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Chamber of Commerce was doused with cold water by the Budget Committee of the Union County Commission.

Carl Nichols came away from last week’s meeting with zero money and an earful of complaints about past actions/inactions of the county’s chamber.

“I understand your frustration,” Nichols said. “And now I’m saying ‘give me a chance and I’ll do better,’ but without money, I can’t do anything.”

In response to a question, Finance Director Ann Dyer said the county has given the cham-ber $162,121.32 since 2007. By some measures, that’s not a lot. But in a county where 1-cent on the tax rate produces just $30,000, it’s a huge commitment.

Mayor Mike Williams led the charge, call-ing the chamber “one of the worst organiza-

tions that has ever been in this county.”

Williams cited the recent opening of the Shabby Chic 33 Boutique and Tea Room. “She had an open house and a three-day sale, and there was no chamber presence.” He said there was no chamber presence at the Heritage Fes-tival. And former director Ju-

lie Graham “promised a motorcycle map fi ve years ago” that still has not been completed.

Nichols said he was hired in mid-December to start work Jan. 4. “I’m new. This is my sec-ond day on the job.”

He had two requests: the fi rst was for the

33 Bridge is openThe long-awaited 33 High-

way Bridge over the Clinch River (Norris Lake) was opened Friday without special notice.

TDOT simply put out a press release saying motorists should be aware of “a new traffi c pat-tern” on State Route 33.

On Thursday, January 7, 2016, motorists will encounter temporary fl agging conditions approaching the bridge as crews perform roadway paving and installation of pavement markings at each end of the bridge, said Mark Nagi, com-munity relations offi cer.

“Once the new paving is complete, traffi c will be shifted onto the new bridge, weather permitting. Motorists should continue to use extreme cau-tion in this area as crews will remain present completing this project.”

Contacted late Friday, Nagi said the new bridge is open to traffi c. The old bridge will be removed.

Fruit tree workshop

Union County farmers can get free transportation to a fruit tree workshop in Wil-liamson County. “If we have 10 people register to attend, UT Extension Union County will provide free transporta-tion via a UT van, sand Shan-non DeWitt, county director.

The workshop is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at Delvin Farms. “This is an out-standing farm to visit and see to a multi-generation, family-run operation that continues to grow. I went on a farm tour there a few years ago, and this is a place to see,” said DeWitt.

“The van would leave the Extension office at 7:30 a.m. and return sometime after 5 p.m. This is open to anyone interested in pruning fruit trees. If you know someone who may be interested, please share this information with them as soon as possible!”

Dr. David Lockwood, the UT Extension fruit and nut crops specialist, will discuss pruning and dormant sprays, among other topics. This workshop is free, but registra-tion is required. Registration deadline is Monday, Jan. 20.

Info: Shannon DeWitt, 3925 Maynardville Hwy., 992-8038

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The state Department of Eco-nomic and Community Develop-ment is conducting an assessment of broadband access and usage in Tennessee through March 15.

Businesses and residents may take the online assessment at tn.gov/broadband

Commissioner Randy Boyd said the department determined the need for a statewide assessment of broadband access and usage dur-ing his initial set of listening tours across the state in early 2015. Elect-ed leaders, business executives and economic development profession-als in all nine regions told Boyd that a lack of broadband access may hurt future economic development ef-forts in rural Tennessee.

“Tennessee’s economic future is directly tied to our broadband

access,” Boyd said. “Broadband access impacts our quality of life, educational o p p o r t u n i t i e s , healthcare and our businesses’ ability to compete. We must measure who has broad-

band Internet access and how they are using it. Help us make sure every Tennessee community has access to broadband by taking this assessment.”

Boyd said the department’s as-sessment is an impartial survey of

broadband access, adoption and usage in Tennessee’s rural, subur-ban and urban communities. The department will then offer strate-gies to drive broadband utilization in the state.

In addition to the demand as-sessment, TNECD will partner with the telecommunications in-dustry and other stakeholders to identify access gaps and evaluate options and costs to build out un-served and underserved areas of the state. TNECD will also offer recommendations for operational and funding models.

The department will deliver a full report and policy recommen-dations derived from the assess-ment to Gov. Bill Haslam in June.

Amy New, assistant commis-sioner for rural development, said broadband access is crucial to driving workforce development and furthering entrepreneurism in rural areas.

New said the department will work with local governments, eco-nomic development organizations and the industry to drive partici-pation in the assessment.

“High-speed Internet access has become a standard need for businesses and educational insti-tutions around the world, and ru-ral Tennessee is no different. Help us make sure every Tennessean’s voice is heard on this important topic by taking the survey,” New said.

A for-rent sign stands outside the Union County Arts Co-op, the art

gallery and gift shop that operated from the historic Dr. Carr home on

Maynardville’s Main Street for four years. The Co-op closed last week.

Susan Boone

Arts Co-op says goodbye

Randy Boyd

State authorizes broadband assessment

Carl Nichols

New chamber chief fi nds few friends at commission

By Sandra ClarkMaynardville’s Main Street is a lot lonelier

this week. Where just last week a front porch full of art items greeted visitors to the historic Dr. Carr home and offi ce, there is a vacancy. After a four-year run, the Union County Arts Co-op has closed its doors.

The Co-op was the brainchild of Susan Boone, a Union County resident and Nashville native who worked at an art gallery in Halls for seven years. She volunteered to manage the Union County Heritage Festival Art Show and got to know a lot of the county’s artists.

