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Six-year-old Maddie Swedberg shows off the cat costume she wore during the ninth-annual Spooky Trail event for patients at Niswonger Children’s Hospital last Friday morning. PHOTOS BY DAVE ONGIE

BY DAVE ONGIE, NEWS EDITOR

For 6-year-old Maddie Swedberg, most days in Niswonger Children’s Hospital are spent fighting acute lymphoblastic leukemia with the help of a needle she calls Buddy. “I always have to get Buddy so I can feel better,” Swedberg said. “Buddy helps me fight all the cancer bugs.” But last Friday morning, the lobby of Niswonger Children’s Hospital was transformed into the Spooky Trail, and Swedberg was able to don a Halloween costume for a morning of trick-or-treating and games. When it came time to pick her costume, Swedberg knew what she wanted to be. “I have always wanted to be a cat for trick-or-treating,” she said. “I always wanted to be the cutest one, so I picked

the cutest animal.” With that, Swedberg was off on a mission to round up as much candy corn and Snick-ers bars as she could get her paws on. She crossed paths with therapy dogs, officers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and scores of hospital staff members dressed up in colorful Halloween costumes. Among those dressed up was Nis-wonger Children’s Hospital CEO Lisa Carter, who dressed up as a Harry Potter character along with other administrators from the children’s hospital and the John-son City Medical Center. Carter praised the Child Life Department for putting on the event. “This is a fun day for kids,” Carter said. “Kids at school are getting treats and play-ing games and having fun, and we want to do the same thing here today.”

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Inside this edition in the B-Section are stories of local veterans who have served or are serving this nation in the armed forces. Their service to their country and communities did not stop as they transitioned into civilian life but continues today. And while their respective experienc-

es are diverse, these men and women answered the call. As veterans share that unbreakable bond with one anoth-er, today, it is The Johnson City News & Neighbor’s great honor to connect you to these men and women in re-membrance of Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2019.

Salute to Those Who Serve

Administrators from Niswonger Children’s Hospital and the Johnson City Medical Center dressed up as Harry Potter characters and handed out candy to patients.

Officers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol handed out candy to the patients during the event.

Members of the hospital’s Child Life Department show off their Super Mario Bros. costumes. The Child Life Department puts on the event each year.

Therapy dog J.B. shows off his Superman costume (left) while Dudley does his best Sherlock Holmes impression during last Friday’s event.

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Get ready to Trot. All. Out. Thursday, Nov. 28 in the 14th annual Turkey Trot 5K Road Race and Family Fun Run/Walk. As always, the event will begin Thanks-giving morning at 8:30 on Legion Street in Johnson City, near Memorial Park Community Center. An awards ceremo-ny for the overall winners will be held at TVA Credit Union Ballpark immediately following the race. “In Johnson City, we go all out for fun, health, and family,” said race chairwoman Jenny Brock. “That’s why we want to encourage everyone to Trot. All. Out. Thanksgiving morning. Kick off the holiday season in a big way, with a healthy run or walk alongside 4,000 of your friends and neighbors.” The Turkey Trot welcomes competi-tive runners, casual runners, walkers,

kids, strollers, wheelchairs, handcycles, and dogs. It’s an all-inclusive good time for participants of all ages and abilities. Children have a strong presence at the Turkey Trot, and area schools are award-ed cash prizes based on participation. Classrooms are asked to choreograph a signature Turkey Trot dance to the song “Let’s Turkey Trot” by Little Eva. Video submissions will be posted on Facebook, and the one with the most likes/shares wins. The winning stu-dents will be featured on WJHL, receive vouchers to Quantum Leap, and will perform their original dance routine on stage at the Turkey Trot. The classroom will receive $500. Details about the contest can be found at www.jcturkeytrot.com. Deadline for entries is Nov. 13.

New York City is a global icon for culture and business. This fall, faculty and students from Milligan College’s business area and performing, visual and communicative arts areas traveled together to the “Big Apple” to connect their coursework to reality.Business students invested most of their time in the financial district. Students received a behind-the-scenes tour of Macy’s corporate office and expe-rienced Wall Street. For fun, the students strolled through Central Park, explored the Rockefeller Center and walked along the city’s High Line. “The trip to New York City provides students with the opportunity to experience the excitement of business in a major city, and they observe how in-terconnected and vast the business world is beyond their textbooks,” shared Heather Vaccaro, assis-tant professor of business administration. “Their worldview expands during this trip as they explore different businesses and parts of the city.” Students in the perform-ing, visual and communi-cative arts visited several museums, including the Whitney, the Met and the Guggenheim. They also toured art studios in Chelsea and viewed shows on Broadway.

