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The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 189 ■ July 8, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

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Fire escape

INSIDE

Roaring Fork project trails off

5Learning to soar

Park, contractor at odds; work is suspended

Lopez spreading his wings with Eagles Sports, Page A8

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

5Adoptable Pets Gnatty Branch Animal Shelter offers pets looking for a good home Local, Page A2

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Sevier County Volunteer firefighters are back at the house Wednesday afternoon after a rekindle started a small brush fire.

Nation

Financial woes strike again Stamp prices going up again: Postal Service seeks 2-cent hike Page A14

Weather Today Mostly Sunny High: 97°

Tonight Mostly Clear Low: 70° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries Bill Williams, 54 Thomas Monteer, 76 J.C. Johnson Janine Lulich Gladys McCarter, 72 Pauline Trentham, 87 Chad Merchant, 37 DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . . . . . A1-6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2 Nation . . . . . . . . . . A4-14 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . A8-9 Classifieds . . . . . . A10-12 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A13 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A14

Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.

‘Guardian angel’ saves sleeping man from blaze By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer

“I had quite a scare today,” Lane said in a phone interview. “I had a guardian angel looking out for me.” The man was a boater, maybe a fisherman, Lane said, who apparently saw the flames from the water. To get to the house, the man had to climb “about 70 steps” from the water up to the door, he said. Lane was alone at the house. He doesn’t believe he would have awakened in time to escape if not for the stranger who came to his aid. He suffered some minor inju-

A local businessman says it was a “guardian angel” who helped him escape a fire at a cabin he owns along with a business partner. Steve Lane owns Riverwalk Apartments, along with Teddy Murrell. They also own a cabin on Red Bud View Lane. Lane went there Tuesday for a relaxing evening. He woke up Wednesday to the sound of a stranger pounding on the cabin door, warning him the place was on fire.

ries, including one to his leg, as they got out, but was other wise unharmed. The man mentioned his first name — Lane said he thinks it was Ron or Rob — but he left while Lane was still in a little bit of shock and frantic over the fire. Firefighters weren’t able to save the house, but that’s not the biggest issue for Lane after his narrow escape. “Hopefully he will come back around so I can pay him properly thanks because he saved my life,” Lane said. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com

NATIONAL PARK — Park officials have suspended work to resurface the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail after disagreement about the work with the Floridabased contractor, which is already more than a month behind the completion date. Park spokesman Bob Miller said the effort was stopped because of concerns with how the work is being completed and it’s unclear when the project might start again or even if the same company will be working on it. Miller refused to elaborate much on specific issues park officials found with the work being done by Enola Contracting Services of Chipley, Fla., saying only that the company was “not providing the product specified.” However, he did concede the fact the project was set to be completed before Memorial Day but remains unfinished. “They were given an extension on that deadline but as that time came to an end and it became apparent they were not even going to be close to finishing, we See project, Page A4

Tunes and Tales keeps ’Burg tourists entertained By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer GATLINBURG — Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales, Gatlinburg’s popular summer-long street performance, is still going strong in its fifth year. “We got another e-mail,” John Elder, special events coordinator, announced to performers who were preparing to entertain Friday evening. “‘All the entertainment was superb. We especially liked Southern Skye and The Grassabillies. That was from someone in Georgia.” Tunes and Tales has been such a hit with tourists that many come back to the area especially for the event, he added. “These are not just run-of-the-mill performers,” Elder said. “We’re very pleased with the cast we have.” That includes Kata Hay, a singer and songwriter who’s been performing since she was two years old, and whose fans include country superstar Taylor Swift. She was joined by husband Robbie See tunes and tales, Page A4

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Robbie Helton, left, Kata Hay and Kenny Bohling of The Grassabillies entertain downtown Gatlinburg visitors during Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales.

Child murder case continues to be in legal limbo By JEFF FARRELL Staff writer A married couple is still in legal limbo as they await trial on murder charges for alledgedly giving their child a lethal dose of a prescription narcotic. John and Sarah Cote have been in jail for two and a half years awaiting trial, their attorneys noted during hearings Wednesday. The delay in their case stems from the involvement of former Knox County medical examiner Sandra

Elkins, who was fired in 2008 after an incident where she allegedly threatened to take her own life and that of a law enforcement officer who was called to the scene. After her termination by Knox County, her attorney said she was “out of state in a facility” and not available to testify. Since that time, cases where she was the medical examiner have come under increasing scrutiny, including the Cotes’ case. Their defense attorneys argued they should be able to call Elkins, or to bring up questions about

her background and ability to conduct a proper examine based on her termination. That’s been a topic before, but Public Defender Ed Miller, who represents John Cote, said he filed the new motions based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from 2009. He argued the decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts made it a violation to use “surrogate testimony.” The prosecution had planned on having the new Knox County Medical Examiner explain Elkins’s findings. Miller argued the newest ruling strength-

ened the right of a defendant to confront witnesses, including witnesses responsible for documents such as an autopsy report. Ogle noted that he has ruled the defense attorneys can use available records in their attempts to impeach Elkins’s results. A state appellate court is still reviewing arguments about how to handle her records. Because of that, Ogle said he wouldn’t rule on the current motions. “Anything I rule today ... would be premature,” he said. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com

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SummerFest 2010 second installment is set for Saturday

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.

SEVIERVILLE — The second installment of SummerFest 2010 will be Saturday downtown. This one will feature a free “Tribute to Elvis” starring Robert Keefer at 6:30 p.m. on the courthouse steps. SummerFest will include a children’s play area, Smokies Park mascots and various artists and crafters. Free parking will be available on the west side of the courthouse. Custom cars and hotrods will line the streets for exhibition, and various food vendors will be set up to sell items. This is the second of three SummerFest events that will take place downtown. The final one will be Aug. 14 featuring David Hilton and The Frank & Foot Band along with The Fifth Street Saints Band. “SummerFest 2010 is a prelude to the Great Smoky Mountain Auto Fest 2010, a three-day festival held at Smokies Park Sept. 23-25. SummerFest is produced and promoted by the Diner Rats Car Club Inc. in coordination with the City of Sevierville and Tennessee Smokies baseball.

Thursday, july 8 Women’s Bible Study

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

Tea Party

Sevier County Tea Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Thompson-Carr offices across from Sevier County High School. Speakers include political candidates.

Adventure Theater has Bubble Show through Sunday

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery, meal from, 5-6 p.m. and 6:30 service then small groups. Kodak United Methodist Church. Childcare provided.

Hot Meals

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

PIGEON FORGE — Dollywood’s new Adventure Theater hosts The Gazillion Bubble Show through Sunday, part of KidsFest. The Gazillion Bubble features bubble magic. Millions of bubbles fill the stage along with colorful lasers, lighting effects, and bubble artistry. The show has been seen on every major television network and several cable news shows around the world. Through Aug. 1, Adventure Theater presents a different family variety show each week. Four shows are performed Tuesday through Sunday in Showstreet Palace Theatre, and all shows are included with park admission. “For my new Adventure Theater at Dollywood’s KidsFest, I’ve invited some of the most popular and entertaining comedians, jugglers, clowns, ventriloquists and magicians that you’ll see anywhere this summer,” Dolly Parton said. “And with eight different shows throughout the summer, families will definitely want to come and see every one of them!” The remaining Adventure Theater lineup includes: The Passing Zone, July 13-18. Five-time Guinness world juggling record holders juggle torches and knives. “Star Trek Live,” July 20-25, an interactive adventure based on the science fiction franchise. Kevin Johnson, July 27-Aug. 1, a ventriloquist and cast of characters. Dollywood’s KidsFest continues through Aug. 1 with the Penguin Players, Journey to the Center of the Earth 4D Experience, character breakfasts and more. More information is available at Dollywood.com or by calling 800DOLLYWOOD.

Wrestling Benefit

Sevier Attitude Wrestling benefit at Alumni Field behind Sevierville Middle School. Gates open at 6, event starts at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit Sevierville Little League program. Bring lawn chairs. Bounce ball and dunking booth planned.

Gospel Singing

Trinity Full Gospel Church on Thomas Cross Road will host a gospel singing at 7 p.m. with Donald Ball Singers, Glory Land Travelers and others. 453-8889.

Benefit Yard Sale

Benefit yard sale 8 a.m., home of Mary Patterson, 312 Kelly Hills Road, New Center. Proceeds benefit people in rural Scott County.

Benefit Fundraiser

Blood Drive

ion. 429-3227 or 453-3233.

friday, july 9 St. Paul Lutheran

Women’s Bible study 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road, Sevierville. 429-6063.

Benefit Yard Sale

Benefit yard sale 8 a.m. today and Saturday, home of Mary Patterson, 312 Kelly Hills Road, New Center. Proceeds benefit people in rural Scott County.

JOY Club

Just Older Youth Club meets for bingo 10:30 a.m., lunch 11:30 a.m., Pigeon Forge COmmunity Center. Bring covered dish. 429-7373.

Lutheran Bible Study

Men’s Bible study meets 9 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road in Sevierville. 429-6063.

sunday, july 11 Church Homecoming

Homecoming at Gum Stand Baptist Church on Veterans Boulevard in Pigeon Forge. Worship at 10 a.m., lunch to follow in Fellowship Hall.

Teen Choir

Abundant Life Christian Church, 707 W. Main, Sevierville, hosting teen choir from Southport Heights Christian Church at 10 a.m. worship service. Carry-in dinner to follow.

Hatcher Reunion

Descendents of Reuben

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 Ralph Charles Anderson, 63, of 533 Bell in Sevierville, was charged July 6 with leaving the scene of an accident. He was released on $1,500 bond. u Ricki Jean Antes, 35, of Newport, was charged July 6 with a second count of violation of probation. She was being held in lieu of $1,500 bond. u Paul Anthony Beard, 33, of Knoxville, was charged July 6 with violation of probation. He was released on $3,500 bond. u Benjamin Clark Burgess, 27, of 1313 First Lane in Sevierville,

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was charged July 6 with contempt of court. He was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond. u Steven Dwight Johnson, 34, of 1711 Indian Lane in Sevierville, was charged July 7 with violation of probation. He was being held. u Jason Peter Jones, 35, of 1483 Rocky Flats Road in sevierville, was charged July 7 with possession of a schedule II substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on $3,500 bond. u Kristin Elizabeth Lowe, 21, of 1483 Rocky Floats Road in Sevierville, was charged July 6 with possession of a schedule IV substance. She was released on $1,000 bond. u Johnny Wade McCarter, 38, of 1022 Trotter Way in Pigeon Forge, was charged July 6 with a misdemeanor war-

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monday, july 12 Circuit VBS

Reed family reunion lunch, 1 p.m. at Masonic Lodge on Boyds Creek Highway, Seymour. Bring covered dish. 453-7071.

Sevierville Circuit vacation Bible school July 12-16 at Roberts United Methodist Church on Jayell Road, 6:30-8:30 nightly. Nursery through adult clasaes. 453-2292.

Bike Blessing

Hot Meals

Reed Reunion

Bike blessing 1-4 p.m., First United Methodist, Pigeon Forge. Benefits underprivileged children in county. Includes food, music and worship. 7197688.

Bells Chapel

Homecoming at Bells Chapel Baptist Church in Seymour with the Rev. Travis Weeks and Masterpiece singers, 9:30

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

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

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Diane is a 10-week-old terrier mix. Cynthia is a Siamese snowshoe mix. The fee to adopt a dog or cat from the animal shelter is $100 and Woodmen of World covers the first set of vaccinations, spay/neuWoodmen of The World ter and microchip. The Gnatty Branch Animal Lodge 101 annual fish fry Shelter is open Tuesday through Sunday from and picnic 5:30 p.m. at Douglas Dam Overlook pavil- noon to 5 p.m.