They all seemed to say the same thing.

“We need a place in Union County to show and sell our art,” Boone said.

She opened the gallery and shop on a true co-op principle. Artists could have their work for sale in the store in exchange for 20 percent of each sale, and artists volunteered their time to help keep the shop open during regular hours. The Co-op was a nonprofi t, so all mon-ey raised went right back into the gallery.

“I went into it knowing that it would never

make any money,” said Boone.The Union County Arts Council came about

to administer the Co-op’s 501(c)(3), and that organization will continue to promote the arts in Union County, spearhead the Art on Main festival, and hold classes and concerts.

Boone feels that the Arts Co-op has done a service to Union County, raising awareness and gaining exposure for the arts community.

“I don’t know if people knew how many tal-ented artists there are in Union County before this place opened,” she said.

quarterly installment of the county’s hotel/motel tax, which must be spent on tourism; the second was for $9,000 to be used toward eco-nomic development.

Commissioner Mike Sexton was Nichols’ biggest ally. “Our hotel-motel tax is growing every year, so it looks like the chamber is doing a good job.” Sexton made the motion (second-ed by Chris Upton) to approve Nichols’ request. When that failed, Sexton made a motion to rec-ommend abolition of the hotel-motel tax. That motion died without a second.

Nichols then asked for the $9,000, which failed to get a motion. “That money is not bud-geted,” said Williams. “We would have to pull it out of our fund balance.”

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Undergraduate students at UT Knoxville can now earn both a bachelor’s de-gree and law degree in six years, one year less than what is normally required.

UT 3+3 is a new acceler-ated degree program offered by UT’s College of Law and College of Arts and Sci-ences. In the program, stu-dents complete three years of approved undergraduate coursework in the College of Arts and Sciences. Following their third year, participat-ing students admitted to the College of Law become full-time, fi rst-year law students.

The fi rst year of law study will count toward a student’s law degree and also toward the completion of his or her bachelor’s degree. Two addi-tional years of law study fol-low, after which the student earns a Juris Doctor degree.

“UT Law offers an ex-cellent legal education at a great value, and our 3+3 program will make law school an even more afford-able option for UT students by saving them a full year of tuition,” said Melanie D. Wilson, dean of the College

of Law. “We’re excited to welcome some of UT’s most talented undergraduates to our community of future at-torneys and leaders.”

UT’s College of Arts and Sciences has long offered preprofessional programs for undergraduate students who plan to continue their education in the fi elds of health, law, teaching and veterinary medicine.

“The new UT 3+3 pro-gram creates the fi rst pre-professional major in the college with a concentra-tion in law,” said Theresa Lee, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “We’re delighted to partner on this accelerated program, which graduates students sooner from UT Law and gets them into the workforce earlier – a benefi t for the students, their families, the university and the state of Tennessee.”

In addition, during their fi rst year of law school, UT 3+3 students will be eligible for undergraduate fi nancial awards, including the Ten-nessee HOPE Scholarship or a federal Pell grant.

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News from the Rotary Guy

By Tom KingDid you know that Ro-

tary Inter-n a t i o n a l and the Boy Scouts of America have a long and sto-ried his-tory? They are two of the oldest

organizations in the Unit-ed States – Rotary was founded in 1905 and fi ve years later the Boy Scouts began in the U.S.

Recently, mem-bers of the Rotary Club of Farragut heard this story from David Williams, the Scout Executive of the Great Smoky Mountains Council. Williams is a member of the Rotary Club of Knoxville. In his role he leads Scouting in a 21-county East Tennes-see area with 10,300 Scouts and their adult leaders.

Williams explained the link:

“Paul Harris was the

founder of Rotary and James E. West, the fi rst chief scout executive, were good friends in Chicago,” he said. “They traveled the country together establish-ing Boy Scout councils. And our relationship continues to be strong today. Because of the support of Rotarians, countless young men and women across the nation are able to enjoy the ben-efi ts of Scouting.”

In 1918, Rotary was the fi rst service club

to adopt Scouting. Today, Rotarians re-main among the fore-most sponsors. Rota-

ry clubs in the United States charter over 1,400

Scouting units (Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout Troops and Venturing crews) serv-ing about 45,000 Scouts.

And then there is the In-ternational Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians, one of more than 50 Rotary Fel-lowship Groups established to bring together Rotarians with similar interests from around the world. This fel-

Rotary and Scouts

Tom King

lowship is made up of Ro-tarians, Rotarian spouses, Interact and Rotaract members.

Williams, who is an Eagle Scout, is an Army veteran, a graduate of the University of Memphis and has worked for 18 years for the BSA.

He says the relation-ship is strong because, “We share strong codes of behavior that defi ne and shape who we are. Rotary has the Four Way Test and those are the same types of principles at work in our Scout Oath and Scout Law

January Council on Aging Meeting: “Dealing with Sentimental Clutter – Feel the Freedom” will be held Thursday, Jan. 14, at 2:30 p.m. at the O’Connor Center. The meeting will feature Mary Pankiewicz, Certi-fi ed Professional Organizer, she will talk about what clutter to let go of and what to save. She will discuss such items as gifts, greeting cards, family heirlooms and more.

