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The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 136 ■ May 16, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ $1.25

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State threatening to cut tourism marketing dollars

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

5Fear the Zach attack Bears’ baseballer has bombed opposing pitching in 2010 Sports, Page A8

NASHVILLE — Local legislators are gearing up to fight what they believe is a bridge too far in state leaders’ efforts to shore up a projected $1 billion to $1.5 billion shortfall in the coming year’s budget.

Among the proposals is one introduced Tuesday

that would eliminate $3.5 million from the state Department of Tourist Development’s marketing budget, a drop in the bucket compared to the massive gap. Still, supporters say it’s at least a step in the right direction, but opponents, including local tourism officials and lawmakers, say the move is foolish and takes money from an

area that brings in higher returns.

At issue is what was proposed as a one-time bump in the budget eight years ago. As he started out his first term, Gov. Phil Bredesen found some extra cash in the coffers and suggested the state’s promoters take it as a bonus to their existing $6 million See Battle, Page A3

Body may be that of missing man Staff Report

searchers and K-9 tracking dogs had been searching for McNeal since he was reportMcNeal ed missing on May 6. Earlier reports indicate McNeal was last seen by family members

A body found in Douglas Lake Saturday morning may be that of a man reported missing more than a week ago.

Sevier County Sherriff Ron Seals reported a body was found around 11 a.m.

Saturday in a cove in the vicinity where Jeremy D. McNeal, 29, was reported missing.

Seals said ground

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Celebrating more birthdays Relay For Life planning big party at Patriot Park

5UT Extension 100 years old UT Extension, FCE clubs celebrate milestones Mountain Life, Page B1

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

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Gathering forces for prayer Second prayer rally planned at courthouse Page A5

Weather Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press

Survivors lead the first lap at Patriot Park during the 2009 event for Relay For Life of Sevier County. This years marks the 25th birthday of the nationwide event.

Today Mostly cloudy High: 83°

Tonight Showers, t’storms Low: 63° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries Lillian Crow, 92 Robert Earl Gamble Ruth Grubb, 81 Frank A. Moore, 83 Ralph Parrott, 58 Harry S. Phillips, Jr. 90 Julia Layman Sluss, 95 DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . . . . . A1-6 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8-11 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . B7 Classifieds . . . . . . . B8-10

Cancer survivor epitomizes hope

By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer It’s a Thursday afternoon, and 8-year-old Malachi Penman is excited about the upcoming summer break.

“Only 11 more days of school!” he happily reports.

Life is good these days for the young cancer survivor, who has been free of leukemia for three years.

“We just recently started talking more about his illness with him,” said mother Tabitha Penman. “He was only 22 months old when he was diagnosed. It was like he had the flu — he was throwing up and fatigued, he wasn’t eating and his fever wouldn’t go down.”

The Penmans were visiting Malachi’s father’s family in Lexington, Ky. during this time, and took the child to Kentucky Children’s Hospital.

When the diagnosis came back as cancer, the young parents were shocked.

Ellen Brown/The Mountain Press “We knew something was wrong, but we weren’t Malachi Penman, 8, is three-year cancer surexpecting it would be that,” Penman said. vivor, diagnosed when he was almost 2 and See Survivor, Page A4 stopping treatments when he was 5.

PIGEON FORGE — As they get ready to celebrate the 25th birthday of Relay For Life, local supporters of the national movement to quash cancer are gearing up for a 24-hour party that will include everything from men in drag to children who fight back.

Not only is the weekend’s event dedicated to celebrating Relay’s milestone year, it’s also about remembering the birthdays cancer survivors have celebrated thanks in large measure to the work of the American Cancer Society, which is the beneficiary of all Relay proceeds across the country.

“For every birthday a cancer survivor has, we know we’re headed in the right direction,” says Kathleen Steele, the American Cancer Society’s staff partner for the local Relay event. “The American Cancer Society is the sponsor of birthdays, so it’s really great that the Sevier County Relay For Life this year is all about celebrating See Relay, Page A3

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Arts festival more interactive this year

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Jessica Hassfurder, a volunteer with the Gatlinburg Boys and Girls Club, touches up a mural made by local students as part of the Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival. Children — and adults — could work on murals, learn the basics of pottery and take other classes as part of the expanded children’s area at the festival, which continues today from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on River Road.

GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival returned Saturday with more artists — and more chances for visitors to be creative themselves — than ever before.

The festival runs down a portion of River Road in front of Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, as well as on the grounds of the aquarium itself. It features artists and crafters from throughout the Southeast. It continues from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. today.

It has always featured a children’s area, but this year it added classes as well as chances to be creative for kids of all ages.

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Role of caregiver not an easy one

The Mountain Press â—† Sunday, May 16, 2010

Relay For Life campsite map 2 p.m. May 21 to 2 p.m. May 22 at Patriot Park

By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer Sheila Bryan has witnessed the ravages of cancer from the perspective of a nurse and a caregiver.

She’s worked much of her live at the office of Dr. Charles H. Bozeman, and she was the main caregiver when her father, Carl Reagan, was diagnosed with cancer.

It’s helped maker her a passionate volunteer for Relay For Life, and galvanized her hopes that more can be done for the family and friends who tend the needs of cancer patients.

Bryan was a long-time nurse at Bozeman’s office when her father was diagnosed with lung cancer. She had a clear idea of what it could mean for him; she’d been working at the office since she was in high school.

Her mother and father divorced, and her brother’s work kept him out of town at times. So, she left the office and found other jobs in the meantime so she could be with her dad. “He worked the day before and then he had his left lung removed,� she said.

At first, it seemed like it was going to work out as well as hoped, but he suffered adult respiratory distress. He spent a year at a hospital in Mount Vernon, Ky., where they were equipped to care for him.

That, sadly, is one of the most important duties for caregivers, and one that can cause tremendous stress.

At one point, she said, a nurses’s error left her father paralyzed.

And she was there to care for him — and to make sure the professionals responsible for his care did their jobs. For a self-described daddy’s girl — her middle name is Carline — there was never any question what she would do.

Through it all, her dad never complained. “He was a trooper through it all,� she said.

That’s also how a lot of caregivers endure. “You just muddle through,� Bryan said.

She had help from her family. Her aunts and other relatives helped a lot, she noted. It’s something care givers need to take advantage of when its’ available. “Accept help, if you get any,� was one of the first pieces of advice she had for

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Sheila Bryan served as the caregiver for her father Carl Reagan as he battled cancer.

Relay Ceremony, Event & Entertainment Schedule All events at Main Stage unless otherwise indicated.

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Sheila Bryan with her father Carl Reagan on her wedding day. other caregivers.

Taking care of themselves is another priority. Between working and caring for him, she hardly had time to take do anything for herself.

Those are among the reasons she works with Relay For Life. She hopes to help caregivers, and to help create more resources for them. “I would do it all again,� she said. “That’s why I’m such an advocate for Relay For Life. There needs to be more ways to help people.�

She’s taken the memory with her as she returned to Bozeman’s office after her father’s death. “I get too attached to the patients,� she said. “I cry a lot with them. I go to see them at home. I go to a lot of funerals.

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The party will start at 2 p.m. Friday with games for kids, food and booths sponsored by the local businesses and organizations taking part in the event. The real celebration will get under way about 6 p.m., though, as those who have survived cancer, whether it’s just one day after their diagnosis or they’ve been cancer-free for 30 years, are recognized in a special ceremony. “We’re going to call the name of every survivor who is present and give them a medallion to celebrate their victory over the disease,� event organizer Robin Kurtz said. “After that, the survivors are going to lead the first lap around Patriot Park in our Relay.

To me that’s the best part of Relay, to see all those survivors walking that lap with all the other teams lined up cheering for them and high-fiving them.�

Kurtz is hopeful this year’s even will bring out at least 150 folks who have bested the disease as a show of strength and a visible reminder of what the $3.5 billion raised through nationwide Relay efforts in 25 years have done. Those folks are asked to register in advance either by going to the local Relay Web site at www. relayforlife.org/seviertn or by signing up at the event before 6 p.m.

Registration begins at 4 p.m. Friday. “Twenty-five years ago a diagnosis of cancer was a very different thing,� Kurtz says. “It’s still a scary thing and it’s still a tough disease, but thanks to the American Cancer Society there have been advancement in treatment and there is a support network out there for those dealing with it.�

For the first time event attendees will also recognize part of that support network, the caregivers who provide for victims of the disease. That includes those who are offering assistance to someone dealing with cancer now, those who have helped friends or family battle the illness and anyone else who has been crucial support for someone in the fight. Those folks will be presented with a pin to recognize their contribution to the effort to “fight back� against the disease, a key tenet of Relay’s effort.

As the sun sets over Patriot Park, another memorable ceremony will fill the vast, grassy field with the flickering light of tiny candles lit to “remember� — another of Relay’s principle words — those who have battled the disease. “There are hundreds of luminaria that encircle the track and they’re all lit in honor or memory of someone who has or had cancer,� Kurtz explains. “It’s just silent all around the track and we have a bagpiper who leads a lap. That’s a very emotional ceremony.�

Joining in that part of the event will be country music star Louise Mandrell, who just recently lost her father to cancer.

Participants will continue the celebration through the night, with movies playing on a big screen, games and even some pretty unique festivities on the event stage. “One thing the teams always look forward to is the Womanless Beauty Pageant,� Kurtz says. “Some of these teams take this very seriously.

We have some men who make very convincing women. It’s a great uplifter for the crowd.�

Saturday will start off early with a pancake breakfast from 7-10 a.m., with participants flapping jacks and serving up a hot breakfast not just for those who stay out at the park all night, but also anyone else who wants to return or come for the first time on day two. Survivors will eat free at the morning meal.

The event will be capped about lunchtime Saturday by a fight back ceremony, that will include recognition of a local girl who has won her fight against the disease and earned the title of “Hero of Hope.�

Additionally, participants will release balloons bearing the names of those who have dealt with cancer. “It’s just going to be one big party,� Kurtz says. “We’re going to have a great time.� n dhodges@themountainpress.com

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They did and used it for marketing the state, including collaborative efforts with cities and attractions across the state. For every dollar the location was willing to spend, the state would pitch in two provided the advertisement produced was something pushing statewide tourism with a tagline promoting the collaborating agency or municipality.

That one-time contribution proved so successful that state lawmakers built it into the budget every year since. Now, though, they’re seriously considering a proposal that would nix the money as an effort to make up the gap.

That comes as a serious blow to some local agencies that have come to depend on the collaborative advertising, including the city of Sevierville, which has pinned most of its relatively meager marketing dollars on the joint efforts. With a budget that is a very small fraction of that spent in sister cities Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, the state’s partnership has been crucial, Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Brenda McCroskey said. “This would be devastating to Sevierville,� she explained to The Mountain Press. “That cooperative advertising money is the central focus of our advertising efforts. We rely on those dollars. It’s the central focus of our advertising plan for the year.�

In recent years the deal has meant a plug for Sevierville at the end of commercials for the state featuring stars like Dolly

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around 11 p.m. May 4 at his home on Wild Flower Way in Sevier County.

After recovering the body Saturday, it was transported to the University of Tennessee Forensic Center in Knoxville for an autopsy to determine the identity and the cause of death.

The investigation is

Parton and the members of country group Rascal Flatts. McCroskey said the city has seen some tangible, positive results from the collaboration and worries the move may take not only the state, but also the city out of a lot of advertising markets.

