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New slide, few answers

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Spotlight

March 19 - 25, 2010

On Smoky Mountain Entertainment

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The 11-part nature series “Life” premieres Sunday on Discovery Channel.

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Sports

Let the Madness begin Vanderbilt falls to upstart Murray State Page A8

Weather Today Mostly Sunny High: 65°

Tonight Mostly Clear

Officials unsure of cause, when road will open again By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

NATIONAL PARK — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are making no guesses as to when the latest in a series of rockslides that have plagued the area will be cleared and the 8-mile section of Little River Road it closed will reopen. According to park spokesman Bob Miller, rangers received a call about 2 a.m. Thursday that the roadway was blocked about 2.5 miles from the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area by rocks and debris. They arrived to find boulders, some the size of minivans and one as big as a shuttle bus, piled on both lanes of traffic and worked quickly to close the road. “This is a pretty sizable side,” Miller said Thursday morning. “It’s going to take quite a bit of work to clear this one. Removing this is going to involve drilling and blasting these rocks. There just aren’t machines big enough to handle those.” Although there have been several slides in the area this year, Miller said officials were not certain what triggered this one. “With all the freezing and thawing, and the rain that we’ve had this year, you’re never going to be able to eliminate slides like this,” Miller said. “We’re not really sure what triggered this one because it wasn’t See rockslides, Page A5

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesman Bob Miller stands at the area on Little River Road where the latest series of rockslides occurred.

Noncustodial father facing pair of felonies By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — A Kentucky man who was found in Montana with his children after leaving with them during an apparent custody dispute with their mother, who lives in Sevierville, is now fac-

ing felony charges in Sevierville. Clifford Leo Skees is charged with two counts Skees of felony custodial interference. He is being

held at the Sevier County Jail. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an endangered children alert this month after Skees reportedly failed to return his children to their mother. A Tennessee court ordered him to return them to her

by Feb. 5. Officials waited for a month before publicly announcing the search for Skees, who had not been seen since being sighted in London, Ky., the day he was suppose to bring the children to their mother. The children were

found safe with Skees in Montana, and have been returned to Sevier County and reunited with their mother. United States Marshals arrested Skees; he has now been returned to Sevier County to face the criminal charges. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com

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Resident’s query may lead to new turn lane on Chapman Highway

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Obituaries Iva Campbell June Hatmaker, 86 Armon Loe, 73 Trula Yarberry, 95 Martha England Jerry Cate, 67 Georgia Cole, 73

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

to get the best,” Davis said of his new shows’ employees. Davis introduced producer Johnny Stuart, who founded the “Legends in Concert” show and theaters in 1983 and is now producing several family shows in Las Vegas, including the world’s largest Elvis competition this summer. Stuart then introduced the shows’ choreographer, Mic Thompson, who oversaw Michael Jackson’s dance cast for seven years. Thompson has also directed numerous projects for Disney as well as worked with Dolly Parton in her

SEVIERVILLE — A local resident voicing concerns about the safety of motorists on Chapman Highway has prompted county officials to ask the state for a fix. J.R. LaFollette came before the County Commission’s Steering Committee on Monday evening to ask if something can be done to get a turn lane at the intersection of Chapman Highway and Whites School Road. “There have been a number of accidents there,” LaFollette told the group. “There’s just not much way to make a left turn there. It’s a dangerous way to pull across there.” The intersection sits as the end of the median that divides the highway beginning near the Sevierville city limits. As such, it doesn’t have a left-turn lane like some of the other areas along the road. Those who need to turn there have only a small median area to use to get out of the traffic lanes as they wait to turn, LaFollette said. LaFollette, a Goose Gap Road resident who uses Whites School Road to get in and out of his neighborhood, pointed out Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crews have been on Chapman Highway for several weeks building turn lanes at other intersections. He’s hopeful the state workers can extend their effort a little bit and build a turn lane at Whites School Road. LaFollette found a friendly audience at the meeting, particularly from Commissioner Jim Keener, who represents the area on the county board. This is far from the first time safety concerns have forced TDOT to build a turn lane on Chapman Highway, Keener said. The state agency was called in to improve the intersection of Chapman and Wye Drive a few years ago and, though that area is in a hill and a broad curve,

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Shawn Klush, named the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist by Elvis Presley Enterprises in Memphis, makes a grand entrance during a media event in Pigeon Forge on Thursday.

‘Legends,’ ‘Stars’ are coming to Tennessee Shindig Theater By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — Tennessee Shindig Theater announced Thursday that it would unveil two new shows — “Greatest Legends: Elvis, Beatles, Jackson Plus Obama” and “Stars on Stage: Country, 60s, Motown Plus Elvis” — for the upcoming year, debuting next month. Theater owner Jess Davis was joined by the shows’ staff, producer, director and entertainers during the special media event, held at the Wood Grill Buffet. “Very early on we knew we wanted

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Allen announces candidacy for re-election to commission Submitted Report Ronnie W. Allen has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Sevier County Commission, 7th District, Seat A. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of the 7th District for allowing me to serve them as their commissioner for the last eight years. I will continue to be your available candidate

and will work very closely with all elected officials to see that our roads are some of if not the Allen best in East Tennessee. “I will continue to work for better and new schools as our county continues to grow and prosper. My past voting record will show that I

have voted for new jobs and more industry for the 7th District and our county,” Allen said. “As your commissioner I will continue to support our mayor, Larry Waters, Sheriff Ron Seals, Road Superintendent Jonas Smelcer and Dr. Jack Parton, director of Sevier County Schools, for the continued growth and prosperity of the 7th District and all of Sevier County,” Allen said.

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Thirty-two beef cattle producers recently graduated from the East Tennessee Master Beef Producer School held at the University of Tennessee. Producers from six counties, including Sevier, made up the class. Instructors were Richard Daugherty, Gary Bates, Neil Schrick, Alice Rhea, Laura Howard, Alan Bruhin, John Wilson, Joe Hall, Neil Denton, Anthony Carver and John Goddard. Each class member received a framed diploma, Master Beef farm sign and cap. Sevier County graduates included, in back from left, Randy Kyker, Milton McCammon, Dave Williams, Chad Weaver, Ira Crawford, Alan Bruhin; front row, Troy Lewis, Doreen McCammon, Judy Schwartz, David Schwartz and Sherri Crawford.

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The Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year — and holding a fundraiser from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the Sevier County Fairgrounds to benefit the celebration. The Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride is a tribute to all fallen military, founder and coordinator Ron Giddis said. “We would like for the whole community to come out — it’s not just for motorcycle enthusiasts,” he said. “It’s a very special time for us, and we want to do a bang-up job.” Giddis used to participate in a ride in Washington, D.C., for years before he began the local ride. “I asked a friend, ‘Why isn’t there anything going on over here?’” he recalled. “He said, ‘Well, there’s only one thing to do about that.’” There were around 75 riders at the first Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride. Now, there are 1,2001,500 riders that span across five counties. “We ride nonstop until we get to Clinch Mountain,” Giddis said. Saturday’s fundraiser will demonstrations from the Sevierville Police Department K-9 unit, as well as child fingerprinting and the Sevier County Interagency Hazardous Devices Unit. Also part of the event will be the American Eagle Foundation; local vendors selling various goods, including leather, motorcycle accessories, sunglasses, pocket knives, jewelry and Native American crafts; and even a contest for “Most Patriotic Tattoo.” For more information, visit www.smokymountainthunder.net or contact Giddis at 453-6532 or 654-1851.

SEVIERVILLE — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen revisited the question this week of whether to let Dollywood post banners in the city to mark the park’s 25th anniversary. During the board’s annual retreat in February, board members said it couldn’t go along with a request to place banners on utility poles to mark the anniversary. It did, however, say it was interested in other ways of showing its support for the park and joining in the celebration. Mayor Bryan Atchley asked members to consider the matter again during the board’s regular meeting, saying he’d gotten several calls asking them to reconsider. Aldermen said during their retreat they were concerned that the move would create a precedent for other business, but Atchley said he wasn’t convinced that would be an issue. “We’ve never had this request before,” he said. Alderman Travis McCroskey said he’d heard from several business owners who said they wanted to have similar banners. He mentioned Bass Pro and Tanger Five Oaks. “If we approve this, it’s coming,” he said. Atchley asked City Administrator Steve Hendrix to speak to the aldermen individually to see if there is interest in looking at a way to either draft a resolution that would either specifically apply to Dollywood, or find another way of joining in the celebration. At least one member said he was interested; Alderman Jerry Loveday said he’d like to find a way to make the banners work, if possible. Also Monday, the board tabled readings of an ordinance to abandon part of Lonesome Valley Road. Developers with property along the road have asked to relocate the portion of the road within their property. Residents with some neighboring property told the board Monday that they had some concerns about the plans, and Mayor Bryan Atchley asked for the matter to be deferred so the developers can meet with the neighbors. In other action Monday, the board: n Approved second reading of the annexation of property on East Mount Road n Gave city officials permission to accept a qualified low bid for work on Ridge Road, so that work could be started before the next board meeting

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Walmart hosting food drive Saturday Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; From noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Walmart employees will host a food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. Volunteers will be outside Walmart stores in Sevierville and Knoxville to collect peanut butter for Second Harvest. Food items for donation do not have to be purchased at Walmart. Donors may drive up and hand their

donations to volunteers who will place it in food drive barrels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal is to gather as much peanut butter as possible, no matter where it comes from,â&#x20AC;? said Jonathan Harness, a volunteer and Walmart employee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many children in our community are going to be hungry tonight. That circumstance is unbearable to us.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The demand for food is continuing to grow in East Tennessee, and the situation is so dire for so many all across the country. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting to see

a group of volunteers come together and organize something like this. They are really showing compassion for the hungry in this region,â&#x20AC;? said Elaine Streno, executive director of Second Harvest. Second Harvest is a regional food bank serving much of East Tennessee. Sevier County Food Ministries is a client and in fact Second Harvestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest client. For more information visit www. secondharvestknox.org.

Police probe report of window shot out Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sevierville police detectives are investigating an incident at a Shaconage Trail residence in which a bullet apparently was shot through a window. According to officer Jason Ballard, two residents at the home reported that they heard a loud

noise and saw the kitchen window break just before 1 p.m. Feb. 28, and discovered a bullet on the floor near the damaged window. The residents said they did not see anyone in the vicinity of their home. Based upon evidence gathered so far, police do not feel this was an attempt to harm anyone, but rather that a person likely was shooting

nearby in an unsafe manner. Police remind residents they should be aware of their surroundings before shooting a firearm; bullets can sometimes travel extreme distances and endanger persons and structures well beyond the sight of the shooter. Discharging firearms is prohibited in and near residential areas and other inhabited places. Before

using a firearm, police say persons should always check with a local law enforcement agency for applicable laws. City, county and state governments all place restrictions on the discharge of firearms. Detective Kevin Bush is investigating the incident. Police are asking that anyone with information contact Bush at 453-5506.

Permits required for holding an open burn Submitted Report NASHVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Visible signs of spring are beginning to emerge as warm temperatures and sunny skies push back the doldrums from what has been one of the coldest winters on record. As Tennesseans begin to take advantage of this weather to do some yard work around the home or farm, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry wants to remind folks that if they are considering conducting

an open burn, a burn permit is required in advance of such activity. The free burn permits are required in all areas of the state by law from now until May 15 unless otherwise covered by local ordinances, so residents should check with their local government for other restrictions. The permits can be obtained by calling your local Division of Forestry office between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone numbers for each office can be found in the state government section of

your local phone book, or by visiting www.BurnSafeTN. org and clicking on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Burn Permitsâ&#x20AC;? button for a list of phone numbers by county. Permits are generally good for 24 hours and can be issued for weekend burns. More than 415,000 permits were issued last year for activities that included unconfined, outdoor burning of brush and leaves, untreated wood waste and burning to clear land. The volume of requests on any given day can be high, so

the Division asks residents to exercise patience if they experience any delay in getting through to an operator. Burning without a permit is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and/or a fine not to exceed $50. Wildfires caused by arson are a class C felony punishable by three to 15 years in prison and up to $10,000 fines. Anyone with information about suspected arson activity should call the state fire marshalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arson Hotline toll-free at 800-762-3017.

ARRESTS Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Mindi Anne Conroy, 26, of 2658 Roberts Road Lot B in Kodak, was charged March 17 with driving on a suspended license, financial responsibility law, leaving the scene of an accident, traffic violations and violation of registration law. She was released on $2,500 bond. u Scott Lawrence Enerson, 47, of 426 Ski Mountain Road Apt. 39 in Gatlinburg, was charged March 17 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was released. u Oscar Adonay Escoto, 26, of 3105 Clintwood Way #20 in Pigeon Forge, was charged March 18 with disorderly conduct. He was being held in lieu of $1,500 bond. u Connie Sue McMahan, 49, of 275 Males Crest Lane in Sevierville, was charged March 18 with theft. She was released. u Allison Kaye Oldham, 28, of Kernersville, N.C., was charged March 18

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obituaries In Memoriam

Iva Ellen Franklin Campbell Iva Ellen â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grannyâ&#x20AC;? Franklin Campbell, a loving Christian Mama and Granny, of Pigeon Forge, went to her Heavenly Home March 15, 2010. She was a lifelong member of Pigeon Forge First Baptist Church where her father was a founding member, and where she taught Sunday School for 50 years. Iva loved to work in her garden, tend flowers in her yard, and care for her cattle. Always an avid quilter, loving stitches made handmade quilts for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her: husband, Raymond C. Campbell; sons, Ronny Campbell and Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? Campbell; daughter, Karen Carr; parents, Perman â&#x20AC;&#x153;Papaâ&#x20AC;? and Leona â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nannieâ&#x20AC;? Franklin; sisters, Lee Walker and Perna Noland; infant brother, Oscar Franklin; and niece Louise Galyon. Survived by: son and daughter-in-law, Ted C. and Sonja Campbell; grandchildren, Carroll (Tammy) Campbell, Teddy Keith Campbell, Tim (Susan) Campbell, Ronny Campbell, Jennifer (Kenny) Minor, Bart (Melissa) Campbell, Steve (Leisa) Carr, Russell (Sue) Carr, Denise (Bobby) Morris, Ricky Campbell, Debbie (Joe) Casswell; step-grandson, Shane Hall; great-grandchildren, Shanea (Eric) Burnett, Chris Campbell, Dustin Campbell, Hailey Campbell, Megan Campbell, Paul Campbell, Avery Minor, Kasey Minor, Bryce Campbell, Conner Campbell, Orrin Carr, Stephanie Carr, Josh (Karrie) Carr, Adam Carr, Jonathan Carr, Bethany Morris, Billy Casswell, Faith Marie Casswell; step-great granddaughter, Alyse Becquet; great-great-grandson, Colt Campbell; sister and brother-in-law, Dr. Lester and Rue VanMiddlesworth; life-long best friend, Lalah Fleming. The family would like to extend a special thanks to her loving caregivers Linda Williams, Lillian Loveday, Gail Williams, Amy Cross, Shirley Myers, Darlene Hurst and also the personnel of Mountain Brook Village. Funeral service 7 p.m. Friday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. W.W. Cope officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Saturday in Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery. Great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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June Imelene Hatmaker, age 86, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 15, 2010, at Asbury Place in Maryville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;June Bugâ&#x20AC;? was a resident at Asbury Place since March of 2008. Prior to moving to Tennessee, June was born in Whisler, Ohio, and was a resident of Columbus, Ohio, for 46 years. June was a loving mother, an excellent seamstress, a very creative ceramic artist, and a member of the Easter Star. June devoted her entire life to her family and home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett, and two daughters, Carolyn and Linda. Survivors include her two daughters, Janet Hatmaker of Sevierville, and Marilyn Andrews, (husband, Stacy Andrews) of San Diego, CA; grandchildren, Ms. Amie George of Pigeon Forge, Mr. And Mrs. Jon George of Washington, PA; Mr. and Mrs. Brad Stumph of Tulsa, OK; Ms. Kelly Stumph of College Station, TX; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Andrews of San Diego, CA; Ms. Erica Andrews of Fort Worth, TX; great-grandchildren, Garrett Pippin, Ariyana Cocco and Angelia Cocco, all of Tennessee; Jon George Jr., Sheldon George, and Jeremiah George, all of Pennsylvania; Eli Stumph of Oklahoma; Ben Andrews Jr. and Brayden Andrews of California. Memorial service will be 2 p.m.. Sunday, March 21, 2010, at Woodyard Funeral Home, 1346 High Street, Columbus, OH. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Central Ohio Chapter of the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association at: Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association, Central Ohio Chapter, 3380 Tremont Road, Columbus, OH 43221. Local arrangements by Dotson Funeral Home, Maryville/Seymour.

