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Yearbook ads dueUCHS yearbook senior

recognition ads are due by Feb. 27.

Contact yearbook sponsor Lance Lay at LAYL@ucps.org for a form or go by the school to submit the ad content.

Ads range in price from $60 for an eighth page to $225 for a full page.

Kids’ clinicAppointments at Pe-

driatric Consultants May-nardville on Oakland Road, formerly Makzy Pediatrics, may be made by calling 865-992-9977 and speaking with Ashleigh Sharp.

Laurice McCord, nurse practitioner, sees patients Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for physicals, minor illnesses and injuries. In addition, physicians are on-site to see patients Wednesdays and Fridays.

Food City Bucks for Head Start

Reminder: Douglas Cherokee Head Start Union County is participating in the 2014-2015 School Bucks Program at Food City and would like to ask everyone to link their value card to barcode #41215.

Leadership UC applications

Leadership Union County is now accepting applicants for the upcoming 2015 class. Interested applicants should email Brandi Davis at leadershipunioncountytn@gmail.com. Deadline to apply is March 1.

Little League signups

The Union County Little League is holding signups 6-8 p.m. every Tuesday at Food City in Maynardville. Divisions are available for wee ball, tee-ball, coach pitch, kid pitch and a senior league. Info: Union County Little League on facebook.com.

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Jim Woods is wearing the new “Union County Dirt” T-shirt designed (along with his new song of the same name) to raise funds for an initiative to bring an ongoing concert series to Union County.

The song goes, in part, like this:

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One thing I just can’t shirk, I’m just a piece of Union County Dirt.

Woods is to announce his ideas soon, and the T-shirts and CDs are now available at his store, Woods Music, at 1768 Highway 33 just south of May-nardville.

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“We had some startup pains at fi rst, but I’ve got good people here who want to work. They’re making solid paychecks and supporting their families. Nice walnut logs are brought here by local loggers and trucked in by our buyers ev-

By Libby MorganOhio Valley Veneer (OVV) is boosting the

agrarian economy of Union County. The com-pany is buying walnut logs from all over the region and employing people at a rate that fi g-ures, in its seventh month of operation, to be a quarter of a million dollars annually.

Mill manager Walt VanHoy, a sawyer all his

life, is settling in at his new Maynardville digs and appreciates the friendliness of the locals.

“People around here act like people ought to act. They wave, they ask you if you need help, they strike up a conversation just to be nice. It reminds me of the way things were where I grew up: in the country in Ohio way back when,” says VanHoy.

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By Sandra ClarkThe grumble bees were out at

last week’s Union County Com-mission budget committee meet-ing, but new com-missioner Stanley Dail ended the meeting on a posi-tive note.

Commissioner Wayne Roach read from the previous Sunday’s newspa-

per about rural farmers getting grants for solar panels. “I did not see anyone from Union County. What are we not doing to get these grants?” he asked.

Mayor Mike Williams assured Roach that any grant application that “crosses my desk” is acted on promptly. Dail said after the meet-ing that Union County farmers such as Rick and Donna Riddle have taken advantage of grants. “It’s not the government doing it … it’s the farmers themselves.”

J.M. Bailey ranted a bit about Union County state representa-tives (or lack of same). He said in a recent meeting neither Dennis Powers nor Jerry Sexton could answer his question about a con-tract to four-lane Hwy. 33 from the Knox-Union county line to the town of Maynardville.

Mike Sexton said the Legis-lature drew districts that split Union County, making it diffi cult

to elect a local candidate.Williams himself challenged a

recent published report (not from this publication) which said the county is a half-million dollars over budget and is not paying its bills.

“There’s not a bill on my desk over seven days old,” said Ann Dyer, fi nance director. “And we are not over budget.” She said the commission appropriated more than anticipated revenues, but the budget was adopted and the coun-ty is operating within it.

Bailey asked Williams what happened with Bojangles, ru-mored to be building in the coun-ty, and why is there not a hotel.

Sexton jumped in, saying busi-nesses complain that no one in the county wants to work, and the city of Maynardville makes it hard to build and operate businesses.

Williams got defensive, saying his is the only courthouse offi ce with just one employee. “The only way I could run my offi ce less ex-pensively would be to take no sal-ary and to lay off my employee.”