While the $6 million marketing budget is set to remain, McCroskey worries just cutting the $3.5 million could do significant damage to the state’s No. 2 industry, a producer of more than $14 billion in revenue statewide annually. “Colorado tried this and they still haven’t recovered, and that’s been 18 years ago,� McCroskey said. “If Tennessee drops out of marketing in those key areas, you can bet places like Michigan and Alabama and these other states you see with commercials are going to step in there.�

McCroskey believes this is the wrong time to open the door for the competition. For one thing, the state hasn’t exactly looked like the dream destination for tourists in recent television coverage, which has focused nationwide attention on the flooding that destroyed some key attractions in the middle of the state.

Secondly and perhaps more importantly, the state actually needs to spend the money, tourism insiders say. While that may seem paradoxical, they point out the state sees a return on those dollars that is hard to measure, but the revenue coming in is exponentially higher than the amount being spent. “To us this seems like the worst possible time to do this,� McCroskey said. “People are already questioning the viability of our

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McCroskey and other local opponents of the cuts have found some help in Nashville. The Tennessee Tourism Roundtable sent out an e-mail this week urging its membership to contact members of the General Assembly to demand the money be left alone.

Additionally, the men who represent Sevier County in the State Capitol have promised once again to go to bat for tourism. “I’m in the process of fighting that battle,� State Rep. Richard Montgomery said when contacted by The Mountain Press Thursday. “That is money that makes money. Hopefully we can convince enough folks down there in Nashville of that to save that budget.�

M o n t g o m e r y , R-Sevierville, was among those leading the charge last year when a similar push was mounted. He said he’ll continue to stand out front for his district’s top industry in the current fight.

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Obituaries In Memoriam

Frank A. Moore

In Memoriam

Julia Layman Sluss

Frank A. Moore, age 83 of Sevierville, passed away Friday, May 14, 2010 at Sevier County Health Care Center. He enjoyed working in his yard and garden and just being outdoors. He was a member of Sevier Lodge #334 F.&A.M. He was preceded in death by his parents Harrison and Sarah Ellen Moore; brothers, Preston, Arthur, Sam, Harvey, H.L., and Bill Moore; sisters, Trula Benson, Ezza Headrick, and Harriet Clabo; grandson, Johnny Rogers.

Survivors: wife of 63 years, Illa Moore; daughter and son-in-law, Patsy and Roy Rogers; grandson, Scott Rogers; special friend, Troy Rogers.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Sevier County Health Care Center, especially the skill wing.

Funeral service 5 p.m. Sunday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Floyd Powell officiating. Interment 11 a.m. Monday in Zion Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 3-5 p.m.

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Julia Layman Sluss, age 95 of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2010. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Sluss; parents, James L. Layman & Jalia A. Layman; brothers, Roy, Greeley, Pearl, & Bruce Layman; and sisters, Cleo Connatser & Rosa Seaton.

Survived by: special niece, Sharon Layman Daugherty & husband Carl, and their children Megan & Drake; special nephew, J.R. Layman & wife Willa Mae; host of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, Sevierville, Youth Group, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862.

Funeral service 7 p.m. Tuesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Davis officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Wednesday in Murphy’s Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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Harry S. Phillips Jr.

Robert Earl Gamble, 113 Rocky Lane, Kingsport, died May 13, 2010, at Fort Sanders Hospital, Knoxville, TN, from lung cancer.

Robert was born June 17, 1952 in Kingsport to Robert Emmitt and Della Gamble.

He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was the Owner and Operator of Home and Office Pest Control. He had a personal relationship with the Lord and is now in his presence.

Survivors: sister and husband, Shirley Gamble Whisnant and William Shaw Whisnant; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation 1-3 p.m. Sunday, May 16, 2010, East Lawn Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow in the chapel at 3 p.m., Pastor Wayne Baker officiating. Interment will follow in East Lawn Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Junior Fuller, I. J. Sloan, Paul George, Buddy Depew, I. J. Horton, Leo Elam, Derrick Browder.

Honorary pallbearers, Johnny Gordon and Lee Fletcher.

In lieu of flowers Robert requested you make donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

East Lawn Funeral Home is honored to serve Robert Gamble’s family. Visit www. eastlawnkingsport to leave a condolence to the family.

Harry S. Phillips, Jr., DC, 90 of Sevierville, (formerly of Fountain City, Tenn.) died Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Dr. Phillips graduated summa cum laude from the National Chiropractic College in 1943. Dr. Phillips had a heartfelt concern for his patients and family. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Sevierville and was an ordained Deacon.

Survivors: wife Evelyn Mize Phillips; sons and daughter-inlaw Harry S. Phillips III, Kenneth L. Phillips and wife Leurise; sisters-in-law Norma Headrick, Wilma Noe and husband Dale, Vivian Abney; grandchildren and spouses Dean and Linda Perry, Randy Perry, Micky and Sandra Perry, Tina and Shawn Gonsalves, Jennifer Huckeba, Jeremy and Amelia Huckeba; four great-grandchildren; brother Dr. Kenneth B. Phillips, DC; sister Mary Carolyn Phillips Francis; thirteen nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends 2-3 p.m. Sunday with funeral service to follow at 3 p.m.

Sunday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Dr. Randy Davis and the Rev. Curtis Wells officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Monday at Walnut Grove Cemetery for interment with the Rev. Leonard Turner officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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Lillian Guy Crow Lillian Guy Crow, 92 of Atlanta, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at LeConte Medical Center

in Sevierville.

Ms. Crow enjoyed music and loved to play the organ. She was a member of First Christian Church of Atlanta and the Crusaders Sunday School Class.

Survivors: daughter and sonin-law Bobbie and John Murray; grandchildren Selina Crane and husband Don, Butch Murray and wife Suzanne, Chris Murray and wife Sheila; five great-grandchildren; many friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lillian’s favorite charity, Feed the Children, P.O. Box 36, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73101.

Memorial service 11 a.m.

Friday, May 21, 2010, at First Christian Church, Atlanta with Pastor Rick Branaman officiating.

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Ruth Treadway Grubb Ruth Treadway Grubb, 81 of Sevierville died Thursday, May 13, 2010. She was retired from Cherokee Textile Mills and a member of First Baptist Church of Sevierville.

Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Sandy Grubb, Raymond and Connie Grubb; daughter and sonin-law, Rose Mary and Rick Sharp; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Madge Treadway, Tom and Cathleen Treadway, Aaron and Vonita Treadway, Harold and Karen Treadway, Hugh and Mildred Treadway;

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Malachi does remember feeling bad in the beginning and having to stay in the hospital for several days, and that his mother was by his side. He remembers the chemotherapy and the “big needles” by which he had to be stuck. And he remembers how much better he felt after his port was taken out and his chemo finally stopped when he was 5 years old.

Now, he visits East Tennessee Children’s Hospital every six months to make sure he’s remained cancer-free. He and his family love the staff there, including Dr. Ray Pais, who often “tickles me under the armpits,” Malachi says.

Tabitha wasn’t familiar with Relay For Life until this past year, when one

of Malachi’s teachers told her about the American Cancer Society fundraising event.

“I’m looking forward to it,” she said. “Now that we know more about, we’re going to participate in it every year.”

Malachi, a secondgrade student at Sevierville Primary School, enjoys playing video games and visiting the park that’s near his home. His favorite subjects are math and science, and he plans on being a scientist when grows up — or “America’s Best Dancer.”

“I prayed every day, and I had hope,” Penman said of her son’s illness. “I believed he was going to get better.”

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EVELYN MCCARTER YOUNG takes this belated opportunity to Thank All that showed their love at the time of Evelyn’s passing.

The support, flowers, cards and calls were greatly appreciated and heartfelt by all of us.

SHE RESTS IN PEACE. sisters and brothers–in law, Margaret Harrison, Virginia and Willis Marsee, Jewel and Ken Edwards.

Funeral service was held Saturday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Davis officiating. Interment 2 p.m. Sunday in Shiloh Cemetery with the Rev. Scott Carter officiating.

The family received friends Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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Ralph Edward Parrott Ralph Edward Parrott, 58 of Sevierville, died Friday, May 14, 2010. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Era. Survivors: sons and daughters-inlaw, Shane and Kimberly Parrott, Ian and Chastidyi Parrott; daughter and sonin-law, Jessica and Joseph Hannah; four grandchildren; mother, Edna Christine Parrott; brothers and sister-in-law, Tommy and Donna Parrott, Leroy Parrott; sisters and brother-in-law, Sherly Parrott, Angie and Elmer King; special friends; nieces and nephews Funeral service was held Saturday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Ted McMahan officiating. Interment 2 p.m. Sunday in Howard’s View Cemetery. The family received friends Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

The family of Christy Hickam would like to thank everyone for all their thoughts, prayers, food, flowers and support. We would like to offer a special thank you to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department, Sevierville Police Department, Pigeon Forge Police Department, the staff of LeConte Medical Center, the staff of Atchley’s funeral home (especially Adam Atchley who went above & beyond to help us during this time), Clarice at Double D Florist, Reverend Bill Maples, Dale Teague and very special friend Maria Clark. Also, we would like to thank Angie Shoemake, Missy Dalton and Sandy Ogle who made our angel look absolutely beautiful.

Thank you to all of Christy’s Facebook friends whose words of comfort have helped us make it through this. Christy truly enjoyed connecting with all of you. Words cannot express our gratitude for all of the support we have received during this time. We know that Christy is no longer in pain and is in a wonderful place and we will meet her again.

“Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again” Daniel 12:2-3

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Second prayer Planners give thumbs down to request rally in the works

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — After drawing a crowd large enough to circle the entire courthouse block last month, defenders of the County Commission’s practice of starting their sessions with a Christian prayer are planning another rally to precede Monday’s meeting of that group.

New Center Baptist Church Pastor Tony Sutton spearheaded the April gathering, which drew hundreds to prayer and singing before the commission’s last meeting. He says he’s hopeful the second event, which is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, will be even bigger than the first.

“I want to see a multitude of people there,” he wrote in an e-mail to The Mountain Press. “I believe we should show folks that we too are citizens of this wonderful nation and we too have rights. I applaud people for standing on what they believe.”

Supporters of the prayer see themselves as defenders of the American way of life and argue the fact Sevier Countians predominantly identify themselves as Christians prove it’s right for the commission to say the Lord’s Prayer at its meetings. In postings on The Mountain Press’ Web site, some have even suggested those who disagree with the practice should move somewhere else.

On the other side of the fight is an apparently smaller group of local citizens who have as of yet not held any similar public events and who mostly want to keep their identities a secret. At least one of those folks called in a complaint to Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU), a Washington-based legal

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“It’s a chance for families to be creative, and to cool off,” said volunteer David Kane.

There Gatlinburg Boys and Girls Club and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts are both offering classes and events in the children’s area, which is on the grounds of the aquarium.

They could help work on a mural, learn to make pottery, or take several classes sponsored by Arrowmont.

“The goal is to expose kids to the arts,” Kane said.

“We’ve always had some kids’ areas, but this is the most we’ve done.”

group that fights court battles on the grounds of First Amendment violations.

Several of their number have also signed on to a lawsuit AU is set to file demanding that the prayer stop and that a picture depicting Jesus, the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer be removed from the meeting room, AU Senior Litigation Counsel Alex Luchenitser has said.

