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PF loses pioneer civic leader English McCarter dies at age 86

5A Hall of Fame career Former SCHS hurler Brannon earns nod to high school’s HOF

By STAN VOIT Editor If ever a man represented all that is good and noble about Pigeon Forge, it’s English McCarter.

He was a Battle of the Bulge

veteran. He was instrumental in the city incorporating in 1961. He was assistant fire chief and police chief.

He served on the City Commission for 36 years — lonMcCarter ger than anybody.

McCarter, who died Saturday at 86, was a beloved figure and community leader.

“You could always rely on English to shoot straight with you,” County Mayor Larry Waters Services scheduled said. “Whatever he told you was Funeral services will be Tuesday in the West Chapel of Atchley the absolute truth.”

Officials in the second genera- Funeral Home. For the complete tion of city leaders, represented obituary, see Page A4. in part by Mayor Keith Whaley and Vice Mayor Kevin McClure, “From the time I was a kid and remember McCarter for his guid- beyond, English certainly meant ance when they took office and a lot to us,” Whaley said. “It’s his companionship as they were hard to measure what he meant growing up in the city.

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Sports, Page A8

Working in their shoes 5Police Academy — jr. version Sevierville PD holds informative camp for kids

Mountain Press reporters fan out to experience a ‘day in the life of ...’

For a day, Jeff Farrell becomes ‘the candy man’

By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer

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Weather Today Mostly cloudy High: 88°

Tonight Partly cloudy Low: 69° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries English McCarter, 86 Martha Ward, 84

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Index Local & State . . . . . A1-6 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . A8-A11 Nation . . . . . . . . . A5,A12 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A12 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A5 Classifieds . . . . . . . B7-B9

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Jeff Farrell, right, works the taffy machine with Merion King.

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GATLINBURG — One of my earliest memories of coming to Gatlinburg when I was a kid was pressing my nose against the windows of Ole Smoky Candy Kitchen and watching them make sweets.

It seemed a mystical process to me.

And it’s not so bad being on the other side.

Showing up in the middle of the day, I learned was there’s no single thing going on. It’s all multitasking, and it’s still done in front of an audience in their shop at The Village, beside the Pancake Pantry.

There was hardly a moment where someone wasn’t looking in to see what we were doing.

Merion King, who was explaining the whole process to me, said he hardly notices them anymore.

There’s certainly plenty to keep in mind. There could be some taffy heating in a kettle, while some is cooling on a table, with still more in the taffy puller and another batch in the wrapping machine.

King’s a retired teacher, and it showed as he

n Derek Hodges is “Mr. Cool” operating Zambonie at Ober Gatlinburg. Page A2. n Ship shape! Bob Mayes witnesses calm Titanic crew handle ‘emergency’ with aplomb. Page A3.

patiently guided me through the process.

The starting point for the taffy logs is a kettle.

I’m not a big guy, and these kettles are about as wide as my chest and a couple of feet deep.

Water, sugar, evaporated milk, vegetable oil and other ingredients are mixed together and taken over to a mixer. Think of a cross between what you might have in your kitchen and a giant Bunsen burner.

It comes off at about 250 degrees. Luckily, they have a lift to help move the bowls around. No one was burned during the whole process.

The whole bowl is poured onto a table to cool, where it starts to take on that gooey consistency.

See CANDY MAN, Page A4

Ellen Brown enjoys being ‘regular joe’ at coffee shop

By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer GATLINBURG — What would I be doing if I weren’t working as a reporter?

I’ve always been curious about owning a coffee shop. I love the smell of coffee, the taste of hazelnut and the warm, inviting atmosphere of a good coffee house.

“I’ve always thought running a coffee shop would be so cool,” I say to Jeanette Peterson, owner of Gatlinburg’s Coffee & Company, when I call to tell her about the assignment.

“It is,” she said, “but it’s also a lot of work.”

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Ellen Brown cleans an espresso machine while working at Gatlinburg’s Coffee and Company at The Cottage.

Helping Hearts hosts PTSD clinic

By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — After it was denied the Fort Sanders Medical Building in Sevierville, Tennessee’s Helping Hearts is staging its own Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic.

Tennessee’s Helping Hearts, which was formed to aid military

More information Tennessee Helping Hearts at 3667224 or Reggie Lyons at 453-5263.

men and women and their families, will hold its first clinic at American Legion Post 104 at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

“It’s a much-needed program,”

said Teresa Miller, Tennessee’s Helping Hearts president. “We asked to use the American Legion’s facility until we can find one of our own.”

The clinic will be held at 10 a.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, Miller said. It is open to any military men or women, as well as fire or police personnel, who are suffering from PTSD.

According to Wikipedia, PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. Diagnostic symptoms include re-experiencing the original trauma through flashbacks or nightmares, avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and See HELPING HEARTS, Page A3

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Derek Hodges is Mr. Cool operating Zamboni Ober Gatlinburg job ‘mesmerizing’

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer GATLINBURG — There’s something about a Zamboni running over a pitted rink, leaving behind it a sheet of shimmering new ice, that’s mesmerizing.

Just hang around the ice arena at Ober Gatlinburg and watch how people react when that huge machine is doing its thing, its driver perched high above and just behind the back wheels. Suddenly you’re surrounded by mystified zombies.

The Zamboni seems to have a magic power a regular car doesn’t.

“It’s not as easy as it looks,” Bryan Partridge told me when I showed up to spend a few hours with the Zamboni man.

“There’s a lot I’m paying attention to when I’m out there, but mostly I’m watching that front corner.”

Partridge is the Ice Arena supervisor, driving the machine several times a day. While he enjoys the job, there’s a lot more to it than the 10 minutes the public sees.

Partridge comes in about 8 a.m. and starts working — according to the clock, at least — a half-hour later.

His first task is to check the gauges that keep the refrigerant flowing through the miles of pipes below the ice sheet. Those run above layers of 150 tons of sand and of gravel on top of which the ice sheet is built, layer by layer.

“You can’t just lay it on your subsoil and freeze it because then it will buckle the ice,” Partridge explains.

“Once you’ve got it set up, you add water in layers until you’ve got a good base. If you just pour it all on at once you just get a solid sheet that’s easy to chip, rather than crystals. About an inch and a half below the surface we put the white paint down. It’s like a chalk and it goes right on the ice. About a half inch above that we put these blue snowflakes.”

When he’s sure everything is running, Partridge gets ice temperature readings from 12 different spots.

“We try to keep it around 22 degrees because that’s a good area for beginning skaters,” fellow arena staffer Ron Bailey explains.

“It makes a good, safe sheet of ice. I like to have a good sheet of ice. It’s a matter of pride for us.”

Then, Partridge is ready to work on the ice. He checks the sheet to see if there are uneven patches or areas where things are not as they should be.

“One thing that kills you in this business is humidity. It’s a constant battle,” Partridge says.

To the untrained observer, that might not sound like a problem, being as it’s just adding water to the frozen water. However, the drips have a tendency to form little frozen stalagtites.

“Some days you’ll come in here and it’ll just look like there are tiny mushrooms all over the ice,” Partridge says.

The most common problem, though, is from buildup created by moisture coming off the metal railings around the ice. For that, Partridge uses what amounts to a lawnmower fitted with ice shaving blades.

On to the Zamboni.

After emptying ice or water out from the last run and filling up the machine’s water tank, Partridge adds water to the 40-cell battery.

When the Zamboni is running, a blade sharpened to precise specifications glides along its surface, picking up just a slight layer of ice and sending it through augers that collect it in a large bin at the front of the machine. Behind that, a pipe with holes in it sprinkles water on the ice to create a new layer, while a cloth runs along at the back to smooth it all out.

While Bailey and Partridge both say they’re not scared about driving the hulking machine, I was terrified. But I finally really cut the thing lose, letting the wind whip through my stubbly hair as I blazed along somewhere around 3 or 4 mph.

“You can give it some gas,” Partridge kept assuring me.

After he’s got the ice clean, Partridge dumps the shavings and gets the machine ready to run again. In the two hours between his

work, he finds other ways to help out and fill his time.

By the time the guests clear out of the arena in the evening, Partridge is ready to go home. But his work isn’t done. He runs the Zamboni one last time.

“There’s a lot to it and the hours can be rough, but I enjoy what I do,” Partridge says. “I love that little 10 minutes of glory I get every two hours. I get to go out and put on a little show.”

As a bonus, here is a list of interesting facts about the resurfacing business and maintaining an ice rink: n There are no generators to keep the ice equipment running if the power goes out.

There’s about a twoto three-hour window from the time the refrigerant stops flowing and the ice starts melting. n Pressure makes ice melt, which is why it’s slippery for cars and skaters. n Ice skates blades aren’t sharpened to a point like the edge of a knife, but have two edges on either side of a rounded divet. n Counterintuitively, it’s harder to keep the ice rink frozen in the winter than the summer. That’s because the heaters are running inside Ober’s mall when it’s cold outside. n The ice the Zamboni shaves comes up like snow. It’s dumped behind the arena in a pile that sometimes grows into a considerable snow bank. n While the term Zamboni is used to describe any ice resurfacing machine by most people, it’s actually a brand name. n Ober has two Zamboni machines. The one that’s currently used was manufactured in the late 1990s and was purchased used when the entire ice arena was redone in 2008. The older one, that is still called into service when the new one is in the shop, was built in the early 1970s. n dhodges@themountainpress.com

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Crew member Bob Mayes witnesses calm Titanic staff handle ‘emergency’ with aplomb

By BOB MAYES Managing Editor PIGEON FORGE — Emergency warnings started sounding on the Titanic. Uniformed personnel remained calm, having been trained for this type of thing. They quickly and efficiently started directing those on board toward the exits.

But this didn’t happen in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, after the world’s largest luxury liner struck an iceberg. This happened last Wednesday at the museum/attraction on the Parkway apparently after someone falsely pulled an alarm in the souvenir shop.

The scare lasted barely two minutes, not even long enough for most of the visitors to get through the doors into the scorching-hot parking lot.

General Manager Lorene Boatner said it was the first time anything like this had happened since the attraction opened in early April.

After reporting for duty an hour before the doors swung open and “working” in several areas, it came as no surprise that the Titanic crew handled the false alarm with such aplomb. There is a sense of camaraderie among the co-workers.

Mary Joslyn, who owns the Titantic with husband John, arrives at 7:30 each morning for a walk-through. “I’m just a nut that everything has to be working perfectly,” she said. “If it’s not, it has to be fixed within 24 hours.”

Crewmates exchanged friendly banter as they got into costume before their daily 8:30 meeting. Matt Thompson, the manager on duty, brought the staff up to date.

First stop: Greeter/first-class maid When the meeting dispersed, the staff headed for their duty posts. Among them was First Class Maid Jodi Justus.

Once the Titanic opened, she — with me in tow — moved inside, where she would give welcoming talks to groups. That also helped with foot traffic control.

“I know all the other first-class maids were talking about me outside, weren’t they?” she would ask. “They’re all quite jealous of me. I’m the only first-class maid who doesn’t have to clean. And do you know why I don’t have to clean? You approach an officer (then she would curtsy), bat your eyes and show a little ankle. You would be surprised how much showing a little bit of ankle would get you in 1912.”

The first class maid would tell some of the amazing facts about the size of the Titanic and play to the children.

Second stop: Coal shoveling/Father Browne photo gallery First-class officer Ron Klynstra, a middle-aged Michigan

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“Crew member” Bob Mayes gives 8-year-old Mason Caldwell of Georgetown, Ohio, a tip on how to steer the wheel on the bridge of the Titanic, as his family, Officer John Bell look on. transplant, was overseeing an area where he keeps people moving.

The first room features an area where mostly children can become fire stokers, shoveling 15 pounds of makebelieve coal into a make-believe furnace. Having recently picked up the tidbit, I tell visitors that many fire stokers were among the survivors because of where the ship came apart and, because they were big and burly, could protect their places on the lifeboats.

In the second room was the photo collection of Father Francis Browne, who was studying to be a Jesuit priest.

Klynstra informs the visitors that Browne was on his way to Ireland and was an amateur photographer. He got off in Queenstown and lived until 1960. His negatives were discovered 25 years later and are the only known pictures surviving taken on the Titanic.

Third stop: Grand Staircase: First-class maid Lindsay Bruton, a 2009 Sevier County High graduate, presided, standing on the second-frombottom step.

The Grand Staircase, she said, was actually 5 floors tall.

“See the staircase,” Bruton said, pointing to its ornate covering. “Guess what it is made of. They wanted to make the ship as luxurious as possible and they were originally were going to make the steps out of marble. But then a new surface came out. It was more expensive than marble and then ivory that comes from the tusks of the elephants.

Only the very rich and famous could afford it. Do you know what it was? Linoleum!”

Fourth-stop: Breaks At around 11:30 a.m., First Officer Trent Walizer, a West Virginian who is taking some time off before entering medical

school, begins making rounds to relieve crew members.

Walizer’s first relief slot is the interactive room. Here, Walizer tells guests about the various things they can do.

He enjoys going to the area where there are four portions of deck at standing at various angles. The portions represent how the deck was from a couple of minutes after the Titanic struck the iceberg until moments before it sank.

Fifth stop: The Bridge: First-officer John Bell presides over the Titanic’s nerve center. It was here the iceberg was first spotted and here that the crew desperately tried to save the ship. Children were much more interested in taking a turn at the heavy wheel used to steer the ship.

Last stop: The Emergency The four-plus hours spent on — or at — the Titanic weren’t so much of a job as it was a learning experience.

Crew mates must be thoroughly schooled and knowledgeable about the history of the ship. And they are.

As GM Boatner escorted me from his last assignment, sirens started sounding. Boatner didn’t miss a step, informing visitors there was an emergency and they needed to leave through the nearest exits.

“It’s a shame,” she said later, “but I’m glad there wasn’t a real emergency.” n bmayes@themountainpress.com

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increased arousal, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, anger and hypervigilance.

“I turned 19 in Vietnam, and I came home thinking I was going to live a normal life,” said Reggie Lyons, who served in the U.S. Marines.

“I thought I was doing the right things — going to work, taking care of my family.”

But things were never “normal” again for Lyons.

Because of his difficulty in adapting back to a civilian life, many of his relationships deteriorated. Marriages failed, and his children even became estranged (they have since rebuilt their relationship).

“When your self esteem is low, it’s hard to reach out for help,” he said. “It’s also a very common denominator that once someone is released from the military, they’re hesitant to join another government organization.”

