The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 211 ■ July 30, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents
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Judgment against Leedy upheld Former real estate business partner must pay $131,000 By STAN VOIT Editor
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A state appeals court has upheld a $131,000 judgment against a former partner in a Sevierville real estate business. A Sevier County trial court had awarded that judgment against Robert A. Leedy, who
was a partner with Judy L. Jones in The Realty Store Inc. When the partnership ended in 2005 after three years, Jones claimed Reedy wrongfully took money as his own when it was part of the business. Jones admitted the partnership was operated informally. “Justice does not require
that we allow Leedy to walk away with money that belonged to the agency just because it was operated in an informal manner,” the opinion from the Tennessee Court of Appeals said in upholding the trial court verdict. The Realty Store Inc. was formed in 2000, but Leedy
became a partner in 2002. Leedy claimed he was an equal partner with Jones. Jones claimed Leedy was just an equal shareholder with her. “In addition to the business relationship,” the appeals court ruling says, “Leedy and Jones See leedy, Page A4
Cutting edge Chainsaw artist turns Gatlinburg tree into landmark By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer
Sports
Friday night rehearsals Highlanders scrimmage with Grizzlies Page A8
Weather Today Partly Cloudy High: 92°
Tonight Partly Cloudy Low: 65°
GATLINBURG — When people drive by the Motor House Inn, there’s a certain tree in front that makes them slow down to get a better look. “We’re fortunate we haven’t had any wrecks,” hotel owner Kendall Hays said with a laugh. “It’s an eye-catcher, for sure.” The tree was sculpted into a work of art featuring various birds, bears and raccoons hanging out on its limbs and branches. “It used to be this beautiful old maple tree, but it was dying,” Hays said. The hotel is on Newton Lane across from the old Anna Porter Library. Hays’ wife had come across the work of Randy Boni, a local man who is regarded as one of the most proficient chainsaw artists in the country. “I stopped by to see his work, and I saw another tree that was similar to ours,” Hays said. “I said, ‘Let’s do See chainsaw, Page A4
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Artist Randy Boni took three weeks to turn a dying tree into a work of art.
DETAILS, Page A6
Obituaries Wilma Graves, 81 Ruby Starling, 89 Herbert Burchfiel, 87 Joan Donovan, 68 Bobby Reagan, 50 Estelle Kraft, 94 Michael Shaffer, 30
DETAILS, Page A4
Index Local & State . . . . . A1-6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8-13 Nation . . . . . . . . . A14-16 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A14 Classifieds . . . . . . . B6-10 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . B11 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . B11
Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.
Special needs camp gives kids Jumpstart for school By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer KODAK — With the first day of school right around the corner, Jumpstart Special Needs Camp allows children to enjoy the last few days of summer freedom — and at the same time, prepares them for getting back into a routine. Co-sponsored by the Sevier County Civitan Club and Kodak United Methodist Church, the camp entertained 25 special needs children at the church Monday through Thursday. “It’s really hard for any kid to transition from summer back to school,” said Lisa Roberts, Civitan Club secretary who is also the camp’s coordinator, a member of Kodak UMC — and a mother to a 6-yearold autistic son. “This is our second year, and it’s been a huge group effort. “‘Praise 96’ helped us get pizzas, and Citizens National Bank is grilling burgers today. After lunch, the kids will get to see a fire truck from the Northview/Kodak Fire Department.” A miniature golf tournament was held to raise
“‘Praise 96’ helped us get pizzas, and Citizens National Bank is grilling burgers today. After lunch, the kids will get to see a fire truck from the Northview/ Kodak Fire Department.” Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press
Northview/Kodak firefighters brought along their mascot fire chief, which could listen and talk to the children. money for the camp, which included children and volunteers (many teachers) from schools in Sevierville, Seymour, Kodak and Pigeon Forge. The majority of the children were autistic, although there were a few with other developmental disabilities, Roberts said. “Because our volunteers who are teachers
start back to school a week earlier than the kids, we only have a twoweek window to hold the camp,” Roberts said. “We couldn’t do it without them.” Volunteers also included were “peer models,” children who work well with others and are there to lend a helping hand to the campers — such as Sierra Whitesize, 9, a student at Boyds Creek
Elementary School. “I have found that these apples don’t fall from the tree,” Roberts said. “Many of the adult volunteers who worked last year couldn’t make it this year, but they drove their kids out here to help.” Throughout the week, the children enjoyed various activities, such as making puppets and tie-dyed shirts and hats;
– Lisa Roberts, Civitan Club secretary who is also the camp’s coordinator, a member of Kodak UMC
painting rocks; playing sports in the gym; learning about music; and listening to storytelling. “You get to see all of your friends,” said Eva Kent, a 7-year-old from Sevierville. While Emily Farley, 6, enjoyed watching movies like “The Aristocrats” and “Curious George” the most, 10-year-old See camp, Page A4
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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.
friday, july 30 St. Paul Lutheran
Women’s Bible study 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road, Sevierville. 429-6063.
Nazarene Yard Sale
Yard sale 8 a.m.-3 p.m. today and Saturday, inside First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road.
Adventure Weekend
Kids Adventure Weekend 6-8:30 p.m., Abundant Life Christian Church, 707 W. Main, Sevierville, for ages 3-12. 908-7727.
saturday, july 31 Farmers Markets
8-11:30 a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 4537101. n First Baptist Church on Chapman Highway, 7-11 a.m. 579-5433. n Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 8:30-11 a.m., parking lot of Alamo Restaurant, Highway 321. 659-0690. n
Lutheran Bible Study
Men’s Bible study 9 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road in Sevierville. 429-6063.
Relay Benefit
Beech Springs Baptist Church sponsoring a tent sale to benefit Sevier County Relay for Life, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., corner Douglas Dam and Hodges Ferry roads. 933-4391
Smithwood Singing
Singing at 7 p.m. at Smithwood Baptist Church on Cate Road.
Kodak School Event
Pre-register K-12 children by today for free school supplies Aug. 7 at Kodak United Methodist. Children must live in Kodak area. E-mail to kodakback2school@gmail.com or call 933-5996.
Nazarene Yard Sale
Yard sale 8 a.m.-3 p.m. inside First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road.
Backpack Giveaway
Backpack giveaway 3-5 p.m. Roberts UMC, 1810 Jayell Road. Some school items provided. All ages. 453-2292.
New Center Rockets
New Center Rockets Football family day, 4-9 p.m., fairgrounds. $5 for unlimited inflatables. KFW Wrestling 7 p.m.; admission $7. Includes burger or hot dog meal. 640-5344.
McMahan Baptist
McMahan Baptist Church singing 7 p.m.
Christian Church
Kids Adventure Weekend 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Abundant Life Christian Church, 707 W. Main, Sevierville, for children ages 3-12. 9087727.
Red Bank Baptist
Red Bank Baptist Church off Old Newport Highway, singing 7 p.m. with the Parton Family singers and others.
Quilt of Valor
A Quilt of Valor will be presented to a Desert Storm Hero at Patriot Park, Pigeon Forge, near the Liberty Bell at 11:30 a.m. All those who would like to show their support are invited to attend.
sunday, aug. 1 Sunday Night Alive
Gatlinburg First UMC 6 p.m. fellowship of contemporary music and worship followed by a hot meal. 436-4691.
Pilgrim’s Covenant
Pilgrim’s Covenant Church, 1308 Bluegrass Road, Sevierville, 10 a.m. worship; 7 p.m. youth group; 7 p.m. “Share Jesus Without Fear” series. 4292046.
Flea Market Fellowship Fellowship 8-9 a.m. inside Great Smokies Flea Market, W. Dumplin Valley Road. Speaker Judge Dwight Stokes.
monday, aug. 2 Gold Wing Riders
Gold Wing Road Riders Assn. meets 6:30 p.m., Gatti’s Pizza, 1431 Parkway. 660-4400.
Prayer in Action
Concerned Women of America Prayer in Action, 6-7 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC. 436-0313.
Hot Meals
Hot Meals For Hungry Hearts 5:30-6:30 p.m., Henderson Chapel Baptist Church, 407 Henderson Road, Pigeon Forge. Sponsored by SMARM.
Women’s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace Women’s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn. 436-0313. n 1 p.m. Seymour Heights Christian Church, Chapman and Boyds Creek n 6:30 p.m., Gatlinburg Call 436-0313 for location
tuesday, aug. 3 Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s support group meets 6 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 428-2445 Ext. 107.
Kindness Counts
Kindness Counts, formerly Feral Cat Friends, meets 7 p.m.. 654-2684.
Scrapbook Club
Scrapbook Club meets 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m., Whispering Winds on Snapp Road. 429-3721.
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Ski Mountain Road. 436-6434 for location n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC
American Legion
p.m. at River Plantation Conference Center. To participate as waiter or help with event, 908-5789 or 654-3079. Silent auction items needed. Proceeds to Relay For Life.
American Legion Post 104 dinner meeting, 6 p.m.; phone 908-4310; Web: www.amlgnp104tn.org
Democratic Party
Mothers Day Out
Hot Meals
Pirate Party
TOPS
Mothers Day Out, First Baptist Gatlinburg, now enrolling for fall, Tuesdays and Thursdays for ages 1-4 beginning Aug. 17. 4364685. Anna Porter Public Library hosts Pirate Party 4-5 p.m.. 436-5588.
Woodmen Meeting
Woodmen of The World Lodge 101 membership meeting 6:30 p.m. at Shoney’s in Sevierville. 429-3227 or 453-3233.
Active Parenting
Parenting classes for parents with children ages 6-12 and 13-18 years. 5:307:30 p.m. Registration, 5 p.m. Family Resource Center, Aug. 3, 12, 19 and 26. Must attend all four sessions. $25 for one parent, $40 for couple. 4287999.
1,2,3,4 Parents
1,2,3,4 Parents for parents of children birth-5, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 3, 12, 19 and 26, Board of Education, 300 Cedar St., Room 17. Registration 5 p.m. Must attend all sessions. $25 one parent; $40 for couple. 428-7999.
wednesday, aug. 4 Kindness Counts
Kindness Counts will meet at 7 p.m. at pavilion 1, Pigeon Forge City Park.
Farmers Market
Farmers market 8-11:30 a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 453-7101.
St. Paul Lutheran
Events at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road, Sevierville (429-6063): n Ten Commandments sermon series, 7 p.m. n Ice cream social following 7 p.m. service. n Bible study: Walk Through the Bible.
Women’s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Sugar Tree Road, Wears Valley. 4284932, n 9 a.m. Wellington Place. 429-5131
Hospital Benefit
Volunteers at LeConte Medical Center hosting benefit book and gift sale 7 a.m.-3 p.m. in hospital classrooms.
thursday, aug. 5 Women’s Bible Study
NARFE
National Assn. Retired Federal Employees, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn, Pigeon Forge. 453-4174.
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room
Women’s Bible Study
Celebrity Waiters
Celebrity waiters 6-10
Tax Notice March 2011 New Appraisals I am David DeArmond and I am a candidate for the 10th District Commission Seat B. I have been a resident and a business man in Sevier County for 30 years. I think the people in the 10th District are ready to make a change. I do not agree with county employees holding office. I think this is a conflict of interest. I do not think raising taxes is a good idea in these hard economic times. I am against raising taxes all together. This county takes in enough tax money they just need to spend it wisely. There are lots of areas in which cuts could be made. Mr. Keener (a county employee) is also up for re-election in Seat B, Four years ago he ran on a platform for no new tax increases. Upon being elected his first act of duty was to raise your taxes. Mr. Brenner is also running for Seat B, he is for more taxes and unnecessary spending. A few years ago he was on the side of incorporating Seymour, at taxpayers expense? If elected I will decline any salary and all insurance benefits offered from tax payers money that all the other commissioners currently receive. This is a major cost to taxpayers at an average of 2 hrs. per month they receive $380.00 which equals about $190.00 per hour. Over a four year period this equals $18,240.00 plus life and health insurance coverage for themselves and all of they’re dependents and we all know how expensive family coverage is. Where else can you get these kinda benefits for 2 hours worth of work a month. Wake up tax payers we need change!
On this August the 5th Vote no new taxes Vote DeArmond. Paid for by David DeArmond
arrests
Sevier County Democratic Party meets at 7 p.m. at courthouse. Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist. 933-5996. TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.
Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery, meal from 5-6 p.m. and 6:30 service, Kodak United Methodist Church. Childcare provided.
Right To Life
Sevier County Right to Life meets 5:30 p.m., Pigeon Forge Library. Election of officers. 908-2689.
Genealogy Classes
Anna Porter Public Library in Gatlinburg free classes for online genealogy research Thursdays through Sept. 30. 436-5588 to register.
Library Movie
Anna Porter Public Library free showing of “The Young Victoria” at 6:30. 436-5588.
friday, aug. 6 JOY Club
Just Older Youth Club meets at Pigeon Forge Community Center. Bring covered dish. Bingo 10:30 a.m., lunch 11:30. 429-7173.
Benefit Event
Benefit for Leon Williams’ medical and living expenses, 6:30 p.m., off Henry Town Road at Hurst Hollow. Soup bean supper followed by gospel singing. 8064250, 429-1742, 774-9435.
Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. u Whitney Nicole Ashe, 21, of 914 Eagle Den Drive in Seymour, was charged July 27 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. She as being held. u Jessica Nicole Burnell, 21, of 3014 Pittman Center Road in Sevierville, was charged July 27 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. She was being held. u Dwight Eugene Chandler, 23, of 121 Norton Lane, Sevierville, was being held for violation of probation. u Jeffery David Clark, 43, of 220 Ingle Hollow Road in Sevierville, was charged July 27 with assault. He was released on $1,000 bond. u Dusty Reed Dean, 26, of Kingsport was being held on a misdemeanor warrant. u John Sale Epperson, 19, of 451 W. Mill Creek Road #22 in Pigeon Forge, was charged July 27 with theft of property. He was released on $500 bond. u William Luther Gregg, 41, of 210 Maggie Mack Lane, Sevierville, was charged July 28 with theft of property and was released. u Steven Forster Hicks, 30, of Knoxville was charged with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held. u Deborah Hinkin, 41, of Knoxville was charged July 28 with resisting arrest and fraud forged prescription and was released on $3,500 bond. u Walter Hoffman, 38, of Westmoreland, Tenn., was charged July 28 with theft of property $1,000 to $10,000 and was being held. u Kip John Jensen, 34, of 1013 Enslinger Court Way, Kodak, was being held for violation of probation. u Derek Lynn King, 30, of 1758 Shiloh Church Road, Sevierville, was charged July 28 with fraud forged prescription and was released on $7,500 bond. u Stephen Bryan King, 39, of 219 Panther Creek Road, Sevierville, was charged July 28 with public intoxication and possession of drug paraphernalia and was being held. u Frances Marie Lindsay, 34, of Knoxville, was charged July 27 with forgery. She was being held in lieu of $4,500 bond. u Marcelino M. Lopez, 20, of 3105 Clintwood Way #41 in Pigeon Forge, was charged July 27 with driving without a license and financial responsibility law. He was being held in lieu of $500 bond. u James Christopher McCown Jr., 24, of Knoxville was being held for violation of probation. u Tralina Marie Noriega, 256, of 320 Harden Lane in Sevierville, was charged July 27 with bond revocation. She was being held. u Amanda Jane Ott, 20, of Knoxville was being held on a misdemeanor warrant. u Kari Anne Potts, 19, of Carlstown Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged July 27 with theft of property. She was released on $500 bond. u Chandler Reece, 26, of 2884 Pinehaven Drive, Sevierville, was charged July 28 with vandalism and assault and was released on $1,500 bond. u Oscar Barrios Rodriguez, 30, of 3412 Hazelwood Lane in Pigeon Forge, was charged July 27 with driving without a license and financial responsibility law. He was being held in lieu of $500 bond. u Jenrrie Alexander Sierra, 27, of 302 Henderson Ave. in Sevierville, was charged July 27 with driving without a license and financial responsibility law. She was being held in lieu of $3,500 bond. u Elizabeth Ann Smith, 22, of Piney Flats, Tenn., was charged July 26 with violation of probation. She was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond.
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Here are five simple steps to properly wash your hands
Sheriff addresses Sunrise Rotary
By ABIGAIL BROWN For The Mountain Press
try, and seafood products. A cutting board should be set aside for use with meat, poultry and seafood group as well. When cooking, focus on the temperature In the summer months when the temof your food. Make sure meat, seafood, and peratures are at their peak and you’re spending time enjoying your time and your poultry are thawed in the refrigerator. If family, food safety should take a priority in meat is thawed in a microwave, be sure to preparing food and serving it for the people use it immediately. Use a meat thermometer to ensure meats, poultry and seafood you care about. reach their proper cooked temperatures. The Center of Disease control states When reheating sauces, soups and that handwashing is the No. 1 prevention gravies, bring them to a rolling boil and against viruses and bacteria. Although hand sanitizers are popular to use, they can stir items being heated in a microwave to only kill some bacteria and viruses and they ensure even heating. A proper reheating temperature is 165 degrees. do not loosen the rest to be rinsed away. All food should be chilled within two Therefore, let’s focus on the five simple hours of being served. In the summer steps to proper handwashing. months, if food has been in excessive heat, First, make sure to grab a paper towel. food should be chilled even sooner. Your Next, use plenty of soap and scrub vigorously for 20 seconds. It’s the soap that loos- refrigerator should always be set to 40 degrees or below. It is a good idea to purens the germs away from your skin. chase a thermometer for your refrigerator. Then, after the soap has loosened the That way the temperature is never in quesgerms you should rinse all the soap away. tion and you can easily adjust the temperaFinally, use your paper towel to turn off ture if need be. Always leave enough room the water. This is to ensure that no germs in the refrigerator so that the cool air can from the faucet return to your newly clean hands. Make sure hand washing is the first circulate and properly chill your food. The summer months are a great time to step in food prep in your home and work incorporate fruits and vegetables into your with your family to get everyone involved. diet. Berries, melons, peaches and pears are When preparing food for yourself and your family it is important to consider food some fresh fruits that are in season. Many safety. The Department of Agriculture pro- vegetables such as asparagus, green and lima beans, cucumbers, okra, and squash motes the four areas of food safety: clean, are in their peak season as well. separate, cook, and chill. Washing fruits and vegetables is simple. Clean hands, cutting boards, knives, For most fruits and vegetables, only rinsutensils, etc. with hot water and dish soap ing with water is required. Only fruits and before actual food preparation. Any cloths vegetables with a firm skin require scrubthat you use in a kitchen such as dishrags or washcloths should be washed frequently bing with a fruit and vegetable brush before on the hot cycle in your washer. Make sure rinsing. Washing your fruits and vegetables that any open cuts or burns on your hands ensures the removal of dirt, pesticides, and fertilizers. are bandaged and you are wearing gloves You can follow all of these simple steps when handling food. to ensure your food is prepared safely and It’s important to keep food items sepais delicious and healthy to eat for you and rate during food preparation. This step starts at the grocery store where you should your family. — Abigail Brown is Child & Family Studies keep meat, poultry, and seafood items in a graduate of Carson-Newman College. She is separate are of your shopping cart. When serving as an intern with Extension in Sevier you get home, have a designated area of your refrigerator only for those meat, poul- County.