The group argues the constant recitation of the Christian prayer amounts to an establishment of an official religion, which the First Amendment forbids.

Additionally, the practice could unfairly and illegally alienate those who are not Christians, with freedom of religion and from persecution because of one’s beliefs one of the core tenets of America’s foundation, Luchenitser said.

For his part, Sutton has done little to combat the First Amendment questions, instead calling on Christians both locally and nationally not to stand up for their beliefs.

“It’s time to stand and let the world know that we are a religious nation,” Sutton told The Mountain Press. “South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, all states please come; we need your help. We welcome people from around the world.”

Sutton and many other prayer supporters see the issue not as a question about whether the county is violating the Establishment Clause, but rather as an epic battle against outside forces that would tell them to give up their religion.

In the Bible Belt, they say, that sort of push can’t be successful or it will equal ripples across the country. n dhodges@themountainpress.com

The entire festival is growing, said treasurer Stan Johnson.

“The quality of the artists we’ve been able to attract, has increased steadily over the years,” Johnson said.

“I would say this is our best year yet.”

River Road was lined with exhibits by photographers, painters, wood carvers, metal workers and other artists and crafters.

The artists were also appreciative. “This is out first time at this show, but I’m telling you, the people doing this are fantastic,” said Jen Allen, who was there with her husband, photographer Dave Allen.

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SEVIERVILLE — County planning officials last week nixed a rezoning request that the owner of the property said would allow him to build an RV resort, though neighbors said he told them he wants to put up everything from a retail center to a “beer joint.”

The request came from Michael LeGate, who owns land at 482 Sugar Loaf Road and asked that it be moved from an A-1 (agricultural) zoning to the C-1 designation fit for rural commercial enterprises. Though he did not attend the Planning Commission meeting, County Planner Jeff Ownby said he has expressed an interest in building a travel trailer park.

On visits to the area, though, Ownby said nearby property owners told him LeGate has talked about using the land for several uses, including for a store or what Ownby described only as a “beer joint.” That has prompted some worries about what might become of the little rural neighborhood.

Were that the only concern, it’s not a given that the request would have been rejected, but Ownby said he and his fellow planning office employees see other problems with the petition.

“There are a couple of issues that we as staff see,” he told the group.

For instance, the property is steeply sloped, with hills on two sides and a deep hollow between. That fact means it may be a

stretch even for a campground-style development, Ownby said.

The lot is also in the middle of a sea of A-1 properties, with nothing commercial anywhere in the area.

Planning officials aren’t allowed to create such a doughnut hole of commercial development in the middle of an area with a lesser zoning, a practice called spot zoning.

“The uses around there are either agricultural or residential,” Ownby said.

Finally, Sugar Loaf Road itself caused problems for LeGate’s request. The county’s zoning ordinances stipulate that the C-1 designation will only be given to properties that are easily accessible on main, collector roads. Sugar Loaf doesn’t fall into that category, thus putting the prop-

erty out of contention for a commercial development, Ownby said.

Given all that, the Planning Commission members voted unanimously to recommend that the County Commission, which has the final say on rezoning requests, reject the petition.

During last week’s session, the group voted to approve: Rezoning Request n From Advance Adventure & Travis McCroskey for property in the 1400 block of Avenue A from R-1 (rural residential) to C-1 (rural commercial) Concept Extension n Providence Hills Site Plan Review n Jesse Cook apartments, a two-building development on two parcels on Old Sevierville Pike.

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Group wants to honor officers

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

Those who know an officer who should be recognized are asked to send a letter along with a photos.

The winners will receive an award at Helping Hearts’ annual military, police and firefighters ball Aug. 7 Send all letters to 2226 Meadows Drive, Unit B, Sevierville, TN 37876. For questions call 366-7224.

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Summitt to be GOP speaker

R.B. Summitt, president of Sevier County Bank, will be the speaker for the next regular membership meeting of the Sevier County Republican Party.

The meeting will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the courthouse in the thirdfloor chambers.

Summitt will be speaking on the ramifications of the financial bills being proposed by the Obama administration.

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Community Center to close Sundays

The Sevierville Community Center, as in years past, will be closed on Sundays during June, July, and August.

The Community Center will reopen on Sundays in September.

For more information, call 453-5441.

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20K pieces of mail end up in garage

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The United State Postal Service has recovered approximately 20,000 pieces of mail — some of them more than a decade old — from a Philadelphia postal carrier’s garage.

Special Agent Scott Balfour says it took three mail trucks to remove the letters. The carrier worked in the city’s Bustleton neighborhood.

Balfour says some of the mail dates back to 1997.

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‘Robbery’ was failed drug deal

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Police in southern New Jersey say a man called to report that he had been robbed after getting angry with someone who sold him fake cocaine.

Middle Township police say 24-year-old Lawrence Walsh called them Thursday and said he had been robbed at a convenience store. Officers soon responded, but the alleged assailant had fled in a cab.

But police learned Walsh bought what he thought was cocaine from Thomas M. Sexton, a 23-year-old Lower Township resident.

When he realized it was crushed Sheetrock, he made the robbery report.

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Legislation to help Marine’s widow stalls KNOXVILLE (AP) — Legislation to help a Japanese widow of a Tennessee Marine who was forced to return to her native country has stalled in Congress.

Members of the U.S. House and Senate acknowledged earlier this month that legislation that was supposed to grant permanent residency to Hotaru Ferschke and allow their son to be with his family has been put on hold and is unlikely to be approved.

“I don’t think they understand how much this is affecting us,” said Robin Ferschke, the Maryville mother of Sgt. Michael Ferschke, who died in Iraq in 2008.

But lawmakers told The Knoxville News Sentinel that they

are still determined to help and were looking for other ways to allow her to stay in Tennessee.

“Every idea is on the table,” said Patrick Newton, spokesman for U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Knoxville.

The couple wed by proxy while he was in Iraq and she was in Japan, but U.S. immigration law doesn’t recognize the marriage because the marriage was not consummated after they took their vows. He died about a month after the proxy marriage and about five months before their son was born.

The family has been fighting a Cold War era-law that was enacted to guard against sham weddings.

Hotaru Ferschke was given a tem-

HUNTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — David Davis reckoned that when he lost his wallet nine months ago, it was gone for good, along with the cash, driver’s license and credit card inside.

But a group of creditunion employees picking up litter along a Utah highway found the wallet, still stuffed with cash, and gave it back to Davis on Monday.

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— Jessica Watson, 16, who became the youngest person to sail around the globe solo, nonstop and unassisted

“This is just another law. I am not concerned about the hype, the threats, the racial profiling. We are talking about illegal immigration — that when you cross that border, you have broken the law.”

— Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio during forum on state’s new immigration law

“The situation right now is getting close to a civil war each minute. Please don’t ask us how we are going to end this situation, because we are the ones being killed.”

— Jatuporn Prompan, a Thailand protest leader

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UT right to honor Al Gore with degree He grew up in Tennessee, son of a U.S. senator, He served his country in Vietnam in a war he personally opposed. He quit law school at Vanderbilt in 1976 to run for the U.S. House. He won, and was re-elected three times. In 1984 he was elected to the U.S. Senate.

He ran unsuccessfully for president in 1988, and in 1992 Bill Clinton chose him as his vice presidential candidate.

He served eight years as VP under Clinton. He ran for president in 2000, winning the popular vote but losing the electoral vote to George W. Bush.

Since then he has reignited his passion for the environment, lecturing about global warming and the climate threat, producing a movie that earned an Oscar and winning the Nobel Prize in 2007.

Al Gore has led an exemplary life of public service, representing his state, his country and his military. Disagree with his political views, as many do, but you cannot deny what he has accomplished and his service to his country.

Or at least you shouldn’t deny it. But some do.

Al Gore’s career achievements didn’t deter protesters outside ThompsonBoling Arena on Friday as Gore received an honorary degree from the University of Tennessee. They were protesting the awarding of the degree, apparently because they disagree with the points made in Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” About a hundred people gathered Thursday night to protest. They reportedly included members of Collegians For A Constructive Tomorrow, the Knoxville Tea Party and the Tennessee Liberty Alliance, as well as anti-abortion advocates.

Let’s be clear about honorary degrees.

They are given for a variety of reasons, but often because of the stature of a graduation speaker or a major gift made to the institution. They are recognition of good deeds, big donations or celebrity.

An honorary degree looks good on the wall, but won’t get you into the aquarium or a good table at a busy restaurant. It is merely symbolic.

That said, to suggest Al Gore doesn’t merit one because you don’t like his political views or question his science on global warming is preposterous.

It seems we can no longer disagree agreeably. All liberals are anti-American, government-loving, gun-hatin’ people who want to destroy America. Conservatives are racist, pro-business, pro-lobbyist, Foxlovin’, gun-totin’ people out to destroy America.

The tone and level of our political discourse has degenerated into name-calling and hyperbole. No longer can people consider opposing points of view. You are either for us or against us. There is one way to a great America, and it is our way.

Those who disagree with Al Gore about global warming and climate change and the need to reverse many of our policies do so not because they have solid science to back up their own claims, but often because they don’t like him and his political positions. That attitude is enough to tune out any rational argument to be made by him or others like him. For a few, it’s enough to publicly protest UT awarding him an honorary degree.

We weren’t always like this. America used to thrive on healthy debate. I see our sharp divides and scorn for dissent as a dangerous trend. It stifles discussion. It makes progress and compromise less likely, and keeps government at a stalemate.

Let’s try to bring back civility to our country. Let’s acknowledge our differences without demonizing the other side.

Let’s not protest people with whom we disagree, but hear them out and give them their say.

The protest against Gore’s honorary degree was orderly and peaceful. Just inappropriate. So would liberals picketing a UT appearance by or honorary degree for Sarah Palin or Sean Hannity.

America’s diversity used to be celebrated and revered. Too often these days it’s not. That’s too bad. We lose out on a lot of good ideas when we don’t consider other points of view. Or protest somebody’s honorary degree just because we don’t agree with him.

— Stan Voit is editor of The Mountain Press.

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Patience in short supply Highway 66 project proves trying, frustrating to stores along its path There is no question the construction on Highway 66 has caused problems — not just for traffic flow, but for businesses along the road that depend upon travelers to buy from them. Whenever there is work on a major artery in a town, it causes problems and despair for those along the way.

Toss in an economic recession, and you have a combination that is hard to overcome.

You have to feel for the merchants whose businesses have been affected by either the recession or the highway project — or both. From restaurants to lodgings, there are complaints about the time it’s taking to finish the work and the urgency they

feel is lacking from the contractor.

Frustrations are growing.

Few would disagree that the widening of 66 is necessary and long overdue. This is the primary means of tourists and others getting to our area. It has to be as easy to maneuver and as wide as it can be.

Because of the cost, the work is being divided into phases. Doing the work from downtown out to Boyds Creek Highway first affects the most stores and causes the most concern.

That is understandable.

It’s easy to urge patience from the merchants and other property owners affected by the Highway 66 project. Torn-up streets reflect progress, and sometimes progress is hard and

disruptive. Blalock, the contractor, ought to do all it can to complete the project as soon as possible.

Livelihoods and jobs are at stake.

This is a difficult road project, because of the continued flow of traffic and the connections along the way. There should be a sense of urgency by the contractor, as well as patience from the stores affected.

