February 16, 2010

The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 47 ■ February 16, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

Tuesday

Deadline Because of concerns about carrier safety, there was an early deadline for today’s edition and, as a result, some late-breaking stories may not appear.

First-day operations go perfectly

Patients, staff and equipment make move across street

INSIDE

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

5Sounding a warning Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Iran on the verge of becoming military dictatorship WORLD, Page A14

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Linda Ogle passes out roses at the new LeConte Medical Center on Monday, carrying on a tradition started by the late Grant Cantwell at Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center.

Carrying on a rosy tradition

5Region champions Pigeon Forge and Seymour will send 15 wrestlers to state meet Sports, Page A8

State

Looking through loopholes Legislation templates make making bill proposals easy Page A5

Weather Today Partly cloudy High: 35°

Tonight Mostly cloudy Low: 23° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries Stanley Underwood, 78 Granville Vaughn Jr., 83 Mary Gelineau, 84 Ollie Bartlett, 86 Jennifer Waser, 19 DETAILS, Page A4

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

Linda Ogle makes special deliveries in friend’s memory

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — For the last several years, Grant Cantwell made a sweetheart of a tradition of passing out roses to folks coming, going and staying at Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center around Valentine’s Day. Monday, local philanthropist Linda Ogle decided she wasn’t about to let Cantwell’s passing end the practice.

“Grant told me to do this. He sent me down here today,” Ogle said with a smile as she passed out the long-stemmed red flowers in the lobby of

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Members of the Sevier County Choral Society perform in the Leconte Medical Center lobby Monday. the new LeConte Medical Center Monday afternoon.

The bittersweet ceremony wasn’t just about continuing the tradition, but celebrating the first day in the impressive and cutting edge hospital facility.

While Cantwell worked

and donated toward the project he knew would mean better health care for all Sevier Countians, he didn’t live long enough to see, succumbing to his own health concerns in 2009.

“He was a real friend to the (Dr. Robert F.

Thomas) Foundation,” said LeConte President Ellen Wilhoit, who helped Ogle pass out her fragrant offerings. “He did so much to advance health care here and to help us get to the point we’re at See TRADITION, Page A5

SEVIERVILLE — It took years of work, months of planning, hours of practice, legions of staff and six ambulances to officially open LeConte Medical Center Sunday, with equipment, patients and staff making the trek across Middle Creek Road from the old hospital.

“It went like clockwork,” LeConte President Ellen Wilhoit said. “It really couldn’t have gone any better.”

Officials at the hospital began making their plans for how the tricky procedure of moving patients, some of them relying on intricate machines and systems to keep them alive, would go, about a year ago. Getting ready for the day meant figuring out how each of those patients would make the trip to the new facility and determining how the old Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center would be systematically powered down.

The effort started in earnest weeks ago. As the new facility was really starting to take shape, doctors nurses and everyone else involved in the process held mock moves, practicing everything from start to finish.

“It really helped that we had those practices,” Wilhoit said. “We were able to discover what the major hiccups could be and address those before the actual day came.”

In advance of the move, doctors were warned not to See OPERATIONS, Page A5

Trailer destroyed in county

By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — Police were searching for a suspect in an alleged armed robbery of a local pharmacy Monday evening.

At about 5:30 p.m., a white man entered the CVS pharmacy on Highway 66 across from Buddy’s Bar-B-Q, approached a pharmacists, and demanded prescription drugs, said Bob Stahlke, public information officer for the Sevierville Police Department.

The man displayed a handgun, and the pharmacist complied with his request by giving him the drugs. The man fled from the scene before police arrived. Witnesses said he was a white man, wearing a tweed coat and a darkcolored hoody underneath it.

Police were still interviewing witnesses and searching for the suspect.

Anyone with information on the case should call the Sevierville Police Department at 453-5506. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com

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Sevier County Volunteer firefighters spray down surrounding burning grass at a trailer fire at 1040 CeeCee Way. The trailer was fully involved when crews arrived. The fire was reported by neighbors seeing smoke. No one was home at the time. Caton’s Chapel/Richardson Cove firefighters provided back-up.

Wintry weather continues to plague county

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer That it’s been too warm in Vancouver for Olympics officials to even truck in snow while the white stuff falls here once again seems to confirm what many locally have suspected for several months — Old Man Winter has decided to take a lengthy vacation in the Smoky Mountains.

Some light snow showers left much of Sevier County covered with a light dusting by mid-morning Monday, though much of that disappeared as the sun came out in the early afternoon. Still, temperatures struggled to break 30 and are expected to just barely top that mark again today as the possibility for more frozen precipitation lingers.

According to National Weather

Service meteorologist Mary Black, there is a slim chance for snow for most of the county through this evening, while the mountains may pick up some additional flurries or accumulation all the way through Thursday.

“Through the night tonight we may be looking at another half-inch to an inch for the valley, but the See WEATHER, Page A4

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Burglary leads to several charges

By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer KODAK — A Sevierville man is in jail facing several new charges and some old warrants after sheriff’s deputies arrested him in connection with a burglary at a local home Saturday.

Seth Joe Summerall, 28, of 606 Caughron Drive in Sevierville, is now facing charges of theft over $1,000, theft, burglary, criminal trespassing and shoplifting. He is being

held at the Sevier County Jail in lieu of $40,000 bond.

Deputies began the investigaSummerall tion after learning of a burglary at a Kodak home, where the victims reported that flat screen televisions, prescription drugs and jewelry had been stolen.

During the investigation,

they learned that a man had been seen in the area and was believed to have broken into the home right after the victim left.

After identifying Summerall as the suspect, they learned that Sevierville police were looking for him in relation to warrants for theft, trespassing and shoplifting. Summerall also faces a warrant from Cocke County on unrelated charges.

After getting a tip that Summerall had been seen

in his own neighborhood, they found him at his home and arrested him without incident. Information stemming from the arrest led investigators to more than $1,000 in property stolen from the Kodak home.

The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected, deputies said. Sheriff Ron Seals asked that anyone with information on the case call Detective John Brown at 428-1899.

Tunes & Tales auditions scheduled for March Submitted report GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg Special Events Office will be holding two sessions of auditions for the 2010 Summer Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales.

Auditions will be March 5 and 6 and March 12 and 13 at the American Legion Building on Highway 321 (East Parkway), across

from Food City.

Sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and end around 6 p.m. In special circumstances, the city may also schedule one-on-one auditions at the office.

The city is looking for: Bluegrass, traditional, mountain music type of bands (no more than five members), trios, duos and single performers.

Single performers are preferred as storytellers as well as players of an instrument or those who have a craft they can demonstrate on the street.

Bands, trios, duos and single performers need to be prepared to play 3-5 songs of different tempos.

Crafters need to be able to demonstrate how they would present themselves

on the streets Clogging groups need to perform 2-3 sets of music (the city will provide a sound system with CD player, but performers may bring their own) Performers should come in the costume they would wear, but this is not mandatory.

Tunes & Tales will run from June 11 to Aug. 7, from 5-10 p.m. daily.

Mental Health Awareness Day set for Friday Submitted report SEVIERVILLE — Mental Health Awareness Day, sponsored by Senior Outreach Sevier (the S.O.S. program) will be

held at 10 a.m. Friday at Fort Sanders Sevier Senior Center, 1220 W. Main St./ Chapman Highway.

Admission is free.

Information will be provided and available on winter

blues; grieving; depression; staying positive in tough times; overcoming loss; and life changes.

Special guest will be Wade Horton, clinical supervisor for Peninsula Outpatient Center

in Sevierville.

Participants are welcome to stay for a $4 lunch. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., and reservations are needed. Call 453-8080 by Wednesday for the meal.

Ranch Rodeo will be Saturday at Expo Center From Submitted Reports WHITE PINE — Walters State’s Ag Club hosts its first Ranch Rodeo Feb. 20 at Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center.

The event kicks off at 7 p.m. Ranch rodeos are based on real-life farming. Instead of riding bulls, teams compete in several categories of “farm chores.� This year’s tasks

range from donkey rides to milking a wild cow.

FFA chapters from Sevier, Cocke and Jefferson counties will compete for prize money in a pig relay, a calf leadand-push and a goat drive.

Audience members can win cash in the event’s egg toss.

This year will also feature a stick horse race with two age divisions. Stick horses will be provided.

Roger Brooks, head of Walters State’s agriculture

program and advisor to the Ag Club, said, “You’re going to see people doing the work that actually takes place on a ranch. What you’ll see is just how difficult and how challenging some chores can be and the results are pretty entertaining.�

Brooks said all of the chores do not directly respond to things that happen on a farm, but use skills developed on the farm.

The Ranch Rodeo is part

of the Ag Club Winter Horse Series, which marked its 11th year in 2009. Proceeds fund scholarships.

Admission for the Ranch Rodeo is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Children 6 and under will be admitted free. Tickets are available at the door or from participating FFA chapters.

For more information, contact Brooks at (423) 585-2663 or e-mail to Roger.Brooks@ ws.edu.

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ARRESTS 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 Richard Sidney Arnold, 62, of 3459 Arnold Parkway in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 14 with a second count of DUI. He was released on $5,000 bond. u Colin Patrick Bartlett, 21, of 521 Appleridge Way in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 12 with theft of property, criminal impersonation and misdemeanor filing a false report to an officer. He was being held. u Latonya Azril Bright, 26, of Hendersonville, Tenn., was charged Feb. 12 with failure to appear. She was released. u David Dwayne Bryant, 40, of 453 Penelope Lane in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 13 with theft of property. He was released on $2,000 bond. u Paul David Cable, 35, of Johnson City, was charged Feb. 13 with driving on a suspended license, financial responsibility law and speeding. He was released on $1,500 bond. u Melissa Dawn Coaker, 30, of Dandridge, was charged Feb. 14 with theft vehicle: other $1,000 to $10,000. She was released on $5,000 bond. u Theresa Lynn Esqibel, 33, of 1354 Lindsey Drive in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 15 with domestic violence assault. She was being held in lieu of $2,500 bond. u Kornell Rashad Freeman, 21, of Knoxville, was charged Feb. 13 with driving on a suspended license. He was released on $500 bond. u Justin Joseph Granade, 23, of 3224 Englewood Road in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 15 with DUI. He was being held. u Tommy Joe Gregory, 21, of 1048 Broyhill Road in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 12 with violation of an order of protection. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Charles Martin Hux, 35, of 226 Henderson Springs Road in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 12 with a misdemeanor warrant from

general sessions court. u Felix Alvaro Lorenzo, 20, of Maryville, was charged Feb. 13 with driving without a license and financial responsibility law. He was released on $1,000 bond. u Bradley Thomas McGill, 18, of 3154 McGill Road in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 13 with domestic violence assault. He was being held in lieu of $2,500 bond. u Jacqueline Frances McMahan, 39, of 3645 Lilly Blvd. in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 13 with violation of community corrections and a circuit court warrant.