“It was great to explore the city and the museums as a group and at our own pace,” shared sophomore graphic design major Syd-ney Rhoton. “This trip not only allowed me to take in much of the arts in the city, it also allowed me to meet people in my program and in the business area.” Both groups had the op-portunity to network with Milligan alumni working in the city. The business students met alumnus Jack

Allan in his office at Acuris and gained insight into his daily routine, along with his advice on internships and interviews. They also met with alumna Shannon Jew-ett who works with Pfizer. The arts students met with Jonathan and Laura Mehl, two alumni working as artists in the city. Before returning, the entire group enjoyed the Broadway show, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” on their final night.

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Milligan’s performing, visual and communicative arts students visited several museums during their recent trip to New York City.

Milligan’s business students invested most of their time in the city’s financial district. They received a behind-the-scenes tour of Macy’s corporate office and experienced Wall Street.

Annual Turkey Trot set for Nov. 28

Participants take off from the starting line during last year’s Turkey Trot 5K. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

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The Northeast Tennes-see Regional Economic Parntership (NeTREP) investor update luncheon last Friday offered plenty of opportunity to reflect upon encouraging econom-ic data high atop Tannery Knobs Bike Park, which is a recent success story in its own right. But as the meeting unfolded, the focus shifted quickly toward finding ways to put the talk of regionalism into action. Will Barrett, the chair of NeTREP, spoke of a con-scious effort being made

by leaders of NeTREP and the NETWORKS Sulli-van Partnership to work together on behalf of the entire region, which has recently been dubbed the Appalachian Highlands. “That could mean poten-tially merging organiza-tions,” Barrett said. For now, leaders of both groups are sifting through

success stories from other regions around the country to find out what works and what doesn’t. They are also digesting feedback from a recent forum hosted by ETSU and awaiting anoth-er update from the Blue Ribbon Task Force. But Barrett is eager to “translate that into a comprehensive plan we’ll

announce in the future.” Barrett’s vision is a regional hub capable of driving economic growth for the entire region, creating efficiency through cooperation. “It’s not meant to be in charge of everything,” Bar-

rett said. “It’s not meant to be over everything or to take away anyone’s unique identity. It’s really to coor-dinate the efforts and not duplicate them, to be the hub and spoke instead of the umbrella.” As leaders look to put

words into action, outdoor recreation seems to be something everyone can rally around. “We really want to brand this region as an outdoor destination,” said Mitch Miller, CEO of NeTREP.

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The City of Johnson City’s Information Tech-nology Department is currently replacing or reimaging all of the organi-

zation’s desktop computers following a ransomware attack in the early hours of Monday, Oct. 21. In the wake of the attack,

IT staff spent time method-ically bringing operations back online to ensure there would be no lingering ef-fects. After careful assess-ment, it was determined that while 170 computers could be reimaged about 300 desktop computers need to be replaced. The new computers are sched-uled to arrive in multiple shipments with all new computers distributed to staff within the next sever-al weeks. The total cost for desktop replacements is $215,100. “The City budgets approximately $165,000 each year for the purchase of new computers,” said Lisa Sagona, Information Technology director. “This

purchase simply expedites the existing process for computer replacement.” Employees charged with mission-critical operations were provided reimaged computers last week, while others have been using the 118 unaffected laptops or sharing computers to ensure business continuity and mitigate the impact on City operations. “The hyperconverged Storage Area Network (SAN) that became opera-tional three weeks before the attack enabled us to restore our files in a half a day as opposed to several days,” Sagona said. “We were able to fully restore as opposed to losing more than a week’s worth of

information form a less so-phisticated type of backup. The only information lost were files saved to individ-ual desktops and some files on hard drives.” The City of Johnson City has placed a priority on additional technology security. Implementation of the SAN is one of the many security enhance-ments completed in re-cent months. In addition to moving forward with the scheduled improve-ments currently in prog-ress, the IT Department will work with a partner agency to determine if other security measures should be added and pro-vide additional training to City employees.