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Armon Daniel Loe

Armon Daniel Loe, 73, went home to be with the Lord on March 17, 2010. He was a retired GMAC representative and a Veteran. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 20, at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Fayette, Ala. He is survived by his children, Danny (Cheryll) Loe of Memphis, Terry (Robin) Loe of Acworth, GA., and Kim (Dan) Travis of Sevierville, TN, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Wounded Warriors Family Support Fund (www.woundedwarriorhospitalfund.org).

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TennCare uses fed funds to postpone some cuts By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — TennCare officials said Thursday that they will be able to use a federal refund of $121 million to postpone some cuts to the state’s expanded Medicaid program for a year. Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the state can keep some of the reimbursements it makes to the federal government to pay for prescription drug benefits. Lawmakers have been waiting to hear how that money would be used, considering Gov. Phil Bredesen has said he needs to cut $201 million from TennCare, which has about 1.2 million enrollees, to balance the state budget. TennCare director Darin Gordon on Thursday told the House Finance Committee how that money will be used. He said limitations on non-emergency outpatient visits, physician procedures, and implementation of a $2 copay on non-emergency transportation are among items that will be postponed for a year.

Gordon said the agency wasn’t able to prevent capping many TennCare recipients’ annual benefits at $10,000, but will temporarily remove the cost of transplant hospitalizations from the cap. “There wasn’t enough to address everything,” he said. “But clearly address ... some significant changes.” Gordon said he’s reviewing a proposal by the Tennessee Hospital Association, which last month unanimously approved a one-year fee assessment to draw down federal funds and hopefully raise about $200 million to prevent some of the cuts to TennCare. Without the fee, hospital officials estimate the loss to hospitals statewide will be about $540 million. CMS has approved similar plans in at least 26 other states, according to the Tennessee Hospital Association. In addition to the fee, some lawmakers and health care advocates say state reserve funds should be used to help mitigate cuts to TennCare. Between the rainy day fund and TennCare reserves, there’s currently about $900 million available.

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raining last night and the temperatures have warmed up some, but with places like this whenever the time is right, they’re just going to go.” The boulders stacked gingerly atop each other after sliding down from a perch high up a hillside above the road and the Little River are impressive in size and weight. Even their positioning presents a challenge, with some of the bigger rocks at the bottom of the hill supporting others higher up. “They will have to bring a crane in to get up to those higher areas first to get some of that out before they can remove these bigger rocks or everything will just come tumbling down on them,” Miller said. A geotechnical engineer came to the site Thursday afternoon to evaluate the situation, deciding that it is safe to begin removal work. However, the expert gave no estimate as to how long it might take to remove the debris and stabilize the area. Park officials were working late in the afternoon on finding a local contractor that would be willing to take on the work. “We’re getting pretty good at doing emergency contracts,” Miller joked. Certainly park officials have had their fair share of rockslides to deal with this year, from Little River Road to the Spur and everywhere in between. In his 20 years with the park service, Miller said he’s never seen a more active year for such cataclysmic events, with even the portion of Little River Road now closed having

previously been shut down after another rockslide last year. For the time being, traffic is being rerouted off Little River Road through Metcalf Bottoms and down Lyon Springs Road to Wears Valley Road. From there, folks will be directed to follow U.S. 321 to continue their trips. Vacationers Mike and Bertha Stamper of Louisville, Ky., said they were disappointed to come up on the detour signs and orange barrels set up along Little River Road Thursday. “I am sad we can’t get through here because we were just going to drive out and have a picnic,” Bertha Stamper said as she unloaded food at the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area, an early rest stop than they planned to take. Her husband was philosophical about the slide. “It happens. It’s nature,” Mike Stamper said. “You can’t control it.” Park officials have been working to identify potentially slide-prone areas and are hoping they can get federal money to address those. Unfortunately, that list could be ever-growing. “It would include every road in the park,” Miller said. “We’re having slides every day. Most of them are just minor.” Miller said he’s hopeful news of all the slides,

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“Smoky Mountain Christmas” TV show. “This is a dream come true,” Thompson said. “I started my career when I was 17, doing shows in Gatlinburg during the 1982 World’s Fair.” Stuart also introduced Shawn Klush, who is considered by the entertainment industry as the best Elvis tribute artist in the world. “We’re very proud to have him here,” Stuart said. “Pigeon Forge is one of the funnest places I’ve been,” Klush told the crowd. “It’s really been phenomenal. I want to thank all of you for being so hospitable.” Ray Wallace, one of the original members of The Jordanaires, will be part of the new production as well. “He said he taught Elvis all of his moves,” joked Stuart. “I’m looking forward to coming to Pigeon Forge,” Wallace said. “Over the years, (The Jordanaires) have been fortunate enough to stay in the background and do our work.” Davis announced that Jeff Ellison, who was previously marketing and group sales coordinator at WonderWorks, will be the shows’ manager. Chuck McAlister, pastor

and host of national awardwinning program “Adventure B o u n d Outdoors,” will start Davis a Sunday morning church at the theater, beginning on Easter. “Our target ministry is those who normally wouldn’t darken the door of a church,” McAlister said. “I believe we’re

coupled with the fact that many of the park’s most popular areas are closed for improvements, won’t keep visitors away this year. Unfortunately, if the Stampers are any indication, that may not be the case. “We had no idea Cades Cove was closed,” Mike Stamper said. “We usually stay out in that area and spend 75 to 80 percent of our vacations here out there. We just heard this morning that it was closed while we were at Kroger.” “If we had known, we probably wouldn’t have come,” Bertha Stamper said. “We don’t regret coming here — it’s still just beautiful. It’s just sad we won’t be able to go to Cades Cove.” While the work continues to repave the muchdegraded road through the popular cove, the Stampers said they’ll be “spending (their) tourist dollars on the other side of the mountain,” planning a trip today to the North Carolina side of the park. Still, despite the disappointment, they say they’ll be back in October with hopes the cove and Little River Road will once again be accessible. “Surely they’ll have it all cleaned up by then,” Bertha Stamper said with a laugh. n dhodges@themountainpress.com

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Roads/Rivers Day set for Saturday

Roads & Rivers Day sponsored by Keep Sevier Beautiful will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The following locations will have sign-up sheets and trash bags available: Seymour, First Baptist; Sevierville, Sevierville Primary, Sevier County Food Ministries, Wilderness in the Smokies, Oldham’s Creek Baptist; Pigeon Forge, Conner Heights Baptist; national park, Gatlinburg Welcome Center on Spur; Wears Valley, East Tennessee Realty; Pittman Center, Town Hall. Volunteers are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes, long pants and gloves. For information call 774-6677 or 712-9282. n

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Tourism topic of candidate forum

The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Sevierville Chamber of Commerce will present a gubernatorial forum on tourism today at 6:45 p.m. in the Showstreet Palace Theatre at Dollywood. Doors will open at 5:45. The public is welcome, and no reservations are required. Those attending the event may park in lot A, but will have to walk to the park entrance. For more information call 436-4178 or 453-6411.

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AG opinion questions deputies in office NASHVILLE (AP) — A state attorney general’s opinion addressing whether deputy sheriffs can run for and hold public office seems to have created more questions than answers. State Rep. Chad Faulkner also is a Knox County deputy. It has been reported the Luttrell Republican is considering a run for Union County sheriff and requested a formal opinion on whether he could be granted an unpaid leave of absence to seek the nonpartisan office.

The opinion refers to a federal Hatch Act prohibition on running for a partisan office and quotes a provision of state law that says sheriff’s office employees may not solicit money for political campaigns. The Hatch Act prohibits political activities by employees of state or local government if the agency employing them receives federal funding. Faulkner has been actively raising money to run for re-election to his House seat, and the opinion says a government

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employee who already holds elected office is free to seek re-election. Fellow Republican Rep. Eric Watson of Cleveland also is a deputy. Tennessee Democratic Chairman Chip Forrester said the ruling makes clear that Faulkner and Watson “need to choose whether they want to serve the public as state representatives or as sheriff’s deputies.” The question raised by the opinion is whether being a sheriff’s deputy — even if on unpaid leave — could pose a legal con-

flict with being involved in partisan politics. The newspaper reported the opinion specifically addressed situations in which a deputy sheriff is running for sheriff. Faulkner told the newspaper he was eyeing a run for sheriff in Union County, so he requested the opinion. He said that the opinion, in effect, answers questions he didn’t ask. The sheriff is elected in a nonpartisan race in Union, but in some other jurisdictions, races are by party.

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Bluegrass band Rough Edges will perform in the Conner-Short Center at Walters State at 7 p.m. today. Admission is free. Chip McLain, head of Walters State’s English Department, plays guitar and sings for the band. He collaborates with Travis Sutton in writing much of the band’s original material. The band’s music can be sampled at www.roughedgesband.net. No tickets or reservations are required for the concert. For more information, call (423) 585-6922.

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State troopers will conduct driver’s license checkpoints at these locations in Sevier County in the coming weeks: n State Road 339, 5-7 p.m. today n White School Road, 3-5 p.m. March 26 n SEVIERVILLE

Adult softball leagues forming

Sevierville is now taking applications for the spring adult softball season. Leagues available are in men’s competitive, men’s recreational and women’s. Team fees are $450 per team for the men’s leagues and $275 for the women’s league. There will be a captains meeting on Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center meeting Room 1. Registration packets can be picked up at the gym/pool office in the Community Center. Deadline to sign up is April 6. For information call 7559045 or 453-5441, or e-mail to poxley@seviervilletn.org. n SEVIERVILLE

Veterans Blvd. clean-up slated

The Sevier County Chapter of the UT Alumni Association will be cleaning up Veterans Boulevard Saturday. Meet at the Sevierville Primary School parking lot at 9 a.m. Litter pick-up supplies will be provided.

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Republicans must be wary of tea parties The Republican Party of California met in convention last weekend and listened to five candidates for governor and United States senator in the state’s June 8 primary election. They fell all over themselves trying to sound like tea partiers. The Los Angeles Times reported it this way: “Some ... have more money than others. Some are better known. Some are more in sync with their party’s traditional values. But what all five have in common is a determination to tap what they see as public fury over the failures of government.” The candidates for governor are Meg Whitman, former chief executive of eBay (more money) and State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner (much more money). The candidates for senator are Carly Fiorina, former chief executive of HewlettPackard (more money), former Rep. Tom Campbell (more in sync) and Orange County Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (less money and out-of-sync). “We are all members of the ‘Had Enough’ party,” said Fiorina, who hopes to win the nomination to run against Sen. Barbara Boxer. DeVore, same ambition, promised to “rescue America.” Poizner, who hopes to succeed retiring Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said he would send the National Guard and the California Highway Patrol to the border with Mexico to block illegal immigrants. Assuming they have some understanding of history, the primary winners will undoubtedly moderate their views for the November elections against the Democratic candidates, Boxer and presumably former governor and current Attorney General Jerry Brown, so old he’s new. But right now the opposition is all anger all the time. The convention in Santa Clara reminded me not of Republicans but of another candidate with more money, Ross Perot, when he ran for president in 1992 — or perhaps, I should say, elected Bill Clinton in 1992. Perot, same anger, different views, spent $65.4 million of his own money and got 19 percent of the vote that year. Exit polls indicated that his votes came from Republicans and Democrats in about equal numbers. But anyone who lived through that campaign had no doubt he wrecked President George H.W. Bush. Profiles of the Perot vote looked pretty tea party-like: with 20 percent of his votes coming from self-described liberals, 27 percent from self-described conservatives and 53 percent coming from self-described moderates. Economically, however, the majority of Perot voters (57 percent) were middle class, earning between $15,000 and $49,000 annually. Clinton won that election with only 43 percent of the vote. Bush had 37 percent and Perot had his 19 percent. That 19 could be a magic number. Right now, self-proclaimed tea partiers account for about 19 percent of the electorate, at least in polls. Ideologically, Perot was often scattershot and confusing, but he was not a tea partier. He was angry, a protectionist on trade and an anti-Washington budgetbalancer. But he was also pro-choice and argued for gun control. Most important, he looked forward, while the tea partiers are looking backward. His most important difference with the folks who could be called his political descendants was a view of the Constitution. Tea partiers, whether or not they have read it, see our founding document as a sacred text to be taken as literally as many on the religious right see the Bible. Perot, on the other hand said: “Keep in mind our Constitution predates the Industrial Revolution. Our founders did not know about electricity, the train, telephones, radio, television, automobiles, airplanes, rockets, nuclear weapons, satellites or space exploration. There’s a lot they didn’t know about. It would be interesting to see what kind of document they’d draft today. Just keeping it frozen in time won’t hack it.” Republican candidates, and not just here, must know they are playing with fire in trying to co-opt or assimilate the tea partiers. And as much as all this activity on the political right is energizing conservatives, they also have to realize that the end result could very well be the easy re-election of President Obama — say, with 43 percent of the vote. — Richard Reeves, a presidential scholar and expert on six presidents, is the author of several books, including profiles of Richard Nixon and John Kennedy. Column distributed by Universal Syndicate.

Editorial

Topic: Tourism All six major gubernatorial candidates here tonight to address issues An estimated 10 million tourists come to our county each year. They visit the Smokies, hike the trails, visit Dollywood, our theaters, museums and myriad other attractions. They eat in our restaurants, shop in our shops, fill their tanks with our gasoline. They are, in other words, the lifeblood of our community. But, in this troubled economy, even if there are signs it is brightening, all is not rosy in the tourism industry, the second largest industry in the state. And with this being an election year in which a new governor will be selected, there are issues that each of the six major candidates must address. The county has pulled off a coup by having all six — Republicans Bill

Gibbons, Bill Haslam, Ron Ramsey and Zach Wamp, and Democrats Kim McMillan and Mike McWherter — appearing here tonight. There will be only one topic: tourism. The forum, which begins at 6:45 in the Showstreet Palace Theater at Dollywood, is open to the public. It is sponsored by the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce, the latest of several projects the organizations have worked on together. Tourist tax dollars provide the money for our infrastructure, help pay for education, provide jobs. With tourism affecting almost every person in our county, this is an event well worth attending. Knoxville radio personal-

ity Hallerin Hilton Hill will moderate, directing luck-of-the-draw questions to each candidate. Unfortunately, because of time constraints, questions will not be taken from the floor, but members of the sponsoring organizations have been invited to make submissions. Candidates are likely to be asked their opinions on budget issues, on how they plan to promote tourism, on the newly proposed tax for hostelries that serve “free” continental breakfasts, how much they know in general about tourism. Doors open at 5:45. No reservations are required. If your livelihood is dependent upon tourism, you owe it to yourself to be there.

