By Sandra ClarkUnion County government employees could

be getting a two percent pay increase if fund-ing is available. The Budget Committee of Union County Commission approved budgets from several offi ces with such an increase; the budgets also anticipate a county-paid fi ve per-cent increase in health insurance costs.

The availability of funds centers on a pend-ing lawsuit regarding comp time and overtime in the offi ce of former Sheriff Earl Loy Jr. May-or Mike Williams told commissioners the suit might be “handled” on Monday, April 11, at the commission’s scheduled meeting.

The county already has paid out $100,000 for similar suits.

Finance Director Ann Dyer said a two per-cent increase for salary and associated benefi ts would cost the county about $80,000. She said the county has $50,000 revenue over expenses year-to-date, but is looking at April, May and June to end the year – months when property tax income is slow.

Last week most county offi ceholders ap-peared at the Budget Committee to propose a budget for the fi scal year that begins July 1, 2016.

Randy Turner represented the offi ce of property assessor where former assessor Don-na Jones recently died.

Commissioners heard from Register of Deeds Mary Beth Kitts, Circuit Court Clerk

Barbara Williams, Trustee Gina Buckner, County Clerk Pam Ailor, Elections Admin-istrator Deborah Viles and others. Big ticket departments – schools and the sheriff – will appear at the May and June meetings.

Buckner said it’s been three years since county employees had a raise.

Barbara Williams asked for an increase of $3,000 for juries. She said if defendants are found guilty, they’re required to reimburse the cost of the jury and she expects to recover most if not all of the increase.

Viles did not receive anything she asked for, other than the possible two percent sal-ary increase for her single staff member. Com-missioners did not agree to increase the pay of election commissioners, who make $50 per meeting; election workers, who make $125 per day; or her staff person who works, she said, fi ve more hours per week than her predecessor. (Viles opens the offi ce at 8 a.m. whereas her predecessor opened at 9 a.m.)

Shannon DeWitt secured her request for the Agriculture Extension Offi ce. “The state pays

about $140,000 per year (for the Union County offi ce)” she said. “For every dollar you spend, you get back $2.90.”

It was no-go for the Union County Chamber of Commerce, represented by acting president Mayme Taylor. She asked for reimbursement from the hotel/motel tax for money “already spent” amounting to $11,503.

Taylor presented an itemized statement showing where each dollar went to promote tourism in the county. In addition, she asked for new money of $4,155. The new money would be spent: $600, postage, to mail infor-mation about the county to those who request it; $150, fuel, for the Norris Lake Cleanup; $445, Dyna Tech Corporation, for advertising that plays in hotel rooms in Knox, Sevier and Anderson counties; $2,850 for a four-month billboard campaign in Halls to attract visitors to Union County festivals; and $110 for tim-ing shoe clips for the upcoming 5K race at Big Ridge where the Chamber expects 200 run-ners.

Taylor’s presentation fell on deaf ears as no one make a motion of any sort. Without a motion, there was no discussion and the re-quest will not move on to the full commission. Commissioners Mike Sexton (in Atlanta on business) and Dawn Flatford (family illness) missed the meeting.

Parker Holloway slides into fun at the Autism Awareness Festival and Walk.

He is sporting a blue spiked hairstyle in support of autism awareness. Photo by S. Carey

Food City to host clothing drive

Maynardville Food City will hold a clothing recycling drive Thursday and Friday, April 21-22. Gentle used clothing will be accepted in the store’s front lobby and will be donated to a local charity for distribution.

History meets DNA at museum

Dr. Edwin Jones, noted Knoxville psychiatrist who has studied DNA and genealogy for over 20 years, will address the Union County Historical Society at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at the Union County Museum. The public is invited to attend.

Chamber seeks new leader

Union County Chamber of Commerce will be accept-ing resumes for the position of president April 4-13 at its office, located at 1001 Main St., Maynardville. To assure someone is available, call 865-992-2811 before drop-ping by. Full job description is on the chamber’s page on Facebook.

IN THIS ISSUE

Wash day“The wringer washer,

primitive though it now seems, was a vast improve-ment over my maternal grandmother’s washboard with the ribbed glass sur-face for manually scrubbing clothes.

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By Shannon CareyWilson Park came alive April

2, as the fi rst Autism Awareness Festival and Walk gathered folks for fun, fellowship and food. There were even a few Jedi and Ghost-busters wandering the grounds, taking photos with happy fans.

And of course, the color blue was everywhere, from clothes to hair. April is Autism Awareness Month, and the month’s tagline is “Light it up Blue.”

Ashley Lay started the festival in honor of her son, Ethan, and to call attention to a misunderstood group of people, those with autism in Union County.

The event had more than 20 “teams,” each representing a per-son with autism, participating in the walk. The festival raised

$5,000, which Lay plans to use for several projects, including emer-gency decals for cars and homes to alert fi rst responders that a person with autism is inside.