City replacing computers after recent ransomware attack

NeTREP CEO Mitch Miller introduces Mike Brenneman, who was visiting Tannery Knobs Bike Park from his home in Pennsylvania.

Will Barrett, chair of the Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership, speaks during a luncheon at last Friday. PHOTOS BY DAVE ONGIE


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have on staff.” Grant said she’s look-ing forward to increasing awareness in the commu-nity of the Ronald McDon-ald House mission and how people can help. “It is pretty amazing all that this house and the volunteers and the staff here do,” she said. “I’m very humbled and excited just to be in this role and to help lead the incredible team that’s here and work together with the board and our community, and to raise awareness about

what the house is doing for ours and surrounding communities.” Southern Appalachian Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc., provides a home away from home for families while a child is hospitalized. Located on the grounds of Johnson City Medical Center, the house contains 10 guest rooms, and meals are provided daily. Thanks to the efforts of donors and volunteers, the stay is provided to families at little to no cost.

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The Central Baptist Chancel Choir will team up with the Milligan College Concert Choir this weekend to present Felix Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” The free concert will take place on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. The concert is part of Central Bap-tist’s celebration of its 150th anni-versary. “Elijah” will depict the life of the Old Testament prophet through

music. Central Baptist’s orchestra and soloists will also be featured during the event. David Glover will play the role of Elijah while Jeff Dugan will narrate. Tony Martin will serve as the con-ductor. The Milligan College Concert Choir is directed by Noah DeLong and Douglas Grove-DeJarnett.

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Members of the Central Baptist Chancel Choir and the Milligan College Con-cert Choir rehearse their upcoming show “Elijah” last Wednesday inside Cen-tral Baptist Church. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

Malia Grant has been named the new CEO of the Ronald McDonald House in Johnson City.

After resurrecting the Veterans Day Parade last year, American Legion, Post 24, will hold their second-annual parade on the morning of Nov. 9. The parade will start at 11 a.m. near the McDon-ald’s at the corner of West Walnut Street and University Parkway. The parade will continue up West Walnut Street, turn left onto Buffalo Street and up East Main before

finishing up in the Burley Lot at the corner of East State of Franklin and Legion Street. Bryan Lauzon, Post Commander of American Legion, Post 24, said 39 groups had signed up to participate as of the mid-dle of last week. Several scout troops will take part in the event along with the Daughters of the American Revolution and other groups. The parade

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For older adults, trying to line up rides to and from appointments can be a challenge. Fortunately at the Jonesborugh Senior Center, vol-unteer drivers participating in the MyRide TN program have been helping senior adults get where they need to go since December of last year. On Monday, the program held a celebration in honor of the 500th ride given by a volunteer driver, which came just short of the program’s one-year anniversary. Lee Gay, volunteer transportation organizer for the program, used raw numbers to highlight the impact the program has had in Jonesborough thus far. “The miles traveled is 7,852,” Gay said. “I googled it, and that would get you from here to Taiwan. The drivers have volunteered 513 hours.” But Gay added that the program isn’t about the num-bers – it’s about the people who make it work. “Without the volunteers, we have no program,” he said. MyRide TN is an expanding, sustainable, senior-friendly volunteer transportation service that has taken root in Tennessee. Volunteer drivers use their personal vehicles to carry older Tennesseans to a variety of destinations, including medical appointments and grocery stores. Rides are provided Monday through Friday and prior-ity is given to doctor’s appointments. Those wishing to learn more about the program can contact Susan Katko at 423.788.4770.

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Volunteer drivers who participate in MyRide TN program were honored for helping transport senior adults to their appointments during a ceremony at the Jonesborough Senior Center on Monday morning. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

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In 1969, I attended a disc jockey convention in Nashville where several recording artists were being made available for interviews. Among them was Lee Marvin. What in the name of Cat Ballou was a movie actor doing in Nashville giving interviews to country mu-sic deejays? (Marvin had won an Academy Award four years earlier for his role in “Cat Ballou.”) It turns out that his new movie “Paint Your Wagon” had a music soundtrack, and a tune sung by Marvin titled “Wanderin’ Star” was being released. He was in Music City to promote the record. Not wanting to miss the chance to interview an Os-car-winning actor, I arose early the morning of the interview opportunity and

