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Union County High School will hold freshman orienta-tion 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. All incoming ninth grade students are invited to pick up their schedules and meet their teachers.

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Art of YogaTamara Bernadot of Yoga by

Tamara is this week’s Union County Arts Cooperative fea-tured artist.

When Bernadot moved to Tennessee three years ago, she was surprised to fi nd that the nearest yoga classes were in Knoxville, an hour away. Now, she offers three yoga classes weekly at the Arts Co-op.

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A turkey shoot to boost JAKES Day will be held 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Krazy Kester’s, 212 May-nardville Highway. Shells provided. No modified guns or chokes. The shoot will run until all prizes have been won. JAKES Day, which stands for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Eth-ics and Sportsmanship, is an educational day at Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area for youths age 17 and younger. Set for Sept. 19, the event includes archery, skeet shooting, turkey calling, tree stand safety classes, fishing and many more fun, educa-tional activities. Norris Lake Longbeards, the local chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, sponsors the day. Info: 773-3600

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By Shannon CareyCoach Tommy Rewis was once

asked if he plays favorites.“Of course I do,” he said. “My

favorites are the ones who work the hardest and play the best.”

The 2015 season is Rewis’s fi rst as head football coach for the Union County High School Patri-ots. After 19 years coaching high school football, he says UCHS is the challenge he’s been looking for.

“It’s been a lot of work so far,” he said. “It’s diffi cult, but nothing I haven’t gone through before.”

Rewis brings with him a whole new staff of assistant coaches, and he’s expecting the team’s seniors

to step up into leadership roles.“I’m elevating them,” he said.

“I want all my se-niors to step up and play well. I believe that every kid who’s a part of this program de-serves a chance to step up and com-pete for a starting position.”

Rewis said se-niors Corey Newman and Zach Wright on the offensive line and Cody Craig and Blake Collier in the defensive backfi eld are show-ing good leadership qualities, as is

senior Gino Alonzo, who is moving to running back this year.

Summer training just started July 20, so quarterbacks have yet to be selected. But Rewis said Ty-ler Mink, a running back in 2014, looks like a top contender right now. Sophomore Joseph Hickman and a couple of freshmen are also showing promise for the position.

“I haven’t seen any of them in pads yet,” Rewis said. “Contact changes everything.”

Facilities upgrades have been high on Rewis’s list of to-dos, in-cluding a massive drainage and seeding fi x for the football fi eld, facilitated by Union County Roads

Superintendent David Cox. A new scoreboard will be installed soon.

“That’s what holds a kid’s atten-tion is the cosmetic stuff,” Rewis said.

He also hopes parents and the whole community will continue to support UCHS football.

“I’m a Union Countian now,” he said. “I live in Maynardville. My fortunes will go with the program. I’m fully committed. I’m not phon-ing this in from another county.”

The Patriots’ fi rst game will be 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Clai-borne High School.

By Shannon CareyGone are the days (if those days

ever existed) of a lone librarian shushing kids from behind a coun-ter. Today’s libraries are hubs of ac-tivity, and library directors Chan-tay Collins and Kimberly Todd wouldn’t have it any other way.

“We are so busy all the time that it takes two people up front just to keep things going,” said Collins. “We don’t just do books. Books are a big part of what we do, but it’s a lot more than that.”

Collins became Maynardville’s library director in 1999. After her daughter passed away, Collins “hit rock bottom.” She asked God to show her what she was supposed to do. In a dream, “he showed me stacks of books,” she said. “I’m here because this is where God told me to be.”

Todd’s background is in educa-tion. She taught for a year at In-skip Elementary in Knoxville be-fore taking a year off. She went to the Luttrell Library one day, and former director Gloria Fox said she was looking for help. Todd came on board and applied to be director when Fox retired. She also feels that becoming library director was meant to be.

Collins and Todd are hands-on directors. They catalog books, ap-ply for grants, run summer read-

Tommy Rewis

Union County High School Patriots football team seniors are Josiah Lamb, Blake Collier, Cody Craig, Gino Alonzo, Corey Newman and Zach Wright. Photosby S. Carey

Football seniors stepping up

Luttrell Library director Kimberly Todd and Maynardville Library director

Chantay Collins Photo by S. Carey

County libraries off er more than books

ing. They provide storytime for lo-cal Headstarts and course-related materials for schools. They even clean the bathrooms and dust the shelves. Collins completed the three-year Public Library Man-agement Program in 2005, and Todd will fi nish the program soon. They also attend continuing edu-cation and networking events of-fered by the Tennessee Libraries Association.

It hasn’t escaped them that two trained librarians could make more doing less in another coun-ty’s library system. But Collins and Todd are committed to see-ing Union County’s libraries, and Union County as a whole, grow.

