The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 33 ■ February 2, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents
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Bolze schemes to get Web access
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Attorney asks that disgraced financier be released into his custody By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer
5Recruiting crunch New college coaches, like Dooley, under pressure to bring in stars Sports, Page A8
Dennis Bolze, once one of the richest and most influential people in the county, is now struggling to get Internet access his attorney says could help him make a plan to repay victims of his Ponzi scheme.
Bolze, who had built a reputation as a respected financier, admitted last year that he was actually defrauding the people who invested money with him. He would use money from new investors to pay dividend checks on more than $60 million invested him by people around the world, but spent most of the money he
received without actually putting it in the market. The scheme fell apart when the sour economy scared away new investors, while causing some of his victims to begin asking to withdraw their funds. Bolze still faces a sentencing hearing, where he could face considerable time in prison for
his crime. “This hearing will be contested and the defendant, and counsel, need ... time in order to prepare for the hearing,” said assistant federal community defender Kim Tollison in court documents. Bolze, who disappeared when See BOLZE, Page A4
Not getting their kicks on ‘66’
5”Lost” and found Fans flock to Waikiki looking for answers as show enters final season ENTERTAINMENT, Page 14
State
His hat not going into ring Former U.S. Rep. Davis will not seek rematch against Phil Roe Page A3
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Motorists have to navigate barrels, barriers and construction work to get to many businesses along Highway 66.
Highway widening taking toll on merchants By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer
Weather Today Mostly cloudy High: 48°
Tonight Partly cloudy
SEVIERVILLE — The widening of Highway 66 is one of the most important projects in the county’s history. State and local officials hope it will reduce, if not relieve, traffic congestion during busy tourist days. In the meantime, it’s a head-
last year ... comparing same week sales,” said Daniel Montgomery “We’ve had a lot of regular customers apologize for not com- of Smoky Mountain Pizza. ing out. Especially the lunch crowd, they can’t chance spendThe problem might have a biging three quarters of their lunch in traffic.” ger impact on restaurant owners — especially those that depend on — Daniel Montgomery of Smoky Mountain Pizza a big lunch crowd — because congestion has caused some customers to look for locations where ache for people trying to drive along the road. along the road and a drain on “We’ve obviously experienced a traffic isn’t a concern. See HIGHWAY 66, Page A4 business for some merchants drop in sales versus the same time
Prescription medication said cause for shooting
Ice (crystal) capades play a grassy venue
Low: 27° DETAILS, Page A6
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arrest warrant. Lee Franklin Morton, 34, of Sevierville, and PIGEON FORGE — A April Renea Arwood, local man charged with 30, of 1432 William Holt Blvd., Sevierville, both face especially charges of especially aggraaggravated vated robbery in relation to robbery the incident. The incident was trying sent Michael Mundy of to take preGatlinburg to University of scription Tennessee Medical Center, medicawhere he remained in station from a ble condition Monday, a Gatlinburg spokesman said. Morton man last According to the arrest Wednesday when he allegedly shot warrant made available the man in the back of See SHOOTING, Page A4 the head, according to his
Obituaries Kathy LeMasters, 51 Wilma Huff, 70 Tony Messer, 64 Steve Sams, 57 Dorothy Lyle, 78 James Green, 71 DETAILS, Page A4
Index Local & State . A1-A4,A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . A8-A10 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Classifieds . . . . . A10-A12 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A14
Bredesen: Use reserves to the take edge off cuts
Governor gives his final State of State address
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By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press Writer
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Ice crystals extend out from blades of grass after overnight cold temperatures and a freezing fog blanketed the area Sunday night. Monday’s warm-up into the high 40s to low 50s around the county began the meltdown of the weekend weather.
NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen said Monday night that he plans to use the state’s reserves to spare some state jobs and key services but he stressed that painful cuts will be unavoidable and hundreds of state employees may be laid off. The Democratic governor detailed his plans during his eighth and final State of the State address. “We’ve had a share of easy years and tough years,” said Bredesen, who received an unusually long standing ovation before speaking. “By any standard these past two years have been extraordinary. This coming one will be as well.” His $28.41 billion budget proposal — a 5.1 percent See BREDESEN, Page A4
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Tuesday, Feb. 2 American Legion
American Legion Post 104 covered dish dinner at 6 p,m. at Post home. 908-4310 or www.amlgnp104tn.org.
Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s Support Group 6-7 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive.
Angel Food Orders
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Road. 9335996.
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.
NARFE
National Assn. of Retired Federal Employees meets at 6 p.m. at Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. 453-4174.
Kindness Counts
Kindness Counts meets at 7 p.m. at Sevierville IHOP. 654-2684.
Swimming Lessons
Children’s swim lessons at Pigeon Forge Community Center Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 25. 4297373, ext. 18.
Woodmen of World
Woodmen of the World membership meeting 6:30 p.m., Shoneys in Sevierville. $7 for meal. 429-3227 or 453-3233.
Football Boosters
Sevier County High School football boosters meet at 5:30 p.m., field house.
Wednesday, Feb. 3 Middle Creek UMC
Worship services at 6:30 p.m. at Middle Creek United Methodist Church. 216-2066.
H1N1 Shots
H1N1 shots will be given at Roaring Fork Baptist Church Family Life Center from 4:30 -6:30 p.m. today. $15. For information call 436-9403.
Angel Food Orders
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Road. 933-5996.
Breakfast with Bears
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 United Methodist. 573-9711.
Northview Athletics Northview Athletic
Association electing football and cheerleading coaches, 6:30 p.m. in elementary cafeteria. 640-7680.
Sevierville Story Time
Preschool story time 10:30 a.m., Sevier County Main Library. 453-3532.
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 will show the movie “Angels and Demons� at 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.
Angel Food Orders
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Road. 9335996.
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.
Gatlinburg Garden Club
Gatlinburg Garden Club meets 1 p.m., Community Center. Program: “Beautification of Gatlinburg� by Marty Nicely, recreation director. Canceled if weather closes schools.
Friday, Feb. 5 JOY Club
Retired Teachers
Sevier County Retired Teachers meet 11:30 a.m., at Damon’s. 4535427.
Saturday, Feb. 6 Radio Class
Sevier County Emergency Radio Service technician class 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at EOC Office in Sevierville. Testing will follow. 4292422 or e-mail to n4jtq@ live.com.
Severe Attitude Wrestling
Seymour High School Choral Department sponsors Severe Attitude Wrestling, 7 p.m., SHS gym. Admission $7 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 12. Front row seats are $17 and other ringside seats are $12 . Doors open at 6 p.m. Concessions available. All proceeds go to sponsor the choral department’s musical, “Beauty and the Beast� which will be presented May 13, 14, and 15.
Angel Food
Angel Food orders: n 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge. 4292508.
Sunday, Feb. 7 Sunday Night Alive!
Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church offers fellowship of contemporary music, worship, followed by a hot meal. Evening services begin at 6 p.m. 436-4691.
Monday, Feb. 8 GateKeepers
GateKeepers men’s community Bible study, 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mt. Drive, Sevierville. (865) 310-7831.
Cancer Support
Smoky Mountain Cancer Support Group meets at 6 p.m. at Senior Center on Chapman Highway. Speaker Chester Ramsey, medical physicist at Thompson Center. 4285834 or 654-9280.
Bust of first-Gov. John Sevier commissioned for King Library From Submitted Reports SEVIERVILLE — Soon after the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain, John Sevier said, “We will live in peace ... but will not give up our lands.â€? Of what is now a major part of East Tennessee, including what would become all of Sevier County, Sevier later proclaimed, “We have the inalienable right to form our own government and become an independent state.â€?Â
T h e S e v i e r County Library Foundation has commissioned a bust of John Sevier Sevier for the new facility, which will be named in honor of the Danny and Liz King family. The bust will be sculpted by Zenos Frudakis. Tennessee’s first governor will be portrayed as he is depicted in the National
Statuary Hall Collection of the U.S. Capitol in the 1931 sculpture designed by Belle Kinney and Leopold F. Scholz. The library sculpture, to be unveiled at the grand opening, will show Sevier in his distinctive hat and epaulettes. Frudakis’ career includes his sculptures of the Honor Guard for the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. In 2007, his bronze bust of Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Adolpho A. Birch Jr. was dedicated in Nashville.
Magazine report details problems caused by mountaintop mining From Submitted Reports Mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia destroys streams and headwaters, causes severe water pollution and flooding, and has the potential for serious human health impacts, according to an article being published in Science. Leading scientists agree that current attempts to regulate pollution runoff from mountaintop removal sites are “clearly inadequate,� and that stronger, more rigorous federal regulations are immediately needed to protect water quality in mining regions. The scientists conclude that new mountaintop removal mining permits should not be granted until peer-reviewed, scientific evidence shows that it is possible to remedy the stream destruction and public health threat. For more information visit www.umces.edu/mining. html “We hope the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House have subscriptions to Science,� said Joan
Mulhern, senior legislative counsel at Earthjustice. “They need to see this article and act on the scientific consensus that mountaintop removal mining destroys streams and harms people. It reinforces the need for strong federal regulations that follow science and protect against the pollution brought by mountaintop removal mining.� “This groundbreaking new report in one of the world’s preeminent scientific journals makes it clear — mountaintop removal not only threatens human health and causes severe, sometimes irreversible environmental damage, but current regulations are also not adequate to
protect Appalachia’s land and people,� said Ed Hopkins, environmental quality program director at the Sierra Club. “If the Obama administration is serious about science driving policy, then this report should be the nail in the coffin that prompts the administration to issue new Clean Water Act regulations that prohibit the dumping of mining waste into streams.� Earthjustice and Sierra Club, along with regional and national organizations, have been fighting in the courts and in Congress to challenge mining permits, strengthen environmental laws such as the Clean Water Act and enact federal regulations.
