Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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Arrest made in Miller murder

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Neighbors remember a sweet, quiet woman

By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer

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Steven Eugene Weaver didn’t make it a day on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted List.

A Sevier County detective and TBI agent arrested Weaver on Tuesday

in North Knoxville.

Helping in the arrest were officers from the Knoxville P o l i c e Weaver Departm e n t .

Weaver was taken into custody without incident.

The Sevier County

Sheriff’s Office has charged Weaver with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 76-year-old Mary Jo Miller at her home on Day Drive. Miller’s body was found Monday; TBI then added Weaver to the most wanted list.

The murder shocked the quiet, rural neighborhood where Miller lived on a dead-end road.

“I was just blown

away,” said Kay Williams.

“Our biggest problem we’d had here was a goat coming down and eating our hydrangea.”

Williams was out of state, visiting her daughter for Mother’s Day, when the murder occurred, but she said she’d known Miller since moving to the neighborhood.

“Mary Jo was just a very sweet lady,” she

said. “I didn’t see her that often, but we’d trade flower stories when we did (see each other),” she said.

When she first moved to the area, Miller was taking care of her mother. Miller had also been battling cancer, but had maintained her independence, friends and neighbors say.

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Tennessee Smokies catcher Steve Clevenger (38) applies a tag to Carolina Mudcats center fielder Dave Sappelt for the first out Tuesday in the top of the seventh inning. Sappelt was gunned down on a fielder’s choice grounder to Smokies second baseman Tony Thomas to save a Carolina run from being scored.

Tennessee won 4-3 in front of an afternoon crowd of 7,232 fans.

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save money, including cutting off the lights in the Teaster Lane parking facility, terminating the city’s contract with events center planner Mike Wilds and bidding all the contracts the city lets.

In response, fellow commissioners pointed out leaving the parking lot in the dark could subject the city to a lawsuit if someone were to become the victim of a crime there, terminating Wilds’ contract would not get the city out of its obligation to pay Wilds and not all city projects can be bid. The state does not require cities to bid work

PIGEON FORGE — City officials took a step Monday that represents what might well be the dream of everyone in government: Something better for cheaper.

Among the three items the City Commission voted on that evening is a new phone system for City Hall that will use a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) system, rather than the standard phone line.

According to the city’s Information Technology Director Rob Ogle, the move would put the city using new technology that offers more services and better sound quality than the standard system it’s on now.

“It’s got the voicemail and the call waiting and the caller ID,” Ogle explained to the group during a recent work session. “Plus, it’s all new equipment and a new system. The one we’re using now is several years old and a lot of it needs replacing, anyway.”

On top of all that, there’s a considerable savings. While the total charges for the current phone system add up to $3,410, the new one will ring up a bill of only $883 for the services. Even with the cost of leasing the equipment, which comes out to about $1,632 per month, the deal still saves the city $895 monthly.

City officials are pleased with the potential savings, though one wondered if an even better deal could be found. Commissioner Randal Robinson pointed out the five-year lease will cost the city extra money over just buying the equipment outright.

City Recorder Dennis Clabo did the math in Monday’s meeting and determined Robinson was right to the tune of $16,316, though that was less than Robinson believed could be saved.

However, after the five years of payments the city will have the option to buy the equipment at a cost of just $1, Ogle said. Add to that the fact that the outright purchase price would mean an immediate expense of $181,000, which the city doesn’t have, and the group agreed unanimously the lease is the way to go.

“It’s still a monthly savings,” Robinson pointed out.

“It sounds reasonable for that type

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Obituaries Johnnie Ballard, 94 Judith Muelleman, 67 Mary Miller, 76 Elder Whaley, 95 Karel Bartstra, 97 Clyde Manis, 64 Fred Davis, 87 DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . . . . . A1-6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . A8-9 Classifieds . . . . . . A10-12 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . A14 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A14

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The recent postal carriers food drive generated more than 11 tons of food and $350 to benefit Sevier County Food Ministries and CROSS in Seymour. Last year the drive collected just under nine tons. At 20 cents a pound, the $350 will buy 1,750 pounds from Second Harvest. Anybody who wants to contribute can always take or mail a check to Sevier County Food Ministries. Dakota Breeden and other members of Boy Scout Troop 110 assisted in sorting supplies at the food ministries.

Pigeon Forge leaders wrestle with ways to shore up $2.7M shortfall

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — Pigeon Forge officials are looking at dipping into the city’s rainyday fund potentially to the tune of about $2.7 million to shore up a shortfall in the budget for the coming year.

City administration staffers have worked to whittle the numbers down and department heads were told to keep their requests on level with last year with the one exception of adding costs for new uniforms back in after they were shut out last year. Still, the proposed budget remains above the projected revenue figure, leaving officials struggling in a pair of work sessions to figure out how they’ll make up the difference.

The most recent of those meetings was last week, when the City Commission wrestled for about five hours with the numbers, even going through each department’s request with its manager. The result was four members being convinced

as much as could be cut had been, with another pushing the city to possibly give up a pair of grants for its greenway project that obligate it to spend about $180,000 to match state and federal contributions of more than $930,000.

The discussions were rambling, taking the group through everything from wastewater projects to drug seizure money.

The long and short of it is projected revenues fall at almost $38.9 million, while expenses are currently set to hit $41.6 million. City leaders called those figures “conservative,” pointing out the dollars going out have stayed virtually level from last year, with no capital projects included in the proposal.

Commissioner Randal Robinson — who has butted heads with, accused and questioned city staffers throughout his now year-long tenure — has made it clear he’s not convinced everything is being done to cut costs. He made a number of suggestions during last week’s suggestion for how the city could

“That’s commonly called a rainyday fund.

To me, these last few years have been about as rainy as it can get.”