Dail had heard enough. “I just judged a public speaking contest where young people talked about local issues. They are optimistic. We’ve got a good county. Let’s get positive about what we do.”

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Ohio Valley Veneer From page 1

ery day. Things are running great.”

OVV buys walnut logs exclusively, and hundreds of logs are stacked on the lot on Highway 33 in May-nardville across from Union Discount Pharmacy.

Walnut trees in most of East Tennessee are quar-antined due to thousand cankers disease (TCD), meaning that the wood cannot be transported out of the area before the bark and cambium have been removed.

At the Maynardville mill, the logs go through several large machines and are eventually reduced to one-inch thick boards. Then they’re loaded up to be carried to the main OVV plant in Piketon, Ohio, about 90 miles due east of Cincinnati.

Within 72 hours upon arrival in Ohio, the wood is fi rst steamed to ensure the

disease is entirely exter-minated, and then further milled for a myriad of uses.

“About 40 to 45 percent of the lumber we process is exported. This walnut is in demand all over the world,” says VanHoy.

Ed Robbins started Ohio Valley Veneer in 1990, and he says his company doesn’t focus on veneer at all any-more.

The operation has ac-quired other millworks-related businesses over the years and has real estate holdings in several coun-tries.

VanHoy has worked with Robbins for about 30 years, and when Robbins asked him to go to Tennes-see and run the new mill in Maynardville, VanHoy said, “Why not?”

Both men were born into families with generations of loggers and sawyers.

Robbins hasn’t spent

much time in Union County,but says he is looking for-ward to discovering NorrisLake.

“I keep hearing how niceit is. I’m going there nexttime I’m down,” he says.

VanHoy says he hopesthe new 33 Bridge will befi nished soon. When OVVbrings logs from SharpsChapel or Claiborne County,they have to take the longway around, crossing theClinch on 25E out of NewTazewell.

Note: Once a walnut treeis infected with TCD, it willdie, according to the Ten-nessee Department of Agri-culture.

Ag experts recommendremoving any dead or dy-ing walnut trees on yourproperty and burning orburying the wood as soonas possible to reduce thechance of other trees beinginfected.

You don’t have to be an adult to experience the ill effects of a sedentary lifestyle. Kids sitting for hours in front of computers, televisions or hand-held devices are setting themselves up for problems later in life. Not only has childhood obesity reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., but chiropractors are also seeing an increase in the number of children suffering from neck and back problems.

The problem isn’t limited to obesity, however. The couch-potato lifestyle leaves bones and muscles

underused. When a child suddenly has to exert himself – lugging a heavy backpack to school, for instance – the body, the spine included, is subject to strain and prone to injury.

Obesity in turn contributes to a host of problems for children, including the likelihood of developing high cholesterol and high blood pressure. As a parent, fi rst of all you should set a good example. Exercise regularly; establish an active lifestyle, the kind that you’d want your child to emulate. And if the children tend toward

the sedentary side, set limits for how much time they can spend with electronic devices. At the very least, make sure that when they’re entertaining themselves with electronics that they’re sitting up straight.

And fi nally, a person is never too young to benefi t from a chiropractic exam. Get your child, whether active or sedentary, to a chiropractor for a check-up.

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a $25,000 insurance settle-ment for a totaled vehicle. His request was moved to

the Feb. 9 meeting for a vote by the full com-mission.

E-911 Director Andrew Reed said two new ambulances

are on order, but he expects delivery in early March.

Patrick Hurley, presi-dent of the Union County Chamber of Commerce, asked for $9,000 toward brochures and other

projects. The Chamber is funded in part through collections from the hotel/motel tax.

Hurley praised graphic artist Beth Weiss who donated layout and design for the new brochure which will be distributed at wel-come centers.

Hurley got most of his request, but was shot down on funding for a downtown Maynardville walking tour, currently being researched by J.V. Waller.

Commissioners asked him to seek funding from the city of Maynardville before coming back to the commission.

Helm’s Ferry is getting a new ramp, compliments of Superintendent David Cox and the Highway

Department. This picture shows workers on Jan. 29. Cox says the project is weather-dependent,

but he expects completion soon. The county appropriated $10,000 and TVA added $10,000.

