IN THIS ISSUE

West looks aheadAt my age, I don’t win many

foot races but, by jumping the gun, I might be fi rst with a Tennessee football outlook for 2015.

Next year is when the Vol-unteers are supposed to take a giant step forward. Some teams that have been pushing Tennes-see around for the past several seasons should rethink the situation. The big bullies know who they are.

➤ Read Marvin West on page 5

ThanksgivingAs I enjoy Thanksgiving

Day, my mind travels back to past Thanksgivings. I am thankful for happy memories as well as for new memories yet to be made.

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By Libby MorganAmid the sparkle and lights

of the family Christmas tree, branches are decorated with meaningful memories: baby’s fi rst Christmas, a child’s hand-made ornament or a memento purchased from a special time.

Lawanna Loy is putting fond memories of a different kind on hand-painted glass globes. She paints scenes, current and bygone, to display during the holiday sea-son.

Many depictions of structures have made their way to the delicate curved surface. Each is unique, and some of her commissions are from old family photos.

While most of the ornaments have a church on them, she’s painted the old courthouse, farms, existing and bygone home places, and 33 bridge.

Recent commissions include the old Leatherwood church and Dale Earnhardt’s car.

“I don’t have a lot of confi dence, but when it comes to crafting, I’ll try anything. I love to sew and paint,” says Loy.

She says she’s been painting for about 10 years, and has taken classes from Aurora Harrison Bull

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paintings. Photo by Libby Morgan

Ornament-al art

and others.She paints on canvas, too, and

says one of her favorite subjects is the Italian countryside. Some of her paintings are for sale at Union County Arts.

“Lately some of my family members and I have had some se-rious health problems,” she says, referring to the recent death of a brother and her own heart surgery early this year.

“Taking care of him and then

recuperating from my surgery has taken a lot of time away from creating art, but I’m renewed now and feeling great.”

Loy is well-known in Union County, being raised among the 10 Wynn siblings in Hickory Valley, and later providing her friendly smile to customers at several Maynardville businesses for decades. She worked many years at the courthouse, for Dar-ryl Edmonson, for John Deere

and at First State Bank.Maynardville’s Flowers by Bob

sells her ornaments and takes custom orders. Ornaments of sev-eral local churches are available now, and the staff at the shop are happy to contact Loy about new commissions.

Prices are reasonable.“So far I’ve been able to keep up

with the demand,” she says. “I’m pleased to do this for my friends and neighbors.”

By Betty BeanState Rep. Bill Dunn is a key

member of the House Education Committee and has generally sup-ported Gov. Bill Haslam’s educa-tion reform mea-sures. But he broke ranks last session by passing a bill to reel back the Common Core State Standards,

which have grown increasingly unpopular among conservatives as well as teachers.

Dunn said the new law (which Haslam signed) puts Tennessee in control of its standards while re-quiring the state Board of Educa-tion to notify members of the House and Senate education committees and post information online before it can vote on standard changes.

The law also limits the applica-tion of the standards to language arts and math, limits the data that can be collected from students

Bill Dunn

Dunn breaks with Haslam on Common Coreand parents, and requires Com-mon Core-aligned tests to be bid out.

While Dunn’s efforts made imple-mentation of Common Core more transparent, is that enough for legis-lators who want to repeal it outright?

We will see in January. Dunn also has a plan to get teachers a raise but isn’t ready to discuss it.

“The governor may have a dif-ferent plan, but I’ve got a backup plan to reward teachers for their hard work over the years.”

He admits his plan could be complicated by the reality of a tight budget year. “That’s going to rule a whole lot of things.”

When asked if he’ll join his con-servative colleagues who want to repeal the Hall tax on investment income, he hedged his answer, pointing out that he has supported tax cuts like the small sales tax de-crease on food (“People have got to eat”), but said he’s leery of cutting off vital revenue streams.

“I think we have to look at the budget long term. When you

weaken yourself fi nancially as a state, you become beholden to the federal government. Why would we weaken ourselves?

“When someone comes forward and says we need to repeal this tax, they need to show how that’s go-ing to affect the budget. When we repealed the inheritance tax, we benefi ted, because it encouraged more people to stay in state. With the Hall tax, I think you start by looking at who you’re hurting. If it’s a retiree who depends on this for income, you could raise the ex-emption, but I think we should dis-tinguish between an elderly couple depending on their investments and a billionaire who’s investing.

“My main point is, as long as we have the fi nancial means, we call the shots. When we don’t, the fed-eral government calls the shots.”

After 20 years in the House, Dunn is kind of a big deal, particu-larly since the Republicans ended the Democrats’ majority in 2008. Dunn became chair of the Calen-dar and Rules Committee, the last

stop for committee-approved bills before they hit the House fl oor.

Traditionally, some legisla-tion doesn’t make it, and when it doesn’t, it’s usually the decision of the chair. But Dunn says it’s not like the old days, when the Speak-er of the House dictated outcomes.

