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The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 168 ■ June 17, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

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Festival organizer blames city for inability to pay off debt By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer

5BP tragedy continues Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near Alabama shore Nation, Page A14

GATLINBURG — The Celebrate Santa festival still has not paid its debts to the city, and event coordinator Joe Moore of Seymour is blaming the city for his inability to pay

the bills. The city hasn’t decided what to do about the money still owed. The festival still owed the city more than 60 percent of its 2009 bill for using Gatlinburg’s convention center when the 2010 event arrived in March.

David Perella, director of the city’s Department of Tourism, said Celebrate Santa officials had told the city they hoped to get sponsors for the event who would help pay last year’s bill and this year’s bill. On March 10, with the event just around the cor-

ner, the city was informed Celebrate Santa not only could not pay its bill for the previous bill but had no funds available to pay for this year’s event. With the date so close, Perella said the city decide to go ahead and allow the festival because many people

had booked trips. Moore issued the city a promissory note saying his organization would pay the bill in full by June 15. However, he confirmed Wednesday that he hadn’t met that obligation. Then he blamed See santas, Page A4

Kincaid receives reading award

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International group honors Sevier educator By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer

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people can’t drive and they can’t come to the park,” he said. “The weather also drove the numbers down. It’s not that people don’t want to come to the park — it’s just that they haven’t been able to get here.” The fact that so many roads inside the park were being repaired during the winter and early spring was no factor, Miller said. “Those roads aren’t open at that time of the year any-

It’s no surprise to Randy Kincaid’s colleagues that the Sevier County Schools director of instruction has received the International Reading Association Maryann Manning Outstanding Volunteer Service Award for 2010. “We are very proud of Randy and his accomp l i s h ments,” said Debra C l i n e , S e v i e r Kincaid County Schools director of curriculum and instruction. Kincaid will also travel to Anaheim, Calif., next month to be honored as one of the Top 10 Instructional Leaders in Reading at the U.S. Department of Education Reading Institute Convention. “I’ve always been interested in teaching,” said Kincaid, who has also served as an elementary school assistant principal. “My strength is in curriculum. My passion has been reading, to help teachers help students gain a greater love for reading.” The IRA 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. Kincaid has been in

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As guests talked and mingled during Tuesday’s unveiling ceremony for the John Sevier statue at King Family Library, Trio Festiva musicians played music from their spot on the first floor. Members of the group are Elizabeth Farr, Sean Claire and Stacy Miller.

National park figures slightly down

Isolated Storms High: 89°

Tonight Isolated Storms Low: 64° DETAILS, Page A6

Official says numbers result of ‘anomalies’ By BOB MAYES Managing Editor

Obituaries Khloe Shahan Bridgette Dixon, 34 Connie Gibson, 64 Doris Terry, 66 Lloyd Dasher, 82 DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . . . . . A1-6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . A8-9 Classifieds . . . . . . . A9-12 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . A14

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NATIONAL PARK — Visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is down by 1.8 percent — or 50,000 people — compared to 2009. But, a park official insisted on Wednesday, that doesn’t mean an ominous cloud is hovering over the 500,000-acre park. “Last year was an up year — the best year we’ve had since 2001,” spokesman Bob Miller said. “There were so many anomalies during the first part of the year that played a factor, so you can’t really say (the numbers are disturbing). “The impact of the winter weather and road conditions doesn’t give any indication of a trend for the year because it skews the numbers so much.” Despite being off by 50,000 — even up against a good year such as last year — it’s too early to count 2010 out, he said. “What happens in June through October will have

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There are many great spots for visitors to catch wonderful views and scenic vistas in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Attendance over the past year has been flat, with visitation down 1.8 percent — about 50,000 people — over the same period in 2009. a huge impact,” Miller said. “So many people come to the park during the summer, and then we have the leaf season in October. There’s still a lot of time (to make up ground).” Several factors played into the number of visitors who funneled into the park in the first few months of the year. Miller pointed to Newfound Gap Road being closed for much of January and February and even into March as the area experienced its snowiest winter

in 20 years. Dovetailing onto that is the fact that Interstate 40 in North Carolina was closed from October until April 24 by a rockslide, impeding the ability for motorists to reach the park from the Foothills East Parkway. Other than the main entrances — Cherokee, Gatlinburg and Townsend — visitors coming from Foothills East Parkway are equal to the 11 others combined, Miller said. “If the roads are closed,

Friday’s the deadline to get in on ‘American Pride’ edition The Mountain Press will publish its annual American Pride edition on June 24. Friday is the deadline for submitting stories, photos and poetry. American Pride spotlights those who are serving or have

served in the military. We will be glad to publish stories and photos of military personnel with a Sevier County connection. There is no charge. American Pride stories can include information about the soldier’s service and family,

any interesting stories about that service and photos of the soldier either in or out of uniform. The stories can be of any length. Poems also will be welcome in this edition. All photos will be returned. Items can be e-mailed to edi-

tor@themountainpress.com; faxed to 453-4913; or dropped off at our office, 119 Riverbend Drive. Items must be received by the close of business Friday to be included. If you have questions call us at 428-0746, ext. 217.

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Community calendar Editor’s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. To place an item phone 4280748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

thursday, june 17 Library Movies

“It’s Complicated� at 6 p.m., Anna Porter Library, Gatlinburg. Bring popcorn and soft drinks. 436-5588.

Blood Drive

Blood drive 2-5 p.m., Wellington Place, 1020 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville.

Submarine Veterans

Smoky Mountain submarine vets meet 6 p.m., Bass Pro Shops restaurant. www. SmokyMountainBase.com, 429-0465 or 692-3368.

Alzheimer’s Support

Alzheimer’s Support Group meets 3 p.m. Wellington Place. Sherry Woten, 774-2221.

Women’s Bible Study

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

Hot Meals

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

TOPS

TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery 6:30 p.m.; meal 5-6, Kodak United Methodist Church. Child care provided.

ABWA

American Business Women’s Association meets at Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. Networking 6 p.m. with dinner meeting to follow. Speaker: District 1 Vice President Anne Pasquini. RSVP 933-4048. www.abwasevier.org.

Radio Services

Sevier County Emergency Radio Services meets at 6:30 p.m. for emergency preparedness class at Emergency Operations Center in Sevierville. E-mail to n4jtq@lve.com or call 314-0899.

Church Yard Sale

Sevier County Church of

God rummage sale today, Friday and Saturday, rain or shine, two miles past Walters State in Mitchell Bottoms.

Bible Study

Sunshine Ministries Bible study on Revelations, 6:30 p.m., Faith Community Church, Douglas Dam Road. 705-9030.

friday, june 18 Banner Baptist

Banner Baptist Church, 209 Beech Branch Road, Gatlinburg, family fun day with picnic dinner 5 p.m.

Church Yard Sale

Faith Community Church, Douglas Dam Road, yard/ bake sale begins 8 a.m.

Waldens Creek Singing

Waldens Creek Missionary Baptist Church singing 7 p.m.

saturday, june 19 Car Boot Sale

Trinity Episcopal Church, 509 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, “car boot sale� 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Members selling items from trunks of cars. Hot dog lunches sold.

Angel Food

Angel Food pickup: n 8-11 a.m., Gum Stand Baptist Church. 429-2508. n 10 a.m.-noon, River of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road. 679-6796. n 8-10 a.m. First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 908-1245. n 8:30-9:30 a.m. The Father’s House, 139 Bruce St. 286-9784 or 266-0210.

Pitner School Reunion

Reunion of former students of Pitner School, 2:30 p.m., Sevierville City Park, pavilion No. 1. Bring dessert or snack and drink, plus photos. 3225931 or 577-0693.

Gun Carry Permit

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

Benefit Car Show

Car show sponsored by TriCounty Lions Club, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Seymour United Methodist. Proceeds benefit sight preservation. 441-4433 or 573-8619.

Farmers Market

Farmers market 8-11:30 a.m., Sever Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 453-7101.

Loveday Reunion

Ira and Mary Loveday family reunion Sevierville City Park, pavilion 2. Gather at 9 a.m., eat at 1 p.m. Bring food, photos and lawn chairs.

Church Yard Sale

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Community Supper

Community supper 5-6:30 p.m., Roberts United Methodist, 1810 Jayell Road. 453-2292.

Yard Sale

Multi-family yard sale to support SCHS baseball team, 8:30 a.m.-noon in parking lot of Sevier County High.

sunday, june 20 Sunday Night Alive

Gatlinburg First UMC, 6 p.m., fellowship of contemporary music and worship followed by a hot meal. 4364691.

Vacation Bible School

Mountain View Baptist Church 6:30-8:30 p.m. through June 24. n Boyds Creek Baptist Church 6:30-8:30 p.m. today through June 25, for all ages. n Red Bank Baptist Church 6:30-8:45 p.m. through June 25. Newport Highway, next to Walgreens. n First United Methodist Church, Pigeon Forge, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. through June 25. n

monday, june 21 Hot Meals

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

Women’s Bible Study

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

Bariatric Surgery

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

Weight Loss Support

Smoky Mountain obesity and weight loss support group meets 6:30 p.m. in classrooms at LeConte Medical Center. E-mail to Nsg4Him@aol.com or call 250-9354.

Cancer Program

“Look Good...Feel Better� Cancer Society program for women undergoing treatment, 10 a.m., hospital Women’s Service building. Register by calling 446-8775.

Blood Drive

Medic blood drive 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Kmart.

Vacation Bible School

n Jones Chapel VBS, 6:158:45 p.m. n Hills Creek Baptist Church 6-8 p.m. through June 25. 436-5945.

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Oak Leaf at Gatlinburg Chateau’s Warren Hanrahan, left, Chamber staffer Emily Kelling and Oak Leaf’s Maryann Hanrahan clean the Spur.

Gatlinburg Chamber continues efforts to keep Spur cleaned up Submitted report GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation is helping to keep the Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge clean and litterfree through its AdoptA-Spur efforts. Due to the construction and repaving on the Spur throughout 2008, the program was halted, but was revitalized through the Gatlinburg Goes Green program in 2009 and continues in 2010. Businesses are sending volunteers to help Chamber staff to pick up litter once a month.

Great Outpost, Blalock Ready Mix and Rothe Green Architecture and Planning. So far, more than 300 have joined the free selfevaluation program. For more information, contact Erin Moran at 436-4178, or e-mail to erin@gatlinburg.com. “We are so excited that our business community has stepped up to the plate to help us reinstitute such an important program. It is through this program that we are able to see tangible results to our concerns for the national park and its well being,� said Chamber Executive Director Vicki Simms.

Child Awareness Day Saturday in Kodak Submitted Report KODAK — In conjunction with Kids’ Day sponsored by the Food City in Kodak, the Northview/Kodak Optimist Club will conduct Child Awareness Day beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Participants will include Sevier County Rescue Squad and Sevierville Police

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In June, Warren and Maryann Hanrahan of Oak Leaf at Gatlinburg Chateau joined Chamber staff for the second time to clean the portion of the Spur that stretches from the Welcome Center to the beginning of town. More volunteers are needed on the second Tuesday of the month through the year to volunteer their time to protect the park. The Gatlinburg Goes Green program is in its third year. In 2009, the Chamber reached its goal of having 75 percent of its membership enrolled, and it has four Gold Level members: SmartBank, NOC’s

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Department. Police will emphasize the DARE program, fingerprinting of children, and more. Other events concern poison control, child care from Sevier County Health Department, and the Northview/Kodak Fire Department with things of interest for children as a tool to teach fire safety. All the events are free.

