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The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 101 ■ April 10, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

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Couple found dead in cabin

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a rental cabin found the bodies of a man and woman Thursday. Deputies were called to the cabin on Summer Lane at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, after a maintenance worker called 911 upon By JEFF FARRELL finding the bodies. When officers arrived, they found Staff writer the bodies of Samada M. Moore, 37, The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office of Memphis, and LB Parks, 43, also is investigating what appears to be of Memphis. Both appeared to have died from a murder-suicide after a worker at

gunshot wounds, Sheriff Ron Seals reported. Evidence at the scene indicated Parks killed Moore and later took his own life, the sheriff said. Their investigation showed Moore’s family reported her missing Wednesday. They had last seen her on Sunday, and she was reportedly accompanied by Parks at that time. Family members said Parks was her ex-boyfriend, Seals reported.

Records showed Parks checked into the cabin around 4:15 p.m. Monday. Moore’s body was taken to The University of Tennessee Forensic Center for an autopsy, while Parks’s body was released to the Sevier County Medical Examiners Office, Seals said. The sheriff’s office and Memphis Police Department are still investigating the case.

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Former White House pastry chef tutors students at Watlers State By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor

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Chef Roland Mesnier spent 26 years as the White House pastry chef and never repeated the same recipe twice.

SEVIERVILLE — The kitchen of Walters State Community College’s Rel Maples Institute for Culinary Arts was unusually quiet. A grouping of white coats and chef’s hats was clustered around one table, and all eyes were on one man as he created curls of white chocolate and poured a thick chocolate glaze over a chilled cake. Students and several staff members from WSCC were trying to learn all they could from Roland Mesnier, the former White House pastry chef who was on hand Friday as part of the school’s visiting chef series. He was giving tips on items they would be re-creating for an event that evening, as well as advice on a career in pastry and anecdotes from his 26 years in the White House.

“They’re excited,” Chef Catherine Hallman said of the students and staff. “They’re really enjoying it.” Mesnier shared stories from his earliest days as an apprentice in a pastry shop to his days at the White House to point out even when mistakes are made, the important thing is to keep going and to learn from them. Like the time as an apprentice when he forgot to put the sugar in a mixture for pastry cream and curdled the eggs. He hid the mixture from his supervisor before starting all over again to make it right. Or the time in the White House when he was trying to whip 90 egg whites for a souffle and failed two times before he found out mayonnaise was made in the same mixture earlier in the day. Drops of oil remaining on the mixer fell See Chef, Page A2

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Obituaries Leta M. Akins, 70 Verda Ogle Eslinger 97 Everet B. Haynes, 78 John Henriques, 74 Becky Sue Miller, 54 Bernice Youngblood, 93 DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . . . . . A1-6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A3 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . B1-3 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Classifieds . . . . . . . . B6-8 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . A5

Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.

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Chef Roland Mesnier explains how to make a chocolate buttercream icing using a ganache base, as students and staff of Walters State Community College look on.

Trainee denied full membership in squad

Leadership experience

By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer A former trainee who had been embraced by the Sevier County Rescue Squad after getting diagnosed with cancer is wondering why the squad rejected his request to become a full member after getting clearance from his doctor. Joe Ledbetter was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer last year, at the same time his wife, Victoria, was bedridden due to complications while carrying their youngest child. In a story in The Mountain Press last year, he said the rescue squad’s support was invaluable — the members had helped raise money for him and given him a place to escape from his home and his own troubles. Then-chief Marvin Rolen said at that time that Ledbetter meant just as much to the squad. “He’s one of the best,” Rolen said. “You couldn’t ask for a See Squad, Page A4

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Shon Tamaddoni and Chad Smith are two of a group of students from the Sevier County Technical Center helping out and getting experience in the construction of new offices for Leadership Sevier. The organization is moving from cramped quarters on Court Avenue downtown to the former Thoughts and Things building around the corner on Bruce Street.

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WSCC holds Spring Communication Week By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer The Sevierville campus of Walters State Community College kicked off its Spring Communications Week Tuesday with a “Careers in Communication Panel” at the Connor-Short Center. Panelists included a reporter from The Mountain Press; Joe Fall, WSCC head of hospitality business; Nancy Gray, Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson; and Amanda Maples Marr, marketing coordinator for the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce. “The panel was something new we wanted to do this year,”

said Kendra Rand, who teaches communication and continuing education courses at the college. “Communications Week is really a product of our communication club, and we’ve received lots of positive feedback. Our American orator contest (held Wednesday) is always popular with students, faculty and staff.” The panelists discussed the details of their jobs, shared communication strategies and networking tips and answered questions from the seminar’s attendees. “We wanted to do this event to raise awareness about the Communication major,” added Robin Ringer, assistant professor of speech communication.

“I’m not sure how many of our students realize the potential and diversity of the degree. We hope that our students will see how studying communication can be an asset to any career they choose to pursue. The week is also of service to the community because the events are open to everyone.” WSCC students John Olsen and Ryan Reeder, who are both studying for a bachelor’s degree in special education, said Communication Week activities are helpful in their chosen career field. “In a special ed arena, you’re dealing with a variety of issues,” said Olsen, who works as an assistant in Sevier County

Schools. “You have to be able to communicate on various levels.” Advertising executive Don Mondell delivered a lecture Tuesday afternoon in the Connor-Short Center as well. “I think this week is a great idea,” he said. “I also try to help married couples with communication issues. They say that finances is one of the no. 1 things that can split up a marriage, but it’s actually the communication about the finances that’s the problem.” Ringer said Wednesday afternoon that the third annual American Orator Contest “was a huge success.” “We had 10 competitors this year — all first year speech stu-

Portion of ‘The Dragon’ to open Monday Submitted Report The Tennessee Department of Transportation will reopen an 11-mile stretch of U.S. 129/SR115 in Blount County known as “The Dragon” at 8 a.m. Monday. The stretch of U.S. 129 from the Tabcat Bridge to the North Carolina state line will be open to traffic each day between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. The section of U.S. 129 from just past the Foothills Parkway to the Tabcat Bridge will remain

closed. The Tennessee Highway Patrol will provide traffic enforcement and Graham County, N.C., will provide emergency response along the open section of U.S. 129 during daylight hours. U.S. 129 will be closed to traffic at the North Carolina state line at 8 p.m. each day until 8 a.m. the next day. The roadway will remain closed to commercial traffic and large RVs. “The Dragon” is popular with both motorists and motorcycle riders for its

318 turns in 11 miles. Meanwhile, work continues at the site of the rockslide which closed a portion of U.S. 129 on March 14. Crews with TDOT’s emergency contractor, Pacific Blasting & Demolition Ltd., continue to remove loose rocks from the slope above the roadway. They have also installed a silt fence and have built a berm to act as a barrier to protect the lake and prevent slide material from impacting the waters. The contractor plans to

dents. We had approximately 60 people in attendance.” Winner of the $200 Barnes and Noble gift card was Emily Campbell, whose speech was about eating family dinners at home. Second place winner was John Olsen and third place went to Amy Clark. Judges were Allen Newton, Joe Fall, Bill Sproat, Brenda Sterbens, Bob Miller and Don Mondell. “We do this event to honor our promising speakers, and we try to keep the event fun and entertaining to show our audiences that public speaking can be fun,” Ringer said. n ebrown@themountainpress.com

Joslin receives leadership award

work seven days a week, ten hours a day to safely expedite the rockslide repairs. The U.S. 129/SR115 rockslide project is estimated to be complete by July 31. TDOT has created a Web page for information on the rockslide which can be found at www.tn.gov/ tdot by clicking on the link “Rockslide Closures” at the top of the page. Motorists can find detour maps for all rockslides currently effecting travel in Tennessee.

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into the egg whites, preventing them from fluffing up. Mesnier said he didn’t say anything to the chef who didn’t clean up the mixer after he used it, just cleaned it himself and started over a third time, getting the souffles to the butlers just as they called for the dessert portion to be served. “I hosed everything down and started again,” he said of his earlier experience as an apprentice, but was also appropriate for his souffle experience in the White House. The students in the class felt privileged to have a chef of Mesnier’s caliber visit. “It’s extremely exciting,” said Jessica Barbour of Knoxville, who is in her second semester at the culinary school. One of the things she learned is how to create beautiful desserts with just a few ingredients. “Just how pretty they can be and how few ingredients that you actually need to make a really good dessert,” she said. “He’s very funny,” Barbour added. Also in her second

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Chef Mensier uses sliced oranges and strawberries to decorate the edges of Orange Bavarian Cake before filling the middle with curls of white chocolate. semester, Felicia Mackin said she had not heard much about Mesnier before she learned he was coming to the school. Then she learned he had worked for the White House for 26 years and never repeated the same dessert in all that time. “He’s really insightful on the pastry industry,” she added. “He really knows what he talks about. He’s

really educated in it.” Samantha Roberts of Morristown is one semester away from earning her degree and was impressed with Mesnier’s career. “I think it’s just wild that he worked with all the presidents and stuff and he had the opportunity to meet other people,” she said. As for the food, Roberts said she couldn’t wait

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the try the chocolate and strawberry trifle Mesnier made earlier in the day. “It was just pretty the way it was put together,” she said. “It was eye catching.”

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Community Calendar Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. To place an item phone 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

Saturday, April 10 Angel Food

Angel Food orders: n 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Gum Stand Baptist Church. 4292508. n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road, 9081245.

Gun Carry Permit

Handgun carry permit class, 8:30 a.m., Dandridge Police Department. 3978862, ext. 26, or 356-7423.

Yard Sale/Fair

6 p.m. at Evergreen Church, Sevierville, featuring hunter/sportsman Brent Henderson. $17.50 at door. 428-3001 or 776-3381.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study

Supper/Auction

Angel Food orders: n 2 to 5 p.m., Gum Stand Baptist Church. 429-2508. n 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., Kodak UMC 2923 Bryan Road, Kodak. 933-5996. n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road, 9081245.

Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department annual spring supper and auction at station on Goose Gap Road. Supper 5 p.m., auction 7 p.m.

Community Supper

Roberts United Methodist Church Community Supper 5 to 6:30 p.m., 1810 Jayell Road, Sevierville. 4532292.

Rummage Sale

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pullen Road, rummage sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 429-6023.

Sunday, April 11 Shape Note Singing

Old Harp shape note singing 2 p.m., Oldhams Creek Missionary Baptist Church, 3629 Boogertown Road, Pigeon Forge. 436-2590.

Church Service

Yard sale and craft fair fundraiser for Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., MountainBrook Village, Markhill Drive, Sevierville. Includes gold buying.

Service of renewal and revival, 6:30 p.m. Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. Speaker the Rev. Brad Hyde of Seymour United Methodist. 216-2066.

Car Wash

Car wash 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Our Savior Lutheran Church, 423 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg. Proceeds fund youth event. 436-5641 or 429-8336.