She was being held. u Stacy Wayne Myers, 42, of Townsend, was charged Feb. 14 with domestic violence assault. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Sharon Lee Ogle, 39, of 2531 Upper Middle Creek Road in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 13 with theft. She was released on $1,500 bond. u Robert Edward Raines, 26, of Rutledge, was charged Feb. 13 with violation of probation. He was released on $1,000 bond. u Guillermo Dimas Rodriguez, 26, of River Walk Apt. 1309 in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 13 with DUI and driving without a license. He was released. u Margaret Lee Stazzone, 36, of Knoxville, was charged Feb. 12 with theft of property worth $10,000 to $50,000. She was released on $10,000 bond. u Seth Joe Summerall, 28, of 606 Caughron Drive in Sevierville, was charged Feb. 14 with theft, shoplifting, criminal trespass, aggravated burglary and theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000. He was being held in lieu of $40,000 bond. u Joseph Dale Teague, 30, of 805 Franklin Drive in Gatlinburg, was charged Feb. 15 with violation of probation.

He was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond. u Rachel Renee Underwood, 23, of New Market, was charged Feb. 21 with a misdemeanor warrant form general sessions court.

She was being ehld. u Albert E. Vastennkite, 45, of 2650 Colonial Circle in Kodak, was charged Feb. 15 with domestic violence assault. He was being held in lieu of $12,500 bond.

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

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

Tuesday, Feb. 16 Hot Meals

Hot Meals for Hungry Hearts served from 5:306:30 p,m. Second Baptist Church, Pigeon Street just off Chapman Highway.

Crewettes

Sevier County Crewettes meets at 7 p.m. at Rescue Squad. 453-3861 or 4538572.

Republicans

Episcopal Church, 1028 Boyds Creek Highway, Seymour.

Middle Creek UMC

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

Mental Health Day

Free Mental Health Awareness Day 10 a.m.

Feb. 19, Senior Center on Chapman Highway. $4 lunch begins at 11:30 a.m.

RSVP by today for meal to 453-8080.

Thursday, Feb. 18 Submarine Veterans

Smoky Mountain submarine vets meet at 6 p.m., Islamorada Restaurant. www.

SmokyMountainBase.com or 429-0465 or 692-3368.

Sevier County Republican Party meets at 6 p.m. at courthouse. Guest speaker, alternative medicine specialist and political advocate Greg Samples.

453-3882 or 368-3833.

Old Harp Singing

Library Movie

Al-Anon Family

Al-Anon Family Group meets at 11 a.m., First United Methodist, Pigeon Forge. 428-7617 or 6806724.

Angel Food

Angel Food orders: n 1-4 p.m., Gum Stand Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge. 429-2508. n 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m., First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 908-1245.

PF City Commission makes change from low-density residential

Saturday, Feb. 20 Angel Food

Angel Food pick-up: n 8-11 a.m., Gum Stand Baptist Church.

429-2508. n 10 a.m. to noon, River of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road, Seymour.

679-6796. n 8-10 a.m. First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 9081245. n 9:30 to 11 a.m., Basic Life Ministries, formerly TFH. 286-9784.

Thomas Benefit

ABWA

American Business Women’s Association meets at Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. Networking 6 p.m., dinner meeting to follow. www.abwasevier. org.

Old Harp shape note singing 7 p.m., Middle Creek United Methodist Church. 428-0874.

Tunebooks provided.

Day 10 a.m., Senior Center on Chapman Highway. Free. Wade Horton of Peninsula Outpatient Center to speak. Programs and materials on depression.

453-8080.

Anna Porter Public Library will show the movie “Star Trek� at 6:30 p.m. 4365588.

TOPS

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

Radio Service

Sevier County Emergency Radio Service meets at 7:30 p.m., EOC office on Bruce Street. 429-2422 or www.freewebs.com/ aresradio.

DAR

Rescheduled benefit auction and chili supper for Bill Thomas today. 3 p.m. auction and 5 p.m. chili supper at Rescue Squad, Dolly Parton Parkway.

Gospel singing planned.

806-4250 or 429-1742, 453-9544 or 774-9435.

Sunday, Feb. 21 Gatlinburg FUMC

Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church offers 6 p.m. fellowship of contemporary music, worship, followed by meal. 4364691.

Kodak UMC

Jimbo Whaley will perform at 9 a.m. worship service at Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Road.

Monday, Feb. 22 Women’s Bible Study

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

Great Smokies chapter, DAR, meets at 10:30 a.m., Pigeon Forge Library.

Speakers Drama Robeson and Betty Watkins on “A Visit from the Klukwan Girl.� 774-2236.

Garlands of Grace Women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Seymour Heights Christian Church, Chapman and Boyds Creek Highway n 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn

Optimist Club

Human Resources

Gatekeepers

Northview Kodak Optimist Club meets 7 p.m. at the Optimist building. Carolyn Davis, guidance counselor at Northview Middle, to speak.

Community Dinner

Burchfield Methodist Church community fellowship dinner 6 p.m.

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Foxtrot Bed and Breakfast, Garrett, Gatlinburg n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC

Gatekeepers

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

Wednesday, Feb. 17 Sevierville Story Time Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m. Sevier County Main Library. 453-3532.

First Presbyterian

St. Paul Episcopal

Ash Wednesday service 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul

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 n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room

Hot Meals

Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church in Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist Church in Kodak.

Friday, Feb. 19 Kodak Story Time

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

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Hot Meals

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

Al-Anon Family

Al-Anon Family Group meets at 11 a.m., First United Methodist, Pigeon Forge. 428-7617 or 6806724.

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Foxtrot Bed and Breakfast, Garrett, Gatlnburg n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC

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PIGEON FORGE — City officials have given their second and final approval to a request to change to commercial the zoning on a piece of property in a mainly residential neighborhood Ogle Drive.

The petition was submitted by owners Cindy Owens and Credit Shelter Trust asking that the currently R-1 (low-density residential) parcel be moved to C-2 (tourist commercial) for a campground. Though neighbors spoke out en masse against the proposal at the City Commission’s meeting Jan. 25 session, only one man voiced concerns at a meeting last week.

Wilburn Malugen lodged his opposition during both of those sessions, though Monday evening he took a slightly more confrontational approach, in his words “suggesting,� not accusing, Commissioner David Wear of breaking state law. “I suggest that it’s a possible ethics violation,�

Malugen said.

Malugen’s stated his issue stems from Wear being related to one of the property’s co-owners, who inherited the land from his grandfather as part of the family’s trust.

Wear conceded the point. “I do have family on both sides of the issue,� he said.

Malugen presented a copy of minutes from the group’s Jan. 11 meeting in which Wear voted on an agreement that would allow the city to buy the property at an R-1 appraisal, rather than the more expensive C-2, at any

our workshop on this, sir,� McClure said referring to a session last week called to broker peace between the owners and the opposition, though none of those against the move showed up. “I really feel we have no choice in this, so I make a motion we approve it.�

Gass has argued the group would have a hard time standing behind a decision to deny the request since it has previously given its OK to other commercial rezonings in the neighborhood, including that one across Mill Creek Malugen referenced. “It’s very difficult to say one is supported for a rezoning when it’s in the same area and has the same topography, but this one for some reason is not eligible,� Gass told the group. “I think you would have a hard time defending a denial in a court of law.�

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Gatekeepers men’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mountain Drive, Sevierville. 310-7831.

Ash Wednesday Service at 6:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Sevierville. 453-2971.

Smoky Mountain HR Association meets at 8 a.m. Sevierville Police Chief Don Myers to speak about safety issues in workplace. For meeting location, 286-1438.

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time in the next five years.

The deal was brokered to ensure the city won’t have to pay the higher rate if it should decide to buy the land for the planned Westside Connector road, city attorney Jim Gass explained.

Wear defended the vote, stating he believes the deal provides a bargain for the city. Further, he pointed out he didn’t vote for or against the rezoning itself, choosing only to register a ballot of “present� to avoid any potential questions.

Gass and Mayor Keith Whaley seemed to consider Malugen’s contention tenuous at best. “He has no ownership,�

Whaley said. “I think the question of an ethics violation would be kind of a moot point.�

Malugen wasn’t satisfied, though, continuing his push to get the rezoning denied. As in the previous session, he argued Ogle Drive isn’t suitable to handle the traffic from an RV park before pointing out there are already plans for another such development right across Mill Creek from the Owens property. “Why would you want another campground there when you already have a campground right there?� he questioned.

Vice Mayor Kevin McClure seemed unmoved by the arguments. “I really wish you had turned out when we had

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In Memoriam

Granville P. Vaughn Jr. Granville P. Vaughn, Jr., age 83 of Sevierville, passed away Monday, February 15, 2010. He attended Community First Church of God and was self-employed as the owner/operator of Vaughn’s Commercial Residential Garage Door Service. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and gardening.

He was preceded in death by his parents Granville P. Vaughn Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Helton Carter Vaughn; stepmother Dee Vaughn; sisters Agnes Brock and Hazel Harmon; and brothers Clarence Rose and Henry Rose.

Survivors include his: Wife: Geraldine Jackson Vaughn; Sons: Richard Vaughn and special friend Anita Owenby, Kenny Vaughn, Ricky Vaughn, Robert Vaughn and wife Carolyn; Daughter: Sue Huff and husband Bobby; Grandchildren: Michael and Bobby Vaughn, Cory Ward, Tanisha and Tanaka Huff, Kimberly Dockery, Kenneth, Samantha, and Jacob Vaughn; Great-grandchildren: Logan and Dylan Ward, Kaden Vaughn, Logan Dockery; Brothers: Earnest Rose and wife Laura, George Vaughn and wife Sandy, Robert Vaughn; Sisters: Ada Vaughn, Nina Vaughn; Special niece and nephew: Billie Jean Clabo and husband Ray, Jackie Rose and wife Ruby; numerous other nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family sends a special thanks to the entire staff of Sevier County Health Care Center with special gratitude to the Skilled Wing for their care and kindness.

Funeral service 7 PM Wednesday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Vandergriff officiating. Interment 1 PM Thursday in Roberts Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

In Memoriam

Mary Ruth Spicer Gelineau

Mary Ruth Spicer Gelineau, age 84, of Athens passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010, at Morning Pointe of Athens.

A native of Sevierville, she was a longtime resident of Hollywood, Fla., and a resident of Athens for over 10 years.

She was a daughter of the late Columbus Reader and Maude Bailey Spicer and was preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Harry” Gelineauand; a sister, Billie Brady.

She retired from the Diplomat Hotel where she served as a secretary and was a member of the Athens Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Florence Schreiber of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.; two sons and daughters-inlaw, Richard and Patti Evelyn Gelineau of Decatur, Michael John and Lynn Gelineau of Tampa, FL.; four grandchildren: Caleb and Joshua Gelineau, Krystal Locke, and Dr. Alan Schreiber; greatgrandchildren: Ella and Turner Locke, Megan and Lily Schreiber; one brother and sister-in-law, C.R. and Bonnie Spicer of Sevierville; one sister, Bobbie Hodges of Sevierville; special friends from the Athens Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Memorial services will be 7 pm Thursday at Athens Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastor Ron Wooten officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm Thursday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Athens Seventh Day Adventist Church, 230 New Englewood Road, Athens, TN. 37303.