Lay thanked everyone who par-ticipated and the event’s sponsors, including TNT Printing, Food City, Area Wide Crusade, Reliant Fam-ily Health, Anything Imaginable, Shannon Woods Photography, Pics by Moo, Pizza Parlor, Dukes Jewelry, Lil Joe’s BBQ, Auto Zone, Lambert’s Healthcare, Shabby Chic 33 Bou-tique, Lucy Lu’s Boutique, Kevin’s Sound, Warwicks Chapel Church, Trinity Funeral Home, Mayor Mike Williams, Rent A Bounce LLC, Tri County Sanitation, Kerbela Jeep Patrol, Rocky Top Family Practice, Midway IGA, and Alpha and Omega Custom Calls.

The Kerbela Patrol gave rides in their famous tiny cars during the Autism

Awareness Festival and Walk. Pictured here are Kamdyn and Carl Boling

about to go for a spin.

A whole family of Ghost-

buster cosplayers from the

Knoxville Ghostbusters

Club came to the Autism

Awareness Festival and

Walk at Wilson Park. They

are (front) Joanna and

Nathan Scott; (back) Josh

Blevins, Paul Hodge, Christa

Scott and Jonathan Scott.

Wilson Park goes blue for autism

Randy Turner

Offi cials request 2 percent employee pay hike

Lincoln/Reagan dinner Saturday

House Speaker Beth Har-well will be in Maynardville at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 16, to speak to the Lincoln/Reagan Day Dinner at Union County High School. Doors open at 5 p.m. for the event.

Tickets are $25 ($300 for a sponsor table) and are avail-able by calling 216-7727 or 556-5493 or unioncountygop@aol.com

History meets DNA at museum

Dr. Edwin Jones, noted Knoxville psychiatrist who has studied DNA and genealogy for over 20 years, will address the Union County Historical Society at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at the Union County Museum. The public is invited to attend.

2 • APRIL 13, 2016 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news

UNION COUNTY SERVICE GUIDEThere is a growing prob-

lem in the country with the overuse of opioids, which are narcotic pain medica-tions. Some of the common opioids are hydrocodone and oxycodone, known un-der commercial names like Percocet, Vicodin, Oxy-Contin and others. They are generally prescribed to relieve moderate to severe pain. They can produce a euphoric effect, sometimes leading to abuse, which can be fatal. According to the Centers for Disease Con-trol (CDC), there has been a 300 percent increase in the prescription of opioids since 1999. Late last year the CDC issued a draft “Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain”, essentially urging careful consideration for such pre-scriptions along the course of treatment.

One of the CDC guide-

lines is that non-drug ther-apy is the preferred fi rst step in treating chronic pain. The American Chiro-practic Association (ACA) has praised the CDC for that position. Chiropractic treatment does not include surgery or drug prescrip-tion and numerous studies have found chiropractic to be effective treatment for lower back pain. “Patients with pain should receive treatment that provides the greatest benefi ts relative to risks,” the CDC wrote in its guidelines, which were published in the Fed-eral Register on Dec. 14. If you’re experiencing pain, talk with a chiropractor to see what your non-drug treatment options may be.

Presented as a community service by Union County Chiropractic; 110 Skyline Drive, Maynardville, Tenn.992-7000.

Chiropractic OutlookBy Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC

Chiropractic and opioids

Veterans soughtUnion County Mayor’s Offi ce is currently accepting

applications for plaques to be placed on the veterans’ wall. Info: 992-3061.

Gary Sharp with friends Pat and Darwin Yung during the Norris

Lake clean-up Photos submitted

Gary Sharp grew up in Fountain City but he al-ways loved spending time on Norris Lake when he was a child. These days Sharp owns property on the lake and spends much of his free time trying to keep the lake he loves as beautiful as he remembers.

“My grandfather was born in Loyston which is now under the lake,” said Sharp. “I bought property on Norris Lake in Sharps Chapel 10 years ago and got involved with the lake clean up soon after.”

More than 120 concerned

Keeping it clean

Cindy Taylor

Bonnie Peters

Throughout our country, May is recognized as His-toric Preservation Month. Preservation Union County is planning a variety of events in celebration of his-toric preservation in Union County.

Clifford Stiner is a Union County person who should be recognized for working to preserve our heritage. Clifford published a news-paper, and brought us mov-ing pictures among many other efforts that we fondly

Cliff ord Stiner preserved UC history

remember. One of the early Union

County newspapers was “The Newsette,” published by Clifford Stiner. The New-sette was established Dec. 1, 1937, and entered in the post offi ce at Maynardville,

as second class matter Jan. 19, 1938, un der an Act of March 3, 1879. The paper was issued Thursdays, bi-weekly. Clifford Stiner was editor, manager and owner. Subscriptions were $1 a year. Advertising rates were provided upon request.

