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IN THIS ISSUE Mynatts of Halls The Mynatt and Crippen families helped make Halls what it is today. William Tell Mynatt and Sarah Hassie Weaver Mynatt were Halls natives who mar- ried in 1908. In their 66 years together they brought 13 children into the world; eight lived long lives and three are still living. Children in order of birth were; Bert, Mildred, Theodore “Teddy,” George, Gene, Walt, Jack, Mae, William Tell “June” Jr., Ruth “Deuce,” Bob, Hazel and Pete. ➤ Read Cindy Taylor on page 3 Ah! The Model A Hodge and Neal Walker grew up in Lead Mine Bend, sons of the late Malcolm and Hattie Walker. When Hodge was about 12 years old and Neal about 17, they went with their grandfather to look at a 1930 Model A Coupe. ➤ See Bonnie Peters on page 4 7049 Maynardville Pike 37918 (865) 922-4136 NEWS [email protected]Sandra Clark| Shannon Carey ADVERTISING SALES [email protected]Patty Fecco | Tony Cranmore Alice Devall | Beverly Holland POSTAL CUSTOMER VOL. 10 NO. 25 June 24, 2015 www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow BUZZ Trinity Funeral Home, LLC 228 Main Street, P.O. Box 8, Maynardville, Tennessee 37807 Ph: 992-5002 Fax: 992-9007 www.trinityfuneralhome.net Trinity Funeral Home treats you like family because we really care. Compassion, Kindness, Professionalism ... from our family to yours. 2 YOUR LEGACY IS THE GIFT YOU LEAVE TO YOUR FAMILY. You want to leave your loved ones many things – cherished memories, treasured family heirlooms & financial security. Trinity offers a 3, 5 and 10-yr payment program. 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Too much standing water on the football field made it unplay- able. The opposing team had to host the game, and Union Coun- ty’s seniors had Senior Night in someone else’s stadium. But teamwork, sweat equity and some good old volunteer spirit is ensuring that Union County’s seniors will always play Senior Night at home. The field needed grading to a slight slope on either side to make drainage effective. Also, the playing surface was uneven and unsafe. Eddie Graham, director of health and human resources with Union County Public Schools, took the project by the horns. In partnership with head football coach Tommy Rewis, he started making plans to bring in fill dirt to create the needed slope. Estimated cost, $45,000. “We just didn’t have that in our budget to do,” said Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter. Enter Union County Roads Superintendent David Cox. Cox suggested that the slope needed for drainage could be created by scraping three inch- es of topsoil off the edges of the field, and moving that soil to the middle of the field. The field could then be tilled and sprigged with good Bermuda grass, one of the best playing surfaces available. Cox and the Highway De- partment did the scraping and sloping and only charged the Union County Interns tour Gathered at the newly graded and sprigged Union County High School football field are (front) head football coach Tommy Rewis, Director of Health and Human Resources Eddie Graham, Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter and Roads Superintendent David Cox. Photo by S. Carey Teamwork fixes football field school system for fuel, taking a $45,000 project down to less than $10,000. “It was a stroke of genius,” said Graham. “The Highway De- partment and David (Cox) have been phenomenal.” Cox and many other volun- teers, including son Taylor Cox, Danny Savage, Glenn Coppock, Gary Kitts and Will Phillips of the Union Farmer’s Co-op, and school maintenance workers Keith Beason and Jerry Lynn Walker, put in their own time to make the new field a real- ity. Crossroads Landscaping of Sweetwater even gave 500 addi- tional bundles of Bermuda grass sprigs at no cost. “It’s just a community effort,” said Carter. “That’s what’s great about Union County is that people want to see good things and they don’t mind to volunteer their time to do it. It was good to see the community come to- gether.” Summer practice for football starts July 2, and all signs point to a grassy field by then. “It’s a self-esteem thing for the kids,” said Rewis. “We’re go- ing to have what everybody else has. Now, when these kids walk out they’re going to have a sense of pride. This whole complex is something to be proud of.” But it’s not just football play- ers who use the field. Band members, cheerleaders, soccer players, all will benefit from the improved playing surface. “We don’t want to take away from the Highway Department, but we want to do the right thing for the people of Union County,” said Cox. 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 first and second place. Rain date is July 11. Info: 621-4603 or 660-1839. School board hits budget goal Union County Board of Edu- cation will end the year with a fund balance adequate to meet state requirements, according to Finance Director Ann Dyer. “State auditors noted we had $1.1 million in our operating fund (at the end of the last fiscal year), and they asked for an increase to $1.8 million. We have met the comptroller’s requirement,” she reported to the BOE on June 18. ➤ Read Sandra Clark on page 2 Society turns 35 The Union County Histori- cal Society is a labor of love, and the county came together to celebrate that love June 13. Founded in 1980 with an aim to build a museum, the Historical Society has been staffed from the beginning by volunteers, funded by mem- berships, donations and book sales. ➤ Read Shannon Carey on page 3
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IN THIS ISSUE
Mynatts of HallsThe Mynatt and Crippen
families helped make Halls what it is today.
William Tell Mynatt and Sarah Hassie Weaver Mynatt were Halls natives who mar-ried in 1908. In their 66 years together they brought 13 children into the world; eight lived long lives and three are still living. Children in order of birth were; Bert, Mildred, Theodore “Teddy,” George, Gene, Walt, Jack, Mae, William Tell “June” Jr., Ruth “Deuce,” Bob, Hazel and Pete.