“I’ve got the gavel and I’m the one who determines what the vote was, if it’s a voice vote. What I like to do is work with individuals to get the bill where it needs to be. Has the bill been properly vetted in committee? That used to come from the speak-er, but I go through all the bills to make a determination whether they should be on the consent calendar, make a list and give it to the Demo-cratic leadership.

“A couple of times I’ve used my gavel to do what needed to be done. ... One time nobody wanted to call for the question and I just grabbed my gavel and left. Everybody said, ‘What?’ But if I hadn’t, we would have spent another two hours just going on and on. I think the bill ended up failing.”

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a diff erent section of the store. Merritt said it is full service, handling all

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Walker’s FordUnion County historian

Bonnie Peters continues her look at troops in Union County during the Civil War.

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Dukes comes by his trade honestly. He says his fore-bears have been watchmak-ers and jewelers since be-fore the French Revolution.

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When asked what he has done to stay steady through the decades, Dukes says, “This shop is absolutely full-service. We’ll do work other jewelry stores won’t

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By Libby MorganLuttrell Elementary third

grader Antonio Grasty is re-hearsing for an appearance at the Tennessee Theatre, where he will be dancing on the big stage with profes-sional Russian ballet danc-ers in “The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker.”

Children from all over East Tennessee and beyond have auditioned to be in-cluded in the 60-plus roles available to dancers ages 5 to 16 at each performance in the U.S. The Knoxville shows are at 3 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 3 and 7 p.m.

Grasty landed two roles, says his dance teacher, Shelly Hall. He will be in the Chi-nese tea dance, with three other child dancers and two pros, and as a party guest interacting with the Rus-sian pros. They are rehears-ing at her studio, Danse et

Plus (French for “dance and more”) in Knoxville Center Mall.

Knox-area children will be snowfl akes, mice, snow maidens and dancers in other scenes.

“Antonio is really getting noticed,” says Hall. “He has not only been chosen for the roles in this show, he has won scholarships in the last two dance conventions he has attended. And he’s only eight-years-old.

“At the Kids Artistic Re-vue convention in Atlanta last month, he received a hip hop scholarship that only two out of a thousand kids get, and the Encore contemporary dance people also awarded him a scholar-ship.

These are two extremely different styles of dance, so this really shows his range of talent.

“The ballet he’s practic-

Antonio Grasty is practicing for the Chinese tea dance in “The Nutcracker” ballet in Knoxville. Photo by Libby Morgan

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ing now will help him with his technique in all styles of dance, and in any sport he plays. He’s just an all-around good dancer in any

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Antonio’s mom, Janice Grasty, says her son wres-

tled his way to fourth in the nation in his age group.

He performed at the Fantasy of Trees and at-tended another convention

at Wilderness Resort over Thanksgiving weekend, and will perform in Knoxville Center Mall in mid-Decem-ber.

By Bonny C. MillardThe intrinsic value of

Tennessee Promise is that students who are still in elementary school and even high school can start preparing for college now.

Randy Boyd, who volunteered as special a d v i s o r on higher e d u c a t i o n for Gov. Bill Haslam last year, r e c e n t l y spoke to the Rotary

Club of Knoxville, sharing the history of tnAchieves, Tennessee Promise and the “Drive to 55” initiative.

The goal of the “Drive to 55” initiative is that 55 percent of Tennessee’s population will have a post-secondary education, either a degree or certifi cate, by the year 2025, Boyd said.

Tennessee Promise is a last-dollar scholarship program that will allow high school graduates to attend community colleges or technical schools for free in 2015.

“What (Tennessee Promise) did was create a $350 million endowment

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The promise of Tennessee Promisethat now allows us to offer a scholarship to every single graduate in all 95 counties,” Boyd said. “…We’re able to tell kindergartners and fi rst graders and their parents

that they can now go to college so they can start planning and changing their trajectory.”

The ability to access a free college education

2008 when Boyd, founder and CEO of Radio Systems, worked with then Knox County mayor Mike Ragsdale to guide the development of tnAchieves, which gives high school students scholarships to attend community colleges or technical schools. Boyd chairs tnAchieves.

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“If you’re reading two grades below in third grade, you never catch up,” he said.

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This is a continuation of Brigadier General O. B. Willcox’s account of the skirmishes around Walker’s Ford. The accounts are ex-cerpts from General Will-cox’s diary, documented in War of the Rebellion, Of-fi cial Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 31, Part I:

Headquarters, in the fi eld, four Miles from Walk-er’s Ford. Dec. 4, 1863.

General: I have received a telegram from Mrs. Burn-side for the general, which I have taken the liberty to forward to Knoxville, hav-ing sent two couriers. I also communicated the intel-ligence that our forces had met with a success at Walk-er’s Ford, that General Sher-man would reach him today and that Granger was close

Beyond Walker’s Ford

at hand. We are suffering for the want of axes, horse, and mule shoes and nails. Would it not be well to tele-graph Captain Hall, assis-tant quartermaster at Camp Nelson, to send on immedi-ately in light loads the above mentioned articles; also trenching tools. O. B. Will-cox, Brigadier-General

P.S. – There is a train at Cumberland Gap, loaded with hard bread for First Di-vision, Ninth Army Corps. As it will be impossible for the infantry to move without

rations, will you please have the bread ordered on to us?

