IN THIS ISSUE

A friend indeedWhen time came for the

school board to vote on Wayne Goforth’s contract renewal (or nonrenewal), no-body could pull the trigger.

But Dr. Tom Heemstra made an impassioned plea for the board to retain Goforth, saying, “I recommend you get your act together and keep (Wayne) Goforth.”

➤ Sandra Clark’s report is on page 4

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UNION COUNTY

VOL. 7 NO. 47 A great community newspaper November 24, 2012

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Historical site gets recognition

The Hamilton-Tolliver Complex in Union County is one of 11 local historical sites to receive an award from the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance.

The 2012 awards were pre-sented for recently completed projects.

Cindy Taylor reports on Toys for Tots, Operation Christmas Child, construction at the May-nardville library and more.

➤ See Cindy’s wrap-up on page 3

Coff ee BreakGetting from her native De-

troit, Mich., to Union County took Linda My-ers around the world.

As an Air Force veteran, Myers visited 21 countries and several states

and U.S. territories, includ-ing Hawaii and Guam. She met husband Billie, a Union County native, while stationed at K.I. Sawyer AFB in northern Michigan.

Sit back and have a coffee break as you get to know Linda Myers.

➤ See Coffee Break on page 2

Who killed Big Orange football?

Autopsy results are pend-ing. Investigations continue. Offi cial explanations and excuses are under deep cover. Leaks are scarce but most of us think we already know who killed Tennessee football.

Here is the plot: Five consecutive seasons with six or more losses is the absolute worst in the colorful history of the Volunteers. This is plain and simple awful. It is also inexcusable.

Here are the principal characters (note which names appear frequently):

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“More than 1,700 shoeboxes were dropped off,” said Marvin. “That is more than double what we had last year.”

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“I didn’t have a speech prepared for this,” said Brad. “I knew some-thing was up when I wanted to stay home with my little girl and Brandi wouldn’t let me. I really knew some-thing was up when my parents were here. This is a great honor.”

Brandi knew Brad was receiving the award but had no idea that she was being honored.

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Gina Buckner (left) and Chantay Collins (right) accept the check for Union

County Children’s Charities from Marilyn Toppins.

Marilyn Toppins recognized former members, presidents and men and women of the year.

Officers and board members for the coming year are president Brad Davis, vice president Shan-non Perrin, secretary Brandi Davis, treasurer Kathy Chesney, and directors Chantay Collins, Melanie Dykes, Gina Buckner, Darrell Johnson, Jennifer Shi-pley and Marilyn Toppins.

The BPA awarded $100 checks to the Union County 4-H, Union

County Lions Club, Union Coun-ty Children’s Charities, Union County Community Foundation and $500 to the Union County High School music department.

Chiropractor Dr. Darrell Johnson played auctioneer to help raise $700 from donated items. Ticket sales brought an additional $1,300. Funds are earmarked for scholarships. The BPA has raised more than $70,000 in scholarships since 1992.

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with Linda MyersGetting from her native Detroit, Mich., to Union County

took Linda Myers around the world. “I grew up and graduated high school in Gaylord Mich.,

then joined the Air Force to see the world,” said Myers. “I was trained as an aircraft mechanic (crew chief) and worked on ‘heavy’ airplanes (B-52, KC-135, C-130), and inspected the B-1B and several fi ghter jets.”

During her 20 years in the military, Myers visited 21 countries and several states and U.S. territories, including Hawaii and Guam. She met husband Billie while stationed at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in northern Michigan. The two have been married for 27 years and spent most of their mili-tary careers at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas.

“We raised Billie’s son Justin, who is an Eagle Scout and currently in the U.S. Army. He is married and stationed in New York and has served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said Myers. “Our three children were also born in Texas.”

The couple retired and moved to Maynardville, where Billie was raised. The entire family is involved in Boy Scouts. Linda is the scoutmaster of Troop 401. Billie is on the troop committee. Jerry, 16, recently earned Eagle Scout. Johnny, 14, is a Life Scout working to become an Eagle Scout. Jamie, 9, is the trooper that keeps the family in line. Jamie attends most campouts and has not missed a summer camp yet.

“We truly believe this is God’s country and enjoy the won-derful people and history here,” said Myers. “We are mem-bers of Blessed Teresa Catholic Mission in Maynardville and are proud to be members of this community.”

Sit back and have a coffee break as you get to know Linda Myers:

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? “Improvise … overcome … adapt.” – Clint Eastwood,

“Heartbreak Ridge.”

What are you guilty of? A little too many sweets.