Country Breakfast

French Broad Lodge 588 country ham breakfast 6 to 10 a.m. at lodge, Douglas Dam Road in Kodak. $6 adults, $3 ages 6-12. 8043060.

Wild Beast Feast

Waldens Creek UMC

Waldens Creek UMC special service with the Shults Family 11 a.m. Lunch provided afterward. 453-0579 or 453-2497.

Monday, April 12 Cancer Support

Smoky Mountain Cancer Support Group meets 6 p.m. at Fort Sanders Sevier Senior Center. 428-5834 or 654-9280.

Annual Wild Beast Feast,

Garlands of Grace womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible study 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn. 436-0313.

Angel Food

Hot Meals for Hungry Hearts

Hot Meals For Hungry Hearts 5:30-6:30 p.m., Henderson Chapel Baptist Church, 407 Henderson Road, Pigeon Forge. Sponsored by Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries.

Al-Anon Family

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

Hot Meals

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

Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. 3107831.

Angel Food

Spencer Clack Chapter DAR meets 7 p.m., Sevier County Library. Program presented by Rev. Melvin Carr and Tim Fisher on CCC.

Angel Food orders: n 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gum Stand Baptist Church. 4292508. n 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road, 9081245.

Blood Drive

Pampered Chef Party

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Medic blood drive 2-6 p.m., Eusebia Presbyterian Church, 1701 Burnette Station Road, Seymour. Preschool story time 11 a.m., Seymour Library. 5730728.

Pampered Chef Party hosted by Gail Crutchfield, 6 p.m. at The Mountain Press. 428-0748, ext. 215, or e-mail to gcrutchfield@ themountainpress.com. To order online visit www. pamperedchef.biz/gailspantry.

SCHS Boosters

Football/Cheer Practice

Seymour Story Time

Sevier County High School Football Boosters meets at 5:30 p.m. at field house.

Tuesday, April 13 S.I.T.

Seniors In Touch (S.I.T.) meets 5-6 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive, Sevierville. 428-2445.

New Center Football cheer practice, 6-8 p.m., April 13, 15, 27, 29 and May 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, New Center School. 6547789.

Pigeon Forge Boosters

Pigeon Forge Little League Football Booster Club meeting, 6 p.m. PFHS cafeteria.

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 Samantha Annette Busby, 26, of 617 Cedar Hill Drive in Sevierville, was charged April 8 with theft. She was released. u Billy Coyle Davis, 36, of Newport, was charged April 8 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held. u Donovan James Davis, 23, of 4124 Briggs Loop in Kodak, was charged April 8 with violation of probation. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Jamie L. Eldridge, 29,

of Strawberry Plains, was charged April 9 with public intoxication. He was being held. u Gregory Dennis Kennett, 38, of 105 Kandy Way #4 in Sevierville, was charged April 8 with driving on a suspended license and violation of probation. He was being held. u Andrew Jacob Lambert, 23, of 611 N. Shiloh road in Seymour, was charged April 8 with domestic violence assault. He was being held. u Dustin Matthew Norman, 26, of 615 Paine St. in Sevierville, was charged April 8 with violation of probation. He was released on $1,000 bond. u Richard Benjamin Parton, 27, of 1240 King Branch Road in Sevierville, was charged April 8 with

driving on a suspended license and possession of a schedule II substance. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Matthew L. Reed, 27, of 820 Old Gate Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged April 8 with possession of a schedule IV substance and public intoxication. He was released on $2,750 bond. u Julia Patricia Rodriguez, 34, of 3029 Jess Wilson Road 42 in Pigeon Forge, was charged April 7 with violation of probation. She was being held. u Brinkley Roman Scheafer, 21, of 1636 Mountain View Court in Sevierville, was charged April 8 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held.

u James Shular Jr., 29, of 2429 Highview Court in Sevierville, was charged April 8 with two misdemeanor warrants from general sessions court, DUI, evading arrest and leaving the scene of an accident. He was being held. u Anthony Stone, 18, of 1069 Bryan View Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged April 8 with domestic violence assault. He was released on $3,000 bond. u Kristi Marie Tipton, 37, of Strawberry Plains, was charged April 7 with theft. She was released. u Justin Dewayne Vaughn, 20, of 1733 New Era Road in Sevierville, was charged April 8 with underage consumption of alcohol. He was released on $3,000 bond.

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TDOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contractor has started work on U.S. 129 rockslide repairs in Blount County on Highway 129.

Work begins on U.S. 129 rockslide Submitted Report Work is now under way to stabilize and repair a rockslide site along U.S. 129/SR115 in Blount County. Crews with Pacific Blasting & Demolition Ltd. worked to hang ropes that will be used to scale the mountainside and remove any unstable and loose rock. Meanwhile, crews working along the base of the slide are breaking up rock that has already fallen from the mountainside. Several tons of rock and debris slid from the moun-

tainside on March 14, closing U.S. 129 two miles south of the Chilhowee Dam. TDOT awarded a $1.99 million emergency repair contract. Crews will work over the next several weeks. The contractor plans to work seven days a week, 10 hours a day. The U.S. 129/SR115 rockslide project is estimated to be complete by July 31. For information on the rockslide visit www.tn.gov/ tdot and click on the link â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rockslide Closuresâ&#x20AC;? at the top of the page.

Kodak thrift store grand opening set for next week Submitted report KODAK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Community Thrift Stores will have the grand opening of its first store on Friday. The store is behind Mountain Motor Sports next to the flea market at Interstate 40. The goal of Community Thrift Stores is to support faith-based ministries in the community by generating money that goes to ongoing ministry efforts. Ministry partners will directly benefit from all donations.

The Kodak store will support Smoky Mountain Are Rescue Ministries and Young Life of Sevier County. A large percentage of all items sold will go back to these organizations. Community Thrift Store sells gently used clothing, furniture, housewares and more. This store will be the first of many supporting faithbased ministries in the East Tennessee Area. Donation pick-up service is available now.

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Obituaries In Memoriam

Leta M. Akins

Leta M. Akins, age 70, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2010, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born May 8, 1939, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Robert A. and Pearl E. Gross Hall. A resident of Scott City since 1967 moving from Denver, Colorado, she was a homemaker. Her memberships include the United Methodist Church of Scott City. On October 17, 1958, she married Donald Akins in Florence, Colorado. He passed away on 2004 in Colorado. Survivors Include two daughters, Wanita Lickteig of Scott City, Sonya Ullom-Willson of Kodak, Tennessee; one brother, Benny Hall of Scott City, one sister, Mabel Stoker of Canon City, Colorado; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one son, Gale Akins. Memorial services will be held at United Methodist Church in Scott City, Kansas, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010, officiated by Rev. Dennis Carter. Inurnment will be in Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Leta Akins Memorial Fund or Scott County VIP Center, c/o Price & Sons Funeral Home. Condolences may be given at www.priceandsons.com or pricefh@wbsnet.org. Price & Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Kansas. (620) 872-2116. n www.priceandsons.com

In Memoriam

John Steven Henriques John Steven Henriques, age 74 of Sevierville, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010. A man of the Catholic faith, John will be remembered as a person full of humor and life. He was an electrician by trade and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. John was always a good friend. He was preceded in death by his wife Jeanette Henriques and son Eddie Henriques. Survivors include his special friends Mike Schneider and Vickie Templin and family. Special thanks to the Sevier County Health Care Center. Cremation arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Bernice Benson Suttles Youngblood Bernice Benson Suttles Youngblood, 93, died Saturday, April 3, 2010. She was born June 5, 1916, in Sevier County, to Eliza and George Benson. She worked as an LPN for many years and was an active member of Meadowbrook Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters, Maxine Meiners of Austin, Texas, Shirley Rogers of Conroe, Texas; son, Freeman Suttles Jr. and wife,

Marilyn of Conroe; sister, Mary Benson Brown of Sevierville; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Funeral service was held Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home in Austin with the Rev. Raymond Williams officiating. Graveside service and interment, 2 p.m., Saturday, April 10, 2010, Grandview Cemetery in Maryville, Tenn.

In Memoriam

Verda Ezalee Ogle Eslinger Verda Ezalee Ogle Eslinger age 97 of Gatlinburg, TN. died April 9, 2010 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Eslinger; son, Bob Eslinger, mother and father, Amos and Lily Ogle; sisters, Vola Ogle Williams, Mable Ogle McMahan; brothers, Estel Ogle, Carl Ogle and Dillard Ogle. Survivors include daughters, Ina Ruth Dodd and husband, Tommy; Betty Jane Ball and husband, Noel; son, David Eslinger and wife, Marie; grandchildren, Ila Douglas and husband, Bobby, John Leatherwood and wife, Angie, Mike Leatherwood and wife, Jackie, David Ball and wife, Shelly, Debbie Ball, Brian Eslinger and Vesta, Alicia Eslinger; 10 great-grandchildren, Matthew Taylor, Meghan Taylor, Destyni Douglas, Mika Leatherwood, Clay Leatherwood, Courtney Leatherwood, Macy Leatherwood, Lindsay Ball and Kylie and Jessica Ball; a host of nieces, nephews and friends; special family Clay Leatherwood, Leroy , Pat and Hazel Sutton. Services will be 7 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 2010, at Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville with Rev. Mike Nelson and Rev. Clay Sutton officiating. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Sunday prior to the service. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2010, in Little Cove Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clay Leatherwood, John Leatherwood, Mike Leatherwood, Brian Eslinger, David Ball, Matt Taylor, Leroy Sutton and Bobby Douglass. n www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com

Becky Sue Nease Miller Becky Sue Nease Miller, 54 of Seymour, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Survivors: daughter, Courtney Seals Curtis of Knoxville; son, Joshua Lee Miller of Seymour; two grandchildren; former husband, Mitch Miller of Seymour; sister, Terry (Kenneth) Davis of Seymour; brothers: Ricky (Phyllis) Nease and Larry Nease, both of Alford, Fla.; nieces, nephews great-nieces and great-nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations (include Becky’s name) may go to UT Cancer Institute, 1520 Cherokee Trail, Suite 110, Knoxville, TN 37920. Celebration of life service, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at Oak City Baptist Church, 211 Main Street, Seymour, TN 37865, with Pastor Bryan Creswell officiating. A gathering of friends and family will follow the service. Cremation arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour.

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Everet B. Haynes Everet B. Haynes, 78 of Dandridge, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Jefferson City. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a member of French Broad Valley Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Raye Wells Haynes; daughter, Sharon Campbell of Knoxville; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Larry Shuler of Townsend; son and daughter-in-law, James and Connie Haynes of Kentucky; four grandchildren; sister, Margaret Ann and husband, Denver Childress; nieces and nephews. Arrangements are pending and will be announced later by McCarty Funeral Directors and Cremation Services, 607 Wall Street, Sevierville. 774-2950.