Sevierville Police Department to offer senior services Wednesday Submitted Report The Sevierville Police Department will offer several services to seniors from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Officers will be at Woodland Park, LeConte Terrace and Breckenridge apartments to offer information on the MEDRAY and Tel-A-Tend programs and general safety. The MEDRAY program provides emergency caregivers with essential information in the event the patient is incapacitated. Such information is important in an emergency. Often, emergency personnel arriving at a scene are confronted with chaotic circumstances, unconscious or otherwise incapacitated victims. Emergency workers may not be aware of preexisting illnesses, allergies or medical problems. This lack of information could cause unnecessary delay. The Sevierville Police Department, with the cooperation of the Sevier County Ambulance Service and the Sevierville Fire Department, has created the MEDRAY program. Packets are com-
pleted by enrollees and a small sticker is placed on their door to alert caregivers. Packets are available at the police department. The Tel-A-Tend program is a computerized monitoring system that provides daily monitoring, reminders to take medicine, and raises
an alarm if the person called doesn’t answer or respond properly. Older adults may not have anyone nearby to check on them. Accidents and illness may prevent them from contacting anyone for help. Tel-A-Tend makes regular phone calls to subscribers
Submitted
Sheriff Ron Seals, right, spoke to Sevierville Sunrise Rotary. He was introduced by Rotarian Jack Cook. Seals presented the program and discussed drugs and domestic violence. He also gave an update on the patrol division, investigative forensic training, courthouse security, animal control, constable program, resource officers, chaplain program and jail operations. Sunrise Rotary meets every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at McClarens Restaurant in Sevierville.
Runners to toe the line Saturday for PF’s Midnight 8K road race Submitted Report PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Midnight 8K road race is set to take place Saturday. Participants will line up at 11:50 p.m. and the race will start at midnight. The course is flat and fast. This race began in 1981 when David Morris and several members of the Smoky Mountain Striders started it. Morris and others managed the race for 15 years before turning it over to the Pigeon Forge Police Department and high school. After a few years, the race was cancelled and had not been held for about seven years. Pre-race staging will take place in the parking lot at Sevier County Bank on the Parkway. Race day registration cost is $30. Any participants choosing the no T-shirt
option will receive $5 off. Participants can go to www.ktc.org�www.ktc.org for details on registration. Some 500 participants are expected. There are wheelchair and hand-cycle divisions. The Knoxville Track Club, which is coordinating the event, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage lifelong physical well-being through running and walking. The vision of the Knoxville Track Club is healthy living, healthy community — one step at a time. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the Pigeon Forge High School for athletic teams. For more information on this event, contact Morris at (865) 607-8717 or e-mail to smokymtnhiker@aol.com; or Caroline Lamar at (865) 384-7441 or e-mail to carolinelamar@hotmail.com.
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Just to name a few Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Tennis, Golf
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Bredesen order establishes STEM innovation network
obituaries In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Ruby M. Starling
Wilma Inez Graves
Herbert Glenn Burchfiel, age 87 of Sevierville, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010. He was a member of Jones Chapel Baptist Church. He was a farmer and was retired from the Sevier County School System. He was preceded in death by his wife Alice Burchfiel, brother Robert Burchfiel, sister Gladys Patterson, and parents Ernest and Ethel Burchfiel. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Dinky Burchfiel; grandchild, Stephanie Gose and husband Mark; great-grandchildren, Andrew Sexton, Logan Bull, Lakota Bull, and Laycee Bull; sister-in-law, Agnes Sartain; special niece and nephew, Glenda and Gary Pierce. Special thanks to Caris and to nurse Betty. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Friday in Allen Cemetery for graveside service and interment with Rev. Melvin Carr officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Joan Elaine Cary Donovan
Shaffer; sons, Caleb and Ethan Shaffer; mother and stepfather, Theresa and Wayne Bowman; father, Allen Shaffer; grandmother, Jean Miller; sisters, Lindsay Shaffer Drinnon, Sarah Bowman; aunt, Lynnette (Rolf) Straussfogel; several nieces and nephews. Memorial service 6 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville with speaker Bobby Griffin officiating. The family will receive friends 5-6 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the children’s fund, Caleb and Ethan Shaffer c/o Rolfe A. Straussfogel 124 Joy St. Sevierville, TN. 37862.
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were romantically involved to the point that Leedy moved in with Jones. The personal relationship fell apart in 2005 and so did the business relationship.� The two co-mingled personal money with escrow funds, the ruling says. In late 2006, after the partnership was ended, Leedy withdrew all the money in the escrow account. Jones reported that to law enforcement authorities. Leedy later filed his civil action against Jones. The case came to trial in May 2009 before Chancellor Telford Forgety Jr. He found it “clear� that Leedy and Jones had operated the business with the intent of a 50-50 split and found
the entity was operated as a corporation, not a partnership. Forgety would not grant Jones $70,000 Leedy allegedly took from the account prior to September 2005 when they ended their partnership, but did rule Leedy owed Jones $131,490 he took from the account after September 2005. Forgety had found the two operated their partnership in a “poor, sloppy, informal...fashion,� but the appeals court said that was no reason “to ignore the realities of the relationship after September 2005.� The appeals court rejected Leedy’s argument that he could claim the money simply because he was the first to “lay hold� of the funds and deposit them in his own account.
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Eva Kent, 7, takes control behind the wheel, much to her delight.
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Cade Roberts’ favorite thing was the food. The camp has also been a huge hit with the parents of the children, many of whom also volunteer. “It’s funny how you don’t realize something until you live it,� Roberts said of raising a child with autism. “I was opened up to a world I didn’t notice
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child were gym, art and woodshop. 3From Page A1 “My brother (also a carver) had gone to art school. We were both something like that!’� natural artists.� Boni, who has been Boni was introduced carving fulltime for 21 to chainsaw art when he years, is commissioned met a chainsaw artist by commercial, public from Georgia. and private property “I thought, ‘How did owners around the counhe do this?’ I started on try to sculpt dying or damaged trees into high my own. You have to profile landmarks, using do it as more of a sport, and be on the offense primarily a chainsaw. and defense at the same Originally from time.� Pennsylvania, he and For the Mountain his twin brother were House Inn’s tree, he born with cataracts and used a Swedish-made declared legally blind (he had surgery and was product called Sikkens as a coating to preserve able to see for the first the wood. time in his late 30s). “We wanted to preHis favorite classes as a
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said. “People say, ‘It looks so good against the mountains.’ There have been a lot of pictures taken, too.� “When people say, ‘That’s beautiful,’ it makes me feel like I’ve done something as an artist,� Boni said. “I don’t want to become just a factory — you get tired of making the same thing over and over. I’m thankful for clients like Kendall who give me the opportunity to do something more artistic.� For more information on Boni and his work, visit www.abundanceacres.com. n ebrown@themountainpress.com
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Joan Elaine Cary Donovan, 68 of Sevierville, died Friday, July 23, 2010. She enjoyed a career in medical sciences, was integral in starting a business with her late husband, John R. Donovan, and received numerous awards from the American Business Women’s Association. Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Sean High-Smith and husband Freeman Smith Jr., Jill Cary Boushek and husband Michael Boushek; one grandson; stepchildren, Meghan Morrissey, Kyle Donovan, Keith Donovan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Christ Covenant Anglican School, P.O. Box 4717, Sevierville, TN 37864. n www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com The family will receive friends 4:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2010, with memorial ser- Estelle Overstreet vice following at 5:30 p.m. at Kraft Christ Covenant Church, 1435 Estelle Overstreet Kraft, 94 of Cherokee Drive, Sevierville, with the Rev. John Houck Jr. Sevierville, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010. officiating. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com Survivors: sister, Sarah Beckham O. Midyett; brothBobby Gene Reagan ers, Leroy Blan Overstreet Jr. Bobby Gene Reagan, 50 of and wife June, John Wesley Cosby, died Sunday, July 25, Overstreet and wife Mayra; several nieces, nephews, 2010. Survivors: daughter and great-nieces, great-nephews, son-in-law, Leanna and great-great-nieces, and greatJeremy Carty; stepdaugh- great-nephews; stepchildren, ters, Sherry Cantrell, Edna Donald Allen Kraft, Eleanor Wilbourn and husband K. Ramsey, and John David Jimmy; one grandchild; three Kraft; and many step-grandstep-grandchildren; broth- children, step-great-granders, Kenneth, Charles, and children, and step-greatRonnie Reagan; sisters, Kate great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations Campbell, Pauline Worley, Mildred Hurst, Lola Maples; may be made to the Building Fund or Mission Fund of First nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held Baptist Church, 317 Parkway, Thursday at Atchley Funeral Sevierville, TN 37682. The family will receive friends Home. A private graveside service will be held in Union 2-3 p.m. Friday at Atchley Funeral Home and leave at Grove Cemetery. 3:15 p.m. in procession to Middle Creek Cemetery for n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com graveside service and interment. A memorial service will Michael Allen Shaffer begin at 5 p.m. Friday in the Michael Allen Shaffer, Parlor of First Baptist Church, 30, died July 25, 2010 in Sevierville. Kentucky. Survivors: wife, Michelle n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
ELIZABETHTON (AP) — A northeast Tennessee sheriff says a teenage boy has died when a muzzleloading rifle exploded. It was reported the 14-year-old victim’s name wasn’t immediately released after the incident late Wednesday afternoon. Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes said investigators are treating the boy’s death as accidental. Mathes said a lot of youths in East Tennessee use muzzleloaders to hunt with. The newspaper reported the boy’s grandmother, who lives next door, heard the explosion and called 911.
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Ruby M. Starling, age 89 of Gatlinburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend A.C. Starling, former pastor of Roaring Fork Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Jerry A. Starling, Randy C. Starling, and Ricky L. Starling and wife Barbara; grandchildren, Allen, Jana, Maranda, and Melissa; great-grandchildren, Phoebe, Betsy, Anson, and Elaina; and special friend, Linda Morris. Private services will be held for the family on Friday afternoon at Atchley Funeral Home. Interment will be held at the Roaring Fork Cemetery on Proffitt Road on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 10 a.m. and will be officiated by Reverend Kim McCroskey, Reverend David Ayers, and Jim Parton. Pallbearers are Kevin Blalock, Dennis McCarter, Herbert Reagan, Michael Cole, Brent Huskey, and Steve Ogle. Honorary pallbearers are Charles Ray Ogle and Garry Kimble. In lieu of flowers, condolence cards may be sent to the family at P.O. Box 582, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed an executive order that promotes expanding science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in K-12 public schools across Tennessee. The Democratic governor said Thursday that the state is positioned to be a national leader in those fields and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network will “drive the development of the tools and resources that will help us realize those opportunities.� Officials say the network will conduct various STEM educational activities in coordination with local education agencies, including teacher professional development and curriculum development.
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Blagojevich jury begins deliberating, asks for transcript CHICAGO (AP) — A prealgebra teacher, a former Marine and an avid marathon runner are among the 12 jurors who met Thursday for the first full day of deliberations in the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Little is known about the six men and six women deciding the fate of Blagojevich and his co-defendant brother, aside from hints that emerged during jury selection, because of an unusual decision by the judge: He is withholding their names until after the verdict to prevent the public from trying to contact them and influence their decision. Jurors asked Judge James B. Zagel on Thursday for a transcript of one of the closing arguments in the case, but he denied the request, saying closing arguments are not evidence. Some experts believe a verdict won’t come for at least several days in the complicated case. Two carts full of evidence were wheeled into the jurors’ meeting room when they began deliberations Wednesday, agreeing to meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. “Since the trial has gone faster than expected, I don’t think they will be in as much of a mindset of, ’let’s get out of here,�’ said Michael Helfand, a Chicago attorney who followed the trial but has no link to the case. And while they’re deciding, they will be in a cocoon of privacy. They’ll get no e-mail messages from “the King of Japan� or expletiveladen voicemail messages on their phones, like the ones Zagel has received. No chance of Facebook postings using their names, either. The ubiquity of e-mail and social networking and the Internet Age-urge for everyone to express their
opinions were among the reasons Zagel cited when he prohibited the release of the 12 primary and five alternate jurors’ names until after a verdict. Withholding juror names is more common in trials involving alleged mobsters or terrorists, for security reasons, and media organizations contested Zagel’s ruling. But the judge maintained that the jurors’ ability to impartially decide an “inarguably� high-profile case could be impaired by unsolicited interruptions. There’s also the danger someone could alter a juror’s ability to think clearly, Zagel said recently. If jurors “picked up a phone and heard a spewing of profanity — that could have a mood-altering impact,� he said. In the judge’s final ruling, he acknowledged that inappropriate contact of jurors is not a new issue, but said the risk was greater because of the “astounding� pervasiveness of e-mail and social media.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections. The allegations — which include failure to report rental income from vacation property in the Dominican Republic and more than $600,000 in other income on his congressional financial disclosure statements — came as lawyers for Rangel and the House ethics committee worked on a plea deal.
One was struck, people familiar with the talks said, but Republ i c a n s indicated Rangel it was too late. The deal between the lawyers will have little meaning if the committee members don’t approve it, and Republicans said at the proceeding they were insisting on going forward with a trial. The panel is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. “Mr. Rangel was given multiple opportuni-
ties to settle this matter. Instead, he chose to move forward to the public trial phase,� said Rep. Jo Bonner of Alabama, the senior Republican on the ethics panel Chairman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., has made clear that she wants the committee to be unanimous — leaving little chance for agreement without Rangel capitulating on virtually all counts. Many Democrats had urged Rangel to settle the case to avoid the prospect of televised hearings right before November congressional elections that will determine which party controls Congress next year.
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MAMOU, La. (AP) — Water gurgling from a well is flooding Craig Gautreaux’s rice and crawfish fields, turning the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual Gulf of Mexico wintering grounds are threatened by the oil spill. Across eight states, farmers such as Gautreaux are inundating fallow fields to provide an alternative for some of the tens of millions of ducks, geese and shorebirds that are beginning to make their way south on a flyway that stretches as far north as Alaska and Iceland. “Hopefully, we can help,� said Gautreaux, who has dedicated 762 acres about 90 miles inland from the Gulf to the project under a three-year, $132,441 contract that likely will cover his costs but provide little if any profit. “I want to keep the birds around.�
Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly half a million cars, most of them large sedans sold in the U.S., for problems that can cause the steering wheel to lock up. It’s the latest indication that the automaker is still struggling with vehicle problems even as it works to overhaul quality control. The recall, announced Thursday, affects 412,000 vehicles in the U.S. — 373,000 Avalon sedans and 39,000 Lexus LX 470 SUVs. The recall is Toyota’s largest since announcing it would fix 600,000 Sienna minivans over rusting spare tire holders in April. Toyota has been embroiled in its recall crisis since October, when it announced a recall of 5.3 million cars and trucks to fix floor mats that can trap pedals and cause unintended acceleration. A number of recalls have
followed, from sticky gas pedals to braking problems with the Prius hybrid to rusting frames in the Tacoma pickup.
Man gets death for beheading 3 kids
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A jury has sentenced a south Texas man to death after convicting him of beheading his common law wife’s three children in 2003. Prosecutors had sought a death sentence for John Allen Rubio, who killed three children under the age of four in a windowless Brownsville apartment in 2003. The Hidalgo County jury deliberated for four hours before choosing the death sentence on Thursday. Now, Rubio will return to death row. He spent several years isolated there after his original conviction and death sentence in 2003. A state appeals court overturned the conviction in 2007.
Ousted USDA employee to sue
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist. Sherrod was forced to resign last week as director of rural development in Georgia after Andrew Breitbart posted the edited video online. In the full video, Sherrod, who is black, spoke to a local NAACP group about racial reconciliation and overcoming her initial reluctance to help a white farmer. Speaking Thursday at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, Sherrod said she would definitely sue over the video that took her remarks out of context. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has since offered Sherrod a new job in the department.
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However, as Friday’s public airing of the charges drew nearer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seem resigned to the case proceeding. “The chips will have to fall where they may politically,� she told reporters. Pursuing ethics cases against House members is “a serious responsibility that we have,� she said. The alleged violations of House standards of conduct also include using congressional letterhead to solicit donations for a center for public service to bear Rangel’s name on the New York campus of the City College of New York.
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Wrestling event to benefit team
A KFW Wrestling event highlights a benefit for the New Center Rockets Little League football team on Saturday at the Sevier County Fairgrounds. The event will be held from 4-9 p.m. with wrestling starting at 7 in the arena. The $7 admission includes a meal of either burgers or hot dogs. n
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Christian film showing at church
David Nixon’s Christian drama, “Letters to God,” a true story of a family and their son’s journey with cancer, will be shown at 7 p.m. today at Shady Grove United Methodist Church, 1675 Harold Patterson Road, Dandridge. Admission is free. Patrick Doughtie, the author of the story and father of the cancer victim, and Cris Cunningham, an actor in “Letters to God,” will attend and speak. For more information call 850-1850 or 397-7453. n
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Early voting ends Saturday
Early voting continues through Saturday at the Voting Machine Warehouse on Dolly Parton Parkway, near the high school (look for the political signs). Hours are 10-6 today and 9-noon Saturday. The Seymour location inside the public library will be open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 11-2 Saturday. The local general election and statewide primaries are on the ballot.
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Harbison defense seeks for more
Attorneys for condemned inmate Edward Jerome Harbison have asked the state Supreme Court for a 30-day extension to respond to an effort to set his execution date. The state Monday asked the court to set an execution date. Harbison was sentenced to death for beating an elderly woman to death during a burglary in 1983 in Chattanooga. He had been scheduled to be executed in January 2008 but had won a stay pending claims about Tennessee’s lethal injection process. The courts have now rejected those claims. n
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Bradley man has rustling charges
Authorities in Bradley County have charged a man with cattle rustling after getting a tip through a local newspaper article about 11 stolen cows. An article in the Cleveland Daily Banner about the theft of the cows on July 12 prompted a man who purchased the cows for $3,000 to call police to determine if they were stolen. According to the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, Dustin Chad Hutson was charged with theft over $1,000 and is being held in the Polk County jail for a probation violation. He will be moved to the Bradley County jail. n
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Couple accused of beating daughter Jackson police have charged a couple with aggravated domestic assault and child abuse after becoming suspicious following a missing persons report.
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Woman gets 25 years for neglect NASHVILLE (AP) — A Nashville woman whose conviction was overturned in the death of her infant daughter has been sentenced to prison for 25 years in a child neglect case. Vernica Ward Calloway, 32, was sentenced Wednesday by Criminal Court Judge Cheryl Blackburn, The Tennessean reported. Records show three infants — two of them Calloway’s own — have died in her care since 1996. The neglect case was filed after Calloway took her newborn daughter, who she called “Priceless,” to Baptist Hospital hours after giving birth at home in 2006. In the
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emergency room, the infant was showing signs of asphyxiation and having seizures. Doctors said the baby was deprived of oxygen. Calloway was later charged with child neglect and abuse. The baby was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which results from brain damage near or during birth. The now-3-year-old girl’s foster mother, Clechette Frazier-Weir, testified Wednesday that the girl “will always need assistance at all times and will never be able to live on her own.” It was reported the girl uses a walker and Frazier-Weir said she
only recently learned how to feed herself and talk. Giving birth put Calloway in violation of conditions of her bond, which prohibited her from being around children. Calloway’s 16-month-old son Stephen Ward died in 1996. Court records show Calloway told authorities she left him alone with a bottle of water and found him dead 10 minutes later. The next year, a friend’s daughter, 4-month-old Alexis Humphrey, died. Calloway said the girl had bronchitis and she placed the infant on a bed for a nap and later found her unresponsive.
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“I screamed, he bit harder, I screamed harder, he continued to bite. I told myself, play dead. I went totally limp. As soon as I went limp, I could feel his jaws get loose and then he let me go.” — Deb Freele of London, Ontario, who survived a bear attack in Yellowstone National Park that killed one and injured one person other than herself
“The notion that you would come in here and didn’t know about it until a month ago is offensive. You did know about it, and you did nothing.” — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, responding to claims by ousted Arlington National Cemetery Superintendent John Metzler that he didn’t know of mix-up that could affect the gravesites of up to 6,600 buried there
“Sixty years ago I survived a Chinese attack in North Korea and as a result I haven’t had a bad day since. But today I have to reassess that statement.” — Rep. Charles Rangel negotiated a possible last-minute plea bargain Thursday on charges that he violated House regulations
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On July 30, 1945, during World War II, the Portland class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, which had just delivered components for the atomic bomb that would be dropped on Hiroshima, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine; only 316 out of some 1,200 men survived the sinking and sharkinfested waters. n
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Locally a year ago:
Labor lawyer Gary Wright calls the Employee Free Choice Act, to be voted on in September, the most radical legislation since passing of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935. Wright presented a seminar to educate local businesses. He explained if a majority of a company’s employees sign a card pledging union support, the National Labor Relations Board will certify the union as the representative of the company’s workers. n
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Five years ago:
President George W. Bush was pronounced “fit for duty” after a checkup that showed that the 59-year-old commanderin-chief, an avid mountain bike rider, had lost eight pounds since his last physical exam in December 2004. n
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“An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.” — Sen. Eugene McCarthy (19162005).