Soon the work will be over and the next phase will begin. Those businesses that endure the limited access, the orange cones, the stoppage of traffic and the general chaos will be better — and relieved — when it’s all over. In the meantime, seeing the light at the end of this tunnel is a hard thing to ask of them.

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Ultrasound will make women change minds about abortion

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Hillary Clinton. She has kept that photo of her presentation ever since, to remind her of the importance of what she discovered that day.

Editor: The state of Tennessee recently passed Moms a danger to their children? into law the “Freedom from Coercion” act On a recent episode of “The View” on ABC, the subject of abortion came up again. They that requires abortion clinics to post a sign that specifies it is illegal in our state for anywere critical of the new law in Oklahoma one to coerce a woman to have an abortion. that requires an ultrasound of an unborn Most abortions are coerced in some way, baby and the image offered to a pregnant woman before an abortion could take place. either by physical or emotional abuse (pregThe most critical of the panel was Whoopi nant women are murdered by their partners for refusing to abort), by a lack of support Goldberg who has admitted having at least one abortion herself. She seemed concerned financially or emotionally, or by the abortion providers themselves when they “counsel” that if some women chose not to have an abortion because they saw the ultrasound (a for abortion.

After all, that’s what they’re in the business voluntary decision under this law), the baby might be murdered later in life at the hands for, not offering abortion alternatives. Few abortion clinics offer ultrasounds and those of its desperate parents. that do never offer the mother a chance to The truth that you’ll never hear in the view it themselves, because they know the media is that child abuse and abuse against outcome of that practice. women has skyrocketed since abortion-onIn Knoxville, the clinics require that demand was legalized by the Supreme Court. women provide proof of the pregnancy, The co-host, Sherri Shepherd, admitted and many women end up going to Hope to having multiple abortions and she conResource Center, a pro-life agency, to obtain tended that if she had seen an ultrasound an ultrasound image. Talk about irony. beforehand, “the guilt probably would have Roger L. Hall made me say I don’t want to kill my baby.”

Wears Valley Goldberg dismissed this assertion, saying, “I don’t believe that.” The fact is that when women actually see the unborn life in their Forefathers made possible the womb, 90 percent choose not to go through freedoms Americans enjoy today with an abortion. The fact is that women Editor: were created by God to nurture, not to kill.

Isn’t it peculiar that prayer, an elementaA former Planned Parenthood adminry part of our life, could be a divisive issue? istrator in Texas, Abby Johnson, left her Most people pray and ask others for job immediately after inadvertently seeprayer, as they in turn would pray for them. ing an ultrasound of a mother about to be Considering the promises and results from aborted at her clinic. Abby was so good at her job that she was presented an award for personal experience, it would be natural to pray for elected officials, too. Then also, it Employee of the Year by none other than would not be peculiar to have the elected

officials pray for direction in matters of state.

We have organizations that claim to be sentries of watch-care for the good of the people. Their reminder is historically the long-time villain “church/state” government. Most of us know about that and want no part of it.

Prayer for direction in civil matters is not a step toward that issue, nor is it in opposition to our Bill of Rights.

The first Bill of Rights was brought about in England by Parliament in 1689 after King James II was condemned for unconstitutional behavior. One hundred years later, our statesmen in the Annapolis convention saw the need for a Federal document toward equal and fair representation. It would come to be known as the Constitution.

There were stormy sessions; at times the convention was deadlocked during the 16 weeks they met in session. Major issues in dispute were disposed of by compromise.

Finally, amendments were submitted by minority states, and the first 10 amendments of the Constitution were known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights does not ban prayer.

This country was founded by Christian people seeking freedom from both church and state persecution. They were people of faith and prayer. Can we expect God’s continued blessings on this country if we shame Him, deny Him, and purposely disunite ourselves from Him prayerlessly?

The freedom experienced by all religions in this country today is realized because of Christian forefathers who worked tirelessly for that freedom.

Bruce Adams Sevierville

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■ The Mountain Press ■ A8 ■ Sunday, May 16, 2010

PREP BASEBALL

Facing the Bears?

Look out for the

Zach

ATTACK

Sevier County’s Zach Flynn is in the midst of a hitting frenzy

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor

Prodigy: An unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration.

SEVIERVILLE — When it comes to hitting, Sevier County High School senior left fielder Zach Flynn is a prodigy.

The 17-year-old righty, younger than nearly all his senior classmates and considerably smaller than many of his baseball contemporaries, strides to plate, a picture of All-American boy confidence, seemingly with the world by the tail.

All around, things slow down.

Fans chattering in the crowd quiet, sales at the concessions stand grind to a halt and children playing around the bleachers stop.

All eyes are on him.

Seconds later, he’s done the unthinkable, smashing his second 400-plus foot blast — in one inning — sending his team out to an early 10-1 lead in the district championship game last Wednesday night.

It’s all in a day’s work for

The Numbers Don’t lie...

124 at-bats 66 hits

24 doubles 8 triples 15 home runs .532 batting average .592 on-base average 1.218 slugging percentage

Zach Flynn.

“Every boy on this team gives fans and the community a reason to watch, but Zach Flynn, when he comes to the plate there’s an extra special buzz,” Sevier County High School coach Lance Traywick said. “Everybody stops what they’re doing to watch Zach hit. I’ve been in this county 10 years, I was fortunate enough to get to coach Tyler Cannon, a fouryear starter at the University of Virginia that’s played in the College World Series, I’ve competed against (LSU’s) Kyle Koeneman when he was at Seymour, and seen him up See Flynn, Page A10

Either way you slice it, Newport spells trouble for Seymour opponents

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEYMOUR — It’s the first inning. Newport steps into the batter’s box, stares the pitcher down and crushes a two-strike pitch over the right-center field wall for a home run.

Just moments later and less than a mile away, Newport takes another two-strike pitch and promptly sends it scorching over the left-center field fence for another home run.

No, there isn’t a ringer pulling double-duty for two Eagles sports teams, or some strange rift in the space/time continuum on Boyds Creek Road.

There is, however, an abundance of athleticism in the Newport children, the oldest two of which have made quite a name for the family in Eagles athletics.

SHS senior Keegan See NEWPORTS, Page A9

Siblings Keegan and Kerigan Newport

Sevier County’s not-so-secret weapon Zach Flynn

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NEWPORTS 3From Page A8

Newport, 18, and his little sister Kerigan, 15, both had huge impacts on their respective teams this season at Seymour High School.

While Keegan was leading the baseball team in homers en route to making his thirdstraight All-District team, Kerigan was leading the Lady Eagles softball team in bombs, making her way to her second AllDistrict selection in two seasons.

And, if that wasn’t enough, both Newports have also earned AllDistrict honors in other sports at SHS — Keegan for three seasons in football, and Kerigan for her freshman year in soccer.

Growing up together, competing with each other and all over Seymour, both Newports have excelled athletically, but Keegan gives the nod to his sister in terms of “natural� talent. “We’ve both been blessed with athletic ability,� Keegan said. “I try to work as hard as I can, and she does, too, but she’s blessed with just raw athleticism that you can’t coach and you can’t develop. You’re just born with it.�

That athletic ability was apparent quickly with Kerigan at Seymour High School, where she started on varsity in both softball and soccer in 2008-2009, and led the Lady Eagles in home runs.

Keegan said watching his sister play, he’s impressed most with her drive. “She’s always competitive, it never fails.

Whether they’re winning or losing or tied, in the last inning or the top of the first it doesn’t matter, she’s always competitive and always wanting to win,� Keegan said.

Looking at her brother’s game, Kerigan cited Keegan’s ability as something she strives for. “He’s good, so it’s something to look up to.

I want to be as good as that one day,� Kerigan said.

Both athletes credit their parents, Doug and Lisa Newport, in advancing their athletic achievement. “Our parents are probably the biggest part in both of our games,�

Keegan said. “Since we were little we’ve always played travel ball, and they’ve always made time

Jason Davis/The Mountain Press

Keegan Newport (above) hits a grand slam in a 2009 game versus Sevier County, and Kerigan Newport (below) takes a swing that would result in a double against Jefferson County last week.

and taken time off work and taken us places. And one of them is at every game, whether it’s here, across the street or at an away game, one of them is always going to be there. They both hardly ever make it to both games, and me and her hardly ever get to see each other play because we both play almost every day. They’ve been a huge influence in the way we play and the way we carry ourselves.

They’re always there.�

The parents were split up this past Monday, May 10, when both of the Newport kids hit home runs just minutes apart in varsity play. “Our game started at 6:30 and their’s started at 7:00,� Keegan said. “And she hit hers in the first inning.� “I got two strikes on me,� Kerigan explained. “Then I watched three balls, and I just went yak (hit the home run).�

Asked for detail on the pitch, Kerigan showed it

said.

And if that doesn’t work out there’s always soccer. “(She’s) unbelievable,�

Keegan said of his sister’s soccer ability. “I’ve never seen somebody with as much raw talent. Yeah, she’s had good coaches through the years, but she’s just athletic — I’ve never seen somebody play soccer the way she plays, she just a natural.�

Both Keegan and Kerigan did spread the credit for their achievements to some of the many coaches they’ve had. “(SHS baseball) Coach Scott Norman has made a huge impact,� Keegan said. “I’ve had him as a coach since seventh grade. Seventh and eighth grade basketball and in high school all four years (of baseball).

And my dad has coached me since I was little in everything I did until Jason Davis/The Mountain Press Both Keegan (left) and Kerigan Newport (right) middle school, and he’s wear the number seven on their Seymour High had a huge impact on me.�

School jerseys. “My dad coached me forever and taught me everything,� Kerigan agreed. “You learn a lot about the game when you’re younger, and I think that’s the most important time to learn the game. And (SHS softball coach) Dayna Carter, she’s an unbelievable coach. I don’t know everything, and she’s always there to tell me one extra thing that I can change or do better.

SHS senior Keegan Newport, on his sister, sophomore Kerigan She’s a great coach.�

Once both Newports have left the hallowed was all about her athletic Kerigan’s team advanced halls of Seymour High, to play this week in ability. they’ll be more on the the region tournament “I don’t really know way. after finishing second in where (the pitch) was Karsyn and Kallyn are and all, I just swing,� she District 2-AAA softball. pairs’ younger sisters, But though Keegan’s said with a grin. and they, too, share the days as an Eagle are over, family athleticism.

Just moments later, Keegan let one rip at Don he hopes to soar else“Karsyn actually just where next season.

Doyle Field. made the middle school “I want to continue “I had an 0-2 (count), cheerleading team yesplaying baseball someand then I took a ball,� terday,� Keegan said. where. My first option Keegan said. “And he “And Kallyn plays soccer, threw a breaking ball up was football, and that softball and basketball, kind of fell through, so in the zone and left it and she’s going to better I’ve talked to quite a few than both of us. She’s hanging. (It went out) right over the 325 sign in schools about baseball, taller than either one of and I’m hoping to contin- us was at that age, and left-center. ue my career,� he said. “It was really close she’s picked up a lot While Kerigan’s got in time (to Kerigan’s just by coming to all of two more years of softhomer), because mom our games. If she keeps ball ahead, her ultimate and dad were across the developing like she has, goal is a lofty one. street from each other she’s going to be better “I want to play college and they called just about than both of us.� softball. UT, I would the same time to see we love to play there,� she both had hit one.� mpsports@themountainpress.com While Keegan’s home run was his last in Seymour Blue and Gold (the team lost 6-5 to Morristown West and were eliminated from postseason play),

“She’s always competitive, it never fails. Whether they’re winning or losing or tied, in the last inning or the top of the first it doesn’t matter, she’s always competitive and always wanting to win.�

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close. Zach Flynn’s by far the best hitter I’ve seen in this county, bar none.�

The 5-foot-11, 160-pound athlete has gotten used to delivering in pressure situations, and overcoming what some deem a liability in his relatively averagesize frame, to reach great heights in Sevier County High School athletics.

