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Bring blanket or chairs. Info: 992-0678 Red Gate Rodeo The annual Red Gate Festival and Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, at Red Gate Farm in Maynardville. Carnival starts at 5 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Rodeo starts at 8 p.m. each day. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for kids 4-10 years old, and free for kids age 3 and under. Info: www.redgaterodeo.com or 992-3303 IN THIS ISSUE Farming 101 Back in the early 1920s, Horace Maynard High School had a Newsletter called “The Echo” published by the junior students and each depart- ment who did a section such as Agriculture, English, Home Economics, etc. In this particular newslet- ter, Archie Steiner and Lee Mason were the writers for the Agriculture section. This is a summary of what they had to say... ➤ Read Bonnie Peters on page 4 7049 Maynardville Pike 37918 (865) 922-4136 NEWS [email protected]Sandra Clark| Bonnie Peters ADVERTISING SALES [email protected]Patty Fecco | Tony Cranmore Alice Devall | Beverly Holland POSTAL CUSTOMER VOL. 10 NO. 26 July 1, 2015 www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow BUZZ By Shannon Carey Keith Montgomery is putting it mildly when he calls Big Ridge State Park “a different variety of park management” from his pre- vious job. Montgomery is the new super- intendent at Big Ridge. He took the reins in mid-May after former superintendent John Howell’s 35 years with the park. Montgomery hails from Knox- ville. He holds a degree in hor- ticulture and landscape design. Right out of college, he went to work for the Knoxville Zoo. “Fast-forward 25 years and it’s like wait, I’m still here,” he said. “Zoo work, it gets in your blood.” Montgomery was with Knox- ville Zoo through all phases of the rebuilding projects that started in 1988 and says he had a hand in just about all of it. He ended his tenure at the zoo as senior director of operations. His favorite project? The farm-themed Kids Cove. Norris Lake was splendid for this year’s Fishing Rodeo at Big Ridge State Park. The cove near shelters 2 and 3 features rental watercraft including paddleboats, canoes and kayaks. Kelsie Holt tied for most fish at the Fishing Rodeo’s Station 1. More pictures on page 3 Keith Montgomery is the new su- perintendent of Big Ridge State Park. Photo by S. Carey Big Ridge is big change for new super “It was the biggest headache but the greatest reward,” he said. Montgomery took a year off, then spent some time commut- ing to Chattanooga as director of parks management for the city, where he managed more than 100 parks. He jumped at the chance to be Big Ridge’s superintendent. “The park is an absolute jewel,” he said. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be here. I love to come to work ev- ery day.” The staff and neighbors of Big Ridge have been welcoming and helpful. He has been surprised with how many people have great memo- ries of Big Ridge, not just in Union County, but all over the region. Montgomery says his 10-year plan includes “getting (the park) back to the splendor that it was,” starting with some cosmetic upgrades. The chain link fence around the swimming area will be replaced with a wood rail fence. Park staff will focus on keeping weeds down along the edges of the developed areas. Montgomery even wants to ad- dress the beach house near the swimming area. “What can we turn that into and utilize it again rather than have it boarded up?” he said. “I love historical structures. I’ve got a lot of construction background in building rehabilitation.” He asked that park guests give their ideas for improvements, too. “When they see stuff that’s re- ally an issue, let us know,” he said. “There are a lot of good ideas float- ing out there. We’ve got a good list going.” He also asked folks to keep an eye out for people “not treating the park the way they should.” “I appreciate any support the community can give the park,” he said. “Hopefully, everyone will bear with us and like what we have done.” What helps coaches sleep Coaches will tell you that player experience is criti- cal. The late, great Robert R. Neyland said we could expect one loss for each rookie in the starting lineup. Back then, he was talking about sophomores. Today’s rookies are freshmen. In theory, experienced players have great advantages. They have learned what it takes. They are less likely to make dumb mistakes. They are far less likely to panic in crisis, even when overmatched. Coaches count on consisten- cy and dependability. It helps them sleep. ➤ Read Marvin West on page 5 Church shootings There is a reason we call the interior of a worship space “the sanctuary.” Sanctuary means safety, refuge, protection. ... What happened when a gun- man walked into a Charleston, S.C., church is truly appall- ing, horrifying, unbelievable, heart-breaking. ➤ Read Lynn Pitts on page 5 By Shannon Carey Ten years ago, Tammy Breeding made the decision to drug test her daughters. She and her husband, Union County Sheriff Billy Breed- ing, bought simple drug testing kits. They were up front about it and told the kids they could be drug tested at any time. She hadn’t seen signs of drug use, and the girls, now in their 20s are drug-free. But as an emergency room nurse, she knew that any kid from any home could be tempted to use drugs and overdose. “I see these kids’ parents and think gosh, these people could be Billy and me,” she said during a meeting of iCare Union County, a drug and alcohol awareness coali- tion. When their youngest daugh- ter was offered marijuana in school, she was able to say that she couldn’t because her parents drug-test her. “It took the pressure off her,” said Tammy. “I’m OK with being the bad guy.” Tammy is the administrator of the Parkwest Medical Center ER. She told iCare members that she often sees young people reaping the consequences of drug or alco- hol abuse. “I send that message that you made a bad choice tonight, but you have the option to make a good choice tomorrow,” she said. She mentioned that there is a Tammy Breeding speaks at iCare. Breeding shares ER experience heroin problem in West Knoxville right now. It is cheaper than other opiates, and several “pill mill” pain clinics have been shut down recently. “I had been an ER nurse for 15 years and never saw a heroin over- dose,” she said. “Then, I saw peo- ple coming in in their 20s and 30s. Their friends would drive them to the front of the ER and dump them.” Tammy said that healthcare providers need to talk to patients about pain medications, about only using them for the allowed timeframe and not keeping extra pills after treatment is over. To page 2
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CALL 992-5002 TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Some of the challenges a family faces aft er a death occurs are:Determining how to pay for the service, overspending and family
disagreements and not knowing what their loved one wanted.A few minutes of your time can elinimate all of the above with
our “Advance Funeral Planning Program.”