It was Lyons’ uncles, who were also in the military, who urged him to seek aid from Veterans Affairs.

“It’s about sharing information so veterans don’t get the wrong information — getting information from someone who’s been through the same things,” Lyons said.

Spc. Darrell Pearson of the U.S. Army and marketing director for Helping Hearts, had been married for 22 years when his wife told him he had changed since he came home from war.

“People were telling me I was crazy,” Pearson said. “I was walking across Chapman Highway when someone came and pulled me away.”

When he was injured during his second tour of duty, he finally received the help he needed.

“It’s about recognizing the triggers and controlling them,” he said.

Like Lyons, he has his “good days and bad days.”

He has remarried to a

woman who is committed to working though his PTSD with him.

“Through God’s will, I’m still here.”

Lyons said if anyone has any questions about PTSD, they should attend the clinic.

“They don’t have to say anything — they can just come and listen,” added Don Miller, Tennessee’s

Helping Hearts secretary and treasurer. “This is a private clinic, so nobody has to worry about information getting back to the military.”

For more information, call Tennessee Helping Hearts at 366-7224 or Reggie Lyons at 4535263. n ebrown@themountainpress.com

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OBITUARIES

STATE BRIEFS Knox man said running call girl ring

In Memoriam

A medical examination determined Morgan died of asphyxiation and dehydration in January 2008 after being pistol whipped and tied to a chair.

Police say Morgan was being held for ransom after drug dealers accused a young man who lived with him of stealing from them.

Darrell Nance pleaded guilty to felony first-degree murder in the case in March 2010. He was sentenced to life in prison.

KNOXVILLE (AP) — A Knoxville man is accused of running a call girl service in Knox and surrounding counties that employed 400 prostitutes.

It was reported that 36-year-old Selvin Salvador Perdomo was arrested this week after a year of surveillance by an FBI task force.

The FBI claims Perdomo almost exclusively employed female illegal immigrants. He is charged under the Mann Act, which makes it a crime to transport people across state lines or U.S. borders for prostitution.

Perdomo waived a Friday detention hearing and remained jailed in Blount County.

English McCarter English McCarter, age 86 of Pigeon Forge passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010.

He was a member of Pigeon Forge First Baptist Church. Mr. McCarter was a World War II veteran serving his country in Luxemburg, France, Belgium, and near Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge campaign, a member of Pigeon Forge Lions Club, Gatlinburg Elk Club, and the GatlinburgPigeon Forge Airport Authority.

He was the Assistant Fire Chief and the Police Chief of Pigeon Forge before it was incorporated. Mr. McCarter was a Pigeon Forge City Commissioner for 36 years. During his tenure, he was Vice Mayor and also served as the Mayor. He loved to fish with his family, friends, and also in bass tournaments. He was a member of the Sevier County Bass Anglers Club.

Mr. McCarter was an electrician and owned McCarter Electric Company.

He was preceded in death by his parents William Harrison & Pearlie Stinnett McCarter, brother William (Bill), and sisters, (infant) Betty McCarter, Gertrude (Lloyd) Bradley, Elizabeth (C.L.) Sutton, Nina Myers and step-mother Beulah Trentham McCarter.

Survivors: His wife of 62 years: Evelyn Jean Myers McCarter; Daughters and sons-in-law: Patricia M. and Steve Fugate of Maryville and Nancy M. and Dennis Murray of Sevierville; Sons and daughters-in-law: Joseph M. and Lisa H. McCarter and James E. and Devone McCarter of Sevierville; Grandchildren: Stephanie F. and Kirby Teague of Chesapeake, VA; Mark H. and Lauren Fugate of Maryville; Caroline M. and Randy French of Mt. Juliet; Brooke M. and Nathan Dunn of Sevierville; Bryan and Anna McCarter of Morristown; Jason and Allison McCarter of Knoxville; and Ashley McCarter of Sevierville; Great-grandchildren: Emily and Addison French, Calvin and Anna Teague and Haleigh Dunn. Brother: Pershing McCarter; Sister: Mary McCarter; Brother-inlaw: Pete Myers In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 15010, Knoxville, TN 37901 Funeral service 7 PM Tuesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Steve Fugate and Larry Ogle officiating. Graveside service and interment 10 AM Wednesday in Shiloh Cemetery with Rev. W.W. Cope officiating. The family will receive friends 4-6:45 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

Biden tours Grand Ole Opry House

Woman guilty in slaying of 94-year-old

MORRISTOWN (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty in the kidnapping and beating death of a 94-year-old man in Hamblen County .

The Citizen Tribune reports 25-year-old Jessica Lane on Friday pleaded guilty to criminal responsibility for facilitation of felony murder and criminal responsibility for aggravated kidnapping in the death of Willie Lee Morgan, whose left hand was also severed. Lane was sentenced to 50 years in prison.

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Then it’s on to the taffy puller. The idea is to get air in the taffy as it’s stretched out. It might be the most familiar sight of the whole operation — all that dough being turned over and over seems to draw attention.

That’s also when they add special flavoring, using bottles of syrup.

People like seeing King drizzling the flavoring onto the taffy.

From there, it moves to the wrapping machine — it looks like it’s still being stretched between two rollers. That machine, which is actually more than 80 years old, takes care of the whole process itself. All King has to do is

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Martha Pearl Ragan Ward Martha Pearl Ragan Ward, age 84 of Gatlinburg, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010. She was a charter member of Our Savior Lutheran Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Ward, parents, Emery and Rosa Ragan, and son Gary Paul Ward.

Survivors include her: Daughter & Son-in-law: Barbara and Edward; Granddaughter: Robyn and husband Chris; Great-grandsons: Carter and Elijah; Sisters: Betty and Edna; Brothers: Ben and wife Betty, and Edward; Numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral service 10 AM Monday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, Pigeon Forge with Pastor Sterling Nelson officiating.

Interment will follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens.

The family will receive friends 4-6 PM Sunday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, 220 Emert Street, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

to me and to the city. We looked up to him.�

Whaley’s fondest memories are of annual fishing trips he took with McCarter and former city commissioner Bill Maples to Tellico, and the fun and advice during those trips. “He was always so willing to share with us young guys what it took to be a leader of the city,�

Whaley said.

Joe McCarter, one of English McCarter’s four children, remembers his dad as always busy, a bit stern but never loud with the kids, and a hard

NASHVILLE (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden has toured the flood-damaged Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

Biden, who was in town Friday to give the keynote speech to the state Democratic Party, observed repairs being made to the venue.

Biden did not share his reaction with reporters as he walked onto the stage. His only comment was: “I’m not going to sing anything.�

He was joined by a group that included Gov. Phil Bredesen, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean.

May floods did an estimated $20 million damage to the Opry House.

keep pulling it and make sure the taffy’s going in right.

As long as it does, it shoots out, already wrapped, into a crate.

This is not to say that King or his cohorts get to concentrate on any one step in particular. While I was there, they had a batch mixing in a kettle while there was some in the puller and they were finishing up some in the wrapper. King, as he helped me understand what to do, would move from making sure the candy stayed on track in the wrapper to checking the consistency of some on the table to tossing ingredients into the kettle.

In addition, they make caramel apples and other candies — so when they aren’t getting sweets ready to hit the shelves right

away, they’re preparing for tomorrow. If you’ve ever worked in a professional kitchen, you know that food prep is an ongoing process throughout the day, and that’s the way it is at the candy kitchen, too.

At one point in the afternoon, King pulled out apples and we started cutting the stems and peeling the labels to get them ready for the morning. Sadly, I missed the chance to drench them in caramel. That was bad for me, because caramel’s probably my favorite sweet. I was disappointed — maybe slightly heartbroken — to realize there would be no licking of the pan.

It was an interesting mix, too, of machines heading toward the century mark to a modern lift

that lets them move the hot kettles without touching them.

From the kitchen, the wrapped taffy moves upstairs, where they put it into the boxes by hand. If your sweet tooth includes taffy, you might drool a little bit looking at the mountains of candy that covers a long table on the second floor. They actually use rakes to pull it forward.

And there you have it — the life of a piece of taffy.

I’ve been nibbling at my latest personal box — and sharing it in the newsroom.

Which reminds me, in all that time I never learned one of the secrets of shops like that: How do people working there keep from adding 20 pounds?

Oh well. There’s always next time.

worker whose passion was fishing. “That’s what he loved to do,� Joe McCarter said Saturday. “He was a great dad and a good man.�

McCarter grew up in the Banner community of Sevier County. After his service with the Army in World War II, he returned to his hometown to run local movie theaters before learning the electrical trade and opening McCarter Electric.

Joe McCarter said his dad’s health began to fail right around the time he decided not to seek another term on the City Commission in 2007. He entered the Sevier County Health Care Center in August 2009.

“He was certainly an example of what a public servant should be,“ Waters said. “He always had the best interests of the city and county at heart. He was always willing to work with anyone to better the city and county.�

Whaley noted that English McCarter was there at the incorporation of Pigeon Forge. Joe McCarter recalls that the city incorporated in part to keep out a proposed airport. His dad took a leading role in incorporation and then was elected to the City Commission eight years later. “There is no doubt about it,� City Manager Earlene Teaster said, “you knew where his loy-

alty was. It was with the city.�

Teaster said McCarter supported such advances as the city’s first wastewater treatment plant, a modern lighting system for the Parkway medium and major road projects.

He knew and appreciated the value of tourism and always backed projects and spending to promote that, she said. “English was always very supportive of me as well as all the city employees,� Teaster said. “He believed in what we were doing. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him and I learned a lot from him.�

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Editor’s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered.

To place an item phone 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress.com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

SUNDAY, JULY 18 Kodak Bluegrass

Joe Soward, Roy Swann and others will perform bluegrass music at the 9 a.m. worship service at Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Road.

Mount Olive Baptist

Homecoming at Mount Olive Baptist Church starts at 9:30 a.m., with covered dish lunch to follow. 453-8310.

Richardson’s Cove VBS Vacation Bible school at Richardson’s Cove Baptist Church 6:30-9 p.m. July 18-22.

Fellowship Revival

Revival at Fellowship Baptist Church in Sevierville 6 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday with Dave Kelley. 4535663..

‘REGULAR JOE’ 3From Page A11

I meet with Peterson on the afternoon before the day I’m supposed to report for duty. Coffee and Company at The Cottage (there’s also a location “At the Village,” downtown) is cozy and charming, and it’s much bigger on the inside than I thought.

Peterson is getting ready to close when I walk in. She gives me a tour.

The kitchen includes espresso machines.

Because I’ll only be working for half a day, there’s not enough time to train me on how to use them, so I’ll just be serving up regular joe. I do learn how to steam milk later.

I’ll also be manning the

Historical Society

Smoky Mountain Historical Society meets 2 p.m. at the courthouse. Mark and Sherry Finchum of Indian Creek Productions will discuss Cherokee customs and lifestyles. Refreshments to follow. 453-2388.

monDAY, JULY 19 First Red Bank VBS

Vacation Bible school at 6 p.m. July 19-23 at First Red Bank Baptist Church, 2120 Summerford Lane.

Classes for babies through adults. Dinner provided.

654-9247.

Pearl Valley VBS

Vacation Bible school 6:30-9 nightly through July 23 at Pearl Valley Baptist Church. Nursery through adult classes.

Family Western Party

Church, 3325 Sims Road, will be having vacation Bible school July 19-23 from 6-8:30 nightly.

Mount Olive Baptist

Homecoming at Mount Olive Baptist Church will include a covered dish lunch after the worship service. 453-5052.

Women’s Bible Study

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

Weight Loss

Smoky Mountain Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery Support Group at LeConte Medical Center third Monday of each month 6:30-8 p.m. in classrooms.

Next meeting July 19.

250-9354 or email to Nsg4Him@aol.com.

Bariatric Surgery

Family western party with Andy Armadillo at Anna Porter Public Library from 3-4 p.m. 436-5588.

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

Williamsburg VBS

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Williamsburg Baptist Church vacation Bible school 7-9 p.m. July 19-23, for all ages. Church is on Upper Middle Creek.

Sims Chapel VBS

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cash register, restocking pastries and whatever else needs to be done.

Peterson rings up one of her last customers of the day. I freak out a little as I watch her count back change.

“I always have my employees (count change) in their head — I like for them to use their minds,” she said. “My daughter was counting back change to customers when she was in the first grade.”

However, I experience a complete mental shutdown when it comes to numbers. I had worked in retail before, but I always had those trusty little cash registers.

I learn the business is a family affair and meet Peterson’s husband — who’s hauling large bags of coffee beans (they are also coffee roasters) — as well as her daughter and

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679-6796.

Human Resources

Smoky Mountain Human Resources Association meets 8-9 a.m., courthouse second floor. Shirley Richardson to speak on equal employment.

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TUESDAY, JULY 20

Republicans

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

Sen. Doug Overbey and Rep. Richard Montgomery to speak. 453-3882 or 368-3833.

Optimist Club

Optimist Club will meet at 7 p.m. at Optimist Building, Speaker: Virginia Borrelli of Sevier County Public Library.

Farm Bureau

Annual membership meeting of Sevier County Farm Bureau 6:30 p.m. at Sevierville office.

two granddaughters.

“I grew up loving coffee,” Peterson said. “Some of my best memories were sharing coffee with my dad in the mornings. It was quiet adult time — of course, I was only 9.”

She’s been in the coffee business for more than 20 years — “before coffee was cool,” as she says.

She’s served up espresso in places like New York and Illinois, and she’s helped this area’s Tanger Starbucks get off the ground.

When we arrive at the shop the next day around 7:15 a.m., she says, “Time to make the coffee.”

Although she cleaned before closing the day before, she goes over the kitchen countertops with a damp rag.

“When you’re working, there are coffee splatters and grounds on the floor

— it’s just part of the business,” she explains.

As she’s cleaning the equipment, she notes, “People who don’t have a passion for this don’t clean it the way they should. You can taste the difference.”

She begins brewing a second pot of coffee and turns the rest of the store’s lights on while I stock the cream and sugar station. She also turns on music from a laptop, saying, “Music is part of the experience.”

We have our first customer, who requests regular coffee. I serve it to her and expertly give the correct amount of change.

Whew.

The morning crowd seems to come in spurts.

When it gets especially busy, Peterson places a calculator next to the register. God bless her.

