Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 26 ■ January 26, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

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Rock slide blocks Spur

INSIDE

5The Wright formula for win?

Smoky Bears and Highlanders battle for county supremacy Sports, Page A8

5Homeless in Haiti More than 1 million said to need shelter in aftermath of quake.

WORLD, Page A14

Nation

You’re No. 1!!!

Alaska village up first in census Page A5

Weather Today Flurries possible High: 39°

Tonight

PF official injured by falling tree

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer A pair of rock slides and the threat of more closed two of the county’s most heavily traveled roads, and it appears a portion of the Spur will be affected for as long as a month.

At least one injury — to Pigeon Forge Public Works Director Mark Miller — occurred Monday evening. Officials said Miller was hit in the head by a falling tree while at the site of a rock slide on the Spur of the national park’s Foothills Parkway — the road between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Authorities wanted to take Miller by air ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, but because of weather conditions he had to be taken by ground ambulance, officials said.

City Manager Earlene Teaster said Monday night that Miller was conscious when emergency crews arrived. He suffered lacerations to head.

Additionally, there were concerns about the possibility of a concussion.

After the weekend’s soaking rains and with temperatures dropping quickly on Monday, massive boulders tumbled down on the Spur’s southbound lanes. A rock slide threatened motorists on U.S. 321 in Gatlinburg Sunday evening. While all lanes of 321 were reopened quickly, motorists headed south toward Gatlinburg on the Spur are being

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Both lanes of the southbound side of the Spur are closed down waiting on heavy machinery to be brought in to clear the slide and assess the surrounding rock. diverted. The Spur is in the national park.

Pigeon Forge Police Chief Jack Baldwin said Monday night an engineer who had evaluated the Spur rock slide indicated it would be at least a month before the entire road reopened. The northbound lanes will remain open, with one lane headed north and the other south.

Crews from Pigeon Forge responded to the call about the slide on the Spur, which happened shortly before 3 p.m. on the portion of the road the city maintains between Conner Heights and Caney Creek roads. Hours before being injured, Miller said he was on the phone with Street Supervisor Earl Ward, who was on the scene, when the ground began to rumble again.

“Earl told me there was another slide while we were talking, and several

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Crews work to remove the smaller rocks into waiting trucks. really big boulders came off the mountain,” Miller said. “Up until that time they had one lane open, but there was a fairly large boulder that landed in the middle of the road,

and they had to close both lanes at that point. They were having everyone who was on the southbound Spur turn around and go back into the city.”

Crews set up the north-

bound lanes (traffic going toward Pigeon Forge) to handle southbound traffic, until motorists reach the Kings Branch area.

See SLIDE, Page A4

Cloudy

Couple’s arrest may solve rash of burglaries

Low: 25°

DETAILS, Page A6

By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer

Obituaries Lori Proctor, 51 Matthew Watson, 28 Lonnie Howard, 54 Kevin Williamson, 39 Laura Cooper, 60 Helen Flynn, 83 DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . A1-A4,A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A3 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8,A9 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Classifieds . . . . . A10-A12 Nation . . . . . . . . . A5,A14 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A14

Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy.

Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.

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Tonya Eichler of Sevierville was in the passenger seat of a car traveling n Newfound Gap Road just past Chimneys picnic area when several trees tumbled onto the roadway and the car.

Falling limbs kill car passenger

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer NATIONAL PARK — A local woman was killed Sunday after a tree fell on the car she was riding in, as heavy winds and rains plagued the area.

Tonya Eichler, 39, of Sevierville was in the passenger seat of a 2003 Nissan Altima traveling north on Newfound Gap Road just past Chimneys picnic area when several trees tumbled onto the roadway and the car. Two others in the vehicle were able to escape the

wreckage, but Eichler was apparently trapped and killed, officials said.

Winds as high as 70 mph were recorded early Sunday in the park, though the worst of the gusts apparently were over by the time of the incident just after 8 p.m. Still, recent heavy rains and snowmelt left the ground saturated and weak, apparently unable to support the root systems of several large trees.

“We had trees down in several parts of the park throughout the day,” park See PASSENGER, Page A4

Sheriff’s deputies brought a weekend crime spree to an abrupt halt with the arrest of a local couple officials say broke into more than two dozen cars Saturday night.

Gladys M. Mantooth and Barry G. Beiter, both 25 and both of 279 Ingle Hollow Road in Sevierville, were each charged with 25 counts of burglary of a motor vehicle.

Beiter was being held at the Sevier County Jail in lieu of $40,000, while Mantooth was being held without bond as of Monday.

The two are accused of breaking into cars that were outside in the Willow Trace, Snappwood and Dear Meadows subdivisions.

Neighbors called The Mountain Press Monday to report the break-ins,

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saying that some cars were so thoroughly ransacked all the loose change had been removed. The burglars had apparently broken the windows of locked cars to get into them.

The pair may be tied to other crimes in addition to the weekend burglaries, Capt. Jeff McCarter said.

“We’d been working car break-ins sporadically three weeks ago,” McCarter said. “We recovered some property out of one car out in Kodak that happened weeks ago.”

The victims included a family member of one See BURGLARIES, Page A4

We’re looking for unsung heroes — do you know one?

This is a giving community, filled with people who serve others because they feel led to do it. Their reward — self-satisfaction and an occasional thank you.

Those are unsung heroes,

and we want to know about them. The Mountain Press is seeking nominations for Unsung Heroes. These are people who assist others, who volunteer, lend a hand or just help out when asked, with no expectation

of reward or recognition.

Since 2006, The Mountain Press has been selecting six to eight such people for our annual Common Threads edition.

Drop us a note to explain why your nominee deserves

to be considered. Please add a way to contact you and the nominee.

Nominations can be e-mailed to editor@ themountainpress.com; mailed to P.O. Box 4810, Sevierville 37864; faxed to

453-4913; or dropped off weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at our offices, 119 Riverbend Drive.

The deadline is Feb. 5.

If you have questions, call Editor Stan Voit at 428-0746, ext. 217.

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SafeSpace annual dinner, auction set

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From Submitted Reports SEVIERVILLE — SafeSpace’s annual dinner and silent auction is set for Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church.

This year’s entertainment will be provided by comedienne Leanne Morgan. When not performing stand-up comedy, she is a stay-at-home mother of three.

Her style of comedy combines her southern charm with stories about her own life.

She appeared as a finalist on Nick at Nite’s Funniest Mom show, has appeared on ABC’s “The View,� and toured three years with the Southern Fried Chicks. She is currently under contract with Warner Brothers and ABC to develop a sitcom based on her comedy.

Master of Ceremonies will be Phil Williams of WNOX radio.

The Peddler/Park Grill restaurants of Gatlinburg will again be donating and preparing a meal featuring moonshine chicken.

There will be many auction items, including overnight packages to area resorts and shows, local art work including prints donated by Robert Tino, spa packages, portrait sittings, and services such as landscaping and car detailing. In addition to the traditional silent auction, some of the items will be auctioned live by Luke Goddard of Goddard Realty in Newport.

All proceeds from this event will go to providing direct services to victims of domestic violence.

SafeSpace Executive Director Van Wolfe said, “The gala dinner is our single largest annual fundraiser and is especially critical this year, as our present economic climate has not only adversely affected our funding, but has increased the need for our services.�

Tickets are $50 each; tables of six or eight may be purchased. To purchase tickets, call 453-9254.

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Garlands of Grace members are pictured with the teddy bears to be given to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Ron Seals said each squad car will be furnished with bears to comfort children.

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Women from Garlands of Grace working on Breakfast with the Bears include, in front, Evelyn Harper, chairwoman Lynn Kopack and assistant chairwoman Phyllis Assaff; back row, Mary Fulcher, Linda Sanders, Rhetta Callis and Beverly Hamilton.

Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. u Claudette Sutton Baker, 48, of 775 Sharp Road in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 23 with assault. She was released. u Seth Kristian Ballew, 31, of 1660 Jasmine Trial in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 23 with DUI. He was being held in lieu of $2,000 bond. u Barry Gignillian Beiter, 25, of Knoxville, was charged Jan. 23 with burglary. He was being held. u Ashley Diane Boling, 24, of 3647 Lillie Blvd. in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 24 with violation of probation. She was being held. u Maelinda K. Case, 32, of Washburn, Tenn., was charged Jan. 23 with harassment: phone call.

She was released. u John David Daniels, 48, of 4112 Briggs Loop in Kodak, was charged Jan. 23 with violation of registration law and traffic violations. He was released on $1,000 bond. u Robert Penn Dickinson III, 20, of 1360 Benjamin Blvd. in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 24 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court.

He was being held. u Zachary Alan Dunfee, 21, of 1974 Bassett Way in Pigeon Forge, was charged Jan. 23 with domestic violence assault and public intoxication. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Tesa Marie Headrick, 20, of Knoxville, was charged Jan. 22 with violation of probation. She was released. u Priscilla Dawn Heater, 28, of 204 Murrell Meadows in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 25 with DUI, violation of implied consent law, financial responsibility law and possession of a schedule III substance. She was being held in lieu of $2,500 bond. u Molly Amanda Howard, 33, of 2330 Jones Cove Road in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 23 with shoplifting.

She was released. u Carnell Rayshawn Johnson, 25, of Charlotte, N.C., was charged Jan. 23 with rape and sexual battery.

He was being held in lieu of $75,000 bond. u Katherine Selvy Kemp, 45, of 1113 Blue Bonnet Drive in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 25 with violation of probation. She was being held. u Wayne Knight, 43, of 3853 Knight Hollow Road in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 23 with assault. He was released on $1,500 bond. u Larry Lee Lohr, 18, of 113 Eight Point Lane in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 23 with reckless endangerment. He was released. u Kevin Glenn Loveday, 29, of 2279 Archrock Road in Sevierville, was charged Jan.. 22 with violation of probation.

He was being held. u Gladys Mae Mantooth, 25, of 430 Coyote Peak in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 23 with burglary.

She was being held. u Ashley Louise Ramsey, 20, of Cosby, was charged Jan. 23 with driving on a suspended license. She was released on $500 bond. u Johnny Lee Reed, 27, of 3535 Chapman Highway in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 23 with being a fugitive from justice. He was being held. u Brandon Lee Sanders, 18, of 350 Pinnacle Drive in Gatlinburg, was charged Jan. 25 with aggravated burglary. He was being held in lieu of $3,500 bond. u Timothy R. Shular, 28, of 1436 Baker Road in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 24 with domestic violence assault. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Sheryl Ann Simpson, 32, of 1042 Ella Drive in Pigeon Forge, was charge Jan. 23 with being a fugitive from justice.

She was being held. u Elder Vasquez, 30, of Knoxville, was charged Jan. 24 with driving without a license. He was released on $250 bond. u Terrin Jo Shanks Woodward, 24, of Travelers Motel #3 in Gatlinburg, was charged Jan. 23 with a circuit court warrant and failure to appear. She was being held.

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SEYMOUR — The Seymour Library will start a new monthly storybook program for children in kindergarten through the second grade. “Storybook Journeys� will use books and maps to discover other cultural and folklore tales from around the world. On the fourth Saturday of each month beginning in January, children will visit a different country or region through books and traditions during the “Storybook Journey� program.

For more information about the program, contact Spence Perry at 5730728.

February’s journey will take the story time participants to Asia through books.

From Submitted Reports

said the department has 60 cars, and each will be furnished with teddy bears.

To attend either the 7:30-8:30 sesson and the

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Editor’s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered.

They are listed by date. To place an item phone 4280748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

Tuesday, Jan. 26 Hot Meals

Hot Meals for Hungry Hearts served from 5:30 to 6:30 p,m. Tuesdays at Second Baptist Church, Pigeon Street just off Chapman Highway.

GateKeepers

GateKeepers men’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m. 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591.

Gatlinburg Greenways

Second workshop to develop Gatlinburg’s Greenways Trail master plan at 5 p.m. in City Hall.

436-4990.

Kodak Library

Friends Of Kodak Library membership meeting 6:30 p.m., 319 W. Dumplin Valley Road. Guest speaker, John Waters.

Caregiver Stress

“Understanding Caregiver Stress� 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 28, Wellington Place of Sevierville. Includes desserts and beverages. 774-2221 by today.

Wednesday, Jan. 27 Relay Breakfast

Old Mill Square Relay for Life team hosting a breakfast from 7-9:30 a.m. at Pottery House Cafe & Grille. $6. Proceeds go to American Cancer Society.

