IN THIS ISSUEWrestlers show their soft side

There’s a long, strong con-nection among the wrestling programs of Union County High School, Halls High and Gibbs High. Give credit to Chris Vandergriff, longtime Halls coach, who mentored youth wrestlers and even coaches for area programs.

➤ Read Sandra Clark on page 2

Down goes Gibbs Hall

Down goes Gibbs Hall, well, soon. The old athletic dorm and Stokely Center will be mere memories as Tennessee clears the way for progress – parking garage, new dorm and three practice fi elds for football.

This dorm was built in ’64 and named in a knee-jerk reac-tion to the death of assistant basketball coach Bill Gibbs, 35.

➤ Read Marvin West on page 5

Winter birdingJanuary and February can

be gloomy, cold and damp. Up in Vermont they call this time of year “stick season.” Aptly named – just look at the hill-sides of bare limbs and twigs – all you see are sticks.

This is prime season for watching our familiar yard-bird friends come and go at our bird feeders, especially if we’ve planned ahead and can see the feeder from the comfort of a living room chair or the kitchen table.

➤ Read Dr. Bob Collier on page 4

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By Libby MorganMary and Jim Johnson get

around. They’ve left their previous home in Ohio for full speed ahead in discovering all the wonders of life around them in their new home in Sharps Chapel.

Jim is decompressing from a lifelong career as an engineer that ended just a couple of weeks ago.

“It’s different,” he says of retire-ment, “and I’m getting used to it.”

Mary’s been in the hills of East Tennessee permanently for a few months, and the two have spent a lot of time here since 2011.

Mary writes a blog about their adventures, and every post is fun and informative.

“Sharps Chapel Living” is full of humor, the natural world, their ex-periences in such places as down-town Knoxville’s First Friday and Sand Cave in Virginia.

“We never know where we will make our next discovery,” says Mary. “We just follow our interests.

“And I write for myself. It’s a bonus to know other people enjoy my blog, and it’s fun to share the local sights with fresh eyes.”

She includes photos, videos, di-rections and even maps. Subjects are organized under trip distance, local history, plants, animals, ad-vice and dozens more categories.

Her skill in creating this attrac-tive and well organized website is Mary and Jim Johnson on their front porch with

a great view of the rolling hills in Sharps Chapel.Photo by Libby Morgan

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Patrol Sgt. Tim King and dep-uty Philip King have been recog-nized for exemplary service by the Governor’s Highway Safety Offi ce and were named DUI and Offi cer of the Year for Union County.

Johnson was nominated for his efforts in counter-DUI enforce-ment in 2013. He led the Sher-iff’s DUI enforcement team in the number of hours worked and DUI arrests, and it was noted that only one of his DUI arrests did not cul-minate in a conviction.

Administrative Sgt. Mike Butcher says, “Deputy Philip King was also recognized for his hard work and dedication to mak-ing our community a safer place. Deputy King works as a school re-source offi cer at the Union Coun-ty High School and also as a K-9 patrol offi cer. He was nominated due to his efforts in making Union County safer by his work with his K-9 partner, Marco.

“King and Marco are often called for service after their nor-mal shift is over for K-9 tracking or searching and he always responds when needed. The team has made tremendous advancement this year in training and obtaining certifi cations and will stand ready to serve Union County. Congratu-lations to Deputy King and K-9 Marco for receiving the offi cer of the year award.”

Sheriff Earl Loy Jr. sends his thanks to every employee of the sheriff’s offi ce for their service to the department.

Deputy Phillip King and MarcoPhoto by Libby Morgan

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“Each and every correction of-fi cer, patrol offi cer, court offi cer, dispatcher, detective, cafeteria staff, reserve offi cer and adminis-trative personnel deserves recog-nition for their service to the citi-zens of Union County,” said Loy.

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There’s a beautiful new ad-dition to the menagerie at the Morgan Family Farm in Sharps Chapel.

Mary Morgan, now 17 and a high school junior at her family’s homeschool, has welcomed her second puppy to raise for Leader Dogs for the Blind, an agency in Michigan that trains service dogs for the visually impaired.

➤ Read Libby Morgan on page 6

Small farm strategies

The production of fruits and vegetables on small acreage has been increasing over the past few years. While a lot of information is out there, research and production information is constantly being updated and changed.➤ Read Shannon Perrin on 7

What’s aheadin 2014

By Sandra ClarkTwo of the county’s most

visible leaders are sometimes at odds, but on this they both agree. It’s time for Union Coun-ty to advance.

Mayor Mike Williams said, “The county must get aggressive to (improve things and) make people proud of what we have.” He cited enhancements at Wil-son Park as priorities for 2014 saying a skate park and a splash pad there would give parents and grandparents another way to enjoy leisure time with their kids.

Williams also mentioned cap-ital improvement at schools as a result of cooperation between the school district and the coun-ty’s new fi nance department. He hopes the commission can fund a paving project at Luttrell El-ementary School and repairs to the parking lots and driveway at Maynardville Elementary.

“We’ve managed well and that should allow us to build some things,” he said.

He was non-committal on whether he will seek re-election in 2014, saying he would cross that bridge when he got to it. The qualifying deadline is in early April.

Meanwhile, Chamber of

Julie Graham Mike Williams

Commerce president Julie Gra-ham is excited about the city of Maynardville implementing a plan developed by the Com-munity Design Center, and also the town’s greenway connection potential. “Citizen panels are meeting on both,” she said.

The Chamber will continue its push for enhanced broad-band infrastructure and health council mobilization.

“We need renewed relation-ships and improved communi-cation with regional leaders in education, health, environment, transportation, tourism, and economic and workforce devel-opment,” she said.

“The Chamber will review the strategic work plan for 2013 and its accomplishments. The 2014 work plan will be approved at the Chamber board meeting in February.”