Submitted report PIGEON FORGE — Thanks to technology, a random act of kindness and the click of a mouse may profoundly benefit someone’s life with $15,000 and a family escape to the Great Smoky Mountains. Votes are accumulating throughout July for stories posted online in a campaign called “Taking Vacation Back” — a sort of “Pay it Forward” promotion organized by Pigeon Forge. The campaign is a direct response to the sluggish economy. The promotion has been ongoing since April. Seventy families have won cash and family vacations thus far. “Family unity and the activities families can enjoy together are critically important, particularly during the tough economic times we’ve all seen these past few years,” said Leon Downey, executive director of the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism. “Pigeon Forge is doing what we can to identify potentially needful families who could benefit from a free vacation on us, and a few extra dollars we put in their pocket when they get back home.” July’s $15,000 is intended to help someone with a year’s worth of mortgage or rent payments. The online stories are open for public votes at www.MyPigeonForge.com. “Taking Vacation Back” began in April, when more than 200 stories were posted for the chance of gasoline cards and a family trip. In May, 10 families received the Pigeon Forge vacation package and $2,100 toward utilities. In June, five families were awarded $6,600 for car payments, along with the Pigeon Forge packages. Throughout the campaign, those who nominated the monthly winners earned trips to Pigeon Forge.

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n 8-11:30 a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 4537101. n First Baptist Church of Seymour on Chapman Highway, 7-11 a.m. 5795433. n Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 8:30-11 a.m., parking lot of Alamo Restaurant, Highway 321. 659-0690.

TOPS

Medic blood drive 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Food City Gatlinburg.

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Farmers Markets

Benefit for Ed Allen 5:30 p.m., Sevier County Rescue Squad. Hot dog supper, singing, auctions. All proceeds benefit his family and medical bills. 712-8953.

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

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Leadership Sevier ribbon-cutting

state/nation briefs Restaurant scores no longer online

KNOXVILLE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Restaurant scores across Tennessee are no longer online because the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract expired July 1. The scores now must be obtained by calling the health department where the restaurant is located. Garrison Enterprises of Charlotte, N.C., which oversaw the inspection data, is no longer under contract. Inspectors still keep the data logged â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just on paper now. State officials said they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how long the Nashville system would be down. Some local health department officials told the paper the scores might be offline for a month.

Barge hits tourist boat; 2 missing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A disabled sightseeing boat adrift in the Delaware River with at least 37 people aboard was struck by a barge and capsized Wednesday, spilling passengers into the water and leaving two people unaccounted for after a frantic rescue effort. The amphibious â&#x20AC;&#x153;duck boatâ&#x20AC;? had gone into the water just after 2:30 p.m. and suffered a mechanical problem and a small fire, officials said. It was struck about 10 minutes later, then sank. Searchers were looking for a 16-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man believed to have been aboard the vessel, which has wheels and can travel seamlessly on land and water. Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press

Robbie Fox, left, one of the founders of Leadership Sevier, injects a little humor into his speech about the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. The program began in the spring of 1997 and over 800 people have participated in the three different programs. The ribbon-cutting on Wednesday celebrated the opening of Leadershipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new office on Bruce Street in downtown Sevierville.

Worker missing in plant collapse

FREMONT, Ohio (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Authorities say a worker is missing and another is trapped after a roof collapsed at a sauerkraut factory in northern Ohio. Rescuers were using a crane to lift up the collapsed roof in Fremont on Wednesday. Mayor Terry Overmyer says the one worker who is trapped at the Fremont Co. has been able to talk with rescuers. Sandusky County emergency director Chris Mock says another worker was flown to a Toledo hospital in guarded condition and a fourth was released from a Fremont hospital.

Lohan trial delayed for jail stint

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lindsay Lohan is getting a reprieve in one court case: A judge is delaying a civil trial that stems from one of her 2007 arrests. Attorneys for Lohan and four people suing her agreed Wednesday to reschedule a trial set for later this month. They cited the upcoming jail sentence ordered by a judge who ruled Lohan had violated her probation in a 2007 drug case. No new date was set. The 24-year-old Lohan must turn herself in for a 90-day jail sentence on July 20. The civil trial was scheduled to begin a week later. Lohan is being sued by a woman who was in a vehicle chased by Lohan and three men.

Diabetics eye obesity surgery GOING OUT OF to help control blood sugar BUSINESS SALE! LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; For nearly a decade, Cristina Iaboni tried to tame her diabetes the usual way, through daily shots of insulin and other medicine. Still, her blood sugar raged out of control. So Iaboni combed the Internet for another solution and found a doctor who is testing weight loss surgery on diabetics who, like herself, are merely overweight or a tad obese in an attempt to curb the chronic disease. Scientists in recent years have discovered that diabetes all but disappears in some obese patients soon after the operation. Many were able to achieve normal blood sugar and ditch their medications. But does the benefit extend to diabetics who are not quite as hefty? Performing surgery on the not-as-obese with the goal of reversing diabetes is provocative. Iaboniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surgeon is one of a handful of doctors around the world stretching the rules to see if the weight loss operation helps. Iaboni had gastric bypass surgery last fall at New YorkPresbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center as part of a study. In gastric bypass or stomach stapling surgery, the stomach is reduced to a thumb-sized pouch that holds less food. Now 50 pounds lighter, she has stopped taking diabetes medications. Her blood sugar is almost nor-

mal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if I lost any weight. I just wanted the diabetes to go away,â&#x20AC;? said the 45-year-old Connecticut mother of two teenagers. The twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes are fueling an international public health threat. In the United States, one out of five people with obesitylinked Type 2 diabetes are morbidly obese â&#x20AC;&#x201D; defined as 100 pounds overweight. Surgery is generally a last resort after traditional ways to shed the pounds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as diet and exercise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fail. Even so, there are strict rules for who can go under the knife. Federal guidelines say surgery candidates must be morbidly obese with a body mass index over 40, or a BMI over 35 plus a weightrelated medical problem like diabetes or high blood pressure. Insurers use the cutoffs in deciding whether to pay for the procedure. BMI is a calculation of height and weight used

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obituaries Bill C. Williams, 54, of New Market, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 after a six-month battle with lymphoma. He was a longtime member of Bethany Baptist Church. Over the years, he sang with Ray Ball and Larry & Peggy Williams. He was preceded in death by his parents Burl and Erma Williams and infant daughter Stacey Renee Williams. He is survived by his wife Darlene Williams; daughter and son-inlaw Beverly and Steve Anderson; son and daughter-in-law Matthew and Jennifer Williams; grandchildren Stacie, Kayla, and Emily Anderson, Hailey and Lexi Williams; brothers and sistersin-law Dwane Williams, Bobby and Chris Williams, Jack and Elaine Williams; sister: Charolette Williams; and several nieces and nephews. The family received friends Wednesday with a funeral service following in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Revs. Clay Sutton and Billy Ogle officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Thursday in Thomas Cemetery for graveside service and interment with Rev. Ben Whitted officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

J.C. Johnson J.C. Johnson of Sevierville was born March 10, 1941 in Sand Gap, Ky., to Mary Jane Durham and Johnny Johnson. He was raised in Hamilton, Ohio and later moved to Marysville, Ohio, where he met and married Jackie Hoopes on Dec. 26, 1968. They settled n Sevier County in 1991. They have been attending the First Baptist Church in Sevierville since 1999. He owned Johnson Plumbing in Talbott, J&J Vending in Pigeon Forge and most recently retired from Wyndham Resorts due to his illness. On June 30, 2010, he died at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Okla. He is also survived by his son, Jerry C. of Arizona and daughter, Janie C of Hamilton, Ohio; one grandson, Jerry and wife, Kristina, and three great-grandsons of Knoxville; sisters, Myrtle Sheffield and Brenda Henson, and brother Robert Johnson and families of Hamilton; brother Tony and family of Tacoa, Ga. A celebration of life will be held in the parlor of the First Baptist Church Sevierville on Thursday, July 8, at 7 p.m. with Rev. Scott Carter officiating. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City (865) 475-3892 n www.farrarfuneralhome.com

Pauline C. Trentham Pauline C. Trentham, 87, of Gatlinburg, died Monday, July 5, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband Stacy Trentham and daughter Doris Ann Trentham. Survivors include her son Gary Trentham; grandchildren Christy Freeman and husband Eric, Steve Trentham and wife Misty; greatgrandchildren Emma Trentham, Zoey Trentham, Nathan Headrick; brother Sam Compton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gatlinburg Firefighters Association, P.O. Box 91, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Saturday at Huskeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grove Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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Helton and banjo player Kenny Bohling, who together are known as The Grassabillies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love Tunes and Tales,â&#x20AC;? said Hay, a wellknown yodeling champion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You meet so many people. We met someone from Ethiopia last night.â&#x20AC;?

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Thomas A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Tomâ&#x20AC;? Monteer

Thomas A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Tomâ&#x20AC;? Monteer, age 76 of Cosby, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 6, 2010. He was born in Macon County, Missouri on March 22, 1934 to Charles and Bertha Dixon Monteer. He was an active member of First Baptist Church, Gatlinburg and taught the children there for many years. Mr. Monteer was an education activist and a craftsman. He was preceded in death by his brother Billy Albert Monteer and sister Ramona Moore. Survivors include his: Wife of 32 years: Carla Gillette Monteer; Sons: Todd Shanton and Nathan Monteer; Granddaughter: Natalie Monteer. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hands, Feet, Voice, and Loveâ&#x20AC;?, a mission of First Baptist Church, Gatlinburg, 111 Oglewood Lane, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738. Memorial service 6 PM Friday at First Baptist Church, Gatlinburg with Rev. Larry Burcham and Dr. Donald Gillette officiating. Cremation arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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Janine K. Lulich

Janine K. Lulich, born December 12, 1960 in Minneapolis, MN, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the family home in Sevierville. Her husband, John, and children, Jonathan, Trevor (T.J.) and Christina request the presence of all who knew her at a memorial service in her honor to be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Pathways Church, 1126 Wagner Drive, Sevierville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family at the service or online at thelulichfamily,com. Arrangements by McCarty Funeral Directors and Cremation Services, 607 Wall Street â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 774-2950.

By LAWRENCE MESSINA Associated Press Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d consider running for the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat and asked the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top lawyer Wednesday whether Manchin voters can choose a successor in November. Manchin requested an opinion from Attorney General Darrell McGraw on whether the governor can declare a special election for what remains of the term, and whether it can be set before 2012 when the Byrd would have had to run again. Manchin said he favors placing the seat on this fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general election ballot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think 2 1/2 years is entirely too long,â&#x20AC;? Manchin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waiting that long doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any sense to me.â&#x20AC;? McGraw said Wednesday that his office has begun researching the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s questions and hoped to respond before Monday. Byrd was a Democrat, as is Manchin, McGraw and West Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief elections officer, Secretary of State Natalie Tennant. But the state overwhelmingly

went for Republican John McCain in the 2008 presidential race, and a special election would put another Democratic Senate seat in play this year as the party struggles to retain its majority. Democrats have a 58-41 edge, with Byrdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat vacant, but are expected to lose seats in November, typical for the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party in his first midterm elections. Manchin said he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t arrange to have himself appointed to Byrdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat. But he had long been expected to run for it in 2012. Asked at a Wednesday press conference if he would be a candidate in a special election, he replied: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would highly consider that.â&#x20AC;? Byrd, 92, was the longest-serving senator in history when he died last week with slightly more than 30 months left in his term. Conflicting state laws and a 1994 state court ruling led Tennant to conclude that whomever Manchin appointed would not have to face voters until 2012. She has since joined the growing chorus seeking to put the seat on this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ballot. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, the GOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top prospect for the seat, added her voice to that push Wednesday. With Capito already seeking a sixth U.S. House term, campaign spokesman Kent Gates said

others have asked her about running for the Senate and she â&#x20AC;&#x153;will look at all options as they come.â&#x20AC;? Manchin said he will hold off on filling the vacancy until McGraw issues an opinion, but has already compiled a roster of potential choices. He told The Associated Press that it does not include first lady Gayle Manchin, who was rumored to be on the short list. While not offering specifics, Manchin said the names heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s considering have been appeared in media reports. Those earning mentions include former state Democratic Party Chairman Nick Casey; his successor, longtime Manchin aide Larry Puccio; Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin; and veteran Byrd staffer Anne Barth. What happens after McGraw responds depends on whether he says state law must be changed to allow a special election. A special legislative session is already scheduled for July 19, and Manchin said he would approach lawmakers about adding the issue to their agenda if necessary. Manchin also endorsed Tennantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wednesday recommendation that he call a special session next week solely to address the election and clarify such other points as a deadline for candidate filings and campaign finance.