Registration starts today for Loop Lope Submitted Report Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites runners to register for the first and only Cades Cove Loop Lope, scheduled for April 25. Registration will take place online at www.active. com/5k-race/townsend-tn/ cades-cove-loop-lope-2010. Registration for the race will open today at 6:30 a.m. For this event there will be no race day registration. Participation is limited by the 150 parking spaces available in Cades Cove for the race. Ride share is encouraged. Car passes will be mailed

to the first 150 teams to register. One car pass will be issued per team. “A team consists of two or more participants. Teams will ride together but are not required to race together, since team members can register for either the 5K or 10-mile course option,” said Friends spokeswoman Holly Scott. Vehicle access to Cades Cove before noon April 25 will require one of the special Cades Cove Loop Lope car passes. A checkpoint will be installed at the Townsend Wye for verification. After noon on April 25, the road will open to normal traffic.

The registration price for either the 5K course or the full 10-mile loop run is $60 per person. Proceeds will benefit a variety of programs in the park, like education, trail maintenance, and natural and cultural

resource conservation. Runners will receive a special T-shirt, a reusable shopping bag filled with gifts and a race medallion. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each age category.

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Joe Ledbetter was denied full membership in the Sevier County Rescue Squad after a vote did not bring the number needed in his favor.

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better guy.” He said Ledbetter was eager to assist with any call, and was at the headquarters constantly. “You couldn’t stop him.” Since then, though, the squad elected new officers. Rolen is no longer an officer. Neither is former safety officer John French, who is no longer with the squad in any capacity. Ledbetter had the certifications required to become a full-fledged member, but he acknowledged there had been some concerns about his physical fitness to be a full member because of his diagnosis. It took some pushing, he said, but he convinced his physician that continuing to volunteer was that important to him — and that he would back off if he needed to. The doctor had signed a note saying Ledbetter was capable of completing his duties. That set the stage for a vote — to become full members, a trainee must have get approval from 75 percent of the current membership. If they don’t, they are required to leave for six months before they can restart their efforts as a probationary member, said Todd Spence, the current assistant chief and public information officer for the squad. Ledbetter didn’t get the required votes. He believes it’s because he spoke up for French. “I think they’re mad at me because I’m still friends with John,” he said. “There’s a couple of them who said bad things about him and I said that was out of line.” The squad didn’t give him any reason for rejecting him as a member, he added. “I’ve done everything they’ve told me to do.” Spence acknowledged Ledbetter had met the criteria for becoming a full member, which includes

many hours of training to get several certifications. “All I can really say in regard to (the vote) is, he made some choices that were not seen as good conduct in the eyes of the organization and its members,” Spence said. He denied that referred to any support for French. “That had nothing to do with it,” he said. “I’m not going to say what choices he’s made. That’s my opinion. He did make some comments and choices that did not sit well with members of this organization.” French declined to comment for this story. Ledbetter also asked why the squad has not completed work on his home. Squad members had been out to build a ramp at his house to make it easier for him to get in and out, but after digging up some earth they haven’t been back to finish the job. Spence said they ran into some problems at that time. They had talked with Ledbetter about going back before the vote came up, but there have been no discussions since that time, he said. Before then, the squad had also hosted fundraisers for Ledbetter, had helped him get to cancer treatments, and assisted in other ways. “We’ve done everything we could to help this gentleman,” he said. “We didn’t have to do that. “There’s absolutely no hard feelings toward Joe. We wish him a super fast recovery and nothing for the best for him and his family.” Ledbetter is eligible to reapply after the sixmonth period is up, Spence added. For Ledbetter, though, the feeling of betrayal may run too deep. “I know they done me real wrong to let me go,” he said. “I don’t know why they’d do that to me. They said they’d help me. “It’s got me a nervous wreck. That was my home away from home.”

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Mourning begins as W.Va. mine search resumes MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) — Grieving relatives began burying victims of the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster Friday as rescue crews ventured back into the blast-damaged shaft for another agonizingly slow, dangerous and probably hopeless search for survivors. It was their fourth attempt to find the four miners missing since Monday’s explosion killed 25 others in the nation’s worst underground disaster since at least 1984. During the previous rescue attempts, searchers were forced to withdraw by dangerous gases and the risk of fire or explosion. “We are praying for a miracle,” President Barack Obama said in Washington. Rescuers acknowledged that was what it would take for the miners to have made it to a refuge chamber stocked with food, water and enough oxygen for several days. On Friday morning, rescuers made their way about 1,000 feet underground and five miles into the mine to examine one of the chambers, but no one was inside and smoke forced them to turn back before they could check a second one that would represent the last hope the four were alive. “We’re confident that if they got in there, and they were alive, that we would be able to still rescue them,” said Kevin Stricklin of the federal Mine Health and Safety Administration.

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The family of deceased coal miner Josh Napper mourns, seated is his mother, Pam Napper, center, with his daughter Jenna Leigh Napper, 20 months, his father Scott Napper, top right, and the mother of his child, Jennifer Ziegler, top left, Wednesday at a candlelight vigil in Cabin Creek, W.Va. Napper was among the 25 miners killed on Monday including his uncle Timmy Davis Sr. and his cousin Cory Davis at an explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Coal Mine in Montcoal, W.Va. The area was flushed with nitrogen and crews headed back inside in the afternoon for what was likely to be a three- or fourhour trip to the chamber, an expandable box activated by opening a door and pulling a lever. Officials had hoped to lower a camera into the mine to see if the chamber had been used, but the hole was drilled slightly off tar-

get, and Stricklin said they would not have been able to see anything. More than 300 people packed the Mullens Pentecostal Holiness Church for the funeral of Benny Willingham, a 61-year-old miner who was five weeks from retiring when he died. He was saved 19 years ago this week, said Rev. Gary Pollard, pastor of the

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“He wasn’t the biggest man in town. He didn’t have the stature of some of you sitting here,” said Pollard, whose own church across town was too small for the crowd. “But if you could see the size of this man’s heart, you’d see a giant.” Willingham was dressed in a red shirt in the open coffin, jet-black hair and mustache neatly combed, family snapshots tucked in

the satin around his head and shoulders. The image of a pick, shovel and miner’s helmet was embroidered in the fabric along with his name, and a flag draped the lower half of his coffin in a nod to his service during the Vietnam era in the Air Force. Three Air Force veterans, friends of his for more than 40 years, traveled with their wives from Ohio, California and North Carolina to say goodbye. “That’s astonishing,” said the Rev. Lewis Arnold, pastor of the host church, “but that is Benny Willingham.” Officials suspect the blast was caused by a buildup of methane gas. In the nation’s capital, Obama said he asked federal mine safety officials to give him a report on the disaster next week, and the House and Senate said they would hold hearings. In the days since the explosion, details have emerged about a long list of safety violations at the mine. The owner, Massey Energy Co., has been repeatedly cited and fined for problems with the system that vents methane and for allowing combustible dust to build up. CEO Don Blankenship has strongly defended the company’s record and disputed accusations from miners that he puts coal profits ahead of safety. Federal regulators issued evacuation orders for all or parts of the mine more than 60 times since the start of 2009, according to a report prepared for Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.

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Road to close on Wednesday

The Department of Public Works announces the temporary closure Wednesday of a section of Middle Creek Road near Saint Ives Road. The project consists of replacing a drain tile. Middle Creek Roadwill be closed to thru-traffic from Veterans Boulevard to Fox Meadows Boulevard beginning at 7 a.m. Weather and other conditions permitting, the road will be reopened in the evening. Motorists can expect delays.

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Garlands of Grace luncheon planned

Darlene Neptune will be featured speaker at the Garlands of Grace spring luncheon May 1 at Chalet Clubhouse, Ski Mountain Road in Gatlinburg. Neptune is a concert artist who dramatizes of the life of Fanny Crosby, who wrote many familiar songs and hymns, including “Blessed Assurance.” The cost of the luncheon is $25 in advance. Call 4365745 by April 24.

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Open house events target local houses To offer buyers the chance to tour dozens of homes for sale in one weekend, Great Smoky Mountains Association of Realtors and its members will be hosting open house events today and Sunday. For more information, visit www.gsmar.com or call 453-1248. The event comes before the April 30 deadline for the federal homebuyer tax credit. Homes need to be under contract by April 30 and closed by June 30 in order for buyers to take advantage of up to $8,000 in tax credits.

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Annual Wildflower Pilgrimage planned

The 60th annual Wildflower Pilgrimage and Greener Living Expo will be April 21-25 at Mills Conference Center. The pilgrimage includes a variety of wildflower, fauna, and natural history walks, motorcades, photographic tours, art classes and indoor seminars. The greener living expo in part will focus on green products and vendors. Contact Judy Collins at 436-7318, ext. 222, for information.

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City planners meet Thursday

The Gatlinburg Municipal/Regional Planning Commission will consider allowing a farmers market when it meets at 5 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. The panel will consider amending the zoming ordinance to permit a farmers market in the Crafts Commercial, Tourist Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial districts. The commission also will review the site plan for Lineberger’s Plaza.

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Rivals aim for Haslam’s $5M goal By ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press Writer HENDERSONVILLE — Bill Haslam’s main rivals are taking to heart the Knoxville mayor’s statement last year that $5 million would be enough to win the Republican gubernatorial nomination. U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp of Chattanooga and state Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey of Blountville have conceded that they can’t outraise Haslam, who has the added reserve of vast personal wealth that he could inject into the campaign. With fewer than 100 days remaining before early voting begins for

the Aug. 5 primary, Haslam is the only candidate to have run political ads on television. But both Wamp and Ramsey say they can hit the $5 million goal — long since shattered — that Haslam set after joining the race in January 2009. “If you’re a good candidate, that’s all it should take to win the nomination of either party,” Wamp said after a campaign stop at a Rotary Club meeting in Hendersonville this week. “You don’t need to have the most money.” Haslam announced this week that his latest campaign finance report will show he has raised more than $7 million since join-

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CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio high school softball coach threw a curve at the rival team’s coach when he dropped to one knee on the diamond and asked for her hand in marriage. Glen Este High School varsity coach Tim Gregory and Milford High School coach Christy Foster had been dating more than two years before the proposal.