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There’s a long, strong connection among the wres-tling programs of Union County High School, Halls High and Gibbs High. Give credit to Chris Vandergriff, longtime Halls coach, who mentored youth wrestlers and even coaches for area programs.

Benny Gray, for instance, worked with the UCHS pro-gram for years.

On Dec. 30, wrestling families from Gibbs and Halls joined at the Halls High gym for a birthday party and celebration hon-oring Tammy Stooksbury Sparks and little Syler Sayne.

“We’re here to celebrate the life of a special person at a special moment,” said Gibbs High head coach Tim Pittman. “Our thanks go to Tammy and the blessing she’s brought to us.”

Almost everyone in the gym wore a “Team Tam-my” T-shirt with the slogan “Take Down Breast Cancer.”

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Gibbs’ wrestling, has been battling cancer since May. She’s had a double mastec-tomy and chemotherapy. She’s set to start radia-tion soon. Her mom, Gale Stooksbury, said her prog-nosis is good but the treat-ment process has been “a long, long haul.”

Tammy’s son, Christian McNeal, is a senior wres-tler in the 170-pound weight class at Gibbs High. Tam-my’s daughter Brianna Mc-Neal attends Gibbs High as well, and daughter Brooklyn Sparks is a student at Adri-an Burnett Elementary.

“We are a wrestling fam-ily,” said Gale Stooksbury.

She and husband Terry had two sons, Tammy’s broth-ers Justin and Chris, who wrestled for Halls High. A teammate was Shannon Sayne, now the head coach at Halls.

Friend Lisa Jackson or-ganized the event with a lot of help. Lisa said 102 shirts were printed.

It was a surprise for Tammy Sparks and her husband, Tony. They ar-rived at 6:30 after every-one was set up. A semi-circle line extended from one side of the gym to mid-court. Both Pittman and Sayne brought their teams into the lineup and young-er kids ran around, tossing footballs and shooting bas-kets.

“This shows a softer side of your wrestlers,” we said to Pittman. “Yes, that may be our problem,” he joked.

“There are worse things,” said Gale Satter-field.

Tony Sparks said: “We pulled up in the parking lot and she recognized cars

that she thought did not belong (at a wrestling prac-tice). ‘Maybe they are just giving me a birthday party,’ she joked.” Sure enough, they were.

It was a family night. Cody Humphrey was there. I remember when his friends brought cake for Cody’s birthday (was it 18?) following a wrestling match. Now he’s back as the

assistant coach at Halls. His sister, Stephanie Humphrey Sayne, is married to Shan-non and is the mother of Sy-ler, who turned two on Dec. 30.

So it was a double birth-day party with two cakes and a huge family of all ages. It was the wrestling family of Halls and Gibbs.

To steal a phrase, “there are worse things.”

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Mountain dulcimer player and singer Sarah Mor-gan will perform with renowned hammered dulcimer player Dan Landrum in an intimate informal concert at Union County Arts in Maynardville.

This is the art center’s fi rst “house concert” that is planned for the upstairs gallery with room for about 30 people.

Landrum’s hammered dulcimer playing has taken him from street performing in Chattanooga to Olym-pic ceremonies, presidential inaugurations, and onto major stages in hundreds of cities from the Hollywood Bowl to Madison Square Garden. He’s often a featured soloist with international recording star, Yanni.

He also publishes a quarterly magazine, Dulcimer Players News, according to an online bio.

Morgan, a Sharps Chapel resident, is the 2012 Na-tional Mountain Dulcimer Champion, having won the honor at age 18. She has also won multiple titles including Mid-Eastern Regional Mountain Dulcimer Champion, Kentucky State Champion and Southern Regional Champion.

This month, Morgan will instruct at Dulcimer U, a winter workshop at Western Carolina University, and will be performing concerts in Asheville and Johnson City.

Her concert with Landrum at Union County Arts will be held on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. Reservations are required, and can be made by calling her at 865-278-3975.

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Carol Pratt reports that Union County Children’s Charities, coordinated by Gina Buckner and hundreds of volunteers, has put the surplus toys in storage and closed the North Pole work-shop until next year.

Pratt and Buckner want to thank everyone for their support this year, and to an-nounce a new name for the project: “Under The Tree.”

Pratt says: “We had peo-ple all the way from Nash-ville supporting their home-town. We have churches already supporting us for next year by providing socks, underclothes and a Catholic School in Illinois collecting coloring books and crayons.

If any other churches or organizations would like to get on board for the “2014 Under the Tree Campaign”

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level backyard. Concrete patio & parking area. Nice picture frame walls in DR. Open LR/DR/kit. Storage building to remain. Approx 976 SF. North on Hwy 33 to Maynardville. 3rd light turn right on Main St. to right on Prospect Rd to right on Bowman Ln. House on right. Priced to sell at $68,000. Call Justin for more info.

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– Investment property located within a min to Norris Lake (33 Bridge area). Est older bar (Judy's Bar) currently rented for $700/mo. 3BR/2BA,16x80 single-wide rented

for $400/mo. Single-wide has kit w/oak cabs. Good cond. Shared well, sep septics. All on 1.35 acres on Maynardville Hwy. North on Hwy 33 7 miles N of Maynardville. Sign on property. Offered at only $99,900.

4632 NATHAN DR., KNOXVILLE – All brick rancher. 3BR/2BA. Lots of new upgrades including carpet, vinyl, paint, doors, stainless appliances, garage door/opener, � xtures, etc. This great home is all maintenence-free exterior with great mountain views off back deck. Open kitchen, dining room & living

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371 SWAN SEYMOUR RD, MAYNARDVILLE NOTHING SPARED! Custom Norris Lake front home on main channel of beautiful Norris Lake. A master suite w/BA � t for a king! Gleaming hdwd � rs, lots of ceramic tile, crown molding, granite counters, S/S appliances. Massive great rm w/bar area, + gas FP, wired for � at screens in all rooms except kit, 8 patio doors, skylights, cathedral ceilings, stamped

concrete patio, covered decks extending length of home, gently sloping lot w/ boat launch & dock. Truly a must-see home. Offered at $525,000. $479,000.

