I’ll admit to my share of girl watching. When I was in high school, I had a beautiful young neighbor who would occasionally walk by my house. If I was on the porch and saw her coming across the top of the hill, I would go inside the house for fear that I might be put into the awkward position of having to speak to her. I always went inside and traveled from window to window, gazing upon her beauty until she was out of sight. I rode the school bus with her, yet I don’t recall ever having spoken a word to her. I would have died of mortification if I knew she knew that I was so captivated by her beauty.

Do you remember our Bible eating dog, Pobby? She was a tiny stray Tim and I took in the day before Christmas Eve. At that time, we also had two large outside dogs. So, we kept little Pobby inside the house.

By: Steve Roark
Volunteer Interpreter, Cumberland Gap National Park

Everyone knows the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), which is usually found somewhere in your lawn unless herbicides are heavily used. This European import is probably enemy number one on the lawn weed list, but it is still an interesting study, being both an edible and a medicinal.

On March 4th, I had an appointment with a pulmonary doctor. I have had some difficulty walking, even with a walker, so Anne helped me down the curb at her car as we were leaving. Suddenly Anne was telling someone that he didn’t need to move his car. She said I could make it alright.

I looked over to see who she was talking to. It was an older man (not as old as me) sitting in his SUV at my side of the car with his window down. He said something to the effect that Cub fans needed to stick together. That got my attention.

I found this recipe years ago in a cookbook my husband bought from a traveling salesman, when he worked at a lumber yard. Back in the day, men came through selling just about everything from encyclopedias to cookbooks. A huge dictionary came with it. That is long gone, but I still have the cookbook. I think it was published in 1946. This is an easy way to make rice cakes.

The Union County chapter of the Lions Club was chartered in October 2008 and has been serving our community well year after year. Not sure what the Lions Club is or what it does? It is a club composed of members of the community who embrace the motto “We Serve” in a variety of ways. Local Lions Club programs include vision conservation, hearing and speech conservation, diabetes awareness, youth outreach, international relations, environmental issues, and much more.

For over 25 years UCBPA has been hosting a golf tournament to fund scholarships for graduating Union County seniors. To date UCBPA members have raised over $113,000 to support the educational goals of over 115 students. UCBPA Charities, Inc, our 501c3 non-profit, administers the funds for the Jeffreys Memorial Academic Scholarship ($3,750), the Career & Technical Scholarship ($1,000), and the Founders Scholarship for Service ($500).

Shoppers from Union County and beyond took advantage of a beautiful spring day to attend the May 1 kick-off for the Union County Farmers Market. And the market was bustling with energy!

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is holding a bevy of educational events in June, including five that are sure to be of broad interest throughout the state and region. Three of these five events are scheduled to occur on site at UT AgResearch and Education Centers, with physical distancing and other arrangements in place to ensure a safe environment for attendees.

The Red Devil baseball bounced back from a loss earlier in the week by pounding out 18 runs on 8 hits to defeat the Cougars. Ty Edds got things started in the first inning by beating out a bunt and 2 stolen bases. Then scored on an infield hit by Aiden Bowman to start the rout.