Monroe Life - Winter/Holiday 2017

WINTER/HOLIDAY 2017

A magazine for the people of Monroe County and those who come to visit.

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Volume 2, 2015

A magazine for the people of Farragut, West Knoxville & surrounding communities.

Seasonal Culinary Inspirations Truffle Ricotta Cheese Recipe With Chef Deron Little

KIPPY BROWN Behind The Scenes With

Seattle Seahawks Coach Kippy Brown And His Amazing Life Story

THE MUSCADINE FESTIVAL &

HOT AIR 20 BALLOONS

Tsali Notch Vineyard The Largest Muscadine Vineyard In The State Is Also The Prettiest!

DR. HAROLD BLACK

One Of The First African-Americans To Attend The University Of Georgia

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Includes 2016 Spring Turkey Season

MARKETING • MEDIA • WEB DESIGN • TELEVISION

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Community Health Services

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YEARS OF BRANDING EXPERIENCE

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Celebrating 95 Years of Life Glenn Swabe!

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Contents features

Mignonne’s Stew 44

Doyle Tallent Welcomes Us Into His Home

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Mobley Christmas Traditions

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BROWN HILL CHURCH A Season of Giving

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IT IS A NEW DAY AT

EVERHART LUMBER

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Hats Off To Hatter Michelle Hatter is working hard for foster kids and families

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY

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CornettHouse Simple • Rustic • Elegant • Christmas

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departments

THANK YOU Muscadine Balloon Fiesta Sponsors!

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6 From The Publisher

Muscadine Balloon Fiesta A Huge Success!

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Small Business Spotlight 18 My Kind Of Lovely 47 Louise Barnes Insurance 72 We Love It!

Jerry Denham’s Heartfelt Post About Sequoyah Chief’s Quarterback

76 Tellico Plains & The Candle Light Walk

Candlelight Walk Dec 3, 4pm - 9pm Historic Downtown

Dragging Canoe

Leader of the Chickamauga 48

78 Looking Back

President Reagan Visits Athens

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So Much To Be Thankful For!

Thanksgiving and Christmas are the most wonderful Holidays. It feels like the entire year builds to complete magic, sparkling lights, love, kindness and lots of appreciation.

Thanksgiving is when I really think about all that has happened over the past year.

I am so Thankful for all the clients that have trusted us with their business. I appreciate so much the employees that work hard to make our clients happy and successful. I have the best team I have ever had in 25 years!

Last Thanksgiving we were able to take a trip that I have dreamed of for a long time— we took our girls to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Talk about magic, it was amazing!

We included some history on the way. We toured Berkeley Plantation, the place where the first Thanksgiving was celebrated. My twins were studying President Lincoln and wanted to see Gettysburg. What a great surprise, Gettysburg has the most amazing history museum and cyclorama. We will have a story on the cyclorama later in the year. We walked back into history in Williamsburg and toured all the top sites in New York City. Of course, in New York we had to start with dinner at the American Girl Doll Store and also had to see the Rockettes!

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I hope you enjoy Farragut Life. We are the only woman-owned magazine and really try to make it a lifestyle magazine that people will keep, share and look forward to. We have many great stories lined up for next year. Great business stories, home tours and wonderful day trips.

I also need to thank our sponsors for supporting the Muscadine Balloon Fiesta.

We had great success raising money for CASA Monroe, nearly 5000 people!

Lisa Atkins-Bingham Publisher President of The Bingham Group

Monroe Life PUBLISHER

The Bingham Group President Lisa Atkins Bingham Graphic Designer Lisa Atkins Bingham Jonathan Deasi Rebecca Gonzalez Abby Swabe Contributing Writers Sydnee Brashears Nancy Dalton Joe Guy Jennifer Porterfield Abby Swabe Cover Photo Jerry Denham

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Contributing Photographers Lisa Atkins Bingham Deb Campbell Jerry Denham Ben Gibson Tammy Lee Abby Swabe

Mignonne Alman

Copy Editor Jennifer Porterfield

The Bingham Group has an exceptional team that makes this magazine possible. In this issue, Mignonne shares her favorite stew recipe and Abby shares some stories from her great-grandfather. Abby Swabe is from Madisonville, is the daughter of Tim and Yvonne Swabe and is leading the graphic design team. What a huge blessing both of these women are to The Bingham Group!

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Photo by Deb Campbell Deborah

MONROE LIFE MAGAZINE’S 4TH ANNUAL

Benefiting CASA Monroe

Major Sponsors: The Bingham Group Tsali Notch Vineyard WBIR, WVLT, FOX, B97.5 Commander Level: JTECK Mastercraft Flight Deck Level:

Rarity Bay Country Club Donna’s Old Town Cafe Cary McHugh

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Thank You To All Our Sponsors!

IN-KIND SPONSORS: Hyde Farms Central Communications Wireless of Knoxville Colby West Designs Faye Portable Buildings, Inc. MONROE LIFE MAGAZINE’S 3R Ladd’s S.O.S. Audio & Events TennTax Sales Benefiting US Cellular Sweetwater Flower Shop Universal Promotional Products Bo Ashby Band Mt. LeConte Jug Band Southern Star Band Hardee’s Catering Connection Cielito Lindo Mexican Grill Domino’s Pizza Melvin Breeden-Fresh Pick Farms Pizzeria Venti Subway Sweetwater Valley Cheese Farm

A 16 state Compeition held by the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

“IT TAKES GREAT FRUIT TO MAKE A GREAT WINE.” WINES OF THE SOUTH

2016 REGIONAL COMPETITION BEST OF TENNESSEE FRUIT WILLIAM O. BEACH AWARD Tsali Notch Vineyard Hiwassee BEST OF WHITE Tsali Notch Vineyard Hiwassee BEST OF MUSCADINE Tsali Notch Vineyard Hiwassee CONCORDANCE GOLD MEDAL Tsali Notch Vineyard Hiwassee GOLD MEDAL Tsali Notch Vineyard French Broad (blush) SILVER MEDALS Tsali Notch Vineyard Chatsworth (red) – Atala (sparkling) BRONZE MEDAL Tsali Notch Vineyard Dragging Canoe (red)

Tsali Notch Vineyard has gifts for your Christmas List! Stop by today and pick up our Muscadine Wine. Planning a Holiday event or Christmas party? Tsali Notch facilities can accommodate groups of any size. Call to reserve any of our great venues.

Vineyard Tasting Room Hours: Wednesday - Sunday Noon - 5pm Sweetwater Tasting Room Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11am - 4m Saturday 10:30am - 5pm

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Cornett House

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Cornett House:

A Big Renovation in Time for the Holidays Kathleen Cornett’s lovely lake home in Vonore has undergone quite a renovation, the results of which were captured in a collection of stunning photographs this past holiday season.

When she purchased the house, Kathleen was told, “It’s a wild house.” The previous owners had a very modern sense of style, with Japanese lanterns and light bamboo floors. This was a huge stretch for Kathleen, who prefers primitive antiques and a more traditional style, but they just couldn’t beat the lakeside location.

Kathleen and her husband, Steve, decided to take on the challenge with the help of local contractor, Elmer Todd Dupes.

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Hand-hewn beams allowed the Cornetts to open up their living space, and their fireplace is the perfect focal point for pine boughs and stockings.

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Kathleen loves collecting primitive antiques; though many might shy away from the roughness of this green cabinet, it is Kathleen’s favorite piece!

