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Virginia Causey to fill empty seat on BMA

By LISA WHALEY Publisher lwhaley@heraldandtribune.com Virginia Causey just thought she had retired.

In another surprise move by the Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Alderman Monday night, current Aldermen Terry Countermine, David Sell and Adam Dickson unanimously

approved appointing Causey, former administrative assistant to Town Administrator Bob Browning, to the alderman seat vacated by now-Mayor Chuck Vest.

“All I ask, Virginia, is after being your supervisor for so many years, that you remember the nice things I’ve done,” Browning said to a beaming Causey as she took her seat on the

board.

Causey retired in March of last year after serving for the town for more than 30 years.

“I’m excited to be back in Town Hall,” Causey said.

The decision to appoint Causey was, in the end, an easy one, according to Countermine, who nominated the former administrative assistant for

Ferguson alleges released It’s a video edited, while Grandy BOE comes up claims campaign violation with new plan

By ALLEN RAU Staff Writer arau@heraldandtribune.com The election for Washington County’s mayoral office has added another layer to an already heated race and the charges are flying.

According to Republican candidate Joe Grandy, opponent Mark Ferguson has violated campaign finance laws by coordinating his mayoral campaign with a Political Action Committee, Taxpayers Fighting Back.

“The PAC funding mechanism is different than the campaign funding mechanism ... and the law, I think, is to provide separation now,” Grandy said.

“There are some basic rules to follow. So campaign finance is one of them. And where there’s a PAC involved and a campaign, they can both work in the same direction; you’re just not allowed to have any coordination.’

“We’ve filed a complaint with the Tennessee Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance … and it’s their responsibility to review the facts and make whatever determination they make,” Grandy said.

On the other side of the race, Washington County mayoral candidate Mark Ferguson held a press conference Thursday to announce he would not attend last Saturday’s Republican Party Candidate Forum, claiming that another candidate’s supporters were going to manipulate the event to put him at a disadvantage.

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the position.

“When (former mayor) Kelly Wolfe resigned last month, I was surprised. I didn’t know it was coming,” said Countermine, who nominated Causey for the position. “And I have been on the phone this month more than any month in my life.”

Wolfe has served as town mayor since 2008 and would have been up

for reelection this fall. His resignation, and the appointment of Vest to the mayor’s chair left the board short one member, and it was a position Countermine knew they needed to fill.

He said he realized that their next course must not only the best for the town, but also the least disruptive.

whole new scheme

for Jonesborough

By MARINA WATERS Staff Writer mwaters@heraldandtribune.com The Jonesborough School K-8 project looks to be a K-4 project — for now.

During the Washington County Board of Education’s Thursday, April 5 meeting, school board member Mary Beth Dellinger made the motion for a new design option, “Scheme 4”, which is essentially the Scheme 2 plan to tear down the round portion of the current Jonesborough Elementary School building and make add-ons. However, Scheme 4 would leave out the upper right and middle wings on the design plan in order to cut costs.

In a 5-4 vote, board members Annette Buchanan, See “SCHEME” on Page 2A

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Mary Beth Dellinger points out some of the features with the board’s latest school design.

WASHINGTON COUNTY PRIMARY 2018: Circuit Court Clerk

Downes touts management Walsh believes her past has experience in court clerk race prepared her for this future

By ALLEN RAU Staff Writer arau@heraldandtribune.com After spending 19 years as a Washington County Jail Administrator, circuit court clerk candidate Brenda Downes said the experience makes her more than qualified for the position.

She began her career at the Washington County Sherriff’s Office after graduating from East Tennessee State University in 1993.

“I started as a jailer when the jail was located in downtown Jonesborough … I moved up quickly in rank and was promoted to the jail administrator of the Washington County Detention Center in 1999,” Downes said.

According to the candidate, Brenda Downes her management experience makes her an ideal candidate.

“I’m looking for the opportunity to move to another office. I enjoy management; I have strived on working with and for the public over the past 24 years. I believe I am the candidate best qualified with my 19 years of county government See “DOWNES” on Page 3A

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By ALLEN RAU Staff Writer arau@heraldandtribune.com Starting out on the bottom rung of the ladder and working your way up will give you all the knowledge you need to lead, circuit court clerk candidate Michele Walsh believes.

Walsh began in the Circuit Court Clerk’s office when she was 16 years old and became a full time employee in December of 1992. She worked her way up to a supervisory position, spending 22 total years in the clerk’s office.

A life-long resident of Washington County, Walsh graduated from David Crockett High School.

“I’ve been involved in Michele Walsh different things, just volunteering. I helped with the scouts, I used to teach Sunday School when I was younger, taught the four year old class,” Walsh said.

According to Walsh, she worked for the clerk’s office until 2011 when she left to spend more time with her family.

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SCHEME Continued From Page 1A

Virginia Causey becomes an alderman.

CAUSEY

Continued From Page 1A As Dickson said, they needed “someone who could hit the ground running.”

“We need a caretaker,” Dickson said, “to serve out the six or seven months until election. At the same time, (we need) to encourage individuals who are qualified to run.”

Sell, too, was convinced, and seconded Countermine’s motion.

“I think its a wise decision to make,” Sell said. He pointed out that the board had already been hearing from so many candidates, and having the board — rather than the voters — choose just one could cause problems.

“You don’t want to upset somebody’s feelings,” he said.

By appointing Causey, the board would still be leaving the path clear for interested individuals to run in the November election, letting the voters make the final choice.

Causey was sworn in Monday by Chancellor John Rambo, who was already present to over see the swearing in of Jonesborough’s new mayor, Chuck Vest. The board will reconvene in May fully staffed, with a mayor and four aldermen — Countermine, Sell, Dickson (appointed at the March 12 meeting) and newly appointed Causey.

Dellinger, Keith Ervin, David Hammond and Phillip McLain were in favor while Todd Ganger, Jack Leonard, Clarence Mabe and Mike Masters were opposed.

“About a month ago, I was kind of brainstorming and thinking, ‘I don’t want to give up on Jonesborough.

I want to try to get something that’s a little bit for everybody,’” Dellinger said.

“I called (Architect Tony Street) and we kind of got together.

What we have talked about is we have $20,750,000 to deal with.

We thought, ‘Where could we get to where we need to be?’ We felt like this was a good plan.”

The plan, which Street said he’s guessing would “even the board” of the $20,750,000 set aside for the project, would house a maximum of 660 students, meaning the school would be a K-4 school for the time being.

Dellinger said fifth through eighth grade students would, in this plan, attend Jonesborough Middle School until the board could put up the money to build the middle and top right wings, bringing the building to a full K-8. She said that money could be raised through selling some of the system’s buildings such as the Boones Creek properties.

For some, however, the design raised other facility concerns.

Mabe reminded the board that the roof at Jonesborough Elementary and at Jonesborough Middle both needed a new roof. The school district’s maintenance supervisor, Phillip Patrick, said the roofs at both schools, should those buildings be attained by the district, would need to be roofed in a year. Patrick said it would cost around $510,000 to reroof the middle school. A new roof at the elementary school was estimated to cost around $730,000 at last month’s meeting.

“Someone asked why that is not planned for; when we came up with the schemes to build a new Jonesborough and new Boones Creek,” Patrick said, “we were not going to keep Boones Creek Elementary or Jonesborough Elementary. So that was never figured in the Washington County budget.”

Dellinger added that should there be money left over from the Scheme 4 plan, those dollars could go towards improving the plumbing at Jonesborough Middle School. Meanwhile, Ganger voiced a concern for the remaining Jonesborough Middle School building.

“Where are you going to get the money to fix the middle school? We’re already having to use extra money,” Ganger said. “Basically, you’re not worried about that. This board has to worry about that. All we’re doing is spending more and

more money and we don’t even have the money to do anything now.”

Street said the Scheme 4 plan would include a new gym, kitchen and cafeteria, locker rooms and administrative area.

He also said the entire project, including the two wings to be added during the second phase of the Scheme 4 plan, still leaves the board $6 million out of budget.

For some, a phased school project was a solution that had worked in other Washington County School projects such as the construction of Lamar School.

“Our school system has built other schools in phases and I don’t understand why it wouldn’t work here,” Buchanan said. “We’ve had children in two different school buildings at one time. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen it evolve, they waited a year and moved more students in. It worked.”

Dellinger also said the plan was a solution to the McCoy property discussion; the property, which sits adjacent to Jonesborough Elementary School, once purchased by the county, could provide a space for athletic fields as well as a road leading from the new school to the Old Jonesborough Highway.

At the county’s Health, Education and Welfare meeting earlier that day, the Washington County Mayor and the Washington Coun-

ty Commission expressed hesitation on purchasing that land until the board had a plan for the project.

“I’m really concerned that if we don’t get something in a plan, were are going to lose the opportunity to have the McCoy property,” Dellinger said. “(Street) had even designed a really nice road going out to the old Highway. We would lose that. We would lose that parking area. We mainly heard from the county commission that it’s mainly going to be just for ballfields, but no, there are a lot of other things that are necessary in purchasing the McCoy property. I feel like we need to get something in line tonight.”

Meanwhile, Hammond said he wanted a commitment that the K-8 project would come to completion and not remain at a reduced size.

“I want a commitment that it will be finished,” Hammond said. “I don’t want to go three, four or five years because then you’re looking at escalating construction costs, you’re looking at a whole new leadership. I would like some type of commitment.”

The Scheme 4 plan will be presented at the commission’s Health Education and Welfare Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 3 at 1 p.m. in the first floor conference room of Jonesborough’s Historic Courthouse.

WALSH

Health Matters

Continued From Page 1A She was employed part-time as a legal assistant at a local law office and also as a secretary at Jonesborough Elementary School, until she returned to the clerk’s office in March of 2017.

“I’ve always been one of those people where there’s a need, I know that I can do it. I always like to offer my services and with the experience I have and my background I feel like I’m a huge asset to the clerk’s office,” Walsh said.

Walsh believes she has gained the knowledge required for the position in several different departments and job duties and would benefit the clerk’s office.

Walsh also believes technology could make the office more efficient.

“The big thing that I would like to see and do is to use different things with technology to make the office more user-friendly for everyone that uses the clerk’s office, from the attorneys to the police officers, the law enforcement agencies that use it. Even for the jurors that have to come in for jury duty.

“Currently our jurors call a telephone message every night after 5:00 p.m. to find out if they’re needed for the next day, and I know everybody doesn’t do e-mail but the vast majority of folks do … current technology that’s not going to cost the taxpayers anything. To set up a jury panel and be able to send out an e-mail every day to the jury panel so they know about tomorrow instead of having to make the phone call.”

According to Walsh, her experience in the clerk’s office has given her the skills needed for the position.

“I feel like definitely I have the experience but I also have that desire to make things good.

“Seeing all of the different things that the clerk’s office has been through, as far as when we moved from two different locations. I helped with the move; I was one of those people that was there boxing up paperwork; so I would say my organizational skills and my leadership abilities.”

VIOLATION Continued From Page 1A Ferguson alleged that “people working openly for my opponent are in charge and they are screening questions, trying to give my opponent every advantage, and to hurt me any way they can.”

Following that announcement, Ferguson alleged that his opponent’s supporters and the people running the debate Saturday had released an edited video from 2014 of Ferguson cursing at former mayor Kelly Wolfe and making what appears to be an aggressive move at Wolfe.

In the video, Ferguson refers to Wolfe as a “chicken-s***, son-of-a-b****” numerous times.

In one exchange between Ferguson and Wolfe, Ferguson says, “Why don’t you go ahead and hit me? See how hard you can hit me,” to which Wolfe responds, “Mark, you’re crazy.”

According to Wolfe, “the guy (Ferguson) took a swing at me. Came up from behind me and took a swing at me then. And I was able to get the camera out of my pocket at that point and start filming.”

Ferguson claims the video

was sent by email and other means and that the video was shot “several years ago.” ”It was a bad time, it was a bad day and I had been pushed to my limit. If you’ve seen the video I want to say publicly I’m sorry for the language in this video. That’s not me. It was an ugly conversation,” Ferguson said.

“But it was a private conversation until now. It has been edited … it doesn’t show anything that happened before or what was said to me or how my wife and family had been hurt.”

Ferguson claimed that the video “shows I’m not afraid to stand up to the establishment … sometimes they call it hardball politics and I can play.

Some of these people have forgotten, but I know things on them, too.”

His opening statement concerned Saturday’s debate and his reason for not attending.

“The deck has been stacked, and there’s no way for me to draw anything but a bad hand,” Ferguson said.