“We’re doing it,” said Cox.

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Birthday wishes for Mike Mayor Mike Williams, in his rocking chair, is reading the hun-

dreds of handmade birthday cards from Union County elemen-

tary school students. We’re not going to draw attention to his

age, but his birthday is the biggest event of the last 60 years.

By Sherri Gardner HowellI have bad news for greeting card

companies, restaurants and fl orists. When it comes to fi lling hearts with love on Valentine’s Day, you have some heavy competition that you will never beat.

Elementary schools.My sweet husband, who groans like

all men when February rolls around, has presented me with some very lovely cards, beautiful fl owers and delicious dinners for Valentine’s Days through the years. Nothing can com-pare, however, to the Popsicle picture frame with crayon red hearts on all sides and a second-grade photo of our youngest son grinning from ear-to-ear. The scrawled “I love you Mommy” on the back completes the heart-tug.

And then there is the plaster-of-Paris handprint from our fi rst-born when he was 5 with a teacher-assisted poem on the back: “Here’s my hand on Valentine’s Day; Hold me close as I grow and play.” Even now, in the midst of trying to declutter, I can’t part with the school-made Valentine’s

Day cards.I have been away from elementary

schools so long that I don’t even know what’s “allowed” anymore as far as giving Valentines to classmates. I re-member my own Valentine’s Days at school, however. Who knew so much could be read into the size and senti-ment on silly “tear on the dotted line” Valentines? Yes, class lists were sent home with proper admonishments for every child to provide a card from ev-ery other child and that no additional “gifts” could be brought to school, un-less there was one for everyone.

And, yes, we followed all the rules in my small town in the 1960s. But that doesn’t mean each chipper “Bar-bie says: You’re the grooviest” or Yogi Bear’s “I can’t BEAR to be without you” we received wasn’t analyzed, dis-sected and conclusions drawn.

I knew Greg Hart loved me after Valentine’s Day in fourth grade. Greg and I both bought The Beatles Valen-tine’s pack to pass out in our class-room that year. We both gave each other the same card – the largest one

in the pack with all FOUR Beatles on it and the sentiment: “Love, Love Me Do. Happy Valentine’s Day.”

I knew it was true love. I, person-ally, had spent almost an hour decid-ing between that card and the “Love Is All You Need” smaller card for Greg. It was destiny.

(Destiny took an ugly turn the next year when Greg threw me over after I won Miss Lexington Junior First Prin-cess. He immediately declared his love for Teresa Smith, who won queen. He moved out of town shortly thereafter, but I had nothing to do with that.)

Unfortunately for adult men and women today, all this competition from elementary-school crushes and children’s handprints doesn’t take the pressure off for Valentine’s Day. We all love to be loved, and we love to be re-minded that we are loved. The point, of course, is to look inside the heart of whoever it is you love. You’ll fi nd the right “gift” in whatever brings that smile to his or her face.

And if you just can’t fi gure it out, call an elementary school teacher.

Happy Valentine’s Day: Love, love me do

Fifth grade students at Sharps Chapel Elementary culminated their immigra-tion unit with a project and meal. Each student was as-signed a country from which people emigrated in the late 1800s through the early 1900s, and they decorated a box or bag to describe that country’s culture.

Inside each container were three items that would remind them of their home-lands, and letters that they wrote explaining to their families why they were im-migrating to the U.S.

Students, some in cos-tume, presented their proj-ects to their class. The next day students brought in dishes from their assigned countries, and the group had a multicultural feast.

The project served to re-mind students of the sac-rifi ces and hardships that many endured to become Americans.

Sharps Chapel immigration project participants are (standing) Mikayla DeLoach, Rachel Sharp,

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Maynardville, TennesseeFebruary 3, 1908

Mr. Clurden Myers

Dear Sir:I will try to write you a few lines for the fi rst time in life in regard to the letter that

I just now received. Mr. Clurden – I didn’t say that I never did love you for I did once, but I did say I didn’t love you now; and I will tell you the reason why.