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Gladys Faye McCarter 20 Tea Party groups endorse Ramsey for gov Gladys Faye McCarter, age 72 of Sevierville, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents Fletcher and Alice Loveday Parton, husband Charles William McCarter, sisters Minnie Clinton, Myrtle Glover, Bertha Barnes, and Iva Ivy, brother Clyde Parton, nieces Diann Burchett and Lora Clinton, and greatnephew Carrie Davis. Survivors include her: Son and daughter-in-law: Rick and Kim McCarter; Grandchildren: Brooke, Austin and Andrew McCarter; Nieces: Laverne Davis, Tippie Dalton, Shari McCarter, Lora Bridges Nephews: James and Dennis Clinton, Clifford, Junior, Blaine and Joe Edward Loveday, Jeff Barnes, Terry and Chris Parton; Special friends: Karl Reinholtz, Ruby Dodgen; Special sister-in-law: Grace Parton; Several great-nieces, great-nephews, sisters-in-law, extended family, and many friends. Special thanks to the staff at Sevierville Dialysis and at the UT Medical Center Critical Care Unit. Funeral service 10 AM Saturday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Reagan and Rev. W. W. Cope officiating. Interment will follow in Walnut Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Sevierville, died Monday. He was an organ donor. He had been employed at The Mellow Mushroom. He is survived by his girlfriend, Tammy Arwood; mother and stepfather, Carol and Vernon Slusher; father, Mike

On their two nights off from the event during the week, the couple performs at area resorts â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kenny had played in Tunes and Tales before and told us about how much he enjoyed it,â&#x20AC;? Helton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just love Gatlinburg.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great escape for Tye Cooper of bluegrass band Hurricane Ridge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get up at 4 a.m. and drive a Little Debbie truck, and I get home

Merchant; sister, Michelle Merchant, several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Chad was cremated. A private service will be held in LaFallotte, Tenn., at a later date.

around 2 or 2:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and then I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to go and play music,â&#x20AC;? the Newport resident said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to pinch myself to make myself believe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really here,â&#x20AC;? agreed bandmate Keith Cole, who lives in North Carolina. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mike Grove, our fiddle player, got us involved (in Tunes and Tales). He comes from a pretty long line of fiddle players, and he played with the Del

made the decision to suspend,â&#x20AC;? Miller said. When contacted Wednesday, Enola Vice President Allen Clark deferred questions to the National Park Service. The nearly $5.2 million project to improve the 5.6-mile loop began in February, with the road remaining closed to both motorists and foot traffic after its usual spring reopening. Park officials have been negotiating with Enola representatives since work was halted in mid-June as part of the process of deciding how to move forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously our preference is not to have to start over, so if we can move forward with the existing contractor, that would be a good thing,â&#x20AC;? Miller said.

However, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not clear a deal will be possible with Enola, which would mean the park service has to go back to the drawing board and start anew with a different contractor. No timeline has yet been given for ending negotiations with Enola or moving ahead with a new company. That could mean several more months of no access to the popular area, which includes several historic structures and trailheads for Grotto Falls, Mt. LeConte and Trillium Gap. Miller said he recently completed an unscientific poll of folks who had driven up to Roaring Fork only to find it closed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were people who were, I think, mildly disappointed,â&#x20AC;? Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do still have access to all those trails, though. It really only impacts hikers to Grotto Falls, who are facing the prospect of adding about

1.7 miles onto the 1.5-mile hike to that waterfall. Of course, we realize there is some value to this road for the local community, as well. We realize this puts a little hurting on some people.â&#x20AC;? With more than 100,000 visitors annually, the road isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t one of the more popular parts of the park, but officials are well-aware it has significance to the folks who drive it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan a trip to the Smokies to go on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, but we know for the people who make it part of their vacation plans, this will be sort of a let-down,â&#x20AC;? Miller said. For information on park road projects and conditions, call 4361200, ext. 631, or visit the Web page www.nps. gov/grsm/planyourvisit/ temproadclose.htm.

McCoury Band when he was younger.â&#x20AC;? Brothers Matt and Daniel Leepence of Ringgold, Ga., had heard about the Gatlinburg tourist attraction from their sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dance studio. The aspiring actors keep the crowds smiling as Zeno the Bear and Park Ranger Rocky Creek. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have a little comedy routine they do,â&#x20AC;? Elder said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People

are always happy to see them.â&#x20AC;? Along with the musical entertainment and comic relief, Tunes and Tales offers much more â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including performances from The Back Porch Cloggers; history lessons from old mountain characters like Quiltinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Annie and Miss Nan, The School Marm; and presentations from local craftsmen and musicians Denton Bragg and Mark

Edelman on how dulcimers and gourd banjos are made. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that Ben Jenkins of bluegrass band Southern Skye looks forward to each year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better summer job,â&#x20AC;? he said. Tunes and Tales, presented from 5-10 p.m. nightly in downtown Gatlinburg, will continue through Aug. 7.

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Arrest made in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Grim Sleeperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; serial killings LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A retired police mechanic was arrested and charged Wednesday in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grim Sleeperâ&#x20AC;? serial killings after decades of frustrated investigations into at least 11 slayings dating back 25 years. Lonnie Franklin Jr., 57, was charged with 10 counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and special circumstance allegations of multiple murders that could make him eligible for the death penalty if convicted, District Attorney Steve Cooley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today is a good day,â&#x20AC;? Donnell Alexander, the brother of victim Monique Alexander, said as he watched police activity outside the South Los Angeles house where the arrest was made earlier in the day. Detectives have spent years probing slayings between 1985 and 2007 in which the killer targeted young black women and one man. The attacker was dubbed the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grim Sleeperâ&#x20AC;? because he apparently took a 14-year hiatus from his crimes. Dozens of police officials closed off a block around the 81st Street house where the arrest was made. Neighbors described Franklin as friendly and quiet. They said he was often seen working on cars in his front yard and would sometimes stop to chat with passers-by. Neighbor Brenda Locker, a city transportation department employee, said Franklin used to work for the city as a mechanic at the 77th Street police station and had retired. Alexander joined a crowd at the end of the block where the distinctive green house is located. A mobile command post was parked out front, and a line of police tents sheltered tables in the front yard. Alexander said he always kept faith there would be an arrest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think about it every day, but every birthday, every holiday, every Christmas,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not closure but it helps.â&#x20AC;? Neighbors were in disbelief. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very good guy. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it,â&#x20AC;? nearby resident Andre Wynn said. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grim Sleeperâ&#x20AC;? case has dogged police even though they had the killerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DNA, a description from a survivor and had offered a $500,000 reward. Cooley said investigators used a tool known as familial searching that

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This undated sketch provided Nov. 24, 2009 by the Los Angeles Police Department, shows a suspect who is believed to have killed at least 11 people since 1985.

allows them to look for close DNA matches through relatives. Critics have said the approach violates the privacy of family members and can place them under lifetime surveillance. Cooley believes the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grim Sleeperâ&#x20AC;? case was the first time the method has been used successfully in California. Franklin was expected to be arraigned Thursday. The victims were shot, strangled or both, usually after some kind of sexual contact. Ten victims were women and several were prostitutes. Police have said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible the male victim, Thomas Steele, who was shot in 1987, was a friend of another victim or discovered the killerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity. All the bodies were found outdoors, often in alleys a few miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The initial killings occurred during a time of extreme violence in parts of Los Angeles, when many young women were falling prey to crack cocaine and other drug addictions. As many as 30 detectives investigated the slayings in the 1980s but exhausted leads within a few years. A special squad of detectives was assembled after the most recent known â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grim Sleeperâ&#x20AC;? killing, the June 2007 shooting of Janecia Peters, 25, whose body was found in a trash bin. The detectives have been focusing on the January 1987 slaying of Barbara Ware, a 23-yearold with a history of prostitution who was found shot in a South Los Angeles alley.

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However you say it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot More triple digit temps in the East By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Writer NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blistering. Scorching. Steamy. Brutal. Baking. Torrid. Ovenlike. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run-out-ofadjectives hot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A volcano â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what it feels like to me,â&#x20AC;? said Wayne Reid, mopping his brow and swigging bottled water after walking three blocks to a New York subway station Wednesday morning. He was dressed for the heat â&#x20AC;&#x201D; already a sticky 90 degrees and headed into triple digits â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in shorts and a tank top, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You could run buttnaked out there, and it would still be hot,â&#x20AC;? he said. Heat waves are more oppressive in big cities, because concrete, asphalt and steel absorb more solar energy during the day and are slow to release it after the sun goes down, offering people little relief at night. In the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest city of them all, Wall Streeters are sweltering in business suits on subway platforms, senior citizens are schlepping to the grocery store on streets that seem like frying pans, and New Yorkers overall are handling it by doing what they do best: coping, with a little complaining thrown in. Not that New Yorkers, on the fourth day of a record-breaking heat wave stifling much of the Eastern Seaboard, were suffering alone. With triple-digit highs recorded from New York to Charlotte, N.C., roads buckled, nursing homes with air-conditioning problems were forced to evacuate, and utilities called for conservation as

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Halsey Shalleross, 15, of McLean, Va., cools his feet in the fountain in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington as a heat wave hit the East Coast. the electrical grid neared its capacity. New York, where many buildings predate the age of climate control and many people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have cars, is not for the faint of hot. The mercury hit 100 by 3 p.m. Wednesday after topping out at 103 on Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I get up, I feel like I could shower all the time,â&#x20AC;? Jeffrey Boone said Wednesday as he walked to a gym from his un-airconditioned Manhattan apartment. He has a window fan, but it is not up to the task of 80-degree nights or triple-digit days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What can we do? We survive,â&#x20AC;? said Boone, a security guard. We also deploy umbrellas as parasols, run in sprinklers set up in parks, walk out of our way to stay on the shady side of the streets, hover by office-building doors where blasts of cooled air occasionally escape, and even appreciate the wind that signals the approach of a subway train. And wear our sweat with sangfroid.

Megan Dack coolly checked her cell phone as she waited on a roasting, elevated subway platform in Brooklyn while wearing a black dress and black opaque tights. Her retail job bars bare legs, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not so bad for, like, 10 minutes,â&#x20AC;? said Dack, who recently moved to the city from Cocoa Beach, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m used to the heat.â&#x20AC;? For those who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, city officials have designated libraries, senior citizen centers and other places as public cooling centers. Plenty of people across the East were looking for oases of their own. Sue Robelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plan? â&#x20AC;&#x153;My apartment isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t air-conditioned, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be museums, movies, Starbucks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; anywhere else but at home today,â&#x20AC;? Robels said as she headed to Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Franklin Institute, a science museum. And even some who escaped to the beach found themselves escaping from it, too. Sharon Delano of

Lancaster County, Va., spent Wednesday morning in the Carolina Beach, N.C., arcade. Cool dips in the ocean were going only so far, said her mother, Carol Davis: â&#x20AC;&#x153;With that breeze blowing, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how bad youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting burned.â&#x20AC;? Throughout the region, there were reminders of the perils the hot spell poses. Deaths blamed on it included a 92-year-old Philadelphia woman, a Baltimore resident who was found at home where the indoor temperature was over 90, and a homeless woman discovered lying next to a car in suburban Detroit. The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., said four midshipmen who had just completed an obstacle course Wednesday needed medical attention for possible heat exhaustion. In Middletown, Conn., police charged two high school assistant football coaches with reckless endangerment after a player collapsed while running an uphill sprint Tuesday evening.

