The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 170 ■ June 19, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents
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’Burg won’t forgive Santa debt Festival owes city $69,000 By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer
5Let’s go Mocs! Pair of county gridiron heroes hope to impact Chattanooga this fall Sports, Page A8
GATLINBURG — The city will continue efforts to recover the $69,000 owed to it by the Celebrate Santa festival, City Manager Cindy Ogle said.
Ogle said they hoped to speak to the city’s attorney in the next few days to discuss what to do next. Celebrate Santa is an event organized by and for people who make a living portraying the jolly old elf at malls and other locales. It had been held for two years, both in Gatlinburg. The March festival included workshops and seminars in the city’s convention center, along with a parade on the Parkway that included hundreds of portrayers.
However, it has apparently run into trouble paying its bills to the city for using the events center. “The letter will be going out today to Mr. Joseph Moore advising that the City of Gatlinburg Department of Tourism has not received payment in the amount of $69,089 and, as was called for in the promissory noted dated March 10, 2010, that had the date of June 10, 2010, and he is being given until July 22 (to pay the debt),” Ogle said. City officials said event organiz-
er Moore, who lives in Seymour, had told them he was getting sponsors lined up for the event after the first festival in 2009 — right up until March of this year, when festival goers had already booked tickets to town and made their plans. Then, they said, Moore told them he hadn’t gotten any sponsors. In fact, Moore told them, he would not only be unable to pay them his remaining debt for the 2009 event, but See SANTA, Page A5
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5Rockers coming to town
278th sergeant surprises sons with early return from Iraq
Styx, Kansas to perform at Smokies Stadium on Sept. 3
By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer
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Facing the firing squad Condemned killer gets wish; executed in Utah by gunfire Page A14
Weather Today Sunny High: 92°
Tonight Clear Low: 67°
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Obituaries James Turner William McCarter, 64 Earl Hurst, 79 Billie Dix, 70 Doris Terry, 66 DETAILS, Page A4
Index Local & State . . . . A1-A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . A8-A10,A12 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A17 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A17 Classifieds . . . . . A14-A16 Nation . . . . . . . . A13,A14 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A14
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SEVIERVILLE — When Joseph and Jared Kritikson of Sevierville returned from Operation Military Camp Friday, they expected their mother and siblings to greet them — but they were pleasantly surprised to see someone unexpected. Staff Sgt. Jim Kritikson of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment had returned home the day before after being deployed for six months. Because his unit had completed its job ahead of schedule, they were able to return nearly six months early. Joanne, her two youngest children — Jimmy, 10, and Jenna, 3 — and her nephew, Mitchell, 18, waited in Sevierville Middle School’s parking lot for the boys to arrive while their father hid inside. Watching from the door, he walked outside when he saw his boys walk off the bus. “Hey, Dad,” Jared said with a grin as the two approached each other. “Gosh, you’ve gotten tall!” Jim told him after a big hug. Joseph was right behind him, receiving another huge Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press embrace. 278th Staff Sgt. Jim Kritikson surprises his sons Jared, 12, and Joseph, “Look at this hair!” Jim said of his son’s longer red 15, as they returned from 4-H camp. Kritikson returned yesterday at curls. “I had heard about this.” the Maryville Armory and the family kept it a secret to surprise the See SURPRISE, Page A4 boys.
Davis’ last FBC sermon will be well versed Sevierville pastor leaving after nine years to lead Tennessee Baptist Convention By STAN VOIT Editor SEVIERVILLE — Rev. Randy Davis gives what likely will be his last sermon as a full-time pastor on Sunday, but don’t look for it to be much different from the others he has given over a 33-year career in the pulpit. “It will be a message from the word about the Lord,” he said. “It will be like we preached other Sundays here. There will be people who will hear it who need to know about the Lord. I don’t want to waste an opportunity to preach and talk about something as temporal and flawed as I am.” Davis leaves First Baptist Church of Sevierville next week after nearly nine years as its pastor. He has accepted the position of executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, which works with more than 3,000 congregations throughout the state. Davis takes over the job July 1 and will be in his new office in Brentwood on July 12, vacationing some until then. There will be a reception for Davis from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the church’s Family Life Center. Davis leaves Sevierville with few regrets, although he does wish he and the church had gotten more involved in trying to defeat liquor by the drink in 2008. He insists he never aspired to be anything but a pastor, which made accepting the
Randy Davis shares excerpts from introspective essay about what it means to be a pastor. — Page A3. new position more difficult. He and his wife leave behind the first home they ever owned after years living in church parsonages. However, he does move a lot closer to his only grandchild. While he acknowledges some pastors want to lead what he calls a denominational life, teaching or leading a missionary organization, that never appealed to him. In fact, he refused to send in his resume last year when first asked to apply for the position of convention director. The chairman of the search committee seeking a replacement for James Porch, who was going to retire in 2010, asked Davis to apply. He didn’t do it. Then in March that same chairman, David Green, pastor of Greeneville First Baptist, asked Davis why he hadn’t applied. Davis told Green that he didn’t see himself in such a position. But Green was persistent, Around Easter he called Davis again and asked the Sevierville pastor to pray about it. “It’s not fair when someone See DAVIS, Page A5
Photo courtesy Lonnie Wilkey/Baptist and Reflector newspaper
Randy and Jeanne Davis, in front, are joined by Tennessee Baptist Convention staff during a time of prayer following his election as executive director earlier this month.
The Randy Davis File Age: 53 n Family: Wife of 34 years Jeanne; daughters Wendy Davis Walker and Beth Davis Greene; one grandchild n Birthplace: Mobile, Ala. n Education: B.A., William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Master of Religious Education, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; Doctor of Ministries, Southern Baptist Center for Biblical Studies, Jacksonville, Fla. n Pastoral history: New Hope Baptist Church, Leaksville, Miss.; First Baptist Church, Vancleave, Miss.; First Baptist Morristown; First Baptist Sevierville n
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Styx, Kansas at stadium Sept. 3
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 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress.com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.
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.
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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. 4537101.
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
Sevier County Church of God rummage sale, rain or shine, two miles past Walters State in Mitchell Bottoms.
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.
SEVIERVILLE — The band Styx, with special guest Kansas, will perform at Smokies Park on Sept. 3. Reserved on-field and bowl tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the stadium, as well as at all Tickets Unlimited outlets, by phone at 877-9959961, locally at 656-4444, or at www.concertsinthesmokies.com. Advance tickets are $42.50 plus service charges for all reserved seats on the field in front of the stage or in the seating bowl (regular baseball seats). “This will be the first time Styx has played in our area in 10 years,” said Sevierville Mayor Bryan Atchley. “We strive to provide quality entertainment at the stadium and this concert will keep us on that path.” “The stadium has hosted many great shows over the past 10 years and Styx and Kansas is sure to continue that tradition,” said Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters. Tommy Shaw, James “J.Y.” Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman and Ricky Phillips, the members of Styx, have performed more live events since 1999
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Lawrence Gowan, left, Ricky Phillips, center left, James Young, center right, and Tommy Shaw of Styx perform during the Chicago Hard Rock Cafe’s 20th anniversary in 2006. Styx will be in concert Sept. 3 at Smokies Park, along with the group Kansas. than all of the previous years combined. Styx failed to break through to the mainstream until “Lady,” a track originally from their second album, started to get substantial airplay in late 1974. Other singles include “Come Sail Away,” “Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man” and “Fooling Yourself.”
A live album/video, 1997’s “Return to Paradise,” introduced a new generation of rock fans to the band through a humorous car ad which used the track “Mr. Roboto,” as well as songs used in such TV shows as “South Park” and “Freaks & Geeks.” Kansas has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums,
one platinum live album and a million-selling gold single, “Dust in the Wind.” “Carry On Wayward Son” was the No. 2 most played track on classic rock radio in 1995 and went to No. 1 in 1997. In 2000, Kansas produced “Somewhere to Elsewhere,” the first CD featuring all six of the original players in 20 years.
Park to expand checkpoints, patrols Submitted Report NATIONAL PARK — Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have announced plans to expand vehicle checkpoints and traffic patrols in an effort to provide a safer visit for the approximately 20 million people a year who drive through or travel the Spur and Foothills Parkway. According to Acting Chief Ranger Steve Kloster, “Managers of national parks have two essential missions. One is to preserve and protect the park’s natural
Candidates address GOP Submitted Report Those who attended the recent Sevier County Republican Party meeting heard from several candidates in the Aug. 5 primary. The featured guest speaker was Sheriff Ron “Hoss” Seals, who is seeking re-election. He spoke of the responsibilities within the sheriff’s department and praised the efforts of the officers, deputies, and other officials. “The sheriff is not only a law enforcement officer,” Seals said. “He also has to be a good manager.” Scott Hughes, one of four Republican candidates for State House District 8, also spoke. Incumbent Joe McCord is not seeking reelection. Hughes described the district’s unusual configuration. “If you look it up, it’s pretty much a gerrymandered district,” he said. Rob Ailey, candidate for the State Executive Committeeman position and former party chairman, said, “I’m a conservative, not because it’s a good buzz word. It was the way I was raised.” Earlier, Allen Bray announced he was withdrawing from the executive committeeman race and urged Republicans in Sevier County to back Ailey. “I entered so we’d have a Sevier County Republican on the ballot. I didn’t know anyone wanted the job. Rob Ailey does and I’m throwing my support to him,” Bray said. Two motions were passed by without dissent. The first was to form a committee to identify local issues of concern to Sevier County residents and to report findings to the strategic planning team. A second motion was made to investigate the possibility of including a Web site method to provide donations to the party.
and cultural resources in perpetuity. The other is to provide for the safe enjoyment of those resources by the Park’s visitors. In addition to conducting surveillance activities for plant and animal poachers, we are planning to expand our efforts and vigilance to prevent alcohol-related accidents and fatalities.” “Each year this national park averages six fatal injuries to park visitors,” Kloster said. “And of that number, two are a result of motor vehicle accidents. We are making a concerted effort
to reduce or eliminate these accidental visitor deaths, most of whom are innocent victims who are killed by impaired drivers,” he continued. Using a $25,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the park plans to conduct two high visibility enforcement efforts, including sobriety checkpoints and saturation enforcement patrols on Park roads. One wave is set to occur over a two-week period around the July
4 holiday period with the second effort set for early September and the Labor Day holiday. Operations will take place at all the park’s heavily traveled locations, including the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge Spur, Cades Cove, Oconaluftee and the Foothills Parkway. The park plans to call upon and work collaboratively with neighboring municipal police, sheriff’s departments, and state highway patrols to supplement its efforts and enhance motorist and officer safety.
