http://www.blounttoday.com/news/blounttoday.com Storiesen-ushttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/12/wins-losses-tears/?partner=RSSRyan Click hitting that shot had to be the wildest thing to happen in seven years of Blount Today sports. We got to see Cait McMahan and Lee Humphrey cut down the nets on national television. Maryville got so good at football that the Rebels didn’t lose a game in Blount Today’s first four years. They won 74 straight to set a new state record before we saw them lose for the first time. Still can’t wrap my mind around that. Since Blount Today opened its doors on Aug. 26, 2004, my beloved Tornadoes have crowned every season with a state championship. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:04:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19235-734422news/localStefan CooperMaryville, TNThe wins, the losses, the tearsblounttoday.comwins-losses-tearsurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19235-734422Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/dear-readers-blount-today-close/?partner=RSSBlount Today to close gardner@blounttoday.com (Sherri Gardner Howell)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19234-734420featured_videosSherri Gardner HowellMaryville, TNDear Readers: Blount Today to closeblounttoday.comdear-readers-blount-today-closeurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19234-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/matzko-share-backpacking-tips-blount-pellissippi-c/?partner=RSSAs the leaves change color and the mornings grow cool, the Great Smoky Mountains beckon to backpackers from all over the region and U.S. The next speaker for the Community Treasures Lecture Series at the Blount County Campus, Jaimie Matzko, knows well how to prepare for these excursions. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19226-734420featured_videosFrom press reportsMaryville, TNMatzko to share backpacking tips at Blount Pellissippi campusblounttoday.commatzko-share-backpacking-tips-blount-pellissippi-curn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19226-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/inkys-message/?partner=RSSInky Johnson had plenty of opportunities to give up in his life: as a youngster growing up in inner city Atlanta, as a teenager trying to earn better grades while working to get a scholarship to play Division I college football and after a hit in the University of Tennessee - Air Force Academy game that left his right arm paralyzed and dashed dreams of an NFL career. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19227-734420news/education/k12Lance ColemanMaryville, TNInky’s messageblounttoday.cominkys-messageurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19227-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/between-lines-bad-queen-carolyn-meyer/?partner=RSSMarie Antoinette, the last queen of France, is terribly misunderstood and constantly judged in every aspect of her life. In the public’s eyes, she never suffers, probably doesn’t even know what the word means. She grew up as a princess and moves on to be Queen. Her life is filled with luxury and privilege. news@blounttoday.com (Hannah Rials)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19228-734420columnists/hannah-rialsHannah RialsMaryville, TNBetween The Lines: The Bad Queen by Carolyn Meyerblounttoday.combetween-lines-bad-queen-carolyn-meyerurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19228-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/west-chevrolet-celebrates-80-years-blount-county/?partner=RSSA good attitude and a strong work ethic are what has made West Chevrolet successful for 80 years. That’s the opinion of patriarch Steve West on what has been the secret to success for the Blount County Chevrolet dealership. West was on hand at the 80th anniversary celebration at the Airport Motor Mile dealership. “It was mainly retirees and employees who camp by,” said West. “And there were certainly some customers and vendors who came by. It was more of an internal celebration, although it was a good sale weekend,” he said. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19229-734420businessLance ColemanMaryville, TNWest Chevrolet celebrates 80 years in Blount Countyblounttoday.comwest-chevrolet-celebrates-80-years-blount-countyurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19229-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/kathryn-oday-looks-best-practices-new-hope-tour/?partner=RSSKathryn O’Day, commission of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, is looking for solutions to state-wide problems. But she’s looking local to find them. O’Day visited the New Hope Children’s Advocacy Center on Wednesday as part of a top-to-bottom review of her department. Solutions to problems, she said, are found on a local level where people are closest to the problems. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19230-734420featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNKathryn O’Day looks for best practices at New Hope tourblounttoday.comkathryn-oday-looks-best-practices-new-hope-toururn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19230-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/trading-ranges-and-breakouts/?partner=RSSThe terms “trading range” and “breakout” are often used when referring to the investment markets. In fact, the major indexes are currently in a trading range. For the S&P 500, the range is approximately 1,100 to 1,225 and for the Dow Jones Industrial 30 it is 10,800 to 11,600. Ranges typically occur when there is insufficient data to cause a breakout; for the index to continue through either the top or the bottom of the range. news@blounttoday.com (Doug Horn)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19231-734420columnists/doug-hornDoug HornMaryville, TNTrading ranges and breakoutsblounttoday.comtrading-ranges-and-breakoutsurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19231-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/alcoa-fire-chief-robinson-honored/?partner=RSSCity of Alcoa Fire Chief Roger Robinson was recently honored by Tennessee Deputy Gov. Claude Ramsey and Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and several other state officials for his service as an emergency first responder from Homeland Security District 2. Robinson was one of 26 individuals from across the state recognized at the First Responder Awards Ceremony, held at the State Capitol in Nashville. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19232-734420news/localFrom press reportsMaryville, TNAlcoa Fire Chief Robinson honoredblounttoday.comalcoa-fire-chief-robinson-honoredurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19232-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/catching-maryville-college/?partner=RSSMaryville College alumni are heading to Blount County this month and a variety of activities are being planned to celebrate their return for homecoming. Maryville College is inviting alumni, parents and friends back to campus for Homecoming on Oct. 21-22. Activities range from athletic match-ups to musical performances to a parade led by the Knoxville Pipes and Drums. On Oct. 21, the Blue Shades Rock ‘N’ Roll Band from the 1960s decade at Maryville College will reunite for two free performances in the William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer of the Clayton Center for the Arts. The first performance will begin at 5:45 p.m., and the second will begin around 8:30 p.m. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19233-734420news/education/collegeLance ColemanMaryville, TNCatching up with Maryville Collegeblounttoday.comcatching-maryville-collegeurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19233-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/jon-young-chat-room/?partner=RSSJon Young knew what he wanted to do early in life. Young is assistant principal at Eagleton Middle School. His dad, Rick Young, is a teacher at William Blount High School. “When I was growing up, he was also a youth football coach with the Fairview Raiders and that got me into wanting to be a coach and teacher. My brother, Justin Young, is head baseball coach at William Blount High School. Education just kind of runs through us,” he says. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19224-734415lifestyles/chatroomLance ColemanMaryville, TNJon Young is in the Chat Roomblounttoday.comjon-young-chat-roomurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19224-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/path-home-campaign-sets-support-harmony-montvale-s/?partner=RSSA new campaign is offering folks a new path to support Harmony Adoptions as they transform Camp Montvale into the Harmony Family Center at Montvale. A Path Home is a new campaign that will debut during the Harmony Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the former Montvale camp. Joy Bishop of Maryville is supporting the campaign. “A Path Home is an opportunity to step up and support Harmony while remembering people we care about,” said Bishop. “So many people have been campers here at Montvale, and they came with their families over the years,” she said. “We thought, what a wonderful opportunity! People could give them as gifts in honor or in memory of others.” colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19225-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TN‘Path Home’ campaign sets support for Harmony Montvale in stoneblounttoday.compath-home-campaign-sets-support-harmony-montvale-surn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19225-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/farmers-market-harvest-dinner-puts-fresh-menu/?partner=RSSThe chicken entrees folks enjoyed recently at Wildwood Farm couldn’t have been more fresh. Two days earlier, the chickens were roosting in the barn. That’s fresh. On Sept. 25, the Maryville Farmers’ Market presented their third-annual “Farm to Table” meal at Wildwood Farm in Seymour. Chefs Dustin Busby of Blackberry Farm, Peter Glander of Ruby Tuesday and Stephen Myers of the Airport Hilton prepared the meal. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19223-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNFarmers Market Harvest Dinner puts fresh on the menublounttoday.comfarmers-market-harvest-dinner-puts-fresh-menuurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19223-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/coming-home-tremont/?partner=RSSDebbie Claypool with the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has seen it happen again and again, but she still enjoys the transformation. Fifth grade students coming to Tremont for Environmental Camp get upset as soon as they hit that part of the park where their cell phones don’t work. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19222-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNComing home to Tremontblounttoday.comcoming-home-tremonturn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19222-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/leach-family-opens-home-heritage-center-fundraiser/?partner=RSSA tour through Laurelmont, the three-story log home Jim and Barbara Leach built in Townsend, tells the visitor a story of the Leaches past. The couple are opening their home to the public to help preserve the past of the place they live now. The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is sponsoring their first Fall Mountain Home Tour, a fundraiser, on Friday, Oct. 28, and Jim and Barbara are one of four couples who are opening their homes to the public for the tours. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:35:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19221-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNLeach family opens home for Heritage Center fundraiserblounttoday.comleach-family-opens-home-heritage-center-fundraiserurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19221-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/boredom-busters-fall-colorful-season-can-inspire-b/?partner=RSSEvery autumn, Mother Nature transforms the mountain backdrop from earthy tones to vibrant hues. As brilliant reds, oranges and yellows begin to emerge, even the youngest artists are sure to be inspired by fall’s new color palette. With a little assistance, the tiniest tykes will love creating these crafts. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:34:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19220-734415featured_videosRebecca TatumMaryville, TNBoredom Busters For Fall: Colorful season can inspire budding artistsblounttoday.comboredom-busters-fall-colorful-season-can-inspire-burn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19220-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/planners-anticipate-great-2011-fall-festival/?partner=RSSFoothills Fall Festival planners had a hunch tickets would sell out fast this year, even before they told the public who the headliner was for Saturday night. “I think this year we knew tickets would go fast before we made the announcement that Reba (McEntire) was coming,” said Jane Groff, event coordinator for the City of Maryville. “We had a feeling she would be a huge kickoff for us. For us to have sold out tickets in two and half weeks was pretty impressive and solidified what folks around here want to see,” she said. Reserved seats for McEntire sold out in minutes. The only tickets left at press time this week were a few reserved seats for Friday night. Go to www.KnoxvilleTickets.com. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19219-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNPlanners anticipate great 2011 Fall Festivalblounttoday.complanners-anticipate-great-2011-fall-festivalurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19219-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/townsend-days-record-crowds-fill-grounds-visitors/?partner=RSSWhen you throw a party, and the weather cooperates, good things happen. Townsend Days, which encompasses the Townsend Fall Festival, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Blue Ribbon Fair, Railroad Days at the Little River Railroad and the Nawger Nob Arts and Crafts Fair, saw record crowds and was a great boon for area businesses. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:28:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19218-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNTownsend Days: Record crowds fill grounds at Visitors Centerblounttoday.comtownsend-days-record-crowds-fill-grounds-visitorsurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19218-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/country-fair-heritage-center-hit-all-ages/?partner=RSSBlue skies brought out big crowds as the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center celebrated its annual Blue Ribbon Country Fair. Nancy Williams, marketing director with the center in Townsend, said organizers were pleased with the turnout for the Sept. 24 event. “It went great, and we had one of our best fairs ever. The weather was perfect, and it was a good crowd,” she said. Williams said there were repeat visitors to the interactive Farmer in the Cove exhibit. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:27:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19217-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNCountry Fair at Heritage Center is hit for all agesblounttoday.comcountry-fair-heritage-center-hit-all-agesurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19217-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/local-kiwanis-clubs-welcome-new-leadership/?partner=RSSKiwanis Club of Maryville welcomed a new president at their year-end banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Green Meadow Country Club. Regina Jennings took the helm from the 2010-2011 president Robert Russell. New board members were also welcomed. Jon Dockery, Debra Jones and Susan Hughes came on board for three-year terms. Continuing on the board are Wilson Borden, Larry Campbell, Carl Van Hoozier, Robert Austin, Bobby Burke and Mary Lib Jackson. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19216-734415featured_videosStaff WriterMaryville, TNLocal Kiwanis clubs welcome new leadershipblounttoday.comlocal-kiwanis-clubs-welcome-new-leadershipurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19216-734415Change0Usable