— Pigeon Forge Mayor Keith Whaley

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Dolly earns induction into Country Gospel Hall of Fame

Huckabee visits Pigeon Forge

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Mike Huckabee, left, Fox News Channel personality and 2008 presidential candidate, is pictured with David Fee, CEO of Fee Hedrick Family Entertainment Group LLC of Pigeon Forge. Huckabee was at the Black Bear Jamboree Theater recently making a speech to a private party of 500 guests, hosted by Fee and Jim Hedrick.

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thursday, may 13 Hot Meals

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Women’s Bible Study

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

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Blood Drive

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United Methodist Church 7 p.m. today and Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday, with Ralph Alley of Fries, Va.

Choral Society Concert

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Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission meeting 1:30 p.m., Twin Creeks Pavilion off Airport Road in Gatlinburg. 5945442.

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with her on several of these songs, and also recorded a gospel TV special with Richmond in the late 1990s. “I’m deeply honored,�

Parton said at the ceremony. She said she gets “a feeling from singing gospel songs that I never get from singing anything else.�

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PIGEON FORGE — Just as Dolly Parton is observing the 25th anniversary of Dollywood, the Country Gospel Music Association of Branson, Mo., has inducted her into the Country Gospel Hall Of Fame.

The ceremony took place at Dollywood.

Singer Donny Richmond made the presentation.

Richmond was commissioned to handle the induction, being an winner from CGMA, and having received the Living Legend Award in 2007 for his No. 1 songs.

Richmond is a Sevier County resident and currently serves as music minister of Henderson Chapel Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge.

Parton was recognized for her many gospel compositions and recordings. ItShe began writing songs as a child, even before her

formal education began.

She was inspired by her mother and her experiences in church services and revivals.

Also acknowledged was her fiddle-playing grandfather, who wrote the Kitty Wells favorite, “Singing His Praise.�

Richmond’s acknowledged the inclusion of gospel music at Dollywood, since its inception. Also cited was Parton’s current gospel release; “Letter to Heaven: Songs of Faith And Inspiration,� a compilation of the songs released over her career.

Her aunt Dorothy Jo Owens was co-writer

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Downtown streets temporarily closing for Bloomin’ Fest

Chamber, SmartBank team to clean the Spur Submitted Report GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation is helping to keep the Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge clean and litter-free through its Adopt-A-Spur efforts.

Due to the construction and repaving on the Spur throughout 2008, this program was halted, but was resumed through the Gatlinburg Goes Green program in 2009. Chamber member businesses are sending volunteers to help Chamber staff to pick up litter monthly along the Spur.

“We are so excited that our business community has stepped up to the plate to help us reinstitute such an important program. It is through this program that we are able to see tangible results to our concerns for the National Park and its well being,” said Chamber Executive Director Vicki Simms.

In May, SmartBank staffers Erin Strance and Gus Floodquist joined Chamber staff to clean the portion of the Spur from the Welcome Center to the beginning of town. In June, staffers at Oak Leaf at Gatlinburg Chateau will again volunteer.

The Gatlinburg Goes Green program is in its third year. In 2009, the Chamber reached its goal of hav-

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Chamber staff member Jim Matuszak, left, is joined by SmartBank’s Gus Floodquist and Erin Strance to spend the morning picking up litter on part of the Spur.

ing 75 percent of its membership enrolled, and the program now four Gold Level Members: SmartBank, NOC’s Great Outpost, Blalock Ready Mix and Rothe Green Architecture and Planning. So far, more than 300 have joined the free self-evaluation program to learn how they can improve their practices to lessen any negative impact on the environment, and also how to save money by taking green steps.

For more information, visit GatlinburgGoesGreen. com, contact Erin Moran at 436-4178, or e-mail to erin@gatlinburg.com.

Attempted second-degree murder charged Man allegedly attacks ex-wife’s boyfriend

By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer GATLINBURG — A local man is facing a charge of attempted second-degree murder after he allegedly used a piece of steel rebar to attack a man with his ex-wife.

Randy Lee Howard, 39, of 4302 Bluebird Lane, also faces a charge of violation of a valid court order

because his ex-wife, Molly Howard, had a restraining order against him.

Randy Howard allegedly attacked Samuel Weiss at his home on Cee Cee Way as Weiss left his home with Molly Howard.

Weiss said Randy Howard ran up to his porch as they departed and swung the rebar at him, striking his hand and breaking a finger.

Weiss fled toward his neighbor’s home as Molly Howard called 911, and

Randy Howard fled the scene.

A Sevier County Sheriff’s deputy responded to the scene and escorted Molly Howard and Weiss to a hospital. Officers first charged Randy Howard with aggravated assault, according to the report, but a Sevier County magistrate increased the charge to attempted second-degree

murder.

Weiss told deputies Randy Howard had later called Molly Howard’s cell phone and threatened to kill him.

Randy Howard was later arrested, and is now being held at the Sevier County Jail in lieu of $35,000 bond. n jfarrell@themountainpress.

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He was being held. u Bridgett Renea Click, 28, of 825 Sunflower Road in Sevierville, was charged May 10 with forgery. She was released. u Matthew Thane Cooper, 1224 Jayell road in Sevierville, was charged May 10 with contempt of court. He was released. u Diana Colleen Dresser, 24, of 201 Mullinax Lane in Sevierville, was charged May 10 with violation of probation. She was released on $3,500 bond. u Roy Nathan Hays, 18, of 1432 Koroy Blvd. in Sevierville, was charged May 10 with domestic violence assault. He was released. u Randy Lee Howard, 39, of 4302 Bluebird Lane in Gatlinburg, was charged May 11 with attempted second-degree murder and violation of a valid court order. He was being held in lieu of $35,000 bond. u Aaron Graham MacDonald, 28, of Knoxville, was charged May 10 with violation of probation. He was released. u Daniel Robert McCarron, 44, of 114 Mountain View Drive in Sevierville, was charged May 10 with possession of

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SEVIERVILLE — The annual Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass event will take place downtown on Friday and Saturday. Several streets must be temporarily closed, and the courthouse will close early on Friday.