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while revoked, traffic violations and financial responsibility law. Shew as being held in lieu of $500 bond. u Donnie Travis Matthews, 28m, of 1903 Douglas Dam Road in Sevierville, was charged June 16 with theft of property. He was being held in lieu of $1,500 bond. u Heather Nicole Matthews, 23, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was charged June 17 with DUI and possession of a schedule IV substance. She was released on $7,500 bond. u David Mekelburg, 28, of Townsend, was charged June 16 with assault and vehicle theft: $1,000 to $10,000. He was released on $1,0000 bond. u Robert DeWayne Richards, 43, of Knoxville, was charged June 16 with violation of probation. He was released on $1,500 bond. u Andrew S. Shults, 18, of 98 Lewis Brown Drive in Sevierville, was charged June 16 with possession of a schedule VI substance, speeding and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held in lieu of $2,750 bond. u Pamela R. Warden, 27, of Parrottsville, Tenn., was charged June 16 with two counts of violation of probation and theft forgery (credit card). She was being held. u Krayle David Wheeler, 45, of 601 Iron Mountain Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged June 16 with aggravated domestic assault. He was being held in lieu of $5,000 bond. u Amy Ann Adams, 38, of 2724 Florence Drive in Pigeon Forge, was charged June 17 with aggravated burglary and violation of probation. She was released on n $5,000 bond. u Derek Morgan Ashe, 30, of 231 Smoky Crossing in Seymour, was charged June 18 with domestic violence assault. He was being held. u Ralph Edward Brady, 47, of 1805 Allen Way in Sevierville, was charged June 17 with aggravated burglary. He was released on $1,500 bond. u Matthew L. Branch, 24, of 1629 Kerr Road in Sevierville, was charged June 18 with driving on a suspended license. He was released. u Marie Crawford, 47, of Knoxville, was charged June 18 with failure to appear. She was being held. u Larry Christopher Ferguson, 24, of 613 Pine Knob Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged June. 17 with domestic violence assault. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Johnny Calvin
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Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. u Darrell Eugene Bivens, 52, of 245 Allensville Road Apt. 1 in Sevierville, was charged June 16 with violation of a valid court order. He was being held in lieu of $3,500 bond. u Levy Junior Bohanan, 70, 0f 1758 Edd Huff Circle in Sevierville, was charged June 16 with domestic violence assault. He was released on $1,500 bond. u Kristopher D. Bradley, 35, of 1812 Longview in Sevierville, was charged June 17 with driving on a suspended license. He was released. u Teddy Lee Brown, 30, of Morristown, was charged June 16 with violation of probation He was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond. u Susan Butler, 52, of 137 Byrd Drive in Kodak, was charged June 16 with obtaining drugs by fraud. She was released on $2,500 bond. u Robert Anthony Carr, 24, of 3535 East Parkway in Gatlinburg, was charged June 16 with theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000, theft forgery $60,000 and up and forgery. He was being held in lieu of $21,000 bond. u Gene Allen Chittum, 43, of Knoxville, was charged June 17 with DUI. He was released on $2,000 bond. u Charles Covington, 36, of Knoxville, was charged June 16 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was released on $500 bond. u Steve Wayne Dean, 43, of 744 Kodak Road in Kodak, was charged June 16 with public intoxication. He was being held. u Benjamin W. Farmer, 18, of 1290 Breeden Way in Sevierville, was charged June 16 with assault. He was released on $1,000 bond. u Derek D. Frye, 23, of 825 Willowbrook Drive in Gatlinburg, was charged June 17 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held. u Todd Larson Gamble, 48, of 1425 Floyd Road in Sevierville, was charged June 16 with two counts of worthless checks and domestic violence assault. He was released on $2,000 bond. u Billy Charles Gibson, 44, of Newport, was charged June 16 with evading arrest. He was released on $500 bond. u Richard Karl Hale, 20, of Baton Rouge, La., was charged June 17 with underage consumption in alcohol. He was being held in lieu of $500 bond. u Cynthia Jane Hatfield, 42,of 526 Golf Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged June 16 domestic violence assault. She was being held in lieu of $3,500 bond. u Kala Jean Maples, 42, of 2565 Ridge Crest in Seymour, was charged June 16 with driving
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OBITUARIES In Memoriam
James Vincent Turner, born August 31, 1913, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2010, at his home in Sevierville. Jimmie was a member of First Baptist Church of Sevierville where he taught Sunday School for more than 70 years and where he was a lifetime deacon. He also taught the International Sunday School Lesson on WESV/WDLY for 40 years. He was a fixture on Court Avenue at Wade’s Department Store and the Corner Store for more than 56 years. He delighted in serving people of all walks of life by assisting them in choosing the appropriate clothing and accessories. Jimmie served his community by serving on the Water Board for many years. Jimmie was an avid reader and lifelong learner. In earlier years, he loved to hike and fly fish in the Smokies. He enjoyed working in his woodshop and making special gifts for his special friends and family members. Recently he became an author of memories and stories on his thoughts of life. He was preceded in death by his parents Elijah M. and Sallie M. Turner, his wife of 67 years Veryl K. Turner and nine siblings. Mr. Turner is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law Barbara and Jerry Scott, Mary Frances (Fran) and Marvin Harmon of Sevierville; grandchildren Brad and Heather Harmon of Savannah, Georgia; Michael and Rachel Harmon of Nashville; Melissa Harmon of Asheville, NC; Robin Meadows of Seymour, and Kathy Standridge of Knoxville; great-grandchildren Chris Thomas of Seymour, Sarai Standridge of Knoxville, William Harmon of Savannah, and soon to arrive New Baby Harmon of Nashville; sisters Jean White and Martha Guy of Sevierville; several nieces and nephews; special friends and caregivers Gail Haggard, Shelia McCarter, Renee Hall, Betty Oliver and Caris Hospice services; numerous special friends will miss him tremendously. Contributions may be made to the Trula Lawson Early Childhood Center, 550 Eastgate Road, Sevierville, TN 37862 or to the Library Fund of the First Baptist Church, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862. The family will receive friends 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Saturday with funeral service to follow at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Sevierville with Rev. Jerry Hyder officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mr. Turner’s grandsons and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the CAB Sunday School class and the Deacons of First Baptist Church. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
William “Speedy� Rex McCarter, age 64 of Sevierville, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2010, at his home. He was a member of Maples Branch Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife Beulah McCarter; parents Virgil and Iva Ownby McCarter; sisters and brothersin-law Euna and Newt Floyd, Pauline and Gene Gibson; brothers Fred, J.C., and Ralph McCarter. Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Ball McCarter; grandchildren, Kaylee and Trevor Ball; brothers and sisters-in-law, Carl and Lorene McCarter, Xan and Shirley McCarter; sisters-in-law, Blanche McCarter, Geneva McCarter, and Louise McCarter; aunts, Ruth Newcomb, Cecil McCarter, and Ruby Loveday; special friend, Jane. The family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff of Caris Healthcare and the Senior Citizen Food Ministries. Funeral service 7 p.m. Sunday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Elder Shirley Henry and Rev. Dee King officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Monday in Roberts Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
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Earl Hurst
Earl Hurst, age 79 of Sevierville, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2010. He was a tobacco farmer and an avid fisherman. He was preceded in death by his father Marlo Hurst and mother Hailey Ivey. He is survived by his sons Don Hurst and wife Rachel, Gary Hurst and wife Martha, Marvin Hurst, Ray Hurst; daughters Wanda Parrott and husband Johnny, Linda Leonard and husband Tim, Sherry Hurst; “special� daughter and caregiver Debbie Hurst; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother James Hurst; sister Daisy Romines. The family will receive friends 12-1 p.m. Monday with funeral service to follow at 1 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Doris Smelcer Terry Doris Smelcer Terry, 66 of Sevierville, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Fort Sanders-Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Terry was a member of Kodak United Methodist Church. Survivors, husband of 47 years, Reaford Terry; daughter and son-in-law, Tammie and Jerry Cox; grandson, Tyler Cox; sister and brother-in-law, Freda and Kenny Hodges; sisters-in-law, Imogene Suggs and Janice Smelcer; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Lucy and Billy Maples; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Margaret Terry; six 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, TN 37864. The family received friends Friday followed by funeral service at Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Rowland Buck officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Saturday at Henry’s Crossroads Cemetery for interment with the Rev. Ed Farmer officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Billie F. Dix Billie F. Dix, 70 of Sevierville, died Thursday, June 17, 2010. Survivors: husband, Kirby Dix; son, Jay David Dix; daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and Ken Zirkelbach, Shelby Vikan and Steve Eyre, Teresa and Bob Elliott; eight grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; mother, Flora Huskey; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Ann Seaton, Andy and Mary Seaton; sister, Priscilla Miller; special great-nephew, A.J. Seaton and wife Crystal; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 3 p.m. Saturday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Elder Ralph Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Proffitt Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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Minnesota digs out from twisters; 3 dead, dozens more left hurt ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) — As tornadoes bore down on southern Minnesota, Angie Woodside called her in-laws and said they should rush to her house west of Albert Lea, where there was a basement to take cover. Her mother-in-law, Kathy Woodside, refused. “She told me she would not go down in one,” Angie Woodside said Friday, a day after Kathy was killed when a tornado tossed her 200 feet from her house into a nearby field. “She just thought the whole thing would collapse on top of her. She would rather not be underneath everything.” Kathy Woodside, 66, was one of three people killed Thursday by a turbulent system that fueled twisters across Minnesota. Also killed were two northwestern Minnesota residents: Margie Schulke, 79, of Almora, whose home was destroyed by a tornado; and Wes Michaels, 58, of Mentor, whose gas station was leveled. Dozens more were injured, including Kathy Woodside’s husband, Ron, who was hospitalized Friday in Rochester. The storms damaged several hundred homes and buildings and toppled trees and power lines. The most serious damage was in the northwestern Minnesota city of Wadena, where officials reported 232 homes were hit, and in a rural area just west of Albert Lea, where about 60 rural properties saw damage. State officials reported 39 tornado touchdowns. If that figure is confirmed, it would exceed the previous state record of 27 sightings in one day, in 1992. More severe weather rolled through the Midwest on Friday, with hail, heavy rain and wind gusts up to 80 mph reported in Iowa and Illinois. Residents of Wadena, a town of about 4,300 people 70 miles southeast of Fargo, N.D., were allowed back into their homes on a case-by-case basis Friday. City crews were clearing debris and lumber from the streets, and Mayor Wayne Wolden said cleanup efforts likely would not start in earnest until Saturday. “For whatever reason, the tornado decided to sit down on Wadena,” Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Friday afternoon, as he toured the storm damage. Pawlenty activated 118 Minnesota National Guard soldiers to assist with security and traffic controls in the worsthit areas. Officials said 34 people were treated at the local hospital for storm-related injuries. Most were bumps and bruises, and by Friday morning only one person remained hospitalized with injuries that were not lifethreatening. But the property damage was extensive. Destruction was centered in an established neighborhood of 1940s-era homes and mature oak, pine and birch trees. “The sad part is a lot of these were 100-year-old trees,” said Doug Wolff, who returned to his property Friday to find the top part of his bungalow’s roof ripped off. “They’re all gone now.” The town pool was destroyed, the high school was badly damaged and a school bus yard was left with buses flipped and shredded. The Red Cross set up a shelter at the armory, but officials said no one slept there Thursday night, opting instead to stay with family, friends or in local hotels.