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ROCKY TOP RD, LUTTRELL – All wooded 2.73 acres on outside entrance of SD. Sev home sites. Cnty tax appraisal $31,300. Sign on property. North on Tazewell Pk to Luttrell. R on Hwy 61E. Straight at curve at Water Dept. Cross RR tracks, turn L on Main, L on Wolfenbarger to Rocky Top Rd. Sign on property. Offered at only $19,900.

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MONROE RD, MAYNARDVILLE – Over 4 acres all wooded. Creek through property. Unrestricted. OK for mobile homes. Utility water available, electric. Perk test done. Make offer today. North on Hwy 33 to R on Academy across from Okies Pharmacy to R on Main Street to L on Monroe to property on right. Sign on property. Offered at only $15,500.

104 SWAN SEYMOUR, MAYNARDVILLE – Approx 1040 SF. Lake views. Within walking distance to Norris Lake. 3BR/2BA, oak � rs, oak kit cabs, all appl, new int paint, 2-car gar & 1-car det gar. Fruit trees, sloping yard. In need of minor repairs. Lake access around the corner. Sold as is. Priced at only $82,300. Dir: N on Hwy 33 thru

Maynardville to R on Hickory Valley, L on Walker Ford, L on Circle, L on Swan Seymour, home on right.

111 DANTE RD, KNOXVILLE – Very nice 1/2 acre lot Zoned C-3 Commercial. Great loc just off I-75 at Callahan Dr behind Weigel’s. Offered at only $95,000. Call Justin today. Dir: I-75 to Callahan Dr (exit 110), right on Callahan to 111 Dante Rd. on left.

TATER VALLEY RD, LUTTRELL – Exceeding horse farm. 15 acres. All level/partially fenced. Mostly pasture. Very nice 40x100 barn with concrete � rs, 13 lined stalls, tack rm, wash bath. Also of� ce in barn. Unrestricted mtn views. Offered at only $115,900. North on Hwy 22 thru Maynardville, right on

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370 OLD LEADMINE BEND RD., SHARPS CHAPEL – Move-in ready. Partially furn single-wide home. 2BR/2BA. All fenced. .66 acre close to public boat launch in area of Pinnacle Point. An addition of 303 SF, sunrm on front w/free-standing, wood-burning stove

& 2 window units that will remain. Back has nice, screened-in porch w/entrance from both sides. 2 strg buildings will remain, 2 carports to remain. Great garden spots. Kit w/cabs galore. Eat-at bar, stove & S/S fridge. Cent air, elec heat + the extras in sunrm. PermaRoof Steel roof only 7 yrs old. Very clean & well-kept Offered at only $53,700.

COMM PROPERTY W/RENTALS on Rutledge Pk. Mins to interstate. 2 houses, mobile hm, det 3-car gar. All currently rented and sitting on over 5 acres w/frontage on Rutledge Pk. Offered at only $479,000.

GREAT WATERFRONT LOT on Holston River. 1.60 acres, semi wooded, corner lot. Great homesites. Utility water, elec. Priced at only $46,900. Located in River Island. Lot 9

NICE CUL-DE-SAC LOT in River Point II S/D. 5.70 acres. Gently sloping w/great views of the Holston River. Public access in devel. Lot 161. Priced at only $64,500.

AWESOME MTN VIEWS from this homesite in Lone Mtn Shores. Architecturally restricted comm. Close to Woodlake Golf Club. Lot 614. 2.80 acres. Priced at $17,500.

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SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL LOTS in Hidden Ridge S/D. Over ten 1/2 acre lots to choose from. NOW YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR ONLY $15,000! Call Justin today!

VERY NICE LEVEL LAKE-VIEW LOT in Mialaquo Point S/D of Tellico Village. Seller says "BRING ALL OFFERS". Great summer-time home or weekend get-away!! 0.28 acres. $12,500. Directions: Tellico Parkway to Mialoquo S/D. Left on Elohi, Right on Noya Way. Just past Lgoti Ln. Lot on left.

BEAUTIFUL. GREAT CONV. LAKE LIVING – 2.18 acres. Gently rolling to the water. Views of 33 Bridge. Over 800' lake frontage. Will perk for 3-4BR home. Wooded, private, lightly restricted. Located on Swan Seymour Rd., Maynardville. Offered at only $199,900.

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573 MONROE RD, MAYNARD-VILLE 3BR/2BA, yard is all level, 1 acre. Great loc. Paved driveway, covered patio area, lots of kit cabinets, no appl, some oak � ooring, sep laundry rm w/half BA. The home itself

is in need of repairs.This is a foreclosure home. Sold as is. Priced at 54,900.00 North on Hwy 33 to Maynardville. To right on Hwy 61 to right on Main Street to left on Monroe to home on right. Sign in yard.

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Tracey Orick and District Attorney Lori Phillips-Jones

the result of many years of designing sites profession-ally through WebSiteHelp-er.com, her fulltime busi-ness.

The couple’s enthusiasm for life is unbounded, and Mary’s conversational tone makes for interesting read-ing, no matter the subject.

“It is not like us to take the familiar route when un-explored roads await,” she says about a meandering route to a destination.

Mary fi nds everything interesting, and she ties in simple observations with depth and curiosity, always welcoming others’ input.

She has studied up on freshwater mussels after

fi nding the shells and live mussels on the shore of Nor-ris Lake, then relates this to the freshwater pearl indus-try in local mid-century history, adding facts discov-ered in a book about Oak Ridge history.

She identifi es scat and writes about what’s in it, such as bits of shells in bird droppings.