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Mountain Views
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” —United States Constitution, Amendment One
■ The Mountain Press ■ Page A7 ■ Friday, July 30, 2010
commentary
High salaries for officials gets backlash BELL, Calif. — This little city was a pleasant place to be last Sunday morning. There are nice gardens around small bungalows and four-family apartment buildings. Hundreds of kids in snappy soccer uniforms, their parents behind carrying coolers of food and drink, were headed for the perfectly groomed turf near City Hall. It’s a very nice City Hall, red brick, with a park and community center next door, along with the restored house of James George Bell, the founder of the town in 1876. Of course it’s changed a bit since then. More than 35,000 people live here now, 90 percent Latino, 53 percent foreign-born. Per capita income, less than $25,000, is two-thirds the national average. Men work on their cars in the street. The newspaper boxes on Gage Avenue, the main drag, are for La Opinion and Hoy, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times, 10 miles north in downtown LA, was read by very few people here — at least until July 15. That was the day the Times reported that Bell’s city manager, Robert Rizzo, was making twice as much as President Barack Obama, about $800,000 a year. Police Chief Randy Adams was making more than Obama, too, a lot more than the police chiefs of Los Angeles and New York. He was getting $450,000. City council members, as reported by Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives of the Times, were getting $100,000 each. Well, four out of five were. The fifth, Lorenzo Velez, appointed to fill a vacancy last October, apparently knew nothing about what was going on and was given a salary of just over $8,000 a year. By Sunday afternoon, the parents I saw, hundreds of them, were back on the streets without their kids. They were marching and demonstrating, as they had been for days, demanding the resignations of Rizzo, Adams and the four councilmen. “BASTA,” the Spanish word for “stop,” is the newest game in town, an acronym for “Bell Association to Stop the Abuse.” Only 9,000 Bell residents are Bell voters. Therein lies a problem. Four years ago, because of corruption in two of Bell’s neighboring cities — more than 80 separate cities make up what we call Los Angeles — the state Legislature passed a law capping municipal salaries. Bell’s city fathers called a special election to create a new city charter removing state salary restrictions. Of course, they didn’t put it that way. “Salaries” were never mentioned. Fewer than 400 people voted. Of those, 336 voted “Yes.” And the race was on: Rizzo, who was hired in 1993 at $72,000 a year from Hesperia, a small city north of Los Angeles in high desert country, was awarded, secretly, a raise to $442,000. He hired Adams, the retired police chief of Glendale. He also built a nice home in Huntington Beach and a horse ranch in the state of Washington. He may be up there now. No one has seen him around town since the story broke. The initial reaction to the Times piece by the city fathers was not what you’d call defensive. Rizzo, who has been nicknamed “Ratso” by Times columnist Steve Lopez, said: “If that’s a number people choke on, maybe I’m in the wrong business. I could go into private business and make that money. This council has compensated me for the job I’ve done.” “You get what you pay for,” said his deputy, Angela Spaccia, who is paid more than $375,000. But the best reaction was from a council member, Rev. Luis Artiga of the Bell Community Church. “When I saw my first paycheck,” he said, “I considered it a gift from God.” It is a gift that may keep giving. In their secret re-jiggering of Bell’s financing, which involved a lot of borrowing and laying off of city employees, the council voted those involved pensions (for life) that could be higher than their salaries. All of this may be legal — and “Ratso” Rizzo, who is 55 years old, might get as much as a million dollars a year. He, Adams and Spaccia resigned last Friday, but BASTA leaders, new to politics, vow they will fight City Hall until the four offending councilmen are driven out, too. — Richard Reeves, a presidential scholar and expert on six presidents, is the author of several books, including profiles of Richard Nixon and John Kennedy. Column distributed by Universal Syndicate.
Editorial
Making the grade WSCC faculty, staff make it known the school is great place to work When you crawled out of bed this morning, were you excited about going to work? Or did you dread it, thinking to yourself, “Thank God it’s Friday.” If you work at one of the four campuses of Walters State Community College — including the one in Sevierville — a survey says you probably are in the first category. This week, the Chronicle of Higher Education selected the school as a “Great College to Work For.” Some 42,000 employees at 277 colleges were surveyed. Only 97 earned “Great College to Work For” status. Taking it two steps further, WSCC was only one of 39 making the honor roll for being cited in most categories and only one of nine community colleges to make the “Great College to Work For List.” How big of an honor is this? No other community college in the state made the final nine. Of the other eight,
two were in Virginia, two in Maryland, one in North Carolina (on the eastern side of the state), one in South Dakota, one in Washington state and one in Texas. There’s not another school within 200 miles. Impressive. To make the elite nine, WSCC made the honor roll in eight categories — collective governance; professional/ career development programs; teaching environment; compensation and benefits; facilities, workspaces and security; confidence in senior leadership; respect and appreciation; and diversity. Folks who work at WSCC think their employers are helping them to advance their careers; they are happy with how much they are being paid and the benefits they receive; they feel their bosses respect them and appreciate what they do; they don’t feel threatened — (re: VPI massacre of
2008) — while on the job. So many people go to work just to get a paycheck. They don’t feel respected nor appreciated; they don’t feel they are being compensated fairly; they don’t think their bosses are giving them enough training to advance in their careers. The people who work at Walters State feel positively about all that and more. This honor is only the latest national recognition WSCC has received in recent months. The school was recognized as being the eighth safest campus in the country by Stateuniversity.com, and it was named the fourth most technologically advanced community college of its size by the Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine. Those who work for, or attend, WSCC have much to be proud of. The school, as this last honor clearly shows, is definitely at the top of its class.
Political view
Public forum More respect shown to athletes than America’s genuine heroes
Editor: If I hear the name LeBron James one more time, I will explode. We show more passion, love, respect for a game and player than we do America’s sons and daughters who put their lives on the line here and on foreign soil. I remember when our heroes were the soldier, fireman and policeman — those who gave their all for their fellow man. Not for money, not for fame, but knowing that a life was somehow made better, easier, safer and freer. Those were the heroes. The heroes of today are self-centered, selfindulgent, self-righteous egomaniacs who put on a jersey and a show for millions of dollars, while our soldiers put on their uniform to fight for the freedom of millions of people. What has happened to our once great nation? I Hardly recognize her any more and that breaks my heart. Remember when families would go to
church on Sundays, sit together and listen to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, raising their hands in praise and worship? Bleachers have replaced the pews, play-by-play the Gospel, and foam fingers lifted in praise to an athlete have replaced hands lifted in praise to God. Father-son talks? They’ve been replaced with high fives. I have cried so much lately I can’t see straight. I turn on the news only to see these athletes being treated like gods. Standing on stage under bright lights and graffiti, in their fine new jerseys, bouncing a ball and making millions, while our soldiers are on foreign soil, in 100-degree temperatures in a uniform with backpack weighing as much as my 9-year-old grandson, scared to death of what may come next but willing to die for a cause greater than themselves. How do we show our gratitude? We give them barely enough money to pay their bills — and an occasional mention on the TV news or in a small section of the local paper. Then, to add insult to injury, the Commander in Chief attempts to make our soldiers pay for
injuries suffered during battle because they chose to be soldiers, therefore they should bear the financial responsibility. Treasonous! Yet, he has no problem handing out taxpayer dollars to those in need of free housing, food, health care, a free ride — even illegal aliens who have never paid a dime in taxes receive better. I can’t begin to describe my anger and disgust. Something is terribly wrong. Does anybody care? What happened to loyalty, truth, honor and patriotism? Have we become so complacent, so self-absorbed that we’ve lost our way? I believe in this country, believe she’s still the light of the world, a shining city upon a hill, and I will never turn my back on her. I will never forget those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom, and I will not sit idly by and watch our very foundation torn apart. I will fight the good fight, with truth and honor because I love this great country and because I am an American. Karon Morrissey Sevierville
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■ The Mountain Press ■ A8 ■ Friday, July 30, 2010
PREP FOOTBALL
G-P still working out kinks, but OK vs. Grizzlies Defense looks good, offense makes some mistakes in scrimmage By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor GATLINBURG — It’s hard to tell if it was blistering heat index or just a little rust, but the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlander offense was a bit off-kilter Thursday night as they hosted former district rival Grainger in a scrimmage at Hammonds Field. It didn’t really matter, though, as the Blue and Gold defense made up for it with solid play that limited the Grizzlies offense to just one touchdown before a heat index break was taken about an hour into the practice. While the Highlander offense had several miscues — including a fumble after a great bomb-andcatch gained about 40 yards, a dropped wouldbe-TD bomb on the goal line and an ill-fated pass See HIGHLANDERS, Page A9
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Head Coach Benny Hammonds (left) watches as Highlanders’ quarterback Tye Marshall finds receiver Ron Durbin heading for the flats. Marshall connected with Durbin, who headed upfield, breaking tackles and scoring a 50-yard TD. SOUTHERN LEAGUE BASEBALL
Smokies fall to West Tenn 8-5, still leads North by 1 1/2
COMMENTARY AND OPINION
First trip to the track is like stepping back in time With the new owners of 411 Motor Speedway hailing from Gatlinburg, I knew the time was finally here. The time for me to attend my first race. This past Tuesday I made the massive trek 1.5 miles from my home in Seymour to the 1/3rd mile dirt oval just off Highway 411, and I’ve got to say — I liked what I saw (and felt). After signing a waiver that swore I wouldn’t sue the track if say, a huge piece a sheet metal flew off a car and beheaded me, I took my press pass and headed for pit row. After working my way through a plethora of vehicles and the men and women that keep them competitive, I found Mitch McCarter -- patriarch of the McCarter Brothers race team and new owner of the facility. After learning about
sitting on my front porch on a Saturday night, it was pretty thunderous. With a deep-throated growl the cars took off on their “hot laps” practicing for their later races. Mack and Pierce, the two As the mean machines McCarter boys that would slid around the corner be racing that night, where I was shooting I Mitch showed me to the noticed what was probdrivers’ meeting, where I ably the coolest thing I heard Chris Corum, the witnessed. track’s GM, tell the drivers Thinking my cell phone the rules of the race track was ringing in my pocket, — which ranged from I reached for it — only to intricate ground rules to find no one had called. common sense stuff, like It was the sheer force not to punch each other or and speed of the vehicles, generally cause trouble. coupled with the deep Moving on toward the bass of their engines, that track, I was guided by had fooled me into think411’s official track photog- ing my phone was vibratrapher Tesia Ledford, who ing. was glad to show me the Pure power. Awesome. ropes of shooting at 411. But what was probably The first thing I noticed best all-around about my when the cars started trip to the track was the rumbling onto the track time-warp effect that’s was the sound. See RACING, Page A10 While it’s not as loud as you’d think if you were
SEVIERVILLE – While the stakes weren’t as high as the last time the two teams met at Smokies Park, Wednesday night’s series opener between the Tennessee Smokies and West Tenn Diamond Jaxx was just as tightly contested. Unfortunately for the Smokies, Game 1 would not go their way as they fell to the Diamond Jaxx, 8-5. The loss puts the Smokies (18-14, 60-41) 1 1/2 games ahead of Huntsville for first place in the season’s second half. Wednesday night’s affair began rather well for the Smokies. Blake Lalli started a second-inning rally for the home team with a double to center. After Matt Spencer followed with a single to put runners on first and third, Brandon Guyer brought the duo in with a triple to make it 2-0 Smokies. Marwin Gonzalez would add another run on a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Guyer. West Tenn rallied with a combined five runs in the third and fourth innings to take a 5-3 lead. Most of the damage came in the four-run fourth, which was led by a monstrous Carlos Peguero two-run home run to right off Tennessee starter Chris Carpenter (7-5). The Smokies answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth off West Tenn starter Blake Bleavan to even the game at 5-5. After Spencer and Guyer reached base, Tony Thomas and Tony Campana would bring the two in on consecu-
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Smokies outfielder Brandon Guyer smacks a two-run triple Wednesday, as part of a 2-for-3 night in the Smokies 8-5 loss to West Tenn. tive sacrifice fly outs. The tie would be short lived though as West Tenn’s Matthew Lawson came across home on a double play ball by teammate Alex Liddi in the fifth inning to put the Diamond Jaxx back up, 6-5. Tennessee reliever Aaron Shafer spelled Carpenter in the seventh and kept West Tenn scoreless over two innings, striking out three. Tennessee’s offense
though could not punch across any more runs off Breavan (2-1), nor relievers Luis Munoz and Josh Lueke (S, 3). Two late runs by the Diamond Jaxx off Marcos Mateo all but closed the door on the Smokies. Carpenter (7-5) took the loss, allowing six runs (four earned) on nine hits in six innings of work. He struck out five and walked one. From submitted reports
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G-P’s Turner Merritt (above left) gets good pressure on the Grainer quarterback, cleanly takes him to the turf. Coach Neal Estes tries to avoid getting tangled up in the play. Highlander lineman Bill Huskey (above right, on bottom) gets a little help from a friend to bring down a Grainger runner in the backfield.
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G-P’s Ron Durbin (left) takes a pass in the flats from Tye Marshall and breaks a tackle, before heading downfield and breaking others to score a TD. G-P coach Allen Cox (above right) talks to Marshall on the sidelines. James Spearman plows forward for a TD.
HIGHLANDERS 3From Page A9
that was intercepted by a Grizzly safety — G-P still outscored Grainger 2-1 in the early going. “We’re making enough mistakes to make it interesting,� coach Benny Hammonds said during the break. “But injuries are playing a part on who we’ve got out here. “But that’s alright, we’re giving a lot of young boys opportunities to play, and we’re learning things as coaches, too,� Hammonds continued. “We’re trying to shuffle a lot of boys in and out that’s been here at practice and making sure we’re giving them opportunities to excel and try to be starters.� The Highlanders’ first score came on a nice throw and catch from Tye Marshall to Ron Durbin, that saw Durbin break several tackles and
run about 50 yards to paydirt. On their next possession Walter Barber took a misdirection in the backfield and scampered almost 50 yards to set up another Highlander score on a bruising fiveyard run by big back James Spearman. Just moments later, on the last play of their final possession before the heat break, Marshall threw a great pass about 30-yards on a post play, only to have the ball drop through his receiver’s hands. “We’ve got to get that remedied,� Hammonds said. “This team’s got the capability to make some big plays, but we’ve got to finish them up.� G-P will scrimmage again next Thursday against Cumberland Gap, and then the following Thursday at Cherokee, N.C. mpsports@themountainpress.com
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The Mountain Press â—† Friday, July 30, 2010
Fun at 411
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Seymour’s own Ryan King (30) goes toe-to-toe in a corner with Brian Ownby (00) and Justin Summers (99) during a heat race early in the night.
RACING
3From Page A8
created by going to an old-fashioned dirt track. The people were hospitable, the concessions were good, and, thank goodness, there wasn’t any of the slick polish that’s been flung onto NASCAR in the past few years. The drivers looked like real guys — heck, they are real guys — who hold down 9-to-5s when they’re not racing. It’s obvious that they’re there not to earn a multimillion dollar paycheck, but simply for the love of the race. Walking through the pits I even ran into an old Seymour High School wrestler and football player. Ryan King, who graduated from Seymour in ‘08 and initially signed to play football at Maryville, is now a regular driver at 411.
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The first family of Seymour’s 411 Motor Speedway (above), the McCarters, discuss strategies of racing and management of the race track during last Tuesday night’s races. At right, young race fan Joseph Jordan sits on his papaw’s shoulders to get a better view of the action on the rack.
While football was a great distraction for a while, racing is apparently King’s true love. And, just a week before, he’d earned his first win at the Speedway. While things didn’t work out too well for Ryan on Tuesday (he had to leave the race early with car issues), the racing was still great. I’ll probably head back in a week or two to watch the races from the other side of the fence, with the fans. While I didn’t grow up on racing, I did grow up on competition. And when it comes to competition, there’s plenty of it at 411 Motor Speedway. If you have never been to a race, 411 Motor Speedway is a good place to check out the sport. They race every Saturday between now and the end of October. Check 411motorspeedway.net for more information. mpsports@themountainpress.com
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Classics winner Logan Dukes (above) poses for a post-race photo with Miss 411 Motor Speedway .
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Brad Lowe (above, far right) and his crew check out his engine following qualifying at 411 Motor Speedway this past Tuesday. While Lowe qualified in the top spot, he did not finish due to car issues.
The photo (below, of Adam Beeler’s No. 66) illustrates the amount of torquing action that the cars go through in the turns.
Track general manager Chris Corum (right) talks to Brad Lowe following his top qualifying time of 14.292 on the 1/3rd mile dirt track.
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(Above) Scott Gardner (25), Jason Welshan (124) and Jason Cardwell (1) go three-wide through the turn at 411 Motor Speedway.
Pure Mini driver Jordan Jensen (left) drives it hard through a corner. Jensen finished second in the class Tuesday night. For complete results, see page A13.
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The Mountain Press â—† Friday, July 30, 2010
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Kiffin thinks Titans’ lawsuit motivated by location By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. — Lane Kiffin thinks the Tennessee Titans’ lawsuit against him and the University of Southern California is more about geography than coaching etiquette. Kiffin claimed he wasn’t allowed to say much Thursday at the Pac-10 media day about the suit facing Kiffin and the Trojans, who angered Titans coach Jeff Fisher by abruptly hiring running backs coach Kennedy Pola last weekend. Yet the young coach with a history of audacious pronouncements couldn’t stop himself from sharing his thoughts about the real reason for the highly unusual legal action taken by the Titans. “I think it has to do with the location of the team in the lawsuit,� Kiffin said. Kiffin left the University of Tennessee in January
after just 14 months running the program to take his self-described dream job at USC. He left behind a mattress-burning mob in Knoxville and an entire state full of furious fans who have vilified Kiffin online and in various media outlets for several months. “I don’t think the lawsuit has anything to do with the time frame, when Jeff Fisher got my message,� Kiffin said. The lawsuit claims Kiffin violated Pola’s contract by making contact without permission, and Fisher admittedly was angry when Kiffin apparently contacted Pola without the customary courtesy call to Fisher. Kiffin claims he left a message for Fisher within the usual time frame of such a request, and says he smoothed over the dispute with the USC alumnus in recent days. “When Jeff said that, I did take it personal,� Kiffin said. “Not just because he’s an SC guy, but he’s Jeff
Fisher, and I have a lot of respect for him. I’m confident that after talking to Jeff ... that he feels differently Kiffin about that now. I don’t know if he can come out and say it after what has gone on.� The lawsuit wasn’t exactly the best way to get off to a good start with Pat Haden, the Trojans’ new athletic director. But Kiffin said Haden was “well aware of every step� the Trojans took in rehiring Pola, who coached alongside Kiffin on Pete Carroll’s staff at USC several years ago. “He wasn’t pleased, nor was I,� Kiffin said of Haden’s reaction to the suit. Kiffin claimed he was forced to wait to hire a running backs coach and offensive coordinator until
a few days before most football teams report to camp because the Trojans hadn’t resolved the fate of running backs coach Todd McNair, whose contract wasn’t renewed when it expired July 1. McNair was a key figure in the NCAA’s investigation of illegal benefits for Heisman Trophywinning tailback Reggie Bush, leading to heavy sanctions against USC last month. Kiffin first tried to hire Vikings running backs coach Eric Bieniemy, who nearly accepted before Minnesota gave him a pay raise and a promotion to assistant head coach. “We were very far down the road with Eric Bieniemy, thought it was done,� Kiffin said. Kiffin then turned to Pola, who teamed up with Ed Orgeron to recruit the cream of California’s high-school stars during Carroll’s tenure. Orgeron also returned to USC with Kiffin in January.