This past fall, Flynn earned IMAC Conference Offensive Player of the Year and The Mountain Press All-Sevier County Football Most Valuable Player honors while helping the Smoky Bears football team to their first ever undefeated season.

Completing his passes at a 60 percent clip, while throwing for 16 touchdown and almost 2,500 yards, Flynn had quite a season.

Eclipsing those accomplishments on the baseball field, despite an All-State junior season, would be nearly impossible.

But Flynn’s done it.

The numbers he’s put up this season are otherworldly.

In 124 times at-bat, Flynn’s collected an amazing 66 hits, which works out to a stunning .532 batting average. What’s even more impressive is that while doing so, Flynn’s hit more doubles (24) than singles (19), and crushed an impressive 15 home runs and eight triples.

Add to that an astonishing 79 RBIs in 37 games and 17-of-18 stealing bases, and you’ve got a what looks like a collection of video game statistics.

But, what might be even more stupefying, is that Flynn’s incredible baseball career has gone largely unnoticed with college baseball recruiters. “Really King (College) is the only one that’s talking to me,� Flynn said Saturday after a practice at SCHS. “I’ve (had contact with) a couple of D-2 schools, and not really any D-1s, ETSU, I’m kind of looking at them.�

Even though some of his competition, and those he saw last year in District 3-AAA, have gone on to bigtime college programs Zach isn’t dispirited. “They’re really good,�

Flynn said about players such as Matt Kirkland, the South-Doyle star who’s signed with UT and shared IMAC Player of the Year honors with Zach. “Sometimes I think it’s just my size (that limits college’s attention), but I don’t know.

I’m going to keep working hard, and hopefully something will work out for me.�

Traywick said that Flynn’s size shouldn’t be a big factor for teams looking for a special player. “For a man of his stature to swing the bat and hit the ball as hard and as far as he does — it’s a gift,� Traywick said. “It just comes off his bat different than anyone else. I have a lot of respect for (UT signee) Matt Kirkland down at South-Doyle, he’s going to get drafted, and Zach Flynn is every bit the hitter

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that Matt Kirkland is at the plate. No doubt in my mind.

He creates such bat speed, he’s got good mechanics and a great swing. And the thing that everybody’s so excited about, the reason people rally behind him — he’s so likeable. Everybody can relate to him. He’s the boy next door, the All-American kid. He’s yes sir, no sir, he’s never in any trouble, he makes good grades, his teachers respect him, they love him and the community loves him. If you just focus on Zach Flynn the baseball player, you’ve missed the boat. This is a young man, a special human being, he’s been raised right, and everywhere you go people talk about him.�

Add to that all the room for Flynn’s game to grow, and he looks like an ideal prospect for a college looking for a last-minute recruiting steal. “Here’s the scary part about Zach Flynn — he’s a young senior,� Traywick said. “There are sophomores older than him.

He’s still maturing physically, he’s not done growing, and the sky’s the limit for him. He’s the County Football Player of the Year, and All-State quarterback.

His loyalty’s been divided, which is fine, we encourage our guys to play football.

But the big plus is Zach has been a part-time baseball player. He’s only been with us from January to May. The exciting thing is he’s not done developing as a baseball player, he hasn’t reached his potential. Once he plays baseball next year year-round at college, you’re going to see him become even better, even more of a force at the plate.�

And Flynn becoming more of a force at the plate would truly be scary to his opponents.

He’s already hit some of the longest home runs at Sevier County High School’s Cliff Davis Field, showing he’s got plenty of power for the college game. “I’ve seen some parks, and we’ve got some in our district, that are crackerjack boxes,� Traywick said. “That’s not the case here at Sevier County. When you hit one here, you’ve hit one.

These are college dimensions, this is a big field.

You hit one here and you’ve earned it. And Zach Flynn’s home runs, they’re not high school home runs. Most of his shots go well over 400 feet. They would be out of any park in America. He hits Major League home runs. And the truth of the matter, Zach’s not a home run hitter, he’s a hitter.�

Add to all that something that’s even more impressive about Flynn’s game at the plate ­­— his ability to put the ball in play.

In his 124 at-bats this season, Flynn has struck out only four times. And in his last two seasons at SCHS combined, his Ks are still in the single digits while he’s connected on 23 home

runs. “Zach’s plate discipline is excellent,� Traywick said. “He doesn’t walk very much, but that’s because he has such a good swing and such hand-eye coordination. You throw him a strike and he squares the baseball up, and that’s the key to hitting. He puts the fat part of the bat on the baseball. We’re not surprised by it, we’re not amazed by it. We’ve seen it every day for four years.� “I feel really comfortable (at the plate),� Flynn said. “I’m seeing the ball really good, and I’m putting the bat on the ball and it’s just going. I’m just looking for the first good pitch to hit, and when I see it I just swing at it.�

Some of that skill has been learned over the 13 years he’s been playing baseball, all the way back to his days in T-ball at Pigeon Forge and playing travel ball for Mike Farragut and Rick Cate with the Sevierville Storm. Some of it just comes naturally.

Flynn credits his coaches for most of it. “I got to give the credit to my coaches really,� he said. “They’re working with me a lot and helping me. Coach (A.C.) Willis in the outfield, Coach T on my hitting, and Coach (Steve) Brewer in football and Coach (Joey) Mathews, they spent a lot of extra time with me.�

Flynn’s personal success and that of his team has made for a great senior year. “(The personal success) is nice, but I just like the team winning, it’s just fun to win.

From here I want a state championship, that’s what we’re shooting for, and for myself I just want to go to a good college and get a good education.�

Despite all the attention and accolades, Flynn’s still humble and good teammate to his Smoky Bear baseball brethren. “He’s usually one of the guys that keeps everybody loose, cracking jokes in the dugout,� senior teammate Austin Solomon said. “He’s worked really hard, and he’s kind of like our sparkplug.

Whenever he hits a home run or gets a big hit, it’s contagious. As soon as he does something big, everybody else kind of picks their game up. He just lifts everybody else up.

Like most, Solomon, who’s signed to play baseball with Maryville College, believes Flynn has what it takes to make a big impact at the next level. “I’m surprised there aren’t a lot of colleges looking at him,� Solomon said. “I’m surprised he hasn’t signed yet, because he’s by far the best player in the area. He and Kirkland are about on the same level, and he’s already signed with UT. Wherever he does go, they’re going to benefit from him being there. He lifts everybody else up and is a good influence on everybody around them.

He’s like a brother, he’s there for everybody.�

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At home on both the football field (above, celebrating a touchdown pass) and the baseball field (below left, watching the second of two home runs in last week’s district championship game), Zach Flynn excels at both sports. He was chosen as the IMAC’s Offensive Player of the Year in football, and the IMAC’s Co-Player of the Year in baseball and was an AllState selection last season.

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Smokies come out on short end of back-and-forth affair SEVIERVILLE – What seemed like a blowout loss Friday night for the Tennessee Smokies turned into a nail biter.

A seven-run rally in the final three innings was not enough though for the Smokies in a 10-9 loss to the Carolina Mudcats in front of 4,629 at Smokies Park.

Even as the Mudcats took 4-of-5 in this week, the Smokies (21-14) still are atop the Southern League North Division.

Heading into the stretch down 7-2 Friday, the Smokies bats finally came alive. Batting around in the bottom of the seventh, Tennessee’s five-run frame

was aided by four hits, three walks and a Carolina error.

Pinch hitter Matt Spencer tied the game at seven with a bases-loaded walk against Carolina reliever (and former Smokies player) Jerry Gil. The comeback was shortlived though as Smokies reliever Dustin Sasser (1-3)

surrendered two runs in the eighth. Carolina added one more in the top of the ninth to go up 10-7 on Tennessee heading into the bottom of the ninth.

The Smokies made things interesting in the ninth, plating two runs off closer Phillppe Valiquette (S, 3), but Gil (2-1) would end up

getting the win.

Tennessee’s late rally ensured starter Alberto Cabrera would not take the loss in his first Double-A start. The right-hander had control issues, throwing only 56% of his pitches for strikes and being charged with three wild pitches. He gave up five runs in his 5.2 inning stint.

Robinson Chirinos led the Smokies offense on Friday, reaching base five times to raise his average to .337. His night included a 419-foot solo home run in the second off Mudcats starter Travis Webb. Tony Campana and Blake Lalli added two RBIs each to the Smokies cause.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

3FC III goes down next week at convention center PIGEON FORGE — The Fit Factory Fighting Championships’ third big event, 3FC III, is set for next Saturday, May 22, at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center in Pigeon Forge.

“We have upped the presentation of the show 20-fold,” fight organizer Gene Click said. “Expect tons of lights, smoke and excitement. It’s going to be an extremely fun show.”

Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. with fights starting at 6 p.m.

“We have a stacked card from top to bottom,” Click said. “This is the same place that I did my first show 10 HORSE RACING

Lookin At Lucky wins Preakness, Super Saver fades BALTIMORE (AP) — Change in jockeys, change in fortune.

So it was for trainer Bob Baffert and his Preaknesswinning colt Lookin At Lucky, who stayed out of trouble with Martin Garcia aboard and held off First Dude to win by three quarters of a length Saturday.

Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver faded to eighth as the 9-5 favorite in the 12-horse field, squandering a perfect trip and foiling jockey Calvin Borel’s boast of a Triple Crown.

“When I asked him, he kind of just folded up. It happens,” said Borel, who didn’t ride the rail this time — his signature trip.

Jackson Bend was another head back in third.

Lookin At Lucky ran 1 3-16 miles in 1:55.47, giving Baffert his fifth Preakness victory, tying him with D. Wayne Lukas for second all-time. It was the Hall of Famer’s first Triple Crown win since 2002, when War Emblem won at Pimlico.

“When they turned for home, he can really finish,” Baffert said. “When I saw those red colors making that cruise, I thought, ‘Oh boy, he’s running today.”’

Lucky’s win means yet another year will pass without a Triple Crown champion. Affirmed was the last to sweep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1978.

Lookin At Lucky paid $6.80, $4.60 and $3.80 as the 2-1 second choice. First Dude returned $16.60 and $9.20.

years ago which is why I named the event ‘Full Circle,’” Click said.

“We have fighters coming from Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina,” Click said. “I have assembled the best the Southeast has to offer to make this show amazing. We have eight of the best fighters ever put on a card in this region battling it out for the prestigious 3FC Championships. Also, We have an undercard stacked full of awesome bouts.”

As always, Click said the show is family friendly. “(There’s) no Alcohol, vulgarity or anything a parent would feel inappropriate for

their children,” Click said.

“It’s my goal and vision to bring live MMA to families who enjoy watching things like the UFC and WEC at home. Most shows are not conducive with what parents feel appropriate, but I want them to know that this is a tasteful event.”