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National quote roundup “No administration in America’s history would, I think, ever have considered such a step that we just found out President Obama is supporting today.” — Sarah Palin of President Barak Obama’s nuclear weapons policy

“If the secretary of Defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are comfortable with it, I’m probably going to take my advice from them and not from Sarah Palin.” — President Obama in response to Palin “The Kerrigan family is united in their support of Mark Kerrigan and belief of his innocence.” Robert Delahunt Jr., attorney for family of Nancy Kerrigan, whose brother is charged in his father’s death

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ing the race. Wamp said he has raised more than $3.1 million, while Ramsey’s total is about $2.7 million. “Everyone knows that Bill Haslam can spend $50 million if he wants to, so you really can’t pay any attention to how much he’s going to spend,” Wamp said. Haslam’s fundraising total reflects voter enthusiasm and has given the campaign a competitive advantage, spokesman David Smith said in a statement. “We will continue to work our plan and use our resources to run an effective campaign and make sure the mayor’s message continues to be heard,” Smith said.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers for the estate of Anna Nicole Smith have appealed a ruling that gave her none of her late billionaire husband’s fortune. T h e appeal f i l e d Thursday seeks a full review Smith by the San Franciscob a s e d 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and continues a case that has outlived both parties. In a March 19 ruling, a panel of the court sided with a Houston jury that decided in 2001 that Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall never intended to leave any of his $1.6 billion estate to Smith. Marshall’s will gave most of his estate to his son, E. Pierce Marshall. David Margulies, a spokesman for the Marshall family, said Friday the family will continue to defend its case with the “same vigor and resolve it has in the past.”

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T h r e e CH e e r s Standout teachers deserve gold stars

Tea Party target of liberal press While many Americans believe the national press is biased toward the left, a more damning charge is now being debated: Are U.S. media outlets actually corrupt? Those who believe they are point to the cheerleading of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and to the recent reportage on the Tea Party movement. As you may know, the Tea Party people have been branded in some media quarters as a bunch of racist, far-right loons. TV commentators on MSNBC and CNN have actually called the Tea Party folks dirty names on the air — all in an attempt to diminish the growing influence of the movement. But a funny thing happened on the way to the gutter. Regular Americans have apparently opted to decide for themselves about the Tea Party, and the polling is interesting. Despite all the rhetorical madness on TV, a new Gallup poll says 28 percent of Americans support the movement, 26 percent oppose it and 38 percent have not yet formed an opinion about support or opposition. Thus, there is a persuadable factor in play, and that is what the liberal media fear the most. This time last year, there was no Tea Party. Now, it is perhaps the most vibrant political force in the country. If millions more Americans sign on, liberalism will take a huge hit. By the way, Gallup also reports that the Tea Party movement breaks down this way: 49 percent Republican, 43 percent Independent and 8 percent Democratic. The issue that binds the Tea Party folks together is fear of big government. When the Founding Fathers granted the press privileges beyond those of everyday citizens, they did so with some trepidation. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, opposites in political thinking, both loathed the early press in America because it often operated irresponsibly; that is, it was not unusual for money to change hands in the production of a news story. But Jefferson, Adams and their peers understood that the people needed information in order to make informed decisions at the voting booth. Therefore, the greater good was served by allowing a free press in the hope that the honest journalists would outnumber the dishonest ones. Today, we have a problem in America. Entire news operations are devoting themselves not to reporting events honestly, but to promoting a certain ideology or party. The Fox News Channel, where I work, has been accused of this. But a study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs found that FNC’s coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign was tough on both candidates, while most other news networks blatantly favored Obama. Now we have a systematic media campaign to demean the Tea Party movement. At first, organizations like The New York Times ignored the movement. Then they mocked it. Neither worked. As the rallies grew larger, the liberal press got meaner. There was little reporting being done — it was all about bashing. This isn’t bias; it’s corruption. News organizations are supposed to be watchdogs, not attack dogs. The Tea Party should be scrutinized like every other political movement. But that’s not what’s going on here. A large part of the national media is out to destroy these folks. And that’s flat-out wrong. — Veteran TV news anchor Bill O’Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Who’s Looking Out For You?” Distributed by Creators Syndicate. ©2007 Bill O’Reilly.

Cheryl Deaton and Karen Kelley are usually responsible for helping to decide which students make the honor rolls at their respective schools. Now they have been made to an elite and prestigious one themselves. Deaton, who teaches at Pigeon Forge Primary, and Kelly, who teaches at Pigeon Forge High, have been named finalists in the state’s Field Service Region Cycle. From there, they could become finalists for the state Teacher of the Year award, the winner to be announced in the fall. Competition is based on responses to in-depth questions. Both teaches have impeccable credentials. Deaton is Sevier’s Primary Teacher of the Year, has taught for 34 years in eight states, has been an administrator and taught English in Colombia. Kelley, Sevier High School Teacher of the Year, teaches U.S. History and Bible, has taught for 13 years, and has been at PFHS since it opened in 1999. Give each of those teachers a gold star.

4-H essay contest has the write stuff

The acronym 4-H stands for “Head, Hands, Heart, Health,” and there is a pledge that goes with it. If the results of the Sevier County club’s recent 2009-2010 essay contest are indicative, a fifth “H” can be added for the locals — “Hard-working.” Local 4-H members were asked to pen an essay on the topic, “How does litter affect Sevier County? What are the benefits of enforcing litter laws in Sevier County?” In the contest, sponsored by SmartBank and Keep Sevier Beautiful, members were encouraged to research new Tennessee litter laws and the impact they may have on Sevier County. Overall winners at each level received savings bonds. They were: fourth-grade Brayden Bohanan; fifth-grade, Brooklyn Justus; sxith-grade Devyn Caissie; seventh and eighth grades, Anna Wolfe; ninth through 12th grades, Tiffany Baisden. Others earned cash awards of $10 or $5 for having honor entries in their categories. Every participant received ribbons. Regardless, everyone who entered was a winner.

America visits local family’s home today

People across America will bring a Sevier County family into their homes and onto their television screens this morning at 11. Judy Smith and her family will be featured on The Learning Channel’s reality program, “My First Home.” As the title indicates, this is Smith’s first home and was chosen because she has an interesting story. A cashier at Walmart in Sevierville, Smith is a single mother and grandmother. She is a native of Knoxville who lived in Chicago for a time, but moved back to East Tennessee because she didn’t want to raise her children in the big city. Smith rented a home in Kodak. When she decided to buy, she followed the dream of her disabled brother — who lives with her — of living in a log cabin. They found one on Bear Mountain Lane in Sevierville that looked “like it belonged in a storybook.” America gets to see it this morning. Tune in, Sevier.

Political view

Assistance from store owners helped vacation end happily

Public forum

Editor: We wanted to tell you about the angels you have in your community, Karen and Toby Barnes, as well as all the employees of The Christmas Place. We spent a wonderful spring break in the Smoky Mountains with our three small children and their grandparents, enjoying all the area has to offer. As we were leaving town on Thursday morning our vehicle was rear-ended. The damage to the car was significant enough that it was undrivable, and we would have to find another way to get our family home. As we stood on the side of the road with our

three young children talking about what we would do, a woman pulled up and asked if she could help us. She mentioned she owned the Christmas store in town and surely that would be a better place to figure out what to do than the side of the road. Karen brought us back to The Christmas Place and introduced us to her husband, Toby, and the staff. They told us to let them know what they could to help. They let us use their office to find alternate transportation, they fed our children and entertained them while we made plans, and they were willing to put us up at The Christmas Inn should we need to stay the night. When we finally found a rental car in Knoxville, Karen drove us herself to pick up our luggage from our car and took us all the way to the Knoxville airport.

Karen and Toby Barnes took in a family from the side of road that was in need of help because they are giving people. They didn’t want our thanks; instead they insisted it was a blessing to be able to help someone in need. Well, our family feels blessed that we met the Barneses and the staff at The Christmas Place. We will be forever grateful that Karen decided to stop and that we accepted their offer of help. We will tell this story again and again so that others may know that there are indeed angels that walk among us giving selflessly to those in need and asking for nothing in return. We hope that we will be able to do the same for someone else someday. Chris, Carrie Miller Geneva, Ill.

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A8 â&#x2014;&#x2020; Money

The Mountain Press â&#x2014;&#x2020; Saturday, April 10, 2010

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

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Corker optimistic about financial overhaul fate CHATTANOOGA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker says he is optimistic about approval of financial overhaul legislation but worries that the White House is pushing for a bill that is â&#x20AC;&#x153;tilting too much to the left.â&#x20AC;? The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Corker said Friday he

expects a financial reform package to be adopted by Memorial Day but he is pushing for a plan that is more bipartisan than the White House now supports. Corker negotiated with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd of Connecticut on a bipartisan package.

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Stocks rise on more signs of growth; Dow tops 11K NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The stock market closed at a new 18-month high Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly touching 11,000 before retreating slightly. The gains were driven by fresh signs that the economy continues to recover. Many analysts remain skeptical that the marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gains are sustainable since they have come on rela-

tively low volume, indicating that a large number of investors are still sitting on the sidelines. The Dow very briefly touched 11,000 in the final five minutes of trading before ending with a gain of 70 points. It hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t crossed that level since Sept. 29, 2008, just as the worst phase of the financial crisis was beginning. Stocks got a boost after

TVA starts assessment to extend Sequoyah license CHATTANOOGA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Tennessee Valley Authority is conducting a $20 million environmental assessment aimed at extending the license of its Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant near Chattanooga another 20 years. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the Soddy-Daisy plant is licensed to operate until 2020 at Unit 1 and until 2021 at Unit 2. TVA wants to extend the current 40-year license until 2040 and 2041.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses new nuclear plants to operate 40 years and for an additional 20 years if a renewal application is approved. Each of Sequoyahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two reactors is capable of producing more than 1,160 megawatts. Together, they can generate enough electricity to supply about 1.3 million homes. The TVA board will decide if license renewal applications will be submitted after the environmental review.

reassuring statements from Greeceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finance minister and the head of the European Central Bank. Major European indexes closed higher, while the dollar fell against the euro. Major indexes pulled back briefly after Fitch Ratings cut its view on Greeceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debt, but quickly recovered. Stocks have been fluctuating in recent days

and the euro has weakened because of concerns that Greece might default on its debt. Greeceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deepening fiscal crisis has upset other financial markets and caused concerns that other weak European countries also might default on their debt, which could cause a crisis for Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shared currency.

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Nation ◆ A9

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Palin, Obama spar from a distance By LIZ SIDOTI AP National Political Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican Sarah Palin sparred from a distance over nuclear policy with each questioning the other’s experience on the issue in a potential preview of the 2012 White House race. “Unbelievable,” Palin said earlier this week after Obama rewrote the U.S. nuclear strategy, and she suggested the president was weak on nuclear defense. Obama, in Prague to sign a nuclear reduction treaty with Russia, countered by deriding the former Alaska governor who resigned midway through her first term as “not much of an expert” on nuclear issues. Palin then shot back

Friday during a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans with a reference to Obama’s early career choice. Mocking the president, she dismissed “all the vast nuclear experience that he acquired as a community organizer.” Playing out over several days and across the globe, the spat foreshadowed what the country could see come the next presidential race should Palin run for president and win the GOP nomination. The 2008 vice presidential nominee is among roughly a dozen Republicans weighing candidacies. It’s a wide-open field but Republican insiders say Palin would be a serious contender if she got in the race. She is beloved by tea party activists. She’s

a political celebrity who draws tons of media coverage. And she has an ability to raise big money. But she’s also polarizing, and there’s no evidence that she can broaden her base of support beyond conservatives to win the GOP nomination, much less to beat a popular Democratic president. Nevertheless, Palin is leaving the door open to a candidacy and has spent the past few months pummeling Obama in speeches, interviews and online. She used her speech in New Orleans to blister the president repeatedly, as did several of her potential rivals who also spoke at the three-day event. But, until now, Obama hadn’t responded directly to Palin. The president typically doesn’t counter

criticism from Republicans weighing whether to challenge him. Doing so always has the potential to elevate a rival. The spat began Wednesday when Palin criticized Obama’s rewriting of the U.S. nuclear defense policy. Her comments came during an interview on Fox News, where she is a paid analyst.