Political view

Public forum Belle Island can be saved with changing of its theme

Editor: Belle Island: will she ever “sale”? As I pass the majestic uncompleted structures inhabiting Belle Island I am quickly reminded of a ghost town. About 80 percent complete, Belle Island seems more like a ghost town along the Mississippi River left to vanish along with deserted dreams. Pigeon Forge went out of the way to ensure support for the grand Belle Island project. Belle Island businesses were given the rights to utilize the city’s $30 million parking lot for free. The company would not have to pay for parking, lights, cleanup or security in the city parking lot. Unconfirmed rumor that engineers required 15 feet of new soil to raise properties above possible flooding and that only eight feet were used, does not help “sale” the abandoned real estate. Belle Island possesses a wonderful river town appeal believably similar to what earlier Pigeon Forge pioneers would have

witnessed as pioneer forts and mills dotted the Little Pigeon River and neighboring water tributaries. Pigeon Forge’s nearby Old Mill is recorded as one of the early pioneer hubs for Sevier County inhabitants. Pigeon Forge has been given a gift: the opportunity to set things right and build a destination hub for today’s weary travelers. Imagine this! If rumors are true that Belle Island is threatened by possible future flooding, then the city needs to give it a wall. Hear the rest of this idea. The city needs a convention center, so the city works a deal with the bank to acquire the property and appoint a manager. The city has bought privately held properties before and sold for commercial real estate, so they either keep the properties and lease or sell the properties out right with the understanding that particular design will be utilized and rules as a unique community enforced (similar to Jamestown). With the parking lot already in place, city building officials oversee contracting for completion of the project along with the

building of a flood proof concrete wall that appears as an old log fort and a rustic bridge to the parking lot. Name the fort after one of the county’s early recorded forts. Now, how to make the magic happen. The Belle ship-style structure would serve as the new convention center. In the fort is everything needed for big business conventions with facilities nearby for the overflow. Condo and hotel accommodations, catering facilities, restaurants, specialty shops — name it and it’s there. The setting would be Victorian with early pioneer touches. Men and women working in the various businesses would be dressed in themed clothing, adding to the atmosphere. Guests visiting functions or the shops enjoy mingling with early settler street characters re-enacting the parts Pigeon Forge’s early settlers lived. Craftspeople can make their soaps, forged iron works and the like. Yes, from the ghost town, Belle Island would rise a monumental opportunity for drawing people to Pigeon Forge. Charles Rhodes Seymour

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Upsets abound as round of 64 tips off Vanderbilt falls to upstart Murray St. By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer

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Tennessee’s Wayne Chism celebrates a dunk over San Diego State’s Chase Tapley (22) and Tennessee’s Melvin Goins (21) during the second half Thursday in Providence, R.I. The Vols advance to the second round with a 62-59 victory on Thursday night. UT will face No.14 seed Ohio in the round of 32.

Ohio stuns Georgetown in tournament opener By DAN GELSTON AP Basketball Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — How about a standing O for Ohio! The MAC champion Bobcats, who had a losing record in conference play, have found their way in March and now boast an NCAA tournament win for the first time in 27 years. Georgetown might want to skip the tourney next time it’s in Providence. Armon Bassett scored 32 points to lead the 14th-seeded Bobcats to a convincing 97-83 win over the Hoyas in the Midwest Regional. In early March, no one expected Ohio (22-14) to be in this position. The team had just finished a 7-9 season in Mid-American Conference play and entered the conference tournament as the ninth seed. Four wins later, Ohio was in the 65-team field. Winslow Townson/AP Forty minutes later, the Bobcats are in the second Ohio’s DeVaughn Washington, rear, celebrates his dunk over Georgetown’s Greg Monroe (10) Thursday in Providence, R.I. round.

Regional placers Several Pigeon Forge K-5 AAU wrestlers placed at the AAU East Regionals earlier this month. Pictured are (back row) Colton Poole (1st place), Austin Parton (3rd), Jacob Kieta (2nd), C.J. Dyer (1st), (front row) Noah Dyer (3rd), Garrett Foreman (1st), John Tate (3rd) and Eli Etherton (1st). Not pictured are Zane Camp (4th) and Mason Shults (4th). “I’ve very proud of these little guys,” coach Greg Foreman said.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Murray State coach Billy Kennedy went with his gut and drew up a play his team had never run before, with Isacc Miles the go-to guy at the end. Third option Danero Thomas became the hero instead. Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State (31-4) stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt (24-9) 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA tournament opener in the West Regional. “That shot was bigger than he could imagine,” Murray State’s B.J. Jenkins said. “It wasn’t just a game-winning shot. We’ll remember this for the rest of our lives.” It was the school’s first victory in the NCAA tournament since a 78-75 win over North Carolina State in 1988. For the second time in as many appearances, Vanderbilt bowed out early as the higher seed. The Commodores were also a firstround upset victim by Siena in 2008 when seeded fourth. Murray State, the mid-major that came in with a dismal 1-13 all-time NCAA tournament record, will play again Saturday at HP Pavilion against Butler after it beat UTEP 77-59. Jermaine Beal made two free throws with 12.7 seconds left to give Vandy the lead. B.J. Jenkins missed a rushed 3-pointer on the other end, but the ball went out of bounds off a Vanderbilt player with 4.2 seconds left to give Murray State the final shot. When it went down, Murray State’s players sprinted to the other end of the floor and fell into a celebratory pile beneath the basket. Vandy star A.J. Ogilvy slumped to the floor in defeat, while his teammates crouched near their bench in utter disbelief.

Danero Thomas march madness NCAA Tournament Glance Opening Round Tuesday, March 16 At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61, Winthrop 44 EAST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Kentucky 100, ETSU 71 Texas (24-9) vs. Wake Forest (19-10), (n) At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif. Washington 80, Marquette 78 New Mexico (29-4) vs. Montana (22-9), 30 minutes following SOUTH REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Villanova 73, Robert Morris 70, OT Saint Mary’s, Calif. 80, Richmond 71 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Old Dominion 51, Notre Dame 50 Baylor 68, Sam Houston State 59 MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Ohio 97, Georgetown 83 Tennessee (25-8) vs. San Diego State (25-8), (n) At The Ford Center Oklahoma City Northern Iowa 69, UNLV 66 Kansas (32-2) vs. Lehigh (22-10), (n) WEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City BYU 99, Florida 92, 2OT Kansas State 82, North Texas 62 At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif. Murray State 66, Vanderbilt 65 Butler 77, UTEP 59

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Tigers thin on Guinns By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer PIGEON FORGE — For the first time in years, Pigeon Forge Tigers baseball coach Mike Guinn has no son to coach. “It’s been a long time (since I haven’t had a son on my team),” said Guinn, whose sons Aaron and Adam are playing college ball at Tusculum and Walters State respectively this season. “I coached Aaron and Adam for five years in high school, and it’s been the greatest pleasure of my professional career. They were both leaders on the team and wonderful

players to coach. I’m going to miss having (at least one of) them on the team.” But just because they no longer play for the Tigers, both players are still an PF coach influence on the Mike Guinn current Pigeon Forge team. “The wonderful thing is they both still come around and work with the young guys,” said Guinn. “It’s great to see them want to come down here to work with our guys.”

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Tigers still perfect, blank Roosters 6-0 By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer

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Coach Henry LaFollette and catcher Drew Barton meet at the mound with G-P starter Daniel Roberts during the fourth inning on Thursday.

Bulldogs face different fates versus Highlanders, Eagles By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEYMOUR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thursday night at Seymourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Don Doyle Field held two vastly different ball games for the visiting Claiborne County Bulldogs in the first game of the Smoky Mountain Baseball Tournament. The Bulldogs took a hardfought early evening matchup 7-3 over GatlinburgPittman, only to leave with their collective tails between their legs after a 13-0 pummeling from the host Seymour Eagles a few short hours later. In the early game neither team got on the board through the first three innings. The Bulldogs lit up the scoreboard in the top of the fourth, however, capitalizing on a costly Highlander error to score three unearned runs on G-P righty Daniel Roberts, who had been cruising to that point. With runners on first and second, Roberts fielded a bunt up the third base side of the mound and an errant throw to third sailed into left field, allowing two Bulldog runs to score. An RBI-single later and Claiborne was up 3-0. Roberts helped himself out in the bottom of the inning though, driving in the Highlandersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first run on an RBI single, which knocked in Dusty Bilbrey, who had singled and stolen second. Claiborne tacked on another run in the sixth to make it 4-1, but again G-P answered. Second baseman Ryan Myers doubled in Bilbrey, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d singled, and then Roberts drove in Myers with another single, cutting the lead to 4-3. But Claiborne blew things open in the last inning, using a bloop single and an infield knock to set up a two-run double to push the lead out to 6-3. Another bloop single later and the margin was 7-3. G-P would get two baser-

unners on in the bottom of the frame, as senior Drew Barton singled and freshman Corbin Lamb reached on an error, but the Highlanders would go down 1-2-3 from there to seal the win for the Bulldogs. Claiborneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short-lived excitement from the first win of the day was quickly dashed, however, as they ran into a freight train in the homestanding Seymour Eagles. After Seymour starting pitcher Corbin Weaver struck out the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side in the top of the first, the Eagles bats tried to tear down the walls of Don Doyle Field. After Chase Turner was hit by a pitch to start off the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rally, Cody Fox smashed a single to left that the left fielder misplayed, allowing Turner to score and sending Fox to second. Brandon Timmerman then walked, bringing Keegan Newport to the plate. The senior slugger drilled the first pitch he saw into the stratosphere, as it cleared the right-center field wall with plenty of room to spare. Two batters later Weaver got into the action, banging a pitch off the same part of the wall for a one-out double. Oakley Fox quickly drove him in with an RBI-single seconds later. Catcher Cory Clark also found the wall for a double before Claiborne would

eventually end the Seymour scoring at 5-0. Two innings later though the Eagles were right back at it. With the bases full of Eagles with two outs, Timmerman lined a two-run single to left to make the score 7-0. The next hitter, Newport, added a two-run double to his stat line, scoring Zack Cook and Timmerman and bumping the score to 9-0. Sophomore Ben Whisler then made it 10-0 as he laced a single to right scoring Newport. After a Weaver single, Oakley Fox reached on an error to load the bases. Another Bulldog error gave Cory Clark first base safely and allowed another Eagle run to score. After a Zack Cook RBI single and a Turner RBI on a hit-by-pitch, the Eagles found themselves up 13-0 and coach Scott Norman began calling for mass substitutions. With the teams a bit more evenly-matched, neither would add another run for the remainder of the game, which was called by mercy rule after five innings. Weaver went the distance for Seymour on the mound giving up just two Bulldog hits and walking only one in the shutout effort. mpsports@themountainpress.com

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PIGEON FORGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Pigeon Forge Tigers hardball team remained perfect this young season with a 6-0 blanking of the visiting Cocke County Fighting Cocks on opening night of the three-day Smoky Mountain Invitational baseball tournament. The Tigers (3-0) were in a battle for much of Thursday night, but a big fourrun explosion in the bottom of the sixth led to the lopsided Pigeon Forge victory. Tigers senior Justin Carter stepped to the plate with the bases juiced and one down in a 2-0 game and was promptly stuck by a Cocke County pitch, picking up an easy RBI on the free base to make it 3-0.

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Bears come from behind, stay unbeaten By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor

shut the Jets down the rest of the way. The Bears offense, however, was far from done. In the top of the third, all-state left fielder Zach Flynn led things off with a triple. After a Charlie Fields walk, Solomon drove in Flynn with an RBI. Moments later freshman Dillon Cate knocked in Fields with a sacrifice fly to put the Bears back on top 4-3. The Purple and White lead got even more comfortable an inning later when Fields bashed a three-run double, scoring Michael Farragut, Kelby Carr and Flynn. Sevier County tacked on their final run of the game in the sixth as Flynn drove in Farragut with a sacrifice fly. Farragut ended the game with three stolen bases, while Flynn finished 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. The Bears play again tonight at Hardin Valley against CAK. First pitch is set for 6:45 p.m.

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a u t o r a ci n g a t a gl a n ce NASCAR SPRINT CUP Food City 500 Site: Bristol, Tenn. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, noon-1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3:30-5 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 1-2 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (FOX, noon4:30 p.m.). Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.533 miles). Race distance: 266.5 miles, 500 laps. Last year: Kyle Busch raced to the first of his two 2009 Bristol victories, leading 378 of 503 laps. Busch also won the 2007 spring race at the track. Last race: Kurt Busch won at Atlanta on March 7, surviving two overtime restarts and 16 extra laps in the race marred by Carl Edwardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; retaliatory laterace bump that flipped Brad Keselowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car. Edwards was placed on probation for three races. Fast facts: Kevin Harvick leads the season standings

with 644 points, followed by Matt Kenseth (585), Greg Biffle (585) and four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson (570). Johnson won at California and Las Vegas to push his career victory total to 49. ... Darrell Waltrip holds the track record with 12 Cup victories, winning seven straight races from 1980-84. Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch each have five Bristol wins to top the active drivers. Next race: Goodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fast Pain Relief 500, March 28, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va. On the Net: http://www. nascar.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NATIONWIDE Scotts Turf Builder 300 Site: Bristol, Tenn. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 1:30-3:30 p.m., 5-6 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, noon-1 p.m.) and race, 2:30 p.m. (ABC, 2-5 p.m.). Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.533

miles). Race distance: 159.9 miles, 300 laps. Last year: Kevin Harvick raced to his series-record fifth victory at the track, winning for the first time in his own Kevin Harvick Inc.owned Chevrolet. Last race: Harvick won at Las Vegas on Feb. 27, overcoming a pair of horrendous pit stops for his 35th Nationwide victory. Fast facts: The race is the fourth of the year. Tony Stewart opened the season with a victory at Daytona and defending series champion Kyle Busch won at California. ... Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are racing for the first time since Edwardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; retaliatory bump that flipped Keselowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup car in Atlanta. Edwards leads the season standings with 505 points, followed by Keselowski (464) and Brian Vickers (457). ... David Ragan won the August race at Bristol. Next race: Nashville

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for the final 2-1/3 innings, allowing no runs on three hits and a walk. Matthews got in a spot of trouble in the top of the seventh with runners at the corners and two down. But a harmless grounder to Gallihugh at short allowed an unassisted force out at second base to end the contest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our pitching and defense are definitely strong points for us,â&#x20AC;? said Guinn, whose Tigers have allowed just two runs so far this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started a freshman (Byrd) who came out and went almost five innings, and he really had three pitches working â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fastball, change up, curve ball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Trevor came in and was really impressive. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a lot of movement on his fastball, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a clas-

sic side-armed pitcher and doing a good job with it. He comes in and challenges hitters. He shows great tempo on the mound, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing an impressive job.â&#x20AC;? Pigeon Forge sophomore Adam Hickman didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do a lot at the plate on Thursday with just one hit, but Guinn said the young player was vital in the win against Cocke County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adam made several great plays in the field,â&#x20AC;? said Guinn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really been on his game, and I love the way heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a kid whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a sophomore, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing second base like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot older. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really picking up the game quickly.â&#x20AC;?