She is currently on a mis-sion to learn to identify tree species in the area.

She advises other resi-dents on how to become plugged in to the local com-munity with lists of clubs, opportunities to get in-volved in helping others and even strategies to get the

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best Internet connection.In a note in the “About”

segment of Sharps Chapel Living.com, Mary sums it up: “We want to become an active part of the communi-ty and what better way to do that than to share what we learn, as we learn it, about this wonderful place to

live. We’re the newbies and look forward to also learn-ing from you and fi nding out what you love about Sharps Chapel and Norris Lake, as well.”

Find Mary on her web-site, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ with the phrase SharpsChapelLiving.

Libby Morgan

Children’s Charities gets new name

we welcome any help since this totally a volunteer-run charity. Contact Buckner at 992-5943.

“We are very blessed by such a generous commu-nity. Many thanks from the UCCC Under the Tree.”

■ Night on the townThe Holidays on Ice skat-

ing rink on Knoxville’s Mar-ket Square will mark its fi -nal day Sunday, Jan. 5. It’s fun, so hurry.

At the Laurel Theatre, you will fi nd the Knoxville Square

Dance group’s fi rst event of the New Year at 8 p.m. Thurs-day, Jan. 9.

Enjoy the dance with caller Michael Ismerio and live old-time music from the Hellgrammites. Come as you are, no experience or special equipment required. No taps.

Admission is $7 at the door with a discount to $5 for members of the Jubilee Cen-ter and students.

■ HMMS Media Center dedicationFreddie Brasfi eld, who do-

nated funds to create the me-dia center at Horace Maynard Middle School, is hosting a grand opening Saturday, Jan. 4, at 10:30 a.m. at HMMS.

According to Chip Brown, Brasfi eld will announce the creation of a 501 (c) (3) so that additional funds may be do-nated to the project.

The media center was cre-ated in memory of Shirley Col-lins. Invited are directors of schools from other counties. Brasfi eld hopes to spread the movement to other schools in Union County and even to ad-joining districts.

■ Tracey Orick sets the gifting paceTracey Orick, admin-

istrative assistant for the District Attorney’s Offi ce, is the winner for the largest dollar increase this year in donations to the Tennessee Employees Charitable Cam-paign. The announcement came last week from the Tennessee District Attor-neys General Conference.

This campaign allows state employees to choose a charity or charities from a number of worthy orga-nizations and make either a one-time donation from their January paycheck or make a pledge for a certain

dollar amount to be deduct-ed monthly in each of their 2014 paychecks.

Lori Phillips-Jones is the District A ttorney General for the 8th Judicial District, which includes Union Coun-ty.

“This was a tag team ef-fort with me and Lori – we worked together to encourage our staff to participate this year,” said Orick. The Chil-dren’s Center of the Cumber-lands in Oneida was added as one of the charities this year.

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January and February can be gloomy, cold and damp. Up in Vermont they call this time of year “stick season.” Aptly named – just look at the hillsides of bare limbs and twigs – all you see are sticks.

Winter birding

Dr. Bob Collier

This is prime season for watching our familiar yard-bird friends come and go at our bird feeders, especially if we’ve planned ahead and can see the feeder from the comfort of a living room chair or the kitchen table.

So why in the world would someone even con-sider going out on a cold damp morning into a world of sticks and stems to look

at birds, especially since there’s nothing out there but a few cardinals and chickadees, and a bunch of little brown sparrows that all look alike, and are nearly impossible to see anyway?

Well, now, that’s a good question, but it has some good answers (or I wouldn’t have asked it in the fi rst place). For one thing, just getting outside in the win-ter, birds or no birds, is something everyone should try. Not so very long ago, it was a necessity to be out in the winter, to bring in the fi rewood and feed the stock, or go squirrel hunting for meat for the table. Nowa-days we can generally get by simply by going from warm house to warm car and back, then hunkering down and waiting for spring.

But once you’ve been out and about in the winter and found that you can survive, and even be comfortable, it tends to grow on you. You will discover that all those

trees and bushes and grassy fi elds that were there in the summer are still out there – they just look different. Even though they’re bare and brown, they are full of bird food. All those weeds and fl owers have produced zillions of seeds, and the sumacs and grapes and poi-son ivy vines still have dried fruits and berries. And on most days throughout the winter, lots of tiny, tasty in-sects are out and about on all that vegetation.

This adds up to a lot of food for the scores of spe-cies of birds that choose to winter here with us. They’re all busy making a living, foraging all through the short winter days, often too busy to pay much attention to a nearby, nosy birdwatch-er. They’re generally easier to see and observe without all those millions of pesky leaves all over the trees and bushes, and you can often have time to really watch some of the harder ones, like the sparrows, and really get to know them.

We know there are a lot of them out there – Christ-mas counts around here can run into the 80s or more of a species on a single day. Once you’re in a good place, you’ll be amazed at the

numbers of species and in-dividual birds that you can enjoy seeing.

We have no end of good winter birding opportunities in these parts. Close at hand, think of Tommy Schumpert Park and Halls Community Park. With no baseball or soccer at this time of the year, these parks are usually peaceful, quiet, birdy places. Having nearby streams, good open fi eld, brushy, and forest-edge bird habitats, plus nice walking terrain and even paved walking paths, they make winter birding easy and fun. We spent a couple of hours at Schump-ert Park on the morning of Dec. 19 and came up with 25 species of birds, including four species of sparrows and a surprise fl yover by three sandhill cranes. Nice, easy, pleasant birding.

In the winter, any place with water seems to offer a higher concentration of bird life. Even as small an area as the duck pond in Fountain City often comes up with a surprise wild duck or gull.

Places a little farther out such as Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery on the Clinch Riv-er in Clinton, the Songbird Trail along the river below Norris Dam and the Norris State Park above the dam,

Cove Lake State Park at Caryville, and Fort Loudon Dam and the lake above it up through Knoxville, all offer the promise of the usual as well as unexpected water- and shore-type birds all winter.