406-6558.

Middle Creek UMC

Worship services at 6:30 p.m. at Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. 216-2066.

Seymour UMC

Celebrate Recovery meets Wednesday evening at Seymour UMC. Call 5739711 for details.

Sevierville Story Time

Preschool story time 10:30 a.m. at Sevier County Main Library. 4533532.

Thursday, Jan. 28 Women’s Bible Study

Walnut Grove Revival

Saturday, Jan. 30 Women’s Care Center

Women’s Care Center offering volunteer training for pregnancy and parenting consultant volunteers, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 304 Eastgate Road, Secvierville. 428-4673.

New Center Baptist Church and Christian Academy meet and greet, meal and auction begin at 5:30 p.m. 774-0210.

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Alzheimer’s Support

Alzheimer’s Support Group 6-7 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive.

Benefit basketball game for Cattlettsburg School 6 p.m. at the school. Smoky Mountain Jam vs. Tri-City Racers. Tickets on sale at the door or call 680-7369.

Hot Meals

Hot Meals for Hungry Hearts served from 5:30 to 6:30 p,m. Tuesdays at Second Baptist Church, Pigeon Street just off Chapman Highway.

Fire Department Dance

New Market Volunteer Fire Department line dance lessons 6 to 8 p.m., Gayle Hartley, teacher. Country music from 8 to 11 p.m.

NARFE

National Assn. of Retired Federal Employees meets at 6 p.m. at Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. 453-4174.

Sunday, Jan. 31 Boyds Creek Baptist

Kindness Counts

Boyds Creek Baptist Church service in song, 7 p.m. with The Hood Family.

Kindness Counts meets at 7 p.m. at Sevierville IHOP. 654-2684.

Swimming Lessons

Providence Baptist

Children’s swim lessons at Pigeon Forge Community Center Tuesdays and Thursdays through Feb. 25; March 2-25. 429-7373, ext. 18.

Providence Baptist Church singing 6 p.m. with Jimbo Whaley and the Nichols Family.

Hurst Chapel Benefit

Hurst Chapel Baptist Church benefit singing with Faith Trio, 6 p.m. Proceeds to help with medical expenses for Randy Ownby.

Woodmen of World

Woodmen of the World membership meeting 6:30 p.m., Shoneys in Sevierville. $7 for meal.

429-3227 or 453-3233.

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Wednesday, Feb. 3

GateKeepers

GateKeepers men’s community Bible study, 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mt. Drive, Sevierville. (865) 310-7831.

Middle Creek UMC

Women’s Bible Study

Breakfast with Bears

Worship services at 6:30 p.m. at Middle Creek United Methodist Church.

216-2066.

Breakfast with the Bears, 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 9-10 a.m., Blue Mountain Mist B&B, 1811 Pullen Road. $5. Bring teddy bear to be given to new hospital and sheriff’s office. 680-4228.

Seymour UMC

Celebrate Recovery meets Wednesday evening at Seymour UMC, Chapman Highway at Simmons Road.

Call 573-9711 for details.

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Retired Citizens of the Smokies meets at 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Community Center. Club member Don Buehler to speak. 436-

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American Legion Post 104 covered dish dinner at 6 p,m. at Post home. 9084310 or www.amlgnp104tn. org.

Benefit Basketball

New Center Baptist

Tuesday, Feb. 2 American Legion

Kid’s Night Out 6-10 p.m., Pigeon Forge Community Center. $10 for center members, $15 others. 4297373.

Medic blood drive 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Food City Sevierville.

Benefit for cancer victim Bill Thomas at Rescue Squad, Dolly Parton Parkway. Pie/cake auction 4 p.m.; chili supper 5; gospel singing follows featuring Bradley’s Chapel Baptist, Locust Ridge Quartet and others. 8064250 or 774-9435.

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Blood Drive

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Friday, Jan. 29

Sevier County Beekeepers Association meets at 7 p.m., courthouse. 4531997.

Medic blood drive 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Country Tonite Theater, Pigeon Forge.

Prayer In Action meets 6 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC. Nondenominational.

Midway Family, Community and Education meets 1 p.m. at Mountain National Bank, Kodak.

Beekeepers

Blood Drive

Hot Meals

TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.

LeConte Photographic Society meets 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Sevierville. Colby McLemore to speak on Adobe’s Light Room. There will be no meeting if Sevier County Schools are closed due to weather.

Preschool story time 11 a.m., Kodak Library. 9330078.

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Seymour Heights Christian Church (enter last door on right side), Chapman and Boyds Highway, Seymour n 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn, Gatlinburg

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3010. There will be no meeting if Sevier County Schools are closed due to weather.

Walnut Grove Church revival 7 p.m. through Jan. 30. The Rev. Melvin Carr evangelist. 453-4302.

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Thursday, Feb. 4 Democrats

Sevier County Democrats meet 7 p.m., third floor of courthouse. Visit sevierdemocrats.com or call 617-2145.

Gatlinburg Library

Anna Porter Public Library Thursday Theater will feature “Angels and Demons,�

6:30 p.m. 436-5588.

American Legion

American Legion Post 202, next to post office in Gatlinburg, meets at 6:30 p.m. 599-1187.

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road, Sevierville n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room, Sevierville

Hot Meals

Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sevierville.

TOPS

TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.

Right To Life

Sevier County Right to Life meets 5:30 p.m. at Pigeon Forge Library. The DVD “Maafa 21� will be shown. 908-2689 or 9081968.

Friday, Feb. 5

Library book club February meetings schedule announced From Submitted Reports

Book clubs sponsored by the Sevier County Public Library System have scheduled February meetings.

Each month, the system hosts a variety of book clubs.

The Fireside Book Club features books of a more contemporary, eclectic view. The Inspirational Reading Club focuses on an inspirational author and his or her works.

The Literary Classics Book Club discusses previous and more recent classics.

February meeting dates, authors and books: n Fireside Book Club: Feb. 12, at 10 a.m. to discuss Jodi Piccoult’s “My Sister’s Keeper.� The club meets at Fort Sanders Sevier County Senior Center, 1220 W. Main Street in Sevierville. Call Virginia Borelli at 774-6033 for information. n Inspirational Reading Club: Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. featuring author Lawana Blackwell and her books. The club meets at the Seymour Library, 137 W. Macon Lane. Call Janet Persichetti at 573-0728 for information. n Literary Classics Book Club: Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. to feature Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women.� The club meets at the Kodak Library, 319 W. Dumplin Valley Road. Call Danielle Smothers at 933-0078 for information.

Community forum to focus on hidden health hazards From Submitted Reports

SEYMOUR — The February meeting of the Seymour Library community forum focuses on hidden health hazards in the home.

Amanda Jerviss will present information about recognizing pollutants and toxins in the house.

Jerviss will help the audience recognize toxins and pollutants and explore ways to have a healthy, safe home.

The event will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 13. It is free and open to the public. Call the library at 5730728 to register so information packets may be prepared.

The library is at 137 W. Macon Lane. For more information, contact Tony Krug at 577-7511.

JOY Club

Just Older Youth Club meets at Pigeon Forge Community Center. Bring covered side dishes. Bingo 10:30 a.m., lunch 11:30.

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Lori Jean Proctor

Lori Jean Proctor, 51, of Krum, Texas, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at her home.

Mrs. Proctor was born on Oct. 16, 1958, in Lansing, Mich., to John Leslie and Janice Kay (Nichols) Pennell. She was married to David Michael Proctor on Dec. 18, 1981, in Grand Ledge, Mich. She graduated Olivet High School and had attended Lansing Community College. She was an office manager for Rock Solid Structures in Sevierville, Tenn.; she previously worked with the Citizens Alliance To Uphold Special Education in Lansing, Mich.

Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until service time at 5 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 28, 2010, in the chapel of Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home, 705 N. Locust, Denton, Texas.

Pastor Lee Fox will officiate the service.

She is survived by her husband, David Proctor of Krum; daughters, Rachel L. Phelps of Sevierville, Jennifer C. Jaegers of Charlotte, Mich.; sisters, Debra Berlin of Pleasant Lake, Mich., Wendy Weck of Lansing, Mich.; brother, Mark Pennell of Mason, Mich.; five grandchildren.

Online condolences may be made at www. mulkeymason.com

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Matthew Randall Watson

Matthew Randall Watson, age 28 of Sevierville, was called home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, January 23, 2010. He was a member of First Red Bank Baptist Church of Sevierville and worked at Westgate Resorts.

He was born in Columbus, Georgia, on September 24,1981. He was a graduate of Sevier County High School. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Hueston and Ruth Branton of Columbus, Georgia.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Jean and Tom Benedetti of Sevierville; daughter, Kaylee R. Rice of Maryville; sister and brother -in- law, Paula and Dave Messier of Warren, MA; sister Lisa Watson-Ogle of Sevierville; nieces and nephew, Stephanie Murphy-Fender and husband, Kevin, Madison and MaKenzie Messier, and Trenton Ogle. Special friends include: Josh Clabo, Rick Ogle, Linda, Courtney and Taylin Atwater.

Funeral services will be held by Striffler-Hamby Mortuary and interment at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, Alabama. Date and time of services is unknown; you may contact Lisa Watson-Ogle for additional information. (865) 3187840.

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Kevin Williamson

Kevin Williamson, age 39, of Sevierville, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by his family. He loved spending time outdoors and his favorite activities were fishing, camping and four-wheeling. He loved to push dirt and work on heavy machinery along with racing. He loved spending time with his kids. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Dewey Silas and Rebecca Greene Williamson, John Sherrod and Reva Ann Myers Sexton, and uncle, Howard Sexton.

Survivors: wife, Allison Waters Williamson; daughter, Kenzie Sherrod Williamson; son, Kory Myers Williamson; stepson, David Wesley Parker; mother, Portia Sexton Williamson; sisters, Robyn and William Beams, Teresa Yoakum Roberts; nephew, Westin Bryant; special aunt and uncle, Bob and Wilma Latham; special cousin, Jinean Hurley; life long dear friends, Kevin Donahue, Wayne Browning and Robert Thompson.

He will be greatly missed by his children, friends and family.

Funeral service 7 p.m. Tuesday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. Anthony Kendall officiating. Family and friends will meet 10 a.m.

Wednesday in Highland South Cemetery for interment. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m.

Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN, 37865. (865)-5772807. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Little girls may learn math anxiety from female teachers WASHINGTON (AP) — Little girls may learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers.

Despite gains in recent years, women still trail men in some areas of math achievement, and the question of why has provoked controversy. Now, a study of first- and secondgraders suggests what may be part of the answer: Female elementary school teachers who are concerned about their own math skills could be passing that along to the little girls they teach.

Young students tend to model themselves after adults of the same sex, and having a female teacher who is anxious about math may reinforce the stereotype that boys are better at math than girls, explained Sian L. Beilock, an associate professor in psychology at the University of Chicago.

Beilock and colleagues studied 52 boys and 65 girls who in classes taught by 17 different teachers. Ninety percent of U.S. elementary school teachers are women, as were all of those in this study.

Student math ability was not related to teacher math anxiety at the start of the school year, the researchers report in Tuesday’s edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

But by the end of the year, the more anxious teachers were about their own math skills, the more likely their female students — but not the boys — were to agree that “boys are good at math and girls are good at reading.”

In addition, the girls who answered that way scored lower on math tests than either the classes’ boys or the girls who had not developed a belief in the stereotype.

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Lonnie Dale Howard, age 54 of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2010. Mr. Howard delivered the Knoxville News Sentinel for over 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Lon D. and Lizzie Helen Howard.

Survivors: brothers and sisters-in-law, J.C and Pat Howard, Rick and Jan Howard; sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Lynn Proffitt, Brenda and Jerry Williams; nephews, Tyler Williams and Trevor Proffitt; nieces, Carla Howard and Chelsea Proffitt.

Funeral service 7 p.m. Tuesday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Ben Whitted and Rev. Eric Hurst officiating. Family and friends will meet 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rolen Family Cemetery for interment. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home in Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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Helen Faye Flynn Helen Faye Flynn, 83, of Dandridge, formerly of Knoxville, died Jan. 23, 2010, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She was of Baptist faith. She was Past Matron of Kodak #460, O.E.S, retired after 30 years from Palm Beach Co. and presently working at Dollywood in games and member of Queen Busy Bees Red Hatters.