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Ollie Byron King Bartlett

Ollie Byron King Bartlett, much loved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend will be sorely missed.

Preceded in death by her husband, Norman Edward Bartlett; parents, Oakley Albert King and Nannie Manning King; sister, Goldie King Poff; brothers, Hilton, Tildon, Maynard, Wilton and Wilbert King; sisters-in-law, Florence King and Sylvia King; and many friends.

Born in Copper Hill, VA., deceased at 86 years of age on February 14, 2010 after living with her daughter and son-in-law in Seymour, Tennessee for seven years. She is now returning to her much loved Virginia.

She is survived by her only child, Janice Bartlett Miller and son-in-law, George (Buck) Miller; her only granddaughter, Michelle Miller Bendel and husband, Timothy Bendel; sisters-in-law, Thelma Bartlett Manning, Janet Cannady King and Nannie King. She also leaves a host of nieces and nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews and cousins. Extended family include nieces, Nancy Poff Nichols and husband, Steve Nichols, Sharon Poff; grand-nieces Lori Nichols and April Poff Holt and husband, Henry Holt, and their son, Hayden; special friends Maebelle DeWeese, Margaret Angle and Mary Moore Mabe.

The family wishes to express gratitude to the doctors, CNA’s, Tech’s, and Covenant Virtual Hospice on 2 North at Fort Sanders Regional Center in Knoxville, TN. Their care and kindness made this difficult time bearable.

Services will be at Oakey’s South Chapel on Brambleton Ave. in Roanoke at 6:30 P.M. Thursday, February 18, 2010.

The Rev. Maurice Wright will officiate.

Friends may call at Oakey’s South Chapel from 5 till 6:30 on Thursday before the service. Interment will be on Friday in Rest Vale Cemetery, Floyd County.

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Stanley Everett Underwood, age 78 of Kodak, born June 8, 1931, passed away at Jefferson Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 15, 2010.

He was a veteran of the Korean War who served as a member of 147 Infantry Division and possessed gifted hands as a master mason and carpenter.

He was preceded in death by his parents Everett R. and Florence Grigsby Underwood; son Gary Wade Underwood; grandson Briar Logan Underwood; and mother of his children, Christine Brown.

Survivors: Life Partner: Golda Catlett; Son: Stanley Alan Underwood; Daughter: Dinah Gail Underwood Clark and husband Steven; Grandchildren: Robin Underwood and wife Sheila, Craig Underwood and wife Heidi, Gary Lee Underwood and wife Lori; 3 Great-grandchildren; Sisters: Alma Ferguson, Clara Johnson, Helen Creager, Ann Gilreath, Jean Underwood, Elaine Fields.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kodak Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 4, Kodak, TN 37764 (865-654-6668).

Family and friends will meet at 1 PM Wednesday in Oak Grove Cemetery for graveside service and interment. Rev. Ev Robertson will officiate and military honors will be provided by American Legion Post #104. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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Jennifer Elizabeth Waser

Jennifer Elizabeth Waser, age 19 of Kodak, passed away Friday February 12, 2010. She was a 2009 honors graduate of Family Christian Academy. She was a student at Walters State Community College and employed by Wilderness Resort at the Smokies. She attended Kodak Community Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather David Waser.

Jennifer is survived by: parents, Thomas and Joyce Waser; sisters, Laurie Daniels and husband Timothy, Faith Waser; brother, Benjamin Waser; grandparents, Walter and Sally Howe, Joan Waser; great-grandparent, Donna “G.G.” Howe; aunts and uncles, Walter Howe, Jr. and wife Vicky, Elaine Howe, Kathleen Adamski, Michelle and Kalvin Boewe, Lisa and Todd Drury; several cousins.

Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. Kent Loveday, Rev. Kevin Childs, and Rev. Gary Smith officiating. Interment to follow in Atchley’s Seymour Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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areas above 2,500 or 3,000 feet could see some higher amounts,” Black said Monday afternoon.

“This isn’t another system, it’s just some wraparound moisture from that low pressure system that moved through the area today.”

With the temperatures staying below freezing each night and forecasted to barely touch the number today, it seems likely any moisture that moves through the area will fall as snow. That precipitation is expected to come in light and occasional showers, though.

Still, the forecast prompted the National Weather Service’s Morristown office to issue a winter weather advisory for most of the county into today, while a winter storm warning was expected to remain in place over the mountains for the time being.

The area has consistently been below the normal mercury readings so far this winter, with Monday’s high for the Knoxville area about 20 degrees cooler than the average temperature peak for the day and the low 10 degrees colder.

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Likewise, it seems there wasn’t much of a disturbance out of Monday’s light snowfall. There were no major accidents reported in Sevier County and school officials didn’t have to make the choice about whether to cancel classes because the Presidents’ Day holiday already had students planning for a long weekend.

Meanwhile in the mountains, officials with Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed Newfound Gap Road, the Wears Cove entrance, both sides of the Foothills Parkway and several other thoroughfares Monday as snow, ice, downed trees and even flooding continued to plague the area. There was no word by press time when the roads may be clear and again open to traffic.

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schedule procedures such as surgery for the days preceding the move.

Additionally, they worked to discharge everyone who was well enough to leave the hospital before the weekend, decreasing the number of folks who would have to be moved.

As Sunday morning dawned — and even a bit before that — the wheels of the move were set into motion. Vehicles from Sevier County Ambulance Service, the Gatlinburg Fire Department and the Sevier County Rescue Squad were parked outside the Fort Sanders facility, while officers from the Sevierville Police Department and Sevier County Sheriff’s Department stood by to manage traffic.

While a national medical moving company transported everything from files to CT scanners between the two locations, the first patient was loaded into an ambulance to make the trip to LeConte. The honor went to Sevierville resident Patricia Clark, who was loaded into an ambulance at just after 8:30 a.m.

“It was stressful, of course, because I was sick, but they were really nice and it went great,” Clark said as she laid in a bed on the third floor of the new medical center Monday.

“They told me what was going on in advance so I wouldn’t be scared, and they let my daughter come along with me, so that made it better.”

Clark said she is impressed with the gleaming new hospital, though she’s only seen it from a semi-reclining position so far.

“I really like the view of the mountains when Paula opens the blinds and lets me see it,” Clark joked with daughter Paula England. “It is really, really nice. The county really deserves it. The staff here really deserves it. They’re great.”

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today with this wonderful new hospital.”

Cantwell was a member of the Sevier County Choral Society and his tradition called for him to distribute both flower and fruits on his regular visits, not just to the hospital, but to places all over the county where people might be struggling or lonely. While the fruit was absent, both the choral society and the flowers were there Monday as Ogle and Wilhoit passed out the roses.

“Grant went all around the place with roses and strawberries and did this.

That was his thing,” Ogle explained. “Everybody loved Grant. He just kind of wormed his way into your heart. He was such

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“It’s going to be good for all the people in the area,” England said.

While folks like Clark and England saw smooth sailing above the water, below the water the hospital staff was paddling like crazy.

Everything belonging to any of the 38 patients was inventoried, bagged and signed for. When that individual made it to the new hospital, their possessions came along with them.

“We didn’t lose a single patient item,” Wilhoit said, beaming.

As the move progressed, the emergency department at the old hospital was slowly closed down and

ambulances were rerouted to the new one with 141 people — more than on an average day — who came needed quick treatment Sunday.

“We had one of our bigger numbers and we still didn’t have people waiting all over the place,” Wilhoit said. “They each got their own rooms and they were very happy with what they found. We’re very proud of that new emergency department.”

The last patient was moved by 1:02 p.m., just four and a half hours after the process started, with each taking about six minutes. They all arrived to find their respective departments fully staffed and, in some cases, fully filled. The intensive care unit was already at capac-

ity just after opening its doors, Wilhoit said.

Likewise, by Monday afternoon other areas of the hospital were already seeing increased numbers from the old facility, a fact Wilhoit attributes to the community’s pleasure with the new center.

“We’ve always had a great staff, so it’s just about the image about the new building,” Wilhoit said. “The public’s perception is that bigger and newer is always better, and this is definitely bigger and newer. We’re pleased they’re thinking more about staying close to home for their treatment because they have this world-class facility here now to go along with our world-class staff.”

a special person and he knew how to make you feel special, too.”

Ogle laughed Monday as she informed the men they would have to exchange hugs for their flowers, joking that Cantwell liked to charge the pretty ladies a similar fee. She said she picked up the tradition because she remembered how good she always felt when she was on the receiving end of Cantwell’s generosity.

“I miss the roses he used to give me,” she said. “I thought it would be a fun thing to do to sort of take that up since he’s left us. I believe if I was sick and I didn’t get a valentine, I would feel even sicker.”

Though a seemingly

simple gesture, Wilhoit agreed the flower can mean a great deal to someone who’s spending their days dealing with sickness or an injury. She also lauded Ogle — who purchased the roses and distributed them both in the lobby to the strains of love songs performed by the choral society and in patients’ rooms on each of the hospital’s three floors — for taking up Cantwell’s mission.

“I think Grant’s looking down on us today and he’s proud,” Wilhoit said.

Patient Patricia Clark confirmed the red rose she received did a lot to help improve her spirits as she

spent her second stay in as many months under a doctor’s care.

“It was just a really nice thing for them to do,” Clark said. “I was really surprised. They came in and they gave one to me and one to my daughter.

We really appreciate it.”

It’s testimonials like that and the desire to keep Cantwell’s loving tradition alive that Ogle said will keep her bringing buckets of blooms back year after year.

“I want to do it as long as I can, just like Grant did it as long as he could,” Ogle said.

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Groups from both ends of the political spectrum offer lawmakers model legislation requiring a minimal amount of tailoring from state to state. The nonpartisan Council of State Governments even issues an annual volume of “Suggested State Legislation” that this year includes templates for 54 bills.

Want to ban schools from collecting students’ facial recognition data without a parent’s permission? See page 35.

Make it harder for spyware to secretly collect information from computers? Page 50. Make it a crime to travel within or between states to engage in child sex? Flip to page 78, plug in local information and put it to a vote.

While such templates have been around for years, lawmakers and lobbyists say technology has fanned the model bills from state to state faster than ever. Instead of scanning or even retyping sample bills, lawmakers can work with electronic versions of the legislation.

One example of a bill that is making the rounds is the “Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act,” which would ban government health insurance mandates. The proposal would assert a state-based right for people to pay medical bills from their own pocketbooks and prohibit penalties against those who refuse to carry health insurance.

Seen by some as a symbolic measure introduced as a backlash to Democratic health care plans pending in Congress, the act has been introduced in 30 states since the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council endorsed it at the end of 2008 — including five times in Tennessee alone.