Oil spill threatens Lake Pontchartrain NEW ORLEANS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is seeping into Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans, threatening another environmental disaster for the huge body of water that was rescued from pollution in the 1990s. The lake rebounded then to once again become a bountiful fishing ground and a popular spot for boating and swimming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even the people involved in the restoration didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it could be restored. It was completely written off. It was thought to be an impossible task,â&#x20AC;? said John Lopez, a scientist with the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, which led the restoration effort. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a dramatic turnabout.â&#x20AC;? It is threatened again after a weekend when tar balls and an oil sheen pushed by strong winds from faraway Hurricane Alex slipped past lines of barges that were supposed to block the passes connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our universe is getting very small,â&#x20AC;? said Pete Gerica, president of the Lake Pontchartrain Fishermenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association. Elsewhere on the Gulf Coast, a new wave of tar

balls and brown, oil-stained foam hit Alabama beaches Wednesday after days of relatively oil-free surf, but few tourists were on the coast to see the mess. A wildlife rescue group also announced that almost 420 birds have been hit by the oil in Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle over the last two months. About 190 with oil had been found dead, and almost 220 were found alive for possible cleaning. The oil in Lake Pontchartrain could be the second setback in five years. Hurricane Katrina knocked out seafood docks and lakeside restaurants in 2005. The lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water quality also took a hit when the Army Corps of Engineers drained New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contaminated floodwaters into the lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So far, this stuff has been offshore for the majority of the population in the southeastern portion of Louisiana,â&#x20AC;? Anne Rheams, executive director of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, said of the oil spill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is bring-

ing it closer to home.â&#x20AC;? State authorities closed the lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eastern reaches to fishing Monday, though most of it remained open. Barges were lined up at bayous and passes to stop the oil from coming in, and cleanup crews Tuesday used nets to collect tar balls from marinas and docks. They also planned to lay 9,000 feet of special permeable booms, but the lake was too choppy for skimmer vessels to operate. About 1,700 pounds of oily waste has been collected, said Suzanne Parsons Stymiest, a spokeswoman

for St. Tammany Parish. The amount of oil infiltrating 600-square-mile Lake Pontchartrain (pronounced PAHN-chuhtrayn) appears small so far. And tests on seafood have not turned up any oil contamination, said Brian Lezina, a state biologist. But the pollution is distressing to the many people in Louisiana who have a deep attachment to the lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear songs about a lot of the marshes in south Louisiana, but you will hear songs about Lake Pontchartrain,â&#x20AC;? Lezina said.

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The newly formed Sevier County Tea Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the ThompsonCarr meeting room, 1148 Wagner Drive, across from Sevier County High School. The meeting will feature some short videos along with speakers Scott Hughes, a Republican candidate running for the State House District 8 (which includes parts of Sevier and Blount counties), and a representative of gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey. Both speakers will also take questions from the audience. There will also be an opportunity to sign up for a Tea Party committee. n

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SummerFest set Saturday

SummerFest will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday in downtown Sevierville. The event is being held monthly through the summer. It will include custom and antique cars, handmade crafts, live music, food, a children’s play area and more. Admission is free. SummerFest is sponsored by the Diner Rats Car Club of Sevierville. n

SEVIER COUNTY

Cutest baby event scheduled by RTL

The third annual Sevier County “Cutest Baby Contest,” sponsored by Sevier County Right to Life, will be held in conjunction with the Sevier County Fair Sept. 6-11. The contest is free to enter. Babies/toddlers must be Sevier County residents and between the ages of newborn to 3 1/2 years. Any relative or guardian may submit the entry photos. Entries may be submitted from July 5 to Aug. 31. The photos cannot be returned. Mail to Sevier County Right to Life, c/o Patti Gallo-Bryant, P.O. Box 905, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For further information, call Beckmann, 908-2689, or Bryant, 323-3203. n

SEYMOUR

Fry’s Haiti trip topic of forum

Today’s meeting of the Seymour Library Community Forum will feature a discussion with Dr. Bill Fry on his trip to help with the disaster in Haiti. Fry spent a week on the scene in early April providing medical relief. Call the library at 5730728 to register for the event so information packets may be prepared. Seymour Community Forum meetings are held at the library at 137 W. Macon Lane. For more information regarding these events, contact Tony Krug at 577-7511.

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More Guard units returning

Three more units of the Tennessee National Guard are scheduled to return from Iraq at the end of this week. A total of 360 soldiers from the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment are scheduled to arrive Friday at the Guard’s Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna. The units are Troop D, 1st Squadron from Ashland City; Troop I, 1st Squadron from Sweetwater and Troop L, 3rd Squadron from Greeneville. Each unit is approximately 120 soldiers.

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Soldier pleads guilty in money case By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press Writer MEMPHIS — A U.S. Army officer who approved supplies contracts in Iraq pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying about contents of a package he sent to the United States containing more than $100,000. Maj. Charles E. Sublett told a judge Wednesday he sent almost $108,000 in sequentially numbered $100 bills and more than 17 million Iraqi dinar, then worth

about $11,600, from Balad, Iraq, to his wife in Killeen, Texas. Sublett also acknowledged he failed to file a Currency or Money Instruments Transaction Report disclosing the money was in the package, which U.S. customs law requires when sending more than $10,000 into or out of the country. Instead, he listed the contents on the Federal Express package invoice as books, papers, a jewelry box and clothes val-

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ued at $140. Customs officials in Memphis intercepted the package in January 2005. Sublett, 46, was indicted this past January. In return for his guilty plea, the government agreed to dismiss a bulk cash smuggling charge. Outside court, neither Sublett nor his attorney Michael Stengel would discuss the money’s origins, but there was no charge that it was stolen. “I should have done

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“She has a very pleasant way about her, and basically indicated to us that we benefited from the Harvard Law School education and those of us who could should be able to pay back and give a future generation the kind of education we had.” — Harvard Law graduate David Mandelbaum, as Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s ability to raise money may call in some unique ethics questions

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a lot more research,” Sublett said in court. “Everything about it was wrong.” Sublett, who has two master’s degrees, faces up to five years in prison when sentenced in October. Federal guidelines call for a sentence between 18 months and two years, but U.S. District Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr. can decide on a sentence outside of that range. Sublett also faces a $250,000 fine and must forfeit the money.

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“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, poet and philosopher

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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) — Singer Jimmy Buffett is just another mad Gulf Coast native when it comes to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but with an exception: He’s got millions of fans and a way to help lift spirits over the Buffett seemingly endless crisis. Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band will play Sunday on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., which has been sporadically hit by oil for weeks. The show already has been postponed once because of Hurricane Alex, and Buffett is hoping bad weather lurking in the Gulf doesn’t create problems this weekend.

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Parasitic tort lawyers cause harm Tort lawyers lie. They say their product liability suits are good for us. But their lawsuits rarely make our lives better. They make lawyers and a few of their clients better off — but for the majority of us, they make life much worse. Years back, as one of America’s first consumer reporters, I’d avenge harmed consumers by bringing cameras to the offending business and confronting the crooks. My work warned others about the dangers in the marketplace but didn’t do much for the victims. So I thought about those personal injury lawyers. They could do more good — they could sue bad companies, force them to change and get the victims money. I started referring hurt consumers to lawyers. Imagine my shock when consumers called to say their lawyers took most of the money! Even when the lawyers do help their clients, they hurt everyone else because fear of their lawsuits takes away many good things: Swimming pools, playgrounds and gymnastics programs close because liability insurance is so expensive. Kids lose their favorite places to hang out in the summer. More importantly, innovators dump potentially life-saving inventions. Companies that started work on a safer asbestos substitute, an AIDS vaccine and a Lyme disease vaccine gave up the research because any work in those areas risked stirring up the lawyers. The liability risk was too great. It’s why I’ve come to think of lawyers the way I think about nuclear missiles. We need them to keep us safe. But we avoid using missiles because we understand the collateral damage they do. We ought to avoid lawyers for the same reason. Look at health care. The lawyers claim they punish bad doctors and win compensation for injured patients, and their suits add “less than 2 percent to the cost.” But there is another side to that story. Dr. Manny Alvarez, chairman of obstetrics at Hackensack University Medical Center, points out that 1 percent or 2 percent is just the direct cost. The indirect costs are far higher because suits force doctors and hospitals to practice defensive medicine and do unnecessary tests. “If ... you walk in (an emergency room) with a headache, what do they do? They order a CAT scan, an MRI, you name it, “ Alvarez said. They do surgery on people who may not need it. That’s safer for the doctor, although it’s not safer for the patients. Vice presidential candidate John Edwards made $40 million to $80 million -- he won’t say how much -- pushing tort lawsuits, many of them related to cerebral palsy, which he attributed to doctors not doing C-sections. What happened afterward? C-sections increased from 7 percent of all births to over 30 percent. This is why I call lawyers “parasites.” C-sections are bad for lots of reasons. They cost much more, they require a longer hospital stay, and they are riskier to the woman. Have the extra C-sections at least reduced the rate of cerebral palsy? No. Not a bit. Turns out that, in most cases, the lawyers were wrong. They were wrong about silicone breast implants, too. But they sure aren’t giving the money back. One of the most successful trial lawyers is Geoffrey Fieger. His law firm bills itself as (SET ITAL) the (END ITAL) top personal injury firm in America. “The higher ups in our society are protected really by the law, and the only thing an ordinary person can do is hire somebody like me, a warrior, to go after those higher-ups,” he told me. Fieger, like John Edwards, made millions on cerebral palsy cases. He denies that the C-section rate went up because doctors fear lawyers like him. He says doctors do C-sections to make money. Or because they are lazy. Of course, that makes me wonder why doctors weren’t doing as many before the rash of lawsuits. Were doctors less lazy or less interested in money a few decades ago? “I’m a trial lawyer,” he said. “They turned the word trial lawyer into a four-letter word, and I’m telling you I’m the people’s warrior, and I am proud to be an American trial lawyer.” And the money is good. — John Stossel hosts a show on the Fox Business Channel and is the author of “Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel — Why Everything You Know is Wrong.” (C)2009 JFS Productions Inc.

Editorial

Turning the page Thanks go to our libraries for their summer reading programs Keeping children’s minds working over the summer break can be a challenge. Too many youngsters just want to watch television, play video games or talk. The break can be trying for teachers, who find they have to do a lot of reviewing when classes resume in late summer. Our local public libraries fill that void with their summer reading programs. Using themes that appeal to kids, the libraries encourage children to read books while being entertained with special activities and speakers. This is not just an endeavor for little ones. Libraries have reading programs that appeal to teenagers as well. There are prizes for most books read as well as programs that push youngsters to be creative and exercise their minds. Things are looking a little better for

the reading skills of our nation’s children. According to the Nation’s Report Card, a study by the federal government, reading scores were higher in 2007 than in 1992 at grades 4 and 8. The percentage of fourth- and eighthgrade students at or above basic skill levels was higher in 2007 than in 1992 and 2005. Average scores were higher in 2007 than in 2005 for 18 jurisdictions at grade 4 and six jurisdictions at grade 8. Tennessee didn’t fare so well. In 2007, the average scale score for fourth-grade students in Tennessee was 216. This was not significantly different from their average score in 2005 (214) and was not significantly different from their average score in 1992 (212). Tennessee’s average score (216)

in 2007 was lower than that of the nation’s public schools (220). Of the 52 states and other jurisdictions that participated in the 2007 fourth-grade assessment, students’ average scale score in Tennessee was higher than those in seven jurisdictions, not significantly different from those in 12 jurisdictions, and lower than those in 32 jurisdictions. We still have a long way to go. Until parents and communities realize that education is a year-round commitment, not just for nine months, we will continue to founder in comparative test scores. Our libraries cannot be the sole provider of continuing education over the summer. However, we should all be grateful we have them doing their share.

