May 17, 2010

The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 137 ■ May 17, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

Monday

Closing the book on school year

INSIDE

Final day May 27 5Sweet Lou going sour

at last week’s school board meeting said May 28 and June 1 would be administration days, and

By ELLEN BROWN grade cards would be distributed Staff Writer on June 2.

The board approved a Local SEVIERVILLE — Sevier County System Scope of Work for Race to Schools’ last full day for students the Top, which awarded Tennessee before summer break is May 27. $500 million to implement comDirector of Schools Jack Parton prehensive school reform plans

over the next four years.

“This is very specific data; it looks at students’ skills bit by bit,” Debra Cline, director of curriculum and instruction, told board members.

Also approved was the No Child Left Behind Consolidated Application for Title I, Title II and Title III. It includes Improving

Cubs’ losing ways taking their toll on Cubs’ skipper

the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged (Title I, Part A), Neglected and Delinquent (Title I, Part D), Teacher Quality (Title II, Part A), Enhancing Education Through Technology (Title II, Part D) and English Education Learners (Title III, Part A).

See SCHOOL, Page A4

Sevier’s Scottish Rite

SPORTS, Page A8

Mills Park again plays host to annual festival and games

By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer

5Smooth sailing?

Senators say filibuster unlikely in Elena Kagan confirmation NATION, Page A13

Nation

Progress at last Mile-long tube appears to be sucking away oil from Gulf spill Page A3

Weather Today Mostly cloudy High: 78°

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Tonight Partly cloudy Low: 56° DETAILS, Page A6

Kerry Overfelt competes in the caber toss during the 29th annual Scottish Festival and Games at Mills Park in Gatlinburg.

GATLINBURG — For the 29th year, people descended on Mills Park to celebrate the traditions of Scotland at the annual Scottish Festival and Games.

There was music, there were kilts, and there were tests of strength.

To qualify for the title of “games” as well as “festival,” the event has to feature pipe and drums competitions, dance competition and athletic competition, among other things, said Cliff Fitzsimmon, president of the event.

The athletic contests don’t feature slam dunks, home runs or touchdown tosses. They go back a bit further — like maybe a thousand years or so.

Take the caber toss. It involves lifting, balancing, then tossing a log and trying to get it to land at a perfect 90-degree angle.

“If you’ve tried to balance a broom handle on your hands, that’s kind of what this caber feels like,” said emcee Larry Satchwell.

Only the “broom handle” in this case is a 150-pound, 19-foot log. The competitors get a little help getting it standing up in front of them. From there, it’s all them.

They have to move down without dropping it, lift it, get it balanced — this can mean moving back and forward with it until it’s under control — then charge and heave the wood high into he air.

It’s scored based on whether the log turns all the way over, whether they get it to land at a perfect “12 o’clock” angle and other factors.

“We really don’t’ know the background of the caber throw,” Satchwell said. “The caber throw’s kind of a mystery.”

See SCOTTISH, Page A5

Bluegrass, barbeque festival continues to bloom

By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer

Obituaries Samuel Galloway, 57 Mary Jo Wilson, 78 Mary Garneau, 85 Frank Moore, 83 Julia Sluss, 95 DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . A1,A3-A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . A10 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8,A9 Business . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A16 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A16 Classifieds . . . . . A13-A15 Nation . . . . . . . . . A5,A13

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SEVIERVILLE — The Bloomin’ Barbeque and Bluegrass Festival continues to get bigger, and that’s good news for the organizers at the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce and for the owners of local hotels and other businesses.

Saturday afternoon, they were already trying to figure out how to get as many people as possible seated in the Sevier County Courthouse parking lot, where people were packed in to enjoy bluegrass performances fro regional and national acts. They were there ahead of the headliner; the Dan Tyminski Band was set to take the stage at 8 p.m.

The event has long been a popular local draw, but organizer Amanda Marr said local hoteliers were reporting more bookings from people who came to the area to enjoy the show, which also features a barbecue cooking competition sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society.

The Darrell Webb Band plays Saturday afternoon at the Bloomin’ Bluegrass and Barbeque Festival in Sevierville.

See BLOOMIN’, Page A4

MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR

This year’s Relay hits especially close to home for bagpipe player

Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy.

Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.

Charles Smith plays the bagpipe during last year’s Festival of Trees in Gatlinburg. He will again lead the luminary service at Relay For Life of Sevier County at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Patriot Park, this year as a cancer survivor.

By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor

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Charles Smith has been playing the bagpipe at one of the most emotional moments of the Relay For Life of Sevier County’s annual event for years. He’s led the luminary service for many years, playing a soulful rendition of “Amazing Grace” as respect is paid to those who have had cancer and those lost to the disease.

This year, you may find the Smoky Mountain Piper’s name on one of those candlelit bags as he was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer in the last four months.

Smith said it was the late Norma Russell of the Sevierville Police Department’s Relay For Life team who recruited him to play during the ceremony.

See NEIGHBOR, Page A4

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BOMA to review budget today

Wes Farragut an officer of Young Bankers group

Customer ‘corrals’ $1,000

Submitted report

Workshop at 4 p.m., regular meeting at 7

By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer SEVIERVILLE — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will continue its review of the budget today at a workshop starting at 4 p.m., and could approve the document on first reading later at its regular meeting starting at 7 p.m.

The budget doesn’t call for a tax increase, but does call for the city to tap into its reserve funds. The board could recommend cuts or additions to the budget during the workshop.

The budget currently calls for a small cost of living adjustment for city employees later in the year. Board members have already said they will have to review that proposal before the raise would take effect, to see if the revenues are available to support it.

Other items on the agenda include: n Final reading of annexation of property on Country Meadows Drive n Request to waive water tap fees for the King Family Library n Purchase of an automated side-loading truck for the Public Works Department

Helping Hearts looks for heroes SEVIERVILLE — Tennessee’s Helping Hearts is looking for firefighters or police officers who have gone beyond the call of duty.

Those who know of an officers who should be recognized are asked to send a letter along with a photograph. The winners will receive an award at Helping Hearts’ annual military, police and firefighters ball on Aug. 7.

Send all letters to 2226 Meadows Drive, Unit B, Sevierville, TN 37876. For questions, call 366-7224.

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Carolyn Rinehart won $1,000 from Golden Corral. She replied to a guest survey after visiting the Golden Corral in Sevierville. The customer sends in the survey printed on their receipt that makes them eligible to win. Rinehart is picture with Golden Corral manager Mo Osaro.

‘Entertaining Encourager’ to speak to Sevier Chapter of ABWA Thursday Submitted report Sevier Chapter of American Business Women’s Association meets Thursday at the Holiday Inn in Pigeon Forge.

Networking begins at 6 p.m. with dinner meeting to follow.

The speaker will be Barry Mitchell, known as “The Entertaining Encourager.�

Mitchell combines

magic and humor in his presentation.

He has entertained for country music Mitchell s t a r s , at Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede, for Nabisco’s Oreo magic shows, at the Magic Castle in Hollywood and the

Magic Circle in England, and at schools, churches and for corporations.

He is an author and inventor of magic tricks used around the world. For more information visit www.

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To attend the meeting call 933-4048. The cost of the dinner is $13.

For more on ABWA visit www.abwasevier. org.