Even groups that create the templates caution against using them as-is, warning they may offer too many benefits to an industry or advocacy group that might have had a hand in crafting the model legislation.

Tennessee Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris, a member of the Lexington, Ky.-based Council of State Governments, said ideology doesn’t determine the council’s decisions on suggested legislation and most of the hundreds of bills submitted by lawmakers don’t get included.

“It’s a pretty stringent review, and there are criteria for whether they’re unique and novel enough,” Norris said.

“It’s really meant as an aid — a guide — so that local legislatures don’t have to reinvent the wheel.”

The model legislation often intersects with the legislative goals of advocacy groups. For example, the Council on State Governments’ guide includes a measure based on a 2008 Florida law that says employers can’t prohibit workers from storing guns in cars parked in company lots. The guns-in-cars measure has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association, and similar laws have been enacted Arizona, Louisiana and Utah.

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The third annual Bowling for a Cure fundraiser will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Pigeon Forge Bowling Center.

The cost is $15 a person, with all proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer research. Shifts start at noon both days, and there will be a silent auction.

To enter call the bowling center at 429-7373. The event is open to all ages and skill levels.

Last year this event raised $11,000.

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Republicans to hear Greg Samples

The Sevier County Republican Party will hold its regularly monthly meeting at 6 p.m. today in the Sevier County Courthouse.

The speaker will be Greg Samples, alternative medicine specialist and political advocate. He is the author of the “Health Freedom Manual,” first published in 1998.

Samples has been an independent candidate for Congress and represented the Libertarian Party in the U.S. Senate race in 1996 and District 2 congressional election in 1998.

The meeting will be held on the third floor of the courthouse.

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The Gatlinburg City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. today at City Hall.

An appointment to the airport authority is on the agenda.

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SafeSpace dinner, auction scheduled

SafeSpace’s annual dinner and silent auction is set for Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church.

This year’s entertainment will be provided by comedienne Leanne Morgan.

Master of Ceremonies will be Phil Williams of WNOX radio.

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

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

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Commodity food to be distributed

USDA commodity food will be distributed by Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority at the Sevier County Fairgrounds today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.).

Proof of household income for the past 13 weeks must be presented. If there is no income, obtain a Statement of Support form at the Neighborhood Center prior to the distribution date.

Food Stamp cards may be used to verify income.

Call 453-7131 for more information.

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Mental health topic of event

Mental Health Awareness Day, sponsored by Senior Outreach Sevier, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Senior Center, Chapman Highway.

Admission is free.

Information will be given on a variety of topics.

Special guest will be Wade Horton, clinical supervisor for Peninsula Outpatient Center.

Participants may stay for a $4 lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m. For lunch reservations call 453-8080.

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Deputies continue dead cattle count NASHVILLE (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in Middle Tennessee are still counting dead cattle on a farm near Shelbyville, but the man accused in their suspected starvation says far fewer cows have died than officials say.

John Darrin Thomas of Wartrace was charged Friday with six counts of animal cruelty filed in Coffee County.

Sheriff Randall Boyce of neighboring Bedford County said Monday that Thomas had been released from jail after

posting bail over $1 million.

County Correctional Officer Brandon Warren said Monday that Thomas made bond Friday afternoon after being booked on 101 counts of animal cruelty, three counts of allowing animals to run at large, two theft counts — one under $500 and one over $10,000 — two DUI counts and 101 counts of improperly disposing of animal carcasses.

Boyce said his officers were still finding cattle, both live and dead, and had not yet determined the final

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number of animal cruelty counts Thomas would face in Bedford County.

“We’ve picked up 250 live ones and close to 150 dead,” Boyce said Monday. “We’re about halfway through picking them up.”

Asked why animals were starving on the farm, Boyce replied, “He just stopped feeding them, that’s what it appears.”

A judge allowed local authorities to put the cattle under the control of the Bedford County Humane Association.

Reached by telephone at

his home Monday, Thomas said he knows of only 21 dead cattle and said deputies are counting bones of long-dead animals on 1,600 acres where his family has raised cattle since the 1960s.

He also said some of the cattle had been shot and that he has photographic evidence of it.

Thomas said there’s more to the incident than is yet apparent.

“The truth’s going to come out,” Thomas said, adding that he sold his cattle to his father in November.

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— Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said Monday that Iran is on the verge of becoming a military dictatorship.

“If my poll numbers are low, then I’m cool and cerebral and cold and detached. If my poll numbers are high, well, he’s calm and reasoned. So that’s the filter through which a lot of this stuff is interpreted.”

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The NHL canceled what was left of its decimated schedule after a round of last-gasp negotiations failed to resolve differences over a salary cap — the flashpoint issue that had led to a lockout. n

Thought for today:

“There are two ways to slice easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.” — Alfred Korzybski, Polish-American linguist (1879-1950).

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Kiefer Sutherland

LOS ANGELES (AP) Production has been halted on the hit Fox show ‘24’ as Kiefer Sutherland undergoes elective surgery to deal with a ruptured cyst near one of his kidneys, People magaSutherland z i n e reports.

“We are temporarily suspending production of 24 while our friend and colleague Kiefer Sutherland undergoes a medical procedure,” the network says in a statement. “We hope to resume production shortly and do not anticipate any disruption in the broadcast of this season’s episodes.”

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commentary

Politicizing investments hurts people No one is calling California insurance commissioner Steve Poizner a “Fiscal Conservative in Name Only” — not yet.

But after U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina of California made mutton meat out of GOP rival Tom Campbell in a much talked about “demon sheep” television ad, Steve Poizner is clearly worried.

Baoth Campbell and Poizner are guys taking on tough, entrepreneurial ladies in GOP primaries: Former Hewlett-Packard chief exec Fiorina is running for the GOP’s Senate nomination against Campbell, while eBay founder Meg Whitman is battling Steve Poizner for the GOP’s gubernatorial slot.

At the moment Poizner is taking a beating, down 30 points in the polls.

Maybe that’s why Poizner went ballistic in response to an amiable e-mail sent

by Whitman’s political consultant Mike Murphy urging Poizner to drop out. “I hate the idea of us each spending $20 million beating on the other in (the) primary,” Murphy wrote, reaching out to a Poizner loyalist. “And we can spend ($40 millionplus) tearing up Steve if we must; bad for him, bad for us and a crazy waste to tear up a guy with (a) great future.”

Poizner’s hysterical response? First he called a press conference, and then he called in the cops, asking the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office to investigate Whitman for bribery and extortion. (I kid you not.)

Not since New York’s Dede Scozzafava called the cops on a Weekly Standard reporter has a major political candidate demonstrated such a wafer-thin skin, not to mention a willingness to waste scarce law enforcement resources.

I’m not sure this is the kind of man we want protecting our national security, but Poizner disagrees.

Poizner likes to shake things up a little, creatively interpreting laws in his own political favor. And so he launched his own personal jihad against so-called “indirect investments in terrorism” -- which comes down to any insurance company that does business with any company that does business in Iran. I mean, it may sound conservative at first blush -- getting tough on terrorism -- but, actually, it’s a profound abuse of government power.

The federal government already forbids direct investments in Iran and other state sponsors of terrorism. What Poizner is championing across the country is a new wave of elected state insurance regulators trying to appeal to the GOP base by playing national security experts, instead of paying attention to consumers’ bottom lines.

Already insurance commissioners in Florida and Pennsylvania are threatening to jump on Poizner’s ill-conceived bandwagon.

What’s wrong with using state insurance regulations to crack down on terrorism?

Well, just about everything.

In the first place, notice that phrase “indirect investments.” It means the line is blurry and unclear — perfect for the unscrupulous government official seeking to shake down a company. As Redcounty.com political consultant and blogger Matthew Cunningham put it, “I thought subpoenaing business executives and hauling them before (a) public hearing for a good flaying in front of TV cameras (was) what Democrats did?”

Then there’s the potential for abuse of this idea in the hands of liberal Democrats.

What will happen when the son of Jerry Brown or Nancy Pelosi occupies the post of California insurance commissioner, instead of Poizner? Will businesses that do business with the Catholic Church or the LDS church take a hit for cooperating with “discriminators”? Could Israel, itself, already the target of divestment campaigns in Europe, become the new South Africa in the minds of San Francisco liberals?

Real conservatives should stand for a key principle: for limited government and against crony capitalism. The purpose of an insurance commissioner and insurance regulations is to make sure that those of us who pay into insurance pools get our money. It is not to play Jack Bauer, freelance terrorism expert, to the cheers of the crowd.

Finally there’s this basic economic fact: Politicizing investments will raise fees and lower returns to consumers, contributing to higher insurance premiums — and that’s wrong.

— 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

Wade and his Friends Smokies group right to honor Sevierville’s Gary Wade with new award Gary Wade’s contributions to his community are long and varied. He served his city of Sevierville as mayor — the youngest in its history — and has lent his name and money to causes from the county library foundation to the Boys & Girls Club to Leadership Sevier.

Now a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, he is a man who has brought honor and prestige to his hometown and to the state.

Wade has been duly recognized for his contributions over the years, but maybe none of his awards and honors has meant more than the one he got over the weekend.

Friends of the Smokies gave its first Legacy Award to Wade, a founding board member of the Friends organization. Board Chairman Mark Williams presented the award to Wade at the seventh annual Evergreen Ball, held at the Cherokee Country Club in

Knoxville.

Friends of the Smokies selected Wade based on his efforts to establish the Friends of the Smokies organization in 1993, his years of service as chairman of the board, and his appreciation for the park and its resources.

Wade’s history of community leadership was also a factor — as its should have been — with his roles as mayor of Sevierville, Tennessee Criminal Appeals Court judge, and Tennessee Supreme Court justice.

“Even among our many treasured supporters, though, Justice Wade has set himself apart from the crowd, and he very much deserves this special recognition,” said Jim Hart, president of Friends. Over the years, Wade has supported and raised money for causes including wildlife, education, historic preservation and the needy.

Friends of the Smokies announced the creation of the Gary Wade Wildlife

Fund to support wildlife conservation projects in the Smokies. Board members and others have pledged or donated $25,000 to help launch the fund.

Those interested in adding to the fund may donate online at http:// shop.friendsofthesmokies.org/donations.html or send a check payable to Friends of the Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764, with “Gary Wade Wildlife Fund” in the notation line.

“I can’t think of a more deserving person,” Williams said of his friend.

“Gary has done so much for the park and for Friends of the Smokies. It’s a great honor to recognize him through this special award and the new wildlife fund.”

Williams is right. Wade’s philanthropy is legend, and it is always appropriate to honor someone who has been so generous with so many organizations. Congratulations, Justice Wade.