With a little more time, some of the more dedicat-ed (compulsive? weird?) of us birders enjoy trying for winter wonders a bit far-ther afi eld, looking for birds that wouldn’t ordinarily be expected to be here. For ex-ample, in the week of Dec. 15, word got around that a couple of short-eared owls had been seen hunting for prey over the tall-grass meadows of Ca-de’s Cove. Short-eared owls nest in northern Canada and the Northwest, and in winter down through the middle of the U.S. and even into west Tennessee, but would be a real treat for us East Tennes-seans to get to see.

And so on Friday after-noon of the 20th of Decem-ber, in the midst of a remark-able warm spell, three of us set out for the Cove. The hills and fi elds were lovely, and traffi c nearly nonexistent. We set up our birding scopes on a grassy elevation along Hyatt Lane. Sure enough, as dusk approached around 4 p.m., there they were, fl y-

ing like big feathered moths back and forth over the fi elds. One was even kind enough to perch in a handy leafl ess tree some distance out and pose for us for over 30 minutes.

As a bonus, the owls were accompanied by three owl-like hawks called northern harriers, that like to hunt over the same marshy fi elds favored by the owls. Togeth-er, they put on a great bird show. Also easy to see in the sparse winter landscape were lots of wild turkeys and deer. And then, as if the Park was trying to compete with some nature program, across the road came a fat, shiny mama bear with three cubs! With a backdrop of the winter hills and fi elds of Cade’s Cove, it was a scene that will stay with us for a while.

Winter birding is a great alternative to the couch or the mall. It can be a spur-of-the-moment zip over to the nearest pond, fi eld or wood-lot, or an all-day trip to a lake or park. Stick season may be here, but the fi elds, woods and ponds are there waiting for you. They’re mosquito- and tick-free now, and they’re alive with birds to learn and enjoy.

Good birding!

The Luttrell Hotel was built in the late 1800s by George Washington Booker for James McNew,

violinist Edward McNew’s father. There was a horse and buggy rental service as well as a restau-

rant in the hotel.

Bonnie Peters

Wanda Morton Wright was going through her mother’s papers and found this submission to the Knoxville Sentinel from the Luttrell correspondent:

LUTTRELL Sept. 9–Mrs. Ed Stansberry and children after visiting friends and rel-atives here have returned to their home in Asheville, N.C.

Mr. James Zachary and family, Mrs. Fred Roberts and family, and Mrs. Hen-rietta Roberts of Corryton were visiting friends here Sunday.

Mrs. Fred Washam and son of Knoxville were visit-

Luttrell in 1915

i ng relatives here the past week.

Mr. And Mrs. Fred Wolfe of Knoxville were visiting their parents here Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. B.L. Pope-joy and family of Knoxville were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thorn Chesney.

Messrs. G. L. Peters, A. L. Sharp, R.M. Frost, W. A. Dyer, A. N. Heiskell and Rhuben Vittetoe, were in Knoxville on business Sat-urday.

The over Sunday guests of Mr. And Mrs. John S.Mynatt were Mr. And Mrs. Kinder Corum of Knoxville, Mr. And Mrs. Wm. Chesney and Mrs. John Corum of Blaineville and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac A. Weaver and children of Knoxville.

Rev. John A. Dance, Dr. Herbert Acuff and Supt. W. L. Stooksbury of Knoxville

and Rev. Reece of Cumber-land Gap were visiting the association [Northern As-sociation of Baptists] here this week.

Mr. Orvel Worthington of Florida is visiting for a few weeks with relatives and friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Needham, Mr. And Mrs. Arthur Needham and Miss Bracy Needham, Mr. Byrd Johnson, Mr. R. S. Atkins and family, Mr. M. C. Atkins and family, Mr. And Mrs. Morgan Dyer and Misses Lettie Boles, Manilla and

Artie Atkins and Messrs. Hubert Dyer and Spurgeon Mullins of Powder Springs were visiting here this week.

Mrs. J. H.Carr, Mrs. Mack Snoderly and family Mrs. H. C. Patrick and chil-dren, and Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Kitts of Maynardville were visitors here Tuesday.

Rev. Buchanan of Taze-well fi lled an appointment at the Baptist church here Saturday and Sunday.

Mr. W. S. Mynatt, of J. S. Sample Store, with his wife and little daughter Mildred have returned to their home

in Knoxville after a few days vacation with their parents in the country.

Mr. And Mrs. Hugh Palmer and children, Mr. Maryville Whited, Mr. Mil-ton and Mr. Henry Cook of Sharps Chapel and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Stanley of Paulette were guests of friends here recently.

Mr. And Mrs. John Book-er and little son of Lynch, Kentucky, motored here to see friends and relatives for a few days.

Mrs. Drama Needham and children of Knoxville are the guests of Mr. And Mrs. G. W. Miller.

Mrs. G. C. Acuff is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frost.

Dr. G. W. Booker and sister, Mrs. Flora Chesney, were visiting relatives here this week.

Note: Wanda Wright’s mother is Artie Atkins Mor-ton. Her mother and Aunt Manilla Atkins are men-tioned in the news. Since most people did not have automobiles at that time, the transportation to and from Knoxville and to and from Powder Springs was probably by train. It is like-ly that some of the visitors stayed at the Luttrell Hotel during their visit.

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See? This is a problem. What the author of 2 John may have said to the com-munity of faith we will never know, because it was said and not written. If it had been written, we would likely have it recorded in Scripture.

In much the same way, I have an issue with e-mails. Don’t get me wrong. I appre-ciate e-mail as much as the next person. It is quick and effi cient and quite handy.

However, there are ad-vantages to getting a letter in the mail. Let me explain.