Tickets are $20 and only available at Hank’s Pizza in Sevierville.

“They are a steal at $20 for an event like this,” Click said. “It’s the fastest growing sport in america for a reason.”

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Deadline is July 2, 2010 Rules:

1. Recipes will be accepted from anyone living or working in Sevier County.

2. Each recipe should by typed or printed and include a complete listing of ingredients in order of use and detailed instructions.

Illegible entries or those with instructions deemed unclear will be discarded.

3. Each recipe should include the name, address and day and night phone numbers of the submitter.

4. There is a limit of five (5) recipes per person, the dishes of your choice.

5. All recipes should be received to The Mountain Press no later than July 2, 2010.

6. Submit by mail to Reader Recipes, P.O. Box 4810, Sevierville, TN 37864 or by e-mail to recipes@themountainpress.com 7. All recipes submitted to The Mountain Press will be viewed

by a panel of culinary professionals to choose a determined number of recipes for the cookbook.

8. A number of select recipes from each category will be chosen to compete for fi rst-, second- and third-place honors. Submitters of the chosen recipes will be contacted and asked to bring their recipe to a taste-testing and photo session.

9. Those who cannot be reached or are unable to attend the taste-testing will forfeit, and an alternate recipe will be chosen.

10. Photographs for use in the cookbook will be taken at the taste-testing and the recipes will be judged by a panel of culinary professionals. Their decisions will be based on appearance, taste and ease of preparation.

11. Winners will be announced shortly before publication of the cookbook in late October. Depending on placement, winners will receive a certain number of cookbooks.

A12 â—† Local

The Mountain Press â—† Sunday, May 16, 2010

Two-item agenda for County Commission

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — Without a handful of budget amendments, it seems likely the County Commission wouldn’t have any reason to meet in May. The group, which will hold its monthly session at 7 p.m. Monday in the courthouse, has only two items on its agenda: Setting some speed limits and making a few financial tweaks.

Six local roads will likely get 25 mile per hour caps during the session. The commission’s Transportation Committee has recommended the limit for Autumn Oaks Drive, Autumn Oaks Circle, McKinney Drive, Amanda Lane, Owenwood Drive and Glenns Lea. The group regularly sets the speed limits during its sessions and the matter is rarely seen as anything approaching time sensitive.

In fact, the committee voted on the streets to be considered over the last couple months.

That leaves only the budget amendments to blame for the two-item agenda.

As the budget year winds down, it’s not unusual for local governments to consider such switches, which generally trade money from one line item in a given department’s budget to another to cover places where more money than expected was spent on one thing and less on another. “We’re actually doing a little bit of clean-up work,� county Finance Director Cheryl Houston explains.

There are a few budget areas that will cover the bulk of the changes to be made.

Among those the biggest is the Sheriff’s Department, where $362,000 is being added to the budget for, among other things, new radios and equipment. The total cost, though, will be offset by an equal amount in Homeland Security Grants.

Tourism line items will also make for a lot of the cash movements. The budget for 2009-2010 included $875,000 for the county’s marketing Web site, money set to come out of an overnight lodging tax county

King to speak at Tea Party event Submitted report GATLINBURG — U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, will be the keynote speaker at the first statewide Tea Party Convention in Tennessee, which will be held May 22-23 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.

It is sponKing sored by ther The Tennessee Tea Party Coalition Paul Shanklin will perform his political parodies on Saturday night.

Additional speakers include Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, author and economist Larry Bates, author and founder of AtlasShrugs. com Pamela Geller, founder of “Get Out of Our House�

Tim Cox, William Wagner of Parental Rights.org, Ben Cunningham of Tennessee Tax Revolt, Mark Meckler who founded Tea Party Patriots, Justin McCord who founded Campaign for Liberty, and Rand Cardwell of Oathkeepers.com.

For details on the event and to purchase tickets visit www.

TennesseeTeaParty Coalition.com.

Convention tickets are priced at $30 in advance, $35 at the door for the weekend.

Those 21 and under will be admitted free. Concessionsstyle food will be available for individual purchase.

Two hurt in Friday wreck

Rescue workers prepare to transport one patient in an ambulance while others work on another still in one of two vehicles involved in 7 p.m. accident at 1225 Douglas Dam Road.

One person was transported to LeConte Medical Center and the other to University of Tennessee Hospital. Emergency personnel responding to the accident includes Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee State Troopers, Sevier County Rescue Squad and Sevier County Ambulance.

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Happy Anniversary

UT Extension celebrates 100 years of helping families

By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor

Almost 20 former and present members of the University of Tennessee Extension Service’s Family Community Education clubs gathered to mark the 100th anniversary of the UT Extension Service and the 97th anniversary of FCE in Sevier County.

“Happy Birthday UT Extension and Family and Gail Crutchfield/The Mountain Press Community Education club,” said local extension agent Rowena McFalls of the Midway Family Community Education club arranges a display of craft Linda Hyder. “Some of you remember that as a different projects the club has made over the past 97 years. name,” she added of FCE, once known as home demonstration clubs.

“Years ago when I was elected, whenever it became The FCE got its start in the early 1900s, Hyder said, as this, so I laid on the couch and took a nap while the other girls worked on theirs.” time to re-elect officers, I asked Faye, ‘When are we a way to help people learn how to care for their families When she got home, she decided to have another go going to elect officers?’ She said, “Didn’t you know you and farms. It was also a way for families who lived far at the purse and completed it, even though it wound were elected for life?’” apart from one another to socialize. up to be an odd shape.

The purse eventually became a Joan Saas, a member since 1970, said she has thor“Families in the early days worked together, they gag gift that was passed along from one member to the oughly enjoyed her years in FCE and wishes more played together, they went to church together and they next. people would join. really depended on their neighbors for social contact,” “I joined back in the early ’70s and we used to do the “I moved down here to the area and I was reading Hyder said. “So it was really nice when they were able to best things,” said Judy Pat Williams, a member of the in the newspaper about these ladies from the home get together for whatever the occasion.”

Roberts club. “I can remember making candles in the demonstration club and said, ‘Oh, I’ve got to join that Hyder said home demonstrations began when the church kitchen, and we’d make fabric flowers and we group,’” she said. “Well, the next thing you know I was boll weevil made its presence known, obliterating crops would enter things into the fair. We’d have a big fair made president for many years. We learned so much throughout the South. The Department of Agriculture display.

And we would make dresses and have fashion through FCE; well, it was called home demonstration. would send people to area farms to help with eradicating shows. We would do anything to get those ribbons.”

I learned how to sew and cook and we traveled and we the pests.

“We did a lot of things, but if they’d had a couch I had many workshops and met a lot of nice people and “They noticed we’re helping men with their problems, probably would have stayed on it, too,” said Wanda I just love it. I wish more people would be interested in but women need some help, too,” she said.

So began the extension service and its first home dem- Davis, another member of the club that met at Roberts it.”

The Sevier County FCE clubs are still active and onstration clubs, which not only provided information to United Methodist Church. “I really enjoyed the fellowship and the food.” helping their communities through a variety of outhomemakers, but an outlet for social interaction.

The Midway club is the county’s oldest, celebrating reach projects. The Seymour Club meets at 10:30 “Life was hard, so if they had the opportunity to chat a.m. the third Tuesday of every month at the Public for the afternoon and take a little break, that was prob- 97 years in existence.

Rowena McFalls is a member of the Midway club and Library. The Midway Club meets at 1 p.m. every fourth ably a huge treat for them,” Hyder said. president of the Sevier County organization, a fact she Thursday at Mountain National Bank. You can also call That social interaction is still important to the pointed out to former Sevier County Extension Agent Hyder at 453-3695. women who attended the anniversary celebration Faye Greenwood. at the Sevier County Extension Office, held at the “Faye, believe it or not, I’m still president,” she said. n gcrutchfield@themountainpress.com fairgrounds. They reminisced over old times, sharing laughs over projects that didn’t go as well as expected.

“I joined not long after moving to East Tennessee,” said Susan Beebe, a former member of the Seymour club.

“I learned a lot about Tennessee and how to break up this dirt with a mattock. I had okra for my first time that was prepared by somebody who brought it to a potluck, and I’d never seen okra before.”

“I did not join home demonstration to do crafts or to sew or to break up dirt,” said Douglas Dam FCE member Carolyn Catlett. “I went to talk and eat.”

As the laughter trailed off, Catlett admitted she wasn’t very good at the craft projects, particularly a macrame purse they made one time.

“A lot of you would remember,” she said. “It had wooden handles and Gail Crutchfield/The Mountain Press they were supposed to Present and former members of Sevier County Family Community Education clubs and guests attend the 100th annivercome down and do like this and go like this. Well, sary celebration of the UT Extension Service, which sponsors the club, and the 97th anniversary of the club’s presence in it wasn’t long before mine the county. In front from left are Faye Greenwood, Graciela Wilson, Joan Saas, Mickie Huskey, Reva Lee Clinton, Rowena was going kind of like this. McFalls; center, Jeri Clark, Donna Gray, Judy McQueen, Ruth Matthews; back, Betty Seaton, Veryl Henderson, Wanda Davis, Judy Pat Williams, Carolyn Catlett, Diane Hoynoski, Susan Beebe and Linda Hyder.

I thought, well I can’t do

Lessons of life I’ve learned on way to becoming 33 This month, I will turn 33 years old.

The past three decades have been great — I really can’t complain.

But where in the world did the last 10 years go?

I think back to my first job out of college. I had moved to a small little South Georgia town where I didn’t know a soul, almost five hours away from my parents.

It was exciting — the idea of decorating my own apartment, shopping for my own groceries, making my own money.

But when my parents helped me unpack the last box in my new place and it was time for

them to go, I felt lost — and like a baby, I started to cry.

Almost five years later, I moved to Knoxville — another place where I knew no one but had a job waiting for me. I was a little wiser and more independent this time, but boy, would I learn even more over the next five years.

That’s the funny thing about life — sometimes you think you’ve made so much progress, and then there are days when you feel you’ve gone back 10 years. Not too long ago, I felt like that scared, naïve 22-yearold again. But with the help of the good Lord above, I feel like I’m finally back on track.

I was inspired recently to start writing down all the things I’ve learned in my 33 years.

Why exactly I don’t know — maybe to share with my children someday, or maybe just to keep for myself.

Some lessons are silly and others are serious, but they paint a picture of who I’ve

become.

They include the following: Never take anything too seriously; Don’t let the actions of others, which you have no control over, ruin your day; There’s no shortcut to getting (and keeping) a healthy, fit body; Part of being a grown-up means doing a lot of things you don’t want to do; Skip the caffeine when you can — sleep is much better; There’s always going to be SOMETHING on your to-do list, so prioritize, take it one day at a time and enjoy the ride; Make the effort to keep in touch with good friends; It’s much better to marry in your 30s; Don’t ever ask a woman when

she’s due unless you’re 110 percent sure she’s pregnant; and Never underestimate the power of a warm bubble bath, good music and great wine — and, of course, chocolate.

This is all I’ve written so far, but I’ve just gotten started.

With all the wisdom I’ve gained in my 33 years, I could write a novel! Then again, after my next 33 years, I could be reading that list, shaking my head and saying, “What was I thinking?”

I can’t wait to see what other lessons lay ahead.