“We want to give back to the community,” said Collins. “We help the community to keep build-ing. We want to be the resource for the county.”

More programsIn today’s library, it’s all about

programs. Seniors can come to the library and learn how to use their smartphones, e-readers and iPads. Teens can use the library as a safe afterschool hangout. Kids fl ock to the library for summer reading. Union County’s growing Hispanic population is using li-brary resources to learn English.

The libraries host rallies for lo-cal authors. Maynardville Library just got a $9,000 grant to host classes for local business owners, covering how to build an website and use social media.

At Luttrell Library, grant money has provided materials for learn-ing electric and acoustic guitar, including the guitars themselves. Library patrons can use the equip-ment, along with books and DVDs, to learn to play without having to buy the instruments. Luttrell Li-brary also provides sewing and crafting programs.

“I think the people really want programming,” said Todd. “It pro-vides them with skills they prob-ably couldn’t afford.”

According to Collins, in 2010 and 2011 Maynardville Library hosted 30 programs for children

Tate SpringsAfter the war in 1865, Samuel

Tate bought 2,500 acres of land at Bean’s Station surrounding a nearby spring and built a grand Victorian-style hotel that could house as many as 500 guests.

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and six programs for teens and adults. Last year, the li-brary hosted more than 40 programs for adults, 50 for teens and 60 for children. This was made possible by a four-year Title 5 grant from ETHRA, which provided an extra part-time employee for Maynardville Library.

That employee was trained on cataloging, free-ing up other staffers for pro-grams and helping patrons. Collins has asked Union County Commission for a budget increase to keep the employee on staff, but the commission has yet to make a decision.

“It takes a staff to be able to put on the programs we do,” said Collins. “We need to continue instead of back-track.”

Filling a needMany of the needs that

Union County’s libraries fi ll are those of the poor or at-risk populations. As more

processes move online, those who can’t afford com-puters or Internet access must come to the library.

Librarians regularly help patrons create resumes, ap-ply for jobs or fi le for unem-ployment.

“I have one staff member that helping people fi le for unemployment is the big-gest part of her day,” said Collins.

Todd spoke of a woman who visited Luttrell Library every day for six months to apply for jobs online.

“One day, I asked her if she was doing OK and she just broke down,” said Todd. “We were there to encour-age her to keep looking, and she did fi nd a job.”

Union County’s libraries have free wifi Internet ac-cess 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Comcast has provided the libraries’ Internet access free since 2003.

Todd and Collins

thanked all those who sup-port and use Union Coun-ty’s libraries. They encour-aged everyone to stop by and see what the libraries have to offer.

Info: maynardvillepubli-clibrary.org, luttrelllibrary.org, or fi nd them on Face-book.

2 • JULY 29, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news

Jack Rhyne

business

By Shannon CareyThe city of Maynard-

ville’s Thunder Road Park took a small step forward July 14, as April Johnson, Recreation Service Coordi-nator for the Tennessee De-partment of Environment and Conservation, met with city manager Jack Rhyne.

Rhyne said the meeting was a success. Johnson met with city offi cials to explain how to apply for a grant that could provide a 50/50

match to purchase the prop-erty. The 33-acre property is located on Main Street just south of the industrial park.

“(Johnson) liked what we have and what we want to do,” said Rhyne. “We’re farther ahead than most people that have that kind of meeting.”

The city will start work on the grant application in September. The application is due in February 2016, and the winner will be an-

nounced in fall of 2016.If the city wins the grant

to purchase the land, the next step will be to pursue grants and private con-t r i but ion s to develop the park. P r o p o s e d

features include multi-use sports fi elds, picnic areas,

playground, splash pad, disc golf course and am-phitheater. An event center could be rented for reunions and weddings.

Rhyne said the rentals could make the park self-suffi cient.

“I think it will be a real asset to the county and the city,” he said. “I think it will draw people here.”

The park plan is current-ly on display at Maynard-ville City Hall.

County libraries From page 1

Senior off ensive lineman Corey Newman

Cody Craig is a senior in the Patriots’ defensive backfi eld.

Luttrell Library, 115 Park

Road, Luttrell, will host a

Coff ee Shop Author Talk

and book signing with

new local author Mary

Ann Brantley 1 p.m. Fri-

day, Aug. 21. Brantley will

discuss and sign her new

Christian fi ction novel

“Acorns from Ivy.” May-nardville Library, 296

Main Street, Maynard-

ville, will host Thunder

Road Author Rally 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

12, with more than 20

local authors in atten-

dance.

Thunder Road Park gets state nod

Football seniors From page 1

Fresh Fridays at Farmers Market

The Union County Farm-ers Market is open for busi-ness 4-7 p.m. every Friday through the end of October. Find the market near the Union County Courthouse in Maynardville, behind the Union County Arts Coop-erative, 1009 Main Street, Maynardville.