We have, in the family archives, several letters my grandfather wrote to the

Down goes Gibbs Hall, well, soon. The old athletic dorm and Stokely Center will be mere memories as Tennessee clears the way for progress – parking garage, new dorm and three prac-tice fi elds for football.

This dorm was built in ’64 and named in a knee-jerk reaction to the death of assistant basketball coach Bill Gibbs, 35. He was lost on the morning of Feb. 3 that year, when a commuter plane crashed on takeoff in Gainesville, Fla.

An entire generation may not have known or cared about Bill Gibbs. I did. That was one of the worst days in 60 years of newspaper life.

The basketball Vols were in Florida for a Mon-day night game. Gibbs was the advance scout who had charted the Gators on

The Written WordAlthough I have much to write to you, I would rath-

er not use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

(2 John 12 NRSV)

young lady he would even-tually marry – my grand-mother Belle. She was well and truly named; Papa claimed forever that she was the prettiest girl who ever came out of Union County. His letters to her were el-egant, humble, and very proper: in them, he called her “Miss Petree.” (It was

born (not long before the end of World War II), Daddy sent telegrams to relatives announcing the birth. At least one of those documents was sent back to Daddy and Mother as a keepsake. It gave Warren’s name, date of birth, birth weight, then remarked, “Mother and son are fi ne; father’s condition question-able.” That telegram is still in the family archives.

When I was born three years later, Daddy made long distance phone calls. It was the new technology, very up-to-date. However, I have always felt a little cheated, because I didn’t have a telegram I could hold in my hand. I don’t know what Daddy said in those phone calls, and I would love to know!

We also have all of the war correspondence from Daddy’s younger brother, who fought in the South Pa-

cifi c, and who was in a fox-hole on Okinawa when he learned of Warren’s birth.

All of these are docu-ments of a different time, of a different world. They are, however, historical docu-ments, even if they are a family history and not of great importance to anyone else. They are a little chunk of our story, and that is, af-ter all, what history is all about: story –

yours, mine, ours, our country’s, our world’s, our universe’s story.

I encourage you to fi nd out your story, your his-tory. Ask your parents and your grandparents to tell you their stories. Check out old family Bibles; look at the pages between the Old and New Testaments; frequent-ly there are pages there on which to record births, marriages, and deaths. Go to the McClung Historical Collection, 601 Gay Street.

Down goes Gibbs Hall

Saturday. He gave his re-port to Ray Mears and the team at the Sunday walk-through. The next day he would be moving on to see a future foe.

When I heard about the crash, I read tea leaves. Bill wasn’t at the hotel so he almost certainly was on the fl ight. I hurried to the airport. There were no survivors. I got around enough police tape to see the wreckage from a dis-tance but couldn’t confi rm anything with authorities, no matter how I asked the

young husband and father and Sunday school teacher. I thought I had all the an-swers.

It was an unforgettable experience. We remain friends.

Kiner and Gibbs Hall – he was guardian of an ad-opted stray dog named Ra-bies. I believe it slept under his bed. He and other Vols smuggled in meat scraps. Maids and janitors didn’t notice.

Kiner and Gibbs Hall – he once walloped basketball giant Rupert Breedlove over a table dispute in the dining room and had to skip a few meals as punishment.

Tim Townes, very small freshman safety, was mis-identifi ed in the dining room by assistant coach Bob Davis: “Son, this is the football section. Wrestlers sit over there.”

Gus Manning persuaded Tom T. Hall and part of his band to stop one evening as

cultural enrichment for the Volunteers. That was the fi rst time I heard “Water-melon Wine.”

Joe Louis came to see and be seen. I tried but the former heavyweight boxing champion didn’t say much.

Bernard King lives on in Gibbs memories. Greg Phil-lips was second-team foot-ball but fi rst in electrical engineering. He was study-ing late when loud music interrupted concentration. He took a walk, found the sound and asked the bas-ketball star to turn it down. King said OK.

Greg went back to books, heard more music and made another trip. Sorry about that. And there was peace and relative quiet.

Phillips seemed more de-termined on the third trip. When Bernard opened the door, Greg picked him up and dumped him onto the stereo. It broke. It is good for all of us that King didn’t.

Police, now and then, visited Gibbs Hall. Eventu-ally doors were locked. That didn’t prevent the occasion-al girl incident.

The dorm was a focal point as recently as Janu-ary 2010, after the sudden departure of a famous foot-ball coach. From a second fl oor window, somebody screamed, “Go to hell, Lane Kiffi n.”

John Ward delivered the most famous dorm men-tion, Vol Network, 1967, from the campus of Missis-sippi State. One fi ne guard hit free throws with seven seconds left in the third overtime to clinch the SEC championship. The big tro-phy belonged to the Volun-teers.

Ward said: “Wrap it up, tie it in orange and white, and send it to Bill Justus, care of Gibbs Hall, Knox-ville, Tennessee!”(Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com)

same questions.This was another time in

the news business. It was important to be fi rst but more important to be accu-rate. Of course I wrote the story but the combination of personal hurt and profes-sional frustration made for a bad-hair day.

Gibbs Hall became a fo-cal point in my many years of covering the Volunteers. Access to athletes was far more open then and I con-ducted almost daily inter-views in the dorm lobby, after practice and after din-ner, without Haywood Har-ris or Bud Ford arranging or monitoring conversations.

Steve Kiner and I once talked for two hours in his room – about life, obliga-tions, responsibilities, ex-pectations. The linebacker was struggling. I was a

a different time: as long as she lived, when she spoke of him to friends and neigh-bors, she referred to him as “Mr. Dunn.”)

I also have one letter written to Belle by one of her 10 brothers. It was a letter of admiration and ap-preciation. I have consid-ered giving it to one of his direct descendants, but so far, have (selfi shly) kept it.