Although it is past and gone, but I will jog your memory of the time you remember that Saturday night you got so mad at me at John’s about nothing at all and wouldn’t come about all through Christmas. Of course I decided you loved your cards bet-ter than you did me for you stayed with them and wouldn’t come over to see me on Christmas day. And ever since then Clurden I haven’t loved you like I did before. Ha, ha, I will change the subject just a little right here. You said you was going to set me free. I didn’t know that I had been bound to you.

Well Dear Clurden, as you have asked me for your rings and watch, I will ask you for my picture. When you send me it I will send your rings and watch to you. Ha, Ha. That word false seems familiar to me as I have often wondered what you have found me false in. I never did make a promise about anything to you in my life that I have gone back on. If I have what was it about?

You remember that night you told Minnie Evans that you didn’t care if I did quit you that you knew of another girl you could go with. I don’t dispute that for there are lots other girls than I and lots other boys than you. You get you another girl, and I will get me another boy – ha, ha.

So now I will bid you goodbye. My letter is nearing the end.I hope you will always believe I’m a true and constant friend.When the golden sun is sinking, and your mind from care is freeWhile of others you are thinking, will you sometimes think of me?Yours No More,Classie

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It’s offi cial: God hates in-surance, especially health insurance for poor people.

We have the “Reverend” June Griffi n to thank for revealing His Truth. Her prayer to open the special session of the state Senate scratched seven Republican committee members right where they itch, and Gov. Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposal went down 7-4.

In commemoration of Valentine’s Day and Love Month, enjoy this 117-year-old letter from Classie My-ers (then Cox) to Clurden Myers.

During Christmas break of my senior year at Lincoln Memorial University, I called Superintendent of Schools David F. Coppock to let him know I wanted to be a Union County Public Schools teacher beginning fall 1987.

He said, “Well, I guess you’ll want to come and put in an application.” I replied that I hadn’t graduated yet, and he said I could go ahead and apply pend-ing receipt of my degree. I put on my tie and sweater and saw receptionist Ruth Sharp for an application.

I graduated from LMU with a degree in English and teaching certifi cation for English and history grades 7-12. I never wanted anything as badly in my life as a teaching job in Union County. I called Patricia McKelvey practically every day that summer. I’m sure I got on her last nerve, but she was always patient and sweet, reminding me that there was a lot of time before school started.

I wanted to teach at Hor-ace Maynard High School, but there was not even an opening for a janitor. I was hired on a waiver and sent to Luttrell Elementary where I was assigned to third grade.

What a sight I was! Twenty-two years old, 120 pounds, acne, “green as a gourd.”

Some of the high school-ers waiting on buses called me Pee Wee (after Pee Wee Herman, whom they fan-cied I resembled). I think part of the faculty secretly took odds on whether I’d survive. Nevertheless, I thought I could solve the world’s educational problems, and it took me three years to fi gure out how little I really knew. My heart was sincere, and I extend apologies to those

Luttrell’s legacy

I wronged with my good but sometimes misguided intentions.

I put on the brave front, but in truth I was nervous in my new assignment. For that reason, I declined in the beginning to either take my lunch or eat in the school cafeteria. I must have hidden my anxiety well, for school board member Esco Vaughn and the cafeteria ladies worried that lack of funds prior to the fi rst payday prevented me from eating. The next thing I knew, they worked a deal to fl oat me credit in the cafeteria so that I could eat.

I have never forgotten and always appreciated this kindness. I am thank-ful that I got to tell Esco Vaughn on his deathbed how much I appreciated all he did for me. I am grate-ful to have the opportunity through this column to tell my Luttrell Elementary colleagues how much their many kindnesses over the years meant.

The Luttrell Elementary of which I was part wasn’t perfect; feelings and egos sometimes got in the way. But deep down the faculty and staff cared for each other and showed it daily in innumerable ways. Those of us still employed in the sys-tem who worked together at Luttrell occasionally talk about the bond we share because of those experi-ences.

Next week I will share an attempt to pass on the kindness.

Classie Cox Myers

Classie’s letter

This letter was found in an old trunk and passed down to Classie and Clur-den’s “Cleardon” oldest daughter, Pearl Myers Rick-ard, who kept it her lifetime. The original letter is now with granddaughter Dianna Rickard, who has shared it with family and friends.

The letter is fi ve hand-written pages on exquisite stationery that has its own message. Be sure to notice the bleeding hearts picture and the notation, “My heart bleeds for you” written un-derneath.

