The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 21

I The Knoxville News-Sentinel Sunday June 20 1993 B7 East Tennessee Jellico residents plan monument to honor fallen war heroes 36th annual wagon train trek begins on June 30 sir! QrQiMSMM When die people of Jellico gathered to honor veterans of Operation Desert Storm they realised something was missing the same honors for area veterans of 66 What new trying to dob remember all veterans espedaBy those who gave their Uvea In the One of duty as they should After 50 years we felt It was long overdue The 36th annual wagon train rip from Tellico Plains to Rob-xnsville NCL will pun out the morning of June 3Q officials say The trek originally was rianned to demonstrate the need Or a modern highway acmes the mountains to connect the two World War I Jason Haynes a senior at Farragut High School with his sponsor Circuit Court Judge Wheeler Rosonbalm left is among the participants in the Knox County Intern program recognized by the Knoxville Optimist Club at a luncheon at Ramsey's Cafeteria Presenting the awards are Knox County Sessions Court Judge Geoffrey Emery end Linda Bonds coordinator of the program for Knox County Schools By YohndtaMJnn The July 1991 ceremony to recognise JrfHco veterans or Operation Desert Storm reminded the community it had no memorial and kicked off efforts to establish one according to World War veteran Janies TidweO of High CM Tidwell organised a committee to get a monument designed and funded "What now trying to do is remember all veterans especially those who gave their fives in the fine of duty as they should be" he said 50 years we fdt it was long overdue" Joann Watts coordinator of the city! tourism office said the proposed memorial stone monument with a bronze plaque engraved with area sokUeraf names will cost 817JXXL Fund raising began a year ago and $11040 has been raised so far she said Tidwell said almost no funding sources have been overlooked had a roadblock in Jellico that raised he said did well selling tickets on a couple of raffles and also bagged and bummed and asked everybody we could for donations" Individual families have also made significant contributions according to Watts Geneva Owens of Elk Valley said her family was glad to donate $500 in memory of her brother Warren Owens who died during World War IL was the only son in our family of 12 children and he said because he had 11 sisters he had more to fight for than the average Owens said She said her brother was aboard a plane shot down in 1944 off the coast of China and his remains were never returned to the family "For me it would be the only marker I could go to and fed that I was visiting my brother because he gave his fife and was proud to be a part of the service I would especially admire this me- towns but the road has never been completed There is stm about a seven-mile gap in North Carolina Festivities surrounding the annual event begin on June 28 with a performance by the ranch Wagon Gang a gospel quartet on the town square at Tellico Plains The appearance is being sponsored by Paul Belcher who oper-' ates Restaurant The square dance that proceeds the wagon train departure will be from 7 pjn to midnight in die town square Tim Chfldress and the High Noon Band win provide the music Frande Shaw secretary treasurer of the Tellico Wagon Train Association Inc said about 2JMQ attended the square dance in 1991 "That was down a little" she said year before they estimated there was 1000 to 400 So fa hard to say how many weH have this year but ifll be a town ML" She said the wagon train is to eave at 8 am June 30 and win travel the River Road to Big Cove where participants wfll camp over night The next night the camp wiU be in the Stewart Cabin area in Noth Carolina The wagon train win arrive in Robbinsville on July 2 and win be part of an Independence Day parade on said registration for the rip wfll be on June 28 and 29 A fee of $5 win be charged for wagons and $2 for horseback riders in horse owners must have proof from a veterinarian that their animals have a negative Coggins test Wagonmaster win be Roy Hut-Ben of Athens Kenny Shaw of Tellico Plains win be wagonmaster die mVl Martha Hawkins of Jellico said giving her contribution in memory of her husband Andrew Hawkins fdt a little like repaying a debt she owed all veterans Her husband a World War serviceman died in 1943 when the ship he was on was bombed by German planet "Many people have given their lives that the rest of us might five and I think that should never be forgotten" she said of times there may be no record of the great things people may do and at least mowing that we loved our boys enough to respect and remember Watts said monument organizers jrian to include the names of all area veterans who have died in combat as well as the names of 33 men who were killed in a 1944 troop train wreck near Jellied Shesaid the fun amount of money needed for the monument will be raised before it is erected and no date has yet been seL TidweU said he hopes the monument wifi be in place by November would really like toaee it happen by Day this year if possible" he said ever took a step toward building one until now and it would mean reaching one of my lifelong goals to see this accomplished" A direct deposit account far the monument fond is at Union Bank PO Box 120 Jellico TN 37781 For more information call Watts at 784-3275 Linda Bonds teacher at Farragut High School said the inspiration for the program came when she was assigned to teach a local government ii realized I didn't know anything about it I asked government officials to come to my daas and speak to the students After a while we be- gan discussing the need for young people to know more about government rad started this program" One-hundred applications were sent to each Knox County high school Students must have a 3J grade point average to qualify They were placed in different offices based on interests