and/or a finenot to exceed $50.

Wildfi res caused by ar-son were the second leadingcause of wildfi res last year,but damaged the most acre-age, burning nearly 5,600acres. Wildland arson is aclass C felony punishable bythree to 15 years in prisonand up to $10,000 in fi nes.

Anyone with informationabout suspected arson ac-tivity should call toll-free at1-800-762-3017.

More than 500 baby chicks arrived in Union County last week. The tiny fowls were picked up from the post offi ce by UT exten-sion offi ce agent Shannon DeWitt and transported to the extension offi ce. Four breeds were included in this year’s offerings.

The cute and cuddly crit-ters were kept under heat lamps while they waited for their new owners. Union County 4-H students dropped in throughout the day to pick their chicks.

Jacob Davidson, 9, was one of the fi rst to choose his summer companions. Jacob is a 4th grade student at Big Ridge Elementary. This is his fi rst year raising chick-ens. He assisted his grand-father in building a chicken coop on the property to house them. Grandmother Vicky Langley brought Ja-cob to pick up the new addi-tions to the family.

“Jacob has been looking forward to this day since he helped build the chicken coop,” she said.

Jacob Davidson shows off his new chicks. Photo submitted

Burn permits required through May 15

Courthouse ‘lights it up blue’ for autismHundreds of blue pinwheels decorate the steps of the Union County Courthouse in honor of Autism Awareness Month. Night-

time lighting at the courthouse also “lights it up blue,” as the month’s slogan says, with blue fl oodlights painting the courthouse. Photo by S. Carey

Chicken pickin’

Cindy Taylor

Jacob chose 15 hens and two roosters. He will feed and care for them for 20 weeks until he brings them back Aug. 9 for the show and sale at the Union Farmer’s Co-op.

The younger entrepre-neurs receive assistance from experienced 4-H mem-bers who serve as mentors on how to care for the chicks. Students pay a deposit of $35 for 15 chicks or $55 for 25 chicks. Deposits are re-turned at the August sale if participants bring back six grown hens for the auction. Twenty-four 4-H students participated in this year’s Chick Chain.

Info: union.tennessee.edu or 992-8038.Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.

com

MAYNARDVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ■ One-on-one classes are available by appointment for those

wanting to learn how to use computers and other devices. For

appointment: 992-7106.

■ Dia Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Promoting Diversity in

the library and off ering information about programs available to

all the members of the community.

UT construction project From page 1

Architect’s rendering of the 6-story Moss-

man Building now under construction at UT.

First fl oor of 228-person auditorium

UNION COUNTY Shopper news • APRIL 6, 2016 • 3 community

RABIES VACCINATION CLINICSThe Union County rabies vaccination clinics will be held Saturday,

April 16, at these locations and times:

■ Sharps Chapel Elementary, 9-10 a.m.

■ Luttrell Elementary, 10:45-11:45 a.m.

■ Union County Health Department, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

■ Big Ridge Elementary, 2:15-3:15 p.m.

■ Paulette Elementary, 4-5 p.m.

The cost is $10 for a one-year rabies vaccination for qualifying

dogs and cats. The participating veterinarian is Tim “Doc” Williams,

DVM. All clinics are sponsored by the Tennessee Department of

Health and will be held rain or shine.

By Sandra ClarkBig Ridge State Park

has a new park manager, Keith Montgomery, who has quickly embraced the pub-lic service and downright friendliness that sets this park apart.

That was obvious last Saturday at the park’s an-nual day-before-Easter egg hunt which attracted some 4,900 visitors, based on the rangers’ car count.

An event this big doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a treat for kids because of the hard work by park work-ers and volunteers and the fi nancial support from in-dividuals and businesses from a three-state region. Boy Scouts guarded the pe-rimeter before each hunt.

But back to Montgomery.He walked into the cen-

ter of the scattered eggs to take pictures and start the hunt. He recruited the Eas-ter Bunny (a nephew, Rob-ert Allen) and even his wife, Tanda Montgomery, as the bunny’s sidekick. Montgom-ery previously worked at the Knoxville Zoo with a spe-cialty in landscaping and outdoor event management.

Kids in the 5-7-years age

group dash into the circle to

pick up plastic eggs. Every

egg had a surprise.