Summer produce is in full swing with beans, blackberries, blueberries, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, herbs, let-tuce, melons, okra, peaches, peppers, potatoes, summer squashes and tomatoes.

Local honey is in season and sells out fast. Seven Springs Angus beef, crafts, eggs and baked goods from Teresa’s Bakery are also available weekly.

If you’re getting ready to can, most of the farmer vendors will sell vegetables like beans and tomatoes by the bushel upon request. Using a pressure cooker? UT Extension Agent Becca Hughes will be available at the market 4 to 5:30 p.m. to check your lid and gauge for safety. She can also provide recipes and how-to info.

Each week this month, there will be fun lawn games for the kids, includ-ing croquet, badminton and bocce ball 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Info: Follow Union County Farmers Market on Facebook.

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■ Herb class, 11 a.m. each fi rst

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■ One-on-one classes are

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The Maynardville Public

Library is located at 296 Main

St. Info: 992-7106, http://www.

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By Shannon CareyWhen Tamara Bernadot

moved to Tennessee three years ago, she was surprised to fi nd that the nearest yoga classes were in Knoxville, an hour away.

She and her partner, Darren Farquhar, bought a farm off Sharps Chapel Road, which they dubbed Right by Nature Farm.

“We moved here to get back to the simple life, grow our own food and raise our own animals,” Bernadot said.

Soon, the farm was of-fering Harvest Boxes of produce for a seasonal fee, and Bernadot started look-ing for yoga. She had been a practitioner for many years, enjoying the peace and ex-ercise it gives, “bringing to-gether the mind, body and soul.”

Bernadot found an online program to become a certi-fi ed yoga instructor and started teaching in Janu-ary. Now, she offers three weekly classes at the Union County Arts Cooperative

in Maynardville and one at Sunset Bay, as well as class-es at several locations in Tazewell and New Tazewell.

“There was absolutely a need for it,” she said. “I’m just happy that there’s been the response that there has been.”

The Hatha yoga style,

Boone at the Union County Arts Cooperative for host-ing the classes.

Classes are available at the Arts Co-op on Main Street at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, and 4:15 p.m. Thursdays. Each class costs $10, or students can purchase a package of fi ve classes for $40.

Info: Yoga by Tamara, YogaByTamara@gmail.com or Facebook. Right by Na-ture Farm, 423-626-8776 or Facebook.

Featured Artist is a bi-weekly spotlight of the art-ists and crafters represent-ed at the Union County Arts Cooperative. For informa-tion about the Arts Co-op, visit unioncountyarts.com.

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Bernadot’s students ap-preciate the ability to slow down, “at least for the hour you’re in class,” she said.

“I have a lot of people over 60, a lot of people who have never tried yoga be-fore. I have men and wom-en. They say they feel great when they are done. We work on balance and overall well being.”

Bernadot thanked Susan

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Teen Institute ‘an eye-opener’

By Shannon CareyFour students from

Union County attended the Tennessee Teen Institute on the Tennessee Tech campus June 21-26, and their chap-erone Alice Moshe called the experience an eye-open-er. She shared her memories at iCare’s meeting July 23.

“It was like nothing I imagined,” she said.

Teen attendees learned important lessons about the dangers of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, all in a fun, energetic environment with teens from across the state.

There were also sessions for the adult chaperones. Moshe, who has six chil-dren, learned some impor-tant lessons about teens’ use of social media to spread information, and ways lead-ers can use social media and hashtags to spread positive information.

“Kids don’t pick up fl y-ers,” she said. “But they do re-Tweet and like on Insta-gram.”

According to Moshe, the Union County teens said the messages about tobacco use had the biggest impact. They used an app to take pictures of themselves, then the app aged them 20 years as a smoker would age. In-stitute leaders showed them 20 pages of ingredients in cigarettes.

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After the war in 1865, Samuel Tate bought 2,500 acres of land at Bean’s Station surrounding a nearby spring and built a grand Victorian-style hotel that could house as many as 500 guests.

Eleven years later, Cap-tain Thomas Tomlinson bought the property and transformed the hotel into a world class luxury resort aided in part by the comple-tion of the Peavine Railroad in 1896 and some dubious advertising claims concern-ing the healing properties of the springs’ mineral-rich waters. When Captain Tom-linson died in 1909, owner-ship passed to his son Clem Tomlinson.

Tate Epson Water, as it was called, was touted to cure a variety of stomach, kidney and liver ailments. Sold as a tonic, it was pre-scribed by leading physi-cians and shipped all over the world.

Mind you, this is the same water that a Confeder-ate soldier, only a few years

Catting around

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Cats have fi gured promi-nently in history and occult-ism for thousands of years. Some of the greatest fi gures of history were cat lovers. Abraham Lincoln was noted for his fondness for kittens.