➤ Read Cindy Taylor on page 3
Ah! The Model AHodge and Neal Walker
grew up in Lead Mine Bend, sons of the late Malcolm and Hattie Walker. When Hodge was about 12 years old and Neal about 17, they went with their grandfather to look at a 1930 Model A Coupe.
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Shopper-News interns had a whirlwind day in Union County June 16, visiting Trinity Funeral Home, Union County Arts Co-op and the courthouse. Pictured
here, the interns wait on the shores of Norris Lake for a ride on Helms Ferry in Sharps Chapel. They are (front) Charlie Hamilton, Anne Marie Higginbotham,
Maddie Murphy, Laken Scott, Betty Mengesha, Bailey Lemmons, Abi Nicholson; (back) Amanda McDonald and Maddie Ogle. See more from the Shopper-
News interns on pages 6 and 7. Photo by Ruth White
By Shannon CareySenior Night, the last home
game of the 2014 Union County High School football season, was a washout. Literally.
Too much standing water on the football fi eld made it unplay-able. The opposing team had to host the game, and Union Coun-ty’s seniors had Senior Night in someone else’s stadium.
But teamwork, sweat equity and some good old volunteer spirit is ensuring that Union County’s seniors will always play Senior Night at home. The fi eld needed grading to a slight slope on either side to make drainage effective. Also, the playing surface was uneven and unsafe.
Eddie Graham, director of health and human resources with Union County Public Schools, took the project by the horns. In partnership with head football coach Tommy Rewis, he started making plans to bring in fi ll dirt to create the needed slope. Estimated cost, $45,000.
“We just didn’t have that in our budget to do,” said Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter.
Enter Union County Roads Superintendent David Cox.
Cox suggested that the slope needed for drainage could be created by scraping three inch-es of topsoil off the edges of the fi eld, and moving that soil to the middle of the fi eld. The fi eld could then be tilled and sprigged with good Bermuda grass, one of the best playing surfaces available.
Cox and the Highway De-partment did the scraping and sloping and only charged the
Union CountyInterns tour
Gathered at the newly graded and sprigged Union County High School
football fi eld are (front) head football coach Tommy Rewis, Director of
Health and Human Resources Eddie Graham, Director of Schools Dr.
Jimmy Carter and Roads Superintendent David Cox. Photo by S. Carey
Teamwork fi xes football fi eldschool system for fuel, taking a $45,000 project down to less than $10,000.
“It was a stroke of genius,” said Graham. “The Highway De-partment and David (Cox) have been phenomenal.”
Cox and many other volun-teers, including son Taylor Cox, Danny Savage, Glenn Coppock, Gary Kitts and Will Phillips of the Union Farmer’s Co-op, and school maintenance workers Keith Beason and Jerry Lynn Walker, put in their own time to make the new fi eld a real-ity. Crossroads Landscaping of Sweetwater even gave 500 addi-tional bundles of Bermuda grass sprigs at no cost.
“It’s just a community effort,” said Carter. “That’s what’s great about Union County is that people want to see good things and they don’t mind to volunteer their time to do it. It was good to see the community come to-gether.”
Summer practice for football starts July 2, and all signs point to a grassy fi eld by then.
“It’s a self-esteem thing for the kids,” said Rewis. “We’re go-ing to have what everybody else has. Now, when these kids walk out they’re going to have a sense of pride. This whole complex is something to be proud of.”
But it’s not just football play-ers who use the fi eld. Band members, cheerleaders, soccer players, all will benefi t from the improved playing surface.
“We don’t want to take away from the Highway Department, but we want to do the right thing for the people of Union County,” said Cox.
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 hits budget goal
Union County Board of Edu-cation will end the year with a fund balance adequate to meet state requirements, according to Finance Director Ann Dyer.
“State auditors noted we had $1.1 million in our operating fund (at the end of the last fi scal year), and they asked for an increase to $1.8 million. We have met the comptroller’s requirement,” she reported to the BOE on June 18.
➤ Read Sandra Clark on page 2
Society turns 35The Union County Histori-
cal Society is a labor of love, and the county came together to celebrate that love June 13.
Founded in 1980 with an aim to build a museum, the Historical Society has been staffed from the beginning by volunteers, funded by mem-berships, donations and book sales.
➤ Read Shannon Carey on page 3
2 • JUNE 24, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news businessBy Sandra Clark
Union County Board of Education will end the year with a fund balance adequate to meet state requirements, according to Finance Director Ann Dyer.
“State auditors noted we had $1.1 million in our operating fund (at the end of the last fi scal year), and they asked for an increase to $1.8 million. We have met the comptroller’s re-quirement,” she reported to the BOE on June 18.
The board will meet in special ses-sion June 29 to adopt necessary bud-
get line transfers. The next regular meeting is Thursday, July 16. Both are at 6 p.m. at the high school.
■ Horace Maynard Middle School will get a new principal, said Director of Schools Jimmy Carter. The system has posted for the position and he ex-pects to start interviews June 29.
■ Carolyn Murr, president of the Union County Education Association, asked if teachers – all teachers – will get a raise, and Carter said he expects to know the precise amount of state funding by mid-July. “The BEP is a moving target until July.”
Murr said the professional collab-orative conference (PECCA) should meet to discuss raises since 59 of the county’s 200-plus teachers have “topped out” on step increases.