Park manager Keith Montgomery photographs the egg hunt.

Ellyonna Shelley and Sophie Cole of Andersonville get a

new look, thanks to skillful face painting by Alexis Sivyer

and Ashlynn Irick. Face painting was donated by Texas

Roadhouse near Knoxville Center mall where Dallas Sluder

is managing partner. Ashley Miller, store marketer, directed

the eff ort. She said it’s a promotion for Kid’s Night every

Monday at the restaurant. “We have free crafts, coloring,

face painting and games from 5-8 p.m.” Info: 865-540-4150.

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campfi res, arts and crafts, nature programs and orga-nized sports.

Bicycling: Within the park, bicycles are allowed on the paved roads only, but there are miles of less-traveled country roads surrounding the park that can provide hours of scenic riding for the road enthusiast.

Camping: The Park maintains a 50-site camp-ground, 19 rustic cabins and a large group camp area. For overnight backcountry camping, there are three designated campsites. Back-country camping is free, but a permit is required. Leashed pets are allowed, but no pack animals.

Fishing: Enjoy lake fi shing year round along the shoreline with the exception of the swimming beach. There are a variety of fi sh on the lake, including bluegill, smallmouth bass, large-mouth bass and crappie.

The boat ramp at the park is open from Memo-rial Day through Labor Day. Visitors may use their own electric trolling motors on park rowboats but gasoline outboards are not allowed on Big Ridge Lake.

Hiking: Over 15 miles of hiking-only trails wind along the Park’s ridges and hollows, over old roadbeds, alongside the lakeshores and beside

cemeteries and remnants from early settlements.

The park’s most promi-nent historical features are:

■ the Norton Gristmill built in 1825, now mostly a replica but the original mill race and millstones remain;

■ Indian Rock where a plaque marks the site of the 1794 ambush of Peter Graves;

■ a small monument at Lon Sharp Cemetery recalls the 18th-century Sharp’s Station believed to have been located near the cemetery; and

■ the Norton Cemetery which houses the grave of Maston Hutcheson (1826-1910), who according to local lore is responsible for hauntings in the area. A few minor remains of Hutcheson’s house are still visible at the junction of the Ghost House Loop Trail and the Big Valley Trail connector.

Paddling: While private boats are not allowed on the spring-fed lake within the park, rental canoes, pad-dleboats and rowboats are available during the sum-mer.

Paddlers can access the boat ramp at Norris Lake on the western section of the park, just past the park entrance. There is no access during the winter due to the lake’s low water level.

Big Ridge State Park is just minutes away. From Knoxville, take I-75 north to the Hwy. 61 exit. From Maynardville, turn right off Hwy. 33 and travel about 20 minutes through scenic farms and rugged ridges. The trip is as splendid as the park, and you will love this park.

Here’s what the Legacy Parks Foundation website says about Big Ridge:

Big Ridge State Park rests on the southern shore of Norris Lake, an im-poundment of the Clinch River created by the com-pletion of Norris Dam in 1936. Much of the park’s recreational focus centers on the 49-acre Big Ridge Lake where you can en-joy sand volleyball, tennis, horseshoes, basketball and softball.

Recreational equipment may be checked out at the park offi ce at no charge. The park’s sandy beach is a popular swimming area in summer. Seasonal In-terpretive Rangers provide free weekly activities dur-ing the summer includ-ing guided hikes, movies,

a gem next door

Don’t tell his friends, but this bunny is aka Robert Allen.

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Track and fi eld Volun-teers from the golden era of Chuck Rohe and Stan Huntsman will honor 50 years of Ed Murphey Award winners Friday at a country club reception and dinner.

On Saturday, the Uni-versity of Tennessee track program will recognize a lifetime of contributions by Terry Hull Crawford, for-mer champion runner and women’s coach at UT, Texas and Cal Poly-San Luis Obis-po. She evolved into coach-ing coaches for USA Track and Field.

Terry, many track alumni and guests will be treated to a reunion dinner in a showplace segment of Ney-land Stadium. Coach Beth Alford-Sullivan will discuss current Volunteers. A few good men lifted Tennessee to third place at the recent NCAA indoor champion-ships. Women ran seventh.

