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TTT w- 1 Jf r-r vtHW iy A HffiKttM-VV- Wfc 1 vr Kj i i 4 V- -i-'' V- fat i t1H l)'L 1 LocalRegion Page 4A Johnson City Press Sunday November 2 2008 Smithsonian Teacher uses math exhibit heading to Kingsport The results can be viewed by logging onto the Web site and clicking on town directory and then business listings A printed copy Is available at Town Hall grant for supplies By Marianne Steffey Press Staff Writer from begins showcase Dec 20 at the Kingsport Public Library 1 Some time later she attended the convention at Austin-Peay State University in Clarksville and was told of her award While there she picked all of the tools she thought would be helpful to her in the classroom About three weeks ago the tools arrived had a chance to use all of them Saam said course we to a point in our studies yet where they would be relevant but we have used the dry-erase boards and the students seem to love determination has won her the admiration of her co-workers It also landed her the award from Schools Director Ron Dykes which honors her for going above and beyond for her students try to incorporate real-world principles for the students like learning sales tax and trying to weave it all together in ways they can Saam said believe that in seventh or eighth grade students start to think about what they really want to be when they get older and some may want to start their own business I try to help them learn those concepts so they can succeed at their Math teacher Susan eyes lit up as she began unpacking containers of manipula-tives these she said with a wide smile barely able to con-' tain her excitement Standing in her classroom at Grandview Elementary School she pulled from the plastic bins colorful protractors dry-erase boards for mapping coordinate planes plastic cylinders and peg boards placing them carefully on the table When she finished $1000 of teaching equipment lay before her All of die items were bought with money from a mini-grant she won from the Tennessee Math Teachers Association Holding up a green-tinted plastic cylinder Saam said the tools would make her job easier and help the students learn more really help give the students an idea of what talking Saam said they can actually hold an object it makes the subject easier to I just stand at the blackboard all day they get bored and uninterested but if I can give them something that demonstrates the principal teaching they grasp the concept much quicker Plus this makes learning Saam got the grant on what she said was even looking for a grant when this Saam said was at ETSU trying to find some money for graduate school when I was told about this assistant professor in the math department I was talking to told me I should apply for this grant but he said just one problem the application is due That a deterrent for Saam She went home and wrote the grant and mailed the package overnight to make sure it arrived in the right hands at the right time A few months later she had let the grant slip her mind worrying instead about her first year of teaching sixth- seventh- and eighth-graders at the newly built Grandview By Kevin Castle NET News Service KINGSPORT An exclusive Smithsonian Institution exhibit featuring breathtaking satellite imagery of Earth will make its only Tennessee appearance in Kingsport beginning in December From which debuted last January at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC begins its eight-week Model City showcase on Dec 20 at the Kingsport Public Library and will run through Feb 14 Library manager Helen Whitaker said she anticipates a huge response from area schools to schedule dates to see up to 40 banner-views of Earth captured at times of action and at rest previews we have seen are just said Whitaker of the 7-feet-high 4-feet-wide banners that feature images of volcano eruptions forest fires and other weather events and dramatic landscapes taken from hovering satellites that will hang in the main circulation area imagery comes from seven different satellite views and you will see weather patterns geological events the Great Pyramids of Egypt and other freestanding high-resolution images that really give you a new appreciation of the Other vantage points include New Orleans following the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2006 a wide-angle view of the Grand Canals of Venice the icy topography of the McMurdo Dry Valley of Antarctica and the lush greens of the tropical rain forests of the Amazon Whitaker said the process of bringing the exhibit to Kingsport began with an application to Smithsonian officials to become a host city followed by a museum facilities assessment which included input from fire department and city government leaders Temperature and humidity control levels also had to be taken by Marianne Steffey Land preparation under way for welcome center Unicoi i launches business Web site By Jim Wozniak Erwin Bureau Chief