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- [S106] The Mountain Press, 17 Jul 2005.
Eagle Scout project improves Mountain Hope clinic
By: CRAIG MINTZ
Staff Writer July 17, 2005
SEVIERVILLE - Two new storage buildings at Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, built through the efforts of a local Boy Scout, have been dedicated.
For his Eagle Scout service project, Woods Hippensteal, of Boy Scout Troop 111 in Gatlinburg, raised money and got volunteers and community support to build the two insulated buildings.
Local clergy and clinic officials used one of the buildings as a platform for the Thursday dedication and praised Hippensteal for his work.
Marian Oates, president of the clinic, described Hippensteal as smart, talented, loyal and caring.
"How fortunate for Mountain Hope that he chose us as his Eagle Scout project," she said.
Oates presented him with an award recognizing his accomplishment.
Hippensteal's scout master, Chip Miller, said he showed leadership and exemplified the qualities of what a Boy Scout should be.
"I'm proud of him," he said.
Hippensteal's initial goal of raising $3,500 for one building soon turned into more than $10,000 in cash donations, and a second storage building was constructed, allowing more room to work inside the clinic, Miller said.
Clinic Executive Director Mary Vance read a letter from one of the clinic's founders, Dr. Alyene Reese, about Hippensteal.
"To me, Woods is the embodiment of scouting," she said.
Family and friends of Hippensteal were also in attendance for the ceremony.
"For him to do this, for me, is just incredible," said his father, Vern.
He said it showed everything his son had learned as a Boy Scout.
Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, located at 312 Prince St. in Sevierville, serves locals who are uninsured. Extra space for treatment rooms was needed with the expectation of more patients from TennCare cuts, according to Vance.
* cmintz@themountainpress.com
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 2 Feb 2007.
Gatlinburg scouts earn rank of Eagle, honored in ceremony
From Submitted Reports
February 02, 2007
Three Gatlinburg Boy Scout Troop 111 members earned the rank of Eagle in a recent Court of Honor.
The ceremony featured a visit from America, one of the eagles from the American Eagle Foundation, as well as a rendition of "God Bless America" from Gatlinburg-Pittman High School student Julia Cecere.
The three who earned Eagle Scout were Dryse Bible, son of Kathy and Terry Williams and Doug Bible; Woods Hippensteal, son of Lisa and Vern Hippensteal; and Forrest Gray, son of Nancy and David Gray.
All three are seniors at Gatlinburg-Pittman.
Forrest Gray's service project was to provide a smoke alarm to each K-12 student in Gatlinburg area schools, including Caton's Chapel, Pittman Center, and Pi Beta Phi elementary schools and Gatlinburg-Pittman High. In addition, he provided fire alarms to Gatlinburg day care centers. His project centered on fire safety awareness.
Woods Hippensteal saw the need for additional storage space at the Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, a facility which provides basic primary medical and health care services to the uninsured. He raised enough money and organized support to build two additional storage facilities.
Dryse Bible organized local students and members of the community to record and publish audio CDs of popular children's books for Gatlinburg's Anna Porter Library and libraries at Pi Beta Phi and Pittman Center schools. The audio CDs were designed to allow children to read along with their favorite books.
The scoutmaster is Chip Miller, who earned his Eagle through Troop 111 and continuing to support the program by serving as its troop leader for more than 10 years.
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 13 Apr 2012.
Next Generation: Young Hippensteal begins own artistic journey
Woods Hippensteal, son of Vern and Lisa Hippensteal, will have his first solo art show on at Gallery 1010 in Knoxville from April 19-21.
KNOXVILLE — You could say like father, like son. However, though both men are artistically inclined, their approach and end results are totally different.
Vern Hippensteal has become well known for his watercolor paintings depicting the landscapes, flora and fauna of his native Smoky Mountains. He and his wife Lisa’s 23-year-old son, Woods, is just getting started in his art career and creates pieces his dad say are fit for museums
- [S84] E-Mail, Frances Irene Barnes Guyot [LuvDug4Evr@aol.com], 4 Jun 2012.
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