Survivors: daughters and sonsin-law Jeanette and Charles Russell of Dandridge and Jody and Daymond Berry of Cleveland, Tenn.; brother Leon Collins of Pennsylvania; sister Frances Elmore of Knoxville; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Services were Monday at Mynatt Funeral Home Fountain City, with the Rev. Wayne Hubbs officiating. Family and friends will meet 10:45 a.m. Tuesday Highland Memorial Cemetery for interment at 11 a.m.

Pallbearers are Johnny Flynn, Kent Thomas, Jeff Flynn, Michael Graves, Randy Beeler, and Lonnie Berry. n www.mynattfh.com

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Laura Dianne Cowan Cooper, 60, of Kodak, died in Somerset, Ky., Thursday, Jan. 21.

She was the daughter of the late Emmett Gregory Cowan and Marjorie Buchanan Cowan. She received an Associate Degree in Engineering Technology from Trident Technical College in Charleston, S.C., and worked as a laboratory technician for several chemical companies.

Laura was well known in the East Tennessee area as a genealogy researcher, consultant and instructor.

Although not a church member, she was the chief family history volunteer at the Sevierville Family History Center of the Mormon Church for over 12 years. She was a Board Member and Treasurer of the Sevier County Heritage Museum.

Survivors: husband, David A. Cooper of Kodak; sister, Linda C. Cabaniss of Shelby, N.C.; daughter, Andrea Tracey Savage of Knoxville; son, Gregory D. Worrock of Nashville; a niece and grand-niece.

Family received friends at Stevens Mortuary Monday. Graveside service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, Greenwood Cemetery, the Rev. Arthur Heldman officiating. As an alternative to flowers, friends may make a memorial contribution in her name to the Sevier County Heritage

Museum, 167 Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862.

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pened to have a chain saw and began the work of freeing Eichler from the car, Miller said.

Emergency crews also used extrication tools to free Eichler.

Simonds and his daughter were transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by Gatlinburg ambulance service crews, and were treated and released. Eichler was taken to Fort Sanders Sevier Regional Hospital, though she was already pronounced dead at the scene, Miller said.

Miller went out to assess the scene. As he was there, the slide continued.

The Pigeon Forge’s Street Department doesn’t have the equipment needed to clear the fallen rocks. A geologist from the Tennessee Department of Transportation was called in.

“There’s a seam above where the fall happened that we’re worried may still be unstable,” Miller said. “The geologist is going to check on that to see if it would be safe to reopen the road if we get the rocks cleared off it, or if there needs to be more work done to stabilize the mountainside.”

In Gatlinburg, a smaller slide occurred on a hill above some businesses on East Parkway Sunday evening just after dark, according to city spokesman Jim Davis. Though debris from the fall came near the road, none of it got into the lanes of traffic. The road was reopened quickly.

Apparently the slide sent some boulders — at least one of them of a good size — tumbling into the parking lot and around the Wash House, a laundromat across from First Baptist Church. Fortunately, no one was in the building at the time and there were no cars in the lot. There was no damage to any structures in the area, Davis said.

The road closure also gave crews from Sevier County Electric System time to get a downed power line out of the way.

The wire only served the laundromat.

Weather has wreaked havoc on local roads in recent days. Roads flooded in the national park, while potholes flattened tires in Knoxville. Newfound Gap Road had to be closed Sunday night and the forecast called for mountain snow on top of what already fell over the weekend.

All those temporary conditions pale in comparison to the larger issues that led to Monday’s rock slides and have raised questions about the stability of roadways and the hills above them. Northbound traffic on the Spur was also diverted for part of Monday where a minor slide occurred.

National park spokesman Bob Miller blamed the continued heavy rains, as well as constant freezing and thawing this winter.

The area ended 2009 more than a foot above normal for rainfall, while a system that moved through over the weekend dumped more than two inches on some parts of the county.

While the rain has weakened the ground and made landslides more likely, it’s probably teamed up with the cold to create slides.

That’s because water expands as it freezes in the cracks in the rock outcroppings that are common above roads across East Tennessee. That breaks boulders off.

“The ground has just been turned to mush in a lot of areas. The soil is very loose,” Miller said.

According to National Weather Service data, the temperature fell throughout the day. That likely led to the Spur rock slide.

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NOORVIK, Alaska â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The U.S. Census Bureau is launching its 2010 count of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents in a remote Alaska village.

Census Bureau Director Robert Groves flew to Noorvik in northwestern Alaska on Monday to count the first household in the Inupiat Eskimo community of 650. Groves and other officials were taken to the village school by sled dog teams driven by schoolchildren; he even took a brief stint at the reins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you for that greeting, that was spectacular,â&#x20AC;? Groves told Noorvik Mayor Bobby Wells after a large crowd gathered at the school to meet him.

The first to be counted will be Clifton Jackson, a World War II veteran and the oldest resident, according to residents.

Villagers have prepared a day of festivities at the school to welcome Groves and other visiting federal, state and tribal officials. The residents plan to hold traditional dances, an Inupiat fashion show and a feast of subsistence foods

including moose and caribou.

The school also will serve as lodging for Groves and most of the 50 visitors, who will bunk down in empty classrooms.

Census workers and trained locals are expected to take a week to interview the rest of Noorvikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents, using the same 10-question forms to be mailed to most households on March 15. Census workers also will visit 217 other rural Alaska communities in the coming weeks.

Alaskans in rural communities that, like Noorvik, are not linked by roads have been the first residents counted since the 1990 census. These communities are the places where the process is first conducted in person by census workers, who also make personal visits to nonresponding residents around the country.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to get census counters to the villages around Alaska before muddy conditions brought on by the spring thaw makes access more difficult, according to Ralph Lee, director of the bureauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seattle region, which oversees Alaska.

Many rural Alaskans also still live off

the land, fishing and hunting for their food. Lee said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to reach villagers before they set off for fishing camps or hunting expeditions.

After the weather warms, Noorvik residents will hunt for moose, caribou, seal, geese and ducks. They also will fill their freezers with salmon, trout and other fish from the Kobuk River.

Noorvik Mayor Bobby Wells said a handful of residents spend even winter in their camps, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expected to be in the community for the count because of its influence on federal funding and congressional representation.

Noorvik, just north of the Arctic Circle, was chosen as the launching point after census officials met with leaders in a number of Alaska villages. Lee said Noorvik turned out be ideal because it is a good size and only 45 miles east of a hub town, Kotzebue, a destination for commercial flights. From the town of 3,100, the census travelers are taking a quick charter flight to Noorvik.

Village leaders also were very open about wanting the enumeration to begin there, Lee said.

Obama may seek freeze on part of budget

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Facing voter anger over mounting budget deficits, President Barack Obama will ask Congress to freeze spending for some domestic programs for three years beginning in 2011, administration officials said Monday. Separately, Obama unveiled plans to help a middle class â&#x20AC;&#x153;under assaultâ&#x20AC;? pay its bills, save for retirement and care for kids and aging parents.

The spending freeze would apply to a relatively small portion of the federal budget, affecting a $477 billion pot of money available for domestic agencies whose budgets are approved by Congress each year. Some of those agencies could get increases, others would have to face cuts; such programs got an almost 10 percent increase this year. The federal budget total was $3.5 trillion.

The three-year plan will be part of the budget Obama will submit Feb. 1, senior administration officials said, commenting on condition of anonymity to reveal private details.

They said Obama was expected to propose the freeze Wednesday night in his State of the Union address.

The Pentagon, veterans programs, foreign aid and the Homeland Security Department would be exempt from the freeze.

The savings would be small at first, perhaps $10 billion to $15 billion, one official said. But over the coming decade, savings would add up to $250 billion.

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Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s separate public comments previewed other topics in the State of the Union address.

The proposals he described wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t create jobs, but he said they could â&#x20AC;&#x153;re-establish some of the security thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slipped away.â&#x20AC;? His remarks aimed

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Skater Kerriganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad dies; brother accused of assault WOBURN, Mass. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Daniel Kerrigan, who rushed to his sobbing daughter Nancy and carried her into the locker room after an attack at a skating competition nearly derailed her Olympic dreams, died after what authorities said was a violent struggle with his son in their family home.

Mark Kerrigan, 45, pleaded not guilty Monday to assaulting his 70-year-old father at the home in the Boston suburb of Stoneham where he had been living with his parents. He did not speak at his arraignment but at one point put his head in his hands and wept.

Nancy Kerrigan, a two-time Olympic medal winner, arrived at the family home shortly before 2 p.m. Monday and left a couple of hours later. She did not say anything to reporters and photographers waiting outside.

Family members said Daniel Kerriganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death was not related to the argument with his son early Sunday.

A woman who answered the phone at a listing for Daniel Kerrigan identified herself only as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Danâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sisterâ&#x20AC;? and said her brother â&#x20AC;&#x153;had a massive heart attack.â&#x20AC;? She said her nephew played no part in the death and declined to comment further. Brenda Kerrigan, Daniel Kerriganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, told the Boston Herald that her husband died of a heart attack and that there was nothing suspicious about the death.

In a brief statement issued later Monday, the family called Daniel Kerrigan a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wonderful husbandâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;a caring and loving fatherâ&#x20AC;? and said it was focused on â&#x20AC;&#x153;mourning Dan and honoring his life and many contributions.â&#x20AC;? The statement did not mention the charge against Mark Kerrigan and asked that the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s privacy be respected.

Mark Kerrigan, who has a history of domestic violence arrests and was sued by his parents to recover money they had provided him, was being held on $10,000 bail. He was released from jail in 2007, according to his lawyer, but it was not immediately clear why he was serving time or for how long he served.

The death of Daniel Kerrigan comes as the national spotlight again turns to one of the most popular sports in the upcoming Olympic Games, just weeks away. The intensity of competition among skaters was never more apparent than in 1994, when an assailant clubbed Nancy Kerrigan on her right knee during practice at the U.S. Championships.

An investigation revealed rival Tonya Harding had knowledge of the planning of the attack.

Daniel Kerrigan and his wife, Brenda, nurtured the love of skating in their daughter, who was a self-described tomboy with two hockey-playing big brothers. Daniel Kerrigan, a welder, drove a Zamboni ice-cleaning machine at the local rink in exchange for practice ice time, and he and Brenda took out a second mortgage on their home to help pay for Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skating lessons.

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Waters to be library speaker

Friends Of Kodak Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the library, 319 W. Dumplin Valley Road.

Guest speaker will be John Waters, a Sevierville native and longtime attorney. He served on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, including a term as president.

His autobiography, “Downbound,” details his time as chairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission.

He will be discussing that book and one that he has just completed dealing with the history of Sevier County.

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Greenways Trail topic of workshop

Citizen and business community participation and input are encouraged when the city hosts a second public workshop to discuss the next steps in the development of the Greenways Trail System master plan, including preliminary cost estimates and phasing recommendations.

Gatlinburg staff and representatives of Barge, Wagonner, Sumner and Cannon Inc. will conduct the informational workshop at 5 p.m. today at City Hall.

For more information, contact Marty Nicely at 436-4990.

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Jobless to get help at library

Workforce Wednesday is a computer lab providing free assistance to unemployed Sevier County residents.

It will be February until June at the Main Library and Seymour Library.

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“Understanding Caregiver Stress” will be offered from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wellington Place of Sevierville, 1020 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville.

Wellington is offering advice to the caregivers of elderly loved ones and ways of dealing with stress. The evening includes desserts and beverages.

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Woman gets $1.5M for wrongful firing

A federal jury awarded a former Nashville schools employee about $1.5 million on Monday after the woman claimed she was wrongfully terminated when she cooperated in a sexual harassment investigation of a school official.

Former Metro Schools Payroll Coordinator Vicky Crawford claimed she was fired in 2003 after more than 30 years with the district because she cooperated in the investigation.

Crawford sought lost wages, future lost wages and pension benefits.

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Lawmakers begin 2nd session NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers began the second session of the 106th General Assembly on Monday mindful of the constitutional obligation to balance a budget that’s facing a shortfall of nearly a billion dollars and expecting to tackle only a few other major issues.

“I’m going to try to file as little legislation as possible so I can spend as much time as possible focusing on the budget because it’s going to be a monumental task,” said House Majority

Leader Jason Mumpower, R-Bristol.

Although the legislature has been meeting for two weeks, that was for a special session called

by Gov. Phil Bredesen to enact major changes to education in Tennessee.

Lawmakers largely gave Bredesen what he asked for — including evaluating K-12 teacher performance based on standardized test scores and reworking the funding formula for colleges and universities to emphasize graduation rates.