This diamond in the rough has become the perfect place for Kathleen and Steve to decorate and enjoy the holidays with their two children. Thanks to Kathleen’s love of antiques, there are many items she has collected over the years, including the ornaments on their Christmas tree.

Many of her antiques, she says, came from nearby Sweetwater, but one special piece, a green pie safe, came from her old Spanish teacher at Maryville High School.

Renovating a home can be exhausting, but it’s clear the endeavor has been worth it to Kathleen. The renovations continue, but she’s looking forward to her second Christmas on the lake in Vonore.

Kathleen has been extremely happy with the work Dupes has done to transform her home. Some of the changes have included taking down a wall between the living room and former master bedroom, creating a wide-open living space. To help support the weight of the ceiling, Dupes suggested hand-hewn beams from Bivens Log Homes in Maryville.

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There are similar beams out over the deck and on the front porch. They added a huge glass door looking out over the covered deck, which is only a few convenient steps away from the lake. Their relocated master bedroom also has glass doors out onto the deck, where they often enjoy meals or lounging in their wicker furniture.

Santa’s Hiwassee Holiday Train THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS Exists on the Hiwassee for Those Who Believe!

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he Tennessee Overhill and the Tennessee Valley Railroad are excited to announce the inaugural year for “Santa’s Hiwassee Holiday Train”. This memorable journey will take you on an incredible family adventure! If you believe in the magic of the Holiday season we invite you to board this old-fashioned train that will become a family tradition.

The excursion follows along the beautiful Hiwassee River through the Cherokee

National Forest. Santa will ride the train and personally greet all children, young and old. Your specialty Holiday Train ticket will include light refreshments and a keepsake souvenir for each passenger.

All activities, including refreshments, storytelling, and caroling will take place onboard the train. Passengers will not disembark from the train until the trip has concluded. The ride is approximately 15 miles and will last about 75 minutes.

The train dates are Saturdays, November 26th, December 03rd, 10th & 17th, departing three times daily at 12 noon, 2pm & 4pm. We recommend that you arrive about 45 minutes early for boarding time. Event parking will be in front of the Savannah Oaks Winery, 404 Delano Road in Delano, south of Etowah, off 411 Hwy. There will be a short bus trip to the train boarding station.

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ESCAPE THE COLD AND ENJOY WARM FELLOWSHIP WITH NEW FRIENDS.

First United Methodist Church Madisonville

• Join us to give thanks for our many blessings at the Community Thanksgiving Service on Thursday, Nov. 17th at 7PM. Then celebrate the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ throughout the entire Christmas season beginning with the Hanging of the Greens on Sunday, Nov. 27th at 6PM and culminating with our Christmas morning worship service at 10:30.

• Christmas-time is just a prelude for a winter of many other warm and inspirational events, leading up to our Ash Wednesday service at 6PM on March 1st. Visit our website for the entire winter schedule.

Join us each Sunday and warm up with some new friends this winter.

Wednesday: IGNITE program for K through 5th Wednesday and Youth Fellowship activities 6th through 12th grade 6pm, including dinner.

Sunday: Sunday School at 10 AM and Worship Sunday Services at 11 AM.

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Pastor Keith G. Knight

143 College Street, Madisonville, Tennessee, 37354 www.firstumcmadisonville.org 423-442-2471

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New Location Now Open In Farragut!

H o l i d ay O p e n H o u s e : Friday, December 2nd

My Kind of Lovely was just a little best friend dream during the holiday season 3 years ago.

Katie Lee & Caroline Gillem of Madisonville, TN were best friends since the ages of 3 & 4. They went through most things in life together as best friends including baton twirling through high school and even at the University of Tennessee. They grew up together, learned life lessons together and most of all learned teamwork together. Both girls valued the importance of dreaming big and working hard to achieve goals so when the idea of starting a business together came about they took on the hard work with a smile and knew they could do whatever it takes to be successful!

My Kind of Lovely launched as a traveling boutique hosting trunk shows all over east Tennessee. The girls had so much success in their hometown of Madisonville, TN they knew almost immediately that would be the home of their first brick and mortar store and opened as a pop up shop just 6 months later. The Madisonville store is their home

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base and the heart of My Kind of Lovely but just as any overachieving and eager business owner does, the girls have identified a need for a My Kind of Lovely presence in Knoxville.

Since My Kind of Lovely is just shy of 3 years old, a Knoxville Pop Up Shop was the perfect way for My Kind of Lovely to have a presence in Knoxville. Currently you can shop the My Kind of Lovely Pop Up Shop in the Franklin Square shopping center located within Weiss Baby (behind the Chop House). They have partnered up with Megan Rogers, owner of Weiss Baby to create a beautiful store filled with women’s clothing, gift items, sorority items and baby!

My Kind of Lovely & Weiss Baby will be hosting a Holiday Open House Friday, December 2nd. The event will debut lots of new holiday items, feature one night only holiday specials and will be a fun night to kick off your holiday shopping!

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Located in the midst of one of the most biodiverse areas of the United States, Everhart Lumber Company, LLC, specializes in high quality timber products. Using locally “rescued” old growth wood, Everhart has created a niche for Extra Wide Wood Slabs from huge trees that are carefully selected for their distinctively unique grain, coloring and textures. These slabs, up to 80” wide and 6” thick, are available as rough sawn lumber as well as sanded, filled and finished slabs. Everhart’s crafts people design and build magnificent furniture and countertops from slabs with minimal processing in order to unleash the wood’s natural beauty. With a history of more than 100 years in the lumber industry, Everhart’s firmly rooted skills naturally evolved into the development of these extraordinary log slabs.

Everhart Lumber Company is located in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, a town steeped in the lumber business.

Records and photos from the late 1800s document the tradition of the timber industry which created a booming town in the valley of the Tellico River, at the edge of thousands of acres of mountain forest. Everhart Lumber operates on a site where lumber operations have occurred continuously for over 100 years.

These past operations were described in 1912 as “the largest lumber mill in the South” as the Tellico River Lumber Company Plant, owned by Babcock Land and Lumber Company.

Everhart Lumber Company began as a family-owned lumber company and building center “Everhart & Gray Lumber Supply,” dating back to 1966 when Wayne Gray, Favis Everhart, and Thayman Everhart bought the company from the Trotter family. The present owners, Danny McFalls and Deborah (Everhart) McFalls, bought into the company in 1984 and became sole owners of the company in 2005.

Upon acquiring sole ownership, Danny and Deborah changed the focus of the company’s products and services to address the ever-changing needs of their customers, including a renewed interest in wood designed homes and the use of timbers in rustic and contemporary homes and in commercial buildings.

Today, Everhart Lumber Company focuses on building furniture from many popular types of wood such as walnut, maple, poplar, cherry, oak, and red cedar as well as from reclaimed pine and oak.

Most of the reclaimed materials come from 1800s & early 1900s East Tennessee barn structures and log homes. Their most popular types of items are dining, sofa, and coffee tables, kitchen island tops, and desks. They get many requests for fireplace mantels made from both new and reclaimed wood. An unusual piece of furniture you will see from time to time in their showroom are coffee tables made from the root or the base of a tree that nature does most of the designing for them.

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This lumber mill was built by Babcock, on the site of present day Everhart Lumber Company after a fire destroyed the Tellico River Lumber Company Plant in 19143.