Alleged drug kingpin arrested

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities arrested a fugitive alleged drug kingpin Saturday after a decade-long chase through the Caribbean marked by his narrow escapes and public taunting that he paid off police to remain free.

Known as the Pablo Escobar of the Caribbean, Jose Figueroa Agosto was caught wearing a wig while driving through a working-class Dominican neighborhood of San Juan. When he realized he was being followed, he tried to run on foot as he had last September in the Dominican Republic after a pursuing vice squad shot out a tire on his Jeep.

No victims trapped under garage rubble

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities called off a 22-hour rescue mission at a partly collapsed parking garage Saturday after determining that no one had been trapped when a glass canopy attached to a high-rise condominium building fell the day before, a fire official said.

“We are looking at it as a major tragedy that was averted,” Hackensack Fire Department Lt. Stephen Lindner said late Saturday morning.

Officials said rescuers dug through debris overnight to reach the vehicles feared to contain occupants. But when searchers got to the cars early Saturday, Lindner said they didn’t find anyone inside.

Another partial collapse occurred around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, but no injuries were reported.

Crews were briefly removed from the site after the collapse as a precaution, and were expected to return to work later in the day.

The three-story garage in Hackensack pancaked Friday morning when the canopy fell on it. The top of the garage, level with the street, was littered with dirt, debris and glass, and the pavement split into chunks.

She later tells me that she spent an entire year drinking nothing but single origins of coffee — such as Guatemalan, Sumatra and Kenyan — until she could distinguish the flavors.

“Then you could say, ‘Well, you really like the flavors of this and that, so why not try this?’ The reason you blend is to come up with something that can’t be done by nature, to enhance it. Is it an art or a science? I say it’s a little bit of both.”

I learn the reason I love my lattes so much is because the foam cuts a little bit of the coffee’s bitterness. I also learn that “machiato” means “with foam.”

Coffee and Company has many regulars, as well as tourists passing through. If Peterson doesn’t know them when

they walk up to her counter, she will by the time they leave.

“You’re like a bartender here,” she said. “People tell you things. We use the expression, ‘What you say here stays here.’”

By the time my shift is over, I have more energy than when I started — one of the advantages of always having plenty of coffee around. After I buy some coffee for my husband and me and some pastries for my coworkers, I thank Peterson for the experience.

I’ll always love coffee houses, but working at one is harder than you think. As long as talented entrepreneurs like Peterson are keeping them around, I’ll happily continue to support them. n ebrown@themountainpress.com

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YOUR CHOICE FOR EXPERIENCED CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP BY SOMEONE YOU KNOW AND TRUST. • Currently serving on the Budget and Investment Committee, Chairman of the Education Committee, and Member of the Sevier County Fair Board.

• As your commissioner, Sevier County has maintained one of the lowest property tax rates in Tennessee.

• I have worked to elevate all areas of service for our citizens, with a new medical center, two new library facilities, a funded school building program, expanded utilities, more public safety responders, a tourism promotion budget, and many more projects.

• We now have a beautiful new Pittman Center Elementary School, with major renovations and additions already completed at Pi Beta Phi and Gatlinburg Pittman High School. Soon construction will begin on a new gymnasium at G.P.H.S.

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City Commission budget on agenda

The annual budget is expected to be given first reading Tuesday when the Gatlinburg City Commission meets.

Also during the 6 p.m. meeting the commission will consider approving Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co. as the city’s long-term disability insurance carrier.

The meeting will be in City Hall.

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Christian students to be in concert

LIGHT, a group of eight Christian students from California Baptist University, Riverside, Calif., will be in concert at 7 p.m. today at Valley View Baptist Church.

Their repertoire consists of a variety of anthems, spirituals, hymns and classic contemporary music both a cappella and accompanied.

The students will conclude their nationwide tour at Camp Smoky Retreat Center, Gatlinburg, where they will serve as counselors and Bible study leaders.

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The Gatlinburg Municipal Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday at City Hall.

The board will consider a proposed frontyard setback at 111 Baskins Creek Bypass and a sign setback variance for Park Vista Hotel.

SEVIERVILLE

Republicans to hear legislators

Two of Sevier County’s state legislators, Sen. Doug Overbey and Rep. Richard Montgomery, will speak to the Sevier County Republican Party at its Tuesday general membership meeting.

The meeting will be at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the courthouse.

Both are expected to brief the party on activities within the General Assembly and answer questions from the floor.

For more information contact Allen Bray by e-mail to seviercountygop@gmail.com or call 748-6202.

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Company signaled trouble before raid NASHVILLE (AP) — A payroll services company that had naming rights to Nashville’s arena gave off signs of financial trouble for several months before FBI agents raided it July 6.

Sommet Group of Franklin is embroiled in a federal criminal probe for allegedly misspending clients’ medical insurance and retirement funds.

The company had its name on the downtown arena from 2006 until 2009 when the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League sued for nonpayment. The Predators

control use of the arena.

According to The Tennessean newspaper, Sommet bounced checks and paid some clients’ health care bills with credit cards in recent months.

As far back as 2007, it failed to submit required paperwork to the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. And it was booted out of North Carolina for failing to have a license to operate in that state last year.

Despite that, Sommet continued to do business in Tennessee, handling corporate clients’ medical claims,

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employees’ 401(k) accounts and payroll taxes.

Federal investigators are looking into whether Sommet executives misappropriated client funds, leaving customers responsible for several million dollars in unpaid bills. No one has been arrested.

Fifty-two clients of Sommet have unpaid employment taxes, according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Those customers are wondering how much in taxes Sommet collected but never paid.

Additionally, Sommet

SEVIER COUNTY

Access center starts ‘Next Chapter’ club

The East Tennessee Technology Access Center, a regional nonprofit technology resource center for people with disabilities, has received a grant from the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities to establish Next Chapter book clubs in several counties in East Tennessee, including Sevier.

The purpose of the book clubs is to promote socialization and inclusion of people with disabilities in community settings through reading of books.

ETTAC is recruiting volunteers to facilitate book clubs in Knox, Blount and Sevier counties, as well as adults with disabilities who might like to participate. For more information, call (865) 219-0130.

has not paid about $2.1 million of insurance claims, a federal search warrant revealed.

This year two separate third-party health claims administrators that Sommet hired, Health First Solutions and HCH, canceled their contracts with Sommet because Sommet wasn’t paying legitimate health care claims, according to the federal search warrant.

The company Mailer’s Choice hired Sommet to process payroll checks, pay taxes and provide health insurance.

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— Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

“Both men ... cared deeply about their responsibilities to this organization and to our fans. They both left this organization in a much better place than when they first arrived.”

— Shortstop and captain Derek Jeter, during a ceremony Friday in which late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and longtime PA announcer Bob Sheppard, both of whom died within the last week, were memorialized.

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On July 18, 1940, the Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium nominated President Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term in office.

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ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has denied actor Wesley Snipes’ claim that his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion was “unreasonable.”

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“The district court acted well within its considerable discretion in sentencing Snipes to thirty-six months in prison,” the judges said.

Snipes had argued that the only reasonable sentence would have been a period of probation.

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Temple’s a Sevier treasure It was 20 years ago Friday when Jimmie Temple and family and friends gathered for the grand opening of Shoney’s on Forks of the River Parkway on Sevierville. Attracting Shoney’s had been a dream of Temple’s mother Effie, who didn’t want the lot developed unless it would house that restaurant chain.

One day in 1980, unannounced and looking more like IRS agents than developers, some guys walked into Temple’s office downtown, said they were from Shoney’s and that they wanted to build a restaurant on his property. Effie Temple was thrilled. Jimmie Temple was thrilled. In fact Effie Temple received a gold pass from Shoney’s that allowed her to eat free at the restaurant, a privilege she wasn’t shy about taking advantage of until she died.

One more thing to know about that day 20 years ago. It also was Temple’s 62nd birthday. So it was fitting that family and friends came together on July 16 of last week to observe the restaurant anniversary and birthday No. 82 for the longtime Sevier County businessman and public servant.

I felt honored to have been invited.

There are few people as revered and respected in this community as Jimmie Temple. He was born into a prominent and prosperous family, to be sure, but he has made his own way in life.

He was mayor of Sevierville from 1959 to 1963. He was elected to the Sevier County Commission in 1966 and has served ever since. He usually was the highest vote getter on election day.

This year, when county elections were changed to specific seat numbers within a district, he ran unopposed.

He and Marie have been married 55 years. Their only child, James Jr., was on hand for the party, as was James’ son Andrew, who’s a student at the University of Tennessee majoring in communications.

John Waters Jr., who married Temple’s sister Patsy, was at his side Friday. Temple and Waters have known each other since they were 5 or 6 years old and the Temples moved into Sevierville and became neighbors of the Waterses. John Waters’ daughter Cindy, her two daughters and her brother John III were also at the party.

There were several senior administrators from First Baptist Church in Sevierville on hand, including Scott Carter, Roland Mattox and Royce Bailey.

Temple has supported the church over the years by donating all of the money given him by people he has married.

Thousands of couples have sought out Temple and visited his office on Court Avenue — actually the old Temple homestead next to the sheriff’s office — to have him perform the ceremony. He never charges, but any money people give him as donations goes into a fund that, over time, he hands over to the church. No telling how much that has been.

Bill Ball came over for the birthday party. He owns Shoney’s franchises in 10 East Tennessee counties, including the stores in Sevierville and Gatlinburg.

If you know Jimmie Temple you know he can tell a story. Or two. Like this one: His mother made him promise to attend the University of Tennessee after high school and he struggled as a freshman. His counselor, looking over his freshman grades, suggested Temple go back to Sevierville and enter the family business.

“I can’t,” Temple said. “I promised my mother I’d go at least two years.” He and the counselor then worked up five classes he could take that would help him as a businessman. He completed them, came back to Sevierville and entered the family business, which included a chair factory, farm, feed store and mill.

He knows his Sevier County history.

He knows the people. He knows who’s related to whom. He remembers everything, and has as extensive a collection of historic photos as anyone.

He is, in every sense of the word, a community treasure.

Thanks for inviting me. And thanks, Jimmie, for what you do and have done for this community.

— Stan Voit is editor of The Mountain Press. His column appears each Sunday.

He can be reached at 428-0748, ext. 217, or e-mail to svoit@themountainpress.com.

Editorial

Beyond effectiveness

At some point, PF’s Robinson has to accept a conclusion even if he disagrees Every governing body, whether in the public or private sector, needs someone to ask the tough questions, to raise issues, to be a little prickly at times. If everyone on a governing board thinks alike and never generates dissension or debate, something is lost.

However, being the naysayer and the doubter doesn’t mean you keep pressing the same points over and over and over after those you hire to answer your questions give you answers you don’t like or agree with.

Pigeon Forge City Commissioner Randal Robinson has staked out a position of dissent in his year in office, and that’s not a bad thing.

Somebody ought to stick his finger in the eye of authority now and then.

But Robinson’s tactics sometimes go way beyond merely being the voice of dissent. Case in point: His repeated assertion that the city violates the law by awarding professional services contracts without seeking competitive bids.

There seems little question, except in Robinson’s mind, that governments can award such contracts. Professional services require certain skills and

expertise. You want to hire the best lawyer, public relations people, IT experts, etc. The law allows cities to seek the best people they can find when it comes to such services, not necessarily the lowest bidder.

You may not like that provision in the law, but it exists and is practiced from Johnson City to Memphis, and in other states as well.

Robinson doesn’t agree with the city’s application of the law, and he has fought some of these contracts repeatedly since taking office. City attorney Jim Gass and the other commissioners have assured Robinson that such contracts are legal. At the last meeting Gass presented his written opinion about two such contracts Robinson has questioned, and his conclusion that they are within the law. Not good enough, Robinson says. He knows better.

Robinson was right to raise the issues in the first place, but at some point you simply have to look in the face of the overwhelming evidence and conclude you were wrong, that your accusations and assertions are mistaken. He won’t do it. He won’t back off.

As a result, he comes across as merely argumentative and ornery instead of a guy who generates legitimate discussion and who questions things that ought to be questioned.

If you’re going to ignore the evidence and defy the advice of the legal expert you pay for such advice, then you lose your effectiveness. Just because you don’t like the answers doesn’t mean you’re right and the experts are wrong. Stubbornness is only a virtue when it leads to something positive and changes minds, not when it leads back to you as the one who looks at results and chooses to ignore them because you don’t like the outcome.

Robinson can and should provide a valuable service to the taxpayers of Pigeon Forge by not rubber-stamping everything that comes across his desk, by bringing up legitimate issues and insisting on accountability. Merely being a chronic naysayer, raising the same issues over and over and getting the same explanation, rejecting expert opinion and answers just because you don’t agree with them — that’s not the kind of governing Pigeon Forge needs.

Political view

Fight over illegal aliens shows we have no control over society

Editor: This protracted fight over the invasion of illegal aliens has once again proven that our decades of actionless whining has all but destroyed our society. Today, we actually have no control over our society.

If our law enforcers cannot investigate an individual’s identification during a truly legal interlude, then we as a society have no alternative but vigilante law. It is not our fault that

Public forum almost all the invaders are South Americans.

Yet, our own protectors turn against us and attack Arizona for supporting federal immigration laws.

Instead of supporting the Arizona law, our law enforcers filed suit to keep the invisible gate wide open, thus offering solace and support to the ilk of 9-11.

Here is Another volley. Perhaps there is a psychiatrist out there who can explain to me why we so carefully dance around one fact to broadcast another, even when they both speak to a problem, simply from different angles.

A cop stops a car that had just violated a law.

He can ask an encyclopedia of personal questions and even arrest someone who refuses to have his rights to privacy ambushed. The cop can demand the driver’s license, full of personal information, yet, he cannot demand proof of legal residence in America.

We can violate rights with casual aplomb as long we don’t violate rights. We can demand, via driver license info, proof of race, However, we cannot attempt to prove legality.

Dave Darcy Sevierville

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SEVIER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

Hall of Fame calls former Bears lefty Brannon pitched 149 games in minor leagues for Reds, Indians, and A’s

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEVIERVILLE — There was a time when 2010 Sevier County Hall of Fame selection Nick Brannon would have thought he’d have no Nick Brannon in his chance to earn a spot amongst the greatest ath1996 senior picture letes at Sevier County High School. from The Sevierian Brannon, who graduated from SCHS in 1996, said he was never a great high school pitcher, and might not have even the best pitcher on his Bears’ team.

