Celebrating 35All are invited to join Union

County Historical Society and Museum for a celebration of the society’s 35th anniversary 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the museum, 3824 Maynardville Highway. Special guest author Lynn Woodruff Gray will sign her new book, “I Guess You Had to be There.”

Kids fi sh free at Big Ridge

American Legion Post 212 will host the annual Youth Free Fishing Tournament for kids age 12 and under, Saturday, June 20, at Big Ridge State Park. Registration starts at 8 a.m., and fi shing goes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be free bait to use with bamboo poles or rod and reel. All equipment must be returned. There will be prizes for all entrants, and food and drinks will be served.

Tournament to boost baseball

A cornhole tournament to raise funds for the Union County High School baseball team will be held 6 p.m. Satur-day, June 27, at Lil Jo’s BBQ on Maynardville Highway. Early registration begins at 5 p.m. Cost is $20 per player. There will be cash prizes for fi rst and second place. Rain date is July 11. Info: 621-4603 or 660-1839.

School board to meet June 18

The Union County Board of Education will meet in regu-lar session Thursday, June 18, in the Union County High School auditorium. The work-shop will begin at 6 p.m. with the meeting to follow. Info: Ronnie Mincey, 278-6430 or minceyr@ucps.org.

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By Shannon CareySilence fi lled the large court-

room of the Union County Court-house May 2, when the County Commission’s budget committee heard the request from the Union County Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber asked for $9,000, no increase over last year’s allo-cation. County Mayor Mike Wil-liams asked for a motion three times. The committee sent no rec-ommendation on the Chamber’s funds to the full Commission, which met June 8, after this news-paper’s press time.

Chamber president Patrick Hurley left the courtroom soon thereafter.

The committee heard budget requests from non-profi t orga-nizations and various county services. The longest debate con-cerned Union County’s librar-ies, which asked for a collective $29,294 increase over last year. Maynardville Library director Chantay Collins and Luttrell Li-brary director Kimberly Todd said that the increase represents a part-time employee at May-nardville who was not in the bud-get last year, salary increases for existing staff, $3,000 each for new books, new shelving at Lut-trell, and installation of a donated bike rack at Luttrell.

Finance Director Ann Dyer said that almost $10,000 of the increase is required, as an exist-ing employee picked up the county health insurance plan.

Collins said the state has fur-nished books and continues to provide some funds, “but that money is dwindling.”

“We write grants,” said Col-lins. “I did over $26,000 in grants last year, but it’s getting harder and harder to get grants just for books.”

Committee members balked at the increase.

“We can’t give you something

By Sandra Clark Chantay Collins barely stopped

to catch a breath. It was Healthy Kids Day at the Maynardville Pub-lic Library, and the librarian was juggling 300 kids and 40 vendors inside the library and on the lawn.

Smells of what she called “mov-ie popcorn” permeated the library where every computer was taken and every table fi lled.

The Maynardville Senior Cen-ter was open with vendors, civic clubs and community groups. The energetic Wanda Byerley beck-oned visitors to the Union County Museum table.

In the library, Brenda Evans fi ngerprinted kids without the messy black ink. “Just put your thumb there,” she said, using a computer scanner. It was a digital digit pix.

Kids were lined up at Lucy’s Loops, waiting for a chance to weave yarn into a useful fabric.

Outside, 4-H kids showed off their chickens. Ag Extension agent

Committee stonewalls Chamber, undecided on library, jail nurse

Greyson Watson, a student at New Hope Christian School, practices cow-milking on the 4-H Club mock cow. Photo by S. Clark

Happy birthday, Commissioner!Union County Commissioner Janet Holloway spent her birthday evening at a marathon Budget Committee meeting

June 2. To thank her, Mayor Mike Williams called her to the bench and surprised her with a cake. The committee and

gathered public sang “Happy Birthday” to Holloway. “How old are you?” asked Mayor Mike. “Thirty-fi ve!” replied

Holloway. Photo by S. Carey

Cheers a ’plenty for Healthy Kids

we don’t have,” said Commissioner Wayne Roach.

Collins said keeping staff mem-bers was more important than the book money or raises.

“We can’t continue putting on the number of programs we’re putting on without our staff,” she said.

Commissioner Stan Dail moved to approve $158,964 for the li-braries, which cuts out raises but funds the Maynardville part-time position and gives each library $1,000 for books.

“The more we do for the kids now, the less we have to do for the sheriff later. Come on, people,” he said.

Chris Upton seconded the motion. The vote ended in a tie, with Lynn Beeler, Dawn Flatford, James Greene, Roach and Mike Sexton voting against.

Williams asked that Collins and Todd come back with a new budget just prior to the May 8 commis-sion meeting.

Jail nurseSheriff Billy Breeding and jail

administrator Jesse Ellis asked the committee to renew the contract from Southern Health Partners for medical care at the jail. The com-mittee approved the request unan-imously but was undecided when Breeding and Ellis asked that the nurse provided by Southern Health Partners be moved from 25 hours to 40 hours per week.

“Daily, we have sick people down there,” said Ellis.

Breeding said that state law re-quires an inmate to have a physi-cal within 14 days of being incar-cerated. The nurse also manages the medications of all inmates and is bound by law to address all sick calls, whether frivolous or not.

“We also get a lot of pregnant women,” he said. “We’ve got sev-eral down there now, more than I ever imagined.”

The committee tabled the topic until the next meeting.

Fast approval for schoolsDirector of Schools Dr. Jimmy

Carter presented the budget for Union County Public Schools, which was prepared without in-come from the Virtual Academy.