I believe Classie got Clur-den’s attention, because they were married in De-cember of 1909 in Union County. They lived in the Pinhook community in Hickory Valley, where their children Pearl, William Clyde, Earl “Jack,” Lenore, Roy, Charles, Loretta and Aaron Clurden Jr. “A.C.” were born, and raised until Norris Lake was fl ooded.

After TVA acquired their land, they purchased a farm on old Highway 33 next to what is now Twisted Ga-bles subdivision. The road

Wouldn’t you love to read the letter from Clurden that prompted this letter? Happy Valentine’s Day!

is now called John Deere Drive. The letter mentions cards, and apparently he taught Classie how to play bridge. In her older years she developed severe arthri-tis and spent many enjoy-able hours playing bridge with her children’s friends – some of whom were my brothers and sisters.

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Newly-elected Sen. Rich-ard Briggs, Sen. Becky Massey and Sen. Ed Jack-son were the Republicans who backed the governor. Democratic Sen. Jeff Yarbro also voted for the proposal.

There may be people

walking around more de-mented than June Griffi n,but the vast majority ofthem are medicated. Thatdoesn’t bother Sen. Niceley,who invited Griffi n to pray.

Nor is he troubled by thatpesky First Amendment tothe U.S. Constitution andthe establishment clause,which came into play whenthe U.S. Supreme Courtruled in 2005 that displaysof the Ten Commandments

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Tennessee fans never forget. Your obituary will mention that you are an old Vol and whether you made all-SEC.

Proof positive: The recent Shopper column about what happens when the cheering stops just missed matching the record for the most e-mail comments in one week.

Readers generally ap-proved but seven told me, with different tones, that I had overlooked Jim Haslam

SPORTS NOTES ■ Willow Creek Youth Park

softball registration, 10

a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Feb.

14, 21, 28 and March 7, at the

park, 7530 Quarry Road. For

girls ages 3-17. Cost: $40 for

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Health insurance From page 4

with a religious purpose in courthouses are unconsti-tutional.

According to an Associ-ated Press report, Niceley “boasted” that Griffi n had hung the Ten Command-ments in 88 courthouses in the state. Griffi n is a “watch-dog of democracy,” Niceley said. “There are things that happen in this country that scare everybody.”

There certainly are, like Republican supermajori-ties and June Griffi n. In her prayer, Griffi n let God know that the same health insur-ance he provided Moses and the 12 tribes of Israel – none – was good enough for poor folks in Tennessee.

I suppose we can take comfort in another les-son from Griffi n’s Bible: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” (Just not health in-surance.)

On the brighter side, the Bureau of Unfortunate Tim-ing brings you this public service announcement from the Knox County Health De-partment:

“With many residents making plans for spring and summer vacations and mis-sion trips to the Caribbean, the Knox County Health Department is encouraging travelers to be aware of chi-kungunya.”

Chikungunya is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitos. It causes fever, joint pain, headaches, rash-es and assorted miseries. It typically lasts about a week.

There are probably a couple of reasons you nev-er heard of chikungunya. First, you probably can’t afford a Caribbean vaca-tion. Second, there’s a much more dangerous viral infec-tion making the rounds in the states: measles.

Unlike chikungunya, measles is transmitted by an infected person, and the number of infected is grow-ing thanks to the unforgiv-able lunacy of the anti-vac-cination crowd.

If you took your unvac-cinated child to Disney-land in December, he was exposed to a much greater health threat than chikun-gunya. Just saying, but if I was sending bulletins from the local health department I’d make sure I impressed parents with the absolute necessity of having chil-dren vaccinated on sched-ule.

Now, to squelch a nasty rumor. To my knowledge, Sen. Frank Niceley has not invited David Duke to open the next session of the state Senate.

He probably wouldn’t do that.

Maybe.

Tennessee fame is forever

and his many gas stations. Not so. Too obvious. Big Jim is the ultimate success story and a very, very generous supporter of the university.

Five wondered why at-torney Tim Priest wasn’t mentioned. Similar logic. He is in the spotlight at least 12 Saturdays a year as Vol Network analyst. Good match. Honest without be-ing harsh. I’m a fan.