Deborah and Thayman Everhart Danny McFalls stands with pieces of a grand tree that will be resurrected into a functional object with artistic flair.

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Everhart custom made the wood beams for the beautiful bridge over the Tellico River.

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Upper left: New House with an Aged, Natural, Rustic Character. Everhart work included Sassafras siding, Cedar shingles, Reclaimed antique barn wood for ooring and paneling, old oak boards for stair treads and hand rail, Hickory bar top Middle: Northern Exposure is a 3-bedroom custom built rental cabin in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Everhart used reclaimed lumber on accent around the mantel, custom bedroom furniture, kitchen and bathroom cabinets.

Poplar Bark Applications included exterior walls, the accent around fireplace, mantel, cover for ceiling beams and custom made furniture.

For the customer who wants to build their own furniture, they offer kiln dry wood already commercially sanded and ready to be made into that special piece for their home.

The 3,000 square foot Showroom and Furniture Gallery, completed in 2009, was designed to help customers see Everhart Lumber Company’s wood products in a finished form. The Everhart showroom displays an amazing array of wood products.

Showroom visitors can see paneling from new and reclaimed wood and aged metal from older rescued structures as well as unique applications of kiln dried poplar bark. Most importantly, the showroom is an inspiration for discovering creative uses of beautiful wood products available through Everhart Lumber Company.

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Open Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm 877.857.8062 | 423.253.2323 First Saturday of each month 9:00am - 2:00pm 911 Highway 165, Tellico Plains, TN 37385 www.everhart-lumber.com

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“Tis the season of giving and we weren’t about to forget you!

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SANTA’S BEST-KEPT SECRET: SHOPPING LOCAL Ah yes, the brisk sting of the winter air, the undeniable scent of pine, the general jolliness of our fellow man, ‘tis the holiday season once again!

Though you might find yourself overwhelmed with the general hustle and bustle of the holiday season, there is truly no grander time of the year! If you, like us, are tired of the corporate giants haggling over your hard-earned dollars, try to show your support to our local East Tennessee vendors. We have found some of the best local shops and boutiques in East Tennessee, with a selection that brings a little piece of home to the holidays. Whether you are looking for unique, hand-crafted specialty items, ANTIQUES AT THE MILL At Antiques at the Mill, you will find early primitives and furniture from the 1800s on through the 1940s, including collectibles from advertising, stoneware, bottles, toys, to fire king glass, architectural items and so much more.

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home accessories or that perfect gift for your impossible Aunt Martha (we all have an “Aunt Martha”), these shops have got you covered!

DOGWOOD LANE BOUTIQUE Dogwood Lane is a hidden gem located in the heart of historic downtown Sweetwater, Tennessee. You will find an eclectic aesthetic inspired by owner Kelli’s passion for art and history, love of travel and music and reverence for Mother Nature.

107 E Morris Street, Sweetwater Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm 423.536.7046

THE M SALON The M Salon offers a variety of services including, spa treatments, massages and hair cut/styling.

1255 Highway 411, Ste 5, Vonore Monday - Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm Thursday - Friday 8:30am - 7:00pm Saturday 8:30am - 1:30pm 423.884.3285

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GOLD & DIAMONDS Gold and Diamonds Direct is a “Full Service Diamond Jeweler” specializing in ring sizing, chain repair, replace/remount stones, replace watch battery, insurance appraisals and CUSTOM jewelry.

520 G Cook Street, Madisonville Call for hours! 423.420.0770

ECHELON BIKES Owned and operated by a local couple who have 25+ years cycling experience, Echelon Bicycles provides a personalized experience for all cycling needs.

138 West End Ave, Knoxville Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm 865.392.1392

SWEETWATER GALLERY ON MAIN Featuring art from several local artists and craftsmen. Come sample some muscadine wine from Tsali Notch Vineyard while you shop!

109 E Morris St, Sweetwater Tues & Wed: 11 - 4PM Thurs - Sat: 10AM - 4:30PM Sun & Mon: Closed 423.337.7400

ONLY THE BEST BOUTIQUE We are a Consignment Boutique with a variety of sizes. We provide new and delicately used clothing and accessories. We also have jewelry designed by local artists.

107 Morris St. East. Sweetwater, Tennessee Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm 423.337.0157

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3 SISTERS BOUTIQUE 3 Sisters Studio & Design is a locally owned business that sells gold, silver, fine jewelry,vintage pieces and antique items.

103 Morris St E, Sweetwater, Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 5pm 423.333.2311

SEQUOYAH BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM The mission of the Museum is to promote the understanding and appreciation of the history and culture of the Cherokee Indians in Eastern Tennessee, particularly the life and contributions of Sequoyah.

The museum uses state-of-the-art technology and ancient artifacts to present the fascinating story of the Little Tennessee Valley.

576 HWY 360, Vonore, Monday Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 12pm - 5:00 p.m.

423.884.6246

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AMERICAN COMMISSARY The American Commissary LLC is a small General Merchandise Store with a big goal: to help create jobs by buying and selling products made in the United States of America.

1211 E Broadway, Lenoir City Store hours vary. Call for details!

865.816-.3519

SLOAN’S VILLAGE HOME CENTER Sloan’s features high-quality decorative home and garden accent pieces. The handmade statues are produced in the United States and are stained in a variety of colors. Statues from every branch of service in dress and combat uniforms are available with a new line to introduce in 2017! Out of appreciation for the service for our country, Sloan’s proudly offers military discounts.

200 Mialaquo Center, Loudon, Monday Friday 7am - 6pm, Saturday 8am - 4pm 865.458.6336 TSALI NOTCH VINEYARDS Tsali Notch Vineyard: Muscadine Wine Locally owned and operated, Tsali Notch Vineyard offers several award-winning wines fresh from the vineyard.

140 Harrison Rd, Madisonville, TN 37354 Wednesday - Sunday, 12pm–5pm 423.506.9895 LOST SEA The Lost Sea is America’s largest underground lake and Registered National Landmark located in beautiful Sweetwater, Tennessee. We are open every day of the year for tours (except Christmas Day).

140 Lost Sea Road, Sweetwater, Hours vary per season. Call for details!

423.337.6616 MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS Lots of Christmas goodies! We also have a full service hair salon plus nail service.

Call for your appointment today!

530 S. Main St., Sweetwater Call for hours 423.337.7003

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Vonore 1206 Highway 411 Vonore, TN 37885 Phone: (423) 884-7271 Hours: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm, M-F

Brown Hill Church

Celebrating A Season Of Giving Written By Jennifer Porterfield | Photography By Tammy Lee

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rown Hill Church may be small, but its congregation knows how to make a big impact during the holiday season. According to church member Adam Pennington, “We are like the mustard seed.”

Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.

Matthew 13:32 The church has certainly had quite a few years to get into the Christmas spirit—it was established in 1898! The building in which the congregation currently meets, however, was a gift given by Newton H.

and Mary N. Beaty in 1956. Now pastored

by BJ Wall, the church is very involved in the community, and their efforts are heavily driven by their women’s group.

The Brown Hill Women’s Organization, established in 2001, meets monthly to plan, organize and promote various community events and programs. During the holidays, they hold a soup kitchen, make Christmas baskets and are involved in Mercy House, The Good Shepherd and other local charities. They also contribute to national charities through donations earned via two annual fundraising projects and private gifts.