Alas, there will be no serious running, jumping or throwing at Tom Black Track this weekend. It is bogged down in a rehabili-tation project that was sup-posed to have been fi nished months ago. Critics say big buildings have been built faster. Optimists say, if all eventually goes well, there

I’m from a big fam-ily, and in the days of snail mail, buses, trains and eight-party phone lines we managed to keep up with family including aunts, un-cles and cousins. My Uncle Asa Napoleon Heiskell and his wife, Ada Dyer Heiskell,

Country music songwrit-er and singer Tracy Law-rence knew his stuff when he recorded “If the World Had a Front Porch.” I once went with my half-brother Fred to see my (truly) great aunt Lidia Mincey. She at the time lived in a trailer within spitting distance (pun intended) of her sister, my great aunt Carrie Larmer.

Uncle Rob Mincey’s second wife (Barbara “Tootie” Munsey) said that she bet “that Carrie Larmer could spit 10 foot!” Both Aunt Carrie and Aunt Lidia did enjoy their tobacco products, as did lots of fi ne country women, my mother included.

Fred and I found Aunt Lidia with Aunt Carrie and her daughter (cousin Bernice Larmer) sitting on Aunt Carrie’s front porch, each enjoying her respec-tive “chaws” and “dips.” Such a pleasant summer diversion would have been incomplete without a good story to liven the occasion.

Aunt Lidia was a talk-ative woman who loved to tell stories with mor-als. Time and memory, with maybe just a hint of exaggeration to prove her point, might have made the retelling completely alien to actual events of long ago, but how priceless were the hours spent at her side while listening to these wonderful tales.

Aunt Carrie, on the other hand, was a quieter soul, often with a serious (some-times stern) look about her. Aunt Carrie usually didn’t say a lot, and this infre-quency of speech caused what she did say to “carry” a lot of weight (pun again intended).

Aunt Lidia proceeded to tell a tale of how my aunt Duskie Mincey’s husband (uncle Roy Jones) was mis-

The Isla Heiskell Butcher quilt The Ethel Hendrix Butcher quilt

Honors weekend for Tennessee track

Marvin West

will be a home track meet or three next spring.

The Murphey Award does not struggle with such chaos. It is presented each year for the outstanding performance by a Volunteer. It originated in 1965 as a gift from the leg-endary Ed Murphey.

What a story he was.In the mid-1950s, Mur-

phey played trumpet in the Pride of the Southland band. He was manager for the basketball team, re-sponsible for clean practice uniforms and dry towels.

He asked coach John Sines, also the track coach, if it would be OK to go out for track.

Sines’ response was his-toric: “OK Murph, just don’t get in anybody’s way.”

He didn’t. He ran the fastest mile ever on the cin-der track around Shields-Watkins Field. He set a Southeastern Conference record in cross-country. He won the SEC mile three

consecutive years. He won all-America recognition.

“Ed Murphey was a champion when champions were few at Tennessee,” said the late Tom Siler.

You may have heard of some who received Mur-phey Awards: Richmond Flowers, Willie Gault, Law-rence Johnson, Justin Gat-lin, Aries Merritt and Justin Hunter.

Terry Hull Crawford has a national prize named for her – the Terry Crawford Women’s Program of the Year Award.

Terry goes back to the late 1960s, the beginning of women’s sports at UT. Charlie Durham bought a newspaper ad announcing that the Knoxville Track Club was forming a wom-en’s team. About 50 girls and women, ages 10 to 20, responded. Terry, 17, out of Greeneville High School, was in the group.

She became a three-time Volunteer all-American, winning the national 220 and 440 in 1969 and the 880 in 1970. She competed in the World University Games and Pan-American Games and twice got close to Olympic teams.

Terry came back as coach

Ronnie Mincey

Bonnie Peters

On a front porch on a summ er’s day

treated by his stepfather. After many years of poor treatment, the stepfather took ill and was on his deathbed. Aunt Lidia said he called all the family around him, just “moanin’ and groanin’,” and begged them all to please be better to “Little Roy” than he had been. Aunt Lidia seemed to feel that his agoniz-ing death was part of his punishment for having been so wicked. He lingered “moanin’ and groanin’” for some time while waiting for the silver cord of his life to break, suffering in his fi nal illness and agonizing over his poor treatment of his stepson.