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couldn’t pay for fees for the 2010 event. Tourism Director David Perella said that left the city with the choice of canceling an event at the last minute, or going ahead with the festival even though Moore hadn’t paid his bills. They decided to go ahead with it, and look to recover the money later. The rift came to light after city officials saw complaints about the festival on some web sites. They responded with a posted statement outlining the events, saying Moore owed the city money and that the city had not changed rates for festival events. After that was chronicled in The Mountain Press, officials said they had accepted a promissory note from Moore stating he would make full payment by Tuesday. That date passed without receiving payment. In an interview this week, Moore tried to put the blame on the city,
saying that he’s been unable to secure sponsors or investors since the city went public went its complaints and he believes it’s because of the negative publicity. He didn’t explain why he hadn’t been able to secure sponsors or inves-
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asks you to pray about something,” Davis joked. Davis told Green to go back to his committee and ask those members to pray about it too. That’s when Green said the entire committee of five was in lockstep wanting Davis to send in his resume. “That started the ball rolling,” Davis said. In the ensuing two months, Davis and his wife Jeanne prayed about it, agreeing Davis should apply. He was the unanimous choice of the search committee and then the executive board, which elected him to the post June 2. Green told the Baptist & Reflector, the state denominational newspaper, that the committee had hoped to present a candidate at the March Executive Board meeting “but it did not happen.” Green told the newspaper the committee had a candidate in mind early on, but the “candidate was not able to get clarity from the Lord.” He noted that after the March Board meeting “each member of the search committee at different times were all struck with the same name — Randy Davis.” Davis had told some pastoral staff members and deacons what he was doing, but waited until the worship service of June 6 to formally tell the congregation. “I never once felt any disappointment from anyone at the church,” Davis said. “I felt they trusted me to follow what I felt the Lord wanted me to do. If you do what God wants you to do, it’s also best for the church in the long run.” First Baptist is Davis’ fourth church in his 33-year career as a pastor, but clearly the most difficult to leave. “This one has been extremely tough,” he said. “I expected it to be difficult. Any goodbye is painful, but this was a little more. You knew you might leave other churches, even when there was no expectation to do so. There was no expectation to leave here. I thought we’d finish here.” Davis’ goal had been to be a church pastor for 50 years. He won’t make it. While he will continue to preach in his role with the convention, it will be as a visitor. He hopes he might be able to resume some hobbies he has shelved over the past several years, things like golf and making stained glass. “My doctor says I need to develop a hobby,” Davis said. “Work and people have been my hobby.” Davis says if he and the church had gotten involved in opposing the 2008 liquor by the drink referendum in Sevierville, they could have defeated it. He did that twice in Morristown while pastor of First Baptist there. “Many of us never dreamed it would go in like it did,” Davis said.
tors before that time. Ogle left the door slightly open for the festival to return if Moore can pay the bills, saying the city wouldn’t make a decision regarding that until the matter is resolved.
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Randy and Jeanne Davis will be relocating to Brentwood, leaving Sevierville after nine years during which Randy Davis was pastor of First Baptist Church. As executive director he hopes to work closely with Baptist pastors — two-thirds of whom are bivocational, meaning they have other jobs — and to reverse the declining membership in Baptist churches not only in Tennessee, but nationwide. That has strained the Baptist churches’ ability to work together for mission causes. “The drop in membership has been more of a cultural thing than something caused by controversy,” he said. “It’s churches desiring to do their own thing and losing to some degree the understanding that we can do more together than we can separately.” “I believe strongly that our new executive director is a man of God who will seek our Lord’s will for our convention,” Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist & Reflector, wrote in an editorial. “Randy Davis will lead Tennessee Baptists well in the years to come. Pray for him as he accepts this new calling for his life from God.” The Tennessee Baptist Convention supports over 10,000 missionaries, plus disaster relief, CarsonNewman and Union colleges, and a statewide system of children’s homes. Davis says he has never known a time when things in the world seemed so fragile, from the environment to the economy.
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TVA halts solar power incentive program NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority is placing a moratorium on a popular program that pays homeowners and businesses that generate electricity from solar energy. The Tennessean reports about $31 million has been spent or committed of the $50 million originally allocated to the Generation Partners program. And the agency has more than $100 million in applications pending. TVA has promoted the program as evidence of its commitment to nonpol-
luting energy sources, but on Wednesday officials announced the moratorium in a meeting with a group of distributors that administer the program. “We were shocked,” Nashville Electric Service’s Jim Purcell said. “We just signed a brand-new agreement in April that we thought positioned us for years.” TVA Senior Project Manager Susan Curtis said the moratorium is temporary while TVA works with distributors to revamp the program.
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The Sevierville Police Department has scheduled a child car safety seat checkpoint from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Tennessee State Bank, 3307 Winfield Dunn Parkway (Highway 66). Officers will be available to answer questions regarding the child restraint law. In addition, parents may also come to the police station at 300 Gary Wade Blvd. for a seat inspection, when a technician is available. Call 453-5507 to ensure that a technician is on duty. n
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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. today. 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 Sevier County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet at 10 a.m. June 24 at the E911 building on Bruce Street. The LEPC is comprised of representatives from area emergency service agencies and associated groups, who meet monthly to discuss disaster preparedness and responses to large-scale emergencies.
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program. As of this spring, it was offering $1,000 toward a solar electric system and homeowners were given a credit on their electric bills of 12 cents per kilowatt hour generated on top of the retail cost of the electricity. Power companies in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee were listed on the TVA website as participants in the Generation Partners program. TVA also serves parts of North Carolina and Virginia.
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The city’s final presentation of the community’s Greenways Trail System master plan will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Gatlinburg staff and representatives of Barge, Wagonner, Sumner and Cannon Inc. will conduct the public workshop. They will summarize the final plan, including the trail routes, phasing recommendations, projected costs, and examples of signage and construction. Maps will be available. For more information, call 436-4990.
One problem: Large commercial projects have taken advantage of the program, leaving less money available for the small businesses and homeowners who are a main target of the program. Curtis said independent power producers that do large projects were cut off from eligibility this year and further adjustments will be considered. “The market is changing so quickly and we’re learning a lot,” she said. Generation Partners began in 2003 as a pilot
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“I don’t agree with what he done or what they done but I’m relieved he’s free. He’s had a rough life. He’s been incarcerated and in chains his whole damn life, now he’s free. I’m happy he’s free, just sad the way he went.” Randy Gardner, after his brother, convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner, was executed by a Utah firing squad on Friday morning
“Murdering the murderer doesn’t create justice or settle any score.” — Rev. Tom Goldsmith of the First Unitarian Church, at a prayer vigil in Salt Lake City
“We must be convinced that someone who has spent the better part of her career as a political adviser, policy advocate and academic rather than as a legal practitioner or a judge can put aside her personal and political beliefs, and impartially apply the law, rather than be a rubber stamp for the Obama or any other administration.” Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as the Senate prepares to begin hearings for the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court
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“To seek fulfillment is to invite frustration.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian author and philosopher (1895-1986).
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LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan tested negative for alcohol after her SCRAM bracelet went off hours after the MTV Movie Awards, EOnline. c o m reports. “They did a urinalysis through Medtox labs and it Lohan indicated conclusively that there was no alcohol in her system at that time,” a source told E! “She was ordered to go right in and today just got the report back and it was negative.” Lohan’s lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley also confirmed the results. A judge ordered the “Mean Girls” star to wear the alcohol-monitoring device after she missed a court hearing in May related to her 2007 DUI. When the bracelet went off on the morning of June 7, a warrant was issued for Lohan’s arrest, however, she quickly posted the increased bail of $200,000.