Although Pola will be the Trojans’ offensive coordinator, Kiffin will call the plays, just as he did in Oakland and Tennessee. With a full coaching staff in place, Kiffin’s biggest concern about the Trojans’ sanctions revolves around the unintended consequences of the NCAA bylaw that allows players to leave USC at any point without losing or postponing eligibility. The coach believes it amounts to free agency, and he questions whether the bylaw can be used to punish his program in ways that weren’t intended. He worries USC’s coaches must use extreme caution to avoid angering players who might transfer if they’re sent to run laps. “There’s no cut-off date,� Kiffin said. “To me, there’s no cut-off date until the last add-drop date at the school that’s trying to recruit them. It’s a difficult situation.� Yet the half-dozen players who have left USC
— not counting Seantrel Henderson, the offensive line recruit who backed out of his commitment after the sanctions — all did so to get more playing time elsewhere, Kiffin said, not because of the Trojans’ two-year bowl ban. Kiffin is proud he managed to keep receiver Brandon Carswell, who was set to transfer to Cincinnati. Kiffin said he “begged� Carswell to stay for another year to finish the five classes for his degree. “SC speaks for itself in most kids’ minds,� Kiffin said. Kiffin hasn’t thought much about running down the Coliseum tunnel for the Trojans’ home opener against Virginia on Sept. 11, but he’s confident USC still has the talent to be a force on the West Coast despite the sanctions. “We’d love to get off to a great start,� Kiffin said, “because of the perception out there that SC is going to crumble.�
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Oswalt approves deal to Phils By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — There’s a new Roy in town — and he’s an ace, too. Three-time All-Star Roy Oswalt gave his OK to a trade from Houston to Philadelphia on Thursday, becoming the latest star pitcher to join the hardcharging Phillies. After getting Roy Halladay in the offseason, the two-time defending NL champions got Oswalt and a sizable amount of cash from the Astros for pitcher J.A. Happ and two speedy prospects, outfielder Anthony Gose and shortstop Jonathan Villar. Houston then traded Gose to Toronto. Oswalt joins a rotation that includes Halladay, acquired from Toronto in the offseason, and Cole Hamels, the 2008 World Series MVP. Oswalt is
scheduled to make his debut for the Phillies on Friday night, starting at Washington. “We’re trying to do what we can to get back to the World Series and win it,� Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. “To have Roy Oswalt, Roy Halladay and additionally Cole Hamels, Joe Blanton and Kyle Kendrick, we stack ourselves up as one of the best rotations in baseball.� This was the second straight year the Phillies made a major trade for a pitcher in the days leading up to the July 31 deadline. Last season, they got Cliff Lee and he boosted them to another NL pennant — Lee was then sent to Seattle in a separate deal on the same day the Phillies acquired Halladay. “I’m excited,� Halladay said. “It says a lot that this team is dedicated to win-
ning.� The Phillies took a seven-game winning streak into Thursday night’s game against Arizona. Philadelphia began the day 3 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the NL East. St. Louis also had been bargaining for Oswalt. He had a no-trade clause in his contract and could decide whether to accept any deal. “He’s pretty excited about coming here,� Amaro said. “The fact that Roy came to Philadelphia with really no great demand, that says something about the guy.� Oswalt, who spent his entire career with Houston, requested a trade in May. “We salute what Roy did for the organization and the contributions that he made here over the course of his career in an Astros uniform and his profile here is significant,� Astros general manager Ed Wade said.
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SCOREBOARD LO CA L R A C IN G 411 Motor Speedway Tuesday night results Crate Late Models 1. #74-Clyde Stanton 2. #129-Jason Welshan 3. #99-Justin Summers 4. #44K-Chase King 5. #68-Andy Ogle 6. #007-Hunter Best 7. #12-Barrett Terry 8. #1-Dylan Lowe 9. #51-Mack McCarter 10. #25-Scott Gardner 11. #00-Brian Ownby 12. #30-Ryan King Classic - Fn.(St) Car-Driver 1.(1) #6-Logan Dukes 2.(2) #7-Bart Baxter 3.(3) #68-Andy Ogle Late Models - Fn.(St) CarDriver 1.(1) #63-Josh Collins 2.(2) #124-Jason Welshan 3.(5) #1-Jason Cardwell 4.(12) #7-Perry Delaney 5.(4) #66-Adam Beeler 6.(3) #29-Rusty Ballenger 7.(17) #68-Andy Ogle 8.(10) #007-Hunter Best 9.(14) #27-Ross White 10.(13) #00-Ruben Mayfield 11.(11) #00-Brian Ownby 12.(18) #71-Pierce McCarter 13.(15) #99-Justin Summers 14.(9) #30-Ryan King 15.(7) #2-Anthony White 16.(6) #25-Scott Gardner 17.(8) #74-Clyde Stanton 18.(16) #12-Barrett Terry DNS. #2-Butch Bayless; #56-Freddy Romines; #94-Luke Fox; #44K-Chase King; #16-Brad Lowe (Fast Time Qualifier - 14.295) Pure Mini - Fn.(St) CarDriver 1.(2) #25-David Singleton 2.(3) #58-Jordan Jensen 3.(4) #21-Jeremy Teffeteller 4.(1) #23-Anthony Singleton
AUTO RACING NASCAR SPRINT CUP Pennsylvania 500 Site: Long Pond, Pa. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, noon-1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3:30-5 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 9:30-10 a.m., 11 a.m.12:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (ESPN, 1-5:30 p.m.). Track: Pocono Raceway (triangle, 2.5 miles). Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps. Last year: Denny Hamlin won a race pushed back to Monday because of rain, snapping a 50-race winless streak. Juan Pablo Montoya was second. Last week: Jamie McMurray won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to join Jimmie Johnson (2006) and Dale Jarrett (1996) as the only drivers to win the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year. Kevin Harvick was second. Fast facts: Hamlin also won the June 6 race at the track, his fourth victory in nine Pocono starts. ... Harvick leads the season standings with 2,920 points with six races left before the 10-race Chase. Jeff Gordon is second with 2,736, followed by Hamlin (2,660) and four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson (2,649). Hamlin and Johnson lead the series with five victories, with each victory worth 10 bonus points when the points are reset for the 12-driver Chase. Harvick has two victories. Next race: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Aug. 8, Watkins Glen International, Watkins, Glen, N.Y. Online: http://www.nascar. com ——— NATIONWIDE U.S. Cellular 250 Site: Newton, Iowa. Schedule: Friday, practice, qualifying; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 7-10:30 p.m.). Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles). Race distance: 218.75 miles, 250 laps. Last year: Brad Keselowski passed Kyle Busch with eight laps left and held on to win
the inaugural Nationwide race at the track. Last week: Busch raced to his fifth victory in his last six Nationwide starts and eighth of the year, holding off Carl Edwards at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Ind. Fast facts: Busch has 38 Nationwide victories, second behind Mark Martin (48) on the career list. Busch isn’t running for the championship after taking the season title last year. ... Keselowski has a 205-point lead over secondplace Edwards. ... Michael Annett, driving the No. 15 Toyota for Germain Racing, is from Des Moines. Next race: Zippo 200 at the Glen, Aug. 7, Watkins Glen International, Watkins, Glen, N.Y. Online: http://www.nascar. com ——— CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS Pocono Mountains 125 Site: Long Pond, Pa. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 5:30-7 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 10-11 a.m.), race, 1 p.m. (Speed, 12:30-3 p.m.). Track: Pocono Raceway (triangle, 2.5 miles). Race distance: 125 miles, 50 laps. Last year: Inaugural race. Last week: Ron Hornaday raced to his first victory of the year and series-record 46th, leading 129 of 200 laps at O’Reilly Raceway Park. The four-time series champion snapped a 22-race winless streak with his fourth victory at the track. Fast facts: Sprint Cup drivers Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler are in the field. Hamlin, driving the No. 15 Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports, has four Sprint Cup victories at the track. ... Todd Bodine leads the season standings, 177 points ahead of Aric Almirola. ... Multitruck qualifying will be used for the first time to determine the starting lineup. The trucks will be released in approximately 25-second increments for their two-lap runs. The qualifying order will be set by inverting the drivers’ positions in the final practice. Next race: Nashville 200, Aug. 7, Nashville Superspeedway, Gladeville, Tenn. Online: http://www.nascar. com ——— FORMULA ONE Hungarian Grand Prix Site: Budapest, Hungary. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 8-9:30 a.m.), Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 8-9:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (Speed, 7:30-10 a.m., 2:30-5 p.m.). Track: Hungaroring (road course, 2.72 miles). Race distance: 190.53 miles, 70 laps. Last year: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton raced to the first of his two 2009 victories. Ferrari’s Felipe Massa sustained multiple skull fractures in qualifying when he was hit in the helmet by debris and crashed into a tire barrier. Last week: Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix after Ferrari ordered Felipe Massa to give his teammate the lead. Ferrari was fined $100,000. Fast facts: Hamilton, the winner in Turkey and Canada,
leads the season standings with 157. McLaren teammate Jenson Button (143) is second, followed by Red Bull’s Mark Webber (136) and Sebastian Vettel (136) and Alonso (123). Next race: Belgian Grand Prix, Aug. 29, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, SpaFrancorchamps, Belgium. Online: http://www.formula1. com ——— INDYCAR Next race: Honda Indy 200, Aug. 8, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio. Last week: Scott Dixon won in Edmonton after Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line first, then was penalized for blocking Penske teammate Will Power. Castroneves, dropped to 10th, yelled at officials at the flag stand, then grabbed the IndyCar security chief by the collar and shook him. Online: http://www.indycar. com ——— NHRA FULL THROTTLE Next event: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Aug 12-15, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn. Last week: Robert Hight beat father-in-law John Force in the Funny Car final at the Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Colorado. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won. Online: http://www.nhra.com ——— OTHER RACES ARCA RE/MAX SERIES: Weis Markets 125, Saturday (Speed, 3-5 p.m.), Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa. Online: http://www.arcaracing.com WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car, Friday-Sunday, Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, Ontario. Late Model, Friday, Attica Raceway Park, Attica, Ohio, and Saturday, Muskingum County Speedway, Zanesville, Ohio. Online: http://www. worldofoutlaws.com U.S. AUTO RACING CLUB: Sprint Car, Saturday, K-C Raceway, Alma, Ohio. Online: http://www.usacracing.com 1/4
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TRANSACTION BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Buck Showalter manager, effective Monday, and signed him to a multiyear contract. Traded 3B Miguel Tejada and cash to San Diego for RHP Wynn Pelzer. DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned INF Scott Sizemore to Toledo (IL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Selected the contract of RHP Greg Holland from Omaha (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS — Placed 2B Ian Kinsler on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 28. Purchased the contract of 1B/OF Mitch Moreland from Oklahoma City (PCL). Transferred RHP Mark Lowe to the 60-day DL. National League FLORIDA MARLINS — Traded 3B Jorge Cantu to Texas for RHP Evan Reed and RHP Omar Poveda. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Traded LHP J.A. Happ, OF Anthony Gose and SS Jonathan Villar to Houston for RHP Roy Oswalt and cash considerations. HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded OF Anthony Gose to Toronto for 1B Brett Wallace. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Promoted C/INF James Skelton from Bradenton (FSL) to Altoona (EL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed RHP Stephen Strasburg on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 22. Activated LHP Scott Olsen from the 15-day DL. Southern League CAROLINA MUDCATS — Added RHP Matt Klinker from Louisville (IL). Carolina League WINSTON-SALEM DASH — Added INF Kyle Shelton from Charlotte (IL). Reassigned LHP Matt Wickswat to Kannapolis (SAL). American Association ST. PAUL SAINTS — Acquired and signed INF Brad M. Miller from Southern Illinois (Frontier) for a player to be named. WICHITA WINGNUTS — Traded INF Jose Duran to Fort Worth for INF Cesar Suarez. Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES — Released RHP Steven Belanger. SUSSEX SKYHAWKS — Released LHP Tim Layden. Golden League CALGARY VIPERS — Signed LHP Jason Norderum. United League LAREDO BRONCOS — Sent RHP Steve Raburn to Rio Grande Valley to complete an earlier trade. Signed RHP Reyes Dorado.
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A sign at the entrance of the Soda Butte Campground outside Cooke City, Mont., on Thursday tells would-be visitors to stay out after a man was killed and two people injured when a bear rampaged through the campground.
Grizzly caught after fatal attack played dead so the animal would leave her alone. Appearing on network morning shows from a Wyoming hospital, Freele said she woke up just before the bear bit her arm. “I screamed, he bit harder, I screamed harder, he continued to bite,” she said, adding that she could hear her bones breaking. “I told myself, play dead,” she said. “I went totally limp. As soon as I went limp, I could feel his jaws get loose and then he let me go.” Freele said the bear was silent. “This, to me, was just an absolutely freaky thing,” she said. “I have to believe that the bear was not normal. It was very quiet, it never made any noise. I felt like it was hunting me.” Freele suffered severe lacerations and crushed bones from bites on her arms. The male survivor, thought to be a teenager, suffered puncture wounds on his calf. The bear attack was the most brazen in the Yellowstone area since the 1980s, wildlife officials
said. One camper said he heard the screams from two of the attacks, which started around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Don Wilhelm, a wildlife biologist from Texas, thought the first scream was just teenagers, maybe a domestic dispute in the middle of the night. He tried to go back to sleep, stifling thoughts that a beast might be lurking outside his family’s tent. Minutes later, another scream — this one coming from the next campsite over, where a bear had torn through a tent and sunk its teeth into Freele’s arm. “First she said, “No!’ Then we heard her say, ’It’s a bear! I’ve been attacked by a bear!”’ said Wilhelm’s wife, Paige. By that point, the bear already had ripped into another tent a few campsites away, chomping into the leg of a teenager who had been sleeping with his family. The solo camper who was killed was at the other end of the Soda Butte Campground.
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COOKE CITY, Mont. (AP) — A mother grizzly and two of her three cubs have been captured after killing a Michigan man and injuring two other people during a late-night rampage through a campground near Yellowstone National Park. The sow, estimated to weigh 300 to 400 pounds, was lured into a trap fashioned from culvert pipe Wednesday evening, then left in place to attract the year-old offspring. By Thursday morning, two of the younger bears had been caught and the third could be heard nearby, calling out to its mother. Montana wildlife officials on Thursday identified the man killed in the mauling as Kevin Kammer, 48, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The other victims, Deb Freele of London, Ontario, and an unidentified male, have been hospitalized in Cody, Wyo. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Warden Capt. Sam Sheppard said he was confident they had captured the killer bear because it came back to the same site where the man was killed early Wednesday. Sheppard described the rampage — in which campers in three different tents were mauled as they slept — as a highly unusual predatory attack. “She basically targeted the three people and went after them,” Sheppard said. “It wasn’t like an archery hunter who gets between a sow and her cubs and she responds to protect them.” Officials have said the sow will be killed. State and federal wildlife officials will determine the fate of the cubs. Sheppard said they are unlikely to be returned to the wild because they could have been learning predatory behavior from their mother. Freele said Thursday she was bitten on her arm and leg before she instinctively
Then, the screams stopped. After a quick parental back-and-forth over whether to shield their 9- and 12-year-old sons with their bodies or make a break for it, the Wilhelms took advantage of the silence and darted to their SUV. They drove around the campground, honking their horns and yelling to alert other campers. Along the way, they met with a truck leaving the campground with the teenage victim, who apparently tried in vain to fight off the bear by punching it in the nose. “It was like a nightmare, couldn’t possibly happen,” Paige Wilhelm said later. In 2008 at the same campground, a grizzly bear bit and injured a man sleeping in a tent. A young adult female grizzly was captured in a trap four days later and taken to a bear research center in Washington state.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday. The family of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 25-year-old from the Seattle area, had been notified of his death, the U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity, because he was not authorized to disclose the information. Newlove and Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley went missing last Friday in Logar province. NATO recovered the body of McNeley — a 30-yearold father of two from Wheatridge, Colorado — in the area Sunday. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press in Kabul on Thursday that
two days ago the Taliban left the “body of a dead American soldier for the U.S. forces” to recover. The Taliban said McNeley was killed in a firefight and insurgents had captured Newlove. Mujahid offered no explanation for Newlove’s death. NATO officials have not offered an explanation as to why the two service members were in such a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan. The sailors were instructors at a counterinsurgency school for Afghan security forces, according to senior military officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case. The school was headquartered in Kabul and had classrooms outside the capital, but they were never assigned anywhere near where McNeley’s body was recovered, officials said.
Congo boat disaster kills 80 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat ferrying about 200 passengers to Congo’s capital capsized after hitting a rock, and a government spokesman said Thursday at least 80 people were confirmed dead. Rescuers were searching for dozens of missing people after the boating disaster on the Congo River near Maluku district about 80 miles (130 kilometers) from its destination, Information Minister Lambert Mende said. The boat was heading to Kinshasa from western Bandundu province’s district of Kwilu. Congo is a vast country of jungles and huge rivers in Central Africa with little more than 300 miles (480 kilometers) of paved road. Many people prefer to take boats even if they do not know how to swim. The boats are often in poor repair and filled beyond capacity. In May, dozens of people died when an overloaded canoe capsized on a river in eastern Congo. And last November, at least 90 people were killed after a logging boat sank on a lake in Congo. The timbercarrying vessel was not supposed to be carrying passengers.
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As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up WASHINGTON (AP) — Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery’s former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster. John Metzler, who ran the historic military burial ground for 19 years, said he accepts “full responsibility” for the problems. But he also denied some of the findings by Army investigators and suggested cemetery employees and poor technology were to blame for remains that may have been misidentified or misplaced. He said the system used to track grave sites relied mostly on a complicated paper trail vulnerable to error. “Personally it is very painful for me that our team at Arlington did not perform all aspects of its mission to the high standard required,” he told a Senate panel. He was sub-
poenaed to testify. Metzler and his deputy, Thurman Higginbotham, were forced to retire after Army investigators found that as many as 211 graves were unmarked or misidentified. The report by the Army Inspector General’s office accused Metzler of repeatedly failing to ensure burials were being done properly and of failing to respond after unmarked graves were discovered. Sen. Claire McCaskill, chairwoman of an oversight panel on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Reform Committee, said Thursday that her investigation has revealed far higher estimates of the number of graves affected. McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, said she believes that between 4,900 and 6,600 graves may be unmarked or mislabeled on cemetery maps. Kathryn Condon, who was hired to fix the cemetery’s problems, testified that the Army was still trying to determine exactly
how many burial sites could be affected. But, she said, “I am confident there are probably other map errors” beyond the 211 sites initially identified by Army investigators. Metzler said an inspector general finding that more than 100 graves lacked a headstone or burial card was not entirely accurate and that it was mostly internal working maps used by cemetery employees that were mislabeled. Metzler insisted that discrepancies on those maps wouldn’t necessarily affect operations. He also said any problems that came up over the years were quickly fixed and suggested he was surprised by the findings of the Army’s Inspector General. His testimony angered and confused lawmakers. “The notion that you would come in here and act like you didn’t know about it until a month ago is offensive. You did know about it, and you did nothing,” McCaskill said.
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Headstone markers are seen at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday. The former superintendent of the cemetery says he accepts “full responsibility” for the mix-up of graves at the famous military burial ground. Higginbotham testified in general about his tenure at the cemetery but left the hearing early after asserting his Fifth Amendment right not to respond to many of the lawmakers’ more pointed questions.