About the third time Aunt Lidia referred to the “moanin’ and groanin’,” Aunt Carrie looked at me, serious as a judge, and without cracking a smile said, “Humph! If that old man’d went to hollerin’ like that, I’d a let him die by hisself!”

Aunt Carrie’s statement was to her was just a matter of fact, delivered without a smile, but I laughed out loud in her face. I have al-ways found the best humor comes from those who don’t have a clue how funny they really are!

Aunt Carrie has been gone about 30 years, but I still laugh every time I remember her deadpan statement that fun sum-mer afternoon on a good country porch in Grainger County, Tennessee.

Next week I’ll take a trip back in time to “wash day.”

A tale of two quilts

of women’s track. Her 1981 team won the national championship, fi rst in any women’s sport at Tennes-see. Among her other dis-tinctions was the recruit-ment of sprinter and jumper Holly Warlick from Bearden High. Holly also wanted to try basketball. The rest is history.

There came a time when Texas offered Terry a better coaching opportunity (more money). Tennessee athletic director Bob Woodruff lis-tened as Terry explained. He could have countered. He didn’t.

Terry went to Austin. Her Longhorns won fi ve NCAA championships and 18 Southwest Conference ti-tles. Her 1986 team was the only triple winner in history – indoors, outdoors and in cross-country.

Terry reappeared at the World and Pan-Am games as coach of U.S. teams. She was America’s coach at the 1988 Olympics. She won enough meets and produced enough all-Americans to coach 17 years at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

The track world and I see her as a national treasure.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

lived in Luttrell where “Un-cle Nip” had a monument shop. My dad’s monument shop was at Maynardville.

My Luttrell cousins were Charles, Ben, Janie, Isla and Jessie Heiskell. Charles became career Navy. I’m

not sure when he enlisted, but it was probably soon after WWI. Charles mar-ried Charlotte Knight, not a Union County girl. They were stationed at Navy bases on both the East and West Coasts. Charles and Charlotte had one child, Dr. Charles Lee Heiskell Jr., a cardiologist who practiced in Santa Ana, California. Dr. Charles married Claire Nel-lenbogen, a model for Mat-son Steamship Lines.

At Charles and Char-

lotte’s retirement they lived in Anaheim until they died. Some years later Claire died, then Charles Jr. The younger Heiskells had two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, who are still with us.

About two years after Charles Jr. died, I got a call from cousin Mary Heiskell Price who said she had found a quilt top while she was cleaning out her mom and dad’s house. The top was pieced by Charles’ sis-ter, Isla Heiskell Butcher, my fi rst cousin.

Mary said she didn’t in-

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Veterans soughtUnion County Mayor’s Offi ce is currently accepting

applications for plaques to be placed on the veterans’ wall. Info: 992-3061.

UNION COUNTY Shopper news • APRIL 6, 2016 • 5

SENIOR NOTES ■ Union County Senior

Citizens Center298 Main St.Monday-Friday8 a.m.-4 p.m.Info for all seniors groups: Melanie Dykes992-3292/992-0361

■ Plainview SeniorsPlainview City Hall1037 Tazewell PikeMeets each fi rst Monday10 a.m.-12:30p.m.

■ Luttrell SeniorsLuttrell Community Center115 Park RoadMeets each third Monday10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

■ Sharps Chapel SeniorsSharps Chapel Commu-nity Bldg.1550 Sharps Chapel RoadMeets each fi rst and third Wednesday10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

faith

Yes, Easter is past, but I am convinced that Eas-ter is like Christmas: it is never “over.”

I am still processing something I wrote last week: “Isn’t it odd that not one of that blood-thirsty crowd bothered to stand at the foot of the cross and actually witness the agony of their victim?”

The 11 disciples who remained (Judas com-mitted suicide after his betrayal of Jesus) were in hiding, fearful of the Jew-ish leaders. Simon Peter – who had declared his allegiance to Jesus, prom-ising to die with him, if need be – hid, cowering behind closed doors.

However, the women who followed Jesus were at the foot of the cross. The Gospels give differ-ing accounts of which women, exactly, but Mary, the mother of James and Joseph (who was argu-ably also the mother of Jesus), Mary Magdalene, Salome, the un-named mother of the sons of Ze-

Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee and had provided for him. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Jo-seph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

(Matthew 27: 55 NRSV)

Let them see what they’ve done!