“I’m not afraid of questions.

But why would anyone put their neck on a chopping block

like that?”

The question became moot Friday night after the Saturday Candidate Forum was cancelled due to concerns regarding “candidate safety,” according to the organizers.

A Facebook post regarding the forum by the Washington County Republican Party’s Chairman W. Turney Williams stated, “the scheduled event would have been conducted in an absolutely fair and open fashion … any suggestion that the event was ‘rigged’ is not reality based.”

According to Williams, “the Chairman has received text messages delineating specific concerns regarding candidate safety. Unfortunately, in this political environment, we

cannot guarantee the physical safety of the candidates or the public at large at this event.”

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Ferguson hosts event for supporters

By MARINA WATERS Staff Writer mwaters@heraldandtribune.com Friday afternoon, Washington County Mayoral Candidate Mark Ferguson’s supporters gathered together at the Jonesborough Visitors center for a “meet and greet”.

The Republican candidate greeted guests and made his way around the room during what Ferguson called a “social” from 5 to 7 p.m. For Ferguson, the event served as a way to reach Washington County citizens and spend time with voters.

“I’d love to talk to everyone in the county, but the county’s too big. I can’t get to them,” Ferguson said. “I’ve asked people to send me emails. I’ve asked them to send

me the questions they’ve got.”

The three-hour event, which was catered by the Telford Diner, was attended by a group of folks in support of Ferguson’s campaign including elected county officials such as Washington County Board of Education member Annette Buchanan, who represents the First District, Washington County Commissioner Mike Ford, who is running for reelection in District 15, and Steve Light, who is running for reelection in District 1.

For one supporter and the campaign’s treasurer, Doyle Cloyd, who is also a former county clerk and commissioner, Ferguson stands for a lower-tax platform that he feels is needed in the county.

“He is a country boy who wants to

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make sure that our taxes stay as low as they can for the citizens of Washington County,” Cloyd said. “We need someone in there that knows county business and he does know county business.”

As for Ferguson, the event was the ideal way to concentrate on citizens and share his campaign’s platform.

“Special interests have controlled this county long enough,” Ferguson said.

“And I want to be a people person. If I’m going to spend tax payer money, I want to spend it to help the people of this county.

We’ve got needs in this county. And like I said before, we’ve got money for anything our heart’s in. But our heart’s just not in the average citizen for this county.

Mine is.”

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DOWNES Continued From Page 1A management experience.”

Downes was born in New Jersey, raised in Roanoke, Virginia and moved to East Tennessee to attend ETSU, where she received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

Downes believes her experience in county government will yield benefits for the clerk’s office.

“I have a proven record of leadership with positive results, and I believe that my knowledge of the entire system, not just one office, I can bring that same positive result to the Circuit Court Clerk’s office.”

She also said that utilizing technology would help those interacting with the clerk’s office.

“I will keep moving the office in a forward direction to better serve the citizens of Washington County. For example, I plan to modernize the office with electronic filing, updating the website and the implementation of passports.

“There’s a circuit court clerk who does passports in their office and I don’t know about you but if you’ve ever had to get a passport you know it can be difficult. So imagine the convenience of going to the circuit court clerk for a way to get your passport with little frustration.”

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Downes said that people don’t always need the help of county officials, but when they do they should receive good service.

“Concern and responsiveness are the attributes they expect and rightfully so. As circuit

court clerk, I will make sure everyone is treated equally fairly and with thoughtfulness.

“I have had the privilege in my working relationships and interaction with the citizens of Washington County; working with seven judges, the District

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OPINION

Get out and vote!

n today’s Herald & Tribune, we have included a handy Election Guide to assist this year’s voters. This guide should provide you lots of information, including some of those things you may want to know, but are afraid you will sound too foolish if you ask.

What does a county mayor do? What roles do a trustee and register of deeds play?

The answers to these questions and more should help narrow your choice as you choose the best man or woman for the job at hand.

You will also find a list of polling places, important dates and, of course, many messages from those courting your vote.

Read up and then get ready to head to the polls. If you have any questions, please give us a call. We’ll do all we can to provide you with the information you seek. And remember to pick up a Herald & Tribune each and every week as we continue to cover the 2018 election year.

Now go out there and exercise the right that continues to set us apart — the right to have a say in our own destiny through the power of the vote.

Appalachians are storytellers a story” or “Oh! Listen to my story.” My own relatives preface dialogue this way and so do I. I’ve lived outside of Appalachia, and this discussion introduction is distinct to the Appalachian region. I find it to be cultural as well as delightful.

“In Appalachia, we tell our stories not only on front porches and around kitchen tables but also in the aisles of the local Walmart and the waiting rooms of hospitals.

We tell tales in our gardens while we hoe beans or far back in the deepest coal mines. Often they are stories of nostalgia, for we are a people always mourning the past.

Always holding tight to the old ways, grieving because we know how easily things can slip away forever. But just as often our stories are rooted in the modern world and told in increasingly modern ways: on laptops, blogs, social media, digital cameras, in texts and videos.” That’s what writer Roger May composed in his online magazine entitled The Bitter Southerner.

This is your homework.

Listen to your Appalachian family, relatives, friends, and coworkers to see if they introduce conversations with a phrase to talk about daily happenings and events.

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By MELISSA MARTIN

Storytelling in Appalachia is as old as the mountains — well, not quite. But before newspapers, radio, television, Internet, and other forms of social media, rural folks gathered together around wood stoves, front porches, hunting campfires, church steps, garden fences, barn dances, quilting circles, general stores, and anywhere country people congregated to hear stories; both fiction and nonfiction tales.

Spoken stories served the purpose of informing, entertaining, educating, sharing, and passing down beliefs, values, and ideas to younger generations. Children learned to listen by listening to storytellers and the stories.

Children learned to communicate by retelling stories and creating their own narratives.

According to Ohio Arts Council, “Traditionally, storytelling has been the mechanism for maintaining a culture’s collective memory.

Major events were held in memory by an oral historian who retold the highlights over and over, keeping the event alive generation after generation. Other stories taught proper social interaction or explained spiritual principles and creation.” www.oac.ohio. gov/.

Despite technological devices, oral storytelling in Appalachia is experiencing a revival of the traditional mixed with the modern.

Storytelling festivals and competitions can be found in

Melissa Martin many Appalachian areas.

The Appalachian Ohio Storytelling Project is out of Athens, Ohio. Kentucky is home to the Cave Run Storytelling Festival near the town of Morehead. The West Virginia Storytelling Guild teaches storytelling and “grows new storytellers and story listeners.” Jonesborough, Tennessee, is home to the International Storytelling Center. The Stone Soup Storytelling Institute in South Carolina hosts the Stone Soup Storytelling Festival. Georgia hosts the Azalea Storytelling Festival. Virginia is home to the Culpeper Tells Storytelling Festival.

However, many Appalachians incorporate the art of storytelling into everyday conversations — and they’re not aware it. Many times I’ve heard individuals preface what factual and nonfiction information they want to share as, “I have a story to tell you” or “Let me tell you

USDA ignored public support of Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule The Center for Rural Affairs stands for rural communities, and we, too, believe that an essential foundation for vital rural communities consists of a healthy economy and diverse farming models.

Many of the policies we support – organic agriculture, Value-Added Producer Grants, rural microloans – we chose to fight for because they make space for farmers and ranchers to access new or alternative income streams.

We are concerned that some of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recent actions directly undermine this vision, by the removal of several rules.

Last month, USDA decided to roll back the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule. This rule was meant to strengthen animal welfare standards for the organic program, and had the overwhelming support of organic farmers and ranchers and other stakeholders in the organic industry. Along with 72 other organizations, we signed a letter to USDA stating our support for the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices. Although a final rule was issued in 2017, USDA has reversed its decision, ignored public support, and withdrawn the rule, effective May 13, 2018.

We see an unfortunate similarity with USDA’s decision last year to delay, and finally

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By Anna Johnson, Center for Rural Affairs cancel, the Farmer Fair Practices Rules, also known as GIPSA rules. These would have brought greater fairness to contract poultry and livestock production and would have helped level the playing field for these producers nationwide.

Both of these rules would have made more space in agriculture for farmers and ranchers to pursue diverse livestock and poultry production practices. Unfortunately, USDA does not share this vision, and chose to roll back these provisions.

While such losses can be discouraging, we refuse to give up the fight for strong, rural communities. Visit cfra.org to learn how you can help.

Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.

Blue-gray gnatcatcher signals the rush of spring migration I’m still waiting for the arrival of blue-gray gnatcatchers. Most likely, these tiny birds have already arrived but my schedule hasn’t yet allowed me a glimpse at this punctual songbird. Back in March, I saw and heard dozens of them during a trip to the South Carolina Low Country.

Birds are as dependable as clocks and calendars when it comes to noting the passage of time. I can keep track of the changing seasons based on the composition of the birds in my yard. The gnatcatcher has long been my signal to the start of the frenzied pace of spring migration for many of the birds returning to the region after sojourns much farther south. For example, the first gnatcatcher arrived in my yard in 2014 on Aug. 4. Two days earlier, I had observed my first Blue-grey Gnatcatcher of the spring while visiting Winged Deer Park in Johnson City. It doesn’t hurt that the arrival of gnatcatchers coincides with the annual

Feathered Friends

By Bryan Stevens blooming of bluebells, a wildflower for which this local park is famous.

The Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers reliably return every year in the final days of March and first days of April. A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher put in its first appearance at home on Simerly Creek Road in Hampton on April 2 in 2011.

In 2009, I also saw my first Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher on April 2, although in 2008 I had to wait until April 5 for my first spring sighting of a gnatcatcher. In 2007, the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was an “April Fool’s” bird, arriving on the first day of April.

Arrival dates in March are a little less frequent. For instance, in 2003, a Bluegray Gnatcatcher arrived on March 28. I saw my first spring Blue-gray Gnatcatch-

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Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are tiny, energetic bundles of feathers. er on March 30 in 1998. In 2006, the arrival date was March 31.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is a tiny, active bird with noisy habits that make it fairly easy to detect in early spring before foliage has grown dense in the branches of trees. This gnatcatcher ranks with the kinglets and hummingbirds as one of the

smallest birds to range within the United States. This tiny bird tips the scales at only a fourth of an ounce. A gnatcatcher is an incredible bundle of feathered energy, seemingly always on the move as they snatch small winged insects out of the air or pluck other prey items from leaves or branches.

They’re also quite curious

birds that, more than once, have given me the feeling that I am the one being observed while watching their antics.

Like the hummingbirds, the gnatcatchers are an exclusively New World family of birds. They lack the diversity of the hummingbirds. Instead of several hundred species, there are only about a dozen species of gnatcatchers. Of that number, four — Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, California Gnatcatcher, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher and Black-capped Gnatcatcher — range within the United States. The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is the only member of this family to reside in the eastern United States. Other representatives of this family of small songbirds include the Cuban Gnatcatcher, White-lored Gnatcatcher, Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher, Tropical Gnatcatcher and Masked Gnatcatcher.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher builds an exquisite and compact nest using such materials as spider silk and lichens.

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I have found many nests over the years by listening for the scolding notes of the parents which, even near their nest, have not learned the virtues of silence.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is one of the birds that, in my mind, truly kicks off the arrival season of many of my favorite neotropical migrants.

I’m still waiting to hear from readers about the dates Ruby-throated Hummingbirds return to their homes.

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Burleson to run for county commisison Logan Burleson is announcing today his candidacy for the office of District 15 county commissioner.

Logan is employed as a high school agriculture teacher with Volunteer High School.

He is active in farming and showing cattle at many local and national fairs and competitions. He is a member of First Baptist Church of Jonesborough.

He is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University with a masters and bachelors in Agricultural Education.

Logan Burleson, Candidate for Washington County Commission, 15th District

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Chase to run for re-election in new district Lee Chase, County Commissioner for the 9th District [newly created] has announced his bid for re-election to a third commission term. Chase cites his experience and leadership qualities as the basis for meriting consideration for a third term. “With the commission size being reduced from 25 to 15 members, plus having a new mayor for the first time in 8 years, experience and leadership in the commission will be vital to sustaining Washington County’s progress.”

Chase has previously served as vice-chair of the commission, chair of the Education Committee, Committee on Committees, and currently serves as chair of the Rules Committee as well as a member of the Health, Education and Welfare Committee.

On a state basis, he has been active in the Tennessee County Commissioner’s Association having served as Regional Vice President for the East Region,

Lee Chase, Candidate for Washington County Commission, 9th District Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee as well as a board member for the past 3

years.