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Public forum Trying find dentist in emergency proves to be impossible mission

Perhaps not. Maybe I can reach another dentist who will help me. Maybe not. What other choice have I? If all these emergency numbers are useless — well, you get the picture. I will have to suffer till Monday or Tuesday when regular office hours will begin again. This is not just an indictment of my own dentist’s emergency procedure, but of all the other dentists whose emergency contact is useless. So, I must suffer one more night, maybe two. Thank to Anbesol, Orajel, clove oil and ice packs. They have made my pain bearable. Ronald Pickell Sevierville

Editor: Last Thursday night, July 1, I developed the granddaddy of all toothaches. I could feel exactly where it started, in a tooth that had previously been filled, not too long ago. It was too late in the day to contact my dentist, so I waited till Friday morning, July 2. Of course, there was no answer, only a recording. The dentist’s office was closed, I assume for the holiday. I thought I could tough it out till Monday or, God forbid, Tuesday. Well, I was wrong! The toothache just got worse. I called the dentist’s office again, got a recorded message again, but I did get an emergency Photograph of fire victim number to be used only in the case of a “true emergency” (their words, should not have been printed not mine). I considered mine to be a “true emergency,” so I called the emergency Editor: number, got another recorded message. I left my name and number, fully The Mountain Press showed poor taste and a complete lack of comexpecting a callback sometime soon. Well, I was wrong again. I did not passion in running the picture of the late Mr. Wheatley on the front receive a callback. I called again — several more times, actually. Never page Saturday, July 3. Mr. Wheatley’s wife and daughter have suffered got any response. enough. Your thoughtless photograph exacerbated their great loss. I was in misery, so my family tried calling around to any dentist that The Mountain Press owes them an apology. had an emergency number. Again, no response from anyone. I am writing Reece Dollarhide this letter on Sunday, July 4. Perhaps I can reach my dentist tomorrow. Sevierville

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Sweet redemption After struggling through a tough freshman season, former Seymour High School placekicker Carlos Lopez in now soaring into his junior season as an all-conference selection with the Carson-Newman Eagles

aturday, September 27, 2008 is a day Carlos Lopez will never forget — no matter how hard he tries. That day, as a highly-touted freshman kicker for Carson-Newman College, the Seymour High product missed a pair of field goals and the Eagles lost in overtime 27-21 to rival Newberry. Dejected and riding the bench for most of the rest of the season, Lopez decided it was time to make a change. “Coming off that senior season (at Seymour) where I hit 13-of-15 and was all-state, all-this, allthat, going from that to having a 1-for-4 season, that was a punch in the face,” Lopez said Tuesday in Seymour. “I think that season made me become a lot more humble person. Out of high school a lot of guys had that mindset. I learned at Carson-Newman about giving up my heart to Christ in everything. In high school it was mostly about sports and girls and stuff. Being at Carson-Newman it more about becoming the man you’re going to become later in life. And after that season it made me realize that I need to be more humbled and more focused on what I’m doing. I said I need to grow up.” Along with rigorous training in the offseason between his freshman and sophomore campaigns, Lopez enlisted the help of former University of Tennessee kicker James Wilhoit. Under Wilhoit’s tutelage, Lopez, who’d been mainly self-taught on the art of kicking, blossomed.

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Roman 12:2, a verse Lopez said helped him through his struggles

Upon returning to Carson-Newman for last season, Lopez was a changed kicker. But his spot on the depth chart was still uncertain. The Eagles had accepted a kicking transfer from the University of Delaware, and he and Lopez were getting alternating chances to start the season. But a missed 31-yarder by Ryan Gerlitz in the season opener with Winona State gave Lopez all opportunity he needed. “The next day we went to practice ... and we had a little competition (for the position),” Lopez said. “I won the competition and the next week at North Alabama I went 2-for-2 on field goals.” As the season rolled along, Lopez kept hitting his kicks, earning back the trust of the Eagles’ coaching staff. Three weeks later the Eagles were facing Newberry See REDEMPTION, Page A9

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010

Finals are set: Spain will face the Netherlands By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The first World Cup in Africa appropriately presents something new: Spain or the Netherlands as a first-time champion. The Spaniards and Dutch will meet Sunday at Soccer City after winning tight semifinals. It’s the first final for the Spaniards, who broke a 44-year major championships drought when they won the European crown two years ago. For the Dutch, its a third trip to the title game, having lost in 1974 and ’78. The nations never have met in a World Cup and have split nine games 4-4 with one draw. Spain is a 1-2 favorite to win the final, according to BetUS. Both teams rolled into this tournament with long streaks of success, and the Netherlands’ string remains intact: 25 matches without a loss and 10 straight victories, including all six in South Africa, the only team to manage that. “We know we can play football,” captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst said. “To be mentally strong is now most important.” Mentally fragile has been the World Cup description for both nations. The Dutch in particular regularly have wasted their deep pool of soccer talent by going out early in big events since the loss to Argentina in the 1978 final. They won the ’88 European Championship

and fell to Brazil in the World Cup semifinals 10 years later. Other than that, it’s pretty much been rotten Oranje. Spain didn’t even do as well at the Netherlands, consistently flopping in the biggest moments. But the so-called golden generation for La Roja has changed the team’s direction, and it showed in particular Wednesday night against Germany. No team was more dominant in this World Cup than the Germans, yet they played conservatively, even a bit timidly when faced with David Villa, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Xabi Alonso and the rest of the Spaniards. So Spain controlled the match, finally breaking through on Carles Puyol’s header goal — you can bet Germany wasn’t prepared for a defender to provide the only offense. “The group deserves this but we want more,” said Spain striker David Villa, who is tied with Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder for the tournament scoring lead at five goals each. “We are happy to be in the final, that was our objective, but now we want to be champions.” To be champions, the Spaniards will need to shut down the Dutch the way they did the Germans, who lead the tournament with 13 goals. Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie, Dirk Kuyt and the rest of the Oranje have 12 goals and can crush opponents when given room to create.

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LeBron James, center, jokes around with teammates Chris Bosh, left, and Dwyane Wade during an exhibition basketball game against Puerto Rico in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006. Bosh and Wade will join forces next year in Miami. James will make his announcement tonight on ESPN.

Chris Bosh joins Wade in Miami, will LeBron choose the Heat tonight? By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer DAVIE, Fla. — Dwyane Wade’s future was muddled and uncertain, until Chris Bosh told him where he wanted to spend the next few years. “I’m feeling Miami,” Bosh said. Those three words were all Wade needed to make his decision. Will they be enough to sway LeBron James to Miami? Stay tuned. Ending months of speculation, Wade and Bosh announced Wednesday that they’ll sign with Miami, two decisions that vault the Heat back into the NBA championship picture and puts them two-thirds of the way to hitting one

of the biggest trifectas in NBA history. Wade, Bosh and James all have talked about playing together. On Thursday night, James will say why that will or will not happen. “It’s over,” Wade said in an interview with The Associated Press. “It’s not all over-over, but for me, it’s over.” James can’t say that yet. Wade told the Heat that for him to re-sign, the team had to add either James or Bosh. For good measure, they might get both. “It had to be one or the other,” Wade said in the AP interview. “Of course, there’s a lot of talented players in this league. But you want to look at players that complement my game, and Chris and LeBron are

two of those guys. I had a decision to make. Chris had a decision to make. It wasn’t a lock that he would come to Miami. So I had a lot to think about.” James averaged 29.7 points for Cleveland last season, Wade averaged 26.6 points for Miami and Bosh averaged career-bests of 24.0 points and 10.8 rebounds for Toronto. They were the three kingpins of this longhyped free-agent market, a trio of All-Stars who came into the league together seven years ago and structured their last contracts just to hit the open market together this summer, the last under the current terms of the league’s collective bargaining agreement.

Now, the ball is in King James’ court. “I expect us to compete for a championship,” Bosh told ESPN. “I think both Dwyane and I, we both wanted an opportunity where right away we would be competing. ... We’re ready to sacrifice a lot of things in order to do that. It’s not about the money. It’s not about anything else except for winning. I’m a winner. Dwyane’s a winner. We’re going to bring winning to Miami.” That was Heat president Pat Riley’s plan. Around the NBA, the immediate reaction was that Miami is poised to be in the mix for the 2011 title. See FREE AGENTS, Page A9

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SPORTS BRIEFS New Center football sign-ups

New Center Rockets Football will be having signups for the 2010 fall season on Saturday, July 17, at Food City in Sevierville from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children ages 5 to 11 are eligible to play. Bring two copies of birth certificate and $55 for registration fee. The first practice for the fall season is Monday, August 2, at 6 p.m. at New Center School. For more information, call Tammy at 640-5344.

Pancakes for PF little league football

The Pigeon Forge Tiger Little League Football Booster Club will be holding a pancake breakfast at Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing on July 24 from 7:30-10 a.m. Tickets are $5 and are being sold throughout the community and will be available at the door. Proceeds will go towards new cheerleading uniforms for the girls and new football equipment.

Sevierville Middle volleyball camp

There will be a volleyball camp August 2-4 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Sevierville Middle School for girls 11-15. The cost is $45. For additional information call Lacey Whitaker at 865-654-1294 or e-mail laceywhitaker@sevier.org.

Seymourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Future Eagles Camp

The Future Eagles Football Camp will be held at Seymour Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Householder Field July 12-14 and is open for 2nd-through-8th graders. The camp will run daily from 9 a.m. to noon and costs $50. It will teach fundamentals and safe techniques in each aspect of the game. For additional information, call 577-7040.

Pittman Center basketball camp

There will be a Pittman Center Elementary basketball camp July 12-15 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. daily for 3rd through 8th grade boys and girls. The cost is $50 per camper. For more information, call 696-7240.

Free G-P Highlanders football camp

The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders Football Camp will be held July 12th and 13th on both the game and practice fields at the G-P High School. The camp is open to all rising 3rd through 9th graders and will run from 6 to 9 p.m. nightly. There is no cost for the camp, and the first 60 participants will receive a T-shirt. Registration will be from 5 to 6 p.m. on the first night of the camp, Monday, July 12. For more information, call the high school Monday through Thursday at 436-5637.

Smoky Bears football camp ahead

The 2010 Smoky Bears football camp will be July 12-15 at the SCHS practice and game fields. Cost for the camp is $50, but $10 can be saved by registering prior to July 1. The camp is designed to enhance basic skills that are required to succeed in the game of football. Each camperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position will be trained by some of the SCHS coaches, current college football players and hand-picked varsity players. For more information, call Todd Loveday at 607-9573.

PF youth FB camp

The Pigeon Forge Tigers youth football camp will be July 12, 13 and 14 from 6-9 p.m. nightly. The camp is for rising 2nd through 9th graders. The cost of the camp is $50, and all campers will receive a T-shirt. Campers can sign-up now through the opening night of camp, with registration starting 5 p.m. July 12th. For more information, contact coach Lee Hammonds at 774-5347.

Seymour golf teams starting

Seymour High School boys and girls golf teams will begin practice next Tuesday, July 13 at Creekside Plantation starting at 1 p.m. For more information, contact coach Gary Householder at the high school 577-7040.