Over the years I dis-covered that cats choose people, not vice versa, and true love between a human and cat (or incubus, in some cases) is cultivated over time with much patience.

I remember once when I was a teenager that my brother J.C. visited. Our cat of the time wandered through, and J.C. expound-ed on how he despised cats as sneaky, worthless crea-tures. He was reputed to have helped more than one cat to an earlier grave in his younger days. J.C. thought dogs much worthier.

It was certainly one of the greater shocks in my life when J.C. fell in love with a cat after his retirement. For all his bluster, J.C. was very soft-hearted, and when this poor stray showed up at his house his better nature took over.

This little stray became a true princess. J.C. named her “Baby” and treated her better than many people treat their children. The animal (or was she?) wanted for nothing. Baby became a princess (queen?). She received the fi nest food and medical treatment. J.C. gave her a massage practically every morning (honestly) and brushed her Persian fur. When he and I went on vacation, J.C. called home every evening, never once failing to ask how Baby was.

Baby and J.C. bonded. Baby loved J.C., tolerated wife Agnes, and could not wait for daughter Rosema-rie to leave when she came

for occasional overnight visits. Baby had the run of the place, inside and out. A prime example of a 180 de-gree turn, J.C. once seriously threatened a neighbor’s dog with death if it hurt his cat.

J.C. fought battles with cancer and won three times. He told me more than once how Baby stayed by his side, clinging the more closely when she sensed he was sickest. Sadly, the time came when Baby herself succumbed to sickness and passed away. She was rever-ently buried in the back yard, Agnes contributing the stone. J.C. was devastat-ed. He once told me nothing ever affected him like that cat’s death.

On one of our vacations, the talk turned to ghosts. I said I had never seen one. J.C. said one day after Baby’s death he was in his yard, and he saw Baby as plain as day. He spoke to her, and she looked at him and disappeared under the boat. He looked for her but never saw her again. J.C. swore Baby came back to let him know she was all right.

A heartbroken child once wrote Billy Graham and asked if her little pet that had died would go to heav-en. The Rev. Graham wisely answered, “All things fi nd their reward in God.” I like to think that Baby and J.C. have found their reward and are permanently together, patiently waiting for us.

More tales of faith to follow.

Tate Springs Resort

earlier, described as be-ing the worst tasting water he’d ever drunk in his life. In the early 1900s, during its prime, Tate Springs Re-sort encompassed 35 to 40 out-buildings as well as an elegant ballroom, riding stables, swimming pool, bil-liards room, tennis courts, a 100-acre park, and an 18-hole golf course that was kept trimmed by a herd of sheep as was the old Scot-tish custom.

The resort’s upscale ame-nities and gracious South-ern hospitality attracted wealthy American families including the Fords, Rock-efellers, Firestones, Stude-bakers and Mellons, most of whom arrived in luxury in their private rail cars. A stay at the hotel, with three

meals, cost the then-extrav-agant sum of $25 a day.

In addition to bringing tourists, the railroad opened the county to the timber in-dustry. Logs from Grainger County were hauled out on rail cars, cut into boards and shipped all over the world. It also reduced what was then a three-day trip to the city to a single day.

Nearby was Red Door Tavern, built by James Rod-dye in 1785. Mr. Roddye is the ancestor of the Coca-Cola Roddy family of Knox-ville. At some point the “e” was dropped from the name spelling.

By 1870, the name of this tavern had been changed to Hayslope and it became an annex to Tate Springs Hotel. Electricity for the resort was generated from its own powerhouse, and steam-conducted heat was piped to the hotel. Water was pumped from German Creek and held in a concrete reservoir behind the hotel.

The Peavine brought jobs, faster mail and even the county’s fi rst automo-bile, a Ford Model T. But the boon times didn’t last. The

advent of automobile travel and the bad economic times that came with the Great Depression marked a sad end to both the railroad and the resort.

The train stopped running in 1928. The original hotel was fi nally closed in 1936; and, fi ve years later, the prop-erty was sold to Kingswood School. The school used the hotel for classrooms and a dormitory until it was de-stroyed by fi re in 1963. Today, a gazebo at the spring stands as a monument to what was once the South’s premier lux-ury resort.

During the early 20th century, money was so hard to come by, Bean Station had its own currency. H.E. Beets, who operated a gen-eral store near Tate Springs, began issuing tokens to his customers in denomina-tions of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $25 and $50 so they could continue to buy goods. The coins are extremely rare and, today, only one com-plete set is known to exist.

Sadly, only the gazebo remains today to mark the spot where this grand hotel once stood.

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Little people sing about the hole in the bottom of the sea.

Shrewd merchants smile and capitalize on doughnut holes.