Even with all their good deeds, they still find time to decorate

for the holidays, with cherubs and wreaths throughout the sanctuary and pine boughs welcoming you to every pew. Their Christmas tree is adorned with Chrismons, which are Christmas decorations with Christian symbols on them. Their purpose is to remind us that Christmas is a celebration of Jesus’s birth, and they are typically white and gold— white to represent the liturgical color for Christmas and Jesus’s purity, and gold to symbolize His majesty and glory.

If you would like to join the Brown Hill congregation in celebrating the birth of Christ and see their lovely decorations in person, they will be holding their Christmas Program and Candlelight Service on Sunday, December 18, at 6:30pm at 1526 Mecca Pike, Tellico Plains, Tennessee.

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Glenn Swabe Celebrating his 95th Birthday!

Written By Abby Swabe

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y great-grandfather, Glenn Swabe, recently celebrated his 95th birthday. I wanted to help celebrate by sharing some of the amazing stories that he has told me about his life. He can remember events from his childhood and adult life with incredible accuracy and detail.

Glenn was born on August 18th, 1921, in the Corntassel community. This is the community surrounding Corntassel Church in Vonore. Papaw Swabe has been a member there since he was 15 years old.

He has lived in Corntassel his whole life; he went to school there through the eighth grade and worked there as a farmer, carpenter and mechanic.

Papaw Swabe often tells stories of when he was a boy in school. He always did well on his schoolwork; he credits this to his teacher, Mrs. Talent. When he struggled with learning fractions, Mrs. Talent would tutor him during lunch. To

this day, he does all of his fractions and math calculations in his head. He doesn’t need to write them out on paper or use a calculator. When calculators first came out, he said that, “They’re gonna ruin the world. You should know how to use math in your head.”

From left to right is Glenn standing in his living room, Glenn and Etta Lee, Glenn at his 95th birthday party, and Glenn and Etta Lee with their son, John, and their baby daughter, Mary Kate.

In 1940, Glenn married my greatgrandmother, Etta Lee. They both lived in Corntassel and went to school together.

They bought their own farm, and Papaw Swabe built them a house, the same house that he still lives in today. They have three children together. The eldest,

He grew up on a tobacco farm and would help his dad harvest the huge tobacco leaves.

He remembers one time he and his neighbor followed his dad’s truck full of tobacco on their bicycles, and they rode their bikes Far left is Glenn Swabe in his early 20’s, above left Glenn standing in front of a row of tobacco, and above right is Glenn with his wife Etta Lee. all the way to Maryville and back in one day. He will John (my grandfather), Mary Kate and laugh as he says, “It was a long ride, but Glenda, the youngest. Today, Papaw we did a lot of coasting on the hills.”

Swabe has six grandchildren, my dad He began farming full-time after he being the oldest, and nine greatgraduated from school. grandchildren, myself included.

Top row, left to right: Glenn repairing a family member’s car from Texas while young John looks on. Glenn standing second from the right in front of a truck full of tobacco leaves just harvested; the young girl is daughter, Mary Kate. Far right is Glenn with his youngest daughter, Glenda.

Bottom row, left to right: Glenn with his grandson, Tim, and Glenn with Tim on his tractor. He loved to give tractor rides to his grandkids, and my dad particularly enjoyed them.

After he got married, he went to work at the Jim Rasar farm. The farm is now underneath Tellico Lake and is known as Rasar Landing boat dock. He worked on Rasar’s farm for $1 per work day, which was from dawn to dusk, and at that time, overalls cost 97¢ a pair.

Papaw Swabe is a man of many talents. Not only was he a good farmer, he was also a skilled mechanic and carpenter. He loves to talk about old cars and trucks. This is a trait that he shares with (and most likely encouraged) my dad, Tim Swabe. They can talk about old cars for hours. He even bought my dad his first car, a peddle car, that is. Papaw Swabe was considered the neighborhood mechanic and worked at Erk Harrell’s garage. He would charge $6 to overhaul an A Model car engine. He worked on everything from A Models to Studebakers to Allischalmer Tractors and everything in between.

As a carpenter, Glenn helped to build several houses and barns in the

Madisonville area. His favorite project by far was helping to build the very first bath houses at Indian Boundary Campground. This was a huge project for the area, and he is proud that he was able to be a part of it.

Many of us today can say that we remember getting our first cellphone or iPhone, but Papaw Swabe remembers when he got electricity in his house for the first time. It was in 1949 that his house got electricity and a refrigerator.

He is also musically talented. Papaw Swabe can play the guitar, banjo and piano. He still likes to pick at his banjo when he has company over. Many a Saturday night was spent at his house where all of the neighbors would gather to “make music.”

Papaw Swabe still enjoys spending time with his family, telling stories and sharing his words of wisdom. I’m so thankful to be able to call him my great-grandfather.

Happy Birthday Papaw; we love you!

Above is Glenn and Etta Lee with baby John.

Below is Glenn with his banjo and guitar; he still enjoys playing both.

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1. In an 8-quart pot, on low heat, combine the port wine, water, Wyler’s Beef Granules, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, Lawry’s Seasoned Pepper, salt and pearl onion and let begin warming.

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Cover and let simmer for 3 hours.

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NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH

Hats Off To Hatter How This Extraordinary Woman is Making a Difference in the Lives of Foster Kids.

Written By Sydnee Brashears

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doption is an often overlooked but important step in taking care of the least of these. Whether adopted at birth or late in life, finding a steady home is an incredibly vital step to the well-being of the child’s mental and physical health. When the original home can be improved, and the child or teen can stay in their own area, their own school, that is considered the best case scenario.

It’s this scenario that Michelle Hatter works hard to achieve: that the home can be returned to, or that they can find an area home where the child will be safe and loved until they’re ready to make their mark in the world.

Michelle works for and is in charge of Camelot Care Center, Inc. As a private care industry, Camelot Care Center works with the Department of Children’s Services by taking care of the children who come into DCS custody in the state of Tennessee. Children and teens who go into DCS custody have been put there on a hopefully temporary hold while the home is being evaluated for abuse, neglect, or is in some other way unfit for the child to stay in. Camelot Care Center helps find those safe homes for the children to wait in.

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The branch owned by Michelle Hatter covers Knoxville and the thirteen surrounding counties, but the Camelot Care name stretches across all of Tennessee. They are known for their excellent customer service, support, training, and home studies. Doing all that she can to ensure the family is ready for the responsibility of raising a child, Michelle sees 1 in 4 children adopted by foster families. The other ~75% she hopes to restore to their former homes.

The Camelot Care Center doesn’t just let the child loose with an inexperienced family, however. All families receive complimentary training according to a child’s level of trauma. These trauma levels come in stages- 1, 2, and 3. Three is the highest, and needs the most care and attention. After and during training the potential parents, they provide therapy and emotional support for the child or teenager due to the trauma of being taken away from their home. And, if the child or teen is returned home, they negotiate where the foster family can come visit for birthdays or other special occasions. A child’s

average stay is about a year, and 24% are adopted within that time. Michelle’s biggest goal, however, is to return the child to their biological parents. After that, the foster family can maintain a mentoring relationship with the minor.

There is another option called a respite home for foster parents who do not wish to do so full-time. These stays are typically 1-10 days.