Four Miles from Walker’s Ford. Dec. 5, 1863, 9:15 a.m.

General: Immediately upon the receipt of your fi rst instructions yesterday I sent the necessary orders to Colonel Graham, who ordered out the blockad-ing party at once to Bean’s station road via Powder Horn Gap; found Ransom’s whole command between Rutledge and Blain’s Cross-Roads, one regiment on top of the mountain. This, of course, rendered the block-ading expedition impracti-cable. Some of Colonel Gra-ham’s scouts yesterday were pursued, and by mistake of the guides were conducted into the enemy’s lines to-ward Knoxville, and fi nally made their escape by taking

This is a special time of year for Congressional rep-resentatives. Election win-ners can chill for several weeks before beginning 22 months of fundraising for the next contest.

For U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., “Jimmy” to his admiring constituents, campaign fi nance is almost an afterthought. A break-fast here, a luncheon there, a boat cruise, a reception for some well-heeled donors and he’s good to go.

And why worry? Since 2000, when he polled bet-ter than 89 percent against a Libertarian candidate, Duncan’s tally has not fallen below 72.5 percent of votes cast. In an era when the av-erage Congressional candi-date raises close to $2 mil-lion, Duncan’s take peaked at $731,000 in 2006.

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What will Jimmy do?

John J. Duncan Sr. held the seat now occupied by his son from 1965 until his death in 1988. As we ring in 2015, a Duncan will have represented Tennessee’s Second Congressional Dis-trict for 50 years.

That’s family job secu-rity in a way the nation’s architects never conceived, but that’s another story. For now it’s more instructive to consider the dark clouds stalking the sun-drenched Duncan dynasty.

Duncan will be 69 years

old with 28 years in the House before the next elec-tion in 2016. His father died in offi ce at that age, a fact which surely hasn’t escaped his son’s notice.

Any thought of slipping into a comfortable retirement with the Duncan sinecure untroubled by pretenders to the throne probably vanished when the heir apparent, John Duncan III, stumbled badly after winning election to the Knox County Trustee’s offi ce in 2010.

Maybe it’s something in the water in that offi ce. What-ever the reason, the apple of Dad’s eye sold his birthright for a few thousand dollars in unearned “bonuses.”

So, absent serious reha-bilitation of John III’s im-age, the elder Duncan must hold serve for a while. Could anything break it?

Maybe.Duncan is a member of

the party whose goal for the next two years is to fi ddle while Rome burns and hope the fl ames engulf the White House. Shutting down the government, impeaching the president and refusing to raise the debt ceiling are a few of the stratagems be-ing touted by the likes of Sen. Ted Cruz and other es-capees from the asylum.

If the Republican-controlled House and Sen-ate run the country over a cliff in the next two years, will Duncan follow? Would the backlash be painful enough to make a race for the Second District com-petitive?

Duncan artfully main-tains a low profi le. He defi ed the Republican leadership in opposing the Iraq war, but he’s generally stayed loyal.

But it’s not hard to imag-ine Cruz and company, mainly through inaction, triggering a deep global re-cession or worse, and folks will want to know where Duncan stands.

And then there’s Tim. Is Burchett a potential rival when his mayoral term ex-pires in 2018? Does it rain in Seattle?

To Mr. and Ms. Local Loyal Republican: that “WWJD” bracelet you’re wearing could soon be ask-ing, “What will Jimmy do?”

to the mountains. Enemy’s force from “Haversower’s” road to Rutledge estimated at 10,000. Ransom’s force estimated from 5,000 to 6,000. There is a large force at Ball’s Bridge seven miles north of Knoxville. Scouts in the direction of Clinton report the enemy’s picket at Lay’s Cross-Roads. Among the wounded reported in the fi ght of Dec. 2 is Major-General Martin. Yours re-spectfully, O. B. Willcox, Brigadier-General

Major-General Foster, Four Miles from Walker’s Ford. Dec. 5, 1863, 12:15 p.m.

General: Colonel Graham is threatened with an imme-diate attack, and is probably now engaged. I have there-fore ordered back another regiment to Walker’s Ford, making two regiments and two guns to cover the ford. I shall wait here until I hear from Colonel Graham again. Yours respectfully, O. B. Willcox, Brigadier-General

Ronnie Mincey

TEACHER TIME

As I enjoy Thanksgiving Day, my mind travels back to past Thanksgivings. I am thankful for happy memo-ries as well as for new mem-ories yet to be made.

Thanksgivings past and future

Art and music had their places in the Thanksgivings of the past. I’m sure many of us remember using con-struction paper and tempera paint to make Thanksgiv-ing turkeys from our hand-prints on paper plates. On this day I think of our sweet music teacher Ms. Allene Griffi th and how she intro-duced us to “Over the River and Through the Woods.” Both in school and at church we sang “We Gather Togeth-er” and “Come Ye Thankful People Come.” Both school and church excelled in the preparation of fi ne Thanks-giving meals.