The editorial also stated:“The Newsette does not

knowingly print fi ctitious or anonymous articles. All unsolicited articles, manu-scripts, letters and pictures sent to The Newsette are sent at the owner’s risk. The Newsette expressly repudi-ates any liability or respon-sibility for their safe custody or return.”

Bits and pieces of news

from a May1942 issue in-cluded:

“The Union County Board of Education voted in March that all teachers would be required to have a poll tax receipt in order to receive a teacher’s contract. The Union County School Board also sponsored a can-nery to aid the school lunch program, which was initi-ated by Mr. A. K. Steiner, Superintendent of Union County Schools and Clifford Stiner’s brother.

“The cannery was un-der the supervision of Mrs. Edith Moore. A 20-acre gar-den was planted to supply the cannery. Labor for the garden was provided by the

Works Progress Adminis-tration (WPA).”

Can any-one tell us exactly where this twenty-acre garden was located?

J a m e s E. Arnold, prev iously a Horace

Maynard High School principal, announced his candidacy for state sena-tor to represent Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Han-cock, Morgan, Scott and Union Counties.

Clifford Stiner was an outstanding Union Coun-tian, a man before his time. He served as a police guard in Chicago in 1930 as well as in World War II. After com-ing back to Union County, he introduced us to the mov-ies, alternating sites among Sharps Chapel, Big Ridge, Luttrell and The Newsette Hall at Maynardville. Ad-mission was just a dime.

Clifford had the fi rst air-plane fl ying around May-nardville. His hangar and runway were in the Hubbs Grove area. Over his life-time, Clifford had many business and community ventures including develop-

ing a small subdivision near the Maynardville Elemen-tary School.

Clifford married Sarah Williams, a school teacher, and together they worked to teach and preserve the history of the county. Clif-ford, in cooperation with the Union County Retired Teachers Association, was responsible for moving and reconstructing the Sharp Log School at the Union County Museum site.

The late Mossie Beeler do-nated the log Sharp School building, and Clifford and his workers disassembled it, moved it and reconstructed it at Maynardville. The Re-tired Teachers have at times opened the school to stu-dents on history day to let them experience a school day of their ancestors. Note: The name spellings of Stiner and Steiner are correct.

As many of you have read, the old Knoxville newspapers are being digi-tized for our enjoyment and research. I plan to pose the question–is it possible to also include whatever Union County papers that are still available in a project of this nature.. If this becomes a reality we’ll certainly be asking everyone to share in this.

SENIOR NOTES ■ Union County Senior

Citizens Center 298 Main St.

Monday-Friday

8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Info for all seniors groups:

Melanie Dykes

992-3292/992-0361

■ Plainview SeniorsPlainview City Hall

1037 Tazewell Pike

Meets each fi rst Monday

10 a.m.-12:30p.m.

■ Luttrell SeniorsLuttrell Community Center

115 Park Road

Meets each third Monday

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

■ Sharps Chapel SeniorsSharps Chapel

Community Bldg.

1550 Sharps Chapel Road

Meets each fi rst and third

Wednesday

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

D.C. Thomas & Ted Greene

celebrate April birthdays at

Plainview.

March birthdays Tom Keaton

celebrated a

March birthday

at Plainview.

Luttrell seniors who celebrated birthdays on March

21 are (standing): Melba Lawson, Sally Ruth, James

Israel, Yolanda Kelly, Don Bowers, Nellie Hill; (seat-

ed): Barbara Atkins and Jearldine Hill.

volunteers from TVA and the fi ve counties that touch the lake showed up for the Norris Lake Project Clean-up April 2. They picked up and hauled off 13.2 tons of garbage from on and around Norris Lake. Bags for the cleanup were provided by TVA.

tect and preserve that. If we don’t who will?” Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@

gmail.com

Sharp and his group worked on the TVA wild area called Stiners Woods close to Helms ferry and the Union County boat dock. He says he hopes to increase the number of volunteers next year as that area is in great need of cleaning up.

Sharp has spent time in cleanup both on the land surrounding the lake and on the water by boat. He says he has found everything from Styrofoam to dead animals and even a kitchen sink. What stands out in his mind are the little plastic carnival ducks.

“Doing cleanup by boat is by far my favorite. I have a passion for all types of wa-tercraft. And I have quite

the collection of plastic car-nival ducks now.”

Sharp works as a Bulk batch processor. “Ironi-cally we make cleaning products.”

As part of his goal to keep Norris Lake clean Sharp always tries to participate in both the spring and fall cleanups. In addition he is always collecting and dis-posing of fl oating trash on his own lake property. He says there never seems to be a shortage of plastic bottles and empty chewing tobacco tins.