As deputy superintendent who ran day-to-day operations at the cemetery, Higginbotham is accused of directly contributing to the chaos. While Army officials have described Metzler as an ineffective
manager who turned a blind eye to the cemetery’s problems, investigators accuse Higginbotham of botching contracts and creating an “unhealthy organizational climate” for employees.
Dozens arrested in Arizona as protests of immigration law PHOENIX (AP) — Opponents of Arizona’s immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge’s ruling that delayed enforcement of most the law, and dozens of people in Phoenix were arrested after peacefully confronting officers in riot gear. Gov. Jan Brewer called U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton’s Wednesday’s decision halting the law “a bump in the road,” and her spokesman said they’d appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco later Thursday. Outside the state Capitol, hundreds of protesters began marching at dawn, gathering in front of the federal courthouse
where Bolton issued her ruling on Wednesday. They marched on to the office of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has made a crackdown on illegal immigration one of his signature issues. At least eight protesters approached a police line and allowed themselves to be arrested. A group of about two dozen protesters then sat down in the middle of the street or refused to leave, and police arrested them as well. Earlier, three people were detained at the courthouse after apparently entering a closed-off area. Former state Sen. Alfredo Gutierrez, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2002, was among them.
Marchers chanted “Sheriff Joe, we are here, we will not live in fear,” and among the crowd was a drummer wearing a papier-mache Sheriff Joe head and dressed in prison garb. Arpaio vowed to go ahead with a crime sweep targeting illegal immigrants. It was Phoenix police who made most the early arrests, but other protests were planned later in front of a county jail. “My deputies will arrest them and put them in pink underwear,” Arpaio said, referring to one of his odd methods of punishment for prisoners. “Count on it.” Arizona is the nation’s epicenter of illegal immigration, with more than 400,000 undocumented residents. The state’s border with
Mexico is awash with smugglers and drugs that funnel narcotics and immigrants throughout the U.S., and supporters of the new law say the influx of illegal migrants drains vast sums of money from hospitals, education and other services. The ruling was anxiously awaited in the U.S. and beyond. About 100 protesters in Mexico City who had gathered at the U.S. Embassy broke into applause when they learned of the ruling via a laptop computer. Mariana Rivera, a 36-year-old from Zacatecas, Mexico, who is living in Phoenix on a work permit, said she heard about the ruling on a Spanishlanguage news program. “I was waiting to hear because
we’re all very worried about everything that’s happening,” said Rivera, who phoned friends and family with the news. “Even those with papers, we don’t go out at night at certain times there’s so much fear (of police). You can’t just sit back and relax.” In New York City, about 300 immigrant advocates gathered Thursday near the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan. New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams, a first-generation Caribbean-American, told the crowd: “We won a slight battle in Arizona, we’ve got to continue with the war.” In Los Angeles, about 200 protesters invaded a busy intersection west of downtown Los Angeles.
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Local Entertainment
T. G. Sheppard
7 p.m. variety show and dinner Aug. 1, 15 and 29 at Smith Family Theater, buffet opens at 6 p.m.; tickets $14.95$39.95, 429-8100, www.smithfamilytheater.com
‘The Young Victoria’
6:30 p.m. Thursday at Anna Porter Public Library’s Thursday Theater; free, 436-5588
‘The Lovely Bones’
6:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at Anna Porter Public Library’s Thursday Theater; free, 436-5588
Chubby Checker
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Regional Entertainment
EG Kight
7 p.m. today at Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Townsend; tickets $4, (865) 448-0044
Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle
7 p.m. Thursday at Blount County Public Library Reading Rotunda, Maryville; free, 982-0981, www. blountlibrary.org
Y’uns
7 p.m. Aug. 6 at Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Townsend; tickets $4, (865) 448-0044
Patton Oswalt
8 p.m. Aug. 7 at Bijou Theatre; tickets $29.50, (865) 656-4444, www. knoxbijou.com
Michael Bethea
7 p.m. Aug. 12 at Blount County Public Library Reading Rotunda, Maryville; free, 982-0981, www. blountlibrary.org
Dan Zane and Friends
7 p.m. Aug. 13 at Bijou Theatre; tickets $19.50 individual, $70 family four-pack, (865) 656-4444, www. knoxbijou.com
Steve Kaufman
7 p.m. Aug. 13 at Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Townsend; tickets $4, (865) 448-0044
Sheryl Crow
8 p.m. Aug. 18 at Tennessee Theatre; tickets $70-$370, (865) 6564444, www.tennesseetheatre.com n
Local Festivals/Events
Volunteer Cat Club Show
Today through Sunday at Grand Resort Hotel Convention Center, Pigeon Forge; (800) 251-4444
Summerfest
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 14 in downtown Sevierville; free admission, 8504806 n
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Instructor Exhibition
Through Oct. 8 at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Sandra J. Blain Galleries; 436-5860, www. arrowmont.org n
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Vision, Language and Influence
Through Sunday, at the Knoxville Museum of Art, featuring photographs of the South by Baldwin Lee, Walker Evans and Eudora Welty; (865) 934-2034, www.knoxart.org
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Through Sunday, outdoor art exhibition at Knoxville Museum of Art’s North Garden; free admission and parking, (865) 934-2034, www.knoxart.org
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Doris Gove has filled hundreds of pages with trivia about Great Smoky Mountains National Park in “Great Smoky Mountains Trivia.”
Test your Smoky Mountains IQ
Trivia book full of interesting tidbits about park By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor Have you ever driven by one of the landmarks in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and wondered how it got its name, or finally saw a bear in the park and wondered exactly how many call it home? The answers to those and many more questions can be found in a new book by Riverbend Publishing. “Great Smoky Mountains Trivia” is the latest in a series about America’s national parks, and the first for one located east of the Mississippi. Others have been completed for Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton and Death Valley. Doris Gove of Knoxville was asked by the publisher to put together the facts for “Great Smoky Mountains Trivia.” She is a biologist and science editor at the University of Tennessee, and was past president of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club. She is no stranger to facts or fiction. She’s authored or co-authored several books, ranging from hiking guides (“Hiking Trails of the Smokies”) to several children’s books. “I’ve never done one like this,” she said. “They wrote to me because this is a series they started in the western parks and they thought since the series was doing so well out there, they ought to have one for the most visited park, which is this one.” (If you don’t know how many, that answer is in the book.) Living in East Tennessee and enjoying the Smoky Mountains for 40 years, the Massachusetts native was already very knowledgeable about the park. For the things she didn’t know knew where to go to get the information. “If I put something in the book, even if it’s something I thought I knew, I wanted to find a reference to it to make sure that I wasn’t just writing
Great Smoky Mountains Trivia Here are a few of the questions from the “Great Smoky Mountains Trivia” book by Doris Gove. How many can you answer correctly? History 1. Which American president authorized the formation of a national park in the Great Smoky Mountains? Mountain Culture 2. What knocked several rocks off the Hair John Walker family chimney in 1925? A) Earthquake. B) A marauding bear. C) A rejected suitor. D) An outbuilding lifted by a tornado. Geology and geography 3. How many peaks in the Smokies are over 6,000 feet? A) 8.B) 14. C) 20. Plants 4. What is the biggest flower in the Smokies? Animals 5. Wild boar piglets are A) Mottled, B) Spotted, C) Striped, D) Black like the parents, E) Pink? Cades Cove 6. How many creeks flow into Cades Cove? 7. What did the Cherokee call Cades Cove? Newfound Gap Road and Clingmans Dome 8. How long is the Newfound Gap Road? 9. When was Clingmans Dome Tower built? Activities and Adventueres 10. So is there really a Rocky Top?
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“Great Smoky Mountains Trivia” sells for $9.95 and is available at local bookstores and park outlets, or by calling (866) 787-2363. stuff and not checking it,” said Gove (rhymes with cove). She said she referred to many books and other publications for research, often starting on the Internet using Google. She found a memoir one woman wrote for her mother that provided insight on what life was like for women before the formation of the park. “A daughter of a woman who worked in the park, I’ve forgotten her name, but her mother’s name was Dorie and she wrote a memoir about her mother’s life,” Gove said. While she doesn’t mention Dorie specifically in “Great Smoky Mountains Trivia,” the memoir provided answers about life in mountains. “Dorie had married a logger, and she lived in one of those string towns,” Gove said.
“When the loggers went up into an area, they made a railroad up along a creek, because they used the creek to get to the trees. So they’d make the railroad up to the creek and then they had these little houses that fit on box cars.” The trains would take the houses to the area close to where the loggers were working, a crane would lift them from the train and “park it and people would live in those houses,” she said. “Families would live in the houses while the men were off cutting the trees, and when all the trees were gone they’d just pick everything up and put it back on the train, send it down and go up another valley.” Gove said she also sought assistance from others who See Trivia, Page A2
Answers. 1. Calvin Coolidge in 1926. 2. Earthquake. 3. C) 20. The three highest are Clingmans, 6,643; Guyot, 6,621; LeConte High Top, 6,592. 4. The flower of the umbrella magnolia tree — as big around as a small-medium pizza. It also has the biggest leaves (up to 24 inches) and the biggest buds. 5. C) Striped. 6. More than 30. 7. Tsiyahi, Place of the Otter. 8. 31 miles. If you keep on U.S. 441 after Cherokee you could end up in Miami. 9. 1960. The curved concrete tower replaced a wooden fire tower. 10. Yes, it’s between Spence Field and Thunderhead Mountain on the Appalachian Trail.
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Et Cetera Showing at Reel Theatres’ Movies on the Parkway in Sevierville. For show times, call 453-9055. *Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2D) (PG) — Stars the voice talents of James Marsden and Bette Midler. The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rouge cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest. *Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13) — Stars Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd. An upand-coming executive receives an invitation to the “dinner for idiots,� a monthly event hosted by his boss that promises bragging rights to the exec that shows up with the biggest buffoon. Salt (PG-13) — Stars Angelina Jolie and Live Schreiber. Accused of being a Russian spy, a CIA agent goes on the run, using all her skills as a covert operative to stay one step ahead of the CIA. Inception (PG-13) — Stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page. In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a single idea within one’s mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset. Despicable Me (PG) — Stars the voice talents of Steve Carrell and Jason Segal. The world’s greatest villain, who’s in the midst of making plants to steal the moon, is sidetracked when he’s put in charge of three orphaned little girls. Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) — Stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob. Grown Ups (PG-13) — Stars Adam Sandler and Kevin James. The death of their childhood basketball coach leads to a reunion for some old friends, who gather at the site of a championship celebration from years ago. *Indicates new releases this week
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LOCAL THEATERS
n American Oldies Theater: 543-0833 n Black Bear Jamboree: 908-7469 n Blackwoods Breakfast Show: 908-7469 n Comedy Barn: 4285222 n Country Tonite Theatre: 453-2003 n Dixie Stampede: 4534400 n Elvis Museum TCB Theater, featuring Matt Cordell: 428-2001 n Grand Majestic Theater: 774-7777 n Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery Dinner Theater: 908-1050 n Magic Beyond Belief: 428-5600 n Memories Theater: 428-7852 n Miracle Theater (The Miracle and Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat): 428-7469 n Smith Family Theater: 429-8100 n Smoky Mountain Theater: 774-5400 n Smoky Mountain Palace Theatre: 429-1601 n Soul of Shaolin: 4538888 n Sweet Fanny Adams Theater: 436-4039 n Tennessee Shindig (formerly Fiddlers’ Feast): 908-3327 n WonderWorks “Hoot N’ Holler� Show: 868-1800
Andy’s Junction
Andy’s Junction, 10237 Chapman Highway, Seymour: Country Tradition, 7-10 p.m. Friday; live music, 7-10 p.m. Saturday
‘Hee Haw,’ ‘Hillbillies’ stars to perform for Kindness Counts Submitted Report
Appalachian Music
Jerry and Joan Paul perform Appalachian music most afternoons in Gatlinburg at Alewine Pottery in Glades. 7746999
Blue Moose Burgers and Wings
Located on the Parkway behind Bullfish Grill and Johnny Carino’s: Live music, 7-10 p.m. Fridays. 286-0364
Carousel Gardens
Elizabeth Phillips July 23, Shelby Huskey July 24. Live music 6-10 p.m. traffic light 3, Gatlinburg.
Cowboy’s BBQ
Located on Hwy. 321 across from Cosby High School; New Rain performs 6 p.m. every Friday
Front Porch Restaurant
Live bluegrass, 7-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; live folk and acoustics, 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. (423) 4872875
Guarino’s Italian Restaurant
Located across from Food City in Gatlinburg; New Rain 6:30-10:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Michael Hicks 6-10 p.m. every Friday
New Orleans on the River
Amelia & Louis perform 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 933-7244
Ripley’s Aquarium
Bluegrass group Smoky Mountain Travelers 10-4 p.m. Saturday in front of Aquarium in Gatlinburg
The Ship Pub
The Ship Pub on Glades Road in Gatlinburg, pool tournaments at 8 p.m. every Friday, New Rain performs 7 to 11 p.m. every Saturday, 430-4441
The Shops at Carousel Gardens
At traffic light #3, Gatlinburg; entertainment 6 to 10 p.m. nightly.
Skiddy’s Place
Skiddy’s Place on Birds Creek Road in Gatlinburg; Karaoke, Tuesday and Thursday nights; Locals Night, 4-7 p.m. on Wednesdays; various performers on weekends. 436-4192
Smoky Mountain Brewery
In Gatlinburg, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.: karaoke/DJ, Monday-Tuesday; live music, Wednesday-Sunday. In Pigeon Forge, 9 p.m. to midnight: karaoke/ DJ, Sunday-Monday; live music, Tuesday-Saturday
Smoky’s Sports Pub & Grub
1151 Parkway (Light #10) Gatlinburg: Weekly live entertainment and karaoke. 436-4220
Sunset Grille
142 Thinwood Drive Newport: The show starts at 9 p.m.
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Lulu Roman from “Hee Haw� will perform Aug. 7 in Seymour.
Kindness Counts, formerly Feral Cat Friends of Sevier County, will provide information about the nonprofit organization and its current projects. The agency will also receive a percentage of net proceeds from this event. Profits from concession sales will go to Kindness Counts. Tickets are $30 per person. Checks or post office money orders accepted in advance, but only cash at the door. From Sevierville, turn left on Maryville Highway at Sevier County Bank. The Barn is a mile on the left. For more information or to purchase tickets mail to Baby Bird Promotions, P.O. Box 1108, Seymour, TN. 37865 or call 274-1327.
SEYMOUR — LuLu Roman from “Hee Haw� and Donna Douglas, who was Elly May Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies� will perform at The Barn on Maryville Highway/411 South at 6 p.m. Aug. 7. For each ticket purchased, guests may enter a photo of their pet in a pet photo contest. Photos will be judged by the two performers before the show. The Best Critter Award will be presented by Douglas. Pet photos must be in by Aug. 7. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Seating is open and limited. It’s an informal indoor event.
Ripley’s expecting much interest in fertility statue display Submitted report GATLINBURG — Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Gatlinburg will host the return of the fertility statues for public viewing from July 31 to Aug. 29. More than 2,000 women are said to have become pregnant shortly after touching the wooden statues. Many of them had been told by doctors they would never be able to conceive. The five-foot tall statues were acquired from the Ivory Coast of West Africa in 1993 and were placed in the lobby of Ripley Entertainment’s corporate headquarters in Orlando. Following a December 1995 story in the Wall Street Journal, the demand to touch them became
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are more knowledgeable in certain areas, such as geology and botany. Her family even helped by reading the book and offering suggestions, as well as coming up with wrong answers to complete a multiple-choice question. Though she knew quite a bit about the park before she started the book, Gove said she was most surprised to learn about some of its cultural aspects. “I guess one thing I didn’t know much about until I started was all the information about the Pi Beta Phi school and the young women, college students, who came from other places to be teachers in the settlement school,� Gove said. “And what was really interesting is that they got the women, mostly, who lived in the park — or what was later the park — to revive their skills like weaving and basket making. And they would take these things the women made and take them back to
internationally known. In the ensuing years, the statues made three trips around the world. They were retired to the Ripley warehouse in 2001, but were put on display in Orlando. “For years, we were inundated with requests to make these statues available once again, so we’ve brought them out of retirement and they are proving to be very popular during this world tour,� said Edward Meyer, VP of archives and exhibits for Ripley Entertainment. Would-be parents are invited to come in and touch them for free during regular business hours: daily 9 a.m. to midnight. The attraction is located at 800 Parkway. The phone number is 436-5096.
Chicago and other places they came from, and people were really interested in them because they were beautiful. “The settlement school did two things,� she said. “It educated the children and gave this economic outlet to the women.� Along with providing facts, Gove said she also tried to make the book interesting. “You try to make it entertaining,� she said. “What I tried to do was break it up, have some questions and answers and some of these little call-out things.� Gove said she hopes the book teaches others about the park and how important it is to preserve and protect its resources. She’s also hoping to write a trivia book for the publisher about Blue Ridge Parkway. “Which would be a much bigger project for me, because I know the
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Gatlinburg will host a fertility statue exhibit July 31 to Aug. 29.