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bedee, and Mary, the wife of Clopas are mentioned.

It is fair to point out that women counted for nothing in that culture, so they were no threat to the Roman soldiers who were carrying out the execu-tion. Women were of no consequence in the eyes of the soldiers.

Still, I am reminded of what Jacqueline Kennedy said after the assassina-tion of her husband.

When they were fi nally aboard Air Force One, fl y-ing to Washington, some-one gently suggested to Mrs. Kennedy that she change out of the blood-spattered pink suit she was still wearing.

“No,” she said emphati-cally. “Let them see what they’ve done!”

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.

During the season of Lent, mem-bers of Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sharps Chapel collected disposable diapers in what they called a Diaper Derby. On Easter Sunday, the church prayed for the par-ents and children who will receive the diapers. A total of 726 diapers were taken to the Union County Food Pan-try on Easter Monday.

“Each life is a gift of God to be nur-tured and cared for. As a church, we want to do what we can to help fami-

lies,” said the congregation’s pastor, the Rev. Paul Kritsch. The church hopes to collect even more during the next Diaper Derby.

This fall, the church will gather coats and warm clothing for distribu-tion through the Union County Food Pantry.

“We care about our neighbors,” said Kritsch. “Christ’s love compels us. We are a young congregation, less than 10 months old. Members have expressed their excitement over being able to put

their personal stamp on a church which is just beginning to bud and fl ower. ”

Chapel of the Good Shepherd is the only Lutheran church in Union Coun-ty. The congregation has plans to erect a church building on Sharps Chapel Road soon.

The congregation currently wor-ships 10:30 a.m. each Sunday at the Sharps Chapel Senior Center, 1542 Sharps Chapel Road.

Info: 865-279-1279, or www.goodshepherdsharpschapel.com

Members of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sharps Chapel collected diapers to be distributed to families

in need via the Union County Food Pantry. Pictured are the Rev. Paul Kritsch, Dorothy Kritsch, Margot and Tom McCaff rey, Wendy

and Gary Krueger, David Mobley, Jane Bruns, Marlene Wertz, Linda Mobley and Bob Bruns. Photo submitted

The crowd at the

Union County Senior

Center enjoys the

show at the annual

Easter potluck dinner

on March 24.

Lutherans donate diapers

Dancing seniors

Richard Donovan, Ted

Green, Sadie Davidson,

James Israel, Barbara At-

kins and Ricky Ping listen

to “Love me Tender.”

Elvis serenades Anna Mason.

Two quilts From page 4

tend to quilt the quilt and asked if I would like to have it. Of course I wanted the quilt top. The box came and I opened it. Unbeknownst to Mary, there were two quilt tops in the box.

When I spread out the fi rst quilt top, I found a note: “Pieced by Isla Heiskell Butcher (Charles’ sister) 1938.”

Then I discovered a sec-ond quilt top in the box and a note said: “Pieced by Ethel Hendrix Butcher 1938.” The Ethel and Jake Butcher home was where Red Gate Farm is today. Lake and Isla were living in Maynardville near Horace Maynard High School at that time.

Ethel is Isla’s mother-in-law and mother of Lake, Wade, Cecil and Lela Butch-er, and Rosalee Butcher Campbell.

Isla and all the Butchers of this generation have died, but I must say Isla and Ethel pieced two beautiful Dutch Doll Quilt tops.

It has taken me three years, but I have now fi n-ished quilting these two quilts that went from Navy base to Navy base for more than 20 years and ended up in California 75 years later.

It is my belief that Charles bought the two al-most identical quilts with the thought that they would be quilted and passed down through the family.

These quilt tops are now back home in East Tennes-see where they were pieced, and the two quilts are a superb example of quilts pieced by Appalachian women, and quilted by this Appalachian woman.

Elvis (aka

Ronnie Miller)

entertains.

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Horace Maynard Middle School’s student council raised funds to donate to the Children’s Miracle Network in honor of HMMS student Connor Chesney, who is a leukemia sur-vivor. Student council members and sponsors presented Chesney with the check March 31. He will deliver the check to the Knoxville Children’s Miracle Network meeting at

Children’s Hospital.The student council raised funds by holding a hat day at

the school. Students who paid $1 were allowed to wear a hat for the day.