■ TNVA: Carter said the TennesseeVirtual Academy will operate during the upcoming school year. “We’re cur-rently enrolling (existing) students, but not taking new students at this time. … I want the board to have a say in that decision.”
The BOE adopted a policy on use of school facilities and voted to bid out a new gym fl oor at Luttrell Elementary.
No need to boost contingency fund
By Shannon CareyMaynardville Library
director Chantay Collins says she has more than 300 readers signed up for this year’s Summer Reading program.
With story time Tuesday and Thursday mornings and special programs on Fri-days, Collins said she has “a really good crowd.”
Students at Horace May-
nard Middle School’s sum-mer school program are also visiting in the after-noons for crafts and fun.
Upcoming programs in-clude Mr. Rich and Super Science TN June 26, fi re safety with Northeast Union Volunteer Fire Department July 10, Union County Hu-mane Society July 17, and end-of-summer water party Saturday, July 25.
Maynardville Public Library director Chantay Collins gives
Summer Reading attendee Mak Bemer the fi rst throw in the
spider web game. Photo by S. Carey
Summer Reading in full swing
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“This grant will be used
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and that is what matters
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improvements will help
the community to grow
in a positive way.Photo by Ruth White
Gov. Bill Haslam pre-
sented a TDOT grant
check to the city of Nor-
ris for sidewalk improve-
ments, shook hands
with residents, posed for
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Haslam presents Norris a TDOT sidewalk grant
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By Shannon CareyThe Union County His-
torical Society is a labor of love, and the county came together to celebrate that love June 13.
Founded in 1980 with an aim to build a museum, the Historical Society has been staffed from the beginning by volunteers, funded by memberships, donations and book sales.
“We worked from 1980 to the early 90s to accumu-late $125,000,” said current president Martha Carter. “We leased this land from the county for 100 years for $1.”
She called fi rst Histori-cal Society president Gene Tharp “the bulldozer.”
“He was the one who re-ally held this together,” she said.
The museum is two fl oors full of artifacts and memo-rabilia from Union County’s past, along with a complete library of historical records, all free and open to the pub-lic. Carter said visitors often can’t believe they don’t have to pay to access the records.
“We have people who come from all over the U.S.
Martha Carter, Wanda Cox Byerley, Gwen Johnson and Patricia McKelvey are ready to greet visi-
tors at the 35th anniversary of the Union County Historical Society. Johnson is demonstrating
quilting stitches. Photos by S. Carey
Veterans Place dedicatedMayor Mike Williams, Tennessee Commissioner of Veterans Aff airs Many-Bears Grinder and
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett stand in front of Union County’s new Veterans Place memo-
rial just above Wilson Park in Maynardville. Dedicated with a ceremony June 13, the monument
commemorates all veterans. Photo submitted
Harold Woods and Marilyn Toppins teach school for visitors
to Sharps School, reconstructed on the grounds of the Union
County Historical Society museum and library.Jim Woods sings his new song, “Union County Dirt.”
Celebrating history for 35 years
to come here,” said Carter. “Practically everybody that went West had to come through here to go over Cumberland Gap. Some-times a son or daughter got married and settled here along the way.”
Now, the Historical So-ciety has more than 300
members, and very few live in Union County. Carter said most are out of state. Some visitors come from other countries to access the records there.
“They say ‘We have trav-eled all over, and you all have got a jewel here and don’t know it,’” Carter said.
The celebration included music, food, craft dem-onstrations and “school” taught by Harold Woods in the log cabin Sharps School located on the grounds.
Many Union Countians have volunteered for the Historical Society over the years, and Carter thanked them all for their service.
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Photo of the original Mynatt Seed and Feed building from an ad in the 1952 Halls yearbook
By Cindy TaylorThose who know Halls
history will tell you that the Mynatt and Crippen fami-lies helped make Halls what it is today.
William Tell Mynatt and Sarah Hassie Weaver Mynatt were Halls natives who married in 1908. In their 66 years together they brought 13 children into the world; eight lived long lives and three are still liv-ing. Children in order of birth were Bert, Mildred, Theodore “Teddy,” George, Gene, Walt, Jack, Mae, Wil-liam Tell “June” Jr., Ruth “Deuce,” Bob, Hazel and Pete.
Tell and Hassie built a legacy that continues. From 11 children came 26 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, 35 great-great-grandchildren and counting. Many still reside in the Halls community. For decades a Mynatt reunion brought well over 100 peo-ple.
Brothers Bob and Pete Mynatt live in Halls on the original farm. Hazel Mynatt Brooks lives in Virginia. Tell and Hassie are remembered by family members as hard-working and a bit gruff, but loving.
“Mommy and Poppy were believers but they weren’t church goers,” said Bob. “I think they probably sent us all to church so they could get some rest.”
Tell was a school bus driver for years, but farm-ing provided the family’s main income. Children were raised with a strong work ethic. When the brothers
left home farming wasn’t anyone’s end-game plan, but it did lead to one major Halls business.
Mynatt Brothers Seed and Feed Co. Bert’s idea and opened in a block build-ing in 1951. Walt, Jack and George were also involved. The business later became known as Mynatt Hard-ware. In 1957 the brothers added on to the building to make room for a furniture store.
Eventually George branched out into the fur-niture end and Jack opened Halls Cleaners. Son Chris Mynatt still runs that busi-ness.
Barbara Mynatt Gaylor and Gloria Mynatt Stout are daughters of Bert and Marie and the fi rst grandchildren born to Tell and Hassie.