Political view

Public forum All the excitement over ‘Avatar’ ends with disappointment

I am totally surprised and chagrined that Oprah Winfrey endorsed and recommended this movie to her TV audience with the intention of understanding the final message Editor: expressed. To me it was a message of hostilWell I did it. All the advertising hypes ity and greed to obtain mineral resources indicated the best recent entertainment of the decade should not be missed, so I bit the on the faraway planet, no matter what the bullet and bought a senior discounted ticket destruction and cost of lives of beings considered strange creatures. to see the movie “Avatar.”

Many, many lives were eliminated in the This three-hour, $300 million extravaganza is a combination of “Star Wars,” “Jurassic final shootout — on both sides — but goodPark” and “Harry Potter” all smashed togeth- ness did prevail and supposedly peace and er. The violence of warriors, guns and heavy order were restored by the extraterrestrial metal robots and machines made me cringe, beings, and the remaining bad guys were taken prisoner and led away. but I was fascinated by the mystical fairie If we moviegoers are supposed to take a story sequences of the “blue people” and message away from this film, it is just anoththeir devotion to their make-believe planet and the care and concern for their animals — er overpriced entertainment that may (or may not) leave a questionable impression on who resemble prehistoric creatures, including taming of ferocious dragons. This I liked. how that much money could have been put

to a better use.

Jo Jones Sevierville

Editorial opposing road money called well researched, fair

Editor: Your editorial on Sunday on subsidizing the proposed Dumplin Creek project was well researched, reasoned, and fair. Nice work in giving the public both sides of the story.

I agree that it’s extremely unlikely John Turley, et al., won’t walk away from the project if they don’t get the “corporate welfare” they seek. Kudos to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for not being blackmailed and thus avoiding setting a very bad precedent.

Don Carlton Sevierville

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PREP WRESTLING

Pigeon Forge wins Region 2 wrestling tournament Seymour takes second at Region 1 meet, both teams qualify several for state

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor Sevier County proved once again that it’s a hot bed for East Tennessee wrestling this past weekend, as the Pigeon Forge Tigers and Seymour Eagles both excelled at their regional wrestling tournaments.

The Tigers, coming off a 4th place finish at the State Duals, won the Region 2 individual tournament at Bearden High School in a landslide, beating 2nd place Farragut by a whopping 69 points and qualifying nine Tigers for the state meet this weekend.

Seymour, wrestling in the Region 1 meet at Dobyns-Bennett, captured a 2nd place trophy as a team and qualified six wrestlers for the field at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Arena this Thursday through Saturday.

Pigeon Forge had two wrestlers win their weight class at region, while Seymour had three grapplers take 1st place.

The Eagles’ Luke Hall (119), Trent Williams (130) and Michael Raimondi (135) all took the title as region champi-

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The Pigeon Forge Tigers won the Region 2 wrestling tournament at Bearden over the weekend. The Tigers also qualified nine indivduals to compete to become state champions this weekend in Franklin, Tenn. on, while Edward Holland (145) and Cody Davis (171) from Pigeon Forge became region champs with their efforts.

Also qualifying for Pigeon Forge were Caleb Poole (103, 2nd place), Joseph Dodgen (112, 2nd), Spencer Davis (119, 2nd), Nate Croley (130, 2nd), Nathaniel Parton (140,

2nd) Tad Walde (152, 3rd) and Hayden Whaley (189, 3rd). Seymour’s William Jordan (103, 4th), Cody Watson (171, 2nd) and Joe Wisell (189, 3rd) will also compete in the state tournament.

Pigeon Forge coach Greg Foreman said he was told the Tigers’ win at region was the first time

a county team had ever accomplished that feat.

“The guys performed at an outstanding level this past weekend,” Foreman said. “I’m glad to see all the preparation that we’ve put in since last February is paying off for them.

I’m very proud of them for their team and individuals accomplishments

this year. Now we’re are going to switch gears are prepare for the state individual tournament.”

Similar sentiments came from first-year Seymour coach Alex Cate.

“I’m am pleased with the team’s overall performance,” Cate said. “It was exciting to cap off the weekend with three indi-

vidual region champions.

Now the qualifiers have to get focused for the State Tournament this weekend. I am pleased with the bracket positions our guys have for next weekend. We have the potential to bring home many medals.” mpsports@themountainpress.com

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

Pesky pothole stalls Daytona 500, smears season opener

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. weaved through traffic, passed countless cars and ended up moving from the middle of the pack to the front of the field. Jamie McMurray barely beat him to the finish line, smoked his tires, then climbed out of his car and dropped to his knees.

Indelible images of the Daytona 500, for sure.

Drivers mingling for hours, fans heading to the exits and workers scurrying to fix a pesky pothole will be right up there, too.

The small hole between turns 1 and 2 took center stage at NASCAR’s marquee event Sunday, marring an otherwise spectacular season-opening race and prompting officials to apologize for more than two hours of delays. The stoppages came at a critical time for the sport, which began the year by making several on-track changes designed to boost sagging TV ratings.

“This is not supposed to happen,” track president Robin Braig said. “But we can come back from this. We know how to fix it. ... We know how to do it right. I apologize for it. This is hallowed ground. We understand that. We accept the responsibility.”

Whether the hole damaged NASCAR’s credibility will play out over the next few weeks and months. Drivers and owners said the frantic finish — McMurray held off Earnhardt on the final lap — certainly helped overcome the two delays that totaled 2 hours, 24 minutes.

“Track surfaces are going to have problems from time to time,” Earnhardt said. “This wasn’t a fault of NASCAR. It wasn’t a fault of Daytona’s or nobody’s. It was probably more or less everybody’s cars beating on the racetrack with trailing arm mounts and tailpipes.

That’s going to knock a hole in some asphalt, I don’t care where you’re at.

“They’ll patch it or whatever they’ll do, and it won’t have this John Raoux/AP problem again, I promise you Jamie McMurray waves a checkered flag in victory lane after winning the NASCAR that,” he added.

Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

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Win moves Ganassi into elite company

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chip Ganassi squirmed a bit, shifted the microphone he was holding in his hands, then gazed blankly at the floor.

Jamie McMurray had just been asked to describe his NASCAR team owner — the man who has taken two separate chances on McMurray — and Ganassi was clearly uncomfortable with the praise he was Chip Ganassi about to receive.

“He’s not wanting me to compliment him right now,” McMurray said.

But any kind words from McMurray had been earned.

Ganassi, after all, gave McMurray his first break when the little-known driver was looking for a shot at NASCAR’s top level. He had his ego bruised three years later when McMurray fled for a perceived better opportunity at Roush-Fenway Racing, but Ganassi didn’t let the hurt feelings fester and agreed to give McMurray another shot last fall when the driver found himself out of work.

It paid off Sunday night with a thrilling Daytona 500 victory, the biggest NASCAR win for both the driver and owner.

It was evident how grateful McMurray was from his tearful Victory Lane celebration, when he effusively thanked Ganassi, co-owner Felix Sabates, and sponsor Bass Pro Shops for giving him a second chance.

Ganassi deflected the exultation in the hours after the victory, and tried to duck it again Monday at the Daytona 500 champion’s breakfast.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 â&#x2014;&#x2020; The Mountain Press WINTER OLYMPICS

Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopes carried by Crosby

By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer VANCOUVER, British Columbia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; His time, his team, his games.

Ten years after the Sydney Olympics, perhaps these games should be called the Sidney Olympics.

If Sidney Crosby delivers the Olympic hockey gold medal that Canada has won only once in 58 years, he will instantly move into the pantheon of his countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greats: Wayne Gretzky and Maurice â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rocketâ&#x20AC;? Richard, Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux.

And with nearly an entire career to go.

While Americans are obsessing back home with Lindsay Vonn, Bode Miller and its figure skaters, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention shifts Tuesday to its national pastime. No player will be under greater scrutiny or pressure in Vancouver to shake off the seventh-place disappointment of Turin in 2006 and win a homeice gold than Crosby, who at age 22 is as close as it gets to a Canadian national treasure.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already won an NHL scoring title, an MVP award, the Stanley Cup. Now the biggest prize of all awaits as Crosby carries the hopes of 33 million hockeyobsessed Canadians into a preliminary-round game against Norway, the first of seven that must be played to win the gold medal.

Crosby knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting into. In 2002 and 2006, he expected gold himself as a fan watching every Olympic game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something as Canadians that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown up around. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all watched it, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probably been the fan expecting good results,â&#x20AC;? Crosby said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s typical and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to be expected.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing wrong with that.â&#x20AC;?

No wonder an entire country held its breath Sunday when Crosby took a slap shot off his right leg during the Pittsburgh Penguinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final game before the Olympic break. Crosby apparently is fine; he played the rest of the game, then flew to Vancouver for Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only practice Monday before the games.

MIDDLE SCHOOL HOOPS

DAYTONA 500

36 laps on the repaired superspeedway before the patchwork broke up.

The second repair lasted 44 minutes. In that one, workers gathered up polyester resin products from teams, mixed it with a hardener and then heated it with blowtorches and jet dryers to turn the putty mixture into a jelled substance.

They raced the final 32 laps without any noticeable issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a bad predicament to be in â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for NASCAR, the fans, for everybody,â&#x20AC;? driver Kyle Busch said as he waited.

It was unclear how or when the hole developed.

Braig said it could have been caused by cars set low for better aerodynamics. He also insisted no problems showed up during a thorough, prerace inspection.

This much was certain: Heavy rain and coolerthan-normal temperatures â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was 44 degrees

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NASCAR and track officials said all the right things afterward, calling it an isolated problem and vowing to reach out to fans who might have felt cheated by a race that took more than six hours to complete. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the racing perspective, you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wish to get your season off to a better start,â&#x20AC;? NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously the red flags are unfortunate. No one wants to see that. But hopefully what fans will really remember about this race tomorrow and years to come is that dramatic finish.â&#x20AC;?

Track workers and pavement experts tried several different ways to get the hole filled. None of them worked.

The initial fix took 1 hour, 40 minutes, and the drivers then completed

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win proved what Ganassi has insisted all along: He could be pushed all the way to the ropes in the brutal business of auto racing, but he will never be knocked down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a lot. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the biggest jet over at the airport there and the flashiest trucks.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the business of racing,â&#x20AC;? Ganassi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken a lot of lumps over the last couple years. We have to spend our money a little wiser than some teams. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not ashamed of that at all.â&#x20AC;?

SPORTS BRIEFS Coach-pitch players needed Players are wanted for an 8-and-under coach-pitch team based in the Seymour area. Two competitive and dedicated players are needed for league and local tournaments. Contact 661-3925 to schedule a try-out.

Third annual Ice Bowl upcoming

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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) carries the puck against the Nashville Predators during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Sunday.

PREP BASKETBALL

added seven, Chad Ayers had three, and Tanner Cox and Spencer Brien had a deuce apiece in the loss.

In girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; action, Pi Phiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Micki Werner led her team with nine points, Sydney Perry had six, Alicia Sumeriski had four and Macee Tinker added three in the loss.

Jain and Brien were named to the sectional AllTournament Team for the boys, while Werner and Tinker were named to the All-Tournament Team on the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about me,â&#x20AC;?