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State can breathe a (little) easier Commissioner: Progress made against foreign threats, but still there By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — The man in charge of keeping Tennessee safe from threats foreign and domestic says the state and the nation as a whole have come a long way since the devastating terrorist attacks of 2001, but there’s still reason to be on the look out. Department of Safety Commissioner David Mitchell spoke to the Sevierville Rotary Club during its meeting Tuesday, sharing with the group his experiences coordinating Homeland Security efforts both here and internationally. He offered a fairly frank evaluation of the progress that’s been made over the last nine years in catching those who plan to harm Americans. “We’ve made some real strides, in my opinion, in the war on terror,â€? Mitchell said. “It’s not a perfect world. Do things still fall through the cracks? Absolutely. But we do a much better job.â€? Mitchell certainly has the resumĂŠ to evaluate the current situation. He’s been a point person on security issues for five different presidential administrations before being appointed to head the Department of Safety by Gov. Phil Bredesen, who turned to Mitchell because of his experience in federal law enforcement. In those posts, Mitchell worked with a number of federal agencies in tracking down potential terrorists and breaking up the cells they operated in. He even served as the American point man on an investigation into alQaida’s first attacks in Saudi Arabia, working alongside the top official in that country’s investigation bureau. Their efforts were profiled in a movie titled, “The Kingdom.â€? Since taking the job in Nashville, Mitchell has overseen the distribution of more than $165 million in federal Homeland Security dollars given to

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Department of Safety Commissioner David Mitchell spoke to the Sevierville Rotary Club during its meeting Tuesday.

Tennessee. Those, he says, have been doled out to places such as Sevier County almost as quickly as they’ve come into the state’s coffers. “I can promise you, in my personal and professional opinion, they’ve been well-spent,� he said. “We wanted to make sure these dollars got out to local communities. In fact, 80 percent of them have gone out to cities and counties.� Of that outflow, $27 million has come to the region that includes Sevier County, the third-highest amount out of the 12 districts, with Nashville and Memphis predictably reeling in the most funding. Through funding like that, Mitchell is confident local law enforcement will continue to play an important

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role in the war on terror. He pointed out it was an Oklahoma state trooper who stopped Timothy McVeigh on routine traffic violations after the Oklahoma City bombing, with McVeigh’s suspicious activities tipping the officer off to something deeper than a crooked license plate going on. He also recounted stories in which state and local cops in Tennessee have had a hand in netting terror suspects. Though Mitchell spent much of his time outlining the threat of terrorism perpetrated by Islamic fanatics, he conceded there is activity right here in East Tennessee that has folks in his line of work concerned. Separatist groups such as the Sovereign Citizens have found the area a comfortable nesting ground, both because of its seclusion and because of the independent nature of many of its residents. They have played on that to cultivate a culture that calls for their members to ignore the laws and commit violence against the United States, Mitchell warned. “The domestic threat is still alive and well,� Mitchell said. To underscore the point, he reviewed recent news stories about a Georgia man who was arrested by a state trooper after he admitted he loaded his car with weapons to perform a “citizens arrest� on the foreman of an East Tennessee grand jury. He made the move in support of another man who demanded the court group indict the president on treason charges, alleging he was not born in America. In the end, Mitchell said it will take the concerted efforts of both law enforcement and common citizens to keep the residents of Tennessee and the country safe. “This is an area where we’ve got to continue to keep an eye on the ball,� Mitchell cautioned. “Everybody has a stake in this game. There’s a lot of stuff going on right now and we need your help. If you see something that doesn’t look right or that seems suspicious, let us know.� n dhodges@themountainpress.com

ACS wants women to ‘Look Good, Feel Better’ Cancer patient program to be held monthly By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer When a woman is undergoing cancer treatment, she often needs an extra boost of confidence, a time to feel pampered. The American Cancer Society helps to provide that opportunity with its “Look Good, Feel Better� program, which will meet at 10 a.m. the third Monday of every month beginning this month (on June 21) at the Dolly Parton Center for Women’s Services’ second floor conference room. Registration for the program, which is facilitated by licensed cosmetologists who volunteer their time, is still underway.

“It’s a wonderful program,� said Alice Brady, a local cancer survivor who was introduced to “Look Good, Feel Better� when representatives visited her cancer support group years ago. “And it’s free to the public, for women who are currently being treated for cancer.� The Personal Care Products Council Foundation and the National Cosmetology Association have joined forces with ACS to provide the non-medical program free of charge. Participants are given free makeup kits (based on their skin tone, requested at the time of registration), which could normally cost customers $250-$350. No product endorsements are given, and participants are never asked to buy anything from volunteers or participating organizations. “It’s one of our most popular programs,� said Jessica

Neefe, ACS Health Initiatives coordinator in Knoxville. “The women really, really enjoy it. It deals with the side effects that can come with chemo and radiation, like the loss of eyebrows and eyelashes, and how to make it less obvious. “A lot of women who come may have never worn makeup before. They enjoy meeting the other cancer patients and sharing their stories.� Neefe said the session includes instruction of a step-by-step skin care pro-

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obituaries In Memoriam

Doris Smelcer Terry Doris Smelcer Terry, age 66 of Sevierville, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Fort Sanders-Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Terry was a member of Kodak United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her parents Clay and Inas Smelcer, and brother Roy Smelcer. She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Reaford Terry; daughter and son-in-law, Tammie and Jerry Cox; grandson, Tyler Cox; sister and brother-inlaw, Freda and Kenny Hodges; sisters-in-law, Imogene Suggs and Janice Smelcer; sister-inlaw and brother-in-law, Lucy and Billy Maples; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Margaret Terry; aunts, Geneva Strange and Mildred Householder of Maryville, Iva Suttles of Dandridge, Pearl Smelcer of Seymour, Evelyn Latham and Cora Etherton of Sevierville; aunt and uncle, Eula and Gene Catlett of Sevierville; several cousins, nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Road, Kodak, Tennessee, 37864. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Friday with funeral service to follow at 7 p.m. in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Rowland Buck officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Saturday at Henry’s Crossroads Cemetery for interment with Rev. Ed Farmer officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

In Memoriam

Bridgette Lynn Arwood Dixon

Bridgette Lynn Arwood Dixon, age 34 of Rockwood, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010. She was preceded in death by her brother Trinity Arwood. Bridgette is survived by her daughter Kayle Shepherd; sons Kameron Shepherd, Dalton Dixon, and Cade Neeley; mother Jenella Colboch (Alan); father Harold Arwood; sisters Pamela Arwood and Jericho Arwood; nephews Brandon Arwood and Maverick Parton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bridgette’s family to benefit her children. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday with funeral service to follow at 7 p.m. in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Parker officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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Lloyd Edward Dasher

Lloyd Edward Dasher, age 82 of Sevierville, TN passed away on June 15, 2010 at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Gwen Dasher of Sevierville, TN; sons, Wayne Dasher and wife, Cathy of Novi, Michigan, and Dennis Dasher of Detroit, Michigan; sister, Joyce Mate and husband, Joe of South Gate, Michigan; grandchildren, Kim Hamlin and husband, Jim, Michael Dasher and wife, Michelle; great-grandchildren, Ryan and Madison Hamlin, Kylie and Troy Dasher; 13 nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2010 at Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall located at 1316 Jayell RoadSevierville, TN. Speaker for that service will be Vaughn Robertson. n www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com

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Connie Sue Ogle Gibson Connie Sue Ogle Gibson, age 64 of Sevierville, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010. She was preceded in death by her father, Dewey Ogle; mother, Ethel Ogle; brothers, Frank Ogle and Jerry Ogle; and sister, Hazel Owenby. Survived by: husband, Billy Gibson; sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Corie Gibson, and Timmy and Ambrea Gibson; Grandchildren: Kyle Gibson, Brittany Gibson, Alexis Gibson, Krystall Gibson, Michael W. Gibson, and Keely; sisters, Judy Ogle, Peggy Manis, Marlene Styles, Faye King, Edith Carver, Geneva Shular, and Vida Cates; brothers, I.B. Ogle and Glenn Ogle. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to benefit the family. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Friday with funeral service to follow at 7 p.m. in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. The family and friends will meet 10 a.m. Saturday at White Oak Flats Cemetery for interment. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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IRA for 22 years, having served as the local president for the last 16 years. He was elected four years ago as IRA state reading coordinator and has also served as Tennessee IRA president and vice president. “Our goal is to make sure teachers know the standards, how to teach reading,� he said. “Teachers weren’t always aware of the problems. There are

five components that need to be examined: Phonics, phonemics, comprehension, fluency and vocabulary.� In addition to working with Sevier County Schools, Kincaid works as an adjunct professor for East Tennessee State University and conducts workshops on mathematics, literature across the curriculum and curriculum alignment techniques. “I told Dr. (Jack) Parton (director of schools) that I couldn’t change things if I couldn’t do anything about Find custom window coverings that fit your style!

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CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Two passers-by after a wreck in Chattanooga stopped and towed a burning car away from the critically injured driver who was ejected and underneath the vehicle. Chattanooga Fire Department spokesman Bruce Garner said in an e-mail statement that Joe Palmer and Hudson Smith quickly used a tow rope in their truck to move the burning Jeep that struck a pole and flipped around. Garner says the Jeep driver suffered massive trauma in the Wednesday morning crash on the Interstate 75 ramp at the Collegedale exit and was in critical condition at a hospital. His name was not immediately released. Garner says Palmer and Smith stopped on their way to work and “gave this victim a fighting chance to survive this horrific wreck.� Two EMTs also stopped and provided first aid.

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MEMPHIS (AP) — A women’s softball coach in Memphis said her team was banned from a church league after learning she was gay. Jana Jacobson told The Commercial Appeal officials at Bellevue Baptist Church told her she had a “deviant� lifestyle and her team would not be allowed to compete. Jacobson said her team is made up of straight and gay players. They were looking for more games to play when they discovered the Cordova church had a league. Jacobson said she registered, paid the entry fee and attended an organizational meeting. Later, a church official called her seeking another meeting. At that one, officials began questioning whether she was gay. When she said she was, they told her the team could not play. Bellevue spokesman Jim Barnwell said the church had no comment on the incident.