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Lawmakers were expected to turn their attention to some bills that revisit the issues of guns in bars and in-session campaign fundraising and possibly some new matters, such as school vouchers. But the tight budget and the pressures of an election year — when all the House and half the Senate seats are on the ballot — will set the tone and scope of the session, lawmakers say.

The current year’s budget includes a 10 percent reduction in the state budget, though many of those

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Cameron’s “Avatar” is on a course to sink “Titanic” at the box office.

No. 1 for the sixth-straight weekend with $36 million, the 20th Century Fox sci-fi spectacle lifted its domestic total to $552.8 million, accordingtostudioestimates.

“Avatar” raised its worldwide total to $1.841 billion.

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After 37 days in theaters, “Avatar” soared past “The Dark Knight” on Saturday to become the second highest grossing film.

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Male-female inequities still exist The headline from The Washington Post celebrates yet another milestone: “University of Virginia picks its first female president.”

But meantime, the data continues to mount that our educational system is massively failing one gender: boys.

In a new book, “Why Boys Fail,” Richard Whitmire points to a study that tracked every graduate of Boston Public Schools in 2007.

For every 167 women in a four-year college, there were only 100 men. (Gender beat race as a predictor of college attendance: Black women were 5 percentage points more likely than white men to be in college.)

The Boston Public Schools system is hurting boys. And it’s not just Boston: Nearly 60 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in the country go to women.

Do we care about our boys?

The Economist recently put Rosie the Riveter on its cover to celebrate a major milestone: In the U.S., women are now the majority of the workforce.

Why? Massively greater numbers of men than women are losing their jobs in this recession.

Is this really good news?

And yet every sign that boys or men are hurting gets determinedly turned around into a happy news story of female success.

The disconnect between the happy headlines and the reality underneath will only be solved by women. The irony of men is that they cannot defend themselves or organize around their own systemic, gendered problems.

Putting their own gender in the position of “the weaker sex” unmans them -- and also makes them deeply unattractive to women. It’s not going to happen.

So the only way we are going to identify the new problem that has no name, own it, and do something about it, is if women with power make it a cause of our own.

We have sons as well as daughters, nephews as well as nieces. We want husbands and fathers for ourselves or for our children who are confident, successful males and good family men willing and able to work hard to support those families.

The problem is not that women are doing well, it’s that boys are doing badly. The two genders cannot be pitted against one another without all of us losing.

A new report by the Pew Research Center finds that more younger women are marrying down: 28 percent of wives aged 30- to 44-years-old have more education than their husbands, compared to 19 percent of husbands who are better-educated than their wives.

One in four wives now substantially outearns her husband.

It turns out women are not necessarily happy about male failure. Betsy Stevenson and Justin Wolfers’ 2007 study, “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness,” notes that “By many objective measures the lives of women in the United States have improved over the past 35 years, yet we show that measures of subjective wellbeing indicate that women’s happiness has declined both absolutely and relative to men.”

When men fail, fewer women get married. Since 1970, the proportion of 30- to 44-year-olds who are married dropped from 84 percent to 60 percent.

What’s next? Ask black women. In 1970, black wives were already more educated than their husbands, and just 62 percent of black people aged 30 to 44 then were married.

By 2007 that figure had plunged to 33 percent.

Fewer than one out of three black Americans in prime marrying/childbearing years is now married. This is one core reason why out-of-wedlock birthrates are so high.

An education system failing a generation of boys is going to produce unprecedented human misery for children, for women, and for the men themselves.

Are we women enough to do something about it?

— Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, is known for her conservative social policy analysis of social trends and conditions.

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Editorial

Stimulus the right way

Federal money put to good use with park projects For all the criticism and political turmoil over federal stimulus money — and there was reason to be critical of some aspects of it — the fact is, the money has done plenty of good.

Look no further than Great Smoky Mountains National Park for evidence.

The park is using some $77 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to make some much needed and long neglected improvements. These projects range from resurfacing Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in Gatlinburg to paving the Cosby Campground parking lot to improvements to Clingmans Dome Road, Gatlinburg Bypass and Cades Cove Loop Road. The stimulus money is being supplemented by $19.4 million from the regular Federal Lands Highway Program money.

The work is being done in areas that sorely need the improvements. Many

have gone without needed upgrades or repairs for years. Cades Cove Loop Road in particular has more holes than a convict’s alibi.

Park officials were careful to choose to spend the money in areas that were in much disrepair, like Cades Cove Loop Road. They have been careful to spread the work between North Carolina and Tennessee sides of the park, and in Blount, Cocke and Sevier counties.

The stimulus money was intended to put people to work on shovel-ready projects just like these in the Smokies.

Companies could hire back workers they had laid off during the recession and meet government needs. While there are examples of stimulus money being misspent or misdirected, this is a case in which the money is being put to its proper use.

The downside to all this is that many of the park’s prime attractions

will be closed for weeks while the work is going on. Barricading Cades Cove or Clingmans Dome road in the spring is a hardship, not just to tourists but to the businesses that depend upon those tourists. To their credit, most business people are understanding about it all, realizing that progress can be disruptive, but the end result makes it all worthwhile.

When the work is complete and the roads reopened, our national park will be better for it. Cades Cove will be even more pleasant to visit, with a smooth road and more pull-offs for motorists who want to gawk at wildlife. The road to Clingmans Dome — the highest point in the park — will be much improved, as will Roaring Fork and its one-way loop through some of the most scenic vistas.

Be patient during the work and be excited about what the finished product will be.

Political view

Public forum Mental health issues can be discussed in new support group Editor: The mental health budget in Tennessee is not for the faint of heart. Cuts are being made that will affect the lives of thousands, especially of some of our most vulnerable.

Some of the cuts promise impacts that will create new problems or worsen existing problems so that financially, what looks like a short-term saving will, in the long run, wind up costing much more.

In her budget address, the mental health commissioner, Virginia Betts, described some of the proposals as “draconian.” She is right. One of the most draconian is the proposal for the mental health safety net. This is a group of programs given to the poorest, most vulnerable uninsured adults.

For $750 a year, one could get individual counseling, medication management, and case management. Of the 2,500 served, only 168 ended up in a psychiatric hospital last

year. Even rudimentary math will immediately show what a no-brainer this program is. And even a rudimentary common sense can guess at the results of not having it.

The last word I have heard is that $3.2 million will be cut from the safety net. That means that about 4,300 people will be out of luck. That doesn’t include the 550 people a month who try to sign up each month. And although the state may evade the costs of care for these people, it will not be so lucky when it comes to escaping the consequences of their illness.

We may or may not choose to provide people the help they need, but the consequences of their problems are not easily dismissed.

These consequences deal with more than just individuals who don’t do so well in life.

All these folks affect other people. They have families and jobs. They live in communities.

The quality of their lives affect the quality of everyone’s life. How any society deals with people in need helps define that society.

It is not just what we decide to do, but what we decide we can live with without

doing. When you talk with people about your perceptions of the mental health system, ask about the consequences of inaction. Suicide, jail, homelessness, family chaos, substance abuse, lost jobs, hopes destroyed and any of a hundred more define this issue as much as any diagnostic criteria. Yet we know most folks can be helped. And we know we have the knowledge or services that can help many people.

So many people do more than fall through the cracks; they live there. Which one of these things have we decided we can live without dealing with? And who have we decided will live within the cracks? And what should we say when they ask why?

My wife and I have started “Hopeworks,” a support group for people with mental health issues in their lives. We have a group in Maryville, but have started a group in Sevier County. We meet on the first Tuesday and third Thursday at Seymour Heights Christian Church. You would be more than welcome.

Larry Drain Maryville

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The Pigeon Forge wrestling team poses for a photo after winning the Region II A-AA championship at Gibbs High School.

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Region wrestling champions

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor KNOXVILLE — After a disappointing loss to Seymour in the county wrestling tournament last week, the Pigeon Forge Tigers rebounded this past weekend to win a far greater prize — their first ever region championship.

Coach Greg Foreman’s boys stormed Gibbs High School Saturday and came away with the Region II

A-AA title after smoking the competition.

“This was a great accomplishment for the program especially with a such young team,” coach Foreman said. “It is very difficult as a coach to judge how a team will react to adversities, but I’m very pleased of how these guys come out this weekend and performed.”

The team rushed through Austin East, Christian Academy of Knoxville and Grace Christian to earn a

berth in the region final against the homestanding Gibbs Eagles.

In the finals the Tigers continued to roar, ripping the home team for a 56-21 win.

In the championship deciding match big wins were earned by Caleb Poole (pin, 103), Joseph Dodgen (decision, 112), Nate Croley (decision, 135), Trevor Reed (pin, 140), Nathaneal Parton (pin, 145), Edward Holland (pin, 152), Tad

Walde (pin, 160), Cody Davis (pin, 171) and David Kieta (pin, 215).

The regional tournament win gives the Tigers a berth at the State Duals Wrestling Tournament in Franklin, on Feb. 5-6 at the Williamson County Agricultural Center.

“The first step toward our goal as a team has been accomplished,” Foreman said. “We ended the regular season with a 20-4 record and as Region Champions. Now, the trick

is going to remain to be focused and driven for the next two weeks.”

To earn the shot at Gibbs in the finals, the Tigers shutout Austin-East 84-0, with impressive wins by Croley, Trevor Dryman, Parton, Coty Young, Cody Davis, Hayden Whaley and Kieta.

Following the win over A-E, Pigeon Forge toppled CAK 74-11. In that matchup, wins were earned by Dodgen, Spencer Davis, Croley, Parton, Holland

and Cody Davis.

In the semifinals, Pigeon Forge beat Grace Christian 72-12.

In that round wins were earned by Poole, Dodgen, Spencer Davis, Austin Ogle, Croley, Reed, Holland, Walde, Young, Cody Davis and Whaley.

“This is a milestone for our program, because it sets a precidence for future PFHS wrestling teams,” Foreman said. mpsports@themountainpress.com

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Kings of the Mountains “I’m very happy for our kids, because we beat a top-10ranked triple-A school on our court.”

G-P earns bragging rights with win over Smoky Bears

G-P coach Raul Placeres

By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer GATLINBURG — It was a battle of top-10 state ranked teams from Sevier County on Monday night, and the game lived up to every bit of its hype. In fact, it wasn’t even decided until several moments after the final horn had blown.

But in the end, the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders (18-2) took a 39-37 defensive thriller over their visiting neighbors from Sevier County High School (18-3).

“It was a great game,” said G-P coach Raul Placeres, following the dramatic win. “That’s what it’s all about.”

With the Highlanders clinging to a 39-36 edge with just four seconds remaining, Sevier County’s Austin Nave snagged a rebound on a missed G-P free throw and dribbled down the court.

A moment before the G-P miss, SCHS coach Ken Wright shouted instructions to his team from the far side of the court.

“You have four dribbles,” yelled Wright, reminding his shooters that there was just 4.21 seconds on the clock.

“You have four dribbles, then you have to shoot.”

Nave followed the directions, but the desperation attempt from

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Sevier County’s Dakota Cogdill scored two points on this first half basket inside.

just across midcourt was deflected by G-P junior Jose Agosto.

The Blue-and-Gold contingent in the packed house was ecstatic, thinking that the Highlanders had earned the win.

Seconds later, everyone realized that the refs had called a foul on Agosto, and Nave would be awarded three shots, potentially tying the game with the clock reading 0.0.

Nave had been a perfect 6-of-6 from the stripe to that point, and he calmly drained the first shot to make it the eventual final.

His second shot rimmed out, however, and the game ended immediately in a two-point Highlander victory. Nave never shot the third free throw.

“We didn’t shoot the ball really well, but we overcame that with

defense,” said Placeres.

“Sevier County is a very good basketball team and very well coached.

“I’m very happy for our kids, because we beat a top-10-ranked triple-A school on our court.”

Despite the disappointing free-throw miss, Nave had the best game of any player on the court and finished with a game-high 18 points in the loss.

The Highlanders finished the night without a player in double-digits, although they had contributions from several players, including team co-leaders Marquise Wall, Morrease Barber and Agosto with nine points each. McKinley Maples added six ticks, and Jon McCroskey and Jake Jackson had three apiece in the win.

The teams battled to a 10-10 tie by the end of the first quarter, but the Highlanders held a slim 23-19 edge by intermission.

G-P built a 29-21 lead midway through the third quarter, but the Bears cut it to 31-27 heading into the fourth.