Ganassi quietly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not about me.â&#x20AC;?

How wrong he is.

Nevermind that McMurrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win in the Super Bowl of NASCAR moved Ganassi into elite company with Roger Penske as the only owners to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and the prestigious 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race.

More important, the

Pi Beta Phi teams bow out at Sectional TKA boys win 1st

SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Pi Beta Phi middle school boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end in the TMSAA East Tennessee Small Schools Sectional Tournament semi-finals held at Catlettsburg Elementary School.

The Lady Mountaineers (14-3) dropped their semifinal tilt against Hampton 30-22, while the Pi Phi boys (15-2) lost to Holston by a 29-22 final.

In boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; action, Clay Leatherwood led the Mountaineer effort with eight points, Trevor Jain

GANASSI

round hoops matchup NASHVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academy boys avenged an earlier season 12-point loss to Davidson Academy last week with a 55-46 overtime win in the first round of their region tournament.

Amazingly, three players recorded double-doubles for the Lions in the game.

Cyrille Sandjon had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Kelechi Ibe had 15 points and 15 boards and David Kirkpatrick had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the

win.

Davidson got out to a 30-24 lead heading into the fourth quarter, having outscored TKA in each of the previous three. But the Lions stepped up in the final period, putting up 14 points, while holding Davidson to just eight to force overtime.

In the extra frame the Lions roared, outscoring the home team by nine points 17-8 to win 55-46.

on the shaded part of the track â&#x20AC;&#x201D; didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow the fixes to work. The biggest problem might have been the location of the hole, which is about where right-side tires run when cars are on the inside of the track.

Officials initially stopped the race with 78 laps remaining in the 208-lap opener. Cars parked on pit road for about 30 minutes, then NASCAR allowed drivers to climb out for a break.

They ate, chatted, talked with crew chiefs and even played video games.

The 2 1/2-mile, highbanked superspeedway was last paved in 1978 and is scheduled for $20 million repaving in 2012.

But Braig said it could be

moved up if necessary.

Earnhardt has been among the trackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest critics, often saying it was long overdue for a new surface. He reiterated his stance during the first break, saying there was about â&#x20AC;&#x153;2 1/2 miles of hole.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so damn slick,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be like this. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2010.â&#x20AC;?

But several drivers like the slickness the old pavement provides. New asphalt could mean considerably different racing at Daytona and significant cost during tough economic times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It may not need repaving,â&#x20AC;? Braig said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to paint the whole house when all we have to do is a little touch up.â&#x20AC;?

mpsports@themountainpress.com

Gatlinburg Recreation Deparment will host their third annual disc golf Ice Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 20. The event will feature two rounds of disc golf to benefit the Sevier County Food Ministries. Cost is $24 for pro/advanced players, $20 for amateurs and $10 for 13-and-under. Bring five canned food items for half price disc golf. Mulligans can be purchased for $2. Registration begins at 12:30, and contestants may tee off between 1-3 p.m. For more information, contact Dave Anderson at 436-4990.

Chili Supper and Auction

The annual Pigeon Forge Little League Football Booster Club Chili Supper and Auction will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Pigeon Forge Middle School cafeteria. The supper will begin at 6 p.m. with the auction beginning around 7 p.m.

The entire community is welcomed to attend for a cost of $5 at the door. Tickets will also be presold throughout the community.

Special Olympic golf tourney ahead The Special Olympic Golf Tournament will be Wednesday, March 31, at Eagles Landing. The contest will be 2-man scramble and will cost $75 per person.

The cost includes lunch by Collier Food Group and dinner by Carinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Grill. Call Dan Deremer for more information at 680-3668.

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LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARGARET H. BRUCH Late of Sevier County, Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 28 day of JAN 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of MARGARET H. BRUCH deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

The Mountain Press Tuesday, February 16, 2010

LEGALS All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

By: Joe Keener County Clerk

02/09/10 02/16/10

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STEWART BRENT CHANDLER Late of Sevier County, Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 1 day of FEB 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of STEWART BRENT CHANDLER deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

Estate of SAMUEL CARL HUFF By:James C. McSween, Jr. Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

02/09/10 02/16/10

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARIE C. JOHNSON Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 28 day of JAN 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of MARIE C. JOHNSON deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 28 day of January, 2010.

(Signed) Geraldine Marsh Executrix Estate of MARIE C. JOHNSON By:none Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

02/09/10 02/16/10

This 1 day of February, 2010.

(Signed) James R. Chandler Administrator Estate of STEWART BRENT CHANDLER By:none Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

02/09/10 02/16/10

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SAMUEL CARL HUFF Late of Sevier County, Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 3 day of FEB 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of SAMUEL CARL HUFF deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

This 1 day of February, 2010.

(Signed) Marilyn N. Lynch Administrator Estate of RONALD WILLIAM LYNCH By:Kevin N. Perkey Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

02/09/10 02/16/10

David H. Bowling, Director Director of Local Finance State of Tennessee February 12, 2010 02-16-10

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

(Signed) Kate Marie W. Huff A. Dean Williams Co-Administrators

(Signed) Charles Bruch Executor

By:Tom Ramsey, III Attorney

LEGALS Section 501, the State Director of Local Finance has reviewed a plan for the issuance of $10,000,000 Revenue Refunding Obligations for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding variable rate debt obligations in order to reduce the outstanding obligations’ exposure to interest rate volatility in the insured bond market.

This 3 day of February, 2010.

This 28 day of January, 2010.

Estate of MARGARET H. BRUCH

LEGALS must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RONALD WILLIAM LYNCH Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 1 day of FEB 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of RONALD WILLIAM LYNCH deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DELMAR ARTHUR OGLE Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 27 day of JAN 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of DELMAR ARTHUR OGLE deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 27 day of January, 2010.

(Signed) Roger Ogle Executor Estate of DELMAR ARTHUR OGLE

Estate of JOSEPH ANTHONY ROCHOWIAK SR Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 1 day of FEB 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of JOSEPH ANTHONY ROCHOWIAK SR deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 1 day of February, 2010.

(Signed) Sue Carol Rochowiak Executor Estate of JOSEPH ANTHONY ROCHOWIAK SR By:Alex Johnson Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

By:none Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

02/09/10 02/16/10

PUBLIC NOTICE: Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization – Executive Board, February 24 The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Executive Board will meet on Wednesday, February 24, at 9 a.m. in the Small Assembly Room of the City/County Building, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN. The topics to be discussed include: Status of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Projects; Economic Stimulus; FY 2010 Work Program Adjustments; Amendments to the 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Program and other business.

If you would like a complete agenda, please contact MPC at 215-2500 or see the TPO web site at www.knoxtrans.org. If you need assistance or accommodation for a disability, please contact MPC at 215-2500 and we will be glad to work with you in obliging any reasonable request.

02-16-10 REPORT OF THE STATE DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FINANCE REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF $10,000,000 REVENUE REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS

BY THE SEVIER COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT Pursuant to the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated Title 7, Chapter 82,

02/09/10 02/16/10

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ZELMA REED ROGERS Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 1 day of FEB 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of ZELMA REED ROGERS deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 1 day of February, 2010.

(Signed) Velma Graves Anna Benson Co-Administrators Estate of ZELMA REED ROGERS By:Charles S. Sexton Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

02/09/10 02/16/10

LEGALS STATE OF MICHIGAN Judicial Circuit Family Division LENAWEE COUNTY CASE NO. PETITION NO. 10-000015 NA IN THE MATTER OF: Camdyn Jacqueline Grayson DOB 3-21-2002 A hearing regarding A NEGLECT/ABUSE PETITION will be conducted by the court on March 9, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in Lenawee County Juvenile Court - 425 N. Main ST., ADRIAN, MI 49221 before THE HONORABLE GREGG P. IDDINGS P49074 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Eric Grayson, Father, personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above.

This hearing may result in THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS.

LEGALS TEASTER

Estate of JACKIE AARON STURGILL Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 3 day of FEB 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of JACKIE AARON STURGILL deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 3 day of February, 2010.

(Signed) Judy Gayle Sturgill Administrator Estate of JACKIE AARON STURGILL By:none Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

02/09/10 02/16/10

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GARY EDWIN TEASTER Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 3 day of FEB 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of GARY EDWIN TEASTER deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 3 day of February, 2010.

(Signed) James D. McKinney Administrator Estate of GARY EDWIN

500 Merchandise

100 Announcements

600 Rentals

200 Employment

700 Real Estate

300 Services

800 Mobile Homes

400 Financial

900 Transportation

LEGALS By: Joe Keener County Clerk

By:none Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

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107 LOST & FOUND NOTICE This is to serve notice to Daniel Spinkle, unit #123 of New Center Mini Storage, Sevierville, TN. your belongings will be disposed of in 10 days of this notice.

02-16-10 02-23-10 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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Estate of EDWIN CARY THOMAS Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 28 day of JAN 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of EDWIN CARY THOMAS deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 28 day of January, 2010.

(Signed) Carol Knapp Thomas Executrix Estate of EDWIN CARY THOMAS By:Christopher A. Hall Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

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865-617-8222 110 SPECIAL NOTICES

Unauthorized use of The Mountain Press tubes for circulars or any other advertisement authorizes a minimum $250 charge for which the advertiser will be billed.

does not recommend or endorse any product, service or company. For more information and assistance regarding the investigation of FINANCING, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND WORK AT HOME OPPORTUNITIES, this newspaper urges its readers to contact the Better Business Bureau, 2633 Kingston Pike, Suite 2, Knoxville, TN 37919, Phone (865)692-1600.

Estate of MILDRED FAY TRENTHAM Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 26 day of JAN 2010,Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of MILDRED FAY TRENTHAM deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 26 day of January, 2010.

(Signed) Janice Trentham Executor Estate of MILDRED FAY TRENTHAM By:none Attorney

Sevier County Health Care Center Seeks energetic, outgoing, highly organized individual to fill the role of Activities Assistant. The perfect candidate will have a strong work ethic with a positive outlook, be flexible and must love working with senior adults. A minimum of a high school diploma or G.E.D. is required with some college being a plus. Experience in a long-term care setting is a plus. The usual hours are 8:00-5:00 Mon. through Fri. and every third Sat. Schedule is subject to change. Apply in person, Mon. - Fri. between the hours of 10:00 and 3:00 or fax resume to Jennifer Moffett (865)453-7148.

Sevier County Schools is currently seeking a sign language interpreter for a hearing impaired student. For more information, please call the Department of Special Education at 4531036 or 453-1037 and ask for Dee Kilpatrick.

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02/09/10 02/16/10

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Local cabin company taking applications for Reservationist, Assistant Manager, and Cleaners. Apply in person at: 333 Ski Mtn. Rd. Gatlinburg.

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238 HOTEL/MOTEL Exp Desk Clerk needed Apply in person Colonial House Motel Pigeon Forge.