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commentary
Far left turns on president Hell has frozen over! The far-left in America is turning on their guy Barack Obama. After his speech on the oil disaster a few days ago, the crazy left Greek chorus on MSNBC hammered the president. He wasn’t specific enough, he was too weak, I don’t sense “executive command,” they wailed. You would have thought they were talking about President Bush. In fact, many of the anti-Obama criticisms echoed the Hurricane Katrina invective directed toward Bush in 2005. Usually, the far-left covers for its folks, provides them excuse after excuse for their failures. But this time, generally speaking, conservatives have been more generous toward President Obama’s oil spill predicament than liberals. Fair-minded people understand that nobody on the planet knows how to plug that gushing broken pipe. As far as reacting slowly, Obama is guilty — but how many times do you slam the man for allowing BP to dictate the initial play when the oil rig collapsed? Yes, it was foolish. But Monday morning quarterbacking doesn’t really get us anywhere once that has been established. So, there has to be something more in play — and there is. Farleft policy in America is largely a coordinated effort. The point place is the Huffington Post, which has replaced MoveOn as the driving force for radical left propaganda. People like John Podesta, George Soros, Arianna Huffington and lesser-known leftists discuss policy agenda among themselves and then send it out to their willing accomplices in the mainstream media. One of those accomplices is Cynthia Tucker, who writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After hearing the president’s speech, Tucker opined: “He didn’t use the moment to assert a resolute sense of command. Nor did he use it to call on Americans to make the sacrifices that will be necessary to make the transition from petroleum to cleaner fuels.” Ah-ha! So, it’s not really about the oil spill. It’s about global warming! Apparently, some on the far-left believe President Obama is not doing his job as a warming warrior. Therein lies the genesis of the disenchantment. The global warming crew is furious that Obama expanded ocean drilling a few months ago, and they are crazed that the cap-andtrade bill is stalled in Congress. Along with expanded entitlements for the poor, combating global warming has become a fanatical issue for those who graze in pastures owned by George Soros. If you listened to the president’s speech, it wasn’t horrendous. He put forth the case that he’s doing everything he can and will hold BP accountable for the clean-up and for compensating Americans who are getting hurt. You may disagree with the president, but the speech certainly wasn’t a disaster. Therefore, the hysteria displayed by far-left commentators is totally out of proportion until you factor in the climate-change angst. Very simply, his once devoted supporters are now giving Barack Obama the cold shoulder over global warming. — Veteran TV news anchor Bill O Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Who’s Looking Out For You? Distributed by Creators Syndicate. (C)2009 Bill O’Reilly.
three cheers Trio of park managers trailblazers for Interior
A doff of the park ranger hat is in order for three senior managers at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, who were recently honored by the United States Department of Interior with its Honor Award for Superior Services. Honored were Chief of Resource Education Cathleen Cook, Chief of Facilities Management and Planning Alan Sumeriski and Chief of Administration Donna Losson. Cook was honored for, among other things, her role in the highly controversial Elkmont Environmental Statement/ General Management Plan by helping to keep it on track throughout the course of the project. Sumeriski’s contributions included outstanding leadership in planning and execution of America’s Reinvestment and Recovery Programs. Losson was honored for administrative skills and the planning and execution of federal stimulus money. We are fortunate to have one of the country’s great national parks right here. It is fitting that three of our own receive national recognition.
Randy Kincaid earns international recognition
Carpenter keeps Smokies afloat, wins SL weekly honor
Another local leader worthy of a salute is Sevier County Schools Director of Instruction Randy Kincaid, who will receive the International Reading Association Maryann Manning Outstanding Volunteer Service Award for 2010 next month at a convention in Anaheim, Calif. This is a truly prestigious honor, considering that he was named one of the Top 10 Instructional Leaders in a worldwide network that includes some 1,200 councils. The IRA is a community of reading professionals united by the mission to promote higher levels of literacy, reading and communication by promoting the quality of instruction and research worldwide. Kincaid himself has been a member of the association for 22 years. It’s been noted that Kincaid has increased the K-2 test scores in his school district by 30 percent with the addition of periodicals to the reading curriculum. A 34-year Sevier County educator, Kincaid says his strength is curriculum and “my passion has been reading.”
If the Tennessee Smokies are able to survive a six-game series in Mobile this week and hang on to win the Southern League’s first-half Northern Division championship, a big reason why will be 24-year-old right-hander Chris Carpenter. Carpenter was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for June 7-13. The Smokies got off to a blazing start, owning the best record in all of baseball through the first three weeks of the season. But when stars such as shortstop Starlon Castro and pitcher Andrew Cashner were promoted to the parent-club Chicago Cubs, the Smokies came back to earth and have had to fight for their playoff lives. That’s where Carpenter comes in. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-hander from Lima, Ohio, almost single-handedly kept the team afloat last week. First, Carpenter held Huntsville scoreless for 6.1 innings in a 3-0 victory, then on Sunday held West Tennessee to two runs in an eventual 7-5 win.
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Public forum Performers at Porpoise Island planning for reunion this fall
Editor: I was part of a group of high school kids from Hawaii who worked at Porpoise Island back in the ’70s. The park was at the entrance to Pigeon Forge, just past the bridge coming from Sevierville. It opened in 1973 with an authentic Hawaiian stage show (we were the musicians and dancers), dolphin and sea lion show and a trained bird show. We were all students from the same private school in Hawaii. We came over each summer season and put on the shows until about early October. The park closed after its final season in 1984, I believe. To this day, Pigeon Forge
holds a very special place in the hearts of the young Hawaiians who were blessed to be a part of that group. We are planning a reunion this fall with a trip to Pigeon Forge. There was a very sweet local woman by the name of Edith Fox, who was actually our cook, but came to be more of a “mom away from home” to all of us. She would probably be in her late 90s by now. If in fact she has already passed, we would love to visit her final resting place with an offering of fresh flowers from Hawaii. Any information you could offer would be greatly appreciated. I was in Pigeon Forge for three summer seasons: 1975-1977. It’s been 34 years since I’ve been back, but the place has never left me. Looking forward to hearing from you. E-mail
me to rkaneakua@honolulu.gov. Russell Kaneakua Honolulu
Make BP leave the state until they make all necessary repairs
Editor: Here’s a means of forcing British Petroleum to pay up in full, according to local standards. Kick BP out of the state until they have made repairs, etc., and declare a total moratorium on all Gulf drilling. Yes, there will be an increase in layoffs as BP drops people. But the other stations will see an increase in action. Dave Darcy Sevierville
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NCAA FOOTBALL
Local duo hope to produce for Mocs this fall Dyer changes positions, Hewitt still at left guard for UTC By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor Two local athletes are hoping to make some waves for the Chattanooga Mocs this fall. Redshirt sophomores Bo Dyer and Will Hewitt got some playing time last season for the upand-coming Southern Conference squad, but this year things are looking a little different for both players. Hewitt, a left guard, got two starts last season for the Mocs at the beginning of the season, as did Dyer. In fact, Dyer scored a touchdown in the team’s opener against Glenville State. While Hewitt’s unsure if he’ll start this season as all of last year’s o-line returns, he does expect to regularly be in the mix at left guard with junior Omre Harris. Dyer, who switched positions to outside linebacker in the spring, says he’s still got some adjustments to make, but he’s confident his speed could bring something different to the table defensively. In fact the Chattanooga Football 2010 Summer Prospectus says as much. “The Mocs are loaded in the backfield, but thin among the linebackers. Dyer’s speed and athleticism could make for an ideal fit on the defensive
unit.” Dyer will likely start out behind J.D. Dothard, a junior who moved up from safety to outside lineback, but is recovering from injury. Making the move to defense was a big step, but one Dyer made willingly. “They had talked about wanting me to continue to developing as a running back, and I’d worked all through the offseason on running back conditioning drills and workouts,” Dyer said. “But right before spring practice they said we were a little deep at running back and that I’d have a better chance at getting on the field at outside linebacker right now. They left it up to me, they gave me the option, and I felt like it’s my best chance to get on the field, so I took it. “I had talked to defensive coordinator a couple of times, and he’s a great guy,” Dyer continued. “He’d always considered wanting me over there anyway, so I had it kind of in the back of my mind, and when the question came up, I went ahead and did it.” As for how the move is turning out, Dyer seems enthusiastic. “Everything’s good so far. I had a good spring there,” Dyer said. “It’s a lot different there than running back, and that’s all I’ve known for the past
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Will Hewitt (left) and Bo Dyer (right) both played in several Chattanooga games last season, but the pair both hope to contribute more this fall —Hewitt at left guard and Dyer at outside linebacker. two years. It’s taking some time to learn how to go from trying to get away from somebody to actually trying to bring them down. It’s an adjustment for sure. “Getting back into the routine from tackling (has been the hardest part),” Dyer said. “I haven’t tackled or tried to wrap anybody up (since high school). It’s a lot different at the college level trying
to tackle a Division 1 running back.” Playing at about 205 pounds, he’s been able to maintain his speed, and was rewarded with a sack in the spring game. “That boosted my confidence a little bit, and I made some open field tackles that helped me out a little bit,” Dyer said. Last season both players made some real memories, including playing
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against eventual national champion Alabama in a 45-0 loss. “It was different, they were pretty good,” Hewitt said, adding he’ll always be able to look back to the time he played head-tohead with first-round draft pick Rolando McClain. Both players should have plenty of time to make more memories with the Mocs, as they each have three years of eligibility
remaining, thanks to their redshirt season. Hewitt is a business administration/biology major who is hoping to one day become a dentist. He made the dean’s list this spring. Dyer is an exercise science major who hopes to one day train athletes for professional sports. mpsports@themountainpress.com
NCAA FOOTBALL
New Big 12 a big bummer for some fans in Texas By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer
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United States’ Landon Donovan, center top, goes for the ball during the World Cup group C soccer match between Slovenia and the United States at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, June 18.