Locally, Chase cites his work as a board member [previously] for Central Baptist Church (Chair 1997), Johnson City Public Library, Johnson City Kiwanis Club (President 1997) and currently for Johnson City/ Washington County Boys and Girls Club, Eastern 8 Community Development Corporation (Vice-Chair) and the Johnson City Development Authority.

“I was born in the district and have resided here for the past 39 years. I was married [Central Baptist]; our children were educated [Northside Elementary]; associated with a family business [Bed-in-a-Box.com] and worked [Dawn of Hope, Inc.] for 33 years – all in the district.

“The 9th district is my home and I highly value the opportunity to represent our great community in the county commission.”

Additional information can be found at Chase4WC.com

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Teacher event honors educators

By MARINA WATERS Staff Writer mwaters@heraldandtribune.com On Friday night, the Washington County Department of Education took a moment to honor the folks who play a key role in the school district — the teachers of Washington County.

It was all about county educators at the WCDE Teacher of the Year event, which was held at Grace Meadow Farms in Jonesborough for the second annual awards banquet.

One teacher from each Washington County School, and from each grade, was determined by a vote from the schools’ teachers.

Fall Branch Elementary’s Kristie Payne, Jonesborough Middle School’s Rebekah Bradley and David Crockett High School’s Sharon Clark were given the highest honors of the passionate PHOTOS BY MARINA WATERS night as the three system-level about making teachers of the year while 19 othAbove, David Crockett High School teacher Sharon Clark accepts her award from Director it better. And er Washington County teachers of Schools Kimber Halliburton along with school board chairman Jack Leonard (left) and I’m thankful were also recognized as buildthe event’s host, Kasey Marler. Right, Washington County educators were given a night to sit to you for ing-level teachers of the year. back, relax and celebrate their night. being just as But the event wasn’t just about passionate if areas such as average ACT composite scores and handing out a glass apple award not more so.”

TNReady English and Language Arts and math to each recipient; for those in attendance, includFor one school board member, Clarence Mabe, scores, a reflection of the work of county educaing the county officials who joined in to honor who is also a former coach and teacher, he said tors. county educators, the event was created to honor his perspective on teaching and the school system But the mayor didn’t just provide statistics and those who work directly with what Washington hadn’t changed much, but that his appreciation has the event space at his own farm; he also explained County Board of Education Chairman Jack Leononly kept growing. ard considers the county’s most prized possession. why he says he is so passionate about education in “In 1965, I got a job at Fall Branch. I was a Washington County.

“When I taught Geography, we talked a lot physical education teacher and a coach,” Mabe “Do you know why I’m so passionate about about oil and minerals and how valuable they said. “I thought that I was the luckiest person education?

Because education will determine the were,” Leonard said. “But you can’t put a value on in the world. I thought I was working with the future prosperity of this region,” Eldridge said. “I a child. They’re the most important thing that we greatest people in the world. I’m 72 years old and expect that you all already knew this, but you’re have — and to guide and to grow and to teach.”

I haven’t changed my mind. I’m still the luckiest shaping our future.

“We just thank you so much for your service, “My kids are grown. They’re not in school now, man in the world.” for what you do for us, the county and for what “Some of you light flames of interest in their but I’ve got a grandchild,” Eldridge said. “She’s you do for our children. I personally, and in repreyoung minds that will carry them forward to be eight months old. That’s what I’m thinking about senting the board, want to thank you so much.” successful adults. Some of you were their mental now. In 20 years from now, my granddaughter is Meanwhile, Washington County Mayor Dan therapists helping them through these times in going to be grown.

The foundation she is going Eldridge reminded the crowd that Washington their lives. Some of you simply showed them that to have is going to be the result of what she gets County was ranked first among the other eight you truly care about the welfare and offer them in the Washington County School System. So I’m county school systems in Northeast Tennessee in encouragement. You have chosen the mother of all

professions and we’re so glad you selected Washington County in which you practice your trait.”

But before each honoree took the stage to accept his or her award at the event’s closing, Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton shared her thoughts on what comes to mind when one considers the work of a teacher.

“I think about the many times that each and every one of you have done your fair share of bus duty when its’ storming, it’s thundering and the rain is pouring down, or it’s frigid cold outside. I think about the times that someone forgot their field trip money or they forgot their field trip permission form,” Halliburton said. “I think about those little girls and those little boys and those big boys and those big girls that feel embarrassed in class because they just don’t know what the others know, but they know they don’t know. For them, it’s difficult. And I think about the safe haven that you create for students like that every day.”

And that work, she said, offers light in a world that can be a little tougher on some kids today.

“You are many of our children’s best hope,” Halliburton said. “We have so many kids who go home to loving families that we forget to talk about that. They’re nurtured and they’re cared for.

But for those kids who don’t have that, you’re their advocate. You’re the person that wipes the snotty nose. You’re the ones that tolerate those disrespectful high school students because you know where that’s coming from. There’s really just not enough words for me to say thank you to a teacher.

“But we want you to know that in this community, you are loved and you are adored and you are cherished for the work that you do every day.”

HEW Committee discusses property, land for school project

By MARINA WATERS Staff Writer mwaters@heraldandtribune.com Budget season is starting up in Washington County, but that’s just one of the school-related items recently brought forth to the county’s Health, Education and Welfare Committee for discussion.

At the committee’s monthly meeting on Thursday, April 5, the HEW unanimously denied the Washington County Board of Education’s request to hand the Boones Creek Middle School property deed over to the county to, in turn, raise funds to go towards the $6 million out-of-budget design plan for the Jonesborough K-8 School project.

During the BOE’s March 1 meeting, school board member David Hammond made the suggestion to enter an inter-local agreement with the county in order to find more funds for the project, but for the members of the HEW Committee, the suggestion raised concerns.

“One of the issues here is we are just one entity in Washington County,” Commissioner and HEW Committee Chairman Tom Krieger said. “The Department of Education is kind of a sub-entity and whether or not the school board owns it or we

own it, there’s still an appraisal value and what we can borrow, so there is no benefit to the county to do such a thing.”

At the meeting, Washington County Attorney Tom Seeley echoed Krieger’s comment that the school board is a branch of the county entity. He also cited the attorney general’s decision regarding a similar case in Hardin County.

“In the attorney general’s opinion, the county commission (in the case) had already purchased it at the expense of the tax payers for this property,” Seeley said. ‘It would be nonsensical for Hardin County to pay again for property they have already purchased once.’”

“It doesn’t make a lot of sense for Washington County to purchase a piece of property or really to have it transferred. Again, it doesn’t enable Washington County to borrow more money and because it’s not been sold, we can’t utilize money we haven’t received.”

Krieger also added that the school board has the power to sell the Boones Creek Middle property at any and, because of that, he saw no advantage in deeding the property over to the county.

The committee also discussed the purchase of the McCoy

property in a recommendation from the board, also brought forth by Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton. The 15.6 acre property sets adjacent to Jonesborough Elementary School.

In January of last year, the commission passed a resolution authorizing the county mayor to negotiate and enter into an agreement to purchase the property. However, last month, the mayor cited the school board’s “lack of direction” as his reason for hesitating to purchase the land.

School board members Phillip McClain and Dellinger both chimed in at the HEW Committee meeting to explain to the committee their reasons for requesting that the county purchase the McCoy property.

“On at least two of the plans (for the Jonesborough K-8 School), we are using it for a separate entrance, which we really don’t have today for the number of students there,” McLain said. “The number of the two schools is close to 935 students. We do have the football / soccer and track field, but that could be used for a baseball and softball field for these kids. You cramp up 935 kids and we’ll need somewhere for them to spread out a little bit when they

get outside. I just think it’d be a major benefit for that property in the years to come.”

Washington County May-

or Dan Eldridge said he got another extension on the option for the property, but this time it came with a stipulation; The

county’s option to purchase the land expires at the end of June unless the McCoy’s get See “HEW” on Page 7A

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Christopher Taylor house sees restoration

By JOHN KIENER Associate Editor jkiener@heraldandtribune.com The Christopher Taylor House is once again becoming the place where people gather in downtown Jonesborough. “It is a cool artifact on Main Street,’ said Gordon Edwards known for being the Historic Cemeteries expert at the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. He is also the project director on the restoration project and current President of the Heritage Alliance Board of Trustees.

‘It was one of Jonesborough’s first preservation projects, “Edwards said. “It was also the town’s first Visitors Center. At one time, Curtis Buchanan, the chair maker, used it as his workshop.”

Long-awaited repairs to the House began on FebCONTRIBUTED ruary 18th. The first project The log house is one of the oldest buildings in Washington County. Christopher Taylor was married to Mary Edwards. undertaken was to strip off This log house is located on the site where John Blair, congressman from Tennessee, reportedly built his brick home the structure’s old leaking which was located slightly east of the Jonesborough Presbyterian Church. roof and replace it with a self-adhered modified bitumen membrane layer to will allow us to return the roof it is made of logs, the building in Jonesborough. stop the rain from coming in the to a more “historically correct” should not be referred to as a The Taylor House is owned building. appearance.” “log cabin” said Edwards. The by the Town of Jonesborough.

The old cedar shake roof was “The amount of money will structure is a “log house” as indiThe Board of Mayor and Alreplaced by three-fourths inch determine what kind of Western dermen allocated $7,000.00 for cated by its two-story construcplywood laid down before being Red Cedar shingles we purchase. the next stage of the restoration tion. It is considered an upscale overlaid by the membrane coverThey are the more period correct project – the covering of the roof house of its time, due to its larger ing. “That is the black covering – 1770’s.” with cedar shakes. The Heritage footprint size and two fireplaces, you see now,” Edwards said.

Currently, the building is Alliance has applied for a matchone on each floor. The upstairs That work was done by Milton ing grant. “If a grant is awarded “drying out nicely” according fireplace is approximately twoTunnell, who has worked on othwe will be real close to covering to Edwards, “The lighting has thirds the size of the downstairs er historic roofing projects here the cost of the cedar shakes. This been fixed. It is now habitable.” fireplace.

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The Christopher Taylor House, though in its original glory in this photo, is already seeing necessary updates in Jonesborough.

When enough money is collected, we will to go forward with installing the shakes.

The site is not eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic places so an item like the installation of electricity in the building does not offend members of the Heritage Alliance. The reason for the house’s inability to be listed is because the structure was dismantled from its original location in 1972.

It was rebuilt in downtown Jonesborough in 1974.

Buildings that have been moved are not eligible for Register listing.

Even though

The goal of the restoration efforts is to return the cabin to its original intent when it was moved to Jonesborough. “We want folk to be able to enjoy the building on multiple levels.” says Deborah Montanti, Executive Director of the Heritage Alliance.

“We look forward to completing the necessary work to restore the structure, so that it can be used as programming space for a variety of events. We envision the Christopher Taylor House as a location that showcases both the breadth and the depth of talents in this area.” Toward that end, Montanti says, the Heritage Alliance will work with the Town of Jonesborough.

The entire project dubbed the “Log House Restoration” is expected to take one to three years.

Donations for the project can be sent to the Heritage Alliance and contact information appears at the end of this article.

The original location was off Old Highway 34 – the Old Stage Road. The Christopher Taylor Family Cemetery still exists at that site on property

owned and maintained by Hexpol Compounding LLC, 260 Old State Route 34, sometimes referred to as the former Burton Rubber site. It is approximately two miles from today’s location of the Christopher Taylor House.

“They allow people to go to the cemetery,” G’Fellers-Mason said.

“There are a lot of Taylor family members descended from the couple’s ten children.”

Christopher Taylor fought in the Revolutionary War battle of King’s Mountain and was also a soldier in the French & Indian War. He was a prominent resident and can be considered as the town’s “first mayor,” a title unknown at the time he lived in Washington County. He was born in Bluff City, Virginia and was a successful farmer. The property was part of a Land Grant for military service. The house did serve from time-to-time as a sort of bed and breakfast. The most famous visitor was a young lawyer who resided in the home while he was practicing law in Jonesborough.

Andrew Jackson, the young lawyer, would become the seventh President of the United States.

Edwards has studied the Taylor House construction in preparation for the third stage of the project after the roof installation.

He said, “The house was made of bare logs, not the hewn logs required within Jonesborough.

The logs were notched. Straw and mud was used as chinking and daubing.

The straw and mud was removed in the summer, providing a kind of air conditioning. It was then replaced before winter.”

In the third phase of the project there will be some replacement of logs, flooring planks and a maintenance program established.