Declutter: Feel the freedom

Pankiewicz

BIZ NOTES ■ Steven M. Goodpaster, of Woodford &

Associates, has been awarded the Appraisal

Institute’s MAI membership designation, which

is held by appraisers who are experienced in

the valuation and evaluation of commercial,

industrial, residential and other types of prop-

erties, and who advise clients on real estate

investment decisions. A Powell resident, he is

president of the Broadacres Homeowners As-

sociation. Info: 865-686-3300

■ Dr. Robert E. Malka, a neurologist and

neuro-hospitalist, has joined Tennova

Healthcare at Physicians Regional Medical

Center. Dr. Malka off ers critical inpatient care

for individuals admitted to the hospital for

stroke, aneurysm, head trauma, brain and

spine tumors, and other neurologic condi-

tions. He will coordinate care and treatment

for neurologic patients from admission

through discharge from the hospital. Goodpaster Dr. Malka

Scout Executive David Williams, Farragut Rotarians Andy Lut-

trell and Chris Thomas, and John Tipton, the new Toqua Scout

Executive.

to this day. Rotary has been a part of scouting since the beginning.”

Prior to his presentation, Williams introduced John Tipton, the new Toqua Dis-trict Executive. His district includes West Knoxville and Loudon County. Tipton now has been welcomed as a new member of the Farra-gut club, again strengthen-ing the ties between Rotary and Scouting.Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a

Rotarian for 27 years and past president

of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be

reached at tking535@gmail.com

MAYNARDVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS ■ Herb class, 11 a.m. each fi rst

Saturday.

■ One-on-one classes are

available by appointment for

those wanting to learn how

to use computers and other

devices. For appointment:

992-7106.

■ The Maynardville Public

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The upcoming class in Beginning Fly Tying is fi ll-ing up fast. The course is offered on six Saturdays in January and February by the Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

Guided one-on-one by experienced instructors, students will tie nine differ-ent trout fl ies that are effec-tive in area tailwaters and in the mountains. Techniques learned will enable partici-pants to tie many other fl ies as well.

The course is limited to 15 students. Classes are scheduled for six Satur-days, 9-11 a.m., from Jan. 16 through Feb. 20 (snow date

Instructor Buzz Buffi ngton guides Stacey Smith through the process of tying a trout fl y during

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Chamber chief From page 1

Arts Co-op From page 1

Her favorite moments were when school groups would visit the gallery on fi eld trips. Often, the stu-dents would recognize the names of the artists as their family and friends and ex-claim, “I didn’t know they could do that!”

“I’m not a people per-son,” said Boone. “But I got to know a lot of people, and I became good friends with the artists.”

Boone hopes that an or-ganization or facility will eventually fi ll the void left by the Co-op.

“Union County desper-ately needs a community center for the artists, musi-

cians and classes,” she said.Boone plans to take some

much-needed time off, but she’ll remain active with the Arts Council.

“And I’m going to take some time to fi gure out what I’m going to do when I grow up,” she joked.

She thanked all the art-ists, volunteers and custom-ers who supported the Arts Co-op over the years. As the artists say farewell, some are even gifting Boone with their works.

“But the friendships I’ve made are the best things I’ll take away,” she said. “I’m going to miss it. I just loved my little corner.”

The issuesCommissioner J.M. Bai-

ley said the commission has been promised results yet “I’ve not seen anything yet.” Nichols asked him specifi cal-ly what he wants the chamber to do. Bailey said the county needs a small motel.

Commissioner Wayne Roach said “stuff happen-ing on the lake doesn’t bring scat to the county.” He wants a more balanced and inclusive chamber. Nichols promised to move meetings around the county.

Commissioner Dawn Flat-ford said she owns two b usi-nesses and has never been

approached about chamber membership. She suggested Nichols should fund his op-erations budget from mem-bership fees.

Sexton said the Chamber should bring the state’s new assistant commissioner for economic development to the county to “tell us what we need to do.”

Nichols said the chamber is installing Constant Con-tact to push out emails to members.

His job is 20 hours per week. He previously was in charge of tourism develop-ment in Claiborne County, a position that was eliminated by that county’s chamber.

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As stenosis progresses, pressure is put on the spi-nal cord or on the nerves emanating from it through the various vertebrae – the individual bones of the spine. This can bring on symptoms like numbness in the legs, limping and lower back pain.

Bed rest, analgesics,

muscle relaxants and the application of heat are possible spinal stenosis treatments in a conserva-tive medical approach. In an extreme case, a medi-cal doctor might recom-mend surgery to ease the pressure on a nerve. Chi-ropractic care is another option. The chiropractor manipulates the spine to make sure all the verte-brae are in line, giving the spinal cord a clear, unob-structed path. A regimen of exercise and other self-care techniques to help keep the spine stable is also part of the chiropractic approach. Talk with yo ur chiroprac-tor about preventive steps you can take to keep your spine healthy.

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By Marvin WestAfter Doug Atkins died,

I went back to my book about Leg-ends. I real-ly needed to read Chap-ter 3 again.

This un-usual man with the rare combi-

nation of size and athletic ability sort of nodded his approval back when it was written. I suppose, for him, it was pure praise.

“If you had put me a lit-tle closer to the front of the book, I might have asked for a free copy.”

He was serious about “free.”

Money was one of the windmills he wrestled in his mind. He never was paid what he was worth. He even got shortchanged in recruiting.

In the spring of 1949, when Doug was just 6-6 and 197, good in basketball and still learning football, a prominent businessman

Remembering Doug Atkins

Doug Atkins

wanted him to attend Mur-ray State.