G-P never trailed in the second half until Alex Pate sniped a trey from the corner with 4:39 in the game to give Sevier County a brief 34-33 Jason Davis/The Mountain Press lead.

Gatlinburg-Pittman’s Jose Agosto makes a beautiful spot up basket in early third quarter action against the visiting Smoky Bears. Agosto chitchcock@themountainpress.com ended the game with nine points.

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G-P freshman point guard Karsen Sims brings the ball upcourt against Sevier Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hailey Tackett in the fourth quarter of Monday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game.

Lady Highlanders win over Bearettes

By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer GATLINBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After four consecutive hard-fought losses, the Gatlinburg-Pittman Lady Highlanders finally got back on the winning side of things with a 62-50 county rivalry win over the visiting Sevier County High School Smoky Bearettes on Monday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We needed a win,â&#x20AC;? said G-P coach Mike Rader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make up for losing four straight games, but it was a heck of a win for us.â&#x20AC;?

After a back-and-forth first half produced a 29-23 Lady Blueand-Gold lead, G-P took over in the third quarter, outscoring the Bearettes 18-10 to take a 14-point 47-33 lead into the final frame.

The Lady Highlanders went on an 8-2 spurt to open the third quarter when co-leading scorers senior Leah Bryan and freshman Karsen Sims combined for three field goals, followed by a 10-foot pull-up by senior Caroline Conner at the 5:40 mark of the third, putting G-P on top 37-25.

The Bearettes called time following the Conner shot, and the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huddle was intense. But the brief break in action did little to turn the tide for the visiting Purple and White ladies, who were physicalled the entire second half and cold from beyond the three-point line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if we outphysicalled them,â&#x20AC;? said Rader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we got the shots that we wanted to get all night.â&#x20AC;?

G-P junior Beka Owens sniped a trey and junior Lacee Tinker hit a high-arcing 14-foot bank shot to give the Lady Blue and Gold an insurmountable 16-point edge, 42-26, with 3:25 in the third quarter.

The Bearettes drained two from downtown in the final minute of the game, but it was way too little, way too late to overcome a hungry Lady Highlanders squad, who connected on 6-of-8 from the charity stripe in the final two minutes to stave off any hopes of an SCHS comeback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we are able to hit our free throws at that rate, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing well,â&#x20AC;? said Rader.

After county three-point champ Jaisa Moritz drained her only trey of the game with 32 seconds left, Owens answered with a final drive to the basket for two of her seven points on the night to make it the final score for the hosts with 17 seconds remaining.

The Lady Highlanders jumped in front early when Bryan hit 3-of-4 from the charity stripe for a 3-0 G-P lead by the 6:03 mark

of the first.

Bryan made it 11-7 with 2:38 in the first when she took an inbound pass from Conner, who made her first start of the season in her fifth game back with the team, and drained a layup as her feet never hit the floor on the play.

But the Bearettes came back and took their first lead of the game, 13-11, with 1:46 in the first after sophomore Joslin Connaster, who had a huge game and led all scorers with 16 points, connected on a field goal and two foul shots on consecutive possessions.

Conner knotted it at 13s with 45 seconds in the first, but the Bearettes closed the quarter strong and took an 18-13 edge heading into the second when freshman Taylor Chapman banked in a buzzer-beating trey to close the first.

Sims gave G-P the lead back with 5:52 in the second with a pair of charity shots, but SCHS sophomore Madison Pickel sniped a trey from the corner to give the Bearettes a 21-19 edge with 5:17 in the half.

G-P senior Morgan Dodgen, who affected the game with her

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SPORTS BRIEFS 3-on-3 basketball league starting

Spring fitness swimming at Gatlinburg The Gatlinburg Recreation Department will be having an after school Spring Swim for Fitness program for students that can swim the length of the pool. Sessions are as follows: Feb 2-20, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 3:30-4:30 ($20 for 8 classes); March 2-30, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. ($20 for 8 classes); April 1-29, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ($17.50, 7 classes); and May 3-27, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ($20 for 8 classes). To register for any of these sessions, payments may be made at the Gatlinburg Community Center Information Office. There is a limit of 14 children per class. For more information, call Sherry Jochen at 436-4990.

Pi Beta Phi School tennis The Gatlinburg Recreation Department is now forming the Pi Beta Phi School tennis team for the Spring season. The first practice will be at Mynatt Park tennis courts on Monday, Feb. 1, immediately after school, weather permitting. Practices will be on Mondays and Wednesdays right after school unitl 5 p.m.

Applications for the league are available at the at the school and also at the Mynatt Park tennis office. Pittman Center students may also participate, and applications are available at Pittman Center School. For more information, call Jim Mayfield at 4363389.

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The Associated Pressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Top 10 teams in each of Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 25, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Class AAA

W-L Pts Prv 1. Melrose (5) 20-1 174 2 2. Bearden (11) 19-0 169 1 3. Ridgeway (2) 16-0 150 3 4. White Station (1) 15-3 113 5 T5. Southwind 17-2 70 T7 T5. Clarksville NE 16-1 70 4 7. Memphis Central 15-3 59 6 8. Nashville Overton 19-2 55 10 9. Sevier County 18-2 33 10. Dyer County 20-3 27 9

1. Kentucky (31) 2. Kansas 3. Villanova 4. Syracuse 5. Mich St 6. Texas 7. Duke 8. Gonzaga 9. West Virginia 10. BYU 11. Georgetown 12. Purdue 13. Kansas State 14. Tennessee 15. Temple 16. Wisconsin 17. Pittsburgh 18. Butler 19. Connecticut 20. Mississippi 21. Clemson 22. Georgia Tech 23. Vanderbilt 24. Ohio State 25. N. Iowa

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cleveland 25. Knoxville Central 14. Science Hill 12.

Class AA

W-L Pts Prv 1. KnoxFulton (15) 15-2 181 1 2. Bolivar Central (2) 16-2 167 2 3. G-P (1) 17-2 136 4 4. Howard (1) 13-2 116 5 5. Liberty Magnet 16-4 106 3 6. Sheffield 14-5 78 6 7. Sullivan East 16-3 61 8 8. Oakhaven 13-3 56 7 9. Creek Wood 16-2 27 10. Marshall County 14-4 20

Record Pts Pvs 19-0 775 2 18-1 739 3 18-1 714 4 19-1 680 5 17-3 627 7 17-2 613 1 16-3 555 6 16-3 533 10 15-3 506 12 20-1 485 13 15-3 483 14 16-3 420 15 16-3 409 9 15-3 385 8 17-3 339 17 16-4 282 19 15-4 267 11 16-4 213 20 13-6 199 21 15-4 151 24 15-5 112 16 14-5 105 18 15-3 71 NR 14-6 62 25 17-2 60 22

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Others receiving 12 or more points: Manassas 18. Ripley 17. Stone Memorial 13.

Class A

W-L Pts Prv 1. Humboldt (11) 15-4 163 2 2. Clarksville Aca (5) 21-2 155 1 3. Adamsville 14-2 138 4 4. West Carroll 15-3 114 5 5. Middleton (1) 13-5 98 3 6. Grace Baptist 14-3 91 7 7. Union City 15-8 72 8 8. Mt. Pleasant 13-3 55 10 9. Lake County 16-9 24 9 10. Columbia Academy 14-4 22 Others receiving 12 or more points: Richland 20. Cloudland 17. Chatt. Sch. For Arts 13. Eagleville 12.

Class II

W-L Pts Prv 1. CBHS (12) 18-2 168 1 2. Ensworth (4) 13-3 165 2 3. MBA (2) 13-2 150 3 4. Knoxville Webb 12-5 117 4 5. McCallie 11-3 106 5 6. ECS 11-6 41 7. Baylor 10-6 39 6 8. University-Nashville 12-4 38 9. Jackson Christian 12-5 36 8 10. St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 14-4 28 T9

Record Pts 1. Kentucky (65) 19-0 1,625 2. Kansas 18-1 1,519 3. Villanova 18-1 1,503 4. Syracuse 19-1 1,455 5. Michigan St. 17-3 1,324 6. Texas 17-2 1,307 7. Georgetown 15-3 1,124 8. Duke 16-3 1,120 9. West Virginia 15-3 1,113 10. Purdue 16-3 977 11. Kansas St. 16-3 960 12. BYU 20-1 894 13. Gonzaga 16-3 847 14. Tennessee 15-3 837 15. Temple 17-3 707 16. Wisconsin 16-4 635 17. Pittsburgh 15-4 599 18. Mississippi 15-4 411 19. Connecticut 13-6 286 20. Ohio St. 14-6 270 21. Vanderbilt 15-3 264 22. Georgia Tech 14-5 194 23. New Mexico 18-3 180 24. Baylor 15-3 157 25. UAB 17-2 125

Pvs 2 3 4 5 6 1 12 7 11 13 10 14 15 8 16 18 9 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

The Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top Twenty Five AP Poll

Record Pts Pvs 1. UConn (40) 19-0 1,000 1 2. Stanford 17-1 960 2 3. Notre Dame 17-1 890 4 4. Ohio St. 20-1 854 5 5. Tennessee 17-2 832 3 6. Nebraska 17-0 826 7 7. Duke 17-3 754 6 Others receiving 12 or more points: DCA 8. Texas A&M 15-2 694 9 9. Georgia 18-2 691 8 26. FACS 20. Briarcrest 17.

10. Xavier 14-3 600 11 11. Oklahoma 14-4 569 13 12. North Carolina 15-3 527 14 13. Florida St. 18-3 515 15 Tennessee Girls Basketball Prep Poll 14. Baylor 14-4 480 10 15. Oklahoma St. 16-3 458 12 Class AAA 16. West Virginia 18-2 441 16

W-L Pts Prv 17. Georgetown 17-2 369 19 1. MorristownW (14) 18-1 185 1 18. LSU 14-4 348 18 2. Mt. Juliet (2) 19-1 159 3 19. Texas 13-6 184 20 3. MemphisCntrl (3) 13-3 133 4 20. TCU 14-4 181 23 4. Riverdale 14-2 124 5 21. Virginia 14-5 169 25 5. Walker Valley (1) 20-1 110 6 22. Iowa St. 15-3 94 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 6. LaVergne 19-1 79 2 23. Penn St. 15-4 84 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 7. Millington 21-2 74 8 24. Wis.-Green Bay 16-2 81 17 8. Clarksville 16-3 46 10 25. Georgia Tech 16-5 77 22 9. Blackman 15-3 45 9 10. Cocke County 17-4

The Pigeon Forge Community Center welcomes members and non-members to sign up for 3-on-3 basketball leagues. League play will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 12. The coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meeting will be Monday, Feb. 15, at 6:30 p.m. Games will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. Registration is $75/per team (includes a t-shirt) for adult players, 16-years-old or older. A limited number of teams will be accepted. For more information contact Eli Cockrum at 429-7373.

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inside presence all night before eventually fouling out in the final two minutes, knotted it at 21s with a rebound and putback with 4:23 until intermission.

G-P junior Stephanie Taylor gave the Lady Highlanders a 23-21 edge with 3:46 in the half on a layup off a sweet Dodgen assist.

Connaster made it 23-23 with a pair of foul shots at the 2:32 mark of the second, but Conner gave the Lady Highlanders the lead they never surrendered with 2:13 in the second, nearly faking an SCHS defender out of their shoes with a head fake and then driving in for a seven-foot pullup for a 25-23 lead.

G-Pâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sims and Bryan scored 14 apiece for the home team, Conner added nine, Owens and Tinker seven apiece, Dodgen six, Taylor four and Macy Shults a foul shot in the winning effort.

SCHSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connaster led all scorers with 16 points, sophomore Carly Pippin had 12, and Moritz, Madison Pickel and Amanda Parton had five each in the loss.

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Others receiving 12 or more points: Maryville 32. Lawrence County 30. Jackson Northside 18.

Class AA

W-L Pts Prv 1. Gibson Co (18) 19-0 197 1 2. McMinnCentral (1) 17-1 152 2 3. Elizabethton (1) 17-2 145 3 4. Obion County 18-3 119 4 5. Cannon County 18-1 98 7 6. Livingston Aca 17-5 62 5 7. South Greene 12-4 59 8 8. Westview 16-4 58 6 9. Fairley 17-3 43 10 10. Upperman 15-5 41 9 Others receiving 12 or more points: Macon County 31. Polk County 23. CPA 17. CAK 14.