“The biggest thing we need right now are homes in the Monroe County.” Michelle Hatter says. “When children are removed, our idea is that we want kids to stay in community they know. The school they know.” Unfortunately, there are not enough homes in the Loudon and Monroe area to fulfill the needs of the children and teenagers in their program. While the ages of the children go anywhere from newborn to 18, the biggest age group needed to be adopted are the kids aged 5-12. The second largest need is teenagers. Michelle remarked that they’re easier to get along with because of their communication skills, but it’s harder to find someone willing to foster or adopt them. “It’s so sad to see them age out of the system.”

“My husband and I are in the process of adopting a dog.” Michelle said, “And it’s so sad to see them in their cages. They’re waiting for someone to love them. It reminded me of the kids. They’ve been removed from their homes because their parents were neglectful or abusive.

They’re waiting for a home.”

Kids in the foster system often lose confidence in their own abilities. They blame themselves for the neglect and abuse they’ve suffered. They believe they’ll never amount to anything if even their parents didn’t love them. Michelle Hatter has a small trick to helping them realize that they aren’t broken just because their home has been. She keeps a list of famous people who’ve been adopted so they can see that the circumstances they find themselves in do not have to define who they are. Among the list is my favorite writer, Maya Angelou, and household names such as John Lennon, Faith Hill, Steve Jobs, and Eddie Murphy.

This encourages the children to thrive despite the hardships they face.

trauma training. While marriage is not a requirement, a steady income as well as transportation is. You also must be 25 or older, and either be a renter or a homeowner in the state of Tennessee. If you are mentally or physically disabled, you need a note from a medical professional that you are fit to take care of children. I. e. Provide meals and transportation. All children

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Joe Guy HISTORIAN

Dragging Canoe

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e was born in the mid 1730’s, on an island that is now under the waters of Tellico Lake, just west of the present Hwy 411 bridge. The village on the island was called Mialoquo, and his father had just a few years before been one of the few Cherokees to travel across the great ocean and meet the English King.

His father was small in stature, but was a warrior skilled in storytelling and speaking.

As the boy grew, so did the fame of his father, Attakullakulla. Once, his father and his war party were leaving to fight the Shawnee, and the little boy surprised everyone by attempting to drag a canoe down to the water in an attempt to follow the warriors. The people laughed and shouted “tsi-yu gansi-ni!” which meant, “the canoe he is dragging it!” His father looked back and smiled. From that day, the boy was called Dragging Canoe.

people, named Fort Loudoun, and he saw in just a few years how the British became their enemies too. Dragging Canoe helped Oconostota lay siege to the fort, and in the attack on the whites when they left.

He grew into a young man, in the shadow of the man his father had become, and in the shadow of the greatest of all warriors, the great Oconostota. Like his father he was never tall, but was later described as “portly” and “fierce”. He would eventually become one of Oconostota’s warriors, and fought many times against other Indian tribes, as well as the French. He was about 30 years old with a wife and son when the British built a fort among his

He realized his father and Oconostota, whom he had always looked up to, had grown old and afraid of the whites, and he grew angry until he could no longer hold back. During the talks, he stood up and addressed the whole council, saying: “Whole Indian nations have melted away like snowballs in the sun before the white man’s advance. They leave scarcely a name... We had hoped that the white men would not travel beyond the mountains…

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Historically, there is no mention of him until the Spring of 1774. It was at Sycamore Shoals on the Watauga River that Dragging Canoe, and hundreds of other Cherokee, accompanied Attakullakulla and Oconostota to meet with a white man named William Henderson and a hunter named Daniel Boone. Henderson offered several wagons full of merchandise to trade for Cherokee hunting lands called the Middle Ground and Ken-tukee. For several days Attakullakulla, Oconostota, and Henderson’s men talked.

And Dragging Canoe could not believe his ears when he heard the old ones agreeing to the sale.

but they have passed the mountains, and have settled upon Cherokee land. They wish to make this treaty. But they will only come on more of our lands…until the whole country, which the Cherokees and their fathers have so long occupied, will be demanded, and the remnant of Ani-Yunwiya, THE REAL PEOPLE, , will be forced to seek refuge in some distant wilderness. … Such treaties may be alright for men who are too old to hunt or fight. As for me, I have my young warriors about me. We will have our lands.”

But the old ones agreed to the sale anyway, further angering Dragging Canoe and many of the other warriors who now looked to him for leadership. Before leaving the council, he addressed Henderson and Boone with a veiled threat: “You have bought a good land in Kentukee. But you will find it a Dark and Bloody Ground.”

Within a year, the British were at war with the colonists, who called themselves American. Under the influence of British agents, Canoe was part of planning a major offensive against the Americans in Carter Valley, the Holston Settlements, and the Watauga Settlements in July 1776. But a group of traders, led by

“You have bought a good land in Ken-tukee.

But you will find it a Dark and Bloody Ground.”

-Dragging Canoe, leader of the Chickamauga, Sycamore Shoals, 1775

Isaac Thomas who had been warned by Dragging canoe’s cousin, Nancy Ward, left secretly and were able to warn the whites.

While approaching Long Island (present day Kingsport), 2 white women, sisters, were seen bathing in the river. Dragging Canoe’s men wanted to kill them, he refused to allow it, saying “They are only women”. While a fierce warrior, Canoe rarely allowed the killing, or even abuse, of women. He led the attack on the fort at the island, but was shot through the thighs and carried from the field. He recovered, and was soon making a plea for all the Cherokees to rise up against the Americans settling on their lands, but still his father and the Great Warrior refused.

Disgusted, Dragging Canoe said he would leave and fight the whites himself. He took his followers south to Chickamauga Creek (present Brainerd area of Chattanooga), and established new towns called the Chickamauga Cherokee Towns. He was further joined by Creeks and other frontier outlaws. Seeing this force gathering against the American “Overmountain Men”, British Agent Alexander Cameron

sent additional guns and powder to the Chickamauga Towns.

By January 1777, Canoe’s war parties had resumed operating against the settlers in Watauga and Holston. The terrified whites called him “Draggin’ Canoe”, and sometimes shortened it to “the Dragon”.

In October 1780, Canoe was part of an attack on the Watauga Settlements but was defeated by a small force led by John Sevier, just returned from Kings Mountain, at Boyds Creek, near present day Pigeon Forge. Sevier and Colonel William Campbell continued south, raiding the Overhill Towns, Hiwassee Old Town, and Chickamauga Town. Canoe took his people farther downriver to establish new towns at Nickajack and Running Water.

In April 1781, a large force of Indians believed to include Canoe attacked the fort of James Robertson at the Cumberland River bluff (present 1st Street and Church St in Nashville) where an all-day fight occurred, known historically as the “Battle of the Bluffs”. The Chickamaugas led by Canoe actively waylayed stray settlers and

were a constant concern to the forts and stations in the Cumberland area.

His father was dead by now, and in the Spring of 1782, Oconostota passed away. More Cherokees defect to the Chickamaugas, and Canoe became the “Great Warrior” of the Cherokee.

He was now about 50 years of age.

For the next decade, he continued to fight the whites, attempting to run them off the lands he believed still belonged to his people. But the warrior life took its toll.

In March 1792, now about 60 years old, he fell into his bed, exhausted after an allnight war dance at Running Water. The next morning he was found there,dead.

The last of the great warriors was gone.