jwozniakJohnsoncltypresscom UNICOI The government wants to get the word out about businesses so the community relations coordinator set out to tell their story Interviewing 84 businesses Linda March compiled short stories about each that were paired with a photo that helped illustrate the flavor of the com- pany The results can be viewed by logging onto the Web site and clicking on town directory and then business listings A printed copy is available at Town Hall tried to get personality photographs when I said March who worked on the directory for about four months a little mini-feature on each business so you get more of an idea of what that business is like and the character behind that business than just what they As examples March noted in her profile of a home improvement business that it itself in offering usual to the Next to a photo of a waitress holding a plate full of food is a story about Drive-in that says the restaurant is for their made-from-scratch and has full house every day for a varied menu of diner But this was more than a feelgood project whole idea of the business directory was for people who want to relocate investors who want to come into town who want to see what kind of a business community there is what kind of resources (exist) what kind of support businesses there would be for their own March said Another purpose was to unite the business community so they could work to improve it she said On Thursday the town invited all of its businesses to Town Hall to celebrate the directory and let them interact 1 Mayor Johnny Lynch was pleased with the attendance of about 39 did this to show the businesses that we believe in them and want to help out in any way we can the businesses in he said work among themselves -to promote each other and help us to While the town is focused on businesses within its borders there are some in the directory from Limestone Cove an unincorporated community next door because there is a relationship betwe'en the two areas March said She said the business directory is the first step in a of the Web site She said the newsletter will be placed there soon trying to make the Web site more interactive more March said noting that eventually people can post photos from community events and find themselves in others Another effort by the town is to add a kiosk in front of Town Hall that will have a town map and tourist places of interest That information will be on the Web site as well March said of this is an effort to pro- mote the community and to emphasize the things that are important about the community the places that you can go for recreation all of it one comprehensive effort to show people what the town of Unicoi is really she said Businesses that want to be included in the directory can call March at 743-7162 1 A mHm of special proson-tattons will accompany tho run at Kingsport Including: Corresponding weather- related programming with the Images for adults and teens from the National Weather -Service on Jan 10 A presentation curator Andrew Johnston geographer of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the National Air and Space Museum A production based around geographical highlights of the banners from Ron Beck with the US Geological Survey on Jan 24 1 HA special series of space- mingled movies Jan 6 through Feb 9 with such titles as: 13 Last and Sky institution personnel in order for the library to be approved for the exhibit Whitaker said free admission for the public and the seminars have been arranged thanks to a grant acquired by the library through the Smithsonian Community Grant program Other participating sponsors include the MetLife Foundation the US Geological Survey Eastman Chemical Co Domtar and Friends of the Kingsport Public Library Volunteers are being recruited to assist the regular library staff with the predicted large crowds of students that will be attending the display said Whitaker Those interested in helping with the project and school officials interested in having their classes attend can contact the library at 229-9388 A preview of images that will be seen at the Kingsport showing can be viewed on the Internet at wwwearthfromspacesiedu Heavy-duty equipment moves architects who designed the building on the status said the welcome center will benefit Unicoi County because vehicles that normally would not stop here now will to examine the simple hearing Oct 27 Lisa Michelle Isabelle 48 116 Spring View Drive Gray domestic violence hearing Oct 24 Jerry Wroeman Isbell 42 105 Mayflower Road domestic assault simple hearing Oct 24 Andrew Phillip Stover 31 11 Walnut Grove Court Jonesborough contempt of court violation of probation hearing Oct 23 Jessica Ann Byrd 26 2614 Louise St forgery six counts identification theft ten counts hearing Oct 27 Cindy Osborne 43 147 Clark Road Limestone DUI four counts violation of implied consent hearing date' unavailable Grandview Elementary math teacher Susan Saam used the grant