But things started coming together when he left Sevierville for the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

“Nick’s arm was always nice and fluid,” former UNCA coach Willie Stewart recalled in a 2005 article in the Asheville Citizen-Times. “But he threw about 77 or 78 miles per hour (out of high school). He was a tall, skinny kid. A goofy lefty. When he first came as a freshman, we looked around and said, ‘Are you serious?’”

Serious he was. And the gangly 6-foot-3, 145-pound lefty grew taller and stronger in his time at Asheville, adding around 40 pounds of muscle to his frame.

That increase in size and strength allowed Brannon to add about 15 See HALL OF FAME, Page A9 LOCAL SOCCER

LOCAL SWIMMING

SAC Masters group promotes swimming, fitness for adults Swimmers from 30s to upper-50s take to the pool 3-times-a-week

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor

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Starz players, pictured here, are often well-prepared for either a high school or college soccer career. Several players have earned scholarships at the college level.

Local soccer club is grooming local talent for high school, college play

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEVIERVILLE — As soccer has grown in popularity across the nation, it’s also grown across East Tennessee.

Teams like Farragut and Bearden in Knoxville are regularly state, if not national, powers.

And with squads like the Knoxville Crush Football Club, the FC Alliance and Blount United feeding those high school programs with players trained in competitive soccer, it’s hardly any wonder why the Knoxville area is a hotbed of state soccer.

Almost a decade ago some dedicated soccer coaches in the Sevier County area founded the Sevier Starz. The small team was under the umbrella of the larger Blount United organization, which allowed it to operate without suffering the normal growing pains associated with beginning a club from scratch.

Now, that club, with Sevier County players on each of the county’s four high school teams, is becoming an independent entity and growing by leaps and bounds.

“It was just time,” Jim Deanda, president of the newly-dubbed Sevier Starz Futbol Club, said Thursday.

“We’re big enough now, we grew up. It’s time to leave home and go get our old house.”

As a part of the change, the Starz have launched their Academy — a program for talented soccer players as young as 6-years-old to take their game to the next level.

Frank Cravens, who’s over the Academy portion

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of the Starz FC, is highly motivated to get the program jump-started.

The Academy will allow boys and girls in the 6-8 age group to be exposed to a professional coaching staff, while allowing them to practice and compete with children of similar ability. It will help bridge the gap from recreational to competitive soccer See STARZ, Page A10

SEVIERVILLE — Doctors and fitness experts have long considered swimming one of the best forms of exercise available, especially for people with physical limitations or those who need a low-impact, highly-effective way to get fit.

Now, through the Sevier Aquatic Club, an organized swimming course is available to adults in Sevier County.

New SAC coach Ryan Buechner has started a masters swimming program, and several adults from age 30 to nearly 60 are already enjoying the benefits the class has to offer.

“The idea behind it is to get adults involved in the program,” Buechner said Saturday morning, as he directed the group through their paces.

So far the group is made up primarily of parents who have children swimming for SAC. “Those parents usually swam themselves when they were kids, so they want to learn and get back in shape and follow along with what their kids are learning,” Buechner said.

But those parents are spreading the word to other adults in the community.

“It’s a good word-of-mouth for other adults in the area, to say ‘we have a program here that you can participate in.’”

Buechner said.

The coach said his previous club, the Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio, had a similar program that drew many adults, including some former college swimmers.

“They would even participate in meets, too,” Buechner said.

While the SAC Masters haven’t expressed interest

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Beth Williams gets some laps in Saturday morning at Sevierville City Park.

in competing in any meets just yet, some of the participants may use their newfound swimming skills in events such as triathlons, according to the coach.

Anyone over 18 can participate in the masters classes, which are $5 per session or five for $20. The sessions are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7 a.m. and on Saturdays from 8:45-9:45 a.m.

For more information, contact coach Buechner at 614580-0137 or email him at buechnerr@gmail.com.

The club will also be hosting stroke clinics for any age in August before school starts.

The clinics will be held on the Monday, Wednesday and Fridays of the first and second weeks of August.

“So that’s another option if people want to come in and do a trial of the program,” Buechner said. mpsports@themountainpress.com

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miles per hour to his fastball, turning what appeared to be a long-shot college prospect into a stalwart for the Bulldogs’ pitching staff. “UNC-Asheville was my only D-1 offer, and I had some offers from some (junior colleges),�

Brannon said Thursday. “They offered me a walkon spot, and I ended up going there. I ended up putting on like 40 pounds my semester and winter break. I got up to 185. My velocity when I first got there was probably 78-81.

I was just a left-handed pitcher with a little breaking ball. “At the beginning of the year they said they were going to redshirt me. So basically I’d dress out for the games and sit there and do charts and things — it was miserable. “Then one day coach was like ‘put your cleats on.’ It was about halfway through the season and I came in against Appy State. There were runners on first and second with one out and I got a double-play ball. From there I just kept getting run out there. My sophomore year I just kind of evolved into a weekend starter. Junior year as a closer I put on some more weight and I set the school record for saves and had a tremendous year. That summer I went and pitched in the Cape Cod League and had a good, good summer.�

The Cape Cod League is one of the most prestigious amateur summer leagues in the country, drawing top-flight talent from colleges around the U.S. In 2008, over 200 Cape Cod alumni were in the Major League. “I had a pro try-out and some coaches from the Cape Cod were there,�

Brannon said. “I faced six batters and struck out five of them. Bourne (Braves, of the CCLB) offered me a contract, and I got to stay up there, and I was teammates with Kevin Youkilis.

It was a great experience, and I learned (a lot) that summer. It was just a great experience and something I’ll always remember.�

After recording a 3.94 ERA with strikeouts in 29 2/3 innings with the Bourne squad, Brannon returned for his senior

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Nick Brannon (right) poses for a photo with fellow Gulf Coast League All-Stars Ryan Fry and Elvin Andujar in the 2001 season.

“I thought I had a pretty good career for a guy that signed for a glove and a pair of cleats.�

Newly-named SCHS Hall-of-Famer Nick Brannon

year at UNC-Asheville.

By the time Brannon graduated, he left the Bulldogs as the one of the program’s all-time leaders in appearances, saves and strikeouts. Twice he was named the team’s pitcher of the year and he had collected four Big South Pitcher of the Week honors in his career.

But, as with many players who aren’t well-known by scouts coming out of high school, Brannon went undrafted in the 2001 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. “The draft came and I was getting a lot of contacts from different teams and a lot of interest,�

Brannon said. “And then draft day came and nothing happened.�

Deciding to get on with his life, Brannon was doing a phone interview for a non-baseball job when his luck changed.

Clicking over to take another in-coming call, Brannon was greeted by Cincinnati Reds scout John Castleberry, who offered him a chance at professional ball.

As with many undrafted free agents, Brannon wasn’t made many promises — just cleats, a glove and a shot.

He took it.

The next five seasons Brannon pitched in the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland

Indians and Oakland Athletics organizations, building a lifetime of baseball memories.

Over that time he also made quite a baseball resume including earning All-Star status in the Gulf Coast League in 2001, where he finished runnerup for the Rolaids Relief Award, earning 10 saves with an 0.42 ERA. He also was part of several minor league championship teams — winning the 2005 Texas League title with the Midland RockHounds (Oakland A’s) and the 2002 California League crown with the Stockton Ports (also Oakland A’s).

In his five seasons of primarily bullpen work, Brannon racked up a career record of 11-9 with a 3.66 ERA and a very good 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings mark.

He also came away with some great stories. • “We played Tampa Bay’s A-ball team and their outfield was (future major league starters) Jonny Gomes, Rocco Baldelli and Josh Hamilton,â€? Brannon said. “I kind of breezed through those guys, and then they had this little second baseman who had zero career bombs. So I bared down against Hamilton, Gomes and Baldelli and then this second baseman comes up and hits

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you get to pro ball, I realized that everybody throws hard, everybody’s got a great breaking pitch and everybody wants to win.

It’s the guys that day-in and day-out just grind it out, they make it to the Big Leagues. The mentally tougher guys. That’s what I kind of picked up on, but it took me two or three years to kind of figure it out.�

After his pro career ended in 2005 Brannon scouted talent in the Carolinas for the Houston Astros.

He then took a job as an assistant coach at Elon University in the Division 1 Southern Conference.

In his time on staff, the Phoenix collected their first Top 25 ranking at the Division 1 level.

Brannon left Elon earlier this month to take his first head coaching job at See Brannon, Page A11

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and will focus on the development of each individual player.

The Academy athletes will practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays and compete in intrasquad games on Saturdays. “It’s a pool-play style,�

Cravens said. “Say we’ve got 30 kids, we’ll divide them up play and the next week we’ll completely mix it up again.

Our focus is on long term development rather than tomorrow’s victories.�

But since the club supports competitive play, score will definitely be kept, and certified referees will call the games. “I want the games to mirror real soccer games,�

Cravens said. “I don’t want a parent out there blowing a whistle, I want a real ref.�

An added plus is that since the games aren’t technically league contests, the referees will be able to help provide instruction to players during

the contests.

During the Academy’s weekly practices the kids will learn skills and techniques necessary for long-term soccer success such as coordination, balance and movement, passing, receiving, ball striking, dribbling and an introduction to heading.

Beyond the Academy program, the Starz FC will offer teams from U9 all the way to U19. “If you are playing soccer and you’re ready to take it to the next level, then this is what you want,� Deanda said.

Many of the brightest stars in local soccer have been a part of the Starz over the past decade, including players from all four county high schools.

Deanda said the opportunity to play true competitive club soccer without the requirement of a hour drive out of town was attractive to many Sevier athletes and their parents. “The U18 boys team is made up of players from the Gatlinburg-Pittman

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The Eagles — who moved up in classification to become the smallest school in District 2-AAA last season — finished their first season at the higher level with a 4-7 overall mark, including a 4-3 record in district play.

The Blue and Gold aren’t focusing on number of wins this season as a goal, said Moore, because that will take care of itself on Friday nights. “Our goals are to just play together, play hard and have fun,� said Moore. “We’re going to work hard and play hard. We don’t care who we play, we’re going to give it 48 minutes of our best. “If you do that and work hard, usually good things are going to happen.� chitchcock@themountainpress.com

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High School, Pigeon Forge High School, Seymour High School and Sevier County High School,� Deanda said. “With the blessings of the coaches.

Both of my kids are Sevier County High School players and they’re on these club teams.�

Nine girls from the Starz teams last year either committed or signed letters of intent to play college soccer this coming season, and several boys that played soccer in the past few years for the Starz have gone on to play at the collegiate level as well.

For further information about the club team or to possibly set up a try-out, contact Jim Deanda at 868-1886 or e-mail starzfc@seviernet. com. For information on getting your child involved in the Academy program, contact Cravens at 908-5952 or e-mail fcravens@seviervilletn.org. mpsports@themountainpress.com

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Pictured are college soccer signees and commitments from last year’s Starz team as well as the coaching staff. In the back row are Frank Cravens (assistant coach), Jessica Wilson (Tennessee Tech), Haley Julian (Carson Newman), John Fleer (Blount United club president), Abby Davis (Maryville College), Cheyenne Montgomery (King College), Tom Leonard (head coach) and (front row) Ashlie Regan (Tennessee Wesleyan), Lindsey Schofield (Tennessee Wesleyan), Abby Yother (Lincoln Memorial University), Caitlin Templeton (Lincoln Memorial University) and Emma Miller (Lincoln Memorial University).

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Nick Brannon poses for a photo with his future wife, Jenna, at a Cape Cod League game in 2000. The couple has been married eight years now and have a 2-year-old daughter, Miller.

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Open poised for another surprise winner?

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Louis Oosthuizen shot a 3-under 69 and will go to the final round of the British Open with a four-stroke lead.

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Newberry College, just outside Columbia, S.C. Brannon said his selection to the Sevier County Hall of Fame was somewhat surprising. “I was a little shocked to tell you the truth. My whole career I never won awards and accolades,� Brannon said. “I just kind of went out there and got the job done. I never was flashy, I wasn’t a first-rounder. It’s nice, I’m really excited about it. You don’t really think of baseball at Sevier County, I think it’s really more of an award about what I did past high school. I was just a late developer, working hard and grinding it out. I was a very average high school player. I was a little skinny rascal. At 6-3 and 140 pounds I was undersized. I didn’t win any awards, I just played hard and tried to do my thing.

I didn’t even start pitching until going into my junior year.�

Brannon said his job keeps him away from Sevier County most of the year, but he regularly visits on Thanksgiving and Christmas with his wife, Jenna, and daughter, Miller.

Twenty-four players competed in the Gatlinburg Round Robin Tennis Tournament held July 11th at the Don Watson Tennis Center in Mynatt Park. (Pictured from left to right) Tucker Shults earned third place in the men's division, Mark Costello and Phil Payne tied for second place and Jack Hatfield won first place. In the women's division, Diana Rutledge won, followed by Hannah Capps for second place. Kate Perrie and Vickie Webb tied for third place.

Another Round Robin event will be held Sunday July 18, at 3 p.m., at the Tennis Center. It will be a doubles format for players 16-and-up. Call G. Webb at 865-368-3433 or the Gatlinburg Tennis Office at 865-436-3389 to register for a guaranteed spot. Players are asked to bring their favorite dessert or appetizer to share. The event is sponsored by The Tennis Corner and the Gatlinburg Parks and Recreation.

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His parents Pam and Bruce Brannon, grandparents Jack and Joe Miller and brother Joel Brannon all still live in the area.

He hopes he’ll be able to return to the area more often — to recruit baseball players. “I talked to (SCHS) coach (Lance) Traywick,� Brannon said. “My dad told me all about Zach Flynn. He said ‘you got to get on this kid, he’s hitting bombs.’ At that time our recruiting class at Elon had more outfielders than we knew what to do with. But we ended up having three or four guys drafted so we had some money freed up, but it was just too late for me to do anything. But I told Lance I’d love for one of my signs to be a guy from Sevier County High School.

I think Sevier County and East Tennessee kind of get overlooked baseball-wise.�

Brannon will be in Sevierville this August 28 for the Hall of Fame Banquet.

The event will be at Sevier County High School and will begin at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will start at 6 p.m. with the Hall of Fame presentation beginning at 7 p.m.

For ticket information, contact Nancy Hewitt 6070032.

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By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Gulf Coast found itself in an odd moment of limbo Saturday: The oil has been stopped, but no one knows if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corked for good.