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Former Rep. Davis won’t challenge Roe JOHNSON CITY (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. David Davis says he won’t seek a rematch against Republican Rep. Phil Roe next year. The Kingsport Times-News reports that Davis announced his decision not to run on Monday. Davis fell fewer than 500 votes short of being renominated in the 2008 Republican primary for the 1st Congressional District in northeastern Tennessee. Davis blamed crossover voting by Democrats for making him the first Tennessee congressman to lose a primary since 1966. The 2008 campaign became increasingly acrimonious as the primary election neared. As gas prices neared $4 per gallon in the last month of the campaign, Roe ran a TV ad accusing Davis of selling out to “Big Oil” by accepting money from industry political action committees.
Teen sleds beneath car, is killed Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press
Sevierville firefighters rescue one of their fellow firefighters during a rapid intervention drill Friday. More than 20 firefighters took part in the scenario which had two firefighters trapped under debris in a dark smoke filled structure. The firefighters worked on inside to outside incident communication and use of specialized equipment to familiarize themselves with a possible real life situation.
Triumphant Quartet plays Carnegie Hall Submitted report
The Triumpant Quartet of Sevier County was featured in an American gospel music event recently at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The event also included Babbie Mason and Vocal Union. These artists performed with the New
American Symphony Orchestra and the New American Chorus, made up of 245 members from across the country. Participants in the New American Chorus were choir members of several churches from across the country. Each group performed several of their own favorites, ending the per-
formance with Paula Stefanovich’s “Jerusalem,” with all the artists participating. There also were performances by Jeff Stice of Triumphant Quartet on piano. This event, in planning for over a year, was produced by True North Presents of Nashville.
Tenth Saddle Up! set for Feb. 25-28 in Forge Celebration is the final event of 2009-’10 Winterfest Submitted report PIGEON FORGE — Cowboy poets, western singers and chuckwagon cooks are headed to Pigeon Forge for the 10th celebration of Saddle Up!. Saddle Up!, Feb. 25-28, is the last major component of Winterfest, a four-month season of activities that started in November. The entire Winterfest celebration is on the American Bus
Association’s list of the Top 100 Events in North America. The entertainment lineup includes Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell, R.W. Hampton, Dave Stamey, Ray Doyle and Jeff Gore. Two western swing dances are planned. The pop culture side of the cowboy life will be featured through appearances by James Drury and other stars of “The Virginian,” the 1962-1971 TV western. “The Virginian,” the first 90-minute western, told the story of the fictional Shiloh Ranch near Medicine Bow, Wyo.
Autograph sessions and question-andanswer opportunities are planned with Drury, Roberta Shore, Gary Clarke and Randy Boone. Drury appeared throughout the series. A competitive chuckwagon cookoff is another Saddle Up! highlight. Teams of cooks will prepare an authentic trail hand lunch for guests — and evaluation by judges. The closing event is Cowboy Church, a nondenominational service. Concert passes are $20 per day and $50 for the weekend (free through age 17). The chuckwagon
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Sevierville, was charged Jan. 30 with DUI. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Stacy Ann Larson, 30, of Johnson City, was charged Jan. 31 with child abuse: neglect and public intoxication. She was released on $2,500 bond. u Jennifer Ann Lewis, 28, of 1007 Lot 1 Cee Cee Way Lot 1 in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 29 with violation of probation. She was being held. u Jonathan Eric McPeak, 30, of Johnson City, was charged Jan. 30 with DUI,
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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 Robert Back, 30, of 1432 William Holt Blvd. in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 31 with domestic violence assault. He was released. u Toby Gene Barber, 35, of 278 Ingle Hollow Road in Sevierville, was charged Jan. 31 with two misdemeanor warrants from general sessions court. He was being held. u Aaron Brent Chambers, 28, of 4311 Grindstone Ridge in Pigeon Forge, was charged Jan. 31 with violation of probation. He was released on $1,000 bond. u Oren Michael Ellis, 49, of 2949 Clearview Road in Morristown, was charged Feb. 1 with DUI. He was released on $500 bond. u Gustavo Hernandez, 25, of 466 Burden Hill in
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KNOXVILLE (AP) — A Knoxville teenager has been killed while sledding. Knoxville police said in a news release 15-year-old Aaron May slid under a car Sunday afternoon and was dragged for a short distance. The boy was pronounced dead within an hour of his arrival at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Police cited driver Eric Goad for driving on a suspended license and failure to show financial responsibility. A winter play incident slightly injured another boy. Members of a Cornelia, Ga., youth group were throwing snowballs on Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when an ice ball hit 14-year-old Hector Elias. Because of icy road conditions, the teen was airlifted to a hospital, where he was released.
Father’s rape-slaying trial delayed
ATHENS (AP) — A judge has postponed the trial of an East Tennessee man charged in the rape and slaying of his 14-month-old daughter. Mitchell DeLashmitt’s trial in McMinn County will not held before May 11 and might be delayed longer. Jury selection was to start today. Delashmitt was arrested in June 2003 after the body of his daughter, Angel, was found in a pond at his rural residence. Delashmitt originally told officers he fell asleep while watching her. He later gave another statement that led to the rape and homicide charges.
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In Memoriam
Wilma Eva Cable Huff, age 70, of Sevierville went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 29, 2010. Wilma was born in Proctor, North Carolina to O.C. and Paralee Holder Cable. She was a part of a large family of eight sisters and four brothers. She spent most of her growing up years here in Sevierville, Tennessee, and attended Wearwood School for most of her education. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. She met and married Billy Gene Huff September 20, 1957. Shortly after their marriage Billy joined the Navy and Wilma became a Navy wife. She spent 21 years moving coast to coast, practically raising her two young children by herself while her husband proudly served our country. Wilma’s main job was a homemaker, but occasional worked outside the home. Most of her time was consumed with raising her children and being a homemaker, but she was a woman with many talents. Some of her most enjoyed were sewing, painting, quilting, cake decorating or anything that she could make for her family and friends for their use or enjoyment. Wilma’s legacy will live on as a loving, caring, giving friend, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Gene Huff; daughter, Debra Huff; and parents, O.C. and Paralee Holder Cable. Survivors include her son Bobby Huff and wife, Sue of Sevierville; Brother O.C. Cable, Jr. of North Carolina; sisters, Cleo Oats of North Carolina, Nora Hylaman of North Carolina, Lettie Lay of North Carolina and Alma Sharp of Maryville; three grandchildren, Tanisha Huff, Tanaka Huff and Cory Ward; two great-grandchildren, Logan Ward and Dylan Ward; sister-in-law, Wanda Lee and husband, Eugene; brother-in-law, Kenneth Huff and wife, Barbara. Services will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Mountain View Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Hitch officiating. Interment will follow the service in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville. You may share your thoughts and memories with the family on our website www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com. n www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com
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Tony Jay Messer, age 64, of Pigeon Forge, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Devon Messer. Survivors: Partner: Ryan Hesseltine; Father: Clifford Messer. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Dorothy Lorine Lyle Dorothy Lorine Lyle, 78, of Dandridge died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. She was preceded in death by her son, Lynn Williams. Survivors: husband of 55 years Sammie Lyle, and sons and daughters-in-law: Allen and Stella Lyle, Clarke and Pat Lyle, all of Dandridge; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law: Gordon and Peggy Williams; sister: Helen Childress; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service was Monday in East chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Family and friends will meet 1 PM Tuesday at Fain Cemetery for graveside service and interment. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
James Coy Green James Coy Green, 71, of Sevierville died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Funeral service 7 PM Wednesday in West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Interment 11 AM Thursday in Green Cemetery (Old Happy Hollow Road). The family will receive friends 4-7 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. A complete obituary will appear in Wednesday’s paper. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
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he realized authorities and investors were beginning to uncover his deception, was later arrested and returned to Tennessee. Upon his capture, he asked for a public defender because he said he no longer had access to any funds. The courts had already started involuntary bankruptcy proceedings after his disappearance. Now, Tollison is continuing to campaign for changes to the rules of his incarceration, saying he needs to be released into his custody and allowed Internet access so that they can prepare — including development of a plan for restitution. “The defendant is attempting to come up with a plan whereby the victims could be
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to The Mountain Press on Monday, Mundy and Arwood “attempted to steal prescription medication (Roxicodone 30 mg) from Mundy. “Mundy sustained serious bodily injury when he was shot in the back of his head with a 9mm semi auto (sic) handgun by Morton,” the report read. Police have said that the incident happened in the early morning hours Chapter 7 •
repaid,” Tollison wrote. “Part of this plan does involve going on to the Internet for short periods of time to obtain historical financial data. This data will be used to test the plan the defendant is working on.” Tollison avers the plan will not require any involvement on Bolze’s part in financial transactions, and that Bolze would remain in his presence at all times. “This is the first time in 17 years that counsel has asked for this release,” he said. “It is necessary in this case.” A federal magistrate has already denied the request; Tollison is seeking a chance to argue before a federal judge. Prosecutor James Dedrick has filed a motion asking the court to affirm the magistrate’s ruling.