Smokies; the Blue Ridge Parkway I’d have to start from scratch,� she said. “But people love their
Parkway, and it’s so long and so varied, there must be a lot of fascinating information.�
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Then she turned on the lights and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But this is the way it is today because they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up when they failed many times.â&#x20AC;? It was a creative way to demonstrate the rewards of persistence and building on failure. When Chaseny finished her presentation on creative persistence, I told the group about the young reporter saying to Thomas Edison, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried over 8,000 filaments for the light bulb. Arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you getting discouraged?â&#x20AC;? Edison replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Son, now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really getting excited, because I know over 8,000 things that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work. This means Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting closer and closer.â&#x20AC;? Shortly thereafter, Edison discovered the filament that would burn brightly without burning out. I thought about the comments by Chaseny, the two managers and Edison last evening when I read a newspaper article titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Confidence in economy fades.â&#x20AC;? When confidence is down is when we need more than ever to emphasize creative persistence. Magazine columnist Marilyn vos Savant, who gained fame when the Guinness Book of World Records listed her under Highest IQ (228) in 1985, wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.â&#x20AC;? And, it was Thomas Edison who said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.â&#x20AC;? But, as you know, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to have an IQ of over 200 or be a unique inventor to realize the value of â&#x20AC;&#x153;keeping on keeping on.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Š 2010 by Carl Mays, speaker and author whose mentoring site, www.MyMerlin.net, is based on his book and program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Strategy For Winning.â&#x20AC;? E-mail to carlmays@carlmays.com, call 436-7478 or visit www. carlmays.com. Rain or shine
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Phillip Fulmer, left, is pictured with Bob Spining, a prostate cancer survivor and chairman of The Man Ride for Prostate Cancer Awareness to be held Aug. 14. Aug. 7 guarantees riders a T-shirt, lunch and admission to the concert that evening performed by SwampDaWamp at The Shed, the entertainment venue at Smoky Mountain HarleyDavidson. Preregistration is $25 for a single rider and $40 per pair. Platinum level preregistration cost is $50 for a single
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District 6 Branch Banking and Trust Company to Jeffrey, James and Amanda Roberts for $25,000 for lot 71, unit 4, phase I, Homestead in Wears Valley Wells Fargo Bank to
Robert and Andrea Howell for $160,000 for lot 24, Misty Shadows Eastman Credit Union to Kimber Lee Macedo for $129,900 for lot 1R, Lillie E. Teaster property Sykes & Wynn PLLC, Judith Patino and Isaac Camargo to Tennessee State Bank for $160,113.02 for lot 2-1, Spring Cove
District 7 Household Financial Center Inc. to Julius Holzerland for $127,000 for lot 16, Willow Creek Gregory Logue, Coy and Susan McCarter to Commercial Bank for $119,400 for lots 102, 103, 104 Echota Resort, lots 54 and 56 Vickwood Hills, and lot 94, Mount Conley Delight Betty and Charles Lynn to Elizabeth Rivera for $185,000 for lot 40, River Mist
District 8 Kit and Teresa Rae to Andrea and Joshua Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell for $129,900 for lot 5, Ultraview Estates
District 9 Daniel Moore, JSW Corp. Inc. and William Henry to Branch Banking and Trust Company for $195,000 for lots 54 and 55, Sharp Farms III Carlos Perez and Giselle Figueroa to Marti and Howell Osborne Jr. for $339,900 for lot 38, Majestic Meadows Brock & Scott PLLC, Jose and Diana Carrodeguas to Branch Banking & Trust Company for $38,400 for lot 165, phase III, Majestic Meadows Lucille Waller, and Ernest Waller, deceased, to Terry and JoAnn Holder for $53,000 for
lot 6R2 Lucille E. Waller Property Dan and Diane Theesfeld to Dan, Diane and Heather Theesfeld for $85,500 for lot 12, Maple Ridge Estates Douglas Sopha to Mitchell McCarter for $250,000 for 57.544 acres Highway 411 Douglas Sopha to Mitchell McCarter for $250,000 for lots 1 and 2, Carroll Trentham Property Nancy Claxton to Christopher and Autumn Hampton for $73,520 for property on South Old Sevierville Pike
District 10 Mary Yordy to Barbara Penny for $7,500 for .48 acres Panther Creek Road Faye Burns, and Joe Burns, deceased, to Mark and Randy Dixon for $224,000 for two tracts, Millstone Gap Road Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Freddie Mac, National Default REO Services and First American Asset Closing Services to Thomas and Ruth Bordeaux for $135,000 for lot 50R1, phase 1, Sterling Springs Dominic Antonelli
Arnold Weiss and Frederick Hancock Jr. to BankUnited for $125,000 for lot 417, Chalet Village North Charles and Karen Shonkwiler to Timothy and Catherine Davenport for $185,000 for lot 260, Chalet Village North William Greenwood to Robert and Billie Lane Family Trust for $45,000 for unit 4103, Gatlinburg Summit Condominium Phyllis Calloway to Thomas and Carlene Martin for $174,900 for lot 100, Montgomery Woods Addition No. 2 Karen Deramo to A. Carson and M. Kathrine Selph for $85,000 for unit 5208, Gatlinburg Summit Condominium Laila Werner and LeRoy Bible to R. A. Werner Family Trust for $1,000,000 for lots 23 and 24, Tyrolea
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Comer named Volunteer of Month by United Way Submitted Report
Loaned Executive program in the 1980s. Also, he has served in numerous United Way campaigns, chaired campaign divisions, served on campaign cabinets and on the board of directors. He was chairman in West Virginia during a 2000 campaign that raised over $3 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very fortunate
The Board of Directors of the United Way of Sevier County has named Mike Comer, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Citizens National Bank, its Volunteer of the Month. Comer was instrumental in securing donated office space from the bank for United Way headquarters in Gatlinburg. Comer had extensive United Way volunteer experience in Charleston, W.Va., where he served in the
to have someone with Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience and abilities as a support to our United Way,â&#x20AC;? said Tom Newman, executive director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both Mike and Citizens National Bank have truly impressed us with their commitment to participate in solutions to meet the needs of Sevier County in a variety of ways.â&#x20AC;?
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The Board of Directors of the United Way of Sevier County named Mike Comer of Citizens National Bank its United Way Volunteer of the Month. From left are Mike Hodge, board chairman; Comer; Theresa Trentham, vice chairwoman; and Tom Newman, executive director of United Way.
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The Sevier County Tea Party hosted an event at the Sevierville Civic Center for Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a Republican gubernatorial candidate. The Sevier County Tea Party recently endorsed Ramsey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can assure you the Second Amendment rights people are with me,â&#x20AC;? Ramsey said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Tea Party people are with me, the Right to Life people are with me. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be voting. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about intensity and turnout. The people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m meeting with here tonight, the Tea Party groups, are the ones out there stuffing envelopes. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re putting out mailers. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re knocking on doors for me. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how you win.â&#x20AC;? Speaking for about an hour and a half, Ramsey covered a wide range of topics, including the economy, job creation, cutting the size and cost of government, illegal immigration, and the Second and 10th amendments. He answered several questions from the group. In reference to his Republican opponents, Zach Wamp and BIll Haslam, Ramsey said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am the conservative
candidate. Nobody is going to get 50 percent in this race, I can guarantee you that.â&#x20AC;? Tea Party Ramsey Chairman Brett Randles said the SCTP stands strongly behind Ramsey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe in limited government and fiscal responsibility. Like a lot of Americans, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concerned and trying to inform people about what they can do. I refuse to compromise my values and just vote for the lesser of two evils. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll only vote for the candidate that best represents those values and I strongly believe that candidate is Ron Ramsey.â&#x20AC;? Members of the Sevier County Tea Party plan to be at each local precinct on Aug. 5. To assist, call Dale Carr, Ramseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local campaign coordinator, at 712-7653 or e-mail to dale@thompsoncarr. com. For more information on the Tea Party, visit www.seviercoteaparty. org, join their Facebook group at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sevier County, TN Tea Partyâ&#x20AC;? or e-mail to info@seviercoteaparty. org.
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0151 Garage/Estate Sales 2 Garage Sales Fri 30th & Sat 31st. Both off Pullen Rd. Sevierville. Follow signs. 3 Family Yard Sale. Thurs & Fri 8-5. 3014 Douglas Dam Rd, Kodak. Lots of childrens clothes & toys. 3 Family Yard Sale: Hand & power tools, yard tools, antiques, furn., motor cycle jack, clothing, toys, sewing machine, lg. Christmas tree, golf clubs, lawn sweeper, HH items and so much more. Friday & Saturday 9am-1pm. Dellwood Dr., New Center area, Sev. 4 Family Yard Sale Saturday July 31. 7:30-5:00. Tires, tools, bunk beds, clothes, toys, much more. Red light #1 in Pigeon Forge at Ruby Tuesday. Follow signs to 770 Sharp Hollow Rd. 714 Sunrise Circle. Fri & Sat 8-12. Clothes, misc, household, Christmas items. Big Yard Sale-Moving. July 29th, 30th, 31st. Cedar Falls off Walden's Creek Road. Baby girl clothes, household items, baby items, dishes, cookbooks, fall & Christmas decor, women's clothes & misc. 865-908-5535.
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Auction & Warehouse Out of Business Sale. Everything must go. Office equipment & supplies, tools, chairs, tables, rollers, dollys, carts, much, much more. Doors open at 12 pm Saturday. Sale starts at 2pm. 1426 Allensville Rd, Sevierville, TN. 865-428-8810 Big Family Yard Sale Fri, Sat 2.6 miles past Walter State turn left on Maples Dr. Lots of women, juniors & girl clothes, toys, games & household items. Big Yard Sale. Baby bassinette, hammock, baby to adult clothing, much more. Saturday 8-? 1810 Placid Dr Landmark Point Sub Boyd's Creek Rd., Seymour. 155 Van Gilder Way. Huge 3 family yard sale. Tools, wheels, clothes (all sz.), exercise equip., scooter, etc., etc. Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Fri & Sat 8-2 Large size, ladies clothes, girls 12-14-16, household, crafts. Eagle View Sub. Kodak
Yard Sale Thurs & Fri 8-2 1447 Shannon Circle located in Shannon Green Sub off Ernest McMahan Rd. Lots of clothes, toys, furniture items & many other items.
Fri & Sat. Table & chairs, desk, lots of misc. 287 Bob Hollow Rd. Friday 8-4; Shaconage Subd., Bicyles, toys, HHI, VHS, DVDs, Pool Table, '95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4. 2174 Shaconage Trl., Sevierville. GARAGE SALE Sat 8-4 1659 Snapp Road. Follow pink signs. Table & chairs, washer & dryer, tools, golf clubs, bedding, clothes & lots more. Garage Sale Thurs Fri & Sat. 9am-5pm Off Pullen Rd at Conner View Ct. Antiques incl. toys, glassware, furn, jewelry, sports memor, etc. Large variety of other items. Garage sale, 714 Chewase Drive, Mynatt Park. Saturday, July 31, 8 am-2pm. HOUSEHOLD CLEARANCE, Gatlinburg, Retro collectibles, music PA, instruments, tools. 132 Village Dr. Fri, Sat & Sun 10-2. Huge Garage Sale 579 Allison Dr off Douglas Dam Rd Fri & Sat 8-3 Everything must go. Huge Moving Sale. Foxwood next to new hospital. Furniture, brand name clothes (baby, kids, adult). 8am-? HUGE MOVING SALE Furniture, Golf Cart, Grill, Tools, All Household Items & Name Brand Clothes. Everything must go. 1058 Fine Glen Drive, Sevierville Saturday & Sunday 8am-4pm HUGE YARD SALE - Friday & Saturday. 8:00-2:00. Antiques, Collectibles, Housewares, Furniture & Junk. Kodak - Catlett Dr., past Northview School. Lil Kings & Queens Child Care Center in Sevierville is having a parking lot/yard sale on Saturday 7/31/10 from 8-2. 1959 Douglas Dam Rd. Call 428-7490 for more info. Moving Sale, Fri & Sat 7-4, furniture & baby items, 302 Newman Rd. Gat trffic light 2A. MOVING SALE-Saturday, July 31, 8am to 1pm. Piano, furniture, appliances, framed pictures, kitchen & household items. 1104 Jayell Road Near Veterans' Blvd Multi Family Yard Sale-2 days-Fri & Sat 8am-2pm. Boyds Creek Rd to Dogwood Hills Sub. Turn right on Ashton Ln. Girls & boys clothes, household, antiques, baseball cards, collectibles, Thomas Tank Train sets. Multi Yard Sale 903 and 909 Tramel Rd 8 am Sat July 31, 2010 Multi-Family Garage Sale: Fri. & Sat. 8-? Adult & Kids clothing, furn., baby items, toys, etc. 523 Pine View Dr., Straw Plains, behind Aztex on Asheville Hwy. Multi-Family Yard Sale. Furniture, kids clothing, baby items. Thurs, Fri & Sat 7-?. 1504 Kildee Lane in Mtn Meadows subdiv.
Neighborhood Yard Sale! 5+ Homes! Saturday 7am-?. From Sevierville, go towards Kodak. In kodak, turn right onto 139. Go 2.4 mi & turn left onto Mutton Hollow Rd. Go approx 1 mi. Turn left onto Harvest Meadows Dr. Sat & Sun at Sevier Co Rescue Squad. Proceeds benefit U12 Girls Soccer Team. 9-3 Baked goods for sale. Yard Sale Fri 30th 8am-4:30pm 1205 Blake Lea, Belle Meadows. Yard Sale Lots of misc, antiques, furn. In A/C basement. 3622 Hickman Rd, Kodak. Sat 8-5
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Sales
Retail Sales Part time. Retirees welcome. Good pay. For info call 696-5131 10am-4pm. Mon-Fri only. Smokey Mountain Getaways at Town Square is looking for highly motivated sales professionals. Sales experience necessary but resort sales not required. No license needed for the Sales positions being filled. More than competitive compensation plan. No draw on future commissions! Hourly vs Commissions paid weekly! Benefits like Major Medical, Dental, & Vision are available. When our competitors have cut back, we have expanded! We write all business! Our promise to you is to give you all the tools and s opportunities to achieve your immediate and future financial goals. Please apply in person Saturday & Sunday from the hours of 3:00PM to 5:00PM at the Sales Office located at 414 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. We are an equal opportunity employer and all applications will be considered. Internal promoting is the way we are building our future, come be a part of it!
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Medical/Dental
Dental Assistant needed for high tech/high quality office. Must have excellent clinical and computer skills. Please send resume to PO Box 516, Seymour, TN 37865. Full time Dental Assistant needed for dental office. Experience preferred. Must be outgoing and able to work well with our dental team. Call 436-5024 for more information or fax resume to 436-5025.
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General Help
China & Gift Mart 2680 Parkway Pigeon Forge
NOW HIRING Apply in person 10:00AM-7:00PM Assistant Manager Position needed for the Sevierville Branch of World Finance Corporation. We offer a competitive salary and a fringe benefit package. Valid drivers license and auto with current insurance required. All interested applicants bring resume to: 970 Dolly Parton Pkwy Sevierville, TN 37862. No phone calls please. Bear Camp Cabin Rentals is looking for reliable cabin/chalet cleaners. Must be licensed & insured to apply. We offer competitive wages and professional work environment. For more info call 865-257-5963. Our fast paced rental company is in need of team players. Must be self motivating with knowledge of basic computer programs and be willing to have a flexible working schedule from day shift to nights. Must provide exceptional customer service while conveying company objectives, complete daily procedures, meet sales goals, multi task and work well with other depts. Competitive pay & Benefits. Mountain Rentals of Gatlinburg 436-9274 Ext. 2862 or 2853. Help Wanted-Seasonal production line workers needed. Must be able to lift 50 lbs repeatedly. Non-smoking establishment. Apply in person Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm Classic Cookie 1830 Jack Delozier Dr, Sevierville. No phone calls please
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EVENT SERVICE WORKER SEASONAL, The City of Gatlinburg's W.L. Mills Conference and Convention Center is seeking a Seasonal Event Service Worker to prepare, clean, and maintain the Center for activities, programs and shows. Hourly rate $8.60 per hour. Qualifications include graduation from an accredited high school (or GED program) with experience working with cleaning equipment and supplies; some experience working with the public; sufficient strength and agility to perform the physically demanding aspects of the job. Previous audio-visual set-up experience and an excellent customer service attitude a plus. DEADLINE to submit an application is August 6, 2010. A post-offer drug screen and physical are required. Applications are available on line at www.ci.gatlinburg.tn.us; or at City Hall, 1230 East Parkway, Gatlinburg. It is the policy of the City of Gatlinburg not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs.
GHOST TOUR GUIDES NEEDED: Must have very flexible night time schedule. If not PLEASE DO NOT APPLY! Must have outgoing personality, be dependable, have cell phone, reliable transportation, internet access, must live in Sevier County. WHAT WE OFFER: $40 base pay for 2 hrs. work + tips + graduated pay scale. No costumes, part-time, this is a 1099 contractor position only. In Gatlinburg. Contact Ken 828-337-0645. PF Part Time Office Recptnst Deal w/ Public Well - Send Resume' - PO 1420 Kodak, TN 37764 QA Housekeeping Inspector Inspects rental cabins for housekeeping & maintenance issues. Self-motivated; detailed; able to work weekends. Must have reliable transportation and auto insurance. Hourly wage + fuel allowance. EOE Apply at Timber Tops LLC, 1440 Upper Middle Creek Rd, Sevierville OR email: kcarpenter@timbertops.net OR call 865-429-0831 X1185 SALES CLERK $10/hr. Lid'l Dolly's Light #4, PF Smoky Mountain Popcorn located at Walden's Landing in Pigeon Forge will be opening soon. We are hiring a popcorn cook and clerks. Will train. High School students may apply. For more information, contact Chester Crowley at 803-5319 You may fax your resume to 932-1664 or email to chestercrowley09@comcast.net. WAREHOUSE & STOCK $10/hr. LID'L DOLLY'S LIGHT 4 PF We are growing! Come grow with us!! JOHNSON PEST CONTROL is adding service technicians and sales inspectors to our team. Go to: http://jpc.applybyweb.com to pursue a new career with JOHNSON PEST CONTROL. FE/MALE; EOE; Benefits; F/T; Year Round; Drug/Physical Screening; Clean Driving Record; Reference Checks
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Skilled Trade
Conveniently located, high-end salon seeking highly motivated professional hair stylists. Call 429-1663 to schedule an interview.
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Office Help
Gatlinburg Cabin company seeks full-time professional executive assistant office manager. Hospitality experience required. Skilled writer. Send R e s u m e t o info@cabinsforyou.com.
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Hotel/Motel
MasterCorp Inc., is hiring Housekeepers. We offer excellent wages, training, and weekly pay. Must be able to work weekends. Call 865-436-1026 Multi-Property Hotel Group hiring immediately Front Desk & Maintenance. Apply in person Guest House Pigeon Forge behind McDonald's. Applications accepted until Monday.
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Hotel/Motel
MasterCorp Inc., is hiring Housekeepers. We offer excellent wages, training, and weekly pay. Must be able to work weekends. Please apply in person Mon and Tues at 404 Historic Nature Trail Gatlinburg No phone calls please. Now hiring Housekeepers. Riverside Motor Lodge, Gatlinburg. Apply in person. Now Hiring dependable drug free reservationist for busy cabin company. 2-10 pm shift. Call 436-3475 for interview. Experience a must.
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Restaurant
Experienced Line Cook/Short order Cook. The Diner. Apply in person. 550 Winfield Dunn Pkwy, Hwy 66. No Way Jose's Gatlinburg now hiring Servers & Bartenders. Apply at stop light #5, Gatlinburg Smoky Mountain Pancake House, 4050 Parkway, is now hiring. Apply in person Mon-Fri between 11-12.
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Cats/Dogs/Pets
Adorable Kittens FREE to good home. Also, Siamese Kittens-$35. Call 865-277-7461 or 865-436-3868. Pomapoo 6 wks old. Female. Has been wormed. $150. Call 865-253-5090
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Farm Market
Number One, Canners, & you pick. Wears Valley Farms. 423-237-5417 or 865-208-4395.
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Furniture
New 4pc.
Bedroom Group
Dresser, mirror, 4 Drawer chest, headboard. $399 Cagles Furniture and Appliances
453-0727
0563 Misc. Items for Sale
For Sale
A-1 pre-owned dryers, washers, ranges & refrigerators. All with warranty. Cagles Furniture and Appliances
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Unfurnished Apartments
Quiet country setting 2BR/1BA, stove, ref., D/W disposal/micro., W/D hook-up, club house/pool/picnic area 24hr. maint. Year lease, behind S.C.H.S. Great spacious place to live. Dogs ok with deposit.
428-5227
Park Village Apartments Taking Applications
865-428-5280 1 & 2 BR avail. Some Pets OK. 50 s 7!4%2 ).#,5$%$ Murrell Meadows 1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road s Walk to lake 2EASONABLE 2ATES s 654-7033
Furnished or unfurnished apartments in Edelweiss Condominiums just below Ober Gat. Usually reserved for overnight rental but has become available for monthly occupancy. Lg. 3BR/2BA, 2 balconies overlooking wooded mtn. terrain. Please contact Lori at 865-368-7224. Rent $1,000 but negotiable depending on number of occupants. *DWOLQEXUJ DUHD
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Kodak
2BR 2BA, 1 level No pets. 1 yr lease. $600 mth/$550 dep.
865-932-2613
KODAK: New 1BR/1BA apartment 1100 SF, utilities incl., full kitchen, lg. LR. $550/mo, $400 dep. 352-563-8009. Large 1BR. Water & appliances furnished. No pets. Ref. $450 + dep. 680-3078
453-0727 2 Burial Lots at Smoky Mountain Memory Garden Pigeon Forge $1000.00 each OBO
Call David 865-382-1844 FOR SALE! Piano $400,Sleeper Sofa and Loveseat $200. Call 654-7907
CLASSIFIEDS Sell It, Find It, Place It!!!
428-0746
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Unfurnished Apartments
1BR $395 2BR $495 Great views from patio 908-2062
2BR/1BA Apt. in Sev. Lease & References required. No pets! $500/mo. Call 428-0769.
FINCHUM PROPERTIES Leasing 1 & 2 BR apts. Hardwood floors, plus many extras, 1 year lease, no pets. TVA energy efficient
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Townhouse Newly Updated 2BR/1.5BA Covered Parking 7 $ #ONN s MTH
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CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomes
Call 428-5161
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 Mountain View Townhome apartment for rent. 2BR 1.5BA. Newly remodeled with hardwood flooring & new carpet. Located in Gatlinburg. $695 mth, 1st mth rent + security deposit required. For more information call 865-868-0449 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm or 865-356-3015 after hours & weekends.
