Some Familiar Faces
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 Members of the Cocke County Partnership prepare to tell "fortunes" at the annual Trick or Treat at the Track at City Park.
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 Chamber of Commerce Director Kandee Veridal and Tourism Director Linda Lewanski opened a vortex in time by making instant coffee in a microwave oven and who should fall through the vortex but Abe Lincoln. Isn't that amazing! Actually Kandee and Linda visited with "Honest Abe Lincoln" at the Rural Development Conference.
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 Keep Cocke County Beautiful Board of Directors cleans up their Adopt A Highway stretch along Highway 321. Board members participating are (left to right) David Veridal, Renee Hurst, Ray Snader, Linda Lewanski, Director Elizabeth Reed, and Gay Webb. |
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 Leadership Cocke County Class of 2008 at the Capitol with Governor Bredesen, Senator Steve Southerland, Representative Eddie Yokley, Cocke County Mayor Iliff McMahan, Jr.
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| Tourism Director Linda Lewanski participates in a recent Red, White & Bluegrass celebration. | |
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 Linda,
We went whitewater rafting this weekend with two friends from out of town (both enjoy hiking and rock climbing, but amazingly had never been rafting). We used Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited and had a GREAT experience. We packed a LOT of activities in this weekend (they are considering moving to Knoxville, so I tried to show them everything) and the rafting was the highlight for them. They can't wait to do it again.
I had been rafting before, but this operation was so smooth, not a lot of wasted waiting around time, felt completely safe and that the guides were beyond competent, loved that the water was a comfortable temperature...just seemed so organized and well managed (Tom, one of the guides would be a good interview - he used to run a dog sled in Alaska before he did river rafting, been with them about 4 or 5 years)
I didn't realize Cocke County had all those rafting companies - we really do need to sit down and meet and tour, etc. Anyway, I just had to tell you about my great experience.
Molly Gilbert, Director
Middle East Tennessee Tourism Council
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Cocke County Director of Tourism Linda Lewanski (left) and Tourism Council member Marie Bittinger attend an informational luncheon hosted by WBIR television in Knoxville where they got to speak with Bill Landry, the host of the TV show Heartland Series.
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Eston Williams, RC&D Coordinator takes a break near the beautiful Allen
Branch Pond. He and Tourism Director were taking a tour of the area.
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Local artist, Pat Troutman works on her quilting
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Anne Stafford wraps rocks for her hand made jewelry.
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Cocke County Archivist, Wilda "Bill" Parrott takes a break from handing out heritage tour brochures.
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Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander (center) visits with Cocke County Tourism Director Linda Lewanski and Cocke County United Way Executive Director Karl Lewanski.
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County Executive Iliff McMahan Jr. (left), Marketing Director Kyle Duvall, and County Tourism Director Linda Lewanski share a happy moment.
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Doug & Marie Bittinger of Smoky Mountain Woodworks and Andrea & Andrea Ludden (think of them as Jr. & Sr.) jewlery makers and curators of the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum participate in a Tourism Dept. function at The Cub restaurant.
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Chief Loveheart regales some visitors with tales of the Cherokee People.
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