Carter said he does not know if the Virtual Academy will be oper-ating in the 2015-2016 school year, since test scores haven’t come in yet and a lawsuit fi led by parents concerning the proposed closing of the Virtual Academy is set to be heard on May 15. Union County is not involved in the lawsuit.

The budget has no new teaching positions, but increases the teach-er salaries line item by $50,000.

Carter called it a balanced bud-get with an extra $44,000.

“We are very proud of you,” said Commissioner Janet Holloway.

On a motion by Holloway with a second by Mike Sexton, the com-mittee approved the schools bud-get for recommendation to the full commission.

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Shannon DeWitt said 33 kids are participating in this year’s Chick Chain. They got one-day-old chicks to take home to raise. They will sell a part of their fl ock in Au-gust.

Scout troop leader Linda Myers didn’t let the weather (pushing 90 degrees in the sun) keep her out of uni-form. Myers set up water games, taught kids how to start a fi re without matches and recruited fi ercely for new scouts.

“We’ve had about 400 people through here to-day,” said Collins. “It’s not stopped.”

The Healthy Kids Day kicks off the Maynardville Public Library’s summer reading program. Summer reading is free and for all ages with story time each Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. with free breakfast.

Fridays bring lunch be-fore a program at 1 p.m. Here’s the schedule:

June 5: Union County Sheriff’s Offi ce

June 12: Offi cer Phillip King and K-9 Marco

Beth Bergeron carries a tomato plant to a buyer’s car at the

conclusion of Healthy Kids Day.

Chantay Collins

Laine Collins and Maddy Loope with 6-week-old chicks from the 4-H Club’s Chick Chain.

Anna Hansard learns to weave

at Lucy’s Loops, a demonstra-

tion by Alicia Lucy. Her card

promises “made-to-order

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uals to Facebook.

Getting set to throw wet water balls are Jamie Myers, Joe Atkins, Johnny Myers and Lucy Hem-

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Union County Lions Club members Ronnie Mincey and Billy Sexton.

Linda Myers, leader of

Boy Scout Troop 401,

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UNION COUNTY Shopper news • JUNE 10, 2015 • 3 communityBy Shannon Carey

When the Rev. Paul and Dorothy Kritsch retired to Sunset Bay in Sharps Cha-pel, little did they know that they would make Union County history.

The pair grew up to-gether in Indiana, attending the same school since kin-dergarten, got married and spent their lives in the min-istry. Paul has been a pastor since 1973, with congrega-tions in Ontario, Connecti-cut and New Jersey.

They “fell in love with East Tennessee and Nor-ris Lake,” he said, and they built a house here in 2013. Now, Paul is the pastor of Chapel of the Good Shep-herd, the fi rst Lutheran church in Union County.

It all started with a Bible study group Paul started at Sunset Bay in December 2013. There was a good re-sponse, and one day Bible study members and fellow Lutherans John and Nancy Goss asked Paul if he’d ever thought of starting a church.

John and Nancy are also Sunset Bay retirees and

Betty Bullen (center) presents awards to the winners of the

Preservation Union County “History Around Us” essay contest

to Martin Dickey and Michael Hirsch. Photo by C. Winston

Dorothy Kritsch, the Rev. Paul Kritsch, John Goss and Nancy Goss of Chapel of the Good Shep-

herd Lutheran Church, the fi rst Lutheran church in Union County. Photo by S. Carey

Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church meets 4 p.m.

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By Winston DickeyEvery 4-H year sadly

ends with departure of se-niors, yet all are made hap-pier by recognition, remi-niscing, food, music, gifts and cold, hard cash.

This Smoky Mountain 4-H Club Achievement Awards Banquet, held May 29 at Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church, was no different. Yet it was different.

Family, friends and spe-cial guests were treated to dinner music by the ever-surprising 4-H’ers. More musical talent was displayed by this year’s Miscellaneous Musicians (Nathanael Kad-ron, Kaily Huffman, Kaleb Huffman, Bethany Long, Michael Foust, Evelyn Foust, Allyson Hanna, Mi-chael Hirsch).

Lights were turned out for the annual slide show with season photos contrib-uted by many and put to-gether by the Dickey family. Bill Morgan noted that cop-ies were available for any donation of $100 (or less). The DVDs are an annual fund-raiser for the club.

Recognition of Awards Sponsors was done by Kaily Huffman for Hallsdale-Powell Utility District and anonymous donors.

4-H members who par-ticipated in the following ac-tivities and events were rec-ognized: Public Speaking, Poster Contest, Photo Con-test, Bread Baking, Sheep Shows, State 4-H Congress, Jr. High Academic Confer-ence, State 4-H Round-Up

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Small congregation makes history

lifelong Lutherans hailing from San Jose, Calif. They attended Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Knoxville, an hour’s drive away, then followed that

pastor to a church in Cross-ville, a two-and-a-half-hour drive.

After praying and soul-searching, Paul agreed and Chapel of the Good Shep-

herd was born. “It’s not like you hear

voices or anything, but you follow the Lord’s lead,” he said. “That’s what it means to follow the shepherd.”

They held an interest meeting at Sharps Chapel Senior Center May 17, and the fi rst service was held at the nearby gazebo on May 24. Their fi rst regular wor-ship service was May 31 in the Senior Center.

Paul said church at-tendees have come from all walks of life, Sunset Bay retirees and native Sharps Chapel folks alike, all de-nominations and all ages, from senior citizens to grade school children. The congregation has worship, then a fellowship hour. Paul also incorporates a chil-dren’s message into the ser-vice, and Dorothy provides activity sheets and crayons for the little ones.

“We are a Christ-cen-tered, Bible-based church,” said Paul. “We believe that Jesus Christ is lord of all. The order of service is a little more formal, but we would call it liturgical.