Class A

W-L Pts Prv 1. Jackson County (9) 18-3 180 2 2. Middleton (8) 16-0 178 3 3. Gleason (2) 17-2 126 1 4. Forrest (1) 16-4 120 5 5. Lake County 21-3 118 7 6. Greenfield 17-3 110 4 7. Clarkrange 15-5 86 8 8. Cornersville 17-2 73 9 9. Tellico Plains 17-2 64 6 10. Pickett County 13-6 12 10 Others receiving 12 or more points: Class II

W-L Pts Prv 1. St. Benedict (13) 19-3 180 1 2. Ensworth (5) 14-3 171 2 3. Frklin Rd Aca (1) 14-2 134 4 4. Briarcrest 15-5 130 3 5. Davidson Aca 14-1 115 5 6. Girls Prep 14-5 92 6 7. Ezell-Harding 16-4 71 9 8. Harding Aca 9-4 49 T7 9. Lausanne 11-6 47 T7 10. Father Ryan 12-7 20 10

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BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with OF Rick Ankiel on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Activated RHP Colby Lewis. Designated INF Joe Inglett for assignment.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reassigned G Justin Peters to Albany (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled C Cal Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly from Milwaukee (AHL).

COLLEGE DUKEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Named Jarred Martin associate head field hockey coach.

FLORIDA STATEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Agreed to terms with defensive coordinator Mark Stoops, running backs coach Eddie Gran and offensive coordinator James Coley on three-year contracts, and linebackers coach Greg Hudson, quarterbacks coach Dameyune Craig and strength coach Vic Viloria on two-year contracts.

MICHIGANâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Reinstated G Manny Harris after a weekend suspension.

TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Noel Allen womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf coach.

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IN THE JUVENILE COURT FOR SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Court located at the Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Street, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862.

Since your whereabouts are unknown and the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon you, a copy of this summons shall be published in the Mountain Press newspaper for four (4) consecutive weeks.

ISSUED this 11th day of Jan, 2010.

from the last date of publication, exclusive of said last date of publication, or a judgment by default may be entered and the cause set for hearing ex-parte as to DEFENDANT, on the 30th day of MARCH, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., before the Honorable BEN W. HOOPER II, Circuit Judge.

fies all bidders that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprise will be afforded a full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability in consideration for an award.

Lost Saturday afternoon Ogle Dr. area Pigeon Forge Small Gray Cat answers to Dusty REWARD. 660-9308

NO. 09-001662 09-001663 09-001664 STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES PETITIONER v.

KRISTEN CHRISMAN, Mother And JACOB CHRISMAN Father DANNT BRUCE, JR., Mother’s ex-paramour Respondents Respondents IN THE MATTER OF: BRITTANY CHRISMAN, d.o.b: 8-23-1996 RACHEL V. CHRISMAN, d.o.b: 3-3-1999 MADELINE CHRISMAN, d.o.b: 9-20-2001 A CHILD UNDER EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION To: DANNY BRUCE, JR. Pursuant ti T.C.A. § 37-1-121 amd § 37-1123, you are hereby summoned to appear on the 10th Day of March, 2010 at 8:30 a.m., and defend the above-entitled action in the Sevier County Juvenile Court, at Sevierville, Tennessee, and answer the Petition for No Contact filed by the State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s services, and to serve your answer upon the Petitioner. In case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of rgw Petition, which has been filed with the Clerk of the Sevier County Juvenile

Hon Dewight Stokes Juvenile Court Judge 01/19, 01/26 02/02, 02/09

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE NO:2009-0941-1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SEVIER COUNTY AT SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE MELISSA GRACE KUHN DELGADO VS RAFAEL DELGADO In the cause, it appearing from the Complaint, which is sworn to, that the Defendant, RAFAEL DELGADO, is a non-resident of the State of Tennessee, it is ordered that publication be made for four consecutive weeks, as required by law, in the MOUNTAIN PRESS, a newspaper published in SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee, in said County, notifying said nonresident Defendant to file an answer with Plaintiff’s Attorney, MELISSA GRACE KUHN DELGADO, whose address is 1956 JAYELL ROAD, SEVIERVILLE, TN 37862 and the Circuit Court of Sevier County, Tennessee, within 30 days

This 11th day of DECEMBER, 2009.

Rita D. Ellisom Circuit Court Clerk Heather Estabrook Deputy Clerk

The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept the bid most favorable to the city.

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This 19th day of January 2010.

NOTICE OF BID

Scott Marine, Transit Director City of Pigeon Forge, TN

The City of Pigeon Forge is receiving bids on Fabricated Steel Tram Shelter Frames using ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) Funds.

Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtained, and questions referred to Scott Marine, Director, Fun Time Trolley, 186 Old Mill Avenue, Pigeon Forge, TN 37868, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.

Telephone Number (865) 4536444.

All companies must have a DUNS and CCR number, or obtain one before submitting bids.

All bids must be in a sealed envelope with the bidder’s name, and address on the outside, and marked “Bid on Tram Shelter Frames”.

Bids will be received at the trolley office until 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 5th, 2010, at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

The city hereby noti-

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE TENNESSEE, SEVIER COUNTY DEFAULT having been made in the terms, conditions and payments provided in certain Deed of Trust executed by Brenda Frye and Randall Frye to Quality Title, Trustee dated August 29, 2005 in the amount of $69,000.00, and recorded in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee in Deed Book 2336, Page 684, (“Deed of Trust”); and, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust having been last transferred to U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee by assignment; and, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee, as the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust (the “Owner and Holder”), has appointed as Substitute Trustee the undersigned, , any of whom may act, by instrument filed for record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; therefore, NOTICE is hereby given that the entire amount of said indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, or a duly appointed attorney or agents by virtue of the power and authority vested by the Appointment of Substitute Trustee, will on Thursday, February 4, 2010 commencing at 12:00 PM at the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee; sell to the highest bidder for cash, immediately at the close of sale, the following property to-wit: Situated in the Seventh (7th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being all of Lot 82-R of Union Hill Subdivision, Phase II as it appears on map of record in Book P30, Page 324 in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

Being the same property to Randall Frye and wife, Brenda Frye from Bobby Likens and wife, Amanda Likens by General Warranty Deed dated August 29, 2005, of record in Volume Book 2336, Page 682, in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

Map & Parcel No.: 038FA038E008 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 829 Union Dell Court Sevierville, Tennessee 37876 CURRENT OWNER(S): Randall Frye and Brenda Frye SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: New Century Mortgage Corporation OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rightsof-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property; as well as any prior liens or encumbrances as well as priority created by a fixture filing; and/or any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities` right to redeem the property, as required by 26 U.S.C ß 7425 and T.C.A. ß 67-1-1433.

The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust.

Substitute Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MCC TN, LCC 250 East Ponce De Leon Avenue Suite 600 McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 File No. 08-19668 /CONV

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NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, Thomas Homes, LLC (Thomas Homes) executed a Deed of Trust in favor of SmartBank, dated July 10, 2008 (the Deed of Trust), encumbering certain real property to secure Thomas Homes s promissory note in the original principal amount of $26,400.00 (the Note), which Deed of Trust is recorded at Book 3141, Page 195, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, wherein William Y. Carroll Jr. is the trustee; and WHEREAS, by instrument dated November 12, 2009, and recorded at Book 3449, Page 328, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, Tyler C. Huskey was appointed Successor Trustee under the Deed of Trust, in the place and stead of William Y. Carroll Jr. and WHEREAS, Thomas Homes is in default in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Note, and the Note and all other indebtedness related thereto are immediately due and payable to SmartBank NOW THEREFORE, as a result of such default and SmartBank s instruction that he foreclose the Deed of Trust in accordance with its terms and conditions, notice is hereby given that Tyler C. Huskey, the above named Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested in him will, on February 4, 2010, commencing at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, fronting Court Avenue, with an address of 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, offer for sale and sell at public auction, AS IS and WHERE IS, with no representations or warranties of any nature except as expressly provided in the Deed of Trust, the following described real property to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, the statutory right of redemption, appraisement, homestead exemption, and curtsey and dower rights, all of which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: SITUATE in the Fourth (4th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being Lot 109 of LeConte Landing, Phase II as the same appears on a plat of record in Large Map Book 9, Page 18 in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee to which reference is here made for a more particular description.

SUBJECT to restrictions, reservations and easements of record in Book 3115, Page 233 and Large Map Book 9, Page 18 in the said Register s Office.

ALSO SUBJECT TO any and all restrictions, easements and building setback lines as are shown in the records of the said Register s Office.

BEING the same property conveyed to Thomas Homes, LLC by Warranty Deed of LeConte Enterprises dated July 10, 2008 of record in Book 3141, Page 193 in the said Register s Office.

This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; ad valorem taxes (whether delinquent, for the current year [regardless of whether or not presently payable], or for subsequent years); any other taxes of any nature, whether current or delinquent; any delinquent, current or future assessments; any restrictions, reservations, covenants, restrictive covenants, easements, conditions, covenants, rights-of-way or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental entity or agency; any prior liens or encumbrances; any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and any other matter disclosed in the public records.

In the event a high bidder fails to close a sale, the Successor Trustee shall have the option of making the sale to the next highest bidder. The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust.

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee s option at any time. The Successor Trustee may, from time to time, adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale as set forth above, or at any date and time fixed by a preceding postponement. Alternatively, at his option, the Successor Trustee may give a new notice of sale.

Other interested parties are Century 21 MVP, Art-Tech Surfacing, Inc., and Blalock Lumber Company, L.P., d/b/a Blalock Ready Mix. According to the information maintained in the Sevier County Property Assessor s office, there is no street address for the above described property, except that the property is located on Sugarland Circle, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.

This 7th day of January, 2010.

FOR SALE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Greg Davis, Executive Vice President SmartBank P.O. Box 1910 Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37868-1910 865-453-2650 Tyler C. Huskey, Successor Trustee Gentry, Tipton & McLemore, P.C. 2430 Teaster Lane, Suite 210 Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863 (865) 525-5300

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249 RESERVATIONIST

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356 STORAGE BUILDINGS

10X10 or 10X20 SELF STORAGE Convenient Location!

411 South, left on Robert Henderson Rd., 1/4 mil on right at Riverwalk Apts.

429-2962

Mr. Miyagi’s Japanese Grill in Food City Shopping Center in Kodak hiring servers and kitchen help. Will be accepting applications on January 28.

247 MAINTENANCE Maintenance Man Needed. Motel in Gatlinburg. Drug Free Work Place.

Excellent Starting Pay. Ability to Multi-Task, Carpenter Skills/with own tools, Plumbing Experience, Electrical Experience.

Send resume/application to: Maintenance Position P.O. Box 769 Gatlinburg, TN 37738

500 MERCHANDISE

LEGALS

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE TENNESSEE, SEVIER COUNTY DEFAULT having been made in the terms, conditions and payments provided in certain Deed of Trust executed by John A. Dixon and Judy A. Dixon to Arnold M. Weiss, Trustee dated October 31, 2006 in the amount of $287,200.00, and recorded in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee in Deed Book 2660, Page 280, (“Deed of Trust”); and, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust having been last transferred to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee by assignment; and, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee, as the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust (the “Owner and Holder”), has appointed as Substitute Trustee the undersigned, , any of whom may act, by instrument filed for record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; therefore, NOTICE is hereby given that the entire amount of said indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, or a duly appointed attorney or agents by virtue of the power and authority vested by the Appointment of Substitute Trustee, will on Thursday, February 18, 2010 commencing at 12:00 PM at the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee; sell to the highest bidder for cash, immediately at the close of sale, the following property to-wit: Situated in Fifth (5th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 116R on plat entitled Minor Plat Revision for Sherwood Forest Resort, Phase 3, Unit 4, Lots 68R, 113R-117R, 129R1 & Rocky Bluff Way, as the same appears on the plat of record in Large Map Book 6, Page 131, in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which specific map reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Subject to easements, notations, setbacks, restrictions, and right of ways as shown map record in Large Map Book 5, Page 173 and Large Map Book 6, Page 131, in the said Registers Office.

Subject to restrictions as described Book 1322, Page 750 in the said Registers Office.

