by Ralphine Major | Jan 25, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is the comment I hear most often from Focus readers: I look for the Bible verse in your column. When I first started writing for The Focus, I would sometimes include a favorite Bible passage in my true, human interest column. When COVID-19...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 18, 2021 | Columnist, Major
(Part 6 in series on Dwight Kessel) By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com They met at a pledge dance at The University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville. “I spotted a cute little brunette that my fraternity brother knew,” Dwight Kessel said. It was then that he was...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 11, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Since 1982 it has been a landmark along Knoxville’s beautiful skyline. The big, shiny ball sitting high in the air atop a pedestal is one of the most recognized symbols of the 1982 World’s Fair. Postcards, pictures, and tiny replicas of the structure...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 4, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Many called it God’s gift during COVID-19. White Christmases are rare in East Tennessee. I can only recall two or three of them. On Christmas Eve, as predicted, the rain turned to snowflakes. Quickly, huge snowflakes came pouring down! ...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 28, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Another forgotten photo surfaced during my pandemic purging of files. It shows my brother and me in the seventies during our college days, the orange hats sporting our college colors. Horseback riding became one of my favorite stress relievers after...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 21, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Years ago, on the Sunday before Christmas, our small, rural church would hand out white paper bags filled with apples, oranges, and old-fashioned chocolate drop candies. It was a fun and festive moment in the congregation before the upcoming...