There has been some shifting in the building, including a space between the house and its chimney.

“There is a visible gap,” Edwards said. “We are going to monitor the house and chimney since the front building logs have moved forward as much as an inch. We do not plan to have visitors go upstairs. The steps are too steep.”

He believes the house is in sound condition and was placed on a firm, cement block foundation. The Heritage Alliance welcomes questions about the Christopher Taylor House.

Those interested in the Log Home Restoration Fund can contact the Heritage Alliance at the following sites: on the web -- www.heritageall.org; by email – info@heritageall.org; by telephone at the Office – 423753-9580 or at the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum adjacent to the house – 423-7534580.

SCHOOL Continued From Page 6A an equal or better offer from another party. For some, the stipulation added to the urgency to purchase the property.

“Part of our concern is that if it doesn’t get bought by somebody else in this 90 days, somebody else will and at a higher price,” McLain said. “I don’t think it will ever be any cheaper than it is right now.

I agree that that’s a lot of money. But then you’ve gotta look at the location of where it is.”

Committee members said purchasing the land without a plan for the school has

been an issue for them, however, later that afternoon the BOE opted for another design option involving the current Jonesborough School property. The new Jonesborough School plan is scheduled to be discussed at the next HEW Committee meeting.

The school board’s budget was also discussed at the committee meeting, but was sent back to the BOE for the board to make cuts.

The school system’s finance director, Brad Hale, said he should be receiving

“I don’t think it will ever be any cheaper than it is right now. I agree that that’s a lot of money. But then you’ve gotta look at the location of where it is.”

— BOE member, Phillip McLain

the district’s Basic Education Program funding amount from the state around mid April, which would help the board in their decision. Hale also said according to student enrollment numbers from this time last year in comparison to current student enrollment numbers in the school system, the district has lost around 100 students, which directly effects BEP funding. For Eldridge, this is something to consider in light of the out-of-balance-budget and list of requests from the school board.

“This budget is $7.5 million out of budget. Expenses exceed revenues by $7.5 million? We can talk all they want to and they can explain all they want to, but, let me be honest with everybody, that is a 50 cent tax increase,” Eldridge said. “To put it in plain language, ‘it aint going to happen’ with declining enrollment.

“Can we encourage the school board to go back to the drawing board and see if we can’t get realistic between now and a

workshop?”

However, BOE Chairman Jack Leonard said at the HEW Committee meeting that the board was well aware cuts would be coming to the budget, as has been the case for a number of years.

The latter part of those items are the wish list. We’ve always brought a wish list with our budget. And we’ve always gone back and cut a lot of things out of it.

The board just wanted to send it on as a whole and present to you what our needs were, knowing we probably wouldn’t get it all. We know we’re going to have to make some cuts.

The BOE will be scheduling a joint meeting with the HEW Committee and the county’s budget committee to further discuss the school board’s budget. That meeting is yet to be set.

The next regularly schedules HEW Committee is set for Thursday, May 3 at 1 p.m. in Jonesborough’s Historic Courthouse.

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Boone baseball sweeps Pioneers

By TREY WILLIAMS H&T Correspondent Effective starting pitching and timely hitting propelled Daniel Boone to a two-game home-andhome sweep of rival David Crockett last week.

Matt Cox scattered six hits and walked one while striking out nine en route to a complete-game victory in Boone’s 2-1 triumph at Clarence Mabe Field on Monday. Hunter Adams pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory in Boone’s 6-3 win at Warren Miller Field on Tuesday.

“Matt and Hunter pitched well … and saved some arms,” Boone coach Rob Hoover said. “Any time our starters can go six or seven innings is great.”

Cox outdueled CrockPHOTOS BY COLLIN BROOKS ett’s Devin Foster, who was a hard-luck loser for the Above, Boone hurler Matt Cox takes on the next David Crockett hitter. Below left, Crockett’s Tanner second straight week after Treadway prepares for the pitch during the Washington County match up. Right, Boone’s Eric “Doc” tossing a gem in a 1-0 loss to Rigsby, who recently committed to Carson-Newman, led the Trailblazers in the county rivalry game.

Dobyns-Bennett.

“It was a good battle,” us anything good over the middle to hit.” man’s single to tie the score, 1-1, in the Hoover said. “Both of those guys Daniel Boone senior Eric “Doc” Rigsfifth and followed Rigsby’s double with changed speeds really well. Foster by went 3-for-3 with a double, triple, a game-winning RBI single in the sixth.

– the week before – got beat 1-0 by two runs and two RBIs in the 6-3 victory.

“We hit it just enough,” Hoover said.

Dobyns-Bennett. So he knows how to Rigsby, who announced his commitment “We left some runners out there again. pitch. to Carson-Newman last week, is the lone But we swung the bats better Tuesday “I thought we could’ve done a little bit ‘Blazer batting better than .400 on the than we did Monday. We’re looking for better job of staying back and changing season. other guys (besides Rigsby) to step up our approach hitting a little bit. But to “He had some great at-bats at Crockand swing the bats better than we have his credit he continued to throw a chanett,” Hoover said. “I think it was the the last two weeks, for sure.” geup and worked us away. He never gave second one where he may have fouled Crockett’s Foster allowed six hits, off eight or nine balls. walked four and struck out six in six And he ended up with innings. Senior southpaw Tanner Treadthree hits. way struck out eight in six innings in the “He’s seeing the ball Pioneers’ 6-3 loss. well. That’s kind of “Seven of our last 11 games have been what we expect from decided by three runs or less,” Crockett him and he’s gonna have first-year coach Nick Lingerfelt said. to continue to do that “Our pitching coach, Coach (Dustin) for us to score.”

Clawson, has done a great job with Sophomore Cade our pitchers. We’ve got them throwing Elliott had a pair of strikes and our defense is playing well.

RBI doubles in the 6-3 We just haven’t come up with that timely win. Senior Zach Taylor hit. was the man of the “The last two outings for Devin have hour in the 2-1 victobeen really good against Kingsport and ry. Taylor doubled and Boone. Tanner Treadway’s thrown well. scored on Brody GoodHe threw well against Oceanside down

in Charleston (S.C.) and he threw well against Boone. Cade Larkins has come on and been throwing well and throwing strikes. Luke Adams, a junior lefthander, has given us some good innings.”

Crockett catcher Will Long (Tennessee Tech) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in the 2-1 setback. Long has needed patience while being pitched carefully this season.

“They’re pitching Will like you normally would a good hitter,” Lingerfelt said. “He’s made some adjustments. He led off the other night with a home run in the top of the first against a really quality pitcher. He’s coming along. I’ve gotta give him kudos, because he was struggling early on.”

The Pioneers’ Landon Quillen hit a 3-2 pitch for a three-run double in the sixth inning of the 6-3 loss.

“We’ve been struggling with runners on base,” Lingerfelt said. “Quillen’s hit was our first in five or six games with runners in scoring position. It was a big hit for him. There’s a lot of potential for him there.”

The Pioneers (0-8, 1-15) will host Wolcott (Conn.) on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Wolcott is coached by Pioneers great Tary Scott, who will be in town on a day when Crockett recognizes its 1978 state tournament team, which included Scott’s older brother Dale.

Tary played in a JUCO World Series for Walters State and Dale played in the JUCO World Series while at Roane State.

Daniel Boone (5-3, 9-5) is scheduled to play at Sevier County on Friday at 6 p.m.

DCHS Pioneers name new head football coach

our program From STAFF REPORTS which the Washington County students and Director of Schools faculty will Kimber Halliburton love. We announced the hiring are excited of Hayden Chandto know we ley as the new Head have found a Football Coach at great coach David Crockett High for our footSchool. ball team!”

“We are excited Chandley to announce the graduated appointment of from Daniel Coach Chandley as Boone High our Head Football School in coach at DCHS,” 2011, where Halliburton said. “ he played Besides being an football, excellent football coach, Hayden is an CONTRIBUTED baseball and basketball. outstanding young Above, Hayden Chandley has been named the He attended man and will be a new head football coach at David Crockett High UVA-Wise great role model for School. Below, the Pioneers are prepared to hit the on a football our students and our scholarship gridiron under a new head coach. athletes.” to play linePrincipal Peggy backer for Wright said, “we candidate for our school three years. He served as want our faculty, our and our football players. a student assistant, coachstudents and our commuHayden brings a lot of ing linebackers, during his nity to know that we have energy and enthusiasm to final year as a student at selected the best possible UVA-Wise.

After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management, he was offered a part-time position on staff to continue coaching linebackers in the fall of 2015 along with being a special team’s assistant. In December of 2015, he enlisted in the United States Air Force

National Guard. He graduated Basic Training and Technical School Training and returned home in November of 2016. Chandley was then offered a position at Bluefield College by Head Coach Dewey Lusk in February of 2017 where he coached running backs, fullbacks, tight ends, and was co-special team’s coordinator. A few of his hobbies include hunting, fishing, and playing golf.

Coach Chandley has three overarching goals for his football team: “One, we will do things the right way and will conduct ourselves in a respectable

manner on and off the field. Two, we will pride ourselves on playing fast, physical, and being extremely disciplined. Three, we will work extremely hard and we will respect our opponent.”

Chandley is also excited to announce that former DCHS quarterback Ryan Burger will be joining his staff.

Halliburton said she would like to thank the following members of the interview and selection committee for recommending Hayden Chandley for the Head Football Coach position: Peggy Wright,

Principal at DCHS; Jarrod Adams, Special Projects Manager for Washington County Schools; Josh Kite, athletic director at DCHS; Cody Patterson, Assistant Principal at DCHS; John Good, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at DCHS, Sharon Clark, teacher at DCHS, and Lauren Murr, teacher at DCHS. A press conference was held after this edition of the Herald & Tribune went to press. The event was held in the library of David Crockett High School on Tuesday April 10 1:30 pm. to formally introduce Coach Chandley.

David Crockett’s Senior,

Gio Ortiz

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By LISA WHALEY Publisher lwhaley@heraldandtribune.com or nearly two decades, Ardinna Woods has been something of a family affair, with local gardener Frances Lamberts faithfully tending its myriad of plants and trees — and niece Indra Weickert flying in from Germany periodically to work with her aunt, as well as helping to create the descriptive brochures that would share its story.

Last month, Weickert was back in Jonesborough for a different Ardinna task; she was here to finish up an important Adopt-A-Plot garden catalog that could allow her hardworking aunt to step back from a project she had nurtured from its very beginning.

In short, Ardinna Woods’ family is getting ready to get a lot bigger.

“Frances Lamberts has created an absolutely beautiful area,” Jonesborough Town Adminstrator Bob Browning said Monday. “She has been a one-woman ball of fire.”

But it has also been a tremendous amount of work, he said, and Browning is hoping the new Adopt-A-Plot will allow individuals, groups, families or even clubs to take over the responsibility of one small patch of Jonesborough’s famed Ardinna Woods.

It is, according to Browning, an exciting opportunity. “Ardinna Woods in now a level II arboretum,” he said. “And Frances’ work has been written up at least a couple of times in the Tennessee Conservation Magazine” For those who are still hesitant to step up and adopt, Weickert’s packet of information may turn out to be the deciding factor.

Complete with a colorful, accurate map, plant listings, plant care and photos, the packet should take much of the guesswork out of volunteering.

“With such a map, with the information, anyone who adopts an who has any kind of love of plants, will find an easy way to (keep up the garden),” Lamberts said.

The catalog is also something of a tribute to Weichert’s longtime dedication to her aunt and the project. She remembers planting the first 10 trees in the space outside the wastewater treatment building that was at that time a town eyesore.

“I was 20,” Weickert said with a smile. “I didn’t know what it would end up. But I liked going to a place and planting some trees. I thought that was great.”

According to Lamberts, it was Weickert who later insisted the trees should be numbered for identification in the first brochure she designed.

“You can go through walk the walkways and read about the trees and plants,” Weickert explained.

And, when she learned her aunt was painstakingly trying to get the plant list together for the proposed Adopt-A-Plant program, she knew she could help.

“Frances had already gotten all the information,” Weickert

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Above, arboretum plants are native to the area and right, carefully flagged for identification. recalled. “We talked about how we need to catalog it, (including) how to take care of the plants and photos.”

“I said, ‘This can be done. I know how to do it in an Excel Spreadsheet.’ ” That way, if you need it you can add some columns to a specifici plant.

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date it was removed.”

While there are still things being added to the informational Adopt-A-Plot packet that will make the task even easier, like additional photos and other plant details, Browning said the program is ready to start taking on volunteers and Town Hall is eagerly

awaiting the calls.