The hole in the middle of the Tennessee defense is not a fun thing.

Tommy Thigpen, coach of Volunteer linebackers, faces a very large void with fi ve or six or seven possible fi llers but no obvious solu-tion.

Middle linebacker, quar-terback of the defense, is a critical position in this era of complex offenses doing all sorts of exciting things at warp speed. It requires comprehensive preparation, reading accuracy, ability to think and adjust on the fl y, skill and strength to ward off big, hairy blockers and a boldness to discourage running backs and receivers who dare invade the terri-tory.

Those old enough to re-member Jack Reynolds can grasp what one looks like. OK, the position was less demanding then. Al Wilson did it well. A.J. Johnson was

Hole in the middle of Tennessee defense

Marvin West

doing OK until …Those who don’t recog-

nize the current defi ciency think Tennessee’s defense will be much better than last season. There is more available talent and depth up front and more speed in the secondary. Jalen Reeves-Maybin might be an all-American at outside linebacker.

Alas, games can be won or lost in the middle.

Unless there is a radi-cal reassignment, here are Thigpen’s choices:

Kenny Bynum, 6-1 and 250, has been around four years and knows more. He is tough enough against the run but not very fast. He did not forfeit the job in spring practice.

Darrin Kirkland was re-cruited to be the middle linebacker of the future. He

arrived in January to get a head start but needed medi-cal repairs and spent spring drills watching instead of doing. He is 6-2 and 235.

Jacob Johnson, 6-4 and 240, may be a slender end but played MLB against Vanderbilt last November. To put it sweetly, the Com-modores liked him a lot. Johnson is shaped like a football player, has size, strength and decent speed, hits hard and might be re-ally good someday. He grew up in Germany. He lacks football background and ex-perience.

Gavin Bryant, redshirt freshman, hurts people. He is 6-0 and 236 and a natural hitter. He is also a work in progress.

Dillon Bates, 6-3 and 225, probably should be an outside linebacker but may be a middle man out of ne-cessity. Like Kirkland, Bates lost precious development time to injury. Tennessee has not yet seen the real Dil-lon Bates.

Very secret weapons (no-body has heard much about ’em) are sophomore walk-on

Colton Jumper and one or more athletic freshmen.

Thigpen may have a couple of aces up his sleeve. Curt Maggitt plays more as an end because of his relent-less pursuit. But, if nobody fi lls the vacancy, if the need is deemed serious enough, he could switch. He’d do it in a minute, too. He is a team-fi rst guy. Butch Jones says so.

The big win with Reeves-Maybin as an outside backer is speed. He is a former safety who got bigger. If he has to play in the middle, he can think bigger.

There is a glaring contra-diction between the middle linebacker dilemma and tall talk about winning the East division of the Sou theastern Conference. Really good teams rarely go into August with such uncertainties.

But, wait, there is anoth-er alternative. Really good coaches solve such prob-lems before the middle of September. By the middle of October, we may have forgotten all about this one.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

It is obvious to me that the Bible really does address all aspects of our lives. Especially the Psalms; that is where the human condition is most evident.

The truth is, the older I get, the more forgetful I become.

Sometimes that is a blessing; there are things I need to, want to, should forget. Wrongs done to me, hurtful words said to me, mistakes I made that I cannot undo. Those are things that are best for-gotten. As one sage said, “Give it up, let it go and set it free!”

When I forget where I put my glasses, or what time I have an appoint-ment in town? Well, that is embarrassing! But when I forget to write a column (something I have been doing every week for 25 years this August), it is horrifying!

I could defend myself by telling everyone about the crises (major and mi-nor) that have been swirl-

Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your saving help in the land of forgetfulness?

(Psalm 88: 12-13 NRSV)

The land of forgetfulness

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ing. I could plead the ex-citement of the upcoming wedding of my fi rstborn. I could even quote the dear elderly lady I knew in my childhood who frequently defended herself by say-ing (with a sigh), “Well, I’m just an old woman.”

But I am stubbornly unwilling to cop to that. I don’t feel old! I don’t think old! I don’t act old!

At least, I don’t think I do.

And, I suppose, that is true of all of us. We think of ourselves as we were in our prime. We feel, oh, maybe 39. Jack Benny was forever 39. If he can get away with it, why can’t I?

Methuselah lived 969 years.

I would bet he forget a few things, too!

By Carol ShaneAttention, all young brai-

niacs and your families! Now’s your chance to ex-plore STEM (Science Tech-nology Engineering Math-ematics) in a fun, lively environment made just for you!

This weekend, The Muse Knoxville presents “Robot-ics Revolution” at Chilhow-ee Park.