The following streets and parking areas will close at 7 p.m. Thursday: n Bruce Street, from Parkway to Court Avenue n The city parking lot on Bruce Street n Bruce Street, from Court Avenue to the courthouse annex n Court Avenue, from Sevier County Bank to Joy Street (vehicles exiting the sheriff’s office must turn right onto Court Avenue). n Commerce Street will close at 1 p.m. Friday.

All non-event vehicles must be out of the event area by 1:30 p.m. Friday.

The courthouse will close at 1 p.m. Friday.

All streets and parking areas will reopen Sunday at 11 a.m.

Although the streets are closing, many downtown businesses will remain open.

Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass will host 55 barbecue cook teams from across the United States, more than 60 certified Kansas City Barbeque Society judges, a variety of food vendors, 50 artists and crafters, bluegrass entertainment, a children’s area and the sixth annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition.

Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass opens on Friday from 5-10 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Parking is available throughout the downtown area, as well as First Baptist Church. Handicapped parking is available on Court Avenue.

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obituaries In Memoriam

Johnnie M. Ballard

Johnnie M. Ballard, age 94 of Sevierville, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010. She was a member of Valley Grove Baptist Church, retired teacher/ principal of Seymour Primary School, after 40 years of service to the children of Seymour; recently inducted into Sevier County Education Hall of Fame. She was preceded in death by her parents William Edgar “Doc� and Betty Clark Ballard, and brother Ermal Ballard.

Survivors include her sister, Buena Brewer; numerous nieces and nephews. Special thanks to loyal neighbors Helen and Mayford Kerr.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Johnnie M. Ballard Scholarship Fund, c/o Seymour High School, 732 Boyd’s Creek Highway, Seymour, TN 37865.

Funeral service 7 p.m. Thursday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. W. A. Galyon officiating. Interment 11 a.m. Friday in Highland South Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m.

Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Elder Zenith D. Whaley Elder Zenith D. Whaley, 95 of Pittman Center, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at his home.

Zenith was born and raised in the Greenbrier area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. He enjoyed taking people to the park and teaching them about their ancestry. His last visit to the national park was for the park’s 75th Anniversary celebration. Zenith had pastored Big Greenbrier Primitive Baptist Church, Big Pigeon Primitive Baptist Church and Laurel Springs Primitive Baptist Church.

Survivors: wife of 74 years, Maude Whaley; sons and daughters-in-law Sammy and Mary Whaley, Roy and Brenda Whaley; daughters and sons-inlaw Carolyn King, Blanche and Lonnie Hartsell, Janie and Robert Edwards; eight grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; several step grandchildren, great-grandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law Earl and Joannie Whaley; sisters Leona Rayfield and Etta Rauhuff; several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Friends of the Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764.

Family and friends will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home for procession to Walnut Grove Cemetery for an 11 a.m. graveside service and interment. The Rev. Melvin Carr, Maurice Shults and Reece Maggard will be officiating. Pallbearers will be Earl Hartsell, Steve Whaley, Chad Russell, Trevor Hartsell, Josh Carico, Adam Merritt, Benton Tinker and Andrew Daust. The family received friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Fred P. Davis Fred P. Davis, 87 of Seymour, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Mercy Hospice in Halls. He was a lifelong member of Knob Creek Baptist Church.

He was employed at Standard Knitting Mill for 20 years, and the University of Tennessee

carpentry shop for 20 years.

Survivors: wife of 68 years, Dorothy Virginia Jones Davis; sons, Gary H. Davis and R. Gale Davis and wife Beth; grandchildren, Jeffrey Joseph Davis, Kevin William Davis and wife Kho Wong, April Guerin Sillinger, and Christopher Guerin; two greatgrandchildren; sister, Ruth A. Davis Hood and husband Uluse; sister-in-law, Hazel Carr Davis.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Knob Creek Cemetery Fund, 1460 Tittsworth Road, Seymour, TN 37865.

Funeral service 2 p.m.

Wednesday in Atchley ’s Seymour Chapel with the Rev. W. A. Galyon officiating. Interment will follow in Knob Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN (577-2807)

Mary Jo Miller, age 76 of Strawberry Plains, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 8, 2010.

She was preceded in death by her daughter Terri Cooper, parents William and Blanche Ogle Wilkins, and sister Judy McDaniel.

Survivors include her brother and sister-in-law, William “Brudgie� and Judith Wilkins of Port Orange, Florida; grandchildren, Michael Cooper and wife Jennifer of Knoxville, Joe Cooper and wife Lori of Knoxville; uncle and aunts, Wib and Perna Ogle of Gatlinburg, Margaret Mantooth of Sevierville; nieces, Tammy McDaniel of Knoxville, Darla Miller and husband Michael of Knoxville.

Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Friday in Laurel Grove Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m.

Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

Judith Ann Haemker Muelleman, age 67 of Kodak, Tennessee, passed away Monday, May 10, 2010.

Judith was born and raised in Palatine, Illinois, and moved to Sevier County in 1996.

She was a very giving and loving person who enjoyed entertaining guests with her latest gourmet meal. She was respected by the employees at Smoky Mountain Knife Works from which she retired in 2008 as a manager.

Judith was a member of (AA) Alcoholics Anonymous and was proud to have 24 years of sobriety. She was also a member of the United Lutheran Church in Palatine, Illinois, where she was baptized.

Ms. Muelleman was preceded in death by her parents Daniel and Ruth Haemker and sisters Joann Haemker and Janet Broderick.

Survivors include son Norman Muelleman and wife Lisa; lifelong friend Roberta Lessner; granddaughter Emily Kleier; sister Jacquelyn Broderick; brother Robert Haemker; numerous friends and extended family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 381051942.