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stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch before plating on a second Cocke County misthrow from the mound. Gallihugh made it 2-0 Tigers in the bottom of the fifth after plating Carter from third on a SAC fly to deep right field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brett had a good day with a SAC, a single, scoring two runs and a stolen base,â&#x20AC;? said Guinn. Pigeon Forge freshman Drake Byrd earned the win with a solid 4-2/3 inning performance, striking out six while allowing four hits and a walk. Tigers senior Trevor Matthews came on in relief

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MINNESOTA VIKINGS— Signed K Rhys Lloyd. Re-signed DT Jimmy Kennedy. Agreed to terms with CB Benny Sapp. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed LB Marques Murrell. Re-signed LB Tully Banta-Cain, CB Leigh Bodden, OL Stephen Neal, NT Vince Wilfork and RB Kevin Faulk. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS— Re-signed OL Nick Leckey, S Pierson Prioleau and DB Leigh Torrence. NEW YORK GIANTS— Signed S Antrel Rolle and QB Jim Sorgi. NEW YORK JETS—Signed RB LaDainian Tomlinson and DE Rodrique Wright. Re-signed TE Ben Hartsock. Agreed to terms with S Brodney Pool and FB Tony Richardson. OAKLAND RAIDERS—Resigned OL Khalif Barnes. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES— Signed WR Hank Baskett, WR Chad Hall and DB Marlin Jackson. PITTSBURGH STEELERS— Signed S Will Allen, WR Arnaz Battle, WR Antwaan Randle El and LB Larry Foote. Re-signed CB Ryan Clark. ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed QB A.J. Feeley, C Hank Fraley and DT Fred Robbins. Re-signed S Craig Dahl. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS— Signed CB Donald Strickland. Agreed to terms with DE Alfonso Boone and TE Kris Wilson. Re-signed DT Ian Scott. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed QB David Carr and CB Karl Paymah. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS— Signed LB Matt McCoy. Agreed to terms with TE Chris Baker. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed LB Jon Alston and S Sean Jones. TENNESSEE TITANS—Resigned DE Dave Ball. Agreed to terms with CB Rod Hood and LB Will Witherspoon. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed OL Artis Hicks, RB Larry Johnson, DT Maake Kemoeatu and TE Sean Ryan. Re-signed LB Lorenzo Alexander, DL Phillip Daniels, OL Will Montgomery and OL Mike Williams. Agreed to terms with C Casey Rabach.

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BASEBALL NFL Free Agent Signings American League List BOSTON RED SOX— By The Associated Press Acquired RHP Miguel ARIZONA CARDINALS— Celestino from Seattle to comSigned G Rex Hadnot. Agreed plete an earlier trade. to terms with LB Paris Lenon. MINNESOTA TWINS— Re-signed TE Anthony Becht, Optioned RHP Rob Delaney to OT Jeremy Bridges, C Ben Rochester (IL). Claxton and TE Stephen OAKLAND ATHLETICS— Spach. Optioned RHP Justin Souza ATLANTA FALCONS— to Midland (Texas). National Signed CB Dunta Robinson. League Re-signed QB Chris Redman. CINCINNATI REDS— BALTIMORE RAVENS— Optioned INF Yonder Agreed to terms with WR Alonso and LHP Bill Bray Derrick Mason. to Louisville (IL) and RHP BUFFALO BILLS—Signed Jordan Smith and LHP LB Andra Davis, DE Dwan Philippe Valiquette to Carolina Edwards and OT Cornell (SL). Assigned RHP Jon Green. Re-signed TE Joel Adkins and OF Josh Anderson Klopfenstein. to Louisville. CAROLINA PANTHERS— WASHINGTON Signed WR Wallace Wright. NATIONALS—Announced Re-signed DE Tyler Brayton. that RHP Zech Zinicola, a CHICAGO BEARS—Signed Rule 5 draft pick, was returned CB Tim Jennings, TE Brandon to the team by Toronto and Manumaleuna, DE Julius assigned him to their minor Peppers, RB Chester Taylor league camp. American and FB Eddie Williams. Association CINCINNATI BENGALS— ST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed Signed DT Tank Johnson RHP Jon Plefka. and WR Antonio Bryant. SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER Re-signed S Roy Williams. CAPTAINS—Signed RHP CLEVELAND BROWNS— Ricky McGraw. Signed QB Jake Delhomme, SIOUX CITY LB Scott Fujita, OL Tony EXPLORERS—Signed RHP Pashos and TE Benjamin Brett Reid. Can-Am League Watson. Re-signed LB Marcus PITTSFIELD COLONIALS— Benard, LB Blake Costanzo, Named Brian Daubach manWR-KR Josh Cribbs, TE Greg ager. Estandia, RB Chris Jennings, SUSSEX SKYHAWKS— S Ray Ventrone, and G Billy Named Ed Ott manager. Yates. FOOTBALL DENVER BRONCOS— National Football League Signed RB J.J. Arrington and SEATTLE SEAHAWKS— DE Jarvis Green. Re-signed Acquired QB Charlie DL Le Kevin Smith. Agreed to Whitehurst and a 2010 terms with DL Justin Bannan, second-round draft pick from G Russ Hochstein, CB Nate San Diego for a 2010 secondJones, WR Brandon Lloyd and round draft pick and an DL Jamal Williams. undisclosed 2011 draft pick. DETROIT LIONS—Signed HOCKEY WR Nate Burleson, LB Vinny National Hockey League Ciurciu, WR Brian Clark, OT TORONTO MARLIES— Jon Jansen, DE Kyle Vanden Reassigned F Alex Berry to Bosch and CB Jonathan Wade. Reading (ECHL). COLLEGE Re-signed TE Will Heller. BOWLING GREEN—Named GREEN BAY PACKERS— Nick Monroe assistant football Signed P Chris Bryan and WR coach. Charles Dillon. Re-signed LT COLORADO—Named Tom Chad Clifton, S Nick Collins, Abatemarco men’s assistant NT Ryan Pickett and OT Mark basketball coach. Tauscher. WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH— HOUSTON TEXANS—ReAnnounced the retirement of signed P Matt Turk and WR head men’s soccer coach Toby Kevin Walter. Agreed to terms Bares. with C Wade Smith. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS— Signed OL Andy Alleman. Re-signed LB Gary Brackett. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DE Aaron Kampman and WR Kassim Osgood. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS— Signed RB Thomas Jones, G Ryan Lilja, DT Shaun Smith, WR Jerheme Urban and C Casey Wiegmann. Re-signed WR Chris Chambers. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed LB Karlos Dansby and G Smoky Crossing Richie Incognito. Re-signed 865-573-4801 s www.SmokyCrossing.com NT Jason Ferguson and QB Heritage Closing_Mtn Press_10x10-2.pdf 3/11/10 3:55:40 PM Chad Pennington.

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BASKETBALL Noon CBS — Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, doubleheader, Temple vs. Cornell and Wisconsin vs. Wofford at Jacksonville, Fla; West Virginia vs. Morgan State and Clemson vs. Missouri at Buffalo, N.Y.; Xavier vs. Minnesota and Pittsburgh vs. Oakland, Mich. at Milwaukee; or Purdue vs. Siena and Texas A&M vs. Utah State at Spokane, Wash. 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT tournament, second round, teams TBA 7 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, doubleheader, Duke vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff and California vs. Louisville at Jacksonville, Fla; Gonzaga vs. Florida State and Syracuse vs. Vermont at Buffalo, N.Y.; Oklahoma State vs. Georgia Tech and Ohio State vs. UC Santa Barbara at Milwaukee; or Michigan State vs. New Mexico State and Maryland vs. Houston at Spokane, Wash. TENNIS 3 p.m. FSN — ATP/WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, men’s quarterfinal and women’s semifinal, at Indian Wells, Calif. 10:30 p.m. FSN — ATP/WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, women’s semifinal, at Indian Wells, Calif.

NIT TOURNEY First Round Tuesday, March 16 Connecticut 59, Northeastern 57 N.C. State 58, South Florida 57 UAB 65, Coastal Carolina 49 Texas Tech 87, Seton Hall 69 North Carolina 80, William & Mary 72 Mississippi State 81, Jackson State 67 Jacksonville 67, Arizona State 66 Wednesday, March 17 Kent State 75, Tulsa 74 Dayton 63, Illinois State 42 Cincinnati 76, Weber State 62 Virginia Tech 81, Quinnipiac 61 Rhode Island 76, N’western 64 Mississippi 84, Troy 65 Nevada 74, Wichita State 70 Illinois 76, Stony Brook 66 Memphis 73, St. John’s 71 Second Round Friday, March 19 Memphis (24-9) at Mississippi (22-10), 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20 North Carolina (17-16) at Mississippi State (24-11), Noon Jacksonville (20-12) at Texas Tech (18-15), 4 p.m. N.C. State (20-15) at UAB (24-8), 5 p.m. Monday, March 22 Nevada (21-12) at Rhode Island (24-9), 6 p.m. Connecticut (18-15) at Virginia Tech (24-8), 7 p.m. Kent State (24-9) at Illinois (20-14), 8 p.m. Dayton (21-12) at Cincinnati (19-15), 9 p.m.

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Arts & E n t er t a i n m e n t Editor’s Note: The Arts/Entertainment calendar is printed as space permits. Events within a two-hour drive will be considered. To place an item phone (865) 428-0748, ext. 215, or e-mail to editor@ themountainpress.com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913. n

Local Entertainment

Richie McDonald

9 p.m. Saturday at the Stadium Bar & Grill; tickets $25, 453-1488

Music of the Mountains

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 10 at Sugarlands Visitor Center, Gatlinburg; free admission, first come, first serve, 453-1291; 7 p.m. concert at W.L. Mills auditorium, $20 advance, $25 at door, www. events.gatlinburg.com

Glenn Miller Orchestra

8 p.m. May 28 at Country Tonite; tickets $30, 453-2003, www.firstclassconcerts.com

Regional Entertainment

Gabriel Iglesias

8 p.m. today at Tennessee Theatre; tickets $34.50, (865) 656-4444, www.tennesseetheatre.com

Jamey Johnson

8 p.m. Saturday at Tennessee Theatre; tickets $35, (865) 656-4444, www.tennesseetheatre.com

David Allan Coe

8 p.m. Sunday at The Valarium; tickets $20, (865) 656-4444, www. knoxvilletickets.com

Robert Earl Keen

8 p.m. Wednesday at Bijou Theater; tickets, $28, (865) 6564444, www.knoxbijou.com

Sister Hazel

8 p.m. Thursday at Bijou Theatre; tickets $21.50, (865) 656-4444, www. knoxbijou.com

Jo Dee Messina

8 p.m. March 26 at Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville; tickets $36-$56, (865) 981-8590, www. ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Local Festivals/Events

Gatlinburg Screenfest Film Festival

March 26-28 at the River Terrace Resort, Gatlinburg; tickets $5-$25, www.gatlinburgscreenfest.com

Easter Arts & Crafts Show

March 31-April 3 at Gatlinburg Convention Center; free admission, 436-9065, www.gatlinburgcrafts.com

Wildflower Pilgrimage & Greener Living Expo

April 21-25, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and W.L. Mills Conference Center, Gatlinburg, online registration begins March 9; www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.org

Ribfest & Wings

4 to 10 p.m. April 22 on the Parkway in Gatlinburg; armbands $12 adults, $5 children, allows sampling until 10 p.m. or as long as ribs and wings last, 436-0506, www. gatlinburg.com

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Jay Ferris looks over the shark lagoon at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies where he works in life support, keeping the tanks clean and the fish healthy.

A deep love for diving Ferris enjoys work as Ripley’s diver By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

holes in it to let the water out and there was a guy out of the water who was hauling it out on a rope and dumping the GATLINBURG — When rocks out,” Ferris says with a Jay Ferris got a call more laugh. “It took us a few days. than a decade ago asking That was my first job here.” him to help clean out the As it turned out, though, it intake for the waterfall at the wasn’t his last. A short while under-construction Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, he later, Ferris got another call from Ripley’s, this time from had no idea that would lead the general manager asking to a career. him to consider filling out an At the time, Ferris was application for a permanent working at the Hollywood post. Star Cars Museum, just up “I just came down in my the Parkway from where the shorts and T-shirt. I think massive new attraction was going up. A hobbyist at scuba I had sandals on that day,” diving, Ferris took the offer as Ferris says. “I ended up geta chance for a new adventure ting a job in life support, helping to keep the balance and some extra money. right in all the tanks and “I was already into diveverything.” ing,” Ferris says. “Mostly at That might have been as that time I was diving in local quarries and in the springs in far as it went if it weren’t for an experience Ferris had north Florida.” The Ripley’s job sent Ferris when he was just a boy. The Connecticut-born man grew into the chilly waters of the up in Atlanta and vacationed Little Pigeon River, diving at times in Florida. It was on into a big intake pipe for the one of those getaways with waterfall feature, picking his family that Ferris found rocks out one at a time. scuba. “I had this bucket with

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Jay Ferris is suited up and ready to clean the tanks, feed fish and entertain the crowds at the aquarium. “When I was 12 years old, we went to West Palm Beach on a family vacation,” Ferris explains. “There was an exNavy Seal with a little shack on the beach offering diving lessons. Well, I was curious about it and my dad said I should try it, so I did.” For the previously landbound Ferris, the dive experience opened his eyes to a whole new world and changed the course of his life forever. “I remember we saw a little barracuda,” he says. “It was the only fish we saw the whole time, but I thought it was so neat. I fell in love with it. I thought it was beautiful, just being there under the water and seeing that fish like that.” That got Ferris into reading books by famed ocean explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and anything else he could get his hands on that told the tales of the deep. His love of the water grew as he started diving in caves in Florida, exploring the murky reaches of areas that most folks would never see.

Regional Festivals/Events

Fiber Arts Festival

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Local Arts

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Regional Arts

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Through March 27 at UT Downtown Gallery, opening reception 5-9 p.m. March 5;

Everyday Adorned

Collection by Paige Barbee, through March 26 at the Emporisum Center, downtown Knoxville; (865) 523-7543, www.knoxalliance.com

Jay Ferris throws fish into the tanks at Ripley’s Aquarium.