Near Hospital 2BR/1.5BA
All Appliances 24 hr. Maintenance
$550 month Some Pets
774-2494 or 386-1655
Nice 1 & 2BR Apts. 10 miles east of Gat.
865-430-9671 or 423-276-5678 On Lake! 1BR Townhome. Electric/H20 included. $160 wk+dep. 865-640-8751
Townhome for rent 2BR/2BA $645 month includes water/sewer 908-6789
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Unfurnished Apartments
"/" 2%.43 NICE/CLEAN 2 BR/ 1 1/2 BA SEVIERVILLE
2 BA & 2 BA
JACUZZI TUB IN MASTER BATH VERY NICE, PIGEON FORGE
Sevierville : large 2BR/1.5BA unfurn. w/balcony. Water incl. $575 + $600 sec. 865-429-6925.
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Furnished Apartments
1BR completely furn. Water furn. C H/A No pets. 8.5 miles from Sevierville on Chapman Hwy. $425 mth $250 dep. 206-7626 or 453-2117
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Homes for Rent
1100 Sq. Ft. House. 1 BR + loft. Beautiful view in Pigeon Forge. $800 mo. 865-696-6900 1BR 1BA Waldens Creek. Private, convenient, fully furn. $200 wk incl utilties & cable TV. 850-8867 2 Bedroom House near Convention/Wilderness Center. Nice yard with storage building. $500 + dep. 865-254-6238 2 Homes For Rent: Each one 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. One is near Five Oaks Mall and the other is near the Old Mill. No pets, 1 year lease, $800/mo. Call Mark between 7:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. 865-453-5500. 2BR 1 1/2BA C H/A, hot tub. Near the college. $750 + last & dep. 865-643-6753 2BR/1BA , 2 car garage on 1 acre with garden spot. $800 mo + dep. 865-216-7104 3BD/2BA Private Country Seting off Dixon Branch Rd $900 mth. 865-712-3026 3BR 2BA house in Pigeon Forge. $925 mth. 865-573-7997 3BR/2BA Home, 1950 SF, sunroom, hot tub, mtn. view, secluded, clawfoot tub, $1200. 865-805-1437. Belle Meadows Available in Aug. 3BR 2BA w/ 2 car garage Approx. 1800 Sq ft. $1200 865-429-2962 Charming home in Wears Valley 3/2, $800-$900 mth, furniture w/ storage on site. 865-963-5524 Field Crest Subdivision 3BR/2BA w/2 car garage Large lot, approx. 1500 sq ft. $1,095 mo. 865-429-4470 FOR RENT 3 bedroom home near Wal-Mart. $700 1st and last month plus $350 damage deposit. References required. 865-453-8825 Freshly painted and carpented. 3BR 2BA, 2 living areas. Wooded. 865-654-8507 Gatlinburg, 3BD/2BA, large storage building. 1 yr lease, $850/mo, first & last + $500 damage dep. 865-603-0813
New Homes for Rent 3BR/2BA starting at $700 - $850 & $1000 per month.
865-850-3874
Home For Rent 3BR/1BA w/carport Trolley access, dryer hkps. $725 865-429-2962 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. $650/mo, first mo + $400 damage dep. References needed, call 865-428-4752 M-F 7-4. House for Rent, Partly furnished, 2BR/1BA, $600 mo, $250 Damage Deposit, No pets, 865-228-2203 Quiet & convenient 2BR, 1BA Farmhouse. Bonus room, country kitchen, screened porch. Includes mowing. No pets. $700 mo. First, last & deposit. Call Rebecca 865-621-6615. Sevierville 2 blocks off Dolly Parton Pkwy. 3BR 1BA 2 car garage $600 mth $400 damage dep. 1 yr lease. Must have refs. No inside pets. Day 428-1465 Night/Wknd 453-8187 Small House in Seymour: 3BR/1BA, LR, kit. on deadend street. NO PETS! Quiet neighborhood. $650/mo. $500 deposit + 1st & last mo. rent required. References req. Call 865-577-3869.
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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
Gatlinburg furnished outstanding 2 Bedroom 2 bath condo. Pool, cable, no pets. References required. $850 Month, 1 year lease. 865-228-3861.
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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. New Furn 2BR/2BA, on Pkwy, pool, elec, water, cable, wifi, $1000 mth. 423-838-3303
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865-621-2941
Furn. Room- $100 wk: incl. util. 3BR, fem. w/same, Sev. (Boyds Crk.), 865-365-1089.
Rooms for Rent
Mobile Homes for Rent
1BR mobile home. Also 40 footer with room built on. 865-654-8702 2BR/2BA, 1/2 mile from Douglas Dam. References required. 865-429-7149, 865-654-8687.
2 & 3 BR Homes
Pine Knob Mountain View
Great for 1 person! 1 bed, full size frig. microwave, cable TV $120 weekly $50 deposit s 'ATLINBURG
Gatlinburg Rooms for Rent Furnished All Utilities, Cable and Tax included
$100 per week 865-621-2941 Gatlinburg/Dudley Creek
Rent by the week, month, or year. Furnished, plus elec., cable & w/ sewer included. Call for appt.
865-429-2962
DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE 428 Park Rd.
near trolley stop
Includes All Utilities.
Free Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.
405-2116
Weekly Rentals
Includes: Phone, Color TV, Wkly Housekeeping Micr./ Frig. Available
$169.77 +
Family Inns West
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Business Places/ Offices
3BR 2BA in Pigeon Forge. Commercial property $925 mth. 865-573-7997 600/1200/1800/2400 sq ft 424 Maryville Hwy U.S. 411, Seymour TN. Rent one or all 4 units. In process of remodeling. Call 865-679-5024 Affordable Office Space for rent in busy complex 800 sq.ft. with nice layout. Semi furnished. Three offices & conference room. Also, break room w/fridge. $550 mth. Call 865-388-5455 for more info.
OFFICE SPACE
$650 month 5000 sf Warehouse $1500 month
SEVIERVILLE REASONABLE RENT
453-6289 or 548-6838
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Condominiums for Sale
4 New condos for sale $10,000 down. $189,000. Owner financing available. 865-654-3667 or 865-429-5065 Beautiful 2br, 2.5 bath condo in Sevierville w/ garage. All appliances, Call Rob @ 865-803-9806 for price.
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Legals
LOCAL TAXES 23,975,646 STATE OF TENNESSEE 2,557,304 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 314,992 OTHER SOURCES 10,378,664 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES & OTHER SOURCES 37,226,606
23,999,568 1,820,855 693,853 10,830,432
22,479,000 1,889,435 284,000 10,868,800
37,344,708
35,521,235
SALARIES 17,026,666 OTHER COST 19,041,992 TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES & OTHER USES 36,068,658 ESTIMATED BEGINNING FUND BALANCE-JULY 1 10,375,810 ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE-JUNE 30 11,533,758 EMPLOYEE POSITIONS 508
17,365,517 19,522,817
17,428,112 18,918,123
36,888,334
36,346,235
11,533,758
11,990,132
11,990,132 517
11,165,132 519
LOCAL TAXES 5,852,504 STATE OF TENNESSEE 2,518,795 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 0 OTHER SOURCES 625,392 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES & OTHER SOURCES 8,996,691
5,573,000 3,125,293 0 602,000
5,621,000 2,821,232 0 102,000
9,300,293
8,544,232
SALARIES 2,297,965 OTHER COST 5,965,519 TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES & OTHER USES 8,263,484
2,160,097 7,178,196
2,430,537 6,113,695
9,338,293
8,544,232
6,373,793
6,335,793
6,335,793 65
6,335,793 65
Lots & Acreage
Lot 17 in Wildbriar 1.3 Acres. All utilities underground, paved road, city tax appraisal $245. Will sell for $68,000. Call John 865-654-5615.
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Homes for Sale
Long Term Rental Houses for sale. 2 Long Term rental houses in Sevierville on 2 separate lots for sale. Located on new bypass in Sevierville. Just a 1/4 mile from Hwy 66. Both rented with long term renters and producing income. May consider selling just one. Both houses priced at $155,000. Don Clayton Barnes Real Estate Company. 865-548-5181. NO BRAINER. Pristine Home Panoramic views galore, Kodak. 4BR/3BA Almost an acre $181,400. Bethany Fitzgerald Remax Prime Properties. C 865-765-1563 Off 865-428-1828 ask for Bethany.
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EAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Mobile Homes for Sale
Bank Owned Doublewide Good Condition 3BDR/2BA $84,900 MLS718718. Call Natalia (865)207-5145 Webb Properties (865)922-5500. Bank Owned Large Doublewide/3BDR/2BA $82,000 MLS721786. Call Natalia (865) 207-5145 Webb Properties (865)922-5500.
3Br/2Ba D/W with land! Call to Qualify
New Double-wides Single-wides Trades Welcome ,AND (OME s 0ACKAGES Call to Qualify
NICE OFFICE WITH WAREHOUSE BAY
Unfurnished Apartments
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GATLINBURG: OFFICE or SHOP, 1600 to 800 SF, water incl., sign space 621-3015. Office & Warehouse space available at 1357 Dolly Parton Pkwy. Contact Eddie at 865-607-7113.
SHOPS FOR RENT. ELKS PLAZA 968 Parkway, Gatlinburg. 865-436-7550.
Turn your junk cars into cash. 865-908-6207
â&#x20AC;&#x201C; No Pets â&#x20AC;&#x201C;
865-258-0149
Retail Space Available. Hwy 66. 6800 sq ft. $4000 mth. Available August 15th. Contact 865-414-5959
428-0746
Incl. Appl, C H/A, Deck
865-850-3874
OFFICE SPACE - 5 30x20 units. 5 entrances, 5BA, $525 each or neg. for more than one. Call Bill 865-654-9001.
Cars for Sale
.ICE (OME s +ODAK 2BR/1BA $385
Quiet 2BR, 2BA Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher. Mowing included. No pets. Close to Sev. $575 mo. First, last & deposit. Call Rebecca 865-621-6615 Trailer for rent. No deposit. 363-3389.
Private Motel Room
0868
428-3096
436-5179
Nice, clean furnished room, great location, cable included. $65 a week, 453-1259.
RANSPORTATION
2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs. No Pets. Call for info
865-607-0392
349 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN
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ESTIMATED BEGINNING FUND BALANCE-JULY 1 5,640,586 ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE-JUNE 30 6,373,793 EMPLOYEE POSITIONS 74
LOCAL TAXES 62,893,954 69,053,880 STATE OF TENNESSEE 39,151,042 39,184,565 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 342,318 394,690 OTHER SOURCES 1,602,475 1,048,401 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES & OTHER SOURCES 103,989,789 109,681,536 SALARIES 67,757,993 OTHER COST 37,239,420 TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES & OTHER USES 104,997,413 ESTIMATED BEGINNING FUND BALANCE-JULY1 14,060,763 ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE-JUNE 30 13,053,139 EMPLOYEE POSITIONS 1,960 STUDENTS ENROLLED 14,338
ESTIMATED BEGINNING FUND BALANCE-JULY 1 28,692,899 ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE-JUNE 30 29,957,279
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69,905,360 53,421,316
105,942,253
123,326,676
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16,792,422 1,855 14,375
3,745,238 1,824 14,375
LOCAL TAXES 4,643,483 4,783,110 OTHER SOURCES 6,137,731 5,896,092 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES AND OTHER SOURCES 10,781,214 10,679,202 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND OTHER USES 8,671,984 DEBT SERVICE COST 844,850 TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES & OTHER USES 9,516,834
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INVITATION TO BID SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE Sealed bids for COMPACT TRACK LOADER WITH ATTACHMENTS will be RECEIVED UNTIL AND PUBLICLY OPENED AT 2:00PM, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010, by the City of Sevierville, 120 Gary Wade Boulevard, Sevierville, Tennessee, 37862. Bids received after the specified time, postmarked notwithstanding, shall be rejected. Bids shall be submitted on forms furnished by the City. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the Sevierville City Hall, 120 Gary Wade Boulevard, Sevierville, Tennessee, 37862. or on website at www.seviervilletn.org. Envelopes shall be labeled: â&#x20AC;&#x153;BID ENCLOSED: COMPACT TRACK LOADERâ&#x20AC;? and mailed to the following address: Lynn K. McClurg, City Recorder City of Sevierville P.O. Box 5500 Sevierville, TN 37864-5500 The City of Sevierville does not discriminate based on race, color, or national origin in federal or state sponsored programs, pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 UlS.C. 2000d)
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ABANDONED VEHICLE YEAR: 1999 MAKE: Mazda MODEL: U6X VIN: 1YVGF22D6X5858735 NAME: Skyline Wrecker Service ADDRESS: 1159 Cates Rd. CITY: Gatlinburg STATE: TN ZIP CODE: 37738
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The Sevier County Board of Education is accepting bids on Fire Extinguisher Service for the 2010-2011 school year. Bid will be opened on August 2, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at the Superintendent of Schools Office. For bid information please contact Jim Wade at 865-453-4671.
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This will serve as legal notice that the Sevierville Board of Mayor and Alderman (BMA) has scheduled a workshop on Monday, August 2, 2010. The workshop will be held at 4:00 PM in the Council Hall at the Sevierville Civic Center, 130 Gary Wade Blvd., Sevierville, TN. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss Traffic Control, Greenway Update, Community Center Safety, and other items of interest. Lynn K. McClurg, City Recorder
PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a called meeting of the Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc. Board of Directors on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the conference room of DCEA located at 534 East First North Street, Morristown. Meeting is open to the public.
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WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust dated May 18, 2007 and recorded in Volume 2827, pages 169 - 172, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, , conveyed the hereinafter described property to secure the payment of all of its debts owing to BankEast; and WHEREAS, on the 28th day of June, 2010, was appointed and designated Substitute Trustee under the aforesaid Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust by the Beneficiary being recorded in Book 3564, Page 247, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee; and WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said indebtedness, the entire balance has been declared due and payable in full and the owner and holder of said Note has directed me, the undersigned Successor Trustee, to foreclose said Deed of Trust. NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee under said Deed of Trust, I will on , commencing at ., at the entrance to the Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862, at which time and place I will sell the following described Real Estate at PUBLIC AUCTION to the last, highest and best bidder FOR CASH (or on such terms as announced at sale), free from all equitable rights of redemption, statutory right of redemption, homestead, do wer and all other rights or exemptions of every kind, all of which are expressly waived and surrendered by the terms of said Deed of Trust, subject however, to such prior encumbrances, easement, leases, objections, restrictions and out-conveyances, ad valorem property taxes (current and delinquent) and any tax liens that may appear of record, the following described property: SITUATE in the Third (3rd) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being Lots 1, 2, 5 and 17 of Fair Oaks Subdivision as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 37, Page 229, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee to which reference is here made for a more particular description. SUBJECT TO restrictions, reservations and easements of record in Book 2580, Page 792, Misc. Book 2826, Page 80, Large Map Book 7, Page 103, and Map Book 37, Page 229, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee. ALSO SUBJECT TO any and all applicable restrictions, easements and building setback lines as are shown in the records of the said Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. BEING the same property conveyed to Aurelius Edward Construction, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation, from Grey Layman and wife, Donna Layman by Deed dated May 18, 2007, recorded in Deed Book 2826, Page 89, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. THIS CONVEYANCE is made subject to applicable restrictions, setback lines, all existing easements, and to all conditions as shown on the recorded map. THERE IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS DESCRIPTION Lot 17 of Fair Oaks Subdivision, Sevierville, pursuant to Partial Release of record in Volume 2875, Page 26, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. The above description is the same as the previous deed of record, no boundary survey having been made at the time of this conveyance. Said property is believed to have a street address of:
Map 41C, Group B, Parcel 1; Map 41C, Group B, Parcel 2; Map 41C, Group B, Parcel 5 In the event of a discrepancy between the street address and the property description, the property description shall control. The property will be sold AS IS WHERE IS with no warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, and including warranty for a particular purpose. The aforesaid sale may be postponed to a later date by oral announcement at the time and place of the published sale or cancelled without further written notice of publication. The Successor Trustee reserves the right to take or accept the next highest, or best bid, at such sale should the last and highest bidder fall or refuse to comply with the terms of the sale for any reason. In such event, the Successor Trustee shall also reserve the right to reopen the bidding or republish and sell said property at the option of the undersigned. The Beneficiary may bid on said property and the Successor Trustee reserves the right to conduct the sale by or through his agents or attorneys acting in his place or stead, including the use of an auctioneer. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Sevier County Trustee 125 Court Avenue Sevieville, TN 37862 Dated this the 12th day of July, 2010.
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The Sevier County Board of Education is soliciting proposals for Construction Management services for construction of Additions and Alterations (Gymnasium expansion) to Seymour High School, a ne Gymnasium Addition to Gatlinburg-Pittman High School, and new Senior Academy (Grade 10,11 & 12) including athletic fields. Informational Documents are available at the office of Sevier County Board of Education, 226 Cedar Street, Sevierville, TN 37;862 or available online at Sevier County Schools Website, www.sevier.org. (Our District link, bid information). Deadline for submitting a proposal is Thursday, August 12, 10:00 a.m.
JOSEPH ROBERT SCHIBIK AND SHARON LYNNE SCHIBIK AND SHANNON SCULL Plaintiffs VS. UNKNOWN FATHER Defendant In this action it appearing to the satisfaction of the Clerk and Master from the Plaintiff's Complaint, which is sworn to, that the defendant, the unknown father, whose whereabouts are unknown so that the ordinary process of law cannot be served; it is therefore, ordered that the publication be made in the The Mountain Press, a newspaper published in Sevier County, Tennessee, for four consecutive weeks, commanding said defendants to serve upon: R. Steven Randolph, Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 1498, Cookeville, TN 38503-1498, a copy of answer to the complaint on or before August 30, 2010, also file an answer to the complaint with the Clerk and Master at her office in Lebanon, Tennessee, according to law. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you on September 7, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in the Chancery courtroom in Legals Wilson County, Tennessee, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This the 28th day of June, 2010.
Sale at public auction will be on at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Twila J. Forster BARBARA and Spouse,WEBB Paul MASTER F. Foster a/k/a Paul Forster, to Title Professionals, Inc., Trustee, on June 30, 2006 CLERK at Book AND Volume 2569, Page 170 conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County R. STEVEN RANDOLPH Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. Owner of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as purchaser ATTORNEY of the loans and other assets of FOR Washington Mutual Bank, formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Savings Bankâ&#x20AC;?) from the PLAINTIFFS Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, acting as receiver for the Savings Bank and pursuant to its authority under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. Ă&#x; 1821(d). 07/09,07/16 The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest07/23,07/30 call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the 14th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee , and being more particularly described as follows: Tract 2, of the Happy Creek Acres property reference to the John M. Caughron Heirs property as shown of record in Map Book 13, Page 14, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which map specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property. There is accepted from the above conveyance that portion of the property included in the existing roads and right-of-ways of Happy Creek Road, the 14 foot joint right-of-way for Tracts 2 and 3, and the entrance of the Happy Creek Acres Porperty. The grantors are also conveying to the Grantees their heirs and assigns are reserving in themselves their heirs and assigns and the roadway entrance to the Happy Creek Acres Property for the joint use from the purpose of ingress and egress to the owners of Tracts 1, 2, 3, and 4 who shall be jointly responsible for the maintance and upkeep of the entrance to said property from Happy Creek Road to the cul-de-sac at the Southwestern boundary line of Tracts 2 and 3.