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693 ROOMS FOR RENT

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE

TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Notice is hereby given that default has been made in the payment of that certain indebtedness (the I ndebtedness) due from Deanna L. Clabo (the G rantor) to Citizens National Bank (the L ender), secured by a deed of trust executed on the 20th day of June 2007, by Deanna L. Clabo to M. Coppley Vickers, Trustee, recorded in Book 2849, Page 415, RegisterĂ­s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee (the D eed of Trust). The Lender, being the true and lawful owner and holder of the Indebtedness, has exercised its option to declare the entire Indebtedness due and payable and has made demand for foreclosure pursuant to the Deed of Trust. Therefore, I, the undersigned, acting as Trustee under the authority of the Deed of Trust, will be at the front door (Court Avenue entrance) of the Sevier County Courthouse (125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee) o n Tuesday March 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) to sell for cash to the highest and best bidder at public auction in bar of and free from all rights of redemption afforded by statute, equitable rights of redemption, exemptions of homestead, rights by virtue of marriage, and all other rights waived by the Deed of Trust, the Real Property (as defined herein). The phrase R eal Property as used herein shall mean all of the GrantorĂ­s right, title and interest in and to the following described real property (together with all existing or subsequently erected or affixed improvements and fixtures, all appurtenant easements and rights of way, and other appurtenances) described as follows: SITUATED in the Sixteenth (16th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 17 of Laughing Pines Subdivision, Pinnacle Point Premier Mountain Community as the same appears on a plat of record in Large Map Book 2, Page 41, RegisterĂ­s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

BEING the same property conveyed to Deanna L. Clabo, a married person, by General Warranty Deed of Charles R. Goolsby and wife, Mary Alice Goolsby, dated June 20, 2007, of record in Book 2849, Page 413, RegisterĂ­s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee.

SUBJECT TO all matters noted and/or depicted on plat of record in Large Map Book 2, Page 41, RegisterĂ­s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee.

SUBJECT TO Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of record in Misc. Book 349, Page 365, RegisterĂ­s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee; as amended by amendments of record in Misc. Book 366, Page 34; Misc. Book 367, Page 697; and Book 1130, Page 614; RegisterĂ­s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee.

The Real Property address is believed to be 2830 Laughing Pines Lane Sevierville, TN 37862 The tax map identification number is believed to be Tax Map 092L, Group A, Ctl Map 092L, Parcel 017.00. The Real Property legal description shall control in the event of any inconsistency among the legal description, address, or tax map identification number.

The Real Property is being sold AS IS WHERE ISĂŽwithout warranty or representation by the Trustee. All rights and equity of redemption, afforded by statute or common law, homestead, dower and all other exemptions are expressly waived by the Debtor in the Deed of Trust and title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Trustee. Title is to be conveyed subject to all prior liens, easements, covenants, conditions, encumbrances, and restrictions that may exist including, without limitation, any unpaid ad valorem taxes or other taxes.

Current Owner(s): Deanna L. Clabo The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication, upon announcement of said adjournment on the day and time and at the place set forth above, and to sell to the second highest bidder (at the second highest bidderĂ­s highest bid) in the event the highest bidder does not comply with the terms of the sale.

This Notice shall be published in The Mountain Press on February 16, 2010; February 23, 2010; and March 2, 2010. T HIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

M. Coppley Vickers, TRUSTEE M. Coppley Vickers & Associates, P.C. P.O. Box 4486 Sevierville, TN 37864-4486

February 2, 9 and 16, 2010

February 16, 23 and March 2, 2010

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105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

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696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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Sevier Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best for the 12th Year! *1br/1ba, 784 sq. ft. *2br/2ba, 1114 sq. ft. *screened porch *large closets *outside storage *TVA energy efficient *professional decor *fully equipped kitchen *washer/dryer conn. *Pool & Clubhouse *some pets welcome *vaulted ceiling & skylight

$545-$735

Corporate Units Available

429-4470

www.seviervilleapartments.com

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 March 25, 2005, by Kevin Pitsenbarger and Kevin Pitsenbarger to Wesley D. Turner, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book No. 2209, Page 294, (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deed of Trustâ&#x20AC;?); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under the Securitization Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE3; and WHEREAS, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under the Securitization Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE3, 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, March 11, 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: Situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: Situated in the Seventh (7th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being all of Lot 5R on the plat entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Resubdivison of Lots 4&5 John Hickman Propertyâ&#x20AC;? as shown on a plat of record in Map Book 35, Page 58, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which map specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Subject to easements, notations, setbacks, restrictions and right of ways as shown on the map of record in Map Book 35, Page 58, in the said Register s Office. Subject to easements and right of ways of record in Misc. Book 236, Page 315 and WD Book 654, Page 349, in said Register s Office. Being a portion of the same property conveyed to Kevin Pitsenbager and wife, Tasha Pitsenbarger by Warranty Deed from Stoney Sutton and wife, Carolyn Sutton, dated March 29, 1999, of record in Book D654, Page 348, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1287 Atchley Drive Sevierville, TN 37876 CURRENT OWNER(S): Kevin Pitsenbarger and Tasha Pitsenbarger 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 IMR Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 (ext. ) File No.: 5005.1003674TN February 16, 23 and March 2, 2010

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

111 HOME & OFFICE CLEANING

DCC Construction

Junk Hauling

HOUSE KEEPER

113 MISC. SERVICES

Computer Services

Spacious & Quiet!

2 BR / 2 BA Apts. for Rent in Wears Valley From $650/mo.

12 Mo. Lease Pets Allowed (865) 329-7807

LEGALS

LEGALS

Street Address: 1001 Trentham Lane Pigeon Forge, TN 37862

NICE, CLEAN

865-898-7925

LEGALS

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.

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

550/

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

Duplex available River Trace 2br/1ba 1 car garage $665.00 865-429-4470

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

$ MO

800-359-8913

Different sizes for lease

589 FURNITURE

Classifieds Â&#x2039; 11

Specialize In All Phases Of Plumbing Repair & Replacement Including Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal & Heat Water Heater Installation Inside and Out Anytime Day Or Night

865-428-6062

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Residential & Commercial s .EW #ONSTRUCTION s 2EMODELING s 2OOlNG s #ONCRETE s #ARPENTRY s $ECKS Licensed & Insured 865-360-4352

Residential-Commercial Property Clean-outs Same Day Service Great Rates Call for Free Estimates

CART away unwanted items in the Classifieds.

Professional Painter for hire 1st class guaranteed work.

Over 25 yrs. exp.

Phone Sam 865-453-6811

Weekly, Bi Weekly or Onetime Spring Cleaning Cindy Parton

Sevier Cleanup (865) 441-2059

256-0215

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

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Handyman Kitchens, Bath, Decks, Windows, Doors, Trim, Sheetrock, Painting, Plumbing & Electrical, Vinyl & Laminate Flooring

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

865-438-9030

Replacement Windows Remodeling Cleaning Service Lawn Service Landscaping Shingles and Metal RooďŹ ng

5CFFC;GMIH !IHMNLO=NCIH 256-282-9488 FREE ESTIMATES

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Classifieds: 428-0746

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For Rent 2BR 1BA duplex in the Boydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek area.

Close to new school but away from trafďŹ c. nice backyard. $550mo.

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

697 CONDO RENTALS

Nice res. area off Hwy 66 2BR 2BA Furn/unfurn with utilities & laundry.

Pets welcome. 1 yr lease $875. 865774-3553

Studio condo on Pkwy, furn, util inc, wifi, cbl, indr pool $200/ wk 540-397- 4977

865-748-5341

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

908-7805 or 3681327

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Apartments for rent. 2 BDRM, $425-$675.

Locations in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge.

House for rent.

3BDRM/2BA, $1000/month. 4293201.

GATLINBURG Trolley rt. 1or 2BR unfurn.

No pets. 865-6213015 1 & 2 BR avail.

Some Pets OK. $400 UP WATER INCLUDED Murrell Meadows 1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road Walk to lake 2BR/2BA House on a cul de sac, Immaculate cond. $600 WATER INCLUDED Reasonable Rates

654-7033

Mountain View Townhome apartment for rent 2BR 1.5BA. Newly remodeled with hardwood flooring & new carpet. Located in Gatlinburg.

1st mth rent & security deposit required. For more information call 865-868-0449 Mon-Fri 8:30am5:30pm or 865356-3015 after hours & weekends

697 CONDO RENTALS

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:

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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

NEAR WAL-MART

1BR log cabin Pigeon Forge $650 mth.

Hannah- Pristine Realty 865-5562150.

3Br/2Ba 2400 Sq. Ft. & Full Bsmt, Corner Lot, Fenced, Huge Mstr & Kitchen All Appls, W/D

$

1050 mo.

829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

HOME SHOW PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS 2010 Singlewides & Doublewides Call for your special appointment.

865-453-0086

865-898-7925

$745/mo.

NICE, CLEAN IN KODAK

699 HOME RENTALS $550 to $950+. Wanda Galli Realty Exec.

680-5119 or 7744307.

3 BD / 2 BA

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

Call for pet policy.

865-908-6789

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1,800 sq. ft.

2 Baths, PF/Gat

698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

2BR old house, some furniture.

Also, 2BR mobile home on Price Way. Call 865-654-8702

New Homes for Rent.

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

No pets.

865-850-3874

Small house on Parkway for lease.

Great for small business.

With living quarters.

850-2487

LEGALS

APPOINTED TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Sale at public auction will be on March 9, 2010 at 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Oliver G. Hickman, a married man and wife, Sylvia Hickman on February 23, 2007 at Book Volume 2754, Page 28conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Appointed Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office.

Owner of Debt: American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. 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 Eleventh (11th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot 595, Section J, Ski View Community, Tract 4 of Sky Harbor Subdivision as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 14, Page 73, in the Sevier County, Tennessee, Register of Deeds Office, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Street Address: 1755 Silver Poplar Lane Sevierville, TN 37876 Current Owner(s) of Property: Oliver G. Hickman and wife, Sylvia Hickman The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1755 Silver Poplar Lane, Sevierville, TN 37876, 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 Appointed 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 Appointed 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. 10-000611

February 16, 23 and March 2, 2010

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Hwy 321 Pittman Center area.

1&2 BR cabin on creek.

Fully furnished.

Utilities included. $225 & $250 wk.

850-2487 A Perfect Location. 1 block off Parkway, near WalMart. 3BR 1.5BA, garage, full basement and patio. A nonsmoking environment, no pets please. $850 per mth, 1 year lease. 453-5396 Gatlinburg 1BR home furnishes $600 a month. Monthly or Yearly 865-7120160 House 2BR Close to Sevierville. Sewer & water furnished.

C/H. W/D hook up. $625 + dep. No pets. 453-9269 or 382-1966

829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

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

831 MOBILE HOME PARK LOTS

RV Sites starting from $285 & UP on

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

Indian Camp Creek Monthly or Yearly Rentals.

Utilities & wiďŹ Bathhouse & Laundromat Furn Near the Park Off Hwy 321 850-2487

ON-THE-SPOT

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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.