One reader caused this

follow-up column. She thought I should have told you about Alan Cockrell, former quarterback, base-ball all-American and new assistant hitting coach for the New York Yankees. She and I agree the Yankees are/were big time. Trying to instruct Alex Rodriguez is certain to make news.

Cockrell is a baseball lifer but he had his football mo-ments. He was the fi rst Vol freshman to start a game at quarterback, Colorado State, 1981. Two weeks later, he suffered a bad knee inju-ry. It was thought he might be fi nished.

He made it back and threw two touchdown passes in the dramatic 1982

in 1996. He was 33.Alan appeared in nine

games, one as an outfi elder, eight as pinch hitter. He had a double off Tom Glavine and one other hit, two runs batted in, four strikeouts.

That was that. Technically, Cockrell was

near fl awless with the bat. He had leadership skills. He had the patience to teach. He stayed in baseball as a scout, coach and manager in the Rockies’ farm system. He helped the big club for a few minutes in 2002 and came back as hitting coach in 2007, the World Series season. Ask Todd Helton how much Cockrell did. Colorado led the National League in batting, on-base percentage and total hits.

Too soon the Rockies re-gressed and Alan was un-employed – for a few days. Seattle wanted him. After that, he worked for the Ari-zona Diamondbacks as mi-

nor league hitting coordina-tor.

His period of obscurity is fi nished. Fifty-two New York reporters, bloggers and sports-talk types will ask about growing up in Joplin, Mo., about fi ve seasons with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and about being on the Vols’ all-century baseball team.

Tennessee quarterback? Really? Do you know Pey-ton Manning?Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

upset of Alabama (Mike Terry interception game). I remember a 40-something-yard scoring run against LSU in ’83. Alan was a co-star in the Citrus Bowl win over Maryland and Boomer Esiason.

Ah yes, now you remem-ber. That was Cockrell’s last football game. Thereafter, he concentrated on base-ball, won distinction as a slugging outfi elder, was MVP in the SEC tourna-ment and fi rst-round draft choice of the San Francisco Giants, one pick ahead of Mark McGuire.

The theme of his pro ca-reer was never give up. He played and played in nine minor league seasons be-fore the Colorado Rockies fi nally provided the prover-bial September cup of coffee

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We had reached the por-tion of our worship service when prayer concerns are offered for those who are sick or troubled, for those who are traveling, for those who are searching, seeking.

And then, one woman offered a two-word prayer request that electrifi ed me: she said, quietly, “Big peace.”

I confess that I didn’t hear anything else for quite a while.

“Big peace.” I kept turn-ing that over in my mind. The questions began to tumble: What did big peace mean to her? What might it mean to us, our communi-ty, our country, our world? What would “big peace” look like?

Is big peace possible? What would it take? Are we capable of it? How do we start? What can I do to cre-ate “big peace?”

Then it occurred to me that we have started. This woman – this visionary woman – knows that our prayers are too small. She has skipped all the specifi c, immediate needs that we frequently pray for; she has

FAITH NOTES ■ 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

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Look! On the mountains the feet of one who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace!

(Nahum 1: 15 NRSV)Deep peace of the running wave to you.Deep peace of the fl owing air to you.Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.Deep peace of the shining stars to you.Deep peace of the gentle night to you …Deep peace of Christ to you.

(A Gaelic Blessing)

Big peace

gone cosmic. She is praying for big peace and asking us to join her in that supplica-tion.

Then the scarier ques-tions reared their ugly heads: What will deep peace mean to me? What will I have to change? What will that deep peace require of me? Wow!

Blessings on a woman who prays for big peace, who thinks in global, uni-versal, cosmic terms.

Congratulations to the Sharps Chapel Elementary School spelling champs!

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Third grade winner Harley Parish and runner-up Joseph Harvey

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1. Amy shared ¾ of a pound of grapes with some friends. Each friend

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friend received?

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7th Grade: 85 miles

8th Grade: C.

2. The diagram below represents the side view of a ladder.

Triangle JLN is similar to Triangle KLM.

What is the length of MN?