The fi rst family Thanks-giving memory I have was in the early 1970s. My parents and I ate dinner with my half-brother Jerry Sampson in Jefferson City. I remem-ber Jerry’s wife, Evelyn, shining her hardwood fl oors as we arrived. By the time Jerry drove us back home, Dad was pretty well “lit.” That worked to my favor, for Dad normally insisted that everyone in the house be in bed by 9 p.m., but this night he was feeling so good that I got to stay up late and

watch Gene Wilder in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” That was the fi rst of many times I saw this movie, and every time I see it, I am reminded of that Thanksgiv-ing evening long ago.

In later years it became a tradition for me to spend the night before Thanks-giving with my aunt Fleetie Thomas on Hoitt Avenue in Knoxville. On Thanks-giving morning we would walk to my Aunt Duskie Jones’ house on the dead-end of Whittle Springs Road. Duskie’s husband, Roy, daughters Bertha, Betty and their families, and Roy’s brother Lloyd were usually present. A fi ne traditional feast would be spread and we’d all eat until we popped. Never before or since have I eaten dressing that could equal Aunt Duskie’s.

One year after lunch, someone remarked, “I sure missed Lloyd this year.” In answer to my question as to Lloyd’s whereabouts, my aunt Fleetie screamed out at me, “He’s dead!” I replied that I didn’t know Lloyd had died, but Fleetie was not satisfi ed. “I told you he was dead!” From this I learned, though the lesson has failed me a few times over the years, to be tactful with questioning.

Sadly, most of the people I shared Thanksgiving with have passed away. Thanks-giving 2014 has become its own memory and we are well into the Christmas season. I am thankful for the opportunity to share my thoughts and memories weekly in this space and for the kind words that many of you have expressed.

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At my age, I don’t win many foot races but, by jumping the gun, I might be fi rst with a Tennessee foot-ball outlook for 2015.

Sneak preview of 2015

Next year is when the Vol-unteers are supposed to take a giant step forward. Some teams that have been push-ing Tennessee around for the past several seasons should rethink the situation. The big bullies know who they are. They know the scene is

changing. There will be no more sand fl ipped in the face of the 105-pound weakling. The boy is now a man.

No, no, not a giant, just bigger and stronger and tougher and smarter.

It is logical that returning Vols, just because they are a year older, will be improved. Development is part of what coaches do for their money. Dave Lawson, in charge of muscles, will guide contin-ued growth this winter. He is already seeking a preven-tative solution to high ankle sprains and torn labra.

The key to next season is what made the Vols better in most of November. There should be no quarterback confusion. Joshua Dobbs is a potential star.

There was a time when I thought recruiting was the front end of long-term proj-ects. Butch Jones taught me something. I now think re-cruiting, at the level these guys do it, is an immediate patch and sometimes a fi x – for every ailment except the offensive line.

Tennessee played 23 freshmen with minimal em-barrassment. In some cases, it was a matter of neces-sity. In other cases, talent prevailed over experience. I suppose it will happen again, to a lesser degree.

Example: Jalen Hurd, running back, emerged as a future all-American if he stays well. Marlin Lane be-came one notch up from in-cidental. For 2015, Derrell

Scott may be a solid backup. Somebody new must help. SEC contenders need four tailbacks. Alvin Kamara, apparently inbound from Hutchinson, Kan., is the primary prospect.

Tennessee projects to look more like Wide Receiver U. next season. It has the repu-tation but fell short of expec-tations. There are genuine playmakers among wideouts and slots. They will block better and drop less.

I do believe Marquez North will bounce back. Josh Malone will eventually grasp what he is supposed to do. Jason Croom is big with big potential. Pig How-ard and Von Pearson will add refi nement. There are others. This is the deepest segment of the team.

Josh Smith can play. I think Jonathon Johnson, Vic Wharton and Ryan Jen-

kins can help.Tight ends? Capable but

should get much better. Tennessee has one or more joining the three with estab-lished credentials.

The offensive line will remain a work in progress. Tackle is enough of a ques-tion mark to cause concern. Maybe Dontavius Blair will become what he was sup-posed to be. Charles Mos-ley? Possible. There is mini-mal depth and freshmen are not easy plug-ins.

Three pretty good play-ers are gone from the de-fense but that unit will be better instead of worse. Replacing A.J. Johnson will be the fi rst order of spring business. If Jakob Johnson can’t do it, Dillon Bates can.

Justin Coleman never was fast enough but he re-fused to yield his spot in the secondary. Tennessee is

not overfl owing with DBs. It would be really good to bring in more corners.

Assuming Kahlil McK-enzie and Shy Tuttle arrive as scheduled, both will be seen and heard. They might achieve at defensive tackle some of what Derek Barnett did at end. That would take care of the void created by Jordan Williams’ departure.

We know who will kick placements. We think in-coming Tommy Townsend may emerge as punter. Evan Berry will get better on re-turns. Cheers!