“When Gloria and I were little we sat around the ra-dio on Saturday night at Grandma and Grandpa’s listening to the Renfro Val-ley Barn Dance,” said Bar-bara.
“When he was getting the store established dad (Bert) worked 12 hours a day,” said Gloria. “He left at 6 a.m. and came home after 6 p.m.”
The Mynatts were true pioneers in Halls business who were also instrumen-tal in bringing a telephone company, water company and banking to Halls.
For the fi rst time in more than 60 years the Mynatt Hardware and furniture buildings stand empty. Re-gardless of what the future holds, the site will always have a place in the hearts of Halls residents.
Mynatt family huge in Halls history
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She enrolled at Maynard-ville Elementary in the fall of 1975 and was in Ms. Polly Dyer’s fi fth grade. I remem-ber her as a very friendly, bubbly 10-year-old who seemed to fi nd everything in life exciting.
She carried that persona into adulthood when she be-came one of the 1983 gradu-ates of Horace Maynard High School who became a Union County teacher.
Upon college graduation this young lady returned to Maynardville Elementary as a kindergarten teacher. Later, she worked for the county’s Alternative Learn-ing Center. She is currently on staff at the Union County Elementary Middle Alterna-tive Center.
This Model A story was told by Robert Wyrick, son of Esther and the late Lath Wyrick. Robert is one of many members of the East Tennessee Model A Club.
Hodge and Neal Walker grew up in Lead Mine Bend, sons of the late Malcolm and Hattie Walker. It seems that when Hodge was about 12 years old and Neal about 17, they went with their grand-father to look at a 1930 Mod-el A Coupe.
A neighbor had aban-doned the car in a fi eld be-hind his house and the car had been there quite a while. The neighbor had agreed to sell the car for $10 since he needed the money to get married. Their grandfather thought the stripped-down car would make a great hay wagon, so he paid the $10.
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Ah! The Model A
A constant friend
Most importantly for me, Ms. Christy Smith is my friend. This winter will mark 40 years since she saw her fi rst “live” snowfl ake. I can’t image her utter joy when in January 1977 there was only one day of school due to excessive snowfall.
It might be perplexing to understand why snow was such a big deal to Ms. Chris-ty until you know she moved
Their grandfather ac-companied the boys to take the car home. They talked their grandfather into let-ting them have a battery to see if the car would run. They did get the car started but the joy was short-lived. Something popped and the car came to an abrupt halt. The boys continued to at-tempt to get the car running. Finally, after towing the car home, their grandfather made them a deal with two stipulations – he would give
them the car if they could make it run and if he could use it for deer hunting.
At the time, deer hunting in the game reserve was il-legal; and if caught, your ve-hicle could be confi scated. A short time before, a fellow from Maynardville had his new Cadillac and shotgun taken when caught with a deer in the trunk. Grandfa-ther was not about to take a chance with his pickup if the Model A could stand in its stead.
Over the next several weeks, the boys picked the brain of anyone coming by to diagnose the problem.
This was an era when most men folks knew some-thing about the timing pro-cedure of a Model A, and the common diagnosis was that it was out of time. In spite of all their efforts, the old car just wouldn’t run. As a last resort the boys took the car to the local mechanic who quickly assessed the problem, walked over to his Model A junk pile and picked out a coil.
He hung it on the Model A; and, when he hit the starter, it awakened from its slumber. Its joyful noise excited the boys. They drove the car for a while until Neal married and moved up North to work. At that time Hodge bought Neal’s interest. After a while the
old Model A went by the wayside. At the time of the story, Hodge owned a neat ’31 Coupe and a barn full of parts.
Robert recently bumped into Hodge at the Model A get-together at Clinton; and yes, Hodge still has that ’31 Model A. Hodge still lives
close to home and Neal re-tired back to Union County.
So far as I know, both are still in love with the Model A. When Neal (who has a wonderful voice) came back to Tennessee he joined the Better Way Quartet and still sings at community events.
to Tennessee from Florida. Christy and I shared
classes and homerooms to-gether all through elemen-tary and high school. She was quite the social but-terfl y. We were both in Ms. Geneva Ailor’s eighth grade English class. Christy would always stand outside in the hall every day until the tardy bell rang. Then with a “Whoop!” she’d run to get in her seat before the bell stopped ringing. This occa-sionally elicited a less than favorable reaction from our beloved instructor.
We went our separate ways in college – she to the University of Tennessee and I to Lincoln Memorial Uni-versity. She and I were two of four graduates who re-
turned to Union County as teachers in fall 1987.
I enjoyed the occasional visits with Ms. Christy in her kindergarten classroom at Maynardville Elementary at the end of the teaching day. Once we decided to go shopping at East Towne Mall (now Knoxville Cen-ter). The mall was practi-cally new at that time, and was a place full of stores, a food court and a variety of people. She seemed to pos-sess endless stamina, but
I was absolutely exhausted when that trip was over. Ms. Christy was literally a bun-dle of energy, and I practi-cally had to run to keep up with her.
Though we’ve worked in the same school system for 28 years, we haven’t seen a lot of each other during that time. We each became busy with life and our families and jobs. I was privileged to serve as Ms. Christy’s assis-tant principal at Maynard-ville Elementary for one year.
Having her there as a friend on staff made the move easier and more pleasant.
Christy was always and remains a great encourager to me. I always feel a little happier after I’ve got to spend a few minutes talking with her. It’s always a joy to see her and reminisce over the “old times of our young-er days.”