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way,� he said. For May, Miller said, visitation was up .5 percent compared to the same month last year, translating to a difference of about 4,000 people. Gatlinburg’s entrance was up 4.9 percent, Townsend’s up 12.1 percent and Cherokee’s down 10.3 percent. The 13 outlying entrances were

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Loposser, Violet and Dwight Ogle; aunts Khloe Grace Shahan Brittney Williams, Nikki Reagan and Khloe Grace Shahan, age 3 months, Wendy Whaley; uncles Shawn Beasley, died Monday, June 14, 2010 at Children’s Tim Shahan and Roger Whaley; nieces Hospital of East Tennessee. and nephews; aunts, uncles, cousins Survivors: mother April Dawn Shahan; and extended family. grandparents Jackie and Jerry Loposser; The family received friends Wednesday great-grandparents Pink and Evelyn followed by funeral service in the West

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them,� he said. According to Alex Koritz of Studies Weekly — periodicals that aid students in learning social studies and science — Kincaid has increased K-2 test scores by 30 percent in his district by switching from textbooks to the publications. “The periodicals meet all the state’s curriculum standards and deliver current, local and international events,� Koritz said. “My teachers absolutely love the magazines and with my observation, it has really been a joy for the

students,� Kincaid added. Having worked with Sevier County Schools for 34 years, he is confident that the school system has “the most outstanding teachers.� “They have discipline and they do the strategies, but there’s also love for the kids. Sevier County Schools are known all over the state as having a continuous effort in making students successful. They know we’re here at the Central Office to help them.� n ebrown@themountainpress.com

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effort to be fair to people who had already paid for rooms and to attend the event. At the time, Moore didn’t indicate he had any problems with the city. “We never publicly complained about the city of Gatlinburg,� Moore said. “They handled everything beautifully.� Now, he blames the city’s statements for preventing him from getting investors or sponsors to join the festival. Perella could not be reached for comment on the matter Wednesday. City spokesman Jim Davis confirmed the city hasn’t received money from the festival, despite the passing of the deadline. Davis said the city hasn’t decided yet whether to take additional action. n jfarrell@themountainpress

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Alabama professor charged in brother’s 1986 shooting death CANTON, Mass. (AP) — A biology professor charged with killing three of her colleagues at an Alabama university has been indicted in the 1986 shooting death of her brother in Massachusetts, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Authorities had originally ruled that the shooting of Amy Bishop’s brother was an accident, but they reopened the case after Bishop was charged in February with gunning down six of her colleagues at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, killing three. Bishop, 45, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 18-yearold brother, Seth, Norfolk District Attorney William Keating said. Keating said he did not understand why charges were never brought against Bishop. “I can’t give you any explanations, I can’t give you excuses, because there are none,� he said. “Jobs weren’t done, responsibilities weren’t met and justice wasn’t served.� Bishop had told police who investigated her brother’s death that she accidentally shot him while trying to unload her father’s 12-gauge shotgun in the family’s Braintree home. Her mother, Judith, the only witness to the shooting, confirmed her daughter’s account to police. But after Bishop was charged in the Alabama shootings, authorities began reinvestigating Seth Bishop’s death. U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, who was then the Norfolk County district attorney, said that Braintree police never told anyone in his office that after Bishop shot her brother, she tried to commandeer a getaway car at gunpoint at a local car dealership, then

refused to drop her gun until officers ordered her to do so repeatedly. Those events were described in Braintree police reports but not in a report written by a state police detective assigned to the district attorney’s office. Investigators looking at an old crime scene photo from her brother’s shooting discovered a newspaper article about the 1986 killings of actor Patrick Duffy’s parents. The clipping, which was in Bishop’s bedroom, described how a teenager shot the “Dallas� star’s parents with a 12-gauge shotgun and stole a getaway car from an auto dealership. Keating ordered an inquest, which was held in April. Nineteen witnesses, including Bishop’s parents, testified before Quincy District Court Judge Mark Coven during the closeddoor inquest. A grand jury heard evidence this month. Delahunt’s first assistant district attorney, John Kivlan, said the inquest was important to consider evidence, including the newspaper clipping, that he did not have in 1986. “Had this and other evidence been reported to the District Attorney’s Office at the time, it would obviously have been presented to a Grand Jury and an indictment for intentional homicide, or murder, could have resulted at that time,� Kivlan said in a statement released Wednesday by Delahunt’s congressional office. Keating said the indictment, brought 24 years after Seth Bishop’s death, brought little comfort.

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Gilmore on Jan. 17, 1977 — after famously uttering the last words, “Let’s do it� — and John Albert Taylor on Jan. 26, 1996. Of the 49 executions held in Utah since the 1850s, 40 were by firing squad. The method has also been widely used around the globe and was long the primary method of execution employed by the military, even in the U.S. But lethal injection has become the primary method used by most of the 35 states that still have capital punishment, according to the Death Penalty Information Center website. Yet it isn’t without controversy. University of Colorado law professor Michael Radlet has been tracking botched executions

in the U.S. and found some 42 cases that went wrong between 1982 and September 2009. Of those executions, 30 were lethal injection, 10 were electrocution and two were from asphyxiation after exposure to lethal gas. A court challenge of lethal injection in Kentucky essentially halted executions nationwide in 2007 as the U.S. Supreme Court grappled with whether a three-drug cocktail was more painful than just a single barbiturate. At the time, Kentucky had only had one execution by lethal injection — with no complications — but executions in Ohio and Florida had taken longer than usual and produced strong evidence that inmates had suffered severe pain in the process.

Judge asked to gag Blagojevich comments CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to order former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to stop making out-ofcourt statements about his corruption trial. They cited his comments a day earlier in which he said that his longtime friend and former chief of staff Alonzo Monk had lied on the witness stand. Monk left the stand Tuesday after four days of grueling testimony. At the end of the day, Blagojevich said that as his old friend was “saying things that he knew weren’t true, I couldn’t help but think about the times we spent togeth-

er.� He got in a dig as well, saying, “I couldn’t help but think about his mother and his father — especially his father and the shame his father probably feels.� Prosecutors said Blagojevich’s efforts to manipulate the media have reached a level that requires court intervention. They asked U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel to prohibit all parties and their counsel from expressing their opinions of the case in public for the rest of the trial. Blagojevich, a regular fixture on radio, talk shows and even a reality show since his arrest,

has pleaded not guilty to trying to get a payoff such as a high-paying job or a big campaign contribution in return for the appointment to the U.S. Senate seat left empty by Barack Obama’s election as president. He has also pleaded not guilty to plotting to use the powers of the governor’s office to launch a racketeering scheme. A federal investigator testified Wednesday that she traced a trail of money from a lobbyist

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Planning group to meet today

The Gatlinburg Municipal/Regional Planning Commission will meet at 5 p.m. today at City Hall. The board will consider a revised PUD site plan for Gatlinburg Ziplines on Savage Gardens Road, requested by Carol Muszak. n

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Hospital property to be discussed

The Sevier County Intergovernmental Committee has requested a workshop with the full Sevier County Commission at 4 p.m. today at the Special Operations Center, 735 Middle Creek Road (the old ambulance building). The workshop is being held to discuss options for the former Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center. n

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Free child safety services offered

The Sevierville Police Department will offer several free child safety services at Food City on Winfield Dunn Parkway near Douglas Dam Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Services available will include child fingerprinting, gun safety information and details on the Stranger Danger program. For additional information on any of these services, contact Sgt. Rebecca Cowan at 8681866. n

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The Pittman Center Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet at 7 p.m. today at Town Hall. The board will consider the property tax levy for the coming year.

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Rainbow trout illegally stocked

Efforts by the National Park Service to reintroduce native brook trout in the Smokies are being hampered by someone illegally stocking rainbow trout. The Daily Times reports Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials found several large adult rainbow trout in Lynn Camp Prong, an 8-mile stream stocked with 1,200 native brook trout last fall. Since 1987 biologists have been working to exterminate rainbow trout and restore populations of the native species in Smokies streams.

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Gaylord seeks help with flood repair NASHVILLE (AP) — Gaylord Opryland has asked the city of Nashville to help pay for flood repairs at its $1 billion hotel. The Tennessean reports Gaylord asked Mayor Karl Dean to support its request to redirect a 1 percent portion of the city’s hotel tax that was being held in reserve for a proposed expansion of the hotel. The expansion has been shelved and Gaylord wants to use the money for repairs that could cost as much as $179 million.

“What’s happened has been catastrophic,” Gaylord CEO and Chairman Colin Reed said. “Our business means so much to (Nashville).” Some 800,000 square feet of Opryland’s 4 million square feet of space was damaged in the flood, including 117 guest rooms, all the exhibit halls, the garden atriums, Cascades Lobby and the hotel’s complex mechanical, electrical and power systems. Opryland’s 2,881 hotel rooms represent 10 per-

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“It’s not about the publicity. He just prefers it.” — Attorney Andrew Parnes, whose client, Ronnie Lee Gardner of Utah has picked death by firing squad because he believes it is a more humane way to die

“It will allow us to keep weapons and weapon materials out of Gaza, but on the other hand to help the Palestinian population there. The policy in Gaza should be to isolate the extremists but to help the people.” — Mideast envoy Tony Blair on the prospects that Israel is likely to significantly ease the land blockade of Gaza in coming days

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On June 17, 1775, the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill took place near Boston. The battle was a costly victory for the British, who suffered heavy losses while dislodging the rebels.

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is a way for the city to help this iconic institution reopen its doors, I think it’s certainly something we should consider.” Also, Reed said he will meet with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials Wednesday to discuss whether inaccurate information about flood levels led to some of the damage at the hotel and Grand Old Opry. They will also discuss who should pay to raise the height of the levees that are supposed to protect the property.

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Drug war has done little good I’m confused. When I walk around busy midtown Manhattan, I often smell marijuana. Despite the crowds, some people smoke weed in public. Usually the police leave them alone, and yet other times they act like a military force engaged in urban combat. This February, cops stormed a Columbia, Mo., home, killed the family dog and terrorized a 7-year-old boy — for what? A tiny quantity of marijuana. Two years ago, in Prince George’s County, Md., cops raided Cheye Calvo’s home — all because a box of marijuana was randomly shipped to his wife as part of a smuggling operation. Only later did the police learn that Calvo was innocent — and the mayor of that town. “When this first happened, I assumed it was just a terrible, terrible mistake,” Calvo said. “But the more I looked into it, the more I realized (it was) business as usual that brought the police through our front door. This is just what they do. We just don’t hear about it. The only reason people heard about my story is that I happened to be a clean-cut white mayor.” Radley Balko of Reason magazine says more than a hundred police SWAT raids are conducted every day. Does the use of illicit drugs really justify the militarization of the police, the violent disregard for our civil liberties and the overpopulation of our prisons? It seems hard to believe. I understand that people on drugs can do terrible harm — wreck lives and hurt people. But that’s true for alcohol, too. But alcohol prohibition didn’t work. It created Al Capone and organized crime. Now drug prohibition funds nasty Mexican gangs and the Taliban. Is it worth it? I don’t think so. Everything can be abused, but that doesn’t mean government can stop it, or should try to stop it. Government goes astray when it tries to protect us from ourselves. Many people fear that if drugs were legal, there would be much more use and abuse. That’s possible, but there is little evidence to support that assumption. In the Netherlands, marijuana has been legal for years. Yet the Dutch are actually less likely to smoke than Americans. Thirty-eight percent of American adolescents have smoked pot, while only 20 percent of Dutch teens have. One Dutch official told me that “we’ve succeeded in making pot boring.” By contrast, what good has the drug war done? It’s been 40 years since Richard Nixon declared war on drugs. Since then, government has spent billions and officials keep announcing their “successes.” They are always holding press conferences showing off big drug busts. So it’s not like authorities aren’t trying. We’ve locked up 2.3 million people, a higher percentage than any other country. That allows China to criticize America’s humanrights record because our prisons are “packed with inmates.” Yet drugs are still everywhere. The war on drugs wrecks far more lives than drugs do! Need more proof? Cable channels run stories about Mexican cocaine cartels and marijuana gangs that smuggle drugs into Arizona. Few stop to think that legalization would end the violence. There are no Corona beer smugglers. Beer sellers don’t smuggle. They simply ship their product. Drug laws cause drug crime. The drug trade moved to Mexico partly because our government funded narcotics police in Colombia and sprayed the growing fields with herbicides. We announced it was a success! We cut way back on the Colombian drug trade. But so what? All we did was squeeze the balloon. The drug trade moved across the border to Peru, and now it’s moved to Mexico. So the new president of Mexico is squeezing the balloon. Now the trade and the violence are spilling over the border into the United States. That’s what I call progress. It’s the kind of progress we don’t need. Economist Ludwig von Mises wrote: “(O) nce the principle is admitted that it is the duty of the government to protect the individual against his own foolishness ... (w)hy not prevent him from reading bad books and bad plays ... ? The mischief done by bad ideologies is more pernicious ... than that done by narcotic drugs.” Right on, Ludwig! — John Stossel hosts a show on the Fox Business Channel and is the author of “Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel — Why Everything You Know is Wrong.” (C)2009 JFS Productions Inc.