Pair of local bankers attend session of Southeastern School of Credit Submitted report NASHVILLE — Sevier County residents Bradley Hayse of Citizens National Bank and Christopher Lambert of BankEast recently attended the Tennessee Bankers Association session of the Southeastern School of Consumer Credit.

The annual program was held at Vanderbilt University.

The Southeastern School

of Consumer Credit is a oneweek program that exposes students to the major issues consumer credit managers face on a daily basis.

The Tennessee Bankers Association conducts the school annually in cooperation with the bankers associations in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Over 1,600 students have graduated from the program since its inception in 1987.

Established in 1987, the Southeastern School of Consumer Credit is designed to increase banker knowledge of consumer lending as a retail banking function and a source of income for the bank.

NASHVILLE — Delegates of the Young Bankers Division of the Tennessee Bankers Association elected new officers and directors during their annual leadership convention.

Wes Farragut, vice president of Mountain National Bank in Sevierville, was elected immediate past president.

Delegates to the convention elected four executive officers and four new directors.

The Young Bankers Division is governed by an eight-member board of directors. The state is divided into eight “groups� based on geographical regions. Directors serve a two-year term.

The Young Banker’s Division was established in 1960 and is devoted to preparing young bank officers to become the industry’s next generation of leaders.

The Tennessee Bankers Association is a not-forprofit organization representing all of Tennessee’s commercial banks and thrift institutions. Visit www.

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CLARKSVILLE (AP) — The head of Montgomery County Schools claims he was threatened by the city’s mayor when he refused to rescind a decision to reassign his wife, who is a school system psychologist.

The dispute came to light last week when director Mike Harris released a written account of the conversation to The Leaf-Chronicle.

Harris said when he told Mayor

In Memoriam

Mary Jo Wilson Mary Jo Wilson, age 78 of Sevierville, passed away Friday, May 14, 2010 at Newport Health and Rehab following a long illness.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce E. Wilson, son, Eric Wilson, parents, Orrin and Mae Graham, and sister, Eva Jean Clay Survivors: sons: Matthew Wilson, Mark Wilson; daughters: Mona Lynn Floyd, Cynthia Riddle; 13 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren Graveside service and interment11 AM Tuesday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with Rev. Bruce Wilson officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

Johnny Piper that he wasn’t going to change the assignment, he said Piper told him that he knew people at the local and state level, and he could make things difficult for him.

Said Harris: “I asked if that was a threat, and he said yes.”

Piper told the newspaper that he did not threaten Harris, but characterized their conversation as him asking a favor. He said the transfer of his wife,

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Larry Stott, Instructional Supervisor 3From Page A1 for Secondary Education, received approval from Cline noted that there the board for the folare 78 different spoken lowing special courslanguages in the school es: History of Sevier County, Appalachian system.

History, Bear Tracks Peer Tutoring, Wellness II, ACT Test Prep, Leadership and Character Development and English II-B. Citizens National Bank representatives were

present and recommended that the board design an official school logo to be used on students’ debit cards, if school logos were to be requested.

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said they’ve been coming for three years after hearing about the festival on a radio station there.

They’d made a point of coming this year, they said, to hear the Dan Tyminski Band, which was giving its next to last show at the free event.

In addition to the music and competition, people could enjoy barbecue from several area vendors and classes on grilling and cooking.

Troy Black and his team from Learn2Q.com won the barbecue championship for the second year,

Marr said.

George Brown of Kodak was one of the local folks who came to enjoy the festival.

“This is the first time we’ve been to it,” Brown said. “We really like it.”

would have cancer.

“But it doesn’t behave that way,” he said. “It helps itself to anybody, saints and sinners alike.”

Smith said he’s been playing the bagpipes for 15 years, but more so since he retired in 2004 as commander of the Tennessee Valley Authority Police.

“Since that time I’ve played the pipes pretty often for military funerals, police, fire and the general public,” he said.

“It’s kind of my payback actually for what people have done for me over the years, especially the military,” he said. “I’m a strong supporter of the troops, and the men and women in uniform at

home.” Those men and women in uniform include not only those serving in the military, but firefighters, police, emergency medical technicians, etc., he said.

One of those in uniform is his son Robin, who is now commander of support operations with the Tennessee Valley Authority Police. He and his wife Ersa Rhea — whose father Ray Nolan also wore a uniform as the sheriff of Sevier County — have four children in all.

Along with Robin there are two other sons, Chris and Chad, and daughter Monya.

“We’ve been fortunate and blessed to have four children and everybody’s

healthy and I am now,” he said.

When he was diagnosed Smith said he put his life in the hands of the Lord.

“I guess he wants me to play those bagpipes a little longer,” Smith said.

He’s especially grateful he’s healed enough to play the bagpipes at Relay For Life. This one will be especially meaningful, he said.

“I think it will be a joyous time this Friday night,” he said. “I admire all those people who work so hard to raise money for research, and it’s inspiring to see all those luminaries around the park. I’m honored to be able to be a part of that.”

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In Memoriam

Samuel Perry Galloway

“It’s really starting to take off in that direction, and that’s one of our goals,” she said.

One family that was visiting from St. Paul, Va.,

Samuel Perry Galloway, age 57, of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2010.

He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Venora Catlett Kennedy and stepfather, Leslie Kennedy, Jr., beloved cousin, Joann Henry, stepmother Gail Galloway.

Sam is survived by his daughter, Meghan Galloway and grandson Reaves; wife Jean Galloway; father Jim Galloway; brothers and sisters-in-law Leslie G. Kennedy and wife Tanya, Tommy Kennedy, Jason Galloway and wife Kim, Paul Waldschlager and wife Kristi, Brian Waldschlager and wife Kathy; sisters Gina Kennedy, Michelle Burke and husband Chris; nieces and nephews Randall Kennedy, Brandon Kennedy and Leslie Thomas Kennedy; and special cousins Peggy Sharp, Jimmy Sharp and Brandy Sharp.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Providence Cemetery Fund, c/o Peggy Sharp, 939 Alder Branch Road, Sevierville, Tennessee 37876 or to CROSS Ministries, Knoxville, PO Box 7344, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921-0002 Funeral service 7 PM Wednesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Chuck Simpson officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Thursday in Providence Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

Donita, from Barker’s Mill, Barksdale and Woodlawn elementary schools to the West Creek campus was causing her to contemplate resigning, which she did not want to do.

Cara Alexander, who heads up the school system’s Exceptional Children’s Services, said Donita Piper and the 11 other school psychologists were being reassigned to streamline operations.

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“It’s a great cause,” he said. “I never thought that it would come home to me.

“I was diagnosed in February of this year, and on April 21, one month from this event coming up on Friday, I had a fivehour surgery and I am a cancer survivor now. I guess I qualify.”

Retired from law enforcement where a physical exercise battery was common, the cancer diagnosis came as a surprise for Smith. The “perfect picture of health,” he said he never dreamt he

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Frank A. Moore, 83, of Interment 10 a.m. Wednesday Sevierville, died Friday, May 14, in Murphy’s Chapel Cemetery.