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“When I started diving caves, it was just cavers who were doing it. Now, it’s divers who explore the caves,” Ferris says. “It was great. It is scary, though. A lot of people have been killed doing that. The equipment’s come a long way and it’s a lot safer than it was when I started.” Ferris continued his recreational diving up through his first days at Ripley’s. He secured his certification as an instructor in 1999 and moved a short time later into the diving program at the aquarium, where he took up the regular jobs of tank maintenance and doing shows for awestruck tourists. “My favorite part of the job is watching the kids when we’re doing a show in the tanks,” Ferris says. “When they’re coming through the tunnel and they see you in there, they’re trying to figure out if you’re real and they’re asking their parents. Then you wave at them and they just smile from ear to ear and wave back. It’s that enthusiasm of youth that makes the hard work worth it.” And there is plenty of hard work to the job, though most of those who see Ferris cavorting with the fishes wouldn’t suspect it. While he somersaults with sting rays and feeds arugula — fish are very particular about their lettuce — to angel fish to the delight of crowds, there are chores to be done here, like anywhere else. Of course, even those seem a little more fun than sweeping a floor or washing windows. “Every morning we start the day with three of us in the big tank cleaning the acrylic in the tunnel,” Ferris says. “Two people hold sticks to keep the sharks away because they’re curious but they won’t hurt you, and a third person uses a diaper to clean the acrylic.” That’s right — a diaper. Believe it or not, the folks at Ripley’s have found that’s the See Diver, Page B4

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Showing at Reel Theatresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Movies on the Parkway in Sevierville. For show times, call 4539055. *The Bounty Hunter (PG-13) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stars Jennifer Anniston and Gerard Butler. A down-on-his-luck bounty hunter thinks heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seeing an upswing in fortune when get gets the call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a reporter with a lead on a murder case. *Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stars Zachary Gordon and Steve Zahn. The travails of a wise-cracking middle school student over the course of an academic year. *Repo Men (R) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stars Jude Law and Forest Whitaker. In the future humans have extended and improved their lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property. Green Zone (R) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stars Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. A rogue U.S. Army officer muse hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Out of My League (R) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stars Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve. An average guy stuck in a dead-end job canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe his luck when a gorgeous, successful woman falls in love with him. Alice in Wonderland (PG) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stars Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska. 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny. *Indicates new releases this week

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n Black Bear Jamboree: 908-7469 n Blackwoods Breakfast Show: 908-7469 n Comedy Barn: 4285222 n Country Tonite Theatre: 453-2003 n Dixie Stampede: 4534400 n Elvis Museum TCB Theater, featuring Matt Cordell: 428-2001 n Grand Majestic Theater: 774-7777 n Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery Dinner Theater: 908-1050 n Magic Beyond Belief: 428-5600 n Memories Theater: 428-7852 n Miracle Theater: 428-

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Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Junction

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Junction, 10237 Chapman Highway, Seymour: Country Tradition, 7-10 p.m. Friday; live music, 7-10 p.m. Saturday

Appalachian Music

Jerry and Joan Paul perform Appalachian music most afternoons in Gatlinburg at Alewine Pottery in Glades. 7746999

Blue Moose Burgers and Wings

Located on the Parkway behind Bullfish Grill and Johnny Carinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: Live music, 7-10 p.m. Fridays. 286-0364

Front Porch Restaurant

Live bluegrass, 7-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; live folk and acoustics, 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. (423) 4872875

Guarinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Restaurant

Michael Hicks sings and plays piano, 6-10 p.m. every Friday in Gatlinburg

New Orleans on the River

Amelia & Louis perform 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 933-7244

Ripleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aquarium

Bluegrass group Smoky Mountain Travelers 10-4 p.m. Saturday in front of Aquarium in Gatlinburg

The Ship Pub

The Ship Pub on Glades Road in Gatlinburg, pool tournaments at 8 p.m. every Friday, 430-4441

Skiddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place

Skiddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place on Birds Creek Road in Gatlinburg; Karaoke, Tuesday and Thursday nights; Locals Night, 4-7 p.m. on Wednesdays; various performers on weekends. 436-4192

Dan Tyminski Band headlining Bloominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Barbeque & Bluegrass Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Seviervilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bloominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Barbeque & Bluegrass has announced its 2010 entertainment lineup. The event will be held May 14 and 15 and feature up-and-coming entertainers as well as bluegrass legends. The concerts are free. The May 14 lineup includes Brand New Strings, 5 p.m.; Jimbo Whaley and Greenbrier, 6:30; and Blue Highway, 8. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bluegrass lineup includes Mountain Ruckus, 1 p.m.; Audie Blaylock, 2 and 4; Darrell Webb, 3 and 5; Tony Rice Unit, 6:30; and The Dan Tyminski Band, 8 p.m. Probably best known as the musicians behind the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man of Constant Sorrowâ&#x20AC;? from the motion picture â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh Brother Where Art Thou?â&#x20AC;?, this will be the second to last opportunity to see the original band in concert before the group splits up to pursue individual projects. Besides concerts. hands-on opportunities are also available at the event. The bluegrass music tent, part of an expanded Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Zone, provides the chance to touch and play bluegrass instruments such as banjos, fiddles and more with the help of onsite instructors. This attraction will be open until 9 p.m. each day of the event. Another musical highlight of Bloominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Barbeque & Bluegrass is the sixth annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition Finals to be held on May 15. Singers from around the nation will perform for a chance to win prize money, a

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Bloominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Barbeque & Bluegrass When: 5-10 p.m. May 14, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 15 Where: Downtown Sevierville n Lineup: May 14, Brand New Springs (5:30 p.m.), Jimbo Whaley and Greenbrier (6:30), Blue Highway (8); May 15, Mountain Ruckus (1 p.m.), Audie Blaylock (2 and 4), Darrell Webb (3 and 5), Tony Rice Unit (6:30), The Dan Tyminski Band (8). n Admission: Free n Info: 453-6411, www.BloominBBQ.com n n

recording session in Nashville and a guitar autographed by Dolly Parton. This unique competition honors the songwriting of Parton. Competitors must sing a song written by Parton (there are over 3,000) and do so in their own style (rock, rap, country, bluegrass, swing, soul, etc.). Past winners have come from as far away as

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An article came to me this week regarding a school custodian in Michigan who received the Top Hat Award from the Ottawa County Mentoring Collaborative for his work with students. According to The Holland Sentinel, Doug Veldhuis has been involved with the mentoring program for the past five years, but has dedicated much time to working with students throughout his 23 years at Creekside Middle School in Zeeland, Mich. A classroom teacher who uses the MyMerlin. net mentoring Web site sent me the article. Accompanying the article were the words, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carl, please emphasize to all adults that anyone can be a mentor if she or he cares for youth, has something to offer them, and wants to take the time to help.â&#x20AC;? The article quoted Mary Beth Timmer, community and careers involvement coordinator at Zeeland schools who helped launch the mentorship program. She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doug is such a neat guy. He looks at students and he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see what some people see in a student. He sees the possibility of these students.â&#x20AC;? She went on to tell how Veldhuis, a musician, has connected with many students by teaching them guitar, but will also just take the time to talk to students and listen to their problems. I also ran across a story about volunteer mentor Chris Randall, an aerospace engineer at NASAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Randall was recognized recently for mentoring students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. And, still another story came to me about Lalia Rach. She is stepping down from her divisional deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position at the New York University Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management in order to return to teaching full-time and conducting research, and, in her words, because of her â&#x20AC;&#x153;love of mentoring students.â&#x20AC;? I have written previously about the value of mentoring â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and of mentors. And these days I am hearing more and more how adults are realizing exactly how much of a difference they can make by sharing their knowledge, experience and time with young people. Tradesmen recognized the importance of mentoring long ago. Becoming an apprentice has for years been prerequisite to becoming a master. In order to become a master carpenter, one must study under a master. To become a master pottery maker, one must study under a master. So it was and continues to be with artists, writers and musicians. This also holds true in the areas of business, sports,

Walters Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division of Community Education plans spring noncredit courses leading to careers as certified nurse assistant (CNA), phlebotomists and EKG technicians. The CNA course trains students to work at various health care facilities under the supervision of a nurse. Duties include assisting with meals or exercise, taking vital signs, personal hygiene and reporting symptoms. Students completing the class earn a certificate and may then apply to take the state exam for certification. At the Sevier County campus, the CNA course is planned from 5-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and

medicine, engineering, education and other disciplines. The learning curve is shortened tremendously when a learner teams with a mentor to help him or her along the path. The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;mentorâ&#x20AC;? is derived from the Greek character Mentor, who was Odysseusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trusted adviser and became the guardian and teacher for Odysseusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son Telemachus. Mentor, however, was much more than merely a technical adviser, professor or boss. Mentor established the true concept of a mentor today, providing care, concern, constructive criticism and compassion, along with leadership and instruction. But mentoring is not just a one-way street. When someone becomes a mentor, this person is also rewarded. As the protĂŠgĂŠe asks questions and seeks advice, the mentor is challenged to look at old things through a fresh pair of eyes. This causes the mentor to rethink some things and to refocus. It helps the mentor to realize how much he or she really knows, and it reinforces confidence in personal skills. Mentors also have an opportunity to develop friendships with younger people. Too often, friendships are relegated to a narrow age group, which narrows the value of friendships. If you are not currently a mentor, you might consider the possibilities of how you can help someone to grow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and grow in various ways yourself. ÂŠ 2010 by Carl Mays, speaker and author whose mentoring site, www.MyMerlin. net, is based on his book and program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Strategy For Winning.â&#x20AC;? E-mail to carlmays@carlmays.com, call 436-7478 or visit www.carlmays.com.

level phlebotomist. The cost of the course is $1,605 tuition and materials. A $75 clinical charge is also required. Students must also have a TB skin test and a background check. The EKG Technician Class prepares students to work as technicians and also take the ASPT exam required of technicians. The class includes background information, medical terminology and ethics, and lab practice. The cost of this class is $999 including textbooks. A background check and TB test are also required. Space is limited. For more information or to register, visit www.ws.edu/ ceed, contact Kristine Galitza at 7745851 or e-mail to Kristine.Galitza@ ws.edu.

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R e g i o n a l C a l e n d ar Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note: The regional events calendar is printed as space permits. Notices are reserved for events happening within a three-hour drive of Sevier County. Events may appear only once. Phone 428-0748, ext. 214, or send the notice via e-mail to editor@themountainpress.com.

March 29

Amos Lee

8 p.m. at Bijou Theatre; tickets $30, (865) 6564444, www.knoxbijou.com

March 31

April 14 Uncle Kracker & Rehab

7 p.m. at The Valarium (ages 18 and up only); general admission tickets $20, (865) 656-4444, www.tennesseetheatre.com

7 p.m. at Bijou Theatre with Mindy Smith, Cadillac Sky, The Black Lillies and Brand New Strings; tickets $15 advance $20 day of, (865) 684-1200, www.knoxbijou.com

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8 p.m. with Will Hoge and Matt Hires at Bijou Theatre; tickets $19 advance, $20.50 door, (865) 656-4444, www.knoxbijou.com

April 22 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, with Lady Antebellum and The Lost Trailers; tickets $57.75$98.95, (865) 656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

April 29 Ralph Stanley

April 2

George Strait

7 p.m. Thompson Boling Arena with Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack; tickets $79.50, $89.50, (865) 656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

7:30 p.m. at Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville, with The Clinch Mountain Boys and Cherryholmes; tickets $24.50-$36, (865) 981-8590, www. ClaytonArtsCenter.com

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April 3

Train

8 p.m. at Tennessee Theatre, with Butch Walker and the Black Widows; tickets $34.50, (865) 6564444, www.tennesseetheatre.com

April 10

May 1 Kathy Griffin

7 p.m. at Tennessee Theatre, show to be filmed for television; tickets $49, (865) 656-4444, www.tennesseetheatre.com

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Walking with Dinosaurs, the Arena Spectacular 7 p.m. April 30, 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. May 1, 1 and 5 p.m. May 2 at ThompsonBoling Arena, Knoxville; tickets $19.50-$49.50, (865) 656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

May 4 Goo Goo Dolls

8 p.m. at Tennessee Theatre; tickets $39.50, (865) 656-4444, www.tennesseetheatre.com

May 14 Josh Ritter

8 p.m. at Bijou Theatre, with Joe Pug; tickets $16.50 advance, $18.50 door, (865) 656-4444, www. knoxbijou.com

May 23 Al Green

7:30 p.m. at Tennessee Theatre; tickets $65-$252, (865) 656-4444, www.tennesseetheatre.com

June 3 Barenaked Ladies

8 p.m. at Tennessee Theatre; tickets $44.50, (865) 656-4444, www.tennesseetheatre.com

June 10 Cirque Dreams Illumination

8 p.m. at Tennessee Theatre; tickets $47-$67, (865) 656-4444, www. TennesseeTheatre.com

Vicki Winans & LJ Reynolds

7:30 p.m. at Knoxville Civic Auditorium; tickets $35, (965) 656-4444, www. knoxvilletickets.com

best way to keep the view of the aquariumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular residents clear for the million or so visitors who come through the tunnel each year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of pictures of me holding a diaper,â&#x20AC;? Ferris says with a laugh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course, the people love to see us in there doing that. We do it just after we open in the mornings because this shark dive is considered a show.â&#x20AC;? Besides that, Ferris has plenty of other regular duties. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the dive safety instructor at the aquarium, meaning he trains all the new recruits and makes sure every dive goes smoothly. In the event something goes wrong, each diver at Ripleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is taught â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by Ferris â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how to safe a life, be that through first aid or CPR. Ferris also keeps all the equipment running, starting early each morning to fill the air tanks and get the dive suits ready to go. He also does other maintenance as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed, including using jobs like using a pneumatic sander to buff out nicks in the acrylic windows.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My favorite part of the job is watching the kids when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing a show in the tanks. When theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming through the tunnel and they see you in there, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to figure out if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re real and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking their parents. Then you wave at them and they just smile from ear to ear and wave back. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that enthusiasm of youth that makes the hard work worth it.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jay Ferris, Ripleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aquarium diver

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically the idea is, if anything breaks, call Jay,â&#x20AC;? Ferris says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m kind of the fix-it man.â&#x20AC;? Outside the aquarium, Ferris still finds plenty of time for recreational diving, taking a few trips each year. He also does a lot on land, from spending time with his two daughters and his fiancee to trekking more than 600 miles on trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of Ferrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; other love â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hiking. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done all his life, having covered thousands of miles, including the entire length of the Appalachian Trail. Ferris comes by the obsession naturally, it seems. At 80, his father is planning a trip with his son to conquer all 80 miles of the Foothills Trail in

South Carolina. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to do it in four days, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thinking more like a couple weeks,â&#x20AC;? Ferris jokes. Even through all the time thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passed, Ferris still hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forgotten the man who gave him his first taste of diving. He returned to the site where that old shack and the Navy Seal once stood, though both are long gone now. Still, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carrying on the legacy of the love of the sea first shared with him more than 40 years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to a busy summer diving. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to be teaching classes for kids at the community centers,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoy teaching kids diving and turning them on to the diving thing.â&#x20AC;?