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Seeing the light Sometimes, adding another traffic signal is the right thing to do Officials must always study carefully any request for new traffic signals, especially on the well-traveled Parkway (Highway 441) through Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. While some signals are needed, too many of them can clog up the movement of vehicles, and that can be a bad thing to an area that thrives on visitors and tourism. Still, there are spots along our busy thoroughfares where lights do not exist but probably are needed. Two such intersections are about to get signals. In Pigeon Forge, plans are in place to install a traffic signal on the Parkway at Music Road, where WonderWorks, Black Bear Jamboree and The Titanic Museum are attracting hundreds of

vehicles a day. In Sevierville, a light may be installed on Dolly Parton Parkway (Highway 411) at the entrance to the Food City shopping area. Both signals are needed. Both would be at intersections where lots of vehicles enter and leave a busy, congested road. Accidents and nearaccidents are commonplace. There is danger at both sites. The trick, of course, is justifying such a signal based on traffic flow and safety concerns, while at the same time making sure they do not unnecessarily impede the flow of vehicles. If you don’t care about shopping at Food City or the other stores in that complex, you don’t see the need for another light along Dolly Parton Parkway. If you don’t visit WonderWorks, Black

Bear or Titanic, you don’t see why a signal should be installed that will slow you down as you travel to other destinations. It’s all about perspective. In the final analysis, officials must put traffic signals where they are needed, where safety is an issue and where accidents are frequent. It seems both intersections warrant signals. Making sure they are synchronized with other signals in the area, and making sure traffic along the busy thoroughfares has priority in the sequencing and timing of the lights, are the critical issues. Getting a new traffic light on any busy street should be difficult. But when needed, they should be installed.

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readers as inappropriate. Printing this editorial cartoon leaves one to wonder just what the editor was thinking. Hopefully, he wasn’t. An apology is in order. Editor: James Ray Ross I was embarrassed and ashamed of the Kodak editorial cartoon printed in Sunday’s edition of The Mountain Press. I found it insulting, insensitive and indecent. Arizona simply trying to make To imply that our African American president would apologize to a dictator infamous federal government enforce law for his treatment of minorities was beyond Editor: the pale of decency. At first I thought it must Well I can see Arizona is going to miss all have been an oversight and “slipped by” the of a recent letter writer’s thoughts and spendeditors, then I remembered that last year this ing. Sort of like San Francisco and their boysame paper refused to print a “Zits” cartoon cott. But wait, San Francisco gets one-third of because it might be considered by some of its their power from Arizona. Is that like shoot-

ing yourself in the foot? The writer wants to punish Arizona for wanting to protect themselves, and make the Federal Government uphold the federal law on the books already. The letter writer has been watching too much “MSNBC” and reading a lot of the “Huffington Post” or “The Daily Kos.” He wants to put his spin on what he reads in SB-1070 and House Bill 2162. If you commit a crime or break a law, you should have contact with law enforcement whatever your race/skin color. That is not neo-Nazi or racial profiling, that is what ICE would and should be doing to enforce federal law, but they are not. R.C. Davis Sevierville

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NCAA HARDBALL

Barton inks with the Blue-and-Gold Bulldogs Highlanders star to play for Tennessee Wesleyan By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer GATLINBURG — Better late than never. Recent Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders graduate Drew Barton has known for awhile that he will be playing college baseball for the Tennessee Wesleyan College Bulldogs next season. But because the Bulldogs qualified for the NAIA College World Series this past season, the finalization of those plans were accidentally put on hold. With Tennessee Wesleyan in the midst of another stellar hardball campaign and a World Series berth, a secretary for the school forgot to get Barton’s signing kit to him until after the Bulldogs season finally came to an end and TWC baseball coach Billy Berry returned to campus. “He wasn’t too happy about it (being forgotten),” said Barton. But with Wednesday’s signing ceremony in the books, it all becomes a moot point now. “It didn’t bother me that it was late coming. I’m very excited,” said Barton, who intends to major in church vocation for a future career in ministry work. “Tennessee Wesleyan is a great college with a great baseball program and a great coaching staff. “They just do really great every year, and I’m excited to get there and give it a shot.” Although the G-P Highlanders baseball program had an off year after setting school standards for wins each of the previous three seasons, Barton’s best campaign statistically came his senior season. Barton batted .475 this past year, upping his average to .365 for his prep career. Barton was named to the All-

District Team twice during his time at G-P, including this past season and his freshman year when he batted .366, his previous career high. Barton leaves the Highlanders with exactly 100 hits to his credit, and the standout catcher was named to The Mountain Press’ first-ever All-County Baseball Team this past Sunday. “I think this is a good stepping stone for Drew,” said G-P baseball coach Henry LaFollette. “Tennessee Wesleyan is an excellent program, probably the best program any of my kids have signed into. “This will be a good springboard for him not only in baseball, but educationally as well.” Drew’s mother, Amanda, believes TWC was the perfect choice for her son. “Tennessee Wesleyan is a great fit for him,” said Amanda. “Drew has wanted to do this his entire life, and he can’t believe the day is finally here, and we (as parents) can’t believe it’s here either. “It just seems like yesterday we were watching him play with little baseball teams, but now he’s all grown, starting his life and making us proud.” Drew’s father, John, coached his son from T-ball through youth baseball until the age of 10, and to see his son develop from there to eventually pursue his playing career at the college level is a beautiful thing for him to behold. “I’m extremely proud of Drew,” said John. “Time has flown, but it’s been a great experience and we look forward to him playing at TWC.” Barton gave credit to the G-P coaches he’s had throughout his playing career for getting him ready for this day.

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Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders 2010 grad Drew Barton signed Wednesday at the high school to play baseball for the Tennessee Wesleyan College Bulldogs next season. Barton will be a catcher for the Bulldogs, who finished 10th in the nation and qualified for the NAIA World Series this past season. Sitting to the sides of Drew, front and center, are his father John Barton and his mother Amanda Barton. Standing, from left are G-P coach Henry LaFollette and LeConte Medical Center supervisor of sports medicine Scott Byrd, who served as Barton’s personal hitting coach through the player’s prep career. “Coach LaFollette got me ready from the baseball standpoint. Scott Byrd really helped me with my hitting and development over

four years. And (G-P basketball) that fuel in me that I needed to coach (Raul) Placeres taught me get ready for this.” leadership and determination,” said Barton. “They all helped put chitchcock@themountainpress.com

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PILOT ROCKY TOP LEAGUE

Under the radar, Glover goes for another US Open

5 locals see action in first Rocky Top League games By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer KNOXVILLE — Pilot Rocky Top League action began this week, and five players representing Sevier County saw some action and scored some points Tuesday night. On the men’s side, Gatlinburg-Pittman basketball coach Raul Placeres and G-P rising senior Jose Agosto saw some Rocky Top action, while former Sevier County Bearettes guard Jaisa Moritz and former Seymour Lady Eagles Casie Cowan and Ashleigh Elliott saw court time on the lady’s side of things. “It’s still very fun,” said the 29-year-old DeRoyal Industries point guard Placeres, who saw 15 minutes of court time in the

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — A crowd of more than 100 reporters was still pouring out of the room after wrapping up an interview with Phil Mickelson when Lucas Glover replaced Mickelson behind the mike. If it bothered the defending champion that there were only 17 scribes left when he took his first question, he didn’t show it. Life, Glover says, has not changed much since he put himself in an exclusive club last June — a major-championship winner after slogging through five rainy days at Bethpage to take the U.S. Open. Winning a big one may have spruced up the 30-yearold South Carolinian’s resume, but it didn’t much change his outlook, or the amount of attention he gets. “Life got a little busier, phone rang a little bit more,” Glover said. “I signed a few more autographs, but nothing too crazy. And that’s probably the way I would want it and would like it to stay.” Glover hadn’t finished among the top 20 in money winners before his signature

season opener. “The atmosphere was great, and it was packed as always.” Placeres finished the game with six points, four assists and three rebounds in a 115-104 win over Richardson Construction. Agosto, who plays for Choice Spine, scored four points to go along with four rebounds and two steals in a 112-84 loss to First Tennessee. In girls’ action, Cowan and Moritz — who play on the News Sentinel team — were on the wrong side of an 81-46 loss to Tennessee Team Hustle, although the local girls scored three and two points respectively. Elliott’s squad, DeRoyal Industries, lost a heartbreaker 74-72 to Team Adidas, and the former Lady Eagle netted three points.

NFL GRIDIRON

Unhappy Johnson has no comment on contract status

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Defending U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover chips out of the rough on the sixth hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament Tuesday at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif.

victory last year. The win majors — but it did nothing erased some of the issues to put him in the company that follow most young of Mickelson, Tiger Woods, journeymen — keeping the See OPEN, Page A9 tour card, getting invited to

NASHVILLE (AP) — Chris Johnson has returned to Tennessee for football, just not with the Titans. The running back coming off a historic season still wants a pay raise and isn’t happy with his contract status. He just wouldn’t comment about it Wednesday. The Associated Press’ 2009 NFL Offensive Player of the Year held his second annual camp for children Wednesday and stuck to “no comment” when asked about a contract paying him $550,000 for 2010. Johnson lives in Orlando and the camp is his first visit to Tennessee since the Titans’ season ended with him becoming only the sixth person in NFL history to run for at least 2,000 yards. Johnson is expressing his frustrations on Twitter. He tweeted Tuesday that he had talked to his agent and it wasn’t “good news.”