As for the aunt and niece duo, Lamberts is reassured that the woods future is being secured – and Weickert is just happy to have been a part of the project.

“I don’t know anything about plants,” Weickert admitted as prepared to returned

to her hometown in Germany at the end of her stay. “But I love going into the garden and

working with people.”

It is also apparent that she loves and admires her aunt.

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RELIGION

Country breakfast coming to Limestone Ruritan

Resurrection change O

n Dec 14, 1996 my life changed forever. That was the day Heather officially, and in front of witnesses, said “I do.” That changed everything about my life. When you get married there are some things that are supposed to change. I couldn’t keep living the same way after I got married as I was before then.

Last Sunday was Easter Sunday, it IS a day that has changed everything.

Take a few minutes today and read 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.

Here’s the context of this book of the Bible: it was written 15-20 years after Jesus walked this earth. The Church in Corinth was changed completely; they were bold and audacious believers, but then they went off the rails, They were getting drunk at Communion, suing each other in court, dating their friends wives, so Paul comes in to recalibrate them, to bring them back to the center of the gospel and remind them what they believe and why.

Paul has been talking for chapters about how to live and how to love and then in this chapter 15 Paul says that if the resurrection didn’t happen, then none of that other stuff matters, but if the resurrection is true, then nothing else matters.

Paul came into this dysfunctional Church that is even kind of chaotic and didn’t start

trying to fix everybody or fix all their problems, what he does first is to remind them of what they believed, their first importance.

This is back to the basics of the Christian faith. And the basics here are that Jesus died for our sins and on the third day He arose from the dead. These are universal truths.

And to prove this Paul relies on the fact that Jesus had numerous post-resurrection appearances to Peter, The 12 disciples (Matthias had at this point replaced Judas as one of “The Twelve”), over 500 people at one time, James, other Apostles, and then also to Paul himself. These people that saw Jesus, this changed their lives.

They gave up everything, they went and told everyone they could talk to about the risen Jesus, it was something that they focused on every single day. They were all All in. Why? Because they really believed it.

And they really knew it to be true.

All these people saying Jesus had risen could have gotten them killed. Why would they do that? It would have been easier to say “No Jesus is dead.”

But all these people, and then the writings and stories of the eyewitnesses that have been passed on to us, say “Yes, He is alive! He is risen!” And so they put their life on the lines, literally, most of them were killed. Given an option to say,

“No this whole resurrection thing was all made up, we were sitting around drinking wine and eating bread one night and made it up”, then they could have lived. But many of these early Christians ended up being what we call martyrs, they were killed because they kept saying, “Jesus is alive. He was raised from the dead. He is God.” This Resurrection of Jesus messed with them good, and changed them completely.

I’m not saying their life was perfect from there on by human standards. Most of them were killed, after all. Christians today die from cancer, are involved in car wrecks, suffer and hurt. But this faith is about living a life that is above the world, while being active and involved in the world.

And that’s what this letter is meant to remind the Church of Corinth, and us.

Christ died for our sins, he was buried and rose on the 3rd day as the Scriptures said He would. People saw Him and it changed their lives, and we have the same opportunity today!

So the question is…Are you all in? Do you have Hope in Jesus today? Has this Resurrection changed you?

Michael Vaughn is pastor of Telford United Methodist Church in Jonesborough (423)753-9288.

The Limestone Ruritan Club will host a country breakfast buffet on Saturday, April 14, from 7 to 10 a.m.

This is an all-you-can-eat meal for $8 per person.

The ruritan is located on 121 Limestone Ruritan Road, Limestone.

Country breakfast coming to Sulphur Springs

Sulphur Springs Baptist Church will host a country breakfast on Saturday, April 14, from 7 to 10 a.m. The menu will include fresh country sausage, bacon, homemade biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, pastry, fruit, coffee and orange juice. Cost is by donation.

Sulphur Springs Baptist Church is located at 1567 Gray Sulphur Springs Road, Jonesborough.

Barbecue supper coming to Telford Ruritan

The Telford Ruritan Club will be hosting a barbecue supper on Friday, April 13, from 5 until 7 p.m.

The menu consists of the following: barbecue sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw, assorted desserts and assorted drinks.

Meals may be purchased for a donation and will be available for carryout.

The Telford Ruritan Club is located at the corner of Telford School House Road and Telford-New Victory Road.

Genealogical Society to host Genealogy Help Night The Genealogical Society will hold a Genealogy Help Night On Thursday, April 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Washington County Jonesborough Library.

Members of the society will be on hand to help community members with their own genealogical research as well as work on on-going society projects.

The library is located at 200 Sabin Drive, Jonesborough.

Greenwood Ruritans to host country breakfast

A country breakfast sponsored by the Greenwood Ruritans will be held on Saturday, April 14.

Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 8. All proceeds go to Community Service Needs.

Share your church news with H&T readers Do you have a special event planned you want to share with the community?

Send the details to the Herald & Tribune with an email to news@heraldandtribune.com or a fax to (423) 753-6528.

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Juried art show at McKinney Center CONTRIBUTED Jonesborough is set to host the Sixth Annual Juried Art Exhibition with opening night on Friday, April 13. This exclusive event showcases top artists in the region while also providing an opportunity to view and purchase their work.

The Juror Lecture will take place at the International Storytelling Center at 6 p.m.

The reception and awards ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. at the McKinney Center The artists selected for this year’s show are the following: Lauren Anderson, Joan Bauer, Donna Bird, Janet Browning, Joe Burnette, Linda Camp-

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Classes will take place in June with a variety of offerings. Early Bird registration is taking place now through May 1 with an extra $10 discount on each camp or student registered. Class sizes are small with 8 to 15 spots available, so early registration is highly suggested.

Art Trek will be held June 4 through June 8, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for grades K through 6. This camp will include new projects and countries! Students will stamp their passports and explore the colorful diversity of the world through art projects from many cultures.

Classes will incorporate a broad range of techniques and media, including painting, sculpture, and drawing while discovering each culture’s rich visual traditions.

Students will also learn about world customs and celebrations, making the week a wonderful experience for both beginning and advanced young artists!

Pottery Studio 101 will be held June 4 through June 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. for grades K through 6. Students will learn hand-building techniques and the use of the potter’s wheel.

Participants will experience the delight of creating with their own hands and imagination in clay. The goal is for each student to produce five projects that will go home with them to enjoy or give as gifts.

Simple Sewing will be held June 18 through June

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22, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for grades 7 through 12 and for adults who are beginners.

Sewing camp will give students the opportunity to learn basic sewing skills while sewing crafts and clothes.

Students will need to provide their own machine. Patterns, thread, and material will be included. Students will start with a pillow case, and advance to applique pillows, a tote or beach bag, and a skirt or shorts!

Pottery Studio 202 (June 18 through June 22, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for grades 7 through 12. Students will learn hand-building techniques and the use of the potter’s wheel. Participants will experience the delight of creating with their own hands and imagination in clay. Our goal is for each student to produce five projects that will go home with them to enjoy or give as gifts.

History Mysteries will be held June 11 through June 16, from 9am to 12 p.m. for grades 7 through 12. Students

will explore the lost and forgotten history of the town.

Students will choose a topic from the town’s mysterious past and write, direct, shoot, act in, and edit a short film project using high-def digital video, film lighting packages, and digital editing software.

Green screen technology will also be an option, which allows students to fly, become invisible, and visit exotic locations. Topics will include buildings and places such as Jonesborough’s Cemetery, the Christopher Taylor Cabin, and the new Chuckey Depot. Student films will be presented at the 4th Annual Jonesborough Student Film Festival.

For a full program and more information, including scholarships and payment options, please email theresah@jonesboroughtn.org or call 423-753.0562. Information for the arts program can also be found online at www. mckinneycenter.com.

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Kingsport Heifers: 200-295#: $130-$140; 300395#: $77.50-$142.50; 400-495#: $105$142.50; 500-595#: $100-$135; 600-695#: $123-$125; 700-795#: $75-$102. Bulls: 200-295#: $0-$0; 300-495#: $100-$159; 400-495#: $87.50-$154; 500-595#: $67.50$150; 600-695#: $84-$139; 700-795#: $105-$115. Steers: 200-295#: $80-$80; 300-395#: $0-$0; 400-495#: $70-$160; 500-595#: $114-$140; 600-695#: $100$139; 700-795#: $91-$91; 800-1,000#: $114-$114; Hols. Steers: 300-495#: $0-$0; 500-695#: $0-$0; 700-1,000#: $0; Slaughter Cows: 800 and up: $42-$65; Slaughter Bulls: 1,000-1,500#: $77-$82; over 1500#: $62-$87; Baby Calves: $0-$0; Sheep/ Goats: $0-$0; Head Cows: $200-$800; Cow/Calf Pairs: $0-$0.

April 11, 2018

Wilson Good Calves: Steers & Bulls350#: $135-$170; 450#: $130$166; 550#: $125-$154; 650#: $117-$141; 750#: $103-$127.

Heifers-350#: $120-$148; 450#: $120-$138; 550#: $117$131; 650#: $112-$126; 750#: $103-$117. Plainer Calves: Heifers-350#: $100-$120; 450#: $100-$120; 550#: $95-$117; 650#: $100-$110; 750#: $90$103. Steers & Bulls: 350#: $100-$130; 450#: $100-$125; 550#: $95-$120; 650#: $90-$117; 750#: $80-$100. Slaughter Cows: $37-$63.50; Slaughter Bulls: $75-$91.50.

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FOOD

W FAMILY FEATURES

ith so many social events that revolve around food, it’s not easy to get a fresh start on making healthy food choices.

However, with a little thought and planning, you can prevent taking your body on a roller coaster ride – without having to choose between food deprivation and satisfaction.

“Whether you are hosting an event or attending someone else’s celebration, planning ahead can help you stay on track,” said Mitzi Dulan, a registered dietitian and nationally recognized nutrition and wellness expert. “Having quick and simple strategies and recipes on hand makes it easy to eat well and keep you feeling great.”

Put a winning plan in place to take a new look at your approach to eating smart with these tips from Dulan, who is the team nutritionist for the World Series champion Kansas City Royals.

Don’t skip meals.

Although skipping breakfast may seem like a good way to cut calories, it’s a plan that can actually backfire, making you hungrier as the day wears on, and more likely to overeat or sneak unhealthy snacks. Start each day with a well-rounded breakfast to fuel your body. Apply a similar approach to events later in the day, as well. You may be tempted to skip a meal so you can enjoy the treats at a party, but chances are you’ll end up overdoing it with high-calorie indulgences, so make sure you fuel up ahead of time.

Love what you eat.

Be mindful of the food you eat and make every bite count.

Enjoying each delicious taste will make it easier to stick to a sensible eating plan. For the foods you do love, look for ways to make them better – better for you, that is. For example, if pizza is your weak spot, substitute a lower-calorie crust, such as Flatout Flatbread. Then choose toppings wisely to amp up the flavor while managing added fat and calories.

Eat smaller portions.

When you simply must indulge, you may be surprised to hear “go ahead,” but to do so in moderation. One clever way to keep your portions small: use a tablespoon, not a serving spoon to dish out portions. Then eat slowly so your body has time to tell your brain you’re full.

Get your fill in healthy ways.

Overeating often comes down to a very basic cause: hunger.

Becoming more conscious of how you answer your hunger will help you stay on track. Drinking water before and during events will help to fill you up so you are less likely to consume excess calories. Snacking throughout the day can also help keep hunger at bay; several small, healthy snacks, such as a handful of nuts or trail mix, can help keep you feeling full. Also, remember to stop eating when you feel satisfied, but before you feel full.

To find a Flatout Flatbread retailer near you, visit FlatoutFinder.com.

Thin Crust Egg, Sausage and Pepper Breakfast Pizza

1 Flatout Flatbread Artisan Thin Pizza Crust 1/2 cup cheddar cheese 2 eggs, lightly scrambled 3 ounces sausage, cooked and crumbled 2 ounces yellow peppers, diced 2 ounces red peppers, diced Heat oven to 375 F. Place flatbread on cookie sheet. Bake for 2 minutes. Remove from oven. Top flatbread with cheese, scrambled egg, sausage and peppers. Return to oven and bake 4 more minutes, or until cheese melts.

Grilling method: Heat grill to 375 F. Pre-bake flatbread on grill for 1-2 minutes. Remove from grill. Top flatbread with cheese, scrambled egg, sausage and peppers. Return to grill.