Formerly known as The Discovery Center, The Muse Knoxville is “a newly re-imagined space designed for kids from 1 to 101,” ac-

Young techies will enjoy “Robotics Revolution,” presented by

The Muse Knoxville at the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park

this weekend. Photo submitted

A technology wonderlandcording to its website. The organization’s fun, interac-tive exhibits provide oppor-tunities for kids to discover and explore the physical sci-ences. “With almost 4,000 square feet of exhibit and play space, you are sure to fi nd something that will in-spire the love of learning in you!”

At “Robotics Revolution” young techies can see, and maybe participate in, such things as the Lego Tower Challenge, where Lego cities are built by teams and then shook on an “earthquake table” to see which city sur-vives. There’s a Sumo Bot wrestling match and many other robotics and technol-ogy demonstrations.

A new and very exciting addition to the lineup is a live Skype call with NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps. El-lie Kittrell, executive direc-tor of The Muse Knoxville,

says, “Dr. Epps will join our event to help further inspire children to pursue a path in STEM. Her background as an astronaut, aquanaut, CIA technical intelligence offi cer, and as a technical specialist for Ford Motor Company is a spectacular example for young children. Her voice, particularly for young women, is one that we hope will make a lifelong impression.

“We feel very fortunate to have this opportunity to speak with her.”

There’s plenty of fun to be had at “Robotics Revolution,” but this is cutting-edge, real-world stuff, and adult participa-tion is highly valued. “Are you a FIRST [”For Inspi-ration and Recognition of Science and Technology”] coach, mentor, or parent?” asks the website. “At the World FIRST Champion-

ships this year in St. Louis, FIRST founder Dean Ka-men challenged everyone in attendance to ‘Grow FIRST Faster,’ to reach more kids in more communities. Help build relationships with new and emerging teams in our area as we support the growth of FIRST programs to new schools and neigh-borhoods. Volunteers will staff information tables to meet visitors who are in-terested in learning more about FIRST, and have the opportunity to create advi-sory connections with new coaches and mentors.”

“Robotics Revolution” happens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, August 1 at the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park. Admission is $6 per person, with fam-ily passes available for $24. Children ages fi ve and un-der are admitted free. Tick-ets can be purchased at the event or online in advance at www.themuseknoxville.org, or by calling 594-1494. Parents who wish to become involved as FIRST mentors are urged to visit http://goo.gl/forms/FP65W5LMd7.Send story suggestions to news@shop

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By Emma DaleWandering through the Knoxville Bo-

tanical Garden and Arboretum feels like stepping from postcard to landscape paint-ing to a period movie based off of a Jane Austen novel.

That may be due in part to the fact that the site of the garden was once home to the lon-gest running business in Tennessee: a plant nursery started in 1776 by the How-ell family, who owned and op-erated it until it closed in 2001.

After be-ing in busi-ness for 225 years, it was forced out due to competi-tion with chain stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s. Originally, it was slated for develop-ment; an apartment building, maybe a few strip malls, pos-sibly a Walmart, but enough people were able to raise enough funds to save all 47 acres of it, and the nurs-ery became the Knoxville Botanical Gar-dens and Arboretum.

In some places, there’s still evidence that plants were meant to be sold here, not just admired. A long row of the same type of tree that’s the only remainder of an orderly forest of them that once went on for miles. A sprawling pile of rocks that Joe Howell, a stonemason, once used for materials. Said walls pop up at various points all over the

property, twisting around the house like the arms of the windmill, guarding the gar-dens from the busy street that bisects the property, slicing up the garden into neat little squares overfl owing with branches and fl owers.

The Howells apparently did so well that, even after all this time,

the walls need virtually no help from their current

caretakers, and con-tinue to stand just as

steadily as they did for decades.

The entire property reads like a physi-cal timeline. The age of the Botanical Gar-dens seems to have slipped into the time-

line with little to no disturbance,

putting benches under the Cedars

of Lebanon planted in the 1880s, al-lowing the rooms under the How-ells’ 1950s-built home to be used for their original

purpose: garden club meetings. Even the tall, dark, modern-looking welcome center set to open Aug. 14 features long windows, making the garden just outside of it the main focus.

After nearly 240 years, whether it be called a nursery or a Botanical Garden, the land still performs its original job of bring-ing nature and beauty to people’s busy ev-eryday lives.

Info: www.knoxgarden.org

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Martha Ashe stands in the garden dedicated to the memory

of her grandmother, for whom she was named. Ashe is the

daughter of former Knoxville mayor Victor Ashe and works in

the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum visitor center. Photos by S. Carey

Intern Maddie Ogle peeks through a stone

wall in the Knoxville Botanical Gardens.

Shopper-News interns get a sneak peek at

the under-construction visitor center at Knox-

ville Botanical Gardens. The center is slated to

open in August. Photo by Amanda McDonald

Beauty and sweat equityBy Shannon Carey

Shopper-News interns were slated to spend the day at the FBI’s Knoxville headquarters, but due to the tragic shootings in Chat-tanooga we had to come up with a different plan.