showed up at the appoint-ed place. A large number of my fel-low deejays were already in the queue. As I peered down the line, I could see Marvin at the interview table. He was unshaven, his pre-maturely gray hair uncombed, and he was struggling to keep his blood-shot eyes open. Obviously, this was the last place he wanted to be at this early hour. Most likely, he’d spent some, or maybe all, of the night on Nashville’s then-fa-mous Printer’s Alley, home of numerous nightclubs. On the wall above the

interview table was a large sign that read: Interviews limited to 3 minutes STRICTLY ENFORCED! The long line moved quickly. As I got closer and could hear my fellow deejays’ interviews, I un-derstood why. Marvin was giving short, blunt answers to every question asked. He would put in a quick plug for “Paint Your Wagon” and his record then stop talking. So the interviews lasted nowhere near the allotted three minutes. I reached the table and put down my tape record-er. While I prepared to be intimidated by the famous Hollywood Star, Marvin stared at my nametag, which noted my radio station call letters and my hometown of Asheville, N.C. Suddenly, the man came

alive. “Asheville, North Carolina, huh? Do you know Robroy Farquhar?” “Yes,” I answered. “He’s the founder of the Flat Rock Playhouse located near Hendersonville.” Marvin excitedly ex-plained that early in his career, he’d appeared in several productions at Flat Rock Playhouse, and Ro-broy Farquhar had played an important role in the development of his career. He then started asking me questions about Western North Carolina and the Smoky Mountains. Said he was an avid hunter and wanted to come to the area and go hunting. He wanted to know if that nightclub on the side of the mountain overlooking Asheville was still there. I told him yes, the Sky Club was still there.

Marvin said that, though he was from New York City, he had a great love of the South. He told me that, in fact, he and his older brother Robert were named for the confederate General Robert E. Lee. Marvin’s “handler,” standing behind him, whispered in his ear that we’d passed the three-min-ute allotted time. Marvin ignored him. When he finally got around to talking about “Paint Your Wagon,” Marvin bragged about the acting of his young co-star Clint Eastwood. He said he didn’t know how much longer Clint would be seen as an actor because his real desire was to direct. Sure enough, a couple years later, Eastwood directed his first movie, “Play Misty

for Me.” But, of course, he continued acting. When I returned to Asheville, I had an almost 20-minute interview with Lee Marvin. And I’d learned that when you can find common ground with the person you’re talking to, conversation becomes easier and more pleasant. I’ve tried to apply this prin-ciple in my personal as well as professional life. By the way, “Wanderin’ Star” became a minor hit for Marvin. He joined the long list of what’s known in the music industry as “one-hit wonders.” After 57 years in the ra-dio industry, Dave Hogan is enjoying his retirement in North Carolina. He’d love for you to say ‘howdy’ to him via email: [email protected].

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Opinion

We’re all familiar with Montezuma’s Revenge but I think Mao Tse-Tung, father of the Chinese rev-olution, has earned credit for the invading Chinese stink bug. We could call it, Mao’s Revenge. The pesky little crawl-ing, flying and stinking little insects are now showing up around town, in our offices, houses, pup tents or anyplace where it can keep warm. Early fall is the time of year these crawly creatures start showing up. America had its own little stink bug who rarely showed its face but has been replaced by the big-butted Chinese stink bug which migrated from China a num-ber of years ago, probably during Mao’s reign of terror. Mao, whom I discovered had a very checkered and disturbing past, could have put a couple of thousand stink bugs in China’s first load of container ship boxes marked ‘Chinese Checkers’ headed to America. The

stink bug has now made its way across our land and has even made it to Europe. I just swatted one crawling up my office wall with last week’s News & Neighbor. Dang, I hate to get stink bug guts on my column. Experts say the little boogers release an unpleasant odor when threatened. Knowing this, I always try to sneak up from behind to administer the coup de’gras or, in some cases, a quick squish with a couple sheets of Charmin quickly flushed in the nearest potty. Entomologist say the stink bug’s stink and aroma is not unlike the strong odor of herbs and spices like cilantro and coriander. It stands to reason if your house is smelling herbish or outdoorsy, it’s a good guess you have thousands of frightened stink bugs hiding in dark places. There is no known repellant or good way to keep the insects out of your house unless you plug every itty, bitty little crack or crevice around your home. It’s almost impossible. Some of the bugs can even squirt their stink. These squirters have also been known to eat their brothers