Next week, another look at a Union County educa-tor from the HMHS Class of 1983.
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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 pre-vent diseases and chronic medical condi-
tions and provide information and adviceon how to keep your child healthy. “CheckBack” with your doctor by keeping your fol-low-up appointment, your next scheduledwell-child visit or by contacting your doctorif a problem occurs. Info: 1-866-311-4287or 992-3867, Ext. 131.
Watercolors were art show favoritesSusan Miller shows her watercolor titled “Alma Sue and Jo”, which won her the Best of Show
award at the Fountain City Art Center’s open show. The painting features two of Miller’s church
members. The show will be open to the public through July 9. The Fountain City Art Center is
located at 213 Hotel Ave. Info: 357-2787. Photos by R. White
Model A Ford, similar to the one bought by Neal and Hodge Walker.
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Whiplash, an injury most commonly associ-ated with a car accident, is damage to the neck and cervical spine from the sudden forward and/or backward whipping of the head at the time of impact, often from a rear-end hit. If you’ve been in an accident – even if you’re feeling okay – you should visit a chiropractor. Sometimes the pain, stiffness, dizzi-ness and other potential symptoms of whiplash won’t show up for weeks, months or even longer after the accident.
A chiropractor can detect a subluxation – a misalignment of ver-tebrae that could have been caused by the acci-dent – and straighten it out before the pain sets in.
If the discomfort has already started, the chiropractor has other treatment measures at
hand, in a d d i t i o n to manipulation. Ultra-sound, for instance, is a painless technique that uses high- or low-fre-quency sound waves that penetrate deeply and warm tissue and mus-cles. The chiropractor might also use cold packs or some other form of cold treatment to reduce inflammation. He or she might also use massage to increase circulation to the muscles, which will help relax them if they’ve tightened.
Regardless of the methods employed, the quickest cure for whip-lash is prompt and prop-er treatment.
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FAITH NOTES
Community services
■ Hansard Chapel Methodist Church, located on Highway
33 across from Tolliver’s
Market, hosts a food pantry
6-7 p.m. each third Saturday.
Gently used clothing is also
available. Info: the Rev. Jay
Richardson, 776-2668.
VBS ■ Cedar Grove Missionary
Baptist Church, 9711 Norris
Freeway, 7-9 p.m. Monday-
Friday, June 22-26. Classes for
all ages.
■ The First Church of God at Maynardville, 1599 Main
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Monday-Friday, June 22-26.
Theme: “Old Time Religion.”
In the recent session of Holston Annual Con-ference, a speaker asked if we remembered what day of the week we fi rst professed our faith. Then he asked everyone in the room to stand if they were saved on a Sunday, then other days of the week, and fi nally, he asked those who didn’t remem-ber to stand.
I stood with the Thurs-day folks, because I had reason to remember.
I was eight years old, and my church was hav-ing a revival. My brother was sick, and Mother and Daddy took turns going to church and staying home with him.
On the way home from church that Thursday evening, I looked out at the sky and saw a streak of light – long and sta-tionary in the sky – clear-ly not a shooting star.
I asked Daddy what it was, but he was driving, and couldn’t look at the sky. I described it, and he said, “Probably a comet.”
“What’s that?” I asked.
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He explained, “A chunk of matter that has a long orbit, and a tail of light streaming out from it.”
When we got home, Daddy, Mother, and my brother went down to the road in front of our house to get a better look.
I, however, was afraid of it, and would not leave the house.
As I remembered all of that, it occurred to me that maybe God had al-lowed Daddy and me to have that special memory, because two years later he died.
When I stood with the Thursday folks, I stood with tears streaming, be-cause I was reminded of a terrible loss, but also of the gift God gave me – a special moment with my dear, sweet Daddy.
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10. He had been talking with his dad about heroes. Hit me cold with his ques-tion.
I almost admitted I never had one but I didn’t think that was the answer he was seeking. I told him my father was inconveniently drafted into the military at age 39 to help win World War II. He never once complained.
Years later, when I asked how he tolerated that up-heaval in our life, he said “Simple enough, when your country calls, you answer.”
This very special sermon about loyalty and responsi-bility sailed right past the youngster.
“My hero is Justin Wor-ley.”
OK, you got me. Why?“He could take a licking
and keep on ticking.”This was little-boy talk
but grandfather Timex log-ic.
The former Tennessee quarterback did not win enough games but got up each time he was knocked down and won considerable respect. And some genuine admiration.
Who is your hero?Marvin
West
Worley got clobbered. He was on his way to a world record number of sacks when he was fi nally decked for keeps. It was cruel and unusual punishment for a Volunteer.
I blamed 2013 problems on the veteran offensive line which looked good in pho-tos but did not perform at a winning level. In the begin-ning of 2014 I blamed the inexperienced and inept of-fensive line and wondered if receivers really knew where they were going and why they couldn’t create at least a small window of opportu-nity.
Later I asked if Worley was holding the ball too long, looking for something that wasn’t there and would never be.
After Justin was injured and the schedule softened and Joshua Dobbs arrived
out of nowhere and saved the season, I dismissed the offensive muddle as a misfi t of moving parts. Worley did not run the Tennessee ver-sion of the read option very well and was not expert at salvaging broken plays.
He did have leadership qualities. He took whatever came his way without ever blaming others. He showed up for work even when he didn’t feel like it. He had the heart of a champion.