The clock expired on BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 48-hour observation period and the government added another day of critical monitoring. Scientists and engineers were optimistic that the well showed no obvious signs of leaks, but were still struggling to understand puzzling data emerging from the bottom of the sea.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible the past three days will be only a brief reprieve from the flow of oil bleeding into the Gulf. Retire Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point man on the crisis, decided Saturday that after the testing was complete the well would be hooked up again to ships on the surface to contain the oil.

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It will take months, or possibly years for the Gulf to recover. But if the coast was on edge about the impending decision, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t apparent.

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In coastal Alabama, lounge chairs for rent outside of hotels were full and swimmers bobbed in emerald green water virtually oil-free, save for a few small tar balls.

Calls started flooding into the reservations switchboard at Kaiser Realty Inc. in Gulf Shores, Ala., almost as soon as BP confirmed Thursday that oil had stopped flowing into the Gulf, said marketing director Emily Gonzales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are they what we want them to be? No, but it is far better than it was,â&#x20AC;? she said.

People also were fishing again, off piers and in boats, after most of the recreational waters in Louisiana were reopened late this week. More than a third of federal waters are still closed and off-limits to commercial fishermen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love to fish,â&#x20AC;? said Brittany Lawson, hanging her line off a pier beside the Grand Isle Bridge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love to come out here.â&#x20AC;?

Lawson and her boyfriendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family were catching redfish, mullet and flounder, but mostly hard-head catfish, a throwback fish. They planned to keep the catches they could take home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is encouraging. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting bites. I mean, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catfish. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bites. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something,â&#x20AC;? she said.

And even though it was only days since the oil was turned off, the naked eye could spot improvements on the water.

The crude appeared to be dissipating quickly on the surface of the Gulf around the Deepwater Horizon site.

Members of a Coast Guard crew that flew over the wellhead Saturday said far less oil was visible than a day earlier.

Only a colorful sheen and a few

long streams of rust-colored, weathered oil were apparent in an area that was covered by huge patches of black crude weeks earlier. Somewhere between 94 million and 184 million gallons have spilled into the Gulf, according to government estimates.

Kendra Sanders was buying Creole tomatoes at a produce stand in Jesuite Bend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At least we still got these. Until a hurricane comes along and blows the oil in here. Then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be no shrimp and no vegetables,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The one certainty is this: No new oil has been added to the mess for two days now since BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experimental cap was holding, at least for now.

BP began Saturday saying they were feeling â&#x20AC;&#x153;more com-

fortable,â&#x20AC;? though Kent Wells, a BP PLC vice president, cautioned the evaluation was not over. BP and the government want to make sure the well can stay bottled in case of a hurricane, when ships would have to leave the area.

Wells said engineers glued to an array of pressure, temperature, sonar and other sensors were seeing no evidence of oil escaping into the water or the sea floor. Undersea robots were also patrolling the well site for signs of trouble.

The cameras showed some activity midday Saturday.

The robots passed a wandlike object back and forth, and appeared to be digging dirt-like debris out of a pipe.

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U.S. lawmakers are increasingly questioning the course of the war. The number of soldiers from the U.S. and other countries in the international coalition in Afghanistan is on the rise.

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Mountain Life ■ The Mountain Press ■ B Section ■ Sunday, July 18, 2010

Police Academy — junior version

Cheerwine Doughnuts great treat There are times in life when you realize you’ve experienced something that will forever change the way you look at the world. They might come, for instance, when you first pick up the Good Book or find you’ve done something you never thought you could do.

I had one of those moments about two and a half weeks ago while perusing that ubiquitous source of news and gossip Facebook. As I scrolled through my News Feed, I found a message from a friend in my hometown.

“Heading out today with the girls in search of the elusive Krispy Kreme Cheerwine doughnut,” Marjory Benfield wrote.

I literally rubbed my eyes in the way cartoon characters do when they want to make sure they saw something correctly, the first time I’d ever tried that. Could it be? Two of my favorite things about the Old North State, two of my favorite things about life itself really, together at last?!

I started investigating and found news stories from Carolina to California and even on CNN.com documenting this glorious marriage.

I learned it was a doughnut filled with what the Krispy folks call “kreme” flavored with Cheerwine concentrate, then covered with chocolate and sprinkles. I found pictures of the delicacy, its cargo of gooey goodness erupting from it, and of the honorable Gov. Bev Perdue tasting an offering from the first batch.

I also learned it’s true — some of us journalists have become far too cynical and smug.

Blog posts and news stories dismissed the treat as diabetes-inducing and sugar overload.

They mocked the fact news of the doughnut came on the same day it was announced North Carolina has crept into the list of the top ten most obese states.

I didn’t care, I dismissed that as the work of fools and determined I must make a road trip when The Mountain Press’ offices were closed the Monday after Independence Day. See, the collaboration between Winston-Salem’s Krispy Kreme and Salisbury’s Carolina Beverage Co., makers of the soft drink Cheerwine, is only slated to be available in the Carolinas and only through the end of July.

So I made my preparations and set off for Asheville in the morning, floating the whole way over the mountains on a bright cloud of cherry hope.

My only problem on arriving in Asheville, besides finding the first two stores I stopped at had already sold out of the limited-edition edibles, was deciding how many doughnuts to buy. A dozen? No, the wife might want to have some. And I should get some to share around the office. Maybe we’ll have surprise company, too.

I figured a flat 42 would do. Two of them never made it any farther than the Krispy Kreme parking lot, where I sat in my car wearing my KK paper hat and took my first bites of heaven.

Too much? Far from it. The doughnuts came with that fresh-made Krispy Kreme goodness and the filling perfectly recreated the flavor of the drink I have loved since childhood. They even passed two critical tests in the coming days.

The first was with the little lady, who can sometimes be a bit picky about what’s on her plate. She ate her own half dozen over the next week.

The second was with the other folks in the newsroom. Though usually quick to demolish free eats offerings, my coworkers circled the container of pastries like sharks testing out the strength of potential prey until Curt went in for the kill. With his somewhat surprised approval, the rest flew off the table, each meeting with its own raves.

Sadly, all the doughnuts were gone within the week and I haven’t been back to reload.

While I’ll be traveling that way next week for a family vacation, that’s still only one more chance to savor this blessed union.

That’s why I’m going to use this, the public soap box, to officially plead with the folks at Krispy Kreme and Carolina Beverage. Please, for the love of all things good and sugary, give the Cheerwine doughnuts a reprieve past July 31 and spread them beyond the borders of the Carolinas.

Your spokesmen report the treats have sold out everywhere and you’ve had calls from across the country from folks who want to try them. Your Facebook page has added thousands of fance since word of the collaboration started spreading and you’ve gotten national, if not worldwide, attention. You’ve also stood as a hero to millions tired of constant talk of diets and salads.

And you’ve made a homesick Carolina boy in the Tennessee hills very happy.

— Derek Hodges is a reporter for The Mountain Press. Call 428-0748, ext. 218 or e-mail to dhodges@themountainpress.com.

By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer

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Seth Cutshaw tries to walk a straight line wearing the DUI goggles.

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Emily Brady unleashes her girl power during the self defense training.

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Rylie McClurg hits the brakes a little bit late as she runs an obstacle course wearing DUI goggles with officer Shain Burgess.

Eleven-year-old Jeremy Crozier was a little nervous at Sevierville Police Department’s Police Camp.

“I think I’m gonna get tazed tomorrow,” the Sevierville Middle School student said with a grin. “My dad gave them permission. As long as there’s no pepper spray, I’ll be OK.” There were 20 other kids who joined Jeremy last week for the camp. The first session had 15 campers and was held in June.

“We’ve been holding this for years,” said officer Preston Parrish, coordinator of this year’s program. “Our goal is to prepare them for this job — they don’t know what we have to go through just because they see us out on traffic stops.

You’re not just approved for the job. This lets them know it may not be what they want to do.”

During a traffic stop exercise, campers talked to dispatch and were shown how to run tags and check warrants. They also learned how to speak to a violator and remain professional.

Matthew Maples, 12, got out of the police car and approached the other vehicle, touching the trunk before he approached the driver. After the “driver” (a Sevierville police officer helping with the exercise) gave him his license, he told the Sevierville Middle student, “Just so you know, I know the chief!”

Matthew smiled and headed back to his own car. As he called the information into dispatch, he kept his eyes on the driver’s face by looking at the violator’s rearview window.

Campers also learned about defensive tactics, DUI enforcement, bomb squad techniques, processing evidence, fingerprinting, crime investigation and more throughout the week.

And while they were there to learn and have fun, they were also expected to show respect.

Parrish called the name of one young camper while the group waited their turn for an exercise. Apparently, this camper wasn’t following the rules.

“Push-ups,” Parrish told him.

It’s part of giving the kids a taste of what police training is really like — and it’s no cakewalk.

“We yell at them (during some exercises) because we want them to learn how to deal under stress,” Parrish said.

Jon Brady, a 13-year-old from Dandridge, admitted that the rough and tough image of cops is what interested him in the police camp. He hopes to join the field someday.

“I’d like to have the authority to pull people over,” he said.

The camp has changed the lives of kids like Stephanie Holland and Bruce Swab, both 14, who continue to return each summer.

“It helped me lose weight — I was overweight before, but I lost 30 pounds,” the Sevierville student said. “I feel a lot better now. I’m a lot more active; I like doing push-ups.”

Bruce is attending the camp for the fourth time.

“My mom had a flyer about it, and it sounded fun,” he said. “The physical labor made me realize how unhealthy I was. It also helped me mentally with helping me to get out my anger. And it’s a fun place to come and meet new people.”

Riley McClurg, 13, wasn’t so sure she would like the camp at first. She came at the insistence of her mom — and because it was something to do during her summer break.

“The first day it was raining, but we’ve gotten to do a lot of activities,” said Riley, a student at Boyds Creek Elementary School. “I would tell someone that it’s an experience they’ve never had before — and that they would probably like it.”

Parrish has been impressed with the group.

“They’re all motivated, and they all want to be in law enforcement. This is their own police academy.” n ebrown@themountainpress.com

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Sevierville police officer Steve Ford instructs the group on how to make a safe traffic stop, minimizing the danger.

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Seymour Class of 2000 to hold reunion Aug. 7

4-H connections

4-H’ers take part in events Sevier County 4-H members recently participated in the Summer Sewing Workshop at the Vocational Center at Sevier County High School.

The sewing workshop gives members the opportunity to learn and develop their sewing skills. Special thanks to Jeannie King for leading this workshop.

Participants included Niamh Schumacher, Stephanie Hansen, Hannah Miller, Rachel Jenkins, Cheyenne LaVergne, Shelby DeSoto, Olivia Berrier and Brenna Flynn.

The Sevier County 4-H Wildlife Judging Team recently brought home honors by placing third in the State 4-H competition held at the Buck Creek Ranch in Crossville. Sevier County placed third out of the top 10 county teams from across the state.

Team members included Jared Bruhin, Sevier County High School; Josh Gideon, Gatlinburg-Pittman High; and Heather Hatcher and Lauren Jenkins, both of Pigeon Forge High School.

In wildlife judging, members learn to identify native wildlife species, common wildlife foods, interpret wildlife habitat from aerial photographs and make recommendations for on-site wildlife management practices for landowners. This includes evaluating the current situation and making recommendations for improvement.

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Members of the 4-H wildlife judging team include, from left, Heather Hatcher of Pigeon Forge High, Josh Gideon of GatlinburgPittman, Jared Bruhin of Sevier County High School and Lauren Jenkins, Pigeon Forge High.

The Seymour High School Class of 2000 reunion will be held on Aug. 7 at the Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

This evening event will provide graduates the opportunity to socialize with their former classmates. However, the Class of 2000 would like to open up this 10-year reunion up to any classmates who were a part of the Class of 2000 at any point from kindergarten through graduation.

Tickets are $35 per person until July 30 and

$45 thereafter. Guests are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance as only a limited number will be available at the door. The event will include a buffet dinner, music and dancing.

Tickets are available for purchase by mail or online through Facebook by searching Seymour High School Class of 2000. Checks must be made payable to Seymour High School Class of 2000, should indicate the name of the classmate in the memo section and must be

postmarked by July 30.

Individuals should mail checks to Seymour High School Class of 2000, 412 Second St., Seymour, TN 37865.

For additional information visit the Facebook page. Anyone unable to access Facebook can call 609-6899 and leave a message.

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— Glenn Turner is a Sevier County agricultural extension service agent.

Call him at 453-3695.

Wildlife judging gives young people the opportunity to develop their decision making skills, while learning about wildlife management practices.

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Martin to hold Bible classes Submitted report SEYMOUR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Martin, coordinator of The Bible Training Center of Harrison Chilhowee Baptist Academy/The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academy, announces two classes to be offered in the fall semester.

The Book of Isaiah will be the topic for the first course; the second course will be The Book of James.

The Isaiah class is an overview of the life and ministry of the Prophet Isaiah as well as a glimpse into the prophetic sayings and oracles of his ministry during the latter half of the 8th century B.C. The class will be taught in the academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clark Library

by Bruce Martin, pastor of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church, Knoxville.

Classes meet Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 14 through Oct. 2. The texts are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Isaiah: The Prophecy of Isaiah, An Introduction

& Commentary,â&#x20AC;? J. Alec Motye ($28), and Holman Commentary: Isaiah, Vol. 15, Trent C. Butler, ($19.99).

Martin, who also serves as the pastor of the Smoky View Baptist Church in Maryville, will teach the class on The Book of James. This class will start Oct. 16 and end Dec. 11. The class is a study of the authorship, background and teachings in the epistle of James in the New Testament. The textbook for the class is â&#x20AC;&#x153;New American Commentary: James, Vol. 36,â&#x20AC;? Kirk A. Richardson ($29.99).

Students may obtain application forms and bring them to the first class.

Tuition and fees are $145 for each course, plus textbooks.

Need-based financial assistance for tuition and fees is available.

The Bible Training Center is designed with bivocational ministers in mind. The BTC offers the Diploma in

Biblical Studies from the Seminary Extension office of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fellowship and learning is well worth the time and effort given by all those involved,â&#x20AC;? said Martin, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I am proud of the work that is being accomplished by all our students. I encourage people to continue their studies and use the tools that God has given them to be better equipped for ministry in the twenty-first century.â&#x20AC;?

Persons wanting more information on classes, cost or registration may contact the academy at 573-8321 or Martin at 984-5101.