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State Level Competition Advancement: Brittany Spangler, Career Display Board; Rachel Pierce

and Jackson Brantley, Clinical Specialty; Halle Headrick, Outstanding HOSA chapter; and Au-

tumn Staley, Career Display Board Photos by Libby Morgan

Knowledge test winners: Chasity Henderlight, 3rd in Pharmacology; Tucker Edmondson, fi rst

in Medical Reading; Breanna Reynolds, fourth in Human Growth and Development; and Alexis

Rayfi eld, second in Medical Law & Ethics

Skilled event winners: (front) Courtney Booth, third in Extemporaneous Health Poster; Timothy

Ray, third in Home Health Aide; Samantha Lankford, third in Veterinary Science; Kimberly Elliott,

third in EMS; (back) Amber Carter, second in Job Seeking Skills; Kaitlyn Daugherty, second in

Clinical Nursing; and Allison Bruner, third in EMS (not pictured: Ami Inklebarger, third in Nursing

Assistant)

Ten HOSA students in the Emergency Medical Responder

class at Union County High School received four dual

credit hours at Walters State Community College, and

they will be able to enter the EMT program upon enroll-

ment. They are: Jordan Oaks, Chelsey Hancock, Wendy

Vallone, Summer England, Kimberly Elliott, Allison

Bruner, MacKenzie Wynn, Megan Tharp, Tara Lemon and

Keisha Stanford. They are also eligible to take the Na-

tional Registry exam for Emergency Medical Responders.

New fully-licensed Tennessee Certifi ed Nursing Assis-

tants from the UCHS HOSA department are: (front) Ami

Inklebarger; (standing) Courtney Booth, Britney O’Neil,

Tyra Grace, Savannah Rouse, MaKenzie Dyer, Amber

Carter, Chasity Henderlight, Keisha Stanford and Timothy

Ray. All received clinical training at Willow Ridge Care

and Rehabilitation Center. Photos submitted

Team/Recognition Events: (front) Madison Booker, Barbara James Award for over 150 volunteer

hours; Kadie Clevenger, third in Health Education; Rebekah Berry, third in Health Education; Tara

Lemon, fi rst in Community Awareness; Chelsey Hancock, fi rst in Community Awareness; (back)

Breanna Beckham, second in Medical Photography; Megan Wilson, third in Health Education,

Miranda Wilkerson; third in Health Education; Megan Tharp, fi rst in Community Awareness; and

Summer England, fi rst in Community Awareness

■ 4-H Chick Chain and Sheep Club beginThe annual Union Coun-

ty 4-H Chick Chain starts in early April. The deadline to submit applications and fees is March 6. Scholar-ships are available.

Sheep projects begin lat-er in the spring.

County and regional

sheep shows are held in Knoxville in June, and the state show is in Crossville in July.

The programs are ad-ministered through the UT Extension offi ce in May-nardville.

Info: 865-992-8038

Union County High’s Health Occupations Stu-dents of America brought home numerous honors from the regional competi-tions at Carson-Newman College, and each of these students will be advancing to the state competitions in Nashville March 19-21.

Students winning state awards will travel to Cali-fornia for the national competition, and teach-ers Debbie Sharp and Beth

Edmondson have signed on with Jarnagin Ford in Rut-ledge for Ford’s national “Drive 4 UR School” fund-raising event for the trip.

For every qualifi ed test drive (up to 300) completed at the April 18 event at the school, Ford donates $20 to the school, with a goal of raising up to $6,000.

Edmondson and Sharp will expand the Ford event with other plans to be an-nounced soon.

HOSA to hold Ford test drive event

HOSA happenings

HOSA Regional winners

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THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28“Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets

available for Knoxville Zoo. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo ticket window during regular zoo hours. Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or knoxvillezoo.org.

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music

festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features fi rst-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

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

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

THURSDAY, FEB. 12AAA Safe Driving for Mature Operators, 8:30

a.m.-4:30 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Cost: $10. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250.

55 Alive Seniors meeting, noon, First Lutheran Church meeting room, 1207 N. Broadway. Cost of hot luncheon: $8. Speaker: Chris Pluger, a Lutheran Bible Translator and Missionary. Topic: His life in Petauker, Zambia. Public invited; reservations required. Info/reservations: 524-0366.