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Karel Louis Bartstra Karel Louis Bartstra, 97 of Gatlinburg, died Monday, May 3, 2010, peacefully in his home. He was born in Vlissingen, Netherlands on May 18, 1912.

He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers on numerous construction projects around the world and the Commonwealth of Virginia Dept. of Highways and Transportation from which he retired in 1977.

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Clyde Manis, 64 of Sevierville, died Sunday, May 9, 2010.

Survivors: brothers: Freeman Manis, Hubert Manis and wife Janie; sister, Geneva Myers and husband Blaine; two nephews; five nieces; several great-nieces and nephews Funeral service was held Tuesday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Dan King officiating.

Family and friends will meet 10 a.m. Wednesday in Middle Creek Cemetery for graveside service and interment.

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KNOXVILLE (AP) — The last of five trials in the kidnapping, rape and slaying of a young Knoxville couple is headed for the jury.

Vanessa Coleman is being tried on charges including murder in the January 2007 killings of 21-yearold University of Tennessee student Channon Christian and her 23-yearold boyfriend Christopher Newsom.

Coleman is from Lebanon, Ky.

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for things considered “professional services,� a category that includes any kind of highly specialized work that can only be performed well by one or a few firms. That’s because, officials say, you can’t always be sure you’re getting the best service from the cheapest bidder.

Still, Robinson pushed the issue. “I think there’s a lot more we could cut,� he said.

Robinson pointed to ongoing projects throughout the city, from the planned trolley center, for which the city is not committing funds for the engineering phase, to the events center, which the city is required by the state to build and for which only planning money is currently allocated. “I’m just not sure we can afford the direction we’re going,� he said.

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Neighbors said they believed Weaver knew Miller through her daughter, Terri Cooper, who had recently died. He had acted as a handyman for the woman, helping in her garden and around her home, the neighbors said. “Even if we’d seen his vehicle there, we wouldn’t have

The defense rested at midday Tuesday after testimony from Coleman’s mother and father. Coleman, 22, did not take the witness stand in her own defense. Prosecutors wrapped up their case Monday. While Coleman denies taking a direct role in killing Christian and Newsom, prosecutors argued she is criminally responsible.

Coleman’s attorney Ted Lavit told jurors in his opening statement last

week that his client was also a victim: kidnapped at gunpoint and made to stay in the rental house where the crimes occurred.

Prosecutors contended that Christian and Newsom were carjacked because the defendants wanted her sport utility vehicle. The victims were blindfolded and taken to a small rental house in Knoxville where both were tortured and raped.

of the talks, Robinson seemed to grasp for any victory and settled on questioning the grants, He suggested the city would be better off if it didn’t have to provide the matching portion of those awards this year, pointing out that could lower the projected shortfall to about $2.52 million. “Is this something we have to do in a certain amount of time?�

Robinson asked.

The short answer to that is yes and no, it turns out. The state notified the city eight or nine years ago of the grants and they have been deferred as other parts of the project have been completed and the economic crisis hit. That has left the city with one of the longest standing grant awards in the state and thrown the it into jeopardy of losing the money in a year in which state officials are looking to pull back all the funds they can to meet their own projected $1 billion to $1.5 billion shortfall. “We’ve been notified by the state that if we don’t get going, probably they’re going to pull

those grants sometime this year,� City Manager Earlene Teaster said.

The move could mean more than the city losing almost a million dollars; it could also cast a dim light on any future efforts to get grants for Pigeon Forge, Parks and Recreation Department Director John Wilbanks warned. “If we let this expire, it will put us at the end of the line with TDOT for future grants,� he said.

In the end, city administrators were directed to work on filling the gap with money from the fund balance, an account that holds extra money from previous budget years set aside as an emergency well. No specific direction was given on the grants.

The move could throw the city’s bond rating, which was recently upgraded by Moody’s to Aa3, into question as part of that ranking is based on how much is in the fund balance account. Still, city leaders said they see no other way around

the withdrawal. “That’s commonly called a rainyday fund,� Mayor Keith Whaley said. “To me, these last few years have been about as rainy as it can get.�

The group also agreed they must soon look at new revenue sources, including the creation of new taxes or raising of existing ones. They were presented with a letter from the city’s Tourism Advisory Board supporting the creation of a restaurant tax, which Gatlinburg has but Pigeon Forge and Sevierville do not.

Whatever happens, it seems a safe bet to assume the property tax rate won’t soon be going up. The figure, which was last changed in 1996 when it was lowered a few cents, is the lowest in the county but it would take a major increase to see any significant benefit, City Recorder Dennis Clabo said. At current, a one-cent increase is equal to about an extra $64,000 into the city’s coffers.

thought too much about it,� said Joan Qualls, who lives on the same street.

Ray and Joan Qualls would take Miller cucumbers and tomatoes, especially after she decided to stop growing her own garden.

Despite giving up gardening, Miller still took care of most of her errands. “She was a very independent lady,� Ray Qualls said. “She didn’t bother any-

body.�

Her grandchildren would check on her occasionally, Joan Qualls noted, and apparently one of them first found her body at the home Friday after coming to check on her when she didn’t answer her phone.

The neighbors said they heard Miller had been shot in the head.

They just don’t understand why anyone, much

less a person who knew their neighbor, would have done that to her. “It’s just senseless,� Ray Qualls said.

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I-40 on-ramp to be closed

The Interstate 40 onramp from Highway 66 northbound will be closed beginning this evening and reopened Thursday afternoon. During the closure, northbound Highway 66 traffic wanting to access I-40 west will be rerouted to the 66 southbound onramp.

The work is scheduled begin at approximately 7 p.m. today and conclude at approximately 3 p.m.