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By RON RADER The sweltering heat and humidy of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sevier County summer days is not a new phenomenon.

In the 1940s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s the only difference was your choice for cooling off.

Those pre-air conditioning times offered two escapes: sit on the porch after sundown or head to your favorite swimming hole. A few motels had postage stamp-sized swimming pools but were off limits to non-guests.

Unless you knew the family owner, you had to splash with those pretty tourist girls in the local swimming holes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if they dared. You know, with all the snakes, bears, alligators and sharks that inhabited the Little Pigeon River.

The Little Pigeon Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three prongs, East, West and Middle, and most creeks sported several deep sandy pools that became local favorites and were named. The 1940s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s Little Pigeon was refreshingly clear, relatively cold and relatively clean, at least minus a much lower level of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s E. coli.

If you were a Forge boy during the Truman and Eisenhower times, the two Pigeon Forge local favorites were Broadyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hole and the Old Mill dam. Broadyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hole was the roped 100-foot elm tree bankside across the river and behind Joe Carrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motel. Complete with a 60-foot rope, you could leave the bank just above Broadyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dairy farm bridge and swing skyward toward todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dixie Stampede. The deep landing pool bottom was sandy.

Old Mill dam was not for the faint of heart. You proved your alpha male or tush-hog level by racing through the swift current across the dam ledge or jumping from the bridge or the dam. The pool below the dam had rock ledges extending from the bank and required unshaky aim.

Roaring flash floods always left some jolting surprises for jumpers and divers. They ranged from entire trees to old refrigerators; from drowned cattle or other livestock to the farm wagon full of harvested corn deposited from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halloweenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prank.

Further downstream toward Sevierville was the river bottom of the Hatcher family. Pine Grove swimming hole seemed to be the largest, most enjoyable, and most popular. 200 yards upriver from the mouth of

Waldenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek, the river pool was wide, sandy and deep. Two utility poles formed an inverted V with an 80 foot steel cable and knotted rope at the end.

A square wooden platform and several steps formed the base. The end of the swingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arc could hurl the swimmer kamikaze style 30-40 feet airborne.

Seviervilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swim holes usually seemed to be near a swinging bridge. The East prong about a mile from its junction with its sister formed the Reno Hole. It was about a halfmile as the crow flies upriver from Postmaster Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home and farm.

Red Bank road sported two swimming holes. Turn left off Pitman Center Road and Shinbone in the first river bend to the right had both a rocky cliff for jumping, tree and a rope, and large sandy pool for swimming. Though many favorites river pools have disappeared due to development, silt and nature, young teens still jump from its rocky face on Sunday afternoons, only the faces are different.

Upriver above Mitchell Bottoms at the end of Red Bank Road, the Long Ford pool offered a quiet, long and tranquil swim. Nearing the mountains the water was colder and clearer and offered the same features as its sister â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Richardsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cove swimming hole near the bridge.

Pittman Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Non Monotonous,â&#x20AC;? a bend in the river replete with banks of stone and icy mountain water about a mile from the national park, conjures up many memories â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even winter ones for those who fondly remember. A half-mile upstream, Flintrockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s icy waters and large pool still attract river lovers and campers. It is nearest the GSMNP boundary with probably the coldest water and it continues to offer icy splash fun.

Farther to the southwest, Gatlinburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimming holes were unique.

Two pools were just inside the park boundary as you head south and leave Gatlinburg. Located behind the old Burning Bush Restaurant about

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100 yards upstream, was the Abernocker Hole and 50 yards further up â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Brownley Hole.

Clones of each other, they offered icy water and fun-filled days of summer splash fun in 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just inside the park. Later, GSMNPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liability was reported to be the reason the pools were filled and shallowed.

My favorite was the lake at Elkmont.

Directly across from the Wonderland hotel, the river had been partially diverted to form a lake.

The body of icy water was approximately 150 yards long and about 75 yards across. Its small dam was an electricity generator plant that provided electricity to a small group of users including the Wonderland hotel, the Appalachian club and its cluster of cabins and houses, and the Camp LeConte for Boys.

The lake had a 20-man WWII rubber raft bottomside up anchored at midlake. It served as a lounging, sunning platform and great diving and jumping spot. Also the camp had constructed a multi-level wooden diving platform and board walk at the lower end near the gen-

eration plant, the lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deepest point. I would rate its icy waters at a 10, no matter the time of day or degree of sun.

In later years, the mid â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s, Gatlinburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developer Maples twins, Ralph and Roy, built their Maples pool which served as a municipal swimming pool at the upper end of Airport Road.

Convenience, nature, development and other changes caused swimming hole interest to fade and folks to drift to other venues. Time left only nostalgic memories of swim filled summer days in our favorite river spots.

Those better days of summer are still treasured by most. They created a sense of time and place in all of us. They instilled an unfading facet in each of us that solidly spoke reminders of who we were and to whom we belonged.

Our waters and woods offered us a unique quality of life; traits owned only by them.

Little did we realize that theirs would be a onetime offering. One that

would never be continued, replaced, recaptured nor relived only recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ron H. Rader is a commercial real estate advisor with Sperry Van Ness-RM Moore, LLC, Sevierville office. The Upland Chronicles series celebrates the heritage and

past of Sevier County. If you have suggestions for future topics, would like to submit a column or have comments, contact Carroll McMahan at 453-6411 or e-mail to cmcmahan@scoc. org; or Rader at 604-9161 or e-mail to ron@ronraderproperties.com.

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They stayed by the radio

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The Sevier County Radio Emergency Service Field Day held recently generated more than 400 contacts with other amateur radio operators around the world. Many amateurs participated in the 24-hour event, but only Harvey Finwick, left, and Charles Holbrook manned their radios the full 24 hours.

Elk group to gather Submitted report CHEROKEE, N,C. — The Great Smoky Mountains chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will host its 17th annual fundraising event at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Hotel on July 31.

For those who you have visited the elk in Cataloochee or Cherokee, this is an opportunity to learn more about the foundation and raise money for elk restoration project.

The event will begin at 4 p.m. with Kim DeLozier, wildlife biologist, and Joe Jarkovich, elk researcher, both with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, presenting an update on the reintroduction of the elk.

The evening includes dinner, a silent auction and a live auction. At least six hunting trips and one pack trip will also be available as well as items for the home.

Money raised will support the foundation in saving elk habitat and reintroducing elk in locations around the United States.

SEVIERVILLE — The Sevierville Rotary Club held its annual awards celebration recently to honor several people for their service to the community and to present scholarships to Sevier County High School seniors.

Dr. Richard Dew, medical director at Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, was presented with the Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Broady Humanitarian Award to commemorate a lifetime of service.

Mary Vance and Elaine Miller, both with Mountain Hope, along with many friends and patients, wrote letters supporting his nomination. Dew has been volunteering at the clinic since 2003. Rotarian Ken Wade presented the award to Dew. Dew joins the late Dr. Alyene Reese, the clinic’s founder, and Alice Grady as recipients of this award who have been affiliated with Mountain Hope.

Vance, the executive director, said, “I greatly appreciate every moment that he so willingly gives to Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic. He is a physician to the patients, teacher to the students, medical director to the staff and a Board member providing direction for our organization. He is the perfect mentor.”

Volunteer of the Year was presented by Rotarian Emily Kile, who read aloud the many touching and loving letters written in support of this year’s honoree, Eunice Eledge. She was honored for her service throughout the community, including the Boys & Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains, but especially for her volunteer hours and leadership at LeConte Medical Center.

The Sevierville Rotary Club also presented its annual scholarships to SCHS graduating seniors Mary Trentham, Bryson Maples, Michael Ratliff, Jordan Whaley and Kenneth Davis. The $500 scholarship is awarded based on academic success and community involvement.

Outgoing Rotary president John Black was honored for his service. The new president is Sue Dempersmier.

For more information on Sevierville Rotary Club, contact Dempersmier at 789-9192 or e-mail to smd123@ peoplepc.com; or Black at 599-5966 or e-mail to jblack@crestwoodco.com.

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Rotary President John Black presents $500 scholarships to SCHS graduating seniors Mary Trentham and Bryson Maples. Not pictured are scholarship winners Kenneth Davis, Michael Ratliff and Jordan Whaley.

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Volunteer of the Year Eunice Eledge with Rotarian Emily Kile.

Jumpstart Camp openings remain Sevier County Civitan Club’s Jumpstart Camp is set for July 26-29 at Kodak United Methodist Church. The camp is for children in preschool through fourth grade.

There are spots still open for all ages, and scholarships are available.

Jumpstart is a day camp for spe-

cial-needs children who will benefit from structured activities and being in a classroom setting before school starts. Teachers, therapists and peer mentors will spend time promoting skills.

The cost of the camp is $50 which includes snacks, lunch and supplies.

Scholarships are available on a firstcome-first-served basis.

All students must pre-register by July 22. To obtain an application or get more information on how to be a camper or volunteer, contact Lisa Roberts at 774-0495 or Rhonda Wimmer at 591-8230.

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Endorsed By: Smoky Mountain Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 31 Billy Seagle 5th District Constable Seat B Sevier County Constable Association Qualified, and State Certified I have not heard my opponent speak of any Law Enforcement experience or training.

I Personally Ask For Your Vote.

My services as your Constable are always as close as your telephone. (865) 640-7789 Paid for by George W. Lawson Treasurer

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Dr. Richard Dew, left, receives the Broady Sward from Rotarian Ken Wade.

Attention Leaders!

The mission of Leadership Sevier is to enhance the leadership in Sevier County; develop a greater sense of community and a means of communication among its leaders; and improve the quality of life.

The LEADERSHIP SEVIER program is offering an opportunity for qualified and dedicated people to make a commitment to the growth, development, and betterment of Sevier County by participating in the 2011 program. To qualify one must have: 1. Sincere commitment to serve the community.

2. Past community activities.

3. Service on boards or commissions, key volunteer leadership positions, or public office.

4. Leadership within their own organization.

5. Active in community life, private business, professions, education, labor, religion, social and community services, government, media, health care, and the arts. Diversity, gender, race, and religion are important considerations.

6. Commitment to attend.

If you can fulfill the six criteria, or you know someone who can, fill out the following nomination form and send it to: LEADERSHIP SEVIER, INC. 134 Court Avenue, Sevierville, TN 37862 Or fax it to: 865-908-3812

LEADERSHIP SEVIER NOmINATION Deadline: September 15, 2011 Name: Firm/Organization: Category: *Categories: Arts, Business, Community Services, Education, Government, Health Care, Labor, media, Professions, Religion, Social Services, Volunteer (Please select a primary category if more than one applies.)

Position: Business Address: Home Address: Business Phone: Home Phone: Fax: Civic Involvement: Reason for Nomination: Name of Nominator: Firm/Organization: Address: Phone: Date: Please Note: THE LEADERSHIP SEVIER 2011 program will extend from March, 2011, through December, 2011

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The Mountain Press â&#x2014;&#x2020; Sunday, July 18, 2010

Public pulpit

One way Biblical truth is conveyed is in pictures

BY ARNE WALKER Time to jump up!

Anyone who has been on a retreat with me has heard those words.Then I have added if there has to be a second call, it will be with lady fingers between yours toes and you better have your feet on the floor before you smell sulphur.

Now, if you are a literalist, you are wondering what kind of a cruel fiend is this man? If you are someone who understands picture language, you are clear about how important it is that you cease worshipping St. Mattress when you hear those melodic words â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Morning!â&#x20AC;?

One of the ways that Biblical truth is conveyed is through pictures. I have even passed out buttons saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think Hebrewâ&#x20AC;? to underscore this fact.

One women in my class designed her own saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Have Thought Greek Too Long.â&#x20AC;? Eastern thought form is foreign to our logical, sequential thinking.

We are understanding more Biblical truth not only as we â&#x20AC;&#x153;think Hebrew,â&#x20AC;? but also as we leam more and more about middle eastern culture. This helps enable the richness of Scripture to break through more and more for us. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apply this to a fairly familiar text regarding the women caught in adultery. Luke and John give us the setting.

Jesus shared a word about himself that the Pharisees connected with an Isaiah passage which witnessed to the fact that Jesus and God are one.

So the Pharisees wanted to discredit Jesus and invited him to a meal.

The Pharisees refrained

from the normal welcome hospitality of the middle east when Jesus came in and they neither kissed him on the cheek or offered him the normal water and oil. At that meal was a woman caught in adultery. She obviously had experienced the grace and forgiveness of God and was there to express her gratitude.

I puzzled how those religious professionals caught her and why they did not bring as well the man who was equally guilty. All knew that the penalty was death.

The woman sensitive to Jesus suffering this early humiliation was moved to tears and used that water to wash his feet and as well used her perfume to anoint them. Then she did something totally contrary to that culture by uncovering her hair and letting it down to dry Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; feet.

A man in that culture could divorce his wife with no financial settlement for such an act.

In that culture her hair is regarded as being sexually exciting. A woman would do something like that only for her husband on their wedding night.

In this instance, this was a strong expression of her fierce pledge of loyalty to Jesus.

Simon, the spokesman for the Pharisees, thought if Jesus was truly a prophet he would know what kind of a woman she was. Teacher the law says this woman should be stoned.

What do you say?

This is the days after a festival and has the same laws as the Sabbath, so Jesus wrote with his finger in the dirt as to write with pen and paper was considered work. We do not know what he wrote,

but from the rest of the text it is fair to assume that he wrote â&#x20AC;&#x153;death.â&#x20AC;?

With Roman soldiers looking on to be sure that there was no trouble, Jesus added that he who is without sin let him cast the first stone. From the oldest to the youngest, each person quietly slipped away.

Jesus asked if anyone remained to condemn her, and she answered in the negative. Jesus says neither do I condemn you. Go your way and do not sin again.

In gratitude for forgiveness and grace, the woman has entered into the humiliation and suffering of Jesus. She recognizes the costly love that has set her free. She knows that the Pharisees will regroup and come back with bigger clubs.

The price Jesus will pay will be even higher.

Grace and gratitude have met and sacrificial love is how the response is expressed. What will that look like for you?

Recently we heard the Watoto Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir from Africa sing. They are aids orphans who have come to know the love of Jesus through the sacrificial love of Christian friends. One who had sponsored a youth drove 810 miles to meet the youth that they had sponsored. And in their sacrificial love, we heard echoed anew the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;love so amazing, so Divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.

Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s servants will never run out of hurting people to serve in His name. Go and do likewise. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Rev. Arne Walker is a semi-retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who resides in Gatlinburg.

Casting Our Anxiety Upon Him Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you (1 Peter 5:67).

Believers recognize that one of the most critical, albeit challenging, aspects of the faith is humility. Jesus encourages believers to be humble servants constantly-- indicating that those who humbly serve are the greatest in the Kingdom (Matthew 20:25-28) and constantly making the following comparison: â&#x20AC;&#x153;And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exaltedâ&#x20AC;? (Matthew 23:12).

The mandate for humility is strongly emphasized throughout the letters of the Apostles. Paul encourages it in Philippians 2:1-11; James provides a message strikingly similar to Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in James 4:10. And we have Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhortation to humility in 1 Peter 5:6. The message is plain and evident: if we want to be Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disciples, we must humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. Yet notice the comment attached to this principle in 1 Peter 5:7. Peter goes on and indicates how believers are to cast their anxieties upon God since He cares for them.

This message also comes from Jesus. Matthew 6:25-34 is Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grand display of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care and concern for His creation and an imperative to not be anxious but to trust in God. Matthew 10:29-31 indicates Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specific concern for each creature-- the lowly sparrow and therefore humans-- and that the hairs of our head are numbered (and yes, that is probably an easier task in regards to some rather than others). All of these Scriptures testify how we would do well to cast our cares and anxieties upon God, for He is concerned for our well-being and is far better able to handle the sources of anxiety and concern than we ever could be (cf. Ephesians 3:20-21)!

This is well and good, but Peter here attaches the idea of casting our anxieties upon God as an element of humbling ourselves under His hand.

How can this be?

It seems almost innate and natural for humans to worry and to be anxious over anything and everything. It does not take much suggestion to get people to start worrying about almost anything from things like small creatures to the prospect of utter obliteration.

Natural impulses, however, can be controlled or re-directed if desired. We do not have to worry, especially over matters which we have no control. We can cast our anxieties and cares upon God and re-direct our focus and energies toward our service to God. But our worry and our anxiety represent our sense of control over a situation.

When we otherwise feel powerless, being able to worry about a situation or to be anxious regarding it is something we can have and nurture. We feel that as long as we focus on the circumstance we might be able to do something about it-- no matter how futile that endeavor might be. As bad as worry and anxiety might be, and as much as we might know that worry and anxiety does not help us, feeling utterly powerless often feels that much worse.

It takes a lot of confidence in God and a recognition of His great power and concern for us to give up that last vestige of power we may feel we have and cast our anxieties upon Him. And that is precisely why Peter attaches the need to cast our anxieties upon God onto the exhortation to humble ourselves under Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mighty hand. When we give up ourselves, our cares, our anxieties-- all of us-- we find that God takes care of all such things and much, much more, and as opposed to worry and fear we can be filled with grace and peace (cf. Philippians 4:7).

But we must take that leap of faith and place our confidence in God. Let us seek to humble ourselves under Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mighty hand and cast our last vestige of control-- our worries and anxieties-- upon Him! Tune in next month when we will continue to examine some artifacts from the time of Christ and the early Church.

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

In Christ, Pastor Robert Portier Saint Paul Lutheran Church 1610 Pullen Road, Sevierville TN 865-429-6023 Service times: Sun 8:30 & 11:00, Wed 7 PM

If you are a pastor of a local church that may be interested in writing an article for the weekly Church Page, please contact Whitney Shults at wshults@themountainpress.com or (865) 428-0748 ext. 213.

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n Sevier County Food Ministries thrift store, 890 Old Knoxville Highway, 4285180

n Goodwill, 441 Parkway, Sevierville, 453-0007

n SafeSpace Thrift Store, 2839 Veterans Boulevard, Pigeon Forge, 453-7550

n Harvest Thrift Store, 332 Parkway, Gatlinburg,

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Smokehouse Grill Restaurant on the parkway and River Terrace Resort in Gatlinburg are currently hiring for the following FULL TIME positions: s 3ERVERS s "USPERSONS s $ISHWASHERS s #OOKS s (OST (OSTESS s "ANQUET 3ET 5P Apply in person at:

Westgate Smoky Mountain Resorts 915 Westgate Resorts Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738

(Across from the Gatlinburg Welcome Center on the Spur. Turn into Little Smoky Road) 0232

General Help

Apply in person-HR Dept 705 Airport Road (light #8) Gatlinburg or www.davidsonhotels.com EOE/AA

0260

Restaurant

Blaine's Bar & Grill now hiring all Front of the house positions. Please apply in person Mon-Fri 11:30-2:30 Cracker Barrel now hiring AM & PM Cooks, AM Cashiers, AM & PM Servers. No tip sharing & no tip out. Apply 2285 Parkway, Pigeon Forge.

No Way Jose's Gatlinburg now hiring Servers & Bartenders.

Apply at stop light #5, Gatlinburg Now hiring for all shifts. Apply online at: apply.bojangles.com.

Now Hiring pm Cooks & pm Servers. Apply Daily 3-6pm: Mel's Diner. 119 Wears Valley Rd. Pigeon Forge

0276

Business Opportunity

FOR RENT

GRILL & STORE 2500+SQ.FT. HIGH TRAFFIC AREA GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

865-712-6727

PITCH your unwanted items in the Classifieds.

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0320

Cats/Dogs/Pets

FREE KITTENS! PLEASE.. need loving home.

Call 654-2084.

Happy Jack LiquivicÂŽ: Recognized safe & effective against hook & roundworms by US Center for Veterinary Medicine. SEVIER FARMERS COOP (453-7101). www.happyjackinc.com

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ERCHANDISE

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For Sale

A-1 pre-owned dryers, washers, ranges & refrigerators.

All with warranty.

Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727 Freezer $100, Hot Tub $400, Trampoline $75, Wooden Swing Set $100, Piano $500, Washer/Dryer $200, Wicker Set $150, Metal Carport $200. Call 654-7907.

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EAL ESTATE FOR RENT

0610

Unfurnished Apartments

2 Bedroom Apt. in Sev. All appl., w/d hookup. $575/mo. + $300 dep. 865-453-6823.

Near Hospital 2BR/1.5 BA All Appliances Houses 2/3 BR

$650 & up Some Pets

453-1748 - Day 428-3381 - Evening 2BR/1BA, 4x8 storage room, ground level, in Sev. $500/mo + dep. Short or longterm lease avail. Balance of July-Free Rent. Call 423-619-1925.

2BR/1BA Apt. in Sev. Lease & References required. No pets! $500/mo. Call 428-0769.

3 BR Apartment for rent in Kodak, $700/mo + deposit. Call Barbara 865-368-5338

FINCHUM PROPERTIES Leasing 1 & 2 BR apts.

Hardwood floors, plus many extras, 1 year lease, no pets.

TVA energy efficient

s finchumproperties.com

SPACIOUS 1100 sq ft, 1 level 2BR 2BA $600 mth + $500 dep.

1 yr lease. No Pets.

428-0713 or 389-5780

NICE, CLEAN 1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238

0610

Unfurnished Apartments

Nice 1 & 2BR Apts.

10 miles east of Gat.

865-430-9671 or 423-276-5678 0615

Furnished Apartments

Spacious & Quiet!

2 BR / 2 BA Apts. for Rent in Wears Valley From $650/mo.

12 Mo. Lease Pets Allowed (865) 329-7807 Single size apt. $425 mth. incl. utilities. No pets. Near Dollywood. 307-0861.

0620

Homes for Rent

1100 Sq. Ft. House. 1 BR + loft. Beautiful view in Pigeon Forge. $800 mo.

865-696-6900 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 2BR 1BA C/HA, dishwasher, w/d hookup. $700/ mo. $350 dep Call 573-2445.

3BD/3BA near hospital, garage, no pets, non-smoking, $1025/mo. 504-782-2557

3BR 2BA in Red Bud area.

Appliances included.

Available now. $775 + dep.

865-428-5212 5BD/3BA Furnished cabin.

Water incl. Pets under 25 lbs with pet deposit. $1000 per mth + sec dep. 865-322-5872.

Beautiful 4BR 3BA home with gorgeous mtn view. Pittman Center area. $1700 mth + dep.

865-712-3730 or 865-712-5808.

Brand new 4 BR/2.5 Bath upscale home for rent located in prestigious Lakeside Estates, open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, large closets. $1,400 mo.

Call 250-0212.

Call 428-5161

Hwy 321 Pittman Center area.

1&2 BR cabin on creek.

Fully furnished.

Utilities included. $200 & up per week 850-2487

Quiet country setting

Charming cabin on a large creek off Route 321 N. Fully furnished 1BR 1BA. Fireplace, hot tub, big whirlpool tub & w/d. $700 mth includes water & DirecTV. 423-487-5020 or 865-719-7000.

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomes

2BR/1BA, stove, ref., D/W disposal/micro., W/D hook-up, club house/pool/picnic area 24hr. maint. Year lease, behind S.C.H.S. Great spacious place to live. Dogs ok with deposit.

428-5227 1 & 2 BR avail.

Some Pets OK. 50 s 7!4%2 ).#,5$%$ Murrell Meadows 1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road s Walk to lake 2EASONABLE 2ATES s 654-7033

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No pets. Credit check, Sec. Dep Required.

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Kodak 2BR 1BA house. C H/A No pets. 1 yr lease. $495 mth $400 dep. 254-3269

Kodak

2BR 2BA, 1 level No pets. 1 yr lease. $600 mth/$550 dep.

865-932-2613

Large 1BR. Water & appliances furnished. No pets. Ref. $450 + dep. 680-3078

RIVERWALK-Sevierville

Come See Why We Have Been Voted Best In Sevier County Year After Year.

1 BR/1 BA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 784 Sq. Ft. 2 BR/2 BA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1114 Sq. Ft.

$545 to $735

* Screened Porch *TVA Energy Efficient *Washer/Dryer Connections *Professional DĂŠcor *Large Closets *Pool & Clubhouse *Vaulted Ceiling & Skylight * Some Pets Welcome Furnished Corporate Units Available

429-4470 www.seviervilleapartments.com On Lake! 1BR Townhome.

Electric/H20 included. $160 wk+dep. 865-640-8751

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0620

Homes for Rent

Cozy 2BR/2BA private furnished hideaway in PF. $750 mth. Deposit & lease.

865-453-6547.

Flat Creek area. 3BR 2BA Level yard $1100 per mth. $500 dam dep. 865-573-6859 or 865-389-5229 Gatlinburg, Glades community, 2BDRM brick, laundry rm, carport, storage bldg, 1 yr lease, non-smoking, no pets, $850/mo, 1st & Last + $300 damage. 865-429-1528 Gatlinburg: walk to downtown, trolley. 3BR/1BA, remodeled, $875/mo., + deposit, large yard. 865-661-0152.

Great view from this 4BR/2BA hideaway cabin in Pigeon Forge. Call 865-654-3655.

New Homes for Rent 3BR/2BA starting at $700 - $850 & $1000 per month.

NO PETS.

865-850-3874

WEARS VALLEY: furnished, 1BR/1.5BA Log Cabin. Pool table, hot tub. $695/mo + deposit. No pets. 423-512-1665.

House for rent off Douglas Dam Rd. Close to new Sev convention center and Dumplin Creek Dev. 2BR/1BA, no pets inside or out, landlord provides lawn maint. & monthly pest control. $695/mo, first mo + $400 damage dep. References needed, call 865-428-4752 M-F 7-4.

**NICE, CLEAN**

3 BR / 2 BA WITH GARAGE IN KODAK AREA

$950.00/MO. + DEP. NO PETS.

865-712-5238

Jones Cove Area. 3BR/2BA, lrg deck, fp, beautiful wooded 5 acres. $950 mth 1st & last + dam. dep. or buy at $179,900.

Call 865-453-4453 or 603-3694.

Kodak, brick, 3BR/1.5 BA, carport, no pets, $700/mo + $700 dep. 680-8313 PF, 3209 Gold Dust 3BR/3BA ch&a. NO PETS. $900 month, 1st, last. 368-5002

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.

Call 865-428-5161

PIGEON F O R G E : Nice 2BR/2BA Condo, w/d hookup, walk to trolley, $650/mo. + dep. 937-308-1143.

New Furn 2BR/2BA, on Pkwy, pool, elec, water, cable, wifi, $1000 mth. 423-838-3303

0625

Condominiums for Rent

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.

0630

Duplexes for Rent

Duplex 2BR Gatlinburg, 527 Foothill. No pets. Credit check. $575 + dep. 865-690-2766

0635

Rooms for Rent

For Rent

Beautiful Creekside Rooms in Gatlinburg

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865-621-2941

Bedroom for rent in chalet close to Pigeon Forge. Fully furnished. $100 wk includes all. 428-6638.

BRAND NEW ROOMS WEEKLY RENTALS $175/Week Fully furnished, also including refrigerator, microwave, free WIFI, cable & local phone calls. Call Mark at 453-9151.

Pigeon Forge Inn & Suites

0670

Business Places/ Offices

OFFICE SPACE

$650 month 5000 sf Warehouse $1500 month

865-850-3874 Half shop available in Arts & Crafts Community, Glades Rd. Good location. Share space, rent & hours 50/50 865-436-6219 after hours 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.

2 & 3 BR Homes

Pine Knob Mountain View Swimming Pool

865-933-0504

2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs.

No Pets. Call for info

428-3096

Rooms for Rent Low Weekly Rates $120.00

436-5179

Greystone Rentals Red Carpet Inn

349 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN

Gatlinburg/Dudley Creek

Rent by the week, month, or year. Furnished, plus elec., cable & w/ sewer included.

Call for appt.

856-429-2962

DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE 428 Park Rd.

Mobile home for rent. Cody Dr in Sevierville. Call 850-5428 for more info.

R

EAL ESTATE FOR SALE

0710

Homes for Sale

near trolley stop

Includes All Utilities.

Free Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.

405-2116

Room-$100 wk: inc util house, Female with same Sev. near Seymour. 865-365-1089

Weekly Rentals

Includes: Phone, Color TV, Wkly Housekeeping Micr./ Frig. Available

$169.77 +

Family Inns West

0IGEON &ORGE s

0670

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. Smoky Mtn./Douglas Lake views & all -year lake access, 4 (or 5) bedrooms, 3 baths, 2850 sq. ft., almost 2 acres.