Bower Field events upcoming

There will be a Bower Bash Baseball Tournament July 23-25 with a July 20 entry deadline. All 8U teams play free, and the cost for 9U, 10U, 11U and 12U recreation and AA teams only is $50. Tryouts for the Tri-County Canes 12U team for the 2011 season can be made by appointment. The Bower Field fall league coaches meeting will be 7 p.m. July 8 at the Bower Field shed. For more information on any of the previous events, call 748-0122 or 573-3016. Leave a message and your call will be returned.

Coach P Camp coming

The Coach P Basketball Camp is coming to the G-P High School gymnasium July 19-22. The fourday camp is for all rising 1st through rising 8th graders, and it will run from 9 a.m. to noon daily. The cost is $80 with a multi-sibling discount available. Call Raul Placeres at 256-2222 or email placeresraul@yahoo.com for more information or to register.

Starz Futbol Club taking new players The successful Starz Futbol Club competitive soccer teams based in Sevierville is expanding. The program is for boys and girls ages 6-18. For more information, contact Tom Leonard at 755-8288.

Summer Tennis Camp

There will be a Summer Tennis Camp at the Don Watson Tennis Center in Gatlinburg July 26-30 for ages 9-14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. The camp will include stroke development, fitness conditioning and match playThe camp fee is $125 and includes a t-shirt. Instruction will be by G. Webb, PTR trained instructor. Call The Tennis Corner at 368-3433 or 436-3639 to register or pick up an application at The Tennis Corner, located next to G. Webb gallery. Enrollment is based upon availability.

SCHS softball camp upcoming

Due to new TSSAA regulations, the SCHS Smoky Bear Summer Softball Camp will be for 6-8th graders only. It is July 12-16 everyday from 8-10 am. Registration forms can be picked up in the SCHS front office.

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again, and Lopez was determined to help the Eagles win. And so he did. Lopez was 3-for-3 on field goals in the contest and hit the game-winner from 35 yards out with just :37 left on the clock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went from missing two field goals against Newberry my freshman year and we lost by six points, to hitting 3-for-3 and winning by three points,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And was from the mindset that I needed to get better and do something for team and do what I need to do to get better. And it showed in that game and for the rest of the season.â&#x20AC;? In fact, Lopezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts in the season earned him second-team all conference honors. He lead the South Atlantic Conference kickers in scoring at just over seven points a game, while also leading the league in field goal percentage (90.9 percent). And this off-season Lopez has continued to work to improve in hopes of one day getting a shot at the NFL. While some naysayers might see that goal as an insurmountable, Lopez has spent most of his life proving the naysayers wrong. When he moved to the United States at age 11 with his parents Jose and Arly Alayon, Lopez didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak English and had never played football. Picking up English fairly quickly, Lopez excelled in school, earning a 3.87 GPA while at Seymour High. On the Venezuelan national youth futsol (indoor soccer) team before coming to America, Lopez continued

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As a high school senior Carlos Lopez practices a 45-yard field goals for Seymour High School. Lopez garnered much attention at Seymour both as a football and soccer player, earning soccer offers to several colleges. his excellent soccer play at Seymour, becoming the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s single-season goal record holder. All the while he learning football and eventually kicking his way to stardom on the gridiron. Then Lopez ran into the buzzsaw that is the ACT test. Despite doing well in the science and math portions of the test, Lopez struggled on the English and reading portions, due largely to English being his second language. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The English and reading part got me,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was making like 11 (in those subjects). My GPA and stuff in school was good, and I was Beta president. My GPA was a 3.87. But that test was killing me.â&#x20AC;? But, not one to give up, Lopez buckled down and went to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took like 14 ACT class-

es, and I went from making like 15 to a 20.â&#x20AC;? That 20 surpassed the required 19 for a scholarship to Carson-Newman, where Lopez would give up soccer and concentrate on football, with his NFL dreams. At Carson-Newman, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already earned one bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree (in Spanish) and is working on another. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m working on psychology, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll finish that (next) May,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. If his plan to kick in the NFL doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out, he hopes to be a sports psychologist. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up on seeing Lopez on a football card someday. His kicking is still improving, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still working with Wilhoit and later this month heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll attend one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious kicking camps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the National Elite Camp in

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just makes the East that much better,â&#x20AC;? Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said in Orlando, Fla., where he was watching summer league games. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy was more succinct, lauding Bosh as â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the best forwards in basketball.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re instant contenders,â&#x20AC;? Van Gundy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any doubt. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re instant contenders to win an NBA championship.â&#x20AC;? Wadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer of change is now almost complete. He settled four civil lawsuits stemming from failed business deals, finally completed a long-awaited divorce and was awarded temporary custody of his two sons. And the question heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been hearing for years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; staying or going? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has an answer. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy. For Wade, the decision came down to Miami vs. Chicago, adopted hometown vs. actual hometown. The Bulls almost pulled it off, until Bosh said he was bullish on Miami. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The good part of this was controlling your own destiny,â&#x20AC;? Wade told the AP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really meant a lot to me, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure if you ask Chris or ask LeBron, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say the same. You have a say-so. You can control the destiny of where and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for you. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not many times in your life or your career if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have that. This is it.â&#x20AC;? Wade does not know what the terms of his contract will be (he could receive up to $126 million for six years but told AP he would take less if necessary to make other deals work).

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In this Nov. 12, 2009, file photo Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, left, jokes with Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade during an NBA basketball game in Miami. Bosh doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have terms of his deal done either. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all contingent on what James says Thursday night, and Wade insisted he knows nothing about what the two-time MVP will say or where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be saying it from. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak to him again until he makes his decision,â&#x20AC;? Wade said in the AP interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over, I will congratulate him.â&#x20AC;? The Heat still have only four players in the picture for this coming season: Wade, Bosh, Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers. Miami is in discussions with several free

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Whitewater, Wisconsin. Wilhoit said on Knoxville television just days ago that he believes Lopez has what it takes to get a shot in an NFL camp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe if he keeps on this pace, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a guy thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to compete to get into an NFL camp and possibly be on an NFL team,â&#x20AC;? Wilhoit, who was All-SEC in 2006 with the Vols, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see the talent in him, and he has the desire to do it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving me that technique that I need for (a chance at the NFL),â&#x20AC;? Lopez said of Wilhoit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With this technique I can kick a 60-yard field goal. Two weeks ago I hit two 63-yarders off the ground, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working with me to get me to (that) level.â&#x20AC;? Lopezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eagles begin play August 28 at home against Winona State. mpsports@themountainpress.com

every cent. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sit down, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see what the best thing is for us, for the long haul.â&#x20AC;? Miami came into free agency with around $44 million of cap space, not including $16 million or so earmarked for Wade, thanks to years of avoiding just about any deal where money would have been committed for the 2010-11 season. It was high-stakes poker, and Riley went all-in that he could get something done to make Wade happy. Citing league rules, the Heat couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t express their glee Wednesday, since the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signing moratorium was ongoing. Wadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest son, however, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bound by any restrictions. Zaire Wade, 8, got woken by his father Wednesday with the news: Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staying in Miami. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For real? Cool,â&#x20AC;? Zaire replied. Wade knew he made the right choice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt great this morning, waking up knowing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got another chapter behind me,â&#x20AC;? Wade told the AP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming into the summer, I knew that I had a court case here, court case there, custody, all these things. Just took one step at a time, and this is another step in the journey of where I wanted to go, forward, not backward.â&#x20AC;?

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Hampton Inn Gatlinburg Now hiring Part-time Night Audit. Must be reliable, customer focused, and self motivated. Hotel experience preferred but not required. Great starting pay and benefits. Must be available to work weekends. Please apply in person at 967 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Hiring for Housekeeping. Apply in person. Smoky Meadows Lodge 2809 Parkway, Pigeon Forge.

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Needed: Full-time or Part-time Front Desk Clerks *Year End Bonus *Paid Weekly *Good Starting Pay *Parking provided Apply in person to Greystone Lodge at the Aquarium 559 Parkway, Gatlinburg (Light #5) NOW HIRING for Experience Front Desk Clerk. Apply in person at Red Roof Inn, Pigeon Forge. Spirit of the Smokies Condo Lodge-Housekeeper needed. Apply in person, 2385 Parkway, Pigeon Forge 9am-1pm Mon-Fri WANTED: Drug Free and Dependable housekeeper/laundry person for motel and vacation rental business in Gatlinburg. Part-time year round position $8.50 per hour to start. Please call Trina at 865-436-7622 WANTED: Self motivated, drug free, team player for Front desk clerk position at a motel/vacation rental business in Gatlinburg. Part-time year round position, must have experience. Please call Christina at 865-436-7622

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Spacious & Quiet! 2 BR / 2 BA Apts. for Rent in Wears Valley From $650/mo. 12 Mo. Lease Pets Allowed (865) 329-7807 NEW FURNISHED 1BR Apt., pond/creek, 1 person. Wears Valley. $100/wk. Incl. elect & cable. No pets. 865-228-8414. Single size apt. $425 mth. incl. utilities. No pets. Near Dollywood. 307-0861.

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2 Bedroom House in Sevierville. $600/mo., no smoking, no pets. 453-5307, 594-4515. 2250 sq. ft. 3BR/2BA, large rec room, 2 gas fp, Central Heat & Air, country setting, near Sevierville. No pets, no smoking, $995/mo, $995 dep. 1 year lease. 865-453-5524

0670

Business Places/ Offices

OFFICE SPACE

$650 month 5000 sf Warehouse $1500 month

865-850-3874 GATLINBURG: OFFICE or SHOP, 1600 to 800 SF, water incl., sign space 621-3015. Shop for rent. Located in downtown Traders Mall 805 Parkway, gatlinburg. No food & No t-shirts. 436-5691

0675

Mobile Homes for Rent

Kodak 2+2 $450, 2+1 $425 + dep. Very nice. Absolutely no pets. 933-6544. 2BR 2BA w/ appl. Great condition. No pets. East of Kodak. $500 mth + $500 dep. 865-397-7140. 2BR/2BA water & sewer furn., washer/dryer. On Hwy. 66, near Swaggerty's. 933-5509 or 755-2402. 3BR/2BA rent to own. Seymour. $645/mo. No pets. 865-765-7929 Mobile Home and Camper Lots. 865-654-8702.

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

3BD/2BA Private Country Seting off Dixon Branch Rd $950 mth. 865-712-3026

Hwy 321 Pittman Center area. 1&2 BR cabin on creek. Fully furnished. Utilities included. $200 & up per week 850-2487 Flat Creek area. 3BR 2BA Level yard $1100 per mth. $500 dam dep. 865-573-6859 or 865-389-5229

New Homes for Rent 3BR/2BA starting at $700 - $850 & $1000 per month. NO PETS.

865-850-3874 **NICE, CLEAN**

3 BR / 2 BA WITH GARAGE IN KODAK AREA

$950.00/MO. + DEP. NO PETS.

865-712-5238

Kodak All Brick 3BR 1.5BA, carport, Central H/A. No pets. 1yr lease. $700 mth $700 dep. 680-8313 WEARS VALLEY 3+BR/3BA 5,040 SF Many extras $1,700 mo. 865-365-7784

0625

Condominiums for Rent Want to Live in Luxury?... Call Today!

3BR/3BA Executive Condos in Sevierville, 3100 sq. ft. swimming pool, pets welcome, loaded with all amenities.

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Gatlinburg Beautiful 2BR 2BA Furnished Condo with fireplace, overlooks stocked trout stream, and has heated pool. Walk to downtown Gatlinburg, includes water, cable, flat screen TV, granite countertops. Immediate occupancy. Minimum 1 yr lease. $975 mth. 865-771-9600.

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Rooms for Rent

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0856 Sport Utility Vehicles 2009 Jeep Patriot, extremely low mileage, 1,500, estate sale, 2 WD, A/C, automatic, CD player, gray, like new condition, manual windows and locks, $14,000. 865-765-1563.