Movie in the parkLuttrell Seniors will sponsor
a free movie in Luttrell City Park Friday, July 10. The movie “Freaky Friday” will start at dusk. Bring blanket or chairs. Info: 992-0678
Red Gate RodeoThe annual Red Gate
Festival and Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, at Red Gate Farm in Maynardville. Carnival starts at 5 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Rodeo starts at 8 p.m. each day. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for kids 4-10 years old, and free for kids age 3 and under. Info: www.redgaterodeo.com or 992-3303
IN THIS ISSUE
Farming 101Back in the early 1920s,
Horace Maynard High School had a Newsletter called “The Echo” published by the junior students and each depart-ment who did a section such as Agriculture, English, Home Economics, etc.
In this particular newslet-ter, Archie Steiner and Lee Mason were the writers for the Agriculture section. This is a summary of what they had to say...
VOL. 10 NO. 26 July 1, 2015www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow
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By Shannon CareyKeith Montgomery is putting
it mildly when he calls Big Ridge State Park “a different variety of park management” from his pre-vious job.
Montgomery is the new super-intendent at Big Ridge. He took the reins in mid-May after former superintendent John Howell’s 35 years with the park.
Montgomery hails from Knox-ville. He holds a degree in hor-ticulture and landscape design. Right out of college, he went to work for the Knoxville Zoo.
“Fast-forward 25 years and it’s like wait, I’m still here,” he said. “Zoo work, it gets in your blood.”
Montgomery was with Knox-ville Zoo through all phases of the rebuilding projects that started in 1988 and says he had a hand in just about all of it. He ended his tenure at the zoo as senior director of operations. His favorite project? The farm-themed Kids Cove.
Norris Lake was splendid for this year’s Fishing Rodeo at Big
Ridge State Park. The cove near shelters 2 and 3 features
rental watercraft including paddleboats, canoes and kayaks.
Kelsie Holt tied for most fi sh at the Fishing Rodeo’s Station 1 . More pictures on page 3
Keith Montgomery is the new su-
perintendent of Big Ridge State
Park. Photo by S. Carey
Big Ridge is big change for new super“It was the biggest headache
but the greatest reward,” he said.Montgomery took a year off,
then spent some time commut-ing to Chattanooga as director of parks management for the city, where he managed more than 100 parks.
He jumped at the chance to be Big Ridge’s superintendent.
“The park is an absolute jewel,” he said. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be here. I love to come to work ev-ery day.”
The staff and neighbors of Big Ridge have been welcoming and helpful. He has been surprised with how many people have great memo-ries of Big Ridge, not just in Union County, but all over the region.
Montgomery says his 10-year plan includes “getting (the park) back to the splendor that it was,” starting with some cosmetic upgrades. The chain link fence around the swimming area will be replaced with a wood rail fence.
Park staff will focus on keeping weeds down along the edges of the developed areas.
Montgomery even wants to ad-dress the beach house near the swimming area.
“What can we turn that into and utilize it again rather than have it boarded up?” he said. “I love historical structures. I’ve got a lot of construction background in building rehabilitation.”
He asked that park guests give their ideas for improvements, too.
“When they see stuff that’s re-ally an issue, let us know,” he said. “There are a lot of good ideas fl oat-ing out there. We’ve got a good list going.”
He also asked folks to keep an eye out for people “not treating the park the way they should.”
“I appreciate any support the community can give the park,” he said. “Hopefully, everyone will bear with us and like what we have done.”
What helps coaches sleep
Coaches will tell you that player experience is criti-cal. The late, great Robert R. Neyland said we could expect one loss for each rookie in the starting lineup. Back then, he was talking about sophomores. Today’s rookies are freshmen.
In theory, experienced players have great advantages. They have learned what it takes. They are less likely to make dumb mistakes. They are far less likely to panic in crisis, even when overmatched.
Coaches count on consisten-cy and dependability. It helps them sleep.
➤ Read Marvin West on page 5
Church shootingsThere is a reason we call the
interior of a worship space “the sanctuary.” Sanctuary means safety, refuge, protection. ...
What happened when a gun-man walked into a Charleston, S.C., church is truly appall-ing, horrifying, unbelievable, heart-breaking.
➤ Read Lynn Pitts on page 5
By Shannon CareyTen years ago, Tammy Breeding
made the decision to drug test her daughters. She and her husband, Union County Sheriff Billy Breed-ing, bought simple drug testing kits. They were up front about it and told the kids they could be drug tested at any time.