2010 at Sevier County Health The family will receive friends Care Center. He enjoyed work5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley ing in his yard and garden and Funeral Home, Sevierville. just being outdoors. He was a member of Sevier Lodge #334 n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com F.&A.M. Survivors: wife of 63 years, Illa Moore; daughter and son- Mary Belle Garneau in-law, Patsy and Roy Rogers; Mary Belle Garneau, age and grandson.

85, of Knoxville, passed away Funeral service wasSunday Sunday May 16, 2010. in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Arrangements Funeral Home with Rev. Floyd are incomplete and will be Powell officiating. Interment announced later by Atchley 11 a.m. Monday in Zion Hill Funeral Home Seymour, 122 Cemetery.

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Metal legend Rio dies at 67 NEW YORK (AP) — Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a neverending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, according to a statement from his wife and manager.

He was 67.

Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer shortly after wrapping up a tour in Atlantic City, N.J. with the latest incarnation of Black Sabbath, under the name Heaven And Hell.

Dio rose to fame in 1975 as the first lead singer of Rainbow, the heavy metal band put together by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who had just quit Deep Purple.

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Survived by a host of nieces and nephews.

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Joseph paul McMahan August 6, 1960 – April 17, 2010 Joseph McMahan’s family would like to offer our most sincere thanks for the love and support our community has shown during this time of loss. We cannot adequately express how much your prayers and your acts of kindness and sympathy meant to us. We truly appreciated your many calls and visits, your cards, flowers, food and gifts.

We also wish to express our profound gratitude for the extraordinary compassion of Dr. Reid Thompson and the staff of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, who did all that was humanly possible to care for Joseph.

We would particularly like to thank our family members in Tennessee, across the nation and around the world, Elder Zack Flack and the members of Joseph’s church family at Boyds Creek Church of God, and Rev. Carl Bragg of Allen’s Chapel Baptist Church.

With our sincere thanks.

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Abortion foes capitalize on health law they fought WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion opponents fought passage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul to the bitter end, and now that it’s the law, they’re using it to limit coverage by private insurers.

An obscure part of the law allows states to restrict abortion coverage by private plans operating in new insurance markets. Capitalizing on that language, abortion foes have succeeded in passing bans that, in some cases, go beyond federal statutes.

“We don’t consider elective abortion to be health care, so we don’t think it’s a bad thing for fewer private insurance com-

“We don’t consider elective abortion to be health care, so we don’t think it’s a bad thing for fewer private insurance companies to cover it.”

— Mary Harned, attorney for Americans United for Life

panies to cover it,” said Mary Harned, attorney for Americans United for Life, a national organization that wrote a model law for the states.

Abortion rights supporters are dismayed.

“Implementation of this reform should be about increasing access to health care and increasing choices, not taking them away,” said Sen. Patty

Murray, D-Wash., a member of the Senate leadership. “Health care reform is not an excuse to take rights away from women.”

Since Obama signed the legislation law March 23, Arizona and Tennessee have enacted laws restricting abortion coverage by health plans in new insurance markets, called exchanges.

About 30 million people will get their coverage through exchang-

es, which open in 2014 to serve individuals and small businesses.

In Florida, Mississippi and Missouri, lawmakers have passed bans and sent them to their governors. Most of the states allow exceptions in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. Insurers still could offer separate policies to specifically cover abortion.

Three other states may act this year — Louisiana, Ohio and Oklahoma. Overall, there are 29 states where lawmakers or public policy groups expressed serious interest, Harned said.

“You are going to see more actions like this,” said Tom McClusky, a lobbyist for the

socially conservative Family Research Council. “This is not something we are just going to let fall by the wayside.”

Before the overhaul became law, five states had limits on private insurance coverage of abortion — Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota and Oklahoma. Abortion rights supporters are concerned that the list is growing as a result of the new federal law.

Murray had joined in voting down a federal abortion coverage ban when the Senate debated health care last year. Now she and other abortion rights supporters worry the same sorts of restrictions could spread from state to state.

Mile-long tube sucking oil away from Gulf well NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil company engineers on Sunday finally succeeded in keeping some of the oil gushing from a blown well out of the Gulf of Mexico, hooking up a mile-long tube to funnel the crude into a tanker ship after more than three weeks of failures.

Millions of gallons of crude are already in the water, however, and researchers said the black ooze may have entered a major current that could carry it through the Florida Keys and around to the East Coast.

BP PLC engineers remotely guiding robot submersibles had worked since Friday to place the tube into a 21-inch pipe nearly a mile below the sea. After several setbacks, the contraption was hooked up successfully and funneling oil to a tanker ship. The oil giant said it will take days to figure out how much oil its contraption is sucking up.

The blown well has been leaking for more than three weeks, threatening sea life, commercial fishing and the coastal tourist industry from Louisiana to Florida. BP failed in several previous attempts to stop the leak, trying in vain to activate emergency valves and lowering a 100ton container that got clogged with icy crystals.

A researcher told The Associated Press on Sunday that computer models show the oil may have already seeped into a powerful water stream known as the loop current, which could propel it into the Atlantic Ocean. A boat is being sent next week to collect samples and learn more.

William Hogarth, dean of the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science, said one model shows oil has already entered the current, while a second shows the oil is 3 miles from it — still dangerously close. The models are based on weather, ocean current and spill data from the U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, among other sources.

Hogarth said it’s still too early to know what specific amounts of oil will make it to Florida, or what damage it might do to the sensitive Keys or beaches on Florida’s Atlantic coast. He said claims by BP that the oil would be less damaging to the Keys after traveling over hundreds of miles from the spill site were not mollifying.

“This can’t be passed off as ’it’s not going to be a problem.”’ Hogarth said. “This is a very sensitive area. We are concerned with what happens in the Florida Keys.”

BP had previously said the tube, if successful, was expected to collect most of the oil gushing from the well.

On Sunday, the company said it was too early to measure how much crude was being collected and acknowledged the tube was no panacea.

“It’s a positive move, but let’s keep in context,” said Kent Wells, BP’s senior vice president for exploration and production. “We’re about shutting down the flow of oil from this well.”

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Bagpipers play at the 29th annual Scottish Festival and Games at Mill Park in Gatlinburg on Saturday.

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There are several guesses, he said, including that it started with loggers who were looking for a simple — or maybe sporting — way to

get the logs down hills.

Caber toss is just one of the “heavy events” at the games. There’s also the hammer throw, “stone of strength” — essentially the shot put — sheaf toss and others. Many of them are ancient predecessors

to modern track and field events.

In addition to the spectacle of the opening ceremony, the pipe and drum groups also have a competition, along with a competition for traditional dancers.

Visitors who weren’t competing could watch the

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Roe staffers to meet constituents

U.S. Rep. Phil Roe will send staff to hold office hours in Sevier County.

The staff will be here from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday at the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department.

Roe’s staff will be available to assist 1st District constituents. n

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City Commission work session set

The Pigeon Forge City Commission wll hold a work session at 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday in meeting room A of City Hall.

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SEVIERVILLE

MountainBrook to hold health fair

MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive, will hold a health fair from 9 a.m. to noon today.