Justin Worley has more than enough of the other stuff to be the little guy’s hero. He won state champi-onships back to back at Rock Hill, S.C. He threw for 5,315 yards and a state-record 64 touchdowns as a senior. He was Gatorade National Play-er of the Year 2010.
Hmmm, wonder why South Carolina and Clem-son did not recruit him? One analyst said “three stars, 30th among pro-style quarterbacks.”
Another whispered “too slow.”
Derek Dooley was de-lighted to sign Worley. He made one heck of a press re-lease – pro size, great stats, practicing Christian, 4.07
grade-point average, good-guy award, everything from Feed the Hungry to Adopt a Highway.
As you know, the part-nership didn’t work out very well at Tennessee. Justin was poorly prepared for freshman appearances. He saw mop-up duty as a sophomore. He won the job as a junior and started seven of eight games before the thumb injury. He threw the key pass against South Carolina but didn’t see Mar-quez North’s unbelievable left-handed catch, where he pinned the football against his helmet.
Worley would have en-joyed it but he was fl at on his back with a Gamecock rooting around on top of him.
Justin was again the No. 1 quarterback as a senior and almost beat Georgia (handoff fumble). The 29th sack of last season, at Ole Miss, ended his college ca-reer – 23 TD passes, 21 in-terceptions, not much in the way of trophies.
I’m going out on a limb. He may not make it in the NFL but he won’t end up on welfare or in rehab. He is an OK choice as a little boy’s hero. He fi ts the role.(Marvin West invites reader reaction. His
tenarian without having learned a few tricks. Mabel Wolfe Acuff has learned more than a few. Acuff cel-ebrated her 102nd birthday on May 7. She says one of the things that helped keep her young was a career in teaching.
“I really liked teaching high school because they can take care of them-selves,” she said. “You could have a quiet time while they did their lessons.”
The Rev. Jerry Baltimore pastors Little Flat Creek Church, which Acuff has attended since she was a child.
“Mabel has been here forever,” said Baltimore. “She has trouble convinc-ing people sometimes that she is over 100 years old. Her mind is still quick as a bear trap, and she seems so happy.”
Acuff teaches a weekly Sunday school class, leads a women’s prayer group, plays the piano in church and can play the organ as well.
She grew up in the Lut-trell and Corryton areas. The house she once lived in on Jim Wolfe Road is still standing. She has outlived
Mabel Acuff plays the piano at Little Flat Creek Church. Photo by Cindy Taylor
One life, many storiesover. Acuff was teaching when World War II came along and helped register young men for the draft.
She says she doesn’t have a favorite president. She says they all did something, whether good or bad. She still owns her fi rst wringer washer but is grateful for the electric one she uses now.
“I don’t think there is one best invention,” she said. “You have to build one thing in order to build another.”
Acuff spends her time these days reading, study-ing and attending her church. She still drives, just not as far.
She isn’t sure why she has lived so long but says eat-ing farm food might have played a part. She ate what-ever they could grow, in-cluding meat. Her formula for life is pretty simple.
“Don’t drink or smoke, eat your meat and vegeta-bles, live for the Lord and stay out of trouble. I have had a good time.”
her husband, but her son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are around.
She loved to travel when she was still able and has been to Mexico and Canada and to Europe three times. She says getting around in airports has become too hard.
One of her fondest memories is the Lindbergh trans-Atlantic fl ight, and she has vivid memories of World War I – many from
listening to her mail car-rier tell the news each day to a partially deaf neighbor. She was only in grade school but remembers the day her brother came running home with news that the war was
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By Shannon CareyShopper-News interns
had yet another shopping spree, and yet again we apologize to their parents.
This time, interns en-joyed a little treasure hunt-ing in the rooms of the Union County Arts Coop-erative. Susan Boone wel-comed them to the store. Located in the historic Dr.
Carr House in downtown Maynardville, the Co-op showcases and sells the work of more than 30 art-ists and crafters. A tiny building next door houses music and art lessons. Eric Holcomb offers free music lessons every Wednesday evening.
Info: 992-9161 or fi nd them on Facebook.
Abi Nicholson, Charlie Hamilton and Anne Marie Higginbotham relax on
the porch swing at the Union County Arts Cooperative in Maynardville.
Amanda McDonald enjoys shopping for unique items at the Arts Co-op.
Arts Co-op has something for everyone
Interns on the waterBy Shannon Carey
Shopper-News interns and their chauffeurs only got lost once on the way to Helms Ferry, deep in Sharps Chapel on Norris Lake. Luckily, Google Maps saved the day.
The ferry, possibly the last in operation in Tennessee, serves to connect the Braden community with the rest of
Union County. Braden was cut off when Norris Lake was impounded. Now, the only way for Braden residents to get to the rest of the county is the ferry or a long drive through Claiborne County.
Union County Roads Superintendent David Cox says the ferry and the ramps leading to it have seen re-cent improvements through
a partnership with TVA, which provided $10,000 for the project. Union County only had to kick in $7,000.
“We’re all about saving money,” said Cox.
The ferry is free to ride. In-terns enjoyed the ride across the beautiful, clear waters of Norris Lake, and they even encountered some wildlife: a goose and one fi sh.
A voyage to BradenBy Charlie Hamilton
Have you ever ridden on Helms Ferry? If you haven’t you should take a voyage.