0860

Vans for Sale

2002 Honda Odyssey Appox. 115K miles, burgundy, quad seats, power passenger doors, power windows/door locks, power driver seat, cd player, rear climate control, good condition. Must Sell $6,800. 776-4970 0868 Cars for Sale 1966 Ford Galaxy. 289 Auto. $2600. Call 865-607-6542. 1993 Mustang Sedan. 93K miles, automatic, 4 cylinder, ac, cruise control, cd player, delayed wipers, runs good. $3,000 or will trade for a truck. 384-6354. 99 Dk Green Honda Prelude. 5 speed, 4 cyl, approx. 180K miles, rebuilt motor, pwr win/lock, moonroof, new paint. $5200 obo. 865-322-2570.

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0710

Homes for Sale

Estate Sale, 3 yrs old, 3/2, 1,400 sq. ft. cent. H/A, appliances, W/D, wired storage shed, near LeConte hospital. $124,000. 865-765-1563. O/A. NEW CONSTRUCTION FARMS PLUS GARAGE 3BR, 2BATH, 2/Garage. Sevier City Limits. $149,900 NEW CONSTRUCTION: 3BR/2BATH, 2/Garage. 865-387-7717 MURPHY FARMS 865-381-1968. $159,900. NEW TOWNHOMES 2BR/2BATH, Boyds Creek area. $99,900. NEW CONSTRUCTION: 3BR/2BATH, 1600 Sq. ft. + unfin. basement. New Center area. $169,900. NEWER HOME IN MURPHY 3BR/2BATH, 1560 Sq. Ft. Sevierville City Limits. $164,900. Call Kim Sheets at KJ Real Estate 865-387-7717. Owner/Agent Moving Sale. Must Sell. 2800 SF Home in Pigeon Forge great subdivision. City water, paved road, 3 miles from Parkway, more information call Joe 865-428-6115 or Chris: 865-453-6389. Developer close out: Beautiful home site. Utilities, paved road. 2 miles Chapman Hwy. 1.41 ac. $36,000.00. Call Joe: 865-428-6115 or Chris: 8a65-453-6389.

0734

0955

In obedience to decrees of the Chancery Court at Sevierville, made in the cause of: OAKMONT RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSN., INC vs. Frances E. Cook; Stephanie Bracken Dawson; James D. Kemplin, Jr., et al; Dan King, et al;Martha Lewis; Martha Lewis; Charles E. Readling, et al; David C. Thresher, et al; Kathy Wiley; - TREE TOPS RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSN., INC. vs. Thomas W.Hayden, et al; Lowell E. Schuyler, et al; David G. Underwood, et al; Robert A. Worrell, et al; MOUNTAINLOFT RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSN. vs. Ronnie G. Barnes, et al. I will on AUGUST 18, 2010, at 10:00 A.M., in the Chancery Courtroom, 1st Floor, Sevier County Courthouse, sell to the highest and best biffer(s) the time shares listed below: OAKMONT RESORT CookUnit 426-BWeek 10 Dawson Unit 312-B Week 18 Kemplin Unit 615-B Week 52 King Unit 217-A Week 49

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0741

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Sale at public auction will be on at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Martha White Thornhill and Roy C. Thornhill, to Talon title Co/Joe G. Bagwell, Trustee, on July 9, 1999 at Book T783, Page 92 conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. 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 Six Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee to wit: Lot 2A Revised of Smokeybrook Estates as shown by plat recorded in Map Book 29, Page 392, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is made for a more specific description of said property. LESS & EXCEPT that property being a 0.5061 acre parcel being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron rod in the Eastern line of Covemont Road, said iron rod being at the Northwest corner to Lot 1 Smokybrook Estates (Map Book 29, Page 392); thence from said point of beginning and along the Northern line of Covemont Road, the following calls and distances: on a slight curve having a radius of 2005.99 feet and a tangent of 28.80 feet, 57.60 feet to a point; and North 24 degress 42 minutes 58 seconds East, 83.14 feet to an iron rod, corner to Lot 2B; thence along the line of Lot 2B, South 80 degrees 32 minutes 48 seconds East, 199.83 feet to an iron rod in the line of property now or formerly belonging to Frank Hatcher; thence along the line of Frank Hatcher, South 29 degrees 38 minutes 55 seconds East, 63.12 feet to an iron rod, corner to Lot 1; thence along the line of Lot 1, South 82 degrees 12 minutes 22 seconds West, 289.65 feet to an iron rod in the Eastern line of Covemont Road, the point of BEGINNING.

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 2833 Covemont Road, 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.

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.

CHANCERY SALE OF TIME SHARES

Furnished All Utilities, Cable and Tax included

Includes All Utilities.

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Carolyn P. McMahan Special Commissioner

07/08/2010

Lewis Unit 518-A Week 27

428 Park Rd.

This the 17th day of June, 2010.

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).

The regular session of the Board of Commissioners of Shady Grove Utility District of Jefferson and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, will be on MondayJuly 12, 2010 at 4:00 o!clock P.M. at the district office located at 830 Hwy. 139, Dandridge, Tennessee. Nancy Humbard, President

Pittman Center-150 ft river frontage. 7 miles from Greenbriar entrance to the Great Smoky Mtn National Park. Septic is installed. Electric readily available. $139,900. Call 865-436-6452.

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Said sale will be for CASH or on a credit of six (6) months nor more than two (2) years, taking from the purchaser a deposit of no less than 10% per annum from the date of sale, and retaining a lien on the property as further security. Said sale shall be in bar of the equity of redemption.

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Public Notice

Lewis Unit 218-A Week 25

349 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN

Legals

Lots & Acreage

Greystone Rentals Red Carpet Inn

Barnes Unit 130-A Week 18

For Sale, 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada. 150K miles, A/C, electric seat, fair condition. Asking $1,200 or best offer. Call for details. 865-660-7914. Turn your junk cars into cash. 865-908-6207

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deposit of no less than 10% per annum from the date of sale, and retaining a lien on the property as further security. Said sale shall be in bar of 0955 Legals the equity of redemption.

Readling Unit 618-A Week 48

Wiley Unit 713-B Week 7 TREE TOPSRESORT Hayden Unit 735-J Week 38 Schuyler Unit 933-K Week 30 Underwood Unit 932-T Worrell Unit 901-K Week 16 MOUNTAIN LOFTRESORT Barnes Unit 130-A Week 18 Said sale will be for CASH or on a credit of six (6) months nor more than two (2) years,

0955

Legals

Under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned Trustee, and in execution of that certain Deed of Trust made by Christopher Trevor Dalton and wife, Susan A. Dalton, married, dated April 4, 2008, and of record in Trust Book 3056, pages 255-259, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, default having been made in the payment of indebtedness of Christopher Trevor Dalton thereby secured, the undersigned Trustee, at the request of the holder of said Note, will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash subject to the conditions herein stated, at public auction, subject to prior liens, judgments, and all unpaid taxes, as same may lawfully affect said property subsequent to foreclosure, at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, on the 16th day of July, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., the following described parcel of land and improvements situated thereon: All that certain property situated in the 4th Civil District, the County of Sevier, and State of Tennessee, being described as follows: Being Lot 10B of Chester Mountain subdivision (a portion of Lots 9 and 10) as originally shown on plat of record in Map Book 25, Page 199). Beginning at an iron pin in the northern edge of the right of way of Chester Mountain Road, a common corner to Lot 10A; thence leaving the edge of said right of way and with the line of Lot 10A; N. 01 deg. 18 min. 30 sec. West 366.30 feet to an iron pin and N. 84 deg. 06 min. 46 sec. West 119.41 feet to a point in the center of Toby Hollow Drive; thence with the center of said drive South 69 deg. 33 min. 36 sec. East 122.39 feet to a point, a common corner to Lot 11B; thence leaving the line of Lot 10A and with the line of Lot 11B, continuing with the center of the right of way of said drive South 69 deg. 33 min. 36 sec. East 27.92 feet to a point and with the arc of a circle in a southwesterly direction (R=22.28 feet) 49.52 feet to a point, a common corner to Lot 11C; thence leaving the line of Lot 11B and with the line of Lot 11C, continuing with the center of the right of way of said drive South 57 deg. 45 min. West 105.81 feet to a point, with the arc of a circle in a southerly direction (R=71 feet) 95.99 feet to a point, with the arc of a circle in a southeasterly direction (R=71 feet) 3.47 feet to a point South 22 deg. 31 min. 00 sec. East 110.97 feet to a point, with the arc of a circle in an easterly direction (R=51.69 ft.) 74.34 feet to a point and North 75 deg. 06 min. East 13.5 feet to a point where the centerline of Toby Hollow Drive intersects the Northern edge of the right to way of Chester Mountain Road; thence leaving the centerline of Toby Hollow Drive and the line of Lot 11C and with the northern edge of the right of way of Chester Mountain Road, with the arc of a circle in a southwesterly direction (R=141.16 feet) 34.09 feet to a point South 32 deg. 36 min. 44 sec. West 57.04 feet to a point with the arc of a circle in a Southerly direction (R=154.98 feet) 57.75 feet to a point, with the arc of a circle in a southerly direction (R=922.44 feet) 112.89 feet to a point, with the arc of a circle in a southwesterly direction (R=15.88 ft.) 7.78 feet to a point, with the arc of a circle in a northwesterly direction (R=15.88 feet) 35.29 feet to a point North 06 deg. 19 min. 42 sec. West 95.85 feet to a point and with the arc of a circle in a northwesterly direction (R=144.54 feet) 177.87 feet to the iron pin at the Beginning, containing 2.07 acres, more or less, according to survey of Charles H. Freeman, RLS dated February 7, 1990. Subject to the rights of others in and to the use of that portion of the above described property lying and within the bounds of Toby Hollow Drive. Subject to and together with all joint use easements, rights of way, reservations, notations and all other matters shown on map of record in Map Book 25, Page 199, Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. BEIGN THE PROPERTY CONVEYED IN Warranty Deed from Wayne C. Dykes and Wife, Patricia D. Dykes to Christopher Trevor Dalton, and wife, Susan A. Dalton, dated 02/12/1990, recorded 02/14/1990, in Deed Book 432, Page 323, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. See also Quit Claim Deed from Susan A. Dalton to Christopher Trevor Dalton dated December 12, 2006, recorded August 29, 2008, in Deed Book 3176, page 355, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. This conveyance is subject to all easements and restrictions pertaining hereto of record and/or apparent on the premises. This Description is prepared from information furnished to the preparer; and no representation as to the accuracy thereof is made, intended or to be implied. Said property, real with house, bears a common street address of: 2544 Chester Mountain Road, Sevierville, Tennessee 37876. Tax Map Reference: 074-069.14. The street 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. The right is reserved to adjourn the time or day of sale to another time or day certain, without further publication and in accordance with the law, upon announcement of such adjournment on the date and time of sale set forth above. The acting Trustee is authorized to appoint an agent or auctioneer to make any sale. The improvements on subject property will be sold in â&#x20AC;&#x153;as-isâ&#x20AC;? condition without warranties of any condition or kind. The sale is, subject to the rights of creditor(s) herein set forth, made in bar of all homestead, dower, and courtesy, right and equity of redemption, other exemptions and the statutory right of redemption, all of which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust. This sale is subject to the claim(s) of the Creditor(s) herein set forth, and to the restrictions, conditions, easements, encumbrances and any other rights superior to said Deed of Trust which affect the above described property, in the office of the Sevier County Register of Deeds, including all unpaid state, county and city taxes or other assessments. Other parties in interest and creditors include the heirs and beneficiaries of Christopher Trevor Dalton, 2854 Maple Branch Road, Sevierville, Tennessee 37876; Citifinancial Auto c/o Stone, Higgs and Drexler, 200 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 1000, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; and, Superior Financial Services, Inc., P.O. Box 2470, Greeneville, Tennessee 37744. It will be the responsibility of the successful bidder to obtain possession of the property at his expense. This sale is further subject to any valid filed or unfiled mechanicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and materialmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liens. There are no representations made by the Trustee as to the validity or enforceability of any memoranda of mechanicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liens or of any suits to enforce same. In the event purchaser defaults, Trustee and beneficiary reserve the right to award sale to the next highest bidder at their sole option.