Medic will hold a blood drive from 8-4. 8:00 – 4:00 A number of vendors and health care providers will be represented. n

SEVIERVILLE

Community Band holding concert

The Smoky Mountain Community Band is holding a spring concert on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Sevierville Civic Center. Refreshments will be provided and admission is free. n

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4-H camps are registering

Registration for the following 4-H camps is under way: n Junior 4-H Camp in Greeneville June 7-11; grades 4-6; cost $210 n 4-H Chef Camp at Walters State Community College Sevierville campus June 28-July 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $90 Call the 4-H office at 453-3695 for details. n

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Furry flood victims flood shelters NASHVILLE (AP) — Animal shelters across Middle Tennessee say they are being overrun by animals displaced by the floods.

The Tennessean reports people have been finding animals in basements, attics, ventilation shafts, vehicles, bushes and on the streets. Some have microchips and collars but the phone numbers listed for them are temporarily out of service.

Shelter directors say they’re running out of space and there aren’t

enough foster families to go around. At the Nashville Humane Association, that has meant the agency stopped accepting strays and lost pets last week.

Instead, it is reserving its space for the temporary boarding of pets from families displaced by the floods.

Meanwhile, Metro Animal Care and Control is letting animals stay two weeks or even indefinitely if they have a collar or microchip.

By law, the agency is required to keep dogs

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and cats only for three business days before they can be evaluated for adoption or euthanized. The agency also is waiving boarding and impounding fees.

“The goal is not to have any more suffering,” Judy Ladebauche, director of Metro Animal Care and Control, said.

“It may be that the only thing they have left is their pet.”

At the Happy Tales Humane Society in Franklin, dogs are being accepted although the shelter is normally only

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Summitt to speak to Republicans Sevier County Bank President R.B. Summitt will be the guest speaker when the Sevier County Republican Party will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Sevier County Courthouse.

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Storms cut wide swath in state

Stormy weather covered much of Tennessee on Sunday, as the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for much of Middle Tennessee.

Forecasters say the heaviest activity would remain north and east of Nashville.

Another storm along the Tennessee-Virginia border Sunday afternoon was expected to bring strong winds of up to 60 miles per hour and possible hail.

“The filibuster should be relegated to the extreme circumstances, and I don’t think Elena Kagan represents that.”

— Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the confirmation of the Supreme Court nominee

“ ... You have oily water that may be toxic to certain organisms and also the oxygen issue, so there are two problems here. This can interrupt the food chain at the lowest level, and will trickle up and certainly impact organisms higher. Whales, dolphins and tuna all depend on lower depths to survive.”

— University of Georgia marine biologist Samantha Joye, who is working with a group of scientists at the site of the Gulf oil spill

“We would have loved to have come here and win the Preakness and go to the Belmont with a chance to win the Triple Crown. That would be the ultimate challenge.”

— Trainer Todd Pletcher, after his horse, Kentucky Derby-winner Super Saver, failed to win the second leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday

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This day in history Today is Monday, May 17, the 137th day of 2010.

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The support committee of A Christian Ministry in the National Park — Scott Capshaw, Eileen Widmer, Tim Morrison, David Turbeville, Glenn Cardwell, Ed Widmer, Alden Marshall and Randy Pope — met recently to set in motion plans for providing worship at the campgrounds during this 75th anniversary year of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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That includes a Bellevue woman whose home was damaged and who now stops by Happy Tales several times a week to visit her two dogs. She usually leaves with tears in her eyes, Happy Tales Director Kat Hitchcock said.

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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

Brotherly love shows it has no boundaries On Thanksgiving morning of 2006, I woke up at 3 o’clock with my older brother on my mind. We had not seen each other in 31 years.

We had never had an ill word between us; we had just lost touch.

We had the same father and different mothers, and although we saw each other regularly as we grew up, we never did live together.

Our father passed away when I was 21. After a year or so, it occurred to me that the only time we had contact was when I made the phone call. Well, a week turned in to a month and then three months and then three years and it had been 31 years.

After about 30 minutes of wrestling to stay in bed, it was as if God said, get up and find him. So I went online, and after an hour a People Search site popped up telling me that for $19.95 they could help me find him. So I put the credit card number in and in another hour, five different people showed up and any of them might have been my long lost.

The ad then promised that for an additional $19.95 he would be located.

The results were almost frightening, I knew every piece of real estate he had ever purchased, what the taxes were, etc.

At about 5 that afternoon I finally got him on the phone. It was an incredible reunion. We talked for about an hour and a half and we agreed that we would talk again around Christmas.

On Christmas Day I spoke with my brother and my two aunts. We agreed that if I had business in his part of the country, we would get together.

About three months later, I was scheduled to speak three hours from where he lived. We spoke on the phone and we agreed that I would speak on Tuesday and Wednesday, drive his way on Thursday and spend time with him on Friday and Saturday. Then I would fly back to Knoxville on Sunday.

Two days before I was scheduled to leave, he called to say that something had come up and he could not make it.

To say that I was disappointed would be an understatement. To add insult to injury, it would cost more than $700 to change my airline ticket, so I ended up driving a rental car to Knoxville. It was a 12-hour, two-day trip.

Three weeks ago my brother called to ask how far Pigeon Forge was from Gatlinburg. There was a trade show that he needed to attend and he saw on the map that we were very close.

When I pulled up to his motel, he was talking to my nephew on the phone and I heard him say, “He looks just like our father.” We embraced and had a wonderful four-hour reunion and dinner.

We have talked on the phone and e-mailed several times since. What a privilege and a joy to come back together after 34 years. We do not have much in common as far as our lifestyles, but the fact is, blood is thicker than water and we have a bond that is indescribable.

We will not allow this to happen again and we are both very happy to know that brotherly love does withstand the tests of time.…

The little boy that I have been telling you about is in state custody right now and a hearing is scheduled for early June. Please keep this in your prayers. …

The city of Pigeon Forge reports that it may have a shortfall of up $2.7 million. The city of Sevierville is looking at a budget deficit of about $1 million to $1.2 million. Considering the shape of our nation’s economy and the recent flooding in Nashville, we are in good shape.

The idea of terminating the contract with Mike Wilds for the Pigeon Forge Events Center is absurd. First of all, you can’t just cancel a contract, and second, that may just be the key to the city’s economic future.

We must act, not react.

— Dave Gorden of Sevierville is a member of the Speakers Hall of Fame, past president of the National Speakers Association and one of the Authors of “Chicken Soup For the Adopted Soul.” E-mail Dave@davegorden.com.

Editorial

It measures up

Our new main library is result of a true community effort So finally we have our new library, and it is a treasure, a sight to behold, a magnificent, functional and beautiful building that should serve our needs for decades to come.

The King Family Library opened for three hours on Friday for a ceremony and tours, closed for the weekend, and reopens today for good. It will be open six days a week, despite staffing issues that will cause some adjustment in the hours it stays open each day. Library officials have promised it will be accessible when the people want it to be.

There are so many people whose dedication and commitment made this facility possible. Start with Danny and Liz King and their children, whose lead gift of $1 million five

years ago kickstarted the drive and led others to donate as well.

County government and the city of Sevierville made sizeable contributions as well.

This is a community library, and while the King family name is on it, they would be the first to direct attention to its true function: as the main library in the county system.

Visit it. See the grand reading room with its 40-foot ceiling and inviting atmosphere. Visit the Dunkin’ Donuts snack bar on the first floor. Look in on the children’s and teen areas. Take a ride up to the third floor genealogy and history center. Admire the donor wall and the staircase that dominates the foyer. Note the computer stations scattered around the library,

and the areas where you can use your own laptop with ease and comfort.