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Steve Edward Sams, age 57 of Sevierville, passed away Thursday, January 28, at his home. He was a longtime sales representative in gifts, souvenirs, and the music industries and had lived in Sevierville for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Lee Sams of Surgionsville. He is survived by his beloved wife of 36 years, Charlotte Johnson Sams of Sevierville, TN; and his mother and stepfather, Helen and Ernest Salyer of Jacksonville, Florida. He will be greatly missed by his mother-in-law, Elin Johnson of Sweetwater, and all who knew him. The family will receive friends Saturday, February 6, 2010, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at sweetwater Memory Chapel. Graveside services Sunday 2:00 PM in Sweetwater Memorial Park. Sweetwater Memory Chapel in charge of the arrangements.
Wednesday in the parking lot of O’Charley’s restaurant on the Parkway. Police had not previously released any suspected motive in the crime. Mundy was apparently present in the parking lot with other people, who took him to Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center after the incident, reports say. Personnel there notified police of the apparent shooting, and Mundy was later transported to UTMC. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com
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six months now. They’ve had (some) entrances to our shopping center blocked for five months,” he said. “It can’t go on forever.” Local construction company Charles Blalock & Sons got the contract for the $36.2 million project, and supervisor Doug Blalock said they’re working as quickly as possible to get the project done on schedule. He believes they could be finished with widening from the area where work starts at the Highway 448 bypass down to Allensville Road by June, if weather and other factors cooperate. The work requires shifting utility lines, and the telephone lines are not being relocated by Blalock, meaning the schedule must be coordinated with AT&T, he said. They will try to move the barriers even earlier, he said — whenever they’re no longer needed to keep workers safe. That should help to relieve the traffic woes in front of businesses like Smoky Mountain Pizza and Hammer’s, although they will continue in other construction areas. “We’re trying to get them out of the way and protect our workers and kind of run a clever balance,” Blalock said. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com
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reduction from the current year — includes a fee increase for driver’s licenses, a cable tax and $394 million in cuts to recurring spending plans, including $201 million from TennCare, the state’s expanded Medicaid program. However, the governor said he plans to soften the blow by dipping into the state’s roughly $900 million in cash reserves. It will be the second consecutive year Bredesen has used some of the rainy day money, something he’s
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tried to avoid in the past. “I believe we are in a strong enough position and it is raining hard enough that we can use some reserves to soften the worst of some of these cuts,” he said. Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey said he believes the governor’s budget is responsible. “We can’t print money like Washington, D.C.,” said the Blountville Republican. “We have to live within our means, and I think we’re doing that the best we can.” Bredesen said about 1,363 state workers may be laid off.
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Obama jettisons a return to moon, launches new plan By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Barack Obama is redirecting Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s space program, killing NASAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $100 billion plans to return astronauts to the moon and using much of that money for new rocket technology research. The moon mission, which had already cost $9.1 billion, was based on old technology and revisiting old places astronauts had already been, officials said. The previous NASA chief, in selling the old moon plan, had even called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apollo on steroids.â&#x20AC;? The rockets were based on space shuttle boosters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simply put, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re putting the science back into the rocket science at NASA,â&#x20AC;? White House science adviser John Holdren said at a budget briefing Monday. The $4 billion that NASA spends yearly on human space exploration will now be used for what NASA and White House officials called dramatic changes in rocketry, including in-orbit fueling. They said eventually those new technologies would be used to send astronauts to a nearby asteroid, a brief foray back to the moon, or the Martian moons. The White House plan was short on details, such as where astronauts would fly next, on what type of rocketship, or when. However,
officials were quick to point out the failures of the Bush administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moon program, called Constellation. It included the construction of two types of rockets, Ares I and Ares V, and an Orion crew capsule. All were canceled. Shutting down the program will cost about $2.5 billion, NASA said. Former President George W. Bush proposed the moon mission after the Feb. 1, 2003, space shuttle Columbia disaster that claimed seven lives â&#x20AC;&#x201D; exactly seven years ago Monday. And congressional boosters of the plan arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t willing to give up on it just yet. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and chairman of the Senate space subcommittee, said he will hold a hearing later this month to see if Congress could rescue some parts of the Ares rocket programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a pretty substantial change,â&#x20AC;? said MIT astronautics professor Ed Crawley, who was on a special panel that looked at the future of spaceflight for the White House. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is more change than I thought theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d take on.â&#x20AC;? Crawley said the Bush moon plan was well thought out, but based on existing technologies and underfunded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose the moon today; we very subtly lost the moon a long time ago when the amount of money
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Obama budget: Record spending, deficit WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Spelling out painful priorities, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Monday to quickly approve a huge new shot of spending for recession relief and job creation, part of a record $3.8 trillion budget that would boost the deficit beyond any in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history while only slowly beginning to put Americans back to work. If Congress goes along with Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election-year plan, the nation would still end the year with unemployment pushing double digits at 9.8 percent and this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pool of government red ink deepening to $1.56 trillion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accounting. The spending blueprint for next year calls for tax cuts for workers and business and more aid for cashstarved state governments as well as the unemployed. The jobs initiative largely mirrors last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stimulus bill, but is about onethird its size. The president is asking for nearly $300 billion for recession relief and job stimulus. The budget paints a remarkably dire picture of PIONEER WOODS Covering the Gatlinburg, Cosby, Hartford & Newport Areas â&#x20AC;˘ Truck and Trailer Rentals â&#x20AC;˘ Moving Supplies
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Special Olympics set to begin today The Special Olympics Winter games were postponed because of bad weather and will now be held today and Wednesday at Ober Gatlinburg. The lighting of the flame will be at 9 a.m. today atop Ober Gatlinburg, followed by skiing and snowboarding competition. The awards ceremony is set for Wednesday afternoon.
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A spaghetti supper to benefit Christians Reaching Out to Serve Seymour will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday (rescheduled from last week) at First Baptist Church. The cost is $7 for adults; children 12 and under eat free with paying adults. Tickets are available at CROSS offices, 406 Boyds Creek Highway, from 10-2 today and 10-noon Wednesday through Friday, or at the door after 4 p.m. Meals will be available to eat in or take out.
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New Center Christian Academy has scheduled its Meet & Greet supper and auction for Friday. The school will have a $5 supper at 5:30 and an auction at 6:30. The meet-andgreet will be held throughout the evening, featuring some 20 local political candidates. Proceeds fund a trip to the Cumberland Valley Regional Student Convention. For more information contact Tony Sutton at 774-0210 or e-mail to tsutton777@aol.com.
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The Gatlinburg City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. today at City Hall. On the agenda: A rightof-way request for property adjacent to Park Vista Hotel on Cherokee Orchard Road; a request to use the aquarium parking garage for the March 11 Pirates Ball to benefit Mountain Hope; and appointments to the Acquisition Agent Review Board.
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This week, Mama’s Farmhouse restaurant, 208 Pickel St., will donate all dinner proceeds to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Haiti. It is also the restaurant’s buy-one-get-onefree period for local residents, For the price of one adult $16.99 meal, customers get two meals, and all proceeds go to Haitian relief efforts. The program and continues through Friday.
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Garlands of Grace is preparing for Breakfast with the Bears, set for Wednesday at Blue Mountain Mist Bed and Breakfast, 1811 Pullen Road. The cost is $5. Sheriff Ron Seals will attend the 7:30-8:30 a.m. setting to discuss the value of having teddy bears in squad cars to comfort children in a crisis. There are two settings: 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 9-10 a.m. RSVP to Sarah Ball at 680-4228. Bring teddy bears or make a donation to the prokect. Visit www.garlandsofgraceministries.com for more information.
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TVA wants security upgrade extension CHATTANOOGA (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for a 2 1/2-year extension of a March 31 deadline to comply with federal security requirements at its nuclear power plants. The U.S. Nuclear R e g u l a t o r y Commission said in federal filings last week it is considering requests for more time to increase security around the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant near Spring City, the
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commentary
Division on gay issues needs cure The kid in the audience — he seems a kid to me, just 20 years old — asks me a question: “You say gay marriage will lead to the use of the law to repress traditional faiths including Christianity. But I was raised in a Southern Baptist family. When I came out, I lost my sister. What is wrong with the idea that religions will be pressured to be less anti-gay?” I have my speech tonight. I can explain why every human culture across millennia has recognized marriage as the union of male and female. These unions are unique. They create life and connect children to their mother and father. When I point this out, typically half the audience gets it. The other half stares blankly: How will gay marriage change anything? Why do you care? I am in Boulder, Colo., invited to debate the impressive Jonathan Rauch. But I don’t really want to debate; I don’t want to score points. I want something rare and precious. I want to achieve disagreement — to understand one another better. This is the opposite of what legal eagles Ted Olson and Davis Boies are doing in the Proposition 8 trial, naturally. They are seeking to win -- to void the votes of 7 million Californians and overturn Prop 8, making gay marriage the law of the land in all 50 states. The stakes are high. And the argument they will be asking the Supreme Court to endorse is this: Only bigotry, hatred and unreason explains why anyone cares about the idea that to make a marriage you need a husband and a wife -- religious views of marriage are just anti-gay bigotry. Can we do better than that? I hunger, as so many of us do, for some way to connect across our differences. So the question from this gay kid — this clean-cut collegian who I’ll call “Phil” — hits me like a ton of bricks. What can I say to Phil? I just pointed out the ways that “marriage equality” will lead to the repression of traditional religious faiths by government. And here he is asking me: Why is that a bad thing? I remember another debate at Harvard Law School, when a Harvard law student asked me how gay marriage would affect me. I pointed out all the ways the law intervenes to repress racism, and how “marriage equality” will lead to the same legal stigmatization, affecting rights from licensing to school accreditation to potentially taxexempt status. I saw her eyes at first widen with surprise. She had never thought about it. And then I saw her turn on a dime and tell me to my face, “Yes, that’s how the law should treat bigots like you.” Gay marriage has consequences. But tonight, this is a different kid in a different state. And behind his question, he makes clear, is a world of suffering — a family torn apart by the deepest moral and religious disagreement. And the first thing I want to tell him is: I’m sorry for your pain. I’m sorry for your sister’s pain, too. Family to me is the place where love is an obligation. Your family are the people you didn’t choose to love. But you still do. Can we build a world where people like Phil and people like me will both be OK? Where people who disagree about the meaning and purpose of human sexuality can somehow not only tolerate but love one another? I don’t know. In Europe and Canada it is becoming increasingly clear that gay rights requires the repression of Christianity and other traditional faith communities. Can we find a better solution? America usually has. Being honest with one another, being unafraid to say what we think, is the first, fragile step. — Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, is known for her conservative social policy analysis of social trends and conditions. (C)2009 Maggie Gallagher. Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate.