and sisters and in some cases eat other harmful insects. Also, there are no known predators to dine on stink bugs. Without anything to eat this pest the stink bug population has slowly grown and the experts aren’t sure how it’s going to spread. There is a solution, literally, and this is true. A very effective weapon sits on your kitchen sink right at your fingertips and instead of wasting a sheet or two of Charmin, a prepared squirt of diluted Dawn dish-washing liquid and water will kill the insect almost immediately. Instead of sneaking up behind this creepy crawler you can now shoot it right between the eyes. Tomorrow, I will have a squirt bottle of 1/3 Dawn and 2/3rds water for protection. Proctor & Gamble should note this on their bottles of Dawn – “Can be used to kill Mao’s Revenge!” Most times bugs don’t bother me but I don’t like the way this stink bug looks sneaking around on my office walls squirting up the place with cilantro or coriander. I may have to change the color of my office to a blue or green – a nice dishwashing shade.

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The Science Hill girls’ soccer team received a rousing sendoff from friends and family before leaving for the state tournament in Murfreesboro on Tuesday morning. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

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The Science Hill girls’ soccer team left for Murfrees-boro on Tuesday morning where they will compete in the upcoming Class AAA state soccer tournament. The Lady Hilltoppers were supposed to play in the state tournament last week, but wet weather pushed the tournament back one week. Science Hill qualified for state by scoring a 2-1 win over Powell back on Oct. 26. Megan Burleson and Ellie Luna provided goals for the Lady Hilltoppers, who head to the state tournament with a record of 19-3-1. Science Hill will open play on Wednesday afternoon against Maryville. This marks the ninth trip to state for Science Hill’s girls, who won the regular-season title, the district tournament championship and the regional tournament title before their victory in the sectionals. A group of well-wishers gathered on Science Hill’s campus on Tuesday morning to help send off the Lady Hilltoppers in style.

Lady Hilltoppers bound for state

The Ridgeview Lady Blazers recently beat TA Dugger in the finals to capture the school’s first conference championship in girls’ soccer. Presley Gross, Michaela Frazier and Kassie Estep all scored goals for Rid-geview in the 3-1 victory over TA Dugger. The Lady Blazers advanced to the finals with a 4-0 win over Vance in the quarter-finals and a shootout win over Chuckey

Doak in the semifinals after the teams finished regulation tied at 1. The win in the quarterfinals marked the first time Ridgeview’s girls had ever beaten a team from Bristol’s Vance Middle School. Ridgeview goalkeeper Anna Wells came up with a pair of crucial saves during the shootout portion of the semifinal match to allow the Lady Blazers to escape with the win.

Ridgeview wins first conference title

Ridgeview recently won its first-ever girls soccer championship. Back Row, from left: Coach Delavega, Jordan Lothridge, Michaela Frazier, Presley Gross, Mack Cole, Keira Napier, Anne-Claire Elliott, Abbie Williams, Zaylee Scheuerman, Jacie Stapleton and Coach Fullbright. Middle Row, from left: Isabella Webb, Rylee Randolph, Anna Wells, Skyler Hildenbrand, Rosie Samples and Caylee Thomp-son. Front Row, from left: Alivia Hoffner, Kahlan Lynch, Sadie Honeycutt, Kassie Estep, Lilly Faulkner and Tabby Marburger.

From left, Jaidan Henry, Caleb Bates, Gabe Duncan, Trey Austin, Chandler Justice, Gavin Curtain and C.J. Lizotte helped Ridgeview finish second in the state meet.

Ridgeview’s Trey Austin earned all-state honors by finishing eighth at the middle school state cross country championships.

The Ridgeview boys cross country team recently came in second in the state middle school cross country meet. They qualified by winning the Class A sectional meet. Eighth-grader Trey Austin paced Ridgeview with an eighth-place finish, which earned him all-state honors. Austin traversed the course in a time of 11:55. Gabe Dun-

can, Chandler Justice, Gavin Curtain, Jaidan Henry, CJ Lizotte and Caleb Bates also competed for Ridgeview. Additionally, Ridgeview’s girls qualified for the state meet and finished fifth. Alivia Hoffner, Kerigan Lewis, Payton Laney, Michaela Fraizer, Sophia Oliver, Alyssa Cain and Bailey Utsman competed for the Lady Blazers.

Ridgeview boys earn state runner-up


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