The Union County Lions Club is looking for people with the Volunteer Spirit! They have two big public events coming up this year!

I never gave a whole lot of thought about spaghetti when I was growing up. Mom made it about once a week. The meatless sauce, made from scratch, would be simmering on the stove most of the day, and when supper time came, the spaghetti took no time at all to cook. It was always good and included some type of bread to sop up extra sauce. I just took it for granted and never gave much thought to spaghetti. Horses, yes. Spaghetti, no.

Con Hunley is coming to the Union County Opry with special guest Justin Terry on March 29 at 7 p.m. at the Patriot Auditorium. And, the Union County Lions Club is offering a free spaghetti dinner, specially prepared for you by the Union County High School culinary class under the direction of Chef Zach Hodges. The dinner will be served in the cafeteria at 5 p.m. Come for dinner and stay for a terrific concert. Tickets for the show can be purchased at The Kitchen Design Center, 2945 Maynardville Hwy.

Mark your calendars now for the Union County Lion's Club free spaghetti dinner on Saturday, March 29, at 5 p.m. at the Union County High School. Stay tuned to this space for more exciting information about the event you won't want to miss.

Due to an unforeseen conflict, the Union County Lion’s Clubs Free Spaghetti Dinner (originally planned on September 7 before the Union County Opry’s Lonesome River Band concert) has had to be rescheduled. The FREE Spaghetti Dinner will now be held at 5:30 pm on Saturday December 14th before the Union County Opry’s fantastic annual Christmas Show!! The dinner is still free! And followed by excellent music. Hope to see you there!

The Union County Lions Club will be hosting a free homemade spaghetti dinner for all Union County citizens on Saturday, September 7, at 5:30 p.m. at Union County High School. Dinner will include salad, Italian bread, drinks and desserts, and will be held just before the Union County Opry presents the Lonesome River Band. This band has been touring for 42 years and is one of the most respected names in Bluegrass.

The volunteers of the Union County Lions Club would like to thank the Alder Springs Baptist Church, Irwin Chapel UMC, Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Foxy Wraps, HMI Highway Markings and Union County Food City for their support of the Lion’s fundraising Freedom Concert with the Poet Voices
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The concert banner designed and donated by Foxy Wraps was fantastic. We appreciate the donation of supplies from Food City.

Mark Allen Martin of Maynardville. graduated from the University of Tennessee and taught music in the Union County school system for 27 years. He was known as a terrific teacher, highly skilled and talented musician, friendly, and loved to joke around. The Union County Lions Club honors his memory by awarding scholarships to UCHS High School seniors in his name.

The Poet Voices will start this special concert with a sing-along of famous hymns and will then introduce the Union County High School Band, under the direction of Hunter Collins. The band will open with the National Anthem, accompanied by the Poet Voices bass singer KC Armstrong, a former member of the US Air Force Singing Sergeants and, later, the US Army Chorus.

Tennessee is called the Volunteer State because people in this state, the people in this county, step up to help one another. The Union County Lions Club is looking for some cheerful volunteers to assist with various functions of their fundraiser, the Freedom Concert with the Poet Voices and the Union County High School Band, on May 18th. The monies raised will provide eye exams, glasses and sometimes hearing aids to Union County residents. Doors open at 6:00 and we are looking for folks to take tickets, hand out free CDs, sell tickets at the door and various other tasks as needed.