The Horace Maynard FFA chapter in Maynardville, Tennessee has been awarded a Yearlong Living to Serve Grant in the amount of $3,000. The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support yearlong service-learning projects that address needs related to community safety; environmental responsibility; hunger, health and nutrition; and community engagement.
I have an easy recipe for Batter Buns. Okay, so they're yeast rolls whipped together, not kneaded.
Lazy as I am, I'm always looking for the quick and easy way out. Here it is. They have a good flavor and don't harden down overnight. That is, if you keep them in a gallon plastic freezer bag.
Yes, I know, a well-kneaded roll has a texture and flavor that can't be beat. These are the next best things. Give them a try.
Football season has kicked off for the Union County High School Patriots. There are several returning seniors this year into the program, which is in its third year under Coach Larry Kerr’s leadership. The team has been practicing on the field and in the weight room for several months and they are looking forward to an eventful season on the new turf field.
Chairman David Coppock called the August Union County Board of Education Meeting to order and recognized Jimmy Carter, superintendent of schools, to present an award to the Union County Clover Team, who took second place in the national competition. Then Carter asked Lucy Russell Freyer to pay tribute to Carolyn Murr for her 50 years of service to Union County Public Schools. Murr has served as a physical education teacher as well as a classroom teacher and a coach. She currently teaches fourth grade at Maynardville Elementary School.
When rumors circulated on Facebook regarding a resolution to amend the Regulations Governing the Cleanup of Illegal Dump Sites (Litter Ordinance), Mayor Jason Bailey candidly told the rather large crowd at the August County Commission meeting that “there will be no drama here tonight.”
The Big Ridge FCE (Family Community Education) Club gives back to the non-profits in the community that its members belong to and support by volunteering.
Some 15 percent of adults in the U.S. have some type of spine deformity, with lumbar scoliosis being the most common. Some adults have had scoliosis since adolescence; others develop the condition as adults. Many don’t experience symptoms, but a significant percentage will develop back pain, leg pain and even lose up to four inches of trunk height—measured from the waist upwards—due to the deformity.
Recently, I have been reading a lot of fan-fiction. Mostly my own. I wrote scads of stories a couple of decades ago; probably wrote more than 500,000 pages. This was never for money, only the pleasure of writing and the satisfaction of giving readers pleasure.
Generosity and gratitude are the thoughts that come to mind when I express my experience serving at the Yellow Ribbon Fund’s Heroes Hops & Harvest farm-to-table dinner. Cierra Adkins ask me if I could help her with a fundraiser event. My knowledge was limited, but my daughter and I went, looking forward to helping our Adkins friends.
Every September I buy a 20 pound box of Carolina sweet potatoes. A truck would be parked in front of Janet's Beauty Shop in Maynardville. Since I am the only sweet potato aficionado at this address, the supply lasts most of the year. I keep the box in the hallway just off our Great Room. I am telling you this because long red sprouts are rising from the box. It is past time to finish up my supply of sweet potatoes.