“We are defi nitely a welcoming community of Christian believers. We welcome everybody. You don’t have to be Lutheran to

come.”Paul said he’s looking

forward to being part of the church community of Sharps Chapel. He attended the Sharps Chapel senior citizens’ meeting last week, and was asked to give the prayer before lunch.

“I felt that was a great honor,” he said.

The congregation is look-ing for a local church that will let them rent worship space in the afternoons, and Paul said any leads would be welcome.

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, National 4-H Congress, GIS Team, Regional Poul-try Judging Team, County Poultry Show, Regional Livestock Judging Team, and Horse Bowl (Hipology).

Betty Bullen, president of Preservation Union Coun-ty, awarded “The History

Around Us” essay contest winners, Michael Hirsch for grades 4-6 and Martin Dickey for grades 9-12. The city of Maynardville and the Union County Business and Professional Association sponsored the contest.

Marvin Jeffreys with

the Union County Business and Professional Associa-tion presented an academic scholarship to Martin Dick-ey. The history of this schol-arship was related, and the fact that nearly $85,000 in scholarships have been awarded to 99 graduates since 1991. Jeffreys told “Tracy’s Story,” and said in 2008 “the UCBPA voted unanimously to honor the memory of Tracy Jeffreys by renaming the academic scholarship the Jeffreys

Memorial Academic Schol-arship.”

Bill and Debby Morgan gave super star awards, of-fi cer awards, achievement day awards. Debby Mor-gan gave to the departing seniors special gifts and a “one minute talk” about each one. She gave engraved pens to Martin Dickey and Bethany Long, engraved knives to Nathanael Kad-ron and Michael Foust and engraved scissors to Kaily Huffman and Mary Mor-

gan.The program closed with

inspirational quotes and a little humor thrown in, a sentimental tribute to Bill and Debby Morgan by Beth-any Long and a senior song, “I’ll Think of You.”

Mary Morgan gave all the mothers homemade scarves.

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Ronnie Mincey

TEACHER TIME

Bonnie Peters

For those of you who have computers, here are more helps to use in grow-ing your family tree:

This is a clip and save list for anyone working on ge-nealogy.

1. Cindislist.com is a ge-nealogical site.

2. To search for Land Grants, go to glorecords.blm.gov.

3. To search for Civil War Records, go to ltd.nps.gov.swss.

4. To look for a member of the Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution, go to dar.org/dar/darnet/grc.cfm.

5. To search immigration records, go to stevemorse.org.

6. The Tennessee State Library & Archives site is www.state.tn.us.sos/statelib/tslahome.htm.

7. To search British re-cords, go to freebmd.com;

Ring around the Rosie

Growing your family tree

or from 1837 to 1903 go to ancestorsupersearch.com.

8. The following are sites for the United Kingdom – records origins.net; NARA, click on catalogue.nation-alarchives.gov.uk; for Re-gional Archives, go to a2a.org.gov.

9. For Ireland records, go to otherdays.com.

10. For Scotland records, go to scotlandspeople.gov.up

11. For Germany records, go to genealogienetz.de.

12. Marriage bonds are very important records up to 1830.

13. Ellis Island records are available from about 1889 to 1967.

14. Church records, and in particular baptismal re-cords, are an important ge-nealogical source.

15. Funeral home records provide good documenta-tion for researchers.

16. For certain organiza-tions such as DAR, SAR, etc., primary records are re-quired to prove lineage. Ex-amples of primary records are: Bible records, Social Security records, Census records, oral history, mar-riage certifi cate. Transcrip-tions of these records are a secondary source.

17. Insofar as possible, when recording geneal-ogy, record the name of the source document.

18. Although court re-cords in Union County were destroyed by the 1969 fi re,

wherever available theserecords are very importantbecause often children were“bound out” to work forpeople if the parents – inparticular single mothers –could not take care of them.

19. Heritage Quest isavailable for your use atmost local libraries.

20. As information – the1890 U. S. Census Supple-ment lists Union Soldiers.

The earliest U. S. Censusis 1790, but Tennessee wasnot a state; the earliest Ten-nessee Census is 1830.

If you have old deeds,wills or other documentsthat need to be preservedyou will need acid-freesleeves. One source of ar-chival supplies is ArchivalProducts, P. O. Box 1413,Des Moines, IA 50305or email at archival.com.Phone 1-800-526-5640.

Happy hunting!

Recently I spent a few minutes with a lady well known to many Union Countians. I fi rst met her in August 1979 when we began our freshmen year at Horace Maynard High School. Neither of us then realized how our futures would interact.

Sonja Marlene Miller was a pretty, popular cheer-leader from Sharps Chapel, and I was from Maynard-ville. One of my own nieces told me (rather recently) that I was the biggest nerd she’d ever seen, and I don’t suppose I’ve changed much.

Lincoln said, “Whatever you are, be a good one,” so I’ve always tried to be a good nerd. Fortunately for me and others of similar demeanor, Sonja was kind to everyone, and we appre-ciated her friendliness.

Both Sonja and I gradu-ated from high school in 1983. Here we briefl y part-ed ways. I entered Lincoln Memorial University in the fall, while Sonja went to the University of Tennessee, then transferred to LMU winter quarter 1984.

We both graduated from LMU as certifi ed teachers in spring 1987. The two of us and Tommy Shoffner began teaching at Luttrell Elementary that fall. Sonja taught fi fth grade her fi rst year, then transferred to fi rst grade when Ms. Pau-line Devault retired.

Sonja taught fi rst grade four years. The Luttrell yearbook listed her as Sonja Miller for the last time in 1991 – by the time the 1992 edition was printed she had married a fi ne gentleman named David and became known by the name most students recognize today, Ms. Saylor.