Being the same property conveyed to John A. Dixon and wife, Judy A. Dixon from Mountcastle Properties, Inc., by Warranty Deed dated October 31, 2006 of record in Deed Book 2660, Page 278 in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

This conveyance is subject to any and all applicable restrictions, building setback lines, and any easements which may be of record in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

Map & Parcel No.: 105LB-0010P116 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4530 Rocky Bluff Way Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863 CURRENT OWNER(S): John A. Dixon and Judy A. Dixon SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (Tennessee) OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rightsof-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property; as well as any prior liens or encumbrances as well as priority created by a fixture filing; and/or any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities` right to redeem the property, as required by 26 U.S.C ß 7425 and T.C.A. ß 67-1-1433.

The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust.

Substitute Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MCC TN, LCC 250 East Ponce De Leon Avenue Suite 600 McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 File No. 10-00470 /CONV

January 26, February 2 and 9, 2010 January 12, 19 and 26, 2010

The Mountain Press Â&#x2039; Tuesday, January 26, 2010 556 FIREWOOD Firewood for sale. All hardwood. $45 rick. 865-977-8903 589 FURNITURE

605 BUSINESS RENTALS

693 ROOMS FOR RENT

693 ROOMS FOR RENT

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

Weekly Rentals

Gatlinburg Walking distance to town.

Low weekly rates.

Furn/cable TV, micro, fridge, phone.

436-4387

1BR Apt. near Gat. W/D, DW, water, private ent. $575/mo.,$575 dep. 556-1929.

$550 Move in Today.

Ideal, quiet location. 2BR/1.5BA. Living room, kitchen. W/D included.

No pets. 740-7102.

922 Burden Hill Rd (Triplex) 3 minutes to downtown Sevierville. Clean 1BR 1BA, city view, $450. Pets ok.

865-286-5070

RIVERWALK 1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA $545.00 to $695.00 865-429-2962

Nice 2BR 2BA with cathedral ceilings, fresh paint, nice yard, near Sevierville. No pets. $575 mo. 1st, last, dep.

Call Rebecca 6216615.

Beautiful Newly redecorated 2BR 1BA. Sevierville $550, $400 dep.

712-0254.

Gatlinburg Beautiful 2BR 2BA Furnished Condo with Fireplace, Overlooks stocked trout stream and has heated pool. Walk to downtown Gatlinburg, includes water, cable, Flat screen TV. Immediate occupancy, Minimum 1 Year lease $875 mth.

865-771-9600

NEW YEARS SPECIAL 2 new recliners $398 Cagles Furniture & Appliances 2364B Pittman Center Rd.

453-0727

For Sale

A-1 pre-owned dryers, washers, ranges & refrigerators All with warranty.

Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727

Kitchen Island on wheels. Nice 4 pc.

LR Oak tables.

865-286-5552.

Classifieds Â&#x2039; 11

Includes Phone, Color TV, Wkly Housekeeping Micr./Frig. Available $169.77+ Family Inns West

Pigeon Forge 865-453-4905 â&#x20AC;˘

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT 7 offices, conf. rm, work area, reception area, break rm, 4 baths, 2500 sq ft storage w/ loading dock. $2900 per mo Sevierville 865-3380790.

Commercial Building Complex in Jones Cove. $1,000/mo Call Bob 548-7888.

Private Motel Room Great for 1 person!

1 bed, full size frig. microwave, cable TV $120 weekly $50 deposit 436-7745 Gatlinburg

1 & 2 BR luxury apts.

Jacuzzi, indoor pool. Moving van available.

3898918.

693 ROOMS FOR RENT

Shop at 1605 #2 Winfield Dunn Pkwy $500 mth. Call 453-3958 between 8am-5pm.

Monday-Friday

$ MO

550/

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomes Call 428-5161 Townhouse close to hospital. New carpet. $600 month.

Small Pets ok.

865-384-4054 or 865-384-1054

2 & 3 BR duplexes for rent in Kodak.

605 BUSINESS RENTALS

Rooms for rent, weekly rates, furn., cable TV.

436-4471 or 621-2941

865-932-2613

Space for lease in climate control building. Hwy 321 East Gatlinburg.

OfďŹ ce space for rent.

850-2487

3BR Duplex Hardwood, All appliances. $500 deposit $750 rent. In Seymour off Chapman 919-1324

DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE

428 Park Rd. near trolley stop CHEAP$100 weekly Includes All Utilities.

Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.

800-359-8913

LEGALS

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on February 26, 2007, by Michael J. Beckett and Robin L. Beckett to Unified Title, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book No. 2758, Page 794, (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deed of Trustâ&#x20AC;?); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Aurora Loan Services, LLC; and WHEREAS, Aurora Loan Services, LLC, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owner and Holderâ&#x20AC;?), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, February 18, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: The land referred to is situated in the County of Sevier, State of Tennessee, is described as follows: Situated in the Second (2nd) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 19 of the Brent Hills Subdivision, as shown on plat of record in Large Map Book 1, Page 148 in the Register s Office Sevier County, Tennessee, and to which plat specific reference is here made for a more particular description. Subject to easements, notations, restrictions, setbacks and right-of-ways as noted on Large Map 1, Page 148, in said register s office. Being the same property conveyed to Michael J. Beckett, Sr. and wife, Robin L. Beckett by deed from Barbara G. NurreCox, unmarried and Michelle A. Paraniuk, unmarried, dated 2/2/2006, recorded 2/3/2006 in Deed Book 2457, Page 134 in the Office of the Sevier County Clerk, Tennessee. 118H-C-019.00 1719 Brent Hills Boulevard 389956 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1719 Brent Hills Boulevard Gatlinburg, TN 37738 CURRENT OWNER(S): Michael J. Beckett and Robin L. Beckett The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o PLG Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 (ext. ) File No.: 354.1001062TN

1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238

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PIGEON FORGE 2BD/2BA APARTMENT

NICE, CLEAN Affordable Housing in Gatlinburg

BIG BROKER BOBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s REALTY 865-774-5919

SILO APARTMENTS

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

610 DUPLEX FOR RENT

1BR Studio apartment on trolley route, walking distance to downtown for rent in Gatlinburg TN, first mth rent of $500, security deposit of $150 Water & sewer included 865-436-5691

EFFICIENCIES 2/2 Townhome $

645/mo.

Some pets ok.

Call for pet policy.

865-908-6789

All Utilities Included

Wears Valley 1BD/1.5BA Pet Friendly

Commerical/2BR apt on Dolly Parton Pkwy downtown Sevierville for rent.

1150 sq ft $500 mth + utilities. Call 865-368-8301.

CROSSCREEK 2BR/1.5BA $545 2BR/2BA Large Garden apartment $570.00 to $580.00 865-429-4470 Gatlinburg 2BR/1.5BA Wd. Fireplace.

Quiet & safe neighborhood. Kit appliances , w/d connections. No Pets $600 Mo. $400 deposit. 1 yr lease 865-654-3615.

Great 1/1 Downtown Sevierville. $475 mth includes water. 904-806-3318 KODAK: 2BR $550 month + security deposit Call Barbara 865-368-5338 LARGE 1BR Apt. 4536758 or 207-5700.

2 Bedroom, one bath w/ kitchen appliances, Washer/dryer.

Extra nice-No pets.

365 Douglas Dam Road. $550.00 month plus deposit. 453-8278

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2BR 2BA triplex PF. 2BR apt Sev. No pets. Clean & convenient. 453-5079.

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2BR Apartments for Rent $475, $500 & $550 a month.

908-7805 or 3681327

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LEGALS

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Sale at public auction will be on February 16, 2010 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by James D. Burns and Jennifer B. Burns, husband and wife to Gregg S. Murphy, Trustee, on February 26, 2001 at Book 1185, Page 315conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office.

Owner of Debt: EverHome Mortgage Corporation The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Ninth (9th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot 72, of Eagle Den Subdivision, Unit III, as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 26, Page 25, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property.

McCarterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Efficiency Apts 221 Newman Rd, $420 month everything except power and phone.

Gatlinburg.

No pets. Call 865-8502542 or 865-4364589.

697 CONDO RENTALS

698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

699 HOME RENTALS

New Homes for Rent.

3BR/2BA starting at $700 - $850 & $1000 per month.

No pets.

865-850-3874 NEAR WAL-MART 3Br/2Ba 2400 Sq. Ft. & Full Bsmt, Corner Lot, Fenced, Huge Mstr & Kitchen All Appls, W/D

$

1125 mo.

1st/last/dep/no pets

865-898-7925 NICE, CLEAN IN KODAK

Nice Homes in Kodak.

2 BR 1 BA $385 2BR 2BA $465

4 BD / 2 BA + GARAGE 4 MILES FROM EXIT 407 $950/MONTH + DEPOSIT. NO PETS. 865-712-5238

Each has C H/A, deck appliances. No pets.

865-368-6602 3BR, 2BA D/wide Avail Feb 1st. $600 month 865-4298542.

Kodak 3/2 mobile home. City water $650.

865-2865319 or 770-3357008 KODAK: 3BR/2BA, no pets, references.

933-6544.

Boyds Creek 3BR, 3BA. Large rooms & other amenities.

Appliances included, $900 + dep.

428-5212

Hwy 321 Pittman Center area.

1&2 BR cabin on creek.

Fully furnished.

Utilities included. $225 & $250 wk.

850-2487

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If you have a problem with the delivery of your morning Mountain Press, please call the Circulation Department at 428-0746, ext. 239 & 231 Monday - Friday and your paper will be delivered to you on the same day.

Newspapers from calls after 10:00 a.m. will be delivered with the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper.

On Saturday, Sunday and holidays you may dial 428-0748 extensions 239 & 231. If complaints are received between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m., papers will be delivered the same day. Newspapers from calls received after 10:00 a.m. will be delivered with the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper.

This applies to in-county home delivery only.

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Street Address: 930 Eagle Den Drive Seymour, TN 37865 Current Owner(s) of Property: James Burns The street address of the above described property is believed to be 930 Eagle Den Drive, Seymour, TN 37865, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.

This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890 File No. 08-008077

January 26, February 2 and 9, 2010 January 26, February 2 and 9, 2010

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

McKinney Lawn Service New Years Special

Landscaping, French Drain All Drain work, Bobcat work All your yard service needs. !LL ODD JOBS s 1UALITY 7ORK Senior Discounts

654-9078

STANLEY LANDSCAPING

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Lic & Insured 254-3844 Senior Discounts

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

KELLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME IMPROVEMENT

Quality Work - Reasonable Prices 4REE 3PECIALIST

FIREWOOD

â&#x20AC;˘ Carpentry â&#x20AC;˘ Electrical â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Plumbing â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Bathrooms â&#x20AC;˘ Painting â&#x20AC;˘ Licensed & Insured

Call Ty 368-2361

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MOVE with the Classifieds.

C B Builders Experienced local carpenter Does all types remodeling Additions & Repairs Licensed & Insured

Call Conley Whaley 428-2791 or 919-7340(cell)

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

111 HOME & OFFICE CLEANING

115 ROOFING SERVICES

Knoxville Skylights

BIG DADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Home Service

House Cleaning s %XPERIENCED s (ONEST s 2ELIABLE Free Estimate.

0LEASE CALL OR 577-1295

113 MISC. SERVICES

117 ELECTRICAL

5 Star Skylight Specialist

New Installs, Replacements, Sun Tunnels Lic. Bonded & Insured

865-438-9030

All Types of Home building repairs.

Need it Done Call

865-654-7648

or 865-475-7628

B &W

Kitchens, Bath, Decks,Windows, Doors, Trim, Sheetrock, Painting, Plumbing & Electrical, Vinyl & Laminate Flooring ALL REPAIRS 24 HOUR

865-740-7102 755-0178

Computer Services PC setup, repair, virus removal, speed-up, retrieve lost documents/ pictures. Network setup, repair. Will train in PC basic skills, word, excel, emails, internet. Free estimate. 865-774-7394.

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away unwanted items in the Classifieds.

699 HOME RENTALS

699 HOME RENTALS

699 HOME RENTALS

$600 to $950+. Wanda Galli Realty Exec.

680-5119 or 7744307.