Close lid. Grill 4 more minutes, or until cheese melts.

Arugula Mushroom Flatbread Pizza

1 Flatout Flatbread 1/2 cup mushrooms, cooked 1/2 cup arugula 6 grape tomatoes 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, grated 1 1/2 teaspoons fat-free balsamic vinegar Heat grill or oven to 375 F. Pre-bake flatbread for 2 minutes. Remove.

Warm mushrooms in microwave or pan. Top flatbread with arugula, tomatoes and mushrooms. Sprinkle with cheese and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Cut into slices.

Thin Crust Pepperoni Pizza

1 Flatout Flatbread Artisan Thin Pizza Crust 1/4 cup chunky red sauce 3 slices provolone cheese 1/4 cup mozzarella, shredded 30 pepperoni mini slices Heat oven or grill to 375 F. Place flatbread on cookie sheet. Bake 2 minutes. Remove from oven. Spread sauce on flatbread. Lay provolone on top of sauce. Top with mozzarella and pepperoni. Return to oven and bake 4 more minutes, or until cheese melts.

Grilling method: Heat grill to 375 F. Pre-bake flatbread on grill for 2 minutes. Remove from grill. Spread sauce on flatbread. Lay provolone on top of sauce. Top with mozzarella and pepperoni. Return flatbread to grill. Close lid. Grill for 4 minutes, or until cheese melts.

Barbecue Chicken Flatbread Pizza

Recipe created by Mitzi Dulan, RD non-stick baking spray 2 Flatout Flatbreads 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 1/3 cup cheddar cheese, shredded 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded 6 ounces grilled chicken breast, torn into pieces 1 tablespoon red onion, diced 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped Heat oven to 400 F. Spray large baking sheet with non-stick baking spray. Place flatbreads on baking sheet. On each flatbread, evenly spread 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce.

Sprinkle both cheeses over flatbreads. Mix remaining barbecue sauce with grilled chicken and place on pizzas. Top with diced onion. Bake 5 minutes. Sprinkle cilantro on top and serve.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated October 13, 2014, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded October 20, 2014, Document No. 14015486, in Book No. 851, at Page 615, in Office of the Register of Deeds for Washington County, Tennessee, executed by Cynthia Kay Hammer, conveying certain property therein described to CT CORPORATE SYSTEMS as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC DBA Benchmark Home Loans, its successors and assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee, by Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, will, on April 30, 2018 on or about 10:00 AM, at the Washington County Courthouse, Jonesborough, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR certified funds paid at the conclusion of the sale, or credit bid from a bank or other lending entity preapproved by the successor trustee. The sale is free from all exemptions, which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Washington County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

SITUATE, LYING AND BEING in the 9th Civil District of Washington County, Tennessee, and is more particularly described as follows, to wit: "BEING Lot Number 6, on the Plat of Block A, North Hills Subdivision, Section 1, as of record in Plat Book 5, page 105, Register’s Office for Washington County, Tennessee, to which said plan reference is hereby made for a more complete and accurate legal description thereof."

LEGAL DESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM PREVIOUS DEED. AND BEING the same property conveyed to Cynthia Kay Owens, by Quitclaim Deed of Mark Allison Owens, dated September 28, 2009, and of record in Roll 664, Image 749 in the Register’s Office for Washington County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made.

Also, reference Special Warranty Deed of record in Roll 394, Image 407.

Tax Map 46A, Group A, Parcel 16.00

ALSO KNOWN AS: 610 Hollyhill Road, Johnson City, TN 37604

This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property:

CYNTHIA KAY HAMMER

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. In the event of inclement weather, the trustee hereby announces that the sale will be postponed for a period of two weeks. In such situations, notices will be mailed to interested parties of record. W&A No. 325976

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated February 19, 2008, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded February 26, 2008, in Book No. 591, at Page 1194, in Office of the Register of Deeds for Washington County, Tennessee, executed by Timothy W. Garn, conveying certain property therein described to Reliable Title & Escrow as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., its successors and assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by Selene Finance, LP. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee, by Selene Finance, LP, will, on May 15, 2018 on or about 12:00 PM, at the Washington County Courthouse, Jonesborough, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR certified funds paid at the conclusion of the sale, or credit bid from a bank or other lending entity pre-approved by the successor trustee. The sale is free from all exemptions, which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Washington County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF TENNESSEE, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOCATED in the 7th Civil District of Washington County, Tennessee and described as follows: BEING all of Lot 9, Section 2 of the Lynnwood Heights Subdivision as shown on Plat of record in Plat Book 15, page 221 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Washington County, Tennessee, to which reference is hereby made. ALSO conveyed is a 1/10 interest in the following described parcel: BEING a rectangular parcel of land fronting 25.00 feet to Lynnwood Heights Road and extending back between parallel lines 35.0 feet and containing a water well, building and pump, and designated as the well lot on survey amended by Alley & Associates, Inc., shown Lynnwood Heights, Section 2, as of record in the Register’s Office for Washington County at Jonesborough, Tennessee in Plat Book 15, page 221.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 124 Destiny Lane, Fall Branch, TN 37656 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: TIMOTHY W. GARN ESTATE OF TIMOTHY W. GARN HEIRS OF TIMOTHY W. GARN The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. In the event of inclement weather, the trustee hereby announces that the sale will be postponed for a period of two weeks. In such situations, notices will be mailed to interested parties of record. W&A No. 328703

DATED March 27, 2018

DATED March 28, 2018

WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., Successor Trustee

WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., Successor Trustee

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

Sale at public auction will be on April 30, 2018 at 10:00AM local time, at the front door, Washington County Courthouse, 100 East Main Street, Jonesborough, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Jennifer Page Williams, to Brandt and Beeson, P.C., Trustee, as trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Peoples Home Equity Inc., a Tennessee Corporation on April 19, 2011 at Book 717, Page 2175, Instrument No. 11006099; conducted by Shapiro & Ingle, LLP, having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the Washington County Register’s Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.

Party Entitled to Enforce the Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, NA, its successors and assigns.

The following real estate located in Washington County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder:

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on April 25, 2018 at 2:00PM local time, at the front door, Washington County Courthouse, 100 East Main Street, Jonesborough, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Donald P. Strother and Bettie E. Strother, to Arnold M. Weiss, Esq, Trustee, as trustee for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. on February 26, 2003 at Roll 317, Image 2029; conducted by Shapiro & Ingle, LLP, having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the Washington County Register’s Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.

Party Entitled to Enforce the Debt: Bank of America, N.A., its successors and assigns.

The following real estate located in Washington County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder:

Described property located at Washington County, Tennessee, to wit:

Situate, lying and being in the 10th Civil District of Washington County, Tennessee, and more particularly described as follows:

BEING all of Unit No. 134 of Woodstone Condominiums, a map or plat of said Woodstone Condominiums being of record in Plat Book 9, page 92, and a Master Deed Establishing Horizontal Property Regime, being of record in Deed Book 502, page 527, and an Amendment thereto in Deed Book 520, page 166 and a Second Amendment thereto in Deed Book 531, page 127, all in the Register’s Office for Washington County, Tennessee, to which map or plat and Master Deed reference is here made for a more particular description of said Unit No. 134 of the Woodstone Condominiums, together with an undivided interest in the common elements as provided and set out in the Master Deed and Amendment and Second Amendment to the Master Deed Establishing Horizontal Property Regime of Woodstone Condominiums of record as aforesaid.

AND BEING the same property conveyed to Jennifer Page Williams from Clyta P. Holmes by deed dated April 19, 2011, recorded in Roll 717, Image 2172, in the Register’s Office for Washington County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made.

Described property located at Washington County, Tennessee, to wit: Located in the City of Jonesborough, 15th Civil District of Washington County, Tennessee, to-wit: BEGINNING at a stake in the northerly margin of Spring Street and corner to Charlie Keys; thence with the northerly margin of said street, North 52 deg. West, 179 feet to a stake; thence again with the northerly margin of Spring Street, North 60 deg. West, 102 feet to a stake and corner to Lloyd Hal Blevins; thence North 20 deg. 30 min. East, 124 feet to a stake; South 69 deg. East, 48 feet to a stake; thence North 20 deg. 30 min.

East, 62 feet to a stake; thence South 71 deg. East, 266 feet to a stake; thence South 30 deg. 30 min. West, 260 feet to the place of BEGINNING, and containing 1.44 acres, more or less. (Said description taken from and being the same as in previous deed.)

And being the same property conveyed to Donald P. Strother and wife, Bettie E. Strother by Warranty Deed dated September 14, 1999, of record in the Register’s Office for Washington County, at Jonesborough, Tennessee in Roll 181, Image 893.

Street Address: 134 View Bend St, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601 Parcel Number: 030O I 00400 C021030O Current Owner(s) of Property: Jennifer Page Williams

Street Address: 307 Spring Street, Jonesborough, Tennessee 37659 Secondary Property Address: Jonesborough Parcel Number: 060B-E-005.00 Current Owner(s) of Property: Bettie E. Strother

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 134 View Bend St, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 307 Spring Street, Jonesborough, Tennessee 37659, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

This sale is subject to, without limitation, all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances including those created by a fixture filing or any applicable homeowners’ association dues or assessments; all claims or other matters, whether of record or not, which may encumber the purchaser’s title and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This sale is subject to, without limitation, all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances including those created by a fixture filing or any applicable homeowners’ association dues or assessments; all claims or other matters, whether of record or not, which may encumber the purchaser’s title and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

The following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property to be affected by the foreclosure: any judgment creditor or lien holder with an interest subordinate to the said Deed of Trust or any party claiming by, through, or under any of the foregoing. Such parties known to the Substitute Trustee may include: Woodstone Councile of Homeowners; City of Bristol.

The following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property to be affected by the foreclosure: any judgment creditor or lien holder with an interest subordinate to the said Deed of Trust or any party claiming by, through, or under any of the foregoing. Such parties known to the Substitute Trustee may include: Palisades Collection, LLC c/o Buffaloe & Associates.

Terms of Sale will be public auction, for cash, free and clear of rights of homestead, redemption and dower to the extent disclaimed or inapplicable, and the rights of Jennifer Page Williams, and those claiming through him/her/it/them.

Terms of Sale will be public auction, for cash, free and clear of rights of homestead, redemption and dower to the extent disclaimed or inapplicable, and the rights of Donald P. Strother and Bettie E. Strother, and those claiming through him/her/it/them.

Any right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are waived in accord with the terms of said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

Any right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are waived in accord with the terms of said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If you purchase a property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certified/bank check made payable to or endorsed to Shapiro & Ingle, LLP. No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders. Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received in excess of the winning bid will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If you purchase a property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certified/bank check made payable to or endorsed to Shapiro & Ingle, LLP. No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders. Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received in excess of the winning bid will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded only by the Substitute Trustee at any time. If the Substitute Trustee rescinds the sale, the purchaser shall only be entitled to a return of any money paid towards the purchase price and shall have no other recourse. Once the purchaser tenders the purchase price, the Substitute Trustee may deem the sale final in which case the purchaser shall have no remedy. The real property will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS, with no warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, warranties regarding condition of the property or marketability of title.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded only by the Substitute Trustee at any time. If the Substitute Trustee rescinds the sale, the purchaser shall only be entitled to a return of any money paid towards the purchase price and shall have no other recourse. Once the purchaser tenders the purchase price, the Substitute Trustee may deem the sale final in which case the purchaser shall have no remedy. The real property will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS, with no warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, warranties regarding condition of the property or marketability of title.

This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

Shapiro & Ingle, LLP Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 Phone: (704) 333-8107 Fax: (704) 333-8156 www.auction.com

Shapiro & Ingle, LLP Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 Phone: (704) 333-8107 Fax: (704) 333-8156 www.shapiro-ingle.com

File No. 17-113534

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated July 31, 2015, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded August 13, 2015, in Book No. 879, at Page 1639, in Office of the Register of Deeds for Washington County, Tennessee, executed by Kimberly D. Barnes, conveying certain property therein described to Charles E. Tonkin, II as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Investors Group, its successors and assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee, by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, will, on May 29, 2018 on or about 10:00 AM, at the Washington County Courthouse, Jonesborough, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR certified funds paid at the conclusion of the sale, or credit bid from a bank or other lending entity pre-approved by the successor trustee. The sale is free from all exemptions, which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Washington County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

SITUATE, LYING AND BEING in the 11th Civil District of Washington County, Tennessee, and is more particularly described as follows, to wit: Being all of Lot 9, Wiltshire Subdivision, Phase I, as shown on map of record in the office of the Register’s Office for Washington County, Tennessee, Plat Book 14, page 57, to which reference is here made.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 216 Wiltshire Drive, Gray, TN 37615 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: KIMBERLY D. BARNES MARINER FINANCE, LLC SPOTLESS CARPET CLEANERS & JANITORIAL SERVICES, INC.