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R e a l E s t a t e Tr a n s f e r s District 1 Richard Gossett, Jack and Mary Maples to First Tennessee Bank for $128,000 for lot 18, Tranquility Hills and lot 7A2, Ernest Holbert Farm Jerry McCarter, Eugene Owens and Shirley Martin to Ronald Valentine for $6,700 for lot 1 Bruce and Grace Shults Estate Ella Calwell, Dixie Bradshaw and Betty Bergunzi to Bryan Tarkington for $1,200 for lot 71, Section 33, English Mountain Eugenia Bledsoe Green to Bryan Tarkington for $1,200 for lot 30, Section 34, English Mountain

District 2 Bank of New York Mellon and BAC Home Loans Servicing LP to Victoria Art for $168,000 for lot 23, Treehouse Cabins and Resort

District 4 Larry and Lauren Weems to DAGE Enterprises LLC for $123,000 for lot 66, phase 2, Hidden Springs Resort Stephen Wise, Jack and Mary Maples to First Volunteer Bank for $115,500 for lot 1, Robert L. and Linda F. Nichols property Darrell Keene to Jack Parton for $40,000 for lot 110, unit 3, Murphy Farms Darrell Keene to Jack Parton for $40,000 for lot 109, unit 3, Murphy Farms Sidney and Lisa Maples to Jeffrey and Emily Pettis for $74,900 for lot 5, Regency Park Viewtiful LLC to Vaughn and Tamera Vaughan for $190,000 for unit 150R, Phase 2, Hidden Springs Resort Sykes and Wynn PLLC, Thomas Homes LLC, Danny and Jean Thomas to Tennessee State Bank for $485,000 for lot 31 Regency Park and lot 5A, Price Acres Sykes and Wynn PLLC and Thomas Homes LLC to Tennessee State Bank for $15,000 for lot 30, Regency Park

District 5 Branch Banking and Trust Company to Randall

McMillian for $5,500 for lot 11, Harmony Hills Eugene and Marilyn McDonough to Donald and Connie Fields for $157,000 for unit 303, River Place Condominiums Frank Allen to Anna Bailey for $87,500 for lot 51, Little Pigeon Estates Bank of America, WMALT and J. P. Morgan Chase Bank to Clyde and Diana Logan for $44,500 for lot 1, Elmer L. Watson Estate, Allensville Property Don Hindman, Mary Pollard Estate, John, Robert, Christopher and Paul Burke, and AnneMarie Hindman to John C. Burke for the following: n $245,000 for lot 18, High Valley n $28,000 for lot 19, High Valley n $28,000 for lot 20, High Valley n $152,000 for lot 21, High Valley n $30,000 for lot 22, High Valley Citizens National Bank to Jeffrey and Bridget Gibson for $6,000 for lot 2, Carl Smith Property

District 6 Ridgetop Developers LLC to Laura Keifer and Dale Drerup for $362,000 for lot 2, Clearfork Charles and Deborah Thomas to Tina and Michael Wood for $125,000 for lot 44, Ogle View

District 7 Robert and Dixielee Vineyard to Melissa Lindsey for $125,000 for lot 49, Chief Galloways Lakeside Development Wayne and Sara Currie to Cliff Currie and Kim Mason for $240,500 for lot 7, Echota Resort Jerry and Jason Grubb to Donna Hall for $10,000

for lot 1, L. M. Thomas

District 8 Daniel Caldwell to Bobby and Carole Gibson for $15,000 for lot 14, Riverpointe Bryan Ogle to Philip Townsend for $25,000 for lot 5, Hillview Estates Mary Elizabeth Hodge Estate, Geraldine Burchfiel, Johnny Hodge, Peggy Brooks, Shelby Franklin and Thomas Hodge to Arthur and Janet Putt for $72,100 for 0.934 acres, Kyker Ferry Road Carl and Dorothy Henry to Lloyd and Agnes Denton for $5,000 for 0.58 acres, Douglas Dam Road

District 9 Matrix Capital US LLC to Joey and Janet Moses for $139,900 for lot 48, Hillside Estates Shellie Wallace, George and Debra Earls to Nationstar Mortgage LLC for $82,689.79 for lot 146, Cherokee Hills Addition HGC Limited Partnership and James Haslam III to W. H. Capital LLC for $255,957 for lot 6, HGC Limited Partnership U. S. Bank Trustee, Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. and Homeq Servicing to Jack and Helen Brusino for $71,300 for lot 1, Richard and Ollie Trentham Property Elisha and Meradith Goad to Michael Plale and Erica Doolittle for $175,000 for lot 44, Boone’s Landing

District 11 David and WiIlamae Stanfill and Stanfill Family Trust to Don and Diane Frank for $107,000 for lot 86, Montgomery Woods Shellie Wallace, Alda and Charles Watlington to Deutsche Bank National

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Trust Company and Soundview Home Loan Trust for $204,000 for lot 612, Chalet Village North Sykes and Wynn PLLC, and Smoky Mountain Investments LLC to Tennessee State Bank for $125,000 for unit 18, Phase 1, Forest Springs Charlie Johnson, Keith, Julia and Judy Myers to Mountain National Bank for $255,000 for lot 28 Silverbell Heights, lot 53R, Tyrolea and lot 29, Chalet Village North Ronald and Ruby Hayslett to Branch Banking and Trust Company for $200,000 for lot 21, Baskin Heights William and Cynthia Miller to Chance and Bonnie Ulvik for $122,570 for lot 1008, Sky Harbor

District 12 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. to Shannon Burton for $41,000 for lot 3, Blair Property

District 13 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Chicago Title Insurance Company and ServiceLink

AIF to Leo and Brenda Collins for $161,417 for lot 5B, Sarah Jane Parton Estates Shellie Wallace, Lori and Daniel Thatcher Sr. to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and BCAP LLC for $80,750 for lot 14, Sellers Ridge Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Chicago Title Insurance Company and ServiceLink to Coachlight Properties LLC for $194,900 for unit 1, lot 47, Legacy Mountain

District 14 CMH Homes Inc. to Girard and Leslie Adams for $15,000 for lot 14, Keenland Farms

District 15 Stephen Wise, Jack and Mary Maples to First Volunteer Bank for $144,000 for lot 5, Hummingbird Hollow

District 16 John and Shanna Cleveland to James and Barbara McGhee, Julie Daugherty and Jacqueline Amburgey for $95,000 for

lot 5, White Oak Estates Debra Roberts, John Nelson Estate, Robert and James Nelson to Debra and David Roberts for $20,000 for lot 10, Quiet Shadows Development Green Tree Servicing LLC to Kelly Conner for $12,500 for 1.573 acres, Little Valley Road Donald and Linda Dennis and Linda White to Michael and Carol Grizzle for $185,900 for lot 107, Hidden Mountain View Cheryl Keenan to WiIliam and Tina Hogood for $216,000 for lot 17, White Oak Estates Mountain National Bank to Alan and Teresa Gilbert for $800,000 for lot 78, Phase 1, The Summit Eric Reach and Mick Marshall to Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank for $352,390.08 for lot 42R, Phase 2, Eagles Ridge North

District 17 Tina and Michael Wood to Kelly Hagler for $35,500 for unit E-104, Gatlinburg Golf an Racquet Club Condominium

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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 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress.com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

Friday, March 19 Church Singing

Waldens Creek Missionary Baptist Church singing 7 p.m.

Forge Cheerleading

Pigeon Forge Little League cheerleader signups 5 to 7 p.m. at high school. Birth certificate required. $75. 253-4910.

Saturday, March 20 Consignment Sale

Annual children’s consignment sale, Seymour Community Christian School 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 6404016.

Gun Carry Permit

Handgun carry permit class 8:30 a.m., Dandridge Police Department. Register by calling (865) 397-8862 ext. 26, or 3567423.

Community Supper

Community Supper 5 to 7 p.m., Roberts United Methodist Church, 1810 Jayell Road, Sevierville. 453-2292.

Angel Food

Angel Food pick-up: n 8-11 a.m., Gum Stand Baptist Church. 429-2508. n 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 9081245. n 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Basic Life Ministries, formerly TFH. 139 Bruce St., 286-9784, 256-7129. n 10-noon, River Of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road, Seymour. 679-6796.

Sevier County Right To Life oratory contest for high school students, April 1. Contest April 15. 654-7685.

5309.

Pool Closing

Sevierville Community Center pool closed today and Sunday for open swim. Pool available to lap swimmers in two lanes, and will reopen on Monday. 4535441.

Smoky Mountain Historical Society meets at 2 p.m. at the courthouse. Stephanie Rainwaterto speak on William Blount and his impact on East Tennessee. Refreshments follow. 4531911.

Cougar Sign-Ups

Sunday Night Alive

Wears Valley UMC Relay for Life team soup/salad lunch 12:30-2:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall. $10 adults, $5 children under 12. Homemade soups, salad, breads, desserts.

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

Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers men’s Bible study: n 6:30 p.m., 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591. n 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mt. Drive, Sevierville. (865) 310-7831.

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

Friday Nite Special

32 oz. Cowboy Cut Prime Rib Bet ya can’t eat it all!

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Merchandise Rentals Real

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Services

800

Mobile

400

Financial

900

Transportation

Sevier County is soliciting sealed bids on replacement interior lighting fixtures for the Sevier County courthouse. Bids will be received at the Sevier County Mayors Office, 125 Court Ave., Suite 102E, Sevierville, TN, 37862 until 9 a.m., Monday, March 29, at which time they will be

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

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

BBQ & Country Cookin

700

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Middle Creek UMC

Hot Meals

2334 Newport Hwy ( 4mi. past Sevier Co. High)

600

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

Thursday, March 25

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Sevier County and Sevier County Sheriff’s Office reserves the right to accept or reject any/or all bids and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to the interest of Sevier County.

Hot Meals

Preschool story time 10:30 a.m., Sevier County Main Library. 453-3532.

Monday, March 22

Sevier County Fire Department auction scheduled for today has been moved to 5:30 p.m. April 24 at Station 2, 2659 Old Newport Highway. 604-

Employment

The Bidder’s name, address, bid opening time and the quotation "Sevier County Jail Food Bid" must be printed on the sealed opaque envelope containing the bid.

Traditional Lent services 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 24, First Presbyterian Sevierville. Offering collected will go to help Haiti. 453-2971.

Sevierville Story Time

Women’s Bible Study

Auction Postponed

200

Bid packages, which include food classifications and bid procedures, may be obtained from June Parrott at the Sherriff’s Office, 106 W. Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862, 865.453.4668 or Wayne Huskey at the Sevier County Jail, 137 Commerce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862, 865.453.4668.

Revival with John Ownby and Shannon Coleman, 6 p.m., Fellowship Baptist Church in Sevierville. 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday.

Thomas Ogle chapter of USD 1812 meets 2 p.m., Sevier County Library. Program: Discussion of 100th Tennessee State council.

100 Announcements

Bids must be received at Sevier County Mayors Office, 125 Court Avenue, Suite 102E, Sevierville, TN, 37862 until 10 a.m., April 1, 2010 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Baptist Revival

USD 1812

Legals

Sevier County Sheriff’s Department is soliciting sealed bids for perishable and nonperishable food items to be used by the Sevier County Jails Food Service Department.

RFL Luncheon

First Presbyterian

Preschool story time 11 a.m., Seymour Library. 573-0728.

Women’s Bible Study

GHYAA Sign-ups

Registration deadline for

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Historical Society

Gatlinburg First UMC, 6 p.m., fellowship of contemporary music and worship followed by a hot meal. 436-4691.

Gatlinburg Highlanders Youth Athletic Assn. football/cheerleader signups 10 a.m.-noon, Community Center. Birth certificate required. 705-3330 football. 548-4132 cheerleading. Ages 5-11.

Wednesday, March 24

Seymour Story Time

Sunday, March 21

Cougar football and cheerleading sign-ups 10 a.m.-noon today; 6-8 p.m. March 25, Northview Middle football field. 3881618.

Oratory Contest

LEGALS

Tuesday, March 23

Estate Homes

Deadline Friday, 10 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m. Monday, 10 a.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m.

LEGALS

LEGALS Tanker/Tender” shall be prominently displayed on the outside of the envelope.

NOTICE OF BID The City of Pigeon Forge is requesting bids from qualified vendors on Fire Department Tanker/Tender for the City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department. Bid specifications are enclosed or may be obtained at the Pigeon Forge Fire Department Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Proposals not meeting the requirements will be rejected. The City of Pigeon Forge reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the deemed most favorable to the city. We also reserve the right to accept any portion or all of a bid. Bids will be received by the City of Pigeon Forge until 3:30 pm April 5, 2010 at which time they will be opened and read aloud. All bids must be dated, signed and words “Fire Department

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publicly opened and read aloud. There will be a prebid meeting and courthouse walk-through on Monday, March 22, at 10 a.m. in room 100 of the courthouse. Specifications and questions may be obtained from Perrin Anderson, 125 Court Ave., Suite 102E, Sevierville, TN, 37862, Telephone number (865) 774-3643 or panderson@seviercountytn.org. The Bidder’s name, address, bid opening time and the quotation "Courthouse Replacement Lighting" must be printed on the sealed, opaque envelope containing the bid. Sevier County reserves the right to accept or reject any/or all bids and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to the interest of Sevier County. 03/18/2010 03/19/2010 03/20/2010

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Address all bids to: Pigeon Forge Fire Department Attn: Tony L. Watson Fire Chief P.O. Box 1350 Pigeon Forge, TN 37868-1350

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238 HOTEL/MOTEL

Activities Assistant Large resort looking for person who is active, friendly, and enjoys working with people to help with Activities program. Must be able to work flexible hours and weekends. Tree Tops Resort of Gatlinburg 865-436-6559

Immediate Janitorial position open at Tanger 5 Oaks. Full time & part time. $8.00 to start. Pick up application at customer service at mall office. No phone calls please.

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Front Desk Clerk Looking for friendly person with excellent people skills and some computer experience. Year round position w/benefits. Must be able to work flexible hours and weekends. Tree Tops Resort of Gatlinburg 865-436-6559

Aggressive individual to fill the position of Accounts Manager. Must have valid TN drivers license. Apply in person Rental Depot, Kmart shopping center. Cobbly Nob Rentals now hiring Housekeepers. Apply in person. 3722 East Parkway, Gatlinburg. Drug free workplace. Dental Assistant Needed High end dental practice in Sevierville seeking energetic, professional C.D.A., R.D.A. Mail resume to 123 N. Henderson Ave, Sevierville, TN 37862. G.C.A. Services Group is now hiring general cleaners for part time positions in the Caton’s Chapel/Catlettsburg areas. Work M-F, part time evenings, must pass background check and drug screening. Please call 588-8063 ext. 511 & leave name & number. EOE. High end custom cabinet shop has 2 positions available: Installation & Laborer. Must have valid TN drivers license. Drug free environment. For further information call 429-4970 MonThurs 1-4 only Hiring for evening & weekend hours Sales Clerks/Reservationist for Cabin company. Fax resume to 865453-6160

Local cabin company taking applications for Reservationist, Assistant Manager, and Cleaners. Apply in person at: 333 Ski Mtn. Rd. Gatlinburg. NOW HIRING!! CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS Training begins April 5th. Full time career oppty with large INBOUND call center or retail, hotel, restaurant. Intermediate computer knowledge req. Qualifying process includes FBI bkg check. Starting payrate $9.25 hrly with increases during training program. Benefits include health, dental, vision, 401k plans. Email resume to tyearwood@tempor systems.com apply in person. TEMP SYSTEMS, INC. Papermill Rd. 670-1555. Quality Control Earn up to $100 per day. Evaluate retail stores. Training provided. No experience required. 1-877-696-8561. Ridgecrest/Pinecrest Condos Two Positions Open-Perm. Laundry & Housekeeping. No Lay Offs-Call 428-3166 for Appointment Riverwalk Apartments is looking for a full time leasing consultant. Must be a people person and highly self-motivated. Job would include: general office duties, answering the phone, light computer, show and lease Apts. Must work weekends. Please call 865-429-2962.