“The oil man was going to give me a used car and $400 a month,” said Atkins. “He said he’d put the money is escrow. If I had known what that word meant, I might have accepted the deal.”

The great Bob Neyland sent Tennessee assistant Ike Peel to Humboldt to get At-kins – no excuses, reel him in.

Peel chose the soft sell.“We’ll take care of you,

Doug.”“Whatever you need,

Doug,”The coach even prom-

ised that Atkins could try football and basketball and choose whichever he liked best.

Somewhere in the gen-tle pitch, Doug thought he heard $50 a month in spending money.

“I never saw a penny of it.”

Years later he asked Peel what happened to his loot.

“Ike said it was me or him, that he had a wife and kids to feed, that he had to

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sign me to keep his job and that he had to tell me what-ever it took to get it done.”

There is a charming story about dental dollars.

Former Tennessee bas-ketball captain Ed Wiener became a dentist. Doug needed repairs. He drove to Memphis to get a “Vol” discount. He asked Wiener if his work was guaranteed.

Dr. Wiener couldn’t tell the rest of the tale without

laughing.“Thirty years later, a fi ll-

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Bonnie Peters

Last summer at the Grainger County Tomato Festival I met a new friend, Eva Nell Mull Wike. I was inquiring at fi rst about the name “Mull,” since J. Ba-zzel and Lady Charlotte Mull had been TV fi xtures around here for years and years. But that’s a whole ’no-ther story.

It seems that Eva Nell was a physics professor at Vanderbilt University for many years; and with her rural North Carolina moun-tains upbringing and fam-ily ties, she had more than a casual interest in country music.

I thought, having grown up in Union County, Tenn., and hearing all kinds of musical names bounced around, that I recognized lots of musical talent. It turns out that I’m not even in the running so far as musical talent goes. I hope all musicians who read this will add to my knowledge of the regional band of musi-cians.

Here’s a “Did You Know?”Fiddlin’ John Carson

(1868-1949). This Fan-nin County, Ga., fi ddler left Georgia at 11 years old and played the streets of Copper Hill, Tenn., for tips! He later moved to North Atlanta, worked the cotton mills, wrote songs and played.

One of his better known renditions was “The Ballad of Little Mary Phagan” writ-ten by Frank Bliss Snyder. Carson sand this song on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol in 1915. In 1935, Carson’s daughter, Rosa Lee, recorded the song. In 1913, Carson competed for Champion Fiddler of Geor-gia. He came in fourth, but

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Fiddlers of noteRonnie Mincey

TEACHER TIME

I lived my fi rst year on campus at Lincoln Memo-rial University in the men’s residence hall, West Dorm. It sat at a 90 degree angle to the women’s residence hall, East Dorm.

The buildings were so situated that the windows at one end of the hall in West faced some of East’s room windows, requiring that girls keep their shades pulled and men stay de-cently clad in the hallways. In those pre-cell phone days, the best way to get a resident’s attention was to throw keys against room windows.

Each dorm was a car-bon of the other, designed for economy, not privacy, comfort or eye appeal. From outside, the design remind-ed me of two cardboard boxes (a Zesta cracker box atop a smaller Kraft cheese box), the outside of the up-per fl oors supported by concrete pillars around the periphery.

The fi rst fl oor housed the TV lounge, laundry facili-ties and the head resident’s apartment. The upper three fl oors had stairways close to each end, community bath-rooms in the middle, the re-mainder of each comprised of double occupancy rooms.

My roommate and I re-sided in a room on the sec-ond fl oor of West to the right of the stairway clos-est to East during academic year 1983-1984. We were probably the only students at LMU that lived in a lav-ender room, courtesy of the immediate former resi-dents. Neither of us cared enough to paint the room a more masculine color.

At the beginning of Fall Quarter 1984, my room-mate and I moved to “The Modulars.” These were trailer units located across the parking lot behind the science building, Farr Hall. I don’t recall exactly how

Movin’ on up

many units there were, but they were arranged in a rectangle with the side clos-est to the academic build-ings open.

The modulars boasted double occupancy rooms, each with its own outside entrance and private bath-room. It was much prefer-able to share a bathroom (though small) with one roommate than a larger bathroom with an entire fl oor of residents! We felt we had moved to Heaven.

When we returned from Christmas break for Win-ter Quarter 1985, most of the residents of the modu-lars decided to have a loud, outside, night-time party in the area enclosed by the modulars. My roommate was the head resident, and he rose from bed and stuck his head outside to tell the other residents to quiet down. They responded with the suggestion that he get his “blankety-blank blank” back inside before some-thing undesirable happened to him. He complied.

Unfortunately, this ca-rousing disturbed the presi-dent of LMU, who lived probably not a 100 yards away. He went to the dean of students the next morning and said, “I don’t care how you do it, but get every one of those people out of those modulars today.”

Like Lucifer, we were ejected from “Paradise.” Happily, my roommate and I were relocated from what had so quickly become “Ha-des” to a “Castle on a Hill,” about which I will tell you more next week.

he persevered and went on to be named Champion Fid-dler of Georgia seven times.

During the 1930s and 1940s most musicians were not paid to perform or even to play for radio.

Carson and his band be-gan recording for Okeh Re-cords and sold 500 in a few days. When that happened, the record folk began to listen up. Carson’s sales reached 500,000 and over the years he recorded 165 songs. In 1935, Carson was named Offi cial Fiddler of the Georgia House of Rep-resentatives.