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. In the event of inclement weather, the trustee hereby announces that the sale will be postponed for a period of two weeks. In such situations, notices will be mailed to interested parties of record. W&A No. 316812 DATED March 26, 2018 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., Successor Trustee

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, WASHINGTON COUNTY

WHEREAS, Jeffrey Grindstaff executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. As Nominee For 360 Mortgage Group, LLC, Lender and Old Republic Title Company of Tennessee, Trustee(s), which was dated June 5, 2015 and recorded on June 16, 2015 in Book 873, Page 2278, Washington County, Tennessee Register of Deeds.

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, 360 Mortgage Group, LLC, (the “Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on May 1, 2018, at 12:00PM at the usual and customary location at the Washington County Courthouse, Jonesboro, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Washington County, Tennessee, to wit:

SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE 15TH CIVIL DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DE SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEING ALL OF LOT 2 OF PART OF JEFF JONES PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON MAP OR PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 19, PAGE 963, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS, RESERVATIONS, CONDITIONS, AGREEMENTS OF RECORD, IF ANY.

COVENANTS

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JEFFREY GRINDSTAFF BY WARRANTY DEED FROM TUCKER HOME BUILDERS, LLC. AS RECORDED 09/19/2011 IN BOOK 732 AT PAGE 1106 AS DOCUMENT 11014092.

Parcel ID Number: 068P C 004.00 Address/Description: 2121 Highway 81 South, Jonesborough, TN 37659.

Current Owner(s): JEFFREY GRINDSTAFF. Other Interested Party(ies): N/A The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and

All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Ste 310 Atlanta, GA 30341 PH: 404-789-2661 FX: 404-294-0919 File No.: 17-18800 FC01

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EXPERIENCED MASONS Stone Brick, Block Work, Chimneys, & Repairs!

Referenes Available Free Estimates

CALL Perry 423-895-8606 (if no answer, leave message)

NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT TOWN OF JONESBOROUGH The Jonesborough Police Department is accepting applications for a Public Safety Officer position until Wednesday, April 18, 2018. An application and position description can be obtained from the Administrator’s Office at Town Hall, 123 Boone Street, Jonesborough, TN 37659. Applicant information can also be obtained through the Town of Jonesborough’s website www.jonesboroughtn.org. EOE

Cantech Industries , a manufacturer of pressure sensitive tape is seeking a full time Customer Service Representative.

Successful candidate must have a HS Diploma and a minimum of 5 years previous CSR experience. Must be computer proficient and have excellent organizational skills.

Qualified Candidates can email resume to: hburgess@cantech.com no phone calls please.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

JONESBOROUGH’S HERALD & TRIBUNE has an immediate opening for a part-time office manager to provide a wide range of administrative support for a thriving, busy newsroom. Qualifications include: effective verbal, written and computer skills and ability to multitask in fast-paced environment. Solid customer service and organizational skills a must. Knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word and Adobe a plus.

Please forward letter of interest and resume to: Lisa Whaley, Publisher, Herald & Tribune, 702 West Jackson Blvd., Jonesborough, TN 37659. email: lwhaley@heraldandtribune.com WATER RESOURCES CONSTRUCTION WORKER The City of Elizabethton is accepting applications for a Water Resources Construction Worker in the Water Resources Department. This position constructs/installs new lines, installs taps for new construction, repairs leaks, installs meters, conducts back flush at pump stations, operates city vehicles & equipment, sets hydrants, maintains manholes and equipment, and performs other essential duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Valid TN Driver’s License, High School Diploma or GED equivalent. The successful applicant must have or obtain a Class A CDL License within 6 months.

Annual salary for this position is $23,400. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Life, and TCRS Retirement. You may apply online at elizabethton.org or applications may be picked up from & returned to: Human Resources, 136 South Sycamore Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643 and will be accepted through Wednesday April 18, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

- An Equal Opportunity Employer The CITY OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE is accepting applications for the following full-time position: Zoning Administrator Salary Range $44,311 - $68,682 DOQ Under the direction of the Community Development Director, the purpose of the Zoning Administrator position is to perform professional, technical, managerial, and administrative work within the Planning and Zoning Division. Job Functions include, but not limited to: administration of zoning activities, interpretation and application of Tennessee state statute, Sullivan County and Bristol City codes, ordinances and regulations, communication with other departments, public agencies and the general public, initiation of actions necessary to correct deficiencies or violations of regulations, extensive research for city projects, and development of strategies to promote efficient land use consistent with community goals and objectives. Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills to present research findings to various boards and committees. Prefer Master’s Degree in Planning or a related field with 3 years of experience in the planning profession or Bachelor’s Degree in Planning or related field and 5 years of professional planning experience. American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Certification is desirable.

To be considered, candidates must complete an application and upload a resume at: http://bristoltn.org/jobs.aspx . EOE

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS 2nd Shift FITTE RS AND WELDERS -- experience in mig (FCAW, GMAW) and stick welding (SMAW). Must have prior experience and be able to pass welding test. 2+ yrs structural steel welding experience and ability to read blueprint/shop drawings required.

INDUSTRIAL PAINTERS --Requires use of shop drawings, overhead cranes, grinders, mixers, spray guns, etc. and knowledge in airless paint application.

HELPERS- entry level positions, to be trained in machine operations.

We are a drug free work place committed to employee safety.

We require pre-employment and random drug screening. Overtime mandatory.

Apply in person 15083 Industrial Park Road Bristol, VA or fax resume to 336-691-5772 or email careers@hirschfeld.com.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE . EOE/M/F/V The CITY OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE is accepting applications for the following full-time position: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Salary Range $65,927 - $102,186 DOQ Under executive direction of the City Manager, the purpose of this position is to plan, organize, direct and integrate the City’s planning and code enforcement programs and services, and the Community Development Block Grant and Home programs and services. This position is responsible for policy development, program planning, budget management, administration and operational direction of the Community Development Department functions. Has responsibility for accomplishing department objectives and goals within the guidelines established by the City Manager and performs related work as assigned.

This position interprets the department’s codes, regulations, plans, policies and functions for elected and appointed boards, citizens, the business community and the public. Plans, organizes, controls, integrates and evaluates the work of the Community Development Department; with staff, develops, implements and monitors long-term plans, goals and objectives focused on achieving the City’s mission and Council priorities; directs the development of and monitors performance against the annual department budget and the City’s Capital Improvement Plan budget; manages and directs the development, implementation and evaluation of plans, policies, systems and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives and work standards that support the City’s mission and values.

Master’s Degree in Planning, Public Administration, or related field required, with six years increasing responsible experience in municipal planning, zoning, permitting, enforcement and consultation, two of which are supervisory in nature; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position. Must possess excellent knowledge in the field of municipal planning, state planning legislation, and land use regulations. Must possess knowledge and proficiency in the operation of personal computers and be knowledgeable in the field of Geographic Information Systems with some knowledge of ArcView preferred.

To be considered, candidates must complete an application and upload a resume at: http://bristoltn.org/jobs.aspx . EOE

ACE SIDING Siding / Roofing / Windows / Storm Repairs / Ins Claims/ Residential /Commercial. 17 yrs Exp / Local References / Free Estimates.

Licensed, Bonded & Insured Call Rocky: 423-794-6145

FAMILY HOME REPAIRS Painting, decking, siding & remodeling. Senior & military disc. Ins. 423-202-4988

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated August 24, 2007, executed

by HARRY LIVINGSTON And IRMA LIVINGSTON, conveying certain real property therein described to Arnold M. Weiss, Esq, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Washington County, Tennessee recorded September 13, 2007, in Deed Book 572, Page 673; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company who is now the owner of said debt; andWHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Washington County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on May 3, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Front Steps of the Washington County Courthouse, Jonesborough, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Washington County, Tennessee, to wit:THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY SITUATED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND STATE OF TENNESSEE: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN IN THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF VALLEY VIEW DRIVE, SAID POINT OF BEGINNING BEING LOCATED A DISTANCE OF 372.8 FEET IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF VALLEY VIEW DRIVE FROM THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF VALLEY VIEW DRIVE WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF BROWNS MILL ROAD, SAID POINT OF BEGINNING BEING THE COMMON CORNER OF LOT NOS. 4 AND 5 IN BLOCK NO. 3 OF THE HILLN‘DALE SUBDIVISION (SECTION A) TO THE CITY OF JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE; THENCE NORTH 24 DEGREES 19 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE DIVISIONAL LINE OF LOT NOS. 4 AND 5 AND ALONG FENCE LINE IN PART, A DISTANCE OF 125.0 FEET TO AN IRON PIN IN LINE OF THE PROPERTY OF RALPH SHIPLEY; THENCE NORTH 65 DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE DIVISIONAL LINE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OF RALPH SHIPLEY AND THE PROPERTY HEREIN CONVEYED, AND ALONG AN EXISTING AND ESTABLISHED FENCE LINE, A DISTANCE OF 120.0 FEET TO AN IRON PIN, BEING THE COMMON CORNER OF LOTS NOS. 5 AND 6 OF SAID BLOCK AND SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 24 DEGREES 19 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE DIVISIONAL LINE OF LOT NOS. 5 AND 6 AND ALONG FENCE LINE, IN PART, A DISTANCE OF 125.0 FEET TO AN IRON PIN IN THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF VALLEY VIEW DRIVE THENCE SOUTH 65 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF VALLEY VIEW DRIVE, A DISTANCE OF 120.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THE SAME BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 5 IN BLOCK 3 OF THE HILL-N‘DALE SUBDIVISION (SECTION A) TO THE CITY OF JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE, AS SHOWN BY MAP OR PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION OF RECORD IN THE REGISTER‘S OFFICE FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 2, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HERE MADE; AND AS SHOWN BY SURVEY OF THE PREMISES BY J. D. SNOOK, ENGINEER, BEARING DATE MARCH 4, 1964; SAID PREMISES BEING IMPROVED WITH DWELLING FRONTING ON VALLEY VIEW DRIVE.Parcel ID: 38HB-47.00--0PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 2620 MIMOSA LANE, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.

CURRENT OWNER(S): ESTATE OF/ ANY-AND-ALL-HEIRS OF IRMA LIVINGSTONOTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpo se.THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee119 S. Main Street, Suite 500Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings. php Tel: (877) 813-0992Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #134811 04/04/2018, 04/11/2018, 04/18/2018

A-Z HANDYMAN SERVICE & REMODELING Licensed & Insured 15 yrs Exp. • Senior Discount All your int & ext needs! Call Wayne for a $FREE$ Estimate!!!

423-948-8348

Z Schwartz Construction Z Solutions Decks, garages, roofing, remodeling, & more.Licensed & Insured. Call 423-278-2265 or for more info go to: schwartzconstructionsolutions .com

LAWN SERVICES Reasonable Prices!

Licensed & Insured.

(423) 430-4181

Part time position for church media assistant. Primary responsibilities are setting up and striking a/v for worship services and overseeing the volunteers. Running digital sound board for live sound reinforcement. Overseeing video IMAG and live streaming. Preparing digital files for web upload. Primary schedule is Wednesday evening rehearsal and Sunday morning worship.

Hourly pay rate is based upon experience, knowledge, and education. Average of 12 hrs per week. Send resume to dou gm.munsey@gmail.com.

Part-time Telemarketers for good organization. Evenings.

No Weekends. 423-928-7000

PHARMACY CLERK THACKER’S Roofing Company Shingles & Metal.

Residential & Commercial Free Estimates. (423)239-3667

Full-Time or Part-Time Fax Resume to 423-929-1381 Blankenship Pharmacy 222 E. Watauga Ave. Johnson City

Masonry Work & Concrete Work retaining walls, patios, brick/block, steps, mailboxes repairs, Free Estimates 423-202-1654.

COTTER REMODELING & CONCRETE Total home remodel or just paint a room!

Siding, Excavation, Decks, & MUCH MUCH MORE! Visit us online @ cotwayne.wixsite.com/mysite Call Wayne 423-791-1721

BROYLES FLORIST MOTHER’S DAY has temporary opportunities for Local Delivery (mileage reimbursed) & Experienced Floral Designers. Smoke Free Environment. Please Call Teresa 423-929-3377 NOW HIRING EXP .