2BR House with W/D, Stove and Refrigerator. Cobbly Nob area. 436-7379 or 436-4107

4BR/2.5BA For Sale or Lease Call Sarah Gordon at 865696-5601- Marty Loveday and Associates 908-9330

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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LEGALS LEGALS

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE WHEREAS, on the 9th day of August, 2005, Michael C. Hofer and wife, Beth M. Hofer, conveyed to Sykes & Wynn PLLC, Trustee, the property herein described by Deed of Trust recorded in the RegisterĂ­s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, in Book 2316, page 704 and as modified by Modification Agreement in Book 3177, page 613, for the purposes set forth in said Deed of Trust; and which note and Deed of Trust is payable to Citizens Bank of Blount County at said Register s Office; and WHEREAS, Sykes & Wynn PLLC, the Trustee named in said Deed of Trust, refuses or is unable to execute said trust, and Citizens Bank of Blount County, the holder of the note secured thereby has appointed the undersigned, J. MICHAEL GARNER, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, by instrument recorded as Book 3469, page 409 at the RegisterĂ­s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, in accordance with the terms of said Trust Deed therein referred to; and, WHEREAS, Citizens Bank of Blount County is the true and lawful owner and holder of the note secured by said instrument and has advised me as Substitute Trustee, of default in the terms of said Note and Deed of Trust:NOW, THEREFORE: BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER vested in me as Substitute Trustee, under the terms of said Deed of Trust hereinabove referred to, I will on the 2nd day of February, 2010 at 10:00 oĂ­clock A.M. at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell the property hereinafter described at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, free from homestead and dower and other exemptions and in bar of all homestead and rights, equity of redemption, and statutory right of redemption, the following described real estate SITUATE in the 1st Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being all of Tract 18 of CAMP HOLLOW ACRES, as the same is shown by plat of record in Large Map book 5, page 90 in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made for a more particular description.

SUBJECT to protective covenants and/or restrictions and easements of record in Book 1803, page 734 at the Register s Office for Sevier

Belle Meadows 4BR/2BA 2 car garage 2200 sq ft +/$1,200 per month 865-429-2962

710 HOMES FOR SALE

829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

941 SUV SALES

2704 WEARS VALLEY RD.

NEW HOME

1995 Blazer 4x4 $1500 firm. Call 865-3238161.

CABIN ON CREEK. 2br/1.5ba.$550/mo 1st, last, dam. 6608828 or 428-6802

By owner, 2 story Farmhouse, 3BR, 1.5 BA, Outside ofďŹ ce, 1acre Z-comm, Rmdl $179,500 Inspection Sat-Sun. 10-5 HOUSE WILL BE SOLD SUNDAY NIGHT TO HIGHEST BIDDER

(404)461-8836 FOR SALE OR LEASE all brick home in nice subdivision.

3BR/2BA, office space, open kitchen and living area, 3 car garage. Call 865-748-2951 and leave message Home In Kodak 3BR/2BA with unfinished basement & 2 car garage. Stove, fridge DW & W/D conn Approx 1250 sq ft 865-429-4470

SUBJECT to rights of and any fees due to the developer/owner s association.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY conveyed to Michael C. Hofer and wife,

Seymour Hinkle Sub 3BR 2BA $975 mth. + dep. 6801032

Wears Valley Mountain Cabin 1BR/1BA. Gated community, paved roads. Nonsmokers. $650 a month. 865-7058327.

Beth M. Hofer from Kenneth D. Presnell and wife, Michelle Presnell, by deed dated August 9, 2005 and of record in Book 2316, page 702 at the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

The property is located at Lot 19 Camp Hollow Acres on Wesley Way Tax Map 066, Parcel 054.17 THIS SALE is made subject to any unpaid property taxes.

The right is reserved to adjourn the sale to another date without further publication, upon announcement at the time set forth above.

This 7th day of January, 2010.

J. MICHAEL GARNER, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

January 12,19 and 26, 2010

OWNER FINANCE $2,200 per month Sale or Lease Option, New 5000 sf warehouse/ ofďŹ ce/storefront with loading dock, 1/2 acre plus parking, will ďŹ nish inside to suit, Kodak, near interstate, 865-654-6691

First Time Buyers Your Job is Your Credit New Single Wides & Double Wides CREDIT HOTLINE 865-453-0086

HUD PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-6699777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

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722 BUSINESS BUILDINGS

House for Rent 4260 Booger Town Rd. $550/mo., $300 deposit. 776-9636

County, Tennessee.

SUBJECT to all matters of survey and all notations appearing on a plat

1900 Sq. Feet 1/2 Acre-Ready Easy- Loan by Phone 865-453-0086

943 AUTOMOBILE SALES 1996 Saturn SC2, white, Great shape and many new parts Car needs no work and has a Pioneer 7000bt radio. Drive today for $2500.00. Call 865 368-4288 for details

2003 Ford Taurus SEL 127,000 miles $3500 OBO. 865776-3388

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HIPLAC Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Answer: â&#x20AC;&#x153; Yesterdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Family Circus

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Daughter of heroin-using mom can’t make her admit addiction

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Dear Annie: Both of my parents are heroin users. I am 18, attend college and moved out before high-school graduation due to their drug addictions.

I frequently get phone calls from my mom when I’m at work or in class, asking for money for food, gas, medicine, etc.

It’s always a lie. They’re looking for money to buy drugs. My mother thinks I’m unaware of her heroin use, even though I have told her I’ve seen the track marks on her arms and the baggies in her room. She constantly denies it and changes the subject.

How can I get her to stop calling without hurting her feelings?

And how can I get her to admit that she uses? -Druggie’s Daughter Dear Daughter: You cannot get your mother to do anything.

That’s up to her. You can, however, find better ways to cope with what is happening so you can create some emotional distance without sacrificing the relationship entirely. Please contact Families Anonymous (familiesanonymous. org) at 1-800-736-9805 or Nar-Anon (nar-anon. org) at 1-800-477-6291, and ask for guidance. You also can discuss this with someone in the counseling department of your university.

Dear Annie: I have been married to “Glenn” for 18 years, and we have two teenage daughters.

Three years ago, we bought a new home so we could have a larger family room.

Glenn always wanted a plasma TV, so when we moved into the new house, he bought one.

The problem is, he con-

siders it his alone. He won’t let the girls watch anything on it, saying the TV was not made for “shows like that.”

He becomes angry if we watch when he’s not home. One time he went out of town on business and took the power cord with him.

When Glenn watches TV, we aren’t allowed to make any noise. Of course, when guests come over, he’s a different person. He shows off the TV and will watch whatever the guests want.

Now the girls and I watch TV in another room in the house or do other activities. It’s sad when your children think their father would rather watch his 3-year-old toy than spend time with them. What can I do to bring my family back together -- other than breaking the plasma TV? -- Not a Fan Dear Not: We assume you’ve spoken to your husband about his fixation on the idiot box and pointed out that his daughters (and wife) feel neglected. Would he be willing to set aside a TV-free hour once a week where he will spend time with his family? If he refuses, you will have to accept the fact that the man is obsessed and make the best of it. We hope he’ll wake up before it’s too late.

Dear Annie: This is in reply to “At a Loss,” the 16-year-old girl who was medicated for wetting the bed but was hav-

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ing side effects she did not want.

My daughter also had this problem when she was younger, and we discovered it was related to milk intolerance. She had to avoid all forms of dairy. We had to read labels very closely, as milk is in many things you wouldn’t expect and is often listed by other names (casein, lactose, whey, etc.). Once we’d eliminated all dairy from her diet, it took about two weeks for the bed-wetting to stop. She is in her 20s now and can tolerate very small quantities of milkbased foods in her diet, but still has to be careful.

The young woman who wrote might not have the same results, but it’s worth a try -there are no side effects, except for the possibility of having to give up something dairy that she might like. -- K.C. Dear K.C.: Several readers suggested that bed-wetting is connected to food sensitivities to gluten, dairy, eggs or chocolate, among others.

It certainly cannot hurt to eliminate suspect foods to see whether the situation improves.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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The Mountain Press â&#x2014;&#x2020; Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Obama announces initiatives programs for middle class WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Barack Obama on Monday offered help for people struggling to pay bills and care for their families, appealing to a middleclass he says has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;under assault for a long time.â&#x20AC;?

In a partial preview of a State of the Union address that aims to answer voter angst about the economy and reconnect with the public, Obama outlined the series of proposals from the White House. The product of a middle class task force headed by Vice President Joe Biden, the proposals will also be included in Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget request due to be submitted to Congress next week.

Among the initiatives: a doubling of the child care tax credit for families earning under $85,000; a $1.6 billion increase in federal funding for child care programs and a program to cap student loan payments at 10 percent of income above â&#x20AC;&#x153;a basic living allowance.â&#x20AC;? The initiatives will be part of the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011.

His initiatives also include expanding tax credits to match retirement savings and increasing aid for families taking care of elderly relatives. That program would also require many employers to provide the option of a workplace-based retirement savings plan.

Obama is seeking to offer some attractive options to taxpayers, mindful of the painful implications of the loss of a traditionally Democratic Senate seat in Massachusetts to Republican Scott Brown. White House advisers see Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State of the Union speech as a key opportunity for Obama to recalibrate his message and reset his presidency after that stinging setback, which took away the Democratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 60-vote supermajority in the Senate and put his main domestic agenda item, a health care overhaul, in doubt.

Obama and fellow Democrats are trying to regroup to stem more losses of congressional, gubernatorial and legislative seats in this fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s midterm elections.

Associated Press

A girl sits with an empty pot at a makeshift shelter in Port-au-Prince on Monday. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

At least one in nine homeless in aftermath of Haiti quake

By MIKE MELIA Associated Press Writer PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The collapse of much of Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital has a large part of the nation struggling just to find a place to sleep.

As many as 1 million people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one person in nine across the entire country â&#x20AC;&#x201D; need to find new shelter, the United Nations estimates, and there are too few tents, let alone safe buildings, to put them in.

That leaves about 700,000 other people living on the streets around Port-auPrince under whatever they can salvage. In the case of Jean Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a blue plastic tarpaulin for a ceiling and a faded pink sheet with a floral print border for two walls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d call it, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more than terrible,â&#x20AC;? said Anthony, the 60-year-old owner of a collapsed restaurant. Thousands of people were camped around him Monday across from the National Palace, amid piles of trash and the stench of human waste. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We live like dogs,â&#x20AC;? said Espiegle Amilcar, an unemployed 34-year-old who has been staying under a sheet

of plastic nearby.

Aid organizations say they are collecting tents, but few so far are in evidence.

And the International Organization for Migration, an intergovernmental agency, says it could take experts weeks to search out suitable sites for enough tent cities to hold earthquake refugees.

Vincent Houver, the Geneva-based agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief of mission in Haiti, said Sunday that the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warehouse in Port-auPrince holds 10,000 familysize tents, but he estimates 100,000 are needed.

The organization has appealed for $30 million to pay for tents and other aid needs and has received two-thirds of that so far, he said.

Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government wants many of the homeless to leave the capital city of 2 million people, to look for better shelter with relatives or others elsewhere.

Officials estimate that about 235,000 have taken advantage of its offer of free transport to leave the city, and many others left on their own, some even walking.

An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 have returned to

the region around the coastal city of Gonaives in northern Haiti, a city abandoned by many after two devastating floods in six years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living in Port-au-Prince is a problem. Going to Gonaives is another problem,â&#x20AC;? said Maire Delphin Alceus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everywhere you go is a problem. If I could, I would have left this country and been somewhere else by now. But I have no way to do that.â&#x20AC;?

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Thousands of veterans could get benefits hike WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The military has agreed to expedite a review the records of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder to determine whether they were improperly denied benefits.

The agreement stems from a judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s order in a class action lawsuit originally filed by seven combat veterans who alleged the military illegally denied health care and other benefits to those discharged because of the disorder during a six-year period that ended Oct. 14, 2008.

Legal notices are currently being mailed to about 4,300 veterans informing them that they can â&#x20AC;&#x153;opt-inâ&#x20AC;? to the lawsuit until July 24 to participate in the expedited review. Attorneys for the veterans estimate that millions could be paid to veterans under the agreement, with some veterans receiving hundreds or more dollars in increased monthly benefits.

PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop after a terrifying event where the person was physically harmed or felt threatened. Symptoms range from flashbacks to problem drinking.

The lawsuit addresses the issue of the disability rating given by the military to veterans discharged with PTSD. Each of the seven plaintiffs was given a rating of 10 percent or less.

The law requires the military to assign a disability rating of at least 50 percent to those discharged for PTSD, said Bart Stichman, co-executive director the National Veterans Legal Services Program, a nonprofit organization that represents the veterans. Since October 2008, the military has given the 50 percent rating to those discharged with PTSD, Stichman said.

The higher rating ensures that the veteran receives lifelong monthly disability payments, free health care for the veteran and the veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spouse, as well as health care for the veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minor children.

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