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Adam Scott or any of the other PGA Tour players who double as sports celebrities. Not that Glover is looking for that. “I’ve always tried to focus on working on my weaknesses and getting better,� he said. “And I didn’t see a point in changing me or my golf swing or anything like that.� The Glover win was part of a strange 2009 at the majors — a year where the runners-up, in many ways, made bigger news than the winners. —Y.E. Yang stood toe to toe with Woods at the PGA Championship and became the first player to beat Woods after he had led entering the final round of a major. —Stewart Cink broke the heart of 59-year-old Tom Watson and golf fans everywhere at the British. —Angel Cabrera beat out Chad Campbell and 48-year-old fan favorite Kenny Perry at the Masters. —Glover was steady over five days of rain and muck at Bethpage and beat out Mickelson and David Duval, the former world No. 1 who came in ranked 882nd and, like Mickelson, held a share of the lead on the back nine. It marked Glover’s second career victory, and though he hasn’t won since, he did finish third at The Players Championship last month, yet another sign that he can no longer be ignored. He opened last year at Bethpage with a doublebogey. He knew the only way to recover at a U.S. Open, “the toughest test in golf,� was to stay patient, which he did — all the way through his 3-over 73 in the final round that was good enough to seal the win. Anticlimactic? Maybe. But for Glover, it was a sign of how far he’d come. “Had that been two or three years ago, I don’t think I would have even recovered and made the cut,� he said of his double-bogey start. “But that was from working between the ears a little bit, and just realizing that it had to be that way to succeed.� The game plan will almost certainly have to be the same this year. The tournament is being held at Pebble Beach, but this is hardly the same course that hosts an annual PGA Tour stop — the famous AT&T National Pro-Am — every February. The rough is growing, the greens are drying out. The wind off the Pacific blew during practice rounds Tuesday, foreshadowing the threat of a speedy, greenish-brown course where club selection will be difficult. Players could need anything from a 6-iron to a sand wedge at the famous, downhill, 109-yard, par-3 seventh. “You just have to understand that it’s a long haul,� Woods said. “It’s a long grind. It’s different than most major championships. You’re not going to make a lot of birdies and the whole idea is to not make any big numbers because it’s hard to get them back.� Woods, of course, set the standard for U.S. Open success 10 years ago — here at Pebble Beach. In a nearly flawless week of golf, he shot 12-under par and won by 15 strokes — a couple of records that don’t figure to be matched anytime soon.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If ever there was a game fit for cliches, Game 7 of the NBA finals is it. And the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers didn’t disappoint on Wednesday, with both sides offering up some of the most overworked axioms in sports. “It’s for the marbles, it’s for everything, all out,� Boston’s Kevin Garnett said. “Juices flowing and they’ll continue to flow.� Kobe Bryant, last year’s MVP of the finals, put in a bid for cliche MVP honors when asked if he enjoys the moment during big games. “You’ve just got a job to do, you go out there and you do it, and then you can look back at it after the fact,� the Lakers guard said. Boston coach Doc Rivers weighed in on appreciating the opportunity when it comes. “You can never take for granted a season, a game, and especially a Game 7 of a finals,� he said. “You never know if and when you’re going to be back in that position, and so when you get in that position, you want to take advantage of it.� In case anyone needed reminding about the situation, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said, “We’re on our feet fighting for the seventh game.� Boston’s Rajon Rondo added, “It’s do or die. Win or go home.� His teammate, Ray Allen, vowed, “I want to do everything I can to leave it all on the floor.�

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Legals

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Tiger Woods chips from the rough onto the second green during a practice round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., on Monday.

Not even by him — at least not this week, if the results during this, an abbreviated season so far, are any indicator. Since his fourth-place finish at the Masters, Woods has missed a cut at Quail Hollow, pulled out of The Players Championship with a neck injury and finished 19th at the Memorial. Asked about the state of his game Tuesday, he sounded like a man trying to convince himself everything was OK. “The more I play, the more I get my feel back,� Woods said. “Where I was in the beginning of June is where a lot of the guys are in January and February — the amount of rounds they competed and played in. So I’m just starting to get my feel back. And I know I have to be patient. It’s coming along.� As everyone knows, the U.S. Open is not the place to be rounding into shape. It’s an unpredictable endurance test, and because of that, it’s not the easiest place to pick a winner. For every Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Tom Watson, there’s a Jack Fleck, Michael Campbell and, yes, a Lucas Glover. Going from a one-time surprise to something even bigger is the defending champion’s next goal. “It’s been a good year and it’s hard to believe it’s been a year,� Glover said, “but that reality set in when I had to send the trophy back.�

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on July 2, 2010 at 10:00AM local time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Marinda L. Ogle, to Ronnie Batson, Trustee, on April 26, 2006 at Book Volume 2520, Page 693conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register’s Office. Owner of Debt: CitiFinancial, Inc., The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Fourth (4th) Civil District, of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot Number 28 of Eastgate Subdivision, as the same appears on plat of record in Map Book 13 at Pages 76-77, in the Sevier County Register’s Office, to which Plot map specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property.

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Kobe Bryant is a huge soccer fan, having played while growing up in Italy. But he said he hasn’t watched any World Cup games yet. ——— CHOOSING KOBE: No offense, LeBron, but Kevin Garnett thinks Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA. “He makes his team go,� Garnett said. “He’s their life, does multiple things in the game, and every time you speak of Kobe, you speak of excellence, you think of excellence. Class act, plays with a vengeance and tenaciousness, well-respected around the league. I can keep going and going.� ——— NOTES: The NBA finals have gone to a deciding seventh game for the 17th time, and just the second since 1994. In the previous 16 Game 7s, the home team is 13-3. ... The last time the Celtics and Lakers played a Game 7 against each other was in 1984, when Boston won 111-102 at the old Boston Garden. It was the first of three meetings between the teams in the finals over the next four years. ... The team with the overall rebounding edge has won the first six games. The Lakers had the edge and won Games 1, 3 and 6. The Celtics dominated the boards and won Games 2, 4 and 5.

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——— MEDITATE THIS: The Lakers planned to meditate before Game 7, just as they’ve done previously during the finals. Informed of this, Boston’s Glen Davis said, “They meditate? What’s that?� A helpful reporter explained to him that the team sits in the dark and concentrates on breathing and clearing their minds. “For real? I’m going to try that,� Davis said. “If it’s what they do to get ready for the game, hey, let them find their lost remote.� ——— WORLD CUP UPSET: Switzerland upset tournament favorite Spain 1-0 Wednesday in World Cup soccer, which wasn’t good news to Lakers center Pau Gasol of Barcelona. The loss ended Spain’s run of 12 straight wins and handed the Spanish just their second loss in 50 games. “I woke up, I couldn’t sleep anymore, it’s 8:30, turned the game on, and the next thing I know we were down 1-0 and struggling and scrambling to score a goal,� Gasol said. “Not the way that we expected our team to start a championship, of course, and it puts them in a position where they have to win probably two games they have left against Honduras and Chile.�

T r a s h LEGALS PUBLIC NOTICE Public sale of contents to satisfy unpaid rents due Douglas Dam Self Storage, 1131 Douglas Dam Road (intersection of Hwy. 139 and Rte. 338) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2010. A6 Drew McDaris A9 Heather Bishop Fordham A10 Christopher Branch A11 Ian Vosburg A16 Julie Cate A19 Debby Shultz A31 Jan Rohrer B5 Larry Phillips B11 Elaine Allen B17 Jerry/Debbie Kibodeaux Management reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Units must be cleared by 5:00 p.m. on day of sale. Cash, cashier’s checks, or money orders only. 865-765-1625 05/30/2010 06/06/2010 06/17/2010

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a Beer Permit has been applied for by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 544 East Dumplin Valley Rd., Kodak, TN 37764. Meeting will be held 7 p.m., July 8, 2010 at Sevier County Courthouse. 6/16/2010 6/17/2010 6/18/2010 IN THE JUVENILE COURT FOR SEVIER COUNTY SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE IN RE: SANFORD 05/07/93)

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Respondent/ Half-Sister NON-RESIDENT NOTICE IN THIS CAUSE, it appearing from the "Petition for Custody", which is sworn to, that the Respondent, ROGER SANFORD, is a non-resident of Tennessee, it is ordered that publication be made for four (4) consecutive weeks, as required by law, in the Mountain Press, a newspaper published in Sevier County, Tennessee notifying said non-resident Respondent to file an answer with Petitioner’s attorney, Jerry K. Galyon, whose address is 119 Court Avenue, Sevierville, TN 37862 and the Juvenile Court of Sevier County, Tennessee within thirty (30) days from the last date of publication, exclusive of said last date of publication, or a judgment by default may be entered and the cause set for hearing ex parte as to said Respondent on 25th day of August, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. before a judge of our Juvenile Court. THIS 1st DAY OF JUNE, 2010.

CONNIE E. HOLT, JUVENILE COURT CLERK DEPUTY CLERK 06/03, 06/10, 06/17, 06/24

INVITATION TO BIDDERS The Sevier County Library is soliciting sealed bids for portable video magnifiers, video magnifier with PC links, portable lowvision auto reader, and large button audio reader. Bids will be received at the Sevier County Mayors Office, 125 Court Ave., Suite 102E, Sevierville, TN, 37862 until 10 a.m., June 24, 2010, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Specifications and questions may be obtained from K.C. Williams, Sevier County Public Library System, 408 High Street, Sevierville, TN, 37862; telephone number 865.567.4438 or kwilliams@sevierlibrary.or g The Bidder’s name, address, bid opening time and the quotation

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"Library Assistive Technology Bid" must be printed on the sealed, opaque envelope containing the bid. Sevier County reserves the right to accept or reject any/or all bids and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to the interest of Sevier County.

Tennessee Valley Authority Act, respectively. Section 401 of the Clean Water Act requires that an applicant obtain a water quality certification from the state when a federal permit is required. This notice may cover applications subject to §401.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION Division of Water Pollution Control Natural Resources Section 7th Floor, L&C Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The application described below has been submitted for an Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit under The Tennessee Water Quality Control Act of 1977, T.C.A. §69-3-108. In addition, federal permits may be required from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Valley Authority under §404 of the Clean Water Act and §26a of the

No decision has been made whether to issue or deny this permit. The purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties of this permit application and to ask for comments and information necessary to determine possible impacts to water quality. Persons wishing to comment on the proposal are invited to submit written comments to the department. Written comments must be received within thirty days of the date that this notice is posted. Comments will become part of the record and will be considered in the final decision. The applicant’s name and permit number should be referenced. The permit application, supporting documentation including detailed plans and maps, and related comments are available for review and/or

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mit, the department will consider all comments of record and the requirements of applicable federal and state laws. In making this decision, a determination will be made regarding the lost value of the resource compared to the value of any proposed mitigation. The department shall consider practicable alternatives to the alteration. The department shall also consider loss of waters or habitat, diminishment in biological diversity, cumulative or secondary impacts to the water resource, and

Interested persons may also request in writing that the department hold a public hearing on this application. The request must be filed within the comment period, indicate the interest of the person requesting it, the reasons that the hearing is warranted, and the water quality issues being raised. When there is sufficient public interest in water quality issues, the department shall hold a public hearing in accordance with Rule 1200-4-7-.04(4)(f). In deciding whether to issue or deny a per-

PERMIT APPLICATION: NRS 10.085

LEGALS APPLICANT: Earlene M. Teaster City of Pigeon Forge P.O. Box 1350 Pigeon Forge, TN 37868 (865) 453-9061 LOCATION: Project is located south of Teaster Lane, between Teaster Lane and the West Prong Little Pigeon River. Pigeon Forge, Sevier County. PROJECT DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE: The applicant proposes to construct a trolley depot center to be used for local transportation of visitors. It is part of a re-

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on September 15, 2003, by Walter Abbott and Cynthia Abbott to Wesley D. Turner, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book 1793, Page 226, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Argent Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-W7; and WHEREAS, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Argent Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-W7, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, July 8, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Situate in the 4th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot No. 3 of Lakewood Hills Subdivision, as the same appears on a platy of record in the Sevier County, Tennessee, Register’s Office, in Map Book 15, at Page 71, to which reference is here made for exact legal description. Subject to restrictions of record in Misc. Book 32, at Page 166, Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2453 Top View Circle Sevierville, TN 37876 CURRENT OWNER(S): Walter Abbott and Cynthia Abbott The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC et al assignee for Citifinancial and Aqua Finance, Inc. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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gional road plan that is anticipated to have a beneficial impact on Pigeon Forge. It will help alleviate congestion not just in Pigeon Forge but in Sevierville and Gatlinburg. The proposed center will impact 1.24 acres of wetland. Of the 1.24 acres, 0.15 acres were previously permitted under NRS 07.034 for the Jake Thomas/ Teaster Lane Improvements. A permit modification of NRS 07.034 will be requested Compensatory wetland mitigation shall occur offsite with the purchase of 2.48 acres or credits at the proposed Lick Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank in

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DEGRADATION: In accordance with the Tennessee Antidegradation Statement (Rule 1200-4-3-.06), the division has determined that the proposed activities will result in degradation to water quality.