Mother still has all of the correspondence she ex-changed with Daddy before they were married. She was working at Miller’s Depart-ment Store and he was in school at Lincoln Memo-rial University. Those let-ters are fi led, in order, in a cedar keepsake box. I have not read them, considering them private and personal.

When my brother was

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By Libby MorganThere’s a beautiful new

addition to the menagerie at the Morgan Family Farm in Sharps Chapel.

Mary Morgan, now 17 and a high school junior at her family’s homeschool, has welcomed her second puppy to raise for Leader Dogs for the Blind, an agen-cy in Michigan that trains service dogs for the visually impaired.

Mary and her mom, Deb-bie, drove up just before Christmas in a window be-tween snowstorms. The trip expense and the dog’s food and medical care is paid for by Mary through the money she makes raising sheep and selling her crafts and through donations.

Leader Dogs encourages the puppy raiser to give their puppy a name with two strong syllables, and Mary chose “Levi.” He’s a cross between a black Lab-rador and a golden retriever, the two top breeds used for service dog training.

Mary’s care for Levi will

extend from his young age of eight weeks until he is 12 to 15 months old. Under Mary’s care, Levi will be in basic training for good manners and socialization.

She is tasked with teach-ing Levi to sit, stay, “go around,” stay off furniture, not beg and when he is at rest with her, to keep his chin on her foot.

“That way I always know where his mouth is,” says Mary.

Monthly outings with a Leader Dog instructor in Tennessee are designed to expose the puppies to all sorts of different people and places.

“One of the outings with Mary’s fi rst puppy, Gideon, was a visit to a fi re depart-ment, where they set off a si-ren, and one of the fi refi ght-ers suited up and petted the puppies, just to give them a unique experience,” says Debbie.

Gideon became a guide dog for a man in Texas who is legally blind. All service dogs are given to the visually

Sheep farmer and

puppy raiser Mary Mor-

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rador/golden retriever

Levi. The pup is wearing

his “work uniform,” a

scarf that designates he

is on duty. Photo by Libby Morgan

Mary’s fi rst puppy, Gideon, is now a full-fl edged guide dog

for John Geter in Texas. Photo submitted

Levi arrives at the

Morgan farm

impaired free of charge, and the program includes an in-house, several-weeks-long course for the new owner.

When a dog reaches the pinnacle of a service dog’s performance capac-ity, about $40,000 worth of training and care will have created a trustworthy hard-working dog for a blind or a deaf and blind person.

So if a puppy is found to have medical issues that would reduce its life span or cause it to become less than fully fi t, it does not continue with training and is offered up for adoption.

Fewer than half of the

puppies raised for the pro-gram go on to full training, and along the way, many are redirected into careers as search-and-rescue dogs, companions and other dog jobs.

Barring a discovery of any health issues in Levi, Mary’s work with him will end when she takes him back to Michigan for his for-mal training early in 2015.

Until then, Mary’s in-structions for the care of Levi include keeping him very close and monitoring everything he does.

Everywhere that Mary goes, the puppy’s sure to go.

By Cynthia MoxleyMany East Tennesseans

are planning for the New Year, setting resolutions to

save money, lose weight, kick a bad habit or cross a few items off bucket lists.

Jan. 1 marks a time for planning in

the public relations indus-try as well. At Moxley Car-michael, we’ve been work-ing with clients for weeks to prepare for 2014. Our cli-ents have big goals and need plans to achieve them.

We recommend prepar-ing a strategic communica-tions plan for the year that outlines not only your com-pany’s objectives but also the strategies and tactics you’ll use to get your mes-sages out and enhance your reputation.

Whether we’re working with businesses in health care, professional services, education, consumer goods or nonprofi t, we start with a few key areas. Any local business can benefi t from focusing on these recom-mendations as we kick off 2014.

Branding: What is your brand? Is it consis-tent? Recognizable? Effec-tive? Consider gathering your executive team for a branding session focused on defi ning – or redefi ning – your brand. Make sure your strategy is effective in representing your organiza-tion to customers, potential customers and other stake-holders.

Digital presence: How are you using technology and digital media to pro-mote your business? Ex-amine your website, blog, email marketing and social media pages. Do they refl ect your brand and use consis-tent messaging? Companies are expanding their digital presence in 2014 with stra-tegic moves like adding a

mobile-friendly website or using Facebook advertising.

Media and presenta-tion training: When youtalk to local news outlets or civic groups about your business, how effective will you be? Take time to train key staff to serve as success-ful spokespersons whose messages resonate – while also providing value so they’re invited back.

Crisis communica-tion: Update your crisis plan so your team is ready to handle emerging situ-ations. Fast, accurate and effective communication is critical in overcoming a crisis if your organization faces one in 2014.

In 2013 Applebee’s fi red an employee for posting a photo to Reddit showing the sales receipt of a pastor who refused to pay the automat-ic 18 percent gratuity the restaurant had added, and thousands fl ooded Apple-bee’s Facebook page in her support.

Applebee’s posted im-personal responses and was accused of deleting negative comments and blocking us-ers. This defensive approach angered customers and tar-nished Applebee’s reputa-tion.

In contrast, when an in-sensitive tweet about Presi-dent Obama’s grandmother was accidentally posted to the KitchenAid account in-stead of the employee’s per-sonal Twitter page, the head of the KitchenAid brand started tweeting 15 minutes later to apologize and as-sure followers that the staff-er would no longer tweet for KitchenAid.

The immediate, honest approach was well received, and damage was mini-mized.

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Chiropractic treatment can come in a variety of forms, depending on your specifi c situation, including short- and long-term goals. Those goals should be established early in your relationship with your chiropractor. A short-term goal, for instance, may be to simply reduce pain and restore normal function to a par-ticular joint. A long-term goal may be to restore a long-absent feeling of full independence and ability to deal with every physi-cal aspect of your every-day life.