Helms Ferry is located off Old Lead-mine Bend Road in Sharps Chapel in Union County. Helms Ferry is one of the last work-ing ferries in East Tennessee. This ferry is a very important mode of transportation for the community of Braden and the rest of Union County. If it wasn’t for Helms Ferry the residents of Braden would have to go through Speedwell or LaFollette to get to
the rest of Union County.In 1936, TVA created Norris Lake as an
artifi cial reservoir which fl ooded the com-munity Loyston and created problems for people living in some communities like Braden.
Helms Ferry has been in operation for some time now. We met Donald Sharp, the operator of Helms Ferry for 14 years, and he took us for the voyage. It is neat that a piece of East Tennessee history like Helms Ferry is just in our backyard.
Trinity Funeral Home embalmer Myra
Sloan shows one of the personal size
urns to the interns. Photos by R. White
A dummy head used to practice facial repairs at the
funeral home
Trinity embalmer wows internsBy Shannon Carey
Myra Sloan was going on four hours of sleep when she spoke to the Shopper-News interns June 16. But that’s the nature of the business at Trinity Funeral Home in May-nardville.
“We are 24/7, 365 funeral home,” she said. “There are no holidays for us.”
For such a somber subject, Sloan made her talk interesting and comforting. She
described the process of planning a fu-neral, different traditions for embalming and funerals, and even the embalming process.
Sloan spoke about dealing with grief and death of a loved one.
“Love everybody to the fullest now,” she said. “We’re never promised tomorrow.”
Info: www.trinityfuneralhome.net or 865-992-5002
Myra Sloan’s amazing jobBy Abi Nicholson
Myra Sloan has worked as an embalmer for 22 years. She has been to lots of schools talking about her job. In her high school years, Sloan wanted to be a speech pathologist. As she was training she still was indecisive what she wanted to be, so she prayed to God to give her a sign.
“Every day is a new ad-venture, you never know
what your next phone call will be,” Sloan said.
One day, a man came to her and said “Myra, God came to me in a dream and said you need to work in a funeral home.”
Sloan laughed. She had seen too many horror mov-ies to want to work in a funeral home. Later, she started getting interested and soon realized it was a pretty cool job. When she
started learning about em-balming she fell in love with the job and started to see it as a ministry.
To this very day she be-lieves that this was supposed to be her job. To me, Myra Sloan is amazing person because she wakes up every day just to work with de-ceased people and help their families. Also, she can work on a tight schedule and still makes it through the day.
It takes a special personBy Amanda McDonaldMost people have been
to a funeral home but prob-ably wouldn’t think about all of the work that goes into planning a funeral. Myra Sloan, embalmer for Trinity Funeral Home, deals with it every day as she prepares each body for burial.
Although Sloan loves
her work, this career wasn’t necessarily her fi rst choice. When she was younger, she prayed to God for direction. Then one day a man she knew approached her with a message from God. He said that God had come to him and told him that he wanted Myra to work at a funeral home, so now she believes
that this is God’s plan for her.She said “I feel peace in
my heart that this is what I’m supposed to do.”
The staff at Trinity works hard to help families and customizes each funeral to best meet the families’ needs. It takes a special per-son, such as Myra Sloan, to work at a funeral home.
Donald Sharp guides Helms Ferry across the river on a many times each day. He has been doing
this task for 14 years.
By Maddie OgleDonald Sharp of Union
County has been operating Helms Ferry for 14 years. A ferry is a boat or ship conveying people or things over a relatively short distance regularly. From
2001 to 2015, he has taken people and their vehicles from one side of Norris Lake to the other. He says that on his off time, when he doesn’t have anyone to ferry, his sits by his truck and whittles wood. And
surprisingly, in the winter, he doesn’t put in a heater. He just bundles up!
It was also very unique that Donald showed us the middle part of the boat that was made from part of a bridge in Union County.
Sharp pilots ferry 14 years
By Maddie MurphyI had an amazing time at the UT KidsU
Camp for the second year in a row. I think that it is important for kids to keep learn-ing over summer break and I wanted to do something to further my learning in the subject of forensic anthropology.
I had a great time and learned a lot in the fi ve days at camp. I can tell the gen-
der and ancestry of a person just by using the skull and pelvis. I made many new friends and did fun labs, too.
May 16, the Shopper-News interns went to the Trinity Funeral Home, and I was excited to get to share what I knew with Myra Sloan, an embalmer there. Overall the camp was a great learning experience and I’m glad I decided to sign up.
Forensics taught at UT KidsU Camp
UNION COUNTY Shopper news • JUNE 24, 2015 • 7 interns
THROUGH TUESDAY, JULY 7Enrollment open for foster parenting classes to
be held 5:30-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday beginning July 7 for eight weeks. The classes will be conducted by Camelot in the LaFollette offi ce, 240 W. Central Ave. Info/to enroll: Susan Sharp, 423-566-2451 or [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24Historic Ramsey House Annual Luncheon,
2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Guest speaker: Lisa Oakley, education director at East Tennessee Historical Society. Open to the public. Board meeting at 10 a.m.; guest speaker at 11 a.m.; lunch at noon. Cost: $20. Reservations required. Info/reservations: 546-0745.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25Beach Day cookout, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Union County
Senior Center, 298 Main St., Maynardville. Bring a side dish to go with hamburgers. Live band. All seniors welcome. Info: 992-3292.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
Andersonville UMC, 3944 Andersonville Highway, Andersonville. Cost: $8, adults; $6, children 12 and younger. Includes fi sh, cole slaw, fries, hushpuppies, drink and dessert.