Your home or a popular rental! www.forsalebyowner.com (#22775646) Asking $399,899 (865) 908-1160

Business Places/ Offices

Lots & Acreage

Campsites Full hook up. Near Douglas Lake. $275 mth.

933-5894 or 382-7781.

Tent Sites Indian Camp Creek Rent by day or week.

Utilities & wifi Bathhouse Available Near the Park 850-2487

Year round camper lots. Also 40 footer w/room built on for rent.

865-654-8702

0741

Mobile Homes for Sale

NEW DOUBLEWIDES EASY TO QUALIFY PAYMENT RANGE $ 500-$550 MO.

865-566-1733 WOW!!!

New Homes READY! Boyds Creek Sevierville Exit 417-Jefferson County SAVE Thousands EASY BY PHONE 865-453-0086

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RANSPORTATION

0868

Cars for Sale

Need Subaru parts? 1986 Subaru GL 155,000 mile engine, great tires. $300 OBO. Takes entire car.

865-436-8814 Turn your junk cars into cash.

865-908-6207

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INANCIAL EGALS

0955

Legals

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the project entitled Douglas Lake Resort Infrastructure and Capital Improvements will be received by Douglas Lake Resort Owners Association, Inc. (Owner) until 2:00 p.m. local time August 10, 2010 at McGill Associates P.A. (Engineer) 118 Mabry Hood Road, Suite 400, Knoxville, Tennessee 37922 and then privately opened.

The project generally consists of the following: Installation of approximately 28,700 LF of S.T.E.P. force main system, approximately 3 acres of subsurface drip disposal system, approximately 2,750 LF of 4-inch main, a decentralized wastewater treatment plant consisting of two (2) Aquapoint Bioclere treatment units and related tankage, pumps, piping, controls, site work, and all related appurtenances. Construction of approximately 2,000 LF of road widening, realignment of a four way intersection, drainage improvements, slope stability improvements and roadway resurfacing as detailed in the project plans and specifications.

3300 or 6600 sq ft retail/showroom space for rent in busy complex, with large delivery door. $2200 mth for 3300 sq ft or $4000 mth for 6600 sq ft.

Call 865-388-5455 for more info.

Legals

DEFAULT has been made in the terms, conditions and payment provided for in that certain Promissory Note dated September 1, 2006 (the Note) and payable to Washington County Bank, A Greene County Bank Office (WCB), which Note WCB assigned to New Peoples Bank, Inc., the owner and holder of said Note (the Bank), and the Bank therefore has declared the entire unpaid principal balance of said Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and costs, due and payable in full, as provided in said Note, which Note i s secured by that certain Deed of Trust dated September 1, 2006, executed by DaySprings, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company (the ĂŹCompanyĂŽ), as modified by that certain Loan Modification Agreement dated May 7, 2008, also executed by the Company, of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee, in Book 2610, page 343, and Book 3088, page 511, respectively, conveying the property the rein and hereinafter described (collectively the Deed of Trust).

NOW, THEREFORE, at the direction of the Bank, notice is hereby given that Hale & Lyle, A Professional Corporation, the undersigned Successor Trustee, pursuant to the power, duty and authority vested in and conferred upon it, by the Deed of Trust, will on August 10, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. local time, at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, free (except as otherwise noted) from all legal, equitable and statutory rights of redemption, exemptions of a homestead, rights by virtue of marriage, and all other exemptions of every kind, all of which have been waived in the Deed of Trust, that certain real property located in the Fifth (5th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: (1) That certain parcel of property containing 10.518 acres, more or less, (identified as Tract I on Exhibit A to the Deed of Trust) being the same property conveyed to DaySprings, LLC by Gary L. Sanders a two-thirds (2/ 3) undivided interest and Billy O. Proffitt a one-third (1/3) undivided interest, as tenants in common by Deed dated September 1, 2006, of record in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, in Deed Book 2610, page 339;

The Bid Documents may be examined at McGill Associates, P.A. 118 Mabry Hood Road, Suite 400, Knoxville, Tennessee 37922.

Electronic Bid Documents may be examined at the following locations: Builders Exchange of Tennessee, http://www.bxtn.org/ M c G r a w H i l l Construction-Dodge Room, http://www.contruction.com Lellyett & Rogers Company http://vpr.lrplot.com

(2) That certain parcel of property being Lot 15 and a portion of Lot 16 of McMahan Addition No. 2 and a parcel of the Runion property (identified as Tract II on Exhibit A to the Deed of Trust) being the same property conveyed to DaySprings, LLC by Elsie Kirkland and husband, Gaines Kirkland, by Warranty Deed dated April 7, 2006, of record in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, in Deed Book 2506, page 393; and (3) That certain parcel of property being all of Lot 42 and adjacent unnumbered lot to the northeast in Dott McMahan Addition (identified in numbered paragraph 2 of the Loan Modification Agreement dated May 7, 2008) being the same property conveyed to DaySprings, LLC by Sam O. Lamon and Dorothy Lamon by Warranty Deed dated May 7, 2008, of record in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, in Deed Book 3088, page 507; The addresses of the property are Mountain View Lane, Day Springs Rd. 311, Day Springs Rd. 313, Day Springs Rd. 321, Day Springs Rd. 322, Day Springs Rd. 322, Day Springs Rd. 323, Mountain View Lane, and Mountain View Lane 556, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and their tax identification numbers are Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 23; Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 23, Lot 3-A; Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 23, Lot 3-B; Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 23, Lot 3-C; Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 23, Lot 3-D, Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 23, Lot 3-E; Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 23, Lot 3-F; Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 21; Control Map 095I, Group B, Parcel 20; and Control Map 095I, Group C, Parcel 26.01, Lot 42. Reference is made to the Deed of Trust for a more particular description of the property.

On October 14, 2009, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue filed a notice of state tax lien in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, in Book 3432, page 617, with respect to which the provisions of T.C.A. Ă&#x; 67-1-1433(b)(1) require notice to be given to the state in order for the sale of the property not to be subject to such liens or claims of lien of the state. The notice required by T.C.A. Ă&#x; 67-11433(b)(1) to be given to the state with respect to such liens has been timely given. The sale of the property will be subject to the right of the State of Tennessee to redeem the property as provided for in T.C.A. Ă&#x; 67-11433(c)(1).

The interested parties in the property pursuant to T.C.A. Ă&#x; 35-5-104 are State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, DaySprings, LLC, DaySprings Condominiums, Rainscapes Construction, Inc., Cherokee Group, LLC, Integrity Lawn and Landscaping, Inc. Sequatchie Concrete Service, Inc., American Lighting, Inc., A & W Ready Mix Concrete, LLC, Kiser Supply, Inc., Southern Burglar Alarm Co., Inc., and Rocky Tops Marble & Granite, Inc. The property will be sold ĂŹAS ISĂŽ subject to all existing highway, roadway and utility easements, all easements and restrictions of record, statutory or other rights of redemption not waived by the terms of the Deed of Trust, any and all other rights not waived by the terms of the Deed of Trust, applicable building and zoning regulations, such state of facts as a reasonable inspection of the premises would reveal, such state of facts as an accurate survey would disclose, all unpaid taxes, all mechanicĂ­s and materialmanĂ­s liens; and prior superior liens, judgments, deeds of trust or other encumbrances.

The right is reserved to postpone the sale to another day certain without further publication upon announcement at the time set forth above.

Dated this the 7th day of July, 2010.

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Classifieds 428-0746

0563 Misc. Items for Sale

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Copies of the Bid Documents must be obtained from Lellyett & Rogers Company, 404 Walnut Street, Suite 101, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902, by calling 865-544-7649. All Prime Bidders are required to obtain a complete set of construction documents. Cost to be determined by Lellyett & Rogers Company based upon number of plan sheets for There Rent and specificationMisc pages. will be no refund to any party for Bid Documents so obtained.

WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE

A mandatory pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on July 29, 2010 at the Red Tail Hawk Lodge, 530 Trails End Lane, Sevierville, Tennessee 37876. Representatives of the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project.

Bidders are required to attend and participate in the conference.

Engineer will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to the questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

5,000-10,000 SQ FT 3 MONTHS FREE WITH ONE YEAR LEASE LOCATED ON NEW VETERANS BLVD.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish separate one hundred percent (100%) Performance and Payment Bonds. The Performance Bond shall be in full force and and effect for one (1) year after the date of final acceptance of the project by Douglas Lake Resort Owners Association, Inc.

CALL LARRY 865-740-5138 OR 865-388-2795 Envelopes

containing the

sort Owners Association, Inc. (Owner) until 2:00 p.m. local time August 10, 2010 at The Mountain Press ď ľ McGill Associates P.A. (Engineer) Hood 0955 118 MabryLegals Road, Suite 400, Knoxville, Tennessee 37922 and then privately opened.

The project generally consists of the following: Installation of approximately 28,700 LF of S.T.E.P. force main system, approximately 3 acres of subsurface drip disposal system, approximately 2,750 LF of 4-inch main, a decentralized wastewater treatment plant consisting of two (2) Aquapoint Bioclere treatment units and related tankage, pumps, piping, controls, site work, and all related appurtenances. Construction of approximately 2,000 LF of road widening, realignment of a four way intersection, drainage improvements, slope stability improvements and roadway resurfacing as detailed in the project plans and specifications.

The Bid Documents may be examined at McGill Associates, P.A. 118 Mabry Hood Road, Suite 400, Knoxville, Tennessee 37922.

Electronic Bid Documents may be examined at the following locations: Builders Exchange of Tennessee, http://www.bxtn.org/ M c G r a w H i l l Construction-Dodge Room, http://www.contruction.com Lellyett & Rogers Company http://vpr.lrplot.com Copies of the Bid Documents must be obtained from Lellyett & Rogers Company, 404 Walnut Street, Suite 101, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902, by calling 865-544-7649. All Prime Bidders are required to obtain a complete set of construction documents. Cost to be determined by Lellyett & Rogers Company based upon number of plan sheets and specification pages. There will be no refund to any party for Bid Documents so obtained.

A mandatory pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on July 29, 2010 at the Red Tail Hawk Lodge, 530 Trails End Lane, Sevierville, Tennessee 37876. Representatives of the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project.

Bidders are required to attend and participate in the conference.

Engineer will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to the questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish separate one hundred percent (100%) Performance and Payment Bonds. The Performance Bond shall be in full force and and effect for one (1) year after the date of final acceptance of the project by Douglas Lake Resort Owners Association, Inc. Envelopes containing the proposal must be sealed and clearly labeled: Bid for the Douglas Lake Resort Infrastructure and Capital Improvements Project. Each Bidder must be appropriately licensed as a Contractor in the State of Tennessee as provided in T.C.A. 62-6-101, etc.

The Bidder's name, license number, expiration date, and that part of the contracting classification applying to the Bid shall appear on the sealed envelope containing the Bid; otherwise, the Bid shall not be opened.

The owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bid proposals and to waive all informalities. A conditional or qualified BID will not be accepted. Bids will not be accepted from Bidders not in attendance at the mandatory pre-Bid conference. Award will be made to the lowest, responsible, and responsive BIDDER with schedule as an additional deciding factor and at the sole discretion of the Owner. However, the Owner reserves the right to cancel the bidding process and republish for Bids at1198 its optionLawn/Landscape/ at any time.

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July 18, 2010

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Bid shall appear on the sealed envelope containing the Bid; otherwise, the Bid Sunday, July 18, 2010 shall not be opened.

0955 Legals The owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bid proposals and to waive all informalities. A conditional or qualified BID will not be accepted. Bids will not be accepted from Bidders not in attendance at the mandatory pre-Bid conference. Award will be made to the lowest, responsible, and responsive BIDDER with schedule as an additional deciding factor and at the sole discretion of the Owner. However, the Owner reserves the right to cancel the bidding process and republish for Bids at its option at any time.

Mr. Blake Hauk President-Douglas Lake Resort Owners Association, Inc. July 18, 2010 07/18 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CARLOS W. REEVES, JR. Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 9 day of JULY 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of CARLOS W. REEVES, JR deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County,Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.This 9 day of July, 2010.

(Signed) Amy Wesley Administrator Estate of CARLOS W. REEVES, JR By: Joe T. Keener County Clerk 07-18-10 07-25-10 NOTICE OF BID The City of Pigeon Forge is receiving bids on work uniforms for the Public Works Departments. Uniforms to consist of shirts and pants.

Specifications may be obtained from the Public Works Department at City Hall between the hours of 8:00 and 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

Bids will be received until 2:15 p.m., August 2, 2010; at which time they will be opened and read aloud. All bids must be in sealed envelope with bidders name and address on outside and marked "Bid on Uniforms."

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid most favorable to the City.

This 14th day of July, 2010.

Department of Public Works City of Pigeon Forge 7/18 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of EDITH MARY MORRIS Late of Sevier County, Tennessee

Estate of EDITH MARY MORRIS Late of Sevier County, Tennessee

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Legals

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 9 day of JULY 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of EDITH MARY MORRIS deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County,Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.This 9 day of July, 2010.

(Signed) Mark Barrett Executor Estate of EDITH MARY MORRIS By: P. Andrew Sneed Attorney By: Joe T. Keener County Clerk 07-18-10 07-25-10 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NANCY VICTORIA TIPTON Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 9 day of JULY 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of NANCY VICTORIA TIPTON deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County,Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.This 9 day of July, 2010.

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The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid most favorable to the City.

This 14th day of July, 2010.

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Estate of NELLIE PAULINE GIBSON By: Jerry H. McCarter Attorney By: Joe T. Keener County Clerk 07-18-10 07-25-10 NOTICE OF BID The City of Pigeon Forge is receiving bids on bulk de-icing salt for the Public Works Department.

Specifications may be obtained from the Public Works Department at City Hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., August 2, 2010; at which time they will be opened and read aloud. All bids must be in a sealed envelope with bidders name and address on the outside and marked "Bid on Salt."

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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 1-800-669-9777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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By: Joe T. Keener County Clerk 07-18-10 07-25-10 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NELLIE PAULINE GIBSON Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 9 day of JULY 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of NELLIE PAULINE GIBSON deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County,Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.This 9 day of July, 2010.

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Estate of NANCY VICTORIA TIPTON

Estate of EDITH MARY MORRIS

07-18-10 07-25-10

(Signed) Joann Gibson Bohanan Executor

and 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

(Signed) Greta Dalton Executor

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 9 day of JULY 2010, Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of EDITH MARY MORRIS deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County,Tennessee.

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non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above 0955 Court withinLegals named four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.This 9 day of July, 2010.

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