What is your favorite material possession? My collection of old Scouting items and gear.

What are you reading currently? “The Ultimate Survival Guide” by Rich Johnson

and Outdoor Life. (The Scout troop is working on the

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emergency preparedness merit badge.)

What was your most embarrassing moment? It was about 25 years ago. I pulled up to the pump at

the gas station in my old Dodge truck with my husband in the passenger seat. I was going a bit fast and tapped the bumper of the car in front of us while the old guy was fi ll-ing up. His car rocked forward and back a few times. He just held on to the nozzle, looked up slowly and said to my husband, “You need to teach that girl how to drive.” All I could do was hide behind the wheel and try not to die of embarrassment! My husband still laughs of it to this day!

What are the top three things on your bucket list? Visit the Grand Canyon, have my mother visit with

us, and go to the 2013 National Boy Scout Jamboree with my sons.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

Positive. I try to look for the good in things, people and situations. “It’s all good!” is my reply and my goal.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I would like to lose a few pounds.

What is your passion? My family, my church and my Scout family.

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?

J.W. Williams, a good friend of mine. We would often have brunch at IHOP when we lived in Texas. He passed away recently.

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl u-ence on your life and why?

The Lord, for giving me a wonderful life and family, and my husband of 27 years, Billie. We have traveled a lot of ground together and he has made me a better person along the way.

I still can’t quite get the hang of … Starting a fi re with a fi re piston (compression igni-

tion). I have mastered the bow-saw method, but continue to work on the fi re piston. I’ll get it some day.

What is the best present you ever received in a box? A 14-inch cast iron Dutch oven. I received it for

Christmas years ago and it is my favorite pot for cooking outdoors.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you? Enjoy your children and take time to look for the good

(big and little) things in life.

What is your social media of choice? Face to face. It’s not digital, some may say it’s old-

fashioned, but for me there is nothing better than sitting around a campfi re with a group of friends talking, laughing, joking and storytelling. No way could “LOL” on a screen ever replace that!

What is the worst job you have ever had?I can honestly say I have never had a bad job. I had

a rough deployment to Saudi Arabia where we worked 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, and the high temp was 134 degrees during the day and cooled down to 99 at night (and that felt cool!). I tried to remain positive and met some wonderful people, although that is one place I am not planning on going back to.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon? Old Bugs Bunny cartoons because he is so easygoing

and usually in control of the situation.

What irritates you? Parents who are too busy for their kids or put material

possessions above love, education and the raising of their children. There will be time to have your own life after your kids are grown. They grow up so fast. They look to their parents for love and a good example. The time that they are little is time you can’t go back and do over.

What’s one place in Union County everyone should visit? Big Ridge State Park! What a wonderful place to do

so many things with family and friends. The rangers are great people with a wealth of knowledge that everyone in the county should get to know.

What is your greatest fear? Not living to see my children grow up and have fami-

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If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? Go hang gliding.

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SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE'S NOTICE

OF SALEWHEREAS, on the 10th day of June, 2011, by deed of trust recorded in Trust Deed

Book 166, page 210, in the Register's Offi ce for Union County, Tennessee, to which deed of trust specifi c reference is hereby made, Brentwood Rentals, LLC, conveyed to Keith A. Nagle, Trustee, the hereinaft er described real property to secure the payment of the obligation and indebtedness owing by Brentwood Rentals, LLC, to the benefi ciary therein named, Th e H. T. Hackney Company;

WHEREAS, Keith A. Nagle, the said Trustee is unable to act as Trustee, and the owner and holder of the said deed of trust and the indebtedness therein secured has appointed the undersigned, K. David Myers, as Successor Trustee, by instrument recorded in Trust Deed Book 184, page 56, in the Register’s Offi ce for Union County, Tennessee, and to which instrument specifi c reference is hereby made; and

WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said obligations and indebtedness, now past due, the entire balance of which has been declared due and payable in accordance with the terms of said deed of trust and the obligations and indebtedness therein secured, and the owner and holder of said obligation and indebtedness has directed me, the undersigned Successor Trustee, to foreclose said deed of trust in accordance with the terms thereof and to sell the real property and its improvements all as therein described.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said deed of trust , I will on the 11th day of December, 2012, off er for sale and sell the following described property, at the front door of the Union County Courthouse, 901 Main Street, Maynardville, Tennessee, at the hour of 11:30 A.M., prevailing time, at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash and in bar of and free of all equities of redemption, statutory right of redemption or otherwise, homestead, dower and all other rights and exemption of every kind expressly waived in the aforesaid deed of trust and to which specifi c reference is hereby made, the following described real property:SITUATED in the First (1st) Civil District of Union County, Tennessee, and being known and designated as all of Lot Two (2) of the Subdivision for Dan Godwin as shown on the October 29, 2005, (revised December 1, 2005), survey and plat by Dennis N. Gore, RLS, 7540 Gary White Road, Corryton, Tennessee 37721, as recorded in Plat Cabinet D, Slide 33 B and Slide 34A, in the Register’s Offi ce for Union County, Tennessee, and to which plat specifi c reference is hereby made for a more particular description of the property herein conveyed. For reference see Deed Book “Z”, Series -7-, page 642, in the Register’s Offi ce for Union County, Tennessee.Property address: Main Street, Maynardville, Tennessee 37807; CLT Map 58, parcel 57.30.CURRENT OWNERS: Brentwood Rentals, LLCOTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Shirley Grey, Agent; Arch Redmon, Guarantor; David Fletcher, Guarantor.

Said property will be sold by the boundary in gross and not by the acre and subject to any and all applicable easements, restrictions, reservations, and setback lines; and subject to any and all unpaid taxes, and any prior encumbrances and tax liens appearing of record; and subject to any matters which may be disclosed by an accurate survey. Th e title to be conveyed will be only such title which the Successor Trustee may convey pursuant to the terms of the Deed of Trust or at law or in equity with no further representations or warranties or any nature whatsoever. Further, in the event all unpaid indebtedness and expenses evidenced by the note are paid in full prior to the date of sale, the Successor Trustee shall have no obligation to proceed with the sale of the above described real property.

In the event high bidder at the foreclosure should fail to comply with the submitted bid, the Successor Trustee shall have the option of accepting the next highest bid in which the bidder is able to comply or re-advertise and sell at a second sale.

Th e right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day certain without further publication and in accordance with the law upon announcement of such adjournment on the day and at the time and place of sale set forth above. Th is notice shall be published in the Union County Shopper-News, a newspaper published in Union County, Tennessee.

Th is sale is being made upon request of the owner and holder of the obligations and indebtedness secured by said deed of trust, due to the failure of the makers to comply with all provisions of the said deed of trust. Th e proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the deed of trust.

Th is 12th day of November, 2012.

_______________________________________

K. DAVID MYERS, Successor Trustee 105 Monroe Street, P. O. Box l3 Maynardville, Tennessee 37807

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Posted: November 12, 2012;Published: November 17, 24, and December 1, 2012

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The Hamilton-Tolliver Complex in Union County is one of 11 local historical sites to receive an award from the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance. The 2012 awards were presented for recently completed projects.

Hamilton-Tolliver receives award

Todd Morgan, chair of the East Tennessee Preservation Alli-

ance advocacy committee; Patrick McIntyre, director of historic

preservation for the state of Tennessee; Betty Bullen and Scott

Brooks, ETPA president Photo submitted

Union County Children’s Charities volunteers Gina Buckner

and Haven Housewright put the fi nishing touches on a wish

list tree in Commercial Bank. Photo submitted

County maintenance employees Jason Alexander and Chris

Edmondson are three weeks in to working on the Maynardville

Library expansion. Photos by C. Taylor

New Dollar General Store manager Tracey Elliott gets an assist

from employee Mary Beth Paxton as she hangs a banner in

preparation for the grand opening.

Volunteers prep for the Union County Food Pantry food drive. Photo submitted

Betty and Stan Bullen re-ceived the award, presented by Patrick McIntyre, director of historic preservation for the state of Tennessee; ETPA Scott Brooks; and Todd Mor-gan, Chair of ETPA’s Advoca-cy Committee.

Eleven projects that rep-resent the best examples of historic preservation throughout the region were recognized, each represent-ing adaptive reuse, heritage tourism and culturally sig-nifi cant structures.

Individuals who con-tributed to historic pres-ervation efforts were also recognized. Brooks noted that “these award-winning locations are labors of love and exemplify preservation efforts across our region.”

■ Library expansion underwayMaynardville Library di-

rector Chantay Collins has been looking around the cor-ner for more than a year now, hoping to see a construction crew working on the empty space next door. Her patience has been rewarded.

A crew appeared last week to start gutting, renovating and expanding the space formerly occupied by a phy-sician’s offi ce that will now become a part of the library.

“I was hoping for a De-cember completion,” said Collins. “It probably won’t be that soon. We have sched-uled the grand re-opening of the library for Jan. 12.”

The library will remain open during the renovation. The addition will double the size of the current space. Collins has numerous plans for the expanded area in-cluding even more pro-grams for the community and the schools.