“Our area lakes are a tre-mendous treasure and add so much to our quality of life here in East Tennessee. Norris is a wonderful ame-

Cliff ord Stiner

nity and is reported to be the cleanest lake in the TVA system. I think we should do all that we can to pro-

UNION COUNTY Shopper news • APRIL 13, 2016 • 3 community

Maynardville Public Li-brary showcased 18 local businesses and organiza-tions April 2, at the library’s fi rst Business Expo.

Businesses set up booths throughout the library and senior center, providing fun activities and delicious food and beverage.

Also on hand was the Canton of Hochwald, the local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism,

a group that recreates the Middle Ages and Renais-sance. Members displayed arts and crafts of the time and demonstrated medi-eval co mbat. The group also sold crafts and food items to help fund the Fritz Voss Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor the Union County High School teacher and club founder.

Business Expo partici-pants include UT Extension,

Union County Business and Professional Association, American Business Equip-ment, Century 21, Jane’s Photography, Teresa’s Bak-ery, Shabby Chic 33 Bou-tique, Avon, Lucy’s Loops, A-Line, An Embroidery Mir-acle, Union County Senior Citizens Center, Yoga by Ta-mara, Seven Springs Farm to Table, the Winery at Seven Springs Farm, and Hardin’s Mountain Organics.

RABIES VACCINATION CLINICS

The Union County rabies

vaccination clinics will be

held Saturday, April 16, in

the following locations and

times:

■ Sharps Chapel Elemen-

tary, 9-10 a.m.

■ Luttrell Elementary,

10:45-11:45 a.m.

■ Union County Health

Department, 12:30-1:30

p.m.

■ Big Ridge Elementary,

2:15-3:15 p.m.

■ Paulette Elementary,

4-5 p.m.

The cost is $10 for a one-

year rabies vaccination for

qualifying dogs and cats.

The participating veterinar-

ian is Tim “Doc” Williams,

DVM. All clinics are spon-

sored by the Tennessee

Department of Health and

will be held rain or shine.

Teresa Cooper of Teresa’s Bakery networks with Marvin Jeff reys of American Business Equip-

ment.

Faye Hardin of Hardin’s Mountain Organics

brought some plants to the business expo.

Rick Riddle of the Winery at

Seven Springs Farm discusses

the wine industry with Marie

and Jack Rhyne. Photos by S. Carey

Tori Blankenship

shows some

of the fashions

available at

Shabby Chic 33

Boutique and

Tea Room.

Jane Craddock of Jane’s Pho-

tography dresses up in her fa-

vorite photo booth costume

pieces in front of Maynardville

Public Library’s new green

screen.

Suzi Thurman and Amber Jacobs of the Society for Creative

Anachronism demonstrate the arts and crafts of the Middle

Ages.

Business on display at library

Pitching in on Norris LakeVolunteers at the April 2 Norris Lake Clean-up

included this group from the Hickory Pointe

Homeowners Association: Sloan Becker,

Jane and David Breder, Liz Davis, Jeff and

Debbie Jones, Lynn Underwood and Vince

Zabik. Other volunteers included the Norris

Shores and Pinnacle Pointe Homeowners As-

sociations, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, TDOT,

USDA Rural Development and students from

UT. Business participants were Beach Island

Resort Marina, Food City, Big Ridge State Park

and Hickory Star Marina. Partner organiza-

tion was TVA. Ph oto submitted

4 • APRIL 13, 2016 • UNION COUNTY Shopper news opinion

This is the story of the other guard, Ed Molinski, Tennessee 1938-40, two-time All-American, College Football Hall of Fame.

The wringer washer, primitive though it now seems, was a vast improve-ment over my maternal grandmother’s washboard with the ribbed glass sur-face for manually scrubbing clothes. I never met Marga-ret Raby “Tiny” Sampson, but I still have her wash-board passed down to me by her daughter, my mother Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sampson Mincey.

I can imagine Mamaw and Mother with the wash-board and a washtub of hot water (heated on the wood cookstove), using laundry soap to scrub dirt from soiled clothes. Those clothes were wrung by hand like dishrags, then shaken for hanging on the clothesline.

Imagine the resulting wrinkles in those days be-fore wrinkle-free fabric!

The next logical step was ironing, most likely with a non-electric device made of solid cast iron heated ei-ther in the fi replace or on the wood cookstove. Lots of industrious women in those days demonstrated true pride and work ethic by even ironing bedsheets.

The earliest wringer washers were manually op-erated. My mother’s, more modern, was a white, por-

The other guard

Run through the wringers

Vietnam veteran Mike Pettit gets ready to take fl ight in a Life-

Star helicopter over Knoxville. Photos by R. White A view of Neyland Stadium from high above Knoxville.