Another fi ddler of note that Eva gives great credit is Bill Hensley born in Happy Valley, Tenn., but moved with his family from Tennessee to Western North Carolina as a child.

Bill told that when his family moved from Tennes-see to North Carolina he walked 85 miles across the mountains carrying a roost-er in one arm and leading his little dog on a string with the other arm. Eva says Bill became famous – even went to California and played in a few movies.

To Eva’s thinking, Benny Edward Martin was the best fi ddle player in Tennes-see in his time (1928-2001). In 1948, he was asked to re-place Bill Monroe’s fi ddler, Chubby Wise. In 1949, he joined Don Reno’s Cut-ups.

Perhaps his greatest honor was to perform all

20 songs at Roy Acuff’s last three recording sessions for Columbia. Martin played four instruments – fi ddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. It is hard to top that.

Eva also tells the amazing story of Ernest Hodges of Banner Elk, N.C., who could read music and play fi ddle before he started to school. Ernest was not only a fi ddler but a fi ddle maker. People around Waynesville called him Stradivarius of the Ap-palachians. Ernest bought

his fi rst fi ddle at age 12 for $5.95 that he has earned digging “sang” (ginseng).

Now, about a year ago I had one of my daddy’s fi d-dles restored by the great Gene Horner of Kingston. For years Gene came to the Museum of Appalachia Fall Homecoming where I met him and where he played, talked and probably sold some fi ddles.

Eva told me her story of another great fi ddlemaker and restorer, Don Fox of Hiwassee, Ga. I have not met him, but Eva showed me his work; and he indeed is a master fi ddlemaker.

As one story seems to call for another – I want to make sure I write at least a small sketch of all Union County fi ddlers. If you know or know of a Union County fi ddler or fi ddlemaker, send it my way. I’ll add them to my list. Bonnie Peters is the Union County his-t orian. Reach her at bhpeters@att.net or 865-687-3824

TennCare Kids provides services

TennCare Kids is Tennessee’s commitment to see that children and teens have the best start to a healthy life. TennCare Kids is a free program of check-ups and health care services for children from birth to age 21 who are TennCare eligible, including health history, complete physical exam, lab tests as appropriate, im-munizations, vision and hearing screening, develop-mental and behavior screenings as appropriate, and advice on healthy living. Union Countians interested in the program should contact the Union County Health Department’s community outreach represen-tative, Pam Williams. Info: 992-3867, ext. 131.

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Sandra Clark

Marvin West

Hank Snow long ago sang a traveling song, “I’ve been everywhere.”

I’ve been everywhere, man

I’ve crossed the deserts bare, man

I’ve breathed the moun-tain air, man

Of travel I’ve had my share, man

I’ve been everywhereHank rattled off a bunch

of places, some of which rhymed: Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Saraso-ta, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Pana-ma, Mattawa…

Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Shefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville … I’ve been everywhere.

Snow never mentioned Maynardville or Powell, but I could relate. I thought I had traveled widely. Seven Olym-pic Games and several side trips created that illusion.

Then I met Dave Par-rington, big man in town, 6-2 ½ and 280. He really has been everywhere.

Born in England, raised in South Africa, college in Houston on a diving schol-arship, competitor in the Moscow Olympics and coach in the Atlanta and Sydney Games.

In 25 years as Tennes-see’s diving coach, he has led Volunteers to other Olympics, World Univer-

Fulmers fund Parrington scholarshipPhillip and Vicky Fulmer funded a $250,000 schol-

arship endowment in 2008 in honor of UT diving coach Dave Parrington.

Daughter Brittany Fulmer was a competitor and had been coached by Parrington since age eight.

Vicky Fulmer said: “Our goal was to honor Dave Parrington, and recognize all he has accomplished in the swimming/diving world … He is an incredible man who has made a tremendous impact on Brittany’s life, as well as the lives of many young divers and student athletes.”

Phillip Fulmer said: “Creating this scholarship was our family’s way of showing our appreciation for Dave and the role he has played in our family … This endow-ment will ensure a scholarship for a Tennessee diver for years to come.”

Parrington has been everywhere

sity Games, World Cham-pionships, World Diving Cup, Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games and African Games – a com-bined 25 times.

He has been other inter-esting places as a recruiter.

Among his favorite holi-day outings have been soc-cer games in Liverpool and a canoe trip down the Zam-bezi River, home to the hip-popotamus, crocodile, bull shark and Victoria Falls, the world’s largest.

Adventures? He’s had a few others.

Dave was born in Wal-lasey (so was Malcolm Lowry, author of “Under the Volcano”).

Francis Winder Par-rington, his grandfather, still holds the world record for distance diving.

Dave’s parents were prominent swim coaches. His mother had been a two-time Olympic swimmer.

The British were encour-aging young professionals to join the English colony of Southern Rhodesia. Dave says his folks were adven-turous and moved to Salis-

bury. He was 3.“I grew up in the water,”

he said. “The pool my par-ents managed was across the street from our home, 30 seconds away.”

It was a middle-class life-style, three servants, excel-lent education.

English roots, allegiance to the crown, one year of mandatory national service – at 19, Dave signed up for the British South Africa Po-lice. He stayed three years. It became a life-and-death job.