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Sarah Palin is seen both on her book cover and live on stage after she spoke at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Friday.

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A10 â&#x2014;&#x2020; Nation

The Mountain Press â&#x2014;&#x2020; Saturday, April 10, 2010

Battle ahead for Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; court replacement WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading liberal, touched off an immediate election-year political battle Friday over President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second high court pick. Republicans promised trouble for any activist nominee. Obama said he would quickly name a successor in the mold of Stevens, who he said was a voice for ordinary people rather than powerful interests. Eleven days before his 90th birthday, Stevens said

he would step down when the court finishes its work for the summer in hopes that a replacement could be confirmed well before the next term begins in October. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We cannot replace Justice Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience or wisdom,â&#x20AC;? Obama said at the White House after returning from Prague where he had signed a nuclear treaty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll seek someone in the coming weeks with similar qualities: an independent mind, a record of excellence and integrity, a fierce dedication to the rule of law and a

keen understanding of how the law affects the daily lives of the American people. It will also be someone who, like Justice Stevens, knows that in democracy powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens.â&#x20AC;? A White House official said about 10 people are under consideration, but speculation has focused on fewer than that. Leading candidates are said to be Solicitor General Elena Kagan, 49, and federal appellate Judges Merrick Garland, 57, in Washington

and Diane Wood, 59, in Chicago. All three were considered last year as well, and Obama interviewed Wood Kagan and Wood before choosing Sonia Sotomayor for the high court. Of those, Wood would be most likely to excite Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liberal base and stir up conservative opposition. Garland is seen as most acceptable to Republicans, with Kagan

Ft. Hood suspect to be isolated in jail BELTON, Texas (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood will be kept isolated from all other inmates at the jail where he was transferred early Friday, the local sheriff said. Maj. Nidal Hasan was airlifted from a San Antonio military hospital to the Bell County Jail in Belton at about 4 a.m. Friday. He had been at the military hospital since shortly after the Nov. 5 shooting spree that left him paralyzed. Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Bell County Sheriff Dan Smith said Hasan will be kept in a 12-by-15-foot cell in the jail infirmary and be under 24-hour watch. Smith did not say whether Hasan was under guard because of fears for his safety or others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just not going to leave anything to chance,â&#x20AC;? the sheriff said. Hasan will not have contact with other inmates, even when a jailer accompanies him to the outdoor recreation area, Smith said. Hasanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doctor visited the jail and said that it was well equipped to handle his medical needs, Smith said. If Hasan had not been charged with a crime, he would have been released from the hospital to recover at home, he said. His cell is typical of those in the infirmary ward, with a bed, toilet, television and phone that makes collect calls, Smith said. Hasan will not have Internet access, but he can read the Quran and speak to visitors in Arabic, two things forbidden at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, the sheriff said.

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somewhere in between. Stevens is the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last remaining World War II veteran and the second oldest justice in the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. His retirement had been hinted at for months, and the White House had made clear it would be ready to nominate a replacement without delay. A leading Democrat said the Senate, where Democrats control 59 seats, would follow the same pattern as last year, when Sotomayor was confirmed as the 111th justice in early August. Patrick

Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appealed for civility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope that senators on both sides of the aisle will make this process a thoughtful and civil discourse,â&#x20AC;? he said. Looking toward those hearings, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americans can expect Senate Republicans to make a sustained and vigorous case for judicial restraint and the fundamental importance of an evenhanded reading of the law.â&#x20AC;?

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AP Photo/Mining Journal, Claire Abent

U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., left, smiles, as his wife Laurie Stupak introduces him during a news conference to announce his decision not to seek re-election for a 10th term, Friday at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich.

Stupak, linchpin of health bill, calls it quits By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press Writer MARQUETTE, Mich. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rep. Bart Stupak insists that tea party activists outraged over his crucial support of health care legislation didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run him out of office, but his decision to retire gives conservatives a rallying point as they target Democrats in the midterm elections. The congressman, an anti-abortion Democrat whose high-profile role in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obamacareâ&#x20AC;? debate earned him enemies on the left and the right, said Friday that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaving because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tired and has accomplished his No. 1 goal: improving health care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tea party did not

run me out,â&#x20AC;? Stupak told The Associated Press in a phone interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you know me and my personality, I would welcome the challenge.â&#x20AC;? Stupak had been a consistent landslide winner in his sprawling northern Michigan district, and the opening now offers Republicans a ripe opportunity to regain a seat they held for decades until Stupak prevailed in 1992. His political foes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tea party activists and abortion opponents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both claimed credit for forcing him into retirement, and Michigan GOP Chairman Ron Weiser declared that the nineterm incumbent had become the first casualty

of the battle over health care in Congress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bart Stupakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to retire is emblematic of the many Democrats in swing districts who have been forced into casting tough votes in favor politically unpopular policies at the behest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,â&#x20AC;? added Ken Spain, communications director for the House Republican campaign committee. No prominent or wellfunded Republican, however, had stepped in to challenge Stupak, who said he was confident of winning re-election.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A pair of spacewalking astronauts disconnected an old empty ammonia tank outside the International Space Station on Friday and got a new one ready to put in its place. In the first of three spacewalks needed to complete the job, Clayton Anderson had no problem taking apart the ammonia lines on the old tank. But he needed a pry bar to remove the new tank out of space shuttle Discoveryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s payload bay. The tank got hung up on a bolt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go nice and easy, Clay,â&#x20AC;? spacewalking partner Rick Mastracchio

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2 010 Meet the Smokies

Pitching Staff

Alex Maestri

Andrew Cashner

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Robinson Chirinos

Austin Bibens-Dirkx

Steve Clevenger

Infielders

Craig Muschko

Hung-Wen Chen

David Cales

Jake Muyco

Dustin Sasser Blake Lalli

Jake Opitz

Nate Sampson

Ryan Flaherty

Starlin Castro

Tony Thomas

Jeremy Papelbon

Outfielders Marco Carrillo

Marcos Mateo

Ryan Buchter

Coaching Staff

Bill Dancy Manager

Dennis Lewallyn Pitching coach

Brandon Guyer

Russ Canzler

Tony Campana

Ty Wright

Tom Beyers Hitting coach

COMMENTARY AND OPINION

Smokies provide quality baseball, family fun With their first home game less than a week away and the first win of the season already in the bag, the Tennessee Smokies are embarking on what should be another great year of double-A baseball in Sevierville. Managed by veteran skipper Bill Dancy, who banged out over 500 games as a shortstop and second baseman in the early 1970s before taking his spot at the helm of Class A Spartanburg in 1979. From there Dancy’s

landing the job as the head man on the Smokies’ bench. While Dancy’s hire didn’t make the headlines that Ryne Sandberg’s did prior to last season, Smokies fans should be carved out quite a niche as plenty excited. a sculptor of young men, With a solid nucleus managing over 3,000 of players from last minor league baseball year’s team that earned games, mostly in the an appearance in Phillies organization. the Southern League After two years as the Championship and a Philadelphia big league manager of Dancy’s calisquad’s third base coach ber, the local team should (2005 and 2006), Dancy bring an exciting brand of took some time off before baseball to the field.

They’ll certainly have the talent to make some things happen. Cubs’ shortstop of the future Starlin Castro is starting the season here, as is Andrew Cashner, who Baseball America ranks as the Cubs’ best pitching prospect. Add to that Ryan Flaherty, an infielder who smashed 20 homers at Peoria last season, and fans will likely have a few future Chicagoans to enjoy. For those of you who haven’t experienced

a Smokies game or haven’t been in a while, give the team a try next Wednesdsay as they open with the Chattanooga Lookouts. The Lookouts are a Los Angeles Dodgers double-A affiliate and the Dodgers top overall prospect, Dee Gordon, is their shortstop. Also Chris Withrow, the Dodgers top-ranked pitching prospect, is on the staff. Even if you’re not a huge baseball fan, a night out at the ballpark can make a great outing.

I have a wife and several friends that don’t have the slightest interest in baseball normally, but they’ll almost universally agree to go watch the Smokies. There’s just something special about the atmosphere — the smell of hotdogs, freshly cut grass and popcorn, the sound of children laughing, the ballpark organ playing and the crack of a wooden bat. Yes, it’s spring, and there aren’t many better ways to spend it than sitting in the bleachers.

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THE MASTERS

Poulter, Westwood in Masters lead; Woods 2 back By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer

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Ian Poulter of England hits off the 15th fairway during the second round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 9.