Once again our ways parted when Sonja trans-ferred to Sharps Chapel El-ementary as teacher in the fall of 1992. I remained a teacher at Luttrell for eight years, and then our paths

crossed once more when I transferred toSharps Chapel as principal in fall 1995. Another separation occurred in fall 2002 when I transferred to be principal of Luttrell Elementary for one year.

In fall 2003 I was transferred to be assistant principal at Maynard-ville Elementary and Ms. Saylor succeeded me as principal of Luttrell. She has remained in that position until the present, just completing her 28th year of service as a Union County educator and 12th year as principal of Luttrell Elementary.

To my knowledge, Ms. Sonja Marlene Miller Saylor has held that position longer than any other in the entire history of the school. Of all current Union County principals, Ms. Saylor has the longest record of con-tinual service.

Fate decreed that our professional relationship continue. Since fall 2004 I have served as a Central Offi ce supervisor and have continued to have oppor-tunity to work with Ms. Saylor.

Sonja and I reminisced today about our entangled educational careers, remarking that it is good we have a collegial work-ing relationship as we can’t seem to get away from each other! She told me how much she loves her job, and I am happy of this op-portunity to celebrate her success.

Next week, tales of another Union County edu-cator from the HMHS Class of 1983.

Kyler Kerbyson and Brett Kendrick are poster people for Knoxville high school football. They project as two-fi fths of Tennessee’s much improved offensive line – which means thou-sands will overlook their craftsmanship but celebrate the results.

Todd Kelly Junior is after somebody’s job in the sec-ondary. He, too, is home-grown and proud of it.

Josh Smith is in the re-ceiver rotation. He might be the best bet to catch a pass and take off for a touch-down.

Kyler’s roots run back to Catholic High. Brett and Josh prepped at Christian Academy of Knoxville. Todd is a Webb School product.

They could have gone to college almost anywhere. That they didn’t is good for me and this story.

It is very good for the Uni-versity of Tennessee when local talent meets all the requirements and chooses to stay home. Think about the reductions in recruit-ing costs – a 10- or 15-min-ute drive and free parking instead of cross-country fl ights, four-star hotels and fancy dining.

Consider the boost in ticket sales. All Knoxville players have relatives and friends. Some want to see the Volunteers at play.

Homegrown and proud of itMarvin

West

Our high school coaches get bonus credibility points, perhaps enough to create the illusion that they are ev-ery bit as smart as coaches in Georgia, New York and Kansas.

Here is a prediction: Because Kerbyson is very versatile, because Kend-rick has worked tirelessly to improve, because Smith is faster than most and be-cause Kelly is near enough to an Eric Berry natural, these men will help Tennes-see win games.

Here is another predic-tion, more guarded: One may eventually join the list of all-time Knox greats.

Among homegrown for-mer Volunteers, the most famous is Bob Suffridge of Central High, legendary two-way guard, College Hall of Fame honoree, the only three-time UT all-Ameri-can.

I recall how General Robert R. Neyland would fl inch when asked to name his best-ever players. He imposed several qualifi ers but always got around to

saying “Bob Suffridge was the greatest lineman I ever saw.”

Suffridge played in 1938-40, a terrifi c time at Tennes-see, 31-2 record, unscored on for 15 consecutive games. Bob really wasn’t big enough (5-11 and 185) to do what he did but he had amazing quickness and explosion and the fi erce disposition of a junkyard dog.

Bob, as a senior, won the Knute Rockne Award as most valuable lineman in America. The Vanderbilt Commodores named him to all 11 positions on their all-opponents team.

Tennessee claims to have had 72 all-Americans. Eight grew up in Knoxville. Line-backer Jackie Walker and punter Ron Widby played at Fulton High, halfback Bob Foxx, end Bud Sherrod and end Buddy Cruze played at old Knoxville High. Cruze fi nished at East. Punters Jimmy and Dustin Colquitt were at Bearden.

All-SEC Craig Colquitt kicked at South.

Johnny Butler, Knoxville High, unraveled one of the unforgettable runs in Ten-nessee history. On Oct. 21, 1939, the then sophomore tailback behind the second-team line swept from left to right to left on a dramatic 56-yard run that might have been 100 if measured along

the snaky route. Alabama couldn’t hem him up. Great writer Grantland Rice was dazzled.

Two academic all-Amer-icans, Tim Irwin and Mack Gentry, came from Cen-tral, along with some other names you might recognize: Ray Graves, Todd Helton, the Lowe brothers, Buster Stephens and Charlie Sever-ance.

Richard Pickens and Jim McDonald were Young High’s top representatives. Bill Bates and Neil Clabo put Farragut on the list. John Bruhin and Daryl Smith were best from Pow-ell. The McKenzie twins and Joey Clinkscales came from Austin-East. Mike Cofer and Frank Foxx represented Rule.

Bill Young and Steve Chancey were South High products. Tim Townes was plenty big enough at Bearden. Billy Arbo, Chip Howard and Hank Walter came from Webb, Rob-bie Franklin and Ronnie Drummonds from Holston, J.J. McCleskey and Harold Stancell from Karns.

As Tennessee regains respectability, a Volunteer or two will receive national recognition. Cross your fi n-gers. One might be from Knoxville.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

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‘Check-In’ with TENNder Care TENNder Care is Tennessee’s program for well-child visits for children under age

21 on TennCare. “Check-In” with your child’s doctor or health department to make an appointment for your child’s free check up. The annual “Check Up” will help prevent diseases and chronic medical conditions and provide information and advice on how to keep your child healthy. “Check Back” with your doctor by keeping your follow-up appointment, your next scheduled well-child visit or by contacting your doctor if a problem occurs. Info: 1-866-311-4287 or 992-3867, Ext. 131.

MAYNARDVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS ■ Herb class, 11 a.m. each fi rst

Saturday.

■ One-on-one classes are

available by appointment for

those wanting to learn how

to use computers and other

devices. For appointment:

992-7106.

■ Summer Reading Program theme is “Every Hero Has a

Story.” Activities may include:

group games, physical chal-

lenges, art projects and more.

■ The Maynardville Public

Library is located at 296 Main

St. Info: 992-7106, www.

maynardvillepubliclibrary.org

or Maynardville Public Library

on Facebook.

REUNION NOTES ■ Korean War Veterans reunion luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. Thurs-

day, June 25, at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. All East

Tennessee military veterans who served during the Korean War

are invited. Cost: $12. Veterans may invite spouses and signifi cant

others. RSVP requested. Info/RSVP: Rex Davis, 689-3900.

DIRECTIONS: From Knoxville take I-640 to Broadway exit; head north and continue through Fountain City and Halls. Continue on Hwy 33 (Maynardville Hwy) to right onto Highway 61 east to straight on Walker Ford Rd to left on Walker Farm Rd to property on right. Follow the auction signs!TERMS: The successful high bidder on this property will be required to sign the Real Estate Purchase Agreement immediately upon conclusion of the bidding and will make an earnest money deposit of 10 (ten) percent of the sales price. A ten percent (10%) buyers premium will be added to the high bid to establish the total sales price. The balance is to be paid in full at the deed closing within 30 days. Visit website for more terms and info.

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FAITH NOTES

VBS ■ Alder Springs Baptist

Church, Hickory Star Road,

Monday-Friday, June 15-19.

Classes for all ages. Everyone

welcome.

■ Cedar Ford Baptist Church,

3201 Hwy 61 E. in Luttrell,

“Journey Off The Map,” 6:30-9

p.m. Sunday-Friday, June 14-

19. All ages. Info: 992-0267 or

cedarford@bellsouth.net.

■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley

Rd NE in Heiskell, 6:30-8:30

p.m. Sunday-Friday, June

14-19. Adult class available for

parents.

Food pantry thanks Blazing Star

The Union County Food Pantry thanks Blazing Star Lodge #455 of Sharps Chapel for their recent supper and gospel music ben-efi t event. More than $500 was raised, and several bags of food were donated also. The food and music was fantastic and a good time was had by all.

By Sandra ClarkThree brave souls, assist-

ed by numerous churches, are sponsoring a summer program called Camping with Christ. Targeting both girls and boys, ages 13-18, the camp cost is just $40 for six days in the woods.

The camp is July 26 to Aug. 1 at the group camp at Big Ridge State Park. Space is limited. Contact jennysatterfi eld1979@gmail.com or 865-224-9064.

Jennifer Satterfi eld is the secretary and vice president. Daren Ritter is the president, and Kathy Chesney is the treasurer.

“It’s interdenomination-al,” said Ritter. “We need volunteers as counselors, to lead activities and for night-ly security.” There is no cost to adult volunteers.

Milan Baptist Church hosted Vacation Bible School last week. Kids and adults alike were treated to a visit to “Hometown Naza-reth, Where Jesus was a Kid.” Volunteers decorated classrooms, the sanctu-ary and fellowship hall to transport VBS-goers back in time to biblical Nazareth. The teachers and volunteers even dressed in costumes of the time.

I am not a biblical ex-pert, but I am a student of the Bible. I have been a Sunday school kid for as long as I can remem-ber and a church-goer since I was two weeks old (no kidding!). At a cer-tain age I began to pay close attention to what was being said from the pulpit. I have both taken and taught Disciple Bible Study, which is an intense nine-month immersion into Scripture with a teacher and (ideally) 12 learners. (Sound famil-iar?)

So it is rare that some-thing in the Bible startles me, but this one did. I can’t imagine how many times I have read the Gos-pel of John in its entirety, but on a recent Sunday, the verse quoted above was part of the lectionary Gospel text.

I always read along in the pew Bible as the preacher reads the text because I am a visual learner. But in reading the Gospel text for that Sunday, I got stuck. I read it again, trying to make sure I had read it cor-r ectly, then trying to un-

No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

(John 3:13 NRSV)

Biblical surprises

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derstand it.Jesus was saying to his

disciples that he had as-cended to heaven.

Say what?!?He was speaking to his

disciples, here on earth, before his crucifi xion. How could he have as-cended to heaven?

Needless to say, I went straight home after church and hauled out my New Interpreter’s Bible to see what the commen-tary had to say about this strange claim.

Thank goodness, it ad-dressed my confusion. It reminds us that the Gospel was written post-resurrection, and there-fore “presupposes an event which has not yet occurred in the Gospel narrative, but is a reality for the post-resurrection church.”

Whew!

Camping with Christ off ers week in woods

Camping with Christ leaders are Jennifer Satterfi eld, Daren Ritter and Kathy Chesney. Photo by S. Clark

FAITH NOTES

VBS ■ New Friendship Missionary

Baptist Church, 7-8:30 p.m.

Monday-Friday, June 15-19.

Classes for all ages. Everyone

welcome.

■ Union Baptist Church, 940

Ailor Gap Road in Luttrell,

6:30-9 p.m. through Friday,

June 12. All ages. Info: Angela

Weaver, 924-7750.

Community services

■ Hansard Chapel Methodist Church, 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.

Former kindergarten teacher

Patricia Cox awaits the small-

est VBS-goers in “Mary’s

House,” where she will tell

them Bible stories.