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Webb, Ogle to be recognized

The Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival’s special “Night With The Artist Party” on Friday at Mills Auditorium costs $50, which is returned in the form of a money voucher redeemable at any artist’s booth over the weekend.

This year’s winner of the GFAF 2010 Achievement Award is G. Webb, a Gatlinburg watercolorists.

The GFAF also will hono Jean Ogle, a patron of the arts.

The party serves as a major fundraiser for Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, the Sevier County Arts Council and the Gatlinburg Boys & Girls Club. n

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Commodity food to be distributed

USDA commodity food will be distributed by Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority May 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closed noon to 1) at the fairgrounds.

Proof of household income for the past 13 weeks must be presented.

If there is no income, a statement of support must be obtained at the neighborhood center on Old Knoxville Highway.

A permission slip is needed when picking up food for someone else.

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Money appropriated for flood victims NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen will find money to help Tennessee flood victims by using the state’s cash reserves if necessary, the state’s top fiscal officer said Tuesday.

State Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz presented a summary of Bredesen’s budget proposal to the Senate Finance Committee.

He said about $17 million has been identified that can be pulled from different types of funds for emergency use.

Goetz said it’s not yet

known what impact the recent historic flooding in west and middle Tennessee will ultimately have on state spending, but he said state officials are prepared to dip into the rainy day fund if more money is needed.

He acknowledged Tennessee has had to siphon another $100 million from the reserves over what was recommended in January because of revenue loss in the current year. But he said about $330 million should remain in

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the rainy day fund at the end of the next fiscal year, and another $170 million is expected in TennCare reserves.

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has estimated at least $1.5 billion in flood damages to the city alone.

“We’re still trying to understand the depth and the nature of the damage,” Goetz told reporters outside the committee.

Committee members expected to finally get a peek later Tuesday at a Republican proposal

that would eliminate $113 million in onetime bonuses for state employees and teachers as part of a plan to close Tennessee’s budget gap.

Republicans were drafting an alternative to Bredesen’s proposal to raise $85 million by lifting a sales tax cap on bigticket items. The overall projected shortfall for the upcoming budget year is about $150 million beyond what the Democratic governor addressed in his original spending plan.

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Taffer to complete for rodeo honors

Sevier County High School senior Cody Taffer and his horse Star have qualified to compete for the state title in steer wrestling in Perry, Ga., over Memorial Day weekend.

The top 20 are invited to the state finials. Taffer has also qualified for the national high school finials in Wyoming in July. He is ranked second in Georgia.

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County committee meeting postponed The Sevier County Intergovernmental Committee meeting for Thursday at 5 p.m. has been postponed.

The meeting now will be held May 24 at noon at Damon’s in Sevierville. n

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Gatlinburg-Pittman senior basketball player Alex Hinton signed to play hoops for the Mountaineers of Berea College next season on a full-ride scholarship. G-P Coach Raul Placeres said he is leaps and bounds from where he was as a sophomore. At that time he was tall, but he was goofy and weak. “He has put hard work into his game.

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Thought for today:

“Dissent is not sacred; the right of dissent is.”

— Thurman Arnold, American lawyer (18911969).

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

—United States Constitution, Amendment One

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commentary

Obey’s been consummate legislator Forty-one years ago, last month, as a 30-year-old state legislator, he won a special election in the northern Wisconsin congressional district that had never before in the 20th century sent a Democrat to Washington.

One Wisconsin Republican strategist observed prophetically right after Dave Obey (OH-bee) was declared the upset winner, “He will be strong as horseradish.” So strong indeed that he has won 21 consecutive House elections.

But he has not been a habitual guest on cable’s political talk shows. And he was never a regular on the D.C. social circuit. You will not find him mentioned in the gossip columns.

Instead, Dave Obey is that rare and valued elected official who says what he means and who means what he says — without trimming and without truckling.

This means that he and his public achievements are widely unknown to millions of working Americans whom his efforts have touched and whose burdens he has lightened and whose lives he has fought to make more fair.

Of House Appropriations Committee Chairman Obey, it can accurately be said that he changed Washington more than Washington changed him.

Do you want to know how exceptional he has been? Then please name just one other American politician who has had the candor and the courage to give the same speech on the combustibly contentious Middle East to both the National Jewish Community Relations Council and to the Arab-American AntiDiscrimination League.

David Obey, then-chairman of the appropriations panel in charge of foreign aid, did just that. Daring to criticize to a Jewish audience the policy of the Likud government in Israel, Obey explained, “An honest public servant must tell people not what they want to hear, but the truth.”

After his surprise announcement that he would not seek another term in November, Obey spoke with me: “Public service was the only thing I ever wanted to do. ... You look around, and you see how society is wired. It’s wired to the advantage of the privileged. Public service is the only way to correct it. ... For all my public life, I have stood up for the underdog. There are lots of lobbyists in this town who can stand up for the privileged folks ... I’m proud I stood up for working-class people.”

To him, every federal budget is a statement of values, ultimately a moral document.

He is most proud of the fight he and fellow Democratic Reps. Henry Reuss of Wisconsin and Morris Udall of Arizona led, over the opposition of both parties’ leadership, against Ronald Reagan’s budgets, of the winning battle he and Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., waged that led to “the biggest expansion of veterans’ benefits since the original GI bill” and to last year’s economic stimulus package “that everybody loves to hate” and which Obey helped write. He adds, “It’s the unpopular things you do that matter.”

At 71, he is still a Young Turk, energetic and impatient with delay or defeat. As Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., noted and Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., agreed, “Dave Obey has lost nothing at all off his fastball.” Former Democratic House leader Dick Gephardt says simply: “He knew who he was, what he believed and why he was in Congress.

I hate to think of the Congress without Dave Obey.”