Editorial
Snow loses again Less than predicted, but even what we got wasn’t enough to stop our routines You expect to get snow in eastern Tennessee every winter, but relentless snow? Not really. January may go down as the snowiest month most people have seen in their memories. Hard to know for sure, since snowfall is so random and harder than rain to measure statistically. But it sure seemed like a lot. From the beginning of January until the end, it seemed every week we faced a new adventure, each forecast scarier and more dire than the previous one. The experts were predicting as much as 9-12 inches for us here in the valley last weekend, so that meant a run on the grocery stores, trucks filled with salt and worries about driving conditions. While some people get to stay home when the weather is bad, others have to find a way to get to work. For us at The Mountain Press, where a newspaper has to be produced every day of every month of every year, making our way to Riverbend Drive can be a challenge, especially the hill leading up
from Newport Highway to the paper. But we manage it. And so many other people around our county who have jobs to get to and a determination to arrive safely and on time manage to do that, too. Once again we have a dedicated road department in the county to thank for making our thoroughfares passable. County Road Superintendent Jonas Smelcer and his crew do a masterful job of treating roads with salt at just the right time before the snow hits. Do it too early and the snow/rain can wash it away. Do it too late and it is less effective. Crews of the Tennessee Department of Transportation kept the interstates and the state highways through Sevier County in as good a shape as you could hope for. We got about four inches of snow, far less than some predicted, and that was good. This was an odd weather event we just experienced, because it began with worries over massive snow, then
moved to sleet and ice and Saturday’s overnight freeze that threatened to make roads unsafe yet again. Fortunately the warmer weather on Sunday and the sunshine that broke through in the afternoon made everything run smoothly. Even the school system managed to open on Monday, albeit two hours late. Remember, we have just completed January and head into February, which, when the calendar was checked last, remains a winter month. That groundhog is bound to see its shadow today in Pennsylvania, but we don’t need a trumped up tourist event with an animal to know that we ought to brace for more winter and, possibly, more snow events. At least we’ll face them down with a dedicated crew of people who will help us drive safely, and residents who have become savvy drivers and know how to maneuver their vehicles with care and reduced speeds. Bring on more snow. We can handle it.
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Legislators toss a bone to West Tennessee Regional differences play a big role in Tennessee politics, so the state legislature’s leaders are tossing West Tennessee a bone to help smooth the way toward passage of the governor’s higher education reform package. When Gov. Phil Bredesen committed $6 million in aid to a partnership between the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, some West Tennessee lawmakers complained our end of the state was being left out. So education committees of both houses of the General Assembly on Wednesday agreed to a pair of gestures designed to win West
Tennessee votes. One would recognize a network of 10 health and education institutions and businesses known as the Memphis Health Consortium. The other gesture was to declare that any university in the state can enter into a research partnership with outside companies. No state money was set aside for these groups, but the state’s official recognition gives these regional operations added stature. It’s enough. Regional jealousy does little to enhance the quality of education, and we need to get past the tit-for-tat mentality if
we’re going to make progress. “We needed some clarifying language to make sure that the legislators went home to the people in their districts and could point out how their schools would benefit,” the Senate sponsor of the reform package said. The research partnership plans were part of a larger reform effort that would streamline the relationship between two-year community colleges and four-year universities. The aim is to raise the graduation rates across the higher education board. On the Net: http://tinyurl.com/yzbnzk6
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECRUITING
For new coaches, recruiting equals damage control son as three of the ever. National BY RALPH D. RUSSO nation’s marquee signing day is AP College Football Writer programs have Wednesday. Kelly became For Brian Kelly, Lane scrambled to hold coach of the Kiffin and Derek Dooley, on to their blue Fighting Irish last the first priority at their chippers. “This is maybe December in what new jobs was just keeping the most suspensewas expected to it together. be the most draKeeping together the ful recruiting season in the 12-plus matic hire in colDerek Dooley recruiting class, that is. lege football after Coaching changes at years I have been Notre Dame, Southern doing it,” said Jeremy the 2009 season. The timing of Notre California and Tennessee Crabtree, national recruithave added intrigue to the ing editor for Rivals.com. Dame’s switch from The end is near, how- Charlie Weis to Kelly was end of the recruiting sea-
fairly typical, giving Kelly about eight weeks to put his stamp on a class that for the most part will be Weis’ last mark on the Fighting Irish. Kelly’s task was to quickly establish relationships with players who had spent months getting to know Notre Dame football through Weis and his staff. “That’s probably the most difficult part,” said
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By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) speaks to his team before the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 24.
Super Bowl’s Saints had humble start in Big Easy By BEN WALKER AP National Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — They were an odd aggregation, a collection of misfits, nomads and newcomers eager to show off football, New Orleans-style. Those early Saints of the late 1960s and ’70s didn’t win a lot. No more than a little, actually. But give them credit: They sure jazzed up the NFL long
before reaching the Super Bowl. A trumpet great blew “Charge!” calls from a bandstand at the 50-yard line. Fans dressed in starched white shirts and ties. Oh, and the ostrich races. Such fun names, too. Jubilee Dunbar scored, Happy Feller kicked and Wimpy Winther blocked. “Those were crazy days,” recalled Dunbar, aka Allen Dunbar. “They were
searching for themselves back then. We knew that one day it would get better.” The franchise long known for losing actually got off to the greatest start in league history. In the Saints’ very first game, they returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. A few years later, a kicker born without toes on his right foot booted a record See SAINTS, Page A9
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Martz hired to kickstart Bears’ offense By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Martz, the headstrong coach who orchestrated the “Greatest Show on Turf” while molding Kurt Warner into a Pro Bowl quarterback with the St. Louis Rams, is the Chicago Bears’ new offensive coordinator. Martz’s hiring on Monday ended a nearly monthlong search to replace the fired Ron Turner. His job is to turn around a struggling offense and get the most out of Jay Cutler after the quarterback and team failed to meet high expectations this season. Cutler threw a leagueleading 26 interceptions after a blockbuster trade with Denver. The Bears went 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year since the 2006 team’s Super Bowl run, leading to a major coaching shake-up in which Turner and five other assistants were let go. The Bears are still looking for a defensive coordinator, but they finally settled a big issue on the offensive side. Martz seemed like a logi-
See RECRUITING, Page A9
G-P moves to 2nd, Bears drop to 9th in AP hoops poll
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Stanford. Lueders said the firing of Weis was a factor in his decision to change his commitment to Stanford, but not the sole reason. “It’s tough when you’re recruited by one staff and you build a relationship with them and then a completely new staff comes in and tries to act as if nothing happened,” Lueders
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Snow foils Monday basketball SEVIERVILLE — Sevier County students may have been back in class on Monday, but basketball courts around the region were empty. Of the three games on the Sevier County schedule, two were cancelled thanks to icy road conditions in Rutledge and Rogersville. Pigeon Forge’s teams were set to take on Grainger County and Seymour was slated to face Cherokee, but both school districts were hit hard by the weekends storms and were forced to postpone the night’s games. In fact, both Grainger and Hawkins County schools are closed today. While Pigeon Forge’s game was out of district and is likely to fall by the wayside, Seymour has already rescheduled their matchup with Cherokee for tonight. Coach Andy Rines said he hopes the teams will then play again on Saturday at Seymour, to make up a game that had previously been cancelled because of the weather.
Kelly, who was recruiting before he even had a staff in place. Kelly and the Irish lost the highest-rated player who had given Weis a nonbinding verbal commitment. Defensive end Chris Martin of Aurora, Colo., is now expected to sign with California. Another highly touted defensive end, Blake Lueders from Zionsville, Ind., switched his commitment from Notre Dame to
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St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz and Kurt Warner stand along the sidelines in St. Louis during the Rams game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sept. 29, 2002. cal choice, considering he hired Smith as the Rams’ defensive coordinator in 2001 when he was the head coach and he was burnishing his reputation for developing quarterbacks. His history with Warner, who went from stocking grocery store shelves to thriving in one of the most prolific offenses in NFL history, is well-documented. With Martz in his first year as offensive coordina-
tor under Dick Vermeil, the 1999 Rams won the Super Bowl and produced the first of a record three straight 500-point seasons. Warner, meanwhile, threw for 4,353 yards and 41 touchdowns while starring alongside Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt in “The Greatest Show on Turf.” Martz replaced Vermeil as head coach in 2000 and went on to produce a 56-36
record in five and a half seasons, leading the 2001 team back to the Super Bowl. But while making a name for himself with the Rams, Martz became known for a confidence that bordered on arrogance. He allegedly clashed with the front office there, and while on leave for a heart ailment in 2005, he announced he would miss the rest of the season before getting fired that January. He spent the next two years as the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator, coaxing the first 4,000-yard season out of Jon Kitna, and held the same job with the San Francisco 49ers in 2008. In both cases, he got sent packing for his passhappy ways. Now, after spending last season as an NFL Network analyst, Martz is reuniting with Smith, who has often said he likes “to get off the bus running.” He’ll also be on the same staff as former Lions coach Rod Marinelli, who’s now working with the Bears’ defensive line. And he’ll be working with a quarterback in Cutler whose demeanor he criticized this season.