Other interested parties: First Magnus Financial Corporation, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Sevier County Electric System and Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC The street address of the above described property is believed to be 911 Damascus Way, Seymour, TN 37865, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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XIII. Consideration of the "budget documents" for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011 XIV. Consideration of a resolution authorizing the funding and distribution of funds to various non-profit organizations which benefit Sevier County, TN and its citizens for the year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011 XV. Resolution authorizing the submission of an application for a Litter and Trash Collection Grant for FY 2010-2011 from Tennessee Department of Transportation and authorizing the acceptance of said Grant XVI. Consideration of a resolution to set speed limits on certain Sevier County Roads XVII. Notaries XVIII. Other Business XIX. Adjournment 7/30
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Sevier County Regional Planning Commission Recommendation: FOR X. Consideration of a resolution to amend the Zoning Resolution for Sevier County, Tennessee by rezoning Parcel 154.00, Sevier County Tax Map 045, and Parcels 01.00, 02.00, 04.00, 05.00, Group B, Sevier County Tap Map 450, from R-1, Rural Residential District, to C-1, Rural Commercial District Address: 200 Block of Maryville Hwy. Owner: Darlene Reagan Sevier County Regional Planning Commission Recommendation: FOR XI. Consideration of a resolution setting the tax levy in Sevier County, TN for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011 as requested by the Legals Budget Committee
XII. Consideration of a resolution making appropriations for the various funds, departSevier County Regional Planning Commission Recommen- ments, institutions, offices and q. Agricultural Notice is herebyExtension given that default has been made in the payment of that certain indebtedness (the agencies of Sevier County, TN dation:Sr. FOR Agency ) due from Daniel S. Thatcher, (the ) to Citizens National Bank (the ), secured for Sr. theand fiscal year by a deed of trust executed on the 20th day of June 2005, by Daniel S. Thatcher, wife, Lori A. beginning Thatcher July 1, 2010, and ending June X. Consideration of a resolu(collectively, the Management ), to M. Coppley Vickers, Trustee, recorded in Book 2272, Page 817, Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s r. Storm Water 30, 2011 as requested tion to amend). the Zoningbeing the true and lawful ownerbyandthe Office, Sevier County, Tennessee (the The Lender, Budget Committee Resolution County, holder of the Indebtedness, its optionfor to Sevier declare the entire Indebtedness due and paya ble and s. Veteran's Services has exercised Tennessee by rezoning has made demand for foreclosure pursuant to the Deed of Trust. ParTherefore, I, the undersigned, acting as XIII. Consideration of the Trustee under the authority of the Deed Trust, willSevier be at the front door Avenue entrance) of the Sevier celof 154.00, County Tax(Court t. Economic Development County Courthouse (125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Sevier County,01.00, Tennessee) "budget documents" for the fisMap 045, and Parcels (prevailing Eastern Time) to sell02.00, for cash to the 05.00, highest Group and bestB,bidder in bar July of and 1, calat public year auction beginning 04.00, u. Others free from all rights of redemption afforded by statute, equitable rights450, of redemption, of homestead, 2010,exemptions and ending June 30, Sevier County Tap Map rights by virtue of marriage, and all other rights by Residential the Deed of Trust, the Real Property (as defined 2011 R-1,waived Rural VIII. Public Comment/Public from herein). The phrase as used herein mean all of the Grantorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, title and interest in District, to C-1,shall Rural CommerHearing on Rezoning Request and to the following described real property (together with all existing or XIV. subsequently erected of or a affixed Consideration resocial District improvements and fixtures, all appurtenant easements and rights of way, and other appurtenances) described lution authorizing the funding a. follows: Public Comment as and distribution of funds to Address: 200 County, Block of Mary- and SITUATE in the Fifteenth (15th) Civil District of Sevier Tennessee, being all of Lot 1R1 -R1 of the various villeResubdivision Hwy. b. Public Hearing on RezonResubdivision of Lot 1R1 and 1R2 of the of Lot 1 of the J. E. Flynn Estate non-profit as shown onorganizaa plat of tions which benefit Sevier record in Map Book 33, Page 317, Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific ing Request County, TN and its citizens for Owner: Darlene Reagan reference is hereby made for a more particular description of the property. year beginning July 1, BEING the same property conveyed to Daniel S. Thatcher, Sr., and wife, Lori the A. Thatcher, by general warranty IX. Consideration of a resolu2010, andinending June 30, Sevier County Regional Plan- June deedto of Dewey Michael Floyd dated June 20, 2005, recorded 21, 2005 Book 2272, Page tion amendFloyd theandZoning 2011 815, Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s County, ning Tennessee. Commission RecommenResolution for Office, SevierSevier County, SEE ALSO, by for rezoning reference Parcel to title, thedation: Last Will and Testament of Jack Lewelling (a/k/a Jackie Lewelling) of FOR Tennessee record in Book 1530, Page 783, Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. XV. Resolution authorizing the 088.00, Sevier County Tax SUBJECT TO all matters noted and/orXI. depicted on plat of record Map Booksubmission 33, Page 317,of Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, an application Consideration of a in resoluMap 0123, from A-1, AgriculSevier County, Tennessee. for a Litter and Trash Collection setting the tax levy in tural District, to C-2, General The Real Property address is believed to be County, TN for the fistion Grant for FY 2010-2011 Sevier Commercial District . The tax map identification number is believed to be Tax Mapfrom 020P,Tennessee Group A, Ctl Department Map 029A, cal year beginning July 1, Parcel 001.00. The Real Property legal description shall control in the event of any inconsistency among the of Transportation and author2010, and ending June 30, Address: 3708 address, Wears Valley legal description, or tax map identification number. izing the acceptance of said 2011 as requested by the Rd. The Real Property is being sold ĂŹAS IS WHERE ISĂŽ without warranty or representation by the Trustee. All Grant BudgetbyCommittee rights and equity of redemption, afforded statute or common law, homestead, dower and all other exemptions areand expressly waived Owner: David Donna Fin- by the Grantor in the Deed of Trust and title is believed to be good, but the XVI. Consideration of a resoluConsideration resolu- subject to all prior liens, easements, undersigned will sell and convey only XII. as Trustee. Title is toofbeaconveyed ney tionwithout to setlimitation, speed limits on cerappropriations covenants, conditions, encumbrances,tion andmaking restrictions that may exist for including, any unpaid tain Sevier County Roads the various funds, departad valorem taxesRegional or other taxes. Sevier County Planning Commission Recommen- ments, institutions, offices and The proceeds in accordance the terms the Deed of Trust. The right is Notaries agencies of Sevierwith County, TN of XVII. dation: FOR of the sale will be applied reserved to adjourn the day of saleforto the another and beginning time certain, without further publication, upon fiscaldayyear announcement of said adjournment on the1, day and time at the place set forthOther above,Business and to sell to the XVIII. July 2010, and and ending June X. Consideration of a resolusecond highest bidder (at the second30, highest bidderĂs highest bid) inthe the event the highest bidder does not 2011 as requested by tion to with amend theof the Zoning comply the terms sale. XIX. Adjournment Budget Committee Resolution County, This Notice for shallSevier be published in The Mountain Press on July 23, 2010; July 30, 2010; and August 6, 2010. Tennessee by rezoning Par7/30 cel 154.00, Sevier County Tax XIII. Consideration of the Map 045, and Parcels 01.00, "budget documents" for the fis02.00, 04.00, 05.00, Group B, cal year beginning July 1, Sevier County Tap Map 450, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011 from R-1, Rural Residential District, to C-1, Rural CommerXIV. Consideration of a resocial District lution authorizing the funding and distribution of funds to Address: 200 Block of Maryvarious non-profit organizaville Hwy. tions which benefit Sevier County, TN and its citizens for Owner: Darlene Reagan the year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, Sevier County Regional Plan2011 ning Commission Recommendation: FOR XV. Resolution authorizing the submission of an application XI. Consideration of a resolufor a Litter and Trash Collection setting the tax levy in p. Library
XII. Consideration of a resolution making appropriations for the various funds, departments, institutions, offices and agencies of Sevier County, TN for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011 as requested by the Budget Committee
XVI. Consideration of a resolution to set speed limits on certain Sevier County Roads
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Sale at public auction will be on at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Harold Stockwell, a single man, to The Mortgage Outlet Inc., Trustee, on November 1, 2007 at Book 2950, Page 1 conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. Owner of Debt: Citimortgage, Inc. The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Fourth (4th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: All of Lot 42 in the Willow Trace Subdivision, as the same appears of record in Map Book 36, Page 72, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot.
The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1336 William Holt Boulevard, Sevierville, TN 37862, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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HUD PUBLISHER’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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Legals AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE
WHEREAS, Ferry Road Properties, LLC (“Ferry Road”) executed a Tennessee Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixtures Filing (ìthe Deed of Trustî) in favor of Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”), dated November 26, 2007, encumbering certain real property to secure Ferry Road’s promissory note in the original principal amount of $325,000.00 (“the Note”), which Deed of Trust is recorded in Book 2964, page 266 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee, wherein BB&T Collateral Service Corporation is the trustee and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was modified by a Deed of Trust Extension Agreement, dated January 13, 2009, and recorded in Book 3283, page 529 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee and WHEREAS, by instrument dated June 30, 2010, and recorded in Book 3566, page 47 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee, W. Morris Kizer was appointed Substitute Trustee under the Deed of Trust, in the place and stead of BB&T Collateral Service Corporation and WHEREAS, the Note is past due, and Ferry Road is in default in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Note; NOW THEREFORE, as a result of such default and BB&T’s instruction that he foreclose the Deed of Trus t in accordance with its terms and conditions, notice is hereby given that W. Morris Kizer, the above named Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested in him will, on August 9, 2010, commencing at 1:15 p.m., Eastern Time, at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, fronting Court Avenue, with an address of 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Tennessee, offer for sale and sell at public auction, AS IS and WHERE IS, with no representations or warranties of any nature, the following described real property to the highest bidder for cash, and in bar of any right and/or equity of redemption, homestead, dower, curtesy or other state or federal exemption, all of which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being more particularly described as follows: SITUATE, LYING and BEING in the Fourth (4th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and within the corporate limits of the City of Pigeon Forge and being LOT 5 of the JAMES LEE FOX FARM as the same is shown by plat of record in Large Map Book 8, at Page 150, in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plats specific reference is here made for a more particular description. BEING a part of the property conveyed to Ferry Road Properties, LLC, by Warranty Deed from Glenview Farm, L. P., dated November 19, 2007 and of record in Volume 2964, Page 264 in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee. This sale is subject to ad valorem taxes (whether delinquent, for the current year or for subsequent years), any liens or encumbrances which have priority over the lien created by the Deed of Trust, and any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental entity or agency. This sale is also subject to the following, but only to the extent they may have priority over the liens created by the Deed of Trust: all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat, any other taxes of any nature, whether current or delinquent, any delinquent, current or future assessments, reservations, easements, conditions, covenants, rights-of-way, setback lines, restrictions, covenants, restrictive covenants, any matter that an accurate survey of the property might disclose, and any other matter disclosed in the public records having priority over the Deed of Trust. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Substitute Trustee’s option at any time. The Substitute Trustee may, from time to time, adjourn the sale to another day, time and/or place certai n without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale as set forth above, or at any date and time fixed by a preceding postponement. Alternatively, at his option, the Substitute Trustee may give a new notice of sale. The high bidder shall pay a non-refundable deposit on the day of the sale in the amount of 10% of the high bidder’s bid price, and shall pay the balance of the sales price within 10 days following the day of the sale. Title to the above described real property shall be transferred by a substitute trustee’s deed, AS IS and WHERE IS, with no representations or warranties of any nature. In the event the high bidder fails to close the sale, the Substitute Trustee shall have the option of making the sale to the next highest bidder. The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the te rms of the Deed of Trust. According to the records of the Sevier County Trustee, the property address for above described real property is Veterans Boulevard, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863. This 15th day of July, 2010.
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default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on July 25, 2008, by JESSE BURGESS and wife, AMANDA BURGESS, to Anthony R. Steele, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, at , (Deed of Trust); and the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in the Deed of Trust and that the Successor Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him will on August 16, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the front steps of the Courthouse in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, proceed to offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or on such terms as may be announced at the sale, the following described real property and manufactured home, as the case may be: SITUATED in the First (1st) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Tract 2 of Bruce Edgar Holbrook and wife, Josie M. Holbrook Property, as the same appears on plat of record in Large Map Bo ok 2, Page 89, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Subject to easements, notations, setbacks, restrictions, and right of ways as shown on the map of record in Large Map Book 2, Page 89, in the said Register’s Office. Subject to restrictions of record in Book 220, Page 224, in the Register’s Office, but omitting any covenants or restrictions, if any, based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, disability, handicap, national origin, ancestry, or source of income, as set forth in applicable state and federal laws, except to the extent that said covenant or restriction is permitted by applicable law. BEING the same property conveyed to Jesse Burgess and wife, Amanda Burgess, by Deed from Marty Rayfield and wife, Charlotte Rayfield, dated April 4, 2005, and recorded in Book 2220, Page 224, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.
However, the property description shall control in the event of any inconsistencies between the description and address or tax identification number). All sales of Property, both real and personal, are “AS IS” and “WHERE IS” without representation or warranty as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or of any kind, except as to title and authority to convey. The sale of the described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes, any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances, if any, as well as any other priority as may appear in the public records or as may be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Successor Trustee. Title to any personal property shall be transferred by Bill of Sale or Certificate of Title, as the case may require. The right is preserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.
This the 20th day of July, 2010.
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Notice is hereby given that by authority of a Deed of Trust executed by Charles Wayne Wallis and wife, Kristie C. Wallis, to M. Coppley Vickers, Trustee, dated January 19, 2007, and recorded in Book 2723, Page 694 as modified in Book 3440, Page 645, in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness due from Charles and Kristie Wallis to Citizens National Bank, which has become due and payable by virtue of default in the Deed of Trust on the property hereinafter described; and Citizens National Bank, the true and lawful owner and holder of said indebtedness, having exercised its option to declare the indebtedness due and payable and having made demand for foreclosure pursuant to the Deed of Trust; I, the undersigned, acting under the authority of the Deed of Trust, by virtue of appointment as substitute trustee recorded in Book 3570, Page 317 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, will be at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Tennessee, on the 6th day of August, 2010, at 11:30 a.m. to sell to the highest bidder for cash in bar of all rights waived by said Deed of Trust, the following described property to wit (which is believed to have a street address of
SITUATE in the Fifteenth (15th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin in the line of Fox and Conner Real Estate & Auction and being approximately 737.72 feet from the edge of a roadway; thence with the line of Conner Real Estate & Auction South 84 deg 30 min 55 sec West 311.47 feet to an iron pin; thence North 09 deg 33 min 28 sec East 771.69 feet to an iron pin in the approximate 1007 contour line; thence with the line of Conner Real Estate & Auction, in part, and Henderson, in part, North 09 deg 37 min 30 sec East 945.22 feet to a 14-inch cedar in the line of Ramsey; thence leaving the line of Henderson and with the line of Ramsey South 78 deg 28 min 44 sec East 354.57 feet to a 12inch persimmon in the line of Fox; thence leaving the line of Ramsey and with the line of Fox South 12 deg 38 min 07 sec West 887.52 feet to an iron pin in the edge of a roadway; thence South 10 deg 06 min 13 sec West 737.72 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing approximately 12.22 acres, more or less, according to survey of Eddy R. Garrett, RLS #1544, dated November 21, 1995. BEING the same property conveyed to Charles Wayne Wallis by general warranty deed of Eugene Henderson and wife, Carolyn M. Henderson, dated July 25, 1996, of record in Warranty Deed Book 576, Page 742, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SEE ALSO, for further reference to title, conveyance to Charles Wayne Wallis and wife, Kristie C. Wallis, by quit claim deed of Charles Wayne Wallis, dated September 3, 1999, of record in Warranty Deed Book 670, Page 733, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT to a Flowage Easement over lands below the 1007í elevation as set out in conveyance from John W. Kear, et ux, to the United States of America, dated May 14, 1942, of record in Warranty Deed Book 85, Page 172, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT to the rights of others in and to the use of a right of way as set out in Right of Way Agreement dated December 1, 1995, of record in ROW Book 13, Page 584, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day and time certain, without further publication and in accordance with law, upon announcement of such adjournment on the day and at the time and place of sale as set forth above. Tennessee State Bank may assert an interest in the above-described property by virtue of a recorded deed of trust and Citizens Bank in New Tazewell may assert an interest in the above-described property by virtue of a recorded judgment lien. Aqua Finance, Inc. may assert an interest in the above-described property by virtue of a recorded UCC Financing Statement. All of said entities have been notified of this sale. No Notice of Right to Foreclosure under T.C.A. ß 35-5-117 has been given as stay relief was granted in Case No. 10-32725, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. The above-described property will be sold subject to unpaid taxes, prior deeds of trust, all easements and restrictions, the rights of tenants in possession of said premises, if any, prior claims, or matters of record. The proceeds of the sale will be applied first to discharge the costs and charges of executing this trust, including attorney’s fees; next, to all indebtedness remaining unpaid and secured thereby, including all indebtedness owing to Citizens National Bank, by the grantors; and next, the balance, if any, shall be paid to those legally entitled thereto. This 13th day of July, 2010.
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Friday, July 30, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Family Circus
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There are polite ways to say you don’t want daughter at neighbor’s home
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Dear Annie: I enjoy taking my 8-year-old daughter to our neighborhood park. Over time, she’s made many friends there, and while she has become close with some, there are others I’d prefer remain “playground friends” only. Most people seem to understand this. There is one set of parents I do not care for at all. Their little girl is sweet, and I hate to avoid her simply because she has weird parents. Her mom has tried repeatedly to get me to drop off my daughter at their house for playtime. I don’t know her well and don’t feel comfortable doing this. Worse, the father, who apparently has anger management issues, is estranged “again” from the family and has asked if my daughter could accompany him to the park near his home so she can play with his little girl. I’ve dodged all their requests so far, but am looking for a way to make it clear that, although their daughter is nice and my child enjoys playing with her, that’s as far as the friendship will ever go. Any suggestions? — Ohio Dear Ohio: There is no nice way to say, “Your daughter is sweet, but you and your husband scare the dickens out of me, and I don’t want my kid around you.” The polite custom is to be noncommittal by saying, “We’ll see” or “Perhaps another time.” If you are willing, it would be nice to offer to take their daughter for an afternoon. Say, “I prefer to have my daughter with me. Maybe I could bring your child to our house and I’ll drive her home later.” Dearest Annie: My wife and I adopted our
5-year-old grandson, “Sam.” The boy has lived with us since he was a baby. His father (our son) has never been around, and the mother’s presence is intermittent. Life is perfect, except for one burning question about our names. Sam has called us Grandma and Grandpa all this time. Now that he has started school, he questions why he has to call us those names when the other kids have moms and dads. So he started calling us “Mama” and “Daddy.” To me, it doesn’t matter. Legally, we are his parents. Our families have scolded us about this, saying we are Sam’s grandparents and this will confuse him. We don’t want that, but the truth is, he feels different either way, because in school, he’s the only one without parents. My wife says whatever names Sam chooses are fine. So do we answer to both names or what? What do you recommend? — A Concerned Daddy and/or Grandpa Dear Dad: You have legally adopted this boy. You are his father now. Your wife is his mother. If he wants to call you “Mama” and “Daddy,” that is his privilege and nobody else’s business. He knows you are his biological grandparents, and if, at any point, you believe he is confused about the relationship, it is easily cleared up with an open discussion. Stop worrying.
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Dear Annie: I share your horror about the 25-year-old man from Oregon who indulges in sexual fantasies about his mother-in-law. But your advice that he recalibrate his fantasies by indulging in stereotypes about mothers as asexual creatures is way off base. Women struggle to feel attractive and sexy in a culture that defines female sexiness ever more narrowly. Let’s not contribute to it by declaring motherhood incompatible with sexual attractiveness. — Binghamton University Dear Binghamton: You misunderstand the point of the exercise. Mothers can be sexy and attractive, and that is his problem. He needs to see this particular Mom as “motherly,” and that means using whatever old-fashioned stereotypes work for him. We could just as easily have suggested he envision her as Tarzan, but we didn’t think he could manage that as well or as quickly, not to mention it isn’t likely to help him develop an appropriately loving relationship with his mother-in-law. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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