Rhodesia was locked in guerilla warfare. Black opposition to white rule seethed. Violence arrived as terrorism. Ears were sev-ered. Limbs were lopped off. Villagers were killed.

Parrington drove a patrol car. He went to investigate

crime reports, sometimes into the bush. Some experi-ences he described as sick-ening. He said the necessary discipline shaped his life.

The University of Hous-ton discovered Parrington’s potential as a diver. Rhode-sia became Zimbabwe and he represented it in interna-tional competition. Houston kept him as a coach until Tennessee called in 1990.

Parrington has been least publicized among UT winners. He has coached several great Volunteers, six NCAA and 38 SEC cham-pions. Twelve times he has been honored as coach of the year but it has mostly been a secret.

Now you know.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

Knox County school board will take a year and

spend a qua r ter -m i l l i o n d o l l a r s or so to p e r f o r m a national s e a r c h for a di-rector of s c h o o l s ,

following the surprise an-nouncement by Dr. Jim McIntyre that he’s step-ping down in July.

But the school board should look fi rst at sur-rounding counties, espe-cially Blount and Union where Dr. Mike Win-stead (Maryville) and Dr. Jimmy Carter are doing great work to manage local school districts. A third choice is Dr. Don-na Wright, director of schools in Wilson County.

These are just three people I know and ad-mire. There are other appointed directors with proven results. Many would view the Knox County job as a grand opportunity. Those inter-ested in the job should be vetted.

From Union County’s standpoint, look at Cart-er’s record.

■ He operates the school system within its

Jimmy Carter could handle Knox job

budget and has healed wounds with the county commission.

■ He has implemented state and federal stan-dards without the all-out revolt we’ve had in Knox County. That’s because he treats professionals with the respect each deserves.

■ He has empowered principals and teachers to work collaboratively to target test results and improve scores. The most recent state tests showed marked improvement in value added assess-ments, and two schools were ranked as “rewards schools.”

Sure, Union County has a ways to go in both funding and academic achievement. But Carter and the school board have the system on the right track. Union County kids will benefi t from their ef-forts. Knox County edu-cators could learn from Union County – at least those who don’t think they already know every-thing.

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diner, paid for two cheese-burgers and eight bottles of beer, and signed the giant for $6,800. The fi rst-round draft choice was budgeted for $10,000.

Atkins won fame but not fortune with the Chicago Bears. He went to seven consecutive Pro Bowls but his top salary was $30,000. Money wars with coach-owner George Halas were legendary.

Money was part of At-kins’ motivation, his relent-less pursuit of quarterbacks.

“I thought they got paid enough to take whatever I could give ’em.”

After he’d caught more than his fair share and alarmed several others, after his knees went re-ally bad, after he bowed out at 38, Doug spent the second half of his life out of the limelight. He was pre-fab manager for a

home-building company in Panama City. He recruited pipefi tters for a Louisiana shipbuilder.

He trained to be an Orkin man but found he didn’t fi t where termites often lived. He called on freight termi-nal managers for a trucking company. He sold caskets, actually hauled around a sample in a station wagon.

He sold eye-glasses. He dabbled in the coal busi-ness. He worked for a beer distributor, sometimes car-rying in cases, sometimes just batting the breeze with tavern owners. He was an assistant tax assessor. He ran the campground in Con-cord. He did not get rich.

When Doug fi nally set-tled into old age, he dis-covered pensions sounded better than they were. He was embarrassed to say how little the NFL sent each month.

Long, long ago, I thought I bought two used camping tents from Doug for a scout troop. He wouldn’t take the two $20s. He said money wasn’t everything.

Much later he asked i f I

remembered the tents. He said he was relieved when I offered to pay.

“I thought I was going to have to pay you for helping clean out my garage.”

11.3 million enroll in health coverage

customers in Tennessee, 67 percent came back, re-viewed their information and actively selected a Mar-ketplace plan. For context, studies looking at Open Enrollment for Medicare Part D and the Federal Em-ployee Health Benefi ts pro-gram fi nd that less than 15 percent of enrollees change plans in any given year.

“We’re seeing unprece-dented demand for Market-place coverage with more than 11.3 million people signed up nationwide,” said Health and Human Ser-vices Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell. “We’re encouraged that Marketplace consum-ers are increasingly young, engaged and shopping for the best plan.”

According to fi gures re-leased by the U.S. Depart-ment of Health and Human Services, consumers in Ten-

nessee are actively engaged in selecting health insur-ance coverage for 2016. Among those re-enrolling

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Jean Stuckey, third place for most unique hat, with Jackque

Jenkins

Jackie Jenkins with Anne Crumpton, second place winner for

most festive outfi t

Kristie Marlow with Hal Randles, fi rst place winner of most

unique hat at the Shannondale Retirement Home event.

Residents of the Independent Living side of Shannondale Retire-ment Home also had competitions for most festive outfi t and unique hat. The winners are pictured on this page. The event was sponsored by the therapy department. A highlight was that group of therapists singing carols.

For those who serveEmergency responders in North

Knox County will be recognized from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at a “Thank You, With Love” breakfast at Morning Pointe of Powell. Invited are fi re, police, deputies, EMTs and am-bulance personnel to pick up a “bag of love” breakfast to go. UT Medical Center Home Care Services is co-sponsoring. The event is coordinated by Lynda E. Rose, Lantern program coordinator at Morning Pointe.