He has been the consummate legislator, intelligent, harder-working, and more determined and skillful than his colleagues. But he has lived by the standard of a political hero, Hubert Humphrey, who believed “the moral test of government” is how it “treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children, those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly, and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.”

— Mark Shields is a veteran political campaign manager and frequent television talk show commentator. Column distributed by Creators Syndicate. (C)2009 Mark Shields.

Editorial

The jury has spoken Regardless of what you think, Dr. Carter is innocent in the eyes of the law Our court system is supposed to be the best in the world, a model for other countries wishing to ensure fairness and evenhanded administration of the laws. That doesn’t stop people from forming opinions about the guilt or innocence of suspects, of course. However, the fact remains, when a trial is held and a verdict reached, a suspect found innocent is an innocent person, no matter what others may think about it.

Dr. Rodney Carter was found innocent last Friday on all counts of having improper sexual contact with patients. The verdict from the jury came after three days of testimony.

Only the jury got to decide actual guilty or innocence; not the public, not his patients, not the people who

post comments on our Web site.

Opinions abound about whether Dr. Carter is guilty of what he was charged with, but none of that matters. He is an innocent man.

If only it were that easy. There is no office, no agency, no government official he can visit to get his name back, to recover from what has been a nightmarish year that began with the charges and did not end with the verdict. He remains a doctor without a license to practice, something to which he and his attorney, Bryan Delius, will now direct their attention.

Regaining his license is not a slamdunk. The medical board doesn’t play by the same rules as a courtroom jury. It has more latitude in deciding who gets to practice medicine in this

state. The medical board can consider the totality of Dr. Carter’s career, not just the specific charges the jury faced.

In the meantime, there is no shortage of opinions about Dr. Carter and whether he did what he was charged with. It doesn’t seem to matter what the trial was like, what the witnesses said, what the jury determined. This surely comes as no surprise to Carter and his family.

If we are to have faith in our judicial system, we must accept the actions of the jury. Both sides had a chance to present their case. The alleged victims testified. The jury heard it all and reached its verdict in about three hours. Justice was served, and it’s time to move on.

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Public forum Supporters of ministry thanked for their efforts

So I would like to take this opportunity to work and caring shown by these individuals thank all the businesses, shows, attractions ensure that SCHS is the kind of school that and lodging facilities in Sevier County for brings pride to its community. their benevolence toward this cause. God Stephanie Huskey Editor: bless you all.

Assistant Principal Thank You Sevier County.

Dave Merrill Sevier County High I love this place and I love its people. While

By His Hand Ministries wintering in here for the last few months, as a Clarksburg, W.Va. Wears Valley department says representative of a small helps ministry organization located in West Virginia, I have been thanks to supporters of event involved in putting together mini-vacation Sevier County High School packages for this area to be given away at a Editor: two-day gospel music fundraiser being held honors staffers for service On behalf of the firefighters and board in West Virginia to benefit another very wor- Editor: members of the Wears Valley Volunteer Fire thy ministry located there.

The administration, faculty, staff and stu- Department, I would like to express our sinThis particular ministry reaches out dents at Sevier County High School would cere thanks to all who attended our supper those in need with food, clothing, medilike to express much appreciation to our and auction this past April 30. cine, housing assistance and home repair school principal, Toby Ward, in honor of Thanks to all the candidates who gave and maintenance for the elderly, disadvan- National Principals Day; and to our teach- their generous support, and to those who taged and disabled. And as we all know, ers in honor of National Teacher Day and prepared and served the supper, those who the present state of the economy has had a National Teacher Appreciation Week. made and brought desserts, those merchants negative effect on many lives in many parts In addition, we want to acknowledge and neighbors who donated auction items, of the country, but in West Virginia, there school nurses Lisa Turner and Sue Whiton on to Thompson and Carr for their time and are many severe poverty pockets, the resi- National School Nurse Day and honor them talents as auctioneers, and all who came and dents of whom, live in adverse conditions during National Nurses Week. gave a terrific morale boost to the firefighters. even in during the best of times elsewhere.

Last, but not least, we want to express Thanks to all.

The hope is that these mini-vacation pack- our gratitude to our school resource offiBruce Wheeler ages will draw in people to this event, cers Shane Burgess and Robert Lister during Secretary which hopefully, will enjoy the day and National Police Week. The dedication, hard Wears Valley VFD perhaps donate as they see fit.

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PREP BASEBALL

Bears slug past East, earn shot at 2-AAA crown Championship game is set for tonight at 6 p.m. at Sevier County

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County bats caught fire Tuesday night, sparking the Smoky Bears to an 11-8 victory over Morristown East and a date with destiny in the District 2-AAA finals tonight.

A five-run third inning, bolstered by four-straight RBI-singles, and a pair of two-run homers from Zach Flynn and Kyle Pope secured the Bears spot in the finals.

“Every one you play from here on out, they get bigger every time you play,” SCHS coach Lance Traywick said.

“We’ve earned the right to play on this stage and in these big games, I couldn’t

be prouder of these young men. This is five years in the making, we’ve brought our lunch pails and come to work everyday, and this is what happens when you dream big, work hard and believe in the process.”

Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the second, Pope, the Bears’ sophomore catcher, hit his fourth homer of the year to right-center to get the Purple back into the game.

Back down by a run in the third, Michael Farragut and Flynn set the table with a pair of singles. Charlie Fields, Dillon Cate, Pope and Charlie Gavaghan then connected on four-straight RBIsingles, and Fields scored another run on a wild pitch, pushing the Bears up 7-3.

“We could have lost our poise early when we fell behind, but the guys kept battling,” Traywick said.

An inning later Flynn hit Jason Davis/The Mountain Press his 13th dinger of the season, this one a two-run laser shot Sevier County pinch runner Josh White slides in just past the Morristown East tag to score on a Charlie Gavaghan single in the third inning. The run gave SCHS a 7-3 lead. They would go on to See BEARS, Page A9 win 11-8 over the Hurricanes.