Volunteers Summer Stubblefi eld and Tyler Suff ridge are ready

to welcome fi rst graders to their classroom and journey back in

time to biblical Nazareth. Photos by S. Carey

Madilyn Bailey, Hadley Berry and Deneen

Matheson are ready to open VBS with wor-

ship in the Milan Baptist Church sanctuary.

Milan visits ‘Hometown Nazareth’

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Also like other joints, the knee is a complex structure of bones, car-tilage, ligaments and tendons. It is where the femur, or the thighbone, and the tibia, or the shin-bone, meet. Each bone end is covered with a thin layer of cartilage, a tough, smooth substance that re-duces bone-on-bone fric-tion when you move. Pads of tissue called menisci sit between the cartilage-covered ends of the bones

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Conservative chiro-practic treatment, which may include an exercise program designed to strengthen the muscles around the knee, can be effective in treating a sim-ple knee injury.

Strengthening the mus-cles around the knee will help hold all the parts in place. Talk with a chiro-practor if you are having knee issues and learn what options, besides surgery, are available.

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OgleNicholsonMurphyHamiltonGainesDale

By Charlie HamiltonWell, I have had an excit-

ing fi rst day as an intern for the Shopper-News!

Have you ever thought about fencing as a hobby? Well, it is one of the safest sports out there. Knoxville Academy of the Blade has “A passion for excellence in sport and historic fencing.”

The sport of fencing has been around for many years, and has been an Olympic sport since the fi rst modern Olympic games in 1896. The academy also teaches many different historic fi ghting styles and weapons such as the medieval German long-sword, dueling saber, foil, the Italian Renaissance ra-pier and many more.

Fencing is a great exer-cise, promotes self-disci-pline and leadership, and just about anybody at any age can learn and have fun with this sport.

Thank you Tom and John Farmer for the excellent demonstration.

Summer kicks off an-other fun time with the Shopper-News interns. Each Tuesday, the group will head out for a day of learn-ing and adventure as they learn photography and writ-ing skills.

Returning for a second summer is Charlie Ham-ilton, a rising sophomore at Union County High School. Charlie enjoys cars, brush-ing up on historical facts and writing. When he grad-uates from high school, he would like to be an engineer or a journalist. If Charlie could have lunch with one person, it would be Andrew Jackson.

Emma Dale is a ris-ing junior at Catholic High School. She enjoys reading, writing, watching Netfl ix and coming up with differ-ent names for her sister’s dog. In the future, Emma would like to write some-thing so beautiful that hip-sters get it tattooed on their collarbones. She would also like to own a cat named

Moriarty and travel to ev-ery country. If Emma could have lunch with anyone in the world, she would pick Emperor Augustus or Oscar Wilde.

Lauren Gaines will be an eighth grade student at Halls Middle in the fall. She loves photography, writing (mainly fantasy and sci-fi ) and swimming. She would love to be a photojournalist or an author in the future. If she could eat lunch with anyone in the world, Lauren would select her favorite ac-tor, Dylan O’Brien.

Maddie Murphy will be in the ninth grade at Har-din Valley Academy in the fall. She likes to read, play the violin and watch televi-sion. When she gets out of high school, Maddie would like to be a PA in the car-diac unit of a hospital. Her dad is a PA and she “wants to be just as smart as him.” If she could have lunch with anyone, she would pick her grandfather who passed away a few years ago. She

said that she has a lot she would like to tell him.

Abi Nicholson attends Whittle Springs Middle School where she will be in the seventh grade in the fall. She enjoys singing, act-ing and coloring. Her future plans include attending col-lege and getting a degree. If she could have lunch with actor Sofi a Vegara, Abi would be thrilled because she thinks Vegara is an amazing woman.

Maddie Ogle will be a rising seventh grader at Gresham Middle School. She likes to read, write, draw, swim, run, bike, hike and sing. “I guess I’m well-rounded,” she said. In the future she would like to take photographs and write for a newspaper. If she could eat lunch with anyone in the world, she would pick Je-sus because “that would be just plain awesome” and she wouldn’t have to wait until she gets to Heaven to talk with him.

Meet the Shopper interns!

Shopper interns Abi Nicholson and Maddie Murphy check out

the fencing gear following a demonstration from Knoxville

Academy of the Blade members Tom Farmer and John Farmer,

Jr. Photo by R. White

Tom Farmer and his dad, John Farmer Jr., perform a fencing demonstration. Photo by Lauren Gaines

Fencing excitement with the internsAnyone that is interested

in this sport can contact Knoxville Academy of

the Blade at 865-321-1214, or at www.Knoxville AcademyOfTheBlade.com.

By Shannon CareyWhen father/son duo

John and Tom Farmer say they’re fi ghting, they don’t mean a normal family argu-ment. Fighting is what they do professionally.

They, along with other teachers including Tom’s

wife Stephanie, run Knox-ville Academy of the Blade, a fencing and historic swordfi ghting school. John and Tom were on hand for the Shopper-News interns’ fi rst day with demonstra-tions and a history lesson.

“I started teaching, and

Fencing academy is family aff air(Tom) was student number two,” said John.

Around 2012, Tom start-ed a study group for historic sword styles.

“The study group morphed into me teaching

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UNION COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETYPhone: 865-992-7969 www.unioncountyhumanesociety.org

Intelligent Life“And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Mt 28:20)

School’s out and folks begin to take vacations. Yet, there is no vacation from God. If you have ac-cepted Jesus

as your Lord and Savior, if you have been baptized, then you are always a disciple of Christ. There is no vacation from that. After all, Jesus promised to be with us always.