699 HOME RENTALS

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Seymour area, 12x36, 1BR 1BA. No pets. $375 mth $275 damage dep.

654-2519

Kodak 3+2 $550 2+2 $450 + dep. No pets. Very nice.

933-6544

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

View Mt. LeConte from outside your new basement apartment or walk to the Old Harrisburg Covered Bridge. Fully furnished, the three large rooms include a big whirlpool tub and a full bathroom.

Just right for the perfect single person with good references, $1000 will move you in with monthly rent then $650. Phone 429-4325 and leave a return number if no answer.

In

699 HOME RENTALS

1st/last/dep/no pets 698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

LEGALS

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698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

Kodak 3BR 2BA $850 plus dep. Very nice. No pets. 865933-6544 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.

LEGALS

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Sale at public auction will be on March 9, 2010 at 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Jason Crawford and wife, Penny Crawford to Wesley D. Turner, Trustee, on November 14, 2002 at Book 1567, Page 143, re-recorded on February 9, 2006 in Book Volume 2461, Page 723; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office.

Owner of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-1 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 Fifteenth (15th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:A part of Tract 13A of the resubdivision of Tract I3 of Bonanza Subdivision, the original Tract 13 of this subdivision being shown by map of record in Map Book 24, Page 1, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:BEGINNING at a point in the center of Dockery Court and a culvert in a branch, a corner to Tracts 13A, 16C, 17A and 17K, Bonanza Subdivision; thence with the line between Tracts 13A and 17K and the branch as follows: North 59 degrees 01 minute 00 seconds East, 29.26 feet; thence South 32 degrees 23 minutes 40 seconds East, 116.97 feet; thence North 87 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds East 27.42 feet; thence South 21 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds East, 108.69 feet; thence South 01 degree 39 minutes 00 seconds East, 98.00 feet to an iron pin; thence leaving the branch with a new division line of Tract 13A, South 88 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds West, 167.63 feet (passing through an iron pin at 138.09 feet) to the center of Dishers Mountain Road; thence with the centerline of Dishers Mountain Road, North 33 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds West, 125.42 feet to the center of Dockery Court; thence with Dockery Court North 33 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds East, 202.14 feet to the point of beginning.Located upon the above-described property is a SUNS92ALS manufactured home, Serial Number ALS30342AB which is believed to be permanently affixed to said property.

Street Address: 1055 Dishers Mountain Road Sevierville, TN 37876 Current Owner(s) of Property: Jason Crawford, a married man, who acquired title as Jason Crawford, a single person The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1055 Dishers Mountain Road, Sevierville, TN 37876, 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. 09-016569

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Comics ◆ A13

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Family Circus

Close to Home

Advice

Estranged husband wrong to let daughter in his custody run amok

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Dear Annie: I caught my husband engaging in Internet porn activities.

We had a huge fight, and he kicked me out of the house.

Our 14-year-old daughter, “Lori,” still lives with him because he gives her all the freedom she wants. Her sisters live with me, but Lori rarely comes to visit. My daughter is a good kid, but a 14-year-old still needs a lot of guidance and support.

My husband says he is being supportive by allowing Lori to make her own decisions. Is this rational and safe? Can a parent who engages in immoral behavior such as porn, infidelity and lying be a good father? I want to take Lori away from him, but I am reluctant to force her. She says I have too many rules and restrictions. I don’t want to make things worse.

Can you give me any suggestions? -- Lost in Hawaii Dear Lost: Your husband is not being “supportive.” He is being lazy.

A 14-year-old should not be making all her own decisions, and it requires a lot of parental oversight to make sure she is protected while she matures.

Lori needs rules. Kids feel more secure when they understand what the boundaries are. A parent who allows a young teen to do whatever she likes is telling her he doesn’t care about her welfare.

You don’t have to force Lori to move in with you, but you should definitely talk to a lawyer about regular visitation so she spends at least half of her time in your company.

She needs at least one responsible parent in her life.

Dear Annie: My 94-year-old father

recently died. Because I was born fewer than 9 months after they married in 1935, he never believed I was his child.

When I was 5 years old, they divorced. I saw him from time to time throughout the years.

Two years ago, Dad called and asked me to take a DNA test. It turned out positive, proving I was indeed his child. His response? He said, “I’ve been without kids this far and don’t intend to start now.” He walked out, and I never saw him again.

My wife and I went to the church the day of his funeral and were told by my stepmother to leave because I would disrupt the service. We left. I have three sons and three grandsons, each carrying his last name. My stepmother buried all of us that day. I don’t know how to cope. Please help me. -- Buried Alive in N.H. Dear N.H.: How sad that your father’s misplaced bitterness deprived both of you of a loving relationship.

There’s no point blaming your stepmother. While she could have been kinder, she no doubt felt she was honoring her husband’s wishes. You have spent a lifetime being rejected by your father, only to have him die before you had time to reconcile. Please get some counseling. It will help you come to terms with your grief and accept that there was nothing you could have done to change the out-

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come. Our condolences.

Dear Annie: This is to “Ready to Quit,” whose families tell her she’s a terrible person: Get away from those toxic people.

I lived through the same nightmare, spearheaded by a jealous mother who considered me her competition. She broke up my marriage because she wanted my husband. My relatives believed every word she told them. I also considered suicide, but realized that would only give them the satisfaction of saying, “See, we knew she was crazy.”

I was filled with selfloathing until I returned to school, got a degree and walked away from my tormentors. I discovered I’m a good person, and now I have many good friends who love me. I only regret that it took so long to escape their judgmental comments.

You hang in there and know there is nothing wrong with you. By the way, Mom chased my ex for 35 years, and then he found someone else.

She did all that for nothing. -- Better Without Them 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.

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The Mountain Press â&#x2014;&#x2020; Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Southeast gets second dose of snow in a matter of days

Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, right, upon her arrival at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday.

Clinton: Iran becoming a military dictatorship

By ROBERT BURNS Associated Press

DOHA, Qatar â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters.

Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doha campus, Clinton said Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is our view.â&#x20AC;?

Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction.

The Revolutionary Guard has long been a pillar of Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regime as a force separate from the ordinary armed forces. The Guard now has a hand in every critical area, including missile development, oil resources, dam building, road construction, telecommunications and nuclear technology.

It also has absorbed the paramilitary Basij as a full-fledged part of its command struc-

ture â&#x20AC;&#x201D; giving the militia greater funding and a stronger presence in Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internal politics.

Asked if the U.S. is planning a military attack on Iran, Clinton said â&#x20AC;&#x153;no.â&#x20AC;?

The U.S. is focused on gaining international support for sanctions â&#x20AC;&#x153;that will be particularly aimed at those enterprises controlled by the Revolutionary Guard, which we believe is in effect supplanting the government of Iran,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Meanwhile, a semi-official news agency quoted the head of Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuclear program as saying the country received a new proposal last week from the United States, Russia and France, three of the countries trying to rein in Tehranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uranium enrichment program.

Iran said that it was studying the joint proposal purportedly made after the country announced last week it had begun enriching uranium to a higher level than previously acknowledged. The ILNA news agency quoted Ali Akbar Salehi as saying various countries have also offered Iran proposals on a nuclear fuel swap, adding that Iran is reviewing all the proposals. He did not provide any more details.

The Obama administration is trying to â&#x20AC;&#x153;send a message to Iran â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a very clear messageâ&#x20AC;? that the U.S. is still open to engagement â&#x20AC;&#x153;but that we will not stand idly by while you pursue a nuclear program that can be used to threaten your neighbors and even beyond,â&#x20AC;? Clinton said.

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Man stabs wife to death at Walmart

SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police in Georgia say a man stabbed his estranged wife to death in a Walmart parking lot where they met to exchange custody of their two children.

A Suwanee police news release says the couple began arguing Sunday outside of the store in the city about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Phillip Chad Dunn, 28, of Lawrenceville stabbed his wife during the argument then stabbed himself, according to the release. Police say Shelley Dyan Dunn, 27, of Buford, died of her wounds at a nearby hospital.

Police say their children were present. Their ages werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately disclosed.

NASHVILLE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Snow and ice pelted parts of the South on Monday for the second time in a matter of days, glazing Tennessee highways and reaching into northern Alabama.

But the Southâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest city, Atlanta, was spared a second coating after a snowstorm Friday and Saturday that was blamed for hundreds of traffic accidents. Forecasters had warned another 2 inches of snow could fall early Monday, but overnight temperatures stayed above freezing and it rained instead.

Snow fell in parts of Alabama and the National Weather Service said

northern Alabama could see up to 3 inches.

Numerous crashes were reported before dawn Monday in the Nashville area. The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported highways were snow-covered and slippery across much of the state.

Memphis reported about a half-inch of snow as did Nashville.

While traffic was moving well on interstates in the Memphis area, Nashville had ice and icy patches on even the major routes.

A winter weather advisory was in effect until 6 p.m. Monday for Middle

Tennessee and until 6 a.m. Tuesday for East Tennessee.

Between one and three inches of snow was expected in the eastern two-thirds of the state through today.

Snow was also falling in Kentucky and forecasters cautioned that travel conditions could deteriorate.

A winter weather warning was in effect at dawn Monday for northern Kentucky, including the cities of Owensboro, Louisville, Madisonville, Lexington, Morehead and Jackson. One to three inches of snow were predicted statewide.

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Helicopter crash in Phoenix kills 3

PHOENIX (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A helicopter crash just north of Phoenix killed at least three people on Sunday afternoon, including a child, and officials couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rule out the possibility of more victims.

Residents in the area known as Cave Creek heard noises and saw parts flying off the 6-seat helicopter before it crashed and burst into flames at about 3 p.m.

MST. Authorities have specifically identified three victims, said Deputy Lindsey Smith, a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. But since the Eurocopter EC135 can hold six people, officials are looking into whether there were additional victims.

At least 18 die in Belgian train crash

BRUSSELS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two commuter trains collided head-on Monday after one ran a stop light at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 18 people and injuring 55, a Belgian official said. Other officials said the death toll was higher.

The impact peeled away the front of one train car and threw at least one other off the tracks, causing amputations and other severe injuries, witnesses and officials said. Train service across across Western Europe was disrupted.

28 whales euthanized after stranding

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Twenty-eight pilot whales died or were euthanized by conservation workers after a mass stranding on a remote New Zealand beach, an official said Monday.

Department of Conservation workers found nine whales dead on Stewart Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Ruggedy Beach on Sunday after they were alerted by a passer-by, biodiversity manager Brent Bevan said.

Wild seas and strong winds made it impossible to mount a rescue for the 19 survivors, he said.

Conservation officials were forced to euthanize the animals, otherwise they would have suffered greatly, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no way we could attempt a rescue in those sea conditions,â&#x20AC;? Bevan told The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could either euthanize the whales, or leave them to suffer on the beach for two days. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any options.â&#x20AC;?

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