— Ellen Brown is a staff reporter for The Mountain Press. Call 428-0746, ext. 205, or e-mail to ebrown@themountainpress.com.

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Mountain Press hosts Chamber During Hours

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Bond Jones, left, of Sevier County Bank, Allen Robbins of the Sevier Electric System, Debbie Newman of Comfort Inn Apple Valley and Eric Schreiber of Sevier County Bank were among the guests at Business During Hours.

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Pam Damewood and Sharon Whaley, both of SmartBank, and Laine Lowery of Colonial visit at the Chamber event, held at The Mountain Press.

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Jessica Brooks, left, Andrew Hyder and Daniel Norwood dined on hot dogs and chips and toured The Mountain Press as part of Business During Hours sponsored by The Mountain Press.

Allen Robbins of Sevier Electric, left, with Mountain Press Publisher Jana Thomasson and Editor Stan Voit.

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Joann Jordan, president of Garlands of Grace, speaks during the National Day of Prayer ceremony at the courthouse.

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Some of the crowd who attended the recent National Day of Prayer observance at the courthouse.

Day of Prayer observance held Submitted report Garlands of Grace coordinated this year’s National Day of Prayer, led by president and founder Joann Jordan.

Mr. Lincoln, a rescued eagle from American Eagle Foundation at Dollywood fpapped its wings, and the Color Honor Guard of the American Legion brought in the flags.

Patriotic songs were sung by those who attended. The people gathered to pray for God’s blessings on the country and its leaders.

Shofars opened with the sound of the trumpets and introduction were begun. Dot Egli introduce Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters, who read the proclamation for the National Day of Prayer in Sevier

County, and it was given to Jordan.

Mary Fulcher introduced the mayors of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Pittman Center and Sevierville.

Each spoke on the different branches of the federal government and prayed for those branches.

Pastors from Seymour, Wears Valley, Gatlinburg and Sevierville along with Dick Wellons of SMARM

and Sevier County High coach Steve Brewer, spoke about the seven powers of a community. Scott Carter, youth pastor at First Baptist in Seviervile, brought the message for the day.

Ken Jenkins read, as Consuleo Aleman of the Spanish Church in Pigeon Forge translated, the “Prayer for the Nation.�

Lee Lofton and John Celestin provided music.

SCHAS event to honor Blalocks PIGEON FORGE — The Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service Inc. (SCHAS) will have its ninth annual Sevier County Citizenship Award Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn in Pigeon Forge.

Jim and Kati Blalock will be the honorees.

The banquet honors a deserving person or persons who demonstrated care for the community and its citizens. Proceeeds from the banquet will benefit SCHAS in Sevier County.

Individual tickets are 50. A table of eight is $400. There are other

levels of sponsorship as well.

Jim and Kati Blalock are or have been involved individually or jointly in Childhelp USA, Knoxville Symphony board, Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont board, Sevier County Arts Council, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Friends of the Smokies, Robert F. Thomas Foundation, United Way, Gatlinburg Planning Commission, Sevierville Planning Commission, Sevier County Children’s Shelter board, Nine Counties One Vision Growth Management Task Force and Transportation Committee, Safe Harbor, University of Tennessee Gardens Steering

Committee, Miracle Gardens, Leadership Sevier, Leadership Knoxville, Tennessee Jaycees, Sevierville Chamber of Commerce, Tennessee Roadbuilders Association, Sevier County High School Alumni Association, UT Alumni Association, East Tennessee Quality Control Committee, AYSO soccer and First United Methodist Church.

The Blalocks’ children are Nikelle Burke, Terra Clabough, Kariss Waite, Shannon Hipsher and Katherine Menendez-Cherry. They have seven grandchildren.

For banquet information call 4536853.

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Meditation proven to have good benefits for your health

By ARNE WALKER Jesus said I have come that you might have life and have it abundantly.

Jesus clearly in word and deed demonstrated that He is on the side of love and life. It is interesting to me to think about words that are relatives to each other that speak to abundant living.

Whole, shalom, salvation, health and centered are all connected words that give expression to being truly alive.

Once I have digested that, it leads me to think of the benefits of worship. Oh yes, I know I am a proponent of Christcentered worship and have trouble with when people say that they went to church and got nothing out of it.

We come to worship to proclaim the worthship of the God who has met us in Jesus Christ. Worship is centered on our giving Christ our adoration and praise. Even though we do not come seeking a blessing, there is a blessing that is there as a byproduct of true worship.

The one I think of is health. It is a healthy pursuit to get outside of ourselves. It is unhealthy to carry inside grudges or anger and the like and forgiveness is the proven antidote. Forgiveness is a major ingredient in worship.

Meditation has been scientifically and statistically proven to have major validity for our health. Speaking of Lutheran worship which I know best, there are four Biblical lessons read each

Sunday and are there for the purpose of meditation: a prelude, offertory, and postlude are music for meditation. Do you cheat yourself and others by talking with others at that time?

The company of the committed is a real plus for health dealing primarily with depression and loneliness and anxiety.

We come into Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence and together we are brought into a caring fellowship that enables us to experience the bond of support and love that we need.

We share the blessing of the peace of God which passes all understanding as we experience harmony with God, self, neighbor, and nature.

Someone who is at peace is centered. Someone who is centered has all of the positive aspects of the image of God in us blossoming and growing.

This includes our capacity to love, make moral decisions, expression the capacity to reason, blossom in personality, be creative, and be closer to the source of our being.

Each of these reflections of the image of God in us is part of our journey towards wholeness and health.

What some people light-heartedly refer to as Christian aerobics is the movements in worship that contribute to light exercise and therefore are beneficial to health rather than a completely sedentary service which does not get the blood moving.

Of course those who

are physically limited of necessity miss that opportunity.

Even if you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry a tune in a bucket, it is great to exercise your lung power and sing out to the praise of God. It is wonderful to take deep breaths and exercise our vocal chords. The positive emotion of joy expressed in song is great for our health.

We have a Cherokee friend who took ill. He had the frustration of going to several doctors and learning that they could find no cause. Finally he was encouraged to go to the Cherokee medicine man who urged him to return to his Western Cherokee tribe in Oklahoma.

He participated in the Christian worship with Cherokee overtones and enjoyed the loving support of his former church community which was very close knit. His health was restored.

You may cite me for having a Christian bias and I confess that I do.

If you want documentation from the scientific community, please read â&#x20AC;&#x153;The China Studyâ&#x20AC;? by a father-son team and the newly published â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Spectrum.â&#x20AC;?

Those books have the potential of being life changing.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to your good health. God bless and keep you in His love.

Shalom! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Rev. Arne Walker is a semi-retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who resides in Gatlinburg.

Smoky Mountain Bible Institute Lesson #11 Welcome to class. Please take out your Bibles and prepare to take copious notes as the information that follows is of great valueâ&#x20AC;Ś.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrap up our discussion on Old Testament archeology with a few more interesting archeological artifacts. Then we can move on to some archeological support for some New Testament finds.

Burial Plaque: On the Mt of Olives stands a Russian church and on its grounds is a burial plaque that states the following â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here the bones of Uzziah, King of Judah were brought do not openâ&#x20AC;? someone went to a lot of trouble to carve a burial plaque that fits in the culture and architecture of the reign of King Uzziah circa 775-725 BC or this is just another piece of evidence for the scriptural accuracy of Chronicles and the whole of Scripture.

A commemorative inscription: in 701 BC King Hezekiah completed a tunnel which allowed for the safe gathering of water from the Gihon spring without leaving the safety of the city walls. In 1880 to boys playing in the tunnel discovered an inscription in the wall of the tunnel that celebrated the completion of this tunnel. Confirming exactly as recorded the accounts in 2 Kings 20 and 2 Chronicles 32. a clear physical witness to biblical accuracy.

The Hezir Family: 1 Chronicles 14 and Nehemiah 10 mention this priestly line and a complex and elaborate burial site in the Kidron valley carries this same name and three generations buried in this tomb. Hezir was on the list of priests during reign of Kind David. This is no coincidence this is evidence of a culture and a people matching Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holy word.

Pleas for Help: In 1935 an archeologist discover 21 letters in the ruins of the ancient city of Lachish, these letters (on ostracon) pleaded for help from the city of Judah. Their content concur historically with the events prophesied by Jeremiah and recorded in 2 Kings of the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon in 587 BC The Dead Sea Scrolls: These amazing scrolls, some of them almost 2300 years old contain some or all of 38 of the 39 Old Testament books, only Ester is missing.

Some of these text are over 1000 years older that our oldest copy when they were discovered in 1947. this 1000 year gap was bridged amazingly there were no errors that in any way affected the text meaning. These are a miraculous witness to scriptures divine origin, accuracy and infallibility!!

Over 2600 years old: That is how old the piece of jewelry found in a tomb in Jerusalem is. On this ear ring was as silver scroll, and on this scroll are carved the oldest existing word of scripture the word often referred to as the Arronic blessing, found in Numbers 6:24-26. you may have herd similar words at the close of worship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lord bless you and keep you, make His face shine on you and be gracious to you, the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you Peace.â&#x20AC;? wThis blessing is a great place to complete our study of archeology from an Old Testament prospective. Tune in next month when we will examine some artifact from the time of Christ and the early Church.

Thanks for attending S.M.B.I. â&#x20AC;Śclass dismissed.

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Kirking of Tartans

First Presbyterian Church Sevierville Kirking of the Tartans service 10:45 a.m.

Bring family tartan or colors for blessing. Refreshments to follow. 453-2971.

Huskey Grove UMC

Huskey Grove UMC 2010 Homecoming 10 a.m., special music, covered dish follows, located on the spur.

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Revival at Waldens Creek United Methodist Church 11 a.m., with Ralph Alley of Fries, Va.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study

Pilgrimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Covenant

Trinity Revival

Pilgrimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Covenant Church trip to Smokemont. Patriot Park caravan leaving 8:30 a.m. Sugarland Visitor Center caravan leaving 9 a.m. 428-7684.

Dessert Theater

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

Revival at Trinity Baptist Church, Jayell Road, through May 21, 7 p.m. daily.

Evangelist James Langston.

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Gatekeepers menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible study: n 6:30 p.m., 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591. n 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mt. Drive, Sevierville. (865) 310-7831.

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

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School systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kincaid honored for volunteering Submitted report Randall B. Kincaid, supervisor of instruction for the Sevier County School System, has received the International Reading Association Maryann Manning Outstanding Volunteer Service Award for 2010.

He is one of five educators â&#x20AC;&#x201D; four in North America and one outside North America â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to receive this award, which IRA presents annually.

Kincaid is IRA state coordinator for the Tennessee Reading Association, just one of many positions he has held with this organization. He has also served with the East Tennessee Education Association, the Tennessee Reading Panel Committee, and the Closing the Achievement Gap Committee for alignment of state reading standards to national standards.

In addition to his role in the Sevier school sys-

tem, he is an adjunct professor for East Tennessee S t a t e University and conducts workKincaid shops on mathematics, literature across the curriculum, and curriculum alignment techniques.

He and his wife, Jennie, reside in Seymour and their son, William, is a recent graduate of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City.

The International Reading Association is a community of reading professionals united by the mission to promote higher levels of literacy, reading, and communication by advancing the quality of instruction and research worldwide. A network of 1,200 councils and more than 50 national affiliates forms the working foundation for the Association.