the students expressed in an admissions essay Students were not paid Their lunches were provided by government offices including the Juvenile Detention Hall and Knox County JaiL The Knoxville Optimist Chib sponsored a banquet luncheon at Ranoeyfa Cafeteria on the last day of the program The Knox County intern program completed its 12th year Friday Eighty-five high school students primarily senior? and graduates volunteered to work in government offices while getting a first-hand view of Knox County government The program included two one-week sessions beginning June 7 Andy Brads 17-year-old senior at Kams High School attended both weeks During the second week Register of Deeds Steve Hall offered Andy a summer job "I will probably be pulling a lot of records and cross-referencing a lot of film but it will be great because everybody who does something will be there and get to meet said Andy The aspiring lawyer said he also benefited i i 'feeeionally and work a 40-hour week also took a tour through the juvenile detention andjail anas wish die program lasted said Amanda Smith a 17-year-old 1993 graduate of Bearden High School "We could at least have a two-week session I mind not getting any money and Td like to be trained how to do something a lot of fun and we have a great Judge (iail Jarvis ana to learn many aspects of how the court operates Sessions Court Judge Geoffrey Emery said he enjoyed working with the students because of their interest and attentiveness in government operations There were more requests from government offices for student workers to participate in the program than there were interns available 10 199? Miss Historic Jonesborough wins crown in state pageant (OUTDOOR CHRISTIAN MOSIC FESTIVAL Worlds Fair Park up Bliss Memphis State University Trida Scott The winner and runners-up were selected from a field of 10 semi-finalists which also included Heather Thomas Miss Wilson County Jocelyn Ingram Miss Knoxville Shannon Dodd Bliss Knox County Jacqueline Overby Miss Davidson County and Tara Siegfried Miss Blue-grass FestivaL The contestants with the 10 highest semes were chosen as semi-finalists The women started anew keeping only the maria received earlier in the personality and interview competition The interview accounted for 30 percent of the contestants' final scores while talent claimed 40 percent Swimsuit and evening gown competitions rounded out the judging at 15 percent each By The Amoohm new JACKSON Tenn Kathleen Brang Miss Historic Jonesborough is the new Miss Tennessee Brang defeated 32 other contestants Saturday night in the 1993 Mias Tennessee Scholarship Pageant held at the Jackson Civic Crater Brang who also won a $2d000 college scholarship an automobile and clothing wifi represent the Volunteer State in the 1993 Mias America pageant in Atlantic City NJ in September She succeeds Leah Hulan the lieutenant in the Tennessee National Guard who won the title last year First runner-up was Miss Cleveland Rhonda North Second runner-up was Miss Nashville Wendy Baker followed by third runner-up Mm Milan No-Till-Jeana Maxey and fourth runner- Oates Open at 9 30 am Mask goes from 10 am to 10 pm Presented by WBK-1V Out of the Grey Phillips Cfaig Dean David and The Giants temporary connector will make the southbound 1 parkway Road Gonna Keep Me From You" SSanGCM Chart Block to a Stepping Stone" 9oaCCM Chart Song Of AF 2oaGCM Chart accessible to Sherill Lane traffic Until the parkway is extended in the ftrture from the new interchange to Dutchtown Road northbound parkway traffic crossing 1-4075 will exit at the connector I said Phase I and Phase will disrupt traffic along the interstate and Kingston Pike but state officials will try to maintain traffic flow best we can" Neither project improves Truckers Lane which is scheduled to become a four-lane divided highway from Windsor Square shopping plaza to Wakefield Drive near Lanei By late fafi work could begin to widen 680 feet of Truckers Lane from Windsor Square to Mabry Hood Road said Hollis McPhetridge Knox County High-director said that project should take about four months to complete Next year the phase to widen Truckers Lane from Mabry Hood Road to Wakefield Drive could begin and take about one year Also during late 1994 construction on LoveU Road to move Dutchtown Road and Lexington Drive northward from 1-4075 could begin BfePbetridge said 1 That project which includes improvements to Murdock Drive would help align Dutchtown Road west of PeifisHppi Parkway The realignment is expected to coincide with plana to improve Putchtown Road at the parkway qnd Cusr Area Christian Iqntisi Continued from page B1 later this year linking Kingston Pike with Northshora Drive and Alcoa Highway Also this fall construction crews could rara an interstate interchange at Cedar Bluff Road The PeUiasi tension is terstate 140 struction plans: Pellissippi Kingston wUlbera elevated road Two overpasses will be built one over Kingston Pike and the other over Truckers Lane Concrete friers will be erected for Phase construction of another overpass across Truckers Lane where an on-ramp win take northbound parkway traffic onto eastbound 1-4075 The new Pellissippi Parkway interchange at 1-4075 will resemble a three-leaf clover The interchange win be locat- ed west of the current Mabry1 Hood Road interchange The Mabry Hood Road interchange wUl be demolished as some of the winting parkway-interstate interchange is redesigned According to a preliminary design of the new interchange and information released by Lovealb Sherill Lane wfll provide frontage road access to northbound Pellissippi Parkway A and Door Prizes Stsfanot Phzn loads of Great Mask Mime Group i Dunking Booth Sondek Bargers Dogs keQcam Christian Comedians Hot (ErBafoon Rides nCMTMK Ticket Prkts $8 In AdvANCE 10 at Cate 2 CkildniN umIer 12 I 6mIn Cnoups of 10 on Cats RecoikIs Disc Jockey Music For Less or by phoNE (619) 6774549 Sponsored by 0JOM52WHJZ 671-8892 baaaa i.