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.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 26-27Oakes Daylily Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oakes
Daylilies, 8153 Monday Road, Corryton. Free. Includes plant sale, refreshments, kids activities, live music and more. Lunch available for purchase. Info: 800-532-9545, www.OakesDayLilies.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center,
4405 Crippen Road. Admission: $5. Live music by David Correll. Info: 922-0416.
Film Night with Potluck Meal, 6-9 p.m., Narrow Ridge’s Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603 or [email protected].
SUNDAY, JUNE 28Red White & Bluegrass, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Wallace
Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. Free admission. Family-friendly community event. Food vendors, infl atables, popcorn and games begin 4:30 p.m.; Kip & Jerry’s Rocky Road Show, featuring classic bluegrass and gospel, 6 p.m. in the gym. Info: wmbc.net or 688-4343.
FRIDAY, JULY 3The 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.
SATURDAY, JULY 4Independence Day Concert, 8 p.m., World’s Fair
Park. Performed by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Free community concert open to the public; no tickets required. Sponsored by Pilot Flying J.
MONDAY, JULY 6American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,
Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.
THURSDAY, JULY 9VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,
Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
FRIDAY, JULY 10The 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.
SATURDAY, JULY 11Happy Travelers trip: “Southern Fried Nuptials”
at the Barter Theatre. Cost: $55, includes transportation and ticket. Info/register: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.
THURSDAY, JULY 16Writing workshop, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian
Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Hwy 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. Registration deadline: July 10. Info/register: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.
FRIDAY, JULY 17The 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-SATURDAY, JULY 17-18Red Gate Festival and Rodeo, Red Gate Farm,
2353 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Info: 992-3303 or RedGateRodeo.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 18“Learn Bridge in A Day” workshop, noon-5
p.m., the Knoxville Bridge center, 7400 Deane Hill Drive. Presented by Kevin Wilson; hosted by the Knoxville Association of Bridge Clubs. Cost: $20. Includes 3 follow-up beginning lessons. Info/to register: Jo Anne Newby, 539-4150, [email protected] or bridgeinaday.com.
Ride for Independence, 9 a.m., Li’l’ Jo’s Barbeque, 2805 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Kickstands up, 10:30 a.m.; includes 2-hour ride through Big Ridge State Park, music by Hillbilly Jedi, discount eats by Li’l Jo’s BBQ. Proceeds go to support SCHAS Union County’s seniors. Info/to register: www.schas.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 21Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,
Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 22-23AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor
Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, JULY 24A puppet play: “Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?”
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.
Betsnat “Betty” Mengesha is the newest Shopper intern. She is a rising sophomore at Bearden High School and enjoys biking, rock climbing and watching movies. Her future plans include becoming a doctor. If Betty could have lunch with anyone in the world, she would pick YouTube vlog-ger Louis Cole, a British video creator. “Louis travels all over the world and is always meeting new people so I feel I
could learn so much from his adventures and have a fun time.”
Mengesha
Meet intern Betty
By Betty MengeshaIn addition to the charming art gal-
leries, wonderful scenery and an en-joyable ferry, Union County offers a kind and welcoming courthouse. Even with all the legal business being car-ried out, you are immediately able to see the kind of people who make up
Union County’s community. However, this courthouse wouldn’t be able to be so productive in their property, fi nan-cial and court clerk departments with-out Mayor Mike Williams.
Williams has been serving Union County as mayor for approximately fi ve years. His passion for helping the
community really shines through, and it is evident that he is a friend to all residents. His humor and desire to work hard for the public good really aids in making the courthouse a fam-ily. So if you have spare time during this summer, make sure you stop by Union County!
Union County Mayor Mike Williams welcomes the interns to his
offi ce. Photo by Amanda McDonald
Bailey Lemmons looks at a map of her fa-
ther’s childhood home, thanks to the help
of Randy Turner (pictured) and Tammie
Carter in the property assessor’s offi ce.
Meet the courthouse crewBy Shannon Carey
Union County’s offi ce-holders welcomed the Shop-per-News interns and were glad to share information about what they do.
Mayor Mike Williams led the tour with stops in each offi ce, including visits with Register of Deeds Mary Beth Kitts, Clerk and Mas-ter Sandra Edmondson and the staff of General Sessions Court Clerk Barbara Wil-liams.
Intern Bailey Lemmons even researched her fa-ther’s childhood home in the Property Assessor’s of-fi ce with help from Randy Turner and Tammie Carter.
Not an ordinary mayorBy Charlie Hamilton
What image pops up in your head when you think of a mayor or politician? Most of the time folks think of people who dress in high-class business suits every day, that are very well off, and just don’t have time for public opinion.
Well, let me just tell you that is not always
true. Union County Mayor Mike Williams is opposite of that. I am from Union County, and you can always see him out.
He will ask you how ev-erything is going, and ask for any changes if needed.
Do you remember watch-ing “The Andy Griffi th Show” when Andy would walk around town as sher-
iff without his gun on his hip, and when Andy stated that wearing his gun would intimidate the people of his town? Williams stated that wearing a business suit would not make him ap-proachable to the people of our county.
Williams said, “Union County might be a small county, but it has excelled
A friendly welcome at the courthouse
past the expectations of what a small county can do.”
I know Union County is growing every day, and with more people that will moti-vate with the public good in mind, it will grow and pros-per. Williams is a down-to-earth guy who really cares about our county and its future.
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