PREP HARDBALL

Tigers drop rubber match 6-3 to Gibbs Eagles are new District 3-AA champs

By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Tigers hardball season isn’t over, but their reign as District 3-AA Tournament Champions is.

Tuesday night, the visiting Gibbs Eagles (24-11, 12-2 in 3-AA) rode a five-run top of the sixth to a 6-3 tournament championship victory over the Tigers (29-5, 12-2), who had won the district title the previous two seasons.

The Tigers were their own worst enemies in the top of the sixth, and of the five Gibbs runs scored just one of them was earned.

Pigeon Forge starting senior pitcher Bret Gallihugh went 5-2/3 innings in the loss, but he got into a jam in the top of the sixth when freshman third baseman Wil Crowe booted a hard-hit ball Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press at the hot corner, putting runners at second and third Pigeon Forge freshman first baseman Colt Buchanan, right, fields a pick-off attempt of a Gibbs with just one out. runner from Pigeon Forge senior pitcher Bret Gallihugh in Tuesday night’s District 3-AA Gibbs star Brenton Bates Tournament Championship contest at Jack A. Parton Field. The No.1-seeded Tigers, who won the district tournament the past two seasons, were upset by the No.2-seeded Eagles 6-3. With the loss, followed with a two-RBI single up the middle, making it Pigeon Forge will hit the road for the region tournament at either CAK or Alcoa.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE BASEBALL

Smokies come back to beat Mudcats 4-3

By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer SEVIERVILLE — Tennessee Smokies short stop Marwin Gonzalez came through with the game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the eighth before scoring the winning run later in the inning in a 4-3 come-frombehind win over the visiting Carolina Mudcats, evening the series at a game apiece early Tuesday afternoon at Smokies Park.

“We haven’t been getting those timely hits in clutch situations,” said Smokies manager Bill Dancy, whose club still leads the Southern League with 21 wins even after losing 4-of-5 prior to Tuesday. “Gonzalez’ hit was big ... and timely.”

Smokies starting pitcher Craig Muschko got a no decision despite seven effective innings of work, allowing three runs on seven hits with two Ks. “Muschko was outstanding,” said Dancy. “He got a

couple of balls up, but overall ... he did an outstanding job using all of his pitches.”

Middle Marwin r e l i e v e r Gonzalez M a r c o Carrillo (3-0) picked up the win with an inning of scoreless work in the eighth, and Scott Maine picked up his first save as a member of Tennessee’s club.

Tuesday’s one-run win came in front of the fourth largest crowd in Smokies’ history, as 7,232 fans packed the house on Safe Kids Health Awareness Day. The Smokies next host Carolina for Game 3 in a best-of-five series 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday. Tennessee’s Chris Carpenter (1-1) is set to battle Carolina’s Tom Cochran (2-1) on the mound.

Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press

Tennessee Smokies pinch hitter Ty Wright scores the game-tying run in the bottom of the eighth Tuesday afternoon against visiting Carolina. Wright came in ahead of the tag attempt by Mudcats catcher Brandon Yarbrough to make it a 3-3 game at the time.

Tennessee won 4-3.

3-1 Eagles.

But the run of bad luck wasn’t finished, and Gibbs loaded the bases — this time with two outs — after freshman short stop Drake Byrd made a throwing error to first and Gallihugh dropped a short pop up and walked a batter.

Pigeon Forge coach Mike Guinn had seen enough and called for senior reliever Justin Carter, but Gibbs senior Josh Peters came up huge with a bases-clearing double to make it 6-1 Eagles.

The Tigers didn’t quit, and the Orange and Black rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but Gibbs’ Bates took the mound and promptly closed it down with a pair of Ks. The loss means Pigeon Forge will have to hit the road for a region tournament contest at either CAK or Alcoa on Monday night. chitchcock@themountainpress.com

The eye of the Lady Tigers ...

Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press

The Pigeon Forge softball team kept their season alive Tuesday night with a 3-1 district tourney win over the visiting Carter Lady Green Hornets. PF will next host Union on Thursday. Ashley “Wojo” Wojnowski, above, started the game right with a lead-off single, scoring the first run later in the first inning.

Sports â—† A9

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 â—† The Mountain Press RACING WITH RICH

Need for sponsors could pit Childress against Stewart Richard Childress and Tony Stewart are two of the truly iconic names in American motorsports.

Both have left a legacy that will not soon be forgotten.

Each has scored race wins and championships from one end of the country to the other. However, they also share one negative commonality. At the end of the 2010 season they will each be searching for sponsorship.

It would seem as though sponsors would be lining for an opportunity to be associated with either of these two men. If that is true, each will be in need of one of those backers to step forward.

The trouble is that with today’s current economic climate and NASCAR’s waning popularity, sponsors are not exactly lining up for anyone. That is especially true when it is considered that for a company to have its name associated with a top tier Sprint Cup team the asking price is often in

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over the left field wall that ended up 30 yard onto the football practice field.

Down six runs, East didn’t flinch.

The Hurricanes came storming back in their half of the fifth, touching up Bears’ starter Charlie Gavaghan for three more runs, as they looked to do even more damage. But center fielder Charlie Fields nailed an overexuberant East runner at third for the final out of the inning, preserving the Bears’ lead at 9-6.

An Austin Solomon RBIsingle in the fifth moved the lead back to four, and Pope drove in another run in the sixth, making it 11-6.

With reliever Marcus Watson in, the East bats were silenced in the sixth, but came to live in the sev-

the $15-20 million range or more. Many companies are simply not looking to spend that type of money right now.

Childress, the legendary owner of Dale Earnhardt’s cars in the time when the ‘Intimidator’ was piling up wins and championships, recently found out that Shell/Pennzoil will be leaving his team to join that of Roger Penske.