SALES CLERK 10.00 Hr. Lid’l Dolly’s Light #4, P.F. Sevier County Health Care Center Full Time Registered Nurse Position Available 11-7 Shift for Skilled Wing Must have Venipuncture and IV Experience Long Term Care Experience Preferred Contact Cissy or Lana at (865) 453-4747 The Spa at Riverstone is now hiring a part time experienced Massage Therapist. Must be available weekends. Apply in person at 212 Dollywood Ln., Pigeon Forge, left a traffic light #8. We’re looking for retired, teacher, poster workers, police officers, or military to work with a Bail Bond Company. If you are 21 and older with a concern interest in this area call 865237-2971 for appt. and background check as required by law. Looking to hear from you. 238 HOTEL/MOTEL CLARION INN & SUITES Looking for dependable, detailed and customer service oriented personnel. Now accepting applications for the following full time positions: Front Desk Clerk Breakfast Attendant Excellent wages, bonus and benefits! Please apply in person M-F, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 1100 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN

MasterCorp Now Hiring P/T Housekeepers, Supervisors & House persons Training provided. Must work weekends. Weekly pay. Apply in person Gatlinburg Town Square Housekeeping Office; 414 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN. No calls please. Now hiring Front Desk Clerk. Apply in person at Park Tower Inn, PF. P/T Front Desk Clerk needed. Call for appointment 865228-4474 Riverstone Resort & Spa now hiring Front Desk Clerk. Apply in person at 212 Dollywood Ln. Pigeon Forge, left at traffic light #8. 242 RESTAURANT Log Cabin Pancake House Gatlinburg accepting applications for Servers & Hostess. Apply in person Mon-Fri 7am-2pm. 327 Historic Nature Trail.

Now hiring experienced night servers and hostess. Year round employment. Apply in person. Cracker Barrel, Sevierville. 908-3202.

WAITRESS: Red Rooster Pancake House now hiring A.M. shift waitress. Apply in person Mon.-Fri. 8-11a.m.

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249 RESERVATIONIST

Cobbly Nob Rentals now hiring Front Desk Reservationist. Must have resume. Apply in person at 3722 E. Pkwy. Gat. Drug free workplace.

Now hiring person part time with excellent people skills & computer skills to take reservations for a growing cabin rental company. Please apply in person 4301 E. Parkway, Gat. 865436-4944.

307 CHILDCARE Child care in my home. birth-4yrs. 6 am-6 pm. Elem. Ed major. 278-4988.

500 MERCHANDISE

My name is Marlene Grey. I keep children in my home, ages 2 to 5 years old. I have 2 openings. Please call 453-3325. 308 ELDERLY CARE

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Sale at public auction will be on A pril 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Carl Dennis Ward Tammy Ward, husband and wife, to Accurate Title & Escrow, Trustee, on June 11, 2004 at Book Volume 2006, Page 578 conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Registers Office. Owner of Debt: CitiMortgage, 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: Tract 1: Described property located in the Thirteenth (13th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, being the Northern portion of Tract 2 of the Mack Dunn, et ux property as shown on plat of record in Large Map Book 4, Page 73, in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin in the edge of Pittman Center Road and in the line of Carl D. Ward, et ux (Tract 2); thence with the line of Ward, South 70 degrees 59 minutes 21 seconds West 125.28 feet to an iron pin in the line of Tract 4; thence leaving the line of Ward and with the line of Tract 4, North 35 degrees 34 minutes 48 seconds West 26.08 feet to an iron pin in the line of Tract 1; thence leaving the line of Tract 4 and with the line of Tract 1, North 70 degrees 59 minutes 21 seconds East 125.48 feet to an iron pin in the edge of Pittman Center Road; thence with the edge of Pittman Center Road with the arc of a circle curving in a Southerly direction having a chord bearing of South 35 degrees 10 minutes 03 seconds East (R=4205.82) an arc distance of 26.03 feet to the point of beginning. Tract 2: Described property located in District Number Thirteen (13), Sevier County, Tennessee, on the West side of Pittman Center Road and being a part of the property conveyed to Mack Dunn and his wife, Lucinda Dunn by a Warranty Deed dated the 3rd day of January 1969 and recorded in Warranty Deed Book 174, Page 206, in the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee, more particularly described as follows: Beginning in the West line of Pittman Center Road on an iron pin beside a power pole, 20 feet from the center of the road and in the original line between the two parcels of land of Mack Dunn and his wife Lucinda Dunn. Then running along the original line, South 71 degrees and 00 minutes West a distance of 135 feet to an iron pin, corner to the property retained by Mack Dunn and his wife Lucinda Dunn. Then South 17 degrees 10 minutesEast a distance of 133 feet to an iron pin. Then North 78 degrees and 04 minutes East a distance of 151 feet to an iron pin in the West line of Pittman Center Road. Then with the West line of Pittman Center Road, parallel to and 20 feet from the center, North 23 degrees and 00 minutes West a distance of 152 feet to the beginning. It is also agreed as part of the consideration of this conveyance that any part of the driveway as it is now located on this lot or the adjoining lot along the South line, may be used as a common driveway for the benefit of both parties. Street Address: 3760 Pittman Center Road Sevierville, TN 37876

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5 Family Garage Sale 209 Cedarwood Dr off Old Newport Hwy. Lots of everything: Furniture, TV's, clothes. Fri & Sat 8am-2pm

Garage sale: Furniture, W/D, TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, etc. Sat. 3/20. 8a.m.2p.m. Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, Sev.

Multi Family Sale. 1429 River Run Circle, Boyds Creek area Clothes, furniture, etc. Fri & Sat

ESTATE YARD SALE: Selling contents of house to pay funeral expenses. Everything must go. No reasonable offer refused. 3/19? 774 Harvest Meadows Dr., Kodak, Follow signs. 8a.m.-5p.m. Garage Sale Fri & Sat 415 Counselor Dr behind Weigelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Lots of stuff.

2 day yard sale. First United Methodist Church, PF, next to Food City. Fri., 3/19 8-2; Sat., 3/20 8-2. Rain or shine.

Garage sale: Sat. only. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s items, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes, furn., adult clothes. Jasmin Trail off of Snapp Rd.

Basement Sale Fri. & Sat. Hwy. 66 to traffic light East on 139, 1 mile right to Kyker Ferry Rd., 1 mi. left to Southview S/D. Furn., telescope, Winnebago Motor Home, toys, & lots more.

Huge Garage Sale: Fri. & Sat. 8a.m.-? Rain or shine. Clothing (men, women, kids & plus sz., games & toys, furn., bedding, knick knacks, misc. Ridge Rd., across from Mt. Zion Bapt. Church, follow signs.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S SALE Sale at public auction will be on A pril 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Sharon J. Williams, A Single Woman, to A&R Title and Closing, Inc, Trustee, on March 15, 2006 at Book Volume 2489, Page 102 conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Registers Office. Owner of Debt: HSBC Mortgage Services 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 District Number Nine (9) of Sevier County, Tennessee, without the corporate limits of any municipality, to wit: Part of Lots 16 and 18, Oak City Subdivision, a Plat of which is of record in Map Book 2, Page 132, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin in the Northeast right of way of Norton Lane and in the line of Lot 18, said iron pin being located on a Southeasterly direction 740 feet, more or less, from the point of intersection of the Northeast right of way of Norton Land and Old Sevierville Highway; thence from said point of beginning, leaving the Northeast right of way of Norton Lane and along a severance line crossing Lots 18 and 16 and with a fence, North 54 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 141.51 feet to a pipe in the line of Lot 14; thence with the line of Lot 14, South 32 degrees 51 minutes 39 seconds East 68.85 feet to a pipe; thence along the Southeast lines of Lots 16 and then 18 and with a fence, South 54 degrees 08 minutes 33 seconds West 124.22 feet to a pipe in the Northeast right of way of Norton Lane; thence with said right of way, North 47 degrees 08 minutes 07 seconds West 70.03 feet to an iron pin, the point of beginning. Street Address: 208 Norton Lane Seymour, TN 37865

Current Owner(s) of Property: Carl Dennis Ward The street address of the above described property is believed to be 3760 Pittman Center 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 38119Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890

Current Owner(s) of Property: Sharon J. Williams, single The street address of the above described property is believed to be 208 Norton Lane, Seymour, TN 37865, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

File No. 10-000835

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Huge moving/divorce sale. Friday only. 8-2. 2544 Amanda Ln, Sev. Clothes, furn., go cart, toys, big screen TV, much much more. 774-8081. Moving Sale 1464 Dewberry Ln. Saturday only. Everything must go. Moving Sale Saturday only. 8-2 495 Cedar Top Dr (Follow signs from Sevierville Events Center at Gists Creek) REALLY NICE king bedroom furniture, household items, porch rockers & more. Moving sale: Appliances, trailer, furniture, fixtures, fans, clothes, everything must go! 2818 St. Charles Place, PF. Saturday & Sunday 8-5.

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PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2055 Bear Haven Way Sevierville, TN 37876 CURRENT OWNER(S):Norman B. Hall and Mary M. Hall 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.â&#x20AC; ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee c/o rxk Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 File No.: 221.0805650TN

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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 September 10, 2007, by Norman B Hall and Mary M. Hall to Larry A. Weissman, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Registers Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book No. 2909, Page 614, (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deed of Trustâ&#x20AC;?); and WHEREAS, Suntrust Mortgage Inc., 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 Registers 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, April 22, 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 the Sixteenth (16th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being all of Lot 40R of Bear Creek Crossing, Phases II & III, as the same appears on a plat of record in Large Map Book 6, Page 144, in the Registers 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 of record in Large Map Book 6, Page 68, and Large Map Book 6, Page 144, in the said registers office. Subject to right of ways of record in Row Book 12, Page 274 and Row Book 5, Page 307, in the said registers office. Subject to an easement to BellSouth of record in Book 2097, Page 226, in the said registers office. Subject to a water line easement to the City of Pigeon Forge of record in Book 2488, Page 498, in the said register s office. Subject to restrictions of record in Book 2029, Page 13, in the said registers office. Being the same property conveyed to Norman B. Hall and wife, Mary M. Hall by warranty deed from Richard Williford, II, and wife, Deborah H. Williford, dated September 10, 2007, of record in Book 2906, Page 614, in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee

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Yard Sale Fri March 19th 9am-2pm Sat March 20th 8am3pm. 2416 Scenic Mtn Drive off 411 and Red Bud in Sevierville. Dell printers, entertainment center, home decor, childrens clothing & toys, more. All items priced to sell.

Multi Family Yard Sale Saturday only. March 20. 8am-? behind Kodak United Methodist Church. Country & bear decor, Dewalt table saw, lawnmower, tools, lots more. 223 Carmichael Rd, Kodak. 654-1659 YARD SALE: 1750 Country Meadows Dr., Sev., Fri. & Sat. 9 to 3. THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on March 13, 2007, by Gilbert A. Tucker III and Jody Ann Tucker to , Trustee, as same appears of record in the Registers Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book 2770, Page 405, (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deed of Trustâ&#x20AC;?); and WHEREAS, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., 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 Registers 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, April 8, 2010 (having been postponed from the previous sale date of December 29, 2009), 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: Situate in the Sixteenth (16th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot #56,of Smoky Cove Subdivision, Phase Two, as the same is/are shown of record in Large Map Book 7, Page 118, in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, to which map reference is here made for a more particular description. Being the property conveyed to Gilbert A. Tucker, III and wife, Jody Ann Tucker from Smokey Cove Log Home Resort, a Tennessee Limited Liability Company from Smoky Cove Construction, LLC, a Tennessee Limited Liability Company by Warranty Deed dated 3-12-07 of record in Book 2770, Page 403, in the Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. Subject to Restrictive Covenants/Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions contained in instrument(s) of record in Book 1851, Page 307, and Book 2574, Page 718, said Register s Office. This Conveyance is made subject to all applicable restrictions, easements and building setback lines of record. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2759 Murrya Ridge Road Sevierville, TN 37876

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CURRENT OWNER(S): Gilbert A. Tucker III and Jody Ann Tucker 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: Smoky Cove Prop. Owners Association 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 SBS Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 File No.: 221.0934717TN March 12, 19 & 26, 2010

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KODAK, TN. NEAR I-40 EXIT 407 SALE #1 @ 10:30 AM: COURT ORDERED AUCTION (Docket No. 08-11-3896) SARRAH E. HENDERSON ESTATE. Brick home on 1.8 Âą acre lot located at 311 Hardin Rd., Kodak , TN. Nice level yard with shrubs, trees & Storage building. Approx. 1000 Sq. Ft. one-level home is livable, but needs work. Great location only 1.5 mi. from Bass Pro Shops & Exit 407. Ideal starter home or rental. You may get a good buy in this market. NOTICE: Under 42 U.S.C. 4582(d) the purchaser of a single family residence has a maximum of ten (10) days to conduct a risk assessment or inspection of property for the presence of lead-based paint hazards. March 10, 2010 begins this ten (10 day time period for home.

SALE #2 @ 11:30 AM: GLADYS FORGETY ESTATE. Personal Property Only. To be sold from 148 Old Dandridge Pike, New Market, TN. Nice furniture, some antiques,

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tools & more. Most items are in very good condition. See additional photos at mccarterauction.com Hoosier Cabinet, Butcher Block Dining Table, Matching Twin Beds, Daybed, End / Coffee Tables, Refrigerator, Microwave, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barristerâ&#x20AC;? Bookcase, Antique Pedal Singer Sewing Machine, Wood Dining Table w/ 8 Chairs, 2 leaf extensions, Maytag Washer & Dryer, Dishes, some antique glassware, Metal Shelves, Cedar Chest, Ladder Back Chairs, Quilt/Clothes Rack, Various Hand Tools, Wrenches, Bolt Cutters, 4â&#x20AC;? Vise, Work Cabinet, Hedge Trimmer, Electric Grill, Various Wood Tables, Metal Cabinet, Cane Back Rocker, Matching Sofa & Loveseat, Oak Oval Dining Tablew/chairs, Wing Back Chairs, Floor Lamps, Bookcase, Computer Desk, Dell Dimensions 3000 Computerw/Monitor, Dell Printer, Zenith TV, Oak Sofa Table, Wooden Curio Cabinet w/glass Shelving, Framed Prints, Queen Brass Bed, Antique Folding Chairs, RCA TV, Pro Form Treadmill, 4 piece Bedroom Suite, Propane Grill, Smoker Charcoal Grill, Patio Furniture, Wood Picnic Table

OPEN HOUSE: Friday, March 19th, 4:00 PM. til dark & Saturday before sale. 10% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO EACH SUCCESSFUL BID. DIRECTIONS: SALE 1 FROM I-40 EXIT 407 GO NORTH 1 MI. TURN LEFT OFF SNYDER RD. ONTO HARDIN ROAD. GO 0.5 MI. TO AUCTION SITE #1 ON LEFT. SALE 2 FROM HARDIN ROAD CONTINUE ON SNYDER RD. 1.6 MI. AND CROSS HWY. 25/70, ASHEVILLE HWY. TAKE HWY. 139 1.7 MI. TO AUCTION SITE #2 ON RIGHT www.McCarterAuction.com sold@mccarterauction.com

LEADERS IN REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS SINCE 1953

3140 Newport Hwy. Sevierville, TN 37876 AUCTIONEERS: Edd McCarter Chuck McCarter, Auctioneers Keith McGregor, Apprentice Auctioneers

Toll Free: 1-877-282-8467

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DIRECTIONS: From I-81 Exit 4 go East on Roy Messer Hwy 1.2 mi. Turn left on Fred Sharp Rd. Go 0.2 mi. to Auction Site on left. TERMS: REAL ESTATE: 10% Deposit day of sale, balance at closing within 30 day. All successful bidders will be required to sign a note for the deposit amount with the contract, in addition to deposit paid day sale. Note shall become null and void when buyer shall complete all requirements for closing as set out in their contract. PERSONAL PROPERTY: Cash or good check day of sale. EVERY TRACT HAS CREEK.