Joanie Sitton, second place for most unique hat, with Lauren

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Paige Hackler with Ernestine Cobble, third place winner for

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Shannondale wraps up competitions

June Young won

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UNION COUNTY SERVICE GUIDE

faith

I am very much a school kid when it comes to snow. At the fi rst fl ake (or the fi rst threatening clouds) I am at the win-dow, watching, waiting, heart beating faster.

Time was that snow meant a day off from school. Now, it just means a day at home, a good book, a pot of soup on the stove. Even so, there is a wonder about snow. That is because it is rare in our climate, unlike places like Buffalo, NY. (I have a friend who grew up in Buffalo; she lives in West Virginia now – where snow is frequent enough! – but she says vehement-ly, “I don’t need snow; I can visit snow.”

There are other levels of wonder in snow.

The structure of snow-fl akes is such that no two are alike. Snow crystals differ in shape, but they all have six sides. Some look like six-pointed stars; others, like starfi sh

For to the snow he says, “Fall on the earth;” and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain, serves as a sign on everyone’s hand, so that all whom he has made may know it.

(Job 37: 6-7 NRSV)

The fi rst snow

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with six arms.My mother once re-

marked to a transplanted Yankee that it was “too cold to snow.” He laughed, but she was right. In the South, it gets very cold only when the air is spar-klingly clear.

In March 1993, two fellows set out to hike a trail in the Smokies. It was spring; they were in their shirt sleeves. Then the snow started in ear-nest, and they had to be rescued by helicopter.

There was also one af-ternoon it took me four hours to drive home after work – normally a 25- minute trip.

It pays to have a healthy respect for the snow!

FAITH NOTES ■ Blessed Teresa of Cal-

cutta Catholic Church,

4635 Maynardville

Highway across from the

Maynardville Food City, will

be giving away blankets,

knitted items and used

clothes beginning 9 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 16. All items

are free. Info: 992-7222.

■ Hansard Chapel Method-ist 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 Richard-

son, 776-2668.

Last year was a big year for Christian fi lms with the release of “Faith of our Fa-thers,” “Do You Believe,” “War Room,” “Woodlawn” and “When the Game Stands Tall” among others.

It was a similar year to 2014, which had a compa-rable number of Christian theatrical releases.

2016 will see fewer faith-based fi lms, although “God’s Not Dead 2” will surely be one of the most anticipated releases of the spring. Hol-lywood seems to be cash-ing in on what they see as a

Zach Wishart

Christian fi lms in review

prime opportunity to make some dough on Christians.

With that being said, the movies with a genuine biblical message such as “War Room” or the oth-ers mentioned previously have youth groups, small groups and in some cases entire churches attending

together.Movies that claim to be

faith-based yet have a strong Hollywood secular spin, (such as “Noah” or Nicho-las Cage’s “Left Behind”) do not have the same solid faith community backing.

At the end of the day Hol-lywood can’t fool true be-lievers on something that claims to be biblical ver-sus something that truly is (think Joel Osteen vs. Charles Stanley).

The Kendrick Brothers did an outstanding job on this year’s release of “War

Room.” A must-see for ev-eryone, it is an inspiring message on the power of prayer.

This movie shows how God will work in our lives through the power prayer and seeking Him in all that we do! If you missed it in theaters and don’t want to buy it, you can see it at Buf-fat Heights Baptist Church on Sunday, Jan. 17.

It is a movie with a sol-id biblical message that could make a big impact on your life as you continue throughout this new year.

It’s two weeks into 2016, and your New Year’s resolution to eat healthier may already be going sour.

But it’s a sweet goal, and one easy way to make progress is to add a few “superfoods” into your diet, according to Lee Murphy, professor of nutrition at UT Knoxville.

“We should all incorporate more of these nutrient-dense foods into our diets on a regular basis because they are so bountiful in nutrition,” said Murphy. “All are high in dietary fi ber as well as key vitamins and minerals.”

Here are fi ve superfoods Murphy suggests adding to your meal plan:

■ Spinach – Spinach is great be-cause it is chock-full of vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, magnesium, iron, vitamin K and other good-for-you nu-trients. It is also an excellent source of dietary fi ber. Eating spinach raw or

cooked lightly will boost its antioxi-dant content.

■ Broccoli – This well-known su-perfood is full of vitamin C, potas-sium, dietary fi ber, B vitamins (in-cluding folate) and many others. It’s packed with phytochemicals and an-tioxidants, which promote health and can prevent diseases.

■ Berries – All berries are rich in vitamin C and dietary fi ber. Depend-ing on the variety, they can also be good sources of other nutrients. The pigments that cause the bright colors in berries are also powerful phyto-chemicals and antioxidants, which provide disease-preventing com-pounds.

■ Beans – Beans come in a number of varieties, all of which are excellent sources of dietary fi ber, protein and B vitamins (including folate). Consider

eating beans as a meat alternative sev-eral times a week for better health – and a less expensive source of protein.

■ Quinoa – Quinoa is actually a seed and is related to spinach, but it is generally considered a grain. It’s a complete source of protein, which means it has all the essential pro-teins the body needs. Most vegetable sources of protein do not have this quality. Quinoa is also rich in magne-sium, iron and dietary fi ber. All of this makes it a great option for vegans and vegetarians.

So to revive your resolve, stop wor-rying about everything you shouldn’t eat and focus on things you should eat.

“These foods help us reach our dai-ly nutritional goals, help keep our bod-ies functioning properly, and also aid in preventing certain sicknesses and diseases,” said Murphy.