Veterans The 20th HonorAir fl ight

was scheduled to depart Knoxville this morning (April 13) carrying a plane fi lled with veterans and volunteers on their way to Washington, D.C.

Mike Pettit is one of the veterans on board and is thankful for the opportunity to make the trip. He was at a recent presentation when LifeStar donated a Zoll E Series cardiac monitor to Eddie Mannis of HonorAir for the trips. HonorAir takes

veterans, free of charge, to the nation’s capital to see the memorials built to recognize the sacrifi ces they made for their country.

The equipment will al-low the paramedics, nurs-

es and physicians who fl y with Honor Air to quickly diagnose and treat cardiac emergencies before the ar-rival of an ambulance.

LifeStar personnel ac-company the group on each trip. Since HonorAir began in 2007, more than 2,500 WWII, Korea and Vietnam veterans have taken the free, one-day trip. Medics Matt Owens, Rocky Walker and Kay Kirkland repre-sented LifeStar at the event.

Following the presenta-

tion, I had the opportunity to chat with Pettit briefl y. When asked what he want-ed to see the most while in Washington, Pettit got choked up and said that see-ing the memorials means a lot to him. He talked a little bit about his service in Viet-nam. I learned that he was a graduate of West High School and the University of Tennessee who learned to fl y planes in Knoxville be-fore joining the Air Force, in which he served fi ve years.

In Vietnam, Pettit fl ew a C7A Caribou and remem-bers fl ying in dangerous zones, often right at the

tops of the tree line. He said Vietnam was a beautiful place but not an ideal place to be in war time. Pettit was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service.

Pettit left home when his youngest was just nine months old. His wife would send tapes of the baby and the family talking for him to listen to while overseas. When he fi nally returned, an older child mentioned dad being home, and that once-young-baby went and grabbed the tape player – her only knowledge of her dad. And that’s when I choked up.

At the end of the donation event, LifeStar gave veter-ans an opportunity to ride in the helicopter over Knox-ville. Pettit jumped at the chance to ride in the cock-pit, having fl own an aircraft during his military service. I jumped at the chance to ride along and capture pic-tures of him and of Knox-ville so he could remember the day for a long time.

When we landed back at the hanger, Pettit and I said our goodbyes and shared a hug. It was truly an honor to have met Mike Pettit and to say thank you for his service to this country.

Suffridge and Molinski meshed fl awlessly in Ney-land’s single wing and the 6-2-2-1. They were devas-tating blockers and devil-ish defenders. They were opposites as people. What’s more, they didn’t like each other.

We are told that Molinski thought the happy-go-lucky Suffridge was irrespon-sible or worse. We know what Suff thought of laws, rules and regulations. You may have read in one of my books about the ol’ Vol vis-iting the newspaper on a very cold night and walking away with a sportswriter’s overcoat.

Neither man came from upper-crust. Bob was born in Union County, moved to Fountain City, played bril-liantly at Central High.

Ed, born in Scranton, Pa., of Polish immigrants, spent time in an orphan-age because his mother died young. He grew up in Mas-sillon, Ohio.

The father wanted the son to become heavyweight boxing champion of the world. The legendary Paul Brown wanted him to play football. Then high school coach and father compro-mised. Ed was a great guard and boxing champ of Ohio.

He was an excellent stu-

dent at UT. He earned his master’s while still playing. He became an assistant coach at Memphis State and a professor in history and geography. He joined the Marines during World War II and became a second lieutenant.

Ed returned to coach-ing and teaching, this time at Mississippi State, and decided he wanted to be a doctor. He needed a specifi c chemistry credit to get into med school. It wasn’t of-fered in Starkville.

To keep him on the foot-ball staff, the athletic direc-tor persuaded the president to create the course. This was a life-changing moment.

Molinski later enrolled at UT med school, assist-ed various Memphis high school football programs and worked as a security guard at the veterans hospi-tal to pay the bills.

When he started his medical practice, he be-came team doctor for Mem-phis State and several high schools. In his spare time, he was the professional box-ing doctor in town.

“He truly loved the medical profession,” said son Chuck Molinski. “He worked at it until his death in 1986.”

He was 68.There are dozens of Mo-

linski tales and tidbits. He barely survived a cop-

perhead bite at age 5. As a redshirt sophomore with the Vols, he was a volunteer policeman in Ohio – during the infamous 1937 steel mill strikes. Three people died. Hundreds were injured. His father was a striker.

There was a Molinski-Suffridge fi ght that never happened. Neyland vetoed it. Ed was captain of the UT boxing team.

There was a late evening when Molinski and Suf-fridge reconnected for a minute, long distance, in an identity crisis. Chuck Mo-linski remembers it well.

“The sheriff’s offi ce in an East Tennessee county called our home and Mom answered. The caller said Ed Molinski was in jail for hit-ting a restaurant waitress.