The 2015 outlook is excit-ing. This next team might be good for eight or nine wins, even with Arkansas coming onto the schedule. If it hits 10, send me an email about being old and too con-servative.Marvin West’s address is westwest6@

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The calendar says it’s still three weeks till winter begins, but it sure feels like winter today, Thanksgiving, as I hunt and peck this col-umn. Gloomy, sprinkles, 40 degrees.

Well, here’s a quiz ques-tion for you: What winter-time outdoor activity can best be enjoyed indoors, and usually improves, the worse the weather gets? I know everyone got the right answer: watching the bird feeders, of course.

Grandma and I start feeding again as the cooler weather returns in mid-Oc-tober. Anyone who is a regu-lar bird feeder understands the satisfaction one gets when the usual cast of char-acters begins to show up. Chickadees and titmice im-mediately, then soon there-after the cardinals, blue jays and woodpeckers.

The colder-weather cus-tomers aren’t here yet: spar-

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They’re always hungry

rows, towhees, juncos and the like. They seem to prefer their still-abundant natural weed seeds and berries for now, and some haven’t ar-rived yet. But just you wait till that fi rst decent snow-fall. The gang will all be here!

Many a new fi rst-time feeder person is amazed at the array of birds they can attract, and at how much they can observe and learn about them from the warmth of their living room. Almost without realizing you are learning things, you become familiar enough with the common species to

be able to recognize them at a glance, just by their size and behavior. Thus, titmice and chickadees grab a seed and fl y away; house fi nches park themselves on the feeder and nibble away.

We here in East Tennes-see live in a good part of the country for bird feeding. We’re midway between the deep-freeze snowy north where winter feeder birds are a small (but hardy) crew, and the semitropical coastal areas like Florida and Texas where the feeders are visit-ed by hordes of colorful and exotic species reminiscent of an aviary at the zoo.

In our winters here, we enjoy a familiar and fairly stable population of resi-dent birds that have been here all year long but seem to need a boost in the long tough winter. Some we sel-dom see, such as brown thrashers or fi eld sparrows, except for under the feeder.

East of the Mississippi, the only species of hum-mingbird that nests is the ruby-throated. But more and more, folks around here are hosting overwintering rufous hummers. Normally western birds, the rufous hummers nest in the Pacifi c Northwest and winter in Central Amer-ica. But for some reason the little guys are showing up here in the fall, and people

keep their feeders fi lled all winter for them, rigging up light bulbs to keep feeders from freezing.

So get those bags of black oil sunfl ower seed (it’s cheaper this year) and white proso millet, nyger (thistle) seed and suet cakes, and settle down to enjoy your own fl ock of feathered en-tertainers. It’s way more fun than shoveling snow.

These birds are joined in the winter by migrants from farther north, here to en-joy the food supplies of our milder winters, such as the white-throated sparrows (a very common winter bird here, gone in the spring), as well as purple fi nches, dark-eyed juncos, pine siskins and the like.

And then there is the great fun of fi nding an un-usual or out-of-place bird amongst the usual ones. It happens every year, and people get the word out and head on over to see the rare visitor. For example, the fi rst part of this last Febru-ary, in the dead of winter, there appeared at a feeder in Maryville an amazing sight: an adult male painted bunting, a small, spectacu-lar red, blue, green and yel-low bird of the summertime Carolina and Georgia coast. We drove over there on a cold rainy morning and saw and photographed the bird, hundreds of miles from its usual haunts and months out of season!

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“I can’t wait till Christ-mas!”

How many times have you heard those words from a child? But of course, we all have to wait. Our eagerness will not make the day come earlier.

The season of Advent was created as a time of prepara-tion, of looking forward, of meaningful waiting. An-ti-ci-pa-tion, as the old ketch-up commercial said. It is not a celebration, but a time of penitential consideration, of recognizing our limitations, our sinfulness, our need for a savior. For that reason, the liturgical color of Advent is purple.

Some traditions use hope, peace, joy and love as the themes for the four Sundays of Advent. For centuries, the third Sunday – the Advent Sunday that emphasizes joy as its theme – is different: the liturgical color is pink, a lifting of the penitential somberness.

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of what has become the Christmas fl urry, take time for Advent. Pray, read Scrip-ture, talk about Advent with your family, consider what hope, peace, joy and love mean to you. Bake a loaf of bread for a neighbor, listen, sing, decorate your home gradually, moving toward Christmas, instead of say-ing, “Bam! It’s Christmas!”

Find time to think about the Child, and not just the children. When I hear peo-ple say off-handedly, “Oh, Christmas is all about the children,” I want to scream “No, it isn’t! It is all about the Child!”

Get ready for Christmas. Get ready for the Child. Get ready for hope, peace, joy, love. Get ready to be blessed.

By Cindy TaylorBeaver Dam Baptist

Church jumps into high gear every Christmas sea-son with a theater-quality production.

This year the church will present the drama “The Christmas Song.”