She hadn’t seen signs of drug use, and the girls, now in their 20s are drug-free. But as an emergency room nurse, she knew that any kid from any home could be tempted to use drugs and overdose.
“I see these kids’ parents and think gosh, these people could be Billy and me,” she said during a meeting of iCare Union County, a drug and alcohol awareness coali-
tion.When their youngest daugh-
ter was offered marijuana in school, she was able to say that she couldn’t because her parents drug-test her.
“It took the pressure off her,” said Tammy. “I’m OK with being the bad guy.”
Tammy is the administrator of the Parkwest Medical Center ER. She told iCare members that she often sees young people reaping the consequences of drug or alco-hol abuse.
“I send that message that you made a bad choice tonight, but you have the option to make a good choice tomorrow,” she said.
She mentioned that there is a Tammy Breeding speaks at iCare.
Breeding shares ER experienceheroin problem in West Knoxville right now. It is cheaper than other opiates, and several “pill mill” pain clinics have been shut down recently.
“I had been an ER nurse for 15 years and never saw a heroin over-dose,” she said. “Then, I saw peo-ple coming in in their 20s and 30s. Their friends would drive them to the front of the ER and dump them.”
Tammy said that healthcare providers need to talk to patients about pain medications, about only using them for the allowed timeframe and not keeping extra pills after treatment is over.
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By Shannon CareyLuttrell Public Library
beat the heat last week with a water slide, sprinkler play, super bubbles and more.
Slide the Library Day was part of this year’s “Every Hero has a Story” Summer Reading. Josh Woods of the Luttrell Volunteer Fire De-partment spoke about fi re safety and let the kids tour a fi re truck. Pam Williams of the Union County Health Department played a dice exercise game with the kids, teaching them that exercise can be fun.
Luttrell Library has about 80 readers signed up for Summer Reading, ac-cording to director Kim-berly Todd. So far, special guests have included Ron-
ald McDonald, Donna Kelly, veteran Richard Phillips, and Big Ridge State Park ranger Derek Wilson.
“We have been teaching our patrons about making smart, heroic choices such as being healthy while hav-ing fun, eating delicious healthy foods, recycling, being a kind helper to those in need, being safe in the woods, and serving our country,” said Todd.
Next week, Ruth Sapp of HABIT will visit Summer Reading with Finley, a gold-en retriever, to talk about therapy dogs and how to be safe around dogs.
Upcoming Summer Reading programs include a visit from Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and
Dance ET Plus. Most pro-grams are held Tuesdays at 1 p.m.
Todd thanked employees Michelle Liford and Holly McBee, along with volun-teers Sherry Beeler, Donna Kelly, Janice Gratsy, Bridget Matthews, Janie Wolfen-barger, Valerie Ramsey, Sonja Smith, Jessica, Tierra and Beverly.
“They are my heroes,” she said.
She also thanked Lut-trell Elementary students, Amber Faulkner, and all the parents and grandparents who allowed their children to attend Summer Reading this year.
Info: www.luttrelllibrary.org
Sherry Beeler helps
Callie Zani get ready to
slide at Summer Read-
ing Slide the Library
Day. Photos submitted
Antonio Gratsy shows off his Captain Ameri-
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Luttrell heroes ‘slide’ into action
“You don’t need that in your home endangering your kids,” she said. “You need to get rid of that.
More from iCareMike Miller, coordina-
tor of iCare, said that he is having success communi-cating with local pharma-cies. Rite Aid’s pharmacy staff allowed him to leave brochures on their counter about the dangers of drug abuse. However, he is not making progress with local doctors. He asked for help reaching out to the local healthcare community.
“When we all come to-gether, we can do something about this,” he said.
He also asked members to speak with their church pastors and invite Miller to come speak at their church-es.
New banners have been purchased to hang in public areas in Horace Maynard Middle School and Union County High School about the dangers of smoking, drugs and alcohol. There is also a billboard for iCare going up in Halls on the right heading toward May-
nardville. The message will say “Together we can keep Union County youth drug-free.”
Eddie Graham of Union County Public Schools said iCare is partnering with the school system to bring in-spirational musician Tony Memmel to Union County for a concert and assem-blies at the middle and high schools. Born without a lower left arm, Memmel’s message is one of overcom-ing adversity.
“He’s amazing,” said Gra-ham.
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Rex Davis (center), who organized the Korean War veterans reunion, was joined by Bruce Farr
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By Anne HartMany of their stories
were heartbreaking. And in the telling, occasionally a voice would break and tears would come and there would be a pause before the speaker could begin again.
And often, just when you thought your heart had tru-ly shattered, another person
would stand and begin his story with a bit of humor and your heart would start to mend.
Some of the guests ar-rived in wheelchairs, others on walkers, still others sur-prisingly spry considering their age.
A few needed help in standing to take the mi-
Korean War veterans tell their storiescrophone from the master of ceremonies, local TV personality Gary Loe, who moved gently through the crowd of several hundred that packed Buddy’s Ban-quet Hall, giving everyone who wanted to speak the opportunity to do so.
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UNION COUNTY Shopper news • JULY 1, 2015 • 3 communityBy Shannon Carey
There were hamburgers on the grill and strawberry smoothies in the blender at the Maynardville Se-nior Center June 25, as the seniors celebrated Beach Day.