Admire the meeting rooms available to the public, with a catering kitchen attached.

There is a lot to love about our new main library, but none of that would matter if it weren’t suitable for the people who use it. In that regard, it measures up. But, you’ll be the deciding judge on that front.

There is much to like about what we have, and the people most responsible for it are glad it’s over. There are many, many people deserving of thanks and praise. This is as much a community library in the money given to build it as it is in name.

Thanks to all who gave us the finished product.

Political view

Public forum ‘Wall of separation’ doesn’t appear in our Constitution

Editor: Those who cite the Constitution should maybe read it. While Thomas Jefferson did make a statement about a wall of separation, it was in a letter to tell a group of Baptists to inform them they did not need to worry because the First Amendment protected them from government restricting their free practice of religion. That letter is not the Constitution and should not be quoted as such.

It is ironic that Jefferson’s words in that letter are used to restrict the very thing he said the First Amendment protected against.

This all started with a poor legal decision in 1947, “Everson vs. Board of Education,” which started people quoting this phrase as if it were in the Constitution when it is clearly being used to twist the Constitution to say what it does not.

Let’s look again at what it really says; “Congress shall make no law respecting an

establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech.” Can anyone please tell me how we got so upside down that these words are used to restrict prayer? There is no special clause that says it can restrict the free practice of religion in certain settings.

I served in our country’s military for 20 years to preserve our country’s freedoms.

And while I am a pastor, I am also a citizen, and God has called me to act responsibly in that role as well. For our free society to function, the Constitution does not require us to check our faith at the door; quite to the contrary, the standards of faith and integrity that we live by should also be a very real part of how we participate in this experimental form of self-government. To do otherwise is nothing short of hypocrisy. And if it is wrong, why do our U.S. House and Senate start their meetings with prayer, and why do they have a chaplain?

I am proud to live in a county where my civic and business leaders stand for their faith. I commend and stand proudly by my county mayor, Larry Waters, and plan to be

in the crowd praying around the courthouse on May 17 at 6:30 p.m.

I am also grateful to Fee/Hedrick entertainment group, which recently coordinated and fully funded transportation, lodging, meals and speakers In an event for over 600 pastors in this region. The speakers, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, David Barton, Dr. Laurence White and Congressman Bob McEwen, provided the pastors and their wives with prayerful reflection and solid biblical and civic information. To help them stand firm in the traditions and the history that make this county one nation under God. Christians do not compromise the Gospel when they address issues like the sanctity of human life, biblical family structure, and civic responsibilities, these are biblical issues, and those who say otherwise have not read the Bible or do not believe what it says.

Do not censor yourself; speak the truth in love.

Pastor Robert Portier Saint Paul Lutheran Church Sevierville

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Hudson-led Braves beat D’backs 13-1, climb out of cellar

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer

Associated Press

Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella watches his team play against Pittsburgh on Saturday.

‘Sweet Lou’ going sour Cubs’ losing ways are taking their toll on Piniella

CHICAGO (AP) — Fed up with losing, Lou Piniella says he expects his Chicago Cubs to live up to their reputations and salaries.

“Don’t let names fool you,” he said.

“Production wins.”

And winning is the only thing that matters to Piniella, whose team has the third-highest payroll in the major leagues ($146.6 million) but had only a 16-22 record after beating Pittsburgh Sunday on Xavier Nady’s go-ahead single in the eighth inning.

Asked if young outfielder Tyler Colvin might be better off playing everyday in the minors instead of serving as Chicago’s late-inning defensive replacement, Piniella raised his voice and changed the subject — to winning.

“He needs to play? What we need to do is win,” Piniella said. “We keep talking about at-bats for people. We talk about people needing to play. We talk about everything but winning baseball games. That’s what the hell I want to talk about ... period.

“Outside of that, I’d like to see people get hot and stay hot and win games, and everything will take care of itself.

I wouldn’t be getting asked these questions day in and day out, OK? And having to make excuses and everything else, OK? So, if we start doing the things that we’re capable of doing, I won’t have to answer these questions all the time.”

In his fourth year with the Cubs, Piniella’s contract expires after the season. He turns 67 in August and has

Smokies rained out HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — After beating Huntsville 8-2 on Saturday night, the Tennessee Smokies and the Stars were rained out on Sunday afternoon. The teams will play a doubleheader today beginning at 5 p.m.

Tennessee leads the Northern Division of the Southern League by two games over West Tennessee with a 22-14 record. The team returns to Sevierville for a five-game homestand against the Jacksonville Suns beginning on Thursday.

said this will be his last managing job.

But he hasn’t said whether he wants to return in 2011; nor has new owner Tom Ricketts said he wants Piniella to stay.

Piniella managed the Cubs to NL Central titles in 2007 and 2008, but Chicago was swept out of the playoffs each year. The Cubs went 83-78 in ’09, with Piniella blaming injuries and poor clubhouse chemistry.

The Cubs have been healthy this year but have been hurt by poor relief pitching, a lack of clutch hitting and the horrible starts of former All-Stars Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee. Piniella said he doubted high-priced players such as Ramirez, Lee and Carlos Zambrano were buckling under the weight of their contracts.

“They’ve had great seasons, and they’re rewarded for that financially,” he said. “But at the same time, you’ve got to continue to do it if you want to win. You can’t stop the production.”

Considering the talent on the roster, what would Piniella have said back in spring training had somebody told

him the Cubs would be well under .500 in mid-May? “If the talent that we had was playing up to (expectations), I’d tell you I didn’t think that would happen,” he said Sunday. “We’re confident that we’ll get it going but we’ve got to score more runs consistently and we’ve got to keep (opponents) from scoring, especially late, because you can’t come back from those things.”

Famously hotheaded during his playing days with the Yankees and in a managing career that included stops in New York, Cincinnati, Seattle and Tampa Bay, Piniella mostly has been calm and patient in Chicago — where the Cubs haven’t won a World Series title since 1908.

He often has joked that he finally has grown up, making it unnecessary to argue with umpires and scream at players.

“Everybody’s trying. Nobody’s going through the motions,” Piniella said. “It’s just a question of being more consistent. Once we do that, we’ll win more baseball games.”

ATLANTA — Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves have renewed hope after climbing out of last place in the NL East.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are still losing ground while in last place in the NL West.

Hudson gave up three hits in eight innings and Martin Prado hit two home runs to lead the Braves past the Diamondbacks, 13-1 on Sunday. The Braves moved past the New York Mets and into sole possession of fourth place in the division for the first time since April 23.

“That’s important, that’s a big win for us,” said Prado, who had four hits and drove in three runs. The Braves have won five of six, the lone loss coming to Arizona on Saturday night, while the Diamondbacks have lost eight of nine.

Eric Hinske and Troy Glaus also had homers for Atlanta, which had 14 hits.

“We knew we had a pretty good offense,” Prado said.

“I’m glad all my teammates are getting their hitting going.”

Hudson (4-1) improved to 3-0 in May with his longest start of the season. He struck out six and walked only one batter in his strongest start of his comeback from elbow ligament-replacement surgery in 2008.