‘The Christmas Song’More than 70 volunteers,

including members from the adult choir, the Silver-tones senior choir and the NextGen student choir, have been rehearsing since July.

Music director Ryan Flint will direct the drama.

“The majesty and miracle of Christmas are put on dis-play in this production. Our members have worked hard, and I think it will show,” he said. “We cannot wait for

people to see it and worship the one true King with us.”

Most of the solos will be performed by choir mem-bers in character. Two non-character solos will be per-formed by Lynda Summers and Susan Huffaker.

Alan Summers is well-known for the phenomenal sets he creates for VBS each year. His talents will be put to use for set design and construction for this drama.

Flint says his choir assis-tant, Anne Allen, has been instrumental in many dif-ferent facets of the prepara-tion.

Music for the production is from a special arrange-ment by composer Bradley Knight.

This year live animals will play a role in the pro-duction, provided by Lewis Family Farms of Jonesbor-ough, Tenn.

“I encourage everyone to come see The Christmas Song,” said Flint. “They will not be disappointed.”

The Beaver Dam Music and Worship Ministry will present The Christmas Song at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 15.

The production is free. Beaver Dam Baptist Church is at 4328 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2322.

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Thanksgiving blessing

WORSHIP NOTES ■ Union Missionary Baptist Church,

Ailor Gap Road, will present the

Christmas play “Journey to Jesus” 6

p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. Refreshments

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TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on the 15th day of April, 2014, by deed of trust recorded in Trust Deed

Book 209, page 51, in the Register’s Offi ce for Union County, Tennessee, to which deed of trust specifi c reference is hereby made, DONNIE NORRIS and wife, BRITTNEY NORRIS, conveyed to K. David Myers, Trustee, the hereinaft er described real property to secure the payment of the obligation and indebtedness owing by Donnie Norris and wife, Brittney Norris, to the benefi ciaries therein named, Alvin G. Brock and wife, Pauline Brock; and

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

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said deed of trust , I will on the 19th day of December, 2014, off er for sale and sell the following described property, at the front door of the Union County Courthouse, 901 Main Street, Maynardville, Tennessee, at the hour of 11:30 A.M., prevailing time, at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash and in bar of and free of all equities of redemption, statutory right of redemption, homestead, elective share and all other rights and exemption of every kind expressly waived in the aforesaid deed of trust and to which specifi c reference is hereby made, the following described real property:

SITUATED in the Th ird (3d) Civil District of Union County, Tennessee:

BEGINNING at and on an iron pin in the southeast line of Walker Ford Road, said iron pin being a new established common corner in the southeast line of said road, the remaining property of Brock, and the property herein described; thence with a new established dividing line between the remaining property of Brock and the property herein described three calls and distances as follows: in a southeastern direction 250 feet to an iron pin, the southeast corner of the property herein described; in a southwestern direction 150 feet to an iron pin, the southwest corner of the property herein described; and in a northwest direction 250 feet to an iron pin in the southeast line of Walkers Ford Road and being the northwest corner of the property herein described; thence with the southeast line of Walkers Ford Road in a northeastern direction 150 feet to an iron pin in the southeast line of said roadway and the point of BEGINNING, according to a drawing provided by the parties hereto to the draft sman of this instrument. Th e above description is the same as the previous deed of record, no boundary survey having been made at the time of this conveyance. Th e above described property is conveyed by the boundary in gross and not by the acre. Said property is improved by a dwelling having an address of 1628 Walker Ford Road, Maynardville, Tennessee 37807.

For reference see Deed Book “P”, Series -8-, page 404, in the Register’s Offi ce for Union County, Tennessee.

Property to be conveyed SUBJECT TO all applicable easements, restrictions, reservations, and set-back lines.

CURRENT OWNERS: Donnie Norris and Brittney Norris

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

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

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

Th is sale is being made upon request of Alvin G. Brock and wife, Pauline Brock, the owners and holders of the obligations and indebtedness secured by said deed of trust, due to the failure of the maker to comply with all provisions of the said deed of trust. Th e proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the deed of trust.

Th is 20th day of November, 2014.

_______________________________________

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

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Luttrell students

celebrate the season

Robert Stewart and Marissa

Dalton enjoy Thanksgiving

lunch at Luttrell Elementary.

Zayden Saunders attends

Thanksgiving lunch dressed

as a Native American.

LeAnn Sawyer and her

daughter, Emily Sawyer,

at Thanksgiving lunch

Luttrell Elementary kindergarten classes celebrate Thanksgiving by learning about Native

American customs. Students used a symbol dictionary to fi nd a Native American name that

matched their personality. They are: Leila Daniel as Sun Dancer, Courtney Boling as Turtle Eagle,

Morgan Burbage as Star Dancer and Breeze Mell as Fire Drummer. Photos submitted.

Laiken Graves is Fire Turtle,

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Jakes Day

fundraiser quiltBy Libby Morgan

This year the National Wild Turkey Federation lo-cal Norris Lake Longbeards Chapter held the fi rst an-nual Jakes Day celebration at Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area, where children had the opportuni-ty to participate in archery, skeet shooting, air rifl e BB shooting, tree stand safety, boating safety and a turkey calling contest.