Second-half comeback keeps US alive By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer JOHANNESBURG — A second-half comeback. A furious rally. It hardly makes up for a U.S. win that was taken away. Down two goals and heading toward an abrupt end to their World Cup, the Americans fought back for a 2-2 draw with Slovenia — a tie the U.S. claimed should have been a win. Landon Donovan scored early in the second half, and Michael Bradley tied it in the 82nd minute Friday to keep alive the Americans’ chances of advancing. Those chances would have been much
greater had Maurice Edu’s goal off a free kick not been disallowed by the referee. “I’m a little gutted to be honest,” Donovan said. “I don’t know how they stole that last goal from us. I’m not sure what the call was. He (the referee) wouldn’t tell us what the call was.” Second-half sub Edu appeared to put the U.S. ahead in the 86th minute, poking in a close-range shot after Jozy Altidore headed Donovan’s free kick to him. But the goal was waved off by referee Koman Couilibaly of Mali, apparently for a foul before Edu got the ball. “We asked the ref many times what it was or who
it was on and he wouldn’t or couldn’t explain it,” Donovan said. “I don’t know what to think of the call because I didn’t see any foul, just a normal free kick and a goal.” Slovenia, the smallest of the 32 nations in the tournament, took a 2-0 lead when Valter Birsa caught goalkeeper Tim Howard flat-footed to score in the 13th minute and Zlatan Ljubijankic scored on a counterattack in the 42nd. Donovan scored in the 48th minute and Michael Bradley, son of U.S. coach Bob Bradley, tied the score in the 82nd. “My guess is there’s not many teams in this tourna-
ment that could have done what we did,” Donovan said. Bradley scored when Jozy Altidore’s header fell in the middle of the penalty area. Running at full speed, Bradley caught up to it just in front of the net and tapped it over Slovenia goalkeeper Samir Handanovic’s head. “This team still understands how to fight for 90 minutes,” the U.S. coach said. “This is something we’ve seen time and time again.” The United States never has won a World Cup game in which it has trailed. See WORLD CUP, Page A10
AUSTIN, Texas — After all the congratulations and relief about rescuing the Big 12 and those sweeping promises of big payouts, fans at Texas and Texas A&M still can’t help but feel disappointed. Tantalized by the prospect of heading off to exotic new playgrounds in the Pac-10 and the football-crazy Southeastern Conference, Longhorns and Aggies fans are looking at more road trips through the wind-swept heartland of America. At Texas, the decision to keep the status quo means the Longhorns are still the big dog in the Big 12, but they already were. Staying put in a Big 12 that will soon be without Nebraska and Colorado feels a bit hollow. Aggies fans, meanwhile, have lit up Texas A&M online message boards and radio shows, angry that they purportedly missed a chance to join the most powerful football conference in the land in the SEC and get out from under Texas’ considerable shadow. “They felt like something was just ripped away from them,” said Billy Liucci, owner and editor of the popular A&M fan site Texags.com, who happens to like A&M’s position in the leaner Big 12. “It’s the most emotionally
charged reaction to anything around here since I don’t know when.” A profane e-mail to Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne prompted him to respond with an angry voice mail. “Someone who has the no guts to write something like that needs to have his (expletive) kicked,” the 65-year-old Byrne said in the call, which was posted on Youtube.com. Byrne later issued a 1,700-word statement defending the Aggies’ decision to stay in the Big 12 and apologized for the outburst. “After reading over 200 similar e-mails the other night, I finally had one set me off and I called the writer. I’m a very competitive person and like many of you, I was raised not to back down when challenged. I’ve also got a bit of an Irish temper which came across in my voicemail. I regretted what I said as soon as I hung up. I should have been above that, and I made a mistake. For those of you who were offended by my response, I apologize, and I assure you that it will not happen again,” Byrne wrote. Aggies officials have tried to soothe upset fans by talking about the money, suggesting new TV deals will perhaps double the $9.2 million paid out to the school by See BIG 12, Page A9
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Saturday, June 19, 2010 â—† The Mountain Press NCAA BASKETBALL
Vols, Lady Vols hone skills in summer league play By BETH RUCKER AP Sports Writer
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s Alyssia Brewer suited up in a black-andwhite uniform and took the floor at a high school gym in front of about 200 fans to defend Lady Volunteers’ teammate Shekinna Stricklen rather than dish the ball to her. This is not your typical Lady Vols basketball. It’s the women’s Rocky Top League, an NCAAapproved summer league for college players where eight current Lady Vols, a few dozen players from other area colleges and a couple of former and future Tennessee players will compete for the next three weeks for bragging rights. It provides some structure during a time when the players can’t have contact with the coaches and must organize their own pickup games around summer classes and workout times. “It’s kind of hard to get pickup leagues organized during the summer,� Stricklen said before taking the floor in a Thursday game. “Having this league gives us a little structure. It’s helping us work on our weaknesses. It’s helping get us back into shape.� A few miles away at another high school, several of the men’s basketball players are competing in their own Rocky Top League. There are a few more fans, and the lack of defense seems to be making coach Bruce Pearl — who’s in the stands to watch son Steven Pearl play — cringe. “I think there are great benefits to the summer
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the Big 12 in 2009-10.. “The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of speculation,� Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin said in a message to Aggies fans. “The Big 12 made a significant financial commitment to keep Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Texas in the conference. At the end of the day, we kept our word, which as an Aggie, is extremely important.� But it’s about more than money for many Aggies fans. Texas, the richest and most powerful school in the Big 12, has long cast a long shadow over College Station. Many Texas A&M fans saw the SEC as a way to strike out on their own, even at the risk of ending 100-plus years of rivalry. “A&M fans love the rivalry. There’s nothing that makes us Aggies happier in sports than beating Texas, I don’t care what sport,� Liucci said. “(But) A&M fans, they were fine with taking that risk.� The debate was so hot last week that Gov. Rick Perry, an Aggie who has been in office long enough to appoint every regent to both schools, decided it was best that he stay quiet. In Austin, Texas fans were gripped by breathless reports that Texas was leaving for the Pac-10. Some wanted to stay, others were ready to go. “I think there was a lot of excitement about the process and you all helped feed
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Former Vol Tyler Smith dunks on an alley-oop during last year’s Pilot Rocky Top League. Smith is playing against this year and helped Choice Spine to a win Thursday night. league,� Pearl said. “They give the individual player a chance to work on their game particularly, on the offensive end, and try to put to use the different moves and shots and different situations where he might not normally feel comfortable doing it during the regular season. “My only concern is that it doesn’t become the ’And one league’ ... as long as there’s defense being played and they’re honoring the
game,� he added. The men’s Rocky Top League is in its fourth year. It’s one of 65 summer leagues certified and regulated by the NCAA, but one of only a few in the South. Organizers thought it was high time Knoxville get a summer league after Pearl inspired Vols fans to flock to basketball games and modeled the Rocky Top League after the Prime Time Basketball League in Iowa, a state where Pearl
that, I appreciate that,� Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds told reporters. Austin radio talk show host Ed Clements said he hears from Longhorns fans who like staying in a league that promises an even fatter wallet and in theory puts them closer each year to a BCS bowl and the national championship. But he also hears from fans disappointed they won’t get side trips to California beaches and Disneyland out of the deal. Just about everyone wants Texas to schedule better non-conference opponents. “They want Notre Dame, Michigan or somebody really, really good,� Clements said. “They say they’re paying high ticket prices but are sick and tired of just seeing Iowa State, Missouri and Kansas.� Texas already has UCLA on the schedule the next two seasons and BYU comes to Austin in 2011. In 2012, Wyoming, Mississippi and Texas-El Paso make up the non-conference slate. Texas football coach Mack Brown said he thinks Texas fans will like the new Big 12. “It was best for our fans. A lot of people got excited about some of the (possible) games. We can schedule those games still,� Brown said.
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two players from a Division I school may play on the same team. That creates mishmashed rosters like the men’s First Tennessee squad, which includes Tennessee’s Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee, East Tennessee State’s Mike Smith, D’Mario Curry from Division II Lincoln Memorial, former Vol Jon Higgins and Bearden High School’s Ty Greene. Admission must be free. Both leagues have six
Ex-F1, Indy champ Villeneuve seeks full-time ride ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Jacques is back — at least for this weekend. Canadian racing standout Jacques Villeneuve’s star has faded since he won the 1997 Formula One championship and the 1995 Indianapolis 500. He’ll be racing in the NASCAR Nationwide series at Road America this weekend and is hoping to crank his career back up. The 39-year-old hasn’t had a steady ride in a toplevel racing series since 2006. He was close to returning to F1 this season and still hasn’t given up on it. But he also remains intrigued by NASCAR — something he tried to do full-time in 2008, only to have his team lose sponsorship — and is trying to put together a deal. “I have been away from full-season racing for a few years. I was busy raising kids, and that’s actually more work than racing,� said Villeneuve, who has two children. “Now the plan is to get behind the
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wheel full-time to get racing — and race at the front, obviously, and to get in the winner’s circle.� He’ll have a chance to do just that at Road America, a challenging four-mile road course that winds through the tree-lined hills of central Wisconsin. He won two Indy-style races there in 1994 and 1995, when the now-defunct CART series was drawing huge crowds to the track. “I still remember the track as if I had driven it last week,� Villeneuve said. “So that’s good. It was always one of my favorite road courses and I was looking for an excuse to come back here and it’s been great fun.� Villeneuve never thought he’d be back to Road America after his Indy racing days were over. But when financial problems forced the Milwaukee Mile to withdraw from hosting major events, Road America took its place on the Nationwide schedule.