Two years later, in the summer of 1794, the Chickamauga towns were destroyed by men from the Cumberland settlements. Without Dragging Canoe, the last of the old Cherokee power was gone. Within 40 years, so was all the Cherokee, leaving only their memories, and the bones of Dragging Canoe and the rest of their ancestors behind.

Joe D. Guy is a nationally published author, newspaper columnist and historian residing in McMinn County, TN. He may be reached via email at guyjd@hotmail.com or at PO Box 489, Englewood, TN 37329 .

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Where Christmas Traditions Flourish Written by Jennifer Porterfield | Photography by Tammy lee

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hristmas is a season of joy; for many, it is also a time to share precious traditions with family and friends.

Carrie Mobley, a teacher in Monroe County who has lived in Tellico Plains her whole life, is someone who truly appreciates the value of Christmas traditions.

Carrie lives in a home constructed by her grandfather and has taken cherished childhood memories and traditions and built upon them with her own three daughters, Lanee, Lydia, and Lucy. They are a creative family, with all her daughters having won awards in state art contests, and their creativity shines through in a brilliant household display come Christmastime.

Antique shelves from an old department store or pharmacy are the perfect backdrop to a Hummel angel resting amongst a display of candles. The angel was a gift passed down from Carrie’s mother. Adorning the antique shelves are Dickens village pieces, some of which were also passed down and others more recently purchased. Collecting these village pieces is just one of many traditions enjoyed by Carrie and her family.

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A third tree in the house is woodland themed and features a red tree skirt adorned with birds. The Mobleys are a nature-loving family with an appreciation for birds, which shines through in the owl, red bird, feather, and nest decorations.

The tree sits in the same room as the fireplace mantel Carrie’s grandfather built, around which the woodland theme continues with red bird stockings, garland, and wreath.

According to Carrie, “Christmas is the most special time of year when we celebrate our blessings, the birth of Jesus and our family and friends.� And by sharing these wonderful traditions with her daughters, she ensures what makes the season unique for her family will continue for future generations.

One of the bedrooms in the house (pictured top right) boasts a bedroom suit from the original Tellico Mansion, hand-painted Dutch from the early to mid-1800s. This room features a “Christmas candy” themed tree with gingerbread, frosted candies, cupcakes, and garlands of peppermints—truly a delicious sight to behold!

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Christmas is coming soon, and so is "Small Town Christmas" in Sweetwater. Small Town Christmas is scheduled for the Saturday after Thanksgiving from 5 pm to 8 pm, but, you don't have to wait until then to see what Gallery on Main has to offer for that unique gift you would like to get for that special person in your life. Check us out and maybe taste some of what Tsali Notch Vineyard has to offer as well. Whether it is muscadine juice or muscadine wine, or some of their canned products, i.e. jams, jellies, chow chow, salsas, or mulling spices, we have it all. Come visit and maybe stay for lunch in Sweetwater. Hope to see you soon.

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or singer/songwriter Doyle Tallent, decorating his home for the holidays is truly a labor of love.

His house holds more than just a decadeplus of holiday memories for himself and his two children, Devyn and Chloe—it boasts 200 years of history! Originally built in the early 1800s, the former William Dyer home was purchased in the early ‘80s by Doyle’s grandmother, who began making repairs and renovations. She passed the home to her grandson in 2003, and he continued to renovate, adding an inground pool and giving the home a complete facelift.

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Yet remnants of the home’s history remain—in the closets, you might see the names of a few Civil War soldiers, as well as the dates in which they stayed in the house!

The house still has the original wood flooring, doors, closets and even doorbell, as well as four brick fireplaces. These historic details surely make decorating for the holidays a joy, particularly when many of the Tallents’ decorations have their own unique history. Doyle has family ornaments that are over 50 years old, one of his favorites being a mistletoe bell his parents got when they were first married. They gave the ornament to him, and he now proudly displays it in his living room doorway.

On the day after Thanksgiving every year, Doyle and his children have a tradition of going to cut a tree for their living room.

The living room isn’t the only room in the house to get a dose of Christmas spirit, however. Inspired by the grand Biltmore Estate, Doyle also decorates his bedroom and uses old drapes on the tree so the décor will match the era of his house.

In a house with its own centuries-long history, Doyle has created new traditions and a new history his children will cherish for many years to come.

When Doyle’s son Devyn was born, his grandmother gifted them this book and asked that it be read every Christmas Eve. To this day, the family still enjoys this classic tale every year.

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When Dylan Moses came into the game to play quarterback at home vs Cumberland County earlier this season, he changed the game. He played confidently and made confident decisions and led his teammates to a dramatic come from behind victory.

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Last night saw the Sequoyah Chiefs senior football players play their last game of their high school careers.

As someone who has been with the program for their 4 years at the Sequoyah it was very tough to watch this great group of kids fight through a season that had very little positives in it. Despite that these seniors (and their teammates) were valiant to the very end.

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Last night, at Livingston Academy, although a dramatic comeback didn’t happen, he once again took reins of the team at quarterback in the 2nd quarter and the team took on a completely different, more confident demeanor just like the Cumberland County game. He once again played confidently and made good, confident decisions and the team fed off of it.

In a season that was more down than up, it looked like Dylan was headed for a positive finish even though he could’ve cashed it in and just went through the motions. That moment got quickly taken away— In the early stages of the 4th quarter he was leading the team on a drive that looked like they were going to score when he scrambled on a play and was forced to run the ball as he was tackled inside the 10 yard line I could hear him yell in pain

due to me being behind the end zone and the play right in front of me.

Dylan was in considerable pain and had injured his leg on the play. As Cindy Ellis, the team’s trainer, his mother, Sara, and his coaches ran onto the field, he continued to be in considerable pain from what I have heard now is a broken leg.

Injuries happen all the time in football. But this was one of MY boys. One of the kids that I have grown quite fond of away from the field and it hurt me to watch. As this was happening his teammates and coaches gathered and prayed for their friend and teammate. It was a wonderful moment inside an even more awful moment. I won’t photograph the injured player but I will photograph the outpouring of emotions from his teammates.

Proud of this young man, and all the Chiefs, and the effort they gave last night.

My heart hopes for a speedy and full recovery for one of my favorites among them. Please continue to keep him and his family in your thoughts. #GOBIGRED

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Starr Regional Medical Center proudly congratulates Iris G. Snider, M.D., FAAP who was recognized as Senior Pediatrician of the Year by the TNAAP Annual Awards.

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Welcome To TELLICO PLAINS

The gateway to the Cherohala Skyway and the Cherokee National Forest. Here in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, a simpler way of life prevails. Enjoy the bakery and the other shops in town that sell fine arts, crafts and furnishings. There are plenty of restaurants and places to stay. www.tellico-plains.com

Candlelightwalk Dec 3, 4pm - 9pm Historic Downtown

As nightfall approaches, luminaries line the streets, heralding the Christmas Candlelight Walk. Local shops extend their hours, welcoming visitors with treats and hot beverages, as carolers sing and locals dressed in Victorian finery wander the pedestrian-only streets. Santa and the Grinch visit the children, a live nativity gathers crowds, and visitors fill red-ribboned boxes with sweets from the Cookie Caper.

Cherohala Skyway Visitor Center The Cherohala Skyway Visitor Center in Tellico Plains is a “must stop” before starting up the Skyway.