“He could become an ace again,” said Braves manager Bobby Cox. “Looks like he is.”

Hudson’s catcher in his first career start with Oakland on June 8, 1999, was A.J. Hinch, who was in the other dugout as Arizona’s manager.

“Hudson had his way with us,” Hinch said. “He was throwing strikes. He had a quick tempo. He pitched aggressively. He moved the ball in and out. He puts fear in a batter.”

Hinch, recalling his time with Hudson in Oakland, said before Sunday’s game that the right-hander “is a good example of what’s right in our game today.” A smiling Hinch then added, “And I hope he gives up 10 runs today.”

Instead, Hinch’s pitchers gave up more than 10 runs.

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson gestures to his teammates after driving in a run with a double in the fourth inning against Arizona on Sunday.

Dan Haren (4-3) lasted only 4 1-3 innings after throwing at least six innings in each of his first eight starts. Haren gave up eight hits and seven runs, six of them earned. He trailed only 3-1 before giving up four runs on four hits in the fifth.

“That’s as bad as I’ve been,” Haren said. “I struggled to throw strikes. I was really fighting myself, looking for stuff that wasn’t there.”

Haren walked three and struck out two. Five Arizona pitchers combined for nine walks.

“We’re getting in the habit of getting ourselves in trouble with walks,” Hinch said.

“That’s deadly. That’s what starts blowouts and makes it ugly.”

Hudson also had two hits, including a run-scoring double.

“I felt like I was back on the Plains,” Hudson said, referring to his college days as a star pitcher and outfielder at Auburn.

Hinske continued to take advantage of increased playing time with Matt Diaz on the disabled list, driving in four runs with two hits, and Glaus kept up his hot May with three hits.

Abra-cadabra! Boston ends Magic’s win streak ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic finally met their match in the playoffs.

Ray Allen scored 25 points, Paul Pierce had 22 and the Boston Celtics used smothering defense to beat the Magic 92-88 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference finals opener.

Rasheed Wallace added 13 points as the Celtics built a 20-point lead, then held on late to snap Orlando’s 14-game winning streak.

Vince Carter had 23 points and Jameer Nelson finished with 20 for Orlando, which cut the lead to two in the final seconds but simply ran out of time, looking rusty after a six-day layoff. Dwight Howard was limited to 13 points and 12 rebounds, nowhere near the dominant force the Magic need to win a title.

Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night in Orlando.

Two years removed from an NBA title, the revived Celtics might be a little grayer and perhaps a little slower than their paralyzing defense of old. But, healthy again, maybe not as much as some once thought.

“We’re old. So I think a lot of our guys during the regular season with the injuries and stuff, it was very difficult,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “It’s tough to work on your defense when guys don’t practice. It’s tough to practice when you only have eight guys at practice.”

The Celtics built a 15-point lead in the

second quarter and watched it fizzle with Howard on the bench. Backup Marcin Gortat had two layups and a dunk to help the Magic end the half with Boston ahead 41-32.

Nelson had two quick 3-pointers and another jumper to start the third, moving the Magic within three points. Then it all unraveled.

The Celtics went on a 22-5 run later in the quarter to go ahead 65-45, and a crowd littered with blue and white T-shirts — deafening at times with noise clickers and claps — was silenced. But the Magic rallied late to cut the lead to three with 26 seconds remaining in the fourth on a dunk by Howard.

After Pierce made two free throws, Carter was fouled driving to the hoop. He made the first, then missed the second intentionally as Nelson swooped in for the tip to make it 90-88. But Allen followed with two free throws with 6.1 seconds left to seal the Celtics’ victory.

“We played hard in the paint,” Allen said.

“We forced them to take shots from the perimeter, but we always got a hand up in their face.”

The Magic’s run simply ran out of time, even if the Celtics seem to be turning back the clock.

Showing no signs of age, the Celtics outhustled and outmuscled the Magic at every step defensively. They pushed and pulled

Associated Press

Ray Allen goes up for a shot past Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard (12), J.J. Redick (7), and Rashard Lewis, right, during the first half in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals in Orlando on Sunday. their way around the paint, slowing Howard for most of the game.

That bruising Boston basketball frustrated the Magic and their Superman, emotions pouring out all over the court. Howard and Wallace got tangled up in the third — one of many times in this one — and were whistled for double technicals after swinging their arms away.

The sweat pouring from their faces, Kevin Garnett and Co. stifled the Magic as well as anyone in these playoffs, holding them to 32 points in the opening half. A Celtics team that downed LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the last round seems as rejuvenated as ever, ready to give the Magic — who swept through the first two rounds — their toughest test yet.

Sports ◆ A9

Monday, May 17, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press

Horse racing still looking for a Triple Crown

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer

Johnson penalty pays off for Kyle Busch wins twice in two days at Dover International Speedway

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kyle Busch would like to believe he would have defeated Jimmie Johnson even without the four-time champion making a rare pit road mistake.

Busch never will know, and he doesn’t really care.

When Johnson was penalized for speeding on the final pit stop, that was all the opportunity Busch needed to pull away late Sunday and win his second race in two days at Dover International Speedway.

Johnson made a quick burst out of the box and accelerated trying to catch a departing Busch coming off pit road. Busch joked that he wanted to “coax him into speeding a little bit.”

“I don’t know if that happened or not, but I’m going to say it did,” Busch said.

Busch’s victory capped a wildly successful weekend for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver.

Busch missed the tripleheader sweep on the one-mile concrete track by just a couple gallons of gas.

He was in position to win the Trucks Series race on Friday but ran out of gas at the end. He easily took the checkered flag in Saturday’s second-tier series race and raced about 800 miles in three days.

“It’s not going to hurt my feelings too bad to go to bed tonight

and know that I lost Friday,” Busch said. “I’m going to think more about today.”

On Sunday, Busch swapped the lead with Johnson throughout most of the 400-mile race run in front of thousands of empty seats. He expected the duel to continue until Johnson was clocked at 40.09 mph in a 35 mph zone.

“I just had too much forward bite leaving the pit box and got going too fast and got busted,” Johnson said.

Busch was sorry he was denied an epic late-race showdown.

“Unfortunately for those guys, they got busted for speeding and we weren’t able to beat them outright and race them around the end of the race,” Busch said. “I’m going on a limb to say we could beat them today with or without the penalty.”

Johnson, who won both Dover races last year, finished 16th after having the dominant car most of the race. Johnson led 225 laps to Busch’s 131.

“I ran my guts out trying to pass him,” Johnson said. “It’s unfortunate we didn’t have a chance there at the end.”

Jeff Burton was second and Matt Kenseth third. Denny Hamlin and David Reutimann rounded out the top five.

Johnson recorded DNF’s in two of

his last three races and gave other drivers a feeling that he may finally be vulnerable.

Kenseth said it was too early to count out Johnson.

“It looked like he was going to win today,” he said.

Busch won his second race of the season — he won at Richmond International Raceway two weeks ago — and moved into second place in the standings behind seventhplace finisher Kevin Harvick.

Joe Gibbs Racing has been putting pressure on Johnson’s four-year reign atop the standings. JGR drivers Busch and Hamlin have been two of the hottest drivers over Johnson’s seven-race winless stretch and expect to contend for the title over the final 10 races.