AUGUSTA, Ga. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tiger Woods plodded along Friday, making one par after another, mixing in the occasional birdie, avoiding any major mistakes. On a day when Augusta National showed its teeth and some early contenders faded away, Woods finished his round near the top of the Masters leaderboard and liked his position heading into the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, yeah I do,â&#x20AC;? he said, flashing a smile that usually strikes fear in his rivals, a smile that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been seen in the last five months while he dealt with a sex scandal. Again showing no rustiness from his long layoff, Woods shot a 2-under 70 that might have been even more impressive than his opening 68 given the tougher conditions. He still has some work to do. A pair of Englishmen, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, shared the lead at 8-under 136, two strokes ahead of Woods. Neither Poulter nor Westwood has won a major title. Woods has captured golfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

biggest championships 14 times, more than anyone but Jack Nicklaus. Four of those titles have come at Augusta National, and if this keeps up, Woods might be wearing another green jacket Sunday evening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels good to be back in contention,â&#x20AC;? Woods said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put myself in contention most years here. This year, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m right there. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got 36 more holes and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure the golf course, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to make it easy for us.â&#x20AC;? While this all feels so normal inside the ropes, this has been a year like no other for Woods. His personal life fell apart after a Thanksgiving might car crash outside his home led to revelations of numerous extramarital affairs. Massive crowds have followed Woods from hole to hole since play began Thursday, with fans applauding nearly every time he hit the ball. His mother, Kultida, was there again, accompanied by Nike chairman Phil Knight. His wife, Elin, was not. Poulter, known as much for his daring fashion sense and bravado as for actual

success on the course, moved a little closer to fulfilling the major expectations heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always had for himself. He shot his second straight 68. Once mocked for saying he felt he could be the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-best player behind Woods, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go the weekend two strokes clear of No. 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good start,â&#x20AC;? said Poulter, who picked up his first win on U.S. soil earlier this year at the Match Play Championship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly the way I played today, the number of chances I had on the golf course with the pins as difficult as they are, I was pleased to give myself so many chances. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the best rounds of golf Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played in a while.â&#x20AC;? Westwood had a one-shot lead on Poulter going to the final hole, but he yanked his tee shot into the trees and wound up taking a bogey. Anthony Kim also made a mess of the final hole, sending his second shot into the gallery left of the green, barely reaching the short grass with a weak chip and winding up with a bogey of his own to join Woods at 138.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Danger lurks everywhere,â&#x20AC;? said Westwood, who settled for a 69. Also at 138 were Phil Mickelson (71), one of Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; playing partners, K.J. Choi (71), and last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprising U.S. Open runner-up, Ricky Barnes (70). PGA champion Y.E. Yang (72) was another stroke back at 139. This was a different course than the one they played Thursday. The tees were pushed back, the pin positions were toughened up and the greens began to firm up as the temperature climbed toward the 70s under a brilliant blue sky. Sixteen players dipped into the 60s during the opening round, when midday 20-mph winds provided about the only defense for the course. With only a handful of players left on the course, only three players had shot in the 60s: the coleaders and Chad Campbell (68). Fred Couples started with a 6-under 66 on day one, his lowest round ever in the Masters, but finished with bogeys on the final three holes and four of the last five for a disappointing 75.

PREP BASEBALL

Bears sweep pair from visiting Kentucky teams By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sevier County All-District senior Michael Farragut connected on his first career home run and his pitching staff stifled the visiting Green County (Ky.) Dragons Friday afternoon, as the Bears slugged out a 14-0 mercy-shortened win. Later in the evening the Smoky Bears took the field again, with much the same results. This time a slew of Bears put up great offensive numbers as SCHS ran through Knox County (Ky.) in a 16-0 win. Sevier County coach Lance Traywick said, while Green County was overmatched, Knox County was no pushover â&#x20AC;&#x201D; despite the wide margin of defeat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This team has been in the state tournament and wins their district most years,â&#x20AC;? Traywick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any errors, we were just hitting the baseball.â&#x20AC;? Against Knox, Farragut and teammate Kyle Pope both went 3-for-4, while Pope knocked in a team-high three RBIs with a single, double and triple. Senior Zach Flynn was 3-for-3 with a trio of doubles and two RBIs.

Michael Farragut

Also having big games were Kelby Carr (2-4 with two RBIs), Charlie Fields (2-3 with three RBIs) and Dillon Cate (2-3 with two RBIs). The Bears will face Lenoir City today at noon at Smokies Park, and host Morristown West in a district battle at home Monday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need a big home crowd Monday, everybody owes it to these young men to come out and support them, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked hard,â&#x20AC;? Traywick said. DISC PADS OR BRAKE SHOES

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Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calipari busy on recruiting trail By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kentucky coach John Calipari isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wasting any time trying to fill the massive holes in his roster after freshmen All-Americans John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins opted to leave for the NBA. Calipari spent Thursday in Virginia and North Carolina. He will split time this weekend between the West Coast and New York City in efforts to restock a team decimated by early defections to the pros. Wall, the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, and Cousins, the SEC Freshman of the Year, were among five Wildcats who declared for the NBA Draft on Wednesday. The quintet also includes junior forward Patrick Patterson, freshman center Daniel Orton and freshman guard Eric Bledsoe. The group combined for 57.7 points a game and comprised the backbone of a team that went 35-3 and won the SEC regular-season and conference tournament titles before falling to West Virginia in the NCAA regional finals. Calipari bristled at the notion that inexperience cost Kentucky â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which started three freshmen, a sophomore and a junior â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a shot at the title. He pointed out that only Wall and Patterson were considered surefire NBA picks when the season began while Cousins, Bledsoe and Orton played their way into the draft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to keep recruiting the best players I can find,â&#x20AC;? he said in an audio post on lexy.com. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to do it again to keep the Wildcats competitive, a task heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll eagerly tackle every year if it means he can produce NBA-level

talent. The Wildcats will bring in seven or eight freshmen next fall, including forward Stacey Poole Jr. and center Enes Kanter. Kentucky is also in the mix for high-profile guard Brandon Knight. Though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll face a scenario next year where four freshman jump to the NBA, he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to keep underclassmen on campus if he believes they have a legitimate shot at competing at the next level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they have a chance to leave, I will encourage them like I did these five,â&#x20AC;? Calipari said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will encourage them to do it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to try and convince them, but I will help them be more prepared.â&#x20AC;? Calipari took a brief break from recruiting on Friday morning to sign 1,200 commemorative bottles of Makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mark bourbon at Keeneland Race Course. The special bottles are covered in blue wax and feature a white silhouette of Calipariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face. There were 24,000 bottles made, and additional orders for empty bottles are being accepted. Proceeds will benefit the UK Symphony Orchestra and the School of Musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outreach program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the middle of recruiting, I know people would like me to sign bottles for five hours,â&#x20AC;? Calipari said in between signatures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But for people to wait outside from three in the morning, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like â&#x20AC;&#x2122;OK, let me spend a couple hours here, sign some bottles and do the thing they need me to do.â&#x20AC;? What the fans would like him to do is find a way to duplicate the success he enjoyed in his first year at one of the most demanding jobs in the country. He says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keep the bar raised,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Dear Annie: My son’s wife sent me an e-mail saying if I step foot on their property, they will have me arrested for trespassing. It all began when I suddenly had to constantly retype my e-mail addresses. At first, I thought I was entering something incorrectly, as I’m not a genius with computers. But when I had to keep asking my daughter-in-law to send me my address book information, I realized someone was erasing things. The only person who knew my password was my son’s wife. To verify my suspicion, I sent an e-mail to a friend my daughterin-law didn’t know and included a remark about her. Within hours, my daughter-in-law had my son call me about it. When I told him my suspicions that his wife was reading my mail and deleting things, he screamed in my ear that my sister had sent the e-mail to her, which is impossible. I changed my password, but she got that one, too. So I ended up using that e-mail address solely for junk mail. Now I can’t see my two grandsons, whom I love with all my heart. My son talks to his brother and always asks him how his dad and I are doing, but he won’t call us. His father and I have both been in the hospital since this happened, and we didn’t hear a word. I’ve always been close to my sons. My daughterin-law, however, disowned her only brother, whom she raised and now refuses to speak to, so I’m sure our estrangement is permanent for her. Our whole family is upset. Please help me

find a way to get my son to talk to me. — Miss Those Kids Dear Miss: There is a possibility that your daughter-in-law was not responsible for your e-mail problems. Deleted addresses can be the result of computer viruses. Even if you are right, accusing her could not possibly have brought you anything but trouble. What did you think would happen? She may not deserve it, but if you apologize profusely and beg her forgiveness, things might improve. Please try, for the sake of those grandchildren. Dear Annie: I’m not an alcoholic. My wife is. We’ve been married more than 12 years. She started drinking in Year Nine -- a couple of glasses of wine. It got worse the following year. She lost her job, got depressed and drank more. We argued a lot, and neighbors called the police. I filed a restraining order. The last time, she was arrested for criminal contempt and did three months in jail. When she got out, she went to rehab. I filed for divorce. She tried to stay sober, but relapsed. Then I heard she had joined A.A. and was speaking at a local church, so I showed up. When she started telling her story, I realized I wasn’t perfect, either. After the meeting, we talked. The next morning, I canceled the divorce. I now attend meetings

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with her to be supportive and a better person. She just celebrated two years of sobriety, and we are happy together. Thanks, A.A. You people saved our marriage. — Grateful Dear Grateful: What a wonderful testimonial to a terrific organization. Thanks — and congratulations. Dear Annie: “Wish I’d Known” recently found out he has ADD, at the age of 70. I am 83, and that letter hit home. I was married to an intelligent man who undoubtedly had a profound and untreated case of ADD. While in the navy, he could never maintain order or communicate effectively. In civilian life, he was once so offensive to his co-workers that they threatened to quit. He could not talk to his children except to degrade them. Nothing appeared to interest him. We divorced, but it still had a terrible effect on our daughter, now in her 60s and also diagnosed with ADD. With help, she is doing fine. A lot depends on the understanding of others. — An Old Lady Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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LEGALS INVITATION TO BIDDERS The Sevier County Sheriff’s Department is soliciting sealed bids for a used, Zetron, 3position console that was declared surplus by the Sevier County Commission. Bids must be received at Sevier County Mayors Office, 125 Court Avenue, Suite 102E, Sevierville, TN, 37862 until 9:00 am April 23, 2010, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Specifications and questions may be obtained from June Parrott, 106 W. Bruce Street, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862, (865) 453-4668. The Bidder’s name, address, and the quotation "Sheriff Department Console" 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. 04/09/2010 04/10/2010 04/11/2010

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IN THE JENNINGS CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY OF JENNINGS, SS: ANNUAL TERM, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF ADRIAN ESCORZA BECERRIL NOTICE TO ADRIAN IGNACIO ESCORZA BECERRIL Adrian Ignacio Escorza Becerril, who has been named the father of the child born to Samantha Phelps on the 29th day of May, 2006, is notified that a petition for adoption of the child was filed in the office of the Clerk of Jennings Circuit Court, 24 N Pike Street, Vernon, Indiana. The petition for adoption alleges that Adrian Ignacio Escorza Becerril has abandoned and deserted the child. If Adrian Ignacio Escorza Becerril wishes to contest the adoption of the child he must file a motion to contest the adoption in accordance with IC 31-19-104.5 in the above named court within thirty (30) days after the date of service of this notice. If Adrian Ignacio Escorza Becerril does not file a motion to contest the adoption within thirty (30) days after the service of this notice, the above named Court will hear and determine the petition for adoption. His consent will be irrevocably implied and he will lose his right to contest either the adoption or the validity of his implied consent to the adoption. He will lose his right to establish his paternity of the child under IC 31-14-3.

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on A pril 22, 2010 at 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Sharma Floyd and husband Donald J. Floyd, to Wesley D. Turner, Trustee, on June 23, 2006 at Book Volume 2562, Page 577conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Registers Office. Owner of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-7 The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Tenth (10th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot Number 91 of Davis Hills Subdivision Number One, as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 13, Page 73, in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for the description of the premises herein conveyed. Street Address: 1027 Bonnie View Drive Seymour, TN 37865 Current Owner(s) of Property: Sharma Floyd and husband Donald J. Floyd The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1027 Bonnie View Drive, Seymour, TN 37865, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890 File No. 09-013040 March 27, April 3 & 10, 2010

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Now hiring Zipline Tour Guides. Email foxfiremountain@yahoo.com for info & applications.