The seniors brought side dishes to go with the burg-ers, and everyone dressed in their beach best. Some grass skirts leis even made an appearance. There was live music by the “Better Than Nothin’ Band,” and se-niors took turns singing.
Offi ce on Aging director Melanie Dykes thanked ev-eryone who brought dishes to share and Joan Ray for grilling the hamburgers.
The Senior Center will be closed Friday, July 3, but a
Linda Ball toasts her daughter, Union County Offi ce on
Aging director Melanie Dykes, with strawberry smooth-
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Back in the early 1920s, Horace Maynard High School had a Newsletter called “The Echo” published by the junior students and each department who did a section such as Agriculture, English, Home Economics, etc.
In this particular news-letter, Archie Steiner and Lee Mason were the writers for the Agriculture section. This is a summary of what they had to say:
“The fi rst and greatest need of Tennessee agri-culture is the education of the farm boy. Remember the depression days when adults could stand in gul-leys (sic) and not be seen.
“More than 50 boys were enrolled in agriculture at the time. They said they felt more confi dent after pre-paring for and entering the livestock judging. They had organized a Future Farmers of Tennessee chapter and
The minute I saw her dur-ing freshman year at Hor-ace Maynard High School, I knew exactly who she was.
She and I met at some point during elementary school, though I do not re-call where or when. She at-tended Luttrell Elementary while I attended Maynard-ville Elementary.
We graduated from Hor-ace Maynard High School in 1983. We both attended Lincoln Memorial Univer-sity and emerged as certi-fi ed teachers, though we did not graduate at the same time. We ultimately became Union County teachers.
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Bonnie Peters
My friend has assumed many teaching roles throughout the years, in-cluding reading in varying grades and special educa-tion. She was the traveling elementary guidance coun-selor for a time while I was principal of Sharps Chapel Elementary.
Cover page “The Echo,” 1928
Farming 101 in 1929
said they were beginning to see good results from that.
“The class is convinced that the local farms needed more lime. Someone hy-pothesized that if the bless-ing of two tons of lime were to come down from Heaven and be spread all over Ten-nessee our crops would take on a different appearance. They advised the farmers to contact the University of Tennessee if they were interested in liming their land or to write to or see the Department of Agriculture at Horace Maynard High School.
“The cost of seeds, feeds and fertilizers presented a
great hindrance; and they recommended cooperative buying. They noted that factory prices are lower in larger quantities, freight charges are much less in car lots, local delivery is elimi-nated and the local dealers’ commission is saved.
“In 1928 several counties went together and bought nitrate of soda for $42 to $45 per ton while most peo-ple in Union County paid $70 to $80 per ton. They found the majority had paid $80 per ton.
“Another method of sav-ing is to mix your own fer-tilizer. The Ag boys mixed their ferti1izer at home last year and were well pleased with the results. They could mix the kind of fertilizer they wanted and at the same time do it for about a third less than when it is bought already mixed.”
It must have been fall be-cause they asked the ques-tion, “Have you manured your garden and turned it yet? If the farmers will do that it will be insurance of something to have for the 1929 Christmas Dinner.”
The Ag Class offered to test the milk cows to see if
they are giving enough milk to pay for the feed. They of-fered the service free and noted that the present price of skim milk for hog feed is worth about 5 cents a gallon.
Their message to the dairymen was: “It is better to feed the dairy cow clo-ver, soy bean and alfalfa hay and sell the meadow, millet and other grass hay than to feed grass hay and sell the legume hay.
“It will pay to top dress the wheat fi elds with lime this winter before sowing clover unless this has al-ready been done.”
Steiner and Mason en-couraged the farmers to start an inventory of their farm and to start keeping track of the cost, income and profi t of the farm.
Since most farmers of the time were not very well educated, the Agriculture Newsletter was a valuable service to Tennessee and in particular Union County farmers.
Archie Steiner graduated from Horace Maynard High School in 1930. I did not fi nd Don Mason in the an-nual, so I’m wondering if he could have been a teacher.
She later taught in Knox County, then returned to Union County. She was on the faculty at Luttrell when school ended this year.
No matter her teach-ing assignment, Ms. Linda Middleton Shipe’s students love her. She is a calm, qui-et-spoken person, a most effective disciplinarian who is competent in her content knowledge. Her students respect her because they know she genuinely likes them and truly has their best interests at heart.
I was privileged to serve as Ms. Linda’s principal at Luttrell Elementary during
school year 2002-2003. She was then, and remains now, a comforting friend.
She was instrumental in keeping me informed of things that would help me be a more effective princi-pal. Just recently, when our mutual friend and music teacher Mark Martin passed away, Ms. Linda made a special point to call and see how I was doing.
When I returned her call, she spent more than an hour on the phone express-ing her condolences as we shared mutual memories of our dear friend.
These are just a couple examples that show how Linda has let me know throughout the years that she is a true friend on whom I can depend.
Anderson County Tourism Council di-rector Stephanie Wells recently received
the Chuck Davis Tourism Award from the Middle East Tennessee Tourism Council.