Read About It, Talk About It: “Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery,” 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

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

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Saturday Stories and Songs: Robin Milhollan,

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

SUNDAY, FEB. 15“Remembering Red,” A Tribute to Red Skel-

ton featuring Brian Hoffman, 4 p.m., Historic Grove Theater, 123 Randolph Road, Oak Ridge. Tickets: www.KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444, 877-995-9961 or at the door. Special Group rates: 288-0672.

MONDAY, FEB. 16Crochet Class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby,

6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.

Luttrell Seniors luncheon, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the community center off Tazewell Pike. Everyone wel-come. Box lunches will be provided.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17Crochet Mania, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Burlington

Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: Candee Fultz, cdfultz10@comcast.net.

Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

Mardi Gras cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/to regis-ter: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

THURSDAY, FEB. 19Burlington Game Night, 5:30-8 p.m., Burlington

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

FRIDAY, FEB. 20Chili Fundraiser hosted by the Union County Little

League, 5:30-8 p.m., Maynardville Elementary School. Cost: $5 for bowl of chili, drink and cookie. Silent auc-tion. Info: Union County Little League Facebook page.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21Ranch Rodeo, 7 p.m., the Great Smoky Mountains

Expo Center, 1615 Pavilion Drive, White Pine. Sponsored by the Walters State Ag Club. Proceeds go to scholar-ships for the Walters State Agriculture Department. Ad-mission: $10 for adults; $5 for students ages 7-17; 6 and under free. Tickets available at the door. Info: ws.edu.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sean McCol-lough, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Tennessee Stage Company New Play Festival Readings: “The Third Proposal,” 2:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 21-22Sets class, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft

Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. In-structor: Anderson Bailey. Registration deadline: Feb. 14. Part of the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop series. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY, FEB. 23Tennessee Stage Company New Play Festival

Readings: “American Farce,” 6 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24Quebecois Vive Le Quebec!! cooking class,

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

THURSDAY, FEB. 26Family Pajama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Halls

Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, FEB. 26-27AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Halls

Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

SATURDAY FEB. 28Historic Hauntings VIP session, 5:30 p.m.,

Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. The results of the paranormal investigation by Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tour’s J-Adam Smith and video by Patrick Watson of Mapletree Productions. VIP admission: $35. Additional tours: $25. All proceeds benefi t Historic Ramsey House. Info/reservations: 546-0745; judy@ramseyhouse.org; Kathy@ramseyhouse.org.

Saturday LEGO Club, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. For grades 1-5. Info: 922-2552.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (Matt 5:9)

We are aware of the vio-lence in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and with ISIS. Yet, we may be less aware of the armed

confl icts in Nigeria, Congo, and the South Sudan. One website states there are 65 wars or armed confl icts. Yet, another reports there are 10 serious wars and 8 armed confl icts. Either way, that is a lot innocent people dying and living in fear.

On another front, 1 out 4 women and 1 out of 7 men will experience domestic violence at least once in their lifetime. 24 people per minute experience domestic violence by an inti-mate partner. 31 children die per week from physical child abuse. Consider that between 2001 - 2012, 6,488 soldiers died in war in Afghanistan and Iraq and during that same time, 11, 766 women died from domestic violence. This needs to end.

The question becomes what can I do to become a peacemaker? Consider these three things: Pray, Repent, Practice.

Pray for peace every day. Con-sciously pray for an end to all wars and for justice for all

Come to the waterpeoples everywhere. Pray for peace in every heart.

Repent of any violence in your own life. Most have not killed anyone, but have you shooted and screamed? Do you use vulgarity? Have you punched, slapped or kicked anyone? Do you call people ugly and hurtful names? These are types of vio-lence. Repent of these actions. Jesus will forgive.

Practice non-violence in your daily life. How do I turn the other cheek? (Matt 5:39). How do I love my enemies? (Matt 5:43). Practice daily peaceful ways of speaking and acting.

Maybe these words of Jesus can lead us most deeply into refl ec-tion: “Put your sword back into its sheath, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think I cannot call upon my Father and he will not provide me at this moment with more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matt 26:52-53).

Or “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” (John 20:21)

Fr. Steve Pawelk, Pastor Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Mission 4365 Maynardville Hwy. 992-7222

Fr. Steve Pawelk