Best Western Plaza Inn, Pigeon Forge is hiring for a part time Breakfast Attendant. Apply in person.

Now hiring retail cash. & p.m. server. Apply in person at Cracker Barrel 2285 Parkway P.F. EOE.

Housekeeper Needed $10/hr Full-time Apply Lidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Dollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at traffic light #4 WAREHOUSE & STOCK 10.00 HR LIDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;L DOLLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LIGHT 4 PF Quality Control: Earn up to $100 per day. Evaluate Retail Stores. Training provided. No exp. required. Call 877-696-8561. SALES CLERK 10.00 Hr. Lidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Dollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Light #4, P.F. Taking Applications at All Sauced Up, 646 Parkway, Gatlinburg. MUST be able to work Nights/Weekends/ Holidays. Applicants MUST be Dependable, Food Knowledgeable, Friendly, Fast Learner, SelfStarter and have Follow Through. Applicants need to be able to Lift 50 lbs. and able to walk stairs. Wahoo Ziplines and Sterling Springs Resort are looking for fun, energetic, quick-thinking people to add to our front desk staff! Applicant must be able to multitask, make quick decisions, and have strong guest service skills. F/T and P/T positions. Please come by our office Mon-Fri at 1200 Matthews Hollow Road, Sevierville between 3:00 and 4:00 pm for interviews. Waitress/Bus Boys Red Rooster Pancake House now hiring AM shift. Waitress and Bus apply in person Mon-Fri 8-11am. 237 HEALTHCARE CORECTIONAL LPN needed. Contact 865-659-0487.

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CLARION INN & SUITES Looking for dependable, detailed and customer service oriented personnel. Now accepting applications for the following full time positions: Houseman Room Attendants & Assistant Director of Guests Services Accepting applications 1100 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN.

Days Inn Apple Valley in Severiville hiring for Experienced Front Desk Clerk, Apply in person at 1841 Parkway.

Four Seasons Motor Lodge in Gatlinburg hiring 2nd Shift Desk Clerk. Apply in person.

Hampton Inn Gatlinburg now hiring for full-time second shift supervisor. Must be reliable, customer focused, and self-motivated, with outgoing personality. Hotel experience preferred. Hours are 3p.m. to 11p.m. Great starting pay and benefits. Must be available to work weekends. Please apply in person at 967 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Now hiring Front Desk Clerk. Apply in person at Park Tower Inn, PF.

Part-time Desk Clerk and Housekeeper needed. Apply at Smoky Meadows Lodge, P.F. 865453-4625.

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award winning property in the heart of Pigeon Forge is searching for a Guest Service Rep. w/experience in a fast-paced hotel environment. Candidate must possess a â&#x20AC;&#x153;guest service attitudeâ&#x20AC;?, be neat in appearance and have a professional demeanor. Candidates with prior hotel experience preferred for this nonsmoking property. Please email your resume to: gmepf @shular.com or fax to 865-2934180. You may apply in person at 2440 Parkway in Pigeon Forge, TN. Sorry, no phone calls will be accepted.

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FIVE GUYS Burgers & Fries NOW HIRING fun, outgoing reliable shift leaders & crew w/a passion for service & a high energy level. Competitive wages, flex. hours, incentive pgms., empl. meals, adv. opportunities. Call Gatlinburg Career Ctr. 865-436-5131.

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OPC needed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in sales and marketing, want to earn up to $60,000/year and have an outgoing personality call Wayne at 865809-5082. Retail Sales Clerk. Experience preferred. Must be available nights & weekends. Apply in person at Ranger Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trading Post. 624 Parkway, Gatlinburg

Mature individual needed for Christian-based ministry. Individual must have knowledge and skills in various maintenance areas. If interested, pick up an application at 509 Park Road, Sevierville, TN between 9am3pm MondayThursday.

Mountain Rentals of Gat. is looking for maintenance personnel, Experienced in all areas of cabin maintenance. Must have dependable truck, valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and insurance. Own tools required. Contact Jeff @ 436-9274 ext. 2867. 249 RESERVATIONIST Cobbly Nob is now accepting applications for Front Desk Reservationist. Will work around college schedule. Computer skills necessary Apply in person. 3722 East Parkway, Gatlinburg. No phone calls. Drug Free work place. 250 BARBER/BEAUTY Nail Techs needed for new salon in PF. Guaran. $600 wk. 865-774-3300. Also Hair Stylist.

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

429-2962

500 MERCHANDISE

555 GARAGE & YARD SALES

****Yard Sale***** Saturday Only!!! 8-2. Good clothes, big tv, vehicle cargo carrier, & much more. 3510 Sugar Tree Dr., off Mattox Cemetery Rd., in Wears Valley.

1 Day only Yard Sale 8-4pm house and lawn furn. exercise equip. lots of household items and clothes, too much to mention. 1627 Middle Ct, River Gate Sub.

2 Family Yard Sale Friday-Saturday Clothing, household items and much more. Turn off Newport Hwy to Allen Rd. Follow signs to 2354 Arch Rock Dr.

3 Family Garage Sale at the old Creswellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mkt. on Dolly Parton Parkway. Everything from furniture, toys, baby clothes, kids and adults clothes. Everything priced cheap. April 9, 94; April 10, 9-3; rain or shine.

3 Family Yard Sale, Fri/Sat 8am-till, everything from furn. baby, kid at clothes and toys. 1310 Beechview Dr. in Birchwood Sub.

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Fri & Sat 8am-3pm. Lots of Coke & Pepsi collectibles, jewelry, books, toys, misc. 2929 Oak Top Ct, Swaggerty Hills, Kodak. Huge Garage Sale Newport Hwy, Turn right @ Kenjo Mkt. to Allenridge Est on left. Furniture, boys clothes, adult clothes, household items. Fri 8:003:00 Sat 8:00-2:00 HUGE MOVING SALE Fri/Sat 7am-?. 1006 Columbie Lee, Belle Meadows Sub. Indoor Garage Sale Intersection Sugarfoot Way & McGill St at Sandpike Plaza, Couch & loveseat, household, lots of bargains!! Bake Sale Indoor garage sale: 2 club chairs w/ottomans; 3 gliders w/ ottomans; antique cane-seat rocker; antique cherry rocker; oak end tables; pictures; Christmas items; bric-a-brac. 224 Hemlock Ct., Birchwood Sub. 865-851-4555 Sat 4/10 10am-2pm Junk Hauling: Property clean-outs. Call for free estimates. Sevier Cleanup. 865-441-2059. Neighborhood Garage Sales: Bentwood in Kodak. April 8-11 (Thurs.Sun) 8 to 4. Estate, moving & marketing rep. surplus. Rt. 66 N., L on Rt. 139, L on Hodges Ferry, R on Bent. Follow pink signs.

St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church 345 Hardin Lane. Fri April 9 8am-4pm Sat April 10 8am-? Call 3665351 for more info. Something for everyone. THE BIG ONE! Snappwood Estates, Sevierville. Stuff a bag-$5.00. Thousands of items! Also, collectables, camper top, furniture, tools, organ, name brand clothing & much more! Saturday 7:00am4:00pm

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Sat. April 10, 8a.m.-? Tons of items. Baby clothes, etc. New Center Mini Storage, Newport Hwy. Yard Sale 3 Family Moving Sale Fri/Sat 9am-? Furniture,clothing, Prom dresses and much more. Everything must go. Little Pigeon Estates, Behind McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at Applebarn. Yard Sale Fri/Sat 88pm Alot of good items. 321 Ogle Dr. Pigeon Forge, Yard Sale Sat/Sun Mens/Womens & Kids clothing, household items. 2730 Goose Gap Rd Sev.

New 4pc. Bedroom Group Dresser, mirror, 4 Drawer chest, headboard. $399 Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727

For Sale

A-1 pre-owned dryers, washers, ranges & refrigerators All with warranty. Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727 FOOSBALL TABLE made by Harvard; Wood-like finish on table and legs with wood-like handles; Blue/Gold 'men;' Electronic score keeping; Excellent c o n d i t i o n ; $350obo; LARGE DESK/CREDENZA w/HUTCH; Cherry-like finish; Lots of shelves and cabinets for storage; Pull out keyboard tray; Perfect computer set up for home or office; Desk is 21"deep x 29" high x 59.5" long; Hutch is 12" deep x 41.5" high x 59.5" long; $300 obo TWO COUCHES One caramel colored vinyl; Easy to clean; Pull out sofa sleeper; 8' feet long in good condition; One light beige woven fabric w/accent colors; Wood frame with big pillows; Good condition; Make offer; COFFEE TABLE wood with glass top inserts; Good condition; Make offer; Call Julie at 865-7747740

Yard Sale Multi Family Belle Meadows 857 Katherine Lee, Thur 12pm-5pm Fri/Sat 8am-4pm

Washer/Dryer 27â&#x20AC;? stackable Whirlpool ex-lg, bought new, used 10mths. Retails for $1200. Sell for $550. Call 865684-5678

Yard Sale Saturday 8am. LeConte Landing-take Middle Creek to Ernest McMahan to Pullen Girls clothes 4T-8 yrs, some home items. Yard Sale, 651 Lane Hollow Rd, Fri/Sat 8am-5pm Yard Sale, rain or shine. From Sevierville go Hwy 66 to 139, turn right for 3/4mile, left on Riley Rd follow signs.

601 TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT Near I-40, like new, 3BR/2BA Townhouse. $750/mo. Call Terri Williams o/a 865-556-4111. 605 BUSINESS RENTALS

Saturday Only 7am11am/ 4 Family Yard Sale Baby toys, clothes to incl. baby boy, girl junior, women and men sizes, and boys sizes up to 8. Household items, doors, sewing machine, dressers, mirrors and much more. Behind Ruby Tuesdays in Pigoen Forge. 524 S. Asbury Dr.

Yard Sale: Fri. & Sat., Grandview Est. 343 Ayers Rd., Kodak.

Rottweiler mixed puppies-males-6 mths old 579-5811

Retail shops in The Village shopping center downtown Gatlinburg. 865-4363995 or 803-5950

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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557 MISC. SALES Cambridge Rosepoint glassware. 865366-7132 581 PETS

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590 APPLIANCES Yard Sale at Sevierville Tire & Service Center, 1874 Veterans Blvd. Friday & Saturday.

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Cornerstone Mini Storage. Tools, clothes, furniture, toys, etc. Fri 10-6 Sat 9-4. 3591 Sims Rd, Sevierville. Fri & Sat 4 Family Yard Sale. 256 Proffitt Rd, near GP High School.