Come by between 9am and 5pm daily for free maps of the Skyway and Cherokee National Forest, Skyway driving conditions and local area souvenirs and gifts. Picnic tables and spotless restrooms are also available, with friendly staff waiting to welcome you with important Skyway and area information!

225 Cherohala Skyway, 423.253.8010 www.cherohala.org Charles Hall Museum and Gift Shop A local historian and collector since boyhood, Charles also served as mayor of Tellico Plains for 31 years. Showcased in two museum buildings are his magnificent collections of historical local pictures and documents, antique telephones, guns, Native American artifacts, coin and currency collections, a moonshine still, a 1922 Motel T Ford telephone repair truck and so much more. Admission: Free Open Daily: 10am–5pm, 229 Cherohala Skyway, 423.253.6767 Email: charleshallmuseum@hotmail.com www.charleshallmusuem.com

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Tellico Mountain Realty Helping you make our hometown your hometown. Stop by and see one of our seasoned agents with expertise in our historic and scenic area.

418 Cherohala Skyway, 423.253.6145 email: info@easttennnrealty.com www.tellicomountainrealty.com Find us on facebook Tellico Mountain Realty LLC The Bookshelf The Bookshelf is a quaint little bookshop in the Historic District just off the Town Square. Celebrating 10 years as Monroe County’s only fullservice bookstore, they offer new local history books and gently used books in all categories. Their friendly and knowledgeable staff also offers free out-of-print book searches.

Winter Hours: Thursday–Saturday: 10am-5pm 108 Scott Street, 423.253.3183 www.tellicobookshelf.com

Black Bear Relics & Apotheke If you’re looking for relics, antiques or collectibles, then look no further than Black Bear Relics and Apotheke. The Apotheke section offers a wide variety of handcrafted natural hemp soap, glycerin soap, lotions, body butters, lip balm and more. A new line of handcrafted wood furniture is now available for purchase. All handcrafted items are made local, so you are guaranteed to find unique and beautiful pieces.

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Everhart Lumber Company, LLC Everhart Lumber Company offers wood products from contemporary to rustic styling including wide wood slabs, post and beams, wood flooring and paneling and custom-made cabinets, furniture, millwork and mantels.

Everhart’s has created a niche for Extra Wide Wood Slabs from huge trees that are carefully selected for their distinctively unique grain, coloring and textures. We build magnificent furniture and countertops from reclaimed materials and other sources such as Douglas Fir, Native Hardwoods, Southern Yellow Pine & Western Red Cedar. Please visit our Showroom in Tellico Plains and our online store.

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Choose from one to five bedrooms, sleep from two to ten guests. Select a cabin with a hot tub on the deck, a cozy stone fireplace or a pool table in the game room. Our cabins are ideal for a romantic getaway, a wedding or honeymoon, a family vacation or reunion. With your own kitchen, multiple bedrooms, comfortable living areas and outdoor decks, you’ll find cabin rentals to be a fabulous value for extended vacations for several couples or extended families. Our cabins are private and comfortable, each totally unique.

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Looking Back MONROE COUNTY

PRESIDENT REAGAN VISITS ATHENS SEPTEMBER 24, 1985 The President: Thank you very much, and thank you, Congressman Duncan. Believe me, it is wonderful to be here. You know, I always wanted to speak on democracy and good government in Athens. Now, it is absolutely not true that I taught Plato all he knew. [Laughter] So, I thank you for this opportunity. It’s good to see my friends, Senator Baker and Congressman Quillen and Congressman Ford and Mayor Brakebill. Governor Alexander wanted to be here, but he’s off finding new business opportunities for Tennessee. And I suspect that he will have the same success on this trip as he did in recent dealings with a company in Detroit.

But I want to speak to you today about changing our tax system. I’m going to speak briefly so I don’t hold you up too much from your day, but I’m going to—you know, I learned once a very important lesson about the importance of brevity in a speech. I was making a speech, and in the audience was a minister from Oklahoma, Bill Alexander, who had been quite well known around the country. And Bill told me, after I had spoken, about his first sermon, and I’ve always thought there was a connection between my speech and his story.

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He said that he had been ordained, and then he was invited to speak at a little church out in the country. And he worked for weeks on that first sermon, and then stood up in that little country church that was empty except for one lone little fellow sitting out there among all the empty pews.

Well, he went down, and he said: “My friend, you seem to be the only member of the congregation that showed up. I’m just a young preacher getting started. Should I go through with it?” And the fellow said: “Well, I don’t know about that sort of thing. I am just a little old cowpoke out here in Oklahoma. But I do know this—if I loaded up a truckload of hay, take it out on the prairie, and only one cow showed up, I’d feed her.”

[Laughter] Well, Bill thought that was a cue. So, he got back up in the pulpit with his carefully prepared sermon, and an hour and a half later said, “Amen.” And then he went down again and said: “My friend, you seem to have stuck with me. I’m a young preacher, like I told you, just getting started. What did you think?” And he said: “Well, like I told you, I don’t know about that sort of thing, but I do know this—if I loaded up a truckload of hay, took it out on the prairie, and only one cow showed up, I sure wouldn’t give her the whole load.” [Laughter] Well, to start with, the whole struggle for tax reform in our country is a kind of drama, with good guys and bad guys and even a damsel in distress. But like all dramas, it occurs in a certain context, and here’s ours: Our economy, the American economy, has never been stronger, never been bigger, and never been better. Since the economic recovery began, we’ve created over 8 million new jobs. Well over a million new businesses were incorporated in the last 2 years alone. The American standard of living has increased. Our tax cuts put more money back in the American wallet. Interest rates are down from 21 1/2 percent to 9 1/2 percent; so we can build houses and make big purchases again. And most important, in the past 5 years, we chased inflation.

We caught it; we wrestled it to the ground and stopped it from robbing the American consumer.

That’s a long way of saying that inflation, when we got to Washington, was 12 percent, and so far this year, it has only been 3.3 percent, and for the last 4 months, it has only been 2 1/2 percent. And we’re not going to stop until we get it even lower and eliminate it entirely.

So, we’re in good shape, and because of that we can afford, finally, to turn to one big area of American life that’s been a mess for years now. I’m talking about our current tax system.

Now, I sometimes do an informal poll about what the people think about taxes, and if you’ll cooperate—do you love our current tax system?

Audience: No-o-o!

The President: Well, do you like our current tax system? Audience: No-o-o!

The President: Well, how about this? Do you find our present tax system utterly disgusting and demoralizing?

Audience: Yes! The President: Well, I’m with you. [Laughter] A system that penalizes people for working overtime, a system that allows some to unfairly shelter their income from taxation—well, that’s a system that just doesn’t deserve to survive. What we want to put in its place is a tax system that, to begin with, will reduce the 14 tax brackets we have now down to 3. We want to simplify the system and make it loophole-free. We want to see that everyone pays their fair share, but no one pays more than that.

Our tax plan is aimed at helping the family.

We’re raising the personal exemption for each dependent from about $1,040 to $2,000. We’re going to raise the standard deduction to $4,000 for a married couple filing jointly. And under our plan, a family of four won’t pay one cent in Federal income tax on the first $12,000 of earnings. Now, we’re also giving nonwageearning spouses an equal chance to have an IRA, the tax-deductible savings account. You’d have to be pretty brave or awfully foolish to suggest that a housewife, a homemaker, isn’t working.

You bet you are.