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Seeking state title in steer wrestling

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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. He is the son of Dale and Ronda Taffer.

WSCC launches â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lecture on Demandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Math instructors are just a click away for students in Walters State Community Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pilot â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lecture on Demandâ&#x20AC;? developmental studies courses.

Two courses are offered in the format this fall for two courses, DSPM 0800 and 0850.

Both are developmental studies, designed for students whose math skills may be a little rusty or students who have never felt confident in math.

The new classes teach math by doing math. The class meets in a computer lab on a traditional schedule, but students can do work online. And all of the class lessons can be viewed again at any time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lecture on Demand gives students many useful benefits,â&#x20AC;? said John LaPrise, dean of mathematics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students can view lectures as often as needed. Students will also get quick feedback

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Sevierville Sunrise Rotarian Van Moore presented the program at the recent meeting. Moore is the president-elect and will begin serving as president in July; he focused on existing programs and projects. The membership discussed fundraising projects and community service efforts. Sevierville Sunrise Rotary meets every Thursday at McClarens Restaurant.

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Students in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lecture on Demandâ&#x20AC;? classes also work at a flexible pace. Students needing both DSPM 0800 and 0850 can take them in one semester and move on to needed college math courses. Students only needing the second class can finish the semester early.

Lectures are prerecorded and viewed individually during or before class. This method frees up the professor to give one-on-one help during the class time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have more time to work with students

individually.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually more faculty interaction than in a traditional classroom,â&#x20AC;? said Chris Knight, associate professor and coordinator for developmental studies math courses.

This class is the latest in a series of efforts by Walters Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mathematics Division to make the subject more student-friendly.

The division also offers express courses with

block scheduling and Fast Track Math, which meets everyday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to meet the individual needs of our students. We try to avoid the one-methodology-fits-all perspective.

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Honor Club replaces flag at clinic

Third in 4-H horse competition

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Sevier County 4-H Honor Club members recently replaced the American flag at Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic as one of their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Struck By Cloverâ&#x20AC;? service projects. 4-H members noticed the flag needed to be replaced while volunteering at the clinic. State Rep. Richard Montgomery donated the flag. To complete this citizenship project, the old flag will be disposed of at a flag retirement ceremony in June at 4-H Camp. Pictured are Honor Club members with the flag at the clinic.

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Sevier County 4-H horse project members Alivia Cotter, left, Lydia McCurdy and Melody Mayo recently placed third in the regional 4-H horse judging contest in the Junior Division.

As seen here, they are also participating in several area 4-H horse shows. As individuals Lydia placed fifth and Melody ninth.

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Celebrate National Trails Day by performing trail work in the Smokies.

Trails Day to be observed Submitted report On June 5, many trail enthusiasts will be celebrating the 18th anniversary of National Trails Day. Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host three volunteer trail projects, including the annual Appalachian Trail Work Day. The park is recruiting volunteers for two of the projects: the Crooked Arm Ridge Trail near Cades Cove and the Grassy Branch Trail on the North Carolina side near Cherokee.

On the Crooked Arm Ridge Trail, volunteers will work to install waterbars, maintain existing drainage structures, remove social trails and define the trail tread. On the Grassy Branch Trail volunteers will work to dig a new section of trail.

Work will be conducted between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on both projects and the park will provide all the necessary equipment, including work gloves.

Volunteers should come prepared to work for a day in the woods and must be able to hike, safely perform manual labor, and

be comfortable using hand tools.

It is suggested that participants dress in sturdy foot wear and long pants.

Since volunteers will be working a full day, it will be necessary to pack a lunch and water.

To attend these projects, interested persons must RSVP by May 28 to Christine Hoyer, at (828) 497-1949 or e-mail to Christine_Hoyer@nps. gov.

In addition, the Friends of the Smokies is inviting participants to assist in the 14th annual

Appalachian Trail Work Day, in cooperation with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The work day concludes with a barbecue picnic at Metcalf Bottoms for all registrants, who will also receive a T-shirt.

A registration fee for this activity will apply, which goes to sponsor trail projects in the Smokies.

For more information or to obtain a registration form, visit www.friendsofthesmokies.org/events. html or e-mail to fotshb@ bellsouth.net.

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

sunday, may 16 Choral Society Concert

Choral Society spring concert 4 p.m., Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church. Free.

Waldens Creek UMC

Revival at Waldens Creek United Methodist Church 11 a.m., with Ralph Alley of Fries, Va.

Pilgrim’s Covenant

Pilgrim’s Covenant Church trip to Smokemont. Patriot Park caravan leaving 8:30 a.m. Sugarland Visitor Center caravan leaving 9 a.m. 428-7684.

Owens Reunion

Owens reunion 11 a.m., American Legion Building, Chapman Highway. Bring food and memories.

Dessert Theater

“First Church of Pete’s Garage” performed by the Edge, Pathways Church youth ministry, 6:30 p.m., 1126 Wagner Drive, Sevierville. $5 adults, $3 children 12 and under.

Includes dessert.

Kirking of Tartans

First Presbyterian Church Sevierville Kirking of the Tartans service 10:45

a.m. Bring family tartan or colors for blessing.

Refreshments to follow.

453-2971.

Republican Party meets at 6 p.m. at courthouse.

453-3882 or 368-3833.

Huskey Grove UMC

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

Huskey Grove UMC 2010 Homecoming 10 a.m., special music, covered dish follows, located on the spur.

monday, may 17 Bariatric Surgery

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

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace Women’s Bible study 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn. 4360313.

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.

Trinity Revival

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

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Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers men’s Bible study: n 6:30 p.m., 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591. n 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mt. Drive, Sevierville. (865) 3107831.

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 to 10 p.m. 429-3721.

Blood Drive

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

Optimist Club

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

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Bernard King Boys & Girls Club speaker

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Montgomery wins money for food bank NASHVILLE Fifty-four legislators won donations for charities in their communities during the Tennessee Health Care Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Partnering for Charityâ&#x20AC;? event.

Rep. Richard Montgomery, R-Sevierville, won $200 for Sevier County Food Ministries.

The lawmakers tossed a football to earn contributions to charities of their choice throughout the state. Among those charities receiving donations this year were Boys & Girls Clubs, St. Jude Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research Hospital and the American Cancer Society.

Local senior centers, libraries, schools, churches and other organizations were also chosen for donations.

Each year, the charity giveaway is a highlight of THCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legislative Conference, an event that brings long-term care professionals together with state lawmakers to discuss what it takes to provide quality services for the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elderly and disabled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year, our members enjoy partnering with their legislators to raise money for charities,â&#x20AC;? THCA Executive Director Ron Taylor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition to providing 24-hour care to the elderly and disabled, this is one more way for nursing homes to give back to the communities they serve. The charities appreciate the donations, and we are honored that so many legislators join us for this special event.â&#x20AC;?

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CARS: 9858 02 LINCOLN LS $7995 3591 03 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER $7995 8787 01 PONTIAC GRAND AM $8995 3593 05 PONTIAC VIBE $8995 3604 05 CHEVROLET IMPALA $8995 9642 06 DODGE STRATUS $9995 3620 04 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO $9995 9852 05 NISSAN ALTIMA $10995 3588 09 CHEVROLET COBALT $11995 3487 06 CHRYSLER SEBRING $12995 3388 07 HYUNDAI ACCENT $13995 3601 09 CHEVROLET COBALT $14995 3630 09 HYUNDAI SONOTA $15995 3631 05 HYUNDAI SONOTA $15995 9925 05 LEXUS RX390 $16995 3354 07 PONTIAC G5 $16995 3536 09 CHEVROLET COBALT $16995 3596 09 CHEVROLET IMPALA $16995 3623 09 CHEVROLET MAZDA 5 $16995 3624 09 CHEVROLET MAZDA 5 $16995 3595 08 TOYOTA SCION XB $17995 3635 09 CHEVROLET IMPALA $17995 3625 09 CHRYSLER SEBRING $18995 3627 09 CHEVROLET MALIBU $18995 3628 09 CHEVROLET MALIBU $18995 3228 06 CHEVROLET IMPALA $18995 3387 07 NISSAN ALTIMA $20,995 9931 07 SATURN SKY $21995 9957 06 PONTIAC GTO $21995 9960 08 FORD MUSTANG $22995

23,060

*$

2010 SILVERADO CREW CAB LT

#9876 4x4

#9949 4WD

*$

17,721

*$

MSRP $33,700 $5000 Customer Cash

MSRP $36,285 $5000 Customer Cash or

27,485

*$

TRUCKS: 3594 96 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 $4995 9716 98 GMC SIERRA 2500 $5995 9068 96 CHEVROLET C/K3500 $8995 9859 01 DODGE RAM 1500 $8995 3499 90 FORD E-350 $8995 3614 00 DODGE DAKOTA $10995 3610 01 CHEVROLET 2500 $11995 9880 05 NISSAN FRONTIER $14995 3554 08 CHEVROLET UPLANDER $16995 3611 08 NISSAN ROGUE $18995 8981 99 FORD F450 $21995 9820 07 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 $21995 3590 08 GMC CANYON $21995 3605 09 CHEVROLET EXPRESS $23995 3580 07 FORD F150 $23995 3577 02 GMC 4000 $24995 3579 09 CHEVROLET EXPRESS $24995 9918 09 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 $28995 3615 06 CHEVROLET SILVERADO $28995 0892 09 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER $31995 3638 07 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 $33995 9939 10 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500H$47995 SUVS: 3970 96 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 3613 01 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 3608 02 BUICK RENDEZVOUS 9856 02 NISSAN PATHFINDER 3637 03 CHEVROLET TAHOE

$4994 $5995 $7995 $8995 $12995

0.0% APR up to 72 mos. WAC Available

29,693

*$

3521 07 CHEVROLET HHR 3609 09 CHEVROLET HHR 3626 09 CHEVROLET HHR 3632 09 CHEVROLET HHR 3633 09 CHEVROLET HHR 9858 07 HYUNDAI SANTE FE 9972 06 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3618 09 SATURN VUE 3619 09 SATURN VUE 3639 05 GMC YUKON 9531 09 DODGE JOURNEY 9815 07 JEEP WRANGLER 3527 08 CHEVROLET EQUINOX 3629 08 MERCURY MARINER 3612 06 NISSAN PATHFINDER 3598 09 TOYOTA RAV4 3617 09 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 3622 09 SATURN VUE 3636 10 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE 3587 09 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 3578 09 CHEVROLET TAHOE

$16995 $17995 $17995 $17995 $17995 $18995 $18995 $18995 $18995 $18995 $19995 $19995 $19995 $19995 $20995 $21995 $21995 $21995 $30995 $33995 $36995

VANS 8376 01 OLDESMOBILE SILHOUETTE $4995 8036 89 CHEVROLET CUT VAN $5995 9757 98 FORD ECONO VAN $5995 8647 07 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY $16995

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USED CARS Tax, Title, Tags & Lics. Fees Extra. WAC. Dealer retains all rebates and/or incentives. Due to advertising deadlines some

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units may be sold. Pictures are for illustration purposes only. Program expires 5/31/2010. *0.0% APR available on select model in lieu of rebates and/or incentives 2009 & 2010 models only. Prices includes $399 customer service fee.

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The Mountain Press ◆ Sunday, May 16, 2010

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