■ Food Pantry sends thanksKitty Lewis and the Union

County Food Pantry send a huge thank you to everyone involved with the recent food drive Nov. 5 at Food City in Maynardville.

“Thanks to Scott Inkle-barger, who allowed us to park our truck at the store and share with Union Coun-ty residents,” said Lewis. “We would also like to thank all the people who donated cash and food and the lo-cal businesses that printed our fl iers. And a special thank you to Irwin’s United

Methodist Church for the spaghetti dinner and movie they hosted Nov. 2 to benefi t the food pantry.”

The pantry received al-most 900 items and more than $450. Because of the generosity of the people of Union County it was able to serve more than 250 fami-lies with supplemental gro-ceries and a ham, turkey, chicken or other meat.

Pantry leaders also thank the volunteers who partici-pated in these two events and who work faithfully year round to help the peo-ple of Union County.

■ Wish lists need helpersUnion County Children’s

Charities/Toys for Tots vol-unteers have placed Christ-mas trees with paper orna-ments at different locations throughout Maynardville.

Help is needed to fi ll the 528 Union County chil-dren’s wishes. Choose an or-nament with a child’s wish list, shop and return the items to one of the tree loca-tions or to the Union County Trustee’s offi ce by Dec. 3.

Trees are located at Toll-iver’s Market, Commercial Bank, First Century Bank, Pete’s Place, Janet’s Hair and Tanning Salon, May-nardville City Hall, the Union County Farm Bureau and Food City in Maynard-ville. Monetary donations are also needed.

Volunteers will organize and distribute toys on Sat-urday, Dec. 15, at Union County High School.

■ Dollar General Store is openThe new Dollar General

Store at the Union-Knox County line held its grand

opening Nov. 17. Employee Mary Beth Paxton hopes people will stop in and meet the staff.

“Most employees live right around here so peo-ple already know us,” said Paxton.

The store is located be-hind a hill just off May-nardville Highway and might be hard to spot at first. Store manager Trac-ey Elliott moved from the Dollar General in Tazewell.

“Hopefully, when the new highway comes through, the hill will be cut down and people can see us better,” said Elliott.

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set up a bulletin board at Horace Maynard Middle School

to honor veterans and promote a Social Studies project.

The middle school is involved in most of the events con-

cerning veterans in Union County. Photo submitted

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County mourns passing of Chancellor White

Chancellor Billy Joe White passed away Nov. 20, leaving numerous friends in Union County.

Clerk and Master Beu-lah Moore Warwick called Judge White “a great boss.

“He had a lot of com-mon sense and he also knew the law. He c o m b i n e d those to reach fair decisions.”

Warwick said the

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Gov. Bill Haslam will appoint someone to fi ll out

Judge White’s term, which expires in 2014.

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A friend indeedThe report of the demise

of Wayne Goforth was pre-mature.

The Nov. 8 school board agenda was clear. Goforth’s contract expires on June 30, 2013. The board could extend it for a year or more, renegotiate it, or simply de-clare the job open at the ex-piration and start a search for a new director of schools.

In case anyone didn’t un-derstand, the board’s attor-ney, Mary Ann Stackhouse, made it clear: “The contract expires. Renewing or not re-newing is not based on any reason.”

Since the previous board suspended Goforth, leading to a lawsuit and last month’s settlement which brought Goforth back to the direc-tor’s chair, one could read the unsaid message from Stackhouse: “Do not give a reason. Keep it simple.”

Instead, the board dis-cussed the issue for an hour or so, fi nally approving a motion by Brian Oaks to defer the item for a month to give time for each board member to discuss with Go-forth his “ideas for the di-rection of the district.”

A previous motion by Gerald Smith died for lack of a second. Smith moved to extend Goforth’s contract for one year “to give him an-other chance.”

Smith said, “This mess we went through was not about the kids. It was about our own personal agenda(s).”

Oaks said Goforth has “done a lot for the school system,” but board chair David Coppock observed, “We can go in and meet with (Wayne) Goforth without a motion.”

A spirited defense of G o f o r t h came from Dr. Tom Heemst ra , a resident whose son is a senior at Union County High School.

“A vote against (Wayne) Goforth is anti-education. It’s anti-children. ... I recommend you get your act together and keep (Wayne) Goforth.”

Stay tuned. The battle will resume in December.