More than 100 attended. The chapter is having a quilt raffl e to raise funds for the second annual Jakes Day next fall.

Raffl e tickets for a wild-life-themed quilt, hand quilted by Mary Ellison, are available until the Dec. 16 drawing from Ashley Mike at the Extension of-

fi ce at 3925 Maynardville Hwy. in Maynardville, or call 865-992-8038 or email apadgett4@utk.edu.

Don’t forget: the Norris

Lake Longbeards NWTF Annual Banquet and Auc-tion will be held at Union County High School on March 21, 2015.

Luttrell Elementary inducted 10 new members into the school’s Junior Beta Club. During the

ceremony students were presented with Junior Beta Club pins and a certifi cate. They are: (front)

sponsor Steva Bates, Brianna Miller, Ashtan Collins, Gracie Brady, Savanna Gerber, Kelly Hunter,

Lexus Matthews and sponsor Lei Faust; (back) instructional facilitator Stacy Smith, Austin Acuff ,

Melanie Tharp, Emily Jones, Faith Hughett and principal Sonja Saylor.

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Morton Vaughn know that she sleeps, eats and breathes ballet. The artistic director of the Appalachian Ballet Company (ABC) is ex-cited about recent changes she’s made to the company’s annual production of “The Nutcracker.”

“This year, the audience will be treated to lots of new choreography, dancers and soloists,” she says.

Acclaimed as an educa-tor, director and choreogra-pher – and a prima ballerina herself in the ’80s and ’90s – Morton Vaughn is tireless in her devotion to the dance. Right now she’s not only re-hearsing her “Nutcracker” cast, but also teaching class-es as usual at the Van Metre School of Dance, which is

the ABC’s offi cial school and one of the oldest businesses in Blount County, having been founded by Cheryl Van Metre in the late 1950s.

Chartered in 1972, the Appalachian Ballet Com-pany grew out of the school and is now the resident dance company of the Clay-ton Center for the Arts. Morton Vaughn took the reins in 1997, and the ABC’s talented dancers perform a three-program season, of-fering a wide repertory from traditional classics to cre-ative contemporary ballets.

And in an age when more ballet companies are opting for recorded music, “the Ap-palachian Ballet Company continues to show extraor-dinary commitment to live music,” says music direc-tor Sande MacMorran, who

David Dwyer as the mysterious Herr Drosselmeyer has just given the magical nutcracker to

Clara, danced by Harris Wilbanks. Photos by Richard Calmes

‘The Nutcracker’ revamped

Part of MacMorran’s job is to accommodate the spe-cial musical needs of the solo dancers. And this year, he’ll be accommodating a lot of them.

Some starring roles are double-cast, and Morton Vaughn says, “I have three male guest artists coming for the fi rst weekend and three separate male guest artists coming for the sec-ond weekend, which is very exciting! I’ll get to work with six different profes-sional dancers!

“I’ve done lots of new choreography for the Span-ish dance, and this year we’ll have both male and female dancers for the Rus-

sian dance, so get ready for those big leaps!” she contin-ues. “But I’m most excited about the Arabian dance,” she admits, referring to the sinuous dance set to Tchai-kovsky’s exotic music. “I’ve made lots of changes in it.”

Actor David Dwyer, most recently seen in “Anchor-man 2: The Legend Con-tinues” and the TV series “Reckless,” reprises his role as Herr Drosselmeyer, the mysterious toymaker who introduces the magi-cal nutcracker to the Stahl-baum family at their annual Christmas party. Kylie Mor-ton Barry, one of Morton Vaughn’s two professionally dancing daughters, will por-tray the Sugarplum Fairy.

And of course there’ll be dancing dolls and snow-fl akes, gingerbread kids, toy soldiers, angels and marauding mice. “We have over 100 performers this year!” Morton Vaughn says. It all makes for a thrilling family adventure that you don’t want to miss.

This year’s Appalachian Ballet Company production of “The Nutcracker” will take place at 8 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 6, and 2 p.m. Sun-day, Dec. 7, at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Two fur-ther performances will be presented at 2 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13, at The Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville.

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will conduct the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in the upcoming performances.

“Forty-one years of ‘The Nutcracker’ with full or-chestra!”

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A prescription painkill-er, for example, does not have to be your fi rst course of relief in the treatment of back pain. One of the precepts of chiropractic treatment is that it does not involve the use of any drugs. And chiropractic

treatment has been proven effective in the treatment of back pain. It’s also effec-tive in treating many other ailments. If you are taking prescription drugs, here are some things to keep in mind: Don’t hesitate to ask questions. If you are hos-pitalized, ask the doctor or nurse what, if any, drugs they are giving you, and why. If you are sent home with medication, talk with the prescriber to make sure you understand how the medication should be tak-en and what side effects, if any, you should expect. And feel free, of course, to ask your pharmacist any questions you might have.