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The Mountain Press Â&#x2039; Friday, March 19, 2010 696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT Large 1BR Water, app furnished. No pets. Ref. $450 + dep. 680-3078. Mountain View Townhome apartment for rent 2BR 1.5BA. Newly remodeled with hardwood flooring & new carpet. Located in Gatlinburg. $650 mth 1st mth rent & security deposit required. For more information call 865-868-0449 Mon-Fri 8:30am5:30pm or 865356-3015 after hours & weekends RIVERWALK 1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA $545.00 to $695.00 865-429-2962

Sevier Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best for 13 years

Sevierville, off Chapman Hwy, 1BR, water & W/D inlcuded. Pets welcome $450 mth, 1st & last. 865774-3553 Spring Special Creek Place Eff. Studio w/ Util. $100-$145 Weekly/ Monthly. Clean, Trolley Route. 436-2115 697 CONDO RENTALS Large 2BR, fully furn. luxury Condo in Gatlinburg on Cobbly Nob Golf Course. 2.5 BA, jacuzzi, FP, $750/mo Call 654-9490.

BR/1.5 BA Sev. Clean, patio, partly furn. $475 to $625 + dep. 453-5079.

NICE, CLEAN

Lux PF furn condo 2BR/2BAspa tub,W/D Mtview balc/cable/pool No pets or smoking/ $1250 Monthly or L/T 877-856-7680

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

698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

Beautiful Newly redecorated 2BR 1BA. Sevierville $550, $400 dep. 712-0254. Clean 2BR apt water furnished, Cable available. No Pets. $400 a month $300 deposit. Call 453-1420

699 HOME RENTALS

$550 to $950+. Wanda Galli Realty Exec. 680-5119 or 7744307.

2 Bedroom house on beautiful lot. No pets. 453-0883.

FULLY FURNISHED 1440sf HOUSE 4 min from Walden's Landing off Wears Valley Rd convenient to all the back roads. Cedar cottage, picturesque views from covered deck with hot tub. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, vaulted ceilings, open floor plan. Fully furnished with cabin decor. Huge master suite with corner Jacuzzi, queen bed, and fireplace. Knotty pine walls and hardwood floors in main area. (Propane heat, central air, Comcast broadband available. Maid service available.) Sorry, no smokers, cats, or large dogs. $900 and worth it. 865-862-8769. Pics at cabin.hotslap.com

NICE, CLEAN IN KODAK

4 BD / 2 BA + GARAGE 4 MILES FROM EXIT 407 $950/MONTH + DEPOSIT. NO PETS. 865-712-5238 3BR 2BA Overlooking PF. Fully furn. Jac, Fp, very clean, new Carpet, 2 car gar. 1st, last dam. 865-755-5325 o/a

2BR/2BA, lg. sunroom, secluded, beautiful view. $850/mo. 1st & last mo. rent. Large rm & 1/2BA downstairs Call 865-436-4227.

2BD / 1BA House Sevierville Area on Parkway for lease with Side Storage Building

3BR/2BA w/FP, very near Sev. city limits, $750/mo., $750 dep. Credit check. 865-617-5510.

850-2487

Sevierville 3BR/2BA Garage/basement Swimming Pool

Call 428-5161 Flat Creek 3 acres perfect for 2 families, cedar/stone house. 3BR/2BA. $900. 3BR/2BA Doublewide $650. Both like new w/wrap around decks, private wooded. Call (865)933-9775.

Convenient to Knoxville Large 2BR/1.5BA apt. w/covered porch. $500 a month Call (865) 933-9775 or visit www.rentalhouseonline.com

2 & 3 BR Homes

865-933-0504

2BR 2BA trailer $600 mth, 1st & last required. Absolutely no pets! 429-4574 or 453-8243.

4-5 BR; 2 full baths full basement $1000 636 Park Rd, Sev 453-3756 or 5482182 A great location. 2 blocks off Parkway near Walmart. 2BR/2BA w/carport, w/d & water furn. Approx. 1400 SF, non-smoking environment. No pets please. $750 month. Year lease. Call 865-453-5396.

Belle Meadows 3BR/2BA 2 car garage 2200 sq ft +/$1,200 per month 865-429-2962

for $400/month

Swimming Pool

3BR/2BA w/garage, + bonus room. In Kodak. $950/mo. + dep. 865-748-2684

Beautiful 2BR Furn. Log Cabin for residential rent. Located between Gat. & P.F. $750 month. Days: 423-2461500, Nights: 423349-0222.

Call (865) 933-9775 or visit www.rentalhouseonline.com

Pine Knob Mountain View

2BR 2BA, hot tub, fully furnished cabin. across from Black Bear Jamboree. Community swimming pool. 1st, last, security. $900 mth. 865-428-2878 2BR, 2BA, 3 porches. W/D hookups. Fish from deck. Landscaped, extra storage. No pets. Call 954-288-9020.

Large single wide, large lot, 3BR/2BA

2BR Apartments for Rent $475, $500 & $550 a month. 908-7805 or 3681327.

2BR/1BA Apt. for rent. $600/mo. $550 deposit. Pet friendly, Boyds Creek area. 865-712-5823.

699 HOME RENTALS

Sevier County

2BR 1BA Fridge, stove, dishwasher, W/D hkup. $575 924-4761.

2BR/1BA Apartment, w/carport, 2 miles from Sevierville. Includes cable TV, appliances, W & D, CH/A, water, sewer. No pets. $500.00 Month. First month plus $300.00 damage deposit due at lease signing. References required. Phone 865-6041026.

699 HOME RENTALS

Hwy 321 Pittman Center area. 1&2 BR cabin on creek. Fully furnished. Utilities included. $225 & $250 wk. 850-2487

Brand new 4BR/2.5BA home for lease. Lakeside Estates. Call for more information & pictures. $1200/mo. 865250-0212. Exec Type 3BR 2BA on river. Close in. Fully furnished. Nice lawn. Cable inc. $1000 mth 453-5363

Mountain Setting Log Cabin furnished 1BR $675/mo 6214011 or 621-4010.

New 2BR 2BA 1 level $795 mth, water included. Call 865963-6146 Really Nice 2BR 1BA Close in. Fully furnished. Fp, on river Nice lawn. $800 month 865-4535363 Rent to own: 4BR/3BA, 2800 SF, Sev. New stainless steel appl., fenced back yd. on 1.8 ac. Minimum $8,000 down, $1,200/mo. 865356-4415. 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.

3BR on Upper Middle Creek. $500 mth $300 security dep. No pets. 453-2648 3BR/2BA $525/mo. + $500 sec. dep. Douglas Dam area no pets. 850-3621. Nice 2BR mobile home 10 miles East of Gat. No pets! 865430-9671 or 865228-7533 699 HOME RENTALS 1BR log cabin, 3 miles from Parkway. 865-963-2554

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

ABSOLUTE ESTATE AUCTION Saturday March 20th 10:30 am

The entire estate will be sold from The Lockers Storage Condominiums located at 350 New Center Dr. Sevierville TN. Lawn & Garden: s *OHN $EERE 4RACTOR WITH Belly Mower s *OHN $EERE ,! 2IDING ,AWN -OWER s !ERATOR 3EEDER %XERCISE %QUIP s 4ROY "UILT 2EAR 4INE 4ILLER s 6IKING )NFRARED 'RILL 'RILL 3MOKER s X 4RAILER SINGLE AXEL s 'LADIATOR 3HOP #ABINETS s 'LADIATOR 2EFRIGERATOR 7ORK Bench

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8,000 Tax Credit

April 30th Deadline

NEW Townhomes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maintenance Free Livingâ&#x20AC;?

$104,900

REMEMBER TO BRING A BIDDING PARTNER AS WE WILL BE WORKING TWO AUCTION RINGS! Preview Date: Fri. March 19th 2:00PM until 6:00PM Terms: 10% Buyers Premium will be added to all ďŹ nal Bids. Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard or Discover day of sale.

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709 TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE New townhome 2BR 2BA. Exc location. Sev. $104,900 K&J 865-365-0913 or 865-387-7717 710 HOMES FOR REALTY PLUS * Lot - .70 ac. $19,900 Exit 415 Dandridge *Maintenance Free Livin New Townhomes 2BR, 2 BA VIEWS $104,900 * Owner Financing 2 Cabins next to Dollywood 2BR, 2BA $10,000 Down $265,000 *New Construction Home Sevierville Level Lot 3BR, 2BA 1400 SF $169,900 *Gatlinburg -2BR Chalet Private Setting -1600SF $145,000 *Custom Built Craftmans Home 4BR 3.5 Baths Covered Outdoor Living Sevierville VIEWS! 3 Car Garage & Rec. Rm $969,000 * Sevierville's Finest 6000 SF 4BR 4.5 Baths Exercise RM, Office Pool, Keeping Room, All Room Sound/TV S y s t e m $1,300,000 __________________ Can't Sell your Home? Let us Rent It! Full Service Property Management-Call

3BR/3BA, 2 storypriced below appraisal. Must sell. 865-660-2333. For sale or lease. Possible owner finance. Near Dollywood 4BR 3BA 321-695-6161. LeConte Landing, 3BR 2BA, Brick, Sale, Lease, may trade smaller home. 865414-0117. New 3 bd, 2 ba, basement rancher, 2 cg, beautiful mtn views! $159,900. O/A.865.599.2886. Pigeon Forge: Nice 3BR, 2BA, HUD owned home, near schools, $110,000. Barnes & Assoc. Penny Cowell 8504427. BY OWNER: 2 story, 4BR/2.5BA, 1920 SF, .75 ac., lg. deck, micro. range, refrig., w/d, new carpet & paint, incl. newly constructed 12x36x18 ft. bldg., perfect for workshop & storage,+ sm. storage shed., near exit 407, 470 Klondike Cr., Kodak $189,900. Call 865-932-6734. 714 LOTS FOR SALE 0.59 ac. lot off Douglas Dam Road, Sevier County parcel # 012-015.02, reference 1270755921. Contact Michelle 888-285-0008. 720 LAKE & RESORT PROPERTY Campsites near Douglas Lake. All hookups. $275 mth 382-7781 or 9335894.

829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

4 NEW DOUBLEWIDES SET UP W/LAND SEVIER & Jefferson CO. EASY LOAN BY PHONE

865-453-0086 1st TIME BUYERS New Singlewides Low Down Payment Cheap Monthly Payment Credit Hotline 865-453-0086

831 MOBILE HOME PARK LOTS

RV Sites starting from $285 & UP on

Indian Camp Creek Monthly or Yearly Rentals. Utilities & wiďŹ Bathhouse & Laundromat Furn Near the Park Off Hwy 321 850-2487

941 SUV SALES

1997 Factory RHD Jeep Cherokee 4x4, 155K miles, brand new transmission at 118k miles, great for mail or newspaper delivery, $5,000 OBO. 865-4281318. 2003 Tahoe LT 4x4 128K miles. Completely loaded. Everything but navigation. $13,500 or best offer. 865640-0839. 943 AUTOMOBILE SALES

1963.5 Galaxy. Good condition, $8,500 or trade for 4x4 Ext. Cab Chevrolet. Been restored. 933-8955 or 3231007 leave message.

1986 Saab 900 Turbo Too many new parts to list. $3000.919-2461 949 AUTOS & TRUCKS WANTED

We buy junk cars. 9086207

NOTICE TO FURNISHERS OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO: Orr Contracting, Inc. PROJECT NO.: 98016-4195-04 CONTRACT NO.: CNG286 COUNTY: Sevier

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make ďŹ nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to ďŹ le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must ďŹ le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 04/23/10.

B10 ◆ Comics Family Circus

The Mountain Press ◆ Friday, March 19, 2010 Close to Home

Advice

Don’t make big fuss over grandchildren’s diet; have some trust in their parents

Zits

Blondie

Baby Blues

Beetle Bailey

Dear Annie: My son and his wife have been married 12 years and have two beautiful daughters. But I am terribly concerned about their eating habits. This is doubly difficult, as my daughter-in-law is the boss in this family and thinks she knows everything. My son is no better. He never ate properly when he lived at home, even though we tried. I hoped he would marry someone with better common sense about food. I have never said anything outright, but I have often subtly tried to let them know how I feel. They eat nothing but pasta. They cook fresh vegetables, but don’t insist that the kids eat them. At Christmas, the 6-year-old wasn’t allowed to have a second dinner roll because it wouldn’t leave room for dessert. The 2-year-old ate olives, pickles and some pie, but wouldn’t touch the ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, or carrot sticks. Our little grandchildren are often sick and on antibiotics. I can’t count the number of times they have had viruses, colds and ear infections. I don’t even want to go to their home because it upsets me so. What can I do? — Worried Mother Dear Mother: Believe it or not, your grandchildren are eating just fine. Having an extra roll or mashed potatoes with gravy is no healthier than pickles and olives and has no bearing on their colds and ear infections. A lot of adult eating disorders can be traced back to parents who turned the dinner table into a battlefield. Please trust your son and his wife to care appropriately for their

children, and turn a blind eye to the food issues. You can’t win — and you could lose a great deal. Dear Annie: Next year, I am getting married to a very supportive man with a wonderful family and am excited to become a part of that family. However, over the past couple of years, his family has made me realize how unsupportive my own is. His family remembers birthdays and holidays and celebrates life’s events, while mine can’t be bothered to let you know Grandma’s new address. I’d never met my fiance’s aunt, but she sent us a card when we bought our first house. It took six months for my own mother to drive 10 minutes to visit us. Here is my question: How do I enjoy my wedding with his wonderful family, when I don’t really want my own family there? — Drama Free is the Way To Be Dear Drama Free: You are fortunate to have found a second family that provides the warmth and support that is lacking in your own. While you are walking down the aisle, keep that happy thought in mind. You also might consider that by adopting your in-laws’ practices as your own, you could, over time, influence your family to do the same and be the catalyst that changes the way things are done.

t o d ay ’ s p u z z l e

Garfield

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith

For Better Or Worse

Tina’s Groove

Your wedding is an opportunity to improve the lives of everyone you love. Our congratulations and best wishes. Dear Annie: C’mon, ladies, give us a break! “Trusting Girlfriend” said her 60-year-old boyfriend, “George,” noticed a 14-year-old girl who was dressed provocatively. You said he was behaving like a “dirty old man.” Women, regardless of their age, are choosing to show more cleavage. I’ve seen ads for pushup bras for young teens. If a teenager wears outfits that expose part of her breasts, people of all ages will judge her accordingly. Don’t call us “dirty old men” because we pay attention. We may be middle-aged, but we aren’t blind. As any pet shop owner will attest, if you want to draw a crowd, put puppies in your store window. — CC Dear CC: We didn’t label George because he “noticed.” It was because he took photographs — and only from the neck down — of a young woman he didn’t know. We don’t care how old he is. 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.