Yet, it is not unusual for atten-dance at church to drop during the summer. The lack of atten-dance is not just folks are travel-ing out of town. Sometimes, people just go into “summer mode”… Hit the lake early, sleep in, veg out. Yet, “Keep holy the Sabbath day” is not just for ten months of the year. It is for every Sunday.

More worrisome, however, is that when people do take their out-of-town vacation, their behavior sometimes changes. Sometimes, people engage in more risky behavior, some of it even sinful, since “no one knows us and know one back home has to know.” It is “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” syndrome. Yet, Jesus is with us always, even on vacation.

Paul writes, “Do you not know

Come to the waterthat your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.” (1 Cor. 6:19-20). God is always bonded to us. Our commitment is for always and everywhere.

In baptism, a permanent change has occurred. “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. “ (Gal 3:26) “So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2 Cor 5:17) Life in Christ is an everyday thing. When we have been forgiven and give our life to Christ, we are free from the oppression of sin. It would be a shame to take a break from all that, even for an hour, much less for the summer.

Jesus is always with us. His love never fades. May we honor our commitments and demonstrate our faith both at home and away. May our conduct during vacation inspire others to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. Enjoy your summer, but in the spirit of the Lord.

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Simmons and Littleton said the cardinal rule of im-prov is “Yes, and,” meaning that if someone introduces an element to the scene, the other performers have to ac-cept and build on it.

It’s also important to open yourself to the expe-rience, not just your mind, but your body language as

well.“If your arms are crossed,

you’re closing yourself off, protecting yourself,” said Littleton. “There’s nothing to be scared of when you’re doing improv. There are no wrong choices.”

The interns enjoyed classic improv exercises “Five Things,” “First Line/

Last Line,” and “Fill in the Blank.”

Simmons suggested that the interns check out the many books on improvisa-tional comedy if they are in-terested in the subject.

Info: www.einsteinsim plifi ed.com or search Ein-stein Simplifi ed on Face-book.

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By Shannon CareyShopper-News interns

were treated to some unique icebreaking activities with Einstein Simplifi ed, an improvisational comedy troupe based in Knoxville.

Paul Simmons, who has been with the troupe since its start in 1994, and Aar-on Littleton, who has been with the troupe for fi ve years, led the interns (and chaperones) in games and exercises that had everyone laughing out loud.

Einstein Simplifi ed started as an eight-week class. Then, the group per-formed at open mic night at Manhattan’s, where Boyd’s Jig and Reel is today. Now, they perform regularly at Scruffy City Hall with a 90-minute show and no script.

That’s right, no script at all.

“It’s rather freeing to have no script at times,” said Simmons. “One of the things I like to do is to make people laugh. It releases stress, worry and concern. Laughter and comedy are very important.”

Interns Maddie Murphy, Emma Dale and Lauren Gaines participate in a refl ex game with Ein-

stein Simplifi ed members Paul Simmons and Aaron Littleton. Photo by R. White

Einstein Simplifi ed members Paul Simmons and Aaron Little-

ton go through a warmup exercise with the interns. Photo by Maddie Ogle

The Shopper-News

interns stop by the Far-

ragut Folklife Museum

inside of Farragut Town

Hall. Volunteer Peggy

Cameron provided the

group with interesting

facts on Admiral Farragut

and showed them dis-

plays of items found from

the battle of Campbell

Station. The museum is

currently working on an

exhibit featuring trains

and should be open to

the public in July. Photo by R. White

By Maddie OgleThank you so much for

this amazing opportunity to spend time with the oth-er interns and teachers. I mostly enjoyed the Einstein Simplifi ed comedy group games. They were so fun! They made everyone think outside of the box.

Also, I love how much we write and take notes. Finally I found some other kids who love to write too! I made so many interesting friends and can’t wait to meet next week!

Thank you for spending your time to let us have this wonderful experience.

Thankful to be an intern

A display of hats and hat boxes from the 1930s and 1940s

inside the museum at Farragut Town Hall. Photo by Abi Nicholson

Fencing academy From page 6

them,” Tom said, and that morphed into the Academy.

Tom said fencing is one of the top 10 safest sports in the world.

“There have been fewer injuries and deaths in fenc-ing in the last century than in football,” he said.

On top of that, fenc-ing and practicing historic sword forms is great ex-ercise, releases stress and promotes self-discipline.

The Farmers started with the longsword, the oldest sword style for which there is historic documentation, then walked the interns forward in history to the two-handed sword, the sidesword, the cut-and-thrust sword, rapier and modern fencing.

Classes are available for adults and kids age 6 and up.

Info: www.knoxvilleaca demyoftheblade.com

“My favorite part of my fi rst day as a Shopper-News intern was doing improv games with Einstein Simplifi ed because it made me more comfortable with the people I will be working with this summer.” – Lauren Gaines

Free your mind with Einstein Simplifi ed

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THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 20Online registration open for Race to benefi t

the Corryton Community Food Pantry, to be held Saturday, June 20. Event is part of “The Run and See Tennessee Grand Prix Series.” To register: https://runnerreg.us/corryton8mile. Info: corryton8miler@yahoo.com; ron.fuller@totalracesolutions.com; or Joyce Harrell, 705-7684.

THROUGH TUESDAY, JUNE 30“Precious, Not Parents” campaign, Young-Wil-

liams Animal Center, 3201 Division St. Young-Williams Animal Center Spay/Neuter Solutions will provide $20 spay and neuter surgeries for puppies and kittens under 6 months of age. Available to all East Tennessee residents. Must mention the “Precious, Not Parents” campaign when making the appointment. Info/appoint-ment: www.young-williams.org or 215-6677.

THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22Tickets on sale for “The Music And The Memo-

ries” Show featuring Pat Boone backed by Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, The Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Proceeds go the Oak Ridge High School music department. Info/tickets: www.KnoxvilleTickets.com or 656-4444.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2 p.m.,

Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 525-5431.

Knoxville Zoomobile, 11 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30

p.m., AAA Knoxville offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. 4-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. $30 mem-bers/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/to regis-ter: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Arts & Crafts with Anna Hughes, 4 p.m., Mascot Branch Library, 1927 Library Road. Info: 933-2620.

Computer Workshop: Introducing the Com-puter, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info/to register: 922-2552.

Halls Book Club, 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Author Lin Stepp will join the discus-sion of her book, “Down by the River.” Info: 922-2552.

Knoxville Zoomobile, 4 p.m., Corryton Branch Library, 7733 Corryton Road. Info: 688-1501.

Monthly senior meeting/luncheon, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road in Heiskell. Program by Young-Williams Animal Center. Donations of old blankets, sheets, towels or cat or dog food and toys requested. Bring dessert and friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326.

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

FRIDAY, JUNE 12Art and Craft Sale, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Halls

Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Info: 922-0416. Free movie night, Luttrell City Park. Family

friendly movie begins at dusk. Everyone welcome; bring chairs or blanket. Info: 992- 0678.

Knoxville Zoomobile, 2 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13Ham breakfast, 7-10 a.m., Bright Hope Lodge 557,

5400 N. Broadway. Donations accepted. Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen,

11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Union County Historical Society 35th Anni-versary, 2:30 p.m., Union County Museum.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14Veterans Memorial Dedication, 2 p.m., Wilson

Park Veterans Place, Maynardville.

MONDAY, JUNE 15Magician Michael Messing, 2 p.m., Carter Branch

Library, 9036 Asheville Highway. Info: 933-5438.Monday Night Book Club: “Whistling Past the

Graveyard,” 6-8 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 15-19Etiquette classes, 4-5:15 p.m., Imagination Forest,

7613 Blueberry Road. Hosted by The Cardinal School of Etiquette for ages 6-12. Cost: $125. Info/to register: 312-2371 or alwhite07@comcast.net.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,

Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.Red Hot Entertaining for the 4th cooking

class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynard-ville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

Smokies Baseball Storytime with Homer the Hound, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17Discover and Make, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch

Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18Earring Extravaganza, 6-9 p.m., Appalachian

Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathy King. Registration deadline: June 11. Info/to register: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

“Off With Their Heads ... pinching, deadheading and cutting back,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Garden-ers Carolyn Kiser and Linda Denton. Info: 329-8892.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30

p.m., AAA Knoxville offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. 8-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. $40 mem-bers/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/to regis-ter: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Happy Travelers trip: Strolling and Shopping – lunch at Farmer’s Daughter Restaurant in Chuckey, visit Birth Place of Davy Crockett in Limestone, tour Jones-borough, and shopping at Hamrick’s in Kingsport. Cost: $35 inclusive. Info/to register: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21Summer Solstice Celebration, 7-9 p.m., Mac

Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603 or community@narrowridge.org.

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SUGAR CAMPNORRIS LAKEFRONT

DEVELOPMENT!Potential subdivision

development or private retreat with subdivision access.

50 Acre tracts starting at $250,000

1 Acre tracts starting at $29,900Seller will divide.

Call for more details.

2322 W. Emory Rd. 947-9000www.knoxvillerealty.com

Realty Executives Associates Inc.

Larry & Laura Bailey

JustinBailey

MAYNARDVILLE – Mostly cleared this 6-acre tract is rolling to level & has an old 1900's farm house. House is in need of repair but could make a beautiful renovation w/loads of character. There is a non-working well on property, but city water is available. Detached gar w/gravel fl oor. So much potential! $65,000 (898118)

HALLS – 67.13 acres mostly wooded w/several possible building sites. Private setting. $224,900 (918598)

MAYNARDVILLE – 4 acres of beau-tiful level to rolling property. Ap-prox 3/4 wooded. 3BR all brick b-rancher, unfinished sep living down. Main level has 3BR/1BA & features den, LR w/FP, hdwd fl oors. 4-car attached & detached gar w/loft stg area. $159,900 (898092)

GIBBS – 8+ acre tracts, level single family tracts. Ideal location & ter-rain for mini farm. Additional acre-age available. Starting at $70,000. (910278)

SHARPS CHAPEL – 5.05 acre lake view wooded lot in Norris

Shores. $25,000 (914844)

Offi ce isindependently

owned & operated.

MAYNARDVILLE – Like new! This 3BR/2BA brick rancher has hand-scraped hdwd fl rs, open fl r plan, lg BRs. Mstr suite w/walk-in closet & full BA. Wood fenced backyard. 2-car gar. $129,900 (916665)

UNION – 142.9 acres on Co line. 61.57 acres in Knox Co & 81.33 acres in Union Co. Branch runs across both ends of property & has a spring fed pond. Property has a brick bldg near road. $599,000 (874441)

NORRIS LAKE – Almost 1 acre lot. Seasonal lake access

in cove. Lake & mtn views. $89,900 (922155)

LAFOLLETTE – 146.16 Acres Prime TN farm land. 5BR/5BA, 8266 SF home w/in-grnd pool has a view that will take your breath away. Fenced/cross fenced w/2 ponds, horse training facility, 7 barns & KW60 whole house diesel gen-erator. Addt'l 725 acres available. $2,900,000 (924475)

REDUCED!

GIBBS AREA this 6+/- acres is level with creek access. This is part of a larger tract of land also available. Call for details. $89,900 (927701)

NORRIS LAKE