PERMIT COORDINATOR: Mike Lee TOPOGRAPHICAL QUADRANGLE: Pigeon Forge 156 SE L a 35.799682 Long 83.564013

WATERSHED / WATERBODY DESCRIPTION: The surrounding land use is either commercial or proposed commercial. The wetland proposed to be impacted is primarily herbaceous with fescue, sedges and rushes. It is hydrated partially by a spring that feeds the pond, runoff and occasional flood-

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FACTORS CONSIDERED: In deciding whether to issue or deny a permit, the department will consider all comments of record and the requirements of applicable federal and state laws. In making this decision, a determination will be made regarding the lost value of the re-

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on November 29, 2006, by Verna Bontrager to Robert M. Wilson Jr., Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book 2678, Page 702, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING; and WHEREAS, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, July 8, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Situate in the Eleventh (11th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being within the corporate limits of the city of Gatlinburg, and being all of Lot 10 of Forest Springs, a Planned Unit Development, as the same appears in the plat map of record in Map Book 34, at page 2, in the Sevier County, Tennessee Register of Deeds Office, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Subject to easements, restrictions, reservations, setbacks, notations of record in Map Book 34, at page 2, WD Book 624, at page 703 and Book 1823, at page 406, all in the said Register’s Office. Being the same property conveyed to Verna Bontrager, unmarried from Sandra G. Woody unmarried by deed dated 11-29-06 of record in book 2678, at page 700, in the said Register’s Office. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 427 Cades Cove Way Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee c/o Amy L.Gonzalez Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 File No.: 226.1009141TN

CURRENT OWNER(S): Verna Bontrager The sale of the abovedescribed property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,as nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee c/o Amy L.Gonzalez Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 File No.: 432.0938019TN

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source compared to the value of any proposed mitigation. The department shall consider practicable alternatives to the alteration. The department shall also consider loss of waters or habitat, diminishment in biological diversity, cumulative or secondary impacts to the water resource, and adverse impact to unique, high quality, or impaired waters.

the department. Written comments must be received within thirty days of the date that this notice is posted. Comments will become part of the record and will be considered in the final decision. The applicant’s name and permit number should be referenced. Send all written comments to the department’s address listed below and to the attention of the permit coordinator.

hold a public hearing on this application. The request must be filed within the comment period, indicate the interest of the person requesting it, the reasons that the hearing is warranted, and the water quality issues being raised. When there is sufficient public interest in water quality issues, the department will hold a public hearing. Send all public hearing request to the department’s address listed below and to the attention of the permit coordinator.

COMMENTING: Persons wishing to comment on the proposal are invited to submit written comments to

PUBLIC HEARING: Interested persons may request in writing that the department

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated October 29, 2007, executed by STEVEN ALLEN WARNER, A/K/A STEVEN WARNER AND TERESA WARNER, HUSBAND AND WIFE, conveying certain real property therein described to RINEY TITLE as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, on November 5, 2007, as Instrument No. 07062608, in Book 2948, at Page 1; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on July 1, 2010, 11:00 AM at the Sevier County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: SITUATED IN DISTRICT NO. EIGHT (8) OF SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, WITHOUT THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 4, TWIN RIDGE, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF SAME OF RECORD IN PLAT CABINET 13, PAGE 195-B (FORMERLY MAP BOOK 28,PAGE 390), REGISTER’S OFFICE FOR SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 3320 TWIN RIDGE LANE KODAK, TN 37764 In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): STEVEN WARNER AKA STEVEN ALLEN WARNER AND TERESA WARNER OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC The sale of the abovedescribed property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. Substitute Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 Tel: (800) 281-8219 Fax: (805) 553-6392 TS#:09 -0013561 FEI # 1006.44742 June 10, 17 & 24, 2010

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on June 16, 2006, by Ky D Neal, and wife Jennifer L Neal, Tenants by the entirety to Wesley D. Turner, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book 2557, Page 724, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-8; and WHEREAS, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-8, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, June 24, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Situated in the Ninth (9th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, being all of Lot No. 34, in Cherokee Hills Subdivision, Section A, as shown by map of record in Map Book 14, Page 21, Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, more specific reference is hereby made to said map book for the metes and bounds. Being the same property conveyed to KY D Neal and wife, Jennifer L. Neal, tenants by the entirety property by Warranty Deed dated 6/16/06 and filed for record 6/21/06, in Book 2557, Page 722, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. And Further being the same property This conveyed to Paul E. West by Quit Claim Deed dated 4/27/01 and filed for record 5/1/01 in Book 1220, Page 351, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Conveyance is subject to restrictive convenants of record in Plat Cabinet 4, Slide 40 (formerly Map Book 14, Page 21), Book M28, Page 443, and all restrictions, easements setback lines, conditions, plat of record, and encumbrances of record in the Register’s Office for the aforesaid County. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 525 Texas Street Seymour, TN 37865 CURRENT OWNER(S): Ky D. Neal and Jennifer L. Neal The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee c/o NDS1 Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 File No.: 381.0903666TN June 3, 10 & 17, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Pigeon Forge, hereby provides certain financial information of the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget, in accordance with provisions of chapter 484. Public Law of 1991, as amended.

City of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Proposed Budget For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011

GENERAL FUND

ACTUAL 2005-2009

ESTIMATED 2009-2010

PROPOSED 2010-2011

Estimated Revenue Local Taxes State of Tennessee Federal Government Other Source

24,115,716.00 24,183,135.00 4,314,905.00 5,945,059.00 12,250.00 110,577.00 7,196,963.00 4,975,187.00

25,315,230.00 5,274,385.00 3,322,133.00 5,274,385.00

Total Estimated Revenue

35,639,834.00 35,213,959.00

40,233,665.00

Estimated Expenditures Salaries Other Costs

8,946,916.00 9,019,039.00 27,568,393.00 24,339,540.00

9,638,000.00 38,181,949.00

Total Estimated Expenditures

36,515,309.00 33,358,578.00

39,181,949.00

Estimate Beginning Fund Balance 32,111,699.00 31,236,224.00

33,091,604.00

Estimated Ending Fund Balance

34,133,540.00

ACTUAL 2005-2009

ESTIMATED 2009-2010

PROPOSED 2010-2011

State Street Aid Fund Estimated Revenue State of Tennessee

106,949.00

232,692.00

245,000.00

Total Estimated Revenue

196,949.00

232,692.00

245,000.00

Estimated Expenditures Other Costs

223,758.00

233,515.00

452,257.00

Total Expenditures

223,758.00

233,515.00

452,257.00

Estimated Beginning Fund Balance 609,234.00

582,425.00

581,601.00

Estimate Ending Fund Balance

582,425.00

581,602.00

374,345.00

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Employee Positions 31,236,224.00 33,091,604.00

Debt Service Fund Employee Positions (Full & Part Time)

355

355

359

STREET/PUBLIC WORKS Estimated Revenue (Included in General Fund) Estimated Expenditures Salaries Other Costs

611,051.00 1,904,708.00

807,500.00 767,831.00

823,000.00 803,185.00

Total Estimated Expenditures

1,904,708.00

1,575,331.00

1,625,185.00

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Estimated revenue (Included in General Fund) Estimated Expenditures Other Costs

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0.00

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Estimates Beginning and Ending Balances (Included on General Fund) Submitted this 17th day of June, 2010 Earlene M. Teaster, City Manager Dennis Clabo, City Recorder

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APPEAL: A petition for permit appeal may be filed, pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 69-3-105 by the permit applicant or by any aggrieved person who participated in the public comment period whose appeal is based upon any of the issues that were provided to the commissioner in writing during the public comment period or in testimony at a formal public hearing on the permit application. Any petition for permit appeal shall be filed with the board within thirty (30) days after public notice of the commissioner's decision to issue or deny the permit. Such peti-

tion must state in numbered paragraphs the basis of the appeal as required by the Administrative Procedures Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. The petition must be prepared on 8_" x 11" paper, addressed to the Water Quality Control Board and filed in duplicate at the address listed below. Any hearing would be in accordance with T.C.A. §§69-3-110 and 4-5-301 et seq.

available at the department’s address (listed below) for review and/or copying.

FILE REVIEW: The permit application, supporting documentation including detailed plans and maps, and related comments are

Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Division of Water Pollution Control, Natural Resources Section 7th Floor L & C Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243 More details on the proposal can be viewed on the Internet a t http://www.state.tn.us/ environment/wpc/ppo/ arap. 06/17/2010

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4526 HOLLY FOREST DR SEVIERVILLE, TN 37876 In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): LYNETTE L MCCOY AND GREG MCCOY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. Substitute Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 Tel: (800) 281-8219 Fax: (805) 553-6392 TS#:10 -0062456 FEI # 1006.101172 â?Ł June 10, 17 & 24, 2010

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on August 6, 2007, by Marlene Walliker to Johnson, Murrell & Associates, P.C., Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book 2884, Page 694, (“Deed of Trust�); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP; and WHEREAS, BAC Home Loans Servicing LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder�), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, July 8, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Situate in the Fourth (4th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being Lot 16 of Center View Estates-No. 2, as the same is shown by plat of record in Map Book26, Page 95, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is here made for a more particular description and as shown by the survey of Timothy J. Wallace, RLS No. 1758, 613 Pinemont Drive, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863, dated October 12, 1998. Subject to the notes, easements, restrictions, and rights of ways as shown on the platy of record in Map Book 26, Page 95 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, and as shown on the survey of Timothy J. Wallace, RLS NO. 1758, dated October 12, 19098. Subject to the restrictions of record in Misc. Book 154, Page 707 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Subject to a 15 foot easement for ingress and egress to cross the subject property along its Southern boundary as shown on the plat of record in Map Book 26, Page 95 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee and as shown on the survey of Timothy J. Wallace, RLS No. 1758, October 12, 1998. Being the same property conveyed to Marlene Walliker, a single person, by deed from Christopher D. Johnston, Personal Representative for the Estate of Ronald Wayne Johnston (aka Ron W. Johnston), Christopher D. Johnston, Brent A. Johnston and Jarrod Scott Johnston dated August 6, 2007 and record in Book 2884, Page 690, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. which has the address of: 453 McKinney Drive, Sevierville, TN 37876. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 453 McKinney Drive Sevierville, TN 37876 CURRENT OWNER(S): Marlene Walliker The sale of the abovedescribed property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee c/o Amy L.Gonzalez Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 File No.: 432.1009246TN

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American Patriot Getaways hiring part time laundry staff. Hours vary, must be flexible. Apply at 181 East Wears Valley Rd. Ste. 25. 865-774-5545.