“Mother looked over at

Dad and said ‘My husband is right here next to me. There must be some mistake.’”

Upon further investiga-tion, it was found that Suff had told the police he was that famous Tennessee guard, Ed Molinski.

If there was a book about the other guard, would you read it?Marvin West invites reader response. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

celain-coated electric May-tag (“May”) with teal green release levers for her yellow wringers. May had rollers on each of her four legs to allow her to be pulled along-side the kitchen sink for use; otherwise she occupied a place of honored rest in the kitchen corner.

May had a teal green pull knob right in her front center that activated the agitator (also teal green). It was easy for a young child to imagine that knob as the “belly button” of a very short, stout sumo wres-tler! The lid to the clothes tub had a (you guessed it) matching green teal handle in its center.

First, the tub was fi lled with water from the kitchen sink tap via part of a green garden hose. As we had no hot water heater, initially water was boiled on the stove in a two-bushel gal-vanized tub, then poured into the clothes tub. Later Mother heated water with a portable, electric heater

dropped directly into the clothes tub.

Next, clothes were sorted into three piles by color. Each pile comprised one load, washed in order from light to dark. A load was placed in the clothes tub and the agitator activated.

After about 30 min-utes of wash, clothes were rinsed. In a straight-back chair behind the machine Mother placed a No. 2 gal-vanized washtub fi lled with cold water. As clothes were removed from the washer, they were “run through” the wringers (operated by a foot pedal) to remove water. The process was reversed by a white lever on top of the ma-chine to remove rinse water before hanging clothes on the line to dry.

After this bi-weekly, half-day chore, the wash water was drained from the ma-chine by a 50 foot garden hose. In summer the warm water roused earthworms which my dad collected for fi shing.

The Maytag repairman of commercial lore might have been bored, but no one who washed many clothes on his “wringers” could have said the same.

Next week I’ll share a little word play.

Marvin West

RuthWhite

Ronnie Mincey

Robert Lee Suffridge was a bit more famous, a three-time All-American, recipient of the 1940 Knute Rockne Award as the most valuable lineman in the country.

Later, Suffridge was a fi rst-11 honoree after the fi rst hundred years of foot-ball, selected from an esti-mated 2.5 million former players. He had credibility. Robert R. Neyland said Suff was the best he ever saw. Mo was close.

The two guards played in a golden era for the Volunteers, 17 consecutive games with-out permitting a point. Their teams won 31 and lost two.

They will be recognized again on Saturday at the Or-ange and White game when the school presents an inau-gural version of its athletic hall of fame. Cheers.

UNION COUNTY Shopper news • APRIL 13, 2016 • 5

Paulette PTO sets fl ea market

Paulette Elementary School PTO will host its annual fl ea market 8 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at the school. Community mem-bers are welcome to rent a space for $5 and sell their wares. Space is limited; reservations recommended. Rain date is April 23. Info/reservations: Teresa Wil-liams, 992-7033.

The faculty and staff of Horace Maynard

Middle School recently announced the

honor roll for the third nine-weeks grad-

ing period.

Eighth gradeAll As: Jaden Ayers, Skylar Bates, Aubrey

Booker, Chloe Bowman, Tanner Brooks,

Dalton Cline, Jada Cochrane, Suzanna

Damewood, Destiny Graves, Kaily Griff ey,

Zoe Hensley, Austin Hooks, Ella Johnson,

Savannah Jones, Peyton Keck, Alyssa

Long, Summer Mize, Tanner Monroe,

Makenna Nease, Leonor Perez, Elizabeth

Pursel, Elijah Taylor, Haleigh Warwick,

Susannah Wilson, Katelin Young-Melton.

All As and Bs: Bradley Acuff , Summer

Beeler, Jonathan Blanton, Jacob Camp-

bell, Wesley Coff ey, Troy Collins, Saman-

tha Cooke, Gabby DeLeon, Angel Ed-

wards, Austin Forsythe, Morgan Fraley,

Brianna Gardner, Takinsey Gibson, Tyler

Gilbert, Logan Haney-Heitl, Samantha

Harrison, Lydia Hermann, Kennedy Hill,

Leon Hill, Felicity Holman, Blakelee

Hutchison, Josh Inklebarger, McKayla

Johnson, Addison Jones, Chelsey Jones,

Katie Lewis, Katherine Mahoney, Evan

Matthews, Lora Mattingly, Luke Moore,

Emma Navarrete, Rosie Navarrete,

Mashara Noland, Jacob Norman, Brianna

Odom, Abigail Van Omum, Alexander

Padgett, Bradlee Patterson, Austin Pick-

ett, Connor Roberts, Kerigan Sands,

Aaron Shoff ner, Alexis Shope, Mikalea

Skibinski, Lucas Smith, Olivia Williams,

Jasper Young.