Well, one of the keys to our tax proposal is that we went in with the clear intent to try to lower the personal income taxes faced by the American people. So, we devised a system in which a full 79 percent of the taxpayers of our country would either get a tax cut or see their taxes for now remain unchanged. Barely 20

percent would face a tax increase, and they are mostly the folks who’ve been using shelters and loopholes and such to avoid paying their fair share. By the way, there’s been a little inaccurate information provided by some of our opponents on this. They say that under our plan the rich will benefit the most; they have it exactly backward. Under our proposal, those who make $20,000 a year or less will enjoy the biggest tax cut. It will average about 18 percent. The second biggest tax cut goes for those who earn from $20,000 to $50,000 a year, and they will get a cut that averages 7 percent. And the smallest cut, but still a cut, nonetheless, goes to those who make $50,000 a year or more, and their tax cut averages a little less than 6 percent.

And I want to be very clear on why we think it’s important to keep trying, to keep striving to get your tax bills lower. I want you to think about the cash that you’ve got in your pocket right now, in your wallet or your purse. The money that is in there you earned. The less of it the Government takes from you, the more freedom you will have. You can take that money and spend it and give a boost to retail sales and encourage Miller’s and Proffitt’s to hire more workers. [Laughter] You can take it and save it and add to the capital available for all kinds of investment. Or you can take it and ultimately invest it in a business or a new firm or a new idea of your own. But whatever you do—spend, save, or invest—you’ll be making a wonderful contribution to the quality of life of your fellow citizens; you’ll be creating jobs.

You may have heard that our Council of Economic Advisers has just done a study of the expected economic impact of our tax plan. They said the economic growth it will inspire should create the equivalent of almost 4 million new full-time jobs. They found that the personal economic gain for each household will be about $600 a year for every household in America.

And they came up with something else that was pretty interesting. There are some people who go around saying the American people are undertaxed and we can’t give them a break now because it will lower the amount of revenues coming into the Government. And I know that people are concerned about the deficit, and we are. And we are going to do something about it.

But what we are going to do something about is— or the something we are going to do is reduce government spending, not increasing taxes.

Now, the funny thing is that our tax plan, by reducing individuals and businesses-their taxes— will ultimately bring a lot more money into the Government. With the rates lower, the revenues become greater because of economic growth and increased prosperity. One reason is that every time we cut tax rates in one area, say on capital gains, we bring in more capital gains revenues because the cut in rates stimulates economic activity. When we cut, in 1981, the top tax rate of 70 percent down to 50 percent, actually the people paying in that bracket ended up paying more money to government at 50 percent than they had been at 70, because there was an incentive now for them to go out and do better and earn more and not try to find ways just to evade their taxes, but to pay them because they got to keep more of the share of the dollar.

There’s another element that figures in here.

Our plan closes unproductive loopholes and eliminates the welter of shelters, and that will cut down on legal tax avoidance.

A few minutes ago I said that tax reform is a drama with heroes and villains and a damsel in distress. Well, the heroes are the citizens across this country who are asking for tax justice. The villains are the special interests, “the I-got-mine gang,” and the damsel in distress, well, that’s a lass named endless economic growth, and she’s tied to the tracks and struggling to break free. What do you say? Will you help us untie her? [Applause] Thanks, I needed that.

I want to mention something that is kind of funny, and I hope you can help me with it. I’ve been going all over the country talking about tax reform, and wherever I go the people tell me they are frustrated by the current system, and they back our plan, and then they ask me what can they do to help? Well, it’s up to us together. Now, maybe you can help me and Congressmen Duncan and Quillen and Ford.

Maybe we can make Washington listen. Do you want a fairer tax system?

Audience: Yes!

The President: Washington is kind of far away.

I’m not sure they can hear you, and our friends there in the press, they want to know if you really want a fairer tax system? Audience: Yes! The President: I think I’ve just fallen in love with Tennessee. Well, I’m not surprised; Andrew Jackson started here—that couldn’t have been me [referring to a noise on the public address system]. Andrew Jackson started here, and he was a President who cared about the average American. He knew you weren’t so average. And this great town, Athens, the friendly city, you have a history of standing up to special interests.

I guess you just can’t stop Athens and McMinn County from backing justice and fairness.

I’ll tell you what you’ve done here today—and with these Congressmen here to carry the message back to Washington in person, even if some of them didn’t hear you way back there, I’m sure they tried. I’ve heard from so many up on the Hill that said: “Well, we just haven’t heard anything from the people yet about tax reform. We don’t know whether they’re very interested or not.” Well, everyplace I’ve gone it’s been just like this: You are interested, and you want what tax reform means—a reduction of the rates, making it simpler so that you don’t have to hire an expert to tell you how to pay your tax, making it simpler and making it fairer—all of this.

And we can go back to Washington now and tell them that out here, in the real America, we found out the people do want something done about this hodgepodge tax system that’s been growing like a jerry-built something or other for the last several decades.

Well, your support means a lot to me; I know it means a lot to them. And we’re going to do everything we can to see if we can’t get this passed this year so you’ll know in a hurry that Aprils from here on are going to be a little happier around the 15th than they’ve been.

Audience member: Thank you, Mr. President!

The President: Well, just saw a sign—I love you, too. Somebody had a sign up. Yes. Thank you for letting me come here, and thank you for listening to me. God bless you all, and God bless Tennessee. Thank you very much HOLIDAY 2017 MONROE LIFE

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FAMILY PRACTICE Sigrid Johnson, M.D. Sweetwater Family Medicine 205 Summit Avenue Sweetwater, TN 37874 (865 351-7000 Hasmukh Kanabar, M.D. Hometown Medical Clinic 167 Warren Street Madisonville, TN 37354 (423) 442-5480 Ben Coffey, D.O. Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater Professional Building 2 304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (865) 213-8595 Tracey Beverley, M.D. 321 South Tellico Street Madisonville, TN 37354 (423) 442-9711 Heidi Fisher, P.A. 321 South Tellico Street Madisonville, TN 37354 (423) 442-9711 GENERAL SURGERY Terry Lee Adams, M.D. Tennessee Surgical Specialists 9217 Park West Blvd # C2 Knoxville, TN 37923 (865) 218-7470 Thomas Layman, M.D. 304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (423) 745-2598 Ray Villanueva, M.D. 604 South Main Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (423) 337-4508

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NEPHROLOGY Yaqub Ali, M.D. Sweetwater Dialysis Center 921 New Highway 68 Sweetwater, TN 37874 (423) 337-5770

OTOLARYNGOLOGY Leonard Brown, M.D. 501 19th Street Suite 401 Knoxville, TN 37916 Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater Professional Building 2 304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (865) 213-8200 (865) 632-5999

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PEDIATRICS Bill Dawson, PA-C, MPAS Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater Professional Building 3 304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (865) 213-8593 PODIATRY Andrew W. Lynn, D.P.M. Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater Professional Building 2 304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (800) 422-3338 (865) 481-3338 Ronald R. Cherry, M.D. Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater Professional Building 2 304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (865) 213-8595 RADIOLOGY Lynda Rogers, M.D. David Norris, M.D. Tina James, M.D. Joanna Blankner, M.D. Sweetwater Hospital Association 304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (865) 213-8200 UROLOGY Frederick Klein, M.D. Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater Professional Building 2 304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874 (865) 213-8595 (865) 544-9254 (800) 776-7623