Student council sponsors are Jonathan Goforth and Kristie Dean.

Luttrell Elementary School principal Sonja Say-lor recently announced the schools’ honor roll and students with perfect at-tendance for the third nine-weeks grading period.

Honor Roll: Students with all As are: (1st grade) Weston Beeler, McKinley Howard, Kambrie Bailey, Pa-tience Boynton, Addison Day, Bailey Griffi th, Leea Henry, Emily Sawyer, Dustin Ander-son; (2nd grade) Briseis Alju-maily, Kaden Carroll, Valeria Gracia, Katie Johnson, Olivia Jones, Morgan Benbrook, Da-vid Nicley, Austin White, Kai-lei Beeler, Eli Chandler, Syd-ney Graves, Hallie McDaniel, Makayla Vandergriff; (3rd grade) Travyn Farmer, Ethan Sawyer; (4th grade) Anthony Baker, Rebecca Boynton, An-tonio Grasty; (5th grade) Shea White.

Students with all As and Bs are: (1st grade) Bradley Doug-las, Kierstyn Ferry, Laken Graves, Jacob Howe, Seren-ity Lackey; (2nd grade) David Cook, Tripp Gladson, Robert Moore, Nevaeh Nicley, Bianca Ochoa, Izaiah Seabolt, Adam Bullen, Natalie Hensley, Sa-vannah Hundley, Gavin Pick-ens, Cason Wagner, McKinley Wolski, Lahstynn Coaker, Hayley McDaniel, Marely Orta, Hayden Shipley, Hannah Smith, Kendra Thomas; (3rd grade) Braden Cantrell, Jan-son Shupperd, Emily Hughett; (4th grade) Brooklyn Forest-er, Isaiah Cameron, Tanner

Jones, Kylie McBee, Christian Stallsworth, Nathan Hensley, Abbigail Williams; (5th grade) Seth Begley, Jessica Birchfi eld, Mariah Hensley, Beth Hutton, Johnnie Williams, Cade Ailor, Malea Boggs, Emma Hurst, Patrick Middleton, Ashlyn Phillips, Kendra Thomas, Gabby Vandergriff, Delaney Weaver.

Perfect Attendance: (kindergarten) Jayda Wood; (1st grade) Courtney Boling, Kierstyn Ferry, Mason Leon-ard, Catherine Zamarron, Hayden Jeffers, Weston Beeler, Bryson Clements, Lucas Wal-lace, Miley Williams, Kamb-rie Bailey, Patience Boynton, Emily Sawyer; (2nd grade) Aymaan Bhaidani, Tripp Glad-son, Jason Hodge, Cami Mat-thews, Nevaeh Nicley, Bianca Ochoa, Hayley White, Valeria Gracia, Tyler Adams, Kailei Beeler, Taryn Cagle, Makayla Vandergriff; (3rd grade) Isa-bell Allen, Abbigael Ferry, Connor Lane, Tommy Luttrell, Braden Cantrell, Janson Shup-perd, Emily Hughett, Anthony Acuff, Travyn Farmer, Preston McClain, Jackson Rose, Ethan Sawyer, Skye Davis, Lane Douglas, Joshua Hensley, Macy Leonard, Tiffany Payne, Na-tali Perez; (4th grade) Tanner Jones, Levi Stroud, Brooklyn Muncey, Landyn Ferry, Abigail Dyer, Lilly Boling, Winter Lane, Kaylee Brown, Kelsey Kitts, Abby Lane, Zachary Parks, Lesley White; (5th grade) Sky-ler Akin, Chelsie Boling, Emma Rose, Aalyia Savage, Gracie At-kins, Emily Corum.

Horace Maynard Middle School student council members present leukemia survivor Connor Chesney with a donation to Chil-

dren’s Miracle Network. They are (front) vice president Kennedy Hill, Chesney, president Alex Padgett; (second row) Tagen Cagle,

secretary Makenna Nease, Kadynce Collins, Raley Tolliver; (third row) Koby Dyer, Ethan Corum, Nathan Trammell; (back) sponsors

Jonathan Goforth and Kristie Dean.