Seventh gradeAll As: Brooke Black, Hailey Blevins, Josh

Brantley, Cassie Dykes, Katy Beth Effl er,

Tyler Greene, Natalia Leonard, Baker

Mitchell, Emma Moyers, Brooklyn Sharp,

Raley Tolliver, Christopher Treece, Mason

Weaver, Kaitlyn Woodie.

All As and Bs: Ashton Bailey, Seth Bates,

Hunter Boggs, Dalton Bradshaw, Aaron

Bravo, Adam Cheshire, Noah Conner,

Ethan Corum, Jennah Cox, Andrew

Crawford, Andrew Edmondson, Eli Foust,

Andrea Goforth, Landon Gray, Noah

Henderlight, Hannah Hensley, Kenneth

Hooks, Nayana Howard, Nylayia How-

ard, Tucker Jones, Caitlin Mays, Kennedy

McBee, Justin Muncey, Tori Naglitch,

Carson Nicley, Ben Oakes, Kyla Pressnell,

Logan Rawlinson, Emily Russell, Lora

Rutherford, Ryan Savage, Sydney Shup-

perd, Kelsea Simpson, Nicolas Sizemore,

Ronnie Stevens, Paige Strickland, Ethan

Taylor, Chelsey Thomas, Draven Vermil-

lion, Ashlyn Walker, Jordan Walker, Chey-

enne Wyrick.

Sixth gradeAll As: Zack Caldwell, Jacob Chaffi n, Riley

Cole, Kadynce Collins, MiKayla Deloach,

Sierra Doane, Jesse Ford, Savanna Ger-

ber, Gavin Graves, Peyton Helms, Macey

Hutchison, Morgan Johnson, Jacob Keck,

Kya Matthews, Makenna Satterfi eld, Ra-

chel Sharp, Kailyn Tolliver, Joy Turner,

Sebastian Villar, Sarah Wright.

All As and Bs: Austin Acuff , Jennifer

Arwood, Jordan Begley, Isaiah Blanton,

Jaden Blanton, Gracie Brady, Sarah Bra-

num, Cayden Brown, Dakota Burgess,

Kimberly Carroll, Makayla Cooper, Emma

Cox, Michelle Deleon, Ashlynn Deluca,

Koby Dyer, Eli Edds, Makenzie Foust, El-

liot Gibbs, Tyler Graham, Greyson Griffi n,

Nikki Heath, Elizabeth Hickman, Faith

Hughett, Kelly Hunter, Kaitlyn Johnson,

Madison Lowe, Tyler Maples, Lexus Mat-

thews, Issac McClure, Victoria Mullins, Ja-

mie Myers, John Perry, Halli Seal, Alyssa

Sluder, Amanda Tharp, Melanie Tharp,

Tala Thomas, Kendra Tyler, Seth Ward,

Eli Welch, Austin Western, Jacob White,

Ethan Woods, Corey Wynn.

UCHS tennis scheduleThursday, April 14, 4:30

p.m., vs Harriman ++Friday, April 15, 5

p.m., girls only at LMU (Gateway)*

Tuesday, April 19, 4 p.m., at Pigeon Forge* ++

Thursday, April 21, 4 p.m., vs Grace ++

Tuesday, April 26, 4:30 p.m., vs Carter ++

* away games ++ district matches

Tuesday, May 3, 4 p.m. – Coaches meeting to seed Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, singles/doubles district matches at Pigeon Forge.

The Smoky Mountain 4-H Homeschool Group recently held the annual bread-baking contest. With so many great breads, judg-es Judy Loveday and Lin-dadora Lindsey had a hard time deciding the winners.

In their bread-baking contest age group, Dakota Sherritze came in third place, Zeb Schlacter

came in second, Meredith Key received an honorable mention and Jim Morgan took fi rst.

Winning their age group in the bread-baking contest are second place Joshua Sherritze, third

place Jesse Smith, honorable mentions Robert Schlacter, Jessica Lowery, Caleb Key and Eliza-

beth Hensley, fi rst place Jeremiah Kadron.

Winning their age group in the bread-baking contest are third place James Smith, honorable

mention Samuel Hensley, second place Kaleb Hanna, honorable mention Megan Walker, honor-

able mention Laine Collins and fi rst pl ace Hannah Howard.

In their age group

in the bread-baking

contest, Allyson

Hanna won fi rst

place, Noah Walker

came in third, and

Luke Smith came in

second.

Winning their age

group in the bread-

baking contest are

second place John

Smith, honorable

mention Jeremiah

Tindell, third place

Joannah Kadron and

fi rst place Joanthan

Tindell.