After you establish your goals, the chiroprac-

tor will suggest a course of treatment. The treatment may include some or all of the following: adjust-ment of the spine and/or a joint that is not operating naturally; the use of tech-niques like ultrasound or electrical stimulation to control pain and help heal soft tissue; exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance and coordination; education in areas like ergonomics, to improve posture, and in any number of other areas, like nutrition, foot-wear and general health practices.

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chiropractor, remember that you should consider chiropractic treatment as a continuing part of your overall health plan. Just as you pay regular visits to your medical doctor, dentist, eye doctor and others, so, too, should you see your chiropractor on a regular basis.

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Chiropractic OutlookBy Dr. Darrell Johnson, DC

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Great Decemberat Luttrell Library

Luttrell Elementary second grade classes visited the library for

a Christmas story and craft. Jeff ery Kelly shows his Santa mask. Photos submitted

Dorothy Smith of Calico Soaps taught a class on soap crafting. Patrons learned to add scents,

make shapes and other decorative techniques to make all natural soaps.

Julia Bowers (at right) of Claiborne County taught a pattern making class at the Luttrell Library.

Patrons including Bridget Matthews, Dorothy Smith and Teresa Purkey learned how to measure

the body correctly to make a skirt pattern that can be modifi ed to suit your style.

Janice Grasty volunteered on

soap-making day.

Several dedicated volunteers along

with the staff at the library created a Dr.

Seuss book theme fl oat for the Luttrell

Parade. Alexia Fitzpatrick, 3, was the

cute Cindy Lou Who (of “How the Grinch

Stole Christmas!”) on the fl oat.

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UNION COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETYIntelligent Life

Phone: 865-992-7969 www.unioncountyhumanesociety.org

People of Union County, we need your help.

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By Shannon PerrinThe production of fruits

and veg-e t a b l e s on small a c r e a g e has been i n c r e a s -ing over the past few years. While a lot of informa-

tion is out there, research and production information is constantly being updated and changed.

The Profi t & Production on Small Acreage Work-shop, conducted by the Uni-versity of Tennessee Exten-sion, is designed for farmers with limited land resources

who strive to maximize their production potential. The classes in this workshop series will focus on maxi-mizing land usage through increased knowledge in production and marketing practices for crops suitable on small acreage.

Topics for the pro-gram will include:

■ Small Fruit Production ■ Vegetable Production ■ Using Irrigation ■ Pollinators ■ Soil Plant Pathology

and Entomology ■ Small Flock Poultry ■ Sheep and Goats ■ Farm Management

The program will be held at UT Extension Eastern Region Offi ce located at

1801 Downtown West Blvd., in Knoxville. The series of meetings will begin on Jan. 14 and continue for seven nights including Jan. 14, 21, 23, 28, 30, Feb. 4 and 6. All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.

Pre-registration is re-quired by Jan. 10, along with the registration fee of $50 which includes the sev-en classes, free soil test, re-freshments and a resource guide.

Info or registration: con-tact the Knox County UT Extension offi ce at (865) 215-2340 or contact your lo-cal UT Extension offi ce.

This and other programs of the University of Tennes-see Extension are open to all interested persons.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 4

Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynard-ville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Molly Moore, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Recommended for ages birth to not-yet-walking. Info: 689-2681.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8

Computer Workshop: Word 2007 Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville High-way. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equiva-lent skills. Info/to register: 525-5431.

FRIDAY, JAN. 10

For the Love of Sushi cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 11

Clapps Chapel UMC Men’s club BBC (Best Breakfast in Corryton), 8 a.m., Clapps Chapel UMC, 7420 Clapps Chapel Road. Guest speaker: Randall Baxter, host of nationally broadcast radio show “The Veteran Next Door.”

Stained Glass Suncatcher Workshop, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., instructor: Teresa Arrington. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Jan. 5. Bring lunch. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynard-ville. All pickers and singers welcome.

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

Presentation of Tours by Harold’s Tours, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Halls Senior Center on Crippen Road.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 11-12

Cabin Fever Car and Motorcycle Show, Knox-ville Expo Center, Clinton Highway. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Satur-day; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Appearance by Deputy Fife of Mayberry; Swap meet, car corral, vendors, karaoke.

MONDAYS, JAN. 13, 20, 27 AND FEB. 3

“Handbuilding with Clay” workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., instructor: Janet McCracken. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Class will meet one additional Monday, not yet sched-uled. Registration deadline: Jan. 7. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14

The Romance and Reality of Souffl és cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18

Beginner Drop Spindle, 1-3 p.m., instructor: Kathleen Marquardt. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Jan. 15. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

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

TUESDAY, JAN. 21

La Technique: Knife Skills cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22

Computer Workshop: Introducing the Com-puter, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Ashe-ville Highway. Info/to register: 525-5431.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25

Introduction to Wet Felting, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., instructor: Tone Haugen-Cogburn. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Registration deadline: Jan. 19. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

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

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29

Computer Workshops: Library Online, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info/to register: 525-5431.

FRIDAY, JAN. 31

Concert featuring hammer dulcimer player Dan Landrum, 7 p.m., Union County Arts Co-Op, 1009 Main St. Reception at 6:30. Seats: $15 each. Pay at the door, but seats must be reserved. Info/reservations: Sarah, 278-3975.

SATURDAY, FEB. 1

Chocolatefest Knoxville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Grande Event Center at the Knoxville Expo Center. Info/vendor application: www.chocolatefestknoxville.com.

Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8

“Knitted Bead Cuff Bracelet” workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., instructor: Mimi Kezer. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Feb. 2. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 8-9

Intensive Throwing Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., instructor: Bill Capshaw. One of the “Featured Tennessee Artist” workshop series. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Feb. 1. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

FRIDAY, FEB. 14

Glaze Workshop, noon-3 p.m., instructor: Katie Cottrell. One of the “Featured Tennessee Artist” workshop series. Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: Feb. 7. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

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