Union County B&P 2013 offi cers and board members are: president Brad Davis, director Marilyn Toppins, secretary Brandi Davis,

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Not pictured are vice president Shannon Perrin and director Jennifer Shipley. Photos by Cindy Taylor

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see a movie about the fi rst GOP president; the world turned upside down ... “

And sure enough, the parking lot was full and the lobby was packed at the Carmike Ten Theater for the Saturday matinees. Although most moviego-ers were there for the latest vampire saga, there was also a pretty good crowd queu-ing up for tickets to “Lin-coln,” many of whom were were pretty much in agree-ment that Lincoln would not

Barack Obama invited comparisons from the get-go by kicking off his presidential campaign in Springfi eld, quoting the Old Rail-splitter liberally. When he won, he was sworn in on Lincoln’s bible, and he let it be known that he had drawn inspiration from Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals,” which told the story of how Lincoln had co-opted former opponents like William Seward to join his cabinet, just as Obama would appoint Hillary Clin-ton Secretary of State.

There were many simi-larities, but none has pro-vided as much hilarity as the notion of 21st Century secession.

Lincoln’s election trig-gered the single fi le exodus of the southern states from the union, who left behind eloquent declarations of secession citing the institu-tion of slavery as the key is-sue, with Mississippi’s being the most explicit.

“Our position is thor-oughly identifi ed with the institution of slavery – the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product, which consti-tutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth. These products are peculiar to the climate verging on the tropical regions, and by an imperious law of nature, none but the black race can bear exposure to the tropi-cal sun. These products have become necessities of the world, and a blow at slavery is a blow at com-merce and civilization. That blow has been long aimed at the institution, and was at the point of reaching its consummation. There was no choice left us but sub-mission to the mandates of abolition, or a dissolution of the Union, whose principles had been subverted to work out our ruin.”

Discussing the tragedy of the Civil War and racial injustice in America in the same breath as the 30,000-plus Tennesseans who have signed a secession petition since Obama’s re-election is like comparing a killer ty-phoon to a clown car wreck. But there are serious points to be made:

Tennessee receives more federal dollars than it con-tributes, which might just be a problem. On the other hand, becoming a sover-eign nation could ensure UT’s chances of winning a national championship in football – if we could beat Vandy.

So maybe we better stay where we are.

only be well-pleased by the results of the 2012 presiden-tial election, but that if he were alive today, he’d be a happy Democrat.

Meanwhile more than 30,000 Tennesseans (pre-sumably not Democrats) were demonstrating their displeasure with the elec-tion results by signing an online petition to secede

from the union.The Democratic mov-

ie-goers observed a lot of parallels between the 16th president and the 44th. They were both tall, skinny Illinois lawyers who had served in Congress as well as in that state’s legislative body before running for president. They had both lost U.S. House races.

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Yellowdog moviegoers Sylvia Woods, Becky and Mark

Harmon and Gloria Johnson join other Democrats for

a “Lincoln” matinee. Photo by Betty Bean

UNION COUNTY SHOPPER-NEWS • NOVEMBER 24, 2012 • 5

CrossCurrents

LynnHutton

Marvin West

Who killed Tennessee football?In lieu of fl owers, please

send memorial donations to the University of Tennessee athletics department, PO Box 15016, Knoxville, TN 37901.

***Autopsy results are

pending. Investigations continue. Offi cial explana-tions and excuses are un-der deep cover. Leaks are scarce but most of us think we already know who killed Tennessee football.

Here is the plot: Five con-secutive seasons with six or more losses is the absolute worst in the colorful history of the Volunteers. This is plain and simple awful. It is also inexcusable.

Here are the principal characters (note which names appear frequently):

Dr. Joe Johnson started

this mess by retiring as uni-versity president. Leadership has never been the same.

Athletic director Doug Dickey returned to Florida to play more golf.

Dickey’s replacement, nice guy Mike Hamilton, set world records as a fund-raiser. He built great build-ings. He lost touch with the primary mission, winning games. He may have never been in touch.

Phillip Fulmer, legend-ary coach, was unable to win national titles on a reg-

ular basis. He had the Vols in the 2007 SEC champion-ship game but was said to be drifting toward decline. Too loyal, assistants on cruise control. Recruiting was slipping, league run-ning away from him. Fans were distressed.

Strange sequence: Ham-ilton awarded Fulmer a raise and contract extension and promptly fi red him. How it was handled, on homecom-ing week, was brutal. Ful-mer’s record looks pretty good in retrospect.

So, who killed Tennessee football? Fulmer didn’t.

Hamilton, listening to former UT student manager and current super agent Jim Sexton, hired Lane Kiffi n. Al Davis, godfather of the Oakland Raiders, said the boy coach would destroy the

UT program and take the university down with him. That was an exaggerated forecast. Well, somewhat.