Smoky Mountain 4-H bakes bread

HMMS announces honor roll

FAITH NOTES ■ Alder Springs Missionary Baptist Church will

hold a moving celebration into its new building

Sunday, May 1. Meet at the new location, corner

of Hickory Road and Little Valley, 9:45 a.m. for

parking and busing to the old location. The

walk to the new location will begin 10:15 a.m.

Golf carts and gators will be available for those

unable to walk the distance. In the event of rain,

meet at the new location for 11 a.m. service.

Everyone invited.

■ Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell

Pike, Luttrell, will hold revival 7 p.m. beginning

Sunday, April 17. Speaking will be the Rev. Bob

Zavattieri and the Rev. Tommy Louthan. Every-

one welcome.

■ Hansard Chapel Methodist Church, located

on Highway 33 across from Tolliver’s Market,

hosts a food pantry 6-7 p.m. each third Satur-

day. Gently used clothing is also available. Info:

the Rev. Jay Richardson, 776-2668.

T. S. Eliot was right. April will break your heart.

There are, so I’m told, people who are sad in the autumn. Death, they claim: the dying year. The leaves turn gold and rus-set and scarlet, and then fall to the earth. Winter will be next, they say.

I am a child of the au-tumn, so it is life to me: sparkling skies and rus-tling leaves and cool eve-nings and a fi re in the fi replace.

April, on the other hand, always makes me sad. I have no idea why that is. There have been many happy occasions in April throughout my life – my brother Warren’s April birthday, the birth of my daughter Eden, my marriage to my wonder-ful Lewis and his own April birthday – but there is an ache around the heart that I can’t defi ne.

Maybe it is the beauty of the reborn world, the

The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places,… and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail.

(Isaiah 58:11 NRSV)April is the cruelest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.

(“The Waste Land,” T. S. Eliot)

Spring heartbreak

CrossCurrents

LynnPitts

freshness and the prom-ise, the fl owers and the budding trees. I love the dogwoods, with their nail-scarred petals, and the redbuds which fl ow-er into the purple of the mocked King’s robe.

Maybe part of my ache is our own American his-tory: the Civil War be-gan in April, and ended four years later in April. I spent two years of my life just outside Gettys-burg, steeped in the real-ity of those haunted bat-tlegrounds. My father’s younger brother learned of my brother’s April birth while in a foxhole on Okinawa.

Eliot was right!

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THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 17“Annie, Jr.,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109

E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

MONDAYS THROUGH APRIL 25QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30

p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2-4:15 p.m.,

Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431.

“DIY: Learn how to make eco-friendly home cleaners,” 2-3:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

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.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14Austin-East Magnet High School Artists’

Reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. Info: 525-5431.

“Beginning Writing” workshop, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. Registration deadline: April 7. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

“Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 10-11 a.m.., North Knoxville Medical Center, 7565 Dannaher Drive, Sister Elizabeth Room. Free; registration

required. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com.

“Ginseng: Gold in the Smoky Mountains,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Janie Bitner. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

Halls Book Club: “In the Unlikely Event,” 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Pizza Ha’s, 8-9:30 p.m., Pizza Hoss, 7215 Clinton Highway. Free monthly stand-up comedy showcase featuring local and regional comedians on the second Thursday of each month.

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 15Homeschoolers at the Library Part 3: Urban

Wildlife, presented by the Ijams Nature Center, 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Registration required. Info: 922-2552.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 15-17Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival, 9

a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Featuring: vendors, family activities, live animal displays, fi ber arts demonstrations and classes. Info/class registration/schedule: smokymountainfi berartsfestival.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16EarthFest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., World’s Fair Park.

Free, “zero-waste” event. Featuring food, fun and entertainment for family and pets. Info: knox-earthfest.org.

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.

Spring craft fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, 405 Black Oak Drive. More than 30 vendors. Proceeds go to Nicaragua Mission Trip. Info: Kimmie, lovejmpierce@gmail.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 16-17Dogwood Art DeTour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Artists will be demonstrating mixed media, painting, pottery and more. Craft activities for

kids. Free event. Info: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17Community Arts Festival fundraiser, 1-4 p.m.,

Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Admission free. Includes: live music, book signing by local author Kathy Fearing, children’s crafts, food and more. Info: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY, APRIL 18“How to Buy a Healthy Plant,” 1-2 p.m., Davis

Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Presented by Master Gardener Barbara Emery. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-9622.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 18-19Student Scholarship Book Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,

Pellissippi State Strawberry Plains Campus lobby. All types of books available for purchase. Proceeds go directly to student scholarships. Info: 694-6400, pstcc.edu.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19“Eat this, not that” followed by a Healthy Cooking

demonstration, 11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

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

“How to Buy a Healthy Plant,” 11 a.m.-noon, Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Presented by Master Gardener Barbara Emery. Free and open to the public. Info: 637-9622.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20“Grieving: fi nding the new normal,” 2:30-

3:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

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.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch

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

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