Superfoods for healthy resolutions

Children all over Knox County were sweating over the holiday break, and it wasn’t just from the unsea-sonably warm weather.

Cabin fever lured many families out around town to partake in exhibits, day camps, art activities and playground fun during stu-dents’ last days of winter vacation before returning to school.

The Muse Knoxville held several Winter Wonderlabs that featured crafts, 3D de-sign and printing and code writing.

A favorite hot spot was a sensory activity made of boards and thousands of yellow zip ties. Children walked through the ties as if walking through a hallway while the ends of the plastic tickled their skin.

More than half of the children at The Muse were accompanied by an adult family member that seemed to have just as much fun as their younger play pal(s).

Lucinda Alexander, grandmother to Everett and Edith Alexander, spoke very highly of The Muse’s Grandparent Pass, which allows a grandparent to pay one time and bring all of their grandchildren as of-ten as they’d like.

A special presentation also took place at The Muse on Dec. 29 when TVA an-nounced a presenting spon-sorship of this year’s third annual Robotics Revolu-tion: A STEM Awareness Event, to be held Aug. 6 at the Jacob Building in Chil-howee Park.

TVA will donate $10,000 to the event, hosted by The Muse.

“Robotics Revolution has hosted almost 3,000 at-tendees in the previous two years,” says Ellie Kittrell, ex-ecutive director of The Muse.

“State-of-the-art corpo-rations always benefi t from a well-educated workforce and TVA’s investment in Ro-botics Revolution demon-strates how events like this are meeting this need in our community.” Info: the-museknoxville.org.

The Knoxville Museum of Art’s East Tennessee Re-gional Student Art Exhibi-tion is on display through Jan. 10, and several stu-dents and their families stopped by for a peek.

Cain, Libba and Louise Gray Leonard were visit-

Homeschooled sisters Ana and Ava Berkheimer release some

energy on the playground outside The Muse. Ana favors the

space ship exhibit and Ava likes the art projects.

Chris McDonald and his

niece, preschooler Adelyn

Smith, dig for dinosaurs.

Rains Emery and her big sis-

ter, Mary Mac, a fi rst grader at

Sequoyah Elementary School,

walk through a sensory activ-

ity made from thousands

of yellow zip ties. Mary Mac

seemed to enjoy the experi-

ence more than Rains.

Cabin fever easers

Sara Barrett

ing their grandparents but came by KMA for a scaven-ger hunt. Their mom print-ed a list of items to look for in the exhibits, and the children marked them off as they went along.

KMA will host its Winter Family Fun Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. There will be artist dem-onstrations, live entertain-ment and lots of art activi-ties for kids.

The kids will most likely need another break from school by that time. Info: knoxart.org

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10

p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, JAN. 14AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-

9:30 p.m., AAA Offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Coffee, Donuts & a Movie: “Max,” 10:30 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

Halls Book Club: “The Rocks,” 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Just Add Color: Adult Coloring Club, 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

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

FRIDAY, JAN. 15Steep Canyon Rangers in concert, 8 p.m.,

Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JAN. 15-16“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

Dreamcoat,” 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: all Ticketmaster outlets, Tennessee Theatre box offi ce and 800-745-3000.

Monster Jam, 7:30 p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena. Saturday Pit Party, 5 p.m. Info/tickets: tbarena.com; knoxvilletickets.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 16AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30

p.m., AAA Offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

“Fantasia, Live!” presented by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Info/tickets: knoxvillesymphony.com.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Roux du Bayou Cajun Dance Music, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

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

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

“What’s For Breakfast” cooking class, 10 a.m., Clinton Physical Therapy Center, 1921 N. Charles G. Seivers Blvd., Clinton. Led by Camille Watson, Holistic Health Coach. Cost: $33/$60 per couple if paid by Jan. 13. Preregistration requested. Info/registration: Kelly Lenz, 457-1649, or Camille Watson, 661-9956.

SATURDAYS, JAN. 16-FEB. 13“Pottery On The Wheel” class for all levels,

10 a.m.-2 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Katie Cottrell. Registration deadline: Jan. 9. Bring lunch. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, JAN. 19Computer Workshop: Introducing the

Computer, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 215-8700.

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

Quilt Binding classes, Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek: “Making Bias-Cut Strip,” 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $25; “Binding the Quilt,” 1-4:30 p.m., $30. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971; monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com; myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.

Tribute Show honoring Dolly Parton’s 70th birthday, 7 pm., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $25. Proceeds will benefi t Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Knox County. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20Greensky Bluegrass in concert, 8 p.m., Bijou

Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10

p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

Symphony Storytime presented by the KSO string quartet, 11 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For pre-school aged children. Info: 525-5431.

WEDNESDAYS, JAN. 20, 27“Beautiful, Vibrant Alcohol Inks” class, 10

a.m.-1 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65. Info/registration: knoxart.org.

“Mosaics Keepsake Box” class, 2-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Cost: KMA members $50/nonmembers $65. Info/registration: knoxart.org.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JAN. 20-21AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor

Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, JAN. 21Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch

meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.

FRIDAY, JAN. 22Black Jacket Symphony performs Journey’s

“Escape,” 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com.

Free Movie Night, 7 p.m., third fl oor, education building, Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4328 E. Emory Road. Featuring: “War Room.” Free popcorn and drinks

The Naughty Knots, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West

Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

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