Young Kiffi n spent $2 million Tennessee dollars to bring along daddy Monte as defensive guru. Neither knew the fi rst thing about stopping spread formations. The Arkansas wildcat was a total mystery.

Young Kiffin said and did wild and reckless things. He, Ed Orgeron and/or unscrupulous as-sociates caught the eye and ear of the NCAA. Viola-tion police were closing in when the gang f led west, to Southern Cal.

The mattress fire may not have been Hamilton’s fault. I will say probation is really embarrassing for losing teams.

What happened next was a blunder. Hamilton chose Derek Dooley and told us

good times would follow.Derek was very lucky to

land a lucrative, long-term contract for one of the bet-ter reconstruction jobs in the country on the strength of availability, family name, Southern lingo, law degree, 17-20 record at Louisiana Tech and earlier affi liation with Nick Saban.

The aforementioned Mr. Sexton negotiated the deal.

We now know Dooley was also unlucky. He was overmatched and the vic-tim of several unfortunate incidents. Losing quarter-back, receiver and safety to injury was hurtful. Count-ing to 11 was troublesome. So was Da’Rick.

October schedules were overloaded. The inexpli-cable loss to Kentucky last year was deadly. Consider-able pain was self-infl icted.

Dooley’s scramble of as-sistants contributed to con-

fusion. Worst mistake was turning the defense over to Sal Sunseri. Let me say this politely: It didn’t work.

Dooley and helpers, com-ing and going, recruited reasonably well but failed to gain on superior foes. Talent evaluation was fuzzy. Ten-nessee secured several play-ers who can’t play.

Precise measurables? To quote the former coach, you are what the record says you are, 4-19 in the SEC. He did improve the culture.

Who killed Tennessee football? Hamilton is most often mentioned in this sad postmortem. Hamilton fi red Fulmer without a plan. Hamilton hired Kiffi n – and Dooley on the rebound. Hamilton is the prime sus-pect.

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek? Is he a person of interest? Not much. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com.

As I write this, I am still making lists and perusing recipes and planning for Thanksgiving. But this column will appear in your

paper after Thanksgiving and before the first Sunday in Advent.

I am thankful for that.The vagaries of the

For new thingsI am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I

have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the Lord, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them.

(Isaiah 42: 6-9 NRSV)

For all that has been, thanks.For all that will be, yes.

(“Markings” Dag Hammarskjöld)

calendar don’t bother some people, but I have spent so much of my life working in the church that I pay close attention.

I always felt a trif le cheated when the Saturday after Thanksgiving was spent at the church hanging banners and setting up Advent wreaths because the season of expectation (and the new church year) began on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.

I suppose I selfishly wanted more time with family, but it was more than that. I wanted Thanksgiving to have its own time and then just a little space before we were ready to dive right into Advent and Christmas.

That may be the reason I always want to put up the Chrismon tree and leave it bare and dark the first Sunday in Advent, then add the Old Testament Chrismons the next week, and the New Testament symbols the next, and finally on the Sunday before Christmas—TaDa, TaDa!—to turn on the tiny white lights.

In my mind, at least, it

is one way to live out the season of expectancy, the time of waiting, the looking and leaning forward in time to a new thing that is about to happen.

So, this year I am pleased that Advent begins in December, right where it belongs. (See, it really doesn’t take much to make me happy!) We will begin a new season in a new month, and we will sing the old songs that are always new and God will do a new thing!

And as I clean and plan and prepare for Thanksgiving, I do so with my heart still planted firmly in that season of remembering the blessings

of the past year. Some of them were disguised, some of them were revealed only in retrospect, but some were realized in wondrous joy, others in catch-your-breath amazement and a few were received with tears of humility.

It pays to remember, as we enter this season of tradition and long memories, that God is always doing a new thing. We need to be attentive, to be watchful, to be in tune with God.

So for now, enjoy your Thanksgiving feast, enjoy time with friends and family, give thanks for God’s goodness, and then be ready to “Prepare ye the way of the Lord!”

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Union County High School Athlete of the Week

Audrey BrunerBy Cindy Taylor

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Union County High School drama students acting in and producing Willy Wonka are (front) Mi-

chelle Thompson, Tameka Chesney; (second row) Teddy Bush, Kayla Thatcher, Ashby Bird (Willy

Wonka), Geghie Davis; (third row) Christopher Boynton, John Parker, Garrett Johnson, Kayla

Sharp; (fourth row) English/drama teacher Cyndi Hansard, Abigail Fritts, Jeremiah Turner, Casey

Bryan; (back) Justin Smith and Monica Brashears. Photo by Cindy Taylor

The Union County High School drama class pulled “Willy Wonka and the Choco-late Factory” out of the box for its fall play Nov. 14-15.