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Woods struggles while McDowell soars at US Open By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On another frustrating day at Pebble Beach, Tiger Woods fought with his swing as much as the greens. Graeme McDowell, on the other hand, had that all figured out and gave Woods a distant target to shoot at for the weekend. McDowell made six birdies on the way to a 3-under 68 on Friday and enters the weekend at 3 under. That was two shots ahead of Dustin Johnson, 18-yearold Ryo Ishikawa and Ernie Els, who also shot 68 to position himself for a run at his third U.S. Open title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always surprised to be under par at a U.S. Open golf course,â&#x20AC;? said McDowell, who has won five times on the European Tour, including a victory in Wales earlier this month. Finishing the second round at even par was the
quartet of Alex Cejka, who shot 72, Paul Casey (73), Brendon de Jonge (73) and Jerry Kelly (70). Players returned to Pebble for a second round played under cloudy, cool and more benign conditions than on Thursday, when sunny skies and drying winds had Woods calling the greens â&#x20AC;&#x153;awfulâ&#x20AC;? after a birdie-less round of 74. Opening on the back nine Friday, he chipped in on No. 11 for his first birdie of the tournament, but if things were looking up, it was only for a brief while. He bogeyed both the par3s on the back, missed an 8-foot putt for birdie on No. 18, blocked a tee shot into a bunker on No. 2 and hooked one into the fescue on No. 3. It added up to a 1-over 72 and a slide down the leaderboard â&#x20AC;&#x201D; seven shots behind McDowell. Woods, of course, feels heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still got a chance.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just need to keep progressing and keep moving my way up the board,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long haul. The U.S. Open is not going to get easier as the week goes on, especially on the weekend.â&#x20AC;? Anything is possible with Woods, but clearly this is not the same player who won the last U.S. Open at Pebble, back in 2000, by a record 15 shots. After opening the tournament by hitting 10 straight greens in regulation, Woods got wild. Since that start, he has gone 13 for 26, and though the greens were better during a morning round Friday than they were Thursday afternoon, he missed a series of makable putts, including the one on 18 and a 12-footer on 6 that slid by. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just need to make a few more birdies, a few more putts on the weekend, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be right there,â&#x20AC;? Woods said. Els won the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; flight at
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noon goes lower. But he knows Pebble as well as anyone, and he knows what he saw Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I suspect with the course playing the way it is today, it may be a little easy and some of the 1-under pars might surpass Graeme,â&#x20AC;? Watson said. K.J. Choi, Mike Weir and Ian Poulter were among the â&#x20AC;&#x153;1 undersâ&#x20AC;? playing in the afternoon, along with Phil Mickelson, who was trying to improve on a 75 in the first round.
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Laker celebration turns rowdy LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jubilant celebration over the Los Angeles Lakers’ dramatic win in the NBA championship turned rowdy in scattered sections of the city, with raucous revelers hurling rocks and bottles at officers, setting fires and jumping on vehicles. Hundreds of police officers massed around the Staples Center before Game 7 of the NBA finals Thursday night, aiming to prevent a repeat of the violence that accompanied the Lakers’ victory last year. But despite their massive presence, scattered pockets of violence erupted in neighborhoods near the arena. No major incidents were reported in the rest of the city, police said. By Friday, police spokesman Cleon Joseph said 38 people had been arrested. Most of the arrests were for public intoxication, while others were for vandalism and inciting a riot. Television news footage showed several people jumping on a taxi as it attempted
to leave the area near the arena after the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 83-79. Someone opened a rear door of the vehicle, while others rocked it back and forth. The taxi eventually made its way through the crowd and out of the area. Television footage also showed a man being beaten and a car set on fire. And there were scattered reports of windows being broken at several businesses. Some men ran shirtless in the street, while other people revved car engines and honked their horns in celebration. Broken glass and burnt debris lined the roads. Jazmine Rodriguez, 24, lives in an apartment building not far from Staples Center. She said every car on her street had its windows smashed. “When we came down here, only one window was smashed. The cops told us to go back inside, and they (revelers) smashed the other one,” Rodriguez said. Delmi Ramos tried to sal-
vage what she could from her car, which was filled with shards of broken glass. “We just wanted to see the celebration and be part of the Lakers’ win. We never thought this would happen,” she said. “It’s these young people who don’t know how to behave. They cause damage to people, to the community, because they don’t know how to celebrate in a healthy way.” Los Angeles city firefighters responded to 37 incidents within a half-mile radius of Staples Center in a three-hour period following the game, spokes-
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The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday in Utah. The bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair.
Hail of bullets executes killer By JENNIFER DOBNER Associated Press Writer DRAPER, Utah — A barrage of bullets tore into Ronnie Lee Gardner’s chest where a target had been pinned over his heart. Two minutes later, the twice-convicted killer was pronounced dead as blood pooled in his dark blue prison jumpsuit. It was the first time in 14 years that an American inmate was executed by firing squad — a method Gardner choose over lethal injection. But death penalty opponents around the world reacted with horror all the same, renewing an international debate about capital punishment in the U.S. Gardner was the third man to die by firing squad since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Unlike Gary Gilmore, who famously said “Let’s do it” before he was shot on Jan. 17, 1977, Gardner offered few words. Asked if he had anything to say before a black hood was fastened over his head, he said simply, “I do not, no.” The five executioners were police officers who volunteered for the task. They stood about 25 feet away, behind a wall cut with a gunport. One of their .30-caliber Winchester rifles was loaded with a blank so no one would know who fired the fatal shots. Gardner was in a straightbacked metal chair, with sandbags stacked around it to keep the bullets from ricocheting around the cin-
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BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi interpreter for the U.S. military was gunned down on Friday by his son and nephew north of the capital after he refused their demands to quit his job, a police official said. The attack occurred as at least 27 people were killed nationwide, a grim reminder of the dangers facing Iraqis despite a sharp drop in violence over the past few years. In the deadliest attack, insurgents ambushed a checkpoint near the Syrian border, killing seven Iraqi soldiers and wounding an eighth. Hameed al-Daraji, who had worked as a translator for the U.S. military since 2003 against the wishes of his family, was shot in the chest in his house in Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, police Lt. Emad Muhsin said. He said al-Daraji was constantly fighting with his relatives over his job, but he ignored their pleas for him to quit.
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The AP reporter never saw the rifles and did not hear the countdown to the trigger-pull. Utah Department of Corrections Director Thomas Patterson said the countdown went “5-4-3...” with the shooters starting to fire at the count of 2. Seconds before the bullets hit him, Gardner’s left thumb twitched against his forefinger. When his chest was pierced, he clenched his fist. His arm pulled up slowly as if he were lifting something and then released. The motion repeated. There was no blood splattered across the white cinderblock wall and no audible sounds from the condemned. Although the dark blue prison jumpsuit made it difficult to see, blood seemed to be pooling around Gardner’s waist. As the medical examiner checked for vital signs, the hood was pulled back, revealing Gardner’s ashen face. His head was tilted back and to the right and his mouth slightly open. He was pronounced dead at 12:17 a.m. About an hour later, reporters were allowed to inspect the chamber. There was a strong smell of bleach but no sign of blood. The only evidence that a man had been shot were four small holes where the bullets struck the black wood panels behind the chair. Gardner was sentenced to death in 1985 for fatally shooting an attorney during a failed escape attempt from a Salt Lake City courthouse.
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyzstan’s interim president said Friday that 2,000 people may have died in the ethnic clashes that have rocked the country’s south — many times her government’s official estimate — as she made her first visit to a riot-hit city since the unrest erupted. The deputy head of the provisional government, Azimbek Beknazarov, put the official death toll on both sides at 223 on Thursday, but others said the figure could be significantly higher. The deaths have been due to rampages led mainly by ethnic Kyrgyz against Uzbeks. “I would increase by 10 times the official data on the number of people killed,” Interim President Roza Otunbayeva said, according to her spokesman, Farid Niyazov. She said current figures don’t take into account those buried before sundown on the day of death in keeping with Muslim tradition, according to the spokesman. There was no indication of whether a comprehensive body count was conducted, but Otunbayeva’s estimate appeared credible. Official counts have been solely on deaths registered at major hospitals, but accounts from ethnic Uzbeks say several hundred people have died. “It is closer to this figure” of 2,000, Niyazov said. The United Nations said that as many as 1 million people may eventually need aid in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, including the refugees, internally displaced, host families and others who may suffer from the unrest. UNICEF spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume said the figure was an estimate to help aid agencies plan. She says the actual number of people in need may turn out to be higher or lower. The aid agencies say those uprooted by the unrest most urgently need food, water, medicine and shelter. The U.N.’s aid airlift into Kyrgyzstan was scheduled to begin this weekend. Two chartered Ilyushin-76 cargo planes carrying 80 tons of relief items are expected to arrive in Osh.
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INVITATION TO BIDDERS The Sevier County Sheriff’s Department is soliciting sealed bids for perishable and nonperishable food items to be used by the Sevier County Jails Food Service Department. Bids must be received at Sevier County Mayors Office, 125 Court Avenue, Suite 102E, Sevierville, TN, 37862 until 10 a.m., July 1, 2010 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bid packages, which include food classifications and bid procedures, may be obtained from June Parrott at the Sherriff’s Office, 106 W. Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862, 865.453.4668 or Wayne Huskey at the Sevier County Jail, 137 Commerce Street,
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Help Wanted: Trail Guides & Office Help. Horse Experience necessary Apply at Smoky Mtn Stables, located on Hwy 321 in Gatlinburg. 4365634
Looking for top notch sales person for successful art galleries in Gatlinburg. Seeking full time and part time, year round sales consultants. May lead to management position, sales experience preferred-no previous art experience required, someone who is a people person Fun working environment, flexible scheduling. Free parking at all locations. Fax resume to 865-4365599 or apply within @ Thomas Kinkade 634 Parkway #24 Gatlinburg (In the Village shopping center).
Four Seasons Motor Lodge in Gatlinburg hiring Experienced Mature Dayshift Clerk and Housekeepers Please apply between 7am-3pm.
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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.