The Mountain Press ď ľ Thursday, July 8, 2010

Classifieds ď ľ A12 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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does not recommend or endorse any product, service or company. For more information and assistance regarding the investigation of FINANCING, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND WORK AT HOME OPPORTUNITIES, this newspaper urges its readers to contact the Better Business Bureau, 2633 Kingston Pike, Suite 2, Knoxville, TN 37919, Phone (865)692-1600.

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Comics ◆ A13

Thursday, July 8, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Family Circus

Close to Home

Advice

Husband’s dinner etiquette in social settings embarrasses wife

Zits

Blondie

Baby Blues

Beetle Bailey

Dear Annie: My husband has a high-level executive position that entails attending many public situations that involve eating. Annie, he uses his fingers to push food onto his fork, and then he licks his fingers. He has done this at office banquets and dinners in fine-dining restaurants. I have actually seen him pick up the food with his fingers and then put it on his fork. It makes me think, why even use the fork? It’s how he was brought up, because his mother does the same thing. I was always taught to use my knife or a piece of bread to push the food when needed. It embarrasses me when he does this, and I imagine he is embarrassing himself, as well. Is there any way to approach him about this? -- Sticky Situation Dear Sticky: Be honest. Use this as an opportunity to educate your husband on the social graces he ought to have in the rarified circles in which he finds himself. Tell him you love him and understand that he was never taught these things, but pushing his food with his fingers is considered poor manners and you don’t want others to think ill of him. Explain that it takes time to shed old habits, and offer to work with him at home, gently reminding and correcting him as needed. We hope he is amenable. Dear Annie: My parents eloped 35 years ago, and my grandmother never forgave them. She disowned my mother and has never been part of our lives. Four years ago, my oldest brother also

cut off contact with the family. After losing two of the most important people in her life, my mother, who is bipolar, feels as if everyone is going to betray her at some point. My two other brothers and I walk on pins and needles, worried that we will accidentally do something to hurt her. Mom has gone to counseling and is on medication. Recently, my 5-yearold son was accepted to two excellent schools. Unfortunately, it puts us in a very tough situation. Mom works at one of the schools. She loves the place, but we don’t feel it is as good a fit for our son as the other. But we are afraid of hurting Mom by choosing the other school. Even talking about it will make her feel she is a terrible person for putting us in this situation. My question is, is it worth the trouble to send our son to the school of our choice, or should we just send him to Mom’s school? She was so excited when he was accepted there that she cried tears of joy. It has given her something to look forward to, and I don’t want her to be hurt again. -Lost in Louisville, Ky. Dear Lost: You shouldn’t have to sacrifice your child’s education because you don’t want to hurt Mom. On the other hand, the difference between the

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schools may be minor. Talk to Mom. Tell her you value her input, and ask her to help you compare the two schools with your son’s personality and talents in mind. Ideally, she will reach the same conclusion as you. But if not, do what is best for your child, and try to make it up to Mom in other ways. Dear Annie: I completely agree with “No Photo Op” to have a closed casket, but for a different reason. While I, too, think taking open-casket photos is a bit ghastly, I also am creeped out when people say, “Doesn’t she look beautiful?” Despite the solace it might give the grieving family members to hear these words, the answer is, “No, she doesn’t look great. She looks dead.” This is one reason I want my casket closed. After all, what made me who I am is already gone from that dead body. -No Open Casket Dear No: This is such a personal decision that everyone should be certain his or her loved ones are aware of their preferences. Feel free to use this column to start the discussion. 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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The Mountain Press ◆ Thursday, July 8, 2010

Kagan’s fundraising ability could raise ethics questions By SHARON THEIMER Associated Press Writer

Associated Press

Revelers are stepped over by Penajara ranch fighting bulls during the San Fermin fiesta on Wednesday in Pamplona, Spain.

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Running of the bulls begins, 2 hurt By ALAN CLENDENNING Associated Press Writer PAMPLONA, Spain — Thousands of daredevils dashed through Pamplona’s historic old quarter Wednesday for a goring-free first bull run at the San Fermin fiesta, a raucous event that ushers in Spain’s summer party season. An 18-year-old runner from Melbourne, Australia, suffered three fractured vertebrae and was in serious condition at a hospital, and a 20-year old Spanish man received an eye injury but was in less serious condition, Navarra state government said on its web site. The thrillseekers raced to keep ahead of six fighting bulls and six bell-tinkling steers tasked with trying to keep the beasts together along the 930-yard course from a holding pen to the bull ring in this northern city. Several runners were knocked to the ground and some were trampled on by the animals weighing more than 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), but there were no gorings. The Navarra government statement did not say how the young Australian man was hurt while he ran. He and the injured Spaniard were identified only by their initials. The 8 a.m. daily run is the highlight of the nine-day street drinking festival, and comes after a full day and night of hard partying. Dozens of runners, dressed in the festival’s traditional white shirts and pants with red sashes, sang a chant to a statue of San Fermin at the start of the route seconds before a firecracker rocket blast signaled the release of the bulls from the pen. Waiting on a corner was retired American pilot Peter Rostow, who then dashed about 35 yards (meters) alongside the bulls on a cobblestoned street before taking cover in a doorway, his heart pumping with adrenaline. He drank only water the day before to prepare. “I know bulls, but they came about a

hundred times faster than I thought they would,” said Rostow, 58, of Austin, Texas. “I wasn’t prepared for that, and the intensity of the senses was overwhelming, the smell of the bulls, the sound of them running, and the fear.” The run, broadcast live on national television, lasted 2 minutes and 23 seconds, a relatively fast sprint that saw the bulls staying together and paying little attention to the runners. Spaniard Alfonso Gamboa didn’t run but said the race was considered a good one because the bulls stayed in a tight pack. “They went quickly and together, and because of that the people could run well,” said Gamboa, 50, a Pamplona businessman. “It was pretty, and there weren’t a lot of drunks.” Rostow’s wife, Katie, watched nervously from a second-floor balcony as her husband started his run. She lost sight of him in the crowd as the runners and bulls approached, but kept her camera shutter pressed down to capture images. Relief came moments later when she spotted him standing safe in a doorway. “Now I see that he’s alive, we can finally party,” Katie Rostow said. Jack Harrington was bracing himself Wednesday to run the next morning after watching the first race. “It wasn’t as dangerous as I thought,” said the fit 62-year-old dentist from Lake Tahoe, Calif. “It looks exciting, like on of those things on the check list you do in life, so I might want to check it off.” The bulls that ran Wednesday morning were killed in the evening in the bull ring, and their meat will be served up in Pamplona’s restaurants. After the run, people packed the bull ring to chase and taunt young calves, while others resumed partying around the town, swilling beer, sangria and wine on the streets and in jammed bars. The festival features eight bull runs in total.

Stamp prices going up again: Postal Service seeks 2-cent hike WASHINGTON (AP) — Buy those Forever stamps now. The cost of mailing a letter is going up again. Fighting to survive a deepening financial crisis, the Postal Service said this week it wants to increase the price of first-class stamps by 2 cents — to 46 cents — starting in January. Other postage costs would rise as well. The agency’s persisting problem: ever-declining mail volume as people and businesses shift to the Internet and the declining economy reduces advertising mail. “The Postal Service faces a serious risk of financial insolvency,” postal vice president Stephen M. Kearney said, an indication that without significant changes a time could come when the agency would be unable to pay its bills. The post office lost $3.8 billion last year, despite cutting 40,000 full-time positions and making other reductions, and Kearney said it is facing a $7 billion loss for this year and the same for fiscal 2011, which begins in October. The rate increase would bring in $2.5 billion, meaning there still would be a large loss for next year. The post office, though part of the government, does not receive a tax subsidy for its operations. While the cost of a firstclass stamp would go up,

people who bought Forever stamps at the current 44 cents or at lower prices would still be able to use them without paying the difference. Officials also said they plan a new design for Forever stamps, which currently have am image of the Liberty Bell. New Forever stamps will have images of evergreen trees. All Forever stamps would remain valid. Under the proposed increases, in addition to the 46-cent rate for the first ounce, the cost for each additional ounce would go up a penny to 18 cents. The cost to mail a postcard would go up 2 cents to 30 cents. The price to send periodicals would go up about 8 percent, and other rates for advertising mail, parcels and services would rise by varying amounts. The current 44-cent firstclass rate took effect May 11, 2009. The rate increases proposed Tuesday now go to the independent Postal Regulatory Commission, which has 90 days to respond. If approved the new prices would take effect Jan. 2, Kearney said. Besides the first-class increase, postage costs would rise an average of 5 percent. After going more than three years without an increase, the post office has raised stamp prices annually since 2006.

The latest increase is part of a series of deficit-fighting plans, announced in March, that include reducing mail deliveries to five days a week, closing offices and making other cuts in expenses. Congress would have to agree to eliminating deliveries on Saturdays. The weak economy has sharply reduced mail volume as companies cut their advertising. At the same time there has been a significant drop in lucrative first-class mail, with more and more people turning to the Internet to communicate with each other as well as to receive and pay bills. The proposal drew a quick complaint from the mailing industry. “This proposed rate increase amounts to another tax imposed on Americans at a time when the economy can least afford it,” said Tony Conway, executive director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, a group representing charities and other organizations. “Consumers everywhere will pay more for the letters and packages they need to send; businesses — large and small — will suffer, and even more jobs will be lost,” complained Conway, who was designated spokesman for the Affordable Mail Alliance, a coalition of businesses, charities and other mailers formed to oppose the increase.

WASHINGTON — One talent Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan displayed in her career climb could create unique ethics questions for her as a justice: the ability to persuade Harvard Law School alumni and other wealthy donors to give hundreds of millions of dollars, more than meeting a daunting fundraising goal that came with her job as dean. The $476 million total Kagan reached for the “Setting the Standard” campaign was a record not just for her university but for all law schools. Harvard Law sought $400 million to add professors, buildings, programs and financial aid, and whether Kagan could pull it off would help determine her success or failure as dean. She exceeded the goal, raising roughly $306 million from 2003-08, after her predecessor had pulled in $170 million. Kagan’s prolific fundraising sets her apart from the current Supreme Court justices. To raise that kind

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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill. There was hardly a mention of it in her confirmation hearings last week, but Kagan raised hundreds of millions of dollars for Harvard Law School from wealthy donors while she was its dean. of money, Kagan drew on interpersonal skills honed working in the highly competitive environments of the Clinton White House and law school faculties. She did it by reaching out to lawyers, corporate executives and others from the law school and broader legal and business communities. “She raised the money basically purely on her personality,” said Harvard Law graduate David Mandelbaum, a trustee of

real estate giant Vornado Realty Trust and part owner of the Minnesota Vikings football team. He declined to reveal how much he gave. “She has a very pleasant way about her, and basically indicated to us that we benefited from the Harvard Law School education and those of us who could should be able to pay back and give a future generation the kind of education we had.”

Subway bomb plot linked to British cell WASHINGTON (AP) — A failed plot to set off bombs in the New York subway system last year was part of a larger al-Qaida terrorist conspiracy that planned a similar attack in England, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday. In an indictment unsealed Wednesday, prosecutors added several al-Qaida figures to the case, including Adnan Shukrijumah, an FBI most-wanted terrorist. Shukrijumah, one of the

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