Thankfully, the staff and volunteers at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Ar-boretum welcomed interns with open arms. Interns were good sports in the heat, volunteering their ef-forts at the Center for Urban Agriculture tucked in a cor-ner of the gardens.

Then, they got a personal tour of the gardens from Martha Ashe, daughter of former Knoxville mayor Victor Ashe. Martha is working in the visitor cen-ter this summer, just yards away from a beautiful area dedicated to the memory of her grandmother, also named Martha Ashe.

“I like it,” she said. “I feel like I’m part of the place.”

Martha gave the interns a sneak peek at the Botanical Gardens’ new visitor center, scheduled to open in Au-gust.

Botanical Gardens show history, beauty

Enjoy the gardensBy Charlie Hamilton

Have you every been to the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum? Well, it is a gorgeous place.

The gardens were origi-nally the Howell Family Nursery, which was founded in 1786 and was Tennessee’s oldest business. The nurs-eries were in business for

about 216 years. The Knoxville Botanical

Gardens span about 50 acres. Here they have almost 50 different types of dogwoods on their and focus mostly on plant native species.

On the property they have the estate that was built by the Howell family and is now the visitors center. The trails

feature old stone walls that were built by Joe Howell who was a landscaper and stone mason. They also offer a cen-ter for urban gardening and encourage people to plant and garden different heir-loom plants. This is a won-derful place to walk. Go walk the trails and enjoy some of the nature in this area.

By Annie DockeryThe Knoxville Botani-

cal Garden and Arboretum, which was once Howell Nurseries, is the oldest con-tinually running business in Tennessee and is now work-ing to preserve the region’s plant life.

“In your lifetime, there will be wars fought about food and water,” Robert Hodge, the director of the Center for Urban Agricul-ture told interns. The center is located on the grounds of the Botanical Gardens.

In the last two years, Hodge explained, there has been a 40 percent loss in the honeybee population. Hon-eybees are integral to the pollination of the world’s food supply, and their steady decline can cause substan-tial food reduction. The her-bicides and pesticides used in both large-scale farming and in the average backyard

Preventing an agriculture apocalypseare culprits in the honey-bees’ demise.

In today’s culture, where few Americans have fruit and vegetable gardens and 80 percent of America’s produce is shipped from California, native species of plants and produce are dying off. Consumers may think they are eating locally when in fact they are not.

Stores may label produce as “locally grown” as long as that produce is local in one of the store’s locations. Consequently, a national store may label tomatoes from California as “locally grown” in a Tennessee store. The primary focus of large farms is to produce food that can withstand cross-country shipment, not taste or species preservation.

Hodge said Tennessee once had more than 5,000

types of apples. Today, this is not so. In the years to come, fewer and fewer variations of apples, pota-toes, zucchini, and other fruits and vegetables will be available for consumption, because most Tennesseans have stopped growing re-gional produce.

This means that the chil-dren and grandchildren of today’s adults will never taste many of the fruits and vege-tables they loved growing up.

Hodge explained how ev-eryone has the ability to aid in current agricultural issues. With the decline in honeybee population, it is important to cease using herbicides and pesticides in the yard.

To prevent the extinc-tion of local plants, network with friends and gardeners to fi nd heirloom seeds, ask them to share, plant them,

and pass the seeds on. Web-sites like rareseeds.com and slowfoodusa.org provide an online way to obtain heir-loom and endangered seeds.

The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum pro-vides additional resources for those who want to help.

“Families can get plots here for free,” said Hodge.

Those interested can call to reserve a free plot on which to garden. The Center for Urban Agriculture also provides classes on how to create community gardens at churches.

By eliminating the use of herbicides and pesticides and by planting an heir-loom garden, anyone can help preserve the world’s food supply.

Info: 862-8717 or fi nd Center for Urban Agricul-ture on Facebook

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THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memories”

show featuring Pat Boone backed by Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 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.

THURSDAY, JULY 30“Kale in December and Carrots in January...

no problem!” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Extension Master Gardener Marsha Lehman. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

FRIDAY, JULY 31The Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m.,

1009 Main St., Maynardville. Fresh produce, meat, plants, cut fl owers, artists and craftsmen. New vendors welcome. Info: 992-8038.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 31-AUG. 2“Cabaret, The Musical” presented by Encore

Theatrical Company, Walters State Community College, Morristown. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday, and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $20 adults, $17 seniors, $12 students. Info/tickets: etcplays.org or 423-318-8331.

SATURDAY, AUG. 1Church rummage sale, 8 a.m., Emory Valley

Baptist Church, 6124 E Emory Road. Clothes for all ages, household and holiday items. Proceeds go to Youth fund.