Riverstone Resort & Spa is now hiring for Front Desk Clerks, Relief Night Auditor & Housekeeping positions. Apply in person at 212 Dollywood Ln., Pigeon Forge, left at traffic light # 8.

Housekeeping team needed for 30 cabins. Must have Workers Comp, liability & business license. Aunt Bug’s 908-4948

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WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated May 15, 2007, executed by LYNETTE L MCCOY AND GREG MCCOY, conveying certain real property therein described to PRLAP, INC. as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, on May 21, 2007, as Instrument No. 07031816, in Book 2823, at Page 400; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA,N.A, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee on May 27, 2010. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on June 30, 2010, 11:00 AM at the Sevier County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: SITUATED IN THE FIFTH (5) CIVIL DISTRICT OF SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND BEING ALL OF UNIT NO.5 OF GATLINBURG FALLS AT THE PARK, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AS THE SAME APPEARS ON A PLAT OF RECORD IN LARGE MAP BOOK 7, PAGE129, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAT SPECIFIC REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SAID PROPERTY, AND WHICH DESCRIPTION IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE; AND, SUBJECT TO RESCRICTIONS, EASEMENTS, RIGHT OF WAY, CONDITIONS, SETBACKS LINES, MAP, NOTATIONS, AND ALL OTHER ISSUES OF RECORD IN LARGE MAP BOOK 7, PAGE 129, AND AS ANY OF THE FORGOING MAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED, CORRECTED OR SUPPLEMENTED, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE FOR SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SUBJECT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND EASEMENTS, FOR GATLINBURG, FALLS AT THE PARK RESORT, A PLANNED UNTI DEVELOPMENT, DATED APRIL 25, 2007, OF RECORD IN VOLUME BOOK 2807, PAGE 14, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE FRO SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE. PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be

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Looking for an experienced Excavator operator with references. Call 865774-4607. 236 GENERAL 1 Individual needed. FT/PT Chalet cleaning. Experience necessary $12 hr. 436-2512 Call for interview

Aggressive individual to fill the position of Assistant Manager/ Manager Trainee. Must have valid TN driver’s license. Sales background a plus and Spanish speaking a plus. Apply in person Rental Depot, Kmart Shopping Center.

Now Hiring experienced Housekeepers & Laundry Supervisors. Drug-free environment. Apply in person at Comfort Inn & Suites, 3712 Parkway, PF, M-F, 9-4. No phone calls please.

NOW HIRING: Retail Sales, full time year round, paid parking. Cowboy Way, Mtn. Mall, level C, Gat. 4301949. For appt. call Tim 235-6100.

SALES CLERK 10.00 Hr. Lid’l Dolly’s Light #4, P.F. Spanish/English translator 865-2060914. WAREHOUSE & STOCK 12.00 HR LID’L DOLLY’S LIGHT 4 PF 238 HOTEL/MOTEL

Clarion Inn Willow River, 1990 Winfield Dunn Parkway (Hwy. 66) Sevierville now hiring housekeeping and 4-12 shift front desk clerks. No experience necessary. Computer and customer service skills a plus. Apply in person.

Houseman Needed to transport linens and supplies to various places throughout the resort. Full time, year-round position with benefits. Must have valid driver's license. Tree Tops Resort of Gatlinburg 865-436-6559

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that by authority of a Deed of Trust executed by Robert A. Leedy, a single person, and Judy L. Jones, a single person, to M. Coppley Vickers, Trustee, dated January 6, 2006, and recorded in Book 2436, Page 731 in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness due from Robert A. Leedy to Citizens National Bank, which has become due and payable by virtue of default in the Deed of Trust on the property hereinafter described; and Citizens National Bank, the true and lawful owner and holder of said indebtedness, having exercised its option to declare the indebtedness due and payable and having made demand for foreclosure pursuant to the Deed of Trust; I, the undersigned, acting under the authority of the Deed of Trust, by virtue of appointment as substitute trustee recorded in Book 3553, Page 719 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, will be at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Tennessee, on the 2nd day of July, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. to sell to the highest bidder for cash in bar of all rights waived by said Deed of Trust, the following described property to wit (which is believed to have a street address of 1130 South Old Sevierville Pike, Seymour, Tennessee 37865): SITUATE in the Ninth (9th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of L ot 3 of Keene Valley Subdivision, Phase I, as the same is depicted on a plat of record in Large Map Book 6, Page 22, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin (found) in the northern right of way line of Old Sevierville Pike located approximately 303.70 feet from its intersection with North Cunningham Road, said iron pin also marking a common corner with Lot 4; thence, from said point of beginning, and with the line of eastern boundary line of Lot 4, North 14 deg 25 min 16 sec West 203.32 feet to an iron pin (found) in the line of Lot 10, Keene Valley Subdivision Phase II (Large Map Book 6, Page 60); thence, with the southern boundary of Lot 10, in part, and Lot 11, in part, North 69 deg 39 min 37 sec East 114.95 feet to an iron pin (found) marking a common corner with the western boundary line of Lot 2; thence with the western line of Lot 2, South 10 deg 39 min 30 sec East 218.93 feet to an iron pin (found) in the northern right of way line of Old Sevierville Pike; thence, with the northern right of way line of Old Sevierville Pike, a curve to the left, having an Arc Length of 100.04 feet, a Radius of 1523.36 feet, a Chord Bearing of South 77 deg 27 min 37 sec West, and a Chord Length of 100.03 feet, to the POINT OF BEGINNING, according to survey title ÏMortgage Loan Survey for Robert A. LeedyÎ prepared by Alcon Enterprises, Al Crumley, Land Surveyor, 1373 Pullen Road, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862, (865) 908-0240; and BEING the same property conveyed to Robert A. Leedy, a single person, and Judy L. Jones, a single person, by general warranty deed of Darrell Keene, Al Crumley, Benny Byrd, and Jerry King, dated January 6, 2006, of record in Book 2436, Page 728, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBECT to all matters noted and/or depicted on plat of record in Large Map Book 6, Page 22, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day and time certain, without further publication and in accordance with law, upon announcement of such adjournment on the day and at the time and place of sale as set forth above. The Realty Store, Inc., The Sheffield Insurance Company, Inc. and State Farm Bank may assert an interest in the above-described property by virtue of recorded judgment liens and said entities have been notified of this sale. The above-described property will be sold subject to unpaid taxes, prior deeds of trust, all easements and restrictions, the rights of tenants in possession of said premises, if any, prior claims, or matters of record. The proceeds of the sale will be applied first to discharge the costs and charges of executing this trust, including attorney s fees; next, to all indebtedness remaining unpaid and secured thereby, including all indebtedness owing to Citizens National Bank, by the grantors; and next, the balance, if any, shall be paid to those legally entitled thereto. This 7th day of June, 2010. THOMAS H. DICKENSON Substitute Trustee Hodges, Doughty & Carson P. O. Box 869 Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 (865) 292-2307 June 10, 17 & 24, 2010

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12 ‹ Classifieds Days Inn Apple Valley in Sevierville hiring for Experienced Front Desk Clerk and all other positions. Apply in person 1841 Parkway Now Hiring for Experienced Front Desk Clerk. Apply in person at Red Roof Inn, PF. Now hiring full and part time housekeepers. Tree Tops Resort of Gatlinburg 865-436-6559 Now hiring: Front Desk Clerks & Housekeepers. Apply in person, Park Tower Inn, 201 Sharon Dr., P.F. Part Time Housekeeper needed at Maples Motor Inn. Apply in person 9am3pm. 242 RESTAURANT Bojangles Pigeon Forge Now Hiring! Accepting Applications Online at apply.bojangles.com EOE/ Drug Free Workplace Now Hiring All Positions and All Shifts Blaine's Grill and Bar Background Check Required. Apply in person. Stoplight #8 Gatlinburg NOW HIRING PM Servers. Apply Daily 3-6 PM: Mel’s Diner. 119 Wears Valley Rd. Pigeon Forge

FT/PT reservationist for cabin rental company in Gatlinburg. Apply in person at Amazing Views of the Smokies, 1455 E. Parkway, Gatlinburg or email resume to emily@amazingviewsofthesmokies.com. No phone calls please.

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2 Garage Sales - Blalock Woods. Thursday & Friday 8a.m.-? Lots of misc, toys, girls clothes (sz. 2-4), women’s clothes, boys/mens XL. Follow signs from Middlecreek Rd. near the Hospital to Blalock Woods.

3rd Annual English Hills Subd. Yard Sale. Fri. & Sat., 18th & 19th. Follow signs from New Center School. Best yard sale ever! Hundreds of Antiques, furn. - pictures - collectibles. Many unusual pieces + 50 years of other stuff. 938 River Rd., Kodak. Rain or shine - inside. Hwy. 66 to Hwy. 139 toward Kodak, Bent Rd. to River Rd. Follow signs. June 17, 18, 19th, Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 9a.m.-5p.m. BIG YARD SALE Thurs-Sat 7:30 am-? Couch, chair, twin loft bed, fishing poles, TV, dog houses, 80 cc 4wheeler, dog lot, clothes and more. PRICED TO GO! 1 1/2 miles from New Center School. Fri & Sat 8am-? New treadmill, rotor tiller like new, self propelled mower, 38 inch heavy duty lawn sweeper, drill press, lots more. Something for everyone. 1411 Kay View Dr Friday & Saturday 83; Chance’s Ridge Rd., Sev. Power tools, antique furn., adult & kid’s clothes, HH items. Garage Sale. Rain or Shine June 17 & 18 Thurs & Fri 8 til 3 Light # 10 Conner Heights Rd, Pigeon Forge. Tool box for small truck, small dog house, costume jewelry, clothing, little girl clothes 6-12 mths & more Off of Ernest McMahan Household items, womens clothes size 7-9. 8am-? S.C. Church of God Rummage Sale, Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Rain or shine. 2 mi. past Walters State in Mitchell Bottoms. Lots of HH items, tools, baby clothes & items, mini-bikes, furniture, plus sz. clothes, AC units, grills, lots more. Saturday 7:30am-6pm. 1215 Barton Fields, Snappwood II. WOW! 6-Family Garage Sale: Thurs., June 17, 8-? Clothing - Abercrombie, Structure, Levi, etc., boys, men’s, women’s & plus size. Couch & Chair, Love seat, Lazyboy Recliner, Noritake China Rosebud (old). Sheets, shoes, jewelry, dishes, floral. 4 - 18 inch Cobra R’s wheels & tires; 4 - 14 inch new tires & wheels off Honda. Way, way too much to mention From Sev., g Dolly Parton Parkway onto Newport Hwy, turn right on 339 (BP station), turn onto Jones Cove Rd., proceed 1/4 mile down to house # 2301. 428-0498. Yard Sale: Friday & Saturday 7-3; 1530 Indian Warpath off Boyd’s Creek. 557 MISC. SALES

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601 TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT GAT. 2BR Townhouse 1.5 BA, pool, W/D, $830 mth. Util. not incl. 419-340-0351. 605 BUSINESS RENTALS

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1BR Apt. near Gat. W/D, DW, $500 mth + dep. 865556-1929.