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE AND MANUFACTURED HOME 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 20, 2005, by JAMIE J. GIBSON and wife, ALICIA G. GIBSON, to Kevin T. Clayton, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, at B ook 2350, Page 445 (Deed of Trust); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. WHEREAS, the Grantors executed and delivered to Beneficiary a Security Agreement granting a security interest in the hereafter described manufactured home to the Beneficiary; WHEREAS, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust appointed Anthony R. Steele as Successor Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 the Deed of Trust and that the Successor Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him will on June 28, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the front door of the Courthouse facing Court Avenue in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, proceed to offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or on such terms as may be announced at the sale, the following described real property and manufactured home, as the case may be: SITUATED, LYING AND BEING in the Third (3rd) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin in the line of Cook and Bell; thence with the line of Cook North 49 deg. 42 min. 38 sec. East 100.88 feet to an iron pin; thence South 19 deg. 56 min. 51 sec. East 226.90 feet to an iron pin in the line of Burchfield; thence leaving the line of Cook and with the line of Burchfield South 40 deg. 31 min. 24 sec. West 130.57 feet to an iron pin in the line of Bell; thence leaving the line of Burchfield and with the line of Bell North 28 deg. 44 min. 45 sec. West 168.87 feet to an iron pin; thence North 26 deg. 18 min 17 sec. West 44.72 to a point in the center line of a 20 foot right of way; thence North 26 deg. 18 min. 17 sec. West 25.50 feet to the point of BEGINNING and containing 0.72 acres, more or less, according to survey by James F. Hatcher, Jr., RLS #149, dated October 29, 1997. BEING the same property conveyed to James J. Gibson by quitclaim deed from Debra Gibson dated January 12, 2000 and recorded in Book 1098, page 524, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Property Address: Sims Road Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Tax Map Identification No.: 3-030-020.02 (However, the property description shall control in the event of any inconsistencies between the description and address or tax identification number). Manufactured Home to be sold pursuant to T.C.A. Ă&#x;47-9-604 includes one (1) 2005 CMH Manufactured Home bearing Vehicle Identification/ Serial Number GM6099ATNAB and all other property of any kind of the Grantors attached thereto together with any and all accessories, parts, additions, accessions, and substitutions now in existence or afteracquired and otherwise available for sale with all proceeds or replacements thereof. This sale of personal property shall be conducted as a public sale pursuant to the aforesaid Security Agreement and the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Tennessee at the time, place, date, and terms described herein. All sales of Property, both real and personal, are â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? without representation or warranty as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or of any kind, except as to title and authority to convey. The sale of the 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, if any, as well as any other priority as may appear in the public records or as may be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property. 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 Successor Trustee. Title to any personal property shall be transferred by Bill of Sale or Certificate of Title, as the case may require. The right is preserved 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. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT THE DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED AS A RESULT WILL BE USED FOR THAT EXPRESS PURPOSE ONLY. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. This the 2nd day of June, 2010. Anthony R. Steele, Successor Trustee Winchester, Sellers, Foster & Steele, P.C. P.O. Box 2428 Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 637-1980
Now Hiring Mellow Mushroom Pizza All positions available. Apply in person at 2485 Parkaway between 2&4pm Mon-Friday. Omni Visions, Inc. has an immediate opening for parttime employee assisting individuals with developmental disabilities in the Sevierville area. Applicants must possess a valid TN Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License, Valid Auto Insurance, Social Security Card, Diploma or GED and pass a FBI/TBI background check. Call (423)638-1970 - Ext. 7106 for more information. QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTORS Leading Gatlinburg overnight rental company is now accepting applications for a Full Time Inspection Team Member. Competitive pay and benefits (insurance, bonuses, paid vacation & a retirement plan)! Required Skills: Organization. Attention to Detail. Identification of mechanical problems. Good communication skills. Physical work required. Clean driving record and reliable vehicle required (mileage paid weekly). A positive attitude is a must. Schedules vary, includes some weekends. Background investigation and driving record verification will apply. Now accepting applications and scheduling interviews. Please call 865436-8876 ext. 237 or fax 865-4368885 or write: 1662 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. INTERVIEWS WILL BE SCHEDULED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY EOE
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. SALES CLERK 10.00 Hr. Lidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Dollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Light #4, P.F. WAREHOUSE & STOCK 12.00 HR LIDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;L DOLLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LIGHT 4 PF 238 HOTEL/MOTEL CLARION INN & SUITES Looking for dependable, detailed and customer service oriented personnel. Now accepting applications for the following full time positions: Room Attendants Accepting applications 1100 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN. M-F Days Inn Apple Valley in Sevierville hiring for Experienced Front Desk Clerk and all other positions. Apply in person 1841 Parkway 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.
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Now hiring: Front Desk Clerks & Housekeepers. Apply in person, Park Tower Inn, 201 Sharon Dr., P.F. 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
555 GARAGE & YARD SALES 1st Time Huge Yard Sale, 36 years plus 204 Georgia Lane, Sev., off Dolly Parton Pkwy. Fri. 18th, Sat. 19th & Sun. 20th.
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NOW HIRING P.M. Cooks & P.M. Servers. Apply Daily 3-6 PM: Melâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diner. 119 Wears Valley Rd. Pigeon Forge. Now hiring servers, cashiers & retail. Year round employment. Apply in person at Cracker Barrel in Kodak at exit 407. 247 MAINTENANCE Help Wanted â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Assistant to Maintenance Manager in hospitality field. Computer skills, inventory control monitoring, payroll, tracking job costs. Ability to deal effectively with vendors and maintenance staff. Organized, dependable person looking for long-term position. Excellent pay and benefits. Verifiable references. Contact 865-4361008.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE Sale at public auction will be on J uly 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM local time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Rhonda D. Davis and Howard S. Davis, wife and husband, to Kevin O Connor, Trustee, on October 4, 2007 at Book 2930, Page 312 conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. Owner of Debt: Beneficial Tennessee 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 Fifth (5th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot Number 5 of the H. Brackins Subdivision as shown on a plat of record in Map Book 12, Page 66, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is here made for a more particular description. Street Address: 618 Honeysuckle Way Sevierville, TN 37862 Current Owner(s) of Property: Rhonda D. Davis and husband Howard S. Davis Other interested parties: Beneficial Tennessee Inc. and Beneficial Tennessee Inc. The street address of the above described property is believed to be 618 Honeysuckle Way, Sevierville, TN 37862, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. Notice of this Substitute TrusteeĂs Sale has been timely given to the United States as required by 26 U.S.C. Ă&#x; 7425(b). Terms of Sale will be public auction, for cash, free and clear of rights of homestead, redemption and dower, and the rights of Rhonda D. Davis and Howard S. Davis, wife and husband, and those claiming through them, and subject to the right of redemption by the DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE by reason of tax lien of record in Book 3205, Page 515, Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, subject to any accrued taxes and restrictions. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890
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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
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2 Family Yard Sale Eastgate Rd., P&P Printing. 8am-? Saturday. 3 Family Yard Sale Sat June 19, 531 High St across from middle school. Kitchen, bathroom & bedroom items, clothes, toys, etc. 8am-2pm 3 Family Yard Sale Sunrise Estates off Pullen Rd. 6607776. Baby & kids stuff & lots more. 3rd Annual English Hills Subd. Yard Sale. Fri. & Sat., 18th & 19th. Follow signs from New Center School. Annual 6 Family Garage Sale Sat 7-? Brand name & baby clothes, tools, nicknacks & much more. Veterans to Denton Rd. Baby & kids stuff, appliances & lots more. 2419 Manning Ct. Sat. 7-2 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. Friday & Saturday 83; Chanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ridge Rd., Sev. Power tools, antique furn., adult & kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes, HH items. Garage Sale. Antiques, cedar chest & chairs, exercise bike, too many items to mention. 529 Hardin Lane. 428-2921 Fri & Sat 8-3 Huge 3 Family Sale. Saturday only. HH items, baby items, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes & furniture. The Stables, off Boydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek Rd. 1220 Palomino Way, HUGE Yard Sale 6/18 & 6/19 8am-1pm. Moving-Everything Must Go! 667 Cartertown Rd, Gatlinburg 865-257-2247 Huge Yard Sale: 2310 Goldrush Rd. off Veterans Blvd. Saturday only. Huge Yard Sale: Fri. & Sat. Huntington Woods, near New Center School. 8-4 June 18 & 19, 2807 Kentwood Dr., Kodak. Antiques, Twin bed, tools, wood-burning stove, bricks, misc. Call for information 388-6989.
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Moving Sale. Everything must go! Saturday only, June 19, 8am-2pm. 551 Sunrise Cr., Sev.
Multi-Family Yard Sale to support SCHS baseball team. Wide variety of items. Sat. 8:30noon. In parking lot at Sevier County High School. New Flea Mkt space available in Wears Valley July 2, 3 & 4. Limited space. 10x10 $50 for 3 days. Great high traffic area. 865274-0347 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 ONLY 8AM-3PM John Deere Gator kids tractor, bicycles, toys, small appliances, commercial size washer & dryer, gas water heater, full size white canopy bed, office furniture, printers, fax machines, something for everyone! 928 East Parkway, Gatlinburg. Look for green sign with red balloons. Saturday only Yard Sale. 3 families. 1689 New Era Rd. Turn at Red Lobster, 1.2 mi. Large variety of items. Saturday only. Baby boy 0-12 mths, clothes, toys, household. Indian Warpath off Boyds Creek Hwy 7am-? Saturday, 7-?. Furniture & Housewares Somerset Downs, 1809 Valley Woods Dr. Wears Valley Antiques and Collectables in Wears Valley has booth space available. Hurry and get set up before the July 1st Grand Opening. Staring at $95 and up. 865-274-0347
OfďŹ ce / Warehouse space for rent. Conveniently located, water/sewer included. Call 388-0263 or 850-2231 for more info.
3300 or 6600 sq.ft. retail/ showroom space for rent in busy complex, with large delivery door. $2200mth for 3300 sq. ft. or $4000mth for 6600 sq.ft. Call 865-388-5455 for more info.
Affordable Office Space for rent in busy complex. 800sq.ft. with nice layout. Semi furnished. Three officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.
Office building for rent. 119 South Blvd, just off pkwy. $475 mth. 933-6544 610 DUPLEX FOR RENT 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. 693 ROOMS FOR RENT
Weekly Rentals Includes Phone, Color TV, Wkly Housekeeping Micr./Frig. Available $169.77+ Family Inns West
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2 Burial Lots at Smoky Mountain Memory Garden Pigeon Forge 1200.00 each OBO
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696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT
$575 Move in Today. Ideal, quiet location. 2BR/1.5BA. Living room, kitchen. W/D included. No pets. 850-6123.
Townhouse Newly updated 2BR/1.5BA Covered Parking W/D Conn $ 625 mth Call 865-384-4054
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3BR Apartment for rent in Kodak. $700/mo + deposit. Call Barbara 865-368-5338
Pigeon Forge 2BR/ 1BA $650 month + $650 dep. Pets OK. 404-324-3759.
Now Leasing, New Apartments in Gatlinburg
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.
behind GP High School near trolley stop 2 BR / 1 BA $585/mo. Call (865) 436-3565
1 & 2 BR avail. Some Pets OK. $400 UP WATER INCLUDED Murrell Meadows 1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road Walk to lake Reasonable Rates
Spacious 2BR/2BA 2 car garage No pets. 1 yr lease. $800 mth/$550 dep.