The award is named in honor of a long-time indus-try professional who worked in several counties in the re-gion and was the founding chair of the East Tennessee Crossing Byway (Hwy. 25 E). Davis passed away in
April 2006, but his legacy serves as an ex-ample of leadership to our regional Cham-bers and Convention and Visitors Bureaus.
“Stephanie’s marketing expertise and leadership has served the entire region,”
said Molly Gilbert, director of the Middle East Tennessee Tourism Council.
“It is a great honor to receive the Chuck Davis Award,” said Wells. “Chuck was one of my mentors, and he was just as focused on seeing the region succeed as he was on seeing his county succeed. I take great pride in receiving an award given by profes-sionals in my industry.”
The Middle East Tennessee Tour-ism Council (METTC) was established in 1980 to jointly market tourism in Ander-son, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loud-on, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Sevier, Scott and Union Counties. Wells has served three separate terms as chairp of METTC and has served on the board for 15 years.
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Wells receives tourism award
The true test of friend-ship is not the big stuff. It is exemplifi ed most often by little things – the smile, kind word, phone call and other similar things just to
show you are in someone’s best thoughts.
Ms. Linda’s friendship to me is well refl ected in the following poem by Gillian E. Jones.
For A Friend Who Helped MeA person who will listen and not condemn
Someone on whom you can dependThey will not fl ee when bad times are here
Instead they will be there to lend an ear.
They will think of ways to make you smileSo you can be happy for a while
When times are good and happy thereafterThey will be there to share the laughter.
Do not forget your friends at allFor they pick you up when you fallDo not expect to just take and hold
Give friendship back, it is pure gold.
I have been blessed with many friends. It is my pleasure next week to share another story of long-lasting friendship.
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There is a reason we call the interior of a wor-ship space “the sanctu-ary.” Sanctuary means safety, refuge, protection.
Long ago, in the Mid-dle Ages, a person fl eeing from danger could seek sanctuary in a church and be safe, at least for a time. Even earlier, the ancient Hebrews designated their Tabernacle, and then lat-er, the Temple at Jerusa-lem, as sanctuaries.
What happened when a gunman walked into a Charleston, S.C., church is truly appalling, horrify-ing, unbelievable, heart-breaking. What worries me most is the possibil-ity of copy-cat shooters – unbalanced, disturbed people who want to make a statement, who want their own names in the headlines – walking into any church in any city or town or village – and do-ing the same thing.
My husband Lewis re-members that when he was growing up in very rural Georgia, the men
An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land….
(Jeremiah 5: 30 NRSV)Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther
King,And recognize that there are ties between usAll men and women living on the Earth,Ties of hope and love,Sister and brotherhood.
(“Shed a Little Light,” James Taylor)
An appalling thing
CrossCurrents
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carried their guns to church, carefully and re-spectfully left them in the narthex during the ser-vice, and picked them up on their way out after the benediction.
I think it unlikely that we will revert to that method of security, but I expect that ushers will be chatting up newcomers a little more thoroughly than is their usual cus-tom, being a little more watchful and alert.
The one bright spot in this disaster is the way the city of Charleston has come together: people of all colors and faiths offering sympathy and support, proclaiming by their actions that we are, indeed, all sisters and brothers!
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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 ■ Community Baptist Church,
738 Highway 61 W., Maynard-
Football coaches, for the most part, are creatures of habit. They are inclined to do what they always have done.
Down and distance are dictatorial. Defensive align-ments are predictable. Play selection for third-and-one is right there in the scouting report, same as last week and last season.
Coaches will tell you that player experience is critical. The late, great Robert R. Neyland said we could ex-pect one loss for each rookie in the starting lineup. Back then, he was talking about sophomores. Today’s rook-ies are freshmen.
In theory, experienced players have great advan-tages. They have learned what it takes. They are less likely to make dumb mis-takes. They are far less likely to panic in crisis, even when overmatched.
Coaches count on consis-tency and dependability. It helps them sleep.
Great emphasis is thus placed on returning regu-lars. There is merit to this maxim if those starters were winners, not so much if all they have to show for their efforts are battle scars.
Tennessee might do something diff erent
Marvin West
Now and then coaches do the unexpected, set aside the signifi cance of experi-ence or just dare to be dif-ferent, as was Butch Jones last year in choosing talent over letters. Freshman tail-back Jalen Hurd over senior tailback Marlin Lane was a convincing example.
Derek Barnett was the fi rst freshman in UT history to start at defensive end. You know how that turned out. He led in tackles for loss against SEC foes. He had three sacks against Ole Miss and South Carolina. Inexperience didn’t seem to hold him back.
Freshman Jashon Rob-ertson switched from de-fensive tackle in August to right offensive guard and started all 13 games. Tight end Ethan Wolf did pretty well. Aaron Medley kicked 20 of 26 fi eld goals, includ-
ing one in the clutch against the Gamecocks. He hit 42 extra points and might have made more if Tennessee had scored more touchdowns.
Defensive backs Todd Kelly Jr. and Emmanuel Moseley looked like they be-longed.
Twelve true freshmen started games, including a school-record seven against Missouri. Some started be-cause of talent. Some start-ed because of need.
Freshmen of 2015 may actually have more abil-ity than the previous group but there are no automatic starters. One or two or three may shove established players aside and take their jobs. The coach relishes the thought of competition.