money she won to buy numerous supplies including those in the above photo Johnson City Press cross 17 streams with the utility lines was one factor in the whole project taking so long to reach this point It also took longer than anticipated to acquire right of way and other land He said one of the more significant amounts of time in the planning process was obtaining fire marshal approval So far Summers-Thylor has stripped topsoil and removed trees at the welcome center site and now is moving dirt working on the building pad areas and the parking areas now trying to get the site ready for the builders to come in and start the Hensley said While weather could impact the schedule fellow foreman Chris Jones said the tentative start date for the building is Jan 16 He said the work could begin quicker if the weather stays good The waterlines will start at Temple Hill Elementary School and there also will be a 150000-gallon water storage tank at the welcome center site The sewer line will be a 4-inch force main from Morrill Motors in Temple Hill to the welcome center definitely is going to open up some new areas especially the exit (at Clear Branch) with sewer and Lynch said course once they start running the water-lines up there the waterlines would be probably I would think be pretty easy to get down into certain areas that need it have to start going after some grant money and things like that to enhance the infrastructure up in the south Joshua Crawford 18 570 Bark Road No 1 Fall Branch theft under $500 Jeb Adam Clay 22 767 Bayless Road Jonesborough driving on a suspended license financial responsibility registration violation hearing date unavailable Robin Light 40 212 Lewis Lane Kingsport shoplifting under $500 possession of stolen property over $1000 possession of schedule VI drugs possession of schedule III drugs hearing date unavailable James Johnson 44 3975 Memorial Blvd Kingsport stolen property shoplifting hearing date unavailable By IlM Wozniak Erwin Bureau Chief Jwoznlakjohnsondtypresscom FLAG What once was a remote exit that led into the Coffee Ridge community is quickly transforming into a focal point for tourists in southern Unicoi County Workers from Summers-Thylor Construction Co have spent three weeks preparing the roughly 14 acres at Exit 46 so the new Tennessee Welcome Center can be built this point I would say that ahead (Hi the project because the weather has been good to said Robert Hensley one of the two foremen on the project smooth right now If you can hold the weather off be in good The center has been on the drawing board for years and many projected completion dates came and went Now the project is on the front burner with Summers-Thylor receiving the $489 million contract The building at the Clear Branch Road exit will have a log cabin and stone exterior been talked about for years and finally something that the people can look at and see that its actually County Mayor Greg lynch said Fm very pleased because had a lot of people calling and asking about Lynch who regularly has kept tabs with Vaughn Melton the Jim WozmaKJohnson City Press Center site in Unicoi County expected to begin within the next month Summers-Thylor also was granted that $336 million contract Shawn Benson the lead architect on the project said in August that the need to obtain permits to Robert Lee Woodby 47 200 Maple St domestic assault simple hearing date unavailable Nola Edwards 42 205 Big Valley Drive No 9 domestic assault simple hearing date unavailable Andrea Nicole Pierce 31 1340 Baxter St DUI hearing date unavailable Melissa Leah Williams 49 187 Knob Creek Road DUI hearing date unavailable Shane Williams 21 320 Kenneth' Hollow Road Watauga DUI violation of probation hearing date unavailable Gregory Brown 46 156 Rolling Acres Drive driving on a revoked license hearing date unavailable For THE RECORD earth at the Tennessee Welcome brochures and other travel information A companion project the extension of about six miles of water and sewer lines from the Temple Hill area to the center is Michael Foster 556 308 Maple St No 2 DUI three counts driving on a revoked license two counts wrong way on a one way violation of implied consent hearing date unavailable James Lynch 22 6143 Rockwell Lane Unicoi driving on a suspended license hearing Oct 24 Gregory Leq Griffin 20 136 Spring Drive vandalism hearing Oct 27 Todd Johnson 230 Magnolia Bristol Va DUI hearing date unavaiF able Oct 24 James Harden 23 204 Culver Road domestic hearing date CHARGES PLACED Johnson CttyWashlngton County Oct 23 Derek Wayne Brown 18 125 Arrow Drive Bizabethton attempted aggravated robbery aggravated burglary auto burglary three counts hearing date unavailable -Ashley Lachea Conrad 21 51 Flowering Rum Drive Asheville NC bond revocation hearing date unavail-dbte Randall Joe Summie II 26 2210 Indian Ridge Road domestic assault simple hearing Oct 27 Heather Dawn Summie 23 2210 Indian Ridge Road domestic assault I I ljJA 11 XZ3 1.