“We’re just getting started really here,” owner Joe Gibbs said. “I’m thrilled that the last seven or eight weeks have gone so well for us, but the reality is, that can all turn in a week.”

Busch became the second driver to win the Cup and Nationwide races in the same weekend at Dover. Harry Gant did it in September 1991.

Johnson led eight times and Busch six as two of the elite drivers in the sport engaged in backand-forth action at various times of the race.

Power to take points lead into Indy INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power was a part-time driver with an uncertain future last year. Now, the Australian heads into the Indianapolis 500 leading the IndyCar Series standings.

Power accepted an offer from Penske Racing last season to step in while Helio Castroneves fought federal tax evasion charges. When Castroneves was acquitted last April, Power knew his spot was in jeopardy because of a lack of sponsorship.

Power went into last year’s Indianapolis 500 with no guarantees he’d remain on the team. He finished fifth, and team owner Roger Penske and Penske Racing president Tim Cindric told him the next day he’d get five more races. After finishing third at Toronto and winning at Edmonton, Verizon

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BALTIMORE — Bob Baffert was still smiling and laughing the morning after winning his first Triple Crown race in eight years.

As Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky prepared to walk onto a van leaving Pimlico on Sunday, Baffert petted the bay colt on the neck and told him, “Thank you so much.”

Horse racing, however, is not quite so buoyant — the sport remains without a Triple Crown champion since 1978.

And the winners of this year’s first two Triple Crown races — Super Saver in the Kentucky Derby and Lookin At Lucky — are skipping the Belmont.

It’s another big letdown for a sport struggling to capture wide interest outside the major races. Its two biggest stars are Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, and the leading ladies have yet to meet on the track.

“Thank God for Zenyatta and Rachel,” Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. “They’re keeping the interest pretty good.”

In 1978, Affirmed swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont to become the 11th Triple Crown winner. Since then, 11 horses have won the first two legs before being shut out in the Belmont, most recently Big Brown in 2008.

Super Saver was the only horse in position this year for a Triple try after winning the Derby. His usually low-key jockey Calvin Borel made a rare boast that the colt would sweep the grueling five-week Triple Crown series, but it fell flat in the Preakness. Super Saver faded to sixth as the favorite on Saturday after pressing the early pace.

“We would have loved to have come here and win the Preakness and go to the Belmont with a chance to win the Triple Crown,” trainer Todd Pletcher said. “That would be the ultimate challenge.”

Super Saver is still going to New York, but only to return to his stall at Belmont Park. He won’t run in the 1 1/2-mile Triple Crown finale on June 5, with Pletcher planning to give the colt a rest. His ultimate target is the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs in November.

Baffert said Lookin At Lucky will also take a pass on the Belmont and return to Southern California to freshen up.

His next start may be the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth on Aug. 1.

“I want to keep this horse around,” the Hall of Fame trainer said.

Their absences, combined with no Triple try in play, leaves the Belmont with little drama. Baffert will be there, though, saying he plans to saddle Game On Dude, partly owned by Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre. First Dude finished second in the Preakness, and is likely a Belmont starter.

“It’ll be the Battle of the Dudes,” Baffert said.

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The Mountain Press ◆ Monday, May 17, 2010

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Editor’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 4280748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

MONDAY, MAY 17 Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric Surgery Support Group meets at 7 p.m., Echota Resort office, Highway 66. 453-6841 or 712-3287.

n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC

Sevierville. 428-2445.

Gatekeepers

Sevier County High School basketball banquet 6 p.m. at River Plantation Conference Center. $20 adults, $10 children. 7650394.

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

Crewettes

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

Scrapbook Club

Scrapbook Club meets at Whispering Winds Scrapbook retreat off Snapp Road, Sevierville, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m. 429-3721.

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn. 436-0313.

Blood Drive

Medic blood drive 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Kroger in Sevierville.

Hot Meals

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.

Optimist Club

Northview Optimist Club meets 7 p.m. at the clubhouse. Scholarships presented to high school seniors plus a program.

Trinity Revival

wednesDAY, MAY 19

Revival at Trinity Baptist Church, Jayell Road, through May 21, 7 p.m. daily. Evangelist James Langston. 453-2509.

Methodist Revival

Waldens Creek United Methodist Church revival 7 p.m. May 18-19 with Rev. Ralph Alley of Virginia.

654-2535.

TUESDAY, MAY 18 Republicans

Middle Creek UMC

Sevier County Republican Party meets at 6 p.m. at courthouse. 453-3882 or 368-3833.

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

Women’s Bible Study

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

Health Fair

MountainBrook Village health fair 9 a.m.-noon.

Medic blood drive 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 700 Markhill Drive,

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thursDAY, MAY 20 Submarine Veterans

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

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

Scholarship Concert

Annual Cristin Sutphin vocal music scholarship concert 7 p.m., Seymour High auditorium. $3 at door.

Radio Service

Sevier County Emergency Radio Service, 7:30 p.m., EOC office on Bruce Street.

314-0899. www.freewebs. com/aresradio.

Hot Meals

Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:15-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist. 9335996.

Women’s Bible Study

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TOPS

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AARP Driver Classes

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APPL Summer Movie

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ABWA

American Business Women’s Association meets at the Holiday Inn in Pigeon Forge.

Networking begins at 6 p.m. with dinner meeting to follow. Barry Mitchell, The Entertaining Encourager, is guest speaker. RSVP to 9334048. Dinner $13. www. abwasevier.org.

Community Band

Smoky Mountain Community Band and spring concert 6:30 p.m. at Sevierville Civic Center.

Refreshments provided.

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friDAY, MAY 21 Bells Chapel Revival

Bells Chapel Baptist Church revival, with the Rev. Michael Allen.

St. Joseph Supper/ Auction

St. Joseph The Carpenter Episcopal Church, Hardin Lane, spaghetti dinner and live auction (includes a giraffe) 5-7 p.m. Adults $7, kids under 10 $4. Incudes salad, bread, drinks and desserts. 453-0943.

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SUNDAY, MAY 23

Decoration today through May 23, Boyds Creek Cemetery.

Methodist Revival

Waldens Creek United Methodist Church revival 11 a.m. with Rev. Ralph Alley of Virginia. 6542535.

SATURDAY, MAY 22 Roaring Fork Baptist

Women’s Bible study 11 a.m., Roaring Fork Baptist Church, Gatlinburg. 5221573.

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Flag Football

Sevier County Right To Life youth flag football tournament 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pigeon Forge High football field. Picnic lunch available. 654-7685 or 6547681.

Rummage Sale

Wears Valley UMC rummage sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

429-4412.

Handgun Permit

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

Mattox Cemetery

Decoration at Mattox Cemetery in Wears Valley.

Cemetery maintenance donations needed.

Someone will be available throughout the day to collect donations.

Monday, May 24 Women’s Bible Study

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Handgun carry permit class 8:30 a.m., Dandridge Police Department. (865) 397-8862, ext. 26, or 356-7423.

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Dupont Cemetery

Decoration for Dupont cemetery, funded by donations. Call 363-4718.

