Two of Union County’s senior 4-H members, Savannah Jones and Kennedy Hill, recently attended, along with other State Council members, a USVI (United States, Virgin Islands) Educational Exchange Trip. Thirteen youth and four advisors from across Tennessee took part in this opportunity to explore agriculture and youth development in a setting outside of their norms.
Blackberry season is here. Here is a quick and easy blackberry crisp that you can throw together in a jiffy. It only takes 4 cups of blackberries. It is an easier version of a blackberry pie and only takes 30 minutes to bake. A pie takes much longer.
You probably would use Cool Whip to top it with. I prefer vanilla ice cream. Serve the crisp warm and let the ice cream melt into each spoonful.
The 15th Annual Union County Heritage Festival will offer several opportunities to showcase your creativity in various shows and contests.
The second Union County Heritage Festival Amateur Fiddle Contest will be on Festival Day, Saturday, October 5, 2019. Winners receive cash prizes of 1st -$300, 2nd - $200, and 3rd -$100 from an Arts Grant through the East Tennessee Foundation. There is no entry fee. Registration is on site from 10:00am to 12:45pm at the State Farm Tent. Contestants begin performing at 1:00pm on the Front Porch Stage.
Doctors of Chiropractic (DC) regularly treat sciatica. Sciatica is characterized by pain that originates in the low back or buttock and travels into one or both legs. Pain is described as dull, achy, sharp, toothache-like, pins-and-needles or similar to electric shocks. Other symptoms associated with sciatica include burning, numbness and tingling sensations.
One hundred ten Luttrell Elementary third, fourth, and fifth graders are learning the basics of fiddle playing along with classical violin techniques under the direction of their music teacher, Ms. Jennifer Fields.
Some people spend a lot of their time and energy to be the first one at something or anything. For me, it just happened.
Tim and I had been dating for about six months when he asked me to go to his aunt’s wedding. He was very excited since she asked him to walk her down the aisle. How could I pass on that?
I knew I would be meeting some of his family for the first time. Not being a shy person, I don’t mind meeting new people or being around people I don’t know very well. As my mom always says, “Just get in there and go with the best of them.”
Mincey’s Musings
Year Two, Week Twenty-Eight
Job 14:7-9
Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind;
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
--John Donn
A long time ago when I was in high school, my friends and I used to play a game we called word for the day. We didn’t realize it at the time, but we were “Geeks”, with a capital G! I attended high school way before the term “geek” became popular. Some of you will recall that “geek” was first a derogatory term, until people like Bill Gates made geek a badge of honor word, like it is today. I don’t remember if it was one of the guys or gals in my circle of friends that started the word game, but I am forever thankful because the game significantly increased my vocabulary.
As a botany nut I’m always amazed at the diversity of plants we have in the mountains, as I’m constantly coming across plants I don’t know. One I’ve observed for a number of years but only recently caught it in bloom to identify it is Spikenard, which is mentioned in the Bible several times. The most familiar one is its use to anoint the head and feet of Jesus just prior to His crucifixion.
Double Up Food Bucks, a SNAP Doubling Program, Kicks Off in Union County on Saturday, August 3.
Maynardville – The Union County Farmers Market and Seven Springs Farm to Table farm store are excited to announce the kickoff of the Double Up Food Bucks (Double Up) program on Saturday, August 3rd in partnership with Nourish Knoxville and the Tennessee Department of Health.