Pigeon Forge 2BR/ 1BA $650 month + $650 dep. Pets OK. 404-324-3759.

1BR furnished, utilities & cable inclu. 300yrds behind Sevier Co. Bank in Gatlinburg. Ridge Rd. Call 436-5821.

RIVERWALK 1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA $545.00 to $695.00 865-429-2962 SEVIERVILLE Free credit check, 7 days free rent, salt water pool, 2BR, 2BA, 1,114 sq. ft. $675.00 & up. 865429-4470.

OfďŹ ce / Warehouse space for rent. Conveniently located, water/sewer included. Call 388-0263 or 850-2231 for more info.

3300 or 6600sq.ft. retail/ showroom space for rent in busy complex, with large delivery door. $2200mth for 3300 sq. ft. or $4000mth for 6600sq.ft. Call 865-388-5455 for more info.

X-lg. Efficiency, incl. utilities & cable. $150/wk. 865-2585319 or 770-3357008.

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Affordable Office Space for rent in busy complex. 800sq.ft. with nice layout. Semi furnished. Three office’s & conference room. Also, break room w/frige. $550mth. Call 865388-5455 for more info. GATLINBURG Deal! APT./SHOP - office space. water incl. 621-3015.

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Office building for rent. 119 South Blvd, just off pkwy. $475 mth. 933-6544

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3BR DUPLEX in Seymour. Hardwood floors. $500 deposit, $700/mo. rent. Call 865-919-1324. Gatlinburg: 527 Foothill Dr. 2BR, water furn. No pets! Credit check. $575 + dep. 690-2766.

2BR/1BA $600/mth

Townhouse Newly updated 2BR/1.5BA Covered Parking W/D Conn $ 625 mth Call 865-384-4054

693 ROOMS FOR RENT

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

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2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs. No Pets. Call for info 428-3096

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Sevierville 3BR/2BA w/central heat/air, 2 car garage on 1 acre. $950mth w/no yard maint. Lease & security No pets. 405-4130 or 335-1418.

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1966 Ford Galaxy. 289 Auto. $2700. Call Benny 865607-6542.

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1997 Buick Skylark Excellent Condition. A steal at $2500. 436-8303 leave message

865-453-7523 Sevierville 5 miles Chapman Hwy Large home, private with basement apt. 3BR 2BA with jaccuzi, screened in porch, equipped kitchen, large living room with fireplace, Central H/A, W/D hkup, all hardwood floors, 3 car garage. BASEMENT APT 3BR 2BA, equipped kitchen, large living room with fireplace, large utility room, 1 car garage. Refs req, No pets. $1300 mth + sec. 428-0108 or 5560170

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3BR Apartment for rent in Kodak. $700/mo + deposit. Call Barbara 865-368-5338 A Great Location. 2 blocks off Parkway near Walmart. 2BR/2BA w/carport, w/d & water furn. Approx. 1400 SF, non-smoking environment. No pets please. $695 month. Year lease. Call 865-453-5396.

Seymour Area 3BR/2BA water & sewer furnished. $550/mth, $300 dam. dep. No Pets. 654-2519.

Large 1BR, $350/mo., $200 dep. Douglas Dam area, quiet area. 865-6040444 or 429-5332. Mobile Home 16x80 2 people. No pets. Very nice 3BR 2BA Located in Kodak 933-1336 699 HOME RENTALS

CROSSCREEK 2BR/1.5 BA to 2BR/2BA garden apts. $545 to $580 Trolly access 865-429-2962

NEW D WIDES SETUP PRIVATE LAND WOW BOYDS CREEK IN SEVIERVILLE AND EXIT 417 EZY EZY HOTLINE # 865-453-2931

2002 JAGUAR X-type, 3.0, gray w/black interior. Nice car. $4000 OBO. Call 865-607-6542.

837 CAMPER SALES

949 AUTOS & TRUCKS WANTED

2005 Lance Truck Camper, 2001 Ford 1Ton Truck, 865-429-5961 $24,995.00

Turn your junk cars & trucks into cash. 908-6207 950 MOTORCYCLE SALES 1995 Kawasaki Police 1000. Great shape. $2500 786-4127871

GATLINBURG, 2BR unfurn. water incl. No Pets. dep req. 865-621-3015.

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4 BD / 2 BA + GARAGE 4 MILES FROM EXIT 407 $950/MONTH + DEPOSIT. NO PETS. 865-712-5238 DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE Cute 2BR/1BA walking distance to school. $800/mo. – $800/dep.

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Dear Annie: I have not had a real relationship with my 42-yearold daughter for years. “Susan” claims I was never supportive, and that no matter what she did, I was never proud of her. She says I always put her down. I told her I tried to do my best bringing her up, but that isn’t enough for her. I don’t know what she wants from me. Susan has a 14-yearold son and is married for the second time. Her first husband was her childhood sweetheart. When we were on the outs eight years ago and she didn’t let me contact my grandson, I e-mailed my ex-son-in-law to ask him to please tell my grandson that we love him. When Susan found out I e-mailed the ex-husband, she went crazy. She said we are not allowed to keep in touch with her ex -- that as part of a divorce, you also divorce your in-laws. We had a fight a couple of months ago, and now, once again, I am not allowed to get in touch with my grandson. I admit some of the things she accuses me of may be true, but I would not deliberately hurt her. I told her no one is perfect. We both agree too much has been said on both sides to move forward, but I can’t seem to let go. I move around in a daze and have lost my appetite. My husband keeps everything in, but I know he is hurting, too. How do I get on with my life? I am 68 years old and want to enjoy the years I have left. -Arizona Dear Arizona: Some children are more sensi-

tive to slights than others, and a few, like Susan, find it difficult to deal in a productive way with the slings and arrows of life. Please ask Susan if she will come with you for family counseling. It could help all of you have a more positive relationship. If she won’t go, counseling can still help you come to terms with the situation and move on with your life. Dean Annie: My daughter lives with her fiance in Mexico, and they plan to marry soon. We would like to have the wedding here, but unfortunately, her fiance cannot legally come into this country and may not be able to for several years. She has always dreamed of a big wedding with a white dress, with her sister and mother helping with the preparations and a festive party with music and dancing. But all her friends and family live in the Northeast. Her mother and I will pay for a wedding in Mexico. Should I advise her to simply invite everyone, knowing that only the immediate family and a few close friends will attend, or do I tell her to have a small wedding in Mexico and a big reception when she returns to the United States? -- Questioning in New York Dear N.Y.: If your daughter and her fiance will be returning to

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the Northeast within a year of their marriage, save the big reception for their homecoming. If, however, they are likely to stay in Mexico longer, have the festivities there. You’d be surprised how many guests will consider attending a destination wedding. Those who don’t make it to Mexico can be invited to a casual gettogether at a later date. Dear Annie: “Need Help in the Midlands” has a fear of bathing because she gets chilled and doesn’t want to get her head wet. I suggest she replace the fixed showerhead with the handheld variety with a shoulder-high mounting bracket. This would allow her to have greater control over the spray. -- B.B. Dear B.B.: Several readers made similar suggestions, and a few also recommended body wash products for sponge bathing that do not require immersion in the tub. Those who are interested can check at their local drugstores. Our thanks to all who wrote to offer assistance. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast. net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near Alabama shore By JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer GULF SHORES, Ala. — Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish congregate by the thousands off an Alabama pier. Birds covered in oil are crawling deep into marshes, never to be seen again. Marine scientists studying the effects of the BP disaster are seeing some strange — and troubling — phenomena. Fish and other wildlife are fleeing the oil out in the Gulf and clustering in cleaner waters along the coast. But that is not the hopeful sign it might appear to be, researchers say. The animals’ presence close to shore means their usual habitat is badly polluted, and the crowding could result in mass die-offs as fish run out of oxygen. Also, the animals could easily get devoured by predators. “A parallel would be: Why are the wildlife running to the edge of a forest on fire? There will be a lot of fish, sharks, turtles trying to get out of this water they detect is not suitable,� said Larry Crowder, a Duke University marine biologist. The nearly two-month-old oil spill has created an environmental catastrophe unparalleled in U.S. history as tens of millions of gallons of have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. Scientists are seeing some unusual things as they try to understand the effects on thousands of species of marine life. Day by day, scientists in boats tally up dead birds, sea turtles and other animals, but the toll is surprisingly small given the size of the disaster. The latest figures show that 783 birds, 353 turtles and 41 mammals have died — numbers that pale in comparison to what happened after the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska in 1989, when 250,000 birds and 2,800 otters are believed to have died. Researchers say there are several reasons for the relatively small death toll: The vast nature of the spill means scientists are able to locate only a small fraction of the dead animals. Many will never be

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found after sinking to the bottom of the sea or getting scavenged by other marine life. And large numbers of birds are meeting their deaths deep in the Louisiana marshes where they seek refuge from the onslaught of oil. “That is their understanding of how to protect themselves,� said Doug Zimmer, spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For nearly four hours Monday, a threeperson crew with Greenpeace cruised past delicate islands and mangrove-dotted inlets in Barataria Bay off southern Louisiana. They saw dolphins by the dozen frolicking in the oily sheen and oil-tinged pelicans feeding their young. But they spotted no dead animals. “I think part of the reason why we’re not seeing more yet is that the impacts of this crisis are really just beginning,� Greenpeace marine biologist John Hocevar said. As for the fish, locals are seeing large schools hanging around piers where fishing has been banned; apparently the fish feel safer now that they are not being disturbed by fishermen.

BP agrees to $20B comp fund WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and BP reached agreement Wednesday on a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the giant British company’s chairman apologized to America for the worst environmental accident in the nation’s history. BP is suspending its dividends to shareholders to help pay for the costs, said chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg. Obama announced the agreement after a fourhour meeting with BP officials. He also said the company had agreed to set up a separate $100 million fund to compensate oil rig workers laid off as a result of his six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling. “The structure we are establishing today is an important step toward making the people of the Gulf Coast whole again, but it will not turn things around overnight,� Obama said. He said the vulnerable fishermen, restaurant workers and other people of the Gulf “are uppermost in the minds of all concerned. That’s who we’re doing this work for.� Likewise, Svanberg, speaking for a company that has been assailed from every corner for the past two months, said, “I hear comments sometimes that large oil companies are — are greedy companies or don’t care, but that is not the case in BP. We care about the small people.� The claims system sets up a formal process to be run by a specialist with a proven record. Instead of vague promises by BP, there will be a White House-blessed structure with substantial money and the pledge that more will be provided if needed. The news was applauded in the Gulf — a rare positive development in a terrible two-month period since the April 20 explosion that killed 11 workers and unleashed a flood of oil that has yet to be stemmed. Company officials talked separately outside the White House. Svanberg announced the dividend suspension

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Obama said the independent fund will be directed by lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, who oversaw payments to families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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