Tire Round-up
14 August 2010

On Saturday, August 14th,two hundred ninety-nine tires, three rims and a hubcap, were wrestled from the Clinch from the short stretch between the Highway 61 bridge and the Anderson County jail by 13 in-river volunteers, a six- man Litter Grant crew and two Bingham Tire volunteers. And we didn't get 'em all before it was time to stop -- we left a whole bunch of tires for next year!

The routine was to dig out the tires, pile them in boats, ferry them to the boat ramp at the southeast end of the bridge and load them in a Bingham Tire truck; Bingham will transport them to the tire recycling center. A total of four boats were provided by TVA (two), Scott Hahn and Bill Shipman. We only sank one boat (too many tires onboard), and it was raised without damage.

The workers were: Clinch River Chapter members and friends in the river, Joyce Anderson, Steve Brown, Jim Ferguson, Dan Freeman, Dick Geiger, Scott Hahn, Denny McMahan, Aaron and Andrew Morgan, Frances Oates, Bill Shipman, John Thurman and Jerry Van Fossen; from Bingham Tire, Thomas Tedder and Trenton Matthews; and the Litter Grant crew, Anderson County Deputy Sheriff Rodney Lineberger with John Barnes, Johnathan Burress, Jonathan Childs, Billy Davis and Lawrence Gilson.
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE:
Unloading
John Thurman (left) and Steve Brown stand in a boat they've just emptied of tires
Take 'em away
Litter Grant program workers and Bingham volunteers load tires into the Bingham truck for removal
Washing up
Mud is rinsed from a boat after the tire cleanup
Packing up
Supplies are loaded into Bill Shipman's truck as volunteers prepare to go home.
Going home
Aaron Morgan heads for dad Andrew's car.
Rest for the weary
Jerry Van Fossen trudges toward his car, vowing to spend the rest of the afternoon napping.

 

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