MOWERS & LANDSCAPERS To Join Our Team. Must be Drug Free, & DL a Plus.

Competitive pay. 423-963-5058 Strong Fundraisers . Need outgoing sales people willing to learn. $500/week. $300-600 average. These positions don’t come open often. No phone interviews. Call for appointment, 423-928-7000

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated November 28, 2016, executed by AMANDA GENTRY, conveying certain real property therein described to TITLE SPECIALISTS INC, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Washington County, Tennessee recorded December 5, 2016, in Deed Book 916, Page 1959-1975; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Platinum Mortgage, Inc who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Washington County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on May 3, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Front Steps of the Washington County Courthouse, Jonesborough, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Washington County, Tennessee, to wit:SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE 15TH CIVIL DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEING ALL OF LOT 2, SECTION 3, OF MOCKINGBIRD PLACE SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON SAID SUBDIVISION IN MAP OR PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 17, PAGE 76, IN THE REGISTER‘S OFFICE FOR WASHINGTON, COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HERE M ADE.Parcel ID: 068F C 03500 000000PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 23 MOCKINGBIRD CRT, JONESBOROUGH, TN 37659. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.

CURRENT OWNER(S): JEREMY L. GENTRYOTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpo se.THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee119 S. Main Street, Suite 500Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings. php Tel: (877) 813-0992Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #134504 03/28/2018, 04/04/2018, 04/11/2018

Princeton Prep Preschool now accepting applications for full/ part-time caregiver.

Please apply in person @ 504 Princeton Rd. The Doubletree by Hilton is currently accepting applications for the Housekeeping Department and Burger Bar. Must have flexible schedule including weekends.

Drug-free workplace. Apply in person at the Doubletree by Hilton at 211 Mockingbird Lane, Johnson City - located next to the Johnson City Mall. NO phone calls please.

Electro-Mechanical Corporation has an opening for an IT Technician.

Responsible for being the first point of contact for all internal customers of Information Systems. Provide consistent high quality support to all end users. Should have advanced PC hardware and software skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. AS Degree or two years minimum experienced required.

Must be able to complete pre-employment, physical, and drug process.

Seaman Corporation, a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance synthetic fabrics, in Bristol, TN has immediate full-time openings for: MACHINE OPERATORS in KNITTING, WEAVING, BEAMING & COATING Night Shift (7pm-7am) Machine Operators perform a combination of production tasks to safely and efficiently produce quality materials according to process and material specifications that meet or exceed customer requirements. Must be an advocate for safety, a team player, dependable and have good attention to detail.

WE OFFER A COMPETITIVE WAGE AND BENEFITS PACKAGE: • Benefits effective on the first day of employment • Minimum starting pay $13.30/ hour plus $0.75/hour night shift premium • Opportunities for advancement available QUALIFICATIONS: • HS Diploma/GED required • Previous manufacturing experience preferred • Basic computer skills recommended, and •Mechanical aptitude is a plus • WorkKeys Skill Assessments required or NCRC Certificate accepted • Background and References check, • Pre-Employment Hair Drug Screen Qualified Candidates should apply online: www.seamancorp.com/ careers We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/Disabled/Veteran To build a diverse workforce Seaman Corporation encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women.

Seaman Corporation is a drug-free workplace.

Pre-employment drug screening required.

Qualified individuals should submit a resume or pick up an application at the following address: Human Resources Manager Recruiting 329 Williams Street Bristol, VA 24201 jobs@electro-mechanical.com EOE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Friends In Need Health Center Responsible for overall management of medical & dental clinic and mobile dental & vision units. Supervise & collaborate with Medical Director, staff Dentists and Operations Manager. Ensure compliance with applicable laws & regulations. Develop, coordinate & maintain relationships with major medical providers, physicians, dentists and community organizations. Lead all fundraising activities and submission of grant applications.

Bachelor’s degree & relevant experience required. Email resume to execdirector@finhc. org.

ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STUDENT SERVICES ETSU College of Nursing Required: Doctoral degree in student development/higher education or related field and 4 years of experience working with students and faculty OR a master’s degree and 7 years of experience working with students and faculty required; demonstrated growth in responsibilities, including those in a supervisory capacity; demonstrated experience working with students and faculty; strong leadership and interpersonal skills required.

To apply and view full position description, please visit http://www.etsu.edu/jobs/ , College of Nursing, then scroll down to posting AS00193P. (AAEO)

East Tennessee Transmission & Auto Repair Has an immediate opening for an experienced automatic transmission builder. Pay based on experience. Please apply in person at 928 W. Main St. Johnson City, TN. 37604.

Thomas Construction Co. is seeking applications for experienced operators, CDL drivers and laborers. Paid holiday, insurance, 401K offered.

Apply in person at 9 Wesley Ct., JC or at www.thomascon. com.

Thomas Construction Co. is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

EEOC/AA

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Seaman Corporation, a leading innovator & manufacturer of highly engineered coated fabrics in Bristol TN has an immediate opening for: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Night Shift (7pm-7am) The ideal candidate must be a self-starter, with good mechanical and electrical skills with experience in a manufacturing environment.

Good understanding of Siemens PLC’s and troubleshooting skills preferred.

Job responsibilities include maintaining or repair of plant systems and production equipment. Must be an advocate for safety, able to work with minimal direction and maintain constructive working relationships in a team environment.

WE OFFER A COMPETITIVE WAGE AND BENEFITS PACKAGE: • Benefits effective on first day of employment • Pay rate will be based on experience plus $0.75/hour night shift premium • Opportunities for advancement available QUALIFICATIONS: • Technical or trade school certification is preferred, with a minimum HS Diploma or GED required. Minimum of 3-5 years related experience in a manufacturing environment.

• WorkKeys Skill Assessments required or NCRC Certificate accepted • Background and References check, • Pre-Employment Hair Drug Screen Qualified Candidates should apply online: www.seamancorp.com/ careers We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/Disabled/Veteran To build a diverse workforce Seaman Corporation encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women.

Seaman Corporation is a drug-free workplace.

Pre-employment drug screening required.

M Part-time church CUSTODIAN to work 7 to 10 hours per week.

Part-time WORSHIP LEADER. Responsible for music for Sunday morning and Wednesday evening worship services, both congregational and choir music.

Please submit resume to First Baptist Church, 201 E. Main St., Jonesborough, TN 37659 or e-mail to secretaryfbc@ gmail.com.

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DELIVERY DRIVER NEEDED! CDL, Current Medical Card, Clean Driving Record, Out-of-State, Home on Weekends. Apply Today!

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2018 WCCA SPRING HEIFER SALE April 13, 2018

6:00pm

At Kingsport Stockyards, Kingsport, TN

90 Quality Bred Heifers, Pairs, and Open GENTLE ANGUS BULLS & HEIFERS 423-833-2003

1BR/1BA, with Fireplace. $470/mo+$350 dep.

Water included - No Pets.

423-928-7461 2BR/1BA, water, garbage, & sewer service provided, Carpet & linoleum, Boones Creek $550/mo + dep NO Pets, 423-335-5067 & 423-282-1635 301 Prince St. Apt #2, 1BR, Ref., Stove, washer & dryer,. $450/mo+$450 dep. Includes water & garbage, NO Pets / Non Smoking. Call 423-5021154 Applications accepted for Harrison Village, City View, and Briarcliff (elderly complexes).

1 BR disabled, and /or handicapped. Clark Manor Apts., Westgate Apts, Tyler Apts, Jackson Heights Apts. 1, 2, & 3 BR, water & sewer incl. based on income. EHO 926-3381926-7399 -928-1431-753-9336

NE TN Rental Properties and Sales LLC Let us manage your rental properties. 18 yrs exp 423-547-2871 www.rentproperties.com

GREAT Office Space on the Bristol Hwy in Johnson City $450/mo For more info call 423-747-5491

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2 Cemetery Plot in Monte Vista Garden of the Cross, Good location. $3,500 for both. 423282-3693 Burial plot at Monte Vista, asking $2000.00 for more information call: 423-202-3945

**REDUCED RATE** 1BR apts, central H & A, w/d hkups, 2 min to ETSU. $495/mo +dep. Water included, No Pets. 423-557-6493

Porsche 911. I am looking to buy an Air-Cooled Porsche 911 in any condition, running or not running. I am a local in the Knoxville area and a serious buyer. Please call Jason 865-621-4012

Condo For Sale by Owner 1905 Knob Creek Rd Unit 21 $149,500 Call 423-268-2663 $100/wk furn, a/c, pvt bath & entrance (423) 914- 3031 or 538-5378

SPRING SPECIAL @ BUDGET INN New Guest Special $600/mo Single-All Util’s pd. Unicoi 6 mi to JC 423-948-0553

RTO ERWIN 2BR mobile home $350.00 down & $350.00mth for 4 years SE Business Brokers LLC 423-737-2376

Mobile Home for sale 2BR 2BA Newly remodeled. Located at 102 Claude Simmons Rd, JC. $8,000 Call 423-416-8311 or 423-491-8938

2002 CHEVY CORVETTE Base model convertible. Black.

97,200 miles. Brand New Tires. New Rims. Runs good.

Good condition. No Trades. $10,000 or Best Offer!

(423) 943-5085

FORD 2016 F-150 -XLT 12,000 miles single cab, LWB-4x 4, still under warranty, $28,000, by owner 423-571-3417

TAX SEASON SPECIAL 2 mo Free Lot Rent. 3BR & 2BA, Newly Remodeled, set up in beautiful park, on site mgrs. Owner Financing 423-928-7461

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Fill in the blanks on today’s Kid Scoop page and YOU are front page news!

TODAY’S WEATHER:

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YOUR SOURCE FOR NEWS ABOUT YOURSELF

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releases new list of favorites

What:

Think about something Where: that happened this morning. Did you When: almost miss the bus?

Did you help make breakfast?

Why:

( D R AW A S E L F P O R T R A I T )

Favorite Movie:

Who:

News stories should always include facts.

Favorite Food: Favorite Weekend Activity:

A Busy Morning (YOUR NAME)

Favorite School Subject:

Reading Kid Scoop with your family is a great time to learn about each other.

Show your parents your completed Kid Scoop page.

Then interview one of your family members for their own column on this page.

MORNING EDITION

By

(YOUR NAME)

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releases new list of favorites Favorite School Subject:

Favorite Food:

Then list the who, what, when, where and why about this morning.

Favorite Weekend Activity:

Favorite Movie:

OPINION

How to Improve My School By

Favorite Book:

(YOUR NAME)

Favorite Book:

Editorials are newspaper articles where opinions are shared. Write an editorial about your school. Try to offer ideas for a solution to a problem at your school.

Favorite Animal:

Favorite Animal:

Favorite Song:

Favorite Song:

I’m Really Good At:

I’m Really Good At:

A Place I’d Like To Visit:

A Place I’d Like To Visit:

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Be a Math Star Scavenger Hunt

My Comic Strip

In today’s newspaper, look for: • 3 numbers that add up to your age • 3 numbers that add up to your address • 3 numbers that up to a parent’s age

Create a comic strip by writing a favorite joke in the bubbles.

Then draw a picture in each frame to go with the words.

Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word NEWS in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you.

Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

How many differences can you find between these two pictures?

Standards Link: Observation: Find the differences between common objects.

the words by looking up, NEWSPAPER Find down, backwards, forwards, sideways and diagonally.

BREAKFAST OPINIONS S I O P I N I O N S BUBBLES MORNING E T S A F K A E R B L W H A T L W N G T SOURCE SCHOOL B I D E A S R N N L ANIMAL B U S M P O E E I O COMIC U H I A H U H H N O IDEAS WEATHER B N P W E R W W R H A E N E W C I M O C WHAT WHEN R E H T A E W S M S WHO Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical BUS words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

This week’s word:

OPINION

The noun opinion means a judgement, viewpoint or belief not necessarily based on fact.

The class shared good opinions about the new school lunch menu.

Try to use the word opinion in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family.

It’s All About YOU!

Look through the newspaper and circle five or more adjectives that tell how wonderful you are! Then, use these adjectives to write a short news story about yourself.

Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

Jonesborough Kiwanis

Serving the Children of Washington County Since 1925

Have you ever sweet-talked someone into helping you with a chore or into simply doing it for you? How did you do it?

Education

Opening the door to your future

Contributed by Kiwanis Foundation of Jonesborough is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. Contact Jack Van Zandt 423-948-0237 for more information.