Washam And Ward Mowing & Landscaping Any of your maintenance needs inside or out Free Estimates

BIG SALE 1 Day Only Sat 8-4pm 671 Ski Mtn. Road Gatlinburg Community 12 house Garage Sale, Thomas Loop Rd & Thomas Crossroad. Take 411 out to Heritage Propane (New Center are) Follow signs Friday & Sat Starts at 9

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

865-428-9010

E S TAT E / G A R A G E SALE, Pigeon Forge Parkway light #6 take Pine Mt. Rd., left at Rena, right at Cross, left at Myers, 3221 Myers St. Garage in rear. Antq, furn, HH, clothes, glass, bed, fishing, etc. Fri/Sat. 8am - 5pm

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Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund raiser Yard Sale & Crafters. Gold buyer. Fri & Sat 9am4pm. MountainBrook Village, Markhill Dr., Sevierville, TN.

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Team members needed for day or night positions, full or p art-time. Apply in person 8-10 a.m. or 3-5 p.m. at Firehouse Subs, 209 Middle Creek Rd., Sevierville.

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696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

CROSSCREEK 2BR/2BA large garden Trolley access $580.00 865-429-2962

2BR Pigeon Forge. $475 a mth & $475 dep. No Pets. 6541117 or 453-7252

CROSSCREEK TOWNHOME 1BR/1.5BA $495 865-429-4470

3BD/2BA Mobile Home 1st, last and dep required, No pets. $550/mth. Call 865-654-7377

Includes All Utilities. Free Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.

610 DUPLEX FOR RENT

800-359-8913

behind GP High School near trolley stop 2 BR / 1 BA $585/mo.

3BR duplex $700 mth + deposit Call Barbara 865-368-5338

Large clean room near fairgrounds, cable included. $75 wk. 865-453-1259.

Duplex 2BR 2BA Flat Creek Rd. No pets. 453-5337

1Bedroom Apt., w/d, stove, refrig. furn. $475/mo., + dep. 865-436-4107 or 436-7379.

2BR/2BA located in New Center area $500/mo & up $350 damage dep. Call for appt.

428-5157 599-6215

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

RIVERTRACE 2BR/1BA duplex with 1 car garage. Quiet area $665.00 865-429-2962

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

Family Inns West Pigeon Forge 865-453-4905

1 & 2 BR avail. Some Pets OK. $400 UP WATER INCLUDED Murrell Meadows 1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road Walk to lake Reasonable Rates

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Spacious & Quiet! 2 BR / 2 BA Apts. for Rent in Wears Valley From $650/mo. 12 Mo. Lease Pets Allowed (865) 329-7807

Affordable Housing in Gatlinburg Rooms for rent, weekly rates, furn., cable TV.

436-4471 or 621-2941

654-7033

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 MURRELL MEADOWS 2BR/1BA, w/d hkps. Some pets ok! $455.00 865-429-2962. PF near Spur 2BR. Deposit. No pets. $550 per mth. 865453-8496

697 CONDO RENTALS

2BR 2BA 1 level No pets. $600 w/$550 dep.

Furnished All Utilities, Cable and Tax included

$100 per week 865-621-2941

Nice 2BR 2BA with cathedral ceilings, fresh paint, nice yard, near Sevierville. No pets. $575 mo. 1st, last, dep. Call Rebecca 6216615.

2BR 2BA Condo on Kodak. All app. including W/D. $650 a mth. 322-0487

932-2613 Boydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek area.

Apt. for rent $600 mth $600 damage dep.

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850-5700

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomes Call 428-5161

Gatlinburg Beautiful 2BR 2BA Furnished Condo with Fireplace, Overlooks stocked trout stream and has heated pool. Walk to downtown Gatlinburg, includes water, cable, Flat screen TV. Immediate occupancy, Minimum 1 Year lease $875 mth. 865-771-9600 698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

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4BR 3.5BA Over 2,000sq ft. With family room. New Center $1,100. 865-654-0222.

1BD Cabin for rent. No pets. $500/ mo Veterans Blvd. Call 865-607-9411. 1BD House for Rent, Bwteen Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. $550/mth. Call 865-654-7810

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2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs. Call for info 428-3096

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1/1 Cabin, lg. kit., bath w/walk-in shower & jaccuzi tub, FP, privacy. Sev. $595 month. $500 dep. 865-908-9644.

Pigeon Forge. Newer 2BR 2BA, fp, swim pool. No pets. References. Tony 865-414-6611

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

Lg. Home on Lake for lease in Kodak Minutes from 407 4 BR / 4+ BA, Lg. Deck, 2 Fireplaces $2,000/mo.

850-2483 2BR/2BA, $675 + $500 dep. In Allensville. 850-1110 or 6543177.

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3BR/2BA w/garage, + bonus rm in Kodak. $950/mo + dep. 748-2684..

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A Perfect 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. Beautiful 2BR Furn. Log Cabin for residential rent. Located between Gat. & P.F. $750 month. Call Business office:423-246-1500/ day or night House for rent 3BR 2BA 2 miles from PF. Safe, private area. No smoking, no pets. Good refs a must. $800 mth, 1st mth & damage required. 453-2385 In Seymour 2BD central heat/air, dishwasher, $750mth. Call 573-2445 Large new 3BR/2BA. Mtn. Meadows. $995/mo. Jackson Real Estate & Auc. 865-397-4214,5484213 or 256-7973. New Sevierville area, near schools & hospital 2BR 2BA $750 mth. 865963-6146 Small 1BD house, great views and location, appl.washer/dryer hookup, water incl. 1 small pet only. Sev. $550mth/$550.dep Call 865-654-0449 after 5pm or leave message. Wears Valley Awesome views from this 3/3 True log cabin at the foot of the Smokies. Available June 1st. 865908-1314

3BR/3BA, 2 storypriced below appraisal. Must sell. 865-660-2333. Pittman Center 1BD Log Cabin with 5 acres on creek. For Sale by Owner, $329,000. Call 865-556-6739 Seymour 4BD 2.5BA All brick, large fireplace, new appl./ HVAC. All for around $64 per sq ft. 308-3770 or 428-0664 711 CONDOS FOR SALE Riverstone Resort 4BR/4BA condo for sale. Call Mike 865-765-5303. 712 OPEN HOUSE Open House Sat April 10th

2:30-3:45 1119 Saint Ives Sims Vista

3BR/2BA, FP, w/d, lg. screened deck, hot tub, in Gat. 1st, last mo. req. 1 yr. lease. $1200/mo. 864-992-0363 4BR custom built log cabin on a corner lot. Fully furn. $2400 per mth. Will consider lease/purchase 865-573-6859

710 HOMES FOR SALE

1:00- 2:15 506 Doyle St. Windswept

699 HOME RENTALS

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Kodak 2+2 $450 & $475 Very nice. Big yard. No pets. 740-2525

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

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

Greystone Rentals Red Carpet Inn 349 East Parkway Gatlinburg, TN

3BR/2BA Single wide trailer. Located on Pittman Center in Sev. No pets. No smoking. $600/mo. incl, water, 1st & last mo. rent req. 865-366-7045.

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

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GATLINBURG Trolley rt. 1BR, unfurn. No pets. Water inc. 865-621-3015.

699 HOME RENTALS

710 HOMES FOR SALE 1.44 ACRES: 1BR, 2BA + extra rm., bsmt., 2 car garage. $110,000. Kathy 621-0450.

Foreclosure Sale, 3 BD / 2 BA House in Kodak Area Appraised Value $240,000 Selling Price $186,500 Call (865) 436-3565

For more information call Shirley Blair at RE/MAX Prime Properties at 4281828 or 898-8200.

3BR/1.5BA, Boyds Crk App. 1900 SF, 1 ac. $219,000. 225647-7355. House for Sale Great location in the Heart of Pigeon Forge 1400+ sq ft 3BR/2+BA Real wood floors New tile in bathrooms ***$139,000*** Not for rent or lease Call 865-850-6738 LEASE PURCHASE: 3BR custom built, acre corner lot. 2car garage, 14x30 screen porch. $2000/mo. Call 865-607-4792. LeConte Landing, 3BR 2BA, Brick, Sale, Lease, may trade smaller home. 865414-0117. New home for sale. Landmark Point Sub. 1511 Landmark Blvd, lot 50 (look at ForSaleByOwner.c om). 276-669-2088 or 865-803-9441 Pigeon Forge 2349 Scenic Loop Rd, 1 level, 3 or 4BR, 2BA. $149,500 Call 865-573-2690

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

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2000 Doublewide 3/2 $19,900, $1,000 down, $385.25 for 60 months. 2001 Single 2/2 w/FP and appliances. $13,500. $1,000 down $266.72 for 60 months. 865-933-8185 831 MOBILE HOME PARK LOTS

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Indian Camp Creek Open House, Sat. 11-3 & Sun 1-5, 1526 Park Ln, Sevierville, $124,900. 783 Harvest Meadows Kodak $159,900, 234 Ironwood Dr. Kodak $169,900, 312 Birchwood Ln. Sevierville, $179,900. Call Terri Williams at ReMax Prime Property for more info or directions. 556-4111 or 4281828 ext. 3. 718 LAND FOR SALE

2.80 Acres: 2BR/1BA brick/vinyl home. Bsmt., 2 car garage. $136,900. Kathy 621-0450.

829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

Must Sell. 6.71 acres paved road frontage. Sevier County Tax Appraisal $67,500 Sell for $50,000. 865-4289993 912-2886470 865-2067100

Monthly or Yearly Utilities & wiďŹ Bathhouse & Laundromat Near the Park 850-2487 837 CAMPER SALES 2006 Keystone Zepplin II, Self-contained Sleeps 8. $12,000. 865-680-9272. 838 CAMPER RENTALS

Camper lots for rent on Price Way. Prices start at $250 mth. May have pets. 865-654-8702

Camper sites for Rent Full hookups, 3mth/6mth or yearly. $275. a mth. Call 865-429-1685 or 865-573-9658

720 LAKE & RESORT PROPERTY Campsites near Douglas Lake. All hookups. $275 mth 382-7781 or 9335894. 722 BUSINESS BUILDINGS FSBO 20x60 building Former grill & arcade. All equipment incl. Jones Cove 428-0290 Storage Building For Sale,Rent or lease. 3000 sq ft. Low rent. Call for details. 680-5764

943 AUTOMOBILE SALES 06 Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged, loaded.black. New tires $10,350obo Must Sell! Call 556-6580 945 TRUCK SALES

1965 Chevy Pickup Excellent shape Set up to vend produce. Has that certain look. V8 auto. $5500 865-7194605

99 Dodge Ram $1500 as is. Call 9083605. 829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

16x80 above average. 3BR/2BA. On lot in Sev. $26,000. Call 865-898-6565.

949 AUTOS & TRUCKS WANTED

Turn your junk cars & trucks into cash. 908-6207