“We adapted the screenplay from the 1970s Gene Wilder fi lm,” said teacher and drama coach Cyndi Hansard.

Willy was played by Ashby Bird. John Parker handled lights and sound and Kayla Thatcher was stage manager. Chantay Col-lins served as videographer.

The students gave performances for Lu-ttrell Elementary and Union County Highstudents as well as for the public.

Hansard thanks the high school’s build-ing trades class for help with props, themultimedia class for designing programsand fl iers, Haley Soeder for costume repair,Geghie Davis for creating the chocolate wa-terfall, and the entire drama class for itshard work and dedication.

– Cindy Taylor

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By Cindy TaylorOnce again this year,

the Union County High School cosmetology de-partment doted on teach-ers and staff at the school. Discount services were provided for a teacher’s night out Nov. 19-20 with free haircuts, $5 mani-cures and pedicures, and reduced charges on all chemical services.

“We want to show our appreciation to all of our teachers, administra-tors and school staff for their hard work,” said cosmetology teacher Kim Malone.

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MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

I suppose all small com-munities have a guy who can perform a variety of chores.

My community of Con-cord had one of the best. His name was Thurston Raper. While he never held the so-cial status of the village’s more notable citizens, he was loved and held in high esteem by those who knew him. I seriously doubt that there was a single family that didn’t use his services from time to time.

Thurston lived under austere conditions but managed to provide food and shelter. During the win-ter he walked the railroad tracks picking up loose coal that had fallen from coal cars. He would walk several miles one way then bring the coal back to where he started and then walk in the opposite direction and return the gathered coal to his pile. Most people would have been glad to give him coal, but Thurston would not have felt comfortable taking something that he had not earned.

Thurston had several chores that he performed on a regular basis, such as sweeping the fl oor and gathering trash from around commercial build-ings. My father, a railroad telegrapher, hired Thurston regularly to help tidy up the premises around the train depot. And the postmaster hired him to hang the mail bag on a crane-like arm where it was caught by bag-gage car personnel as the train came through.

But, of all the experi-ences that Thurston had, I

am sure that one stood out in his memory above all the rest. Thurston was the local gravedigger and he made an art out of it. Today, graves are opened with a backhoe, but Thurston dug them with a pick and shovel during the hot summer months and in winter when the ground was frozen. His graves were a perfect size, the walls were cut to a perfect vertical and all edges were cut at pre-cisely 90 degrees.

It was during such a grave opening that this sto-ry begins. Ray Hobbs, who owned the local TV sales and service establishment, had a pet chimpanzee. The chimp was kept at his ser-vice establishment and people would often go by and visit the chimp, whose name was Mike. Mike had a habit of getting loose on a regular basis and running through the village. Ray was the only one who could coax him back into his cage.

On one hot summer day, Thurston was digging a grave in the Masonic Cem-etery which was quite close to where Mike was housed. Well, on that particular day, Mike had managed to escape. When Thurston looked up he was startled to see a chimp sitting on the side of the grave eating the sandwich he’d brought for lunch. Thurston yelled at the chimp. It jumped into the grave and Thur-ston came out of the grave about as fast as the chimp jumped in.

Hoping to save the rest of his lunch, Thurston chased the chimp around the grave

several times and fi nally threw his shovel toward it. Well, the chimp got the pic-ture really quickly, picked up the shovel and began to chase Thurston around the grave and fi nally threw the shovel at him. Apparently, Mike thought it was a game he was being invited to play.

When Ray realized the chimp was gone and ob-served all the commotion occurring in the adjacent cemetery, he came running with a leash and some food to entice the chimp to give up the chase.

I am sure Ray replaced Thurston’s sandwich, but I doubt he could replace the memory of his rather traumatic experience with Mike. After several months and several more escapes, Ray decided that Mike was not going to change his ways. So he built a sturdy cage at the railroad depot and that became Mike’s temporary home. All the railroad people got to know Mike and often brought him food. And the com-munity folks would stop to visit him on a regular basis.

Mike was fi nally turned over to a zoo where he spent the rest of his life with other chimps. I have often wondered whether he taught them the same game of “throw the shovel.”

Most of the old timers who remember Thurston’s encounter with the chimp are no longer with us, in-cluding Thurston, but there are still some who remem-ber the incident and are quick to tell their version of what happened.