SEVIERVILLE — Last Monday night’s county matchup between the Sevier County Bears and Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders must have weighed heavily on the minds of the Associated Press basketball voters this past weekend. The voters moved the 19-2 Highlander boys team to 2nd in Class AA in the state of Tennessee after the Blue and Gold defeated the eighth-ranked Smoky Bears at Eugene Huskey Gymnasium in a 39-37 heavyweight slugfest. The G-P squad nearly had a letdown following the big rivalry win over SCHS on Thursday against Union County, needing overtime to defeat the 12-12 Patriots. At the same time, the loss to G-P didn’t hurt Sevier County much in the poll, showing the voters respect for their play against one of the top Class AA teams. Later in the week Sevier County won at home over the visiting South-Doyle Cherokees to move their season record to 19-3. Voters responded by sliding the Bears down only one spot in the polls to ninth. This week Gatlinburg will look to move up the final rung of the poll as they play district foes Austin-East and Fulton on Thursday and Friday. Should G-P win at home over Austin-East on Thursday, all eyes will be on Knoxville Friday as it will be one versus two as the Highlanders travel to face the Falcons. While Fulton won the pair’s earlier matchup 60-54, the winner of Friday’s game will likely find themselves atop the next poll come Monday. Sevier County’s got some big games ahead as well, with Morristown East coming to Sevierville on Friday and Morristown West coming in next Tuesday. What will be most interesting will be the rematch between G-P and Sevier County, which will be played at SCHS on Thursday, Feb. 11. With the venue reversed, will the momentum flip in the Bears favor? Will Sevier County be hosting the No. 1 team in the state? Only time will tell. mpsports@themountainpress.com
Boys AP Poll Class AAA W-L Pts Prv 1. Melrose (11) 20-1 188 1 2. Bearden (6) 20-0 175 2 3. Ridgeway (3) 17-0 150 3 4. White Station 16-3 119 4 5. Southwind 18-2 88 T5 6. Mem Central 16-3 81 7 7. Nsh Overton 20-2 62 8 8. Clarksville NE 16-2 53 T5 9. Dyer County 20-3 42 10 10. Sevier County 19-3 33 9 Class AA W-L Pts Prv 1. Fulton (16) 17-2 191 1 2. G-P (2) 19-2 161 3 3. Howard (1) 14-2 151 4 4. Bolivar Central 17-3 125 2 5. LibertyMag (1) 16-4 104 5 T6. Sheffield 15-5 75 6 T6. Sullivan East 17-3 75 7 8. Creek Wood 18-2 71 9 9. Marshall County 16-4 46 10 10. Unicoi County 19-3 29 Class A W-L Pts Prv 1. Clrksv Aca (16) 23-2 196 2 2. Adamsville (2) 14-2 148 3 3. Humboldt (1) 15-5 135 1 4. Middleton (1) 14-5 112 5 5. Union City 16-8 101 7 6. Mt. Pleasant 14-3 70 8 7. West Carroll 16-4 68 4 8. Grace Baptist 14-4 49 6 9. Lake County 17-9 45 9 10. ColumbiaAca 15-4 35 10 Division II 1. Ensworth (12) T2. MBA (1) T2. CBHS (5) 4. KnoxWebb 5. McCallie 6. ECS 7. USN 8. Baylor 9. MUS 10. St. George’s
W-L Pts Prv 15-3 172 2 15-3 134 3 19-3 134 1 17-6 133 4 12-3 107 5 12-6 63 6 13-4 57 8 11-5 53 7 14-6 44 15-5 21 10
Girls AP Poll Class AAA W-L Pts Prv 1. MoWest (15) 20-1 182 1 2. Mt. Juliet (1) 21-1 150 2 3. Memphis Cntrl (2) 14-3 137 3 4. Riverdale 16-2 124 4 5. Walker Valley (2) 22-1 106 5 6. LaVergne 20-1 92 6 7. Millington 22-2 71 7 8. Clarksville 18-3 58 8 T9. Cocke County 18-5 29 10 T9. Blackman 16-3 29 9 Class AA W-L Pts Prv 1. Obion County (7) 19-3 172 4 2. McMinn Cntrl (7) 19-1 164 2 3. Gibson County (3) 20-1 161 1 4. Elizabethton (2) 19-1 144 3 5. Cannon County 19-1 101 5 6. South Greene 15-4 71 7 7. Westview 17-3 66 8 8. Livingston Aca 18-6 60 6 9. Upperman 16-5 39 10 T10. Macon County 20-1 31 T10. Fairley 17-3 31 9 Class A 1. Jackson Co (12) 2. Middleton (6) 3. Gleason (1) 4. Forrest (1) 5. Lake County 6. Greenfield 7. Cornersville 8. Tellico Plains 9. Clarkrange 10. Scotts Hill
W-L Pts Prv 20-3 183 1 19-0 179 2 17-2 135 3 19-4 127 4 21-3 118 5 18-3 92 6 19-2 78 8 19-2 58 9 15-6 57 7 18-3 12
Division II W-L Pts Prv 1. St. Benedict (11) 19-3 160 1 2. Frnkln Rd Aca (4) 16-2 155 3 3. Ensworth (2) 15-4 131 2 4. Davidson Aca (1) 18-1 126 5 5. Briarcrest 16-5 121 4 T6. Ezell-Harding 17-5 63 7 T6. Girls Prep 14-6 63 6 8. Harding Academy 9-4 48 8 9. Lausanne Collegiate 11-6 46 9 10. Father Ryan 12-7 29 1
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Conferences criticized over concussion standards HOUSTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A member of the House Judiciary Committee criticized the biggest conferences in college athletics Monday for failing to adopt policies on handling athlete concussions that go beyond whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required by the NCAA. During a committee hearing on head injuries in college and youth football, Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., chided leagues such as the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 for not implementing tougher rules. He first asked Ron Courson, director of sports medicine at the University of Georgia and a member of the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, if any conferences had tougher policies. When he said that they did not, Cohen seemed incensed.
held by the committee, though the first two focused on problems in the NFL. Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich, said more hearings will be held throughout the country on head injuries in sports. Cohen suggested that college athletic programs only seem to care about bringing in money and winning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money, money, money and health care ought to be considered,â&#x20AC;? Cohen Pat Sullivan/AP said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you hear that no college conference has any Member of the House Judiciary Committee standards different from the Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, holds up a Time NCAA, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minimalism. magazine during a press conference before a Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing the least we can forum on head injuries in high school and coldo to get along and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lege sports. wrong. Somebody ought to have a rule and stand up and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said. Shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t conferences be a leader.â&#x20AC;? an indictment of each of and schools get together and Much of the hearing the conferences? That they have some stricter regula- focused on the safety of accept the minimum that the tions?â&#x20AC;? youth sports. NCAA mandates?â&#x20AC;? Cohen The hearing is the third
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grandson carry on the tradition.â&#x20AC;? Dempsey still lives in the area, and the first floor of his town house was flooded by Hurricane Katrina. On Sunday, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be at home rooting hard for his old team when the Saints go to their first Super Bowl and play the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts are led by MVP Peyton Manning. In a neat twist, it was his father, Archie, who for years was the very symbol of the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; futility, the quarterback who was always on the run. It took a while for the Saints to scramble this far. The NFL officially welcomed them to the league on All Saints Day in late 1966, with famed trumpeter Al Hirt as part owner. They went more than two decades before managing a winning season and waited another dozen-plus years for their first playoff victory. New Orleans heads into
Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Super Bowl with an all-time record of 275378-5, not counting playoffs. Even if the Saints made the playoffs for the next 25 years in a row by going 10-6 each season, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d still be a below-.500 franchise. Things got so bad that in 1980 a popular local broadcaster urged people to show up at the Superdome with brown paper bags over their heads. As in, fans were embarrassed to be seen at the stadium. That day, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aintsâ&#x20AC;? took hold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was tough â&#x20AC;&#x201D; knowing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out there giving your all and coming up short,â&#x20AC;? Tony Galbreath, among the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top runners and receivers that year, said Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go anywhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Walmart, anywhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; without hearing it.â&#x20AC;? John Gilliam knows it all too well. He was there at the start, and scored on that 94-yard kickoff return
Kelly on what he did in the last month and a half,â&#x20AC;? Crabtree said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recruiting is a year-round process.â&#x20AC;? If Kelly started the recruiting race late, then Kiffin and Dooley were practically running with refrigerators on their backs. Each took over less than a month before signing day. Before Pete Carroll left USC for the NFL he had already lined up verbal commitments from a group of prospects that was short on numbers but long on talent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first thing Lane had to do is to convince them that just because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re disappointed that Pete Carroll is gone, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still reason for you to be here,â&#x20AC;? said Allen Wallace, the California-based national recruiting editor for Scout. com and SuperPrep magazine. Kiffin, a former USC assistant with a reputation as a relentless and charismatic recruiter (much like Carroll), was able to keep those Carroll commitments locked up and add to them. While the Trojans probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t land a top-five class, which was the norm
under Carroll, signing day shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a letdown for USC fans. Nor is it likely to be a gloomy day in Knoxville, Tenn. When Kiffin left Tennessee, panic ensued among Volunteers fans. He had already lined up a recruiting class that was expected to be among the 10 best nationally. Before Kiffin was even introduced as the Trojansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new coach, there were reports he and his staff were trying to lure some of those Tennessee recruits to Los Angeles. Kiffin said he would only recruit a Tennessee commitment if the player reached out to him, interested in making a change. While several players decommitted to Tennessee after Kiffin left, through Monday, none of those players had subsequently committed to USC. The most prominent player to bail on Tennessee was defensive end Brandon Willis from Duncan, S.C., but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now committed to North Carolina. Receiver Markieth Ambles from McDonough, Ga., cooled on Tennessee, took a visit to USC, but still
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field goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the greatest football team in the world,â&#x20AC;? said Tom Dempsey, who made that game-winning 63-yarder with a specially made black shoe shortened to accommodate his foot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were a lot of big plays, but just not enough of them.â&#x20AC;? For a while, Dempsey was annoyed with all the attention he attracted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It used to bother me a bit. I wanted to be known as a good kicker, more than for one kick,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I found out that if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to set a record, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only one place to set it in â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New Orleans! â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a love affair between the city and the Saints from Day One,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d win on the road, the fans would be out on the runway at the airport to greet us. Now, I have my daughter and
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said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to build a relationship in such a short time.â&#x20AC;? Quarterback Andrew Hendrix of Moeller High School in Cincinnati reconsidered his commitment to Notre Dame after Weis was fired, took a visit to Florida, but ultimately stuck with the Fighting Irish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If coach Kelly had not been picked as coach and somebody else had been picked whose system I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fit well or if I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get along with them, something like that, I might have gone to Florida,â&#x20AC;? Hendrix said. While Weis landed several recruiting classes that were ranked in the top 10 nationally by the experts in recent years, Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first post-Weis class is poised to receive a ranking of somewhere from 15-25. For Notre Dame fans worried about their new coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to lure top talent to South Bend, Crabtree preaches patience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We cannot judge Brian
SPORTS BRIEFS Gatlinburg baseball/softball sign-ups Sign-ups for Little League Baseball and Softball for the spring will be Wednesday, February 3, from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Gatlinburg Community Center. The signups are for any boys and girls age 4-15 to play in leagues in Pigeon Forge. Boys will play in t-ball and baseball leagues, while girls will play t-ball and softball. For more information, call the Gatlinburg Community Center at 4366-4990.