HMMS February students of the monthHorace Maynard Middle School announced Students of the Month for February. They are: (front) 8th graders Mashara Noland,

Addison Jones, Eli Taylor; (middle row) 6th grader Morgan Johnson, 7th graders Katy Beth Effl er, Nicolas Sizemore, Christopher

Treece; (back) 6th graders Clayton Borboa, Kimberly Carroll and Jacob White. Photo submitted

Luttrell Elementary honors students

HMMS boosts Children’s Miracle Network

Paulette PTO announces fl ea market Paulette Elementary

School PTO will host its annual fl ea market 8 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at the school. Community mem-bers are welcome to rent a

space for $5 and sell their wares. Space is limited; res-ervations recommended. Rain date is April 23. Info/reservations: Teresa Wil-liams, 992-7033.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10

p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30

p.m., auditorium, Tazewell Campus of Walters State. Club members will be discussing their experiences of this spring season and exchanging ideas and answering questions. Open to everyone interested in beekeeping.

Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Rose Klix, noon, Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Participants receive complimentary poetry book from Klix. Info: 922-0416.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 8-9Children’s consignment sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike. Saturday is half-off day. Presale, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 7. Consigning info: 689-3349.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9Benefi t singing and bake sale, 5 p.m.,

Rutherford Memorial UMC, 8715 Corryton Road. Featuring: Dorothy Mitchell, Crimson Ridge, Nicole Doyal, Roger and Amanda Theilen, the Rutherford Memorial Praise Team and House Upon the Rock. All proceeds go to Marisha Dotson, who is fi ghting a rare form of Stage 3 cancer. Info: Anita Duval, 394-1175.

Community Fun Fest and Ministry Awareness Event, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Luttrell Park. Luttrell. Activities include: vendors, silent auction, play area, bounce house, singing food, fun crafts and more.

“Cooking Wild” class, 10 a.m.-noon, Clinton Physical Therapy Center, 1921 N. Charles G. Seivers

Blvd., Clinton. Instructors: Camille Watson, holistic health coach, and herbalist Danna Sharp of Wisteria Herbs. Cost: $39. Preregistration deadline: Wednesday, April 6. Info/registration: 457-1649.

Evening of Storytelling, 7-9 p.m., Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org.

Rain barrel workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of the Good Shepherd, 5773 Jacksboro Pike. Sponsored by the Water Quality Forum. Cost: $40 per barrel. Preregistration required. Info/registration: Kellie, kcaughor@utk.edu or 974-2151.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch

meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

“Salvage Jewelry” class, 6-9 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13“DIY: Learn how to make eco-friendly home

cleaners,” 2-3:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14“Beginning Writing” workshop, 6-8 p.m.,

Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. Registration deadline: April 7. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

“Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 10-11 a.m.., North Knoxville Medical Center, 7565 Dannaher Drive, Sister Elizabeth Room. Free; registration required. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com.

“Ginseng: Gold in the Smoky Mountains,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by master gardener Janie Bitner. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

Pizza Ha’s, 8-9:30 p.m., Pizza Hoss, 7215 Clinton Highway. Free monthly stand-up comedy showcase featuring local and regional comedians on the second Thursday of each month.

VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 15-17Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival, 9

a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Featuring: vendors, family activities, live animal displays, fi ber arts demonstrations and classes. Info/class registration/schedule: smokymountainfi berartsfestival.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16EarthFest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., World’s Fair Park. Free,

“zero-waste” event. Featuring food, fun and entertainment for family and pets. Info: knox-earthfest.org.

Spring craft fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, 405 Black Oak Drive. More than 30 vendors. Proceeds go to Nicaragua Mission Trip. Info: Kimmie, lovejmpierce@gmail.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 16-17Dogwood Art DeTour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Appalachian

Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Artists will be demonstrating mixed media, painting, pottery and more. Craft activities for kids. Free event. Info: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17Community Arts Festival fundraiser, 1-4 p.m.,

Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Admission free. Includes: live music, book signing by local author Kathy Fearing, children’s crafts, food and more. Info: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 18-19Student Scholarship Book Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,

Pellissippi State Strawberry Plains Campus lobby. All types of books available for purchase. Proceeds go to student scholarships. Info: 694-6400, pstcc.edu.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19“Eat this, not that” followed by a Healthy Cooking

demonstration, 11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20“Grieving: fi nding the new normal,” 2:30-

3:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

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