“We’re going to rely on two true freshman defen-sive tackles to really play a big part in this year’s out-come of many games, so we have to get them ready to go,” Jones said.
He was talking about four or fi ve-star Kahlil McKenzie (6-3 and down to 330) and four-star Shy Tuttle (6-3 and 313, a pleasant devel-opment in spring practice). They do not resemble spec-tators.
Drew Richmond, 6-3 and 305, has announced his in-tentions.
“My expectation is for me to start.”
The third-ranked of-fensive tackle in all of high school football does not lack confi dence. He says he can be ready for Day One, Sept. 6, Bowling Green, Tita ns’ place in Nashville. Be there!
“I feel like I am pretty good.”
Preston Williams is a possible starter for later in the season. The day he of-fi cially recovers from knee repairs, he may be the Vols’ best pass receiver. He comes with fi ve recruiting stars and lofty goals.
“I’m going in trying to break records,” he said.
For the already record, Butch Jones is still follow-ing the original blueprint, brick by brick toward the restoration of Tennessee excellence. He hasn’t said it but he has demonstrated his choice of ability over experi-ence.
There may be other sub-tle changes. Think Mike DeBord, ability and experi-ence, lots of experience.Marvin West invites reader comments.
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It’s summer, and the garden beckons. It can be a relaxing and satisfying pastime, a way to beautify your home and also give yourself some physical activity. But all that kneel-ing, bending, crouching, tugging and twisting can also lead to aches and pains and injury, particu-larly on muscles that may not have seen much action during the long winter.
Remember to do a little stretching and warm-ing up before you garden. The back, shoulders, up-per legs and wrists are areas that can be affected by gardening. Talk with a chiropractor about appro-priate stretches.
Activities like hoeing and raking require re-petitive movements, so it’s wise to change direc-tion occasionally, pulling with the opposite side of your body. To give your shoulders’ rotator muscles a break, it’s also good to
occasion-ally pull straight toward yourself.
Trimming a hedge, whether with a set of man-ual clippers or powered, requires holding several pounds of equipment in front of you. This puts ex-tra stress on your back. Try to reach as little as pos-sible, in order to minimize the strain on your lower back. A ladder may also be helpful. Blowers and weed trimmers also will strain the back. A shoulder strap may help alleviate that strain. Talk with your chi-ropractor about ways to protect yourself while gar-dening.
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By Charlie HamiltonHave you ever shopped
at one of the local KARM Thrift Stores? Did you know that a portion of your pur-chase went toward aiding the Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries shelter for the homeless?
Yes, KARM is a nonprofi t organization that started in 1960 and has been helping our community’s homeless for 55 years. KARM houses over 400 men, women and children each night, and serves nearly 1,000 meals every day for people in need.
KARM has many differ-
ent programs to help home-less people get back on their feet and return to normal life. Around 25-30 percent of the homeless population has some type of mental illness, and close to 12-15 percent are some of our country’s veterans. All over this coun-try mental health intuitions have been closing their doors to these people, and care for veterans has deteriorated.
If all of the community will come together we can all end homeless in our community. Thank you, Su-san Renfro, for our tour of this great organization.
Knox Area Rescue Ministries
director of marketing and
communications Sue Renfro
provides a tour for the Shop-
per interns. Photo by Amanda Mc-Donald
A reminder of God’s grace adorns the wall over a bed in KARM’s
men’s facility. Photo by Maddie Ogle
The KARM women’s facility holds just over 100 beds, providing
a safe resting place each night. Photo by Amanda McDonald
Ministry of
healing at KARM
KARM urges independenceBy Emma Dale
Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries hosts the male half of their 400 nightly guests in a long, bare, grey room outfi tted with indus-trial looking bunks in rows. Each bed is numbered, and after each man checks in at a table outside the hall (a process that included being registered in HMIS, a sort of national homeless net-work), he receives a bunk number along with sheets, a
blanket and a pillowcase togo on said bunk.
Sue Renfro, director ofmarketing and communi-cations, says that KARMhas been working on theproblem of having home-less “regulars” consistentlystaying there, by redirect-ing them toward differentprograms that encouragejob-searching and an over-all search for independence.
“We’re a ‘Motel 5,’ not aMotel 6,” she said.
We can end
homelessness
Tales of a VolunteenBy Emma Dale
The fi rst day of my job as a Volunteen at Children’s Hospital, I get handed a bad picture of me on an ID and an ugly khaki vest.
“OK, so they’re not the most attractive,” Cathy, who’s one of the two women maelstroms in charge of the program, says as she holds it up to me, “But, they have pockets!” She gestures to the two gigantic abysses on either side of the vest.
I’m given a laminated card detailing in tiny print nearly everything, Cathy tells me, that could go wrong in the four hours my shift spans. The appropri-ate reaction, in equally tiny words, is almost always “Go to the nearest nurse’s station and await further instruc-tion.” Basically, whatever happens, don’t get involved unless you want the paper-work fi lled out afterwards to give the Himalayas a run for their money.
That seems to be the gen-eral consensus with most of my work there, too. Just like every other Volunteen who put on his or her khaki vest, I had heady aspirations of making changes, of being inspiration, of one day hav-ing a huge picture of myself on the wall with the cap-tion, “Our Fearless Leader For About Two Weeks of June 2015,” and just like every Volunteen that pad-ded up and down the halls of the hospital, I eventually realized my job consisted of this,
*knock, knock, knock*“Hello, I’m Emma from
Child Life Services. Is there anything I can get you to-day?”