New Center Little League football Mew Cemter Football Little League will be having a board meeting to elect 2010 officers. Anyone interesting in attending and joining the NCFLLA should come to The Mountain Press at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, for the meeting. For more information, call Tammy at 640-5344.
AYSO soccer sign-ups this Saturday
AYSO soccer sign-ups will be held this Saturday, Feb. 6, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Sevierville Community Center. This is the final registration for the spring sason which starts in mid-March. Everyone must resign up even if you played in the fall. The returning fee for fall players is $20. New players signing up is $50. Visit in the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first game the group website www.ayso440.org or call 429-AYSO ever on Sept. 17, 1967, (2976). against the Los Angeles Rams at Tulane Stadium, their home before the Third annual Ice Bowl upcoming dome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flea Roberts and I Gatlinburg Recreation Deparment will host their third were back there waiting, annual disc golf Ice Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 20. The and here comes the kick,â&#x20AC;? event will feature two rounds of disc golf to benefit the Gilliam remembers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flea Sevier County Food Ministries. Cost is $24 for pro/ is the veteran and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the advanced players, $20 for amateurs and $10 for 13-androokie, so I say, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;You take under. Bring five canned food items for half price disc it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He goes, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;No, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yours.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; golf. Mulligans can be purchased for $2. Registration I say, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Oh, Lord.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; begins at 12:30, and contestants may tee off between 1-3 Gilliam then dashed into p.m. For more information, contact Dave Anderson at the end zone and threw 436-4990. the ball into the frenzied crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Al Hirt starts playing Special Olympic golf tourney ahead his trumpet over and over. It was wild,â&#x20AC;? he said this The Special Olympic Golf Tournament will be weekend, laughing while Wednesday, March 31, at Eagles Landing. The contest singing the opening stanza will be 2-man scramble and will cost $75 per person. to â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the Saints Go The cost includes lunch by Collier Food Group and dinMarching In.â&#x20AC;? ner by Carinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Grill. Call Dan Deremer for more â&#x20AC;&#x153;They loved us. You information at 680-3668. couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go into any restaurant without someone buying you a meal. I 3-on-3 basketball league starting remember walking down Bourbon Street and a man The Pigeon Forge Community Center welcomes memin a shoe store recognized bers and non-members to sign up for 3-on-3 basketball me and came out and gave leagues. League play will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 16. me a free pair of shoes.â&#x20AC;? 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 could end up with the Vols adult players, 16-years-old or older. A limited number of teams will be accepted. For more information contact or North Carolina. The hiring of Dooley, the Eli Cockrum at 429-7373. former Nick Saban assistant at LSU who had a sub.500 record at Louisiana Spring fitness swimming at Gatlinburg Tech, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generate much buzz nationally. But The Gatlinburg Recreation Department will be Dooley and his staff have having an after school Spring Swim for Fitness prodone a tremendous job of gram for students that can swim the length of the damage control. pool. Sessions are as follows: Feb 2-20, Tuesdays â&#x20AC;&#x153;With everybody in the and Thursdays, from 3:30-4:30 ($20 for 8 classes); dog-eat-dog recruiting March 2-30, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 3:30-4:30 world of the SEC coming p.m. ($20 for 8 classes); April 1-29, Tuesdays and after their kids, to keep Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ($17.50, 7 classes); and May together a potential top-10 3-27, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ($20 class is nothing short of for 8 classes). To register for any of these sessions, amazing,â&#x20AC;? Crabtree said. payments may be made at the Gatlinburg Community Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because the coach Center Information Office. There is a limit of 14 chilhas to deliver a potentially dren per class. For more information, call Sherry contradictory message. On Jochen at 436-4990. one hand, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to convince a teenager that change is good. On the Pi Beta Phi School tennis other, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to convince the player that, realThe Gatlinburg Recreation Department is now formly, things arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changing ing the Pi Beta Phi School tennis team for the Spring THAT much. season. Practices will be on Mondays and Wednesdays It seems as if Kelly, right after school unitl 5 p.m. Applications for the Kiffin and Dooley â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to league are available at the at the school and also at the varying degrees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have Mynatt Park tennis office. Pittman Center students been able to get most of may also participate, and applications are available at the recruits their predeces- Pittman Center School. 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SCOREBOARD Mike Martz offensive coordinator. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS— Named Bernie Parmalee tight ends coach and Otis Smith Monday’s Sports defensive quality control Transactions coach. Canadian Football BASEBALL League American League MONTREAL ALOUETTES— OAKLAND ATHLETICS— C Bryan Chiu to a oneAgreed to terms with OF Gabe Signed year contract. HOCKEY Gross on a one-year contract. National Hockey League Claimed INF Steve Tolleson DALLAS STARS—Recalled off waivers from Minnesota. Warren Peters from Texas Designated CF Willy Taveras, C (AHL). INF, Gregorio Petit and LHP SENATORS—ReDana Eveland for assignment. OTTAWA assigned G Mike Brodeur SEATTLE MARINERS— to Binghamton (AHL). Agreed to terms with 1B-DH American Hockey League Ryan Garko on a one-year PROVIDENCE BRUINS— contract. Designated RHP Announced D Adam McQuaid Gaby Hernandez for assignhas been recalled by Boston ment. National League CINCINNATI REDS—Traded (NHL). SPRINGFIELD FALCONS— CF Willy Taveras and INF F Bryan Ewing and Adam Rosales to the Oakland Released Andrew Penner. Recalled Athletics for INF Aaron Miles G G Bryan Pitton from Stockton and a player to be named. (ECHL). ECHL Agreed to terms with SS KINGS— Orlando Cabrera on a one-year KALAMAZOO Acquired F Patrick Asselin contract. from Utah for future considSAN DIEGO PADRES— erations. Named Pat Murphy special ROYALS— assistant to baseball operations READING Acquired D Aaron and Jeff Pickler professional Brocklehurst and future conscout. siderations from Gwinnett for SAN FRANCISCO the rights to D Nick St. Pierre. GIANTS—Agreed to terms SOCCER with RHP Byung-Hyun Kim Major League Soccer and LHP Horacio Ramirez DC UNITED—Re-signed G on minor league contracts. Jaime Moreno. Eastern League NEW ENGLAND BINGHAMTON METS— Named Mark Brewer pitching REVOLUTION—Re-signed Mauricio Castro and G coach. American Association MF Bobby Shuttleworth. Signed GRAND PRAIRIE F Zack Schilawski. North AIRHOGS—Signed LHP American Soccer League Miles Morgan. AC ST. LOUIS—Signed MF SIOUX CITY Steve Ralston. Announced EXPLORERS—Traded LHP will also serve as Rusty Jones to Chico (Golden) Ralston coach. COLLEGE for future considerations. Can- assistant FLORIDA STATE— Am League Announced junior F Jordan BROCKTON ROX—Signed DeMercy has left the men’s OF Mike Conroy. basketball team. BASKETBALL SYRACUSE—Named National Basketball Nathaniel Hackett quarAssociation coach and Roger ATLANTA HAWKS—Signed terbacks Harriott running backs coach. G Mario West for the remainWAGNER—Named Malik der of the season. Hall defensive coordinator. CLEVELAND BROWNS— Named Matt Thomas vice president of football adminisT V S P O RT S tration. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Named Tuesday, Feb. 2 George Cortez quarterbacks coach, Bruce DeHaven special MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL teams coach and Stan Hixon 7 p.m. wide receivers coach. ESPN — Mississippi at CHICAGO BEARS—Named Kentucky
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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 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. Hon Dewight Stokes Juvenile Court Judge
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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
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Sale at public auction will be on March 9, 2010 at 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by William Fannin, Unmarried to Priority Trustee Services of Tennessee, L.L.C., Trustee, on June 24, 2005 at Volume 2279, Page 199conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC 2006-OP1 Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-OP1 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 Sixteenth (16th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lots 24-A and 32 of The Twin Bridge Subdivision in accordance with the plat thereof recorded at Page 99 of Map Book Number 8 in the Sevier County Register s Office, being more particularly described as follows.Beginning at an iron pin in the southern edge of a 30 foot subdivision street leading to Wears Valley Public Road, said pin marking the northeast corner of Lot 24A and being located at the intersection of the southern edge of said subdivision street with the western edge of another 30 foot subdivision street; thence with the southern edge of said street leading to Wears Valley Public Road, North 78 degrees West 16 feet to an iron pin; thence South 64 degrees 30 minutes West 300 feet to a point in the center of Waldens Creek thence up and with the center of Waldens Creek South 14 degrees 45 minutes West 160 feet to a point; thence South 23 degrees 15 minutes West 178 feet to a point; and South 27 degrees 35 minutes West 122 feet to a point at the northwest corner of Lot 33; thence with the northern line of Lot 33, South 59 degrees 30 minutes East 412.1 feet to an iron pin in the western edge of a 30 foot subdivision street; thence with the western edge of said street, North 13 degrees East 195.4 feet to an iron pin; thence North 1 degrees East 377.4 feet to an iron pin; and continuing North 31 degrees East 247 feet to the point of Beginning.