Thurston and the chimp

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THROUGH FRIDAY, NOV. 30Halls Cleaners’ coat drive. Drop off used coats at

Halls Cleaners, 7032 Maynardville Highway, or Robbins Cleaners on Broadway in Fountain City to be cleaned and distributed. Info: 922-4780.

SATURDAYS THROUGH DEC. 29Turkey Shoot and Trade Day, 8 a.m., 6825

Tindell Lane, off Tazewell Pike. Fundraiser for summer baseball team.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, THROUGH DEC. 17Food drive held by the Edward Jones offi ce of

Justin Myers, 713 E. Emory Road, Suite 102, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Bring nonperishable food items to be donated to local food pantries to help those in need this holiday season. No cash or checks as donations can be accepted. Info: Barbara Allison, 938-4202.

SATURDAY, NOV. 24Thanksgiving Open House, Appalachian Arts

Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, in Norris. Enjoy hot cider and pastries while you shop. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, NOV. 27Square Dance Club forming in Maynardville. Info

meeting with caller, 7 p.m. at the Union County Senior Citizens Center, 298 Main St. Classes will be offered if a club is formed. The club requires at least 30 members, ages 10 and older. Info: Arnold Smallin, 745-1324 or 405-0099.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28The Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting,

Norris Community Center. Social time, 1 p.m.; meeting, 1:30. NQA certifi ed judge Jean Lester will speak about how quilt shows are judged. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Pat Melcher, 494-0620, or email bnpquilt@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1Handel’s “Messiah” Sing-Along, 7 p.m., Norris

UMC, 62 Ridgeway, Norris. Presented by Clinch Valley Community Chorus and Orchestra. Audience participation voluntary. Info: Sandy Wells, 659-0840.

“Beaded Christmas Earrings” 1-4 p.m., with Kathy Seely, at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Registration deadline: Nov. 26.To register: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Open house, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., hosted by Union County Arts Co-op, 1009 Main St. in Maynardville. Locally made crafts, Christmas gifts and decorations. A drawing will be held to win a bag of handmade Christmas ornaments.

Benefi t event to assist Stanley Washam with cancer treatment expenses, 5 p.m., Union County High School. Gospel singing, food, auction and door prizes.

City of Luttrell Christmas Parade, noon. To register to participate: 992-0870.

Halls Christmas Parade, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 2Gibbs Christmas Parade, 2:30 p.m.; line up

at 1:45 at Gibbs High School. No entry fee, donated canned food accepted for the Corryton Food Pantry. Info or preregister entry: Larry Dougherty, 898-3532; Eddie

Jones, 789-4681; or email gibbschristmasparade@gmail.com.

Handel’s “Messiah” Sing-Along, 4 p.m., Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. Presented by Clinch Valley Community Chorus and Orchestra. Audience participation voluntary.

Info: Sandy Wells, 659-0840.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DEC. 7-8Christmas Craft Fair, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday

and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in Sunnybrook Apartments clubhouse, 4500 Doris Circle. Christmas crafts, baked goods and snacks. Info: 922-9124 or visit www.

sunnybrookaptstn.com.The Life of Christ Christmas Drive-Thru

exhibit ,7-9 p.m., 746 Tazewell Pike, Luttrell. Hosted by Fellowship Christian Church. Also participating:

Cedar Ford Baptist, Clear Branch Baptist, New Friendship Baptist, Hubbs Grove Baptist, Union Baptist and Warwick’s Chapel Baptist. All invited.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8Book signing by Betsy Stowers Frazier of her

new book “Can You See God,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Luttrell Library. Book includes stories about growing up in Luttrell and will include photos of well-known community members serving cake and punch.

Needle-Felted Snowmen class, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the The Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline, Dec. 3. Info or to register: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net or stop by the center.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9Union County Christmas Parade, 2:30 p.m.

beginning at the Union County High School parking lot. Info: Jeff Sharp, 405-2196, or Trish Collins, 973-2279.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12Luttrell Senior Center community outreach

event, sponsored by the Union County Office on Aging. Info or appointment: 992-0361 or 992-3292.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19Sharps Chapel Senior Center community

outreach event, sponsored by the Union County Office on Aging. Info or appointment: 992-0361 or 992-3292.

MONDAYS, JAN. 7, 14, 21 AND FEB. 4

Mindfulness and Clay, 6-7:30 p.m., with Sandra McEntire, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline: Jan. 10. Info or to register: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net or stop by the center.

TUESDAYS, JAN. 8 AND 15Weaving 201, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with Carol Pritcher,

Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline: Jan. 4. Info or to register: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net or stop by the center.

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