Pool Party

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

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Kagan unlikely to see GOP filibuster on nomination

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is unlikely to face a GOP filibuster but should expect difficult questions from lawmakers who will decide whether she deserves the lifetime appointment despite having no judicial experience, the Senate’s secondranking Republican said Sunday. “The filibuster should be relegated to the extreme circumstances, and I don’t think Elena Kagan represents that,� said Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The committee chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said he hoped to have Kagan on the bench this summer, succeeding retiring Justice John Paul Stevens well ahead of the new term that begins in October.

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Kagan is now solicitor general, the top government lawyer who argues the administration’s cases before the Supreme Court, and was dean of Harvard Law School. But she has never been a judge. “She has so little other record, this is going to be a big deal,� said Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the committee’s top Republican. “It’s so important how she testifies.�

Republicans want to know “whether she will lay her political beliefs aside when she’s deciding cases and decide those cases strictly based upon the facts and the law of the case,� Kyl said. “That may be a little difficult in her case because she’s never had to do that before as a judge, and so it’s more dif-

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Kyl also said he wants answers on her thoughts about the “enemy combatant� designation used for terrorism suspects.

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GOP senators have said the decision — which Sessions said came about because of Kagan’s “deep personal belief� that the ban on gays serving openly in the military was wrong — casts doubt on Kagan’s fitness for the bench.

McConnell, said he wants to know about Kagan’s thoughts on campaign finance and free speech.

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Leahy noted that Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor both were nominated in the spring and confirmed long before October. “If we could follow a schedule roughly like that, we’ll be done this summer,� he said.

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Owner of Debt: First HoriWon Home Loans, a Division of First Tennessee Bank, National Association 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 Second (2nd) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, within the corporate limits of the City of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to wit: Lot Number Thirteen (13) of Hidden Hills Subdivision, Section D, as shown by map of record in Map Book 19, Page 64, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to winch reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Street Address: 1625 Cardinal Drive Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Current Owner(s) of Property: Maury Greenstein and wife, Joan R. Greenstein Other interested parties: AmSouth Bank and AmSouth Bank The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1625 Cardinal Drive, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, 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.

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Default having been made in the terms, conditions and payment of the debts and obligations secured by a certain Deed of Trust dated 27 May 2004, executed by SAMUEL BEELER, JR., and JAMIE D. BEELER, to Tennessee Ialley Title Insurance Co., as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Equifirst Corporation (EC), of record in the Office of the Register of Sevier County, Tennessee, in Book 1990, Page 100, Instrument No. 04029362; said Trust Deed, debt and obligations having been assigned by EC to HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc. (HSBC), of record in said RegisterXs Office in Book 3537, Page 376, Instrument No. 10018804; and Richard J. Myers having been appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instrument of record in said Register’s Office in Book 3537, Page 374, Instrument No. 10018803, and the owner of the debt secured by said Deed of Trust, HSBC, having required the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described therein conveyed, the entire indebtedness having been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust, the undersigned, RICHARD J. MYERS, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in him as Substitute Trustee, on MONDAY, 7 JUNE 2010, commencing at TWELIE O’CLOC^ NOON, on the east front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Tennessee, sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: SITUATED IN THE NINTH CIIIL DISTRICT OF SEIIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 22, OF CUNNINGHAM SUBDIIISION TO THE TOWN OF SEYMOUR, AS SHOWN BY PLAT DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOO^ 22, PAGE 187, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE FOR SEIIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONIEYED TO SAMUEL BEELER, JR. AND WIFE, JAMIE D. BEELER, BY WARRANTY DEED FROM JAMES T. WARDELL AND WIFE, ^AREN E. WARDELL, DATED APRIL 4, 2004, RECORDED IN DEED BOO^ 1990, PAGE 98, IN THE SEIIER COUNTY REGISTER’S OFFICE. Property Address: 418 North Cunningham Road Seymour, TN 37865

At the time of this publication, a search of the public records reveals no lien filed by the United States or the State of Tennessee which affects the above described property. The sale of the property described in said Deed of Trust shall be subject to any and all instrument of record, prior liens, encumbrances, deeds of trust, easements, restrictions, building lines, unpaid taxes, assessments, penalties and interest, if any. All right and equity of redemption,c homestead, dower and all other exceptions are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the Substitute Trustee will convey and sell only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day or time certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time for the above.

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Dear Annie: I’ve been married to “June” for nine years. We have two young children. June’s first marriage ended in divorce, and after, she moved in with her sister and brother-in-law, “Chuck.” While there, she began an affair with him.

I found out three years ago, when she left her e-mail open and I saw dozens of letters between the two of them, many of them recent.

I confronted my wife in the presence of our family counselor and took the blame, saying I could be a better husband. June vowed to break off all contact with Chuck. But since then, she has texted him repeatedly, and worse, I saw an e-mail saying she was planning to divorce me and buy a house with Chuck. He is now divorced from June’s sister.

Recently, June was hospitalized. While I had her cell phone, Chuck sent a text. I ignored it, and then he called.

I completely lost it and read him the riot act.

Last night, June told me Chuck’s number was programmed into her cell phone so that if his name comes up, she’ll know not to answer. But I checked and there were six texts between the two of them in the past two days. They were planning a lunch date.

Now June says she doesn’t see anything wrong with texting Chuck because he’s “just a friend.” I am totally torn up by this. I wrote June a three-page letter detailing my feelings, fears and insecurities. I love my wife and would hate to see our kids go through a divorce. But Chuck has no place in our marriage.

I’ve found a family counselor, but June won’t go.

Any advice? -- Aimless in Ames, Iowa Dear Aimless: Even if your wife is no longer having a sexual affair with Chuck, she is emotionally involved with him despite your objections, and this is a betrayal. If June refuses to go for counseling, go alone to see whether you can salvage your marriage. Sorry to say, but without her cooperation, we’re not optimistic.

Dear Annie: Three years ago, my youngest son married into a very wealthy family. I love my daughter-in-law, and her mother is very nice.

However, something has been bothering me since the wedding.

The wedding invitations said, “Mrs. John Doe requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter, Jane, to Mr. Joe Smith.”

I was told that my name as the mother of the groom was not on the invitation because “they paid.” I would have paid my share had I been asked. Am I wrong for feeling slighted, or is this the proper etiquette? -Groom’s Mother Dear Mother: Actually, old-fashioned etiquette rules presume the parents of the bride are the paying hosts of the wedding and the invitation goes out in their name. The groom is considered an independent adult whose parents are not “giving him away,” and therefore, their names do not appear. Of course, modern interpretations allow for all kinds

of invitations. The bride and groom should have discussed this with you in advance. Please try to forgive them.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “FreakedOut Mom,” whose 18-year-old son has pornographic pictures of his not-yet-16-year-old girlfriend. I strongly urge her to talk to her son about the dangers of what could happen to him.

My friend “Mike” dated “Katie” for three years.

When he was 19 and she was 16, law enforcement officials found out about their relationship. Katie naively admitted they had been intimate. Now Mike is spending two years of his life in prison, and when he gets out, he’ll have to register as a sex offender. Employers and landlords who check his criminal background will see he is a convicted felon. No one cares that he was in a committed, loving relationship with a girl he genuinely adored.

-- Tom Dear Tom: Every parent should talk to their children about the age of consent. Too many teens and young adults don’t appreciate what could happen to them.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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