865-932-2613 Gatlinburg area: No pets. Credit check, Sec. Dep Required.
$600/mth
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2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs. No Pets. Call for info 428-3096
Sevierville Fully Furnished Large basement apartment. Private entrance, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Kitchen, Large Living room. $675 per month $100 damage deposit, utilities furnished. No pets. Shared Laundry. Credit Check & References. Great for singles or couples. Call 4293813
865-774-5919
430-4222
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2BR 2BA W/D, DW No Pets, No smoking Refs Req. $500 mth $500 dam. dep. Kodak area
DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE Cute 2BR/1BA walking distance to school. $800/mo. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $800/dep.
405-2116
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$745/mo. (865) 908-6789
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2BR/2BA $495
GATLINBURG, 2BR unfurn. water incl. No Pets. dep req. 865-621-3015.
2 & 3 BR Homes
Large 1BR Water, app furnished. No pets. Ref. $450 + dep. 680-3078.
Pine Knob Mountain View
865-933-0504
2BR/2BA, CH/A, secluded, between exit 407 & 412 off I-40. $475/mo. + deposit. 382-7781 or 933-5894.
3BR/2BA rent to own. Seymour. $695/mo No pets. 865-7657929.
3BR 2BA Rancher 1480 sq ft. Garage. Lake Access Flat Creek area. $800 mth 1st last & damage, 1 yr lease. Will consider lease option. 865-474-0038 Beautiful log home on Golf Course + pool. 2BR 2BA plus loft, Fully furnished. Only $795 mth + dep. Call Diane654-7861 Owner 706-809-0704 BELLE MEADOWS Available in July 4BR/2BA, 2 car garage. Approx. 1870 sq. ft. $1,200 865-429-2962 Gatlinburg off Glades Rd 3BR 2BA No pets. No smoking. Newly remodeled. Stainless appl, wood burning fp. $1100 mth. 8094214
Nice 1728 sq. ft. 3BR/2BA Home . On 1 acre w/decks & carport. Boyds Creek $1000mth. 1yr lease. Call 865-748-5342.
REALTY PLUS 428-8155 New Homes Under Construction: Sevierville: Call Renee'/Alicia Approx. 1620 SF 3/2 Gar. $170,000. Approx. 1540 SF 3/2 Gar/Basement $154,900. Approx. 1462 SF 3/2 Gar. $159,900. Approx 1444 SF 3/2 Gar. $159,900. Kodak: Approx. 1400 SF 3/2 Gar. $149,900. Builder Blow Out New Town Home 2BR/ 2BA Awesome views! Lg. Master BR, Stainless Appl. $93,900 Call Alicia. OWNER FINANCING 2 - 2BR CABINS NEXT TO DOLLYWOOD on rental program. $15,000 DOWN $255,000. Call Reneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Comm./Res. 210â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Road Frontage on 1 Ac. $120,000. Call Reneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Level 1+ Acre Lot w/views $19,000. Call Reneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Reneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Weiss 865-680-5564. Alicia Roy 865-809-3420
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. HUD PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-6699777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
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865-453-7523 NEW D WIDES SETUP PRIVATE LAND WOW BOYDS CREEK IN SEVIERVILLE AND EXIT 417 EZY EZY HOTLINE # 865-453-2931 837 CAMPER SALES 2005 Lance Truck Camper, 2001 Ford 1Ton Truck, 865-429-5961 $24,995.00
Great Location/ FSBO. Convenient to Dollywood, Hospital, Shopping. Views, 865-414-0117. 711 CONDOS FOR SALE FSBO: Golf Course Condo, end unit, swimming pool, 2BR/2BA, FP, covered private porch, awesome view of the National Park & Golf Course, laundry room, low maintenance fees, security and lots of storage. $138,500. 865-654-6468. 714 LOTS FOR SALE Boyds Creek/Cool Springs Sub. Lot 64, $49,900. 865654-6155. Riverdale Subdivision 3 lots. 865-6546155 720 LAKE & RESORT PROPERTY Waterfront, Douglas Lake, 11 ac. Make offer. Must sell. Near Dollywood. Bob 865-908-8888. 721 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
941 SUV SALES
2005 Mercury Mariner, V6, 4x4, automatic, sunroof, Michelin, perfect condition, 95k miles, $9,500 Call 865-603-2877. 943 AUTOMOBILE SALES
1966 Ford Galaxy. 289 Auto. $2700. Call Benny 865607-6542.
2002 JAGUAR X-type, 3.0, gray w/black interior. Nice car. $4000 OBO. Call 865-607-6542. 949 AUTOS & TRUCKS WANTED
Turn your junk cars & trucks into cash. 908-6207 950 MOTORCYCLE SALES 2007 Suzuki Blvd. C50CK7, 805 cc. 3200 miles. Orig. owner. Windshield engine guards, saddlebags, rear backrest. Excellent. cond. $4500. 865-696-9434 cell or 865-436-3365.
Harley Davidson 1200 Sportster, 1600 miles, low rider, brand new cond. $8200 obo. 231838-4531.
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Failing health/motivated seller says bring offer!!Dream 3 level log home on 2+ acres/spectacular mtn view.PRIVATE.ST O C K E D POND.DOCK.GAT ED. Reduced to $330K....Nancy Sica, Broker, Landmark Properties 865-602-2200
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Fabulous world-wide vacations timeshare owner selling less than original price. Call 256536-9928.
1/2 Acre Commercial Zoned Lots, Kodak exit 407, $89,000. 865-654-6691.
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3 BD / 2 BA
Mountain View Townhome apartment for rent 2BR 1.5BA. Newly remodeled with hardwood flooring & new carpet. Located in Gatlinburg. $650 mth 1st mth rent & security deposit required. For more information call 865-868-0449 Mon-Fri 8:30am5:30pm or 865356-3015 after hours & weekends
These days will deadline at 10:00 a .m. on Wed., June 23rd.
Nice, clean 2BR 2BA Kodak area. $475 mth $250 dep. No pets. 865-8502047.
4 BD / 2 BA + GARAGE 4 MILES FROM EXIT 407 $950/MONTH + DEPOSIT. NO PETS. 865-712-5238
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Mobile Home 16x80 2 people. No pets. Very nice 3BR 2BA Located in Kodak 933-1336
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CROSSCREEK 2BR/1.5 BA to 2BR/2BA garden apts. $545 to $580 Trolly access 865-429-2962
House Sev. 3BR/2BA Great!
Seymour Area 2BR/2BA water & sewer furnished. $525/mth, $300 dam. dep. No Pets. 654-2519.
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Apts for rent Pigeon Forge. Efficiencies. Also 3BR 2BA Rent includes water & electric. References required. 865-453-0542
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Apartments for rent. $525-$675/mo. 2 BDRM, w/d hookup. Locations in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge.
654-7033 Kodak:
RIVERWALK 1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA $545.00 to $695.00 865-429-2962
698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS
Excavating Does dirt work, Clearing, Driveways, Home Site, etc. Russell 865-654-3573
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Comics ◆ A17
Saturday, June 19, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Family Circus
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Advice
Mother-in-law toxic, but hubby shouldn’t make wife sever ties
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Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
For Better Or Worse
Tina’s Groove
Dear Annie: My mother-in-law always has to be the center of attention. She insists on buying expensive things and believes she’s always right even when you have proof that she isn’t. If you don’t agree with her, she gets nasty. My wife is the polar opposite -- she doesn’t care about material things and spends her free time volunteering at the soup kitchen. The problem is, my wife is terrified of making her mom angry. The whole family walks on eggshells around Mom and meekly takes whatever garbage she shells out. I’ve watched this in silence for five years. We moved 800 miles away, but yesterday, my wife called and made a joke about Mom turning 60. The next day, her sister called to say Mom was angry. Then she got similar calls from her brother and an aunt. Later, I got an e-mail from Mom telling me my wife was sick and needed to be placed in a mental hospital. She even e-mailed my wife’s best friend. When my wife called her mother to ask what this was all about, she got the standard, “You know what you did!” By the end of the call, my wife was in tears. My father-in-law told me it was best not to upset Mom because she’s had two heart attacks and stress could kill her. Each of her three children is in therapy because of the damage she inflicted on them as children. When we have kids, I don’t want her near them. I think it’s time for my wife to sever all ties.
I’m sick of the way she is treated, but my wife feels too guilty to do it. Am I right to insist she drop the toxic Mama for her own sake? -- Philly Dear Philly: Mama may be toxic (she sounds like an abusive bully), but you should not be pressuring your wife to sever ties. That is up to her. And it could involve ties with the entire family, not just Mom. Your job is to be supportive of her decision, whatever it is, and to help her deal with the fallout. Your wife needs to find better ways to handle her mother, or learn how to live with an estrangement without letting it tear her to pieces. Since she is already in therapy, suggest she ask her counselor to work on this particular issue. Dear Annie: Yesterday, a friend visited our house after a round of golf. He went to my kitchen and started to wash his hands in my kitchen sink. I was like, “Dude, really?” I was grossed out. He seemed upset by my reaction and left. My girlfriend says I embarrassed him. But I would never go into someone’s house and proceed to wash my hands in their kitchen sink. Isn’t that what bathrooms are for? What is the correct protocol? -- Dirty Dishes Not Dirty Hands Dear Dirty Dishes:
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When coming from another area of the house or outdoors, it is best to wash one’s hands in a sink that is not also used for food preparation. You are correct that after golf, he should have washed up in the bathroom. However, etiquette works both ways. It would have been kinder to steer him to the bathroom by pointing out that it is better equipped for his needs. Dear Annie: “Now or Later” asked if it is better to visit relatives now or wait until the funeral. I have a sister who had not been to see my mom in 19 years. I have no idea why. But she showed up at Mom’s funeral when it was too late and there was nothing she could do. Mom would have loved to see her when she was still alive and could enjoy the visit before Alzheimer’s took her memory. I say, always go see the person while they are still living. You are doing no good at all once they have passed on. -- Florida Dear Florida: Amen to that. 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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