Churchwide bazaar, 8 .m.-2 p.m., Dutch Valley New Life Church of God, 1416 Breda Drive. Food will be available for purchase also. Info: 688-8711.

Robotics Revolution, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park. Hosted by The Muse Knoxville. Features: Lego building competitions, robotics and technology demonstrations, hands on activities with The Muse, live Skype call with NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, and more. Info: themuseknoxville.org.

Second annual cornhole tournament to benefi t Angelic Ministries. 12:30 p.m., under the big top at The Ministry, 1218 N. Central St. Info/registration: angelicministries.com.

Yoga instruction from Angela Quillen, 9-10:15 a.m., Narrow Ridge Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road in Washburn. Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or www.narrowridge.org.

SUNDAY, AUG. 2Silent Meditation Gathering, 11 a.m.-noon,

Narrow Ridge’s Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or www.narrowridge.org.

MONDAY, AUG. 3American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran

St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

TUESDAY, AUG. 4Auditions for Powell Playhouse production of “A Day

at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot,” 5:30-7:45 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Play dates: Oct. 15-17. Info/list of characters: http://www.powellplayhouseinc.com.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, AUG. 5-6AARP Driver Safety class, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,

Oak Ridge Senior Center, 728 Emory Road, Oak Ridge. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, AUG. 6AARP Driver Safety class, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., New

Tazewell Methodist Church, 965 Old Knoxville Highway, New Tazewell. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

Bee Friends beekeepers group meeting, 6:30 p.m., auditorium on Tazewell campus of Walters State. Speaker: State Apiarist Mike Studer. Info: A.C. Mann, 356-6033.

FRIDAY, AUG. 7The Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m.,

1009 Main St., Maynardville. Fresh produce, meat, plants, cut fl owers, artists and craftsmen. “First Friday” celebration includes: live music, cooking demonstrations, children’s activities, featured agribusinesses and more. New vendors welcome. Info: 992-8038.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 7-8The Russell Biven Summer Clayfest

Tournament, Chilhowee Sportsman’s Club in Maryville. Flights: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. Saturday. All proceeds benefi t mental health, addiction and social services provided by the Helen Ross McNabb Center. To sponsor the event or register a team: Jennifer Boyle, 329-9120, or www.mcnabbcenter.org.

SATURDAY, AUG. 8Auditions for Powell Playhouse production of “A

Day at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot,” 1-3 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Play dates: Oct. 15-17. Info/list of characters: http://www.powellplayhouseinc.com.

Grace Full Gospel Baptist Church Mission Team fundraiser, Union County High School. Events include: motorcycle ride, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., registration begins 9:30 a.m., cost: $15 single or $20 double riders; spaghetti supper, 5-8 p.m., cost: $5; silent auction closes, 7 p.m. Info: Kendal Hoskins, 278-0402.

The Spirit of Nations Powwow and American Indian heritage festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Patriot Academy, just off Interstate 40 at Exit 417 in Jefferson County. Admission: $5, adults; $1, children. Info: indiancreekproductions@gmail.com.

MONDAY, AUG. 10Auditions for Powell Playhouse production of “A Day

at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot,” 5:30-7:45 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Play dates: Oct. 15-17. Info/list of characters: http://www.powellplayhouseinc.com.

TUESDAY, AUG. 11Annual 4-H Chick Chain Show and Sale, Union

Farmers Co-op, Highway 33 in Maynardville. Show, 6 p.m.; sale, 7 p.m. Info: 992-8038.

Knox County Veterans Service Offi ce visit, 10-11 a.m., Corryton Senior Center, 9331 Davis Drive. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefi ts, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with fi ling for their VA benefi ts.

THURSDAY, AUG. 13Preparing Your Book for Self-Publication

workshop, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. Registration deadline: Aug. 6. Info/registration: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

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

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 13-14Rummage sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Rutherford

Memorial UMC, 7815 Corryton Road, Corryton.

FRIDAY, AUG. 14The Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m.,

1009 Main St., Maynardville. Fresh produce, meat, plants, cut fl owers, artists and craftsmen. New vendors welcome. Info: 992-8038.

TUESDAY, AUG. 18Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,

Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 Knox County Veterans Service Offi ce visit,

9-10 a.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefi ts, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with fi ling for their VA benefi ts.

FRIDAY, AUG. 21Big Ridge Bluegrass Festival, Big Ridge State

Park. Arts and crafts demonstrations and booths, 4 p.m. until dark; music, 7 p.m. until midnight. Info: http://tnstateparks.com/parks/events/big-ridge.

The Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Fresh produce, meat, plants, cut fl owers, artists and craftsmen. New vendors welcome. Info: 992-8038.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26Knox County Veterans Service Offi ce visit,

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