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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
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Current Owner(s) of Property: William Aaron Fannin Other interested parties: Branch Banking and Trust Company The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1001 Trentham Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN 37862, 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. Terms of Sale will be public auction, for cash, free and clear of rights of homestead, redemption and dower, and the rights of William Fannin, Unmarried, and those claiming through them, and subject to the right of redemption by the DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE by reason of tax lien of record in Book 3380, Page 793Book 3440, Page 459, RegisterĂs Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, subject to any accrued taxes and restrictions. 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. 09-012923 February 2, 9 and 16, 2010
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Street Address: 930 Eagle Den Drive Seymour, TN 37865
Street Address: 1001 Trentham Lane Pigeon Forge, TN 37862
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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.
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Firewood for sale. All hardwood. $45 rick. 865-977-8903
Now Hiring For Experienced Hibachi Chef and Experienced Sushi Chef at Mr.Miyagiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Japanese Grill in Food City Shopping Center in Kodak Will be accepting applications from 8-5.
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10X10 or 10x20 SELF STORAGE Convenient Location! 411 South, left on Robert Henderson Rd., 1/4 mile on right at Riverwalk Apts. 429-2962
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581 PETS Rottweiler, pit bull mix puppies for sale .2 left. 7 wks old. $100 each. 423487-3164.
Space for lease in climate control building. Hwy 321 East Gatlinburg. OfďŹ ce space for rent. 850-2487
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WHEREAS, Mick D. Marshall, by Deed of Trust (the ĂŹDeed of TrustĂŽ) dated September 27, 2006, of record in Record Book 2628, Page 114 in the RegisterĂs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, at Sevierville, Tennessee conveyed to Shirley G. Hughes, Trustee, the hereinafter described real property to secure the payment of a certain Promissory Note (the ĂŹNoteĂŽ) described in the Deed of Trust, which Note was payable to Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank; WHEREAS, said Shirley G. Hughes, Trustee, is unable to act as Trustee under the Deed of Trust, and I have been appointed Substitute Trustee by the owner and holder of the Note. WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the Note; and WHEREAS, the owner and holder of the Note has demanded that the hereinafter described real property be advertised and sold in satisfaction of indebtedness and costs of foreclosure in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note and Deed of Trust. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, Eric Reach, Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the power, duty and authority vested in and conferred upon me by the Deed of Trust, will on March 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, and free from all legal, equitable and statutory rights of redemption, exemptions of homestead, rights by virtue of marriage, and all other exemptions of every kind, all of which have been waived in the Deed of trust, certain real property located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and described as follows: SITUATED in the 16th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and within the corporate limits of the City of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 42R of Eagles Ridge North, Phase 2 (a Planned Unit Development), as the same appears on a plat of record in the Sevier County, Tennessee, RegisterĂs Office, in Large Map Book 6, at page 18, to which reference is here made for exact legal description. SUBJECT to all matters of survey and all other notations appearing on plat of record in Large Map Book 5, at page 128; Large Map Book 5, at page 172; and Large Map Book 6, at Page 18, all RegisterĂs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT to the Master Deed and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, and Easements for Eagles Ridge North, A Planned Unit Development Located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, of record at Deed Book 2008, at page 574, in the RegisterĂs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT to the rights of and any fees due to the Developer/OwnerĂs Association. BEING the same property conveyed to Mick Marshall by deed from CS Development, LLC, dated September, 2006, of record at Deed Book 2628, Page 112, in the RegisterĂs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. The address of the above-described property is Lot # 42 Eagles Ridge Resort North, White Falcon Way Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37683 Terms of Sale: Cash. A bidderĂs deposit of ten percent (10%) will be required within 3 hours of the time of sale. The entire amount of the successful bid must be paid in full, in cash within five (5) calendar days after sale. Purchaser shall pay all recording fees, examination of title settlement fees, and all costs of conveyance, including preparation of a TrusteeĂs Deed. The Trustee shall apply the proceeds of the sale in accordance with the provisions set forth in the referenced Deed of Trust. The sale is subject to conditions, restrictions, rights-of-way easements and reservations contained in the Deeds forming the chain of title to this property. Any improvements on subject property will be sold in ĂŹas isĂŽ condition without warranty of any kind. Sale is made in bar of all homestead, dower, and curtsy, and in bar of the right of equity of redemption and the statutory right of redemption, all of which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust. It will be the responsibility of the successful bidder to obtain possession of the property at his expense. The successful bidder shall be responsible for any damage, vandalism, theft, destruction, etc. of the property occurring subsequent to the date of sale. This sale is subject to prior liens, judgments or unpaid taxes, if any. This sale is further subject to valid filed or unfilled (if any) mechanicĂs and materialmenĂs liens. There are no representations made by the Trustee as to the validity or enforceability of any memorandum of mechanicĂs or materialmenĂs liens or any suit to enforce same. The Trustee reserves the right: To withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to the termination of the bidding; To keep the bidding open for any length of time; To reject all bids; To postpone or set over the date of sale as hereinafter set forth; and Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of the bid at public sale, then the Trustee shall have the option of accepting the second (2nd) highest bid, or the next highest bid with which the buyer is able to comply.
In the event the Trustee deems it best for any reason at the time of sale to postpone or continue this sale from time to time, such notice or postponement or setting over will be in a manner deemed reasonable by the Trustee. Every lien or claimed lien of the United States with respect to which the provisions of 26 U.S.C. Ă&#x; 7425(b) require notice to be given to the United States in order for the sale of land thus advertised not to be subject to such lien of claim of the United States and every lien or claim of lien of the State of Tennessee with respect to which the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated Ă&#x; 67-1-1433(b)(1) require notice to be given to the State of Tennessee in order for the sale of land as advertised not to be subject to such lien or claim of lien of the State of Tennessee has been given to the United States or the State of Tennessee, respectively. Listing of known Subordinate Lienholders: s/s Eric Reach Eric Reach, Substitute Trustee 112 E. Myrtle Ave., Suite 500 Johnson City, Tennessee 37601 423-926-8300 February 2, 9 &16, 2010
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2 & 3 BR duplexes for rent in Kodak.
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Spacious & Quiet! 2 BR / 2 BA Apts. for Rent in Wears Valley From $650/mo. 12 Mo. Lease Pets Allowed (865) 329-7807
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1BR Apt. near Gat. W/D, DW, water, private ent. $575/mo.,$575 dep. 556-1929. 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
NICE, CLEAN 1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238
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Nice 2BR 2BA with cathedral ceilings, fresh paint, nice yard, near Sevierville. No pets. $575 mo. 1st, last, dep. Call Rebecca 6216615.
$600 to $950+. Wanda Galli Realty Exec. 680-5119 or 7744307.
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
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2BR 2BA triplex PF. 2BR apt Sev. No pets. Clean & convenient. 453-5079.
4 BD / 2 BA + GARAGE 4 MILES FROM EXIT 407 $950/MONTH + DEPOSIT. NO PETS. 865-712-5238
922 Burden Hill Rd (Triplex) 3 minutes to downtown Sevierville. Clean 1BR 1BA, city view, $450. Pets ok. 865-286-5070 Clean, Quiet 1BR Eff. W/D. All utilities. $620 a mth. Located on English Mtn. 865-654-1486 CROSSCREEK 2BR/1.5BA $545 2BR/2BA Large Garden apartment $570.00 to $580.00 865-429-4470 GAT. DUPLEX Efficiency. Apt. Near Trolley. Non-smoking. Includes elect. & water. $500 + dep. Call 436-0144 or 239-826-5303.