*mumble, mumble, mumble*
“No? You sure? We’ve
got Matthew McConaughey movies, books, toys…”
*grumble, cough, mum-ble, mumble*
“Okay. Have a great day.”*tries to close the door
softly and fails*That’s as life-changing
as my work gets, most of the time. I get a drink from the cafeteria, contemplate whether I can get away with unbuttoning my vest, and drag my feet when it’s time to go organize a playroom, or make paper bag puppets (One time, while manning the information desk, two of us made 50. Fifty). Some-times I even wonder if the lengthy registration process was worth it.
But then a little moment happens that makes up for the three hours and 55 min-utes I spend doing nearly nothing.
The little girl I’m watch-ing in the patient room stretches her arms up to me to be picked up.
A child wearing only a diaper and an IV shrieks in joy when we give him a Spi-derman plane.
A mom brags in broken English about her baby’s ad-vanced motor skills on the elevator ride up to the cardi-ology unit.
A girl I saw entering the doctor’s offi ce in tears fl ounces out an hour later, animated and smiling when we let her pick a stuffed ani-mal to take home.
Those are the little things that overshadow even the moment you realize that some of the children you’re putting butterfl y stick-on tattoos on aren’t ever going to walk out of this building. They’re the little things that make being a Volunteen and having to wear an awful vest all worth it.
By Shannon CareyShopper-News interns
paid another visit to Knox-ville Area Rescue Ministries this year, and Sue Renfro was once again our guide.
From the bustling kitch-en to the uplifting Launch-point and Bridge transition-al programs, interns got an eye-opening view of what it means to be homeless or work with the homeless in Knoxville.
Renfro said KARM is working on updating the men’s dormitory and add-ing buildings to Serenity Women’s Ministry to serve as shelter for intact fami-lies. Fundraising efforts are ongoing.
Also new this year is KARM’s Arts on Broadway program, which brings pro-fessional performances to KARM’s guests.
“It brings positive art and beauty to our residents,” Renfro said. “It is part of our ministry of healing.”
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By Maggie WilliamsLast Tuesday the Shopper-News interns delivered
Mobile Meals for senior citizens in North Knoxville. It was a very enlightening experience for me and all of us who were involved.
We split into three groups, and each group had a delivery route. Each route has around eight stops on it, and every day 60 routes are delivered. That’s a lot of deliveries!
This program helps the community in a way people don’t normally think about. The people were very ap-preciative of us. One man, when asked how his day was, replied, “Any day I wake up is a good day.” The other recipients had similar responses. This is an ex-perience I won’t soon forget.
Shopper interns Charlie Ham-
ilton, Abi Nicholson and Mad-
die Ogle prepare to deliver
Mobile Meals to a resident. Photo by Amanda McDonald
Interns Lauren Gaines, Zoe Risley-Brookshire, Annie Dockery and Jaide French
return from delivering Mobile Meals to Knox County residents. Photo by R. White
Laken Scott, Mobile Meals coor-
dinator Shelly Woodrick, Anne
Marie Higginbotham, Peggy
Williams and Betty Mengesha
fi nish volunteer orientation and
are ready to head out to deliver
meals. Photo by Amanda McDonald
Mobile Meals: delivering more than food
By Ruth WhiteMobile Meals delivers
close to 800 meals every day to individuals in Knox County. The hot, well-bal-anced meals are distributed by many volunteer drivers.
Last week the Shopper interns spent the morning handing out food and chat-ting with several residents during the day. Many meal recipients were pleasantly surprised to be greeted by fi ve smiling individuals (as opposed to the standard one or two) who were eager to talk and listen to stories.
Several residents invited the group inside and shared memories of family with the interns. One woman shared stories of her fi ve children and showed the group por-
traits of each hanging on her dining room wall. Although her life has had a few bumpy spots, she stated that she has been very blessed and is happy to have some of her children living near her. As the group left, she hugged each intern a big hug, appre-ciative of their time to listen.
Another meal recipient, a couple who has been mar-ried for almost 70 years, shared stories about their family, the gentleman’s mil-itary service and their love of being outdoors.
This day, the residents in the Sterchi and Inskip area that experienced meal de-livery times fi ve, received more than food, but the gift of companionship and friendship.
Woodrick keeps Mobile Meals movingBy Betty Mengesha
There are many people in Knoxville who have reached an age where they must de-pend on others to acquire food or cannot afford to feed themselves. Luckily, Mobile Meals, also known as Meals on Wheels, has de-veloped an organization to reach out to these individu-als and better their living conditions.
So much work is put in
to help the process move smoothly. A major part of this process is the volun-teer work. Imagine having to organize 80 volunteers every day, making sure that new volunteers are edu-cated on how the system works, everyone is given a route to feed over 800 peo-ple, and no harsh weathers prevent anyone from hav-ing a meal.
Well, Shelly Woodrick
does all of this every day as the volunteer coordinator of Mobile Meals.
Woodrick has been work-ing with Mobile Meals for two years. She has had sev-eral experiences with media and other non-profi t orga-nizations. She has a true passion for helping those in need and that is what led her to Mobile Meals.