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THROUGH MONDAY, DEC. 8“Big Red Bow Project” donation collection for

individuals facing Alzheimer’s and dementia in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Loudon counties at Lexus of Knoxville, 10315 Parkside Drive. Info/wish list: www.alzTennessee.org/big-red-bow-project or 544-6288.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24Christmas in Old Appalachia at the Museum of

Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway. Info/schedule of events: 494-7680 or www.museumofappalachia.org.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3Holiday Dance Party with dance instructors,

noon-3 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Mighty Musical Monday featuring Central High School Choral Department, noon and 3 p.m., Tennes-see Theatre, 604 S. Gay St.

THURSDAY, DEC. 4Bingo, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640

Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Movie and Popcorn: “A Christmas Story” with

Peter Billinglsey, Darren McGavin, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Dressing Girls for Charity, 3:15-4:30 p.m., Hu-mana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5Knitting Caps for the Homeless, 12:30-1:30

p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 5-6Christmas Arts and Crafts Bazaar, 9 a.m.-4

p.m., Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 4365 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Photos with Santa, 9-11 a.m. Saturday. To participate: 992-7222.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388

Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

City of Luttrell Christmas Parade, noon, begin-ning at Luttrell Park.

“Best Little Christmas Sale Ever,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road.

Halls Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ShopperNewsNow.com/.

Candle making workshops, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway. Reservations are required; space is limited. Cost: $10. Info/reservations: 573-5508, info@marblesprings.net, www.marblesprings.net.

FaithWalk & Al Ichiki 5K, 2 p.m., Church of the Immaculate Conception, 414 West Vine. Packet pick-up, 12:30-1:45 p.m. day of event. Hosted by Samaritan Ministry, a ministry of Central Baptist Church of Bearden and an AIDS service organization. To register: www.samaritancentral.org or day of race. Info: 450-1000, ext. 827.

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Downtown Knoxville AAA Offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Cost: $40 members; $50 nonmember. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250.

Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Broadway Baptist Church, 815 N. Broadway St. Everything $1. All proceeds go to promote the mission of Broadway Baptist Church. Info/to donate/to help: Lara Edwards, 748-6920; Wilma Cox, 850-7637; Ludell Coffey, 384-4122.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 6-7Christmas drive-thru exhibit: “The Life of

Christ,” 7-9 p.m., Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike in Luttrell. Sponsored by Cedar Ford Baptist Church, Clear Branch Baptist Church, Fellow-ship Christian Church, New Friendship Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church, Warwick’s Chapel Baptist Church. All welcome.

SUNDAY, DEC. 7Handmade Guatemalan gifts for sale, 12:30-3:30

p.m., Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road. Proceeds benefi t NuestrosNinos, a local charity commit-ted to helping “our children” in Guatemala. Info: 938-8311 or http://www.nuestrosninoscharity.org/.

Best Little Christmas Sale Ever, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Cal-lahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road. Info: 938-3410.

Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout featuring Black Bettys vs Lolitas Locas, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville. Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.

MONDAY, DEC. 8Parklane’s Little Black Dress Charity Gala,

6:30 p.m., Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost: $20 in-cludes appetizers and chance to win a $500 signature bracelet and other bling. 25 percent of sales goes back to charity. Info: Nicole, 705-3661.

TUESDAY, DEC. 9Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting,

7 p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: James Ogden, chief historian of Chickamauga NMP. Topic: “Sherman vs. Cleburn on Missonary Ridge.”

Cost: $15 members; $17 nonmembers; lecture only $3. RSVP by noon Monday, Dec. 8, to 671-9001.

“Building Your Own Classic Gingerbread House” class, 6-9 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynard-ville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/to register: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

Reception and awards ceremony for the East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, 6-8 p.m., the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Free and open to the public. On exhibit through Jan. 11. Info: Angela Thomas, 934-2034 or www.knoxart.org.

THURSDAY, DEC. 11VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynard-

ville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main

St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

Holiday Wreath-Making workshop, 1 p.m., His-toric Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Cost: $35. All materials provided. Info/reservations: 546-0745.

Corryton Christmas Parade, 2 p.m. Stepping off from Corryton ball fi eld. Lineup at 1 p.m. Info: Joyce Harrell, 705-7684, or Joe Longmire, 898-9097.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 13-14“The Christmas Song” presented by the Beaver

Dam Baptist Church Worship Choir, 6:30 p.m., in the church sanctuary, 4328 E Emory Road. Everyone invited.

The Living Christmas Tree, 3 and 6 p.m., Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. For free tickets: WMBC.NET; from Wallace church members; and at the church during offi ce hours.

SUNDAY, DEC. 14Candlelight Tour of Historic Ramsey House, 6-8

p.m., Ramsey House Plantation, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Admission free; donations accepted. Info: 546-0745 or www.ramseyhouse.org.

TUESDAY, DEC. 16UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meet-

ing, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

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

THURSDAY, DEC. 18AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30

p.m., Downtown Knoxville AAA Offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Cost: $30 members; $35 nonmember. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Don, 862-9250.

SATURDAY, DEC. 20Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main

St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

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