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 2BR 1BA Nice House with C H\A Flat Yard and Storage Building near Dolly Parton Pkwy. 5997728 3BR 1BA House $850, 2BR 2BA $725 in Sevierville 865256-4809 or 865654-6042
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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
Inexpensive!!! 3 and 4BR Doublewides Low, Low Payments! Not Much Down. Limited time only! Easy Prequalify Free by phone 865-3797780
Home In Kodak 3BR/2BA with unfinished basement & 2 car garage. Stove, fridge DW & W/D conn Approx 1250 sq ft 865-429-4470 House 2BR Close to Sevierville. Sewer & water furnished. C/H. W/D hook up. $625 + dep. No pets. 453-9269 or 382-1966 Kodak 3BR/2BA 1 block off 66. Very nice. Ref. No Pets $850 plus dep. 865-933-6544 Large 1BR house $495 Water, sewer & appliances included. 680-3078 Nice 2BR/1BA house in walking distance of downtown Gatlinburg. 436-5385 or 850-7256.
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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98 Ford Explorer V8. Low mileage. Very good condition. $3900. 428-5638.
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KODAK: 3+2 no pets, refs. $500 + dep. Large deck, very nice. 933-6544.
Wears Valley
2BR Apartments for Rent $475, $500 & $550 a month. 908-7805 or 3681327
Downtown Sevierville 2BR 1BA house. Flat Yard. C H/A, storage building. 599-7728
2BR/2BA mobile home for rent or sale. $350 mth. $800 to move in. 774-2913.
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Comics ◆ A13
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Family Circus
Close to Home
Advice
Sister right to be worried about brother who is abused by his wife
Zits
Blondie
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Beetle Bailey
Garfield
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
For Better Or Worse
Tina’s Groove
Dear Annie: My brother is smart, nice and a good person. The problem is, he married the worst possible human being. The verbal abuse started eight years ago, and she began hitting him within the last three. My sister-in-law has hit my brother with a hammer, a weight bar and any object in arm’s reach. She has also cut him with a knife. She calls him the worst, most demeaning names she can think of. She also isolates him from our family. Two weeks ago, my brother left her for a few days and told me about the abuse. But after she phoned and texted repeatedly, he caved and went back to her. Since then, my sister-in-law has been kissing up to my mother and bashing me with nasty gossip. We are both sick of her and want her out of the family. She is poison. But we worry that if we say anything, my brother will stop talking to us. What can we do? -- Worried Sister Dear Worried: Men can be abused, too. Your sister-in-law is an abuser, and your brother may need help to get out of this destructive relationship. Most state domestic violence agencies now handle abused men, as well as women. Also, give your brother the number of the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women, which is 1-8887-HELPLINE (1-888743-5754), and urge him to call before his wife does permanent damage. Dear Annie: My father died of a heart attack two years ago.
He had always told us, “Everything is taken care of,” and he was someone who never left out any detail. When we tried to find out about his burial plans, we learned he had never made any. I also discovered that his brother, who died three months before, had done the same thing, telling my cousins, “Everything is arranged. Just go to the funeral home.” After he died, his children were asked how they intended to pay for the funeral. And their father was a man who sold life insurance! These were two very astute businessmen who left their families in a great deal of grief and shock. Please ask your readers to make sure their loved ones have all their affairs in order. Have them discuss and write down their wishes for the funeral, and if the arrangements have been paid for, make sure you have a receipt. When you‚re dealing with the death of a loved one, you don‚t need an expensive surprise on top of your grief. Our funeral director told us this happens more than anyone realizes. I don’t want anyone else to go through what we did. -- Emotionally and Financially Drained Dear Drained: Thank you for taking the
t o d ay ’ s p u z z l e
time to alert our readers. People are often reluctant to discuss end-of-life issues, but it is important and necessary to do so. In times of grief, survivors can become overwhelmed and unable to make these decisions in a rational way. Please, folks, write down what you want and inform your loved ones today. You’ll sleep better. Dear Annie: I had to respond to the letter from “Ring-a-Ding,” who complained about her small wedding ring diamond. I, too, have a small diamond on my wedding ring, but my husband was working three jobs at the time so he could pay his bills. He chose the ring all by himself and surprised me. Every day, I look at it and feel lucky. If she needs more bling, she can add to her wedding set. We added an anniversary band and, after our son was born, a second band with his birthstone and diamonds. These additions symbolize how our love has grown. -- Fargo, N.D. 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. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
A14 â&#x2014;&#x2020; World/Entertainment
The Mountain Press â&#x2014;&#x2020; Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Trafficking probe key to Americansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fate in Haiti By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Writer PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Haitian and U.S. officials are considering a trial in the United States for 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without documents or permission. The aborted Baptist â&#x20AC;&#x153;res-
cue missionâ&#x20AC;? has become a major distraction for a crippled government trying to provide basic life support to millions of earthquake survivors. Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s courts and justice ministry were destroyed in the disaster, which also killed many judicial officials. But the government insisted Monday that the Americans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; however
well-intentioned â&#x20AC;&#x201D; must be prosecuted to send a strong message against child trafficking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There can be no question of taking our children off the streets and out of the country,â&#x20AC;? Communications Minister Marie-Laurence Jocelin Lassegue said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will be judged. ... Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what is important.â&#x20AC;? Since their arrest Friday
near the border, the church group has been held inside two small concrete rooms in the same judicial police headquarters building where ministers have makeshift offices and give disaster response briefings. They have not yet been charged. One of their lawyers said they were being treated poorly: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no air
conditioning, no electricity. It is very disturbing,â&#x20AC;? Attorney Jorge Puello told the AP by phone from the Dominican Republic, where the Baptists hoped to shelter the children in a rented beach hotel. One of the Americans, Charisa Coulter of Boise, Idaho, was being treated Monday at the University of Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field hospital
near the capitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s international airport. Looking pale and speaking with difficulty from a green Army cot, the 24-year-old Coulter said she had either severe dehydration or the flu. A diabetic, she initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat. Two Haitian police officers stood besides the cot, guarding her.
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Beach-goers line the red carpet awaitng the cast of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lostâ&#x20AC;? at the Lost premiere on Waikiki Beach on Saturday in Honolulu. Lost, which is filmed in Hawaii, returns to television for its sixth and final season tonight.
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fans try to find answers during last-season pilgrimage By JAYMES SONG Associated Press Writer HONOLULU â&#x20AC;&#x201D; What is that black smoke monster? Will Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to rewrite history work? Will Sun be reunited with Jin? Will the real Locke please stand up? What happens to the island? What does it all mean? How will it end? Thousands of fans traveled from around the world to the home of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lostâ&#x20AC;? in a quest to get some answers to the questions that have piled up in the first five seasons. And they finally got what they were searching for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sort of. A crowd of about 12,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some wearing bikinis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on Waikiki Beach were treated this weekend to a special screening of the season premiere, which airs tonight on ABC at and kicks off the sixth and final season of the castaway drama. Stars and directors of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lostâ&#x20AC;? made an islandstyle, red-carpet appearance and bid â&#x20AC;&#x153;alohaâ&#x20AC;? to
the fans and each other. Actor Josh Holloway soaked it all in amid a chorus of screaming, photo-snapping women packed 10 deep behind metal gates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like being in high school. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like being a senior â&#x20AC;&#x201D; getting near the last days of school,â&#x20AC;? said Holloway, who stars as hunky, bad-boy Sawyer. In 16 episodes, the emotional journey will be ending for the characters and actors, most of whom were unknown before â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a struggling actor in the U.K. I came to Hawaii and now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on a hit show, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changed my life totally,â&#x20AC;? said Henry Ian Cusick, who plays Desmond. Nestor Carbonell, who plays Richard, the ageless Other, called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;an incredible ride,â&#x20AC;? that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not so certain he wants to end. Jorge Garcia, who portrays the tormented Hurley, said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty sure heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll shed a few tears when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a lot
Beyonce, Taylor Swift dominate Grammy Awards LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Beyonce became the most decorated female on a Grammy night as she collected six trophies, including song of the year for her anthem â&#x20AC;&#x153;Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),â&#x20AC;? but it was another diva â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Taylor Swift â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who nabbed the top honor, album of the year, for her best-selling â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fearless.â&#x20AC;? Swift, who won a total of four awards, jumped around like the 20-year-old kid that she is when she beat out Beyonce, the Dave Matthews Band, Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas for the honor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh wow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thank you so much! I just hope that you know how much this means to me.... that we get to take this back to Nashville,â&#x20AC;? said Swift, whose â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fearlessâ&#x20AC;? was last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best-selling album of any genre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh my God, our families are freaking out in their living rooms,â&#x20AC;? she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad and my little brother are losing their minds in the living room right now.â&#x20AC;? Although Beyonce also lost out on record of the year, which went to the Kings of Leonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use Somebody,â&#x20AC;? the multihyphenate entertainer still owned the most awards of the evening. Beyonce, who in 2004 won five Grammys on the strength of her debut album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dangerously in Love,â&#x20AC;? a mark tied by the likes of Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse and Alison Krauss, reached that milestone again Sunday en route to the new record. She is the first to reach that mark twice. She shared the song of the year trophy with three writers for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Single Ladiesâ&#x20AC;? and also won best R&B contemporary album for â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am ... Sasha Fierce.â&#x20AC;?
of appreciation and savoring the moment,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think when that last script gets dropped off at my house, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the sadness starts.â&#x20AC;? Evangeline Lilly, who stars as sexy jailbird Kate, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be an â&#x20AC;&#x153;end of an eraâ&#x20AC;? for her personally. She was 24 when she joined the show and will be 31 when the show wraps this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This show has carried me through some significant years and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to miss it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also excited. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited for the freedom and opportunity itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll bring. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be bittersweet.â&#x20AC;?
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