Richard Childress Racing’s car 29, which has been driven since 2001 by Kevin Harvick, currently has no sponsor in place for 2011. This is complicated by the fact that Harvick remains unsigned past this season by the organization.

Stewart has won just about every type of race in enth.

The ‘Canes used a hit batsmen and three-straight singles to plate a pair of runs and get the go-ahead run to the plate before Sevier County’s Brandon Houser came in to retire the last batter. “I love my kids,� Traywick said. They come to play, the come to fight everyday for seven innings. I don’t want this ride to end, this is a special group, and we’re going to play with our hearts. “Our best game is still in us, we haven’t played it yet.�

The Bears will play for the IMAC title tonight at 6 p.m.

just about every type of car imaginable. He is a two time Sprint Cup champion and the only driver to have won NASCAR’s top prize under both the old and new point systems. However, he too will need a sponsor for his 14 machine at the end of the 2010 season.

Old Spice has informed Stewart-Haas Racing they will no longer back that team’s effort once their current contract expires. The deodorant maker shares sponsorship responsibilities on the 14 Chevrolet with Office Depot.

With so few companies out there to court for such advertisement, two of the best known names in American racing will almost certainly be pitted against one another in a competi-

tion for dollars.

As of now, Budweiser and Mobil 1 appear to be among the companies available.

Budweiser currently sponsors Kasey Kahne’s Richard Petty Motorsports ride. Kahne has announced he will be leaving that team at the end of this year which possibly leaves the brewer with no one to back in 2011. Kahne will eventually end up with Hendrick Motorsports which likely means Bud will go elsewhere. Rumors have already placed the company in talks with both Childress and Stewart, but those are only rumors.

Mobil 1 will be forced off the 77 car of Sam Hornish when Shell/Pennzoil moves to Penske South Racing.

Almost certainly, represen-

tatives from both organizations in question have made contact with the motor oil producer.

With so few sponsorship dollars out there to be had, even some of the biggest names in the sport’s history face the possibility of a lack of funding in 2011. A few years ago, no one would

have predicted that these two giants would have to compete with each other for sponsors. Now, they most certainly are. And whenever there is competition someone typically loses. That’s something neither of these two are used to. — Please contact me by visiting RacingWithRich.com.

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Dear Annie: Some time ago, my boyfriend and I spent the night with his best friend, “Jimmy,” and his girlfriend, “Eve.” During that time, my boyfriend asked me not to bring up the couple’s relationship troubles.

Jimmy was cheating on Eve, even though they have two children together and planned to get married.

After the kids went to bed and the men went outside, Eve confided that she and Jimmy had issues in the bedroom -- she thought it was a secret. I told her I already knew and so did everybody else. Eve was shocked and hurt to discover that her sex life was the talk of Jimmy’s friends.

She then asked me if I thought Jimmy was cheating on her. She was suspicious and said her relationship counselor suggested she ask everybody she knew.

Most people told Eve they didn’t know, or that Jimmy was faithful and a great guy. I happen to know that a lot of his friends cheat on their girlfriends and actually encourage Jimmy to do the same. It disgusted me, and I told her everything. After that, Jimmy and Eve broke up, and Eve got full custody of the children.

Now Jimmy hates my boyfriend (not to mention me). But he treated Eve terribly and was abusive physically, as well as emotionally. My boyfriend doesn’t get it. He is angry and says he lost one of his best friends because of me. He makes me feel guilty and brings it up at every opportunity.

I am depressed about

it and now wish I hadn’t said anything. Everybody I’ve mentioned it to has said I’m in the wrong.

Am I? I thought I was doing the right thing.

-- Friendless in Michigan Dear Michigan: You did. When asked directly about a partner’s infidelity, you should tell the truth. Frankly, Eve eventually would have discovered that Jimmy was cheating anyway, and if he was abusing her, you did her a huge favor. Stop feeling guilty about being the catalyst of their welldeserved breakup, and tell your boyfriend to get over it already.

Dear Annie: We find it hard to drop off our kid at a friend’s house for a party or a group school project. We would like to meet either of the parents inside the host’s house.

On one occasion, the father talked to me on his doorstep for 10 minutes and never once invited me inside to sit down and be comfortable until my child was ready to leave.

Is it normal or appropriate for parents to drop off their children at a stranger’s place without even getting introduced?

We have told our daughter that these people are rude, but she says it is absolutely fine. What is your take on this?

-- Frustrated With Drop-Offs Dear Frustrated: This is a children’s party, and the parents do not have to entertain each

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other. You should, of course, meet the other child’s parents, introduce yourself and talk for a few minutes to get some idea of the people who are hosting your child.

And although it would be gracious if they invited you inside to wait, they are not obligated to do so.

Dear Annie: You are right that “Almost 21” could end up in the emergency room or morgue if she drinks 21 shots followed by 21 beers. But you are wrong that it’s “double the amount.” It’s at least 10 times what anyone should consume.

If she hasn’t started drinking by age 21, she has a wonderful opportunity to avoid all of the harmful effects of alcohol. She also can form a life of responsible social drinking if she learns to “just say no” as soon as the buzz begins and then drink water or tea. -Rich in Tallahassee Dear Rich: It has become an unfortunate, but common, rite of passage for many 21-yearolds to binge drink on their “legal” birthday, and we doubt they will stop because someone else says so, no matter how sensible the suggestion.

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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GOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party line: Kagan not qualified WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defended Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan Tuesday against what is emerging as a prime Republican criticism â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not qualified for the job.

Kagan â&#x20AC;&#x153;has fresh ideas.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been out in the real world recently. I think sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be just a terrific addition to the Supreme Court,â&#x20AC;? Reid said on the Senate floor.

And he pointed out that one storied chief justice, William Rehnquist, was a GOP nominee who also came to the court without having first been a judge.

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