With all the expenses that seniors are struggling
with these days, Woodrick puts effort into aiding any-one in need as best as she can.
She says, “We try to keep them in their home as long as we can.”
Mobile Meals has been around in Knoxville since 1971, and they continue to help as many as they can. If you would like to volunteer or offer a donation call 865-524-2786.
Privileged to help By Maddie Ogle
The smell of salmon pat-ties and tartar sauce drew us toward the Mobile Meals kitchen. We sat around a rectangular table as Shelly Woodrick, volunteer coor-
dinator, described our task.We set out with maps
showing the locations of people who had ordered meals – a choice of hot or cold.
After we delivered all of
the food to the many people, I realized from the kind words of appreciation that this service is very impor-tant. At the end of the day, I felt very privileged to have helped these people.
Mobile Meals a great experience
8 • JULY 1, 2015 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news
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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].
THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memo-
ries” show featuring Pat Boone backed by Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 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 2Arts and Crafts with Anna Hughes, 4 p.m.,
Happy Travelers Gathering/Luncheon, 11 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Music provided by Mavis and Paul Hughes with Joyful Sound. Free; $7 donation suggested. Info: Der-rell Frye, 938-8884.
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 Fri-day” celebration includes: live music, cooking demon-strations, children’s activities, featured agribusinesses and more. New vendors welcome. Info: 992-8038.
SATURDAY, JULY 4Clinton Fireworks and 4th of July Event, 5
bouncers, water slides, bungee run, laser tag, corn-hole tournament, food vendors, live entertainment and an-tique cars. Info: 457-0642.
Festival on the Fourth, 4-10 p.m., World’s Fair Park, 1060 World’s Fair Park Drive. Free festival; held rain or shine. Featuring music, food, fun, Regal’s Kids Zone, fi reworks. Independence Day Concert, 8 p.m., performed by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Free; no tickets required. Sponsored by Pilot Flying J.
Independence Day Concert and Firework Show, 7:30 pm., A.K. Bissell Park, 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. Bring lawn chair or blanket for outdoor seating. Concert by the Oak Ridge Commu-nity Band. Free; donations accepted. Refreshments by Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab. Info: www.orcb.org or 482-3568.
July 4th Celebration and Anvil Shoot, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway, Clinton. Includes: demonstrations of moun-tain arts and crafts; bluegrass, old time and folk music; hymn singing and church services; grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, hand-churned ice cream, cool lemonade, homemade cakes and cookies. Info: 494-7680 or www.museumofappalachia.org.
Norris Day July 4th Celebration on the Norris Commons. Presented by the Norris Lions Club. Activi-ties include: Firecracker Road Run; children’s Dog Show, wheel race, the bicycle parade, the water balloon toss or the water-ball battles; sack races and duck races; fi reworks. Barbeque pork and chicken dinner with all the sides served by the Norris Lions Club, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Norris Middle School cafeteria. Info: 368-4884.
Premier of “200 Years of Volunteers,” 7 p.m., East Tennessee PBS. Documentary highlights the events, men and women that earned the state its nickname from the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain to the modern battlefi elds of today.
Rocky Top July 4th Celebration, George Templin Athletic Field. Live music, food, infl atables, games and more. Fireworks begin at 10 p.m.
The Secret City Excursion Train, Heritage Cen-ter, Oak Ridge. Departure times: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Hear the story of the Manhattan Project. Info: www.secretcityrailroad.com or 241-2140.
Young-Williams Animal Center adoption special, noon-4 p.m., adoption fees for cats and dogs 4 years and older will be just $4. Available at Young-Williams Animal Center, 3201 Division St., and the Young-Williams Animal Village, 6400 Kingston Pike. Info: www.young-williams.org.
MONDAY, JULY 6American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran
St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.
Mighty Musical Monday with O’Connor Senior Singers, noon, Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Lunch of sandwich, chips and a dessert, $5 in the lobby while supplies last. Program is free. Info: 684-1200.
TUESDAY, JULY 7Drum-Making Workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., East
Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St. For teens and adults with and without disabilities. Info: Lorrie or Shaynie, 219-0130.
Happy Travelers trip: “Singin’ in the Rain” at Cumberland County Playhouse with lunch at Cumber-land Mountain State Park. Cost: $55 inclusive. Info/registration: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8Afternoon LEGO Club, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch
Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For kids in fi rst through fi fth grades. Info: 525-5431.
VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynard-ville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
FRIDAY, JULY 10Free Movie In the Park at Luttrell City Park.
Movie: “Freaky Friday” starts at dusk. Bring blanket or chairs. Sponsored by Luttrell Seniors. Info: 992-0678.
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.
SATURDAY, JULY 11Happy Travelers trip: “Southern Fried Nuptials”
at the Barter Theatre. Cost: $55, includes transportation and ticket. Info/registration: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.
Hard Knox Roller Girls Home Team Champi-onships, 5-7 p.m., Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Tickets: Coliseum box offi ce, team members and team website. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com; on Facebook.
SUNDAY, JULY 12WWE LIVE SummerSlam Heatwave Tour, 7
p.m., Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Info/tick-ets: www.knoxvillecoliseum.com or 215-8999.
